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Slngte  Cople*.  FHici-u  C*nts. 


Tenon  t  One  Tear.  8A;  Six  Monthi,  S3. 


§V  journal  of  Useful  guis,  rfricnrr,  ana  pining  and  pwbaniral  "gtoqmg. 


DEWEY  A  CO..  PPBLISHEESj 
And   PttCenC  St.lUK.n-.  I 


SAN"  FRANCISCO,  SATURDAY,  JULY  6,  1867. 


(VOLTME   XV. 
'        Number    1. 


TABLE  OF  CONTENTS. 


Daboll's  Foic  Trumpet— Illu, 
iratcil. 

Tl>e  Keese  Rleer Country  and 
il.  Mtnea— Continued. 

Fa  i-  AbOUl  Patent  Matters- 
Con  tlaaetl. 

Co-operative  Labor. 

Business  ot  I  ho  Patent  Office 

A  New    Scarecrow 

A  11  i  Inert  pleld  tor  Inventors. 

A  Novel  uunboat. 

Removal  oi  tire-Damp  from 
Mine* 

Iodine  a  Disinfectant. 

Imitation  ot"  Mahogany. 

Culnornla  Academy  of  Natn 
ral  Sen  noes. 


Ken 


It,,. 


The  Homing  Wheat  Crop. 

Pacific  Railroad. 

Honcv  Orders— List  of  Offices 

i. ii  ihe  PaoulO  Coast. 
Pacific  0liemtcal\York9. 
Fire-Pump  Trial. 
New  Patents  and  Inventions. 
Notices  to  Correepondetite. 
San  Francisco  Mai 
San  FrnneLco  Weekly  stock 

Clrcnl.ir 
Stock  Prices— Rid  and  A-ked 
San  FraucUico  Metal  Market. 


Mr.CIC.SICiL        MtSCELLA.-SY 

steam  vs.  Hand  Labor;  Raw 
Teeth;  American  Iron  Pro- 
pellers and  side-wheels:  A 
New  Fire-Damp;  Artificial 
Wood;  Steel  Conking  Uten- 
sils; Plaster  of  Paris— Aecl. 
dental  Discovery  :  Case-' 
Hardening  iron;  Self-Pio- 
pclllng  Steam  Engine. 

SoiBHXirio  afiacatuiRT.— 
Facta  About  Fuel;  Vocal 
Machinery  of  Hltds;  In- 
flaniinnbilil  v  of  Tlioruuclilv 
Dried  Wood;  Results  ot  Sci- 
ence ;  Tile  Phenomcnu  of 
Round:  Artillcl.il  Agate:  To 
Print  Letters  by  Sunlights 
Atmospheric  Action;  Oxid- 
ation by  means  of  Char- 
coal; Illunilnatluft  Gas; 
Vanadium. 

Mim.no  simmauy— Embracing 
late  Intelllitence  Irom  the 
various  counties  and  dis- 
tricts In  California,  Arizona, 
Idaho.  Montana,  Nevuda, 
Oregon  and  Colorado 

Mining  Sliaieholders'  Direct- 
ory. 


A  New  Volume  commences  with  the  pre- 
sent issue,  and  we  would  again  urge  upon 
those  who  are  not  already  on  our  list,  that 
now  is  a  favorable  opportunity  to  subscribe. 
We  alluded,  last  week,  to  the  general  scope 
and  character  of  the  Mining  and  Scientific 
Peess,  and  would  again  call  attention  to 
our  semi-annual  index,  as  an  evi- 
dence of  the  vast  and  varied  amount  of 
useful  matter  which  is  comprised,  even 
within  a  single  half-yearly  volume.  We 
lay  the  entire  world  under  contribution  for 
the  supply  of  our  columns,  which  is  gathered 
in  at  great  cost  of  labor  and  research. 
We  endeavor  to  make  our  paper  a  telescope 
by  which  our  readers,  sitting  in  their  quiet 
homes,  can  peer  out  into  the  world  of 
science  and  art,  and  bring  directly  within 
their  gaze  and  comprehension  every  import- 
ant discovery,  invention  or  other  effort  in 
the  great  march  of  progress,  so  that,  with- 
out interruption  to  their  daily  avocations, 
they  may,  once  a  week,  be  advised  of  every 
advance  step  made  in  science  and  every  im- 
provement introduced  into  mechanics  and 
manufacturing  industry  in  any  part  of  the 
world.  They  can  also  look  out  into  our 
broad  field  of  mining,  and  note,  week  by 
week,  the  progress  made  in  the  development 
of  that  great  leading  industry  of  the  Pacific 
Coast.  Each  miner,  as  he  is  engaged  in 
pushing  forward  the  work  of  development 
in  his  particular  claim,  can  also  note  the 
progress  made  in  every  other  important  mine 
upon  the  coast.  How  well  we  do  this,  let 
our  columns  speak  for  themselves.  Suffice 
it  for  us  to  say,  we  shall  in  nowise  relax 
our  efforts  in  the  future ;  but  shall  endeavor, 
with  each  successive  volume,  to  introduce 
some  new  feature  which  shall  add  to  the  in- 
terest and  value  of  the  paper. 


Daboll's  Fog  Trumpet. 

We  give,  herewith,  a  finely  executed  per- 
spective view  of  one  of  Daboll's  Fog  Trum- 
pets, the  same  as  that  which  has  recently 
been  located  near  the  entrance  of  the  Golden 
Gate,  by  the  foresight  and  munificence  of 
the  Pacific  Mail  Steamship  Company.  The 
object  of  this  invention  is  to  provide  a  ma- 
chine to  give  notice  of  danger  to  vessels, 
when  the  weather  is  too  thick  for  the  ordi- 
nary lights  to  be  seen.  The  particular  ma- 
chine here  represented,  has  been  sent  to 
the  Paris  Exposition,  where  it  is  attracting 
much  attention.  A  correspondent  of  a  New 
York  paper,  in  •writing  from  Paris  of  its 
performance  says :  "It  was  sounded  the 
other  day,  and  when  the  Arabs,  Japanese 
and  Malays  heard  it,  they  fell  upon  then- 
faces,  thinking  Allah  had  come  in  the  shape 
of  a  roaring  lion.  It  roused  the  Faubourgs 
like  the  bell  of  Murat.  The  whistle  of  the 
calliope  is  no  more  than  a  bird  song  to  it.'' 

Quite  a  number  of  these  trumpets  are  in 
operation  in  various  places.     There  is  one 


A  Self  Winding  Watch — Almost. — 
Josephi  &  Co.,  at  Gil  Washington  street, 
are  selling  quite  a  novelty  in  the  line  of 
watches.  This  watch  is  wound  up  by  sim- 
ply opening  to  see  the  time  of  daj-.  Every 
time  the  watch  is  opened,  it  is  wound  for 
six  hours ;  as  soon  as  it  is  wound  fully  up, 
the  winding  apparatus  is  thrown  out  of  gear, 
so  that  no  accident  can  come  from  a  too  fre- 
quent opening.  When  fully  wound  up,  it 
will  run  ten  days.  The  watch  is  the  inven- 
tion of  Bubens,  of  Geneva,  and  was  patented  ] 
in  this  country  in  December  last.  Josephi 
&  Co.  are  the  sole  agents  for  the  watch  in 
this  State. 


This  invention  is  considered  superior  to 
a  bell  for  giving  signals,  for  two  reasons — it 
can  be  heard  at  a  much  greater  distance,  and 
the  ear  can  very  readily  distinguish  the  di- 
rection from  which  the  sound  comes,  which 


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DAROIdVS      FOG      TRUMPET. 


about  six  miles  below  Halifax,  and  they  have 
been  placed  at  each  of  the  following  places 
in  this  country :  In  San  Francisco  harbor, 
at  Detroit,  at  New  London,  at  New  Haven, 
Thatcher's  Island,  Boston  harbor,  and  at 
Beaver  Tail,  Narraganset  Bay.  The  English 
Government  has  placed  one  on  the  Isle  of 
Wight,  at  Dungeress,  and  at  Glasgow.  A 
small  one  has  also  been  placed  on  the  deck 
of  the  Eoyal  Mail  steamship  Cuba,  of  the 
Cunard  line. 


is  impossible  with  the  sound  of  a  bell.  Its 
less  cost  and  greater  simplicity,  also  makes 
it  preferable  to  a  steam  whistle.  When  in 
operation,  the  trumpet  is  made  to  revolve 
on  its  axis,  by  means  of  bevel  gears  at  E, 
F,  the  power  being  communicated  through 
the  wheel,  B,  and  shaft  attached,  which  are 
revolved  by  a  worm  shown  on  the  driving 
shaft  of  the  engine. 

The  trumpet  is  operated  by  condensed  air- 
whichis  forced  by  the  engine  or  other  com, 


pressing  power  that  may  be  used,  intoa  large 
reservoir,  A.  The  sound  given  out  is  made 
sharp  and  somewhat  ringing,  by  the  use  of 
reeds,  while  the  air  is  admitted  at  regular 
intervals,  through  valves  worked  by  studs 
upon  the  outer  periphery  of  the 
wheel,  C.  By  interchanging  the 
number  and  position  of  the  studs 
on  this  wheel,  the  trumpet  may 
be  made  to  give  a  certain  series 
of  sounds,  which  may  convey 
definite  information,  like  any  oi" 
dinary  sound  telegraph. 

Of  course  any  power  can  be 
made  to  condense  the  air,  and 
operate  the  rotating  machinery, 
etc.  The  caloric  engine,  as  here- 
with represented,  is  generally  em- 
ployed, for  its  simplicity,  relia- 
bility and  cheapness.  This  trum- 
pet is  the  invention  of  C,  L.  Da- 
boll,  of  New  London,  Conn.,  and 
was  first  described  and  illustrated 
in  the  American  Artisan,  of  the 
6th  of  March  last 

The  one  which  has  been  erected 
at  the  entrance  of  this  harbor  has 
been  located  on  the  bluff  about 
a  quarter  of  a  mile  from  the  Cliff 
House.  We  understand  that  it  ac- 
complishes all  that  was  expected 
of  it,  and  can  be  heard  to  the  dis- 
tance of  about  ten  miles.  It  makes 
about  one  revolution  a  minute, 
and  sounds  three  times  with 
every  revolution.  One  blast  is 
directed  towards  the  entrance  of 
the  harbor ;  one  towards  the  Cliff 
House — down  the  coast,  and  one 
westward,  directly  out  to  sea. 
We  are  not  aware  that  it  is  ever 
heard  in  the  lowSr  portion  of  the 
city ;  the  reason  of  which  is  prob" 
ably  due  to  the  fact  that  the 
blast  is  never  given  in  this  direc- 
tion. As  soon  as  a  fog  sets  in, 
the  fire  is  applied  to  the  machin- 
ery and  the  trumpet  is  made  to 
sound  its  warning  signals. 

Although  it  has  been  placed 
there  at  the  expense  of  the  P.  M. 
S.  S.  Co.,  it  is,  nevertheless, 
sounded  for  all  whenever  there 
is  need  of  it,  whether  one  of  the 
Company's  steamers  is  expected 
or  not  The  purchase  and  main- 
tenance of  this  guide  to  the  en- 
trance of  the  Golden  Gate,  has 
been  a  great  expense  to  the  Com- 
pany ;  and  we  see  no  reason,  now 
that  its  utility  has  been  fully 
proven,  why  the  Government 
should  not  relieve  the  Company  of  a  work 
so  necessary  to  the  commerce  of  the  city. 
In  case  the  Government  refuses  to  act  in 
the  premises,  the  merchants  of  this  city 
should  share  in  the  expense  of  a  mutual 
benefit. 


Fok  otjk  Cabinet. — We  have  upon  our 
table  several  contributions  for  our  cabinet, 
among  which  are  several  very  valuable  spe- 
cimens from  the  Green  Emigrant,  which 
will  be  duly  noticed  next  week. 


Mht  pining  mA  Mmtlfk  ^vm. 


ffiomiMMiatiw. 


In  this  Department  we  invite  the  free  discussion  of  all 
proper  subjects— correspondents  alone  being  responsible  for 
{be  ideas  and  theories  they  advance. 


[Written  for  the  Mining  and  Scientific  Press. | 

The  Reese  River  Country  and  its 
Mines. 

BY  A.   J.    HOWE. 

[Continued  from  Page  402.J 

PHILADELPHIA.  DISTRICT — CONTINUED. 

There  are  a  number  of  locations  in  this 
belt,  which  is  of  gray  slate.  They  are  known 
as  the  Transylvania,  Nos.  1,  2  and  3,  El 
Dorado,  and  Child  &  Canfield.  The  latter 
has  produced  a  large  quantity  of  astonish- 
ingly rich  ore,  and  the  company  will  soon 
erect  one  of  the  largest  mills  yet  built'  in 
Nevada.  On  the  Transylvania  No.  2,  the 
most  thorough  developments  are  progress- 
ing, and  the  machinery  for  a  forty-stamp 
mill  is  ready  to  be  freighted  over  the  Sierra 
Nevada  as  soon  as  the  roads  will  permit. 
There  are  other  locations  in  this  district 
claimed  to  be  equally  rich ;  and  one  thing 
seems  to  be  certain — that  is,  when  Belmont 
has  the%  milling  facilities  demanded  by  the 
ore  to  be  seen  in  the  Transylvania  belt,  its 
shipments  will  be  second  to  no  other  dis- 
trict in  Nevada.  Wood  of  excellent  quality 
is  sufficiently  abundant  in  the  immediate 
vicinity  of  the  mines  to  last  for  several 
"years,  while  the  range,  both  north  and 
south,  has  a  bountiful  supply  for  an  almost 
indefinite  time. 

So  little  was  this  region  known  a  few 
years  ago  that  it  was  said  no  person  could 
live  to  prospect  it,  owing  to  the  scarcity  of 
water  and  the  hostility  of  the  Indians. 
With  the  former,  the  entire  section  is  quite 
as  well  supplied  as  other  portions  of  Ne- 
vada. There  are  also  extensive  tracts  of 
meadow  land  along  the  water  courses  and 
at  their  sinks;  while  the  Indians  are  as 
quiet  and  harmless  as  any  I  have  seen. 
Nearly  all  of  them  are  disposed  to  work  for 
such  return  in  provisions,  clothing  or  money 
as  may  be  offered  them.  It  is  said  that  this 
valley  below  Belmont  is  the  place  where 
Judge  Balston  perished  in  1864.  It  might 
have  been  from  hunger  ;  but  that  it  could 
have  been  from  want  of  water  is  improba- 
ble, as  the  range  on  either  side  of  Monitor 
Valley  affords  it  in  nearly  all  the  canons. 
It  will  be  remembered  that  he  was  seen,  in 
his  delirious  wandering,  by  friendly  In- 
dians, who  offered  him  food,  and  a  few 
days  after  his  lifeless  body  was  found  by 
them. 

The  town  of  Belmont  is  growing  up  rap- 
idly. A  spirited  paper,  called  the  Silver 
Bend  Reporter,ja&s  just  made  its  appear- 
ance here.  Business  of  all  descriptions, 
mechanics  and  laborers,  keep  always  in  ex- 
cess of  the  demand ;  but  this  will  probably 
not  be  the  case  when  the  new  mills  are  in 
progress.  This  place  will  surely  be  the 
great  central  mart  of  Southeastern  Nevada; 
with  its  own  mines  of  fabulous  wealth  and 
surrounded  on  every  side  by  the  most  won- 
derful rich  mining  districts  in  the  world, 
nothing  can  prevent  it  becoming  such. 

DANVILLE  RANGE 

Lies  on  the  east  of  Monitor  Valley.  Through 
this  range  a  fine  road  is  now  being  con- 
structed, passing  through  Alatoony  Pass, 
which  is  situated  nearly  east  of  Belmont, 
and  is  twelve  miles  distant  to  the  entrance 
at  Barley  creek.  North  of  the  Pass,  the 
mountains  gradually  rise,  till  they  reach  an 
elevation  of  2, 500  feet  above  the  valley,  and 
form  extensive  table  lands,  visible  as  a 
prominent  feature  from  all  the  higher  peaks 
of  the  ranges  we  have  passed  through  from 
the  west  On  the  north  and  northeast  of 
this  table  land  the  mountains  drop  abrupt- 
ly. Along  the  base  of  the  bluff  in  the  de- 
pression of  the  range  at  this  point  is  situated 

DANVILLE  DISTKICT, 

Which  was  discovered  in  the  slimmer  of 
1866.  It  lies  about  east  of  Northumber- 
land, or  in  'latitude  38J  50',  and  is  on  the 
northeastern  slope  of  the  range.  The  for- 
mation in  which  the  lodes  occur  is  princi- 
pally of  granite.  Some  of  them  are  of 
great  size,  and  will  compare  very  well  with 
the  famous  districts  that  surround  it.  Very 
little  work  has  been  done  in  the  district,  yet 


Danville  will  tell  its  own  story  before  the 
present  summer  has  past.  The  Vanderbilt 
lode  has  been  rated  by  some  who  have  vis- 
ited it  as  equal  in  promise  to  any  of  the 
famous  mines  of  Hot  creek,  Northumber- 
land or  Silver  Bend. 

This  range  of  mountains  is  well  supplied 
with  the  usual  stunted  timber  of  Central 
Nevada.  The  Clipper  Gap,  or  Stonebargers 
road,  leading  from  Austin  to  Pahranagat, 
passes  through  this  district,  from  whence  it 
diverges  southerly,  through  Pish  Springs 
Valley,  to  the  head  of  Hot  Creek,  where  it 
unites  with  the  road  via  Charnock's  and 
Alatoony  Passes.  Nearly  east  of  Danville, 
on  the  opposite  side  of  the  valley,  we  find 

MOEEY  DISTRICT. 

This  district  was  first  discovered  byThos. 
Barnes  and  party  in  September,  1865.  How- 
ever, but  little  was  done  here  until  the  fol- 
lowing summer  of  1866.  The  lodes  occur 
in  a  narrow  belt  of  granite  and  are  not 
numerous,  but  are  well  defined,  and  give 
great  promise  of  permanence  when  properly 
developed.  Two  or  three  of  them  are  of 
unusually  large  size  for  veins  occurring  in 
a  granite  formation.  The  ore  has  a  singu- 
lar yellowish-gray  appearance,  indicating 
the  presence  of  lead  in  the  chloride  state,  at 
the  surface,  while  it  is  not  of  a  high  grade 
or  concentrated  character,  but  uniformly 
diffused  throughout  the  veins,  rendering 
them  equally  valuable.  Some  of  the  lodes 
show  large  quantities  of  manganese,  simi- 
lar to  that  found  at  the  surface  in  a  number 
of  the  lodes  of  Lander  Hill,  at  Austin. 
The  belt  to  which  the  silver  lories  are  con- 
jured is  in  a  lateral  spur  of  the  main  range, 
but  little  elevated  above  the  valley. 

UNDERGROUND  LAKES. 

In  the  valley  between  this  and  the  Dan- 
ville Bange,  there  are  a  number  of  large 
circular  springs  of  clear  cold  water,  with  no 
apparent  outlets  or  inlets,  all  of  which 
swarm  with  small  fish,  the  great  number  of 
which  lead  one  to  suppose  there  must  be 
more  ample  scope  for  them  beneath  the  sod- 
covered  valley.  These  fish  springs,  or,  as 
they  are  sometimes  called,  wells,  are  not  of 
unfrequent  occurrences  in  Central  Nevada 
or  in  any  part  of  the  Great  Basin  of  Utah. 
All  of  the  rivers  and  creeks,  both  large  and 
small,  silently  flow  a  portion  of  their  length 
under  ground.  Why  not  lakes  be  hidden 
in  the  same  manner  ?  Near  the  head  of  the 
Humboldt  Valley  we  have  positive  evidence 
of  this.  In  one  of  the  lateral  valleys  at  the 
source  of  the  Humboldt  river  there  is  a 
meadow,  two  miles  long  and  half  a  mile  wide. 
This,  in  season,  is  covered  with  the  most 
luxuriant  growth  of  grass  that  I  have  seen 
auywhere  in  the  great  Central  Basin.  On 
this  there  are  several  hundred  wells,  or 
rather  air  holes,  circular  in  form,  and  from 
three  to  six  feet  in  diameter.  Clear  crystal 
water  rises  in  all  nearly  to  the  level  f  urf ace 
of  the  meadow.  Several  of  these  I  have 
sounded  for  bottom,  which  could  not  be 
found  at  forty  feet  All  these  Openings  be- 
come black  with  small  fish  the  instant  a 
slight  commotion  is  made  in  the  water.  A 
person,  by  bringing  his  weight  heavily 
down,  will  shake  the  lake  for  many  rods 
around,  although  it  is  sufficiently  strong 
to  bear  up  scores  of  cattle  closely  collected. 
I  shall  not  soon  forget  the  bath  forced  on 
me,  several' years  ago,  in  rescuing  an  animal 
from  one  of  these  air  holes,  although  I 
must  confess  that  it  was  timely,  in  a  sani- 
tary or  abluent  sense.  , 

Now  that  we  have  established  the  exist- 
ence of  lakes  under  ground,  what  freak  of 
nature' or  the  elements  caused  it?  Several 
hundred  miles  further  east,  near  the  head 
of  Sweetwater  river,  in  Utah,  we  find  the 
possible  solution.  There  is  a  valley  of  about 
the  same  extent  as  the  one  just  described ; 
on  digging  through  the  soil  in  any  part  of 
it  two  or  three  feet,  we  come  to  a  bed  of 
solid  ice,  as  firm  and  clear  as  crystal,  the 
depth  of  which  has  never  been  determined. 
The  most  natural  conclusion  to  be  arrived 
at  is,  that  at  an  ancient  date,  this,  which 
was  once  a  lake,  was  frozen  to  a  great  depth, 
and  by  an  unusually  heavy  storm  of  rain, 
the  soil  from  the  hills  on  either  side  was 
washed  down  upon  it,  and  it  has  remained 
frozen  for  ages.  Had  this  occurred  in  the 
milder  climate  of  the  lower  valleys  further 
west,  the  ice  would  have  long  since  melted 
and  left  a  sod-covered  lakelet.  The  prepon- 
derance of  vegetable  matter  supporting  the 
soil  is  but  a  fibrous  wiry  matt  on  its  surface. 

Beturning  to  Alatoony  Pass,  we  will  take 
our  course  eastward.  Soon  after  leaving 
the  Pass,  we  reach  Willow  creek.  Along 
its  course,  near  the  sink,  there  is  considera- 
ble good  farming  laud,  which  has  been 
taken  up  for  that  purpose.  At  this  point 
there  is  a  short  low  range  of  hills  in  the 
center  of  what  I  have  called  (for  want  of  a 
more  appropriate  name)  Pish  Springs  Val- 
ley. However,  I  believe  the  valley  lying 
east  of  the  Hot  Creek  mountains  was  the 
one  originally  called  by  that  name. 

[To  bo  Continued.] 


Facts  About  Patent  Matters. 

NUMBER  FOUR. 

HOW  TO  OBTAIN  A  PATENT — THE  PREPARATION 
OP    THE- CASE. 

Of  course,  in  letters  like  these,  written 
for  the  general  information  of  the  public  at 
large,  it  cannot  be  expected  that  the  subject 
should  be  treated  with  that  copiousness  and 
precision  that  would  characterize  a  profes- 
sional work  written  for  the  use  of  lawyers 
and  patent  agents.  All  that  willbe  attempted 
will  be  to  state  briefly,  the  general  principles 
that  govern  the  matter,  so  that  every  person 
can  have  a  tolerably  correct  idea  of  the  sub- 
ject, and  thus  be  able  to  determine  for  him- 
self whether  or  not  he  has  a  patentable 
invention. 

As  soon  as  a  person  has  completed  an  in- 
vention he  should  proceed  to  make  his  ap- 
plication for  a  patent  The  first  step  is  to 
make  a  model,  which,  if  possible,  should  be 
a  working  model — that  is,  a  perfect  working 
machine — just  such  as  the  large  one  is  in- 
tended to  be  for  use.  It  must  not  occupy 
over  one  cubic  foot  of  space,  should  be 
made  of  walnut  or  other  hard  wood  or  metal, 
neatly  made  and  varnished,  and  there  should 
be  as  little  glue  about  it  as  possible,  as  it  is 
otherwise  apt  to  come  apart  after  a  time.  If 
made  of  metal,  brass  or  composition  is  pre- 
ferable to  iron  or  steel,  on  account  of  the 
liability  of  the  latter  to  rust.  As  all  the 
models,  whether  patented  or  rejected  are 
kept  in  the  office  for  public  exhibition, 
where  they  are  examined  by  people  from  all 
parts  of  Europe  as  well  as  our  own  country, 
every  one  will  see  the  importance  both  in  a 
personal  and  national  sense,  of  making  them 
neat  and  not  clumsy. 

The  next  step  is  to  make  duplicate  draw- 
ings of  it,  one  sheet  being  on  thick  stiff  drain- 
ing paper,  to  be  kept  in  the  office  at  Wash- 
ington for  use  in  making  examinations,  and 
the  other  sheet  on  vellum  oil  silk,  or  other 
thin  strong  material  that  will  bear  folding 
and  transportation,  and  which  is  to  be  at- 
tached to  the  patent  when  issued  to  the 
inventor.  The  drawings  should  be  on  sheets 
10  by  15  inches,  and  should  generally  be  in 
perspective,  with  such  detached  plan  and 
sectional  views,  as  maybe  necessary  to  show 
fully  and  plainly  all  the  parts  and  operations 
of  the  device  whatever  it  may  be.  The 
drawings  must  be  "artistically  executed," 
and  should  be  carefully  shaded  or  colored. 
If  different  parts  of  the  device  are  to  be  con- 
structed of  different  material,  as  for  instance 
the  union  of  steel  and  other  kinds  of  metal, 
then  the  parts  should  be  so  colored  as  to 
show  the  difference.  So  if  one  part  is  to  be 
of  wood,  and  another  of  metal  or  other  ma- 
terial, the  same  rule  should  be  observed. 
The  preparation  of  the  drawings  is  a  matter 
of  utmost  importance,  and  should  never  be 
entrusted  to  any  but  a  competent  draughts- 
man. The  importance  of  this  will  be  under- 
stood when  I  state  that  the  examinations  at 
the  patent  oflSee  are  conducted  almost  en- 
tirely by  means  of  those  thick  drawings. 
Suppose,  for  instance,  that  aparty  makes  an 
application  for  an  important  invention,  some 
fixture  of  which  is  not  clearly  shown  in  his 
drawing.  Although  the  examiner,  by  means 
of  the  specification  and  model  can  under- 
stand the  case,  that  is  not  enough  ;  either 
for  the  office,  or  the  protection  of  the  in- 
ventor. If  it  is  a  valuable  thing,  others  will 
be  endeavoring  to  pirate  it,  by  making  ap- 
plications for  devices  containing  that  same 
feature  ;  and  then,  especially  if  a  new  ex- 
aminer has  been  appointed  in  charge  of  that 
class  by  a  change  in  the  administration  or 
otherwise,  the  new  examiner,  having  no 
knowledge  of  the  original  case,  will  look 
over  the  drawings,  and  not  finding  that  fea- 
ture tHere,  will  of  course  issue  a  patent  for 
the  same  thing  to  the  second  applicant  also  ? 
Even  if  there  has  been  no  change  in  the 
examiner,  the  same  thing  is  likely  to  happen, 
because  having  several  hundred  and  even 
thousands  of  cases  to  look  over  at  each  ex- 
amination, it  is  utterly  impossible  for  him 
to  retain  in  his  mind  the  particular  features 
of  each  case.  And  thus,  fault  is  often  found 
with  the  patent  office,  when  really  the  blame 
rests  entirely  upon  the  applicant,  who,  be- 
ing too  stingy  to  pay  for  proper  drawings, 
is  thus  the  cause  of  his  own  loss.  To  be 
sure  the  original  applicant  may,  if  he  finds 
out  that  another  party  has  a  subsequent 
patent  for  his  device,  protect  his  rights  by 
a  resort  to  the  courts ;  but  in  the  first  place 
he  will  not  be  likely  to  know  anything  about 
it  for  years,  or  until  the  other  party  has  dis- 
posed of  his  interest  to  innocent  parties  ; 
and  even  if  he  does  he  will  find  himself  put 
to  a  heavy  expense,  all  of  which  might  have 
been  prevented  by  the  expenditure  of  two 
or  three  dollars  more  on  hisdrawiugs  in  the 
first  place.  Again,  if  he  be  a  poor  man, 
and  a  wealthy  company,  or  combination  of 
parties  are  opposing  him,  they  may  keep 
the  case  in  law  by  appeals  and  delays,  until 
he  is  ruined,  and  the  value  of  his  patent  de- 


stroyed. Of  course,  the  mere  existence  of 
such  suits  would  prevent  the  purchase  of 
rights  by  others  from  him,  because  men  do 
not  like  to  buy  a  lawsuit,  nor  pay  their 
money  for  a  thing  that  may  prove  of  no 
value  to  them.  And  then,  even  if  he  suc- 
ceeds in  the  end,  in  asserting  his  rights  in 
the  courts,  his  patent  will  have  nearly  or 
quite  expired,  and,  as  under  the  law  of  1861, 
there  can  be  no  more  extensions,  he  will 
find  himself  with  money,  time  and  inven- 
tion all  gone,  and  no  help  for  it.  And  all 
this  in  consequence  of  not  having  a  little 
drawing,  which  at  most  would  not  cost  to 
exceed  five  or  ten  dollars,  properly  prepared. 

The  next  step  is  to  prepare  the  specifica- 
tion ;  and  this  is  the  most  important  part  of 
all.  No  matter  how  perfect  the  model  and 
drawing,  if  the  specification  is  not  complete 
the  case  will  not  be  examined  at  the  office. 
It  will  be  returned  until  it  is  perfect,  and 
the  office  even  has  the  right  to  require  that 
it  shall  be  printed,  if  there  is  difficulty  in 
making  it  plain  otherwise.  The  most  im- 
portant requirement  is,  that  it  shall  clearly 
and  fully  describe  the  invention,  and  how 
to  construct  and  operate  it.  The  description 
should  be  such  that  a  mechanic  or  person  " 
skilled  in  the  art  to  which  it  belongs,  will 
be  able  to  make  one  from  the  description. 
It  is  not  necessary  to  describe  those  por- 
tions which  form  no  part  of  the  invention, 
except  so  far  as  may  be  necessary  to  explain 
the  operation  of  the  new  parts.  Yet  every 
thing  depends  upon  the  description  and 
claim.  The  latter  is  especially  important, 
as  upon  the  meaning,  force  and  construction 
of  the  language  employed,  depends  the 
whole  value  of  the  patent,  if  issued,  as  well 
as  the  question  of  its  issue  at  all.  To  prop- 
erly prepare  a  specification  may  seem  a  very 
simple  and  easy  task,  but  such  is  not  the 
case.  It  requires  a  knowledge  of  the  arts, 
of  science  and  scientific  terms,  and  their 
proper  use — of  mechanics  and  the  principles 
that  govern  their  action — of  law,  and  of  the 
grammatical  and  legal  force  and  construc- 
tion of  language,  which  is  possessed  by  but 
very  few  persons.  Lawyers  seldom  possess 
the  mechanical  knowledge,  while  mechanics 
still  more  generally  lack  the  legal  knowledge 
necessary  to  enable  them  to  properly  pre- 
pare a  ease  for  examination.  It  requires 
such  a  combination  of  legal  and  mechanical 
knowledge,  together  with  a  special  knowl- 
edge of  the  principles  and  rules  that  govern 
the  action  of  the  office,  that  no  person  is 
really  competent  to  undertake  the  business 
but  those  who  have  made  it  a  study,  or  had  ex- 
perience at.  it.  In  the  language  of  a  recent 
writer  On  Patents  and  Patent  Laws — "Mis- 
takes of  importance  are  not  unfrequently 
made  by  those  who  are  trained  to  this  work, 
and  who  make  it  their  special  business;  but  it 
can  very  seldom  if  ever  be  safe  for  any  claim- 
ant to  draw  his  own  specification,  unless  he 
has  large  experience  in  work  of  this  kind." 
The  reason  for  this  will  readily  appear  when  it 
is  understood  that  the  learned  Judge  Story 
denominated  the  patent  branch  of  our  juris- 
prudence as  the  "metaphysics  of  the  law," 
— having  more  subtle  and  nice  distinctions 
than  any  other  branch  of  law.  In  view  of 
these  facts,  I  unhesitatingly  advise  every  per-, 
son  who  has  an  invention  worth  patenting, 
to  get  some  responsible  and  competent  agent 
to  attend  to  it  for  him. 

No  person  scarcely  would  think  of  enter- 
ing upon  a  suit  at  law,  without  employing  a 
lawyer  to  attend  to  it,  and  make  out  his  pa- 
pers for  him  ;  and  if  a  sensible  man  would 
not  do  that,  much  less  would  he  attempt  to 
prepare  an  application  for  a  patent  without 
knowing  anything  about  the  business.  I 
am  aware  that  persons  frequently  attempt 
it,  but  I  am  also  aware  that  many  lose  their 
patent  simply  in  consequence  of  not  liaving 
their  case  properly  prepared,  or  not  knowing 
how  to  amend  it  so  as  to  avoid  the  references 
given,  when  once  rejected.  Besides  this,  many 
times  when  they  sivcceed  in  obtaining  the 
patent,  they  find  afterwards  that  it  will  not 
stand  in  law,  or  does  not  cover  their  inven- 
tion, and  is,  therefore,  useless.  It  is  for 
this  reason  that  many  applicants  are  com- 
pelled to  re-issue  their  patents  at  as  great 
and  often  greater  expense  than  the  obtaining 
of  the  original.  Hence,  I  repeat,  every  per- 
son having  an  invention  worth  patenting, 
should  employ  a  competent  and  responsible 
agent — I  say  competent  and  responsible — for, 
unfortunately  there  are  many  who  are  neither 
competent  or  responsible,  and,  of  them  and 
their  tricks,  I  shall  have  somewhat  to  say 
hereafter: — W.  E.  Dodge  in  Prairie  Farmer 
ii    —  — — • 

Co-operative  Labor. — A  curious  circum- 
stance has  been  cited  in  favor  of  cooperative 
labor,  that  when  England  was  at  war  with 
Turkey,  the  merchant  vessels  of  Greece, 
then  a  Turkish  dependency,  almost  always 
escaped  from  their  pursuers.  The  secret  of 
their  success  was  thought  to  be  in  the  fact 
that  on  board  of  the  Greek  vessels,  every 
man,  from  the  captain  to  the  cabin  boy,^  had 
a  pecuniary  interest  in  the  vessel  and  freight 


£hc  pining  and  J^rientifw  frees. 


^Mechanical. 


Steam  vs.  Hand  Labor. 

When  steam  power  first  began  to  super- 
sede hand  labor  in  England,  the  forebodings 
of  the  workmen  were  terrible.  So  with  the 
early  introduction  of  labor-saving  machines 
in  general,  both  in  England  aud  on  this 
continent  In  England,  the  contest  was  a 
hard  one.  The  laborers  fought  against 
such  improvements  with  an  ardor  and  per- 
severance 'which  are  exhibited  only  when 
men  are  fighting  for  a  foothold  upon  exist- 
istence.  How  short-sighted  they  were,  and 
how  baseless  were  their  forebodings,  has 
been  abundantly  proven  by  the  sequel. 
The  opening  thereby  made  for  educated 
and  skilled  labor  has  elevated  the  mechanic 
from  the  condition  of  a  mere  serf  to  that 
of  the  highest  position  in  the  social  scale. 
The  steam  engine  has  proven  the  great  civ- 
ilizer  of  the  age,  and  has  completely  broken 
down  the  wide  distinction  that  once  existed 
between  the  laborer  and  the  tradesman  or 
professional  man.  The  genius  of  the  skill- 
ful and  intelligent  mechanic  has  now  no 
limit ;  while  the  avenues  of  wealth  and 
fame  are  as  open  and  promising  to  him  as 
to  that  of  any  other  member  of  society. 

The  time  was  when  people  believed  that 
"all  tho  intelligence,"  says  the  Boston  In- 
vestigator, came  from  within  the  walls  of  a 
collegiate  institution — that  men,  to  be  qual- 
ified to  hold  offices  of  trustand emolument, 
must  first  "graduate."  But  that  idea  has 
•exploded.  The  efficient  men  of  to-day  are 
those  who  never  had  a  "liberal"  education; 
but  those  who  have,  are  the  most  bigoted 
and  illiberal  among  us,  with  a  few  honora- 
ble exceptions.  The  workshop  produces 
the  free  mind,  the  potency  of  which  is  being 
everywhere  felt,  to  the  utter  dismay  of  every 
grade  of  fogyism. 

By  the  aid  of  improved  machinery,  one 
man  can  now  spin  four  hundred  times  more 
cotton  yarn  than  the  best  cotton-spinner 
could  in  17G9,  when  Arkwright  took  out 
his  first  patent.  In  grinding  grain  and 
making  flour,  one  man  can  now  do  one  hun- 
dred and  fifty  times  more  work  than  he 
could  a  century  ago.  One  woman  can  now 
manufacture  as  much  lace  in  a  day  as  a 
hundred  women  could  a  hundred  years  ago. 
It  now  requires  as  many  days  to  refine 
sugar  as  it  did  months  thirty  years  ago. 
Only  forty  minutes  are  now  required  to  fix 
an  amalgam  of  mercury  and  tin  on  a  large 
looking-glass,  which  once  occupied  six 
weeks.  The  engines  of  a  first-class  iron- 
clad frigate  perform  as  much  work  in  twen- 
ty-four hours  as  42,000  horses. 

Saw  Teeth. — The  number  of  saw  teeth 
should  be  proportioned  both  to  hardness  of 
the  timber  to  be  sawed  and  the  power  to  be 
used.  Each  tooth  of  a  saw  can  only  cut 
advantageously  a  certain  distance  forward 
in  passing  through  tile  log,  which  distance 
depends  on  the  hardness  of  the  wood ;  but 
if  a  saw  has  too  many  teeth,  or  is  driven  by 
too  weak  a  power,  each  tooth  will  not  cut  so 
far  forward  as  it  should  do,  and  there  is  a 
loss  of  power.  If  the  power  is  great;  and 
the  number  of  teeth  few,  then  each  tooth 
will  have  to  cut  too  far  forward. 


American  Iron. — Just  previous  to  the 
breaking  out  of  the  war,  an  important  ex- 
periment was  made  in  Georgia  to  test  the 
relative  durability  of  American  and  English 
railroad  iron.  A  portion  of  the  track  of 
the  Central  Railroad,  subjected  to  great 
wear',  was  laid — one  side  with  American  and 
the  other  with  English  iron.  At  the  expira- 
tion of  two  years,  the  wear  was  decidedly 
in  favor  of  the  American  iron, 


Propellers  and  Side- wheels. — All  the 
American  steamships  sailing  from  New  York 
to  European  ports  have  side-wheels ;  while 
all  except  four  or  five  of  the  foreign  ships 
have  screw  propellers.  A  new  line  of 
American  steamers  about  to  be  started  from 
Boston  will  have  screw  propellers. 

Mechanical  cultivation  of  the  land  is 
attracting  great  attention  in  France. 


Artificial  Wood. — An  important  branch 
of  industry  has  recently  sprung  up  in  Rhen- 
ish Prussia.  It  consists  in  the  manufacture 
of   various  articles  from  refuse  wood  and 

saw  dust,  which  are  agglomerated  by  a  ce- 
ment, the  exact  nature  of  which  is  not 
stated,  and  then  pressed  in  molds,  SO  as  to 
form  covers  for  photographic  albums,  small 
picture  frames,  rosettes,  and  other  orna- 
ments for  the  use  of  cabinet-makers,  etc. 
For  the  last  mentioned  articles  the  compo- 
sition is  stained  to  imitate  ebon>,  mahog- 
any, walnut  and  other  woods.  The  compo- 
sition, or  "  serif arine,"  as  it  is  called,  may 
be  sawn,  cut,  drilled,  attached  together  by 
glue,  and  bent  on  hot  plates.  It  may  be 
polished  with  oil  or  French  polish,  and 
may  be  varnished  and  gilt.  A  similar  com- 
position wasjmanufactured  in  France,  a  few 
years  ago,  by  mixing  fine  saw  dust  with 
blood  and  submitting  it  to  the  action  of  a 
hydraulic  press. — Ijindon  Builder. 

The  above  paragraph  comes  to  us  from 
Europe  as  something  new,  but  we  believe 
the  very  same  branch  of  industry  has  been 
established  in  this  country  for  several  years. 
Saw  dust  has  been  combined  with  shellac, 
colored  with  various  pigments,  and  pressed 
in  molds,  which  were  heated  to  the  neces- 
sary degree  to  melt  the  shellac.  The  prin- 
cipal use  made  of  this  composition  was  the 
manufacture  of  ambrotype  cases  and  small 
picture-frames,  but  an  application  of  it  was 
made  in  the  form  of  buttons,  chessmen,  etc. 
It  is  a  good  imitation  of  vulcanized  rubber, 
but  it  will  not  sustain  the  wear  and  rough 
usage  which  the  rubber  will  bear. — Ameri- 
can Artisan. 


A  new  kind  of  fire-proof  is  described 
by  the  Idaho  World  as  follows  :  While  at 
Centreville,  the  other  day,  we  were  shown 
a  novel  kind  of  fire-proof  above-ground 
cellar,  belonging  to  and  in  the  rear  of  the 
store  of  Duke  &  Co.  The  inner  walls  are 
of  wood — ordinary  plank.  Against  these 
upon  the  outside  are  the  novel  and  perfectly 
fire-proof  walls,  made  of  mere  dry  earth 
mixed  with  molasses,  with  short  cut  fibers 
of  old  rope,  to  serve  as  hair  in  plastering, 
included  in  the  mixture.  When  prepared, 
this  strange  plastering  is  spread  on  the 
boards,  with  a  heavy  plank  to  retain  the 
mixture  in  the  place  intended,  and  then  a 
big  maul  is  brought  to  play  upon  the  plank 
to  beat  the  mixture  solidly  in.  This  is  the 
process,  and  it  is  repeated,  layer  upon  layer, 
and  width  upon  width,  until  the  whole 
mass  is  two  feet  thick  and  entirely  envel- 
opes the  building.  A  roof  of  the  same 
material,  put  on  the  same  way,  is  added, 
and  the  building  or  cellar  is  completed. 
The  cellar  of  Duke  &  Co.  has  been  finished 
only  a  few  days,  and  yet  this  covering  of 
dry  earth,  molasses  and  hempen  fiber  is  so 
hard  that  a  nail  cannot  be  driven  into  it, 
and  it  is  impervious  to  either  fire  or  water. 
It  is  an  invention  of  Mr.  J.  B.  Duke's,  and 
though  a  good  many  laughed  at  him,  and 
tried  to  convince  him,  while  he  was  putting 
on  the  queer  mixture,  that  it  would  be  a 
signal  failure,  all  now  admit  that  his  head 
was  the  soundest  on  that,  and  all  agree  that 
it  is  a  model  fire-proof  cellar  he  has  made. 

Steel  Cooking  Utensils. — Bessemer's 
steel  is  recommended  for  cooking  utensils. 
The  material  is  not  acted  on  by  the  various 
agents  which  attack  copper,  and  thus  on  the 
score  of  health  and  safety  it  possesses  spec- 
ial recommendations.'  Over  cast  iron  for 
saucepans,  etc. ,  it  will  have  the  further  ad- 
vantage that,  as  the  vessels  are  so  much 
thinner,  a  great  saving  of  heating  material 
will  be  effected.  The  rolled  sheets  of  steel 
may,  by  the  aid  of  a  lathe,  be  pressed  into 
any  required  form,  and  thus  the  vessel  is 
constructed  of  oue  piece,  requiring  no  riv- 
ets or  soldering.  Various  household  uten- 
sils have  already  been  made  of  this  steel. 

Plastek  op  Paris— Accidental  Discov- 
ery.— The  discovery  that  plaster  of  paris 
was  a  non-conductor  of  heat  was  made  by  a 
man  who,  while  making  plaster  images,  fre- 
quently washed  his  hands  in  a  tin  pan,  the 
bottom  of  which  soon  became  incrusted. 
Soon  after,  when  it  was  put  on  the  fire  to 
heat  water,  it  was  found  that  the  water  could 
not  be  heated.  This  discovery  was  put  to 
a  practical  use  in  the  making  of  iron  safes, 
the  chambers  of  which  are  filled  with  plas- 
ter, which,  in  case  of  fire,  prevents  the  con- 
tents from  being  burned. 

Case-hardening  Iron. — Cast  iron  may 
be  case-hardened  by  being  rolled  at  a  red 
heat  in  equal  parts  of  powdered  prussiate 
of  potash,  saltpetre  and  sal-ammoniac,  and 
by  being  then  placed,  whilst  yet  hot,  in  a 
bath  containing  two  ounces  of  prussiate  of 
potash  and  four  ounces  of  sal-ammoniac  in 
every  gallon  of  cold  water. 

A  self-propelling  steam  fire  engine  has 
been  completed  in  Manchester,  N.  H. ,  and 
made  a  successful  trip  through  the  streets. 


£ricntifir  ^HiSttUami. 


Facts  with  Regard  to  Fuel. — Wood  is 
the  most  healthy  fuel  to  burn,  from  the 
fact  that  it  gives  off  the  least  noxious  gas, 
and  contains  the  largest  amount  of  oxygen. 
Coal  contains  but  very  little  or  no  oxygen; 
hence  the  oxygen  necessary  for  its  consump- 
tion must  be  extracted  from  the  atmos- 
phere. So  with  coal  oil,  which  is  a  very 
unhealthy  fuel,  except  when  burned  in  well 
ventilated  rooms.  If  either  coal  or  oil  is 
burned  in  a  close  room,  the  air  will  soon 
become  "oppressive" — it  will  have  been 
deprived  of  a  large  percentage  of  its  oxy- 
gen. A  coal  fire  will  soon  go  out  unless  it 
has  a  large  supply  of  air  (oxygen),  while 
wood  will  burn  with'  comparatively  little 
air,  having  a  large  supply  of  oxygen  within 
itself.  Hard,  close-grained  wood  is  con- 
verted into  "live"  coals  ;  soft,  porous  wood 
into  ashes. 

Close-grained,  heavy  woods,  like  hickory 
and  oak,  give  out  the  most  heat ;  although 
the  lighter  woods,  such  as  pine  and  willow, 
being  open-grained,  heat  up  much  the 
quickest. 

The  relative  value  of  the  different  fuels 
is  determined  by  the  amount  of  water  which 
a  pound  thereof  will  raise  to  a  given  tem- 
perature. Thus,  one  pound  of  dry  wood 
will  convert  forty  pounds  of  ice  into  boil- 
ing water ;  while  a  pound  of  good  coal  will 
raise  eighty  pounds  of  ice  to  the  boiling 
point  of  water — hence,  one  pound  of  coal 
is  worth  two  pounds  of  dry  wood.  A  ton 
of  coal  at  ten  dollars  is  equal  to  two  cords 
of  wood  at  five  dollars  per  cord.  It  would 
be  more  equitable  to  sell  wood  by  the  ton, 
when  dry,  the  same  as  coal.  Such,  indeed, 
is  the  custom  in  some  portions  of  Europe. 

Vocal  Machinery  of  Birds. — Until  re- 
cently, it  was  quite  difficult  to  account  for 
so  small  a  creature  as  a  bird,  especially  a 
canary  bird,  making  a  tone  as  loud  as  some 
animals  a  thousand  times  the  weight  of 
that  bird.  Recent  discoveries,  however, 
have  shown  that  in  birds  the  lungs  have 
several  openings  communicating  with  cor- 
responding air-bags  or  cells,  which  fill  the 
whole  cavity  of  the  body  from  the  neck 
downwards,  and  into  which  the  air  passes 
and  repasses  in  the  progress  of  breathing. 
This  is  not  all ;  the  very  bones  are  hollow, 
from  which  air-pipes  are  conveyed  to  the 
most  solid  parts  of  the  body,  even  into  the 
quills  and  body.  By  forcing  the  air  out  of 
the  body,  they  can  dart  to  the  greatest 
hight  with  astonishing  velocity.  No  doubt 
the  same  machinery  forms  the  basis  of 
their  vocal  powers,  and  at  once  solves  the 
mystery. 

Inflammability  of  Thoroughly  Dried 
Wood. — Scientific  writers  inform  us  that 
wood,  when  continually  exposed  to  a  very 
moderate  heat,  such  as  that  of  steam  and 
hot  water  pipes,  will,  in  a  space  of  time 
varying  from  eight  to  ten  years,  become  so 
inflammable  that  it  will  take  fire  at  a  tem- 
perature very  little  over  that  of  boiling 
water.  The  wood  undergoes  a  slow  process 
of  charring,  and,  it  is  said,  only  awaits  the 
admission  of  air  (which  it  gets  by  shrink- 
ing and  cracking)  to  burst  out  into  flame. 

The  Results  of  Science. — Agassiz  was 
ones  presented  with  a  single  scale  of  an  un- 
known fish.  From  the  study  of  that  scale  he 
made  a  drawing  of  the  appearance  which 
the  fish  to  .which  that  scale  belonged 
must  have  made.  A  fish,  corresponding 
almost  precisely  with  his  drawing,  and  hav- 
ing identically  the  same  scale,  was  subse- 
quently found,  thereby  proving  the  correct- 
ness of  the  deductions  of  science. 

The  phenomena  of  sound  gives  the  key 
to  the  modern  theory  of  the  propagation  of 
light;  both  being  produced  by  vibration — 
of  sound  in  the  air  and  of  light  in  a  much 
more  subtle  substance  penetrating  the  uni- 
verse. The  musical  scale  corresponds  to 
the  scale  of  prismatic  colors.  In  light  there 
are  different  octaves,  such  as  the  caloric,  the 
luminous,  the  chemical,  etc 


Artificial  Agate.  — Agate  when  polished 
is  sometimes  seen  to  bear  markings  win  h 
have  a  curious  resemblance  to  a  variety  of 
natural  objects,  such  as  trees,  bushes,  and 
occasionally  animals.  These  natural  ap- 
pearances, it  seems,  may  be  easily  imitated 
artificially  in  various  shades  of  color  on 
common  chalcedony.  It  is  only  necessary 
to  draw  the  design  on  tho  polished  stone, 
using  a  common  goose  quill,  with  a  tolera- 
bly strong  solution  of  nitrate  of  silver,  and 
then  drying  it  in  direct  sunlight.  The 
drawing  will  at  lust  be  of  a  brownish  color, 
but  if  dried  and  touched  over  two  or  three 
times  it  will  be  reddish.  The  same  solu- 
tion of  nitrate  of  silver  mixed  with  12  Y%  per 
cent  of  soot  and  12%  per  cent,  of  bitatrate 
of  potash  will  give  a  greyish-brown  color. 
A  violet  color  may  be  obtained  by  mixing 
one  part  of  alum  with  three  parts  of  the  sil- 
ver solution.  Gold  dissolved  in  aqua  regia, 
or  a  solution  of  chloride  of  gold,  gives  a 
light-brown  color.  White  and  opaque  ap- 
pearances will  be  given  by  a  solution  of 
nitrate  of  bismuth.  All  these  colors  are 
unaffected  by  the  atmosphere,  and  will  bear 
washing.  They  can,  in  fact,  only  be  de- 
stroyed by  a  very  high  temperature.  They 
may  be  discharged  by  treatment  with  strong 
acids,  but  will  reappear  after  washing  and  a 
fresh  exposure  to  sunlight. — Mechanics' 
Magazine. 

Atmospheric  Action. — The  carbonic  acid 
of  the  air  slowdy  attacks  the  rocks  above  the 
ocean  level,  and  thus  turns  them  to  clay, 
forming  carbonates  with  the  soda,  potash, 
lime  and  magnesia,  set  free,  and  carries  these 
down  as  carbonates  to  the  sea,  where  the 
carbonate  of  soda  decomposes  the  chloride 
of  calcium  of  its  waters,  and  forms  common 
salt  and  carbonate  of  lime.  This  series  of 
actions  is  the  source  of  the  salt  of  the  sea, 
of  all  cloys  and  of  limestones  which  are 
chemical  and  not  organic  in  their  origin. 
Organic  living  things  do  not  generate  the 
carbonate  of  lime,  but  appropriate  it,  when 
found  for  them  by  chemical  reactions ;  and 
thus  great  portions  of  our  limestone  rocks 
are  made  up  of  fossil  remains.  In  forty- 
four  feet  of  limestone,  there  is  separated 
and  condensed  from  the  air  a  large  atmos- 
phere of  carbonic  acid  gas ;  the  early  atmos- 
phere was  therefore  very  dense  and  unfit  for 
the  sustenance  of  the  higher  forms  of  life, 
until  by  far  the  greater  portion  of  this  gas 
has.  been  removed  by  the  formation  of  the 
carbonate  of  lime  and  vegetable  matter  now 
constituting  coal  and  petroleum. 

To  Print  Letters  ey  Sunlight. — Dis- 
solve chalk  in  aquafortis  to  the  consistence 
of  milk,  and  add  to  that  a  strong  solu- 
tion of  silver.  Keep  this  liquor  in  a  glass 
decanter  well  stopped,  then  cut  out  from  a 
paper  the  letters  you  would  have  appear, 
and  paste  the  paper  on  the  decanter,  which 
you  are  to  place  in  such  a  maDner  that  its 
rays  may  pass  through  the  places  cut  out  of 
the  paper  and  fall  on  the  surface  of  the 
liquor.  The  part  of  the  glass  through 
which  the  rays  pass  will  turn  black,  while 
that  under  the  paper  will  remain  white. 
You  must  observe  not  to  move  the  bottle 
during  the  time  of  the  operation. — Cliemi- 
cal  News. ' 

Oxidation  by  Means  of  Charcoal.— A 
communication  was  lately  read  at  the  Lon- 
don Chemical  Society  concerning  experi- 
ments made  with  recently-burned  boxwood 
charcoal.  It  was  first  placed  in  pure  oxy- 
gen gas,  and,  after  being  saturated  into 
other  gases  and  vapors,  and  the  absorption 
as  well  as  the  resulting  vapors  were  noted. 
Moist  sulphurous  acid  and  sulphureted 
hydrogen  were  changed  to  sulphuric  acid ; 
common  alcohol  to  acetic  acid,  amylic  alco 
hoi  to  valerianic  acid;  but  the  author  as- 
serted that  ammonia  does  not  undergo 
oxidation  in  the  pores  of  charcoal. 

Illuminating  gas  is  said  to  be  considera- 
bly increased  in  power  by  heating  it  and 
burning  it  with  heated  air.  It  would  not 
be  difficult  or  expensive  to  put  up  gas  and 
air  pipes,  or  a  double  pipe  for  both,  in  con- 
nection with  household  furnaces,  etc.,  and 
apply  combination  burners. 

Elementary  Combinations. — The  most 
delicious  fruits  are  composed  of  hydrogen, 
oxygen,  carbon  and  nitrogen  ;  and  the  most 
deadly  poisons  are  composed  of  the  same 
ingredients,  differing  only  in  the  propor- 
tions of  their  combination.    ■ 


A  Simple  Rule.— To  ascertain  the  length 
of  the  day  or  night,  at  any  time  of  the  year, 
double  the  time  of  the  sun's  rising,  which 
gives  you  the  length  of  the  night,  and 
double  the  time  of  its  setting,  which  gives 
the  length  of  the  day. 

Vanadium. — Mr.  Mushet  has  expressed 
the  opinion  that  a  minute  quantity  of  the 
metal  vanadium  mixed  with  iron  forms  a 
valuable  alloy,  and  gives  a  fine,  tough, 
fibrous  texture  to  bar  iron. 


Wbt  piwng  and  ^riMtiffo  jgxttt. 


[Reported  for  the  Mining  and  Scientific  Press.] 

California  Academy  of  Natural 
Sciences. 

BEGTJLAR  MEETING. 

Monday  Evening,  July  1,  1867. 

Vice  President  Bansom  in  the  Chair. 
Twenty  members  present   ' 

W.  A.  S.  Nicholson,  A.  B.  Stout,  M.D., 
and  C.  W.  McCormick,  M.D.,  were  pro- 
posed for  Eesident  Membership. 

Donations  to  Cabinet. — Native  oysters — 
Ostrea  laticaudata;  also,  specimens  of  Pur- 
pura laciuca,  by  B*r.  Cooper,  who  remarked 
that  the  former  species  was  from  the  bay 
near  the  city,  and  were  quite  abundant  and 
of  good  quality,  and  that  the  Purpura  lived 
upon  them.  Specimens  of  the  cones  of 
Pinus  contorta,  commonly  known  as  the  false 
Norway  pine,.or  twisted  pine  ;  also,  Oarray 
Elliptvca,  or  tassel  tree,  from  Port  Trinidad, 
presented  by  Dr.  Veatch.  Eggs,  caterpillar, 
female  and  cocoon,  of  the  California  silk- 
worm (Saiurnia  Californica,  or  Euryalus  of 
Boisduval),  presented  by  Dr.  Lanszwesrt, 
who  remarked  that  the  number  of  eggs  of 
this  silkworm  is  from  200  to  250.  The 
female  lays,  on  an  average,  from  seventy  to 
eighty  per  day.  Three  thousand  eggs  weigh 
an  ounce.  The  caterpillar,  direct  from  the 
egg,  is  more  lively  than  that  of  the  Chinese 
silkworm,  and  hardly  keeps  in  its  place. 
The  silk  produced  by  this  worm  is  stronger 
ban  that  of  the  Chinese,  and  is  indigenous 
o  California.  Living  on  the  Catanothus,  it  is 
well  worth  the  attention  of  our  silk-grow- 
ers, as  perhaps  in  feeding  it  on  the  mul- 
berry a  finer  quality  of  silk  would  be  ob- 
tained. The  eggs  were  obtained  from  a 
female  caught  in  the  garden  of  the  Phila- 
delphia Brewery,  Second  street,  in  this  city, 
on  the  10th  of  June.  The  eggs  were  hatched 
on  the  30th  of  the  same  month.  The  cater- 
pillar requires  generally  from  two  to  two 
and  a  half  .months  before  making  its  cocoon. 

Dr.  Kellogg  made  some  remarks  upon  a 
specimen  of  Arviiolochea  Californica,  a  vine 
sometimes  called  Dutchman's  pipe,  from 
Angel  Island,  presented  by  Mr.  E.  Brooks. 

Mr.  Stearns  read  a  note  from  Prof.  W.  P. 
Blake,  stating  'that  the  fossil  vertebras  from 
the  Tulare  Valley,  which  at  a  former  meet- 
ing I  suggested  were  Saurian,  prove,  on 
investigation,  "to  be  one  of  the  larger  forms 
of  Delphinidat." 

Mr.  Stearns  exhibited  specimens  of  Hali- 
otis from  Monterey,  which  he  had  received 
from  Dr.  Canfield,  of  that  place.  The  pecu- 
liarity of  the  specimens  consisted  in  their 
being  hybrids — a  cross  between  the  two 
species  known  to  conchologists  as  H.  Cra- 
cherodii  and  H.  r/ifescens.  In  this  connec- 
tion, Mr.  S.  made  the  following  general 
remarks  upon  the  Haliotidm :  "The  word 
Haliotis  means  sea  ear,  from  Halios,  marine, 
and  Otis,  ear.  It  is  the  abalone  of  the  Native 
Californians,  the  ormier  of  the  French,  the 
lap-t  burra  of  the  Portuguese,  the  .orecchiale 
of  the  Italians,  the  patella  reale  of  the  Sicil- 
ians. The  shape  of  the  shell  may  be  com- 
pared to  a  Turbo,  or  top  shell,  with  small 
apex  whorls  and  a  disproportionately  large 
body  whorl,  and  the  whole  flattened  out. 
As  regards  shape,  it  holds  the  same  position 
to  Turbo  that  Concholepas  does  to  Purpura. 
It  adheres  to  the  rocks  like  the  Paiellas  and 
Fisurellas.  To  the  latter  genus  it  is  some- 
what allied  through  its  anatomy,  The  ar- 
rangement of  the  teeth  upon  the  lingual 
ribbon  is  like  that  of  Fissurella.  Cuvier 
found  every  individual  that  he  examined 
had  an  ovary,  and  therefore  concluded  that 
the  Haliotides  were  hermaphrodites.  The 
chief  peculiarity  of  these  animals  is,  that 
their  shells  are  perforated  with  a  regular 
series  of  holes  for  the  passage  of  the  water 
to  the  respiratory  organs,  analogous  to  the 
vertical  hole  in  the  shell  of  Fissurella. 
The  shells  of  this  latter  genus  have  but 
one  hole,  and  are  not  pearly.  The  holes  in 
Haliotis  are  ranged  parallel  with  the  eolurn- 
ellar  lip,  and  being  required  only  in  that 
part  of  the  shell  which  covers  the  branchial 
cavity,  those  nearest  the  spire  are  filled  up 
and  new  ones  formed  as  the  animal  ad- 
vances in  growth.  The  Haliotides  are,  in  a 
certain  degree,  fixed  or  sedentary  in  their 
habits ;  and,  though  capable  of  locomotion, 
they . probably  move  but  little  and  quite 
slowly,  since  their  structure,  as  seen  in 
their  powerful  muscular  foot,  or  disk,  shows 
it  is  made  for  adhesion.  "The  brilliant  and 
highly-colored  interior  of  these  shells,  pro- 
ducing sometimes  an  iridiscent  effect,  has 
been  attributed  by  Sir  David  Brewster,  Dr. 
Carpenter,  and  others,  to  minute  striffl,  or 
grooves,  on  the  surface  of  the  nacre,  which 
alternate  with  others  of  animal  membrane. 
The  color  is  produced  by  the  nature,  of  the 
lamina?,  which  decompose  the  light  in  con- 
sequence of  the  interference  caused  by  the 
reflection  from  two  sides  of  each  film,  as 
may  be  seen  in  soap-bubbles.  The  nacreous 
laminae,  when  magnified,  indicate  a  minute 
cellular  structure.     The  cells  are  of  a  long 


oval  form,  and  their  short  diameter  is  not 
above  1-5000  of  auinch."     (Jeffrey.) 

Dr.  Cooper  followed  Mr.  Stearns,  and  re- 
marked upon  the  geographical  distribution 
of  this  genus  of  mollusca. 

A  paper  was  read  by  Dr.  W.  P.  Gibbons, 
of  Alameda,  in  which  he  resumed  the  sub- 
ject of  the  extinct  forest  of  redwood  on  the 
Coast  Bange,  near  San  Antonio.  He  di- 
rected attention  to  the  fact  that  some  of 
those  stumps  indicated  a  method  of  growth 
different  from  ordinary  forest  trees.  Their 
immense  size  was  due,  in  some  cases,  to  the 
fact  that  three  or  four  trees,  growing  in 
proximity,  would  ultimately  impinge  on 
each  other,  and  if  supplied  with  sufficient 
nourishment,  they  would  grow  together  and 
form  one  immense  trunk.  This  theory  was 
verified  by  the  statements  of  Dr.  Kellogg 
and  Mr.  Bolander,  who  mentioned  the  fact 
that  near  Searsville  several  redwood  trunks 
had  grown  together,  and  for  forty  feet 
formed  a  solid  tree.  There  is  no  depend- 
ence in  estimating  the  age  of  such  trees  in 
any  other  way  than  by  carefully  counting 
the  number  of  concentric  growths  from  a 
center.  The  oldest  of  these  redwoods  is 
about  1,500  years  of  age.  The  gigantea  of 
Calaveras  is  about  the  same  age.  These 
redwoods  are  evidently  the  second  genera- 
tion of  the  race  ;  hence  we  may  infer  that 
3,000  years,  at  least,  have  passed  by  since 
the  present  growth  first  commenced  on  the 
Coast  Bange.  But  long  before  this  must 
vegetation  have  covered  portions  of  these 
hills,  as  the  Sequoia  reposes  in  a  bed  of 
alluvium  twenty  or  thirty  feet  in  depth. 
He  also  referred  to  the  bulbous  expansion 
of  these  trees  near  the  base.  These  are 
composed  of  large  expanding  roots,  grow- 
ing together,  and  forming  a  complete  net- 
work. The  hight  of  this  indicates  the 
degree  of  denudation  which  the  soil  has 
undergone  during  the  lifetime  of  the  tree. 
This  is  about  five  feet  in  1,500  years.  Some 
of  these  trunks  have  from  10,000  to  14,000 
buds,  partially  developed,  around  their  base, 
each  bud  having  the  power,  under  favora- 
ble conditions,  of  being  developed  and 
forming  a  perfect  tree.  The  mass  of  wood 
contained  in  a  tree  twenty-five  feet  in  diam- 
eter is  equal  to  4' ',000  cubic  feet,  weighing 
over  2,500,000  pounds. 

Bemarks  were  made  in  connection  with 
the  above  by  Messrs.  Cooper,  Kellogg, 
Veatch  and  Stearns.     Adjourned. 

Beal  Estate  Sale.. — We  would  call  the 
attention  of  the  public  to  the  advertisement 
which  appears  to-day  of  the  sale  of  the 
Beideman  Estate,  comprising  some  of  the 
finest  building  lots  in  the  city.  Having 
been  for  many  years  in  the  possession  of  J. 
C.  Beideman,  deceased,  the  title  is  repre- 
sented by  Mr.  Jno.  W.  Brumagim,  the  Ad- 
ministrator, as  unquestionable.  Many  fine 
residences  have  already  been  erected  con- 
tiguous to  this  property.  This  will  be  one 
of  the  largest  and  at  the  same  time  one  of 
the  most  advantageous  sales  of  real  estate 
that  has  taken  place  here  for  many  years. 
It  will  be  seen  that  the  terms  are  exceed- 
ingly liberal — only  ten  per  cent,  of  the  pur- 
chase money  to  be  paid  at  the  time  of  sale, 
and  fifteen  per  cent,  more  on  confirmation 
by  the  Probate  Court ;  thereafter,  one- 
fourth  annually  until  the  whole  is  paid — 
the  deferred  payments  bearing  eight  per 
cent,  interest  and  secured  by  mortgage  on 
the  property,  thus  giving  purchasers  ample 
opportunity  to  make  provisions  for  the  pay- 
ments, and,  in  fact,  to  earn  the  money  be- 
fore it  is  required.  The  sale  commences  on 
Wednesday,  July  24th,  at  the  salesroom  of 
MauriceDore  &  Co. ,  327  Montgomery  street, 
and  will  continue  until  the  whole  is  sold. 
Catalogues,  with  full  description  of  proper- 
ty, can  be  had  on  application  to  the  auc- 
tioneers, or  to  H.  F.  Williams  &  Co.,  Clay 
street. 


The  Eejected  Drill. — A  correspondent 
writes  us,  too  late  for  insertion  this  week,  a 
statement  that  the  ' '  spring  drill "  alluded 
to  recently  in  this  paper,  as  having  been 
condemned  by  Mr.  Stanton,  Superintendent 
of  the  summit  tunnel  on  the  Central  Pacific 
Bailroad,  is  the  noted  invention  which  has 
for  years  been  successfully  applied  in  the 
Mount  Ceuis  tunnel  in  Europe.  It  is  oper- 
ated by  compressed  air. 

»--»■  ■^^..«-  * 

American  and  Forelirn  I"ateuts.— Letters  Patent 
fir  Inventors  call  be  secured  In  the  United  States  and  foreign 
countries  through  the  Mining  asd  Scientific  Pnrcss  Patent 
Agency.  We  offer  apulicants  reasonable  terms,  and  they 
can  rest  assured  of  a  strict  compliance  with  our  obligations, 
and  a  faithful  performance  of  all  contracts.  For  reference, 
we  will  furnish  the  names  of  numerous  parties  for  whom 
we  havo  obtained  patents  during  the  past  two  years. 


New  Patents  and  Inventions. 


Under  this  heading  we  shall  mention,  from  week  to  week 
as  occasion  may  demand.  New  and  Important  Inven- 
tions; also,  the  List  of  Patent  Claims  recently  issued  from 
the  U.  R.  Patent  Office  to  inventors  on  the  Pacific  Coast, 
and  other  Patent  Issues  which  we  deem  of  local  in- 
terest to  readers  on  this  side  of  the  Continent  Most 
Patents  on  Ihis  coast  nrcsemred  hroiuih  the  MINING 
ANU  SCIENTIFIC  PRESS  PATENT  AGENCY.  We  lire 
prepared  to  ob'ain  from  Washington,  with  despatch, 
copies  of  any  Patent  issued. 


PATENTS  P.ECENTLT  ISSUED. 

65,094— Gang  Plow.— L.  B.  Lathrop,  San 

Jose",  Cal. : 

I  claim,  1st,  the  rotary  cutters,  A,  attached 
to  the  wheels,  C,  and  forming  flanges  there- 
on, for  the  purpose  of  acting  as  land-sides 
for  the  plows,  substantially  as  set  forth. 

2d,  The  axle,  B,  when  arranged  obliquely 
below  the  tongue,  A,  and  when  adjustable, 
by  means  of  the  screw-bolt,  a,  and  slotted 
arm,  b,  substantially  as  and  for  the  purpose 
herein  shown  and  described. 

3d,  The  devices  for  raising  and  lowering 
the  plows,  consisting  of  the  screw,  K,  rods, 
i  and  h,  and  of  the  axle,  B,  lugs,  f  and  g, 
bar,  F.  and  bolts,  c,  respectively  as  set 
forth. 

4th,  The  double  tongue,  A,  M,  in  combi- 
nation with  the  wheel,  I,  supporting  the 
end  of  the  main  tongue,  and  with  the  hinges, 
1,  m,  n,  and  o,  p,  L,  substantially  as  herein 
shown  and  described. 

5th,  The  plow-beams,  E,  when  bent  so  as 
to  form  off-sets  at  the  top  of  the  mold- 
boards,  substantially  as  and  for  the  purpose 
herein  shown  and  described. 
65;165. — Penctl-shabpenee. — Hubert  Bur- 
gess, San  Francisco,  Cal. : 

I  claim  the  case  or  box,  A,  tray,  B,  and 
file,  C,  for  sharpening  pencils,  substantially 
as  shown  and  described. 

BEOENT   INVENTIONS. 

AWateb  Flame. — An  ingenious  person 
at  Hartford,  Conn.,  has  invented  a  contriv- 
ance to  burn  water ;  and  it  is  said  that  the 
flame  is  of  wonderful  intensity,  and  can  be 
produced  in  three  minutes,  governed  by  a 
thumb  screw,  and  can  be  applied  to  any 
purpose,  as  easily  as  any  fire. 

A  New  Method  or  Propulsion. — A  citi- 
zen of  Troy,  N.  X.,  has  invented  a  new 
method  of  applying  propelling  power,  and 
has  built  a  model  of  a  vessel  for  experiment- 
ing. His  device  is  to  propel  by  four 
screws  instead  of  one,  all  of  which  are  to  be 
placed  directly  under  the  vessel.  The  idea  is 
that  the  location  of  the  screws  under  the 
vessel  will  give  it  much  greater  speed,  as  at 
that  point  the  screws  operate  upon  solid 
water  alone,  and  consequently  gain  addi- 
tional power  and  efficiency. 

To  Pbevent  Sun-steoke  of  Hobses. — A 
gentleman  in  New  York,  has  invented  some- 
thing for  horses,  for  which  he  ought  to  be 
made  an  honorary  member  of  the  Society  for 
the  Prevention  of  Cruelty  to  Animals.  It 
consists  of  a  small  reservoir,  filled  with 
water,  placed  on  the  animal's  head,  keeping 
the  brain  cool,  and  thus  warding  off  the 
effects  of  heat  and  sun-stroke. 

A  Cbavat  Pin  is  among  the  attractive  cu- 
riosities of  the  French  department  of  the 
Paris  Exposition.  Everybody  has  seen  how 
bells  are  rung  in  all  the  new  hotels.  Instead 
of  pulling  the  bell  and  making  it  ring  by  an 
exertion  of  mechanical  force,  we  press  a 
small  button  in  the  wall ;  this  is  connected 
by  an  electric  wire  with  a  small  alarm,  the 
dapper  of  which  keeps  on  jingling  so  long 
as  the  button  is  pressed.  Lift  the  hand  from 
the  button  and  the  alarm  ceases.  This  prin- 
ciple a  French  jeweler  has  applied  to  cravat 
pins.  The  knob  of  the  pin  is  of  various  de- 
vices. It  is  a  hare  with  a  tabor,  or  drummer 
with  his  drum,  or  a  death's  head  with  a  loose 
under-jaw,  or  a  dog.  Whoever  chooses  to 
wear  such  a  pin  has  connected  with  it  by  a 
wive  a  small  electrical  battery  in  one  of  his 
pockets.  He  puts  his  hand  into  his  pocket, 
touches  a  button  there,  and  off  goes  the  pin. 
The  hare  begins  topatter  on  the  tabor,  the 
drummer  to  beat  on  his  drum,  the  death's 
head  to  chatter  and  roll  its  horrid  eyes,  or 
the  dog  to  bark  and  snap.  When  the  hand 
is  lifted  from  the  button,  instantly  all  is 
quiet. 

Sheep-sheaeing  by  Wind. — A  sheep- 
shearing  machine,  which  operates  just  like 
a  reaper  or  mower,  and  mows  a  swath  of 
wool  an  inch  and  a  half  wide,  has  just  been 
invented.  The  motion  is  obtained  by  means 
of  a  little  wind-engine  in  the  handle,  which 
is  driven  by  a  force-pump  or  bellows  forc- 
ing wind  into  it  through  a  flexible  tube. 
The  days  of  hard  work  sheep-shearing  are 
numbered. 

A  paper  water  bucket  has  been  invented 
by  Mr.  J.  W.  Jarboe,  of  the  American  Pa- 
per Manufacturing  Company,  of  Green- 
point,  N.  Y.  Among  its  advantages  over 
others  is  the  fact  that  it  is  stouter,  will  not 
shrink  or  decay,  and  will  outwear  a  dozen 
wooden  buckets.  It  was  recommended  as 
adapted  for  ubo  on  board  of  vessels  and 
steamships. 


All  About  Sending  Money  by  Mail. 

Kates  or  Commission. — The  following  are  the  rates 
charged  (in  currency)  for  transmitting  money  to  any  part 
of  the  United  Slates: 

On  Orders  not  exceeding  $20 10  cents. 

Over  $20  and  not  exceeding  $50 lb  cents. 

No  fractions  of  cents  to  he  introduced  in  an  Order. 
United  States  Treasury  Notes,  or  National  Bank  Notes 
only  received  or  paid. 
To  send  over  $50,  additional  Orders  must  be  obtained. 
Post  Offices  where  Money  Orders  may  be  obtained  will 
furnish  blanks  as  follows,  which  the  applicants  will  (111 out: 
No Amount....  —     Date ,186    . 

MONET  ORDER. 

Required  for  the  sum  of  $....    Payable  at , 

State  of  _ Payable  to  , Residing 

at ,  State  of Sent  by 

Residing  at ,  State  of 

Entered  in  Register  : 

,  Postmaster. 

The  applicant  must,  in  all  cases,  write  bis  own  given 
name  and  surname  in  full,  and  when  tho  giveu  name  of 
the  payee  is  known,  it  should  be  so  stated  ;  otherwise 
initials  may  be  used.  The  given  names  of  married  women 
must  be  stated,  and  not  those  of  their  husbands.  For  ex- 
ample: Mrs.  Mary  Brown  must  not  be  described  as  Mrs. 
William  Brown. 

Names  of  purties  and  places,  and  the  sums,  to  be  writ- 
ten in  the  plainest  possible  manner. 

As  there  are  several  places  of  the  same  name  in  the 
United  States,  applicants  mu.stbe  careful  toindicate  winch 
of  them  they  mean  ;  and  the  Postmaster  will  satisfy  him- 
self, before  writing  out  the  order,  that  tho  place  indicated 
is  the  one  iutended. 

List  of  Money-Order  Post  Offices  in  the  Paciflo 
States  and  Territories,  May  SO,  1867. 


Auburn 

Benicia 

Camptouvillc. 

Chico 

Cohinrbii 


CALIFORNIA. 
County. 

Placer. 

Solano. 

Yuba. 

Butte. 

.Tuolumne. 


Colusa Colusa. 

Downieville Sierrs. 

Dutch  Flat Placer. 

Eureka Humboldt. 

Folsum  City Sacramento. 

Forest  Hill placer. 

Georgetown El  Dorado. 

Gibsouville Sierra. 

Gilroy Si.ni a  Clara 

Grass  Valley Nevuda. 

Healdsuurg Sonoma. 

lone  Valley Amador. 

Jackson Amador 

Li  Porte Pin  mas. 

Los  Angeles. ...Los  Angeles. 

Mariposa Mariposa. 

Markleeville Alpine. 

Murysvillu Yuba. 

Martinez Contra  Costa. 

Mokelumne  Hill. .Calaveras. 

Mou  terey Monterey. 

NEVADA. 

Office.  Count//.     I     Office.  County. 

Virginia  City Storey.  Austin Lander. 

Carson Ormsby.l  Aurora Esmeralda. 

OREGON. 

Office.  County. 

Albany Liun. 

Canyon  City Grant 

Corvallis  . ." Benton 


Office.  County. 

Napa  Citv Napa. 

Nevada  City Nevada. 

Oakland Alameda. 

Oroville Butte. 

Petaluma Souoma. 

Placervillc El  Dorado. 

Red  Bluff Tehama. 

-acrinnento  ..  ..Sacramento. 

San  Rafael Mann. 

-an  Francisco.. San  Franc'o* 

S in ta  Cruz Santa  Cruz. 

San  Jose San  la  Clara. 

Santa  Eosa Sonoma. 

Shasta Shasta. 

Sononi Tuolumne. 

Slock  ton San  Joani.in. 

Suisnu  City Solo  no. 

Susan  vi  lie Lassen. 

Vacavllle Solauo. 

Vullejo Solano. 

Visalia Tulare. 

Watsonville     ...Santa  Cruz. 

Weaverville Trinity. 

Wilmington. ...Los  Angeles. 
Yreka Siskiyou. 


Dallas Polk. 

Eugene  City l.ano. 

Jacksonville. Jackson. 

Lafayette Yam  Hill. 


Office,  County. 

En  Grande Union. 

Oregon  City Clackamas. 

Portland Multnomah. 

Koseburgh Douglas 

.salem Marlon' 

The  Dalles W-arco' 

Cmatil  In Umatilla' 


IDAHO  TF.RRITOBY. 
Office.  County.     I     Office.  County. 

Boise  CKy Ada.  Ruby  City Owyhee. 

Idaho  City Boise.  |Lewistou  , Ney  Perce. 

MONTANA  TERRITORY. 


Office. 


County. 
•  Eogerton. 


Office.  County. 

Virginia  City Madison. 


WASHINGTON  TERRITORY. 
Office.  County.    I     Office. 

Oly mpia Thurston .  Vancouver, 

bteilucooi     ~  " 


County. 

Clark  . 

City Piorce.  |  Walla- Walla. . . .  Walla-Walla, 


A  PlONEEB  HaKDWABE  AND  AgBICULTUBAL 

Stoke. — The  extensive  store  of  Messrs. 
Webster  Brothers,  of  Stockton,  was  estab- 
lished in  1850,  and,  we  believe,  now  stands 
in  favorable  comparison  with  any  like  es- 
tablishment on  this  coast.  Through  the  in- 
telligence and  energy  of  its  proprietors, 
much  has  been  accomplished  for  the  devel- 
opment and  advancement  of  the  agricul- 
tural resources  of  animportantportionof  our 
young  State.  Experience  has  made  them 
familiar  with  the  wants  of  their  various  cus- 
tomers, and  secured  to  them  a  great  meas- 
ure of  success. 

The  introduction  of  improved  agricul- 
tural implements  is  producing  wonderful  re- 
sults in  California,  and  yet  the  work  has  but 
fairly  commenced.  Steam  plows  and  steam 
threshers  are  yet  to  become  common  in  our 
great  grain  fields. 

Messrs.  Webster  Brothers  are  now  intro- 
ducing many  well  tried  and  thoroughly  ef- 
fective machines  and  farming  implements, 
prominent  among  which  we  may  name  the 
"Baxter  California  Gang  Plows,"  which  we 
are  assured  are  really  a  series  of  new  gang 
plows  adapted  to  different  soils  throughout 
the  coast.  As  soon  as  the  electrotype  plate 
of  this  famous  plow  is  received,  it  will  be 
displayed  to  the  readers  of  the  Pbess. 


®n*  Pining  anil  Scientific  fwjtf. 


Weekly  Stock  Circular. 

Of  AlHeUted  Brlktrt  of  the  S.  I  S'.xk.tnd  Ei:lwgs  Bo»rd 

SXX   FSAMCUCO.   S*TDKD\T   MoHJUJC,  ( 
Jul;  I    .  I 

city  stocks. 

Tlic  demand  for  city  stocks  continues 
light ;  in  fact,  for  a  month  past,  public 
transactions  in  this  class  of  securities  have 
been  very  small.  Since  our  last  issue,  wo 
note  sales  of  Nntional  Insurance  Company 
at  $71.50,  and  State  Telegraph  Co.  at  $30. 

The  semi-annual  dividend  period  of  our 
local  savings  banks  and  other  institutions  is 
at  hand,  and  tho  following  havo  already  an- 
nounced the  per  centage  of  net  earnings 
thev  will  disburse  to  their  depositors  and 
stockholders :  Odd  Fellows'  Savings  Bank, 
10  1-5  per  cent,  per  aunum  on  term  depos- 
its, and  8%  per  cent,  on  ordinary  deposits. 
This  society  was  organized  seven  months 
ago  and  has  a  deposit  account  amounting  to 
$i:)4,000.  The  Savings  and  Loan  Society 
declared  a  dividend  of  10  per  cent  per  an- 
num for  the  six  months  ending  June  30th. 
The  deposits  of  this  institution  amount  to 
about  §3,000,000.  The  Farmers'  and  Me- 
chanics' Bank  of  Savings  went  into  opera- 
tion on  the  first  instant,  with  a  capital  of 
S150.000,  divided  into  1,500  shares.  The 
Occidental  Insurances  Company  pays  a  quar- 
terly dividend  of  V/,  per  cent,  and  tho  Gas 
Co.  its  usual  monthly  dividend  of  Y,  'f,  ct 

We  refer  our  readers  to  the  annexed  inter- 
esting table  of  mining  stock  dividends : 


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It  will  be  observed  in  the  foregoing  table 
that  the  aggregate  dividends  during  the  first 
half  of  1867  have  been  nearly  three  times  as 
large  as  those  of  the  same  period  in  1866. 

The  sales  in  the  Stock  and  Exchange 
Board  in  the  month  of  June  for  the'  past 
four  years  compare  as  follows : 

June,  1861 S2,6I7,'I27  I  Juno,  18t>6 SMOG, Ml 

June.  I»3">    4.771,&1J '  June.  1867 6.864.365 

The  Board  took  possession  of  their  new 
rooms,  in  the  Exchange  Building,  on  Cali- 
fornia street,  on  the  first  instant. 
MINING  SHARE  MARKET. 

Since  our  last  reference,  the  share  market 
has  fully  maintained  the  activity  noted  for 
some  weeks  past.  Fluctuations  in  several 
leading  stocks  have  been  quite  violent,  still 
the  market  has  been  strong,  embracing  some 
twenty  different  stocks,  and  a  largely  in- 
creased amouut  of  transactions,  but  at  the 
close  the  market  exhibits  symptoms  of  weak- 
ness. 

Savage — shows  a  marked  improvement, 
rising  from  §4,500  to  §5,000,  and  closing 
yesterday  at  $4,990.  Ore  extracted  during 
the  week  ending  June  29th,  1,791  tons;  ap- 
proximate value,  $80, 177,  equal  to  an  aver- 
age of  $44. 76  per  ton.  This  decreased  pro- 
duction is  owing  to  necessary  repairs  to 
machinery,  which  occupied  three  days.  The 
northwest  drift  from  the  third  station,  it  is 
said,  out  into  good  ore  at  a  point  about  60 
.  feet  southeast  of  winze  No.  2,  which  has 
been  developed  to  a  distance  of  over  20  feet 
without  passing  through  it.  This  develop- 
ment shows  the  ore  to  extend  much  farther 
south  on  this  level  than  it  did  100  feet  above. 

Hale  &  Noeceoss — one  foot  sold  in  the 
Board  at  $3, 100,  seller  30.  We  are  informed 
that  in  cutting  through  the  east  clay  wall, 


between  the  700  and  780  feet  levels,  an  en- 
tirely new  body  of  ore,  from  three  to  three 
and  a  half  feet  in  width,  has  been  found, 
which  is  said  to  be  of  a  very  fine  quality. 
At  the  close  of  June,  tho  shaft  had  attained 
a  depth  of  500  feet 

Crown  Point — has  fluctuated  vary  mate- 
rially during  the  past  week,  opening  at 
$2,200,  falling  to  $1,800,  again  advancing 
to  $2,200,  receding  rapidly  to  $1,760,  and 
closing  yesterday  at  $1,550.  The  drifting 
east  from  tho  600-foot  level  was  commenced 
on  the  28th  ultimo,  and  tho  cross-cut  east, 
from  east  winzo  toward  600-foot  level,  has 
been  run  a  distanco  of  35  feet,  where  it  is 
stated  to  have  penetrated  the  streak  of  pay 
oro  previously  reported  to  havo  been  found 
there.  During  the  week  ending  June  28th, 
836  tons  of  ore  were  extracted,  showing  an 
average  value  of  $35.06  per  ton.  Captain 
Taylor  has  been  appointed  Superintendent 
of  this  mine,  rice  C.  0.  Batterman. 

Yellow  Jacket — declined  from  $1,660  to 
$1,480,  improved  to  $1,655,  receded  to 
$1,575,  and  closed  at  $1,650,  buyer  30. 
From  tho  balance  sheet  of  this  company 
for  June  we  obtain  the  following  : 

Hnluiico  nt  olow  of  Mnv $152,590  15 

Bullion  received  In  June $1115.91'  65 

Oilier  rece!|. la 11,787  ul      2117,700  67 


$760,290  82 

A  dividend  of  $75  per  share  will  be  paid 
on  the  10th  inst. 

Gould  &  Curry— is  in  better  favor,  hav- 
ing advanced  from  $690  to  $800  per  foot, 
and  closed  at  $710,  buyer  30.  The  north- 
east drift  from  tho  fourth  station  is  reported 
to  run  in  a  mixture  of  clay  and  porphyry, 
containing  a  few  small  seams  of  barren 
quartz.  The  appearance  of  the  ground, 
however,  show  symptoms  of  improvement. 
There  are  no  other  changes  to  note  in  the 
working  of  this  mine.  The  company  ob- 
tain from  75  to  80  tons  per  day  from  the 
old  ore  chambers. 

Ejentuck — rose  from  $445  to  $550,  and 
closed  at  $510,  s.  60.  The  bullion  returns  in 
June  amonntedto$130,255.51.  Afterpaying 
all  expenses,  etc.,  this  company  have  a  bal- 
ance of  $117,344.37  on  hand  at  the  close  of 
June.  A  dividend  of  $40  per  share  will  be 
paid  on  the  8th  inst. 

Chollar-Potosi — sold  to  a  considerable 
extent,  improving  from  $445  to  $160,  de- 
clining to  $430,  rising  to  $487. 50,  and  clos- 
ing at  $470.  It  is  reported  that  good  ore 
has  been  found  in  the  north  end  of  the  Blue 
"Wing  stope ;  otherwise  the  mine  presents 
no  new  features,  except  that  they  are  now 
sinking  from  the  Peck  drift  to  make  the  con- 
nection with  the  second  station.  For  the 
month  of  June  the  product  of  bullion  has 
been  $345,000,  obtained  from  12,000  tons  of 
ore,  giving  an  average  of  $28  per  ton.  The 
net  profits  of  the  month  have  been  $110,- 
000.  It  is  expected  the  company  will  de» 
clare  the  same  dividend  as  for  May. 

Ophtr — A  large  number  of  shares  have 
changed  hands  during  the  week,  improving 
from  $320  to  $387.50,  but  fell  off  to  $320, 
closing  at  $325.  The  cause  of  the  delay  in 
obtaining  ore  has  been  the  necessity  for  ef- 
fecting ventilation  between  the  ninth  and 
tenth  levels,  which  was  accomplished  on 
Sunday  last ;  since  then  they  have  been  tak- 
ing out  ore.  The  vein  is  from  3  to  4  feet 
wide  as  now  developed.  The  tenth  station 
drift  into  the  north  mine  has  reached  205 
feet,  and  the  indications  are  encouraging. 

Belcher — opened  at  $460,  receded  to 
$420,  advanced  to  $480,  declined  to  $405, 
and  closed  yesterday  at  $400. 

Overman — has  been  somewhat  less  active, 
improving  from  $225  to  $240,  declining  to 
$200,  rallying  to  $227.50,  and  closing  at 
$212. 50.  The  conflict  of  authority  in  the  man- 
agement of  the  mine  has  unsettled  the  price 
of  the  stock.  The  adjourned  hearing  of  the 
suit  for  the  possession  of  the  mine  by  the 
newly  appointed  superintendent  before  the 
Supreme  Court  of  Nevada  on  the  3d  inst, 
consumed  all  day  and  was  continued  until 
yesterday. 

Imperial— advanced  from  $220  to  $237. 50, 
receded  to  $215  buyer  30,  and  closed  at 
$210.  The  receipts  of  bullion  in  June  ag- 
gregated over  $107,000. 

Confidence— sold  at  $64.     The  bullion 

product  for  June  amounted  to  $14,000 

Gold  Hill  Q.  M.  &  M.  Co.  sold  at  $194@ 
210.     Bullion  yield  in  June,  $12,500. 

The  aggregate  sales  of  stocks,  Legal  Ten- 
derNotes,  etc.,  since  Saturday  last,  amounted 
to  $1,656,206. 


A  Paying  Newspaper  for  Sale. 

A  one-half  Interest  In  one  of  tho  best  Country  Papcre*,n 
the  State,  is  offered  for  sale  on  desirable  terms.  The-  jour- 
nal  is  the  oldest  in  the  county.  Is  situnted  at  the  County 
Scat,  and  surrounded  by  one  of  the  most  prosperous  and 
promising  Quartz  and  Gravel  Minlne  Districts  in  the  Slate. 
Inquire  at  Ihe"  office  of  the  Mining  and  Scientific  Pre&v;  or  ad- 
dress DEWEY  &  VAUGHN.  Jfouataia  Messenger  office,  Dow 
nicville,  Sierra  County.  Cal.  7vlltf 


MINING  SHAEEH0LDEES'  DIRE0T0KY. 

[Complied  for  every  issue,  from  ndvcrlUcments  In  the 

Hunan  lid  Sanmina  i'kkss  and  other  &aa 

Fruicltt  o  Journal*,  j 

'nmpriMni*  tho  Names  of  Companies,  District  or  Oount\ 
of  Location:  AlUuUM  and  d He  ul  AsseSMnont;  Date  o'l 
Heatlnij ,  Uaj  ol   Ufl  inqiioiil  Sale  ,  and  Amount  and  Tiim 

ol  P»j  men,  ol  Dividend*. 

RJ.HK.    LOOMtOH,    LBO0KT,     ABD  DAY  DAY 

DAY!  or  *«3K*ftMlUtl  PKLtNOi'KKT       irnu 

Adelli.  sierra  en,  Cal.,  -May  29.  SI June  M-Juty  15* 

Relcner.  Virginia,  *•■•-..  May  30,  8'^ Jm.e3u-Julv  Hi 

Belcher,  Virginia,  Hoy  ,  May  3u,  $5 June  .Ml— July  31 

CamnrRO,  Lander  en  .  Nov  ,  June  21,  $3) Aug.  8— c«pt  2(5- 

Ciioll,ii--l'(ito-l,  Storey  co..  Nev  Annua-  Meeilnj:  Julv  s 

Cutcu  Sanoree,  &J union.  Mex..  May  L  !■>*: Jmv  5— July  .'.  ■ 

•'■.I ni.i.  Storey  cu.,  New,  June  It,  SS  50.. July  M— AUK.  20 

California,  Storey  oo..  Nev Special  Heating  July  6 

Chalk  Mountain,  Nov.  co., Cal.. .June  lu.il. .July  19-Amr.  8" 

Cent  nil,  No.  2 Annual  Meet  hip  Julv  fi 

Canliar-PotoHt,  Storey  co..  Nov  ,  div.  a.. ..Payable  1",H'  la 

Chl-Moiii'iiu.  S rn.  .Mexico.  Mm  2$.  $■<.,. J nne  2$ -Julv  l!t« 

Cordillera,  Chihuahua,  Hex.  April  27,  SI  ...June  21- July  «• 

Crown  l*Olut.  Nev  dividend  $30 ..Capable  May  )5 

Dnney,  Lyon  ro  .  Nov,  June  13.  S3  fitly  22— Anj*.  10 

Dfoa  I'ftdrc.  Alamo,  Mi*x  ,  Juno  1.1,  S'l ,  July  15-Any    '.' 

Ddidunollc*,  Dol  Nunc  co  .June  S,  8c....  July  LL— AugUD.1  3* 

Empire  U,  4  M  ,  Nev.,  dividend  S6 Payable  May  15 

Cold  Hill  Quartz  Co Dividend,  SIP— Payable  Juno  i* 

Gold  Mill  T.  A  M.,  Store vci).,  Nev Annual  Heat.  JlllvW* 

Gulden  Rule.  Tuolumne Cti.dJv  Wc*fl*U...  Pavublo  Miiv  i" 
Gould  a  Curry.  Virginia,  Nov.,  dividend  Mil. .Payable  Jang 
Hone  ft  ravel.  Nev  co  .  Cal  .  June  26,  $1  ...Julv  30— Aue  19» 
Halo  A  Norcroaa.  Virginia,  Nov..  div  S12a...Pnvalile  May  15 
HnnscomCop.,Del  Nunc  co.,  .May  21, 25c.  June  2  —July  «• 

1  X  L,  Alpine  CO.,  Cnl..  Juno  19,  SI. 50 Julv  19— Auc   5* 

Imperial,  Virginia,  Nev.,  div.  $10 Payable  June  15 

Julia.  Slorry  co.  Nov..  June  19,  $1 .    July  22— Aue   12 

Jmla, Storey  co.,  Nev... Meeting,  July  6 

Kcutuck,div..S-l>per«liare Payable  July  8 

I.adv  Hell,  Del  Norte  co  .  June  is.  15c July  IS— Ana  5* 

La  Blancn,  Urea.  Mcx  ,  June  hi,  $.J  50 July  lO-.Iulv  sfi 

hyo]\  M.  A  M.,  El  Dorado, Co.,  Juno  6,  $3 Inly  5-Julv  22" 

Lady  Franklin,  Alpine  co  ,  May  2.  30c Junu  10— July  22* 

Ml  Drtvldflon, Storey  co.,  Hoy.,  May  22,  $1.., Tune  28-Juiy  15* 
Nucstra  Sonora  tie  Gund  ..Mcx,  May  SO,  SI.  June  20-July  10' 

Overman,  Storey  co..  Nev ....Annual  Meeting  Julv  11 

Oxford  Ifeta.  Esmcrulila,  Nov  June  10,50c. July  10— July  29* 

Plilln.  Slide,  El  Dorado  eo  ,  May  27,  25c June  23-July  15 

Rattlesnake.  Yuba  co  ,  May  22.  $1 June  27 -July  \h* 

Santa  Cruz,  Antonio,  Mex.,  June  G,  50c July  II— July  2U 

Santa  Cruz.  Antonio,  Mex        Mcclinu,  Julv  9 

Sophia,  Tuolumne  co.,  J  it  no  11.  $3 July  II  -Julv  26" 

Sierra  Nev  ,  Storey  co. .  Nev  ,  June  1,  $10 July  6- July    i 

Sea  ton.  Ainndor  co  ,  May  28,  $100 July  8— July  29* 

Succor,  Storey  co..  Nev  ,  May  23.  .H0c July  1— July  21 

St.  Louis,  Lauder  co.,  Nev,.  May  4,  $5 Tune*  13— July  1* 

Shoshone  S,  M-.  dividend,  Si  per  share Payable  March  14 

Savage,  Virginia,  Nev,  dividend  $100 Pavublo  May  8 

Savage,  Virginia  City,  Nov ...Trustees'  Meeting  July  13 

Santiago,  Silver  City,  dividend fay  able  March  6 

White  A  Murphy Special  Meeting  Julv  2 

Whitlnlcli,  Lander  co.,  Nev  ,  June  21,  $15.  .Aug.  2 — Sept.  26* 
Yellow  Jacket.  Gold  Hill,  div.  $75  sh Payable  July  lc 

•Those  marked  ■with  an  asterisk  (<*)aro  advertised  in  this 
journal.  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^___ 

Latest  Stock  Prices  Bid  and  Asked, 

S.  F.    STOCK  AND  EXCHANGEE  BOARD. 

Friday  Evening,  July  5,  ISG7. 

MISCKLLANKOUS   STOCKS.  Bid.      Aslid. 

United  States  7  3-lOths  Bonds,  June  issuo $  78  71^ 

Legal  Tender  Notes ~,iK  73 

Calilornla  State  Iiunds,  7s.   I8.r)7 85  86>; 

San  Francisco  Bonds  ills,  1851 Hhj  102 

Sun  Francisco  I'lty  Bonds,  6s.  1855 81  95 

Ann  Francisco  City  and  Cuuuly  Bonds,  6s,  18.W.  75  80 

San  Francisco  City  and  Co.  Sch'l  B'd.s,  7N  1366.  80  — 

San  Francisco  Cliv  and  Co.  Bonds,  7s,  186; 80  8t 

San  FnmciseoCity  and  Co.  Bonds,  7s,  IS64 81  Si 

Sao  Francisco  City  and  Cu   Bonds,  7*.  1865 80  84 

Sim  Francisco  Citv  and  Co.  Ju  ir.  Bds.  7s,  1863.  80  84 

San  Francisco  Cily  and  Co.  Judy  Bds,  7a,  1864.  80  Si 

Sacramento  City  Bonds 2'i  — 

Sacramento  County  Bonds,  6n 57  65 

Marysville  Bonds,  (0s 75  85 

Stockton  Oily  Bondd 70  95 

Yuba  County  Boiid.s,  10s 75  95 

Santa  Clara  Count  v  Bonds  7s 75  SO 

Butte.  County  Bonds,  10s,  I860 70  75 

San  Mateo- County  BondsWs —  85J£ 

Calilornla  Steam  Navigation  Co 65  r.8 

Spring  Valley  WalerCo. 67 Ji  f8 

State  Telegraph  Co 29  29>£ 

GAS   COMTANIES. 

San  Francisco  Gas  Co  65         68 

Sacramento  Cas  Co 62        64. 

RAILROADS. 

Sacramento  Valley  Railroad..', —  — 

San  Fritt. ci*co  and  San  .lose  Railroad 40  45 

Oo'.uibiis  Kailruad 59  60 

Central  Kailrontl 4)  60 

North  Beach  and  Mission  Railroad 49  6U 

trout  Street,  Ulaslon  awl  Ucean  Railroad —  18 

BASKING   INSTITUTIONS. 

California,  Loan  and  Ravings  Society —        — 

Bank  ol'  Pacific  Accumulation  Loan  Society..      —         90 
The  Bunko!  Calilonii.i     I38       140 

INSURANCE  COMPANIES. 

Fircmnns'  Fund  Insurance  Co 90  91 

Pacific  Insurance  Co 1^0  ISi 

San  Fruncisci)  Insurance  Co —  1311 

M.'relmnt-'  Muiual  .Marine  Insurance  Co 4(K)  475 

California  Insurance  Co 1550  17irfJ 

Union  Insurance  Co 50  US 

Ualil'ornin  Uutne  h'surance  Co —  92 

Home  Mutual  Insurance  Co- ,....  —  — 

Occidental  Insurance  Co 90  95 

National  Insurance  Co 71  71>£ 

UINING  STOCKS— WASUOK   DISTRICT. 

Alpha 400  .441 

Baltimore  American —  8 

Belcher 400  402J£ 

Bullion.  G.  H 41  45 

Crown  Point 150)  1551 

Confidence 60  65 

Chollar-Potosi 470  475 

Daney'       10  II 

Exchequer    10  11 

Empire  Mill  and  Mining  Co !fi5  200 

tJnuld  ACurry 690  700 

Hale.  &  Norcrosa 2700  32  0 

Imperial 2i,5  207Ji 

La  d  y  B  ry an —  — 

Ophtr 320  325 

Overman all)  215 

Sa vage 4950  5000 

Yellow  Jacket 1680  ltiUO 

Golden  Rule,  Calilornla 17  20 


San  Fjancisco  Market  Kates, 

HVholesule;  Prices. 

FuiDAT.  July  5,  1807. 

Flour,  Extra,  %1  bbl $5  60  <8$H  60 

D...     Superlino 4  75  ©6  25 

Com  Meal,  1H  100  lbs 2  00  @  2  25 

Wheat,  $UH)  lbs 1  60  ©  1  85 

Oats,  %  ,0.1  lbs I  tO  @  I  60 

Barley.  <a  ion  lbs 90  @  I  no 

Beans*, '-h  10  1  lbs •* 2  no  ®  3  5J 

Potatoes.  ^1>  U  lbs 75  @  1  2", 

Hay  »  ton 7  itt  @120i 

Live  Oak  Wood,  %  cord 9  00  @10  00 

Beef,  on  loot.  ^  fl> IX  ®      — 

Beef,  extra,  dru6i-ed.  *gl  lb 9  @      10 

Sheep,  on  toot 3  00  @  4  bO 

Hogs,  on  t'001,  W  lb 5?i  @       6J^ 

Hogs,  dressed,  &  lb »  ®     10 

GR0CKKIK3,  m<R 

Suear,  crushed,  13  lb 1*  .  @  1'K 

Do.     China 9      @  10 

Coffee,  Costa  P-ica,  $  lb 19J6©  19^ 

Do.  Rio 19      @  "9>.{ 

Teu.Japan.13  lb 65     @  85 

Do   Green 60      @  I  25 

Hawaiian  Rice,  f,  lb 9„,  @  ":„, 

China  Rice,  Ijl  lb E;^  ©  m 


Ranch  Butter.' Vl'ft .".'.' .'."'.".'.".".'.".'.'.*.' ."'*.' .'"".'  2?  1  ^S' 

i-ilimiii  muter,  r*-  » 15  ®  U 

'  '"■'  «    ««»,*'n>'«--  »  K l»tti  ®  15 

'"■      30  @  .Hi 

[■•><l'  &  }h - 12  ©  33 

Ham  mid  HaC '(lib 13  (A  15 

Shoulder*.  V  ft g  @  jq 

ICrtJiii  Price*, 

Butter.  California.  fre>h.  "&  tt. 30  ®  40 

do.      pbkl.il,  ><  lb.... 25  c&  — 

do.       Orci;.  n.  *t  lb 15  «  20 

do        N,.«   York.  Vft 35  I  - 

BSSI^M »  8  25 

Honey.  «  K. S(J  ^  (ll 

BgKa. « dnxen 35  ^  j,;^ 

fe"nl»»* v../ 15  ®  lb 

Huois  and  Uacoii,  t^ft ]g  ra  2») 

Cranherrle*,  ^  gallon iuu  @  1  25 

Potatoes,  £  lb 2  (*  3 

p..t  a  toes,  iweot,^  ib :;;  -@S 

roniatoea.9)  ft--.' '.  —  ®  5 

"1 S^lb 3  a  5 

APPIOB.  So.  I.JB  lb J  I  5 

Pears.  Tabl,-.  f  ft. 8  @  10 

Plums,  drl.-d.fc  lb ..;  !3  |  15 

Peaches,  drkd.t*  lb U  I  13 

Oroiig«,Jl  dozen s<i  @  - 

l.iiiioii>,  ^  dozen 75  @  — 

Chickens,  atdece —  to  75 

Turkvvs,  j4  a 20  fo  25 

Soup,  Paleund  1.  0 7  a  j^v 

Soap,  Castile,  flft —  @  w 


San  Francisco  Metal  Market1 

PRICES  KUK   I.VV01CES. 

JolAnng  price*  rvte  from   ten  tOJIJUm  per  cent,  higher  than  the 
folluuiiiy  quotation*. 

_  _  Friday.  Julv  5.  1?C7. 

iRov.—Dnty;  Pig.  $9  per  ton;  Railroad,  &le  ^  Ho  ft,;  Bar, 
l@iscf*  lb;  Sheet,  pollshi'd.  3c  ?!  ft;  coinnion,  llc@l?ic 
W  lb;  Plate,  1.S.C  13  lb;  Pipe,  l>„u  H  lb;  CalvunlzedT 2>ic 
p  lb. 

sco'ch  and  English  rig  Iron  %i  ton S50  00    @$52  0) 

White  flu  $  ton 60  00    Q 

Ronued  Bar,  bad  o-ssortment  S  ft  —  i'3    a 

Refined  Bar,  good  assortment,^*  lb —  i$*<® 

Boiler.  No.  I  to  i _  vi}j®  —  — 

Plate,  No.  ft  to  9 _  (hC@  _  OS 

Sheet,  No.  10  to  13 _  wu 

Sheet.  No.  14  to  Hi —  us   a  — *— 

Sheet,  Ho.  21  to  27 —lis    a 

Coppkk  — Dutv:  siieaihing,  ajec  p!  ft;  Pig  and  Bar,  2^c  Sib. 

Sliealhiiii:,  W  ft —  34    a  —  36 

Shen thing,  i1elloiv  , —2b    a  —  26 

Phealhrng,  Old  Yellow —  11    a 

Bolts —  u    @ 

Composition  Nails  —  25    @  —  2G 

Tin  Platks.  —  Duty:  2.iT3ceut.  ad  valorem. 

Plates.  Clmrcoal,  IX,  ^  box 13  50    a 

Plates,  i  C  Charcoal 12  01    a 

Roofing  Plates. u  CO    @  —  — 

Bum  a  Tin.  Slabs,  %  ft _ —  V5    a  —  2G 

PriiKL.— English  Cast  steel,  $  ft —  11" „u.  —  15 

Qcicksilvek.— t>  Ib a  —  60 

For  export a  —  65 

Zinc—  Sheets.  13  1b a  —  11 

Lkad.— Fig.^ft .- -     7JS@  —    S 

Sheet —  10    a 

Pipe —  11    a 

Bar —    9>^@  —  10 

Borax.— Cailiornia,  13  ft —20    @  —  23 


Jacob  Shew,  Pioneer  Photographer,  612  Clay  street,  north 
side,  fourdoors  above  Montgomery,  {late  315  Montgomery 
street,)  takes  all  kinds  of  Photographs  In  the  bcstsiyleof 
the  Art  He  would  invite  especial  attention  to  the  new 
"  Cabinet  Photographs,"  which  hols  taking  to  perfection. 
10vl4tf 


Persoks  desirous  of  obtaining  the  llncst  Wood  Engrav- 
ings, can  procure  them  only  by  having  the  picture  photo* 

graphed  on  the  block,  by 

D.  H.  WOODS, 
19vl4tfnr  No.  28  Third  slreet 


Save  Tonr  Teeth.— Do  not  have  them  extracted 
without  first  consulting  a  good  Demist.  Ihe  loss  Is  Irrepar- 
able, and,  in  many  Instances,  unnecessary.  DR.  BEERS, 
corner  of  Pine  and  Keainy  streets,  makes  a  specialty  of 
filling  the  langs  of  dead  Teeth,  and  building  up  broken 
crowns  with  ruas  gold— thus  restoring  them  to  their  origi- 
nal usefulness  and  beauty. 

tjgp-Cail  and  examine  the  work.  Finest  quality  of  arti- 
ficial work  also  manufactured.  I6vl4-tf 


Gold  Bara,  of  whatever  size,  if  well  cast,  assayed 
for  two  dollars,  at  A.  P.  MOLITOK'S  Assay  Office, 
611  Commercial  btreet,  opposite  United  States  Branch 
Mint.  Wvli-Sm 


Brown**  Filtering;  Heater.— For  preventing  In- 
crustatlon  in  Steam  Boilers,  purifies  water  from  lime  or 
any  other  impurity,  xaves  tuel,  saves  ihe  boiler,  presents 
explosions,  and  protects  life  and  property.  The  cost  of  the 
Filter   is  boou  waved   in   fuel    and    boiler— repairs  alone. 

one  is  in  operation  at  the  San  Francisco  Foundry,  Fre- 
mont street,  where  Rights  can  be  procured,  or  all  needed 
information,  on  application,  in  pewn  or  by  letter,  lo 

SvlMv  ADMIN  A.  WELLS,  Agent 


STEAM 

Family  Chartres  Coffee 

AND  SPICE  MILLS. 

Established.    July    1,    1856. 

FIRST  PREMIUM 

Awarded  by  the  Mechanics'  Fair,  1865,  for  the  best  Coffo 
and  Spices. 

CHA.BLE9   BERNARD, 

XANurAcroRKK  or  and  dkalkein 
Family    Chartres     Coffee 

— ASD— 

SPICES  OF  ALL   KINDS, 

No.  TOTSansome  street,  between  Jackson  and  Pacific, 
SAN  FRANCISCO. 

og^-Goods  of  the  best  quality.    Has  no  fear  of  Counter- 
felu— each  package  bears  tho  ftignatureof 

C.  BERNARD. 

BO-Hii*  never  employed  any  Chinese   Labor. 

15vHeop3m 


REOisxhn  toor  Lettkks  coiunliilug  money  ai'drewed  to 
a*,  or  we  will  not  be  responsible.  Remittances  by  Express 
must  be  In  packages,  prepaid.  When  practicable,  It  In  beat 
to  remit  by  draft,  or  order,  on  some  San  Francisco  bank  or 
firm. 


6 


®toe  fearing  m\A  &titvtiih  §xw. 


pining  Jtowmarjj. 


Thb  following  inform.itlon  la  gleaned  mostly  from  jour- 
nals published  In  the  interior,  in  close  proximity  to  the 
mines  mentioned. 


CALIFORNIA. 

Alpine  County. 

Miner,  June  19th:  At  the  post  office  in 
this  place  may  be  seen  a  collection  of  Tar- 
shish  ore,  representing  the  three  classes  new- 
found in  that  mine.  No.  1  consists  of  a 
mass  of  decomposed  substances,  which  lie 
in  pockets  all  through  the  lode.  There  is 
about  ten  tons  of  this  class  in  the  ore-house 
which  will  work  $400  per  ton.  No.  2  is  se- 
lected from  the  third  by  breaking  it  up  small 
and  picking  out  that  which  shows  ore,  even 
in  small  particles.  There  is  out  about  15 
tons  of  this  class  which  will  work  $125  per 
ton.  In  No.  3  no  ore  can  be  seen,  yet  it 
will  work  over  $20  per  ton.  There  is  over 
62  tons  of  this  class  out.  In  a  box  is  about 
a  pound  of  concentrated  ore,  obtained  by 
washing  No.  1  ore  in  a  common  pan  or  horn 
without  crushing,  which  will  assay  over 
S3.000  per  ton. 

The  Mountain  Co.  at  Silver  Mountain  has 
the  longest  and  deepest  tunnel  in  the  coun- 
try. Its  length  is  1, 183  ft.  under  a  very 
steep  mountain.  Lately  the  rock  was  so 
hard  that  it  required  150  drills  as  hard  as 
fire  and  water  could  make  them  to  stand  a 
day,  making  only  about  ten  inches  ;  but  re- 
cently it  has  grown  some  softer.  They  ex- 
pect now  to  make  50  feet  per  month. 

Amador  County.' 

JThe  Sutter  Creek  correspondent  of  the 
Alia  of  this  city,  writing  June  14th,  says : 
The  main  shaft  in  the  Hay  ward  mine  is  now 
down  1,230  ft.,  300  ft.  below  the  level  of  the 
sea.  Ores  are  now  being  worked  from  the 
lowest  level ;  60  tons  of  rock  are  crushed  in 
24  hours.  The  whole  mass  of  pay  rock,  be- 
tween the  700  and  1,230  ft.  levels,  500  ft. 
deep,  500  ft.  long,  and  from  10  to  12  wide  is 
in  sight,  and  ready  for  extraction. 

The  Oneida  mine  has  now  in  sight  100,000 
tons  of  ore,  that  will  pay  $17  per  ton,  ex- 
clusive of  sulphurets.  The  yield  of  this 
mine  during  the  last  eight  months,  has  been 
8135,000. 

The  present  average  yield  of  the  Keystone 
ledge  is  $16  per  ton.  The  vein  is  10  ft. 
wide. 

Ledger,  June  20th :  Ripley,  Crane  &  Co. 
are  making  preparations  to  commence  work 
on  their  quartz  claim,  in  Minister's  Gulch, 
They  will  also  commence  the  erection  of  a 
mill  immediately. 

West  Point  mining  camp  was  almost  to- 
tally destroyed  by  fire  last  Monday  night. 

In  the  Coney  &  Bigelow  mine,  rock  has 
been  struck,  richer  than  any  yet  found.  The 
vein  is  about   10  ft.  wide,  and  the  quartz  is 
full  of  free  gold. 
Calaveras  County. 

Chronicle,  June  29th :  On  Lamphear  & 
Co's  claim,  the  lead  is  developing  finely.  It 
increases  in  width,  and  the  rock  taken  out 
would  pay  handsomely  if  crushed.  Before 
fall,  a  large  mill  will  be  erected  on  the 
claim. 

Williams,  Fenneli  &  Co.  have  struck  pay 
dirt  in  their  tunnel  in  Stockton  Hill.  As 
high  as  $6  to  the  pan  has  been  obtained. 

Mitchell  &  Adams  are  doing  extremely 
well  in  their  claim  near  French  Hill.  They 
are  taking  out  the  shining  ore  in  very  ac- 
ceptable quantities,  and  their  claim  exhibits 
no  symptoms  of  exhaustion. 

Pink  Smith  &  Co.  are  pushing  forward 
their  tunnel  with  vigor  and  determination. 
They  will  make  the    Know  Nothing  claim 
pay  yet. 
Alarriposa  County. 

Gazette,  June  29th :  The  editor  has  re- 
ceived two  very  handsome  specimens  of 
mineral,  known  as  cobaltine,  or  cobalt 
glance,  with  large  quantities  of  nickel, 
from  the  copper  mine  of  Mr.  Hammer- 
strand,  on  Bear  creek.  The  strata  carrying 
these  minerals  lies  alongside  of  the  foot- 
wall  of  the  copper  vein,  and  is  about  2  ft 
thick.  The  gouge  of  the  ore  is  quartz  and 
micacious  talcose  schist.  The  width  of  the 
vein  is  6  ft.,  with  a  shaft  upon  it  60  ft  in 
depth. 

Nevada  County. 

The  Nevada  correspondent  of  the  Times 
of  this  city,  writing  from  Bear  Valley,  June 
27th,  says :  The  beat  developed  ledge  in  the 
district  is  the  Bedstone,  near  Lost  Camp,  on 
the  North  Fork  of  the  American.  An  8- 
stanip  mill  has  been  erected,  and  has  been 
running  several  months,  during  which  time 
it  has  paid  its  owners  the  cost  of  construc- 
tion and  a  handsome  profit  Between  this 
point  and  Bear  river  much  prospecting  has 
been  done  on  extensions  of  the  Bedstone. 
The  Blue  Bell  is  the  narrowest  and  richest 
ledge  in  the  district.  This  ledge  is  two  ft. 
wide  on  the  surface,  and  crops  out  the  en- 
tire length  of  its  location— 2, 100  ft  The 
laic  casing  uf  this  ledge  is  rich  in  free  gold; 
but  little  gold  is  visible  in  the  quartz,  and 


its  richness  has  been  demonstrated  by  actual 
working  tests  of  several  tons  run  through 
the  Bedstone  Bros.  2-stamp  prospecting 
mill.  Some  Blue  Bell  rock  yielded  from 
this  imperfect  working  as  high  as  $200  per 
ton. 

The  Steep  Hollow  ledge  is  a  location  of 
2,200  ft,  10  ft.  wide  at  the  bottom  and  8  ft. 
on  the"  summit  of  the  ridge.  The  owners 
are  now  running  a  tunnel,  and  taking  out 
very  rich  rock.  There  is  rock  enough  in 
sight  to  run  40  stamp  mills.  None  of  their 
rock  has  yielded  less  than  $25  per  ton,  mill 
process. 

Kennicott  &  Co.  have  struck  a  heavy 
quartz  gravel  deposit,  which  is  proving  sin- 
gularly rich. 

Transcript,  June  28th:  The  claims  of 
Hunter  &  Frost  are  paying  from  $2  to  $4 
per  pan.  They  employ  eight  hands,  and 
are  taking  out  $1,000  per  week. 

July  2d :  The  North  Star  mine,  at  Grass 
Valley,  was  sold  yesterday,  for  $450,000,  to 
W.  J.  Ralston,  A.  C.  Peachy,  W.  H.  V. 
Cronise,  Delos  Lake,  Coleman  Bros.,  and 
others. 

Work  has  been  resumed  on  the  Best 
Chance  mine. 

Last  week  a  $40  lump  was  found  in  Bins- 
ley  ii  Co's  claims  at  Kentucky  Flat 

"Grass  Valley  Union,  June  29th  :  A  clean- 
up of  six  weeks'  run  of  Bovee's  quartz 
mine,  near  Angel's,  yielded  the  handsome 
sum  of  $12,000,  and  the  mines  at  Angel's, 
Carson's  and  Smith's  Flat  are  doing  better 
than  ever  before. 

Transcript,  June  3d:  Several  companies 
have  commenced  work  in  the  channel  of 
Deer  creek.  Leeth  &  Waite  have  complet- 
ed a  "hurdy  gurdy  "  wheel,  four  feet  in  di- 
ameter, which  they  run  with  180  ft  press- 
ure, for  the  purpose  of  raising  gravel  from 
the  bed  of  the  creek.  John  Hawke  has 
claims  adjoining  the  ground  just  mentioned. 
He  has  an  overshot  wheel  for  working  Ms 
hoisting  works,  and  is  raising  about  25  tons 
per  hour.  These  two  companies  employ 
about  60  hands  and  expect  to  clean  up  in 
about  two  weeks. 

The  lower  tunnel  of  the  Grizzly  ledge  is 
in  about  400  feet  from  the  surface  with 
about  70  feet  backs.  The  ledge  is  five  feet 
thick  and  pays  first  rate. 

June  4th :  The  Kentucky  Company,  at 
Moore's  Flat,  are  sinking  for  what  is  sup- 
posed to  be  a  large  basin  or  channel  of  blue 
cement,  which,  it  is  thought,  is  the  source 
of  the  rich  "gold  washes"  below.  The 
shaft  is  now  about  135  feet  below  the  sur- 
face, and  it  is  expected  to  strike  bed-rock  at 
a  depth  of  from  200  to  300  feet 

National,  July  1st:  Eleven  loads  of  rock 
from  the  Dromedary  ledge,  crushed  at  the 
Gold  Hill  mill  yielded  $240.10.  After  the 
extraction  of  the  free  gold,  1, 125  pounds  of 
sulphurets  remained,  which,  worked  at  Lar- 
imer's mill,  produced  $76.50,  making  a  to- 
tal of  $319.60. 

Excelsiob. — Meadow  Lake  Sim,  June 
29th ;  The  Excelsior  Co.  are  running  two 
batteries  (eight  stamps)  of  their  mill.  The 
Last  Chance  Co.  are  prospecting  rock  vig- 
orously on  their  claim.  It  looks  well.  It 
is  reported  that  a  lich  chimney  has  been 
struck  in  the  Gold  Bun  mine.  The  Chlori- 
nation  Works  below  the  dam  are  being  re- 
paired. 

Humor  says  that  L.  A.  Booth  and  J.  L. 
Bequa  have  purchased  a  leading  interest  in 
the  U.  S.  Grant  mine.  The  late  run  of  the 
Golden  Eagle  Co's  mill  returned  a  fraction 
over  $20  per  ton.  The  sulphurets  have  not 
yet  been  worked.  They  will  yield  about 
$35  per  ton. 

The  California  mill  is  being  refitted,  pre- 
paratory to  making  a  run  on  ore  from  the 
Green  Emigrant.  The  Green  Emigrant  is 
yielding  exceedingly  rich  ores.  At  a  depth 
of  13  ft,  the  ledge  is  over  8  ft  wide  and 
rich  in  free  gold.  The  drift  from  the 
bottom  of  the  California  Co's  shaft  has  been 
driven  in  on  the  ledge  over  50  ft.  The  rock 
has  been  very  hard,  but  is  getting  softer. 
The  ledge  is  now  7  ft.  in  width,  at  the  foot- 
wall  of  which  is  found  a  thin  layer  of  black 
copper  ore,  said  to  be  very  rich  in  both  cop- 
per and  gold.  Much  copper  can  be  found 
in  its  natural  state.  The  balance  of  the 
ledge  is  composed  of  white  quartz,  heavily 
laden  with  sulphurets,  and  containing  free 
gold. 

Placer  County. 

Herald,  June  29th :  One  half  of  the  Mc- 
Kinney  lode,  at  Henry's  Diggings,  has  been 
sold  to  Mr.  Gruhler,  of  Sacramento,  for 
$10. 000 ;  also  the  Hunt  lead,  at  Loafer's 
Hollow,  sold  to  Charles  Bacon,  of  Virginia, 
and  others,  for  $12,000. 

A  shaft  has  been  sunk  on  the  Keefer 
ledge,  at  Georgetown,  130  feet  deep.  At 
that  depth  a  drift  was  run  25  ft. ,  striking  a 
well  defined  ledge. 

The  Flag  mill,  in  OphirDist,  is  crushing 
quartz  for  $2. 50  per  ton,  while  the  Hagan 
mill  is  kept  constantly  going  on  good  pay- 


ing rock.  The  Pugh  mill,  also  the  Welty 
mill  have  plenty  to  do. 

The  Richard  Bullet  quartz  mill  between 
Ophir  and  Doty's  Flat,  has  been  entirely 
consumed  by  fire.     Loss  $8,000. 

Dutch  Flat  Enguier,  June  29th:  Four 
more  stamps  has  been  added  to  the  Bedstone 
mill.  A  level  has  been  commenced  in  the 
mine  at  a  depth  of  60  ft. ,  disclosing  a  better 
quality  of  rock  than  heretofore  found. 

Mountain  Democrat,  June  29th :  The  Eu- 
reka mine  has  contributed  a  number  of  re- 
markably rich  specimens  of  gold  bearing 
quartz.  The  specimens  were  taken  from 
the  vein  at  a  depth  of  130  ft.  Gold  is  pro- 
fusely scattered  through  the  rock. 

Flunias  County. 

Quincy  National,  June  22d :  Times  at  Saw- 
pit  are  now  very  lively.  The  Eagle  Com- 
pany cleaned  up  last  week  the  handsome 
sum  of  $28,000.  The  New  York  Company 
also  cleaned  up  $19,000. 

The  Eagle  Company's  claims,  at  Port 
Wine,  are  paying  $200  per  month  a  share. 
The  Monte  Cristo  claims  are  also  paying 
finely. 

Shasta  County.  , 

Courier,  June  29th:  The  re-building  of 
the  Mammoth  mill  is  progressing  with  the 
utmost  despatch  under  the  superintendence 
of  Mr.  Sam.  B.  Grover. 

The  Chinese  Company  that  purchased 
Lansdale's  garden,  at  Briggsville,  for  min- 
ing purposes,  are  taking  out  excellent  pay. 
The  Celestials  paid  $1,100  for  the  ground, 
and  will  probably  take  out  $11,000. 

All  the  companies  at  South  Fork  have 
stopped  work,  and  most  of  the  employes 
have  left  for  better  diggings. 

Slsltiyou    County. 

Yreka  Union,  June  22d  :  S.  S.  Richard- 
son, agent  of  the  London  Q.  M.  Co.,  has 
gone  to  San  Francisco,  to  make  arrange- 
ments to  open  the  lower  part  of  Indian 
creek.  Mr.  Thurber's  claim  on  Rattlesnake 
has  averaged,  so  far,  about  $7  per  day  to 
the  hand.  Mr.  Thurber's  are  the  only 
claims  opened  on  that  creek  yet,  but  there 
is  without  doubt  a  great  deal  more  ground 
that  would  pay  for  working. 
Yuba  County. 

Marysville  Appeal,  June  29th :  The  Bate- 
man  mill,  near  Indiana  Ranch,  commenced 
operations  a  few  days  ago.  The  mill  is 
small,  running  only  five  stamps ;  but  it  is 
the  intention  of  the  proprietor  to  add  five 
more  stamps  as  soon  as  it  is  advisable. 

July  2d:  The  Pennsylvania  is  crushing 
very  good  quartz,  taken  from  level  8,  and 
the  Jefferson,  in  their  southern  prospecting 
drift,  have  just  struck  a  pay  streak  of  very 
good  quartz, 

Several  claims  are  prospecting  for  quartz 
containing  sulphurets.  One  of  them,  for- 
merly supposed  to  contain  copper  ore,  is 
now  found  to  be  rich  in  gold,  for  the  ore  is 
yielding  $55  to  the  ton. 

ARIZONA. 

The  Prescott  correspondent  of  the  San 
Bernardino  Guardian,  writing  June  10th, 
says:  Ihe  20-stamp  mill  at  Wickenburg 
used  in  working  the  Vulture  mine,  is  work- 
ing to  the  entire  satisfaction  of  its  owners. 
The  mine  is  also  turning  out  better  and  bet- 
ter as  they  go  down  on  it,  and  is  beyond 
doubt  one  of  the  best,  if  not  the  best  mine 
on  the  Pacific  coast.  It  is  a  source  of  great 
regret  that  the  very  many  valuable  mines  in 
this  vicinity,  are  not  being  worked.  The 
reason  for  this  is,  the  want  of  proper  ma- 
chineiy  to  save  the  gold,  after  the  rock  is 
crushed  by  the  mills. 

COLORADO. 

Georgetown  Miner,  June  13th  :  Work  on 
the  Monarch  lode,  Columbia  mountain,  pro- 
gresses favorably.  As  the  mine  deepens, 
better  indications  are  found. 

The  Sensenderfer  Co.  have  declared  an- 
other dividend  of  one  per  cent,  payable  in 
New  York  after  May  25th. 

From  three  or  four  lbs.  of  Bethany  ore, 
smelted  in  a  blacksmith's  furnace  and  then 
cupelled,  $12  was  taken. 

Mr.  Bockwell  has  a  lot  of  crystallized 
sulphurets  of  silver,  taken  from  a  whitish 
rock  in  the  American  lode,  which  yields  75 
per  cent,  silver. 

A  proposition  to  form  a  silver  smelting 
company  is  being  agitated  among  the  busi- 
ness men  of  Denver,  Prof.  Schinner  to  have 
control  of  the  works. 

Mr.  Darrah  has  been  making  a  hand- 
stamp  mill  of  himself,  and  has  pulverized 
j  10  lb  s.  of  the  ore  from  the  Bunker  Hill 
I  lode,  taking  an  average  of  the  product  of 
the  crevice.  Mr.  Burlingame  will  run  a 
button  from  this  ore  in  a  few  days. 

Mr.  J.  T.  Harris  is  about  to"  erect  a  small 
smelting  furnace  in  the  lot  adjoining  our 
office.  He  has  bought  the  W.  H.  White 
lode ;  price,  $2, 000.  The  lode  shows  an  ore 
vein  about  a  foot  thick. 

Mr.  Hoyt,  of  Central  City,  recently  made 
an  assay  of  Muscovite  ore,  and  realized  $70 
per  ton — $15  in  gold,  tho  balance  silver. 


For  smelting  purposes,  the  Muscovite  is 
the  best  lode  in  the  country.  The  New 
Boston  lode,  which  furnished  ore  for  the 
first  charge  of  the  Georgetown  Co's  smelt- 
ing furnace,  increases  in  quality  and  quan- 
tity as  work  progresses. 

Henry  Parker  has  contracted  with  Mr. 
Webb,  of  Georgetown,  to  Bink  a  shaft  75 
ft.  on  the  Congress  lode,  giving  him  one- 
half  of  the  property  for  the  work.  The 
crevice  is  5  ft.  wide  at  40  ft.  The  dirt  from 
the  mine  looks  like  the  litharge  of  the 
shops.  Specimens  of  the  ore,  roasted  on  a 
stove,  show  beads  of  silver  on  their  surface. 

The  discoverer  of  the  Young  America  . 
lode,  Downieville  Dist,  had  a  specimen  of 
the  ore  assayed,  getting  a  return  of  $40. 
He  then  sold  the  lode  for  $100.  Present 
assays  prove  that  the  ore  the  entire  width  of 
the  crevice  will  yield  $4,000  per  ton,  silver. 

The  Register  has  the  following :  We  saw 
at  Messrs.  Clark  &  Co's  Bank  two  pieces  of 
bullion,  one  weighing  6  ozs.  and.  10  dwts., 
worth  $119.50,  coin  ;  the  other  contained  3 
ozs.  and  2  dwts.,  worth  $54.25,  coin — the 
former  from  three  tons  of  ore,  the  latter 
from  1,940  lbs.  These  results  were  ob- 
tained by  the  Kenyon  process. 

The  Boston  and  Colorado  Smelting  Co. 
are  preparing  to  erect  smelting  and  separat- 
ing works.  They  will  be  located  below  the 
Excelsior  mill,  on  North  Clear  creek. 

The  Albro  lode  assays  as  high  as  $17,000 
to  the  ton,  one-fourth  of  its  value  being  sil- 
ver. The  Johnson  lode  yields  $200  per 
cord  in  arastras. 

Denver  News,  June  12th :  Certificate  of 
assay  of  ore  from  the  Brooklyn  ore  shows 
$68.15  in  gold,  and  $31.71  in  silver,  a  total 
of  $99.86  to  the  ton. 

The  celebrated  Anglo  Saxon  lode  at  George- 
town, was  sold  on  Friday  last,  for  $40,000. 
Dr.  Johnson  has  purchased  20  tons  of  ore 
from  the  New  Boston  lode,  for  $50  per  ton 
at  the  shaft.  He  had  lately  cupelled  a  but- 
ton of  silver  weighing  135%  lbs.  He  is  now 
running  his  furnace.  Everything  is  looking 
flourishing. 

Mr.  John  Shock  has  succeeded  in  getting 
up  a  company  in  the  interior  of  Ohio,  of 
$1,000,000  capital,  with  $300,000  for  work- 
ing capital,  to  open  mines  in  Gold  Run, 
Summit  county,  Colorado. 

Denver  News,  June  19th :  Beebe  &  Com- 
pany have  started  their  12-stamp  mill.  They 
are  running  on  ore  from  the  Golden  Age 
lode. 

A  new  lode  has  been  discovered  on  the 
"divide"  between  James  creek  and  St. 
Vrains.  The  crevice  is  very  wide,  and  is  of 
dirt,  which  prospects  evenly  and  richly, 
fifty  cents  to  the  pan. 

Mining  on  the  Columbia  lode,  Ward  dis- 
trict, is  brisk  and  the  ore  looks  better  than 
ever  before.  The  Long's  Peak  Company 
are  working  the  Comet  lode.  Several  aras- 
tras are  being  put  up  to  run  surface  quartz. 
A  number  of  men  are  mining  in  Spring 
gulch,  and  another  in  Indiana  gulch.  They 
have  fair  prospects  of  obtaining  a  good  yield 
of  dust. 

IDAHO. 

Bullion,  June  12th :  Mr.  Gove  had  exhib- 
ited at  the  Bullion,  office  the  richest  piece  of 
ore  yet  seen  in  Silver  City,  which  was  taken 
a  few  days  before  from  the  Oro  Fino  ledge. 

World,  June  22d :  The  Cosmos  Company,  • 
of  which  Dewey  is  manager,  has  settled  up 
all  past  liabilities,  and  resumed  work  under 
bright  auspices.. 

Work  on  the  Poorman  mine  will  com- 
mence next  Monday.  The  Company  have 
given  the  contract  for  freighting  to  tho 
amount  of  $50,000. 

The  ore  taken  from  the  new  ledge  of  Peck 
and  others,  in  Silver  City,  yields  very  rich 
rock,  similar  to  the  Oro  Fino  ore. 

Very  rich  ore  is  being  taken  from  the  Oro 
Fino.  The  new  company  have  already  paid 
off  $8,000  of  indebtedness. 

The  third  clean  up  of  the  season  was  made 
at  the  quartz  mill  of  the  Elkhorn  Company, 
six  miles  from  Pioneer  City,  in  Boise  Basin, 
last  Saturday,  and  from  70  tons  of  ore  the 
gold  produced  was  410  ounces.  There  is 
yet  over  500  tons  of  the  same  kind  of  ore  to 
crush,  and  the  hands  are  continually  getting 
out  more.  The  uniformity  of 'the  gold  pro- 
duct of  this  mine  is  a  cheering  evidence  of 
its  enduring  richness. 

World,  June  26th :  From  Ben.  Wilson's 
claim  a  great  deal  of  money  has  been  taken 
this  season.  Two  men  shoveled  in  over 
$500  one  night  lately.  The  claims  of  Wil- 
son &  Giberson  have  yielded  $2,000  from  a 
five  days'  run. 

The  Elkhorn  Quartz  Co.  made  another 
very  rich  elean-up  last  week. 

One-third  of  the  Summit  Flat  ledge  has 
been  sold  to  parties  in  Boise  City,  who  are 
up  there  to  examine  and  work  it  An  offer 
has  been  made  for  the  North  American 
ledge  on  Big  Muddy.  Mr.  Burkett  has  as- 
sayed some  of  the  rock  from  the  ledge,  and 
it  yielded  from  $500  to  $600  per  ton. 

A  lively  mining  camp  is  about  to  spring 


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up  somewhere  on  the  Middle  Boise,  between 
Goodrich's  and  the  Yuba. 

Owyhee  Arnlanche,  June  29th  :  The  Cos- 
mos mill  finished  crushing  the  ore  on  the 
yard,  and  cleaned  up,  during  the  week,  a 
large  amount  of  amalgam — more  than  the 
grade  of  ore  crushed  was  supposed  to  con- 
tain. 

From  2,500  lbs.  of  ore  from  the  Morning 
Star  ledge,  crushed  one  day  this  week, 
8370.71  in  bullion  was  extracted.  Hallen- 
beck  4  Stevens  have  13  tons  of  ore  from 
the  new  shaft  in  their  ledge  at  the  Webfoot 
mill  for  crushing. 

The  Ainsworth  mill  is  being  put  in  order. 
Ore  from  the  North  Star  ledge  is  being 
hauled  to  the  mill. 

One-half  ton  of  Loandia  ore  crushed  at 
tho  Wobfoot  mill,  this  week,  yielded  at  the 
rate  of  535  per  ton. 

MONTANA. 

Helena  Gazette,  Juno  15th :  The  largest 
gold  brick  ever  seen  in  Belona,  was  cast  by 
Bohm  &  Molitor  last  Thursday.  It  weighs 
1,000  ounces,  and  belongs  to  the  banking 
firm  of  L.  H.  Hershfield  &  Co.  This  enor- 
mous slug  of  gold  will  soon  be  sent  East. 
Total  valno,  817,951.72. 

The  product  of  gold  from  the  various 
mining  camps  will  be  quite  abundant  this 
season.  Most  of  the  old  camps  are  paying 
well,  also  many  new  ones.  There  is  quite 
a  demand  for  labor.  At  Blaekfoot,  Hender- 
son gulch,  and -in  the  Silver  Bon  region, 
much  good  mining  ground  is  now  lying 
idle,  owing  to  the  scarcity  of  labor. 

The  Diamond  City  correspondent  writes : 
The  bed-rock  has  been  struck  in  King  & 
Gillette's  flume,  and  a  piece  of  gold  weigh- 
ing S5(3  has  been  extracted.  Yesterday 
(Juno  9th)  Dennis  Shane  exhibited  a  "fat" 
sack  of  as  pretty  dust  as  ever  came  out  of 
the  ground.  The  dust  was  procured  on 
Boulder  Bar. 

June  22d :  Several  shafts  have  been  sunk 
on  the  public  square  in  Scott's  Addition, 
the  prospects  from  which  are  favorable.  A 
gravel  bed  has  been  discovered  five  feet  deep, 
and  a  channel  of  51  feet  has  not  determined 
its  width.  This  gravel  will  prospect  from 
7  to  40  cents  to  the  pan ;  and  will  average, 
probably,  20  cents  to  the  pan.  There  is 
said  to  be  at  least  three  old  channels  from 
Dry  gulch  to  Last  Chance,  .which  will  all 
pay  very  well.  Some  of  the  smaller  gulches 
pay  from  the  grass  roots  down. 

Mr.  Mansfield,  at  Highland  gulch,  has  a 
nugget  which  was  found  on  claim  No.  3, 
Cooly's  gulch,  last  week,  by  John  Harring- 
ton, which  weighed  33  ounces ;  and  while 
visiting  Mr.  Mansfield's  claim,  a  nugget  was 
picked  up  by  the  man  on  the  bed-rock  which 
weighed  888.  Although  spring  has  been 
very  backward  in  that  locality,  times  are 
very  lively,  and  those  who  have  their  claims 
in  running  order  are  meeting  with  good 
success. 

NEVADA. 

Es»meral'la. 

Union,  June  22d :  Two  new  mines  are  be- 
ing opened  on  Aurora  Hill.  The  Bobert 
Emmet  has  a  shaft  sunk  on  it  near  50  ft. 
deep ;  good  prospects  could  be  obtained  by 
horning  all  the  way  down.  The  ledge  is 
now  six  ft.  wide.  The  ore  resembles  Bodie 
ore,  and  is  valued  at  from  $25  to  840  per 
ton. 

The  Holsey  mine  has  been  stripped  some 
300  ft. ;  crushing  from  the  cropping  paid 
over  840  peri  on. 

In  Pahdet  Dist.,  the  Ithaca,  Gulch  Lode 
and  Morning  Star  have  on  their  dumps  over 
200  tons  of  ore,  that  will  pay  8250  per  ton. 
Considerable  rock  from  Pahdet  has  been 
worked  in  Aurora,  giving  very  flattering 
results. 

Col.  Stevens  is  preparing  to  build  a  large 
smelting  furnace  at  Begoles  Ranch,  in  Lone 
Pine  district.  He  has  had  a  large  lot  of  his 
ore  worked  in  San  Francisco  which  yielded 
8285  per  ton.  J.  W.  Denny  of  Gold  Hill, 
Nevada,  has  contracted  with  Hughs,  Brady 
&  Co.,  of  the  Kearsarge  Mining  Dist.,  to 
sink  50  ft.  on  each  of  their  ledges  for  an  in- 
terest in  their  mine.  The  Silver  Sprout  Co. 
is  progressing  finely. 

The  editor  saw  a  bar  of  bullion  worth 
81,446.12  from  the  Wheeler  claim,  Pine 
Grove,  the  product  of  26  tous  of  ore. 

The  main  shaft  on  the  Juniata  mine,  is 
now  down  200  ft.  In  a  short  time,  the  Co. 
will  be  getting  out  ore  again  when  the  mill 
will  be  started. 

JIhuiI»>IiU. 

g'TJnionville  Register,  June  29th  :  Compa- 
nies are  being  organized  every  day  to  pros- 
pect for  gold,  silver  and  copper. 

The  Cumberland  mine  far  exceeds  the 
most  sanguine  expectations  in  extent  and 
quality.  There  is  now  out  50  tous  of  ore, 
•which  would  be  hard  to  distinguish  from 
the  richest  Yellow  Jacket  ore.  The  Co.  are 
making  arrangements  to  have  smelting 
works  erected.  Work  is  progressing  rapid- 
ly on  the  Rochester  mine.  The  timbering 
is  nearly  completed,  and  the  drift  will  be 
resumed  in  a  few  days. ' 


Reveille,  June  29th  :  There  is  on  exhibi-  Silver  Bend  Reporter,  June  29th :  The 
tion  at  the  assay  office  of  Boalt  &  Stetefeldt '  South  Atlantic  ledge,  Reveille  Dist.,  was 
some  specimens  from  the  smelting  works  of  j  sold  during  the  week  for  85  a  foot.  The 
the  Trinity  and  Sacramento  Company  at  location  comprises  1,200  ft.  and  is  entirely 
Oreana.  in  Humboldt  county.  Also,  line  ;  undeveloped.  The  purchaser  will  immedi- 
samples  of  ore  from    tho  Montezuma  mine,    atolv  sink  a  shaft  on  the  mine  200  ft. 


near  Oreana,  as  well  as  of  the  casings  and 
country  rock.  In  tho  collection  there  are  a 
mass  of  the  crude  metal,  1,100  pounds  of 
which  are  produced  from  one  ton  of  the 
ore ;  a  flake  of  pure  antimoniate  of  antimo- 
ny, as  white  as  snow,  from  the  fiuo  of  the 
refining  furnace ;  a  beautiful  specimen  of 
litharge  from  the  cupel  furnace ;  slag  from 
the  melting  furnace  ;  dross,  being  pure  an- 
timoniate of  load,  from  the  refining  furnace ; 
and  eight  little  bars,  the  result  of  "dips" 
from  the  refining  furnace  at  various  stages. 
Upon  each  bar  is  marked  its  value  in  silver 
and  the  number  of  hours  it  was  in  the  fur- 
nace nt  the  moment  of  the  "  dip  ;"  the  bar 
from  the  last  "dip "  represents  264  hours  in 
the  furnace,  and  contains  at  the  rate  of  8385 
of  silver  per  ton.  Tho  ore  from  the  surface 
is  soft  and  as  yellow  as  sulphur,  but  its 
color  becomes  darker  and  its  texture  firmer 
at  certain  points  below  the  surface,  and  the 
sample  taken  from  the  greatest  depth  of  the 
mine  is  compact  and  of  a  brownish  gray 
color,  and  is  pronounced  to  be  richer  in 
silver.  The  specimens  of  the  country  rock, 
which  is  porphyry,  are  beautified  by  deli- 
cate impressions  as  of  leaves  and  plants. 
The  collection  was  brought  in  by  Mr.  John 
H.  Boalt,  who  returned  to  town  on  Friday 
after  an  extended  visit  to  several  districts  in 
Humboldt  county. 
Reese   Blver. 

Enterprise,  June  28th :  The  correspondent 
from  Pine  Grove,  Wilson  Dist. ,  says :  The 
Pioneer  mill  has  a  motive  power,  a  40-horse 
steam  engine,  capable  of  running  30  instead 
of  10  stamps  as  it  does.  About  18  tons  of 
ore  are  crushed  daily.  The  gold  is  saved 
by  running  the  crude  ore  over  five  rows  of 
copper  plates,  and  by  concentration  on 
about  40  ft.  of  blankets.  The  accumulations 
on  the  blankets  are  afterwards  worked  again 
in  a  single  tub.  This  process  of  working 
the  ores  shows  an  average  yield  of  about 
833. 75  in  gold  to  the  ton. 

Penrod  tfc  Wheeler  keeps  four  arastras 
constantly  running,  about  a  quarter  of  a 
mile  below  the  Pioneer  mill.  The  power 
used  in  running  them  is  a  portable  8-horse 
engine  and  boiler.  The  owners  charge  815 
per  ton  for  crushing,  and  tho  ore  yields 
about  840  per  ton. 

Parties  from  Belmont,  Pine  Grove,  Wash- 
ington and  ot  her  new  districts  in  that  direc- 
tion are  bringing  in  many  fine  specimens 
and  excellent  accounts  of  the  mines.  Nearly 
every  specimen  brought  in  assays  pretty 
well  up  in  the  hundreds. 

In  Lone  Pine  (or  Cerro  Gordo)  Dist., 
there  are  six  smelting  furnaces,  that  being 
the  only  mode  of  working  ore. 

July  2d :  The  editor  has  seen  a  brick  of 
gold  bullion,  weighing  272 10-100  ozs. ,  value 
84,752.96,  .845  fine,  the  result  of  a  crushing 
of  53%  tons  of  Midas  ore  at  Pine  Grove. 
Work  will  be  resumed  on  the  North  Ameri- 
can mine  in  10  or  15  days.  Hereafter  it 
will  be  known  as  the  American  (Jo.,  the 
word  North  having  been  dropped. 

Reveille,  June  25th :  A  sample  of  sulphu- 
ret  has  been  taken  from  the  shaft  of  the 
Plymouth  (Jo.  on  Lander  HOI,  which  is 
apparently  of  a  superior  quality.  The  shaft 
has  been  pushed  with  'vigor,  and  is  now  85 
ft  deep.  It  is  believed  that  the  ore  exhib- 
ited was  taken  from  the  Fuller  ledge,  which 
was  cut  in  the  shaft  near  the  point  of  its 
greatest  depth.  The  sample  shows  the 
width  of  the  vein  to  be  about  four  in. ,  and 
the  ore  will  give  a  good  yield  of  silver. 
This  extension  of  the  Fuller  ledge  will  be  a 
valuable  addition  to  the  already  fine  property 
of  the  Plymouth  Co. 

June  28th :  By  the  stage  which  arrived 
from  the  east  to-day,  3,000  ozs.  of  crude 
bullion  were  brought  from  the  mill  of  the 
Social  and  Steptoe  Co.,  at  Egan  Canon. 

Work  has  been  resumed  on  the  Metacom 
mine.  As  soon  as  the  water  shall  be  re- 
moved, the  various  works  will  be  pushed 
with  vigor,  and  a  large  supply  of  ore  ex- 
tracted for  the  mill.  In  the  present  condi- 
tion of  the  mine  there  are  considerable  bodies 
of  6*re  exposed  that  will  mill  from  860  to 
8125  per  ton. 

June  27th:  Arrived  this  morning  6,000 
ozs.  of  bullion  from  the  Rigby  mill  at  San 
Antonio,  the  product  of  the  Liberty  mine. 
June  29th :  J.  M.  Matteer  is  exhibiting 
two  certificates  of  assay  of  the  pulp  of  ore 
from  the  Bennett  and  Lexington  ledges,  re- 
duced at  the  Parrott  mills.  Bennett  yielded 
at  the  rate  of  8298. 59  per  ton,  Lexington, 
8281.56. 

July  1st:  Arrived  to-day,  2,500  lbs.  of 
fine  ore  from  the  newly  discovered  Adriatic 
ledge,  Reveille  Dist 

The  monthly  shipments  from  Austin  by 
Wells,  Fargo,  and  Co.  is  $125,050.20.  By 
Miller  &  Ripley's  fast  freight,  $17,500. 


Harvey  A.  Mills  and  John  Grimes  have 
sold  mining  property  in  this  district  to  an 
Eastern  company  for  the  sum  of   $140,000. 

At  a  depth  of  55  ft.  below  the  level  of  the 
cut  in  the  Gillilans  ledge,  from  which  the 
surface  ore  was  taken,  a  level  has  been  run 
north  which  is  now  about  90  ft  in  length. 
Throughout  the  entire  length  of  this  gallery 
tho  vein  is  of  striking  uniformity,  averaging 
about  6%  ft.  in  width,  and  of  remarkable 
richness.  Most  of  the  ore  will  yield  $100 
per  ton,  while  the  entire  mass  without  as- 
sorting is  profitable  milling  ore.  The  vein 
carries  much  of  the  black,  compact  and  rich 
mineral  stetefeldtite,  whichossays  thousands 
of  dollars. 

The  Silver  Bend  Co.  recently  had  100  tons 
of  Transylvania  ore  worked,  at  the  Belmont 
Co's  mill,  in  order  to  determine  the  best 
mode  of  working  it.  It  was  treated  by  the 
ordinary  wet  crushing  process,  and  about 
60  per  cent,  of  the  silver  was  saved.  The 
pulp  assay  of  the  100  tons  was  8101.89. 

■Wiiwlioe. 

[In  the  Stock  Circular,  in  another  portion 
in  this  paper,  will  be  found  late  mining 
news  from  this  district.  ] 

Enterprise,  June  26th :  The  new  machin- 
ery of  the  Petaluma  mill  will  be  ready  to 
start  up  about  the  last  part  of  the  present 
week. 

June  27th :  Nineteen  bars  of  bullion  from 
the  Savage  mine  has  been  assayed  at  the 
assay  office  of  the  Gould  &  Curry ;  their 
value  exceeds  $40,000. 

June  28th :  The  Gold  Hill  Quartz  M.  & 
M.  Co.  next  month,  will  pay  a  dividend  of 
$75  per  share,  almost  8600  per  foot. 

June  29th:  Wells,  Fargo  &  Co.,  during 
the  last  week,  shipped  8,942  lbs.  of  bullion 
valued  at  $120,021.98. 

Gold  Hill  News,  June  27th :  The  Savage 
mine  sent  $30,000  worth  of  bullion  to  San 
Francisco  to-day. 

OREGON. 

The  Oregonian  says  that  parties  from 
Grant  county  are  now  in  that  city  for  the 
purpose  of  purchasing  a  quartz  mill,  if  they 
can  do  so  profitably.  The  mill  is  to  be  lo- 
cated on  the  middle  fork  of  John  Day's 
river,  in  the  immediate  vicinity  of  rich  leads 
of  mineral.  They  report  times  as  being 
better  now  than  they  have  been  for  a  year. 
It  has  been  ascertained  to  a  certainty  that 
there  are  numerous  rich  and  valuable  leads 
in  that  county. 

Salem  Record,  June  20th :  Cooper's  coal 
mine  is  on  Butte  creek,  Marion  county. 
One  man  is  at  work  at  the  mine,  opening 
tunnels  and  extracting  coal.  Several  open- 
ings have  been  made ;  the  principal  one  is 
in  40  feet.  The  coal  bed  dips  into  the  hill, 
showing  a  strata  of  excellent. coal  two  feet 
thick.  Mr.  Cooper  has  about  20  tons  of 
coal  out. 


Quartz  Mining  in  British  Columbia. 
Some  considerable  attention  is  now  being 
given  to  quartz  mining  in  British  Columbia. 
Developments,  during  the  past  year,  go  far 
to  prove  that  valuable  lodes  of  the  precious 
metals  exist  in  various  parts  of  that  coun- 
try. A  correspondent  at  New  Westminster 
furnishes  us  the  following  items  : 

At  Shuswap  District,  "The  Cherry  Creek 
Silver  Mining  Co.,  Limited,"  have  had  three 
samples  of  ore  assayed  at  the  Government 
assay  office,  with  the  following  result : 
Specimen  No.  1,  taken  from  the  Black  Ore 
lead,  gives  1,591  ozs.  of  silver  and  6  dwt  of 
gold  to  the  ton  ;  specimen  No.  2,  taken  from 
the  Hillside  claim,  above  the  present  work- 
ing, gives  1,259  ozs.  of  silver,  with  traces 
of  gold  ;  specimen  No.  3,  from  tho  present 
working  tunnel,  gives  1,603  ozs.  of  silver, 
with  traces  of  gold. 

The  Washburn  Co.,  Canon  creek,  Cari- 
boo District,  are  at  present  taking  out  very 
rich  gold-bearing  quartz,  and  expect  to  have 
two  large  arastras  in  operation  by  the  first 
of  July. 

Compressed  Gun  Cotton. — This  article 
is  now  manufactured  for  mining  purposes 
by  first  making  the  cotton  explosive  in  the 
usual  way ;  this  is  placed  in  a  pulping  ma- 
chine, and  reduced  completely  to  pulp.  It 
is  then  compressed  by  hydraulic  machinery, 
so  that  one  inch  length  of  charge  of  any 
given  diameter  is  equal  in  explosive  force  to 
six  inches  of  gunpowder  filling  the  same 
bore.  The  cotton  could  not  be  put  into  a 
more  portable 'form,  and  by  bringing  the 
charge  nearer  the  bottom  of  the  hole,  it  is 
apparent  that  its  use  will  considerably  lessen 
the  labor  of  drilling,  for  the  drill  hole  need 
not  be  so  deep  as  when  gunpowder  is  em- 
ployed. 


Order  Bussey's  Combination  Burglar  tv 
Powder-Proof  Keyless  Lock ! 

REASONS  WHY. 

1st.  It  is  the  best  Combination  Lock  known. 

2d.  It  is  impossible  to  pick  it. 

3a.  It  can  bo  subjected  to  over  half  a  million 
changes,  and  when  run  by  a  burglar,  he  is  no 
nearer  entrance  than  when  ho  began. 

4th.  It  has  no  key  to  lose. 

5th.  The  more  it  is  used  the  better  it  is  liked. 

6th.  It  has  no  signs,  letters  or  figures,  on  its 
face. 

7th.  It  is  the  simplest  to  understand. 

8th.  It  is  impossible  to  open  it  without  knowing 
the  set. 

9th.  It  is  least  possible  to  get  out  of  repair,  as 
any  one  will  be  convinced  on  examination. 

10th.  It  is  the  strongest  Lock. 

llth.  No  possible  derangement  of  combination 
can  bo  made. 

12th.  Amador  County  has  adopted  this  Lock 
for  its  safes. 

13.  It  received  a  special  premium  at  State  Fair 

Opinion*  orthe  Preti  and  others  In  regard  to 
.  Buaiey'a  Combination  Lock. 

The  Bank  of  British  Columbia  ordered  tho  first  one  ot 
those  locks  introduced  in  ibis  city,  and  the  following  roo* 
omlDcaaallon'htts  bean  received  by  the  in  vector : 

Bank  of  British  Columbia,  1 

Sin  Francisco,  May  24. 1860.     J 

Recently,  Iwo  of  Wm.  C.  Bussey's^  new  Patent  Com- 
bination Burglar-Proof  Locks  we.  e  jila'ced  upnu  the  vault 
doors  <if  the  Biuk  of  Brni.a  Columbia  Toey  are  found 
to  operate  wiLli  all  tbo  edlclency  cluimed  by  tbe  Inventor, 
and  in  every  way  met  our  fallest  approval. 

TUey  were  o'rdrred  upon  malttro  deliberation,  affer 
atriot  investigation  of  their  inertia,  in  comparison  with 
some  of  tho  most  noted  and  popolar  old  styles  of  combin- 
ation locks. 

We  deem  the  lock  entirely  burglar-proof.  It  Is  strong 
In  construction,  without  intricate  or  delicate  pans,  with 
simple  and  easy  movement.  We  find  no  dilliculiy  n 
either  opening  or  closing  it,  uor  in  chnnelng  Us  combina- 
tions, which  m ty  be  nindealmost  iuuutnerablc. 

As  a  California  invention  of  extraordluary  merit,  its 
take  oleusure  in  recommending  it  to  public  alteut  on,  be- 
1-oviug  it  to  possess  all  too  advantages  which  are  claimed 
for  H.  WM.  H.  TILLI.S'GHASf,  Bub  Maaager. 

We  do  hereby  certify,  that  Wm.  C.  Bussey's  Combina- 
tion Lock  is  the  best  Safe  Lock   in    existence,  and  Impos- 
sible l"  he  picked.     Wo  have  applied  several  to  Vaults 
and  Safes,  to  entire  satisfnci ion  to  parties  interested. 
KlfTREPUE  &  LEAVI1T, 
rioneer  Iron  Works,  cor.  Fremont  and  Market  sts. 

San  Francisco, May  6,  1867. 
I  do  hereby  certify,  that  Mr.  Wm.  C.  Bussey's  Com- 
bination Lock  Is  tile  simplest  and  stront'est  in  construo- 
llnn,  and  tho  least  possiljlo  to  get  oat  of  repair;  and  for 
Sales  and  Vaults  in  every  other  respect  us  good  as  any 
other  improved  comblunliju  lock  which  I  a  n  acquainted 
with.  J"HN  K    SIM   S, 

Vault  Manufacturer,  Oregon  slroet. 

Jackson,  April  *27, 1867. 

I,  tho  undersigned,  ShPriff of  Amador  County,  do  here- 
by certify  that  1  am  using  olio  of  Wm.  C.  Bussey's  Key. 
less  Combination  Locks  on  my  safe,  which  is  made  to 
draw  four  bolts  with  facility.  I  believe  the  lock  to  be 
the  best  lock  ever  invented,  Tor  the  following  reasons: 

1st — Because  it  is  impossible  for  cither  burglar  or  ex- 
pert to  (tick  it. 

21.— The  lock  being  constrocted  without  a  key-hole,  it 
ennnot  be  blown  to  pieces  by  powder. 

Hil.— There  is  no  possibility  of  duranging  tbo  combina- 
tion by  breaking  ofr,  or  attempting  to  drive  the  knobs  into 
the  sare.  And  it  is  In  fact  tbe  nearest  approach  to  per- 
lection  yet  arrived  at  in  tbe  art  of  Lock  making. 

'  R  C0SNER. 

Attested  by  J.  C.Shipman,  Counly  Clerk. 

Jackson.  April  27,1867.. 

The  undersigned,  Treasurer  of  Amador  County,  do  here- 
by certify,  that  I  am  now  using  nun  of  Wm.  C.  Bussey's 
Keyless  Combination  Lciks.  It  is  (listened  to  tho  outside 
door  of  tho  Treasurer's  Sare.  I  have  r.o  fear  of  any  by. 
slander  gaining  a  kunwiedge  of  llio  set  of  the  combina- 
tion, when  locking  or  unlocking  the  same.  If  I  desire  to 
have  access  to  the  safe  every  Tew  minutes,  I  can  so  adjust 
tho  combination  as  to  open  this  lock  In  two  seconds  of 
tune.  I  am  exceedingly  well  pleased  with  the  same,  and 
1  deem  this  lock  to  bo  all  that  tho  inventor  claims  lor  it. 
OTTJ  WAL1HLB. 

Attested  by  J.C.  Shipman,  C  ainty  Clerk. 

California  Lock  Aheao.  — a  special  premium  was 
awarded  Mr.  W.  C  Bussey.  fur  his  superior  Combination 
P.,wder  and  Burglar  Proof  Safe  Lock,  at  the  recent  State 
Fair.  Wo  arc  sure  no  award  was  ever  more  meritoriously 
bestowed.  This  Look  was  described  at  length  in  the 
Press  several  months  since.  At  that  lime  it  was  adopted 
hv  several  banking  houses  in  this  ci'y,  and  wo  are  now 
assured  that  tho  retnirknble  claims  asserted  in  favor  of 
the  Lock  aL  that  time,  liavo  been  continued  since  by  ils 
practical  use.  We  feel  an  interest  in  this  Cildornia  in- 
vention, and  wish  to  see  it  speedily  meet  with  the  success 
It  is  ultimately  certain  to  attain.  Mr.  Bussey,  having 
nroporly  first  iairiv  tested  his  lock  iu  California,  iB  now 
desirous  of  lutn.duci  g  it  in  tbe  East,  and  offers  to  dispose 
of  the  right  lor  several  States  at  very  reasonable  rates.— 
[Mining  and  Scientific.  Press,  Sept.  29,  1866. 

They  aro  the  only  safe  lock  ever  invented.  Every 
State  and  County  treasury  vault,  and  every  bonk  and  bus- 
iness place  should  have  one.  —  [Amador  Lodger. 

Tbis  Is  a  lock  Iu  which  a  series  of  rotating  annular 
tumblers  is  employed,  and.it  consists  in  a  novel  arrange- 
ment of  such  tumblers  in  connection  with  one  or  moro 
arms  connected  with  one  or  more  bolls,  whereby  an  ex- 
tremely simple  and  effective  lock  Is  oblained,  preseullng 
an  almost  unlimited  number  or  combinations.  Hor  which 
he  was  awarded  a  speciul  premiom  at  the  State  Fair. — 
[Sicrameiilo  Union. 

We    the  undersigned,  practical   I/icksmltbs,  unhesita- 
tingly pronouiic-  Bussov's  Improved  Combination  Burglar 
Proof  Lock  to  bo  tbe  most  reliable  lock  constructed. 
F.  MABKTotC.FI.HSHEL, 

No.  18  Post  street. 


references: 
R.  COSNER.  Sheriir. 
O  WALTHER  Treasurer. 
W.  JENNINGS       1 
C.  H.  INGALLS,   VSupervlsors.J 
L.  McLAlXE,         J 


Anv  good  blacksmith  can  put  this  lock  on  safe  doori. 
Boxed  or  single  old  locks  removed  and  this  placed  in  their 
S'caii,  to-wo-k  one,  two. 


,  three  or  four  bolts,  as  iho  caso 


m  ,y  be  _[S  e  page  30    n  Pacific  Const  Directory . 

A-'eifor  blind  man  caa  open  Ibis  lock  when  be  kn  ws 
tlie  «ot  aud  understands  ibo  full  mahipu.ation,  wliLoot 
sdv  expert  detecting  tbe  combination. 

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Notices  to  Correspondents. 

OniCRON  is  informed  that   in  almost  all 
oases  the  diamond  has  been  found  in  con- 
nection with  alluvial  gold  washings.  Thus, 
Mr.   Patterson,  Director  of   the  Mint  in 
Philadelphia,  so   long  ago  as   1857,  de- 
scribed no  less  than  nine  specimens  in 
the  gold  placers  of  the   southern  Alle- 
ghanies,  as  was  predicted  by  Humboldt, 
who.also  anticipated  the  same  as  regards 
the  Altaic    district,   and    was    fortunate 
enough  to  personally  realize  the  latter 
prophecy  by  placing  in  the  hands  of  the 
reigning  Czarina  of  all  the  Russians  the 
first  gem  of  this  kind  ever  found  in  that 
part  of    Central  Asia.     Diamonds  have 
also  been  found  in  the  alluvial  gold  fields 
of    Australia  and  the  Urals.     It  would 
therefore  be  an  exceptional  case  if  these 
rare  articles  had  not  been  found  in  analo- 
gous localities  and  similarly  associated  in 
California  and  Montana.      The  diamond 
found  along  with  gold  in  washing  the 
river  beds  of  Brazil  is  well  known,  and 
from  description  we  infer  that  the  mag- 
nificent gems  which  have  rendered  Gol- 
conda  so  illustrious  are  somewhat  simi- 
larlyfound.    Mr.  Patterson,  above  alluded 
to,  in  the  annual  report  for  1847-8,  is 
stated  to  make  mention  of  three  diamonds 
having  been    found    amongst    the  gold 
washings  of  North  Carolina 
Inventor,  Gold  Eun,  Cal. — Any  device  for 
the  application   of   water   direct  to  the 
working  of  stamps,  without  the  interven- 
tion of  an  engine  or  water  wheel,  would 
doubtless  be  novel  and  patentable.    Steam 
has  been  so  applied,  but  not  in  such  a 
manner  as  to  admit  the  use  of    either 
steam  or  water.     We  cannot  express  any 
opinion  as  to  the  economy  or  practicabil- 
ity of  your  invention  without  knowing 
more  of    its   details.     The   matter  of   a 
"much  less  first  cost  would  be  an  import- 
ant item  in  its  favor,  if  it  is  not  obtained 
at  a  sacrifice  of  practicability.     If   you 
would  send  us  a  rough  drawing,  or,  bet- 
ter still,  a  model  of  your  invention,  we 
should  probably  be  able  to  express  some 
decided  opinion  with  regard  to  its  merits. 
An  Israelite  is  in  error  in   considering 
that  gold  and  silver  coins  were  minted  in 
Judea  much  earlier  than  the  time  alluded 
to  in  our  reply  to  W.  M.,  ill  our  notices 
to  correspondents  which  appeared  on  the 
1st  inst.     The  earliest  Hebrew  coin  is  of 
the   date   of  the  Maccabees.     Prom  the 
nineteenth  century,  B.  C,  when  Abraham 
weighed  to  Ephron  400  shekels  of   silver 
us  the  price  of  the  cave  of  Machpelah,* 
until   the   second  century,    B.  C,    when 
Antiochns    Sidetes    gave    permission   to 
Simon  Maccabeus  to  coiu  money    "with 
his  own   stamp. "  f   There  cannot  exist  a 
doubt  but  the  shekel  merely  meant,  as  its 
name  implies,  a  certain  denomination  in 
weight. 


Amalgamator,  Virginia  City. — The  distil- 
lation of  mercury  and  amalgam  of  that 
metal  by  means  of  superheated  steam,  was 
recommended  by  Niolette  nearly  20  years 
ago,  as  can  be  seen  in  the  Compins  Reiidua 
31,  page  546,  and  J.  Pr.  Chem.  51,  page 
31o. 


Correspondence. — "  Quicksilver  Mining 
in  Monterey  County,"  next  week. 


In  a  short  time  the  locomotive  will  cross 
the  Sierra  Nevada,  and  deliver  goods  from 
this  city  to  the  valley  of  t;he  Humboldt.  Al- 
though less  than  200  miles  will  be  accom- 
plished in  distance,  a  difficulty  in  transpor- 
tation of  fully  500  miles  will  have  been 
overcome ;  and  we  shall  have  'nothing  but 
plains  between  the  railroad  terminus  and 
the  various  mining  localities  of  the  Great 
Basin  and  the  territories  to  the  north.  San 
Francisco  will  then  be  brought  practically 
500  miles  nearer  to  those  great  places  of 
consumption,  than  she  is  now.  Land  car- 
riage across  these  plains,  after  the  mountains 
are  crossed,  is  comparatively  cheap,  as  the 
stock  can  be  readily  fed  by  the  way. 

In  the  progress  of  the  eastern  division  of 
the  road,  more  than  double  the  distance 
of  the  western  division,  has  been  accom- 
plished ;  but  it  has  been  over  a  level  plain. 
That  portion  of  the  road  is  now  approaching 
the  great  barrier  of  the  Eocky  Mountains, 
where  its  progress  will  become  slow  and 
expensive.  That  which  has  been  already 
finished,  is  of  but  little  account  as  a  means 
for  transportation  to  Salt  Lake,  or  any  por- 
tion of  our  territory  west  or  north  of  that 
point.  Hence,  so  far  as  the  business  of  this 
city  is  concerned,  nothing  has  yet  been  or 
will  be  immediately  accomplished,  to  inter- 
fere with  our  interior  trade,  even  under  the 
old  basis ;  but  the  advantage  which  we  shall 
soon  gain,  will  be  immense,  by  the  complete 
removal  of  our  mountain  barrier. 

The  result  will  be  a  more  rapid  filling  up 
of  the  interior,  and  the  more  economic  work- 
ing of  mines,  which,  under  present  circum- 
stances, can  scarcely  be  worked  at  all  on  ac- 
count of  the  great  cost  of  transportation.  Inti" 
mate  business  relations  will  also  spring  up 
between  the  merchants  of  those  localities  and 
this  city,  which  future  advantages,  on  the 
eastern  route,  can  with  difficulty  break  up, 
even  with  slight  advantages  in  their  favor. 
The  prices  of  most  goods  in  St.  Louis  and 
Chicago,  which  are  in  demand  in  the  inte- 
rior, are  about  equal  with  those  of  this  city 
— if  anything,  San  Francisco  has  the  advan- 
tage, especially  in  breadstuffs,  dried  fruit, 
East  India  goods,  and  provisions  generally. 
Heavy  mining  and  other  machinery  forms 
no  exception  to  this  rule  ;  or  if  there  shoidd 
be  a  small  advantage  the  other  way,  the  ac. 
knowledged  superiority  of  California  made 
mining  machinery,  over  that  made  at  the 
East,  will  always  give  quite  a  margin  in  our 
favor.  We  have  often  explained  the  cause 
of  this  superiority — the  nature  of  which  is 
such,  that  but  very  little  chance  exists  of  its 
ever  being  removed. 

Another  and  inseparable  advantage  in 
favor  of  San  Francisco,  is  distance.  The 
distance  from  San  Francisco  to  Salt  Lake 
City,  or  the  most  distant  mines  of  the  Great 
Basin,  or  those  of  Idaho  or  Montana,  by  the 
route  of  the  Continential  Eailway  or  any 
branch  which  can  be  constructed  therefrom, 
is  less  than  one-half  that  from  St.  Louis  or 
Chicago.  The  running  cost  per  mile  of  road 
on  the  eastern  or  western  division,  will  be 
about  the  same ;  or  at  worst,  that  of  the 
western  can  exceed  that  of  the  eastern  but 
a  trifle.  The  first  cost  of  the  chief  com- 
modities being  about  equal,  the  difference  in 
extent  of  transportation  must  forever  give 
San  Francisco  an  advantage,  which  nothing 
but  the  most  unwarrantable  mismanagement 
can  deprive  us  of.  A  change  of  the  seat  of 
supply,  when  once  located  here,  (as  it  must 
be  for  reasous  already  shown)  to  our  west- 
ern rivals,  will  be  a  matter  scarcely  to  be 
thought  of.  The  future  advantage  that 
awaits  this  city  from  the  interior  trade  that 
must  sOon  grow  up  in  this  vast  region,  can- 
not be  estimated.  It  belongs  to  San  Fran- 
cisco as  legitimately  as  does  that  of  Shasta 
or  San  Diego. 


Fire-Pump  Trial. — We  were  present, 
among  others,  on  Tuesday  last,  at  the  Occi- 
dental Hotel,  to  witness  a  trial  of  the  Excel- 
sior double-acting  Foree-Pump,  which  Mr. 
Leland  has  recently  had  placed  in  that  ho- 
tel, for  greater  security  from  fire.  The 
pump  is  located  in  the  engine  room,  in  the 
basement,  and  forces  water  through  iron 
pipes  from  thence  to  the  top  of  the  build- 
ing, being  fed  from  the  street  water  pipes. 
In  the  hall  of  each  story  of  the  main  stair- 
ways a  hose  is  connected  with  this  pipe, 
through  which  water  may  be  conducted  to 
every  room  in  the  house.  Previous  to  plac- 
ing this  pump  in  the  building,  reliance  was 
had,  in  case  of  fire,  upon  the  pressure  of  the 
water  mains.  This  reliance  was  fatal  at  the 
Cosmopolitan,  which  was  provided  with  a 
similar  protection.  When  the  fire  took  in 
the  ceiling  of  the  upper  story  of  that  hotel, 
there  was  not  sufficient  head  to  force  the 
water  six  inches  from  the  nozzle  of  the  pipe, 
and  when  the  engines  arrived  the.  city  hose 
burst,  and  by  the  time  that  defect  was  rem- 
edied the  flames  had  got  beyond  the  control 
of  the  Department. 

Mr.  Leland  has  now  provided  himself 
against  such  a  contingency  by  setting  up 
one  of  these  pumps,  so  that,  in  case  of  need, 
it  may  be  instantly  connected  with  the  en- 
gine, and  water  thrown  over  any  part,  the 
roof  of  the  hotel,  or  adjoining  buildings, 
thereby  being  independent  of  the  head  in 
the  street  main.  In  the  trial  of  Tuesday, 
at  35  strokes  per  minute,  (which  might  have 
been  increased  to  50)  the  water  was  thrown 
from  the  floor  of  the  basement  to  the  floor 
of  the  upper  story  ;  and  from  the  hose  in 
the  upper  story  it  was  readily  thrown  to  all 
parts  of  the  roof.  The  test  was  most  fully 
satisfactory  to  most  of  the  witnesses  ;  al- 
though Capt.  Cushing,  the  agent  of  these 
pumps,  pronounced  It  unsatisfactory  to  him- 
self, as  it  did  not  do  as  well  as  it  had  done 
on  previous  trials.  The  Captain  explained 
the  matter  the  next  day,  by  ascertaining  that 
the  company's  water  meter,  through  which 
the  pump  derived  its  supply,  had  burst  dur- 
ing the  trial,  thereby  greatly  interfering 
with  its  performance.  To  our  mind,  how- 
ever, the  test  was  fully  satisfactory  as  it 
was,  and  we  congratulate  Mr.  Leland  and 
his  guests  on  this  additional  security  from 
fire.  Two  of  these  pumps  were  shipped  by 
the  Colorado,  on  the  4th  instant,  for  Yoko- 
hama, having  been  especially  ordered  by 
Mi-.  E.  M.  Van  Eeed,  of  that  city. 


The  Erie  Eailway  Company,  in  New 
York,  it  is  stated,  are  about  doing  away 
with  the  use  of  wood  on  their  locomotives, 
and  have  already  commenced  selling  off  the 
wood  they  have  on  hand.  Coal  is  to  be 
used  hereafter; 


A  New  Commercial  Journal.  — John  H. 
Carmany  &  Co.  will  issue,  in  season  for  the 
next  steamer,  a  new  Commercial  Journal, 
to  be  entitled  The  Commercial  Herald  and 
Market  Review.  Its  editorial  department 
will  be  under  the  control  of  H.  C'hanning 
Beals,  a  gentleman  long  and  favorably 
known  in  the  commercial  circles  of  this  city. 
The  financial  and  general  stock  market  re- 
ports will  be  placed  in  charge  of  gentlemen 
of  long  experience'in  those  departments.  It 
is  intended  to  make  it  a  first-class  commer- 
cial journal,  and  one  which  shall  fairly  and 
ably  represent  that  great  and  growing  in- 
terest in  this  city. 


The  Pacific  Chemical-Works. — Messrs. 
Falkenau  &  Hanks,  the  enterprising  propri- 
etors of  these  works,  signalized  the  first  an- 
nual recurrence  of  their  establishment  in  bus- 
iness by  a  social  gathering  on  the  29th  ult., 
which  was  attended  by  a  large  number  of 
their  personal  and  business  friends.  These 
works  are  located  at  the  corner  of  Center 
and  Folsom  streets,  near  the  Mission,  and 
cover  quite  an  extensive  area  of  ground 
upon  which  the  several  buildings  necessary 
for  their  varied  manufacture  are  built.  It 
gives  us  much  pleasure  to  learn  that  these 
gentlemen  are  meeting  with  a  most  satisfac- 
tory degree  of  success  in  their  enterprise, 
as  manufacturing  and  consulting  chemists. 
Their  works  are  well  fitted  up  with  all  the 
necessary  means  and  appliances  for  the  man- 
ufacture of  nearly  or  quite  every  kind  of 
chemical  called  for,  to  any  considerable  ex- 
tent, on  this  coast ;  and  they  have  a  full  and 
carefully  arranged  case  of  re-agents,  for  test- 
ing minerals  and  chemicals.  Druggists, 
dyers,  daguerreotypists,  and  others,  who 
deal  in  or  otherwise  employ  chemicals, 
acids,  etc.,  will  always  find  at  this  establish- 
ment those  which  are  equal  to  the  best  and 
purest  in  the  market.  Messrs.  Falkenau  & 
Hanks,  being  both  practical  chemists,  give 
their  unremitting  and  personal  attention  to 
every  department  of  their  manufacture. 
Among  other  things,  they  manufacture  large 
quantities  of  cyanide  of  potassium,  which  is 
now  being  considerably  used  by  quartz 
miners  as  an  aid  in  amalgamating.  Nitrate 
of  silver  also  forms  a  large  item  of  their 
manufacture ;  also,  nitric,  muriatic  and 
sulphuric  acids.  Analyses  of  ores,  miner- 
als, waters,  metallurgical  products,  soils, 
etc.,  as  well  as  assays  of  ores,  are  made  at 
this  establishment. 


Fine  Painting.  — There  is  a  spirited  paint- 
ing to  be  seen  in  the  show-window  of 
Snow  &  Koos,  by  the  French  artist, 
Narjot,  entitled  ' '  Life  in  Arizona. "  It  rep- 
resents a  skirmish  between  a  small  party  of 
American  soldiers  and_some  Apaches.  The 
scenery  is  from  nature,  being  located  on 
the  Eanch  of  San  Pedro,  in  Arizona.  The 
artist  has  been  himself  a  party  in  several 
encounters  with  the  Indians,  and  paint3 
with  a  truthfulness  and  spirit  inspired  by 
the  reality.  Mons.  Narjot  is  already  favor- 
ably known  as  a  portrait  painter,  and  he 
will  lose  nothing  from  the  public  by  this 
new  effort  of  his  genius. 


Correction. — In  the  first  item  under  our 
patent  head  of  June  22d,  copied  from  the 
Sacramento  Union,  Mr.  I.  H.  Graves  was 
spoken  of  as  the  foreman  of  the  Pacific  Bail- 
road  machine  shop  ;  he  is  the  master  me- 
clianie  of  the  road.  Mr.  James  Gerrish  is 
foreman. 


The  Coming  Wheat  Crop. — The  present 
indications  are,  that  the  California  wheat 
crop  for  the  present  year  will  not  quite 
equal  that  of  the  year  past,  although  a  very 
abundant  harvest  may  be  expected.  Prices 
here  will  not  vary  much  from  last  year,  al- 
though they  will  not  probably  rule  as  high 
in  New  York.  The  difference  will  come  out 
of  the  middle  men.  This  class  of  men, 
owing  to  the  close  "  corner  "  which  had  been 
effected,  and  which  was  kept  up  with  most 
signal  success,  made  enormous  profits  out 
of  their  operations  last  winter.  They  will 
have  to  be  content  with  less  this  season, 
while  the  growers,  and  especially  the  Cali- 
fornia growers,  will  probably  realize  quite 
as  much  as  they  did  by  their  last  crop.  It  is 
stated  in  the  last  monthly  report  of  the 
Agricultural  Department  "  that  the  yield  of 
wheat  in  all  the  States  where  that  grain  is 
raised  will  be  much  larger  than  usual." 
Later  advices  by  telegraph,  however,  do  not 
speak  so  hopefully  ;  and  the  prospect  now 
is  that  the  crop  will  be  nothing  better  than 
a  usual  one.  The  old  crop  has  been  very 
closely  exhausted,  so  that  there  will  be  less 
to  fall  back  upon  that  usual.  This  will 
open  a  good  market  for  California.  Our 
wheat-growers  have  every  reason  to  be  hope- 
ful, and  should  not  sacrifice  their  crops  to 
the  gain  of  greedy  speculators. 


The  Fourth  passed  off  most  pleasantly 
and  happily  to  all.  But  one  or  two  acci- 
dents of  any  kind  have  occurred,  and  those 
not  of  any  very  serious  nature.  The  fire- 
works in  the  evening  eclipsed  any  ever  be- 
fore seen  in  this,  city,  and  were  witnessed  by 
a  crowd  variously  estimated  at  from  thirty 
to  forty-five  thousand.  They  were  from 
the  establishment  of  Church  &  Clark,  and 
reflected  the  highest  credit  upon  their  pyro- 
technical  skill. 


Metallurgist.— A  practical  metallurgist,  experienced  lr. 
all  branches  of  his  business,  and  particularly  in  the  manu- 
facture of  tougu  copper,  wants  employment    His  address 
can  be  had    t  the  omcaof  the  Mining  and  Scientific  Press. 
25VH-4W* 


Favorable  to' Inventors.— Persons  holding  new  in 
ventions  of  machinery  and  important  improvements,  can 
have  the  same  illustrated  and  explained  in  the  Mining  and 
Scientific  Press,  free  ot  charge,  if  in  our  judgment  tho 
discovery  is  ono  of  real  merit,  and  of  sufficient  interest  to 
our  readers  to  warrant  publication.! 


©be  pining  awl  Jlriortifw  §  tm. 


Amusement  wiTaocT  Temptation. — Parents 
will  And  Woodward's  Gardens  free  from  tho  temp- 
tntions  too  often  presented  at  public  places  of 
resort;  while  the  gymnasium,  tho  birds  and  ani- 
mal', and  the  meandering  walks  around  the  trees, 
flowers  and  shrubbery  of  the  ground,  cannot  fail 
to  delight  both  parents  and  children. 


Cholera — Parry  Davis'  Vegetable  Pain  Killer. 

Mr.  Pxrry  Davis— Sir  —  The  benefits  I  hare  received  from 
the  ui«  of  your  Invaluable  remedy,  (he  Pain  Killer,  Induce* 
me  to  pen  a  word  In  Its  praise.  Experience  has  convinced 
me  that  tor  Headache.  Indlgeadon,  Tain  in  the  Stomach,  cr 
any  part  of  the  syitem,  aevero  Chilli.  Weariness,  common 
Colds,  Hoarseness,  Cholera,  Cholora  Morbus.  Diarrhoea, 
Dysentery,  Toothache,  et<v,  there  is  noihtnu  better  Ihttu  (he 
Pam  KiHt.  I  have  thin  h>>ur  recovarsd  from  a  severe  at- 
tack of  the  Sick  lli-ailscli.-,  bv  uiiiik  two  tcoHpomiruls. 
taken  at  thirty  m  Inn  u-s  Interval,  In  a  wtneglatM  full  of  hot 
water.  I  am  ciMiiuicut  that  ihrouxu  ih>>  bleMiog  of  uod.  it 
saved  tne  front  the  cholera  during  I  he  rammer  of  1843. 
Traveling  amid  dust,  toll,  chanun  of  diet,  and  constant  ex- 

Su-ure  to  an  Infeoted  (.tmosphore, my  system  was  dally  pre- 
iu  dysentery  attacks,  accompanied  with  pain,  for 
which  tho  Pain  Killer  was  a  sovereign  remedy,  one  tea- 
auoonfulcuntih,'  the  worst  case  In  an  hour,  or,  at  moat,  half 
a  dav  1  1  have  beard  ••(  many  cases  of  Dysentery  being 
cured  by  Its  use.  Put  In  (he  teeth,  It  will  stop  the  tooth- 
■  ii.-  UmUtu.ic.  nw.l  a  desire  fur  Its  itcnernl  uie,  has  drawn 
from  me  thi»  unsolicited  testimonial  In  its  favor. 

D  T  TAYLOR,  Jh  ,  Minister  of  the  flannel. 
SQr*Sold  by  all  Medicine  Dealers  everywhere    22vU  lm 


NOETH  AMERICA 

Life  Insurance  Company. 

Usual  Restrictions  on  Occupation  and  Travel 

ABOLISHED  ! 


Policies  of  this  Company  are  sunrnnteed  by  tho  State  of 

New  York,  which  1*  true  of  no  other  Company 

on  this  Coast. 

The  most  Responsible  and  Liberal  Company    n  too  World! 
J.    A.    EATON    &.  CO., 

Managers  Pacific  Branch,  SOS  Montgomery  st. 
SOvHnrtp  SAN  FRANCISCO. 


RUBEN'S 

Evergoing    "Watch. ! 

g]The  ■■!■■!•  r  ■  n.  ■.  h.r.  in-  been  appointed  sole 
aiccnts  For  the  above  Watch,  arc  now  prepared  io 
"urnish  It  at  makers'  rates. 
__  This  Watch  lin.3  a  drat  class,  full  jeweled  nickel 
movement,  and  requires  no  winding  by  key  or  stum,  every 
opening  and  closing  of  the  tipper  cover  of  the  cane  windiug 
the  VVnch  lor  six  hours  It  1m  so  constructed  that  It  will 
run  for  ten  days  without  bcinu  opened,  nnd  is  guaranteed  a 
perfect  time  keent-r.  l*rlcc.  In  heavy  *18-cttret  gold  cases, 
*350.    A  liberal  discount  allowed  to  the  trade. 

ISAAC  S.  JOSEPIII  A  CO., 
Ivl5-2am3m  641  Washington  street,  San  Francisco. 

KEMOVAL. 

The  well  known  estalillsliratnt  of 

LUCY    &    HYMES, 

MAHUFACTDRKR3  Or 

Genuine  Pale  and.  Chemical 
OLIVE    SOAPS, 

Haa  been  removed  from  Beale  street,  between  Mission  and 
Howard,  to  BKANNAN  STREET,  between  Eighth  and 
Ninth,  and  greatly  enlarged. 

Thecapacitv  ol  this  establishment  Is  now  the  largest  on 
the  Paclllc  Coast.  It  in  now  In  full  operation,  and  prcpured 
to  supply  the  demand  of  the  trade. 

Office—  319  California    St.,  San   Fraricinco. 
Ivl5qr 

Real     Estate      Sale 


E  S  T  A.  X  E 

JACOB  C.  BE  IDEM  AN,  deceased. 

JOHN  W.  nnrHAGI.il.  Administrator, 

With  tho  Will  annexed,  will  commence,  on 

Wednesday,  the  24th  day  of  July, 

At  li  o'clock  HI., 

And  coatinuu  from  day  to  day,  until  the  whole  Is  sold, 
at  the  auction  room  of 

MAURICE     DORE     4&     CO., 

337  Montgomery  Street. 

TERMS,  IN  UMTED  STATES  GOLD  COIN. 

1-4  Cash  ; 

1-4  in  One  Year, 

1-4  in  Two  Yeara» 

1-4  In  Three  Yean. 
Deferred   payments    to  bear    interest    at 
eight  per  cent,  per  annum,  payable  quar- 
terly, and    secured    by    mortgage    on    the 
property. 

DQ- Catalogues  of  the  property  can  he  obtained  of  H.F. 
WILLIAMS  &  CO.,  Clay  street,  or  at  the  office  of  MAURICE 
DORE   &  CO.,  a»7  Montgomery  street.  lvla-3w 


HEXDY'S    LATEST    IMPROVED     CONCENTRATORS, 


FOR,    GOLD    AND    HILVEK,    OR.ES, 

With  Revolving  Stirrcrs*und  Rotary  Distributor. 

Can  be  seen  in  Operation  at  the  Union  Foundry,  First  St.,  San  Francisco. 


Directions   for  Operating  Hendy'a   Concentrators: 

Tho  sulphutots  uro  drawn  off  while  the  Concentrator  is  in  motion,  in  tho  following  manner: 

First — Sot  the  Fan,  A,  level,  hy  its  inner  rim. 

Second — While  in  operation,  keep  tho  Pan,  A,  about  half  full  of  enlphnrotB.  [See  Figure  2, 
marked  S.| 

Third — Open  the  gate,  E,  sufficiently  to  dischargo  the  sulphurets  as  they  accumulate  over  the 
amount  above  mentioned. 

Fourth — Tho  crank  shaft  to  mako  200  to  220  revolutions  per  minute. 


The  above  directions,  if  followed  implicity,  are  all-sufficient.  But,  strange  as  it  may  appear,  the 
proprietor  has  found  that,  in  certain  cases,  they  have,  owing  to  tho  carelessness  or  to  tho  ignorance  of 
tho  operators,  failed  to  serve  as  a  complete  guide.  .  Ho,  therefore,  in  tho  present  edition  of  hia  circular, 
insists  upon  their  being  followed  to  the  letter ;  and  in  order  that  there  may  bo  no  mistake  in  future,  he 
thus  elaborates  and  explains  them  : 

First,  then  :  Unless  tho  pan  is  level,  it  is  out  of  the  question  to  expect  it  to  do  its  duty.  One  would 
imagine  that  the  slightest  possible  examination  of  the  illustrations  would  be  sufficient  to  show  this. 
Yet,  in  one  case,  where  the  machine  did  not  work  satisfactorily,  it  was  found  that  no  regard  whatever 
had  been  paid  to  this  point !  The  word  level  is  in  itself  precise  ;  it  admits  of  no  latitude,  and  cannot 
bo  misunderstood.  Nothing  is  easier,  to  a  mechanic,  than  to  place  the  pan  absolutely  and  mathemati- 
cally level.     It  cannot  be  necessary  to  dwell  further  upon  this  point. 

Direction  Second,  viz : — "  Keep  tho  pan  about  half  full  of  sulphurets/'  has  also,  in  some  cases, 
been  disregarded.  A  moment's  reflection  will  point  out  its  importance.  The  operation  of  the  ma- 
chine is  such,  that  grains  of  any  kind,  whatever  may  be  their  size  or  weight,  will  seek  the  peri, 
phery  of  the  pan,  and  unless  discharged,  will  there  remain,  until  oilier  grains  of  greater  specific  gravity 
take  their  place.  Of  course,  then,  at  the  starting  of  the  machine,  and  for  a  short  time  thereafter,  the 
periphery  will  bo  partially  filled  with  sand.  It  is  therefore  necessary  to  allow  a  quantity  of  sulphu- 
rets sufficient  to  completely  occupy  that  space  to  accumulate,  before  the  gate  is  opened,  and  their  dis- 
charge commenced.  It  is  obvious  that  they  will  otherwise  bo  accompanied  with  more  or  less  of 
sand.  Once  properly  commenced,  the  discharge  will  bo  continuous.  It  must  be  regulated,  however, 
by  tho  richness,  in  sulphurets,  of  tho  pulp  under  treatment.  A  little  practice  will  enable  the  operator 
to  gauge  it  without  difficulty. 

After  what  has  been  said,  direction  Third  requires  no  further  explanation.  Direction  Fourth  is, 
to  a  mechanic,  sufficiently  explicit. 

These  concentrators  can  bo  set  in  pairs,  for  which  a  single  crank  shaft  will  suffice.  Two  such 
pairs  can  be  so  arranged  as  to  require  a  driving  shaft  of  only  six  feet  in  length. 

The  guaranteed  capacity  of  each  machine  is  five  tons  every  24  hours.  Eight  tons,  however, 
can  bo  nnd  has  been  put  through  in  that  time.  The  small  proportion  of  sand  which  tho  sulphurets 
carry,  when  thus  rapidly  concentrated,  is  not  an  objection  but  rather  an  advantage,  in  case  the  opera- 
tors themselves  intend  to  work  them.  Either  in  roasting  or  in  pan-working,  a  small  admixture  of 
sand  is  unquestionably  an  aid.  But  if  the  sulphurets  are  being  prepared  for  sale,  they  must  of  course 
bo  clean.  In  this  case,  tho  discharges  from  four  machines  can  ho  conducted  into  a  single  additional 
one,  and  the  concentration  thus  be  made  complete. 

Tho  proprietor  has  recently  still  further  improved  the  machine,  hy  the  substitution  of  an  iron 
frame  for  the  former  wooden  one.  While  nothing  is  added  to  its  weight  by  tho  change,  it  is  thus 
made  stronger  and  more  compact ;  and  at  the  same  time  the  labor  of  setting  it  -up  in  considerably 
lessened.  He  flatters  himself  "that  these  added  advantages  leave  nothing  further  to  bo  desired  as  re- 
gards the  perfecting  of  tho  machine. 


References  : 
Reference  is  made  to  tho  following  mills,  which  have  HENDY'S  CONCENTRATORS  in  use  : 

EMPIRE  MILL Grass  Valley,  Nevada  County. 

ONEIDA  MILL Jackson,  Amador  County. 

SPRING  HILL  MILL Amador,  Amador  County. 

GOLDEN  GATE  MILL Volcano,  Amador  County. 

GOLDEN  RULE  MILL Stewart  Flat,  Placer  County. 

BENTON  MILL Bear  Valley,  Mariposa  County. 

LOUISIANA  MILL Coulterville,  Mariposa  County. 

PEOPLE'S  MILL Alleghany,  Sierra  County. 

TYRON  &  CO'S  MLLL ...Prescott,  Arizona. 

WOOLSEY  &  CO'S  MILL Prescott,  Arizona. 

NOYES  &  CO'S  MILL Prescott,  Arizona. 

GUADALUPE  &  SACRAMENTO  G.  &  S.  M.  CO Sinaloa,  Mexico. 

RECENTLY    ORDERED    FROM    THE    UNION    IRON    WORKS  : 

VEATCH,  VALENTINE  &  CO.,  Commercial  Mill   (4  Concentrators) Nevada  County. 

GOULD  &  CURRY  G.  &  S.  M.  CO.  (4  Concentrators) Virginia  City,  Nevada. 

VULTURE  CO.  (4  Concentrators Prescott,  Arizona. 

MIDAS  MILL   CO.  {4  Concentrators) Virginia,  Montana. 

PLYMOUTH  ROCK  MILL  CO.   (2  Concentrators) Mariposa  County. 

B.  F.  BROW.N  {I   Concentrator) Melbourne,  Australia. 

MOREY  &  SPERRY  (I   Concentrator) New  York. 

And  in  use  in  many  other  parts  of  tlws  coast. 

K^-These  Machines  ore  mado  of  iron,  thoroughly  constructed  and  ready  for  iramediato  use. 
For  description,  etc.,  send  for  Circular. 

Those  in  want  of  Concentrators  would  do  well  to  visit  some  of  tho  quartz  mills  that  have 
Hendy's  Patent  Concentrators  in  use,  and  satisfy  themselves  before  purchasing  other  Concentrators  of 
pretended  merit. 

CAUTION. 

All  of  HENDY'S  PATENT  CONCENTRATORS  are  marked  thus  : 

"J.  HENDY,  Patented  February  27th  and  April  17th,  1866." 
Orders  or  letters  of  enquiry,  address, 

JOSHUA  HENDY,  Patentee, 
March,  1867.  Union  or  Fulton  Foundry,  San  Francisco. 


Balldert'   Insurance    Company—     JF1- 
(OFFICE    IN    THE    BUILDING    OF   TnEV 
CALIFORNIA  SAVINGS  BANK,  California /\r*\ 
street,  one  door  from  Sansome  street 
KJ-FIRE  ASD  MARINE  INSURANCE.  lOvUtOpqr 

Sobscridbrs  who  do  not  receive  the  Mining  and  Scientific 
Pre*M  In  due  time,  are  requested  to  Inform  the  publishers. 


OP    TUB 

American  Journal  of  Mining 

Volume  III,  Commencing  March  3. 

In  consequence  of  the  remarkable  success  that  has  at- 
tended this  Journal,  the  proprietors  foci  warranted  In  in- 
creasing its  size  to 

Twenty  Pages. 
Thus  makfpg  It  the  LARGEST  and  most  COMPREHENSIVE 
Mining  Journal  on  this  continent,  representing  the  Gold, 
Silver, Copper,  Iron,  Lead,  Coal,  Slate,  Oil,  and  in  fact  all 
the  Mineral  Interests  of  America,  containing  beautiful  en- 
gravings. Illustrating  tho  latest  Improvements  in  milling, 
mining  and  metallurgical  machinery. 

The  Journal  has  won  the  encomiums  of  the  press  of  tho 
entire  country  and  Europe,  and  numbers  among  Its  con- 
tributors more  eminent  scientific  men  than  any  other 
weekly  publication  in  America- 

Tho  reports  of  ihe  markets  in  stocks,  molals,  mlnerali 
and  ores,  carefully  corrected  weekly,  are  an  Important 
feature  of  the  Journal. 

Subscriptions:  $4  per  year;  for  six  months,  S2.25— in  ad- 

vance;  single  copies,  10  cents.    Specimen  copies  sent  free. 

Address,  WESTERN  A  COMPANY, 

lvl^-lamly  Publishers,  37  Park  Row,  N.  Y. 


LINSEED  OIL. 

The  Pacific  Linseed  Oil  &  Lead  Works 

Are  now  prepared  to  furnish  dealers  and  consumers 
Pure    Linseed    Oil, 
Raw  or  Boiled,  at  the  Lowest  Market  Rates.    Wo  call  es- 
pecial attentiou  to  the  quality  of  our  Oil,  believing  it  to  bet 
superior  to  any  imported  Oil  o tiered  In  this  market 
Orders  from  the  country  will  have  prompt  attention. 
Address, 
Pacific  Linseed  Oil  and  Lead  Works, 
Careof  L.  B.  BENCHLEY  &  CO., 
19vU-3m9p  San  Francisco. 


PACIFIC 

Rolling  Mill  and  Forge  Co., 

SAN    FRANCISCO,    CAL. 
Established  for  the  Manufacture  of 

RAILROAD    AND   OTHER   IRON 

—  AND  — 

Every  "Variety  of  (Shafting1 

.      Embracing  ALL  SIZES  of 
Steamboat    Shafts,   Crank.*,    Piston    and    Con* 
uectlng  Rods,  Car  and  Locomotive  Axle* 
and  Frames. 

—  ALSO  — 

HAMMERED     TRGN 

Of  every  description  and  size. 

03-  Orders  addressed  to  PACIFIC  ROLLING  MILL  and 
FOKGE  CO..  Poatufflcc,  San  Francisco,  ChL,  will  receive 
prompt  attention. 

S®-  The  highest  price  paid  for  Scrap  Iron.       9vl43in9p 

A.  S.  Hallidie  &  Co., 

MANUKACTORERS  OF 

FLAT  &  ROUND   WIRE  ROPE. 

For    Mining'.  Shipping,    Ferry, 

AND   GENEItAL    rUItPOSKS. 

Office— 412  Clay  street Works—  North  Beach 

PAN   FRANCISCO. 

NOTICE.— THE  FIRST  COST  OF  WIRE  ROPE  IS  MUCH 
less  than  thai  of  any  other  kind  of  Kope  of  equal 
strength,  and  It  is  lour  times  as  durable.  Wire  Kope  does 
not  stretch  or  shrink  by  atmospheric  changes;  it  has  but 
onc-flfth  the  bulk  of  Hempen  Rope;  is  spliced  and  repaired 
in  the  same  manner. 

The  attention  of  Mining  Companies  is  particularly  culled 
to  our  Flat  and  Round  Hoist.ng  Ropes,  which  hove  been  in 
use  for  a  number  of  years  by  the  leading  mines  on  this 
Coast,  and  to  any  of  whom  we  reter  those  Interested  a*  to 
the  great  advantages  over  any  other  kind  of  rope  ;  etlecting 
an  immense  saving  in  expenditure  for  ropes,  fuel,  wejirnnd 
tear  of  machinery,  stoppage  of  works,  etc.,  besides  Increas 
ing  safety  of  life. 

Mining  Companies,  In  erecting  Hoisting  Works,  should  bo 
sure  and  have  their  drums  and  pulleys  of  sufficient  size 
whether  for  wire  or  hemp  rope. 
We  manufacture  of  all  sizes,  aud  in  any  length- 
Round  "Wire  Kope— Iron  or  Steel,  (or  Hoisting. 
Flat  Wire  Rope—         "  " 

Soft  Steel  Wire  Kope— For  Derrick  Fall  Ropes- 
very  strong  and  durable— ouu  third  the  weight  of  hemp  of 
equal  strength,  (saving  in  freight  for  remote  localities). 
Suitable  sheaves  and  blocks  Jnrni  hod  when  required. 

Galvanized  or  Untrulvanlzed  Kound  Wire 
Rope— For  Ships'  Rigging,  Derrick  Guys,  Ferry  Ropes, 
and  all  standing  purposes. 

Steel  Ferry  Ropes — For  wide  streams.  Ferry  Blocks 
supplied. 

Iron  and  Copper  "Wire  Cord-J^  to  AMnch  diam- 
eter, for  hanging  window  saslies;  Signal  Uord;  Sash  Pulleys 
on  hand. 

Comparaiiue  Weight,  Sixes  and  Strength  of  Iron  Wire  Ropa*  Eta* 
Wire  Rope,  Ileinp  Rope,  and  Chain. 


Iron  Wire 
Rope. 

Steel  Wire 
Rope. 

Hemp 
Rope. 

Chain. 

Equivalnet 
Strength. 

Cir- 
cuity'. 

Wtpr 
100  ft. 

lb*. 

53 

83 
170 

air- 

cum/. 

2 
2M 

Wtpr 
100/*. 

Cir- 

5 

6 

S 

Wtpr 
iQO/t. 

Site 
Link. 

Wtpr 
100//. 

tu. 
266 
3-tl 
5-<3 

Br&g 
Sfr'M . 

Wig 
Load. 

2 
33a 

Ibn. 
33 

55 
91 

100 
130 
2:16 

I  9 

7 

11 

19 

Jh,. 
2,300 
3,700 

G.30C 

Pnmnhlets  containing  data,  with  prices  annexed,  for- 
warded free,  by  mail  or  express,  on  application  to  maim 
fucturtrs-a  iBvlWinDii 


10 


l&kt  pitting  m&  £ tkntifk 


Established    In   1849-Corner    DFivst   and    DZission.   streets,   San   Francisco. 


HAVING  INCREASED  OUR  FACILITIES  IN  EVERY  DEPARTMENT,  WE  ARE  NOW 
prepared  at  the  shorLest  notice  ami  at  the  most  reasonable  rates,  to  furnish  all 
kinds  and  description  of  Machinery,  including  Steam  Engines,  Quartz  Mills.  Mining  Pumps 
of  all  kinds.  Hoisting  Gear,  Gas  Work.,  Laundry  Machinery,  Architectural  and  Ornamental 
Castings,  Sugar  Mills,  Saw  and  Flour  Mills,  Water  Wheels  of  all  kinds,  Hydraulic,  Hay,  Rag, 
screw  and  Drop  Presses,  Coining  Machinery,  Pile  Drivers,  Bark,  and  Malt  Mills,  and  all 
kinds  or  Castings. 

EXGrlSES.  —  Marine  Engines,  Oscillating  and  Beam  ;  Stern  and  Side  Wheel  Boats, 
Locomotives,  Stationary  Engines,  Horizontal,  Upright,  Oscillating  and  Beam,  from  six 
to  fifty  inches  diameter.  Also,  Scott  JS  Eokart's  Adjustable  Cut-off  Regulator— best  in 
use;  W.  R.  Eckart's  Balance  Valve  for  Stationary  Ei.gines;  Woodward's  Patent  Steam 
Pump  and  Fire  Engine. 

BOILERS.  Locomotive,  F'.ae,  Tubular,  Upright,  Cylinder  and  Cornish,  and  Gvery 
variety  of  Boiler  Work.    All  sizes  of  tubes  and  pipes  for  pumps. 

PUMP*.— The  Excelsior  double-acting  Force  Kunips  are  manufactured  by  us.  These 
very  superior  Pumps  aro  warranted  the  best,  and  are  fast  replacing  all  other  Force  Pumps. 


AMALGAMATIXft  MACHINERY.— Wheeler  A  Rand  all's  improved  Tractory 
Curve  Pan,  Zenas  Wheeler's  improved  fiat  bottom  pan,  Bcldin's  pan,  Vcatch's  tubs. 
Prater's  concentrators,  Waklee's  pans,  Beers'  pan,  German  Barrels,  Arastra  Gearing,  Chile 
Mills,  Settlers  of  all  descriptions,  Retorts  of  all  sizes  and  shapes,  for  Silver  and  Gold, 
Portable  Stamp  Mills,  Straight  Batteries,  for  wood  or  iron  frames,  Dry  Crushing  Bat- 
teries, or  machines  with  the  latest  improvements,  every  variety  «'  Stumps,  Mortars,  Cams, 
Pans  and  Tubs.     BLAKE'S  PATENT  QUARTZ  CRUSHERS,  of'all  sizes. 

OIL  BOKING  TOOLS  AND  MACHINERT-Of  the  latest  and  most  ap 
proved  construction,  made  from  drawings  lately  made  by  Prof.  Blake  at  the  oil  wells  in 
Pennsylvania.  We  have  the  facilities  for  working  goid  and  silver  quartz  and  other  ore3,  to 
test  their  value,  by  the  hundred  weight  or  ton. 

Russia  Iron  Screens,  of  all  degrees  of  fineness  and  of  all  qualities  of  iron.  All  work  done 
in  the  best  manner  at  the  lowest  cash  prices. 

H.   J.  BOOTH.  GEO.   W.   PRESCOTT.  IRVING    M.  SCOTT 


24vl2 


H.    J.    HOOTK    «fc    CO. 


Machinists  and  Foundries. 

PALMER,  KNOX  &  CO., 

Golden    State   Iron    Works, 

Nos.  19,  31,  33  and  »5  First  Street, 

SAN  FRANCISCO. 

MAKU  FACTO  RE  ALL  Kt«D3   OF 

MACHINERY, 

STEAM  EIVOBNES  AND  QUARTZ    MIUL8* 

DUNBAR'S    IMPROVED 

Self"-A.«Jju.sting  Piston  Packing, 

Requires  no  springs  or  screws;  Is  always  steam  tight; 
without  excessive  friction,  and  never 

gets  slack  or  leaky. 

WHEELER  &  RANDALL'S 

NEW   GRINDER   AND    AMALGAMATOB 

HEPBURN  &  PETERSON'S 

AMALO  VMATOK  AND  SEPARATOR, 

Tylor's  Improved  Water  Wneel, 

Giving  the  greatest  power,  at  lower  cost,  than  any 

Wheel  in  use.    There  are  over  1,500  running, 

giving  universal  satisfaction. 

KNOX'S  AMALGAMATORS, 

WITH    PALMER'S   PATENT   STEAM   CHEST, 

Superior  tor  working  cither  Gold  or  Silver  OreB. 

Genuine     White    Iron   Stump  Shoes  and    Dies 

Having  beon  engaged  for  tlio  past  eight  years  in  quartz 
mining,  and  being  conversant  with  all  the  improvements, 
either  In  Mining  or  Milling,  we  are  prepared  to  furnish,  al 
the  shortest  notice,  the  most  perfect  machinery  for  reduc 
ing  ores,  or  saving  either  gold  or  silver.  I.HvlQqy-tf 


WILLAMETTE  IRON  WORKS, 

rOKTLUB,    OREGON. 

©team    Engines,    Boilers, 
SAW  AND  CRIST  NULLS, 

MINING    MACHINERY,     WROUGHT     IRON     SHUTTER 
WORK,  AND  BLACKSMITUING  IN  GENERAL. 
Corner  North-Front  jvud  E  streets, 

18vl3-ly  One  block  north  of  Couch's  Wharf. 


UNION    IRON  WORKS, 

Sacramcttto. 
WILLIAMS,  ROOT  &  NEILSON, 

MAS  DTACTD  IlKRS  OF 

CROSS'  PATENT  BOILER  FEEDER, 

©TEAJMC  ENGINES,  XSOXI^EiTtS, 

And  nil  kinds  of  Mining?  Machinery. 

Also,  Hav  and  Wine  Presses  made  and  repaired 
with  neatness,  durability  and  dispatch. 

'lrunbar'i  Patent  Self-AiljuKtlne  Steam  Piston 

PACKING,  for  new  and  old  Cylinders,  manufactured 

to  order. 

Front  Street,  between  N  and  O  streets, 


GEORGE  T.  PRACY, 
MACHINE     "WORKS, 

Nos  109  and  111  Mission  street,  between  Main  and  Spear, 

SAN  FRANCISCO. 

STJBAM  ENGINE,  FLOl'K  AND  SAW  MILL 

And  Quartz  Machinery,  Printing  Presses, 

MACHINERY    OF  EVERY  DESCRIPTION    MADE    AND 
REPAIRED. 
*Sr*Special  attention  paid  to  Repairing. ^SS     qy-3 


SSAJV    FRANCISCO 

Foundry  and  Machine  Works, 

N.  £>  Cer,  Fremont  and  Mlsttlbn  streets. 

Manufacturers  of 

Marine  and  Stationery  Engines 

Quartz  Machinery,  Saw,  Flour  and  Sugar  Mills,  Mining 

Pumps,  Hoisting  Gear,  Agricultural  Implements, etc. 

—ALSO— 

'Wine,   Cider,    Cotton     and    Tobacco     Presses 

of  the  latest  Improved  Patterns. 

STEAM  ENGINES  AND  BOILERS, 

Of  all  sizes,  constantly  on  hand;  Quartz  Mill  Shoes  and 
Dies  warranted  to  bo  made  of  the  best  white  iron. 
Dunbar's  Improved     Self- Adjusting     Piston* 
Packing,  requires  no  springs  or  screws;  is  always  steam- 
tight;  without  excessive  friction,  and  never  gets  slack  or 
leaky. 
MACHINERY,  OF  ALL  DESCRIPTIONS 


DEVOE.  DIXSMOKE  «fc  CO 


Foundry  and  Machine  Shop, 


Hvll 


Sacramento  City 


J.  MARSHALL. 


W.  WYLIE. 


GLASGOW 

IRON  &  METAL  IMPOKOTG  COMPANY, 

Nos.  3ii  and  27  Fremont  street,  near  Market, 

SAN   FRANCISCO. 

Bar  and  Sheet  iron;  Boiler  Plates  and  Tubes;  Gas  and 
Water  Pipes,  Gas  Fitting:*,  Anvils,  Cost  tiled,  etc.   18vX4-3m 


STOCKTON,    CAL. 


KEEP,   BLAKE   &  CO., 

MANUFACTURERS   OK 

tiuarti,  Saw  and  Grist  Mill  Irons,  Steam 
Engines,  Horse  Powers, 

Mining  and  Irrigating  Pumps.  Car  Wheels,  Derrick  IroHs, 
House  Front.-!,  Iron  Fencing.  Balcony  Bailings,  etc., 
at  San  Francisconriccs.    Orders  solicited 
13vl3-ly  and  promptly  executed. 


i.os\"i™™|HANSC0ra&CQ., 
iEtna  Iron   Works  ! 

S6atheaBt  corner  Fremont  and  Tehama  streets, 

SAN  FRANCISCO, 

Practical  Machinists  and  Iron  Founders, 

MAN0FACTOKE 

STEAM     ENCINES, 

QCARTZ    MILL    MACHINERY    OF    ALL    KINDS, 

SAW  MILLS,  FLOUR    MILLS, 

Dunbar's    Improved     Self.Ad  Isntlnff 

1'ISTON  PACKING, 

Now  so  extensively  used  in  the  East  and  in  Ihis  Stste.  Re- 
quires no  springs  or  screws',  is  always  steam-tight;  without 
escesstvo  friction,  and  novcr  gets  slack  or  leaky. 

HANSCOM'S  CRUSHER, 

The  best  of  the  kind  no,,  in  use  in  this  State  or  anywhere  else 

"Wheeler  «K  Ritnflall's  New  Grinder  and 

A  nmlffnmator. 

Which  only  needs  examination  to  be  appreciated. 

Tyler's  Improved  "Water  Wheel, 

Giving  greater  power    at  lower  enst.  than  any  wheel  in  use 

■  Send  for  one  olour  circulars,  giving  lull  tables 

All  Wheels  warranted  to  glvo  the     owor  as  6et  forth,  or 
the  money  will  be  refunded. 

Sole  maker,  for  this  coast  of  the  "  Fenderirast 
"White  Iron  Stamp  Shoes  and  Dies. 
None  genuine  unless  obtained  from  us.    Every  one  war- 
ranted. 

Patented  Machinery  of  all  kinds  will  bo  furnished  by  us 

at  market  prices.    Particular  attention  given  to  drnwlncs 

and  specifications  of  machinery,  which   will  be  made  lo 

order.  The  patronace  of  the  public  is  respectfully  solicited. 

10vl2 


A  Novel  Gunboat. — The  latest  novelty 
in  naval  architecture  is  a  gunboat  designed 
by  Mr.  John  Ericsson  for  the  defense  of  the 
Swedish  coast.  It  is  an  ironclad,  and  is 
smaller  than  gunboats  usually  are.  The 
deck  is  entirely  below  the  level  of  the 
water,  and  is  strongly  protected  with  plat- 
ing. From  the  deck  rises  a  kind  of  sheath, 
oval  and  open  at  one  end  above  the  water, 
and  in  this  is  worked  a-  15-inch  gun,  which 
points  always  in  the  direction  of  the  bow. 
The  motive  power  is  applied,  not  by  steam, 
but  by  the  arms  of  thirty-two  men,  who  act 
by  a  simple  and  effective  mechanism  on  a 
screw  "with  four  flanges.  This  gunboat, 
which  is  already  constructed,  is  said  to  be 
admirably  adapted,  to  the  defence  of  the 
islands  and  bays  and  inlets  and  the  lakes  of 
Sweden.  The  power  obtained  is  sufficient 
for  the  required  purpose,  and  the  total  cost 
of  the  boat  is  but  little  over  820,000. 

Eemoval  of  Fiee-damp  from  Mines. — A 
Mr.  Williams,  from  Blairfin,  Wales,  has 
been  illustrating,  at  Barnsley's  Gas  Works, 
a  scheme,  by  which  he  states  coal  mines 
may  be  cleared  of  fire-damp.  The  desired 
result  is  proposed  to  be  obtained  by  the  use 
of  an  apparatus  consisting  of  an  inverted 
syphon,  to  which  is  connected  a  pipe  from 
the  mouth  of  the  shaft.  The  short  end  of 
the  syphon  is  inserted  in  the  place  contain- 
ing inflammable  gas,  and  the  pipe  from  the 
top  is  attached  to  the  other  end.  The  air 
first  being  extracted  from  the  pipe,  the  gas, 
which  is  lighter  than  the  atmosphere,  will 
rise  to'  the  top.  The  experiments  were,  it 
is  said,  successful,  and  witnessed  by  several 
mining  engineers. 

Dr.  Eichabdson  states  that  iodine  placed 
in  a  small  box  with  a  perforated  lid  destroys 
organic  poisons  in  rooms.  In  cases  of 
small-pox  he  has  seen  this  method  used 
with  great  benefit. 

Last  March,  a  cooperative  company  for 
the  manufacture  of  furniture  was  formed  in 
Cincinnati,  with  a  capital  of  $2,000,000,  in 
shares  of  $100. 


LEWIS  COFFEY.  J.  S.    'UsroS 

LEWIS   COFFEY   &  RISlrON, 

Steam  Boiler  &  Sheet  Iron  Works. 

THE  only  exclusively  Boiler  Making  establishment, >.,  the 
Pacific  Coast  owned  and  conducted  by  Practical  Boiler 
Makers.  All  orders  for  New  Work  and  the  repairing  of  Old 
Work,  executed  as  ordered,  and  warranted  as  to  quality. 

Old  Stand,  corner  of  Bush  and  Market  streets,  opposite 
Oriental  Hotel,  San  Francisco. 


CALIFORNIA    BRASS    FOUNDRY. 

No.  125  First  street',  opposite  Minna, 

SAN  FRANCISCO. 

All  kin™  of  Brass,  Composition,  Zinc,  and  Babbitt  Metal 
Castings.  Brass  Ship  Work  of  all  kinds.  Spikes,  Shea  thine 
Nails,  Rudder  Braces,  Hinges.  Phip  and  Steamboat  Bellsand 
Gongs  of  superior  tone.  All  kinds  of  Cocks  and  Viilves,  Hy- 
draulic Pines  and  Nozzles,  and  Hose  Couplings  and  Connec- 
tions of  ail  sizes  and  patterns,  furnished  with  dispatch. 
J3©~  PRICES  MODERATE.  -JBflr 

V.  KING  WELL.  19vl3-ly]  J.  II.  WEED. 


FULTON 

Foundry  and  Iron  Works. 

HINCKLEY  &  CO., 

MANUFACTURERS    07 

steam:  engines, 

Quartz,    FIovlt    and.    ©a-w   Mills, 

Moore's  Grinder  and  Am  nigra  mat  or,  Erodlc'* 

Improved     Crooner,    Mining    JPnmpg, 

Amnlsanmiors  and  all  binds 

of  Machinery. 

Nos.  45,  47  and  49  First  street,  between  Market  and  Mia- 
Fion  etreet,  San  Francisco.  3-qy 


A  chimney  at  Thompsonville,  Conn.,  100 
feet  high,  and  containing  100,000  bricks, 
was  moved  recently  a  distance  of  seventy 
feet  without  damage. 


TOWNE  &  BACON, 
Book  and  Job  Printers, 
Have  the  Largest  Office, 
Do  the  most  work, 
And  do  it  better 
Than  other  offices 
,In  this  City, 
Try  them 
S^With  a  Job, 
And  you  will  be 
Satisfied  the  above 
Statements  are  facts. 
Their  office  is  at  536 
Clay  St.,  below  Montgom'y, 
Over  Pacific  Fruit  Market. 


MEPTUNE  IRON  WORKS, 

Corner  of    Mission    and   Fremont  Streets, 

SAN  FRANCISCO. 

SIASIXE, 

Ltocomotive, 

And  all  kinds  of 
HIGH  PRESSURE 

Steam  Boilers 

MADE. 
All  Boilers  guaranteed  and 
tested  by  U.  S.   Boiler  In- 
spector before  sent  out  of 
the  Shop,  at  Shop  expense. 

AllklndsofSheetlron  ant 

Water   Pine,    Coal    Oil 

Stills,  Wrought  Iron 

Worms,  etc.,  etc. 

Manufactured  to  Order. 

Old  Boilers  Repaired 

D.   (AMEKO.V 


CITY  IRON  WORKS  COIHPAEY. 

F.    CLERC,  B.    KLEI.NCLAU5,  W.    DEBBIE. 

CLEKC    &.    CO., 

Iron  Founders,  Steam  Engine  Builders,  an 
Makers  of  all  kinds  of  Machinery, 

San    Francisco. 


-  J.  KEWSHAM.  J.  DIOWOOD. 

SOUTH  BEACH  IRON  WORKS, 

Near  corner  of  King  and  Third  streets,  Sun  Francisco. 

jiarim;    i:\gims, 

AXD  ALL  KINDS  OF 

MACHTNEKY     FORGING. 

All  kinds  of  Ship-fniUhinc  and  Mill  work  manufacturer  to  ' 
order.    Jobbing  ol  every  description  promptly  attended  to. 
All  work  done  guaranteed.  13v)4-iv 


JOHN  LOCHHEAD'S  _ 

Steam  Engine  Works, 

Settle  street,  near  Mission,  San  Francisco. 
*  

STEAM    ENGINES    OF  EVERT   DESCRIPTION    BUILT 
to  order — Marine,  Stationary,  or  Locomotive. 

HOISTING  AND  PUMPING  ENGINES, 

PORTABLE  ENGINES,   OF  ALL  SIZEri, 

DONKEY   PUMPS,  Etc.,  Etc.,  Eic. 

The  attention  of  the  parties  engaged  In  shipping  or  inland 
navigation  la  called,  to  the 

Superior  Workmanship 

of  Mr.  LOCHHEAD,  who  has  been  in  the  business  In  Pan 
Francisco  for  the  Inst  fourteen  vonrs.  and  entovsthe  repu 
tiitinn  of  ha  vine  built  ONE  HUNDRED  AND  SEVENTEEN 
STEAM    ENGINES 

Screw  Fropellorsof  all  kinds,  and  Steam  Boat  Macbinerv 
generally,  made  to  order,  and  warranted  to  give  perfect 
satisfaction  in  every  particular  26vlS-3m 


©he  pining  and  J^ricntifw  §?»& 


11 


Imitation  of  Mahooant. — French  me- 
chanics will  make  a  perfect  imitation  of 
mahogany  oat  of  any  close-grained  wood  in 
the  following  manner:  The  surface  is  first 
planed  smooth,  and  thon  rubbed  with  a 
solution  of  nitrous  acid.  Then  apply  with 
a  soft  brush,  the  following  mixture  :  one 
ounce  of  dragon's  blood,  dissolved  in  about 
a  pint  of  spirits  of  wine,  and  with  the  addi- 
tion of  a  third  of  an  ounce  of  carbonate  of 
soda,  mixed  and  filtered.  Whon  the  polish 
diminishes  in  brilliancy,  it  may  be  restored 
by  the  use  of  a  little  cold-drawn  linseed  oil. 
Dragon's  blood,  as  most  of  onr  readers 
know,  is  a  resin  obtained  by  incision  from 
certain  plants,  and  is  sold  at  the  druggists 
to  the  varnishers  und  marble-stainers.  This 
method,  which  is  extensively  employed  in 
France,  might  be  woll  adopted  in  the  United 
States  for  the  interior  decorations  of  our 
dwellings,  etc. 

A  hundred  million  dollars,  it  is  said,  are 
annually  sent  to  England  from  this  country 
for  cast  steel. 


"WE  ARE  NOW  OFFERING 
OUR    IMMENSE    SXOCIt 

or 

Fine  Custom  Made  Clothing 

AKD 

Gents'  Furnishing  Goods 

AT  PRICKS  THAT  BEFY  COMPETITION. 

Our  Stock,  of  Clothlnr  Consist*  of 
A.X.L  THE  ILA/TJEST  STYLES 

DOTU  Of  MATERIAL  AND  flKlSH. 

A  Large  Assortment  of 
Trunk.*.  Valine*,  Carpet  Baics,  Blanket*,  Etc., 

At   KXTREUXLT   LOW  PRICKS.     " 

J.  R.  MEAD  «&  CO., 

SvlO  Cor.  of  Washington  and  Sansome  streets. 


BLASTING  POWDER. 

PRICE,  SSJ3.00  PER,  KEG. 

-ALSO- 
8PORTIXO,  CANNON  AND   MUSKET 

POWDER, 

Of  Bupenor  quality. 
FUSE     AND      SHOT, 

Always  on  hand  and  for  sale  at  the  office  of  the 

CALIFORNIA  POWDER  WORKS, 

No.  81  8  California  Street. 

JOHN  F.  LOHSE,  Secretary. 

2SvUqr 


PACIFIC    POWDER  MILL 

COMPACT'S 

BLASTING  POWDER! 

JIANUKACTCKKD 

I IV    MA-RIIV    COUNT'S-, 

CALIFORNIA. 

roiCaALE  ay 

HAYWARD,   COLEMAN    &  CO., 

AGENTS, 

111  Front  Street,  San  Francisco. 

3vl4-lm 


California  Steam  Navigation 

HJ^£    COMPANY.    4fgg 

6teamer  CAPITAL CAPT.  E.  A.  POOLE 

CHRYSOPOLIS CAPT.  A.  F08TEE. 

YOSEMITE 

"         CORNELIA .- CAPT.  W.  BROMLEY 

JULIA CAPT.  E.  CONCKLIN. 

One  of  the  above  steamers  leave  BROADWAY  WHARF 
at  4  o'clock  P,  M.  EVERY  DAY  (Sundays  excepted),  lor 
Sacramento  and  Ktr.cK.ton.  eonn^'-ting  with  light-draft 
steamers  tor  Marysvtllc,  Coliisn.  Chieo,  and  Red  Bluff. 

oniue  ol  the  Company,  northeast  cumcr  of  Front  and 
Jackson  streets. 

JOHN  EENSLEX, 
I3vl2  President. 


THE    PACIFIC   IRON   WOEK8, 

First  «fe  Fremont  ©te.»  between  Mission  «&  Howard,  San  Francisco. 

The  proprietors  of  the  above  Works  Invite  the  attention  of  all  parties  Interested  to  their  greatly  Improved  and  unc- 
qualcd  facilities  for  manufacturing  Steam  Engines  and  Boilers,  both  Marino  and  Stationary,  of  any  required  size  and 
pattern.  Quartz  Mills,  Amalgamating,  Pumpingand  Hoisting  Machinery  of  the  most  approved  construction.  Flour,  Saw. 
and  Sugar  Mills,  Water  Wheels,  &c„  ftc.  Our  pattern  list  is  most  complete  and  extensive,  embracing  the  late  Improve 
ments  In  all  classes  of  machinery  adapted  to  use  on  this  coast.  We  would  call  especial  attention  to  the  fact  that  we  have 
secured  the  exclusive  right  of  manufacture  for  the  Pacific  Coast  of  the  celebrated  Greene  Engine,  conceded  to  be  the 
most  economical  and  perfect  working  Engine  now  in  use.    We  are  also  exclusive  manufacturers  ol  the  celebrated 

Bryan  Battery,  Varney's  AmalKaTnatnn  and  Separators,  Rycrson'ti  Superheated  Steam  Amal- 
gamator* and  Rotary  Crusher*.  Stone  Breakers,  «fcc.    Order*  respectfully  Solicited. 

GODDARD  «fc  COMPANY. 


A.    3.    CHURCH. 


3.    B.    CLARK. 


CHURCH  &  CLARK, 

Ull'OKTKKS    AMD    DEALERS    IN 

Mediterranean  and  California 

FEUITS,   NUTS,   OOHFEOTIONEKY,  Etc., 

AND   MAXUFACTUREKS   OF 

FIKE     SY  O  K.  K.  S 

Of  every  description,  at  ^0.407  Front  8t.,  San  Francisco. 

03r" Printed  list  of  kinds  and  prices  famished.  J98T 

15vU-tjml2p 


NEW     YORK.     PRICES. 


C.  -E.    COJL.]L,IiV&3, 

No.  603  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco. 

EXCLHSITE    AGENT 

FOB  TUB 

AMERICAN 

WATCH    FACTORY. 

A  largo  assortment  of  these 
Superior     "W  atclicn, 

In  Gold  und  Silver  Case*, 

Constantly  on  hand,  and  sold    at   Factory 
prices.    AIbo, 

ENGLISH     AND    SWISS     WATCHES. 

Imported  directly  from    he  Manufacturers. 

TJic  American  Company  are  now  making 

VERY    FINE     WATCHES    FOR    LADIES. 

jOap-A  large  assortment   of  Gold    Chains 
and  Jewelry  25vll)  6m  ■ 


SEW     YORK    PRICES. 

O  O 


HAYWAHD,  COLEMAN  &  CO., 

IMPORTERS  AND  ItEFINKRS 
—  or  — 

Dlnminating,    Lubricating, 

PAINT     OIliS! 

CONSISTING  OF 

KEROSENE.    LARD,    SPERM.    ELEPHANT,     POLAR. 

TANNERS',  NEATSFOOT,  BOILED  AND  RAW 

LINSEED,  CASTOR   AND  CHINA  NUT. 

—  ALSO,  — 

SPIRITS  OF  TURPENTINE  &  ALCOHOL 

Note,— Wo  would  specinllv  call  iho  attention  of  Mill 
owners  and  Engineers  to  our  superior  PARAFFINE  OIL, 
which  we  manufacture  from  the  California  Petroleum 
This  Oil  will  not  gum.  Machinery  thoroughly  cleaned  and 
lubricated  with  it  will  not  heat,  and  after  remaining  at  rest, 
can  bo  started  with'  nit  cleaning  off. 

03r  A  sample  can  of  our  Pnrarllnc  Oil  will  be  forwarded 
on  application  to  us,  as  we  desire  a  fair  and  impartial  trial. 

Lamps  and  Lamp  Stock ! 

HSf  An  clegunt  and  complete  assortment  on  hand. -JEff 
19vl3-3m  414  Front  street,  San  Francisco. 


Eugrraved  to  Order.— Persons  who  desire  to  illustrate 
their  individual  oatabllshnlGnia  or  business,  should  give  us 
their  orders  for  Engraving  and  Printing,  and  wc  will  guar- 
antee good  work  and  reasonable  prices. 

DEWEY  &  CO.. 

I'au-nt  Agents,  Publishers  and  Job  i'ritucrs,  50S  Clay  st. 


METJSSDORFFER, 

Nos.    635    and    637    Commercial    Street, 

WILL  INTRODUCE 

On  Saturday,  Fetouary  ©,  1867, 

An  Entirely  New  Style  of 

Cloth  Cashmere  Hat  J| 

"YACHT    HEN KI ETTA," 

Which  are  the  most  dressy  Hat  ever  introduced  on  the 

Pacific  UoaaL 
ggr-Call  and  ice  them.  8vU 


MACCARONI,  VERMICELLI, 


—  fastis  i^FA«mA.- 


Machinists  and  Foundries. 


Miners'  Foundry 

—  AND  — 

MACHINE     WORKS, 

Nos.  245  to  255  Fikst  Street, 

Sun  Frnncl.uo. 

HOWLAND,  ANGOELL  &  KING. 

PROPRIETORS, 

Manufacturers  of  Machinery  for 


^SA^reANCISCO_    pQ 


International   Hotel, 

JACKSON      STREET, 

BETWEEN  MONTGOMERY  AND  KEARNY  STS., 

SAN   FRANCISCO,  CAL. 

THIS  OLD  ESTABLISHED  HOUSE  IS  IN  PERFECT 
order  for  the  accommodation  ol  guests.  Poreonsseek 
jug  comfort  and  economy  will  find  this  the  best  Hotel  In 
the  city  to  stop  at.  The  Beds  are  new  and  In  good  order, 
and  the  Rooms  well  ventilated.  The  Table  will  always  be 
supplied  with  the  best  in  the  market. 

Pi-Ices  varying  from  SI  SO  to  (88  per  day  for 
Board  und  Room. 

FINE  BATH   HOUSE  AND  BARBER  SHOP  ATTACHED 
TO  THE  HOUSE. 

AST*  Teams  belonging  to  the  House  will  be  in  attendance 
at  all  the  boats  and  cars  to  convey  passengers  to  the  11  oust 
free  op  charge,  and  to  any  part  of  the  city  for  5©  cents 

UIvl2  Y.  E.  WEYGANT.  Proprietor. 

Just  I?ii*>lislie<3. 

TnE  PHILOSOPHY  OF  MAURTAOE,  BEING  FOUR  IM- 
poilant  Lectures  on  FUNCTIONS   and  DISORDERS  ot 
i)\r  Nervous  SVatfiUl  and  Reproductive  Organs,  to  be  had  b> 

addressing  und  iui'lo  biv  twenty -five  .'Mils,  postage,  stamps 
t»  Secretary  PACIFIC  MUSEUM  OF  ANATOMY,  Mont- 
somcry  street,  San  Francisco.  I2vlS-)y 


QUARTZ  MILLS. 
SAW  M  ILLs, 
l'OWDKJC  MILLS, 


l'LOl'R  MILLS, 
SUGAR  MILLS, 
PAPER     MILLS, 


Steam  Engines  of  all  Kinds. 
Amalgamators  of  all  Kinds. 


MINING  PUMPS, 
OIL  WELL  TOOLS, 


HOISTING   WORKS, 
ROCK  BREAREltfl, 


Machinery  and  Castings  of  all  kinds,  eitka? 
of  Iron  or  Brass. 

Boilers  and  Sheet  Iron  Work  in  all  its 
Branches. 

Shoe*  and  Dies  of  White  Iron*  mnnufncl ..  ,  .; 
for  and  Imported  by  ui  expre»t.ly  for  thin  r.cw  . 
pose,  and  will  last  25  per  tent,  longer  than  any 
other  made  on  thli  cuuai. 

Russia  Iron  Mcreens,  of  any  degree  of  fineness. 
We  ore  the  only  mitnufiiciurcn  on  tills  count  oif 
the  "Hicks  EtiKlne,"  the  most  <■*  mput  t,  simple. 
In  construction,  and  durable,  of  nuy  Eii&lne  ta 
u*ie. 

r.  T.  KING, 
CYRUS  PALMER, 


W.  H.  HOWLANB, 
H.  It.  ANGELL. 


13vl4-qr 


JAMES  MACKEN, 
coffeksmiith:. 

No.  236  Fremont  at.,  bet.  Howard  «fc  Folsoia 

All  kinds  of  COPPER  WORK  done  to  order  In  the  best 
manner.  Particular  attention  paid  to  Steamboat,  Sugar 
House  and  Distillery  work. 

Repairing  promptly  and  neutly  attended  to. 

13vll 


Dr.  Hufeland's  Swiss  Stomach 
Bitters. 

THE  WORLD  RENOWNED  REPUTATION,  TOGETHER 
with  the  extensive  and  Increasing  demand  for  Dr.  linn-  - 
land's  Swiss  Siomitch  Bitters,  will  at  once  recommend  I  hem 
to  the  favorable  notice  of  all  connoisseurs  and  lovers  of  a 
iznod  and  healthful  tonic  and  invlgorator.  As  a  purifier  of 
the  hlood.  acting  surely,  yet  gen'lv,  on  the  secretions  of 
liver  and  kidneys,  they  are  unsurpassed  and  a  most  agreea- 
ble drink. 


For  sale  at  all  wholesale  and  retail  stores  on  tile  Paciflo 
Coast,  and  at  the  deuot  of  TAYLOR  Jc  BENDEL,  413  and 
415  Clay  street,  Letwecu  Sanoouno  and  Battery,  San  Fran- 
cisco. 2UvU-6ip 


Piles!    Piles!    Piles! 

NOT  PILES  OF  GOLD,  NOR  YET  OF  SILVER,  SO 
much  coveted  by  all  men;  butthc  BLEEDING,  BLIND 
or  EXTERNAL  PILES,  can  be  easily  and  speedily  cured  by 
the  use  of 

WOOD'S  STJB-POSITORY. 

It  Isa  preparation  totally  distinct  from  anything  hereto- 
fore offered  as  a  remedy  for  this  painful  and  often  fatal 
complaint.  The  SUB-POSlrOKY  Is  neither  a  pill,  powder, 
wash  or  salve,  and  yet  it  has  proved  to  be  a  certain  Rem- 
edy for  the  Piles.  Do  not  doubt  this  assertion,  or  delay 
testing  the  truth  of  It  if  you  are  troubled  with  the  Piles— 
you  will  not  be  deceived  in  it. 

Sold  wholesale  aud  retail  by  J.  H.  REDINGTON  &  CO., 
Nos.  416  and  418  Front  street;  GEO.  GRISWOLD,  corner  of 
Mission  and  First  streets;  OLD  FAMILY  DRUG  STORE, 
corner  Mission  and  Second  streets;  UNITED  STATES  DRUG 
STORE,  Bush  street,  between. Montgomery  and  Kearny. 

C.  WOOD,  Proprietor,  No-  03  Tehama  street,  between 
First  and  Second.  -  2lvU-3m 

JOHN    TAYLOR   &   CO. 

IMPORTEKS, 

AMI   DKALKU3    IN 

ASSAYERS'  MATERIALS, 

Druggists'  &  Chemists'  Glassware, 

PlLotograplrto    iStoclc,   Etc. 
513  and  Sl-i  Washington  Street, 

S*AN  FRANCISCO. 

WE  are  receiving  direct  from  MESSRS.  LADD  &  OERT. 
LING  (London)  and  BEEKER  &  SONS  (Antwerp,  Bel 
glum)  their  superior 

ASSAY  AND  BULLION  BALANCES, 

And  from  France  and  Germany,  as  well  as  the  Eastern 
Statos,  FURNACES.  CRUCIBLES.  MUFFLES,  BLOW-PIPE 
CASES.  GOLD  SCALES.  CHEMICAL  GLASSWARE,  and 
every  article  required  for  ASSAY  OFFICES,  LaBORATO 
RIES,  etc.  We  have  given  this  branch  of  our  business  par 
tlcular  attention,  to  select  such  articles  as  are  necessary 
In   the  development  of  the  niincr;il  wealth  of  litis  roast. 

A  Full  Assortment  of  DRUGGISTS*  GLASSWARE  and 
DRUGGISTS'  SUNDRIES,  ACIDS  and  CHEMICALS,  con. 
stoutly  ou  lnmd. 

Sau  Francisco  March  6,lS6o-  llvio-tf 


12 


Mht  'phting  and  jftcitntifc  jgttM* 


Business  Cards. 


H.  C.  HOWARD, 

Member  of  the  Snn   Francisco    Stock   and 
Exchange  Board, 

(Exclusively  commission  business,) 

No.  435  California  street,  next  door  below  Montgomery. 
2dvlJqr 


W.  E.  GOLDSMITH. 
Card  and   Seal  Engrarer, 

505  Montgomery  street,  up-stalrs, (over Tucker's,) 
SAN  FRANCISCO. 

Wedding  and  Visiting  Cards  printed  with  the  utmost  neat- 
ness; Notarial.  Commisjioner  and  Society  Seals.       19vl3-2q 


Charles  S.  "Whitman, 

(Special    Advocate   in.    Patent 

Cases,  and  Solicitor  of  Patents-    Office,  611 

Seventh  street  (near  Patent  Office) 

Washington,  D.  C. 

Circulars,  Containing  valuable  information  to  Inventors, 

23vl4-6m  forwarded  gratis. 


NATHANIEL  GRAT. 


U.  M.  GRAY. 


N.    GRAY  &  CO., 

«1  Sacramento  St,  cor.  Webb,  8an  Francisco. 


-TJSE- 
EMERY  <S  EATON'S 

GEEEN  SEAL    SMOKING   TOBACCO. 


16vU-6m 


No.  518  Battery  street. 


ISAAC   E.   DAVIS.  HENRr  COTELL. 

DAVIS  &  COWELL, 

DEALERS    IN 

Santa   Cruz    Lime,  Cement, 

PLASTER,  HAIR,  LATH  AND  LATH  NAILS. 

Marble  Dust.  Fire-Bricks.  Flre-Clay,  Fire  Tiles  of  all  sizes. 

Cor.  Front  and  Washington  Streets,  San  Francisco. 

iBvll-tf 


B.  F.  HOWLAND, 

mOTOGHt-A-HPHEIt, 


Enameled  Cards,  Ambrotypes  and  Sun  Pearls,  exe- 
cuted iu  a  superior  manner.  Small  pictures  copied  anl  en- 
larged to  any  size,  at  one-halt  the  price  usually  paid  for 
such  work.  Cartes  de  Visiles  only  $3  per  dozen ;  Vignettes 
at  $4  per  dozen.  We  warrant  our  work  to  lie  superior 
to  any  made, in  tills  city  or  State.  .flSJ'-Give  us  a  call  and 
see  on  r  specimens.  5vU-6m 


ANDRADE  &  PATTERSON, 

MANUFACTUREES  AND  ENGKAVEKS 
—OF— 

METAJLLIO     SIGNS, 
AND    SIGN    PAINTERS, 

Corner  of   Montgomery  and   Pine  Streets, 

SAN  FRANCISCO. 

flgrDoor  Plates  and  Office  Signs  made  to  order  at  short 
17vl4-ly  notice  and  on  reasonable  terms. 


THE  WILLCOX  &  GIBBS 

IMPKOVED  NOISELESS 

Family    Sewing    Machine 

Challenges  the  world.    It  has  beaten  the  Florence  badly 
Come  and  see  It,  or  send  for  Report  of  the  trial. 

SAMUEL  SWIFT,  Agent, 
lSvU-6tn  SOS  Kearny  street,  near  Sutter. 


PRO    BONO    PUBLICO. 

LACQUR'S 

SAESAPARIPHERE 
BITTERS 

POSSESS    INVALUABLE    PROPERTIES. 
They  five  Health  to  the  Sick, 

Strength  to  the  TTeak, 

Joy  to  the  Afflicted, 

BS^Sold  by  the  principal  Druggists  and  Liquor  Donlers 
on  the  Pacific  CohkL 


THE  CENTRAL  PAKE  OF  THE  PACIFIC, 
Woodward's     Gardens, 

ART    OALLEBT, 

MUSEUM,    GYM.NASIUM, 

—AND — 

ZOOLOGICAL    GARDENS. 

THESE  BEAUTIFUL  GARDENS  ARE  VTKTTED  DAILY 
by  hundreds  of  the  pleasure-seeking  public,  and  all 
aurte  in  pronouncing  them  Hie  best  and  only  first-class  sub- 
urban resort  on  the  Pacific  Coast 

The  extensive  grounds  are  covered  with  tho  rarest  trees 
and  shrubbery,  making  it  a  most  desirable  spot  for  small 
parties  wishing  to  enjoy  a  Plc-Nic. 

To  all  departments  new  attractions  are  being  constantly 
added . 

These  Gardens  are  accessible  by  tho  Howard,  Folsom  and 
Market  street  Curs, 

Entrances  on  Mission  and  Valcnr.i.i  streets,  between  Thir- 
teenth arid  Fourteenth.    OPEN  EVERY;  BAY. 

Admission  to  all  parts,  £5  Ceuu.  Children,  under  12 
years,  half  prwe.  2±vliqr 


Trades  and  Manufactures. 


KM.   BAKTL1NQ. 


HENRY    KIMBALL. 


BARTLING  &   KIMBALL, 
BOOKBINDERS, 

Paper  Killers  and  Blank  Book  Manufacturers. 

oOu  Clay  street,  (southwest  cor.  Sansome), 
16vl2-3m  SAN  FRANCISCO. 


JOHN    XJAIVIEIa, 

(SUCCESSOR  TO  O.  GOKl) 

MARBLE     WORKS, 

No.  421  Pine  st  bet  Montgomery  and  Kearny,  Sa'n  Francisco 

Mantels,  Monument*,  Tombs,  Plumbers*  Slabs 

Etc.,  On  hand  and  Manufactured  to  order. 
P5r  Goods  shipped  to  all  parts  of  the  State.     Orders  re 
spectfullj  solicited.  5vS-3m 


Palmer's   Patent 

ARTIFICIAL    LEG-, 

Manufactured  in    Philadelphia,  Fcnn. 
JARVIS    JEWETT,    AGENT. 

629  Washington  Street,  San  Francisco,  Cat  10v8-lm 

HUCKS  &  LAMBERT, 

BOLE  MANUFACTURERS  OF  THE  CELEBRATED 

DS**  H.  &  L.  -£TJ 
AXLE     GREASE, 

Natoma   Street   and    North  Beach, 
2vl3-3m  SAN  FRANCISCO. 


PIONEER  ffiON  SHUTTER   WORKS! 

Established  1849. 

O.    ISrXJTTITVfSr, 

Manufacturer  of 

Fire-Proof  Doors    and    Shutters, 

BANK  VAULTS,    PRISON    CELLS,    BALCONIES,    AWN- 
INGS, GRATINGS,  IRON  FENCE,  STAIRS,  Etc., 

133    Bush   street, 

llvH-lq  San  Francisco. 


HABBIS    BEOS, 

CUTLERS,  LOCKSMITHS,  BELLHANGERS 

And    Model    Makers. 
208  Lcidesdorff  street,  bet.  Sacramento  and  Commercial, 
SAN  FRANCISCO.  21vl4-tf 


LEATHER  HOSE  AND  BELTING, 

ALL    SIZES. 

SUCTION    HOSE   MADE     TO   ORDER 

At  short  notice,  by 

imc.  m.  cook;  &>  soiv, 

No.  SOI  Battery  street, 

13vI3-3m  SAN  FRANCISCO. 


SAN    FRANCISCO 

Cordage  Manufactory  ! 

CONSTANTLY  ON  HAND  A  LARGE  ASSORTMENT 
—  or  — 

MANILA     OOK,I>AGrE, 

Whale  Line,  Bale  Rope,  etc., 

Manufactured  from  Pure  Manila  Hemp. 

Office,  at  TUBBS  A  CO'P,  Oil   and  613  Front  street 
AST*  Manulactory  at  the  Potrero.  llvH-lq 


E.    POWER, 

WOOD    CARVER 

—  AND  — 

Composition  Ornament  Manufacturer. 
Designing,  Modeling  and  Patterns 

FOR    CASTING. 

INTERIOR    DECORATIONS    OF   ALL    DESCRIPTIONS, 

In  Wood,  Composition  and  Metal. 

Nos.  311  and  313  Market  street,  San  Francisco. 
WvlJ.qy 


J.  M.   STOCKMAN, 

Manufacturer  of 
PATTER1VS     AND     MODELS, 

(Over  W.  T.  Garratt's  Brass  Foundry,) 
S.  ID.  Corner  of  Mission  and  Fremont  st9., 
6vHtf  SAN  FRANCISCO. 


J.   H.   WHITE.  JACOB  KKAHER. 

I*etiroliiio    Oil    Works. 
J.  H.  WHITE  &  CO., 

No.  109  Co  nunc ;  re  in  1  street,  San  Francisco, 

Are  now  manufacturing 

LUBRICATING  OILS  &  AXLE  GREASE, 

From  Petroleums  of  California,  and  ask  to  be  encouraged 
by  the  citizens  of  California.  As  a  home  production  in  all 
their  parts,  these  Lubricators  are  equal  to  any  in  the 
market,  and  surpass  all  others  ft  r  cleansing  off  gum  caused 
by  tho  use  of  animal  oils  which  contain  stearinc  andmarga- 
rin,  which  soon  become  acid.  Afair  trial,  at  the  low  price 
asked.  Is  all  that  we  solicit.  25viatf 


STOCK   CERTIFICATES, 

STOCK  TRANSFER  JOURNALS, 
STOCK  LEDGERS, 

ASSESSMENT   RECEIPTS, 

And  all  other  Blanks,  Blank  Books,  etc- ,  required  by  Min- 
ing and  other  Corporations,  kept  on  hand  or  printed  to 
order  on  short  notice,  at  moderate  prices,  at  the  office  of 
the  Mining  atuiiScienOfia  Pre**  \ 


Professional  Cards. 


SHERMAN  DAY, 
-Mining  Engineer, 

No.  114  Mont a-oniery  Slock,  San  Francisco, 

Will  examine,  survey  and  report  upon  mines,  tad  consult 
and  advise  concerning  investments  in  mining  property,  or 
the  machinery  management  and  expenditures  of  mines. 
22q* 

FKEDEHICK  MASSELL. 

Mechanical  &  Architectural  Draughtsman, 

No.  422  California  street,  corner  of  Leidsdorff. 

rings  of  Models  made  foi 
ents  at  Washington  or  London. 


E.  V.  JOICE, 

IV  O  T  .A.  H  Y       PUBLIC, 
N.  E.  cor.  of  Washington  and  Battery  sts. 

12vl4tf  SAN  FRANCISCO. 


FRASKLIX   K.    FELTON.  JAMES  M.  TAILOR. 

FELTON  «&  TAYLOR, 

Attorneys  and  Counsellors  at  Law, 

Court  Block,  63G    Clay  Street, 

SAN   FRANCISCO. 
Will  practice  In  the  State  and  FederaLCourts.    Special  at- 
teutlon  given  to  proceedings  under  the  Patent  Law. 
lSvU-lq- 


GEO.  T.  KNOX  and  E.  V.  SUTTEE, 

COMMISSIOKEKS  OF  DEEDS. 

3VOTA.RY     I»  U  33  !!■  I  C  , 

615  Montgomery   Street. 

16vl4tf  San  Francisco. 


ISAAC  LOBREE  &  CO., 
,  GOLDEN  STATE  POTTERY,^ 

AXTIOCH,  CAL.  ^fc3 

,  Office  In  San  Francisco,  516  Commercial  st. 

Constantly  on  hand  a  largo  assortment  of  Earthenware, 

Fire  Bricks,  Fire  Clay,  and  Stoneware. 


J.  1ST.  ECKEL,  M.  D., 
Homceopathio    Physician 

226  Fost  Street,  San  Francisco. 
2JvUyr 


DR.   H.   AUSTIN, 

DENTIST, 

No.  634*  Wasningrton  Street, 
Between    Montgomery    and    Kearny    Streets 

[OVER  SAN   FRANCISCO   BATHS] 

SAN  FRANCISCO.  20vl0-qy 


J.  "W.  "WINTER, 
DENTIST. 


Office,  CAT  Clay  street San  Francisco. 

First-class  gold  fillings  for  S3,  as  good  as  anv  dentist  can 
produce  in  ihe  city  Dr  Winter  has  practiced  Dentistry 
twenty  years— fifteen  in  this  State.  For  a  lull  upper  set  Ct 
gum  teelh,  on  vulcanite  base,  from  $'jO  to  $35.  Teeth  ex- 
tracted wiihoutpam  by  local  application.  lSvll-tf 


RADICAL  CURE 

-OF- 

KXTaPXTJRE  ! 


Treatment  of  alt  Deformities  of  the  Bodv.  by  DR.  A. 
FOLLEAU'S  process.  <IS4  Washington  street,  up  stairs, 
Washington  Baths  Building,  between  Montgomery  and 
Kearny  streets. 

DR.  'A.  FOLLEAU 

Has  his  studies  and  manufactories  in  the  same  building. 

Every  kind  of  Apparatus,  Trusses,  orthopedic  Instru- 
ments. Artlflci.il  Limbs,  etc  .are  manufactured  and  applied 
by  himself. 

BS^IIe  has  no  connect  ion  with  any  Ansncy.  21yl4-llptf 


BLAKE'S  PATENT 
QUARTZ    CRUSHER. 

CAXTTION! 

The  owners  of  tho  Patent  for  this  valuable  machine,  in 
order  to  facilitate  the  protection  of  their  rights  against  nu- 
merous infringers,  procured,  some  time  since,  a  reissue  of 
the  Patent,  bearing  dute  January  9th,  1866. 
This  Patent  securei  the  exclusive   riff  hi  to  em- 
ploy In   Stone-Break  I  uc  Machine^  1>- 
rlffht  Convergent  Jaws, actuated 
by  a  Revolving  Shaft. 

All  persons  who  are  violating  the  Patent  by  the  unau- 
thorized making,  selling  or  using  machines  in  which  quartz 
or  other  material  is  crushed  between  upright  convergent 
aws,  actuated  by  a  revolviug  shaft,  are  hereby  warned 
that  they  are  appropriating  the  property  of  others,  and 
that  they  will  be  held  responsible  In  law  and  in  damages. 

Several  infringing  machlues  are  made  and  offered  for 
sale  in  ibis  city,  upon  which  Patents  have  been  obtained. 
Manufacturers,  purchasers  and  users,  are  notified  that  such 
Patents  do  not  authorize  the  use  of  the  original  Invention, 
and  that  such  machines  cannot  bo  used  without  incurring 
liability  tor  damages.  BLAKE  &  TYLER, 

UvUtf  Agents  for  the  Pacific  Coast. 


Greatest  Invention  of  the  Age. 
BOWMAN'S 

AMERICAN  WASHING   COMPOUND 

And  housewife's  true  friend,  saves  one-half  the  labor, 
one-half  the  time,  and  one-half  the  expense. 

For  WASHING  CLOTHES,  CLEANING  HOUSES,  RE- 
MOVING PAINT,  GREASE,  etc.,  it  U  unequalled. 

*KJ-  It  makes  hard  water  as  soft  as  rain  water. 

For  sale  at  51.50  per  can  of  five  gallons,  at  the  manufac- 
tory, £23  Jackson  street,  rear  Battery.  Please  send  your 
orders,  by  mail  or  express,  to       LYNCH  &  PARSONS, 

zavU-ZamGt  San  Franc isoo,  Cat 


Metallurgy. 


BOALT  «fc  STETEFELDT, 

Metallurgists  and  Mining  Engineers 

ATTSTIN,  NBVADA, 

Western  Branch   of  ADELBERG   A   RAYMOND,  No.    90 
Broadway,  New  York.  lltvll 


G.   W,   UAYNABD. 


J.   II.    TIEMAHN. 


M-A-YNAItlO   «fc  TLEMANN, 

Milling  Engineers  and  Metallurgists, 

S40  Pearl  street.  New  Tork, 

— AMD- 
CENTRAL    CITY,    COLORADO. 
19vl2-ly 


REMOVAL. 

PACIFIC    CHEMICAL    WORKS. 

FALKENAU  &  HANKS  HAVE  REMOVED  THEIR  OF- 
fice  to  623  Montgomery  street,  opposite  Montgomery 
Block,  where  they  will  receive  orders  tor  Chemicals  of  all 
descriptions,  and  for  Assays  and  Aiwilyst-sof  Ores,  Minerals. 
Metallurgical  Products,  Mineral  Waters,  Commercial  Arti- 
cles, etc.  Laboratory,  corner  of  Center  and  Folsom  slreeis, 
Mission.  2-IVU-4W  ' 


EUROPEAN 

METALLURGICAL    WORKS, 

AND 

Practical    DVIIiiIng    School, 

Bryant  Street,  Between  Third  and  Fourth, 

SAN    FRANCISCO. 

THE  Proprietors  are  at  all  times  prepared  to  work  or  test 
Oressent  to  this  establishment— either  in  lame  or  small 
quantities— by  such  process  as  may  be  found  best  adapted,  to 
their  chemical  character,  ailer  a  careful  analr>is  has  been 
made.  Test  lots  of  Ore  adapted  to  the  smelting  process  at* 
tended  to.  Sulphuret.  pyritous,  and  the  (so-called)  "  rebel- 
lous  ores,"  are  having  especial  attention  paid  to  their  suc- 
cessful treatment.  Assaying  in  the  humid  and  dry  way. 
Also,  refining  by  cupellation,  done  at  moderate  rates. 

PRACTICAL  MI  NINO  SCHOOL. 

The  proprietors — encouraged  by  numerous  implications 
from  gentlemen  desirous  of  pursuing  the  study  ot  practical 
metallurgy— have  concluded  to  admit  parties  on  reasomible 
terms.  Having  In  their  Mill  all  the  necessary  applL 
ances  for  crushing,  roasting,  nmnlgamitting.  smelting,  re- 
fining and  assaying,  as  also  a  well  extended  Laboratory  for 
the  analysis  of  Ores  and  Minerals,  a  good  opportunity  is 
here  offered  to  acquire  a  sound  practical  knowledge  of  tho 
business. 

S.  P.  KlHBAXL,  J    R.  MURPQT. 

lOvlO 


J.  A.  BAUER, 
G  liemical    Laboratory, 

AND  DRUG  STORE, 
644  Waahl&Kton  Street.  [Established  1649.  ] 

SAN  FRANCISCO. 

Careful  Analyncs  made  of 

Ores,    minerals,    Waters,    Oils,    Liquors, 
Wines,  Products  of  Art,  etc. 

Pharmaceutical  Preparations  Made  to  Order. 

Opinions  given  on  Chemical  Questions  and  Geolozy. 

agj- Particular  attention  paid  to  Analyses  of  all  kinds,  n 
cases  where  legal  questions  are  involved. 

Pure  Nitric  Acid.  Nitrate  of  Silver,  Gold  Chloride.  Platln 
Chloride,  Sodium  Amalgam,  Sulphate  of  Copper,  etc.,  for 
sale.  12vil-6m 


Pacific  Mail  Steamship  Co's 

STEAMSHIPS    FOR 

NEW  YORK,  JAPAN  AND  CHINA. 

■iT-fiflii  LEAVE  FOLSOM  STREET  WHARF,  AT  11 
Swh-BJoBi  o'clock  a.  M.  of  the  following  dates,  for 
PANAMA,  connecting  via  Panama  Railroad,  with  one  of 
the  Company's  splendid  steamers  from  ASPINWALL  for 
NEW  YORK. 

On  fhe  lOth,  18th  and  30th  of  each  month  that  has 
SO  days. 

on  the  lOth,  19th  and  SOth  of  each  month  that  has 
31  dnvs 

When  the  10th,  19th  and  30th  fall  on  Sunday,  they  will 
leave  on  Saturday  preceding;  when  the  '8th  tails  ou  Sun- 
day, they  will  leave  on  Monday  following. 

Steamer  leaving  San  Franci>co  on  the  10th  touches  at 
Manzanillo.    All  touch  at  Acupulco. 

Departures  of  1-Uh  or  19lh  connect  with  French  Trnna- 
Atinutic  Co.'s  stenmcr  for  St.  Nazaire,  mid  English  steamer 
for  South  America. 

Departure  of  10th  connects  with  English  steamer  for 
Southampton  and  South  America,  and  P.  R.  II.  Co's 
steamer   for   Central  America. 

The  following  Steamships  will  bs  dispatched  on  dates  as 
given  below  : 

Julv  lOth-PACRAMENTO \ rapt.  J    M.  Cavarly 

Connecting  with  HENRY  UHAUNCEV,  Capt.  Gray. 

July  19th— CONSTITUTION Cap:.  E.  S.  Farnsworth, 

Connecting  with  ARIZONA,  Capt.  Maury. 

July.lOth-COLDEN  CITY Capt.  W.  F.  Lapidge, 

HUB  Connecting  with  OCEAN  QUEEN,   Capt.  Conner 

Cabin  passengers  berthed  through.  Baggage  checked 
through— KM)  pounds  allowed  each  adult. 

An  experienced  Surgeon  on  board.  Medicine  and  attend- 
ance free. 

These  steamers  will  positively  sail  at  11  o'clock.  Passen- 
gers are  requested  to  have  their  baggage  on  board  before  10 
o'clock. 

Through  Tickets  for  Liverpool  by  the  Cunnrd.Inmnn  and 
National  Steamship  Lines,  can  be  obtained  at  the  office  of 
the  P.  M.  S.S.  Co.,  San  Francisco,  where  may  also  be  ob- 
tained orders  for  passage  front  Liverpool  or  Southampton 
to  Pan  Francisco,  either  via  New  lurk  or  St.  Thomas— if 
desired  an  amount  of  £10  io  £20  will  be  advanced  wiih  the 
above  orders.  Holders  of  orders  will  be  required  to  iden- 
tify themselves  to  ihe  Agents  in  England. 

For  .Merchandise  and  freight  for  New  York  and  way 
ports,  npplv  to  Messrs.  WELLS.  FARGO  &  CO. 

0^-  The  'COLORADO  will  l>e  disnntched  July  4,  at  noon, 
ami  will  be  followed  bv  the  GREAT  RE  fUBLlC.  on  August 
2Mb,  from  wharf,  corner  of  First  and  Rrannan  slreeis,  for 
YOKOHAMA  mid  HONGKONG,  ciinecllmi  ut  Yokohama 
with  the  steamer  COSTARICA  for  SHANGHAI. 

For  passage  and  all  oilier  information,  apply  at  the  Pa- 
cific Mail  Steamship  Co's  office,  corner  of  Sacramento  and 
Leidesdorff  streots. 

OLIVER  ELDimifiK,  Aeent. 


Blanks,  Blank  Mining  Books, 

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Mining*    and  Prospecting 
Companies 

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13 


Ficr»  ro*  the  Picon,*.— Every  family  ihoold  have  a  bot- 
tle of  Healy's  Curative  Oil  In  the  bouse,  prepared  to  anni- 
hilate pain.  It  Ulna  brut  remedy  In  the  world  for  Rheu- 
matism and  Gout,  Neuralgia  or  Headache,  Toothache^ 
Crainpstn  the  Limbs.  Diarrhaa, Sprain*.  Brui*c-,  Huriuand 
Cuts;  Scalds,  bite  of  poisonous  Insect*.  Frozen  Feet,  etc 
Be  your  own  phyxIcUn.  and  get  the  bent,  for  the  best  is  the 
cheapest.  Tin;  curative  la  composed  of  eleven  Ingredients, 
active  and  penetrating  In  llu-lr  nature,  and  vl  pur  K  w^e* 
table  extraction;  Is  free  from  all  minerals  and  acids  dele 
torioutMthc  human  system;  Is  warranted  to glre  imme- 
diate reliel  from  pain,  and  the  cure  Is  permanent.  Sold  by 
ell  druggists.  Prloclpal  Depot,  No.  ft  Montgomery  street. 
2.'vli-lamtf 


New  Minino*  Advertisements. 


«  loco  SenoresGold  uad  Silver  Mluluir  Coiapiiny. 

Copalo,  Slnsloa,  Mexico. 

Noticx.—  There  are  delinquent,  upon  the  fallowing  de- 
scribed stock,  on  account  of  assessment  levied  on  thu 
first  day  of  May.  13>r;.  the  several  amounts  sot  opposite 
the  names  of  the  respective  shareholders  as  follows: 

Nihil*.  No.  Certificate.    No.  Shares.  Amount 

Haywood  Ju'.«on GJl  $6J  10 

JCUeidcman 4                    U>  5  00 

iy ft                     SO  3UO 

J  B    Murphv 6.    ft9                        20  2  00 

M   Fltzpatrtck 7                       ft  ftO 

Lonn  Miner 8                      7  7U 

M  Uui-rlu   10                      «  «0 

HKii'Hili.im ...lltoltf,    27                       Sft  5  SO 

Oeo  U   Eicott 17                     10  1  t-KJ 

Wm  HcWIIIlwiu 2j                   1  ID 

John  Quintan   33                      4  40 

Harvey  Garclloa 18                       1  10 

Qco  tOlaeUre 1»                     1  10 

Zerr.-i  Wheeler *-'.    24                     *  *° 

J.1111"  Hnton Z3                     1  Id 

Oeo  0  I'.-i.Tson 26                   29  2  60 

B  L  I'slmcr 3.  I.  to,    31                     ai  4  60 

Richard  AbtM M                       20  IW 

W  II  II.»l,nid 45                         4  40 

Henry  Williamson: ii,  ft5  lo  l  r>i 

Wm  KWad.worlh 31  9  90 

QAels 3  1  10 

Win  II  Brown 57  6  60 

Thom.u  Hrown 58,  32  26  2  60 

J  M  BCOtt ol  lo  6ft  6  60 

040  T  K.is-etl 67  1  10 

lnjiij.ii.iiii  Wood 69  SO  3  00 

V  V  Fargo 89  10  1  00 

Ouil  ■me  Clarke IU  100  10  00 

OT  Wheeler 102  to  111  292  29  20 

MKK  Keeker 2,3,     4  97^  975 

Dhhrhart ' 5  W  83 

ChasAOrowe U  2  20 

Qonrge  A  H.rria 60  90  9  On 

William  Viwberif 61  6  ftD 

Peter  Welse m  2  20 

1 ftoeenbnatn 5t  16  1  a) 

Edwin  Bonnell 57  lft  1  6> 

A  U.mori 61  1  16 

RcBlinailllll  A  FrapoH 62  2  20 

Richard  U  Klauvert.  Jr 61  17  1  70 

L«  Whipple 65  7  70 

FOTrueit 66  7  70 

FrnnelsRead 71  60  6  00 

TO  L  Ktirre 72  8  80 

John  J  Foj 75  5  60 

II  schwcrln 80  2  20 

II  Zeltska 83  7  70 

v  Kostmeyer 87  10  l  00 

J  E  Beklov.... 88  2  20 

ChnsP  Kimball 92  1  10 

JlU  F  tl.u-h  99  ft  CO 

Win  M  Hun  loon  105  SO  3  00 

WLCazeneau 112  8  B0 

Mag<leC  Bacon  117  1  10 

Lt.iac  Blnxome,  Jr 120  15  1  60 

F  A  Wilklni 121  5  50 

William  Klliler 122  1220 

Vernon  Getty 125  53  6  80 

And  In  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees,  made  on  the  first  day  of  May,  1867,  so 
many  shares  of  each  parcel  of  said  stock  as  may  be  neces- 
sary, will  be  sold  at  public  auction,  at  the  office  of  the  Com- 
pany. No.  52i  clay  street,  San  Francisco,  Cnl.,  on  Saturday, 
the  twenty-seventh  day  of  July,  1867,  at  the  hour  of  12 
o'clock,  M.,  of  said  day,  to  pay  said  delinquent  assessment 
thereon,  together  with  costs  of  advertising  and  expenses 

cf  sale. 

EDWARD  C.  LOVELL,  Secretary. 

Office,  No.  628  Clay  street,  San  Francisco.  jy6 


To  Capitalists* 


GOLD   QUARTZ    MINE.     SITUATED   IN    CALAVERAS 
County,  with  steam  mill  fitted  U|>  with  Amalgamating 
Paiu,  etc.,  FOR  SALE.    The  mine  has  three  main  veins  and 
more  than  38 '.000  have  been  spent  in  open  lug  them  and  com- 
pleting the  mill.    Good  wagon  roads  all  the  way.     Apply  to 
BELLUO  FKEKES,  Bankers, 
23vl3-6m  535  Clay  street,  San  Francisco. 


Mining:   Notices— Continued. 


Adella    Gold    Mining    Company,  Botk   Creek., 

Sierra  Cour.ty,  California. 

Notick.— There  are  delinquent,  upon  the  following  de- 
scribed stock, on  account  ol  assessment  levied  on  the  twenty- 
nlnih  day  of  May,  1867,  the  several  amounts  set  opposite  the 
names  of  iho  respective  shareholders  as  follows: 

Names.  No.  Certificate.    No.  Shares.    Amount. 

E  F  Kauldwln 22  10  $J0  00 

EF  Knu'dwin 23  40  40  00 

E  FBniihiwln 16  10  10  00 

E  F  Kauldwln 18  60  Su  00 

Ade laBauklwin )4  400  400  00 

Adella  Bamdtviu 15  40  40  00 

And  In  accordance  villi  law,  and  an  order  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees,  made  on  the  twenty-ninth  day  of  May,  1867, 
so  many  shares  of  each  parcel  of  said  stock  as  may  be 
necessary  will  be  sold  at  public  auction,  by  Olney  &  Co., 
auctioneers,  at  No.  418  and  420  Clay  street,  San  Francisco, 
Cal.,  on  Monday,  the  fifteenth  day  of  July,  1867,  at  the 
hour  of  12  o'clock  SI.  of  said  day,  to  pay  said  delinquent 
assessment  thereon,  together  with  costs  of  advertising  and 
expenses  of  sale. 

A.  C.  TAYLOR,  Secretary. 

Office,  429  Pacific  street.  Snn  Frauciscc,  CaL  jc29 

Chiplonena  Mining  Company-- District  of  (Jrea, 

Sonora,  Mexico. 

Notice.— There  arc  delinquent  upon  the  following  described 
Slock,  on  account  of  assessment  levied  on  the  2Sth  day  of 
May,  1867,  the  several  amounts  set  opposite  the  names  of 
the  respective  shareholders  as  follows: 

Names.  No.  Certificate.    No.  Shares.    Amount. 

Moshcimer,  Jos 56  25  $125  00 

Mosheimcr,  Jos 57  26  130  00 

And  In  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees,  made  on 'the  twenty-eighth  day  of  May,  1867,  so 
many  shares  of  each  parcel  of  said  stock  as  may  be  neces- 
sary, will  be  sold  at  public  auction,  by  J.  Middleton  A  8011, 
404  Montgomery  street.  Sun  Francisco,  Cal.,  on  Monday,"  the 
fifteenth  day  of  July,  1367.  at  the  hour  of  12  o'clock,  M.,  of 
said  day,  to  pay  said  delinquent  assessment  thereon,  to- 
gether with  costs  of  advertising  and  expenses  of  sale. 

JOHN  F.  LOHSE,  Secretary. 

Office.  318  California  street,  Snn  Francisco,  Cal.        je29 

Electrotype  Cots,  Engravings,  Etc.— Our  Job  Printing 
Office  la  abundantly  supplied  with  elegant  engravings,  or- 
naments, and  other  embellishments  to  snit  the  various 
tranches  of  Industry  In  this  State. 


Chalk.  Mountain  Blue  Gravel  Company.  —  Lo- 
cation of  Works:  Nevada  County,  California- 
Notice  U  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  eighteenth  day  of 
June,  1867,  an  assessment  of  one  dollar  per  share  was  levied 
upon  (he  capital  stock  of  laid  Company,  payable  lmmc- 
dhtaly,  in  united  States  gold  and  silver  coin,  to  the  Sec- 
retary- 

An;  stock  upon  which  said  use «infnt  Khali  remain  unpaid 
on  the  nineteenth  day  ol  July,  1(467,  shall  be  deemed  delin- 
quent, and  will  be  duly  adverted  i.<r  sale  at  public  ..uc- 
tioii,  ami  unless  p,w  iiunt  shall  be  made  before,  will  be  sold 
Kii  Saiorday,  the  third  day  of  August,  186*7,  to  pav  Hie  de- 
linquent 1  etber  with  costs  of  idrertlsing 
anu    uxneuacs  ol  sule.    Br  order  of  the  Board  oi  Tmstecs. 

J.  M.  BUPPINOTUN,  Secretary. 

Office,  No.  5  Government  Hout-o.  cwuer  Washington  and 
Satiwuic  M  reel*,  San   frauciseo,  Cullltirnia.  Je2* 

i'uDiaieo    Gold    m.il    Silver    Mlulug;    Compuuy, 

Laiukr  County,  Nevada. 

Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  «t  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  twenty-first  day 
nf  June,  1867,  an  aascftsuicnt  of  twenty  dollar*  iSSJ)  per  share 
was  ii*vicd  upon  the  capital  .-<iock  of  said  Company,  pay- 
able on  or  bciore  the  second  day  of  August,  1£67.  in  United 
States  currency ,  to  the  Secretary;  Bau  Francisco,  Cal. 

Anv  BincK  upon  wtncn  waid  SsieMlueDt  shall  remain  un- 
pald  mi  the  second  day  of  Augu*t,  1-l.;,  .lull  be  deemed 
delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  auvortlsed  lor  aale  ai  public 
auction,  and  uiile--.i  iMivment  shall  he  made  before,  will  be 
sold  on  Thursday,  ibe  twenty  •sixth  day  ui  September,  1S07. 

to  pav  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  Costs  of 
advenMiiK  and  uxpcusCb  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board 
Of   Trustees. 

N.  C.  FASSETT.  Secretary. 
Office,  N.  E.  c6rner  Clay  and  Front  streets,  San  Francisco. 

nyAt  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Trustees,  held  June 
21st,  lS'i7  the  qrderlevyliiR  assessment  (No  0)  made  Febru- 
ary- 14th,  1807,  was  rescinded. 

Je29  N.  C.  FASSETT,  Secretary. 

Cordillera  Gold   and   Silver   Kllolntr    Company, 

Chihuahua,  Morcllcs  Mining  DUtrlct,  Mexico. 

Notice.— There  is  delinquent,  upon  the  following  de- 
scribed stock,  on  account  of  assessment  levied  on  the 
twenty-seventh*  day  of  April,  186;,  the  several  amounts  set 
opposite  the  names  of  the  respective  shareholders,  as  fol- 
lows : 

Names.  No.  Certificate.    No.  Shares.    Amount. 

Stewart.  David.. 133  47  $17  00 

Whlthers,  J  J 1M7  10  10  00 

Uari.CJ 76  B0  50  00 

Hall.O  A 251  32  32  00 

Barbour,  J  11  K. 10  26  26  00 

Koot.Amos 14  62  52  00 

Ferry  &  Gray 20  26  26  00 

McKurlund,  W  A 71  15  15  00 

Trott.  1>C 64  10  10  00 

Knight,  J  L 75  2  2  00 

J  Walch 100  13  13  00 

Andrews.  O  B 102  6  5  00 

Whiting.  S  A 110  12  12  00 

Cooper,  W  R 253  18  18  00 

Dlckfon,  J 167  6  5  00 

Murkell.RC 146  5  5  00 

Simmons,  H 149  «  9  00 

MoLcoud,  W 151  13  13  00 

Baque,  D 57  10-  10  00 

Mane,  o : 60  10  1000 

Caselll,  A 62  10  10  00 

Walch.  ST 80  10  10  00 

Reud.  H  R 56  15  15  00 

Andrews.  U  B 144  5  ft  00 

Whiting,  S  A HI  10  10  00 

Whiting,  S  A 203  19  19  00 

Dickson.  John 147  21  21  00 

Markell.  R  C 238  7  7  00 

Williams,  J 249  3  3  00 

Hcnlny.  DW 189  6  6  00 

Illegal,  IID 239  5  6  00 

Dentin,  MS 248  3  3  (to 

Kelly,  J  M 226  2  2  00 

Curtis.  J  M 64  10  10  00 

Belden,  FC 115  10  10  00 

Hclden,  PC 116  15  15  00 

Lasetcr,  A  0 84,  85.  86,  87 

88.  89.  90,  92  495  _,     495  00 

Lasetcr,  A  C 126  to  131  475  475  00 

Williams.  J 169  10  10  00 

Henley.  D  W 162  6  6  00 

Kcigtc,  H  D „ I6S  6  6  00 

Stewart,.! 171  1  1  00 

Potter,  A  P 172  1  1  00 

Thomas,  R  P 173  1  1  00 

Fitzgerald,  W  J 178  2.)  20  00 

Derwin,  M  S 182       -  10  10  00 

Kelly.  J  M 190  3  3  00 

McNamarn,  C ~ 196  3  S  00 

BowiTinan,  A 202  7  7  00 

Small,  W  P ; 20S  5  6  0«i 

McDonald.  T 209  5  5  00 

Cooper,  Emily 220  10  10  00 

Harris,  J 223  13  13  00 

McGiven,  P 225  6  6  00 

Curtis.  J  M 241  10  10  00 

Hall,  CAS 2.i0  20  20  00 

Chupelle,  AM 207  64  51  00 

Johnson,  J...  2t4  5  5  00 

Uutisoul,  A 206  4  4  00 

And  in  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees,  made  on  the  twenty-seventh  day  of  April,  1867, 
so  many  shares  of  each  parcel  of  said  slock  as  may  be  neccs- 

ary  will  be  sold,  at  public  auction,  by  Maurice  Dore  &  Co., 
No.  327  Montgomery  street,  San   Francisco,  California,  on 

Monday,  the    eighth  day  of  July,  1867,  at  the  hour  of  12 

o'clock  M.  of  said  day,  to  pay  said  delinquent  essessment 

thereon,  together  with  costs  of  advertising  and  expenses  of 

sale. 

HENRY  R.  REED.  Secretary. 
Office,  321  Washington  street,  San  Francisco.  Cal.       je22 


Dardauellea  Copper  Mining  Company.  Loca- 
tion: Low  Divide  District,  Del  Norte  County,  California. 
Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  heJ^d  on  the  third  day  of  June, 
1867,  an  assessmen  of  eight  cents  per  share  was  levied 
upon  the  capital  stock  ot  said  Company,  payable  Imme- 
diately in  United  Slates  gold  and  silver  coin,  to  the  Secre- 
tary at  Crescent  City,  California. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid on  the  tenth  day  of  Julv,  1867.  shall  be  deemed  delin- 
quent, and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auc- 
tion, and  unlesspaymenl  shall  be  made  before,  will  be  sold 
on  Saturday,  Ihe  third  day  of  August,  1367,  to  pay  the  delin- 
quent assessment,  together  with  costs  of  advertising  and  ex- 
penses of  sale.    By  order  of  the  Board  of  Trustees. 

G.  CURTIS,  Secretary. 
Office,  at  Woodbury   cfc  Marhofi'er's,  Crescent  City,  Cali- 
fornia. jel5* 


Gold    Hill  Tunneling  Gold   and  Silver    Mining 

Company.— Location:  Gold  Hill  Mining  District,   County 

of  Storey,  State  of  Nevada. 

Notice.— The  Fourth  Annual  Meeting  of  the  stockholders 
of  ihe  abovp  named  Company,  will  beheld  at  their  office, 
415  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco.  Cal.,  on  SATUR- 
DAY, the  twentieth  (20th)  day  of  July,  1867,  at  3>£  o'clock, 
P  M.,  forthe  purpose  of  electing  Trustees  lo  serve  for  the 
ensuing  year,  and  such  other  business  as  may  properly 
come  before  It. 

R.  WEGENER,  Secretary. 

Snn  Francisco,  June  15, 18G7.  Jel5-5w* 


Gold  Quarry  Company,     Location    of   Work*: 

Placer  County,  California. 

Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  twenty-fourth 
day  of  June,  1857,  an'asscssment  of  twenty  dollars  ($20)  per 
share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock. of  said  Company, 
payable  immediately  in  United  tttales  gold  and  silver  coin, 
to  the  Secretary,  at  the  office  of  the  Company,  No.  7uii 
Montgomery  street,  (room  No.  4,  2d  lloorj  San  Francisco. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid on  the  twenty-filth  day  of  July,  1867,  shall  be 
deemed  delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  lor  sale 
at  nubile  auction,  aim  unless  payment  shall  be  made  be- 
fore, will  be  sold  011  Monday,  the  twelfth  day  of  August, 
1867,  to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs 
of  advertising  and  expenses  ol  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees. 

T.  W.  COLBURN,  Secretary. 

Office  706  Montgomery  street,  (Room  No.  4,  2d  floor)  San 
Francisco,  Cal.  je'41 


Gold  Quarry   Company.    Location   of  Worksi 

Placer  Couuty,  California. 

Notice  is  hereby  given,  that  a  meeting  of  the  Stockhold- 
ers oflhe  Gold  Quarry  Company  will  bo  held  In  San  Fran- 
olsOO,  at  the  office  of  the  Company,  No.  706  Montgomery 
street.  Room  No.  4,  second  floor,  on  MONDAY,  the  twenty- 
ninth  day  of  July,  at  12  o'clock,  noon,  of  that  day,  (or  the 
purpose  ot  taking  into  consideration  the  increase  of  the 
Capital  Stock  of  said  Company,  from  the  sum  of  six  hund- 
red thousand  dollars,  divided  into  six  hundrcn  shares  of 
$1,000  each,  to  the  sum  of  two  millions  four  hundred  thou- 
sand dollars  (S2,100,uUl).  divided  into  twenty-four  hundred 
(2,400)  shares  of  on<;  ihousaud  dollars  ($1,000)  each. 

0.  D.  BOBBATS, 
A.  C.  PEACHY, 
L    MAYNAKD, 

1.  FREEBORN, 
E.  WERTUEMAN, 

Trvilto  0/  the 

Go  u*  Quarry  Company. 


T.  W.  CoLBcr..'*,  Secretary. 
Sun  Francisco,  June  24ih,  1867. 


jc29 


Hope  Gravel  Mlnlntr  Company,- Location  of 
Worki  aud  Property:  Grass  Valley,  Nevada  County,  Cali- 
fornia. 

Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  twenty-sixth  day 
of  June,  1867,  an  assessment  (No.  15)  of  one  dollar  ($1)  per 
Share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company, 
payable  immediately,  in  United  States  gold  and  silver 
com,  to  the  Secretary,  at  i\o.  529  Clay  street,  San  Fran- 
cisco, California. 

Any  slock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid on  the  thirtieth  day  of  July,  1867,  shall  be  deemed 
delinn,ucnt,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  tor  sale  at  public 
auction,  and  unless  payment  Khali  be  made  before,  will  he 
sold  on  Monday,  the  nineteenth  day  of  August,  1867,  to  pay 
the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of  adver- 
tising and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board  ol 
Trustees. 

DAVID  WILDER.  Secretary. 


Office.  No.  529  Clay  street.  San  Francisco,  Cal. 


Jc29 


Hamcom  Copper  Mining-  Company,    Location 

Low  Divide  District,  Del  Norte  Couuty,  California. 

Notice.— There  are  delinquent  upon  the  following  de- 
scribed stock,  on  account  of  assessment  levied  on  the 
twenty-first  day  of  May,  1867,  the  several  amounts  set 
opposite  the  names  of  the  respective  shareholders,  as  fol- 
lows: 

Names.  No.  snares.       Amount 

Washington  Aycrs \%  %   42 

J  D  C  Beach 12jS  3  13 

A  11  Cummings \% 

Sarah  A  Callaghan S>|  83 

Eben  Dud  lev 2  60 

OciiKCluvas.: 100  25  00 

Simon  Kuffs 80  20  o0 

Lewis  iCelley 2 

R  A  Merrill 28%  7  17 

Jas  Simpson 3&  2  43 

Emma  Simpson UK  92 

IK  While 16%  4  17 

AD  Miller 25  6  25 

And  in  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees,  made  on  the  twenty-first  day  of  May,  1867.  so 
many  shares  of  each  parcel  of  said  stock  as  may  be  neces- 
sary, will  be  sold  at  public  auction,  at  the  salesroom  of 
Badger  &  Chapman,  Kearny  street,  corner  of  California 
street,  San  Francisco,  on  Monday,  the  eighth  day  July, 
1867,  at  the  hour  of  1  o'clock,  P.  M.,  of  said  day,  to  pay 
said  delinquent  assessment  thereon,  together  with  costs  of 
advertising  and  expenses  of  sale. 

JOHN  HANSCOM,  Secretary. 

Office,  at  the  -Etna  Iron  Works,  Fremont  street,  between 
Howard  and  Folsom,  San  Francisco.  Office  hours:  from  8 
A.  M.  to  12  M.  je: 


I.  X.  L.  Gold  and  Silver  Mining  Company,- Lo- 
cation of  Mine:  Silver  Mountain  District,  Alpine  Coun- 
ty, Cal. 

Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  ol 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  nineteenth  day  of 
June,  1667,  an  assessment  of  one  dollar  and  fifty  cents  ($1.50 
per  share  Was  levied  upon  the  capital  Etock  of  said  Com 
panj*,  payable  Immediately  in  United  Statesgold  and  silver 
coin,  to  the  Secretary,  at  his  office,  in  the  store  of  J-  G. 
Hodge  A  Co..  418 and  420  Clay  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal.,  or 
to  John  G.  Slaven,  at  Silver  Mountain. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain 
unpaid  on  the  nineteenth  (19th)  day  of  July,  1867,  shall  be 
deemed  delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale  at 
public  auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  before, 
will  be  sold  on  Monday,  the  flfih  day  of  August,  1867, 
to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of 
advertising  and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees, 

FRANK  H.  HAMILTON,  Jr.,  Secretary. 
Office,  418  and  420  Clay  street,  Sail  Francisco,  je22 


Lady  Bell  Copper  Mining  Company,  JLoiv  JDI 

vide  Mining  District,  Del  Norte  County,  California,  ; 

Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  eighteenth  day  of 
June,  1867,  an  assessment  of  flflcen  cents  per  share  was 
levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company,  payable 
immediately,  in  United  States  gold  and  silver  coin,  to  the 
Secretary,  or  ip  ,7.  K.  Johnson,  at  Crescent  Cily. 

Anv  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain 
paid  on  the  eighteenth  nay  of  July,  1867,  shall  be  deemed 
delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale  at  public 
auction,  and  unless  pavment  >hall  be  made  before,  will  be 
sold  on  Monday,  the  tilth  (5th)  day  of  Aueust,  1867,  to  pav 
the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of  ad- 
vertising and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees. 

B.  P.  WILKINS,  Secretary  pro  tern. 

Office,  311  Markctstreet,  San  Francisco,  Cal.  je22 


Mount  1):» vldxon  Gold  and  Silver  Mlnlngr  Com- 
pany, Storey  County,  Nevada. 

Notice.— There  are  delinquent  upon  the  following  de- 
scribed stock,  on  account  of  assessment  levied  on  the 
twenty-second  day  of  May,  1867,  the  several  amounts  set  op- 
posite the  names  of  the  respective  shareholders,  as  fol- 
lows: 

Names.  No.  Certificate.    No.  Shares.    Amount. 

Bush,  Martin 3108  4>£  $4  50 

Burke,  Thomas 3409  4  4  00 

Gibbons,  P 2U0  10  10  00 

Luning,  N 2234  lUJs  112  50 

Peterson,  Geo  C  :j-305  50  60  00 

Peterson,  Geo  C 3357  30  30  00 

Peterson,  Geo  C 3310.  3348  10  ea  20  20  00 

Paul.  James... 3327  20,)  200  00 

Paul  James 3407  175  175  0 

Paul,  James 3328  100  100  00 

Paul,  James         3354,  3368  25  ea  10  50  00 

Rvchman,  G  W 3366  30  30  00 

Schenck,  E  P.  Mrs 3320  4  4  00 

Van  Reed,  J  H,  Mrs 1856  10  10  00 

Vandcrvoort.  J  C 1849  4  4  00 

Whitney,  Geo O 3237,  32SS5ca  10  10  00 

Walton,  E  M,  Mrs 2  2  2  00 

Walton,  E  M,  Mrs 703,    933  1  eft  2  2  00 

And  in  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees,  made  on  the  twenty-second  day  of  May,  1867,  so 
many  shares  of  each  parcel  of  said  stock  as  may  be  ne- 
cessary, will  be  sold  at  public  auction,  by  Messrs.  Duncan 
A  Co.,  No.  406  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco,  on  the  fif- 
teenth day  of  July,  1867,  at  the  hour  of  12  o'clock  M,  of 
said  day,  to  pay  said  delinquent  assessment  thereon,  to- 
gether with  costs  of  advertising  and  expenses  of  sale. 

Q.  PARDOW,  Becretary. 
Office,  121  Sutter  street,  San  Francbtco,  CaL  Je29 


Xneitra  Senora   de  Gnadelope    Silver  Ml  11 

Company.    Location  of  Works:   Tayoltita,    San  Din... 

District,  Durango,  Mexico. 

NoTica.— There  are  delinquent,  upon  the  following  de- 
scribed stock,  on  account  of  assessment  levied  on  the 
twentieth  day  of  May,  1867,  the  several  amounts  set  oppo- 
site  the  names  q(  the  respective  shareholders  as  follows: 

Names.  No.  Certificate.    No.  Shares.  Amount. 

»!  ,llu'111k'ril)nnn 35  10  S1000 

H  Hellerimiun 44  20  20  00 

Mrs  Elizabeth  Nolting 1SI  49  49  00 

II  A  Roealcr 6i  ft  6  00 

9  ""'f'1, -••■■• it»  10  1000 

John  L  Miniii \y$  in  1(J  yn 

J  H  Schluter 83  5  5  uq 

L  vjii  Lnak bO  10  10  00 

L  v"  '  Leak 93  lo  lu  00 

rormerlv  uuas»essable  stock- 

II  Schumacher us  6  6  00 

J  H  Schluter U6  6  6  00 

And  tn  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  the  Board 
ot  Trustees,  made  on  the  twentieth  day  of  May,  1867.  so 
many  shares  or  each  parcel  of  said  stock  as  may  be 
necessary,  will  be  sold  at  public  auction,  by  Messrs.  Badger 
&  Chapman,  northwest  corner  of  California  aud  Kearny 
streets,  San  Francisco,  on  Wednesday,  the  tenth  day  of 
July,  1867,  atthc  hour  of  2  o'clock  P.  M.  of  said  day,  to  pay 
said  delinquent  assessment  thereon,  together  with  costs  of 
advertising  aud  expenses  of  sale. 

E.  J.  PFEIFFER,  Secretary. 

Office.  No.  210Poststreet  San  Francisco,  Cal.  Je22 

Scatoa  Mlnlue  Company. — Location  of  Worku 

Drytown,  Amador  County.  California. 

Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  twenty-eighth  day 
of  May,  1867,  an  assessment  of  enc  hundred  dollars  per  share 
was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company,  pay- 
able July  6th,  1867.  in  United  Statesgold  coin,  to  the  Sec- 
retary, at  his  office  No.  60  Exchange  Building,  San  Fran- 
clseo.  California. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  tin. 
pnid  on  the  eighth  day  of  Julv,  1867,  shall  be  deemed 
delinquent,  nnd  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale  at  public 
auction,  and  unless  paviuenl  shall  be  made  before,  will  bo 
sold  on  Monday,  the  twenty-ninth  day  of  July,  1867,  to 
pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  ot  ad- 
vertising aud  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees. 

JOEL  F.  LIGHTNER.  Secretary. 

Office,  No.  60  Exchange  Huilding,  San  Francisco. 

San  Francisco,  May  28,  1867.  jel 


St.  JLoala  Silver  Mlnlncr  Company,  Cortoz  Dis- 
trict, Lander  County,  Nevada. 

Notice.— There  are  delinquent,  upon   the  following  de- 
scribed stock,  on  account  of  assessment  levied  on  the  fourth 
day  of  May,  1867,  the  several  amounts  set  opposite  the  names 
of  the  respective  shareholders  as  follows: 
Names.  No.  Shares.    Amount. 

Baldwin,  John  E 60  $115  00 

Berrv,  Henrv 10  20  00 

Cassell,  John  F 3  15  00 

Chenery,  Richard 75  376  00 

De.Witt.WL 5  25  00 

Hathaway,  B  VV 75  375  00 

Howard,  George 50  I0U  00 

Uawxhursf,  Robert SI  155  00 

Jones,  Rowland 6  10  Oo 

Kibbc,  HC 5  2rt  00 

Land,  C  B 70  350  00 

Lagerman.HW 10  20  00 

Macpherson,  A  W 30  150  00 

Moore,  J  Preston 116  275  00 

Powell.Elijah 75  225  00 

Passmore,  W 6  25  00 

Pratt.  WE S  25  00 

Russell,  George 79  C81  00 

Thomas,  G  W 5  25  00 

Taylor,  John 6  26  00 

Whitney,  James 6  25  90 

Wenban,  Simeon  1212  782  40 

And  in  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees,  made  on  the  fourth  day  of  May,  1857,  so  many 
shares  of  each  parcel  of  said  stock  as  may  be  pceessary, 
will  be  sold  at  public  auction,  at  the  salesroom  of  Maurice 
Dore  &  Co.,  No.  327  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal., 
on  Tuesday,  the  second  day  of  July,  1867,  at  the  hour  of  12 
o'clock,  noon,  of  said  day,  to  pay  said  delinquent  assess- 
ment thereon,  together  with  costs  of  advertising  and  ex 
pensea  of  sale. 

R.  N.  VAN  BRUNT,  Secretary. 
Office,  331  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco.  Jel6 

Postponement.— The  above  sale  is  hereby  postponed  until 
Monday,  ,the  29th  day  of  July,  1867,  at  the  same  hour  and 
place.    By  order  of  the  Board  of  Trustees. 

je29  '    R.  N.  VAN  BRUNT,  Secretary. 

Sophia  Consolidated    Gold    nnd   Silver   Minlnar 

Company,  Tuolumne  County,  California. 

Notice  is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  eleventh  day 
June,  1867,  an  assessment  of  three  dollars  ($3)  per  sharo 
was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company,  pay- 
able immediately,  In  United  States  gold  and  silver  coin,  to 
the  Secretary,  at  the  office,  No.  641  Washington  street.  San 
Francisco. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid on  Thursday,  the  eleventh  day  of  July,  1867,  shall  be 
deemed  delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale  at 
public  auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  before, 
will  be  sold  on  Friday,  the  twenty-slxlh  day  of  July, 
1867,  to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs 
of  advertising  and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees. 

DAVID  E.  JOSEPH!,  Secretary. 

Office,  641  Washington  street,  San  Francisco.  jeI5 

Whit  larch    Gold  nnd   Silver  Mining  Company. 

Lander  County,  Nevada- 
Notice  is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  011  the  twenty- first  day  of 
June,  1867,  an  assessment  of  fifteen  dollars  (S15)  per  share 
was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company, payable 
on  or  before  the  second  day  of  August,  1867,  In  United  States 
currency,  to  the  Secretary,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

Anystock  upon  whichsnldasscssmentshallremain  unpaid 
on  the  second  dav  of  August,  1867,  shall  be  deemed  delin- 
quent, and  will  be'duly  advertised  tor  sale  at  public  auction, 
and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  before,  will  be  sold 
on  Thursday,  the  twenty-sixth  day  of  September.  1867,  to 
pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of  ad- 
vertising and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees. 

N.  C.  FASSETT,  Secretary. 
Office,  N.  E.  cornet  Front  and  Clay  streets.  San  Francisco. 

C^»At  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Trustees,  held  June 
21st,  1S67,  Ihe  order  levying  assessment  (No.  7)  made  Febru-  . 
ary  14th,  1867,  was  rescinded. 

je29  •  N.  0.  FASSETT,  Secretary. 


Olnet  &.  Co.,  Auctioneers  and  Real  Estate  Agents,  attend 
promptly  to  all  business  entrusted  to  their  care  In  San 
Francisco  and  Oakland.  Mining  and  other  corpora'tona 
will  find  Col.  Olney  well  posted  and  thorough  in  transacting 
ales  of  delinquent  stock.  Office,  on  Broadway,  Oakland, 
and  No.  318  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco.  uolO 


Important  to  Calllornlana.— Many  inventors  have 
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cases  fatally)delayed  by  the  unqualiflcation  of  agents  who 
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laws,  as  well  as  other  new  and  imperative  regulations. 
These  discrepancies,  although  arising  from  the  inexperienca 
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14 


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Machinery. 


STEWART'8    ' 

CELEBRATED     H  I  IV G E » 

Grindei*   and   Amalgamator. 


Is  the  Cheapest  and  Quickest  Pan 


-Now  used.  It  isnat-bortomed,  loses  far  less  power  In  thro 
Ing  the  nulp,  and  circulates  the  same  under  the  inuller  to 
better  advantage  tnau  any  other  Pan"  in  use,  while  the 
steam,  owing  to  the  thinness  of  the  cone,  has  a  more  direct 
effecL  In  heating  liie  pulp.  E  is  the  inuller  plate;  Fthe 
Grinding  Shoe,  attached  bv  an  adjustable  hinge  joint  in  the 
middle  of  the  same— the  bottom  wearing  down  even  with 
the  dies. 

Mr.  J.  tl.  STEWART,  the  inventor,  has  had  ten  years  o' 
experience  in  mechanical  operations,  and  may  be  addressed 
at  San  Francisco,  or  called -.m  at  the  Miners'  Foundry,  First 
Btreet,  where  hit  Pan  is  manufactured,  and  is  to  be  seen  at 
any  lime  in  operation.  3vlitf 


VABNETS 

PATENT    AMALGAMATOR. 

These  Machines  Stand  Unrivaled. 

For  rapldlv  pulverizing  and  amalgamating  ores,  they 
have  no  equal.  No  effort  ha3  been,  or  will  be,  spared  to 
have  them  constructed  in  the  most  perfect  manner,  and  of 
the-  great  number  now  in  operation,  not  one  has  everre- 
quircd  repairs.  The  constant  and  increasing  demand  for 
them  is  sufficient  evidence  of  their  merits. 

They  ure  constructed  so  as  to  apply  steam  directly  into 
the  pulp,  or  with  steam  bottoms,  as  desired. 

This  Amalgamator  Operates  as  Follows : 

The  pan  being  filled,  the  motion  of  the  muller  forces  the 
polp  to  the  center,  where  it  is  drawn  down  through  the  ap- 
erture and  between  the  grinding  surfaces.  Thence  it  is 
thrown  to  the  periphery  into  the  quicksilver.  The  curved 
plates  again  draw  it  to"  the  center,  where  it  passes  down, 
and  to  the  circumference  as  before.    Thus  it  is  constantly 

Classing  in  a  regular  flow  between  the  grinding  surfaces  and 
nto  the  quicksilver,  until  the  ore  is  reduced  to  an  impalpa- 
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Sellers  made  on  the  same  principle  excel  all  others.— 
They  bring  the  pulp  so  constantly  and  perfectly  in  contact 
with  quicksilver,  that  the  particles  are  rapidly  and  com 
plctely  absorbed. 

Mill  men  are  invited  to  examine  these  pans  and  setters  for 
themselves,  at  the  PACIFIC  FOUNDRY, 

lvl  San  Francisco. 


FOR.    Si-AJLJE! 


PATENT    EIGHT   OF 

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State  of  California  or  the  whole 
Pacific  coast. 

This  Mill  is  superior  to  any 
other,  can  be  built  cheaper,  and 
Is  more  durable. 

Full  sets  of  patterns  for  four 
sizes  Self-Regulating  Mills,  and 
three  sizes  of  Adjustable  Mills, 
will  he  sold  with  the  right. 

This  Windmill  has  been  exten- 
sively advertised  all  over  this 
coast,  and  is  iavorably  known. 

Apply  to 

E.  O.  HUNT, 
E3S  SECOND   STREET. 

San  Francisco 


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To  Quartz  Miners  and  Others. 


I 


NOTICE  ! 

WISH  TO  CALL  YOUR  ATTENTION   TO  A  PTJLVER- 
izer  of  my  own  invention,  which  I  have  called  the 

H1TCHENS1  ORE  PULVERIZER. 

It-Is  now  in  operation  at  the  South  Park  Saw  Mill,  on 
Br  an  ii  a  i)  street,  between  Third  and  Fourth  streets.  lam 
prepared  to  reduce,  to  an  impalpable  powder,  quartz,  sul- 
phurets,  tailings,  cement,  manganese,  charcoal,  sands,  mar 
ble,  plumbago,  copper  ores,  etc. 

In  view  of  the  Importance    of  reducing  oreB,    etc.,  to 
an  impalpable  powder,  and  being  satisfied  my  invention  to 
be  a  perfect  success,  I  Invito  all  interested  In  the  subject, 
examine  it.    agj-  Patent  applied  for.  -ffis 

IvH-sm  JAMES  HITCIIENS. 


Brodie's  Patented  Improvements 


FOR  THE  TREATMENT  OF 

Gold  and  Silver  Ores, 

BRODIE'S  PATENTED  IMPROVED  QUARTZ  CRUSHER. 
The  attention  of  all   interested  in  Mining  is  respect- 
fully called  to  this  Improved   Machine    for  Breaking    or 
Spalling  Quartz,  or  other  Rock,  possessing,  as  it  does,  sim- 
plicity of  action  and  lightness  of  construction,  po  larasis 
compatible  with  strength  and  durability.    Inconsequence 
of  these  advantages,  the  advertisers  are  enabled  to  offer 
these  machines  to  the  public  at  the  folio  wine  low  terms: 
No.  1— Or  .0-inch  Crusher,  capable  of  reducing  from 
three  to  four  tons  of  quartz  per  hour,  no  piece  be- 
ing larger  than  a  walnut— price SCOO 

No.  2— Or  15-inch  Crusher,  capable  of  similarly  putting 

through  live  to  six  tons  per  hour 850 

No.  3—  Or  lS-inch  Crusher,  will  in  a  similar  manner 

crush  from  seven  to  eight  tons  per  hour 1,200 

EXPLANATION   OF  TUB   ABOVE  ENGRAVING. 

The  frame  is  made  of  cast  iron,  bound  with  heavy 
wroueht  iron  bands,  making  it  very  strong,  and  at  the  same 
limelight  and  portable.  The  crusher  is  bolted  to  a  wood 
frame  of  sufficient  high!  to  clear  the  flv-whtel.  and  allow 
the  crushed  quartz  to  pass  off.  The  dotted  lines  show  the 
movable  and  stationary  jaws.  Letter  A  represents  the 
eccentric  shalt  bv  which  the  power  is  applied  direct  to  the 
movable  jaw.  B  represents  the  movable  jaw,  and  C  the 
fixed  jaw.  D  represents  the  link  or  radius  bar.  E  repre- 
sents the  bolts  for  regulating  the  opening.  F,  which  can  be 
regulated  at  pleasure,  so  as  to  graduate  to  the  size  to  which 
it  is  intended  the  quartz  shall  be  crushed.  O  represents  the 
feed  opening,  by  which  the  size  of  the  machine  is  desig- 
nated. 

'  The  arrow  on  the  fly-wheel  shows  the  direction  to  drive 
the  eccentric,  which,  in  combination  with  the  link,  D,  gives 
the  movabiejaw,  B.  a  forward  and  down  warn"  motion  atthe 
sj".me  time,  and  which  makes  the  hardestrock  yield  and 
separate  into  fragments  of  any  desired  size. 

The  above  Crushers  have  been  recently  erected  and  arc 
now  successfully-  employed  at  Bear  Valley,  Mariposa  conn- 
ty,  Rawhide  Ranch.  Tuolumne  county,  Excelsior  Mine. 
Lake  District,  Nevada  county,  and  can  be  s^en  in  opera- 
tion at  the  Fulton  Foundry,  First  street.  San  Francisco. 

The  following  testimonial  respecting  the  effectiveness  of 
this  Crusher,  has  been  received  from"  the  Superintendent 
of  the  "Rawhide  Ranch"  Mine,  in  Tuolumne  Countv: 
Rawhiok  Ranch,  Tuolumne  Co.,  Sept.  28,  ISfi6. 

James  BRoniE,  Esq.,  San  Francisco— My  Dour  Sir:  It  gives 
me  pleasure  to  inform  you  that  I  have  for  the  past  three 
months  had  one  of  your  largest  sized  Rock  Crushersin 
use,  atthe  Rawhide  Ranch  Mining  Company's  Mill,  which 
his  entirely  met  my  expectations:  and  I  have  no  hesita- 
tion in  recommending  it  to  all  who  are  in  need  of  a  machine 
for  rapidlv.  cheaplv  and  properly  preparing  quartz  tor  the 
stamps.    Yours  truly,  R.  P.  JOHNSON,' 

Supt.  Rawhide  Ranch  Quartz  Mill. 

BRODIE'S  PATENT  IMPROVED  GERMAN  AMALGA- 
MATING BARREL.— This  Barrel  obtained  a  premium  at 
the  Fair  of  tne  Mechanics'  Institute  in  San  Francisco,  in 
1864.  Further  particulars  will  be  aftorded  on  application 
to  the  subscribers. 

Those  infringing  the  patent  rights  to  the  above  improved 
Barrel,  are  hereby  informed  that  on  and  after  the  1st  No 
vember,  IPC6.  the  rovaltv  charted  for  using  the  same  will 
be  raised  to  the  Fuim'of  SldO  per  Barrel. 

A  diagram,  with  explanations  of  this  machine,  will  be 
found  in  the  "Mining  and  Scientific  Press,"  of  September 
29th,  1836 

BRODIE'S  PATENT  WIND-BLAST  SEPARATOR  FOR 
DRY  CRUSHING— This  Dry  Cru-her  has  been  found  the 
most  economical  and  effective  mode  of  crushing  ores  in 
Mexico,  California  and  Nevada  Diasrams  and  explana- 
tions afforded  on  application  to  the  subscribers. 

A  drawing  and  full  description  of  this  machine  will  be 
round  in  the  Mining  and  Scientific  Press  of  Sent.  22d.  1866. 
BliODlE  A  RADCIIPF, 
Express  Building.  402  Montgoinerv  street, 

12v]3tf  San  Frnncisco. 


LEFFEL'S 

American   Double  Turbine 


THESE  WHEELS,  UNEQUALED  AND  TJNRIYALED  IK 
the  United  States  or  the  world,  have  been  fully  tested 
on  this  coast,  more  than  forty  being  in  use  ar  this  date  in 
California  and  Oregon,  driving  all  kinds  of  machinery.  Saw 
Mills,  Flour  Mills,  Quartz  Mills,  etc., etc.,  etc. 

California  Bkferkkcks.— E.  Stocton.  Folsom ;  O.  Sim- 
mons, Oakland,  (Mill  at  Clear  Lake);  Morean  Ooville,  Lex- 
ington, Santa  Clara  County;  J.  Y.  McMillan,  Lexington 
Santa  Clara  County.    aa»Seim  for  Circular,  to 

KNAFP   A  GEA\T, 
Agents  for  California. 
26vl3-lyq  SIO  Washington  street,  San  Francisco 


§*85  ior  Hunter's 

Improved  Concentrator. 

The  patentee  is  prepared  to  sell  his  Concentrators  for 
the  above  price,  and  guarantees,  when  the  machines  are 
run  according  to  directions,  to  give  20  per  cent  better  re- 
sults than  irora  any  Concentrator  built  on  this  Coast,  and 
will  refund  the  money  if  they  will  not  perform  what  is 
claimed  for  them.  Machines  with  copper  plates,  will  cost 
510  extra.    The  Machine  can  he 

Seen.  in.  Operation  " 
At  Booth  i'Co's  Union  Foundry,  up  stairs.  Parties  pur- 
chasing Concentrators  will  do  well  to  examine  beiore  buy- 
ing others  of  pretended  merit  Persons  desiring  it  can  have 
a  practical  concentration  made  of  tailings  at  any  time,  and 
prove  the  working  of  the  machine. 

FOK,    $50. 

HTTXTER'S  EVREKA  AMALGAMATOR. 

For  sale,  the  right  to  build  and  use  in  mills.  A  working  plan 
will  be  furnished  each  purchaser.  Five  machines  can  be 
seen  in  operation  at  the  Eureka  Mill,  Grass  Valley.  The 
cost  of  the  ironsforthe  machine,  without  the  iron-box,  Is 
about  Slut).    The  box  will  answer  of  wood. 

By  reference  to  the  Mining  and  Scicniifilc  Press  of  May 
25th,  a  full  description  of  the  above  Machines-may  befound. 

For  particulars,  send  for  Circulars,  or  address 
ANDREW  HUNTER, 

SSvlitf  Union  Foundry.  San  Francisco. 


Hunt's  Globe  Pump 


Is  extensively  employed  for  raising  .water  by  hand  or  wind 
mill  power,  ior  house  or  garden  uses.  I  manufacture  five 
sizes,  irom  3  to  8  inches  diameter  in  the  chamber.  These 
Pumps  are  all  fuud  for  iron  or  lead  pipes.  They  are  very 
durable  and  easy  to  repair. 

Ko.  S— 3  inch  Chamber,  6-inch  Stroke. 

jVo.  4— 3>2-inc)i  Chamber,  C-inch  Stroke. 

So.  S— 4-inch  Chamber,  6-inch  Stroke. 

No.  6— 5  inch  Chamber,  8-inch  Stroke. 

No.  7-6  inch  Chamber,  lu-jnch  Stroke. 
Manufactured    at    No.   -8   Second    street,   and   110  Jessie 
street,  San  Francisco,  by  E.  0.  HUNT,  Windmill  Builder. 
S2vHtf 


HEALTH!    HEALTH! 


To  prevent  this,  purchase  one  of 

Taylor's  Stench  Traps  and  Garbage 
Baskets, 

And  promote  fhe  health,  comfort  and  cleanliness  of  roar 
family.  (For  description  sec  Mining  and  Scientific  Press, 
April  6,  1P6T.1  Sold  wholesale  and  retail  bv  TAYLOR  £ 
SONS,  at  No.  42l>  Pacific  street,  San  Francisco.      15vl4tf 


THE  CEJLEBKATED 

Self  Generating  Portable 
Gas  Ltjiiip. 


This  extraordinary  Lamp  pro- 
duces its  own  yas  by  the  valor- 
ization of  Petroleum,  Naplnha, 
or  Benzine.  It  emits  neither 
smoke  norstnfcii.  and  liurm-wiih 
a  pure  while  tliinie,  equal  in  in- 
tensity to  an  ordinary  -'as  burn- 
er, and  at  an  expense  ul  from  one 
to  three  cenls  per  hour  only,  ac- 
cording lo  the  quantity  ol  light 
required.  It  Is  peculiarly  adap- 
ted ipr  mining  purposes,  also  lor 
stores,  lactones,  billiard  rooms, 
and.  In  fact,  tor  all  purposes 
where  regular  pas  Is  not  availa- 
ble, and  lor  which  it  is  an  ad- 
mirable substitute..  As  an  oat- 
dmr  light  It  stands  unrivalled, 
burning  with  u mil mln Ished  bril- 
liancy in  a  strong  wind. 


.Directions  for  Use. 

Charge  the  reservoir  with  the  prepared  fluid,  or  with 
Benzine,  from  half  to  three-fourths  full:  allow  a  portion  to 
run  through  Into  the  cup,  then  turn  off  the  tap  and  ignite 
the  fluid,  which  will  beat  the  burner  sufficiently  to  gener- 
ate the  ga6.  which  will  be  seen  issuing  from  the  top.  The 
tan  must  now  he  turned  on,  and  a  steady  llghtwill  he  main- 
tained till  the  whole  ol  the  contents  of  the  reservoir  13  con- 
sumed. 

A  small  needle,  bent  at  the  point  and  fixed  in  a  holder, 
may  be  occasionally  required  to  clear  the  minute  hole 
through  which  the  gas  issues,  and  the  regulating  screw  at 
the  bottom  turned  a  little  bade:  but  care  mustbe  taken  not 
to  force  the  screw  too  high,  and  it  should  nerer  le  wed  to 
extinguish  the  light— by  turni}ifj  the  tap  uff,  it  will  gradually 
go  out. 

When  necessary  to  renew  the  cotton  which  is  placed  in 
the  lower  pipe,  to  prevent  the  too  rapid  flow  of  the  fluid,  the 
lamp  should  be  placed  in  a  vise  and  the  burner  screwed  off 
The' burnt  cotton  must  then  be  withdrawn,  and  a  fresh 
piece  of  siout  cotton  rag,  one  inch  wide  and  lour  or  five 
inches  long,  should  he  doubled  over  a  piece  of  aire,  and 
inserted  into  the  pipe— the  ends  cut  short  off,  the  burner 
again  screwed  on  with  a  little  white  lead,  and  the  lamp  is 
ready  for  use. 

Manufactured  solely  by  JOHN  J.  HUOKS.  original  propri- 

etor.    Factory,  North  Beach.  San  Francisco:  and  for  sale 

by  hifl  agents  In  every  citv  and  town  throughout  the  State. 

lSvU-SrC 


Business  of  the  Patent  Office. 

The  issue  of  patents  for  the  week  ending 
May  28,  embraces  289  new  inventions,  11  re- 
issues and  2  designs,  making  a  total  of  302. 
This  is  by  far  the  largest  number  ever  issued 
for  a  single  week,  though  not  the  largest 
issued  on  one  day.  The  total  issue  of  Jan- 
uary 1, 1867,  was  360,  but  that  was  for  two 
weeks  preceding  that  date.  The  business 
of  the  Patent  Office  is,  generally  speaking, 
very  much  in  arrears.  There  are  applica- 
tions which  have  now  lain  there  nearly  ten 
months  without  any  official  action— a  fact 
very  vexatious  to  inventors.  The  complaints 
of  inventors  and  their  attorneys  appear  to 
be  of  no  avail ;  in  fact,  it  is  impossible  for 
the  Commissioner,  under  the  present  state 
of  things,  to  •  do  much  in  the  way  of  their 
improvement.  There  seems  to  be  an  "irre- 
pressible conflict "  going  on  between  certain 
officials,  which  is  quite  fully  ventilated,  as 
follows,  by  the  New  York  Herald: 

A  controversy  has  been  going  on  for  the 
past  few  weeks  in  the  Department  of  the  In- 
terior, between  the  Commissioner  of  Pa- 
tents and  the  Commissioner  of  Pensions, 
in  reference  to  the  rooms  occupied  by  the 
clerks  of  their  respective  bureaus  in  the 
Patent  Office.  The  difficulty  seems  to  be 
thoroughly  uncompromising  in  its  charac- 
ter. Neither  of  them  show  any  disposition 
to  yield,  and  meanwhile  the  business  of  the 
Patent  Office  is  falling  behind  to  such  an 
extent  that  it  will  require  a  very  long  time 
before  it  can  be  transacted  within  a  reason- 
able time  after  its  reception.  Congress, 
before  it  adjourned,  authorized  the  Com- 
missioner of  Patents  to  appoint  several 
additional  examiners  and  clerks.  These 
appointments  Mr.  Theaker  declines  to  make, 
for  the  reason  that  there  is  not  sufficient 
room  in  the  limits  to  which  his  bureau  is 
prescribed  to  accommodate  the  increase  of 
force,  so  that  if  appointed,  they  would  be 
on  the  rolls  of  the  Department  and  drawing 
pay,  while  they  would  be  unable  to  perform 
their  duties.  In  this  action  the  Commis- 
sioner has  .the  approval  of  the  Secretary  of 
the  Interior.  It  is  understood  that  Con- 
gress, soon  afier  the  erection  of  the  build- 
ing, passed  a  resolution,  one  clause  of  which 
was  that  no  part  of  the  Patent  Office  build- 
ing Bhould  be  used  by  any  other  depart- 
ment or  bureau  than  the  Patent  Office. 
The  resolution  was  passed  on  the  third  of 
March  before  it  was  engrossed,  and  when  it 
came  in  engrossed  for  approval,  the  clause 
above  mentioned  was  not  included.  Secre- 
tary McClellan,  who  was  then  Secretary  of 
the  Interior,  moved  his  office  into  the  build- 
ing in  the  spring  of  1853,  and  was  soon  fol- 
lowed by  the  Indian  Bureau,  Land  Office, 
Pension  Office  and  Agricultural  Depart- 
ment. It  is  not  a  little  singular  that  the 
Secretary  of  the  Interior  does  not  interpose 
his  authority  to  decide  the  vexed  question. 
A  portion  of  the  Pension  clerks  are  now 
occupying  a  separate  building,  and  there  is 
no  good  reason  apparent  why  the  jrest  of 
the  bureau  should  not  do  likewise.  One 
objection  urged  against  renting  a  building 
for  the  Pension  Office  was  that  Congress 
had  made  no  appropriation  to  pay  the  rent. 
To  this  Mr.  Theaker  replied  that  so  great 
was  his  desire  to  obtain  the  space  requisite 
for  the  office,  that  the  interests  of  inventors 
might  not  be  prejudiced,  he  would  pay  the 
rent  of  a  building  for  the  Pension  Office  out 
of  the  Patent  Office  fund  until  Congress 
made  an  appropriation  for  the  purpose. 
The  Commissioner  of  Patents  is  convinced 
that  something  must  speedily  be  done  to 
give  the  office  greater  space.  The  business 
of  the  Patent  Office  is  increasing  to  a  sur- 
prising extent.  The  number  of  new  patents 
granted  in  the  week  ending  May  28,  was 
302.  The  number  to  be  granted  in  the 
week  ending  on  the  4th  instant  is  223,  and 
the  number  in  the  week  ending  on  the  11th 
instant  is  271.  Caveats,  that  rarely  ever 
exceeded  the  number  of  two  or  three  hun- 
dred a  year,  in  1866  numbered  1,000,  and 
this  year  will  run  up  to  2,700.  In  1864  the 
number  of  applications  received  for  new 
patents  was  about  6,000.  In  1865,  the  num- 
ber was  9,000.  In  1866,  it  was  15,000,  and 
if  the  present  activity  continues,  the  num- 
ber of  new  patents  applied  for  this  year  will 
reach  25,000. 


A  New  Scakeceow. — A  member  of  the 
American  Institute,  suggests  as  the  best 
scarecrow  to  keep  birds  from  cherry  trees, 
strawberry  beds,  etc.,  the  stuffed  skin  of  a 
cat,  with  big  glass  eyes.  The  position  of  the 
effigy  should  be  changed  every  day,  or  the 
birds  will  find  out  that  it  is  a  dummy.  As 
the  material  for  its  construction  is  plentiful, 
would  it  not  be  well  for  some  of  our  gardens 
and  orchards  to  try  it,  and  report  the  result. 


©he  pining  and  £*fcntifw  §tows. 


15 


An  Opes  Field  fob  Isttestoes. — Engi- 
neering, after  speaking  of  inventions,  closes 
its  remarks  by  pointing  out  to  inventors 
■what  is  yet  before  them.     It  says  i 

Who  can  reflect  upon  the  almost  immeas- 
urable forces  of  solar  heat  and  lunar  attrac- 
tion exorcised  daily  upon  our  planet,  and 
with  visible  results,  without  hoping,  and 
indeed  to  some  extent  believing,  that  human 
ingenuity  will  yet  find  means  for  penetrating 
nearer  and  yet  nearer  to  these  tremendous 
mysteries  of  nature,  and  turn  them  into  new 
channels  for  the  good  of  man  ?  With  count- 
less millions  of  tons  of  hydrogen  in  the  sea 
and  of  oxygen  in  the  air,  shall  we  not  yet 
find  means  to  burn  the  very  waters  of  the 
globe,  and  literally  set  the  river  on  fire? 
With  millions  of  tons  of  carbon  in  the  earth, 
shall  weliot  yet  convert  it,  by  some  means, 
into  palatable  and  wholesome  food  ?  And 
shall  we  not  yet  find  cheaper  and  readier 
means  of  converting  the  vast  stores  of  vege- 
table fiber,  with  which  naturo  abounds,  into 
comely  clothing,  than  by  the  present  infini- 
tesimal spinning  and  weaving  of  thousands 
of  yards  of  yarn  to  form  a  single  yard  of 
cloth  ?  That  we  may  yet  navigate  the  air  is 
hardly  less  likely  now  than  was  the  naviga- 
tion of  the  sea  by  steam  seventy  years  ago. 

Future  invention  must  give  us  cheaper 
food,  cheaper  clothing,  and  cheaper  lodg- 
ing. Past  invention  has  not  sufficiently 
secured  these,  and  the  condition  of  trade 
and  of  society  is  now  such  that  the  majority 
of  the  population,  even  when  working  al- 
most continuously,  can  gain  but  a  decent 
subsistence,  without  any  practical  advance 
upon  their  daily  necessities. 

The  Engineer  thinks  that  agriculture  pre- 
sents a  wide  field,  especially  for  the  chemist. 
It  believes  that  the  future  must  look  for  a 
highly  scientific  and  artificial  agriculture. 
The  present  capacity  of  the  soil  ought  to  be 
fully  doubled  by  the  aid  of  science  and  art. 


Flame  is  one  of  the  most  beautiful  things 
in  the  world.  Not  a  sunset  sky  in  summer, 
not  a  blown  tropic-flower,  is  more  brilliant 
han  flame ;  flame  is  the  flower  of  fire.  The 
ivy  has  no  splendor  like  the  mantling  flame; 
it  reddens  like  the  thyrsus  of  the  goi 

Coal. — A  company  has  been  formed  in 
Santa  Cruz  for  the  purpose  of  prospecting 
for  coal  on  the  San  Lorenzo,  where  there 
are  said  to  be  indications  that  it  exists. 


Quartz  Mill  Construction  and  Superintendence 

The  undersigned  is  at  present  open  for  an 
encaifumciH  as  a  working  Superintendent  In  tlie  coil- 
•trucum  or  operation  nl'u  /u:vrtz  Mill,  lias  had  five  years 
steady  and  successful  experience  In  working  ores  in  Washoe, 
and  Is  practiced  in  saving  sulphurcts  and  the  treatment  of 
rebellious  ores  1^  prei'urcd  to  furnish  references  for  a'l 
the  ncces-ary  qualifications  of  an  intelligent,  faithful  and 
reliable  quartz  operator.     Address  F.M.SHAW. 

San  Francisco,  care  Mining  and  Scientific  Press.    26vllam 


CUT    TSTA.ILS. 

3,000    KEGS    ASSORTED  SIZES, 

For  sale  la  any  quantity,  to  close  Invoice,  at  the  very 
Loweit  Bates,  by 

THOS.  H.  SELBY  k  CO., 

110    and    118     California.    Street. 

SAN    FRANCISCO.  19vl4  3m 


To  the  Mining  Community. 

TnE  UNDERSIGNED,  WHO  HAS  HAD  THIRTY  YEARS 
constant  practice  In  superintending  mines,  la  now  pre- 
pared tn  inspect  tind  repnrt  on  Mincsand  Mining  Properties 
and  iidvise  as  io  the  management  of  the  same.  Otllce,  851 
Harrison  street,  San  Francisco 

WILLIAM  WILLIAMS, 
16vHqr  Practical  Mining  Eugineor. 


INTotioe  to  Miners, 

Well-Borers    and  Water    Companies. 

MFRAO  is  now  prepared  to  manufacture 
•  Hvdraullc  and  Artesian  Well  Pipes  in  the  best  work- 
manlike manner,  and  at  the  lowest  market  rates.  Having 
made  large  additions  to  my  -stock  of  machinery  for  that 
branch  of  business.  I  am  prepared  to  fill  all  ordtrs  with  dis- 

fatch.  and  guarantee  entire  satisfaction.  I  also  mnnufac- 
ure  Mississippi  Stoves,  nf  the  latest  improved  patterns,  fur 
vessels  of  all  classes.    Also,  Ship  r" lumping  done. 

''H.    I'HAG, 
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Pratt's  Abolition  Oil. 

FOR  ABOLISHING  PAIN  — THE  REST  REMEDY  IN 
existence  for  Rheumatism,  Neuralgia.  Paralysis,  Head- 
ache, Toothache.  WoreThiuat,  Dlptlieria.  Weak,  Swolen  and 
Stiff  Joints.  Contracted  Cords  and  Muscles,  Cramps,  Colic, 
Diarrhoea,  Cholera,  Pains  In  the  Breast,  Lame  Back,  and 
all  aches  and  pain4*.  It  Is  the  poor  man's  friend,  and  the 
best  family  physician.  Full  directions  accompany  each 
bottle.  Price  60  cents  and  $1  per  bottle.  For  sale  by  all 
dealers  In  medicines.  Sole  Proprietors,  A,  McBOYLE  & 
CO.,  DrngKiMts  and  Chemists,  RiH  Sacramento  street,  op- 
posite What  Cheer  House,  San  Francisco,  lOvU-ly 


GOVERNMENT  HOUSE, 

Corner  of  San  some   and  Washington   sts. 

SAN  FRANCISCO,  CAL. 

MTHE  STREET  CARS  PASS  THIS  HOUSE  IN 
every  direction,  every  ten  minutes. 
The  rooms  of  the  House  are  well  furnished,  large 
nndairy,  are  let  by  the  month,  week  or  day,  and  are 
Kepi  in  superb  order.  There  Is  a  Restaurant  attached  for 
ladles  and  families,  where  rjersnna  can  board  lor  one-half 

SANBORN  &  CO 


HIiSTKLE    &    CAPP'S 
CENTRIFUGAL  ORE   GRINDER  AND  AMALGAMATOR. 


Putcnt  (luted  April  16tb,  18G7. 


For    Grl mil ng    and   Amalgamating 


For  Grinding  and    DincHursing    Contin- 
uously. 


<  hurgcH  of  Or«*. 


Arranged  as  shown  lu  the  second  engraving,  all  ihe  Intc- 
rlor  grinding  parts  being  the  same  as  shown  in  flrsi  view, 

this   pan   is  adapted   for   receiving  and  grinding  and  dls- 

Arranged  hh  shown  in  the  first  engraving,  the  pan  is    charging  continuously  crushed  quartz  as  fast  as  supplied 

adapted  forgrinding  and  amalgamating  separate  charges    b-v  il  nve-Btttnip  battery,  with  No.  4  or  a  screens.    A  "alum- 

of  ore  of  8U>  «,»  ..Ob.  uolng  .<*  work  rapidly,  thoroughly    ggg  .OT^&XX'&.Sl  SJ&U  lMffi 

aud  effectually.  battery. 


This  sectional  engraving  ex- 
hibits more  clearly  the  arrange 
ment  and  j-hapo  of  the  grind- 
ing parts  of  the  machine.  It, 
and  the  other  engravings,  will 
be  more  clearly  understood  by 
reference  to  the  accompany- 
ing explanation. 


Explanation.  —  E,  muller- 
han^cr  F,  m tiller  plato  or 
shoe.  G,  side  dies.  I,  sup- 
porting lip  D,  bearing  sue 
face,  r,  feeder.  X,  weight  to 
counter-balance  wear  ot  mul- 
ler  plates,  or  siioes.  U,  eover 
used  in  working  charges  of 
ore-  The  dark  shade  on  the 
bottom  of  the  pan  represents 
one  of  the  grooves  for  mer- 
cury. 


Half  Section  or  Top  View. 


The   Centrifugal    Ore    Grinder. 


This  new  GRINDER  and  AMALGAMATOR  is  extremely 
simple  and  compact  In  Its  construction.  The  principle 
availed  of  Is  entirely  novel.  The  grinding  is  effected  by 
perpendicular  mullers,  pressed  laterally  by  centrifugal 
torce  asainst  perpendicular  Iron  dies,  fitted  to  the  inner 
sides  of  the  pan.  It  Is  to  be  run  at  a  speed  of  from  60  to  80 
revolutions  per  minute,  according  to  the-  hardness  of 
the  rock  to  be  crushed.  The  pressure  upon  every  part  of 
the  grinding  surfaces  Is  direct  and  uniform,  and  they  wear 
with  straight  and  true  faces  from  first  to  last,  comformlng 
also  to  the  shape  of  the  sides  of  the  pan,  so  that  the  work 
performed  with  old  mullers  find  plates  is  as  thorough  and 
perfect  as  with  new  ones.  The  pulp  enters  readily  between 
the  mullers  and  side  dies,  the  pressure  being  light  in  front 
and  heaviest  at  the  heel  of  the  nniller,  there  is  no  strain 
upon  anv  of  the  parts,  and  no  lialiillty  to  breakage  or  dis- 
arrangement, nnd  no  wear  except  that  which  is  useful  on 
the  grinding  surfaces.  The  workdone  isnerformed  without 
jarring,  jerking,  straining  or  clogging,  with  extreme  iegu- 
and  evenness,  the  pulp  being  of  great  and  uniform  fine- 
ness. It  Is  not  liable  to  be  clogged,  nor  to  be  obstructed, 
stopped,  impeded  or  broken,  by  conrse  pieces  of  rock, 
pick  points  or  iron,  accidentally  Introduced  with  the 
crushed  ore,  as  these  can  readily  pass  each  muller  sep- 
arately, without  Interfering  with  or  affecting  the  other 
mullers,  ench  of  which  is  independent,  or  can  rest  upon 
ihe  bottom  below  the  mullers,  without  Inconvenience,  as 
the  arms  play  freely  an  inch  above  the  bottom  of  the  pan. 

It  is  more  readily  cleaned  up  than  any  other  pan,  as  each 
mullcr  can  be  lilted  out  separately  by  hand,  and  there  is  no 
necessity  for  lilting  the  revolving  cone  or  driver,  which  is 
also  casilv  turned,  there  lieinir  no  friction  when  not  in  use, 
or  rapid  revolution.  The  huJk  of  the  mercury  is  not  ground 
up  with  the  rock,  but  lies  below  the.  lower  ends  of  the  mul- 
lers In  a  groove,  -and  in  another  groove  on  the  cover  of  the 
nan,  where  all  the  pulp  and  metal  passes  continually  over 
It  without  cutting  or  carrying  It  away.  The  mullers  and  side 


dies  are  easily  removed  at  uny  time,  or  when  worn  out, 
and  an  extra  set  of  mullers  is  tarnished  with  each  pan  sold. 
It  is  also  adapted  tor  grinding  cement,  sulphurets,  roasted 
ores,  eic. 

We  claim  all  these  advantages  for  our  Fan,  and  that  it 
will  do  more  and  better  work,  with  lew  power,  and  less  at- 
tention and  manual  labor,  more  rapidly  and  with  less  ex- 
pense, than  any  other  pan  or  mullcr  made  for  the  same 
purposes,  and  claimed  to  be  of  equal  or  grt-aier  capacity. 
\Vo  will  sell  them  tor  use  on  condition  that  it,  when  fairly 
tried  they  fail  to  answer  those  promises,  they  may  be  re- 
turned. 

For  full  description  and  Illustration,  see  Mining  and  Sci- 
entific Press,  June  16,  1B67. 

Hinkle  &  Capp's  Centrifugal  Ore' Grinder 
and  Amalgamator 

May  be  seen  in  operation,  and  examined,  at  the  European 
Metallurgical  Works,  on  Bryant,  between  Third  and  Fourth 
streets,  Sun  Francisco,  where  all  interested  m  mining  and 
milling  operations  arc  invited  to  inspect  it.  Its  weight,  as 
arranged  for  continuous  grinding  and.discharge,  with  exira 
set  of  six  mullers,  is  about  2,700  lbs.;  or  as  arranged  for 
grinding  anil  amalgamating  single  charges  of 800  lbs.  of  ore, 
also  with  extra  set  of  mullers,  about  3,000  lbs.  Frice,  as 
above,  completely  fitted  and  ready  for  use,  either  way, 
$500,  gold  coin. 

For  further  particulars,  apply  by  letter  to  PHILIP  HIN- 
KLE and  CHARLES  S.  CAPP,  No.  5t3  Clay  street,  below 
Montgomery,  San  Francisco,  Cal.  or  personally  to  the  above, 
orS.  P.  KIMBALL,  Esq.,  at  the  European  Metallurgical 
Works,  on  Bryantstreet,  between  Third  and  Fourth  streets', 
or  at  the  Miners'  Foundry,  First  street,  near  Folsom.  where 
they  are  manufactured. 

ttJfSend  for  Circulars. 

PHILIP  HINKLE.  and 
CHARLES  s.  CAPP,  Patentees, 

23vl4-tf  513  Clay  street,  San  Francisco. 


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STAIR  BUILDER, 

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Between  Market  and  Mission, 

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Steam   Pumps, 

FOR   DRAINING    MINES    OR    ELEVATING   WATER  TO 
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Median ical   DDra-wings- 

Persons  wishing  Mechanical  Drawings  can  obtain  tho 
services  of  competent  draughtsmen,  by  applying  to  this 
office. 


QUARTZ  MINERS,  MILLMEN, 

And  others  contemplating  the  erection  of  Reduction 
Works,  for  either  Gold  or  Silver  Ores,  your  attention  is 
called  to  a  new,  superior 

First  Class  Mill, 

In  all  respects,  with  Pans  and  Separators  complete.    The 
Mill  is  adapted  for  29 or  40  Stamps. 
ugrFull  particulars  may  be  had  by  calling  on  Messrs. 
Palmer,  Knox  &  Co.,  Golden  State  Foundry,  or 

tf.  it.  JUTOHCOOK, 
19vH-3m  Millwright,  Russ  House. 


DUDGEON'S 

PATENT 

Hydraulic  Lifting  Jacks 

— AND— 

oileb    i»tj:in"c:hl:e©, 

16vli        Eighth  street,  cor.  Minna.         qr 


Portable   Steam  Engines ! 

MHoadley*«"  and  •'  Hltttucer'**'  Make, 


HOADLEY'8. 
FOUR  SIZES, 

8,  10,  12,  and  15-Horse  Power, 


3  to  40-Horse  Power. 


IHTTINGEIft'S. 
THREE  SIZES, 

6,  7,  and  10-Horse  Power 


HITTITVGJEXt'ie. 
TWO  SIZES, 

5  and  7-Horse  Power, 


COMBINING  TEE  MAXIMUM   OF  EFFICIENCY,  DUR- 
ablilty,  and  Economy,  with  the  Minimum  of  weight 
and  price. 

These  Engines  are  favorably  known,  a  large  number 
being  tn  use  on  this  coast  for  hoisting,  pumping,  threshing, 
milling  and  mining  purposes 

Steam  can  be  got  up  on  these  Engines  in  fifteen  minutes 
after  reachine  the  place  of  operation,  and  the  lime,  expense 
of  setting  boilers,  machinery,  nnd  '-construction,  account" 
saved,  (which  is  often  the  difference  between  the  successful 
and  unsuccessful  prosecution  of  milling  enterprises,)  tn 
fact,  the  portable  principle  is  the  pioneer's  friend,  and  ena- 
bles him  to  draw  engines  on  their  own  wheels  to  ills  cabin 
door,  and  plant  on  the  outermost  confines  of  civilization 
the  saw  and  gristmill,  and  if  has  done  and  w;|]  do  more 
to  help  subdue  the  comment  than  any  other  of  the  modern 
motors  which  are  crowding  society  and  normalizing  tb« 
world.  ,,,  . 

All  sizes  on  hand  from  3  to  SO  horse  power,  with  and 
without  carringes. 

Also,  Portable  Saw  and  Grist  Mil's. 
For  sale  by  TBE1DWELL  A  CO., 


9vl4-6mlflp 


Corner  of  Front  and  Marfcet  street* 


16 


Wm  pitting  m&  Mmtiik  |m 


New  Books. 

The  Cai/Itoknia  Dioest  of  Masonic  Law, 
containing  the  Old  Charges  and  Eegula- 
tions  of  1720  ;  the  Constitution  and  Gen- 
eral Regulations  of  the  Grand  Lodge  of 
California,  as  amended  to  1866,  etc.,  etc. 
Collated  by  Lorenzo  G.  Xates,  Deputy 
Grand  Lecturer,  etc. 

This  work  makes  up  a  volume  of  236 
pages,  neatly  printed  upon  beautiful  paper. 
In  addition  to  the  subject  matter  given  in 
the  title  page,  the  work  also  contains  the 
Constitution  of  the  Grand  Chapter ;  Eules 
of  Order  of.  the  Grand  Chapter;  List 
of  Subordinate  Chapters;  List  of  Past 
Grand  Officers;  Constitution  of  Grand  Coun- 
cil ;  List  of  Subordinate  Councils ;  Statutes 
and  Eules  of  Order  of  Grand  Commandery;- 
Subordinate  Commanders  and  List  of  Past 
Grand  Officers  of  Grand  Commanderies; 
Digest  of  Decisions  of  Grand  Masters,  etc., 
etc.  The  Grand  Master,  Gilbert  B.  Clai- 
borne, whose  opinion  of  such  a  work  ought 
to  be  conclusive  as  to  its  merits,  in  a  note  to 
the  collator  speaks  of  it  as  follows:  "I 
have  cursorily  examined  the  MS.  of  Bro.  L. 
G.  Xates'  Digest  of  the  Jurisprudence  of 
Masonry  in  this  Jurisdiction,  under  the 
Constitution  of  1859,  and  have  no  doubt  it 
will  prove  useful  and  valuable  to  the  mem- 
bers of  the  Fraternity,  as  a  book  of  refer- 
ence. If  he  concludes  to  publish  it,  he  will 
please  send  five  copies  to  my  address." 
For  sale  by  D.  Appleton  &  Co. ,  of  this  city. 

Bean's  Histoet  and  Dibectoky  of  Nevada 
County,  CaIiD?oksita  :  Containing  a  com- 
plete history  of  the  county,  with  sketches 
of  the  various  towns  and  mining  camps, 
the  names  and  occupation  of  residents  ; 
also,  full  statistics  of  mining  and  all  other 
industrial  resources.  Compiled  by  Edwin 
y.  Bean,  Nevada.  Printed  at  the  Daily 
Gazette  Office. 

The  above  comprises  a  volume  of  over  400 
pages,  and  forms  the  most  thorough  and 
complete  digest  of  the  kind  which  has  yet 
appeared  of  any  mountain  county  in  the 
State.  The  work  has  been  prepared  with 
great  care,  and  the  typography  of  the  book 
is  highly  creditable.  The  historical  sketch 
of  the  county,  comprising  also  its  natural 
history,  mineral  productions,  etc.,  is  very 
full.  Separate  historical  sketches,  with  di- 
rectories, are  given  for  each  township.  Pro- 
fessor Silliman  has  furnished  an  able  and 
interesting  paper  on  the  mineral  district  of 
Grass  Valley.  Nevada  county  has  long 
been  recognized  as  the  leading  and  most 
important  mining  county  in  the  State ;  while 
the  fact  has  more  recently  been  developed 
that,  in  addition  to  its  thousands  of  ledges 
of  gold-bearing  quartz  and  immense  area  of 
placer  deposits,  it  also  produces  a  soil  on 
which  can  be  raised,  in  the  greatest  perfec- 
tion, all  the  productions  of  the  temperate 
zone,  while  for  its  adaptability  for  the  pro- 
duction of  the  grape  it  may  rival  even  the 
famed  vineyards  of  Prance  and  Hungary. 
Hence  it  is  well  that  the  interesting  details 
brought  together  in  this  volume  should  be 
thus  placed  upon  permanent  record  for  pre- 
sent and. future  reference.  Hudson  &  Mc- 
Carty  are  agents  for  the  sale  of"  the  book  in 
this  city. 


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Pacific  File,  Reaper  and  Mower  Section 

MANUFACTOKY, 
No.  53  JSeale  Street,  between  Market  and  Mission, 

SAN   FRANCISCO. 

Flics  rc^Bt  and  warranted  as  good  as  new,  or  no  charge. 
The  omy  establishment  In  the  State.    We  also  man- 
ufacture Kcaper  and  Mower  Sections. 
Ivl5tf  nUB.NINO  Jc  FISHEK,  Prop'rs. 


'  ROOT'S  PATENT 

POECii    BLAST    BLOWER. 

Adapted  for  Smelting,  Foundry,  Mining  and  Steamships. 
Requires  50  per  cent  less  power  than  any  Blower  now  in 
use.  For  further  particulars,  address  KEEP,  BLAKE  & 
00.,  Stockton;  or  Wm.  T.  Oarrett,  comer  Mission  and  Fre- 
mont streets.  San  Francisco.  ivlo-lOptr 


Excelsior  Double-Acting  Suction  and  Force  Pump. 

TU.e  Best  fox*  Mining,  FarmiDg  and  Domestic  Use. 


Hooper's  Patent,  Aug.  15,  1865. 

THE  EXCELSIOR  PUMP  is  a  California 
invention  of  intrinsic  merit,  and  as  such  is 
being  rapidly  introduced,  and  giving  perfect 
satisfaction.  At  the  Mechanics'  Institute  Fair 
(1865_),  it  was  awarded,  for  its  superiority,  a  . 
UPrejnirim    Medal. 

It  is  manufactured  by  California  Mechanics, 
in  the  most  perfect  and  durable  manner.      _  - 

It  is  remarkably  simple  in  construction, 
and  its  valve  chest  "is  almost  instantly  accessi- 
ble without  disconnecting  the  air-chamber,  suc- 
tion or  discharge-pipes.  It  can  be  worked  at 
any  speed.  .  - 

Figure  1  is  a  sectional  view  of  a  6-inch  Min- 
ing Pump,  showing  the  plunger  and  hemp- 
packing,  and  the  valve-chest  containing  the 
puppet  valves.  Fig.  2  illustrates  the  water- 
passages  and  valve  seats  in  the  chest. 

The  following  sizes  are  constantly  manufac- 
tured of  this 

SUPERIOR  DEEP-WELL  PUMP. 

Mo.  1— Cylinder  2%  inches;  stroke,  6  inches;  capacity 
750  gallons  per  hour;  weight,  60  pounds. 

Mo.'»— Cylinder,  3  inches;  stroke,  7  inches;  capacity 
1,280  gallons  per  hour;  weight,  80  pounds. 

No.  »— Cylinder,  4  inches;  stroke,  9  and  8  inches;  ca- 
pacity, 2,500  gallons  per  hour  ;  weight,  200 
pounds;  with  iron  frame  and  slide  complete. 

No.  4-Cylinder,  5  inches;  stroke,  15  inches;  capacity 
5,420  gallons  per  hour;  weight  5U0  pounds. 

No.  S— Cylinder,  6  inches:  stroke,  24  inches:  capacity 
12,575  gallons  per  hour;  weight,  1,000  pounds. 

-pr     $    Nos:  3,  4  and  5  are 
jclff.a  made  to  endure  the 


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severe  test  of  use  in 
mines,  and  are  con- 
stantly superseding 
those  of  other  man- 
ufacturers. The 
pistons  being  pack- 
ed with  hemp,  are 
proved  to  be  far 
more  durable  and 
less  expensive  than 
leather. 

"We  manufacture 
to  order  8  and  10- 
inch  Pumps.  Also, 
sell  at  cheap  rates, 
5  and  6-inch  Brass 
Pumps  for  ships. 

See  illustration 
of  the  "Valve  of 
this  Pump,  and 
further  descrip- 
tion, in  another 
part  of  this  paper. 


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For  Circulars,  or  further  particulars,  inquire  of  or  address  J.  "W".  BRITTAN  &  CO.,  Agents, 
120  Front  street,  San  Francisco  ;  H.  J.  BOOTH  &  CO.,  Union  Iron  Works,  First  street,  or 
lam  OTJSHIIS;  Gr  «Sc  CO.,  Prop'rs,  Wan.  Francisco. 


W.  "Wallace  Webstek, 
Boston. 

1850 


PIONEER    STOKE. 


J.  Bertram  Webster, 
Stockton,  Cal. 

1867 


WEBSTEE     BROTHERS, 


IMPORTERS  AND   DEALERS  IN 


STEAM   ENGINES,   BAXTER'S   CALIFORNIA   GAM   PLOWS, 


A-griculfrural    Machines,   Hardware,  Crockery, 

OILS,  Etc.,  Etc. 


Office  In  Boston,  Ko.^lO  Central  Street.    Office  In  Xew  "Cork, 

lvlA-gplamtf  ■ 


Stookton,    California,. 

G3  Beefeman  Street. 


W.    T.   GABRATT, 
City 

BEASS  AND  BELL  FOUNDER 


Cor.  mission  and  Fremont  sts., 

SAN     FRANCISCO. 

Manufacturer  of  Brass,  Zinc,  and  Anti-Friction  or 
Bat>t>et  Metal  Castings, 

CaXTRCH  AND  STEAMBOAT 

BELLS, 

TAVERN  AND  HAND  BELLS  AND  GONGS, 

FIRE   ENGINES,     FORCE    AND    LIFT    PUMFS, 

Steam,  Liquor,  Soda  Oil,  Water  and  Flange  Cocks,  and 
Valves  of  all  descriptions,  made  and  repaired.  Hose  and 
all  other  Joints,  Spelter,  Solder,  and  Copper  Rivets,  Ac 
Gauge  Cocks,  Cylinder  Cocks,  Oil  Globes,  Steam  "Whistles, 

HTDBAVLIC   3*IPES  AND    AOZ2EL8 
For  Mining  purposes,  Iron  Steam  Pipe  furnished  with  Fit 
tings,  &c.    Coupling  Joints  of  allaiwa.    Particular  attention 
paid  to  Distillery  Work.    Manufacturer  of  "Garratt's  Pat* 
tent  Improved  Journal  Metal." 


Foundry  for  Sale. 

A  One-naif  Interest  in  the 

UNION    IRON   WORKS, 

SACRAMENTO, 
Owned  by  William  R.  Williams,  is  offered  for  sale  on  the 
most  favorable  terms. 

A.    Good    Bargain 

May  be  had,  as  the  proprietor  Is  going  home  to  Europe.  It 
Is  seldom  that  so  good  an  opportunity  is  offered  for  a  sure 
and  permanent  Investment.  The  business  of  the  establish- 
ment Is  exceedingly  flourishing,  as  can  be  shown.  The 
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(VOLUME    XV. 

t         Number    S. 


TABLE  OP  CONTENTS. 


The  Rm>k  KlverCuuntry  and 
it*  Mines— finntlnotd. 

Facts  About  Patent  Mutters— 
Continued 

Qafck«Uv«r   Mining   In   Mon 

■  lounty, 

Magnesium  Lbtht  In  Mines. 
An  Improved  Tubular  Steam 

fliillwr-llliintniteil. 
Hew  tort  Metal  Market. 
a  New  Havings  Hunk. 
Contrlbweil  tn  atir  Cabinet 
Prices  of  Breadhtun*s  lite  rant 

Year 
Woreaitttr'l  Improved  Globe 

Valve 
Mew  Hbde  of  Detecting  Ftre 

Damp,  etc..  In  Mine*. 
Own  Cotton  In  Mine*. 
Bessemer  steel  Ware. 
Slnrulir  Discovery. 
New  Patent*  unit  invntlons 

Notices  10  Correspondents, 

San  Prune  isco  Market  Rates. 
Sun  Francisco  Weekly  stock 

circular. 
Stork  Prices— Bid  and  Asked 
Snn  Francisco  Metnl  Market. 
New  In -orporatlons— List  of 

Officers. 
Mining  Shareholders'  Direct 

ory. 


Homo  Trade-  and  Manufac- 
turer. 

Cox's  Cement  Mill. 

ke  Quarries. 

Ituliwuy  MuiutftemeDt  In  In- 
dia. 

Mii'iiiNlm.  MlSCKI.LAXY.— 
riiujiu:  Glass  Under  Water 


fur  Mica:  Steel  Wire;  Pre- 
serving  Lumber;  Crystal- 
lized bv  Concussion ;  Ce- 
mont;  KYnnl2lngby  Btoam; 
Touch  Wood. 

CtE.MTiriL'     MtSCKLLANT.— 

Drvlng      bv      Superheated 


NewWuvto  Make  Potusb; 
Plants  bur  Air;  Mereorlc; 
Conversation  by  Telegraph; 
Coal  vs.  Wood;  Decomposi- 
tion by  Gaseous  Currents; 
The  Progress  of  Applied  Sci- 
ence. 
MikiugScbmart— Emhraclng 
late  intelligence  irom  the 
various  counties  and  dis- 
tricts In  California.  Idaho, 
Montana,  Nevada,  Oregon, 
Utah  and  Washington. 


An  Improved  Tubular  Steam  Boiler. 

We  give  herewith  a  full  illustration  of  a 
novel  and  an  apparently  improved  construc- 
tion for  a  tubular  steam  boiler.  The  steam 
capacity  of  all  boilers  depends  upon  the 
amount  of  surface  exposed  to  the  fire ;  and 
all  improvements  tend  mainly  to  an  increase 
of  that  surface.  It  is  also  well  understood 
that  the  thinner  the  sheet  of  water  is  which 
is  exposed  to  the  action  of  heat,  the  more 
rapid  will  be  the  production  of  steam.  It 
has  been  the  aim  of  the  inventor  of  the 
boiler  herewith  illustrated  to  combine,  as 
far  as  possible,  both  these  advantages.  How 
well  he  has  done  his  work,  we  leave  for  the 
reader  to  judge  after  perusing  the  following 
description,  which  we  clip  from  the  New 
York  Artisan  of  January  16,  1867 : 

Fig.  1  is  a  perspective  view,  broken  away 
at  intervals  so  as  to  show  the  arrangement 
of  the  pipes  or  tubes  of  which  it  is  wholly 
composed.  A  series  of  ver- 
tical pipes,  which  may  be 
of  cast  iron  or  other  mate- 
rial, are  arranged  in  two 
parallel  lines  on  each  side 
of  the  fire  chamber,  and 
also  extending  back  from 
the  fire  wall  at  any  desired 
distance,  according  to  the 
amount  of  steam  to  be 
produced.  These  pipes  are 
joined  at  their  upper  ends, 
and  in  form  are  similar  to 
a  gofchic  arch.  In  Fig.  2 
is  seen  a  transverse  section, 
in  which  a,  a  represents 
the  arched  row  of  vertical 
pipes,  connected  at  the  top 
and  also  connected  at  the 
bottom  by  horizontal  trans- 
verse pipes,  d.  At  b  is 
seen  an  inner  pipe  fitted 
into  a,  which  extends  down 
to  a  level  with  the  grate 
upon  which  the  heat  is 
generated.  It  will  be  seen 
that  by  this  arrangement  a 
.  thin  film  of  water  is  thus 
presented  to  the  action  of 
the  fire,  which  is  almost 
instantaneously  converted 
into  steam,  and  ascending, 
it  fills  the  steam  space  and 
the  horizontal  tube  at  the 
top  of  the  arched  series  of 
pipes.  From  this  pipe  it 
may  be  conducted  to  whatever  place  it  may 
be  needed  to  perform  its  labor.  The  vol- 
ume of  water  in  the  space,  b,  is  of  a  colder 
temperature,  and  suppliesthe  film  presented 
to  the  fire  with  the  necessary  amount  to  take 
the  place  of  th'ftt  evaporated.  The  trans- 
verse pipe,  d,  is  placed  below  the  grate  of 


the  fire-box,  and  receives  the.  water  from  the 
side  pipes  in  which  it  is  injected  by  the 
feed  pump.  By  being  so  situated,  it  be- 
comes partially  heated  before  it  enters  the 


section :  a,  a  are  the  vertical  pipes  forming 
the  side  wall,  and  at  b  is  seen  the  inner 
pipes ;  d  is  the  transverse  pipe  below  the 
furnace-grate.  At  c,  <•  are  shown  two  up- 
right or  vertical  pipes,  branch- 
ing off  at  a  right  angle  from 
the  pipe,  d,  and  having  free 
communication  with  it.  In 
the  next  section  of  the  series 
of  b  there  is  but  one  vertical 
pipe,  e,  audit  also  freely  com- 
municates with  the  arched 
side  pipes,  a,  of  Fig.  2.  These 
pipes  are  composed  of  an 
outer  and  inner  pipe,  similar 
to  the  side  pipes,  the  inner 
one  extending  down  to  the 
fire-grate.  Thus  each  pipe  in 
the  combined  series  presents 
within  it  a  thin  film  of  water 
to  the  immediate  action  of  the 
heat,  and  as  it  evaporates  is 
fed  with  water  of  a  lower  tem- 
perature from  the  inner  pipe, 
which  by  its  outer  surface 
forms  the  inner  wall  of  the 
water-film.  The  fire,  passing 
over  the  top  of  the  fire-wall  at 
the  back  side  of  the  furnace, 
completely  encircles  the  series 
of  pipes  beyond  the  furnace, 
and  also  freely  acts  upon  the 
areh  where  they  are  joined 
together;  it  then  passes  un- 
derneath the  horizontal  parti- 
tion seen  in  Fig.  1,  about 
midway  between  the  top  and 


boiler  in  the  alternate  order  shown  in  Fig.  3. 
There  is  another  advantage  in  this  form 
of  boiler  that  will  readily  present  itself. 
Suppose  a  manufacturer  wishes  to  extend 
the  limit  of  the  steam-producing  capacity 
of  his  boiler.  All  that  is  necessary  then  is 
to  remove  the  wall  at  the  back  end  of  the 
boiler  and  add  as  many  sections  as  he 
chooses,  as  each  section  of  the  horizontal 
pipe,  d,  and  the  vertical  one,  a  (Fig.  2),  are 
cast  together  in  one  piece;  and  to  extend 
the  length  of  a  boiler,  all  that  is  necessary 
is  to  unite  a  sufficient  number  of  these  sec- 
tions by  bolting  them  together  in  proper 
order  by  the  flanges  seen  in  Fig.  3. 

It  will  also  be  observed  that  the  horizon- 
tal pipes,  d,  d,  are  below  the  fire-grate,  and 
consequently  contain  water  of  a  low  degree 
of   temperature.     Therefore   all  sediment, 
as  it  collects  in  the  vertical  tubes,  falls  into 
the  horizontal  tubes  and  into  the  colder 
stratum  of  water,  and  there  quietly  remains, 
with  no  danger  of  burning  on  the  surface, 
as  in  the  old  style  of  plate  boilers.     From 
these  lower  tubes  where  it  collects  it  can 
be  easily  blown  out  by  the  engineer  at  any 
time,  and  no  danger  of  sediment  or  incrus- 
tation detrimental  to  the  surface  of    the 
boiler  need  be  apprehended. 
i    Each  section  of  the  pipes  actually  forms 
a  boiler  by  itself,  separate  and  distinct  from 
the  others,  yet  having  free  communication 
with  them  at  both  top  and  bottom — the  en- 
tire series  receiving  water  from  the  same ' 
source  and  evaporating  steam  into  the  same 
steam-space.     The  immense  amount  of  fire 
surface  secured  by  this  mode  of  construc- 
tion, and  the  small  body  of 
water  required  to  be  pres- 
ent, must  enable  it  to  gen- 
erate steam  very  rapidly, 
and    at    a    comparatively 
small  expenditure  of  fuel. 
A  patent  was  granted   to 
Mr.   Jos.  A.   Miller,  C.E., 
of  New  York,  Jan.  8, 1867. 


MILLER'S  PATENT   AMERICAN   STEAM   BOILER. 


vertical  side  pipes.  At  c,  c  and  e,  we  see 
other  vertical  pipes  or  tubes  that  have  free 
communication  with  the  transverse  bottom 
pipes,  and  also  communication  with  the 
vertical  side  pipe  at  or  near  the  place  where 
they  join  at  the  apex  of  the  areh.  At  Fig. 
3,  this  arrangement  is  showrl  in  a  horizontal 


bottom  of  the  pipes,  and  still  further  heats 
them,  and  is  then  conducted  under  the 
series  of  horizontal  pipes,  d  (Fig.  2),  and  is 
then  oarried  into  the  flue  or  chimney. 
The  series  of  vertical  pipes,  c,  c  and  e,  etc. , 
are  commenced  immediately  behind  thefire- 
wall,  and  continue  the  entire  length  of  the 


New  Mode  of  Detect- 
ing Fibe-Damp,  eto.,  in 
Mines. — Mr.  J.  Eofe  writes 
to  the  Geological  Magazine, 
and  shows  that  miners  have 
only  to  watch  the  barome- 
ter, and  provide  in  accord- 
ance with  its  indications, 
for  the  supply  of  air  to  the 
mines  in  case  of  fire-damp, 
etc.  Alluding  to  the  well 
known  "  Blowing-well"  of 
Preston,  in  Lancashire, 
England,  he  states  that 
some  time  since,  in  a  well 
recently  constructed  by 
him  as  a  cesspool  to  some 
chemical  works,  he  observ- 
ed the  phenomena  charac- 
terizing the  blowing-well ! 
When  the  atmospheric 
pressure  diminished,  the 
air  came  from  the  well, 
loaded  to  a  disagreeable 
extent  with  the  offensive 
vapor  of  the  cesspool.  On 
continuing  his  observa- 
tions with  a  baronieter,  he 
found  similar  results.  He 
concludes  from  these  facts 
that  a  coal  mine  must  be 
regarded  as  a  gigantic  well, 
from  which,  when  the  at- 
mospheric pressure  dimin- 
ishes, the  air  expands,  and 
rushes  out  with  great  vio- 
lence. This  circumstance  is  not  of  itself 
dangerous,  but  if  there  be  an  excess  of  gas 
in  the  mine,  and  at  the  same  time,  from 
accident  or  carelessness,  a  means  of  igni- 
tion, then,  indeed,  the  consequences  are 
very  likely  to  be  serious.  Hence  the  baro- 
meter becomes  the  miner's  safest  guide. 


18 


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(&ammmatm8. 


Is  this  Department  we  Invite  the  free  discussion  of  all 
proper  subjects—  correspondents  alone  be'ug  responsible  tor 
the  ideas  and  theories  tliey  advance. 


[Written  for  the  Mining  and  Scientliic  Press.  I 

The  Reese  River  Country  and  its 
Mines. 

BY  A.    J.    HOWE. 

[Continued  from  Page  2.J 

HOT   CREEK. 

Our  road  crosses  these  hills  through  Eagle 
PaS9,  and  four  miles  further  brings  us  to 
the  head  of  Hot  creek.  Here  we  find  a 
broad  pass  running  through  the  high 
mountain  range  on  the  level  of  the  valleys 
that  lie  on  either  side,  with  what  little  de- 
scent there  is  to  the  east.  Shortly  after 
entering  the  Pass,  we  reach  the  scalding  hot 
springs  or  pools  which  break  out  at  inter- 
vals along  its  course,  emitting  steam  and 
sulphurous  vapor.  Its  borders  are  fringed 
with  jointed,  reed-like  rushes,  growing  to 
the  bight  of  ten  or  twelve  feet,  which,  with 
their  varied  hues  of  many  delicate  tints  and 
clouds  of  steam  rising  here  and  there  above 
their  waving  tops,  present  a  novel  and 
grateful  sight  to  the  weary  eye  long  accus- 
tomed to  rest  on  monotonous  stretches  of 
dry,  sage-covered  plains  or  parallel  moun- 
tains, everywhere,  over  hundreds  of  miles, 
producing  the  same  vegetation,  and  differ- 
ing only  in  their  rock  formation,  which  is 
ever  changing  from  the  regular  but  up- 
tilted  strata  of  slate,  granite,  syenite  and 
marble,  to  the  chaos  of  indescribable  vol- 
canic rocks  of  scoria  and  trachyte.  About 
two  and  a  half  miles  after  entering  the  Pass 
brings  us  to  one  of  the  mammoth  quartz 
lodes  of  this  region,  known  as  the  Indian 
Jim.  This  immense  lode  rises  to  a  great 
hight  on  the  north  or  left  hand  side  of  the 
canon,  going  east.  It  is  full  200  feet  wide, 
with  occasional  pockets  of  extremely  rich 
ore.  The  lode  is  not  of  pure  quartz,  but 
appears  to  be  mixed  with  vast  quantities  of 
the  enclosing  or  country  rock,  fallen  into 
the  seething  mass  of  the  quartz  from  the 
sides  as  it  was  forced  up  from  below,  filling 
the  vast  fissure  with  a  conglomerate  of 
quartz,  limestone  and  slate.  On  the  south 
side  of  the  canon  is  situated  the  Merrimac 
and  Norfolk  lodes,  supposed  to  be  identical 
with  the  Indian  Jim.  Five  or  six  miles 
further,  at  the  eastern  entrance  to  the  Pass, 
we  find  the  town  site  of  Hot  Creek,  in 

HOT  CBEEK  MINING  DISTRICT. 

This  is  abontlat.  38°  30',  forty-five  miles 
E.N.E.  of  Belmont  and  one  hundred  miles 
S.E.  from  Austin,  via  Smoky  Valley  and 
Charnock's  Pass.  The  district  was  discov- 
ered in  the  spring  of  1866  by  the  Robinson 
Brothers  (the  same  mentioned  in  a  former 
letter  as  the  discoverers  of  Silver  Peak). 
They  were  piloted  here  by  a  Shoshone  In- 
dian, called  Jim,  after  whom  the  lode  de- 
scribed above  was  named.  Prom  July  to 
September  following,  this  whole  region 
swarmed  with  prospectors  from  the  older 
districts  on  the  west;  a  great  number  of 
lodes  were  discovered,  producing  at  the 
surface  the  most  fabulously  rich  silver  ore 
heretofore  found.  Ore  yielding  from  $3, 000 
to  $12,000  per  ton,  and  in  some  instances 
much  higher,  was  not  of  unfrequent  occur- 
rence in  small  quantities ;  but,  through 
want  of  capital,  the  lodes  are  yet  undevel- 
oped to  the  extent  that  will  fully  establish 
their  permanency.  As  far  as  explored,  horn 
silver  or  native  chloride  of  silver,  is  the 
predominating  ore  at  the  surface.  Proba- 
bly the  most  massive  deposits  of  this  rare 
ore  ever  found  in  Nevada  oocur  here  (ex- 
cept, perhaps,  the  reported  developments  in 
the  Combination  Company's  mine  at  Bel- 
mont). There  a're  no  mines  in  the  immedi- 
ate vicinity  of  the  town,  the  site  being 
selected  for  its  facilities  in  the  way  of 
water  and  fuel.  The  latter  is  very  abund- 
ant to  the  north  of  the  Pass,  which  is  prop- 
erly in  Morey  District,  the  canon  or  pass 
being  the  dividing  line  between  the  two. 
The  larger  number  of  mines  are  located  six 


miles  south,  near  the  head  and   on  either 
side  of  Rattlesnake  Canon. 

The  whole  surface  of  the  country  in  that 
vicinity  appears  to  be  of  limestone ;  but  it 
is  evidently  only  a  capping,  overlying  gran- 
ite, as  in  one  instance,  at  the  Oro  mine,  the 
granite  is  forced  up  with  the  lode.  Among 
the  most  noted  mines  are  the  Keystone, 
Gazelle,  Indian  Hunter,  Oro  and  Old  Do- 
minion. On  the  former  two,  extensive  de- 
velopments are  in  progress,  under  the  man- 
agement of  Mr.  O.  A.  Gager,  of  the  Parrot 
mill.  In  the  early  part  of  the  past  winter, 
a  small,  inefficient  mill  was  erected  in  this 
district  by  the  Combination  Company,  for 
the  purpose  of  prospecting  the  ore,  and  I 
understand  larger  works  will  take  its  place 
during  the  coming  summer.  This  company 
is  ably  represented  by  Mr.  Gould,  as  super- 
intendent, who  may  be  called  the  pioneer  in 
milling  in  what  is  known  as  the  lower  coun- 
try or  the  region  lying  between  Siiver  Bend 
and  Pahranagat.  This  section  is  not  as 
well  supplied  with  timber  as  that  on  the 
north  and  south,  but  affords  sufficient  fuel 
for  many  years,  until  the  shrill  whistle  of 
the  locomotive  and  the  rolling  thunders  of 
cars  reecho  through  all  these  valleys  and 
mountain  passes,  bringing  fuel  to  the  mines 
and  carrying  ore  to  the  exhaustless  tim- 
bered slopes  of  the  Sierra  Nevada. 

We  are  now  in  the  very  core  of  the  rich- 
est silver  region  ever  discovered,  before 
which  the' history  of  the  once  famous  mines 
of  South  America  and  Mexico  sink  in  insig- 
nificance. He  would  indeed  be  a  credulous 
man  who,  on  a  thorough  examination  of 
the  "  Great  Southeast "  of  Nevada,  would 
longer  doubt  the  truth  of  the  prediction  or 
promise  of  Bishop  Simpson.  I  am  not 
speaking  of  Hot  Creek  especially,  but  of 
all  the  surrounding  country. 
[To  be  Continued.] 


[Written  for  the  Mining  and  Scientific  Press.l 

Quicksilver  Mining  in  Monterey 
County. 

New  Idkia  Q.  S.  Mine,         ) 
Presno  County,  July  1,  1867.      f 

Messes.  Editobs  : — Some  few  days  ago, 
while  crossing  the  adjacent  mountains  sur- 
rounding the  New  Idria  quicksilver  mine, 
I  came  abruptly  upon  a  few  nicely  built 
miners'  cabins,  near  by  a  beautiful  and 
never-failing  stream  of  water,  known  by  the 
very  appropriate  name  of  ' '  Clear  Creek. " 
In  those  cabins  are  living  the  employe's  of 
Monterey  Quicksilver  Mining  Company, 
which  has  just  commenced  operations  on 
one  of  their  locations,  called  the  Clear 
Creek  mine.  Here,  by  a  well  executed  tun- 
nel, they  have  penetrated  into  the  moun- 
tain nearly  300  feet — gaining,  I  should  sup- 
pose from  observation,  a  perpendicular 
hight  of  150  feet.  The  tunnel  was  com- 
menced about  fifteen  feet  above  the  bed 
of  the  creek,  in  magnesian  earth,  intermin- 
gled with  lime  and  other  mineral  sub- 
stances, demanding  no  special  remark,  ex- 
cept, perhaps,  to  correct  the  erroneous  idea 
that  magnesia  forms  the  base  of  all  the 
ledges  in  this  vicinity. 

At  the  end  of  sixty  feet  drifting  in  the 
above  tunnel,  the  parties  came  unexpectedly 
against  a  face  of  hard  rock,  which  proved  to 
be  -a  channel  of  black  slate,  similar  in  char- 
acter to  the  rock  found  in  the  Idria  mine, 
running  nearly  east  and  west,  dipping  north 
about  3%  feet  in  six  feet,  and  traversed  by 
fissures  or  cracks,  and  in  places  faintly 
painted  with  vermilion.  The  next  channel 
intersected  was  a  kind  of  soapstone,  similar 
to  what  is  termed  the  bedrock  of  the  New 
Alniaden  ledge  ;  but  quicksilver  ledges  cany 
no  regular  bedrock — neither  was  there  ever 
a  well-defined  ledge  of  cinnabar  known  to 
exist.  The  so-called  ledges  are  channels  of 
mineral  ground,  running  in  a  certain  direc- 
tion, traversed  by  other  channels  of  rock- 
bearing  mineral  indications,  and  on  either 
side  deposits  of  cinnabar  are  promiscuously 
found.  I  have  seen  this  statement  verified 
in  the  Old  Almaden  in  Spain,  the  New 
Almaden,  and  every  other  quicksilver  mine 
in  California,  and  no  doubt  such  is  the  char- 
acter of  quicksilver  ledges  throughout  the 
mining  world. 

This  channel  of  soapstone  at  the  Clear 
Creek  mine,  presents  a  somewhat  peculiar 
appearance,  having  passed  through  numer- 
ous well-defined  branches  of  calcareous  spar, 
all  dipping  north  at  an  angle  of  forty-five 
degrees,  or  thereabouts.     When  I  visited 


the  mine  the  parties  had  just  intersected  the 
mineral  channel — quite  different  in  charac- 
ter from  anything  yet  passed  through  in  said 
tunnel.  This  mineral"  channel,  or  so-called 
ledge,  also  dips  north,  and  shows  every  in-' 
dication  of  the  probability  of  discovering 
large  deposits  of  metal.  The  appearance 
of  the  ledge,  at  this  depth  of  150  feet,  is 
truly  encouraging.  There  are  three  other 
locations  belonging  to  this  company,  viz  : 
The  Boston,  Andy  Johnson,  and  Fourth  of 
July.  Assays  have  been  made  from  each  of 
these  locations,  showing  gold  from  $13  to 
$55  per  ton  of  rock,  and  from  7%  to  33  per 
cent,  of  quicksilver. 

The  accuracy  of  this  statement  cannot 
reasonably  be  doubted,  as  particles  of  gold 
have  been  found  in  the  r.efuse  taken  from  the 
New  Almaden  furnaces.  Omitting  the  exist- 
ence of  gold,  and  taking  into  consideration 
the  almost  inexhaustible  amount  of  cinnabar 
bearing  rock  at  command,  the  percentage 
for  quicksilver  alone  must  be  very  encoui1- 
aging  indeed,  and  warrants  a  determined 
and  vigorous  prosecution  of  the  company's 
mines.  Captain  Faull. 


Facts  About  Patent  Matters. 

NUMBER    FIVE. 
THE  EXAMINATION,    APPEAL,    ETC. 

Having  got  your  case  ready,  the  next 
step  is  to  send  it  to  the  office,  directed  to 
the  Commissioner  of  Patents.  When  the 
case  reaches  the  office",  it  is  examined  by  the 
Chief  Clerk,  who  receives  and  opens  all 
mail  matter,  or  cases  handed  in.  He  makes 
a  memoranda  of  the  money  and  papers  re- 
ceived, then  sends  the  letter  to  another 
room,  when  the  case  is  made  up,  by  placing 
the  papers  in  a  kind  of  envelope,  called  a 
file,  on  which  is  endorsed  the  name  and 
residence  of  the  applicant,  name  of  the  in- 
vention, date  of  reception  of  the  fee,  draw- 
ings, specification  and  model — the  latter,  in 
the  meantime,  having  been  sent  to  another 
room  where  it  is  labelled  with  the  name  of 
the  invention,  and  date  of  its  reception,  and 
where  it  is  retained  until  sent  for  by  the 
examiner.  The  file  is  then  sent  to  the 
draughtsman's  room,  where  the  case  is  en- 
tered on  a  record  book,  after  which,  with 
other  cases  belonging  to  the  same  class,  it 
is  sent  to  the  room  of  the  examiner  in  charge 
of  the  class  to  which  it  belongs.  This  class- 
ification is  quite  extensive,  but  some  idea 
of  it  may  be  obtained  by  naming  a  few,  as 
for  instance,  one  class  embraces  all  agricul- 
tural implements  and  processes — another, 
mills  of  all  kinds — another,  all  machines  for 
working  wood — another,  all  steam  engines, 
etc. — another,  civil  engineering,  etc. 

The  examiner  takes  up  the  case  in  its 
order,  sends  for  the  model,  and  examines 
the  drawings  to  see  that  they  are  exact  du- 
plicates and  correct  in  all  other  respects. 
He  then  examines  the  specification  in  con- 
nection with  the  drawings  and  the  model, 
to  see  if  the  invention  and  all  its  parts  and 
their  operation  is  fully  and  correctly  de- 
scribed. '  If  there  is  any  error  in  either  of 
these,  in  any  particular,  he  returns  it  to  the 
applicant,  or  his  agent,  if  he  has  one,  with 
a  letter  pointing  out  the  defect,  in  order  that 
it  may  be  corrected,  which  letter  (and  all 
others  relating  to  the  business  of  the  office) 
is  signed  by  the  Commissioner.  When  the 
applicant  receives  his  papers,  he  proceeds 
to  make  the  correction,  by  writing  out  the 
necessary  amendments  on  a  separate  sheet, 
indicating  the  line  and  page  where  it  is  to 
be  inserted,  and  what,  if  any,  of  the  origi- 
nal, is  to  be  erased,  and  returns  them  to- 
gether with  the  original  papers,  unaltered  in 
any  respect,  to  the  office.  They  are  then 
sent  again  to  the  examiner,  who  enters  the 
amendments,  indicating  their  proper  places 
by  directions  in  red  ink,  and  if  all  right,  it 
is  then  ready  for  examination ;  if  not  cor- 
rect, it  is  again  returned  with  another  letter, 
and  so  on  until  it  is  right. 

The  papers  having  thus  been  made  all 
right,  and  the  examiner  having  become 
familiar  with  the  peculiar  features  of  the 
applicant's  device,  proceeds  to  make  the 
examination.  To  facilitate  this  duty,  all 
the  drawings  of  patented  articles  are  placed 
in  large  folios,  arranged  in  classes,  and 
placed  in  cases  in  a  very  large  apartment 
called  the  draughtsman's  room.  Of  these 
there  are  about  40,000,  [now  52,000.]  The 
drawings  of  all  rejected  cases  are  similarly 
arranged  in  another  large  room.  Proceed- 
ing to  the  class  to  which  the  invention  be- 
longs, he  draws  forth  one  of  the  folios,  and 
carefully  examines  every  drawing  in  it  and 
so  on  through  all  the  class,  to  see  that  the 
same  has  not  before  been  patented.  If  the 
same  or  a  similar  device  is  not  found  there, 
he  then  goes  through  the  same  class  in  the 
rejected  cases  in  the  same  manner ;  and  if 
not  found  there,  and  it  is  of  a  character  or 
class  in  which  anything  has  been  done 
abroad,  he  proceeds  to  the  library,  and  there 
examines  the  various  foreign-  reports  of  in- 


ventions and  other  works  to  see  that  the 
same  thing  has  not  been  patented  or  de- 
scribed abroad. 

Each  examiner's  room  is  also  provided 
with  a  variety  of  publications  relating  to 
the  class  in  charge  there — in  some  cases 
forming  of  themselves  quite  large  libraries 
— and  they  too,  are  to  be  examined.  If  in 
none  of  these  places,  anything  containing 
the  features  claimed  by  the  applicant  can  bo 
found,  it  only  remains  for  the  examiner  to 
look  over  the  caveats  on  file,  (and  which 
occupy  large  cases  in  still  another  room,) 
to  see  that  no  one  has  filed  a  caveat  for  the 
same  invention,  and  then  it  is  ready  to  pass 
for  issue. 

But  it  frequently  happens  that  in  one  or 
the  other  of  these  places,  the  same  device 
will  be  found.  In  that  case,  a  letter  is  writ- 
ten, rejecting  the  application,  and  giving  the 
name  and  date  of  the  prior  inventor,  either 
patented  or  rejected,  or  naming  the  publi- 
cation and  page  where  it  is  described.  %[f 
the  applicant,  after  examining  the  references 
thus  given,  is  not  satisfied,  he  has  the  right 
to  ask  a  re-examination,  after  filing  such 
reasons  as  he  may  desire,  pointing  out  the 
difference  which  he  may  believe  to  exist  be- 
tween his  invention  and  those  given  as 
references,  or,  impossible,  he  may  so  amend 
his  case,  by  striking  out  the  claims  to  those 
features  shown  in  the  references,  so  as  to 
avoid  them,  and  still  obtain  a  patent  on 
others.  If  a  second  time  rejected  by  the  ex- 
aminer, he  may  thereafter  appeal  to  the 
Board  of  Examiners-in-chief ;  and  from 
them  to  the  Commissioner  in  person — then 
to  the  United  States  Court  for  the  District 
of  Columbia,  and  finally  to  the  Supreme 
Court.  The  papers,  however,  must  not  be  al- 
tered or  amended  after  leaving  ilie  Examiner's 
room.  All  subsequent  action  is  simply  an 
appeal  to  a  higher  tribunal,  which  is  to  de- 
cide upon  the  case  as  finally  passed  upon  by 
the  examiner,  simply  affirming  or  reversing 
his  decision,  or  that  of  the  previous  tribunal, 
whichever  that  maybe.  The  party  is,  how- 
ever, at  liberty  to  file  such  argument  at  each 
successive  step  as  he  may  see  fit.  No  addi- 
tional fee  is  required  on  appeal  to  the  board, 
but  at  each  subsequent  step. 

[To  be  continued. 1 


Menhaden  On. — The  manufacture  of 
menhaden  oil  has  become,  of  late,  quite  an 
extensive  and  important  branch  of  business 
in  New  England.  These  fish  are  caught  in 
great  numbers,  and  at  frequent  intervals, 
all  along  the  coast  from  New  York  city  to 
the  eastern  part  of  the  coast  of  Maine.  They 
were  formerly  caught  in  part  for  food — 
being  cured  like  mackerel — but  chiefly  for 
manure.  The  recently  enhanced  value  of 
animal  oils  has  now  made  them  more  valu- 
able for  their  oil ;  while  the  residue,  after 
treatment  for  oil,  still  possesses  considerable 
value  for  manure.  They  were  formerly 
taken  altogether  inseins  upon  the  sea  shore ; 
but  latterly  they  appear  to  be  caught  at  sea. 
Some  twenty  vessels  are  annually  fitted  out 
for  this  purpose,  from  different  ports  in  the 
State  of  Maine ;  having  furnaces  and  presses 
for  doing  all  the  work  of  expressing  the  oil 
on  shipboard.  In  addition  to  these  vessels, 
there  is  scarcely  a  town  on  the  coast  of 
Maine,  below  the  mouth  of  the  Kennebec, 
where  more  or  less  of  this  oil  is  not  manu- 
factured. There  is  an  establishment  of  the 
kind  near  Bristol,  R.  L,  operated  with  a 
capital  of  $40,000.  A  number  of  others,  of 
less  extent,  are  operated  in  the  same  town. 


Beeaking  Castings. — The  Scientific  Amer- 
ican, in  answer  to  a  correspondent,  suggests 
the  following  method  of  breaking  up  large 
castings  :  Drill  a  few  holes  of  three-quarters 
or  one  inch  diameter  from  six  to  ten  inches 
deep,  filling  them  nearly  to  the  top  with 
water,  and  then  insert  carefully  fitted 
steel  plugs  to  rest  on  the  top  of  the  water. 
A  blow  from  a  heavy  droj)  will  probably  do 
the  business.  In  your  case  the  mass  of  iron 
is  three  feet  square ;  perhaps  inch  holes, 
drilled'ten  inches  deep,  and  filled  to  within 
two  inches  of  the  top,  would  be  effective. 
The  steel  plug  should  be  about  four  inches 
long  and  fit  as  nearly  water  tight  as  possi- 
ble. 


Honey  Bees. — Notwithstanding  the  dif- 
ficulty of  keeping  honey  bees,  in  their  do- 
mestic state,  in  California,  they  appear  to 
thrive  remarkably  well  when  left  to  them- 
selves. The  mountains  are  becoming  full 
of  them,  and  bee-hunting  has  become  a 
profitable  business.  California  will  soon 
literally  become  a  land  "flowing  with  milk 
and  honey. 


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aifrtiatttral. 


Ci'TTiNn  GiiAes  CNDKh  ■Water  « HH 
Shears. — The  London  PhoJograjJ 
gives  tiie  following  hints  and  instructions 
relative  to  a  mode  of  cutting  glass  with  a 
common  pair  of  scissors,  which  may  not  be 
known  to  the  majority  of  our  readers,  and 
in  places  where  glazier's  diamonds  are  not 
accessible,  the  process  may  be  of  some  value. 
It  requires  a  little  patience  and  some  dex- 
terity to  thus  cut  glass  to  a  given  line  with 
a  smooth  edge,  yet  it  can  be  done  under 
water  after  a  few  careful  trials.  To  me- 
chanics and  others  who  often  have  occasion 
to  cut  glass  into  peculiar  shapes,  it  may  be 
worth  while  to  remember  this  simple  appli- 
cation. The  operation  is  detailed  as  fol- 
lows: 

In  order  to  insure  success,  two  points 
must  be  attended  to  :  first  and  most  impor- 
tant, the  glass  must  be  quite  level  whiletho 
scissors  are  applied ;  and  second,  it  is  better 
in  the  cutting  by  taking  oft"  small 
pieces  at  the  corners  and  along  the,  edges, 
and  so  reduce  the  shape  gradually  to  that 
required,  for  if  any  attempt  is  made  to  cut 
the  glass  all  at  once,  to  the  shape,  as  we 
should  cut  a  piece  of  cardboard,  it  will  most 
likely  break  just  where  it  is  not  wanted. 
Some  kinds  of  glass  cut  much  better  than 
others ;  the  softer  glasses  cut  best.  The 
scissors  need  not  be  at  all  sharp,  as  their 
action  does  not  depend  much  upon  the  state 
of  the  edge  presented  to  the  glass.  When 
the  operation  goes  on  well*  the  glass  breaks 
away  from  the  scissors  in  small  pieces  in  a 
straight  line  with  the  blades.  This  method 
has  often  proved  very  useful  in  cutting 
ovals,  etc.,  which  would  be  very  expensive 
if  ground  out ;  and  though  the  edges  are  not 
so  smooth  as  may  be  desired  for  some  pur- 
poses, the  method  is  worth  knowing. 


New  Uses  for  Mica.  — Puscher,  of  Nu- 
remberg, lately  suggested  the  use  of  mica 
for  various  decorative  purposes.  For  one 
such  application,  the  thin  plates  are  first 
purified  by  treatment  with  strong  sulphuric 
acid,  and  then  silvered  by  the  ordinary  pro- 
cess adopted  with  looking  glass.  The  mica 
thus  acquires  a  beautiful  silver  luster,  and 
it  may  easily  be  cut  into  any  shape  to  be 
used  for  inlaying  wort.  The  flexibility  of 
the  mica,  will,  of  course,  allow  of  its  being 
applied  to  round  surfaces.  "When  a  sheet 
of  mica  is  heated  to  full  redness  for  a  time 


PwsfeBVtKfl  Lumber. — Much  attention  is 
now  being  paid  in  tho  Eastern  States  to  pre- 
paring lumber,  so  as  to  make  it  more  du- 
rable than  in  its  natural  state.  The  impor- 
tance of  some  process  forpreserving  lumber, 
in  its  great  variety  of  uses  and  exposure  to 
the  destructive  action  of  moisture,  heat,  and 
imperfect  ventilation,  has  long  been  recog- 
nized, and  a  successful  and  economical 
means  to  this  end  has  been  found  in  the 
process  of  "Burnettizing. "  That  business 
is  carried  on  in  Bangor,  Maine,  on  a  very 
extensive  scale.  The  material  used  is  chlo- 
ride of  zinc,  which,  it  is  claimed,  preserves 
wood  from  the  adherence  of  animal  and 
vegetablo  parasites,  and  from  the  attacks  of 
;  and  also  completely  preserves  it 
from  wet  and  drv  rot,  besides  rendering  it 
uninflammable  wlien  used  of  a  certain  requi- 
site strength.  Its  effect  on  canvas,  cordage) 
metals,  etc.,  is  said  to  be  equally  beneficial ; 
and  the  claims  of  the  proprietor  of  the  Bur- 
nettizing Works  are  strengthened  by  testi- 
monials from  a  vast  number  of  ship  builders, 
railroad  men,  manufacturers,  etc. 


£rtcntifir  ^BisttUami. 


Paper  Pipes,  Cisterns  and  Pails. — "We 
have  already  alluded  to  the  introduction  of 
paper  pipes  for  conducting  water,  and  the 
advantages  which  they  possess  over  those 
made  of  iron  or  lead.  Large  tanks  and  cis- 
terns are  now  being  made  :  also  pails,  etc. 
In  making  these  articles,  the  paper,  by  a 
peculiar  process,  is  laid  in  sheets  over  a 
mold.  The  same  material  is  also  being  used 
for  the  manufacture  of  sugar  molds.  The 
pails  made  from  it  are  said  to  outlast  gal- 
vanized iron,  and  to  withstand  a  very  great 
degree  of  heat  They  are  not  effected  by 
acids  or  other  corrosive  substances,  and  are 
greatly  in  request  on  shipboard,  and  other 
places  where  severe  usage  is  expected.  The 
price  is  rather  high,  SI.  50  in  currency  at 
wholesale  in  New  York  ;  still  it  is  thought 
their  greater  durability  render  them  cheaper 
in  the  end  than  either  wood  or  iron. 


Steel  "Wire. — The  use  of  steel  wire  has 
been  greatly  extended  since  it  became  known 
that  a  wire  could  be  produced  which  com- 
bined the  advantages  of  lightness  with  hard- 
ness and  extreme  tenacity.  It  is  now  em- 
ployed not  only  in  the  manufacture  of 
needles,  fish-hooks,  springs,  music-springs, 
small  tools,  umbrella-frames,  and  crinolines, 
bat  also  for  ropes  and  cable.  Steel  wire 
|  rope  is  now  very  generally   used  in  the 


in  aclay  muffle,  it  loses  most  of  its  flexibility,  .mines,  both  of  this  country  and  Europe. 
and  is  changed  considerably  in  appearance.  r„.i,r.,.0  ti1a  HcrVf.  imai  «!>+  nffUmnQ«  ^^^ 


Under  reflected  light  it  has  a  dead  silver 
white  look,  but  viewed  by  transmitted  light 
it  is  seen  covered  with  grey  spots.  This 
latter  appearance  is  lost  when  two  or  three 
pieces  are  superposed,  and  the  transparency 
is  lost.  The  mica  alter  heating  is  also  a 
beautiful  material  for  inlaying  work.  It 
should  be  cut  into  the  shapes  required  be- 
fore it  is  heated.  Another  very  pretty  effect 
is  obtained  by  scattering  small  fragments  of 
mica  on  freshly-poured  sheets  of  gelatine, 
and  varnishing  it  with  a  dark-colored  solu- 
tion of  gelatine.  Finely  ground  mica  on 
colored  gelatine  also  showS  very  pretty  ef- 
fects ;  and  the  very  finely-ground  material 
mixed  with  a  solution  of  gum-arabic  may  be 
used,  Puscher  says,  for  silver  ink. — Mech. 
Magazine. 


Crystallized  by  Concussion-. — A  cir- 
cumstance apparently  confirmatory  of  the 
disputed  theory  of  a  molecular  change  in 
iron  from  mechanical  shocks,  is  related  by 
a  correspondent  at  Underbill,  "Vt.  He  says 
that  an  old  relic  of  the  Revolution,  a  French 
gun  barrel,  which  had  been  refitted  with 
new  stocks  and  locks  several  times,  after 
standing  fire  perhaps  the  millionth  time, 
burst,  and  in  such  a  manner  that  every  one 
who  saw  it  pronounced  it  to  have  been  origi- 
nally a  cast  iron  barrel,  until  an  old  iron 
maker  convinced  them  by  showing  the  weld 
on  the  under  side.  But  the  appearance 
otherwise  was  exactly  like  east  iron,  and 
brittle  at  that.  Mr.  E.  attributed  the  change 
in  the  iron  to  the  action  of  the  sulphur  in 
the  powder  and  its  long  use  and  many  times 
repeated  action. 

Cement. — A  cement  particularly  adapted 
for  attaching  the  brass  work  to  petroleum 
lamps,  is  made  by  Puscher,  by  boiling  three 
parts  resin  with  one  of  caustic  soda  and  five 
of  water.  The  composition  is  then  mixed 
with  half  its  weight  of  plaster  of  paris,  and 
sets  firmly  in  half  to  three-quarters  of  an 
hour.  It  is  said  to  be  of  great  adhesive 
power,  not  permeable  to  petroleum,  a  low 
conductor  of  heat,  and  but  superficially  at- 
tacked by  hot  water.  Zinc  white,  white 
lead  or  precipitated  chalk  may  be  substi- 
tuted for  plaster,  but  hardens  more  slowly. 


where  the  light  weight  of  the  rope  is  of  such 
importance  both  in  respect  to  safety  and 
economy ;  also  on  railway  engines,  and  for 
drawing  plows  where  stationary  steam  power 
is  used  for  preparing  the  soil.  Large  quan- 
tities have  been  required  during  the  last  five 
years  for  submarine  telegraphic  cables. 
Steel  wire  ropes  are  also  used  on  canals  for 
towing  purposes.  Some  idea  of  the  quan- 
tity of  steel  wire  used  may  be  formed  from 
the  fact  that  one  establishment  in  Great 
Britian  has  made  during  the  last  year  more 
than  30,000  miles  of  one  size,  No.  13,  equal 
in  diameter  to  .005  of  an  inch. 


Printing  on  Glass.  —  DeMothey,  a 
Frenchman,  has  devised  an  ink  and  other 
preparations  by  which  he  is  enabled  to  print 
on  glass,  by  means  of  rollers,  similar  to 
those  used  in  calico  printing.  After  print- 
ing, the  glass  is  subjected  to  heat,  by  which 
the  picture  is  vitrified  and  permanently  fixed 
in  the  glass.  The  colors  are  mixed  with 
a  silico-borate  of  potash  and  lead,  as  usual 
in  painting  in  glass  ;  the  composition  being 
rendered  plastic  by  rosin  and  turpentine. 

The  largest  hardware  manufactory  in  the 
United  States  is  located  at  New  Haven, 
Conn.  It  employs  800  hands,  and  turns  out 
4,000  different  kinds  of  articles,  mostly. Yan- 
kee notions.  The  annual  value  of  its  pro- 
ductions is  estimated  at  from  four  to  five 
millions  of  dollars. 


Kyanizing  by  Steam. — It  is  said  that 
while  it  costs  about  ninety  cents  each  to 
kyanize  railroad  sleepers  by  steeping  them 
in  the  liquid — the  process  usually  employed 
— the  same  thing  can  be  effected  equally  well 
by  means  of  hot  vapor,  at  an  expense  not 
exceeding  ten  cents. 

A  whole  welded  boiler  from  Dussel- 
dorf  is  exhibited  at  the  Paris  Exhibition  by 
Prussia.  A  steam  dome  is  welded  upon  the 
boiler,  and  so  accurately  and  smoothly  is 
the  whole  work  done  as  to  be  hardly  distin- 
guishable, superficially,  from  a  casting. 


Meltixo  Wnorr.RT  Iron. — Many  people, 
even  well  informed  iron  men,  have  an  idea 
that  wrought  iron  caDnot  be  melted — that  it 
will  granulate  and  burn  up,  or  oxidize  in 
!  the  furnace,  rather  than  fuse.  Such,  how. 
ever,  is  not  the  case.  Wrought  iron  may 
be  melted  and  cast  into  molds,  like  ordinary 
cast  iron,  provided  a  sufficient  degree  of 
heat  is  applied.  Cast  iron  is  fused  at  a 
temperature  of  3,000° ;  but  wrought  iron 
requires  a  degree  of  heat  not  less  than  6,000° 
for  fusion  ;  even  if  we  could  readily  produce 
the  requisite  degree  of  heat  for  melting 
wrought  iron,  whero  should  we  find  the 
material  sufficiently  refractory  to  melt  it  in 
or  retain  it,  as  in  a  mold,  while  it  was  solidi. 
fying.  It  is  more  easily  melted  when  sub. 
jected  to  great  heat  in  the  presence  of  car- 
bon and  manganese.  In  the  process  of  the 
manufacture  of  the  best  kinds  of  steel, 
wrought  iron  is  cut  up  into  small  fragments, 
weighing  four  or  five  ounces  each,  placed 
in  a  black  lead  crucible,  with  a  little  pul- 
verized charcoal  and  black  oxide  of  manga- 
nese. Thus  prepared  it  is  subjected  to  the 
requisite  degree  of  heat,  melted  and  ran 
into  ingots,  which  are  rolled  or  hammered 
into  the  desired  shapes. 

Wrought  iron  is  nearly  a  pure  iron,  and 
especially  free  from  carbon  ;  steel  is  a  very 
pure  cast  iron — and  like  it,  is  a  carburet  of 
iron ;  hence  it  can  readily  be  melted. 
Wrought  iron  can  be  melted  only  after  it 
has  been.again  re-charged  with  the  carbon  of 
which  it  has  been  deprived  in  the  process 
of  puddling,  pressing,  etc.  For  all  practical 
purposes,  therefpre,  wrought  iron  is  infus- 
ible'. 


Drying  by  Superheated  Steam. — Steam, 
when  heated  above  212°,  becomes  more  of 
an  absorbent,  and  so  increases  as  the  heat 
is  increased.  A  room  containing  super- 
heated steam  becomes  a  Turkish  bath — that 
is,  has  a  steam  atmosphere,  and,  propor- 
tionally, so  far  as  the  air  is  concerned,  be- 
comes a  vacuum.  Fruit,  lumber,  etc.,  may 
be  rapidly  dried  by  this  process.  A  fruit- 
drying  apparatus  of  this  description  is  sold 
in  New  York,  from  two  or  three  dollars 
up  to  almost  any  price,  according  to  size,  etc. 
Lumber  is  dried  by  this  process.  It  is  sim- 
ply placed  on  cars,  and  drawn  slowly 
through  a  drying  room,  until  thoroughly 
dried.  The  drying  may  be  effected  in  a  few 
hours.  So  powerful  is  the  action  that  a 
four-inch  scantling  may  be  so  thoroughly 
dried  as  to  destroy  the  grain;  yet,  by  proper 
management,  no  damage  is  done.  The 
wood  can  be  seasoned  to  any  required  ex- 
tent. It  is  by  far  the  best  process  for  dry- 
ing fruit.  Fruit  should  be  rapidly  dried, 
as  soon  as  ripe,  and  before  its  starch  is  con- 
verted into  sugar.  "When  so  dried,  it  is 
much  better  in  quality  and  appearance,  and 
keeps  much  longer  and  better. 

Freezing  Glycerine. — According  to  the 
statement  of  Dr.  W.  S.  Squire,  a  mass  of 
glycerine  (not  nitro-glycerine),  on  freezing, 
leaves  a  small  portion  of  the  liquid  still  in 
a  fluid  state;  on  carefully  draining  this  from 
that  portion  which  has  been  congealed,  the 
latter  is  much  lighter  in  color  than  when 
liquid.  The  solid  portion  is  heavier  than 
the  remaining  liquid,  and  sinks  in  it.  The 
liquid  drainings  cannot  be  solidified,  even 
when  exposed  to  a  great  degree  of  artificial 
cold  in  the'  laboratory.  At  least  Dr.  Squire 
had  not  succeeded  in  congealing  it ;  it  was 
simply  rendered  a  little  more  viscid.  Even 
a  journey  from  London  to  Edinburg,  giving 
it  both  percussion  and  intense  cold,  did  not 
freeze  it,  or  in  any  way  induce  ehrystalliza- 
tion. 


Plants  but  Ate.  —  Modern  chemistry 
teaches  us  that  plants  consist  almost  entirely 
of  condensed  gas,  and  return  after  death  to 
their  natural  elements.  The  small  amount 
of  mineral  matter  which  they  contain  is 
represented  in  the  ashes  which  are  left  after 
combustion.  • 


Decomposition  by  Gaseous  Currex 
M.  Grenet,  of  France,  has  made  the  r« 
able  discovery  that  certain  bodies  are  de- 
composed by  the  simple  passage  of  a  cur- 
rent of  inert  gas.  For  example,  when  a 
current  of  nitrogen,  hydrogen,  or  common 
air,  is  sent  through  a  solution  of  tli 
bonate  of  lime,  of  baryta,  or  of  potash, 
carbonic  acid  is  set  free,  while  lime,  or 
baryta  or  potash,  is  precipitated.  The 
gases  will  disengage  sulphuretted  hydrogen 
from  the  sulphidrates  of  the  alkaline  sul- 
phides. In  like  manner  sulphuric  acid  gas 
maybe  disengaged  from  sulphide  solutions, 
and  acetic  acid  from  acetates.  Oxides  of 
nitrogen  are  eliminated  from  nitrates  at  a 
temperature  much  lower  than  the  tempera- 
ture of  decomposition.  These  salts  emit 
acid  very  slowly  in  the  same  atmosphere, 
and  a  rapid  current  is  supposed  to  simply 
increase  this  tendency  to  dissociation. 

The  Cholera. — The  French  Academy  of 
Sciences  recently  offered  a  prize  of  S20,000 
for  a  satisfactory  solution  of  the  nature  of 
and  remedy  for  the  Asiatic  cholera.  Several 
essays  have  been  handed  in,  opened  and 
examined ;  but  no  one  has  been  considered 
worthy  of  the  prize ;  although  several  have 
been  thought  to  possess  sufficient  merit  to 
entitle  them  to  special  awards,  which  have 
accordingly  been  declared.  This  learned 
body  thereby  express  the  opinion  that  neither 
the  nature  of  the  Asiatic  cholera  is  well  un- 
derstood ;  nor  has  any  reliable  and  scientific 
course  of  treatment  yet  been  devised  for  its 
cure. 


Rare  Celestial  Phenomena. — A  very 
interesting  celestial  phenomena  will  take 
place  on  the  21st  of  August  next — one  the 
like  of  which  has  occurred  but  twice  before 
in  the  records  of  history.  The  planet  Ju- 
piter will  on  that  day  be  seen  unaccompa- 
nied by  either  of  her  satellites  for  the  space 
of  fully  two  hours.  Of  her  four  moons, 
three  will  be  invisible,  on  account  of  their 
passing  simultaneously  over  the  planet's 
disk,  while  the  fourth  will,  at  the  same 
time,  be  immersed  in  the  shadow  of  the 
planet. 


How  to  Keep  Kerosene  Lamps  Clean. 
Most  people  who  use  kerosene  lamps  have 
found  great  difficulty  in  keeping  them  clean 
The  oil  seems  to  cree]5  up  by  the  wick  and 
otherwise,  and  thus  out  and  over  the  outside 
of  the  lamp.  The  Scientific  American  sug- 
gests, as  a  remedy,  to  smear  the  edges  of  the 
lamp  where  the  oil  comes  ever,  with  the 
white  of  an  egg,  gum-arabic  or  any  other 
convenient  substance  which  is  repulsive  to 
the  oil. 


The  Progress  of  Applied  Science. — In- 
dustrial Exhibitions  may  be  taken  as  the 
index  of  the  extent  of  the  practical  applica- 
tion of  scientific  principles.  The  interna- 
tional Fair  at  the  Crystal  Palace,  London, 
1851,  displaved  the  products  of  not  quite 
14,000  exhibitors.  That  at  Paris  in  1855 
embraced  24,000  exhibitors.  That  at  Lon- 
don in  1862  contained  29,000.  At  the  pres- 
ent Exposition  at  Paris  there  are  no  less 
than  45,000  exhibitors. 


Power  op  the  Sun's  Pays. — A  lens  has 
recently  been  made  for  Mr.  Parker,  of  Lon- 
don, three  feet  in  diameter,  three  inches 
thiclri  n  the  center,  and  weighing  212  pounds. 
In  the  focus  of  this  powerful  lens  the  most 
refractory  metals  are  almost  instantly  fused 
and  completely  dissipated  in  vapor,  while 
unyielding  stony  substances  are  as  readily 
vitrified. 


Conversation  by  Telegraph. — A  re- 
markable discovery  is  reported  in  Italy,  by 
which  it  is  claimed  that  two  persons  at  a 
distance  may  converse  by  telegraph,  so  that 
they  may  recognize  each  other's  voices. 
The  modus  operandi  has  not  been  made  pub- 
lie,  and  for  the  lack  of  it  the  asserted  inven- 
tion is  considered  very  doubtful. 

Wheat  has  been  subjected  to  a  tempera- 
ture of  100  degrees  below  zero,  and  to  a 
temperature  of  210  degrees  above  zero, 
without  destroying  its  germinating  propez-- 
ties. 


Coal  vs.  Wood. — It  is  stated  in  the  N. 
Y.  Gas-Light  Journal,  that  while  a  ton  of 
coal  yields  but  11,000  feet  of  gas,  a  cord  of 
wood  has  been  made  to  yield  98,000  feet 


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New  Patents  and  Inventions. 

Under  thla  heading  we  shall  mention,  from  week  to  week 
aa  occasion  mav  demand,  New  and  Important  Inven- 
tions: also,  the  List  of  Patent  Claims  recently  Issued  from 
the  U.  S.  Patent  Office  to  inventors  on  the  Pacific  Coast, 
and  other  Patent  Issues  which  we  deem  of  local  in- 
terest to  readers  on  this  side  of  the  Continent.  Most 
Patents  on  this  coast  arc  secured  through  the  MINING 
AND  SCIENTIFIC  PRESS  PATENT  AGENCY.  We  are 
prepared  to  obtain  from  Washington,  with  despatch, 
copies  of  any  Patent  issued. 

KECENT  INVENTIONS. 

D  Alton's  Improved  Headek. — The  Con- 
tra Costa  Gazette  says  that  Mr.  H.  N.  Dalton, 
of  Pacheco,  has  made  what  is  generally 
conceded  to  be  an  important  improvement 
upon  the  Haines'  Grain  Header.  The  im- 
provement consists  mainly  in  attaching  the 
driving  beam  or  pole,  at  a  point  near  the 
wheel  axles,  in  place  of  attaching  it  at  the 
back  of  the  frame.  By  application  of  the 
driving  power  at  a  point  near  the  center, 
the  machine  is  always  better  balanced,  is 
tinder  easier  control  in  adjusting  to  any 
length  of  standing  grain  ;  it  is  turned  with 
less  strain  upon  the  frame  and  steering 
wheel,  will  run  with  less  wear  and  much 
lighter  upon  the  team,  and,  more  than  all 
the  rest,  will  perform  its  work  easier  and 
better,  because  the  driving  force  is  always 
exerted  at  so  much  smaller  angle  with  the 
plane  on  which  the  knife  is  working  than 
when  this  force  is  applied  at  the  back  of 
the  frame — often  at  an  angle  of  ten  degrees 
or  more.  The  first  of  the  improved  ma- 
chines, which  was  put  to  work  a  few  days 
since,  is  said  to  be  answering  all  expecta- 
tions in  practical  operation.  A  second  one 
will  follow  it  in  a  few  days,  and  there  seems 
little  reason  to  doubt  that  Dalton's  improve- 
ment will  meet  with  merited  favor,  and 
eventually  supersede  the  original  Haines' 
arrangement  entirely. 

Invention  foe  Itbino  Fuse. — The  Marys- 
ville  Statesman  of  the  7th  inst,  says:  "We 
saw  yesterday,  at  the  gun  shop  of  Mr.  P. 
George,  on  Second  street,  a  very  important 
and  valuable  improvement,  in  the  shape  of 
a  patent  for  attaching  and  igniting  fuse. 
The  arrangement  is  a  small  brass  needle  af- 
ter the  style  of  a  needle  gun.  A  piston  runs 
through  the  center,  at  the  end  of  which  is  a 
percussion  cap.  To  this  piston  is  attached 
a  small  chain  which  works  a  spring.  By 
affixing  a  string  to  this  chain  and  pulling  at 
it,  the  cap  is  made  to  explode.  It  will  be 
readily  seen  that  a  person  desiring  to  fire  a 
blast  can  thus  remove  to  any  distance  he 
pleases,  simply  by  lengthening  his  string. 
Another  important  consideration  is  that  very 
little  fuse  is  required,  a  piece  six  inches  long 
being  sufficient  for  all  purposes.  The  real 
value  of  this  invention  cannot  be  too  highly 
prized,  and  its  general  use  may  be  the  means 
of  saving  many  valuable  lives. " 

Ingenious.  — A  Nevada  county  correspond- 
ent of  the  limes,  speaking  of  Messrs.  J.  and 
A.  E.  Bedstone,  says :  These  gentlemen 
have  invented  and  improved  on  everything, 
from  a  toothpick  to  a  marine  engine,  and 
have  received  medals  from  the  World's  Fair 
and  the  different  States  in  the  Union  for 
their  improvements  in  machinery.  Among 
the  curiosities  here  are  a  steam  boiler  and 
engine,  which  can  be  carried  readily  by  four 
men,  and  steam  can  be  generated  in  six 
minutes.  They  are  now  having  manufac- 
tured in  Sacramento  a  log-sawing  machine, 
of  their  invention,  which  will  do  in  one  day 
the  work  of  twenty  men. 

Dewey's  Hakvesteb. — The  Stockton  Inde- 
pendent speaks  as  follows  of  a  new  harvester 
recently  invented  by  Mr.  Henry  Dewey, 
which  is  at  work  at  the  Live  Oaks,  near 
Woodbridge :  A  gentleman  who  saw  it  in 
operation,  says  it  cuts  forty  acres  per  day 
with  six  men  and  six  horses,  and  the  in- 
ventor thinks  he  could  cut  fifteen  or  twenty 
more  if  there  were  no  stumps  in  the  way  ! 
Fifty  or  sixty  acres  a  day  is  pretty  fast  har- 
vesting we  should  think.  The  inventor,  Mr. 
Dewey,  intends  to  secure  a  patent. 

Walton's  Tamping  Machine. — Mr.  E.  W. 
Walton,  of  Drytown,  Amador  county,  Cal., 
whose  invention  for  sharpening  drills  we 
noticed  a  few  weeks  since,  has  also  another 
useful  invention  in  that  direction,  which  he 
calls  a  "tamping  machine,"  which  is  de- 
signed to  facilitate  the  splitting  of  wood  by 
the  use  of  powder.  The  apparatus  may  be 
described  as  a  hollow  auger,  or  drill,  which, 
containing  the  charge  and  is  inserted  into  the 
log  to  the  depth  required.  The  powder  is 
then  discharged  by  means  of  a  cap,  and  ex- 
pends its  force  on  the  interior  of  the  log. 

FokHemobehage. — A  Frenchman  has  in- 
vented a  new  paper  which  instantly  stops 
the  hemorrhage  caused  by  wounds.  Mar- 
shal Neil  has  passed  a  contract  with  him  for 
300,000  quires  of  this  bibulous  paper. 

Milk- Weed  Fibek. — An  ingenions  me- 
chanic has  discovered  a  process  by  which 
the  enamel  can  be  removed  from  the  fiber 
of  the  milk-weed.    The  fiber  then  becomes 


equal  to  cotton — soft,  silky  and  of  great 
strength.  Cloth  made  from  it  is  very  strong. 
The  value  of  milk-weed  as  a  fiber,  has  long 
been  recognized  ;  but  the  difficulty  hitherto 
has  been  to  prepare  it  thoroughly  and 
cheaply.  Perhaps  the  above  invention  has 
accomplished  the  desired  object. 

patents  eecently  issued. 

65,538 — Fubnace     foe     Desulphurizing 

Oees. — William  Bruckner,  San  Francisco, 

Cal.: 

I  claim  the  incline  partition,  D,  in  the 
form  of  a  deviating  square,  or  any  other 
shape,  placed  at  any  inclination  or  angle  to 
insure  a  constant  passing  around  it  of  the 
material  to  be  treated,  said  partition  to  be 
constructed  of  iron  plates  in  sections  or  as 
a  whole,  and  covered  with  fire-proof  mate- 
rial, with  surfaces  flat  or  double  concave, 
substantially  as  described  and  for  the  pur- 
poses set  forth. 

This  invention  is  designed  for  an  improve- 
ment on  the  revolving  desulphurizing  cylin- 
der furnace,  previously  patented  by  Mr. 
Bruckner,  and  consists  in  the  substitution 
for  the  spiral  projectiles  originally  used,  of 
a  partition  running  through  the  center  of 
the  cylinder,  dividing  it  into  two  equal 
parts.  The  partition  has  each  end  cut  off, 
at  an  angle  of  about  45°  with  the  direction 
of  its  side,  giving  it  a  rhomboidal  shape. 
This  partition  is  made .  to  answer  the  pur- 
pose previously  accomplished  by  the  spiral 
projections,  and  by  its  use  the  ores  are  ef- 
fectually stirred  and  mixed,  so  that  every 
particle  is  repeatedly  and  successively 
brought  into  contact  with  the  oxydizing 
flame,  until  the  ores  are  thoroughly  desul- 
phurized. 

65,628. — Paper   Beel   foe   Telegeaphic 

Eegistees. — Lewis  W.  Worth.  Sonoma, 

Cal.: 

I  claim  the  reels,  B,  C,  adjustable  drum, 
F,  with  ratchet,  P,  pawl,  B,  and  spring,  S, 
with  cord,  L,  arm  weight,  W,  for  the  pur- 
pose herein  specified  and  set  forth. 

The  object  of  this  invention  is  to  provide 
a  more  ready  means,  in  connection  with  a  tel- 
egraph register,  for  winding  up  the  paper 
and  keeping  it  from  kinks,  and  also  to  ena- 
ble the  operator,  by  having  the  paper 
stretched  before  him,  to  more  easily  read 
it.  It  may  be  readily  attached  to  any  regis- 
ter in  ordinary  use. 

65, 750.  — Teeth  for  Lifting  Lodged  Geatn. 
William  Marcus  Jackson,  Woodland,  Cal. : 
I  claim  the  elastic  shoes  in  combination 
with  the  yielding  fingers,  applied  to  a  frame 
or  section  to  be  attached  to  a  reaper,  and  all 
arranged  to  operate  in  the  manner  substan- 
tially as  and  for  the  purpose  set  forth. 


BULLION   PRODUCT  OF   THE  LEADING   CLAIMS    ON  THE   COMSTOCK  LODE. 

FIRST  SIX  MONTHS  OF  1867. 


Singular  Discovery. — The  engineers  of 
the  new  Blackfriars  bridge  in  London,  who 
have  been  compelled  to  excavate  into  the 
bed  of  the  river,  lower  than  engineers  have 
ever  gone  before,  have  made  a  most  unex- 
pected and  singular  discovery  of  an  im- 
mense deposit  of  bones  fifteen  or  twenty 
feet  below  the  bed  of  the  Thames.  In  the 
gravel  and  near  the  clay  were  found  the 
bones  of  the  ox,  the  sheep,  the  horse,  and  a 
few  human  remains! 


The  Americans  have  secured  for  American 
steamboats  the  exclusive  use  of  two  of  the 
principal  rivers  of  China.  Our  English 
cousins  appear  to  have  failed  in  their  efforts 
in  that  direction.  Cause — the  faulty  con- 
struction of  their  boats  for  inland  river 
traffic.  Americans  beat  the  world  in  that 
particular  class  of  navigation.  The  English 
are  striving  to  kick  up  a  breeze  in  conse- 
quence of  their  being  shut  out  from  those 
rivers. 


The  British  Postal  Service. — The  re- 
ports of  the  British  Post  Office  for  1865 
show  a  profit  over  and  above  expenses  of 
$7,400,000.  The  net  revenue  of  the  De- 
partment for  1856  was  $3,000,000.  All  the 
charges  for  ocean  service  are  paid  in  full 
out  of  the  postal  results,  notwithstanding 
the  appropriations  are  made  directly  by  act 
of  Parliament. 


CoaiPANT. 

January. 

February. 

March. 

April. 

May. 

Jiine. 

Total. 

$102,571  72 
260,000  00 
140,000  00 
166,200  37 
66,423  00 
80,000  00 
38,163  00 
116,948  67 
24,006  10 

$117,639  44 
270.000  00 
129,850  00 
117,488  97 

45,165  41 
100,000  00 

26,787  00 
116,200  00 

11,411  86 

$79,144  02 
160,000  00 
64,64168 
108,913  86 
62,878  47 
66000  00 
23,08100 
90,43196 
8,062  71 

76,462  68 
337,000  00 
63,971  00 
.   222,076  44 
63,130  19 
245,094  00 
22,884  66 
95,162  91 
18,202  78 

$160,826  68 
408,000  00 
82,000  00 
278.684  63 
74,862  68 
334,289  17 
21,933  00 
94,000  00 
12,000  00 

$117,728  23 
370,493  96 
77,660  00 
195,913  66 
'  4-1,446  46 
346,000  00 
21,500  00 
107,000  00 
14,000  00 

$644,372  67 
1,786,493  96 

657,912  68 
1,079,276  91 

346,906  21 
1,190,383  17 

154,338  6G 

618,743  64 
87,673  46 

43,674  71 
5,400  00 

70,036  42 
9,600  00 

68,572  86 
7,300  00 

108,953  63 
10,000  00 

132,333  88 
10,866  62 

130,266  51 
12,600  00 

643,886  90 
66,666  62 

Gold  Hill  Q.  M.  4  M.  Co. 

1,022,377  67 

$1,014,238  10 

$728,916  44 

$1,262,937  09 

$1,599,796  66 

$1,436,387  81 

$7,064,663  67 

FIRST  SIX  MONTHS  OF  1866. 


The  Foeest  Springs  Mill,  near  Grass 
Valley,  will  soon  have  four  of  Hendy's 
patent  concentrators  attached  to  the  works. 


Company, 

January. 

February. 

March. 

April. 

May. 

June 

Total. 

$51,646  03 
150,000  00 
155,461  63 
85,000  00 
152,964  76 
69,745  00 
36,000  00 
74,823  60 
10,141  19 
27,478  61 

$64,069  33 
110,000  00 
148,552  35 
96,519  65 
174,096  46 
65,960  00 
27,697  00 
48,223  90 
12,474  01 
49,604  46 

$62,027  18 
66,563  70 

116,102  11 
84,827  28 

142,472  28 
87,338  00 
29,642  49 
91,533  61 
17,624  09 
84,340  81 

$  65,942  46 
115,000  00 
110,514  82 
130,366  24 
160,804  21 
90,369  00 
34,363  04 
67,765  89 
15,869  42 
81,593  57 

$104,247  33 
130.000  00 
109,601  05 
292,274  00 
146,640  49 
74,862  00 
34,482  75 
62,240  90 
20,869  47 
25,065  89 

$337,822  33 
711,553  70 
691,659  10 
800,781  30 
900,132  15 
441,454  00 
200,277  10 
426,469  11 
96,452  30 

$140,000  00 
62,327  14 
111,794  13 
133.163  95 
43,200  00 
38,191  82 
81,691  21 
19,474  12 
51,523  01 

Gold  Hill  Q.  M.  &  M.  Co. 

I 

$671,655  41 

$803,160  72 

$817,177  16 

$781,361  65 

$852,568  65 

$1,000,883  88 

$4,926,707  36 

"We  obtain  the  above  valuable  tables,  showing  the  bul- 
lion yield  of  the  Comstock  Lode  for  the  first  six  months 
of  1867  as  compared  with  the  same  period  in  I860,  from 
the  Commercial  Herald  and  Market  Meviav,  a  new  paper, 
the  first  number  of  which  was  issued  on  the  10th  inst.. 
"The  increase  of  tho  bullion  yield  of  the  Comstock 
Lode,"  says  the  same  paper,  "as  observed  in  the  above 
comparison,  is  very  marked,  showing  the  returns  of 
twelve  companies  during  the  first  half  of  18C7  to  be 
$2,137,946  31  more  than  during  the  same  period  in  18G6. 
Making  an  allowance  for  the  companies  on  the  Cometock 
Lode  whose  names  do  not  appear  in  the  above  table,  and 
the  prospective  increase  of  those  quoted,  the  probable 
yield  of  that  Lode  for  the  year  1867  will  reach  nearly 
$20,000,000."  We  have  been  unable  to  obtain  the  yield 
of  tho  Kentuck  and  Gold  Hill  Quartz  M.  &  M.  companies 
for  the  first  six  months  of  1806.  The  Ophir  mine  pro- 
duced no  bullion  during  the  first  half  of  the  present  year. 
Mining;    Slio,i*Cr    Marltol. 

During  the  past  week  the  mining  share  market  has  ex- 
perienced a  marked  depression.  There  does  not  appear 
to  be  any  well-founded  cause  for  such  a  decline.  The 
statement  of  the  product  of  the  mines,  represented  by 
these  stocks  as  given  above,  gives  evidence  of  perma- 
nence and  increased  future  value. 

Savage— Contiuues  to  be  well  maintained,  opening  at 
$4,980,  then  selling  at  $4,750,  ex-dividend  of  $300  paid 
on  the  8th  instant,  rapidly  advancing  to  $5,000,  and  at 
the  close  $4,900  is  asked.  The  ore  extracted  during 
he  week  ending  July  Gth,  amounted  to  1,629  tons,  the 
estimated  value  of  which  is  stated  to  be  $66,440,  equal 
to  $40  78  ^  ton.  Of  this  amount  the  north  mine,  on 
the  seventh  level,  yielded  898  tons;  the  middle  mine 
347  tons,  and  south  mine  281  tons.  The  short  product 
of  the  week  under  review  is  accounted  for  by  the  inter- 
vention of  the  Fourth  of  July.  We  are  informed  that 
the  northwest  end  of  the  seventh  level,  at  winze  No.  1, 
is  in  excellent  ore,  yielding  most  of  the  first  class  ore 
now  obtained  from  the  mine.  The  other  portions  of  the 
claim  continue  to  look  as  well  hb  formerly.  The  actual 
bullion  returns  in  June  aggregated  $370,493  96,  leaving  a 
cash  balance  of  $'70,000  in  the  treasury  after  disbursing 
the  dividend,  amounting  to  $240,000. 

Hale  and  Nobcross— No  sales ;  quotable  at  close  at 
$3, 200  asked.  The  developments  on  the  third  floor  of 
the  700-foot  level,  and  between  the  700  and  780  feet  lev- 
els, are  said  to  disclose  a  very  good  quality  of  ore.  The 
new  discovery,  east  of  the  clay  wall  between  the  700  and 
780  feet  levels,  is  now  four  feet  wide,  and  continues  as 
good  as  previously  reported.  The  drift  from  tlio  780-foot 
level,  running  toward  the  new  shaft,  is  in  150  feet.  The 
new  shaft  was  520  feet  in  depth  on  the  7th  inst.  During 
the  month  of  June  the  yield  of  Bullion  was  $117,728  23 
from  3,302  tons  of  ore. 

Yellow  Jacket — Shows  a  marked  decline  since  our 
last  reference,  falling  from  $1,600  to  $800,  and  closing 
yesterday  at  $1,000.  A  considerable  quantity  of  pay 
ore  is  obtained  from  the  north  mine,  while  in  the  south 
mine,  it  is  reported,  the  ore  is  decreasing  in  quantity 
and  quality,  about  7G  tons  being  the  daily  product. 

Crown  Point — Has  changed  hands  to  a  considerable 
extent,  rising  from  $1,550  to  $1,700,  then  selling  at  $1,600, 
and  closing  yesterday  at  $1,445.  During  the  week  end- 
ing July  Otn,  516?*;  tons  of  ore  were  taken  from  the 
400-foot  level,  and  136  tons  from  the  500-foot  level.  The 
winze  from  the  500  to  the  600-foot  level  is  64  feet  in 
depth,  and  a  cross-cut  from  the  winze  was  rim  37  feet 
east,  passing  through  unfavorable  ground.  Work  has 
been  discontinued  at  this  point  for  the  present.  A  drift 
carried  east  on  the  400-foot  level,  near  the  Kentuck  line, 
is  said  to  look  well.  The  body  of  ore  on  the  500-foot 
level  has  been  opened  94  feet  in  length,  and  is  said  to 
look  'favorable  at  the  south  end,  but  at  the  north  end  it 
has  narrowed  down  to  about  eighteen  inches.  The  cash 
balance  in  the  treasury  at  the  close  of  June  amounted  to 
$20,23*  25. 

Gould  and  Currv— Advanced  from  $680  to  $725,  sel- 
ler 30,  then  sold  at  $700,  and  at  the  close  realized  $691. 
In  the  northeast  drift,  from  the  fourth  station,  the  clay 
seam  still  continues  in  the  middle;  the  rock  on  either 
side  of  it  is  softer  and  more  damp  than  heretofore,  in- 
dicating tho  probability  of  striking  water.    It  is  thought 


that  the  ground  is  slightly  more  favorable  for  ore,  as 
the  rock  is  more  quartzose.  The  mine  is  said  to  look 
well  for  a  considerable  quantity  of  ore.  There  are  at 
the  dumps  some  3,000  tons  of  ore,  estimated  to  yield 

about  $28  per  ton Kkntuck  receded  from  $535  to 

$400,  and  closed  at  $390. 

Chollar-Potosi — Has  been  active  to  a  considerable 
degree,  advancing  from  $467  60  to  $485,  declining  to  $435, 
seller  10,  and  closing  at  $430.  We  have  no  material 
change  to  note  in  regard  to  this  mine.  The  new  shaft 
has  attained  a  depth  of  59  feet  below  the  third  Btation — 
769  feet  from  tho  surface.  The  ore  Bent  to  custom  mills 
during  the  week  ending  July  7th,  amounted  to  2,284  tons. 
From  the  annual  report  of  this  company  for  the  fiscal 
year  ending  May  31st,  1867,  we  learn  that  tho  average  per 
ton  of  ore  worked  was  $25  73,  and  the  average  reduction 
expenses  $14  97  per  ton.  The  amount  of  ore  mined  and 
delivered  to  the  mills  amounted  to  57,799^  tons,  show- 
ing an  average  cost  of  $4  48  per  ton.  Compared  with 
the  previous  year,  it  showB  a  reduction  of  $1  51  per  ton. 
From  the  Secretary's  annual  report  we  condense  the  fol- 
lowing: 

RECEIPTS. 

Bullion  product $1,320,948  f3 

Ore  sold 21,314  30 

Other  receipts 22, 903  79 

$1,311,226  92 
DISBURSEMENTS. 

Labor  aocount $264,196  96 

Working  ores 167,893  25 

Dividend  No.  L 66,125  00 

Other  expenses 174,034  50- 

Cashonnand  May  31st....; 103,941  21 

$1,311,228  93 

Ophtk— Opened  at  $340,  receded  to  $320,  and  closed  at 
$300.  This  company  is  taking  out  Borue  ore,  six  differ- 
ent assays  of  which,  made  on  the  6th  instant,  show  an 
average  yield  of  nearly  $400  to  the  ton.  The  drift  in  the 
north  mine  is  being  carried  alongside  the  ledge  at  tho 
rate  of  four  feet  a  day,  which  is  double  the  distance 
made  in  running  it  on  the  ledge.  Cross-cuts  will  be  run 
through  the  ledge  at  intervals. 

Overman — Continues  to  be  actively  dealt  in,  declining 
from  $225  to  $195,  seller  30,  improving  to  $250,  and 
closing  at  $230.  The  annual  meeting  of  the  stockhold- 
ers of  this  company  was  held  on  Thursday  last;  2,921 
shares  out  of  3,200  were  represented.  J,  J.  Bobbins,  A. 
K.  Grim,  J.  E.  de  la  Montagnic,  John  Sime,  and  H.  L. 
Hill,  were  unanimously  elected  Trustees  for  the  ensuing 
year.  Mr.  Montagnie  was  subsequently  chosen  Presi- 
dent, and  T.  Norwood,  Secretary.  A  series  of  resolu- 
tions were  adopted  censuring  the  late  Board  of  Trustees 
for  removing  Mr.  McCullough  from  his  position  as  Super- 
intendent of  the  mine,  and  thanking  that  officer  for  the 
efficient  manner  in  which  ho  had  performed  his  duty, 
and  indorsing  Messrs.  Bobbins  and  Montagnie  in  oppos- 
ing the  action  of  the  majority  of  the  Board.  Mr. 
McCullough  was  appointed  Superintendent,  and  the 
suit  commenced  against  him  by  Mr.  Curtis  for  the  pos- 
session of  the  mine,  in  the  name  of  the  company,  was 
ordered  to  be  discontinued.  The  balance  of  casli  in  tho 
treasury,  as  near  as  can  bo  ascertained,  amounts  to 
more  than  $68,000.  Yesterday,  at  the  adjourned  meet- 
ing, Messrs.  Sunderland  and  Barron  were  elected  trustees 
in  place  of  H.  L.  Hill  and  A.  K.  Grim,  resigned. 

Belcher— Advanced  from  $380  to  $460,  receded  to 
$400,  and  closed  at  $380. . . . JjtfPERlAL  improved  from 
$210  to  $214,  closing  yesterday  at  $212. 

The  aggregate  sales  of  Stocks  and  Legal  Tender  Notes, 
etc.,  since  Saturday  last,  amounted  to  $1,469,264, 


Election  of  Officeks. — California  S. 
M.  Co. — Trustees:  Thos.  Bell,  Jos,  Barron, 
C.  T.  Emmet,  A.  C.  Peachy,  and  Wm.  E. 
Barron.  President,  "Wm.  E.  Barron;  Sec- 
retary, George  Staacke ;  Treasurer,  Thos. 
Bell ;  Superintendent,  P.  N.  McKay.  Office, 
corner  California  and  Sansome  streets. 

Chollab-Potosi  M.  Co. — Trustees  :  A. 
K  P.  Harmon,  Thos.  Bell,  Lloyd  Tevis, 
Wm.  E.-Barron,  Chas.  Hosmer,  Thos.  Sun- 
derland, and  A*  Hayward.  President,  A. 
K.  P.  Harmon ;  Secretary,  "W.  E.  Dean ; 
Treasurer,  "Wm.  C.  Kalston  ;  Superintend- 
ent, Isaac  L.  Requa.  Office,  428  California 
street. 

Overman  S.  M.  Co. — "Washoe,  Nev.  July 
11th.  Trustees :  J.  J.  Bobbins,  J.  E.  de  la 
Montagnie,  John  Sime,  A.  K.  Grim,  and  H. 
S.  Hill.  President,  J.  E.  de  la  Montagnie ; 
Secretary,  T.  Norwood ;  Superintendent,  H. 
V.  S.  McCullough.  Office,  619  Montgomery 
street. 


©h*  pining  an*  ^riiutific  $£ wssjs. 


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Contributed  for  Our  Cabinet. 

Und«rtbls  heading  we  shall  continue  to  mention  and  de- 
(u-rtt...r.  according  to  ro«rit,  tuch  opeclmens  of  ore*,  mln- 
erain,  fosalls,  carloAtiM  vtc,  a«  omy  bepra 
forwarded  to  j*  ov  mail  "T  expras*,  in-paid.  Each  artlc'e 
will  be  numbered  ami  placet!  In  our  cabinet,  aud  recorded 
with  the  name  of  the  donor,  and  the  claim  or  location 
from  whence  It  came. 

169. — We  have  received  several  very  rich 
specimens  from  the  famous  Green  Emigrant 
lode,  Bald  Hill,  near  Auburn.  This  mine 
was  located  in  1865,  and  has  proven  to  bo  of 
extraordinary  richness.  The  specimen  which 
we  have  numbered  as  above,  shows  coarse 
free  gold,  in  hard  white  quartz,  free  from 
sulphurets. 

170— Is  a  piece  of  soft  argillaceous  talc, 
showing  numerous  small,  but  well  denned 
cubical  crystals  of  iron  sulphurets,  and  two 
or  three  larger  ones,  very  much  decomposed. 
The  latter  show  very  coarse  gold.  More  or 
less  fine  gold  is  seen  imbedded  in  the  talc, 
having  evidently  found  .their  way  thither 
without  the  agency  of  sulphureta. 

171 — Consists  almost  entirely  of  gold; 
much  of  it,  no  doubt,  left  by  the  decompo- 
sition of  sulphureta ;  but  the  largest  portion 
probably  found  its  way  into  the  quartz  apart 
from  any  contact  with  sulphurots. 

172— W.  Collins  sends  us  several  samples 
of  ore  from  the  "Collins  claim,"  two  miles 
south  of  Georgetown.  These  specimens  arc 
from  the  ledge,  where  it  is  tapped  by  a  tun- 
nel, at  a  depth  of  150  feet.  The  lode  is  six 
feet  in  thickness.  Nos.  172  and  173  are 
lughly  charged  with  cupriferous  sulphurets. 
A  working  test  gives  about  $10  to  the  ton — 
probably  the  sulphurets  also  contain  a  con- 
siderable amount  of  gold,  which  might  be 
profitably  extracted  by  concentration,  and 
treatment  by  the  chlorination  process.  The 
quartz  is  highly  discolored  from  the  decom- 
position of  the  pyrites,  and  is  quite  friable. 
No.  174  is  a  specimen  of  white,  hard  quartz, 
carrying  regularly  formed  crystals  of  arsen- 
ical sulphurets,  which  are  more  favorable 
indications  of  gold  than  the  cupriferous 
variety.  We  are  not  aware  that  any  of  the 
sulphurets  found  in  this  vein  have  been  as- 
sayed. 


The  New  Yokk  Metal  Market. — We 
learn  from  Winterhoff's  circular  that  the 
dullness  in  the  metal  market  still  continues, 
although  in  some  articles  quite  large  trans- 
actions have  taken  place. 

Coppeb. — The  low  price  which  has  ruled 
since  April,  having  attracted  some  attention, 
several  large  purchases  have  recently  been 
made.  Four  million  pounds  of  Lake  Supe- 
rior have  been  sold  for  23%  to  24  cents 
for  Portage  Lake  ;  and  24  to  24%  for  De- 
troit. The  manufactures  as  yet  keep  out 
of  the  market.  The  ruling  price  is  still  be- 
low the  cost  of  production — hence  it  is  per- 
fectly safe  to  buy  as  a  speculation.  In 
England  the  best  selected  sold  on  the  30th 
of  April  as  low  as  £76  to  £77 ;  but  the  mar- 
ket subsequently  improved,  and  the  last 
quotations  are  £82.  The  consumption  has 
been  reduced,  but  probably  not  less  than 
the  production.  The  smelters  in  the  At- 
lantic States  have  no  supply  of  either  Cali- 
fornia or  Chilian  ore. 

Tor. — The  small  stocks  and  low  price  of 
this  metal  has  also  induced  several  large 
purchases  on  speculation,  at  from  21%  to 
23  cents  for  Straits.  Banca  is  quiet,  with 
small  sales  at  25%.  English,  nominal,  at 
22%— all  gold. 

Lead  is  quoted  at  6  %  for  ordinary  for- 
eign, with  a  few  parcels  of  Spanish  and  Ger- 
man at  6% — gold. 


A  Good  Sized  Bekry  Patch. — Mr.  John 
Lusk,  of  the  Pacific  Fruit  Market,  of  this 
city,  has  now  under  cultivation  in  Oakland, 
a  lot  of  90  acres,  all  in  raspberries  The  aver- 
age yield  will  be  about  \%  tons  to  the  acre, 
or  one  hundred  and  fifty  tons  for  the  entire 
ranch.  This,  at  fifteen  cents  a  pound,  the 
usual  wholesale  price,  would  amount  to  the 
very  comfortable  sum  of  $45,000.  As  many 
as  180  Chinamen  are  sometimes  engaged  in 
picking  at  one  time.  Every  day's  surplus 
is  saved,  and  converted  into  wino. 


SALES  OF  THE  WEEK 

it  ro  a.  r.  BToei  a  excbasqe  loami 

Monday,  July  M. 

162  shs  Ophlr  at  3303340  per  foot. 
60 aha  Ophir  at 390  per  loot  a  30 

nahfOtihlr  at  Stfper  foot.  x>s. 

12  shs  Ophlr  at  315  per  foot  b  30 

24  ah*  Ophlr  lit  336  oer  fool,  b  30. 

JO  aha  Sierra  Nevada  at  15  per  itiarc. 

i''  aha  Justis  Ind.  Conn,  at  is  per  an. 

40  shs  Could  A  Curry  at  700<j>695  per  foot 

8  aha  Could  k  Curry  at  690  per  foot. 

8  aha  Kenluck  At  50&&6UO  per  share. 

3  aha  Belcher  at  4lO<»400  per  foot. 

5  ahs  Belcher  at  400&A95  per  foot,  a  30. 
9l  thi  Crown  Point  at  1«00«16"0  per  ft. 

137  ahs  Overman  at  21.1(3227^;  per  share. 
63  shs  Overman  at  21IXJ215  oer  toot,  a  30. 

30  shs  Overman  at  230  per  share  b  30. 
10  ah*  Overman  at  223  per  share,  b  10 

31  shs  Chollar-Potosl  at470G)t7TK  per  foot 
1A  shs  Chollar-Potosl  at  480«485  per  f t  b  30 
60  shs  Daney  at '.' ' ,  per  shore. 

12  shs  Empire  M  *  M  Co.  at  180  per  sh. 

23  shs  Bullion  at  46  por  foot. 

38  shs  Imperial  at  2110215  por  sh  art. 
7  aha  Yellow  Jacket  at  I60ual5<i6  por  toot, 
7  aha  Yellow  Jacket  nt  1950(31673  per  it  b  10 
7shsCou0dencc  at60  Der  share. 

93,000  Legal  Tender  Notes  at  72'4c. 

AITKKNOON  SESSION.  * 

417  shs  Justis  Independent  Cons,  i "■■■  &20.      Q 
lab  KeiUuckat475pcr  share,  b  10. 
23  shs  Segregated  Belcher  at  17  por  foot. 
26  shs  Chollar-Potosl  at  476  per  foot. 

6  shs  Chollar-Potosl  at  477J£  per  foot  b  10. 
16  ana  Crown  Point  at  1590@160Q  por  foot. 

6  aha  Yellow  Jacket  at  1670  per  foot. 
60  shs  Sierra  Nevada  at  16  per  share  a3. 
20  shs  Danoy  at '."  .  por  toot. 
96  ahs  Ophlr  at  335  per  foot,  blO. 
60  sha  Ophlr  at  330  por  foot,  s  30. 
60  shs  Ophlr  at  3S2J£  per  foot. 
60  ahs  Confidence  at  UJ1 .;  per  share,  a  10. 

3  shs  Bolchor  at  4117.,  per  foo:. 

35  shs  Bullion  at  39@40  per  share. 

36  ahs  Overman  at  220@222  per  share. 
20  shs  Overmnn  at  210  per  share,  s  30. 

28  shs  Overman  a  t  225(3)226  per  share  b  30 
in  shs  Exchequer  at  10  per  share,  a  10. 
12  she  Gould  A  Curry  at  690  per  loot, 
llshs  S  F  Gas  Co.  at62>,  per  share. 
Amount  of  sales  $260,360  00 

Taeaday,  July  O. 

16  shs  Confidence  at  63ra;62H  per  share. 

26  shs  Segregated  Betchor  at  17@I8  p  ft. 
120  shs  Ophlr  at  330@320  por  toot  a  30. 
276  6hs  Ophlr  at  330Q326  per  foot. 

14  ahs  Gold  Hill  Q.  M.  A  M.  Co.  at205@206* 
6  shs  Imperial  at  213  per  share. 

3  shs  Savage  at  4760  per  foot. 

60  shs  Bullion  at  42@40  per  foot. 

12  shs  Gould  &  Curry  at  690©692>i  per  foot. 
12  shs  Yellow  Jacket  at  1570@I6<5  per  It. 

1  sh.  Yellow  Jacket  at  1680  per  foot  b  10. 
20  ahs  Sierra  Nevada  at  16017  per  snare. 
30  shs  Sierra  Nevada  at  16  per  sh  s  30. 

30  shs  Sierra  Nevada  at  17  per  share,  b  30. 
16  shs  CaUSteam  Nav  Co  at  69K@69  p  cent 
SahsCal  Steam  Nav  Co  at  69  per  ct,  a  30. 

5  sha  Chollar-Potosl  at  496  per  fool,  b  30. 
26  alls  Chollar-Potosl  at  485@477K  ncr  loot 

6  shs  Belcher  at  41Q@405  per  foot. 

10  shs  Justls  Independence  Cons,  at  20,  s  30. 
26  shs  Justis  Ind.  Cons,  at  2s@20  per  sh. 

44  shs  Crown  Point  at  1610@1630  per  foot . 

4  shs  Crown  Point  at  1630  per  foot  b  5. 

2  shs  Empire  M  &  M  Co.  at  ISO  per  srt. 

6  shs  Kentuck  at  405  per  share 

61  sbs  Overman  at  216@220  per  share. 

15  shs  Overman  at  220  per  share,  b  30 

45  shs  Overman  at  195@200  per  share  s  30. 
10  shs  Overman  at  216  per  share,  a  15. 

AFTERNOON  SESSION. 

624  shs  Ophir  at  320@326  por  foot 
180  shs  Ophlr  at  320@324  per  Toot,  3  30. 
i  60  shs  Ophlr  at  325  par  foot,  b  10. 
60  sha  Ophlr  at  322^  per  foot  b  5. 

35  shs  S.  P.  Gas  Co.  at  at  i^'.,  percent. 
26  shs  Ohollar-Potosi  at  482}£  per  foot. 

15  shB  Chollar-Potosi  at  4950494  pr  ft  b  30. 
45  shs  Justis  Ind.  Cons,  at  1S@19  per  sh. 
30  shs  Justis  Ind.  Cons.  atlSprsh  b  30. 

36  shs  Imperial  nt  2U@212>£  per  share. 

16  shs  Imperial  at  211  per  share,  s3l). 
40  shs  Overman  at  220  per  foot. 

5  shs  Overman  at  2<J6  pur  share,  a  3D 

7  shs  Belcher  at  515  per  share. 

4  shs  Gonld  A  Curry  at  695  per  toot 
4  shs  Gould  &  Curry  at  690  per  foot  s  30. 

10  shs  Sierra  Nevada  at  17  per  share  a  30. 

48  shs  Crown  Point  at  1640®  166a  per  ft 

6  shs  Bullion  at  40  per  share  a  30. 

1  sh  Empire  MAM  Co.  at  180  per  sh. 
Amount  of  sales $199,981  00 

Wedneidaj  July  IO. 

Ophlr  at325@S30  per  foot,  b  30. 
Ophir  at  320@327K  Per  foot. 
Gold  Hill  Q.  M.  Co.  at  210  per  sh. 
Daney  at  8  per  foot. 
Kentuck  at  490@497>£  per  share. 
Bullion  at  40@41  per  share. 
Bullion,  at  40  per  share,  a  30. 
Overman  at  215@220  per  share. 
Overman  at  205  per  share  ■  30. 
Savage  at  4950  per  foot. 
Imperial  at  212  per  share. 
Chollar-Potosl  at  450  per  foot  *  30. 
Chollar-Potosl  at  425  per  foot,  1>  6. 
Chollar-Potosl  at  46S@456  per  ft. 
Confidence  at  05  per  share. 
Exchequer  at  U@12M  ncr  share. 
Belcher  at  460@145  per  foot. 
Crown  Point  at  1650@1700  por  ft. 
Crown  Point  at  1700  per  foot  b  5. 
Yellow  Jacket  at  1520@1510  per  loot. 
Yellow  Jacket  at  1546  per  foot,  b  30. 
Yellow  Jacket  at  1505@1512J£  p  ft,  s  30 
Cal  Steam  Nav  Co  at  70  per  cent 


120  shs 
180  shs 

3  shs 
40  shs 

4  shs 
45  shs 
50  shs 
75  shs 

6  shs 

4  shs 

6  shs 

6  shs 

lsh 
38  shs 
10  she 
20  shs 
llshs 
124  shs 

4  ahs 
1.1  shs 

6  shs 

6  shs 

lsh 

AFTERNOON  SESSION. 

12  sha  Ophlr  at  325  per  foot 
24  she  Ophir  at  325  por  foot,  &  3. 


3fi  sha  Ophlr  at  3*0  per  foot  b  10. 
1  i-  stu  Ophlr  at  325  per  foot 
83  aha  Daney  at  8  per  foot  aSO. 
6  shs  Belcher  at  460  per  foot. 

1  sh    Belcherat  449  per  foot 

2  ahs  Belcher  at  440® 44?;,  per  foot 
2  sha  Belcher  at  445  per  foot  a  10. 

2  sbs  Yellow  Jacket  at  1600  per  foot,  a 3a 
2  ahs  Yellow  Jacket  at  1600  per  foot. 
1  sh    Yellow  Jacket  at  1620  per  foot  b  30 
1  ah  Yellow  Jacket  at  14S0  per  foot 

1  ah  Yellow  Jacket  at  1*80  per  foot  a  10. 
28  shs  Crown  Point  at  1676  per  foot. 

6  «lu  Crown  Point  at  1680  per  share  h  10. 

2  aha  Savagu  at  4960  per  foot. 

5  ahs  Chollar-Potosl  at  4i>:.',  per  foot 

2  ahs  Chollar-I'otosl  at  457%  per  foot  1 3. 

6  siis  Chollar-Potosl  at  4&5  per  foots  30. 
1  ah    Chollar-Potosl  at  466  per  foot 

12shsGould  A  Curry  at  "26@720  per  foot 

4  ahs  Gould  A  Curry  at  725  per  fool  a  30. 
13shs  Overman  at  220  per  share. 

5  shs  Overman  at  210  per  shun-,  s30. 
22  shs  Overman  at  219  per  share. 

5  ahs  Overmnn  at  220  per  share  b  20. 

6  shs  Overman  at  205  per  share,  a  3). 

3  shs  Overman  at  22j  per  share,  b  16. 
6  ahs  Gold  11  ill  Q.  31.  A  61.  Co.  at  210. 
6  shs  Confidence  at  66  per  share  a  30. 
5  shs  Confidence  at  70  per  share  b  30. 
S  shs  Confidence  at  67>j  per  share. 

60  shs  JuBtls  Ind.  Cons,  at  19®20  porsharo 

5  shs  Bullion  at  40';  per  share. 
36  shs  Bullion  at  40  per  share. 

10  shs  Bullion  at  41  %  per  snare,  b30. 
1  sh    Imperial  at  214  per  share. 
17  shs  Empire  MAM  Co.  at  180  ptjrah. 
26  shs  Kentuck  at  600  per  share  b  30. 

6  shs  Kentuck  at  495  per  share. 

20  shs  Sierra  Nevada  at  18  per  share. 
10  shs  Sierra  Nevada  at  19  per  share  b  30. 
126  slis  Fireman's  Fund  Ins.  at  93persb. 
30  shs  N  B  A  Mission  R.  R.  at52  per  share. 
Amount  of  sales $260,957  00 

Thnriday,  July  11. 

3  shs  Confidence  at  70  per  share. 

fi  shs  Segregated  Belcher  at  19  per  ft,  b  30. 

&  shs  Segregated  Belcher  at  18  per  foot. 
gO  shs  Bullion  at  40®37  per  share. 

6 shs  Bullion  at  40  pershareblO. 
20  shs  Bullion  at  39%®10Vcr  share,  b  30. 

6  shs  Chollar-Potosl  at  470®475  por  ft  b  30 
10  shs  Chollar-Potosi  at  452%®4&0  pr  ft,  a  30. 

61  shs  Chollar-Potosl  at  447>j@460  per  foot. 

3  shs  Chollar-Potosi  at  455  por  ft  b  10. 

14  shs  Kentuck  at  480@(40  per  share. 

4  shs  Savage  at  4960@5O0O  por  foot. 

22  shs  Overman  at  219®220  per  share. 

10  shs  Overman  at  2U5@200  per  share  s  60. 

5  shs  Overman  at  222>£  per  foot,  b  30. 
210  ehs  Daney  at  8  per  foot,  a  10. 

4  shs  Gould  A  Curry  at  716  per  foot. 
12  shs  Ophlr  at  327%  per  foot,  b  10. 

420  shs  Ophlr  at  320@325  per  foot. 
12  shs  Ophlr  at  320  per  foot  slO. 

5  shs  Belcher  at  410®415  per  foot  s  30. 

1  sh    Belcher  at 425  per  foot  b  SO. 
36  shs  Belcher  at  405®425  per  foot 

25  shs  S.  F.  Gas  at  63.50  Der  share,  b  3. 
61  shs  Crown  Point  at  1655@1615  per  ft 

4  shs  Crown  Point  at  1620  per  foot  b  5. 
12  shs  Yellow  Jacket  at  1450®1325  per  foot. 
60 'shs  Justis  Ind,  Cons,  at  19  per  share. 

AFTKRHOOX  3BS310N. 

23  3hs  Kentuck  at  400®415  per  share. 

11  shsBolchcr  ut  40Q©405  per  foot 

in  shs  Justis  Ind.  Cons,  nt  18  per  share. 
20  shs  Gould  A  Curry  at  761)  per  foot, 
8  aba  Yellow  Jacket  at  1350@1200  prft  b  30. 

2  shs  Yellow  Jacket  at  1200  per  foot  b  10. 

15  shs  Yellow  Jacket  at  1150@U30,  b  30. 

24  she  Yellow  Jacket  at  1250®1135  per  ft. 

8  shs  Chollar-Potosi  at  440®447%  per  foot 

3  shs  Chollar-Potosl  at  450  per  sh  b  30. 

2  shs  Chollar-Potosl  at  435  per  fool,  a  10. 

lsh  Savage  at  5OU0  per  foot  c  20. 
40  shs  Crown  Point  at  lS00@t65O  per  foot 
B  10  shs  Overman  at  200 per  share,  s60. 
35  shs  Overman  at  225®230  per  share. 

5  shs  Empire  MA  M  Co.  at  1S0@I85  per  sh. 
Amount  of  sales $252,377  00 

Friday,  July  ,13. 

$5000  June  7  3  10  Bonds  at  79%  per  cent , 
40  shs  S.  K  Gas  at  63  per  share.' 
30  shs  Sierra  Nevada  at  16%@17  per  share. 
40  shs  Daney  at  8  per  foot 

6  sha  Crown  Point  at  1440  per  foot  a  30. 
4(1  shs  Crown  Point  at  15U0@1450  per  foot. 

2  shs  Belcher  at  370  por  foot. 

12  shs  Ophir  at  300  per  foot,  b  10. 
360  shs  Ophlr  at300®285  per  foot. 

2  shs  Yellow  Jacket  at  S50@910  per  ft  b  30. 

6  ohs  Yellow  Jacket  at  900®876  per  ft,  b  6. 
27  &hs  Yellow  Jacket  at  1Q50@S00  per  ft. 
18 shs  Yellow  Jacket  at  83l@900  per  ft. 

&  slis  Yellow  Jacket  at  870  per  ft,  s  30. 

6  shs  Chollar-Potosi  at  445  per  foot,  b  30. 
49  shs  Chollar-Potosi  at  44  ®420  per  foot 
105shs  Overman  at  230®260  per  share 

6  shs  Overman  at  230  per  share,  s  5. 

6  shs  Overman  at  250  per  share,  b  5. 
10  Bhs  Overman  at  250®256  per  share  b  30 

2  shs  Empire  Mill  A  M.  Co.  at  180  per  sh. 

4  slis  Could  A  Curry  at  691  per  lout. 

5  shs  Imperial  at  211  per  share,  a  30. 
24  shs  Imperial  at  2  i7%®ZI2  per  share. 

fishs  Kentuck  at  395  per  share  b  30. 
43  shs  Kentuck  at  4lo@370  per  share. 
£  shs  Kentuck  at  375  per  share  b  30. 

AFTKBNOON  8ICSSION. 

108  shs  Ophir  at  30c  per  foot. 

24  shs  Ophlr  at  31U  per  loot,  b  30. 

3  shs  Kentuck.  at  MlO  per  share. 

1  shs  Chollar-Potosl  at  420  per  loot  s  3. 

4  shs  Chollar  Putosl  at  425  pur  foot. 

16  shs  Chollar-Potosi  nt  4H0  per  root. 

5  shs  Belcher  at  975®590  per  foot. 
4  shs  Belchor  at  330  per  Cool. 

40  shs  Overman  at  255®240  per  share  b  30. 
20  shs  Overman  at  2fi0®226  per  share. 
10  shs  Overman  at  230  per  share  a  3. 
65  shs  Overman  at  230  per  share. 
4  shs  Crownji'oint  at  U70  per  ft  b  10. 

25  shs  Crown  Point  at  1475®1445  per  foot. 
4  shs  Crown' Point  at  1475  per  foot  b  30. 

26  shs  Bullion  at  36  per  share. 

22  shs  Yellow  Jacket  at  900@1010  per  ft. 

2  shs  Yellow  Jacket  at  1000  per  foot  s  3. 
lsh   Yellow  Jacket  at  970  pr  ft  s  10. 

2  shs  Yelloiv-.'J  ackut  a'.  1000  per  foot  e  30. 
2  sits  Yellow  Jacket  at  1010  per  foot  b  5. 
Amount  of  salts *g1S,6G9  00 


MINING  SHABEHOLDEBS'  DIBE0T0BY  , 

{Compiled  for  every  Issue,  from  advertlsementa  In  the 

Mining  and  SciKirrinc  Press  and  other  San 

Francisco*  Journals.  ] 

Comprising  the  Names  of  Companies,  District  or  Count's 
of  Location;  Amount  and  date  of  Assessment;  Date  of 
Meeting;  Day  of  Delinquent  Sale;  and  Amount  and  Timo 
of  Paymeut  of  Dividends. 

NAHX,    LOCATION,    AMOUNT,    AND  DAT  DAT 

ia    nDA7  °r  *■*"■»««•  DELINQUENT.       OT  SALE 

Adclln.  .sierra  co.,  Cal.,  May  29,  SI Juno  28-July  29» 

BiiUli-ii.  Storey  Co  .  Nev saio  Aug  6 

Roleher,  Virginia,  Nov.,  Mnv  SO,  SIS.'.... '.".JurVo  30-July  31 

Bolcher,  \  Irglnla,  Nev.,  May  30,  J5 June  30— July  31 

Chlplonena,  Sonora,  Mexico.  July  11.  $5 Aug  12-Sept2» 

Cainargo,  Landerco  ,  Nov  ,  June  21,520.  Aug  2— Sept  26' 
Clncnbcliores,  Slunlon,  Mex..  AUv  1.  10c  Juiv  6— July  29 * 
California.  Storey  co.,  Nev..  Jumi  14,  $8  so.. J ul'v  24—  Aug.  20 
Chalk  Mountaiu,  Nev.  co.,  Cal.,. June  18, 81., July  19-Aug  3# 

Central.  No.  2... Annual  Meeting  Julyft 

Chollar-I'otosl.  Storey  co.,  Nev.,  dlv.  25..  ..Payable  June  15 

Crown  Point.  Nev.  dividend  $80 Payable  May  16 

DcSoto,  Humboldt,  Nev.  July  11,  $2 Aug  17— Sept  4" 

Daney.  Lyon  ob\,  Nev.,  Juno  18,  $3 Julv22— Aug  10 

Dlos  Padre,  Alamo,  Mox  ,  Junu  13,  S3 July  15—  Aug  2 

Dardanelles,  Del  Norte  co,,  Juue  3,  8c July  Ui— August  3* 

Empire  M.  A  M.,  Nov.,  dividend  $6 Payable  Slay  16 

GoldHillQ.  M.  AM  Co Dividend,  $15-Povable  Julv  IS 

Gold  11111  T.  &  M.,  storey  co.,  Nev.....  Annual  Sleet  July  20* 
Golden  Rule,  Tuolumne  Co,  dlv  50c^sh...  Payable  Mnv  1* 
Gould  A  Curry,  Virginia,  Nev.,  dividend  $80,. Payable  Jan 8 
Hope  Gravel.  Nev.  co.  Cal.  June  20,  $l....July  30— Aug  19» 
Hale  A  Norcross.  Virginia,  Nev.,  dlv.  $125. ..Payable  July  16 

I  X  L,  Alpine  co.,  Cat,  June  19,  $1.60 July  19— Aug.  5" 

Imperial,  Virginia,  Nov.,  dlv.  $10 Payable  July  15 

Julia,  Storey  co.  Nev.,  June  19,  $1 July  22— Aug.  12 

Kentuck,  div.,  $40  per  share Payable  July  8 

Lyon  M.  ft  M.,  El  Dnrado'co.,  Julv  6,  $3 Aug  6—  Aug  I9» 

Lady  Bell,  Del  Norte  co.,  June  18.  16c July  18— Aug.  6» 

La  Blanca.  Urea,  Mex.,  June  10,  $2.60 July  10— July  26 

Lady  Franklin,  Alpine  co.,  May  2,  30c Juno  10— July  22* 

Mt  Davidson,  Storey  co.,  Nev.,  May  22,  $1.. June  28— July  15* 
Ncaglo  A  Corcoran,  Storey  Co,  July  11,  60c. Aug  12— Sept  2* 

Overman.  Storey  co.,  Nev Annual  Meeting  Julv  11 

Oxford  Beta,  Esmeralda,  Nev.  June  10,50c.July  10— July  29* 
Phlla.  Bllde,  El  Dorado  CO.,  May  27,  25c.... June  28— July  15 

Rattlesnake.  Yuba  co.,  May  22,  $1 June  27— July  15» 

Santa  Cruz,  Antonio,  Mex.,  June  6,  50c July  11— July26 

Sophia,  Tuolumne  co.,  June  11,  $3 July  11— July  26* 

Sierra  Nev.,  Storey  co.,  Nev.,  June  1,  $10....July  6-July  U 

Seaton,  Amador  co..  May  28.  $100 July  8— July  29* 

Succor,  Storey  co.,  Nov..  May  28,  30c July  1— July  21 

Shoshone  S.  M.,  dividend.  $2  per  share  —  Payable  March  14 

Savage,  Virginia,  Nev,  dividend  $309 Payable  July  8 

Savage,  Virginia  City,  Nev Trustees'  Meeting  Julv  13 

Santiago,  Sliver  City,  dividend Payable  March  6 

Sides  S.  M.  Co.,  June  24,  $12.50 

Tuolumne  Mountain,  Tuol.  Co.,  July  10,  $1..  Aug  13— Aug  31* 

White  A  Murphy,  July  3,  $6  76 Aug  10— Sept  2 

Whltlatch,  Lander  co.,  Nev..  June  21,  $15.  .Aug.  2— Sept.  26* 

Yellow  Jacket Annual  Meeting  July  15 

Yellow  Jacket,  Cold  Hill,  div.  $76  sh Payable  July  10 

"Those  marked  Mlthan  asterisk  (•)  are  advertised  In  this 
journal.  ■— _ _^^^_ 

Latest  Stock  Prices  Bid  and  Asked. 

8.  T.  STOCK  AND  EXCHANGE  BOARD. 

Fridat  Evening,  July  12, 1867- 
hisckllakeous  stocks.  Bid.    A»kd. 

United  States  7  3-10ths  Bonds,  June  issue $  7BJ£  79K 

Legal  Tender  Notes 72  72}£ 

California  Stale  Bonds,  7s.  1857 86  90 

San  Francisco  Bonds,  10s,  1851 100  102 

San  Francisco  City  Bonds,  6s.  1855 80  95 

San  Francisco  City  and  County  Bonds,  6s,  1858.  75  80 

San  Francisco  City  and  Co.  Sch'l  B'ds,  7s,  1866.  80  — 

San  Francisco  City  and  Co.  Bonds,  7s,  1862 80  84 

San  Francisco  City  and  Co.  Bonds,  7s,  1861 80  84 

San  Francisco  City  and  Co.  Bonds,  7s.  186.1 80  84 

San  Francisco  City  and  Co.  Judg.  Bds.  7s,  iS«:i.  80  84 

San  Francisco  City  and  Co.  Judg.  Bds,  7s,  lou4.  80  84 

Sacramento  City  Bonds 22  — 

Sacramento  County  Bonds,  6s 57  66 

Marysville  Bonds,  10s 75  85 

Stockton  City  Bonds 70  95 

Yuba  County  Bonds,  10s 75  95 

Santa  Clara  County  Bond",  7a 75 

Butte  County  Bonds,  10s,  I860 70 

San  Mateo  County  Bonds,  7s — 

Calltornia  Steam  Navigation  Co «W£ 

Spring  Valley  Water  Co 67*2 

State  Telegraph  Co 29 

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Sacramento  Gas  Co. 62 

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San  Francisco  and  San  Jose  Railroad 40 

Omnibus  Railroad 59 

Central  Railroad 45 

North  Beach  and  Mission  Railroad 51 

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Road-Mending  in  Paris  is  done  by 
steam-rollers  of  about  twenty-seven  tons 
weight ;  fine  sifted  gravel  is  plentifully  scat- 
tered oyer  the  surface  of  the  road  way,  and 
this  is  broken  small.  The  road  mending  is 
generally  carried  on  at  night ;  and  you  may 
often  find  in  the  morning  some  250  to  300 
yards  of  fresh  roadway,  smooth  and  fit  for 
travel. 


They  have  a  girl  of  ten  years  in  a  private 
gymnasium  at  Roxbury,  Mass.,  that  lifts 
370  pounds,  one  of  thirteen  that  lifts  400 
pounds,  and  one  of  fourteen  that  lifts  460 
pounds.  Roxbury  is  the  home  of  the  cele- 
brated strong  man,  Dr.  Winship. 


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Tnrc  following  information  is  gleaned  mostly,  from  jour- 
nals published  in  the  interior,  In  close  proximity  to  the 
mines  mentioned. 


CALIFORNIA. 

Alpine  County. 

Miner,  July  6th :  A  new  tunnel,  commen- 
ced for  opening  a  series  of  parallel  claims 
on  the  range  of  the  Tarshish,  has  been  named 
the  Illinois  tunnel.  Immediately  after  the 
rich  strike  last  spring,  Mr.  B.  Arnold  se- 
cured the  second  extension,  north,  on  the 
Tarshish.  The  croppings  of  this  lode  were 
so  wide  that  in  order  to  secure  the  whole 
without  chance  for  a  future  troublesome 
neighbor,  Mr.  A.  located  a  series" of  claims, 
thus  "corralling"  the  continuation  of  the 
lode,  which  is  some  time  to  rival  the  Corn- 
stock  in  the  value  of  its  production.  It  is 
thought  the  Illinois  tunnel  will  pierce  the 
rich  portion  of  the  lode  within  300  feet  of 
its  month,  and  at  sufficient  depth  to  give 
promise  of  pay  ore. 

The  failure  of  the  Washington  Company 
to  make  the  mill  at  Davidson's  perform  sat- 
isfactorily last  fall,  combined  with  the 
knowledge  that  the  Leviathan  ore  is  of  a 
similar  refractory  nature  writk  the  Morning 
Star  there  tried,  has  put  a  damper  on  oper- 
ations in  the  East,  and  the  owners  here,  it 
is  thought,  will  take  the  matter  in  hand 
soon  and  see  what  can  be  done. 

An  offer  was  made  yesterday  by  a  respon- 
sible party,  for  fifty  tons  of  ore  now  lying 
in  the  tunnel  of  a  claim  in  this  county,  of 
$100  per  ton,  the  purchaser  to  take  it  where 
it  now  lies.  We  also  have  reason  for  be- 
lieving that  this  mine  might,  with  proper 
management,  furnish  enough  such  ore  to 
keep,  a  small  mill  running  and  be  a  profit  to 
its  owners,  instead  of,  as  now,  feeling  in 
their  pockets  every  six  weeks  for  cash  in  the 
shape  of  assessments. 

One  of  the  workmen  in  the  Tarshish  mine, 
an  old  miner  and  man  of  good  judgment,  of- 
fers to  bet  a  month's  wages  against  an  equal 
amount,  that  he  can  pick  three  men  to  go 
in  with  him  and  in  one  day  take  out  ten 
thousand  dollars'  worth  of  ore  from  the  lode 
as  it  now  stands. 

While  "working  up"  the  old  Sunshine 
claim,  Mr.  Eay,  one  of  the  present  proprie- 
tors, found  several  small  veins  of  ore,  sam- 
ples from  which  looked  well,  and  on  being 
pulverized  and  horned  out  showed  a  residue 
of  fine  appearing  blue-black  sulphurets.  An 
assay  made  by  Mr.  Graff  gave  a  product  of 
$108  in  gold  and  silver  to  the  ton.  The 
amount  in  sight  is'not  large,  but  the  vein 
matter  of  the  lode  is  from  20  to  30  feet  wide, 
and  several  of  these  small  ore-veins  are  scat- 
tered through  it.  It  is  a  galeniferous  ore, 
also  bearing  zinc,  and  like  most  of  our  ores, 
refractory,  though  it  will  smelt  with  great 
ease  and  be  profitable  ore  if  a  sufficient  body 
is  found.     It  will  be  further  explored. 

In  the  Einggold  tunnel  a  soft  decomposed 
substance  resembling  the  rich  pocket  ore  of 
the  Tarshish  has  been  struck.  They  have 
been  running  in  very  hard  quartz  for  some 
time,  and  if  this  change  does  not  lead  im- 
mediately to  a  body  of  pay  ore,  which  is 
probable,  it  will  enable  them  to  make  better 
headway.  Having  recently  secured  indis- 
putable title  to  their  ground,  the  company 
will  prosecute  the  worfc  more  vigorously 
than  ever. 

Colusm,    County. 

A  correspondent  of  the  Sutter  Ban- 
ner, writing  from  Wilbur's  Springs, 
says:  "A  prominent  citizen  of  Ma- 
rysville,  Dr.  S.  J.  S.  Rogers,  has 
been  prospecting  out  here,  and  has  located 
the  water  privilege  of  Sulphur  creek,  from 
this  place  to  the  mouth,  for  the  purpose  of 
running  a  quartz  mill,  which  he  proposes 
building. " 

El  Bornrto  County. 

,  Placerville  Courier,  July  6th  :  The  Wood- 
side  mine,  at  Georgetown,  is  at  last  free 
from  water,  and  the  workmen  are  sinking  in 
the  main  shaft.  In  a  short  time  they  will 
commence  drifting  out  the  rich  ore,  which 
was  in  sight  last  fall  when  the  water  run 
them  out. 

On  the  Eureka  mino  they  have  an  engine 
and  hoisting  works.  The  shaft  is  down  130 
ft,  from  which  adrift  is  being  run, to  the 
east.  In  this  drift  they  have  some  very  rich 
rock,  but  as  yet  the  main  ledge  has  not  been 
reached. 

The  formation  in  this  (Georgetown)  dis- 
trict is  generally  a  talcose  slate,  particular- 
ly the  hanging  wall.  The  quartz  is  well 
filled  with  rich  sulphurets,  and  ledges  vary 
in  thickness  from  6  inches  to  12  feet,  and  it 
is  very  common  to  find  a  ledge  with  well 
defined  walls,  from  4  to  S  feet 'in  width. 

The  main  shaft  on  the  Tavlor  mine,  own- 
ed by  H.  E.  Greene,  of  San  Francisco,  is 
10  ft.  8  in.  by  6  ft.  3  in.,  timbered  and  has  a 
partition  in  the  middle.  Tt  is  an  incline, 
with  an  aiiy'lc  of  about  BO  iTegfces,  and  is 
down  10  feet     The  lude  was  followed  down 


something  over  60  feet,  at  which  point  it 
was  broken  up  and  run  about  perpendicu- 
lar, but  the  main  shaft  was  continued  on  its 
regular  grade,  and  at  100  feet  a  cross-cut 
was  made  running  in  a  northwesterly  direc- 
tion until  the  ledge  was  cut,  at  which  point 
the  range  of  the  ledge  was  about  10  feet 
west  of  the  main  shaft.  The  ledge  varied  in 
thickness  in  going  down,  but  at  100  feet  it 
is  from  18  inches  to  3  feet,  and  shows  more 
free  gold  than  at  any  other  point.  After 
Cutting  the  ledge  in  the  cross-cut,  a  drift 
was  run  about  20  feet  north  and  20  feet 
south.  The  walls  at  this  depth  are  well  de- 
fined and  over  6  feet  apart,  and  binds  the 
streak  of  quartz.  This  formation  is  of  black 
slate  or  gouge,  well  filled  with  sulphurets 
and  fine  streaks  of  quartz,  which  looks  like 
the  formation  in  Hayward  s  mine  in  Ama- 
dor, and  the  Golden  Eule  near  Jamestown. 
It  is  the  intention  of  the  owner  to  continue 
the  main  shaft  down  100  feet  further.  There 
is  an  engine  and  hoisting  works  on  the 
ground,  which  will  either  be  put  up,  or 
larger  horses  obtained  and  the  sinking  con- 
tinued by  whim. 

Low  Mining  Company  has  a  shaft  down 
100  feet ;  ledge  8  feet  thick ;  shaft  to  be  sunk 
60  feet  further. 

The  Mount  Hope  shaft  is  down  61  feet  ; 
ledge  broken  up,  but  will  be  from  4  to  6 
feet  thick. 

Philadelphia '  Slide,  a  new  location,  on 
which  but  little  work  has  been  done ;  this 
ledge  is  about  6  feet  wide. 

North  Canyon  Company,  also  a  new  loca- 
tion, and  as  yet  has  had  but  little  work 
done  on  it.  Arrangements  are  being  made 
to  fully  test  this  mine  as  well  as  the  rest 
during  the  summer  and  fall. 

Humboldt  County. 

Times,    June   29th:    Prospectors   at   the 
Shasta  Buttes  have  been  successful  in  find- 
ing coal  in  three  different  places. 
Inyo  County. 

C.  E.  Duval,  writing  from  Lone  Pine  dis- 
trict, Inyo  county,  Cal.,  to  the  Territorial 
Enterprise,  of  July  7th,  says  :  The  mines,  I 
cannot  deny,  are  rich,  and  there  is  not  one 
claim  located  that  will  not  pay  from  the  sur- 
face. The  great  difficulty  is,  there  is  no 
water.  The  Mexicans  are  the  only  ones 
who  work  their  ore  and  extract  silver.  I 
have  some  rock  ready  for  the  furnace,  but 
there  is  no  water  to  finish  it  A  person  of 
means,  say  $5, 000,  if  there  was  water,  could 
double  his  capital  every  two  months,  by 
building  furnaces  capable  of  smelting  from 
5  to  10  tons  per  day,  the  largest  in  the  dis- 
trict being  250  pounds  per  day.  I  am  cool 
and  deliberate  in  writing  this  letter,  al- 
though I  am  seated  upon  two  sacks  of  ore 
worth  $300  at  least. 

Visalia  Delta,  June  26th :  The  editor  has 
seen  some  specimens  of  silver-bearing  rock 
from  the  Kearsarge  lode,  in  the  Hot  Spring 
district,  Inyo  county,  in  which  the  pure  na- 
tive silver  may  be  seen  "sticking  out"  in 
every  direction.  The  rock  pays,  with  close 
working,  some  $600  per  ton,  and  the  lode  is 
large,  clearly  defined,  and  apparently  inex- 
haustible. 

Work  is  being  pushed  forward  in  Kear- 
sarge, Alabama  and  Lone  Pine  districts.  In 
the  first  they  are  enlarging  Capt  A.  B. 
Paul's  mill,  and  will  soon  be  crushing.  In 
the  Alabama,  work  with  arastras,  furnace, 
etc.,  is  going  on  briskly,  while  the  Lone 
Pine  region  is  ' '  like  an  ant-hill "  with  busy 
miners,  who  have  five  or"  six  furnaces*  num- 
bers of  arastras,  etc.,  and  are  bringing  in 
the  precious  m-etal  daily. 
Kei-n  County. 

Havilah  Courier,  June  29th  :  A'new  vein 
has  been  discovered  near  Agua  Caliente.  It 
has  been  named  the  "Belief."  The  vein 
will  average  two  ft.  in  width,  and  has  been 
traced  1,000  ft.  on  the  surface,  and  pros- 
pects well  its  entire  length.  A  shaft  has 
been  sunk  10  ft.,  and  some  of  the  richest 
rock  ever  found  in  the  county  taken  out. 

Another  lead,  the  Phoenix,  has  been  dis 


covered  in  New  El  Dorado  Diet.     The  vehx  *ioi  Go's  mill  lias  just  been  started  up.  The 


crops  out  round  a  hill  for  hundreds  of  yards, 
and  in  no  place  is  less  than  two  ft  wide,  in 
many  places  six  ft. ,  of  rich  rock,  that  .will 
pay  not  less  than  $50  per  ton. 

The  Queen  Victoria  has  been  traced  300 
yards.  The  ledge  is  from  six  in.  to  two  ft. 
wide,  of  exceedingly  rich  ore. 

On  the  St.  John  mine,  two  shafts  have 
been  sunk,  one  50  and  the  other  42  ft. ,  dis- 
closing a  fine  body  of  rich  ore.  St.  Jean  & 
Co.  have  made  arrangements  to  have  an 
8-stamp  mill  put  up. 

In  Piute  Dist,  Erskine  &  Co.  are  down 
on  the  Big  Indian  lode  50  ft. 

Raines  Co.,  on  the  Bright  Star  lode,  from 
a  recent  crushing  of  500  it)  s.  of  rock  crushed 
in  their  arastra,  obtained  $500. 

Bird  &  Co.  are  making  one  oz.  to  the  hand 
in  their  placer  claims. 

>ovadtt  County. 

Gazette,  July  8th:  A  number  of  speci- 
mens taken  from  the  Mary  Etta  mine,  eon- 
tains  considerable  coarse  gold,  and  abound 


in  auriferous  sulphurets.  The  rock  is  but 
little  worn,  indicating  that  they  were  de- 
tached from  ledges  in  the  immediate -s  u  i 
The  ledge  has  been  traced  adistance  of  1,000 
ft,  shafts  having  been  sunk  upon  it  at 
depths  varying  from  14  to  60  ft. ,  showing  a 
vein  from  three  to  five  ft.  in  width.  The 
country  rock  is  a  soft  granite  and  easily 
worked.  The  Enterprise  ledge,  near  by,  is 
small,  but  very  rich,  the  rock  paying  by  mill 
process  $45  a  ton.  This  ledge  is  also  in  soft 
granite.  The  South  Tuba  Mining  Co.  have 
recently  commenced  operations  on  their 
ledge,  which  has  been  lying  idle  for  six 
years,  and  have  favorable  prospects. 

The  cement  mill  formerly  owned  by  Coz- 
zens  &  Garber,  between  Bed  Dog  and  You 
Bet,  which  was  purchased  by  Neece  &  West, 
will  be  started  in  operation  again  the  latter 
part  of  this  week.  The  present  owners  will 
continue  drifting  until  they  strike  the  regu- 
lar pay  lead. 

Transcript,  July  9th:  Holburt  &  Co.'s 
claims  at  Diamond  Creek,  were  cleaned  up 
after  twenty  days'  work  by  two  hands  and 
yielded  17%  ounces,  worth  $19  per  ounce. 

ExoBnsioK. — Meadow  Lake  Sun,  July 
6th :  Twelve  hundred  pounds  of  sulphuret 
rock,  taken  from  the  "Union  Ledge  No.  2, 
Excelsior  Co.  's  claim,  were  burnt  in  a  small 
prospect  furnace,  constructed  after  the 
Knapp  &  Peacock  model.  The  rock,  after 
passing  through  the  furnace,  was  complete- 
ly desulphurized.  It  takes  about  2%  hours 
to  destroy  the  sulphurets. 

The  California  Co.  have  25  men  in  their 
mill  and  mine.  Eock  is  being  crushed  in 
the  mill  from  the  Green  Emigrant,  and  is 
paying  well.  The  California  Co.  are  down 
100  feet  on  the  Knickerbocker  Ledge,  and 
are  drif tiug  from  the  shaft.  There  is  plenty 
of  good  ore  in  the  bottom  of  the  shaft.  In 
a  few  days  the  company  will  be  crushing 
rock  from  their  own  ledge. 

The  Mohawk  &  Montreal  Co.  's  Mill  is  now 
running.  They  have  the  finest  mill  in  the 
district ;  and  will  undoubtedly  make  a  good 
run.  We  now  have  four  mills  running ; 
that  is,  the  IT.  S.  Grant,  Mohawk  &  Mon- 
treal, California  and  Excelsior. 

The  Gold  Eun  Co.  have  run  their  tunnel 
in  210  ft  ;  the  ledge  is  4  ft.  wide.  The  ores 
from  this  mine  are  heavily  filled  with  sul- 
phurets, which,  under  a  common  burning 
process,  shows  as  much  gold  as  we  have 
seen  obtained  from  a  like  quantity  of  rock 
in  this  district. 

The  Excelsior  Co.  have  started  up  their 
mill  and  are  now  crushing,  rock  from  Union 
Ledge  No.  1.  The  rock  is  from  the  surface, 
contains  much  free  gold,  can  be  easily 
worked,  and  a  good  return  is  expected.  The 
Excelsior  Co.  have  hundreds  of  tons  of  de- 
sulphurized ore  on  the  tops  of  their  two 
ledges,  which  will  pay  well  for  working  by 
ordinary  mill  process. 

The  Kentucky  Co. ,  at  Snow  Point,  Eureka 
Township,  is  working  away  in  good  earnest, 
sinking  for  the  "Blue  Lead."  A  shaft  is 
down  150  feet  and  will,  it  is  thought,  strike 
the  bed-rock  at  the  depth  of  250  feet  from 
the  surface. 

Gazette,  July  10th :  The  U.  S.  Grant  Co. 
are  progressing  rapidly  in  the  work  of  open- 
ing and  developing  their  mine.  Their  mill 
is  kept  running  regularly,  the  rock  yielding 
good  pay,  and  three  8-hour  shifts  are  kept 
at  work  sinking  on  the  ledge.  It  is  prob- 
able the  company  will  erect  a  20-stamp  mill 
this  summer. 

July  11th :  The  snow  at  Meadow  Lake  is 
all  gone,  except  in  a  few  spots,  where  it 
drifted  to  a  great  depth  in  the  winter.  The 
California  Co.  have  sunk  a  shaft  on  the 
Knickerbocker  ledge,  101)  ft  A  tunnel  is 
now  being  run  to  strike  a  chimney  on  the 
ledge.  Considerable  native  copper  is  found 
in  this  ledge.  Work  will  soon  be  com- 
menced on  the  California,  Indian  Boy,  and 
Indian  Queen  ledges.  The  California  mill 
is  crushing  ore  from  the  Green  Emigrant, 
The  rock  will  pay  $50  per  ton.     The  Excel 


owners  of  the  Phoenix  ledge  have  resumed 
operations:  The  ore  prospects  well.  The 
last  clean  up  at  the  Golden  Eagle  Co's  mill 
yielded  $20  per  ton.  TheLightfoot  Co.  are 
taking  out  rock  for  crushing.  The  Enter- 
prise Co.  have  let  a  contract  to  sink  50  ft 
deeper  on  their  claim. 

Placer  County. 

Herald,  July  6th :  Last  Chance  quartz 
claim,  on  Rock  Creek,  owned  by  Lawler  & 
Co. ,  is  now  prospected  to  the  depth  of  16  ft. 
and  shows  well  in  free  gold.  The  owners 
are  greatly  encouraged,  and  intend  to  prose 
cute  their  work  with  vigor. 

Mr.  Walter  has  recently  been  sinking  a 
new  shaft  on  his  quartz  claim,  near  Doty's 
Flat,  and  on  Wednesday  evening  last  struck 
it  richer  than  ever.  Our  informant  remarked 
it  paid  $40  to  the  handful!. 

Dutch  Flat  Enquirer,  July  10th:  Work 
has  been  commenced  on  the  Blue  Bell.  The 
vein  is  narrow,  at  one  point  on]  yreaching  a 


width  of  about  two  ft.  Repeated  proofs 
have  shown  it  to  be  rich  in  free  gold  at  the 
surface. 

Auburn  Stars  and  Stripes,  July  10th  :  On 
the  4th  instant,  Mr.  Waldaner,  in  his  claim 
between  Ophir  and  Doty's  Flat,  struck  a 
vein  of  gold-bearing  quartz,  or'  rather 
quartz  bearing  gold,  that'completely  eclipsed 
the  Green  Emigrant  or  any  other  mining 
yield  ever  before  made  in  Placer  county. 
Within  three  days  $18,000  was  taken  out, 
the  cold  chisel  having  been  required  to  cut 
out  the  solid  gold  in  some  instances.  (A 
national  strike. — Ed.) 
Shasta  County. 

Courier,  July  6th :  The''  Baker  quartz 
ledge,  at  French  Gulch,  prospects  surpris- 
ingly rich,  and  shows  every  indication  of 
being  a  ledge  of  extraordinary  value.  As 
high  as  $75  has  been  obtained  from  a  piece 
of  rock  taken  from  this  claim.  The  rock  is 
decomposed  and  porous,  resembling  honey- 
comb in  appearance. 

The  Highland  mill,  at  French  Gulch,  is 
being  repaired  and  improved,  and  will  soon 
be  the  most  complete  mill  in  the  county. 
With  the  addition  of  five  more  stamps,  the 
mill  can  reduce  a  large  quantity  of  rock  per 
day. 

A  prospecting  party  has  left  Copper  City 
for  the  headwaters  of  McCloud  river,  where 
it  is  supposed  good  gold  diggings  may  be 
found. 

Sierra  County. 

Mountain  Messenger,  July  6th:  The  Von 
Humboldt  Quartz  Co.  are  steadily  going  on 
with  their  tunnel,  and  contemplate  putting 
on  another  shift,  to  ran  night  and  day.  The 
prospects  of  this  claim  are  flattering. 

A  ledge  of  rich  quartz  has  been  discov- 
ered about  three  miles  above  American  Hill. 
Specimens  of  the  rock  show  plenty  of  free 
gold. 

The  Monongahela  drift  claims  at  American 
Hill  are  in  a  prosperous  condition.  They 
lack  only  about  30  ft.  of  having  their  new 
tunnel  completed. 

Some  very  rich  quartz  has  been  recently 
discovered  near  Gibsonville,  in  the  northern 
portion  of  the  county,  some  specimens  of 
which  are  literally  filled  with  gold. 

The  North  American  Gravel  Co. ,  at  Hep- 
sidam,  took  from  their  diggings  on  the  26th 
ult  a  piece  of  gold  weighing  17  ozs.  The 
mines  in  that  section  are  reported  to  be  pay- 
ing extremely  well  this  season. 

SSisltlyou    County. 

The  Yreka  Union,  of  July  6th,  proposes 
that  a  wagon  road  be  made  from  Scott's 
Valley  to  Sawyer's  Bar,  on  Salmon  Eiver, 
for  facilitating  the  transportation  to  and 
from  the  Salmon  River  mines. 

IDAHO. 

World,  June  29th  :  A  Portuguese  compa- 
ny on  Orleans  Bar,  opposite  Pioneer  City, 
made  a  clean  up  after  a  run  of  13  nights — 
not  working  in  daytime — and  took  out  110 
ozs.  The  same  company's  previous  clean 
up,  after  a  run  of  11  nights,  netted  105  ozs. 
and  $9.  In  the  Bar  claims  of  Wilson  & 
Giberson,  one  week's  ran  of  sluices  has 
yielded  $7,000.  Davis  &  Co's  claim  has 
just  given  upwards  of  $2,000  after  a  week's 
run. 

The  Lemhi  correspondent  writes  from 
Leesburg,  June  17th :  There  are  about  two 
dozen  claims  paying  over  expenses.-  Some 
Idaho  boys  opened  ground,  at  a  heavy  ex- 
pense, which  pay*  from  three  to  four  dol- 
lars a  day.  An  Idahoan  named  McCafferty 
sold  to  some  boys  one  interest  for  one  thou- 
sand dollars,  when  the  snow  was  on  the 
ground.  They  have  since  abandoned  the 
claim  and  gone  back.  The  country  has  no 
appearance  of  mineral  resources.  From 
surface  to  bedrock  is  a  mass  of  nigger-head 
boulders.  As  yet  I  have  not  seen  any  quartz 
gravel.  The  country  is  going  and  will  soon 
be  gone.  Crowds  are  leaving  for  Montana. 
Hundreds  say  they  would  return  to  the  Ba- 
sin were  it  not  for  John  Chinaman  not  leav- 
ing a  vestige  to  live  on.  Board  is  $15  per 
week;  meals  $1.  I  have  not  seen  $100 
since  I  have  been  hero.  Every  one  seems 
broke.  I  would  say  to  one  and  all,  stay 
where  you  are.  The  whole  country  seems 
a  mystery — one-half  thrown  up  by  erup- 
tions, and  a  pity  the  other  half  wasn't  blown 
away. 

A  new  excitement  and  general  stampede 
has  occurred,  on  account  of  a  report  that 
rich  gold  diggings  had  been  struck  a  few 
miles  from  Idaho  City,  on  the  south  side  of 
Moore's  creek. 

Owyhee  Avalanche,  July  6th :  The  Silver 
Cord  mine  is  improving.  The  Woodstock 
mine  is  yielding  rich  ore  from  a  14-inch 
ledge.  The  North  Star  is  turning  out  some 
fine  ore.  McCready  and  others  are  driving 
a  tunnel  to  strike  an  extension  north  of  the 
North  Star.  They  expect  to  strike  the  vein 
at  80  ft.  The  Poorman  and  Oro  Fino  are 
turning  out  rich  rock  as  usual.  Some  13 
tons  of  Whiskey  ledge  rock  has  been  worked 
in  the  Miuoar  mill ;  assayed  value,  $1, 519. 48. 


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Several  more  mills  might  be  supplied  at  a  | 
profit  on  War  Eaf 

The  Potosi  has  out  some  extra  rich  rock. 
Haight  anil  others  :ire  opening  a  rich  gold  j 
on  Florida  Munntaiu.     Tiie  Ba 

rered  ledge,  is  14  inches  at  the 
present  depth,  40  ft  It  is  yielding  ruby 
and  sheet  silver,  and  polvbasite,  and  also 
fine  black  sulphureted  ore.  The  vein  is 
soft,  and  no  blasting  is  required  Ore  from 
.iathiui  ledge  will  pay  31,200  per  ton. 
The  Silver  Monarch  prospects  rich. 

Lowiston  Journal,  June  'J!»th  :  An  arastra 
has  been  started  on  Smith's  ( rtileb,  Warren's 
tons  of  ore  from  the  Hie 
Jacet  ledge  yielded  852,85  per  ton.  At 
Pierce  City  a  few  claims  on  the  new  ditch 
are  paying  well.  Some  parties  have  been 
working  the  sluices  of  both  whites  and 
Chinamen. 

World,  July  3d :  J.  P.  Lambing  has 
lately  commenced  crushing  ore  from  the 
Juniata  ledge,  at  Rosenbaum's  quartz  mill. 
It  hag  averaged  Sllti  per  ton.  New  dig- 
gings have  been  discovered  on  Lost  river,  a 
tributary  of  Boise  river.  Prospects  of  from 
5  ttf  15  cents  per  pan  have  been  found.  The 
gold  is  fine  and  resembles  Moore's  Creok 
district 

NEVADA. 

i  .-i.  lee.,  l-lu. 

Enterprw,  July  9th :  Parties  recently  in 
from  Pine  Grove,  Wilson  district.  Esmer- 
alda county,  state  that  mining  operations  are 
more  active  than  ever.  Chevalier  &  Palmer 
have  struck  a  very  largo  body  of  rich  ore  in 
the  tunnel  of  the  Mountain  View,  and  the 
Wheeler  boy9  have  also  struck  a  rich  ledge 
of  rock  in  the  Wheeler  claim  that  will  pay 
several  hundred  dollars  per  ton,  and  that 
they  are  now  talcing  steps  to  get  a  mill  of 
their  own.  The  ore  in  this  district  is  worked 
solely  for  the  free  gold  it  contains. 

.  July  tlth :  Ore  has  been  struck 
in  the  400-foot  level  of  the  Belcher  that  will 
yield  SoO  per  ton. 
Humboldt. 

Register,  June  29th :  Hon.  J.  A.  Banks, 
after  visiting  the  principal  mining  districts 
in  the  State,  returns  thoroughly  satisfied 
with  the  mineral  resources  of  Humboldt. 
He  proposes  to  address  the  Miner's  Conven- 
tion here  on  the  4th  of  July.  A  proposition 
will  be  made  to  establish  a  uniform  assess- 
ment year  throughout  the  country,  to  har- 
monize as  far  as  possible  the  various  district 
laws,  and  provide  a  fund  for  their  publication 
and  circulation. 

Unionvillo  Register,  July  6th :  W.  S.  Sar- 
gent has  a  deed  from  E.  Page  Davis,  of 
New  York,  to  the  Mountain  King  S.  M.  Co. 
for  mining  property  in  Echo  district,  bear- 
ing SI. 200  revenue  stamps.  The  consider- 
ation is  S600.000. 
Pn  li  ru  nagnt. 

Reveille,  July  2d :  Mr.  Evans  has  entered 
into  contracts  with  age'nts  of  companies  for 
the  erection  of  two  mills,  one  of  10  stamps, 
and  the  other  of  20  stamps,  which  are  to  be 
constructed  at  Hiko,  for  dry  crushing  and 
roasting.  It  is  intended  that  work  on  them 
shall  be  pushed  forward  at  the  earliest  prac- 
ticable moment,  and  that  the  machinery 
shall  be  on  the  ground  ready  to  be  put  in 
place.  There  are  from  300  to  400  men  in 
the  district,  the  larger  part  of  "whom  are  en- 
gaged in  mining,  and  greater  activity  pre- 
vails than  ever.  Mr.  Evans  visited  several 
of  the  principal  mines  in  the  district,  promi- 
nent among  which  are  the  Hlinois  and  List, 
all  of  which  are  now  worked  to  advantage. 
The  first  attempts  at  mining  were  rude  and 
generally  injurious,  but  a  good  system  has 
at  last  been  arrived  at  under  which  the  most 
flattering  developments  are  made ;  and  it  is 
known  that  there  is  sufficient  valuable  min- 
ing property  in  the  district,  without  taking 
into  account  probable  discoveries,  to  render 
it  ultimately  one  of  the  most  important  in 
the  State.  Considerable  work  has  been  done 
at  random  over  a  large  surface,  and  few  if 
any  of  the  veins  have  been  opened  to  the 
depth  of  80  ft. ,  apd  those  that  have  reached 
that  depth  show  large  veins  and  good  ore. 
The  Illinois  has  penetrated  to  the  depth  of 
nearly  100  ft.,  and  develops  a  large  body  of 
fine  mineral. 

Heesc  Blver. 

Reveille,  July  2d :  The  machinery  of  the 
mill  on  the  lower  grade,  formerly  known  as 
the  Union,  has  been  taken  down  and  several 
loads  hauled  to  Hot  Creek,  where  it  is  to  be 
erected  immediately.  The  new  mill  will  be 
of  the  same  capacity  as  the  original,  which 
had  10  stamps,  and  will  be  furnished  with 
furnaces  for  roasting  the  ore.  In  anticipa- 
tion of  its  speedy  erection  the  miners  of  the 
district  are  employed  in  taking  out  ore  for 
its  supply. 

The  largest  and  most  valuable  bar  of 
silver,  yet  produced  iu  this  city,  was  ex- 
hibited yesterday  at  the  assay  office  of 
Boalt  &  Stetefeldt.  It  weighed  1,535  ozs„ 
and  was  valued  at  SI,  945. 64.  Its  weight 
was  greater  by  sevoral  ounces,  and  its  value 
by  several  dollars,  than  the  largest  and  most 


valuable  bar  hitherto  produced  here.  The] 
bullion  is  of  uncommon  fineness,  and  was 
obtained  from  ore  I  North  Star. 

reduced  at  the  I'arrott  mill. 

ihuahua  ledge,  in 
ark  List.,  varies  from  three  to  five  feet  iu 
thickness,  the  whole  body  of  which  will 
furnish  milling  ore  above  the  average  qual- 
ity. The  tunnel  has  been  run  into  the  lull 
the  length  of  110  ft.,  out  of  which  1,0001 
tons  of  ore  arc  estimated  to  have  bceu  taken, 
and  the  workmen  are  still  employed  in  the 
work  of  extraction.  A  location  has  been 
made  on  the  extension  of  the  Chihuahua, 
from  which  the  owners  tuke  out  handsome 
ore.  The  mill  of  the  company  is  situated 
in  Gillson  Valley,  which  is  believed  to  ex- 
tend to  the  Humboldt,  where  a  good  supply 
of  water  may  be  obtained  from  a  large 
brook,  but  the  immediate  vicinity  of  the 
mill  site  is  deficient  in  timber,  plenty  of 
which  exists  on  the  southern  and  western 
slopes  of  the  mountains.  The  Chihuahua 
mine  is  situated  on  the  hillside  about  half  a 
mile  west  of  the  mill.  The  mill  was  com- 
menced last  January,  and  will  not  be  com- 
pleted before  the  close  of  next  September. 
It  will  be  of  the  capacity  of  20  stamps,  and 
the  battery  will  be  arranged  for  wet  crush- 
ing. The  mill  will  not  be  provided  with 
roasting  furnaces.  The  mill  structure  is  of 
wood,  placed  upon  foundations  of  stone,  and 
its  various  parts  are  substantial  and  well 
arranged.  The  experiment  of  attempting 
the  reduction  of  the  ores  of  the  district 
without  the  aid  of  fire  seems  to  be  hazard- 
ous, and  leads  one  to  question  the  experi- 
ence and  intelligence  of  the  management. 
A  simple  analysis  of  the  ore  would  show 
whether  or  not  it  could  be  profitably  re- 
duced by  amalgamation.  Except  upon  the 
surface,  the  ore  contains  a  large  proportion 
of  sulphur,  and  fire  would  appear  to  be  the 
certain  means  of  saving  its  silver. 

Sufficient  work  has  been  done  on  the  Lin- 
coln ledge  to  determine  its  good  character. 
There  are  also  a  number  of  ledges  in  the 
hands  of  small  companies,  that  exhibit  good 
size  and  fair  quality  of  ore,  many  of  which 
will  be  worked  if  the  operations  of  the  Cen- 
tenary Co.  prove  successful. 

Washoo.  , 

[In  the  Stock  Circular,  in  another  portion 
of  this  paper,  will  be  found  late  mining 
news  from  this  district.  | 

Trespass,  July  2d :  The  Puebla  mine,  in 
Surprise  Valley,  is  turning  out  some  very 
rich  ore.  The  district  was  discovered  late 
last  fall,  and  quite  a  number  of  ledges  lo- 
cated. The  Puebla  has  been  prospected  but 
little,  but  the  rock  is  very  rich  in  mineral. 
Some  very  rich  pieces  have  been  exhibited, 
being  a  portion  of  2,000  lbs.  brought  to 
this  city,  obtained  at  a  depth  of  10  ft.  on 
the  eroppings.  A  cross-cut  run  through 
the  vein  shows  its  width  to  be  10  ft.  with 
well-defined  walls.  A  small  quantity  worked 
at  the  Mariposa  mill  yielded  $214  in  gold 
and  silver  per  ton,  silver  predominating. 
The  ore  resembles  that  taken  from  the  fa- 
mous Highbridge  claim,  at  Belmont,  and  is 
very  rich.  One  hundred  lbs.  of  the  ore  was 
sent  to  San  Francisco  yesterday,  to  Miles 
Goodman,  who  is  a  large  owner  in  the 
claim.  The  balance,  some  1,800  lbs.,  will 
be  worked  here,  and  if  the  practical  return 
is  as  large  in  mineral  as  there  is  reason  to 
suspect,  a  mill  will  at  once  be  despatched  to 
the  district,  and  the  mine  will  be  opened. 

Enterprise,  July  4th:  Yesterday  Mr.  J. 
B.  Hill  brought  up  from  the  Gould  &  Curry 
mill  27  bars  of  bullion,  weighing  over  2,100 
lbs.,  and  worth  §60,000.  The  bullion  is 
from  Savage  ore. 

July  7th :  The  Gold  Hill  Q.  M.  &  M.  Co. 
yesterday  declared"  a  dividend  of  §15  per 
share,  almost  $600  per  foot. 

The  Savage  Co.  have  .declared  a  dividend 
of  $300  per  share  for  the  present  month,  an 
increase  of  $100  per  share  over  last  month. 

Gold  Hill  News,  July  6th :  The  Kentuck 
Co.  have   declared  a  dividend   of  $40  per 
share,  payable  on  and  after  July  18th. 
MONTANA. 

Post,  June  15th :  A  nugget  was  found  in 
Cooleys'  Dry  gulch,  just  below  town,  weigh- 
ing $593.45.  The  Bock  Creek  stampeders 
have  not  yet  been  heard  from. 

Wm.  Margetson,  writing  from  Virginia 
City,  Montana,  June  9th,  says  snow  fell  in 
the  valleys  to  the  depth  of  six  inches,  on 
the  5th  and  6th  inst.  The  miners  are  doing 
little  or  nothing  in  mining  operations,  being 
froze  up  ;  they  are  patiently  waiting  for  the 
melting  of  the  snow,  and  a  warm  spell  of 
weather.  So  says  the  San  Bernardino  Guar- 
dian,  of  June  6th. 

OREGON. 

Oregoniau,  June  25th :  The  editor  has 
seen  some  beautiful  specimens  of  gold-bear- 
ing quartz,  obtained  on  the  east  side  of  the 
Willamette,  50  miles  southeast  of  Eugene 
City.  The  pieces  of  rock  were  threaded 
with  gold  to  an  extent  whioh  gave  them  the 
appearance  of  being  largely  composed  of 


that  metal.     Several  ledges  have  been  dis- 
covered in  the  vicinity  where   these   speci- 
al. ::ml    is    believed  that 
some  will  prove  really  valuable.    The  pieces 
ore  saw  were  obtaiecd  from  a  ledge 
which    projects  above   the   surface  of  the 
ground  ;  and  though  narrow,  the  ledge  pre- 
sents an  excellent  appearance. 
UTAH. 

Salt  Lake  Vtddte,  July  1st :  Lewis  Rob- 
inson and  two  other  men  brought  into  this 
city  on  Thursday  last  40  ounces  of  gold 
dust,  which  they  had  crushed  out  of  quartz 
in  two  days.  The  dust  was  assayed  by 
Bohm  &  Mollitor,  of  this  city,  and  run  into 
a  bar  that  weighed  38  31-100  ounces,  and 
was  valued  at  $740.08.  Its  fineness  is  934K- 
The  only  account  the  discoverers  have  as 
yet  given  is,  that  the  mines  are  about  200 
miles  from  here  and  are  rich.  Outsiders 
locate  the  mines  in  the  Green  River  country 
somewhere,  from  the  fact  that  Robinson 
owns  a  ferry  on  that  stream.  That  there 
are  good  gold  mines  in  Utah  is  beyond  a 
doubt,  but  they  are  concealed  by  those  who 
know  where  they  are,  and  prospecting  is 
very  much  discouraged. 

WASHINGTON. 

Dalles  Mountaineer,  June  25th :  Quartz 
has  been  discovered  on  the  Met-how  River. 
Washington  Territory,  and  there  is  no  doubt 
but  what  there  is  extensive  placer  diggings 
in  that  region.  A  place  was  found  where  a 
party  of  miners  had  formerly  been  at  work. 
An  Indian  stated  that  a  number  of  years  ago 
a  party  of  white  men  had  mined  there,  but 
they  left  to  go  to  Frazer  river.  They  had 
done  considerable  work,  and  from  a  little 
prospecting  by  Mr.  Howe,  he  is  satisfied 
that  the  diggings  will  pay  wages.  The  party 
that  are  prospecting  on  the  Wenache,  are 
supposed  to  have  good  diggings. 


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Cox's  Cement  Mlll. — This  mill,  to  which 
we  have  already  alluded,  consists  of  an  iron 
pan  six  feet  in  diameter  and  eighteen  inches 
deep,  in  which  four  iron  rakes  or  stirrers 
are  made  to  revolve.  A  large  stream  of 
water  pours  into  the  pan,  and  the  fine 
stuff  finds  its  way  through  small  holes  under 
the  false  bottom.  The  large  stones  are  dis- 
charged through  a  gate.  There  are  two 
sluices  connected  with  the  pan,  one  to  carry 
off  the  coarse  stones,  the  other  to  carry 
away  and  wash  the  fine  dirt  and  gravel, 
which  contains  the  gold.  Mr.  Hittell,  of  the 
Alia,  who  has  recently  witnessed  the  opera- 
tion of  this  machine,  near  Placerville,  writes 
of  it  as  follows : 

The  first  mill  was  not  made  strong  enough 
and  has  been  broken  ;  but  after  it  had  been 
at  work  some  time,  I  saw  that  the  clay  was 
thoroughly  separated  from  the  stones,  leav- 
ing these  clean  and  bare.  I  am  therefore 
disposed  to  accept  the  general  verdict  that 
the  success  of  the  invention  is  no  longer 
doubtful.  The  cement  consists  of  gravel  in 
a  very  tough  clay,  so  tough  that  the  mass  in 
the  mine  must  be  broken  down  by  powder, 
and  the  fractures  go  through  stones  as  well 
clay.  The  stamp  mill  by  which  the  hard 
cement  has  been  reduced  heretofore,  has  to 
spend  much  of  its  power  in  crushing  the 
stones  which  contain  no  gold.  These  rakes 
save  that  unnecessary  trouble,  and  it  is  es- 
timated that  Cox's  mill  will  wash  cement  at 
an  expense  of  less  than  a  bit  a  ton.  A  few 
weeks  will  decide  the  question,  and  if  pres- 
ent expectations  are  realized,  we  shall  see 
another  important  advance  made  in  the  art 
of  mining  and  iu  the  production  of  gold. 


.  2000 


Ice  Quahkies. — The  Glaciers  of  the  Alps 
are  worked  for  ice  precisely  like  stone  quar- 
ries for  their  products.  Not  only  so,  but 
they  are  also  excavated  into  galleries.  Some 
of  these  galleries  have  been  fitted  up  for 
places  of  resort,  and  magnificently  furnished 
as  saloons.  The  depth  of  snow  and  ice 
exclude  the  beams  of  the  sun ;  but  the  cal- 
cium light  sheds  its  brilliant  luster  through 
these  unique  chambers,  which  is  reflected 
as  from  thousands  of  mirrors  of  glass.  Such 
an  establishment,  with  all  the  conveniences 
of  a  well  appointed  parlor,  would  have  been 
a  most  inviting  place  of  resort  and  repose 
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wooden  chest  in  a  brick  vault,  and  must 
have  lain  iu  its  resting  place  for  a  great 
number  of  years,  as  no  one  had  any  knowl- 
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Notices  to  Correspondents. 

An  Old  Tbappeb  requests  us,  in  the  course 
of  the  jubilation  indulged  in  at  the  recent 
annexation  of  a  large  part  of  Northwest 
America  and  the  anticipated  national  en- 
largement of  the  fur  trade  in  consequence 
thereof,  to  pay  a  few  brief  respects  to  the 
memory  of  an  American,  who  probably 
in  his  own  person  combined  enterprise, 
energy  and  inexhaustible  perseverance  to 
a  degree  that  has  never  been  excelled,  if 
ever  equalled,  by  any  one  person  belong- 
ing to  any  country.  Ledyard  was  with 
the  celebrated  navigator,  Cook,  during 
his  last  voyage,  in  the  course  of  which  he 
(Ledyard)  became  first  acquainted  with 
the  immense  value  of  the  fur  trade.  The 
information  thus  acquired  he  first  laid 
before  the  ship  owners  of  New  York  and 
Philadelphia,  by  whom  his  views  were  re- 
ceived most  coldly,  notwithstanding  As- 
tor  subsequently  realized  such  an  im- 
mense fortune  therefrom,  although  he 
only  to  a  small  extent,  comparatively, 
carried  out  similar  plans  to  those  pointed 
out  by  Ledyard.  By  the  merchants  of 
the  cities  named,  Ledyard  was  informed 
that  he  might  possibly  find  patrons  at 
L'Orient  On  this  hint  he  at  once  took 
ship  for  Europe,  and  succeeded  tempora- 
rily in  obtaining  promises  of  adequate  as- 
sistance, which,  however,  his  anticipated 
patrons  failed  to  fulfil  when  the  period 
for  starting  the  expedition  arrived.  Led- 
yard then  visited  Paris,  where  he  became 
acquainted  with  the  celebrated  Paul  Jones, 
who  at  the  commencement  of  the  acquaint- 
ance lent  a  favorable  ear  to  Ledyard's 
views — in  fact,  promised  to  engage  in  the 
speculation  ;  but,  from  some  unlxplained 
cause,  eventually  withdrew  from  his  en- 
gagement. Ledyard  then  determined  to 
penetrate,  unaided,  into  the  fur  region  by 
land.  With  this  object  he  proceeded  to 
St.  Petersburg,  and  succeeded  in  obtain- 
ing an  interview  with  the  celebrated  Em- 
press Catharine,  from  whom  he  obtained 
permission  to  visit  Siberia.  But  in  get- . 
ting  as  far  as  Yakutok,  he  was  arrested 
without  any  notification  whatever,  trans- 
ported by  post  to  the  frontier  of  Poland, 
where  he  was  dismissed  with  the  warning 
never  to  set  foot  again  into  Russia,  if  he 
did  not  wish  to  be  hanged.  He  arrived, 
ragged  and  penniless,  in  London,  where, 
by  the  recommendation  of  Sir  Joseph 
Banks,  to  the  African  Association,  he  was 
commissioned  in  1788  to  take  charge  of 
an  employing  party  about  to  be  sent  into 
Central  Africa.  Poor  Ledyard  got  as  far 
as  Cairo,  where  his  life  was  abruptly  ter- 
minated, owing  to  hishaving  administered 
to  himself  an  injudicious  remedy  for  a 
bilious  attack. 

Bboom-Sttck. — The  modern  popular  be- 
lief in  witchcraft  arose  contempora- 
neously with  the  Protestant  Reformation. 
This  fanatical  belief  was  acquiesced  in  by 
no  less  a  person  than  Luther.  It  is  com- 
monly considered  to  have  arisen  as  a  con- 
sequence of  a  distorted  conception  of  the 
newly-awakened  principle,  of  faith  that  a 
higher  agency  than  the  Pope  existed,  and 
was  presumed  to  be  a  demonstration 
against  the  agency  on  earth  of  his  satauio 
majesty. 

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The  Magnesium  Light  in  Mines. 

A  VALUABLE  INVENTION.    ■ 

Every  mine  superintendent  and  mining 
engineer  must  be  aware  of  the  great  advan- 
tage which  the  presence  of  "  daylight,"  even 
for  a  few  minutes,  would  be  in  their  daily 
or  weekly  examinations  of  the  condition 
of  a  mine,  especially  in  the  searches  for 
faults  or  cracks  in  the  roof.  As  the  mine 
foreman  goes  about  in  the  various  drifts  and 
galleries,  particularly  in  a  mine  with  bad 
ground,  how  eagerly  he  scans  the  roof  under 
which  himself  and  the  men  under  his  charge 
must  be  daily  and  almost  hourly  exposed, 
often  immediately  after  the  most  violent 
convulsions  from  blasts.  How  often  does  a 
small  crack  pass  unobserved,  even  by  the 
most  critical  eye,  admitting  the  corroding 
and  drying  influences  of  the  air  to  penetrate, 
until  a  large  mass  or  flake  falls,  to  the  dan- 
ger of  life  and  limb. 

Great  and  terrible  as  is  the  loss  of  life 
from  explosions  in  the  English  mines,  yet 
immensely  greater  is  the  loss  from  other  ac- 
cidents. Carefully  compiled  statistics  show 
that  for  every  single  life  lost  from  explo- 
sions, three  are  lost  by  falls  from  roofs  ! 
The  loss  of  life  from  explosions,  usually 
killing  by  the  wholesale,  gives  such  acci- 
dents a  sensational  character,  whilst  but 
little  attention  is  paid  to  the  individual  cas- 
ualties of  most  accidents  of  a  different  nature. 
The  deaths  from  accidents  in  shafts  were,  in 
England,  for  the  last  two  years,  greater 
than  those  resulting  from  explosions  ;  not- 
withstanding the  explosions,  during  that 
period,  have  been  more  than  usually  fre- 
quent and  destructive. 

The  chief  portion  of  deaths  by  falls  from 
roofs  and  from  accidents  in  shafts,  are 
caused  by  an  insufficient  knowledge  of  the 
faults  and  irregularities  of  the  strata;  a 
knowledge  which  it  is  almost  impossible  to 
acquire  by  the  dim  light  of  a  candle  or 
lamp,  on  the  powder-begrimmed  and  dust- 
covered  walls  of  a  mine.  What  a  boon, 
then,  would  it  be  to  all,  if  the  broad  light 
of  day  could  be  poured  into  the  mine,,  even 
for  a  few  moments  only,  during  the  weekly 
or  daily  examinations  for  such  faults  which 
it  is  the  duty  of  the  proper  officer  to  make. 

HOW  IT  CAN  BE  DONE. 

British  mining  associations  and  govern- 
ment inspectors,  while  they  have  been  un- 
ceasing in  their  endeavors  to  secure  safety 
from  other  causes  of  accidents,  have  not 
been  unmindful  of  similar  needs  in  this  di- 
rection, and  have  frequently  called  atten- 
tion thereto.  Within  a  few  months  past, 
a  Mr.  Larkin,  who  has  been  some  time  ex- 
perimenting with  the  view  of  utilizing  the 
magnesium  light,  has  devised  a  lamp  of  that 
description  for  the  especial  use  of  persons 
whose  duty  it  is  to  see  that  the  mine  is  at  all 
times  safe  from  roof  and  wall  faults.  With 
this  lamp  in  his  hand,  the  chief  under- 
ground manager  is  enabled  to  make  as  mi- 
nute an  examination  into  the  details  of  the 
structure  and  condition  of  the  walls  and 
roof  of  a  mine  as  though  he  was  examining 
a  wall  in  the  broad  light  of  day.  The  lamp 
is  carried  in  the  hand,  and  is  not  heavier  or 
more  inconvenient  than  an  ordinary  Davy 
lamp  ;  while  it  is  capable  of  producing  the 
magnesium  light,  and  shutting  it  off  at  will. 
A  spirit  flame  is  used  to  ignite  the  magne- 
sium, which  is  used  in  the  form  of  a  fine 
powder,  the  flow  of  which  can  be  stopped 
and  turned  on  at  pleasure  ;  thus  securing 
economy,  in  using  the  more  expensive  light 
only  when  occasion  may  require.  By  dilut- 
ing the  magnesium  powder  with  fine  sand, 
in  varying  proportions,  any  degree  of  light 
can  be  readily  attained.  This  invention  is 
exciting  considerable  interest  among  mining 
men  and  others  in  England.  It  is  neither 
costly  nor  intricate  in  its  operation,  and  is 
not  at  all  liable  to  get  out  of  order.  Of 
course  it  can  be  used  either  as  a  naked 
light,  or  with  a  Davy  protection.  The  in- 
vention, for  one  of  its  kind,  is  second  in 
importance  only  to  that  of  Sir  Humphrey's. 


Home  Trades  and  Manufactures. 

A  ErjsE  Factoet. — In  our  issue  of  the 
2d  of  February  last,  we  made  mention  of 
a  newly  invented  machine  for  the  manufac- 
ture of  blasting  fuse,  and  of  the  fact  that  a 
manufactory  for  making  that  material  would 
soon  be  established  in  this  State.  We  are 
now  happy  to  state  that  Mr.  Eva,  the  in- 
ventor, returned  from  New  York  on  the  last 
steamer,  whither  he  had  been  to  superin- 
tend the  construction  of  his  machinery. 
That  machinery  is  now  in  this  city,  and  will 
be  put  in  operation  in  about  two  weeks,  in 
the  building  on  Brannan  street,  between 
Third  and  Fourth  streets,  occupied  by  Mr. 
Korbel,  as  a  cigar-box  manufactory.  A  suf- 
ficient amount  of  machinery  will  be  put  in 
operation  to  supply  the  entire  demand  on 
this  coast. 

We  have  already  spoken  of  the  necessity 
of  such  a  manufactory  here.  The  import- 
ance of  having  fuse  fresh  from  the  manu- 
factory is  well  understood  by  those  whose 
lives  are  often  endangered  by  working  with 
a  defective  article.  Much  difficulty  is  en- 
countered in  the  use  of  imported  fuse  from 
its  deterioration  in  transportation.  In  pass- 
ing through  a  hot  climate  the  tar  or  other 
material  with  which  it  is  served,  is  liable  to 
penetrate  to  the  powder,  and  destroy  the 
continuity  of  the  conducting  medium  of  the 
fuse,  thereby  greatly  delaying  blasting  op- 
erations, and  endangering  the  lives  of  those 
engaged  in  such  work. 

The  Baeeel  Manufactoby  on  the  Po- 
trero  is  now  nearly  ready  for  active  opera- 
tion. A  portion  of  the  machinery  was  started 
up  about  a  week  ago,  and  several  thousand 
staves  have  already  been  got  out,  more  as  a 
preliminary  trial  of  the  machinery  than  with 
the  view  of  turning  out  regular  work.  The 
proprietors  were  disappointed  with  regard 
to  a  portion  of  their  machinery,  which  ar- 
rived around  Cape  Horn,  some  three  months 
since,  and.  were  compelled  to  dispatch  an 
agent  to  the  East  to  remedy  the  defect.  That 
agent  returned  on  the  steamer  which  arrived 
on  the  3d  inst.,  and  the  works  will  soon  be 
under  full  headway. 

Considerable  difficulty  has  also  been  found 
in  procuring  the  right  kind  of  wood,  espec- 
ially for  pork  and  other  ban-els  which  re- 
quire considerable  strength,  and  have  neces- 
sarily to  be  made  of  hard  wood.  Nearly  all 
the  California  woods  check  badly,  in  season- 
ing, some  so  much  so  as  to  render  them 
absolutely  worthless.  The  proprietors  pre- 
fer to  "go  slow"  intheir  enterprise,  at  con- 
siderable cost,  rather  than  to  rush  their 
work  into  the  market  in  a  slip-shod  manner. 
Their  object  is  to  establish  a  reputation  for 
their  manufacture  from  the  start. 

Every  operation  connected  with  the  busi- 
ness, which  can  possibly  be  done  by  ma- 
chinery, will  be  so  done,  and  every  piece  of 
machinery  will  be  of  the  most  modern  and 
improved  character.  Every  kind  of  cask  or 
barrel  used  on  this  coast  will  be  turned  out 
at  these  works.  This  establishment  will  be 
prepared  to  supply  the  demand  for  the  en- 
tire coast,  and  at  a  cost  which  will  admit  of 
no  possible  competition  from  the  East  or 
from  hand  manufacture  anywhere.  This 
enterprise  is  one,  the  want  of  which  has 
long  been  felt  in  this  community,  and  we 
trust  the  proprietors  will  be  amply  rewarded 
for  their,  investment. 


The  Danfobd  Atmosphebic  Lamp  is  a 
kerosene  burner,  introduced  here  recently 
from  Philadelphia,  by  Messrs.  Gillig,  Mott 
&  Co.,  well  known'  hardware  dealers,  of 
Sacramento,  who  have  the  exclusive  sale  of 
the  same  for  the  States  of  California  and 
Nevada.  This  lamp  gives  a  clear,  steady, 
brilliant  light  without  the  use  of  a  chimney. 
By  clock-work,  a  fan  .wheel  is  made  to  re- 
volve with  great  rapidity,  throwing  a  steady 
current  of  air  upon  the  flame,  thus  insuring 
perfect  combustion,  brilliancy  of  flame,  and 
at  the  same  time  preventing  smoke  or  any 
disagreeable  smell  from  the  oil.  Sold  in 
this  city  by  E.  Ayers,  Washington  street, 
opposite  post  office. 


Prices  of  Breadstuffs  the  Past  Year. 

The  enormously  high  prices  of  breadstuffs 
the  past  year  at  the  East  were  more  the  re- 
sult of  combinations  of  speculators  than  of 
any  actual  scarcity  of  supply.  The  crops, 
both  in  the  Atlantic  States  and  in  Europe, 
were  indeed  less  than  usual ;  but  the  sur- 
plus would  have  been  amply  sufficient  to 
have  met  all  contingencies.  The  "  corner  " 
was  successfully  maintained,  longer  than 
was  anticipated  by  the  speculators  them- 
selves, notwithstanding  the  heavy  ship- 
ments from  California.  Of  course  that  fact 
was  greatly  to  the  advantage  of  this  State, 
although  the  chief  profits  therefrom  went 
to  the  middle  men,  rather  than  to  the  bene- 
fit of  the  growers.  We  were  told,  at  one 
time,  that  California  wheat,  which  had  been 
shipped  to  Fiance,  had  re-crossed  the  Atlan- 
tic and  gone  west  to  Chicago.  The  infer- 
ence was  that  Chicago  was  sending  to  this 
State  for  wheat.  Nothing  could  be  further 
from  the  truth.  The  wheat  re-shipped  from 
France  was  a  small  sample  lot,  and  was  re- 
ceived at  Chicago  at  a  time  when  the  ware- 
houses there  were  full.  Upwards  of  4,000 
tons  of  wheat,  and  a  still  larger  quantity  of 
flour,  was  on  store  in  Chicago  when  that 
wheat  reached  there,  and  the  daily  receipts 
were  fully  equal  to  the  current  demand. 
The  story  was  circulated  and  garnished  for 
the  interest  of  the  speculators. 

About  the  same  time  the  dealers  in  New 
York  were  astonished  by  the  arrival  of  two 
or  three  cargoes  of  wheat  from  Liverpool. 
The  fact  of  that  importation  was  trumpeted 
abroad  as  an  evidence  of  an  approaching 
scarcity  in  the  New  York  market.  It  is  now  I 
pretty  generally  suspected  that  those  im- 
portations were  made  at  a  great  loss  by 
heavy  holders  in  Chicago,  who  took  that 
method  to  counteract  the  efforts  of  the  spec- 
ulators who  had  sold  "short;"  and  who 
were  endeavoring,  by  every  possible  artifice, 
to  "bear"  the  market,  so  that  they  could 
settle  their  differences  with  the  least  possi- 
ble margin  of  loss. 


Worcester's  Improved  Globe  Valve. — 
Mr.  J.  M.  Thompson  has  left  at  this  office 
one  of  Worcester's  improved  globe  valves. 
The  improvement  appears  to  have  a  decided 
value,  which  only  needs  to  be  seen  by  engi  _ 
neers  to  be  appreciated.  It  consists  in 
causing  the  valve  to  rotate  on  the  screw- 
stem,  which  raises  or  lowers  it  in  such  a 
manner  as  to  allow  of  its  wearing  a  perfectly 
tight  seat,  through  any  scale  or  mud  which 
may  accumulate  on  the  seat  or  valve,  and 
which  by  its  presence  often  causes  leakage 
and  damage  to  the  valve.  This  valve  is  be- 
ing rapidly  introduced  in  most  of  the  west- 
ern cities.  The  right  for  this  coast  is  for 
sale  by  Mr.  Thompson,  at  the  Mammoth 
mills,  Plumas  county.  Further  information 
may  be  obtained  by  calling  at  this  office, 
where  one  of  the  valves  may  be  seen. 

The  City  College. — The  sixteenth  ses- 
sion of  this  well  known  Educational  Insti- 
tute commenced  on  the  5th  inst.  The  fac- 
ulty of  this  institution  consists  of  nine 
Professors  and  Teachers  of  ability  and  ex- 
perience. The  course  of  instruction  em- 
braces all  the  studies  usually  pursued  in 
the  best  Grammar  and  High  Schools,  as 
well  as  in  regular  Collegiate  Institutions. 
Attention  is  also  given  to  physical  as  well 
as  mental  and  moral  culture.  Its  situation, 
being  located  in  a  convenient  yet  retired 
portion  of  the  city,  near  Union  Square, 
with  all  its  1  other  advantages,  and  its  thor- 
ough course  of  study,  renders  it  a  most  de- 
sirable place  for  instruction.  Rev.  P.  V. 
Veeder  still' continues  the  Acting  President 
of  the  Institution. 


Who  Wants  a  Building  Lot  ? — The  ex- 
tensive auction  sale  of  thejreal  estate  of  the 
late  J.  C.  Beideman,fadvertised  in  another 
colunin,  presents  one  of  the  most  favorable 
opportunities  for  securing  a  homestead  ever 
offered  in  this  or  any  other  city.  A  wide 
margin  in  choice,  as  to  situation,  and  plen- 
ty of  time  for  payment,  is  afforded. 


©be  Pining  and  gtimtitit  %tt&. 


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A  New  Savings  Bask. — We  would  call 
the  especial  attention  of  our  readers,  miners, 
and  manufacturers,  to  an  advertisement  in 
another  column,  of  the  "Farmers'  and  Me- 
chanics' Bank  of  Savings,"  225  Sansome 
Htreet.  This  is  a  new  banking  institution, 
incorporated  under  the  banking  laws  of  the 
State,  and  approved  April  11th,  1862.  Its 
Directors  are  among  the  best  men  in  our 
community — men  of  wealth,  and  of  high 
social  and  moral  standing — thus  giving  to 
the  community  a  guarantee  of  permanency 
and  usefulness,.  Snch  an  institution  as  this 
promises  to  be,  has  been  long  wanted  by 
the  farmers,  drovers,  miners  and  manufac- 
turers of  the  State.  Deposits  as  small  as 
one  dollar  are  received — thus  meeting  the 
wants  of  those  who  are  anxious  to  accumu- 
late from  small  beginnings. 

Parties  can  make  their  deposits  from  time 
to  time,  and  draw  them,  as  in  other  banking 
institutions ;  and  can  deposit  them  for  tem- 
porary or  permanent  purposes,  receiving 
interest  thereon,  after  a  certain  length  of 
time.  The  miner  can  remit  his  gold  dust, 
his  money  or  his  bullion,  for  sale  or  for 
coinage;  and  check  against  the  same,  or 
leave  it  on  deposit,  drawing  interest  We 
know  of  no  institution  organized  among  us, 
giving  more  promise  of  success  and  useful- 


Levey's  Fihe  Extinguishes. — A  trial  of 
Levey's  Fire  extinguisher  was  inade  on 
Tuesday  evening  last,  under  the  supervision 
of  the  Fire  Department  A  12x12  building, 
of  redwood,  containing  several  tar  barrels, 
a  lot  of  shavings  steeped  in  coal  oil,  etc. , 
was  prepared  for  the  purpose  on  Union 
Square.  The  building  was  fired,  and  when 
the  signal  was  given  by  the  Chief  of  the 
Board,  Mr.  Levey  approached  with  his  ex- 
tinguisher, and  succeeded  in  putting  out 
the  fire.  He  had  the  flames  under  control 
in  less  than  two  minutes,  and  they  were 
completely  extinguished  in  about  two  min- 
utes more.  The  universal  verdict  was  that 
the  trial  was  a  success.  It  would  appear  to 
be  almost  impossible  for  a  fire  to  spread 
much  if  one  of  these  machines  could  be 
brought  to  bear  upon  it  before  it  had  got 
much  headway.  We  shall  probably  give  a 
full  and  illustrated  description  of  this  novel 
tire  extinguisher  next  week. 

Crossing  the  Ocean  on  a  Baft. — Three 
persons  started  from  New  York  on  or  about 
the  1st  of  June,  to  cross  the  Atlantic  on  a 
"raft."  This  novel  seagoing  craft  is  de- 
signed as  a  life-saving  raft,  constructed 
chiefly  of  inflated  water-proof  material 
There  is  no  hold  or  cabin  upon  it,  every- 
thing being  exposed  to  the  action  of  the 
wind  and  waves  ;  but  the  adventurous  party 
have  confidence  that  the  raft  will  ride  every 
sea.  The  object  of  the  voyage  is  to  test  its 
utility.  They  will  visit  England  and  go  to 
the  World's  Fair  at  Paris.  The  raft  was 
spoken  when  about  170  miles  out — all  hands 

well. 

■*■—  °^»-  •*  ♦ 

A  cannon  was  recently  manufactured  at 
one  of  the  foundries  at  Grass  Valley,  accord- 
ing to  the  National,  out  of  an  old  8-inch 
shaft — the  bore  being  1  Y±  inches  in  diame- 
ter and  fifteen  inches  in  length.  After  be- 
ing bored,  it  was  put  into  a  lathe  and  turned 
and  polished.  If  we  are  not  mistaken,  this 
is  the  second  cannon  manufactured  in 
Grass  Valley.  ' 

The  arrivals  and  departures  by  sea  from 
San  Francisco  for  the  six  months  ending 
July  1st,  were  as  follows :  Arrived,  16,488  ; 
departed,  8,300 — showing  an  increase  of  8,- 
188  ;  nearly  one-half  the  arrivals  being  a 
permanent  addition  to  our  population.  Of 
this  increase  about  2,000  were  from  China. 


A  New  Light-house  is  to  be  erected  at 
Cape  Mendocino.  The  tower  will  be  con- 
structed of  iron,  and  the  lens  of  the  first 
order  of  Fresnel,  revolving  at  an  interval  of 
thirty  seconds.  The  foundation  of  the  tower 
will  be  360  feet  above  high  water  mark.  It 
will  be  lighted  about  the  middle  of  Novem- 
ber. 


Bessemer  Steel  Ware. — Bessemer  steel 
is  now  used  in  the  manufacture  of  ordinary 
iron  cooking  utensils.  All  kinds  of  hollow 
ware  for  domestic  purposes,  are  now  made 
of  this  material  They  are  pressed  into 
shape  from  a  flat  plate  very  much  as  bonnet 
shapes  are  pressed,  and  are  of  course  turned 
out  without  seam  or  rivet  The  superiority 
of  steel  over  cast'  iron  as  a  conductor  of 
heat,  as  well  as  its  increased  strength  for  a 
given  thickness,  and  many  other  considera- 
tions, render  this  description  of  iron  ware 
economical  at  a  much  higher  price  than  the 
ordinary  ware.  The  cost  of  manufacture 
by  this  process  is  much  less  than  the  cost 
with  cast  iron — the  difference  being  almost 
equal  to  the  increased  cost  of  steel  over  iron. 


New  Incorporations.  —Articles  of  incor- 
poration have  recently  been  tiled  in  the 
County  Clerk's  office  in  this  city  as  follows ; 

Scott  BiverG.  M.  Co. — Siskiyou  county. 
July  10th.  Capital  stock,  $120,000;  100 
shares.  Trustees :  George  Hearst,  Joel.  J. 
Josselyn,  J.  W.  Pearson,  Wni.  A.  Bolinger, 
and  W.  P.  PooL 


The  first  steam  fire  engine  in  China  ar- 
rived in  March  last,  and  has  given  such 
satisfaction  that  several  more  will  soon  be 
ordered.  These  engines  were  from  the  same 
establishment  which  has  supplied  all  the 
steam  fire  engines  in  this  city. 

Commercial  Herald  and  Market  Re- 
view.— The  first  No.  of  this  paper  was  is- 
sued last  steamer  day.  Its  appearance  is 
quite  creditable. 


Jacob  Shew,  Pioneer  Photographer,  612  clay  street,  north 
aide,  fourdoors  above  Montgomery,  (late  315  Montgomery 
street,)  takca  nil  kinds  of  Photographs  In  the  best  style  of 
the  Art.  He  would  Invito  especial  attention  to  the  new 
"  Cabinet  Photographs,"  which  he  is  taking  to  perfection. 
lOvlJtf 


Pbkso&s  desirous  of  obtaining  the  finest  Wood  Engrav- 
ings, can  procure  them  only  by  having  the  picture  photo- 
graphed on  tho  block,  by 

D.  H.  WOODS, 

MvUtrnr  No.  28  Third  street 


Save  TTonr  Teeth.— Do  not  have  them  extracted 
without  first  consulting  a  good  Dentist.  The  loss  Is  irrepar- 
able, and,  in  many  Instances,  unnecessary.  DR.  BEERS, 
corner  of  Pino  and  Keamy  streets,  makes  a  specialty  of 
filling  the  fangs  of  dead  Teeth,  and  building  up  broken 
crowns  with  puue  gold— thus  restoring  them  to  their  origi- 
nal usefulness  and  beauty. 

BSr*  Call  and  examine  the  work.  Finest  quality  of  arti- 
ficial work  also  manufactured,  leivl  J.  if 


Gold  Bur*,  of  whatever  size,  if  well  cast,  assayed 
for  two  dollars,  at  A.  P.  MONITOR'S  Assay  Office, 
611  Commercial  street,  opposite  United  States  Branch 
Mint.  I6vl4-3m 


Brown's  Filtering  Heater.— For  preventing  In- 
crustation In  Steam  Boilers,  purines  water  from  lime  or 
any  other  impurity,  saves  luel,  saves  the  boiler,  prevents 
explosions,  and  protects  life  and  property.  Tho  cost  of  the 
Filter   is  soon   saved   in  fuel   and    boiler— repairs  alone. 

One  Is  in  operation  at  the  San  Francisco  Foundry,  Fre- 
mont street,  where  Rights  can  bo  procured,  or  all  needed 
information,  on  application,  In  person  or  by  letter,  to 

5vll-lv  AUSTIN  A.  \t'ELLS,  Agent 


Metai-mihgist.— A  practical  metallurgist,  experienced  in 
all  branches  of  Ills  business,  and  particularly  in  the  manu- 
facture of  Touon  coppkk,  wants  employment    His  address 
can  be  had      the  office  of  the  Mining  and  Scientific  Press. 
2ftv1,4-4w» 


N0RTS  AMERICA 

Life  Insurance  Company. 

* 

Usual  Restrictions  on  Occupation  and  Travel 

'  ABOLISHED  I 


Policies  of  this  Company  aro  guaranteed  by  tho  State  of 

New  York,  which  is  true  of  no  other  Company 

on  this  Coast. 

The  meat  Responsible  and  Liberal  Company   n  the  World  1 
J.   A.    EATON    &  CO., 

Managers  Pacific  Branch,  SOS  Montgomery  st. 

20vI4nr9p  SAN  FRANCISCO. 


Cyanide  of  Potassium 

FOB  — 

QUARTZ     MILLS, 

Photographers,   Electrotypers,  Etc. 

Manufactured  by  the 

PACIFIC    CHEMICAL,    "WORKS. 

For  sale  by  all  Wholesale  Druggist*  and 

Dealers  in  Photographer^  Stock. 

2vli-altf 


J^       Builder**   lata 

•KAorricE  in   the 

Vr    lALIFORSIA  SAVI! 


Insurance    Company— 

BUILDING    Or   THE' 
I.VGS  BANK,  California 
street,  one  door  from  Sanaorae  ttrcet 

O-riKE  AND  MARINE  INSURANCE.  10rMr>r><ir 


b& 


LINSEED  OIL. 

The  Pacific  Linseed  Oil  &  Lead  Works 

Arc  now  prepared  to  furnish  dealers  and  consumers 
Pure    Linseed    Oil, 
Haw  or  Boiled,  attlic  Lowest  Market  Rates.    We  call  es- 
pecial attention  to  the  quality  of  our  Oil,  believing  It  to  ba 
superior  to  any  Imported  Oil  altered  In  thin  market 
Orders  from  the  country  will  have  prompt  attention. 
Address, 
Puclflc  Unseed  OH  and  Lend  Work*, 
Care  of  L.  B.  BENCHLEY  &  CO.. 
19vl4-3m9p  San  Francisco. 


PACIFIC 

Rolling  Mill  and  Forge  Co., 

SAN    FRANCISCO,    CAL. 
Established  for  the  Manufacture  of 

RAILROAD    AND   OTHER   IRON 

—  MUD  — 

Every  Variety  of*  Shafting1 

Embracing  ALL  SIZES  of 

Steamboat    Shullts,   Crank*,    Plnton    and    Com- 

nectlnij  Soda.  Car  and  Locomotive  Axle» 

and  Frames. 

—  ALSO  — 

HAMMERED     IROIV 

Of  every  description  nnd  size. 

BSF-  Orders  addressed  to  PACIFIC  ROLLING  MILL  and 
FORGE  CO.,  Post  Office,  San  Francisco,  CaL,  will  receive 
prompt  attention. 

asp-  The  highest  price  paid  for  Scrap  Iron.       9vl43m9p 


Real     Estate     Sale 


E  S  T  A.  T  E 

Of 

JACOB  C.  BEIDEMAN,  deceased. 

HY 

JOHN  W.  BRUMAGIM,  Ad  m  In  la  tr  a  tor, 

With  the  Will  annexed,  will  commence,  on 

"Wednesday,  the  24th  day  of  July, 

At  13  o'clock  MM 

And  continue  from  day  to  day,  until  the  whole  Is  sold, 
at  the  auction  room  of      ' 

MAURICE     DORE     «fc     CO., 

337  Montgomery  Street. 

TERMS,  IX  UNITED  STATES  GOLD  COIN. 

1-4  Cash  ; 

1-4  in  One  Year, 

1-1  in  Two  Years; 

1-4  in  Three  Yeais. 
Deferred    payments    to  bear    interest    at 
eight  per  cent,  per  annum,  payable  quar- 
terly, and   secured   by    mortgage    on   the 
property. 

«©- Cataloguesof  the  property  can  bo  obtained  of  H.F. 
WILLIAMS*  CO,,  Clay  street,  oral  tho  office  of  MAURICE 
DORE    &  CO.,  3X7  Montgomery  street.  Ivl5-3w 


JAMES   M.   TAYLOR, 

Attorney  and  Counsellor  at  Law, 

Court  Block,  636  Clay  Street, 

SAN    FRANCISCO. 
Will  practice  In  the  State  nnd  Federal  Courts.    Special  at- 
tention given  to  proceeding  under  the  Patent  Law. 
2vl5-lqy. 


THE    CHSEA.T    UGHT. 

THE  DANFORD 
Atmospheric   Lamp. 

Tills  Lamp  burns  coul  oil,  requires  no  chimney,  gives  a 
nurc  white  and  steadv  name,  uses  tliirtv  per  cent,  less  oil 
than  any  other  Lamp  in  proportion  to  the  amount  ot  lijrlit 
afforded,  and  is  absolutely  indispensable  in .every  house 
where  gas  is  not  used.    CALL  AND  fcEfc.  THEM. 

1<  or  sale  only  by  ■E,.,AA,^'K&^   ,- 

2vl5  qy        417  Washington  street,  opp.  Post  Oilice,  t>.  F. 


ARMES  &  DALLAM, 


215  and  air  Sacramento  street. 


SAJi    FRANCISCO. 


IMPORTERS  AND  JOBBERS  OF 


WOODEN    WAJRE, 


Willow  Ware, 

Feather  Dusters, 

Baskets,  in  great  variety, 
Clothes  Wringers, 
Brushes,  all  kinds. 

Paper  Bags,  all  sizes, 
Blacking. 

Ten  Pins  and  Balls, 
Twines  for  all  uses. 

Fish  Hooks  mill  Lines, 
Cordage, 
Broom  Materials,  Stationery,  Bale  Rope,  etc.,  etc 


Having  recently  enlarged  the  capacity  of  our 

PIONEER, 

WOODEN  WARE  MANUFACTORY, 

To  meet  the  demands  of  our  rapidly  Increasing  trade,  we 

are  now  extensively  engaged  in  manufacturing 
Brooms, 

Brushes, 
Palls, 

Tubs, 

Keelera. 
Sieves, 

Churns, 

Krult  Boxes. 
Salt  Boxes, 

Wash  Boards, 
Cheese  HoopF, 
Peach  Baskets, 
Broom  Handles, 
Cheese  Safes, 

Cnrtaln  Rollers, 
Kegs,  all  kinds. 
Pastry  Boards, 
Butter  Molds. 
Butter  Tnhs. 
Tnr  Buckets. 

Clothes  Frames, 
Barrel  and 

Half-bbl  Cover*, 
And  many  other  articles  in  tho  Wooden  Ware  lino,  of  very 
superior  quality,  which  we  offer  to  the  trade  at  lower 
prices  than  the  imported  article  commands  In  the  market 


Wc  are  SOLE  AGENTS  for  the  sale  of 
SHERMAN'S 

Improved  Clothes  Wrinjrer 

For  the  Pacific  Coast. 
We  would  call  the  attention  of  the  trade  to  the  supe-  lority  of 

"ARMES'  STAR  EXTRA  BROOMS," 

Being  made  from  selected  materials  by  the  best  workmen. 
They  are  unequalled  for  durability,  fineness  and  beauty  of 
workmnnship.  None  genuine  except  those  bearing  a  star 
and  the  facsimil*  of  the  signature  of  C.  W.  &  G.  W.  ARMES 
on  the  label.  Trade  mark  secured.  Parties  ordering  this 
Broom  should  specify  "ARMES-  STAR  EXTRA,"  to  insure 
their  getting  the  genuine  article. 

Our  customers  can  always  rely  upon  having  their  orders 
promptly  filled  with  goods  of  superior  quality  at  the  low- 
est market  rates. 


21vlJ-Iam6m9p 


ARMES  ifc  DAliLAM, 

215  and  217  Sacramento  street. 


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©to  pmi»g  mi  Mmtifk  §xm. 


I  A  New  Silk.  Febeb. — An  Eastern  paper 
says :  ' '  The  Department  of  State  has  received 
information  froni  the  United  States  Con- 
sul at  Lambayeque,  Pern,  that  an  import- 
ant discovery  has  been  made  in  Peru  of  the 
silk  plant.  Preparations  are  "being  made  to 
cultivate  it  upon  an  extensive  scale.  The 
shrub  is  three  or  four  feet  in  hight.  The 
silk  is  inclosed  in  a  pod,  of  which  each  plant 
gives  a  great  number,  and  is  declared  to  be 
superior,  in  fineness  and  in  quality,  to  the 
productions  of  the  silkworm.  It  is  a  wild 
perennial,  the  seed  small,  and  easily  sepa- 
rated from  the  fiber.  The  stems  of  the 
plant  produoe  a  long  and  very  brilliant  fiber, 
superior  in  strength  and  beauty  to  the  finest 
linen  thread.  Small  quantities  have  been 
woven  in  the  rude  manner  of  the  Indians, 
and  the  texture  and  brilliancy  is  said  to  be 
unsurpassed." 


3Kstal>lislxed    in   1849-Corner   ITiirst   and    Mission   streets,   San   Francisco. 


HAVING  INCREASED  OUR  FACILITIES  IN  EVERT  DEPARTMENT,  WE  ARE  NOW 
prepared  at  the  shortest  notice  and  at  the  most  reasonable  rates,  to  furnish  all 
kinds  and  description  of  Machinery,  including  Steam  Engines,  Quartz  Mills,  Mining  Pumps 
of  all  kinds,  Hoistinc  Gear,  Gas  Work,  Lanndrv  Machinery,  Architectural  and  Ornamental 
Castings,  Sugar  Mills,  Saw  and  Flour  Mills,  Water  Wheels of all  kinds.  Hydraulic,  Hav,  Rag, 
screw  and  Drop  Presses,  Coining  Machinery.  Pile  Drivers,  Bark  and  Malt  Mills,  and  all 
klnd'f  nf  Castings. 

EXGrl.N'ES.  —  Marine  Engines,  Oscillating  and  Boara  ;  Stern  and  Side  Wheel  Boats; 
Locomotives,  Stationary  Engines,  Horizontal,  .Upright,  Oscillating  and  Beam,  frooi  six 
to  fifty  Inches  diameter.  Also,  Scott  &  Eckarrs  Adjustable  Cut-nil'  Regulator— best  in 
use;  W.  R.  Eckar't's  Balance  Valve  for  Stationary  Engines;  Woodward's  Patent  Steam 
Pumn  and  Fire  Engine. 

BOILERS.  Locomotive,  F'.ae,  Tubular,  Upright,  Cylinder  and  Cornish,  and  every 
variety  of  Boiler  Work.     All  sizes  nf  tubes  and  pipes  for  pumps. 

PUMPS.— The  Excelsior  double-acting  Force  Pumps  are  manufactured  hy  us.  These 
very  superior  Pumps  are  warranted  the  best,  and  arc  fast  replacing  all  other  Force  Pumps. 


AMALGAMATING  SI  ACM  I  XEK"5f .  -Wheeler  &  Randall's  Improved  Tractory 
Curve  Paii,  Zenas  Wheeler's  improved  Hat  bottom  pan,  Beldin's  pan,  Veatch's  tubs, 
Prater's  concentrators,  Waklee'3  pans,  Beers'  pan,  German  Barrels,  Arastra  Gearing,  Chile 
Mills.  Settlers  m'  :!ll  descriptions,  Retorts  of  all  sizes  and  shapes,  for  Silver  and  Gold, 
Portable  Stamp  Mills,  Straight  Batteries,  for  wood  or  Iron  frames,  Dry  Crushing  Bat- 
teries, or  machines  with  the  latest  improvements,  everv  variety  m  Stamps,  Mortars,  Cams, 
Pans  and  Tubs.     BLAKE'S  PATENT  QUARTZ  CRUSHERS,  of  all  sizes. 

Oil,  BOKI3TG  TOOLS  ANJ>.  MACHINEKT-Of  the  latest  and  most  ap- 
proved construction,  made  from  drawings  lately  marie  bv  Prof.  Blake  at  the  oil  wells  m 
Pennsylvania.  We  have  the  facilities  for  working  gold  arid  silver  quartz  and  other  ores,  to 
test  their  value,  bv  the  hundredweight  or  ton. 

Russia  Iron  Screens,  of  all  degrees  of  fineness  and  of  all  qualities  of  iron.  All -work  done 
in  the  best  manner  at  the  lowest  cash  prices. 

0.   J.  UOOTH.  GEO.   W.   PKESCOTT.  IRVING    M.  SOOTT 


24vl2 


EC.   «X.    BOOTH    «fc   CO. 


Machinists  and  Foundries. 

PALMER,  KNOS  &  CO., 

Golden    State  Iron    Works, 

No*.   10,  SI,  S3  and  25  First  Street, 

SAN  FRANCISCO. 

MANUFACTURE  ALL  KINDS  OF 

MACHINERY, 

STEAM   EXCISES   A\I)   QUARTZ   MILLS* 

DUNBAR'S    IMPROVED 

Self- Axlj listing  I*istoix  I?aoltiiigj, 

Requires  no  springs  or  screws;  is  always  steam  tight; 

without  excessive  friction,  and  never 

gets  slack  or  leafey. 

WHEELER  <fe  RANDALL'S 

NEW    GKIXDER.    AND    AMAL6A9IATOR 

HEPBURN  &  PETERSON'S 

AMALGAMATOR  AND  SEPARATOR, 

Knox's   Ama,lg:aiiiator!$, 

WITH    PALMER'S   PATENT   STEAM   CHEST, 

Superior  tor  working  either  GOLD  OR  SILVER  ORES,  and 
is  the  only  Amalgamator  tliat  has  stood  the  test  of  sevcu 
.  years' continual  working. 
ttenulne    Wiilte   Iron  Stump  Shoes  and    Dies 

Having  been  engaged  for  the  past  ten  years  in  quartz 
mining,  and  being  conversant  with  all  the  improvements, 
either  in  -Mining  or  Milling,  we  are  prepared  to  furnish,  ai 
the  shortest  notice,  the  most  perfect  machinery  for  reduc 
lng  ores,  or  saving  cither  gold  or  silver.  13vl0f|y-tf 


WILLAMETTE  IRON  WORKS, 

PORTLAND,    OREGON. 

©team.    Engines,    Boilers, 
SAW  AND  CRBST  MILLS, 

MINING    MACHINERY",     WROUGHT     IRON     SHUTTER 
WORK,  AND  BLACKS  MIT  HING  IN  GENERAL. 
Corner  North-Front  and  E  atreels, 
18vl3-ly  One  block  north  of  Couch's  Wharf. 

UNION    IRON  WORKS, 

Sacramento. 
WILLIAMS,  ROOT  &  NEILSON, 

MANUFACTURERS  OF 

CROSS'  PATENT  BOILER  FEEDER, 

©TEA.IMC  EIVGTIVJEJS,  BOILERS, 

And  all  kinds  of  Mining  Machinery. 

Also,  Hay  and  Wine  Presses  made  and  repaired 
with  neatness,  durability  mid  dispatch. 

Ilunbar'n  Patent  Self- Adjusting:  Steam  Piston 


Front  Street,  between  X  and  O  streets, 

livll  Sacramento  City 


GEORGE  T.  PRACY, 
MACHINE     WORKS, 

Nos  1D9  and  ill  Mission  street,  betweeu  Main  and  Spear, 

SAN   FRANCISCO. 

STEAM  ENGI3T E,  FLOUR  A\l)  SAW  MILL 

And  Quartz  Machinery,  Printing  Presses, 

AND 

MACHINERY   OF  EVERY  DESCRIPTION    MADE    AND 
REPAIRED. 
SS^Special  attention  paid  to  Repalrlng.^Bfr    qy-3 


SAN    FRANCISCO 

Foundry  and  Machine  Works, 

K".  -E.  Cor.  Fremont  nud  Mission  streets. 

Manufacturers  of 

Marine  and  Stationery  Engines 

Quartz  Machinery,   Saw,  Flour  and   Sugar  Mills,   Mining 

Pumps,  Hoisting  Gear,  Agricultural  Implements,  etc. 

—ALSO— 

Wine,   Cider,    Cotton     and    Tobacco     Presses 

of  the  latest  Improved  Patterns. 

STEAM  ENGINES  AND  BOILERS, 

Of  all  sizes,  constantly  on  hand;  Quartz  Mill  Shoes  and 
Dies  warranted  to  be  made  of  the  best  white  iron. 
Dunbar's  Improved  Self-Adfu»tlns:  Plston- 
Pn.cU.Inp,  requires  no  springs  or  screws;  is  always  steam- 
tight;  without  excessive  friction,  and  never  gets  slack  or 
leaky. 

MACHI9TEBY,  OP   ALL  DESCRIPTIONS 

Bought,  sold,  or  exchanged.    Bolt  Cutting  and  Castings  tt 

the  lowest  market  rates. 

Cvllly  DEYOE,  DIXSMORE  <fe  CO 


Pacific  File,  Reaper  and  Mower  Section 

MATSTTJ  FACTORY, 

No.  S3  Beale  Street,  between  Market  and  Mission, 

SAN   FRANCISCO. 

Files  re-cut  and  Warranted  as  good  as  new,  or  no  charge. 
Theuiily  establishment  in  the  State.    We  also  man- 
ufacture Reaper  and  Mower  Sconon.-'. 
Ivl5tf  DUKNINii  &  FISHER,  Prop'rs. 


GLOBE 

Foundry  and  Machine  Shop. 


STOCKTOS ,     CAL. 


KEEP,   BLAKE   &  CO., 

aiANCFACTUREKS  OF 

<lunriz,  Saw  and  Grist.  HI  ill  Irons,  Steam 
.Engines,  Horse  Powers, 

Mining  and  Irrigating  Pumps.  Car  Wheels,  Derrick  Irons, 
House  Fronts,  Iron  Fencing,  Balcony  Railings,  etc., 
at  San  Francisco  prices.    Orders  solicited 
KJvliMy  and  promptly  executed. 


i.°s.H5S°"!  HAWSCOM  &  CO.,  il.TZSo": 
JEtna  Iron  Works  ! 

Soothe a.-t  corner  Fremont  and  Tchuna  street*. 
SAN  FRANCISCO. 

Practical  Machinists  and  Iron  Pounders, 

MANUFACTURE 

STEAM     ENGINES, 

QUARTZ    MILL    MACHINERY.  OF    ALL    KINDS, 

SAW  MILLS,  FLOTJB    MILLS, 

Dmiuar'N    Improved     Sclft-Adlustlng 

VISTON  PACKING, 

No^so  extensively  used  in  the  East  and  in  this  State.  Re- 
quires no  springs  or  screws:  Is  always  steam-tight;  without 
excessive  friction,  and  never  gets  slack  or  leaky. 

HANdf'OM'S  CRUSHER, 

The  best  of  the  kind  now  in  use  in  this  Slate  or  anywhere  else 

"Wheeler  «£:  Kn  ndair*  New  Grinder  and 

A  maliramntor, 

Which  only  needs  examination  to  be  appreciated. 

Tyler's  Improved  "Water  "Wheel, 

Giving  greater  power,  at  lower  cost,  than  any  wheel  in  uco 

Send  for  one  ol'onr  circulars,  giving  full  tables 

All  Wheels  warranted  to  give  the   1  ower  as  set  forth,  or 

the  money  will  be  refunded. 

Sole  makers  for  thin  conit  of  the  "  Fendcrgnsi 
"White  Iron  St  simp  Shoos  and  Dies. 
None  genuine  unless  obtained  from  us.    Every  one  war- 
ranted. 

Patented  Machinery  of  all  kinds  will  be  furnished  by  us 

at  market  prices.    Particular  attention  given  to  drawings 

and  specifications  of  machinery,  which  will  be  made  to 

order.  The  patronage  of  the  public  is  respectfully  solicited. 

l:h-12 


LEWIS  COFFKT.  j.  s.    .'ISDON 

IjTCWIS   COFFEY   &   RISUON, 

Steam  Boiler  &  Sheet  Iron  Works. 

THE  only  exclusively  Boiler  Making  establish  mum  nvl  the 
Pacific  Coast  owned  and  conducted  bv  Practical  Boiler 
Makers.  All  orders  for  New  Work  and  the  repairing  of  Old 
Work,  executed  aKordcred,  and  warranted  as  to  quality. 

Old  Stand,  comer  of  Bush  and  Market  streets,  opposite 
Oriental  Hotel.  San  Francisco. 

CALIFORNIA    BRASS    FOUNDRY. 

No.  1S5  First  street,  opposite  Minna, 

BAN  FRANCISCO. 

All  kinds  of  Brass,  Composition,  Zinc,  and  Babbitt  Metal 
Castings.  Brass  Ship  Work  of  all  kinds.  Spikes,  .shentbing 
Nails,  Rudder  Braces,  Hinges.  Ship  and  Steamboat  Bellsand 
Gongs  of  superior  tone.  All  kinds  of  Cocks  and  Valves,  Hy- 
draulic Pipes  and  Nozzles,  and  Hose  Couplings  and  Connec- 
tions of  all  sizes  and  patterns,  furnished  with  dispatch. 
BO"  PRICES  MODERATE.  ^0ff 

V.  KINGWELL.  19vliJ.lv]  J.   H.  WEED. 


FULTON 

Foundry  and  Iron  Works. 

HINCKLEY  k  CO., 

MANUFACTURERS   OF 

©TEAM    ENGINES, 
Quartz,    Flour    and    ©aw    Mills, 

Moore'*  Grinder  and   Amalgamator,  TSrodle's 

Improved    Crusher,    Mlnlntr    Pumps, 

Amaliraniai..!-!.,  and  all  hinds 

of  Machinery. 

Nob.  45,  47  and  49  First  street,  between  Market  and  Mla- 
iir>n  street,  San  Francisco.  3-qy     • 


NEPTUWE  IRON  WORKS) 

Corner  of    Mission    and  Fremont  Streets, 

■SAN  FRANCISCO. 

MARire, 

Locomotive, 

And  all  kinds  of 
HIGH  PRESSURE 

Steam  Boilers 

MADE. 
All  Boilers  guaranteed  and 
tested  by  U.  S.  Boiler  In- 
snector  before  sent  out  of 
the  Shop,  at  Shop  expense 

AllktndsofSheetlron  and 

Water   Pine.    Coal    Oil 

stills,  Wrought  Iron 

Worms,  etc..  etc. 

Manniiictured  to  Order. 

Old  Roilei-x  Reimlrcd 

D.   t 'ASIEBOH. 


(TV  V~'V"^   *; 

V>~c'  \s  S_J  ^_/  \Jt 


How  to  Detect  Adulterated  Qtjick- 
sufEK. — Mercury  is  often  found  in  the 
market  -wilfully  adulterated  with  lead,  tin 
and  bismuth.  Of  lead  it  can  absorb,  or  dis- 
solve, almost  one-half  of  its  weight  without 
losing  much  of  its  liquidity.  This  adul- 
teration can  be  easily  discovered  by  rubbing 
some  of  the  metal  on  the  open  palm ;  if  it 
soils  the  skin  it  is  adulterated — if  pure,  it 
leaves  no  trace.,  Besides,  if  dosed  with  lead, 
it  will  leave  a  tail  behind — that  is,  the 
drops,  instead  of  being  globular,  will  assume 
an  elongated  form,  and  a  more  or  less  flat- 
tened surface. 


Tough  Wood. — It  is  said  that  the  white 
nut  pine  of  California  is  the  only  kind  of 
tree  on  the  Pacific  coast  which  will  afford 
a  wood  tough  enough  for  ox  yokes.  The 
Indians  manufacture  their  bows  from  a 
species  of  yew,  which  is  found  in  the  deep 
canons  of  the  Sierra  Nevada. 


DrvEES  at  work  in  Boston  Harbor  to  get 
the  sunken  yacht  Wave  out  of  the  ohannel 
have  recently  found  two  of  the  women  who 
were  drowned  when  she  went  down,  cling- 
ing to  the  rigging,  holding  on  with  a  death 
grip.  Had  they  let  go  they  would  have 
come  to  the  surface,  and  might  have  been 
saved. 


TOWNE  &  BACON, 
Book  and  Job  Printers, 
Have  the  Largest  Office, 
Do  the  most  work, 
And  do  it  better 
Than  other  offices 
)  In  this  City, 
Try  them 
FWith  a  Job, 
And  you  will  be 
Satisfied  the  above 
Statements  are  facts. 
Their  office  is  at  536 
Clay  St., -below  Montgom'y, 
Over  Pacific  Fruit  Market. 


CITY  IROW  WORKS  COMPANY. 


H.   KLlilNCLAUS, 


W.    DKMI11B. 


CLEEC    &    CO., 

Iron  roundel's,  Steam  Engine  Builders,  an 
Makers  of  all  kinds  of  Machinery. 


J.  NKWSIIAM. 


J.  B1U1V00D. 


SOUTH  BEACH  IRON  WORKS, 

Near  corner  of  King  and  Third  streets,  San  Francisco. 
M  A  R  I IV  E     E  W  GI  K  E8  , 

.AND   ALL  KINDS  OF 

MACHI1VERY      FOKGING. 

All  kinds  nt"  Ship-BmllliJnp  and  Mill  work  nmniifncliircn  lo 
order.  Joblilifg  of  every  description  promptly  aiicnticd  to. 
All  work  done  ynaranteed.  I9vl4-l7 


JOHN   LOCHHEAD'S 

Steam  Engine  Works, 

IScnle  street,  near  ASiKSion,  San  FninclKCo. 

STEAM    ENGINES    OF  EVERY    DESCRIPTION    BUILT 
to  order— .Marine,  Stationary,  or  Locomotive. 

HOISTING  AND  PUMPING  ENGINES, 

PORTABLE  ENGINES,   OF  ALL  SIZEH, 

DONKEY   PUMPS,  Etc.,  Etc.,  Etc. 

The  attention  nf  the  pnrtics  engaged  in  shipping  or  Inland 
navigation  le  called  to  the 

Superior  "Workmanship 

of  Mr.  LOCHHEAD.  who  has  bc-pii  in  the  bnwlnc^s  in  Pan 
Francisco  for  tho  l;ist  fourteen  venrs.  :iml  nijnyrs  thti  rppn 
tnrinti  nf  having  hnilt  ONE  HUNDRED  AND  SEVENTEEN 
STEAM    ENGINES 

Screw  Propellorsof  all  kinds,  and  Ptrnni  Boat  Machinery 
generally,  made  to  order,  and  warranted  to  give  mrtVct 
satisfaction  in  every  particular  iSvli'-Sm 


®h*  pining  and  Scientific  %xm. 


27 


Old  Propbxijxg  Power  Revived. — A 
method  of  propelling  boats,  now  in  use  in 
Franoe,  has  been  introduce.!  upon  the  Erie 
Canal  at  Buffalo,  New  York.  By  this  sys- 
tem, a  steel  wire,  Bye-eighths  of  an  inch  in 
diameter,  is  laid  alonff  the  center  of  the  en- 
tire length  of  the  canal.  This  wire  cable 
runs  over  a  drum  on  the  deck  of  the  boat, 
and  a  small  engine  of  four-horsepower  turns 
the  drum,  and  the  boat  is  thus  drawn  along. 
It  is  claimed  that  a  boat  of  two  hundred  and 
fifty  tons  may  be  pulled  along  in  this  way 
at  the  rate  of  two  miles  per  hour,  with  a 
consumption  of  only  twelve  hundred  pounds 
of  coal  in  twenty-four  hours. 

We  alluded  to  this  re-invention  several 
weeks  since,  as  a  very  old  idea,  but  never- 
theless a  very  useful  one. 

Ube.it  Yield  of  i;ncjtsu.YEit. — Twelve 
and  three-quarters  tons  of  cinnabar  ore, 
from  Chapman's  mine,  three  and  a  half 
miles  south  of  San  Jose,  yielded  sixty-four 
flasks  of  quicksilver,  rained  at  three  thou- 
sand dollars. 


WE  ARE  NOW  OFFERING 
OUR    IMJ-IEIVS-lli:    STOCK 

Fine  Custom  Made  Clothing 

Gents'  Furnishing  Goods 

AT  PHICES  THAT  DEFT  COMPETITION. 

Our  Stuck  of  Clothing  ConnUt«  ol    • 

.a_t_,:l,  the  latest  styles 

BOTH  OF  If  ATKRt  A!  AND  FINISH. 

A  Largo  Assortment  of 
Trunk*,  Valines,  Cut-pet  Bnfjn,  Blanket*,  Etc., 

AT  ).lrKt:Slr.LY   LOW    ['KICKS. 

a.  it.  ivte^o  &  co., 

Svio  Oor.  of  Washington  and  Sansome  streets. 


BLASTING  POWDER, 


PRICE,  SSS.OO  PER  KEG. 

-ALSO- 
SPORTIXG.  CAXXOX  AND    MUSKET 

POWDER, 

Of  superior  quality. 
FUSE      A.  TV  X>       SHOT, 

Always  on  hand  and  for  Male  at  the  office  of  the 

CALIFORNIA  POWDER  WORKS, 

No.  81  8  California  Street. 

JOHN  F.  LOHSE,  Secretary. 

25vHo,r 

PACIFIC   POWDER  MILL 

COMPANY'S 

BLASTING  POWDER! 

MANUFACTURED 

IN    MARIN    COUNTY, 

CALIFORNIA. 

FOR  SALE  BY 

HAYWARD  k  COLEMAN, 

AGENTS, 

414  Front  Street,  San  Francisco. 

Svli-Un 


California  Steam  Navigation 

Q^J    COMPANY. 

Steamer  CAPITAL ...OAPT.  E.  A.  POOLE 

CHRYSOPOLIS CAPT.  A.  FOSTER. 

YOSEMITE " 

CORNELIA OAPT.  W.  BROMLEY 

JULIA CAPT,  E.  CONCKLIft. 

One  of  the  above  steamers  leave  BROADWAY  WHARF 
at  4  o'clock  P.  M.  EVERY  DAY  (Sundays  excepted),  for 
Sacramento  and  Stockton,  connection  with  light-draff 
steamer*  for  MacysvlUc,  Colusa.  Chico,  and  Red  Bluff. 

Office  of  rhe  Company,  northeast  corner  of  Front  and 
Jackson  streets. 

JOHN  KENWLEY, 
13vl2  President. 


THE    PACIFIC    IRON"    WORKS, 

First  &  Fremont  Ste.,  between  Mission.  «fc  Howard,  San  Francisco. 

The  proprietors  of  the  above  Works  Invite  the  attention  of  all  parties  interested  to  their  greatly  improved  and  une- 
qualed  facilities  for  manufacturing  Steam  Engines  and  Boilers,  both  Marino  and  Stationary,  of  any  required  size  and 
pattern'  Quartz  Mills,  Amalgamating,  Pumping  and  Hoisting 'Machinery  of  the  most  approved  construction.  Flour,  Saw 
and  Sugar  Mills,  Witter  Wheels,  &e.,  &c.  Our  pattern  list  Is  most  complete  and  extensive,  embracing  the  late  Improve 
ments  in  all  classes  of  machinery  adapted  to  use  on  this  coast.  Wo  would  call  especial  attention  to  the  fact  that  we  hav< 
secured  the  exclusive  right  of  manufacture  for  the  Pacific  Coast  of  the  celebrated  Greene  Engine,  conceded  to  be  the 
most  economical  and  perfect  working  Engine  now  In  use.    We  arc  also  exclusive  manufacturers  ol  the  celebrated 

ISryun  Buttery,  Vurney'i  Amalearaatorci  and  Separator**,  Ryeraon***  Snnerhented  Steam  Aniiil 
Kama  tor*  nnd  Kotary  CruHoeri,  Stone  Breukei'*,  «fcc.    Orders  respectfully  Solicited, 

GODDARD  «fc  COMPANY. 


A.    S.    CHHKCn. 


S.    D.   CLARK. 


CHURCH  &  CLARK, 

IMPOKTIiKS   AND   DEALERS   IN 

.Mediterranean  and.  California. 

PETJITS,   NUTS,   OONrEOTIONESY,  Etc, 

ASD   MANUFACTUKliRB   OP 

FIRE     WORKS 

Of  every  description,  at  So.  <4©T  Kront  St.,  San  Francbco. 
L5vM(iuil2p 


NEW     YORK.     PHIOES. 


C.   E.    COLLINS, 

No.  603  Montgomery  street.  San  Francisco. 
EXCLUSIVE    AGEHT 

POH  THK 

AMEEICAN 

WATCH    FACTORY. 

A  large  assortment  of  these 
Snpex'ior     "W  atches, 

In  Gold  and  Silver  Casea, 

Constantly  on  hand,  and  sold    at    Factory 
prices.    Also, 

ENGLISH     AND    SWISS     WATCHES, 

Imported  directly  from    he  Manufacturers. 

The  American  Company  are  now  making 

VERY    FINE     WATCHES    FOR    LADIES. 

HSf-A  Uirjre  assortment   of  Gold    Chains 
and  Jewelry.  25vlu-iim 


SEW     YORK     PRICES. 


HAYWARD  &  COLEMAN, 

UIPORTlL'RSAND  REFINERS 

-OF- 

ninminating,   Lubricating, 

—  AND  — 

PAINT     OILS! 

CONSISTING   01' 

KEROSENE,    LARD,     SPERM,    ELEPHANT,    POLAR, 

TANNERS',  NEATSFOOT,  BOILED  ANJ)  RAW 

LINSEED,  CASTOR    AND  CHINA  NUT. 

—  AI.W0, — 

SPIRITS  OF  TURPENTINE  &  ALCOHOL 

Note.  —  Wc  would  specially  call  the  attention  of  Mill 
owners  and  Engineers  to  our  superior  PARAFFINE  OIL, 
■which  we  manufacture  from  the  California  Petroleum 
This  Oil  will  not  gum.  Machinery  thoroughly  cleaned  and 
lubricated  wiLh  it  will  not  heat,  and  alter  remaining  at  rest, 
can  be  started  without  cleaning-oil". 

SOf  A  sample  can  of  our  Furamne  Oil  will  be  forwarded 
on  application  to  us,  as  we  desire  a  fair  and  impartial  trial. 


Lamps  and  Lamp  Stock 


ffijr*An  elegant  and  complete  assortment  on  hand. -®ff 
19vl3-3m  414  Front  street,  San  Francisco. 


Engraved  to  Order.— Persons  who  desire  to  illustrate 
their  individual  establishments  or  business,  should  give  us 
their  orders  for  Engraving  and  Printing,  and  we  will  guar- 
antee good  work  and  reasonable  prices. 

DEWEY  &.  CO., 

Patent  Agents,  Publishers  and  Job  Printers,  SU5  Clay  st. 


Iffi.EUSSDORFFER, 

Nos.    635   and    637    Commercial    Street, 

WILL  INTRODUCE 

On.  Satu.rd.ay,  FeTbruai-y  t>,  1867. 

An  Entirely  New  Style  of 

J|  Cloth  Cashmere  Hat  J| 

"TA.CHT    HENRIETTA," 

Which  aro  the  most  dressy  Hat  ever  introduced  on  the 

Paelllc  Coast. 
0^-Cnll  and  see  them.  BvH 


MACCAR0N1,  YERMSCELLl, 


International   Hotel, 

JACKSON       STREET, 

BETWEEN  MONTGOMERY  AND  KEARNY  STS.. 

SAN   FRANCBSCO,  CAL 

THIS  OLD  ESTABLISHED  HOUSE  IS  IN  PERFECT 
ordor  for  the  accommodation  of  guests.  Persons  seek- 
ing comfort  and  economy  will  hud  this  the  best  Hotel  in 
the  city  to  stop  at.  The  Beds  are  nuw  and  in  good  order, 
and  the  Rooms  well  ventilated.  The  Table  will  always  be 
supplied  with  the  best  In  the  market. 

Prices  varying  from  SI  SO  to  83  per  day  for 
Board  and  Room. 

FINE  BATH   HOUSE   AND  BARBER  SHOP  ATTACHED 
TO  THE  HOUSE. 

US?*  Teams  belonging  to  the  House  will  be  m  attendance 
at  all  the  boats  and  cars  to  convey  passengers  to  the  House 
fhIek  of  cnAitGE,  and  to  any  part  of  the  city  for  5©  cents 

Zlvl2  F.  E.  WEYGANT,  Proprietor. 

Just  Fulblislied. 

THE  PHILOSOPHY  OF  MARRIAGE,  BEING  FOUR  Im- 
portant Lectures  on  FUNCTIONS  and  DISORDERS  of 
the  Nervous  System  and  Rrnroduetivc  Organs,  to  be  had  by 
addressing  and  inciting  tw-ntv.rlve  ccnls,  postnge  stamps 
to  Secretary  PACIFIC  MUSEUM  OF  ANATOMY,  Mont- 
gomery street,  Sau  Francisco.  12vl31y 


Machinists  and  Foundries. 


Miuers'  Foundry 

—  AND— 

MACHINE     WORKS, 

Nos.  245  to  255  First  Street, 

San  Francisco. 

HOWLAND,  AIXTG-ELL  &  KING, 

PROPRIETORS, 

Manufacturers  of  Machinery  for 


QUARTZ  MILLS. 
SAW  MILLS, 
POWDER  MILLS, 


FLOIK  MILES, 
Sl'GAIt  MILES, 
PAPER     MILES, 


Steam  Engines  of  all  Kinds, 
Amalgamators  of  all  Kinds. 

MINING  PIMPS,  HOISTING   WORKS, 

OIL  WELL  TOOLS,      ROCK  BREAKERS, 

— ASH — 

'  Machinery  and  Castings  of  all  kind*,  either 
of  Iron  or  Brass. 

Boilers  and  Sheet  Iron  Work  in  all  its 
Branohes, 

Shoe*  and  Bleu  of  White  Iron,  mn  hit  facta  red 
for  and  Imparled  by  u«  expi-emly  foe  llih  inif. 
piM.e.  aud  will  l«»l  i5  per  cent,  longer  than  an? 
other  made  on  tuU  coa»t. 

Itu«HlaIron  Screen*,  of  any  «i.i;<«m-  of  flneneau. 
We  are  the  on  I  v  mnuufuct  niei-i  an  thU  ctiuit  of 
the"HlcltN  Engine,"  the  mmti'»H)pu<t,  Mlmplo 
In  construction,  and  durable,  of  any  Engine  in 
line. 


W.  II.  HOWLANB, 
II.  B.  ANGELL, 


>:.  T.  KING, 
CYRUS  PALMER, 


JAMES  MACKEN, 

COPPER8KITH, 

No.  *S6  Fremont  «t.,  bet.  Howard  *\r  Folvom 

All  kinde  of  COPPER  WORK  done  to  order  in  the  best 
manner.  Particular  attention  paid  to  Steamboat,  Sugar 
House  and  Distillery  work.  B 

Repairing  promptly  and  neatly  attended  to. 

ISvll 


Dr.  Hufeland's  Swiss  Stomach 
Bitters. 

THE  WORLD  RENOWNED  REPUTATION,  TOGETHER 
with  the  extensive  and  Inercasina-  demand  for  Dr,  Hufe- 
land'sSwissSioniiieh  Bitters,  will  at  once  recommend  ihem 
to  the  favorable  notice  of  all  connoisseurs  and  lovers  of  a 
good  and  healthful  tonic  and  hi  vigor*  tor.  As  a  purifier  of 
the  blood,  acting  surely,  yet  gently,  on  the  secretions  of 
liver  and  kidneys,  they  are  unsurpassed  and  a  most  agreea- 
ble drink. 


For  sale  at  all  wholesale  and  retail  stores  on  the  Pacific 
Coast,  and  iit  the  depot  of  TAYLOR  &  BENDEL,  413  and 
413  Ciay  street,  between  Sansom«  and  Battery,  San  Frau- 
cisco.  20vH-(iin 


Files!    Files!    Files! 

NOT  PILES  OF  GOLD,  NOR  YET  OF  SILVER,  SO 
much  coveted  by  all  men;  but  the  BLEEDING,  BLIND 
or  EXTERNAL  PILES,  can  be  easily  and  speedily  cured  by 
the  use  of 

WOOD'S  SUB-POSITORY. 

It  is  a  preparation  totally  distinct  from  anything  hereto- 
fore offered  as  a  remedy  for  this  painful  and  often  fatal 
complaint,  The  SUB-POSITOi;Y  is  neither  a  pill,  powder, 
wash  or  salve,  and  yet  it  has  proved  to  be  a  certain  Rem- 
edy for  the  Piles.  Do  not  doubt  this  assertion,  or  delay 
testing  the  truth  of  It  If  you  are  troubled  with  the  Piles— 
you  will  not  be  deceived  in  it. 

Sold  wholesale  and  retail  by  J.  H.  REDTNGTON  A  CO., 
Nos.  416  and  418  Front  street;  GEO.  GRISWOLD,  corner  of 
Mission  and  First  streets;  OLD  FAMILY  DRUGSTORE, 
corner'Mission  and  Second  streets;  UNITED  STATES  DRUG 
STORE,  Bush  street,  between  Montgomery  and  Kearny. 

C.  WOOD,  Proprietor,  No.  63  Tehama  street,  between 
First  and  Second.  24vl4 -3m 


JOHN    TAYLOR   &   CO. 

IMPORTERS, 

AND  DUAI.EKS    IN 

ASSAYEKS'  MATERIALS, 

Druggists'  &  Chemists'  G-lassware, 

Fliotograplrio    JStoolt,   Etc. 

512  and  514  Washington  Street, 

SAN  FRANCISCO. 


WE  are  receiving  direct  from  MESSRS.  LADD  &  OERT- 
LING  (London)  aud  BEEKER  &  SONS  (Antwerp,  Bel 
glum)  their  superior 

ASSAY  AM)  BULLION  BALANCES, 

And  from  France  and  Germany,  as  well  as  the  Eastern 
States,  FURNACES,  CRUCIBLES,  MUFFLES,  BLOW-PIPE 
CASES,  GOLD  SCALES.  CHEMICAL  GLASSWARE,  and 
every  article  rcrinired  for  ASSAY  OFFICES,  LAHORATO 
RIES,  etc.  -  We  have  given  this  branch  of  our  business  par 
tlcular  attention,  to  select  such  articles  as  are  necessary 
in  the  development  of  the  mineral  wealth  of  this  coast. 

4  Full  Assortment  of  DRUGGISTS'  GLASSWARE  and 
DRUGGISTS'  SUNDRIES,  ACIDS  and  CHEMICALS,  coil- 
Btantlv  on  lomil. 

San'Francisco  March   6,  ltitio  llvlO-tf 


28 


$fa  prnmg  mft  Mmtifk  jgmfi. 


An  English  nobleman  has  suspended  a 
musical  bell  on  the  necks  of  all  his  cows, 
each  bell  tuned  to  a  different  note  of  the 
Bcale,  and  the  -whole  ringing  through  seve- 
ral octaves.  A  visitor  to  his  farm  is  charmed 
by  the  music.  Sometimes  he  hears  sev- 
eral notes  in  unison,  then  a  slight  discord, 
and  then  a  sweet  harmony ;  all  varied  by 
distance,  and  by  the  rising  and  falling  of  the 
breeze. 


The  wonderful  French  cannon,  the  inven- 
tion of  Napoleon,  the  construction  of  which 
is  supposed  to  be  a  profound  secret,  can  be 
fired  forty  or  fifty  times  a  minute.  It  is 
said  to  carry  with  accuracy  two  thousand 
yards,  and  a  single  discharge  -would  destroy 
the  whole  front  of  a  battalion.  It  is  so  light 
that  two  men  can  easily  lift  it. 

The  railroads  of  this  country  employ 
two  hundred  thousand  men,  and  at  least  a, 
million  of  men,  women  and  children  depend 
for  their  support  upon  the  railroad  interest. 


Business  Cards. 


H.  C.  HOWARD, 

Member  of  the  San  Francisco   Stock  and 
Exchange  Board, 

(Exclusively  commission  business,) 

No.  436  California  street,  next  door  below  Montgomery. 
25vl4qr 


W.  K  GOLDSMITH. 
Card  an<i   Seal  Engraver, 

505  Moult? omery  street*  «p-sta Irs,  (over  Tucker's,) 
SAN  FRANCISCO. 

Wedding  and  Visiting  Cards  printed  with  the  utmost  neat- 
ness; Notarial,  Commissioner  and  Society  Seals.       19vl3-2q 


Charles  S.  "Whitman, 

Special   Advocate   In   3E*atent 

Cases,  and  Solicitor  of  Patents.    Office,  fill 

Seventh  street  (near  Patent  Office) 

Washington,  D.  C. 

Circulars,  Containing  valuable  Information  to  Inventors, 

23vU-6m  forwarded  gratis. 


NATHANIEL  GRAY. 


H.  M.  GRAY. 


N.   GRAY  &  CO., 

641  Sacramento  St.,  cor.  Webb,  San  Francisco. 


-TJSE- 
EKERY  *  EATON'S 

GBEEN  SEAL   SMOKING  TOBACCO. 


16vl4-6m 


No.  618  Battery  street. 


Schmieden  &  Shotwell, 

Stock  and  Money  Brokers,  and  dealers  in  Government 
Bonds,  State,  City  and  County  Securities,  Gas,  Water  and 
Insurance  Stocks,  etc.,  southwest  corner  of  Californlaand 
Snnsome  streets,  opposite  Bank  of  California.        lvis-W 


Isaac  s.  dayis.  henry  cowell. 

DAVIS  &  COWELL, 

.   dealers  in 

Santa   Cx*vx   Lime,  Cement, 

PLASTER,  HAIR,  LATH  AND  LATH  NAILS. " 
Marble  Du3t.  Fire-Bricks,  Flre-Clay,  Fire  Tiles  of  all  sizes. 


B.  F.  HOWLAND, 

PHOTOGBAFHEB, 


Enameled  Cards,  Ambrotypes  and  Sun  Pearls,  exe- 
cuted iu  a  superior  manner.  Small  pictures  copied  ani  en- 
larged to  any  size,  at  one-halt  the  price  usually  paid  for 
such  work.  Cartes  dc  Vlsites  only  S3  per  dozen  \  Vignettes 
at  84=  per  dozen.  We  warrant  our  work  to  be  superior 
to  any  made  in  this  city  or  State.  «gj-Give  us  a  call  and 
see  on  r  specimens.  5vl4-6m 


ANDRADE  &  PATTERSON, 

MANUFACTURERS  AND  ENGRAVERS 
— OF— 

METALLIC     SIGNS, 

AND    SICN    PAINTERS, 
Corner  of  Montgomery  and  Pine  Streets, 

SAN  FRANCISCO. 

BS^Door  Plates  and  Office  Signs  made  to  order  at  short 
17vH-ly         notice  and  on  reasonable  terms. 


THE  WILLOOX  &  GIBBS 

IMPROVED  NOISELESS 

Family    SeTvIug    Machine 

Challenges  the  world.    It  has  beaten  the  Florence  badl  y 
Come  and  see  it,  or  send  tor  Report  of  the  trial. 

SAMUEL.  SWIFT,  Agent, 
13vH-6m  !SO;l  Kearny  street,  near  Sutter. 


The  well  known  establishment  of 

LUCY   &   HYMES, 

MANUFACTURERS  OF 

Genuine  Pale  and  Chemical 
OLIVE    SOAPS, 

Has  been  removedfrom  Boalc  street,  between  Mission  and 
Howard,  to  BRANNAN  STREET,  between  Eighth  and 
Ninth,  and  greatly  enlarged. 

The  capacity  of  this  establishment  is  now  the  largest  on 
the  Pacific  Coast.  It  is  now  in  lull  operation,  and  prepared 
to  supply  the  demand  of  the  trade. 

Office— -319  C       fornia  St..  Sun  Francisco. 
Ivl5qr 


Trades  and  Manufactures- 


WM.   BARTLING. 


HENHT  KIMBALL. 


BARTLING-  &  KIMBALL, 
BOOKBINDEKS, 

Paper  Killers  and  Blank  Book  Manufacturers, 

505  Clay  atreet,  (southwest  cor.  Sansomc), 
15vl2-3m  SAN  FRANCISCO. 


JOHN    DOAJNTirEIL, 

(SUCCESSOR  TO  O.  GOBI) 

MARBLE     WORKS, 

No.  421  Pine  at  bet.  Montgomery  and  Kearny,  San  Francisco 

Mantels,  Uonnmentu,  Tombs,  Plumbers'  Slabs 

Etc.,  On  hand  and  Manufactured  to  order. 
JK3P*  Goods  shipped  to  all  parts  of  the  State.    Orders  re 
spectfulb  solicited.  fiv8-3m 


Palmer's  Patent 

ARTIFICIAL    LEG-, 

Manufactured  in   Philadelphia,  Penn. 
JAB  VIS  JEWETT,  AG  EXT. 

629  Washington  Street,  San  Francisco,  Cal.  lOvg-lm 


HUCKS  &  LAMBERT, 

SOLE  MANUFACTURERS  OF  THE  CELEBRATED 

B^-  H.  &  L.  -co 
AXLE     GrBEANE> 

Natoma  Street  and    North  Beach, 
2vl3-Sm  SAN  FRANCISCO. 


PIONEER  IRON  SHUTTER   WORKS! 

EatablUhed    1840. 

O.    NTJXTIISTCIr, 

Manufacturer  of 

Fire-Proof  Doors   and   Shutters, 

BANK  VAULTS,    PRISON   CELLS,    BALCONIES,    AWN- 
INGS, GRATINGS,  IRON  FENCE,  STAIRS,  Etc., 

133    Bush   street, 
HvH-Iq  San  Francisco. 


HARRIS    BROS., 

GUTLESS,  LOCKSMITHS,  BELLHANGEES 

And   Model    Makers. 
SOS  Leidesdorff  street,  bet  Sacramento  and  Commercial, 
SAN  FRANCISCO.  21vl4-tf 


LEATHER  HOSE  AND  BELTING, 

ALL   SIZES. 

SUCTION    HOSE   MADE     TO   ORDER 

At  short  notice,  by 

M.  M.  cook;  &■  SOJS, 

No.  801  Buttery  street, 

13vl3-3m  SAN  FRANCISCO. 


SAN    FRANCISCO 

Cordage  Manufactory ! 

CONSTANTLY  ON  BAND  A  LARGE  ASSORTMENT 
—  OF  — 

MANILA    CORDAGE, 

Whale  Line,  Bale  Rope,  etc., 

Manufactured  from  Pure  Manila  Hemp. 

Office,  at  TUBBS  &  CO'S.  611  and  613  Front  street. 
OS-  Manutactory  at  the  Poti'ero.  UvU-lq 


E.    POWER, 

WOOD    CARVER 

—  AND  — 

Composition  Ornament  Manufacturer. 
Designing,  Modeling  and  Patterns 

FOR    CASTING. 

INTERIOR    DECORATIONS    OP   ALL    DESCRIPTIONS, 

In  Wood,  Composition  and  MctaL 

Nog.  311  and  313  Market  street,  San  Francisco. 
26V14-qy 


J.   M.  STOCKMAN, 

Manufacturer  of 
I^TTEXUVS    -AJVT>     MODEIig, 

(Over  W.  T.  Garratt's  Brass  Foundry,) 
S.  E".  Corner  of  Mission  and  Fremont  sts., 

6vUtf  SAN  FRANCISCO. 


J.   H.    WHITE.  JACOB   KK4JIER. 

X*etiroline    Oil    "Works. 
J.  H.  WHITE  &  CO., 

No.  109  Commercial  street,  San  Francisco, 

Are  now  manufacturing 

LUBRICATING  OILS  &  AXLE  GREASE, 

From  Petroleums  of  California,  and  ask  to  be  encouraged 
by  the  citizens  of  California.  As  a  homo  production  in  all 
their  parts,  these  Lubricators  are  equal  to  any  in  the 
market,  and  surpass  all  others  fcr  cleansing  oft' gum  caused 
by  the  use  of  animal  oll3  which  contain  stearine  and  marga- 
Jln,  which  soon  become  acid.  Afalr  trial,  at  the  low  price 
asked,  is  all  that  we  solicit  25vHtf 


STOCK  CERTIFICATES, 

STOCK  TRANSFER  JOURNALS, 
STOCK  LEDGERS, 

ASSESSMENT   RECEIPTS, 

And  all  other  Blanks,  Blank  Books,  etc. ,  required  by  Min- 
ing and  other  Corporations,  kept  on  hand  or  printed  to 
order  on  short  notice,  at  moderate  prices,  at  the  office  of 
tho  Mining  and^ientific  Press  |  \ 


,  Professional  Cards. 

SHEEMAN  DAT, 
Mining-  Engineer, 

No.  114  Montgomery  Block,  San  Francisco*, 

Will  examine,  survey  and  report  upon  mines,  tnd  consult 
and  advise  concerning  investments  m  mining  property,  or 
the  machinery  management  and  expenditures  of  mines. 


FREDERICK.  MA\8£U.. 

Mechanical  &  Architectural  Draughtsman, 


No.  422  California  street,  corner  of  Leidsdorff. 

.  rings  of  Models  made  fo 
ents  at  Washington  or  London. 


Drawings  of  Models  made  for  parties  applying  for  pa 


E.  V.  JOICE, 

3V  O  T  A.  It  Y       PUBLIC, 

_\ .  E .  cor.  of  Washington  and  Battery  sts, 

12vl«f  SAN  FRANCISCO. 


GEO.  T.  KNOX  and  E.  V.  SUTTEE, 
cojunssiosnss  of  »eei>s. 

NOTA.B.Y     PUBLIC, 
615   Montgomery    Street, 

16vHtf  San  Francisco. 


ISAAC  LOBREE  &  CO., 
>  GOLDEN  STATE  POTTERY,® 

AXTIOCH,  CAL.  ^® 

Office  in  San  Francisco,  516  Commercial  st.    *^ 
Constantly  on  hand  a  large  assortment  of  Earthenware, 
Fire  Bricks,  Fire  Clay,  and  Stoneware, 

Is  prepared  to  fulfill  all  orders  at  the  shortest  notice; 
20vl4tf 


J.  N.  ECKEL,  M.  D., 

Homojopatliie    Fnysioian 

226  Post  Street,  San  Francisco. 
2ivUyr 


DR.  H.  AUSTIN, 

DENTIST, 

TTo.  634,  "Washington  Street, 

Between    Montgomery    and    Kearny    Streets 

[OVER  SAN  PKANC1SC0  BATUS] 

SAN  FRANCISCO.  20vl0-qy 


J.  "W.  WINTER 
DENTIST. 


Office,  «4TClay  street San  Francisco. 

First-class  gold  fillings  for  S3,  as  good  as  any  dentist  can 
produce  in  ihe  city.  Dr.  Winter  has  practiced  Dentistry 
twenty  years— fifteen  in  this  State.  For  a  full  upper  set  of 
gum  teeth,  on  vulcanite  base,  from  S'2i}  to  $36.  Teeth  ex- 
tracted without  pain  by  local  application.  18vi4-tf 


RADICAL  CURE 

—OF—  , 

RTJjPXXTRE  ! 


Treatment  of  all  Deformities  of  the  Bodv,  by  DR.  A. 
FOLLEAU'S  process.  G24  Washington  street,  up  stairs, 
Washington  Baths  Building,  between  Montgomery  and 
Kearny  streets. 

DR.  A.  FOLLEAU 

Has  his  studies  and  manufactories  In  the  same  building. 

Every  kind  of  Apparatus,  Trusses,  Orthopedic  Instru- 
ments, Artificial  Limbs,  etc  ,  are  manufactured  and  applied 
by  himself. 

93fHc  has  no  connection  with  any  Agency.  24vl4-llptf 


FAIRBA.NK'S   PATENT 


PLATFORM   SCALES! 

Also,  large  Scales  for  weighing  loaded  wagons  of  Ore,  Hay. 
etc.,  from  6,000  to  40,000  pounds  capacity.  Manufacturers' 
Branch  House, 

FAIRBANKS  <fe  HTJTCHIIVSOIV, 

120  Cnlifornia  street,  San  Francisco. 
JSSS-Send  for  a  Catalogue.  24vl4eow6m 


THE  CENTKAL  PAEK  OF  THE  PACIFIC. 
Woodward's     Gardens, 

ABT    GALLERY; 

MUSEUM,     GYMNASIUM, 

— AND— 

ZOOLOGICAL    GARDENS. 

THESE  BEAUTIFUL  GARDENS  ARE  VTSITED  DAILY 
by  hundreds  of  the  pleasure-seeking  public,  and  all 
agree  In  pronouncing  them  the  best  and  only  first-class  sub- 
urban resort  on  the  Pacific  Coast, 

The  extensive  grounds  are  covered  with  ihe  rarest  trees 
and  shrubbery,  making  it  a  most  desirable  spot  for  small 
parties  wishing  to  enjoy  a  Pic-Nic. 

To  all  departments  new  attractions  arc  being  constantly 
added . 

These  Gardens  are  accessible  by  the  Howard,  Folsom  and 
Market  street  Cars. 

Entrances  on  Mission  and  Valencia  streets,  between  Thir- 
teenth and  Fourteenth.    OPEN  EVERY  DAY. 

Admission  to  all  parts,  35  Cents'.  Children,  under  12 
years,  half  price.  24vI4qr 


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Metallurgy. 


BOAL.T  «fc  STETEFELDT, 

Metallurgists  and  Mining  Engineers 

AUSTIN,  SETADA. 

Western  Branch  of  ADELBEBG  &   RAYMOND,  No.  90 
Broadway,  New  Tora.  llvll 


G.  W,  UAYIURD.  J.  H.  UKaAKK. 

MA.Y3VA.jRr>  «&  TIEMANN, 

Mining  Engineers  and  metallurgists, 

»40  Pearl  street,  New  York, 

— AMD— 

CENTRAL   CITY,   COLORADO. 
19vl2-ly 


EUEOPEAN 

METALLURGICAL    'WORKS, 

AND 

.Practical    Mining  School, 
Bryant  Street,  Between  Third  and  Fourth* 

SAN    FRANCISCO. 

THE  Proprietors  are  at  all  times  prepared  to  work  or  teat 
Ores  sent  to  this  establishment—either  in  large  or  small 
quantities— by  such  process  as  may  be  found  best  adapted  to 
their  chemical  character,  after  a  cpreful  analysis  has  been 
made.  Test  lots  of  Ore  adapted  to  the  smelting  process  at- 
tended if).  Sulphuret,  pyrltons,  and  the  (so-called)  "rcbel- 
lous  ores,"  are  naving  especial  attention  paid  to  their  suc- 
cessful treatment.  Assaying  in  the  humid  and  dry  way. 
Also,  refining  by  cupellation,  done  at  moderate  rates. 

I» Jt  ACT1CAL  MIXING  SCHOOL. 

The  proprietors— encouraged  by  numerous  applications 
from  gentlemen  desirous  of  pursuing  the  study  of  practical 
metallurgy— have  concluded  to  admit  parties  on  reasonable 
terms.  Having  in  their  Mill  all  the  necessary  appli- 
ances for  crushing,  roasting,  amalgamating,  smelting,  re- 
fining and  assaying,  as  also  a  well  extended  Laboratory  for 
the  analysis  of  Ores  and  Minerals,  a  good  opportunity  Is 
"*  knowledge  of  the 


S,  P.  Kimball, 


J  K.  Muhphy. 
WvlO 


J.  A.  BAUER, 
Chemical    Laboratory, 

AND  DRUG  STOKE, 

«44  TVamhlugton  Street.  [Established  1819,  ] 

SAN  FRANCISCO. 

Careful  Analyses  made  of 

Ores.   Minerals,    Waters,   Oils,   Irfqnors, 
Wines,  Products  of  Art,  ete. 

Pharmaceutical  Preparations  Made  to  Order. 

Opinions  given  on  Chemical  Questions  and  Geology. 

ESP  Particular  attention  paid  to  Analyses  of  all  kinds,  D 
cases  where  legal  questions  arc  involved. 

Pure  Nitric  Acid,  Nitrate  of  Silver,  Gold  Chloride,  Platln 
Chloride,  Sodium  Amalgam,  Sulphate  of  Copper,  etc.,  for 
Bale.  12vU-6m 


Pacific  Mail  Steamship  Co's 

STEAMSHIPS    FOR 

NEW  Y0BK,  JAPAN  AND  CHINA. 

-f^FjgjSfe  LEAVE  FOLSOM  STREET  WHARF,  AT  11 
SasMswBBi  o'clock  A.  M.  of  the  following  dates,  for 
PANAMA,  connecting  via  Panama  Railroad,  with  one  of 
tho  Company's  splendid  steamers  from  ASPINWALL  for 
NEW  YORK. 

On  the  lOth,  18th  and  30th  of  each  month  that  has 
SO  days. 

OnthelOth,  10th  and  ttOth  of  each  month  that  has 
31  days 

When  the  10th,  19th  and  30th  fall  on  Sunday,  they  will 
leave  on  Saturday  preceding;  when  tho  18th  falls  on  Sun- 
day, they  will  leave  on  Monday  following. 

Steamer  leaving  San  Francisco  on  the  10th  touches  at 
Manzanlllo.    All  touch  at  Acapulco. 

Departures  of  18th  or  19th  connect  with  French  Trans- 
Atlantic  Co.'s.HtetimerforSt.  Nazaire,  and  English  steamer 
for  South  America. 

Departure  of  10th  connects  with  English  steamer  for 
Southampton  and  South  America,  ana  P.  R.  R.  Co's 
steamer   for   Central  America. 

The  following  Steamships  will  be  dispatched  on  dates  as 
given  below : 

July  lOth-SACRAMENTO Oapt.  J.  M.  Oavarly 

Connecting  with  HENRY  CHAUNCEY,  Capt.  Gray. 

July  19th— CONSTITUTION.  Capt.  E.  S.  Farnsworlh, 

Connecting  with  ARIZONA,  Capt.  Maury. 

July  30th-GOLDEN  CITY Capt.  W.  F.  Lapidge, 

jjfflM  Connecting  with  OCEAN  QUEEN,  Capt.  Conner 

Cabin  passengers  berthed  through.  Baggage  checked 
through— 100  pounds  allowed  each  adult. 

An  experienced  Surgeon  on  board.  Medicine  and  attend- 
ance free. 

These  steamers  will  positively  sail  at  11  o'clock.  Passen- 
gers are  requested  to  have  their  baggage  on  board  before  10 
o'clock. 

Through  Tickets  for  Liverpool  by  the  Cnnard,  Inman  and 
National  Steamship  Lines,  can  be  obtained  at  the  oiflce  of 
the  P.  M.  S.  a.  Co.,  San  Francisco,  where  may  also  be  ob- 
tained orders  for  passage  from  Liverpool  or  Souihampton 
to  San  Francisco,  either  via  New  York  or  St.  Thomas— if 
desired  an  amount  of  £10  to  £20  will  be  advanced  with  the 
above  orders,  Holders  of  orders  will  be  required  to  Iden- 
tify themselves  to  the  Agents  in  England. 

For  Merchandise  and  Freight  for  New  York  and  way 
ports,  apply  to  Messrs.  WELLS.  FARGO  &  CO. 

BSr  The  COLORADO  will  be  dispatched  July  4,  at  noon, 
and  will  be  followed  by  the  GREAT  REPUBLIC,  on  August 
24th,  from  wharf,  corner  of  First  and  Brannan  streets,  for 
YOKOHAMA  nnd  HONGKONG,  connecting  at  Yokohama 
with  the  steamer  COSTA  RICA  for  SHANGHAI. 

For  passage  and  all  other  information,  apply  at  the  Pa- 
cific Mail  Steamship  Co's  office,  corner  of  Sacramento  and 
Leidesdorff  streets. 

OIJVF.lt  ELDRIDCI!,  Afrent. 

Blanks,  Blank  Mining  Books, 

Constitution  and  By-Laws 

—  FOR  — 

Mining;   and  Prospecting1 
O  onvp  auies 

Elegantly  printed,  with  care  and  dispatch,  at  the  office  of  the 
Mining  and  Scientific  Press. 

I&~  Orders  from  the  interior  faithfulv  attended  to. 


American  and  Foreign  Pntento.— Letters  Patent 
for  Inventors  can  bo  secured  in  the  United  States  and  foreign 
countries  through  the  Miking  and  Scientific  Press  Patent 
Agency.  We  offer  applicants  reasonable  terms,  and  they 
can  rest  assured  of  a  strict  compliance  with  our  obligations, 
and  afaithful  performance  of  all  contracts.  For  reference, 
we  will  furnish  the  names  of  numerous  parlies  for  whom 
we  have  obtained  patents  during  the  past  two  yci\rs. 


$&f  pining  and  £wnttfw  §  was. 


29 


Salt  is  now  being  manufactured  in  Ala- 
meda county  on  a  larger  scale  than  ever. 
Seventeen  companies  are  now  engaged  in 
the  business,  employing  about  eighty  per- 
sons. It  is  expected  that  15,000  tons  will 
be  produced  this  season,  for  which  a  ready 
market  is  found  in  this  city,  at  remunerative 
prices. 

'  SorxD. — Chladui  found  that  tho  velocity 
of  sound  was  from  ten  to  sixteen  times  as 
great  in  wood  as  in  air.  In  metals  tho  ve- 
locity is  between  four  and  sixteen  times  that 
ef  air. 


Bullion-  from  Belmont. —  The  Keese 
Biver  Reveille,  of  July  Gth,  notices  the  arri- 
val at  Austin  of  two  bars  of  bullion  from 
the  Belmont  Mining  Company. 

Tire  wheat  harvest  has  fairly  begun  in 
Illinois  and  Indiana,  with  a  2>roapect  of  the 
largest  crop  ever  gathered. 

Several  cases  of  a  new  disease,  bearing 
some  resemblance  to  hydrophobia,  have  oc- 
curred among  the  cattle,  hogs  and  dogs  in 
the  vicinity  of  New  Market,  Va. 


New  Mining  Advertisements. 

Culplouenn  Attain*  Com  puny— Dlatrlct  of  Crea, 

Bonon,  BfexKFo. 

Notice  la  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  ol 
Trtlateca  of  said  Company,  held  oq  tho  clevemh  day 
of  July,  1867,  an  assessment  of  Ave  dollars  ($&>  per 
aha  re  was  levied  upou  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company, 
parable  immediately,  In  I'nhed  Slates  gold  and  silver 
coin,  to  the  Secretary,  316  California  street,  San  Francisco, 
Culifornln. 

Any  stock,  npon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
palrt'on  LlltJ  twelfth  dny  of  August,  1367,  shall  be  deemed 
delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale  at  public 
auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  before,  will  be 
*old  on  Monday,  the  second  day  of  September,  1807,  to 
pay  ttie  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of  ad- 
vertising and  expenses  of  Bale.  By  order  of  tho  Board  of 
Trustees. 

JOHN  F.  LOHSE,  Secretary. 

Olflce.  318  California  street,  tip-stairs,  San  Francisco.    jy!3 


lie    Soto    Cold    and    Silver    Mining  Company.— 

Location   of    Works:    Star  District,    Hnniboklt  County, 

State  of  Nevada. 

Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  ata  meeting  or  tho  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  eleventh  day 
of  July,  1867,  an  assessment  of  two  ($2)  dollars  per  share 
was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company,  pay- 
able immediately.  In  United  States  cold  coin,  to  the  Sec- 
retary, at  thu  office  of  the  Company, No.  68  Exchange  Build- 
ing, northwest  corner  Washington  and  Montgomery  streets, 
San  Francisco.  Callfurnla. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid on  the  seventeenth  day  of  August,  1867,shall  be  deemed 
delinquent,  and  will  Lie  duly  advertised  for  sale  at  public 
auction,  und  unless  payment  shall  be  made  before,  will  be 
sold  on  Wednesday,  the  fourth  day  oi  September,  1867,  to 
pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of  ad- 
vertising and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees. 

JOHN  M.  BURNETT,  Secretary. 

Office,  No.  68  Exchange  Building,  northwest  corner  of 
Washington  and  Montgomery  Btrcets,  San  Francisco,  Cali- 
fornia. jyl3 


J. von  Mill   and  Mining    Company,  Kt-lwy  Dls- 

trlct,  El  Dorado  County,  California. 

Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  sixth  day  of 
July,  1867,  an  assessment  of  three  (S3)  dollars  per  share  was 
levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company,  payable 


Washington  streets.  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain 
unpaid  on  the  tifth  day  of  August,  1867,  shall  be  deemed 
delinquent,  and  will  bo  duly  advertised  for  sale  at 
public  auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  before, 
will  be  sold  on  Monday,  tho  nineteenth  day  of  August,  1867, 
to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of  ad- 
vertising and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees. 

J.  iU  BUFFINGTON.  Secretary. 

Office,  No.  5  Government  House,  corner  of  Washington 
and  Sansome  streets.  jyl3 


Venule  «fc  Corcoran  Sliver  Mining  Company- 
Location  of  Works:  Storey  County,  State  of  NevHda. 
Notice  tfl  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  eleventh  day  of 
July,  1867,  an  aasessment  of  fifty  (50)  cents  per  share 
was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company,  pay- 
able immediately.  In  United  States  gold  and  silver  coin,  to 
the  Secretary  of  the  Company. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said' assessment  sUnll  remain  un- 
paid on  the  twelftn  day  of  August,  1867,  shall  be  deemed 
delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  Sjile  at  public 
auction,  and  unle;^  [uiymcnt  shall  be  made  before,  will  be 
sold  on  Monday,  the  .-econd  day  of  September,  1867,  lo  pay 
the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of  advertising 
and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  tho  Board  of  Trustees. 
A.  P.  GKEENE,  St-cretarv. 
Office,  Room  No.  11,  333  Montgomery  street,  San  Fran- 
cisco. California.  jyl3 


\iiestiu  Seuora  de  Guudelupe    Silver  Mining 

Company.    Location  of  Works  ;  Tayoltita,    San   Dlmas 

District,  Durango,  Mexico. 

Notice  1b  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  ot  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  twelfth  day  of 
July,  1867,  an  assessment  (No.  2S,)  of  one  dollar  (SI)  per 
share  was  levied  upon  the  assessable  capital  Slock  of 
said  Company,  payable  Immediately,  in  United  States 
gold  and  silver  coin,  to  the  Secretary,  E.J,  Pfkiffkk,  at 
the  office,  No.  21U  Post  street,  or  to  ihe  Treasurer,  A.  Him- 
uklmann,  at  his  office,  No.  637  Washington  street,  San 
Francisco, 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid on  the  thirteenth  day  of  August,  1867,  shall  be  deemed 
delinquent  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auc- 
tion, and  unless  payment  shall  bo  made  before,  will  bo 
Bold  ou  Tuesday,  the  third  day  of  September,  1867,  to  pay 
the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of  adver- 
tising and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  tho  Board  of 
Trustees. 

E.  J.  PFEIFFER,  Secretary. 

Office,  No.  210  Post  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal.  jyl3 


NaCBtra.  Senora  de   Gandelupe  Sliver  Mining 

Company.— Location  of  Works:   Tayoltita,    San    Dlmas 

District,  Durango,  Mexico. 

The  following  certificates  of  stock  of  said  Company— No. 
35, 10 shares,  and  No.  44, 20  shares,  Issued  to  H.  Hellermann; 
No.  181,  49 shares,  Issued  to  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Nulling;  No.  145, 
5  shares,  Issued  to  II.  Schumacher,  and  No.  S3  and  No.  146, 
each  5  shares,  issued  to  J.  H.  Schluter— have  been  sold' 
July  XOtli,  1857,  for  delinquent  assessments,  and  will  not  bo 
transferred  on  the  books  of  said  Company. 

San  Francisco,  July  12th,  1867. 

JylS-lw  E.  J.  PFEIFFER,  Secretary. 


Sealon  Mining  Com  pa  ny.™  Location  of  Worku 

Drytown,  Amador  County,  California. 

Notice—  There  arc  delinquent,  upon  the  following  de- 
■Crtbed  stock,  on  account  of  assessment  levied  on  tho 
Mb  dny  of  Mhv,  1867,  the  several  amount*  set  op- 
posite the  mimes  of  the  respective  shareholders,  as  fol- 
low.: 

Name*.                 No.  Certificate.  No.  shares.  Amount. 

Win  A»hburn<T 61                       I  Slot)  00 

Peter  11  Burnett,  Trustee 41                     10  IIKM  Oil 

E  J  Crane,  Trustee 4*                      \\s  loot)  00 

B  J  Crane,  Trtuteo M>                    5  BOO  w) 

.i  u'  Gaeowllor, 39                 &  nw  uo 

A  B  Urv-itan S3  Id  1000  00 

Howard  Havena.  Trustee it  ft  600  00 

Howard  Havens,  Trustee 63  ft  ftUO  I  0 

Theo  LeRoy 34  lu  1000  00 

A  li  MeCreerv :,  i  4  400  00 

D  M  W  Seatoil 52  1  100  00 

PhetH  J   Sentuti 61  1  100  00 

Phebo  J  Stilton 66  1  100  00 

Pliebe  .'  Neuton 66*  1  100  00 

Phebo  J  Beaton  87     .  1  HW  00 

L.l  W  Smith,  Act  g  L'Mh'r 35  ft  MA)  00 

Lloyd  Tevla 28  6  60(1 00 

Ll«.\d  PevU  '."9  3  600  0J 

Lloyd  Tevti — 4B  6  WW  00 

Llovi  TivU.  Trustee 4i  10  1000  00 

And  In  accordance  with  law,  und  an  order  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees,  made  ou  the  twenty-eighth  day  of  May.  1307,  so 
many  shnrefl  of  each  parcel  or  said  stock  tisinay  be  ncoee- 
sary,  will  be  xold  at  public  auction,  »t  the  office  ot  the 
Company,  No.  60  Exchange  Building,  northwest  corner  of 
Washlnglon  and  Montgomery  streets,  San  Francisco,  CaL, 
on  Monday,  the  tweuty-nlntli  day  of  July,  1867,  at  the  hour 
of  12  o'clock  M.  of  said  day,  to  pay  said  delinquent  assess- 
ment thereon,  together  with  cost*  of  advertising  and  ex- 
penses of  sale. 

JOEL  F.  LIGHTNER,  Secretary. 

Office,  No.  60  Exchange  Building,  N.W.  corner  Washing- 
ton and  Montgomery  streets,  San  Frnnclsco.  jylU 

Sophia  Consolidated  Gold   and  Silver  Mining 

Company,  Sonora,  Tuolumne  County,  California.         fftfn 

Notice.— There  arc  delinquent  upon  the  following  described 
stock,  on  account  of  assessment  levied  on  the  eleventh  day 
of  June,  1867,  the  several  amounts  set  opposite  the  names  of 
the  respective  shareholders  as  follows: 

Names.  No.  Certificate.    No.  Shares.    Amount. 

Engerl,  AFC 14  20  SCO  00 

Welles,  Samuel 43  10  60  00 

And  in  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees,  made  on  the  eleventh  day  of  June,  A.  D.  1867,  so 
many  shares  of  each  parcel  of  said  stock  as  may  be  neces- 
sary, will  be  Bold  at  public  auction,  by  J.  Mlddloton  &  Son, 
40-1  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal.,  on  Friday,  the 
twenty-sixth  day  of  Jnly,1867,  at  the  hour  of  12  o'clock  M.of 
said  day,  to  pay  said  delinquent  assessment  thereon,  to- 
gether with  costs  of  advertising  and  expenses  of  sale. 

DAVID  E.  JOSEPHI,  Secretary. 

Office,  641  Washington  street,  San  Francisco.  jylS 


Tuolumne   Mountain.  Gold   and  Silver  Mining 

Company,  Old  Buchanan  Ledge,  Tuolumne  County,  State 

of  California. 

Notice  is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees  of  Bald  Company,  held  ou  the  tenth  day  of 
July,  1867,  an  assessment  of  one  dollar  ($1)  per  share  was 
levied  upon  too  capitnl  stock  of  said  Company,  payable 
immediately.  In  Unlied  States  gold  and  silver  coin,  to  the 
Secretary,!).  F.  Verdenal,  office,  U  Court  Block,  636  Clay 
street,  San  Francisco. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  Bhall  remain  un- 
paid on  the  thirteenth  day  of  August,  1867,  shall  be  deemed 
delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale  at  public 
auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  before,  will 
be  sold  on  Saturday,  the  thirty-first  (3lst)  day  of  August, 
1867,  to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs 
of  advertising  and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees. 

D    F.  VERDENAL,  Secretary. 

Office,  22  Court  Block,  636  Clay  street,  San  Francisco.  jyl3 


To  Capitalists* 

GOLD   QUARTZ    MINE.    SITUATED   IN   CALAVERAS 
County,  with  steam  mill  fitted  up  with  Amalgamating 
Pans,  etc.,  FOR  SALE.    The  mine  has  three  main  veins,  ana 
more  than  J8o,000have  been  spent  in  opening  them  and  com- 
pleting the  mill.    Good  wagon  roads  all  the  way.    Apply  to 
BELLOC  FRERES,  Bankers, 
23vlS-6m  635  Clay  street,  San  Francisco. 


Mining  Notices—Continued. 


Adella    Gold   Mining    Company,  Boek   Creek. 

Sierra  County,  California. 

Notice.— There  are  delinquent,  upon  the  following  de- 
scribed stock.on  account  ot  assessment  levied  on  the  twenty- 
ninth  day  of  May,  1867,  the  several  amounts  set  opposite  the 
names  of  the  respective  shareholders  as  follows: 

Names.  No.  Certificate .    No.  Shares.    Amount. 

E  F  Bauldwln 22  10  $10  00 

E  F  Baldwin 23  40  40  00 

EFBauldwln 16  10  10  00 

E  F  Bauldwln 18  60  60  10 

AdeHa  Bauldwln II  400  400  00 

Adella  Bauldwln 15  10  40  00 

And  In  accordance  with  law,  mid  an  order  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees,  mnde  on  the  twenty-ninth  day  of  May,  1867, 
so  many  shares  of  each  parcel  of  said  stock  as  may  be 
necessary  will  be  sold  at  public  auction,  by  OIney  k  Co., 
auctioneers,  at  No.  418  and  420  Clay  street,  San  Francisco, 
Cal.,  on  tMonday,  the  fifteenth  day  of  July,  1867,  at  tho 
hour  of  12  o'clock  M.  of  said  day,  to  pay  said  delinquent 
assessment  thereon,  together  with  costs  of  advertising  and 
expenses  of  sale. 

A.  C.  TAYLOR,  Secretary. 

Office,  429  Pacific  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal.  je2» 

Postponement.— The  above  sale  Is  hereby  postponed  until 
Monday,  the  twenty-ninth  day  oi  July,  l8b7,  at  the  same 
hour  and  place.     By  order  of  the  Board  of  Trustees. 

Jyl3  A.  0.  TAYLOR,  Secretary. 


Clnco  Senorea  Gold  and  Silver  Mining  Company, 

Copalo,  Sinaloa,  Mexico. 

Notice.— There  are  delinquent,  upon  the  following  de- 
scribed stock,  on  account  of  assessment  levied  on  the 
first  day  of  May,  1867,  "the  several  amounts  set  opposite 
the  names  of  the  respective  shareholders  as  follows: 

Names.                   No.  Certificate.    No,  Shares.  Amount. 

Haywood,  Judson 631  $63  10 

J  C  Beideman 4  50  5  00 

RMeMurray 6  30  3  00 

J  B  Murphy 6,    69  20  2  00 

M  Fitzpatrick 7  6  60 

Loran  Miner 8  7  70 

M  Guerln 10  4  40 

BF  Dunham 14  to  16,    27  35  k3  60 

GeoM  Scott 17  10  *  100 

Wm  McWllllams 20  1  10 

John  Qulnlau.. 33  4  40 

Harvey  Garcilon 18  1  10 

Geo  W  Mosure 19  1  10 

Zcrros  Wheeler 22,    24  4  40 

James  Bacon 23  1  10 

Geo  C  Peterson 26  25  2  50 

SL  Palmer 3,4,46,    31  40  4  60 

Richard  Abby 42  20  JZ  00 

W  H  Howland 45  4  40, 

Henry  Williamson 54,  65  10  1  00 

Wm  R  Waduworth 34  9  90 

CReis 3  1  10 

Wm  H  Brown 57  6  60 

Thomas  Brown 58,  32  26  2  60 

JMSCOtt 61  to  66  5      '  50 

Goo  T  Russell 67  1  10 

Benjamin  Wood 69  SO  •       3  00 


Name*.  No.  Certificate.    No.  Shares.    Amount. 

F  r  Fnmo 89  10  1  00 

Gulli'me  Clarke 112  100  10  00 

CT  Wheel.- r 102  to  111  292  28  20 

MBEBeeker 2,3,    4  97W  9  75 

D  Ehrhitrt 6  »>2  85 

Cha-^ACrowe 14  2  20 

George  A  Harris 50  90  9  00 

wiiiiam  Voeberg 51  5  59 

Peter  Welse M  2  20 

Leo  Rosenbatim 64  10  1  60 

Edwin  Bunnell 57  16  1  60 

A  Ihinert 61  1  10 

SoAlawninl  a  Frapoll ta  2  20 

Richard  1'  Blauvcrt.  Jr 61  17  1  70 

LS  WMpple 66  7  70 

F  G  Truett U  7  70 

Francis  Read 71  60  fi  00 

Tfl.  Kiirrw 73  8  80 

John  J  Fov 76  5  60 

li  Hchwerln s«i  2  20 

H  Zelttke. &i  7  7o 

V  Kostmever 87  10  l  00 

J  E  Ecklev S8  2  20 

Chan  1*  Klmbnll 92  1  10 

JasFUvuirh  99  6  50 

u'm  m  ftuntoon  105  30  3  110 

w  LCasbneaa 112  g  bo 

Moggie  C  Baaon    117  1  10 

Isaac  Bluxome.  Jr 120  16  1  60 

F  A  Wilklns 121  6  60 

William  Blhler 122  12  20 

Vernon  Getty 125  58  6  go 

And  In  accordance  wttli  law.  and  nn  order  of  tho  Board 
of  Trustees,  wade  on  the  first  day  of  May,  1867,  so 
many  shares  of  each  parcel  of  said  stock  as  may  be  neces- 
sary, will  be  sold  at  public  auction,  at  the  office  of  the  Com- 
pany, No.  623  Clay  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal.,  on  Saturday, 
tho  twenty -seventh  day  of  July,  1867,  at  the  hour  of  12 
o'clock,  M.,  of  said  day,  to  pay  said  delinquent  assessment 
thereon,  together  with  costs  of  advertising  and  expenses 
of  sale. 

EDWARD  C.  LOVELL,  Secretary. 

Office,  No.  528  Clay  street,  San  Francisco.  Jy6 

Chalk  Mountain  Bine  Gravel  Company.— Lo- 
cation of  Works:  Nevada  County,  California. 
Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  eighteenth  day  of 
June,  1867,  an  assessment  of  one  dollar  per  share  was  levied 
upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company,  payable  Imme- 
diately, in  United  States  gold  and  silver  coin,  to  the  Sec- 
retary. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shallremaln  unpaid 
on  the  nineteenth  day  of  July,  1867,  shall  be  deemed  delin- 
quent, and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale  at  public  nuc- 
limi.  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  before,  will  be  sold 
on  Saturday,  the  third  day  of  August,  1867,  to  pay  the  de- 
linquent assessment,  together  with  costs  of  advertising 
and  expensea  ot  sale.  Bv  order  of  the  Board  of  Trustees. 
J.  M.  BUFFINGTON,  Secretary. 
Office,  No.  6  Government  House,  corner  Washington  and 
Sansoine streets,  San  Krancisco,  California.  jc22 


Oamargo   Gold    and    Silver    Mining   Company, 

Lander  County,  Nevada. 

Notice  is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  twenty-first  day 
of  J une,  1867,  an  assessment  of  twenty  dollars  ($20)  per  share 
was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company,  pay- 
able on  or  before  the  secondTday  of  August,  1867,  In  United 
States  currency,  to  the  Secretary.  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

Any  stock  upon  wmen.  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid on  the  second  day  of  August,  1367,  shall  be  deemed 
delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale  at  public 
auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  before,  will  be 
sold  on  Thursday,  the  twenty-sixth  day  of  September,  1867. 
to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of 
advertising  and  expense&  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees. 

N.  C.  FASSETT,  Secretary. 

Otllce.  N.  E.  corner  Clay  and  Front  streets,  San  Franclsce. 

jJ3~Ai  a  meeting  of  tho  Board  of  Trustees,  held  June 
21st,  1867,  the  order  levying  assessment  (No  6)  made  Febru- 
ary Mth,  1867,  was  rescinded. 

Je29  N.  O.  FASSETT,  Secretary, 


Gold  Mill  Tunneling  Gold  and  Silver   Mining 

Company.— Location:  Gold  Hill  Mining  District,  County 

of  Storey,  State  of  Nevada. 

Notice.— The  Fourth  Annual  Meeting  of  the  stockholders 
of  the  above  named  Company,  will  be  held  at  their  office, 
415  Montgomery  Gtreet,  San  Francisco.  Cal.,  on  SATUR- 
DAY, the  twentieth  (20th)  day  of  July,  1867,  at  3^  o'clock, 
P.  M.,  for  the  purpose  of  electing  Trustees  to  servo  for  the 
ensuing  year,  and  such  other  business  as  may  properly 
come  before  It. 

R.  WEGENER,  Secretary. 

San  Francisco,  June  15, 1867.  jel6-5w* 


Gold  Quarry   Company*    .'Location    of   "Works. 

Placer  County,  California. 

Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  ata  meeting  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  twenty-fourth 
day  of  June,  1867,  an'assessment  of  twenty  dollars  ($20)  per 
share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company, 
payable  immediately  In  United  States  gold  and  silver  coin, 
to  the  Secretary,  at  the  office  of  the  Company,  No.  706 
Montgomery  street,  (room  No.  4,  2d  floor)  San  Francisco. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid on  tho  twenty-fifth  day  of  July,  1867,  shall  be 
deemed  delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale 
at  nubile  auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  be- 
fore, will  be  sold  on  Monday,  the  twelfth  day  of  August, 
1867,  to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs 
of  advertising  and  expenses  of  Hale.  By  order  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees. 

T.  W.  COLBURN,  Secretary. 

Office  706  Montgomery  street,  (Room  No.  4,  2d  floor)  San 
Francisco,  Cal.  Je29 


Gold  Quarry  Company.    Location  or  Works: 
Placer  County,  California. 

Notice  is  hereby  given,  that  a  meeting  of  the  Stockhold- 
ers of  the  Gold  Quarry  Company  will  be  held  In  San  Fran  - 
clico,  at  the  office  of  the  Company,  No.  706  Montgomery 
street.  Room  No.  4,  second  floor,  011  MONDAY,  the  twenty- 
ninth  day  of  July,  at  12  o'clock,  noon,  of  that  day,  for  the 
purpose  ot  taking  into  consideration  the  increase  of  the 
Capital  Stock  of  said  Company,  from  the  sum  of  six  hund- 
red thousand  dollars,  divided  Into  six  hundroa  shares  of 
$1,006  each,  to  the  sum  of  two  millions  four  hundred  thou- 
sand dollars  (52,400,000),  divided  into  twenty-four  hundred 
(2,400)  shares  of  one  thousand  dollars  (Sl.OOii)  each. 
G,  D.  ROBERTS, 
A.  C.  PEAC  HY, 
L    MAYNARD, 
I.  FREEBORN, 
E.  WERT  HEM  AN, 
Trustees  "/  the 

Go  d  Quarry  Company. 
T.  W,  Colhurn,  Secretary. 
Sun  Francisco,  June  24th,  1867,  Je29 


Mope  Gravel    Mining  Company.— Location  of 

Works  and  Property:  Grass  Valley,  Nevada  County,  Cali- 
fornia. 

Notice  is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  twenty-sixth  day 
of  June,  1867,  an  assessment  (No.  15)  of  one  dollar  ($1)  per 
share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company, 
payable  immediately,  In  United  States  gold  and  silver 
coin,  to  tho  Secretary,  at  wo.  529  Clay  street,  San  Fran- 
cisco, California.  ,    ,, 

Anystock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid on  the  thirtieth  day  of  July,  1867,  shall  be  deemed 
delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  tor  sale  at  public 
auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  before,  will  be 
sold  on  Monday,  the  nineteenth  day  of  August,  1867,  to  pay 
the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of  adver- 
tising and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  tho  Board  of 
Trustees. 

DAYID  WILDER,  Secretary. 
Office,  No.  629  Clay  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal.  je29 


I.  X.  I*.  Gold  and  Silver  Mlnlov  Company.— Lo- 
cation of  Mine:  Sliver  Mountain  District,  Alpine  Conn, 
ty,  Cal. 

Notice  la  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  oi 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  nineteenth  day  of 
June,  1867,  an  assessment  of  one  dollar  and  fifty  cents  ($1. 50) 
per  Bhare  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Com- 
pany, payable  immediately  In  United  Statesgold  and  silver 
epin,  to  tho  Secretary,  at  his  office,  in  tho  store  of  J.  G 
Hodge  A  to  418  and  420  Clay  street,  Son  Francisco,  Cal.,  or 
to  Jnlin  O.  Slnvun.  at  Silver  Mountain. 

Any  stock  apon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain 
unpaid  on  the  nineteenth  (19th)  day  of  July.  1867,  shall  bo 
deemed  delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  Tor  sale  at 
public  auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  before, 
will  be  sold  on  Monday,  the  fifth  day  of  August,  1867, 
to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of 
advertising  and  expensesof  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board  of 

FRANK  H.  HAMILTON,  Jr.,  Secretarv. 
Office,  «8  and  420  Clay  street,  San  Francisco.  Je22 

X.ady  Bell  Copper  Mining  Company,  Low  i>l- 

vide  Mining  District,  Del  Norte  County,  California. 

Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
TruBtces  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  eighteenth  day  of 
June,  1867,  an  assessment  of  fifteen  cents  per  share  waa 
levied  upon  tho  capital  stock  of  said  Company,  payable 
Immediately,  In  United  States  gold  and  silver  coin,  to  the 
Secretary,  or  to  J.  K.  Johnson,  at  Crescent  City. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remoin  un- 
paid on  the  eighteenth  day  of  July,  1867,  shall  be  deemed 
delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale  at  public 
auction,  and  unless  pavment  shall  be  made  before,  will  bo 
sold  on  Monday,  the  filth  (5tb)  dav  of  August,  1867,  to  pav 
the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of  ad- 
vertising and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees. 

B.  P.  WILKINS.  Secretary  pro  ttm. 

Office,  648  Market  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal.  Je2a 


Mount  Uavldion  Gold  and  Silver  Mining  Com* 

pany,  Storey  County,  Nevada. 

Notick.— There  are  delinquent  npon  the  following  de- 
scribed stock,  on  account  of  assessment  levied  on  the 
twenty-second  day  of  May,  1867,  the  several  amounts  set  op- 
posite the  names  of  the  respective  shareholders,  aa  fol- 
lows: 

Names.  No.  Certificate.    No.  Shares.    Amount. 

Bush,  Martin 3403  4Ji  $4  50 

Burke,  Thomas 3401)  4  i  U0 

Gibbons,  P 21i0  10  10  00 

Liming,  N 2234  1\2X  112  60 

Peterson,  Geo  0 MOO  50  60  00 

Peterson,  Geo  C 3357  30  30  00 

Peterson,  Geo  C 3340,  3348  10  ea  20  20  00 

Paul,  James 3327  200  200  00 

Paul  James 3407  175  176  01 

Paul,  James 3328  100  100  00 

Paul,  James      3354,  3368  25  ea  60  60  00 

Rychman.GW 3356  .  30  30  00 

Schenck.EP,  Mrs 3320  4  4  00 

Van  Reed,  J  H,  Mrs 1856  lo  10  00 

Vandervoort,  J  C IB49  4  4  00 

Whitney,  Geo  O 3287,  3288 6. ea  10  10  00 

Walton,  E  M,  Mrs 2  2  2  00 

Walton,  E  M.,  Mrs 708,    938  1  ea  2  2  00 

And  In  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees,  made  on  the  twenty -second  day  of  M  ay,  1867,  so 
many  shares  of  each  parcel  of  said  stock  as  may  be  ne- 
cessary, will  be  sold  at  public  auction,  by  Messrs.  Duncan 
A  Co.,  No,  406  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco,  on  the  fif- 
teenth day  of  July,  1867,  at  the  hour  of  12  o'clock  M.  of 
said  day,  to  pay  said  delinquent  assessment  thereon,  to- 
gether with  costs  of  advertising  and  expanses  of  sale. 

G.  PARDOW,  Secretary. 

o ill co,  121  Sutter  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal.  je29 


St.  Ziouls  Silver  Mining  Company,  Cortex  Die. 

trict,  Lander  County,  Nevada. 

Notice.— There  are  delinquent,  upon  the  following  de- 
scribed stock,  on  account  of  assessment  levied  on  the  fourth 
day  of  May,  1867,  the  several  amounts  set  opposite  the  names 
of  the  respective  shareholders  as  follows: 

Names.  No.  Shares.    Amount. 

Baldwin,  John  E '. 50  sue  00 

Berry,  Henry 10  20  00 

Cassell,  John  F 3  16  00 

Chenory.  Richard 75  376  00 

DcWltt.WL 5  26  00 

Hathaway,  B  W 75  375  00 

Howard,  George 50  lou  00 

Uawxhurst,  Robert 31  165  00 

Jones,  Rowland 6  10  (hi 

Kibbe,  H  C 6  2rt  00 

Land,  C  B 70  350  00 

Lagerman.  H  W 10  20  00 

Macphcrson,  AW 30  160  00 

Moore,  J  Preston 115  275  00 

Powell,  Elijah 75  225  00 

Passmore,  W 6  25  00 

Pratt,  WE fl  25  00 

Russell,  George.. 79  281  00 

Thomas,  G  W fi  26  00 

Taylor,  John fi  26  00 

Whlrney,  James 6  25  90 

Wenban,  Simeon 1212  782  40 

And  in  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees,  made  on  the  fourth  day  of  May,  1867,  so  many 
shares  of  each  parcel  of  said  stock  as  may  be  necessary, 
will  bo  sold  at  public  auction,  at  the  salesroom  of  Maurice 
Dore  A  Co.,  No.  327  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal., 
on  Tuesday,  the  second  day  of  July,  1867,  at  the  hour  of  12 
o'clock,  noon,  of  said  day,  to  pay  said  delinquent  assess- 
ment thereon,  togother  with  costs  of  advertising  and  ex 
penses  of  sale, 

R.  N.  VAN  BRUNT,  Secretary. 
Office,  331  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco.  jo  15 

Postponement.— Tho  above  sale  Is  hereby  postponed  until 
Monday,  the  29th  day  of  July,  1867,  at  Ihe  same  hour  and 
place.    By  order  of  the  Board  of  Trustees. 

Je29  R.  N.  VAN  BRUNT,  Secretary. 


Whltlatch  Gold  and  Silver  Mlnlnir  Company, 

Lauder  County,  Nevada, 

Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  twenty-first  day  of 
June,  1867,  an  assessment  of  fifteen  dollars  ($15)  per  share 
was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company,  payable 
on  or  before,  the  second  day  of  August,  1867,  In  United  States 
currency,  to  the  Secretary,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessinentshall  remain  unpaid 
on  the  second  day  of  August,  1867,  shall  be  deemed  delin- 
quent, and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auction, 
and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  before,  will  be  sold 
on  Thursday,  the  twenty-sixth  day  of  September.  1867,  to 
pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of  ad- 
vertising and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees. 

N.  C.  FASSETT,  Secretary. 

Office,  N.  E.  corner  Front  and  Clay  streets.  San  Francisco. 

jjgp-At  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Trustees,  held  June 
21st,  1867,  the  order  levying  assessment  (No.  7)  made  Febru- 
ary 14th,  1867,  was  rescinded. 

je29  N.'  C.  FASSETT,  Secretary. 


Important  to  CalllornlnnH.— Many  Inventors  have 
lately  had  their  claims  for  Patents  seriously  (and  in  some 
cases  fatally)delayed  by  the  unquaUflcatlon  of  agents  who 
have  not  complied  with  the  Goverumentllcense  and  revenue 
laws,  as  well  as  other  new  and  imperative  regulations. 
These  discrepancies,  although  arising  frorn  the  lnexperlenca 
of  honest  agents,  are  none  the  less  dangerous  to  applicants 
for  patents,  whose  safest  course  Is  to  "trust  their  business 
with  none  but  active  and  experienced  solicitors.  The  Mik- 
imo  and  Sciektiho  Press  Patent  Agency  has  strictly  com- 
plied with  the  requisitions  of  the  Department,  and  properly 
filed  all  necessary  papers  as  Claim  Agents. 


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Machinery. 


Brodie's  Patented  Improvements 


STEWART'S 

CELEBRATED    HINGED 

Grinder  and   Amalgamator. 


Is  the  Cheapest  and  Quickest  Pan 

Now  used.  It  Is  fliu-bo:tomed\  loses  far  less  power  in  throw- 
ing the  pulp,  and  circulates  the  same  under  the  muller  to 
better  advantage  than  any  other  Pan  in  use,  while  the 
steam,  owing  to  the  thinness  of  the  cone,  has  a  more  direct 
effect  in  hcatiiiR  the  pulp.  E  is  the  muller  plate;  F  the 
Grinding  Shoe,  attached  by  an  adjustnhle  hinge  joint  in  the 
middle  of  the  same— the  bottom  wearing  down  even  with 
tne  dies. 

Mr.  J.  H.  STEWART,  the  inventor,  has  had  ten  years  of 
experience  in  mechanical  operations,  and  may  be  addressed 
at  San  Francisco,  or  called  j\\  at  the -Miners'  Foundry,  First 
street,  where  his  Pan  ia  manufactured,  and  is  to  be  seen  at 
any  time  in  operation.  Svlitf 


PATENT    AMALGAMATOR. 

These  Machines  Stand  Unrivaled. 

For  rapidly  pulverizing  and  amalgamating  ores,  they 
have  no  equal.  No  effort  has  been,  or  will  be,  spared  to 
have  them  constructed  in  the  most  perfect  manner,  and  of 
the  groat  number  now  in  operation,  not  one  has  everre- 
quired  repairs.  The  constant  and  increasing  demand  for 
them  is  sufficient  evidence  of  their  merits. 

They  are  constructed  so  as  to  apply  steam  directly  into 
the  pulp,  or  with  steam  bottoms,  as  desired, 

This  Amalgamator  Operates  as  Follows : 

The  pan  being  filled,  the  motion  of  the  muller  forces  the 
pulp  to  the  center,  where  it  is  drawn  down  through  the  ap- 
erture and  between  the  grinding  surfaces.  Thence  it  is 
thrown  to  the  periphery  Into  the  quicksilver.  The  curved 
plates  again  draw  it  to  the  center,  where  it  passes  down, 
and  to  the  circumference  as  before.    Thus  it  is  constantly 

Fiassing  in  a  regular  How  between  the  grinding  surfaces  and 
n to  the  quicksilver,  until  the  ore  is-reduced  to  an  impalpa- 
ble .powder,  and  tiic  metal  amalgamated . 

Setlers  made  on  the  same  "principle  excel  all  others.— 
They  bring  the  pulp -so  constantiv  and  perfectly  in  contact 
with  quicksilver,  that  the  particles  are  rapidly  and  com 
pletcly  absorbed. 

Mill  men  are  invited  to  examine  these  pans  and  setlers  for 
themselves,  at  the  PACIFIC  FOtTNDET, 

lvl  San  Francisco. 


BLAKE'S  PATENT 
QUAKTZ    OKU'i$H£K. 

CAVTIOX ! 

The  owners  of  the  Patent  for  this  valuable  machine,  in 
order  to  facilitate  the  protection  of  their  rights  against  nu- 
merous infringers,  procured,  some  time  since,  a  reissue  of 
the  Patent,  bearing  date  January  9th,  1866. 
This  Patent  secure*  the  exclusive  right  to  em* 
piny  in    Sterne-Breaking  31achine»  Up- 
right Convergent  Jaw*,  actuated 
hj-  a  ^Revolving  Shaft. 

All  persons  who  are  violating  the  Patent  by  the  unau- 
thorized making,  selling  or  using  machines  In  which  quartz 
or  other  material  is  crushed  between  upright  convergent 
aws,  actuated  by  a  revolving  shaft,  are  hereby  warned 
that  they  are  appropriating  the  property  of  others,  and 
that  they  will  be  held  responsible  in  law  and  in  damages. 

Several  infringing  machines  are  made  and  offered  for 
sale  in  ihis  city,  upon  which  Patents  have  been  obtained. 
Manufacturers,  purchasers  and  users,  are  notified  ihatsuch 
Patents  do  not  authorize  the  use  of  the  original  invention, 
and  that  such  machines  cannot  be  used  without  incurring 
liability  for  damages.  BLAKE  j  TYLER, 

l*vl4ti"  Agents  for  the  Pacific  Coast. 


NELSON   &    DOBLE, 

■AGE.YTS  TOR 

Thomas  Firth  &  Sous'  Cast  Steel,  Files, 

Etc.,  Shear,  Spring,  German,  Plow,  Blister  and  Toe  Calk 

Steel;  manufacturers  of 

Mill    Pules.    Sledges,    Hammers,  Picks, 

Stone   Cutters',    Blacksmiths'    and    Horse- Shoers'   Tools, 

319  ana  321  Pine  street, 

Between  Montgomery  and  Sansome,  San  Francisco. 

luvUqr 


SAN  FKM0IS00  BRUSH  FACTORY, 

No.  311  California  st.,  manufactures  to  order  all  kinds  of 

BBUSHES, 

At  lower  prices  than  cost  of  Eastern  importation.  Brushes 
for  all  classes  of  machinery.  A.  superior  Scrubbing  Brush 
from  Soap  Koot  fiber  i  alio,  Sluice  Brushes  from  the  same 
material.  The  Patent  Katun,  .street,  Stable,  Flue  and 
Flume  Brush,  for  wuich  they  have  the  exclusive  right 
for  the  Pacific  Coast. 

All  orders  from  the  interior  promptly  executed. 

FELDMAN,  SLUPriON   &  CO., 

I6vl4qr.  Proprietors. 


ROOT'S  PATENT 

PORCU    BJL.A.ST    BJLOWER, 

Adapted  for  Smelting,  Foundry,  Mining  and  Steamships. 
Requires  50  per  emit,  less  power  than  any  Blower  now  in 
use.  For  further  particulars,  address  K.EEF,  BLAKE  4 
Co.,  Stockton;  or  Win.  X.  Garrett,  corner  Mission  and  Fre- 
mont streets,  dan  Francisco.  Ivlj-loptf 


To  the  Mining  Community, 

THE  UNDERSIGNED,  WHO  HAS  HAD  THIRTr  YEARS 
coiutant  practice  in  su  peri  mending  mines,  is  now  pre- 
pared to  inspect  and  report  on  Mines  and  Mining  Properties, 
aud  advise  as  to  the  management  of  the  same.  Othce,  851 
Harrison  street,  San  FraueiBco. 

WILLIAM  WILLIAMS, 
|6vHqr  Practical  Mining  Engineer. 


a |!M  HlUmilllllllllV 

FUR  THE  TREATMENT  OF 

Gold  and  Silver  Ores. 

BRODIE'S  PATENTED  IMPROVED  QUARTZ  CRUSHER. 
The  attention  of  all   interested  in  Mining  is  respect- 
fully called  to  this  Improved  -Machine   for  Breaking    or 
Spalling  Quartz,  or  other  Rock,  possessing,  as  it  doe.s,  sim- 
plicity of  aci  ion  and  lightness  of  construction,  so  far  as  is 
compatible  with  strength  and  durability.    Inconsequence 
of  these  advantages,  the  advertisers  are  enabled  to  offer 
'  hese  machines  to  the  public  at  the  following  low  terms: 
No.  1— Or  iO-ineh  Crusher,  capable   of  reducing  from 
three  to  four  tons  of  quartz  per  hour,  no  piece  be- 
ing larger  than  a  walnut— price SGOO 

No.  2— Or  15-inch  Crusher,  capable  of  similarly  putting 

through  live  to  six  tons  per  hour S5© 

No.  3— Or  IB-inch  Crusher,  will  in  a  similar  manner 

crush  from  seven  to  eight  tons  per  hour 1,300 

EXPLANATION    OF  THE  ABOVE  ENGRAVING. 

The  frame  is  made  of  cast  iron,  bound  with  heavy 
wrought  iron  bands,  making  it  very  strong,  and  at  the  same 
time  light  and  portable.  The  crusher  is  bolted  to  a  wood 
frame  of  sufficient  high  t.  to  clear  the  fly-wheel,  and  allow 
the  crushed  quartz  to  pass  orT;  The  dotted  linesshow  the 
movable  and  stationary  jaws.  Letter  A  represents  the 
eccentric  shaft  by  which  the  power  is  applied  direct  to  the 
movable  jaw.  B  represents  the  movable  jaw,  and  C  the 
fixed  jaw.  D  represents  the  link  or  radius  bar.  E  repre- 
sents the  bolts  for  regulating  the  opening.  F,  which  can  be 
regulated  at  pleasure,  so  ns  to  graduate  to  the  size  to  which 
it  Is  Intended  the  quartz  shall  lie  crushed.  0  represents  the 
feed  opening,  by  which  the  size  of  the  machine  is  desig- 
nated. 

The  arrow  on  the  fly-wheel  shows  the  direction  to  drive 
the  eccentric,  which,  in  combination  with  the  link,  D,  gives 
the  movable  jaw,  B,  a  forward  and  downward  motion  at  the 
sp.me  time,  a'nd  which  makes  the  hardest  rock  yield  and 
separate  into  fragments  of  any  desired  size. 

The  above  Crushers  have  been  recently  erected  and  are 
now  successfully  employed  at  Bear  Valley,  Mariposa  conn- 
tv,  Rawhide  Ranch.  Tuolumne  county,  Excelsior  Mine, 
Lake  District,  Nevada  county, -and  can  be  seen  in  opera- 
tion at  the  Fulton  Foundry,  First  street,  San  Francisco". 

The  following  testimonial  •especting  the  effectiveness  of 
this  Crusher,  has  been  received  from  the  Superintendent 
of  the  "  Rawhide  Ranch"  Mine,  in  Tuolumne  Countv: 
RAWHtm;  Ranch,  Tuolumne  Co.,  Sept.  28,  1866. 

James  Brodii-:,  Esq.,  San  Francisco— My  Dear  Sir-.  It  gives 
me  pleasure  to  inform  you  that  I  have  for  the  prist  three 
mouths  had  one  of  your  largest  sized  Rock  Crushers  in 
use,  at  the  Rawhide  Ranch  Mining  Company's  Mill,  which 
his  entirely  met  my  expectations;  and  I  have  no  hesita- 
tion in  recommending  it  to  all  who -are  in  need  of  a  machine 
for  rapidly,  cheaply  and  propcrlv  preparing  quartz  for  the 
stamps.    Yours  truly,  R.  P.  JOHNSON, 

Supt.  Rawhide  Ranch  Quartz  Mill. 

BRODIE'S  PATENT  IMPROVED  GERMAN  AMALGA- 
MATING BARREL.— This  Barrel  obtained  a  promt  am  at 
the  Fair  of  the  Mechanics'  Institute  in  San  Francisco,  in 
1S61.  Further  particulars  will  be  aflorded  on  application 
to  the  subscribers. 

Those  Infringing  the  patent  rights  to  the  above  Improved 
Barrel,  are  hereby  Informed  that  on  and  after  the  1st  No 
vember,  IS66.  the  royalty  charged  for  using  the  same  will 
be  raised  to  the  sum  of  S100  per  Barrel. 

A  diagram,  with  explanations  of  this  machine,  will  be 
found  in  the  "Mining  and  Scientific  Press,"  of  September 
29th,  18ti6. 

BRODIE'S  PATENT  WIND-BLAST  SEPARATOR  FOR 
DRY  CRUSHING-— This  Dry  Crusher  has  been  found  the 
most  economical  and  effective  mode  of  crushing  ores  in 
Mexico.  California  and  Nevada  Diagrams  and  explana- 
tions afforded  on  application  to  the  subscribers. 

A  drawing  and  full  description  of  this  machine  will  be 
found  in  tho  Mining  and  Scientific  Press  of  Sept.  KM.1866. 
BJKODIE  A:  KADC1IFF, 
Exprets  Building,  -102  Monnrr.merv  street, 

12vl3tf San  Francisco. 

LEFFEL'8 

American   BouMe  Turbine 


THESE  WHEELS,  UNEQUALED  AND  UNRIVALED  IN 
the  United  States  or  the  world,  have  been  fully  tested 
on  this  coast,  more  than  forty  being  in  use  at  thi-i'datein 
California  and  Oregon,  driving  all  kinds  of  machinery.  Saw 
Mills,  Flour  Mills,  Quartz  Mills,  etc.,  etc.,  etc. 

California  References.— E.  Stocton,  Folsom;  O.  Sim- 
mons, Oakland,  (Mill  at  Clear  Lake);  Morgan  Oovllle,  Lex- 
ington, Santa  Clara  County,  J.  i.  McMillan,  Lexington, 
Santa  Clara  County.    flSj-Send  for  Circular,  to 

KJKAPP  <fc  GKAIVT. 
Agents  for  California. 
26vl3-lyq  SIO  Washington  street,  San  Francisco 


$£^S  ioi"  Hunter's 

Improyed  Concentrator. 

The  patentee  is  prepared  to  sell  his  Concentrators  for 
the  above  price,  and  guarantees,  when  the  machines  are 
run  according  to  directions,  to  give  20  per  cent  better  re- 
sults than  from  any  Concentrator  built  on  this  Coast,  and 
will  refund  the  money  if  they  will  not  perform  what  is 
claimed  for  them.  Machines  with  copper  plates,  will  cost 
$10  extra.    The  Machine  can  be 

Seen  in  Operation 
At  Booth  &  Go's  Union  Foundry,  up  stairs.  Parlies  pur- 
chasing Concentrators  will  do  well  to  examine  beiore  buy- 
ing others  of  pretended  merit.  Persons  desiring  it  can  have 
a  practical  concentration  made  of  tailings  at  any  time,  and 
prove  the  working  of  the  machine. 

FOK    SS5SO. 

HTTNTER'S  E^EEKA  AMALGAMATOR. 

For  sale,  the  right  to  build  and  use  in  mills.  A  working  plan 
will  be  furnished eacli  purchaser.  Five  machines  can  be 
seen  in  operation  at  the  Eureka  Mill,  Crass  Valley.  The 
cost  of  the  irons  for  the  machiue,  without  the  iron-box,  is 
about  $101).    The  box  will  answer  or  wood. 

By  reference  to  the  Mining  and  Scientifiic  Press  of  May 
25th,  a  full  description  of  the  above  Machines  may  be  found. 

For  particulars,  send  for  Circulars,  or  address 
ANDREW  HONTER, 

26vHtf  Union  Foundry,  j3an  Francisco. 


HEALTH!    HEALTH! 

AM 


To  prevent  this,  purchase  one  of 

Taylor's  Stench  Traps  and  Garbage 
Baskets, 

And  promote  the  health,  comfort  and  cleanliness  of  your 
family.  |For  de-ei iptiou  see  Mining  and  Scieniiflc  Pi-ess, 
April  6,  1867.]  Sold  wholesale  and  retail  bv  TAYLOR  & 
SONS,  at  No.  -13»  Pacific  street,  San  Francisco.      15vl4lf 


THE  CHIEEKATED 

Self  Generating  Portable 
Gas   Lamp. 


This  extraordinary  Lamp  pro- 
duces its  own  gas  by  the  vapor- 
ization of  Petroleum,  Naphtha, 
or  Benzine.  It  emits  neither 
smoke  nor  smell,  and  bumswiih 
a  pure  white  flume,  equal  In  in- 
tensity to  an  ordinary  ras  burn- 
er, and  at  an  expense  of  from  one 
to  three  cenisper  hour  only,  ac- 
cording to  the  quantity  ol  light 
required.  It  is  peculiarly  adap- 
ted lor  min ing  purposes,  also  tor 
stores,  lactones,  billiard  moms. 
and,  In  fact,  for  ail  purposes 
where  regular  pas  is  not  availa- 
ble, aud  for  wlilch  it  is  an  ad- 
mirable substitute.  As  an  out- 
door fight  it  siaiuls  unrivalled, 
burning  with  undiminished  bril- 
liancy in  a  strong  wind. 


Direction*  for  Use. 

Charge  the  reservoir  Willi  tho  prepared  fluid,  or  with 
Benzine,  from  hart*  to  thrce-fourtbs  full;  allow  a  porlion  to 
run  through  into  the  cup,  then  turn  otf  the  tan  and  ignite 
the  tiuid.  which  will  beat  the  burner  sufficiently  to  gener- 
ate the  gas.  which  will  be  seen  issuing  from  the  top.  Tho 
tap  must  now  be  turned  on,  and  a  steadv  lichtwlll  be  main- 
tained till  tlic  whole  ol  the  contents  of  the  reservoir  is  con- 
sumed . 

A  small  needle,  bent  at  the  point  and  fixed  In  a  holder, 
may  be  occasionally  required  to  clear  ihe  minute  bole 
through  which  tfe  eas  issues,  and  the  regulating  screw  at 
the  bottom  turned  a  II. tie  back:  but  care  mustbe  taken  not 
to  force  the  screw  too  high,  and  It  should  never  be  used  to 
extinguish  the  light—  6jl  turning  the  tap  ojf,  it  will  gradually 
go  out. 

When  necessary  to  renew  the  cotton  which  is  placed  in 
the  lower  pipe  to  prevent  tbe  too  rapid  flow  of  theflnid,  the 
lamp  should  be  placed  in  a  vise  and  the  burner  screwed  olf 
The  burnt  cniton  must  then  0e  withdrawn,  and  a  fresh 
piece  of  stout  cotton  rag.  one  inch  wide  and  four  or  live 
inches  long,  should  be  doubled  over  a  piece  of  wire,  and 
Inserted  into  the  pipe— tbe  ends  cut  short  otf,  the  burner 
again  screwed  on  with  a  little  white  lead,  and  the  lamp  is 
ready  for  use. 

Manufactured  solely  bv.lOHN  ,1.  MUCKS,  original  propri- 
etor. Factory,  North  Beach.  San  Francisco:  and  for  sale 
bv  Ills  agents  in  every  citv  and  lown  throughout  the  State. 
lSvn-3n. 


MECHANICS'    INSTITUTE. 

Resources  of  California. 

THE  MECHANICS'  INSTITUTE  of  San  Francisco,  here- 
by offer  a  PREMIUM  or  ONE  THOUSAND  (Sl.OCTO  DOL- 
LAR9  for  the  best  Essay  on  the  "RESOURCES  OF 
CALIFORNIA,  AND  BEST  METHOD  OF  DEVELOPING 
THE  SAME."  uncUr  the  following  conditions:  One-half  of 
the  premium  in  cash  on  the  certified  award  of  the  Com- 
mittee of  Judges,  and  the  balance  from  the  ttrst  proceeds  of 
sales  of  the  successfol  work,  which  is  to  belong  to,  and  will 
be  published  by,  the  Institute. 

The  Essays  are  to  be  handed  in  to  the  Librarian  of  the 
Institute  on  or  before  the  FIRST  DAY  OF  JUNE,  1S6S.  and 
the  award  will  bo  made  by  the  Judges  at  the  opening  of  the 
Industrial  Exh  Ibitiou,  which  is  to  be  held  in  August  or  Sep 
temper  following.  Tho  Essay  should  be  divided  into  three 
great  heads,  viz.:  Mineral,  Agricultural  and  Industrial  Re- 
sources, with  proper  subdivisions  of  each  subject.  Itshould 
be  sufficient  in  quantity  to  form  a  duodecimo  (12mo)  volume 
of  from  250  to  liuO  pages  long  primer  type,  solid. 

Writers  will  sign  their  articles  in  cypher,  and  send  their 
names  and  address  in  scaled  envelopes,  which  will  be  kept 
in  a  seoure  place  by  the  Institute,  and  only  be  opened  when 
the  award  is  made.  The  manuscripts  of  unsuccessful 
writers  will  be  returned  to  them  without  publicity. 

The  Committee  of  Judges  have  the  right  to  reject  all 
Essays  in  case  they  do  not  consider  them  worthy"  of  publi- 
cation or  the  premium.  No  further  instructions  than  are 
contained  in  this  advertisement  will  be  given  to  this  Com 
mlttee,  nor  will  they  be  subjected  to  auy  advice  from  tho 
officers  or  members  of  the  Institute  in  regard  to  their  pro- 
posed action.  ( All  manuscript  submitted  mustbe  in  clear 
legible  writing,  so  as  to  admit  of  easy  rcadlng.l 

Tho  following  named  gentlemen,  who  have  been  selected 
for  their  well  known  ability,  public  spirit  aud  iut  egrity  o 
purpose,  will  compose  the  Committee  of  Judges: 
Hon.  Fred'k  P.  Low,  Maj.  Gen.  H.  W.  Halleck,  U. 

Prof.  J.  D.Whitney,  S.  A., 

James  Otis,  Prof.  W.  B.  Ewer, 

Yvni.  Governeur  Morris,  B.  N,  Bugbey. 

By  order  of  tbe  Board  of  Directors. 

D.  E.  HATES,  Secretary. 

San  Francisco,  June  12, 1867.  2lvU-2m 


SCBScatBEns  who  do  not  receive  the  3Iimnrj  and  Seienlific 
Pressln  due  time,  are  requested  to  Inform  the  publishers. 


Gun  Cotton  in  the  Mines. — The  Terri- 
torial Enterprise  speaks  as  follows  of  an  ex- 
periment with  gun  cotton  in  the  Gould  <fe 
Curry  mine  : 

The  hole  was  twenty-eight  inches  in  depth 
and  about  an  inch  and  a  quarter  in  diame- 
ter, and  was  charged  with  six  inches  of  gun 
cotton.  The  report  of  the  blast  was  not  so 
loud  or  jarring  as  would  have  been  that  of 
even  a  less  quantity  of  gunpowder  ;  but  tbe 
amount  of  rook  displaced  was  quite  as  great 
as  though  gunpowder  had  been  UBed.  Now, 
however,  we  come  to  the  great  advantages 
to  be  derived  from  the  use  of  the  gun  cot- 
ton in  blasting  in  the  lower  levels  and  long 
and  badly  ventilated  drifts  of  our  mines. 
The  instant  after  we  heard  the  sound  of 
the  explosion  we  were  able  to  return  into 
the  drift  and  note  the  execution  done,  not 
suffering  the  slightest  inconvenience  from 
smoke  ;  whereas,  had  the  hole  been  charged 
with  gunpowder,  we  could  not  have  gone  in 
until  after  the  lapse  of  at  least  fifteen  min- 
utes, and  then  would  have  found  the  back 
part  of  the  drift  so  filled  with  smoke  that 
we  could  hardly  have  distinguished  the  body 
of  a  man  at  a  distance  of  six  feet.  The  ex- 
plosion of  gun  cotton  produced  much  less 
heat  than  is  produced  by  the  same  or  muoh 
less  quantity  of  gunpowder.  This  is  a  fact 
worthy  of  consideration  to  those  mining  in 
the  hot  and  badly  ventilated  chambers  of 
the  lower  levels  of  our  mines. 

Two  other  blasts  were  tried  in  another 
drift,  which  did  not  succeed,  on  account  of 
the  gases  finding  an  exit  through  the  seams 
of  the  rock — the  tamping,  even,  not  being 
blown  out ;  such  cases,  however,  often  oc- 
cur with  powder.  Gun  cotton  is  to  be  thor- 
oughly tested  in  this  mine,  and  we  will  have 
more  to  say  of  it  ere  long.  It  is  being  suc- 
cessfully used,  and  is  much  liked,  in  the 
Belcher  mine  at  Gold  Hill.  Gun  cotton  is 
now  compressed,  so  as  to  occupy  much  less 
space  than  that  ordinarily  used — thereby  ef- 
fecting a  great  saving  in  drilling,  by  making 
a  smaller  hole  do  as  much  execution  as  a 
larger  one.  We  presume  that  in  the  above 
experiments  the  ordinary  gun  cotton  was 

employed. 

^— ..  ^»  -«-  -• 

Eatlway  Management  in  India. — A  cor- 
respondent of  an  American  paper,  writing 
from  Calcutta,  and  speaking  of  the  Delhi 
railroad  line,  says  that  during  last  year 
seven  or  eight  corpses  were  taken  from  the 
cars,  victims  of  over-crowding.  Men  and 
women,  it  says,  are  so  crushed  and  crammed 
into  the  third-class  carriages  as  to  be  forced 
to  remain  standing  for  the  whole  length  of 
a  journey,  reaching  sometimes  400  or  500 
miles,  in  the  hottest  season  of  the  year.  A 
more  rude  and  barbarous  system  of  railroad 
management  could  scarcely  be  conceived 
than  the  English  practice  of  locked  cars, 
without  any  means  of  communication  be- 
tween the  passengers  and  engineer  or  con- 
ductor during  the  transit  from  one  station 
to  another. 


Electricity  in  Ikon  Smelting. — The 
American  Artisan,  in  alluding  to  the  recent 
application  of  electricity  to  iron  smelting  in 
England,  which  was  also  noticed  in  the 
Press  of  June  29th,  says : 

This  may  be  a  novelty  in  England,  but 
the  records  of  the  United  States  Patent 
Office  will  show  that  more  than  one  Ameri- 
can inventor  has  proposed  substantially 
similar  applications  of  electro-magnetism  in 
the  manufacture  of  iron  and  steel.  We  have 
in  mind  particularly  the  application  made 
several  years  ago  for  a  patent  by  Prof.  A. 
L.  Fleury.  As,  however,  nothing  has  re- 
sulted from  any  of  these  American  inven- 
tions, we  caution  our  iron  manufacturers 
against  attaching  too  much  importance  to 
the  above  statement. 

A  Mohajimedan  Lawyer.  —  Budrooden 
Tyaree,  a  Mohammedan,  has  been  admitted 
to  praotice  at  the  English  bar.  He  was 
sworn  on  the  Koran.  He  intends  to  prac- 
tice at  the  bar  at  Bombay,  and  will  be  the 
first  member  of  the  bar  in  India  who  is  a 
disciple  of  the  Prophet. 

A  correspondent  of  an  agricultural  pa- 
per writes  as  follows  :  "  If  any  of  your  read- 
ers that  cannot  raise  radishes  on  account  of 
worms,  or  unsuitable  soil,  will  strew  com- 
mon wheat  bran,  one  inch  thick,  on  any 
good  soil,  and  hoe  it  in,  and  then  plant  their 
seed,  they  may  eat  as  good  radishes  as  any- 
body can  raise." 


9ft*  pining  and  £mntffl*  $m$. 


31 


*Gettixg  Readt  fob  the  Attack.— Two 
of  the  big  20-inch  giins  from  the  Fort  Pitt 
Foundry  have  Iwn  cast  to  the  order  of  the 
Chilian  Government  Four  15-inch  frnns, 
and  others  of  less  caliber,  from  tin  uune 
foundry,  have  already  been  shipped  for 
Chile.  It  is  more  than  probable  that  the 
Spanish  fleet  will  receive  a  still  warmer  re- 
ception  than  at  the  time  of  their  lost  attack 
when  they  next  open  their  batteries  upon 
the  spunky  South  American  Republics. 

Piiorrr.uiLE  Mixixo. — The  Levant  Mine, 
Cornwall,  commenced  working  in  1820, 
since  which  time  copper  and  tin  ores  to  the 
amount  of  over  $5,000,000  have  been  re- 
turned ;  dividends  to  the  extent  of  some- 
where about  £1,000,000  haMebeen  de  lac 
The  largest  amount  of  profit  made  at  any 
one  time  was  821,800,  divided  in  two  months. 
Two  of  the  levels  extend  beneath  the  Atlan- 
tic ocean,  about  three-quarters  of  a  mile. 
The  engine-shaft  is  now  about  1,700  feet 
deep  from  the  surface. 

A  sn-nox  well,  something  on  the  prin- 
i  driving  hollow  iron  tubes  into  the 
ground,  as  practiced  somewhat  extensively 
in  this  country,  has  been  patented  in  France. 
A  well  is  dug  and  closed  in  air-tight.  On 
exhausting  the  air,  the  water  currents  flow 
in  from  their  remote  connections  with  con- 
siderable force,  by  means  of  which  the  flow 
of  water  is  considerably  increased. 


New  Way  to  make  Potash. — A  process, 
hitherto  confined  to  the  laboratory.hasbeen 
introduced,  on  a  practical  scale,  by  M. 
Tessi6  do  Mothay,  advantageously  replacing 
sulphuric  by  fluosilicic  acid  in  the  manufac- 
ture of  potash.  The  acid  is  obtained  from 
carbon,  silex,  clay,  and  fluoride  of  lime, 
melted  in  a  blast  furnace. 


Underground  Traveling  in  London 
increases  at  an  astonishing  rate.  The  num- 
ber of  passengers  carried  for  the  first  half 
of  the  present  year  by  the  Metropolitan  un- 
derground railway  was  16,503,395,  against 
5,823,437  in  1863  and  7,462,283  in  1865. 

The  first  woolen  factory  in  Minnesota 
was  established  by  a  woman  whose  husband 
had  left  her  seven  children  and  not  a  dollar, 
to  go  and  seek  his  fortune  in  California. 
When  he  returned,  penniless,  her  factory 
was  running  and  she  waa  proprietor  of  a 
small  town. 


Quartz  Mill  Construction  and  Superintendence 

The  undersigned  is  at  present  open  foe  an, 
engagement  as  n  workinc  Suptrlntt-mlunt  in  tlte  con- 
struction or  unerutlon  nl"a  quartz  .Mill.  Has  hurt  five  vaars 
Meady  and  successful  experience  in  ivurlcin^  tires  In  Wnshrjo. 
and  is  practiced  In  saving  sulpliurets  and  the  treatmeiu  of 
rebellions  ores  Is  prepared  to  furnish  references  for  all 
the  necessary  qualifications  of  an  IntelllRent,  faithful  and 
reliable  quartz  operator.     Address  F.  M.  SUAW. 

San  Francisco,  care  Mining  and  Scientific  Press.    2tivU3m 


CTJT    NAILS. 

3,000    KEGS    ASSORTED  SIZES, 

For  sole  In  any  quantity,  to  close  invoice,  at  the  very 
Lowc»t  3ta tes,  by 

THQS.H.  SELBY&C0., 

116    and    US    California    Street, 

BAN    FRANCISCO.  19vU  3m 


Notice  "to  ^liners, 

Well-Borers    and  Water    Companies. 

MPRAQ  rs  N-'IW  PREPARED  TO  MANUFACTURE 
•  Hydraulic  and  Artesian  Well  Pipes  In  the  best  work- 
manlike maimer,  ulld  at  the  lowest  market  rates.  Having 
made,  large  additions  to  my  stock  of  machinery  for  that 
branch  of  business.  I  am  prepared  to  liil  all  orders  with  dis- 

fiatch,  and  guarantee  en:i|-e  satisfaction.  I  also  immufac- 
ure  Mississippi  ritoves,  n<  the  latest  Improved  patterns,  for 
vessels  uf  nil  classes.     Also,  Ship  .Plumbing  done. 

M.  I'RAG, 
Svia-ly       Strive  Store.  No.  12.r>  Clay  street,  below  Davis. 

Pratt's  Abolition  Oil. 

FOR  ABOLISHING  PAIN  — THE  BEST  REMEDY  IN 
existence  dir  Rheumatism,  Neuralgia,  Paralysis,  Hcad- 
ac he.  Toothache,  SureThruat,  Dlptltcrln.  Wc;ik,  Swolen  and 
Stiff  Joints.  Contracted  Cords  and  Muscles,  Cramps,  Colic, 
Diarrhoea,  Cholera,  Pnlus  in  the  Breast,  Lame  Back,  and 
all  aches  and  pains.  It  Is  the  poor  man's  friend,  and  the 
best  Umily  physician.  Full  directions  accompany  each 
bottle.  Price  50  cents  and  $1  per  brittle.  For  sale  by  all 
dealers  In  medicines.  Sole  Proprietors,  A.  McBOVLE  &. 
CO.,  Druggists  ami  Chemists,  SS4  Sacramento  street,  op- 
posite What  Cheer  House,  San  Francisco.  10vl4-ly 


GOVERNMENT  HOUSE, 

Corner  of  Sansome   and  Washington  sts. 

SAN  FRANCISCO,  CAL. 

MT1IE    STREET    CARS    PASS    THIS   HOUSE    IN 
every  direction,  every  ten  minutes. 
The  rooms  of  the  House  are  well  furnished,  large 
and  airy,  are  let  by  the  month,  week  or  day,  and  are 
kept  la  superb  order.    There  is  a  Restaurant  attached  tor 
ladles  and  families,  where  persons  can  board  tor  one-half 
they  are  required  to  pay  at  hotels, 
\7vl3-6m  SANBORN  &  CO 


GLASGOW 

IRON  &  METAL  IMPOKTINCr  COMPANY, 

Nos.  25  and  27  Fremont  street,  near  Market, 

SAN  FRANCISCO. 

Bar  and  Sheet  Iron;  Boiler  Plates  and  Tubes;  Gas  and 
W^tcriPlpos,  Gas  Fittings,  Anvils,  Cast  Steel,  etc.    lsvli-zm 


HINKLE    &    CAPP'S 
CENTRIFUGAL  ORE   GRINDER  AND  AMALGAMATOR. 


I'utent  (luted  April  l«lih,  1MG7. 


For    Grinding    and  Amalgamating 
Cliurgcs  of  Ore. 

Arranged  as  shown  In  the  first  engraving,  the  pan  Is 
adapted  for  grinding  and  amalgamating  separate  charges 
of  ore  of  8W)  lbs.  each,  doing  Its  work  ru.p Idly,  thoroughly 
and  effectually. 


This  sectional  engraving  cx- 
hlblt^more  clearly  the  arraugo 
ment  and  i-hapc  of  the  grind- 
ing parts  of  the  machine.  It, 
and  the  other  engravings,  will 
be  more  clearly  undersiond  by 
reference  to  the  accompany- 
ing explanation. 


For  Grinding  and   DiHCliureing  Contin- 
uously. 

Arranged  as  shown  In  the  second  engraving,  all  the  tnte- 
rlor  grinding  parts  being  the  same  as  bIiowb  in  first  view 
this  pan  is  adapted  for  receiving  and  grinding  mid  dis- 
charging continuously  crushed  quart/,  as  fast  as  supplied 
by  a  five-stamp  battery,  with  No.  4  or  5  screens.  A  "tiuin- 
nier,'  (ysoino  similar  contrivance,  to  carry  off  the  day, 
Rllirfc  and  surplus  water,  is  to  be  placed  between  It  ami  tlie 
battery. 


Explanation.  —  E,  mnller- 
hftntfen  F,  mitller  plate  or 
Shoe.  Q.  side  dies.  I,  sup- 
porting lip  D,  hearing  sur- 
IRce.  T.  feeder.  X,  weight  to 
counter-balance  wear  01  mul- 
ler  plates,  or  shoes.  U,  cover 
used  in  working  charges  of 
ore.  The  dark  shade  on  the 
bottom  of  the  pan  represents 
one  of  the  grooves  lor  mer- 
cury. 


Half  Section  or  Top  View. 

The   Centrifugal    Ore    Grinder. 


This  new  GRINDER  and  AMALGAMATOR  is  extremely 
simple  and  compact  In  its  construction.  The  principle 
availed  of  is  eutirely  novel.  The  grinding  Is  effected  by 
perpendicular  mullcrs,  pressed  laterally  by  centrifugal 
lorco  acalmt  perpendicular  Iron  dies,  fitted  to  the  inner 
sides  of  the  pan.  It  is  to  be  run  at  a  speed  of  from  60  to  30 
revolutions  per  minute,  according  to  the  hardness  of 
the  rock  to  be  crushed.  The  pressure  upon  every  part  of 
the  grinding  surfaces  is  direct  and  uniform,  and  they  wear 
with  straight  and  true  faces  from  flrst  to  last,  comformlng 
also  to  the  shape  of  the  sides  of,  the  pan,  so  that  the  work 
performed  with  old  mailers  and  plates  Is  as  thorough  and 
perfect  as  with  new  ones.  The  pulp  enters  readily  between 
the  mullcrs  andside  dies,  the  pressure  being  light  In  front 
and  heaviest  at  the  heel  of  the  mullcv.  there  Is  no  strain 
upon  any  of  the  parts,  and  no  liability  to  breakage  or  dis- 
arrangement, and  no  wear  except  that  which  is  useful  on 
the  grinding  surfaces.  The  work  done  is  performed  without 
jawing.  Jerking,  straining  or  clogging,  with  extreme  regu- 
and  evenness,  the  pulp  being  of  great  and  uniform  fine- 
ness. It  is  not  liable  to  be  clogged,  nor  to  be  obstructed, 
stopped,  impeded  or  broken,  by  coarse  pieces  of  rock, 
pick  points  or  iron,  accidentally  introduced  with  the 
crushed  ore,  as  these  can  readily  pass  each  mnller  sep- 
arately, without  interfering  with  or  affecting  the  other 
mullers,  each  of  which  Is  independent,  or  can  rest  upon 
the  bottom  below  the  mullcrs,  without  Inconvenience,  as 
the  arms  play  freely  an  Inch  above  the  bottom  of  the  pan. 

It  Is  more  read  II  v  cleaned  up  than  any  other  pan,  as  each 
niuller  can  be  lifted  out  separately  by  hand,  and  there  is  no 
necessity  for  lifting  the  revolving  cone  or  driver,  which  is 
also  easily  turned,  there  being  \\o  friction  when  not  in' use, 
or  rapid  revolution.  The  hulk  of  the  mercury  isnot  ground 
up  with  the  ruck,  but  lies  below-  the  lower  ends  of  the  mul- 
let's in  h  groove,  ahtl  in  another  groove  on  the  cover  of  the 
pan,  where  all  the  pulp  and  meial  passes  continually  over 
it  without  cuttingorcarrylngitaway.  Themullcrs  and  side  : 


dies  are  easily  removed  at  any  time,  or -when  worn  out, 
and  an  extra  set  uf  mullers  is  tarnished  with  each  pan  sold. 
It  is  also  adapted  lor  grinding  cement,  sulphurets,  roasted 
ores,  etc. 

We  claim  all  these  advantages  for  our  Pan,  and  thnt  it 
will  do  more  and  better  work,  with  less  power,  and  less  at- 
tention and  manual  labor,  more  rapidly  and  with  less  ex- 
pense, than  any  other  pan  or  muller'made  for  the  same 
purposes,  and  claimed  to  be  of  equal  or  greater  capacity. 
We  will  sell  them  for  use  on  condition  that  It,  "when  fairly 
tried  they  fall  to  answer  these  promises,  they  may  be  re- 
turned. 

For  full  description  and  illustration,  see  Mining  and  Sci- 
entific Press,  June  15, 18t*7. 

Hinkle  «Sf  Capp's  Centrifugal  Ore  Grinder 

aiid  Amalgamator 

May  be  seen  in1  operation,  and  examined,  at  the  European 
Metallurgical  Works,  on  Bryant,  between  Third  mid  Fourth 
streets,  San  Francisco,  where  all  interested  m  mining  and 
milling  operations  are  invited  to  inspect  It.  Its  weight,  as 
arranged  for  continuous  grinding  and  discharge,  with  extra 
set  of  six  mullers,  Is  about  2.700  "lbs.;  or  as  arranged  for 
grinding  and  amalgamating  single  charges  ul'SOU  lbs.  of  ore, 
also  with  extra  set  of  mullers,  about  3.0(10  lbs.  Price,  as 
above,  completely  fitted  and  ready  for  use,  either  way, 
SSUO,  gold  coin. 

For  further  particulars,  apply  by  letter  to  PHILIP  HIN- 
KLE and  CHARLES  S.  CAPP,  No.  5i3  Olay  street,  below 
Montgomery,  San  Francisco,  Cal.  or  personally  to  the  above, 
orS.  P.  KIMBALL,  Esq..  at  the  European  Metallurgical 
Works,  on  Bryantstreet.  between  Third  and  Fourth  streets, 
or  at  the  Miners'  Foundry,  First  street,  near  Folsoin,  where 
they  are  manufactured. 

jflSj-Send  for  Circulars. 

PHILIP  HINKLE.  and 
CHARLES  S.  CAPP,   Patentees, 

25vl4-tf  513 -Clay  street,  San  Francisco. 


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STAIR  BU.ILDEB 

Wo.  49  Heidi  street, 

Between  Market  and  Mission 

SAN  FRANCISCO. 

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QUARTZ  MINERS,  TOLLMEN, 

And  others  contemplating  the  erection  of  Reduction 
Works,  for  either  Gold  or  Silver  Ores,  your  atlenliou  Is 
called  to  a  new,  superior 

First  Class  Mill, 

In  all  respects,  with  Pans  and  Separators  complete.    The 
Mill  is  adapted  for  20 or  -10  Stamps. 
BSf-Full  particulars  maybe  had  by  calling  on  Messrs. 
Palmer,  Knox  ic -Co.,  Golden  Slate  Foundry,  or 

«T.  II.  HITCHCOCK:, 
19vH-3m  Millwright,  Russ  House. 


DUDGEON'S 

PATIST 

Hydraulic  Lifting  Jacks 

— AXD— 
OILER     PUNCHES, 
16vH        Eighth  street,  cor.  Minna.         qr 


Steam.   Pumps. 


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FOK   DRAINI.NG    JUNES    OK    ELEVATING   WATER  TO 
ANY   HKiHT. 

PICKERING'S  GOVERNORS 

For  Steam  Engines. 

GrifFavcl's;    Injectors, 

For  Feeding  Boilers. 

STQDDART'S   IR0H    WORKS, 


BLARE'S  QUARTZ  BREAKER! 

PRICES     REDUCED! 

MACHINES   OF   ALL  SIZES   FOR   SALE 
—  BY  — 

■WM.   P.   BLAKE, 

Corner  First  and  Mlsmlan  streets,  or  Box  a,©1?? 

Svl3f  SAN   FRANCISCO. 


Portable   Steam  Engines! 

"Houdley's"  anil  "  IXUttnter'."  MnUe, 


FOUR  SIZES, 

8,  10,  12,  and  15-Horse  Power, 


H$WavKa*-.wa, 


HOADLEY»8. 

3  to  40-Horse   Power. 


HITTINGER'S, 
THREE  SIZES, 

5,  7,  and  10-Horse  Power 


IIXTTTlVGiaEXrss. 
TWO  S9ZES, 

5  and  7-Horse  Power, 


M:eoliaiiioa.l  Drawings. 

Persona  wishing  Mechanical  Drawings  can  obtain  the 
services  of  competent  draughtsmen,  by  applying  to  this 
office. 


COMBINING  THE  MAXIMUM   OF  EFFICIENCY,  DUE- 
ahiltty,  and  Economy,  with  the  Minimum  of  weight 

and  price.  .  . 

These  Engines  are  favorably  known,  a  large  number 
being  in  use  on  this  coasv  for  hoisting,  pumping,  threshing, 
milling  and  mining  purposes.  jn_ 

Steam  can  be  gotup  on  these  Engines  In  fifteen  minutes 
after  renchins  the  plnce  of  operation,  and  ihr-tnne,  expense 
of  setting  boilers,  machim-rv,  and  "construction  account" 
saved,  (which  is  often  the  difference  between  the  successful 
and  unsuccessful  prosecution  o)  milling  enterprises,)  in 
fact,  the  portable  principle  is  the  pioneer's  friend,  and  ena- 
bles him  to  draw  engines  on  tlieir  own  wheels  to  his  cabin 
door,  and  plant  on  llio  outermost  oonlinus  of  civilization 
the  saw  and  gristmill,  ami  it  has  dune  and  will  do  more 
to  help  su hd ue  the  continent  than  any  other  of  the  modern 
motors  which  are  crowding  society  and  normalizing  the 
world.  .      ■ 

All  sizes  on  hand  from  3  to  30  horse  power,  with  and 
without  carriages. 
Also,  Portable  Saw  and  Grist  Mills- 
For  sale  by  TEEADWELL  <fe  CO., 


9vW-Gml6p 


Corner  of  Front  and  Market 


32 


Mkt  pitting  awfli  Mmtiiit  $##. 


Market  Street  Homestead  Association.— J.  S.  Lctt,  Sec- 
retary. Office,  306  Montgomery  street,  corner  of  Fine,  San 
Francisco.  2vl5 


FAEMEES'    AND    MECHANICS' 

BANK    OF    SAVINGS 

825  Sansome  street,  near  California. 


Incorporated  under  the  Act  of  the  Legislature  of  California, 
approved  April  11th,  1862. 


CAPITAL,    STOCK, 


:    $150,000. 


DIRECTORS: 


N.  C.  Fassett,  George  M.  Condee,      Renben  Morton, 

G.  H.  Wheeler,       Isaac  E.  Davis,  James  Laidley, 

Henry  Dutton.        B.  H.  Freeman,  Samuel  L.  Palmer. 

G.  H.  WHEELER,  Cashier.    N.  C.  FASSETT,  President. 

Deposits  received  in  gold,  silver  or  currency,  payable  lu 
like  kind,  at  sight.  Funds  maybe  sent  by  express,  or  in 
registered  packages  by  lnaU.  Receipts  will  be  promptly 
furnished. 

We  will  receive  Gold  Dust  and  Bullion,  for  refining  or 
assay;  make  advances  on  the  same,  and  return  proceeds 
promptly. 

Best  Bankers'  Drafts,  on  alt  parts  of  the  world,  furnished 
at  lowest  rates,  by  addressing  us.  Write  names  plain. 
Checks  of  hi)  banks  taken. 

Money  loaned  only  on  flrst-class  security,  safety  being 
our  first  consideration. 
The  Highest  Sates  of  Interest  paid  on   Gold 

Deposits* 
DEPOSITS  RECEIVED  IN  SUMS  OF  81  AND  UPWARDS. 

We  will  keep  safely  all  bonds  deposited  with  us;  collect 
and  remit  the  interest  to  our  friends  in  the  country,  as  may 
be  directed.    Fur  further  particulars,  address 

FARMERS'  AND  MECHANICS'  BANK, 

2vl5-6meow  -San  Francisco. 


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AND 

MARKET     REVIEW 

Will  be  Issued  early  on 
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Opposite  Post  Office  and  Custom  House. 

"  The  HERALD  will  contain  lull  and  reliable  commercial 

details,  and  elaborate  articles  on  the  monetary  affairs  of 

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Containing  selections  from  the  COMMERCIAL  HERALD, 
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All  kinds 

MUSICAL     INSTRUMENT©, 

Sheet  Music,  Music  Books,  Strings,  etc.    Largest  Importers 
lu  San  Francisco.    Send  orders  to 

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We  take  occasion  to  Inform  our  friends  and  customers 
that  we  have  sold  our  entire  stock  in  warehouse,  also  in- 
voice to  arrive,  to  Messrs.  N.  P.  COLE  &  CO.,  312  and  SU 
Pine  street.  The  whole  forms  a  most  complete  and  desira- 
ble assortment  of  FURNITURE,  and  well  merits  attention 
before  purchasing  elsewhere,  J.  PEIRCE  &  CO. 


FURNITURE. 


We  beg  leave  to  call  the  attention  of  the  public  to  our 
ware  rooms, 

Noe.  313  and  314  Pine  Street. 

Having  purchased  the  entire  stock  of  Messrs.  J.  Pelrce  & 
Co.,  and  in  addition  to  our  large  invoice  from  our  factory 
at  the  East,  we  are  prepared  to  fill  allorderspromptlv,  both 
WHOLESALE  AND  RETAIL,  and  call  the  attenilon'of  the 
public  to  our  nalesroom,  as  containing  the  most  complete 
assortment  of  desirable  goods  on  this  coast 

2vlR-lqr  M.  p.  COLE  <fc  CO. 


3E3.     O.     HUNT, 

Manufacturer  of 

Windmill**,  Horse  -Powers 

Pumps,  Pumping 

Frames  and 

Gearing. 

Bust's  Adjustable  Wiwd  Mills 
have  ull  the  sails  so  arranged,  as 
to  turn  edgewavs  to  the  mill  when 
the  mill  is  stopped.  The  sails  can 
he  set  at  any  angle  to  suit  the 
force  of  the  wind,  while  the  mill 
isrunnlng,by  means  of  the  brake 
lever  '.at  the  foot  of  the  mill,  by 
any  person. 

Hunt's  Self- Regulating    Mill 
is  strong,  durable  and  cheap.     It 
is  provided  wlih  means  for  stop- 
ping, in  the  most  violent  winds. 
-      .-^  This  mill  is  well  kuown  through- 
^^r~'^ii  out  the  State. 
Tread  Horse-Powers,  Swap  Horse-Powers,  Pumps  in  great 
variety,  Single  and  Double-Acting.     Frames  and  Gearing 
lor  running  pumps,  from  steam  or  other  power,  constantly 
ou  hand  and  built  to  order.    Water  Tanks  built  to  order. 
No.  28  Second  St.,  and  108  and  ilO  Jessie  St., 
2vl5qy  San  Francisco. 


Greatest  Invention  of  the  Age. 
BOWMAN'S 

AMERICAN  WASHING   COMPOUND 

And  housewife's  true  friend,  saves  one-half  the  labor, 
one-half  the  time,  and  one-half  the  expense. 

For  WASHING  CLOTHES,  CLEANING  HOUSES,  RE- 
MOVING PAINT,  GKEASE,  etc.,  it  is  unequalled. 

j&F"  It  makes  hard  water  as  soft  as  rain  water. 

For  sale  at  $1.60  per  can  of  five  gallons,  at  the  manufac- 
tory, ££3  Jackson  street,  Dear  Battery.  Please  send  your 
orders,  by  mall  or  express,  to       LYNCH  &  PARSONS, 

2&vU-2am6t  San  Francisco,  Cal. 


Gaston's  Screw  Grinder  and  Amalgamator 


The  Best   Yet   Invented. 


JTaJ. 


For  rapidity  and  thor- 
oughness of  work,  the  ma- 
chine above  illustrated  is 
unequaled  by  any.  It 
wastes  no  appreciable 
quantity  of  quicksilver, 
and  is  of  itself  a  perfect 
settler.  Fig.  1  represents 
the  pan  with  part  of  its 
side  removed,  and  fig.  2 
the  screw  muller,  and  its 
shoes.  The  letters  c  show 
the  threads  of  the  screw ; 
H,  its  shoes,  and  D  a  low 
cylinder  within  which  the 
screw  rotates;  E,  repre- 
sents open  spaces  through 
the  base  of  the  cylinder, 
and  iy  inclined  partitions 
filling  (at  those  points)  the 
spaces  between  the  cylin- 
der and  the  shell  of  the 
pan.  These  inclined  par- 
titions are  to  intercept  the 
current  of  pulp  around  the 
pan,  as  it  issues  from  un- 
der the  muller,  and  turn  it  toward  the  center  again,  over  the  screw.  The  dies  are  not  shown  in  the 
figure — there  are  eight.  Mercury  is  not  ground,  nor  floured  in  this  pan.  The  pulp  is  ground  to  a 
slum,  with  great  rapidity  ;  the  muller  is  raised  a  little  and  the  quicksilver  is  poured,  in  en  masse,  form- 
ing a  layer  upon  the  bottom  of  the  pan.  The  revolution  of  the  screw  then  forces  the  pulp  down  into 
contact  with  the  quicksilver,  into  which  it  is  effectually  rubbed  by  the  shoes,  while  the  screw,  being 
constantly  fed  by  the  pulp  from  above  it,  presses  all  under  the  muller  outward — still  in  contact  with  the 
quicksilver,  through  the  spaces,  E,  and  thence  over  toward  the  center  of  the  pan,  when  it  is  again 
seized  by  the  screw  and  forced  down  into  the  quicksilver,  rubbed  into  and  forced  off  in  contact  with  it, 
which  process  is  continued  as  long  as  desired.  The  pulp  can  thus  be  forced  into  contact  with  the 
mercury  at  the  rate  of  1,000  pounds  in  three  minutes,  or  twenty  times  per  hour,  and  none  can  escape 
contact  with  the  mercury,  that  contact  being  under  the  immense  pressure  of  the  perpetual  screw,  in 
addition  to  tliat  of  gravity,  which  (gravity)  is  the  only  available  force  in  the  other  pans  for  bringing  the 
pulp  into  contact  with  the  quicksilver.  "A  word  to  the  wise  is  sufficient."  The  Screw  Amalgamator 
is  the  cheapest  and  most  efficient  pan  manufactured.  Millmen  !  call  and  see  one  running  at  the  Pacific 
Foundry,  Q^"For  particulars,  address  the  inventor,  H.  A.  GASTON,  at  Cosmopolitan  Hotel,  San 
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the  business  of  the  MINING  AND  SCIENTIFIC  PRESS  JOB 
PRINTING  OFFICE,  the  same  will  hereafter  be  conducted 
under  the  firm-name  of  "Truesdell, -Dewey  &  Co."  at  the 
old  place.  No.  SOS  Clay  street.  With  additional  new  ma- 
terial and  the  best  of  workmen  employed,  we  can  guar- 
antee  entire  satisfaction  to  all  old  and  new  customers. 

TRUESDELL,  DEWEY  A  CO. 

San  Francisco,  April  16,  1867. 


Inipoi*t;viit    WTotiee. 

Another  New  Doctor  in  the  Field ! 

DR.    H.   A.  BENTON, 

Has  been  performing  many  wonderful  cures  in  this  city 
the  past  two  years,  and,  as  hlspractice  is  fast  increasing  at 
the  office,  he  finds  It  difficult  to  attend  all  the  outside  calls, 
and  has  concluded  to  Invite  R.  H.  OLMSTEAD,  M.D.,  to  join 
him.  Dr.  Olmslead,  of  Napa  City,  has  been  eighteen  years 
successfully  ti  eating  obstinate  cases  with  water,  electricity, 
and  the  magnetic  forces.  Remedies  of  the  Eclectic  Pchool, 
of  which  he  is  a  graduate,  can  be  resorted  to  when  needed. 
Being  the  seventh  son  of  a  celebrated  physician!  and  at  the 
same  time  having  a  powerful  organization,  his  magnetic 
hands  like  magic  dispel  pain  and  disease.  He  Is  also  a  nat- 
ural bone-setter.  Dr.  Olmstead  has  this  day  associated 
with  Dr.  H.  A.  Benton,  the  Medical  Electrician  and 
Homeopathist,  at  his  offlce.SU  Bush  street,  San  Francisco, 
who,  having  all  the  necessary  facilities,  such  as  the  patent 
Electric,  Chemical,  Sulphur,  Vapor.  Hot  Air  and  Medicated 
Baths,  which  aid  in  curing  all  curable  diseases,  whether 
acute  or  chronic,  and  with  the  combined  skill,  together 
with  an  excellent  lady  assistant,  gives  an  assurauce  of 
cure  to  many,  benefit  to  all,  and  injury  to  noue. 

N.  B.— Terms  for  treatment  within  reach  of  all.  Office 
hours:  from  9A.  M.  to  8  Pi  M.;  Sundays,  by  appointment. 

egp- Lodging  rooms  convenient  for  those  who  como  from 
the  country. 

June  1st,  1867.  22vU-eow4t 


SARSAPAEIPHERE 
BITTERS 


Have  so  speedily  grown  In  favor  that  tbelr  unrivalled  sale 
has  attracted  remarks  and  criticisms  of  the  trade.  Jealousy 
attributes  their  success  to  the  fineness  of  tlielr  general 
style,  and  principally  to  the  originality  and  beautv  of  tho 
bottle,  which  was  conceived  and  manufactured  by  Califor- 
nia artists.  MR.  LACOUR,  an  energetic  promoter  of  Cali- 
fornia resources,  desired  tu  show  that  California  has  no 
need  of  being  tributary  to  other  countries  for  talent  or 
mechanical  industry. 

The  cause  of  their  success  is  tho  great  benefit  they  have 
been  to  the  large  number  wholiavo  already  used  them. 

MR.  LACOUR  is  a  graduate  of  the  Polytechnic  Institute 
of  France,  and  adds  to  a  thorough  knowledge  of  Chemistry 
many  years  of  experience;  and,  after  a  lung  and  careful 
experimental  study,  has  been  enabled  to  offer 

LACOUR'S 

SARSAPABIPHERE    BITTERS. 

They  are  the  most  efficient  Blood  Purifier,  because  thev 
combine  with  the  wholesome  SarsaparillH,  which  operates 
by  cutaneous  excretions,  and  other  substances  which  gently 
stimulate  the  secretions  of  the  lower  glands  and  organs, 
render  digestion  easy,  obviate  costiveness,  and  remove  reg- 
ularly every  impurity  of  the  blood. 

They  are  unrivalled  as  a  remedy  for  Scrofula,  Dyspepsia, 
Constipation,  Liver  Complaint,  Nervous  Affections,  Colic, 
Intermittent  Fever's,  and  all  diseases  arising  from  impurity 
of  the  Blood  or  Costiveness. 


"Wlio    Takes    Tliem  ? 

The  Old  Man 

Takes  them  as  a  gentle  stimulant  and  mild  rejuvenator. 

The  Young  Man 

Takes  them  to  regulate  his  system,  prevent  disease,  and 

stimulate  to  new  life  his  overrasked  body. 

The  Young  Woman 

Takes  them  to  secure  regularity  In  her  habits;  to  tint  her 

cheeks  with  the  bloom  of  health,  to  give  a  sparkle 

to  her  eyes,  and  sweetness  to  her  breath. 

The   Husband 

Takes  them  to  promote  vitality,  give  strength  to  the  body, 

peace  to  the  mind,  and  with  his  health,  wealth 

and  comfort  to  all  his  family. 

The  Wife 

Takes  them  to  invigorate  and  strengthen  hersvstom,  and  as 
an  aid  to  nature  in  regulating  her  periodical  sickness. 
Children 
Take  them  as  a  gentle,  yet  effective  tonic. 
The  DusliuiViiy 
Takes  them  as  a  mild,  pure  stimulant,  containing  none  of 
the  deleterious,  essentialaud  lusiloilsof  forbidden  drinks. 
The  Inebriate 
Takes  them  to  give  tone  to  his  poisoned  stomach  nnd  allay 
the  fearful  longings  for  strone  drink  with  a  stimu- 
lant that  does  not  madden  or  destroy. 
The  Traveler 

Takes  them  to  prevent  sea  sickness,  and  secure  his  health 
against  change  of  climate. 

livery  "body    Takes    Them  ! 

PRO  BONO  PUBLICO! 

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The  universal  remedy  for  Internal  and  external  com- 
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the  merits  of  the  Pain  Killer;  but  while  some  extol  it  as  a 
liniment,  they  know  but  little  of  its  p*wcr  In  easing  pain 
whentaken  Internally,  while  others  use  It  iatemaUy  with 
great  success,  but  are  equally  ignorant  of  its  healing  virtues 
when  applied  externally.  We  therefore  wish  to  say  to  all 
that  It  is  equally  successful,  whether  used  internally  or  ex- 
ternally, and  its  sale  is  universal  and  immense.  The  de- 
mand from  India  and  other  foreign  countries  Is  equal  to 
the  demand  at  home,  and  It  has  become  known  in  those 
far-off  places  by  Its  merits— the  proprietors  have  never 
advertised  it  or  been  to  any  expense  in  its  introduction  into 
foreign  lands. 

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every  description,  which  will  be  manufactured  as  may  be 
required.  The  Company  beg  to  say  that  they  have  the  ad- 
vantages of  all  improved  machinery  and  apparatus  for  tho 
manufacture  and  manipulation  of  these  products,  and  our 
Laboratory  is  fitted  up  with  the  most  recent  improvements 
which  experience  and  science  Eitggest,  and  is  surpassed  by 
none  in  completeness  and  perfection  lor  the  purposes  it  in 
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Foundry  for  Sale. 

A  One-half  Interest  in  the 

UNION    IRON    "WORKS, 

SACRAMENTO, 
Owned  by  William  R.  Williams,  is  offered  for  sale  on  the 
most  favorable  terms. 

A.    Good    Bargain 

May  be  had,  as  the  proprietor  Is  going  home  to  Europe.  It 
is  seldom  that  so  good  an  opportunity  is  offered  for  a  sure 
and  permanent  investment.  The  business  of  the  establish- 
ment is  exceedingly  flourishing,  as  can  be  shown.  The 
Shop  is  of  brick,  new  and  well  built.  The  lot  is  85  feet  front 
by  163  feet  in  depth,  In  a  good  location  for  this  business,  on 
Front  street,  between  N  and  0  streets. 

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SAN"  FRANCISCO,  SATURDAY,  JULY  20,  1867. 


TABLE  OF  CONTENTS. 


Starr's  Patent  Horse  Power— 
Illustrate! 

lllvcr  Country  and 
it.  Mints— Continued. 

PactH  Ati.iut  Patent  Matters— 

I'.illllllUe.l 

n  steol. 
A  Novel  Enterprise 

81]  Ic 

Petroleum  Fuel. 

tlold  mill  Qralu 

An  Important  Expedition. 

l)  tbolri  Foe  Trumpet 

Pr  in     Rlerra    and     Nevada 

Counties 
Ooi  mil  Purantns  Bnclnca 
Thi-  Lobster  limine-- 
Tli.-  Kin-  Engines  of  Europe. 
Coral  Jewelry. 

White  t'oppor. 

New  VerentnU'  Exchange. 

The  Paris  Exhltiitlittt. 

Rrandy  rroni  Oal. 

Th  ■  Randwlch  Island*. 

Silver   ore  Irutn    British   Co- 

liunhla. 

New   Patents  and  Inventions. 
Notices  to  Correspondents. 
Pan  Francisco  .Market  Rates. 
Sun  Francljco  Weekly  Slock 
Circular. 


Mivnoiai       MlSCKLI.ANY 

Husala    sheet    Iron:    Steel 

last    Iron   Improves 

with    Ace;    Wet  lint   Brick; 

Tli..    Hydraulic    Pr Her: 

Pointing  tlie    Mull-;  Safety 
a    ilr.i  farhotiOUs; 
Bronulne  Tin  Castings 
BOllMTirlO    MIlll.Ll.i.il- 

iii,.  Meienrngrnpb;  sinrn- 
lar  s.  I.  nunc  Pact:  Precip- 
itating Silver  with,  Cadmt- 
iinl;  A  lllch  Illuminating 
tin-;  A  simple  toe  Machine; 
I'nie  acetic  Acid:  Minia- 
tures Volcano;  An  Ingenious 
mi. i  ii.iiiiiii hi  Experiment: 
Cold  Alleclln.-  the  Urowlh 
hi   Tic-;  Tin  Poll,  etc. 

Mitstxa  Summary—  Enibrnclng 
Ian-  liuellliteiice  trom  the 
valines  enmities  nltd  dis- 
Irlel.s  In  California,  Idaho. 
Arizona.  Colorado.  Mon- 
tana, Nevada,  1'tnh,  ore 
eon  nnd  Washington. 

stock  Prices— Bid  and  Asked. 

San  Francisco  Metal  Market 

New  Incorporations— List  of 
Offlcers. 

Mining  Shareholders1  Direct- 
ory. 


Starr's  Patent  Horse-Power. 

The  increasing  demand  for,  and  great  use- 
fulness of  small  motive-powers,  for  various 
purposes,  has  of  late  called  into  exercise 
much  inventive  talent  in  the  way  of  meeting 
this  especial  want  For 
general  convenience  and 
readiness,  probably  noth- 
ing is  superior  to  the 
horse  for  supplying  this 
want     His  domestic  na-  — 

ture,  his  great  muscular 
strength,  and  general 
adaptability  for  various 
other  useful  purposes, 
render  him  a  most  fitting 
medium  for  the  obtain- 
ment  of  small  power, 
especially  where  that 
power,  as  often  happens, 
is  wanted  at  different  lo- 
calities and  at  unf  requent 
intervals.  Many  devices 
have  been  invented  by 
which  the  power  of  the 
horse  can  be  most  ad- 
vantageously transferred 
to  the  movement  of  ma- 
chinery, among  the  best  of  which  we  find 
the  one  herewith  illustrated,  and  which  was 
first  described  in  the  American  Artisan. 
This  invention  was  patented  by  Nicholas 
Starr,  Jr.,  of  Homer,  N.  Y.,  May  1,  1866. 
We  copy  the  following  description  of  the 
invention  from  the  Artisan  of  Feb.  27, 1867 : 

It  is  operated  with  a  chain  which  extends 
around  the  reel  as  the  means  of  communi- 
cating the  necessary  motion.  Upon  the 
foundation  frame-work  of  the  machine  are 
placed  friction-wheels  or  rolls,  upon  which 
the  reel  rotates.  The  reel  is  made  by  plac- 
ing the  spokes  or  beams  in  pairs  near  each 
other  in  a  central  hub,  radiating  outward, 
and  each  pair  connected  by  cross-pieces 
projecting  beyond  the  point  of  connection 
with  such  spokes,  and  putting  upon  the 
outer  ends  of  each  cross-piece  a  forked 
catch,  in  which  the  chain  passes.  These 
cross-pieces  are  equal  in  length  to  the  space 
between  the  catches  and  the  different  cross- 
pieces^  so  that  the  catches  shall  be  equi- 
distant1 around  the  reel.  To  strengthen  the 
reel,  iron  rods  connect  the  different  cross- 
pieces,  one  of  the  rods  being  formed  with 
a  swivel,  by  the  turning  of  which  the  whole 
series  of  rods  between  each  cross-piece  is 
made  very  tight.  In  this  arrangement 
Bpace  is  obtained  between  the  different  pairs 
of  spokes  for  the  horses  to  travel,  and  the 


reel  is  made  stronger,  as  there  is  nearly 
double  the  number  of  spokes  that  are  usu- 
ally employed. 

The  pin  upon  which  the  fly-wheel  runs  is 
made  fast  to  timbers  that  rise  vertically  and 
in  a  diagonal  direction  with  the  foundation 
timbers,  which,  by  crossing  and  bracing 
each  other,  are  made  very  strong  and  rigid. 
Upon  the  top  of  these  diagonal  pieces  is 
placed  a  timber,  held  in  position  by  screws 
passing  through  its  end.  From  this  timber 
is  suspended  a  swing-pulley,  which  holds 
up  the  chain  as  it  comes  off  the  reel,  and  a 
joint  at  the  end  of  the  arm  that  supports 
the  pulley  enables  it  to  accommodate  itself 
to  the  different  degrees  of  slackness  which 
are  occasioned  by  the  chain  passing  around 
the  reel  on  the  differentsized  wheels  placed 
upon  the  fly-wheel.  At  the  one  end  of  the 
frame,  bent  downward  and  sustaining  the 
aforesaid  pulley,  is  a  lever,  which  acts  as  a 
spring,  and  which  is  held  by  the  foundation 
of  the  machine,  and  is  connected  to  the  arm 
of  the  pulley  by  a  chain,  and  is  thus  kept 
at  a  degree  of  tension.  For  a  less  speed 
and  a  stronger  power  a  larger  wheel  is 
placed  upon  the  fly-wheel  hub,  and  for  a 
fast  speed,  and  where  a  strong  power  is  of 
secondary  importance  a  smaller  wheel  is 


Telegraphic  Cornrntiiiicatioa  with 
Mines. 

It  will  be  recollected  that  we  made  men- 
tion, some  time  since,  of  an  ineffectual  at- 
tempt to  secure  telegraphic  communication 
between  the  interior  of  the  Pewabic  copper 
mines,  at  Lake  Superior,  and  the  superin- 
tendent's office,  on  the  surface.  For  some 
unexplained  reason,  it  was  said  the  current 
could  not  be  established,  although  various 
devices  were  used.  The  further  extremity 
was  inserted  in  moist  ground  and  in  a  pool 
of  water,  the  whole  length  carefully  insu- 
lated ;  but  all  to  no  purpose.  A  single  wire 
was  used.  A  double  wire  would  undoubted- 
ly have  succeeded  ;  but  the  effort  was  made 
to  solve  the  question  whether  a  single  wire, 
with  a  good  ground  connection,  could  be 
made  to  work  as  well  between  the  interior 
of  a  mine  and  the  surface  as  along  the  sur- 
face of  the  earth.  Our  correspondent,  "F. 
A.  H.,"  of  Forbestown,  suggested  at  the 
time  that  the  difficulty  might  arise  from  a 


STARR'S    PATENT    HORSE-POWER. 


used.  The  fly-wheel,  with  the  attached  small 
wheel,  runs  upon  a  section  of  a  cone  with 
its  base  outward  ;  and  this  cone  screws  into 
the  pin,  so  that  if   the  fly-wheel  or  cone 


JF'xq.S 


wears,  by  turning  the  cone  in  the  pin  the 
point  made  by  the  cone  and  the  fly-wheel  is 
made  as  tight  or  close  as  is  desired  ;  the 
base  of  the  cone  being  outward,  it  prevents 
the  fly-wheel  from  running  off.  The  chain 
which  passes  around  the  reel  and  is  held  in 
place  by  the  catches  at  the  ends  of  the  arms 
of  the  reel,  passes  over  the  swing-pulley 
and  then  over  the  wheel  upon  the  fly-wheel 
shaft ;  and  by  its  peculiar  form  or  sprocket- 
shape  (see  Fig.  2)  the  wheel  is  embraced  by 
the  chain,  which  thus  gives  the  requisite 
motion  to  it  and  the  fly-wheel,  and  from 
thence  the  motion  is  communicated  by  any 
customary  means  where  it  is  required. 


supposed  difference  in  the  electric  tension 
between  the  surface  and  interior  of  the 
globe.  His  argument  was,  that  as  in  a 
spherical  body,  the  distribution  of  free 
electricity  is  superficial — every  portion  be- 
ing electrified  alike ;  so  with  the  earth, 
which  is  only  a  larger  sphere,  the  loss  of 
the  current  at  any  considerable  depth  would 
seem  to  indicate  that  the  free  electricity  of 
our  globe  is  also  confined  at  or  near  to  the 
surface.  The  correctness  of  the  philosophy 
of  our  correspondent  is  not  at  all  improba- 
ble. Our  object,  however,  in  again  referring 
to  this  subject  is  to  note  the  fact,  gleaned 
from  an  English  journal,  that  the  electric 
telegraph  has  been  successfully  introduced 
into  mining  operations  in  England, by  means 
of  which  a  serious  impediment  has  been 
overcome.  The  shaft  of  the  Trafalgar  com- 
pany, in  the  Forest  of  Dean,  terminates  on 
the  vein  of  coal ;  from  thence  the  coal  has 
been  worked  on  the  "dirj,"  leaving  a  formi- 
dable incline  for  the  coal  wagons  to  ascend, 
and  increasing  the  cost  of  working.  A 
steam  engine  was  erected  on  "the  bank," 
to  reduce  the  expense  of  haulage  and  to  in- 
crease   the  dispatch.      Its  usefulness  was 


considerably  interfered  with  by  the  loss  of 
time  in  communicating  the  required  sig- 
nals. Mr.  W.  H.  Brain,  the  engineer,  has 
introduced  the  electric  telegraph,  by  which 
signals  are  at  once  transmitted  to  the  engine 
house,  and  the  words  "go  on"  and  "stop" 
are  instantly  brought  into  view.  The  in- 
strument was  made  by  Mr.  Izant,  of  Lon- 
don. We  are  not  advised  as  to  whether  a 
double  or  single  wire  is  used  by  Mr.  Brain. 

G-old  and  Grain. 

The  rapid  growth  of  the  agricultural  in- 
terest of  this  State  cannot  but  be  gratifying, 
in  the  highest  degree,  to  every  true  Califor- 
nian.     Important  to  ourselves  and  to  the 
world  as  are  ourmining  interests,  the  indica- 
tions are  that  California,  as  a  State,  will 
eventually  be  more  famous  for  her  grain 
than  for  her  gold.     Gold  will  eventually  be 
dethroned  in  California,  and  corn  become 
our  king ;  nor  need  we  be  despondent  at 
such  a  foreshadowing.     With  improvements 
in  mining  processes  and 
constant    discoveries    of 
new  mines,  our  gold  pro- 
ducts   will    more    than 
hold   their  own ;    while 
our  broad  and  fertile  val- 
leys will  soon  be  taxed  to 
their  utmost  to  feed  the 
countless  numbers  which 
will,  ere  long,  look  to  us 
from     Nevada,    Arizona 
and  Northern  Mexico,  to 
say  nothing  of  islands  of 
the  Pacific  and  the  west- 
ern coast  of  continental 
Asia,  for  that   "staff  of 
life"    which,    since    the 
world  "began,   has    ever 
sustained  and  nourished 
the  toiling  millions  who 
make  up  the  mighty  mass 
of    humanity.      In    the 
meantime,  of  opr  abund- 
ance we  are  feeding  the 
inhabitants  of  the  States 
and  countries  bordering 
upon    the    eastern    and 
western  shores  of  the  Atlantic.     High  prices 
enable  us,  for  the  present,  to  take  advantage 
of  such  distant  markets. 

Ten  millions  of  dollars,  in  round  num- 
bers, have  been  added  to  our  wealth  during 
the  past  year  in  the  single  article  of  wheat ; 
and,  from  all  accounts,  the  present  season 
will  be  fully  as  productive,  if  not  more  so, 
than  the  past.  Heretofore  it  required  nearly 
the  entire  product  of  our  mines  to  feed  and 
clothe  us ;  but  now,  by  means  of  our  in- 
creased agricultural  yield,  we  have  a  sur- 
plus of  gold  for  investment,  whereby  our 
material  wealth  is  being  rapidly  increased. 
Agriculture,  after  all,  is  the  real  wealth  of 
a  people.  It  has  been  aptly  termed  the 
steward  which  spreads  the  daily  table  of 
mankind.  And  what  a  table  is  being  pre- 
sented to  us  of  the  Pacific  coast !  a  demand 
to  which  the  valleys  of  California  must 
by-and-by  respond.  Let  us  plow  wider 
and  broader ;  let  us  multiply  our  granaries, 
and  heap  them  to  the  brim ;  let  the  idle 
loiterers  in  our  city  streets  lay  hold  of  the 
plow  and  the  reaper,  and  transform  their 
feeble  limbs  and  pale  cheeks  into  stalwart 
arms  and  sunburnt  faces ;  let  them  drop  the 
yellow  grain  into  the  earth,  and  by-and- 
by  they  will  reap  a  golden  harvest,  richer 
and  more  easily  gained  than  the  miner 
wrests  his  glittering  grains  from  the  flinty 
rocks  of  our  mountain  hights. 


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Ik  piniu0  m&  Mmtifk  §xm. 


©jfltttinuuiattotts. 


In  this  Department  we  invite  the  ekee  discussion  of  all 
proper  subjects— correspondents  alone  being  responsible  for 
the  ideas  and  theories  they  advance. 


[Written  for  the  Mining  and  scientific  Press.  I 

The  Reese  River  Country  and  its 
Mines. 

BY  A.    J.    HOWE. 

[Continued  from  Page  13.  ] 

A   REVIEW. 

Since  my  last  letters  were  written,  I  hare 
revisited  a  part  of  the  country  previously 
noticed.  At  Ophir  Canon  I  found  the  Mur- 
phy mill  in  full  blast,  while  from  the  mine 
the  richest  ore  was  being  raised;  very  beau- 
tiful specimens  of  the  most  intense  blood- 
red  ruby  ore  were  shown  from  the  lower 
levels.  Powerful  steam  hoisting  works  have 
just  been  put  in  motion  to  raise  the  ore  and 
the  increasing  volume  of  water  from  the 
mine  ;  considerable  building  is  in  progress 
and  the  town  every  way  gives  evidence  of 
the  highest  state  of  prosperity. 

Next,  at  Northumberland,  I  found  Wm. 
N.  Cummings,  with  a  considerable  force  of 
men,  at  work  on  the  Northumberland  lode. 
This  fine  mine  is  likely  to  prove  one  of  the 
richest  in  Central  Nevada.  It  is  much 
broken  at  and  near  the  surface,  owing  to  its 
situation,  in  close  proximity  to  the  base  of 
a  high  mountain.  A  tunnel  is  being  run, 
which  is  expected  to  reach  the  lode  where 
it  has  not  been  disturbed.  Several  valuable 
mines  have  been  discovered  in  this  district 
since  my  former  visit ;  among  them  the 
"Clara"  and  "Branch"  lodes  in  the  south- 
western part,  and  the  "  Silver  Bar,"  in  the 
central  part,  are  the  most  promising.  At 
Belmont  all  is  life  and  bustle  ;  such  prepar- 
ation as  can  be  made  in  advance  of  machin- 
ery and  lumber  on  the  works  of  the  immense 
mills  to  be  erected  here  this  summer,  are  in 
progress.  The  town  is  growing  rapidly ; 
but  like  most  new  places,  keeps  somewhat 
overdone  by  those  who  rush  thither  in  an- 
ticipation of  its  great  future. 

Eastward,  through  Alatoona  Pass,  our 
next  camp  was  with  Messrs  Clark  &  Co. , 
who  are  constructing  the  new  toll  road  to 
the  "  Lower  Country."  The  grades  on  this 
we  found  nearly  completed,  and  remarkably 
easy  for  such  mountains  as  the  Danville 
Bange  appear,  when  viewed  from  the  val- 
ley. This  direct  and  central  route  has  been 
greatly  needed  for  the  travel  eastward  from 
Belmont  to  Hot  Creek,  Empire,  Beveille, 
Pahranagat,  and  the  lumber  region  in  the 
White  Pine  range,  which  lies  about  foity 
miles  east  of  the  Hot  Creek  or  Diamond 
range.  In  Hot  Creek  Canon,  the  owners  of 
the  immense  lode,  called  the  "Indian  Jim," 
are  exploring  it  by  a  vertical  shaft  and  drifts 
from  the  bottom.  Three  miles  south — but 
at  least  five  miles  from  the  trail — situated  in 
the  limestone  belt  which  lies  immediately 
west  of  the  great  quartzite  upheaval  of  this 
range,  we  find  the  "Gazelle"  mine.  This 
is  located  on  an  accessible  slope  of  the 
mountain,  midway  between  Old  Dominion 
and  Battlesnake  canons,  well  up  towards 
their  heads.  Here  we  were  hospitably  en- 
tertained by  Mr,  Irvin,  the  superintendent 
and  part  owner.  The  mine  presented,  on 
the  day  of  our  visit,  the  richest  sight  in  the 
mineral  line  that  we  have  thus  far  seen  in 
this  wonderful  region.  The  lime  cap  had 
just  been  removed  from  the  lode,  showing  a 
body  of  astonishingly  rich  ore  twelve  feet 
wide;  that  portion  next  the  foot-wall  being 
of  copper-silver  glance,  more  or  less  massive 
through  a  width  of  ten  feet,  while  eighteen 
inches  or  two  feet,  next  the  hanging  wall, 
was  of  chloride  ore. 

The  Gazelle  has  its  duplicates,  by  the 
score,  all  through  these  mountains,  from 
Mammoth  on  the  west  to  Pahranagat  on  the 
east — mines  that  are  scarcely  ever  heard  of 
outside  the  district  where  they  are  located, 
and  not  set  forth  by  the  high-colored,  glow- 
ing reports  of  paid  experts  (so-called)  who 
have  well  nigh  ruined  the  country  and  re- 
tarded its  progress  quite  five  years.     How- 


ever, it  is  gratifying  to  see  that  the  day  of 
the  latter  is  past,  and  that  plain,  sensible, 
practical  men  are  sent  out,  or  employed 
here  by  companies  organized  at  the  East. 
One  rea  ly  interested  in  the  permanent  wel- 
fare and  prosperity  of  Nevada,  can  but  de- 
plore the  great  injury  wrought  to  the 
country,  and  the  ruin  to  so  many  Eastern 
companies byunscrupulous  agents,  or  rather 
rascally  middle-men.  All  the  mining  com- 
panies organized  at  the  East  could,  and  can 
yet  secure  mines  for  a  tithe  of  their  value, 
that  will  place  their  success  beyond  a  doubt 
or  possibility  of  failure.  Again,  the  limited 
knowledge  that  reaches  the  public  through 
the  press  of  California  and  Nevada,  in  rela- 
tion to  the  fabulously  rich  and  vast  silver 
region  of  Central  and  Eastern  Nevada,  is 
deplorable. 

While  the  reports  of  the  Surveyor-Gen- 
eral, State  Mineralogist,  etc.,  are  filled  with 
the  delails  of'  the  mining  operations  in  the 
western  part  of  the  State,  which  is  already 
over-crowded  and  its  mines  in  the  hands  of 
wealthy  companies,  few  words  of  cheer  are 
given  the  struggling  and  empty-handed 
pioneers  of  the  interior,  who  are  laying  the 
foundation  of  the  most  powerful  State  of 
the  nation.  This  is  no  idle  talk  ;  the  dull- 
est, if  he  thinks  at  all,  must  see  the  wealth 
and  inert  power  slumbering  in  the  depths 
of  Nevada's  mountains.  It  is  high  time  the 
press  of  the  State  should  rise  a  step  above 
local  exaltation. 

[Concluded  next  week  ] 


[Written  for  the  Mining  and  Scientific  Press.) 

American  Steel. 

A  VISIT  TO  THE  PHILADELPHIA  STEEL  WOEKS. 

It  is  an  indisputable  fact  that  with  good 
tools  even  a  poor  mechanic  can  do  good 
work,  whereas,  with  poor  tools,  a  good 
workman  will  usually  do  an  inferior  quality 
of  work  ;  and  to  insure  good  tools,  there  is 
probably  no  one  thing  so  requisite  as  first- 
rate  steel. 

It  has  heretofore  been  said,  and  many 
have  made  the  assertion  from  their  own  ex- 
perience, that  a  first-class  article  of  steel,  to 
answer  all  the  most  difficult  purposes  to 
which  steel  is  applied,  could  not  be  made 
in  the  United  States.  This,  however,  has 
been  proved  by  experience  and  observation 
of  the  writer,  as  well  as  others,  to  be  incor- 
rect. A  visit  to  the  extensive  establishment 
of  Baldwin,  Banes  &  Co.,  of  the  Philadel- 
phia Steel  Works,  will  convince  the  most 
skeptical  of  this  fact.  Being  in  Philadephia,. 
and  hearing,  in  all  the  large  manufactories 
that  we  visited,  the  virtues  of  their  steel 
enumerated,  and  wishing  to  inspect  the 
process  -by  which  it  was  made,  the  writer 
paid  them  a  visit,  which  has  enabled  him  to 
describe  the  improvement  in  the  steel  which 
they  have  aptly  named  the  "  Nonpareil." 

The  works  comprise  an  area  of  four  acres, 
and  are  pleasantly  situated  on  the  banks  of 
the  Frankford  creek,  about  five  miles  from 
the  center  of  business  in  Philadelphia. 
The  situation  was  selected  with  great  care, 
by  one  of  the  firm,  and  experience  has 
proved  the  correctness  of  his  judgment. 
The  creek  is  navigable  all  the  way  up,  and 
it  is  no  unusual  sight  to  see  boats  delivering 
coal  and  iron,  while  others  are  taking  on 
steel,  to  be  shipped  to  distant  parts  of  the 
country. 

The  iron  is  imported,  expressly  for  the 
firni,  direct  from  Sweden  and  Norway,  in 
bars  one  inch  wide  and  one-half  inch  thick. 
It  then  goes  through  a  process  by  which  it 
is  freed  from  such  chemical  elements  as  do 
not  enter  beneficially  into  the  manufacture 
of  steel,  and  which  process  is  known  only 
to  the  proprietors.  The  bars  are  then  cut 
into  pieces  about  two  inches  long,  and  are 
placed  in  a  black  lead  crucible,  holding  fifty 
pounds,  along  with  a  small  proportion  of 
finely-ground  charcoal  and  some  black  oxide 
of  manganese.  The  crucibles  are  then 
placed  in  a  large  furnace,  known  as  the 
"  melting  furnace, "  and  exposed  to  an  in- 
tense heat  for  three  or  four  hours,  or  until 
the  "melter"  decides  that  the  mass  has  be- 
come thoroughly  incorporated.  They  are 
then  withdrawn  by  a  man  known  as  the 
"puller-out,"  and  passed  by  him  to  the 
"melter,"  who  pours  the  metal  into  the 
iron  molds,  where  it  is  allowed  to  cool, 
after  which  these  pieces  are  known  as  ingots. 


Erom  here  it  is  taken  to  a  steam  hammer, 
weighing  about  1,800  pounds,  and  "broke 
down " — that  is,  it  is  reduced  to  nearly  the 
size  that  the  bars  are  intended  to  be  when 
finished.  After  this,  it  is  taken  to  the  fin- 
ishing hammer,  where  it  is  finished  to  the 
proper  size,  unless  the  size  be  very  small, 
when  it  has  to  go  to  still  another  hammer, 
much  lighter.  The  ends  of  the  bars  are 
then  cut  off,  to  make  a  double  and  triple- 
refined  cast  steel ;  and,  after  being  labeled, 
the  steel  is  ready  for  market.  This  is  the 
steel  that  has  given  such  satisfaction  where 
it  has  been  introduced,  and  which  has,  to  a 
great  extent,  displaced  the  English  steel  in 
the  Eastern  and  Middle  States;  but  we 
were  assured  that  their  improvement,  the 
"  Nonpareil,"  was  as  much  superior  to  this 
steel  for  turning  and  planing  tools,  and  all 
other  tools  requiring  a  keen  cutting  edge, 
as  their  other  steel  was  to  wrought  iron. 

The  peculiarity  of  the  manufacture  by 
which  they  obtain  this  superiority  consists 
in  a  novel  process  which  the  steel  goes 
through  during  the  refining,  and  which 
expels  all  the  impurities  in  a  much  better 
manner  than  it  has  heretore  been  possible 
to  do,  and  which  has  been  introduced  by 
the  firm  and  is  known  only  to  them ;  and  so 
reliable  is  their  process,  that  they  can  de- 
pend on  having  a  uniformity  in  the  texture 
of  their  large  and  small  bars  that  is  not  ob- 
tained by  any  other  steel  works,  either  in 
this  or  any  other  country.  The  experi- 
ments by  which  this  knowledge  was  ob- 
tained were  conducted  before  they  introduced 
any  of  their  steel  into  the  market,  the  pro- 
prietors being  determined  not  to  sell  an 
article  that  they  were  not  certain  could  be 
depended  on,  and  they  regulated  their  stand- 
ard by  the'best  English  steel. 

The  "Nonpareil,"  I  was  assured,  and 
shown  numerous  certificates  to  the  same 
effect,  would  do  at  least  twice  the  work  of 
the  best  English  steel  for  saw  gummei'S, 
turning  and  planing  tools,  and  also  for  all 
other  purposes  which  require  a  tough  and 
hard  quality  of  steel. 

Although  comparatively  a  new  establish- 
ment, having  only  been  in  existence  about 
three  years,  and  the  "Nonpareil"  less  than 
one  year,  they  are  together  creating  a  sen- 
sation in  the  East  that  bids  fair,  before  long, 
to  build  for  them  the  largest  reputation  as 
steel  manufacturers  in  the  world.  The  pro- 
prietors informed  us  that  they  intended  to 
sand  an  agent  to  the  Pacific  coast,  to  bring 
it  more  directly  to  the  notice  of  the  engi- 
neers, machinists,  railroad  companies  and 
miners,  than  it  would  be  possible  to  do  in 
any  other  way.  W.  H.  D. 


Facts  About  Patent  Matters. 

NUMBER  six. 

THE  EXAMINATION,  APPEAL,  ETC. — CONTINUED. 

It  frequently  happens,  that  a  caveat  is  on 
file  covering  the  same  invention.  In  that 
case,  the  Caveator,  is  notified  to  complete 
his  application  within  ninety  days ;  and  if 
it  is  then  found  to  be  the  same  as  that  of 
the  applicant,  an  interference  is  declared, 
and  each  party  notified  of  the  time  set  for 
hearing  and  deciding  the  same,  each  in  the 
meantime  being  permitted  to  furnish  such 
proof  as  hecan  as  to  the  time  when  he  first 
completed  his  invention — the  opposite  par- 
ty, in  all  cases,  to  be  notified  of  the  time 
and  place  of  taking  the  depositions,  and  the 
names  of  the  witnesses.  Each  party  also 
files  an  argument,  if  he  so  desires.  Two  or 
more  inventors  may  also  make  application 
for  the  same  thing  at  once,  when,  of  course, 
there  will  be  an  interference.  A  remarkable 
case  of  this  kind  occurred  in  1849,  when 
seven  different  parties,  from  various  parts  of 
tile  country,  made  application  for  the  same  in- 
vention— a  hollow  churn  dasher,  having  a 
valve  in  it,  for  the  purpose  of  pumping  air 
into  the  cream  while  churning.  So,  too,  an 
applicant  may  ask  and  have  an  interference 
with  a  patent  already  issued.  In  all  cases 
of  interference,  the  patent  is  awarded  to 
the  party  proving  himself  to  be  the  prior 
inventor,  except  in  those  cases  where,  by 
his  own  neglect  to  apply  in  time,  he  is  held 
to  have  abandoned  his  invention,  as  hereto- 
fore explained.  In  case  of  an  interference 
between  an  applicant  and  a  patent,  where 
priority  of  invention  is  awarded  to  the  appli- 
cant, the  office  has  no  power  to  annul  the 
patent  already  issued,  but  can  simply  issue 
one  to  the  applicant,  thus  placing  him  on 
an  equal  footing  with  the  patentee,  andleav- 
ing  the  parties  to  appeal  to  the  courts  to 
define  and  protect  their  rights. 

This  is  an  anomalous  state  of  affairs, 
which  ought  not  to  exist,  as  it  is  clearly 
productive  of  harm,  both  to  the  real  in- 
ventor and  to  innocent  members  of  the 
community.  All  legislative  bodies  have  the 
power  to  repeal  or  annul  any  law  passed  by 
fraud  or  mistake.  So,  too,  a  court  can  re- 
voke or  annul  an  order  made  erroneously. 


The  Land  Office  stops  the  location  of  a  war- 
rant obtained  by  fraud,  and  so,  too,  the 
Treasury  Department  stops  the  payment  of 
a  warrant  or  draft  obtained  by  fraud,  or 
issued  by  mistake ;  and  it  would  seem  that 
the  Patent  Office  ought  to  have  the  power 
to  cancel  or  withdraw  a  patent  wrongfully 
issued.  By  so  doing,  it  would  save  the  real 
inventor  (and  who  alone  is  entitled  to  a 
patent)  the  expense  and  trouble  of  going  to 
law  to  secure  what  the  office  has  already 
decided  is  clearly  his.  It  would  also  pro- 
tect innocent  purchasers  from  being  de- 
frauded by  purchasing  rights  from  the 
holder  of  the  invalid  patent.  It  would 
certainly  seem  that  the  law  ought  to  be 
amended  in  this  respect.  In  all  cases  of 
interference,  parties  have  the  same  right  of 
appeal  as  in  cases  of  rejection. 

When  the  case  is  finally  decided,  it  is  re- 
turned to  the  Examiner,  who  endorses  it, 
enters  it  upon  his  record,  and  then  sends  it 
to  his  draughtsman's  room,  where  certain 
entries  are  made  in  his  books,  after  which  it 
is  sent  to  still  another  room,  where  the  pa- 
pers are  given  out  to  women  to  copy.  They 
are  then  engrossed  upon  parchment,  with 
the  thin  drawing  attached,  and  signed  by 
the  Commissioner  of  Patents  and  Secre- 
tary of  the  Interior,  after  which  the  seal  of 
the  Patent  Office  is  affixed,  when  the  patent 
is  ready  for  delivery — the  applicant  in  the 
meantime  having  paid  in  his  final  fee  of 
.$20,  he  having  been  notified  to  do  so  by  the 
office  as  soon  as  the  case  was  passed  for 
issue  by  the  Examiner.  By  the  law  of 
1863,  if  a  party  neglects  for  six  months  to 
pay  the  final  fee  above  mentioned,  he  will 
be  considered  as  forfeiting  his  right,  and  a 
patent  will  issue  to  another  applicant  for 
the  same  invention,  if  one  should  come. 
Formerly  the  whole  fee  had  to  be  paid  in 
advance ;  but  in  consequence  of  the  law  of 
1861,  requiring  only  $15  down,  the  busi- 
ness of  the  office  was  seriously  impeded  by 
the  neglect  of  parties  to  pay  their  second 
fee  and  take  their  patent — nearly  a  thousand 
having  thus  been  left  upon  its  hands  during 
one  year  ;  hence  the  provision  of  law  above 
referred  to. 

The  reader  will  nowhave  a'tolerably  clear 
idea  of  how  patents  are  obtained,  and  of 
the  ■modus  operandi  of  preparing  and  issuing 
them.  It  will  readily  occur  to  all  who  have 
read  these  articles  attentively  that  the  posi- 
tion of  an  Examiner  of  Patents  is  a  very 
important  one  indeed.  It  requires  a  high 
degree  of  intelligence,  a  practical  as  well  as 
theoretical  knowledge  of  mechanism,  and  a 
fair  knowledge  of  law,  with  strong  analyz- 
ing and  reasoning  powers.  He  should  be 
firm,  but  free  from  prejudice,  as  he  has  to 
act  in  the  capacity  of  a  judge — being  care- 
ful not  to  deprive  the  inventor  of  the  small- 
est even  of  his  rights,  and  at  the  same  time 
being  careful  to  give  to  no  one  a  monopoly 
of  anything  which  belongs  by  right  to  the 
community,  or  which  is  not  his  invention. 
To  do  this,  uninfluenced  by  the  personal 
appeals  of  applicants  and  the  blandishments 
of  skillful  and  experienced  agents,  without 
giving  offence,  requires  a  degree  of  integ- 
rity, firmness  and  fairness  not  often  found 
combined  in  one  character.  In  fact,  a  hun- 
dred times  more  depends  upon  the  Exam- 
iners for  the  intelligence  and  integrity  with 
which  the  business  of  the  office  is  conducted 
than  upon  the  Commissioner,  who  seldom 
knows  anything  of  the  details  of  the  office. 
The  worst  feature  of  all  is,  that  he  has  the 
appointment  and  removal  of  them  at  will, 
and  that  political  influence — not  fitness  for 
the  position — is  what  determines  their  ap- 
pointment or  dismissal;  and  so,  too,  of  the 
Commissioner  himself ;  and  hence  it  is  yon 
will  find  a  pill  doctor  examining  mills,  while 
a  practical  mill  builder  is  set  to  examine 
tobacco  pipes.  A  lawyer,  that  probably 
never  drove  a  nail  in  his  life,  has  architec- 
ture and  bridges,  while  a  practical  builder 
of  bridges  and  public  edifices  is  set  to  exam- 
ine cook  stoves  and  hoop  skirts.  And  what 
renders  the  matter  still  worse  is  the  fact 
that  by  the  time  they  become  fairly  ac- 
quainted with  their  class  and  its  peculiar 
duties,  they  are  removed  by  a  change  of 
administration,  or  to  gain  favor  with  some 
Senator  or  Member,  whose  influence  the 
Commissioner  desires  for  some  object  of 
his  own,  and  persons  entirely  ignorant  of 
the  business  substituted.  This  is  the  fault, 
mainly,  of  the  system,  and  will  never  be 
remedied  until  the  people,  and  especially 
inventors,  insist  upon  a  change. — W.  C. 
Dodge,  in  Prairie  Farmer. 


Novel  Entebpeise. — Colonel  Bobertson, 
of  St.  Paul,  is  importing  fruit  trees  from 
Russia  and  Northern  China,  for  the  purpose 
of  obtaining  varieties  that  can  be  grown  in 
Minnesota.  Efforts  are  being  made  to  the 
same  end  for  this  State. 


London. — The  population  of  this  great 
city  is  estimated  at  3,080,000. 


fthc  pining  and  £ri*ntifw  §  ms.s. 


35 


SHrrlttmiral. 


Russia  Sheet  Iron. 

Few  persons  are  aware  of  the  enormous 
expense  and  difficulty  attendant  upon  the 
importation  of  Russia  sheet  iron  into  the 
United  States,  or  of  the  quantity  of  this 
material  which  enters  into  the  various  forms 
of  its  consumption.  The  imitations  of  this 
iron,  which  have  been  from  time  to  time 
attempted  in  this  country,  have  hitherto 
been  quite  unsuccessful.  Although  those 
imitations  are  often  sold  for  the  genuine 
Russia  iron,  so  near  to  the  genuine  are  they 
in  external  appearance,  yet  the  art  of  mak- 
ing it  stand  actual  wear,  on  exposure,  is  still 
— unless  quite  recently  discovered— a  hid- 
den art  to  American  mechanics. 

The  indestructibility  of  Russia  iron  is 
most  remarkable.  Stoves  made  from  it  will, 
with  ordinary  care,  last  as  long  or  longer 
than  cast  iron  stoves,  and  retain  their  luster 
until  they  are  destroyed  by  an  almost  im- 
perceptible wearing  away,  or  reduction  in 
thickness  of  the  material. 

Some  fourteen  or  fifteen  years  ago,  there 
was  an  effort  made  to  get  an  act  of  Congress 
for  the  issue  of  a  patent  for  the  manufac- 
ture of  this  iron,  without  spreading  the  se- 
cret of  the  process  on  the  records  of  the 
Patent  Office  ;  but,  so  far  as  we  have 
learned,  nothing  ever  came  of  it.  Of  late 
it  is  said  that  the  Perkins  Sheet  Iron  Com- 
pany, of  Providence,  have  been  making 
Russia  iron  of  a  quality  equal  to  the  im- 
ported article.  It  is  also  said  that  there  is 
a  company  in  Cleveland,  Ohio,  and  another 
in  Portsmouth,  in  the  same  State,  making 
about  the  same  quality  of  iron.  The  latter 
is  said  to  be  in  possession  of  the  true  secret 
of  the  manufacture,  as  conducted  in  Russia, 
and  the  only  parties  possessing  it  The  se- 
cret, it  is  said,  was  sent  to  this  country 
clandestinely,  through  the  agency  of  a  citi- 
zen of  Youngstown,  Ohio,  who  had  a  rela- 
tive in  the  works  in  Russia.  It  is  generally 
understood  that  Russia  has  heretofore  kept 
a  close  monopoly  on  this  superior  iron,  and 
that  she  has  thus  been  able  to  extort  from 
us,  as  well  as  from  other  nations,  a  heavy 
revenue  therefrom. 

On  the  contrary,  it  is  said  by  at  least  one 
party,  that  there  is  no  secret  whatever  in 
the  Russian  process,  and  that  travelers  have 
free  access  to  the  works,  and  are  allowed  to 
witness  every  part  of  the  operation ;  and  that 
any  peculiarity  or  superiority  in  the  iron 
lies  in  the  quality  of  the  ore  from  which  it 
made  !  William  Atkinson,  in  his  ' '  Oriental 
and  Western  Siberia,"  says  : 

Verne  Issetzkor  Zavod,  about  three  versts 
from  Ekaterinburg,  belongs  to  the  Takov- 
liff  family.  These  iron  works  have  long 
been  celebrated  for  the  quality  of  sheet  iron, 
which  stands  unrivalled.  The  sheet  iron 
made  in  this  Zavod,  and  some  other  works 
belonging  to  it,  surpass  all  other  produc- 
tions of  the  kind,  either  in  the  Oural  or 
elsewhere.  It  is  rolled  for  various  pur- 
poses— for  covering  the  roofs  of  houses,  for 
sheet  iron  stoves,  and  for  a  great  variety  of 
utensils.  The  metal  is  of  such  excellent 
quality  that  I  have  seen  it  rolled  as  thin  as 
post  paper,  without  crack  or  blemish,  and 
with  a  jet  black  polish.  An  enormous 
quantity  of  the  various  sorts  of  this  manu- 
facture is  sent  to  America.  In  the  South 
Oural  is  Zavod  of  Kaslinskon  ;  these  iron 
works  are  famed  throughout  the  Oural  for 
the  superior  quality  of  castings  they  pro- 
duce. I  was  astonished  by  the  sharpness 
and  beauty  of  the  different  articles  manu- 
factured, consisting  of  tables  perforated  by 
tracery  and  foliage,  most  delicately  exe- 
cuted ;  chairs  of  a  similar  pattern,  small 
boxes,  baskets,  and  dishes  for  cards,  in 
beautiful  open  work ;  animals,  paper  weights, 
etc.,  cast  equal  to  anything  produced  in 
Rerlin.  The  metal  used  possesses  much 
fluidity.  

Steel  Rails.  — On  the  London  and  North- 
western Railway,  at  Chalk  Farm  station,  is 
a  rail,  made  of  Bessemer  steel,  which  has 
outlasted  twenty-five  iron  rails  successively 
placed  next  to  it  on  the  same  line.  The 
economy  of  the  steel  rails  is  so  apparent 
that  several  prominent  roads  in  this  country 
have  commenced  substituting  them  instead 
of  the  ordinary  iron  rail. 


Cast  Iron  Improves  wrm  Aon — It  is 
well  known  that  cast  iron,  by  repeated  fus- 
ion up  to  a  certain  number  of  times,  is 
greatly  increased  in  strength  ;  and  that  gnus 
cast  hollow  are  stronger  than  those  cast 
solid  and  bored  out.  But  it  is  not  so  gen- 
erally known  that  old  castings  are  much 
stronger  than  uric  ones  ;  yet  such  is  the  fact, 
as  has  been  proven  in  various  ways,  but 
perhaps  in  none  more  fully  than  In  experi- 
menting with  cannon.  It  has  been  found 
that  eight-inch  guns,  proved  thirty  days 
after  being  vast,  stand  but  about  72  charges; 
thirty-four  days,  80  charges ;  one  hundred 
days,  730  charges ;  six  years,  2,582  charges. 
This  phenomena  of  increased  tenacity  with 
increased  age  is  accounted  for  on  the  sup- 
position that  the  particles  of  iron,  strained 
in  the  process  of  cooling,  re-adjust  them- 
selves, in  the  lapse  of  time,  to  their  proper 
position,  and  become  perfectly  free,  or 
nearly  so.  These  are  important  facts  not 
generally  known,  even  to  many  who  claim 
to  bo  engineers  in  the  science  of  mechanics, 
and  fully  accounts  for  the  terrible  loss-  of 
life,  on  both  sides,  during  the  late  war,  from 
the  bursting  of  cannon — nearly  all  the  can- 
non employed  being,  from  the  necessity  of 
the  case,  of  but  recent  manufacture,  and 
not  having  had  time  to  become  properly 
"seasoned,"  if  such  an  expression  may  be 
allowable.  This  fact  may  also  account  for 
certain  breakages  in  machinery  which  has 
been  set  to  work  very  soon  after  coming 
from  the  foundry.  If  the  facts  are  as 
stated,  they  are  well  worth  the  attention  of 
mechanics ;  if  not,  they  should  be  disproven. 

Wetting  Brick. — It  is  important  that 
every  one  engaged  in  laying  brick,  whether 
as  master  workmen  or  ordinary  laborers, 
should  be  well  informed  with  regard  to  the 
philosophy  of  "wetting"  this  universal 
material  for  building  ;  hence  we  publish 
the  following  from  an  exchange : 

Very  few  people,  even  builders,  are  aware 
of  the  advantage  of  wetting  bricks  before 
laying  them,  or  if  aware  of  it,  they  too 
often  neglect  to  practice  it.  A  wall  twelve 
inches  thick,  built  of  good  mortar  and 
bricks  well  soaked,  is  stronger  than  one 
sixteen  inches  thick  built  dry.  The  reason 
of  this  is,  that  if  the  bricks  are  well  satu- 
rated with  water,  they  will  not  abstract 
from  the  mortar  the  moisture  necessary  to 
its  crystallization ;  and,  on  the  contrary, 
they  will  unite  chemically,  and  become 
solid  as  a  rock.  On  the  other  hand,  if  the 
bricks  are  put  up  dry,  they  immediately 
take  up  all  the  moisture  from  the  mortar, 
leaving"  it  to  dry  and  harden,  and  the  con- 
sequence is,  that  when  a  building  of  this 
description  is  taken  down,  or  tumbles  down 
of  its  own  accord,  the  mortar  from  it  is 
like  so  much  sand. 


Scientific  pisrcUnnij. 


The  Meteorograph. — Among  the  scien- 
tific instruments  on  exhibition  at  the  Paris 
Exposition,  nono  attracts  more  attention 
than  the  "meteorograph,"  an  invention  of 
the  celebrated  Italian  astronomer,  Father 
Secehi.  This  wonderful  instrument  re- 
cords, automatically,  the  time  of  day,  the 
changes  in  the  temperature,  pressure,  moist- 
ure and  motion  of  the  atmosphere,  etc. 
The  distinguished  inventor  is  in  Paris,  and 
spends  the  most  of  his  time  at  the  Exhibi- 
tion, carefully  noticing  and  studying  every- 
thing new  and  valuable.  The  instrument 
of  which  he  is  the  inventor  moves  by  clock- 
work, and  marks  down  upon  a  long  strip  of 
paper,  which  is  unrolled  at  one  end  and 
rolled  up  at  the  other,  the  time  of  day,  the 
changes  in  temperature,  the  direction  and 
intensity  of  the  wind,  the  hight  of  the 
barometer,  the  hygrometric  state  of  the 
atmosphere,  and  the  quantity  of  rain  which 
may  have  fallen  within  a  given  time.  All 
this  is  effected  by  a  pencil  for  each  separate 
work,  kept  constantly  in  motion,  and  moved 
by  nicely-adjusted  machinery,  which  per- 
forms its  task  with  unerring  certainty  and 
fidelity.  The  diagrams  made  by  this  in- 
strument, as  ■well  as  the  instrument  itself, 
are  objects  of  great  interest  among  the 
scientific  as  well  as  curious  portion  of  the 
visitors. 


Miniature  Volcano. — Among  the  nu- 
merous experiments  which  may  be  made 
with  Ruhmkroff's  machine,  there  is  a  re- 
markable one,  which  may  be  described  as 
follows :  A  quantity  of  flour  of  sulphur  is 
mixed  with  a  small  proportion  of  iron  fil- 
ings, or,  better  still,  with  iron  reduced  by 
hydrogen,  in  which  case  it  is  in  quite  an 
impalpable  state ;  zinc  and  copper  tilings 
may  also  be  added  in  small  quantities.  The 
mixture,  which  must  be  as  complete  as  pos- 
sible, is  then  thrown  on  a  pane  of  glass,  or 
on  a  dry  brick,  so  as  to  form  a  heap  two  or 
three  centimetres  high,  and  much  longer 
than  it  is  broad,  If  the  ends  of  the  wires 
of  Ruhmkroff's  machine  be  now  inserted 
into  the  heap,  so  as  to  be  two  or  three  centi- 
metres distance  from  each  other,  and  the 
current  made  to  pass  through,  a  violent 
explosion  of  the  mass  takes  place,  a  sort  of 
crater  is  formed,  whence  magnificent  sheaves 
of  fire  will  be  seen  to  issue,  much  resem- 
bling the  bouquet  of  fireworks,  and  like  it 
displaying  different  colors.  It  is  in  reality 
a  miniature  volcano,  with  subterranean 
noises  and  ejection  of  boiling  lava. 


Singular  Scientific  Fact. — If  the  large 
bell  of  Nortre  Dame,  in  Paris,  which  is 
placed  in  a  chamber  at  the  base  of  one  of 
the  towers,  be  struck  with  the  closed  hand, 
a  large  volume  of  sound  will  be  produced, 
and  will  be  audible  at  a  considerable  dis- 
tance all  round  ;  but  it  is  said  to  have  been 
discovered  that  it  will  be  perfectly  inaudi- 
ble if  the  person  places  himself  within  the 
center  of  the  bell,  the  sound  diminishing  as 
he  proceeds  from  the  circumference. 


Precipitating  Silver  with  Cadmium. — 
According  to  M.  Classen,  silver  is  wholly 
precipitated  by  cadmium ;  when  dealing 
with  a  nitric  solution  of  silver,  evaporate 
to  dryness  in  the  presence  of  sulphuric 
acid,  dissolve  the  sulphate  of  silver  in  boil- 
ing water,  plunge  it  into  a  plate  of  cad- 
mium, and  the  reduction  of  the  silver  takes 
place  at  once.  The  silver  is  deposited  in  a 
compact  mass,  easily  washed  with  water ;  as 
it  may  contain  a  little  cadmium,  boil  it  in 
the  acid  liquid  until  no  hydrogen  escapes; 
wash  it  until  the  water  contains  no  sul- 
phuric acid  ;  then  dry  and  calcine.  The 
silver,  at  first  a  black  grey,  takes  the  metal- 
lic luster.  It  may  then  be  weighed ;  the 
results  are  very  exact. 

A  High  Illuminating  Gas. — A  raw  com- 
pound of  creosote  and  soda  may  be  em- 
ployed for  the  manufacture  of  gasTIf  a  high 


The  Hydraulic  Propeller. — Admiral 
Elliott,  in  a  paper  read  before  the  Institu- 
tion of  Naval  Architects,  has  come  out  very  illuminating  power,  by  burning  carbonate 
strongly  in  favor  of  the  "  Water  Witch  "  i  of  soda  in  a  close  furnace.  In  the  first 
principle  as  the  future  motive  power  for  step  of  the  proceeding  the  water  is  driven 
ships  of  war.     He  was  as  strongly  sustained   from  the  material ;  the  creosote  and  soda 


in  the  ensuing  discussion  by  Sir  Edward 
Belcher,  and  warmly  encouraged  by  Mr. 
Scott  Russell,  while  Mr.  Reed,  Chief  Con- 
structor of  the  Navy,  and  others,  opposed. 
Mr.  Russell  predicted  that,  with  time  and 
perseverance,  the  plan  would  certainly  suc- 
ceed in  the  end,  and  supersede  the  screw 
for  the  purposes  of  warfare. 

Pointing  the  Rails. — It  has  been  found 
that  trains  of  ordinary  express  speed,  have 
jumped  depressions  of  two  feet  in  length  on 
the  rail.  If  an  engine,  going  sixty  miles  an 
hour,  could  be  run  up  an  angle  of  45u  for 
its  own  length,  and  then  allowed  to  juinp 
off,  it  would  jump  60  feet  high,  and  240  feet 
forward.  The  distance  jumped  would  be 
as  the  square  of  the  speed. 

Safety  Can  for  Hydro-Carbon  Oils. — 
Two  American  inventors — Messrs.  Perkins 
and  House — have  patented  a  can  that  will 
protect  benzine  or  any  other  hydro-carbon 
fluid  from  danger  of  explosion.  The  prin- 
ciple on  which  it  operates  is  similar  to  that 
embodied  by  Sir  Humphrey  Davy  in  his 
safety-lamp. 

Bronzing  Tin  Castings. — When  clean, 
wash  them  with  a  mixture  of  one  part  each 
sulphate  of  iron  and  sulphate  of  copper,  in 
twenty  parts  of  water  ;  dry,  and  again  wash 
with  distilled  vinegar,  eleven  parts,  verdi- 
gris, four  parts.  AVhen  dry,  polish  with 
colcochar. 


compound  is  then  decomposed,  a  porous 
coke  with  which  the  soda  is  mixed  being 
left.  One  result  of  the  decomposition  is 
the  formation  of  a  quantity  of  carbonic 
acid,  the  greater  part  of  which  unites  with 
the  caustic  soda  employed  to  jiroduce  the 
carbonate.  The  carbonate  of  soda  is  easily 
extracted  from  the  coke,  and  may  be  used 
again  and  again. 

A  Simple  Ice  Machine. — A  machine  has 
been  contrived  which  freezes  water  by  its 
own  evaporation.  It  is  simply  an  air-pump 
fitted  to  a  bottle.  The  bottle  is  half  filled 
with  water,  and  the  pump  is  set  to  work. 
Air  is  first  pumped  out,  and  then  the  water 
rapidly  evaporates.  To  complete  the  vacuum 
and  increase  the  evaporation,  the  air  and 
aqueous  vapor  pumped  out  is  made  to 
traverse  a  hollow  cylinder  containing  sul- 
phuric acid,  which,  of  course,  instantly 
absorbs  the  moisture.  The  evaporation  is 
so  rapid  that  the  remaining  water  is  imme- 
diately frozen.  Four  minutes'  pumping 
produce  two  pints  of  ice. 


Ingenious  and  Beautiful  Experiment. 
Place  on  a  sheet  of  white  paper,  in  the  sun- 
shine, a  circular  piece  of  blue  silk  about 
four  inches  in  diameter ;  cover  the  center  of 
this  with  a  piece  of  yellow  silk  three  inches 
in  diameter ;  then  one  of  pink,  two  inches 
across ;  a  green  one,  one  inch  across,  and 
one  of  indigo,  half  an  inch  in  diameter, 
and  in  the  center  of  this  make  a  black  dot 
with  a  pen.  Then  look  steadily  for  a  min- 
ute at  the  central  spot,  closing  your  hands 
about  an  inch  distant  before  them,  and  you 
will  see  the  most  beautiful  circle  of  colors 
£hat  the  imagination  can  conceive,  which 
are  not  the  colors  of  the  silk  alone,  butwill 
be  perpetually  changing  in  the  most  pleas- 
ing manner. 

Cold  Affecting  the  Regular  Growth 
of  Trees. — At  the  late  Botanical  Congress, 
Prof.  Caspary,  of  Konigsberg,  gave  the  re- 
sults of  some  elaborate  observations  on  the 
effect  of  low  temperatures  in  altering  the 
direction  of  the  branches  of  trees.  He 
stated  that  different  species  were  acted  on  in 
divers  ways ;  some  species  move,  during  a 
frost,  directly  upward,  while  others  move 
downward,  but  in  nearly  all  there  was  a 
lateral  movement  toward  the  left. 

Tin  Foil. — Nearly  all  tin  foil  now  used  is 
adulterated  by  lead.  Dr.  J.  H.  Baldock 
found  by  chemical  analysis  that  common 
tin  foil  contained  86.92  per  cent,  of  lead; 
embossed  foil,  76. 57  per  cent. ;  tea  foil,  88. 66 
per  cent,  and  the  so-called  pure  tin  foil, 
32.62  per  cent  of  lead.  The  adulterated  ar- 
ticle is  made  by  placing  an  ingot  of  lead 
between  two  ingots  of  tin,  and  rolling  them 
into  sheets  which  have  a  coating  of  tin  on 
both  sides. 


Pure  Acetic  Acid. — Ficter,  of  Berlin, 
uses  baryta,  in  preference  to  soda  or  lime, 
in  the  manufacture  of  pure  acetic  acid  from 
crude  wood  vinegar.  The  acetate  of  baryta 
withstands  the  roasting  necessary  to  get  rid 
of  the  empyreumatic  matters  better  than 
the  acetates  of  lime  or  soda,  in  consequence 
of  .which  there  is  less  loss  of  acetic  acid. 


The  alloys  of  steel  with  platinum,  when 
both  are  in  a  state  of  fusion,  are  very  per- 
fect in  every  proportion  that  has  been  tried. 
Equal  parts  by  weight  form  a  beautiful 
alloy,  which  takes  a  fine  polish,  and  does 
not  tarnish  ;  the  other  is  the  finest  imagina- 
ble for  a  mirror.  The  specific  gravity  of 
this  beautiful  compound  is  9.862. 


New  Silicium  Compound. — Friedel  and 
Ladenburg  have  prepared  a  body  containing 
one  atom  of  hydrogen,  one  of  silicon,  and 
and  three  atoms  of  chlorine.  It  boils  be- 
tween 34°  and  37°  5  C,  the  vapor  of  which, 
mixed  with  air,  explodes  on  contact  with  an 
ignited  body.  The  gas  is  not  spontaneously 
inflammable  at  ordinary  temperature. 


Improvement  of  Starch. — A  small  quan- 
tity of  epsom  salts  (sulphate  of  magnesia) 
added  to  starch  increases  considerably  its 
stiffening  powers,  and  renders  the  article  on 
which  it  is  used,  to  a  certain  degree,  fire- 
proof. 

Meteoric. — M.  Leverrier,  the  celebrated 
French  astronomer,  predicts  that  we  shall 
have  a  shower  of  meteors  in  August,  alto- 
gether surpassing  in  brilliancy  and  extent 
the  display  a  year  ago. 

The  curvature  of  the  earth  amounts  to 
seven  inches  per  mile.  A  man  six  feet  high 
cannot  be  seen  from  a  distance  of  ten  miles. 


The  presence  of  copper  in  the  white  and 
yolk  of  eggs,  has  been  determined  by  M. 
Blasius. 


Solid  carbonic  acid  sinks  the  thermom- 
eter to  162  degrees  (Fall. )  below  zero  in  two 
minutes. 


Water,  heated  in  a  strong  closed  vessel, 
has  melted  lead  in  612  degrees. 


36 


1%*  pitting  m&  £ *i*tttifi*  <§xm. 


New  Patents  and  Inventions. 

Under  thlfl  heading  we  shall  mention,  from  week  to  week 
as  occasion  may  demand,  New  and  Important  Inven- 
tions: also,  the  List  of  Patent  Claims  recently  issued  from 
the  U.  S,  Patent  Office  to  inventors  on  the  Pacific  Coast, 
and  other  Patent  Issues  which  we  deem  of  local  in- 
terest to  readers  on  this  side  of  the  Continent.  Most 
Patents  on  this  coast  are  secured  through  the  MINING 
AND  SCIENTIFIC  PRESS  PATENT  AGENCY.  We  are 
prepared  to  obtain  from  Washington,  with  despatch, 
copies  of  any  Patent  issued. 

BECENT  INVENTIONS. 

Disnex's  Automatic  Cab-Couplee. — This 
ia  a  new  and  ingenious  device  of  Mr.  M. 
Disney,  of  this  city,  whereby  cars  may  be 
made  self-coupling  at  all  times,  -while  they 
may  be  uncoupled  at  any  time  by  the  mere 
moving  of  a  lever,  -which  immediately  ad- 
justs itself  as  soon  as  the  cars  uncouple. 
Another  most  important  advantage  deriva- 
ble from  this  invention  is  the  fact  that  the 
instant  the  advance  ear  moves,  or  is  thrown 
from  the  track,  it  instantly  uncouples.  It 
is  impossible  for  this  coupling  to  drag  a  car 
off  from  the  track ;  neither  is  there  any 
possibility  of  its  becoming  disengaged  while 
the  cars  are  in  direct  motion,  except  by  de- 
sign or  breakage  of  the  link.  The  device  is 
simple  and  cheap — not  more  costly  than  the 
ordinary  couplings — while  its  economy, 
convenience  and  safety  advantages  are  not 
excelled  by  any  device  in  use  for  such  pur- 
poses. By  the  time  this  is  in  print  it  will 
have  had  a  practical  trial  on  the  San  Jose 
Eailroad.  The  invention  can  scarcely  fail 
to  come  speedily  into  general  use.  "We 
shall  probably  give  an  illustrated  descrip- 
tion of  this  invention  within  a  week  or  two. 
A  patent  has  been  applied  for. 

McDouGAii's  Impboved  Gold  and  Amal- 
gam Saveb. — The  particular  object  of  this 
invention  isto  save  the  "float  gold,"  which 
usually  passes  off  on  the  surface  of  the 
water.  It  has  heretofore  been  found  almost 
impracticable  to  bring  this  light  gold  in 
contact  with  the  copper  surfaces  usually 
employed  for  saving  it.  This,  however,  is 
pretty  effectually  done  by  Mr.  McDougal's 
invention.  The  water,  in  passing  through 
his  boxes,  is  thrown  into  a  series  of  eddies, 
which  may  be  continued  for  any  distance 
required,  and  by  which  the  surface  and 
any  matter  floating  upon  it  is  repeatedly 
thrown  against  copper  surfaces,  in  precisely 
the  manner  best  calculated  to  secure  any 
amalgam  which  may  thus  be  passing  off. 
We  are  not  at  liberty  to  more  fully  describe 
the  device  at  this  time ;  but  shall  do  so  as 
soon  as  the  patent,  which  has  been  applied 
for,  shall  have  been  granted.  The  inven- 
tion appears  to  possess  unquestionable 
merit  as  a  gold  saver. 

Pbessube  Appabatus  fob  Soda  "Watee. 
This  device  is  the  invention  of  Mr.  Benja- 
min Sweetland,  of  Sacramento.  The  object 
of  the  invention  is  to  effect  a  proper  mix- 
ture of  soda  water  with  the  acids  by  hy- 
draulic force,  instead  of  by  a  force-pump, 
as  is*  usually  done.  To  do  this,  the  foun- 
tain is  placed  at  a  proper  elevation  above 
the  counter,  as  in  a  room  overhead  ;  a  pipe 
connection  is  so  made  with  the  fountain  as 
to  bring  the  water  up  through  the  table  in 
the  ordinary  manner  by  its  own  head,  in- 
stead of  by  a  force-pump.  It  is  much  sim- 
pler, and  more  convenient,  than  a  pump, 
and  equally  as  effective.     Patentappliedfor. 

A  Tinneb's  Peess. — In  the  manufacture 
of  tinware,  it  has  heretofore  been  the  cus- 
tom to  have  the  covers  of  pails,  pots,  cans, 
etc.,  pressed  into  shape  with  dies  made  to 
"drop  with  a  heavy  weight,  which  are  not 
only  expensive,  but  cumbersome.  A  ma- 
chine has  recently  been  invented  which  is 
destined  to  revolutionize  this  kind  of  work. 
It  is  called  a  "tinner's  press."  The  tin  is 
cut  to  the  requisite  size  and  placed  in  an 
iron  frame ;  a  die  is  then  pressed  against 
the  tin,  and  the  frame  made  to  revolve  for 
a  few  Beconds,  when  the  cover  is  taken  out 
ready  for  use.  The  machine  is  simple  and 
easily  worked. 

A    MOTOB    FOB    THE    SEWING  MACHINE. — 

M.  Faivre,  of  Nantes,  exhibits  at  the  Paris 
Exposition  a  water  motor  for  the  sewing 
machine,  which  is  pronounced  eminently 
practical,  and  so  cheap  that  every  seam- 
stress can  afford  to  purchase  one  and  attach 
it  to  her  sewing  machine.  The  injurious 
influence  of  the  use  of  the  treadle  upon  the 
health  of  females  is  becoming  an  alarming 
evil,  and  that  attachment  will  soon  have  to 
be  dispensed  with,  even,  if  it  be  necessary, 
at  the  sacrifice  of  this  useful  machine  itself. 


NrrBO -glycerine  is  cutting  the  Pacific 
Eailroad  through  the  summit  of  the  Sierra 
Nevada  at  the  rate  of  fifty  feet  per  week, 
and  by  midsummer  fifty  miles  of  road  will 
be  added  to  the  ninety-four  already  in  ope- 
ration at  the  California  end. 


Weekly  Stock  Circular. 

Of  Asaociated  Brokers  of  the  S.  F.  Btook  and  Exchange  Board 

San  Francisco.  Saturday  Morning,) 
July  20,  1867.  j 

City    Stocks. 

tinder  the  unusual  excitement  which  pervaded  the 
mining  share  market  since  Saturday  last,  making  serious 
inroads  on  the  prices  which  had  prevailed  for  weeks  pre- 
vious, eity  stocks  have  been  quite  inactive,  and  the  of- 
ferings few.  North  Beach  and  Mission  B.  B.  sold  at  $52 
@50  ^  share ;  San  Francisco  Gas  at  S63  50,  buyer  30, 
and  $63  25;  Cal.  Steam  Nav.  Co,  at  69i£@70  ^  ct.; 
Spring  Valley  Water  at  $67;  and  National  Insurance  Co. 
$69  60. 

The  receipts  of  the  loeal  insurance  companies  during 
the  first  six  months  of  1867,  according  to  the  returns 
made  to  the  Internal  Beveuue  Department,  have  been 
as  follows: 

Preciously 

COMPANIES.                            June,  this  yenr,  Total. 

Pacific $51,973  $279,242  $337,215 

Union iai68  145  163  163,331 

National 20,233  102,847  123,080 

Fireman's  Fund 12,893  69,237  82,130 

Builders' 17,230  57,492  14,722 

California U.485  51,331  62,866 

Merchants' Mutual  Marine.     11,106  71,257  88,363 

Occidental 6,697  31,339  41,036 

Home  Mutual 12,453  41.074  53,530 

San  FranciBCO 2,724  25,260  -21,984 

Totals $176,965       $377,292       $1,054,257 

These  returns  were  made  upon  a  Legal  Tender  basis, 

the  rate  being  fixed  every  month  by  the  Collector  of  the 

District,  as  follows:  In  January,  74}£c;  February,  73i£c; 

March,  75c;  April,  75c;  May,  74c;  and  June,  73c. 
The  above  named  companies  disbursed  the  following 

dividends  for  the  six  months  ending  June  30th: 

Percent   Capital.  Amount. 

Pacific 6       $1,000,039  $60,000 

Union fi  753.030  45,000 

National 3  1,000.000  30.000 

Fireman's  Fund 1%  530,005  22,550 

California 6  203,000  12,000 

Occidental i%  300,000  13,530 

$183, 000 
The  Home  Mutual  Insurance  Company  was  organized 
under  the  special  law  passed  in  1851,  which,  in  effect, 
requires  all  the  surplus  earnings  to  be  carried  forward 
until  such  time  as  the  accumulations  amount  to  as  large 
a  sum  as  the  original  capital  paid  in.  Thus,  this  com- 
pany has  a  surplus  of  $100,000  over  and  above  its  capi- 
tal of  5226,000,  and  will,  therefore,  require  an  additional 
sum  of  $126,000  before  any  distribution  in  the  shape  of 
dividends  can  be  made  to  the  stockholders, 

The  Merchants'  Mutual  Marine  Insurance  Company 
was  organized  April  2d,  1863,  under  the  Act  of  1851,  for 
the  incorporation  of  mutual  insurance  companies.  Fifty 
percent,  of  its  capital  has  been  called  in,  which,  with 
the  accumulations  of  the  company,  enabled  them  to  de- 
clare their  stock  fully  paid  up  on  April  1,  1867,  amount- 
ing to  $500,000. 

From  the  fourth  annual  statement  of  the  Pacific  Insu- 
rance Company,  for  the  fiscal  year  ending  June  30th, 
1867,  we  obtain  the  following:  Capital  stock,  $1,000,000, 
excess  of  capital  available  to  pay  losses  and  dividends, 
$238,054  91,  showing  the  assets  to  be  51,238,054  91. 
The  income  has  been  $077,106  04,  and  the  disburse- 
ments amounted  to  $578,789  17,  including  $195,000  in 
dividends  and  $249,545  69  in  fire  and  marine  losses. 

Net  amount  fire  risks  written  during  the  year. .  $26,011,093 

Net  am't  marine  risks  written  during  the  year..  9,519,600 

Amount  fire  risks  in  force  June  30.  1867 20,935,521 

Amount  marine  risks  in  force  June  30,  1867 2,361,918 

Most  of  the  above  dividends  were  made  payable  on 
the  loth  inst.  The  California  Insurance  Company  will 
carry  over  a  surplus  of  $100,000  after  paying  its  usual 
semi-annual  dividend. 

The  receipts  of  the  city  railroads  for  the  month  of 
June  and  previously  thisjyear  have  been  as  follows: 

Previously 

June,  this  i/enr.  Total. 

Omnibus $21,626  $100,423  $122,051 

North  Beach  &  Mission 19,179  88,326  101.5J5 

Central 13,221  56.570  69,797 

Front  St,  Mission  &  Ocean 1,t34  28.568  36,202 

MarketStreet 8,926  31,331  40,257 

Totals $70,532    $305,223    $315,315 

The  usual  dividends  paid  by  the  majority  of  the  above 
companies^during  the  present  year  have  been  %  per  cent. 
per  month  on  their  capital  Btock.  The  increase  of  travel 
on  all  the  lines  indicates  a  healthy  prospect  for  the  fu- 
ture. There  is  little  room  to  doubt  that,  with  the  in- 
crease of  population  in  the  city,  the  receipts  of  all  its 
railroads  will  be  augmented,  and  the  stocks  improve  in 
value. 

IMCinlne?  Sliare  Market. 
During  the  period  under  review  the  mining  stock  mar- 
ket has  undergone  a  very  marked  change,  a  panic  having 
occurred  which  affected  nearly  every  stock  on  the  list 
and  carried  some  of  them  down  to  more  than  half  the 
price  obtained  within  less  than  two  weeks  previously. 
The  decline  has  been  so  unprecedented  that  a  large  num- 
ber of  speculators  have  been  cornered  and  will  doubt- 
less, in  many  cases,  meet  with  severe  losses,  while  others 
are  improving  the  opportunity  to  obtain  stocks  at  a  rate 
which  it  is  positive  will  not  prevail  for  any  length  of 
time.  Even  capitalists  in  the  East  have  been  availing 
themselves,  to  some  extent,  of  this  serious  decline,  and 
within  the  past  few  days  a  considerable  amount  of  capi- 
tal has  been  transferred  by  telegraph  for  investment  in 
this  class  of  securities.  Some  persist  in  holding  to  the 
opinion  that  the  mines  are  giving  out,  that  the  exhaust- 
ive process  has  been  pursued  to  its  utmost  limit.  We 
cannot  coincide  with  those  views,  but,  on  the  contrary, 
believe  that  the  favorable  developments  heretofore  re- 
ported will  increase  rather  than  fall  off.  The  produc- 
tive condition  of  the  mines  on  the  Comstock  Lode  was 
not  disputed  two  weeks  since,  and  we  have  no  reason  to 
think  that  they  have  shown  any  signs  of  "petering  out" 
within,  that  brief  period.  At  the  close  a  reaction  had 
taken  place  in  most  shares,  and  the  future  looked  brighter. 
Savage— Declined  from  $4,500  to  $4,000,  rallied  to 
$4,400,  and  at  the  close  sold  at  $4,400.  The  ore  extracted 
during  the  week  ending  July  13th  amounted  to  2,099  tons, 
showing  an  approximate  value  of  $77, 647,  or  an  average  of 
$36  98  per  ton.  The  previous  week  compares  as  follows 
with  these  returns — extracted,  1629  tons;  approximate 
value  $66,440,  equal  to  $40.78  per  ton.  The  various  por- 
tions of  this  mine  yielded  the  following  amount  of  ore 


duriDg  the  week  under  review : — Old  works  36  tons;  North 
mine,  on  7th  level,  1,143;  middle  mine,  same  level,  558; 
south  mine,  same  level,  263;  3d  station  drift  north,  54, 
and  the  same  station  drift  south,  45  tons.  The  follow- 
ing statement  from  the  annual  report  of  this  company, 
for  the  fiscal  year  ending  July  10th,  has  been  kindly  fur- 
nished us  by  the  Secretary  : 

RECEIPTS. 

Cashonhand  July  10, 1866 $  40,023  85 

Bullion 2,912.669  32 

Premium  on  bars 18,000  76 

Ore  sold 4,333  01 

Other  receipts 822  40 

Total  receipts $2,916,899  40 

DISBUB5ESIEHTS. 

Dividends $  1,120,000 

do       (unpaid) 12,530 

$1,101,500  00 

Labor  account 271,227  OJ 

Beduction  of  ores  and  expense  at 

Company's  mills 241,995  09 

Beduction  of  ores  at  outside  mills.       190,453  98 

Mining  supplies 69,911  49 

Wood  and  coal 42,302  86 

Legal  expense 90,088  92 

Other  expenses 293,639  48 

Cssh  on  hand  July  10,  1867 11,115  53 

-$2,975,899  40 

Number  of  tons  mined  during  the  year,  72,295;  re- 
duced, 69,376 &;  sold,  53;  on  hand,  2,865)$.  Cost  of  pro- 
duction, $7  91;  reduction,  $14  04— total  cost  per  ton, 
$21  95.    Average  yield  per  ton,  $41  94. 

Hale  &  Noboboss — Is  quotable,  at  the  close,  at  $3,200 
asked.  From  the  1st  to  14th  instant,  l,412j£  tons  of  ore 
were  reduced,  the  65  $  cent,  assay  value  of  which  shows 
a  yield  of  $58,000,  equal  to  $41  per  ton.  The  shaft,  on 
the  14th  instant,  was  534  feet  in  depth. 

Ckown  Point— Bapidly  receded  from  $1,430  to  $890,  ral- 
lied to  $1,300  and  closed  yesterday  at  $1,210.  From  the 
Superintendent's  statement  for  the  week  ending  July 
12th,  we  learn  that  742  %  tons  of  ore  were  shipped  to 
custom  mills,  and  in  the  same  time  829  tons  were  ex- 
tracted from  the  mine,  the  65  per  cent,  assay  value  of 
which  showing  a  yield  of  $24,770  in  bullion,  equal  to 
$29.88  per  ton.  The  ore  obtained  from  east  drift  aver- 
aged about  $75  per  ton,  but  that  taken  from  the  west 
workings  reduced  it  to  the  above  general  average.  The 
west  drift  on  the  500-foot  level  has  been  carried  forward 
172  feet,  and  the  East  lode  on  the  same  level,  has  been 
opened,  north  and  south,  107  feet.  The  cross-cut  from 
the  lode  is  in  13  feet,  and  the  east  drift  from  the  600-foot 
station  has  attained  a  distance  of  68  feet.  It  is  reported 
that  there"  is  some  improvement  in  the  north  end  of  the" 
east  lode  on  the  500-foot  level,  but  that  the  south  end 
remains  about  the  same.  The  65  ^  cent,  average  assays 
of  ore  mined  within  a  few  days  past  show  a  yield  of 
$39  and  $42  to  the  ton. 

Yellow  Jacket — Shows  a  further  decrease  in  price 
since  our  last  reference,  having  declined  from  £940  to 
$700,  recoverd  to  $900  and  closed  at  $875.  The  ore  at  the 
north  has  been  decreasing  for  some  time  past,  and  the 
general  appearance  of  the  mine  is  not  so  flattering,  yet 
there  is  no  real  cause  for  the  sudden  decline  in  the  stock. 

Gooud  &  Cuhiiy— Has  been  quite  active,  opening  at 
$700®740,  receding  to  $630,  improving  to  $775,  and  clos- 
ing at  $725.  In  the  south  drift,  fifth  station,  a  body 
of  quartz  has  been  cut  this  week,  being  the  first  found, 
in  the  vicinity — true,  there  was  no  ore  found,  but  this 
quartz  may  be  regarded  as  the  advance  guard  of  a  prob- 
able ledge.  The  mill  will  be  running  in  August,  and  a 
sufficient  quantity  of  ore  has  accumulated,  and  will  be 
mined,  to  insure  it  steady  work  for  at  least  nine  months, 
and  in  no  event  need  an  assessment  be  expected  during 
that  space  of  time.  This  company  is  making  alterations 
in  its  mill  by  which  it  is  thought  a  great  saving  of  ex- 
pense will  be  effected. 

Eentuok—  Opened  at  $400,  fell  to  S300,  advanced  to 
$410,  and  closed  at  $415.  The  receipts  of  bullion  for  the 
current  month  to  the  15th  amounted  to  $41,632  83;  in 
June,  from  1st  to  17th,  the  returns  sum  up  $45,800.  The 
receipts  and  expenses,  it  is  thought,  will  not  vary  much 
from  last  month. 

CHOLLAit-PoTOSi— Declined  from  $430,  seller  30,  to  $320, 
gradually  advanced  to  $425,  and  closed  at  $450.  No  im- 
portant change  to  note  in  the  mine  since  our  last  issue. 
Amount  of  ore  sent  to  custom  mills  from  July  5th  to 
11th,  2,186^  tons. 

Ovekmak — Since  date  of  last  review,  fell  from  $220  to 
$110,  and  at  the  close  sold  at  $170.  We  learn  of  noth- 
ing discouraging  from  this  claim.  They  are  naw  extract- 
ing about  50  tons  of  ore  per  day,  and  since  our  last  issue 
nearly  $6,000  worth  of  bullion  has  been  received^at  the 
office  in  this  city. 

Impebial— Beceded  from  $213  to  $182  50,  and  sold  on 
17th  at  $200.  This  company  has  received  about  $19,- 
000  in  bullion  from  the  first  to  the  16th  inst.,  being 
within  a  fraction  the  same  amount  as  returned  in  a  like 
period  in  the  previous  month. 

Ophiii — Opened  at  $300,  dropped  to  $200,  improved  to 
$207,  and  closed  at  $230.  There  is  some  talk  about  sink- 
ing a  new  shaft  on  G-  street.  We  have  nothing  of  im- 
portance regarding  recent  developments  in  the  mine. 

Belcher — Declined  from  $360  to  $210,  advanced  to 
$350,  then  sold  at  $285@310,    and  closed  yesterday  at 

$315 Empire  ruled  uniformly  at  $180 Confidence 

sold  at  $55@60 Bullion  opened  at  $36,  dropped  to 

$20,  improved  to  $34,  and  at  the  close  sold  at  $32  50. 

Segregated  Belcher — Sold  within  a  range  of  $12 
@8,  and  closed  at  $11,  The  foreman  of  the  mine,  in  a 
letter  dated  the  12th  instant,  states  that  he  is  taking  out 

ore  that  will  pay  $40  to    the  ton Sierra    Nevada 

opened  at  $1G,  receded  to  $13  50,  advanced  to  $17,  and 
closed  yesterday  at  $16.  The  opinion  prevails  that  the 
pumps  will  be  in  working  condition  by  the  15th  of  next 
month. 

Justis  and  Independent — Has  been  less  active,  selling 
at  $16@15.     An  assessment  of  $5  per  share  was  levied 

on  this  stock  on  the  12th  inst White  and  Mubpht, 

a  claim  not  in  market  at  present,  levied  an  assessment 
of  $6  75  per  share,  or  $27  per  foot,  on  the  3d  instant. 

The  aggregate  sales  of  Stocks,  Legal  Tender  -Notes, 
etc.,  since  Saturday  last,  amounted  to  $1,431,913. 


Silveb  Obe  fbom  British  Columbia. — 
The  Cherry  Creek  Silver  Mining  Company, 
yhuswap  District,  British  Columbia,  are 
taking  out  very  rich  ore,  containing  a  large 
amount  of  black  sulphurets,  portions  of 
which  assay  as  high  as  $2,000  to  the  ton. 
The  company  intend  sending  two  tons  of 
their  ore  to  this  city  for  reduction.  Silver 
ore  from  British  Columbia  will  be  a  new 
thing.  We  have  a  sample  of  the  ore  in  our 
cabinet ;  also  another  sample  of  silver  ore 
from  the  Kamloop  Lake  District.  Should 
these  developments  prove  extensive,  as  they 
promise  to  do,  mining  for  silver  may  yet 
become  an  important  business  in  British 
Columbia. 


New  Incoepoeations. — Articles  of  incor- 
poration have  recently  been  filed  in  the 
County  Clerk's  office  in  this  city  as  follows  : 

TJ.  S.  Grant  M.  Co.— Excelsior  District, 
Nevada  county,  Cal.     July  13th.     Capital  . 
stock,  $320,000  ;   3,200   shares,  $100  each.  . 
Trustees :  Alpheus  Bull,  John  Or.  Bray,  L. 
A.  Booth,  T.  L.  Barker  and  J.  E.  Squires. 

Bat  View  Wateb  Co. — San  Francisco. 
July  13th.  Capital  stock,  $100,000  ;  10,000 
shares,  $100  each.  Trustees :  A.  "W.  Yon 
Schmidt,  Thomas  Hardy  and  W.  H.  Patter- 
son. 

CONSOLIDATED  GOLD  HlLL  M.  Co. — Gold 

Hill,  Nevada.  July  12th.  Capital  stock, 
$300,000 ;  600  shares,  $500  each.  Trustees : 
A.  K.  Grim,  A.  Hirschman,  Thomas  Sun- 
derland, John  Sime  and  Lewis  Gerstle. 

San  Fbancisoo  C.  M.  Co. — San  Luis 
Obispo  county,  Cal.  July  13th.  Capital 
stock,  $240,000 ;  2,400  shares,  $100  each. 
Trustees :  John  Knox,  S.  H.  Dwinelle,  Geo. 
F.  Sharp,  Geo.  Treat  and  F.  A.  Benjamin. 

The  Lumbeb  Stevedobes  Association. — 
San  Francisco.  July  12  th.  Trustees  :  "W. 
Ekenberg,  Isaac  Cassin,  Yalentine  Mcin- 
tosh, Michael  Ford,  John  Brennan  and 
Peter  Quinn. 

Centead  Paek  Homestead  Association. 
San  Francisco.  July  18th.  Capital  stock, 
$37,500;  150  shares,  $250  each.  Directors  : 
Edward  Bosqui,  John  S.  Day,  William  H. 
Souther,  Howard  Chapman,  Timothy  Sar- 
gent, Jos.  P.  Corcoran  and  Jos.  M.  Souther. 
^._*_^^_*~.^ 

Kates  of  Postage  on  Printed  Matter  to  Europe 
and  Asia. 

The  Post  Office  Department  has  made  arrangements  bj 
which  a  number  of  European  an^  Asiatic  countries,  hith- 
erto beyond  the  reach  of  our  mail  communication  except 
by  letter,  are  brought  within  iho  range  of  delivery  of  all, 
or  nearly  all,  United  States  mill  matter.  It  Is  a  singular 
fact,  unknown  probably  to  most  persons  who  huvo  not 
occasiou  to  learn  it  by  unpleasant  experience,  that  lhe.ro 
was  a.  considerable  region  in  the  civilized  wrld  where 
an  American  traveler  might  not  receive  a  newspaper  di- 
rectly from  home. 

Under  the  arrangement  now  completed,  propayment  of 
postage  (sometimes  at  high  rates),  is  made  necessary  in 
all  cases.  Tho  lollowing  official  statement  gives  a  full  list 
oF  the  countries — with  some  of  which  there  bus  been  reg- 
ular communication — that  are  now  included  in  tbe  delivery 
by  way  of  Hamburg  and  Bremen: 

Bates  of  postage  on  newspapers  and  other  printed  matter 
(periodicals,  etc.)  sent  from  the  United  States  to  coun- 
tries in  Europe  aud  Asia,  by  Bremen  or  Hamburg 
mail— prepayment  compulsory: 

NEWSr-APERS — MARKED  AS  FOLLOWS: 

Bremen ,  by  Bremen  mail— 2  cents  each . 

H  imburg,  by  Hamburg  mail — 2  cents  each . 

Prussia,  Austria  and  German  States,  by  Bremen  and 
Hamburg  mail — S  cents  each. 

Lunenburg,  by  Bremen  mail — Scents  each. 

Lunenburg,  by  Hamburg  mail— 3  cents  each  and  1  cbdI 
per  IX  ounce. 

Schleswig-Holstein  and  Denmark,  by  Bremen  or  Ham- 
burg mail— 3  cents  eaoh  and  1  cent  per  \%  ounce, 

Sweden,  by  Bremen  or  Hamburg— 3  cents  each,  and  1  Jf 
cent  per  \%  ounce. 

Norway,  by  Bremen  or  Hamburg— 3  cents  each,  and 
3>a  cents  per  1%  ounce. 

Holland,  by  Bremon  or  Hamburg— 3  cents  each,  and  1 
cent  per  1}£  ounce. 

Russia,  by  Bremen  or  Hamburg — 3  cents  each,  and  1 
cent  per  1%  ounce. 

Switzerland,  by  Bremon  or  Hamburg— 4  cents  each. 

Italy,  by  Bremen  or  Hamburg— 5  cents  each. 

Turkey,  by  Bremen  or  Hamburg— 3  cents  each,  and  5^ 
cents  per  1>£  ounce. 

Greece,  by  Bremen  or  Hamburg— 3  cents  encb.and  b)£ 
cents  per  )}£  ounce. 

Gibraltar,  Spain  and  Portugal,  by  Bremen  or  Hamburg 
— 3  cents  each,  aDd  1%  cents  per  1}£  ounce. 

Austria,  India  una  China,  by  Bremen  C  Hamburg 
mail  via  Marseilles — 3  cents  each,  uud  9  cents  per  1>£ 
ounce, 

Austria,  India  and  China,  by  Bremen  and  Hamburg 
mails,  via  Trieste — 8  cents  each,  and  2  cents  per  ^  ounce. 

PERIODICALS,   ETC. 

Bremon,  by  Bremen  mail — 1  cent  per  ounce. 

Hamburg,  by  Hamburg  mail    1  cent  per  ounce. 

Prussia,  Austria  and  German  States,  by  Bremen  or  Ham- 
burg— \%  cent  per  ounce. 

Lunenburg,  by  Bremen  mail—  1J^  cent  per  ounce, 

Lunenburg,  by  Hamburg  mail — \%  cent  per  ounce,  and 
\%  cunt  per  \}i  ounce. 

Schleswlg-Holstwin  and  Denmark,  by  Bremen  or  Ham- 
burg— 1%  ci-nt  per  ounce  and  \%  cent  per  lj^  ounce. 

Sweden,  by  Bremen  or  Hamburg— \%  cent  per  ounce, 
and  2  cents  per  \%  ounce. 

Norway,  by  Bremen  or  Hamburg— 1^  cent  per  ounce, 
aud  4  cents  per  lj£  ounce. 

Holland,  by  Bremen  or  Hamburg— \%  cent  per  ounce, 
and  \%  cent  per  1%  ounce. 

Ra»Ha,  by  Bremen  or  Hamburg— \%  cent  per  ounce, 
and  IK  cent  per  \li  ounce. 

Switzerland,  by  Brt*men  or  Hamburg— \%  cent  per 
ounce,  and  1  cent  per  %  ounce. 

Italy, by  Bremou  or  Hamburg— \%  cent  per  ounce,  and 
2  cents  per  %  ounce. 

Turkey,  by  Bremen  or  Hamburg — 1>£  cent  per  ounce, 
and  hyi  cents  per  IX  ounce. 

Greece,  by  Bremen  or  Hamburg — 1%  cent  per  ounco, 
and  h%  cents  per  \%  ounce 

Gibraltar,  Spain  and  Portugal,  by  Bremen  or  Hamburg— 
\%  cent  per  ounce,  and  2*4  cents  oer  1%  ounce. 

Austria,  India  and  China,  by  Bremen  or  Hamburg  mail, 
by  way  of  Marseilles— 1>£  cent  per  ounce,  and  9  centfl  per 
1#  ounce. 

Austria.  India  and  China,  by  Bremen  or  Hamburg  mail, 
by  way  of  Trieste — C>£  cents  per  ounce,  and  2  cents  per  % 
ounce. 

These  charges  are  in  each  case  in  full  to  destination, 
combining  rates  between  the  United  States  and  Bremen  or 
Hamburg,  and  the  rate  beyond  Bremen  and  Hamburg  to 
points  of  delivery. 


Facts  for  the  Pkoplk.— Every  family  should  have  a  bot 
tlo  of  Healy's  Curative  Oil  in  the  house,  prepared  to  anni- 
hilate pain.  It  is  the  best  remedy  in  the  world  for  "Rheu- 
matism and  Gout,  Neuralgia  or  Headache,  Toothache, 
Cramps  in  the  Limbs,  Diarrh«ea,  Sprains,  Bruises,  Burns  and 
Cuts;  Scalds,  bite  of  poisonous  Insects,  Frozen  Feet,  etc. 
Be  your  own  physician,  and  get  the  best,  for  the  best  is  the 
cheapest  The  Curative  is  composed  of  eleven  ingredients, 
active  and  penetrating  in  their  nature,  and  ot  purely  vege- 
table extraction;  is  free  from  all  minerals  and  acids  dele 
terious  to  the  human  system;  Is  warranted  to  give  imme- 
diate relief  from  pain,  and  the  cure  is  permanent.  Sold  by 
all  druggists.  Principal  Depot,  No,  5  Montgomery  street. 
22vl*.Iamtf 


I&ht  pining  and  J&ritntiffe  <£xtf#. 


37 


8ALES  OF  THE  WEEK 

it  m  ».  r.  stock  a  ixcaissi  soau 

Uuuduy,  July  IS. 
AiTKuiooa  ssuioa. 
1»  aha  Ophir  at  250  per  foot. 
1M  sha  Ophlr  at  207  per  foot. 
S3  aha  Chollar-  Potoal  at  WO  per  foot 
SO  Bh«  C  holla  r-Po  toil  at  S2S  per  foot 
ft  sha  Chollar- Potoal  at  MO  per  root  b  3a 
10  ihi  Chollar  Potoal  at  330  per  foot. 

10  ihi  Chollar  Potoal  at  336  prr  foot. 

2  ins  Yellow.Jackct  at  800  per  foot,  b  10. 

3  aha  Yellow  Jacket  at  797  per  fooi  b  10. 
U  aba  Yellow  Jackal  at  750(J«»  per  ft. 

lab    Belcher  at  3iO  per  foot  b  30. 

43  aha  Krnmck  at 3309500  per  ahare. 
Asb*  Kentuck  at  302  per  share  b  24. 

49  aba  Uulllon  at  30  per  aliare. 
40  aba  Bullion  at  23  per  abarc. 

16  aha  Crown  Point  at  1(00  pur  foot  bM. 

12  shs  Crown  Point  at  1150  per  foot  b  30. 

4  sJa  crown  Point  at  1300  per  foot  a  30. 
•Saba  Crown  Point  at  131291220  per  foot. 

lab    Bavaseat  4100  per  foot,  b  30. 
4  shs  Savage  at  4000  per  foot 
Amount  of  sales  J243.261  00 

Tacdiiy,  July  1*3. 
I44aha0pblrat  200  per  foot 
288  aha  Ophlr  at  2lifi  per  foot. 

3  aba  Confidence  at  63  per  ahare. 
100  shs  Daney  at  0  per  foot. 
100  shs  Daner  at  5  per  foot 

24  shs  CboHar-Potosi  at  320@330  per  ft. 
30  shs  Exchequer,  at  S  per  share 

3  shs  Savage  at  4200  per  foot 
ft  ah*  Savage  at  4000  per  foot. 
iro  shs  Overman  at  130  per  share. 
47  shs  Overman  at  no  per  share 
ft  shs  Overman  at  123  per bbarc  a  30. 

7  shs  Overman  at  121  per  share. 
6  shs  overman  at  115  per  share. 
3  sbs  Belcher  at  230  per  foot. 

3  shs  Belcher  at  210  por  foot 

8  shs  Qould  k  Curry  at  630  per  font. 

8  shs  Oould  k  Curry  at  660  per  foot. 
20  shs  Sierra  Nevada  at  14  per  share. 

25  abs  Sierra  Nevada  at  33>£  per  share. 

1  sh  Empire  M  k  M  Co.  at  170  per  ah. 
lft  shs  Segregated  Belcher  at  8  per  foot. 

6  sbs  Imperial  at  135  per  share. 
Sabs  Imperial  at  182S  per  share. 

17  sbs  Yellow  Jacket  at  700  per  foot. 

17  shs  Yellow  Jacket  at  750  per  foot, 
lsb    Yellow  Jacket  at  7M>  per  root  b  30. 

84  shs  Crown  Point  at  1000(3^90  per  foot, 
20  shs  Yollow  Jacket  at  965&05O  perftsSO. 

4  shs  Crown  Point  At  950  per  foot,  b  30. 
16shs  Kcntuck  at  300@3iW  per  share. 

20  sbs  Bullion  at  25  per  share. 
20  shs  Bullion  at  20  per  share. 

5  sbs  Bullion  at  23  per  share  b  30. 
f  1.000  Legal  Tender  Notes  at  72Kc 

irTERffOOR   BK5B10H. 

108  shs  Ophlr  at  240Q255  per  foot- 

11  shs  Gold  Hill  Q.  M.  Co.  at  1B0  per  sh. 

13  shs  Belcher  at  230@2O0  per  foot 

2  shs  Belcher  at  275  per  foot 

60 shs  Overman  at  115  per  share. 

70  shs  Overman  At  135  per  foot. 

15  shs  Overman  at  120  per  share  b  30. 

13  shs  Overman  at  140  per  share,  b  30. 
i  shs  Savage  at  4150  per  root. 

1  sh  Savage  at  4100  per  foot. 

IS  sbs  Yellow  Jacket  at  750  per  foot. 

7  shs  Yellow  Jacket  at  761  per  foot 

23  sbs  Oould  4  Curry  at  G4C@630  per  Toot 

3  shs  Chollar-Potosl  at  350  per  foot. 
15  sbs  Cbollar- Potoal  at  375  per  sh  t  30. 
30  shs  Confidence  at  55  per  share. 

18  shs  Confidence  at  50  per  share. 

9  shs  Kcntuck  at  330®354  per  share. 

60 shs  Crown  Point  atlIOO@950 per  foot. 

44  shs  Crown  Point  at  1050@99O  per  ft. 

6  shs  Imperial  at  187>£  per  share. 
5  shs  Imperial  at  195  per  share. 

35  sbs  Bullion  at  24@25  per  share. 

14  sbs  Cal  Steam  Nav  Co  at  69 .!  3  per  cent- 
Amount  of  sales S232.172  00 

Wednesday  July  17. 
70  shs  N.  B.  and  Mission  R.  R.  at  52  pr  sh. 

4  shs  Gould  k  Curry  at  660  per  foot. 
4  sbs  Gould  A  Curry  at  670  per  toot 

10  .shs  Exchequer  at  10  per  share. 

60  shs  Sierra  Nevudr.  at  17  per  share. 

10  shs  Chollar-Potosl  at  400  per  foot  b  5. 

20  shs  Chollar-Potosi  at  4i5  per  share. 

22  shs  Chollar-Potosl  at  390  per  root 

18  sbs  Imperial  at  200  per  share. 

64  shs  Crown  Point  at  13iXi@1150  per  foot. 

8  shs  Crown  Point  at  1275  per  share  s  10. 

4  sbs  Crnwn;Pomt  at  1300  per  ft  s  10. 

25  shs  Overman  at  175  per  share. 

26  sbs  Overman  at  160  per  share. 
25  sbs  Overman  at  165  per  share. 

27  shs  Overman  at  170  per  share. 

10  shs  Overman  at  160  per  share,  b  5. 

15  shs  Overman  at  160  per  share,  a  6. 

36  sbs  Ophlr  at  265  per  foot. 

12  shs  Ophlr  at  267J$  per  foot,  b  30. 

5  shs  Empire  M  A  M  Co.  at  180  per  sb. 
20  shs  Segregated  Belcher  at  12  per  foot. 

3  shs  Belcher  at  325  per  foot. 

4  shs  Belcher  at  350  per  share. 

3  shs  Kcntuck  at  395  per  share,  b  10. 
3  shs  Kcntuck  at  400  per  share  b  10. 

7  sbs  Kentuck  at  410  per  share  b  30. 
42  shs  Kcntuck  at  40Q@395  per  share. 

lsh   Savage  at  4100  per  foot  s  30. 

3  shs  Savage  at  4400  per  foot. 

4  shs  Yellow  Jacket  at  850  per  foot 
7  shs  Yellow  Jacket  at  900  per  loot 

40  shs  Daney  at  6  per  toot. 

AFTERNOON   SKSSIOH. 

24  shs  Ophlr  at  240  per  foot 
24  Bbs  Ophir  at  236  per  foot. 

120  shs  Ophlr  at  240@250  per  foot  b  10. 
20  sbs  Chollar-Potosl  at  4O0@310  per  sh . 

5  8hsChollar-Fotosi  at 406 per  foots 30. 

17  shs  Chollar-Potosl  at407K@4l0  per  foot 

11  shs  Chollar-Potosi  at  420@42J  per  ft  b  30 
4  aha  Chollar-Potosi  at  410  per  ft  b  10. 


4  shs  Crown  Point  at  1260  per  ft  ■  10. 
24  shs  Crown  Point  at  123061330  per  ft  b  30. 
32 shs  Crown  Point  at  IS'  fc.1300  per  foot 

1  eh  Savago  at  4400  per  foot . 

2  sbs  Savage  at  4375  per  foot. 

lab    Yellow  Jacket  at  380  per  foot  b  30. 

7  aha  Yellow  Jacket  at  867*  per  foot. 

10  aha  Allow  Jacket  at  83t>  per  root 
4  aba  Belcher  at  330  per  share. 

4  aha  Yellow  Jacket  at  336  per  toot 
21  ISJ  Kcntuck  at  400^405  per  ahare. 
33  shs  Segregated  Belcher  at  12  per  sh. 
20  shs  Bullion  at  30&3I  per  abarc. 

6  sbs  Imperial  at  2UU  per  share. 

5  sha  Overman  at  200  per  share,  b  30. 
30  shs  Overman  at  ISO  pcrsharo 

30  sbs  Overman  at  190  per  share. 

6  shs  Overman  at  160  per  share,  s  10. 

11  shs  Overman  at  152%  per  ahare. 
10 sha  Overman  nt  185  pcrsbare. 

10  aha  Overman  at  176  per  share,  s30. 
10  shs  Empire  M  A  M  Co.  at  180  per  sh. 
16  shs  Cal.  Steam  Nav.  Co.  at  70  per  cent 

Amount  of  sales 5286,180  00 

Thursday,  .Inly    IS. 
SO  shs  NBA  Mission  R.  R.  at  50  per  share. 
408  ami  Ophlr  at  215@226  per  foot 
24  shs  Ophlr  at  225  per  foot,  s  30. 

24  shs  Ophlr  at  235  per  toot,  b  30. 

12  sbs  Ophlr  at  225  per  root,  b  10. 

15  shs  Confidence  at  57^®C0  per  share. 
120  shs  Daney  at  6  per  foot. 

40  His  Kcntuck  at  402%@-405  per  share. 

6  shs  Kentuck  at  420  per  share  b  30. 

5  shs  Kcntuck  at  412%  per  share  b  30. 
fl  shs  Imperial  at  197%  per  share . 
48  sha  Crown  Point  at  12>jO@U50  per  ft. 

8  shs  Crown  Point  at  1100  per  loot  s  30. 
8  shs  Crown  Point  at  113&@lJ25por  ft  a  10. 
26sbs  Overman  at  170  per  shore  b  3u. 

50 shs  Overman  at  160  per  share. 

43  shs  Overman  at  165  per  share 

10  shs  Overman  at  150  per  share,  s  30. 

48  shs  Gould  A  Curry  at  7uO@660  per  ft. 

14  shs  Cbollar-Potos!  at  416®  HO  per  foot 

2  shs  Chollar-Potosl  At  425  per  foot,  b  30. 

25  shs  Sierra  Nevada  at  15  per  share. 

25  shs  Sierra  Nevada  at  15%  per  share. 
10  shs  Segregated  Belcher  at  10  per  ft- 
10  shs  Segregated  Belcher  at  8  per  foot. 

5  sbs  Belcher  at  300  per  foot 
5  sbs  Belcher  at  285  per  share. 

26  sbs  Bullion  at  32,%  per  foot. 

35  shs  Bullion  at  30  per  share. 

16  sbs  Yellow  Jacket  at  875  per  foot. 
20  shs  Yollow  Jacket  at  800  per  foot. 

1  shs  Savage  at  4400  per  foot,  b  10. 
3 shs  Savage  at  4390  per  loot. 

3  shs  Savage  at  4375  per  foot 

ITTEaitOOM  SEBStOIf. 

70BhsJustlsInd.  Cons,  at  14®  15  per  sb. 
10  shs  Justis  Ind.  Cons,  at  16  pr  eh  b  30. 
144  sbs  Ophlr  at  230@225  per  toot. 
25  shs  Segregated  Belcher  ai  ll@10  per  ft. 
20  shs  Bullion  at  31@32  per  share. 
5  shs  Imperial  at  205  per  share,  b  30. 
10  shs  Imperial  at  199  per  share. 
10  shs  Imperial  at  200  per  share. 
16  shs  Gould  k  Curry  at  760@775  per  foot. 

4  sbs  Gould  k  Curry  at  775  per  foot  s  10. 
4  sbs  Gould  k  Curry  at  800  per  foot  b  30. 
4  shs  Gould  k  Curry  at  775  per  foot  s  30. 

12  shs  Qould  k  Curry  at  775@770  per  foot. 
20  shs  C  hollar- Potosi  at  410@122  per  foot. 

2  shs  Chollar-Potosi  at  415  per  foot,  s  10. 
20  shs  Chollar-Potosl  at  410  per  foot  s  30. 

120  shs  Daney  at  5>£  per  loot. 

7  shs  Kcntuck  at  410  per  share. 

4  shs  Yellow  Jacket  at  850  per  foot  b  30. 

9  shs  Yellow  Jacket  at  830@Si5  per  foot 
38  shs  Overman  at  165@170  per  share. 

1  sh    Belcher  at  310  per  foot. 

12  shs  National  Insurance  at  69M  per  sh 
J5.000  Legal  TendcrNotcs  at  72%c,  s30. 
lOu  shs  S.  F.  Gas  Co.  at  at  63%  per  cen  t. 
Amount  of  sales S217.S90  00 

Friday,  -July    lft. 

$5,000  Legal  Tender  Notes  at72^c. 
20  shs  Sierra  Nevada  at  16  per  share. 
40  sbs  Daney  at  5%  per  foot 
40  sh3  Segregated  Belcher  at  12  per  ft. 
10  shs  Segregated  Belcher  at  11©12,  b  30. 

5  shs  Justis  lad.  Cons,  at  15  per  sb. 
60  shs  Ophlr  at 230  per  foots  30. 

69  shs  Ophlr  ai  230  per  foot  b  30. 
300  shs  Ophir  at  240®245  per  foot. 

36  shs  Ophlr  at  235  per  foot  s  10. 

6  shs  Yellow  Jacket  at  900  per  foot  b30. 
30  shs  Yellow  Jacket  at  67U@856  per  ft 

4  shs  Yellow  Jacket  at  870  per  foot  s  3. 
lsh  Yellow  Jacket  at  8G5  pr  ft  b  6. 

40  shs  Crown  Point  at  I230@I250  per  foot 

12  Bhs  Crown  Point  at  1300@1250  per  ft  b  30. 

4  sbs  Crown  Point  at  1220  per  toot  b  6. 

4  shs  Gould  k  Curry  at  760  per  ft  b30. 
66  shs  Gould  k  Curry  at  770@?15  per  foot 
20  shs  Gould  k  Curry  at  7a>@690  per  ft,  b  30. 
69  shs  Overman  at  I80@170  per  share. 

20  sha  Overman  at  160  per  share,  s30. 

15  Bbs  Overman  at  175  per  share,  b30. 

3  shs  Savage  at  4375@4395  per  foot 
lsh  Savage  at  4400  per  foot,  b  6. 

19  shs  Kcntuck  at4I5@l20  per  share. 

2  shs  Kcntuck  at  435  per  share,  b  30. 
12  shsBelcbcr  at  320@316  per  Toot 

AFTHRMOOM   SKSSIOH. 

10  shs  Sierra  Nevada  at  16  per  share. 
72  shs  Opblr  at  230  per  foot. 
in  6hs  Justis  Ind.  Cons,  at  15  per  share. 
60  shs  Chollar-Potosl  at  450  per  ft,  s  SO. 

7  Bhs  Chollar-Potosi  at  450  per  foot,  s  10. 
6  sbs  Chollar-Potosi  at  460  per  loot  b  30. 

41  shs  Chollar-Potosl  at  450@44O  per  foot. 
10  shs  Kcntuck  at  415  per  share. 

4  shs  Kcntuck  at  430  per  share ,  b  30. 
2  shs  Savage  at  4100  per  foot. 

140  shs  Daney  at  6  per  foot 
12  sbs  Gould  k  Curry  at  720@725  per  ft  s  10. 
8 shs  Gould  k  Curry  at  710  pr  ft  s30. 
9  shs  Gold  Hill  Q.  M.  A  M.  Co.  at  180. 

1  shs  Gold  Hill  Q.  M.  A  M.  Co.  at  190  b  30. 

2  sbs  Yellow  Jacket  at  890  per  foot  b  30. 

21  shs  Yellow  Jacket  at  850@875  per  foot 
10  shs  Bullion  at  32%  per  foot 

54  shs  Overman  at  170  per  share 
15  shs  Overman  at  160  per  shares  30. 
10  sns  Overman  at  175  per  share,  b  30. 

4  shs  Crown  Point  at  1200  per  foot  s  10. 

4  sbs  Crown  Poiut  at  1210  per  foot. 


Amount  of  sales.. 


MINING  8HAEEH0LDEES'  DIBE0T0EY. 

[Compiled  for  every  Issue,  from  advertisements  In  the 

Mi.iino  asp  SciK.vriric  I'Rxss  and  other  San 
Francisco  Journals.) 

Comprising  the  Namca  of  Companies,  District  or  Count} 
or  Location;  Amount  and  date  or  Assessment;  Date  or 
Meeting;  Day  of  Delinquent  Sale;  and  Amount  and  Time 
of  Payment  of  Dividends. 

It  1MB,     LOCATIOtt,     AMOUNT,     AMD  DAT  DAT 

DATE  Or  ASSESSMIUIT.  DELIHQUKICT.       OT  SALE 

Adflllfl,  Sierra  co..  Cal.,  May  29.  $1 June  23-July  29* 

Bullion.  Store;  Oo  .  Nev sale  Aug  6 

Belcher,  Virginia,  Nev„,  Mav3n.  Sis June  30-July  31 

Belcher,  Virginia,  Nev  ,  May  30,  S5 June  30-July  31 

Chlplonena,  Sonoro,  Mexico.  July  11.  *5 Aug  12-Scpt  2* 

Cainargo,  Lauderco  ,  Nev  ,  June  21, $20...  .Aug.  2—  ^epL  26* 
Clncn  Senorrw,  Sltmloa,  Mex..  Mnv  1.  10c...  .Jviiv  5-Julv  HI1 
Cttlironiln,  Storey  co.,  Nov..  Jum-  It,  5850.. July  24—  Aug.  20 
Chulk  Mountain.  Nev.  0O.,0«L,JaDfl  K  Jl.July  19- Aug.  5" 

ChoUar-PotosI,  Storoy  co.,  Nev  ,  div.  25....PavaI>ic  Juna.lft 
Drown  Paint  Nov  dividend  sso PayaMa  May  U> 

DeSoto,  numb"!ilt.  Nev.  July  11,  $2 Aug  17— Sept  4* 

Daney,  Lyon  r-o  .  Wev  .  June  is,  SH July  22— Aug.  10 

Dim  Padre,  Alaiao,  Hex  .June  13,  $.1 July  15— Aug  2 

Dardanelles,  Del  Nortoco.,  June  3,  8c July  10— August  S" 

El  Taste,  Soiiora,  Max.,  Julv  11.  $1 Aug.  12— Aug  30 

Empire  M.  A  At,  Nov..  dividend  *0 Payable  May  15 

Gold  Hill  Q   M.  AM  Co Dividend,  $16— Pavable  Julv  15 

Gold  Hill  T.  AM.,  Storey  co.,  Nev Annual  Moot.  July  20* 

Golden  Rule.  Tuolumne  Co,  dlv  50o$Sh...  Payable  Mar  1» 
Gould  &  Curry,  Virginia,  Nov.,  dividend  $80.. Payable  Jang 

Hone  OravoU  Nov.  co..  Cal  ,  June  26,  $1 July  30— Aug  19* 

Halo  k  Norcross,  Virginia,  Nev.,  dlv.  $125. ..Payable  July  15 

I  X  L,  Alpine  co.,  Cnl..  June  19,  $1.60 July  19— Aug.  5» 

Imperial,  Virginia,  Nov.,  dlv.  $10 Payable  July  15 

Josephine  Quicksilver,  San  Luis  Obispo,    dlv,  $2 July  8 

Julia,  Start  yea  Nev..  June  19,  $1 July  22— Aug."  12 

Kcntuck,  dlv.,  $40  per  share Payable  July  8 

London  Q.  II.,  Siskiyou  co.,  July  6,  $1 Aug.  10— Aug.  31 

Lyon  M.  A  M.,  El  Di.rudoco  ,  Julv  6.  $3 Aug  5—  Aug  19» 

Lady  Bell,  Del  Norte  co,  Juno  18,16c July  18- Aug   W 

La  Ulaooa.  L'res,  Mex.,  June  10,  $2.60 July  10— July  26 

Lady  Franklin,  Alpine  CO.,  May  2,  30c June  10— July  22* 

Nuestra  Kenorn  do  Guadalupe,  July  12,  $1.  .Aug.  13— Sept  S" 
Neaglc  A  Corcoran,  storey  Co,  July  11,  5Hc..Aug  12— Sept  2» 
Nengle  A  Corcoran,  Storey  co.  Nev..  Ann.  Meeting,  Aug.  19» 
Oxford  Beta,  Esmeralda,  Nev.  June  10, 60c. July  10— July  29» 

Refugio.'Chlhuahua,  Mex  ,  July  10,  $1 Aug.  21— Sept.  U 

Kattlesnake.  Yubaco.,  Mav  22,  $1 June  27 —July  15* 

Santa  Cruz,  Antonio,  Mex.,  June  6,  60c July  11— July  26 

Sophia,  Tuolumne  co.,  Juno  II.  $3 July  11— July  26» 

Sierra  Nev.,  Storey  co.,Nev  ,  June  1,  $10 July  6— July  'J4 

Seaton,  Amador  co.,  May  28,  $100 July  8— July  29* 

Succor,  Storey  Co.,  Nev..  May  28,  30c Julv  1— Julv  21 

Shoshone  S.  M.,  dividend,  $ i  per  share Pavnble  March  14 

Savage,  Virginia,  Nev.  dividend  $300 Payable  Julv  8 

Santiago,  Silver  City,  dividend Payable  March  6 

Sides  S.  M.  Co.,  June  24,  $12.50 

Tuolumne  Mountain,  Tuol.  Co. ,  July  10,  $1 .  .Aug  13—  Aug  31* 

White  A  Murphy,  July  3,  $6.75 Aug  10— Sept  2 

Whltlatcli,  Lauder  co.,  Nov.,  June  21,  $15.  .Aug.  2— Sept.  26" 
Yellow  Jacket,  Gold  Hill,  dlv.  $76  sh Payable  July  10 

•Those  marked  ullhan  asterisk  (*)  are  advertised  In  this 
journal.  __ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 

Latest  Stook  Prices  Bid  and  Asked. 

B.  r.    STOCK  JSP  EXCHANGE  BOARD. 

Friday  Evening,  Jnly  19, 1867. 

UlFCKLLAN'EOtTS   STOCKS-  Bid.      Aaklt- 

Unltod  States  7  3-10ths  Bonds,  Juuo  issue $  79  79^ 

Legal  Tender  Notes 72  72Ji 

California  Slate  Bonds,  7s.  1857 85  90 

San  Francisco  Bonds,  10s,  1861 100  102 

Sun  Francisco  City  Bonds,  6s.  1855 80  96 

San  Francisco  City  and  County  Bonds,  fis,  1S58.  76  80 

San  Francisco  Citv  and  Co.  Sch'l  B'ds,  7h,  1866.  80  — 

Sun  Francisco  Citv  and  Co.  Bonds,  7s,  1862 80  84 

San  Francisco  City  and  Co.  bonds,  7s,  1864 8J  84 

San  Francisco  City  and  Co   Bonds,  7s,  1865 80  84 

Sun  Francisco  City  and  Co.  Judg.  Bds.  7s,  1863.  80  84 

San  Francisco  City  and  Co.  Judg.  Bds,  7s,  1864.  80  84 

Sacramento  City  Bonds 27J£  30 

Sacramento  County  Bonds,  6s 65  — 

Marysville  Bonds,  10s 75  85 

Stockion  City  Bonds 70  95 

Yuba  County  Bonds,  10s 76  95 

Santa  Clara'Cmintv  Bonds,  7s 75  80 

Butte  Count v  Bonds,  10s,  I860 70  75 

San  Mateo  County  Bunds,  7s —  85J6 

California  Steam  Navigation  Co 70  72>£ 

Spring  Valley  Water  Co 67^  68 

State  Telegraph  Co 30  32 

GAS  COMPANIKS. 

San  Francisco  Gas  Co  63        63J£ 

Sacraraen to  Oas  Co 62        64 

RAILROADS. 

Sacramento  Valley  Railroad —  — 

San  Francisco  and  San -lose  Railroad 40  46 

Omnibus  Railroad 61  — 

Central  Railroad 43  45 

North  Beach  and  Mission  Railroad 49  60 

Front  S;rcet,  Mission  and  Ocean  Railroad 11  — 

BANKING    INSTITUTIONS. 

California,  Loan  and  Savings  Society —         — 

Eunk  of  Pacific  Accumulation  Loan  Society..      —        90 
The  Bank  of  California    13S       140 

INSCRANCK  COMPANIES. 

Flremans' Fund  Insurance  Co 91  94 

Pacific  Insurance  Co 130  135 

Kan  Francisco  Insurance  Co —  ISO 

Merchant-'  Mutual  Marine  Insurance  Co 400  475 

California  Insurance  Co 1550     1750 

Union  Insurance  Co , 87&     95 

California  Home  Insurance  Co —  92 

Home  Mutual  Insurance  Co —  — 

Occidental  Insurance  Co 90  95 

National  Insurance  Co 69>£  71 

U1MNG   STOCKS— WASHOE   DISTRICT. 

Alpha 400  440 

Baltimore  American —          8 

Belcher 315  320 

Bullion.  G.  H ., S2J£     — 

Crown  Point 121)5  1225 

Confidence .'. 65         6)1 

Chollar-Potosi.. 450  465 

Dai  1  cy           6          dj£ 

Exchequer. 12         14 

Empire  Mill  and  Mining  Co 175        — 

Could  A  Curry 720  730 

Hale  A  Norcross —  32  0 

Imperial 205  210 

Lady  Bryan —        — 

Ophir 22B  235 

Overman 170  175 

Savage 4400  4410 

Yellow  Jac ket 860  870 

Golden  Rule,  California 17        20 


San  Francisco  Market  Bates. 

"Wholesale  Prices. 

Friday,  July  19,  1867. 

Flour,  Extra,  #  bbl $5  60      @$6  50 

Do.    Superfine 4  75      @  5  26 

Corn  Meal,  ^  100  lbs 2  00      @  2  25 

Wheat,  ft  100  lbs 1  60      @  1  85 

Oats,  ft  100  B>9 1  00      @  1  tO 

Bnrley,  ft  lOOlbs.. 1  15     @  1  25 

Beans,  %*  10j  Iba 2  00      @  3  60 

Potatoes,  ft  100  lbs 75      @  1  2i 

Hay.  ft  ton 7  00      ©12  00 

Live  Oak  Wood,  ft  cord 9  00     @10  00 

Beef,  on  toot,  ft  tb 1M  @     — 

Beef,  extra,  dressed,  ft  lb 9     @     10 

Sheep, onfoot 3  00     @  4  00 

H  ogs,  on  foot,  ft  lb 6     @       6J£ 

Hogs,  dressed,  ft  lb 9     @     10 

GROCERIES,  ETC. 

Sucar,  crushed,  ft  lb —     @     14)^ 

Do.    China 9     @     10 

Coffee,  Costa  Rica,  ft  lb 191S®     19% 

Do.  Rio —     @     19« 

Tea.  Japan,  ft  tb 65      @      85 

Do  Green 60      @  1  25 

Hawaiian  Rice,  ft  lb 9     @     — 

China   Rice,  ft  lb *%  ®       6% 

CoalOil.ft  gallon 52&  @     55 

Candles.ftft. 10      @      23}£ 

Ranch  Butter,  ft  tb 25      @     32 

Isthmus  Butter,  ft  lb 15     @     25 

Cheese.  California,  ft  tt> 12J£  @     15 

Eggs,  ft  dozen 33     ©     35 

Lard,  ft  lb 12     @     13 


Ham  and  Bacon,  ft  lb jg  a  15 

Shoulder*,  ft  lb (j  @  10 

JSetaall  Pa-Ices. 

Butter,  California,  fresh,  ft  0) 30  A  40 

do.      I'll  kled,  ft  lb 25  a  — 

do.      Oregon.ftlb  — 15  a  20 

do.      New  York,  ft  K. 35  @  _ 

Cheese,  ft  ft 15  @  25 

Honoy,  *  ft 30  ®  4» 

Kgga,  p  down _  (A  40 

Hams  and  Bacon,  ft  ft 18  @      20 

Cranberries  ft  gallon l  oo  @  1  26 

Potatoes,  ft  ft 2  @       3 

Potatoes,  Sw*ot,  ft  ft —  a       8 

Toruatoea.ft  ft —  a       6 

Onions,  ft  ft "         3  a       6 

Apples,  no.  i, ft  ft ;;;;;;;;    J   ®    & 

Pears,  Table,  ft  ft g  q,  i0 

Plnma, dried. «  ft """."  13  a  is 

Poaches,  dried,  ft  ft ji  <a  ]j 

Oranges,  ft  dozen 50  <a  — 

Lemons,  ft  dozen 76  a  — 

Chickens,  apiece ""  —  a  75 

Turkeys,  ft  ft ;  ra  a  26 

Soap.  Pale  andC.  o 7  S  1°« 

Soap,  Castile,  ft  ft ^  @  20 

*--••  ^»-  ••-♦ 

San  Francisco  Metal  Market. 

PRICES  FOR   IXV01CE8. 

Jolbinff  price*  rule  from  ten  to  fifteen  per  cent,  higher  than  (Aa 
fotlotcing  quotationr. 

Friday,  Julv  19,  1867. 
Iron.— Doty:  Pig,  $9  per  ton;  Railroad,  COc  ft  100  lbs;  Bar, 
l<3l*ic  ft  lb;  Sheet,  polished.  3c  ft  lb;  common,  lvo(ap-c 
ft  ft;  Plate,  l>;c  ft  lb;  Pipe,  l^c  ft  lb;  Galvanized,  2gc 

scotch  and  English  Pig  Iron  ft  ton $*7  00    @$48  00 

White  Pic  ft  ton 60  00    a 

Refined  Bar,  bad  assortment  ft  lb —  oS    a 

Refined  Bar,  good  assortment,  ft  ft.. —  03% a 

Boiler,  No.  1  to  4 —  04$a 

Plate,  No.  6  to  9 —  04W@  —  05 

Sheet,  No.  10  to  13 -  04k@ 

Sheet,  No.  14  to  20 —  05   @ 

Sheet,  No.  24  to  27 —  05    a 

Copphb.— Duty:  Sheathing,  3>,c  ft  lb;  Pig  and  Bar,  2.^c  ft  lb. 

Sheathing,  ft  lb —  34    a  —  36 

Sheathing,  Yellow —  26    a  —  26 

Sheathing,  Old  Yellow _  n    a 

Bolts _ii    @ 

Composition  Nails ,.  —  25    a 26 

Tin  Platks.— Duty:  25ft  cent  ad  valorem. 

Plates,  Churcoal,  IX,  ft  box 13  50    a 

Plates,  I  C  Charcoal 12  00    a 

Roofing  Plates. 11  oo    a  —  — . 

BaneaTin,  Slabs,  ft  lb —  29    a  —  30 

Ptkel.— English  Cast  Steel,  ft  ft —  12^a  —  16 

Quicksilver.— ip  lb ; a  —  60 

For  export a  —  56 

Zinc— SheetH,  ft  ft a,  —  ]\ 

LEAD.-Plg.ftlb -      7K@—    8 

Sheet _  10    a 

Pipe -11    a 

Bar _    9M@  —  10 

Borax.— California,  ft  lb —  20    a  —  23 


Election  of  Officers. — Savage  M.  Co. 
July  18th.  Trustees :  Alpheus  Bull,  Thos. 
Bell,  M.  Mayblum,  A.  H.  Bose  and  A.  Hay- 
ward.  President,  Alpheus  Bull ;  Secretary, 
E.  B.  Holmes  ;  Treasurer,  "W.  C.  Kalston ; 
Superintendent,  Charles  Bonner.  Office, 
corner  California  and  Sansome  streets. 


MJECHANIC8'    INSTITUTE. 

Resources  of  California. 

THE  MECHANICS'  INSTITUTE  of  San  Francisco,  here- 
by offer  a  PREMIUM  of  ONE  THOUSAND  ($1,000)  DOL- 
LARS for  the  best  Essay  on  the  "  RESOURCES  OK 
CALIFORNIA,  AND  BEST  METHOD  OF  DEVELOPING 
THE  SAME,"  under  the  following  conditions:  One-halt"  of 
the  premium  In  cash  on  the  certified  award  of  the  Com- 
mittee of  Judges,  and  the  balance  from  the  first  proceeds  of 
sale*  of  the  successful  work,  which  is  to  belong  to,  and  will 
be  published  by,  the  Institute. 

The  Essays  are  to  be  handed  in  to  the  Librarian  of  the 
Institute  on  or  before  the  FIRST  DAY  OF  JUNE,  1868,  and 
the  award  will  be  made  by  the  Judges  at  the  opening  of  the 
Industrial  Exhibition,  which  Is  to  be  held  In  August  or  Sep 
tembcr  following.  The  Essay  should  be  divided  Into  three 
great  heads,  viz.:  Mineral,  Agricultural  and  Industrial  Re- 
sourced, with  proper  subdivisions  of  each  subject.  Itshould 
bo  sufficient  in  quantity  to  form  a  duodecimo  (I2mo)  volume 
of  from  250  to  300  pages  long  primer  type,  solid. 

Writers  will  sign  their  articles  in  cypher,  and  aend  their 
names  and  address  In  sealed  envelopes,  which  will  be  kept 
In  a  secure  place  by  the  Institute,  and  only  be  opened  when 
the  award  is  made.  The  manuscripts  of  unsuccessful 
writers  will  be  returned  to  them  without  pnblicity. 

The  Committee  of  Judges  have  the  right  to  reject  all 
Essays  in  case  they  do  not  consider  them  worthy  of  publi- 
cation or  the  premium.  No  further  Instructions  than  are 
contained  in  this  advertisement  will  be  given  to  this  Com- 
mittee, nor  will  they  be  subjected  to  any  advice  from  the 
officers  or  members  of  the  Institute  In  regard  to  their  pro- 
posed action.  All  manuscript  submitted  must  be  in  clear 
legible  writing,  so  as  to  admit  of  easy  reading.  1 

The  following  named  gentlemen ,  who  have  been  selected 
for  their  well  known  ability,  public  spirit  aud  integrity  o 
purpose,  will  compose  the  Committee  of  Judges: 
Hon.  Fred'k  F.  Low,  Maj.  Gen.  H.  W.  Hallcck,  U. 


Prof.  J.  D.  Whitney, 

James  Otis, 

Win,  Governour  Morris, 


S.  A., 
Prof.  W.  B.  Ewer, 
B.  N.  Bugbey. 


By  order  of  the  Board  of  Directors. 

D.  E.  HAYES,  Secretary. 
San  Francisco,  June  12, 1867.  24vl4-2ni 


Greatest  Xn.-veii.tion  ot"  the  Age* 

BOWMAN'S 
AMERICAN  WASHING    COMPOUND 

And  housewife's  true  friend,  saves  one-half  the  labor, 
one-half  the  time,  and  one-half  the  expense. 

For  WASHING  CLOTHES,  CLEANING  HOUSES,  RE- 
MOVING PAINT,  GREASE,  etc.,  It  13  unequalled. 

jCS»  It  makes  hard  water  as  soft  as  rain  water. 

For  sale  at  $1.50  per  can  of  five  gallons,  at  the  manufac- 
tory, 223  Jackson  street,  near  Battery.  Please  send  your 
orders,  by  mail  or  express,  to       LYNCH  &  PARSONS, 

2Svl4-2am6t  San  Francisco,  Cal. 


38 


M\u  pitting  m\A  Mmtifxt  §*$& 


spninjj  ^Mwmarjj. 


The  following  information  is  gleaned  mostly  from  jour- 
nals published  in  the  interior,  iu  close  proximity  to  the 
mines  mentioned. 


CALIFORNIA. 

Alpine  County. 

Miner,  July  13th:  Work  in  and  about  the 
Tarshish  mine  is  being  prosecuted  in  a  vig- 
orous and  permanent  manner.  A  new  fur- 
nace for  furnishing  the  mine  with  pure  air 
has  been  completed.  A  carpenter  shop  is 
in  course  of  erection,  where  the  timbers  for 
the  protection  of  the  mine  will  be  framed. 
The  north  drift  is  now  in  a  distance  of  35 
ft.,  all  in  pay  ore ;  the  south  drift  about  20 
ft. ,  part  pay  ore  and  part  poor  in  quality. 
Cross  cuts  will  be  made  every  50  ft.  to  de- 
termine the  quality  and  quantity  of  ore  to 
be  depended  on  for  purposes  of  erecting 
reduction  works. 

In  Silver  Mountain  Dist,  the  1  X.  L., 
Mountain  and  Pennsylvania  companies  are 
working  away  with  renewed  vigor,  the  first 
in  quartz  both  in  the  upper  and  lower  tun- 
nel. 

A.  E.  Kennedy,  Supt.  of  the  Mexican  M. 
Co.,  in  his  report  to  the  Board  of  Trustees 
of  the  Morning  Star  G.  &  S.  M.  Co.,  Morn- 
ing Star  lode,  says  :  "  The  indications  for  a 
large  body  of  ore  in  this  mine  are  equal  to 
any  I  have  seen — the  Comstock  not  ex- 
cepted. "When  a  greater  depth  is  obtained, 
you  will  find  the  ore  almost  entirely  free 
from  base  metals,  and  I  have  no  doubt  can 
be  worked  by  common  mill  process  at  the 
mine." 
Calaveras  County. 

San  Andreas  Register,  July  13th :  Thorn 
&  Co's  mine  is  giving  out  the  gold  merrily. 
In  sinking  their  shaft  to  its  present  depth, 
50  ft.,  the  Co.  have  picked  out  over  $2,000 
in  nuggets  of  different  sizes,  from  a  pin's 
head  to  a  hen's  egg.  All  the  dirt  and  rock 
from  the  shaft  is  to  be  handled  and  worked 
yet,  and  it  is  confidently  expected  that  argo- 
sies of  wealth  will  be  found  therein.  Since 
the  above  was  written,  over  $300  was  picked 
up  in  one  day,  by  the  workmen,  in  bould- 
ers of  rich  shining  ore. 
Inyo  county. 

Virginia  Trespass,  July  10th:  Mr.  Jac- 
ques, just  from  Cerro  Gordo,  reports  the 
weather  very  hot  and  water  scarce.  Some 
new  ledges,  reported  to  be  immensely  rich, 
have  been  located  further  south  and  east. 
A  number  of  prospectors  are  on  their  way 
hither. 

Kenl  County. 

Havilah  Courier,  July  6th :  Recently,  J. 
B.  Malin  and  Geo.  Millican,  of  Telachapi, 
the  principal  owners  of  the  Ophir,  Laurel 
and  Millican  ledges,  believing  in  the  rich- 
ness of  Kern  county,  resolved  to  give  the 
district  another  trial,  and  went  to  work  on 
the  Millican  ledge.  The  ledge  is  12  ft. 
wide  at  the  surface.  A  shaft  has  been  sunk 
180  ft.,  and  from  the  bottom  a  drift  started 
to  cut  the  ledge.  They  have  already  struck 
two  stratas,  from  2  to  4  ft.  in  width,  the 
last  containing  some  very  rich  ore.  The 
rock  from  the  surface,  worked  on  two  trials 
in  a  mill,  yielded  $65  and  $70  per  ton,  and 
assays  as  high  as  $1,600  have  been  ob- 
tained. The  character  of  the  ore  strongly 
resembles  that  of  Blind  Springs  and  Mont- 
gomery districts  in  Mono  county. 
Ijos  Angeles  County. 

Wilmington  Journal,  July  13th :  The  edi- 
tor has  seen  some  very  rich  argentiferous 
galena  specimens  from  Catalina  .Island, 
taken  from  the  Small  Hill  Mine  150  ft.  be- 
low the  surface  and  500  ft.  above  the  level 
of  the  sea.  Arrangements  are  being  made 
to  work  these  mines  more  extensively  than 
heretofore.  It  is  in  contemplation  to  erect 
a  smelting  furnace  on  the  Island. 

Mariposa  County. 

Gazette,  July  13th :  Very  flattering  pros- 
pects are  being  struck  on  Big  creek,  in  the 
vicinity  of  the  Big  Trees  and  Clark's  ranch. 
Three  bit  prospects  are  reported  from  vari- 
ous points  on  the  creek. 
Nevada  County. 

Transcript,  July  13th  :  The  Scandinavian 
ledge,  which  was  located  a  month  or  two 
ago,  lias  been  opened  to  a  considerable 
depth,  and  a  ledge  20  in.  in  thickness  has 
been  found.  The  editor  lias  seen  a  pros- 
pect from  two  pans  of  the  rock,  which  is 
richer  than  anything  seen  for  a  long  time, 
free  gold  being  found  in  large  quantities. 

At  Eureka,  business  is  as  lively  as  a  '49 
mining  camp.  Several  excellent  quartz 
ledges  are  beingworked, and  alarge amount 
of  prospecting  is  being  done.  Besides 
these  interests,  much  is  being  done  to  open 
good  gravel  claims. 

July  14th :  The  quartz  ledge  recently  dis- 
covered and  located  by  I.  W.  Hadcock,  be- 
tween Moore's  and  Orleans  Flats,  is  being 
rapidly  developed.  Enough  is  ascertained 
to  know  that  it  surpasses  the  most  sanguine 
expectations.  It  contains  a  largo  amount 
of  sulplnii'ets,  besides  free  gold  often  seen 


with  the  naked  eye.  The  tunnel  has  been 
driven  90  ft.  into  the  hill,  the  ledge  being 
taken  out  all  the  way,  which  shows  a  uni- 
form thickness  of  18  in.,  mostly  deconr 
posed  quartz.  At  a  depth  of  37  ft. ,  attained 
through  an  incline  from  the  center  of  the 
tunnel,  the  ledge  is  found  to  be  increased 
in  thickness,  and  equal  in  quality,  if  not 
superior,  to  that  above.  It  is  the  opinion 
of  some  that  the  rock,  properly  and  sys- 
tematically worked,  would  readily  yield 
$100  per  ton.  It  is  the  intention  of  the 
owner  to  ship  a  quantity  of  the  rock  either 
to  Nevada  or  Grass  Valley,  to  have  a  test 
made. 

Reasoner  and  others  have  located  a  ledge 
at  Eureka,  a  mill  test  of  which,  made  by 
Kidd  &  Co. ,  showed  the  rock  to  be  very 
rich.  The  ledge  is  6  ft  wide,  2  ft.  of  which 
is  sulphuret  rock,  and  the  remainder  con- 
tains free  gold.  Separate  tests  were  made, 
and  the  sulphuret  rock  was  found  to  be 
worth  $133.20  per  ton,  and  the  rock  con- 
taining free  gold  averaging  $23.31." 

Gazette,  July  12th  :  The  Banner  Co.  have 
made  arrangements  to  add  10  additional 
stamps  to  their  mill.  The  mortars,  stamps 
and  other  iron  work  will  bo  manufactured 
at  the  Nevada  Foundry.  For  some  time 
the  mine  has  been  supplying  rock  for  20 
stamps  ;  but  these  being  found  insufficient 
to  reduce  all  the  ore  afforded  by  the  mine, 
the  company  have  determined  to  enlarge 
the  crushing  facilities  of  their  own  mill. 

Excelsioe. — Enterprise,  July  11th  :  The 
mill  of  the  Mohawk  and  Montreal  Co.  which 
started  up  on  the  morning  of  the  4th,  have 
on  hand  a  large  lot  of  excellent  ore,  and  the 
process  used  by  them  is  that  most  approved 
in  the  mills  of  Grass  Valley  and  Nevada 
City.  The  Excelsior  mill  has  started  up 
eight  stamps,  and  the  Meadow  Lake  reduc- 
tion works  will  start  in  a  few  days.  The 
Golden  Eagle  has  cleaned  up  a  run  of  10 
tons,  the  ore  paying  $28  per  ton.  The  Green 
Emigrant  Co.  has  taken  out  a  large  lot  of 
exceedingly  rich  ore,  which  will  shortly  be 
crushed  at  the  reduction  works,  and  the 
Enterprise  Co.  are  about  to  furnish  a  large 
lot  of  rock  to  the  same  works ;  they  have 
now  on  their  dump  nearly  3,000  tons  of  ore. 

Meadow  Lake  Sun,  July  13th  :  The  En- 
terprise Co.  have  advertised  for  proposals, 
for  sinking  50  additional  feet  on  their  shaft, 
and  running  24  ft.  from  the  bottom  of  the 
shaft,  and  timbering  the  whole. 

The  California  mill  is  being  cleaned  up 
after  running  through  50  tons  of  Green 
Emigrant  rock.  The  mill  will  start  in  a  few 
days  on  rock  from  the  Knickerbocker  ledge. 

The  Excelsior  and  Mohawk  mills  are  re- 
ported as  working. 

The  editor  has  had  placed  upon  his  table 
the  richest  piece  of  ore  yet  seen  in  the  dis- 
trict. It  was  from  the  Green  Emigrant,  and 
consisted  of  pure  white  quartz,  completely 
sjieckled  with  particles  of  free  gold.  Twelve 
lbs.  of  amalgam,  the  product  of  50  tons  of 
Green  Emigrant  ore,  was  brought  to  town 
last  night. 

San  Bernardino  County. 

Guardian,  July  13th :  The  machinery  for 
Hueston's  mill  is  now  on  the  ground,  on  the 
top  of  the  mountain.  The  boiler  and  other 
heavy  portions  were  transported  over  the 
precipitous  mountains  all  right. 

The  placer  mines  at  Holcomb  are  turning 
out  very  well.  There  is  not  much  doing  in 
quartz  mining.  The  Green  lead  is  in  op- 
eration, crushing  by  arastras,  the  rock  which 
is  piled  upon  the  claim. 

Sierra  County. 

Downieville  Messenger,  July  13th  :  In  the 
claims  of  Mr.  Sol.  Woods,  -at  Monte  Cristo, 
a  few  days  since,  there  was  found  lying  on 
the  sluice  boxes  a  piece  of  lava  containing 
about  $6%  in  gold.  The  piece  had  evidently 
got  into  the  diggings  from  the  surface,  and 
had  no  appearance  of  having  been  washed, 

Tulare  County. 

Visalia  Delta,  July  10th :  The  Silver 
Sprout  and  Kearsarge  Cos.  are  actively  en- 
gaged in  working  their  mines,  with  every 
prospect  of  rich  returns.  The  Alabama 
Dist.  is  alive  with  miners,  and  along  the 
base  of  the  hills  east  of  the  river,  some  300 
Spaniards  are  at  work  with  furnaces,  aras- 
tras, etc. ,  getting  out  the  precious  metal. 

Tuolumne    County. 

Columbia  Citizen,  July  13th :  Mining  in- 
terests in  this  section  have  thus-far  this  year 
yielded  a  larger  per  cent,  than  they  did  last 
year.  But  it  is  not  to  be  concealed  that  the 
placer  mining  interest  has  very  much  de- 
creased, on  account  of  the  large  number  of 
claims  that  have  been  worked  out  and  aban- 
doned ;  but  the  quartz  diggings  are  still 
being  developed  and  wrought  with  success. 
ARIZONA. 

Miner,  June  29th  :  Work  has  been  sus- 
pended on  the  Williams  Fork — cause,  the 
unusually  low  price  of  copper.  At  Big  Bug, 
Anderson  &  Bentel  recently  took  out  $27 
in  two  days.     Lynx.  Creek  continues  to  pay 


fairly.  Crump  and  others  have  been  doing 
well  on  the  upper  Hassayampa. 

Salina  Herald,  June  12th :  The  American 
Gila  River  Mining  Co.,  are  organizing  and 
fitting  out,  at  Salina,  their  second  expedition 
to  the  gold  and  silver  mines  near  Pinos  Al- 
tos, New  Mexico.  The  party  have  com- 
menced to  rendezvous  there,  and  will  start 
across  the  plains  about  the  first  of  July. 

July  13th :  New  diggings  have  been  struck 
on  Pleasant  Creek.  The  gold  is  found  in 
an  old  channel,  and  have  paid  well,  yielding 
$10  and  $12  to  the  man  per  day.  The  gold 
is  coarse  and  heavy,  and  worth  $16. 50  per 
ounce. 

Marvelous  tales  are  told  about  a  rich 
quartz  lode  which  has  recently  been  struck 
on  Foot's  Creek. 

COLORADO. 

Times,  June  25th :  On  the  14th  inst. ,  one- 
half  of  the  Mexican  lode  sold  for  $20,000, 
and  on  the  16th,  the  east  end  of  the  Nuck- 
oll's  sold  for  the  same  amount. 

Prof.  Hill  has  purchased  a  mill  site  below 
Black  Hawk,  and  will  erect  a  furnace  and 
works  for  separating  ore.  The  old  Idaho 
mill  is  being  enlarged.  The  Wycoff process 
will  soon  be  in  operation  there. 

A  button  of  pure  silver  has  been  turned 
out  by  the  Georgetown  Silver  Smelting 
Works,  from  Pewabic  ore,  weighing  60  lbs. 
avoirdupois,  worth  in  greenbacks,  $1,332.92. 
The  previous  week's  run  was  50  lbs.,  that 
of  the  week  before,  73%  lbs. ,  being  the  sum 
of  $41,000  from  the  first  three  weeks  run  of 
this  furnace. 

J.  A.  Conlee,  on  the  Gunnell  lode,  on 
Clear  Creek,  last  week  realized  117  ozs.  of 
retort. 

Mr.  Beach  is  working  ore  from  the  Briggs 
lode,  in  the  Briggs  mill,  and  is  doing  splen- 
didly. During  the  past  week  he  took  out 
85  ozs. 

The  Black  Quartz  mine  in  Quartz  Valley, 
is  being  worked  by  the  Belden  &  Terrell  Co. 
The  shaft  is  in  about  70  ft.  There  is  a  pile 
of  pyrites  outside  quite  various  in  its  nature, 
blue  pyrites  of  iron  predominating. 

Work  has  been  commenced  on  the  Bur- 
roughs mine.  Jas.  E.  Lyon  &  Co.  shipped 
a  gold  bar  yesterday,  weighing  183  ozs. 
From  700  lbs.  of  Adeline  ore,  and  500  lbs. 
blanket  tailings  worked  at  the  Holman  mill, 
there  were  31  pwts.  of  pure  gold  per  ton, 
valued  at  $55. 

A  new  mill  has  been  erected  on  the  Pe- 
wabic lode. 

Georgetown  Miner,  June  24th:  A  com- 
pany has  been  formed  in  Louisville,  Ky. , 
upon  property  in  Iowa  Dist.,  under  the 
title  of  the  Crescent  Mining  Co.  Prof. 
Martinue's  reduction  works  are  rapidly  ap- 
proaching completion. 

The  editor  saw  a  piece  of  bullion  weighing 
6%  ozs.,  the  product  of  five  lbs.  of  Nuck- 
oll's  ore. 

The  total  amount  of  bullion  taken  out  in 
Clear  Creek  county  this  week,  is  $2,564.20. 

Denver  News,  June  26th :  Col.  Fry  and 
Mr.  Cobb  in  a  gulch  on  James'  Creek,  are 
are  making  from  12%  to  20  cts.  to  the  pan. 
Col.  Fry  thinks  it  will  pay  one  oz.  to  the 
hand  per  day. 

IDAHO. 

World,  July  10th  :  A  short  time  ago  a 
miner  bought  a  claim  on  Noble's  Gulch  at 
a  low  price,  because  the  owner  believed  it 
to  be  nearly  worked  out.  The  present 
owner  thought  differently,  and  in  proof  of 
the  correctness  of  his  judgment  he  has 
found  the  claim  to  be  exceedingly  rich  and 
has  taken  out  a  large  aggregate  of  gold. 
The  claim  still  yields  richly,  and  he  believes 
that  it  will  last  in  the  same  way  for  another 
season. 

MONTANA. 

Post,  June  29th :  Scott's  Bar,  in  Boulder 
Valley,  turns  out  exceedingly  favorable. 

The  St.  Louis  and  Montana  Cos.  at  Flint 
Creek,  have  commenced  work  in  good  earn- 
est. The  ground  is  cleared  for  the  founda- 
tion of  their  works.  The  Camanche  shows 
a  vein  of  20  ft.  in  width.  Near  the  upper 
part  of  the  vein  is  a  strata  one  foot  in  width 
which  assays  from  $200  to  $2,000  per  ton. 
The  Camanche  extension  which  lies  north- 
east some  3,000  ft.,  presents  a  splendid  op- 
portunity for  extracting  quartz.  On  the 
Great  Republic  lode,  masses  of  detached 
quartz,  weighing  20  tons,  appear  on  the 
outcrop.  The  lowest  of  three  assays,  from 
pieces  chipped  at  random,  returns  $15  per 
ton.  On  the  Poor  Man's  Joy,  a  perpendic- 
ular opening  has  been  made,  and  the  mate- 
rial above  and  below  a  portion  of  the  vein 
has  been  removed,  showing  the  quartz  to  be 
four  ft.  thick,  solid  as  a  piece  of  glass,  of  a 
beautiful  dark  color.  The  ore  assays  from 
$200  to  $1,000  per  ton. 

The  Champion  ledge  is  six  ft.  wide,  four 
of  which  yield  from  $150  to  $600  per  ton. 
The  shaft  is  12  ft.  deep,  and  the  crevice  is 
beautifully  defined.  Two  men  in  the  em- 
ploy of  J.  W.  Whitlatch,  a  few  days  ago, 
discovered  a  rich  vein  of  silver. 


Oscar  Totten  lately  sluiced  out  $21  in  a 
few  hours,  from  dirt  drifted  out  of  the  flat 
north  of  Broad  street 

In  Hereford  Gulch  quite  an  excitement 
was  started  lately,  by  some  parties  sinking  a 
shaft  in  the  gulch,  panning  out  from  30  to 
50  cts.  to  the  pan.  Ten  tons  of  furnace  lead 
from  the  Argenta  works  has  been  sold,  for 
filling  the  rollers  in  the  Chilian  mill,  at 
Summit 

On  Mansfield's  claim,  drifts  recently  run 
have  yielded  as  high  as  $8  to  the  pan,  and  a 
claim  just  opened  in  the  main  gulch  has 
prospected  $4  to  the  pan. 

A  new  lead  has  been  discovered  near  the 
head  of  Dry  Gulch.  The  ledge  is  seven  ft. 
wide. 

Helena  Gazette,  June  20th :  On  Tuesday 
last,  a  gold  bar  containing  over  $10,000  was 
run  by  Bohm  &  Molitor,  for  Rhine  &  Rid- 
lick.  The  firm  of  Bohm  &  Molitor  received, 
at  their  assay  office,  from  the  17th  to  the 
21st  of  this  month,  4,477  ozs.  of  gold  to  be 
run  into  bars,  making  in  round  figures  the 
nice  little  sum  of  $80,586. 

Messrs.  Tutt  &  Donnell,  last  week,  had  a 
bar  of  gold  run  at  the  assay  office  of  Bohm 
&  Molitor,  from  dust  taken  from  Henderson 
Gulch,  which  is  valued  at  $6, 673.  The  same 
firm  had  another  bar  of  $1,600  cast  last 
week. 

NEVADA. 
23smeralcta- 

Belmont  correspondent  of  the  Bulletin,  of 
this  city,  June  22d:  An  Eastern  company 
are  now  putting  up  a  10-stamp  mill  at  Hiko. 
The  Crescent  Co.  are  also  building  a  5-stamp 
mill.  Others  will  be  put  up  during  the 
season. 

Humboldt. 

Unionville  Register,  July  13th :  The  Roch- 
ester Co.  are  running  a  new  drift,  rather 
than  timber  the  old  one.  The  drift  has  been 
run  57  ft  They  are  hourly  expecting  to 
tap  the  vein. 

The  Essex  Co.  is  rushing  things  generally 
in  opening  its  mine  and  erecting  its  mill. 

The  De  Soto  Co.  is  again  at  work  on  its 
mine  in  Star  Dist  It  is  the  intention  to 
take  out  the  ore  in  sight,  and  if  it  proves  as 
good  as  appearances  indicate,  the  Sheba 
mill  will  be  put  in  operation  on  it 

J.  Ginoca  has  purchased  and  shipped  a 
10-stamp  mill  to  be  erected  near  Winne- 
mucca,  on  the  French  Ditch. 

Mr.  Pease,  now  in  the  East,  will  soon  be 
on  his  way  back  to  Humboldt,  with  ample 
means  for  the  development  and  working  of 
his  mines  near  Winnemucca.  He  will  erect 
a  mill. 

The  Mountain  King  Co.  have  commenced 
work  on  their  mine  in  Echo  Dist. 
Paliranagat. 

Georgetown  Miner,  June  27th:  Mr.  Nic- 
hols of  Pahranagat,  one  of  the  owners  of 
the  North  American  lode,  recently  laid  upon 
our  table  some  specimens  from  the  lode 
named.  Two  assays  made  from  it  recently 
gave  returns  respectively  of  $1,600  and 
$2,000  per  ton. 
Beeso  Blver. 

Reveille,  July  8th  :  The  conditional  sale 
made  some  two  months  ago  of  some  of  the 
best  locations  in  Morey  Dist,  for  $24,000, 
to  the  agent  of  a  St.  Louis  company,  has 
gone  by  default  of  the  parties  not  coming  to 
time.  Several  of  the  ledges  have  been 
opened  to  the  water  line  showing  a  fair 
quantity  of  milling  ore. 

Work  is  progressing  on  the  Northumber- 
land ledge  which  is  now  the  most  fully  de- 
veloped ledge  in  Northumberland  District. 
Some  30  tons  of  ore  have  been  extracted. 
Two  tons  of  ore  of  the  average  product  of 
the  ledge  have  been  worked  at  the  Parrott 
mill,  with  satisfactory  results.  After  paying 
the  cost  of  mining  $10  per  ton ;  of  transpor- 
tation, $20  per  ton ;  of  milling,  $45  per 
ton ;  and  the  loss  of  20  per  cent,  in  reduc- 
tion, a  balance  of  $8  per  ton  was  left  for  the 
owners. 

The  mill  of  the  Mount  Tenabo  Co.,  in 
Cortez  Dist,  will  be  put  in  motion  this 
week,  with  repaired  and  improved  machin- 
ery and  300  tons  of  good  milling  ore  on 
hand.  The  old  Wheeler  pans  have  been  re- 
placed by  the  Varney  pan  or  tub,  of  which 
there  are  six,  and  two  settlers,  and  the  mill 
has  been  put  in  on  efficient  condition.  A 
force  of  30  men  are  employed  upon  the  Cor- 
tez Giant,  the  principal  mine  of  the  com- 
pany, which  is  so  fully  opened  that  there 
will  be  no  difficulty  in  keeping  the  mill 
supplied.  The  district  presents  a  lively 
appearance,  which  is  likely  to  increase  be- 
fore the  fall. 

The  new  and  powerful  works  at  the  Flor- 
ida niine  have  been  completed,  and  were  fired 
up  in  the  presence  of  a  number  of  persons 
yesterday. 

July  9th :  The  new  engine  at  the  Florida 
mine  is  from  the  foundry  of  T.  &  J.  Loehe, 
of  Oroville,  California.  It  is  a  remarkably 
simple,  horizontal  engine  of  the  capacity  of 
50-horse  power.  Taken  as  a  whole,  the  new 
machinery  on  the  Florida  mine  is  the  most 
simple,  yet  the  most  complete  in  the  dis- 


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trict  The  smaller  apparatus,  formerly  em- 
ployed on  the  Florida  mine,  has  been  trans- 
ferred to  the  Sherman  shaft,  until  more 
powerful  machinery  is  ready  to  take  its 
place. 

July  11th  :  The  mines  in  Danville  Dist. 
develop  fairly  as  they  are  opened.  The 
Young  America  ledge,  which  belongs  to  a 
St.  Louis  company,  has  been  cut  through 
the  overlying  limestone  and  down  into  the 
granite  and  porphyry  formation,  in  which 
tin-  vein  matter  a  better  defined  and  the  ore 
of  a  richer  quality.  Work  is  going  ahead 
upon  a  number  of  ledges  with  very  fair 
promise  of  success.  At  Hot  Creek  matters 
are  brightening  np  in  a  decided  manner. 
The  machinery  of  the  Union  mill  from  Aus- 
tin has  arrived  at  Hot  Creek.  It  is  the  de- 
sign of  the  owners  to  have  it  running  in  'JO 
days. 

July  13th  :  The  ore  of  the  St.  Louis  mine 
is  being  hauled  to  the  Kevstone  mill  for  re- 
duction. A  contract  has  been  let  to  respon- 
sible parties  for  the  delivery  at  the  mill  of  a 
large  lot  of  ore  monthly. 

Silver  Betid  Reporter,  July  18th:  A  splen- 
did 20-stamp  mill  will  soon  be  erected  at 
Hot  (reek,  by  J.  Miller,  agent  of  the  Bos- 
ton &  Beading  Co.  The  greater  portion  of 
the  machinery  is  now  upon  the  ground. 
Heretofore  considerable  quantities  of  ore 
have  been  hanled  through  Hot  Creek  Dist. 
to  Austin  at  great  cost — not  less  than  an 
average  of  S80  per  ton — for  transportation 
alone.  Three  splendid  mines  have  already 
been  developed  in  the  district  and  show 
large  quantities  of  ore  that  good  judges  es- 
timate will  yield  from  §100  to  §150  per  ton. 
The  predominating  ores  are  kerargyrite, 
stetefeldtite,  and  black  sulphurets  of  silver. 
There  are  several  other  mines  that  indicate 
great  value  npon  which  a  vigorous  system 
of  development  is  now  prosecuted  by  sub- 
stantial companies.  Messrs.  Gager  &  Sel- 
over,  of  the  Providential  Co.  at  Austin,  are 
developing  the  Hot  Creek  and  Gazelle  ledges 
with  the  most  flattering  prospects.  J.  C. 
Johnson's  Silver  Light  has  been  sunk  upon 
to  the  depth  of  35  ft ,  with  splendid  results. 

Work  is  being  vigorously  pushed  forward 
on  the  Transylvania  ledge,  which  was  re- 
cently bought  by  an  Eastern  company.  First 
class  reduction  works  will  be  immediately 
erected  at  a  site  heretofore  occupied  by  Olds 
&  Crowell  for  a  sawmill.  The  engine  is  of 
60-horse  power,  with  two  large  boilers,  and 
is  capable  of  driving  a  20-stamp  battery  and 
its  necessary  machinery.  Boasters  will  not 
be  built  until  it  is  determined  that  the  ore 
cannot  be  profitably  treated  by  the  ordinary 
wet  crushing  process. 

Work  has  been  suspended  at  the  La  Plata 
reduction  works  in  obedience  to  orders  re- 
ceived from  the  East,  the  headquarters  of 
the  company.  The  mines  of  the  company 
aro  the  Twin  Ophirs  and  the  Fairmount, 
and  are  unsurpassed  by  any  in  Central  Ne- 
vada. 

The  Belmont  correspondent  of  the  Bul- 
letin of  this  city,  under  date  of  June  22d, 
says:  The  Cortez  Co.  in  Cortez  Dist.,  em- 
ploy about  50  hands.  The  Cortez  ore,  so 
far  worked,  has  yielded  at  the  rate  of  $140 
per  ton.  The  mines  will  afford  large  quan- 
tities of  8100  ore. 

The  ore  now  being  crushed  from  the  Mur- 
phy mine,  in  Twin  Biver  Dist. ,  yields  be- 
tween 890  and  8100  per  ton.  By  careful 
assorting,  $300  ore  could  be  obtained  from 
the  mine.  The  rock  is  dry  crushed.  The 
mill  has  a  capacity  of  reducing  18  tons  per 
day,  giving  a  daily  yield  of  $2,000.  The 
ledge  has  widened  from  16  ft.  at  the  surface, 
to  a  width  of  20  ft.  in  the  lowest  level. 

A  new  40-stamp  mill  will  be  erected  this 
summer  in  Silver  Peak  Dist.  The  mill  will 
be  propelled  by  two  100-horse  power  en- 
gines. Each  engine  will  have  two  boilers 
weighing  10,000  lbs.  each. 

The  Combination  Co.  have  3,000  tons  of 
ore,  all  of  high  grade,  lying  on  their  dunip. 
Washoe. 

[In  the  Stock  Circular,  in  another  portion 
of  this  paper,  will  be  found  late  mining 
news  from  this  district.  ] 

Enterprise,  July  10th :  Dall's  mill  in 
Washoe  Valley,  which  was  lately  destroyed 
by  fire,  is  now  nearly  rebuilt,  occupying 
the  same  site,  as  formerly.  The  southern 
portion,  intended  for  wet  crushing,  is  fur- 
nished with  a  battery  of  35  stamps,  12 
Wheeler  and  10  Yarney  pans,  together  with 
all  other  appliances  usually  found  in  a  first 
class  mill.  The  northern  portion  will  be 
devoted  to  dry  crushing  and  the  Freiberg 
process,  and  will  contain  25  stamps  and  15 
Freiberg  barrels.  The  motive  power  will 
be  water,  in  its  season.  A  mountain  stream 
furnishing  a  sufficient  power  for  a  portion 
of  the  season.  During  the  remaining  por- 
tion, steam  will  be  used. 

The  Galena  Smelting  Works,  who  have 
had  great  difficulty  in  obtaining  fire  brick 
for  their  furnaces  to  stand  the  intense  heat, 
think  that  they  have  discovered  the  grand 
desideratum,  and  are  making  brick  from  the 


white,  limey  looking  deposit  brought  up 
from  the  bowels  of  the  earth  by  the  boiling 
waters  of  Steamboat  Springs,  which  they  mix 
with  equal  quantities  of  a  peculiar  species 
uf  liio-proof  clay,  discovered  near  Washoe 
Lake.  They  expect  these  bricks  will  stand 
anything  in  the  shape  of  heat,  short  of  that 
of  the  infernal  regions.  They  have  already 
Miielteil  tmt  considerable  quantities  of  pure 
metal,  which  contains  £250  pel  ton,  silver. 

Within  the  limits  of  the  city,  below  the 
Central  mills,  nearly  3.000  ft.  of  sluices  have 
been  put  up  during  the  past  month. 

July  11th :  The-mill  of  the  New  York  Co. 
has  just  cleaned  up  a  run  on  YerriJVidi  ore 
that  yielded  880  per  ton. 

July  loth:  Wells,  Fargo  &  Co.  have 
shipped  from  their  office  during  the  last 
«.,!;.  7,068  lbs.  of  bullion,  valued  at $220,- 
'J76.J.4. 

July  16th:  The  Gould  &  Curry  mill  is  at 
present  undergoing  a  thorough  overhauling. 
By  the  changes  about  to  be  made  a  saving 
of  10  cords  of  wood  per  day  will  be  made. 
OREGON. 

Dalles  Mountaineer,  June  29th  :  The  new 
mill  ordered  at  the  Oregon  Foundry,  by 
Mr.  Porter  for  Canyon  City,  will  be  of  eight 
stamps,  and  capable  of  crushing  eight  tons 
of  rock  per  day.  The  I.  X  L.  lead  at  Prai- 
rie Diggings,  is  attracting  much  attention. 

The  lawsuit  between  the  surface  or  placer 
miners,  and  the  quartz  locators  has  been 
amicably  settled,  the  quartz  company  buy- 
ing out  all  interest  of  the  placer  mines  for 
83,300.  A  prospecting  party  is  talked  of, 
to  visit  the  Crooked  Biver  country,  so  that 
before  fall  we  may  expect  to  hear  of  the 
place  being  found,  where  the  emigrants  of 
'45  hammered  out  the  gold  on  their  wagon 
tires. 

The  hydraulic  diggings  discovered  last 
fall,  near  Otter  Bar,  are  reported  to  be  pay 
ing  well  and  are  quite  extensive. 

Sentinel,  June  15th  :  Crandall,  Childsand 
Crane,  of  Josephine  Co. ,  expected  to  make 
their  first  run  on  Monday  last.  The  ore 
will  be  reduced  to  "regulus,"  and  trans- 
ported to  Crescent  City  for  shipment  to  the 
East.  Some  of  the  ore  is  said  to  assay  $18 
gold  per  ton. 

The  Wickenbnrg  correspondent  of  the 
San  Bernardino  G-uardian,  writing  June  20th 
says  :  The  Vulture  20-stamp  mill  continues 
to  run  with  the  greatest  success,  crushing 
36  tons  of  quartz  daily,  the  rock  yielding 
$70  per  ton.  Hitherto  the  most  simple  ap- 
paratus has  been  used,  but  concentrators 
and  a  desulphurizing  furnace  are  in  course 
of  erection,  which  will  make  the  yield  con- 
siderably more.  The  quartz  is  hauled  15 
miles,  to  the  mill  on  the  Hassayampa,  for 
$10  a  ton,  and  fuel  is  furnished  at  $8  per 
cord.  Their  ledge  is  15  ft.  in  width  at  the 
depth  of  150  ft.,  and  equally  as  rich  as  that 
taken  from  the  surface.  On  the  surface  it 
is  opened  up  to  Smith's,  the  adjoining  west 
claim,  and  found,  if  anything,  improving 
on  his  line.  Some  60  men,  Americans  and 
Mexicans,  are  employed  on  it. 
UTAH. 

Salt  Lake  Vedette,  July  6th :  A  party 
started  on  the  3d,  in  the  wake  of  Lewis  Bob- 
inson  and  company,  to  the  Green  Biver 
country,  to  find  out  all  they  can  about  the 
gold  prospects  of  that  country. 

The  editor  has  been  presented  by  A.  A. 
Hurst  with  a  chunk  of  argentiferous  galena, 
weighing  100  lbs.  It  is  from  the  North 
Star  lode,  and  contains  $34,57  silver.  |We 
hope  the  attack  is  not  chronic. — Ed.] 

WASHINGTON. 

Dalles  Mountaineer,  June  29th :  Last 
Thursday  a  party  of  five  Frenchmen  left  our 
city  for  the  Wenatche  mines  over  in  Wash- 
ington Territory.  They  went  well  prepared 
with  all  the  necessary  implements  for  go- 
ing to  work,  and  provisions  to  last  several 
months. 


[Written  for  ihc  Mining  aud  Scientific  Press.] 

From  Sierra  and  Nevada  Counties. 

BY  A  TRAVELER. 

Editors  Press  : — I  am  traveling  too  rap- 
idly to  be  of  much  service  as  a  correspond- 
ent However,  the  following  items  may  be 
of  some  service. 

Throughout  the  mines  of  Sierra  and  Ne- 
vada counties  there  is  a  general  complaint 
of  dull  times.  In  order  to  account  for 
this,  it  is  not  necessary  to  suppose  that  tho 
mines  are  failures,  but  that  business  is 
ussuming  a  legitimate  basis. 

The  gravel  mines  at  Howland  Flat  are 
being  very  extensively  worked.  The  Union 
mine,  owned  by  Stroh  <fc  Moyle,  employs 
about  seventy-fi%'e  men.  In  this  mine,  from 
the  foot  of  an  incline  360  feet  in  length,  a 
main  tunnel,  provided  with  a  double  track, 
is  run  directly  into  the  Table  Bock  hill 
3, 000  feet.  The  pay  dirt  lies  upon  the  bed  j 
rock,  and  varies  from  about  two  and  one- 
half  feet  to  seven  or  eight  feet  in  depth,  i 
Work  has  only  been  done  on  the  lower  side  j 
of  the  main  tunnel ;  but  there  the  pay  dirt 
is  still  being  extensively  breasted  out.  About 
400  car  loads  of  dirt  are  taken  out  each  day, 
which  pay,  on  an  average,  a  dollar  a  load. 
The  cost  of  removing  and  washing  is  esti- 
mated at  sixty  cents  per  load.  Water  power 
(Fredenburr's  hydraulic  wheel)  is  used  to 
raise  the  cars  up  the  incline.  Ventilation 
is  provided  for  by  means  of  an  air  shaft  and 
gallery.  At  first,  a  fire  was  built  at  the 
bottom  of  the  shaft,  in  order  to  create  a 
current'  of  air ;  but  this  being  ineffectual  on 
certain  occasions,  other  experiments  were 
tried.  An  inch  of  water  falling  down  the 
shaft  has  at  last  obviated  all  difficulties. 
This  is  an  old  mine,  and  will  pay  well  for 
years  to  come.  Other  claims  are  being  ex- 
tensively worked,  and  a  new  tunnel  is  being 
made  in  the  Hawkeye. 

On  the  Sierra  Buttes,  a  new  quartz  ledge 
has  been  discovered,  and  is  claimed  by 
Beard  &  Martinez.  Specimens  taken  from 
the  surface  are  remarkably  rich. 

In  Sierra  Valley,  notwithstanding  the  at- 
tacks of  a  great  swarm  of  crickets,  the  hay 
and  grain  crops  look  finely.  Last  year 
about  30,000  bushels  of  grain  were  raised. 
This  amount  will  probably  be  reached  this 
year.  The  crickets  are  leaving  the  valley 
towards  the  southwest. 

The  winter  at  Meadow  Lake  has  been  so 
severe  that  work  in  the  mines  and  mills  has 
been  much  delayed.  Experiments  are  being 
made  in  the  endeavor  to  find  a  practical 
method  of  extracting  the  gold  from  the  sul- 
phurets, in  which  the  ledges  here  are  very 
rich ;  but  as  yet  no  means  have  been  dis- 
covered. There  is  yet  some  snow  on  the 
trails  leading  from  the  place,  but  none  in 
the  streets.  The  ice  on  the  lake  has  broken 
up,  and  is  fast  disappearing. 

The  travel  between  Nevada  and  the  min- 
ing camps  east  of  that  place  is  very  large, 
and  the  just  inference  is  that  prosperity 
reigns  in  that  direction.     Yours, 

C.  A.  W. 


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Small  Pox — Is  it  a  Fact. — It  was  stated 
during  the  prevalence  of  the  small-pox  in 
St.  John,  New  Brunswick,  two  or  three  years 
ago,  that  not  a  single  case  of  that  loathsome 
disease  occurred  in  any  house  in  that  city 
that  made  use  of  gas  for  illuminating  pur- 
poses. It  is  well  known  that  gas  is  a  pow- 
erful disinfectant,  and  hence  it  is  but  rea- 
sonable that  it  might  exert  an  important 
influence  in  warding  off  infectious  disease. 
It  was  stated,  on  the  authority  of  a  distin- 
guished physician  in  that  city,  at  the  time 
alluded  to,  that  a  person  might  contract  the 
disease  abroad,  and  take  it  to  his  home  where 
gas  was  freely  used,  without  danger  of  com- 
municating it  to  any  member  of  his  family. 
May  not  this  statement  be  worth  inquiring 
into  at  a  time  when  this  disease  is  so  liable 
to  be  inflicted  upon  the  inhabitants  of  this 
city,  from  the  presence  and  constant  arrivals 
of  persons  of  filthy  and  loathsome  habits. 


Helping  one  Another — An  Incident  for 
the  Times. — Chickering  &  Sons,  pianoforte 
makers,  employ  some  300  mechanics,  and 
many  laborers,  and,  as  a  matter  of  course, 
their  weekly  disbursements  are  large.  On 
a  certain  pay  day,  some  two  or  three  years 
ago,  in  consequence  of  the  non-arrival  of 
funds  due  at  a  distance,  they  were  obliged 
to  expend  the  funds  in  hand  in  the  redemp- 
tion of  matured  paper,  and  consequently 
had  to  forego  the  pleasure  of  paying  their 
hands  their  accustomed  weekly  allowance. 
What  did  the  men  do  then?  Did  they 
strike  ?  No !  but  like  rational  mechanics, 
they  met,  consulted  together,  passed  resolu- 
tions expressing  sympathy  with  and  confi- 
dence in  their  employers,  and  tendering 
them  a  loan  of  $6,000  or  .$8,000,  the  pro- 
ceeds of  their  own  savings. 


Mississippi  in  the  War. — It  is  said  that 
Mississipsi  sent  75,000  men  into  the  Bebel 
army  during  the  war;  5,000  more  than  her 
entire  vote.  She  lost  of  these  27,500.  The 
black  population  is  now  50,000  larger  than 
the  white.  In  some  of  the  counties,  the 
negroes  are  two  to  one,  in  some  three,  and 
in  others  four,  five,  eight,  nine  and  ten  to 
ono. 


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Notices  to  Correspondents. 

An  Anatomist. — A  Remarkable  Prophecy 
Fulfilled. — Our  correspondent  thinks  a 
brief  notice  of  some  circumstances  con- 
nected with  the  life  of  Professor  Law- 
rence, who,  by  late  advices  by  the  cable, 
was  struck  by  paralysis  at  the  College  of 
Surgeons,  London,  on  taking  his  seat, 
and  immediately  preceding  the  examina- 
tion of  candidates,  for  diplomas,  in  the 
eighty-fourth  year  of  his  age.  Precisely 
half  a  century  previous,  in  1817,  in  the 
same  hall,  in  his  inaugural  address,  he 
concluded  with  the  following  remarks, 
which  we  quote,  word  for  word.  They 
occur  in  making  brief  mention  of  the 
modern  history  of  comparative  anatomy. 
Hitherto,  however,  science  has  not  par- 
taken of  the  triumph  of  legitimacy.* 
"LeSeuer  has  gone,  with  many  others, 
to  the  New  Worli  If  we  cannot  repress 
a  sigh  when  we  see  men  of  peaceful  pur- 
suits thus  torn  from  their  native  soil  and 
driven  into  foreign  climes,  let  us  rejoice, 
not  only  for  them,  but  for  all  mankind, 
that  such  an  asylum  for  the  victims  of 
power  and  oppression  exists ;  that  there 
is  not  a  spot,  but  a  vast  region  of  the 
earth,  lavishly  endowed  with  nature's 
fairest  gifts,  and  exhibiting,  at  the  same 
time,  the  grand  and  animating  spectacle 
of  a  country  sacred  to  civil  liberty,  where 
man  may  walk  erect  in  the  conscious  dig- 
nity of  independence,  that 

'  That  lord  of  the  lion's  heart  and  eagle  ej'C,' 

And  enjoy  full  freedom  of  word  and  ac- 
tion, without  the  permission  of  those 
combinations  or  conspiracies  of  the 
mighty,  which  threaten  to  convert  Eu- 
rope into  one  great  state  prison.  The 
numerous  people  whose  happiness  and 
tranquility  are  so  effectually  secured  by 
the  simple  forms  of  a  free  government, 
are  the  growth  of  yesterday.  At  the  same 
rate  of  progress,  they  may  reach,  in  our 
lives,  as  gigantic  a  superiority  over  the  worn- 
out  despotisms  of  the  Old  World  as  the 
physical  features  of  America — her  colossal 
mountains,  her  mighty  rivers,  her  forests 
and  her  lakes,  exhibit  in  comparison  with 
those  of  Europe. "  The  prediction  marked 
in  italics  the  orator  and  scientist  has  lived 
to  see  fulfilled.  Of  how  few  prophets 
can  the  same  be  said  ? 

•Alluding  to  the  expulsion  of  Napoleon  and  the  return 
of  the  Bourbons  to  the  throne  of  France,  in  consequence 
of  which  Le  Seller  was  expatriated  and  came  In  reside 
in  the  United  States.  This  episode  gave  rise  lollic  mag- 
nificent peroration  inserted  above. 

Caxton  wishes  to  know  if  any  printing  es- 
tablishment solely  conducted  by  females 
ever  existed  previous  to  the  formation  of 
The  Victoria  Press  (London)  Society, 
which  was  formed  at  the  suggestion  and 
mainly  by  the  efforts  of  Miss  Farnworth — 
jiatronized,  however,  by  Queen  Victoria. 
Perhaps  it  will  surprise  our  correspond- 
ent to  be  informed  that  not  only  amongst 
the  earliest  patrons  of  printing  were  fe- 
males, especially  those  connected  with 
the  Dominican  Sisters,  founded  A.  D.  1292, 
at  Florence,  but  further,  that  in  1470  un- 
der the  spiritual  directors  of  the  convent, 
they  established  a  printing  press  within 
its  walls,  the  nuns  acting  the  part  of  com- 
positors. Many  works  of  considerable 
value  issued  from  this  press  between  1476 
and  14S4,  some  of  which  are  highly  jirized 
by  bibliopoles. 


Triumphs  of  American  Genius. 

American  locomotives,  since  the  late 
award  at  Paris,  can  take  their  place  with 
American  reapers,  American  water  craft, 
American  firearms  (large  and  small),  Amer- 
ican fire  engines,  American  pianos,  etc., 
against  all  the  world.  The  late  triumph  at 
Paris  is  not  the  first  time  that  the  American 
"iron  horse"  has  distanced  the  track  against 
all  competitors ;  as  the  Russians  have  al- 
ways given  our  locomotives  the  preference, 
while  on  the  Great  Western  Grand  Trunk 
and  other  railways  in  Canada,  if  we  are  not 
misinformed,  the  Yankee  locomotives  have 
invariably  been  found  superior,  for  their 
particular  work,  to  those  of  English  manu- 
facture— the  locomotives  of  both  countries 
being  employed  on  those  roads. 

Again,  some  six  or  eight  years  ago,  when 
the  Great  Southern  Railway  in  Chili  was 
about  to  go  into  operation,  the  directors  de- 
termined to  give  the  locomotive  builders  of 
the  United  States  and  Great  Britain  a  chance 
to  enter  into  competition  for  the  equip- 
ment of  that  road.  Four  locomotives  were 
ordered — two  from  this  country  and  two 
from  Great  Britain.  Previous  to  their  ar- 
rival, quite  an  excitement  was  gotten  up 
with  regard  to  the  probable  merits  of  the 
rival  machines.  In  due  time  all  four  of 
them  arrived,  were  put  up  and  got  ready 
for  work.  Of  course  the  interest  in  the  re- 
sult increased  with  the  near  approach  of  the 
trial.  The  English  operatives  indulged  in 
deprecatory  remarks  with  regard  to  the 
bright  and  elegant  appearance  of  the  Yan- 
kee machines ;  and  our  people  were  no 
doubt  equally  ready  in  poking  fun  at  the 
ponderous,  Titanic  looking  engines  of 
Johnny  Bull.  The  trial  at  length  came  off, 
and  to  the  decided  advantage  of  the  Ameri- 
can machines. 

It  was  found  that  the  English  locomotives 
were  not  equal  to  their  promise.  The  prob- 
lem submitted  was  to  furnish  a  locomotive 
that  could  do  a  certain  kind  of  work — it  was 
heavy  work,  up  steep  grades  with  sharp 
curves,  such  as  are  usually  encountered  in 
a  mountainous  country.  The  English 
freight  machine  was  completely  exhausted 
by  a  load  which  the  American  machine  car- 
ried with  ease.  After  several  trials,  the  for- 
mer performed  in  eighty-eight  minutes  the 
work  which  the  latter  accomplished  in  less 
than  half  that  time. 

The  defeat  of  the  English  passenger  en- 
gine was  even  more  signal.  The  American 
locomotive  made  sixty  miles  an  hour,  with 
a  200-ton  train,  over  gradients  of  fifty-six 
feet  to  the  mile.  The  English  locomotive 
averaged  but  thirty  miles  with  the  same 
train  over  the  same  track. 

The  trials  were  made  under  the  direction 
of  the  superintendent  of  the  road,  who  was 
himself  an  Englishman,  but  who  yet  cheer- 
fully awarded  the  superiority  to  the  Ameri- 
can machines.  It  will  be  recollected  that  it 
was  mainly  due  to  the  firmness  and  thor- 
ough engineering  knowledge  of  an  English- 
man, that  the  late  award  at  Palis  was  made 
to  an  American  locomotive.  The  English 
mechanic  seems  to  fail  in  his  lack  of  adap- 
tability. He  works  by  rule,  and  that  rule 
is  established  by  his  immediate  surround- 
ings. The  English  locomotive,  for  an  Eng- 
lish road,  can  hardly  be  improved  ;  but  it 
will  not  answer  for  any  other  locality. 

The  locomotive  is  an  English  invention, 
but  on  its  introduction  into  this  country  it 
was  completely  re-cast  and  immensely  im- 
proved. The  perfected  "iron  horse"  is 
essentially  American,  and  especially  indig- 
enous is  that  noisy  embodiment  of  demo- 
cratic huzzas — the  "steam  whistle."  When 
the  locomotive  was  fairly  perfected  "Young 
America"  was  just  beginning  to  go  .ahead. 
Since  that  time  his  strides  in  practical  in- 
ventions and  discoveries  have  been  enor- 
mous. What  he  has  accomplished,  for  war 
and  for  peace,  is  known  to  all  the  world. 
No  other  country  can  show  such  a  chronicle 
of  the  triumph  of  invention  and  industry. 
The  records  of  the  Patent  Office  at  Wash- 


ington are  a  perfect  maze  of  wonderment  in 
their  exhibition  of  mechanical  progress  and 
ingenuity.  The  sewing  machine  is  of  itself 
a  monument  for  all  coming  time  for  our  in- 
ventors. Agriculture  has  been  completely 
revolutionized  by  our  thrashing  machinesj 
our  reapers,  our  cultivators,  etc. ,  etc.  Our 
machine  shops  are  filled  with  unnumbered 
devices  for  decreasing  manual  labor,  and 
for  perfecting  the  accomplishment  of  work. 
The  "sun  picture"  was  invented  in  New 
York  simultaneously  with  the  discovery  of 
Daguerre.  It  was  in  America  where  the  in- 
vention was  really  first  made  of  practical 
utility.  So  of  the  telegraxm.  While  the 
European  savans  had  been  for  years  telling 
the  world  that  the  electric  spark  would  one 
day  become  the  vehicle  for  the  transmission 
of  thought  from  one  part  of  the  continent 
to  another,  it  took  an  American  to  accom- 
plish the  feat,  and  actually  put  their  ideas 
into  practice ;  and  when  the  first  transmis- 
sion of  thought  was  made  through  the  tele- 
graphic wires  embodied  in  the  expressive 
message,  "What  hath  God  wrought?" 
Young  America  stood  forth  before  the  world, 
high  upon  the  summit  of  six  thousand  years, 
and  for  the  first  time  began  to  talk  in  a  lan- 
guage and  with  a  tongue  which  betokened 
that  his  was  a  people  destined  to  renovate 
the  race,  and  make  an  impress  on  the  world 
of  matter  and  mind  which  shall  be  as  inef- 
faceable as  time  itself  ! 


The  Fog  Trumpet. — Some  interesting 
experiments  will  be  made  with  the  fog 
trumpet  at  Fort  Point  on  the  occasion  of 
the  departure  of  the  scientific  expedition, 
which  leaves  this  city  to-day,  to  take  pos- 
session of  the  "Russian  Possessions."  As 
the  cutter  proceeds  to  sea,  the  trumpet  will 
be  sounded,  in  accordance  with  preconcerted 
arrangements,  while  observations  upon  the 
sound,  its  variations,  the  distance  at  which 
it  can  be  heard,  greater  or  less,  its  distinct- 
ness with  the  use  of  different  reeds,  etc. , 
will  be  carefully  noted,  worked  up,  and  sent 
back  from  Victoria  upon  the  arrival  of  the 
expedition  at  that  point. 

This  trumpet  was  for  a  long  time  looked 
upon  as  a  failure,  and  so  considered  in 
England  until  the  inventor  hit  upon  the 
happy  device  of  adding  machinery  to  it, 
by  which  it  was  made  to  revolve.  Before 
this  improvement  was  added,  a  vessel  has 
been  known  to  approach  the  trumpet  from 
a  direction  opposite  to  that  in  which  its 
mouth  is  directed  to  within  a  mile  without 
hearing  its  sound ;  while  approaching  from 
the  other  direction,  it  might  be  heard  from 
eight  to  ten  miles.  The  trumpet,  as  it  is 
now  made  and  operated,  is  considered  the 
best  fog  signal  ever  devised. 


The  Willcox  &  Gibbs  Sewing  Machine. 
It  is  a  well  known  fact  that  many  things 
which  appear  plausible  in  theory  are  not 
available  in  practice.  From  the  fact  that 
the  seam  of  the  Willcox  &  Gibbs  sewing 
machine  can  be  ripped  by  a  certain  process, 
when  occasion  requires,  many  may  have 
come  to  the  conclusion  that  on  this  account 
it  was  not  only  unavailable,  but  good  for 
nothing.  But  the  favor  with  which  this 
machine  has  met  during  the  past  seven 
years  has  shown  that  the  failure  is  in  the 
theory,  and  not  in  the  work.  We  are  in- 
formed by  the  agent,  Mi-.  Samuel  Swift,  at 
203  Kearny  street,  that  over  60,000  machines 
have  been  sold  during  this  time,  being  the 
fourth  machine  in  the  market  in  point  of 
numbers  sold. 


The  Ieon  Work  of  the  New  Exchange. 
The  neat  iron  railings  for  the  court  and 
rear,  and  the  railings  and  candelabras  for 
the  front  steps,  were  furnished  by  John  R. 
Sims.  The  heavy  iron  work  of  the  build- 
ing was  done  by  Hinckley  &  Co.,  of  the 
Fulton  Foundry. 

Paper  Bags. — A  single  factory  in  Tren- 
ton made  one  hundred  and  twelve  millions 
three  hundred  and  twenty  thousand  paper 
bags  last  year. 


An  Important  Expedition. 

The  Revenue  Cutter  Lincoln,  now  in  this 
harbor,  will  probably  sail  to-day  for  the 
newly-purchased  American  territory,  which 
will  doubtless  be  hereafter  known  as 
Alaska.  This  vessel,  as  has  already  been 
announced,  goes  up  to  take  formal  posses- 
sion of  the  purchase  in  the  name  of  the 
United  States  Government,  and  to  establish 
postal  and  revenue  regulations,  etc.  The 
Lincoln  has  been  especially  fitted  up  for 
this  trip,  and  sails  under  command  of  Capt. 
Wm.  A.  Howard,  one  of  the  veterans  of  the 
Revenue  service,  and  a  gentleman  well  and 
favorably  known  to  most  of  our  old  citi- 
zens. A  scientific  party  accompanies  the 
expedition  for  the  initiation  of  a  geographi- 
cal and  geological  reconnoisance.  This 
party  has  been  organised  under  the  direc- 
tion of  Prof.  Pierce,  Superintendent  of  the 
U.  S.  Coast  Survey,  and  is  conducted  by 
Mr.  Geo.  Davidson,  Assistant,  U.  S.  Coast 
Survey,  as  Chief.  With  him  are  associated 
A.  T.  Mosman,  as  Astronomer;  Georgo 
Farquhar,  as  Hydrographer,  with  whom  is 
associated  I.  Forney  as  aid  ;  —  Hamel,  En- 
gineer ;  Dr.  Albert  Kellogg,  Botanist ;  W. 
G.  W.  Harford,  Conchologist ;  T.  A.  Blake, 
Geologist,  and  John  Leeds,  Tidal  Observer. 
All  but  the  four  last  named  are  connected 
with  the  U.  S.  Coast  Survey. 

This  expedition  is  one  of  no  ordinary  im- 
portance, and  its  results  will  be  looked  for- 
ward to  with  much  interest,  in  both  a 
scientific  and  commercial  point  of  view. 
It  is  the  first  regularly  organized  scientific 
expedition  which  has  ever  been  sent  in  that 
direction  ;  but  the  season  is  so  far  advanced 
that  but  little  time  will  be  allowed  for  re- 
connoisance. It  will,  no  doubt,  be  followed 
by  a  fuller  and  more  complete  expedition 
another  year.  The  fitting  out  of  such  a 
party  so  soon  after  the  completion  of  the 
negotiations  by  which  that  territory  becomes 
a  part  of  the  United  States,  is  characteristic 
of  the  energy  of  the  American  people,  and 
is  but  an  earnest  of  the  enterprise  which 
will  speedily  develop  and  build  up  a  com- 
merce and  trade  with  that  distant  region, 
which,  by  its  contrast  with  that  of  British 
Columbia,  will  add  still  more  to  the  already 
growing  desire  on  the  part  of  the  inhab- 
itants of  that  Province  to  link  their  fortunes 
with  those  of  the  United  States,  and  thus 
carry  the  stars  and  stripes,  without  a  break 
or  interval,  from  the  Colorado  to  the  North 
Pole. 

Petroleum  Fuel. — The  results  of  the 
experiments  at  the  East  to  test  the  value  of 
petroleum  for  steam  fuel,  reach  us  very 
slowly,  and  in  a  form  which  renders  them 
of  very  little  account  as  data  upon  which  to 
found  any  definite  opinion  as  to  the  real 
merits  of  the  new  fuel.  The  opinions  ex- 
pressed by  engineers  and  others  who,  from 
their  presence  at  such  trials,  ought  to  be 
able  to  form  a  very  correct  judgment,  are 
very  enthusiastic  in  favor  of  petroleum, 
but  their  figures  are  stated  in  a  very  indefi- 
ite  manner.  The  impression  is  given  out 
that  any  specified  amount  expended  in  petro- 
leum will  do  fully  as  much  or  more  work 
than  the  same  amount  expended  in  coals, 
giving,  as  the  advantage  of  petroleum,  all 
the  gain  derivable  for  the  saving  of  freight 
room,  cost  of  handling,  etc.  As  soon  as  we 
can  lay  our  hands  upon  anything  definite  in 
the  way  of  figures,  we  shall  place  all  the 
facts  before  our  readers.  In  the  meantime 
it  may  be  proper  that  we  should  remark 
that  there  is  a  greater  difference  between 
the  relative  values  of  coal  and  petroleum  in 
California  than  in  the  Atlantic  States. 
While  petroleum  can  be  delivered  in  San 
Francisco  quite  as  cheap  as  it  can  be  laid 
down  in  New  York,  the  price  of  coal  here 
is  nearly  double  the  price  of  the  same  arti- 
in  New  York.  Hence  California  will  be 
immensely  more  benefited  by  the  anticipated 
change  of  fuel  than  the  Eastern  States. 

The  Mines  of  Chili. — There  are  now  in 
operation  in  Chili  ten  gold,  twelve  silver, 
and  about  one  hundred  copper  mines. 


Mt  pining  and  gcimtiik  §xm. 


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The  San-dwich  Islands. — The  telegraph       Brandy  fkom  Coal. — We  alluded,  a  week 
informs  us  that  a  treaty  of  reciprocity  is  in    or  two  since,  to  the  fact  thatBerthelot,  some 


progress  of  negotiation,  by  which  the  pro- 
ductions of  the  Sandwich  Islands  will  be 
admitted   into  this  country,  duty  free,  and 
vice  versa ;  and  the  opinion  is  expressed  that 
this  is  merely  a  preliminary  step  to  an  ac- 
tual cession  of  the  islands  to   the   United 
States.     The  former  is  an  undoubted  fact — 
the  latter  may  be  true  or  it  may  be  false. 
If  not  true,  it  ought  to  be.     These  islands 
are  the  half-way  house  between  this  port 
and  China  and  Japan,  with  which  countries 
we  shall  soon  have  established  a  most  lu- 
crative and  extensive  commerce.     They  are 
of  no  use  to  the  natives,  and  of  but  little  use 
to  any  other  country   than  this.     At  the 
present  rate  of  decrease  of  the  native  popu- 
lation, the  time  will  come  within  the  life  of 
the  present  generation",  when  there  will  be 
scarcely  a  sufficient  number  of  natives  to 
hold  the   government  offices  there.      The 
annual  decrease  of   native    population  in 
these  islands  is  most  astonishing,  and  there 
appears  to  be  no  help  for  it.  Within  fifteen 
years   at  farthest,  they  must,   from   sheer 
necessity,  pass  into   the  hands   of  foreign 
residents,  who  will  naturally  seek  the  assist- 
ance and  protection  of  some  of   the  great 
powers  of  the  earth.      Which  will  it  be? 
Surely  this  government  will  not  be  so  neg- 
ligent of  its  own  welfare  as  to  allow  any  of 
the  nationalties  of  tho  old  world  to  get  a 
fast  hold  there.     It  would  be  suicidal  to  do 
so.     It  would  only   snfferja  wrong,  which, 
sooner  or  later,  would  have  to  be  righted  at 
the  cost  of  much  treasure  and  blood.     The 
fate  of  Maximilian  has  probably  taught  Eu- 
rope a  lesson  which  both  that  continent  and 
our  own  government  may  profit  from  in  the 
future.     Let  this  government  extend  the 
Monroe  Doctrine  to  these  islands — let  it  be 
done  definitely  and   authoritatively,  as  in 
the  case  of  Mexico,  and  the  fruit,  when  fully 
ripe,  will  naturally  fall  into  our  own  hands, 
without  injustice  or  harm  to  any  human 
being. 


American  Steel. — It  has  long  been 
thought  by  mechanics  generally,  that  Amer- 
icans could  not  produce  a  first-class  steel, 
especially  such  as  is  required  for  cutlery  or 
for  turning  tools  for  iron.  Most  of  our 
tool  manufacturers  employ,  for  such  pur- 
poses, English  steel  made  from  the  best 
Swedish  iron.  By  a  perusal  of  the  article 
on  another  page,  giving  some  notice  of  the 
products  of  the  Philadelphia  Steel  Works, 
it  will  be  seen  that  we  now  have  manufac- 
turers in  our  own  country  who  aro  able  to 
compete  successfully  with  the  best  English 
manufacture.  This  company  manufacture 
a  class  of  steel  which  they  call  the  "Non- 
pareil," a  small  sample  of  which  was  re- 
cently brought  to  this  city  by  Mr.  William 
H.  Baffin,  and  sold  at  the  rate  of  fifty  cents 
per  pound,  although  the  best  English  steel 
in  the  market  can  readily  be  bought  for 
seventeen  cents.  The  fact  that  our  mechan- 
ics are  willing  to  pay  nearly  three  times  the 
price  of  English  steel  is  pretty  good  evi- 
dence of  its  superiority.  This  high-priced 
steel  is  intended  only  for  the  purposes  men- 
tioned, and  is  manufactured  with  the  great- 
est care,  and  by  processes,  a  portion  of 
which  are  a  secret  with  the  house  which 
originated  the  brand.  We  understand  that 
the  sample  lot,  wherever  sold  in  this  city, 
has  given  the  most  unqualified  satisfaction. 
Another  lot  will  soon  be  received,  and  a 
supply  kept  constantly  on  hand  sufficient  to 
meet  the  wants  of  our  machinists  and  man- 
ufacturers. 


ten  or  twelve  years  ago,  obtained  brandy 
from  coal.  It  may  interest  some  of  our 
readers  to  know  the  process  by  which  the 
thing  was  accomplished.  It  is  given  in  an 
English  paper  as  follows  :  "  Coal  gas  is  first 
distilled  in  the  ordinary  way  and  conducted 
into  a  receiver.  It  then  contains  about 
eight  per  cent,  of  hydrogenous  bi-carbon, 
in  a  gaseous  state,  which  is  now  separated 
therefrom  by  a  complicated  process  (not  de- 
scribed), and  introdticed  into  a  close  vessel 
containing  sulphuric  acid.  This  vessel  is 
then  agitated  until  the  acid  absorbs  all  the 
gas.  Water  is  then  mixed  with  it,  and  the 
whole  distilled  for  alcohol,  which  now  comes 
over,  the  same  as  when  obtained  from  the 
fluid  extracts  of  potatoes  and  other  vegeta- 
ble sources."  Our  coal  mines,  transformed 
into  brandy-producingdistriets,  rivaling  the 
best  tin  cognac  of  our  grape-growing  re- 
gions, may  yet  become  one  of  the  wonders 
of  the  nineteenth  century.  How  will  it 
sound,  a  few  years  hence,  to  hear  the  disci- 
ples of  Bacchus  calling  for  the  best  "Mount 
Diablo,"  or  a  glass  of  pure  "Nanaimo," 
etc.?  There  is  no  impossibility,  or  even 
any  very  great  improbability,  that,  a  hun- 
dred years  hence,  our  temperance  friends 
may  be  denouncing  the  "villainous  black 
mineral"  with  even  more  vehemence  than 
they  now  do  the  proposed  extension  of 
grape  culture,  because  of  the  consequent 
increased  production  of  intoxicating  bev- 
erages which  must  accompany  that  branch 
of  industry. 


Personal. — We  had  the  pleasure  of  a 
call,  the  past  week,  from  Father  Cichi,  late 
Professor  of  Chemistry  and  Natural  Philos- 
ophy at  the  Santa  Clara  College.  The  Pro- 
fessor went  East  on  the  steamer  of  yesterday, 
to  take  a  similar  professorship  in  the  Col- 
lege at  Georgetown,  District  of  Columbia. 


Continental  Life  Insurance  Company 
302  Montgomery  street,  corner  of  Pine. 


The  New  Merchants'  Exchange,  on 
California  street,  was  formally  opened,  on 
Monday  evening  last,  with  interesting  and 
appropriate  ceremonies.  Thomas  H.  Selby, 
President  of  the  Board  of  Trustees,  pre- 
sented a  brief  statement  of  the  progress  of 
the  enterprise  from  its  inception  to  the 
present  time.  Addresses  were  mode  by  E. 
G.  Sneath,  President  of  the  Chamber  of 
Commerce,  Mr.  Swain,  Mr.  J.  W.  Stow, 
and  others.  A  poem  was  also  read  on  the 
occasion  by  the  author,  W.  H.  Rhodes. 
The  building  is  a  credit  to  the  taste  and 
energy  of  its  founders  and  an  ornament  to 
the  city.  One  of  the  novel  and  important 
features  connected  with  the  management  of 
the  new  Exchange  is  the  New  York  plan  of 
writing  out  upon  blackboards  the  tele- 
graphic news  from  all  quarters  of  the  world, 
so  that  the  observer  finds  the  news  of  to-day 
from  London,  New  York,  Oregon,  Nevada, 
etc.,  as  well  as  from  every  part  of  Califor- 
nia, spread  out  before  him  as  soon  as  it 
arrives. 


Contributed  for  Our  Cabinet. 

Under  this  hcndlrit;  we  shnll  continue  to  mention  and  de- 
scribe, acoonllng  to  merit,  sucli  .-peclim-us  oi  ores,  rain- 
■  ■i.iK  Ni.mK  uurlositlcs,  etc..  as  mav  bo  presented,  or 
forwarded  to  us  by  mull  or  express,  prepaid.  Each  article 
will  be  nmuliered  and  placed  to  ourcabinct.and  recorded 
with  Hie  name  of  the  donor,  and  the  claim  or  location 
from  whence  It  oami  . 

175.  — Mi-.  Geo.  Deitz  sends  us  a  very  fine 
specimen  of  silver  ore  from  the  Cherry 
Creek  silver  mine  (elsewhere  noticed),  in 
the  Shuswap  District,  British  Columbia. 
The  specimen  is  a  black  sulphuret,  very 
rich,  and  almost  identical  with  the  richer 
sulphurets  from  the  Ophir  mine  of  Nevada. 

176. — Is  another  silver  specimen,  sent  by 
the  same  party,  and  taken  from  Kamloop 
Lake,  Kamloop  District,  British  Columbia. 
About  fifty  per  cent,  of  the  bulk  of  this 
specimen  consists  of  silica.  The  silver  is 
contained  in  a  light,  arsenical  sulphuret, 
containing  both  antimony  and  lead. 


Delicate  Machinery.— The  freinds  and 
patrons  of  Mr.  Theodore  Kallenberg,  ma- 
chinist and  model  maker,  will  find,  by  ref- 
erence to  his  card,  that  he  has  removed  from 
his  old  stand  on  Market  street,  to  No.  10 
Stevenson  street,  near  First,  where  he  has 
fitted  up  anew  with  increased  facilities  for 
urnishing  everything  in  his  line. 


The  Largest  Water-wheel,  — We  believe 
the  largest  diameter  of  water-wheel  ever 
constructed  is  now  running  in  Green  Val- 
ley, Solano  county,  in  this  State.  It  was 
built  by  Mr.  George  Dingley,  and  is  sixty- 
five  feet  in  diameter.  If  anybody  knows  of 
a  larger  one,  we  should  be  pleased  to  hear 
of  it. 


Assayer  and  Chemist. — A  gentleman 
who  has  had  considerable  experience  as  an 
assayer  and  chemist,  in  this  city  and  else- 
where, desires  employment,  here  or  at  the 
mines.  Good  references  given.  See  ad- 
vertisement. 


About  Guns.  — One  of  the  Fort  Pitt  Foun- 
dry big  guns  was  shipped  from  New  York, 
on  the  6th  of  June,  for  this  port . . .  Sweden 
has  adopted  an  American  breech-loader  for 
the  use  of  her  armies.  Austria,  France, 
and  other  great  powers,  have  rejected  the 
American  patterns  on  account  of  their  cost 
and  the  length  of  time  required  to  adapt 
machinery  for  their  construction,  although 
their  general  superiority  is  freely  acknowl- 
edged ...  It  is  said  that  the  Chassepot  rifle, 
after  filing  ten  rounds  quickly,  becomes  too 
hot  to  hold  ;  but  the  Sneider  arm,  it  is 
claimed,  has  over  and  over  again  been  fired 
so  rapidly  and  continuously  that  water 
thrown  upon  the  barrel  passes  off  in  steam, 
and  that  the  stock  has  been  actually  charred, 
without  any  inconvenience  to  the  firer,  and 
without  interfering  in  any  way  with  the  effi- 
ciency of  the  arm  or  ammunition. 


1TOBTH  AMEEIOA 

Life  Insurance  Company. 

Usual  Eeatriotions  on  Occupation  and  Travel 
-Ajjomsiijed  s 


Policies  of  this  Company  are  guaranteed  by  the  State  of 

New  York,  which  is  true  of  no  other  Company 

on  this  Coast. 

The  mast  Responsible  and  Liberal  Company   n  the  World! 
J.   A.    EATON    &  CO., 

Milliliter*  Faclflc  Brunch,  303  Montgomery  at. 
20vUnr9p  SAN  FRANCISCO. 


Ballders'   Insurance    Company— 

OFFICE    IS    THE    BUILDING    OF   THE> 
CALIFORNIA  SAVINGS  BANK,  California 
street,  one  door  from  Sansome  street 
BS-FIRE  AND  MAKINE  INSURANCE.  lOvHOpqr 


iA 


Save  Tour  Teeth.— Do  not  have  them  extracted 
without  first  consulting  a  good  Dentist.  The  loss  Is  irrepar- 
able, and,  in  many  instances,  unnecessary.  DR.  BEERS 
corner  of  Pine  and  Kearny  streets,  makes  a  specialty  of 
filling  the  fangs  of  dead  Teeth,  and  building  up  broken 
crowns  with  fork  gold— thus  restoring  them  to  their  origi- 
nal usefulness  and  beauty. 

*5-  Call  and  examine  the  work-  Finest  quality  of  arti- 
ficial work  also  manufactured.  I6vlt-tf 

Brown'-  FUtcrinir  Heater.— For  preventing  In- 
crustation in  Steam  Boilers,  purines  water  from  lime  or 
any  other  impurity,  saves  tuel,  saves  the  boiler,  prevents 
explosions,  and  protects  lire  and  property.  The  cost  of  the 
Fitter   Is  soon  saved   in  fuel   and    boiler-repairs  alone. 

One  Is  In  operation  at  the  San  Francisco  Foundry,  Fre- 
mont  street,  where  Rights  can  be  procured,  or  all  needed 
information,  on  application,  In  person  or  bv  letter  to 

Bv**-lV  AUSTIN  A.  WELLS,' Agent 


Assayer  and  Chemist. 

A  GENTLEMAN  WELL  VERSED  IN  ASSAYING  AND 
Analytical  Chemistry,  is  desirous  of  securing  a  position 
in  some  assaying  establishment,  or  would  take  char-re  of 
the  assaying  and  amalgamating  department  of  either  a 
gold  or  silver  mine.  Stoudy  employment,  rather  than  hich 
wanes.  Is  desirable.  The  advertiser  would  take  bis  own 
laboratory  to  the  mine  if  desired.  Proper  refercncesglven. 
Inquire  at  this  office.  *vl5t. 


THE0D0EE  KALLENBEEG, 

Mi* ciijni:*..  Maker  of  Models  for  Inventors, 

Scales,  Weights,  Dies,  Stamps,  Drawing  and  Philosophical 

Instruments,  etc. 

No.  lO  Stevenson  street,  near  First,  Son  Francisco. 

«3-Repalrlng  promptly  attended  to.  3vl6tf 


LINSEED  OIL. 

The  Pacific  Linseed  Oil  Ik  Lead  Works 

Are  now  prepared  to  furnish  dealers  and  consumers 
Pure    XiinseecL    Oil, 

Raw  or  Boiled,  at  the  Lowest  Market  Rates.    Wc  call  es- 
pecial attention  to  the  quality  of  our  Oil,  believing  it  to  be 
superior  to  any  Imported  Oil  oflered  In  this  market. 
Orders  from  the  country  will  have  prompt  attention. 
Address, 
Pacific  X,ln«eed  OH  and   Lead  Works, 
Care  of  L.  B.  BENCHLEY  A  CO., 
19v!4-3m9p  san  Francisco. 


Maukkt  Strkkt  Homkstrad  Association.— J.  S.  Lutt,  Sec- 
retary. Office,  305  Montgomery  street,  corner  of  Pine,  San 
Francisco.  2vlo 


PACIFIC 

Rolling  Mill  and  Forge  Co., 

SAN    FKANCISCO,    CAL. 

Established  for  the  Manufacture  of 
RAILROAD    AND  OTHER  IRON 

—  AND  — 

Every  T"ariety-  or  Shafting' 

Embracing  ALL  SIZES  of 
Steamboat    Shades,   Crank-,    Piston    and    Con- 
necting Sods,  Car  and  Locomotive  Axles 
and   Frames. 

—  ALSO  — 

HAMMERED     ITtOlV 

Of  every  description  and  size. 

B®- Orders  addressed  to  PACIFIC  ROLLING  MILL  and 
FOKG-E  CO.,  Post  Office,  San  Francisco,  Cal ,  will  receive 
prompt  attention. 

fl©-  The  highest  price  paid  for  Scrap  Iron.       9vU3m9p 


Heal     Estate      Sale 


The  attempted  assassination  of  the  Em- 
peror of  Russia  at  Paris,  it  appears,  was  a 
very  serious  affair.  The  bail  struck  the 
head  of  a  horse  upon  which  an  attendant 
was  riding,  passed  into  the  carriage,  and 
between  the  Emperor  of  Eussia  and  the 
Emperor  Napoleon,  wounding  a  lady  oppo- 
site. The  blood  from  the  wounded  horse 
spirted  into  the  carriage  and  upon  the  uni- 
forms of  the  Imperial  party. 


Olnky  Sl  Co.,  Auctioneers  and  Real  Estate  Agents,  attend 
promptly  to  all  business  entrusted  to  their  care  in  San 
Francisco  and  Oakland.  Mining  and  other  corpora  ions 
w  ill  find  Col.  OIney  well  posted  and  thorough  In  transacting 
ales  of  delinquent  stock.  Oflice,  on  Broadway,  Oakland, 
and  No.  318 Montgomery  street.  San  Francisco.  nolo 


Jacob  Shew,  Pioneer  Photographer,  612  Clay  street,  north 
side,  four  doors  above  Montgomery,  (late  315  Montgomery 
street,)  takes  all  kinds  of  Photographs  in  the  best  style  of 
the  Art.  He  would  Invite  especial  attention  to  the  new 
"  Cabinet  Photographs,"  which  he  Is  taking  to  perfection. 
10vl4tf 


Persons  desirous  of  obtaining  the  finest  Wood  Engrav- 
ings, can  procure  them  only  by  having  the  picture  photo- 
graphed on  the  block,  by 

D.  H.  WOODS, 

MvHtfnr  No.  28  Third  street. 


Gold  Bars,  of  whatever  size,  if  well  cast,  assayed 
for  two  dollars,  at  A.  P.  MOLITOR'S  Assay  Office, 
611  Commercial  street,  opposite  United  States  Branch 
Mint.  15vU-3m 


Perry  Davis' Vegetable  Pain  Killer. 

The  universal  remedy  for  Internal  and  external  com- 
plaints. At  this  period  there  are  but  few  unacquainted  with 
the  merits  of  the  Pain  Killer;  but  while  some  extol  It  as  a 
liniment,  they  know  but  little  of  its  power  in  easing  pain 
whentaken  internally,  while  others  use  it  Internally  with 
great  success,  but  are  equally  ignorant  of  its  healing  virtues 
when  applied  cxterna'ly.  We  therefore  wish  to  say  to  all 
that  It  is  equally  successful,  whether  used  internally  or  ex- 
ternally, and  Its  sale  is  universal  and  immense.  The  de- 
mand from  India  and  other  foreign  countries  Is  equal  to 
the  demand  at  home,  and  it  has  become  known  In  those 
far-off  places  by  its  merits— the  proprietors  have  never 
advertised  It  or  been  to  any  expense  in  its  introduction  into 
foreign  lands. 

&2"SuId  by  all  Medicine  Dealers  everywhere.   _2vl5-lm 


E  S  X  A.  T  E 


JACOB  C.  BEIDEMAN,  deceased. 


JOHN  W.  lUtUMA  G1A1,  Administrator, 

With  the  Will  annexed,  will  commence,  on 

Wednesday,  the  24th  day  of  July, 

At  la  o'clock  M., 

And  continue  from  day  to  day,  until  tho  wholo  Is  sold, 
at  the  auction  room  of 

MAURICE     IDORIE     «fc     CO., 

327  Montgomery  Street. 


TERMS,  IN  UNITED  STATES  GOLD  COIN. 

1-4  Cash ; 

1-4  in  One  Tear, 

1-4  in  Two  Years, 

1-4  in  Three  Yeais. 
Deferred  payments    to  bear    interest    at 
eight  per  cent,  per  annum,  payable  quar- 
terly, and    secured   by    mortgage    on    the 
property. 

93P-  Catalogues  of  the  property  can  be  obtained  of  II.  F. 
WILLIAMS  »fe  CO.,  Clay  street,  or  at  the  office  of  MAURICE 
DORE    &  CO.,  3S7  Montgomery  street.  Ivl5-3w 


Suikscribkrs  who  do  not  receive  the  Mining  and  Scientific 
Fras  in  duo  time,  are  requested  to  inform  the  publishers. 


42 


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■^rzMNlfprcK&K&tH^trt?*y>:r-^ 


EstalblisHecl    in   1849-Corner   First   and    Mission   streets,   San   Francisco. 


HAVING  INCREASED  OUR  FACILITIES  IN  EVERT  DEPARTMENT,  WE  ARE  NOW 
prepared  at  the  shortest  notice  and  at  the  moat  reasonable  rates,  to  furnish  all 
kinds  and  description  of  Machinery,  including  Steam  Engines,  Quartz  Mills,  Mining  Pumps 
of  all  kinds.  Hoisting  Oear,  Gai  Work,  Lnundrv  Machinery,  Architectural  and  Ornamental 
Castings,  Sugar  Mills,  Saw  ami  Flour  Mills,  Water  Wheels  of  all  kinds.  Hydraulic,  Hay,  Rag/, 
screw  and  Drop  Presses,  Coining  Machinery,  Pile  Drivers,  Bark  and  Malt  Mills,  and  all 
Klnrfq  of  Castings. 

EVOIXES.-  Marine  Engines,  Oscillating  and  Beam  ;  Stern  and  Side  Wheel  Boats, 
Locomotives,  Stationary  Engines,  Horizontal,  Upright,  Oscillating  and  Beam,  from  six 
to  fifty  inches  diameter.  Also,  Scott  &  Eckart's  Adjustable  Cut-off"  Regulator— best  in 
use;  W.  R.  Eckart's  Balance  Valve  for  Stationary  Engines;  Woodward's  Patent  Steam 
Pump  and  Fire  Engine. 

E5*>IL\iERS.  Locomotive,  F'.ae,  Tubular,  Upright,  Cylinder  and  Cornish,  and  overy 
variety  of  Boiler  Work.     Ail  sines  of  tubes  and  pipes  for  pumps. 

PUMPS.— The  Excelsior  double-acting  Force  Humps  are  manufactured  by  us.  These 
very  superior  Pumps  are  warranted  the  best,  and  arc  fast  replacing  all  other  Force  Pumps. 


AMALGAMATIS  G  MAOHraERT.-Wheeler  &  Randall's  improved  Tractory 
Curve  Pan,  Zenas  Wheeler's  improved  flat  bottom  pan,  Beldin's  pan,  Veatch's  tubs, 
Prater's  concentrators,  Waklee's  pans,  Beers'  pan,  German  Barrels,  Arastra  Gearing,  Chile 
Mills.  Settlers  of  all  descriptions,  Retorts  of  all  sizes  and  shapes,  for  Silver  and  Gold, 
Portable  Stamp  Mills,  Straight  Batteries,  for  wood  or  iron  frames,  Dry  Crushing  Bat- 
teries, or  machines  with  the  latest  improvements,  every  variety  m  Stamps,  Mortars,  Cams. 
Pans  and  Tubs.     BLAKE'S  PATENT  QUARTZ  CRUSHERS,  of  all  sizes. 

Oil*  BOBIXO  TOOLS  AND  MACHIKERT-Of  the  latest  and  most  ap- 
proved construction,  made  from  drawings  lately  made  hv  Prof.  Blake  at  the  oil  wells  in 
Pennsylvania.  We  have  the  facilities  for  working  gold  and  silver  quartz  and  other  ores,  to 
test  their  value,  by  the  hundred  weigh t  or  ton. 

Russia  Iron  Screens,  of  all  degrees  of  fineness  and  of  all  qualities  of  iron.  All  work  done 
in  the  best  manner  at  the  lowest  cash  prices. 

H.   J.  UUOTH.  GEO.   W.   PRESCOTT.  1RV1KO    M.  SCOTT 

24vl2  i-i.   jr.    BOOTH    <fc    CO. 


Machinists  and  Foundries. 

PALMER,  KNOX  &  CO., 

Golden    State  Iron    Works, 

Nob.  10,  21,  33  and  25  First  Street. 

SAN  FRANCISCO. 

MANUFACTURE  ALL   KINDS  OP 

MACHINERY, 

STEAM    ENGINES   AND  QUARTZ    MILLS' 

DUNBAR'S    IMPROVED 

©elf- A^dj  listing  Piston  J?aeltlng, 

Requires  no  springs  or  screws;  ja  always  steam  tight; 

without  excessive  friction,  and  never 

gets  slack  or  leaky. 

WHEELER  A  RANDALL'S 

NEW    GRINDER    AND    AMALGAMATOR 

HEPBURN  &  PETERSON'S 

AM ALGAMA TOK  AND  SEPARATOR, 

Knox's   Amiilffaraators, 

WITH    PALMER'S    PATENT   STEAM   CHEST, 

Superior  tor  working  cither  GOLD  OR  SILVER  ORES,  and 
is  the  only  Amalgamator  that  has  stood  the  test  of  seven 
years'  continual  working. 
titeuulue    White   Irou   Stamp  Shoes  and   Dies 

Having  been  engaged  for  the  past  ten  years  In  quartz 
mining,  and  being  conversant  with  all  the  Improvements, 
either  in  Mining  or  Milling,  we  are  prepared  to  furnish,  at 
the  shortest  notice,  the  most  perfect  machinery  for  rcduc 
in?  ores,  or  saving  cither  gold  or  silver.  lHvlOqy-tf 


WILLAMETTE  IRON  WORKS, 

PORTLAND,    OREGON. 

8te  am    iEngincs,    Boilers, 
SAW  AND  GRIST  MILLS, 

MINING    MACHINERY,     WROUGHT     IRON     SHUTTER 
WORK,  AND  BLA.CKSMITHING  IN  GENERAL. 
Corner  North-Front  and  E  streets* 

18vl3-ly  One  block  north  of  Couch's  Wharf. 

UNION    IRON  WORKS, 

Sacramento. 

"WILLIAMS,  ROOT  &  NEILSON, 

MANUFACTURERS  OF 

CROSS'  PATENT  BOILER  FEEDER, 

STEAM  ENGINES,  BOILERS, 

Aud  nil  kinds  of  Mining:  Machinery. 

Also,  Hay  and  Wine  Presses  made  and  repaired 
with  neatness,  durability  and  dispatch. 

Dunbar's  Patent  Self-Adjusting:  Steam  Piston 

PACKING,  for  new  and  old  Cylinders,  manufactured 

to  order. 

Front  Street,  between  N  and  O  streets, 

Hvll  Sacramknto  City 


GEORGE  T.  PRACY, 
MACHINE     WORKS, 

Nos  109  and  111  Mission  street,  between  Main  and  Spear, 

SAN   FKANCISCO. 

STJEAM  I\GIMI,  FLOTTBL  AM)  SAW  MIXI. 

And  Quartz  Machinery,  Printing  FrCHes, 


MACHINERY    OF   EVEKT  DESCRIPTION    MADE    AND 
REPAIRED. 
9S?-Spectal  attention  paid  to  Repalring.-ffi*    qy-3 


SAN    FKANCISCO 

Foundry  and  Machine  Works, 

N.  JS.  Cor.  Fremont  and  Mission  streets, 

Manufacturers  of 

Marine  and  Stationery  Engines 

Quartz  Machinery,   Saw,   Flour  and   Sugar  Mills,   Mining 

Pumps,  Hoisting  Gear,  Agricultural  Implements,  etc. 

— ALSO— 

Wine,    Cider,    Cotton     and    Tobacco     Presses 

of  the  latest  Improved  Patterns. 

STEAM  ENGINES  AND  BOILERS, 

Of  all  sizes,  constantly  on  hand;  Quartz  Mill  Shoes  and 
Dies  warranted  to  be  made  of  the  best  white  iron. 
Snnbar's  Improved     Self-Adjon*  Ing     Plston- 

P:i<_-ivmir,  requires  no  springs  or  screws;  is  always  steam- 
tight;  without  excessive  friction,  and  never  gets  slack  or 
leaky. 

MACHINERY,  OF   ALL  DESCRIPTIONS 

Bought,  sold,  or  exchanged.    Bolt  Cmting  and  Castings  Et 

the  lowest  market  rates. 

6vll-Iy  BJ2VOE,   DO'SMOKF.  «fe  CO 


Pacific  File,  Reaper  and  Mower  Section 

IH^TSTTJF^CTOR.Y. 

No.  53  BeiUe  Street,  between  Market  and  Mission, 

SAN   FKANCISCO. 

les  re-ent  and  warranted  as  good  as  new,  or  no  charge. 
The  only  establishment  In  the  State.    We  also  man- 
ufacture Reaper  :uul  Hnwor  SectionB 
lvl5tf  DURNING  &  FISHER,  Prop'r9. 


GLOBE 

Foundry  and  Machine  Shop, 

STOCKTON,    CAL. 

KEEP,   BLAKE   &  CO., 

MANUFACTURERS   OK 

(iuartz,  Saw  and  Grist  Mill  Irons,  Steam 
Engines,  Horse  Powers, 

Mining  and  Irrigating  Pumps.  Car  Wheels,  Derrick  Irons, 
House  Fronts,  Iron  Fencing,  Balcony  Railings,  etc., 
at  San  Francisco  prices.    Orders  solicited    ' 
13vl3-ly  and  promptly  executed. 


LEWIS  COKFKY. 


J.  3.    ■'•1SD0S 


LEWIS   COFFEY    &   RISUON, 

Steam  Boiler  &  Sheet  Iron  Works. 

THE  only  exclusively  Boiler  Making  establish  menl ..,.  the 
Pacific  Coast  owned  and  conducted  by  Practical  Boiler 
Makers.  All  orders  for  New  Work  and  the  repairing  of  Old 
Work,  executed  asordcrcd,  and  warranted  as  to  quality. 

Old  Stand,  corner  of  Bush  and  Market  streets,  opposite 
Oriental  Hotel,  San  Francisco. 


CALIFORNIA    BRASS    FOUNDRY. 

No.  125  First  street,  opposite  Minna, 

SAN  FRANCISCO. 

All  kinds  of  Brass,  Composition,  Zinc,  and  Babbitt  Metal 
Castings.  Brass  Ship  Work  of  all  kinds,  Spikes,  Sheathing 
Nails.  Rudder  Braces,  Hinges,  Ship  and  Steamboat  Bellsand 
Gongs  of  superior  tone.  All  kinds  of  Cocks  and  Valves,  Hy- 
draulic Pipes  and  Nozzles,  and  Hose  Couplings  and  Connec- 
tions of  all  sizes  and  patterns,  furnished  with  dispatch. 
»3-  PRICES  MODERATE.  «£ff 

V.  KINGWELL.  19vl3-ly]  J.   H.  WEED. 


i.rssr"i  hanscom  &co.,  j™ScS 
iEtna  Iron   Works  ! 

Southeast  corner  Fremont  and  Tehama  ittreeti, 

SAN  FKANCISCO, 

Practical  Machinists  and  Iron  Founders, 

MANUFACTURE 

STEAM     ENCINES, 

QUAKfZ    MILL    MACHINERY    OP    ALL    KINDS, 

SAW  MILLS,  FLOUR    MILLS, 

Dunbar*!,    Improved     -Sell- At!  jiiHtiiio- 

PISTON  PACKING, 

Now  so  extensively  need  in  the  East  and  In  tins  State.  Re- 
quires no  springs  or  screws;  is  always  steiim-ticht;  wilhout 
excessive  friction,  and  never  gets  slack  or  leaky. 

HANdCOM'd  CRUSHER, 

The  bestoftho  kind  now  in  use  in  th  Is  State  or  any  where  else 

"Wheeler  ac  Randall'*  New  Grinder  and 

Amalgamator, 

Which  only  needs  examination  to  bo  appreciated. 

Tyler's  Improved  Water  Wheel, 

Giving  greater  power   at  lower  cost-  than  anv  wheel  In  use 

Send  for  one  or  our  circulars,  giving  full  tables 

All  Wheels  warranlid  to  give  Ihe     ower  as  set  forth,  or 

the  money  will  be  refunded. 

Sole  makers  for  this  coast  of  the  "  Pcmlern-nst 
While  Iron  Stamp  Shoes  and  Hies. 

None  genuine  unless  obtained  from  us.  Every  one  war- 
ranted. 

Patented  Machinery  of  all  kinds  will  be  furnished  by  us 
at  market  prices.  Particular  attention  given  to  draw'ings 
and  specifications  of  machinery,  which  will  be  made  lo 
order.  The  patrona'.  c  of  the  public  Is  respectfully  solicited. 


Cornish  Pumping  Engines. — What  is 
known  as  the  "Cornish  pumping-engine, " 
■which  is  so  extensively  used  in  the  British 
mines,  is  regarded  as  perhaps  the  best  ex- 
ample of  the  application  of  steam  as  a  mo- 
tor which  has  yet  been  produced.  This 
superiority  is  attributed  to  the  necessity 
imposed  upon  the  engineers  of  effecting  a 
great  economy  of  fuel  in  localities  far  dis- 
tant from  the  coal  fields ;  and  again  to  the 
circumstance  that  the  duties  of  the  engines 
are  regularly  reported  in  what  are  called 
"duty  papers."  The  duty  of  a  Cornish 
pumping  engine  is  estimated  by  the  num- 
ber of  pounds  lifted  a  foot  high  by  the  con- 
sumption of  a  bushel  of  coals.  Taylor's 
engine  reaches  the  high  duty  of  lifting 
110,000,000  pounds.  The  average  duty  of 
all  the  engines  at  work  at  presentis  51,620,- 
000,  while  the  average  duty  of  the  best  en- 
gines amounts  to  99,000,000.  This  enor- 
mous power,  which  may  be  estimated  at 
equal  to  the  power  of  5,500  horses,  is  em- 
ployed to  raise  more  than  9,000  gallons  of 
water  per  minute  from  the  mines  and  to  lift 
a  large  portion  of  the  ore  which  is  raised. 
The  manufacture  of  these  engines  gives 
rise  to  other  and  important  industries,  each 
of  these  large  engines  costing  from  $10,000 
to  $20,000.  The  machinery  at  one  of  the 
largest  mines  has  been  estimated  to  be  of 
the  value  of  $375,000. 


FULTON 

Foundry  and  Iron  Works. 

HINCKLEY  &  CO., 

MANUFACTURERS    OF 

©tej^m:  engines, 

Qixartsa,    Flour     and.    ©aw    2t£Uls, 

Moore's  Grinder*  mid  Amalgamator,  Brodick 
Improved     Crusher,    Mlnlnpr    Pompi, 
.,        A.mal cam n tors,  and  all  kinds 
of  Machinery. 

Nos.  46,  47  and  49  First  street,  between  Market  and  Mis 
eion  street,  San  Francisco,  3_qy 


NEPTUNE  IRON  WORKS, 

Corner   of    Mission    and   Fremont   Streets, 

SAN  FRANCISCO. 

MARINE, 

Locomotive, 

And  nil  hinds  of 
HIGII  PRESSURE 

Steam  Boilers 

MADE. 
All  Boilers  gu  arantoed  and 
tested  by  U.  H.  Boiler  In- 
spector before  sent  out  of 
the  Shop,  at  Shop  expense. 

A1!  kinds  of  Sheetlron  and 

Water  Pipe,    Coal    Oil 

Stills,  Wrought  Iron 

Worms,  etc.,  etc. 

Manufactured  to  Order. 

Old  Boiler*  Repaired 

1>.    CAMERON. 


iiyUuUUp 

1F: 


Effect  of  Cannon  Shot. — A  shot  does 
make  a  hole  of  its  own  size  through  wood, 
but  indents  it,  the  fibres  springing  back 
after  the  shock.  Generally,  the  course  of 
shot  can  only  be  traced  by  a  wire,  some- 
times by  a  hole  as  large  as  a  man's  finger. 
The  damage  most  often  happens  in  the  in- 
side of  a  vessel,  in  splintering  and  breaking 
the  wood,  after  the  main  force  of  the  shot 
was  spent.  Forts  Hamilton  and  Richmond, 
which  are  about  a  mile  apart,  with  a  vessel 
lying  between  them,  could  not,  with  their 
guns,  send  shot  through  two  feet  of  its  tim- 
ber. There  is  scarcely  an  instance  where  a 
ship  was  sunk  by  a  solid  shot.  Hot  shot 
and  shells  do  the  mischief ;  the  latter  will 
sometimes  make  apertures  several  feet  in 
extent  through  the  sides  of  vessels. 


America  has  80,000  miles  of   telegraph 
wires  ;  Europe,  60,000,  and  India,  3,000. 


TOWNE  &  BACON, 
Book  and  Job  Printers, 
Have  the  Largest  Office, 
Do  the  most  work, 
And  do  it  better 
Than  other  offices 

54fe  .*■>  In  this  City, 
^cf%     Try  them 
WW  With  a  Job, 
And  you.  will  be 
Satisfied  the  above 
Statements  are  facts. 
Their  office  is  at  536 
Clay  St.,  below  Montgom'y. 
Over  Pacific  Fruit  Market. 


CITY  IRON  WORKS  COfflPAKY. 


fl.    KLKINCLATS, 


TV.    DEBHIH. 


CLEKC    «te    CO., 

Iron  Fonnders,  Stesm  Ergine  Buildm,  an 
Makers  of  all  kinds  of  Machinery. 

HO.    88    FREMONT     STREET,     San     Francisco. 
9vl46m 


1.  NEWSHAM. 


J.  BIGWOOD. 


SOUTH  BEACH  IRON  WORKS, 

Near  corner  of  King  and  Third  street*,  Pan  Francisco. 

MABINF.      E\fii:i  KS, 

MiD   ALL  KINDti  OF 

MACHI1VERY      FORGING. 

All  kind*  of  Ship-smithing  and  Mill  work  manufactured  to 
order.  Jobbing  ol  every  description  promptly  attended  to. 
All  work  done  Guaranteed.  I3vl4-ly 


JOHN   LOCHHEAD'S 

Steam  Engine  Works, 

Beale  street,  tuur  Mi-sion,  San  Francisco. 

STEAM    ENGINES    OI'  EVERY   DESCRIPTION    BUILT 
to  order— Marine,  Stationary,  or  Locomolivc. 

HOISTING  AND  PUMPING  ENCINES, 

PORTABLE  ENGINES,   OF  ALL  SIZES, 

DONKEY  PUMPS,  Etc.,  Etc.,  Etc. 

The  attention  of  the  parties  engaged  in  shipping  or  inland 
navigation  Is  called  to  the 

Superior  Workmanship 

of  Mb.  LOCnHEAD,  who  has  been  in  the  husiness  In  San 
Francisco  for  the  last  fourteen  years,  and  enjovs  the  repn 
tation  of  having  built  ONE  HUNDRED  AND  SEVENTEEN 
STEAM    ENGINES 

Screw  Propcllorsof  all  kinds,  and  Steam  Boat  Machinery 
generally,  made  to  order,  and  warranted  to  give  perfect 
satisfaction  in  every  particular  26vl2-3m 


©h*  !ttiw»0  and  Scientific  &tm. 


43 


The  lobster  business  is  carried  on  upon  a 
large  scale  at  Jonesport,  Maine.  About 
130  persons,  men,  boys  and  girls,  are  en- 
gaged in  a  single  establishment,  independ- 
ent of  the  "catchers."  The  firm  pays  two 
ceDts  for  each  lobster  delivered  at  their 
works.  Five  thousand  are  cooked  daily, 
about  4,000  of  which  aro  put  up  in  cans. 
Fifteen  girls  are  employed  iu  weighing, 
painting  and  labeling  the  cans. 

EiAJiisiNO  the  Bead;. — A  London  sur- 1 
geon  recently  put  a  dog  to  sleep  with  chlo- 
roform, and  taking  out  a  piece  of  his  skull, 
has  inserted  a  watch  crystal,  through  which  i 
he  can  ace  the  changes  iu  the  brain,  produced 
by  sleep. 

The  MosQhito. — Each  female  lays  annu- 
ally about30U,000  ova.  Being  deposited  on 
the  surface  of  water,  they  are  devoured  by 
ttsh  and  other  aquatic  animals  iu  such  quan- 
tities as  to  greatly  lessen  the  evils  which 
follow  their  propagation. 


"WE  ARE  NOW  OFFERING- 

oub  iataxEivsE  stock 

or 

Fine  Custom  Made  Clothing 

AND 

Gents'  Furnishing  Goods 

AT  PRICES  THAT  DEFY  COMPETITION. 

Our  Stock  of  Clotblnff  ConiUta  ol 
AXL  THE  LATEST  STYLES 

BOTH  Of  MATERIAL  J.  .NO  FINISH. 

A  Large  Assortment  of 
Trunk*.  Vallaci,  Carpet  Bug*,  BlnnUet*.  Etc., 

AT  XXTRKMKLT    LOW   PRICES. 

*J.  It.  MEAD  &  CO., 
8vl0  Cor.  of  Washington  and  Sansoroe  streets. 


THE    I^CIFIC   IRON   WORKS, 

First  «fe  Fremont  ©ts„  between  IMissioii  &  Howard,  San.  Francisco. 

The  proprietors  of  the  above  Works  invite  the  attention  of  all  parlies  interested  to  their  grcittly  improved  and  une- 
qualcd  facilities  for  manufacturing  Steam  Engines  and  Boilers,  both  Marine  and  Stationary,  of  any  required  size  and 
pattern,  Quartz  Mills,  Amalgamating,  Pumping  and  Hoisting  Machinery  of  the  most  approved  construction.  Flour,  Saw, 
I  and  Sugar  Mills,  Water  Wheels,  Ac,  &c.  Our  pattern  list  is  most  complete  and  extensive,  embracing  the  late  Improve- 
I  in  en  is  In  all  classes  of  machinery  adapted  to  use  on  this  coast.  We  would  call  especial  attention  to  the  fact  that  we  have 
secured  the  exclusive  richt  of  manufacture  for  the  Pacific  Coast  of  the  celebrated  Greene  Engine,  conceded  to  be  tbe 
most  economical  and  perfect  working  Engine  now  In  use.    We  are  also  exclusive  manufacturers  of  the  celebrated 

Bryan  Biwtrry,  Vnmej'«  Atniilicamatori  and  Separator*,  Ryenon'i  Superheated  sicam  Amal- 
Eamator»  and  ltoiarv  Crn»u.crn,  Stone  Breakers,  Ac.    Orders  re *uect fully  Solicited. 

GODDARD  «fe  COMPANY. 


BLASTING  POWDER. 

PRICE,  S3.00  PER  KEG. 

— ALSO— 
SPORTING,  CAMON  AMI    MUSKET 

IPOWDER, 

Of  superior  quality. 

FUSE     AND      SHOT, 

Always  on  band  and  for  sale  at  the  office  of  the 

CALIFORNIA  POWDER  WORKS, 

No.  318  California  Street. 

JOHN  F.  LOH3E,  Sacretary. 

25vHqr 

PACIFIC   POWDER  MILL 

COMPANY'S 

BLASTING  POWDER! 

MANUFACIDKED 

IN    MARIN    COUNTY, 

CALIFORNIA. 

roa  sale  bt 

HAYWARD  &  COLEMAN, 

AGENTS, 

414  Front  Street,  San  Fruneisco. 

3vU-Lm 


A.   8.  CUBIICH.  s.   D.   CLAHK. 

CHURCH  &  CLARK, 

1MI*0KTEHB   AND   DEALERS   IN 

Meditcrrantau  and  California. 

FEUITS,   NUTS,   CONFEOTIONEEY,  Etc, 

AND   MANUFACTURKHS   OF 

FIRE    WORKS 

Of  every  description,  at  No.  4«T  Front  st.,  San  Francisco. 
i5vl4-6ml2p 


California  Steam  Navigation 

COMPANY. 

Steamer  CAPITAL CAPT.  E.  A.  POOLE 

CHRYSOPOLIS CAPT.  A.  POSTER. 

YO&E.MITE 

CORNELIA CAPT.  W.  BROMLEY 

JULIA CAPT.  E.  CONCKLIN. 

One  of  the  above  steamers  leave  BROADWAY  WHARF 
at  4  o'clock  P.  M.  EVERY  DAY  (Sundays  excepted),  for 
Sacramento  and  Stuck  ton,  connecting"  with  light-draft 
steamers  for  Marysvilic,  Colusa.  Cliico,  and  Red  Bluff. 

Office  of  the  Company,  northeast  corner  of  Front  and 
Jackson  streets. 

JOHN  BE^LET. 
l3v12  President. 


NEW     YORK     PRICES. 


C   E.    COJL.TL.1JSS, 

No.  603  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco. 
EXCLUSIVE    AGENT 

7011  THK 

AMERICAN 

WATCH    FACTORY, 

A  large  assortment  of  these 

Superior     ~W  atches, 

In  Gold  and  Silver  Cascn, 

Constantly  on  hand,  and  sold    at    Factory 
prices.    Also, 

ENGLISH     AND    SWISS     WATCHER, 

Imported  directly  from    he  Manufacturers. 

The  American  Company  aro  now  making 

VERY    FINE     WATCHES     FOR     LADIES. 

0Sr-A  larjje  assortment  of  Gold    Chains  | 
and  Jewelryi  25vl0-6m      | 


SEW     YORK     PRICES. 


HAYWARD  &  COLEMAN, 

IMPOHTLBS  AND  REFINERS 

—  OF  — 

niuminating,   Lubricating, 

—  AND  — 

PAINT     OILS! 

CONSISTING   OK 

KEROSENE,    LARD,    SPERM,    ELEPHANT,     POLAR, 

TANNERS',  NEAT3FOOT,  BOILED  AND  RAW 

LINSEED,  CASTOR    AND  CHINA  NUT. 

—  auso,  — 

SPIRITS  OFTURPENTINE&  ALCOHOL 

Note, —  We  would  specially  call  the  attention  of  Mill 
owners  and  Engineers  to  our  superior  PARAFFINE  OIL, 
which  we  manufacture  from  the  California  Petroleum 
This  Oil  will  not  gum.  Machinery  thoroughly  cleaned  and 
lubricated  with  it  will  nut  heat,  and  alter  remaining  at  rest, 
can  be  started  without  cleaning  off. 

03-  A  .sample  can  of  our  Piirafilnc  Oil  will  be  forwarded 
on  application  to  us,  as  wc  desire  a  fair  and  impartial  trial. 

Lamps  and  Lamp  Stock ! 

flSF-An  elegant  and  complete  assortment  on  hand.  -JSff 
19vl3-3m  414  Front  street,  San  Francisco. 


Engraved  to  Order.— Persons  who  desire  to  illustrate 
thnir  individual  establishments  or  business,  should  giVte  Us 
their  orders  for  Engraving  and  Printing,  aud  wc  will  guar- 
antee good  work  and  reasonable  prices. 

DEWEY  ft  CO.. 

Patent  Agents,  Publishers  and  Job  Printers,  sua  Clay  st. 


1YI,EUSSD0RFFER, 

Nos.   635    and   637    Commercial    Street, 

WILL  INTRODUCE 

On.  8atiirday, February  O,  1867, 
An  Entirely  Hew  Style  of 

Cloth  Cashmere  Hat  J| 

"YACHT    HENRIETTA," 

Whicli  aro  tbo,  most  dressy  Hat  ever  introduced  on  tlic 

Pacific  Coast. 
03-Call  and  see  them.  8vH 


MACCARONI,  VERMICELLI, 

—  FASTEOitRmA.- 

ffiOej^ME^T.  7067) 

«u5SSiW 


Machinists  and  Foundries. 


Miners'  Foundry 

—  AND— 

MACHINE     WORKS, 

Nos.  2±5  to  255  First  Stkeet, 

Sub  Franulsco. 

HOWLAND,  ANGELL  &  KING, 
i*icoi'kii:t(iics. 

Manufacturers  of  Machinery  for 

QUARTZ  MIH8.  FLOTIK  MILLS, 

MAW  MIl.l.s,  »k;ai:    Mtl.LH. 

POWBER  MILLS,  PAPER     MILLS, 

Steam  Engines  of  all  Kinds, 
Amalgamators  of  all  Kinds. 

MINING   PUMPS,  niSOTJU   WORKS 

OIL  WELL  TOOLS,       ROCK  BREAKERS,' 

— jm> — 

Machinery  and  Castings  of  all  kinds,  eitbe? 
of  Iron  or  Brass. 

Boilers  and  Sheet  Iron  Work  in  ell  its 
Branches. 

Shoe;  ..nil  Die.  of  White  Iron,  mnnnntetnred 
for  and  fninorleil  by  us  expressly  rot-  thlspm. 
uysc,  alio  will  lust  «V>  per  eei.t.  louuer  tliau  auv 
oilier  ntuue  on  this  coast. 

Russia  Iron  Screens,  of  any  degree  of  fineness. 
?J  8.?Si  '!,e  V?ly  "nanuraclliicis  on  this  const  of 
the  Hicks  EiiKlne,"  the  most  f<  nipticl,  slmnlo 
in  eoi.slriictloii,  ana  durable,  of  auy  Eiiulne  In 

W.  H.  UOWLAXI,  E.  T.  Kl.VG, 

U.  B.ASiGELL,  CITRUS  PALMER. 

13vll-qr 


JAMES  MACKEN, 
coi>i*ek,s]m:ith:. 

No.  22G    Fremont  at.,  bet.  Howard  <fc  FoIbobi 

All  kinds  or  COPPER  WORE  done  to  order  in  the  best 
manner.  Particular  attention  paid  to  Steamboat,  Suttar 
House  and  Distillery  work.  8 

Repairing  promptly  and  neatly  attended  to. 

13vll 


Dr.  Hufeland's  Swiss  Stomach 
Bitters. 

THE  WORLD  RENOWNED  REPUTATION,  TOGETHER 
with,  the  extensive  mid  increasing  demand  for  Dr.  Hufe- 
land's  Swiss Stomach  Bitters,  will  at  mice  recommend  them 
to  the  favorable  notice  of  all  connoisseurs  and  lovers  of  a 
Rood  and  healthful  tonic  and  invigorator.  As  a  purifier  of 
the  blood,  acting  surely,  yet  gently,  on  the  t^ccretfons  of 
liver  and  kidneys,  they  are  unsurpassed  and  a  most  agreea- 
ble drink. 


International   Hotel, 

JACKSON       STREET, 
BETWEEN  MONTGOMERY  AND  KEARNY  STS., 

SAN   FRANCISCO.  CAL. 

THI3  OLD  ESTABLISHED  HOUSE  IS  IN  PERFECT 
order  for  the  accommodation  of  guests.  Persons  seek- 
ing comfort  and  economy  will  And  this  the  best  Hotel  in 
the  city  to  stop  at.  The  Beds  are  uew.  and  in  good  order, 
and  the  Rooms  well  ventilated.  The  Table  will  always  be 
supplied  with  the  best  iu  the  market. 

Prices  varying:  from  $1   oO  to  !§2  per  day  for 
Board  und  ICoom. 

FINE  BATH  HOUSE  AND  BARBER  SHOP  ATTACHED 
TO  THE  HOUSE. 

8®"  Teams  belonging  to  the  House  will  be  in  attendance 
at  all  the  boats  and  cars  to  convey  passengers  to  the  House 
free  of  charge,  and  to  any  part  of  the  city  for  SO  cents 

avlS  F.  E.  WEYOANT,  Proprietor. 


For  sale  at  all  wholesale  and  retail  stores  on  the  Pacific 
Coast,  aud  at  the  depot  of  TAYLOR  A  BENDEL,  413  and 
4lj  Clay  street,  between  Santonin  and  Battery,  . San  Fran- 
cisco. 20vl4-tim 


Piles!    Files!    Piles! 

^TOT  PILES  OF  GOLD,  NOR  YET  OF  SILVER,  SO 
-  '  much  coveted  by  all  meu;  but  the  BLEEDING,  BLIND 
or  EXTERNAL  PILES,  can  be  easily  and  speedily  cured  by 
the  use  of 

WOOD'S  SUB-POSITORY. 

Jt  Is  a  preparation  totally  distinct  from  anything  hereto- 
fore offered  as  a  remedy  for  this  painful  and  often  fatal 
complaint.  The  SUB-POSITOhY  is  neither  u  pill,  powder, 
wash  or  salve,  and  yet  it  has  proved  to  be  n  certain  Rem- 
edy for  the  Piles.  Do  not  doubt  this  assertion,  or  delay 
testfng  the  truth  of  it  if  you  are  troubled  with  the  Piles— 
you  will  not  be  deceived  in  It 

Sold  wholesale  and  retail  by  J.  U.  REDINGTON  A  CO., 
Nos.  416  and  418  Front  street;  GEO.  GRIdWOLD,  corner  of 
Mission  and  First  streets;  OLD  FAMILY  DRUGSTORE, 
corner'Mission  and  Second  streets;  UNITED  STATES  DRUG 
STORE,  Bush  stteet,  between  Montgomery  and  Kearny. 

C.  WOOD,  Proprietor,  No.  63  Tehama  street,  between 
First  and  Second.  24vl4-3in 


Just  PuTblisliecL. 

THE  PHILOSOPHY  OF  MARRIAGE.  BEING  FOUR  IM~- 
porlant  Lectures  on  FUNCTIONS  and  DISORDERS  of 
the  Nervous  System  mid  Re  prod  lie  rive  Organs,  to  bo  had  by 
addressing  aud  inclosing  hveiih  -live  cents,  postage  stamps 
tu  Si-erchirv  PXC1KJC  MUSEUM  OF  ANATOMY,  Mont- 
gomery street,  San  Francisco.  12v13-1y 


JOHN    TAYLOR   &    CO. 

IMPORTEnS, 

AND  DEAL1ZKS    IK 

ASSAYERS'  MATERIALS, 

Druggists'  &  Chemists'  Glassware, 

Pliotogpra/plrlc    Stock,  Etc. 

513  and  514  Washington  Street, 

SAN  FRANCISCO. 


WE  are  receiving  direct  from  MESSRS.  LADD  ft  OERT 
LING  (London)  and  BEEKER  ft  SONS  (Antwerp,  Bel 
glum)  their  superior 

ASSAY  AN»  BTTrXION  BALAM'KS, 

And  from  France  and  Germany,  as  well  as  the  Eastern 
States,  FURNACES,  CRUCIBLES,  MUFFLES,  BLOW-PIPE 
CASES,  GOLD  SCALES,  CHEMICAL  GLASSWARE,  and 
every  article  required  for  ASSAY  OFFICES,  LABORATO 
RIES,  etc.  We  have  given  this  branch  of  our  business  par 
ticujar  attention,  to  select  such  articles  as  are  necessary 
in   the  development  of  the  mineral  wealth  of  this  eoast. 

A  Full  Assortment  of  DRUGGISTS*  GLASSWARE  and 
DRUGGISTS'  SUNDRIES,  ACIDS  and  CHEMICALS,  eou- 
sliintlv  on  h.-iiid. 

San  Francisco  March  6,1866.-  llvlo.tf 


44 


Mkz  pining  and  jftcfentftfc 


Business  Cards. 


H.  C.  HOWARD, 

Member   of  the  San   Francisco    Stock   and 
Exchange  Board, 

(Exclusively  commission  business,) 

No.  436  California  Btreet,  next  door  below  Montgomery. 
25vUqr 


W.  E.  GOLDSMITH. 
Card  and  Seal  Engraver, 

&OS  Montgomery  Btreet,  u p~  stairs,  (over  Tucker's,) 

SAN  FRANCISCO. 

Wedding  and  Visiting  Cards  printed  with  the  utmost  neat- 
ness; Notarial,  Commissioner  and  Society  Seals.       19vI3-2q 


Charles  S.  Whitman, 

©peeial    Advocate    in    Patent 

Cases,  and  Solicitor  of  Patents.    Office,  611 

Seventh  street  (near  Patent  Office) 

Washington,  D.  C. 

Circulars,  Containing  valuable  information  to  Inventors, 

23vH-6m  forwarded  gratis. 


NATHANIEL  GRAY. 


H.  H.  GRAY. 


1ST.    G-RAY  &  CO., 

TJW3>EIt    TAKERS, 

Gil  Sacramento  St,  cor.  Webb,  San  Francisco. 

jR3-Pole  Agents  for  Barstow's  Metallic  Burial  Cases  and 
U5vl4tf  Caskets. 


-TTSE- 
EMEITX"  &  EATON'S 

GREEN  SEAL    SMOKING  TOBACCO. 


16vl4-6m 


No.  518  Battery  street. 


Schmieden  &  Shotwell, 

Stock  and  Money  Brokers,  and  dealers  in  Government 
Bonds,  State,  City  and  County  Securities,  Gas,  Water  and 
Insurance  Stocks,  etc.,  southwest  corner  of  California  and 
Sansome  streets,  opposite  Bank  of  California.        lvI5-6m 


ISAAC    E.    DAVIS. 


HKNHY  COWELL. 


DAVIS  &  COWELL, 

DEALERS    I>_ 

Santa   Cruz   Lime,  Cement, 

PLASTER,  HAIR,  LATH  AND  LATH  NAILS. 

Marble  Dust.  Fire-Bricks,  Fire-Clay,  Fire  Tiles  of  all  sizes. 

Cor.  Front  and  Washington  Streets,  San  Francisco. 

25vl4-tf 


B.  F.  HOWLANP, 

PHOTOGRAPHER, 


Enameled  Cards,  Ambrotypes  and  Sun  Pearls,  exe- 
cuted in  a  superior  manner.  Small  pictures  copied  and  en- 
larged to  any  size,  at  one-halt  the  price  usually  paid  for 
such  wort.  Cartes  dc  Visiles  only  S3  per  dozen ;  Vignettes 
at  SA  per  dozen.  We  warrant  our  work  to  be  superior 
to  any  made  In  this  city  or  State.  aS^Give  ua  a  call  and 
see  our  specimens.  5vl4-6m 


ANDRADE  &  PATTERSON, 

MANUFACTURERS  AMD  ENGRAVERS 

—or— 

M  E  T -A.  .L,  L  i  o    sr&wrs, 

AND    SIGN    PAINTERS, 

Corner  of   Montgomery   and   Fine  Streets, 

SAN  FRANCISCO. 

BS-Door  Plates  and  Office  Signs  made  to  order  at  short 
17vH-ly  notice  and  on  reasonable  terms. 


REMOVAL. 

The  well  known  establishment  of 

LUCY    &    HYMES, 

MANUFACTURERS  OF 

Genuine  Pale  and  Chemical 
OLIVE    tSOAJPJS, 

Has  been  removed  from  Beale  street,  between  Mission  and 
Howard,  to  BRANNAN  STREET,  between  Eiijhth  and 
Ninth,  and  greatly  enlarged. 

The  capacity  ot  this  establishment  is  now  the  largest  on 
the  Pacific  Coast.  It  is  now  in  full  operation,  and  prepared 
to  supply  the  demand  of  the  trade. 

Office— 319  C        fornia.   St.,  San   Francisco. 
Ivl5qr 


We  take  occasion  to  inform  our  friends  and  customers 
that  we  have  sold  our  entire  stock  in  warehouse,  also  in- 
voice to  arrive,  to  Messrs.  N.  P.  COLE  &  CO..  312  and  3U 
Pine  street.  The  whole  forms  a  most  complete  and  desira- 
ble assortment  of  FURNITURE,  and  well  merits  attention 
befoie  purchasing  elsewhere.  J.  PEIRCE  &  CO. 


FURNITURE.   ^% 


lVos.  313  ana  3X4=  Pine  Street. 

Having  purchased  the  entire  stock  of  Messrs.  J.  Peirce  A 
Co  ,  and  in  addition  to  our  large  invoice  from  our  factory 
at  the  East,  we  are  prepared  to  fill  nil  orders  proraptlv,  both 
WHOLESALE  AND  RETAIL,  and  call  the  attcntion'of  the 
public  to  our  salesroom,  as  containing  the  most  complete 
assortment  of  desirable  goods  on  this  coast 

2vl5-lqr  M;  I».  COIiE  «fc  CO. 


Evergoing    ^W"atch.  I 

BThe  undersigned,    having  been    appointed    sole 
agents  for  the  above  Watch,  are  now  prepared  to 
k  furnish  it  at  makers'  rates. 

a    This  Watch  has  a  first  class,  full  jeweled  nickel 

movement,  and  requires  no  winding  by  key  or  stem,  every 
opening  and  closing  of  the  upper  cover  of  the  case  wlndiug 
the  Waich  for  six  hours  It  is  so  constructed  that  it  will 
run  for  ten  days  without  being  opened,  and  is  guaranteed  a 
perfect  timekeeper.  Price,  in  heavy  18-carot  gold  cases, 
$350.    A  liberal  discount  allowed  to  the  trade . 

ISAAC  S.  JOSEPHI  &  CO., 
TvJ5-2am3m  Gil  Washington  street,  San  FraDCisco. 


Trades  and  Manufactures. 


W!I,    E1RTLI.VG. 


HENRY    KIMBALL. 


BARTLIN&  &   KIMBALL, 
BOOKBINDERS, 

Paper  Rulers  and  Blank  Book  Manufacturers. 

505  Clay  street,  {southwest  cor.  Sansome), 
16vl2-3m  SAN  FRANCISCO. 


JOHN    DANIE1, 

(SUCCESSOR  TO  O.  GOBI) 

MARBLE     WORKS, 

No.  421  Pine  st  bet  Montgomery  and  Kearny,  San  Francisco 

Mantel*,  Monuments,  Tombs,  Plmnber*'  Slabs 

Etc.,  On  hand  and  Manufactured  to  order. 
flSr-  Goods  shipped  to  all  parts  of  the  State.     Orders  re 
spectfulb  solicited.  5v8-3m 


Palmer's  Patent 

ARTIFICIAL    LEG, 

Manufactured  in   Philadelphia,  Penn. 
JABTIS  JEWJETT,  AGENT. 

B29  Washington  Street,  San  Francisco,  CaL  10v8-lm 


HUCKS  &  LAMBERT, 

SOLE  MANUFACTURERS  OF  THE  CELEBRATED 
Itr"  H.    &   L.  -£□ 

A.  X  t.  E      OK,  E  A.  S«  E  , 

Natoma  Street  and    North  Beach, 
2vlMm  SAN  FRANCISCO. 


PIONEER  IRON  SHUTTER   WORKS! 

Established  1849. 

O.    NUTTING, 

Manufacturer  of 

Fire-Proof  Doors    and    Shutters, 

BANK  VAULTS,    PRISON    CELLS,    BALCONIES,    AWN- 
INGS, GRATINGS,  IRON  FENCE.  STAIRS,  Etc., 

133    Bush   street, 
llv14-lq  San  Francl9co. 


HARRIS    BROS., 

OUTLEES,  LOCKSMITHS,  BELLHANGEKS 
Ariel  Model    Mafcers. 

208  Leldesaorff  street,  het.  Sacramento  and  Commercial, 
SAN  FRANCISCO.  SlvM-tf 


LEATHER  HOSE  AND  BELTING, 

ALL   SIZES. 

SUCTION  HOSE  MADE  TO  ORDER 

At  short  notice,  by 

m.  m.  cook  &,  sois:, 

No.  SOI  Battery  street. 

13vl3-3m  SAN  FRANCISCO. 


SAN    FRANCISCO 

Cordage  Manufactory  ! 

CONSTANTLY  ON  HAND  A  LARGE  ASSORTMENT 
—  OP— 

M-A-NIIj-A.    cordage, 
Whale  Line,  Bale  Rope,  etc., 

Manufactured  from  Pure  Manila  Hemp. 

Office,  at  TTJBBS  k  GO'S,  eil  and  6X3  Front  street. 
8&-  Manuiactory  at  the  Potrero.  Ilvl4-lq 


E.    POWER, 

WOOD    CARVER 

—  Ann  — 

Composition  Ornament  Manufacturer. 
Designing,  Modeling  and  Patterns 

FOR.    CASTING. 

INTERIOR    DECORATIONS    OF   ALL    DESCRIPTIONS, 

In  Wood,  Composition  and  MetaL 

Nos.  311  and  313  Market  street,  San  Francisco. 
25vH-qy 


J.  M.   STOCKMAN, 

Manufacturer  of 
PATTERNS     AND     MIOIXEI^S, 

(Over  W.  T.  Garratt'3  Brass  Foundry,) 
S.  E.  Corner  of  Mission  and  Fremont  ats.. 

6vUtf  "  SAN  FRANCISCO. 


J.    H.    WHITE.  JACOB    KRAMER. 

Peiaroline    Oil    "Works. 

J.  H.  WHITE  &  CO., 

No.  109  Commercial  street,  San  Francisco, 

Are  now  manufacturing 

LUBRICATING  OILS  &  AXLE  CREASE. 

From  Petroleums  of  California  and  ask  to  be  encouraged 
by  the  citizens  of  California.  As  a  home  production  in  all 
their  parts,  these  Lubricators  are  equal  to  any  in  the 
market,  and  surpass  all  others  fcr  cleansing  off  gum  caused 
by  the  use  of  animal  oils  which  contain  stearinc  andmarga- 
rin,  which  soon  become  acid.  Afair  trial,  at  the  low  price 
asked,  Is  all  that  we  solicit  25vHtf 


Such  a  jmirnnl  has  heen  needed  on  the  Pacific  Coast  The 
Pros  fill  the  bill— Bute  River  UeveiUe. 


THE    GREAT    LIGHT. 

THE  DANFORD 
-A^tmosplieric   Lamp. 

This  Lamp  burns  coal  oil,  requires  no  chimney,  gives  a 
pure  white  and  steady  flame,  uses  thirty  per  cent  less  oil 
than  any  other  Lamp  in  proportion  to  the  amount  of  light 
afforded,  and  la  absolutely  indispensable  in  every  house 
whore  gas  is  not  used.    CALL  AND  SEE  THEM. 

For  sale  only  by  t£.  ATERS, 

zvlj-qy        417  Washington  6trcet,  opp,  Post  Office,  6.  F. 


Professional  Cards. 


SHEKMAN  DAY, 
Mining-  IDngineer, 

No.  lllMonteomury  Block, San  Francisco, 

Will  examine,  survey  and  report  upon  mines,  tnd  consult 
and  advise  concerning  investments  in  mining  property,  or 
the  machinery  management  and  expenditures  of  mines. 
22q* 


fKEDERICK  5UKSELL. 

Mechanical  &  Architectural  Draughtsman, 

No,  422  California  street,  corner  of  Leidsdorff. 

Drawings  of  Mohkls  made  for  parties  applying  for  pa 
ints  at  Washington  or  London.  mar23-tt. 


E.  V.  JOICE, 

NOTARY        PUBLIC, 
0T.  El.  cor.  off  Washington  and  Battery  sts. 

lvlStf  SAN  FKANCISCO. 


JAMES   M.   TATLOB, 

Attorney  and  Counsellor  at  Law, 

Court  Block,  636  Clay  Street, 

SAW    FRANCISCO. 

Will  practice  In  the  State  and  Federal  Courts.    Special  at- 
tention given  to  proceedings  under  the  Fatent  Law. 
2v!5-lqy 


ISAAC  LOBREE  &  CO., 
,  GOLDEN  STATE  POTTERY,Cf| 

AJTTIOCH,  CAL,  ^® 

Office  In  Ban  Francisco,  516  Commercial  Bt.    *^ 
Constantly  on  hand  a  large  assortment  ofEartheuware, 
Fire  Bricks,  Fire  Clay,  and  Stoneware, 


J.  N.  ECKEL,  M.  B., 

Homoeopathio    Physician 

226  Post  Street,  San  Francisco. 
24vl4yr 


DR.  H.  AUSTIN, 

DENTIST, 

IVo.  634t  Washington  Street, 

Between    Montgomery    and    Kearny    Streets 

[OVER  SAN  FRANCISCO  baths] 

SAN  FRANCISCO.  MvlO-qy 


J.  W.  "WINTER, 
DENTIST. 


Office,  647  Clay  street San  Francisco. 

First-class  gold  fillings  for  $3,  as  good  as  any  dentist  can 
produce  in  ihe  city.  Dr.  Winter  has  practiced  Dentistry 
twenty  years— fifteen  in  this  State.  For  a  full  upper  set  cf 
gum  teeth,  on  vulcanite  base,  from  $'IQ  to  $'65.  Teeth  ex- 
tracted without  pain  by  local  application.  18vi4-tf 


RADICAL  CURE 

— OF— 


Treatment  of  all  Deformities  of  .the  Body,  by  DR.  A. 
FOLLEAU'S  process.  C24  Washington  street,  up  stairs, 
Washington  Baths  Building,  between  Montgomery  and 
Kearny  streets. 

DR.  A.  FOLLEAU 

Has"  his  studies  and  manufactories  In  the  same  building. 

Every  kind  of  Apparatus,  Trusses,  Orthopedic  Instru- 
ments, Artificial  Limbs,  etc ,  are  manufactured  and  applied 
by  himself. 

9GFHt  hat  no  connection  icithany  Aaency.  2ivH-llptf 


Pacific  Mail  Steamship  Co's 

STEAMSHIPS    FOR 

NEW  YOBK,  JAPAN  AHD  CHINA. 

LEAVE  FOLSOM    STREET  WHARF,  AT  11 

, o'clock.    A.  M,    of   the    following   dates,    for 

PANAMA,  connecting  via  Panama  Railroad,  with  one  of 
the  Company's  splendid  steamers  from  ASPINWALL  for 

new  york: 

On  the  lOth,  18th  and  30th  of  each  month  that  has 
SO  days. 

On  the  lOth,  lOth  and  80th  of  each  month  that  has 
31  days 

When  the  10th,  19th  and  30th  fail  on  Sunday,  they  will 
leave  on  Saturday  preceding;  when  the  18th  (alls  on  Sun- 
day, they  will  leave  on  Monday  following. 

Steamer  leaving  San  Francisco  on  the  10th  touches  at 
Manzanillo.    All  touch  at  Acapulco. 

Departures  of  18th  or  19th  connect  with  French  Trana- 
Atlantic  Co.'s  steamer  for  St.  Naznlre,  and  English  steamer 
for  South  America. 

Departure  of  10th  connects  with  English  steamer  for 
Southampton  and  South  America,  and  P.  R.  R.  Co's 
steamer  for  Central  America. 

The  following  Steamships  will  be  dispatched  on  dates  as 
given  below : 

July  30th— GOLDEN  CITY Capt.  W.  F.  Lapidge, 

Connecting  with  OCEAN  QUEEN,  Capt.  Conner 

Cabin  passengers  berthed  through-  Baggage  checked 
through— 100  pounds  allowed  each  adult 

An  experienced  Surgeon  on  board.  Medicine  and  attend- 
ance free. 

These  steamers  will  positively  sail  at  11  o'clock.  Passen- 
gers are  requested  to  have  their  baggage  on  board  before  1U 
o'clock. 

Through  Tickets  for  Liverpool  by  the  Cunard,  Inman  and 
NatlonafSteamship  Lines,  can  be  obtained  at  the  office  of 
the  P.  M.  S.  S.  Co.,  San  Francisco,  where  may  also  be  ob- 
tained orders  for  passage  from  Liverpool  or  Southampton 
to  San  Francisco,  either  via  New  York  or  St.  Thomas— if 
desired  an  amount  of  £10  to  £20  will  be  advanced  with  the 
above  orders,  Holders  of  orders  will  be  required  to  iden- 
tify themselves  to  the  Agents  in  England. 

For  Merchandise  and  Freight  for  New  York  and  way 
ports,  apply  to  Messrs.  WELLS.  FARGO  &  CO. 

JB®-  The  COLORADO  will  be  dispatched  July  4,  at  noon, 
aod  will  be  followed  by  the  GREAT  HE  PUBLIC,  on  August 
24th.  from  wharf,  corner  of  First  and  Erannan  streets,  for 
YOKOHAMA  and  HONGKONG,  connecting  at  Yokohama 
with  the  steamer  COSTA  RICA  for  SHANGHAI. 

For  passage  and  all  other  information,  apply  at  the  Pa- 
cific Mail  Steamship  Co's  office,  corner  of  Sacramento  and 


OLIVER  ELBBIB6E,  Agent. 


Leidesdorff  streets. 


American  and  Foreign  Patents.— Letters  Patent 
lor  Inventors  can  be  secured  in  the  United  States  and  foreign 
countries  tlirough  the  Mining  and  Scientific  Press  Patent 
Agency.  We  offer  applicants  reasonable  terms,  and  they 
can  rest  assured  of  a  strict  compliance  with  our  obligations, 
and  afaithful  performance  of  all  contracts.  For  reference, 
wc  will  furnish  the  names  of  numerous  parties  for  whom 
we  have  obtained  patents  during  tho  past  two  years. 


Metallurgy. 


BOALT  «&;  8TETEFELDT, 

Metallurgists  and  Mining  Engineers 

AUSTIN,  NETABA 

Western  Branch   of  ADELBERO  &   RAYMOND,  No.  90 
Broadway,  New  York.  Ilvll 


G.   W.    HAYHAKD.  J,    n.   T1KMANK. 

Mining  Engineers  and  Metallurgists, 

»4tO  Pearl  street.  New  York, 

—AND — 

CENTRAL    CITY,   COLORADO. 
19vl2-ly 


EUROPEAN 

METALLURGICAL    WORKS, 

A«n 

^Practical    IVOriing   ©cltool, 
Bryant  Street,  Between  Third  and  Fourth, 

SAN    FRANCISCO. 

THE  Proprietors  are  at  all  times  prepared  to  work  or  test 
Ores  sent  to  this  establishment— either  in  large  or  small 
quantities— by  such  process  as  may  be  found  best  adapted  to 
their  chemical  character,  after  a  cpreful  analysis  has  been 
made.  Test  lots  of  Ore  adapted  to  the  smelting  process  at- 
tended to.  Sulnhnret,  pyritous,  and  the  (so-called)  "rebel- 
lous  ores,"  are  having  especial  attention  paid  to  their  suc- 
cessful treatment.  Assaying  in  the  humid  and  dry  way. 
Also,  refining  by  cupellation,  done  at  moderate  rates. 

PRACTICAL  MINING  SCHOOL. 

The  proprietors— encouraged  by  numerous  applications 
from  gentlemen  desirous  of  pursuing  the  siudy  of  practice  1 
metallurgy— have  concluded  to  admit  parties  on  reasonable 
terms.  Having  in  their  Mill  ail  the  necessary  appli- 
ances for  crushing,  roasting,  amalgamating,  smelting,  re- 
fining and  assaying,  as  also  a  well  extended  Laboratory  for 
the  analysis  of  Ores  and  Minerals,  a  good  opportunity  Is 
here  offered  to  acquire  a  sound  practical  knowledge  of  the 
business. 

S.  P.  Kimball,  J  R.  Murpht. 

IOvIO 


J.  A.  BAUER, 
G  hemical    Laboratory, 

AND  DRUG  STOKE, 
Oil  Wnfthlns-ton  Street.  [Established  18-19.  ] 

SAN  FRANCISCO. 

Careful  Analyses  made  of 

Ores,    Minerals,    Waters,    Oils,    Liquors, 

Wines,  Products  of  Art,  etc. 

Pharmaceutical  Preparations  Made  to  Order, 

Opinions  given  on  Chemical  Questions  and  Geology. 

AST-Particular  attention  paid  to  Analyses  of  all  kinds,  n 
cases  where  legal  questions  are  Involved. 

Pure  Nitric  Acid,  Nitrate  of  Silver,  Gold  Chloride,  Flatin 
Chloride,  Sodium  Amalgam,  Sulphate  of  Copper,  etc.,  for 
sale.  12vU-6m 


I^OOTTR'SS 


SARSAPARIPHERE 
BITTERS 


Have  bo  speedily  grown  in  favor  that  their  unrivalled  sale 
has  attracted  remarks  and  criticisms  of  the  trade.  Jealousy 
attribules  their  success  to  the  fineness  of  their  general 
style,  and  principally  to  the  originaliiy  and  beaulv  of  tho 
bottle,  which  was  conceived  and  manufactured  by  Califor- 
nia artists.  MB.  LACOUB,  an  energetic  promoter  of  Cali- 
fornia resources,  desired  to  show  tiiat  Calilornia  lias  no 
need  of  being  tributary  to  other  countries  for  talent  or 
mechanical  industry. 

The  cause  of  their  success  is  the  great  benefit  they  have 
been  to  the  large  Dumber  who  have  already  used  them. 

MB.  LACOURIs  a  graduate  of  the  Polytechnic  Institute 
of  France,  and  adds  to  a  thorough  knowledge  of  Chemistry 
many  years  of  experience;  and,  alter  a  long  and  careful 
experimental  study,  has  been  enabled  to  offer 

SARSAPARIPHERE    BITTERS. 

They  are  the  most  efficient  Blood  Purifier,  because  thev 
combine  with  the  wholesome  Sarsaparilla,  which  operates 
by  cutaneous  excretions,  and  other  substances  which  gently 
stimulate  the  secretions  of  the  lower  glands  and  urga'S, 
render  digestion  easy,  obviate  enstiveuess,  and  remove  reg- 
ularly every  impurity  of  the  blood. 

They  are  unrlva'ied  as  a  remedy  for  Scrofula. Dyspepsia, 
Constipation,  Liver  Complaint,  Nervous  Affections.  Colic, 
Intermittent  FeverB,  ancl  uli  diseases  arising  from  Impurity 
of  the  Blood  or  Costlveness. 


"Wlio    Takes    Them  ? 
The  Old  Man 

Takes  them  as  a  gentle  stimulant  aud  mild  rejnvcnator. 
The  Young  Man 

Takes  them  to  regulate  his  system,  prevent  disease,  and 

stimulate  to  new  iiie  his  overtasked  body. 

The  Young  Woman 

Takes  them  to  secure  regularity  in  her  habits;  to  tint  her 

cheeks  with  the  bloom  of  health,  to  give  a  sparkle 

to  her  eyes,  and  sweetness  to  her  breath. 

The  Husband 

Takes  them  to  promote  vitality,  give  strength  to  the  body, 

peace  to  the  mind,  and  with  his  health,  wealth 

and  comfort  to  all  his  family. 

The  Wife 

Takes  them  to  invigorate  and  strengthen  her  system,  and  as 

an  aid  to  nature  m  regulating  her  periodical  sickness. 

Children 

Take  them  as  a  gentle,  yet  effective  tonic. 

The  Dashaway 

Takes  them  as  a  mild,  pure  stimulant,  containing  none  of 

the  deleterious,  essential  and  iusUoilsof  forbidden  drinks. 

The  Inebriate 

Takes  them  to  give  tone  to  his  poisoned  stomach  and  allay 
the  fearful  longlngsfor  strong  drink  with  a  stimu- 
lant that  does  not  madden  or  destroy. 
The  Traveler 

Takes  them  to  prevent  sea  sickness,  and  secure  his  health 
against  change  of  climate. 

.  Everybody    Takes   Them  I 

PRO  BONO  PURLICO  T 

2vl5-6m 


Mt  Pining  and  gtxtntith  §  xm. 


New  Mining  Laws  of  California  and  Nevada , 

We  have  just  issued,  in  cheap  edition,  the  new 
laws  relating  to  mining  and  corporations  in  Cali 
fornia  and  Nevada,  passed  in  1865-6.  Some  of 
these  laws  arc  of  the  highest  importance  to  parties 
interested  in  the  matter  of  locating  and  holding 
claims,  and  prospecting  mines,  in  these  States. 
Copies  sent  by  mail.    Price,  25  cents. 

Address,         Dewey  &  Co.,  Patent  Agents. 

San  Francisco,  May  1st,  1866. 


To  Capitalists, 

GOLD    QUARTZ     MINE,     SITI'ATEP    IN    CALAVERAS 
County,  with  utesm  mill  fitted  up  with  Amalgamating 
.  FOB  SALE.    The  mine  has  three  main  vein;,  and 
more  than  $*MX»  have  been  spent  In  opening  them  ami  com- 
pleting tho  mill.     Good  wnw'iin  roads  all  the  wnv.     Apply  to 
BELLUC  KKERES.  Bankers. 
KtvlS-ta)  335  Clay  street.  San  Francisco. 


Poitage.- The  pontage  on  the  Mi-ujia  and  Sciuntifio 
fuK»»  to  any  portion  of  the  United  Statoi  U  twenty  cents  per 
annum,  or  Ave  cent*  per  <|iiartcr,  payable  In  advance  at  the 
Punt  Office  delivering  tho  paper.  Postage  Tree  In  the  city 
ana  county.  Foreign  postage  (with  few  exceptions)  two 
cent*  per  copy,  prepaid.  To  Bremen  and  the  German 
States  (marked  via  Bremen  and  Hamburg  line),  three  cents 
per  copy,  prepaid.  SingTecoplestoanyaddrcssiu  the  United 
States,  two  cents 


Mining   Notices— Continued. 


New  Mining  Advertisements. 


I.  X.  I..  Gold  and  -Sliver  Mining  Compoav,-Lo. 
cation  of  Works:  Silver  Mountain  District,  Alpine  Coun- 
ty, Cal. 

Noticr.— There  are  delinquent,  upon  the  following  de- 
scribed stock,  on  account  of  assessment  levied  on  the 
nineteenth  day  of  Juue,  1867,  the  several  amounts  set 
opposite  the  names  of  the  respective  shareholders,  ns  fol- 
io w« : 

Names.  No.  Certificate.    No.  Shares.    Amount. 

Ayer,  I  viae 146  6  $7  50 

Barron.  Jas,  287  \K  2  25 

RndKC*,  Marc  C 297  7>i  11  25 

Blasdel.  H  U 237  It)  16  00 

Blnsdel.  UU 292  1  1  60 

Barber.  IN '.»)  3tf  6  25 

Buwiand,  Win 305,  306  111  16  uO 

Callonder,  C  R 214  4  0  00 

Calrnt,  John 249  70  105  U0 

Davldann,  Wm 74  1«  2  25 

De  La  Vena,  PL 154  is  19  60 

Daly.  Georgians 295  5  7  50 

Evan-,  Comer 278  12  18  00 

Fisher,  Lewis 51  lu  15  OU 

Gates,  Mrs.  J  H 286  1J£  2  25 

Ome*.  Justin 291  IJ4  2  26 

Hepburn.  James 116,  158.  217  20  30  00 

Hatch,  F  S 262  7  lu  50 

Hatch  A  Co 264  I  I  60 

In:h.  Richard 34,  35,  36,  38  96  144  00 

Kltio.  Joseph 161  6  7  60 

Lorinx,  Geo  285  3  4  50 

Legro.  Iwiuh 211,  212  10  15  00 

McAllister,  Geo  C 214  4  6  00 

MlchclKon,  Rami 187  4l<  6  75 

McMahoti.JA 263  7  v      10  50 

Nelson,  Wm 2--1  6  7  60 

Nelson,  C 81  10  15  00 

Phillips.  ChasC 68  Mi  6  61 

Pearse.C  H 210,  223  4  6  00 

Richards,  John 49,  60  10  15  00 

Roble.  Margaret 295  6  7  50 

Starr,  Beniainln 289  %  1  13 

Thomas,  W  J 160  6  7  50 

Vincent,  Win  T 91,92,93 

94, 97,  98  IfJIii  161  25 

Warner,  Joseph liO  6  7  60 

And  In  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees,  made  on  the  nineteenth  day  of  June,  18C7,  so 
many  shares  of  each  parcel  of  said,  stock  as  may  be  neces- 
ary  will  be  sold  at  DUbllc  auction,  by  Olney  k  Co.,  auction- 
eers, at  the  offlce  of  the  Company,  418  and  420  Clay  street, 
Ran  Frnnclsco,  Cal.,  on  the  fifth  day  of  August,  1867,  at 
the  hour  of  12  o'clock  M.  of  said  day,  to  pay  said  delin- 
quent assessment  thereou,  together  with  costs  of  advertising 
and  expenses  of  sale. 

FRANK  n.  HAMILTON,  Jr.,  Secretary. 
Office,  418  and  420  Clay  street,  San  Francisco.  Jy20 


Lady  Franklin  Gold  and  Silver  Mining  Com- 
pany.—Sliver  Mountain  Mining  District,  Alpine  County, 
California. 

Notice.— There  are  delinquent  upon  the  following  de- 
scribed stock,  on  account  of  assessment  levied  on  the 
second  day  of  May,  1867,  the  several  amounts  sot  opposite 
the  names  of  the  respective  shareholders,  as  follows. 

Names.  No.  Certificate.    No.  snares.    Amount 

John  Bardsley 8,9,  10  20-ea  60  $18  00 

John  Bardsley 13,14    fi-ea  10  3  00 

John  Bardsley 90  3  90 

John  W  McCmilny 37  S  1  60 

Wm  Browning.   ...39,  40,  188.  189    6-ea  20  6  00 

Abraham  Strouse 44  1\C  2  25 

Mrs.  AM  Harris T.\  74    5-ea  10  3  Oi) 

Geo  W  Folsom 77,  78,  79  20-ea  60  18  00 

U.-o  W  Folsom..... 8U,  81  10-ea  20  6  00 

Geo  W  Folsom 82,  &1    5  ea  10  :i  00 

Wm  Crookcr 84  10  3  <h) 

Wm  Orooker 253  6  1  60 

Jos  O'Nell 94,  95  25-ea  60  15  00 

Jos  O'Nell 96  6  1  50 

Thos  Peters 104  S  \  60 

T  S  Beaver ..  105,  lP6  10-ea  20     '  6  00 

Thos  Odgers ..139  4  1  20 

J  II  Williams 165  20  6  00 

J  II  Williams 228  7H  2  25 

Henry  Odgers 173  4  120 

DaulOdgcrs 173  4  1  20 

A  H  Pownrs ..174  10  3  00 

Stephen  S  Mead 185  6  1  60 

ThosSwindlehurat 186  5  1  50 

James  Bottomlev  191  5  1  60 

Christopher  Ncilson.  .195.  196,197 

198, 199    fi-ea  25  7  50 

Wm  J  Thomas 201  10  3  ft) 

Wm  J  Thomas 202  5  1  50 

A  M&CT  Hnrris ...220  7K  2  25 

Geo  W  Whitsido 226  6  1  60 

Wm  Whlislde 227  6  1  60 

Frank  Heitchman 235  5  1  50 

Win  Bastion 237  6  1  50 

Daniel  Davidson 2d  20  6  00 

Daniel  Davidson 242  10  3  00 

B  H  Meredith 217  6  I  50 

RT  Hazard 259,  260,  ^61  10-ea  30  9  00 

RT  Hazard 262  5  1  60 

And  In  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees,  made  on  tho  second  day  of  May,  1867,  so 
many  shares  of  each  parcel  of  said  stock  as  may  be  neces" 
eary,  will  be  sold  at  public  auction,  by  Messrs.  Olney  & 
Co.,  at  305  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco,  on  Tues- 
day, the  sixth  day  August,  1867,  at  the  hour  of  1  o'clock,  P. 
M.,  of  said  day,  to  pay  said  delinquent  assessment  there- 
on, together  with  costs  of  advertising  and  expenses  of 
sale. 

J.  S.  LUTY,  Secretary. 

Offlce,  305  Montgomery  street,  Rooms  5  [and  .6,  San  Fran- 
isco,  California.  jy20 


X  eagle  «ft  Corcoran  Silver  Mining  Company.— 

Locution:  Storey  Couuty,  Nevada. 

The  Annual  Meeting  of  Stockholders  fir  the  above  named 
Company  will  be  held  at  the  offlce  of  the  Company,  Room 
No.  11,  338  Montgomery  sticet,  on  MONDAY,  the  19th  day 
of  August,  1867,  at  7%  o'clock  P.  M.,  for  the  purpose  of 
electing  officers  for  the  onsulng  year,  etc. 

Jy*»  A.  P.  GREENE,  Secretary. 


Adella    Gold    Mining    Company.  Bock   Creek, 

Sierra  County,  California. 

Nortec— There  are  delinquent,  opon  the  following  de- 
scribed Ktock.onaecuunt  ol  assessment  levied  on  tho  twenty- 
ninth  dav  of  May,  1867.  the  several  amounts  set  opposite  the 
names  of  the  respective  shareholders  as  follows: 

Names.                  No.  Certificate.    No.  Shared.    Amount. 
BFBaoldwla a  10  $1000 

E  F  Bau'dwln 23  40  40  00 

K  V  Buulilwln 16  10  10  00 

E  i'  Rsuldwla 18  60  60  00 

AdeluBauldwIn 14  400  400  00 

Adella  Hauidwin 16  40  40  00 

Ami  In  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  the  Board 
of  Trustee*]  made  on  the  twenty-ninth  day  of  May,  1867, 
so  many  shares  of  each  parcel  of  said  stock  as  may  be 
necessary  will  bo  sold  at  public  auction,  by  Olney  &  Co., 
auctioneers,  at  No.  418  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco, 
Cal.,  on  Monday,  the  fifteenth  day  of  July,  1867,  ut  tho 
hour  of  12  o'clock  M.  of  said  day,  to  pay  said  delinquent 
assessment  thereon,  together  with  costs  of  advertising  and 
expenses  of  sale. 

A.  C.  TAYLOR,  Secretary. 

Office,  429  Pacific  street,  San  Francisco,  CaL  jc29 

Postponkhknt.— The  above  sale  Is  hereby  postponed  until 
Monday,  the  twenty-ninth  day  or  July,lSt>7,  at  the  same 
hour  and  pluce.    Bv  order  of  the  Hoard  of  Trustees. 

JylS  A.  0  TAYLOR,  Secretary. 

Clneo  Henorei  Gold  and  Silver  Mining  Company. 

Copalo,  Sinnloa,  Mexico. 

Noncx.— There  are  delinquent,  upon  the  following  do- 
scribed  stock,  on  account  of  assessment  levied  on  the 
ilrst  day  of  May,  I867,  the  several  nmountsset  opposite 
the  names  of  the  respective  shareholders  as  follows: 

Numcs.  No.  Certificate.    No.  Shares.  Amount. 

Haywood  Judson 631  $63  10 

JC  Bcldemnn A  00  5  00 

R  McMurrav 5  30  3  00 

J  B  Murphy 6,    6y  20  2  00 

M   Fitzpatrlck 7  5  60 

Loran  Miner 8  7  70 

M  Guerln 10  4  40 

BP  Dunham 14  to  16,    27  35  3  50 

Geo  M  Scott 17  10  1  00 

Win  McWilllams 20  1  10 

John  Quinlan 33  4  4ft 

Harvey  Garcilon 18  1  10 

Geo  W  Mosurc 19  1  10 

Zerros  Wheeler 22,    24  4  40 

JamesBacon 23  I  10 

Geo  C  Peterson 26  26  2  60 

SLPnlmer 3,4,46,    31  46  4  60 

Richard  Abbv 42  20  2  W) 

W  U  Howland 45  4  40 

Henrv  Williamson 54,  65  lit  1  00 

Wm  K  Wadiiworth 34  9  90 

C  Reis 3  1  10 

Wm  U  Brown 67  6  60 

Thomas  Brown 53,  32  26  2  60 

J  M  Scott 61  to  65  6  50 

GcoT  Russell 67  1  10 

Benjamin  Wood 69  30  3  00 

F  P  Fargo 89  10  1  00 

Gulli'me  Clarke 112  100  10  00 

CT  Wheeler 102  to  III  292  29  20 

M  R  G  Becker 2,3,    4  97>£  9  75 

D  Ehihart 6  8>$  85 

ChasACrowe 14  2  20 

George  A  Harris 50  90  9  00 

William  Vosberg 51  fi  50 

Peter  Welse 53  2  20 

Leo  Rosenbauin 64  16  1  60 

Edwin  Bonnell 67  15  150 

A  Duiierl 61  1  10 

Scalmaiilni  A  Frapoll 62  2  20 

Richard  D  Blauvert,  Jr 64  17  170 

LS  Whipple 65  7  70 

FGTruett 66  7  70 

Francis  Read 71  60  6  00 

TCL  Kurre 72  8  80 

John  J  Foy 75  6  60 

H  Schwerin 80  2  20 

HZcltska 83  7  70 

V  Kostmeyer 87  10  1  00 

J  E  Eckley 88  2  20 

ChasP  Kimball 92  I  10 

Jas  F  Hough, 99  6  50 

Win  M  Huntoon 105  30  3  00 

WLCazeneau 112  8  80 

Maggie  C  Bacon  117  1  10 

Isaac  Bluxome,  Jr 120  15  1  50 

F  A  Wilkins 121  fi  50 

William  Bihler 122  12  20 

Vernon  Getty 125  68  5  80 

And  In  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees,  made  on  the  first  day  of  May,  1867,  so 
many  shares  of  each  parcel  of  said  stock  as  may  be  neces- 
sary, will  be  sold  at  public  auction,  at  the  office  of  the  Com- 
pany, No.  528  Clay  street,  San  Fninclsco,  Cal.,  on  Saturday, 
the  twenty-seventh  day  of  July,  1867,  at  the  hour  of  12 
o'clock,  M.,  of  said  day,  to  pay  said  delinquent  assessment 
thereon,  together  with  costs  of  advertising  and  expenses 
of  sale. 

EDWARD  C.  LOVELL,  Secretary. 

Offlce,  No.  528  Clay  street,  San  Francisco.  jy6 

Camni  go   Gold    and    Silver    Mlnlug  Company, 

Lander  County,  Nevada. 

Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  tho  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  twenty-first  day 
of  June, 1807,  an  assessment  of  twenty  dollars  ($20)  per  share 
was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company,  pay- 
able on  or  before  the  second  day  of  August,  1867,  in  "United 
States  currency,  to  the  Secretary,  San  tiancisco,  Ca!. 

Anj'  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 

Said  on  the  second  day  of  August,  1867,  shall  be  deemed 
ehnquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  saicatpublic 
auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  before,  will  be 
sold  on  Thursduy,  the  twenty-sixth  day  ol  September,  1867. 
to  pay,  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of 
advertising  and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees. 

N.  C.  FASSETT,  Secretary. 
Office.  N.  E.  corner  Clay  and  Front  streets,  San  Francisco. 

05p-At  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Trustees,  held  June 
21st,  1667,  the  order  levying  assessment  (No  6)  made  Febru- 
ary 14th,  1867,  was  rescinded. 

Je29  N.  C.  FASSETT,  Secretary. 

Chtplonena  Mining  Company—  Olstrict  of  Cres, 

Sonora,  Mexico. 

Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  ol 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  eleventh  day 
of  July,  1867.  an  assessment  of  five  dollars  ($5)  per 
share  wus  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company, 
payable  immediately,  in  United  States  gold  and  silver 
coin,  to  the  Secretary,  318  California  street,  San  Francisco, 
California. 

Any  stock  upon  which  suid  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid on  the  twelfth  day  of  August,  1867,  shall  be  deemed 
delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale  at  public 
auction,  and  unless  paymentshall  be  made  before,  will  be 
sold  on  Monday,  the  second  day  of  September,  1867,  to 
pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of  ad- 
vertising and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees. 

JOHN  F.  LOHSE.  Secretary. 

Offlce,  318  California  street,  up-stairs,  San  Francisco.    JylS 

Postponement!!  and  .Alteration*.— Secr£anesare 
requested  to  give  notice  of  postponements,  or  alterations 
which  they  may  desire  made  In  their  advertisements  at 
their  earliest  convenience.  New  advertisements  should  be 
■ent In  as  early  as  possible. 


De   Soto    Gold    and   Silver    Mining  Compuny.— 

Location   of   Works:   Star  District,   Humboldt  County, 

State  of  Nevada. 

Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  eleventh  day 
of  July,  1667,  an  assessment  of  two  ($2)  dollars  per  share 
was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  «aid  Companv,  pav- 
able  Immediately,  in  United  States  sold  coin,  to  the  Sec- 
retary, *t  th>  offlce  of  the  (Jompany.Na  63  Exchange  Build- 
ing, northwest  corner  Washington  and  Montgomery  streets. 
Sun  Francisco,  California, 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid on  the  seventeenth  day  of  August,  I807.shall  be  deemed 
delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale  at  public 
auction,  nnd  unless  pavmenl  shall  be  made  before,  will  bo 
sold  on  Wednesday,  tho  fourth  day  ut  September.  1867,  to 
pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of  ad- 
vertising and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees. 

JOHN  M.  BURNETT,  Secretary, 

Offlce,  No.  Oi  Exchange  Building,  northwest  corner  of 
Washington  and  Muutguuu-rt  streets,  San  Francisco,  Cali- 
fornia. Jyl3 


Gold   Hill  Tunneling  Gold  and  Silver    Mining 

Company.— Location:  Gold  Hill  Mining  District,   County 

of  Storey,  State  of  Nevada. 

Notice:.— The  Fourth  Annual  Meeting  of  the  stockholders 
of  the  above  named  Company,  will  be  held  at  thelrofflce, 
415  Montgomery  street,  Sun  Francisco  Cal.,  on  SATUR- 
DAY, the  twentieth  (20th)  day  of  July,  1867,  at  33*  o'clock, 
P.M.,  for  the  purpose  of  electing  Trustees  to  Borve  for  the 
ensuing  year,  and  such  other  business  as  may  properly 
come  before  it. 

R.  WEGENER,  Secretary. 

San  Francisco.  June  15,  1867.  jcl6-6w» 


Gold  Quarry  Company.    .Locution   of  Works  1 

Placer  County,  California. 

Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees  of  eald  Company,  held  on  the  twenty  -fourth 
day  of  June,  1867,  an'asscssment  of  twenty  dollars  ($20)  per 
share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company, 
payable  immediately  in  United  States  gold  and  6llver  coin, 
to  the  Secretary,  at  the  offlce  of  the  Company,  No.  706 
Montgomery  street,  (room  No.  4,  2d  floor)  San  Francisco. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  ud* 
paid  on  the  twenty-fifth  day  of  July,  1867.  Bhall  be 
deemed  delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  tor  sale 
at  oubllc  auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  be- 
fore, will  be  sold  on  Monday,  the  twelfth  day  of  August, 
1867,  to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs 
of  advertising  and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees. 

»  W.  COLBURN,  Secretary. 

Office  706  Montgomery  street,  (Room  No-  4,  2d  floor)  San 
Francisco,  Cal.  Je29 


Gold  Quarry   Company.    Location    of  Worki: 
Placer  County,  California. 

Notice  is  hereby  given,  that  a  meeting  of  the  Stockhold- 
ers of  the  Gold  Quarry  Company  will  be  held  In  San  Fran- 
cisco, at  the  olfico  of  the  Company,  No.  706  Montgomery 
street,  Room  No.  4,  second  floor,  on  MONDAY,  the  twenty- 
ninth  day  of  July,  at  12  o'clock,  noon,  of  that  day,  for  the 
purpose  ot  taking  into  consideration  the  increase  of  the 
Capital  Stock  of  said  Company,  from  the  sum  of  six  hund- 
red thousand  dollars,  divided  Into  six  hundred  shares  of 
$1,000  each,  to  tho  sum  of  two  millions  four  hundred  thou- 
sand dollars  ($2,400,000),  divided  into  twenty-four  hundred 
(2,400)  shares  of  one  thousand  dollars  ($1,000)  each. 
G.  D.  ROBERTS, 
A.  C.  PEACHY, 
L.  MAYNARD, 
I.  FREEBORN, 
E.  WERTHEMAN, 
Trustees  of  ttiA 

Go  d  Qtiarry  Company. 
T.  W.  Colucrw,  Secretary. 
San  Francisco,  June  24th,  1867.  je29 


Mope  Gravel    Mining   Company.— Location    of 

Works  and  Property:  GraHs  Valley,  Nevada  County,  Cali- 
fornia. 

Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  twenty-sixth  day 
of  June,  1867,  an  assessment  (No.  16)  of  one  dollar  ($1)  per 
share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company, 
payable  Immediately,  In  United  States  gold  and  silver 
coin,  to  tne  Secretary,  at  Mo.  S29  Clay  street,  San  Fran- 
cisco, California. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid on  the  thirtieth  day  of  July,  1867,  shnll  be  deemed 
delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  lor  sale  at  public 
auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  before,  will  be 
sold  on  Monday,  the  nineteenth  day  ol  August,  1867,  to  pay 
the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of  adver- 
tising ana  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board  ot 
Trustees. 

DAVID  WILDER.  Secretary. 
Offlce,  No.  529  Clay  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal.  je29 


Lyon  Mill  and  Mining  Company,  Kelsey  Dis- 
trict, El  Dorado  County,  California. 
Notice  is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  sixth  day  of 
July,  1867,  an  assessment  of  three  ($3)  dollars  per  share  was 
levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company,  payable 
Immediately,  In  United  States  gold  coin,  to  the  Secretary, 
at  his  offlce,  5  Government  House,  corner  of  Sansome  and 
Washington  streets,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain 
unpaid  on  the  fifth  day  of  August,  1867.  shall  be  deemed 
delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale  at 
public  auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  bo  made  before, 
will  be  sold  on  Monday,  the  nineteenth  day  of  August,  1867, 
to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  coats  of  ad- 
vertising and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees. 

J.  M.  BUFFINGTON,  Secretary. 
Offlce,  No.  5  Government  House,  corner  of  Washington 
and  Sansome  streets.  jy!3 


Neagle  Sz.  Corcoran  Silver  Mining  Company- 
Location  of  Works:  Storey  County,  State  of  Nevada- 
Notice  is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  tho  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Compan3',  held  on  the  eleventh  day  of 
July,  1867,  an  assessment  of  fifty  (50)  cents  per  share 
was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company,  pay- 
able immediately,  in  United  States  gold  and  silver  coin,  to 
the  Secretary  of  the  Company. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid on  the  twelfth  day  of  August,  1867,  shall  he  deemed 
delinquent,  and  will  bo  duly  advertised  for  salo  at  public 
auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  before,  will  be 
sold  on  Monday,  the  second  day  of  September,  1867,  to  pay 
the  delinquent  assessment, together  with  costs  of  advertising 
and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board  of  Trustees. 
A.  P.  GREENE,  Secretary. 
Office,  Room  No.  11,  338  Montgomery  street,  Snn  Fran- 
cisco, California.  jyl3 


Vnestra  Senora  de  Gnadelupe    Silver  Mining 

Company.    Location  of  Works  :   Tayoltita,    San  Dlmas 

District,  Durango,  Mexico. 

Notice  is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  ot  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  twelfth  day  of 
July,  1867,  an  assessment  (No.  28,)  of  one  dollar  ($1)  per 
share  was  levied  upon  the  assessable  capital  stock  of 
said  Company,  payable  immediately,  in  United  States 
gold  and  silver  coin,  to  the  Secretary,  E.  J.  PFKirrEit,  at 
the  office,  No.  210  Post  street,  or  to  the  Treasurer,  A.  Hjn- 
mki.ma.nn.  at  his  office.  No.  637  Washington  street,  San 
Francisco. 

Anv  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid on  the  thirteenth  day  of  August,  1867,  shall  be  deemed 
delinquent  and  will  bedulv  advertised  fors:tle-atpu,blio  auc- 
tion, and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  before,  will  be 
sold  on  Tuesday,  the  third  day  of  September,  1867,  to' pay 
the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  oosts  of  adver- 
tising and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees. 

E.  J.  PFEIFFER,  Secretary. 

Office,  No.  210  Post  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal.  Jyl3 


Seaton  Mining  Company.— Locution  of  Work*  1 

Drytown,  Amador  County,  California. 

Notice.— There  are  delinquent,  upon  the  following  de- 
scribed  stock,  on  account  of  assessment  levied  on  the 
twmiy-clghthdayof  May,  1867.  the  several  amounts  set  op- 
posite the  names  of  the  respective  shareholders,  as  fol- 
lows: 

Nunen,  No.  Certificate.    No.  ah  area    Amount. 

Wm  A^hburner 51  1  $100  00 

Peter  n  Humett,  Trustee 44  10  1000  on 

E  J  Crane,  Trustee 46  ]0  1000  00 

E  J  (.'rune.  Trustee 69  6  600  00 

J  W  Gashwiler 39  5  500  00 

A  BGrogaii 33  10  1000  00 

Howard  Havens.  Trustee 49  6  60O  00 

Howard  Havens,  Trustee 08  6  600  i0 

ThcoLeRoy 34  10  1000  00 

t    BffiSSre?ry w  *  4<»  00 

D  M  fl  Seaton m  1  100  00 

Phebe  J  Seaton 64  1  100  00 

I'hebe  J  Seaton 65  100  00 

Phebe  J  Seaton 66  1  100  00 

Phebe  J  Seaton 67  <  100  00 

Ed  W  Smith,  Act'g  Cash'r S3  5  500  00 

LloydTevIs 23  6  600  00 

Llojd  levis 29  6  600  00 

HU-V'!n'.'''V!~V-™ iS  6  WlW 

Lloyd  Tevls,  Trustee 42  10  1000  00 

And  In  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  tho  Board 
of  Trustees,  made  on  the  twenty-eighth  day  of  May.  1867,  so 
many  shares  of  each  parcel  of  said  stock  as  may  be  neces- 
sary, will  be  sold  at  public  auction,  «t  the  office  of  the 
Company,  No.  60  Exchange  Building,  northwest  corner  of 
Washington  and  Montgomery  streets,  San  Francisco,  Cal., 
on  Monday,  the  twenty-ninth  day  of  July,  1867,  at  tho  hour 
of  12  o'clock  M.  of  said  day,  to  pay  said  delinquent  assess- 
ment thereon,  together  with  costs  of  advertising  and  ex- 
penses of  sale. 

JOEL  F.  LIQHTNER,  Secretary. 
Offlce,  No.  60  Exchange  Building,  N.W.  corner  Washing- 
ton and  Montgomery  streets  San  Francisco.  JylS 

Sophia   Consolidated    Gold    and   Silver   Mining 

Company,  Sonora,  Tuolumne  County,  California. 

Notiok-— There  are  delinquent  upon  the  following  described 
stock,  on  account  of  assessment  levied  on  tho  eleventh  day 
of  June,  1867,  the  Bevcral  amounts  set  opposite  the  names  of 
the  respective  shareholders  as  follows; 

Names.  No.  Certificate.    No.  Shares.    Amount. 

Engert,  AFC 14  20  $6000 

Welles,  Samuel 43  20  60  00 

And  In  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees,  made  on  the  eleventh  day  of  June,  A.  D.  1867,  so 
many  share*  of  each  parcel  of  said  stock  as  may  be  neces- 
sary, will  be  sold  at  public  auction,  by  J.  Mlddleton  &  Son, 
404  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco,  Cat.,  on  Friday,  the 
twenty -sixth  day  of  July,1867,  at  the  hour  of  12  o'clock  M.  of 
said  day,  to  pay  said  delinquent  assessment  thereon,  to- 
gether with  costs  of  advertising  and  expenses  of  sale. 

DAVID  E.  JOSEPHI,  Secretary. 

Offlce,  C41  Washington  street,  San  Francisco.  Jyl3 

St.  I.oui*  Silver  Mining  Company,  Cortex   Dis- 
trict, Lander  County,  Novada. 

Notice.— There  are  delinquent,  upon  the  following  de- 
scribed stock,  on  account  of  assessment  levied  on  the  fourth 
day  of  May,  1867,  the  several  amounts  set  opposite  the  names 
of  the  respective  shareholders  as  follows: 
Names.  No.  Shares.    Amount. 

Baldwin.  John  E 60  $116  00 

Berry,  Henry 10  20  00 

Cassell,  JohnF 3  16  00 

Chenery,  Richard 75  375  00 

DcWitt,WL 5  25  00 

Hathaway,  B  W 75  375  00 

Howard,  George 50  100  00 

Hawxhurst,  Robert 31  155  00 

Jones,  Rowland 6  10  0o 

Kibbe,  H  C 6  2i.  00 

Land,  C  B 70  860  00 

Lagerman.  H  W... 10  20  00 

Macphcrson.  AW 30  160  00 

Moore.  J  Preston 115  275  00 

Powell.Elijah 75  225  00 

Passmore,  W 5  25  00 

Pratt.  WE 6  25  00 

Russell.  George 79  281  00 

Thomas,  G  W 5  25  00 

Taylor,  John 5  15  00 

Whitney,  James 6  25  90 

Wcnban,  Simeon 1212  782  40 

And  In  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  tho  Board 
of  Trustees,  made  on  the  fourth  day  of  May,  1867,  so  many 
shares  of  each  parcel  of  said  stock  as  may  be  necessary, 
will  be  sold  nt  public  auction,  at  the  salesroom  of  Maurice 
Dore  &  Co.,  No.  327  Montgomery  street,  Ran  Francisco.  Cal., 
on  Tuesday,  the  second  day  of  July,  1807,  at  the  hour  of  12 
o'clock,  noon,  of  said  day,  to  pay  said  delinquent  assess- 
ment thereon,  together  with  costs  of  advertising  and  ex 
penscs  of  sale. 

R.  N.  VAN  BRUNT,  Secretary. 
Offlce,  331  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco.  jelfi 

Postponement.— The  above  sale  Is  hereby  postponed  until 
Monday,  the  29th  day  of  July,  1867,  at  the  same  hour  and 
place.    By  order  of  the  Board  of  Trustees. 

je29  R.  N.  VAN  BRUNT,  Secretary. 


Tuolumne    Mountain  Gold   and  Silver   Mining 

Company,  Old  Buchanan  Ledge,  Tuolumne  County,  State 

of  California. 

Notice  is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  tenth  day  of 
July,  1867,  an  assessment  of  one  dollar  (SI)  per  share  was 
levied  upon  tne  capital  stock  of  said  Company,  payable 
Immediately,  in  Unin-d  States  gold  and  silver  coin,  to  the 
Si-crelury.D.  F.  Verdenal,  office,  22  Court  Block,  636  Clay 
street,  San  Francisco. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid on  the  thirteenth  day  of  August,  1867,  shall  be  deemed 
delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale  at  public 
auction,  and  unless  paymcnl  shall  be    made  before,  will 


be  sold  on  Saturday,  the  thlriy-flrst  (31st)  day  of  August, 
1867,  to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs 
of  advertising  and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees. 

D    F.  VERDENAL,  Secretary. 
Office,  22  Court  Block,  636  Clay  street,  San  Francisco.  JylS 

Whltlatch  Gold  and   Silver  Mining  Company* 

Lander  County,  Nevada. 

Notice  is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  twenty  first  day  of 
June,  1867,  an  assessment  of  fifteen  dollars  ($16)  per  share 
was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company, payable 
on  or  before  the  second  day  of  August,  1867,  in  United  States 
currency,  to  the  Secretary,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

Any  stock  upon  whlclisn  id  assessment  .-mall  re  main  unpaid 
op  Hie  secoml  day  of  August,  1867,  shall  be  deemed  delin- 
quent, and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auction, 
und  unless  payment  shall  be  made  before,  will  be  sold 
on  Thursday,  the  twenty-sixth  day  of  September,  1B67,  to 
pay  tho  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of  ad- 
vertising and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees. 

N.  C.  FASSETT,  Secretary. 

Offlce,  N.  E.  oorner  Front  and  Clay  streets.  San  Francisco. 

ogr-At  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Trustees,  held  June 
21st,  1867,  the  order  levying  assessment  (No.  7)  made  Febru- 
ary 14th,  1867,  was  rescinded. 

je29  N.  O.  FASSETT,  Secretary. 


Important  to  CuUtoi-nians.— Many  Inventors  have 
lately  had  the|r  claims  lor  Patents  seriously  (and  in  some 
cases  fatallyjdelaycd  by  the  uuqualiflcatlon  of  agents  who 
have  not  complied  with  the  Government  license  and  revenue 
laws,  as  well  as  other  new  and  Imperative  regulations. 
These  discrepancies,  although  arising  from  the  Inexperlencs 
of  honest  agents,  are  nonetheless  dangerous  to  apnllctints 
for  patents,  whose  safest  course  is  to  trust  their 'business 
with  none  but  active  and  experienced  solicitors.  The  Min- 
ing akd  Scientific  Pri;sb  Patk.nt  AcENCThas  strictly  00m- 
Slled  with  the  requisitions  of  the  Department,  and  properly 
led  all  necessary  papers  as  Claim  Agents, 


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Machinery. 


PATENT    AMALGAMATOR. 

Tlicse  Machines  Stand  Unrivaled. 

For  rapidly  pulverizing  and  amalgamating  ores,  they 
have  no  equal.  No  effort  has  been,  or  will  be,  spared  to 
have  them  constructed  in  the  most  perfect  manner,  and  of 
the  great  number  now  in  operation,  not  one  has  everre- 

a uired  repairs.    The  constant  and  increasing  demand  for 
lein  is  sufficient  evidence  of  their  merits. 
They  are  constructed  so  as  to  apply  steam  directly  Into 
the  pulp,  or  with  steam  bottoms,  as  desired. 

This  Amalgamator  Operates  as  Follows : 
The  pan  being  filled,  the  motion  of  the  muller  forces  the 
pnlp  to  the  center,  where  it  is  drawn  down  through  the  ap- 
erture and  between  the  grinding  surfaces.  Thence  it  is 
thrown  to  the  periphery  into  the  quicksilver.  The  curved 
plares  again  draw  it  to  the  center,  where  it  passes  down, 
and  to  the  circumference  as  before.  Thus  It  Is  constantly 
massing  in  a  regular  flow  between  the  grinding  surfaces  and 
uto  the  quicksilver,  until  the  ore  is  reduced  to  an  impalpa- 
ble powder,  and  the  metal  amalgamated. 

Setters  made  on  the  same  principle  excel  all  others.— 
They  bring  the  pulp  so  constantly  and  perfectly  in  contact 
with  quicksilver,  that  the  particles  are  rapidly  and  com 
pletely  absorbed. 

Mill  men  are  invited  to  examine  these  pans  and  setters  for 
themselves,  at  the  PACIFIC  FOUNDRY, 

lvl  San  Francisco. 


I 


$85  for  Hunter's 

Improyed  Concentrator. 

The  patentee  Is  prepared  to  sell  his  Concentrators  for 
the  above  price,  and  guarantees,  When  the  machines  arc 
run  according  to  directions,  to  give  2U  per  cent  better  re- 
sults than  from  anv  Concentrator  built  on  this  Coast,  and 
will  refund  the  m'onev  if  they  will  not  perform  what  is 
claimed  for  them.  Machines  with  copper  plates,  will  cost 
$10  extra.    The  Machine  can  be 

Seen  in  Operation 
At  Booth  &  Co's  Union  Foundry,  up  stairs.  Parties  pur- 
chasing Concentrators  will  do  well  to  examine  belore  buy- 
ing others  of  pretended  merit.  Persons  desiring  it  can  have 
a  practical  concentration  made  of  tailings  at  any  time,  and 
prove. the  working  of  the  machine. 

FOB    §!50. 

HUNTER'S  EUREKA  AMALGAMATOR. 

For  sale,  the  right  to  build  and  use  lit  mills.  A  working  plan 
will  be  furnuhtd  each  purchaser.  Five  machines  can  be 
seen  in  operation  at  the  Eureka  Mill,  Grass  Valley.  The 
cost  of  the  ironsforthe  machine,  without  the  iron-box,  is 
about  SUM).    The  box  will  answer  of  wood. 

By  reference  tu  the  Mining  and  Scientifllc  Press  of  May 
25th.  a  full  description  oft  lie  above  Machines  may  be  found. 

For  particulars,  send  for  Circulars,  or  address 
ANDREW   HUNTER, 

25vlitf  Union  Foundry.  Sun  Francisco. 


BLAKE'S  PATENT 
QUARTZ    CRUSHER. 

CAUTION ! 

The  owners  of  the  Patent  for  this  valuable  machine,  In 
order  to  facilitate  the  protection  of  their  rights  against  nu- 
merous infringers,  procured,  some  time  since,  a  reissue  of 
the  Patent,  bearing  date  January  9th,  1866. 
Thin  Patent  secures  the  exclusive  right  to  em- 
ploy in    St oite- Breaking  Machine**  Up- 
right Con  vcment  Jaw*,  actuated 
by  a  Revolving  Shaft. 
<-  All  persons  who  are  violating  the  Patent  by  the  unau- 
thorized making,  selling  or  using  machines  in  which  quartz 
or  other  material  is  crushed  between  upright  convergent 
aws,  actuated  by  a  revolving  shaft,  are  hereby  warned 
that  they  are  appropriating  the  property  of  others,  and 
that  they  will  be  held  responsible  In  law  and  in  damages. 

Several  infringing  machines  are  made  and  offered  for 
sale  in  ihis  city,  upon  which  Patents  have  been  obtained. 
Manufacturers,  purchasers  and  users,  are  notified  that  such 
Patents  do  not  authorize  the  use  of  the  original  invention, 
and  that  such  machines  cannot  be  used  without  incurring 
liability  lor  damages.  BLAKE  £  TYLER, 

UvUtf  Agents  for  the  Pacific  Coast. 


QUARTZ  MINERS,  MILL1HEW, 

And  others  contemplating  the  erection  of  Reduction 
Works,  for  either  Gold  or  Silver  Ores,  your  attention  is 
called  to  a  new,  superior 

First  Class  Mill, 

In  all  respect<,  with  Pans  and  Separators  complete.    The 
Jlill  is  adapted  for  20or  40  Stamps. 
.OS-Full  particulars  maybe  had  by  calling  on  Messrs. 
Palmer,  Knox  &  Co.,  Golden  State  Foundry,  or 

dT.  K.  HITCHCOCK, 
19vH-3m  Millwright,  Russ  House. 


Steam   Pumps, 

FOR    DRAIXISO    MINES    OR    ELEVATINU   WATER  TO 
ANV   BIUHT. 

PICKERING'S  GOVERNORS 

For  Sieam  Engines. 

Griffiai'd's    Injectors, 

For  Feeding  Boilers. 

STODDART'S   IRON    WORKS, 

Ueule. Street,  San  Franclsco.a 

23V12  3m 


BLAKE'S  QUARTZ  BREAKER ! 
PRICES     eTedUCED! 

MACHINES   OF   ALL  SIZES   FOR  SALE 
—  av  — 

¥M.   P.   BLAKE, 

Corner  First  aud  Mission  nt  recta,  or  Box  8,077 


3vl3f 


SAN    FRANCISCO. 


NELSON   &   BDOBLE, 

aiie.vts  for; 

Thomas  Firth  &  Sons'  Cast  Steel,  Files, 

Etc.,  Shear,  Spring,  German.  Flow,  Blister  and  Toe  Calk 

Steel;  manufacturers  of 

Mill    Picks,    Sledges,    Hammers,  Picks, 

Stone    Cutters',    Blacksmiths'    and    Horse- Slioers'   Tools, 

319  and  321  Pius  street, 

Between  Montgomery  and  Sansoinc,  gan  Francisoo. 

lOvliqr 


Brodie's  Patented  improvements 


FOR  THE  TREATMENT  OF 

Gold  and  Silver  Ores. 

BRODIE'S  PATENTED  IMPROVED  QUARTZ  CRUSHER. 
The  attention  of  all  interested  in  Mining  Is  respect- 
fully called  to  this  Improved  Machine  for  Breaking  or 
Snalling  Quartz,  or  other  Rock,  possessine.  as  it  does,  sim- 
plicity of  action  and  lightness  of  construction,  so  far  as  Is 
compatible  with  strength  and  durability.  Inconsequence 
of  these  advantages,  the  advertisers  are  enabled  to  oiler 
the  e  machines  ro  the  public  at  the  following  low  terms: 
No.  1— Or  i0  inch  Crusher,  capable  of  reducing  from 

three  to  four  tons  of  quartz  per  hour,  no  piece  be 

ing  larger  than  a  walnut— price 4 

No.  2— Or  15  inch  Crusher,  capable  of  similarly  putting 

through  five  to  six  tons  per  hour.  850 

No.  3—  Or  13-inch  Crusher,  will  in  a  similar  manner 

crush  from  seven  to  eight  tons  per  hour l,20O 

EXPLANATION   OF  THE  ABOVE  ENGRAVING. 

The  frame  is  made  of  cast  Iron,  bound  with  heavy 
wrought  iron  bands,  making  it  very  strong,  and  nt  the  same 
time  light  and  portable.  The  crusher  is  bolted  to  a  wood 
frame  of  sufficient  bight  to  clear  ihe  ltv-wluel.  and  allow 
the  crushed  quartz  to  pass  off.  The  dotted  lmesshow  the 
movable  and  stationary  laws.  Letter  A  represents  the 
eccentric  shaft  by  which  the  power  is  applied  direct  to  the 
movable  jaw.  B  represents  the  movable  iaw,  and  C  the 
fixed  jaw.  D  represents  the  link  or  radius  bar,  E  repre- 
sents the  bolts  for  regulating  the  opening.  F,  which  can  be 
regulated  at  pleasure,  so  as  to  graduate  to  the  size  to  which 
it  is  intended  £nc  quartz  shall  he  crushed.  G  represents  the 
feed  opening,  by  which  the  size  of  the  machine  is  desig- 
nated. 

The  arrow  on  the  fly-wheel  shows  the  direction  to  drive 
the  eccentric,  which,  in  combination  with  the  link.  D, gives 
the  movable  jaw,  B.  a  forward  and  downward  motion  at  the 
sf.me  time,  and  which  makes  the  hardest  rock  yield  and 
aonarnte  into  fragments  of  any  desired  size. 

The  above  Crushers  have  been  recently  erected  and  are 
now  successfully-  employed  at  Bear  Valley,  Mariposa  coun- 
ty. Rawhide  Ranch.  Tuolumne  county,  Excelsior  Mine. 
Lake  District.  Nevada  cnuntv,  and  can  be  BPen  in  opera 
tion  at  the  Fulton  Foundry,  First  Street,  San  Francisco. 

The  following  testimonial  respecting  the  effectiveness  of 
this  Crusher,  lias  been  received  from  the  Superintendent 
of  the  "  Rawhide  Ranch"  Mine,  in  Tuoliimne  Countv: 
RAWHinK  Ranch,  Tuolumne  Co.,  Sept.  28, 1866. 

James  Brodie,  Esq.,  San  Francisco— My  Dear  Sir:  It  gives 
me  pleasure  to  inform  you  that  I  have  for  the  past  three 
months  had  one  of  your  largest  sized  Rock  Crushers  in 
use,  at  the  Rawhide  Ranch  Mining  Company's  Mill,  which 
hisentirely  met  tny  expectations;  and  I  have  no  hesita- 
tion in  recommending  it  to  all  who  are  in  need  of  a  machine 
for  rapidly,  cheaplv  and  properly  preparing  quartz  for  the 
stamps.    Yours  truly,  It.  P.  JOHNSON, 

Supt.  Rawhide  Ranch  Quartz  Mill. 

BRODIE'S  PATENT  IMPROVED  GERMAN  AMALGA- 
MATING BARREL.— This  Barrel  obtained  ft  premium  nt 
the  Fair  of  the  Mechmiics'  Institute  In  San  Francisco,  in 
1S64.  Further  particulars  will  be  ailorded  on  application 
to  the  subscribers. 

Those  infringing  the  patent  rights  to  the  above  improved 
Barrel,  are  hereby  informed  that  on  and  after  the  1st  No 
vember,  IS66,  the  royally  charged  for  using  the  same  will 
be  raised  to  the  sum  of  5100  per  Barrel. 

A  diagram,  with  explanations  of  this  machine,  will  be 
found  in  the  ,l Mining  and  Scientific  Press,"  of  September 
29th,  18G6 

BRODIE'S  PATENT  WIND-BLAST  SEPARATOR  FOR 
DRY  CRUSHING.— This  Dry  Crusher  has  been  found  the 
most  economical  and  effective  mode  of  crushing  ores  in 
Mexico,  California  and  Nevada.  Diagrams  and  explana- 
tions afforded  on  application  to  the  subscribers. 

A  dr.-twing  and  full  description  of  this  machine  will  be 
found  In  the  Mining  and  Scientific  Press  of  Sept.  2--M.1866. 
BKODIE  «fe  EAUCLIFP, 
Express  Building.  402  Montgomery  street, 

12vl3lf  Run  Francisco. 


LEFFEL'6 

American   Double  Turbine 


THESE  WHEELS,  DNEQUALED  AND  UNRIVALED  IN 
the  United  States  or  the  world,  have  been  fully  tested 
on  this  coast,  more  than  forty  being  in  use  at  this  date  in 
California  and  Oregon,  driving  all  kinds  of  machinery,  Saw 
Mills,  Flour  Mills,  Quartz  Mills,  etc.,  etc.,  etc. 

California  References.—  E.  Stocton,  Folsom;  O.  Sim- 
mons, Oakland,  (Mill  at  Clear  Lake);  Morgan  Coville,  Lex- 
ington, Santa  Clara  County;  J.  Y.  McMillan,  Lexington 
Santa  Clara  County.     JtSS-Send  for  Circular,  to 

KNAFP  <fe  GRANT, 
Agents  for  California. 
26vl3-lyq  310  Washington  street,  San  Francisco 


Quartz  Mill  Construction  and  Superintendence 

THE  UNDERSIGNED  IS  AT  PRESENT  OPEN  FOR  AN 
engagement  as  a  working  Superintendent  in  the  con- 
struction or  operation  of  a  quartz  Mill.  Has  had  five  years 
steady  and  successful  experience  in  working  ores  In  Washoe, 
and  U  practiced  in  saving  sulptiurets  and  the  treatment  of 
rebellious  ores  Is  prepared  to  furnish  references  for  all 
the  necessary  qualifications  of  an  intelligent,  faithful  and 
reliable  quartz  operator.     Address  F.  ST.  SHAW. 

San  Francisco,  care  Mining  and  Scientific  Press.    26vl5Sm 


IVotioe  to  Miners, 

Well-Borers    and  Water    Companies. 

MPRAG  IS  NOW  PREPARED  TO  MANUFACTURE 
.  Hydraulic  and  Artesian  Well  Pipes  in  the  best  work- 
manlike manner,  and  at  the  lowest  market  rates.  Having 
made  large  additions  to  my  stock  of  machinery  for  that 
branch  of  business,  I  am  prepared  to  fill  all  orders  with  dis. 
patch,  and  guarantee  entire  satisfaction.     I  also  lnanur'ae 


ture  Mississippi  Stoves,  oi  the  latest  Improved  patterns,  for 
vessels  of  all  classes.    Also,  Ship  Plumbing  dojie^ 

8vl3-ly 


M.  PB1G, 

Stove  Store.  No.  125  Clay  street,  below  Davis. 


Mechanical   2>ra.,vriiigs. 

Persons  wUhlng  Mechanical  Drawings  can  obtain  the 
services  of  competont  draughtsmen,  by  applying  to  this 

OfilOfl. 


HEALTH!    HEALTH! 

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■  I'TAYLOR'S  30N: 

<fatl!ii.     s.  f.  Ill 


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To  prevent  this,  purchase  one  of 

Taylor's  Stench  Traps  and  Garbage 
Baskets, 

And  promote  the  health,  comfort  and  elennllness  of  yon r 
family,  i For  description  see  Mining  and  Scientific  Press, 
April  6,  1967.]  Sold  wholesale  and  retail  by  TAYLOR  & 
SONS,  at  No.  439  Pacific  street,  San  Francisco.      15vl4tf 


THE  CELEBRATED 

Self  Generating  Portable 
Gas  Lamp. 


This  extraordinary  Lamp  pro- 
duces its  own  gas  by  the  vaptir- 
"  ttion  of  Petroleum,  Naphiha, 
_.  Benzine.  It  emits  neither 
smoke  norsmeli.  and  btirnswi  n 
a  pure  white  flame,  equal  hi  in- 
tensity to  an  ordinary  gas  burn- 
er, and  at  an  expense  of  from  one 
to  three  cents  per  hour  only,  ac- 
cording to  the  quantity  of  light 
required.  It  is  peculiarly  ndup- 
ted  ior  mining  purposes,  alitor 
stores,  lactones,  billiard  rooms, 
and.  In  fact,  for  all  purposes 
where  regular  gas  is  not  availa- 
ble, and  tor  which  it  is  an  ad- 
mirable substitute.  As  an  eiut- 
door  light  it  .stands  unrivalled, 
burning  with  undiminished  bril- 
liancy in  a  strong  wind. 


■Direction*  for  "Use. 

Charge  the  reservoir  with  the  prepared  fluid,  or  with 
Benzine,  from  half  to  ihree-fourths  full;  ullow  a  ponton  to 
run  through  Into  the  cnp.  then  turn  oft"  the  tap  and  ignite 
the  fluid,  which  will  beat  the  burner  sufficiently  to  gener- 
ate the  gas.  which  will  be  seen  issuing  from  the  top.  The 
tan  must  now  be  turned  mi,  and  a  steady  light  will  be  main- 
tained till  the  whole  ot  the  contents  of  the  reservoir  Is  con- 
sumed . 

A  small  needle,  bent  at  the  point  and  fixed  In  a  holder, 
may  be  occasionally  required  to  clear  ihe  minute  hole 
throu'.-h  which  \be  pus  issues,  and  the  regulating  screw  at 
the  bottom  turned  a  IKtle  back:  but  care  must  be  taken  not 
fo  force  the  screw  too  high,  ami  it  should  necer  be  uged  lo 
extinguish  the  light— by  turning  the  tap  off,  it  will  gradually 
go  out. 

When  necessary  to  renew  the  cotton  which  is  placed  In 
fhe  lower  pipe  to  prevent  the  too  rapid  flow  of  ihe  fluid,  the 
lamp  should  be  placed  in  a  vise  and  the  burner  screwed  off 
The  burnt  cotton  must  then  he  withdrawn,  and  a  fresh 
piece  of  smut  cotton  rag.  one  inch  wide  and  Jour  or  Ave 
inches  long,  should  be  doubled  over  a  piece  of  wire,  and 
Inserted  Into  the  pipe— the  ends  cut  short  off,  the  burner 
again  screwed  on  with  a  little  white  lead,  and  the  lamp  is 
rcadv  for  use 

Manufactured  solely  by  JOHN  J.HUGKS,  original  propri- 
etor. Factory,  North  Beach,  San  Francisco;  and  for  sale 
by  his  agents  in  every  citv  and  town  throughout  the  State. 
}SvU-3n_ 


E-      O.     HUNT, 

Manufacturer  of 

Windmill*,  So  roe- Powers 

PmnjiH,  Pumping 

IV  uiu-s  and 

t;  earing. 

Host's  Apjustjulk  Wij»d  Mills 
to  haviiull  the  sails  so  arranged  as 
turn  edgeways  to  the  wind  wl.uii 
the  mill  is  stopped.  The  sails  can 
be  set  at  any  angle  to  suit  the 
force  of  the  wind,  while  the  mill 
isruuning.hy  mcansof  the  brake 
lever  at  the  foot  of  the  mill,  by 
any  person. 

Hunt's  Sklp  Regulating    Mill 
Is  strong,  durable  and  cheap.     It 
is  provided  wiih  means  for  stop- 
ping, in  the  most  violent  winds. 
This  mill  is  well  known  through- 
?  out  the  State. 
Tread  Horse-Powers,  Swap  Horse- Powers,  Pumps  in  great 
variety.  Single  and   Double-Acting.      Frames  and  Gearing 
for  running  pumps,  from  steam  or  other  power,  constantly 
on  hand  and  built  to  order.    Water  Tanks  built  to  order. 
No.  28  Second  St.,  and  1U8  and  ill)  Jessie  St , 
2vl5qy  San  Francisco. 


ROOT'S  PATENT 

FORCE    BLAST    BLOWEK. 

Adapted  forSmcltintr.  Foundry,  Mining  and  Steamships. 
Requires  50  per  cent  less  power  than  any  Biower  now  in 
use.  For  further  particulars,  address  KEEP,  BLAKE  & 
CO.,  Stockton;  or  Wm.  T.  Garrett,  corner  Mission  and  Fre- 
mont streets,  San  Francisco.  Ivl5  lOptf 


National  Mineral  Land  Law,  Instructions, 
Blanks,  Etc. 

Copies  of  the  Act  of  Congress,  approved  July 
26th,  1866,  relating  to  the  Location  of  Minera 
Lands,    together    with    the    instructions    to    the 

United  States  Registers  and  Receivers  and  Sur- 
veyors General,"  from  the  Commissioner  of  the 
General  Land  Office  Department  of  the  Interior, 
dated  at  Washington,  Jan.  14th,  1867,  can  be  had 
at  this  office.  Also  a  full  set  of  blanks  for  making 
applicatioos,  advertising,  etc.  Address  Dewey  & 
Co.,  office  Mining  and  Scientific  Press,  San 
Francisco. 


The  Fire  Engines  of  Europe. 

Nothing  strikes  an  American  with  more 
surprise  in  a  large  European  city  than  the 
backwardness  manifested  there  in  the  intro- 
duction of.  appliances  for  the  extinguish- 
ment of  fires.  Even  in  the  British  Islands, 
according  to  the  Mechmiics'  Magazine,  there 
are  hut  two  oities  which  have  ordered  a 
second  steam  fire  engine.  A  Paris  corres- 
pondent of  the  Alia,  of  this  city,  gives  the 
following  description  of  the  Fire  Depart- 
ment of  Paris,  as  it  appeared  upon  a  recent  ■ 
public  occasion : 

They  are  dressed  in  the  same  manner  as 
Lafayette  Hook  and  Ladder  Company  used 
to  be  in  your  city  before  the  Paid  super- 
seded the  Volunteer  Fire  Department — 
brass  helmets  and  all  that  sort  of  things — 
and  are  a  fine,  well-drilled  body  of  men. 
Each  company,  attended  by  its  band, 
marched  in  front  of  a  pavilion  for  inspec- 
tion, worked  their  engine,  and  then  started 
off  on  a  dead  run  from  the  field.  The 
functionaries  who  perform  the  duties  of 
those  hearty  young  fellows  who,  when  the 
engine  is  being  whirled  through  the  streets, 
shout  with  stentorian  lungs,  "Lively,  now 
boys,  lively!"  "break  her  down,  boys! 
break  her  down  !"  are  furnished  with  trum- 
pets, and  keep  up  a  very  inspiring  toot 
while  the  company  is  in  motion.  In  point 
of  melody,  I  must  say  it  is  an  improvement 
upon  our  way  of  doing  things.  In  relation, 
however,  to  the  apparatus  of  these  fire 
companies,  I  am  not  prepared  to  go  into 
great  ecstacies.  It  resembles  more  a  bath 
tub  on  wheels  than  a  fire  engine.  It  is 
drawn  by  six  or  eight  firemen  easily.  The 
balance  of  the  company  are  furnished  with 
buckets !  When  a  fire  breaks  out,  these  lat- 
ter station  themselves  in  a  line  to  the  near- 
est supply  of  water,  and  pass  bucket  after 
bucket  to  the  engine,  where  it  is  by  hand 
labor  forced  into  the  hose.  They  have  no 
idea  of  suction  hose  in  France.  They  have 
been  passing  water  in  buckets  to  their  en- 
gines for  centuries,  and  they  will  stick  to 
that  way  of  doing  things  until  the  Emperor 
takes  the  matter  in  hand,  and  woe  to  the 
unfortunate  youth  who,  returning  late  from 
a  party  with  white  vest  and  white  kids, 
stumbles  upon  the  fire  line.  To  work  he 
has  to  go,  and  that  without  cessation,  until 
the  fire  is  put  out.  As  might  naturally  be 
expected  under  these  circumstances,  people 
in  Paris,  instead  'of  running  to  a  fire,  run 
away  from  it  with  the  utmost  celerity.  To 
the  steam  fire  engine  the  people  of  Paris 
will,  of  course,  have  to  come  in  the  end,  no 
matter  how  strongly  they  oppose  innova- 
tion. So  efficient  is  their  mode  of  dealing 
with  the  "  devouring  element,"  that  a  com- 
pany of  "pompiers  "  (as  they  are  called)  is 
stationed  in  almost  all  the  public  buildings. 
The  fire  department  of  the  Exposition  is 
composed  of  more  men  than  are  considered 
necessary  to  insure  the  safety  of  the  city  of 
San  Francisco.  Several  thousand  men  are 
now  kept  in  Paris  lounging  about  their 
quarters,  with  brass  helmets  on  their  heads, 
who  might  be  engaged  in  some  branch  of 
productive  industry,  because  there  is  an 
objection  to  keep  up  with  the  progress  of 
the  times,  or,  more  properly  speaking,  a 
disinclination  to  accept  new  ideas,  particu- 
larly if  those  new  ideas  are  of  foreign 
growth. 


Cokal  Jewelby.— Coral  jewelry  has  be- 
come so  fashionable  in  Paris  that  it  com- 
mands, even  in  the  rough,  a  price  equal  to 
about  twenty  times  its  weight  in  gold.  The 
rose  pink  variety  commands  the  highest 
price.  In  one  of  the  show  cases  at  the 
Paris  Exhibition,  there  is  a  necklace,  con- 
sisting entirely  of  coral,  which  is  valued 
at  $2,300  in  gold.  The  same  show  case  con- 
tains a  great  variety  of  other  coral  orna- 
ments, such  as  bracelets,  ear-rings,  cameos, 
etc.  Their  great  cost  is  due  to  their  exquis- 
itely delicate  and  elaborate  workmanship. 
Heretofore  jewelry  of  this  description  has 
generally  been  conspicuous  for  its  clumsi- 
ness and  exceeding  want  of  taste.  Under 
certain  conditions,  coral  is  an  excellent  ma- 
terial for  art  Its  beautiful  color,  its  solid- 
ity of  texture,  resistance  to  atmospheric 
action,  etc.,  greatly  recommend  it  There 
are  some  fifteen  varieties  of  coral  known  to 
commerce,  but  a  small  portion  of  which  are 
fit  for  artistic  finish.  Natural  coral  of  the 
most  choice  variety  is  worth  twenty  times 
its  weight  in  gold,  and  has  been  for  years. 
One  of  the  finest  specimens  in  this  country 
is  to  be  found  in  the  cabinet  of  Yale 
College. 


<Thc  pining  and  JScicntifk  §tm. 


47 


White  Copper. — The  London  Miring 
Journal,  Borne  fivo  or  six  years  ago,  gave 
the  following  curious  statement  about  the 
alleged  manufaeture  of  "white  copper"  by 
the  Chinese.  The  statement  was  vouched 
for  by  a  correspondent,  and  'was  given  as 
follows : 

Tradition  says  that  the  Yun-Xiin  district 
formerly  prodoced  white  copper,  the  ingots 
of  which  that  are  preserved  being  of  a  fine 
graiu,  and  harder  than  that  at  present  ob- 
tained. The  copper  wheuji-aised  is  red,  and 
from  the  description  given  by  the  various 
workmen,  the  writer  learned  that  tho  ore, 
when  taken  from  the  mine,  was  placed  on  a 
layer  of  wood,  covered  also  with  wood  and 
kindled.  At  the  Lon-Kon-Tchongmine  this 
operation  was  repeuted  seven  times,  in  others 
five,  and  in  some  only  three  times,  experi- 
ence being  the  only  guide  as  to  the  number 
of  times  necessary  for  each  description  of 
ore.  The  ore  thus  heated  was  reduced  to 
powder,  or  small  grains,  and  700  pounds 
taken  therefrom  was  placed  in  a  large  fur- 
nace on  a  bed  formed  of  a  mixture  of  coal 
and  oak  charcoal,  covered  with  some  of  the 
same  mixture,  and  kindled ;  this  operation 
was  not  repeated,  but  if  the  ore  were  of 
good  quality,  the  result  would  be  from  220 
to  300  pounds  of  cop]  ler,  in  a  roughly -formed 
ingot  Four  small  furnaces  were  then 
brought  into  requisition  iu  place  of  the 
larger  one  above  mentioned  ;  a  fact  that 
claimed  particular  attention,  and  a  point 
upon  xphich  the  workmen  were  unanimous, 
was,  that  neither  coal  nor  oak  charcoal 
ought  to  be  employed  in  this  part  of  tho 
operation,  but  that  it  was  absolutely  neces- 
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HIXKLE    &    CAPP'S 
CENTRIFUGAL  ORE   GRINDER  AND  AMALGAMATOR. 


Patent  uutcu  April  ICtb,  18G7. 


For    Grinding    and    Amalgamating 
t  It  urges  off  Ore, 

Arranged  as  shown  in  the  first  engraving,  the  pan  Is 
adapted  for  grinding  und  amalgamating  separate  charges 
of  ore  offtUOlbs.  each,  doing  Its  work  rapidly,  thoroughly 
and  effectually. 


This  sectional  engraving  ex- 
lilbiUmore  clearly  the  arrange 
mem  and  >hupc  of  the  grind- 
Ins  parts  of  the  machine.  It, 
and  the  other  engravings;  will 
be  more  clearly  understood  by 
reference  to  the  accompany- 
ing explanation. 


For  Grinding  und   Discharging   Contin- 
uously. 

Arranged  as  shown  In  the  second  engraving,  all  Ihc  into 
tiir  gi  -unliug  parts  being  I  lie  same  as  shown  In  first  view, 
tins  [mil  is  uduptcfi  fur  receiving  nnd  grinding  and  dis- 
charging continuously  crushed  quartz  as  last  as  supplied 
by  a  nve-Stamp  battery,  with  No.  4  or  5  screens.  A  -eluin- 
mejr J'  or  same  similar  contrivance,  to  carrv  ofl'theclav, 
slime  nml  surplus  wuter,  In  to  be  placed  between  it  und  tlie 

battery. 


Explanation.  —  E,  muller- 
haiucr  F,  muller  plate  or 
shoe,  Q,  side  dies.  I,  sup- 
porting lip  D,  bearing  sur- 
face, i',  feeder.  X,  weight  to 
counter-balance  wear  ot  nr  ' 
ler  plates,  or  shoes.  U,  co  . . 
used  iii  working  charges  of 
ore.  The  dark  shade  on  the 
bottom  of  the  pan  represents 
one  of  the  grooves  lor  mer- 
cury. 


Halt"  Section  or  Top  View. 

The   Centrifugal    Ore    Grinder. 


This  new  GRINDER  and  AMALGAMATOR  is  extremely 
simple  and  compact  In  its  construction.  The  principle 
availed  of  is  entirely  novel.  The  grinding  is  effected  by 
perpendicular  mullers,  pressed  laterally  by  centrifugal 
torcc  a-:ii:i>t  perpendicular  iron  dies,  fitted  to  the  inner 
sides  of  the  pan.  It  is  to  be  run  ot  a  speed  of  from  60  to  80 
revolutions  per  minute,  according  to  the  hardness  of 
tho  rock  to  be  crushed.  The  pressure  upon  every  part  of 
the  grinding  surfaces  is  direct  and  uniform,  and  they  wear 
with  straight  and  true  faces  from  first  to  last,  comforming 
also  to  the  shape  of  the  sides  of  the  pan,  so  that  the  work 
performed  with  old  mullers  and  plates  Is  as  thorough  and 
perfect  as  with  new  ones.  The  pulp  enters  readily  between 
the  mullers  and  side  dies,  tho  pressure  being  light  in  front 
and  heaviest  at  the  heel  of  the  muller,  tht-re  Is  no  strain 
upon  any  of  the  parts,  and  no  liability  to  breakage  or  dis- 
arrangement, ami  no  wear  except  that  whiUi  is  useful  on 
the  grinding  surfaces.  The  work  done  is  performed  without 
jarring,  jerking,  straining  or  clogging,  with  extreme  regu- 
and  evenness,  i lie  pulp  being  of  great  and  uniform  fine- 
ness. It  is  not  liable  to  be  clogged,  nor  to  be  obstructed, 
stopped,  Impeded  or  broken,  by  coarse  pieces  of  rock, 
pick  points  or  iron,  accidentally  introduced  with  the 
crushed  ore.  ns  these  can  readily  pass  each  muller  sep- 
arately, without  Interfering  with  or  affecting  tlie  otiier 
mullers,  each  of  which  is  independent,  or  can  rest  upon 
the  bottom  below  the  mullers,  without  inconvenience,  as 
the  arms  play  freely  an  inch  above  the  bottom  of  the  pan. 

It  is  more  readily  cleaned  up  than  any  other  pan,  as  each 
muller  can  be  Luted  out  separately  by  hand,  and  ihcrc  is  no 
necessity  for  lifting  the  revolving  cone  or  driver,  which  is 
also  ensily  turned,  there  being  no  friclion  when  not  in  use, 
or  rapid  revolution.  The  bulk  of  the  mercury  is  not  ground 
up  with  the  rock,  but  lies  below  the  lower  ends  of  the  mul- 
lers lu  n  groove,  and  iu  another  groove  on  the  cover  of  the 
nun,  where  all  the  pulp  and  metal  passes  continually  over 
it  without  cutting  or  carrying  it  away.  The  mullers  and  side 


dies  are  easily  removed  at  any  time,  or  when  worn  out 
and  an  extra  set  of  mullers  is  furnished  with  eacli  pun  sold, 
It  Is  also  adapted  tor  grinding  cement,  sulphurets,  roasted 
ores,  etc. 

We  claim  all  these  advantages  for  our  Pan,  and  that  it 
will  do  more  and  better  work,  with  less  power,  and  less  at- 
tention and  manual  labor,  more  rapidly  and  with  less  ex- 
pense, titan  any  other  pan  or  muller  made  tor  the  same 
purposes,  and  claimed  to; he  ot  equal  or  greater  capacity 
Wo  will  sell  them  for  use  on  condition  that  li.  when  lairlj 
tried  they  fail  to  answer  these  promises,  they  may  be  re 
turned. 

lfor  full  description  and  illustration,  see  Mining  and  Scl 
entillc  Press,  June  15,  1867. 

Hinkle  &  Capp's  Centrifugal  Ore  Grinder 

and  Amalgamator 
May  be  seen  in  operation,  and  examined,  at  the  European 
Metallurgical  Works,  on  Bryant,  between  Third  and  Fourth 
streets,  San  Francisco,  where  all  interesied  in  mining  and 
milling  operations  are  invited  to  inspect  it.  Its  weight,  as 
arranged  for  continuous  grinding  anddischargo,  with  extra 
set  of  six  mullers,  is  about  2.700  lbs. ;  or  as  arranged  for 
grinding  and  amalgamating  single  charges  of 800  lbs.  of  ore, 
also  with  extra  set  of  mullers,  about  3,0110  lbs.  Price,  as 
above,  completely  fitted  and  ready  for  use,  either  way, 
S&UU,  gold  coin. 

Forfurther  particulars,  apply  by  letter  to  PHILIP  HIN 
KLE  and  CHARLES  S.  (JAPP,  No.  5i3  Clay  street,  below 
Montgomery,  San  Francisco,  Cal.  or  personally  to  the  above, 
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thev  are  manufactured. 

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thus  elaborates  and  explains  them  : 

First,  then  :  Unless  the  pan  is  level.,  it  is  out  of  the  question  to  expect  it  to  do  its  duty.  One  would 
imagine  that  the  slightest  possible  examination  of  the  illustrations  would  be  sufficient  to  show  this. 
Yet,  in  one  case,  where  the  machine  did  not  work  satisfactorily,  it  was  found  that  no  regard  whatever 
had  been  paid  to  this  point !  The  word  level  is  in  itself  precise  ;  it  admits  of  no  latitude,  and  cannot 
be  misunderstood.  Nothing  is  easier,  to  a  mechanic,  than  to  place  the  pan  absolutely  and  mathemati- 
cally level.    It  cannot  be  necessary  to  dwell  further  upon  this  point. 

Direction  Second,  viz : — "  Keep  the  pan  about  half  full  of  sulphurets,"  has  also,  in  some  cases, 
been  disregarded.  A  moment's  reflection  will  point  out  its  importance.  The  operation  of  the  ma- 
chine is  such,  that  grains  of  any  kind,  whatever  may  be  their  size  or  weight,  will  seek  the  peri- 
phery of  the  pan,  and  unless  discharged,  will  there  remain,  until  other  grains  of  greater  specif  c  gravity 
take  their  place.  Of  course,  then,  at  the  starting  of  the  machine,  and  for  a  short  time  thereafter,  the 
periphery  will  be  partially  filled  with  sand.  It  is  therefore  necessary  to  allow  a  quantity  of  sulphu- 
rets sufficient  to  completely  occupy  that  space  to  accumulate,  before  the  gate  is  opened,  and  their  dis- 
charge commenced.  It  is  obvious  that  they  will  otherwise  be  accompanied  with  more  or  les6  of 
sand.  Once  properly  commenced,  the  discharge  will  bo  continuous.  It  must  be  regulated,  however, 
by  the  richness,  in  sulphurets,  of  the  pulp  under  treatment.  A  little  practice  will  enable  the  operator 
to  gauge  it  without  difficulty. 

After  what  has  been  said,  direction  Third  requires  no  further  explanation.  Direction  Fourth  is, 
to  a  mechanic,  sufficiently  explicit. 

These  concentrators  can  be  set  in  pairs,  for  which  a  single  crank  shaft  will  Bnffice.  Two  6uch 
pairs  can  be  so  arranged  as  to  require  a  driving  shaft  of  only  six  feet  in  length. 

The  guaranteed  capacity  of  each  machine  is  five  tons  every  24  hours.  Eight  tons,  however, 
can  be  and  has  been  put  through  in  that  time.  The  small  proportion  of  sand  which  the  sulphurets 
carry,  when  thus  rapidly  concentrated,  is  not  an  objection  but  rather  an  advantage,  in  case  the  opera- 
tors themselves  intend  to  work  them.  Either  in  roasting  or  in  pan-working,  a  small  admixture  of 
sand  is  unquestionably  an  aid.  But  if  the  6ulphurets  are  being  prepared  for  sale,  they  must  of  course 
be  clean.  In  this  case,  the  discharges  from  four  machines  can  be  conducted  into  a  single  additional 
one,  and  the  concentration  thos  be  made  complete. 

The  proprietor  has  recently  6till  further  improved  the  machine,  by  the  substitntion  of  an  iron 
frame  for  the  former  wooden  one.  While  nothing  is  added  to  its  weight  by  the  change,  it  is  thus 
made  stronger  and  more  compact;  and  at  the  same  time  the  labor  of  setting  it  up  is  considerably 
lessened.  He  flatters  himself  that  these  added  advantages  leave  nothing  further  to  be  desired  as  re- 
gards the  perfecting  of  the  machine. 


References  : 

Reference  is  made  to  the  following  mills,  which  have  HENDY'S  CONCENTRATOKS  in  use  : 

EMPIRE  MILL Grass  Valley,  Nevada  County. 

ONEIDA  MILL Jackson,  Amador  County. 

SPRING  HILL  MILL Amador,  Amador  County. 

GOLDEN  GATE  MILL Volcano,  Amador  County. 

GOLDEN  RULE  MILL Stewart  Flat,  Placer  County. 

BENTON  MILL Bear  Valley,  Mariposa  County. 

LOUISIANA  MILL Coulterville,  Mariposa  County. 

PEOPLE'S  MILL Alleghany,  Sierra  County. 

TYRON  &  CO'S  MILL Prescott,  Arizona. 

WOOLSEY  &  CO'S  MILL Prescott,  Arizona. 

NOYES  &  CO'S  MILL Prescott,  Arizona. 

GUADALUPE  &  SACRAMENTO  G.  &  S.  M.  CO ...Sinaloa,  Mexico. 

RECENTLY    ORDERED    FROM    THE    UNION    IRON    WORKS  : 

VEATCH,  VALENTINE  &  CO.,  Commercial  Mill  (4  Concentrators) Nevada  County. 

GOULD  &  CURRY  G.  &  S.  M.  CO.  (4  Concentrators) Virginia  City,  Nevada. 

VULTURE  CO.  (4  Concentrators Prescott,  Arizona. 

MIDAS  MILL   CO.  (4  Concentrators) Virginia,  Montana. 

PLYMOUTH  ROCK  MILL  CO.   (2  Concentrators) Mariposa  County. 

B.  F.  BROWN  (1  Concentrator) Melbourne,  Australia. 

MOREY  &  SPERRY  (1   Concentrator) New  York. 

And  in  use  in  many  other  parts  of  this  coast. 

D^*These  Machines  are  made  of  iron,  thoroughly  constructed  and  ready  for  immediate  use. 
For  description,  etc.,  send  for  Circular. 

Those  in  want  of  Concentrators  would  do  well  to  visit  some  of  the  quartz  mills  that  have 
Hendy's  Patent  Concentrators  in  use,  and  satisfy  themselves  before  purchasing  other  Concentrators  of 
pretended  merit. 


CAUTION. 

All  of  HENDY'S  PATENT  CONCENTRATORS  are  marked  thus  : 

"J.  HENDY,  Patented  Februarv  27th  and  April  17th,  1866." 


Orders  or  letters  of  enquiry,  address 
March,  1867. 


JOSHUA  HENDY.  Patentee, 

Union  or  Fulton  Foundry,  San  Francisco. 


W.    T-   GARRATT, 
City 

BBASS  AND  BELL  FOUNDER 


Cor.  Mission  and.  Fremont  sts.. 

BAN    FRANCISCO. 

Manufacturer  of  Brass,  Zinc,  and  Anti-Friction  or 

Babbet  Metal  Castings) 

CSURCH  AND  STEAMBOAT 
TAVBRS    AND    HARD    BELLS    AND    GONGB, 

FIRE   ENGINES,     FORCE    AND    LIFT    PUMPS, 

Steam,  Liquor,  Soda  Oil,  Water  and  Flange  Cocks,  and 
Valves  of  all  descriptions,  made  and  repaired.  Hose  and 
all  other  Joints,  Spelter,  Solder,  and  Copper  Rivets,  &c. 
Gauge  Cocks,  Cylinder  Cocks,  Oil  Globes,  Steam  Whistles, 

HY1)K AUX.IC  PIPES  AND   NOZZELS 
For  Mining  purposes,  Iron  Steam  Pipe  furnished  with  Fit 
tings,  Ac.    Cnuplinc  Joints  of  all  slice*.    Particular  attention 

Jiaid  to  Distillery  Work.    Manufacturer  of  "Garratt's  Pat- 
ent Improved  Journal  Metal." 
33-  Highest  Market  price  paid  for  OLD  BELLS,  COPPER 
AND  BRASS,  .ffitr  6tf 


JOHN  G.  HODGE  &  CO., 

Importers  and  Dealers  in 

STATIONERY, 

Blank    Books,   School    Books    and    Cheap 
Publications* 

WRAPPING  PAPER, 

PAPER   BAGS,  ETC. 
Nos.  418  and  430  Clay  street,  San  Francisco, 
agj-  Special  attention  given  to  orders  from  Country  Mer- 
chants. 2vl5-qrI6p 


Golden  City  Chemical  Works. 

LlBOKATOItl, 
Corner  of  Seventh  and  Tovrnsend  Streets. 

OFFICE, 
Corner  of  Montgomery  and    Bush  Streets. 

CAPITAL  STOCK, $500,000 

Trustees: 

H.  P.  WAKELEE,  THOS.  H.  SELBY, 

NICHOLAS  LUNING,  THOS.  BELL, 

CHAS.  E.  McLANE. 

H.  P.  WAKELEE MANAGER. 


THIS  COMPANY  ARE  NOW  PREPARED  TO  FURNISH 
Sulphuric. Nitric  and  Muriatic  Acids  of  superior  quality, 
in  quantities  to  suit. 

Orders  will  be  received  at  the  office  on'y  for  Chemicals  of 
every  description,  which  will  be  manufactured  as  may  ho 
required.  The  Company  beg  to  say  that  they  have  the  ad- 
vantages of  all  improved  machinery  and  apparatus  for  the 
manufacture  and  manipulation  of  these  products,  and  our 
Laboratory  Is  fitted  up  with  the  most  recent  improvements 
which  experience  and  science  suggest,  and  is  surpassed  by 
none  in  completeness  and  perfection  tor  the  purposes  it  Ib 
designed.  ■  m  H  3m 


Foundry  for  Sale. 

A  One-half  Interest  in  the 

UNION    IRON    WORKS, 

SACRAMENTO, 

Owned  by  William  R.  Williams,  is  offered  for  sale  on  the 
most  favorable  terms. 

A.    Good    Bargain 

May  behad,  asthe  proprietor  Is  going  home  to  Europe.  It 
is  seldom  that  so  good  an  opportunity  is  offered  for  a  suro 
and  permanent  investment  The  business  of  the  establish- 
ment Is  exceedingly  flourishing,  as  can  be  shown.  The 
Shop  is  of  brick,  new  and  well  built.  The  lot  is  85  feet  front 
by  163  feet  In  depth,  iu  a  good  location  for  this  business,  on 
Front  street,  between  N  and  O  streets. 

Inquire  at  the  office  of  the  Foundry,  or  address 

WILLIAM   R.  WILLIAMS, 

W>vl3tf9-I6p  Sacramento,  Cal. 


Electbotype  Cuts,  Engravings,  Etc.— Our  Job  Printing 
Office  is  abundantly  supplied  with  elegant  engravings,  or- 
naments, and  other  embellishments  to  suit  the  various 
branches  of  industry  In  this  State. 


Single  Copln,  Fifteen  Cent*. 


Termi:  One  Tear,  95;  Six  Month*,  S3. 


§y  $<mntal  ot  m$tM  guts,  $t\tnce,  and  pintarj  and  pcrftamral  <8,xa$tm. 


DEWEY  *  CO..  !•(    HI  IsillltN, 
And  I'ulnil  Mollcllor*.  f 


SAN"  FRANCISCO,  SATURDAY,  JULY  27,  1867. 


(VOLUME   XV. 

t        Kniuber    4. 


TABLE  OF  CONTENTS. 


Llnd's  Improved  Jonvul  Tur- 

bm. '-Illustrated. 
Petroleum  Fuel 
Submarine  Mountains  off  the 

'",,  ,v   ot  '  '.i'ii 

I'M    o  American  Telegraph, 

Hew  Corn  Bxch 

Golden  fin i-   N    l 

Mount  ii„u,i, 

let-  be  rn*. 

Oeuiral  PjicIHc  Railroad. 

Ini'uriiiil  Machine  in  a  Ij'ltcr 

Tin-  Question  .•!  Longitude, 

BIMm  CommuDlc  n  ion  with 

the  dandvrlch  island*. 
Equine  Mortality. 
Fronts  nf  Co  operative  Labor 
The  Long  Room, 
Tin'  Wearing  aw  iv  of  Rivers. 
[inprovemoul  in  Gas  Lighting 

I'llti  - ur^  mi  1  s.nii,r:i   M.  Co 
Tin-  NeKI  Agrlcultur  il  Kolr. 
The  Late  Boiler  Explosion. 
Rtvor  Country  aud 

it -i  Mhi.-: — «' 'in  led. 

ml  Patent  Mutters— 

Don  tinned 

Oil  Search  In  Humlioldt  Co 

Topographical  Modol  of  the 

I  iomst  >ck  Lode. 
Mou  t..r  Position 
The  Groat  Bridge  nt  St.  Louis 
Mountain  Silk. 
Government     Mining    Titles 

noi  Compulsory. 
Popular  Fallacies. 
Populatlou    of     the   United 

Btatoa. 


Kureki*  Mine,  Ora.**  Valley. 

klW  hank'  IL       .Mi'r:i.i.isv  — 

Consume  your  Smoko;  in. 
teresung  t<>  iron  Men  i  En- 
graving by  Electricity:  a 
How   Prjioew  for  keoplug 

NiWlt  Iroi.'  Rusting:  Manu- 
facture <  t  Artificial  Sharp- 
ening S tones;  To  Cement 
Br«'«  on  Glass. 

901BHTtriO    Ml.lCKLI.AXV. — 

A  Message  from  the  Btars; 

S.  iimIiv.'  I'lmiirs;   A  Hidden 

Thought:  a  Universal  Tele- 
graph; neology  of  the  Met- 
als; Uninflammable  stuffs; 
Bpeolflc  Heat  hi  Rolls;  Col- 
ors l  rum  Protean  Cum- 
poonds. 

M  i. mm;  Sum wart— Embracing 

late  Intelligence  irom  the 
various  conn  ties  and    die- 

trtns   in   ("•tillCurnhi.    Idiiho. 

British  uolaunbta,  Colorado, 
Montana,    Mexico.  Nevada, 
and  I'l.ili 
Npw  Patents  and  Inventions. 

Notices  to  Correspondents, 
^an  Francisco  Market  Kates. 
San  Francisco  Weekly  stock 

Circular. 
Stock  Prices— Bid  and  Asked. 
San  Franclseu  Metal  Market 
Muff  Incorporations— List  of 

Officers. 
Mining  Shareholders'  Dlrcct- 

ory. 
Fluctuations  of  Mining  Stocks 


Belles-Lettres,  by  Augustus  Layres,  Pro- 
fessor of  various  Languages,  Rhetoric, 
and  Sciences.  San  Francisco :  A.  Roman 
&  Co. 

This  volume  comprises  the  second  of  a 
series  on  composition,  Belles  Lettres  and 
Oratory,  -which  are  now  in  process  of  prepa- 
ration by  Prof.  Layres.  The  first  of  the 
series  has  already  appeared,  and  been  fully 
noticed  in  these  columns.  The  present 
volume  formsan  "Introduction  to  the  Study 
of  Belles  Lettres,"  the  design  of  which  is  to 
facilitate  the  art,  and  abridge  the  study  of 
composition.  The  method  pursued  is  both 
synthetical  and  analytical ;  the  former  for 
teaching  the  rules,  and  the  latter  the  prac- 
tice of  composition. 

The  -work  embraces  some  new  and  import- 
ant features,  and  is  the  result  of  many 
years  of  study  and  practice,  as  a  teacher. 
We  have  not  yet  had  an  opportunity  to 
make  a  critical  examination  of  the  work,  but 
shall  endeavor  to  do  so  at  an  early  day.  In 
the  meantime,  we  can  safely  recommend  it 
on  the  well  known  reputation  of  the  author, 
and  hope  to  see  it  generally  introduced  into 
our  schools  and  seminaries  of  learning. 


Land's  Improved  Jonval  Turbine. 

"We  give  annexed  a  side  view  and  plan  of 
Lind's  improvement  on  the  Jonval  Turbine, 
which,  through  the  agency  connected  with 
this  oitice,  was  patented  by  Mr.  A.  Lind,  of 
this  city,  in  October  last. 

Fig.  1  is  a  vertical  view  of  the  wheel  with 
a  part  of  the  stationary  wheel  removed, 
showing  the  guide  buckets,  B,  B;  also  a 
part  of  the  rim  of  the  running  wheel,  re- 
moved for  the  purpose  of  showing  the 
buckets,  A,  A. 

Fig.  2  is  a  plan  of  the  wheel,  with  the 
upper  part  of  the  friction  ball  bearing,  D, 


The  Long  Room  is  the  designation  given 
to  one  of  the  rooms  in  the  new  Exchange 
Building,  whi«h  will  hereafter  be  occupied 
as  an  Open  Board,  under  the  direction  of 
Mr.  T.  C.  Sanborn,  who  will  be  assisted  by 
Mr.  Ralph  C.  Dorr,  as  Secretary.  The 
room  is  pleasantly  located,  just  to  the  right 
of  the  main  entrance  of  the  building,  and 
was  first  opened  for  business  on  Thursday. 
It  is  neatly  and  appropriately  furnished, 
and  in  every  way  convenient  for  the  pur- 
pose designated.  Nearly  300  persons  have 
already  enrolled  their  names  as  subscribers. 
The  institution  could  not  have  been  en- 
trusted to  better  or  more  experienced  hands. 
Any  person  can  become  a  member  by  en- 
rolling his  name  and  payingftlO  per  month. 

NrrEO-GiiYCEBiNE. — It  is  said  that  a  com- 
pany has  been  formed  for  the  manufacture 
of  nitro-glycerine  in  this  city. 

Newspapers. — There  are  now  about  4,000 
newspapers  published  in  the  United  States 
and  Territories. 


removed,  for  the  purpose  of  showing  the 
friction  balls  as  well  as  the  frame-work. 
A,  A,  in  Fig.  1,  represents  the  buckets  in 
the  movable  wheel ;  B,  B,  the  guide  buck- 
ets in  the  stationary  wheel ;  C,  the  gate  ;  D, 
the  friction  ball  gearing,  which  supports 
the  shaft  and  wheels.  C,  in  Fig.  2,  repre- 
sents the  gate;  D,  the  lower  part  of  the 
friction  ball  bearing. 

The  especial  advantage  which  this  wheel 
possesses  over  the  ordinary  Jonval,  consists 


in  the  fact  that  the  rim  enclosing  the  buck 
ets,  A,  A,  is  attached  to  the  buckets,  and 
revolves  with  them  by  means  of  the  lip  joint 
shown  at  the  connection  with  the  rim  en 
closing  the  guides,  B,  B.  By  thus  makinj 
the  rim  to  revolve  with  the  buckets,  the 
friction  of  the  water  agaiDst  the  inner  side 
of  the  rim  in  the  original  Jonval  is  entirely 
removed ;  while  the  great  danger  of  bend- 


ing the  buckets  in  the  old  wheel,  by 
sticks  or  gravel  passing  through,  is  entirely 
avoided.  In  the  present  wheel,  whenever 
any  considerable  quantity  of  debris  finds 
its  way  into  the  wheel,  it  merely  has  a  ten- 
dency to  reduce  the  power  by  filling  the 
water  space,  without  damage  to  the  wheel ; 
which  may  at  any  time  be  stopped  and 
cleaned  out.  The  revolving  rim  also  greatly 
reduces  the  leakage ;  in  fact,  it  is  impossi- 
ble for  any  leak  whatever  to  occur,  except 
through  the  lip  joint,  which,  when  properly 
constructed,  is  almost  water-tight. 

There  is  an  arrangement  of  stoppers  at- 
tached, but  not  shown  in  the  illustration, 
by  which  the  apertures  of  the  wheel  may 
be  readily  closed  or  opened  for  the  purpose 
of  using  more  or  less  water,  and  by  which 
the  same  percentage  of  power  may  be  ob- 
tained from  the  water  whether  the  flow  be 
more  or  less.  Parties  who  have  used  this 
wheel  speak  highly  of  its  efficiency.  For 
further  particulars,  address. A  Lind,  at  the 
Pacific  Foundry,  in  this  city. 

The  Russo-American  Telegraph. — The 
managers  of  this  enterprise,  the  extension 
of  which  across  Behring's  Straits  has  been 
abandoned,  have  proposed  to  complete  and 
put  it  in  working  order  as  far  as  Sitka,  pro- 
vided the  Government  will  grant  an  annual 
subsidy  of  $20,000,  for  which  the  company 
will  transmit  all  Government  and  all  purely 
scientific  messages  free.  It  is  to  be  hoped, 
for  the  interest  of  the  Pacific  coast  and  the 
future  prosperity  of  our  new  northwestern 
possessions,  that  Government  may  be  in- 
duced to  consider  this  proposition  favora- 
bly. The  attainment  of  rapid  and  constant 
communication  with  that  distant  territory- 
must  be  of  great  importance  to  both  the 
Government  and  the  trade  which  must  soon 
spring  up  there  under  the  new  Anglo-Saxon 
rule.  If  that  territory  is  worth  purchasing 
at  the  price  paid,  it  is  certainly  worth 
"hitching  on"  to  the  balance  of  the  con 
federacy,  especially  when  it  can  be  effect- 
ually done  at  so  slight  a  cost  and  with  such 
a  slender  thread  of  communication.  Let 
us,  by  all  means,  have  a  telegraph  to  Alaska. 

New  Corn  Exchange  — Owing  to  an  un- 
fortunate difficulty  among  the  produce  deal- 
ers as  to  the  proper  location  for  such  an 
institution,  the  project  of  the  establishment 
of  a  Corn  Exchange  for  this  city  has  been, 
for  the  present,  postponed.  One  portion  of 
those  interested  were  desirous  of  holding 
the  meetings  in  the  public  rotunda  of  the 
new  Exchange  ;  another  portion  was  equally 
as  desirous  of  selecting  some  locality  nearer 
to  the  city  front,  somewhere  in  the  vicinity 
of  Clay  and  Davis  streets,  as  more  central 
and  convenient  for  the  majority  of  the  pro- 
duce dealers.  It  is  greatly  to  be  regretted 
that  such  a  trifling  matter  should  be  allowed 
to  prevent  the  establishment  of  an  under- 
taking so  essential  to  a  ra|:>idly-growing  and 
most  important  branch  of  the  commercial 
industry  of  this  city.  As  it  is,  produce 
transactions  generally,  and  especially  in 
wheat— which  latter  alone,  during  the  past 
'  year,  have  exceeded  in  amount  ten  millions 
j  of  dollars  in  gold — are  confined  almost  ex- 
clusively to  the  country,  to  the  great  detri- 
ment of  dealers  in  this  city. 


Submarine  Mountains  off  the  Coast 
of  California.  —The  Bulletin  of  Monday 
last  gives  some  interesting  facts  with  regard 
to  the  project  of  a  submarine  telegraph  be- 
tween this  port  and  Japan  and  China,  via 
the  Sandwich  Islands.  It  appears  that  a 
very  extensive  series  of  soundings  was 
taken,  with  reference  to  such  a  project, 
some  'ten  years  ago,  by  Lieut  Brooke,  of 
the  IJ.  S.  Coast  Survey.  In  the  course  of 
these  soundings  the  interesting  fact  was  de- 
veloped that  about  three  hundred  miles 
west  of  the  Golden  Gate,  and  parallel  with 
the  Coast  Range  and  Sierra,  there  exists  a 
range  of  submarine  mountains,  with  an 
average  depth  on  their  summit  of  about  two 
miles.  This  range  is  supposed  to  ran  par- 
allel with  the  coast,  and  appears  to  be  as 
distinctly  defined  as  the  two  ranges  upon 
the  land.  Beyond  this  submarine  moun- 
tain the  ocean  presents  a  nearly  level  plateau 
to  within  a  short  distance  of  the  Sandwich 
Islands.  Lieut.  Brooke  says  there  would 
be  less  difficulty  in  laying  a  cable  from  San 
Francisco  to  the  Islands  than  there  was  in 
laying  one  from  Ireland  to  Newfoundland. 
The  time  will  undoubtedly  come  when  this 
project,  which  seems  so  chimerical  now, 
will  be  an  accomplished  fact,  demanded  by 
the  great  commercial  interest  between  the 
two  continents,  the  future  importance  of 
which  is  already  looming  up  with  no  insig- 
nificant proportions. 


Petroleum  Fuel. — In  the  process  of 
burning  petroleum  for  steam  fuel,  a  small 
quantity  of  the  surplus  steam,  after  passing 
through  a  superheater,  is  introduced  at  the 
same  time  with  the  oil,  and  is  found  to  add 
greatly  to  the  intensity  and  volume  of  the 
flame.  It  is  claimed  that  this  steam  is  in- 
troduced in  a  semi-decomposed  state — that 
is,  with  the  affinity  between  the  oxygen  and 
hydrogen,  of  which  it  is  composed,  so 
weakened,  that  when  introduced  directly 
within  the  flame  of  the  oil  it  burns  rapidly, 
without  any  appreciable  extraction  of  heat 
from  that  produced  by  the  burning  oiL  Li 
fact,  when  so  presented,  the  re-union  of  the 
oxygen  and  hydrogen  is  so  rapid  that  a 
great  increase  of  heat  is  produced  in  the 
flame.  The  superheating  is  accomplished 
by  waste  heat,  or  heat  which  could  not 
otherwise  be  brought  to  bear  upon  the 
water  surfaces  of  the  boiler.  The  problem 
of  burning  water,  which  has  heretofore  been 
pronounced  an  absurdity,  so  far  as  any 
practical  advantage  to  be  derived  thereform 
may  be  concerned,  appears  to  be,  by  this 
device,  pretty  effectually  and  satisfactorily 
accomplished.  At  all  events,  there  is  an 
evident  increase  of  steam  production  over 
and  above  that  employed  under  the  furnace 
by  this  use  of  steam.  The  fact  appears  to 
be  patent,  and  scientists  will  evidently  have 
to  admit  and  explain  it. 


The  aggregate  production  of  gold  in  the 
world  for  eighteen  years  past,  is  $3,341,- 
500,000,  of  which  the  Pacific  States  and 
Territories  yielded  nearly  one-third,  while 
Australia  and  New  Zealand  produced  nearly 
one-fourth. 


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In  this  Department  we  invite  the  free  disodssion  of  all 

proper  subjects— correspondents  akme  being  responsible  ior 
the  ideas  and  theories  they  advance.  

t  Written  for  the  Mining  and  Scientific  Press.j 

The  Reese  River  Country  and  its 
Mines. 

BY  A.    J.    HOWK. 

[Concluded  from  Page  34.  J 

EMPrBE  DISTBICT 

Adjoins  Hot  Creek  on  the  south.  The  first 
discoveries  were  made  here  by  Joseph  Sa- 
born  and  party  in  July,  1866.  The  princi- 
pal mines  on  which  any  considerable  work 
has  been  done  lie  six  miles  south  of  the 
Gazelle  mine,  mentioned  before.  They  are 
confined  to  one  mountain,  which  is  a  con- 
tinuation of  the  same  belt  of  lime-capped 
slate  and  porphyry. 

The  Oakland  and  Liberty  lodes  are  so  far  j 
remarkable  for  the  large  quantity  of  rich  j 
ore,  especially  the  former,  which  yields 
exceedingly  rich  pure  ore  (horn  silver), 
much  of  it  assaying  $1,000  per  ton;  how- 
ever it  must  not  be  understood  that  such 
would  be  the  working  yield  of  the  lode. 
These  lodes,  together  with  five  or  six  others, 
comprising  all  the  outcrops  exposed  in  this 
belt,  are  the  property  of  the  discoverers, 
Messrs.  Saborn,  Sine  &  Co. ,  who  have  been 
for  many  months  vigorously  engaged  in 
their  development.  They  have  recently 
hauled  a  quantity  of  the  ore  to  the  mill  at 
San  Antonio,  forty  miles  southwest  of  Em- 
pire. This  district  has  a  close  resemblance 
in  all  features  to  Hot  Creek  District ;  the 
same  vast  quartzite  dike,  two  or  three  hun- 
dred feet  wide,  running  north  and  south 
with  the  range,  separates  the  two  mineral- 
producing  belts.  Here,  as  well  as  at  the 
latter  named  place,  we  find  the  lodes  on  the 
east  of  this  dike  very  numerous  and  well 
defined,  but,  as  a  general  thing,  not  of  the 
astonishing  richness  that  characterizes  those 
of  the  western  belt.  The  district  is  well 
provided  with  fuel,  especially  in  the  center 
of  the  range,  which  rises  abruptly  from  the 
Shoshone  Valley  on  the  west  and  descends 
more  gradually  to  the  great  valley  lying  on 
the  east. 

MTTYK  SPEDTGS  DISTRICT 

Adjoins  Empire  south.  This  was  first  dis- 
covered in  August  last,  but  was  reorganized 
in  January  or  February  of  the  present  year, 
consequently  but  little  has  been  done  to- 
wards its  permanent  development.  In  all 
surface  characteristics  it  is  similar  to  the 
last  mentioned.  Being  situated  out  of  the 
line  of  travel  by  any  of  the  natural  or 
graded  roads,  it  has  not  heretofore  received 
the  same  attention.  It  is  probable  that  a 
branch  of  Clark  <fe  Co's  road,  diverging 
southerly  from  Egal  Pass,  will  be  con- 
structed through  Empire  and  this  District, 
making  a  direct  line  to  Reveille.  This  will 
be  a  necessity  for  the  accommodation  of  the 
country  between  the  great  natural  pass  of 
the  Diamond  Eange  (Hot  Creek  CaBon)  and 
this  district,  within  which  boundaries  there 
probably  exists  a  greater  surface  display  of 
silver  than  can  be  found  in  an  equal  section 
of  any  mountain  range  of  Eastern  Nevada. 
At  no  distant  day  their  permanency  will  be 
determined ;  and  should  they  prove  to  be 
true  fissure  veins,  of  which  there  can  be  no 
reasonable  doubt,  the  districts  of  Hot  Creek, 
Empire  and  Milk  Springs  will  stand  un- 
rivalled among  the  silver-producing  districts 
of  the  world. 

BEVErLIE  DISTRICT 

Is  situated  in  a  short,  broken  range  of 
mountains,  about  due  east  of  Milk  Springs, 
near  twenty  miles  distant.  It  is  forty  miles 
southeast  from  the  eastern  entrance  of  Hot 
Creek  Canon,  and  probably  sixty  west  of 
Pahranagat.  It  was  discovered  early  in 
1866,  and  a  moderate  amount  of  work  has 
been  continued  ever  since.  This  astonish- 
ingly rich  district  has  been  more  fortunate 
than  its  neighbors  in  receiving  the  notice  of 
the  press,  aud  is  consequently  better  known 
abroad.  For  the  production  of  surface  ore 
of  the  most  fabulous  richness,  it  is  perhaps 


ahead  of  all  others.  A  large  quantity  of 
this  ore  has  been  hauled  to  Austin  for  re- 
duction, a  distance  of  145  miles,  the  reported 
yield  from  which  has  ranged  from  $300  to 
3800  per  ton,  while  closely  assorted  lots 
have  reached  a  much  higher  yield.  Assays 
of  $5,000  and  upwards  per  ton  are  not  un- 
frequent ;  in  fact,  such  can  be  obtained  from 
numerous  lodes,  nor  is  the  quantity  of  such 
ore  by  any  means  limited.  Much  has  been 
said  about  these  rich  deposits  being  mere 
"bunches;"  but  recent  developments  tend 
to  disprove  this  idea  and  establish  them  as 
true  fissure  veins,  distorted  by  the  crust  of 
limestone,  which  is  undoubtedly  only  super- 
ficial. The  Fisherman  lode  has  been  opened 
to  the  depth  of  forty  feet,  showing,  if  they 
are  bunches,  that  they  are  at  least  extensive 
ones  ;  but  the  idea  that  these  rich  deposits 
of  ore  are  scattered  over  the  surface  at  ran- 
dom throughout  this  region,  is  an  absurd- 
ity. The  fountain-head  lies  below,  and  if 
any  marked  change  occurs,  it  will  be  to 
prove  that  the  deposits  in  sight  are  mere 
bagatelles  compared  with  those  below.  A 
mill  of  five  stamps  will  soon  be  in  operation 
here  in  connection  with  the  mines  of  the 
Rutland  and  Reese  River  Company.  This 
district,  as  stated  above,  is  not  in  any  of 
the  continuous  ranges,  being  situated  in  a 
detached  cluster  of  comparatively  low 
mountains,  midway  of  the  great  valley  lying 
between  the  southern  extremities  of  the 
Diamond  and  White  Pine  ranges.  The 
last  two  ranges,  like  all  the  others  of  the 
central  and  eastern  part  of  the  State,  lose 
their  uniformity  and  regularity  at  this  lati- 
tude south,  the  whole  blending  in  chaos  of 
valley,  mountain,  moraines  and  desert,  as 
intricate  in  their  windings  here  as  they  are 
uniform  further  north. 

To  the  south  lies  a  vast  and  almost  unex- 
plored region — an  extensive  field  for  the 
everjrestless  prospector  for  the  repetition  of 
what  his  class  has  accomplished  during  the 
past  year  in  this  section.  As  this  useful 
but  poorly  paid  portion  of  our  population 
push  their  explorations  further  into  the  un- 
known depths  of  the  Great  Basin,  most  of 
the  former  terror  report  has  attached  to  it 
will  vanish.  Already  a  large  portion  of  this 
region  has  been  found  to  be  not  only  inhab- 
itable, but  a  desirable  place  of  residence. 
Permanent  homes  will  be  made  there, 
ranches,  gardens  and  orchards  will  blossom 
along  the  water-courses  in  the  sheltered 
glens  of  the  foothills  ;  silver  discoveries 
that  stagger  belief  will  continue,  and  be 
turned  over  to  the  more  fortunate  that 
come  after,  until  the  poor  prospector  has 
exhausted  the  field  and  finds  himself  with- 
out employment — alas  !  too  often  in  poverty. 

[Written  for  tile  Mining  and  Scientific  Press.  1 

Oil  Search  in  Humboldt  County. 

Etjeeka,  July  10th,  1867. 

Messes.  Editoes  : — Last  week  I  visited  a 
portion  of  this  county  in  which  search  has 
been  made  for  petroleum.  Work  has  been 
suspended  on  most  of  the  wells.  Two  com- 
panies, however,  are  disposed  to  make  more 
thorough  prospect  before  abandoning  their 
claims.  These  will  be  considered  tests  of 
the  oil-producing  capacity  of  our  county, 
and  if  successful,  most  of  the  other  claims 
will  be  revived  and  work  resumed.  This  is 
very  desirable,  for  there  is  no  better  lubri- 
cator of  the  wheels  of  commerce  than  a 
flowing  well  of  petroleum. 

On  Bear  river,  the  Davis  Company  are 
still  at  work,  under  the  superintendence  of 
Mr.  Hunter,  a  gentleman  of  long  experi- 
ence in  this  business.  They  use  a  portable 
steam  engine,  and  have  attained  a  depth  of 
626  feet.  Progress  last  week  was  hindered 
by  whatis  called  swelling  of  the  well.  Mr. 
Hunter  is  quite  sanguine  of  being  able  to 
give  the  company  a  deep  hole — not  so  san- 
guine of  getting  oil.  The  company  aim  to 
go  at  least  1,000  feet,  and  at  present  rates 
this  may  be  attained  this  season. 

The  TJnion  Mattole  Company's  well  is 
down  about  600  feet.  Oil  was  first  ob- 
tained at  a  depth  of  390  feet,  and  the  well 
would  yield  to  pumping  about  thirty  gallons 
per  day.  Not  satisfied  with  this  yield,  the 
company  resolved  to  go  deeper.  They 
have  been  troubled  by  slight  caves  from 
that  portion  in  which  oil  was  found,  and 
have  been  obliged  to  pipe  about  550  feet. 
They  are  now  ready  to  push  on  the  work 
with  greater  facility.  Their  motto  is,  "More 
oil,  or  a  hole  1,000  feet  deep." 

My  opportunities  for  research  were  lim- 
ited to  these  two  localities.  I  am  not  pre- 
pared, of  my  own  knowledge,  to  give  any 
opinion  as  to  the  value  of  these  petroleum 
claims.  I  am  assured  that  there  are  much 
better  surface  indications  at  points  where 
little  has  been  done  by  way  of  prospecting. 


Facts  About  Patent  Matters. 

KtriUEEE   SEVEN. 

In  my  last  I  illustrated  some  of  the  nu- 
merous bad  practices  that  exist  in  connec- 
tion with  the  patent  business,  as  at  present 
conducted.  It  may  be  that  some  of  my 
readers  have  about  made  up  their  minds,  in 
view  of  the  facts  stated,  to  have  nothing 
more  to  do  with  patents  or  patent  agents ; 
but  that  would  be  wrong.  There  is  no 
business  or  profession  that  does  not  have 
its  bad  agents  or  members ;  and  none  in 
which  there  is  not  more  or  less  of  fraud  and 
dishonesty.  It  is  true,  that  sometimes  when 
viewing  the  rascalities  of  some  of  these 
gentry,  I  am  ready  not  only  to  agree  with 
Pope,  that  "an  honest  man  is  the  noblest 
work  of  God,"  but  inclined  to  think  the  sen- 
tence would  be  rendered  more  suited  to  the 
times,  by  adding — and  the  scarcest  !  Still, 
I  would  not  be  understood  as  saying  that 
patent  agents  are  "sinners  above  all  other 
men,"  for  they  are  not.  On  the  contrary, 
they  are  probably  about  as  honest  as  the 
times,  and  the  nature  of  the  business  in  the 
present  condition  of  society,  will  admit  of 
their  being !  As  a  large  proportion  of  them 
are  lawyers,  or  were  educated  for  that  pro- 
fession, we  should  not  expect  too  much  of 
them  in  this  respect.  It  is  an  old  saying, 
that  the  man  who  goes  to  Heaven  from  New 
Orleans,  is  entitled  to  more  credit  than  he 
who  goes  from  New  England,  on  the  prin- 
ciple that  the  greater  the  temptation,  the 
greater  credit  in  resisting  it,  and  therefore, 
when  we  do  find  one  that  is  honest,  we 
should  prize  him  all  the  more.  I  am  glad 
to  be  able  to  state  that  there  are  some  such, 
— men  who  are  above  the  "  tricks  of  the 
trade"  as  practiced  by  the  smaller  fry,  and 
who  are  an  honor  to  their  profession.  Would 
that  their  number  were  greater ;  and  indeed, 
there  is  reason  to  hope  that  it  may  be — for, 
as  the  adage  has  it, 

"The  Almighty  works  a  wonder  now  and  then. 
And  makes  of  lawyer:,  honest  men." 

and  as  these  are  eventful  times  in  which  our 
clergy  assure  us,  God  is  showing  forth  his 
mighty  works,  who  knows  but  that  we  may 
have  a  special  dispensation  for  the  couver- 
sion  of  lawyers,  sutlers,  army  contractors, 
and  other  hard  cases?  Surely  it  is  a  "con- 
summation most  devoutly  to  be  wished. 

Still,  the  reader  will  be  very  likely  to  in- 
quire how  it  is  that  the  patent  laws  are  so 
framed  as  to  encourage  or  permit  the  prac- 
tices previously  referred  to.  In  reply  I 
would  say,  that  the  laws  were  not  so  in- 
tended, and  that  it  is  not  so  much  the  fault 
of  the  laws  as  of  those  whose  duty  it  is  to 
administer  them,  but  like  all  other  laws, 
they  are  in  general  terms,  making  general 
provisions  in  relation  to  the  subject,  and 
leaving  the  management,  the  details,  the 
application  of  the  laws  to  be  provided  for  by 
the  executive  officer,  the  head  of  the  bureau. 
If  now  he  happens  to  be  a  man,  who,  like 
most  heads  of  bureaus,  is  appointed  not  be- 
cause of  his  supposed  claim  upon  the  party 
or  the  amount  of  political  influence  that  he 
can  get  to  press  his  appointment — and  who 
has  no  knowledge  of  patent  or  any  other 
law — nor  mechanical  skill  sufficient  to  en- 
able him  to  comprehend  the  practical  duties 
of  the  office,  what  then  is  to  be  done?  Why, 
of  course  the  public  must  sutler  the  conse- 
quences. Or  worse  still — if  he  be  one  of 
those  who  say, — Well  now  I  am  here  for 
four  years,  and  I  am  going  to  make  the  most 
I  can,  with  the  least  trouble,  and  thence 
busies  himself  in  appointing  the  members 
of  his  family,  and  his  personal  friends  to 
positions  in  the  bureau,  for  which  they  have 
no  qualification,  or  to  using  his  official  po- 
sition as  a  stepping-stone  to  a  higher  one  in 
the  future — then  indeed  must  the  public 
suffer.  And  such  a  spirit  in  the  head  of  a 
bureau,  is  sure  to  be  diffused  more  or  less 
among  the  employes,  who  are  too  apt  to 
feel  that  the  responsibility  does  not  rest 
upon  them,  and  hence  the  bureau  is  sure  to 
become  more  or  less  demoralized. 

The  practical  application  of  the  patent 
laws  is  provided  for  by  a  set  of  office  rules, 
which  have  grown  up  during  the  existence 
of  the  office,  having  been  added  to,  and  al- 
tered, from  time  to  time  as  circumstances 
and  the  changes  in  the  case  have  rendered 
necessary.  If  these  rules  were  strictly  en- 
forced most  of  the  cases  before  alluded  to 
would  not  occur.  For  instance,  section  11 
of  the  rules  provides  that  "if  an  article  is 
claimed  as  a  mere  improvement  on  another 
invention,  tlial/act  should  be  clearly  stated ; 
and  if  claimed  as  substantially  differing  from 
another  invention  with  which  it  appears  to 
be  coincident,  the  difference  must  be  clearly 
pointed  out."  Aud  the  latter  clause  of  sec- 
tion 13  provides  that,  "if  the  specification 
is  for  au  improvement,  the  original  invention 
should  be  disclaimed  and  the  claim  confined 
to  the  improvement."  These  rules  were  in- 
tended to  meet  such  cases  as  I  have  instanced, 
and  thus  to  prevent  the  frauds  therein  de- 


scribed; and  it  is  clear  that  if  they  were 
strictly  enforced  by  all  branches  of  the  Pa- 
tent Office,  the  greatest  good  wonld  result 
therefrom.  But  unfortunately  these  rules 
are  not  enforced  as  they  should  be ;  and  the 
ingenuity  of  designing  parties  and  their 
agents  has  been  applied  to  devising  ways 
and  means  for  avoiding  them,  until  they 
have  become  almost  a  dead  letter.  When 
the  honest  inventor,  or  the  honest  agent  ap- 
plies for  a  patent  upon  an  improvement 
upon  such  a  device,  patented  so  and  so,  and 
then  claims  only  the  improvement — as  he 
should ;  and  then  the  public  is  put  upon  its 
guard  and  knows  exactly  what  it  is  buying, 
— to  wit :  the  improvement  simply  upon  an- 
other and  prior  patent,  and  thus  all  chance 
of  fraud  from  that  source  is  prevented.  But 
the  dishonest  applicant  or  agent  avoids  this 
straightforward  method  of  dealing,  and  while 
pretending  to  comply  with  the  rule,  evades 
it  both  in  spirit  and  in  letter.  Instead  of 
pointing  out  specifically  what  machine  or 
patented  device  his  is  an  improvement  upon, 
or  "stating  clearly"  that  it  is  an  improve- 
ment on  another  invention,  he  simply  says 
that  he  has  invented  a  new  and  improved 
device — naming  the  general  class  to  which 
it  belongs,  as  for  instance  a  seeding  machine, 
without  even  specifying  whether  it  is  a  corn 
planter,  a  grain  drill,  or  a  cotton  orpotatoe 
planter.  And  then,  instead  of  "disclaiming 
the  original  invention,"  he  makes  a  claim 
that  shall  embrace  with  the  improvement, 
all  the  features  of  the  original! 

The  reason  why  these  rules  are  not  en- 
forced are  numerous,  some  of  which  have 
been  already  hinted  at.  There  are  also 
others.  In  most  cases  the  papers  are  so 
drawn  as  to  make  a  show  of  compliance, 
while  in  fact  avoiding  the  application  of  the 
rule  in  its  integrity,  and  at  the  same  time 
is  so  worded  as  to  render  it  difficult  for  the 
Examiner  to  insist  upon  any  change.  Again, 
the  attempt  upon  their  part  to  enforce  such 
a  rule  brings  them  constantly  in  conflict 
with  the  applicants  and  their  agents,  and  as 
they  are  not  interested,  they  are  very  apt  to 
conclude  that  there  is  no  reason  why  they 
should  insist,  and  thereby  render  themselves 
odious  alike  to  applicants  and  agents  ;  and 
more  especially  is  this  likely  to  be  the  case, 
if  the  head  of  the  bureau  never  interests 
himself  in  the  practical  duties  of  the  office, 
nor  looks  to  see  how  his  subordinates  per- 
form their  duties.  Another,  and  still  greater 
reason  is,  that  there  are  no  settled  rides  for 
the  guidance  of  newly  appointed  Examiners. 
Each  one  is  placed  at  a  desk  without  any 
instructions  whatever,  and  left  to  find  out 
what  rules  ought  to  govern  his  action,  the 
best  way  he  can ;  and  as  the  old  examiners 
generally  seek  to  keep  the  new  appointees 
from  acquiring  the  requisite  knowledge,  lest 
they  should  become  as  well  posted  as  them- 
selves, and  hence  likely  to  displace  them,  it 
follows  they  are  like  others  we  read  of,  "in 
pursuit  of  knowledge  under  difficulties, " — 
and  the  result  is  that  "  each  becomes  a  law 
unto  himself,"  until,  in  the  course  of  time, 
you  can  hardly  find  any  two  who  will  agree 
upon  the  various  questions  that  are  con- 
stantly arising  in  the  practice  of  the  office. 

Again,  while  the  head  of  a  bureau  knows 
but  little  of  anything  of  the  details  of  the 
business,  and  therefore  is  not  likely  to  have 
suggested  to  his  mind  those  reforms  and 
improvements  which  are  necessary  to  render 
the  system  complete  in  its  operation  ;  to  re- 
ceive such  suggestions  from  one  holding  an 
inferior  position — though  perhaps  greatly 
his  superior  in  ability — would  be  undignified, 
and  therefore  not  to  be  thought  of  for  a 
moment. 

There  is  a  deal  of  truth  in  the  statement 
recently  made  in  the  Tribune — that  "brains 
are  never  recognized  in  clerks — only  in  heads 
of  departments,"  and  that  being  so,  of  course 
it  cannot  be  expected  that  their  suggestions, 
no  matter  how  reasonable,  or  important, 
should  be  adopted.  In  fact,  as  recently 
stated  by  the  chief  clerk  of  a  bureau,  they 
"don't  want  men  of  brains — for,  if  they  hare 
brains,  they  will  be  making  suggestions,  and 
therefore  trouble !"  With  this  condition  of 
affairs  existing  in  nearly  all  governmental 
departments,  it  certainly  is  not  strange  that 
"red  tape"  and  "old  fogyism"  should  rule 
the  day. 

The  remedy  for  the  diversity  of  action 
and  ruling  that  exists  among  Examiners  in 
the  Patent  Office  is  a  unity  of  opinion  and 
action  to  be  secured  by  an  interchange  of 
ideas, — discussion  of  new  points  as  they 
arise  from  time  to  time — and  the  adoption 
of  such  rules  and  reforms  as  the  experience 
of  those  most  intimately  acquainted  with 
the  practical  duties  and  operations  of  the 
office  may  suggest.  All  this,  however,  re- 
quires that  the  examiners  snail  be  men  who 
are  qualified  for  their  position — feel  an  in- 
terest in  their  duties,  and  attend  to  them — 
and  more  than  all  else,  that  you  have  at  the 
head  of  affairs  a  man  qualified  for  the  dis- 
charge of  the  important  duties  devolving  on 
him. — W.  G.  Dodge,  in  Prairie  Farmer. 


tHie  pining  nnrt  <fricntific 


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aMcrhamrnl. 


Cussnii:  roDB  SlIOXK — Tbe  economical 
ami  sanitary  advantages  derivable  from  the 
consumption  of  smoke  is  very  properly  at- 
tracting muck  attention  in  England,  partic- 
ularly in  citiesand  other  populous  localities. 
It  is  surprising,  considering  the  simplicity 
and  cheapness  of  the  arrangement  by  which 
the  result  is  elTcctc.l,  that  in. ire  attention  is 
not  paid  to  the  consumption  of  smoke  in 
this  State.  With  the  exception  of  the  rope 
manufactory  on  the  l'otrero,  the  Spring 
Valley  Water  Works' pumping  machinery, 
tho  Pacific  Foundry,  and  the  brewery  on 
licet,  and  possibly  ana  or  two  other 
establishments,  the  mode  of  burning  coal 
in  this  city  and  vicinity  is  slovenly  and 
wasteful.  The  dense  volumes  of  black 
smoke  which  aro  vomited  forth  from  the 
smoke-stacks  of  tho  furnaces  connected 
with  most  of  our  steam  engines,  fully  attest 
the  truth  of  tho  above.  A  more  close 
iicition  is  not  needed. 

It  was  recently  stated  by  Mr.  Hanbury,  in 
tbe  British  House  of  Commons,  as  a  fact 
within  his  own  knowledge;  that  a  manu- 
facturing firm  in  Leicester,  England,  saved 
1  ves  S  10,000  a  year  in  coal  by  burning 
it  up  completely  and  allowing  none  of  it  to 
be  wasted  in  smoke  ;  and  that,  at  the  same 

ti ,  sill, Dili)  worth  of  coal  was  saved  to 

the  country.  Very  wisely  the  manufactur- 
ers of  Leicester  '"have  voluntarily  made 
themselves  subject  to  a  law  of  their  own" 
for  the  prevention  of  smoke  by  the  better 
consumption  of  coal.  The  result  is,  that 
"in  the  very  center  of  the  town,  flowers  are 
found  blooming  as  fresh  as  in  a  country 
village  ;"  but  that  is  not  the  only  result.  A 
steam  engine  at  Leicester  is  worked  more 
cheaply  than  in  any  smoke-begrimed  town 
in  the  realm  where  such  smoke-consuming 
appliances  are  not  employed. 


Interesting  to  Iron  Men. — Tho  Iron 
Masters'  Laboratory,  Philadelphia,  propose 
to  analyze  all  limestones  which  have  been 
used  as  a  flux  in  the  blast  furnaces  through- 
out the  States.  Samples  are  asked  for,  so 
that  the  analysis  may  be  made  available  to 
the  iron  interest  throughout  the  country. 
It  is  earnestly  requested  that  all  iron  work 
establishments  and  others,  who  may  feel 
disposed  to  cooperate  iu  this  movement, 
will  forward  to  the  Iron  Master's  Laboratory, 
339  Walnut  street,  Philadelphia,  "about 
one  ounce,  in  coarse  powder,  of  a  fair  aver- 
age of  the  stone  found  by  use  the  best 
adapted  to  their  purposes. 

Engraving  by  Electricity. — Gaiffe's 
electrical  engraving  machine,  lately  much 
improved,  is  in  the  Paris  Exposition.  Any 
number  of  plates  may  be  engraved  at  once; 
the  tool  cuts  them  as  in  the  ordinai-y  lathe, 
and  the  rest  is  operated  by  means  of  a 
platinum  point,  which  passes  over  the  de- 
sign made  with  a  varnish.  The  point  in 
passing  over  the  varnish  breaks  the  con- 
nection of  the  electric  current,  and  thus  de- 
magnetizes an  electro-magnet  behind  each 
graver,  and  allows  a  spring  to  press  tho 
graver  against  the  plate  on  each  machine  : 
when  the  point  touches  the  unvarnished 
part  of  metallic  plate,  containing  the  shades 
of  the  design,  the  electrical  current  is  again 
established,  and  the  electro-magnet  draws 
back,  by  its  attraction,  the  graver  thus  over- 
coming the  force  of  the  spring.  It  is  easy 
to  see  how  comparatively  plain  work,  like 
maps,  could  be  executed  with  this  machine  ; 
but  it  is  difficult  to  imagine  how  the  depth 
of  line  in  a  delicate  copper-plate  is  to  be 
graduated  by  a  graver  governed  by  one 
pair  of  electro-magnets.  The  multiplica- 
tion of  copies  in  this  plan  is  not  as  feasible 
to  duplicate  the  original  plate  by  means  of 
the  try-telescope  process. 


New  Process  for  Keeping  Nails  from 
Busting. — A  Belgian  has  made  a  discovery 
which  may  be  of  some  utility ;  it  is  that  the 
rusting  of  nails-  employed  to  fasten  the 
branches  of  fruit  trees  to  walls,  can  be  pre- 
vented, by  driving  into  the  wall,  in  contact 
with  the  nail,  a  small  piece  of  zinc.  In  giv- 
ing an  account  of  his  discovery  to  the  Agri- 
cultural Society  of  Ghent,  he  exhibited  nails 
which  had  been  eight  years  in  walls,  in  con- 
tact with  a  piece  of  zinc,  and  which  were  not 
at  all  rusty. 


The  MahufacTOBS  i.r  Airririn.u. Su.vr.r- 

i:\ino  SroMs. — Artificial  stones  ore  manu- 

i    in    England  to    take    the  place    of 

Tui key.  WaterofAyre,  andArkansae 

generally  need  in  sharpening  tools.    They 

prepare  with  a  compound  which  will  admit 

of  being  molded  to  any  required  form,  and 

which  when   molded  may  be  hardened   and 

onaistency  of  stone.     In 

carrying  out  the  manufacture,  the  chips  and 

obtained  in    preparing   lithographic 

ore  reduced  to  tine  granules,  emery 

powder,  borax  and  Saltpetre  are  added  and 
the  whole  thoroughly  mixed  in  a  mill.  The 
mixture  thus  obtained  is  molded  to  any  re- 
quired Bhape— first  submitted  to  hydraulic 
pressure,  and  then  to  furnace  heat,  whereby 
the  hardness  and  consistency  of  stone  is  im- 
parted to  the  molded  articles.  The  follow- 
ing proportions  will  produce  a  good  result, 
viz.:  pounded  lithographic  stone  twelve 
ounces,  borax  two  ounces,  saltpetre  half  an 
ounce,  and  very  line  emery  two  ounces. 
Place  these  substances  together  in  an  ordi- 
nary incorporating  mill  with  edge  runners, 
the  pan  of  the  mill  being  heated  by  means 
of  steam  or  gas,  and  subject  the  substances 
to  the  action  of  the  mill  until  they  are  well 
mixed  and  incorporated.  Then  remove  tho 
coinjiound  thus  formed  and  place  it  in  strong 
iron  molds  for  tho  purpose  of  being  sub- 
mitted to  pressure.  Theso  molds  aro  made 
of  various  shapes  to  suit  tho  purposes  for 
which  the  artificial  stone  is  to  be  used. 

The  pressure  necessaiy  to  effect  a  proper 
consolidation  of  the  compound  may  be  con- 
veniently given  by  means  of  a  strong  hy- 
draulic press.  The  amount  of  pressure 
which  has  proved  satisfactory  is  about  20 
tons  per  square  inch  of  surface  of  the  molded 
article.  When  the  requisite  mechanical 
consolidation  of  the  compound  has  been 
produced,  the  molded  article  is  subjected  to 
a  white  heat  in  any  suitable  construction  of 
furnace,  or  to  such  a  heat  as  will  serve  to 
fuse  the  borax  and  saltpetre,  and  effect  the 
binding  together  of  the  granules  of  stone 
and  emery.  The  time  required  for  attaining 
this  object  will,  in  general,  be  from  half  an 
hour  to  one  hour.  To  prevent  the  warping 
and  running  of  the  molded  compound  under 
heat,  it  is  clamped  in  molds  made  of  plum- 
bago, fire-clay,  or  other  like  heat-resisting 
material,  before  being  placed  in  the  furnace. 
When  it  is  required  to  produce  cutting  or 
polishing  wheels,  hones,  or  other  like  arti- 
cles with  a  less  cutting  power  than  those 
made  from  the  before-named  mixture,  ordi- 
nary chalk  is  substituted  for  a  portion  of 
tho  lithographic  stone  granules.  The  pro- 
portions of  the  chalk  and  the  granules  should 
be  half  of  each  to  produce  a  good  result,  the 
proportions  of  the  other  materials  being 
retained. 


£rifutifir  #lissrfUamt. 


To  Cement  Brass  on  Glass. — Puscher 
uses  a  cement  particularly  adapted  for  fast- 
ening brass  on  glass  lamps,  which  consists 
in  a  resin  soap — made  by  boiling  three  parts 
of  resin  with  one  part  of  caustic  soda  and 
five  parts  of  water — which  is  mixed  with 
one-half  its  weight  of  plaster  of  paris.  This 
cement  has  great  adhesive  power,  and  is  not 
permeable  by  petroleum,  it  sets  firmly  in 
less  than  an  hour,  and  is  a  very  slow  con- 
ductor of  heat.  Zinc  white,  white  lead,  or 
precipitated  chalk  may  be  substituted  for 
plaster  of  paris,  but  the  material  will  be 
longer  in  hardening. 


Steel  Boilers  are  now  coming  pretty 
largely  into  use  on  the  locomotives  of  some 
French  railways.  Thus,  twelve  express  en- 
gines on  the  Paris  and  Orleans  railroad  are 
thus  furnished,  as  also  several  on  that  of 
Paris  and  Sceaux,  and  on  the  Midi  or  South- 
ern railroad  fifteen  eight-courjled  engines 
have  steel  boilers.  The  Orleans  Company 
now  employ  cast  steel  plates  for  the  circu- 
lar smoke  boxes  of  all  their  eugines,  new 
and  old,  steel  being  thus  substituted  for 
iron  when  repairs  are  made. 


Hard  Iron. — It  is  said  that  there  is  a 
malleable  iron  made  by  a  Glasgow  firm  of 
such  toughness  and  tenacity  that  the  teeth 
of  pinion  wheels  cast  from  it  may  be  ham- 
mered down  to  the  solid  base  without  crack- 
ing. The  process  of  the  manufacture  is 
kept  a  secret. 

The  widest  span  yet  made  in  a  timber 
bridge  is  believed  to  be  that  of  the  Schuyl- 
kill bridge  at  Philadelphia,  the  clear  open- 
ing of  which  is  340  feet. 

The  salt  formed  in  the  boilers  of  a  large 
steamer  would,  if  not  prevented  by  flowing 
off  or  surface  condensation,  amount  to  20 
tons  per  day. 

Tin  wire,  the  thirteenth  of  an  inch  in 
thickness,  sustains  34-7  pounds ;  a  lead  wire 
but  28  pounds. 


A  Message  pbou  the  Stars. — Mr.  Gra- 
ham, Blaster  of  the  Mint  in  Loudon,  has 
deciphered  a  messago  from  the  stars.  It 
came  to  him  as  a  piece  of  meteoric  iron. 
When  heated  and  tested  with  Sprengel's 
aspirator,  this  iron  gave  off  three  times  its 
volume  of  hydrogen.  And  since  malleable 
iron  can  be  made  to  take  up  only  about 
one-half  its  volume  of  hydrogen,  Mr.  Gra- 
ham understood  the  message  to  be  that  the 
iron  had  come  from  a  very  dense  atmos- 
phere of  hydrogen  gas,  such  as  would  not 
bo  found  within  tho  limits  of  the  solar 
system.  Spectrum  analysis  has  already 
shown  that  hydrogen  is  a  prominent  con- 
stituent in  many  of  the  stars,  and  Mr. 
Graham's  experiment  shows  how  it  oan  be 
conveyed  all  these  countless  millions  of 
miles  to  this  earth. 


Sensitive  Flames. — We  have  previously 
noticed  the  experiments  by  Prof.  Tyndall, 
of  London,  showing  the  manner  in  which 
gas  flames  are  affected  by  sound.  Mr.  W. 
T.  Barrett,  lecturer  on  Physical  Science, 
who  early  made  extended  observations  in 
this  direction,  thus  accounts  for  the  phe- 
nomena :  "A  sensitive  flame  is  one  in 
which,  on  the  slightest  mechanical  increase 
in  the  pressure,  or,  what  here  comes  to  the 
same  thing,  in  the  velocity  of  the  gas  as  it 
issues  from  the  burner,  will  change  its 
shape  and  take  very  much  the  appearance 
it  has  when  influenced  by  sound.  Now  the 
sonorous  pulses  excited  by  sound  throw, 
among  other  things,  the  pipe  which  con- 
veys the  gas  to  the  burner  into  vibration  ; 
the  flow  of  gas  is  thereby  driven  from  the 
sides  and  urged  more  towards  the  center  of 
the  tube  ;  and  the  current  thus  confined 
within  narrower  limits  must  issue  from  the 
burner  with  increased  velocity  so  long  as 
the  sound  continues.  It  is  the  greater 
rapidity  thus  induced  in  the  issuing  stream 
of  gas  which  causes  the  flame  to  shorten 
and  diverge  ;  lowering  of  the  flame  being 
an  analogous  effect  to  that  noticed  and  ex- 
plained by  Dr.  Thomas  Young  in  his  well 
known  experiments  on  streams  of  smoke 
ascending  into  the  air  at  different  veloci- 
ties. "  Several  cases  illustrating  this  action, 
and  confirming  his  opinion,  are  described 
by  Mr.  Bai-rett  in  the  April  number  of  the 
Philosophical  Magazine. 

A  Golden  Thought. — We  know  not  the 
author  of  the  following  ;  but  it  is  one  of 
the  .most  beautiful  productions  we  have 
ever  read:  "Nature  will  be  reported.  All 
things  are  engaged  in  writing  their  own 
h  istory.  The  plant  and  pebb  les  go  attended 
by  their  own  shadow.  The  rock  leaves  its 
scratches  on  the  mountain  side,  the  river 
its  channel  in  the  soil,  the  animal  leaves  its 
bones  in  the  stratum,  the  fern  and  the  leaf 
the  modest  epitaph  in  the  coal.  The  fall- 
ing drop  makes  its  sepulchre  in  the  sand  or 
stone ;  not  a  footstep  in  the  snow  or  along 
the  ground  but  prints  in  characters  more  or 
less  lasting  a  map  of  its  march ;  every  act 
of  man  inscribes  itself  on  the  memories  of 
its  fellows  and  his  own  face.  The  air  is  full 
of  sound,  the  sky  of  tokens  ;  the  ground  is 
all  memoranda  and  tokens,  and  every  object 
is  covered  over  with  hints  which  speak  to 
the  intelligent." 


A  Universal  Telegraph. — Prof.  Hitch- 
cock has  a  chapter  upon  the '  'Telegraph  Sys- 
tem of  the  Universe,"  in  which  he  broaches 
the  remarkable  theory  that  "our  words,  our 
actions,  even  our  thoughts,  made  an  indeli- 
ble impression  upon  the  universe."  This 
proposition  he  endeavors  to  sustain  by  an 
appeal  to  well  established  principles  of  sci- 
ence. He  shows  by  the  doctrine  of  mechan- 
ical reaction  that  every  impression  which 
man  makes  by  his  words  or  his  movements 
upon  the  air,  the  waters,  or  the  solid  earth, 
will  produce  a  series  of  changes  in  each  of 
those  changes  which  will  never  end.  Not  a 
word  has  ever  escaped  from  mortal  lips,  he 
contends,  but  it  is  registered  indelibly  upon 
the  atmosphere  we  breathe.  And  could 
man  command  the  mathematics  of  superior 
minds,  every  particle  of  air  thus  set  in  mo- 
tion could  be  traced  through  all  its  changes 
with  as  much  precision  as  the  astronomer 
can  point  out  the  path  of  the  heavenly 
bodies.  In  like  manner  the  pictures  of 
eveiy  occurrence  propagate  themselves 
through  the  reaction  of  light  on  the  sub- 
stances on  which  it  impinges. 

Borax  has  been  ehrystallized  by  Wohler 
&  Deville,  in  their  laboratory,  with  a  bril- 
liancy almost  equal  to  the  diamond,  and  of 
an  exceeding  hardness. 


Geology  of  the  Metals.— The  metals 
were  doubtless  dissolved  in  tho  waters  of 
the  primeval  sea  at  its  formation,  and  in 
great  part  precipitated  in  its  early  sedi- 
ments, to  be  again  dissolved  by  infiltrating 
water.,  and  brought  to  the  earth's  surface. 
l'rc an  their  soluble  oxidized  condition  they 
have  been  reduced  by  organic  matters, 
sometimes  to  the  metallic  state,  as  in  the 
case  of  the  copper  of  Lake  Superior,  but 
more  genorally  to  the  condition  of  sul- 
phurcts.  Whenever  decaying  organic  mat- 
tors  encounters  sulphates  which  abound  in 
sea  water,  they  give  rise  to  sulphides  or 
sulphureted  hydrogen,  which  is  nature's 
great  agent  for  precipitating  metals  and  re- 
moving them  from  the  terrestrial  circula- 
tion. Hence  we  find,  in  various  rocks,  sul- 
phurets  of  iron,  copper,  zinc  and  other 
metals,  sometimes  in  considerable  propor- 
tion, forming  workable  beds  of  ore,  but 
more  generally  sparingly  disseminated. 
Nature's  way  of  concentrating  these  sparse- 
ly shattered  metallic  matters  is  to  dissolve 
them  out  by  certain  mineral  waters,  gener- 
ally when  the  waters  are  deeply  buried  ; 
these  waters  ascending  through  joints  or 
fissures  in  the  rocks,  and  gradually  becom- 
ing cooled  or  changed,  deposit  upon  the 
walls  of  these  then  dissolved  matters  in  the 
shape  of  ores,  often  mixed  with  spars  and 
other  minerals  which  constitute  the  vein- 
stones. Experiments  Bhow  that  alkaline 
bicarbonates  and  sulphides  which  abound 
in  the  hot  mineral  waters  are  the  proper 
solvents  for  the  diffused  metals,  and  this 
process  of  concentrating  the  metals  in  veins 
is  doubtless  now  going  on  in  portions  of 
the  earth's  crust. 

Uninflammable  Stuffs.  —  It  appears 
from  the  experiments  made  by  French 
chemists  that  only  three  salts  have  a^  yet 
been  found  that  may  be  successfully  applied 
to  the  manufacture  of  uninflammable  fab- 
rics for  ladies'  dresses.  There  ars  many 
other  salts  that  would  do  the  same,  but  not 
without  spoiling  the  dye  or  gloss  or  texture 
of  the  stuff.  Of  the  three  in  question,  the 
sulphate  and  the  phosphate  of  ammonia 
have  the  inconvenience  of  being  decom- 
posed by  the  heat  of  a  smoothing  iron,  but 
are  applicable  in  those  manufactures  where 
stuffs  are  stiffened  by  the  action  of  hot  air, 
or  cylinders  heated  by  steam.  They  exer- 
cise nonaction  upon  either  the  thread  or  the 
color  of  the  stuff.  The  phosphate  of  am- 
monia may  be  mixed  with  half  its  weight  of 
hydrochloric  of  ammonia.  To  obtain  on 
efficacious  solution,  twenty  per  cent,  of  this 
mixture  must  be  dissolved  in  water.  A 
solution  of  seven  per  cent,  of  ammonia 
produces  the  same  effect,  and  is  therefore 
the  most  economical  salt  that  can  be  em- 
ployed. But  in  those  eases  in  which  the 
smoothing-iron  cannot  be  dispensed  with, 
as  in  linen,  for  instance,  a  solution  of  twenty 
per  cent,  of  tungstate  is  preferable.  To 
obtain  the  desired  effect,  all  these  solutions 
must  be  applied  to  the  stuffs  after  they  have 
heen  stiffened  and  dried,  because  starch  is 
always  used  in  a  weaker  solution  than  that 
required  for  these  salts.  Acid  tungstates 
destroy  the  thread  of  cotton  stuffs,  like 
borax,  alum,  etc. 

Specific  Heat  of  Soils. — Pfraunder,  in 
his  investigations  concerning  the  specific 
heat  of  soils,  during  which  he  determined 
that  of  seventeen  different  soils  he  has  no- 
ticed that  soils  free  from  humus  have  the 
lowest  specific  heat,  whether  they  consist  of 
lime  or  of  sand.  The  richer  a  soil  in 
humus,  the  higher  is  the  specific  heat. 
Thus  peat  was  found  to  have  0. 507,  and  a 
soil  very  rich  in  humus  gave  0.4142,  while 
that  of  calcite  and  quartz  is  only  20  and  19. 
Loamy  soils  must  have  a  high  specific  heat, 
owing  to  the  presence  of  water.  These 
facts  are  important  to  the  agriculturist, 
since  a  plant  sensitive  to  the  changes  of 
temperature  would  not  grow  well  on  soils 
of  low  specific  heat. 

Colors  from  Protein  Compounds. — 
Erdmann  observed  that  some  roast  veal  was 
superficially  red  ;  he  transferred  a  portion 
of  the  red  matter  to  other  substances,  and 
found  that  with  moisture  and  a  proper  tem- 
perature the  coloring  matter  increased.  It 
is  probably  produced  by  infusoria  in  the 
same  sense  as  alcohol  is  made  by  yeast. 
Besearches  on  blue  milk  by  several  German 
chemists  show  results  closely  analogous  to 
those  made  by  Erdmann. 

Sound  is  always  propagated  outward  in  a 
straight  line,  but  recoils  like  a  ball  when 
driven  against  any  obstacle,  which,  by  its 
dimensions,  is  sufficient  to  intercept  the 
undulations.  It  is  to  this  rebound  that  we 
owe  the  beautiful  effect  of  ochoes. 


52 


Mt  pitting  m&  Mmtilit  §im. 


Golden  Rule  Mining  Company. 

The  following  is  the  report  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees  of  the  Golden  Bule  mining  com- 
pany, of  Tuolumne  county,  for  the  yearly 
statement  from  July  1,  1866  to  July  1, 
1867: 

Amount  Day*'  Average 

,«»  Ore  Cgf*.        *£■  *■«%•■         $™- 

jffiaVt :::::  m        n        «-32       *.^»'- 

sTrficmbir  360  M  11.84  4,268  SS 

oS™  .".....360  24  16.64  6,594  96 

November  ....     .  329  22  07.72  2,53967 

Dumber.. 280  21  10.78  3,01023 

January 247  17  6  79«  1,65876 

SS    295  24  10.43«  3117829 

March.. 345  22  6.71K  1,969  63 

AorT. .....       ....  310  23  10.71  3,611  OS 

May 340  21  10.01  3,11551 

June 355  25  697K  2-477.39 

4,099  277  8.94  1-5    $36,653  07 

Product,  2, 155  ounces  of  retorted  bullion, 
averaging  about  $17.05  per  ounce— fine- 
ness, gold,  .875  to  .881. 

The  above  ore  has  been  crushed  and  re- 
turns made  from  fifteen  700-pound  stamps, 
■water  power,  which  is  run  by  a  50-foot  over- 
shot wheel.  Eight  miners  are  employed 
regularly,  and  two  carmen,  four  millmen, 
one  blacksmith,  and  one  superintendent — 
making  a  total  of  sixteen  men,  at  a  cost  of 

Labor  for  the  past  year ....$16,600  00 

Expended  durWthe  12  months  for  mill  re- 
pairs, t  mber,  lumber,  charcoal,  hauling, 
taxes,  etc 5,800  00 

Expense  for  supplies  sent  from  San  Francis- 
co, quicksilver,  powder,  fuse,  candles, 
iron,  steel,  mill  screens,  etc 2,400  00 

Expended  for  office,  express,  salaries  of  Sec- 
retary and  President,  rent,  traveling  ex- 
penses, advertising;,  andfreicht  on  bullion, 1,600  00 

Paid  out  to  stockholders,  five  dividends  dur- 
ing the  past  12  months,  of  $1,500  each,  or 
611  cents  per  share  on  3,000  shares 7,500  00 

July  1,  1867,  cash  on  hand  in  Treasury 2,953  07 

$36,653  07 

Total  expenses  of  the  company  per  ton  of 
ore  crushed  during  the  year,  $6.39  ;  aver- 
age value  of  ore  crushed,  §8.94  1-5  ;  net 
profit  per  ton,  $2. 55  1-5. 

Our  mine  at  present  is  in  good  working 
order.  The  vein  is  open  on  the  tunnel 
level  about  400  feet,  at  a  width  of  six  to 
eight  feet,  eighty  feet  below  the  surface, 
from  which  our  tunnel  takes  the  surface 
drainage  water.  For  the  past  six  months 
we  have  been  working  on  a  level  forty-four 
feet  below  our  tunnel  level,  carrying  a  vein 
of  from  seven  to  eight  feet  in  taleose  slate, 
containing  small  stratas  or  threads  of  quartz. 
To  what  depth  we  may  be  able  to  carry  it 
and  find  good  pay  ore,  remains  to  be  seen. 
Geologists  and  scientific  millmen  say  that 
this  vein  matter  is  from  a  fissure  of  the 
Mother  Lode,  below  which  it  is  running 
parallel  with  our  lode,  and  west  of  it,  at  our 
present  depth  of  about  forty  feet.  On  the 
whole,  prospects  look  encouraging  for  an- 
other year's  work  on  the  mine. 

As  to  the  mill,  we  are  able  to  crash  fif- 
teen tons  per  day,  through  a  No.  40  to  50 
brass  wire  screen,  and  amalgamating  8-10 
of  all  the  gold  in  the  batteries,  saving  1-10 
from  copper  plates  outside,  on  our  aprons, 
and  1-10  from  our  blanket  washings,  ground 
each  day  in  a  stone  arastra.  We  find  the 
best  drop  for  our  stamp  is  set  at  five  inches, 
and  not  to  exceed  eight — running  at  a  regu- 
lar speed  of  fifty-strokes  per  minute. 

The  present  officers  of  the  company,  are: 
Superintendent  at  the  mine,  A.  J.  Pfeiffer  ; 
Trustees  :  B.  L.  Pasteur,  J.  H.  Turney,  J. 
T.  Boyd,  E.  V.  Hathaway  ;  President,  W. 
Bosworth;  Secretary,  J.  B.  Bussell. 

"W.  Boswoeth. 


Aitebican  Relics  in  Gbeece. — There  is 
a  gentleman  now  visiting  all  the  celebrated 
battle-fields  of  the  late  war,  under  a  com- 
mission from  the  late  King  of  Greece,  to 
collect  therefrom  suitable  memorials  and 
records,  for  preservation  in  the  royal  archives 
of  Athens.  The  story  of  Xenophon  has 
found  a  parallol  in  the  march  of  Sherman. 
"Where  is  the  loyal  American  heart  that  does 
not  thrill  with  patriotic  emotion  when  re  • 
fleeting  that  the  descendants  of  those  who 
died  at  Marathon  are  now  seeking  to  study 
and  honor  the  grand  struggle  for  American 
freedom.  There  is  truly  a  fitting  and  a 
graceful  compliment  in  thus  twining  the 
great  deeds  of  American  heroism  with  the 
memorable  traditions  of  Helenic  story. 

Gold  mining  is  about  to  be  commenced 
at  Bluffton  and  Huntington,  Indiana.  At 
the  latter  place,  a  quartz  mill  is  being 
erected  at  a  cost  of  $10,000. 


New  Patents  and  Inventions. 

ander  this  heading  we  shall  mention,  from  week  to  week 
as  occasion  mnv  demand.  New  and  Important  Inven- 
tions; also,  the  List  ol  Patent  Claims  recently  Issued  from 
the  U.  S.  Patent  OIRcc  to  inventors  on  the  Pacific  Coast, 
and  other  Patent  Issues  which  we  deem  of  local  in- 
terest to  readers  on  this  side  of  the  Continent  Most 
Patents  on  this  coast  are  secured  'hrou'.-h  the  .MINING 
AND  SCIENTIFIC  PRESS  PATENT  AGENCY.  "We  are 
prepared  to  oblain  from  Washington,  with  despatch, 
copies  of  any  Patent  issued. 

recent  inventions. 

Improvement  in  Nautical  Instruments. 
Mr.  George  Davidson,  who  left  this  port,  on 
Sunday  last,  in  charge  of  the  scientific  ex- 
pedition to  the  late  Bussian  Possessions, 
has  recently  devised  an  important  improve- 
ment in  telescopes  for  sextants,  quadrants, 
etc.,  by  which  an  artificial  horizon  for  ob- 
servations can  always  be  had  when  the 
nautical  horizon  is  undefined  or  obscured. 
The  invention  consists  of  the  application  of 
a  small  spirit  level  on  top  of  the  usual  tele- 
scope, the  bubble  of  the  former,  by  the  use 
of  a  prism,  being  reflected  in  the  latter. 
The  telescope  has  a  fine  wire  horizontal  line 
drawn  inside,  which,  being  made  to  bisect 
the  image  of  the  bubble,  a  true  artificial 
horizon  is  obtained.  This  invention  has 
been  found  very  useful  in  land  service  for 
taking  observations  in  surveying,  and  is 
considered  particularly  valuable  for  sea  ser- 
vice, where  accurate  nautical  horizons  are 
required,  but  are  frequently  not  to  be  ob- 
tained. The  improvement  has  been  sent  to 
the  World's  Pair  at  Paris  for  exhibition. 

Useful  Invention. — The  Dutch  Flat 
Enquirer  speaks  of  a  newly-invented  ma- 
chine which  is  likely  to  create  a  complete 
revolution  in  hydraulic  mining,  as  it  is 
claimed  by  the  inventor  to  supersede  the 
hose  method  of  conducting  the  water.  The 
machine  is  attached  directly  to  the  pipe, 
and  by  it  the  stream  of  water  is  easily  di- 
rected in  any  required  direction.  The 
North  American  Company  at  Michigan  Bluff 
are  now  using  the  machine  and  are  said  to 
be  greatly  pleased  with  it.  It  is  said  to  be 
cheap  and  easily  managed.  No  description 
of  the  invention  has  been  given. 

The  American  Dishwasher. — A  machine 
for  washing  dishes  has  been  invented  and 
tried  at  Syracuse,  with  satisfactory  results. 
It  is  thus  described :  "It  is  in  shape  like 
a  wash  tub  with  legs,  and  provided  with  a 
cover,  to  which  is  attached  the  machinery 
for  working  it.  Around  the  inside  a  wire 
frame  is  constructed,  between  which  and 
the  sides  of  the  machine  dishes  are  placed, 
overlapping  each  other.  After  filling  the 
space  provided  with  dishes,  a  quantity  of 
boiling  water  is  poured  in  the  center  of  the 
machine,  which  is  provided  with  a  screw- 
shaped  paddle,  operated  by  a  cog-wheel, 
which  is  adjusted  on  closing  the  cover.  By 
turning  the  crank  a  few  seconds,  the  boiling 
water  is  forced  between  and  about  the 
dishes  with  sufficient  force  to  remove  all 
grease,  etc. ,  which  may  be  upon  them.  The 
machine  is  arranged  so  that  the  water  can 
be  drawn  off  beneath,  fresh  water  intro- 
duced, and  a  few  turns  of  the  crank  thor- 
oughly rinses  the  dishes,  and  it  only  re- 
mains to  take  them  out  and  stand  them  on 
their  edges  to  drain.  No  wiping  is  neces- 
sary, the  dishes  having  attained  a  tempera- 
ture sufficiently  hot  to  dry  them  perfectly. 

A  New  System  of  Working  Oars. — Mr. 
E.  D.  Farcot,  of  Neuilly,  France,  has  de- 
vised a  plan  for  working  oars,  quite  novel, 
and  said  to  be  eminently  practical.  The 
oars  are  not  worked  in  row-locks,  but  from 
a  short  stanchion  or  mast  springing  from 
the  bottom  of  the  boat.  The  rower  sits 
with  his  face  to  the  bow,  instead  of  to  the 
stern,  so  that  he  can  see  where  he  is  going. 
He  does  not  take  hold  of  the  oars  at  all ; 
they  are  secured  to  the  upright  mentioned 
by  springs,  eyes  and  pintals,  in  such  a  man- 
ner that  they  may  be  operated  by  handles, 
grasped  like  the  handle  of  the  common 
short-handled  shovel  or  spade.  Both  oars 
can  be  worked  by  one  hand  when  desired. 
The  total  weight  of  the  apparatus  for  a  pair 
of  oars,  including  the  oars  themselves,  need 
not  exceed  fifteen  pounds. 

A  Type-writing  Machine. — A  machine 
has  been  invented  by  a  Mr.  Pratt,  of  Ala- 
bama, by  which,  it  is  assumed,  a  man  can 
print  his  thoughts  twice  as  fast  as  he  can 
write  them,  and  with  the  legibility  of  a 
printed  page.  The  alphabet,  with  figures, 
etc. ,  is  formed  in  a  solid  stereotype  plate, 
with  the  bodies  of  all  the  letters  uniform  in 
size.  He  prints  a  letter  by  the  blow  of  a 
minute  hammer,  of  size  uniform  with  the 
size  of  the  type  body — striking  the  face  of 
the  letter,  with  a  sheet  of  carbonized  paper 
and  that  on  which  he  would  print  interven- 
ing. Each  letter,  as  wanted,  is  moved  into 
position  under  the  hammer  by  compound 
levers,  actuated  by  keys,  like  those  of  a 
piano.  The  subject  of  type  writing  is  an 
interesting  one,  and  may  be  one  of  the  ac- 
complishments of  the  future ;  but  it  is 
hardly  a  thing  that  can  spring  fully  devel- 
oped into  existence  at  one  effort 


"Weekly  Stock  Circular, 

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It  •will  be  observed  that  the  deposits  in  the  several  in 
stitutions  have  been  augmented  $3,474,370  71  during 
the  first  half  of  the  present  year,  $5,073,094  69  within 
the  space  of  one  year,  and  nearly  doubled  eince  Jan- 
uary, 1866 — a  period  of  eighteen  months.  We  have  not 
ascertained  the  number  of  deposit  accounts  at  the  date 
of  the  last  semi-annual  reports,  but  taking  the  state- 
ment we  made  twelve  months  ago  in  the  Weekly  Slock 
Circular  as  a  basis,  we  may  arrive  at  a  very  near  ap- 
proximation. At  that  time  the  depositors  numbered 
13,000  in  round  numbers,  and  adding  the  same  ratio  of 
increase  as  shown  by  the  deposits,  which  is  seventy  per 
cent.,  we  obtain  the  large  number  of  21,000  depositors, 
giving  an  average  amount  of  nearly  $6G0  to  each  account. 
Estimating  the  population  of  San  Francisco  at  120,000, 
these  savings  would  give  to  each  inhabitant  $115. 
Mining    Share    Market. 

The  mining  share  market  continues  to  attract  marked 
attention,  a  disposition  to  invest  manifesting  itself  in  a 
more  general  degree  than  has  been  the  case  for  a  long 
time  past,  and  especially  among  those  of  comparatively 
limited  means.  The  recent  material  decline,  and  the 
fluctuating  rates  at  which  shares  rule  at  present,  stimu- 
late a  desire  to  venture  in  order  to  realize  small  gains 
within  a  brief  period,  and  for  this  purpose  buyers'  op- 
tion purchases  are  freely  made  with  the  hope  of  a  gen- 
eral advance  shortly  over  present  rates,  which  opinion 
appears  to  be  well  founded.  The  recession  in  most 
shares  up  to  Wednesday  has  been  very  considerable, 
since  which  time  the  market  has  become  firmer,  and  at 
the  close  most  stocks  sell  at  enhanced  rates. 

Savage — Sold  at  fluctuating  rates,  receding  from  $4,500 
to  $4,000,  rallying  to  $4,160,  and  at  the  close  selling  at 
$4,200.  During  the  week  ending  July  20th,  this  mine 
yielded  2,210  tons  of  ore,  the  approximate  value  of 
which  is  stated  to  be  $96,394,  or  an  average  of  $43  61  per 
ton.  As  compared  with  the  previous  week  these  figures 
show  an  increased  yield  as  well  as  an  improvement  in  the 
ore.  The  north  mine,  on  the  seventh  level,  continues 
to  yield  the  largest  quantity  of  ore,  having  contributed 
over  half  of  the  above  amount,  while  the  middle  and 
south  mines  on  the  same  level,  with  the  exception  of 
147  tons  from  the  third  station,  produced  the  remainder. 
In  the  absence  of  the  Superintendent  no  detailed  weekly 
statement,  as  usual,  reached  the  office  in  this  city.  A 
special  meeting  of  the  stockholders  is  called  by  the 
Trustees,  to  be  held  next  Tuesday,  the  30th  instant,  for 
the  purpose  of  increasing  the  capital  stock  to  $3,500,000, 
and  dividing  the  same  into  16,000  shares  of  $200  each. 
This  will  doubtless  be  done,  thereby  enabling  those  of 
limited  means  to  invest  in  the  largest  producing  claim 
known. 

HAlJi  &  Noncnoss  —  Continues  to  be  firmly  held;  no 
sales  transpired  during  the  week.  We  quote  it  at  $3,200 
asked.  The  average  value  of  the  company's  ore  is  much 
better  this  month  than  last.  On  the  22d  instant  the 
shaft  wss  558  feet  in  depth. 

Crown  Point— Has  been  actively  dealt  in  at  extremely 
variable    rates,   opening   at   $1,225,    rapidly  rising   to 


$1,590,  falling  to  $1,260,  and  closing  at  $1,330.  The 
"strike"  in  the  east  drift  from  the-  600-foot  station, 
which  had  such  a  marked  effect  on  the  stock  early  in  the 
week,  was  found  to  be  about  thirty  inches  in  width; 
however,  they  are  drifting  in  close  quartz  and  porphyry, 
with  some  spots  of  ore,  on  the  east  of  it,  and  on  the 
west  of  the  ore  they  passed  through  about  five  inches  of 
dark  clay.  On  the  600-foot  level,  21  feet  to  the  west,  the 
same  clay  seam  was  penetrated.  From  the  Superin- 
tendent's weekly  report,  dated  July  19th,  we  obtain  the 
following:  Ore  delivered  to  custom  mills,  689!^  tons, 
showing  an  approximate  value  of  $20,223  34:  extracted 
from  the  mine  in  the  same  period,  684  %  tons,  the  65  ?4 
cent,  average  assay  giving  $34  39  to  the  ton.  The  ledge 
on  the  east  vein  had  been  opened  121  feet;  the  cross-cut 
east  from  the  500-foot  level  had  been  carried  forward 
27  J$  feet;  the  winze  from  same  level  was  82  feet  in 
depth,  and  the  east  drift  on  the  600-foot  level  was  in 
105  feet.  Advices  to  the  24th  instant  state  that  the  aver- 
age 65  per  cent,  assays  for  the  past  three  days  have  been 
$30  80  of  ore  obtained  from  the  400-foot  level,  and 
$46  11  of  ore  taken  from  the  600-foot  level. 

Yellow  Jacket — Has  been  in  the  market  to  a  consid- 
erable extent,  declining  from  $900  to  $750,  rallying  to 
$900,  and  closing  yesterday  at  $905.  The  information 
from  this  mine  is  more  encouraging  than  has  been  the 
case  for  some  time  past.  The  usual  annual  statement 
made  in  July  has  not  yet  made  its  appearance.  It  wculd 
be  a  great  convenience  as  well  as  benefit  to  all  concerned 
if  the  office  of  this  company  was  located  in  this  city. 

G-ould  &  CmtnY — Has  also  declined  very  materially 
since  our  last  reference,  receding  from  $750  to  $625  per 
foot,  then  selling  at  $650'tj)675,  and  closing  yesterday  at 
$710.  This  mine  shows  no  material  change.  The  drifts 
continue  to  look  promising,  but  a  month  may  elapse  be- 
fore different  ground  will  be  reached. 

Chollar-Potosi— Declined  from  $455  to  $402  50,  ad- 
vanced to  $435,  and  at  the  close  realized  $435.  The 
various  portions  of  this  claim  yield  as  follows:  Blue 
Wing  level,  about  60  tons  of  ore  per  day,  which  it  is  re- 
ported will  mill  $28  to  the  ton;  Piute  station,  from  13  to 
20  tons  per  day,  averaging  $30  per  ton;  New  Santa  F6 
level,  some  20  tons,  at  $27  per  ton;  and  from  tho  Old 
Santa  Fe  level,  about  120  tons  are  daily  extracted,  show- 
ing an  average  yield  of  $27  per  ton.  The  ore  is  said  to 
look  well  between  the  third  Santa  Fe  and  the  Old  Santa 
Fe  levels,  and  is  reported  to  be  130  feet  in  length  and  31 
feet  wide,  producing  about  180  tons  of  ore  per  day, 
which  will  yield  from  $24  to  $30  to  the  ton.  In  the  new 
shaft  sinking  is  favorable.  The  station  timbers  for  (he 
Gil-foot  level  are  completed,  but  it  is  proposed  to  drop 
down  another  hundred  feet  before  drifting  off.  During 
the  week  ending  July  18th,  2,318  tons  of  ore  were  sent 
to  custom  mills;  previous  week,  2,186J<S  tons. 

Kentuck — Opened  at  $415,  gradually  declined  to  $360, 
improved  to  $400,  and  closed  at  $380.  The  bullion  re- 
turns from  July  1st  to  the  22d,  inclusive,  amount  to  $66,- 
857  43,  against  $68,509  37  same  date  last  month.  Tho 
largest  proportion  of  the  ore  came  from  the  upper 
works,  which  is  of  a  lower  grade  than  that  obtained  from 
the  lower  level.  The  receipts  of  the  present  month,  it 
is  thought,  will  not  fall  short  of  the  returns  made  in 
June.  This  company  has  been  hoisting  from  70  to  80 
tons  of  ore  per  day,  during  the  past  two  weeks,  for  the 
Yellow  Jacket  Company. 

IarpEniAi- — Has  been  in  better  favor  this  week,  advanc- 
ing from  $195  to  $215,  then  selling  at  $210®206,  and 
closing  yesterday  at  $204.  The  report  upon  this  prop- 
erty recently  submitted  by  Mr.  Brown,  the  President  of 
this  company,  makes  favorable  mention  of  the  present 
condition  of  both  the  mines  and  mills,  and  is  encourag- 
ing as  to  the  developments  in  the  future.  The  manage- 
ment, both  here  and  in  Nevada,  is  in  excellent  hands. 
The  supply  of  ore  is  reported  to  be  ample  until  such 
time  as  the  drifts  from  the  new  shaft  will  be  carried  to 
the  lode. 

Overman — Has  been  in  decided  favor  during  the  period 
under  review,  opening  at  S1C5,  improving  to  $180.  re- 
ceding to  $107  50,  advancing  to  $240,  and  closing  at 
S220.  The  general  appearance  Of  the  mine  is  very 
promising,  and  the  developments  on  the  several  levels 
are  very  favorable.  On  the  300-foot  level  a  large  body  of 
ore  has  been  found,  and  the  discoveries  on  the  226-foot 
level  produce  average  assays  of  $40@45  to  the  ton. 
Since  our  last  issue  over  $10,000  in  bullion  has  been  re- 
ceived; and  since  the  first  of  June  the  bullion  returns 
amounted  to  $42,058  16. 

Ophtr — Has  been  in  less  favor,  rapidly  declining  from 
$240  to  $140,  rallying  to  $155,  and  closing  yesterday  at 
$152.  Ore  continues  to  be  obtained  in  small  quantities, 
but  of  good  quality.  A  cross-cut  in  the  north  drift,  210 
feet  north  of  the  main  east  drift,  has  already  developed 
fifteen  feet  of  the  vein  without  reaching  the  west  wall. 
An  assessment  of  $3  per  share,  or  $30  per  foot,  is  an- 
ticipated during  the  coming  week, 
Belcher— Advanced  from  $310  to  $350,  declined  fo  $260, 

rallied  to  $300,  and  at  the  close  sold  at  $315 Empire 

continues  in  the  market  at  the  closing  price  of  last 

week— $180 Gold  Hill  Quartz  sold  at  $1S5®175.    A 

dividend  of  $15  per  share  is  confidently  expected  next 
month. 

Confidence — Ruled  at  $62  50@$55,  and  Bullion  at 
$35@26,  closing  at  $26.  An  assessment  of  $15  per  share 
was  levied  on  the  latter  stock  on  the  37th  instant. ... 
Daney  sold  at  $19@25:  Justis  and  Independent  at  $15 
@16;  Segregated  Belcher  at  $30@12,  closing  at  $8. 

Sdzrra  Nevada— Advanced  from  $16  to  $25,  closing 
yesterday  at  $18.  This  rise  is  based  upon  the  prospects 
of  soon  ascertaining  the  existence  of  a  ledge  by  draining 
the  mine,  the  machinery  for  this  purpose  being  nearly 
ready.  


New  Incorporations. — Articles  of  incor- 
poration have  recently  been  filed  in  the 
County  Clerk's  office  in  this  city  as  follows  : 

Cumberland  M.  &  M.  Co. — Storey  coun- 
ty, Nev.  July  23d.  Capital  stock,'  $100,- 
000;  1,000  shares,  $100  each.  Trustees: 
A  T.  Page,  Henry  Christie  and  Alfred 
Bryant. 

San  Francisco  Water  Co. — San  Fran- 
cisco. July  24th.  Capital  stock,  $6,000,- 
000;  60,000  shares,  $100  each.  Trustees: 
James  T.  Boyd,  Milo  Hoadley  and  John  H. 
Turney. 

Election  of  Officers. — Gold  Hill  T., 
G.  &  S.  M.  Co.— July  20th.  Trustees: 
Camila  Martin,  P.  G.  Venard,  O.  Gori,  F. 
O.  Wegener,  H.  Motz,  H.  Huguet  and  E. 
Wegener.  President,  Camila  Martin  ;  Sec- 
retary and  Treasurer,  B.  Wegener  ;  Super- 
intendent, H.  Huguet. 


$h*  pining  and  ^rirotifw  §to*& 


53 


Jlurtuations  in  Xfauiug  flitting  £harrs  for  tt«  past  ^ix  pouthjs. 


kau  or  cosirjxr. 


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El  !>>>rado 

Overman 

Sierra  Nevada 

Yellow  Jacket 

White  k  Hnrpby 

Baltic 

North    American 

Baltimore  American  .. 

-> 

Hacramento 

Lady  Bryan 

Imperial 

Crown  1'olnt 

Belcher 

Alpha 

Kinplre  M.  and  M.  Co. 

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1.650 

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1,395 
240 
400 
187K 
37 

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410 
460 
202 
70 

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180 

250 
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4224. 


360  310 

3,500  3,900 

646  580 


210 

1,610 
400 
402), 
170 

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■-■< 

1.725 


195 
1,796 
390 
411 
170 
70 


740 

335 

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193 
1,750 

405 
400 


600 

265 

1.340 

450 


193 

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64 

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210 


MINING  SHAEEHOLDEES'  DIREOTOBY. 

.Compiled  for  every  Issue,  from  advertisements  In  the 

Mixing  akd  HuiNHTtrio  Punas  and  other  San 

Francisco  Journal*.  J 

Comprising   the  Names  of  Companies.  District  or  Oountj 
or  !*ocatlon;  Amount  and  ditto  "f  Aasequnent;  Date  of 
rig;  Day  n(  Delinquent  Sale;  and  Amount  and  Tioio 
of  Payment  of  Dividends. 

HAM.,     LOCATIOW.     iMOtl.NT,     AMD  DAY  DAT 

DATE  Of  ASSK3SMKMT.  DBLINflOKRT.       Ot  SALK 

Adalfo.  Werra  oo.,  CaL,  May  29,  $1 June  28— July  29* 

Bullion.  Btorey  Co  .  Nov Sale  Aug  6 

Btlchcr,  VirKMilii,  Nov.,  Mav  30,  $15 June  30-July  31 

Belcher,  Virginia,  Nev  ,  May  30,  $5 June  30-July  31 

Cherokee  Pint,  Butte  co.,  July  24,  S5 Auk.  27— Sept.  18 

Chlptoiiena,  Bonori,  Mexico.  July  11.  $5 Aug  12— Kept  2* 

Camanto,  Landerco  .  Nov.,  June  21,  $3) — Aug,  2-*S6pt  28" 

uorett,  Slmtloa.  Mex..  Mnv  I,  10c — July  5— July'-JO* 

California,  Btorey  Co.,  Nov.,  June  14,  $S  50. .July  21— Aug.  20 

Chalk  Mountain,  Nev.  co.,Cal.,  June  18,  SI. July  ID— Aug.  5" 

Chollar-l'otOB),  Storey  CO.,  Nev.,  dlv.  25 Poyahle  June  15 

crown  Point.  Nov.  dividend  S80 Payable  May  15 

DeflOtO,  Hiiitil.nl.lt.  NOV,  July  11,  $2 Aug  17— Sep t  4" 

Daner,  Lyon  oo.,  Nev.,  June  18,83 July  22— Aug.  10 

Dlos  Padre.  Alamo,  Mex  .June  13,  $3 July  15— Aug.  2 

Dardanelles,  Del  Norte  co.,  June  3,8c July  1U— August  3* 

Kl  Taste.  Sonera,  Mex..  July  11.  SI Aug.  12—  Aug.  30 

Empire  M.  A  M-,  Nev.,  dividend  $6.  Payable  May  16 

Golden  Rule,  Tuolumne  Co,  dlv  Sicken...  Payable  May  1* 
Gould  1  Curry.  Virginia,  Nev..  dividend  $80.. Payable  Jan  8 
Hope  Gravel.  Nev.  co  .  Cal  .  June  26,  SI  ....July  30— Aug  19* 
Hale  A  HorcroM,  Virginia,  Nev..  dlv.  $125... Payable  July  15 

I  X  L,  Alpine  co..  Cal.,  June  19,  SI. 50 July  19— Aug.  6» 

Imperial,  Virginia,  Nev.,  dlv.  $10 Payable  July  15 

Josephine  Quicksilver,  San  Luis  Obispo,    div,$2 JulyS 

Julia,  Storey  co,  Nov..  June  19,  $  I July  22— Aug.  12 

Kentuck,div..$40pcr  share Payable  July  8 

La  Blanca.  Ures,  Mex.,  July  12,  $2,50 Aug.  10-Aug.  27 

London  Q   M.,  Slsklyoa  co  .,  Julvfi,  $1 Aug.  10-Aug.  SI 

Lyon  M,  A  M.,  Kl  Dorado  co..  July  6.  $3 Aug  6— Aug  19* 

Lady  Bell,  Del  Norte  co.,  June  18,  15c Aug.  1— Aug.  19* 

Nueslra  Senora  de  Guadalupe,  July  12.  $1..  Aug.  13— Sept  5* 
Neagle  A  Corcoran,  Storey  Co,  July  11,  50c. .Aug  12— Sept  2* 
Neagle  &  Corcoran,  Storey  co.  Nov.  .Ann.  Meeting,  Aug.  19* 
Oxford  Beta,  Esmeralda.  Nev.  June  25, 50c. Aug.  24— Sept.  9* 

Rattlesnake.  Yubaco.,  July  25,  $1 

Refugio,  Cliihualiua,  Mex.,  July  10,  $1 

Summer,  Kern  co Annual  Meeting  Aug.  5 

Shonlione  S.  M..  dividend,  $2  per  share  —  Payable  March  14 

Suva?'',  Virginia.  Nov,  dividend  $300 Payable  Julv  8 

Santiago,  silver  City,  dividend Payable  .March  6 

Sides  S.  M.  Co..  June  24.  $1250 

Tuolumne  Mountain,  Tuol.  Co.,  July  10,  $1.. Aug  13—  Aug  31* 

Union,  Sierra  co Annual  Meeting  Aug.  12 

White  A  Murphv,  July  3.  $6.75 Aug  10— Sept  2 

Wliitlutch,  Lauder  co.,  Nev..  June  21,  $15.  .Aug.  2— Sept  25* 
Yellow  Jacket,  Gold  Hill,  dlv.  $75  ah Payable  July  10 

•Those  marked  with  an  asterisk  (•) are  advertised  In  this 


.Aug.  28-Sept.  16* 
..Aug.  21— Sept.  11 


Latest  Stock  Prices  Bid  and  Asked. 

S.  P.   8TOOK  AMD  KXOUANCE  BOARD. 

Friday  Evknihg,  July  26, 1867. 

MlflCKLLASJEOUS   STOCKS-  Bill.       dfikd. 

United  States  7  3-lutlis  Bonds.  June  Issue $  79         80 

Legal  Tender  Notes 72 

Calltornia  State  Bonds,  7s.  1857 85 

San  Francisco  Bonds  lOs,  1851.... 100 


72  J  = 


Sun  Franci-co  city  Bonds.  6s.  1855 80 

Ban  Francisco  City  and  County  Bonds,  6s,  1858.  75 

Stin  Francisco  City  and  Oo.  Sch'l  B'ds,  7s,  1866.  80 

San  Francisco  Cilv  and  Co.  Bonds,  7s,  1862 80 

San  Francisco  City  and  Co.  Bonds,  7s,  1864 8t 

San  Francisco  City  and  Co  Bonds,  7*.  1865 80 

San  Francisco  Citvand  Co.  Jmig.  Bds.  7s,  1863.  80 

San  Francisco  City  and  Co.  Judg.  Bds,  7s,  1864.  80 

Sacramento  City  Bond* 27}tf 

Sacramento  County  Bonds,  6i 65 

Murvsville  Ui. nils,  lO.s 75 

Stockton  City  Bonds 70 

Yuba  County  Bonds,' 10s 75 

Santa  Clara  County  Bonds  7s 75 

Bulte  Count v  Bonds,  10s,  1861) 70 

Han  Mateo  County  Bonds,  7s — 

Oulilurnla  Steam  Navigation  Co 70 

Spring  Valley  Water  Co 67 

State  Telegraph  Co 30 

GAS   COMPANIES. 

San  Francisco  Gas  Co  63Ji 

Hacramento  Gas  Co G2 

RAILROADS. 

Sacramento  Valley  Railroad — 

San  Francisco  and  San  Jose  Railroad 40 

Omnibus  Railroad 61 

Central  Railroad 43 

North  Beach  and  Mission  Railroad 49 

Front  Street,  Mission  and  Ocean  Railroad 11 

BANKING   INSTITUTIONS. 

California,  Loan  and  Savings  Society. . 


102 
95 
80 

84 

84 
84 


32 


San  Francisco  Market  Eates. 

WholeBule  Prices. 

Friday,  July  26,  1867. 

Flour,  Extra,  "£  bbl $5  60  @$6  50 

Do.    Siipcrllnc 4  75  @  6  25 

Corn  Meal,  "r*  100  lbs 2  00  ®  2  25 

Wheal,  ",-'  I  DO  thy 1  60  ®  1  85 

Oats.  #  11X1  lbs 1  00  @  1  50 

Barley,  *£  100  lbs 1  35  @  1  45 

Beans,  "p  I0vi  lbs 2  00  @  3  60 

Potatoes,  ^  1U0  lbs 75  ®  1  IS 

Bay, » tou 7  no     @12  oo 

Live  Oak  Wood,  f.  cord 9  00      @10  00 

Beef,  on  toot,  fl  lb 7,'i  @      — 

Beef,  extra,  dressed,  "p*  lb 9      @      10 

Sheep,  on  foot 3  00     @  4  00 

Hogs,  on  foot,  7*  lb 6     @       6,\ 

Hogs,  dressed,  &  lb 9     @     10 

UUOtiKKIKS,  KTC. 

Sugar,  crushed,  ^  lb 143^  a  15 

■Do.    China 10     @  11 

Coffee,  Costa  Rica,  ^  lb 19U@  19?: 

Do.  Rio —     @  19Ji 

Tea.  Japan,  <p  lb 65     @  85 

Do.  Green 60      @  1  25 

Hawaiian  Rice,  %lb 9     ®  — 

China   Rice,  Tftlb 6?,(  @  fij 

Coal  Oil,  $  gallon 52W  ®  65 

Candles,  $  lb 16     @  23> 

Ranch  Butter,  ^4  lb 35      @  40 

Isthmus  Butter,  $  lb 15      @  25 

Cheese.  California,  %1  lb 12>i  @  15 

Eggs,  %  dozen 33     @  38 

Lard,  %*  lb 12     @  13 

Ham  and  Bacon,  ft  lb 13      @  18 

Shoulders,  ft  lb 8     @  10 

Ketiill  Frlcee. 

Butter,  California,  fresh,  ft  lb 30     ®     60 

do.     pickled,  rl  lb 25     @     — 

do.      Oregon,  ft  lb 15      ®     20 

do.      New  York,  ft  lb 35      ®      40 

Cheese,  ft  lb 15     @     25 

Honey,  ft  tb 30     ia     40 

Eggs,  «  dozen 40 

Lard,  ft  lb 16 

Hams  and  Bacon,  ft  lb 18 

Crauberriep,  ft  gallou 1  60 

Potatoes,  ft  lb 2 

Potatoes.  Sweet,  ft  lb — 

Tomatoes,  ft  lb — 

Onions,  ft  lb 3 

Apples.  No.  1,  ft  lb 4 

Pears,  Tabic,  ft  lh 8 

Plums,  dri?d.  ft  lb 13 

Peaches,  dried,  ft  lb It 

Oranges,  ft  dozen 50 

Lemons,  ft  doze n 75 

Chickens,  apiece — 

Turkevs.  ft  lb 20 

Soap,  Pale  andC.  0 7 

Soap,  CasUlo.  ft  lb 18 


®  45 

@  16 

@  20 
@  1  25 

®  3 

@  6 

®  5 

@  5 


75 
25 
12M 


Bank  of  Pacliic  Accumulation  Loan  Society..      — 
The  Bank  of  California 138 

INSORANCK  COMPANIES. 

Flreinons'  Fund  Insurance  Co 

Pacltlc  Insurance  Co 

San  Francisco  Insurance  Co 

MiMchantT,'  Mutual  Marine  Insurance  Co.. 

California  Insurance  Co 

Union  Insurance  Co ., 

California  Home  Insurance  Co , 

ltoine  Mutual  Insurance  Co 

Occidental  Insurance  Co 

National  Insurance  Co 


91 
130 
100 


MINING   STOCKS— WASHOK  DISTRICT. 


DO  95 

69K     71 


Alpha 

Baltimore  American 

Belcher 

Bullion.  G.  H 

Crown  Point 

Con  ndenco 

Chollar-Potosl 

Daney    

Exchequer.  

Empire  Mill  and  Mining  Co.. 

Gould  &  Curry 

Halo  &  Norcross 

Imperial 

Lady  Bryan 

Ophlr 

Overman 

Savage 

y.-iiow  Jacket 

Golden  Rule,  California 


San  Francisco  Metal  Market. 

PRICES  FOR  INVOICES. 

Jobbing  price*  rule  from  ten  tofi/Uen  per  cent,  higher  than  the 
j'oltotciriff  quotations. 

Friday,  July  26, 1867. 
Iron.— Duty:  Fig,  $9  per  ton;  Railroad,  60c  ft  lnO  lbs;  Bar, 
1  italic  ft  lb;  Sneer,  polished,  3c  ft  lb;  common.  l^Ol'AiC 
ft  ft;  Plate,  IJ40  ft  ft;  Pipe,  IVic  ft  lb;  Galvanized,  2%c 
ft  lb. 

Scotch  and  English  Pig  Iron  ft  ton $47  00    <SS18  00 

White  Pig  ft  ton 50  00    @ 

Rellned  Bar,  bad  assortment  ft  lb —  03    (A 

Re  (hied  Bar,  good  assortment,  ft  lb —  03?,<<Si 

Boiler,  No.  1  to  i —  iHH® 

Plate,  No.  5  to  9 —  04'^®  —  05 

Sheet,  No.  10  to  13 —  04W@ 

Sheet,  No.  14  to  20 —  05    ® 

Sheet,  No.  24  to  27 —  05    @ 

Coppkr— Duty:  Sheathing,  3>jc  ft  ft;  Pig  and  Bar,  2^c  ft  lb. 

Sheathing,  ft  lb —  34    @  —  36 

Slieathing,  Yellow  —  25    ®  —  26 

Sheathing,  Old  Yellow —  11    @ 

Bolts —11    @ 

Composition  Nails —  25    @  —  26 

Tin  Platks.— Duty:  25ft  cent,  ad  valorem. 

Plates,  Charcoal,  IX,  ft  box 13  50    © 

Plates,  T  O  Charcoal 12  00    ©  12  50 

Rooflng_Plt,tcs 11  U0    (a  11  50 

BancaTin.  Slabs,  ft  lb —  29    ©  —  30 

Stkkl.— English  Cast  Steel,  ft  lb —  12^@  —  15 

Quicksilvkr.— $  ft @_60 

For  export @  —  55 

Zinc  —Sheets,  ft  lb @  —  11 

Lead.— Pig,  ft  lb -     7J5®  —    8 

Sheet —  10    @ 

Pipe —  11    ® 

Bar —    9J£©  —  10 

Bokax.— California,  ft  lb —20    @  —  23 


Equine  Mortality. — This  city  appears 
to  be  as  healthy  for  animals  as  for  man.  In 
the  late  report  of  the  Omnibus  Railroad 
Company  it  is  stated  that  the  annual  rate 
of  deaths  of  horses  belonging  to  that  conr 
panyis  about  two  percent,  while  the  death 
rate  among  animals  engaged  in  the  same 
service  at  the  East  is  from  seven  to  eight 
per  cent. — from  three  to  four  times  as  great 
as  in  this  city.  This  is  a  significant  fact. 
That  company  has  divided  $50,000  in  earn- 
ings during  the  past  year. 


200 

3200 
2o5 

150 

155 

220 

225 

4  ISO 

4200 

9)0 

910 

17 

20      * 

Moktuaby. — The  mortuary  report  for 
thiB  city  for  the  week  ending  July  20th  was 
fifty-two.  The  causes  of  death  were  thirty- 
three  iu  number. 


Continental  Life  Insurance  Company 
302  Montgomery  street,  corner  of  Pine. 


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the  office,  he  finds  it  difficult  to  attend  all  the  outsldo  calls, 
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who,  having  all  the  necessary  facilities,  such  as  the  patent 
Electric,  Chemical,  Sulphur,  Vapor,  Hot  Air  and  Modlcated 
Baths,  which  aid  in  curing  all  curable  diseases,  whether 
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THE    GREAT    LIGHT. 

THE  DANFORD 
.A-tmospheric   Lamp. 

This  Lump  burns  coal  oil,  requires  no  chimney,  givei  a 
pure  white  and  steady  tlame,  uses  thirty  per  cent  less  oil 
than  any  other  Lamp  in  proportion  to  the  amount  of  light 
afforded,  and  in  absolutely  indispensable  in  every  house 
whore  gas  Is  not  used.    CALL  AND  SEE  THEM. 

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A  GENTLEMAN  WELL  VERSED  IN  ASSAYING  AND 
Analytical  Clicmi.-trv,  is  desirous  uf  -securing  a  position 
in  some  assaying  establishment,  or  would  rake  charge  of 
the  assaying'  and  amalgamating  department  ot  either  a. 
gold  or  silver  mine.  Steady  employment,  rather  than  high 
wanes.  Is  desirable.  The  advertiser  would  take  his  own 
laboratory  to  the  mine  If  desired.  Proper  reierences given. 
Inquire  at  this  office.  3vl5tl 


Importitnt  to  Cjilltornltuw.— Many  Inventors  have 
lately  had  their  claims  tor  Patents  seriously  (and  insume 
cases  fataUyldelflVcd  by  tho  uiiquaiincntlon  oi  agents  who 
have  not  coin  plied  with  the  Government  license  and  revenue 
laws,  as  well  as  other  new  and  imperutive  regulations. 
These  discrepancies,  although  arising  from  the  inexperienes 
of  honest  agents,  arc  none  the  less  dangerous  to  applicants 
for  patents,  whose  safest  course,  is  to  trust  ilicir  business 
with  none  but  active  and  experienced  solicitors.  Thk  Mik- 
inoanpScikktikio  Pukss  Fatkst  Ackncy  has  strictly  com- 
plied with  the  requisitions  of  the  Dcpririnient,  and  properly 
tiled  all  necessary  papers  as  Claim  Agents. 


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The  following  information  is  gleaned  mostly  from  jour- 
nals published  in  the  interior,  in  close  proximity  to  the 
mines  mentioned. 


CALIFORNIA. 

Alpine  County. 

Miner,  July  20th :  A  contract  has  been 
made  with  the  I.  X.  L.  Co.  for  100  tons  of 
their  ore,  to  be  worked  in  Davidson's  mill, 
on  Silver  creek.  The  price  paid  for  the  ore 
is  $100  per  ton.  It  is  thought  that  the 
quality  of  ore  comprehended  in  the  contract 
will  work  so  as  to  leave  a  margin  of  profit 
to  the  mill.  Once  started,  it  is  believed 
this  will  furnish  sufficient  from  the  amount 
saved  while  prospecting  their  lodes  to  keep 
the  mill  running  on  first-class  ore. 

It  is  thought  that  two  or  three  claims  on 
the  Hercules  lode  will  be  worked  this  sea- 
son. The  Hercules  is  an  undoubted  true 
lode,  and  shows  the  finest  quartz  to  be 
found  outside  the  Comstock.  All  it  wants 
is  opening  to  a  sufficient  depth,  where  pay 
ore  is  a  sure  thing. 

The  Supt.  of  the  American  Co.  is  putting 
.  things  to  right,  preparatory  to  starting  up 
up  work.  The  wheel  used  last  season  for 
driving  the  pump  is  now  running. 

It  is  the  intention  of  the  owners  to  start 
work  on  Buckeye  No.  2  lode  in  a  few  days. 
Their  vein  is  two  feet  thick,  the  whole  of 
which  will  work  over  $80  per  ton.  It  is 
likely  the  pay  ore  will  increase  with  dis- 
tance and  depth  under  ground. 

Amtulor   County. 

Ledger,  July  20th  :  Sylvester,  SpagnoK  & 
Co.,  at  Clinton,  have  been  working  a  hy- 
draulic claim  near  that  place  for  some  time 
past  Chipsas  weighing  from  a  half  ounce 
to  two  ounces  are  a  common  occurrence, 
and  smaller  ones  in  proportion. 

After  the  burning  of  the  shaft  house  and 
machinery  at  the  Italian  mip'B,  on  Else 
creek,  the  owners,  to  keep  their  mill  going, 
re-opened  an  old  tunnel,  strikingore  so  rich 
that  after  throwing  out  one-sixth  of  it  the 
balance  would  pay  §2  per  pound. 

On  Monday  last,  Dr.  Paugh,  of  this 
place,  sold  his  mine  and  mill,  near  Clinton, 
to  parties  in  Sau  Francisco  and  Oakland. 
The  price  paid  has  not  been  made  known. 
The  new  owners  will  push  forward  the  work 
vigorously. 

The  Mountain,  or  Belding,  mine  has  been 
yielding  a  better  quality  of  ore  for  the  last 
two  months  than  usual.  Much  of  the  rock 
will  yield  from  $80  to  $100  per  ton,  mill 
working.  The  depth  of  the  mine  is  250  ft. , 
and  though  the  size  and  general  appearance 
of  the  lode  is  unchanged,  the  quality  of  the 
sulphurets  is  improving, 

Butte  County. 

Marysville  Appeal,  July  18th :  A  French- 
man passed  through  Marysville  lately  on 
his  way  to  Paris,  who  met  with  unusual 
luck  while  mining  in  the  Last  Chance  claim, 
in  Butte  county.  He  had  sold  his  claim  for 
a  fair  sum,  with  the  privilege  of  working 
two  days  longer ;  and  while  thus  engaged 
was  lucky  enough  to  take  out  a  nugget 
weighing  50  ozs. 

Calaveraa  County, 

Chronicle,  July  20th:  Lamphear  &  Co. 
are  progressing  fairly  with  their  lead.  The 
ledge  is  between  two  and  three  ft.  in  width, 
enclosed  between  well-defined  walls,  and  the 
rock  extracted  prospects  richly.  Should 
the  lode  continue  to  prospect  as  favorably 
to  the  depth  of  150  ft.  as  it  does  at  present, 
the  company  will  erect  suitable  machinery 
as  soon  as  practicable. 

From  Middle  Bar  the  most  cheering  in- 
telligence is  received.  Stewart  &  Co., 
Hoerchner,  Grimm  &  Co.,  and  Wesson  & 
Co. ,  are  pushing  forward  labor  upon  their 
claims  with  redoubled  energy.  The  custom 
mill  at  that  place  is  kept  constantly  em- 
ployed, and  the  returns  are  highly  remun- 
erative to  the  owners  of  the  leads.  During 
the  coming  fall  mills  will  be  erected  upon 
every  lead  in  the  district. 

Large  amounts  of  dust  continue  to  be 
shipped  from  the  West  Point,  Whisky  Slide 
and  El  Dorado  Dists.  Wallace,  Coekley  & 
Co.,  Peters,  Champion  &  Co.,  and  many 
others,  are  coining  money. 

Pennell,  Savage  &  Co. ,  whose  gravel  min- 
ing claim  is  located  in  Stockton  Hill,  have 
recently  struck  it  rich. 

Paul  &  Co.,  after  having  cut  their  way 
through  solid  bedrock  for  a  distance  of  about 
900  ft.,  have  had  their  labors  rewarded  by 
striking  a  lead  of  paying  gravel.  The  claim 
is  one  of  the  most  extensive  as  well  as  the 
richest  iu  the  county. 

Shaw  &  Co.,  Brackott  &  Co. ,  and  Mitchell 
&  Adams  are  doing  remarkably  well.  Min- 
ing operations,  both  in  quartz  and  gravel, 
are  livelier  iu  this  vicinity  than  they  have 
been  for  years  past. 

A  new  vein  has  been  struck  in  the  old 
Crispin  mine.  The  lode  is  between  three 
and  four  ft.  wide,  full  of  sulphurets,  and 
with  considerable  free  gold,  visible  to  the 
naked  eye.     It  is  easily  worked,  without 


blasting,  crushes  well,  and  prospects  better 
than  any  rock  heretofore  struck. 

El  I>or-aclo  County. 

Placerville  Courier,  July  20th :  At  Browns- 
ville all  the  ledges  that  are  being  worked 
look  well.  G.  W.  Swan  and  others  are  put- 
ting up  a  mill  on  a  ledge  owned  by  them. 
The  Gray  Eagle  mill  is  running  regularly, 
and  has  been  for  the  past  year  or  two.  The 
old  Steely  ledge  has  changed  hands,  and  is 
now  being  worked  by  Wm.  Givens,  of  Sac- 
ramento. They  are  sinking  their  shaft,  and 
on  the  4th  of  July  got  through  the  old 
rock,  and  are  now  getting  out  rock  that  will 
pay  $25  per  ton.  The  new  mill  at  Henry's 
Diggings  has  just  commenced  crushing. 
Bock  from  Bradley's  ledge,  at  Henry's  Dig- 
gings, shows  free  gold,  and  looks  well. 

Prospecting  is  still  going  on  at  George- 
town, and  all  feel  satisfied  that  they  are  en- 
tering upon  a  season  of  prosperity. 

Inyo  County. 

A  correspondent  of  this  paper,  inciting 
from  Inyo  county,  says  that  the  Silver 
Sprout  Co's  mill,  five  stamps  at  present,  is 
nearly  ready  for  work,  and  good  ore  is 
being  taken  from  the  mines.  This  company 
intends  to  make  the  concern  pay  its  way 
when  once  started,  devoting  the  proceeds  to 
improvements,  such  as  roasting  furnaces, 
etc.,  till  all  is  complete.  As  the  surface  ore 
can  be  worked  with  good  results  raw,  they 
expect  to  be  able  to  do  this. 

The  Kearsarge  Co.  have  at  last  got  to 
work,  and  have  sent  a  superintendent,  who 
seems  to  be  the  right  man.  He  is  deter- 
mined to  understand  the  situation,  and  to 
that  end  is  operating  vigorously  on  the 
mines  at  several  points.  The  mill  will  not 
be  started  until  something  more  is  known 
of  the  mines,  which,  though  rich,  are,  like 
the  others,  not  yet  properly  opened. 

From  Lone  Pine  we  have  the  most  flat- 
tering accounts  of  the  mines,  but  water  is 
very  scarce,  even  for  drinking  purposes. 
The  Mexicans  in  this  district  continue  to 
take  out  bullion  by  means  of  their  little 
furnaces,  which  they  sell  to  the  storekeep- 
ers in  Independence.  Some  parties  con- 
template establishing  an  assay  office  in  the 
latter  town.  A  certain  party  at  Lone  Pine 
has  a  mine  reported  to  be  very  rich,  which 
he  keeps  under  lock  and  key,  allowing  none 
to  enter.  He  makes  a  point  of  disparaging 
the  district,  and  thinks  "the  Mexicans  won't 
stay  there  long,"  but  has  no  idea  of  leaving 
himself.  It  is  hinted  that  he  desires  to 
"annex"  the  whole  district. 

jllai-iposa  County. 

Mail,  July  20th:  Mining  operations  on 
Bull  creek  are  progressing  favorably.  On 
Hite  &  Kerrin's  claims  the  vein  presents  a 
fine  appearance,  with  well-defined  walls, 
and  prospects  well.  Looniis,  Black  &  Co. , 
working  on  the  extension  of  the  same,  are 
getting  some  good  ore.  Sheelan  is  having 
a  shaft  sunk  on  his  vein,  with  good  pros- 
pects. Col.  Arm  intends  to  let  a  contract 
for  sinking  on  the  Mammoth  lode  on  Bull 
creek,  on  the  same  range  as  the  Hite  &  Ker- 
rins  mine. 

JX eyacla  County . 

Transcript,  July  19th:  The  Eureka  cor- 
respondent writes:  Black  &  Young  keep 
their  mill  constantly  at  work.  They  have 
about  30  men  employed  and  their  rock  looks 
very  good.  The  Jim  mine  is  not  working 
at  present. 

The  machinery  for  Veach  and  Powell's 
ledge  is  expected  next  week.  They  have 
run  a  tunnel  180  ft.  striking  the  ledge  four 
ft.  in  width,  with  over  125  ft.  back,  and  the 
rock  shows  plenty  of  free  gold.  There  are 
about  100  men  prospecting  in  this  locality 
at  the  present  time.  The  Golden  Age, 
owned  by  Mulligan,  O'Neil  and  Quinn,  have 
struck  their  ledge.  It  is  large,  and  shows 
gold. and  sulphurets.  It  is  their  intention 
to  erect  a  10-stamp  mill  on  it  the  present 
season.  The  Birchville  Co.  are  taking  out 
rock  which  will  average  $48  a  ton.  They 
are  hauling  their  quartz  to  Black  &  Young's 
mill  for  crushing. 

A  shaft  has  been  sunk  on  the  Golden 
Eagle  ledge  20  ft. ,  striking  the  ledge  three 
ft.  wide.  The  rock  looks  well,  and  is  inter- 
spersed with  free  gold.  The  company  are 
now  running  a  tunnel  to  strike  the  ledge 
100  ft.  from  the  surface. 

Hunt  &  Pier  have  struck  fine  looking 
rock  in  their  ledge  on  Gaston  ridge. 

New  ledges  are  constautly  being  discov- 
ered, most  of  which  prospect  first  rate. 

July  20th  :  The  claims  owned  by  Delos 
Caulkins  and  others  on  Myers'  Kavine,  are 
yielding  handsomely  this  season.  The  pres- 
ent owners  purchased  the  ground  some 
three  months  ago,  for  $9,500,  and  since  that 
time  have  cleaned  up  about  $5,000. 

July'  21st :  The  Bed  Bock  Tunnel  and 
Mining  Co.  is  incorporated  for  the  purpose 
of  running  a  tunnel  in  Johnson's  Hill, 
Birchville  mining  district.  They  have  al- 
ready run  2,021  ft.,  and  have  let  a  contract 
to  run  400  ft.  further.  At  the  point  to 
which  the  tunnel  is  completed  it  is  419  ft. 


to  the  surface.  This  tunnel  will  furnish  an 
outlet  for  over  a  mile  of  mineral  land,  the 
range  being  that  lying  between  Birchville 
and  Kate  Hay's  Flat.  The  mouth  of  the 
tunnel  opens  into  the  Middle  Yuba.  When 
this  tunnel  is  raised  to  the  gravel  it  is  esti- 
mated it  will  be  nearly  5,000  ft.  in  length. 

The  Kennebec  Co.  have  opened  a  shaft 
from  their  lower  tunnel  into  the  gravel  bed. 
The  lower  tiwmel  is  950  ft.  long,  and  opens 
the  channel  to  the  bottom  170  ft.  below  the 
surface.  The  new  tunnel  taps  the  blue  lead 
and  the  profits  are  expected  to  greatly  in- 
crease. 

Gazette,  July  18th :  One-half  of  the  U.  S. 
Grant  mine  has  been  sold  to  San  Francisco 
men.  The  amount  paid  was  $32,000.  This 
company  was  incorporated  a  few  days  ago 
at  Sau  Francieco,  and  it  is  the  intention  of 
the  present  owners  to  erect  a  large  mill  and 
thoroughly  develop  the  mine. 

Dutch  Flat  Enquirer,  July  20th :  A  few 
days  ago  a  large  specimen  of  ore  from  the 
Eureka  mine  at  Grass  Valley,  was  exhibited, 
which  would,  if  reduced,  yield  $10, 000  or 
$12,000  per  ton.  The  specimen  weighed 
about  100  lbs.  and  exhibited  to  the  naked 
eye  large  quantities  of  free  gold  besides  very 
rich  sulphurets.  A  ton  of  sulphurets  from 
the  U.  S.  Grant  mine  at  Meadow  Lake,  has 
been  successfully  worked  at  Grass  Valley 
by  the  Eureka  Q.  M.  Co.  The  metallurgist 
at  the  Eureka  states  that  he  experienced  no 
difficulty  in  reducing  them. 

Exoei/Siob. — Transcript,Jnlj  24th :  From 
50  tons  of  Green  Emigrant  ore,  crushed  at 
the  California  mill,  an  average  was  obtained 
of  $25.90  per  ton.  The  rock  is  from  10  or 
12  ft.  below  the  surface.  The  company  will 
make  another  crushing  of  100  tons  at  an 
early  day. 

Fifty  tons  of  rock  from  the  Mohawk  and 
Montreal  ledge,  worked  in  their  new  mill, 
paid  $20  per  ton  in  free  gold,  yielding  in 
addition  a  large  quantity  of  rich  sulphurets. 

The  Gold  Bun  Phcenix  tunnel  has  been 
run  200  ft. ,  striking  a  large  ledge  with  150 
ft.  backs.  The  ore  is  of  excellent  quality, 
abounding  in  free  gold. 

On  the  Knickerbocker  ledge,  a  drift  has 
been  run  150  ft.  below  the  surface.  The 
company  is  taking  rock  from  the  top  which 
will  be  crushed  in  a  short  time. 

The  Confidence  Co. ,  Pacific  ledge,  are  as- 
sorting rock  which  was  taken  out  last  win- 
ter to  be  worked.  It  is  estimated  that  this 
rock  will  £>ay  $40  per  ton. 

The  Kentucky  Co.  are  about  letting  a 
contract  for  a  tunnel  200  ft.  in  length,  to 
tap  their  ledge  150  ft.  below  the  surface. 

Meadow  Lake  Sun,  July  20th :  A  very 
rich  body  of  ore  has  been  struck  in  the 
Gold  Bnn  mine,  at  a  distance  of  230  ft. 
from  the  mouth  of  the  tunnel.  The  ledge 
seems  to  be  widening  considerably. 

The  Live  Oak  boys,  being  so  well  satis- 
fied with  their  prospects  at  a  distance  of  18 
ft.  on  their  ledge,  are  building  an  arastra, 
in  order  to  prospect  more  thoroughly. 

Placer  County. 

The  Grass  Valley  correspondent  of  the 
Aha  of  this  city,  writing  July  10th,  says : 
Placer  county  is  comparatively  poor  in 
quartz,  the  poorest  in  fact,  between  Plumas 
and  Mariposa,  if  we  take  development  as  a 
fact  of  wealth.  No  quartz  mill  has  paid 
regularly  for  three  years,  nor  has  any  one 
furnished  a  total  yield  of  $10i',000.  The 
Green  Emigrant  has  contained  some  very 
rich  pockets,  and  rumor  says  it  has  yielded 
$500,000.  The  owners  refuse  to  tell  what 
the  yield  has  been,  and  there  is  good  reason 
for  believing  that,  for  the  first  two  years 
the  product  was  $20,000. 

The  yield  of  the  Schnable  mine  is  $G  per 
ton,  and  the  expenses  $4.  A  level  has  been 
run  1,200  ft.  on  the  vein,  50  ft.  below  the 
surface  in  pay  rock  all  the  way. 

The  Empire  quartz  mill  was  burned  down 
about  10  days  ago. 

The  Tallman  and  the  Golden  Bule  mines 
are  both  being  opened.  They  both  promise 
to  be  profitable. 

Dutch  Flat  Enquirer,  July  17 th :  Parties 
who  have  been  in  the  mountains  prospect- 
ing, report  good  diggings,  both  surface  and 
quartz,  to  have  been  struck  near  the  head- 
waters of  the  American  river. 
X"lumas  County. 

The  Quiucy  correspondent  of  the  Alia,  of 
this  city,  June  11th :  The  ledges  next  the 
Bough  and  Beady,  in  Jamison  Dist. ,  are 
large  and  well  defined.  There  are  upwards 
of  20  on  the  hill,  most  of  which  have  been 
well  prospected.  The  most  prominent  are 
the  Manhattan,  Knickerbocker,  Empire, 
Savage,  New  York,  U.  S.  Grant,  B.  E.  Lee, 
Abe  Lincoln,  and  McGee.  Bock  from  the 
Knickerbocker  and  TJ.  S.  Grant  have  paid 
$25  in  the  mill.  The  Manhattan  and  B.  E. 
Lee  prospect  upwards  of  $100.  Free  gold 
can  be  seen  in  the  rock  in  any  of  the  ledges. 
The  rock  in  all  of  them  is  precisely  similar 
in  character  to  the  Mammoth,  Eureka,  and 
Seventy-Six.     They  range  in  width  from 


four  to  eight  ft. — the  Savage  is  nearer  80  ft. 
All  the  rock  may  safely  be  estimated  to  pay 
$20  per  ton  in  mill. 

McGee  &  Woodward  are  erecting  a  mill 
on  a  ledge  purchased  by  them  last  winter. 
The  ledge  promises  to  be  valuable. 

Iron  is  found  here  in  unlimited  quantities. 
In  one  place  an  entire  mountain  is  composed 
of  the  best  rock  ore,  containing  from  45  to 
75  per  cent.  A  party  have  located  320  acres 
on  the  iron  mountain. 

There  are  large  copper  ledges  in  this  dis- 
trict located,  but  not  yet  developed. 

San  Bemardino  County. 

Guardian,  July  20th :  Some  few  weeks 
ago  Messrs.  Brown  and  Tyler  discovered  a 
quartz  ledge,  and  have  lately  been  at  work 
on  it  to  test  its  richness,  average  pay  and 
permanency.  They  have  built  an  arastra 
for  crushing  the  ore,  but,  although  the  rock 
prospects  very  well  from  mortar,  horn  spoon 
or  pan,  the  amalgam  obtained  from  the 
arastra  so  far,  has  been  in  small  and  not 
paying  quantities.  The  ledge  is  aboutthree 
ft.  in  thickness,  and  can  be  traced  on  tho 
surface  for  several  hundred  yards. 

We  learn  from  a  friend  that  the  Green 
lode,  after  a  run  of  20  days,  working  20  tons, 
of  ore  in  five  arastras,  recently  cleaned  up 
nearly  $800 — about  $40  to  the  ton,  which 
we  understand  to  be  about  the  average  yield 
of  some  1, 500  tons  of  ore,  worked  by  the 
Byerson  process.  This  process  involves  the 
necessity  of  dry  crushing.  The  mode  of 
crushing  adopted  was  the  Howel  Centri- 
fugal crusher.  The  result,  notwithstanding 
the  yield,  was  a  heavy  loss.  Working  the 
ore  by  arastras,  affords  a  profit  of  about  100 
per  cent. ;  while  by  the  Byerson  process,  an 
actual  loss  is  entailed. 

Sierra  County. 

Messenger,  July  20th:  The  Dutch  Co. 
have  been  taking  out  large  pay  for  some 
time  past.  The  Hawkeye  Co.  are  driving 
their  tunnel  into  the  hill  and  expect  to  soon 
strike  the  lead.  Bigsby  &  Co.  have  com- 
menced operations  upon  their  claims  iu 
Wolf  Creek  with  flattering  prospects.  Scott, 
Miley  &  Co.  are  opening  a  set  of  claims  at 
Bunker  Hill.  There  is  a  heavy  bank  of 
gravel  about  60  ft.  deep.  They  intend  to 
work  them  with  hydraulic  and  tunnel,  as 
the  gravel  pays  from  the  top  down,  and 
they  find  large  pay  on  the  bedrock  in  the 
claims.  There  is  also  an  extensive  bed  of 
cement  that  will  pay  richly  for  crushing. 
There  has  lately  been  a  fine  quartz  ledge 
discovered  near  American  Hill,  known  as 
the  Von  Humboldt  ledge.  The  company 
are  sinking  on  the  ledge,  which  is  between 
three  and  four  ft.  in  width.  All  the  quartz 
taken  from  the  ledge  is  good.  It  will  mill 
at  least  $50  or  $00  per  ton. 

A  gang  of  Chinamen,  working  near  Ka- 
naka Flat,  recently  found  a  nugget  of  gold 
weighing  45  lbs.  The  strike  was  kept  se- 
cret until  the  gang  was  well  on  its  way  to 
China.  Many  large  pieces  of  gold  havo 
been  found  in  the  diggings  in  that  vicinity. 

New  diggings  have  been  discovered  near 
Galloway's  ranch.  Owing  to  the  absence  of 
water,  those  working  them  are  obliged  to 
haul  their  dirt  to  Bock  Creek,  a  distance  of 
over  half  a  mile. 

Meadow  Lake  Sun,  July  20th :  Quite  an 
excitement  has  been  raised  over  a  gravel 
deposit,  discovered  near  Milltown,  Sierra 
county.  The  extent  and  value  of  the  dis- 
covery is  not  yet  known. 

Tuba  County. 

The  Commercial  Herald  and  Marl'et  Re- 
view of  this  city,  says :  The  Blue  Gravel 
claim  at  Smartsville  is  a  specimen  of  mines 
in  Yuba.  This  claim  contains  upward  of 
100  acres,  averaging  100  ft.  from  surface  to 
bedrock.  Upward  of  $1,000,000  have  been 
taken  from  it,  though  it  was  not  opened  till 
March,  1864.  It  occupied  nine  years  of 
incessant  labor,  and  the  expenditure  of  up- 
ward of  $100, 000,  to  open  it.  It  has  four 
miles  of  sluices,  three  ft.  wide  and  three  ft. 
deep,  in  which  three  tons  of  quicksilver 
is  distributed  to  catch  the  gold.  One  hun- 
dred and  twenty-five  thousand  lbs.  of  gun- 
powder are  annually  expended  in  blowing 
up  and  breaking  the  cement  where  it  is  too 
hard  for  the  hydraulic  to  wash.  The  water 
used  in  washing  costs  $25,000  per  annum. 

BRITISH  COLUMBIA. 

Cariboo  Sentinel,  May  23d  :  Wake-up- 
Jake  claim  has  been  sold  for  $100.  Borealis 
Co.  cleaned  up  lately  in  one  day  156  ozs. 

May  27th  :  The  West  Britain  Co.  bot- 
tomed a  shaft  at  47  ft.  and  got  a  prospect  of 
$2. 50  to  the  pan.  Cariboo  Co.  cleaned  up, 
on  Wednesday,  47  ozs.  Davis  Co.  cleaned 
up,  in  one  week,  130  ozs.  Borealis  Co. 
cleaned  up,  for  one  week,  100  ozs. 

At  Conklin's  Gulch,  Ericcson  Co.  washed 
up,  last  week,  60  ozs.  United  Co.  washed 
up,  on  Wednesday,  124  ozs. ;  on  Sunday, 
131  ozs. — making  255  ozs.  for  the  week. 

May  30th :  At  Antler  creek,  Cunningham 
creek,  Stevens'  creek,  California  creek  and 
Wolf  creek,  the  companies  are  all  doing 
well. 


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June  3<1 :  At  Conklinb'  Gulch,  tlio  United 
Co.  washed  up,  tor  one  week,  838  ozs.  The 
Small  Hope  Co.,  at  Begg's  Gulch,  last  week 
found  a  piece  of  gold  worth  825.  On 
Grouse  creek,  the  Black  Hawk  Co.  cleaned 
u)i.  during  the  last  week,  215  ozs.  The 
Homing  Star  claim  was  latdv  sold  at  Slier- 
ilT's  Bale  tor 

June  17th:  Daring  tlio  past  week,  the 
Davis  Co.  cleaned  up  99  ozs.,  and  the  Au- 
rora Co.  142  ozs.  Borealis  Co.  .yesterday 
cleaned  up  47  ozs.  The  Alt  urns  Co.,  at 
Stent's  Gulch,  cleaned  up,  the  past  week, 
140  ozs,  The  Jenkins  Co.  are  making  from 
810  to  $12  per  day  to  the  hand.  TheMnoho 
tiro  Co.  have  cleaned  up  for  the  week  50 
ozs. 

The  editor  lias  been  shown  ft  piece  of  rock 
from  the  YVashlmrne  Co's  chum  that  was 
literally   speckled   with   heayy  nodules   of 

gold. 

June  20th  :  The  Aurora  Co.,  on  Williams' 
creek,  cleaned    up,  daring    tlio   past    week. 

liiii »  ozs.;  Davis  Co.,  206  ozs.,  and  Forest 
]{.  ise.  .'in  ozs.  Borealis  Co.  cleaned  up,  yes- 
terday, 45  ozs. 

At  Stout's  Gulch,  during  the  past  week, 
theAltnraa  Co.  cleaned  up  161  ozs.  One 
piece  was  found  weighing  7  ozs.  aud  an- 
other 3  ozs.  The  gold  in  the  gulch  is  very 
coarse.  Mncbo  Oro  cleaned  up  00  ozs. 
Vanghan,  Sweeney  ,t  Co.,  having  occasion 
to  clean  up  ft  portion  of  theirground  sluice 
to  mako  room  for  rocks,  washed  up  100  ozs. 
Sevoral  pieces  of  gold  have  been  picked  up 
on  the  Ancient  Britons'  claim,  in  Begg's 
Gulch,  weighing  85  and  $6. 

The  British  Colonist  states  that  a  piece  of 
rock  weighiug  150  ths.  has  been  blasted 
from  the  Cherry  Creek  ledge.  Samples  of 
lead  oro  from  Shuswap  Lake  assayed  at 
Westminster  have  yielded  at  the  rate  of  64 
per  cent,  lead  and  $23  silver  per  ton. 

Juno  4th  :  A  4%-oz.  quartz  specimen  has 
been  taken  out  of  a  bench  on  French  creek. 
The  Wingdam  Co.  are  taking  out  from  6  to 
10  ozs.  per  day.  Daggart  Co.  had  taken 
out  a  ^2,000  dividend  to  the  share  since  the 
season  commenced.  The  Gold  Hill  Co. 
were  taking  out  at  the  rate  of  $30  to  the 
foot  width  of  tunnel. 

COLORADO. 

Georgetown  Miner,  July  4th :  A  corres- 
pondent writing  to  the  Miner  of  above  date, 
from  Colorado  Gulch,  says  :  We  have  plenty 
of  gulches  hero  that  will  pay  $4  or  $5  per 
day  to  the  man.  Au  old  California  miner 
has  located  some  lodes  near  Cash  Creek, 
from  ono  of  which  he  has  obtained  $1  to  the 
pound  of  ore. 

The  Henry  Clay  lode  on  Saxon  Mountain, 
has  turned  out  some  fine  specimens.  The 
lead  shows  an  ore  vein  five  ft.  wide,  giving 
large  assays.  Work  is  being  pushed  ener- 
getically on  the  Terrible  lode. 

The  owners  of  the  Watertown  lode  have 
discovered  another  lode  some  20  or  30  ft. 
farther  up  the  hill,  and  will  drive  their  tun- 
nel on  through  the  Watertown,  and  tap  the 
new  discovery. 

The  German  lode  have  out  about  600  tons 
of  ore.  It  is  sorted  into  two  qualities.  The 
second  quality  about  pays  expenses  in  ordi- 
nary stamp  mills.  The  enormous  per  cent. 
of  copper  (15  per  cent.)  prevented  the  gold 
from  being  saved  in  the  batteries,  and  on 
the  plates.  The  first  quality  has  not  been 
tried.  The  shaft  is  225  ft.  deep.  The  crev- 
ice is  six  ft.  between  walls,  with  a  vein  of 
pure  ore,  varying  from  18  in.  to  three  ft.  It 
is  opened  east  and  west  for  2, 600  ft. 

More  gulch  mining  is  commenced  and  in 
contemplation  than  at  any  time  since  1862. 

The  Herkimer  Co.  is  pushing  forward 
work  on  their  mine  steadily. 

IDAHO. 

Owyhee  Avalanche,  July  13th :  The  Owy- 
hee Co's  mill  is  again  at  work  in  better  trim 
than  ever  before.  The  company  is  making 
an  experiment  in  working  the  tailings  by 
the  Kent  process.  The  tailings  are  first 
made  into  bricks,  then  calcined  in  a  furnace 
and  subsequently  worked  in  barrels.  If  it 
proves  profitable,  works  on  a  largo  scale 
will  be  constructed,  and  the  tailings  all 
treated  by  this  process. 

The  Potosi  ledge  is  producing  rich  ore. 
The  shaft  is  down  40  ft.  A  number  of  as- 
says show  a  very  high  average  value  of  the 
rock.  The  lowest  assay  gave  55116.65,  and 
several  others  ranged  from  $800  to  $1,500. 
Silver  largely  predominates. 

Ten  lb  s.  of  Glenbrook  ore  lately  assayed 
819.93. 

The  Cosmos  mill  is  working  on  Silver 
-  Cord  ore  with  favorable  prospects. 

The  Webfoot  mill  is  at  work  on  Wood- 
stock ore.  The  quality  of  the  ore  is  im- 
proving. 

In  Flint  Dist. ,  work  has  been  stopped  on 
the  Leviathan.  The  Sherman  Co.  are  still 
engaged  on  their  tunnel. 

The  Iowa  &  Idaho  Co.  have  their  grading 
for  their  mill  nearly  done. 


MONTANA. 
Helena  Gazette,  July  6th:  The  Big  ditch 

of  Marshall,  will  distribute  its  waters  on 
Dl  bars.  It  will  carry  1,400  in. 
of  water.  The  gravel  on  the  bars  is  bom  1" 
to  15  ft.  thick.  Fishback  &  Co.  have  erected 
a  large  crank  wheel  on  the  Missouri  river, 
capable  of  raising  180  in.  of  water,  for  wash- 
ing gold  on  these  bars.  Last  full,  parties 
on  one  of  these  bars   made  .^25  to  the  hand. 

From  Ten  Mile  and  Monitor  Gulches, 
thero  is  most  flattering  intelligence.  A  num- 
ber of  very  promising  leads  have  been  re- 
cently discovered.  Messrs.  Tuft  &  Donnell 
are  erecting  a  smelter  at  the  mouth  of  Beaver 
on  Ten  Mile  Greek. 

Fred,  Cope  lately  concluded  to  run  the 
Copo  &  Nirpton  mill  single  handed.  After 
running  36  hours,  he  cleaned  up  aud  came 
buck  to  town  with  a  brick  worth  $570.  Had 
he  been  able  to  clean  the  batteries,  they 
would  have  yielded  8150  or  8200  more. 

W.  Y.  Lovell,  in  giving  a  description  of 
the  ores  in  Brown's,  Rainshorn,  Silver  Star, 
Hot  Springs  and  AYilliums  Dist.,  says  tho 
ores  are  all  of  gold  and  silver — tho  latter 
very  handsome  and  of  great  value,  showing 
native  silver  as  well  as  the  more  important 
sulphurets.  The  veins  are  represented  to 
be  of  great  extent  and  ores  easily  extracted ; 
and  we  are  certain  that  no  better  locations 
for  silver  mills  can  be  found  in  the  Terri- 
tory than  those  now  presented  in  both 
Brown's  and  William's  Dists. 

A  fine  bed  of  fire  clay  has  been  opened  in 
William's  Dist. ,  which  has  been  tested  and 
so  far  proven  to  be  superior  to  any  yet 
found  that  we  know  of  in  the  Territory. 

Pgit,  June  6th :  There  are  about  50  men 
employed  on  the  Whitlateh,  getting  out  ore. 
At  the  Gold  Hill  lode,  Big  Indian  Dist.,  the 
shaft  is  down  70  ft.,  and  a  fine  crevice  of 
rich  ore  developed.  They  are  at  present 
sluicing  decomposed  quartz  with  fine  results. 

The  St.  Louis  works  at  Argenta,  are  again 
in  full  blast.  A  cast  wheel  of  pure  silver 
was  lately  cupelled  in  the  works. 

Quite  an  excitement  has  occurred  in  High- 
land Dist.,  over  two  or  three  new  discoveries 
of  exceedingly  rich  quartz  lodes.  One,  tho 
Forest  Queen,  has  a  40-ft.  crevice,  contain- 
ing decomposed  quartz,  similar  to  the  Bal- 
larat,  and  prospecting  as  well  if  not  better 
than  that  lode.  The  other,  the  Highland 
Chief,  also  has  a  wide  and  well-defined  lode, 
containing  decomposed  quartz,  prospecting 
free  gold. 

July  13th :  Negotiations  are  pending  be- 
tween Prof.  Marshall  and  Messrs.  Hall  and 
Foote,  contemplating  the  purchase  of  the 
Gold  Mountain  lode.  The  sanction  of  the 
company  was  received,  and  1,200  ft.  ordered 
purchased  for  $23,000. 

The  editor  saw  1,153  ozs.  of  molten  dross 
run  into  a  brick  at  Bokm  &  Molitor's  lately. 
Its  net  value  was  $20, 160  in  coin. 

A  nugget  has  been  taken  from  Hall's  claim 
on  Trinity  Bar,  weighing  $154.  There  are 
some  nine  or  ten  sluices  ruuning  night  aud 
day  on  the  bar,  and  they  clean  up  every  10 
hours,  from  $150  to  $200  to  the  sluice. 

At  Bt.tte  City  the  placers  are  paying  wel'. 
One  company  cleaned  up  116  ozs.  after  a 
six  day's  run  ;  another  in  the  same  time,  68 
ozs,  and  another  in  a  five  days  run,  turned 
out  70  ozs.  Five  hundred  ft.  of  the  Moun- 
tain Chief  lode  was  sold  a  few  days  ago, 
price  not  given. 

MEXICO. 

Santa  F6  Gazette,  June  29th :  New  dig- 
gings have  been  discovered  on  the  head- 
waters of  the  Cimarron.  An  extent  of 
ground,  seven  or  eight  miles  long  by  half  a 
mile  in  width,  has  been  found  to  contain 
flour  gold  in  paying  quantities,  and  higher 
up  the  river  and  at  other  points  coarse  gold 
has  been  found.  Numbers  of  men  are  now 
sinking  shafts  to  strike  the  bed  rock.  One 
shaft  at  the  depth  of  11  ft.  gave  three  cents 
to  the  pan,  coarse  gold,  with  pay  dirt  from 
the  surface  down.  Some  Mexicans  are  re- 
ported to  be  making  from  $5  to  $8  per  day 
with  pans.  There  were  about  200  men  on 
the  ground,  and  more  were  constantly  ar- 
riving. Further  and  richer  discoveries  are 
expected  as  the  explorations  become  more 
developed.  A  ditch,  with  2,000  inches  of 
water,  will  be  brought  on  the  flour  gold 
patch  by  the  15th  of  August. 

NEVADA. 

Pahra  r\  a  ji-at . 

Reveille,  July  16th :  A  rich  strike  has 
been  made  on  the  Illinois  ledge  200  ft.  be- 
low the  surface.  A  piece  of  the  ore  assayed 
at  the  Keystone  mill,  yielded  at  the  rate  of 
$843.82  silver  per  ton.  The  ledge  is  25  ft. 
thick  on  the  surface;  its  width  has  not  yet 
been  ascertained,  although  four  ft.  of  good 
mineral  has  been  developed.  The  joy  at 
Pahranagat  was  great,  and  the  sight  of  the 
metal,  highly  pleasing  to  eyes  long  unac- 
customed to  the  sight. 

June  15th :  The  vein  of  the  Illinois  ledge, 
belonging  to  the  Pahranagat  S.  M.  Co. ,  has 
been  struck,  at  a  depth  of  200  ft.  below  the 


oroppings.    The  ore  will  yield  at  a  high 

rate. 

itc.'^p  rti-\*oi-. 
Reveille,  July  16th:  In  Hot  Creek  Dist., 

a  shaft  has  been  sunk  50  ft.  on  the  Indian 
.liui  ledge,  and  a  cut  made  across  the  vein, 
from  which  rich  ore  was  taken,  tho  choicer 
samples  of  which  assayed  as  high  us  $800 
per  ton.  The  Southern  Light  has  been 
opened  40  ft.  down,  and  shows  a  vein  12  ft. 
thick,  in  which  there  is  a  stratum  three  ft 
thick  of  a  good  quality  of  ore. 

Work  is  about  to  be  commenced  on  the 
Silver  Glance,  Virginia,  and  other  proniis- 
ingledgea  in  the  district.  The  Providental 
Co.  are  at  work  on  the  Hot  Creek  ledge, 
having  four  months  to  prospect  it  in  with 
the  option  of  taking  it  at  au  agreed  price. 

The  Adriatic,  a  lately  discovered  ledge,  is 
producing  a  fine  grade  of  ore,  3,100  lbs. 
which  were  worked  last  week  at  the  Key- 
stone mill,  yielded  at  the  rate  of  $334  per 
ton.  Another  batch  of  the  ore  has  just  been 
delivered  at  the  mill,  which  is  pronounced 
to  be  superior  to  the  first  lot.  The  present 
appearance  of  the  ledge  is  highly  promising. 
A  large  part  of  tho  machinery  for  the 
Boston  &  Reading  Co's  mill  at  Hot  Creek 
Dist. ,  is  in  the  district.  An  effort  will  be 
made  to  have  the  mill  running  in  40  days. 
Thero  is  an  extensive  saline  deposit  25 
miles  eastward  of  Hot  Creek,  upon  which  a 
company  is  organized  for  the  manufacture 
aud  supply  of  salt. 

Yesterday  3,825  ozs.  of  crude  bullion 
were  brought  into  town  from  the  Bigby  mill 
in  the  district  of  San  Antonio. 

The  Pine  Grove  correspondent  of  the 
Territorial  Enterprise,  of  July  12th,  writes  : 
During  the  month  of  June,  the  Pioneer  mill 
crushed  rock  as  follows:  Midas  Co.,  53 
tons ;  Wheeler,  8  tons ;  Burlesque,  40  tons ; 
Mountain  View,  11  tons — total  112  tons. 

At  Penrod's  arastra  mill,  there  were 
crushed  13  tons  second  class  and  15  tons 
first  class  Midas  ore,  four  tons  Imperial  and 
Grant  Consolidated,  four  tons  Poorman,  and 
30  tons  first  class  and  17  tons  second  class 
Wheeler  —  total,  85  tons — all  of  which 
equaled  the  expectations  of  those  interested. 
The  Imperial  and  Grant  paid  the  best,  nett- 
ing nearly  $100  per  ton.  Mr.  Penrod  pur- 
chases nearly  all  the  rock  he  works  on  the 
dump.  He  is,  however,  always  willing  to 
do  custom  work. 

Sixty-six  hundred  lbs.  of  the  Midas  ore 
taken  to  Silver  City  by  Mr.  Briggs,  and  by 
him  worked  at  the  Eagle  mill,  yielded  at  the 
rate  of  $114  per  ton. 

Enterprise,  July  10th :  A  gold  bar  weigh- 
ing 20%  ozs.,  .831  fine,  and  valued  at 
$347.80,  from  the  Imperial  mine,  Pine 
Grove,  has  been  received  and  assayed  at  the 
office  of  Ruhling  &  Co. 

Trespass,  July  17th :  A  fine  specimen  of 
sulphuret  ore  has  been  received  from  the 
Chihuahua  mine,  Newark  Dist.  The  ore  is 
very  rich,  and  in  several  places  horn  silver 
is  discernible.  The  ledge  is  about  12  ft.  in 
width,  and  is  opening  up  in  increased  rich- 
ness. 

Trespass,  July  20th :  There  is  in  course 
of  construction  a  10-stamp  mill  at  Park 
Canon.  There  is  an  abundance  of  ore  in 
the  district  working  over  $80  per  ton.  The 
south  lode  is  being  worked  vigorously. 
On  tho  north  lode,  but  little  has  been  done, 
sufficient,  however,  to  disclose  a  considera- 
ble body  of  chloride.  The  rock  pays  from 
a  few  dollars  up  to  $75  per  ton. 

Meadow  Lake  Sun,  July  20th:  Pine 
Grove  Dist.  begius  to  supply  bullion  to  an 
encouraging  amount.  The  Imperial  mine 
produced  from  four  tons  a  bar  weighing 
20%  ozs.,  .831  fine,  and  worth  $347.86. 

Reveille,  July  19th  :  The  pans  and  gear- 
ing for  Coover's  5-stamp  mill,  in  Bunker 
Hill  District,  will  be  propelled  by  water 
power.  The  builders  have  contracted  with 
the  owners  of  the  Victorine  mine  for  1,000 
tons  of  its  ore.  The  Victorine  is  of  great 
size,  and  will  yield  thousands  of  tons  that 
will  yield  from  $45  to  $75  per  ton.  The 
ore  contains  a  good  percentage  of  gold. 
The  mill  will  be  arranged  for  wet  crushing. 
Prospectors  from  the  headwaters  of  Goose 
creek  report  themselves  unsuccessful  in  dis- 
covering gold  in  either  placers  or  quartz 
ledges. 

Two  boxes,  containing  crude  bullion  to 
the  amount  of  3,1000  ozs.,  has  arrived  from 
the  mill  of  the  Social  and  Steptoe  Co.,  in 
Fgan  Canon. 
Wivslioe. 

[In  the  Stock  Circular,  in  another  portion 
of  this  paper,  will  be  found  late  mining 
news  from  this  district.  ] 

Gold  Hill  News,  July  16th  :  At  Dayton, 
the  Carpenter  &  Birdsall  mill,  with  its 
splendid  water  motive,  is  thundering  out 
the  bullion  with  incessant  labor.  The  Kock 
Point  mill  is  more  fruitful  than  ever  before. 
Enterprise,  July  21st :  During  the  past 
week,  Wells,  Fargo  &  Co.  shipped  6,202 
lbs.  of  bullion,  valued  at  $177,727.22. 


Enterprise,  July  23d:  The  workmen  in 
the  Crown  Point  mine  have  struck  some 
very  rich  ore  in  the  lower  level,  eastern 
drift  The  stratum  at  the  point  where  it 
was  cut  was  about  3  ft.  wide,  we  believe. 
How  much  wider  it  may  prove  to  be  when 
followed  down  remains  to  bo  seen.  There 
was  very  rich  ore  above  it  in  the  some  sec- 
tion of  the  vein. 

On  Friday  last  the  new  plunger  pump  for 
the  Sierra  Nevada  mine  passed  through 
town  on  its  way  to  the  works.  It  is  one  of 
the  largest  in  the  State,  being  14-in.  bore 
and  12-ft  stroke.  It  was  manufactured  at 
the  Nevada  Foundry,  Silver  City. 
UTAH. 

Vedette,  July  13th :  Everybody  is  going 
to  Green  river,  or  sending  a  man.  Brigham 
Young  has  sent  four  of  his  sons.  We  have 
no  doubt  that  rich  deposits  of  gold  will  be 
found  somewhere  on  Green  river.  The  ex- 
act place  is  still  a  secret,  so  far  as  the  public 
is  concerned.  The  discoverers  are  Mor- 
mons. The  editor  says  "our  advice  to  all 
outsiders,  is  to  wait  awhile  !  If  the  report 
should  be  true,  'that  rich  and  extensive 
gold  mines  exist  in  the  Green  Kiver  country, ' 
we  will  know  it  soon,  and  will  publish  that 
fact,  when  we  are  satisfied  that  it  is  true, 
and  not  before." 

Some  parties  that  lately  came  by  the  new 
gold  mines,  report  them  rich.  The  location 
of  the  mine  they  fix  at  25  miles  northeast  of 
Pacific  Springs,  across  the  head  of  the 
Sweetwater  in  the  Wind  River  range.  It 
appears  to  be  generally  conceded  that  this 
is  the  locality.  In  addition  to  the  $740, 
and  the  presents  of  $60  distributed  by  the 
discoverers,  an  additional  40  ozs.  has  been 
disposed  of  in  the  city.  The  distance  of 
the  mines  from  Salt  Lake,  does  not  exceed 
160  miles. 

Reese  River  Reveille,  May  15th :  The 
editor  saw  a  bar  of  bullion  weighing  13  ozs., 
the  product  of  gold  dust  and  nuggets  from 
Green  river.  The  bar  was  worth  $400,  gold 
and  silver.  The  lot  was  clean  and  entirely 
free  from  quartz  and  clay. 

June  15th :  Porter  Rockwell  sent  a  dis- 
patch to  President  Young  from  Green  river 
as  follows:  "The  mines  are  good,  tell  the 
boys  to  come. " 


Fkom  Gbass  Valley. — A  correspond- 
ent writes  from  Grass  Valley,  as  follows, 
under  date  of  July  20th: — "I  visited  the 
Eureka  mine  and  mills.  The  new  shaft  of 
this  company  is  nearly  completed.  It  is  to 
consist  of  four  divisions,  one  for  pumping, 
one  for  continuing  the  sinking  of  the  shaft 
still  further,  and  the  other  two  for  hoisting 
the  ore.  When  it  is  completed  the  mine 
will  be  much  better  ventilated  and  labor  fa- 
cilitated. At  present  the  mill  is  capable  of 
crushing  one  thousand  tons  per  month  ; 
but  the  proprietors  intend  increasing  the 
number  of  stamps.  The  sulphurets  are  re- 
duced in  the  company's  own  works,  by 
Plattner's  chlorination  process.  By  the  aid 
of  an  improvement  lately  added  to  the  fur- 
naces, two  tons  can  be  worked  per  day, 
which  exceeds  the  supply  of  the  mine.  Con- 
siderable outside  work  is  done. 

This  process  works  well  with  the  Meadow 
Lake  sulphurets,  in  working  which  great 
difficulty  has  been  experienced,  by  those 
who  have  attempted  their  reduction  near 
the  mines.  A  ton  of  sulphurets  was  re- 
cently sent  to  the  Eureka  works  from  the 
TJ.  S.  Grant  mine,  and  the  result  of  the 
working  is  stated  to  be  within  five  per  cent, 
of  the  assay. 

The  Eureka  has  under  foot  in  the  tunnels 
over  1,000  tons  of  ore,  ready  for  hoisting. 
The  proprietors  informed  me  that  their 
average  monthly  dividend  is  $30,000." 

C.  A.  W. 


San  Feanoisoo,  in  proportion  to  its  size, 
is  the  busiest  seaport  in  the  world.  Her  an- 
nual exports  are  about  $70,000,000,  and  her 
imports  nearly  as  much  ;  the  manufactures 
are  worth  nearly  $20,000,000  ;  the  real  es- 
tate sales  amount  to  about  $12,000,000,  and 
the  cash  value  of  the  land,  buildings  and 
movable  property  of  the  city  is  about  $200,* 
000  000,  although  assessed  for  taxation  at 
only  $80,000,000.  It  sends  away  about  forty 
tons  of  silver  and  six  tons  of  gold  every 
month— the  former  metal  in  bars  fifteen 
inches  long  aud  five  inches  square  ;  the 
latter  in  small  bars  about  six  inches  long, 
three  inches  wide  and  two  inches  thick. 
Wagons  loaded  with  the  precious  metals 
are  seen  in  the  streets  nearly  every  day. 

It  is  estimated  t':at  there  are  over  1,000,- 
000  Frenchmen  in  the  United  States. 


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Notices  to  Correspondents. 

A  -Toting  Mineralogist  wishes  to  be  in- 
formed of  the  rocks  which  are  supposed 
to  form  the  matrix  or  matrices  of  the  dia- 
mond. This  is  a  difficult  query  to  reply 
to,  as  we  have  no  very  positively  reliable 
information  as  to  any  evidence  having 
yet  been  afforded  where  it  can  be  satisfac- 
torily affirmed  that  diamonds  have  been 
found  in  incontestible  association  with 
and  accompanied  by  the  rocks  in  which 
they  were  originally  formed.  Mr.  Cliff, 
a  very  careful  and  attentive  observer,  con- 
ceives that  the  country  and  series  of  rocks 
from  which  the  diamonds  of  Brazil  were 
originally  derived,  consists  of  an  elevated 
plateau  of  micaceous  rocks,  on  which,  so 
far  as  the  eye  can  reach  in  every  direction, 
the  observer  cannot  discover  the  slightest 
trace  of  vegetation.  The  correctness  of 
this  opinion  is  somewhat  confirmed  by  a 
communication  from  Kessel  to  Zerrenner, 
wherein  the  former  describes  the  diamonds 
of  Borneo  as  being  more  particularly 
found  in  the  districts  of  Landak,  Sakajam 
and  Tajan,  and  the  Bayermassing  coun- 
try on  the  opposite  or  southeast  part  of 
the  island.  In  both  cases  diamonds  are 
described  as  occurring  on  a  talcose  rock, 
of  from  two  to  four  yards  in  thickness, 
consisting  of  a  bluish  gray  clay  basis  en- 
closing small  white  pebbles.  It  was  long 
supposed  that  a  conglomerate  rock  called 
itacolumite  was  the  matrix,  of  the  dia- 
mond. The  fact  of  it  being  found  at  all 
in  the  itacolumite,  is  doubtful,  and  still 
more  so,  even  if  found  therein,  whether 
these  wonderful  and  beautiful  specimens 
of  chrystallized  carbon  have  been  original- 
ly formed  in  itacolumite ;  or,  at  all  events, 
that  kind  of  conglomerate  rock  to  which 
the  name  itacolumite  was  originally  at- 
tached by  such  authors  as  Count  Esch- 
wage  and  others.  The  name  has,  however, 
been  more  recently  applied  to  another 
variety  of  rock,  to  which  we  may  hereaf- 
ter recur. 

Peter,  Austin. — You  are  correct  in  con- 
ceiving that  the  acquirement  of  physical 
geology  and  paleontology  requires,  on 
the  part  of  the  learner,  not  only  studies 
various  and  distinct,  but  also  mental  fac- 
ulties of  a  diverse  character.  So  much  is 
this  the  case,  that  an  accomplished  physi- 
cal geologist,  such  a  one  whose  opinion 
might  be  relied  upon  as  to  the  constitu- 
tion of  rocks  and  mineral  veins,  their 
probable  formation  and  economic  value, 
will  usually  be  found  but  a  smatterer  in 
paleontology,  which,  in  fact,  is  but  a 
classic  name  for  the  natural  history  of 
ancient  life,  branching,  consequently,  into 
the  science  of  anatomy  and  physiology. 
On  the  other  hand,  the  paleontologist  is 
generally  deficient  in  the  physical  sciences 
relating  to  dynamics  and  chemistry,  a 
profound  acquaintance  with  both  being 
required  either  to  explain  or  understand 
most  of  the  phenomena  associated  with 
physical  geology.  To  become  a  practical 
man,  however,  it  is  essential  that  both 
branches  of  geology  should  be  harmoni- 
ously studied. 


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Improvement  in  G-as  Lighting. 

Much  has  been  said  and  done,  within  four 
or  five  years  past,  with  regard  to  improving 
the  illuminating  qualities  of  ordinary  coal 
gas.  It  has  been  known  that  by  passing 
coal  gas  over  the  lighter  products  of  petro- 
leum the  latter  is  taken  up,  in  a  gaseous 
form,  greatly  to  the  improvement  of  the 
former.  Various  devices  have  been  brought 
out  for  more  effectually  and  readily  effect- 
ing this  union,  and  some  twenty  patents 
have  been  taken  out  to  secure  these  inven- 
tions. 

Quite  recently  a  company  has  been  formed 
at  the  East,  with  a  large  capital,  which  has 
bought  up  all  that  are  valuable  of  these 
patents,  and  consolidated  the  numerous  in- 
terests into  one.  This  company  is  known 
as  the  "American  Improved  Gas-Light 
Company,  of  Virginia,"  and  arrangements 
are  being  made  to  introduce  the  improve- 
ment into  all  places  where  gas-light  is  used. 
Mr.  David  Bush,  formerly  connected  with 
the  gas  companies  of  this  city  and  Sacra- 
mento, has  recently  returned  from  New 
York,  for  the  purpose  of  introducing  it 
here,  and  may  be  seen  at  708  Montgomery 
street,  where  the  improved  light  is  exhib- 
ited, in  connection  and  comparison  with 
the  ordinary  gas-light  from  the  city  mains. 

The  economy  of  this  improvement  has 
been  most  effectually  established  by  various 
experiments  in  New  York  City  and  else- 
where. The  New  York,  Boston  and  Rich- 
mond  papers  speak  highly  of  both  the 
increased  illuminating  qualities  and  decided 
economy  of  the  improved  gas.  The  Super- 
intendent of  the  New  York  Tribune  office 
says  that  an  economy  of  fully  one-half  has 
been  effected  in  the  cost  of  gas  in  that  estab- 
lishment. 

The  result  produced  is  perfectly  philo- 
sophical ;  and  is  shown  by  Mr.  Bush  in  a 
manner  so  simple  and  practical  that  convic- 
tion of  its  merits  will  be  at  once  forced 
upon  any  one  who  will  take  the  trouble  to 
call  upon  him.  The  device  best  approved 
and  adopted  by  the  company  consists  of  a 
small  iron  box,  whose  interior  is  divided 
according  to  the  annexed  diagram : 


The  observer  is  supposed  to  be  looking 
down  into  the  box  with  the  cover  removed. 
The  center  partition,  it  will  be  noticed,  is 
not  carried  entirely  across.  The  two  points 
at  one  extremity  are  to  show  where  the  gas 
is  received  into  the  box  from  the  meter 
and  let  out  to  the  burner.  The  interior  of 
this  box  is  first  loosely  stuffed  with  a  fine, 
fibrous  kind  of  shavings,  the  same  which  is 
much  used  instead  of  hair  for  stuffing  mat- 
tresses ;  then  a  specially-prepared  liquid — 
similar  to  naphtha,  but  less  explosive — is 
poured  into  the  box  until  nearly  filled. 
The  gas.  entering  at  the  one  opening  has  to 
pass  through  the  saturated  mass,  around 
the  end  of  the  partition,  and  again  across 
the  length  of  the  box  to  the  place  of  exit. 
In  its  course  it  becomes  "  carbureted, "  as 
it  is  called,  but,  in  fact,  mingled  with  the 
naphthaline  gases  from  the  liquid — the  liquid 
being  gradually  converted  into  vapor  and 
thus  mixed  with  the  coal  gas — the  com- 
pound containing  a  larger  proportion  of 
carbon  than  the  gas  from  the  meter  ;  hence 
its  greater  illuminating  power. 

There  is  no  question  as  to  the  value  and 
economy  of  the  improvement,  aud  we  trust 
its  management  will  fall  into  such  hands  as 
will  allow  the  advantages  to  accrue  to  the 
benefit  of  the  great  mass  of  our  citizens, 
rather  than  to  the  enrichment  of  a  few. 


Inventions  fob  the  East. — A  party  con- 
nected with  this  office,  who  contemplates  a 
visit  to  the  Atlantic  states,  would  undertake 
the  introduction  of  a  few  importaut  inven- 
tions. 


Next  week  we  shall  make  mention  of  the 
Central  Pacific  Railroad,  and  several  mills 
and  mines  in  Nevada  county. 


The  "Wearing  Away  of  Rivers. 

The  wearing  away  of  the  earth,  by  the 
action  of  streams,  is  familiar  to  all ;  but  the 
vastness  of  this  influence  in  modifying  the 
surface  of  the  earth  is  rarely  appreciated, 
except  by  the  professed  geologist.  In  pass- 
ing westward  across  the  continent  of  North 
America,  from  the  Atlantic  to  the  Pacific, 
the  regularly  increased  evidence  of  this  ac- 
tion is  noticeable  at  almost  every  stage  of 
progress.  In  New  England  the  action  is 
but  slight.  The  Connecticut  river  flows, 
for  several  hundred  miles,  through  a  broad 
valley  but  slightly  depressed  from  the  gen- 
eral level.  Passing  on  to  the  Niagara,  we 
observe  that  that  river  has  excavated  a  val- 
ley, or  rather  a  huge,  narrow  ditch,  with 
almost  perpendicular  sides,  so  deep  that  the 
surface  of  the  water,  for  some  twelve  miles 
below  the  falls,  is  over  300  feet  below  the 
level  of  the  surrounding  country.  Passing 
still  further  westward,  and  into  the  Ohio 
valley,  we  find  that  river,  between  Pitts- 
burgh and  Cincinnati  running,  in  one  place, 
in  a  narrow  channel  some  700  feet  below 
its  original  level ;  although  in  most  places, 
this,  as  well  as  the  Connecticut  and  Mohawk 
rivers,  etc.,  have  excavated  quite  broad 
valleys,  with  gently  sloping  sides,  or  pecu- 
liar offsets  or  steppes. 

But  it  is  not  until  the  traveler  has  passed 
the  crest  of  the  Rocky  Mountains,  that  he 
beholds  the  most  extraordinary  phenomena 
of  this  description.  Very  deep  canons  are 
comparatively  rare  east  of  those  mountains, 
while  they  become  the  almost  invariable 
rule  to  the  west  of  them.  Two  of  the  most 
remarkable  instances  of  this  character  are, 
perhaps,  the  Black  Rock  Canon,  on  the 
route  from  the  Great  Bend  of  the  Humboldt 
to  Goose  Lake  and  Oregon,  and  tho  still 
more  famous  Black  Canon,  on  the  Colorado, 
where  that  river  flows  through  the  Black 
Mountain  region.  The  latter  is  considered 
the  most  remarkable  depression,  or  rather 
excavation,  of  this  kind  in  the  world.  The 
land  of  this  region  is  an  elevated  plateau, 
and  for  many  miles  the  bed  of  the  Colorado 
flows  through  it,  in  a  narrow  channel,  6,000 
feet  deep  !  The  sides  of  this  canon  are  so 
steep  that  in  some  places,  for  miles  on  the 
stretch,  no  human  being,  not  even  a  moun- 
tain goat,  can  pass  up  its  sides.  At  one 
point  there  is  a  perpendicular  wall,  forming 
one  of  the  banks  of  the  river,  over  5,000 
feet  high  ! 

Throughout  the  entire  western  flank  of 
the  Sierra  Nevada,  the  principal  rivers,  in 
the  upper  portions  of  their  course,  have 
generally  cut  their  way  down  from  2,000  to 
4,000  feet  in  depth,  with  banks  upon  either 
side  rising  at  an  angle  of  from  35°  to  45° 
with  the  plane  of  the  river.  It  has  been 
supposed  by  many  that  these  channels  were 
formed  before  the  rocks  had  become  so  much 
indurated  as  to  present  any  very  serious  ob- 
stacle to  their  being  worn  away.  But  such 
could  not  have  been  the  case,  as  we  find 
that  before  the  present  river  courses  had  an 
existence  there  was  another  system  of  rivers, 
running  at  almost  right  angles  with  the 
present  water  courses.  In  excavating  into 
the  beds  of  these  ancient  rivers,  as  the  miners 
are  now  doing  in  thousands  of  places,  in 
search  for  gold,  we  find  the  most  unmistak- 
able evidences  that  even  they  flowed  over 
the  country  after  the  rock  had  become  fully 
as  much  indurated  as  it  now  is.  The 
upper  branches  of  the  American  river 
have,  in  some  places,  worn  their  way 
3,000  below  the  beds  of  these  ancient 
streams.  This  entire  distance  must  have 
been  accomplished  all  the  way  through  a 
hard  slate  rock.  It  is  difficult  to  conceive 
the  length  of  time  which  must  have  elapsed 
since  this  process  of  denudation  had  its 
origin.  And  yet  there  is  good  evidence 
for  believing  that  this  State  must  have  been 
inhabited  by  man  before  this  action  com- 
menced, as  undoubted  human  remains  are 
found  beneath  the  debris  of  the  ancient 
rivers,  under  circumstances  which  almost 
preclude  possibility  of   their  finding  their 


way  there  after  the  present  river  courses 
commenced  their  flow.  If  there  is  no  mis- 
take in  thesejobservations,  the  first  exist- 
ence of  humanity  on  this  continent  must 
be  referred  to  a  period  three  or  four  times 
as  remote  as  that  usually  fixed  for  the  crea- 
tion of  man  in  the  Eastern  Hemisphere. 
♦— »—  «■  < — •• 

The  Late  Boiler  Explosion. 

The  steam  boiler  explosion  of  Saturday 
last  should  impress  upon  our  City  Council 
the  necessity  of  providing  a  system  for  the 
more  rigid  inspection  of  steam  boilers.  It 
seems  almost  a  miracle  that  so  much  damage 
and  such  wide-spread  destruction  should 
have  been  effected  at  mid-day,  and  directly 
in  the  midst  of  a  populous  neighborhood, 
without  bodily  harm  to  a  single  individual. 
The  result  has  been  most  fortunate;  but 
the  lesson  it  teaches  should  be  pressed  home 
as  strongly  as  though  the  horrible  tragedy 
which  might  reasonably  have  been  expected 
from  such  a  result  had  actually  occurred. 
It  is  to  be  feared,  from  the  slight  attention 
which  appears  to  be  paid  to  the  accident, 
that  nothing  short  of  a  terrible  tragedy  will 
incite  our  people  and  city  rulers  to  a  proper 
discharge  of  plain  public  duties. 

Time  was  when  such  explosions  were 
very  generally  attributed  to  some  mysteri- 
ous agent  or  principle  connected  with  steam 
generation,  which  no  human  foresight  could 
prevent ;  but  careful  and  scientific  observa- 
tions have  now  pretty  effectually  established 
the  fact  that  fully  eight-tenths  of  all  steam- 
boiler  explosions  are  traceable  directly  to 
carelessness,  ignorance,  or  defective  boilers, 
which  the  most  common  intelligence  and 
care  may  avert.  Hence  the  necessity  of 
more  stringent  rules  and  regulations  for  the 
construction,  setting  up  and  operation  of 
boilers,  especially  where  they  are  so  gen- 
erally distributed  throughout  populous 
neighborhoods,  as  they  are  in  this  city. 
The  character  of  the  iron,  the  form  of  con- 
struction, and  the  manner  of  bracing,  are 
all  important,  and  it  should  be  the  duty  of 
some  one  to  see  that  all  the  requisites  are 
properly  cared  for.  Such  duty  should  be 
most  carefully  attended  to.  Hundreds  and 
thousands  of  lives  are  dependent  upon  the 
proper  performance  thereof. 

There  is  no  evidence  that  there  was  any 
undue  pressure  of  steam  at  the  time  of  the 
explosion  on  Saturday  ;  on  the  contrary, 
the  evidence  all  goes  to  show  a  defective 
boiler — in  this  case,  a  boiler  badly  braced. 

The  accident  by  which  the  steam-drum 
was  torn  from  the  main  boiler  in  one  of  the 
small  steamers  in  our  harbor,  about  a  year 
ago,  and  destroyed  several  lives,  was  un- 
doubtedly due  to  the  same  cause.  Boilers, 
set  in  pairs,  often  owe  their  destruction  to 
faulty  connections,  the  mechanical  work 
upon  which  is  unexceptional— the  fault 
being  in  the  design.  At  least  one  such  ac- 
cident has  occurred  in  the  waters  connected 
with  this  harbor.  It  should  be  made  the 
duty  of  some  person  of  proper  experience 
and  intelligence  to  look  after  such  things, 
and,  irrespective  of  friend  or  foe,  to  see 
that  these  dangerous  but  indispensable 
magazines  of  power  are  built  and  kept  in 
proper  order. 

We  have  been  thus  particular  in  present- 
ing the  foregoing  considerations  in  order 
that  ignorance  of  the  general  causes  of 
boiler  explosions  may  not  be  held  up  as  an 
excuse  for  defects  of  construction  or  reck- 
lessness in  their  use.  As  already  stated, 
eight-tenths  of  all  such  accidents  may  be 
avoided  by  the  use  of  a  little  care  and  at- 
tention. 


Icebergs. — An  unusually  large  number 
of  icebergs  have  recently  been  seen  in  the 
North  Atlantic.  One  vessel  had  to  sail 
nearly  200  miles  in  a  southerly  direction 
along  a  perfect  continent  of  ice,  while  others 
have  met  enormous  icebergs  much  further 
south  than  they  are  commonly  found  at  this 
season  of  the  year.  It  is  said  that  the  pres 
ence  of  these  large  masses  of  ice  have  had 
a  sensible  influence  on  the  temperature  of 
the  New  England  States  and  British  Prov- 
inces to  the  northeast. 


©h*  Pining  and  gtimtxtit  §mt. 


57 


The  Next  Agricultural  Fair. 

The  State  Agricultural  Society  is  making 
especial  efforts  to  secure  for  their  next  an- 
nual exhibition  a  more  than  ordinary  dis- 
play of  the  varied  industrial  products  of 
California.  To  that  end,  it  has  placed  itself 
in  communication  with  the  Mechanics'  In- 
stitute of  this  city,  which;  having  no  ex- 
hibition of  its  own  to  attend  to  this  year, 
has  promptly  responded  and  token  fovor- 
ablo  action  in  the  matter. 

The  industry  of  this  State  is  rapidly 
widening  and  increasing  its  operations,  and 
the  joint  action  of  the  two  associations 
named,  with  anything  like  on  active  interest 
on  the  part  of  our  people  and  mechanics 
generally,  will  not  fail  to  secure  for  the 
next  annual  State  Fair  a  success  far  beyond 
anything  which  has  heretofore  been  met 
with.  In  order  to  do  this,  however,  there 
is  work  to  be  done,  and  the  people  who  are 
most  directly  interested  in  the  result,  must 
not  stand  idle,  and  leave  everything  to  be  at- 
tended to  by  the  officers  of  the  two  societies. 
There  is  not  a  mechanic,  manufacturer, 
fanner,  or  miner  in  the  State,  who  may  not 
add  something  to  the  grand  result. 

It  is  already  time  the  work  was  com- 
menced, especially  on  the  part  of  our  me- 
chanics, who  generally  require  more  time 
than  either  of  the  other  classes  to  prepare 
for  such  an  exhibition.  Let  every  one  feel 
that  he  has  something  to  do.  If  you  have 
nothing  to.  exhibit,  talk— talk  and  induce 
others  who  have  something  to  exhibit,  to  be 
up  and  doing.  Every  individual  is  more  or 
less  interested  in  securing  a  full  and  credit- 
able exhibition.  Do  not  think  because  you 
have  nothing  to  exhibit,  you  have  no  in- 
terest in  the  matter.  It  is  through  such 
gatherings  as  these  that  men  become  more 
thoroughly  and  profitably  acquainted  one 
with  another,  and  with  the  industries  and 
resources  of  the  State,  in  all  their  varied 
ramifications.  An  interchange  of  opinions 
and  exhibitions  on  such  an  occasion,  is  worth 
months  of  solitary  study  and  reflection. 
There  is  nothing  like  such  things  to  sharpen 
one's  wits,  and  open  up  new  avenues  for  in- 
dustry and  employment. 

The  minors  have  also  something  at  stake 
in  this  matter.  If  the  exhibition  does  not 
put  more  gold  into  your  claims,  it  will  at 
least  tell  you  how  to  get  out  what  you  have 
there  to  better  advantage  than  you  are  now 
doing.  Such  will  be  the  ease  with  nine- 
tenths  of  you — both  placer  and  quartz 
miners.  Come  up,  then,  to  our  great  State 
Exhibition.  Bring  along  your  improved 
machinery  and  new  ideas,  and  get  others  in 
exchange.  If  you  don't  benefit  yourself, 
you  may  benefit  another,  which  is  the  next 
best  thing  which  you  can  do. 

The  Bulletin  of  this  city  has  most  appro- 
priately observed  in  this  connection :  "That 
a  thoroughly  good  fair  will  be  particu- 
larly useful  this  year,  when  a  larger  amount 
of  attention  is  directed  to  California  from 
abroad  than  ever  before — that  is,  on  all 
points  affecting  her  substantial  and  perma- 
nent interests.  The  leading  Eastern  jour- 
nals now  have  correspondents  here,  who 
will  form  their  conclusions  and  write  largely 
of  the  resources  and  ca2Jacities  of  the  State 
from  what  they  see  of  them  at  the  fair.  For 
the  mechanics  and  manufacturers  of  San 
Francisco  to  neglect  the  fair  is  therefore  to 
neglect,  in  some  degree,  their  owninterests." 

Mount  Hood.— It  will  be  recollected  that 
about  a  year  ago  Prof.  Wood,  the  Botanist, 
reported  to  the  Academy  of  Natural  Sci- 
ences in  this  city,  that  he  had  ascended 
Mount  Hood,  and  found  it  to  be  17,500  feet 
high.  The  correctness  of  this  statement 
was  seriously  doubted  at  the  time  by  the 
members  of  the  California  Geological  Sur- 
vey, and  others.  Prof.  "Whitney,  of  the 
Survey,  has  just  returned  from  Washington 
Territory  and  Oregon,  and  reports  that  he 
ascended  Mount  Hood,  took  careful  bar- 
ometrical observations,  and  found  the  hight 
of  the  mountain  does  not  exceed  12,400 
feet.  He  does  not  know  the  precise  hight, 
as  ho  had  not  time  to  calculate  all  of  his 
observations. 


HANSBROWS    CHALLENGE 
Deep-Well,  Mining  and  Double-Cylinder  Patent  Pumps. 


These  Pumps  combine  all  tho  advantages  of  the  common 
Lift  and  the  Double-Acting  Suction  nud  Force  Fumps,  and 
are  equally  fitted  for  all — Household,  Farm,  Mill,  Manu- 
factory, Brewery,  Ship,  Railway,  Mining,  and  otlier  purposes, 
and  are  especially  recommended  on  account  of  their  light- 
ness, compactness,  durability,  cheapness,  and  the  facility  with 
which  they  can  be  placed  in  any  position. 

Thoy  are  adapted  for  Hand,  Steam,  Horse,  Water,  or 
Wind  Power.  They  are  more  durablo  in  all  their  parts  than 
any  other  Pumps  of  the  Bame  power. 

Four.Iuch  Deep- Well  Pump. 


Mx-Iuch  Mining  Pnmp. 


The  Valves  are  of  tho  simplest  construction,  and  can  be  readily  taken  out  , by  loosening  two 
common  nuts.  They  are  not  liable  to  get  out  of  order,  and  can  at  all  times  be  removed  without  the 
aid  of  a  skillful  mechanic. 

The  lower  valves  of  these  Pumps  work  upon  inclined  seats,  which  prevents  sand  or  other  matter 
that  the  Pumps  may  take  up,  from  remaining  under  the  valves,  or  stopping  the  flow  of  water. 

These  Pumps  are  worked  with  less  friction,  and  consequently  require  less  power  than  any  other 
Double-Acting  Pumps  of  equal  capacity. 

All  sizes,  from  2-inch  to  8-inch  Cylinder,  manufactured  by  the  Pacific  Iron  Works,  GODDAED 
&  CO.,  and  for  sale  by  the  Agents,  LOCKE  &  MONTAGUE 

Qg^Send  for  a  descriptive  Circular. 112  and  114  Battery  Street,  San  Francisco. 


Complimentary. — Encouraging  views  of 
American  affairs  are  not  often  announced 
from  the  other  side  of  the  Atlantic ;  but  in 
the  London  Economist,  of  a  late  date,  we 
find  an  article  of  which  the  following  ex- 
tract is  a  fair  sample:  "The  United  States 
have  still  the  best  possible  land,  the  best 
mines,  the  best  things  above  ground,  the 
best  things  under  ground,  and  an  educated 
Anglo-Saxon  race  to  make  use  of  all  of 
them.  Such  means  and  materials  for  pro- 
duction, and  such  skill  in  making,  the  world 
has  never  seen  together.  In  consequence, 
wealth  is  created  faster  than  ever  before, 
and  the  government  can  tax  it  much  more 
readily." 

The  Pittsbubg  &  Sonoka  G.  &  S.  M.  Co. 
of  Rio  Chico,  Sonora,  Mexico,  some  time 
since  tested  3,600  lbs.  of  their  ore  by  the 
Mexican  smelting  process,  and  obtained  a 
yield  of  §1, 100.  This  company  has  several 
mines,  pronounced  rich,  two  of  which  are 
extensively  opened.  Work  has  been  steadily 
kept  up  on  them  for  the  past  three  years, 
and  many  tons  of  ore,  equal  to  the  above, 
have  been  broken  down  and  stored  up  in 
the  mine,  under  look  and  key,  for  future 
working.  A  first  class  mill  is  nearly  com- 
pleted, and  will  soon  be  at  work. 


It  is  said  that  there  are  over  700,000  peo- 
ple in  Ireland  who  speak  the  old  Irish  lan- 
guage exclusively. 


Tkoy  manufactures  10,000  tons  of  iron 
into  stoves  annually,  the  value  of  which  is 
about  $2,000,000. 


Infernal  Machine  in  a  Letteb. — One 
of  the  clerk's  in  the  Virginia  City  postoffice 
was  recently  canceling  the  stamp  on  a  let- 
ter, when  an  explosion  followed  the  stroke, 
attended  by  fire  and  smoke — the  former  be- 
ing thrown  in  every  direction  and  setting 
fire  to  several  other  letters  lying  near,  and 
the  latter  filling  the  room.  It  is  supposed 
that  the  letter  contained  a  string  of  percus- 
sion caps  upon  tape,  similar  to  those  used 
in  self-capping  rifles,  etc.  Curious  matter 
to  find  its  way  into  Uncle  Sam's  mail  bags. 


The  MABYSVTLiiE  Woolen  Mill. — Active 
operations  have  been  commenced  in  pre- 
paring the  building  intended  for  the  Mary s- 
ville  woolen  mill.  Pour  sets  of  machinery 
will  be  put  into  service. 


N0ETH  AMEEI0A 

Life  Insurance  Company. 

Usual  Kestriotions  on  Occupation  and  Travel 

ABOLISHED  ! 


Policies  of  this  Company  arc  guaranteed  by  tho  Slate  of 

New  York,  which  in  true  of  no  other  Company 

on  tills  Ooust 

The  most  Responsible  and  Liberal  Company   n  the  World  I 
J.    A.    EATON    &.   CO., 

Managers  Pacific  Branch,  302  Montgomery  St. 
20vUnr9p  SAN  FRANCISCO. 


Market  Street  Homestead  Association.— J.  S.  LoTy,  Sec- 
retary. Office,  305  Montgomery  street,  corner  of  Pino,  San 
Francisco.  2vl5 


Persons  desirous  of  obtaining  the  finest  Wood  Engrnv- 
ings,  can  procure  them  only  by  having  tho  picture  photo- 
graphed on  the  block,  by 


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No.  28  Third  street. 


Gold  liars,  of  ivhalevcr  size,  if  well  cast,  assayed 
for  two  dollars,  at  A  P.  MOLITOK'S  Assay  Ofllcc, 
611  Commercial  street,  opposite  United  States  Branch 
Mint.  15vl4-Sm 


Jacob  Srrw,  Pioneer  Photographer,  612  Clay  street,  north 
side,  four  doors  above  Montgomery,  Onto  315  Montgomery 
street,)  takes  all  klnd3  of  Photographs  in  the  best  style  of 
tho  Art  He  would  invite  especial  attention  to  the  new 
"  Cabinet  Photographs,"  which  he  is  taking  to  perfection. 
lOvUtf 


Save  Tour  Tcetli, — Co  not  have  them  extracted 
without  first  consulting  a  good  Dentist.  The  loss  is  irrepar- 
able, and,  in  many  instances,  unnecessary.  DR.  BEERS, 
corner  of  Pine  and  Keai  ny  streets,  makes  a  specially  of 
filling  the  lungs  of  dead  Teeth,  and  building  up  broken 
crowns  with  ruuE  noon— thus  restoring  them  to  their  origi- 
nal usefulness  and  bcauly. 

OS-  call  and  examine,  the  work.  Finest  quality  of  arti- 
ficial work  also  manufactured.  lovutf     I 


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OFFICE    IN    THE   BUILDING   OF  TUE1 
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street,  one  door  from  Sunsouie  street. 

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Brown'..  Filtering  Heater.— For  preventing  In- 
crustation in  Steam  Boilers,  purines  water  l*rom  lime  or 
any  other  Impurity,  naves  tuel,  saves  the  boiler,  presents 
explosions,  and  protect*  life  and  property.  The  cost  of  the 
Filter   la  soon  saved   in  fuel   and    boiler— re  pa  Ira  alone. 

Ono  Is  In  operation  at  the  San  Francisco  Foundry,  Fro- 
mont  street,  where  Rights  can  be  procured,  or  all  needed 
information,  on  application,  in  person  or  by  letter,  to 

AUSTIN  A.  WELLS,  Agent 


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Ferry  Davis*  Vegetable  Pain  Killer. 

Tho  universal  remedy  for  Internal  and  external  com- 
plaints.  At  this  period  there  are  but  few  unacquainted  with 
tho  merits  of  the  Pain  Killer;  but  while  some  extol  ll  as  a 
liniment,  they  know  but  little  of  its  power  in  easing  pain 
whontaken  Internally,  while  others  use  it  interna'ly  with 
great  success,  but  arc  equally  Ignorant  of  its  healing  virtues 
when  applied  externally.  We  therefore  wish  to  say  to  nil 
that  it  is  equally  successful,  whether  used  Internally  or  ex- 
ternally, and  Its  sale  Is  universal  and  Immense.  The  de- 
mand from  India  and  other  foreign  countries  Is  equal  to 
tho  demand  at  home,  and  it  has  become  known  In  those 
far-off  places  by  its  merits— the  proprietors  have  never 
advertised  It  or  been  to  any  expense  in  its  Introduction  Into 
foreign  lands. 

DSP-Sold  by  all  Medicine  Dealers  everywhere.     2vlMm 


Pacific  Chemical  Works. 

nitrateJof  silver. 

Messrs.  Falkek'p  &  Hiuks— Gent*:— I  have  subjected  the 
sample  taken  Irom  your  Nitrate  of  Silver  to  u  thormigh 
aimlyfllK,  and  find  It  10  be  chemically  pure,  not  coutainlug 
the  slightest  trace  of  any  impurities  whatever. 

Respectfully  yours,  THUS.  PRICE. 

Messrs.  I-'alkkkao  A  Hanks—  Gent*:— I  have  examined  the 
sample  of  Nitrate  of  silver  of  jour  manufacture.  I  have 
never  seen  in  this  market.  Nitrate  or  Silver,  manufactured 
here  or  imported,  so  free  of  every  kind  of  foreign  matter, 
and  find  it  not  only  adapted  to  Photographv.  but  it  was 
subjected  to  every  mode  of  examination,  aside  "from  critical 
chem'cal  analysts,  and  every  test  applied  confirmed  tho 
opinion  that  a  purer  article  could  scarcelv  be  produced  or 
desired  for  medicinal  purposes.      DR.  L.  LANSZWEERT. 

Nitrate  ofSHver  manufactured  by  FALKENAU  A 
HANKS,  Pacific  Chemical  Works,  San  Francisco. 

CSpFnr  sale  by  all  Wholesale  Druggists  and  Importers  of 
Photographic  Stock.  4vl5altw 


CALIFORNIA 

TOOL    AND     FILE    FACTORY. 

Blacksmith  ami  Machine  >hop. 

No.  17  Fremont  6treet,  between  Market  and  Mission,  S.  F. 
4vl5-qy  J.  WEICHHART,  Proprietor. 


SAN  PEAN0IS00  MILL, 

HOBBS    &   GILMORJE, 
Manufacturers      of     Soxes, 

Market  street,  between  Beale  and  Main, 


AGENTS  MNJED. 


ENERGETIC    MEN   OR  WOMEN    CAN  MAKE    MONEY 
in  cnnva.s'dng  i'ornur  NEW  BOOKS  and  ENG RAVINGS. 
Oho  Agent  reports  thlrtv  three  orders  for  one  Hook  In  three 
days,     Address,        PACIFIC  PUBLISHING  COMPANY, 
4vl5nr{)»        305  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 


DK.    FONDA»8 


•^^>  San  Francisco  Eye  Infirmary.  "nS^ 

Permanently  established  for  the  treatment  of  all  diseases 
of  the  Eye.  Dr.  F.  was  for  seventeen  years  principal  of 
tho  Lafayette  (Ind.)  Eye  Infirmary.  P.  W.  Pokva,  M.  D-, 
surgeon  In  Charge.  Olllcc,  405S  Montgomery  street,  oppo- 
m ie  Weils,  Fargo  <£  Co's.  4vliHy 


BROWN  &  CO., 
H   A   T   T    E   B    N, 

Importers  and  Manufacturers   of    tile 

LATEST    STYLES, 
A.t   No.    133    Kearny   Street. 

O^-CALL  AND  SEE  TIIEM-ffiff 


LINSEED  OIL. 

The  Pacific  Linseed  Oil  &  Lead  Works 

Arc  now  prepared  to  furnish  dealers  and  consumers 
Pure    Linseed.    Oil, 
Raw  or  Boiled,  at  the  Lowest  Market  Rates.    We  call  es 
pecial  attention  to  the  quality  of  our  Oil,  believing  it  to  bo 
suporlor  to  any  imported  Oil  offered  in  this  market. 
Orders  fromtho  country  will  have  prompt  attention. 
Address, 
Pacific  Ijlntieed  Oil  and  Lead  Works, 
Care  of  L.  B.  BENCHLEY  &  CO., 
I9vl4-3m9p  San  Francisco. 


PACIFIC 

Rolling  Mill  and  Forge  Co., 

SAN    FBANCISCO,    CAL. 
Established  for  the  Manufacture  of 

RAILROAD    AND  OTHER  IRON 
Every  ~Vai-iety  of  Shaflfciiiiy 

Embracing  ALL  SIZES  of 

Steamboat    Shafts,   Crunk*,     Vision    and    Con 

nectlne  Rodtt,  Car  and  Loeorantlve  Axles 

and  Frame... 

—  ALSO  — 

n^i>i]M:33R.i:i>    iitoiv 

Of  every  description  and  size. 

03?-  Orders  addressed  to  PACIFIC  ROLLING   MILL  nnU 
FOIttiG  t;o.,  Post  Ollice,  San  Francisco,  Cal,  win  receive 
prompt  attention. 
j;.-fttr  The  highest  price  paid  for  Scrap  Iron.       PvltimOp 


3,b*  pining  and  Mmtifk 


Established    in.  1849-Corner   First  and   Mission  streets,  San   Francisco. 


HAVING  INCREASED  OUR  FACILITIES  IN  EVERT  DEPARTMENT,  WE  ARE  NOW 
prepared  at  the  shortest  notice  and  at  the  most  reasonable  rates,  to  furnish  all 
kinds  and  description  of  Machinery,  including  riLeani  twines.  Quartz  Mills,  Mining  Pumps 
of  all  kinds,  Hoisting  Gear,  Gas  Work,  Laundry  Machinery,  Architectural  and  Ornamental 
Castings,  Sugar  Mills,  Saw  and  Hour  Mills,  Water  Wheclsot  ail  kinds.  Hydraulic,  Hay,  Rag, 
screw  and  Drop  Presses,  Coining  Machinery,  Pile  Drivers,  Bark  and  Malt  Mills,  and  all 
ki  ids  of  Castings. 

EXGI.VES.—  Marine  Engines,  Oscillating  and  Beam  ;  Stern  and  Side  Wheel  Boats, 
Locomotives,  Stationary  Engines,  Horizontal,  Upright,  oscillating  and  Beam,  from  six 
to  rtfty  Inches  diameter.  Also,  Scott  ,fc  Eckart's  Adjustable  Cut-off  Regulator— best  in 
use;  W.  R.  Eckart's  Balance  Valve  for  Stationary  Engines;  Woodward's  Patent  Steam 
Pump  and  Fire  Engine. 

BUELEKS,  Locomotive,  P'.ae,  Tubular,  Upright,  Cylinder  and  Cornish,  and  every 
variety  of  Uoiler  Work.    All  sizes  of  tubes  and  pipes  for  pumps. 

P  ITMP53.—  The  Excelsior  doubie-acling  Force  fnuips  are  manufactured  by  us.  These 
very  superior  Pumps  ore  warranted  the  best,  and  are  fast  replacing  all  other  Force  Pumps. 


AHALGAMATOle  1IACHINEKT.- Wheeler  *  Randall's  improved  Tractory 
Curve  Pan,  Zenas  Wheeler's  Improved  flat  bottom  pan,  Beldln's  pan,  Veatch's  tubs, 
Prater's  concentrators,  Waklce's  pans.  Beers' pan,  German  Barrels,  Arastra  Gearing,  Chile 
Mills.  Settlers  of  all  descriptions,  Retorts  of  all  sizes  and  shapes,  for  Silver  and  Gold, 
Portable  Stamp  Mills,  straight  Batteries,  for  wood  or  iron  frames,  Dry  Crushing  Bat- 
teries, or  machines  "  illi  til  o  hi  (est  improvements,  every  vanclv  i  Slumps,  Mortars,  funis, 
Pans  and  Tubs.     BLAKE'S  PATENT  QUARTZ  CRUSHERS,  of  all  sizes. 

Oil.  BOKISTG  TOOLS  ASH  MACHINEKT-Of  the  latest  and  most  ap- 
proved construction,  made  from  drawings  lately  made  bv  Prof.  Blake  at  the  oil  wells  in 
Pennsylvania.  We  have  the  facilities  for  working  gold  and  silver  quartz  and  other  ores,  to 
test  their  value,  bv  the  hundred  wcighl  or  ton. 

Russia  Iron  Screens,  of  all  degrees  of  il lioness  and  of  all  qualiticsof  iron.  All  work  done 
in  the  best  manner  at  the  lowest  cash  prices. 

II.   J.   BOOTH.  GKO.   W.   PRESCOTT.  IRVING    M.  SCOTT 


A    TOPOGKAPHICAL   MODEIi   OP   THE    CoM- 

stock  Lobe. — The  Nevada  Trespass,  says: 
"A  day  or  two  since  we  visited  the  office  of 
Mr.  K.  H.  Stretch,  Civil  Engineer,  and  ex- 
amined a  plaster  of  paris  mode]  of  the  face 
of  the  country  comprising  most  of  Storey 
and  Lyon  counties,  and  the  entire  area  which 
will  he  reached  by  the  proposed  Sutro  Tun- 
nel. The  model  has  been  a  work  of  great 
labor,  being  built  in  sections,  and  is  a  per- 
fect outline  of  the  Comstock  lode,  with  all 
its  depressions  and  elevations,  its  mines, 
mills,  and  the  towns  and  cities  adjacent. 
Each  spur  of  Mt.  Davidson,  Cedar  Hill, 
Gold  Hill,  and  the  foothills  to  Carson  river, 
stands  in  bold  relief,  and  represented  with 
the  nicest  accuracy.  We  know  of  no  better 
way  to  form  an  idea  of  Mi-.  Stretch's  model, 
without  a  personal  inspection,  than  for  one 
to  imagine  himself  in  a  balloon,  suspended 
over  this  city,  2, 000  feet  high,  looking  down 
upon  the  section  of  country  embracing  the 
richest  mineral  vein  in  the  world.  The 
model  is  to  be  forwarded  to  Sutro,  who,  by 
its  aid,  can  practically  demonstrate  to  any 
person  who  never  was  in  Nevada,  how  ab- 
solutely necessary  his  grand  project  is,  not 
only  for  the  benefit  of  owners  on  the  Corn- 
stock,  but  for  the  commercial  prosperity  of 
the  whole  world.  It  will  also  demonstrate 
how  very  probable  it  is  that  the  tunnel  will 
cut  unknown  veins  of  ore,  rich  in  gold  and 
silver ;  and  more  than  all,  when  completed 
each  stockholder  will  be  certain  to  receive 
a  handsome  dividend  on  the  invested  amount 
of  capital  it  requires  to  complete  the  grand- 
est project  of  the  century — grander  and  more 
beneficial  to  the  world  at  large  than  even  the 
famous  Mt.  Cenis  Tunnel.  Stretch  has  done 
his  work  faithfully,  and  it  will  redound  to 
his  credit. 


2-1V12 


II.    J.    TSOOTII    &    CO. 


Machinists  and  Foundries. 

PALMER,  KNOX  &  CO., 

Golden    State   Iron    Works, 

2Vo«.  19,  31,  att  and  25  First  Street, 

SAN  FRANCISCO. 

MANt'FACTDlll-:  ALL  KINDS  OF 

STEAM   EXGI3TE9  AXD  QUARTZ    MILLS' 

DUNBAR'S    IMPROVED 

©elf-A.dj  its  ting  Piston.  Facliixig:, 

Requires  no  springs  or  screws;  is  always  steam  tight; 

without  excessive  friction,  and  uever 

pets  slack  or  leaky. 

WHEELER  A  RANDALL'S 

NEW    6BIXDEB    AJtfB    AMAtCAMATOK 

HEPBURN  &  PETERSON'S 

A3III.GVMATOS  AND  SEPARATOR, 

Knox's  Amalffamators, 

WITH    PALMER'S   PATENT   STEAM   CHEST, 

Superior  lor  working  either  GOLD  OR  SILVER  ORES,  and 
is  the  nnly  Am  animator  that  has  stood  the  lest  of  seven 
years'  continual  working. 
tienulne    White   Iron  Stamp  Shoe*  and    lMes 

Having  been  engaged  for  the  past  ten  years  in  quartz 
mining,  and  lieui^  conversant  with  all  the  improvements, 
either  in  Mining  or  Milling,  we  are  prepared  to  furnish,  at 
the  shortest  notice,  the  most  perfect  machinery  for  reduc 
Ing  fires,  or  saving  cither  gold  or  silver.  i;Jvtl)qy-tf 


GEORGE  T.  PRACY, 
m  .a.  e  ia:  i  r*  jh    works, 

Noa  109  and  111  Mission  street,  between  Main  and  Spear, 

SAN  FRANCISCO. 

STEAM  E\GI\E,  F-LOTJK  A\B»AWMILI, 

And  Quartz  Machinery,  Printing  Presses, 


MACHINERY    OF   EVERY  DESCRIPTION    MADE    AND 
REPAIRED. 
fl^-Special  attention  paid  to  Repairing..^    qy-3 


WILLAMETTE  IRON  WOKKS, 

PORTLAKD,    OREGON. 

S  t  e  a  m    Engines,    15  oilers, 
SAW  AND  CRIST  NISLI.S, 

MINING.    MACHINERY,     WROUGHT     IRON     SHUTTER 
WORK,  AND  BLACKSMITHINC   IN  GENERAL. 
Corner  North-Front  and  E  streets, 
18vl3-ly  One  block  north  of  Couch's  Wharf. 

UNIOJJ    IRON  WORKS, 

Sacramento. 

WILLIAMS,  ROOT  &  NEILSON, 

MANUFACTURERS  OF 

CROSS'  PATENT  BOILER  FEEDER, 

STEAM  EiVG-XIVJES,  ISOIILER©, 

And  all  kind*,  of  Mining  Machinery. 

Also,  Hay  and  Wiue  Presses  made  and  repaired 
with  neatness,  durability  and  dispatch. 

Dunbar's  Patent  Self- Adjust  lug  Steam  Piston 


Front  Street,  between  N  and  O  streets, 

14vll  Sacramento  City 


Pacific  File,  Reaper  and  Mower  Section 

MANUFACTORY, 
No.  51S  Beale  Street,  between  Market  anil  Mission. 

SAN  FUANCISCO. 

Files  re-ent  and  warranted  as  mod  as  new,  or  no  charge. 

Tile  only  i-sliiblisliim-nt   in  llic  pratp.    We  also  man- 

ulaeuue  l:ea|ii:r  ami  ll.nvoi  Sections 

lvl5lf  DURNINO  &  FI3HJSU,  l'rnp'rs. 


SAJV    FEANCISCO 

Foundry  and  Machine  Works, 

\.  E.  Cor.  Fremont  and  Mission  streets* 

Manufacturers  of 

Marine  and  Stationery  Engines 

Quartz  Machinery,  Saw,  Flour  and  Sugar  Mills,  Miuing 

Jfumps,  Hoisting  Gear,  Agricultural  Implements,  etc. 

— ALSO— 

Wine,    Cider,    Cotton      and     Tobacco     Presses 

of  the  latest  Improved  Patterns. 

STEAIH  ENGINES  AMD  BOILERS, 

Of  all  sizes,  constantly  on  hand;  Quartz  Mill  Shoes  and 
Dies  warranted  to  be  made  of  the  best  white  iron. 

Dunbar's  Improved  Self-Arifustine  I'lstnn- 
Paeliinp,  requires  no  springs  or  scicws;  is  tilwavs  steam- 
tight;  without  excessive  irieiioii,  and  never  gets  slack  or 
leaky. 

MACniNERT,  OF   ALT,  DESCRIPTIONS 

Bought,  sold,  or  exchanged.    Bolt  Cutting  and  Castings  rl 

the  lowest  market  rales. 

6vll-ly  DEVOE,   DISSMORE  <fe  CO 


GLOBE 

Foundry  and  Machine  Sliop9 

STOCKTOS,    CAL. 

KEEP,   BLAKE   &  CO., 

MAKUFACTL'RKKS  OK 

Quartz,  Saw  and  Grist  Mill  Irons,  Steam 
.Engines,  Horse  Powers, 

Mining  and  Irrigating  Pumps.  Car  "Wheels,  Derrick  Irons, 
House  Fronts.  Iron  Fencing,  Balcony  Bailings,  etc., 
at  San   Francisco  prices.    Orders  solicited 
13vl3-ly  and  promptly  executed. 


IXHES*]  HAMSC0M&C0.,  &5S52SL 
iEtna  Iron   Works  ! 

Southeast  corner  Fremont  and  Tehama  streets, 

SAN  FRANCISCO, 

Practical  Machinists  and  Iron  Pounders, 

MANUFACTURE 

STEAM     ENGINES, 

QL'AKrZ    MILL    MACHINERY    OF    ALL    KINDS, 

SAW  MILLS,  FLOUR    MILLS, 

Dnunar'n    Improved     Sell-Ad  1  uMinit 

PISTON  PACKING, 

Now ao  extensively  used  In  the  East  and  in  this  State.  Re- 
quirr-s  no  springs  or  screws;  is  always  si  en  in-tight;  without 
excessive  friction,  and  never  gets  slack  or  leaky. 

HANSCOM'S  CRUSHER, 

The  best  of  the  kind  now  in  use  in  rliis  State  or  anywhere  else 

Wheeler  A  Randall's  Xcw  Grinder  and 

Amalgamator, 

Which  only  needs  examination  to  be  appreciated. 

Tyler's  Improved  Water  Wheel, 
Giving  greater  power    at  lower  ens »  than  any  wheel  in  use 
Send  for  one  ot  our  circulars,  giving  full  tables 
All  Wheels  warraiik-d  to  give  the     ower  as  set  forth,  or 
the  money  will  be  refunded. 

Sole  makers  for  this  coast  of  the  "  Pemlergast 
White  Iron  Stamp  Shoe,   and  IMes. 

None  genuine  unless  obtained  from  us.  Every  one  war- 
ranted. 

Patented  Machinery  of  all  kinds  will  be  furnished  bv  its 

at  market  prices.    Particular  attention  given  to  drawings 

and  specifications  of  tnachinerv,  which  will   be  made  to 

order.  The  patnuiaL-e  of  the  public  is  respectfully  solicited. 

19vl2 


lewis  corrRY.  j.  a.  .,-,  ion 

r^EWIS   COFFEY    &.  K.IS1/OIV, 

Steam  Boiler  &  Sheet  Iron  Works. 

THE  only  exclusively  Boiler  Making  establishment ,...  the 
Pacific  Coast  owned  and  conducted  bv  Practical  Uoiler 
Makers.  All  orders  for  New  Work  and  the  repairing  of  Old 
Work,  executed  as  ordered,  and  warranted  as  to  qualitv. 

Old  Stand,  corner  of  Bush  and  Market  streets,  opposite 
Oriental  Hotel.  San  Franeisco. 


CALIFORBJIA    BRASS    FOUNDRY. 

A'o.  135  First  street,  opposite  Minna* 

SAN  FRANCISCO. 

Alt,  kinds  of  Brass,  Composition,  Zinc,  and  Babbitt  Metal 
CastlttEa.  Kniss  Ship  Work  of  all  kinds,  Spikes,  Sheathing 
Nails  Rudder  Braces,  IIinges,ship  and  Steamboat  Kellsand 
Gongs  oi  superior  tone.  All  kinds  of  Cocks  and  Valves,  Hy- 
draulic Pines  and  No/zIqs.  and  Hose  Couplings  and  Connec- 
tions of  all  sizes  ami  patterns,  furnished  with  dispalch. 
iJSr-  PRICES  MODERATE.  .£* 

V.  KING  WELL.  19vlS-ly]  J.  II.  WEED. 


FULTON 

Foundry  and  Iron  Work?. 

HIKCKLEY  &  CO., 

MANUFACTURE K3    OF 

8TEAM    E  IV  Gr  I IV  IE  S  , 

Quartz,    Flour    and    Saw   Mills. 

Moore's  Grinder  aim!  Am.ilgamatni',  ISrndle'tt 

Improved    Crnslier,    Alinlnc    Pomps, 

Amalgamator*,  and  all  kftidf* 

or  Machinery. 

Nos.  45,  17  And  49  First  street,  between  Market  and  Mia. 
*iin  street,  San  Francisco.  3.qy 


It  is  said  that  the  paper  money  new  in 
use  in  Italy  was  manufactured  in  the  United 
States.  This  country  has  acquired  a  wide- 
spread reputation  for  the  manufacture  of 
paper  money. 


Patent  soap  is  molded  by  pressure  in 
dies,  "which  are  generally  made  of  brasF. 
The  soap  is  first  cut  into  blocks  of  a  suita- 
ble size,  and  then  pressed  'while  in  a  semi- 
plastic  state. 


TOWNE  &  BACON, 

Book  and  Job  Printers, 
Have  the  Largest  Office, 
Do  the  most  work, 
And  do  it  better 
Than  other  offices 
,In  this  City, 
Try  them 
'With  a  Job, 
And  you  will  be 
Satisfied  the  above 
Statements  are  facts. 
Their  office  is  at  536 
Clay  St.,  below  Montgom'y, 
Over  Pacific  Fruit  Market. 


CITY  IR0W  WORKS  COIHFAKY. 

P.    CLKRC,  11.    KLfclNCLAL'S,  W.    DKBHIE. 

CLEKC    &,    CO., 

Iron  Pounders,  Stesm  Prgine  Euilderr,  an 
Makers  of  all  kinds  of  Machinery. 

So.   28   FKEMOKT    STREET,    San    Francisco. 
9vl46m 


WEPTUNE  IRON  WORKS, 

Corner   of    Mission    and    Fremont  Streets, 
SAN   FRANCISCO. 

MAItllYE, 

ILoeoirioti  ve, 

And  all  kinds  of 
HIGn PRESSURE 

Steam    Boilers 

M     DE. 
All  Boilers  guaranteed  and 
tested  by  U.   S.    Roller  In- 
spector before  sent  out  of 
the  Shop,  at  Shop  expense. 


A 


\H  kinds  of  Sheet  Iron  ant 

Water   Pine,    Cnal    Oil 

Stills,  Wroutrlit  Iron 

^  orms,  etc.,  Ptc. 

Mannt'iKMiired  to  Order. 


tiiitX*. 


ilersIE<-!Kii»-ed 
CAMERON. 


J,   KEWSHAM.  J.  BIGW00D. 

SOUTH  BEACH  IRON  WORKS, 

Near  corner  of  King  and  Third  streets,  San  Francisco. 
MAKIXK     ENGINES, 

AND   ALL  K1ND3  OF 

MACHINERY     FORGING. 

All  killdfl  of  Ship-*mtlh1nR  and  Mill  vmh  niamifar(oi<?f'  to 
order,  .lobbing  oi  every  description  pronipily  aitr-nd<  d  to. 
All  work  done  nuarantetd.  I3vl4-I; 


JOHN   LOCHHEAD'S 

Steam  Engine  Works, 

I£enlc  street,  uesii*  M isfiJon,  Siin  Friincisc-o. 

STEAM    ENGINES    OF  EVERY    DESCRITTTON    BUILT 
to  order— Marine,  Siatii>nary,  or  Locomotive. 

HOISTING  AND  PUMPING  ENGINES, 

PORTABLE  ENGINES,   OF  ALL  SIZES, 

DOMvEV   PUMPS,  Etc.,  Etc.,  Eto. 

The  attention  of  the  parties  engaged  in  shipping  or  inland 
navigation  is  called  to  tlie 

Superior  Workmannhlp 

of  Mr.  LOCHIIEAD,  who  lias  been  in  the  bUHine^s  fn  San 
Francisco  for  trie  hist  fourteen  years,  ami  eninvsthe  l-rim 
i  n  t  ion  of  having  built  ONE  HUNDRED  AND  SEVENTEEN 
STE  \M    ENCINES 

Screw  Prnpcllorsut'all  kinds,  nnd  Sieani  Boat  Maclitncrv 
generally,  made  to  order,  and  warranted  to  gtvc  perfect 
satisfaction  in  every  particular  25vlMm 


$lw  pining  and  Scientific  <fjmt. 


59 


Men  for  Position. — In  theso  days  of 
political  excitements,  when  the  multitude 
are  looking  eagerly  around  for  those  apon 
whom  to  bestow  the  favors  <.t'  office,  it  may 
Dot  be  out  of  place  for  even  a  "clas 
to  present  the  following  suggestions,  from 
on,  found  in  his  "Representative. 
Ben:" 

•■The  robust  men,  who  stand  at  the  bead 
of  the  practical  class,  share  the  ideas  of  the 
time,  and  have  the  most  sympathy  with  the 
speculative  class.  It  is  not  from  men  ex- 
cellent in  any  kind,  that  disparagement  of 
any  other  is  to  be  looked  for.  With  such, 
ToUerand's  question  is  ever  the  main  one. 
Not,  is  he  rich?  is  be  committed?  is  be 
well  meaning?  has  he  this  or  that  faculty? 
is  he  of  the  movement?  err,  is  he  anybody? 
stand  for  sometiiingr  He  must  ho 
good  of  bis  kind.  That  is  all  that  Tallyrond, 
all  that  State  street,  all  that  the  common 
sense  of  mankind  rusks.  Aide  men  do  not 
eare  in  what  kind  a  man  is  able,  so  only  that 
be  is  able— a  master  likes  amaster." 


WE  ARE  NOW  OFFERING 
OUU     IMMENSE    STOCK 

Fine  Custom  Made  Clothing 

AMD 

G-ents'  Furnishing  Goods 

AT  PKICK-S  THAT  DKP1  COMPETITION. 

Our  Stuck  ol"  Clothing  ConalNtM  of 
A.3L.L*  THE  LATEST  ©TYX,ES 

BUT II  Or  -I.1TKIUAL  J.S'D  n.MSIl. 

A  Large  Assortment  of 

Trunk*.  Valines,  Carpet  j:;iu>,  IElu.uk.etfl,  Etc., 

IT  BtTBBHKLT  LOW  1*  KICKS. 

J.  R.  IVXEjVD  &  CO., 

8vl0  Cor.  of  Wash  Inn  tun  and  Sausome  streets. 


BLASTING  POWDER. 

PRICE,  §:?.oo  per  keg. 

— ALSO- 
SPOKTIXG,  CAX.VOS  AN  !(    MUSKET 

POWDER, 

Of  superior  quality. 
FUSE      ^V1VX>       SHOT, 
Always  on  hand  ajid  for  sale  at  the  office  of  tlio 

CALIFORNIA  POWDER  WORKS, 

Wo.  318  California  Street. 

JOHN  F.  L0H3E,  Sacretary. 


PACIFIC   POWDER  MILL 

COMPANY'S 

BLASTING   POWDER! 

MANUFACTURED 

IN    MARIN    COXJNTY, 

CALIFORNIA. 

FOR  SALS  BY* 

HfcYWARD  &  COLEMAN, 

AGENTS, 
414:  Front  Street,  San  Francisco. 

avu-im 


California  Steam  Navigation 

KB&3    COMPANY. 


Steamer  CAPITAL CAPT.  E.  A.  POOLE 

chrysopolts capt.  a.  foster. 

yosemite 

cornelia capt.  w.  bromley 

julia capt.  e.  concklin. 

One  of  the  above  steamers  leave  BROADWAY  WHARF 
at  4  o'clock  P.  M.  EVERY  DAY  (Sundays  excepted),  fur 
Sacramento  and  Stockton,  connecting  with  llght-drafi 
steamers  for  Mar.Vfivtlle,  Colusa.  fjhleo,  and  Red  Bluff. 

Office  of  tliu  Company,  northeast  corner  of  Front  and 
Jackson  streets. 

13vl2  l»rCJ»i<£eiit. 


Machinists  and  Foundries. 


THE    PACIFIC    IRON   "WORKS, 

First  &  Fremont  Sts.,  between  Mission  «fc  Howard,  San  Francisco. 

The  proprietors  of  the  above  Works*  invite  tho  attention  of  all  parties  Interested  to  their  greatly  Improved  and  une- 
qualed  facllUu-s  for  manufacturing  Steam  Engines  and  Boilers,  both  Marine  and  Stationary,  of  any  required  size  and 
pattern.  Quartz  Mills,  Amalgamating,  Pumpingand  Hoisting  Machinery  of  the  most  approved  construction.  Flour,  Saw. 
and  Sugar  Mills,  Water  Wheels,  Ac,  Ac.  Our  pattern  list  is  most  complete  and  extensive,  embracing  the  late  improve- 
ments in  all  classes  of  machinery  adapted  to  use  on  this  coast.  We  would  call  especial  attention  to  the  fact  that  wo  have 
secured  the  exclusive  right  of  manufacture  for  the  Pacific  Coast  of  the  celebrated  Greene  Engine,  conceded  to  be  the 
most  economical  and  perfect  working  Engine  now  in  use.    We  are  also  exclusive  manufacturers  oi  the  celebrated 

Bryan  Battery,  "V«rney'n  Amalgamators  and  Separators  Ryerson's  Superheated  Strain  Auial- 
mauuKoi'H  ami  ICotary  Crashers,  Stone  Breakers,  *Vc.    Orders  respectfully  Solicited. 

GODDARD  «&  COMPANY. 


CHURCH  &  CLARK, 

IMPORTERS  AND  OEALEItS  IN 
Mediterranean  and  California. 

PEUITS,   NUTS,   CONFECTIONERY,  Etc., 

AND   MANUFACTURERS   OK 

PIBB     WORKS 
Of  every  description,  at  No.  40T  I'ront  st,  San  Francisco. 


JTBW     YORK     PRICES. 


C.    E.    COLLINS, 

No.  603  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco. 
EXCLUSIVE    AGENT 

FOB  THE 

AMEKICAN 

"WATCH    FACTORY. 

A  large  assortment  of  these 

Superior     "W  atclies, 

In  Gold  and  Silver  Cases, 

Constantly  on  hand,  and  sold    at    Factory 
prices.    Also, 

ENGLISH     AND    SWISS     WATCHES, 

Imported  directly  from    he  Manufacturers. 

The  American  Company  arc  now  making 

VERY    PINE     WATCHES    FOR    LADIES. 

j®- A  large  assortment   of  Gold    Chains 
and  Jewelry  j  iiovlu-lim 


SEW     YORK     PRICES. 


m;eussdorffer 


HVASTZ   MILLS. 
SAW   Mll,l>, 
l'OWDEK   AS  If.  I.N 


Miners'  Foundry 

—  AND— 

MACHINE     WORKS, 

Nos.  215  to  255  Fiust  Stkeet, 

Hun   Fruuclftco. 

HOWLAND,  ANG-ELL  &  KING, 

VKOPKIETORS, 

Manufacturers  of  Machinery  for 

II. OIK  Ml  I.I.N. 
NKi.VIt  Mll.l.s. 
PAPER     MILLS, 

Steam  Engines  of  all  Kinds. 
Amalgamators  of  all  Kinds. 

MIM\<;  PITMPN,  HOISTING)   WORKS, 

OIL  WELL  TOOLS.       ROCK  RREAKEHN, 

— a.nu — 

Machinery  and  Castings  of  all  kinds,  eitio* 
of  Iron  or  Brass. 

Boilers  and  Sheet  Iron  Work  in  all  its 
Branches. 

Shoe,  and  Diet,  of  White  Iron,  mnniiractortd 
lor  unil  Imi.nrlctl  by  uk  ex|, re.>.lv  !'..•■  Ilil.  ,.,.. 
pone,  and  will  lil.t  2r.  per  cent.  I.niiirr  llian  aoy 
other  made  oa  thiM  COUBt. 

Russia  Iron  Scrfen.,  of  any  degree  of  fincnew. 
«  c  a  re  the  only  manufaelnrerf,  oa  flit*  coast  of 
I  !>■■  "  IE  leki.  Liinliie,"  the  most  e.mpaict.  sininlo 
In  eoastructlon,  nnd  durable,  of  any  Engine  la 

W.  II.  HOWLANB, 
II.  H.  A.VUEI.L, 

nvu-rir 


E.  T.  RING, 

CTKDD  PALMEK, 


JAMES  MACKEN, 

COPPEHSMITII, 

No.  326  Fremont  St.,  bet.  Howard  ■&  Folsoia 

All  kinds  of  COPPER  WORK  done  to  order  in  the  best 
manner.  Particular  attention  paid  to  Steamboat,  Sucar 
House  and  Distillery  work. 

Repairing  prumptly  and  neatly  attended  to. 

ISvll 


JHAYWARD  &  COLEMAN, 

ISIPORTEES  AND  REFINERS 

—  OF  — 

Uluniinating,   Lubricating', 

PAINT     OILS! 

CONSISTING   OF 

KEROSENE,    LARD,    SPERM,    ELEPHANT,    POLAR, 

TANNERS',  NEATSFOOT,  BOILED  AND  RAW 

LINSEED,  CASTOR   AND  CHINA  NUT. 

—  A  LSQ,  — 

SPIRITS  OF  TURPENTINE  &  ALCOHOL 

Notk.  —  We  would  specially  call  the  attention  of  Mill 
ownera  and  Engineers  to  our  superior  PARAFFINE  OIL, 
which  we  manufacture  from  the  California  Petroleum 
This  Oil  will  not  gum.  Machinery  thoroughly  cleaned  and 
lubricated  with  it  will  not  heat,  mid  after  remaining  at  rest, 
can  be  started  without  cleaning  off. 

BQ}-  A  sample  can  of  our  Paraflliie  Oil  will  be  forwarded 
on  application  to  us,  as  we  desire  a  lair  and  impartial  trial. 

Lamps  and  Lamp  Stock  ! 

SSr-An  elegant  and  complete  assortment  on  hand.-ffcr 
19vl3-3m  414  Front  street)  San  Francisco. 


I5nc.rii.viMl  to  Order.— Persons  who  desire  to  illustrate 
their Tndi virtual  establish  men  is  or  business,  should  [rive  us 
their  orders  tor  Engraving  anrl  Printing,  and  we  will  guar- 
antee good  work  and  reasonable  prices. 

DEWEY  &,  CO.. 

Patent  AgfentBi  Publishers  and  Job  Printers,  5uj  Clay  st. 


Nos*    Git5    and    G37    Commercial    Street, 
WILL  INTRODUCE 

On  Saturday,  February  O,  18C7, 

An  Entirely  New  Style  of 

Jj[  Cloth  Cashmere  Hat  J^ 

"YACHT    HMRIJCTTA," 

Which  are  the  most  dressy  Hat  ever  introduced  on  the. 

Pacific*  Coast. 
egj-Call  and  see  them.  Svll 

I 


MACCARONl,  VERMICELLI, 


International   Hotel, 

JACKSON       ©TUDEIET, 

BETWEEN  MONTGOMERY  AND  KEARNY  STS., 

SAN    FRANC. SCO,   CAL. 

rpaiS  OLD  ESTABLISHED  HOUSE  IS  IN  PERFECT 
L    order  for  the  no?oiiimodatioi]  of  guests.    Persons  suck- 

Ing  comfort  and  economy  will  tlnd  this  Hie  hest  Hotel  in 
the  eilv  to  stop  at.  The  Beds  arc  new  and  in  good  order, 
and  the  Rooms  well  ventilated.  The  Tabic  will  always  be 
supplied  with  the  hest  In  the  market. 

Frlees  varying  from  SI  GO  to  $3  per  day  for 
Board  and  JRooin. 

FINE  BATH   HOUSE   AND  BARBER  SHOP  ATTACHED 
TO  THE  HOUSE. 

fl®~  Teams  belonging  to  the  House  will  ho  in  attendance 
at  all  1  lie  boats  and  ears  to  convey  passengers  to  the  House 
ruBB  of  ouaegr,  and  to  any  part  of  the  city  tor  GO  cents 

a]vl2  P.  E.  vVEVGANT,  Proprietor. 


Dr.  Hufeland's  Swiss  Stomach 
Bitters. 

THE  WORLD  RENOWNED  REPUTATION,  TOGETHER 
with  the  extensive  and  Increasing  demand  lor  Dr.  Hufe- 
land's Swiss  Stomach  Bitters,  will  at  once  recommend  them 
to  the  favorable  noiico  of  all  connoisseurs  and  lovers  of  a 
good  and  healthful  Ionic  and  invigorator.  Aa  a  purifier  of 
the  blood,  acting  surely,  yet  gently,  on  the  secretions  of; 
liver  and  Kidneys,  they  are  unsurpassed  and  a  most  agreea- 
ble drink. 


For  sale  at  all  wholesale  and  retail  sums  on  the  Pacific 
Coast,  and  at  the  depot  of  TAYLOR  &  BENDEL,  413  ami 
■115  Clay  street,  between  Sau&omu  and  Battery,  .San  Frtm- 
ci.ico.  20vU-tin* 


I?iles  !    Files !    Files ! 

NOT  PILES  OF  GOLD,  NOR  YET  OF  SILVER,  SO 
much  coveted  by  all  men;  but  the  BLEEDING,  BLIND 
or  EXTERNAL  FILES,  can  be  easily  and  speedily  cured  by 
the  use  of 

WOOD'S  SUB-POSITORY. 

It  Is  a  preparation  totally  distinct  from  anything  hereto- 
fore offered  as  a  remedy  for  this  painful  and  often  fatal 
complaint.  Tho  SUB-FOSITOUY  is  neither  it  uUl,  powder, 
wash  or  salve,  and  yet  It  lias  proved  to  be  a  certain  Rem- 
edy for  the  Piles.  Do  not  doubt  this  assertion,  or  delay 
testing  tho  truth  of  it  if  you  are  troubled  with  the  Piles— 
you  will  not  be  deceived  in  it. 

Sold  wholesale  and  retail  by  J.  H.  REDINGTON  &  CO., 
Nos.  416  and  418  Front  street;  GEO.  GRIdWOLD,  corner  of 
Mission  and  First  streets;  OLD  FAMILY  DRUG  STORH, 
cornerlMission  and  Second  streets;  'UNITED  STATES  DRUG 
STORE,  Bushstieet,  between  Montgomery  and  Kearny. 

C.  WOOD,  Proprietor,  No-  63  Tehama  street,  between 
First  and  Second.  24vl4-»m 


cXiisrt  I?iiT>lisliecl. 

THE  PHILOSOPHY  OF  MARRIAGE,  BEING  FOUR  Im- 
portant Lectures  on  FUNCTIONS  and  DISORDERS  of 
the  Nervous  System  and  Reproductive  Organs,  to  be  had  by 
iiildiT-ssinc;  and  inelnsi'iir  iwentv-llve  cents,  pnslngr-.  stamps 
to  Secretary  PACIFIC;  MUSEUM  OF  ANATOMY,  Mont- 
gomery street,  San  Francisco.  12yl3-Iy 


JOHN    TAYLOR    &   CO. 

IMC  PORTEBS, 

AND   UKALKHS    IN 

ASSAYERS'  MATERIALS, 

Druggists*  &  Chemists'  G-lassware, 

IPJiotograplilo    Stoolc,  IEto. 
512  and  58  1  Washington  Street. 

SAN  FRANCISCO. 

WE  are  receiving  direct  from  MESSRS.  LADD  &  OERT 
LING  (London)  and  BEEKER  &.  SONS  (Antwerp,  Bel 
gium)  their  superior 

ASSAY  AND  BXIT.T-ION  BAtAKCES, 

And  from  France  and  Germany,  as  well  as  flic  Eastern 
States,  FURNACES,  GUUGIHLES,  MUFFLES,  BLOW-PIPE 
CASES  GOLD  SCALES.  CHEMICAL  GLASSWARE,  and 
every  article  renuirecl  for  ASSAY  OFFICES,  LAHORATO 
RIES,  etc.  We  have  given  this  branch  or  our  business  par 
ticular  attention,  to  select  such  articles  ns  arc  necessary 
in   the  development  of  the.  mineral  wealth  o(  tliis  coast. 

A  Full  Assortment  of  DRUGGISTS'  CLASSWAKE  and 
DRUOGISTy'  SUNDRIES,  ACIDS  and  CHEMICALS,  con- 
stiintiv  on  bund. 

San  Francisco  March  6,  lSt>5.  HvlO-tf 


60 


Wto  pitting  mft  Mmtifk 


Business  Cards. 


H.  C.  HOWARD, 

Member  of  the  San.  Francisco    Stock   and 
Exchange  Board, 

(Exclusively  commission  business,) 

No-  436  California  street,  next  door  below  Montgomery. 
25vl4qr 


W.  E.  GOLDSMITH, 
Card  and  Seal  Engraver, 

SOS  Montgomery  street,  up-stn  Irs,  (over  Tucker's,) 
SAN  FRANCISCO. 

Wedding  and  Visiting  Cards  printed  with  the  utmost  neat- 
ness; Notarial,  Commissioner  and  Society  Seals.       19vl3-2q 


Charles  S.  "Whitman, 

Special    Advocate    in    Patent; 

Cases,  and  Solicitor  of  Patents.    Office,  fill 

Seventh  street  (near  Patent  Office) 

Washington,  D.  C. 

Circulars,  Containing  valuable  information  to  Inventors, 

23vl4-6m  forwarded  gratis. 


NATHANIEL  GRAY. 


H.  SI.  GRAY. 


N.    GRAY  &  CO., 

TJNr>EB    TALKERS, 

641  Sacramento  St,  cor.  Webb,  San  Francisco. 


Trades  and  Manufactures. 


— TTSE- 
EKEBr  *  EA-TOIV'S 

GKEEN  SEAL   SMOKING  TOBACCO. 

16vl4-6m  No.  618  Battery  street. 


Schmieden  &  Shotwell, 

Stock  and  Money  Brokers,  and  dealers  in  Government 
Bonds,  State,  City  and  County  Securities,  Gas,  Water  and 
Insurance  Stocks,  etc .,  southwest  corner  of  California  and 
Sausome  streets,  opposite  Bank  of  California.        lvlS-fim 


JSAAO  B.   DAVIS,  HKNRT  COWBLL, 

DAVIS  &  COWELL, 

DEALERS   IN 

Santa   Cruz   Lime,  Cement, 

PLASTER,  HAIR,  LATH  AND  LATH  NAILS. 
Marble  Dust  Fire-Bricks,  Fire-Clay,  Fire  Tiles  of  ail  sizes. 


B.  F.  HOWLAND, 

PHOTOGRAPHISTS,, 


Enameled  Cards,  Ambrotypes  and  Sun  Pearls,  exe- 
cuted in  a  superior  manner.  Small  pictures  copied  and  en- 
larged to  any  size,  at  one-halt  the  price  usually  paid  for 
Bitch  work.  Cartes  de  Visites  only  S3  per  dozen ;  Vignettes 
at  84  per  dozen.  We  warrant  our  work  to  be  superior 
to  any  made  in  this  city  or  State.  agp-Give  us  a  call  and 
seeour  specimens.  5vl4-6m 


ANDRADE  &  PATTERSON", 

MANUFACTURERS  AND  ENGRAVERS 
— OF— 

MET-A-.LIjIO     signs, 

AND    SIGN    PAINTERS, 
Corner  of  Montgomery  and  Pine  Streets, 

SAN  FRANCISCO. 

a®-Door  Platea  and  Office  Signs  made  to  order  at  short 
17vl4-ly         notice  and  on  reasonable  terms. 


REMOVAL. 
The  well  known,  establishment  of 

LUCY    &    HYMES, 

MAN  U  FACT  (JEERS  OF 

Genuine  Pale  and  Chemical 
OLIVE    SOAPS, 

Has  been  removed  from  Beale  street,  between  Mission  and 
Howard,  to  BRANNAN  STREET,  between  Eighth  and 
Ninth,  and  greatly  enlarged. 

The  capacity  ot  this  cstnblishmentls  now  the  largest  on 
the  Pacific  Coast.  It  i*  now  in  full  operation,  and  prepared 
to  supply  the  demand  of  the  trade. 

Odicc--319  C        foruia   St.,  San    Francisco. 
lvlSqr 


We  tukc  occasion  to  inform  our  friends  and  customers 
that  we  have  sold  our  entire  stock  in  warehouse,  also  in- 
voice to  arrive,  to  Messrs,  N.  1*.  CULE  &  0U„  312  and  3U 
Pine  street.  The  whole  forms  a  most  complete  and  desira- 
ble assortment  of  FURNITURE,  and  well  merits  attention 
before  purchasing  elsewhere.  J.  PEIRCE  &  CO. 


FUEMTURE. 


We  beg  leave  to  call  tho  attention  of  the  public  to  our 
warerooms, 

3Vos.  313  and  314=  Pine  Street. 

Having  purchased  the  entire  stock  of  Messrs.  J.  Pelrco  & 
Co.,  and  in  addition  to  our  large  invoice  irom  our  factory 
ftt.'J'f.^^wo^ei'^ParcdluflnnJl  orders  promptlv,  both 
WHOLE&ALE  AND  RETAIL,  and  call  the  attention  of  the 
public  to  our  salesroom,  as  containing  the  most  complete 
assortment  of  desirable  goods  on  this  coast 

2vlfi-lqr  91.  P,  COLK&CO. 


Greatest  Invention  of  the  Age. 
BOWMAN'S 

AMERICAN  WASHING   COMPOUND 

And  housewife's  true  friend,  saves  one-half  the  labor, 
one-half  the  time,  and  one-half  the  expense. 

For  WASHING  CLOTHES,  CLEANING  HOUSES,  RE- 
MOVING PAINT,  GREASE,  etc.,  it  is  unequalled. 

£©~  It  makes  hard  water  as  soft  as  rain  water. 

For  sale  at  $1.50  per  can  of  five  gallons,  at  the  manufac- 
tory, a»S  Jackson  street,  near  Battery.  Please  send  your 
orders,  by  mail  or  express,  to       LYNCH  &  PARSONS, 

2fivli-2amtk  San  Francisco,  Cal. 


VM.  BAHTUNG. 


HENEY   KIMBALL. 


BARTLING  &  KIMBALL, 
BOOKBINDERS, 

Paper  Bnlers  and  Blank  Book  Manufacturers. 

50o  Clay  street,  (southwest  cor.  Sansome), 
15vl2-3m  SAN  FRANCISCO. 


JOHN    DAMBL, 

(SUCCESSOR  TO  0.  GORl) 

MARBLE     "WORKS, 

No.  421  Pine  at.  bet  Montgomery  and  Kearny,  San  Francisco 

Mantels,  Monument*,  Tomb*,  Plnmbers'  Slab* 
Etc.,  On  hand  and  Manufactured  to  order. 
B3-  Goods  shipped  to  all  parts  of  the  State.     Orders  re 
spectfulb  solicited.  5v8-3m 


Palmer's  Patent 
ARTIFICIAL    LEG, 

Manufactured  in  Philadelphia,  Penn. 
JAKTIS  JEWETT,  AGEKT, 

629  Washington  Street,  San  Francisco,  Cal.  lOvS-lm 

HUCKS  &  LAMBERT, 

SOLE  MANUFACTURERS  OF  THE  CELEBRATED 

B^-  H.  &  L.  -CD 
AXLE      G  B  E  A.  S  E  , 

Natoma  Street  and    North  Beach, 
2vl3-3m  SAN  FRANCISCO. 


Sucnajo'inirl  hay  >'een  needed  on  the  Pacitlc  Coast.  The 
fraa  til!  the  Mil,— Seem  Sktr  Rmeilit, 


PIONEER  IRON  SHUTTER   WORKS! 

[Established   1849. 

C.    NUTTING, 

Manufacturer  of 

Fire-Proof  Doors   and   Shutters, 

BANK  VAULTS,    PRISON   CELLS,    BALCONIES,    AWN- 
INGS, GRATINGS,  IRON  FENCE,  STAIRS,  Etc., 

133    IBuslx  street, 
llvH-lq  San  Francisco. 


HA.BBIS    BROS., 

OUTLEES,  LOCKSMITHS,  BELLHANGEES 

Atid   Model    Blakers. 
20S  LeidesdortT  street,  bet.  Sacramento  and  Commercial, 
SAN  FRANCISCO.  Zlvl4-tf 


LEATHER  HOSE  AND  BELTING, 

ALL    SIZES. 

SUCTION    HOSE   MADE     TO   ORDER 

At  short  notice,  by 

ra.  m.  cook  sc  son, 

No.  SOI  Battery  street, 

13vl3-3m  SAN  FRANCISCO. 


SAN    FRANCISCO 

Cordage  Manufactory  ! 

CONSTANTLY  ON  HAND   A  LARGE  ASSORTMENT 
—  OF  — 

Whale  Line,  Bale  Rope,  etc., 

Manufactured  from  Pure  Manila  Hemp. 

Office,  at  TTJBBS  &  CO'S,  Oil  and  613  Front  street. 
jj®-  ManuJactory  at  the  Potrero.  Hvl4-lq 


E.    POWER, 

WOOD    C^R^EE 

Composition  Ornament  Manufacturer. 
Designing,  Modeling  and  Patterns 

FOR    CASTING. 

INTERIOR    DECORATIONS    OF   ALL    DESCRIPTIONS, 

In  Wood,  Composition  and  Metal. 

Nos.  311  and  313  Market  street,  San  Francisco. 
25vl4-qy 


J.   M.   STOCKMAN, 

Manufacturer  of 
PATTERNS     .A_1VT>     MODELS, 

(Over  W.  T.  Garratt'8  Brass  Foundry,) 
S.  E.  Corner  of  Mission  and  Fremont  sts., 

6vI4tf  SAN  FRANCISCO. 


J.   H.    WHITK.  JACOB   KRAMER. 

I*eti*oline    Oil    Works. 

J.  H.  WHITE  &  CO., 

No.  109  Commercial  street,  San.  Francisco, 

Are  now  manufacturing 

LUBRICATING  OILS  &  AXLE  CREASE, 

From  Petroleums  of  California,  and  ask  to  he  encouraged 
by  the  citizens  of  California.  As  a  home  production  in  all 
their  parts,  these  Lubricators  are  equal  to  any  In  the 
market,  nnd  surpass  all  others  fcr  cleansing  off  gum  caused 
by  the  use  of  animal  oils  which  contain  stearine  and  marga- 
rin,  which  soon  become  acid.  Afair  trial,  at  the  low  price 
asked,  is  all  that  we  solicit  25vI4tf 


THEODOEE  KALLENBERG, 

Machinist,  Maker  of  Models  for  Inventors, 

Scales,  Weights,  Dies.  Stamps,  Drawing  and  Philosophical 

Instruments,  etc. 

No.  lO  Stevenson  street,  near  First,  San  Francisco. 

EST  Re  pairing  promptly  attended  to.  3vl5tf 


favorable  to  Inventors, — Persons  holding  new  In 
yentions  of  machinery  and  important  improvements,  can 
have  the  same  illustrated  and  explained  in  the  Miming  am> 
bcifixTinc  Press,  free  ot  charge,  if  in  our  judgment  the 
discovery  is  one  of  real  merit,  and  of  sufficient  interest  to 
our  readers  to  warrant  publication. 


Professional  Cards. 

SHEEMAN  DAT, 
Mining?  SEimgineesr, 

No.  114  Montgomery  IS  lock.,  San  Francisco, 

Will  examine,  survey  and  report  upon  mines,  and  consult 
and  advise  concerning  investments  in  mining  property,  or 
the  machinery  management  and  expenditures  of  mines. 

22q* 

FEEBE3UCK  MANSE?.,  JL. 

Mechanical  &.  Architectural  Draughtsman, 

No.  422  California  street,  corner  of  Leidsdorff. 

Drawings  of  Models  made  for  parties  applying  for  pa 
ents  at  Washington  or  London.  mar23-tf. 


E.  V.  JOICE, 

N  O  T  A.  K  "X"       PUBLIC, 
JV.  E.  cor.  of  Washington  and  Battery  sts. 
SvlMf  SAN  FRANCISCO. 


JAMES   M.   TATLOB, 

Attorney  and  Counsellor  at  Law, 

Court  Block,  636  Clay  Street, 

SAN  FRANCISCO. 

Will  practice  in  the  State  and  Federal  Courts.    Special  at- 
tention given  to  proceedings  under  the  Patent  Law. 
2vl5-lqy 


ISAAC  LOBREE  &  CO., 
,  GOLDEN  STATE  POTTERY,® 

AlfTIOOH,  CAL.  ^§> 

Office  in  San  Francisco,  516  Commercial  at.    *^^ 
Constantly  on  hand  a  large  assortment  of  Earthenware, 
Fire  Bricks,  Fire  Clay,  and  Stoneware. 


J.  N.  ECKEL,  M.  D„ 

Homoeopathic    Physician 

226  Post  Street,  San  Francisco. 

2ivUyr 


DR.  H.  AUSTIN, 

DENTIST, 

No.  634  Washington  Street, 

Between    Montgomery    and    Kearny    Street. 

[OTEH  SAN  FRANCISCO  BATHS] 

SAN  FRANCISCO.  20vl0-qy 


J.  W.  "WINTER 
DENTIST. 


Office,  OAT  Clay  street San  Francisco. 

First-class  gold  fillings  for  S3,  as  good  as  any  dentist  can 
produce  in  the  city.  Dr.  Winter  has  practiced  Dentistry 
twenty  years— fifteen  in  this  State.  For  a  full  upper  set  cf 
gum  teeth,  on  vulcanite  base,  from  S'^0  to  $iJ5.  Teeth  ex- 
tracted without  pum  by  lociil  application.  18vl4-tf 


RADICAL  CURE 

— OF— 

IfcTJIPTTJIlE  ! 

Treatment  of  all  Deformities  of  tho  Body,  by  DR.  A. 
FOLLEAU'S  process,  0S4  Washington  street,  up  stairs, 
Washington  Baths  Building,  between  Montgomery  and 
Kearny  streets. 

DR.  A.  FOLLEATJ 

Has  his  studies  and  manufactories  in  the  same  building. 

Every  kind  of  Apparatus,  Trusses,  unhopedic  Instru- 
ments, Artificial  Limbs,  etc. ,  are  manufactured  and  applied 
by  himself. 

B3f*Ife  hat  no  connection  with  any  Agency.  21vl4-llptf 


Pacific  Mail  Steamship  Co's 

STEAMSHIPS    FOR. 

NEW  YOBK,  JAPAH  AND  OHDTA. 

rf#pj^  LEAVE  FOLSOM  faTREET  WHARF,  AT  11 
.£&££&£&  o'clock  A.  M.  of  the  following  dates,  for 
PANAMA,  connecting  via  Panama  Railroad,  with  one  of 
the  Company's  splendid  steamers  from  ASPINWALL  for 
NEW  YORK. 

On  tho  lot h,  18th  and  30th  of  each  month  that  has 
BO  days. 

On  the  lOth,  10th  and  SOth  of  each  month  that  has 
31  davs 

When  the  10th,  19th  and  30th  fail  on  Sunday,  they  will 
leave  on  Saturday  preceding;  when  the  igtli  falls  on  Sun- 
day, they  will  leave  on  Monday  following. 

Steamer  leaving  San  Francisco  on  the  10th  touches  at 
Manzanillo.    All  touch  at  Acapulco. 

Departures  of  18th  or  19th  connect  with  French  Trans- 
Atlantic  Co.'s  6teamer  for  St.  Nazaire,  and  English  steamer 
for  South  America. 

Departure  of  10th  connects  with  English  steamer  for 
Southampton  and  South  America,  and  P.  R.  R.  Co's 
steamer   for   Central  America. 

The  following  Steamships  will  be  dispatched  on  dates  as 
given  below  : 

JulySOth-GOLDEN  CITY Capt.  W.  F.  Lapidge, 

Connecting  with  OCEAN  QUEEN,  Capt.  Conner 

Cabin  passengers  berthed  through.  Baggage  checked 
through— 100  pounds  allowed  each  adult. 

An  experienced  Surgeon  on  board-  Medicine  and  attend- 
ance free.' 

These  steamers  will  positively  sail  at  11  o'clock.  Passen- 
gers are  requested  to  have  their  baggage  on  board  before  10 
o'clock. 

Through  Tipkets  for  Liverpool  by  fhe'Cunard,Inmanand 
National  Steamship  Lines,  can  he  obtained  at  the  ofilec  of 
the  P.  M.  S.  S.  Co.,  San  Francisco,  where  may  also  be  ob- 
tained orders  for  passage  from  Liverpool  or  Southampton 
to  San  Francisco,  cither  via  New  York  or  St.  Thomas— if 
desired  an  amount  of  £10  lo  £20  will  be  advanced  with  the 
above  orders,  Holders  of  orders  will  be  required  to  iden- 
tify themselves  to  the.  Agents  in  England. 

For  Merchandise  and  Freight  for  New  York  and  way 
ports,  applv  to  Messrs.  WELLS.  FARGO  &  CO. 

0®-  The  COLORADO  will  be  dispatched  July  4,  at  noon, 
and  will  be  followed  by  the  GREAT  REPUBLIC,  on  August 
24th,  from  wharf,  corner  of  First  and  Brannan  street*,  for 
YOKOHAMA  and  HONGKONG,  connecting  at  Yokohama 
with  the  steamer  COSTA  RICA  for  SH  ANGHAI. 

For  passage  and  all  other  information,  apply  at  the  Pa- 
eidc  Mail  Steamship  Co's  office,  corner  of  Sacramento  and 
Leidesdorff  streets. 

OtTVEIt  KLDRIBOE,  Airent. 


American  and  Foreign  Patents.— Letters  Patent 
tor  Inventors  can  be  secured  in  the  United  States  and  foreign 
countries  through  the  Mining  and  Scientific  Press  Patent 
Agency.  We  offer  applicants  reasonable  terms,  and  they 
can  rest  assured  of  a  strict  compliance  with  our  obligations, 
and  a  faithful  performance  of  all  contracts.  For  reference, 
pre  will  furnish  the  names  of  numerous  parties  for  whom 
We  have  obtained  patents  during  the  past  two  years. 


Metallurgy. 


BOALT  «fc  STETEPELBT, 

Metallurgists  and.  Mining  Engineers 

AltSTIST,  NEVADA. 

Western  Branch  of  ADELBERG  &  RAYMOND,  No.  90 
Broadway,  New  York.  llvll 


G.  W,  MAYKARD. 


J.  H.  TIEHANK. 


XCA.~SniA.HIt   «fc  TTEMAHir,      - 

mining  Engineers  and  Metallurgists, 

240  Pearl  street.  S™  "STork. 

—AND — 

CENTRAL    CITY,   COLORADO. 
I9vl2-ly 


ETJEOPEAN 

METALLURGICAL    WORKS, 

AND 

Practical    Mining  Bohool, 
Bryant  Street,  Between  Third  and  Fourth* 

SAN    FRANCISCO. 

THE  Proprietors  aro  at  all  times  prepared  to  work  or  teBt 
Ores  sent  to  this  establishment— either  in  largo  or  small 
quantities— by  such  process  as  may  be  found  best  adopted  to 
their  chemical  character,  after  a  cpreful  analysis  has  been 
made.  Test  lots  of  Ore  adapted  to  the  smelting  process  at- 
tended to.  Sulphuret,  pyritous,  and  the  (so-called)  "rebel- 
lous  ores,"  are  liaving  especial  attention  paid  to  their  suc- 
cessful treatment.  Assaying  in  the  humid  and  dry  way. 
AlsTJ,  refining  by  cupellatlon,  done  at  moderate  rates. 

PRACTICAL  MINING!  SCHOOL. 

The  proprietors— encouraged  by  numerous  applications 
from  gentlemen  desirous  of  pursuing  the  study  of  practical 
metallurgy— have  concluded  to  admit  parties  on  reasonable 
terms.  Having  in  their  Mill  all  the  necessary  appli- 
ances for  crushing,  roasting,  amalgamating,  smelting,  re- 
fining and  assaying,  as  also  a  well  extended  Laboratory  for 
the  analysis  ot  Ores  and  Minerals,  a  good  opportunity  Is 
here  offered  to  acquire  a  sound  practical  knowledge  of  tho 
business. 

S.  P.  Kimball,  J  B.  Murpht. 

IOvIO 


J.  A.  BAUER, 
G liemical    Laboratory, 

AND  TJRUO  STORK, 

«44  Wa«hInsion  Street.  I  Established  1849.] 

SAN  FRANCISCO. 

Careful  Analyses  made  of 

Ores,    Minerals,    Waters,    Oils,    Liquors, 
Wines,  Products  of  Art,  etc. 

Pharmaceutical  Preparations  Made  to  Order, 

Opinions  given  on  Chemical  Questions  and  Geology. 

BST Particular  attention  paid  to  Analyses  of  all  klndB,  n 
cases  where  legal  questions  are  Involved. 

Pure  Nitric  Acid,  Nitrate  of  Silver,  Gold  Chloride,  Platin 
Chloride,  Sodium  Amalgam,  Sulphate  of  Copper,  etc.,  for 
sale.  12vl4-6m 


LACOUR'S 


SARSAPAEIPHEEE 
BITTERS 


Have  so  speedily  grown  in  favor  that  their  unrivalled  sale 
has  attracted  remarks  and  criticisms  of  the  trade.  Jealousy 
attributes  their  success  to  tlie  fineness  of  their  general 
style,  and  principally  to  the  originality  and  beautv  of  the 
bottle,  which  was  conceived  and  manufactured  by  Califor- 
nia artists.  MR.  LACOUR,  an  energetic  promoter  of  Cali- 
fornia resources,  desired  to  shuw  that  Calliornia  has  no 
need  of  being  tributary  to  other  countries  lor  talent  or 
mechanical  industry. 

The  cause  of  their  success  is  the  great  benefit  they  have 
been  to  the  large  number  who  have  Hlready  used  them. 

MR.  LACOUR  Is  a  graduate  of  the  Polytechnic  Institute 
of  France,  and  adds  toa  thorough  knowledge  of  Chemistry 
many  years  of  experience;  and,  after  a  long  and  careful 
experimental  study,  has  been  enabled  to  offer 

SARSAPARIPHERE    BITTERS. 

They  are  the  most  efficient  Blood  Purifier,  becaui-c  they 
combine  with  the  wholcboine  yarsaparilla,  which  operates 
by  cutaneous  excretions,  and  other  substances  which  gently 
stimulate  the  secretions  of  the  lower  glands  and  orgai-s, 
render  digestion  easy,  obviate  costiveness,  and  remove  reg- 
ularly every  impurity  if  the  blood. 

They  are  unrivalled  as  a  remedy  for  Scrofula,  Dyspepsia, 
Constipai ion,  Liver  Complaint,  IScrvous  Allections.  Colic, 
Intermittent  Fevers,  and  all  diseases  arising  irom  impurity 
of  the  Blood  or  Costive  ness. 


"Wno    Takes    Them? 

The  Old  Man 

Takes  them  as  a  gentle  stimulant  and  mild  rejuvenator. 
The  Young  Man 

Takes  them  to  regulate  his  system,  prevent  disease,  and 

stimulate  to  new  life  hfs  overtasked  body. 

The  Young  Woman 

Takes  them  to  secure  regularity  in  her  habits;  to  tint  her 

checks  with  tho  bloom  of  health,  to  give  a  sparkle 

to  her  eyes,  and  sweetness  to  her  breath. 

The   Hushand 

Takes  them  to  promote  vitality,  give  strength  to  the  body, 

peace  to  the  mind,  and  with  his  health,  wealth 

and  comfort  to  all  his  family. 

The  Wife 

Takes  them  to  invigorate  and  strengthen  hersystem,  and  as 

an  aid  to  nature  in  regulating  her  periodical  sickness. 

Children 

Take  them  as  a  gentle,  yet  effective  tonic. 

The  Dashaway 


The  Inebriate 

Takes  them  to  give  tone  to  his  poisoned  stomach  and  allay 
the  fearful  longings  for  strong  drink  with  a  stimu- 
lant that  docs  not  madden  or  destroy. 
The  Traveler 
Takes  them  to  prevent  sea  sickness,  and  secure  his  health 
against  change  of  climate. 

Everybody   Takes    Them.  I 

PRO  BONO  PUBLICO! 

2vlfi-6m 


WU  pining  and  Jftcientifte  fttstf. 


61 


New  Mining  Advertisements. 


Gold  Quarry   Company.    Locution    of    Worku 
Placer  County,  Calilornln. 

None*.— There  are  delinquent  upon  the  following  do- 
scribed  atock,  on  account  of  asseMinent  levied  on  the 
twen  t  y-fouri  h  day  of  June,  1607,  the  several  amoanU  set  op 
poslte  the  auntes  of  the  respective  shareholders,  as  fol- 
lorn: 

Names.  No.  Certificate.    No.  Shares.    Amount. 

4  i»)  $1,000  0) 

Edmund  Weriheman 16  60  l.ouO  no 

LldU  reach** 7  UO  2,000  u" 

>    Muvuard. 9  60  1,000  0"> 

John  A  pel 10  3.1  660  00 

J«D1M  Ire-born 17  CO  I.QQQ  ijo 

Jatuet  Freeborn 13  SO  l.uu)  iv 

And  In  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  the  Board 
of  Trustee*,  made  ou  the  twenty -fourth  day  of  June,  1S67,  »o 
many  share*  of  each  parcel  of  bald  atock  as  may  bo  ne- 
cessary, will  be  sold  at  public  auction,  by  Messrs.  Duncan 
i:  Co.,  auctioneers,  nt  1)0:  office  ol  the  Company,  No,  706 
Montgomery  strevt,  San  Franc  hen.  on  Monday,  the  twelfth 
day  of  August,  1867,  at  the  hour  of  IS  o'clock  M.  of  said 
day,  to  pay  Mid  delinquent  assessment  thereon,  together 
with  costs  of  advertising  and  expanses  of  sole. 

T.  W.  COLBCRN,  Secretary. 
Oftlco  70S  Montgomery  street,  (Room  No-  4,  2d  floor)  Sun 
Prmnobeo,  Cal.  Jyi.7 


1. 11.lv  Hell  Copper  Mining  Company,  Low  1>I- 
vldo  Mining  District,  Del  Norte  County,  California. 
Notlco  Is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  ol 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  eighteenth  day  of 
June,  ISil",  an  assessment  of  Dftecn  cents  per  share  was 
Uned  upon  'ho  capital  stock  of  said  Company,  payable 
Immediately,  in  United  States  gold  nnd  silver  coin,  to  the 
Secret  11  ry.  or  lo  J-  K.  Johnson,  at  Crescent  City. 

lay  stock  upon  which  said  a^essnunt  shall  remain  un- 
paid on  the,  eighteenth  dnyof  July,  1857,  shall  be  deemed 
delinquent,  and  will  be  diuy  advertised  tor  sale  at  public 
auction,  ami  unless  pat  tm-iK  -hull  be  made  before,  Will  be 
void  on  Monday,  the  Attn  (dtli)  day  of  August,  IS67,  to  pav 
the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of  ad- 
voritsliin  and  expenses  of  sate.  By  order  of  the  Bmtrd  ol 
Trustees. 

B.  P.  WILKINS.  Secretary protrm. 
Otucc,  61.5  Marketstred,  San  Francisco,  Cal.  Jc22 

POttroroatJtT,— The  day  lor  deeming  stock  delinquent 
en  the  above  assessment  1-  hereby  postponed  until  Thursday, 
the  Drat  day  of  August,  1867,  nnd  the  sale  the  re  ol"  until  Hon- 
ilnv.  tin-  19th  day  of  August,  l»o7.  By  order  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees. 
Jc27  B.  P.  WILKINS.  Secretary  pro  tern. 

Oxford  Beta  Tnnnel  and   Mining  Company,  Es- 

meralda  District  and  County,  State  of  Nevada, 
Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  twenty-fifth  day 
,',  an  assessment  of  fifty  cents  per  share  was  levied 
upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company,  payable  imme- 
diate U\  in  United  States  gold  and  silver  coin,  to  the  Secre- 
tary, or  to  the  Superintendent  at  the  mine. 

.Vnv  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid on  the  twenty  fourth  day  of  August,  1867,  shall  be 
Seemed  delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale  at 

public  auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  he  made  before, 
will  be  sold  mi  Monday,  the  ntnih  day  of  September,  1S67,  to 
pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of  ad- 
vertising and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees. 

GEO.  n.  PECK,  Secretary. 
Offlre,  212  Clay  street.  San  Frunclsco.  jeZ7 


Kuttleannke  Gold   nnd  Silver  Alining;   Compa- 
ny, Brown's  Valley,  Yuba  County,  California. 
Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  twenty-fifth  day 
of  July,   1867,  an  assessment  of  one  ($1)  dollar  per  share 
was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company,  pay- 
able Immediately,  In  Uni'cd  states  gold  and  silver  coin,  to 
the  Secretary,  No.  BIS  California  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 
Any  stock  upon  which  said   assessment  shall  remain  un- 

Salrt  on  the  twenty-eighth  day  of  August,  1867,  shall  he 
corned  delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale 
at  public  auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  be- 
fore, will  be  sold  on  Monday,  the  sixteenth  day  of  Sep- 
tember. 1867,  to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together 
%vith  costs  of  advertising  and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order 
of  the  Board  of  Trustees. 

JOHN  F.  LOttSE,  Secretary 
Offlco,  318  California  street,  Up  stairs,  San  Francisco,  Cali- 
fornia. je27 


To  Capitalists, 


GOLD   QUARTZ    MINE,     SITUATED    IN    CALAVERAS 
County,  with  steam  mill  fitted  up  with  Amalgamating 
Pans,  etc.,  FOR  SALE.    The  mine  has  three  main  veins,  and 
more  than  $8>i,0GO  have  been  spent  in  opening  them  and  com- 
pleting the  mllL     Good  wagon  roads  all  the  wav.     Apply  to 
BELLOC  FKERES,  Bankers. 
23vI3-6m  535  Clay  street,  San  Francisco. 


Mining  Notices— Continued. 


Adclla    Gold  Mlnlnir    Company,  Kock  Crock, 

Sierra  County,  California. 

Notice.— There  are  delinquent,  upon  the  following  de- 
scribed atock.on  account  of  assessment  levied  on  the  twenty- 
ninth  day  of  May,  1867,  the  several  amounts  set  opposite  the 
names  of  the  respective  shareholders  as  follows: 

Names.  No.  Certificate.    No.  Shares.    Amount. 

E  F  Bnuldwln 22  10  SIO  00 

E  F  Baii'dwin 23  40  40  00 

E  F  Bauldwln 16  10  10  00 

K  F  Bauldwiu 18  60  60  00 

Ade  laBmtlilwin 14  400  400  00 

Adella  Bauldwln 15  40  40  00 

And  In  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees,  made  on  the  twenty-ninth  day  of  May,  1867, 
so  many  shares  of  each  parcel  of  said  stock  as  may  be 
necessary  will  be  sold  at  public  auction,  by  Olney  &  Co., 
auctioneers,  ul  No.  413  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco, 
Cal.,  on  Monday,  the  fifteenth  day  of  July,  1867,  at  the 
hour  of  12  o'clock  M.  of  said  day,  to  pay  said  delinquent 
Hsse.ssment  thereon,  together  with  costs  of  advertising  and 
expenses  of  sale. 

A.  C.  TAYLOR,  Secretary. 

Offlcc,  429  Pacific  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal.  je29 

Postponbment.— The  obnve  sale  is  hereby  postponed  until 
Monday,  the  twenty  ninth  day  or  July,  1867,  at  the  same 
hour  and  place.     By  order  of  the  Board  of  Trustees. 

jyl3  A.  0.  TAYLOR,  Secretary. 

Onmarno   Gold    and    Silver    Mining   Company, 

Lander  County,  Nevada. 

Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  tweuty-flrst  day 
of  June, 1867,  an  assessmentof  twenty  dollars  ($20)  per  share 
was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company,  pay- 
able on  or  before  the  second  day  of  August,  1867,  in  United 
Slates  currency,  to  the  Secretary,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

Any  stock  upon  winch  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid on  the  second  day  of  August,  1867,  shall  be  deemed 
delinquent,  and  will  ho  duly  advertised  for  sale  at  public 
auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  before,  will  be 
sold  on  Thursday,  the  twenty-sixth  day  0!  September,  1867, 
to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of 
advertising  aud  expense*,  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees. 

N.  C.  FASSETT,  Secretary. 

Office,  N.  E.  corner  Claj-  and  Front  streets,  San  Frauclsce. 

Oy  At  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Trustees,  held  June 
2lst,  1S67,  the  order  levying  assessment  (No  6)  made  Febru- 
ary l-tili,  1867,  was  rescinded. 

je29  N.  C.  FASSETT,  Secretary. 


llncatteaoreiOold  and  Oliver  MIdIdc  Company. 

Cupalo,  SI  it  aloe,  Mexico. 

Nn Tier.— There  are  delinquent,  upon  the  following  de- 
scribed stock,  on  account  of  aacwment  levied  on  the 
of   Slay,  1867,   the.  several  amounts  set  opposite 

n-sof  the  respective  ahtuvhoMu*  ai  follows: 
Names.                   No,  Certificate.    No.  Shares.  Amount 
l  Judson Sil  $&)  10 

JCBeldenian 4  60  5  00 

It  Me  Murray 6  SO  8  00 

.Ml  Murphy 6,    69  K  200 

m  niipairlck 7  5  60 

I ..  .1 ..  11  M  Inor 8  7  "0 

II  Ouerln 10  4  40 

B  F  l-unham 14  to  10,    27  35  3  60 

Oeo  M  Ueott 17  10  1  00 

win  Mi  Williams 2y  1  10 

John  yulnlan 33  4  40 

llnrvev  Carcllou 18  1  10 

ore 19  1  10 

Z.rrus  Wheeler 22.     84  4  40 

James  llacon 23  1  10 

Oeo  C  I'eterwin 26  25  260 

SI.  Palmer 3,4,46,    31  46  4  60 

Diehard  abby 42  20  2  00 

w  11  Howlnnd 43  4  40 

Henry  Williamson 64,  66  10  1  on 

Win  k  Wudiworth 34  9  90 

C  Reis 3  1  10 

Wm  II  Brown 67  6  60 

Thomas  Brown 58,  32  26  2  60 

J  M  Scott 01  lo  65  5  60 

Gi'i.T  Russell 67  1  10 

lie  ilium  hi  Wood 69  80  3  00 

F  F  Fargo 89  10  1  00 

Uulll'tnfl  Clarke 112  100  10  UO 

c  t  Wheeler 102  to  111  292  29  20 

m  it  E  Becker 2,  3,    4                 97^  9  76 

U  Lhrlmrt 5                      8>£  83 

Chit-  A  Crowe 14                       2  20 

George  A  Harris 60                     90  9  00 

William    YOSberg 61                         6  60 

Peter  Weiso 68  2  20 

Leo  Rosenbuum 64  16  1  60 

E.|  iv  in  Huiinell 57  15  1  50 

A  Danerl 61  1  10 

Scalmanlnl  A  Frapoll 62  2  20 

Richard  L>  Blauvert.  Jr 64  17  1  70 

LS  Whipple 65  7  70 

F  13  Truett 66  7  70 

Francis  Rend 71  60  6  0U 

TO  L  Kurrc 72  8  80 

John  ■'  Poy 76  5  60 

h  Schwerln so  2  20 

II  Zcltska 83  7  70 

v  Kostmcyer 87  10  l  00 

.1  E  Bokley 88  2  20 

ChaeP  Kimball 92  1  10 

.las  F  Hough 99  6  60 

Wm  M  llumoon 1D5  Si)  3  00 

w  L  Cazeneau 112  8  80 

Haggle  C  Bacon  117  1  10 

Isaac  BlUXOUie,  Jr 120  15  1  60 

F  A  Wilkins 121  5  50 

William  Bihler 122  12  20 

Vernun  Getty 125  68  6  80 

And  In  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees,  made  on  the  first  day  of  May,  1867,  so 
many  shares  of  each  parcel  of  said  stock  as  may  be  neces- 
sary, will  be  sold  at  public  auction,  at  the  office  of  the  Com- 
pany, No.  528  Clay  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal.,  on  Saturday, 
the  twcnty-Bcventh  day  of  July,  1867,  at  the  hour  of  12 
o'clock,  M.,  of  said  day,  to  pay  said  delinquent  assessment 
thereon,  together  with  costs  of  advertising  and  expenses 

of  sale. 

EDWARD  C.  LOVELL,  Secretary. 

Office,  No.  628  Clay  street,  San  Francisco.  jy6 


Chlplonena  Mining  Company—  District  of  "0 res, 

Soitora,  Mexico. 

Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  ot 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  eleventh  day 
of  July,  1867,  an  assessment  of  Ave  dollars  ($5)  per 
share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company, 
payable  immediately,  in  Uniied  States  gold  and  silver 
coin,  to  the  Secretary,  318  California  street,  San  Francisco, 
California. 

Any  stuck  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid on  the  twelfth  day  of  August,  1867,  shall  be  deemed 
delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale  at  public 
auction,  and  unless  puymentsball  be  made  before,  will  be 
sold  on  Monday,  the  second  day  of  September,  1867,  to 
pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of  ad- 
vertising and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees. 

JOHN  F.  LOHRE,  Secretary. 

Office,  318  California  street,  up-stairs,  San  Francisco.    jyl3 


Do  Soto    Gold   and   Silver   Alining;  Company.— 

Location   of   Works:    Star  District,   Humboldt  County, 

Stuto  of  Nevada. 

Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  eleventh  day 
of  July,  1867,  an  assessment  of  two  ($2)  dollars  per  share 
was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company,  pny- 
ablc  Immediately,  In  United  States  gold  coin,  to  the  Sec- 
retary, nt  the  office  of  the  Company, No.  ft8  Exchange  Build- 
ing, northwest  coiner  Washington  and  Montgomery  streets, 
San  Francisco.  California. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid on  the  seventeenth  day  of  August,  1807.sh.all  be  deemed 
delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale  at  public 
auction,  and  unless  pavment  shall  be  made  before,  will  be 
sold  on  Wednesday,  the  fourth  day  ui  September,  1867,  to 
pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of  ad- 
vertising and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees. 

JOHN  M.  BURNETT,  Secretary, 

Office,  No.  53  Exchange  Building,  northwest  corner  of 
Washington  and  Montgomery  streets,  San  Francisco,  Cali- 
fornia. Jyi3 


Gold  Quarry  Company,     Location    of  "W©rlcn: 

Placer  County,  California. 

Notice  is  hereby  given,  that  a  meeting  of  the  Stockhold- 
ers of  the  Gold  Quarry  Company  will  be  held  In  San  Fran- 
cisco, at  the  office  of  the  Company,  No.  706  Montgomery 
street,  Room  No.  4,  second  floor,  on  MONDAY,  the  twenty- 
ninth  day  of  July,  at  12  o'clock,  noon,  of  that  day,  for  the 
purpose  ot  taking  Into  consideration  the  increase  of  the 
Capllnl  Stock  of  said  Company,  from  the  sum  of  six  hund- 
red thousand  dollars,  divided  Into  six  hundred  shares  of 
$1,000  each,  to  the  sum  of  two  millions  four  hundred  thou- 
sand dollars  (£2,400,000),  divided  into  twenty-four  hundred 
(2,400)  shares  of  one  thousand  dollars  ($1.00ii)  each. 
CJ.  D.  ROBERTS, 
A.  C.  PEACHY, 
L    MAYNABD, 
I,  FREEBORN, 
E.  WERTHEMAN, 
Trustee*  of  the 

Go  d  Quarry  Company. 
T.  W.  Coi.burk,  Secretary. 
San  Francisco,  June  24th,  1867-  Je29 


Hope  Gravel    Mining  Company.— Location   of 

Works  and  Property :  Grass  Valley,  Nevada  County,  Cali- 
fornia. 

Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  hold  on  the  twenty-sixth  day 
of  June,  1867,  an  assessment  (No.  15)  of  one  dollar  ($1)  per 
share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company, 
payable  immediately,  in  United  States  gold  and  silver 
com,  to  the  secretary,  at  No.  629  Clay  street,  San  Fran- 
cisco, California. 

Any  stock  upon  which  snld  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid on  the  thirtieth  day  of  July,  1867,  shall  be  deemed 
delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  tor  sale  at  public 
auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  mad«  before,  will  be 
sold  on  Monday,  the  nineteenth  day  of  August,  1867,  to  pay 
the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of  adver- 
tising ana  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board  ot 
Trustees. 

DAVID  WILDER,  Secretary. 
Office,  No.  629  Clay  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal.  je29 


I,  \ .  I-.  Gold  and  Silver  Mining  Company.— Lo- 
cation of  Works:  Stiver  Mountain  District,  Alpine  Coun- 
ty. Cal. 

Notice.— There  are  delinquent,  opon  the  following  de- 
scribed stock,  on  account  of  assessment  levied  on  the 
nineteenth  day  of  June,  1867,  the  several  amounts  set 
opposite  the  names  of  the  respective  shareholders,  as  fol- 
lows : 

Names.  No.  Certificate.    No.  Shares.    Amount 

Aycr,  Unac H6  6  $7  50 

Barron,  Jits 287  IK  -  26 

Bridges,  Mary  C 297  7JS  11  25 

Blaadel,  11  u 237  10  15  00 

Ula.vlel.  II  O 2a2  1  1  60 

Barber,  IN 280  3K  6  26 

Rowland,  Win 305,  3ofi  lo  15  00 

Cullender,  C  K VI4  4  6  00 

Cairns,  John 249  70  105  00 

Davidson,  Wm 74  IK  2  26 

De  La  Vega.  F  L 164  13  19  60 

Daly,  Ceorglana 296  6  7  w 

Evans,  Uomer 278  12  18  UO 

FlNlter,  Lewis    61  10  15  00 

Dates,  Mrs.  J  H 2S6  IK  2  25 

Gales,  Justin ....291  1«  2  26 

Hepburn.  James 116,  158.  217  20  30  (XI 

Hatch, FS 902  7  10  M 

Hatch  &  Co 2M  1  1  60 

Inch.  Richard 34,  36,  36.  33  96  144  00 

Kltlo,  Joseph 161  6  7  60 

Lorlog,  Qeo 285  3  4  50 

Legro.  Isaiah 211,  212  10  15  00 

McAllister,  Geo  C 214  4  6  00 

Michclson,  Saml 187  4j<  6  75 

Me  Million.  J  A 263  7  10  60 

Nelson,  Win 2J1  6  7  60 

Nelson,  0. M  10  15  00 

Phillips.  ChosC 68  A}i  6  61 

Pearse.CH 210.  223  4  6  00 

Richards,  John 49,  60  10  15  00 

Roble,  Margaret 296  6  7  80 

Starr,  Benjamin 289  &  1  13 

Thomas,  WJ 160  6  7  60 

Vincent,  Win  T 91,92,9$ 

94,  97,  93  ldT'i  161  25 

Warner,  Joseph li  0  5  7  60 

And  in  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees,  made  on  the  nineteenth  day  of  Juno,  1867,  so 
many  shares  of  each  parcel  of  said  stock  as  may  be  neces- 
ary  will  be  sold  at  Dublic  auction,  by  Olney  &  Co.,  auction- 
eers, at  the  office  of  the  Company,  418  and  420  Clay  street, 
San  Francisco,  Cal.,  on  the  fifth  day  of  August,  1867,  at 
the  hour  of  12  o'clock  M.  of  said  day,  to  pay  said  delin- 
quent assessment  thereon,  together  with  costs  of  advertising 
and  expenses  of  sale. 

FRANK  H.  HAMILTON,  Jr..  Secretary. 

Office,  418  and  420  Clay  street,  San  Francisco,  jy20 


Lyon  AKI1I  and  Alining  Company,  Kelscy  Dis- 
trict, El  Dorado  County,  California. 
Notice  it  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  sixth  day  of 
July,  1867,  an  assessment  of  three  (S3)  dollars  per  share  was 
levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company,  payable 
Immediately,  In  United  States  gold  coin,  to  the  Secretary, 
at  his  office,  5  Government  House,  corner  of  Sansomc  and 
Washington  streets,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain 
unpaid  on  the  fifth  day  of  August,  1867.  shall  be  deemed 
delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale  at 
public  nuctlon,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  before, 
will  be  sold  on  Monday,  the  nineteenth  day  of  August,  1867, 
to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of  ad- 
vertising and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees. 

J.  M.  BUFFINGTON,  Secretory. 
Office,  No.  5  Government  House,  corner  of  Washington 
and  Sansome  streets.  jylS 


I'-iiitly  Franklin  Gold  and  Sliver  Alining  Com- 
pany.—Silver  Mountain  Mining  District,  Alpine  County, 
California. 

Notice.— There  are  delinquent  upon  the  following  de- 
scribed stock,  on  account  of  assessment  levied  on  the 
second  day  of  May,  1867,  the  several  amounts  set  opposite 
the  names  of  the  respective  shareholders,  as  follows. 

Names.  No.  Certificate.    No.  snares.    Amount. 

John  Bind  si  ey 8,9,  10  20-ea  00  818  00 

John  Bardsley 13,14    5-ea  10  3  01) 

John  Bardsley 90  3  90 

John  WMcCaule.y 37  5  1  60 

Win  Browning 39,40,188,189    6-ea  20  6  00 

Abraham  Strouse 44  1M  2  25 

Mr«.  A  M  Harris 73,74    6-ea  10  3  00 

Geo  W  Folsom 77,  78,  79  20-ea  60  18  00 

Geo  W  Folsom 60,  81  10-ea  20  6  00 

GeoWFolsoin 82,  8$    6  ea  10  3  00 

Wm  Crooker 84  10  SCO 

Wm  Crooker 253  6  1  60 

JosO'Neil 94,  95  25-ea  60  16  00 

J03  O'Neil 90  6  I  50 

Thos  Peters 104  6  1  50 

T  S  Beaver 105,  IU6  10-ea  20  6  On 

Thos  Odgers 139  4  120 

J  H  Williams 165  20  6  00 

J  H  Williams 223  7H  2  25 

Henry  Odgers 172  4  1  2n 

DanlOdgers 173  4  1  20 

A  H  Powers 174  10  3  00 

Stephen  S  Mead 185  5  1  50 

Thos  Swindlehurst 186  5  I  60 

James  Bottomley  191  5  1  60 

Christopher  Neilson.. 195,  196,197 

193, 199    5-ea  25  7  50 

Wm  J  Thomas 201  10  3  (H 

Win  JThoinas 2"2  5  1  50 

AM  ACT  Harris 220  7Jtf  2  25 

Geo  W  Whitslde.... 226  5  1  50 

Wm  Whilside 227  5  1  50 

Frank  Boitchman 235  5  1  50 

Wm  Bastion 237  6  1  60 

Daniel  Davidson 2d  20  6  00 

Daniel  Davidson 242  10  3  1)0 

B  H  Meredith 217  5  1  60 

RT  Hazard 259,  260,  261  10-ea  30  9  00 

RT  Hazard..... 262  5  1  60 

And  in  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees,  made  on  the  second  day  of  May,  1867,  so 
many  shares  of  each  parcel  of  said  stock  as  may  be  neces- 
sary, will  be  sold  at  public  auction,  by  Messrs.  Olney  & 
Co.,  at  305  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco,  on  Tues- 
day, the  sixth  day  August,  1867,  nt  the  hour  of  1  o'clock,  P. 
M.,  of  said  day,  to  pay  said  delinquent  assessment  there- 
on, together  with  costs  of  advertising  and  expenses  of 
sale. 

J.  S.  LUTY,  Secretary. 
Office,  305  Montgomery  street,  Rooms  5. 'and  6,  San  Fran- 
isco,  California.  JyW 


Neiitfle  <v  Corcoran  Silver  Mlnlnir  Company- 
Location  of  Works:  Storey  County,  State  of  Nevada. 
Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  eleventh  day  of 
July,  1867,  an  assessment  of  fifty  (50)  cents  per  share 
was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company,  pay- 
able Immediately,  In  United  States  gold  and  silver  coin,  to 
the  Secretary  of  the  Company. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid on  the  twelfth  dav  of  August,  lSb'7,  shall  be  deemed 
delinquent,  and  will  be  dulv  advertised  for  sale  at  public 
auction,  and  unless  pnymcntshall  bo  made  before,  will  be 
sold  on  Monday,  the  second  day  of  September,  1867,  lo  pay 
the  delinquent  assessment.togcther  with  costs  of  advertising 
and  exiienses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board  of  Trustees. 
A.  P.  GREENE,  Secretary. 
Office,  Room  No.  11,  333  Montgomery  street,  San  Fran- 
cisco, California.  jyl$ 


Olnet  &  Co.,  Auctioneers  and  Real  Estate  Agents,  attend 
promptly  to  all  business  entrusted  to  their  care  in  San 
Francisco  and  Oakland.  Mining  and  other  corpora  ions 
w  111  find  Col.  Olney  well  posted  and  thorough  in  transacting 
ales  of  delinquent  stock.  Office,  on  Broadway,  Oakland, 
and  No.  318  Montgomery  street.  San  Francisco.  nolO 


Thk  Mining  Press  has  euteren1  upon  its  thirteenth  vol- 
ume. It  is  a  valuabla  publication  in  its  sphere,  nnd  its 
sphere  is  a  large  and  important  ouo.— [Maiysville  Appeal. 


Xenirle  «fe  Corcoran  Silver  Mining  Company.— 

Location:  Storey  County,  Nevada. 

The  Annual  Meeting  of  Stockholders  fir  the  above  named 
Company  will  be  held  at  the  ofnee  of  the  Company,  Room 
No.  11,  338  Montgomery  stieet,  on  MONDAY,  the  19th  day 
01  August,  1*17,  at  7J4"  o'clock  P.  M.,  for  the  purpose  of 
electing  officers  for  the  ensuing  year,  etc. 

Jy20 A.  P.  GREENE.  Secretary. 

Nuentra  Senora    de  Gnadelupe    Silver  Mining 

Company.    Location  of  Works  :  Tayoltlu,    San   Dlman 

DUtrlct,  Durango,  Mexico. 

Notice  is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  ot  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  hold  on  the  twelfth  day  of 
July,  1867,  an  assessment  (No.  28,)  of  one  dollar  ($1)  per 
share  was  levied  upon  the  assessable  capital  stock  of 
said  company,  payable  Immediately,  in  United  States 
gold  and  sliver  coin,  to  the  Secretary,  E.  J.  PruirrEn,  at 
the  office.  No.  210  Post  street,  or  to  the  Treasurer,  A.  HtM- 
mklbiann,  at  his  office,  No.  637  Washington  street,  San 
Frunclsco. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid on  the  thirteenth  day  of  August,  1867,  shall  be  deemed 
delinquent  and  will  bi-duly  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auc- 
tion, and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  before  will  be 
sold  011  Tuesday,  the  third  day  of  September,  IS67,  to  pay 
the  delinquent  awosnnent.  together  with  coats  of  adver- 
tising and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees. 

E.  J.  PFEIFFER,  Secretary. 

Office,  No,  210  Post  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal.  jylS 

Seaton  Mlnlnir  Company. — Location  of  TVorlcnt 

Drytown,  Amador  County,  California. 

Notice.— There  are  delinquent,  upon  the  following  de- 
scribed stock,  on  account  of  assessment  levied  on  the 
twenty-eighth  day  of  May,  1867,  tho  several  amounts  set  op- 
posite the  names  of  the  respective  shareholders,  as  fol- 
lows : 

Names.  No.  Certificate.    No.  shares.    Amount. 

Wm  Ashburner 51  1  %  100  00 

Peter  H  Burnett,  Trustee 44  lo  lOito  00 

E  J  Crane,  Trustee 45  10  1000  00 

E  J  Crane,  Trustee 6ft  6  500  uO 

J  W  Ga*hwilcr 39  5  500  00 

A  B  Grogan S3  10  1000  00 

Howard  Havens.  Trustee 49  6  600  00 

Howard  Havens,  Trustee 68  5  500  iO 

ThcoLcRoy H.4  10  1000  00 

A  B  McCreery 60  4  400  00 

D  M  W  Beaton 62  1  100  00 

Phebo  J  Seaton 64  1  100  00 

Plicbe  J  Seaton 66  1  100  00 

Phcbe  J  Seaton 66  1  100  00 

Phebo  J  Seaton 67  1  100  00 

Ed  W  Smith,  Act'g  Cash'r 35  6  fito  00 

Lloyd  Tevls 28  6  600  00 

Lloyd  Tevis 29  6  600  00 

Lloyd  Tevis 48  6  600  00 

Lloyd  Tevls,  Trustee 42  10  1000  00 

And  in  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees,  made  on  the  twenty-eighth  day  of  May,  1867,  so 
many  shares  of  each  parcel  of  said  stock  as  may  be  neces- 
sary, will  be  sold  at  public  auction,  at  the  office  of  the 
Company,  No.  60  Exchange  Building,  northwest  corner  of 
Washington  and  Montgomery  streets,  San  Frunclsco,  Cal., 
on  Monday,  the  twenty-ninth  day  of  July,  1867,  at  tho  hoar 
of  12  o'clock  M.  of  said  day,  to  pay  said  delinquent  assess- 
ment thereon,  together  with  costs  of  advertising  and  ex- 
penses of  sale. 

JOEL  F.  LIOHTNER,  Secretary. 

Office,  No.  60  Exchange  Building,  N.W.  corner  Washing- 
ton and  Montgomery  streets  San  Francisco.  Jyl3 

St.  Louis  Silver  Mlnlne  Company,  Cortes   Sin- 

irlct.  Lander  County,  Nevada. 

Notice.— There  are  delinquent,  upon  the  foUowlng  de- 
scribed stock,  on  account  of  assessment  levied  on  the  fourth 
day  of  Maj',  1867,  the  several  amounts  set  opposite  the  names 
of  the  respective  shareholders  as  follows: 

Names.  No.  Shares.    Amount. 

Baldwin,  John  E 50  $115  00 

Berry.Henry 10  20  00 

Cassell,  John  F S  16  00 

Ghenery,  Richard 75  375  00 

DeWitt,WL 6  25  00 

Hathaway,  B  W 75  375  00 

Howard,  George 50  100  00 

Hawxhurst,  Robert 31  155  00 

Jones,  Rowland 5  10  00 

Kibbe,  H  C 6  W00 

Laud,  C  B 70  350  00 

Lagerman.HW 10  20  00 

Macpherson,  A  W 30  150  00 

Moore,  J  Preston 116  276  00 

Powell,  Elijah 75  225  00 

Passmorc,  W 6  25  00 

Pratt.WE 5  25  00 

Russell,  George 79  281  00 

Thomas,  G  W 5  25  00 

Taylor,  John 6  26  00 

Whitney,  James 6  25  90 

Weubuil,  Simeon  1212  782  40 

And  In  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees,  made  on  the  fourth  day  of  May,  1867,  so  many 
shares  of  each  parcel  of  said  stock  as  may  be  necessary, 
will  be  sold  at  public  auction,  nt  the  salesroom  of  Maurice 
Dore  &.  Co.,  No.  327  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal., 
on  Tuesday,  the  second  day  of  July,  1867,  at  the  hour  of  12 
o'clock,  noon,  of  said  day,  to  pay  said  delinquent  assess- 
ment thereon,  together  with  costs  of  advertising  and  ex 
penses  of  sale. 

R.  N.  VAN  BRUNT,  Secretary. 

Office,  331  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco.  Jel5 

Postponement.— The  above  sale  Is  hereby  postponed  until 
Monday,  the  S9th  day  of  July,  1867,  at  the  same  hour  and 
place.    By  order  of  the  Board  of  Trustees. 

Jo29  E.  N.  VAN  BRUNT,  Secretary. 


Tuolumne    Mountain  Gold   and  Silver    Mlnlne 

Company,  Old  Buchanan  Ledge,  Tuolumne  County,  State 

of  California. 

Notice  is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  tenth  day  of 
July,  1867,  an  assessment  of  one  dollar  ($1)  per  share  was 
levied  upon  tho  capital  stock  of  said  Company,  payahle 
immediately,  in  Unlud  Stales  gold  and  silver  coin,  to  the 
Srcretnry,D.  F.  Verdcual,  office,  22  Court  Block,  636  Clay 
street,  Sail  Fronclsco. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid on  the  thirteenth  day  of  August,  1867,  shall  be  deemed 
delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale  at  public 
auction,  and  unless  pavraenl  shall  be  made  before,  will 
be  sold  on  Saturday,  the  thirty-first  (31st)  day  of  August, 
18G7,  to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs 
of  advertising  and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees. 

D    F  VERDENAL,  Secretary. 

Office,  22  Court  Block,  636  Clay  street,  San  Francisco.  jy!3 


vVhltlatch   Gold  and  Silver  Mlnlne  Company* 

Lander  County,  Nevada. 

Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  twenty-first  day  of 
June,  1867,  an  assessment  of  fifteen  dollars  ($15)  per  share 
was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  company, payahle 
on  or  before  th«  second  day  of  August,  1867,  in  United  States 
currency,  to  the  Secretary,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

Any  stock  upon  which  sn  id  assps.imeut  shall  remain  unpaid 
on  the  second  dav  of  August.  18'tf,  shall  be  deemed  delin- 
quent, and  will  budulv  advertised  mr  sale  at  public  auction, 
and  unless  pavment  shall  be  made  before,  will  he  sold 
on  Thursday,  the  twenty-sixth  day  of  September,  1,167,  to 
pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of  ad- 
vertising aud  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  tho  Board  of 
Trustees. 

N.  C.  FASSETT,  Secretary. 

Office,  N.  E.  corner  Front  and  Clay  streets,  San  Francisco. 

jjsrAt  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Trustees,  held  June 
21st,  18C7,  the  order  levying  assessment  (No,  7)  made  Febru- 
ary Uth,  1867,  was  rescinded. 

fe2fl  N.  0.  FASSETT,  Secretary. 


62 


3Htt  §Mig  tuA  Mmtlfk  grass. 


Machinery. 


PATENT    AMALGAMATOR. 

These  Machines  Stand.  Unrivaled. 

For  rapidly  pulverizing  and  amalgamating  ores,  they 
have  no  equal.  No  effort  has  been,  or  will  be,  spared  to 
have  them  constructed  in  the  most  perfect  manner,  and  of 
the  irreat  number  now  in  operation,  not  one  haseverre- 
quired  repairs  The  constant  and  increasing  demandfor 
them  is  sufficient  evidence  of  their  merits. 

They  are  constructed  so  as  to  apply  steam  directly  into 
the  pulp,  or  with  steam  bottoms,  as  desired. 

This  Amalgamator  Operates  as  Follows : 

The  pan  being  filled,  the  motion  of  the  muller  forces  the 
palp  to  the  center,  where  it  is  drawn  down  through  the  ap- 
erture and  between  the  grinding  surfaces.  Thence  it  is 
thrown  to  the  periphery  into  the  quicksilver.  The  curved 
plates  again  draw  it  to  the  center,  where  it  passes  down, 
and  to  the  circumference  as  before.  Thus  it  is  constantly 
passing  in  a  regular  flow  between  the  grinding  surfaces  and 
into  the  quicksilver,  until  the  ore  is  reduced  to  an  impalpa- 
ble powder,  and  the  metal  amalgamated. 

Setlers  made  on  the  same  principle  excel  all  others.— 
They  bring  the  pulp  so  constantly  and  perfectly  in  contact 
with  quicksilver,  that  the  particles  are  rapidly  and  com 
pletely  absorbed. 

Mill  men  are  invited  to  examine  these  pans  and  setlers  for 
themselves,  at  the  PACIFIC  FOUKTBRY, 

Ivl  San  Francisco. 


^@5  lor  Hunter's 

Improved  Concentrator. 

The  patentee  is  prepared  to  sell  his  Concentrators  for 
the  above  price,  and  guarantees,  when  the  machines  are 
rim  according  to  directions,  to  give  20  per  cent  better  re- 
sults than  from  anv  Concentrator  built  on  this  Coast,  and 
will  refund  the  money  if  they  will  not  pertorm  what  is 
claimed  for  them.  Machines  with  copper  plutes,  will  cost 
$10  extra.    The  Machine  can  be 

Seen  in  Operation 
At  Booth  &  flo's  Union  Foundry,  up  stairs.  Parties  pur- 
chasing Concentrators  will  do  well  to  examine  before  buy- 
ing otliers  of  pretended  merit.  Persons  desiring  it  can  have 
a  practical  concentration  made  of  tailings  at  any  time,  and 
prove  the  working  of  the  machine. 

HT73ffTER*S  EX7KEKA  AJIA16AMATOR. 

For  sale,  the  right  to  build  and  use  in  mills.  A  working  plan 
will  be  furnished  each  purchaser.  Five  machines  can  be 
seen  in  operation  at  the  Eureka  Mill,  Grass  Valley.  The 
cost  of  the  irons  for  the  machine,  without  the  iron-box,  is 
about  SUll).    The  box  will  answer  of  wood. 

By  reference  to  the  Mining  and  Scientiflle  Press  of  May 
25th,  a  full  description  of  the  above  Machines  may  befound. 

For  particulars,  send  for  Circulars,  or  address 
ANDttEW  HUNTElt, 

25vUtf  Union  Foundry.  San  Francisco. 


BLAKE'S  PATENT 
QT7-A_KTZ    CKUSHER. 

C  A^JTIOX « 

The  owners  of  the  Patent  for  this  valuable  machine,  in 
order  to  facilitate  the  protection  of  their  rights  against  nu- 
merous infringers,  procured,  some  time  since,  a  reissue  of 
the  Patent,  bearing  date  Jauuary  9th,  1866. 
This  Patent  secures  the  exclusive  right  to  em- 
ploy In    8tonc-I£rea.k.inar  Machines  Up- 
right Convergent  Jaws,  actuated 
by  a  JS .evolving  Shalt. 

All  persons  who  are  violating  the  Patent  by  the  unau- 
thorized making,  selling  or  using  machines  in  which  quartz 
or  other  material  is  crushed  between  upright  convergent 
aws,  actuated  by  a  revolving  shaft,  are  hereby  warned 
that  they  are  appropriating  the  property  of  others,  and 
that  they  will  beheld  responsible  in  law  and  in  damages. 

Several  infringing  machines  are  made  and  offered  for 
sale  in  this  city,  upon  which  Patents  have  been  obtained. 
Manufacturers,  purchasers  and  users,  are  notified  that  such 
Patents  do  not  authorize  the  use  of  the  original  invention, 
and  that  such  machines  cannot  be  used  without  incurring 
liability  (or  damages.  BLAKE  &  TYLEE, 

MvHtf  Agents  for  the  Pacific  Coast 


QUARTZ  MINERS,  MILLMEN, 

And  others  contemplating  the  erection  of  Reduction 
Works,  for  either  Gold  or  Silver  Ores,  your  attention  is 
culled  to  a  new,  superior 

First  Class  Mill, 

In  all  respects,  with.  Pans  and  Separators  complete.    The 
Mill  is  adapted  for  20 or  40  Stamps. 
flgj^Ftill  particulars  maybe  had  by  calling  on  Messrs. 
Palmer,  Knox  A  Co.,  Golden  State  Foundry,  or 

J.   II.  HITCHCOCK, 
19vl4-3m  Millwright,  Unas  House. 


Steam   Pumps, 

FOR   DRAINING;   MINES    OR   ELEVATING   WATER  TO 
ANY   BIGHT. 

PICKERING'S  GOVERNORS 

For  Steam  Engines. 

GJ-ififiartl's    Injectors, 

For  Feeding  Boilers. 

STODDART'S   IRON    WORKS, 


BL&Kfi'S  QUARTZ  BREAKER! 
PRICES     REDUCED! 

MACHINES   OF   ALL   SIZES   FOE   SALE 

"WM.   P.   BLAKE, 

Corner  First  and  Mission  streets,  or  Box  2,Ot7 
SvI3f  SAN    FRANCISCO. 


Brodie's  Patented  Improvements 


NELSON  &   EDOBLE, 

AGENTS  FOEj 

Thomas  Firth  &  Sons'  Cast  Steel,  Files, 

Etc.,  Shear,  Spring,  German,  Plow,  Blister  and  Toe  Calk 

Steel;  manufacturers  of 

Mill    Picks,    Sledges,    Hummers,  Picks, 

Stone    Cutters',    Blacksmiths'    and    Horse-Shoers'   Tools, 

319  and  321  Pine  Street, 

Between  Montgomery  and  Sansome.  San  Francisco. 

JUvUqr 


FOR  THE  TREAT] 

Gold  and  Silver  Ores. 

BRODIE'S  PATENTED  IMPROVED  QUARTZ  CRUSHER. 
The  attention  of  all  interested  in  Mining  is  respect- 
fully called  to  this  Improved  Machine  for  Breaking  or 
Sp ailing  Quartz,  or  other  Rock,  po>sesslii£.  as  it  does,  sim- 
plicity of  action  and  lightness  of  construction,  so  farasis 
compatible  with  strength  and  durability.  Inconsequence 
of  these  advantages,  the  advertisers  are  enabled  to  offer 
these  machines  to  the  public  at  the  following  low  terms: 
No.l— Or  lO-inch  Crusher,  capable  of  reducing  from 
three  to  four  tons  of  quartz  per  hour,  no  piece  be- 
ing larger  than  a  walnut— price & 

No.  2— Or  15-inch  Crusher,  capable  of  similarly  putting 

through  five  to  six  tons  per  hour 85© 

No.  3— Or  18-inch  Crusher,  will  in  a  similar  manner 

crush  from  seven  to  eight  tons  per  hour l,SOO 

EXPLANATION  OF  THE   ABOVE  KNGKAVING. 

The  frame  is  made  of  cast  iron,  bound  with  heavy 
wrought  iron  bands,  making  it  very  strong,  and  at  the  same 
time  light  and  portable.  The  crusher  is  bolted  to  a  wood 
frame  of  sufficient  high  t  to  clear  ihe  fly-wheel,  and  allow 
the  crushed  quartz  to  pass  off.  The  dotted  lines  show  the 
movable  and  stationary  jaws.  Letter  A  represents  the 
eccentric  shaft  by  which  the  power  is  applied  direct  to  the 
movable  jaw.  B  represents  the  movable  jaw,  and  C  the 
fixed  jaw.  D  represents  the  link  or  radius  bar.  E  repre- 
sents the  bolts  for  regulating  ihe  opening,  F,  which  can  be 
regulated  at  pleasure,  so  as  to  trraduiHe  to  the  size  to  which 
it  is  intended  the  quartz  shall  be  crushed.  G  represents  the 
feed  opening,  by  which  the  size  of  the  machine  is  desig- 
nated. 

The  arrow  on  the  fly-wheel  shows  the  direction  to  drive 
the  eccentric,  which,  in  combination  with  the  link,  D,  gives 
the  movable  jaw,  B,  a  forward  and  downward  motion  at  the 
seme  time,  and  which  makes  the  harrlcstrock  yield  and 
scim  rule  into  fragments  of  any  desired  size. 

The  above  Crushers  have  been  recently  erected  and  arc 
now  successfully  emploved  at  Bear  Valley,  Mariposa  coun- 
ty, Rawhide  Ranch.  Tuolumne  county.  Excelsior  Mine, 
Lake  District.  Nevada  counlv,  and  can  be  seen  in  opera- 
tion at  the  Futton  Foundry,  First  street,  San  Francisco. 

The  following  testimonial  respecting  (he  effectiveness  of 
this  Crusher,  lias  been  received    from  the  Superintendent 
of  the  "Rawhide  Ranch"  Mine,  in  Tuolumne  Countv: 
Rawhipk  Ranch,  Tuolumne  Co.,  Sept.  28.  18(16. 

James  Erodik,  Esq.,  San  Francisco— My  Dear  Sir:  Itgives 
me  pleasure  to  inform  you  that  I  have  for  the  past  three 
months  bad  one  nf  your  largest  sized  Rock  Crushers  in 
use,  at  the  Rawhide  Ranch  Mining  Company's  Mill,  which 
hisentirely  met  mv  expectations;  and  I  have  no  hesita- 
tion in  recommending  it  to  ail  who  are  in  need  of  a  machine 
for  rapidly,  cheaply  and  properlv  preparing  quartz  for  the 
stamps.    Yours  truly,  R.  P.  JOHNSON, 

Supt.  Rawhide  Ranch  Quartz  Mill. 

BRODIE'S  PATENT  IMPROVED  GERMAN  AMALGA- 
MATING BARREL.— This  Burrel  obtained  a  premium  at 
the  Fair  of  the  Mechanics'  Institute  in  San  Francisco,  In 
186-1.  Further  particulars  will  be  aflorded  on  application 
to  the  subscribers. 

Those  infringing  the  patent  rights  to  the  above  improved 
Barrel,  are  hereby  informed  that  on  and  after  the  1st  No 
vember,  IB66,  the  royalty  charged  for  using  the  same  will 
be  raised  to  the  sum  of  S101)  per  Barrel. 

A  diagram,  with  explanations  of  this  machine,  will  he 
found  in  the  "Mining  and  Scientific  Press,"  of  September 
29th,  ltititi 

BRODIE'S  PATENT  "WIND-BLAST  SEPARATOR  FOR 
DRY  CRUSHING-— This  Dry  Crusher  has  been  found  the 
most  economical  and  effective  mode  of  crushing  ores  in 
Mexico,  California  and  Nevada.  Diagrams  and  explana- 
tions afforded  on  application  to  the  subscribers. 

A  drawing  and  full  description  of  this  machine  will  be 
found  in  the  Mining  and  Sei.-miMc  Press  of  Sept.  22d.lS66. 
BUOME  «fc  KABCIIFF, 
Express  Building,  402  Montgomery  street, 

12vl3tf San  Francisco. 

LEFFEL'S 

American  Double  Turbine 


THESE  WHEELS,  UNEQUALED  AND  UNRIVALED  IN 
the  United  States  or  tlie  world,  have  been  fully  tested 
on  this  coast,  morb  than  forty  being  in  use  at  this  date  in 
California  and  Oregon,  driving  all  kinds  of  machinery,  Saw 
Mills,  Flaur  Mills.  Quartz  Mills,  etc.,  etc.,  etc. 

California  Rkfkhences.— E.  Stocton,  Folsom;  O.  S 
mons,  Oakland,  (Mill  at  Cletir  Lake);  Morgan  Coville,  Lex- 
ington, Santa  Clara  County;  J.  Y.  McMillan,  Lexington 
Santa  Clara  County.     jCSpSend  for  Circular,  to 

KNAPP  «fc  GKAXT, 
Agents  for  California. 
26v13-lyq  31©  Washington  street,  San  Francisco 


HEALTH!    HEALTH! 


Quartz  Mill  Construction  and  Superintendence 

THE  UNDERSIGNED  IS  AT   PRESENT  OPEN  FOR  AN 
engagement  as  a  working  Superintendent  in  the  con- 
struction or  operation  of  a  quartz  Mill.     Has  had  Ave  years 

steady  and  successful  experience  In  working  ores  in  Washoe, 
and  i<  practiced  in  saving  sulphurets  and  the  treatment  of 
rebellious  ores.  Is  prepared  to  furnish  references  for  all 
the  neces?arv  qualifications  of  an  intelligent,  faithful  and 
reliable  quartz  operator.    Address  F.  M.  SHAW. 

San  Francisco,  care  Mining  and  Scientific  Press.    26vl43m 


IVotiee  to  Miners, 

Well-Borers   and  Water    Companies, 

MPRAG  IS  NOW  PREPARED  TO  MANUFACTURE 
•  Hydraulic  and  Artesian  Well  Pipes  in  the  best  work- 
manlike manner,  and  at  the  lowest  market  rates.  Having 
made  large  additions  to  my  stock  of  machinery  for  that 
branch  of  business.  I  am  prepared  to  fill  all  orders  with  dis- 
patch, and  guarantee  entire  satisfaction.  I  also  manufac- 
ture Mississippi  Stoves,  of  the  latest  improved  patterns,  for 
vessels  of  nil  classes.    Also,  Ship  Plumbing  done. 

M.  PKA6, 
8vl3-ly       Stove  Store.  No.  125  Clay  street,  below  Davis. 


To  prevent  this,  purchase  one  of 

Taylor's  Stench  Traps  and  Garbage 
Baskets, 

And  promote  Ihe  health,  comfort  and  cleanliness  of  your 
family.  |For  description  see  Mining  and  Scientific  Press, 
April  6,  1867.]  Sold  wholesale  and  retail  by  TAYLOR  & 
SONS,  at  No.  429  Pacific  street,  San  Francisco.      15vl4tf 


THE  CEI>EBItATEB 

Self  Generating  Portable 
Gas  Lamp. 

This  extraordinary  Lamp  pro- 
duces its  own  gas  by  the  vapor- 
ization of  Petroleum,  Naplnha, 
or  Benzine.  It  omits  neither 
smoke  nor  smell,  and  burn^wi.li 
a  pure  while  flame,  equal  in  in- 
tensity to  an  ordinary  gas  burn- 
er, and  at  an  expense  of  from  one 
to  three  cuius  per  hour  only,  ac- 
cording to  ttie  quantity  ol  light 
required.  It  is  peculiarly  adap- 
ted tor  mining  purposes,  also  lor 
stores,  motorics,  billiard  rooms, 
and,  In  fact,  for  all  purposes 
where  regular  gas  is  not  availa- 
ble, and  for  which  it  is  an  ad- 
mirable substitute.  As  an  out- 
<if>r>r  light  it  stands  unrivalled, 
burning  with  undiminished  bril- 
liancy in  a  strong  wind. 


EIMreetlons  for  Use. 

Charge  the  reservoir  with  the  prepared  fluid,  or  with 
Benzine,  from  half  to  three-fourths  full;  allow  a  portion  to 
run  through  Into  the  cup,  then  turn  off  the  tap  and  ignite 
the  fluid,  which  will  hcsit  the  burner  suilicientlv  to  gener- 
ate the  gas.  which  will  be  seen  issuing  from  the  top.  The 
tan  must  now  be  turned  on,  and  a  steady  light  will  be  main- 
tained till  the  whole  ot  the  contents  of  the  reservoir  is  con- 
sumed. 

A  small  needle,  bent  nt  the  point  and  fixed  In  a  holder, 
may  be  occasionally  required  to  clear  the  minute  hole 
through  which  tl»e  ens  issues,  and  the  regulating  screw  at 
the  bottom  turned  a  Uitle  back:  but  care  must  he  taken  not 
to  force  the  screw  loo  high,  and  It  should  never  be  used  to 
extinguish  the  light— by  turning  the  tap  off,  it  will  gradually 
go  out. 

When  necessary  to  renew  the  cotton  which  is  placed  in 
the  lower  pipe  to  prevent  the  too  rapid  flow  of  ihe  fluid,  the 
lamp  should  be  placed  in  a  vise  and  the  burner  screwed  off 
The  burnt  cotton  must  then  be  withdrawn,  and  a  fresh 
piece  of  .siout  cotton  rag.  one  inch  wide  and  four  or  five 
inches  long,  should  be  doubled  over  a  piece  of  wire,  and 
inserted  into  the  pipe— ihe  ends  cut  short  off,  the  burner 
again  screwed  on  with  a  little  white  lead,  and  the  lamp  is 
ready  for  use. 

Manufactured  solely  by  JOHN  J.  HUCKS.  original  propri- 
etor. Factory,  North  Beach,  Snn  Francisco;  and  for  sale 
by  his  agents  in  every  city  and  town  throughout  the  State. 
18vU-3n, 


Mechanical   Dra-wings. 

Persons  wishing  Mechanical  Drawings  can  obtain  the 
services  of  competent  draughtsmen,  by  applying  to  this 
office. 


E .      O .     HUNT, 

Manufacturer  of 

Windmills,  Home-Powers 

FumiM,  Pumping 
Frames  and 

Geju-Ing:, 

Hunt's  Adjustable  Wind  Mills 
to  have  all  the  sails  so  arranged  as 
turn  edgewuvs  to  the  wind  when 
themitl  is  stopped.  The  sails  can 
he  set  at  any  angle  io  suit  the 
force  of  tin?  wind,  while  the  mill 
ts  running,  by  means  of  the  brake 
lever  at  the  foot  of  the  mill,  by 
any  person 

Hunt's  Self-Regulating  Mill 
is  strong,  durable  and  cheap.  It 
is  provided  with  means  for  stop- 
ping, in  the  most  violent  winds. 
This  mill  is  well  known  through- 
out the  State. 

Tread  Horse-Powers,  Swap  Horse- Powers,  Pumps  ingreat 

variety,  Single  and  Double-Acting.     Frames  and  Gearing 

for  running  pumps,  from  steam  or  other  power,  constantly 

on  hand  and  built  to  order.     Water  Tunks  built  to  order. 

No.  iS  Second  St.,  and  IDS  and  111)  Jessie  St , 

2vl5qy  San  Francisco. 


BOOT'S  PATENT 

FORCE    BLAST    BLOWEK. 

Adapted  for  Smelting,  Foundry,  Mining  and  Steamships. 
Requires  fi!>  per  eent  less  power  tlnin  any  Blower  now  in 
use.  For  further  particulars,  address  KEEP,  ".LAKE  & 
CO.,  Stockton;  or  wm.  T.  Garrett,  corner  Mission  and  Fre- 
mont streels,  San  Francisco.  Ivl5-10ptf 


National  Mineral  Land  Law,  Instructions. 
Blanks,  Etc. 

Copies  of  the  Act  of  Congress,  approved  July 
26th,  1866,  relating  to  the  Location  of  Minera 
Lands,    together    with    the    instructions    to    the 

United  States  Registers  and  Receivers  and  Sur- 
veyors General,"  from  the  Commissioner  of  the 
General  Land  Office  Department  of  the  Interior, 
dated  at  Washington,  Jan.  14th,  1867,  can  be  had 
at  this  office.  Also  a  full  set  of  blanks  for  making 
applications,  advertising,  etc.  Address  Dewey  & 
Co.,  office  Mining  and  Scientific  Press,  San 
Francisco. 


The  Gbeat  Beidge  at  St.  Louis. — Sur- 
veys and  estimates  have  been  made  for  an 
immense  wire  suspension  bridge  across  the 
Mississippi  at  St.  Louis.  If  the  project  is 
ever  carried  into  execution,  it  will  be  the 
most  costly  one  in  the  world,  as  well  as  one 
of  the  most  splendid  efforts  of  mechanical 
ingenuity  in  existence.  It  is  intended  to 
accommodate  the  great  lines  of  railway  cen- 
tering at  this  point,  as  well  as  for  the  gene- 
ral accommodation  of  the  public.  The 
plan  proposes  that  this  bridge  shall  be  over 
a  mile  in  length  and  eighty-fonr  feet  above 
high- water  _  mark,  so  that  all  steamers,  of 
whatever  dimensions,  may  readily  pass  un- 
der it  without  injury.  The  greatest  distance 
between  the  towers  to  be  1,800  feet,  and  the 
bottom  of  some  of  these  to  be  sixty  feet 
below  the  level  of  the  river  at  low  water. 
Its  erection  will  cost  two  millions  of  dollars. 
Another  plan  has  been  suggested  to  afford 
an  easy  means  of  communication  between 
the  two  sides  of  the  river ;  this — which  will 
obviate  the  necessity  of  a  bridge — to  consist 
of  an  iron  tunnel,  or  "vast  iron  tube,"  laid 
across  the  bed  of  the  river,  for  the  passage 
of  railways  trains  and  for  the  use  of  vehi- 
cles and  pedestrians.  Others  propose  that 
the  tunnel  shall  be  dug  in  the  earth  tinder 
the  bed  of  the  river.  In  either  case,  next 
to  the  Hoosae  and  Mont  Oenis  tunnels,  this 
will  be  the  most  remarkable  enterprise  of 
the  age.  In  comparison  with  it,  those  of 
Chicago  and  London  will  sink  into  insig- 
nificance. 


Wyoming  is  the  proposed  name  for  a  new 
Territory  which  must  soon  be  organized  in 
the  region  of  country  on  the  eastern  slope 
of  the  Bocky  Mountains  and  to  the  north 
of  Colorado.  This  region  is  as  yet  unde- 
veloped; but  enough  is  known  of  its  im- 
mense deposits  of  gold,  silver,  copper  and 
coal,  to  warrant  the  statement  that  within  a 
short  time  it  will  equal  Montana  in  popula- 
tion. The  veins  of  coal  alone  will  supply 
the  Pacific  Bailroad  with  fuel  for  years  to 
come.  These  veins  are  already  being  worked 
in  Colorado.  At  Boulder  City,  north  of 
Denver,  there  are  five  veins  of  a  superior 
quality  of  coal,  the  largest  being  fifteen 
feet  and  the  smallest  five  feet  thick.  At 
the  crossing  of  the  North  Platte  there  is  a 
coal  strata  among  the  rocks  on  the  north 
side  of  the  river.  The  other  precious  met- 
als will  be  found  equally  rich.  This  Terri- 
toryis  bound  to  be  settled  up  with  a  thriving 
population.  The  mines  on  Strawberry, 
now  in  Utah,  are  in  this  proposed  new  Ter- 
ritory. 

Mountain  Silk.— The  Nevada  Transcript 
of  the  23d  inst.  says:  "We  have  seen  at 
the  store  of  Gregory  &  Waite  a  spool  half 
filled  with  raw  silk,  of  a  rich  orange  color. 
The  threads  are  exceedingly  fine,  and  very 
glossy  in  appearance.  This  spool  contained 
the  silk  of  two  cocoons,  and  was  raised  by 
Messrs.  Isoard  &  Muller.  We  yesterday 
saw  a  spool  at  Isoard's  store,  containing 
about  the  same  quantity  of  rich  white  silk. 
They  reeled,  on  Saturday,  the  silk  of  four- 
teen cocoons,  which  averaged  2,000  feet  to 
the  cocoon.  Prevost  says  the  flies  produce 
an  average  of  from  250  to  300  eggs.  Those 
raised  by  Isoard  &  Muller  produced  an 
average  of  400  eggs  each.  These  gentle- 
men have  about  60,000  eggs.  They  also 
have  a  fine  lot  of  cocoons,  which  they  pro- 
pose to  send  to  the  State  Pair. " 

GoVEBNMENT    MINING   TITLES    NOT    CoM- 

pulsoby. — The  Commissioner  of  the  Gene- 
ral Land  Office,  in  issuing  instructions  to 
Begisters,  Becei vers  and  Surveyor-Generals, 
relative  to  receiving  claims  under  the  Act 
of  July  last,  says  they  should  advise  claim- 
ants to  appear  before  the  approval  of  the 
surveys,  and  all  further  proceedings  will  be 
stayed  until  final  settlement.  It  is  under- 
stood there  is  nothing  obligating  claimants 
to  proceed  under  the  statute,  and  when 
they  fail  to  do  so,  there  being  no  adverse 
interest,  they  hold  the  same  relation  to  the 
premises  they  did  before  the  passage  of 
the  Act,  with  additional  guarantees.  They 
possess  the  right  of  occupancy  under  the 
statute. 


Impobtant  Disco  veby. — It  is  said  that 
the  Hudson  Bay  company's  agents  have  dis- 
covered a  practicable  pass  through  the  coast 
range  via  Gardner's  Inlet,  Lake  Prancais 
and  Lake  Praser  to  Praser  Biver.  Goods 
landed  at  Gardner's  Inlet  may  be  carried 
through  the  coast  range  to  Prancais  Lake, 
where  they  will  be  put  in  canoes  and  boated 
through  Praser  Lake  and  its  feeders  to 
Praser  Biver  and  Quesnelmouth. 

Bad  luck  is  simply  a  man  with  hishands 
in  his  breeches  pockets  and  a  pipe  in  his 
mouth,  looking  on  to  see  how  it  will  come 
out.  Good  luck  a  man  of  pluck  to  meet 
difficulties,  his  sleeves  rolled  up,  working 
to  make  it  come  out  right. 


(The  fining  and  £ricntifk  §m$. 


63 


POPULAB  1'Ai.r.Acirs. — Tlmt  warm  :iir 
must  he  impure,  and  that,  consequently,  it 
is  hurttiil  tu  sleep  in  a  comparatively  warm 
room.  A  warm  room  is  as  easily  ventilated 
as  u  cool  one.  The  warm  air  of  a  close 
vehicle  is  Irs-,  injurious,  be  it  ever  so  foul 
from  crowding,  than  to  ride  and  sit  still  and 
fed  uncomfortably  cold  for  an  hour.  The 
worst  that  can  happen  from  a  orowded  con- 
!0  is  a  hinting  spoil  ;  while,  sittins 
even  loss  than  an  hoar  in  a  still,  ohilly  at- 
mosphere, lias  induced  attacks  of  pnetimo- 
nia  that  is.  inflammation  of  the  lungs — 
which  often  proves  futul  in  three  or  four 
days.  It  is  always  positively  injurious  to 
sleep  in  a  close  room  where  water  freo/.os, 
because  such  a  degree  of  cold  causes  the 
negatively  carbonic  acid  k;is  (»f  a  aleeping- 
room  to  settle  n.ir  the  Hour,  where  it  is 
breathed  ami  rebreathed  by  the  sleeper,  and 
ib  capable  of  producing  typhoid  fevers  in  a 
few  hours.  Hence,  there  is  no  advantage, 
ami  always  danger,  especially  to  weakly 
persons,  in  an  atmosphere  colder  than  the 
freezing  point  That  it  ia  necessary  to  the 
proper  and  efficient  ventilation  of  a  room, 
even  in  warm  weather,  that  a  window  or 
door  should  bo  left  open.  This  is  always 
hazardous  to  the  sick  and  convalescent. 
Quite  as  safe  a  plan  of  ventilation,  and  as 
efficient,  is  to  keep  a  lamp  or  small  fire 
burning  in  the  fireplace.  This  creates  a 
draft,  and  carries  bad  airs  and  gases  up  the 
chimney. 

Population  op  the  United  States. — 
Through  the  machinery  of  the  Internal 
Revenue,  a  census  of  the  population  of  the 
United  States  was  taken  last  fall.  It  was 
taken  quietly  but  thoroughly  during  six 
weeks  of  last  November  and  December,  and 
is,  in  most  cases,  the  result  of  actual  counts 
in  the  revenue  districts.  The  returns  from 
a  few  of  the  remote  mountain  districts  are 
the  i. iily  ones  not  deemed  satisfactory.  The 
census  shows  the  population  of  the  thirty- 
seven  States  to  be  34,100,255  and  of  the 
States  and  Territories  taken  together  35,505,- 
882.  In  most  of  the  Southern  States  there 
has  been  a  decrease  of  population,  a  slight 
increase  in  the  Eastern  States,  and  a  large 
increase  in  the  West.  The  increaso  since 
1860  lias  been  over  3,000,000,  which,  in  view 
of  the  four  years  war,  demonstrates  the 
powerful  recuperative  powers  of  the  country. 

Emigration  to  the  United  States  from 
Germany  at  the  present  time  is  more  exten- 
sive than  ever,  many  young  men  flying  from 
the  military  service.  A  new  sort  of  emi- 
grants are  the  Czechs,  but  this  is  not  at- 
tributable to  political  reasons,  but  to  the 
impossibility  of  getting  land  to  cultivate  in 
a  country  where  so  much  property  is  yet  in 
the  hands  of  the  nobility  and  the  monasteries 

Goose  Lake.  —  Tho  Marysville  Appeal 
says  that  a  party  of  some  twelve  or  fourteen 
is  making  preparations  for  prospecting  the 
country  near  Goose  Lake,  in  the  eastern  part 
of  Siskiyou  county,  where  they  expect  to 
strike  good  diggings. 

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HINKLE    &    CAPP'S 
CENTRIFUGAL  OWE   GRINDER  AM)  AMALGAMATOR. 


Patent  dmci  April  u.th,  18Q7. 


*Mjtncc*-l<c'rfl-J~     ^^ 


For  (.liiuliii-iinil   DitrliariEing   Contln- 

*     nously. 
Arranged  as  shown  in  the  second  engraving,  .ill  tho  Inte- 
rior grinding  parts  being  the  sa uii' as  shown  in  Hist  view, 

,     this  pan  is  adapted  (or  receiving  mid  grinding  and  dte- 

Arranged   as  shown  in   the  first  engraving,   the  pan   is    dmrgnig  <-..ntluuou<l.v  ennh.-d  onni-i/  as   last  as  Blip  plied 


For    Grinding    mid  Amalgamating 
Charges  of  Ore. 


Adapted  Forgrlndlug  and  amalgamating  separate  charges 
Of  oro  of  800  lbs.  each,  doing  Its  work  rapidly,  thoroughly 
and  clTuctuully. 


This  sectional  engraving  cx- 
hlultdmore clearly  ihe  arrange 
mem  andthapc  of  the  grind- 
ing parts  of  the  machine  it, 
and  the  otbor  engraving*,  will 
in-  more  clearly  understood  by 
reference  to  the  accompany- 
ing explanation, 


-stamp  battery,  with  No."  4  or  fl  sereins.  _ 
mcr, "or  Koine  similar  contrivance,  tu  carry  uiTiheclav 
slime  and  surplus  waler,  Is  to  be  placed  between  it  and  Hit 
buttery. 


Explanation.  —  E,  mullcr- 
haiuer.  v,  mtillor  plate  or 
Bhoe.  'I,  side  dies.  I,  sup 
porting  lip.  D,  bearing  but 
face.  T,  feeder.  X,  weight  to 
counter-balance  wear  ofmul- 

k:r  plales,  or  shoes.  U,  cover 
used  in  working  charges  of 
ore.  The  dark  shade  on  the 
bottom  of  the  pan  represents 
one  of  tlie  grooves  tor  mer- 
cury. 


Half  Section  or  Top  View. 

The   Centrifugal    Ore    Grinder. 


This  new  GRINDER  and  AMALGAMATOR  is  extremely 
simple  and  compact  In  Its  construction.  The  principle 
availed  of  is  entirely  novel.  The  grinding  is  effected  by 
perpendicular  mullera,  pressed  laterally  by  centrifugal 
iorce  acalu-it  perpendicular  iron  dies,  lined  to  tlie  inner 
sides  of  the  pan.  It  is  to  be  run  at  a  speed  of  from  lit)  to  80 
revolutions  per  minute,  according  to  the  hardness  of 
the  rock  to  he  crushed.  The  pressure  upon  every  part  of 
the  grinding  surfaces  is  direct  and  uniform,  and  they  wear 
with  straight  and  true  faces  from  first  to  la^t,  conforming 
also  to  tlie  shape  of  tho  sides  of  the  pan,  so  that  the  work 
performed  with  old  mullcrs  and  plates  Is  as  thorough  and 
perfect  as  with  new  oncn.  The  pulp  enters  readily  between 
the  mailers  and  side  dies,  tho  pressure  being  light  in  front 
and  heaviest  at  Ihe  heel  of  tlie  muller,  tin  fc  is  no  strain 
upon  any  of  the  parts,  and  no  liability  to  breakage  or  dis- 
arrangement, and  no  wear  except  that  which  is  useful  on 
the  grinding  surfaces.  The  work  done  Is  performed  without 
jarring,  jerking,  straining  or  clogging,  with  extreme  rcgu- 
uud  evenness,  the  pulp  being  of  great  and  uniform  fine- 
ness. It  is  not  liable  to  be  clogged,  nor  to  he  obstructed, 
stopped,  impeded  or  broken,  by  coarse  pieces  of  rock, 
pick  points  or  iron,  accidentally  introduced  with  the 
crushed  ore.  as  these  can  readily  pass  eacli  muller  sep- 
arately, without  Interfering  with  or  affecting  tlie  oilier 
mullere,  each  of  which  is  independent,  or  can  rest  upon 
tlie  bottom  below  the  inullers,  without  inconvenience,  as 
(lie  arms  play  freely  an  Inch  above  the  bottom  of  the  pan. 

It  is  more  readily  cleaned  up  than  any  other  pan,  as  each 
muller  can  be  lifted  out  separately  by  hand,  and  there  is  no 
necessity  for  lilting  the  revolving  cone  or  driver,  which  is 
also  easily  turned,  there  being  no  friction  when  not  in  use, 
or  ranid  revolution.  Tlie  bulk  of  tlie  mercury  is  not  ground 
up  Willi  the  rock,  hilt  lies  below  the  lower  ends  of  the  mul- 
lers  in  «  groove,  and  inanother  groove  on  the  cover  of  the 
pan,  where  all  the  palp  ami  metal  passes  continually  over 
It  without  cutting  or  carrying  It  away.  Themullers  and  side 


dies  are  easllv  removed  at  any  time,  or  when  worn  out, 
and  an  extra  set  of  mullein  is  furnished  With  each  pan  sold. 
It  Is  also  adapted  lor  grinding  cement,  snip  burets,  roasted 
ores,  cic. 

We  claim  all  these  advantages  for  our  Pun,  ami  that  it 
will  do  more  and  better  work,  with  less  power,  and  less  at- 
tention and  manual  labor,  more  rapidly  and  with  less  ex 
pense,  than  any  other  pan  or  muller  made  for  the  same 
purposes,  ar.d  claimed  to  be  of  equal  or  greater  capacity. 
We  will  sell  them  for  use  on  condition  that  ii,  when  tairly 
tried  they  fall  to  answer  these  promises,  they  may  be  re- 
turned. 

For  full  description  and  illustration,  see  Mining  and  Sci- 
entific l'resf,  June  15,  1807. 

Hinklc  &  Capp's  Centrifugal  Ore  Grinder 
and  Amalgamator 

May  he  seen  In  operation,  and  examined,  at  the  European 
Metallurgical  Works,  on  Bryant,  between  Third  and  Fourth 
streets,  San  Francisco,  where  all  interested  in  mining  and 
milling  operations  are  invited  to  inspect  it.  Its  weight,  as 
arranged  for  continuous  grinding  and  discharge,  with  extra 
set  of  six  mailers,  Is  about  2,700  lbs. ;  or  as  arranged  for 
grinding  and  amalgamating  single  charges  utSoti  lbs.  of  ore, 
also  with  extra  sot  of  mullera,  about  3,(10(1  lbs.  Price,  as 
above,  completely  fitted  and  ready  for  use,  either  way, 
S5UU,  gold  coin. 

For  further  particulars,  apply  by  letter  to  PHILIP  HIN- 
KLE and  CHARLES  S.  CAPP,  No.  5(3  Clay  street,  below 
Montgomery,  San  Francisco,  Cal.  or  personally  to  tho  above, 
oi'S.  P.  KIMBALL,  Esq.,  at  the  European  Metallurgical 
Works,  on  Bryantstreet,  between  Third  and  Fourth  streets, 
or  at  the  Miners'  Foundry,  First  street,  near  Folsom,  where 
they  are  manufactured. 

sSp-dend  for  Circulars. 

PHILIP  HINKLE,  and 
CHARLES  S.  CAPP,   Patentees, 

25vH-tf  5J3  Clay  street,  San  Francisco. 


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bottle.  Price  Wi  cents  and  SI  per  bottle.  For  sale  by  all 
dealers  in  medicines.  Sole  Proprietors,  A.  McBOYLE  & 
CO.,  Druggists  and  Chemists,  fi:i-t  Sacramento  street,  op- 
posite What  Cheer  House,  Han  Francisco.  lOvli-ly 


G0VERMENT  HOUSE, 

Corner  of  Sansomc  and  "Washington   sts. 
SAN  FUANOISCO,  CAL. 

MTIIE    STREET     CARS     PASS     THIS    DOUSE    IN 
every  direction,  every  ten  minutes. 
The  rooms  of  the  House  are  well  furnished,  large 
and  airy,  are  let  by  the  month,  week  or  day,  and  arc 
kept  In  superb  order.    There  is  a  Restaurant  attached  for 
ladies  and  families,  where  persons  can  board  for  one-half 
they  are  required  to  pay  at  hotels. 
V7vl3-fim  SANBORN  A  CO 


Utllg  II  A  LI,.  W.  WVLIE. 

GLASGOW 

IB0B"  &  METAL  IMPOETDTGr  COMPANY, 

Nos.  25  and  27  Fremont  street,  near  Market, 
SAN  FRANCISCO. 

Bar  and  Sheet  Iron;  Boiler  Plates  and  Tubes;  Gas  and 
Water  Pipes,  Gaa  Fittings,  Anvils,  Cast  Steel,  etc.    I8vll-'im 


Portable   Steam  Engines ! 

**Hoadley*»M  iiiul"  Hlttlnirer'ft"  Hake, 


I-IOADIiBY*@. 

FOUR  SIZES, 

8,  10,  12,  and  15-Horse  Power, 


>c,Oi>";«4\-feC~ 


HOADLEY'S. 

3  to  40-Horse  Power. 


HITTINGEB'8. 
THREE  SIZES, 

5,  7,  and  10-Horse  Power 


HITTINGER'S. 
TWO  SIZES, 

5  and  7-Horse  Power, 


COMBINING  THE  MAXIMUM  OF  EFFICIENCY,  DTJR- 
ability,  and  Economy,  with  the  Minimum  of  weight 
and  price. 

These  Engines  are  favorably  known,  a  large  number 
being  In  use  on  this  coast  for  hoisting,  pumping,  threshing:, 
milling  and  mining  purposes 

Steam  can  be  gotup  on  those  Engines  in  fifteen  minutes 
after  reachine  the  pluco  of  operation,  and  the  time,  expense 
of  setting  boilers,  machinery,  and  " construction  account" 
saved,  (which  is  often  the  difference  between  tlie  successful 
and  unsuccessful  prosecution  of  milling  enterprises,)  hi 
fact,  the  portable  principle  is  the  pioneer's  friend,  and  ena- 
bles him  to  draw  cnginos  on  Ihcirown  wheels  to  bis  cabin 
door,  and  plant  on  the  outermost  confines  of  civilization 
the  saw  and  gristmill,  and  it  has  done  and  will  do  more 
to  help  subdue  the  continent  than  any  other  of  the  modern 
motors  which  arc  crowding  society  and  normalizing  the 

All  sizes  on  hand  from  3  to  30  horse  power,  with  and 
without  carriages. 
Also,  Portable  Saw  and  Grist  Mills. 
Forsale  by  TKEADWKLL  <fc  CO., 


9vU-6mlSp 


Corner  of  Front  and  Market  streets. 


64 


®tat  pitting  m&  j^jcimtiffc  Jwm. 


The  Central  Pacific  Railroad. 

OPENINGS  FOK  ENTEEPKISE. 

Mr.  P.  M.  Shaw  -writes  from  Camp  20, 
Central  Pacific  Eailroad,  as  follows  :  "As 
this  great  artery  of  commerce  Hears  comple- 
tion to  this  point  and  beyond,  it  may  be 
interesting  and  profitable  to  take  a  brief 
surrey  of  some  of  the  -various  legitimate 
openings  for  enterprise  and  capital  which  it 
presents.  The  first  paying  business,  and 
the  one  that  will  strike  the  observer  most 
forcibly,  is  the  timber  and  lumber  produc- 
tion, and  the  facility  with  which  it  is  con- 
vertible. The  unlimited  water-power  of 
the  Truckee  and  its  tributaries  offers  un- 
usual inducements  for  embarking  in  this 
branch  of  business.  Who  will  doubt,  for  a 
moment,  the  profitableness  of  this  business 
conducted  by  organized  experience  and 
capital,  when  we  consider  the  demand  that 
already  exists  for  the  product  of  the  forest 
and  saw  mills  throughout  the  entire  mineral 
regions  for  two  hundred  miles  eastward — 
entirely  destitute  of  timber  suitable  for  any 
purpose  except  fuel — and  the  increased  de- 
mand which  cheap  transportation  must  in- 
evitably create  ?  The  unlimited  amount  of 
water-power  afforded  should  induce  the 
manufacture  of  every  article  of  utility  capa- 
ble of  being  produced  from  the  pine,  cedar 
and  tamarac,  such  as  all  the  varieties  of 
finishing  materials  for  buildings,  furniture, 
sash,  doors,  blinds,  buckets,  staves,  clap- 
boards, shingles,  laths,  moldings,  paneling, 
flooring,  etc.,  to  say  nothing  of  fencing, 
logging  and  cheap  lumber. 

Next  in  magnitude  and  importance  will 
be  the  getting  out,  sorting  and  reducing  to 
shipping  order  the  rich  copper  and  silver 
ores  so  abundant  in  the  Peavine  and  Hum- 
boldt districts.  Already  far-seeing  and 
moneyed  men  are  preparing  to  take  advant- 
age of  these  unequalled  opportunities  for 
enriching  themselves,  and  it  would  be  well 
if  many  more  should  come  and  take  a  share 
in  the  harvest  which  so  surely  awaits  the 
enterprising." 

The  Question  or  Longitude. — The  in- 
teresting and  important  question  of  the 
difference  of  longitude  between  this  city 
and  New  York,  which,  it  was  thought,  would 
have  been  definitely  settled  by  the  aid  of 
the  telegraph,  ere  this,  will  probably  be 
postponed  fully  another  year.  This  im- 
portant question  will  doubtless  be  decided 
under  the  direction  of  Mr.  George  David- 
son, in  charge  of  the  observations  at  this 
station ;  but  not  until  after  the  completion 
of  his  present  mission  to  Alaska  and  a  re- 
turn to  the  East  for  the  instruments  neces- 
sary for  so  delicate  and  difficult  a  determi- 
nation. It  may  not  be  improper  that  we 
should  mention  the  fact  in  this  connection 
that  Mr.  Davidson,  who  has  long  been  a 
most  able  and  efficient  member  of  the  TT.  S. 
Coast  Survey,  will  probably  be  assigned  to 
permanent  duty  on  this  coast.  His  pres- 
ence will  be  most  welcome  here,  as  he  will 
be  found  a  valuable  acquisition  to  the  rap- 
idly increasing  circle  of  scientists  in  this 
city. 


A  Line  of  Steamers  to  the  Sandwich 
Islands. — The  California,  Oregon  and  Mexi- 
can Steamship  Company,  having  secured  a 
ten  years'  contract  for  carrying  the  mails 
between  this  port  and  Honolulu,  with  a 
$75,000  per  annum  subsidy — service  to 
commence  on  the  first  of  January  next — 
have  signified  to  the  Government  their  will- 
ingness to  commence  the  service  forthwith 
if  duly  authorized  to  do  so.  The  propellers 
Montana  and  Idaho  have  been  designated 
for  the  purpose.  In  the  event  of  the  pro- 
posed reciprocity  treaty  with  the  Hawaiian 
Kingdom,  this  line  of  steamers  cannot  fail 
to  be  of  great  commercial  importance  to  the 
trade  of  this  city  and  coast. 


PIANOS, 
OHG-A.1MS, 


All  kirnls 


MTJ&ilOj^JL,      INSTRUMENTS, 

Sheet  Music,  Mti3ic  Books,  strings,  etc.    Largest  Importers 

In  San  Francisco.    Send  orders  to 

KOHI.EB,  CHASE  &  CO., 
23v  4orl0p  £31  Montgomery  street,  Snn  Francisco. 


Crawford's  Stump  and  Rock  Extractor  and  Elevator. 


STUMP  AND  SNAG  PTLLEE.  GRUB  AND  ROCK  EXTRACTOR. 

PRICE  OF  MACHINES:— No.  1,  10  tons,  $200;  No.  3,  15  tons,  $375;  No.  3,  20  tons,  $350.  Small  Model  Machines— weight  30 
pounds — lift   1  1-2    to  2  tons,  $75  ;    other  sizes  to  order. 

These  Machines  arc  adapted  to  all  kinds  of  work,  and  where  lahor  is  scarce  they  are  invaluable.  Two  men  can  work  the  machine.  A  few  of  their  uses  are ;  Loading  boilers  , 
granite,  heavy  ordnance  in  casemate,  or  anv  heavy  body.  For  mountain  teamsters  they  are  of  great  value,  lilting  wagons,  etc,,  clearing  lands  of  stumps,  moving! tioulders  lor  miners, 
or  for  railway  companies.  There  is  scarcely  any  work  of  moving  heavy  bodies  which  they  are  not  adapted  to.  Single  Machines,  or  Right  ol  City  or  County,  andjall  information  eau 
be  obtained  bv  letter,  or  other\visc,  by  application  to  GEO.  K.  GI.TJXAS, 

San  Francisco,  April  17,  1867.  [16vl4eowlm]  Office  California  Steam  Navigation  Company. 


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O.  P.  Trueadell,  having  tli.3  day  become  associated  in 
the  business  of  the  MINING  AND  SCIENTIFIC  PRESS  JOB 
PRINTING  OFFICE,  the  same  will  hereafter  be  conducted 
under  the  firm-name  of  '■  Trueadell,  Dewey  &  Co."  at  the 
old  place,  No.  505  Clay  street  With  additional  new  ma- 
terial and  the  best  of  workmen  employed,  we  can  guar- 
antee entire  satisfaction  to  all  old  aud  new  customers. 

TRUESDELL,  DEWEY  &  CO. 

San  Francisco,  April  15,  1S67. 


MECHANICS'    XXVSTXTTJTJE. 

Resources  of  California. 

THE  MECHANICS'  INSTITUTE  of  San  Francisco,  here- 
by Offer  a  PREMIUM  of  ONE  THOUSAND  ($1,000)  DOL- 
LARS for  the  best  Essay  on  the  "RESOURCES  OF 
CALIFORNIA,  AND  BEST  METHOD  OF  DEVELOPING 
THE  SAME,"  under  the  Following  conditions:  One-half  of 
the  premium  In  cash  on  the  certified  award  of  the  Com- 
mittee of  Judges,  and  the  balance  from  the  first  proceeds  of 
sales  of  the  successful  work,  which  Is  to  belong  to,  and  will 
be  published,  by,  the  Institute. 

The  Essays  are  to  be  handed  in  to  the  Librarian  of  the 
Institute  on  or  before  the  FIRST  DAY  OF  JUNE,  ISC8,  and 
the  award  will  be  made  by  the  Judges  at  the  opening  of  the 
industrial  Exhibition,  which  is  to  be  held  in  August  or  Sep 
tcmbcr  following.  Tho  Essay  should  be  divided  into  three 
great  heads,  viz. :  Mineral,  Agricultural  and  Industrial  Re- 
sources, with  proper  subdivisions  of  each  subject.  It  should 
be  sufficient  in  quantity  to  form  a  duodecimo  {12mo)volumc 
of  from  250  to  300  pages  long  primer  type,  solid. 

Writers  will  sign  their  articles  iu  cypher,  and  send  their 
names  aud  address  in  sealed  envelopes,  which  will  be  kept 
in  a  secure  place  by  the  Institute,  and  only  bo  opened  when 
the  award  is  made.  The  manuscripts  of  unsuccessful 
writers  will  bo  returned  to  them  without  publicity. 

The  Committee  of  Judges  have  the  right  to  reject  all 
Essays  in  case  they  do  not  consider  them  worthy  of  publi- 
cation or  the  premium.  No  further  instructions  than  are 
contained  in  this  advertisement  will  be  given  to  this  Com 
mittee,  nor  will  they  be  subjected  to  any  advice  from  the 
officers  or  members  of  the  Iustitutc  in  regard  to  their  pro- 
posed action.  Ail  manuscript  submitted  must  be  in  clear 
legible  writing,  so  as  to  admit  of  easy  reading.  1 

The  following  named  gentlemen ,  who  have  been  selected 
for  their  well  known  ability,  public  spirit  and  integrity  o 
purpose,  will  compose  the  Committee  of  Judges: 
Hon.  Fred'k  F.  Low,  Maj.  Gen.  H.  W.  Halleck,  U. 


Prof.  J.  D.  Whitney, 

James  Otis, 

Wm.  Governenr  Morris, 


S.  A., 
Prof.  W.  B.  Ewer, 
B.  N.  Bugbey. 


By  order  of  the  Board  of  Directors. 

D.  E.  HAYES,  Secretary. 
San  Francisco,  June  12,  ISG7.  24vl4-2m 


Golden  City  Chemical  Works. 

LABOKATOBT, 
Corner  of*  Seventh  and  Townsend  Streets. 

OFFICE 
Corner  of  Montgomery  and    Bush  Streets. 

CAPITAL  STOCK, $500,000 


H.  P.  WA.KELEE,  THOS.  H.  SELBY, 

NICHOLAS  LUNING,  THOS.  BELL, 

CHAS.  E.  McLANE. 


H.  P.  WAKELEE MANAGER. 


THIS  COMPANY  ARE  NOW  PREPARED  TO  FURNISH 
Sulphuric, Nitric  and  Muriatic  Acids  of  superior  quality, 
in  quantities  to  suit. 

Orders  will  be  received  at  the  office  on'y  for  Chemicals  of 
every  description,  which  will  bo  manufactured  as  may  be 
required.  The  Company  beg  to  say  that  they  have  the  ad- 
vantages of  all  improved  machinery  and  apparatus  for  the 
manufacture  and  manipulation  of  these  products,  and  our 
Laboratory  is  fitted  up  with  the  most  recent  improvements 
which  experience  and  science  suggest,  and  is  surpassed  by 
none  in  completeness  and  perfection  lor  the  purposes  it  Is 
designed.  <M4-3m 


PAEMERS'    AND    MECHANICS' 

BANK    OF    SAYINGS. 

235  Sansome  street,  near  California. 


Incorporated  under  the  Act  of  the  Legisla  tnro  of  California, 
approved  April  11th,  1862. 


CAPITAL.    STOCK, 


:     :     i     t     $150,000. 


N.  C.  Fassett, 
G.  II.  Wheeler, 
Henry  Du'ton. 


DIRECTORS: 
George  M.  Condee, 
Isaac  E.  Davis, 
H    Freeman, 


Reuben  Morton, 
James  Lak11i\v, 
Samuel  L.  Palmer. 


G.  H.  WHEELER,  Cashier.    N.  C.  FASSETT,  President. 

Deposits  received  in  fro'd,  silver  or  currency,  payahle  in 
like  kind,  at  sight.  Funds  maybe  sent  bv  express,  or  in 
registered  packages  by  mail.  Receipts  will  be  promptly 
furnished. 

We  will  receive  Gold  Dust  and  Bullion,  for  refining  or 
assay;  make  advances  on  the  same,  and  return  proceeds 
promptly. 

Best  Bankers'  Drafts,  on  all  parts  of  the  world,  furnished 
at  lowest  rates,  by  addressing  us.  Write  names  plain. 
Checks  of  Ml  banks  taken. 

Mouey  loaned  only  on  first-class  security,  safety  being 
our  first  consideration 
The  Highest  Hates  of  Interest  paid  on    Gold 

Deposit** 
DEPOSITS  RECEIVED  IN  SUMS  OF  gl  AND  UPWARDS. 

We  will  keep  safely  all  bonds  deposited  wilh  us;  collect 
and  remit  theintercst  to  our  friends  in  the  countrj-,  as  may 
be  directed.    For  fun  her  parricuiars.  address 

FARMERS' AND  MECHANICS'  BANK. 

2vl5-Cmeow  snn  Francisco. 


FAIRBANK'S  PATENT 


piuA.Tir'ORM:  scales; 


Also,  large  Scales  for  weighing  loaded  wagons  of  Ore,  Hay. 
etc.,  from  6,000  to  40,000  pounds  capacity.  Manufacturers' 
Branch  Home, 

PAIRBASRS  «fe  JEIXTTCHIXSOW, 
la)  California  street,  San  Francisco. 
e,  JGSF-Scud  for  a  Catalogue.  iMvUeowOm 


W.    T.   GARRATT, 
City 

BRASS  AND  BELL  FOUNDER 


Cor.  Mission  and  Fremont  sts., 

SAN     FRANCISCO. 

Manufacturer  of  Brass,  Zinc,  and  Anti-Friction  or 
J5al>T>et;  Metal  Castings; 

CBTTRCS  AND  STEAMBOAT 

BELLS, 

TAVKRH    AND    lUSIl    BELLS    AND    GONGS, 

FIRE   ENGINES,     FORCE    AND    LIFT    PUMPS, 

Steam,  Liquor,  Soda  Oil,  Water  and  Flange  Cocks,  and 
Valves  of  all  descriptions,  made  and  repaired.  Hose  and 
all  other  Joints,  Spelter,  Solder,  and  Copper  Rivets,  Ac. 
Gauge  Cocks,  Cylinder  Cocks,  Oil  Globes,  Steam  Whistles, 

HYDRAULIC  l»IPEi»  AJSTb    XOZZELS 
For  Mining  purposes,  Iron  Steam  Pipe  furnished  with  Fit 
tings,  &c.    Coupling  Joints  of  all  «=«*.    Particular  attention 
paid  to  Distillery  Work.    Manufacturer  of  "Garratt's  Pat- 
ient Improved  Journal  Metal." 


JOHN  G-.  HODGE  &  (JO., 

Importers  and  Dealers  in 

STATIONERY, 

Blank:    Books,    School    Books     and    Cheap 
Publications. 

WRAPPING-  PAPER, 

PAPER  BAGS,  ETC. 
Nos.  418  and  430  Clay  street,  San  Francisco. 


-  Special  attention  given  to  order. 


from  Country  Mer- 
2vl5  orlGp 


Foundry  for  Sale. 

A  One-half  Interest  in  the 

UNION    IRON   WORKS, 

SACRAMENTO, 

Owned  by  William  R.  Williams,  is  offered  for  sale  on  the 
most  favorable  terms. 

.A.   Good.    Bargain 

May  be  had,  as  the  proprietor  is  going  home  to  Europe.  It 
is  seldom  that  so  good  an  opportunity  is  offered  for  a  sure 
aud  permanent  Investment.  The  business  of  the  establish- 
ment is  exceedingly  flourishing,  as  can  be  shown.  Tho 
Shop  is  of  brick,  new  and  well  built  The  lot  is  85  feet  front 
by  163  feet  in  depth,  iu  a  good  location  for  this  business,  on 
Front  street,  between  N  and  0  streets. 

Inquire  at  tho  office  of  the  Foundry,  or  address 

WILLIAM   R.  WILLIAMS, 

26vl3tf9-lGn  Sacramento,  CaU 


Single  Copies,  Fifteen  Cent*. 


g»  ^Journal  of  Useful  grrts,  ^ticnce,  and  ^Uiutnij  and  puritanical  gnjrjrrisis. 


IlKtVEY  *  CO.,   I'l    lit. 1*11  I'.KNi 
And   Patent  KnllcHorti.  i 


SAN  FRANCISCO,  SATURDAY,  AUGUST  3,  1867. 


ivoi.riwE  xv. 

1         A  umber    •"». 


TABLE  OF  CONTENTS. 


T)i  ■    Hew     Horcb  mi. 

lill.lll.Ot-HLU*. 

Mi     Ho 

■  Kallro.li!. 


Mil 


flri 


v  Bread  HaKlne  Uaehlno, 
i:  <ii road  Inventions. 
rii.  Parli  Bxposltlon. 

. 

y olr,  nii.l  Machine  Wnrk 

leil  Bnnitcr  Mine. 
About  Patent  Matters- 


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id 


■  River  Mines 
The  Cathedra]  nf  Mexico. 
Picking   inn  the   Eyes  ol  a 

fVorksho|l  surn.undliiKS. 
Masjlc  J'i.niri-s 
What  Makes  .1  Man! 
Carinas  customs, 

Nevada  connrj 

Knw   Patents  and  Inventions. 

Notices  t"  i"urr..| U'lils 

s.in  Prancisca  \iorkei  Knles 
Ban  Pronclsco  Weekly  Stock 


Din 


tli.r 


Stoek  Pricert— Bid  nml  Asked. 


UaCRAfftCAL  MlSfri.HNV  -- 
Minute  Mcohanlstn  :  A  Povt 

ennl  Bnglno:  To  Preserve 
Stakes  and  Pasta;  Increase 
of  Population. 

SC  I  IN  tltlC  MtSOKL&AItT.— 
Siniw;  Autographic  Record 

c.i    Sotntd  :   Tli.-  Ai  .ii-  Sell 

Ills;  Improved  Reflecting 
Tolcsonpo;  The  l.iitlii  ol' 
Fir.  piles;  Artificial  Meer- 

■  ii.ui.i  :  Animal  Electrici- 
ty; fl  uit  PaiMIng;  Trnnslt 
tir  \..nns;  The  Russian  l lb 
sorVHtory;  Tito  Structure 
of  Qranlte. 
MisisosciuAitv— Einrirnclns 
Int.-  Intelllironco  irom  tlic 
various  counties  nod  dis- 
tricts in  California,  wi- 
ions  i'.. i. .nolo.  Montana, 
New  Mexico,  Nevada,  Ore- 
gon trod  Itiilt 

san  Pranclsco  Metal  Market 

New  Incorporations— List  of 
titlleers. 

MlnitiR  Shareholders'  Direct- 
ory. 


Mr.  Hood,  Again. — Tlie  following  com- 
munication explains  itself : 

Emtohs  Press: — May  I  request  you  to 
bo  so  good  as  to  correct  a  slight  error  in 
your  last  week's  "  Pkess."  I  did  not  ascend 
Mt.  Hood,  but  measured  it  trigonomkally 
from  its  base.  It  was  my  intention  to  make 
tlio  ascent;  but  ascertaining  tliat  Col.  Wil- 
liamson, of  the  U.  S.  Engineers,  was  going 
to  do  it  next  August,  and  knowing  that  the 
measurements  made  under  his  direction 
would  lie  thoroughly  reliable,  and  would 
perhaps  inspire  more  confidence  than  mine, 

gave  up  my  idea  of  asct  nding  the  mount- 
ain, which  indeed  I  was  the  more  willing  to 
do,  ns  it  was  rather  early  in  the  season  to 
make  a  thorough  geological  examination 
around  the  base.  My  observations  were  suffi- 
cient to  settle  the  question  whether  the 
mountain  is  or  is  not  lower  than  Shasta.  It- 
is  much  lower,  nearly  2,000  feet,  as  I  think 
Col.  Williamson's  observations  will  clearly 
demonstrate. 

Yours  truly,        J.  D.  Whitney. 
*.-*. -«»-  •«.  -» 

So'EIilNTENDENT  OP    PUBLIC    SCHOOLS. 

We  would  call  attention  to  the  card  of  Su- 
perintendent Pelton,  which  will  be  found 
in  another  column,  wherein  he  offers  him- 
self as  an  independent  candidate  for  the 
position  of  Superintendent  of  Public  Schools 
for  another  term  of  two  years.  We  have 
always  held  that  school  matters  should  be 
kept  aloof  from  politics,  and  we  think  Mr. 
Pelton  will  accomplish  a  good  work  if  hesuc 
coeds  in  establishing  a  precedent  for  the 
election  of  our  public  school  officers  "with- 
out respect  to  political  considerations."  The 
opinion  that  such  apolicy  should  be  adopted 
is  fast  gaining  ground  among  the  people, 
and  it  would  appear  especially  appropriate 
that  its  initiation  should  be  undertaken  by 
one  who  has  devoted  the  best  energies  of 
his  life,  and  all  his  talent  to  the  education 
of  the  youth  of  this  city. 


The   New 


Merchants' 
Building. 


Exchange 


The  history  of  commercial  enterprise  will 
be  searched  in  vain  for  a  parallel  to  the 
growth  of  the  mercantile  interest  of  San 
Francisco.  The  peculiar  circumstances  at- 
tending the  early  commercial  growth  of 
this  city,  appear  to  be  fully  equaled  in  their 
beneficial  effects,  by  the  remarkably  favor- 
able position  which  it  occupies — a  position 
which  utterly  precludes  any  possible  rivalry 


spirit  and  energy  which  animates  them, 
while  it  presents  an  unmistakable  index  that 
the  shaping  of  the  high  destiny  which 
awaits  the  future  of  our  city,  has  not  been 
committed  to  inappreeiativo  or  unworthy 
hands. 

San  Francisco,  a  city  of  but  yesterday, 
can  point  to  a  structure  for  the  daily  rendez- 
vouz  of  her  merchants,  which,  for  extent, 
appointment,  beauty  and  symmetry  of  con- 
struction, will  compare  favorably  with  any 
edifice  of  the  kind  which  can  be  found,  even 


New  and  Extensive  Wauehotjse. — The 
largest  warehouse  on  the  Pacific  coast  is 
under  contract  for  construction  at  North 
Point,  in  this  city.  It  will  occupy  an  entire 
block,  being  bounded  by  Montgomery, 
Lombard,  Sansome  and  Chestnut  streets. 
The  property  is  directly  upon  the  water 
front,  and  the  warehouse  will  be  so  con- 
structed that  vessels  will  be  enabled  to 
come  directly  up  to  it  and  discharge  or  take 
in  grain  from  the  very  doors — thus  saving 
a  large  item  in  cartage.  It  will  be  owned 
by  Falkner,  Bell  &  Co.  and  J.  Friedlander, 
and  will  be  in  readiness  to  receive  goods 
before  the  setting  in  of  the  fall  rains.  It  is 
inteuded  more  particularly  for  the  storage 
of  grain. 


THE    NEW    MERCHANTS'    EXMAN3S    BDILDISJ. 


in  commercial  greatness,  by  any  other  port 
on  the  entire  Pacific  coast. 

If  our  merchants  continue  faithful  to  the 
high  trust  which  has  been  committed  to 
their  nurture  and  charge,  a  future  awaits 
them  which  will  even  eclipse  in  brilliancy 
the  history  of  the  past. 

This  magnificent  Temple  of  Commerce,  a 
fine  illustration  of  which  is  herewith  pre- 
sented, is  a  structure  fully  in  keeping  with 
the  present  and  future  greatness  of  the  city, 
It  is  an  edifice  of  which  we  all  may  well 
feel  proud  of,  as  one  that  aptly  adorns  the 
commercial  metropolis  of  the  Pacific,  and 
fitly  illustrates  its  wealth  and  prosrjerity. 
It  also  affords  a  notable  evidence  of  the 
liberality  of    our  merchants,    and  of    the 


in  the  oldest  commercial  cities  of  Europe. 
It  is  well  that  such  a  noble  and  appropriate 
edifice  should  be  reared  in  our  midst,  and  it 
is  most  especially  gratifying  to  know  that  it 
is  controlled  by  an  association  worthy  of 
such  a  home,  and  one  which  is  doing  so 
much  for  the  benefit  of  the  general  indus- 
trial interests  of  the  city  and  State — one 
whose  influence  tends  in  such  a  manner,  to 
create  and  keep  alive  the  high  tone  of  feel- 
ing, fair  dealing  and  friendly  communica- 
tion among  merchants — one  which  is  so 
important  and  so  powerful  for  good  in  a 
new  and  growing  city  like  this. 

The  work  of  erecting  this  structure  was 
commenced  on  the  first  of  July,  1866  ;  it 
was  completed  and  formally  opened  on  the 


15th  of  July,  1867 — a  period,  a  few  days 
only,  in  excess  of  a  year — a  most  noteworthy 
instance  of  dispatch,  aptly  in  keeping 
with  the  energy  and  enterprise  of  the  pio- 
neers of  civilization  on  this  distant  quarter 
of  the  globe. 

The  building  occupies  a  frontage  of  126 
feet  on  California  street,  and  has  a  depth  of 
137%  feet  on  Liedesdorff  street.  It  com- 
prises two  separate  edifices,  front  and  rear, 
connected  by  a  covered  court  in  the  center, 
roofed  over  with  glass.  The  front  building 
is  three  stories  high,  with  basement;  the 
rear  has  two  stories,  with  cellar  and  attic. 
The  latter  is  used  by  the 
merchants  and  the  Board  of 
Brokers ;  the  former  is  de- 
voted to  offices  exclusively, 
from  basement  up.  The  first 
floor  of  the  rear  building  is 
divided  into  an  Exchange 
and  Beading  Boom,  mea- 
suring 82  feet  by  52%  feet, 
and  a  restaurant,  40  feet  by 
51%  feet;  both  are  lofty, 
being  25  feet  from  floor  to 
ceiling.  In  the  second  story 
the  Board  of  Brokers  have 
a  chamber  42  feet  by  51% 
feet,  and  20  feet  high,  and 
the  Chamber  of  Commerce 
an  apartment  40  feet  by  54 
feet,  and  22  feet  high.  Both 
are  provided  with  ante- 
rooms for  telegraph  and 
Secretaries'  offices.  There 
is  an  attic  over  the  Board 
of  Brokers'  Boom.  The  en- 
tire building  is  well  lighted 
and  ventilated,  and  sup- 
plied with  water  and  gas 
throughout.  The  principal 
story  of  the  front  building 
comprises  four  spacious 
offices,  58  feet  by  25  feet. 
There  are  seven  offices  in 
the  basement,  suitable  for 
brokers — four  of  small  di- 
mensions on  Leidesdorff 
street  and  three  on  Califor- 
nia, 25  feet  by  38  feet.  The 
second  and  third  stories 
are  divided  into  32  offices, 
for  general  business  pur- 
poses. The  basement  is  10 
feet  in  hight;  the  princi- 
pal floor  17  feet;  the  second 
story  15  feet,  and  third 
story  14  feet.  There  is  a 
general  entrance  on  Cali- 
fornia street,  with  four 
lesser  ones,  exclusive  of 
entrance  to  basement  offi- 
ces, and  one  private  en- 
trance on  Leidesdorff  street 
In  addition  to  full  supplies 
of  gas  and  water,  the  apart- 
ments are  provided  with 
ventilating  flues;  water  closets  are  conven- 
ient on  every  floor. 

The  building  onCaliforina  street  displays 
a  bold  and  open  front;  the  Doric,  Ionic  and 
Corinthian  orders  are  respectively  to  be 
seen  in  the  first,  second  aud  third  stories. 
The  fourth  story  is  Composite.  The  tower 
in  front  is  120  feet  above  the  sidewalk.  The 
tower  contains  a  clock  with  four  separate  dials. 
The  building  is  surmounted  by  a  balus- 
trade, the  pedestals  on  which  are  finished 
with  cast  iron  vases.  Two  projecting  cor- 
nices are  embellished  with  prominent  tur- 
rets, covered  with  lead.  The  dome  of  the 
tower  is  covered  with  the  same  metah  The 
building  has  cost  something  over  $170,000. 
The  chief  materials  used  are  brick,  wood 
and  iron— the  large  amount  of  .125,000  hav- 
ing been  paid  to  Messrs.  Hiuckley  &  Co.,  of 
the  Fulton  Foundry,  for  the  metal.  Messrs. 
S.  H.  Williams  &  Son  were  the  architects. 


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Mt  pining  and  Mtt&ifie  §?#**. 


Facts  About  Patent  Matters. 

NUMBER  EIGHT. 
MISTAKES  03?  INVENTORS. 

In  my  previous  letter  I  explained  at  some 
length,  some  few  of  the  many  tricks  con- 
nected with  the  business  of  obtaining  and 
selling  patents.  There  are  also  other  evils 
connected  with  the  system,  as  at  present 
practiced,  to  which  I  desire  to  call  attention. 

The  first  is  a  blunder  into  which  invent- 
ors themselves  are  very  apt  to  fall,  and  that 
is  not  taking  more  pains  to  ascertain  before 
making  their  application,  whether  their  in- 
vention is  really  new.  A  person  gets  an 
idea  that  a  certain  device  or  improvement 
upon  some  device  that  he  is  using  would  be 
a  good  thing;  and  without  stopping  to  make 
any  investigation  to  ascertain  whether  or 
not  the  same  or  a  similar  device  is  not  al- 
ready in  existence,  he  rushes  off  to  obtain  a 
patent  After  having  expended  consider- 
able time,  labor,  and  $50  or  $60  in  money, 
he  finds  that  the  thing  is  old,  and  has  long- 
been  known,  and  perhaps  used  in  some 
other  portion  of  the  country.  A  man  should 
not  conclude  that  because  a  thing  is  new  to 
him,  therefore  it  is  so  to  all  the  world ;  and 
he  should  be  careful  how  he  wastes  time 
and  money  upon  a  device  until  he  has  made 
a  thorough  examination  to  ascertain  whether 
or  not  it  is  really  new.  The  patent  laws  re- 
quire not  only  that  a  person  should  be  an 
original  inventor  of  the  thing,  but  also  the 
first  inventor.  No  class  of  inventors  are  so 
much  deceived  in  this  respect,  as  our  agri- 
cultural friends,  and  this  is  accounted  for 
by  the  fact  that  more  than  any  other  class 
of  people,  they  stay  at  home  and  therefore 
see  less  of  the  world  and  of  the  improve- 
ments going  on  around  them,  than  most 
other  classes.  Another  reason  is,  that  they 
do  not  read  enough,  Thousands  of  ideas  re- 
lating to  inventions  and  improved  machines 
are  daily  spread  broadcastj  through  the  land, 
which  they  never  see,  simply  because  they 
do  not  take  the  papers.  No  intelligent  farmer 
should  think  of  trying  to  live  with  less  than 
four  regular  papers — first,  his  local  paper 
and  the  best  agricultural  paper  in  his  region, 
both  of  which  are  identified  with,  and  work- 
ing for  his  interests — and  next,  some  metro- 
politan journal,  like  the  N.  lr.  Tribune,  to 
supply  liim  and  his  family  with  the  political 
and  general  news  of  the  world — and  last, 
but  not  least,  some  scientific  paper  to  keep 
him  posted  as  to  the  improvements  of  the 
day,  especially  if  he  is  one  who  ever  thinks 
of  success  as  an  inventor.  The  money  wasted 
■upon  a  single  unsuccessful  application  for  a 
patent,  wouldpay  tlie  subscription  on  four  such 
papers,  for  half  a  dozen  years  !  Farmers — 
inventors — you  cannot  afford  to  do  without 
them — and  if  you  can,  your  children  cannot. 
By  all  means  take  the  papers — they  will 
yield  you  a  larger  and  more  profitable  re- 
turn than  any  investment  you  ever  made. 

The  means  for  obtaining  information  as  to 
whether  an  invention  is  new,  are  three-fold 
■ — first,  by  reading  the  papersas  above  stated; 
second,  by  examining  the  Patent  Office 
Beports,  which  are  obtained  gratuitously 
from  your  Member  of  Congress  and  Senators. 
In  these  reports  all  the  patented  inventions 
are  annually  illustrated  and  described.  The 
rejected  ones  are  not  described  in  any  pub- 
lication, nor  are  they  open  to  inspection  to 
any  one,  even  at  the  Patent  Office,  except  to 
the  employes  and  parties  interested — appar- 
ently a  very  unreasonable  and  inconsistent 
provision  and  one  that  ought  to  be  remedied 
with  certain  conditions.  (It  is  proper,  how- 
ever, to  guard  against  misapprehension,  by 
stating  that  the  models  in  all  rejected  cases 
are  exposed  to  public  view,  after  the  case 
has  been  two  years  rejected.) 

EMPLOY  HONEST  AND  COMPETENT  AGENTS. 

The  last  and  best  means  of  ascertaining 
whether  an  invention  is  really  new,  before 
making  an  application,  is  to  employ  some 
competent  and  honest  agent,  familiar  with 
the  business,  to  make  a  preliminary  examin- 
ation at  the  Patent  Office.  In  nine  cases 
out  of  ten  this  course  will  be  successful,  and 
very  frequently  by  paying  $5  for  this  pur- 
pose, a  party  saves  the  agents  and  govern- 
ment fee  of  $40,  which  would  otherwise  be 
lost  But  here,  as  elsewhere,  it  is  vital  that 
an  honest  and  competent  agent  be  employed.  I 
have  now  in  mind  an  instance  where  a  west- 
ern inventor  sent  $5  to  an  agent,  requesting 
him  to  make  a  preliminary  examination  upon 
one  of  the  simplest  of  devices,  and  in  a  very 
familiar  class.  He  did  so  and  reported  it 
entirely  new  and  patentable.  The  inventor 
made  his  application  through  that  same 
agent; — his  and  the  government  fee  amount- 
ing to  "$40,  and  was  then  rejected  by  the 
Examiner  upon  half  a  dozen  references  just 
like  it,  picked  out  of  the  first  folio  in  the 
class  to  which  it  belonged — and  thus  the  in- 
ventor lost  his  $45,  besides  his  time  and 
labor,  and  got  no  patent,  all  because  of  en- 
trusting his  business  with  a  careless,  if  not 


dishonest  or  incompetent  agent.  And  yet, 
I  have  no  doubt,  that  agent  had  on  his  card, 
as  recommendations,  the  names  of  at  least 
a  half  dozen  members  of  Congress !  But  of 
this  hereafter. 

Another  error  committed  by  some  invent- 
ors is,  insisting  upon  applying  for  a  patent 
on  a  device,  or  a  particular  feature  in  some 
device,  after  their  agent  has  informed  them 
that  it  is  not  new  or  patentable.  Such 
course  is  not  only  absurd,  but  results  in  a 
waste  of  money  and  effort.  I  am  aware  how 
difficult  it  is  for  an  inventor  to  believe  that 
his  invention  is  not  different  from  and  su- 
perior to  all  others — just  as  each  mother 
believes  her  baby  to  be  handsomer  and 
smarter  than  all  others !  It  is  but  human 
nature  for  us  all  to  prefer  the  things  of  our 
own  creation  to  all  others,  and  as  the  baby 
is  the  mother's  pet,  so  the  inventor's  partic- 
ular device  is  his  special  pet;  but  he  should 
remember  that  others  look  at  it  from  a  dif- 
ferent stand  points — that  while  his  interest 
and  partiality  causes  him  to.see  in  it  all  that 
is  new  and  good,  and  nothing  that  is  old  or 
bad — while  it  looms  up  before  his  excited 
imagination,  until  it  seems  to  shut  out  from 
his  view,  mentally  eclipsing — all  other 
thing's,  others  do  not  see  it  in  that  light. 
He  should  remember  that  at  the  office  it 
must  bear  the  thorough  investigation  and 
scrutiny  of  those  who  are  not  and  cannot 
view  with  the'partiality  and  favor  with  which 
the  inventor  himself  views  it.         • 

It  is  simply  foolish  for  an  inventor  to 
employ  an  agent  whom  he  cannot  trust — and 
it  is  equally  foolish,  when  such  an  one  is 
employed,  not  to  trust  him.  The  folios  in 
the  Patent  Office  are  filled  with  rejected  ap- 
plications which  would  never  have  been 
made  if  the  parties  had  taken  pains  to  post 
themselves  beforehand,  or  had  employed  a 
competent  agent  to  make  a  preliminary  ex- 
amination, and  been  guided  by  his  advice. 
So  too,  claims  to  devices  "old  as  the  hills" 
almost,  are  rejected  every  day  at  the  office, 
and  which  claims  were  made  only  because 
the  inventor  would  not  believe  his  agent 
when  told  that  it  was  old?  In  such  eases 
he  loses  his  case  entirely,  or  pays  the  agent 
another  fee  for  obtaining  just  what  he  might 
have  had  at  first,  had  he  chosen  to  have  been 
guided  by  him.  No  one  man  has  yet  been 
created  with  mind  sufficient  to  know  or  do 
all  things,  and  the  observation  and  experi- 
ence of  the  world  proves  that  a  man  always 
becomes  most  expert  and  successful  in  that 
business  for  which  he  is  naturally  best 
adapted,  and  to  which  he  then  devotes  his 
whole  mind  and  energies.  Therefore  when 
you  need  an  agent,  get  one  who  understands 
Jtis  business,  and  then  let  him  do  your  business 
in  that  particular  line.  To  see  the  folly  of 
any  other  course  you  have  but  to  imagine 
yourself  employing  a  lawyer,  and  then  dic- 
tating to  him  how  he  shall  frame  his  plead- 
ings for  court ! — or  a  physician,  and  then 
yourself  prescribing  the  medicines  he  shall 
use,  while  not  even  knowing  the  nature  of 
your  disease  ! 

And  this  leads  me  to  make  another  obser- 
vation, to  wit : — Be  sure  that  you  make  your 
agent  fully  understand  the  nature  and  opera- 
tion of  your  invention.  Many  are  the  fail- 
ures from  not  attending  sufficiently  to  this 
point.  In  the  case  of  one  of  the  most  im- 
portant and  valuable  inventions  of  the  day, 
the  inventor  states  in  a  pamphlet  giving  a 
history  of  his  efforts  and  trials,  that  the  first 
agent  he  employed  having  taken  his  model 
apart  in  order  to  make  the  necessary  draw- 
ing;8* jxd  it  together  wrong,  and  then  made 
his  application  upon  it  in  that  way  !  Failing 
to  get  what  he  wanted,  he  then  employed 
another  agent,  who,  not  discovering  the 
error  committed  by  his  predecessor  did  the 
same  thing!  And  he  only  succeeded  after 
going  to  the  Patent  Office  himself,  at  great 
expense  and  much  trouble,  and  taking  out 
several  patents,  and  one  or  two  re-issues 
in  securing  what  was  really  his  invention, 
and  a  very  valuable  one  at  that.  In  another 
instance  a  party  had  his  case  twice  rejected 
upon  good  references,  simply  because  not 
having  made  his  agent  understand  his  case,  it 
was  not  so  presented  as  to  show  at  all  the 
nature  of  his  invention.  After  going  there 
himself,  employing  another  agent,  who,  hav- 
ing made  his  model,  knew  exactly  what  the 
patent  was — and  then  obtaining  a  special 
order  to  have  it  again  examined,  he  finally 
obtained  the  patent  for  what  he  wanted,  and 
which  has  since  proven  to  be  of  great  value 
to  the  community,  and  worth  thousands  of 
dollars  to  himself.  In  stillanother  instance, 
and  in  a  device  which  consisted  of  but  three 
pieces,  the  agent  not  getting  the  inventor's 
idea  clearly,  represented  one  of  the  parts 
upside  down,  and  the  patent  issued  with  it  in 
that  manner,  thereby  rendering  it  entirely 
useless !  And  what  is  stranger  still,  the 
party  finding  that  it  did  not  work — in  other 
words  that  his  patent  was  valueless,  made 
an  application  for  a  re-issue,  in  order  to 
remedy  the  defect,  and  employed  the  same 
agent,  who  again  made  the  same  mistake  ! 


In  each  of  these  cases  the  agents  were 
the  most  experienced  that  practice  at  the 
office ;  and  the  whole  difficulty  arose  from 
the  fact  that  the  inventors  did  not  make 
their  agents  clearly  understand  their  inven- 
tions. The  inventor  having  dreamed  over 
his  invention  by  night  and  by  day,  each  fea- 
ture has  become  as  "familiar  as  household 
words"  to  him,  and  he  is  too  apt  to  take  it 
for  granted  that  because  he  understands  it, 
therefore  others  ought  to  also.  The  cases  I 
have  instanced  illustrate  the  danger  and 
evils  of  proceeding  upon  such  an  assump- 
tion. Too  much  care  cannot  be  used  in  this 
respect. 

How  to  ascertain  who  are  competent  and 
honest  agents  is  a  much  more  difficult  mat- 
ter, unless  there  is  one  residing  in  your 
own  locality,  whom  you  may  thus  know 
personally;  but  this,  from  the  nature  of  the 
business  is  not  often  the  case. 

In  order  to  conduct  the  business  success- 
fully, an  agent  must  be  where  he  can  have 
access  to  the  office  frequently,  not  only  for 
the  purpose  of  examining  the  references 
given,  but  also  to  examine  the  valuable 
library  there,  furnishing  information  on  all 
subjects  connected  with  the  business,  and 
which  no  private  individual  or  library  pos- 
sesses. 

Again,  it  is  a  great  advantage  for  an  agent 
to  be  able  to  have  personal  interviews  with 
the  Examiners,  and  thereby  make  expla- 
nations in  relation  to  the  points  of  a  case, 
which  it  would  be  both  difficult  and  tedious 
— if  not  sometimes  absolutely  impossible, 
to  make  by  written  correspondence.  By 
being  at  hand,  he  can  also  mate  any  required 
amendments  at  once,  and  thus  hasten  the 
final  decision  of  the  case.  By  being  there, 
he  can  also  attend  in  person,  to  argue  cases 
before  the  board  of  Commissioners,  on  ap- 
peal. For  these,  and  similar  reasons,  most 
agents  reside  at  the  Capital,  or  in  large 
cities,  from  whence  they  frequently  visit 
the  office.  In  this,  as  in  all  other  busi- 
nesses, there  have  accumulated  atthe  Capital, 
quite  a  number  of  agents,  some  of  whom 
are  neither  competent  nor  honest  As  a 
general  thing  these  parties  send  out  cards 
or  circulars,  having  on  them  the  names  of 
Senators,  Members,  and  other  dignitaries, 
recommending  them  as  competent,  and 
worthy  agents ;  while  in  fact,  some  of  them 
cannot  even  write  a  sentence  grammatically, 
— spell  a  dozen  consecutive  words  correctly 
— and  do  not  know  the  names  of  the  sim- 
plest parts  of  the  simplest  mechanism ! 
Others  again  are  absolutely  dishonest — 
their  business  consisting  mainly  of  receiving 
the  fees  sent  them,  which  like  the  money 
sent  to  "confidence"  men  in  our  large  cities 
fails  to  elicit  any  reply !  Both  these  latter 
classes,  are  generally  composed  of  persons 
who  know  little  or  nothing  of  the  business, 
and  who  have  taken  it  up  in  lieu  of  any 
other  means  of  getting  a  living,  simply,  be- 
cause their  customers,  living  at  a  distance, 
and  therefore  not  likely  to  make  their  per- 
sonal acquaintance,  can  thereby  be  the 
easier  deceived  and  defrauded.  In  the  ma- 
jority of  cases,  they  obtain  the  signatures  of 
members  and  others,  by  "boring"  them, 
until,  to  get  rid  of  their  importunity,  they 
give  their  consent; — or,  through  the  influ- 
ence of  some  family  friend.  Such  cases  are 
by  no  means  rare. 

Now  for  all  this,  there  is  but  one  sure  and 
effective  remedy !  and  that  is,  for  Congress 
to  provide  by  law,  for  the  examination  be- 
fore a  competent  and  thorough  tribunal,  of 
all  persons  desiring  to  act  as  agents  ;  and 
forbidding  any  one  to  act  as  such  until  duly 
admitted  by  said  tribune,  the  same  as  is  now 
done  in  all  courts  throughout  the  country. 
This,  if  thoroughly  enforced,  would  cut  off 
all  dishonest  and  incompetent  agents,  and 
would  be  of  great  benefit  to  one  of  the  no- 
blest and  best  class  of  citizens — the  invent- 
ors of  our  land.  All  honest  agents  would 
heartily  welcome  suchja  law,  for  they,  too, 
are  made  to  suffer  by  the  acts  of  the  dis- 
honest and  incompetent.  All  that  is  neces- 
sary, is  for  the  inventors  of  the  country  to 
petition  Congress  for  the  law,  and  they  can 
have  it.  It  would  be  a  great  benefit  to  the 
office,  to  honest  agents,  and  to  inventors. 
Then  why  not  have  it? — W.  C.  Bodge,  in 
Prairie  Fanner. 


A  Laege  Poultry  Establishment  is 
about  to  be  established  in  the  immediate 
vicinity  of  New  York  City.  Such  establish- 
ments have  never  yet  succeeded  except  in 
France.  The  present  undertaking  will  test 
the  practicability  of  such  an  enterprise  in 
this  country. 

* — ..*=.-. — o. 

Heavy  Oak  Babe. — The  Calif ornia  Farmer 
acknowledges  the  receipt  of  a  specimen  of 
oak  bark  from  Albert  Smith,  Esq. ,  of  Cop- 
peiopolis,  which  measures  nearly  fine  inches 
in  thickness!  This  bark  is  from  the  ranch 
of  Lafayette  Bates,  about  four  miles  from 
Copperopolis. 


Reese  River  Mines. 

The  following  is  from  the  Beese  Biver 
Reveille  of  July  2Cth : 

"We  give  below  the  returns  of  mines  in 
Lander  county  which  have  produced  bullion 
during  the  quarter  ending  June  30th,  as 
compiled  from  the  books  of  the  Connty 
Assessor.  With  the  exception  of  those 
mines  which  have  had  less  than  a  ton  of 
ore  worked  (fifteen  in  number,  which  are 
omitted)  the  table  is  completed  The  exhibit 
will  be  found  very  interesting,  and  is  worthy 
of  attentive  examination  and  comparison 
with  the  returns  of  previous  quarters : 


Names. 


Amig.0 

Black  Ledge 

Bucl  North  star 

Bonner  Ledge 

Carter  and  Brake 

Cuba 

ChaBe 

Craycroft  and  Brown.. 
Dig: 


Elkhorn 

Empire  State 

Fuller 

Florida  (New  York  and  Austin  Co.) 

Farreil  and  Hixon 

Great  Eastern 

General  Cochrane 

General  Siegel 

Giuidelupo 

Livermore 

Ln  Plata 

Lilierty 

Magnolia 

M oses  Scramlin 

Montauk 

North  Star  (Manhattan  Co.) 

North  River 

Oleander 

Oregon  (BollarhWc) 

Patton  and  Monroe 

Perkins 

Quintcro 

Hough  and  Ready 

St.  Louis  (Cortez'Distrlct) 

Store  v 

state  of  New  York 

Semanthe  (New  York  and  Austin  Co.).. 

Silver  Cord 

St.  Louis 

Silver  Parlor 

Social  and  Stcptoe  (Eiran) 

TroyfN.  Y.  S.  M.Co.)". 

Titnoke 

Virginia 

Vineyard 

Washington 

Wall  and  Isabella 

Whitlatch  Union 

Whitlach  No  2 

Young  America  (Mt.  Hope) 


Tims    LI'S.     An  T. 


1,145 

1.3IKI 


1,490 

1.557 
l.M 


W 

inn 

1,2HI 

I7U 
l.iiir 

530 
1,14X1 


S56  19 
104  W 

113  63 
324  45 

77  55 

114  13 
314  81 

49  47 
1113  60 
535  41 
101  38 
741  67 
206  10 
260  77 

70  91 

212  72 
■!>■:  :ti; 
155  4S 
201  XI 
73  80 

50  23 
120  26 

50  88 
2.W  70 
149  40 
211  39 
113  40 

53  89 
143  74 
2'4  44 

63  01 
123  90 

252  53 

253  79 
165  26 

94  14 
313  86 
73  73 
77  24 
90  00 
87  46 
241  49 
208  21 
220  57 
447  69 
137  07 
306  78 
187  18 
80  61 


The  whole  number  of  tons  of  ore  reduced 
during  the  quarter  was  1,438,  which  pro- 
duced the  sum  of  $232,335. 57.  The  average 
yield  of  the  1,438  tons  was  $161.56  per  ton 
— a  result  that  fully  maintains  the  character 
of  Lander  Hill,  from  which  it  was  chiefly 
obtained,  for  yielding  uniformly  a  high 
grade  of  ore.  On  comparing  the  present 
table  with  that  of  the  previous  quarter, 
notable  fluctuations  and  uniformity  will  be 
observed.  For  instance,  the  North  Star 
mine  of  the  Manhattan  Company  produced 
during  the  last  quarter  508  tons  of  ore, 
which  averaged  $149.40  per  ton,  against 
384  tons,  averaging  $141.37,  in  the  former 
quarter;  the  Florida  produced  173  tons, 
which  averaged  $206.10  per  ton,  against 
101  tons,  averaging  $351.96,  of  the  former 
quarter ;  the  Buel  North  Star  produced  127 
tons,  which  averaged  $163.63  per  ton, 
against  31  tons  of  first-class  ore,  averaging 
$182.56,  and  16  tons  of  second-class  ore, 
averaging  $51.52  per  ton,  of  the  former 
quarter ;  the  Timoke  produced  97  tons, 
which  averaged  $241.49  per  ton,  against 
100  tons,  averaging  $276. 59  per  ton  of  the 
former  quarter;  the  Fuller  produced  14 
tons,  which  averaged  $741. 67  per  ton,  against 
4  tons,  averaging  $349.34  per  ton,  of  the 
former  quarter  ;  and  the  Diana  produced  37 
tons,  which  .averaged  $103.60  per  ton, 
against  195  tons,  averaging  $94.30  per  ton, 
of  the  former  quarter.  The  most  marked 
fluctuation  is  that  of  the  Great  Eastern, 
which  produced  during  the  last  quarter 
only  34  tons,  which  averaged  $70.91  per 
ton,  against  137  tons,  with  the  remarkable 
average  of  $345.93,  for  the  quarter  ending 
31st  of  March.  Considerable  exploration 
has  been  carried  on  in  the  Great  Eastern 
during  the  last  three  months,  the  result  of 
which  we  have  notlearned.  Several  mines, 
which  produced  bullion  in  the  former  quar- 
ter, are  not  included  in  the  above  table; 
and  others  again  which  were  not  mentioned 
then,  appear  in  the  present  return.  The 
most  noticeable  of  the  latter  is  the  Gilligan 
mine  of  the  Social  and  Steptoe  Company, 
in  Egan  Canon,  which  appears  in  the  pres- 
ent table  with  the  good  product  of  150  tons, 
averaging  $90  per  ton,  which  is  scarcely  60 
per  cent,  of  the  silver  contained  in  its  pecu- 
liar ore.  The  returns  of  the  last  quarter 
are  generally  very  encouraging. 

A  One  Idea  Man. — A  man  has  recently 
died  in  Germany,  whose  sole  idea  for  a  life- 
time has  been  to  collect  a  specimen  copy  of 
every  edition  of  "Don  Quixote."  There 
were  found  in  the  library  of  this  biblio- 
maniac, 400  editions  of  the  work  in  Spanish, 
200  in  English,  160  in  French,  96  in  Italian, 
87  in  Portuguese,  70  in  German,  13  in  Swed- 
ish, 8  in  Polish,  6  in  Danish,  5  in  Latin,  4 
in  Greek  and  4  in  Russian — in  all,  1,061 
editions. 


She  pining  and  $wtM*  §m 


67 


3Hfrtmmr;il. 


Minute  Mechanism. 

There  are  numerous  forms  of  manufac- 
turer of  iron  which  are  worth  many  times 
their  weight  in  gold  ;  but  perhaps  in  no 
branch  of  mechanism  is  that  cheapest  of  all 
the  metals  so  much  increased  in  value  as 
in  some  of  the  more  minute  portions  which 
go  to  make  up  the  machinery  of  a  watch.  A 
gentleman  who  recently  visited  the  \Val- 
tliam  (Mass.)  watch .  manufactory,  writes 
that  he  was  shown  a  small  vial,  such  as 
houiu'opathic  pills  arc  usually  put  up  in, 
but  which  was  then  tilled  with  what  ap- 
peared to  bo  small  grains  of  blue  sand. 
On  examination  with  a  microscope,  ho 
found  them  to  bo  minute  but  perfectly 
formed  screws,  mode  of  the  finest  blue  steel 
— so  small  that  it  required  300,000  of  them 
to  make  one  pound  in  weight  !  Little  bits 
of  Bteol  were  also  shown,  with  points  ex- 
quisitely polished,  which  required  about 
25,000  to  the  pound.  These  hitter  wore 
valued  at  $20,000  per  pound  ;  how  high  the 
former  were  valued,  we  aro  not  told.  Their 
value  must  be  equal  to  that  of  the  most 
precious  of  diamonds. 

All  these  minuto  specimens  of  mechan- 
ism, as  well  as  cveiy  other  running  portion 
of  a  watch,  are  made  by  machinery,  and  so 
accurately  finished  that  though  a  thousand 
watches  were  taken  to  pieces,  and  their  com- 
ponent parts  mixed  helter-skelter,  the  thou- 
sand watches  would  go  together  again  as 
well  as  though  every  piece,  in  all  that  vast 
number,  was  elaborately  fitted  to  its  fellows. 
It  may  be  interesting,  in  this  connection, 
to  state  that  watches  and  firearms  were  first 
made  by  machinery  in  this  country,  in  such 
a  manner  that  any  part  of  one  will  fit  its 
proper  place  in  any  other.  In  the  manu- 
factories of  Europe,  each  watch,  to  this  day, 
is  carefully  fitted,  piece  by  piece,  without 
any  reference  to  its  fitting  in  any  other 
watch  than  the  one  for  which  it  was  espec- 
ially made.  Tho  following  is  the  descrip- 
tion given  by  the  writer  above  alluded  to, 
of  the  process  of  the  manufacture  of  the 
minuto  screws  for  the  Waltham  watches : 

"What  you  see  at  a  first  glance,  is  a  thin 
thread  of  steel,  finer  than  the  most  delicate 
of  pins,  slowly  pushing  its  way  through  a 
little  hole  in  a  machine,  and  being  grasped 
by  a  tiny  tool  which  runs  around  it,  as  if 
embracing  it ;  and  then,  presto  !  change  ! 
out  comes  a  knife  and  cuts  off  its  head.  All 
this  is  done  so  quickly  that  you  have  to 
wait  and  watch  the  operation,  after  you 
know  what  it  is  all  about,  before  you  can 
see  the  process  I  have  described.  The  bits 
thus  beheaded  with  a  hug,  look  exactly  like 
little  grains  of  powder.  But  they  are 
screws.  You  notice  that  when  you  take  a 
microscope  and  examine  them.  They  are 
complete — almost.  Not  quite,  yet.  A  girl 
picks  them  up,  one  by  one,  with  a  dainty 
tool,  and  places  them  in  rows,  one  in  every 
hole  in  a  fiat  piece  of  steel.  This  little  plate, 
as  soon  as  it  is  filled,  is  placed  under  another 
machine,  and  it  would  do  any  Irishman's 
soul  good  to  see  it  work.  It  beats  Doney- 
brook  Fair  "all  hollow."  I  never  had  a 
more  convincing  proof  of  the  superiority  of 
mechanical  over  manual  labor.  For  while 
a  good  hearty  man  with  a  stout  bit  of  shilla- 
lah  may  break  half  a  dozen  heads  of  a  day — 
with  fair  luck — this  machine,  without  so 
much  as  saying  "By  yer  lave,"  comes  out 
of  its  hole,  and  runs  along  each  row,  quietly 
splitting  the  head  of  each  one  of  them  ex- 
actly in  the  center.  And  now  the  screw  is 
made. 

A  Powerful  Engine. — A  locomotive  has 
just  been  built  for  the  Camden  and  Amboy 
railroad,  which  is  about  as  powerful  a  ma- 
chine of  the  kind  as  has  ever  been  con- 
structed. It  is  a  ten-wheel  engine,  having 
six  drivers  four  and  a  half  feet  in  diameter. 
The  cylinder  is  seventeen  inches  in  diam- 
eter, with  a  stroke  of  twenty-four  inches.  It 
will  bo  finished  in  a  short  time.  It  is  in- 
tended that  it  shall  have  sufficient  strength 
to  draw  100  cars,  laden  with  coal,  in  one 
train. 


To  Preserve  Stakes  and  Posts. 

Enquiries  are  often  made  for  some  simple 
and  cheap  manner  of  preserving  fen 
ami  stakes  from  rottiug  when  set  in  the 
ground.  Of  course,  charring  is  a  very  good 
preventive,  but  very  in©  mvenient  to  bedone 
thoroughly,  and  after  all,  not  very  effective, 
as  the  moisture  penetrates  the  indeatruotible 
surface,  and  soon  rota  the  inside,  Tho  fol- 
lowing is  perhaps  as  convenient  a  method 
I  as  any  which  can  be  fully  relied  upon.  I! 
is  especially  convenient  in  gardens  and  nur- 
series, where  great  numbers  Of  stakes  and 
other  wooden  supports  are  employed,  which 
aro  drivon  into  the  ground,  and  which,  un- 
less in  somo  way  protected,  soon  require 
renewal : 

Take  one  pound  of  blno  vitriol  (sulphate 
of  copper)  and  dissolve  in  four  quarts  of 
boiling  water ;  pour  the  solution  iuto  a 
metal  or  keyed  wooden  vessel  of  convenient 
dimensions  and  add  to  it  fifteen  gallons  of 
cold  water.  Let  the  ends  of  the  stakes  or 
posts  be  placed  in  this  liquid  as  deep  as  you 
propose  to  put  them  in  tho  ground,  and 
allow  them  to  stand  four  or  i\ve  days  for 
small  supports  for  plants,  or  ten  days  for 
6- inch  posts.  Shingles  may  be  made  almost 
indestructible  by  an  immersion  of  three 
days. 

An  iron  vessel  is  preferable  to  any  other, 
for  the  reason  that  this  liquid,  unlike  most 
others,  shrinks  instead  of  expands  wood. 
If  wood  is  used,  it  must  be  a  keyed  vessel, 
so  that  the  keys  can  be  driven  vp — if  a  bar- 
rel, the  hoops  must  be  occasionally  driven, 
or  you  will  lose  your  solution. 

This  is,  in  fact,  kyanizing ;  but  in  a  sim- 
ple manner,  within  the  reach  of  all,  and  so 
cheap,  that  when  timber  and  labor  is  as  ex- 
pensive as  it  is  in  Califoania,  the  wonder  is 
that  something  of  the  kind  is  not  in  more 
general  use.  Stakes  for  supporting  vines, 
prepared  in  this  manner,  have  been  found 
as  sound  below  as  above  ground,  after  being 
inconstant  use  for  twelve  years. 

In  this  connection,  it  may  be  well  to  re- 
call a  statement  which  wo  saw  given  in  the 
Genesee  Farmer,  some  eight  or  ten  years 
ago,  and  which  we  do  not  recollect  to  have 
seen  contradicted  by  the  experience  of  any 
one  since.  If  it  is  correct,  it  should  be 
known  and  practiced  by  every  person  who 
ever  builds  a  fence,  and  does  not  see  fit  to 
employ  any  other  means  for  preserving  his 
fence  posts.  The  fact  was  communicated 
by  a  correspondent  of  the  Farmer,  as  follows : 

About  thirty  years  ago,  to  test  the  thing, 
I  split  two  bar  posts,  side  by  side,  out  of  a 
chestnut  log.  They  were  eight  feet  long, 
eight  inches  wide,  and  three  inches  thick. 
One  I  set  butt  down,  the  other  top  down. 
At  the  end  of  ten  years  the  one  set  butt 
down  was  rotted  off,  and  I  reset  it  in  the 
same  hole.  At  the  end  of  six  years  it  was 
rotted  off  again,  and  I  put  in  a  new  one. 
The  other  lasted  four  years  longer,  when  it 
got  split  in  two,  and  I  took  it  out,  and  it 
was  about  two-thirds  rotted  off.  Sixteen 
years  ago  I  set  six  bar  posts,  all  split  out  of 
the  butt  cut  of  the  same  white  oak  log.  One 
pair  I  set  butt  down.  Another  pair,  one 
butt  down  and  the  other  top  down ;  the 
others  top  down.  Four  years  ago  those  set 
butt  down  were  all  rotted  off,  and  had  to  be 
replaced  by  new  ones.  This  summer  I  had 
occasion  to  reset  those  that  were  top  down. 
I  found  them  all  sound  enough  to  reset 
My  experiments  have  convinced  me  that  the 
best  way  is  to  set  them  top  down. 


Impact. — With  respect  to  the  impact  of 
projectiles,  Howard  Douglass  has  said : 
"No  additional  weight  of  projectile  will  in- 
crease the  effect  of  its  impact,  the  charge 
of  powder  remaining  unchanged.  The  ig- 
nited powder  is  the  primary  force — not  the 
shot. " 


Inceease  of  Population. — Some  one 
has  remarked  that  the  generality  of  people 
never  stop  to  think  how  fast  America  is  be- 
ing filled  up  by  immigration.  The  Mis- 
souri Republican  presents  the  subject  in  the 
following  practical  form.     It  says  : 

Half  a  million  of  Europeans  will  have 
immigrated  to  this  country  before  the  end 
of  the  year,  and  more,  probably,  will  come 
next  year.  In  twenty-four  months  a  popu- 
lation in  numbers  equal  to  that  of  Missouri 
reaches  our  shores  ;  in  twice  that  time  they 
could  fill  a  State  with  a  population  twice  as 
large  as  that  of  Illinois,  and  (their  descend- 
ants included)  an  immigration  of  six  years 
is  more  than  sufficient  to  fill  the  United 
States  with  a  population  as  great  in  number 
as  that  'which  our  country  had  when  it  de- 
clared its  independence. 


The  food  crisis  at  the  South  has  passed, 
and  the  cry  of  distress  is  being  hushed  by 
the  in-gathering  of  early  crops. 


£rifntiftc  £Ht$rrUautj. 


S.sow  is  vapor,  upheld  in  clouds  and 
freezing  in  its  descent.  A  very  cold  current 
of  air  coming  in  contact  with  a  warmer 
current  highly  charged  with  vapor,  occa- 
sions the  precipitation  of  that  vapor  in  the 
form  of  snow.  In  verj  OOld  latitudes,  arti- 
ficial snow-storms  are  sometimes  formed  in 
large  rooms.  A  case  occurred  last  winter 
in  a  ball  room  at  St  Petersburg,  where  a 
cool  current  of  air  was  suddenly  let  into  the 
room  by  opening  an  upper  window,  for 
ventilation  ;  tho  result  was  that  the  moist- 
ure of  the  room  was  precipitated  upon  the 
floor  and  the  dresses  of  tho  fair  dancers  in 
the  form  of  snow.  The  whiteness  of  snow- 
is  duo  to  the  multiplicity  of  the  minute 
particles,  loosely  held  together,  which  form 
a  "flake."  Hail,  and  all  chrystallized  ice, 
is  transparent  and  solid.  Pulverized  ice, 
or  tho  ice  particles  separated,  is  as  white  as 
snow.  Snow  will  sometimes  evaporate, 
even  when  tho  general  atmosphere  is  above 
the  freezing  point — hence  its  frequent  per- 
ceptible dimunition  without  rain  or  any 
noticeable  thaw,  and  when  tho  thermometer 
in  the  immediate  vicinity  is  below  the  freez- 
ing point.  Such  evaporation  produces  the 
"rime  frost"  frequently  seen  on  the  wind- 
ward side  of  twiggs  and  weeds  when  there 
has  been  no  rain.  "  Hoar  frost "  is  frozen 
dew. 

Autographic  Recobd  op  Sound. — Strange 
as  it  may  seem,  it  is  nevertheless  a  fact, 
that  sounds  may  be  made  to  record  them- 
selves, whether  they  be  the  sounds  of  mu- 
sical instruments,  or  sounds  emitted  by  the 
human  vocal  organs  in  talking  or  speaking. 
The  manner  of  accomplishing  this  was  dis- 
covered by  an  Englishman — Mr.  M.  L. 
Scott.  The  record  is  made  upon  paper,  and 
the  mark  produced  by  a  particular  note  is 
invariably  the  same.  When  a  person  speaks, 
the  tone  of  voice  is  faithfully  recorded  ;  but 
as  yet  the  apparatus  has  not  been  made  suf- 
ficiently delicate  and  rapid  in  working  as  to 
record  a  spoken  sentence  ;  although  Mr. 
Scott  is  very  sanguine  that,  in  the  course  of 
time,  he  will  so  far  improve  his  apparatus 
as  to  make  it  capable  of  printing  an  entire 
speech  as  fast  as  it  drops  from  the  lips  of 
the  speaker.  Prof.  Wheatstone,  of  Eng- 
land, and  the  Abbe  Moigno,  of  Paris,  have 
both  taken  quite  an  active  interest  in  the 
discovery. 

The  "Aecus  Senilis"  is  the  scientific 
name  of  a  ring  or  bow  or  segment  of  a  cir- 
cle which  shows  itself  on  the  edge  of  the 
corner  or  dark  part  of  the  eye  of  a  person 
advanced  in  age.  Arcus  senilis  is  the  Latin 
of  "  old  man's  bow. "  This  appearance  is  a 
fatty  degeneration,  and  a  never-failing  symp- 
tom of  bad  health  or  a  failing  constitution. 
Mr.  Canton,  President  of  the  Medical  Soci- 
ety of  London,  has  written  quite  a  volume 
ux^on  the  arens  senilis.  It  is  proper  that  its 
appearance  should  be  watched  for,  and  when 
observed  it  should  be  regarded  as  a  symp- 
tom of  decay  and  a  notification  from  Nature 
that  the  person  should  pay  more  attention 
to  his  health.  If  attended  to  in  time,  says 
Mr.  Canton,  the  cause  of  its  appearance 
may  bo  removed,  and  perhaps  many  years 
of  life  added  to  the  individual. 

Improved  Reflecting  Telescope.  —Sil- 
vering glass  by  Liebig's  process  has  recently 
met  with  a  most  successful  and  practical 
application  by  the  well  known  optician, 
Mr.  John  Browning,  in  its  use  for  reflect- 
ing telescopes.  It  is  said  that  the  instru- 
ments made  with  this  process  of  silvering, 
compared  with  ordinary  reflectors,  possess 
the  following  advantages:  They  need  be 
only  half  tho  length,  aro  of  greater  divid- 
ing power,  are  quite  free  from  chromatic 
aberrations,  more  convenient  in  position 
to  the  observer,  and  are  furnished  at  one- 
fifth  the  cost.  The  silver  surface,  if  tar- 
nished, may  be  readily  brightened  by  being 
rubbed  with  a  piece  of  soft  buckskin,  or,  if 
seriously  injured,  can  be  replaced  at  a  tri- 
fling expense. 


The  Light  of  Fire-Flie&— The  com- 
monly received  opinion  as  to  the  source  of 
light  emitted  by  fire-flies  is,  that  it  is  due 
to  the  slow  combustion  of  phosphorus.  An 
English  chemist,  Mr.  Henpath,  however, 
has  carefully  examined  into  this  matter,  and 
failed  to  find,  on  tho  application  of  the  most 
delicate  teat,  the  smallest  trace  of  phospho- 
rus in  the  composition  of  these  interesting 
and  curious  insects.  His  opinion  is  that 
their  luminosity  is  produced  by  the  burning 
of  a  peculiar  compound  of  carbon  and  hy- 
drogen, in  a  special  gland  exposed  to  viow. 

Artificial  Meebsohaum  is  now  prepared 
for  commerce,  according  to  the  Chemical 
News,  by  mixing  100  parts  of  silicate  of 
soda,  at  35°,  with  CO  parte  of  carbonate  of 
magnesia  with  80  parts  of  native  meer 
schaum  or  pure  alumina — the  mixture  to  be 
carefully  pulverized,  finely  sifted,  boiled 
with  water,  and  placed  in  porous  molds. 
Wopresumo  the  "silicate  of  soda  at  35°" 
means  silicate  which,  when  in  solution, 
would  stand  at  35°  Beaume". 

Animal  Electricity. — In  most  animals 
with  a  soft  fur,  sparks  may  bo  produced  by 
rubbing  it,  especially  in  dry  weather.  This 
is  familiartomost  persons  in  the  ease  of  the 
domestic  cat ;  but  the  electricity  thus  pro- 
duced seems  occasionally  to  accumulate  in 
the  animal,  as  in  the  Leyden  jar,  so  as  to 
produce  a  shook.  If  a  cat  be  taken  into  the 
lap,  in  dry  weather,  and  the  left  hand  be 
applied  to  the  breast,  while  with  the  right 
the  back  is  stroked,  at  first  only  a  few 
sparks  are  obtained  from  the  hair  ;  but  after 
continuing  to  stroke  for  some  time  a  sharp 
shock  is  received,  which  is  often  felt  above 
the  wrists  of  both  the  arms.  The  animal 
itself  experiences  the  shock,  for  it  runs  off 
with  terror,  and  will  seldom  submit  itself 
to  a  second  experiment. 

Plant  Painting. — Very  pretty  pictures 
of  plants  may  be  obtained  by  observing  the 
following  directions:  "Take  half  a  sheet 
of  fine-wove  paper  and  cover  the  surface 
with  sweet  oil ;  after  it  has  stood  a  minute 
or  two,  rub  off  the  superficial  oil,  and  hang 
the  paper  in  the  air ;  when  sufficiently  dry, 
move  the  paper  slowly  over  the  flames  of  a 
candle  or  lamp  until  it  is  perfectly  black ; 
lay  the  plant  or  leaf  thereon,  place  a  piece 
of  clean  paper  over,  and  rub  it  equally  with 
the  finger  about  half  a  minute ;  take  up  the 
plant  and  place  it  on  the  paper  or  scrap- 
book  where  it  is  desired  to  have  the  im- 
pression ;  cover  it  with  a  piece  of  blotting 
paper,  and  on  repeating  the  rubbing,  the 
representation  of  the  plant  will  appear. 

Transit  of  Venus. — The  trausit  of  Ve- 
nus over  the  sun's  disc,  which  last  took 
place  on  the  3d  of  June,  1769,  will  again 
happen  on  the  8th  of  December,  1874,  and 
is  already  engaging  the  thoughts  of  as- 
tronomers. It  affords  a  direct  observation 
of  the  planet's  node,  or  points  where  its  or- 
bit cuts  the  elliptic,  an  element  which  is  of 
great  value  for  the  correction  of  astronomi- 
cal tables  ;  but  it  is  chiefly  important  for 
the  determination  of  the  sun's  parallax  (or 
angle  under  which  an  observer,  situated  in 
the  center  of  the  sun,  might  see  the  earth's 
radius. 

The  Russian  Obseevatoey  at  Poulkowo 
is  said  to  be  the  finest  in  the  world.  It 
possesses  the  largest  refractor  in  the  world, 
meridian  circles,  vertical  circles,  clocks  sunk 
deep  in  the  earth  to  preserve  their  rate, 
masses  of  masonry,  some  of  them  thirty 
feet  below  the  floor  and  forty  feet  long  by 
fifteen  broad,  to  support  the  instruments, 
preservation  of  a  constant  temperature 
through  a  Russian  summer  and  winter — 
everything  that  man  can  think  of  to  render 
observation  perfect  is  here  to  be  found,  and 
now  for  five  and  twenty  years  has  been  em- 
ployed with  unvaried  success.  The  cele- 
brated Strove  is  at  the  head  of  this  estab- 
lishment. 


Steuctuee  of  Geanite. — Upon  a  close 
microscopic  examination  of  granite,  ground 
and  polished  so  thin  as  to  be  transparent, 
and  then  cemented  with  Canada  balsam  be- 
tween two  glass  plates,  Mr.  Sorby  has  dis- 
covered that  this  rock  contains  an  immense 
number  of  cavities,  holding  water  and  sa- 
line solutions,  which  must,  therefore,  have 
been  in  the  liquid  state  when  the  rock  was 
in  process  of  formation.  It  must  therefore 
be  concluded  that  granite  is  not  simply  an 
igneous  rock,  but  that  it  has  been  formed 
by  tho  joint  action  of  fire  and  water. 


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The  Paris  Exposition. 

The  Sacramento  Bee,  of  July  30th,  con- 
tains a  letter  from  its  Paris  correspondent, 
from  -which  we  quote  a  few  paragraphs  : 

CALIFORNIA  WINES. 

"  We  have  labored  under  disadvantages  in 
bringing  American  wines  before  the  jurors. 
The  United  States  was  not  allowed  a  juror 
to  speak  for  them,  nor  would  the  French 
jurors  willingly  hear  a  word,  but  treated  the 
whole  matter  of  wine-making  in  any  other 
than  a  European  country  as  only  an  experi- 
ment. Another  disadvantage:  the  wines  on 
arrival  here  were  arranged  on  shelves,  the 
bottles  all  standing  corks  up,  and  within  six 
feet  of  three  large  sheet-iron  chimneys  from 
the  kitchen  of  the  grand  restaurant  directly 
beneath.  In  this  position  from  their  first 
arrival  they  have  been  exposed  to  a  con- 
tinued heat,  varying  from  seventy  to  ninety 
degrees.  As  a  consequence,  when  we  first 
examined  them  (June  2d)  the  corks  were 
flying  from  the  bottles,  or  bottles  bursting 
at  the  rate  of  three  or  four  a  day ;  and  in 
this  condition  Commissioner  Beckwith  al- 
lowed California  wines  to  pass  to  the  test  of 
French  jurors.  Of  the  unfairness  of  the 
jurors  in  testing  the  wines,  a  single  illustra- 
tion will  suffice:  from  each  of  the  five  ex- 
hibitors a  single  bottle  was  taken,  without 
reference  to  the  age  of  the  wine,  some  of  it 
being  two  years,  some  ten  years  old." 

CALIFORNIA  HOPS. 

"  Resting  upon  a  table  in  the  midst  of 
other  American  products,  is  a  single  bale  of 
California  hops.  It  bears  no  label  or  mark 
except  this :  '  F.  Scherr,  San  Francisco, 
California'"  *  *  "  Not  a  day  passes  that 
we  do  not  see  from  one  to  five  paper  bags, 
each  holding  from  a  pint  to  a  quart,  filled 
with  these  hops,  for  the  purpose  of  testing 
their  quality ;  and  gentlemen  who  have 
taken  them  one  day  come  with  two  or  three 
others  the  next,  all  of  whom  take  in  their 
turn  the  accustomed  quantity  for  renewed 
trial,  and  thus  far  all  are  surprised  that  the 
quality  fully  equals  their  fine  appearance. 

"Now,  whoever  the  person  maybe  that 
sends  this  bale  of  hops  to  the  Exposition, 
we  can  inform  him  that  though  he  will  lose 
his  hops,  he  will  do  more  for  the  agricul- 
tural interests  of  California,  by  increasing 
the  foreign  demand  for  California  hops,  than 
many  others  will  do  who  came  to  the  Ex- 
position, making  far  greater  pretensions. " 

COMMISSIONER  BECKWITH. 

"Long  and  deep  are  the mutterings heard 
on  every  side  in  relation  to  the  action,  or, 
rather,  the  imbecility  of  the  head  Commis- 
sioner for  the  United  States.  Not  only  does 
he  seem  totally  incompetent  to  the  trust 
confided  to  him,  but  he  seems  not  to  recog- 
nize the  necessity  of  treating  his  own  coun- 
trymen with  the  courtesy  due  even  to 
strangers.  All  Americans  whom  we  have 
met,  including  Marshal  P.  Wilder  of  Bos- 
ton, W.  J.  Flagg  of  Cincinnati,  both  Com- 
missioners of  the  United  States  to  the  Ex- 
position, and  Dr.  Thompson,  who  represents 
the  State  Agricultural  Society  of  New  York, 
are  loud  in  their  denunciation  of  the  in- 
efficiency and  want  of  gentlemanly  courtesy 
of  Commissioner  Beckwith. " 

EXHIBITORS  AND  AWARDS. 

The  total  number  of  exhibitors  at  the 
Paris  Exposition  is  about  60,000  ;  the  total 
number  of  awards,  23,000 — 60  grand  prizes, 
including  several  large  sums  of  money ; 
9,000  gold  medals ;  3,600  silver  medals  ; 
5,000  bronze  medals  and  9,000  "honorable 
mentions."  The  American  Exhibitors  ob- 
tained more  than  their  portion  of  awards, 
in  proportion  to  the  number  of  exhibitors  ; 
our  countrymen  having  obtained  262  awards 
for  524  exhibitors — 1  in  2 ;  while  European 
exhibitors  obtained  but  23,660  awards  for 
59,476  exhibitors,  or  1  in  2. 54.  The  Ameri- 
can awards  were  made  up  as  follows  :  4 
grand  prizes,  14  gold  medals,  59  silver  med- 
als, and  89  bronze  medals.  Two  silver 
medals  were  awarded  to  Californians — to 
Prof.  W.  P.  Blake  and  Dr.  Pigne-Dupuy- 
tren,  of  this  city,  each  for  collections  of 
California  minerals  ;  and  a  bronze  medal  to 
the  Mission  Woolen  Mills  of  this  city. 

The  decoration  of  the  "  Legion  of  Honor" 
has  been  conferred  on  no  less  than  nine 
Americans — N.  M.  Beckwith,  U.  S.  Com- 
missioner, has  been  created  an  officer  of  the 
order  ;  and  Messrs.  Charles  Perkins,  Law- 
rence Smith,  Samuel  B.  Ruggles,  Goodwin 
Birney,  Elias  Howe,  Frank  Chickering,  Mr. 
Kennedy  and  Mr.  Mulet,  have  been  made 
knights. 


New  Patents  and  Inventions. 

Under  this  heading  we  shall  mention,  from  week  to  week 
as  occasion  may  demand,  New  and  Important  Inven- 
tions; also,  the  List  ot  Patent  Claims  recently  issued  trom 
the  U.  S.  Patent  Office  to  inventors  on  the  Pacific  Coast, 
and  other  Patent  Issues  which  we  deem  ot  local  in- 
terest to  renders  on  this  side  of  the  Continent  Most 
Patents  on  tills  coast  are  secured  'hroutih  the  MININU 
AND  SCIENTIFIC  PRESS  PATENT  AGENCY.  We  are 
prepared  to  ob'ain  from  Washington,  with  despatch, 
copies  of  anv  Patent  issued. 

RECENT  INVENTIONS. 

A  Hand  Spinning  Machine. — Mrs.  Hu- 
lin,  a  lady  living  near  Indianapolis,  is  the 
inventor  of  an  improved  hand  spinning  ma- 
chine. It  is  made  with  any  number  of 
spindles,  from  three  to  twelve,  and  a  farmer's 
wife  or  daughter  can  run  a  machine  with 
six  spindles  with  more  ease  than  the  old 
fashioned  wheel  with  its  single  spindle. 
Mrs.  Hulin  whittled  out  the  model  with  her 
own  hands. 

This  looks  like  reviving  the  old-time  in- 
dustry of  our  grandmothers,  when  more 
woolen  and  less  street  yarn  was  spun  than 
at  the  present  time.  The  above  invention 
is  most  opportune,  and  it  is  especially  ap- 
propriate that  it  should  have  been  the  brain 
and  handiwork  of  a  lady.  It  would  be  well 
for  the  world  if  it  could  come  into  as  general 
use  as  the  old-fashioned  spinning  wheel, 
which  modern  invention  has  so  effectually 
put  out  of  sight. 

Condon's  Improved  Cab  Cotjplino. — 
Joseph  Condon,  of  Meadow  Lake,  has  in- 
vented an  arrangement  for  coupling  cars  ;  by 
which  contrivance  one  car  can  be  fastened  to 
another  while  the  train  is  in  motion,  and 
with  perfect  safety — a  very  decided  improve- 
ment over  the  present  method  of  attaching 
railroad  cars,  and  would  prevent  many  acci- 
dents of  a  serious  character. 

Warren's  Ieproved  Wagon  Making 
Machine. — Mr.  W.  T.  Warren,  near  Vir- 
ginia City,  Nevada,  has  invented  a  new  ma- 
chine, for  the  use  of  wagon-makers,  which 
is  thus  described  in  the  Virginia  Trespass: 
It  is  built  in  the  shape  of  the  letter  L,  run- 
ning by  crank  motion,  for  use  iu  a  wagon- 
maker's  shop,  and  is  so  arranged  that  a  per- 
son can  bore  any  sized  holes  desirable  in 
the  hardest  timber  and  bore  them  perfectly 
straight ;  it  tenons  spokes  of  wheels ;  has 
benches  arranged  so  as  to  change  to  a  turn- 
ing lathe  or  a  circular  saw,  in  a  half  minute's 
time  ;  and  is  all  and  all  a  most  economical 
arrangement  for  use  in  a  wagon  maker's 
shop. 

patents  recently  issued. 
66,217.— Miter  Box.— E.  C.  Cheek,  Placer- 

ville,  Cal. : 

I  claim,  1st,  An  adjustable  miter  box  com- 
posed of  a  bed  or  frame,  A,  to  which  are 
secured  the  swinging-arm,  B,  the  permanent 
stops,  H,  H,  and  the  movable  stop,  I,  all 
constructed  and  operating  substantially  as 
described  and  for  the  purpose  set  forth. 

2d.  The  movable  stop,  I,  to  hold  the  work 
close  to  the  saw-cut  and  on  either   side  of 
the  same,  and  operating  substantially  as  set 
forth. 
66,327. — Suspension  Bridge.— A  S.  Halli- 

die,  San  Francisco,  Cal. : 

I  claim,  1st,  The  cables,  C,  C,  in  com- 
bination with  the  suspension-rods,  D,  D, 
and  girders,  E,  E,  all  made  and  operating 
substantially  as  herein  specified  and  de- 
scribed, and  the  rods,  D,  being  made  ad- 
justable, as  set  forth. 

2d,  The  combination  of  the  adjustable 
cables,  C,  C,  posts,  A,  rods,  D,  girders,  E, 
and  adjustable  braces,  G,  with  each  other 
and  with  the  flooring,  F,  all  being  made  sub- 
stantially as  herein  specified  and  described. 
66,382.— Water  Wheel.— Thomas  Pattin- 

son,  Little  York,  Cal. : 

I  claim  the  construction  and  arrangement 
in  the  case,  C,  of  the  water  wheel,  A,  pro- 
vided with  the  buckets,  c,  whose  under 
sides,  d,  are  beveled,  the  penstock,  E,  hav- 
ing supply  pipe  or  tube,  F,  and  provided 
with  the  gate,  H,  operated  by  the  screw,  I, 
the  removable  discharge-tube,  G,  attached 
to  its  under  side,  whereby  the  water  under 
static  pressure  is  delivered  in  a  perpendicu- 
lar column  upon  the  buckets,  c,  substan- 
tially as  herein  shown  and  described. 


Oil  Cake. — It  is  gratifying  to  perceive 
that  our  dairy  and  stock  men,  generally,  are 
beginning  to  appreciate  the  valuable  food 
for  stock,  which  has  recently  been  introduced 
into  this  market  in  large  quantities,  in  the 
shape  of  oil  cake  from  the  Pacific  Oil  Works, 
in  this  city.  The  great  Millbrae  Dairy,  near 
the  Seventeen  Mile  House,  are  feeding  it  to 
their  cows.  Oil  cake  sells  for  $50  per  ton 
in  Liverpool  and  for  $40  in  New  York ;  and 
yet  the  dairymen  near  this  city,  allow  it  to 
be  shipped  from  hence,  when  it  is  offered 
to  them  at  the  low  price  of  $30. 


"Weekly  Stock  Circular. 

01'  Associated  Brokers  ol' the  S.  F.  Stock  mi  Exchange  Board 

San  Francisco,  Saturoay  Morning,  ) 
August  3,  1867.  5 

CITY  STOCKS. 

We  have  to  report  continued  apathy  in 
this  class  of  investments,  the  transactions 
for  the  past  week  having  been  comparatively 
light.  One  hundred  shares  Fireman's  Fund 
Insurance  Company  realized  93  ^  cent. ;  50 
shares  National  Insurance  Co.,  $67  per 
share  ;  20  shares  Spring  Valley  Water  Co., 
$66.75 ;  and  California  Steam  Navigation 
Co.  opened  at  71%@71  ^  cent.,  then  sold 
at  70%  ^  cent.,  and  at  the  close  is  offered 
at  70  )4  ^  cent.  The  San  Francisco  Gas  Co. 
paid  its  usual  dividend  of  %  %  cent  per 
month  on  its  capital  stock  on  the  1st  inst 
We  quote  this  stock  at  $64  bid  and  $64.50 
asked. 

The  sales  in  the  Stock  and  Exchange 
Board  in  the  month  of  July  for  the  past 
four  years  compare  as  follows : 


July,  1861.. 
July,  1865.. 


..$1,907,5571  July,  1866 

4,721,193  |  July,  1867 


MINING  SHARE  MARKET. 

The  Mining  Share  Market  has  been  seri- 
ously depressed  during  the  period  under 
review,  a  demoralizing  influence  having 
manifested  itself  in  nearly  every  share  on 
the  list.  This  sympathetic  feeling  has  pro- 
duced a  very  changeable  market,  and  has, 
for  the  moment,  materially  lessened  the 
volume  of  transactions.  Speculators  hesi- 
tate under  the  depression,  and  legitimate 
purchasers  are  not  so  numerous ;  however, 
as  regards  the  yield  of  the  different  claims 
on  the  Comstock  Lode,  we  are  of  the  opin- 
ion that  the  aggregate  receipts  of  bullion 
for  the  month  of  July  will  not  be  less  than 
the  amount  received  in  June. 

Savage — has  been  in  the  market  to  a 
limited  extent  during  the  past  week,  but 
has  been  well  maintained  at  an  advance, 
opening  at  $4,375@4,400,  then  selling  at 
$4,500,  and  closing  yesterday  at  $4,475. 
We  are  informed  that  on  the  seventh  level, 
north  mine,  at  the  north  end  of  the  breasts, 
the  ore  has;  widened  out  to  nearly  sixty  feet, 
being  of  a  good  quality  and  with  more 
first-class  ore  in  it  than  has  yet  been  found 
in  this  claim.  Neither  the  middle  nor 
south  mines  on  this  level  show  any  change. 
The  south  drift  from  the  third  station  is 
now  in  better  ore  than  was  at  any  time  ob- 
tained from  points  above  in  this  part  of  the 
mine.  On  the  27th  ult. ,  the  drift  from  the 
fourth  station  was  fifty  feet  from  the  shaft, 
and  rapid  progress  continues  to  be  made. 
Work  in  sinking  the  shaft  will  be  resumed 
in  the  course  of  a  week.  During  the  week 
ending  July  27th,  2,339  tons  of  ore  were 
taken  from  the  mine,  showing  an  approxi- 
mate yield  of  $95,234,  or  $40.41  to  the 
ton.  Of  -  this  amount,  22  tons  were  first- 
class,  307  tons  second-class,  and  2,010  tons 
third-class.  At  the  meeting  of  stockhold- 
ers, on  the  30th  ult. ,  it  was  decided  to  in- 
crease the  capital  stock  to  $3,500,000,  and 
the  shares  to  16,000  of  $200  each.  The 
new  stock  will  be  ready  for  exchange  on 
next  Monday  or  Tuesday. 

Hale  &  Norcross — remains  out  of  the 
market  and  in  strong  hands.  At  the  close, 
this  stock  is  offered  at  $3,000.  The  aggre- 
gate returns  of  bullion  for  the  month 
of  July  will  be  considerably  more  than 
they  were  in  June,  showing  an  average 
yield  of  about  $41  to  the  ton.  We  learn  of 
no  material  change  in  the  mine.  The  shaft 
was  566  feet  in  depth  on  the  27th  inst.,  a 
gain  of  eight  feet  in  five  days. 

Crown  Point — sold  at  exceedingly  fluc- 
tuating rates  during  the  period  under  re- 
view, opening  at  $1,350@1,400,  falling  to 
$1,020,  rising  to  $1,375,  receding  to  $1,050, 
and  closing  yesterday  at  $1,060.  The  tele- 
graphic report  of  the  31st  July — that  good 
ore  had  been  found  in  the  face  of  the  drift 
on  the  600-foot  level,  125  feet  from  the 
shaft — was  contradicted  by  a  dispatch  of 
the  next  day,  saying  that  they  were  running 
in  quartz  and  encountered  very  little  pay 
ore.  The  deliveries  of  ore  during  the  week 
ending  July  26th  compare  as  follows  with 
the  previous  week :  617%  tons,  showing  an 
approximate  value  of  $21,826.61,  or  $35.33 
per  ton,  against  589  %  tons,  valued  at  $20,- 
223.34,  for  the  week  ending  July  19th.     Of 


the  former  amount,  418%  tons  were  ex- 
tracted from  the  400-foot  level,  and  199% 
tons  from  the  500-foot  level 

Yellow  Jacket? — has  been  quite  active, 
manifesting  the  same  unsteadiness  as  most 
other  descriptions  of  mining  shares,  ad- 
vancing from  $925  to  $1,080,  receding  to 
$980,  then  selling  at  $1,145,  buyer  3,  drop- 
ping to  $1,050,  and  closing  at  $1,050.  It  is 
said  that  the  general  appearance  of  this 
mine  is  favorable,  both  in  the  north  and 
south  mines.  From  the  report  of  this  com- 
pany for  the  fiscal  year  ending  June  30th, 
1867,  we  obtain  the  following  statement  of 
the  receipts  and  expenditures : 

Seceipta. 
Balance  at  credit  of  Company  June  30, 1866,...    $142,915  33 

Bullion  proceeds 2,676.2f4  47 

Morgan  Mill,  net  proflts 75.203  05 

Ore  sold 1,243  19 

Other  receipts 9,13229 

Total $2,904,698  38 

Dietiuraemaita. 
Dividends  paid,  Nos.  4  to  12  iiicl've. .  $600,000  00 

Crushing  ores  at  outside  mills 933,005  26 

M  ine  labor  account 426,353  62 

Crushing  ores  at  company's  mills.. . .    354,989  48 

Legal  expenses 67,503  20 

Assay  fees,  discount  and  Federal  tax 

on  bullion 100,332  03 

Other  expenses 305,928  26 

2,788.611  84 

Balance  over  all  liabilities  June  30, 1867 $116,036  54 

The  ore  reduced  during  the  year  amounted 
to  84,340  tons,  showing  an  average  yield  of 
$31.73  to  the  ton. 

Gould  &  Cubry — has  been  well  main- 
tained since  our  last  reference,  selling  within 
a  range  of  $720@690,  and  at  the  close  real- 
izing $690.  Nothing  of  importance  has 
come  to  our  knowledge  regarding  this  claim. 

Kentdck— rose  from  $385  to  $397.50,  de- 
clined to  $370,  rallied  to  $398.50,  receded 
to  $345,  and  closed  yesterday  at  $360.  We 
have  it  from  good  authority  that  a  dividend 
of  $40  per  share  will  be  paid  this  month. 

Chollar  Potosi — has  been  less  active, 
declining  from  $447.50  to  $415,  and  closing 
at  $421.  The  second  Santa  Fe"  level  has 
been  opened  through  the  center  of  the  body 
of  ore  some  160  feet,  averaging  sixty  feet 
in  width,  and  producing  a  much  larger 
quantity  of  ore  than  was  anticipated.  The 
west  drift  on  the  third  level  from  the  new 
shaft,  which  is  now  in  38%  feet,  shows  no 
change  since  our  lastreport.  The  shipments 
of  ore  from  July  19th  to  25th  amounted  to 
2,210%  tons;  fprevious  week,  2,318  tons. 
The  ore  "slip"  of  July  29th  shows  that 
nine  different  mills  were  supplied  with  ore 
on  that  day. 

Imperial — has  been  well  maintained 
within  a  range  of  $210@200,  closing  yes- 
terday at  $200. 

Overman — has  been  in  the  market  to  a 
large  extent,  over  2,000  shares  changing 
hands  at  greatly  declining  rates,  drojiping 
from  $205  to  $100,  and  closing  at  $106. 
Since  the  24th  ult. ,  the  receipts  of  bullion 
amounted  to  $9,500,  making  $51,558  from 
June  6th  to  date.  It  is  reported  that  the 
mine  is  not  looking  as  well  as  it  did  some 
time  ago,  the  ore  being  more  mixed  and  re- 
quiring greater  care  in  assorting. 

Empire — has  continued  to  be  well  main- 
tained, selling  at  $180@185 Ophtr  de- 
clined from  $150  to  $105,  and  closed  at 
$115.  Preliminary  steps  have  been  taken 
relative  to  the  sinking  of  a  new  shaft.  An 
assessment  of  $3  per  share  ($36  per  foot) 
was  levied  on  the  29th  ult 

Alpha — A  few  feet    changed    hands    at 

$440@425 Gold    Hill    Quartz    sold 

within  a  range  of  $175@155.  The  receipts 
of  bullion  in  July  will  fall  short  of  the 

yield  in  June Belcher  sold  at  $280@ 

265 Confidence  is  not  in  much  request, 

selling  at  $57. 50@60. 

Sierra  Nevada — has  been  quite  active, 
some  400  shares  changing  hands  at  $18@25, 
closing  at  $24.  An  assessment  of  $10  per 
share  was  levied  on  the  26th  ult ....  Bullion 
declined  from  $28  to  $19,  and  closed  yes- 
terday at  $19 Daney  realized   $23 

Justis  and  Independent,  $10@6 Seg- 
regated Belcher,  $11@7. 

The  aggregate  sales  of  stocks,  Legal  Ten- 
der Notes,  etc.,  since  Saturday  last,  amounted 
to  $1,337,524. 

Grain  Beceipts.— The  new  grain  crop 
is  beginning  to  come  forward  in  large  quan- 
tities. Between  500  and  600  tons  were 
shipped  from  Stockton  last  week,  and,  ac- 
cording to  the  Independent,  wheat  is  being 
piled  up  on  the  new  levee,  as  fast  as  room 
is  made  by  the  construction  of  that  work. 
There  will  soon  be  as  large  a  quantity  ac- 
cumulated in  that  city  as  at  any  time  during 
last  summer.  Similar  reports  reach  us  from 
Sacramento.  The  great  grain  flow  is  now 
fairly  under  way,  and  the  store  houses  of 
this  city  will  soon  be  filled  to  overflowing 
with  the  accumulation  from  all  parts  of  the 
State,  awaiting  shipments  to  the  East  and 
foreign  ports. 


She  pining  and  ^rirotifw  Qtm. 


69 


Foundry  and  Machine  "Work. 

Fixton  ForxDJtY — Removal. — Tho  rap- 
idly increasing  business  of  this  establish- 
ment has  rendered  it  necessary  that  the 
proprietors,  Messrs.  Hinokley  A:  Co.,  should 
removo  their  works  to  a  location  where  more 
room  and  better  conveniences  con  be  had 
for  carrying  on  their  business.  By  reference 
to  our  advertising  columns,  it  will  be  seen 
that  this  establishment  may  now  be  found 
on  the  northeast  corner  of  Fremont  and 
Tehama  streets.  Tho  now  promises  run 
through  from  Fremont  to  Beale  street,  hav- 
ing a  frontage  of  111  feet  on  the  former,  and 
80  on  the  latter  named  street.  Tho  main 
building,  erected  upon  this  lot,  is  three 
stories  high.  They  have  a  machine  shop  80 
by  50  feet  in  area;  a  blacksmith's  shop 
40x40 ;  and  a  molding  shop  80x50.  They 
are  putting  up  two  cupolas  instead  of  one, 
as  at  tho  old  place,  the  largest  of  which  has 
a  melting  capacity  of  from  twelve  to  fifteen 
tons.  They  will  soon  have  every  part  of 
their  establishment  in  complete  working 
order  and  provided  with  greatly  improved 
facilities  over  those  at  their  former  locality 
on  First  street 

The  company  has  managed  to  effect  their 
removal  without  any  interference  with  their 
regular  work,  which  is  moving  along  as 
usual.  We  noticed  among  other  things, 
which  are  being  turned  out  at  this  foundry, 
several  large  waste  gates,  to  be  used  at  one 
of  the  reservoirs  of  the  Spring  Valley  Water 
Company.  These  gates  will  weigh  about 
four  tons  each ;  three  of  which  have  been 
ordered  by  the  company.  We  also  noticed 
several  large  piles  of  hydrants — 50  of  which 
have  been  ordered  by  the  city,  to  supply 
the  increasing  necessity  for  such  conve- 
niences along  the  growing  outskirts  of  the 
metropolis.  They  are  also  at  work  upon  a 
largo  lot  of  heavy  machinery  for  a  sawmill, 
which  is  being  erected  by  Messrs.  D.  R. 
Jones  &  Co.,  near  Eureka,  in  Humboldt 
county.  In  addition  to  the  above,  a  great 
variety  of  miscellaneous  work  is  in  progress 
at  this  establishment.  We  are  pleased  to 
note  such  evidence  of  prosperity  among  our 
foundrymen  and  machine  shops,  and  trust 
that  they  w01  all  find  themselves  straight- 
ened for  room,  by  reason  of  increase  of  busi- 
ness. The  prosperity  of  the  mechanics  of 
this  city  is  always  indicative  of  an  enlarged 
success  throughout  the  general  industrial 
elements  of  the  State. 

Lincoln  Ikon  Works. — Messrs.  D.  &  W. 
Fourness,  both  practical  mechanics,  and  of 
well-established  reputation  from  the  posi- 
tions which  they  have  long  held  in  connec- 
tion with  some  of  the  leading  machine  shops 
and  foundries  of  this  city,  have  recently 
purchased  the  fixtures  and  machinery  of  the 
establishment  formerly  occupied  by  Mr. 
Stewart  at  No.  51  Beale  street.  Having 
made  some  valuable  additions  to  the  ma- 
chinery, they  are  now  fully  prepared  to  exe- 
cute all  orders  in  their  line.  For  particulars 
as  to  the  different  description  of  work  to  be 
turned  out,  see  advertisement. 


The  Stab  Spangled  Bax.net.  Mine,  lo-  MINING  SHAREHOLDERS'  DIRECTORY. 


%  The  Lafayette  Mine,  in  Hunter's  Val- 
ley, four  miles  from  Bear  Valley,  Mariposa 
county,  is  now  down  125  feet  in  the  incline 
shaft,  at  which  depth  an  improved  paying 
vein  has  recently  been  developed  from  one 
to  three  feet  in  thickness,  yielding,  by 
stamping  and  pan  process,  about  §40  per 
ton.  A  small  mill  has  been  run  more  or 
less  for  six  months,  and  the  company  are 
now  well  satisfied  with  their  prospects,  and 
we  hope  they  will  soon  stamp  out  their 
fortunes.  There  are  5,000  feet  in  the  claims 
of  this  company,  owned  by  ten  persons. 

The  agency  for  Palmer's  Artificial  Leg 
has  been  removed  from  629  Washington 
street  to  218  Montgomery  street,  at  which 
place  Mr.  Jewett  will  be  prepared  to  supply 
the  unfortunate. 


cated  some  three  miles  from  Nevada  City, 
is  now  being  vigorously  and  successfully 
worked,  Recently  a  new  and  fine  develop- 
ment of  free  gold  has  been  made  in  the  lode 
in  tho  last,  220-foot,  level,  Tin- extent  of  this 
deposit  has  been  proved  a  distance  of  200 
feet — 105  on  one  side  of  tho  incline  and  05 
feet  on  the  other.  The  vein  exhibits  some 
of  tho  best  samples  of  free  quartz  gold  we 
have  seen.  Tho  company  is  now  taking 
out  forty  tons  of  ore  daily,  which  is  crushed 
in  their  own  mill,  the  French  mill,  Palmer's 
mill  and  Stiles'  mill.  Average  yield,  $23 
per  ton,  exclusive  of  sulphnrets.  The  sul- 
phnrets  have  worked  np  as  high  as  $190. 
In  three  or  four  weeks  the  company  will 
have  ten  additional  stamps  operating  in 
tho  Banner  mill,  making  in  all  twenty 
stamps  of  050  pounds.  This  mine  is  oper- 
ated by  practical,  studious  owners,  who  we 
are  glad  to  see  meet  with  the  success  they 
deserve.  It  is  popularly  termed  the  "  Ban- 
ner mine. "  There  are  twelve  shares  in  the 
company,  of  which  Wm.  L.  Tisdale  owns 
five  and  Charles  Marsh  two.  The  other 
shareholders  are  D.  A.  Rich,  W.  C.  Stiles, 
A  E.  Head,  C.  B.  Land  and  Dwight  Crit- 
tenden. The  last  three  are  of  San  Fran- 
cisco, and  the  former  reside  in  Nevada. 


The  Okegon  Ikon  Works,  of  Portland, 
which  were  recently  destroyed  by  fire,  are 
soon  to  be  put  into  operation  again.  The 
Directors  have  purchased  the  old  peniten- 
tiary building,  at  a  cost  of  $6,000,  and  in- 
tend to  have  their  machinery  in  it  and  at 
work  before  the  expiration  of  the  present 
month  of  August.  The  men  composing 
that  company  are  men  of  enterprise  and 
energy,  and  cannot  be  turned  from  their 
purpose  by  any  ordinary  calamity. 

The  Downieville  Messenger. — This  in- 
terior journal  is  one  of  the  ablest,  as  it  is 
one  of  the  oldest,  newspapers  in  the  State, 
and  enjoys  a  circulation  double  at  least  that 
of  any  other  within  a  radius  of  sixty  miles. 
It  has  been  enlarged  to  eight  columns  on 
the  page,  and  its  liberal  patronage  shows 
that  its  superiority  as  an  advertising  medium 
is  duly  appreciated  by  business  men.  It  is 
located  in  one  of  the  richest  mining  districts 
of  the  State,  and  wields  an  extensive  influ- 
ence in  the  field  of  politics.  We  are  pleased 
to  note  its  prosperity. 

Matctmtllian  is  a  name  which,  just  now, 
occupies  a  large  share  of  the  world's  atten- 
tion. The  signification  of  the  name  may 
be  of  interest  to  some.  Maximillian  is  a 
great  name,  not  simply  because  emperors 
have  been  known  by  it,  but  more  especially 
because  its  meaning  is  expressive  of  great- 
ness. The  name  is  composed  of  Maxinms, 
the  Latin  of  "the  greatest,"  or  "very 
great,"  and  JEmilimms,  so  that  the  name 
means,  literally,   "The  very  great  JEmilia- 

nus." 

. -»— ■ «*»»-.♦-  . 

Nitrate  of  Silver. — There  are  few  things 
more  essential  to  the  daguerreian  artist  than 
a  pure  article  of  nitrate  of  silver ;  and  yet  it 
is  a  difficult  thing  to  find  it  in  that  con- 
dition. By  reference  to  the  notices  which 
are  appearing  from  week  to  week  in  our 
columns,  it  will  be  seen  that  some  of  the 
best  chemists  in  the  city  are  certifying  to 
the  superiority  of  this  article,  which  is  being 
manufactured  by  Messrs.  Falkenau&  Hanks, 
at  the  Pacific  Chemical  Works,  in  this  city. 


[Compiled  for  every  Issue,  from  mlvorllBcnienta  la  the 

Miming  and  SciKKTiric  Prkss  and  other  San 

Francisco  Journals.] 

OomprtallM  tho  Numc*  of  Gompno!e8|  District  or  Count, 
ol  Location;  Amount  and  dad  ol  uaoaanent;  Date  of 
Ueetlnc;  Day  of  Delinquent  Sttlc;uud  Aruouut  and  Time 
of  l'ajmcnt  of  Dividends. 

niHI*,    LOCATION,    UTOOXT,    AND  DAT  DAT 

DAT,.  OF  A^tMSHKNT.  DKL1KQUBKT.       orSAI.K 

Bullion,  Store*  Oo.Nev Balo  Aug 6 

Onerakae  Flat,  Suite  eo.,  -'ulv  24.  $5 Aug.  87— Sept  i* 

riiliilouenn,  Sonera,  Mexico.  July  u,  S3 Aug  LB—Sept  '.!' 

Oamarfjn,  Lander  Co,,  Nov  ,  June  21,  $20 — Auk.  2— ..^cpi.  20* 
California,  Storey  Co.,  Nov..  June  II,  $S  Ml..Jtilv  21- A  i.e.  20 

nhalk  Mountain,  Nov.  oo.,Cal.,Jone  iy,$ l...iulv  iu-auk.  8* 
Chollar.l*otuat,  Storey  do.,  Nov.,  dlv.  25 Payable.  June  lr, 

Crown  l'olm.  Nev  dividend  s.«n Payable  May  IS 

OeSoto,  Humboldt,  Nev.  July  11.  $2 aug  17— Sept  1* 

Danoy,  Lyon  eo  .  Nov.,  June  18.  4.1 Julv  22— Aug.  10 

Dardanelles,  Del  Norte  Co..  Junu  3,  6c....  July  10— August  3* 

El  Ta.le,  Sonora,  Max.,  Julv  II.  SI Aug.  IS— Aug  80 

lion, I  re  M.  AM.,  Nov.,  dividend  $6. Payable  Muy  15 

Golden  Kule,  Tuolumne  Co,  dlv  Meruit...  Payable  May  1' 
QOUld  -V  furry.  Virginia,  Nov.,  dividend  880..  Payable  Jan  8 
Hope  Oravel.  Nev  CO  .  Ctd  .  June  26.  SI  . . , JutySO— Aug  lyi 
Hule  A  Norcross.  Virginia,  Nov.,  dlv.  $125. ..Payable  July  15 

I  X  L,  Alpine  e»..  Ciil.,  June  19,  $1.50 July  10—  Aug.  6" 

Imperial,  Virginia,  Nov.,  dlv.  $lu Payable  Juts  1;, 

Josephine  Qnlekullver,  San  Luis  Obispo,   dlv, S2 Julv  8 

Julia,  storey  eo.  Nev.,  June  ly,  $1 July  22— Aug.  12 

Kontnck,div.,S40pcr  share Payable  July  8 

La  Blnuca.  Ures,  Mex.,  July  12,  $2.50 Aug.  10— Aug.  27 

London  Q.  M.,  Siskiyou  eo.,  July  6.  $1 Aug.  10— Aug.  31 

Lvou  M,  &  M.,  El  Dorudiico..  Julv  6, $.'i Aug  5—  Aug  19* 

Lady  Hell,  Dol  Norte  eo.,  June  18,  15c Aug.  1— Aug.  19* 

Nov  sir  11  Senora  de  Guadalupe,  July  12,  $l..Aug.  1.1— Sept  S* 
NeaglcA  Corcoran,  Storey  Co,  July  11,  50c.. Aug  12— Sept  2' 
Neagle  A  Corcoran,  Storey  co.  Nev.  .Ann,  .Meeting,  Aug  19* 
Oxford  Hela.  Esmernldti,  Nev.  June  25, 50c. Aug.  24—  Sept  9' 

Ophtr,  storey  co.,  Nov.,  July  29,  $3 Aug.  31— Sept.  12 

Philadelphia  Slide.  El  Dorado  Co. .Annual  Meeting  Aug.  14 

Rattlesnake.  Vuhaco.,  Julv  25,  $1 Aug.  28— Sept  lfi» 

Refugio,  Olilhuuhua,  Hex.,  July  10,  $1 Aug.  21— Sept.  11 

Sierra  Nevada,  Storey  Co..  July  26,  $10.... Aug.  30— Sept.  19 

Sides  S.  M  Co.,  June  21,  $12  5(1 Sale  Aug.  24 

Seaton,  Amador  Co.,  May  29,  $100 Sale  Aug.  26* 

Sophia  Cons.,  Tuolumne  CO.,  July  SO.  SI... Aug.  29— Sept.  14* 

Summer,  Kern  01 Annual  Meeting  Aug.  6 

Shoshone  S.  M-,  dividend,  $2  per  share — Payable  March  14 

Suvago,  Virginia,  Nev,  dividend  SltlO Payable  Julv  8 

Santiago,  Silver  City,  dividend Payable  March  6 

Tuolumne  Mountain,  T110I.  Co.,  July  10,  $1.. Aug  13— Aug  31* 

Union,  Sierra  co Annual  Meeting  Aug.  12 

White  A  Murphy,  July  3.  S'i  75 Aug  10— Sept  2 

WhiUalcll,  Lander  Co.,  Nov..  June  21,  $16.. Aug.  2— Sept.  26* 
Yellow  Jacket.  Gold  Hill,  dlv.  $75  sh Payable  July  10 

•Thoso  marked  with  an  asterisk  (•)  are  advertised  Intbls 
ournal.  


Latest  Stock  Prices  Bid  and  Asked. 

S.  r.   STOCK  AND  EXCHANGE  BOARD. 


Fkidat  Evening,  August  2, 1867. 
Aikd. 
80S 

72H 


id. 


MISCELLANEOUS  STOCKS. 

United  State*  7  3-loths  Bonds,  June  issue $  79% 

Legal  Tender  Notes. 72 

Calilornia  Stale  Hoiids,  7s.  1857 86 

San  Francisco  Bonds,  10s,  1851 100 

Sail  Francisco  eitv  Bonds,  6s.  1855 80 

Sail  Francisco  Cltv  and  County  Bonds,  ps,  1858.  75 

San  Francisco  City  and  Co.  Sch'l  B'ds,  7s,  1866.  80 

San  Francisco  Cltv  and  Co.  Bonds,  7s,  1862 80 

San  Francisco  City  and  Co.  Bonds,  7s,  1864 81 

Sao  Francisco  City  and  Co  Bonds,  7*.  1865 80 

San  Francisco  city  and  Co.  Judg.  Bds.  7s,  J863.  80 

San  Francisco  Oily  nod  Co.  Judg.  Bds,  7s,  1864.  80 

Sacramento  City  Bonds 26 

Sacramenlo  County  Bonds,  6s 60 

Marysvillc  Bonds,  10s 75 

Stockton  City  Bonds 70 


Yulia  County  Bonds, 

Santa  Clara  County  Bonds,  7s. , 

Butle  County  Bonds,  10s,  1860... 

San  Mateo  County  Bonds,  7s 

California  Steam  Navigation  Co 70 

Spring  Valley  Water  Co 67 

State  Telegraph  Co 30 

GAS  COMPANIES. 

San  Francisco  Gas  Co  

Sacramento  Gas  Co 

RAILROADS. 

Sacramento  Valley  Railroad 

San  Francisco  and  Sun  Jose  Railroad.. 

Omnibus  Railroad 

Central  Railroad 

North  Beach  anil  Mission  Railroad.. 


76 
75 
70 


61 


S.',i, 
71", 
67'. 
32 


Abditionaii  from  Abizona. — The  San 
Bernardino  Guardian  of  July  27th,  says  that 
the  Wickenburg  mill  worked  21  days  in 
June,  and  turned  out  $27,000.  The  affairs 
of  this  company  are  said  to  be  in  a  good 
condition.  The  liabilities  have  been  dis- 
charged, and  the  property  was  turned  over 
to  the  company  on  the  6th  of  July. 

Mr.  Prink  brought  in  300  ounces  of  gold 
from  the  Vulture. 


Increase  of  Capital  Stock. — The  stock- 
holders of  the  Gold  Quarry  Co.  held  a  meet- 
ing on  the  29th  ult.,  to  take  into  considera- 
tion the  increase  of  the  capital  stock  from 
$600,000  to  $2,400,000. 


Amusement  without  Temptation. — Parents 
will  flad  Woodward's  Gardens  free  from  the  temp- 
tations too  often  presented  at  public  places  of 
resort ;  while  the  gymnasium,  the  birds  and  ani- 
mals, and  the  meandering  walks  around  the  trees, 
flowers  and  shrubbery  of  the  ground,  cannot  fair 
to  delight  both  parents  and  children. 


Front  Struct,  Mission  and  Ocean  Railroad U 

DANKINa  INSTITUTIONS. 

California.  Loan  and  Savings  Society — 

Bank  of  Pucilic  Aecuniuluiion  Loan  Society..  — 

The  Bank  ol  Calilornia 138 

INSURANCE  COMPANIES. 

Firomans'  Fund  Insurance  Co 01 

Pacini:  I nsuriiuce  Co 1311 

Sun  Francisco  Insurance  Co lno 

Merchants'  Miiin.il  Mnrliio  Insurance  Co 375 

California  Insurance  Co : 1300 

Union  Insurance  Co 87}, 

California  Home  Insurance  Co — 

Home  Mutual  Insurance  Co — 

Occidental  Insurance  Co 90 

National  Insurance  Co 67 

MINING  STOCKS— WASHOR  DISTRICT. 

Alpha. 400 

Baltimore  American — 

Belcher — 

Bullion.  G.  II 18 

Crown  Point 1050 

Con  ride  nee 55 

Chnllar-Polosi 

Daney    

Exchequer 

Km  pi  re  Mill  and  Mining  Co 

Gould  A  Curry ooo 

Hale  A  Norcross 2000 

Imperial 200 

Lady  Bryan — 

Oplur 115 

Overman 105 

Savage 4425 

Sierra  Nevada • —  20 

Yellow  Jacket 1050 

Ooldcn  Rule,  California 17 


420 
211 
10 

18U 


120 
110 
4275 


San  Francisco  Market  Kates. 

Wholesale  Prices. 

Friday,  August  2,  1867. 


9  00 
300 


Flour,  Extra,  V-  bbl $s  SO 

Do .    Superfine 4  75 

Corn  Meal,  V  UK)  lbs 2  00 

Wheat,  t3  100  lbs 1  65 

(tuts,  %S  inn  lbs I  25 

Bin-lev,  $  UJii  lbs 1  35 

Ileal).-;,  ft  Kin  lbs 2  00 

Potatoes,  t3  li-O  lbs   75 

Hay.^ton 

Live  Oak  Wood. 3ft  cord.. 

Beef,  on  toot,  "ft  lb 

llecf,  extra,  dressed,  •$  ft 

Sheep,  on  Coot 

Hogs,  on  tool.  -^  lb u 

Hogs,  dressed,  $  lb 9 

GtlOCKKIKS,  ETC. 

Sugar,  crushed.  tS  lb 14% 

SBDo.    China 10 

CnlVee,  Costa  lUca.  ft  ft 19! 

Do.  Itio — 

Tea,  Japan,  V  ft 65 

Do.  Green 60 

Hawaiian  Ulce. ft  ft 9 

China  Rice,  ft  lb 5% 

Coal  Oil,  ft  Gallon 52ya 

Candles,  &  lb W 

Hunch  Butter,  ft  lb 35 

Isthmus  Butter,  ft  ft 15 

Cheese.  Calilornia.  ft  lb 12;^ 

Eggs,  ft  dozen  — 40 

Lard,  ft  lb 12 

Ham  and  Bacon,  ft  to 16 

Shoulders,  ft  lb 10 


_.i00 
@  5  55 
@  2  25 
&  1  90 
@  1  60 
@  1  45 
©  A  50 
®  1  21 

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JRetull  Prices. 

Butter,  California,  fresh,  ft  lb in 

i         Plekicd,*!  n, ?£ 

d.>      Oregon,  $  lb it 

do.      N<-wYork,  ft  lb "„    « 

Cheese,  ft  lb V? 

s°»*f» .::.;:::::::  £5 

Egge,  aanxen in 

Lard,  V  m Vi 

Hams  una  Bacon,  ft  lb ?o 

'['■■•'.•em.'--,  -,-<  ^lu,„ i ::;:::;;::  1  w 

Potatoes,  "■'  r.    j 

Potatoes,  bweet,  n  n»       ...            „ 

Tomato)  -.  ,!  ii. _ 

Onions,  >*  n. '  ■> 

Apples,  n„.  i,  »  m ;;;;;■; ^ 

Peur*,  Table,  'r>  lb 3 

1'ltiniM,  drli-d.  a  lb .S 

Peaches,  dried,  ^  lb Ji 

Oranues,  $  dozen ' iA 

Lemons,  $  dozen « 

Chickens,  apk-cc 

Turkeys,  )*  fb .'.'". w 

Soup,  Pale  andC.  O 7 

Soap,  Castile,  ft  lb ,0 


@  1  25 
@       3 


10 
Ifi 

13 


San  Francisco  Metal  Market. 

PRICKS  FOK  INVOICES. 

Jobbing  priced  rule  from   ten  Co  ji/Um  per  cent.  hUjher  than  the 

/olhicitii/  giiotatiimt, 

~  _  Friday,  a u/u-t  2. 1867 

InoK.-Duty:  Pip,  S9  per  ton;  Bnilroud,  60c  %Uuyibs;  Bar, 

imUiC  rt  ft.;    Slu't-t,  polished,  3c  ft  ft,;  common,   I'.&.Y^ 

U  jh;  Plate,   l>ac   $   tt:  Plpe,l>sc-filbi  Galvanized; 2&C 

w?'?n,?,na.?nK1'8li  Pig  Iron  ftton $47  00    @$4fl  00 

\\  hite  Pip  $  ton 6000    @ 

Rctlned  Bar,  bad  assorlment  ft  lb —  U3    a 

Kellned  Bar,  Koud  ussurtnu-nt,  ft  lb —  03&<a 

Boiler,  No.  1  to  4 _  04*£<a 

Plate,  No.  5  to  9 —04*4®  —  05 

Sheet,  No.  10  to  13 ...  _  w^®  __ 

Sheet,  No.  14  to  20 -  05    a 

Sheet,  No.  24  to  27 —05    @ 

COPJWH  -Duty :  Sheathing,  3,-^c  ft  lb;  Pigaml  Bar,  2^c  ft  ». 

Shea  hnK.ftfo _  34  V-^ 

Sheathing,  Yellow —  25    &  —  26 

.Sheathing,  old  Yellow _  11    ® 

Bolts _u    -a 

Composition  Nails _25    @  —  26 

Ti«  Platks.— Duly:  25ft  cent,  ad  valorem. 

Plates,  Charcoal,  IX,  ft  box 13  50    @ 

E1(lt:?a-  :  <J  Charcoal 12  00    @  12  50 

goodngPlates. \\  00    %  11  50 

BancaTln.  Slabs,  ft  Th —29    (*  —  30 

Ptkkl.— English  Cast  Steel,  ft  lb —  12>'@  _  15 

Quicksilver.—^  lb @  —  60 

Forexport @  —  55 

Ziwo -Sheets,  ft  lb @  —  11 

Lkad.— Pig,  ft  16 _     7«@  —    8 

Sheet —  10    @ 

5'1-e -11    @ 

Bar _   w@  _  10 

BoitAX.— California,  ft  lb —  20    ®  —  23 


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New  Incoep  orations. — Articles  of  incor- 
poration have  recently  been  filed  in  the 
County  Clerk's  office  in  this  city  as  follows: 

Co-operative  Union.  —  San  Francisco, 
July  25th.  Capital  stock,  $50,000  ;  2,500 
shares,  $20  each.  Trustees:  Henry  F.  Wil- 
liams, B.  H.  Freeman,  C  S.  Hobhs,  Wm. 
McKibbin  and  Gardner  Elliott. 

Golden  Homestead  Association. — San 
Francisco,  July  26th.  Capital  stock,  $45,- 
500,  91  shares  of  $500  each.  Trustees: 
Aaron  Holmes,  Wm.  Monahan,  J.  M.  Par- 
ker, Isaac  Wilson,  James  Atkinson,  John 
Kegan  and  Thomas  Reynolds. 


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Tun  following  Information  Is  gleaned  mostly  from  jour. 
Hals  published  in  the  interior,  iu  close  proximity  to  the 
mines  mentioned.  ^ 


CALIFORNIA. 

<A.lj>i-no  County. 

From  the  Miner  of  July  27th:  The  work- 
men in  the  Mowyer  tunnel  struck  quartz 
again  this  week.  The  vein  is  small  but  of 
good  character. 

The  Mountain  Co.  No.  1,  are  still  running 
in  soft  rock  and  making  fine  headway. 

The  Bippon  Co.,  owning  the  old  Mam- 
moth ground  at  Silver  Mountain,  resumed 
operations. 

Prospects  in  the  Tarshish  are  encouraging. 
Ama-clor   County. 

From  the  ledger,  July  27th :  A  recent 
run  of  150  tons  of  rock  from  the  Kennedy 
mine,  worked  at  the  Atchison  mill,  averaged 
about  $30  per  ton.  This  was  not  as  good 
as  the  last  clean  up,  but  pretty  good,  con- 
sidering the  size  of  the  vein. 
Calaveras  County. 

From  the  Chronicle,  July  27th:  Henry 
Seeman,  of  Independence  Flat,  sold  one-half 
of  his  claim,  last  week,  for  $1,600.  Mr.  See- 
man has  been  engaged  for  a  number  of  years 
past,  in  cutting  a  ground  sluice,  through 
solid  bedrock,  and  has  just  got  his  claim  in 
a  condition  to  work. 

Lamphear  &  Co.  are  putting  pumps  into 
their  claim. 

Fairview  correspondent  of  same,  dated 
July  15th  :  The  Wild  Goose  claim  at  Doug- 
lass' Flat,  struck  the  blue  lead  on  Thursday 
last,  the  11th  inst. ;  pay  dirt  abundant  and 
prospects  two  bits  to  the  pan.  The  influ- 
ence of  the  strike  is  felt  already;  it  has 
given  backbone  to  old  claims  and  induced 
the  location  of  new  ones.  Everybody  is 
jubilant  and  predict  a  speedy  return  to  the 
activity  and  prosperity  of  olden  times.  A 
new  era  is  about  to  dawn.  Hundreds  of 
claims  in  Mariposa,  Tuolumne  and  Cala- 
veras, will  be  visited  and  reported  upon 
this  summer,  for  even  San  Francisco  capital- 
ists are  sending  agents  to  examine,  with  a 
view  to  purchasing. 
Colusa   County. 

From  the  Sun,  July  27th :  We  learn  that 
the  copper  smelting  works  of  the  Lion  Co. 
have  been  completed,  and  that  500  lbs.  of 
copper  was  run  through  this  week. 

El  T>oraclo  County. 

Courier,  July  27th :  We  were  shown  two 
or  three  very  rich  pieces  of  rock  from  the 
State  of  Maine  ledge  on  Thursday  last.  The 
ledge  is  located  at  Henry's  Diggings,  and 
owned  by  Hoffman,  Foster  &  Co.  They 
have  a  tunnel  in  90  ft.,  which  strikes  the 
ledge  at  a  depth  of  30  ft.  The  company 
have  erected  a  mill,  and  will  commence 
crushing  next  week.  A  short  time  since 
Jacob  Gruhler,  of  Sacramento,  purchased 
one-half  of  it  for  4510,000. 

Correspondence  of  the  Democrat,  July 
23d :  Good  rock  is  coming  out  of  the  drifts 
from  the  90  ft.  shaft  in  the  Epley  claim. 
About  100  tons  of  rich  ore  has  been  taken 
out  of  this  mine  and  piled  up  for  crushing 
as  soon  as  a  mill  is  erected.  From  30  or  40 
tons  of  this  ore  crushed  at  the  Harmon  mill, 
sufficient  was  realized  to  cover  within  $200 
the  entire  expense  of  sinking  the  shaft  and 
working  the  claim.  In  the  Muller  ledge, 
three  miles  south  of  Plaeerville,  a  tunnel 
210  ft.  in  length  run  into  the  hill  from  Scott 
Ravine,  strikes  the  ledge  at  the  depth  of  80 
ft.  At  the  point  struck  it  is  18  ft.  in  width, 
and  its  average  width  as  far  as  developed, 
cannot  be  less  than  15  ft.  From  about  two 
lbs.  of  rock  crushed  in  a  mortar  I  saw  a 
prospect  of  not  less  than  $1.50.  A  shaft 
has  been  sunk  from  the  surface  30  ft.  in 
depth.  A  mill  is  being  erected,  which  the 
proprietors  think  will  be  in  running  order 
in  30  days.  On  the  Lone  Star  ledge,  a  shaft 
has  been  sunk  15  ft.  The  lode  is  so  far 
only  six  or  eight  in.  wide,  but  is  rich.  The 
Dangerfield  &  Elliott  claim  has  a  3%  foot 
ledge.     The  shaft  is  50  ft. 

Inyo  OoixixtTT. 

The  Gold  Hill  (Nev.)  News  says  :  Mr.  C. 
H.  Duval,  of  this  city,  who  some  months 
since  went  to  Lone  Pine  Dist. ,  Cerro  Gordo 
mines,  not  far  from  the  fabulously  rich  Kear- 
sarge,  returned  last  evening.  He  brought 
back  40  tbs.  of  bullion,  taken  from  claims 
local  ed  by  himself.  The  bullion  was  ex- 
tracted by  smelting. 

Nevada  County. 

From  the  Transcript,  July  25th :  Mull, 
Evans  &  Co.,  at  Buckeye  Hill,  Bridgeport 
township,  after  a  run  of  a  month,  cleaned 
up  $i!2,000.  This  is  about  an  average  yield 
for  these  claims. 

Same  of  2Gth :  Bash's  quartz  mill  at  Bos- 
ton Bavine,  which  has  been  idle  for  several 
years,  started  up  yesterday. 

27th :  We  saw  a  lump  of  gold  from  Bins- 
ley  &  Co's  claims,  Kentucky  Flat,  yesterday, 
which  weighed  $56.     It  was  found  a  day  or 


two  ago.     These  specimens  are  getting  quite 
common  in  these  claims. 

31st:  A  Mr.  Tew  has  taken  hold  of  the 
old  Osceola  ledge,  near  Bough  and  Beady. 
His  incline  is  already  50  ft.  deep. 

Weighel  &  Co. ,  on  Columbia  Hill,  cleaned 
up  after  the  last  run  of  13  days,  $7,150  in 
gold.  They  work  15  hands  and  use  about 
800  in.  of  water  per  day.  Pickel  &  Co.  and 
J.  Woods  &  Co.,  working  adjoining  claims, 
are  doing  equally  well.  Nichols"  &  Wood- 
ward, on  Kennebec  Hill,  are  also  doing  first 
rate,  on  the  surface.  Columbia  Hill  is  lo- 
cated on  one  side  of  Spring  Creek  and  Ken- 
nebec Hill  on  the  other.  On  these  ranges 
the  gravel  is  now  being  washed  to  the  depth 
of  from  80  to  100  ft.  A  company  is  now  be- 
ing organized  for  the  purpose  of  consoli- 
dating the  interests  of  the  two  hills,  and 
opening  an  outlet  to  Spring  Creek  for  work- 
ing the  ground  to  a  much  greater  depth. 

Gazette,  July  25th :  The  crushing  of  rock 
at  the  Pennsylvania  mill,  cleaned  up  on 
Monday  last,  yielded  some  $50  a  ton. 

30th :  At  Eureka,  the  last  run  of  the 
Black  and  Young  mill,  on  rock  from  their 
ledge,  yielded  better  than  anticipated.  A 
hundred  tons  of  rock  from  the  Bramberry 
ledge,  lately  crushed,  also  yielded  well  and 
the  ledge  is  some  three  ft.  in  width.  The 
owners  of  the  Powell  and  Veatch  ledge  have 
all  the  machinery  on  the  ground  for  their 
mill,  the  work  on  which  is  progressing 
rapidly. 

Grass  Valley  Union,  July  26th :  We  have 
encouraging  news  from  Yon  Bet.  The  ce- 
ment claims  of  Neece  &  West,  Collins  & 
Son,  Mallory,  Brown  and  Hydelauf,  at  You 
Bet,  are  paying  well ;  this  being  the  first 
time  in  the  history  of  You  Bet  that  all  these 
claims  were  paying  at  the  same  time.  The 
old  Cozzens  &  Garber  claim,  on  Missouri 
Canon,  is  now  being  worked  with  favorable 
indications. 

The  National  says  immensely  rich  rock  is 
now  being  taken  from  the  bottom  of  the 
shaft  in  the  old  Empire  Co's  works  at  Ophir 
Hill.  The  new  shaft  is  down  580  ft.,  being 
90  ft.  deeper  than  the  lowest  level  on  the 
mine. 

Excelsioe. — From  the  Meadow  Lake  Sun 
of  July  27th :  The  mill  of  the  California  Co. 
after  having  been  completely  overhauled, 
has  again  started  up,  and  this  time  upon  ore 
from  their  own  mine.  They  intend  run- 
ning through  their  batteries  100  tons  of  ore 
before  stopping. 

We  were  shown  yesterday  some  very 
strange  looking  rock  from  the  Camp  Co's 
claim,  on  the  shooting  Star  ledge.  The 
specimen  shown  us  was  from  the  bottom  of 
the  shaft,  which  is  about  60  ft.  deep.  It  as- 
says immensely  gold,  silver,  and  copper. 

A  partial  clean-up  made  at  the  Mohawk 
and  Montreal  mill  a  few  days  since,  gave  a 
result  of  about  $21  per  ton.  They  are  now 
taking  out  a  very  superior  class  of  ore. 

The  rich  body  of  ore  recently  struck  in 
the  Gold  Bun  mine  still  continues. 

The  same  paper  alludes  to  its  report  on 
the  Green  Emigrant  (named  after  the  rich 
ledge  in  Placer  county),  and  says  that  the 
figures  were  understated.  The  mintreturns 
show  that  the  ore  worked  paid  over  $27  per 
ton.  The  gold  is  .891  fine. 
Plncor  County. 

The  Dutch  Flat  Enquirer  of  July  29th, 
says  richer  rock  has  been  struck  in  the  lower 
level  of  the  Bedstone  mine.  Permanent 
water  power  is  to  be  obtained  by  a  ditch  of 
about  a  mile  in  extent.  The  company  are 
enthusiastic. 

Sierra  County. 

Dowuieville  Messenger,  July  27th:  We 
noticed,  last  week,  the  finding  by  some 
Chinamen,  at  Kanaka  Flat,  Kanaka  creek, 
in  the  southern  portion  of  the  county,  of  a 
piece  of  gold  weighing  45  lb  s.  This  week 
we  learn  that  another  piece,  weighing  41 
lbs. ,  was  recently  discovered  by  some  Chi- 
namen at  Kanaka  Flat,  on  the  South  Yuba. 

Whisky  Diggings  correspondence  of 
same:  Mining  is  being  prosecuted  with 
vigor  and  success  by  several  companies. 
The  Nevada,  North  America  and  Swift  Sure 
companies  are  washing  out  splendid  pay. 
Several  of  the  owners  in  the  Nevada  and 
North  America  sold  out  and  left  for  the 
States  this  spring,  with  from  $S,000  to  $20,- 
000  each. 

Messrs.  Bona  &  Co.  have  struck  a  very 
rich  and  extensive  quartz  ledge  in  the  im- 
mediate vicinity  of  town.  An  average 
specimen  of  the  rock  assayed  in  San  Fran- 
cisco $200  a  ton.  The  northern  extension 
is  owned  by  Murphy  &  Co.  Both  compa- 
nies are  preparing  to  erect  mills.  The 
southern  extension  is  owned  by  McNally 
&  Co. 

Editorial  correspondence  of  the  Alta, 
July  16th  :  The  Big  Blue  lead  is  not  pro- 
ducing much  now  compared  with  its  former 
yield.... The  large  ditch  which  supplied 
Forest  City,  Allegheny,  Chips'  Flat  and 
Minnesota  with  water,  a  few  years  since,  is 
now  in  ruins,  because  there  was  not  enough 


demand  for  water  to  pay  for  keeping  the 
ditch  in  order W.  S.  Sherwood,  former- 
ly of  San  Francisco,  has  managed,  with  the 
assistance  of  capitalists,  to  buy  up  a  num- 
ber of  old  claims,  which  were  worked  with- 
out drainage  or  system.  He  is  now  running 
a  large  tunnel  that  will  enable  him  to  drain 
the  whole  tract  (80  acres) ....  The  Consoli- 
dated mill,  belonging  to  San  Francisco 
capitalists,  cost  them  $90,000.  They  Could 
not  find  any  mine  on  their  claim,  and  the 
mill  has  now  been  taken  down,  and  is  to  be 

set  up  six  miles  above  Forest  City The 

Sierra  Buttes,  or  Beis  mine,  still  continues 
its  wonderful  yield.  It  has  paid,  without 
interruption,  for  16  years,  and  not  less  than 
90,000  tons  have  been  taken  from  it,  and  it 
now  has  45,000  tons  of  pay  ore  in  sight. 
The  total  production  last  year  was  $224,- 
000;  the  dividends,  $144,000;  the  expenses, 
$70,000. 

Sisltlyow    County. 

Yreka  Union,  July  27th:  We  learn  that 
about  20  men  are  engaged  in  mining  on 
Hazel  creek,  a  stream  that  runs  into  the 
Sacramento  from  the  east,  about  half  way 
between  Soda  Springs  and  Dog  creek,  and 
that  they  are  doing  well.  One  piece  has 
been  found  there  worth  $250.  Other  nug- 
gets weighing  5  and  6ozs.  have  been  found. 

Mining  is  flourishing  on  Humbug.  Water 
bids  fair  to  continue  abundant  for  some 
time  to  come.  On  the  North  Fork  and  on 
Little  Humbug,  rumors  prevail  of  the 
claims  paying  rich,  and  over  on  Barkhouse 
and  vicinity  more  mining  is  carried  on  this 
season  than  ever  before. 
Sliawtn,  County. 

Courier,  July  27th :  Times  are  reported 
lively  at  Dog  Creek  and  Portuguese  Flat. 
The  claim  owned  by  Bobert  Pitt,  on  Portu- 
guese Flat,  is  considered  the  best  on  the 
upper  Sacramento.  The  gravel  is  from  20 
to  30  ft.  deep,  and  contains  gold  through- 
out. Several  claims  have  lately  been  opened 
on  the  lower  bars  along  Dog  creek,  which 
are  yielding  excellent  pay. 

A  company  was  recently  organized  to 
search  for  the  continuation  of  the  old  Fifer 
Hill  lead  at  Pittsburg,  and  a  tunnel  has  been 
run  50  ft.  into  an  adjoining  hill  for  that 
purpose.  At  last  accounts  the  workmen 
had  struck  into  a  channel,  which  they  be- 
lieve to  be  the  lead.  Six  pans  of  the  gravel 
taken  out  and  washed  yielded  $15. 

Ti-lnity    County. 

Shasta  Courier,  July  27th :  Fred  Deiner, 
of  Minersville,  owns  the  richest  paying- 
claim  in  the  State.  It  is  located  on  a  sinall 
stream  called  Digger  creek,  which  was  par- 
tially worked  in  early  times  and  afterwards 
abandoned.  In  one  week  recently  he  picked 
up  $3,000,  and  in  one  day  last  week  picked 
up  150  ozs.,  and  every  day  not  less  than  20 
ozs. — all  picked  up  from  the  ground  in 
coarse  pieces.  It  is  supposed  there  is  as 
much  more  in  the  sluices. 

ARIZONA. 

From  the  Miner,  July  13th:  Except  at 
Wickenburgand  Big  Bug,  the  mills  are  idle. 

To  sulphurets,  poor  machinery,  but  most 
of  all  a  want  of  capital,  may  be  attributed 
this  geueral  and  depressing  stoppage  of  op- 
erations. The  process  as  tried  at  the  Ster- 
ling mill  was  considered  a  success,  but  the 
worthy  parties  lacked  the  means  requisite  to 
prosecute  the  work  as  they  would,  and  so 
have  suspended  operations. 

It  is  evident  that  until  the  price  of  living 
here  is  reduced  it  will  require  large  capital 
to  operate  in  quartz,  especially  where  it  is 
found  only  in  sulphurets.  At  Wickenburg, 
the  Vulture  mine,  which  continues  to  fur- 
nish free  gold,  is  paying  finely.  We  hear 
that  174  tons  worked  last  week  returned 
$13,000. 

The  water  arastras  on  Lynx  Creek  and  the 
upper  Hassayampa  are  doing  well. 

Same  of  18th  :  Beports  from  the  mining 
districts  are  not  encouraging.  Most  of  the 
works  on  Lynx  Creek  are  closed.  On  the 
Occidental,  work  is  being  pushed  steadily. 
A  L.  Johnson,  who  has  a  lease  of  300  ft.  of 
the  ledge  for  one  year,  is  opening  it  up.  A 
considerable  quantity  of  very  rich  rock  has 
been  taken  from  the  upper  shaft.  The  upper 
tunnel  is  in  75  ft.  The  rock  has  yielded  on 
an  average,  $85  to  the  ton.  Out  of  this  tun- 
nel ore  yielding  $4,000  has  already  been 
taken. 

COLORADO. 

From  the  Times,  July  9th:  The  Gold 
Bock  Mining  Co's  mill  started  this  morning 
on  ore  from  the  White  Cloud  lode,  for  Capt. 
Whitcher. 

Mr.  Hinds  has  hired  12  stamps  in  the 
Lexington  mill,  to  crush  from  the  Adeliue 
on  behalf  of  the  company.  He  has  a  large 
lot  of  second  quality  ore  out,  which  pays 
well.  Last  week  he  obtained  $410,  as  the 
week's  run. 

Col.  Tamiatt  has  commenced  work  on  the 
Fiske  lode. 

Potter  &  Co.  are  putting  a  new  style  of 
desulphnrizer  in  Ward  Dist.  The  cylinder 
is  22  in.  bv  five  ft.  in  length.     Several  tests 


have  been  made,  and  one  from  90  lbs.  of 
ore  from  the  Arizona  lode,  yielded  $9  in 
gold. 

Miner,  July  11th :  The  Trowel  Mining 
Co.  commenced  work  on  the  Bazaar  lode 
last  Monday.  This  vein  is  on  Saxon  Moun- 
tain. 

The  Silver  Creek  Mining  Co.  are  develop- 
ing a  lode,  near  the  summit  of  Democrat 
Mountain,  the  ores  from  which  are  astonish- 
ingly rich  in  silver. 

We  understand  that  Mr.  Bockwell  yester- 
day made  a  sale  of  one-half  of  the  New 
Boston  lode  to  a  couple  of  gentlemen  from 
Vermont. 

Dr.  Johnson,  Supt.  of  the  Georgetown 
Silver  Smelting  Works,  on  Tuesday  morn- 
ing last  took  off  1,212  ozs.  of  silver  bullion, 
the  coin  value  being  $1,636. 20. 

Denver  News,  July  10th:  S.  H.  Butler 
has  located  a  new  discovery  within  40  miles 
from  Denver.  Water  is  plenty,  and  it  is 
thought  that  from  $10  to  $20  per  day  to  the 
hand  can  be  made. 

Mining  operations  in  the  southern  coun- 
ties— Park,  Summit  and  Lake — are  at  last 
fairly  commenced. 

At  Fairplay,  five  or  six  companies  are  at 
work ;  employing  from  10  to  25  men  each, 
and  the  average  yield  is  reported  at  some- 
thing near  $10  per  day  to  the  hand. 

In  Summit  county,  nearly  all  the  ground 
that  has  ever  been  worked  will  be  worked 
again  this  season. 

In  Lake  county  the  gulches  and  bars  of 
known  richness,  are  being  actively  worked. 
The  Cash  Creek  flume  is  reported  as  yield- 
ing $25  per  day  to  the  man.  At  tho  mouth 
of  Lake  Creek  they  have  $10  diggings. 
Bichey's  patch,  Colorado  and  California 
gulches,  are  paying  about  as  in  former 
years.  Work  in  Lost  Canon  was  to  begin 
on  the  1st  inst. 

Work  on  the  lodes  in  Bed  Mountain  Dist. 
was  to  be  commenced  on  the  1st  inst.  La 
Plate  has  been  opened  for  two  or  three 
weeks,  though  but  little  was  done  toward 
mining  until  the  last  of  June.  In  Granite 
Dist.  a  good  deal  of  prospecting  is  going  on, 
both  in  gulches  and  for  lodes. 

IDAHO. 

From  the  Avalanche  of  July  20th  :  The 
oro  now  coming  from  the  Oro  Fino  to  the 
Morning  Star  mill  is  richer  than  at  any  pre- 
vious time  this  season.  That  the  ledge,  i 
large  and  of  rich  average  quality  there  is  no 
doubt. 

A  large  number  of  claims  on  Nappies 
and  other  creeks,  after  having  been  worked 
from  two  to  six  weeks,  are  for  sale  cheap. 

On  the  Poorman  extension  works,  the 
lower  shaft  is  temporarily  stopped  on  ac- 
count of  water,  but  the  upper  shaft  and  tun- 
nel are  going  into  the  mountain  as  fast  as 
night  and  day  work  can  drive  them.  The 
Baxter  in  the  ridge  south  of  Wade's  Gulch, 
is  unquestionably  a  true  vein,  and  at  tho 
present  depth  of  nearly  50  ft.  is  two  ft.  wide 
and  of  fine  appearance. 

Lewiston  Journal,  July  11th :  At  Florence 
and  Warrens,  the  claims  are  generally  yield- 
ing well.  The  quartz  veins  are  promising 
well.  The  new  ditches  on  Salmon  river,  of 
White  &  Shissler,  and  the  French  Co.  are 
in  full  operation.  The  French  Co.  washed 
off  the  top  sand  from  a  small  portion  of 
their  diggings  and  saved  36  ozs.  of  good 
gold  dust  in  their  sluices,  without  shoveling 
in  any  of  the  gravel. 

Same  of  18th:  The  mill  for  Warrens, 
which  was  to  come  from  Portland,  is  a 
fizzle.  The  Miners'  Quartz  Mill  Co.  will 
order  machinery  at  once  from  San  Fran- 
cisco, and  if  possible  have  it  in  operation 
by  the  last  of  September. 

On  the  Bockfellow  lead,  they  now  have  a 
tunnel  of  about  600  ft  in  length,  tapping 
the  vein  at  the  depth  of  175  ft.,  and  the  vein 
so  opened  as  to  materially  reduce  the  cost 
of  extraction.  The  vein  is  from  three;  > 
four  ft  wide  at  the  terminus  of  the  tunnel. 
The  ore  is  hard,  but  exhibits  in  places  re- 
markably rich  veins  of  thread  gold. 

Further  ox^enings  have  been  made  upon 
the  Hie  Jacet  vein,  and  the  ore  still  grows 
richer. 

A  new  discovery  has  been  made  on  the 
divide  between  Warren  and  Slaughte  r  creeks. 
The  vein  is  christened  the  Black  Hawk.  It 
is  13  in.  wide,  and  exhibits  rich  silver  ore. 

On  account  of  the  failure  of  water,  the 
arastra  of  Morton  &  Long  will  suspend  op- 
erations next  week. 

A  letter  from  Florence,  July  15th,  says: 
There  will  double  the  amount  of  gold  taken 
out  this  season  that  there  was  last  The 
Harpser  &  Liddle  tunnel  is  progressing 
finely. 

MONTANA. 

Diamond  City  correspondence  of  Helena 
Gazette,  July  10th :  Messrs.  Tylor  &  Allen 
have  a  drift  on  the  Ballarat  a  distance  of 
135  ft. ;  this  has  a  well-defined  crevice  of  3 
ft  in  solid  walls,  and  assays  $120  per  ton. 
On  the  Star   &  Bobtail,  the  quartz  looks 


®k  pining  m&  MtnMc  <gxt$$. 


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well     An  Eastern   ronijNUiy  wiU  erect  a 
mill  on  these  lodge  at  an  early  flay. 

Kinp;  k  Gillette  aro  constructing  a  bed- 
rock Hume  in  Confederate  Gulch.  They 
an-  employing  it  hands,  working  day  and 
night 

Dennis  Shehee  A  do.  are  working  Booklet 
liar  by  Imlruulu:  and  gronnd-aluioing.  They 
are  obtaining  an  excellent  yield  of  eoarae 
nngget  gold-  Mr.  Shehee  showed  over 
8800  in  beautiful  nngget  gold  that  was 
picked  up  from  the  bar  in  a  few  minutes' 
time. 

Good  pay  bos  been  struck  in  tho  main 
gulch  on  No.  70  by  Mr.  Spearing,  obtaining 
890  to  the  set  of  titulars. 

Montana  Pont,  July  18th :  At  the  conflu- 
ence of  Sawmill  and  Brown's  Gulchos,  the 
Golden  Gate  Oo.  is  preparing  for  tho  orec- 
tion  of  a  15-stamp  mill.  Timber  is  being 
taken  out,  the  lumber  prepared,  and  every- 
thing will  be  far  enough  advanced  to  put 
the  mill  in  operation  40  days  after  the  ar- 
rival of  the  balance  of  the  machinery  from 
Bouton.  The  mill  will  be  run  on  custom 
quartz  until  the  leads  of  the  company  are 
developed. 

The  Louane  has,  at  a  depth  of  20  ft.,  a 
crevice  of  i%  ft.,  with  2%  ft.  of  rich  rock, 
smooth,  perfect  walls,  and  assaying  from  20 
testa  an  average  of  §192.21,  about  80  per 
cent  of  which  is  silver  and  20  per  cent 
gold. 

Ore  from  the  True  Silver  lead  shows 
globules  of  silver  in  nearly  every  piece 
when  smelted  in  an  ordinary  furnace.  The 
Osceola  and  Minniska  also  prospect  finely. 
Stanton  &  Co.,  on  the  lilac k  lode,  have  a 
;i-ft.  crevice  of  good  ore. 

The  California  Co.  have  commenced  con- 
structing a  flume  to  their  ground. . .  .Hedge 
&  Brown  have  erected  a  hydraulic  on  the 
point  immediately  below  Brown's  Gulch, 
and  are  taking  out  §25  per  day  to  the  hand. 
. . .  .The  Davis  &  Patton  flume  is  a  perfect 

success Donegan  is  working  ground  on 

the  hill  opposite  Nevada,  and  is  taking  820 
per  day  to  the  hand.  J 

The  ditch  to  El  Dorado  bar  has  now  be- 
come a  fixed  fact  The  bar  is  three  miles 
long,  and  runs  back  from  the  Missouri 
river  two  miles.  The  ground  has  been 
pretty  extensively  prospected,  and  with 
water  to  ground-sluice  will  pay  from  $25  to 
830  per  day  to  the  hand.  The  capital  stock 
of  the  ditch  is  $85,000,  divided  into  shares 
of  $100  each.  The  estimated  cost  is  $44,- 
000. 

Democrat,  July  18th :  The  Gold  Mountain 
lode  has  been  purchased  by  the  Gaston  & 
Simpson  G.  M.  Co.  for  $23,000,  cash. 

Messrs.  Blackman  «fc  Co.  are  now  working 
the  ores  of  the  Bush  lode,  Junction  Dist. , 
in  an  arastra,  and  will  clean  up  this  week. 

In  Madison  county,  there  aro  23  quartz 
mills  and  five  arastras  completed  or  in  pro- 
cess of  erection. 

NEW  MEXICO. 

The  New  Mexican  learns  from  parties 
direct  from  the  Pinos  Altos  mines,  that 
there  are  now  in  and  about  these  mines 
noarly  1,200  miners,  and  the  number  is  con- 
tinually increased  by  arrivals  from  Arizona, 
California,  Colorado  and  Texas.  The  Pinos 
Altos  Mining  Co.  has  commenced  work  with 
their  new  quartz  mill,  and  the  result  has 
exceeded  their  most  sanguine  expectations. 
One  of  the  firm  refused  $25,000  for  his  in- 
terest in  the  lode. 

NEVADA. 

Bceso  River, 

From  the  Reveille,  July  22d :  "We  were 
shown  to-day  a  magnificent  specimen  of  an- 
timonial  sulphuret  ore,  taken  from  a  depth 
of  2(50  ft.  on  the  Fortuna  ledge  on  Lander 
Hill.  The  ledge  at  this  depth  is  of  good  size. 

The  machinery  is  arriving  for  the  fine 
mill  of  the  Combination  Co.  to  be  erected  in 
the  Silver  Bend  Dist. 

Same  of  24th :  Mr.  S.  P.  Boberts  appears 
to  have  struck  it  rich  in  his  great  Silver 
Mountain  ledge  in  Ophir  Canon,  Twin  Biver 
Dist.  In  an  opening  a  few  feet  below  the 
surface  he  obtained  ore  assaying  as  high  as 
$500  per  ton. 

Mr.  G.  B.  Montgomery  called  at  our 
office  this  morning  with  a  grand  specimen 
of  ore  from  the  Old  Dominion  ledge  at  Hot 
Creek.  The  specimen  was  of  large  size, 
and  the  rich  purplish  brown  horn  silver  ex- 
tended through  the  mass.  Some  two  tons 
of  the  ore  were  brought  in  and  delivered  to 
the  Keystone  mill  for  reduction. 

Same  of  25th:  Work  has  been  resumed 
upon  the  Savage  mine,  with  every  prospect 
of  being  continued  under  favorable  circum- 
stances. A  level  is  being  run  to  the  west- 
ward— from  which  almost  no  ore  had  been 
hitherto  extracted — in  which  a  large  vein  is 
developed,  and  the  ore  though  not  of  a  high 
grade  is  of  a  good  milling  quality. 

We  learn  from  Cortez  Dist.  that  the  mill 
of  the  Mount  Tenabo  Co.  is  working  finely, 
aud  that  several  hundred  pounds  of  bullion 
had   accumulated.      The  bullion   will   be 


melted  und  assayed  at  themiU,  and  furnaces 
are  being  erected  furthe  purpose.  Tnofirst 
shipment  of  silver  bars  will  be  made  abont 
the  1st  of  August  Vigorous  and  systematic 
work  is  going  ahead  upon  the  Cortez  Giant 
mine  (if  the  company,  attended  by  encoura- 
ging developments.  The  St.  Louis  mine 
continues  to  yield  an  abundance  of  high 
grade  ore. 

Tho  "Goose  Creek  Bangers"  have  re- 
turned. Although  the  party  left  Austin  for 
Goose  Creek,  they  did  not  get  within  100 
miles  of  its  waters.  Before  thoy  had  fairly 
prospected  their  discoveries,  they  were 
obliged  to  return  hither  for  provisions,  but 
they  believe  they  have  found  tho  "richest 
thing"  or  tho  "biggest  bilk"  in  the  country. 
Cold  was  discovered  some  five  day's  journey 
from  this  city,  GO  or  70  miles  northeast  of 
Gravelly  Ford,  on  the  Humboldt  river,  iu  a 
gulch  which  they  named  McCann  Guleh,  in 
which  there  is  a  stream  runningabout  1,500 
in.  of  water,  emptying  apparently  into  tho 
( >\vyhco.  They  also  discovered  quartz  ledges 
in  the  vicinity,  organized  the  Tuscarora 
Dist.,  and  adopted  regulations  similar  to 
those  of  the  Beese  River  districts, 

Same  of  2lith :  The  Keystone  mill  will  be 
closed  in  a  few  days,  for  enlargement  and 
general  improvement.  The  mill  will  now 
be  furnished  with  two  additional  roasting 
furnaces,  making  eight  in  all ;  and  its  pans 
■will  be  increased  to  14  and  its  settlers  to 
six.  The  pans  will  be  entirely  new  ;  the 
battery  will  be  repaired  ;  and  the  gearing 
machinery  overhauled  and  put  in  the  best 
condition.  These  repairs  will  be  completed 
in  about  three  weeks. 

Silver  Be»d  Reporter,  July  20th :  A  few 
tons  of  ore  from  the  Northumberland  ledge, 
in  the  district  of  that  name,  were  recently 
reduced,  and  yielded  about  $85  per  ton. 
The  ledge  is  about  6  ft.  thick,  and  this  is 
said  to  be  only  an  average  of  the  ore 
throughout  its  entire  width. 

We  understand  that  at  a  depth  of  about 
25  ft.  upon  the  Silver  Queen  location,  just 
north  of  the  Silver  Champion,  a  splendid 
body  of  ore  has  been  found  about  4  ft.  in 
thickness.  Also,  that  at  a  depth  of  80  ft. 
upon  the  Mountain  Queen,  lying  between 
the  Transylvania  and  Quintera,  a  ledge  has 
been  developed  which  shows  a  stratum  of 
good  milling  ore  4  ft  wide. 

In  regard  to  the  suspension  of  work  on 
the  La  Plata  mill,  at  Park  Canon,  we  have 
received  a  note  from  the  Supt,  G.  B.  Mont- 
gomery, which  says  :  ' '  The  inability  of  the 
Supt.  to  get  the  mine  properly  opened  is,  I 
presume,  the  principal  cause  of  the  tempo- 
rary suspension  of  work  on  the  mill.  The 
adamantine  hardness  of  the  rock  has  made 
the  progress  much  slower  than  was  ex- 
pected. In  vindication  of  myself,  I  may 
say  I  have  employed  none  but  the  best 
miners,  have  had  as  many  on  night  and  day 
as  could  be  worked  to  advantage,  and  will 
continue  to  push  the  work  just  as  fast  as  it 
can  be  done  in  such  rock.  I  presume  work 
will  be  resumed  on  the  mill  as  soon  as  the 
mine  is  penetrated  in  the  second  level  and 
opened  to  some  extent " 

Same  of  27th  :  We  learn  that  Messrs. 
Coffee  &  Bobinson,  who  have  been  inspect- 
ing the  mines  of  this  district,  will  immedi- 
ately remove  to  this  place  from  Esmeralda 
county  the  Bodie  mill,  of  eight  stamps, 
owned  by  them,  It  will  be  used  as  a  cus- 
tom mill. 

Several  loads  of  ore  from  the  McAleer 
mill  will  arrive  to-day,  via  Austin. 

Piihranagat. 

From  the  Silver  Bend  Reporter  of  July 
20th :  Times  here  are  dull,  but  we  are  all 
waiting  for  something  better,  which  yet 
seems  a  long  way  off.  Mr.  Ostram  is  push- 
ing the  work  along  on  his  10-stamp  mill. 
It  will  probably  be  ready  to  run  by  Septem- 
ber next.  Mr.  Island  is  developing  his 
mines. 

Same  of  27th  has  a  letter  from  Hiko, 
July  19th.  We  quote  :  All  of  the  money 
expended  upon  the  mines  of  Pahranagat 
has  been  under  the  direction  of  confident 
and  overweening  inexperience  and  extrav- 
agance, and  therefore  there  have  been 
no  very  beneficial  results  to  this  section, 
nor  can  we  hope  for  any  until  a  radical 
change  occurs  throughout  our  entire  system 
of  mining  operations.  Our  mines  are  un- 
surpassed, but  we  must  have  men  to  de- 
velop them  who  aro  practical,  and  "will  not 
be  blinded  in  their  judgment  by  obsolete 
theories. 

Reveille,  of  25th  :  We  received,  the  other 
day,  a  sample  of  coal  from  Mr.  Henry  Bay- 
mond,  of  Pahranagat,  which  is  said  to  have 
been  discovered  about  15  utiles  from  Hiko, 
the  county  seat  of  Lincoln.  It  is  a  good- 
looking  article  of  anthracite  coal,  and  was 
found  in  a  vein  15  inches  thick  on  the  sur- 
face. 
"Wsislioe. 

[In  the  Stock  Circular,  in  another  portion 
of  this  paper,  will  be  found  late  mining 
news  from  this  district.  1 


From  the  Trespass,  July  27th :  During 
the  past  week  there  has  been  dispatched 
from  the  office  of  Wells,  Fargo  &  Co.,  in 
this  city,  5,114  lbs.  of  assaved  bullion 
valued  at  $134,280.63;  from  their  offioe  in 
Gold  Hill,  4.211  His.,  valued  at $121, 6 ?4 66. 

The  heavy  cog  wheel  and  pump  crank  for 
tic  t  inula  &  Curry  Co.  have  arrived,  and 
will  shortly  be  put  in  position  at  tho  Bonner 
shaft. 

Messrs.  Jauin  A-  Parks  are  building  a  mill 
in  tho  canon  below  the  Gould  <te  Cnrry, 
which  will  bo  used  entirely  for  the  working 
of  concentrated  tailings.  The  mill  is  80  ft. 
iu  length  aud  40  iu  width,  is  located  close 
by  Paine  &  Stevens'  new  separator  and  sul- 
phurot-saver,  and  will  work  its  concentra- 
tions. 

In  the  north  mine  of  tho  Savage,  a  con- 
siderable vein  of  water  was  penetrated 
Thursday.  The  first  winze,  better  kuown 
as  the  middle  winze,  has  been  passed,  and 
the  drift  is  now  being  pushed  for  the  north 
winze,  235  ft.  distant,  with  a  probability  of 
running  in  good  ore  the  entire  distance. 

In  the  new  Hale  &  Norcross  shaft,  a  large 
body  of  water  has  beeu  encountered  and  has 
become  somewhat  troublesome.  The  lower 
levels  of  the  mine  are  looking  well. 

Bepairs  on  the  Bullion  shaft  ore  nearly 
completed. 

The  Overman  ore  now  averages  $45  per 
ton.     Four  mills  are  engaged  in  reducing  it. 

Territorial  Enterprise,  July  27th :  At  the 
south  shaft  of  the  Yellow  Jacket  two  new 
60-horse  power  engines  have  been  erected 
for  hoisting,  while  the  old  Corliss  engine, 
which  formerly  did  all  the  work,  will  be 
used  for  pumping  only.  New  rails  have 
been  put  in,  all  the  car  tracks  on  the  sur- 
face have  been  reconstructed,  and  the  mine 
is  now  in  a  shape  to  be  easily  and  profitably 
worked. 

The  frame  of  the  main  ibuilding  ofj  the 
new  hoisting  works  of  the  Crown  Point  Co. 
is  now  up,  and  the  machinery  will  be  put 
in  position  as  soon  as  possible.  The  new 
works  will  be  first  class  in  every  respect 

The  new  hoisting  works  of  the  Sierra  Ne- 
vada mine  are  nearly  completed,  and  the 
machinery  is  being  placed  in  position.  The 
new  plunger  for  the  big  pump  is  at  the 
works,  and  the  puinp  will  be  ready  and 
work  recommenced  in  the  mine  about  the 
1st  of  September. 

OREGON. 

From  the  Sentinel  of  July  13th:  There 
are  continued  good  mining  prospects  in 
Jackson  county.  More  diggings  have  been 
struck  in  the  vicinity  of  Pleasant  creek.  A 
continuation  of  an  old  channel  has  appa- 
rently been  found,  richer  than  ever.  The 
gold  obtained  is  coarse  and  heavy,  being 
worth  $16.50  in  this  market.  Pleasant 
creek,  heretofore,  has  been  considered  one 
of  the  best  mining  camps  in  the  country, 
and  if  this  new  discovery  proves  to  be  as 
rich  as  it  is  now  thought,  it  will  firmly  es- 
tablish its  reputation  for  rich  diggings. 

Another  lump  of  gold  has  been  picked 
up  in  Jackson  county,  which  is  large  enough 
to  awaken  some  of  the  buried  recollections 
of  '49ers.     It  weighs  146  ozs. 

A  letter  from  Canyon  City  to  the  Moun- 
taineer says :  We  expect  to  have  our  quartz 
mill  up  and  in  running  order  before  the 
middle  of  next  month,  on  Elk  creek,  when 
Grant  county  will  show  the  world  that  she 
is  rich  in  gold-bearing  quartz.  The  I.  X.  L. 
Co.,  at  Prairie  Diggings,  four  miles  from 
here,  also  contemplate  putting  up  a  mill 
this  season.  Their  prospects  are  very  flat- 
tering for  large  returns. 

The  Oregonian  says  parties  are  trying  to 
procure  a  quartz  mill  in  Portland,  to  be  lo- 
cated in  a  newly-discovered  rich  quartz  dis- 
trict on  the  middle  fork  of  John  Day  river. 

UTAH. 

The  Vedette  of  July  20th,  says  of  the  mines 
on  Strawberry :  We  have  not  yet  such  in- 
formation as  we  consider  reliable,  in  relation 
to  the  extent  and  richness  of  these  new 
mines.  Bumors  of  all  kinds  are  afloat  and 
persons  in  business  and  out  of  it  are  rushing 
out  there  wildly.  It  is  said  that  a  few  per- 
sons came  in  from  there  very  quietly,  flitted 
about  town  so  noiselessly  that  they  were  not 
"shadowed,"  and  suddenly  disappeared. 

Col.  Bright,  Special  Postal  Agent,  has  ar- 
rived in  town.  He  is  said  to  report  that 
the  new  mines  are  good ;  that  tho  quartz 
lode  discovered  is  a  rich  thing,  and  the 
placer  diggings,  as  far  as  opened,  were  pay- 
ing from  $15  to  $30  a  day.  On  the  strength 
of  the  late  accounts  numerous  other  parties 
will  start  for  the  new  El  Dorado  to-morrow 
and  next  day. 

The  Beese  Biver  Reveille  says  the  excite- 
ment grew  out  of  some  new  developments 
on  Willow  Creek,  at  a  point  some  15  miles 
from  the  telegraph  station  at  the  South 
Pass,  and  about  2G0  miles  east  of  Salt  Lake 
city. 

The  Salt  Lake  Telegraph  of  the  19th  inst. 
says,  that  a  Mr.  Gilmore  returned  from  the 


mines  of  South  Pass,  and  called  at  its  office 
with  a  few  specimens  of  the  gold.  There 
were  about  50  persons  there  when  he  left, 
but  hundreds  were  on  the  way.  He  reports 
the  diggings  as  near  the  headwaters  of  the 
Sweetwater,  four  miles  from  Lander's  Ore- 
gon cut-off,  eight  miles  from  tho  Lander 
junction  with  tho  South  Pass,  and  about  12 
miles  from  the  Pacific  Springs.  The  travel 
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Notices  to  Correspondents. 

Ncbtoltjs  is  desirous  of  knowing  the  date 
of  the  earliest  coinage,  and  also  tlie  order 
in  which  the  metals  were  first  formed 
in  the  shape  of  coined  money,  as  is  recog- 
nized in  the  present  age.  "We  have  al- 
ready, in  part,  explained  one  part  of  this 
query,  which  will  be  found  in  our  "No- 
tices to  Correspondents "  of  the  first  of 
June.  There  can  scarcely  be  a  doubt  but 
the  Greeks  were  the  first  inventors  of  a 
proper  coinage ;  nor  a  single  coin,  or  the 
mention  of  a  single  coin,  of  any  other 
nation  is  handed  historically  down  to  us 
prior  to  the  earliest  known  Greek  coin. 
As  a  means  of  exchange,  but  precedent 
to  the  coinage  of  proper  money,  antiqua- 
rians generally  concur  that  silver  was 
first  employed  for  this  purpose  in  the 
shape  of  pins,  or  pieces  of  wire,  of  which 
a  certain  conventional  number  was  termed 
a  handful.  Marco  Polo  describes  a"  simi- 
lar currency  in  gold  as  being  used  in 
some  of  the  Chinese  provinces  which  he 
traversed.  The  gold  was  formed  into 
small  rods,  from  wrhich  were  cut  certain 
lengths,  which  passed  according  to  their 
weight.  It  is  supposed  that  about  six  or 
seven  centuries  before  the  Christian  era, 
solid  lumps  of  silver,  corresponding  to 
the  "handful,"  came  into  use  at  iEgina, 
which,  as  a  pledge  of  their  value,  was 
impressed  with  a  stamp  or  public  seal. 
Herodotus,  however,  supposed  that  the 
coinage  of  money  was  first  attempted  by 
the  Lydians  ;  and  some  gold  and  silver 
coins  found  around  its  ancient  capital 
would  tend  to  place  the  introduction  of 
coinage  as  early  as  the  time  of  Croesus. 
The  age  of  these  is,  however,  problemati- 
cal. After  silver,  a  small  kind  of  copper 
coinage  was  introduced,  which,  however, 
only  circulated  as  a  species  of  token. 
The  gold  coinage  at  the  time  of  Aristo- 
phanes (430  B.  C.)  consisted  of  darics. 
About  four  centuries  before  Christ,  Peri- 
cles enumerated  amongst  the  resources  of 
Athens  gold  and  silver  in  the  form  of 
bullion  and  minted  silver,  but  no  minted 
gold. 

Theologian. — Genesis  and  geology  are 
respectively  in  many  points  discordant 
with  each  other  when  examined  in  minute 
detail,  especially  if  taken  in  a  literal 
sense.  In  one,  and  that  the  most  im- 
portant respect  of  all — namely,  the  Gene- 
sis of  Creation — the  revelation  of  Holy 
"Writ  and  the  speculations  of  the  most 
brilliant  scientists  the  world  has  produced 
arc  completely  accordant.  "In  the  be- 
ginning, God  created  the  heaven  and  the 
earth.  And  the  earth  was  without  form  and 
void ;  and  darkness  was  vpon  the  face  of 
the  deep. "  With  the  words  italicized,  the 
Bible  and  the  opinions  of  philosophers 
perfectly  agree.  Constantly  and  accumu- 
lating observations  corroborate  the  de- 
scription given. 


New  Quartz  Mill.—  A  large  engine  and 
quartz  mill  was  shipped  from  tliis  city,  on 
Friday  last,  for  the  Eureka  mining  com- 
pany at  Grass  Valley.  The  machinery  was 
manufactured  at  the  Vulcan  Foundry. 


The  Central  Pacific  Railroad. 

Having  recently  passed  over  this  grand 
thoroughfare,  we  propose  to  offer  a  few  ob- 
servations, -which  have  been  suggested  by 
the  trip.  The  present  terminus  is  at  Cisco 
(a  badly-named  town),  ninety-four  miles 
from  Sacramento.  Fare,  $9.50.  The  man- 
agers of  the  road  have  ever  shown"  exceed- 
ing liberality  to  excursionists,  and  now  offer 
tickets  to  jueasure-seekers  to  go  and  return 
at  half  price. 

Our  train  of  two  well-filled  cars  started 
at  6%  o'clock  A.  M.,  drawn  by  the  Califor- 
nia-built locomotive,  "A.  A.  Sargent" 
Breakfasted,  fifteen  minutes,  at  the  "Junc- 
tion," seventeen  miles  from  Sacramento, 
where  our  Marysville  friends  took  the 
Northern  California  Bailroad,  leaving  us 
plenty  of  elbow-room  during  the  rest  of  the 
trip.  At  Rockland,  twenty-five  miles  from 
Sacramento,  we  passed  the  granite  quarries 
which  are  supplying  excellent  material  for 
the  State  Capitol  and  the  Fort  Point  fortifi- 
cations of  San  Francisco  harbor. 

From  Rockland  to  Colfax,  some  thirty 
miles,  we  have  the  changing  scenery  of 
California  foothills  and  mountains,  pleasant 
and  common-place  to  old  mountain  rovers, 
but  of  a  brightening  interest  to  the  amateur 
beholder.  Beyond  Colfax,  we  pass  "Cape 
Horn, "  describing  a  three-fourths  of  a  mile 
circle,  as  of  a  race-track,  viewing  from  the 
inner  side  a  steep  ravine  and  deep,  gorge- 
ous scenery.  Almost  the  entire  road  from 
this  point  upward  is  an  ever-varying  sys- 
tem of  curves,  around  which  our  train 
seemed  to  meander  as  easily  and  gracefully 
as  a  fairy  waltzer.  Suddenly  we  are  over- 
looking (almost  overhanging)  the  buff-col- 
ored bed  of  the  American  river  and  its  forks ; 
the  precipice  below  our  track  being  1, 500 
feet  high.  Rarely  has  it  been  our  privilege 
to  view  so  grand  and  picturesque  a  land- 
scape, even  in  the  most  inaccessible  and 
wild  recesses  of  our  famous  California 
mountains. 

For  four  or  five  miles  above  Emigrant- 
Gap  the  track  is  laid  upon  a  bed  of  hard 
lava  cement,  after  which  we  abruptly  strike 
upon  the  clear,  solid  granite,  forming  an 
immense  belt  four  miles  in  width,  and  ex- 
tending to  the  present  terminus.  It  is  here 
this  great  work  shows  in  all  its  stupendous 
magnitude.  From  point  to  point  the  rails 
appear  as  mere  pencil  marks  upon  the  white 
granite,  laid  ux^on  a  track  grooved  out  of 
the  adamantine  sides  of  an  almost  continu- 
ous precipice,  while  the  locomotive  follows 
the  firmly-imbedded  rails,  with  its  shrill 
whistle  echoing  from  a  thousand  reverbe- 
rating, rocky  points,  grand,  towering,  rug- 
ged peaks,  and  jagged,  deep-mouthed 
canons.  Acres  of  as  fine  and  true  blocks 
as  ever  entered  into  the  construction  of  a 
palace  have  been  thrown  down  on  one  side 
by  the  powerful  blasts,  and  now  lie  in  in- 
different piles,  supporting  the  embankment 
of  the  road  in  some  places  to  the  depth  of 
hundreds  of  feet.  The  altitude  of  the  road 
here  is  about  6,000  feet.  Upon  the  granite 
range  rests  innumerable  lakes,  in  basins 
beautifully  fringed  with  fine  foliaged  firs 
and  pines.  Looking  west,  the  railroad 
overlooks  one  of  these  crystal  sheets  and 
the  tops  of  its  surrounding  pines. 

Just  above  the  grade,  two  miles  below 
Cisco,  is  situated  Crystal  Lake,  with  an 
area  of  over  100  acres.  No  grander  loca- 
tion or  truer  name  could  be  chosen  for  it. 
Climate  cold  and  bracing,  exceedingly  favor- 
able for  invalids.  The  air  (especially  to 
those  who  climb  the  surrounding  hills)  is 
decidedly  appetizing.  Mr.  Fogg  keeps  a 
comfortable  house,  and  Crystal  Lake  is  des- 
tined to  become  an  extensive  resort. 

The  morning  train  arrives  at  Cisco  at 
11.30,  mailing  ninety-four  miles,  with  an 
ascent  of  6,000  feet,  in  about  five  hours, 
averaging,  exclusive  of  stoppages,  some 
twenty-five  miles  per  hour.  This  train  con- 
nects with  the  stages  (three  in  number)  for 
Virginia  City,  State  of  Nevada.  On  its  re- 
turn, the  train  leaves  Cisco  at  1. 30  p.  m.  , 


taking  the  morning  passengers  from  Vir- 
ginia City,  arriving  at  Sacramento  at  6.40 
p.  M.  Another  train  goes  east  from  Sacra- 
mento at  3.30  p.  M.,  returning  from  Cisco 
at  7.45  the  next  morning.  The  conductors 
of  these  trains  are  obliging  men. 

For  days,  the  novelty  of  seeing  and  hear- 
ing the  movements  of  the  locomotives  and 
trains  amid  such  gigantic  rocky  masses  and 
remote  mountain  scenes,  failed  to  lose  its 
impressive  greatness  upon  one's  mind. 

We  shall  next  week  speak  briefly  of  the 
grade,  tunnels,  workshop,  etc.,  of  this  road. 

A  California  Mine  op  Graphite. — We 
condense  the  following  from  the  corres- 
pondence of  the  Bulletin :  The  Messrs.  Ma- 
comber,  of  Tennessee  Gulch,  near  Wood's 
Creek,  about  a  mile  and  a  half  from  Sonora, 
Tuolumne  county,  discovered  in  1853  a 
well-defined  vein  of  plumbago,  of  18  to  20 
feet  in  width.  But  little  was  done  towards 
developing  it  until  within  the  past  year  or 
two.  The  Messrs.  M.  commeneedthe  work- 
ing with  a  primitive  barrel-churn  arrange- 
ment of  their  own  construction,  by  means 
of  which  the  graphite  was  separated  from 
the  sand  and  other  impurities,  and,  sus- 
pended in  water,  was  run  into  shallow  tanks 
and  settled.  The  water  being  then  drawn 
off,  the  sediment  was  dried  in  the  sun,  and 
was  ready  for  market.  A  considerable  quan- 
tity, prepared  by  this  means,  was  sent  to 
New  York  and  to  England,  where  its  excel- 
lent quality  created  a  demand  for  it  at  $100 
per  ton.  The  Messrs.  M.  are  now  prepared 
to  work  the  mine  in  a  systematic  manner. 
Lon  cylinders,  moved  by  water  power,  took 
the  place  of  the  wooden  barrel  turned  by 
hand.  By  this  means,  from  25  to  30  tons 
per  week  were  prepared.  But  the  demand 
increasing,  improvements  were  introduced 
by  which  nearly  that  quantity  is  prepared 
daily.  Instead  of  the  cylinders,  a  sort  of 
arastra  or  puddling  machine,  20  feet  in 
diameter,  is  used.  A  tank  200  feet  in  length 
capable  of  holding  the  proceeds  of  30  days' 
work,  receives  the  water  which  runs  from 
this,  holding  the  black-lead  in  suspension. 

The  total  cost  of  production,  including 
bags,  freight  to  this  city,  and  freight  to 
Liverpool  or  New  York,  is  not  more  than 
$50  per  ton ;  leaving  a  profit  of  $50. 


The  Martinez  Flour  Mill. — The  new 
flour  mill  of  Coffin  &  Standish,  which  we 
have  ah'eady  noticed  as  in  progress  of  erec- 
tion at  Martinez,  is  rapidly  approaching 
completion.  It  is  intended  that  this  mill 
shall  be  one  of  the  most  complete  in  the 
State.  It  has  a  large  capacity  for  storage, 
and  the  wheat  which  will  be  handled  entirely 
by  machinery,  will  be  cleaned  in  the  most 
thorough  manner,  passing  through  suction 
fans  and  blowers,  and  compound  screens,  at 
least  five  times.  Captain  Coffin  is  one  of 
the  earliest  pioneers,  and  no  man  stands 
higher  than  he  does  as  a  man  of  probity  and 
correctness  in  all  matters  of  business.  His 
partner,  Mr.  Standish,  is  a  thorough  master 
of  the  flour  business,  and  we  predict  for 
their  brand  a  reputation  which  will  be  ex- 
celled by  no  other  of  the  kind  on  the  Pacific 
coast.  Captain  Coffin  is  not  the  man  to  do 
anything  loosely  or  by  halves. 

Nevada  County. — A  recent  brief  visit  to 
this  county  afforded  us  much  pleasure.  Its 
mines  show  plain  evidences  of  permanent 
thrift.  Sections  which  will  permit  the 
combining  of  mining  with  agriculture,  hor- 
ticulture and  domestic  manufactures,  are 
destined  to  increase  in  popularity  in  every 
part  of  our  State.  Nevada  City  has  steadily 
improved.  Its  handsomely-improved  home- 
steads prove  that  its  fortunate  citizens  are 
content  to  remain  in  the  land  which  gives 
them  wealth.  Grass  Valley  has  increased 
its  proportions  beyond  all  precedent  in  the 
history  of  mining  towns.  Business  at  pres- 
ent is  dull  iu  both  places.  This  lull  in 
affairs,  we  trust,  however,  is  only  the  fore- 
runner of  a  healthy  re-action.  We  regret 
not  having  been  able  to  make  a  more  ex- 
tended visit  in  the  county. 


A  Bread-Making  Machine. 

We  have  often  wondered,  as  we  have  wit- 
nessed the  slow  process  of  kneading,  weigh- 
ing and  molding  the  dough  for  bread,  that 
some  genius  has  not,  long  ere  the  present 
time,  in  this  inventive  age,  devised  some 
kind  of  machinery  by  which  this  tedious 
and  simple  labor  may  be  abbreviated  ;  es- 
pecially in  our  large  baking  establishments, 
where  the  great  length  of  time  required  for 
so  much  manipulation  often  seriously  affects 
the  quality  of  the  bread  itself.  These  con- 
siderations having  often  been  forced  upon 
us,  we  were  not  a  little  surprised,  a  few 
days  since,  at  receiving  a  polite  note  from 
Mr.  John  DeArey,  corner  Third  and  Perry 
streets,  in  this  city,  to  call  at  his  bakery  and 
witness  the  operation  of  a  "Bread Machine." 
Having  availed  of  the  opportunity,  we  were 
shown  into  a  room,  one  corner  of  which 
was  filled  up  with  wheels,  shafts,  boxes, 
etc.,  which  Mr.  DeArey  assured  us  were  the 
remains  of  condemned  bread-making  ma- 
chinery, which  he  had  been  at  work  upon 
for  the  past  three  or  four  years,  until  the 
result  of  his  experiments  had  finally  culmi- 
nated in  a  simple  and  effective  machine 
which,  with  two  assistants,  he  immediately 
commenced  to  put  in  operation. 

The  "sponge,"  or  dough,  was  placed 
upon  a  long  table  or  bench,  such  as  is  gen- 
erally used  by  bakers  for  such  purposes.  A 
workman  cuts  off  a  piece  large  enough  to 
make  about  six  or  eight  loaves;  this  mass 
of  dough  is  then  placed  in  an  inclined 
trough,  from  which  it'  slides  down  between 
a  pair  of  wooden  rollers,  by  which  process 
it  is  drawn  out  and  worked.  After  passing 
three  times  between  these  rollers  it  is  re- 
moved to  another  set  of  rollers  near  by, 
which  are  accurately  gauged,  according  to 
the  weight  of  loaves  required.  As  it  passes 
through  these,  it  is  received  upon  a  revolv- 
ing apron,  by  which  it  is  taken  away  from 
the  rollers  in  a  long  ribbon-like  sheet,  of 
uniform  thickness  and  width.  As  this  sheet 
moves  along,  a  revolving  knife  is  made  to 
cut  it  into  equal  lengths,  each  length  being 
of  the  precise  weight  for  a  loaf.  Precision 
is  arrived  at  by  the  dough  being  brought  to 
a  uniform  density  by  being  repeatedly 
passed  between  the  rollers  as  described.  As 
the  loaves  are  thus  laid  out  on  the  apron, 
an  attendant  quickly  folds  them  up  into  a 
proper  shape  for  baking,  and  places  them 
into  suitable  receptacles  in  which  to  "raise" 
and  be  taken  to  the  oven. 

By  the  aid  of  this  machine,  the  work  of 
two  and  a  half  hours,  by  the  usual  hand  pro- 
cess, is  readily  accomplished  in  thirty  min- 
utes. Besides  the  saving  of  time,  a  great 
improvement  is  effected  in  the  quality  of 
the  bread.  It  is  well  known  to  all  bakers 
and  good  housewives,  that  when  bread  is 
fermented  by  yeast  or  leaven,  the  flour  un- 
dergoes a  change,  or  partial  decomposition, 
giving  off  carbonic  acid  ;  and  that,  if  the 
fermentation  is  not  arrested  at  the  proper 
time,  by  baking,  the  resulting  bread  is  sour. 
Housewives  endeavor  to  correct  this  acidity 
by  adding  soda,  or  saleratus,  thus  producing 
a  compound  unfit  for  a  human  stomach. 

In  large  baking  establishments  it  is  found 
impossible,  with  the  ordinary  force  of  hands 
employed,  to  weigh  and  mold  the  loaves 
after  the  dough  is  ready  for  that  operation, 
before  the  fermentation  has  proceeded  too 
far ;  and  the  consequence  is  sour  bread. 
The  baker  cannot  help  it — he  has  too  much 
manual  labor  to  perform,  and  which  must 
be  done  to  avoid  it. 

Now  this  machine  of  Mr.  DeArey  comes 
in  just  here,  and  relieves  the  baker  of  this 
annoyance  by  the  speed  with  which  it 
works,  and  enables  him  to  be  always  sure 
of  his  "  batch,"  and  his  customers  need 
never  be  troubled  with  sour  bread.  All  this 
is  in  addition  to  the  saving  of  time,  and  con- 
sequently of  money,  which  is  the  equiva- 
lent of  time. 

Mr.  DeArey  has  made  application  for  a 
patent  for  his  invention  through  the  MIN- 
ING   AND  ScrENTHTO  PRESS  PATENT  AGENCY, 

and  will  soon  be  prepared  to  furnish  his  im- 
portant improvement  to  the  trade  generally. 
In  the  meantime,  he  will  be  happy  to  show 
the  working  of  the  machine  to  such  as  may 
feel  interested  in  its  merits.  It  may  be 
seen  at  work  every  day  about  11  o'clock  a. 
m.  We  look  upon  this  as  one  more  addition 
to  the  really  meritorious  inventions  of  the 
Pacific  Coast. 


$b*  Pining  and  £tinttiftc  §  tm. 


73 


The  Xew  Market. — The  new  California 
Market  was  opened  for  business  on  the  1st 
inst.  The  public  were  admitted  on  the  pre- 
vious evening,  and  the  institution  was  pro- 
nounced a  "-tin  ess."  The  building  has  a 
front  of  175  feet  on  Pine,  and  7.")  feet  on 
California  street  It  is  275  feet  in  depth, 
and  21  foot  in  hight  to  the  ceiling.  Tho 
largo  and  convenient  basement  has  a  hight 
of  10  yt  foot,  and  everything  necessary  to  be 
done  about  a  market,  which  might  offend 
the  senses  of  sight  or  smell,  is  done  there. 
Tho  arrangements  for  draiuago  are  jvery 
complete.  All  offal  is  at  once  disposed  of 
by  the  way  of  the  spacious  sewer.  The  floor 
of  tho  basement  is  of  asphaltum,  and  is  so 
inclined  that  water  Hows  at  onco  into  tho 
drain.  The  stalls  are  in  rows  with  wide 
passage-ways  between ;  and  thoso  devoted 
to  tho  different  kinds  of  provisions  are  sys- 
tematically arranged,  each  class  by  itself. 

The  ooet  is  given  at  §260,000,  including 
the  amount  paid  for  a  portion  of  the  old 
Washington  Market,  purchased  by  the  pro- 
prietors of  the  new  structure.  The  rent  for 
stalls  is  about  S5H,O00per  annum. 

l{\n.noAD  Intentions. — Wo  were  shown, 
last  week,  several  inventions  of  Mr.  L 
II.  Graves,  master  mechanic  of  tho  C.  P. 
II.  i;.,  at  Sacramento.  His  device  for  re- 
ducing the  friction  on  car  wheels  while 
turning  curves,  appears  plain  and  practica- 
ble. Its  saving  of  power  has  been  demon- 
strated by  the  application  of  a  dynamometer 
of  his  own  construction,  which  measures 
the  force  of  resistance  of  a  car  ascending 
grades  or  turning  curves.  Another  inven- 
tion of  Mr.  Graves'  consists  in  a  new  method 
of  confining  the  sparks  and  fine  cinders  in 
the  snioke  stack  of  a  locomotive  without 
obstructing  the  draft.  Another  important 
one  is  that  of  enlarging  and  contracting  the 
size  of  the  steam  exhaust  pipe — changing  it 
readily  and  gauging  it  accurately — by 
which  means  considerable  fuel  is  saved. 

These  improvements  are  all  in  the  line  of 
Mr.  Graves'  business,  and  their  merits  have 
been  tested  by  practice.  At  a  proper  time 
we  shall  be  permitted  to  give  a  full  descrip- 
tion of  the  inventions. 


Mining  Suits. — Three  important  suits 
against  the  Union  Copper  Mining  Co.  were 
tried  at  the  recent  session  of  the  District 
court  held  in  San  Andreas,  Calaveras  county. 
The  amount  involved  is  over  two  millions 
of  dollars.  The  first  was  that  of  the  Inimi- 
table Mining  Co.,  claiming  that  the  Inimi- 
table and  Union  were  two  different,  leads. 
Verdict  for  defendants.  The  second  was 
that  of  Mortimer  Phelps,  to  recover  one- 
thirteenth  interest  in  the  Union  mine  and 
property.  Verdict  for  the  plaintiff.  The 
third  was  thatof  EstellaMay  Beed,  (daughter 
of  Wm.  IL  Reed,  the  discoverer  and  locator 
of  the  mine,)  for  two-thirteenths  interest  in 
the  mine.  This  suit  was  continued,  and 
testimony  ordered  to  be  taken  in  San  Fran- 
cisco. Patterson  and  Storme  for  the  plain- 
tiffs, and  H.  &  C.  McAllister  for  the  defend- 
ants in  each  and  all  of  the  three  cases. 


The  Grape  Chop  appears  to  be  equally 
as  promising  as  the  grain  crop.  From  pres- 
ent indications  it  will  largely  exceed  that  of 
last  year,  and  the  wine  presses  will  soon  flow 
with  new  wine,  while  the  delicious  fruit  of 
the  vine  will  everywhere  abound  to  nourish 
and  invigorate  the  system  with  its  health 
giving  qualities. 

The  Sea  Walti. — A  H.  Houston  has  the 
contract  for  constructing  two  sections  of 
the  sea  wall,  for  $280, 000,  with  the  probable 
addition,  attheendof  sixmonths, of  .1570,000; 
the  completion  of  a  portion  of  one  section 
being  contingent  upon  the  condition  of  the 
treasury.  The  spaces  included  are  those  be- 
tween Union  and  Vallejo,  and  Pacific  and 
Washington  streets.  Work  will  be  com- 
menced in  about  two  weeks. 


Communication  Received. — Number  two 
from  our  Paris  correspondent  will  appear 
next  week. 


W.  Wallace  Webster, 
Boston. 

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PIONEER    STORE. 


J.  Bertram  Webster, 

Stockton,  Cat. 

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-A_gric-ultural    Machines,    Hardware,  Crockery, 

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Stooltton,    California. 

Office  In  Bo.ton,  .Yo.:io  Central  Street.    Office  In  New  Tort,  No.  5a  Bcekmun  Street. 

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Capt.  Chas.  H.  Pomeroy,  Clerk  of  the 
Supreme  Court  of  this  State,  died  at  his 
father's  residence,  San  Jose,  July  29th, 
aged  twenty-three  years.  He  commenced 
his  responsible  duties  in  the  Clerk's  office 
at  the  early  age  of  nineteen,  rendering  effi- 
cient service.  We  have  known  him  for 
nine  years  as  a  youth  of  bright  talents, 
kind  disposition  and  remarkable  promise. 
He  leaves  parents  and  three  brothers,  who 
must  keenly  feel  their  sudden  loss.  They 
will  receive  the  sympathy  of  all  who  knew 
the  deceased. 


Nevada  Foundry. — This  establishment, 
at  Nevada  City,  under  the  proprietorship  of 
Messrs.  Heugh  &  Thorn,  performs  a  wide 
range  of  work  to  suit  the  wants  of  the 
mining  and  mechanical  community  in  which 
it  is  located.  New  machinery  is  now  on  the 
way  from  the  East  for  extending  and  im- 
proving its  stock  of  tools.  The  works  are 
soon  to  be  enlarged  by  the  addition  of  a  new 
machine  shop  £0  by  80  feet,  and  a  black- 
smith's shop  40  by  40  feet,  to  be  constructed 
of  stone  or  brick  in  a  permanent  manner. 
A  thirty -five  horse  power  engine  is  a  sample 
of  the  work  turned  out.  The  manufacture 
of  castings  for  quartz  mills,  and  other  ma- 
chinery in  local  use,  forms  a  specialty  of 
this  foundry.  Some  $50,000  WOrth  of  work 
is  done  annually. 


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Policies  of  this  Company  are  guaranteed  by  the  State  of 

New  York,  which  is  true  of  no  other  Company 

on  this  Coast. 

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J.    A.   EATON    &  CO., 

Managers  l'acSGc  Brunch,  30£  Montgomery  :i. 

2GvHnr9p  SAN  FRANCISCO. 


CONTKEBTJTIONS    FOB    OUR  CABINET. — "We 

have  received  several  rich  samples  of  silver 
ore  from  Mr.  A.  J.  Rigby,  which  we  shall  de- 
scribe in  a  future  number.  Also  several  fine 
specimens  from  Grass  Valley. 


Continental  Life  Insurance  Company 
302  Montgomery  street,  corner  of  Pine. 


Persons  desirous  of  obtaining  the  finest  Wood  Engrav- 
ings, can  procure  tlicm  only  by  having  the  picture  photo- 
graphed on  the  bloek,  by 

D.  H".  WOODS. 

19vUtfnr  No.  28  Third  street. 


For  Cabinet  Pootogbaphh,  or  Enameled  Cards,  of  tho 
very  best  quality,  you  must  go  to  the  NEW  YORK  GAL- 
LERY, Noa,  25  and  27  Third  street.  Every  picture  war- 
ranted to  give  perfect  satisfaction. 

5vl6qr  B.  V.  HOWL  AND,  Artist. 

Gold  Barn,  of  whatever  size,  if  well  cast,  assayed 
for  two  dollars,  at  A  P.  MOLITOR'S  Assay  Office, 
611  Commercial  street,  opposite  United  States  Branch 
Mint.  -  15vl4-3m 


Jacob  Shkw,  Pioneer  Photographer,  612  Clay  street,  north 
side,  four  doors  above  Montgomery,  (late  315  Montgomery 
street,)  takes  all  kinds  of  Photographs  in  the  best  style  of 
tho  Art.  Uc  would  invite  especial  atteHtion  to  Hie  new 
"  Cabinet  Photographs,"  which  he  is  taking  to  perfection. 
lOvHtf 


Brown'H  FiUci-lntc  Heater.— For  preventing  In- 
crustation in  Steam  Boilers,  purines  water  from  lime  or 
any  other  impurity,  saves  tucl,  saves  the  boiler,  prevents 
explosions,  and  protects  life  and  property.  The  cost  of  the 
Filter  is  soon  saved   in  fuel   and    boiler— repairs  alone. 

One  is  in  operation  at  the  San  Francisco  Foundry,  Fre- 
mont street,  where  Rights  can  bo  procured,  or  all  needed 
information,  on  application,  in  person  or  by  letter,  to 

AUSTIN  A.  WELLS,  Agent 


vH-1  V 


Perry  Davis'  Vegetable  Pain  Killer. 

A  Ckrtaw  Antidote  kor  Poison.— Rev.  T.  Allen,  writing 
from  Tavoy,  Buruiah,  says:  '"Within  the  past  four  years  I 
have  used  and  disposed  of  about  live  hundred  bottles,  but 
am  now  out.  Please  send  mo  a  fresh  supply  as  soon  as  you 
can— say  two  hundred  bottles.  I  dare  not  be  without  it  iny. 
self,  and  there  are  endless  calls  for  it,  both  by  Burmahs  and 
Karens.  I  always  take  it  with  uie  in  the  jungles  and  have 
frequent  occasion  to  use  it,  both  on  myself  and  others.  One 
night,  while  steeping  in  an  open  Zayatc,  I  was  awoke  by  a 
most  cx.crutiatlng  pain  in  my  foot.  On  examination,  I 
found  I  had  been  bitten  by  a  centipede.  I  immediately  ap- 
plied the  Pain  Killer,  and  found  instant  relief.  In  less  than 
an  hour  I  was  again  asleep." 

Rev.  Mr.  Hibbard,  writing  from  Burmah  to  his  father, 
says:  "  I  have  used  Davis',  Pain  Killer  for  Coughs.  Colds, 
Summer  Complaint*,  Burns,  anil  ior  the  Sting  of  Scorpions, 
with  uniform  success.  We  always  keep  it  where  we  can 
lay  our  hands  on  it  in  tm.'  dark,  II  need  be." 

US-Sold  by  all  Medicine  Dealers  everywhere.     6vl5-lm 


Builders'    Ininrunce    Company- 
OFFICE    IN    THE    BflLDING    OF   THE^ 
CALIFORNIA  SAVINGS  BANK,  California/ 
street,  onadOQT  from  Bansome  street. 

aS-FIRE  AND  MARINE  INSURANCE.  lOvHtSnnr 


:& 


Market  Stun  Homestkad  Association.— J.  S.  Lutt,  Sec- 
retary. Office,  305  Montgomery  street,  corner  of  Pine,  San 
Francisco.  ■.,... 


Save  Yonr  Teeth.— Do  not  have  them  extracted 
without  first  consulting  a  good  Dentist.  The  loss  is  lrrepar. 
able,  and.  In  many  instances,  unnecessary.  DR.  BEERS, 
comer  of  Pino  and  Kearny  street*,  makes  a  specialty  of 
fllllng  the  fangs  of  dead  Teeth,  and  building  up  broken 
crowns  with  tube  cold— thus  restoring  them  to  their  origi- 
nal usefulness  and  beauty. 

03- Call  and  examine  the  work.  Finest  quality  of  Arti- 
ficial work  also  manufactured.  l6vH-tf 


ROOT'S 

Patent  Force  Blast  Blower. 

Adapted  for    Smelting,  Foundry,  Mining 
and  Steamships. 

Requires  50  per  cent  less  power  than  any  Blower  now  In 
use.  Forfurtherpartlculars,  addressKEEP,  BLAKE  A  CO., 
Stockton;  or  Wm.  T.  Garrett,  corner  Mission  and  Fremont 
streets,  San  Francisco.  6vI6tfl0p 


Oakland  College  School. 

The  Patrons  of  this  Institution  have  tho  choice  of  sev- 
eral distinct  Departments.  The  SENIOR  CLASSICAL  is 
designed  as  preparatory  to  the  College  of  California. 

The  SENIOR  ENGLISH  affords  a  complete  course  of  In- 
struction in  tho  English  branches,  in  Theoretical  and  Prac- 
tical Business,  Science  and  Art 

The  JUNIOR  Isospcclally  qualified  to  meet  the  wantaof 
young  boys,  for  whom  separate  apartments  and  Teachers 
are  provided. 

Throughout  all  the  various  departments,  great  attention 
Is  given  to  the  study  of  the  Modern  Languages. 

For  further  information,  or  Catalogues,  address, 

I.  JU.  BRAYTOJf,  Principal. 

Oaklahd,  California.  6vl5qr9p. 


SANTA  CLARA  COLLEGE,  S.  J. 

SANTA.  OLASA,  CAL. 

Conducted  by  the  Fathers  of  the  Society 

of  Jesus* 


The  SEVENTEENTH  ANNUAL  SESSION  of  this  College 
will  commence  on  August  23, 1567. 

TERMS— Tuition  in  the  Classical  and  Scientific  Depart- 
ment, Boarding  and  Lodging,  Washing  and  Mending  of 
Articles  Washed,  School  Stationery,  Medical  Attendance 
ami  Medicines,  Fuel,  Light,  Baths,  etc  ,  per  session  of  ten 
months,  $35(1. 

For  further  information  and  catalogues,  apply  to  tho 
President  of  the  College,  or  to  Rev  A.  Maraschi,  St.  Igna- 
tius' College,  Market  street,  San  Francisco. 

5vl5-lm  REV.  A.  MASNATA,  S.  J.,  President. 


REMOVAL. 

HINCKLEY    &     CO., 

Fulton    Foundry    and     Iron     Works, 

Have  removed  their  works  to  the 

N.  IS.  corner  Fremont  and  Tehama  streets. 

6vl5tf 

Hydraulic   Press. 

FOR  SALE  AT  A  BARGAIN— USED  TO  PRESS  f.'XL 
Seeds— in  perfect  order.  Diameter  of  Cylinder,  7-lnch. 
Forfurtherpartlculars,  apply  to 

CLERC  &  CO., 
City  Iron  Works,  No.  28  Fremont  at, 
5vl5-2w  San  Francisco. 


LUSTS-SEED  OIL. 

The  Pacific  Linseed  Oil  &  Lead  Works 

Are  now  prepared  to  furnish  dealers  and  consumers 
Pure    T_jlxiseerl    Oil, 

Raw  or  Boiled,  at  the  Lowest  Market  Rates.    We  call  cs 
pecial  attention  to  the  quality  of  our  Oil,  believing  It  to  bo 
superior  to  any  imported  Oil  ottered  in  this  market. 
Orders  from  the  country  will  have  prompt  attention. 
Address, 
PaclOc  Unseed  Oil  and   Lead  Works, 
Carcof  L.B.  BENCHLEY  &  CO.. 
19vl4-3m9p  San  Francisco. 


FA.CIFXC 

Rolling  Mill  and  Forge  Co., 

SAN    FRANCISCO,    CAL. 
Established  for  the  Manufacture  of 

RAILROAD    AND  OTHER   IRON 
Every  "Variety  of  Slittftins" 

Embracing  ALL  SIZES  of 

Steamboat    Shafts,   Crank*,    Piston    and    Con 

nectlng  Kods,  Car  and  locomotive  Axles 

and  Frames. 

—  ALSO  — 

HAMMERED     IXtOiV 

Of  every  description  and  size. 

fl®-  Orders  addressed  to  PACIFIC  ROLLING  MILL  and 
FORGE  CO.,  Post  Oillce,  San  Francisco,  Cal.,wlll  receive 
prompt  attention. 

-*?-  The  highest  price  paid  for  Scrap  Iron.       OvHimap 


74 


S&fae  piitiwu  atut  jftcMSt  jgww. 


Estalblislietl    in   1849--Corner    First   and    Mission    streets,   S^uii   Francisco. 


HAVING  INCREASED  OUR  FACILITIES  IN  EVERT  DEPARTMENT,  WE  ARE  NOW 
prepared  at  the  shortest  notice  and  at  the  most  reasonable  rates,  to  furnish  all 
kinds  and  description  of  Machinery,  including  Steam  Engines,  Quartz  Mills,  Mining  Pumps 
of  all  kinds,  Hoisting  Gear,  Gas  Work,  Laundry  Machinery,  Architectural  and  Ornamental 
Castings,  Sugar  Mills,  Saw  and  Flour  Mills,  Water  Wheels  of  all  kinds,  Hydraulic,  Hay,  Rag, 
b -: re w  and  Drop  Presses,  Coining  Machinery,  Pile  Drivers,  Bark  and  Malt  Mills,  and  all 
kinds  of  Castings. 

J5VGISJES.  —  Marino  Engines,  Oscillating  and  Beam  ;  Stern  and  Side  Wheel  Boats 
Locomotives,  Stationary  Engines,  Horizontal,  Upright,  Oscillating  and  Beam,  from  six 
to  (ifty  inches  diameter.  Also,  Scott  &  Eckart's  Adjustable  Cut-oil'  Regulator— best  in 
use;  W.  R.  Eckart's  Balance  Valve  for  Stationary  Eugines;  Woodward's  Patent  Steara 
Pump  and  Fire  Engine. 

JBOJlIjEitS.  -Locomotive,  Fine,  Tubular,  Upright,  Cylinder  and  Cornish,  and  every 
variety-  nf  Hoiler  Work.    All  sizes  of  tubes  and  pipes  for  pumps. 

P  CM  PS.— The  Excelsior  double-acting  Force  Pumps  are  manufactured  hy  us.  These 
very  superior  Pumps  are  warranted  the  best,  and  aro  fast  replacing  all  other  Force  Pumps. 


AMALGAMATISO  MACHINEltY.-Wheeler  &  Randall's  improved  Tractory 
Curve  Pan,  Zenas  Wheeler's  improved  flat  bottom  pan,  Beldin's  pan,  Veatch's  tubs. 
Prater's  concentrators,  «  ftklee's  pans,  Beers'  pan,  German  Barrels,  Arastra  Gearing,  Cliiie 
Mills,  bottlers  of  all  descriptions  Retorts  of  all  sizes  and  slmpes,  lor  Silver  and  Gold, 
Portable  btamp  Mills,  Straight  Batteries,  for  wood  or  iron  frames,  Dry  Crushing  Bat- 
teries, or  machines  with  the  latest  improvements,  every  variety  "<  Stamps,  Mortars,  Cams, 
Pansand  Tubs.     BLAKE'S  PATENT  QUARTZ  CKUSIIEKS,  of  all  sizes. 

OIL,  »01CI\0  TOOLS  AND  MACHSBTEBtY-Of  the  latest  and  most  ap- 
proved construction,  made  from  drawings  latclv  made  bv  Prof.  Blake  at  the  oil  wells  in 
Pennsylvania.  We  have  the  facilities  for  working  gold  and  silver  quartz  and  other  ores,  to 
test  their  value,  by  the  hundred  weight  or  ton. 

_  Russia  Iron  Screens,  of  all  degrees  of  fineness  and  of  all  qualities  ofiron.    All  work  done 
in  the  best  manner  at  the  lowest  cash  prices. 

D.   J.   BOOTH.  GEO.   W.   PRESCOTT.  IRVING    M.  SCOTT 

24vl2  H, 


J.    BOOTH    «fc    CO. 


Machinists  and  Foundries. 

PALMER,  KNOX  &  CO., 

Golden    State  Iron    Works, 

Nos.  lO,  81,  38  and  35  First  Street, 

SAN  FRANCISCO. 

MANUFACTURE  ALL  KINDS  OF 

STEAM    l'X«S.YES   AND   QUAfltTZ    MILLS1 

DUNBAR'S    IMPROVED 

©elt-A.dju.stiiig'  I*Istoix  Packing, 

Requires  no  springs  or  screws;  is  always  steam  tight; 

without  excessive  friction,  and  never 

getsslaekor  leaky. 

WHEELER  A  RANDALL'S 

BTJE  W    CtlgIXI>tfIC    AXD    AHALOAMATOK 

HEPBURN  A  PETERSON'S 

AHEA.1LOAKtA.TOR  AN»  SEPABATOK, 

Knox's   Amalffamators, 

WITH   PALMER'S   PATENT   STEAM   CHEST, 

Superior  tor  working  either  GOLD  OR  SILVER  ORES,  and 
Is  the  only  Amalgamator  that  has  stood  the  test  of  seven 
years'  continual  working. 
tteuulne    White   Iron  Stump  Shoes  and    Dies 

Having  been  engaged  for  the  past  ten  years  in  quartz 
mining,  and  being  conversant  with  ail  the  improvements, 
either  in  Mining  or  Milling,  we  are  prepared  to  furnish,  at 
the  shortest  notice,  the  most  perfect  machinery  for  roduc 
ing  ores,  or  saving  either  cold  or  silver.  13vloqy-tf 


WILLAMETTE  IRON  WORKS, 

POBTIAMI,    OKSCOS. 

Steam    Engines,    Boilers, 
SAW  AND  CRIST  NULLS, 

HINING    MACHINERY,     WROUGHT     IRON     SHUTTER 
WORE,  AND  BLACKSUITHINH  IN  GENERAL. 
Corner  Jfoi'th-Front  and  £  streets, 

18vl3-ly  One  block  north  of  Couch's  Wharf. 

UNION    IRON  WORKS, 

"WILLIAMS,  ROOT  &  ISTEILSOIST, 

MANUFACTURERS  OF 

CROSS'  PATENT  BOILER  FEEDER, 

©TJEAJVX  ENGINES,  BOILERS, 

And  all  kinds  of  Mining  Machinery. 

Also,  Hay  and  Wine  Presses  made  and  repaired 
with  neatness,  durability  and  dispatch. 

Dnnhar'a  Patent  Self-Adjusting  Steam  Piston 


Front  Street,  l»etwecn  N  xuid  O  streets, 
14vii  Sacramento  Citt 

Pacific  File,  Reaper  and  Mower  Section 

MAKUFACTORY, 
No.  53  Beale  Street,  between  Market  and  Mission, 

SAN   FRANCISCO. 

Files  re-cut  and  warranted  as  good  as  new,  or  no  charge. 

The  only  e<t:il)Hsliment  in  the  State.     We  ulso  mau- 

lUacture  Reaper  itiirl  Mower  Sef.tjnns 

lv!5tf  BURNING  &  RIDDELL,  Prop'rs. 


GLOBE 

Foundry  and  Machine  Shop, 

STOCKTON,    CAL. 

KEEP,   BLAKE   &  CO., 

MANUFACTURERS  OF 

Quartz,  Saw  and  Grist  Mill  Irons,  St  cum 
.Engines,  Horse  Powers, 

Mining  and  Irrigating  Tumps,  Car  Wheels,  Derrick  Irons, 
House  Fronts,  Irou  Fencing,  Balcony  Railings,  etc., 
at  San  Francisco  prices.    Orders  solicited 
I3vl3-ly  and  promptly  executed. 


GEORGE  T.  PRACY, 
MACHINE     WORBlS, 

Nos  109  and  111  Mission  street,  between  Main  and  Spear, 

SAN  FKANCISCO. 

ST-EAM  E»'GISTE,  FLOCK  AXD  SAW  MI  1,1. 

And  Quartz  Machinery,  Printing  Fi-esses, 

MACHINERY    OF   EVERT   DESCRIPTION    MADE    AND 
REPAIRED. 
»5r"Special  attention  paid  to  Repairing. -ffiff    qy-3 


SAJNT    3PI£AP>rCIgiCO 

Foundry  and  Machine  Works, 

X.  JE.  Cor.  Fremont  and  Mission  streets. 

Manufacturers  of 

Marine  and  Stationery  Engines 

Quartz  Machinery,  Saw,  Flour  and  Sugar  Mills,  Mining 

I  umps,  Hoisting  Gear,  Agricultural  Implements,  etc. 

— ALSO— 

Wine,    Cider,    Cotton     and    Tobacco     Presses 

of  the  latest  Improved  Patterns. 


STEAM  ENGINES  AND  BOILERS, 

Of  all  sizes,  constantly  on  hand;  Quartz  Mill  Shoes  and 

Dies  warranted  to  be  made  of  the  best  white  iron. 

Dunbar's  Improved     Self- Adjusting     Piston- 

Packing,  requires  no  springs  or  scruws;is  always  steam- 
tight;  without  excessive  friction,  and  never  getsslaekor 
leaky. 

UAClITNEltY,  OP  'ALl  BESCKIPTIONS 

Bought,  sold,  or  exchanged.    Holt  Gutting  and  Castings  tl 

the  lowest  market  rates. 

6vll-ly  DEVOK,  lMXttMORFI  <fc  CO 


LEWIS  C0FFKY. 


J,  S.    lilSDOS 


LEWIS  COFFEY  Si  RISUOJV, 

Steam  Boiler  &  Sheet  Iron  Works. 

THE  only  exclusively  Boiler  Making  establishment  ,>,i  Ihe 
Pacific  Coast  owned  and  conducted  by  Practical  Boiler 
Makers.  All  orders  for  New  Work  and  the  repairing  of"  Old 
Work,  executed  as  ordered,  and  warranted  as  to  quality. 

Old  Stand,  corner  of  Bush  and  Market  streets,  opposite 
Oriental  Hotel,  San  Francisco. 

CALIFORNIA    BRASS    FOUNDRY. 

BTo.  135  First  street,  opposite  lUTlmin, 

SAN  FRANCISCO. 

All  kinds  of  Brass,  Composition,  Zinc,  nnd  Babbitt  Metal 
Castliw-s,  Brass  Ship  Work  of  alt  kinds.  Spikes,  StiCiithim* 
Nails.  Rudder  Urates,  Hinges,  Ship  and  Stcamhoat  Bells  ami 
uninfs  of  superior  tone.  All  kinds  of  Cooks  and  Valves,  Hy- 
draulic Pipes  and  Nozzles,  and  Hose  Coupling  and  Connec- 
tions ot  all  sizes  and  patterns,  furnished  with  dispatch. 
fl§5"  PRICES  MODERATE.  .©J 

V.  KINGWELL.  19vl3-ly]  J.   H.  WEED. 


»')      (  W.W.  HAWSCOM. 

iEtna  Iron   Works  ! 

Southeast  corner  Fremont  and  Tehama  streets, 
SAN  FRANCISCO, 

Practical  Machinists  and  Iron  Founders, 

MANUFACTURE 

STEAM     ENGINES, 

QUARTZ    MILL    MACHINERY    OF    ALL    KINDS, 

SAW  MILLS,  FLOUR   MILLS, 

Dunbar's   Improved    Self- Adjusting 

PISTON  PACKING, 

Nowso  extensively  used  in  the  East  and  in  fhis  State.  Re- 
quires no  springs  or  screws;  is  always  steam-tight;  without 
excessive  friction,  and  never  gets  slack  or  leaky. 

HANSCOM'S  CRUSHER, 

The  bestofthc  kind  now  in  use  in  this  State  or  any  where  else 

"Wheeler  «fc  Randall'*  New  Grinder  nnd 

A  mal^inintor. 

Which  only  needs  examination  to  be  appreciated. 

Tyler's  Improved  "Water  Wheel, 

Giving  greater  power.,  at  lower  cos*  than  nnv  wheel  in  use 

Send  tor  one  of  out  circulars,  giving  full  tables. 

All  Wheels  warranted  to  give  the    i  owcr  as  set  forth,  or 

the  money  will  be  refunded. 

Sole  milker-  for  this  coaxt  of  the  '*  Femlergoet 
"White  Iron  Stamp  NhoeN   nnd  Die*. 
Nine  genuine  unless  obtained  from  us.    Every  one  war- 
ranted. 

Patented  Machinery  of  all  .kinds  will'  be  furnished  bv  us 

at  market  prices.    Particular  attention  given  to  drawings 

and  specifications  of  niachinerv,  which  will  he  made  to 

order.  The  patronage  of  the  public  is  respectfully  solicited. 

19vl2 


FULTON 

Foundry  and  Iron  Works. 

HINCKLEY  &  CO., 

MANUFACTURERS   OT 

STEAM    ENGINES, 
Quartz,    Floxu?    and    ©aw    Mills, 

Moore'n  Grinder  and  Amalgamator,  ISrodle's 

Improved     Outlier,    Minim;    Pumps, 

Aaialgamatorg,  nnd  all  kinds 

of  Machinery. 

N.  E.  corner  of  Tehama  and  Fremont  at reete,  above  How 
ard  street,  San  Francisco.  3.™ 


WEPTUNE  IROW  WORKS, 

Corner   of    Mission    and   Fremont  Streets, 

SAN  FRANCISCO. 

MARINE, 

Locomotive, 

And  all  kinds  of 
HIGH  PRESSURE 

Steam  Boilers 

MADE. 
All  Boilers  guaranteed  and 
tested  by  U.   S.   Boiler  In- 
spector  before  sent  out  of 
the  Shop,  at  Shop  expense. 

Al!  kinds  of  Sheet  Iron  and 

Water  Pine,    Coal    Oil 

Stills,  Wrought  Iron 

Worms,  etc.,  etc. 

Manufactured  to  Order. 

Old  Kuilet-N  Repaired 

Si'.   CAMERON. 


A  X  A  )( 


The  Cathedeal  or  Mexico  is  the  most 
capacious  house  of  ■worship  in  America. 
It  is  500  long  by  420  feet  wide,  and  capable ' 
of  holding  30,000  people.  The  edifice  has 
been  described  as  follows  :  "  The  building 
is  not  in  conformity  with  any  order  of  ar- 
chitecture, although  remarkably  imposing. 
The  walls  are  built  of  unhewn  basalt,  but 
the  front  is  covered  over  with  the  most 
laborious  carving,  while  massive  pillars 
rise  up  against  the  wall  for  the  support  of 
its  lofty  towers.  The  interior  is  gorgeous 
almost  beyond  description,  though  the  dec- 
orations are  more  remarkable  for  costliness 
than  taste.  The  choir  is  formed  of  rare 
carved  woods,  and  elaborately  covered  with 
gilded  images ;  the  high  altar,  raised  from 
the  floor  on  an  elevated  platform,  exhibits  a 
profusion  of  candlesticks,  crosses  and  other 
ornaments,  of  solid  gold  or  silver,  and  is 
crowned  by  an  image  of  the  Virgin,  decked 
in  jewels,  estimated  at  the  value  of  more 
than  $2,500,000 ;  and  all  other  parts  of  the 
church  are  a  perfect  wilderness  of  columns, 
statues,  shrines,  founts,  etc."  Such  was 
the  description  before  the  late  civil  war. 
Most  probably  some  of  the  more  costly  or- 
naments have  been  "borrowed"  by  some 
one  of  the  numerous  needy  chieftains  who 
have,  from  time  to  time,  had  possession  of 
the  city  within  the  past  three  or  four  years. 


Tin  in  Missoubi. — The  telegraph  of  Sat- 
urday last  announced  the  discovery  of  im- 
mense deposits  of  tin  in  Madison  county, 
Pilot  Knob,  Missouri.  These  deposits  are 
said  to  be  the  most  extensive  ever  met  with 
in  any  part  of  the  globe. 


Codfish  are  caught  in  paying  quantities 
outside  the  bar  of  Yaquina  Bay,  Oregon. 
Flounders  and  other  saltwater  fish  are  also 
caught  in  large  quantities. 


TOWNE  &  BACON, 
Book  and  Job  Printers, 
Have  the  Largest  Office, 
Do  the  most  work, 
And  do  it  better 
Than  other  offices 

5x^  /®In  this  City, 
W  WWith  a  Job, 
And  you  will  be 
Satisfied  the  above 
Statements  are  facts. 
Their  office  is  at  536 
Clay  St.,  below  Montgom'y, 
Over  Pacific  Fruit  Market. 


CALIFORNIA 

TOOL    AND     FILE    FACTORY. 

BtackHinltn  a  (id  Machine  Shop. 

No.  17  Fremont  street,  between  Market  and  Mission,  S.  F. 
JvlS-qy  J.  WEICHHART,  Proprietor. 


CITY  IRON  WORKS  C0IHFAKY. 

P.   CLERC,  B.    KLK1NCLAUS,  W.    DKBRIE. 

CLERC    Sd    CO., 

Iron  Pounders,  Steam  Engine  Builders,  an 
Makers  of  all  kinds  of  Machineiy. 

No.  S8  FKEMONT    STREET,    San    Francisco. 
Svl46m 


J.    NEWSHAM. 


J.  BIG  WOOD. 


SOUTH  BEACH  IRON  WORKS, 

Near  corner  of  King  and  Third  streets,  San  Francisco. 
MARINE     EXGXNXIS, 

AND   ALL  KINDS  OF 

MACHINERY  FORGING. 
All  kinds  of  Ship-smiilliilB  and  Mill  work  manufactured  to 
order.  Jobbing  oi  every  description  promptly  attended  to. 
Ail  work  done  yuaraiileed.  13vU-ly 


JOHN  LOCHHEAD'S 

Steam  Engine  Works, 

J  Joule  m(.  roe*,  near  BKiMSion,  San  Frauclmco. 

STEAM    ENGINES    OF  EVERY   DESCRIPTION    BUILT 
to  order— Marine,  Stationary,  or  Locomotive. 

HOISTING  AND  PUMPING  ENGINES, 

PORTABLE  ENGINES,   OF  ALL  SIZES, 

DONKEY    PUMPS,  Etc.,  Etc.,  Etc. 


The  attenfion  of  tbe  partit 
navigation  Is  called  to  the 


i  engaged  in  shipping  or  inland 


Superior  IV  orkmanxlilp 

of  Mr.  LOOTiriEAD,  who  has  been  in  the  business  in  San 
Francisco 

tation  of  h„ 

STEAM   ENGINES 

Screw  Propeliorsof  all  kinds,  and  Steam  Boat  Machincr 
generally,  made  to  order,  and  warranted  to  giv  perfect 
satisfactioD  in  every  particular  25vl2-Sm 


Wht  pining  and  ^jcirotiffc  § wjtf. 


75 


Picking  out  tiii;  Eyes  of  a  Mine. — It 
is  a  common  practice  among  English  miners 
to  pass  rich  deposits  in  a  mine,  anil  leave 
them  undisturbed  to  fall  back  upon  when- 
ever the  general  average  of  the  yield  threat- 
ens to  fall  below  a  dividend  paying  point 
Thcso  known  rich  spots  are  called  the 
"  eves"  of  the  mine,  and  they  aro  seldom 
removed  when  first  discovered.  The  cus- 
tom in  this  country  is  very  different.  Our 
miners  generally  pick  out  the  eyes  of  a  mine 
as  soon  as  they  get  within  reach  of  them, 
and  then  usually  leavo  tho  mine  to  darkness 
and  abandonment.  Tho  record  of  Califor- 
nia and  Nevada  show  a  good  many  mines 
with  their  eyes  picked  out ;  which,  with 
proper  management  might  havo  been  made 
remunerative. 


If  tho  Unitod  States  and  its  Territories 
wore  as  thickly  settled  as  Groat  Britain, 
they  would  contain  750,000,000  of  people 
— a  number  nearly  equal  to  the  whole  pop- 
ulation of  the  globe. 


"WE  ARE  NOW  OFFERING- 
OUK.    IMMENSE    STOCK 

Or 

Fine  Custom  Made  Clothing 

G-ents'  Furnishing  Goods 

AT  PRICES  THAT  REFIT  COM PETITION 
Our  Stuck  of  Clothing  Consists  o( 

-A.I-.L.  THK  3^  A/JTU^T  STYLES 

BOTU  or  MATKHUL  AND  FINISH. 

A  Largo  Assortment  of 
Trunks,  Valises,  Carpet  Rugs,  Blankets,  Etc., 

AT   r-.vnil-.llr  LV    LOW   I'lllL't-.S. 

*J.  11.  MEAD  *&  CO., 

8vl0  Oor.  of  Washington  and  Sansome  streets. 


BLASTING  POWDER. 

PRICE,  Sa53.00  OPJBK  ItECJ. 

— ALSO- 
PORTING,  CAMOS  AUD    MISKET 

POWDER, 

Of  superior  quality. 
FUSE      AND       SHOT, 

Always  on  hand  and  for  sale  at  tho  ofllce  of  the 

CALIFORNIA  POWDER  WORKS, 

No.  31 8  California  Street. 

JOHN  F.  L0H3E,  Sscretary. 

25vllqr 

PACIFIC   POWDER  MILL 

COBPAST'S 

BLASTING  P0WBER! 

MANUFACTURED 

XIV    MARIN    COUNTY, 

CALIFORNIA. 

FOR  SALE  i;  v 

HAYWARD  &  COLEMAN, 

AGENTS, 

-JM  4   Front  Street,  San.  Francisco. 
SvU-lm 


California  Steam  Navigation 

COMPANY  ! 

Stoamor  OAPITAL CAPT.  E.  A.  POOLE 

CIIKYSOPOLIS OAPT.  A.  FOSTER. 

"         YOSEMITE 

COKNELIA CAPT.  W.  BROMLEY 

JULIA CAPT.  E.  CONCKLIft. 

One  of  lha  above  steamer*  leave  BROADWAY  WHARF 
at  4  o'clock  P.  M.  EVERY  DAY  (dHndays  excepted),  for 
Sacramento  and  Stockton,  connecting  with  light-draft 
steamers  tor  Marysville,  Colusa.  Ohico,  and  Red  Bluff. 

OiUeo  of  the  Company,  northeast  corner  of  Front  and 
Jackson  streets. 

JOHN  BESHLKT, 
L3Y12  rresiUeut. 


tMwt*A&u^&*^i*:ir2i3&iWikvr*'  •:  ivt&safrii^jp? 


r^i,tpi 


Machinists  and  Foundries. 


PAC 1  FIC,.:-:tHO^:.: :  WQ'P  WS 


THE    F^CIFIO   IRON   WORKS, 

Fix'st  «fc  Fremont  ©ts.»  between  Mission  «fc  Howard,  San  Francisco. 

The  proprietors  of  tho  above  Works  Invite  Uio  attention  of  all  parlies  interested  to  their  greatly  improved  and  uno- 
qunled  fucili tli'3  for  manufacturing  Steam  Engines  and  Boilers,  botli  Marine  and  Stationary,  of  any  required  size  and 
pattern,  Quart/,  Mills,  Amalgamating,  Puinpingand  Hoisting  Machinery  of  the  most  approved  construction.  Flour,  Saw, 
and  Sugar  Mills,  Water  Wheels,  &c,  Ac.  Our  pattern  list  Is  most  complete  and  extensive,  embracing  the  late  improve- 
ments in  all  classes  of  machinery  adapted  to  use  on  this  coast.  We  would  cull  especial  attention  to  the  fact  that  we  have 
secured  the  exclusive  right  of  manufacture  for  tho  Pacific  Coast  of  the  celebrated  Greene  Engine,  conceded  to  bo  the 
most  economical  and  perfect  working  Engine  now  in  use.    We  are  also  exclusive  manufacturers  of  Lho  celebrated. 

Bryan  Battery,  Vnrney**  Amn1:;aniai  or«  uad  Separators,  Rycrson's  Superheated  Steam  Amal- 
gamators and  Rotary  Crushers,  Stone  Breaker**,  *fce.    Orders  respectfully  Solicited. 

GODDARD  «fc  COBIPANY. 


A.    S.    CHBItCH.  S.    B.    CLARK. 

CHURCH  &  CLARK, 

IMfOKTBRS   AND   DKALKKS   IN 

Mediterranean  and.  California 

PBUITS,   NUTS,   CONFEOTIONEfiY,  Etc, 

.AND  MANUFACTURERS  OP 

FIRE    WORKS 

Of  every  description,  at  Mo.  -to?  Front  st.,  San  Francisco. 

l&vU-lioU2p 


O- 


IV  E  W     YORK.     PRICES. 


O.    E.    COXYL-IJVS, 

No.  6U3  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco. 
EXCtUSlTE    AGENT 

FOR  T1IK 

WATCH    FACTORY. 

A  large  assortment  of  these 

Superiox*     "W  atches, 

In  Gold  uad  Silver  Cases, 

Constantly  on  hand,  and  sold   at   Factory 
prices.    Also, 

ENGLISH     AND    SWISS     WATCHES, 

Imported  directly  from    he  Manufacturers. 

The  American  Company  are  now  making 

VERT    FINE     WATCHES    FOR    LADIES. 

«®-  A  largo  assortment   of  Gold   Chains 
and  Jewolryj.  25vlU-6m 


SEW     YORK    PRICES. 


CHAYWARD  &  COLEMAM, 

IMPORTERS  AND  REFINERS 

—  OF  — 

niuiuinatiiig,    Lubricatiu  g-, 

PAINT     OILS! 

CONSISTING   OF 

KEROSENE,     LARD,     SPERM,    ELEPHANT,     POLAR, 

TANNERS'.  NEATSFOOT,  BOILED  AND  RAW 

LINSEED,  CASTOR   AND  CHINA  NUT. 

—  ALSO,  — 

SPIRITS  QFTURPENTINE&  ALCOHOL 

Note.  —  We  wonld  specially  call  the  attention  of  Mill 
owners  and  Engineers  to  our  superior  PARAFFINS  OIL, 
which  we  manufacture  from  the  California  Petroleum 
This  Oil  will  not  gum.  Machinery  thoroughly  cleaned  and 
lubricated  with  it  will  not  heat,  and  after  remaining  at  rest, 
can  be  started  without  cleaning  off. 

OSr"  A. sample  can  of  our  Paralfine  Oil  will  be  forwarded 
on  application  to  us,  as  we  desire  a  fair  and  impartial  trial. 

Lamps  and  Lamp  Stock ! 

jB^*An  elegant  and  complete  assortment  on  hand.  =©ff 
19vl3-3m  414  Front  street,  San  Francisco. 


Engraved  to  Order.— Persons  who  desire  to  Illustrate 

their  Individual  establishments  or  bus-loess,  should  give  us 
their  orders  for  Engraving  and  Printing,  and  wo  will  guar- 
antee good  work  arid  reasonable  prices. 

DEWEY  &  CO., 
Patent  Agents,  Publishers  and  Job  Printers,  505  Clay  st. 


BI.EUSSD0RFFER, 

Ko.s.    635    and    *'*'i7    Commercial    Street, 

WILL  INTRODUCE 

On.  Saturday,  Febvuai'y  t>,  18G7, 

An  Entirely  New  Style  of 

Cloth  Cashmere  Hat 

"TACHT    HENRIETTA," 

Which  are  tho  most  dressy  Hat  ever  introduced  on  the 

Pacific  Coast. 
jJSiS~Call  and  see  them.  8vH 


MA^CA^Nj^YIRMIC^L1-11' 

—  JPASTOi&FARXM.- 

^fenri7rTt^r^rU0>> 


Miners'  Foundry 

—AND— 

MACHINE     WORKS, 

Nos.  2i5  to  255  FmsT  Street, 

Sub  Francisco. 

HOWL  AND,  ANG-ELL  &  KI1STG-, 

I'ROPKIEXOKS, 

Manufacturers  of  Machinery  for 


International   Hotel, 

JACKSON      STREET, 

BETWEEN  MONTGOMERY  AND  KEARNY  STS., 

SAN    FRANCISCO,   CAL. 

THIS  OLD  ESTABLISHED  HOUSE  IS  IN  PERFECT 
order  for  the  accommodation  of  gnosis.  Persons  seek- 
ing comfort  and  ecommiy  will  find  this  the  best  Hotel  In 
the  city  to  stop  at.  The  Reds  aro  now  and  in  good  order, 
and  ihe  Rooms  wull  ventilated.  The  Tuulo  will  always  be 
supplied  with  the  best  in  the  market. 

Prices  varying  from  SI  SO  to  $S  per  day  for 
Board  and  Room, 

FINE  BATH   HOUSE  AND  BARBER  SHOP  ATTACHED 
TO  THE  HOUSE. 

OS-  Teams  belonging  to  the  House  will  be  in  attendance 

at  all  the  boats  and  cars  to  convey  passengers  t<>  the  House 
vukv.  of  charge,  and  to  any  part  of  the  city  for  SO  cents 
ilv!2  F.  E.  WEYGANT,  Proprietor. 


Just  DPiilblisliecl. 

THE  PHILOSOPHY  OF  MARRIAGE,  BEING  FOUR  IM- 
porbint  Lectures  on  FUNCTIONS  and  DISORDERS  of 
the  Nervous  Svstein  and  Reproductive  Organs,  to  be  bad  by 
addressing  and  itu'lusiu»  twentv-ftve  et-uis.  postage  stamps 
m  Secretary  I'AGIFTC  MUSEUM  OF_  ANATOMY,  Mont- 
gomery street,  San  Francisco.  12vl3  ly 


QUARTZ  MILLS. 
SAW  MILLS, 
POAVWEK  MILLS, 


FLOUR  MILLS, 
SUGAR  Mills, 
PAPER    MILLS, 


Steam  Engines  of  all  Kinds, 
Amalgamators  of  all  Kinds. 

MIXING  PUMPS,  UOIfSTIXO   WORKS, 

OIL  WELL  TOOLS,       BOCK  BREAKGKS, 

— AND — 

Machinery  and  Castings  of  all  kinds,  either 
of  Iron  or  Brass. 

Boilers  and  Sheet  Iron  "Work  in  all  its 
Branches. 

Shoe*  and  Bles  of  While  Iron,  mnnnfactnred 
for  uud  Imported  by  uh  expressly  for  tli In  pur- 
pone,  and  will  lii-i  2.»  per  cent,  longer  than  any 
other  made  on  (hi*  count. 

KimKlalron  Screen*),  of  any  degree  of  fineness. 
W  e  are  the  only  imimifueturer»  on  I  hit*  count  of 
(h«-  "  lllfk-i  Engl  tie/*  the  mnit  cumpac-t,  simple 
In  construction,  and  durable,  of  any  Engine  In 
nnc. 

W.  H.  ROWLAND,  E.  T.  KING, 

H.  B.  ANGELL,  CYRUS  PALMER, 

13vU-qr 


JAMES  MACKE3ST, 

COPPEK8MITH, 

No.  £26  Fremont  St.,  bet.  Howard  .V:  FoImooi 

All  kinds  of  COPPER  WORK  done  to  order  in  the  best 
manner.  Particular  attention  paid  to  Steamboat,  Sugar 
House  and  Distillery  work. 

Repairing  promptly  antl  neatly  attended  to. 

j;ivit 


Dr.  Hufeland's  Swiss  Stomach 
Bitters. 

THE  WORLD  RE.NOW.NED  REPUTATION,  TOGETHER 
wllh  the  extensive  and  increasing  demand  for  Dr.  Hufe- 
land's SwissStoimieh  Hitters,  will  at  once  recommend  llieiu 
to  tho  Favorable  notice  of  ail  connoisseurs  and  lovers  of  a 
good  and  healthful  tonic  and  invigorator.  As  a  purl  tier  of 
the  blood,  acting  surely,  yet  gently,  on  the  eeCretioua  of 
liver  and  kidneys,  they  aro  unsurpassed  and  a  most  agreea- 
ble drink. 


For  gale  at  all  wholesale  and  retail  stores  on  the  Pacific 
Coast,  atid  at  the  depot  of  TaVLOR  &  BENDEL,  4J3  and 
■115  Clay  street,  between  Sansome  and  Battery,  San  Fran- 
cisco. 20vl4-6m 


Piles  !    I?iles !    I?iles ! 

NOT  PILES  OF  GOLD,  NOR  YET  OF  SILVER,  SO 
much  coveted  by  all  men;  but  the  BLEEDING,  BLIND 
or  EXTERNAL  PILES,  can  be  easily  and  speedily  cured  by 
the  use  of 

WOOD'S  SUB-POSITORY. 

It  is  a  preparation  totally  distinct  from  anything  hereto- 
fore offered  as  a  remedy  for  this  painful  and  often  fatal 
complaint.  The  SUB-POSITOKY  is  neither  a  pill,  powder, 
wash  or  salve,  and  yet  it  has  proved  to  be  a  certain  Rem- 
edy for  the  Piles.  Do  not  doubt  this  assertion,  or  delay 
testing  the  truth  of  it  if  you  are  troubled  with  the  Piles— 
you  will  not  be  deceived  in  it. 

Sold  wholesale  and  retail  by  J.  H.  REDINGTON  A  CO., 
Nos.  416  and  418  Front  street;  GEO.  GRISWOLD,  coiner  of 
Mission  and  First  streets;  OLD  FAMILY  DRUG  STORE, 
corner' Mission  and  Second  streets;  UNITED  STATES  DRUG 
STOKE,  Bush  street,  between  Montgomery  and  Kearny. 

C.  WOOD,  Proprietor,  No.  63  Tehama  street,  between 
First  and  Second.  SHvU-Um 


JOHN    TAYLOR   &   CO. 

IMPORTERS, 

AND  DKAL£ltS    IN 

ASSAYERS'  MATERIALS, 

Druggists'  &  Chemists'  Glassware, 

3E*liotograpli.l©    Stoelt,   J3to. 

SIS  and  511  Washington  Street, 

SAN  FRANCISCO. 

WE  aro  receiving  direct  from  MESSRS.  LADD  A  OERT 
LING  (London)  and  BISHKEK  &  SONS  (Antwerp.  Bel 
gium)  their  superior 

ASSAY  ANI>  BULLION  BALANCES, 

And  from  France  and  Germany,   as  well  as  the   Eastern 

States  FURNACES.  CKUUIHLES,  MUFFLES,  BLOW-PIPE 
CASES  GOLD  SHALES,  CHEMICAL  GLASSWARE,  and 
every  article  required  for  ASSAY  OFFICES,  LABORATO 
RIES,  etc.  We  have  given  this  branch  of  our  business  par 
ticular  attention,  to  select  such  articles  as  are  necessary 
in  the  development  of  Hie  mineral  wealth  of  this  coast. 

A  Full  Assortment  of  DRUGGISTS'  GLASSWARE  and 
DRUGGISTS'  SUNDRIES,  ACIDS  and  CHEMICALS,  con- 
stantly on  bind. 

San  Francisco  March  6, 1865.  UvlO-tf 


76 


®be  pitting  mft  Mmtlik 


Business  Cards. 


H.  C.  HOWARD, 

Member  of  the  San  Francisco    Stock   and 
Exchange  Board, 

(Exclusively  commission  business,) 

No.  436  California  street,  next  door  below  Montgomery. 
25vl4qr 


W.  E.  GOLDSMITH. 
Card  clxuI   Seal  Engraver, 

505  Montgomery  street,  up-stalrsI(overTucker's,) 
SAN  FRANCISCO. 

Wedding  and  Visiting  Cards  printed  with  the  utmost  neat- 
ness; Notarial,  Commissioner  and  Society  Seals.       19vl3-2q 


Charles  S.  "WTiitman, 

Special   Advocate   in   3E*atent 

Cases,  and  Solicitor  of  Patents.    Office,  fill 

Seventh  street  (near  Patent  Office) 

Washington,  D.  C. 

Circulars,  Containing  valuable  Information  to  Inventors, 

23vl4-6m  forwarded  gratis. 


NATHANIEL   GRAY. 


H.  M.  GRAY. 


N.    GRAY  &  CO., 

641  Sacramento  St,  cor.  Webb,  San  Francisco. 


SAN  FEANOISOO  MILL. 

HOBBS    &   G-ILMORJE, 

MannHicturers     of*     Boxes, 

Market  street,  between  Bealc  and  Main. 
For  Sale.— Mahogany,  Spanish  Cedar,  and  other   Fancy 
Woods.  4vl5-3ra 


-TTSE- 
lEMERY  &  EATON'S 

GEEEN  SEAL    SMOKING   TOBACCO. 


16vU-6m 


No.  618  Battery  street. 


Schmieden  &  Shotwell, 

Stock  and  Money  Brokers,  and  dealers  in  Government 
Bonds,  State,  City  and  Counly  Securities,  Gas,  Water  and 
Insurance  Stocks,  etc.,  southwest  corner  of  California  and 
Sansome  streets,  opposite  Bank  of  California.        lvl&-6m 


ISAAC  E.    DAVIS.  HENRY  COIVKLL. 

DAVIS  &  COWELL, 

DEALERS   IN 

Slant  a   Cruz   Lime,  Cement, 

PLASTER,  HAIR,  LATH  AND  LATH  NAILS. 

Marble  Dust.  Fire-Bricks,  Fire-Clay,  Fire  Tiles  of  ail  alzoa. 

Cor.  Front  and  Washington  Streets,  San  Francisco. 

25vl4-tf 


REMOVAL. 
The  well  known  establishment  of 

LUCY   &   HYMES, 

MANUFACTURERS  OF 

Genuine  Pale  and  Chemical 
OLIVE    SOAPS, 

Has  been  removed  from  Beale  street,  between  Mission  and 
Howard,  to  BRANNAN  STREET,  between  Eighth  and 
Ninth,  and  greatly  enlarged. 

Tile  capacity  of  this  establishment  is  now  the  largest  on 
the  Pacific  Coast.  It  is  now  in  lull  operation,  and  prepared 
to  supply  the  demand  of  the  trade. 

Office— 319  C        for  ii  I  a    St.,  San   Francisco. 
Ivl5qr 


We  take  occasion  to  inform  our  friends  and  customers 
that  we  have  sold  our  entire  stock  in  warehouse,  also  in- 
voice to  arrive,  to  Messrs.  N.  P.  COLE  &.  CO..  312  and  314 
Pine  street.  The  whole  forms  a  most  complete  and  desira- 
ble assortment  of  FURNITURE,  and  well  merits  attention 
belorc  purchasing  elsewhere.  J.  PEIRCE  Js  Co. 


FURNITURE. 


We  beg  leave  to  call  the  attention  of  the  public  to  our 
warerooms, 

Nos.  3X3  and  314,  Pine  Street. 

Having  purchased  the  entire  stock  of  Messrs.  J.  Peirce  A 
Co.,  and  in  addition  to  our  large  invoice  from  our  factory 
at  the  East,  wc  are  prepared  to  till  nil  orders  promptly,  both 
WHOLESALE  AND  RETAIL,  and  call  the  aitcniionof  the 
public  to  our  salesroom,  as  containing  the  most  complete 
assortment  of  desirable  goods  on  this  coast. 

2vl5-lqr  S.  p.  COLE  «fc  CO. 


BROWN"- &  CO., 
H   A.   T    T    E    J&   », 

Importers  and  Manufacturers   or    tue„ 

LATEST    STYLES, 
-A-t   TXo.    133    Kearny  Street. 

JJS-CALL  AND  SEE  THEM-Sff 
4vl&qr 


RTJJBEIV'S 

Evergoing    "Watch ! 

~The  undersigned,    having  been   appointed   sole 
agents  for  the  above  Watch,  are  now  prepared  to 
fc  furnish  it  at  makers'  rates. 

a    This  Watch  has  a  first  class,  full  jeweled  nickel 

movement,  and  requires  no  winding  by  key  or  stem,  every 
opening  and  closing  of  the  upper  cover  of  the  case  windlug 
the  Waich  for  six  Hours.  It  is  so  constructed  that  it  will 
run  for  ten  days  without  being  opened,  and  is  guaranteed  a 
perfect  timekeeper.  Price,  m  heavy  18-cnrct  gold  cases, 
S3S0.    A  liberal  discount  allowed  to  the  trade. 

ISAAC  S.  JOSEPHI  &  CO., 
Ivl5-2am3m  641  Washington  street,  San  Francisco. 


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be  saved  for  flies  by  us;  consequently  those  who  desire  the 
paper  its  for  future  as  well  as  present  value,  should  sub- 
scribe at  onte 


Trades  and  Manufactures. 


W.U.  BAKTLIKG. 


1.IKNKY    KIMBALL. 


BARTLING  &   KIMBALL, 
BOOKBINDERS, 

Paper  Eiders  and  Blank  Book  Manufacturers, 

50.>  Clay  street,  (southwest  cor.  Sansome), 
15vl2-3m  SAN  FRANCISCO. 


JOHN    35AJNXEI,, 

(SUCCESSOR  TO  O.  CORl) 

MARBLE     WORKS, 

No.  421  Pine  st .  bet  Montgomery  and  Kearny,  San  Francisco 

Mantels,  Monument*,  Tombs,  Plumbers*  Slabs 

Etc.,  On  hand  and  Manufactured  to  order. 
9Sr  Goods  shipped  to  all  parts  of  the  State.     Orders  re 
spectfulb  solicited.  5v8-3m 


Palmer's  Patent 
ARTIFICIAL    LEG, 

Manufactured  in   Philadelphia,   Ptnn. 
.lARVIS    JEWETT,   AGENT. 

218  Montgomery  Street,  San  Francisco.  10v8-lm 


HUCKS  &  LAMBERT, 

SOLE  MANUFACTURERS  OF  THE  CELEBRATED 

DS^  H,  &  L.  -£tl 
AXLE      G  B  E  A.  S  E  , 

Natoma  Street  and    North  Beach, 
2vl3-3m  SAN  FRANCISCO. 


PIONEER  IRON  SHUTTER   WORKS! 

Established  1849. 

C.    3VXJTTITVGJ-, 

Manufacturer  of 

Fire-Proof  Doors    and    Shutters, 

BANK  VAULTS,    PRISON   CELLS,    BALCONIES,    AWN- 
INGS, GRATINGS,  IRON  FENCE,  STAIRS,  Etc., 

133   Bush  street* 

11  vI4-lq  San  Francisco. 


HARRIS    BROS., 

CUTLERS,  LOCKSMITHS,  BELLHANGEES 

And    Model    Makers. 

SOS  Leidesdorff  street,  bet  Sacrnmento  and  Commercial, 
SAN  FRANCISCO.  21vU-tf 


LEATHER  HOSE  AND  BELTING, 

ALL   SIZES. 

SUCTION    HOSE   MADE     TO   ORDER 

At  short  notice,  by 

M.  M.  COOK  &,  soisr, 

So.  SOI  Battery  street, 

13vl3-3m  SAN  FRANCISCO. 


SAN    FRANCISCO 

Cordage  Manufactory  ! 

CONSTANTLY  ON  HAND   A  LARGE  ASSORTMENT 
—  or— 

MANILA     CORDAGE, 

Whale  Line,  Bale  Rope,  etc., 

Manufactured  from  Pure  Manila  Hemp. 

Office,  at  TUBBS  &  GO'S,  Gil  and  613  Front  street 
asr-  Manufactory  at  the  Fotrero.  llvll-lq 


E.    POWER,, 

WOOD    CARVER 

—  AND  — 

Composition  Ornament   Manufacturer. 
Designing,  Modeling  and  Patterns 

FOR    CASTING. 

INTERIOR    DECORATIONS    OF   ALL    DESCRIPTIONS, 

III  Wood,  Composition  and  Metal. 

Nos.  311  and  313  Market  street  San  Francisco. 
25vlJ.qy 


J.   M.   STOCKMAN, 

Manufacturer  of 
PATTERNS     .AJVO     MODELS, 

(Over  W.  T.  Garratt's  Brass  Foundry,) 
S.  E.  Corner  of  Mission  and  Fremont  sts., 


GvUtf 


SAN  FRANCISCO. 


J.  H.   WHITE.  JACOB  KRAMER. 

J?etx"oli«xe    Oil    Works. 
J.  H.  WHITE  &  CO., 

No.  109  Commercial  street,  San  Francisco, 

Arc  now  manufacturing 

LUBRICATING  OILS  &  AXLE  CREASE, 

From  Petroleums  of  California,  and  ask  to  be  encouraged 
by  the  citizens  of  California.  As  a  home  production  in  all 
their  parts,  these  Lubricators  are  equal  to  any  In  the 
market,  and  surpass  all  others  fcr  cleansing  off  gum  caused 
by  the  use  of  animal  oils  which  contain  stearino  andmarga- 
rin,  which  soon  become  acid.  Afair  trial,  at  the  low  price 
asked,  is  all  that  we  solicit  25vl4tf 


THEODOEE  EALLENBEEG, 

Machinist,  Maker  of  Models  tor  Inventors, 


No.  1©  Stevenson  street,  near  First,  San  Francisco. 
JST"  Repairing  promptly  attended  to.  3vA6tf 


Favorable  to  Inventors.— Persons  holding  new  In 
ventions  of  machinery  and  important  Improvements,  can 
have  the  same  Illustrated  and  explained  in  the  Misikg  asd 
Scientific  Press,  free  ot  charge,  if  in  our  judgment  the 
discovery  is  one  of  real  merit,  and  of  sufficient  interest  to 
our  readers  to  warrant  publication. 


Professional  Cards. 


SHERMAN  DAT, 
Mining;  Engineer, 

No.  114:  Montgomery  Block)  San  Frauclsco, 

Will  examine,  survey  and  report  upon  mines,  i.nd  cousult 
and  advise  concerning  investments  in  mining  property,  or 
the  machinery  management  and  expenditures  of  mines. 


FREDERICK  MAK8ELL, 

Mechanical  &  Architectural  Draughtsman, 

No.  122  California  street  corner  of  Leidsdorff. 

Drawings  of  Models  made  for  parties  applying  for  pa 
ents  at  Washington  or  London.  mar23-tt. 


•    E.  V.  JOICE, 

NOTARY        PUBLIC, 

Basement  of  New  Merchants'  Exchange,  California  street. 
3vl5tf  .  SAN  FRANCISCO. 


JAMES   M.   TATLOB, 

Attorney  and  Counsellor  at  Law, 

Court  Block,  636  Clay  Street, 

SAN    FKANCISCO. 
2vl5-lqy 


ISAAC  LOBREE  &  CO., 
,  GOLDEN  STATE  POTTERY,® 

AXTIOCII,  CAL.  *& 

Office  In  San  Francisco,  616  Commercial  st. 
Constantly  on  hand  a  large  assortment  of  Earthenware, 
Fire  Bricks,  Fli-e  Clay,  and  Stoneware. 


J.  1ST.  ECKEL,  M.  D„ 
Homoeopathic    Physician 

226  Post  Street,  San  Francisco. 
21vl4yr 


£Sfe0     ?B-.:FOJNri>TA-Is      « 

^slj^San  Francisco  Eye  Infirmary.  ^^=2* 

Permanently  established  for  the  treatment  of  all  diseases 
of  the  Eye.  Dr.  F.  was  for  seventeen  years  principal  of 
the  Lafayette  (Ind.)  Eye  Infirmary.  I .  W.  Fomda,  M.  D., 
Surgeon  in  Charge.  Office,  403  Montgomery  street,  oppo- 
site Wells,  Fargo  <fc  Co'a.  4vl5-ly 


DR.   H.   AUSTIN, 

DENTIST, 

No.  634,  Washington  Street, 

Between    Montgomery    and    Kearny    Street. 

[OVSU  .SAN   FRANC13CO  BATH3] 

SAN  FKANCISCO.  20vl0-qy 


J.  W.  "WINTER, 
DENTIST. 


Office,  04?  Clay  street San  Francisco. 

First-class  gold  fllltnga  for  $:t,  as  good  as  any  dentist  can 
produce  in  ihc  city.  Dr.  Winter  has  practiced  Dentistry 
twenty  years— fifteen  in  this  State.  For  a  full  upper  set  e.f 
gum  teeth,  on  vulcanite  base,  from  $s0  to  $35.  Teeth  ex- 
tracted without  pam  by  local  application.  18vl4-tf 


RADICAL  CURE 

— OF— 

RUPTURE  ! 


Treatment  of  all  Deformities  of  the  Body,  by  DR.  A. 
FOLLEaU'S  process.  0=M  Washington  street,  up  stairs, 
Washington  llatlis  Building,  between  Montgomery  and 
Kearny  streets. 

DR.  A.  FOLLEAU 

Has  his  studies  and  manufactories  in  the  same  building. 
Every  kind  of  Apparatus,  Trusses,    onhopedfe  Instru- 
ments, Artitlcial  Limbs,  etc  ,  are  manufactured  and  applied 
by  himself. 

~ '    Tc  has  710  connection  with  any  Agency/.  24yl4-llplf 


MECHANICS'    INSTITUTE. 

Resources  of  California. 

THE  MECHANICS'  INSTITUTE  of  San  Francisco,  here- 
by offer  a  PREMIUM  of  ONE  THOUSAND  ($1,000)  DOL- 
LARS for  the  best  Essay  on  the  "  RESOURCES  OF 
CALIFORNIA,  AND  BEST  METHOD  OF  DEVELOPING 
THE  SAME,"  under  the  following  conditions:  One-half  of 
the  premium  in  cash  on  the  certified  award  of  the  Com- 
mittee of  Judges,  and  the  balance  from  the  first  proceeds  of 
sales  of  the  successful  work,  which  is  to  belong  to,  and  will 
be  published  by,  tho  Institute. 

The  Essays  are  to  be  handed  In  to  the  Librarian  of  the 
Institute  on  or  before  the  FIRST  DAY  OF  JUNE,  1868,  and 
the  award  will  be  made  by  tho  Judges  at  the  opening  of  the 
industrial  Exhibition,  which  is  to  be  held  in  August  or  Sep 
tumber  following.  The  Essay  should  be  divided  Into  three 
great  heads,  viz. :  Mineral,  Agricultural  and  Industrial  Re- 
sources, with  propor  subdivisions  of  eachsubject.  Itshould 
he  sufficient  in  quantity  to  form  a  duodecimo  (12mo)  volume 
of  from  250  to  300  pages  long  primer  type,  solid. 

Writers  will  sign  their  articles  in  cypher,  and  send  their 
names  and  address  in  sealed  envelopes,  which  will  be  kept 
In  a  secure  place  by  the  Institute,  and  only  be  opened  when 
the  award  is  made.  The  manuscript*  of  unsuccessful 
writers  will  be  returned  to  them  without  publicity. 

The  Committee  of  Judges  have  the  right  to  reject  all 
Essays  in  case  they  do  not  consider  them  worthy  of  publi- 
cation or  the  premium.  No  further  instructions  than  are 
contained  in  this  advertisement  will  be  given  to  this  Com 
mittee,  nor  will  they  be  subjected  to  any  advice  from  tho 
officers  or  members  of  the  Institute  in  regard  to  their  pro- 
posed action.  All  manuscript  submitted  must  be  in  clear 
legible  writing,  so  as  to  admit  of  easy  reading.! 

The  following  named  gentlemen,  who  have  been  selected 
for  their  well  known  ability,  public  spirit  and  integrity  o 
purpose,  will  compose  tho  Committee  of  Judges 


Hon.  Fred'k  F.  Low, 
Prof.  J .  D.  Whitney, 
James  Otis, 
Wm.  Qovernenr  Morris, 


Muj.  Gen.  H.  W.  Halleck,  U. 

S.  A., 
Prof.  W.  B.  Ewer, 
B.  N.  Bugbey^ 


By  order  of  the  Board  of  Directors. 

D.  E.  HAYES,  Secretary. 
San  Francisco,  June  12, 1867.  2lvU-2m 


Metallurgy. 


BOALT  «fc  STBTEPELDT, 

Metallurgists  and  Mining  Engineers 

AUSTIN,  KCTADA 
Western  Branch   Of  ADELEEEG   A    RAYMOND,   No.    90 


Broadway,  New  York:. 


llvll 


C.  W,  MAYNARD. 


J.  H,  TIEUANN. 


ma.ywam>  <fc  tie:m:a.iviv, 

Mining  Engineers  and  Metallurgists, 

2-AO  Pearl  street.  New  York. 

—AMD — 

CENTRA!,    CITY,    COLORADO. 
19vl2-ly 


METALLURGICAL    WORKS, 

AND 

rraotioal    Mining   School, 
Bryant  Street,  Bet-ween  Third  and  Fourth, 

.SAN    FRANCISCO. 

THE  Proprietors  are  at  all  times  prepared  to  work  or  test 
Oressent  to  this  establishment— either  In  large  or  small 
quantities— by  such  process  as  may  be  found  best  adapted  to 
their  chemical  character,  after  a  cpreful  analysis  has  been 
made.  TeBt  lots  of  Ore  adapted  to  the  smelting  process  at- 
tended to.  Sulphuret,  pyritous,  and  the  (so-called)  "rebcl- 
lous  ores,"  are  having  especial  attention  paid  to  their  suc- 
cessful treatment.  Assaying  in  the  humid  and  dry  way. 
Also,  refining  by  cupellatlon,  done  at  moderate  rates. 

PBACTICAL  MIMAO  SCHOOL, 
The  proprietors— encouraged  by  numerous  applications 
from  gentlemen  desirous  of  pursuing  the  study  of  practical 
metallurgy— have  concluded  to  admit  parties  on  reasonable 
terms.  Having  in  their  Mill  all  the  necessary  appli- 
ances for  crushing,  roasting,  amalgamating,  smelting,  re- 
fining and  assaying,  as  also  a  well  extended  Laboratory  for 
tho  analysis  ot  Ores  and  Minerals,  a  good  opportunity  is 
here  offered  to  acquire  a  sound  practical  knowledge  of  the 
business. 

H.  P.  Kimball,  J   R.  Mminiv. 

10V10 


J.  A.  BAUEB, 
G  liemical    Laboratory, 

AND  DRUG  STORE, 

Cll  Wu-hlucton  Street.  [Established  1649.] 

SAN  FRANCISCO. 

Careful  Analyses  made  of 

Ores,   Minerals,   Waters,   Oils,    Liquors,] 
Wines,  Products  of  Art,  etc. 

Pharmaceutical  Preparations  Made  to  Order. 

Opinions  given  on  Chemical  Questions  and  Geology. 

BSr* Particular  attention  paid  to  Analyses  of  all  kinds,  n 
cases  where  legal  questions  are  involved. 

Pure  Nitric  Acid.  Nitrate  of  Silver,  Gold  Chloride,  Platin 
Chloride,  Sodium  Amalgam,  Sulphate  of  Copper,  etc.,  for 
sale.  12vl4-6m 


I^COTTJEt'S 

SAKSAPARIPHEEE 
BITTERS 


Have  so  speedily  grown  In  favor  that  their  unrivalled  sale 
has  attracted  remarks  and  criticisms  of  the  trade.  Jealousy 
attributes  their  success  to  the  fineness  of  their  general 
style,  and  principally  to  the  originality  and  beauty  of  Hie 
buttle,  which  was  conceived  and  manufactured  by  Califor- 
nia artists.  MK.  LACOUK,  an  energetic  promoter  of  Cali- 
fornia resources,  desired  to  show  that  California  has  no 
need  of  being  tributary  to  other  countries  lor  talent  or 
mechanical  industry. 

The  cause  of  their  success  is  the  great  benefit  they  have 
been  to  the  large  number  who  have  already  used  them. 

.MK.  LACOUUis  a  graduate  of  the  Polytechnic  Institute 
of  France,  and  adds  to  a  thorough  knowledge  of  Cheitii>iry 
muny  years  of  experience;  and,  after  a  long  and  curoful 
experimental  study,  has  been  enabled  to  offer 

LACOUR'S 

SARSAPARIPHERE    BITTERS. 

They  arc  the  most  efficient  Blood  Purifier,  because  thtjv 
combine  with  the  wholesome  Karsaparilla,  which  operates 
by  cutaneous  excretions,  and  othersubstauees  whirl,  gently 
stimulate  Hie  secretions  of  the  lower  glands  and  urga>  s, 
render  digestion  easy,  obviate  eustiveiiess,  and  remove  reg- 
ularly every  impurity  of  the  blood. 

They  are  unrivalled  as  a  remedy  for  Scrofula,  Dyspepsia, 
Constipation,  Liver  Complaint,  Nervous  Affections,  Colic, 
Intermittent  Fevers,  and  all  diseases  arising  lioin  impurity 
of  the  Blood  or  CosUvcness. 


TVlio    Takes    Them  ? 

The  Old  Man 

Takes  them  as  a  gentle  stimulant  and  mild  rcjitvcnator. 
The  Young  Man 

Takes  them  to  regulate  his  system,  prevent  disease,  and 

stimulate  to  new  life  his  ovenasked  body. 

The  Young  Woman 

Takes  them  to  secure  regularity  in  her  habiis;  to  tint  her 

cheeks  with  the  bloom  of  health,  lo  give  a  sparkle 

to  her  eyes,  and  sweetness  to  her  breath. 

The   Husband 

Takes  them  to  promote  vitality,  give  strength  to  (he  body, 

peace  to  the  mind,  and  with  his  health,  wealth 

and  comfort  to  all  his  family. 

The  "Wife 

Takes  them  to  invigorate  and  strengthen  hersysiem,  and  as 

an  aid  to  nature  iu  regulating  her  periodical  sickness. 

Children 

Take  them  as  a  gentle,  yet  effective  tonic. 

The  Dashaway 

Takes  them  as  a  mild,  pure  stimulant,  containing  none  of 

the  deleterious,  essential  and  lusiloilsof  forbidden  drinks. 

The  Inebriate 

Takes  them  to  give  tone  to  his  poisoned  stomach  and  allay 
tho  fearful  longings  for  strong  drink  witb  a  stimu- 
lant that  docs  not  madden  or  destroy. 
The  Traveler 

Takes  them  to  prevent  sea  sickness,  and  secure  his  health 
against  change  of  climate. 

Everybody    Takes    Tlicm  ! 

PRO  BONO  PUBIiICO! 

2vl5-6m 


$h*  pining  anfl  Jftcitntific  §xm. 


77 


To  Those  Whose  Interests  "We  Rep- 
resent. 

While  there  is  every  reason  for  prratiiiontion 
at  the  oirotUatioD  whioh  this  journal  lias 
already  reached,  we  are  yet  well  awaro  that 
there  are  great  nuinl>ers  of  miners,  mechan- 
ics and  lovers  of  science  to  whom  it  might 
bo  made  a  source  of  much  usefulness  and 
profit.  We  feel  no  hesitation  or  modesty 
in  urging  the  claims  of  the  paper  upon  the 
attention  of  all  for  whose  especial  benefit 
its  publication  is  intended.  Being  the  only 
journal  of  the  kind  this  side  of  the  Rocky 
Mountains,  and  having  a  wide  circulation 
distributed  throughout  all  the  States  and 
Territories  on  the  Pacitic  coast,  and  among 
the  most  intelligent  and  thriving  portion  of 
our  people,  it  presents  a  new  and  valuable 
medium  for  advertising — a  feature  which 
our  columns  show  for  themselves,  is  quite 
generally  appreciated. 

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By  so  doing  they  will  place  us  under  still 
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us  by  its  increased  receipts,  to  add  still 
more  to  the  value  of  the  paper.  It  is 
thus  that  in  the  growing  welfare  of  the 
country  and  people,  this  journal  hopes  to 
find  its  due  share  of  prosperity,  and  a  fair 
reward  for  its  efforts  in  behalf  of  science,  of 
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our  readers  the  necessity  of  promptly 
renewing  their  subscriptions.  The  two  in- 
dexes for  volumes  XII  and  XIH,  which 
we  have  already  published,  and  the  500 
ample  pages  of  reading  matter,  apart  from 
advertisments,  to  say  nothing  of  our  numer- 
ous engravings  and  illustrations,  speak  more 
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industry  and  reasonable  expense  can  accom- 
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ani>  Scientific  Press  a  journal  which  shall 
be  creditable  to  the  interests  which  it  repre- 
sents, and  of  special  value  to  its  readers. 

Jan.  1,  1867. 


New  Mining  Laws  of  California  and  Nevada. 

We  have  just  issued,  in  cheap  edition,  the  new 
laws  relating  to  mining  and  corporations  iu  Cali 
fornia  and  Nevada,  passed  in  186.5-6.  Some  of 
these  laws  are  of  the  highest  importance  to  parties 
interested  in  the  matter  of  locating  and  holding 
claims,  and  prospecting  mines,  in  these  States. 
Copies  sent  by  mail.    Price,  25  cents. 

Address,         Dewet  &  Co.,  Patent  Agents. 

San  Francisco,  May  1st,  1866. 

Mineral  Laud  Law  Blanks 

FOR    SALE, 

We  are  prepared  to  furnish  any  of  the  following 
blanks  used  in  securing  patents  for  lands  under  the 
National  Mineral  Land  Act  of  1866  : 

I.  Applicants'  Declaratory  Statement. 

II.  Diagram,  Description  of  Diagram  and  Bound- 
aries, and  Notice. 

Register's  Order  for  Publication — with  No- 
tice. 
Deposition  that  Notice  has  been  Posted. 
Application  for  Survey  Etc. 
Priceb. — Single  blanks,  10  cents ;  75  cts  per  doz- 
en; $4  per  hundred — postage  paid. 

Pamphlet  containing  the  Law  and  the  Instruc- 
tions  of  the  General  Land    Commissioner,   post 
paid,  25  cts.     Address        DEWEY  &  CO., 
Mining  and  Scientific  Press,  San  Francisco. 


ni. 


IV. 

v. 


New  Mining  Advertisements. 


Camargo   Gold    and    Silver   Mining:   Company* 

Lander  County,  Nevada. 

Notice.— There  arc  delinquent,  upon  the  following  de- 
scribed stock,  on  account  of  assessment  levied  on  the 
twenty-first  day  of  June,  1867.  the  several  amounts  set 
opposite  the  names  of  the  respective  shareholders,  as  fol- 
lows : 

Names.  No.  Certificates.    No.  Shares.    Amount. 

0«mn.  James it  5  $100  CD 

Drln  khouse,  J  A 6  3  6000 

Dliikelspeil,  L 51  3  60  00 

Fassett,  N  C 132  1  20  00 

Gray,  Asaph 133  3  60  00 

HarW,  W  B  C 23  10  2UU  00 

Harker.  W  B  C 24  10  200  00 

Harkcr,  J  W 134  3  60  00 

Jacobs,  N  B 85  4  8U  00 

Raymond,  C  B,  Trustee 131  519         10,930  00 

Camargo  Stock  acct 3  60  00 

Lander,  PC 69  6  120  00 

And  in  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees,  made  on  the  twenty-first  day  of  June,  1867,  so 
many  shares  of  each  parcel  of  said  stock  as  may  be  necessary 
will  be  sold  at  public  auction,  at  the  office  of  the  Com- 
pany, by  Jones  &  Bendixcn,  Auctioneers,  on  Thursday,  the 
twenty-sixth  day  of  September,  1867,  at  the  hour  of  2  o'clock 
P.  M.  of  said  day,  to  pay  said  delinquent  assessment  thereon, 
together  with  costs  of  advertising  and  expenses  of  sale. 
N.  C.  FASSETT,  Secretary. 

Office,  N.  E.  cornor  Clay  and  Front  streets,  San  Francisco, 
aul 


l-udy    Bell  Copper  Mining  Company,  Low  1>I- 

vide  Mining  District,  Del  Norte  County,  California. 

NoTICX.— Then  are  delinquent,  BOOD  thu  following  de- 

lock,  on   account  ol   assessment    levied   on  the 

eighteenth    day   of  June,  1867,  ttu  several  amounts  set 

opposite  the  name*   of   the    respective    shareholders,    us 

follows: 

Nnmes.  No.  Certificate.    No.  Shares.    Ammint. 

CScheper 523  110  ft!8  50 

391  15  2  23 

I  K  Knowles '.'.'  b»  7  W 

P  Grader UB  10  1  go 

Off  Roberta 161  6  76 

John  Brow  t,l,  c 199  5  75 

John  Brownlee .188  10  l  w 

James  Carrol aw  &  7ft 

Henry  Kline 258  20  3  00 

II,  in  v  Kline 9C9  10  1  50 

p  Mantle 3iy  m  l  so 

K  A  Miller US  20  3  00 

P  a  Miller ni7  ft  75 

ChasHurt 330  36  6  26 

Cliaa  Bnrt 319  3tl  4  60 

ChnsBurt 379  25  3  76 

Chos  Hurt 3K0  20  3  00 

1*  Calnon 367  10  1  50 

P  Calnon 988  15  225 

J. dm  A-im-ns 375  6  76 

JohnAsmeos 392  5  7ft 

J  W  Gardner 40.1  25  3  75 

Wm  Schuinaii 339  10  1  60 

aOaaavan 395  20  3  00 

And  In  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  Of  the  Board 
of  Trustees,  made  on  the  eighteenth  day  of  .June,  1367,  so 
many  shares  of  each  parcel  of  said  stock  as  may  be  nec- 
essary, will  be  sold  at  public  auction,  by  Messrs.  Maurice 
Dore  &  Co.,  No.  327  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco,  on 
Monday,  the  nineteenth  day  of  August,  1867,  at  (honour  of  12 
o'clock,  M.  of  said  day,  to  pay  said  delinquent  assess 
ment  thereon,  together  with  costs  of  advertising  and  ex- 
penses of  sale. 

B.  P.  WILKINS.  Secretary  pro  tern. 
Office,  618  Market  street,  San  Francisco,  Gal.  auS 


Sophia.  Consolidated    Gold   nnd   Silver   Mining 

Company,  Tuolumne  County,  California. 

Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  thlrtlch  day  of 
July,  1867,  an  assessment  of  one  dollar  (SI)  ner  share  was 
levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company,  payable 
immediately  in  United  States  gold  and  silver  coin,  to  the 
Secretary,  at  No.  041  Washington  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid on  the  tweiily-nintli  day  of  August,  I867,shall  be  deemed 
delinquent,  and  will  bo  duly  advertised  for  sale  at  public 
auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  before,  will  bo 
sold  on  Saturday,  the  fourteenth  day  of  September,  1867,  to 
pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of  ad- 
vertising and  expenses  of  sole.  By  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees 

DAVID  E.  JOSEPIfl,  Secretary. 

Office,  611  Washington  street,  San  Francisco.  au3 


Wb.ltln.tch   Gold  and  Silver  Mining  Company, 

Lander  County,  Nevada. 

NOTica.— There  are  delinquent  upon  the  following  described 
stock,  on  account  of  assessment  levied  on  the  twenty-first 
day  of  June,  1867.  the  several  amounts  set  opposite  the 
names  of  the  respective  shareholders  as  follows: 

Names.  No.  Certificate.    No.  Shares.    Amount. 

Allen.  HH 13  20  $300  00 

Allen,  H  H 199  3*  640  00 

Camn.  James 139  6  90  Oil 

Pr In  khouse,  J  A 246  1  15  00 

Fosse  tt,  NC 24ft  1  15  00 

Grav,  Asaph 247  1  15  0) 

Harkcr,  Jno  W • 244  20  300  00 

Johnson.  G  H 202  4  60  00 

Satterlee,  W  R 41  4  61  00 

Turner,  Anna  Key 69  6  90  00 

Williams,  J  J 201  82  480  00 

Doane,  WG 23?  46  690  00 

Raymond,  C  B,  Trustee 243  1021  15,315  00 

Jacob,  SW 188  2  30  00 

And  In  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees,  made  on  the  twenty-first  day  of  June,  1867,  so 
many  shares  of  each  parcel  of  said  stock  as  may  be  neces- 
sary, will  be  sold  at  public  auction,  at  the  office  of  the 
Company,  by  Jones  A  Bendixen,  auctioneers,  on  Thursday, 
the  twenty-sixth  day  of  September,  1867,  at  the  hour  of  2 
o'clock  P.  M.  of  said  day,  to  pay  said  delinquent  assess- 
ment thereon,  together  with  costs  of  advertising  and  ex- 
penses of  sale. 

N.  C.  FASSETT,  Secretary. 

Office,  N.  E.  corner  Front  and  Clay  streets,  San  Francisco, 
California.  au3 


To  Capitalists, 


GOLD   QUARTZ    MINE,     SITUATED   IN    CALAVERAS 
County,  with  steam  mill  fitted  up  with  Amalgamating 
Pans,  etc.,  FOR  SALE.    The  mine  has  three  main  veins,  and 
more  than  $80,000  have  been  spent  in  opening  them  and  com- 
pleting the  mill.    Good  wagon  roads  all  the  way.    Apply  to 
BELLOC  FRE  RES,  Bankers. 
23vl3-6m  535  Clay  street,  San  Francisco. 


Mining   Notices— Continued. 


Chlplonena  Mining  Company-- District  of  "Pre*, 

Sonora,  Mexico. 

Notice  is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  ol 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  eleventh  day 
of  July,  18G7,  an  assessment  of  five  dollars  ($5)  per 
share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company, 
payable  immediately,  In  United  States  gold  and  silver 
coin,  to  the  Secretary,  318  California  street,  San  Francisco, 
California. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid on  the  twelfth  day  of  August,  1867,  shall  be  deemed 
delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale  at  public 
auction,  and  unless  paymentshall  be  made  before,  will  be 
sold  on  Monday,  the  second  day  of  September,  1867,  to 
pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of  ad- 
vertising and  expenses  of  sale.    By  order  of  the  Board  of 

JOHN  F.  LOHSE.  Secretary 
Office,  318  California  street,  up-stairs,  San  Francisco.   jyl3 


De   Soto   Gold   and   Silver   Mining  Company.— 

Location   of   Works:    Star   District,   Humboldt  County, 

State  of  Nevada. 

Notice  is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  eleventh  day 
of  July,  1867,  an  assessment  of  two  ($2)  dollars  per  share 
was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company,  pay- 
able immediately,  in  United  States  gold  coin,  to  the  Sec- 
retary, at  the  office  of  the  Com pany.No.  58  Exchange  Build- 
ing, northwest  corner  Washington  and  Montgomery  streets, 
San  Francisco,  California. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid on  the  seventeenth  day  of  August,  lS67,shall  be  deemed 
delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale  at  public 
auction,  and  unless  piivmenl  shall  be  made  before,  will  be 
sold  on  Wednesday,  the  fourth  day  ui  September,  1867,  to 
pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of  ad- 
vertising and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees. 

JOHN  M.  BURNETT,  Secretary. 

Office,  No.  53  Exchange  Building,  northwest  corner  of 
Washington  and  Montgomery  streets,  San  Francisco,  Cali- 
fornia. jy!3 


Delays  are  J>anBreroa*.— Inventors  on  tho  Pacific 
Coast  should  bear  In  mind  that  by  patronizing  our  Patent 
Agency  they  can  sign  all  necessary  papers  for  securing  pa- 
tents almost  immediately,  thereby  avoiding  the  three 
month's  delay  requisite  In  transacting  uuKioess  through 
Eastern  agencies. 


Gold  Quarry   Company.    Location    ol*    Worki; 

Placer  County,  California. 

Notice  —There  are  delinquent  upon  tho  following  de- 
scribe! stock,  on  account  of  assessment  levied  on  the 
tWentyftmrUl  daj  ofJune,  1887,  the  several  amounts  set  op 
nQtttt  the  names  of  the  respective  shareholders,  as  fol- 
lows: 

Names.  No.  Certificate.    Ko.  Shares.    Amount. 

Osden  1  Liftman 4  50  $1,000  00 

Edmund  Werthoman...  15  60  1,000  w) 

Archibald  t-  I'euchy 7  lilt  2,000  00 

Lafayette  Muynord 9  50  1,000  00 

"J* Alu'l ...10  33  60000 

James  Ineborn 17  60  1,000  00 

James  Freeborn ig  50  1,000  00 

And  In  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees,  made  on  the  twenty-fourth  day  of  June,  1867,  so 
many  shares  of  each  parcel  of  said  stock  as  may  bo  ne- 
cessary, will  be  sold  at  public  auction,  by  Messrs.  Duncan 
&  Co.,  auctioneers,  at  the  office  of  the  Company,  No,  706 
Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco,  on  Monday,  the  twelith 
day  of  August,  1867,  at  tho  hour  of  12  o'clock  M.  of  said 
dtay,  to  pay  said  delinquent  assessment  thereon,  together 
with  costs  of  odvertlsiiig  and  expenses  of  sale. 

T.  W.  COLBURN,  Secretary. 

Office  706  Montgomery  street,  (Room  No.  4,  2d  lioor)  Son 
Francisco,  Cul.  Jy27 


I.  X.  I..  Gold  nnd  Silver  Alining  Company.— Lo- 
cation of  Works:  Silver  Mountain  District,  Alpine  Coun- 
ty, Cal. 

Notick.— There  are  delinquent,  upon  the  following  de- 
scribed stock,  on   account  of  assessment  levied  on  the 

nineteenth  day  of  Juno,  1867,  the  several  amounts  set 
opposite  tho  names  of  the  respective  shareholders,  as  fol- 
lows : 

Names.                  No.  Certificate.  No.  Shares.    Amount 

Aycr,  Isaac 146  6                 $7  60 

Bridges,  Mary  C 297  7K              11  26 

Blasdel,  H  G 237  10                 15  00 

Blasdel,  U  O 292  1                   1  flu 

Barber,  1  N 280  8&                5  25 

Cairns,  John 249  70              10ft  00 

De  La  Vega,  F  L 154  13                19  60 

Daly,  Georgiana 29ft  5                 750 

Evans,  Goiner 278  12                18  00 

Fisher,  Lewis 61  10                 15  00 

Hepburn.  James 116,  158,  217  20                30  00 

Hatch,  FS 262  7                 10  60 

Hatch  4:  Co 264  1                    1  50 

Inch,  Richard 34,  35,  36.  38  96                144  00 

Kltto,  Joseph 161  5                   7  60 

Loring,  Geo..... 285  3                   4  60 

McMahon.  J  A 263  10  60 

Pearse,CH 210,  223  4                   6  00 

Richards,  John 49,  60  10                15  00 

Robie,  Margaret 296  6                 7  60 

Starr,  Benjamin 289  V              1  13 

Thomas,  W  J ICO  6                   7  60 

Vincent,  Wm  T 91,  92,  93 

94,  97,  98  107&            161  26 

Warner,  Joseph HO  6                 7  00 

And  in  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees,  made  on  tho  nineteenth  day  of  June,  1867,  so 
many  shares  of  each  parcel  of  said. stock  as  may  be  ncces- 
ary  will  be  sold  at  public  auction,  by  Olney  A  Co.,  auction- 
eers, at  the  office  of  the  Company,  418  and  420  Clay  street, 
San  Francisco,  Cal.,  on  the  fifth  day  of  August,  1867,  at 
the  hour  of  12  o'clock  M.  of  said  day,  to  pay  said  delin- 
quent assessment  thereon,  together  with  costs  of  advertising 
and  expenses  of  sale. 

FRANK  H.  HAMILTON,  Jr.,  Secretary. 

Office,  418  and  420  Clay  street,  San  Francisco,  jy20 


Lyon  Mill  and  Mining  Company,  K.elsey  Dis- 
trict, El  Dorado  County,  California. 
Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  tho  Board 
of  Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  sixth  day  of 
July,  1867,  an  assessment  of  three  ($3}  dollars  per  share  was 
levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company,  payable 
immediately,  in  United  States  gold  coin,  to  the  Secretary, 
ot  his  office,  5  Government  House,  corner  of  Sansome  ana 
Washington  streets,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain 
unpaid  on  the  fifth  day  of  August,  1867,  shall  be  deemed 
delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale  at 
public  auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  before, 
will  be  sold  on  Monday,  the  nineteenth  day  of  August,  1867, 
to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of  ad- 
vertising and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees. 

J.  M.  BUFF1NGTON,  Secretary. 
Office,  No.  5  Government  House,  corner  of  Washington 
and  Sansome  streets.  jy!3 


L:Mly  Franklin  Gold  and  Silver  Mining;  Com- 
pany.— Silver  Mountain  Mining  District,  Alpine  County, 
California. 

Notice.— There  are  delinquent  upon  the  following  de- 
scribed stock,  on  account  of  assessment  levied  on  the 
second  day  of  May,  1867,  the  several  amounts  set  opposite 
the  names  of  the  respective  shareholders,  as  follows. 

Names.  No.  Certificate.    No.  snares.    Amount. 

John  Bardslcy 8,  9,  10  20-ca  60  $18  00 

John  Bardslcy 13,  14    5-ea  10  3 i  00 

John  Bardslcy 90  3  90 

John  W  McCiiuley 37  5  1  60 

Wm  Browning 39,40,188,189    6-ea  20  6  00 

Abraham  St  rouse l 44  j}£  2  25 

Mrs.  AM  Harris 73,74    5-en  10  3  00 

Geo  WFolsom 77,  78,  79  20-ea  60  )8  (10 

Geo  W  Folsom 80,  81  10-ea  20  6  09 

Geo  WFolsom 82,83    5  ea  10  3  00 

Wm  Crooker 8-1  10  3  Ou 

Wm  Crooker 2ft3  5  1  60 

Jos  O'Neil 94,  95  25-ea  60  1ft  00 

Jos  O'Neil 96  ft  I  60 

Thos  Peters 104  5  1  60 

T  S  Beaver 105,  ll)6  10-ea  20  6  00 

Thos  Odgers 139  4  120 

J  H  Williams 16ft  20  COO 

J  H  Williams 228  7J£  2  25 

Henry  Odgers 172  4  1  20 

DanlOdgcrs 173  4  1  20 

A  II  Powers 174  10  3  00 

Stephen  S  Mead 185  5  1  60 

Thos  Swindlehurst 186  5  1  60 

James  Bottomlev 191  6  1  60 

Christopher  Neilson.,195,  196,  197 

198,  199    5-ea  25  7  50 

Wm  J  Thomas 201  10  3  0!) 

Wm  J  Thomas 202  5  1  50 

AM  ACT  Harris 220  7%  2  25 

Geo  W  Whitside 226  6  1  50 

Wm  Wliltside 227  5  1  50 

Frank  Beltchman 235  5  160 

Wm  Bastion 237  5  1  50 

Daniel  Davidson 211  20  6  0(1 

Daniel  Davidson 242  10  3  00 

B  H  Meredith 2(7  5  1  50 

R  T  Hazard 259,  260,  261  10-ea  30  9  00 

RT  Hazard 262  5  1  60 

And  in  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees,  made  on  the  second  day  of  May,  1867,  so 
many  shares  of  each  parcel  of  said  stock  or  may  be  neces- 
sary, will  be  sold  at  public  auction,  by  Messrs.  Olney  & 
Co.,  at  305  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco,  on  Tues- 
day, the  sixth  day  August,  1867,  at  tho  hour  of  1  o'clock,  P. 
M.,  of  said  day,  to  pay  said  delinquent  assessment  there- 
on, together  with  costs  of  advertising  and  expenses  of 
sale. 

J.  S.  LUTY,  Secretary. 
Office,  305  Montgomery  street,  Rooms  5  [and  ,G,  Son  Fran- 
isco,  California.  jy20 


Postponements  and  Alterations.— Secr*anes  are 
requested  to  give  notice  of  postponements,  or  alterations 
which  they  may  desire  made  in  their  advertisements  at 
their  earliest  convenience.  New  advertisements  should  be 
sent  n  as  early  as  possible. 


Xenuic  «fc  Corcoran  Silver  Mlnlua  Company- 
Location  of  Works:  Storey  County,  State  of  Nevada- 
Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  mooting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  eleventh  day  of 
July,  1867,  an  assessment  of  fifty  (50)  cents  per  sharo 
was  levied  npon  tho  capital  stock  or  said  Company,  nav- 
ablc  immediately,  in  United  States  gold  and  silver  coin  to 
the  .V'nviurv  ui  the  l\.m|mnv.  '  W 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
Pap  on  the  twelfth  duv  of  August,  IS67.  shall  be  deemed 
delinquent,  and  Will  be  dulv  advertised  for  sale  at  public 
auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  before,  will  be 
!k  j'i1!  Mon<lfty.  ihn  second  day  of  September,  1867,  to  pay 
the delinquent  assessment. together  with  costs  of  advertising 
aud  expenses  of  sale.   By  order  of  the  Board  of  Trustees. 

Neaa-le  «fe  Corcoran  Silver  Mining  Company.— 

Location:  Slorey  County,  Nevada. 

The  Annual  Meeting  of  Stockholders  fir  the  above  named 
Company  will  be  held  at  tho  office  of  the  Company,  Room 
No.  11,  338  Montgomery  stieet,  on  MONDAY,  the  19th  day 
of  August,  l&i7,  at  7)i  o'clock  P.  M.,  for  the  purpose  of 
electing  officors  for  tho  ensuing  year,  etc. 

Jv20 A.  P.  GREENE,  Secretary. 

Nueatra  Senora   de  Gnadelupe    Silver  Mining 

Company.    Location  of  Works  ;  Tayoltita,    San   Dhnas 

District,  Durango,  Mexico. 

Notice  is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  ot  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  tho  twelfth  day. of  • 
July,  1867,  an  assessment  (No.  28,)  of  one  dollar  ($1)  per 
share  was  levied  upon  the  assessable  capital  stock  of 
said  Company,  payable  ini mediately,  in  United  States 
gold  and  silver  coin,  to  the  Secretary,  E.  J.  PmirrKit,  at 
the  office,  No.  210  Post  street,  or  to  the  Treasurer,  A.  Hi«- 
melmann,  at  his  office,  No.  637  Washington  street,  San 
Francisco. 

Any  Btock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid on  the  thirteenth  day  of  August.  1867,  shall  be  deemed 
delinquent  and  will  bu  duly  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auc- 
tion, and  unless  payment  shall  be  nnuie  before,  will  bo 
sold  on  Tuesday,  the  third  day  of  September,  1867,  to  pay 
the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of  adver- 
tising and  expenses  of  sale.    By   order  of  the  Board  of 

E.  J.  PFEIFFER,  Secretary. 
Office,  No.  210Poststrcet  Ran  Francisco,  Cal.  jy!3 

Oxford  Beta  Tunnel  and  Mining  Company*  E»- 

mcralda  District  and  County,  State  of  Nevada. 

Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  twenty-fifth  day 
July,  1867,  an  assessment  of  fifty  cents  per  share  was  levied 
upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company,  payable  imme- 
diately, In  United  States  gold  and  silver  com,  to  the  Secre- 
tary, or  to  the  Superintendent  at  the  mine. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid on  the  twenty  fourth  day  of  August,  1867,  shall  be 
deemed  delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale  at 
public  auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  before, 
willbesold  on  Monday,  the  ninth  day  of  September,  1867,  to 
pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of  ad- 
vertising and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board  ot 
Trustees. 

GEO.  H.  PECK,  Secretary. 

Offlce,2i2Claystreet,  San  Francisco.  jc27 

Rattlesnake  Gold  and  Silver  Mining  Compa- 
ny, Brown's  Valley,  Yuba  County,  California. 
Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  twenty-fifth  day 
of  July,  1867,  an  assessment  of  one  ($1)  dollar  per  share 
was  levied  upon  the  capital  slock  of  said  Company,  pay- 
able immediately,  in  United  States  gold  and  silver  coin,  to 
the  Secretary,  No.  318  California  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal- 
Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remuln  un- 
paid on  the  twenty-eighth  day  of  August,  1867,  shall  he 
deemed  delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale 
at  public  auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  be- 
fore, will  be  sold  on  Monday,  the  sixteenth  day  of  Sep- 
tember, 1867,  to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together 
with  costs  of  advertising  and  expenses  of  Bale.  By  order 
of  the  Board  of  Trustees. 

JOHN  F.  LOHSE,  Secretary. 
Office,  318  California  street,  Upstairs,  San  Francisco,  Cali- 
fornia. je27 

Seaton  Mining  Company Location  of*  Worku  i 

Drytown,  Amador  County,  California. 

Notice.— There  are  delinquent,  upon  the  following  de- 
scribed stock,  on  account  of  assessment  levied  on  the 
twenty-eighth  day  of  May,  1867,  the  several  amounts  set  op- 
posite the  names  of  the  respective  shareholders,  as  fol- 
lows: 

Names.  No.  Certificate.    No.  shares.    Amount. 

Wm  Ashburner 51  l  $1U0  00 

Peter  H  Burnett,  Trustee 44  lo  1000  00 

E  J  Crane,  Trustee 45  10  1000  00 

E  J  Crane,  Trustee 69  5  600  00 

J  W  Gashwiler 39  5  600  00 

A  B  Grogan 33  10  1000  00 

Howard  Havens,  Trustee 58  6  500  10 

Theo  LcRoy 34  10  1000  00 

A  B  McCreery 60  4  400  00 

D  M  W  Seaton 52  1  100  00 

Phebe  J  Seaton 51  1  100  00 

Phebe  J  Seaton 55  1  100  00 

Phebe  J  Seaton 60  1  100  00 

Phebe  J  Seaton 67  1  109  00 

Ed  W  Smith,  Act'gCash'r 35  5  500  00 

LloydTevIs 23  5  500  00 

Lloyd  Tevis 29  5  500  00 

Lloyd  Tevis 48  5  51*0  00 

Lloyd  Tevis,  Trustee 42  10  1000  00 

And  in  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees,  made  on  the  twenty-eighth  day  of  May,  1867,  so 
many  shares  of  each  parcel  of  said  stock  as  may  be  neces- 
sary, will  ho  sold  at  public  auction,  at  the  office  of  the 
Company,  No.  60  Exchango  Building,  northwest  corner  of 
Washington  and  Montgomery  streets,  San  Francisco,  Cai-, 
on  Monday,  the  twenty-ninth  day  of  July,  1867,  at  tho  hour 
of  12  o'clock  M.  of  said  day,  to  pay  said  delinquent  assess- 
ment thereon,  together  with  costs  of  advertising  and  ex- 
penses of  sale. 

JOEL  F.  LIGHTNER,  Secretary. 

Office,  No.  60  Exchange  Building,  N.W.  corner  Washing- 
ton and  Montgomery  streets  San  Francisco.  jyl3 

Postponement.— By  order  of  the  Board  of  Trustees,  the 
above  sale  is  postponed  until  Monday,  August  26th,  1867,  at 
the  same  hour  and  place. 

JOEL  F.  LIGHTNER,  Secretary. 

July  29,  1867.  au3td 


Tuolumne   Mountain  Gold   and  Silver  Mlnlnar 

Company,  Old  Buchanan  Ledge,  Tuolumne  County,  State 

of  Cnllfornia. 

Notice  is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  tenth  day  of 
July,  1867,  an  assessment  of  one  dollar  ($1)  per  share  was 
levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company,  payable 
immediately,  in  Uniu-d  States  gold  and  silver  coin,  to  the 
Secretary,  D.  F.  Terdenal,  office,  22  Court  Block,  636  Clay 
street,  San  Francisco. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 

Said  on  the  thirteenth  day  of  August,  1867,  shall  be  deemed 
ellnquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale  at  public 
auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  before,  will 
be  sold  on  Saturday,  the  thirty-first  (31st)  day  of  August, 
1867,  to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs 
of  advertising  and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees. 

D    F   VERDENAL,  Secretar 


Office,  22  Court  Block,  636  Clay  stieet,  San  Francisco,  jylS 


etary. 
sco. Jyl 


Olnky  &  Co.,  Auctioneers  and  Real  Estate  Agents,  attend 
promptly  to  all  business  entrusted  to  their  care  m  San 
Francisco  and  Oakland.  Mining  and  other  corpora>ions 
will  find  Col.  Olney  well  posted  and  thorough  in  transacting 
ale3  of  delinquent  stock.  Office,  on  Broadway,  Oakland, 
and  No.  318  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco.  uolO 


78 


Wa  §Mi0  m&  JNenttffe 


Machinery. 


V-AJEfcNEY'S' 

PATENT   AMALGAMATOR. 

These  Machines  Stand  Unrivaled. 

For  rapidly  pulverizing  and  amalgamating  ores,  they 
have  no  equal.  No  effort  has  been,  or  will  be,  spared  to 
have  thein  constructed  in  the  most  perlect  manner,  and  of 
the  great  number  now  In  operation,  not  one  has  everre- 
qulred  repairs  The  constant  and  increasing  demand  I  or 
them  Is  sufficient  evidence  of  their  merits.  . 

They  aro  constructed  so  as  to  apply  steam  directly  into 
the  pulp,  or  with  steam  bottoms,  as  desired. 

This  Amalgamator  Operates  as  Follows: 

The  pan  bctnR  filled,  the  motion  of  themullcr  forces  the 
pulp  to  tlio  center,  where  it  is  drawn  down  through  the  ap- 
erture and  between  the  grinding  surfaces.  Thence  it  is 
thrown  to  the  periphery  into  the  quicksilver.  The  curved 
plates  again  draw  It  to  the  center,  where  it  passes  down, 
and  to  the  circumference  as  before.  Thus  it  is  constantly 
passing  in  a  regular  flow  between  the  grinding  surfaces  and 
into  the  quicksilver,  until  the  ore  Is  reduced  to  an  Impalpa- 
ble powder,  and  the  metal  amalgamated. 

Sellers  made  on  the  same  principle  excel  all  others. — 
They  bring  the  pulp  so  constantly  and  perfectly  in  contact 
with  quicksilver,  that  the  particles  are  rapidly  and  com 
pletety  absorbed. 

Mill  men  are  invited  to  examine  these  pans  and  setlers  for 
themselves,  at  the  PACIFIC  FOUXBICT', 

Ivl  San  Francisco. 


$85  for  Hunter's 

Improved  Concentrator. 

The  patentee  is  prepared  to  sell  his  Concentrators  for 
the  above  price,  and  guarantees,  when  the  machines  are 
run  according  to  directions,  tn  give  20  per  cent  better  re- 
sults than  from  any  Concentrator  built  on  tins  Coast,  and 
will  refund  the  money  if  they  will  not  perform  what  is 
claimed  for  them.  Machines  with  cupper  plates,  will  cost 
$10  extra.    The  Machine  can  bo 

Seen  in  Operation 
At  Booth  &  Co's  Onion  Foundry,  up  stairs.  Parties  pur- 
chasing Concentrators  will  do  well  to  examine  bolore  buy- 
ing others  of  pretended  merit,  l'ersons  desiring  it  can  have 
a  practical  concentration  made  of  tailings  at  any  time,  and 
prove  the  working  of  the  machine. 

FOR    *gSO. 

HUNTER'S  EUREKA.  AMALGAMATOR. 

For  sale,  the  right  to  build  and  use  in  mills.  A  working  plan 
will  be  furnished  each  purchaser.  Five  machines  can  be 
seen  in  opera:ion  at  the  Eureka  Mill,  Grass  Valley.  The 
cost  of  the  irons  for  the  machine,  without  the  iron-box,  is 
about  $101).    The  box  will  answer  of  wood. 

By  reference  to  the  Mining  and  Scientific  Press  of  May 
25th.  a  full  description  of  the  above  Machines  may  be  found. 

For  particulars,  send  for  Circulars,  or  address 
ANDREW  HUNTER, 

25vl4tf  Union  Foundry.  San  Francisco. 


BLAKE'S  PATENT 
QUARTZ    CRUSHER. 

CAUTIOX ! 

The  owners  of  the  Patent  for  this  valuable  machine,  in 
order  to  facilitate  the  protection  of  their  rights  against  nu- 
merous infringers,  procured,  some  time  since,  a  reissue  of 
the  Patent,  bearing  date  January  9th,  186G. 
This  Patent  «ecnre«  the  exclusive  rt&rht  to  em- 
ploy  in    Stone- Breaking:  Machines  Up- 
rleht  Convergent  Jawn,  actuated 
by  n  Revolving  Shaft. 

All  persons  who  arc  violating  the  Patent  by  the  unau- 
thorized making,  selling  or  using  machines  in  which  quartz 
or  other  material  is  crushed  between  upright  convergent 
aws,  actuated  by  a  revolving  shaft,  are  hereby  warned 
that  they  are  appropriating  the  property  of  others,  and 
that  they  will  beheld  responsible  inlaw  and  in  damages. 

Several  infringing  machines  are  made  and  offered  for 
sale  in  this  city,  upon  which  Patents  have  been  obtained. 
Manufacturers, purchasers  and  users,  are  notified  Lhatsuch 
Patents  do  not  authorize  the  use  of  the  original  invention, 
and  that  such  machines  cannot  be  used  without  incurring 
liability  lor  damages.  BLAKE  s.  TYLER, 

ltvHtf  Agents  for  tho  Pacific  Coast 


QUARTZ  MINERS,  MILLMEN, 

And  others  contemplating  the  erection  of  Reduction 
Works,  for  either  Gold  or  Silver  Ores,  your  attention  is 
called  to  a  new,  superior 

First  Class  Mill, 

In  all  respects,  with  Pans  and  Separators  complete.    The 
Mill  Is  adapted  for  2Uor  40  Stumps. 
0^-Full  particulars  maybe  had  by  calling  on  Messrs. 
Palmer,  Knox  &  Co.,  Golden  State  Foundry,  or 

«I.  IS.  HITCHCOCK, 
19vl4-3m  Millwright,  Uusa  House. 


Steam  Pumps, 

FOR    DRAINING   MINES    OR    ELEVATING   WATER  TO 
ANY   HIGUT. 

PICKERING'S  GOVERNORS 

For  Steam  Engines, 

Griffjai-d's    Injeetox's, 

For  Feeding  Boilers. 

STODDART'S   IRON    WORKS, 


BLAKE'S  QUARTZ  BREAKER! 
PRICES     K~EDUCED! 

MACHINES   OP  ALL   SIXES   FOR   SALE 
—  BY  — 

•WM.   P.   BLAKE, 

Corner  First  and  Mission  streets,  or  Box  2,0*7*7 

3vl3f  SAN    FRANCISCO. 


NELSON   &    DOBLE, 

AGENTS  FOR 

Thomas  Firth  Ik  Sons'  Cast  Steel,  Files, 

Etc.,  Shear,  Spring,  German,  Plow,  Blister  aud  Toe  Calk 

steel;  manufacturers  of 

Mill    Pities,    Sledges,   Hammers,  Picks, 

Stnuc    Cullers',    Blacksmiths1    and    Horse-Shocrs'   Tools, 

310  ana  321  Pine  Street, 

Between  Montgomery  and  Snnsome,  Sau  Francisco. 

lOvltnr 


Brodie's  Patented  Improvements 


FOB  THE  TREATMENT  OF 

Gold  and  Silver  Ores. 

BRODIE'S  PATENTED  IMPROVED  QUARTZ  CRUSHER. 
The  attention  of  all  Interested  in  Mininp  is  respect- 
fully called  to  this  Improved  Machine  for  Breaking  or 
Spalling  Quartz,  or  other  Rock,  possessing,  as  it  does,  sim- 
plicity of  action  and  lightness  of  construction,  so  far  as  is 
compatible  with  strength  and  durability.  Inconsequence 
of  these  advantages,  the  advertisers  ;ire  enabled  to  oner 
these  machines  to  the  public  at  the  following  low  terms: 
No.  1— Or  iO-ineli  Crusher,  capable   of  reducing  from 

three  to  four  tons  of  quartz  per  hour,  no  piece  be-    . 

ing  larger  than  a  walnut— urice $GO© 

No.  2— Or  15-inch  Crusher,  capable  of  similarly  putting 

through  Ave  to  six  tons  per  hour 85© 

No.  3— Or  18-inch  Crusher,  will  in  a  similar  manner 

crush  from  seven  to  eight  tons  per  hour l.SO© 

EXPLANATION  OF  THE  ABOVF.  KNGUAV1NC. 

The  frame  is  made  of  cast  iron,  bound  with  heavy 
wrought  iron  bands,  making  it  very  strong,  and  at  the  same 
time  light  and  portable.  The  crusher  is  bolted  to  a  wood 
frame  of  sufficient  high  t  to  clear  the  fly-wheel,  and  allow 
the  crushed  quartz  to  pass  off.  The  dotted  lines  show  the 
movable  and  stationary  jaws.  Letter  A  represents  the 
eccentric  shaft  bv  which  the  power  is  applied  direct  to  the 
movable  jaw.  B;  represents  the  movable  jaw,  and  0  the 
fixed  jaw.  D  represents  the  link  or  radius  bar.  E  repre- 
sents the  bolts  lor  regulating  the  opening,  F,  which  can  be 
regulated  at  pleasure,  so  as  to  graduate  to  tiie  size  to  which 
it  is  intended  the  quartz  shall  be  crushed.  G-  represents  the 
feed  opening,  by  which  the  size  of  the  machine  is  desig- 
nated. 

The  arrow  on  the  fly-wheel  shows  the  direction  to  drive 
the  eccentric,  which,  in  combination  with  the  link,  D.  gives 
the  movable  jaw,  B.  a  forward  and  downward  motion  at  the 
same  rime,  and  which  makes  the  hardest  rock  yield  and 
separate  into  fragments  of  any  desired  size. 

The  above  Crushers  have  been  recently  erected  and  are 
now  successfully  employed  at  Bear  Valley,  Mariposa  conn- 
ty,  Rawhide  Ranch,  Tuolumne  county,  Excelsior  Mine, 
Lake  District,  Nevada  county,  and  can  be  seen  In  opera- 
tion at  the  Fulton  Foundry.  First  street.  Rail  Francisco. 

The  following  testimonial  respecting  the  effectiveness  of 
this  Crusher,  has  been  received  from  the  Superintendent 
of  the  "Rawhide  Ranch"  Mine,  in  Tuolumne  County: 
Rawhide  Ranch,  Tuolumne  Co.,  Sept.  28, 186fi. 

James  Brood;,  Esq.,  San  Francisco— My  Dear  Sir:  It  gives 
me  pleasure  to  inform  vou  that  I  have  for  the  past  three 
months  had  one  of  your  largest  sized  Rock  Crushers  in 
use,  at  the  Rawhide  Ranch  Mining  Company's  Mill,  which 
has  entirely  met  my  expectations;  and  I  have  no  hesita- 
tion in  recommending  it  to  all  who  are  in  need  of  a  machine 
for  rapidly,  cheaply  and  properly  preparing  quartz  for  the 
stamps.    Yours  truly,  R.  P.  JOHNSON, 

Supt.  Rawhide  Ranch  Quartz  MilL 

BRODIE'S  PATENT  IMPROVED  GERMAN  AMALGA- 
MATING BARREL.— This  Barrel  obtained  a  premium  at 
the  Fair  of  the  Mechanics'  Institute  in  San  Francisco,  in 
1864.  Further  particulars  will  be  aQordcd  on  application 
to  the  subscribers. 

Those  infringing  the  patent  rights  to  the  above  improved 
Barrel,  are  hereby  Informed  that  on  and  alter  the  1st  No 
vember,  18&5,  the  royally  charged  for  using  the  same  will 
be  raised  to  the  sum  of  SUM)  per  Barrel. 

A  diagram,  with  explanations  of  this  machine,  will  be 
found  in  the  "  Mining  and  Scienritic  Press,"  of  September 
29th,  1866, 

BRODIE'S  PATENT  WIND-BLAST  SEPARATOR  FOR 
DRY  CRUSHING.— This  Dry  Crusher  haw  been  found  the 
most  economical  and  effective  mode  of  crushing  ores  in 
Mexico.  California  and  Nevada.  Diagrams  and  explana- 
tions afforded  on  application  to  the  subscribers. 

A  drawing  and  full  description  of  this  machine  will  be 
found  in  the  Mining  and  Scientific  Pn-ss  of  Kept.  22d.lS66. 
BKODIE  <fc  KAIM'LII-T, 
Express  Building.  ■102  Montgomery  street, 

12vl3tf San  Francisco. 

American  Double  Turbine 


THESE  WHEELS,  UNEQUALED  AND  UNRIVALED  IN 
the  United  States  or  the  world,  have  been  fully  tested 
on  this  coast,  more  than  forty  being  in  use  at  this  date  in 
California  and  Oregon,  driving  all  kinds  of  machinery,  Saw 
Mills,  Flour  Mills,  Quartz  Mills,  etc.,  etc.,  etc. 

California  Refeiienceh. — E,  Stocton.  Folsom;  O.  Sim- 
mons, Oakland,  (Mill  at  Clear  Lake);  Morgan  Covllle,  Lex- 
ington, Santa  Clara  County;  J.  Y.  McMillan,  Lexington. 
Santa  Clara  County.    figj-Send  for  Circular,  to 

KXAPP  «fc  GRANT, 
Agents  for  California. 
26vl3-lyq  31©  Washington  street,  San  Francisco. 


Quartz  Mill  Construction  and  Superintendence 

THE  UNDERSIGNED  IS  AT  PRESENT  OPEN  FOR  AN 
engagement  as  a  working  Superintendent  in  the  con- 
struction or  operation  of  a  Quartz  Mill.  Has  had  live  years 
steady  and  successful  experience  in  working  ores  in  Washoe, 
and  m  practiced  in  saving  sulphurcrs  and  the  treatment  of 
rebellious  ores.  Is  prepared  to  furnish  references  for  all 
the  necessary  qualifications  of  nn  intelligent,  faiihful  and 
reliable,  quartz  operator.    Address  F.  M.  SHAW. 

San  Francisco,  cure  Mining  and  Scientific  Press.    26vH3m 


!LVotice  to  Miners, 

Well-Borers    and  Water    Companies. 

MPRAG  IS  NOW  PREPARED  TO  MANUFACTURE 
.  Hydraulic  and  Artesian  Well  Pipes  in  the  best  work- 
manlike manner,  and  at  the  lowest  market  rates.  Having 
made  large  additions  to  my  stock  of  machinery  for  that 
branch  of  business.  I  am  prepared  to  fill  all  orders  with  dis- 
patch, and  guarantee  entire  satisfaction.  I  also  manufac- 
ture Mississippi  Stoves,  of  the  latest  Improved  patterns,  for 
vessels  of  all  classes.    Also,  Ship  Plumbing  done. 

M.  PB1G, 
8vl3-ly       Stove  Store  No.  125  Clay  street,  below  Davis. 


THE   CKI-KBKITED 

Self  Generating  Portable 
Gas   Lamp. 


This  extraordinary  Lamp  pro- 
duces its  own  gas  by  the  vapor- 
ization of  Petroleum,  Naphtha, 
or  Benzine.  It  emits  neither 
smoke  norsmeli,  and  burnswiih 
a  pure  white.  Hamc,  equal  in  In- 
tensity to  an  ordinary  gas  burn- 
er, and  at  an  expense  of  from  ono 
to  three  cenis  per  hour  only,  ac- 
cording to  the  quantity  of  light 
required-  It  is  peculiarly  ndap- 
tcd  for  mining  purposes,  also  lor 
stores,  lactones,  billiard  rooms, 
and.  In  fact,  for  all  purposes 
where  regular  gas  is  not  availa- 
ble, and  for  which  it  is  an  ad- 
mirable substitute.  As  an  out- 
door light  it  stands  unrivalled, 
burning  with  undiminished  bril- 
liancy in  a  strong  wind. 


BJDircctlons  for  XTse. 

Charge  the  reservoir  with  the  prepared  fluid,  or  with 
Benzine,  from  half  to  three-fourths  full;  allow  a  portion  to 
run  through  Into  the  cup,  then  turn  off  the  tap  and  ignite 
the  fluid,  which  will  heat  the  burner  sutlicicnrly  to  gener- 
ate the  gas.  which  will  be  seen  issuing  from  the  top.  The 
tap  must  now  be  turned  on,  and  a  steady  light  will  be  main- 
tained till  the  whole  of  the  contents  of  the  reservoir  is  con- 
sumed. 

A  small  needle,  bent  at  the  point  and  fixed  in  a  holder, 
may  be  occasionally  required  to  clear  the  minute  hole 
through  which  the  gas  Issues,  and  the  regulating  screw  at 
the  bottom  turned  a  little  back:  but  care  must  be  taken  not 
to  force  the  screw  loo  high,  and  It  should  never  be  vsed  to 
extinguish  the  light— by  turning  the  tap  off,  it  will  gradually 
go  out. 

When  necessary  to  renew  the  cotton  which  is  placed  in 
the  lower  pipe  to  prevent  the  too  rapid  flow  of  Hie  fluid,  the 
lamp  should  be  placed  in  a  vise  and  the  burner  screwed  off. 
The  burnt  cotton  must  then  be  withdrawn,  and  a  fresh 
piece  of  stout  cotton  rag.  one  Inch  wide  and  lour  or  five 
inches  long,  should  be  doubled  over  apiece  of  wire,  and 
inserted  into  the  pipe— the  ends  cut  short  off,  the  burner 
again  screwed  on  with  a  little  white  lead,  and  the  lamp  is 
readv  for  use. 

Manufactured  solely  by  JOHN  J.  HUOKS,  original  propri- 
etor. Factory,  North  Beach.  San  Francisco;  and  for  sale 
by  his  agents  In  every  citv  and  town  throughout  the  State. 
18vH-3n_ 


E.      O.     HUNT, 

Manufacturer  of 

"Windmill*.  Home-Powers 

Fum|»»,  Pumping 

Fimiik-s  and 

Geurlntr. 

Hunt's  Adjustable  Wiwd  "Mills 
to  have  all  the  sails  so  arranged  as 
turn  edgeways  to  the  wind  when 
themill  is  stopped.  Thesallscan 
be  set  at  any  angle  to  suit  the 
force  of  the  wind,  while  the  mill 
is  running. iiv  mcansof  the  brake 
lever  at  the  foot  of  the  mill,  by 
auy  person. 

Hunt's  Sklf-Regulatino  Mill 
Is  strong,  durable  and  cheap.  It 
Is  provided  wiih  means  for  stop- 
ping, in  the  most  violent  winds. 
This  mill  is  well  knowa  through- 
out the  State. 

Tread  Horse-Powers,  Swap  Horse-Powers,  Pumps  In  great 

variety,  Single  anil  Double-Acting.      Frames  and  Rearing: 

for  running  pumps,  ftrom  steam  or  other  power,  constantly 

on  band  and  built  to  Order.     Water  Tanks  built  to  order. 

No.  as  Second  St.,  and  1U8  and  lit)  Jessie  St , 

2vl6qy  San  Francisco. 


Mechanical   I> ratings. 

Persons  wishing  Mechanical  Drawings  can  obtain  the 
services  of  sonipotent  draughtsmen,  by  applying  to  this 
office. 


Golden  City  Chemical  Works. 

LHOEATOKT, 
Corner  of  Seventh  and  Towngcnd  Streets. 

OFFICE 
Corner  of  Montgomery  and    Bush  Streets. 

CAPITAL  STOCK, $500,000 

Trustee*  » 

H.  P.  WAKELEE,  THOS.  H.  SELBT, 

NICHOLAS  LUNING,  THUS.  BELL, 

CHAS.  E.  McLANE. 

H.  P.  WAKEIEE MANAOEH. 


THIS  COMPANV  ABE  NOW  PREPARED  TO  FURNISH 
Sulphuric, Nitric  and  Muriatic  Acids  of  superlorquality, 
in  Quantities  to  suit- 
Orders  will  be  received  at  the  office  on'y  for  Chemicals  of 
every  description,  which  will  he  manufactured  as  maybe 
required.  The  Company  beg  to  say  that  they  have  the  ad- 
vantages of  all  improved  machinery  and  apparatus  for  the 
manufacture  and  manipulation  of  these  products,  and  our 
Laboratory  is  fitted  up  with  the  most  recent  improvements 
which  experience  and  science  suggest,  and  Is  surpassed  by 
none  in  completeness  and  perfection  tor  the  purposes  it  is 
designed.  9vl4-3m 


THE    GREAT    LIGHT. 

THE  DANFORD 

.A-tiriosplieric   Lamp. 

This  Lamp  burns  coal  oil;  requires  no  chimney,  gives  a 
pure  white  and  steady  dame,  uses  thirtv  per  cent,  less  oil 
than  any  other  Lamp  in  proportion  to  the  amount  of  light 
afforded,  and  is  absolutely  indispensable  In  every  house 
where  gas  is  not  used.    CALL  AND  SEE  THEM. 

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Assayer  and  Chemist. 


A  GENTLEMAN  WELL  VERSED   IN  ASSAYING   AND 
Analytical  Chemistry .  is  desirous  of  securing  a  position 
in  some  assaying;  establishment,  or  would  take  charge  of 


the  assaying  anil  amalgamating  department  of  eithi 
gold  or  silver  mine,  steady  employments  rather  than  high 
Wages,  is  desirable.  The  advertiser  would  take  his  own 
laboratory  to  the  mine  if  desired.  Proper  referenccsgiven. 
Inquire  at  this  office.  3vl5tf 


Elkctrotype  Cots,  Engravings,  Etc.— Our  Job  Printing 
Olllce  is  abundantly  supplied  wilh  elegant  engravings,  or- 
naments, and  otlier  embellishments  to  suit  the  various 
branches  ol  industry  in  this  state. 


"Workshop  Surroundings. 

There  are  but  few  workshops  that  may  be 
said  to  be  attractive  in  their  surroundings. 
The  majority  of  them  are  but  dark  and 
dreary  places,  where  a  stated  stint  of  labor 
is  performed  according  to  a  pre-arranged 
agreement;  and  when  that  agreement  ex- 
pires, or  tie  stint  is  performed,  then  the 
stipulated  price  is  paid.  Beyond  this  there 
is  but  little  in  the  majority  of  our  work- 
shops, and  were  it  not  for  the  daily  calls  of 
want,  there  would  be  no  incentive  to  labor. 
We  have  seen  workshops  that  were  dark 
and  damp,  destroying  the  health  and  buoy- 
ancy of  the  spirits  of  the  operatives,  when 
a  small  sum,  perhaps,  would  add  not  only 
light  and  warmth,  but  would  fill  the  place 
with  pleasant  surroundings.  By  so  doing, 
the  morale  of  the  workmen  there  employed 
would  be  improved,  and,  with  improve- 
ment, much  more  work,  and  work  of  a  bet- 
ter quality,  would  be  produced.  The  sur- 
roundings of  the  workshop  have  more 
influence  upon  the  operative  than  many  are 
aware  of.  Give  a  mechanic  clumsy  tools  to 
work  with,  a  rough,  dirty  bench  to  work 
upon,  an  imperfect  light  to  do  the  work  in, 
and  but  little  care  exercised  if  he  have 
proper  ventilation  and  warmth,  and  he  will 
become  careless  and  heedless,  and  his  work 
will  partake  of  the  surroundings  in  which 
it  is  performed.  He  will  care  but  little  if 
he  ever  completes  his  work  or  not,  and  per- 
haps his  only  thought  will  be  that  he  gets 
his  wages  at  a  certain  time.  It  is  a  general 
rule  that  he  has  no  further  care  of  his  work 
than  to  get  away  from  it  as  soon  as  possible 
when  the  hour  of  labor  closes,  and  be  as 
tardy  as  the  rules  will  permit  in  commenc- 
ing it  in  the  morning.  A  few  years  of  ex- 
perience like  this  will  spoil  almost  any 
mechanic  for  doing  nice  work,  no  matter 
how  good  a  workman  he  may  be.  But  give 
a  workman  good  tools  to  work  with  and  a 
nice  place,  suited  to  his  wants  and  comfort, 
in  which  to  perform  his  labor,  and  his  work 
will  be  better  done,  and  he  will  insensibly 
take  more  pains  with  it,  than  he  will  in  a 
bad  and  ill-arranged  apartment.  In  a  pleas- 
ant room,  he  will,  of  his  own  accord,  keep 
his  tools  and  work  in  order,  and  will  more 
cheerfully  perform  the  task  assigned  to 
him.  A  kind  of  magnetic  influence  of  the 
surroundings  of  the  workshop  will  infuse 
itself  into  the  operative,  and  his  work  will 
partake  of  that  nature,  and  will  go  forth 
from  his  hands  stamped  indelibly  with  the 
impress  of  the  influence  thus  created.  If 
any  doubt  this,  they  have  but  to  take  a  tour 
of  but  a  few  factories,  and  they  will  be  con- 
vinced of  the  truth  of  the  assertion.  Where 
the  proprietor  of  a  shop  commences  a  sys- 
tematic order  of  arrangement  of  tools,  for 
instance,  by  having  a  place  for  them  and 
keeping  them  in  their  places,  the  spirit  is 
soon  caught  up  by  the  employes,  and  they 
insensibly  have  a  system  and  order  in  their 
several  labors.  Their  tools  will  be  better 
made  and  better  kept ;  more  work  will  be 
done  and  of  a  superior  quality.  Order  is 
said  to  be  the  first  law  of  Heaven,  and  it 
ought  to  be  the  first  law  in  the  workshop 
and  in  all  its  surroundings. 

Man  is  formed  with  a  soul  alive  to  the 
beautiful  and  a  system  of  order ;  and  it  is 
only  necessary  that  it  should  enter  into  all 
things  except  the  workshop? — the  place 
where  thousands  spend  the  best  part  of 
their  existence.  Why  should  not  the  man- 
ufacturer take  some  little  pride  in  surround- 
ing his  shop  with  the  elements  of  beauty, 
such  as  lawns  and  shade  trees,  as  well  as 
the  mansion  in  which  he  lives?  The  shop 
is  certainly  the  mine  from  which  he  draws 
his  wealth,  and  might  he  not  spare  a  small 
sum  to  make  it  attractive  to  others  and  to 
himself  also?  A  few  shade  trees,  planted 
at  an  expense  of  but  a  few  shillings  each, 
will  soon  be  developed  by  Dame  Nature 
into  a  cooling  retreat  from  the  heated  walls 
of  the  factory  when  the  work  hours  are 
over.  A  little  disposition  upon  the  part  of 
owners  in  respect  to  the  comfort  of  those 
who  look  to  them  for  employment  will 
create  a  tie  of  interest  that  will  be  recipro- 
cal, and  each  will  feel  that  the  other  is 
necessary  to  his  support,  and  that  they  can- 
not well  succeed  if  separated.—  American 
Artisan. 


Magic  Picttjees  are  not  altogether  a  new 
thing  under  the  sun,  although  those  known 
by  that  name  and  taken  by  modern  photo- 
graphists may  be.  The  books  tell  us  of 
magic  pictures  which,  when  viewed  in  a 
certain  point  through  a  lens,  exhibit  an  ob- 
ject perfectly  different  from  that  seen  by  the 
naked  eye.  Nicoron  tells  us  that  he  exe- 
cuted at  Paris,  and  deposited  in  the  library 
of  the  Minimes,  a  picture  of  this  kind. 
When  seen  by  the  naked  eye  it  represented 
fifteen  portraits  of  Turkish  Sultans ;  but 
when  viewed  through  the  glass,  it  was  a 
portrait  of  Louis  XHI !  This  is  as  won- 
derful as  the  stereoscope. 


ftht  piling  anfl  £rictvtifi<;  gws.s. 


79 


What  Makes  a  Man?— A  man  never 
knows  wliut  he  iscapablA  of  until  he  has 
trieil  his  powers.  Tlioro  seems  to  be  no 
bound  to  human  capacity.  Tnsipht,  energy, 
and  will,  produce  wonderful  results.  How 
often  modest  talent,  driven  bv  circumstances 
to  undertake  some  formidable  looking  work, 
lms  felt  its  own  untried  and  hitherto  uncon- 
scious powers,  rising  np  to  grapple  and 
master  it ;  and  uftewards  stood  amazed  at  its 
own  unexpected  success  ! 

Those  cironmstanoee,  those  people,  enr- 
vii.s,  friends,  that  provoko  us  to  any  noble 
or  manly  undertaking,  are  our  greatest 
benefactors.  Opposition  nml  persecution  do 
more  for  *i  win  than  seemingly  goodfortome* 
The  sneers  of  critics  develop  the  latent  tire 
in  ths young  poet  The  anathemas  of  the 
angry  ehureh  inflame  the  zeal  of  the  re- 
former. Tyranny,  threats,  fagots,  torture, 
raise  up  heroes  and  martyrs,  who  might 
otherwise  liavo  slept  away  slothful  and 
thoughtless  lives,  never  "dreaming  what 
splendid  acts  and  words  lay  buried  in  their 
bosoms.  And  who  knows  but  the  wrongs 
of  society  are  permitted  by  Heaven,  because 
of  the  line  gold  which  is  thus  beaten  out  of 
the  crude  ore  of  humanity  V 

Here  is  a  truth  worth  considering.  Are 
you  in  poverty?  liavo  you  Buffered  wrong? 
do  circumstances  oppose  you?  are  you  be- 
set by  enemies?  Now  is  your  time  !  Never 
lie  there,  depressed  and  melancholy.  Spend 
no  more  days  in  idle  whining.  Up  like  a 
lit»Ti  !  Make  no  complaint,  but  if  difficulty 
lights  you,  roar  your  defiance.  You  know 
not  what  is  in  you.  You  are  at  school,  that 
is  your  necessary  discipline,  poverty  and 
pain  are  yonr  masters — but  use  the  powers 
( lod  has  given  you.  and  you  shall  bo  master 
at  last  Fear  of  failure  is  the  most  fruitful 
cause  of  failure.  Stand  firm  upon  the  rock 
of  your  manhood,  and  in  the  end  you  shall 
not  fail. 

Crnrors  Customs. — M.  De  Chaillu  gives 
the  following  as  a  very  curious  custom 
which  prevails  among  some  of  the  native 
tribes  in  the  interior  of  Africa:  "When  a 
person  dies  they  cut  off  his  head,  and  put  it 
in  a  box,  surrounded  with  clay  or  chalk, 
the  whole  of  which  is  saturated  as  the  head 
decays.  The  descendant  of  the  deceased 
rubs' his  body  with  this  clay  or  chalk,  pray- 
ing to  his  ancestor  at  the  same  time  to  give 
him  luck.  When  he  receives  a  guest,  he 
goes  to  the  place  where  the  head  of  his  rela- 
tives  are  kept,  scratches  a  bit  off  the  skull 
of  one  of  his  ancestors,  and  puts  this  bone 
powder  in  the  dish  intended  for  bis  friend, 
who  having  eaten  of  it  becomes  of  one  blood 
with  himself,  therefore  must  love  him  truly, 
open  his  heart  and  give  him  whatever  he 
desires. 


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Our  Patent  Agency. 

The  Patent  Agency  of  the  Mining  and  Scientific-  Pkkss 
has  been  signalized  with  remarkable  success  during  the 
past  two  years.  The  importance  to  the  inventive  genius  of 
this  coast  of  a  thorough  and  reliable  agency  for  the  solicita- 
tion of  Lettkus  Patent  from  the  United  States  and  foreign 
Governmentscanuotbcover-ratcil.and  the  Proprietors  of  the 
Prrss,  feeling  the  responsibility  which  rests  upon  them,  and 
the  reward  which  must  follow  the  faithful  performance  of 
their  trusts,  will  take  care  to  afford  inventors  every  advan- 
ce to  be  secured  tothem  through  a  competent  and  ro- 
sponsible  agency  upon  this  coast. 


HINKLE    &    CAPP'S 
CENTRIFUGAL  ORE   GRINDER  AND  AMALGAMATOR. 


l'un-ni  duteU  April  l«Ult,  18G7. 


Portable   Steam  Engines ! 

"IIiiatllf.N  '»"  and  "  llliilntfci''*"  Make, 


For    Grinding    and  Amalgamating 

t  liin-gt-ft  of  Ore. 

Arranged  as  Shown  in  the  first  engraving,  the  pan  Is 

adapted  for  grinding  and  amalgamating  separate  charges 


For  Grinding  anil   OlMcUarslng  Contln- 

uouiily. 
Arranged  as  shown  In  tin-  second  engraving,  all  the  Inte- 
rior grinding  part*  bolnjf  the  same  as  shown  in  first  view, 

this  pan  is  adapted  for  receiving  mid  grinding  and  dis 
charging cdnUnubusl?  ertislied  quart/,  as  last  as  supplied 
by  a  tive-stuinp  battery,  with  No,  jur  5  screens,  a  "alum; 
mcr."  Di'  bo  hi  a  similar  contrivance!  to  carry  uff  the  clav, 

ol  ore  of  80Mb*.  each,  doing  its  work  rapidly,  thoroughly    aiiho  and  BQf  plus  water;  Is  to  be  placed  between  it  and  the 

and  effbutlially.  battery. 


This  sectional  engraving  ex- 
hibit" more  clearly  the  arrange 
ment  and  chape  of  the  grind- 
ing parts  of  the  machine.  It, 
and  the  other  engravings,  will 
be  mi  in-  elearly  understood  by 
reference  to  the  accompany- 
ing explanation. 


Explanation.  —  E,  muller 
hanger.  F,  muller  plate  or 
shoe.  G.  side  dies.  I,  sup- 
porting lip  D,  bearing  sur- 
face. X,  feeder.  X.  weight  to 
counter  balance  wear  ol  mul- 
ler plates,  or  shoes.  U,  cover 
used  in  working  charges  of 
ore.  The  dark  shade  on  the 
bottom  of  the  pan  represents 
one  of  the  grooves  for  u 
cury. 


Half  Section  or  Top  View. 

The   Centrifugal    Ore    Grinder. 


This  new  GRINDER  and  AMALGAMATOR  ig  extremely 
simple  and  compact  In  its  construction.  The  principle 
availed  of  Is  entirely  novel.  The  grinding  is  effected  by 
perpendicular  mullers,  pressed  laterally  by  centrifugal 
lorce  iiRuimt  perpendicular  iron  dies,  fitted  to  the  inner 
aides  of  the  pan.  It  Is  to  bo  run  at  a  speed  of  from  CO  to  80 
revolutions  per  minute,  according  to  the  hardness  of 
the  rock  to  bo  crushed.  The  pressure  upon  every  part  of 
the  grinding  surfaces  Is  direct  and  uniform,  and  they  wear 
with  straight  and  true  faces  from  first  to  last,  com  forming 
also  to  the  shape  of  the  sides  of  the  pan,  so  that  the  work 
performed  with  old  mullers  and  plates  Is  as  thorough  and 
perfect  as  with  new  ones.  The  pulp  enters  readily  between 
the  mullers  and  side  dies,  the  pressure  being  light  in  front 
and  heaviest  at  the  heel  of  the  muller,  there  is  no  strain 
upon  any  of  the  parts,  and  no  liability  to  breakage  or  dis- 
arrangement! nnd  no  wear  except  that  which  is  useful  on 
the  grinding  surfaces.  The  work  done  is  per  fur  mod  without 
jarring,  jerking,  straining  or  Clogging,  with  extreme  regtt- 
and  evenness,  the  pulp  being  of  great  and  uniform  fine- 
ness. It  is  not  liable  to  be  clogged,  nor  to  he  obstructed, 
stnpped,  impeded  or  broken,  by  coarse  pieces  of  rock, 
pick  points  or  Iron,  accidentally  introduced  with  the 
crushed  ore.  as  these  can  readily  pass  each  muller  sep- 
arately, without  Interfering  with  or  affecting  the  other 
mullers,  each  of  which  is  independent,  or  can  rest  upon 
the  bottom  below  Lite  mullers,  without  inconvenience,  as 
the  annsplay  freely  an  inch  above  the  bottom  of  the  pan. 

It  is  more  readily  cleaned  up  than  any  other  pan,  as  each 
muller  can  be  lifted  out  separately  by  hand,  and  there  is  no 
necessity  for  lifting  the  revolving  rone  or  driver,  which  is 
also  easily  turned,  1 1 it- re  being  no  friction  when  not  in  use, 
or  rapid  revolution.  The  bulk  of  the  mercury  is  not  ground 
up  with  the  rock,  but  lies  below  the  lower  ends  of  the  mul- 
lers in  a  groove,  ami  inaiiotber  groove  on  the  cover  of  the 
nan,  where  all  the  pulp  and  metal  passes  continually  over 
it  without  cutting  or  carrying  it  away.  The  mullers  and  side 


dies  aro  easily  removed  at  any  time,  or  when  worn  out. 
and  an  extra  set  of  mullers  is  lumished  with  eaeh  pun  sold. 
It  is  also  adapted  tor  grinding  cement,  sulphurets,  roasted 

We  claim  all  these  advantages  for  our  Pan,  and  that  It 
will  do  more  and  better  work,  with  less  power,  ami  less  at- 
tention and  manual  labor,  more   rapidly  and  with  less  ex- 


pense, than  any  other  pan  or  muller  made  lor  the  same 
purposes,  ami  claimed  to  be  of  o final  or  greater  capacity, 
we  will  sell  them  for  uao  on  condition   that  li,  when  luirlj 


tried  they  fail  to  answer  these  promises,  they  may  be  re 
turned.  ■   „  . 

For  full  description  and  illustration,  sec  Mining  and  Scl 
entitle  Tress,  June  IS,  I6t>7. 

Hiii  klc  &  Capp's  Centrifugal  Ore  Grinder 
and  Amalgamator 

May  be  seen  in  operation,  and  examined,  at  the  European 
Metallurgical  Works,  on  Bryant,  between  Third  and  Fourth 
streets,  San  Francisco,  where  all  interested  m  mining  and 
milling  operations  aro  Invited  to  inspect  it.  Its  weight,  as 
arranged  for  continuous  grinding  and  discharge,  with  cxlra 
set  of  six  mullers,  is  about  2.700  lbs. ;  or  as  arranged  for 
grinding  ami  amalgamating  single  charges  ol  SOU  His,  of  ore, 
also  wiih  extra  set  of  mullers,  nbout3,00Q  lbs.  Trice,  as 
above,  completely  titled  and  ready  for  use,  cither  way, 
$600,  gold  coin, 

For  further  particulars,  apply  by  letter  to  PHILIP  HIN 
KLE  and  CHARLES  S.  CAPF,  No.  5t3  Clay  street,  below 
Montgomery,  San  Francisco,  Cal.  or  personally  to  the  above, 
orS.  P.  KIMBALL,  Esq.,  at  the  European  Metallurgical 
Works,  on  BryauUtreet,  between  Third  and  Fourth  streets, 
or  at  the  Miners'  Foundry,  First  street,  near  Folsom,  where 
they  are  manufactured. 

ayy-Send  for  Circulars. 

PHILIP  HINKLE.  and 
CHARLES  s.  CATP,  Patentees, 

25vM-tf  513  Clay  street,  San  Francisco. 


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Woodward's     Gardens, 

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MUSEUM,     GYMNASIUM, 

— AND — 

ZOOLOGICAL    GARDENS. 

THESE  BEAUTIFUL  GARDENS  ARE  VISITED  DATLY 
by  hundreds  of  the  pleasure-seeking  public,  and  all 
agree  In  pronouncing  them  the  best  and  unlv  ilrst-class  sub- 
urban resort  on  the  Pacillc  Coast, 

The  extensive  grounds  arc  covered  with  the  rarest  trees 
and  shrubbery,  making  it  a  most  desirable  spot  for  small 
parlies  wishing  to  enjoy  a  Pie-Nic. 

To  aU  departments  new  attractions  are  being  constantly 
added. 

These  Gardens  arc  accessible  by  the  Howard,  Folsom  and 
Market  street  Cars. 

Entrances  on  Mission  and  Valencia  streets,  belwoen  Thir- 
teenth and  Fourteenth.     UTKis  F.VKRA'  DAY. 

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existence  for  Rheumatism,  Neuralgia.  Paralysis,  Head- 
ache. Toothache  Bore  Throat,  Diptheria.  Weak,  Swolcn  and 
Stiff  Joints,  Contracted  Cords  anil  Muscles,  Cramps,  Colic, 
Diarrhcea,  Cholera,  Pains  in  the  Breast,  Lame  Back,  and 
all  aches  and  pains.  It  Is  the  pour  man's  friend,  and  the 
hest  family  physician.  Full  directions  accompany  each 
bottle.  Price  30  cents  and  $1  per  bottle.  For  sale  by  all 
dealers  in  medicines.  Sole  Proprietors,  A.  McBOYLE  k 
CO..  Druggists  and  Chemists,  i>:si  Sacramento  street,  op- 
posite What  Cheer  Iluuse,  San  Francisco.  lOvlf-ly 


GOVERNMENT  HOUSE, 

Corner  of  Sansome   unci  Washington   sts. 
SAN  FRANCISCO,  CAL. 

MTHE  STREET  CARS  PASS  THIS  HOUSE  IN 
every  direction,  every  ten  minutes. 
The  rooms  of  the  House  are  well  furnished. large 
and  airy,  are  let  by  the  month,  week  or  day,  and  are 
kept  in  superb  order.  There  is  a  Restaurant  attached  for 
ladies  and  families,  where  persons  cau  board  tor  one-half 
thev  are  required  to  pay  at  hotels. 

tfvl3-6m  SANBORN  A  CO 


GLASGOW 

IRON  &  METAL  IMPOKTITO  COMPANY, 

Nos.  25  and  27  Fremont  street,  near  Market, 

SAN  FHANC1900. 

Bar  and  Sheet  Iron;  Boiler  Plates  and  Tubes;  Gas  and 


HOADLEY'8. 
FOUR  SIZES, 

8,  10,  12,  and  15-Horse  Power, 


«Jh£*»»rWC. 


HOADLEY'8. 

3  to  40-Horse  Power. 


HITTINGER«. 
THREE  SIZES, 

5,  7,  and  10-Horse  Power 


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HITTINGEBH 
TWO  SIZES, 

5  and  7-Horse  Power, 

COMBINING  THE  MAXIMUM  OF  EFFICIENCY,  DUR- 
ability,  and  Economy,  with  the  Minimum  of  weight 
and  price.  .  .    _ 

These  Engines  are  favorably   known,  a  large  number 

being  in  use  on  tills  const  for  hoisting,  pumping,  threshing 
milling  and  mining  purposes.  .      . 

Steam  can  be  got  up  on  these  Engines  In  fifteen  minutes 
after  reachinc  the  plnco  of  operation,  and  the  time,  expense 
of  setting  boilers,  machinery,  and  '•construction  account 
saved,  {which  is  often  the  difference  between  the  successful 
and  unsuccessful  pros.'<mtion  of  milling  enterprises.)  in 
fact,  the  portable  principle  isllm  pioneer  si neiid,  and  ena- 
bles him  to  draw  engines  on  their  own  wheels  to  bis  cabin 
door,  and  plant  on  the  outermost  confines  ol  civilization 
the  saw  and  gristmill,  ami  it  has  done  and  wt  I  do  mora 
to  help  subdue  the  coutiin-ut  than  any  oilier  ol  the  modern 
motors  whioh  are  crowding  society  and  normalizing  ilia 

WA11  sizes  on  hand  from  3  to  30  horse  power,  with  and 
without  carriages. 
Also,  Portable  Saw  and  Crist  Mil's. 
For  sale  by  TBEAHWELIi  «fe  CO.. 


Water  Pipes,  Gas  Fittings,  Anvils,  Cast  Steel,  etc.    lSvU-2m  *     3vH-Sml5p 


Corner  of  Front  and  Market  streets. 


80 


pitting  and  Mmtifk  jgxm. 


A  new  water  company,  to  be  known  a3 
the  San  Francisco  Water  Company,  filed  its 
articles  of  incorporation  on  Thursday  last. 
Capital,  $6,000,000.  The  company  pro- 
poses to  commence  operations  at  once,  and 
•will  obtain  their  supply  from  some  point  in 
the  Santa  Cruz  mountains ;  which  supply  is 
said  to  be  equal  to  furnish  a  city  with  a  mill- 
ion of  inhabitants,  even  at  the  dryest  sea- 
Bon.  Parties  interested  think  they  can 
bring  water  into  the  city  within  two  years. 
Milo  Hoadley,  J.  T.  Boyd  and  John  H. 
Turney  are  the  Trustees. 


To  the  Legal  Voters  of  the  City  and  County 
of  San  Francisco. 

Prompted  alike  by  a  sense  of  duty  to  myself  and  to  the 
public,  and  In  compliance  with  the  request  of  several  hun- 
dred citizens,  tax  payers  and  friends  of  the  Public  Schools, 
representing  the  different  political  sentiments,  religious 
creeds,  nationalities  and  classes  of  the  San  Francisco  com- 
munity, I  hereby  announce  myself  an  Independent  Candi- 
date, at  the  approaching  election,  for  the  office  of  Superin- 
tendent of  Public  Schools.  In  so  doing,  I  deem  it  proper  to 
Bay  that  I  do  not  thereby  appeal  fi'om  the  deoision  of  any- 
party  or  convention,  but  simply  think  it  a  matter  of  right, 
and,  under  existing  circumstances,  eminently  fit  to  refer 
the  subject  of  my  candidacy  directly  to  the  people,  the  par- 
ties interested;  and  I  think  I  may  properly  solicit,  and 
■with  reason  expect,  the  continued  support  of  the  friends  of 
education,  and  that  of  all  others  who  think  I  have  faith- 
fully and  usefully  discharged  my  duties  during  the  past 
two  years  in  the  office  to  which  I  seek  a  re-election. 

I  am  induced  to  ask  your  support,  and  the  more  readily 
comply  with  the  wishes  of  personal  friend*  and  the  friends 
of  Public  Schools  in  becoming  a  candidate,  since  I  am  in- 
vited to  do  so  "  without  respect  to  political  considerations, 
which  St  Is  thought  should  be  disregarded  in  the  choice  of 
school  officers."  Having  devoted  the  be3t  years  or  my  life 
to  the  education  of  the  young  and  to  the  interests  of  this 
city  and  the  State  in  that  connection,  I  feel  it  but  just  to 
myself  and  to  the  public  which  I  have  served,  if  success 
has  attended  my  labors,  that  I  should  not  be  thrown  out  of 
a  position  of  public  usefulness  and  from  needed  employ- 
ment, for  no  better  reason  than  that  another,  however 
competent,  wants  my  position,  and  seeks  to  be  placed  on  it 
through  preliminary  political  management  and  the  discip- 
line ot  a  parly  organization.  Such  others  asthink  with  me 
in  that  respect,  and  believe  a  change  of  officers  in  the  posi 
tion  I  occupy  is  uncalled  for  at  the  present  time,  and  that 
my  re-election  would  subserve  the  interests  of  the  Public 
School  Department  of  this  city,  are  respectfully  requested 
to  give  utterance  to  that  effect  by  casting  their  votes  for  me 
at  the  approaching  election. 

Profoundly  thankful  for  your  generous  support  in  a  for- 
mer election,  I  remain,  respectfully, 


HENDY'S    LATEST    IMPROVED     CONCENTRATORS, 


San  Francisco,  July29th,  1867. 


J.  C. 


PIANOS. 

All  kinds 
MUSICAL      INSTBrMENTS, 


26v  4nrlGp 


KOHLEK,  CHASE  &  CO., 
431  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco. 


LINCOLN   IRON   WORKS, 

No*  51  Bealc    St.,  bet.  Market  aiid  Mission, 

D.  &  W.  FOURNESS,  Prop'rs. 

STEAM    ENGINES, 

Flour  and  Sawmills,  and  MACH[NERY/of  all  descriptions, 

made  and  repaired  at  shortest  notice. 

•jgr* Particular  attention  paid  to  repairing  Reynold's  Cut-off. 

5vl5qr 


3LIST   OF 

WM.  H.   KEITH  &   CO'S 
Proprietary    I*i*ei>az-atioiis„ 

Florentine  Tooth  Wash; 

Saponaceous  Tooth  Powder; 
Rosemary  and  Castor  Oil; 
Wine  of  Pepsine; 
Glucolein; 

Deviue's  Pitch  Lozenges; 
Tcrbena  Water; 
Bay  Rum; 

Cologne  Water; 

Aurantine; 
Oriental  Perfume,  for  the  Handkerchief; 

Sparrow's  Perfume,  for  the  Handkerchief; 
Glycerine  Lotion,  fur  the  face  and  hands; 

N.  E.  Rum,  quart  bottles— a  superior  article; 
Solution  of  Citrate  of  Magnesia; 

Granular  Effervescent  Citrate  Magnesia; 
Cold  Cream  of  Roses; 
Keith's  Cholera  Mixture; 
Electro- Silicon  Polishing  Powder. 
Kisscngen  Water,  Vichy  Water, 

Carlsbad  Water,  Seltzer  Water. 

WM.   K.  IKEITBC  «fc    CO., 

Bvl5-qr  SSO  Montgomery  st,  San  Francisco. 


Foundry  for  Sale. 

A  One-half  Interest  in  the 

UNION    IRON    "WORKS, 

SACRAMENTO, 

Owned  by  William  R.  Williams,  is  offered  for  sale  on  the 
most  favorable  terms. 

.A.    Good    Bargain. 

May  be  had,  as  the  proprietor  Is  going  home  to  Europe.  It 
Is  seldom  that  so  good  an  opportunity  is  offered  lor  a  sure 
and  permanent  investment.  The  business  of  the  establish- 
ment Is  exceedingly  flourishing,  as  can  be  shown.  The 
Shop  is  of  brick,  uew  and  well  built.  The  lot  Is  85  feet  front 
by  163  feet  in  depth,  in  a  good  location  for  this  business,  on 
Front  street,  between  N  and  O  streets. 

Inquire  at  the  office  of  the  Foundry,  or  address 

WILLIAM   R.  WILLIAMS, 

z6vl3tf9-16p  Sacramento,  CaK 


Thk  Mining  PitKss  has  entere  I  upon  its  thirteenth  vol- 
ume. It  is  a  valuable  publiciti.m  in  its  sphere, and  its 
sphere  is  a  largo  and  important  ouo,— [Marysvillo  Appeal 


FOB    CrOLD    jV3VI>    HILVEH    OR-ES, 

"Willi  Revolving  Stirrers  and  Rotary  Distributor, 

Can  be  seen  in  Operation  at  the  Union  Foundry,  First  St.,  San  Francisco, 


IDireotions  for  Operating  Hendy's  Concentrators: 

The  sulphmeis  are  drawn  off  while  the  Concentrator  is  in  motion,  in  the  following  manner : 

First— Set  the  Pan,  A,  level,  by  its  inner  rim. 

Second — While  in  operation,  keep  the  Pan,  A,  abont  half  full  of  snlphurets.  [See  Figure  2, 
marked  S.J 

Third — Open  the  gate,  E,  sufficiently  to  discharge  the  sulphurets  as  they  accumulate  over  the 
amount  above  mentioned. 

Fourth — The  crank  shaft  to  make  200  to  220  revolutions  per  minute. 


The  above  directions,  if  followed  implicity,  are  all-sufficient.  But,  strange  as  it  may  appear,  the 
proprietor  has  found  that,  in  certain  cases,  they  have,  owing  to  the  carelessness  or  to  the  ignorance  of 
the  operators,  failed  to  serve  as  a  complete  guide.  He,  therefore,  in  the  present  edition  of  his  circular, 
insists  upon  their  being  followed  to  the  letter ;  and  in  order  that  there  may  be  no  mistake  in  future,  he 
thus  elaborates  and  explains  them  : 

First,  then  :  Unless  the  pan  is  level,  it  is  out  of  the  question  to  expect  it  to  do  its  duty.  One  would 
imagine  that  the  slightest  possible  examination  of  the  illustrations  would  be  sufficient  to  show  this. 
Yet,  in  one  case,  where  the  machine  did  not  work  satisfactorily,  it  was  found  that  no  regard  whatever 
had  been  paid  to  this  point !  The  word  level  is  in  itself  precise  ;  it  admits  of  no  latitude,  and  cannot 
be  misunderstood.  Nothing  is  easier,  to  a  mechanic,  than  to  place  the  pan  absolutely  and  mathemati- 
cally level.    It  cannot  be  necessary  to  dwell  further  upon  this  point. 

Direction  Second,  viz: — "Keep  the  pan  about  half  fulL  of  sulphurets,"  has  also,  in  some  cases, 
been  disregarded.  A  moment's  reflection  will  point  out  its  importance.  The  operation  of  the  ma- 
chine is  such,  that  grains  of  any  hind,  whatever  may  be  their  size  or  weight,  will  seek  the  peri- 
phery of  the  pan,  and  unless  discharged,  will  there  remain,  until  other  grains  of  greater  specific  gravity 
take  their  place.  Of  course,  then,  at  the  starting  of  the-  machine,  and  for  a  short  time  thereafter,  the 
periphery  will  be  partially  filled  with  sand.  It  is  thereforo  necessary  to  allow  a  quantity  of  snlphu- 
rets sufficient  to  completely  occupy  that  space  to  accumulate,  before  the  gate  is  opened,  and  their  dis~ 
charge  commenced.  It  is  obvious  that  they  will  otherwise  be  accompanied  with  more  or  less  of 
sand.  Once  properly  commenced,  the  discharge  will  he  continuous.  It  must  be  regulated,  however, 
by  the  richness,  in  6ulphurets,  of  the  pulp  under  treatment.  A  little  practice  will  enable  the  operator 
to  gauge  it  without  difficulty. 

After  what  has  been  said,  direction  Third  requires  no  further  explanation.  Direction  Fourth  is, 
to  a  mechanic,  sufficiently  explicit. 

These  concentrators  can  be  set  in  pairs,  for  which  a  single  crank  shaft  will  suffice.  Two  such 
pairs  can  be  so  arranged  as  to  require  a  driving  shaft  of  only  six  feet  in  length. 

The  guaranteed  capacity  of  each  machine  is  five  tons  every  24  hours.  Eight  tons,  however, 
can  be  and  has  been  put  through  in  that  time.  The  small  proportion  of  sand  which  the  sulphurets 
carry,  when  thus  rapidly  concentrated,  is  not  an  objection  but  rather  an  advantage,  in  case  the  opera- 
tors themselves  intend  to  work  them.  Either  in  roasting  or  in  pan-working,  a  small  admixture  of 
sand  is  unquestionably  an  aid.  But  if  the  sulphurets  are  being  prepared  for  sale,  they  must  of  course 
be  clean.  In  this  case,  the  discharges  from  four  machines  can  be  conducted  into  a  single  additional 
one,  and  the  concentration  thus  be  made  complete. 

The  proprietor  has  recently  stilt  further  improved  the  machine,  by  the  substitution  of  an  iron 
frame  for  the  former  wooden  one.  While  nothing  is  added  to  its  weight  by  the  change,  it  is  thus 
made  stronger  and  more  compact ;  and  at  the  same  time  the  labor  of  setting  it  up  is  considerably 
lessened.  He  flatters  himself  that  these  added  advantages  leave  nothing  further  to  be  desired  as  re- 
gards the  perfecting  of  the  machine. 

References  : 

Reference  is  made  to  the  following  mills,  which  have  HENDY'S  CONCENTRATOKS  in  use  : 

FOREST  SPRINGS  MILL Grass  Valley,  Nevada  County. 

EMPIRE  MILL Grass  Valley,  Nevada  County. 

ONEIDA  MILL Jackson,  Amador  County. 

SPRING  HILL  MILL Amador,  Amador  County. 

GOLDEN  GATE  MLLL Volcano,  Amador  County. 

GOLDEN  RULE  MILL Stewart  Flat,  Placer  County. 

BENTON  MILL Bear  Valley,  Mariposa  County. 

LOUISIANA  MLLL Coulterville,  Mariposa  County. 

PEOPLE'S  MILL Alleghany,  Sierra  County. 

TYRON  &  CO'S  MILL Prescott,  Arizona. 

WOOLSEY  &  CO'S  MILL Prescott,  Arizona. 

NOYES  &  CO'S  MILL Prescott,  Arizona. 

GUADALUPE  &  SACRAMENTO  G.  &  S.  M.  CO Sinaloa,  Mexico. 

RECENTLY    ORDERED    FROM    THE    UNION    IRON   WORKS  I 

VEATCH,  VALENTINE  &  CO.,  Commercial  Mill   (4  Concentrators) Nevada  County. 

GOULD  &  CURRY  G.  &  S.  M.  CO.  (4  Concentrators) Virginia  City,  Nevada. 

VULTURE  CO.  {4  Concentrators Prescott,  Arizona. 

MIDAS  MILL   CO.  (4  Concentrators) Virginia,  Montana. 

PLYMOUTH  ROCK  MILL  CO.  (2  Concentrators) Mariposa  County. 

B.  F.  BROWN  {1  Concentrator) Melbourne,  Australia. 

MOREY  &  SPERRY  (1   Concentrator) New  York. 

And  in  use  in  many  other  parts  of  this  coast. 

Q^"These  Machines  are  made  of  iron,  thoroughly  constructed  and  ready  for  immediate  use. 
For  description,  etc.,  send  for  Circular. 

Those  in  want  of  Concentrators  would  do  well  to  visit  some  of  the  quartz  mills  that  have 
Hendy's  Patent  Concentrators  in  use,  and  satisfy  themselves  before  purchasing  other  Concentrators  of 
pretended  merit. 

CAUTION. 

All  of  HENDY'S  PATENT  CONCENTRATORS  are  marked  thus  : 

"J.  HENDY,  Patented  Pebruarv  27th  and  April  17th,  1866." 
Orders  or  letters  of  enquiry,  address, 

JOSHUA  HENDY.  Patentee, 
March,  1867.  Union  or  Fulton  Foundry,  San  Francisco. 


W.    T.    GARRATT, 
City 

BRASS  AND  BELL  FOUNDER 


Cor.  Mission  and  Fremont  sts., 

SAN    FRANCISCO. 

Manufacturer  of  Brass,  Zinc,  and  Anti-Friction  or 
Babbet  JMCetal  Castings; 

CaURCH  AND  STEAMBOAT 

BELLS, 

TAVERK    AND   IIAND   SELLS    AND    GONGS, 

FIRE   ENGINES,     FORCE    AND    LIFT    PUMPB, 

Steam,  Liquor,  Sofia  Oil,  Water  and  Flange  Cocks,  and 
Valves  of  all  descriptions,  made  and  repaired.  Hose  and 
all  other  Joints,  Spelter,  Solder,  and  Copper  Rivets,  Ac. 
Gauge  Cocks,  Cylinder  Cocks,  Oil  Globes,  steam  Whistles, 

Bf ITDK AX IMC  PIPES  AND    NOZZEXS 
For  Mining  purposes,  Iron  Steam  Pipe  furnished  with  Fit 
tings,  Ac.    Coupling  Joints  of  all  sizes.    Particular  attention 
paid  to  Distillery  Work.    Manufacturer  of  "Garratt's  Pat- 
tent  Improved  Journal  Metal." 

agr~  Highest  Market  price  paid  for  OLD  BELLS,  COPPER 
AND  BRASS,  -ffiff  6tf 


JOHN  G-.  HODGE  &  CO., 

Importers  and  Dealers  In 

STATIONERY, 

Blank    Books,   School    Books    ami    Cheap 
Publications. 

WRAPPING  PAPER, 

PAPER  BAGS,  ETC. 
Nos.  418  and  4»U>  Clay  street,  San  Francisco. 
AS?"  Special  attention  given  to  orders  from  Country  Mer- 
chants. 2vl5qrl6p 


Pacific  Mail  Steamship  Co's 

STEAMSHIPS    FOR 

UEW  YOKE,  JAPAN  AND  CHINA. 

LEAVE  FOLSOM    STREET  WHARF,  AT  11 

....... o'clock    A.  M.    of   the    following   dates,    for 

PANAMA,  connecting  via  Panama  Railroad,  with  one  of 
the  Company's  splendid  steamers  from   ASPINWALL   for 

msw  York. 

On  the  loth,  18th  and  30th  of  each  month  that  has 
30  days. 

un  the  loth,  10th  and  :ioth  of  each  month  that  has 
» I  days 

When  the  10th,  19th  and  30th  fall  on  Sunday,  they  will 
leave  on  Saturday  preceding;  when  the  18th  lulls  on  Sun- 
day, they  will  leave  on  Monday  following. 

Steamer  leaving  San  Francisco  on  the  10th  touches  at 
Manzanillo.    All  touch  at  Acapulco. 

Departures  of  18th  or  lOlh  connect  Willi  French  Trims- 
Atlantic  Co.'s  steamer  for  St.  Nazaire,  and  English  steamer 
for  South  America. 

Departure  of  10th  connects  with  English  sttamcr  for 
Southampton  and  Smith  America,  and  P.  R  K  Co's 
steamer   for    Central  America. 

The  following  Steamships  will  be  dispatched  on  dates  as 
given  below : 

August  10th— CONSTITUTION Cap!.  Jos.  Sutton 

Connecting  with  OCEAN  QUEEN,  Cupt.  Conner 

August  19th— SACRAMENTO pflpt.  J   M    Oavarly* 

Connecting  with  HENRY  OHAUNCEY,  Capt.  Gray. 

August  30th— MONTANA Capt.  E.  S.  Farnsworth 

Connecting  with  ARIZONA.  Capt.  Maury. 

Cabin  passengers  berthed  through.  Baggage  checked 
through— Htu  pounds  allowed  eneh  adult. 

An  experienced  Surgeon  on  board.  Medicine  and  attend- 
ancc  free. 

These  steamers  will  positively  sail  at  11  o'clock.  Panscii- 
gersare  requested  to  have  their  baggage  on  board  before  10 
o'clock. 

Through  Tickets  for  Liverpool  by  the  Canard,  Inman  and 
National  Steamship  Lines,  can  be  obtained  at  the  office  of 
the  P.  M.  8.  S.  Co.,  San  Francisco,  where  niav  also  be  ob- 
tained orders  tor  passage  from  Liverpool  or  Southampton 
to  San  Francisco,  either  via  New  York  or  St.  Thomas— if 
desired  an  amount  of  £10  Id  £20  will  be  advanced  with  the 
above  orders,  Holders  of  orders  will  be  required  to  iden- 
tify- themselves  to  Uic  Agents  in  England. 

tor  .Merchandise  and  Freight  for  New  York  and  way 
pons,  apply  to  Messrs.  WELLS.  FARGO  &  CO. 

BST  The  Steamship  GREAT  REPUBLIC,  Capt.  S.  Doane. 
will  hedispjiteiu'.l  September  3d,  at  noon,  and  will  be  fol- 
lowed by  the  CHINA,  Capt.  George  H  Bradbury,  Octoher 
14th,  from  wharl.  corner  of  First  and  Uranium  'street.-,  lor 
YOKOHAMA  mid  HOMi KONG,  eminectlng  at  Yokohama 
with  the  sicamcr  COSTA  RICA  for  SHANGHAI. 


OLIVER  EtDBIHOE,  Agent. 


To   3Pliotog'x*SLi>liers  ! 

NITRATE    OF    SILVER. 

Messrs,  Falkenau  ij-  Hanks— Cents:— Wo  have  used  the  Nl 
trate  of  Silver  manufactured  by  you,  mid  ilnd  bv  actual  ex- 
perience that  it  is  hitruryrcspr.rt,  equal  in  rbe  best  makes  we 
have  used  heretofore,  both  for  sensitizing  rm-)ur  lll)rt  ti,e 
Silver  Bath.    Yours,  BRADLEY  4TIUL0FS0W 

Photographers,  J2U  Montgomery 'st. 

Messrs.  Faikenau.  t$*  Hanks— Gents:— I  hove  subjected  the 
sample  taken  Horn  your  Nitrate  of  Silver  to  a  Owrough 
analysis,  and  tiurt  it  to  be  chemical! </  pure,  not  containing  the 
HliyhUkt  trace  of  Impurities  whatever, 

ReepectlulJy,  THOS.  PRICE. 

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SAN  FRANCISCO,  SATU11DAY,  AUGUST  10,  1867. 


(VOLUME   XV. 

I  X  umber     fl. 


TABLE  OF  CONTENTS. 


Cnnorer'a  pAte>n  I'otato-Dlk- 

Kor-Illii.irsi.il 
Minn.,-  Machinery— Infbrma 

ti  in  Wanted. 
It  Fair. 
Varna*  ,v  Kli'sQ  Cruaher. 
Central  PucWc  Kallroa.l 
California  Academy  of  Natu 

rnlMclenccs. 
Rtilea'  Mill.  Nevada  City. 
The  Pari"  Rxpoaltloll. 
The  Bnsphnrua  tn  he-  Brldired 
The  Wooden  Walla  of  i:.i(: 

land. 
The  future  of  Edueatloa. 
The  Philosophy  «.r  Eidja. 
Pav/arAii  Fountain. 

rrishiluned  Letters. 

[oabarfra 

R  illn.nl  KntorprUsa 

A  sink  Hula. 

Profitable  Mlnlne. 

New  Patenfl  and  Inventions. 

Matt  Francisco  Metal  Market 

Ni-w  In  orpornllous— List  of 
Officer*. 

Ulnlnij  tihaicholdcra'  Direct- 
ory. 


IfBCHAmoAt       MlSCKI.LA!«y.— 

Hydraulic  Presses;  A  8uh- 
atantlal  BulldlnK;  Water 
Powar  va.  steam:  Founda- 
tion of  Houses;  An  "Im- 
pr.iv.  ioimh" Ulvon  I  Pi  The 
Larae.i  Unto  hi  ttte  Wor.d; 
WeMInK  Iron 
SciasTtrie  Mlsrr.t.t.ANV.— 
Iteci-ut  Lunar  Discover*; 
A  Winter  Landscape;  Coin- 

ti.'--u>ii    and    Expansion; 
lamajpietiam  :    Drawlncs 

on  Poflalteil  Aea'e;  Sugar 
In  Muscle;  New  Dyefl. 

MinisoSohuart— Euibracine 
late  Intetlleenoo  Irom  the 
various  counties  nnd  dls- 
trlcla  In  Calllornla.  Ari- 
zona, Colorado.  Montana, 
Idaho,  Nevada.  Oreirnn, 
Utah  and  Washington  Ter- 
ritory. 

Notices  to  Correspondents. 

sail  Kronojsco  Market  Rates. 

-tan  Francisco  Weekly  Stock 
Circular. 

Stock  Prices— Bid  and  Asked. 


Agricultural  Inventions. 

Numberless  are  the  machines  -which  the 
inventive  genius  of  the  last  twenty  years 
has  supplied  for  heavy  operations  in  agri- 
culture, as  substitutes  for  human  hands  and 
muscle;  and  in  no  part  of  the  -world  has 
activity  in  this  direction  been  more  success- 
ful, or  accomplished  more  for  the  purpose 
intended,  than  on  the  great  prairies  of  the 
Mississippi  Valley.  Some  of  the  most 
wonderful  results  of  human  ingenuity  have 
been  displayed  in  these  inventions.  The 
fame  of  our  reapers,  our  thrashers,  our 
cultivators  of  various  kinds,  etc.,  has  be- 
come -world-wide,  and  their  value  in  adding 
stimulus  to  the  great  leading  industry  of 
agriculture  is  beyond  human  calculation. 

The  work  of  the  inventor  has  not  only 
blessed  the  farmer  by  rendering  his  labor 
easier,  but  it  has  also  enabled  him  to  find  leis- 
ure, by  a  reduction  of  bodily  exertion,  for 
storing  his  mind  with  useful  knowledge, 
and  thereby  taking  a  higher  rank  in  the 
scale  of  humanity. 

Without  the  aid  of  machinery  it  would 
be  utterly  impossible  to  cultivate  and  gather 
in  the  immense  crops  which  are  now  being 
produced  in  our  extensive  agricultural  dis- 
tricts. Without  such  aid  we  should  be 
compelled  to  either  reduce  our  crops  at 
least  one-half  or  double  our  agricultural 
population,  and  at  the  same  time  increase, 
in  like  ratio,  the  cost  of  our  leading  agri- 
cultural productions.  It  is  only  by  the  aid 
of  machinery  that  we  can  carry  our  bread- 
stuffs  to  foreign  markets.  The  superior 
intelligence  of  our  people,  by  which  we 
are  enabled  to  bring  the  arts  and  sciences 
more  fully  to  bear  than  can  the  less  intelli- 
gent agricultural  classes  of  other  nations,  is 
what  enables  us  to  supply  the  markets  of 
Europe  and  Asia  with  the  products  of  our 
soil. 

It  is  only  by  reflections  such  as  these  that 
we  are  enabled  to  form  anything  like  a 
proper  estimate  of  the  value  of  agricultural 
inventions  to  us  as  a  people.  Agriculture 
is  the  great  interest  upon  which  all  other 
interests  are  based :  and  as  ours  is  mainly  an 
agricultural  people,  it  becomes  highly  im- 
portant that  we  should  keep  fully  posted 
with  regard  to  such  improvements,  and 
study  well  their  significance.  We  shall  en- 
deavor to  make  the  Press  useful  in  this 
direction  whenever  opportunity  offers  ;  and 
to  this  end  it  is  that  we  from  time  to  time 


illustrate  in  our  columns  inventions  having 
for  their  object  improvements  and  modifi- 
cations of  agricultural  labor.  We  are  ena- 
bled in  the  present  issue  to  describe  one  of 
these  useful  inventions,  designed  to  supply 
machinery  to  a  most  tedious  and  important 
part  of  the  farmer's  labor.  This  machine 
has  been  highly  spoken  of  at  the  East,  and 
is  known  as 

conover's  patent  potato-digger. 
This  invention  consists  in  an  inclined 
carrying  wheel  so  combined  with  the  share 
or  shovel  plow  of  a  potato-digger  as  to  con- 
vey the  potatoes  back  and  upward  from  the 
plow  preparatory  to  depositing  them  upon 
the  surface  of  the  ground  in  the  rear  of  the 
machine.    Thecarrying-wheelisconstructed 


which  is  supported  by  means  of  a  trans- 
verse axle,  upon  which  are  two  drawing- 
wheels,  which  communicate  a  rotary  motion 
to  the  axle  by  means  of  pawls  attached  to 
the  wheels  and  ratchets  secured  to  the  axle. 
The  rear  end  of  the  main  frame  of  the  ma- 
chine is  sustained  by  two  caster-wheels.  A 
supplemental  frame  is  connected  with  the 
main  frame  by  upwardly-projecting  braces, 
which  pass  through  holes  in  the  main  frame 
in  such  a  manner  as  to  hold  the  supple- 
mental frame  in  a  parallel  position  with  the 
main  frame,  and  the  supplemental  frame  is 
also  braced  against  the  backward  strain 
exerted  by  the  action  of  the  shovel-plow. 

The  shovel-plow,  B,  Fig.  2,  is  made  with 
two  forward  projecting  share-points,  A,  A, 
and  is  firmly  attached  to  the  forward  end  of 
the  supplemental  frame.  Secured  to  the 
lower  end  of  an  inclined  shaft  and  just  be- 


CONOVEK'S    PATENT    POTATO-DIGGER. 


with  radial  teeth  or  arms,  so  that  the  dirt 
may  be  sifted  or  separated  from  the  pota- 
toes previous  to  their  leaving  the  machine. 
Suitable  guards  or  fenders  are  combined 
with  the  carrying-wheel,  whereby  its  most 
efficient  operation  in  carrying  the  potatoes 
from  the  shovel-plow  is  secured. 

Fig.  1  represents  a  perspective  view  of 
the  machine,  and  Fig.  2  is  a  horizontal  sec- 
tion, showing  the  principal  working  parts 
of  the  apparatus.  The  machine  is  con- 
structed with    a   horizontal    main   frame, 


hind  the  shovel-plow,  B,  is  the  carrying- 
wheel,  C,  the  upper  surface  of  which  is 
made  convex  in  form,  with  radial  teeth  or 
arms.  A  screen,  G,  is  suspended  immedi- 
ately behind  the  carrying-wheel,  C,  the 
forward  edge  of  which  extends  a  little  dis- 
tance under  the  edge  of  the  wheel.  A  shak- 
ing motion  is  communicated  to  the  screen 
by  means  of  a  crank  and  pinion,  H,  turned 
by  a  toothed  rim  formed  upon  the  under 
side  of  the  carrying-wheel,  C ;  the  upper 
portion  of  the  carrying-wheel  shaft  is  made 


square  and  passes  through  a  square  slot 
formed  centrally  in  a  bevel  pinion,  the  cir- 
cular hub  of  which  is  fitted  into  a  suitable 
bearing  formed  in  an  arm  fixed  upon  the 
main  frame ;  the  shaft  is  thus  left  free  to 
move  up  and  down,  as  the  supplemental 
frame  is  raised  or  lowered,  without  inter- 
fering with  the  rotary  movement  of  the 
pinion.  This  bevel-gear  receives  its  mo- 
tion from  a  larger  bevel-wheel,  to  the  shaft 
of  which  motion  is  communicated  from  the 
rotating  axle  through  the  agency  of  two  in- 
termediate spur-wheels.  Secured  upon  the 
supplemental  frame  is  a  screen-guard,  D, 
which  extends  across  the  wheel,  0,  and 
effectually  prevents  the  dirt  from  passingto 
the  opposite  side  of  the  wheel.  Another 
screen-guard,  E,  extends  from  the  shovel- 
plow  around  a  portion  of  the  circumference 
of  the  carrying-wheel,  C,  preventing  the 
potatoes  from  being  thrown  off 
by  the  rotation  of  the  wheel, 
and  at  the  same  time  allowing 
the  escape  of  the  dirt.  At  F 
is  a  vertical  plate  of  steel,  which 
acts  as  a  scraper  to  keep  the 
wheel  clean,  and  at  the  same 
time  discharges  the  potatoes 
and  vines  from  the  wheel,  C, 
and  throws  them  upon  the 
screen,  G. 

Projecting  downward  from 
the  supplementary  frame,  over 
and  beyond  the  points  of  the 
shovel-plow,  are  two  deflecting 
arms  or  colters,  the  office  of 
which  is  to  turn  or  deflect  in- 
ward the  potato-tops  or  Tines, 
so  that  they  will  pass  over  the 
central  part  of  the  shovel-plow 
to  the  carrying-wheel  without 
clogging  the  action  of  the  ma- 
chine. 

As    the    machine  is    drawn 
along  over  the  field  to  be  dug, 
the  shovel-plow  passes  through 
and  nnder  the  row  of  potatoes 
at  any    required   depth    suffi- 
cient to  take  up  all  the  pota- 
toes, which,  together  with  the 
vines  and  dirt,  are  carried  back 
from  the  plow  and  fall  upon 
the  carrying-wheel,  C,  and  are 
carried  between  the  guards,  D 
and  E,  to  the  shaking  screen, 
G,  from  the  rear  of  which  the 
potatoes  fall  to  the  ground.    As 
the  machine  passes  along,  the 
greater  portion  of  the  dirt  min- 
gled with  the  potatoes  as  they 
pass  from  the  shovel-plow  is 
shaken   through  the  openings 
of  the   carrying-wheel,  and  what  remains 
with  the  potatoes  after  passing  to  the  shak- 
ing-screen, G,  is  effectually  shaken    from 
them  through  the  spaces  between  the  bars 
of  the  screen. 

The  working  of  the  machine  is  complete- 
ly under  the  control  of  the  driver,  and  the 
shovel-plow  can  be  set  to  work  at  any  re- 
quired depth,  or  raised  out  of  the  ground 
so  as  to  clear  any  obstructions,  such  as 
rocks  or  stumps.  It  is  claimed  that  this 
machine  will  take  out  from  three  to  four 
hundred  barrels  of  potatoes  per  day,  and 
leave  them  clean  and  on  the  top  of  the 
ground  ready  to  be  gathered  up. 

This  machine  has  been  patented  by  S.  B. 
Conover,  of  New  York  City,  and  was  first 
illustrated  and  described  in  the  American 
Artisan  of  March  28th,  1867. 


One  of  Paine  &  Stevens'  separators  has 
been  put  up  to  work  tailings  for  the  Gould 
&  Curry  mill,  Nevada.  The  Virginia  City 
Trespass  says  its  success  is  such  that  two 
more  are  to  be  built  forthwith. 


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Mt  pining  anil  Mmtltk  Jgm*. 


©mwinunlcattonsf. 


In  this  Department  we  invite  the  prep;  discussion  of  all 
proper  subjects— correspondent  alone  bong  responsible  lor 
the  Ideas  and  theories  they  advance. 


LWrltten  for  the  Mining  and  scientific  Press.! 

The  Paris  Exposition. 

BY  A.    S.    HALTiTDTE. 
A  STEAM  BKBAD  BAKING  APPABATUS. 

Among  the  many  things  which  the  Paris 
Exhibition  has  produced,  the  machinery 
for  baking  bread  by  steam  attracts  much  at- 
tention, and  is  being  examined  into  by  the 
French  Government  as  to  its  adaptability 
for  the  use  of  armies  on  the  march.  The 
apparatus  consists  of  a  long  oven,  sur- 
rounded by  a  number  of  hermetrieally 
sealed,  wrought  iron  pipes,  half  charged 
•with  water,  and  of  about  1%  inch  bore, 
with  a  fire  grate  at  one  end,  by  which  the 
water  in  the  pipes  is  heated.  The  oven  it- 
self is  of  plate  iron,  having  its  door  at  the 
other  end,  and  is  heated  in  ninety  minutes, 
ready  for  baking.  It  is  always  free  from 
dirt,  makes  no  smoke,  requires  very  little 
fuel,  is  evenly  heated  throughout,  and  for 
army  or  other  portable  uses,  is  set  up  on  a 
suitable  carriage  frame.  The  cost  of  the 
apparatus,  complete  on  wheels,  is  about 
$1,200. 

A   SMALL  TELEGRAPH  APPABATUS. 

I  saw  a  very  pretty  telegraph  machine, 
for  private  telegraphy,  more  especially,  oc- 
cupying a  space  of  about  15  by  18  inches, 
and  weighing  about  40  lbs.  The  letters  are 
arranged  in  the  same  manner  that  a  com- 
positor arranges  his  type — those  more  fre- 
quently used  being  conveniently  together ; 
but  in  a  circle.  The  keys  are  like  the  stops 
or  keys  in  a  concertina.  One  of  these  ma- 
chines has  been  working  very  successfully 
for  some  time  past,  at  the  London  District 
Telegraph  office,  printing  the  message  on  a 
long  strip  of  paper,  and  requiring  no  attend- 
ance to  receive.  It  is  the  invention  of  Mr. 
Thompson,  and  has  been  improved  by  Mr. 
P.  B.  Jones,  who  has  overcome  some  diffi- 
culties of  polarization. 

MALACHITE  AND  EMERALDS. 

A  very  pure  block  of  malachite,  exhibited 
by  Russia,  finely  polished  in  places,  and 
weighing  about  4,500  lbs.,  is  very  attractive; 
as  also  is  a  very  beautiful  specimen  of  em- 
erald in  rock,  which  is  about  two  feet  high, 
and  dotted  oyer  with  emeralds.  This  latter 
is  exhibited  in  the  British  department. 

IRON  MANUFACTURES. 

In  French  iron  manufactures,  the  Chat 
tillon  and  Commentry  company  has  a  va- 
riety of  large  samples  of  its  make — a  piece 
of  rolled  iron  about  110  feet  long,  9  inches 
high,  with  tapper  and  lower  flange  3  inches 
wide,  web  1  inch  thick  ;  also  a  piece  or  sec- 
tion 15  feet  long,  3  feet  high,  12  inches  wide 
at  upper  and  lower  flange,  1%  thickness  of 
web,  and  rolled  to  a  curve  of  300  feet  radius; 
a  plate  weighing  about  7  tons,  14  feet  long, 
37  inches  high  and  8  inches  thick. 

The  Creusot  Co.  also  exhibits  many  sam- 
ples of  its  iron  work,  but  not  of  quite  so 
large  dimensions. 

Peter  Gaudit  &  Co.  exhibit  similar  pieces 
of  workmanship,  and  among  the  display  is 
ail  ingot  of  steel,  weighing  25  tons,  which 
shows  the  grain  admirably,  by  being  broken 
across  the  middle,  as  well  as  the  beauty  of 
surface  of  polished  parts. 

These  three  exhibitors  produce  nearly 
one  third  of  all  the  iron  in  France.  The 
Creusot  Co.  employ  10, 500  men ;  the  Chat- 
tillon  and  Commentry  Go.  employ  8,900 
men,  and  Peter  Gaudit  &  Co.  employ  7,500, 
making  26,900  in  all.  The  Creusot  turns 
out  one-eighth,  the  Chattillon  one-twelfth, 
and  Gaudit  one-ninth,  of  all  the  iron  made 
in  France.  These  firms  have  lately  turned 
their  attention  very  much  to  this  manufac- 
ture, and  they  are  now  readily  able  to  roll 
girders  thirty  feet  long,  for  heavy  bridge 
work.  They  also  roll  girder  iron  with  two 
flanges,  and  an  additional  web  above  upper 
flange,  almost  any  size  required. 

In  the  French  department  there  are  also 


exhibited  a  great  many  specimens  of  statu- 
ary work,  cast  in  iron,  and  without  re- 
touching. It  is  really  extraordinary  how 
successful  they  have  been  in  producing 
these  figures  in  the  rough ;  showing  a  nicety 
of  molding  and  perfection  of  casting  which 
would  do  credit  to  any  piece  of  work,  with  a 
simple,  plain  surface;  nor  do  they  experience 
any  difficulties  attending  the  successful  cast- 
ing of  human  or  animal  figures.  Here  are 
groups  of  animals  and  of  men,  in  all  posi- 
tions and  of  all  dimensions,  drawn  from 
the  mold  and  exhibited,  having  simply  the 
sand  knocked  off,  which  equal  many  of  the 
finished  works  I  have  seen  in  Paris  or  Lon- 
don. Mr.  Durenne,  of  Paris,  can  well  be 
proud  of  his  work,  for  it  really  deserves  the 
praise  bestowed  on  it,  and  forms  an  import- 
ant feature  of  the  Exhibition.  All  the  fig- 
ures exhibited  are  each  cast  in  one  piece. 

In  big  gun  work,  Krupp,  of  Essen,  has 
a  fine  display,  as  also  in  large  and  heavy 
steel  work,  showing  what  can  be  done  on  a 
large  scale,  when  the  machinery  and  appli- 
ances are  properly  arranged,  and  of  suffi- 
cient magnitude.  There  is  much  difficulty 
in  obtaining  admission  to  these  large  works, 
especially  by  foreigners ;  but  in  conversa- 
tion with  a  gentleman  familiar  with  the 
firm  and  its  works,  he  accounts  for  the  great 
success  of  Krupp's  steel,  more  in  the  rapid- 
ity of  manipulation,  pouring,  etc. ,  than  to 
any  specially  secret  mode  of  treatment,  ex- 
cept in  the  process  of  annealing,  where,  I 
understand,  the  black  oxide  of  manganese 
is  employed. 

During  the  Luxembourg  difficulty,  when 
every  one  was  looking  for  war  between 
France  and  Prussia,  I  remarked,  in  passing 
the  big  gun  of  Krupp,  that  it  might  serve  a 
purpose  to  the  French  it  was  never  intended 
for.  My  friend  (who  was  a  German)  sug- 
gested that  it  would  be  equally  convenient 
for  Prussia  to  find  it  there  on  her  arrival. 
However,  the  Luxembourg  difficulty  is 
happily  over,  and  it  is  to  be  hoped  that  the 
big  gun  will  be  stared  at  and  used  for  no 
other  purposes  than  those  of  peace. 

THE   DISPLAY  OF  ARMS. 

The  British  display  of  arms,  sent  from 
Woolwich  Arsenal,  is  very  fine.  Every  thing 
is  there  shown  you  and  explained  by  officers 
sent  over  for  the  purpose  ;  and  there  is  a 
different  spirit  shown  by  the  British  about 
their  arms,  from  that  exhibited  by  the 
French,  who  have  all  their  weapons  in  a 
building  by  itself,  of  which  you  are  allowed 
only  to  peep  in  at  the  door.  Whether  they 
are  afraid  one  may  steal  the  guns,  or  fear 
that  it  would  be  an  expose,  rather  than  an 
exhibit,  if  they  allowed  the  public  to  pry 
too  closely  into  these  things,  is  a  matter  of 
conjecture.  It  is  a  subject  of  common  re- 
mark, that  Great  Britain  shows  a  remarkable 
confidence  in  her  strength,  and  her  ability 
to  keep  up  with  European  nations  in  the 
improvements  of  the  age,  in  defensive  and 
offensive  weapons  ;  or  else  her  magnificent 
exhibition  of  firearms  is  a  piece  of  indiscre- 
tion and  bravado.  I  am  inclined  to  the  be- 
lief that,  although  her  exhibition  shows  a 
large  proportion  of  guns  as  far  advanced  as 
most,  if  not  all,  the  European  nations  ;  yet 
they  are  sent  there  from  the  fact  that  they  are 
more  useful  for  exhibition  than  for  any  other 
purpose  ;  that  is,  that  the  expensive  expe- 
riments, lately  made  by  the  British  Govern- 
ment, have  justified  it  in  letting  these  guns 
go  on  exhibition,  having  guns  of  later 
manufacture,  more  effective  and  useful. 
Great  Britain  has  not  failed  to  take  advant- 
age of  any  practice  adopted  by  the  United 
States,  and  to  improve  on  it  to  the  best  of 
her  ability. 

In  the  manufacture  of  iron  plates,  for  de- 
fensive purposes,  Great  Britain  does  not 
seem  to  be  ahead  of  France  or  Germany  ; 
but  she  has  so  far  succeeded  in  piercing  any 
plates  produced — and  the  contest  still  lies 
with  the  shot  a  little  ahead  ;  although,  look- 
ing at  an  8-inch  steel-faced  plate,  solidly 
backed,  one  naturally  doubts  the  possibility 
of  piercing  it  under  ordinary  circumstances. 
In  the  British  arms  department,  and  in 
other  parts  of  the  exhibition,  there  is,  how- 
ever, too  much  tangible  evidence,  in  the 
shape  of  8  and  10-inch  solid  iron  pierced  by 
ball,  to  doubt  the  possibility  of  penetrating 
almost  anything. 

Every  European  government  seems  to  be 
fully  alive  to  the  necessity  of  being  well 
posted  on  the  most  improved  mode  of  fire- 
arm, and  iron-clad  defences  ;  and  although 
we  do  not  show  much  of  this  kind  of  thing 
at  the  Paris  Exposition,  it  is  certain  that 
but  a  very  short  time  since  we  had  a  more 
serious  exhibition  of  our  own  ;  and  one  in 
which  the  minds  and  muscles  of  men  were 
bent  to  their  utmost  tension,  in  perfecting 
these  very  things,  which  now  attract  so  much 


attention  at  Paris.  Our  experience  struck 
the  key  note,  which  soon  rang  with  alarm- 
ing clearness  through  the  various  nations  of 
Europe.  And,  though  our  experiments 
were  those  of  the  necessities  of  war,  and 
were  made  during  its  conflicts,  yet  results  go 
far  to  prove  that  they  are  now  the  starting 
and  stopping  points  of  the  experiments  of 
peace.  The  recollection  of  these  facts,  with 
their  practical  teachings,  are  best  exempli- 
fied by  the  various  efforts  of  European  na- 
tions, as  exhibited  at  Paris,  and  the  almost 
entire  absence  of  this  class  of  exhibits  from 
the  United  States — however  much  to  the  re- 
gret of  those  in  the  old  world,  where  curi- 
osity would  have  been  satisfied,  if  nothing 


Geometrical  Query.  —  The  following 
geometrical  query  has  been  handed  us  for 
publication.  Will  some  one  furnish  us  with 
the  solution  ? 

Given, — The  area  of  the  segment  of  a 
circe=a.  Also,  the  cosine  (the  perpendic- 
ular distance  from  the  center  of  the  chord 
to  the  center  of  the  circle) =6. 

Required. — The  radius  R,  in  terms  of  a 
and  b— that  is,  a  general  formula  forfinding 
the  radius  or  hight. 


The  Bosphorus  to  be  Bridged. — A 
movement  is  on  foot  to  bridge  the  Bospho- 
rus. The  designs  of  the  work  have  already 
been  prepared  by  Austrian  engineers.  The 
bridge  will  measure  3,360  feet  in  length, 
and  will  rest  on  two  pillars,  one  of  the 
arches  being  1,207  feet,  and  the  two  others 
1, 026  feet.  The  cost  is  estimated  at  $4, 200,  - 
000.  This  is  one  of  the  natural  barriers  in 
the  track  of  the  great  highways  of  the 
world,  which  must,  sooner  or  later,  yield  to 
the  triumphs  of  modern  engineering.  The 
Bosphorus,  the  Mississippi,  the  Straits  of 
Dover,  the  Isthmus  of  Suez  and  of  Pana- 
ma, the  Alps,  the  Rocky  Mountains  and  the 
Sierra  Nevada,  are  but  a  few  of  the  many 
great  natural  barriers  to  intercommunica- 
tion and  the  ready  exchange  of  commerce, 
which  must  yield  to  the  skill,  enterprise 
and  industry  of  man.  All  such  works  are 
but  so  much  toward  the  fulfillment  of  the 
saying  of  the  prophet  of  old,  who  wrote : 
"Every  valley  shall  be  filled,  and  every 
mountain  and  hill  shall  be  brought  low  ; 
and  the  crooked  shall  be  made  straight,  and 
the  rough  ways  smoothed."  Verily,  we 
live  in  an  age  of  progress. 


The  Wooden  Walls  of  England. — 
England  has  lost  confidence  in  her  wooden 
walls,  and  is  selling  off  her  old  line  war 
ships  to  private  parties,  for  conversion  into 
peaceful  merchantmen!  Five  line  of  battle 
ships  and  five  first-class  frigates  were  re- 
cently sold  for  $340,000,  the  first  cost  of 
which  was  $10,000,000.  Several  of  them 
were  steamers,  in  which  the  boilers  and 
machinery  were  still  in  good  order,  and  the 
average  use  of  the  entire  fleet  was  a  little 
over  twelve  years.  A  portion  of  the  num- 
ber will  be  broken  up  ;  others  will  be  con- 
verted into  merchantmen.  Thus  the  proud 
supremacy  of  England's  wooden  walls  is 
fast  falling  before  the  monitors  and  iron- 
clads of  America ;  and  the  rebellion  in 
which  she  rejoiced  as  the  probable  means  of 
our  destruction  as  a  power  on  the  earth, 
has,  by  a  righteous  retribution,  resulted  in 
the  production  of  an  instrument  for  her  own 
humiliation. 


The  Future  of  Education. — Ourformer 
traveling  correspondent,  "W.  R.  B.,"now 
occupying  a  professor's  chair,  writes  us 
as  follows:  "Our  college  is  progressing 
slowly,  as  do  all  such  institutions  at  the 
west.  For  my  part,  I  am  fully  satisfied 
that  State  institutions  must  and  soon  will 
take  the  place  of  our  present  colleges  and 
all  private  schools;  and  that  knowledge, 
flowing  free  and  costless  from  the  munifi- 
cence of  the  commonwealth,  will  be  the 
common  heritage  of  the  poor  and  rich  alike. 
Then,  and  not  till  then,  will  the  superiority 
of  practical  and  scientific  instruction  over 
the  jargon  of  the  dead  languages,  be  fully 
comprehended,  and  the  true  position  be 
awarded  to  those  who  have  devoted  their 
lives  to  improving  the  condition  and  char- 
acter of  the  human  race. " 


The  Philosophy  of  Eggs. 

The  structure  of  the  eggs  of  birds  offers 
a  certain  resemblance  to  some  forms  of  the 
galvanic  battery,  inasmuch  as  they  consist 
of  a  fluid  enclosed  in  a  porous  diaphram, 
and  in  contact  with  another  fluid  of  a  differ- 
ent composition.  This  circumstance,  atr- 
tracting  the  notice  of  Dr.  John  Davy,  he 
made  it  the  subject  of  more  careful  experi- 
ments, in  order  to  ascertain  whether  any 
galvanic  action  was  exerted  by  the  different 
constituents  of  which  the  egg  is  composed. 
The  result  of  his  experiments  fully  justified 
his  expectations,  and  established  the  fact 
that  electro-chemical  action  plays  no  unim- 
portant part  in  the  changes  which  the  egg 
undergoes  during  the  process  of  incuba 
tion.  He  found  that  this  action  was  suffi- 
cient to  deflect  the  needle  of  a  delicate 
galvanometer  fully  five  degrees,  and  that  in 
changing  the  wires  the  needle  was  reversed. 

Dr.  J.  V.  C.  Smith  has  recently  delivered 
a  very  interesting  address  before  the  Ameri- 
can Institute,  at  New  York,  on  the  "Struc- 
ure  of  Eggs,"  which  was  listened  to  with 
great  attention,  and  which  contains  a  state- 
ment of  many  facts  which  are  both  new 
and  interesting.  The  Doctor  remarked  that 
in  one  sense  it  might  be  said  that  all  ani- 
mals, from  the  mole  to  an  elephant,  are  the 
product  of  an  egg,  though  there  are  many 
varieties.  In  poultry,  no  food  can  atld  to 
the  number  of  eggs,  for  they  are  created 
with  life  itself,  and  lie  in  an  embryotic  state. 
Scraps  of  meat  and  like  food  only  furnish 
the  material  which  forms  the  fluid  part  of 
eggs  in  the  winter  season.  Young  birds, 
when  fed  on  worms,  grow  faster  for  a  few 
weeks  than  they  afterward  do  when  they 
get  grain  or  seeds. 

Dr.  Smith  then  showed  a  vertioal  section 
drawing  of  an  egg,  with  the  germ  as  a  speck 
on  the  upper  side  of  the  yolk.  From  the 
two  poles  of  the  egg,  what  amounts  to  a 
cord  runs  through  the  center  of  the  yolk, 
and  holds  it  suspended  in  the  white.  In 
turning  the  egg,  this  cord  may  be  twisted 
any  number  of  times,  and  yet,  such  is  its 
nature,  that  the  germ  will  always  be  on  the 
upper  side.  Philosophers  have  repeatedly 
tried  to  make  the  germ  lie  on  the  lower  side 
of  the  yolk,  but  they  found  it  impossible. 
In  hatching,  the  bird  turns  over  the  egg 
frequently,  that  the  white  may  be  equally 
warmed  ;  but  the  germ  always  will  be  near- 
est her  body. 

The  eggs  of  fish  also  are  constructed  in 
this  manner,  that  they  may  have  the  advant- 
age of  solar  heat.  The  eggs  of  the  skate 
present  some  wonderful  features,  for  the 
cords  are  so  constructed  that  if  they  tip 
over  in  a  storm  the  heat  of  the  sun  will 
shrivel  the  side  most  exposed,  when  the  egg 
will  right  itself  and  get  the  solar  heat. 

Around  the  germ  of  the  egg  the  white  is 
collected,  and  forms  the  body  of  the  bird. 
A  short  time  before  the  bird  is  hatched 
there  is  a  hole  in  its  breast,  and  at  a  partic- 
ular period  the  yolk  enters  hito  this  hole,  with 
a  species  of  spasm,  when  the  orifice  rapidly 
heals  over.  Then  on  the  end  of  the  bill 
there  is  a  little  sharp  horn,  which  the  young 
bird  uses  to  crack  the  shell,  and  to  open  its 
way  into  the  outside  world.  Being  no  longer 
of  use,  it  soon  drops  off. 

Now  this  yolk  contained  within  the  crop 
and  body  of  the  young  bird,  is  to  furnish  it 
with  the  nutritions  food  most  proper  for  it. 
More  than  this,  it  is  blind ;  but,  when  the 
yolk  has  been  consumed,  then  its  eyesight 
is  established.  The  parent  is  aware  of  this 
fact,  and  at  first  does  not  seek  for  food  ;  but 
so  soon  as  she  thinks  its  store  is  exhausted, 
she  scratches,  a  little  at  a  time,  and  when  its 
young  can  see,  it  will  pick  up  with  the  bill 
what  is  provided.  We  should  be  taught  by 
this  that  great  harm  can  be  done  by  giving 
food  to  young  chickens  while  the  yolk  yet 
remains  in  their  crops  ;  and  perhaps  we 
now  understand  why  so  many  die  young. 

Plaster  of  Paris,  when  mixed  with  alum, 
forms  an  excellent  cement  for  use  in  the 
laboratory  and  elsewhere.  The  mixture  is 
an  old  one,  but  well  worth  being  occasion- 
ally recalled  to  mind. 

Alcohol  from  the  Jerusalem  Arti- 
choke.— It  is  said  that  the  juice  of  these 
roots,  when  properly  fermented,  will  yield 
from  eight  to  nine  per  cent,  of  concentrated 
alcohol. 


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Hydraulic  Presses. 

Hydraulic  presses  are  sometimes  put  to 
most  severe  tests.  In  tho  manufacture  of 
lead  pipe,  for  instance,  it  is  often  necessary 
to  raise  the  pressure  as  high  as  three  and 
three  and  a  half  tons  to  the  inch  !  When 
this  high  pressure  is  reached,  great  incon- 
venience is  caused  by  the  water  passing 
through  the  pores  of  the  iron,  and  appear- 
ing like  a  dew  upon  the  outside  of  tin- 
presses  !  It  has  also  been  observed  that 
the  iron  is  very  rapidly  deteriorated  by  this 
great  pressure.  This  deterioration  has  been 
(and  no  doubt  correctly)  attributed  to  tho 
oxidizing  action  of  tho  water  on  the  inter- 
ior of  the  iron  during  its  passage  through 
tho  pores — the  iron  becomes  gradually  oxid- 
ized throughout  its  entire  mass,  and  thereby 
loses  its  tenacity,  and  the  presses  finally 
give  out 

This  same  effect  has  been  observer!  in 
Bissell's  patent  air  springs  for  car  buffers, 
etc.  The  air  is  forced  into  theso  springs 
under  great  pressure,  sometimes  as  high  as 
two  tons  per  square  inch.  The  air,  under 
this  great  pressure,  leaks  out — probably 
through  the  pores  of  the  metal.  This  pass- 
age of  the  air  through  the  walls  of  the 
cylinder  appears  to  have  the  same  effect  on 
the  texture  of  tho  iron  as  the  ordinary  at- 
mosphere does  upon  the  outside  of  the 
same,  producing  a  gradual  oxidation  and 
consequent  weakening  of  the  tenacity  of 
the  metal — the  same  as  already  noticed  in 
the  case  of  water. 

Various  experiments  have  been  tried  to 
obviate  this  difficulty.  The  metal  has  been 
saturated  with  beeswax,  under  hydraulic 
pressure ;  melted  iron  has  also  been  tried, 
as  well  as  various  alloys  supposed  to  be  less 
porous  than  ordinary  east  iron.  These  ex- 
periments have  all  proven  more  or  less  ben- 
eficial. But  the  Messrs.  Weems,  Engineers, 
near  Glasgow,  Scotland,  acting  upon  the 
well  known  fact  that  copper  is,  to  all  prac- 
tical purposes,  impervious  to  liquids,  or,  at 
least,  much  more  so  than  ordinary  east 
iron,  conceived  the  idea  of  lining  their 
hydraulic  cylinders  intended  for  great  press- 
ure with  that  metal.  The  experiment  suc- 
ceeded admirably.  They  have  used  hydrau- 
lic cylinders  so  manufactured  for  making 
metallic  pipes  for  several  years,  without 
observing  any  leakage,  as  heretofore  in  east 
iron,  and  without  any  apparent  deterioration 
in  the  tenacity  of  the  metal  composing  the 
cylinders.  The  indications  are  that  they 
will  continue  to  work  indefinitely.  They 
are  using  a  33-inch  copper-lined  cylinder, 
with  a  pressure  of  3%  tons  to  the  inch, 
without  any  inconvenience  ;  when  a  pressure 
of  from  two  to  two  aud  a  half  tons  would  be 
the  most  that  an  iron  cylinder,  without  the 
inside  copper  lining,  would  bear,  and  under 
-which  an  iron  cylinder  would  leak  badly, 
losing  a  large  amount  of  power,  and  soon 
giving  out  from  gradual  deterioration,  by 
causes  already  noted.  A  very  thin  copper 
lining  prevents  the  passage  of  the  water 
into  the  pores  of  the  iron.  The  discovery 
is  one  of  much  practical  value. 


Water  Power  r.«.  Steam. — Water  power 
is  considered  superior  to  steam  for  many 
purposes,  especially  such  as  require 
delicateness  of  manipulation.  The  steam 
engine  unavoidably  imparts,  with  oach  of 
its  impulses,  an  eccentric  jerk  to  tho  ma- 
chinery it  moves,  which  is  often  found  ex- 
tremely troublesome,  particularly  in  grind- 
ing wheat  and  in  spinning  very  delicate 
thread.  In  the  broken  grain  of  wheat  it  is 
found  to  create  an  uncvenness  in  the  size 
of  those  millions  of  particles  that  go  to 
mako  up  a  very  minute  quantity  of  flour, 
which  often  seriously  affects  the  bread.  The 
same  fault  appears  in  the  delicate  thread,  by 
which  a  coarse  and  uneven  texture  is  given 
to  the  cloth.  Still,  so  convenient  and  so 
universally  applicable  is  steam,  that  it  is 
often  found  successfully  competing  with 
water,  side  by  side.  If  tho  principle  of  the 
rotary  engine  could  be  made  to  work,  on  a 
large  scale,  with  no  more  drawbacks  than 
are  connected  with  the  reciprocating  engine, 
it  would  doubtless  be  found  far  more  ser- 
viceable than  tho  latter,  and  would  not  be 
attended  with  the  difficulties  alluded  to 
above. 


Sricntifir  jrtliscrllamt. 


Recent  Lamar  Discovery. 


Compression  and  Expansion.  — A  remark- 
able instanco  of  the  heat  resulting  from 
compression  and  the  cold  from  expansion, 
is  observable  in  the  action  of  the  air  tubes 
°tK»s  of  employed  in  long  tunnels,  for  conducting 
compressed  air  for  driving  machinery,  as 
in   the  Mont  Cenis  and    Hoosac  tunnels, 


recent  lunar  observations,  developing  some 
important  facts  with  regard  to  the  moon's 
physical  condition,  and  which  appear  to  be 
quite  at  variance  with  the  ideas  that  havo 
heretofore  prevailed.  These  observations 
have  reference  to  some  undoubted  changes 
which  have  lately  taken  place  iu  the  volcanic 
crater  known  as  Linne.  This  crater  is  fa- 
miliar to  most  lunar  observers,  and  has 
heretofore  exhibited  all  the  characteristics 
of  other  lunar  craters.     These  former  ap- 


and  other  similar  works.  The  Mechanics' 
Magazine  for  March,  in  noticing  a  similar 
arrangement  at  the  Ballarat  Tunnel,  in  Aus- 
tralia, where  compressed  air  is  thus  used  in 
the  interior  of  the  mine  to  drive  a  pumping 
engine,  and  for  ventilation,  says  that  the 
heat  is  so  great  for  the  first  500  feet  of  pipe, 
next  to  the  condensing  pump,  that  notwith- 
standing the  pump  works  within  a  jacket  of 


pearanees  and  the  recent  changes  are'noted    running  water,  the  pipe  is  nevertheless 


A  Substantial  Building. — The  early 
builders  are  noted  for  the  substantial  nature 
of  their  structures.  "Witness  the  ancient 
Boman,  Grecian  and  Egyptian  ruins — es- 
pecially tho  pyramids  built  by  the  latter. 
Herodotus,  the  father  of  history,  tells  us  of 
a  budding  connected  with  the  temple  of 
Sanota  at  Buto,  the  four  walls  of  which  were 
hewn  out  of  a  single  rock.  The  buildinf 
was  in  the  form  of  a  cube,  the  superfices  of 
each  side  of  which  measured  58  feet  eight 
inches  in  every  direction.  The  covering  of 
this  remarkable  structure  consisted  of  a 
single  block,  five  and  a  quarter  feet  in  thick- 
ness !  Can  any  of  our  modern  engineers 
tell  us  how  such  a  rock  could  be  splitout  and 
moved  into  its  position  by  any  of  the  appli- 
ances of  the  present  day!  The  room 
itself  was  a  square  shaft,  58  feet  eight  inches 
on  each  side,  sunk  to  the  same  number  of 
feet  in  depth  into  the  solid  rock.  The  rock 
probably  stood  above  ground. 


Foundations  of  Houses. — Too  little  at- 
tention is  paid  to  the  foundations  of  houses. 
One  of  the  greatest  mistakes  most  generally 
made  is  setting  them  too  low.  The  conse- 
quence is  the  house  is  damp,  and  the  lower 
timbers  and  floor  soon  rot  out.  It  is  rare- 
ly the  case  that  a  house  is  set  too  high.  A 
person  inexperienced  in  building  levels  up 
his  sills,  and  if  there  be  a  low  place  on  one 
side  it  looks  quite  formidable  for  either 
filling  up  or  underpinning.  In  the  coun- 
try, a  house  should,  if  possible,  be  so  set 
that  the  water  will  run  from  it  on  all  sides, 
and  run  quite  away  from  it.  One  who  has 
had  considerable  experience  in  this  matter 
gives  a  rule  like  the  following :  "Place 
the  sills  as  high  as  you  think  they  ought  to 
be,  and  then  raise  them  a  foot  higher,  and 
you  will  have  them  nearly  as  high  as  you 
will  wish  you  had  raised  them  when  your 
house  is  finished.  We  have  never  known  a 
person  to  wish  his  sills  lowered  who  fol- 
lowed this  rule.  No  external  costly  finish, 
elegant  front  yards,  or  any  other  contriv- 
ance, can  atone  for  a  house  squat  on  the 
ground.  It  is  well  to  cultivate  habits  of 
correct  taste,  even  in  our  humblest  dwell- 
ings. In  other  words,  it  costs  no  more  to 
do  a  thing  right  than  to  do  it  wrong. " 

An  "Improvement"  Given  Up. — When 
the  Paris  Exhibition  was  first  opened,  an 
English  firm  in  the  English  department  ex- 
hibited what  was  called  on  the  label  "An 
improved  Corliss  engine. "  Soon  afterwards 
a  genuine  Corliss  engine  was  set  up  in  the 
United  States  department.  This  genuine 
machine,  built  at  the  Corliss  Company's 
works,  in  Providence,  B.  I.,  had  been  run- 
ning but  a  few  days  before  the  label  of  the 
"  improved  "  Corliss  in  the  English  depart- 
ment was  taken  down.  The  builder  of  the 
English  improvement  has  since  concluded 
that  he  shall  hereafter  confine  himself  to 
building  the  unimproved,  plain  Corliss  en- 
gine. 


The  largest  gate  in  the  world  has  been 
constructed  for  the  Sault  St.  Marie  canal,  at 
Newport,  thirty-five  miles  above  Detroit.  It 
is  82  feet  wide,  (that  being  the  width  of  the 
canal,)  21%  feet  deep,  and  32  inches  thick. 
The  timber  used  for  its  construction,  cut 
into  inch  boards,  would  measure  120,000 
feet.  There  were  about  40  tons  of  iron  used 
iu  its  construction,.  Itwas  built  and  put 
together  at  Detroit,  afterwards  taken  apart 
and  transmitted  in  pieces  to  its  place  of 
destination. 


Welding:  Ibon. — M  Lietar,  of  Brussels, 
has  described  a  new  method  of  welding  iron 
or  steel,  or  iron  with  steel.  He  calcines  and 
reduces  to  a  fine  powder,  one  kilogramme 
of  iron  or  steel  filings,  100  grammes  of  sal 
ammoniac,  60  grammes  of  borax,  and  50 
grammes  of  balsam  of  Copaiva.  One  of  the 
pieces  of  iron  or  steel  to  be  soldered  is 
brought  to  a  red  heat,  and  after  being  cleaned 
with  a  wire  brush,  the  powder  is  spread 
upon  it,  and  the  other  piece  of  metal,  at  a 
white  heat,  is  brought  in  contact  with  it ; 
thus  a  perfect  welding  is  effected. 


as  follows  by  Dr.  Schmidt,  of  Athens,  who 
was  the  first  to  note  the  phenomena,  and  es- 
tablish the  fact  that  active  volcanoes  still 
exist  on  the  face  of  the  moon.  We  copy 
from  the  New  York  Journal  of  Commerce  : 

When  seen  at  the  moon's  quarter,  with 
the  sun's  rays  striking  the  side  of  the  crater 
at  an  angle  of  forty -five  degrees,  the  shadow 
of  the  elevated  edge  is  distinctly  shown  in- 
side of  the  hollow,  aud  can  bo  traced  as  it 
passes  along  the  bottom  of  the  crater.  By 
means  of  delicate  micrometers,  the  dimen- 
sions of  this  shadow  can  be  measured,  and 
from  these  known  data  and  the  angle  of  the 
sun  above  the  lunar  horizon,  it  is  easy  to 
calculate  with  great  accuracy  the  depth  of 
the  crater  and  the  hight  of  the  peak  above. 
By  these  methods  measurements  were  ob- 
tained by  Beer  and  Madler  of  nearly  2,000 
lunar  mountains,  from  which  it  appears 
that  they  are  much  higher  than  the  Alps  and 
Appenines,  on  the  average,  and  that  thirty- 
nine  of  the  number  would  overtop  Mont 
Blanc.  The  craters  are  incomparably  larger 
than  any  we  have  on  this  earth,  several  of 
them  having  a  known  diameter  of  over  100 
miles,  and  a  depth  of  two  or  three  miles. 

In  the  early  part  of  this  year  the  astrono- 
mer to  whom  we  have  alluded,  directing  his 
gaze  at  the  crater  of  Linne  at  the  best  mo- 
ment for  its  observation,  was  surprised  to 
find  that  it  no  longer  presented  the  crater- 
like  appearance.  The  familiar  black  shadow 
thrown  by  the  lofty  and  ragged  edge  into  the 
enormous  hole  beneath  was  not  visible,  but 
instead  the  whole  crater  disclosed  the  smooth 
bright  surfaceof  the  flatportions  of  themoon. 
The  same  remarkable  phenomenon  was  ob- 
served soon  after  by  Father  Secchi  at  Bome, 
and  Mr.  Birt  of  England,  and  is  explained 
by  all  of  them  by  the  hypothesis  that  Linne 
has  indulged  in  an  eruption  and  filled  up  its 
crater  (about  five  miles  wide)  to  the  brim 
with  lava.  Later  observations  have  brought 
to  light  a  black  point  in  the  center  of  the 
site  of  the  old  crater,  which  proves  to  be  a 
mountain  about  2,000  feet  in  diameter,  but 
not  over  100  feet  high. 

These  phenomena  have  been  observed 
through  glasses  with  magnifying  powers  of 
not  over  800  diameters,  and,  corroborated  as 
they  are  by  skillful  and  cautious  observers, 
must  be  accepted  as  facts,  proving  quite 
conclusively  that  the  lunar  volcanoes  are 
not  yet  extinct,  and  thus  overthrowing  at 
once  the  favorite  speculative  theory  of  the 
schools,  that  our  satellite  is  only  an  enor- 
mous graveyard  of  defunct  energies.  It  is 
premature  to  suggest  any  explanations  as  to 
the  full  significance  of  this  discovery.  It 
certainly  will  have  the  effect  of  interesting 
many  people  in  lunar  affairs  who  have  hith- 
erto confined  their  thoughts  and  desires  to 
the  planet  upon  which  we  live.  As  ardent 
and  intelligent  observers  are  multiplied,  es- 
pecially if  they  work  together  as  moon  com- 
mittees, we  shall  soon  come  to  know  pretty 
accurately  what  is  going  on  in  our  soft  satel- 
lite, and  occasionally  get  our  bulletin  of 
news  about  it  (if  not  from  it),  which  will  be 
quite  as  accurate  we  dare  say,  as  some  of 
the  terrestrial  intelligence  telegraphed  from 
the  other  side  of  the  Atlantic. 


hot  as  the  steam  pipe  connecting  a  boiler 
with  the  steam  ehest  of  the  engine,  while  on 
the  other  hand,  the  escape-pipe  from  the 
air-engine  within  the  mine,  is  bearded  with 
icicles.  In  addition  to  the  interesting  illus- 
tration which  this  affords  of  the  calorific 
results  from  compression,  and  the  frigorifie 
consequences  of  expansion ;  it  also  reveals 
a  serious  loss — the  power  equivalent  of  the 
heat  wasted.  Were  it  not  for  the  incidental 
advantage  derived  from  the  fresh  air  so  in- 
troduced into  the  mine,  this  mode  of  operat- 
ing machinery  would  be  found,  from  this 
loss  alone,  too  inferior,  to  the  more  common 
methods  of  transmitting  power  to  come  into 
general  use. 


A  Winter  Landscape. — In  Germany  ma- 
terials are  put  up  and  sold  for  making  an 
interesting  chemical  experiment.  They  con- 
sist of  a  solution  of  nitrate  of  lead,  one  part; 
and  water,  three  parts ;  also  of  sal  ammoniac 
(chloride  of  ammonium)  in  fragments  of 
about  the  size  of  small  beans.  The  solution, 
which  is  a  colorless  liquid,  is  poured  into  a 
bottle  or  glass  to  the  depth  of,  say,  two 
inches,  and  then  pieces  of  sal  ammoniac  are 
dropped  in  to  cover  the  bottom.  A  double 
decomposition  takes  place,  and  a  white  crust 
is  deposited,  forming  miniature  representa- 
tions of  trees,  grasses,  and  rocks  covered 
with  snow.  Those  who  intend  to  repeat  the 
experiment  must  bear  in  mind  the  fact  that 
the  nitrate  of  lead  is  poisonous. 


Diamagnetism  is  a  term  applied  to  a  class 
of  substances  which,  under  the  influence  of 
magnetism,  take  a  position,  when  freely 
suspended,  at  rigid  angles  to  the  magnetic 
meridian — that  is,  point  east  and  west.  M. 
Chautard,  professor  of  natural  philosophy 
at  the  faculty  of  sciences  at  Nancy,  has  re- 
cently sent  to  the  Academy  of  Sciences  a 
paper  on  certain  experiments  of  his  relat- 
ing to  the  magnetisnuand  diamagnetism  of 
gaseous  substances.  He  uses  a  large  Buhm- 
korff's  electro-magnet,  arranged  for  Fara- 
day's experiments,  and  excited  by  from 
twenty-five  to  thirty  Bunson's  elements. 
Taking  Plateau's  mixture  of  soap-suds  and 
glycerine  J  (our  readers  recollect  Plateau's 
liquid  membranes,  forming  polyhedrons 
with  liquid  faces),  and  blowing  it  through 
a  pipe,  so  that  the  bubble  formed  on  one  of 
its  extremities  may  be  above  the  pole  of  the 
magnet,  at  a  distance  of  from  two  to  three 
millimetres,  while  at  the  other  extremity  of 
the  pipe  there  is  a  bladder  filled  with  oxy- 
gen, from  which  that  gas  may  be  supplied 
to  the  bubble,  M.  Chautard  casts  a  quan- 
tity of  light  from  an  oxy-hydrogen  lamp  on 
the  bubble  in  question,  which  then  moves 
to  and  fro  like  a  magnetic  pendulum,  its 
oscillation  having,  under  these  circum- 
stances, been  seen  by  upwards  of  three 
hundred  spectators. 

Drawings  on  Polished  Agate. — The  cu- 
rious figures  sometimes  found  on  agate  may 
be  imitated  by  drawing  the  design  with  a 
common  goose-quill,  wet  with  a  strong  so- 
lution of  nitrate  of  silver,  and  exposing  it 
to  sunlight.  At  first  the  color  will  be  brown, 
but  if  retouched  two  or  three  times,  it  will 
become  reddish.  If  the  solution  contains 
one-eighth  of  common  soot  and  one-eighth 
of  bi-tartrate  of  potash,  it  will  give  a  greyish 
brown  color.  A  violet  color  is  obtained  by 
substituting  alum  for  the  two  substances 
last  named.  A  solution  of  chloride  of  gold 
gives  a  light  brown  color,  and  nitratofcf  bis- 
muth white  and  opaque  appearances.  These 
colors  are  unaffected  by  the  atmosphere; 
they  will  reappear  after  washing  when  ex- 
posed to  sunlight. 

Sugar  in  Muscle.  — Dr.  Banke  of  Munich , 
has  by  recent  experiments  confirmed  the 
discovery  made  by  Meissner,  that  a  true, 
fermentable  sugar  exists  in  the  muscle,  which 
is  increased  by  musular  action,  (tetanization 
caused  by  strychnine  or  electricity, )  and  fur- 
ther that  the  liver  has  no  effect  in  causing 
this  increase,  for  the  sugar  is  proved  to  arise 
in  the  muscle  itself,  and  not  from  muscular 
substance. 


New  Dies. — Messrs.  GirardandDe  Laire 
have  obtained  a  patent  in  France  for  extract- 
ing three  new  dyes  from  the  black  residuum 
formerly  thrown  away  in  the  manufacture 
of  rosanaline. 


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Contributed  for  Our  Cabinet. 

Under  this  hearting  -wo  shall  continue  to  mention  and  de- 
scribe, according  to  merit,  such  .specimens  ot  ores,  min- 
erals, fossils,  curiosities,  etc.,  as  may  bo  presented,  or 
forwarded  to  us  l>v  mail  or  express,  prepaid.  Each  article 
■will  be  numbered  and  placed  in  our  cabinet,  and  recorded 
with  the  name  of  the  donor,  and  the  claim  or  location 
from  whence  it  came. 

175. — From  the   Star  Spangled  Eanner 

mine,  three  miles  from  Nevada  City,  Cal. 

Dark  iron-gray  quartz,  with  fine  sulphurets 

in  irregular  layers  and  spots.     A  specimen 

of  the  general  character  of  the  ore. 

176 — From  the  same  mine,  is  exceedingly 

rich  with  fine  gold,  so  thickly  interspersed 

that  the  precious  metal  predominates  in  a 

considerable  portion  of  this  sample  of  ore. 

It  is  from  a  new  development  in  the  mine, 

■which  was  noted  more  particularly  in  our 

last  issue. 

177. — From  the  Nevada  Quartz  Mining 
Company,  one  mile  below  Nevada  City,  on 
Deer  creek.  This  sample  is  composed  al- 
most entirely  of  heavy  sulphurets,  whitish, 
gray  and  yellow,  with  white  quartz  and  ga- 
lena and  probably  antimony.  These  sul- 
phurets are  said  to  sometimes  assay  $400 
per  ton,  and  work,  on  an  average,  by  chlo- 
rine process,  $150.  Wm.  M.  Ratcliffe  is 
Superintendent  of  the  mine,  which  was  lo- 
cated in  1851,  and  is  now  worked  with  a  12- 
stamp  mill.  Four  of  the  stamps  weigh 
1,000  pounds  each. 

178. — From  the  Wyoming  ledge,  located 
just  below  the  Nevada  mill,  mentioned 
above.  Mostly  sulphurets,  soft,  and  very 
much  decomposed. 

179. — From  the  Empire  mine,  Ophir  Hill, 
Grass  "Valley.  Light-colored  quartz,  thickly 
spangled  with  sulphurets.  This  mine  and 
mill  will  be  more  fully  noticed  in  another 
issue. 

180. — Sulphurets  from  the  Eureka  mine, 
\%  miles  from  Grass  Valley.  Deep  yellow 
color,  yielding  from  $300  to  $400  per  ton 
by  chlorine  process.  Further  notice  of 
this  mine  will  be  found  in  a  future  issue. 


Important  Developments  in  Del  Noete 
County. — The  superintendent  of  the  Hans- 
corn  Copper  Mining  Co.  has  recently  dis- 
covered that  the  croppings  of  that  mine 
consist  of  decomposed  auriferous  niundic, 
quite  rich  in  gold.  Some  two  tons  of  this 
mineral,  which  was  recently  sent  to  this  city, 
has  been  worked  in  small  lots  by  different 
parties,  with  very  satisfactory  results — al- 
though the  working  processes  do  not  come 
near  up  to  the  assay.  In  opening  the  mine, 
some  four  years  since,  the  miners  went 
down  in  this  mass  of  decomposed  mundic 
some  ten  feet,  when  they  struck  copper  ore 
of  such  richness  as  to  warrant  the  running 
of  two  tunnels  to  strike  the  vein — one  at 
160  and  the  other  400  feet  in  depth.  The 
upper  tunnel  has  reached  the  vein,  and  de- 
veloped a  three  or  four-foot  copper  vein 
carrying  on  each  side  several  feet  of  mundic, 
evidently  identical  with  that  from  which  the 
decomposed  gold  bearing  mineral  on  the 
surface  must  have  been  derived. 

This  development  is  a  very  important 
one,  and  is  almost  precisely  identical  with 
the  deposits  known  as  the  Harpending  mine, 
near  Lincoln,  and  that  at  Quail  Hill,  near 
Telegraph  City  and  Copperopolis.  Meas- 
ures are  in  progress  to  secure  still  further 
developments  with  the  view  of  eventually 
putting  up  machinery  for  working  this 
newly  found  auriferous  deposit.  This  locality 
is  in  Del  Norte  county,  LowDivide  District, 
about  sixteen  miles  from  Crescent  City. 
There  are  several  other  copper  mines  in  this 
district,  which  will  probably  be  found  to 
possess  a  similar  deposit,  as  soon  as  atten- 
tion is  called  thereto  by  this  publication. 


New  Patents  and  Inventions. 

Under  this  heading  we  shall  mention,  from  week  to  week 
as  occasion  may  demand,  New  and  Important  Inven- 
tions; also,  the  List  of  Talent  Claims  recently  Issued  from 
the  U.  S.  Patent  Office  to  inventors  on  the  -Pacific  Coast, 
and  other  Patent  Issues  which  we  deem  of  local  in- 
terest to  readers  on  this  side  of  the  Continent  Most 
Patents  on  this  coast  are  secured  'hrouen  the  MINING 
AND  SCIENTIFIC  PRESS  PATENT  AGENCY.  We  iire 
prepared  to  obtain  from  Washington,  with  despatch, 
copies  of  anv  Patent  issued. . 

kecent  inventions. 
New  Hoisting  Apparatus  for  Mines. — 
An  improvement  has  recently  been  brought 
out  in  England  in  the  raising  of  cars,  ores 
and  debris  from  mines,  which  consists  in 
the  arrangement  of  a  bucket  or  car  elevator, 
in  connection  with  guide  wheels  and  rods 
operated  by  means  of  a  hoisting  rope  or 
chain,  working  on  a  drum  or  windlass  by 
horse  or  steam  power,  in  the  ordinary  way 
for  raising  or  lowering  the  bucket  or  car,  so 
that  it  shall  be  steadily  supported  and  dis- 
charged by  the  deflection  of  the  guide  wheels 
from  their  normal  line  of  travel  on  to  in- 
clined ways,  the  axis  of  the  guide  wheels 
forming  a  traverse  line  of  support,  upon 
which  the  bucket  or  car  is  canted  or  tipped 
over  for  the  discharge  of  its  load,  as  it  is 
raised  by  a  lever  ball  attached  to  the  lower 
end.  By  this  arrangement  no  additional 
power  is  required  to  upset  and  empty  the 
bucket  or  car  containing  ore  or  coal  into  the 
shoot  at  the  mouth  of  the  mine,  as  in  ordi- 
nary methods  of  attachment,  in  which  the 
bucket  is  suspended  at  a,  point  between  its 
upper  and  its  lower  end,  and  tipped  over  by 
some  obstacle  which  arrests  its  motion — as, 
for  instance,  upsetting  it  by  grasping  and 
upholding  the  rim  with  the  hands.  An 
obstacle  placed  in  the  way  of  the  bucket  to 
tip  it  over  increases  the  resistance  at  that 
point,  suddenly  producing  a  shock  and  strain 
on  the  power,  which  should  be  avoided,  as 
the  power  in  that  case  must  necessarily  be 
sufficient  to  overcome  the  greatest  resistance 
in  addition  to  that  employed  in  the  opera- 
tion of  hoisting.  This  arrangement  permits 
the  bucket  or  car  to  be  loaded  with  coal  or 
ore,  or  discharged  at  various  points  in  the 
shaft  of  a  mine,  so  as  to  be  used  for  a  num- 
ber of  drifts  or  levels  at  different  depths, 
and  also  to  discharge  water  into  an  adit  or 
shoot  for  carrying  it  off. 

A  Novel  Vessel. — Mr.  "Webb,  the  well- 
known  New  York  shipbuilder,  is  now  con- 
structing for  the  inventors,  Messrs.  Blon- 
quest  &  Crook,  a  queer  kind  of  vessel-wagon 
which  it  is  claimed  will  do  as  well  on  the 
land  as  in  the  water.  It  consists  of  a  hori- 
zontal frame  or  raft  resting  upon  the  axles 
of  three  water-tight  cylinders,  drum-shaped, 
one  forward  and  two  aft ;  the  latter  being 
each  half  the  size  of  the  former,  set  parallel 
to  each  other,  with  a  space  between  them  of 
two  and  a  half  feet.  Within  this  space  is  a 
parallel  wheel  attached  to  one  of  the  drums, 
but  of  smaller  diameter.  Steam  is  to  be 
used.  The  inventors  say  that  in  the  addition 
to  the  advantage  of  being  able  to  roll  over  a 
sandbar  if  one  should  "snag"  in  its  pro- 
gress, a  much  higher  rate  of  steam  can  be 
obtained  than  with  a  vessel  of  ordinary  con- 
struction, in  consequence  of  the  absence  of 
friction,  and  the  reduction  of  resistance. 


Election  of  Officers. — Golden  Rule 
M.  Co.— July  25th.  Trustees:  "Wm.  Bos- 
worth,  R.  L.  Pasteur,  J.  H.  Turney,  J.  T. 
Boyd  and  E.  V.  Hathaway.  President, 
Wm.  Bosworth  ;  Secretary,  J.  B.  Russell ; 
Treasurer,  J.  H.  Turney  ;  Superintendent, 
A.  J.  Pfeiffer.  Office,  southeast  corner  Sac- 
ramento and  Montgomery  streets. 

Summer  G.  &  S.  M.  Co.— August  5th. 
Trustees :  John  R.  Mead,  H.  W.  Byington, 
L.  P.  Peck,  Jas.  Adams  and  E.  D.  Wheeler. 
Office,  Room  No.  6,  729  Montgomery  street. 


Providence  Mine. — Mr.  Dingley,  discov- 
erer and  superintendent  of  this  mine,  located 
a  mile  below  Nevada  City,  on  Beer  Creek, 
exhibited  to  us  a  heavy  body  of  sulphuret 
ore  some  seven  or  eight  feet  wide,  on  a  re- 
cent visit  to  the  claims.  Workmen  were 
engaged  near  the  surface  on  the  ledge,  stop- 
ing  out  ore  for  the  mill,  located  at  the  foot 
of  the  hill,  several  hundred  feet  below. 
More  than  $35,000  has  been  extracted  from 
this  chimney.  A  portion  of  the  chimney 
averaged  from  $15  to  ©20  per  ton. 

The  claims  have  been  worked  with  more 
or  less  success  for  over  eight  years.  The 
lower  tunnel  extends  beyond  the  above 
mentioned  chimney  300  feet,  developing  an- 
other chimney  of  paying  ore.  No  work  has 
been  done  below  the  level  for  want  of  hoist- 
ing machinery.  There  are  3,100  feet  in  the 
claims.  The  mill  has  a  powerful  en- 
gine, twelve  stamps,  five  Knox  and  one 
William's  pan,  blanket  sluices,  and  an  Att- 
wood  amalgamator.  Eight  of  the  stamps 
weigh  600  pounds,  two  others  900  pounds. 
No.  2  screens  are  used  in  the  battery.  Four 
of  Bradford's  ore  separators  will  be  super- 
seded by  rockers  for  concentrating.  Some 
rich  sulphurets  have  been  taken  from  the 
rock,  which  is  usually  hard  to  treat.  A 
quantity  of  ore  is  accumulating,  and  the  mill 
will  soon  be  running.  We  believe  the  mine 
to  be  a  valuable  one,  only  needing  a  proper 
outlay  of  capital  to  render  it  very  profit- 
able. The  company  is  incorporated  in  San 
Francisco,  J.  M.  Buffington,  Secretary.  Mr. 


Dingley  is  a  large  shareholder  and  a  diligent 
manager. 


"Weekly  Stock  Circular. 

Of  Associated  Brokers  of  the  S.  Y.  Stock  and  Exchange  Board- 

San  Fhancisco.  Saturday  Mobning,  > 
August  10,  1867.  J 

Money  Market, 

We  have  no  material  change  to  note  in  the  money  mar- 
ket since  our  last  issue.  Capital  continues  abundant  at 
easy  rates — say  1@X%  ^  cent,  in  bank,  and  1  ^  cent,  per 
month  as  the  outside  rate  in  loan  associations;  less  fav- 
orable names  are  negotiable  at  1H@IH  ?>  cent,  per 
month.  The  liberal  dividends  already  announced  for 
August,  and  others  that  -will  yet  be  made,  will  add  con- 
siderably to  the  present  available  funds.  The  require- 
ments for  business  purposes  are  far  from  pressing,  and 
the  demand  is  in  the  main  regulated  by  immediate  local 
wants. 

The  Treasure  received  from  the  interior,  through  the 
principal  public  channels,  from  the  1st  to  the  7th  inst., 
inclusive,  amounted  to  $1,129,856,  showing  a  very  fair 
increase  over  the  returns  for  a  like  period  at  the  close  of 
July.  The  receipts  coastwise  have  been  5140,000  from 
Portland,  Oregon,  $20,700  from  Victoria,  and  $8,300  from 
Crescent  City. 

Quotations  for  steamer  purposes  are  as  follows:  Gold 
Bars— in  rather  good  supply— rule  at  890@900;  Silver 
Bars,  from  ordinary  grades  at  par  to  %  '$  cent,  discount 
and  H  '•$>  cent,  premium.  Currency  Bills  on  the  Atlan- 
tic cities  are  offered  at  35  "ft  cent,  premium;  and  Sight 
Drafts,  payable  in  coin,  can  be  had  at  2^  ^  cent,  pre- 
mium. Telegraphic  Transfers  are  made  at  2^  ^  cent, 
premium.  Mexican  dollars  are  quotable  at  3?£@3%  $ 
cent,  premium,  nominal. 

Sterling  Exchange  on  London,  bankers'  60  day  bills, 
48&d;  Commercial  do.  49@49}$d.  Exchange  on  Paris, 
S  francs  for  30  days'  bills 

City    Slocks. 

The  stock  market,  other  than  mining  shares,  remains 
inactive,  and  the  sales  during  the  period  under  review 
have  been  very  limited.  At  the  close  we  note  sales  of 
San  Francisco  Gas  Company  at  $61  50@64  ;  and  Spring 
Valley.  "Water  at  $66  75  per  share.  North  Beach  and 
Mission  B.  B.  is  quotable  at  $49  50®  50  50.  This  com- 
pany will  in  all  probability  pasB  its  usual  monthly 
dividend.  They  recently  lost  the  suit  pending  in  the 
Kearny  street  widening  case  amounting  to  $20,000  in 
currency,  and  the  additional  track  required  in  this  street 
will  involve  an  expenditure  of  about  £10,000,  besides 
they  are  at  present  carrying  an  indebtedness  of  about 
$10,000.  We  hear  mention  made  of  the  extension  of 
the  Front  Street,  Mission  and  Ocean  Bailroad  beyond  its 
present  terminus.  How  soon  or  to  what  point  we  have 
not  learned.    TVe  quote  it  at  $15  bid  $20  asked. 

mining;    Share    Marltofc. 

The  mining  share  market,  since  our  last  reference,  has 
been  exceedingly  depressed,  most  shares  falling  much 
below  our  previous  quotations.  Want  of  confidence 
seemed  to  pervade  all  dealers,  and  during  the  past  week 
the  investments  have  been  mostly  made  for  speculative 
purposes,  though  even  on  this  account  the  demands 
have  not  been  very  pressing.  Fear  had  taken  possession 
of  timid  holders,  and  the  purchases  made  one  day  were 
sacrificed  in  many  instances  at  an  enormous  discount 
the  succeeding  day.  However,  on  the  contrary,  pretty 
extensive  option  purchases  have  been  effected  in  several 
active  stocks  with  a  view  of  replacing,  to  some  extent, 
at  least,  the  heavy  losses  recently  sustained  under  the 
rapid  decline;  and  we  think  with  some  prospects  of  suc- 
cess. The  demand  at  the  close  to  obtain  shares  at  a  low 
figure,  has  stimulated  the  market  considerably,  and  a 
few  stocks  have  stiffened  somewhat — independent  of  all 
other  considerations — under  this  influence.  If  the  least 
sustaining  power  is  given  to  this  movement  a  rally  may 
be  anticipated  throughout  the  entire  list.  A  number  of 
companies  have  already  announced  their  usual  monthly 
dividends,  and  so  far  as  we  have  been  able  to  ascertain, 
the  bullion  product  of  the  companies  usually  embraced 
in  our  statements,  which  is  a  true  index  of  the  condition 
of  the  Coinstock  Lode,  has  been  $1,475,000  in  July, 
against  $1,438,387  in  the  month  of  June. 

Savage— Opened  at  $4,450  per  foot,  then  Bold  at  $225 
per  share,  under  the  subdivision  of  the  stock,  equal  to 
$4,500  per  foot,  receded  to  $195,  ex-dividend,  and  closed 
at  $194.  During  the  week  ending  August  3d,  2,144  tons 
of  ore  were  extracted,  showing  an  approximate  value  of 
$7S,157,  or  $36  45  per  ton.  This  ore  is  classified  as  fol- 
lows: First,  13  tons;  second,  255  tons;  and  third,  1,876 
tons.  The  north  mine,  on  the  seventh  level,  continues 
to  yield  the  largest  quantity,  having  produced  1,170  tons 
during  the  week  under  review.  The  mine  is  reported  to 
look  as  well  as  formerly.  During  the  month  of  July  the 
bullion  returns,  in  round  numbers,  aggregated  $375,000, 
against  $370,500  in  the  month  of  June.  A  dividend  of 
$12  50  per  share,  equal  to  $250  per  foot,  was  payable  on 
and  after  the  8th  inst.  At  the  close  we  learn  that  ore  on 
the  seventh  or  second  station  is  in  some  places  sixty 
feet  wide.  In  the  middle  drfit,  on  the  third  station, 
penetrated  ore  fourteen  feet  thick,  which  is  said  to  be 
of  a  fair  third  rate  quality. 

Hale  &  Nobcross — Continues  out  of  the  market;  offered 
at  $3,000  per  foot.  A  winze  has  been  started  on  "the  780 
foot  level,  which,  at  a  depth  of  eighteen  feet,  carries  the 
same  quality  of  ore  as  found  above;  otherwise,  no 
change  to  note.  "Work  on  the  new  shaft  has  been  sus- 
pended for  a  few  days,  owing  to  the  strong  flow  of  water. 
The  65  per  cent,  assay  value  of  3,278  tons  of  ore 
sent  to  custom  mills  during  the  month  of  July  is  $133,- 
906  17,  equal  to  $40  85  per  ton,  against  a  product  of 
$117,728  23  in  the  previous  month  from  3,302  tons  of 
ore;  however,  in  July  the  mills  did  not  fully  work  up  to 
the  65  per  cent,  exaction,  which,  in  order  to  show  the 
exact  yield,  will  reduce  the  above  figures  a  trifle.  The 
usual  monthly  dividend  will  be  disbursed  on  the  15th 
inst. 

CnowN  Point— WaB  in  less  favor  early  in  the  week  at  a 
decline,  gradually  receding  from  $1,035  to  $900,  rallying 
to  $1,100,  and  closing  at  $1,290.     The  bullion  returns  in 


400  tons  of  ore  show  a  yield  in  bullion  of  $14;  681,  the 
assays  per  ton  running  from  $46  22  the  highest,  to  $27  63 
the  lowest.  A  telegram  of  the  9th  states  *'  that  they  are 
down  twelve  feet  on  the  600-foot  level;  ore  nine  feet 
wide,  and  of  fine  quality." 

Yellow  Jacket— Has  fluctuated  considerably,  opening 
at  $1,060,  advancing  to  $1,110,  dropping  to  $985,  then  sell- 
ing  at  $1,075,  and  closing  at  $1,085.  It  is  said  that  a  fair 
body  of  ore  eighteen  feet  wide  has  been  developed  above 
the  700-foot  level,  180  feet  to  the  north,  with  good  indi- 
cations as  to  the  probable  extent. 

Gould  &  Cobby — Has  been  in  less  favor  at  a  considera- 
ble recession,  declining  from  $665  to  $530,  and  closing  on 
Thursday  at  $540.  The  mill  started  on  the  2d  inst. ,  and  is 
said  to  work  well.  The  supply  of  ore  at  the  mine  and 
mill  amounts  to  about  5,000  tons,  and  during  the  past 
two  weeks  one  hundred  tons  have  been  extracted  daily 
from  the  old  chambers.  There  is  no  very  material 
change  to  note  in  the  mining  operations  at  a  greater 
depth. 

Chollab-Potosi — Has  been  somewhat  inquired  for  at 
declining  rates,  receding  from  $415  to  $330,  improving  to 
$365,  and  closing  at  $364.  The  developments  at  the  Blue 
Wing  station,  it  is  reported,  show  a  large  body  of  ore 
stated  to  be  75  feet  high  and  20  feet  wide.  No  change  in 
the  drift  on  the  711-foot  level.  Difficulties  are  encoun- 
tered in  sinking  the  shaft  by  the  appearance  of  clay, 
which  is  said  to  extend  over  the  west  half,  and  is  pitch- 
ing to  the  east  at  an  angle  of  about  65  degrees.  The 
bullion  returns  in  July  amounted  to  $311,681  17,  being 
the  product  of  11,221  tons  of  ore  ;  in  June  the  receipts 
aggregated  $345,000.  They  make  a  net  profit  of  $90,000. 
It  is  expected  that  the  usual  monthly  dividend  will  be 
disbursed  this  month. 

Kentuck — Participated  In  the  general  decline,  opening 
at  $350@365,  falling  to  $305,  then  selling  at  $285  ex- 
dividend,  and  closing  at  $330.  We  have  been  unable  to 
obtain  any  information  in  regard  to  the  condition  of  the 
mine.  The  bullion  yield  in  July  amounted  to  $125, 767  31 ; 
in  June  to  $130,255  51.  A  dividend  of  $40  per  share  1b 
payable  since  the  8th  inst. 

Imperial— Keceded  from  $203  to  $180,  rallied  to  $185, 
and  closed  yesterday  at  $178.  No  change  in  the  mine  or 
mills.  The  construction  of  new  works  at  the  Imperial- 
Empire  shaft  is  progressing  rapidly,  and  it  is  expected 
that  the  engine  will  Boon  be  in  position.  The  stamped 
value  of  the  bullion  received  in  July  amounted  to 
$99,627  64;  in  June  $107,000. 

Overman — Was  one  of  the  principal  features  of  the 
week  in  stock  circles,  selling  quite  extensively  at  variable 
rates,  opening  at  $90,  dropping  to  $47  50,  gradually  im- 
proving to  $106,  and  closing  at  $75.  The  latest  informa- 
tion is  to  the  effect  that  ore  is  making  its  appearance  in 
the  south  drift  from  the  fourth  floor  of  the  300-foot  level. 
The  ore  extracted  to  July  31st  amounts  to  2,370  tons,  of 
which  591  tons  were  reduced  at  the  Sacramento  Mil), 
showing  a  yield  of  $22,370  04,  or  $37  83  per  ton ;  380 
tons  at  the  Winter's  Mill,  yielding  $11,971  11,  or  $31  50 
per  ton,  and  834  tons  at  the  Excelsior  Mill,  producing 
$29,430,  or  $35  28  per  ton.  The  aggregate  yield  has  been 
$63,771,  and  the  milling  expenses  amounted  to  $26,220. 
On  the  8th  inst.  an  additional  bar,  valued  at  $2,000,  was 
received, 

Ophtr — HaB  been  less  active,  receding  from  $115  to 
$95,  and  closing  yesterday  at  $100.  Preparations  to 
commence  sinking  the  new  shaft  have  not  yet  been  fully 
completed.  Work  is  continued  on  the  lower  level,  and 
it  is  said  with  some  hope  of  success. 

Confidence— Sold  within  a  range  of  $60@65.  It  is  said 
that  the  ore  in  the  third  level,  from  which  the  greatest 
supply  has  heretofore  been  obtained,  is  nearly  exhausted 
in  the  northern  part,  but  the  southern  portion  will  con- 
tinue to  yield  considerable  yet.  A  drift  from  the  second 
level,  on  the  east  ledge,  in  running  south  60  feet  from 
the  shaft,  is  reported  to  look  very  well.  During  the 
month  of  Jury  the  bullion  receipts  amounted  to  $16,. 
527  52  against  $14,000  in  June.  The  average  yield  per 
ton  was  $19  05. 

Gold  Hell  Quartz  M.  k  M.  Co.— Sold  at  a  marked  de- 
cline, closing  at  $131.  It  is  Baid  that  fine  ore  is  at  present 
sight.  The  bullion  returns  in  July  aggregated  $10,- 
250  57;  in  the  previous  month,  $12,500.  The  expenses 
are  stated  at  $6,830,  leaving  a  balance  of  $3,420.  A  divi- 
dend of  $15  per  share  will  be  disbursed  on  the  15th  inat. 

Alpha— A  few  feet  sold  at  $400 Belcheb  advanced 

from  $175  to  $235 Sierra  Nevada  advanced  from  $25 

to  $45,  then  sold  at  $35,  and  closed  at  $40.  This  im- 
provement is  based  on  the  prospects  of  reaching  the 
ledge  after  the  water  is  pumped  from  the  mine,  ma- 
chinery for  this  purpose  being  nearly  ready. 

Empire— Sold  uniformly  at  $180.  The  receipts  of  bul- 
lion in  July  amounted  to  about  $25,000;  in  June,  $21,500. 
....Segbegated  Belcheb  sold  at  $4  50@8.  Work  has 
been  suspended  in  this  mine.  They  are  waiting  to  take 
up  the  drift  from  the  Overman  mine,  so  soon  as  that 
company  reaches  their  line,  and  mean  to  develop  their 
property  through  that  level  at  a  greatly  reduced  expense. 
An  assessment  of  $1  per  share  was  levied  on  this  stock 
on  the  6th  inst. 

The  aggregate  sales  of  Stocks,  Legal  Tender  Notes, 
etc.,  since  Saturday  last,  amounted  to  $1,229,880. 


The  "Stock  Kepobt"  ia  a  new  circular, 
published  daily,  by  "Wheeler  &  Co.,  giving 
list  of  sales  by  the  Stock  Board  and  at  the 
Long  Boom,  with  late  items  from  leading 
mines. 


Our  Patent  Agency. 

The  Patent  Agency  of  the  Mining  and  Scientific  Press 
has  been  signalized  with  remarkable  Buccess  during  the 
past  two  years.  The  Importance  to  the  Inventive  genius  of 
this  coast  of  a  thorough  and  reliable  agency  for  the  solicita- 
tion of  Letters  Patent  from  the  United  States  and  foreign 
Governments  cannot  be  over-rated.and  the  Proprictorsof  the 
Press,  feeling  the  responsibility  which  rests  upon  them,  and 
the  reward  which  must  follow  the  faithful  performance  of 


their  trusts,  will  take  care  to  afford  Inventors  every  advan- 
July  show  a  yield  of  about  $117,000,  against  $77,550  in  I  tage  to  be  secured  to  them  through  a  competent  and  re- 
I  June.    Since  the  1st  inst.  the  05  per  cent.  asBay  value  of  ,  Sponsible  agency  upon  this  coast 


Mt  pining  and  £rienttffr  § w&. 


85 


India  Bobber  Paint.— Messrs.  Epes  & 
E.  H.  R.  Ellery  hold  the  right  to  manu- 
facture and  sell  for  the  Pacific  coast,  "  El- 
lery 's  Patent  India  Rubber  Cement  and 
Paint,"  which  is  now  being  extensively  in- 
troduced in  the  Eastern  States.  This  paint 
is  formed  by  dissolving  elastic  gums  (such 
as  india  rubber,  etc.,)  in  linseed  oil.  It  is 
ground  in  all  colors,  and  used  for  outside 
surfaces  generally,  but  is  more  especially 
adapted  to  covering  roofs.  It  is  largely 
used  also  for  marine  paint  It  is  adapted 
alike  for  brick,  wood,  cloth,  metal,  etc.,  and 
is  perfectly  impervious  to  water.  Its  elas- 
tic nature  would  seem  to  make  it  especially 
adapted  to  our  California  climate,  where 
great  alternation  of  shrinkage  and  expansion 
occurs  between  the  dry  and  wet  seasons.  It 
is  also  especially  serviceable  for  steamboats^ 
railroad  cars,  etc.,  as  it  does  not  crack,  peel 
or  blister.  This  paint  has  already  had  an 
extensive  and  thorough  trial  on  a  large 
number  of  the  most  expensive  and  promi- 
nent buildings  in  New  York,  both  public 
and  private.  It  has  also  been  placed  upon 
a  large  number  of  buildings  in  this  city,  as 
will  be  seen  by  reference  to  their  advertise- 
ment in  another  column. 


Stiles'  Mill,  Nevada  City. — Several  of 
Oralis'  waltzing  pans  are  running  with  suc- 
cess in  this  custom  mill.  In  some  of  them, 
Mr.  Stiles  has  introduced  wooden  mullers 
alternate  with  iron.  They  grind  well,  wear 
well,  and  amalgamate  better,  according  to 
Mr.  Stiles'  views.  Ho  has  also  introduced 
part  wooden  shoes  in  his  Knox  pans,  with 
similar  results.  His  works  show  constant 
experiments.  Close  observation  seem3  to 
have  established  his  faith  in  the  value  of  a 
wood  grinding  surface  for  amalgamating 
closely.  In  this  mill  we  also  noticed  a  set 
of  improved  wooden  guide  boxes  for  stamps. 
Each  box  consists  of  four  pieces,  forming  a 
block  some  eight  inches  in  length,  with 
four  square  outsides,  an  inch  or  two  greater 
in  diameter  at  one  end  than  at  the  other. 
The  inner  edge  of  each  piece  is  grooved  to 
form  one-fourth  of  a  circle  for  the  opening 
for  the  stamp  stem.  A  collar,  with  bolts, 
fastens  the  guides  to  the  plate.  The  ad- 
vantage consists  in  the  ready  manner  in 
which  the  boxes,  when  worn,  are  re-ad- 
justed to  fit  the  stem.  This  is  accomplished 
by  simply  planing  down  the  sides  of  the 
four  pieces,  thus  contracting  the  opening. 
Mr.  Stiles  has  several  inventions  likely  to 
be  heard  from  hereafter. 


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PELIMJt'KST.       Or  BALK 

Ailella,  Sierra  co.,  Auk  6,  *50c Sept  5— Sept  20* 

Cherokee  Flat.  Butte  co.,  Jnlr  M,  Si Auk.  27-Sept.  18 

rhlplunpnn,  Sonora,  Mexico.  July  11.  *5 aur  U'-Si'i't  *■ 

CamarK"-  tinder  CO  .  Kev  ,  June  2I,$3J...  Aur.  z—  Sept  to* 
C.illl'ori.U.  Storey  co..  New,  June  11,  fS  50.. July  M— Ai.e.  10 

rholhirl'.Hoal.  Slorevco.,  Nov.,  div.  ib 1'aynt.lo  June  lft 

Crown  Point.  Ncv.  dividend  t-SU Payable  May  IS 

DeSoto,  Humboldt,  Kev,  July  II,  32 aur  [7— Sept  4* 

Daney,  Lyon  to  .  Ncv..  June  18,  $3 July  22- Am;,  it) 

Dardanelles,  Del  Norte  co.,  June  3,  8c July  ID — August  3* 

El  Taste,  Soiiora,  Mex..  Julv  II.  SI Aur.  12—  A  off,  80 

EmplroM.  ±  M-,  Nov..  dividend  *ti Payable  Muy  15 

Hold  Mill  Q  M  A  M— dividend,   $15 Pitynhle  Aur  15 

lioldcn  Rule,  Tuolumne  Co.  dlv  Mc  t*  *"...  Payable  Hoy  I* 
Gould  A  Curry,  Virginia,  Nov.,  dividend  $30.. Payable  Jun8 

Humboldt  Canal  Co.,  Nov..  June  25,  $1  50 Sale  All*  24 

Hanttcom  con,  Del  Norte  CO.,  July  30,  lOC.Sept  9— SeptSC 
HopeOT*veI,  Ncv  co  .  Cul  .  June  26.  $1  ...JulvS.I— Am:  19" 
Hale  A  Norern&H.  Virginia,  Nov.,  div.  $125.. .Payable  July  15 

Imperial,  Virginia,  Ncv.,  dlv.  $10 Puyablo  July  16 

J0Jdp.hjne  Quicksilver,  San  Luis  Obispo,   dlv,  $2 Inly  8 

Julia,  Siorey  co.  Nov.,  June  19,  $1 July  22— Aug.  12 

Kontuck,dlv.,$4;)pcr  share Payable  July  8 

La  Blnnea,  Urcs,  Mex..  July  12.  $2.50 Aujf,  10-Aup.  27 

London  Q   M-,  Siskiyou  co,  Julv  6.  $1 Aur.  ID— Aur.  31 

Lyon  M.  AM..  Bl  Dorado  CO.,  Julv  6.  $3 Aur  5— Aur  19» 

Lndy  Bell,  Del  Norte  co.,  June  18,  16c Aug.  1— Aug.  19» 

MurnlngSlar,  Alpine  co.,  Aug  fi,  $2 Sept  9— Sept  30 

Nuestni  Kenora  de  Guadalupe,  July  12,  $1..Aur.  13— Sept  5' 
NurrIo  A  Corcoran.  Storey  Co,  July  11,  50c.  .Aug  12— Sept  2» 
NeaRlc  A  Corcoran,  Storey  co.  Nev. .  Ann.  Meeting,  Aug.  19* 
Oxford  Beta.  Esmeralda.  Nev  June  25, 50c. Aur.  24— Sept.  9" 

Ophlr,  Storey  co.,  Nov.,  July  29,  $3 Aug.  31— Sept.  12 

Philadelphia  Slide,  El  Dorado  co.. Annual  Meeting  Aug  14 

Rattlesnake.  Yubaco..  Julv  25.  $1 Aug.  28— Sept.  16* 

Refugio,  Cbihuahua,  Mex,  July  10,  $1 Aug.  21— Sept.  11 

Seg.  Belcher,  Storey  CO.,  Nev,  Aug 6,  $ll....8cpt  U-Sept  3d 

Silver  Sprout,  Inyo  co,  Aug  <i,  $20....   ..  ..Si'pi  10— Sept  26' 

Sierra  Nevada,  Storey  CO..  July  26,  $lO....Aug.  30-Scpi.  13 

Sides  S.  M  Co.,  June  2t.  $12  60 Sale  Aug.  24 

Beaton,  Araadur  co..  May  89,  $100 Sale  Aug.  26* 

SopMa  Cons.,  Tuolumne  en.,  July  :t0,$l...Aug.  29— Sept   14" 

tinonlione  S.  M.,  dividend,  Si  per  share Puvnble  March  14 

Savage,  Virginia,  Nev,  dividend  $300 Payable  Julv  8 

Santiago,  Silver  City,  dividend Payable  March  6 

Tuolumne  Mountain,  TuoL  Co.,  July  10,  $1..  Aug  13— Aug  31* 

Union,  Sierra  co Annual  Meeting  Aug.  12 

White  A  Murphv,  July  3.  $6  75 Aug  10— Sept  2 

Whltlutch,  Liindcrco.,  Nev  .  June  21,  $15.. Aug,  2— Sept  26» 
Yellow  Jacket,  Gold  Hill,  dlv.  $75  sh Payable  July  1U 

*Thoso  marked  -with  an  asterisk  (•)  arc  advertised  Jn  this 
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Potatoes,  Sweet,  "^  k> — 

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Onions,^  lb 3 

Apples,  No.  1,  %*  lb 4 

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Peaches,  dried,  pt  lb u 

Oranges,  8)  doxeu 53 

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Chickens,  apiece 75 

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Beef,  extra,  dressed,  "§.  lb 9     @     10 

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Hogs,  on  foot,  3S  lb 6     @       6 

Hogs,  dressed,  f)  lb 9     @     10 

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Do.Hlo 19J^@     _ 

Tea,  Japan,  ^ilb 65     @     86 

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Sheet.  No.  14  to  20 —  U6   © 

Sheet,  No.  24  to  27 —  05    @ 

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Sheathing,  Yellow  —  25    ©  —  26 

Sheathing,  Old  Yellow —  11    © 

Bolts —ll    @ 

Composition  Nnlla —  2i    @  —  26 

Tin  Platks.— Duty:  25 "S  cent,  nd  valorem. 

T'lates,  Clmrcoal,  IX,  ft  box 13  50    @ 

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Zinc— Sheets,  ft  lb ©  _  n 

Lead.— Pig,  ft  lb _     7>i©  —    8 

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Notices  to  Correspondents. 

Investigatob  wishes  to  know  the  probable 
origin  of  diamonds.  In  replying  to  this 
query,  we  can  scarcely  do  better  than  de- 
tail the  theory  of  the  late  Prof.  George 
Wilson,  who  suggested  that  the  diamond 
may  possibly  originate  from  anthracite, 
without  the  solid  condition  of  the  latter 
being  changed.  As  hydrogen,  oxygen, 
nitrogen  and  sulphur,  together  with  part 
of  the  carbon,  may  be  gradually  elimi- 
nated from  anthracite  in  the  form  of  vol- 
atile compounds,  the  residuum  might 
assume  the  crystalline  state  by  a  change 
in  the  allotropic  condition  of  its  atoms. 
A  low  temperature,  combined  with  the 
slow  development  of  the  process,  might 
produce  the  diamond ;  whilst  a  high  tem- 
perature and  rapid  development  would 
give  rise  to  graphite.  Wilson,  however, 
by  no  means  inferred  that  the  diamond 
might  not  be  formed  in  other  ways — 
either  dry  or  moist.  We  think  it  was  in 
the  course  of  perusing  some  of  Sir  D. 
Brewster's  writings  that  we  observed  it 
mentioned  that  once  in  the  examination 
of  some  vegetable  carbonaceous  matter  it 
was  unexpectedly  found  in  the  interior  of 
one  of  the  nodular  pieces  that  there  ex- 
isted a  few  drops  of  colorless,  transpa- 
rent and  highly  refractive  fluids;  but, 
owing  to  its  evanescent  quality,  it  was 
impossible  to  collect  it  for  analytical 
examination.  Such  a  phenomenon  is  quite 
possible  by  the  recognized  principles  of 
chemistry,  and  is,  we  believe,  the  only 
instance  recorded  of  a  possible  approach, 
in  the  natural  way,  to  the  production  of 
the  diamond  by  the  moist  mode. 

J.  L.  B.,  Placerville. — You  cannot  obtain 
more  power  from  a  24-foot  than  you  can 
from  an  8-foot  wheel — the  head  and  fall 
being  the  same  in  each  case.  The  points 
to  be  considered  in  determining  the 
proper  diameter  of  such  a  wheel  are,  the 
required  velocity  of  your  wheel  to  suit 
the  machinery  and  the  hight  of  fall.  If 
a  high  velocity  is  required,  and  you  have 
but  a  low  fall,  a  wheel  of  small  diameter 
is  best ;  and  if,  on  the  contrary,  a  low 
speed  is  required,  and  you  have  a  high 
fall,  a  wheel  of  large  diameter  is  prefera- 
ble. In  your  case,  supposing  the  most 
suitable  speed  of  the  wheel  for  driving 
your  machinery  to  be  sixty  revolutions 
per  minute  and  the  fall  one  hundred  and 
fifteen  feet,  the  diameter  should  be  about 
thirteen  feet ;  and  if  only  forty-five  revo- 
lutions, seventeen  feet.  The  quantity  of 
water  to  give  fifteen-horse  power  with  a 
fall  of  about  one  hundred  and  fifteen 
feet,  is  about  fifty-five  inches,  miner's 
measure. 


Machine  Tools  foe  Japan.  —  Messrs. 
Kittredge  &  Leavitt,  iron  workers  on  Market 
street,  have  received  an  order  from  Japan, 
through  Macondray  &  Co. ,  for  a  set  of  boiler 
punches  and  shears.  The  Japanese  will  no 
doubt  soon  become  large  customers  for 
tools  and  machinery  from  this  city. 

Continental  Life  Insurance  Company 
302  Montgomery  street,  corner  of  Pino. 


Mining  Machinery— Information 
Wanted. 

J.  Boss  Browne,  in  his  first  report  upon 
mining  west  of  the  Bocky  Mountains,  has 
described  the  action  of  the  variouB  batteries 
and  pans,  used  for  crushing,  grinding  and 
amalgamating ;  but  he  furnishes  no  data 
from  which  the  miners  can  form  any  opin- 
ion as  to  the  comparative  merits  of  the  va- 
rious machines  in  use.  Mr.  Brown  could 
hardly  do  a  better  thing,  or  render  a  greater 
service  to  the  miners,  than  by  suggesting  in 
his  next  report,  some  means,  or  collecting 
some  data  by  which  they  could  form  an  in- 
telligent idea  as  to  what,  out  of  the  great 
multitude  of  machinery  that  is  offered  to 
the  public,  would  be  the  best,  most  econom- 
ical and  most  effective,  under  all  or  any  par- 
ticular circumstances.  As  it  is,  the  miner 
has  nothing  but  the  reports  of  interested 
parties,  or  his  own  usually  limited  experi- 
ence, to  guide  him  in  his  choice.  This 
condition  of  things,  as  might  reasonably  be 
expected,  often  results  in  great  pecuniary 
loss.  Among  all  the  numerous  quartz  mills 
in  operation  in  this  State  for  extracting 
gold,  there  are  probably  no  two  which  are 
operating  precisely  alike. 

We  have  an  almost  infinite  variety  of  bat- 
teries, pans,  amalgamators,  concentrating 
machines,  riffles,  plates,  aprons,  screens, 
etc. ,  etc. ,  from  which  to  choose.  A  person 
about  to  build  a  mill,  after  looking  around 
a  little  (and  generally  to  very  little  purpose) 
guesses  at  some  plan  he  has  seen,  and  then 
proceeds  to  construct  his  mill.  If  he  don't 
change  his  mind  three  or  four  times,  at  the 
suggestion  of  friends,  before  he  has  his 
mill  completed,  it  is  because  he  is  possessed 
of  more  firmness  and  decision  than  falls  to 
the  lot  of  a  large  portion  of  our  most  intelli- 
gent miners  and  millmen. 

Such  results  are  inevitable  from  our  loose 
and  uncertain  manner  of  working.  If  pri- 
vate individuals  cannot  be  induced  to  un- 
dertake it,  Government  might  do  well  to 
establish  an  experimental  mill,  where 
every  new  machine,  as  it  comes  out,  might 
be  tried,  at  the  inventor's  expense  (govern- 
ment finding  the  necessary  power,  etc. )  and 
under  the  direction  of  competent  and  intel- 
ligent men,  before  the  public  should  think 
of  placing  the  least  confidence  in  the  in- 
vention. The  increase  to  the  government 
in  internal  revenue  receipts  in  this  State 
alone,  would  pay  for  such  an  establishment 
every  year  ;  while  the  annual  saving  to  the 
public  in  the  cost  of  worthless  machinery, 
time,  etc.,  could  scarcely  be  estimated. 

We  throw  out  these  hints  to  the  collector 
of  mining  statistics,  and  would  furthermore 
suggest  that  he  could  in  no  way  more  ef- 
fectually subserve  the  purpose  of  his  ap- 
pointment than  by  maturing  some  plan 
whereby  the  benefits  hinted  at  may  be  prac- 
tically attained,  and  presenting  it  for  the 
consideration  of  the  government  Coming 
from  him,  would  secure  such  suggestions  a 
hearing  and  consideration  which  they  can 
scarcely  attain  if  presented  from  any  other 
source.  We  are  aware  that  the  report  must 
soon  be  on  its  way  to  Washington  ;  but  it 
is  not  yet  too  late  to  consider  and  incorpor- 
ate this  matter  therein,  if,  indeed,  it  has  not 
already  been  done. 

Among  the  many  things  which  the  miners 
wish  to  know,  and  which  few  companies  can 
afford  to  ascertain  at  their  individual  cost, 
is  the  relative  efficiency  of  stamps  of  given 
weight — round  or  square  ;  hight  and  fre- 
quency of  drop  ;  general  mode  of  arrange- 
ment of  a  battery,  etc. ;  whether  one  pan  is 
better  than  another,  and  which  ;  whether 
the  yield  obtained  is  better  in  one  than  in 
another ;  whether  one  loses  more  or  less 
quicksilver  (and  consequently  gold)  than 
another ;  the  relative  power  required  to 
drive  the  machines,  in  proportion  to  the 
amount  of  work  done  ;  the  proportional 
wear  and  tear  of  iron  per  ton  of  rock  crushed; 
the  amount  of  concentration  effected  by 
one  concentrator  over  another  ;  the  man- 
ner in  which  it  is  done  as  to  the  compara- 


tive loss  of  sulphurets,  relative  to  cost  of 
running,  and  amount  of  sulphurets  saved 
to  the  mass  put  through,  etc. ,  etc.  These 
are  some  among  the  many  points  which  can 
only  be  decided  in  an  experimental  mill, 
and  which  should  be  conducted  under  gov- 
ernmental patronage  by  disinterested  parties, 
whose  reports  should  be  officially  promul- 
gated for  the  benefit  of  the  public.  The  ex- 
pense of  such  an  establishment,  in  some 
central  locality,  would  be  but  trifling  in 
comparison  to  the  benefits  which  would  ao- 
crue  therefrom. 


The  State  Fair. 

The  next  Pair  of  the  State  Agricultural 
Society  will  be  held  in  Sacramento,  com- 
mencing on  Monday,  the  9th,  and  continu- 
ing until  Saturday,  the  14th  of  September. 
As  has  already  been  stated,  the  Mechanics' 
Institute  of  this  city  has  united  with  the 
State  Agricultural  Society,  for  the  purpose 
of  bringing  about,  on  that  occasion,  a  more 
full  exhibition  of  the  mechanical  interests 
of  the  State  than  is  usually  witnessed  at 
the  annual  exhibitions  at  the  State  Capital. 
We  have  already  spoken  at  some  length  of 
the  importance  of  such  a  step,  and  again 
refer  to  it,  at  this  time,  to  note  the  progress 
which  is  being  made  to  accomplish  the  de- 
sired result. 

H.  Eosecranz,  H.  J.  Booth,  W.  T.  Gar- 
rett, A  S.  Hallidie  and  C.  H.  Harrison 
have  been  appointed  by  the  Institute  of 
this  city  a  committee  to  act  conjointly  with 
a  similar  committee  from  the  State  Society 
in  securing  the  necessary  preparations  and 
making  awards  in  the  mechanical  and  man- 
facturing  departments  of  the  Exhibition. 
A  space  of  160  feet  in  the  Pavilion  is  being 
especially  fitted  up  for  the  display  of  ma- 
chinery and  working  models,  and  a  60-horse 
power  engine  will  be  set  up  to  furnish  the 
necessary  motive  power. 

The  committee  in  this  city  has  entered 
heartily  into  the  work,  and  has  addressed 
a  circular  to  manufacturers,  inventors  and 
mechanics,  urging  them  to  come  forward 
and  take  a  hearty  and  active  support  in  the 
matter.  Some  one  or  more  members  of  the 
commiteee  will  visit,  in  person,  all  the 
principal  manufacturing  works  in  this  city 
and  vicinity,  to  confer  with  their  managers 
and  proprietors,  and  to  urge  the  importance 
of  their  cooperation.  We  are  pleased  to 
learn  that  the  committee  has  thus  far  met 
with  the  most  gratifying  success  in  their 
efforts,  and  that  there  is  every  reason  to  be- 
lieve that  the  mechanical  part  of  the  Exhi- 
bition will  be  fully  equal  to  the  agricultural, 
and  that  the  whole  will  far  exceed  anything 
of  the  kind  ever  before  witnessed  at  the 
Capital.  Any  further  desired  information 
may  be  obtained  through  the  committee's 
ecretary,  H.  D.  Dunn. 

The  California  Steam  Navigation  Com- 
pany, with  their  usual  liberality,  have  gen- 
erously offered  to  transport  all  articles  and 
animals  exhibited  at  the  Pair  free  of  charge, 
freight  paid  on  them  to  the  Pair  to  be  re- 
turned upon  re-shipment  by  the  same  own- 
er, on  certificate  of  Secretary  that  the  same 
have  been  exhibited.  The  company  will 
also  carry  all  members  of  the  Society,  on 
their  return  for  home,  during  the  Pair  and 
for  two  days  thereafter,  free  of  charge. 


New  Incobpobations. — Articles  of  incor- 
poration have  recently  been  filed  in  the 
County  Clerk's  office  in  this  city  as  follows: 

Hidden  Tbeasuee  Co.  — San  Prancisoo. 
July  30th.  Capital  stock,  $20,000;  4,000 
shares,  $5  each.  Trustees :  John  Chapman, 
W.  B.  Gore  and  A.  M.  Chapman. 

House  Caepentees'  Eight-hotje  Peo- 
tective  Union. — San  Prancisco.  Aug.  3d. 
Capital  stock,  $1,000,000;  10,000  shares, 
$100  each.  Trustees  :  P.  Barker,  James  W. 
Duncan,  Thomas  H.  Lufkin,  James  Van- 
riper,  J.  D.  Connell,  M.  G.  Shove,  John  T>. 
Crowley,  P.  D.  Morrill,  J.  J.  Knowlton,  E. 
Merrill  and  A  M.  Winn. 


Wheat. — Immense  quantities  of  wheat 
are  being  shipped  daily  from  Knight's  Land- 
ing, Colusa  county,  to  this  city. 


■Varney  &  Rix's  Quartz  Crusher. 

In  all  of  our  quartz  mills,  whether  work- 
ing for  gold  or  silver,  a  large  amount  of 
labor  is  expended  in  breaking  up  the  rock, 
as  it  comes  from  the  mine,  into  sizes  suf- 
ficiently small  to  be  readily  placed  under 
the  stamps  for  further  reduction.  In  most 
mills  this  work  is  done  by  hand,  witha  light, 
long-handled  hammer.  Latterly,  however, 
some  of  our  largest  mills  have  substituted 
for  this  hand-work,  machines  called  rock 
breakers  or  crushers,  whose  crushing  faces 
consist  of  two  huge  iron  jaws,  one  of  which 
is  stationary,  while  the  other  is  made  to 
vibrate  back  and  forward  with  an  oscilatory 
motion.  These  jaws  are  set  so  as  to  present 
a  V-shaped  opening  for  the  reception  of  the 
rock  which,  by  the  vibratory  action  of  one 
or  both  of  the  jaws,  is  gradually  reduced 
from  the  time  it  is  thrown  in,  until  it  passes 
out,  reduced  to  the  proper  fineness,  which 
is  regulated  by  the  opening  at  the  lower 
portion  of  the  jaws,  thus  v. 

Quite  a  number  of  these  machines  have 
been  from  time  to  time  introduced  to  the 
public,  several  of  which  have  been  illus- 
trated and  fully  described  in  these  columns. 
We  were  called  upon  on  Monday  last,  to 
witness  at  the  Miners'  Foundry,  the  opera- 
tion of  still  another  machine  of  this  descrip- 
tion, recently  invented  and  patented  by- 
Messrs.  Bix  &  Varney,  of  this  city.  This 
machine  differs  materially  from  all  of  its 
predecessors,  in  the  mode  of  producing  the 
vibratory  motion  of  the  jaw,  and  in  the 
great  saving  of  weight  of  iron  which  is  ef- 
fected by  its  peculiarity  of  construction. 
The  latter  is  a  very  important  consideration, 
both  in  the  cost  of  the  machine,  and  in  the 
greatly  reduced  expense  of  transportation 
thereby  attained.  We  have  not  been  able 
to  learn  either  the  cost  or  weight,  as  only 
one  machine  has  yet  been  built,  and  the 
mechanics  have  not  yet  determined  its  cost. 

The  jaws  are  merely  suspended  in  the 
wooden  frame ;  a  stout  straight  piece  of 
wrought  iron,  acting  as  a  lever,  is  so  ad- 
justed as  to  bear  against  the  back  of  the 
lower  portion  of  the  fixed  jaws,  while  an 
iron  yoke,  also  of  wrought  iron,  placed 
along  on  either  side  of  the  lever,  passes 
entirely  around  both  jaws,  and  clasps  in  its 
embrace,  the  lower  portion  of  the  other,  or 
movable  jaw.  The  jaws  are  hung  upon  one 
end  of  the  frame,  while  the  lever  and 
yoke  extends  back  some  four  feet  to  the 
other  end  thereof,  and  both  are  connected 
with  a  crank  shaft  across  the  top  of  the 
frame,  the  revolution  of  which  gives  the 
lever  and  yoke  an  up  and  down  vibratory 
motion,  and  imparts  a  corresponding  back 
and  forward  vibratory  motion  to  the  mov- 
able jaw  which  is  clasped  in  the  "bite"  of 
the  yoke. 

A  careful  consideration  of  this  adjustment 
will  reveal  a  most  ingenious  and  happy  de- 
velopment of  the  device  by  which  the  crush- 
ing strain  is  taken  off  from  the  frame  and 
placed  within  the  wrought  iron  yoke,  and  a 
leverage  obtained  at  the  same  time  which 
can  scarcely  be  exceeded.  The  movement 
of  the  jaw  is  very  slight,  less  than  that 
usually  given ;  but  such  careful  attention 
has  been  given  to  the  construction  of  the 
face  of  the  jaws,  for  avoiding  the  "slip" 
from  the  pinch,  by  which  a  large  amount 
of  power  is  usually  lost,  in  similar  ma- 
chines, hat  even  the  slight  motion  given  is 
found  quite  sufficient  for  the  most  effective 
work.  This  simple  arrangement  allows  of 
a  reduction  in  the  weight  of  the  machine 
of  about  one-half,  and  places  the  crushing 
pressure  where  but  a  slight  motion  exists, 
and  where,  consequently,  but  little  friction 
occurs ;  while  the  bearings  that  have  much 
motion  have  correspondingly  light  work, 
and  but  little  friction.  The  practical  me- 
chanic and  millman  will  readily  see  and 
appreciate  this  as  a  strictly  correct  and  eco- 
nomical application  of  mechanical  laws. 

The  machine  can  be  readily  adjusted  to 
crush  coarse  or  fine,  as  desired,  while  the 
jaws  can  as  readily  be  made  to  have  a  long 
or  short  throw,  to  accommodate  hard  or  soft 
rock.  The  shoes  on  the  faces  of  the  jaws 
are  made  so  that  they  can  be  turned  end  for 
end,  as  the  wear  upon  the  material  requires. 

The  economy  of  machinery  of  this  descrip- 
tion for  the  preparation  of  rock  for  the 
stamps,  is  now  pretty  generally  conceded ; 
and  there  can  be  but  little  doubt  that  the 
time  will  soon  come  when  no  mill  will  be 
considered  complete  until  it  has  a  rock 
breaker  in  front  of  its  battery.  A  patent 
was  issued  to  Messrs.  Bix  &  Varney  for 
their  invention,  on  the  15th  of  June  last, 
and  we  presume  they  will  forthwith  com- 
mence manufacturing  them  to  order.  They 
will  be  built  at  the  Miners'  Foundry  on 
First  street. 


®h*  Pining  and  ^rirottffc  §xm. 


89 


The  Central  Pacific  Railroad. 

>fC5IBElt   TWO. 
PREPARATIONS  FOR  WINTER. 

Our  recent  journey  over  the  route  has 
dispelled  all  lingering  doubts  of  tho  ability 
of  the  company  to  keep  the  road  open  dur- 
ing tho  winter,  with  less  average  delays 
than  occur  on  the  railroads  of  New  England 
and  Western  Atlantic  States.  Most  of  the 
route  through  the  snow-belt  is  along  the 
mountain  side,  where  the  snow  can  be 
thrown  by  the  plow  down  the  embankment 
Another  portion  comprises  embankments 
and  trestle-work,  whero  the  snow  can  be 
thrown  down  upon  either  side;  while  the 
balanco  is  principally  through  tunnels  and 
cnts.  The  latter  gave  the  principal  trouble 
last  year.  Through  these  cuts  the  company 
are  now  constructing  coverings  with  sides, 
appearing  like  covered  bridges.  The  tim- 
bers are  strong  and  well  braced.  The 
openings  are  some  fourteen  feet  wide  by 
about  20  in  bight  A  space  is  left  between 
the  timbers  and  the  sides  of  tho  cuts,  which 
will  naturally  fill  with  snow ;  and  when  the 
shed  is  imbedded  in  snow,  packed  in  at  the 
sides,  we  do  not  see  why  it  will  not  form  a 
solid  fixture,  not  to  be  carried  away  by 
snow-slides  short  of  taking  tho  side  wall 
with  it.  The  grade  itself  adds,  to  the  down 
trains,  nearly  double  force  to  the  power  of 
the  snow-plow. 

An  experience  of  five  years  in  the  high 
altitudes  of  the  Sierra  convinces  us  that  the 
mild  temperature  of  our  winter  weather  is 
strongly  favorable  to  the  keeping  open  of 
this  road  in  contrast  with  the  intense,  pierc- 
ing cold  that  prevails  upon  northern  At- 
lantic railroads  for  weeks  at  a  time.  Conse- 
quently, in  case  short  sections  of  the  route 
should  become  blocked  up,  the  work  of 
clearing  out  will  be  attended  with  less  diffi- 
culties. 

THE  GRADE. 

The  altitude  of  the  summit  is  7,042  feet 
above  the  level  of  the  sea.  The  steepest 
grade  is  116  feet  to  the  mile.  For  nine 
miles  above  Dutch  Flat  the  ascent  is  at  the 
above  rate. 

THE  TUNNELS. 

In  hight,  the  tunnels  are  nineteen  feet  to 
the  crown  of  the  arch,  and  sixteen  feet 
wide  in  the  clear.  One  which  we  noticed 
near  Cisco  is  on  an  eight-degree  curve 
through  the  hardest  kind  of  trap  rook — a 
formation  three  to  four  miles  in  extent, 
lying  between  two  immense  ranges  of  pure 
granite. 

The  summit  of  the  grade  is  about  fifteen 
miles  beyond  Cisco,  or  112  miles  east  of 
Sacramento.  Near  the  lower  end  of  Don- 
ner  Lake,  four  hundred  feet  beyond  the 
highest  grade,  sloping  toward  the  Atlantic,  is 
the  summit  tunnel,  1,700  feet  in  length. 
Four  hundred  feet  further  east  is  another 
tunnel  of  over  100  feet,  and  beyond  that, 
about  1,000  feet,  a  third  tunnel  of  375  feet. 
These  tunnels  are  upon  an  air  line  and  even 
grade  of  one-tenth  of  a  foot  to  nine  feet, 
and,  when  completed,  the  eye  can  penetrate 
through  them  all  at  one  glance.  The  tun- 
nels are  all  designated  by  numbers,  summit 
tunnel  being  enumerated  the  sixth.  There 
are  numerous  other  tunnels  east  of  it. 

.  TUNNEL  WORK, 

The  summit  tunnel  is  worked  from  the 
east  and  west  ends  and  from  a  shaft  in  the 
center  towards  the  east  and  towards  the 
west,  making  four  headings.  The  rock  is 
granite.  No  timbering  is  necessary.  The 
west  end  has  worked  considerably  the  easi- 
est, although  bothered  with  water.  Work- 
men broke  through  the  facings  and  met  in 
this  half  several  days  since.  Daylight  is 
expected  to  meet  in  the  eastern  half  within 
one  week.  The  shaft  through  which  the 
headings  are  worked  from  the  center  is 
double,  and  ninety-one  feet  deep,  worked  by 
an  engine. 

Four  or  five  drills  and  fifteen  men  to  a 
shift  are  employed  in  each  heading.  Shifts 
eight  hours  each.  The  headings  are  worked 
only  a  few  feet  in  hight,  forming  the  top  of 


the  tunnel.     The  bottom  is  taken  out  more 
leisurely  by  large  gangs  of  workmen. 

From  ton  to  fifteen  feet  per  week  is  the 
overage  advance  made  in  each  heading,  al- 
though near  twenty  feet  has  been  attained. 
This  rate,  even,  is  only  attainable  by  the 
aid  of 

NITRO-OLYCERrNE. 

By  its  use  one-third  in  time  and  expense 
is  saved.  This  blasting  oil  is  made  by  the 
company  and  mixed  near  the  work.  In  the 
headings,  six  blasts  ore  made  in  twenty-four 
hours,  making  two  sets  of  holes  two  feet  or 
more  in  depth  and  1, '4 -inch  in  diameter; 
cartridges,  six  inches  long,  one  inch  in 
diameter,  containing  five  inches  of  oil. 
Some  four  to  five-inch  cartridges  are  used. 
The  one  and  a  quarter-inch  hole  with  five 
inches  of  nitro-glycerine  is  declared  better 
than  a  two-inch  hole  with  twelve  inches  of 
gunpowder. 

Under  proper  instructions,  Chinamen  are 
reported  by  the  overseers  to  bo  quite  apt  in 
holding  and  striking  the  drill,  although  not 
equal  in  capacity,  man  for  man,  with  white 
laborers.  Certain  it  is  that  they  have  been 
a  powerful  auxilliary  in  speeding  on  this 
great  work,  which  to-day  is  nothing  less 
than  a  national  necessity. 

PUSHING  AHEAD. 

Above  Cisco,  in  large  gangs  and  small 
squads,  workmen  extend  along  the  line, 
finishing  up  the  cuts  and  tunnels  ready  for 
track-laying,  twenty-five  miles  or  more  of 
which  the  company  are  determined  to  have 
in  running  order  this  fall,  that  the  terminus 
for  the  winter  may  be  at  least  twelve  or  fif- 
teen miles  beyond  the  summit.  No  one 
who  examines  the  present  operations  will 
doubt  the  determination  of  the  managers  to 
push  on  the  work  with  all  possible  speed. 

THE  PRESENT  TERMINUS. 

Cisco  is  divided  into  two  villages— upper 
and  lower.  The  latter  has  a  level  site  along 
one  of  the  forks  of  the  Yuba  river,  whoso 
waters  here  are  clear  as  crystal.  Contains 
about  fifteen  or  twenty  business  houses, 
and  was  built  up  during  the  Meadow  Lake 
excitement,  two  years  ago.  Donner  and 
Meadow  Lake  wagon  roads  pass  its  center, 
which  is  half  a  mile  below  and  north  of  the 
other  Cisco. 

Upper  Cisco  is  close  to  the  railroad  grade, 
nearly  the  size  of  the  lower  village,  and 
built  principally  within  the  pastfew  months. 
The  station  has  a  warehouse  and  freight 
shed  some  700  feet  long.  It  is  a  leading 
feature  of  tho  place,  and  yet  insufficient 
to  accommodate  two-thirds  of  the  freight 
Both  towns  are  literally  thronged  with  large 
freight  wagons  and  mule  teams,  repairing 
and  loading  for  or  returning  from  Nevada 
State. 

LOCOMOTIVES. 

Twenty-four  locomotives  are  now  on  the 
road  and  in  the  repair  shop,  some  of  which 
are  of  large  size  and  power,  for  freighting. 
One  has  been  lately  transported  over  the 
summit,  to  assist  in  finishing  the  advance 
section.  The  present  repair  shops  at  Sac- 
ramento are  only  temporary,  and  yet  they 
employ  about  seventy-five  men.  The  foun- 
dation for  permanent  engine  houses  and  re- 
pair shops  is  now  being  prepared,  and  it  is 
not  improbable  that  before  many  years  the 
company  will  not  only  do  all  its  repairing, 
but  advance  into  locomotive  building. 


N0BTH  AMEEI0A 

Life  Insurance  Company. 

Usual  Kestiictions  on  Occupation  and  Travel 

ABOIJgHBD  ! 


Policies  of  this  Company  are  guaranteed  by  the  State  of 

New  York,  which  is  true  of  no  other  Company 

on  this  Coast 

The  moat  Responsible  and  Liberal  Company   n  the  World  1 
J.   A.   EATON    &.   CO., 

Managers  Pacific  Branch,  30»  atontgouicry  tft. 

20vlinr9p  SAN  FRANCISCO. 


Market  Strktt  Hohkstead  Association J.  S.  Lctt,  Sec- 
retary. Ofllce,  306  Montgomery  street,  corner  of  Pine.  San 
rranelsco.  ivls 


SECRaTARTStltP   TOR  MlKISG   OOMPAMES.—  A   fJ.Titlcm.Tn  of 

education,  ability  and  experience,  is  desirous  of  procuring 
a  position  as  Secretary,  or  Assistant  Secretary,  in  some 
good  Mining  Company.  Has  most  unexceptionable  refer- 
ences.   Address  "SECRETARY,"  at  this  office.        6vl5tf 

Gold  Bars,  of  whatever  size,  if  well  cast,  assayed 
for  two  dollars,  at  A  P.  MOLITOR'S  Assay  Office, 
611  Commercial  street,  opposite  United  States  Branch 
Mint.  15vli-3m 


Jacob  Shew,  Pioneer  Photographer,  612  Clay  street,  north 
side,  fourdoors  above  Montgomery,  (late  315  Montgomery 
street,)  takes  all  kinds  of  Fhotograpba  in  the  beststyleof 
tho  Art  He  would  Invito  especial  attention  to  the  new 
"  Cabinet  Photographs,"  which  he  U  taking  to  perfection. 
lOvUtf 


Brown's  Filtering  Heater,- For  preventing  In- 
crustation in  Steam  Boilers,  purines  water  from  lime  or 
any  other  impurity,  saves  tuel,  saves  the  boiler,  prevents 
explosions,  and  protects  Hfo  ai|d  property.  The  cost  of  the 
Filter   is  soon  saved   In   fuel   and    boiler— repairs  alone. 

One  Is  In  operation  at  the  San  Francisco  Foundry,  Fre- 
mont street,  where  Rights  can  be  procured,  or  all  needed 
information,  on  application,  in  person  orbv  letter,  to 

6vli-ly  AUtoTIN  A.  WELLS,  Agent 

Perry  Davis'  Vegetable  Pain  Killer. 

A  Certain  Antidote  for  Poisom.— Rev.  T.  Allen,  writing 
from  Tavoy,  Burmah,  says:  '•Within  !bc  past  four  years  I 
have  used  and  disposed  or  about  five  hundred  bottles,  but 
am  now  out.  Please  send  me  a  fresh  supply  as  soon  as  yon 
can— say  two  hundred  bottles.  I  dare  not  be  without  it  my. 
tclf,  and  there  arc  endless  calls  for  it,  both  by  Burmahs  and 
Karens.  I  always  take  It  with  me  in  tho  jungles  and  have 
frequent  occasion  to  use  it,  both  on  myself  and  others.  Ono 
night,  while  sleeping  In  an  onen  Zayate,  I  was  awoke  by  a 
most  excrutlating  pain  in  my  foot  On  examination,  I 
found  I  had  been  bitten  by  a  centipede.  I  immediately  ap- 
plied the  Pain  Killer,  and  found  instantrelicf.  In  less  than 
an  hour  I  was  again  asleep." 

Rev.  Mr.  Hibbard,  wriling  from  Burmah  to  his  father, 
says:  "  I  have  used  Davis'  ruin  Killer  for  Coughs,  Colds, 
Summer  Complaints,  Burns,  and  for  the  Sling  of  Scorpions, 
with  uniform  success.  We  always  keep  it  where  we  can 
lay  our  hands  on  it  in  the  dark,  il  need  be." 

egy-Sold  by  all  Medicine  Dealers  everywhere.     5vl5-lm 


Facts  fob  the  PKortE.— Every  family  should  have  a  bot- 
tle of  Healy's  Curative  Oil  In  the  house,  prepared  to  anni- 
hilate pain.  It  is  the  best  remedy  In  the  world  for  Rheu- 
matism and  Gout  Neuralgia  or  Headache,  Toothache, 
Cramps  in  the  Limbs,  Diarrhoea,  Sprains,  Bruises,  Burns  and 
Cuts;  Scalds,  bite  of  poisonous  Insects,  Frozen  Feet  etc. 
Be  your  own  physician,  and  get  the  best,  for  the  best  is  the 
cheapest  The  Curative  is  composed  of  eleven  ingredients, 
active  and  penetrating  in  their  naturo,  and  ot  purely  vege- 
table extraction;  is  free  from  all  minerals  and  acids  dele 
tertous  to  the  human  system;  is  warranted  to  give  imme- 
diate relief  from  pain,  and  the  cure  in  permanent.  Sold  by 
all  druggists.  Principal  Depot,  No.  6  Montgomery  street 
22vU-lamtf 


mosheito:  iaK,'s 

PIONEER    MINING    SCHOOL 

AND 

Metallurgical   Works. 

Having  established  the  first  Practical  Mining  and  Metal- 
lurgical School  in  the  United  States,  1  would  call  the  atten- 
tion of  gentlemen  who  nay  wish  to  obtain  a  practical 
knowledge  of  Cncmistry,  Metallurgy,  etc.,  tot  lie  fact  that  I 
am  now  prepared  to  teach  the  following  branches: 

1.  Assaying  of  ores,  metals  and  other  mineral  substances. 

2.  Technology,  or  Chemistry,  as  applied  to  any  special 
branch  of  manufacturing. 

3.  Metallurgy  of  gold,  silver,  lead,  copper,  etc  ,  by  smelt- 
ing, amalgamating,  lixivlation.  etc. 

4.  Gold  extraction  by  chlorine  gas,  also,  a  modified  pro- 
cess of  the  same,  which  is  cheaper  and  quicker  than  tho 
processes  usually  employed. 

5.  Concentration.    Dressing  of  ores. 

6.  Construction  of  furnaces,  in  which  any  kind  of  fuel 
may  be  used  for  smelting,  roasting,  etc.,  as  well  as  the  erec- 
tion of  any  machinery  or  apparatus  required  in  metallurgy 
and  technology. 

Mining  is  considered  by  many  a  very  hazardous  under- 
taking; hut  I  can  assure  anyone  that  our  mines  are  as  safe 
an  investment  as  anj  other  business  when  properly  under- 
stood and  managed;  therefore,  learn  tirst,  if  you  have  a 
mine,  then  study  the  nature  of  the  ore,  and  how  to  work 
it,  and  you  will  never  fail  to  be  success!  ul. 

It  mav  not  be  superfluous  to  state  that  I  am  theoretically 
and  practically  acquainted  with  all  the  branches  I  orier  to 
teach.  Years  of  actual  experience  in  the  laboratory, 
smelling  works,  quartz  mills,  and  other  manufactories  ear- 
ned on  on  my  own  account,  have  not  only  given  me  les- 
sons, hut  more  than  ordinary  anility. 

I  was  the  first  one  in  California  who  suecessfully  ex- 
tracted silver  by  smelting,  on  a  hirgc  scale,  and  have  since 
been  traveling  through  the  manufacturing  and  mining 
towns  of  Europe,  to  study  all  improvements,  and  am  now 
again  the  only  one  in  San  Francisco  who  undertakes  to 
work  anv  kind  of  ores  by  cither  roasting,  smelting,  lixivia- 
lion,  or  chlorination  process. 

I  also  undertake  the  erection  of  smelting  and  roasting 
furnaces,  and  furnish  plans  and  estimates  tor  any  kind  of 
works. 

My  lately  invented  Roasting  Furnace  has  the  following 
advantages:  A  Furnace  of  the  capacity  to  roast  one  to 
one  and  a  half  tons  of  ore  per  day  can  be  built  for  S3U0.  It 
requires  half  a  cord  o  wood  per  ton  of  sulphurets.  The 
lotal  expenses  of  roasting  are  not  over  $6.  The  roasting  is 
more  perfect,  as  the  ore  appears  in  «  spongy  condition  and 
eagerly  takes  up  tho  chlorine  gas  or  quicksilver  when 
amalgamated  A  large  size  iurnace  in  sttcce&sful  opera- 
tion may  be  seen,  by  permission  of  Mr.  Maltman,  in  his 
works  In  Nevada  City.  Several  others  are  in  progress  of 
building. 

Charges  for  assaying  gold  or  silver  ores $3  00 

Copper  ores '■•■■■■   5  00 

tP  JOS.  MOSKEIHEK, 

Practical  t-Jhemist.  Metallurgist,  etc. 

Office,  No.  8358  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 
tivl5-3ms 


I.  H.  SMALL, 
MACHINE       SHOP, 


BUILDER  OF 


Steam    EtiRlner*.  Si.ivm.ll>,  Mining   Machinery, 

nutl  Wood   Planer*. 

Repairing  of  all  Hinds  done  with  promptness  and  dispatch. 

Gears  of  all  kinds  cut  at  short  notice,  corner  of 

Market  and  Beale  St.  San  Francisco.    6vl5-3m 


McNALLY  &  HAWKINS, 
Plnwifoers  amcl  Gas-Fitters, 

No*  G45   Market  Street, 

Adjoining  E.  C.  Orphan  Asylum,  nearly  opp.  Montgomery 
street,  San  Francisco. 

BVILBIVOS  FITTED  TTF  WITH  GAS, 

Water  and  Steam  Pipes,  and  all  work  warranted.  Have 
constantly  on  hand  an  assortment  of  Gas-Flxturos,  Lead 
and  Iron  Pipes,  Marble  Slabs,  etc.  6vlf>qr 


Br  Mail.— The  Mining  and  Scientific  Press  will  be  sent  by 
mall  to  any  part  of  the  civilized  world.  In  case  of  removal 
subscriber's  have  only  to  inform  ut-  of  the  post  office  address 
of  their  old  and  new  location,  and  the  paper  will  be  sen 
accord  i  ugly. 


Builders*   Insurance    Company- 

OFFICE    IN    THE    BUILDING   OF   TBE1 
CALIFORNIA  SAVINGS  BANK,  California/ 
street,  one  door  from  Sansome  street 
AWFIRE  AND  MARINE  INSURANCE.  10vHt9pqr 


lA 


ForCabinkt  Photografhs,  or  Enameled  Cards,  of  the 
very  best  quality,  you  must  go  to  the  NEW  YORK  GAL- 
LERY, Nos  St  and  27  Third  street.  Every  picture  war- 
ranted to  give  perfect  satisfaction. 

6vI6qr  B .  F.  HOWLAND,  Artist. 

Save  Tour  Teeth.— Do  not  have  them  extracted 
without  first  consulting  a  good  Dentist  The  loss  is  irrepar- 
able, and,  in  many  Instances,  unnecessary.  DR.  BEERS, 
corner  of  Fine  and  Kearny  streets,  makes  a  specialty  of 
filling  the  fangs  of  dead  Teeth,  and  building  up  broken 
crowns  with  puhk  cold— thus  restoring  them  to  their  origi- 
nal usefulness  and  beauty. 

t&-  Call  and  examine  the  work.  Finest  quality  of  arti- 
ficial work  also  manufactured.  IGvU-tf 


MAGAZINES. 

Per  An. 

W.  E.  LO0MTS, 

H          HTS 

*tO\ 
300 

soo 

600 
15  00 

■News    I>o»ler 

New  "York  Ledger, 

AND  STATIONER, 

Hours  Ht  Home.... 

Southeast  corner  Sanson©  and 

Harper's  Weekly.. 
Chimney  Corner.. . 
Literary  Album... 

London  Society 

All  tho  Year  Round 
London  111.  News., 

SUPPLIES  ALL 

EASTERN 
PERIO  DICAL8 

By  the  Year,  Month  or  Number. 

ROOT'S 

Patent  Force  Blast  Blower. 

Adapted  for    Smelting,  Foundry,  Mining 
and  Steamships. 

Requires  60  per  eent  less  power  than  any  Blower  now  In 
use.  For  further  particulars,  addrcssKEEP,  BLAKE  A  CO., 
Stockton;  or  Wm.  T.  Garrett,  corner  Mission  and  Fremont 
streets,  San  Francisco.  Sviotflflp 


Oakland  College  School. 

Tns  Patbohs  of  this  Institution  have  the  choice  of  sov- 
cral  distinct  Departments.  Tho  SENIOR  CLASSICAL  is 
designed  as  preparatory  to  the  College  of  California. 

Tho  SENIOR  ENGLISH  affords  a  complete  course  of  In- 
struction in  tho  English  branches,  in  Theoretical  and  Prac- 
tical Business,  Science  and  Art 

The  JUNIOR  is  especially  qualified  to  meet  the  wants  of 
young  boys,  for  whom  separate  apartments  and  Teachers 
are  provided. 

Throughout  all  the  various  departments,  great  attention 
is  given  to  the  study  of  the  Modern  Languages. 

For  further  information,  or  Catalogues,  address, 

I.  H.  BRAXTON.  Principal. 

Oakland,  California.  5vl5qr9p. 


LINSEED  OIL. 

The  Pacific  Linseed  Oil  &  Lead  Works 

Are  now  prepared  to  furnish  dealers  and  consumers 
Pure    Linseed    OH. 
Rawor  Boiled,  at  the  Lowest  Market  Rates.    We  call  es 
pecial  attention  to  tho  quality  of  our  Oil,  believing  it  to  bo 
superior  to  any  imported  Oil  ottered  in  this  market 
Orders  from  the  country  will  have  prompt  attention. 
Address, 
Pacific  I*tnseed  Oil  and   Lcod  "Works, 
Care  of  L.  B.  BENCHLEY  A  CO., 
19vU-3m9p  San  Francisco. 


PACIFIC 

Boiling  Mill  and  Forge  Co., 

SAN   FRANCISCO,    CAL. 
Established  for  the  Manufacture  of 

RAILROAD    AND   OTHER   IRON 

—  AND  — 

Every  "Variety  of  Shafting? 

Embracing  ALL  SIZES  of 

Steamboat   Shnfts,  Crank*,    Piston    and   Con 

uectlng  Rods,  Car  and  Locomotive  Axles 

and  Frames. 

—  ALSO  — 

HAMMERED     IBON 

Of  every  description  and  size.     * 

Bffl- Orders  addressed  to  PACIFIC  ROLLING  MILL  and 
FORGE  CO.,  Post  Office,  San  Francisco,  Cal.,  will  receive 
prompt  attention. 

fiSr*  The  highest  price  pafd  for  Scrap  Iron.       9^1«m9p 


■"vE^San  Francisco  Eye  Infirmary.  <3E?* 

Permanently  established  for  the  treatment  of  all  diseases 
of  the  Eye.  Dr.  F.  was  for  seventeen  years  principal  of 
the  Lafayette  find.)  Eye  Infirmary.  P.  W.  Fonda,  M.  D., 
Surgeon  In  Charge.  Office,  408  Montgomery  street,  oppo- 
site Weils,  Fargo  A  Co's.  4vl5-ly9p 


Hydraulic  Press. 


FOR  SALE  AT  A  BARGAIN-USED  TO  PRESS  OIL 
Seeds— in  perfect  order.  Diameter  of  Cylinder,  7-lnch. 
For  further  particulars,  apply  to  &  CQ 


iGENTS  MMED. 


ENERGETIC    MEN    OR  WOMEN    CAN  MAKE   MONEY 
in  canvassing  forour  NEW  BOOKsJ  and  ENGRAVINGS. 
Une  Acent  reports  thirty  three  orders  for  one  Rook  fn  three 
daya.    Address.        PACIFIC  PUBLISHING  COM  f  ANY, 
4vI5qr9p        305  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco,  Cat 


tittiwg  mft  IM& 


Established    in   1849-Corner   ITirst.   and   Mission   streets,  8an   Francisco. 


Powerful  Fotxhtatn. — The  most  power- 
ful fountain  in  the  world  is  at  Bennington, 
Tt,  on  the  premises  of  S.  B.  Hunt.  The 
water  is  brought  in  a  six-inch  pipe  from  an 
elevation  of  325  feet,  and  is  thrown  in  an 
inch  jet  to  the  hight  of  154  feet.  The  base 
of  the  fountain  is  100  feet  in  diameter  and 
i%  feet  deep,  and  the  entire  work  cost  $20,- 
000.  The  celebrated  fountain  at  Chats- 
worth,  England,  throws  a  jet  only  90  feet 
high. 

"We  find  the  above  going  the  round  of 
our  exchanges,  and  copy  to  note  its  inac- 
curacy. The  Chatsworth  fountain  alluded 
to  is  two  inches  in  diameter,  and  throws  a 
jet  200  feet  high.     (See  Downing.) 


The  Easton  (Penn.)  Argus  chronicles  the 
passage  over  the  Lehigh  Yalley  Railroad  of 
probably  the  largest  train  of  cars  ever  run 
over  any  road.  The  train  consisted  of  275 
cars,  and  allowing  six  tons  as  an  average  to 
a  car,  we  have  a  total  of  1,650  tons,  and 
fourteen  feet  to  a  car  and  coupling,  the 
length  in  feet  would  be  3,850 — over  two- 
thirds  of  a  mile. 


HAVING  INCREASED  OUR  FACILITIES  IN  EVERT  DEPARTMENT,  WE  ARE  NOW 
prepared  at  tile  shortest  notice  and  at  the  most  reasonable  rates,  to  furnish  all 
kinds  and  description  of  Machinery,  including  Steam  Engines,  Quartz  Mills,  Mining  Pumps 
of  all  kinds,  Hoisting  Gear,  Gas  Work,  Liiundry  Machinery,  Architectural  and  Ornamental 
Castings,  Sugar  Mills,  Saw  and  Flour  -Mills,  Water  Wheels  of  all  kinds  Hydraulic,  Hay,  Rag, 
screw  and  Drop  Presses,  Coining  Machinery,  Pile  Drivers,  Bark  and  Malt  Mills,  and  all 
kinds  of  Castings. 

E.VraltfES.  —  Marine  Engines,  Oscillating  and  Beam  ;  Stern  and  Side  Wheel  Boats, 
Locomotives,  Stationary  Engines,  Horizontal,  Upright,  Oscillating  and  Beam,  from  six 
to  tlfty  inches  diameter.  Also,  Scott  A  Eckart's  Adjustable  Cu't-olF  Regulator— best  in 
use;  W,  R.  Eckart's  Balance  Valve  for  Stationary  Engines;  Woodward's  Patent  Steam 
Pump  and  Fire  Engine. 

1EOILE91S.  Locomotive,  Plae,  Tubular,  Upright,  Cylinder  and  Cornish,  and  overv 
varictv  of  Itoilcr  Work.     All  sizes  of  tubes  and  pipes  for  pumps. 

JPSTStPS.— Tlie  Excelsior  double-acting  Force  Pumps  are  manufactured  hy  us.  These 
'very  superior  Pumps  are  warranted  the  best.  and. are  fast  replacing  all  other  Force  Pumps. 


AHALQAMATIM  MACEHIN'ERTT Wheeler  &  Randall's  Improved  Tractory 

Curve  Pan,  Zenas  Wheeler's  improved  flat  bottom  pan,  Bcldin's  pan,  Veatch's  tubs. 
Prater's  concentrators,  Waklee'a  pans,  Beers'  pnn,  German  Barrels,  Arastra  Gearing,  Chile 
Mills.  Settlers  of  all  descriptions,  Retorts  ol  all  sizes  and  shapes,  for  Silver  and  Gold, 
Portable  Stamp  Mills,  Straight  Batteries,  for  wood  or  iron  frames,  Dry  Crushing  Bat- 
teries.  or  machines  with  the  latest  improvements,  pverv  variety  01  Stamps,  Mortars,  Cams, 
Pans  and  Tubs.     BLAKE'S  PATENT  QUARTZ  CRUSHERS,  of  all  sizes. 

OIL  BORDffi  TOOLS  A\l)  IMCACIIINEKT'-Of  the  latest  and  most  ap- 
proved construction,  made  from  drawings  lately  made  by  Prof.  Blake  at  the  ol!  wells  In 
Pennsylvania.  We  have  the  facilities  for  working  gold  and  silver  quartz  and  other  ores,  to 
test  their  value,  by  the  hundred  weight  or  ton. 

Russia  Iron  Screens,  of  all  degrees  of  fineness  and  of  all  qualltiesof  iron.  All  work  done 
in  the  best  manner  at  the  lowest  cash  prices. 

U.   J.   UOOTH.  GEO.   Vf.    PRKSCOTT.  IRVING    M.   SCOTT 


24vl2- 


II.   J.    BOOTH    .fc    CO. 


Machinists  and  Foundries. 

PALMER,  KNOX  &  CO., 

Golden    State  Iron   Works, 

So».  19,  SI,  33  and  85  First  Street, 

SAN  FRANCISCO. 

KANOFACTCRK  ALL  KINDS  OP 

MACHINERY, 

8TKAM   ENGINES  A7TD  4&K7A.RTZ    MILLS' 

DUNBAR'S    IMPROVED 

©elf-A-dJULSting  J^lston  I*a.c Icing:, 

Requires  no  springs  or  screws;  is  always  steam  tight; 

without  excessive  friction,  and  never 

gets  slack  or  leaky. 

WHEELER  &  RANDALL'S 

NEW   GKINOEIt   AND    AMAL«AMATOB 

HEPBURN  &.  PETERSON'S 
AMALG1M1TOK  AND  8EPARATOB, 

I£ n o x ' s   -A. in. a.  1  sr m. m ators, 

WITH    PALMER'S   PATENT   STEAM   CHEST, 

Superior  for  working  either  GOLD  OR  SILVER  ORES,  and 
lsthe  only  Amalgumator  that  has  stood  the  test  of  seven 
years'  continual  working. 
tienalne    White   Iron  Scamp  Shoes  and    Die* 

Having  been  engaged  for  the  past  ten  years  in  quartz 
mining,  and  heing  conversant  with  all  the  Improvements, 
either  In  Mining  or  Milling,  we  arc  prepared  to  furnish,  al 
theshortest  notice,  the  most  perfect  machinery  for  rcduc 
ing  orea.  nr  saving  cither  Kold  or  silver.  I.tvl0qy-tf 


GLOBE 

Foundry  and  Machine  Shop, 


STOCKTOBI,    CAIi. 


KEEP,   BLAKE   &  CO., 

MANUFACTURKRS  OV 

ttmirtz,  Saw  and  Grist  Mill   Irons*  Steam 
Engines,  Horse  Powers, 

Mining  and  Irrigating  Pumps.  Car  Wheels,  Derrick  Irons, 
House  Fronts,  Iron  Fencing,  Balcony  Railings,  etc., 
at  San  Francisco  prices.    Orders  solicited 
I3vl3-ly  and  promptly  executed. 


GEORGE  T.  PRACY, 
MACHINE     WORKS, 

Nos  109  and  111  Mission  street,  hetweenMain  and  Spear, 

SAN   FRANCISCO. 

STEAM  ENGINE,  PLOrK  AND  SAW  MIX,!, 

And  Quartz  machinery,  Printing  Presses, 

AND 

MACHINERY    OF   EVERY   DESCRIPTION    MADE   AND 
REPAIRED. 
03-Speclal  attention  paid  to  Repnlri  ng. -ffie    qy-3 


WILLAMETTE  IRON  WORKS, 

PORTLAND,    OREGON. 

©  team    Engines,    Hollers, 
SAW  AND  CRIST  MILLS, 

MINING    MACHINERY,     WROUGHT     IRON     SHUTTER 
WORK,  AND  BLACKSMITHINU  IN  GENERAL. 
Corner  North-Front  and  E  streets, 

lflvl3-ly  One  block  north  of  Couch's  Wharf. 

UKI0N    IR0W  WORKS, 

Sacramento. 
WILLIAMS,  ROOT  &  NEILSON, 

MANUFACTURERS  or 
CROSS'  PATENT  BOILER  FEEDER, 

steam:  engines,  isoix^Exts, 

And  all  kinds  of  Mining  Machinery. 

Also,  Hay  and  Wine  Presses  made  and  repaired 
with  neatness,  durability  and  dispatch. 

Dnnbar's  Patent  Sclf-Adjnstlns  Steam  Piston 

PACKING,  for  new  and  old  Cylinders,  manufactured 

to  order. 

Front  Street,  between  N  and  O  streets, 


14vll 


Sacramento  City 


Pacific  File,  Reaper  and  Mower  Section 

M.AJNrTJFA_CTOK,Y, 

No.  53  Beale  Street,  between  Market  and  Mission, 

SAN  FRANCISCO. 

Files  re-cut  nnd  wnrnimod  as  pood  as  new,  or  no  charge. 

The  only  ontnhl  lament  in  the  Slate.    Wo  also  man- 

Ul'actiiro  Rearm-  nitd  Mower  Keeiimis 

IvlMf  RIDDELL  A:  DURNING,  PropTs. 


Foundry  and  Machine  Works. 

N.  E.  Cor.  Fremont  and  Mission  streets, 

Manufacturers  of 

Marine  and  Stationery  Engines 

Quartz  Machinery,  Saw,  Flour  and  Sugar  Mills,  Mining 

Pumps,  Hoisting  Gear,  Agricultural  Implements,  etc. 

— ALSO— 

Wine,    Cider,    Cotton     nnd    Tobacco    Presses 

of  the  latest  Improved  Patterns. 

STEAM  EHGIWES  AND  BOILERS, 

Of  all  size?,  constantly  on  hand;  Quartz  Mill  Shoes  and 
Dies  warranted  to  be  made  of  the  best  white  iron. 
Dunbar's  Improved  Self- Adjusting  Plston- 
Packlnjr,  requires  no  springs  or  screws;  is  always  steam- 
tight;  without  excessive  friction,  and  never  gets  slack  or 
leaky. 

MACHINERY,  OF  ALL  DESCRIPTIONS 

Bought,  sold,  or  exchanged.    Bolt  Culling  and  Castings  tl 

the  lowest  market  rates. 

6vll-ly  BJETOE,  ItlNSIUORE  «fe  CO 


s.r8^sri  hawscom  &co.,  %3BBm 
iEtna  Iron   Works  ! 

Southeast  curlier  Fremont  and  Tehama  .treetn. 

SAN  FRANCISCO, 

Practical  Machinists  and  Iron  Founders, 

MANUFACTURE 

STEAM     ENGINES, 

QLTAKTZ    MILL    MACHINERY    OP    ALL    KINDS, 

SAW  MILLS,  FLOUR    MILLS, 

Sunhnr'H    Improved     Sclf'.Ad  lusting; 

T/ISTON  PACKING, 

Now  so  extensively  used  in  the  East  and  in  this  Stnte.  Re- 
quires no  springs  or  screws;  is  alwavs.sieam-iight;  without 
excessive  friction,  and  never  gets  slack  or  leaky. 

HANSOOM'S  CRUSHER, 

The  best  of  the  kind  now  in  use  in  this  State  or  anywhere  else 

"Wheeler  «Sc  Rsindall's  New  Grinder  and 

A  in:il  f*a  niator, 
Which  only  needs  examination  to  be  appreciated. 
Tyler's  Improved  "Water  "Wheel, 
Giving  greater  power    at  lower  cost,  than  anv  wheel  in  use 
Semi  lor  one  of  our  I'irculars,  giving  full  tables. 
All  Wheels  warranted  lo  give  the    <  ower  as  set  forth,  or 
the  money  will  be  refunded. 

Sole  makers  for  this  const  of  the  "  Pendergasi 
"White  Iron  Stump  Shoe*  and  Dies. 
Nnne  genuine  unless  obtained  from  us.    Every  one  war- 
ranted. 

Patented  Machinery  of  all  kinds  will  be  furnlsiied  bv  ns 

at  market  prices,     Particular  attention   given  to  drawings 

and  specifications  of  machinery,  which  will   be  made  lo 

order.  The  patronage  of  the  public  is  respectfully  solicited. 

19V12 


LEWIS  COFFEY.  J,  S.   <UbDOH 

LEWIS   COFFEY    &  KIS1FOJV, 

Steam  Boiler  &  Sheet  Iron  Works. 

THE  only  exclusively  Boiler  Making  establishment  .>,<  the 
Pacific  Coast  owned  and  conducted  by  Practical  Boiler 
Makers.  All  orders  for  New  Work  nnd  the  repairing  of  Old 
Work,  executed  as  ordered,  and  warranted  as  to  qualitv. 

Old  Stand,  corner  of  Bush  and  Market  streets,  opposite 
Oriental  Hotel,  San  Francisco. 


CALIFORNIA    BRASS    FOUNDRY. 

JTo.  13*3  First  street,  opposite  Minna, 

SAN  FRANCISCO. 

All  KiNns  of  Brass,  Composition,  Zinc,  and  Babbitt  Metal 
Castings.  Brass  Snip  Work  of  oil  kinds.  Spikes.  Sheathing 
Nails,  Rudder  Braces,  Hinges,  Ship  and  Steamboat  Bellsaud 
Gongs  of  superior  tone.  All  kinds  of  Cocks  and  Valves,  Hy- 
draulic  Pipes  nnd  Nozzles,  and  Hose  Couplings  nnd  Connec- 
tions of  all  sizes  and  patterns,  furnished  with  dispatch. 
By  PRICES  MODERATE.  ^0 

V.  K1NGWELL.  19vl3-ly]  J.   H.  WEED. 


Foundry  and  Iron  Works. 

HINCKLEY  &  CO., 

MANUFACTURERS    OF 

STEAM    ENGINES, 
Quartz,    riour    and    Saw   Mills, 

Mwove'.  Orlnder  nnd  Ainalgnmatni-,  Vroclie'N 

Improved     Crn.hcr,    lUinlnsr    Pump., 

AmulgnmntnrK,  .and  all  lefuds 

ol'  Machinery. 

N.  E.  corner  of  Tehnma  and  Fremont  streets,  above  How 
aid  street.  San  Francisco.  3-qy 


A  Tax-hidden  City. — New  York  city  has 
a  burdensome  tax  bill  of  $21,889,655.98  for 
1867,  against  $15,960,767.88  last  year.  This 
increase  ia  mainly  due  to  political  misman- 
agement. 

It  is  said  that  one  hundred  Californians 
were  recently  stopping  at  the  Grand  Hotel 
in  Paris. 


TOWNE  &  BACON, 
Book  and  Job  Printers, 
Have  the  Largest  Office, 
Do  the  most  work, 
And  do  it  better 
Than  other  offices 
>  In  this  City, 
Try  them 
'With  a  Job, 
And  you  will  be 
Satisfied  the  above 
Statements  are  facts. 
Their  office  is  at  536 
Clay  St.,  below  Montgom'y, 
Over  Pacific  Fruit  Market. 


CALIFORNIA 

TOOL    AND     FILE    FACTORY. 

Blacksmith  and  Machine  Shop. 

No.  IT  Fremont  street,  between  Market  and  Mission,  S.  F. 
ivlfi-qy  J.  WEICHUAKT,  Proprietor. 


LINCOLN   IRON   WORKS, 

No.  51  Benlc   St.,  fact.  Market  and  Mission. 

D.  &  "W.  FOURNESS,  Prop'rs. 

©TE.AJMC    ENGINE^, 

Flour  and  Sawmill,  and  MACI-HN'ERYof  all  descriptions, 

made  and  repaired  atshoneat  notice. 

{^-Particular  attention  paid  to  repairing  Reynold's  Oitt-ofT. 

6vl6qr 

CITY  IRON  W0EKS  CCMFARY. 


NEPTUNE  IRON  WORKS, 

Corner  of    Mission    and  Fremont  Streets. 
SAN  FRANCISCO. 

MAKINE, 
X-ocomotive, 

And  all  kinds  of 
HIGH  PRESSURE 

Steam   Boilers 

MADE. 
All  Rollers  guaranteed  and 
tested  by  U.  S,  Boiler  In- 
spector before  sent  out  of 
the  Shop,  at  Shop  expense. 

Al!  kinds  of  Sheet  Iron  and 

Water  Pine,    Oonl    Oil 

Stills,  Wrought  Iron 

Worms,  etc.,  etc. 

Manufactured  to  Order. 

OldRoiler.i  H»Vji;iirctl 

1*.    CJMKKOK. 


uyuuu 


II.    KLE1NCLAUS, 


W.   ni  itiLiK, 


CLEKC    &.    CO., 

Iron  Pounders,  Steam  Engine  BnilderF,  an 
Makers  of  all  kinds  of  Machinery, 

No.    »8    FREMOHT     STREET,    San     Francifcco. 
9vlMm 


3.  NEWSHAM 


J.  BIGWOOD. 


S0DTH  BEACH  IRON  WORKS, 

Near  corner  of  KlDg  and  Third  streets,  San  Francisco. 
MABIKE     ENGINES, 

AND   ALL  KINDS  OF 

MACHINERY     FOKGING. 

All  kinds  of  Sblp-Fmithing  nnd  Mill  work  manufactured  to 
order.  Jobbing  ot  every  description  promptly  attended  to. 
All  work  done  guaranteed.  ISvU-ly 


JOHN   LOCHHEAD'S 

Steam  Engine  Works, 

JXenle  street,  near  Mission,  San  Francisco. 

STEAM    ENGINES    OF  EVERY   DESCRIPTION    BUILT 
to  order— Marine,  Stationary,  or  Locomotive. 

HOISTING  AND  PUMPING  ENGINES, 

PORTABLE  ENGINES,   OF  ALL  SIZES, 

DONKEY   PUMPS,  Etc.,  Etc.,  Etc. 

The  attention  of  the  parties  engaged  in  shipping  or  inland 
navigation  is  called  to  the 

Superior  Workmannhlp 

of  Ma.  LOCHHEAD,  who  has  been  in  the  business  In  Snn 
Francisco  for  the  Inst  fourteen  venr.i.  nnd  rninvsthe  remi 
ration  of  having  huill  ONE  HUNDRED  AND  SEVENTEEN 
STEAM   ENGINES 

Screw  Propellors  of  all  kindrt.  and  Steam  Rnat  Machiner 
generally,  made  ti>  order,  and  warranted  to  give  perfect 
satisfaction  in  every  particular  2dviS.-3nt 


$Iw  pining  and  £ ritntifw  fwstf. 


91 


Iron  Trade. — The  magnitude  of  the  iron 
trade  of  which  Cleveland,  Ohio,  is  the  cen- 
ter, may  be  seen  from  the  fact  that  in  one 
week  8,180,000  pounds  were  received  at, 
and  1,470,000  pounds  were  shipped  from 
that  city. 

The  se-jrets  of  health  are  six  :  First,  keep 
warm.  Second,  eatregularly.  Third,  main- 
tain regular  bodily  habite.  Fourth,  take 
early  aud  very  light  suppers.  Fifth,  keep 
a  clean  skin.  Sixth,  get  plenty  of  sleep  at 
night—  Dr.  Hall. 


We  find  it  stated  that  the  bones  of  the 
soldiers,  horses  and  cattle  killed  at  Bull 
Run  are  being  gathered  by  the  owners  of 
the  soil  and  shipped  to  Baltimore,  where 
they  are  ground  for  fertilizers. 


American  una  Foi-cleo  PutenU.— Letters  Patent 
fjr  inveiuuracui)  be  secured  m  ttic  Dillted  State,  mid  foreign 
countries  tbrullKtl  too  MlltlNG  ami  SiiK.iTiric  1'kkss  I'atkxt 
AfiBitCT.  VTe  oiler  AiMillcnnts  reasonable  terms,  aud  they 
oti  rest  fttsnnd  el  u  strict  compliance  with  *>ur  obligations, 
■  iid  .lUiiuiu,  iierforumnce  Dl  all  contracts.  For  reference, 
we  .1.1  luruiMli  the  iniiiies  "I  nuiiieruun  iniius  ler  whuni 
we  have  obtained  jpatelits  durhie  llie  [nisi  two  yean. 


WE  ARE  NOW  OFFERING- 
OUK.    IMMENSE    STOCK 


Fine  Custom  Made  Clothing 


Gents'  Furnishing  Goods 

AT  t'KlCEM  THAT  DISFY  COMl'KTITKW. 
Our  Slock  of  Cluthlnir  Conal.l.  id 

ALL  THE  L.A.TJBST  STYLES 

BoTU  OP  MATERIAL  AND  n.VISU. 

A  Lurirc  Assortment  or 

Trunk*.  Vullaea,  Carpet  Hues,  lSliuiket.,  Etc., 

AT  KXTIIKATKLY   LOW  PIIIOKS. 

a.  it.  »rE  A.D  &  co., 

8vl0  Cor.  of  Washlnetoii  and  Sansome  streets. 


BLASTING  POWDER. 

PRICE,  $3.00  PER  KEG. 

— ALS0- 
POK'CIXG,  CANNON  AND    MUSKET 

POWDER, 

Of  superior  quality. 
FUBIH     AND      SHOT, 

Always  on  hantl  and  for  sale  at  the  office  of  tun 

CALIFORNIA  POWDER  WORKS, 

No.  318  California  Street. 

JOHN  F.  LOH3E,  Secretary. 

Kviiqr 


PACIFIC   POWDER  MILL 

COMPANY'S 

BLASTING   POWDER! 

MANUFACTURED 

XJX    MABIN    COUNTY, 

CALIFORNIA. 

TOa  SALE  BY 

H&YWARD  &  C0LEMAW, 

AGENTg, 

411  Front  Street,  San  Francisco. 

3vU-lm 


California  Steam  Navigation 

Hg^    COMPANY,        •■  '  7l 

Steamer  CAPITAL CAPT.  E.  A.  POOLE 

CHRYSOP0LI3 CAPT.  A.  FOSTER. 

YO-SEMITE. 

CORNELIA. CAPT.  W.BROMLEY 

"         JULIA. CAPT.  E.  CONCKLLX. 

One  of  the  aoove  steamers  leave  BROADWAY  WHARF 
at  *  o'clock  P.  M.  EVERY  DAY  {.Sundays  excepted),  for 
Sacramento  and  Stock  tun,  connecting  with  light-draft 
steamers  for  Marysville,  Colusa.  Oliico,  and  Bod  Bluff. 

timce  oi"  the  Company,  northeast  corner  of  Front  and 
Jackson  streets. 

JOUST  BJEX5LEX, 
13vl2  President. 


Machinists  and   Foundries. 


THE    PACIFIC    IEON    WOEK8, 

First  «fc  Fremont  Sts.,  between  Mission  &  Howard,  San  FraT,ncisco, 

The  proprietors  of  the  above  Works  invito  tho  attention  of  all  parties  interested  to  their  greatly  improved  and  une- 
qualed  facilities  lor  manufacturing  Steam  Engines  and  Boilers,  both  Marine  and  Stationary,  of  any  required  slue  mid 
pattern,  Quartz  Mills,  Amalgamating,  Pumping  and  Hoisting  Machinery  of  the  most  approved  construction.  Flour,  Saw, 
and  Sugar  Mills.  Water  Wheels,  Ac.,  Ac.  Our  pattern  list  Is  most  complete  and  extensive,  embracing  the  late  improve- 
ments in  all  classes  of  machinery  adapted  to  use  on  this  coast.  We  would  call  especial  attention  to  the  fact  that  we  have 
secured  the  exclusive  riuht  of  manufacture  for  the  Pacific  Coast  of  the  celebrated  Greene  Engine,  conceded  to  be  the 
most  economical  and  perfect  working  Engine  now  In  use.    We  are  also  exclusive  manufacturers  of  the  celebrated 

Krynn  Battery,  Vamey's  Amalgamator*  :1i,<1  Separator!.,  Ryer«on't>  .Superheated  Steam  Amal- 
tr.tm:i(  .hi.  aud  Kotary  traslicm,  Stone   Breaker*!,  «fec.    Orders  respectfully  Solicited. 

GODDARD  <fc  COMPANY. 


A.    S.    CHBHC11.  S.    D.    CLARK. 

CHURCH  &  CLARK, 

1MPORTEKS  AXD   DBALEKS   IN 

Mcditerra.nea.it  and  California 

FEUITS,   NUTS,   CONFEOTIONEKY,  Etc., 

A.VD   MAXUKACTUKKKS   OK 

FIRE     WORKS 

Of  every  description,  at  Ho,  40*  Front  St.,  San  Francisco. 

lovU-binUp 

O O 


NEW     YORK.     PRIC  ES  . 


C.   33.    C03L.X.I.LVS, 

No.  603  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco. 
EXCLUSIVE    AGESiT 

FOR  THE 

AMERICJJf 

WATCH    FACTORT. 

A  large  assortment  of  these 

Superior     "W  atches, 

In  Gold  aud  Silver  Cnsea, 

Constantly  on  hand,  and  sold    at   Factory 
prices.    Also, 

ENGLISH     AND    SWISS     WATCHES, 

Imported  directly  from    he  Manufacturers. 

The  American  Company  arc  now  making 

VERY    FINE     WATCHES    FOR    LADIES. 

aar  A  large  assortment   of  Gold    Chains 
and  Jewelry.  25vlo-em 


NEW     YORK     PRICKS. 


HAYWARD  &  COLEMAN, 

IMPORTERS  AND  REFINERS 
—  or  — 

Uluminating,   Lubricating, 

—  AND  — 

PAINT     OILS! 

CONSISTING   OP 

KEROSENE,    LARD,     SPERM,    ELEPHANT,     POLAR, 

TANNERS'.  NEATSFOOT,  BOILED  AND  RAW 

LINSEED,  CASTOR    AND  CHINA  NUT. 

—  ALSO,  — 

SPIRITS  QFTURPENTINE&  ALCOHOL 

Notk.  —  Wo  would  specially  call  the  attention  of  Mill 
owners  and  Engineers  to  our  superior  PARAFFINE  OIL, 
which  we  manufacture  from  the  California  Petroleum 
This  Oil  will  not  gum.  Machinery  thoroughly  eleuned  and 
lubricated  with  It  will  not  heat,  and  after  remaining  at  rest, 
can  he  started  without  cleaning  off. 

03>~  A  sample  can  of  our  Puramne  Oil  will  be  forwarded 
on  application  to  us,  as  we  desire  a  fair  and  impartial  trial. 

Lamps  and  Lamp  Stock  ! 

jjgj-  An  elegant  and  complete  assortment  on  hand.  «©C 
19vl3-3m  4=1'A  Front  street,  San  Francisco. 


Engraved  to  Order.— Persons  who  desire  to  illustrate 
their  individual  establishments  or  business,  should  sivc  us 
their  order*  for  Engraving  and  Printing,  mid  we  will  guar- 
antee £ood  work  and  reasonable  prices. 

DKWKY  .tCO.. 

Patent  Agcnia,  Publishers  aud  Job  Printers,  fiuii  Clay  St. 


m;eussdorffer, 

IVos.    635    and    637    Commercial    Street, 
WILL  INTRODUCE 

On  Saturday, February  O,  1867, 
An  Entirely  Hew  Style  of 

Cloth-  Cashmere  Hat 

"YACHT    IIEBTKIETTA," 

Which  arc  the  most  dressy  lint  ever  Introduced  on  tho 

Pacific  Coast. 
8Sr"Ca.H  ;md  see  them.  8vl4 


MACCAR0NI,  YERMICELLI, 


—  PASTE  ic^rAKX»JlA.>- 

(C706  SansomiTst.  706?) 


SAN 


FRANCISCO  pQ 


Miners'  Foundry 

—A.VJl  — 

machine:    works, 

Nos.  245  10  255  Fiest  Street, 

San  Fruuclaco. 

HOWL  AND,  ANGELL  &  KING, 

PH.OPKIETOKS, 

Manufacturers  of  Machinery  for 


W^SSBH^ 


International   Hotel, 

JACKSON       S  T  R,  IE  US  T  , 

BETWEEN  MONTGOMERY  AND  KEARNY  STS., 

SAN   FRANCESCO.  CAL. 

THIS  OLD  ESTABLISHED  HOUSE  IS  IN  PERFECT 
order  for  the  accommodation  of  attests.  Persons  sock- 
ing comfort  and  economy  will  find  this  the  best  Hotel  in 
the  city  to  atop  at.  The  Beds  are  new  and  in  good  order, 
and  the  Rooms  well  ventilated.  The  Table  will  always  be 
supplied  with  the  best  in  the  market. 

Prlees  varying  from  SI   SO  to  $2  per  day  for 

If  oar  d  and  Room. 

FINE  BATH   HOUSE  AND  BARBER  SHOP  ATTACHED 

TO  THE  HOUSE, 

JKS-  Teams  belonging  to  the  House  will  be  in  attendance 
at  all. the  boats  and  cars  to  convey  passengers  to  the  House 
freic  op  charge,  and  to  an  y  part  of  the  city  for  5©  cents 

sslvl2  F.  E.  WEYQANT,  Proprietor. 


QUARTZ  MILLS. 

SAW  Mli.i.s, 
POWDEK  MILLS, 


FLorn  MILLS, 

SPG  AH    MILLS, 
PAPER     MILLS, 


Steam  Engines  of  all  Kinds. 
Amalgamators  of  all  Kinds. 

MIXING  PUMPS,  HOISTING  WORKS, 

OIL  WELL  TOOLS,       ROCK.  BREAKERS, 

— AND — 

Machinery  and  Castings  of  all  kinds,  either 
of  Iron  or  Bras3. 

Boilers  and  Sheet  Iron  Work  in  all  its 
Branches. 

Shoe*  and  Dion  of  White  Iron,  manufactured 
Cor  tmtl  Imported  by  un  exprettdy  for  Uii*  pnr. 
pnae,  and  will  liiNt  XS  per  cent,  longer  than  uny 
other  made  on  this  eoa»t. 

Itumlnlroii  Screens,  of  any  degree  offlnenens, 
«  e  are  the  only  maniifact  urcrs  un  llih  ciinnt  of 
the"IIlekM  Elifflne,"  (lie  moat  e«.niuu<t,  »fniplo 
In  coutitruetlou.nnd  durable,  of  any  Engine  lu 
ime. 

W.  II.  HOWLAO, 
II.   I*-.  ANGELL, 

13vU-qr 


E.  T.  KIXG, 
CYRUS  PALMER, 


JAMES  MACKEN, 

COPPERSMITH, 

No.  S20  Fremont  «(.,  bet.  Howard  <&  Folsom 

All  kinds  of  COPPER  WORK  done  to  order  in  the  best 
manner.  Particular  attention  paid  to  Steamboat,  Sugar 
House  and  Distillery  work. 

Repairing  promptly  and  neatly  attended  to. 

lSvll 


Dr.  Hufeland's  Swiss  Stomach 
Bitters. 

THE  WORLD  RENOWNED  REPUTATION,  TOGETHER 
with  the  extensive  and  Increasing  demand  for  Dr.  Hufe- 
land's Swiss  Rlomnch  Bitters,  will  at  once  recommend  them 
to  the  favorable  notice  of  all  connoisseurs  and  lovers  of  a 
good  and  healthful  tnnic  and  Invljrnrator.  Asa  purifier  of 
the  blood,  acting- sun-ly,  yet  gently,  on  the  tccretlone  of 
liver  and  kidneys,  they  arc  unsurpassed  and  a  most  agreea- 
ble drink. 


For  sale  at  all  wholesale  and  retail  stores  on  t,ie  Pacific 
Coast,  aud  at  the  depot  of  TAYLOR  &  BEKDEL,  413  and 
415  Clay  street,  between  Sautomti  and  Battery,  San- Fran- 
cisco. 20vH-6m 


Piles  !    Files !    Piles ! 

NOT  PILES  OF  GOLD,  NOR  YET  OF  SILVER,  SO 
much  coveted  by  ail  men;  but  the  BLEEDING,  BLIND 
or  EXTERNAL  PILES,  can  bo  easily  and  speedily  cured  by 
the  use  of 

WOOD'S  SUB-POSITOBT. 

It  lsa  preparation  totally  distinct  from  anything  hcreto- 
fore-orFercd  as  a  remedy  for  this  painful  and  often  fatal 
complaint.  The  SUB-POSITOKY  is  neither  a  pill,  ponder, 
wash  or  salve,  and  yet  It  has  proved  to  be  a  certain  Rem. 
edy  for  the  Piles.  Do  not  doubt  this  assertion,  or  delay 
testing  the  truth  of  it  If  yon  are  troubled  Willi  the  Piles— 
you  will  not  be  deceived  ill  it. 

Sold  wholesale  aDd  retail  by  J.  II.  REDINGTON  &  CO., 
Nos.  416  and  418  Front  street;  GEO.  GRI3WOLD,  corner  of 
Mission  and  First   streets;   OLD  FAMILY  DRUG  STORE 
corner'Mission  aud  Second  streets;  UNITED  STATES  DKU 
STORE,  Bush  sttect,  between  Montgomery  and  Kearny. 

C.  WOOD,  Proprietor,  No.    63  Tehama  street,  betwe 
First  and  Second.  24vl4-3m 


JOHN    TAYLOR    &   CO. 

ISXIPOXlTJEIt©, 


ND    DEALERS    IN 


Jusu  I*i.i tolisHecl. 


J.   port 

the  Nervous  System  and  Reproductive 
addressing  and  mr-lo^in-'  twenty -live  ci1 
to\Seemary  PACIFIC  museum  OF 
gomery  street,  San  Franciaco. 


Hid  DISORDERS  of 
>igan>,  to  be  had  by 
its,  pojrtnae  stamps 

ANATOMY,    Mont- 
12?ia Jy 


ASSAYEHS'  MATERIALS, 

Druggists'  &  Chemists'  G-lasswar 

Fhotographio    ©toclc,   Etc 
513  and  511  Washington  Street, 

SAN  FRANCISCO. 


WE  are  receiving  direct  from  MESSRS.  LADD  <fe  OERT 
LINO  (London)  and  BEEKEK  &  SONS  (Antwerp.  Bel 
giuin}  their  superior 

ASSAY  AK»  RULLIOBT  J5ALANCE8, 

And  from  France  and  Germany,  as  well  as  the  Eastern 

States,  FURNACES.  ClU'Cli:  I,E.-\  MUFFLES,  BLOW-PIPE 
CASES,  GOLD  SCALES,  CHEMICAL  GLASSWARE,  and 
evrv  article  required  lor  ASSAY  OFFICES,  LARORATO 
RIES,  etc.  We  have  given  (his  branch  of  our  business  par 
ticiilar  attention. in  select  such  article's  as  are  necessary 
in   the  development  of  the  mineral  wealth  of  this  coast. 

\    Full   Assortment    of    DRUGGISTS'    GLASSWARE    and 
DRUGGISTS'  SUNDRIES,  AGIOS  and   CHEMICALS,  eon 

UvIO-tf 


92 


Sbe  pining  mil  MmMk  ftttt. 


Business  Cards. 


H.  C.  HOWARD, 

Member  of  the  San  Francisco   Stock  and 

Exchange  Board, 

(Exclusively  commission  business,) 

No.  436  California  street,  next  door  below  Montgomery. 
25vl4qr 


Charles  S.  "Whitman, 

Special   Advocate   in   Patent 

Cases,  and  Solicitor  of  Patents.    Office,  511 

Seventh  street  (near  Patent  Office) 

Washington,  D.  C. 

Circulars,  Containing  valuable  Information  to  Inventors, 

23vli-6ra  forwarded  gratis. 


NATHANIEL  CRAT. 


H.  H.  GRAY. 


N.   GRAY  &  CO., 

UNDER     TA-ISLERS, 
6*1  Sacramento  St.,  cor.  Webb,  San  Francisco. 


SAN  PEANOISCO  MILL. 
HOBBS    &  GILMORfi, 

MEmniactiirers      of      Soxes, 

Market  street,  between  Beale  and  Main. 
For  Sale.— Mahogany,  Spanish  Cedar,  and  other  Fancy 
Woods.  4vl5-3in 


-TTSE- 
EMEBY  *  BATON'S 

GEEEN  SEAL   SMOKING  TOBACCO. 

16v»-6m  No.  618  Battery  street. 


Schmieden  &  Shotwell, 

Stock  and  Money  Brokers,  and  dealers  in  Government 
Bonds,  State,  City  and  County  Securities,  Gas,  Water  and 
Insurance  Stocks,  etc.,  southwest  coiner  of  California  nnd 
Sansome  streets,  opposite  Bank  of  California.        Ivl5-6m 


ISAAC   B.   DAVIS.  ■     HKNHY  CO  WELL. 

DAVIS  &  COWELL, 

DEALERS  IN 

Santa   Cruz   Lime,  Cement, 

PLASTER,  HAIR,  LATH  AND  LATH  NAILS. 
Marble  Dust.  Fire-Bricks,  Fire'-Clay,  Fire  Tiles  of  all  sizes. 


REMOVAL. 

The  well  known  establishment  of 

LUCY   &   HYMES, 

HANUFACTCRKIIS  OF 

Genuine  Pale  and  Chemical 
OLIVE    SOAPS, 

Has  been  removed  from  Beale  street,  between  Mission  and 
Howard,  to  BRANNAN  STREET,  between  Eighth  and 
Ninth,  and  greatly  enlarged. 

The  capacity  ot  this  establishment  Is  now  the  largest  on 
the  Pacific  Coast.  It  is  now  in  full  operation,  and  prepared 
to  supply  the  demand  of  the  trade. 

Office— 319  C        to,  «.ia    St.,  San   Francisco. 
IvISqr 

We  take  occasion  to  inform  our  friends  and  customers 
that  wo  have  sold  our  entire  stock  In  warehouse,  also  in- 
voice to  arrive,  to  Messrs.  N.  P.  CuLE  &  CO.,  312  mid  314 
Pino  street.  The  whole  forms  a  most  complete  and  desira- 
ble assortment  of  FURNITURE,  and  well  merits  attention 
before  purchasing  elsewhere.  J.  PEIRCE  &  CO. 


FURNITURE. 


Wo  beg  leave  tc  call  the  attention  of  the  public  to  our 
warerooms, 

lVos.  313  and  314=  Pine  Street. 

Having  purchased  the  entire  stock  of  Messrs.  J.  Pcirce  A 
Co.,  and  in  addition  to  our  largo  iuvoice  from  our  factory 
at  the  East,  we  are  prepared  to  till  allordersprompt.lv,  both 
WHOLESALE  AND  RETAIL,  and  call  the  attention  of  the 
public  to  our  salesroom,  as  containing  the  most  complete 
assortment  of  desirable  goods  on  this  coast 


2vl5-lqr 


N.  F.  COLE  <fc  CO. 


BROWN  &  CO., 
^     HATTEBN,    3 

Importer*   and    Manufacturer*    of    the 

LATEST    STYLES, 
A-t    Wo.    133    Kearny    Street. 

KB-CALL  AND  SEE  THEM-SS 
4vI5qr 


FAIRBANKS  PATENT 


PLATFORM   SCALES! 

Also,  large  Scales  for  weighing  loaded  wagons  of  Ore,  Hay, 
etc.,  from  6,000  to  40,000  pounds  capacity.  Manufacturers' 
Branch  House, 

FAIKBAARS  A  HUTCHINSON, 

— ^o     j,,        «  j.  ,120  ^lfornia  street,  San  Francisco. 
JSrSend  for  a  Catalogue,  24vUoow6m 


Trades  and  Manufactures. 


WM-  BAHTLING. 


HKNRT  KIMBALL. 


BAHTLING  &   KIMBALL, 
BOOKBINDERS, 

Paper  Rulers  and  Blank  Book  Manufacturers. 

505  Clay  street,  (southwest  cor.  Sansome), 
16yI2-3m  SAN  FRANCISCO. 


JOHN    DANIEL, 

(SUCCESSOR  TO  0.  GOBI) 

MABBLE     WORKS, 

No.  421  Pino  at  bet  Montgomery  and  Kearny,  San  Francisco 

Mantel*,  Monuments,  Tombs,  Plumbers'  Slab* 
Etc.,  On  hand  and  Manufactured  to  order. 
t3-  Ooods  shipped  to  ail  parts  of  the  State.    Orders  re 
ipectfulb  solicited.  5v8-3m 


Palmer's  Patent 

ARTIFICIAL    LEG, 

Manufactured  in  Philadelphia,  Penn, 

JAR  VIS    JEWETT,    AGENT. 
213  Montgomery  Street,  San  Francisco.  lOvS-lra 


HUCKS  &  LAMBERT, 

SOLE  MANUFACTURERS  OF  THE  CELEBRATED 

it?-  H.  &  L.  sa 
A  X  JL.  E      G-  K,  E  A.  N  E  , 

Natoma  Street  and  North  Beach, 
Zvl3-3m  SAN  FRANCISCO. 


HARRIS    BROS., 

OUTLEES,  LOCKSMITHS,  BELLHANGEES 

Ajrjtd   Moclel    Malcers. 
SOS  Leidesdorff  street,  bet.  Sacramento  and  Commercial, 
SAN  FRANCISCO.  21vl4-tf 


LEATHER  HOSE  AND  BELTING, 

ALL   SIZES. 

SUCTION    HOSE   MADE    TO   ORDER 

At  short  notice,  by 

M.  M.   COOK   <&  SOIV, 

No.  SOI  Battery  street, 

I3vl3-3m  SAN  FBANC1SCO. 


SAN    FRANCISCO 

Cordage  Manufactory  ! 

CONSTANTLY  ON  HAND   A  LARGE  ASSORTMENT 
—  OF  — 

M  A  NI TL.  A    COKDAGE, 

"Whale  Line,  Bale  Rope,  etc., 

Manufactured  from  Pure  Manila  Hemp. 

Office,  at  TUBBS  k  CO'S.  all  and  613  Front  street 
tS~  Manuiactory  at  the  Potrero.  Ilvl4-lq 


E.    POWER, 

WOOD    CAEVEE 

—  AND  — 

Composition  Ornament  Manufacturer. 
Designing,  Modeling  and  Patterns 

FOR    CASTING. 

INTERIOR    DECORATIONS    OF  ALL    DESCRIPTIONS, 

In  Wood,  Composition  and  Metal. 

Nos.  311  and  313  Market  street,  San  Francisco. 
25vl4-qy 


J.  M.   STOCKMAN, 

Manufacturer  of 
X»JlTT3BR1VS     AlVTJ     MODELS, 

(Over  W.  T.  Garratt's  Brass  Foundry,) 
S.  E.  Corner  of  Mission  and  Fremont  sta., 

6vl4tf  SAN  FRANCISCO 


J.   H.    WHITE.  JACOB    KRAMER. 

Petroline    Oil    Works, 
J.  H.  WHITE  &  CO., 

No.  109  Commercial  street,  San  Francisco, 

Are  now  manufacturing 

LUBRICATING  OILS  &  AXLE  CREASE, 

From  Petroleams  of  California,  and  ask  to  be  encouraged 
by  the  citizens  of  California.  As  a  home  production  in  all 
their  parts,  these  Lubricators  are  equal  to  any  in  the 
market,  and  surpass  all  others  fcr  cleansing  off  gum  caused 
by  the  use  of  animal  oils  which  contain  atearinc  and  marga- 
rin,  which  soon  become  acid.  Afair  trial,  at  the  low  price 
asked,  is  all  that  we  solicit  25vl4tf 


THE0D0EE  KALLENBEEG, 

Machinist,  Maker  of  Models  for  Inventors, 

Scales,  Weights,  Dies,  Stamps,  Drawing  and  Philosophical 

Instruments,  etc. 

No.  lO  Stevenson  street,  near  First,  San  Francisco. 

,3y-Repniring  promptly  attendod  to.  3vl5tf 


REMOVAL. 

HINCKLEY    &    CO., 

Fulton    Foundry   and    Iron    Works, 

Have  removed  their  works  to  the 

Si,  E*  corner  Fremont  and  Tehama  streets. 

6vI5tf 


SDD30HIBKBS  who  do  not  rcccivo  the  mHing  and  Scientific 
Press  in  dntf  time,  are  requested  to  inform  the  publisher*. 


Professional  Cards. 


SHERMAN  DAT, 
Mining**  3£iig;ixieet*9 

No.  114  Montgomery  Block,  San  Francisco, 

Will  examine,  survey  and  report  upon  mines,  end  consult 
and  advise  concerning  investments  in  mining  property,  or 
the  machinery  management  and  expenditures  of  mines. 


FREDERICK  MAKSELL. 

Mechanical  &  Architectural  Draughtsman, 

No.  422  California  street,  corner  of  Leidsdorff. 

Drawings  of  Models  made  for  parties  applying  for  pa 
ents  at  Washington  or  London.  mai-23-tf. 


E.  V.  JOICE, 

NOTA.K.Y       PUBLIC, 

Basement  of  New  Merchants'  Exchange,  California  street, 
3vl5tf  SAN  FRANCISCO. 


JAMES   M.   TAYLOB, 

Attorney  and  Counsellor  at  Law, 

Court  Block,  636   Clay  Street, 

SAN   FRANCISCO. 
2vl5-lqy 


ISAAC  LOBREE  &  CO., 
,  GOLDEN  STATE  POTTERY,® 

A.NTIOCH,  OIL.  <iB0 

,  Office  in  San  Pranclsco,  516  Commercial  at.    ^^ 
Constantly  on  hand  a  large  assortment  of  Earthenware, 
Fire  IBrifclts,  Fire  Clay,  and  Stoneware, 


J.  N.  ECKEL,  M.  D., 
Homceopathio    Physloian 

226  Post  Street,  San  Francisco. 
24vl4yr 


DR.  H.  AUSTIN, 

DENTIST, 

IVo.  634,  Washington  Street, 
Between    Montgomery    and    Kearny    Streets 

[OTKB  SAK  FRANCISCO  BATHS] 

SAN  FRANCISCO.  20vl0-o.y 


J.  W".  WINTER, 

DENTIST.      «^§B5 


Office,  647  Clay  street San  Francisco. 

First-class  gold  fillings  for  S3,  as  good  as  anv  dentist  can 
produce  in  the  city.  Dr.  Winter  has  practiced  Deutlstry 
twenty  yeara— fifteen  in  this  State.  For  a  lull  upper  set  cf 
gum  teeth,  on  vulcanite  base,  from  $20  to  $36.  Teeth  ex- 
tracted without  pain  by  local  application.  18vU-tf 


RADICAL  CURE 

— OF— 

RUPTURE 


-£ 


Treatment  of  all  Deformities  of  the  Body,  by  DR.  A. 
FOLLEAU'S  process.  024  Washington  street,  iip  stairs, 
Washington  Baths  Building,  between  Montgomery  and 
Kearny  streets. 

DR.  A.  FOLLEAU   * 

Has  his  studies  and  manufactories  in  the  same  building. 

Every  kind  of  Apparatus,  Trusses,  orthopedic  Instru- 
ments, Artificial  Limbs,  etc,  are  manufactured  and  applied 
by  himself. 

a3F~£Te  has  no  connection  with  any  Agency.  21yll-ltptf 


MECHANICS'    ITVSTXTTJTE. 

Resources  of  California. 

THE  MECHANICS'  INSTITUTE  of  San  Francisco,  here- 
by offer  a  PREMIUM  of  ONE  THOUSAND  ($1,000)  DOL- 
LARS for  the  best  Essay  on  the  "  RESOURCES  OP 
CALIFORNIA,  AND  BEST  METHOD  OF  DEVELOPING 
THE  SAME,"  under  the  following  conditions:  One-half  of 
the  premium  in  cash  on  the  certified  award  of  tho  Com- 
mittee of  Judges,  and  the  balance  from  the  first  proceeds  of 
sale*  of  the  successful  work,  which  is  to  belong  to,  and  will 
be  published  by,  the  Institute. 

The  Essays  are  to  be  handed  in  to  the  Librarian  of  the 
Institute  on  or  before  the  FIRST  DAY  OF  JUNE,  1868,  and 
the  award  will  be  made  by  the  Judges  at  the  opening  of  the 
Industrial  Exhibition,  which  is  to  be  held  in  August  or  Sep 
tember  following.  The  Essay  should  be  divided  into  three 
great  heads,  viz. :  Mineral,  Agricultural  and  Industrial  Re- 
sources, with  proper  subdivisions  of  eachsubject.  Itshould 
be  sufficient  in  quantity  to  form  a  duodecimo  (12mo)volumc 
of  from  250  to  300  pages  long  primer  type,  solid. 

Writers  will  sign  their  articles  in  cypher,  and  send  their 
names  and  address  in  sealed  envelopes,  which  will  he  kept 
in  a  secure  place  by  the  Institute,  and  only  be  opened  when 
tlic  award  is  made.  The  manuscripts  of  unsuccessful 
writers  will  be  returned  to  them  without  publicity. 

Tho  Committee  of  Judges  have  the  right  to  reject  all 
Essays  in  case  they  do  not  consider  them  worthy  of  publi- 
cation or  the  premium.  No  further  instructions  than  are 
contained  In  this  advertisement  will  be  given  to  this  Com 
mittce,  nor  will  they  be  subjected  to  any  advice  from  the 
officers  or  members  of  tho  Institute  in  regard  to  their  pro- 
posed action.  All  manuscript  submitted  must  be  in  clear 
legible  writing,  so  as  to  admit  of  easy  rcading.l 

The  following  named  gentlemen ,  who  have  been  selected 
for  their  well  known  ability,  public  spirit  and  integrity  o 
purpose,  will  compose  the  Committee  of  Judges: 
Hon.  Fred'k  F.  Low,  Maj.  Gen.  H.  W.  Halleck,  TJ. 


Prof.  J.  D.Whitney, 

James  Otis, 

Wm.  Governeur  Morris, 


S.A., 
Prof.  W.  B.  Ewer, 
B.  N.  Bugbey. 


By  order  of  the  Board  of  Directors. 

D.  E.  HAYES,  Secretary. 
San  Francisco,  June  12, 1867.  24vH-2m 


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From  tho  commencement  of  Volume  XV  of  the  Mining 
and  Scientific  Pbebs,  ouly  a  limited  number  of  copies  will 
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bcribe  at  once 


Metallurgy. 


BOALT  «fc  STETEPELDT, 

Metallurgists  and  Mining  Engineers 

AUSTIN,  STKVABA. 

Western  Branch   of  ADELBERQ  i.  RAYMOND,  No.  90 
Broadway,  New  York.  llvll 


Q.   W.  HAYHARD.  J.  H.  T1EMAKH. 

M-eVYlV-AJWD   &.  TIEM-eVNlV, 

Mining  Engineers  and  Metallurgists 

340  Pearl  street.  New  York, 

— AMD— 

CENTRAL   CITY,   COLORADO. 

19vl2-ly 


EUROPEAN 

METALLURGICAL    WORKS, 

AND 

Practical    BXixiiug    School, 
Bryant  Street,  Between.  Tuird  and  Fourth, 

SAN   FRANCISCO. 

THE  Proprietors  are  at  all  times  prepared  to  work  or  test 
Ores  sent  to  this  establishment — either  In  large  or  small 
quantities— by  such  process  as  may  be  found  best  adapted  to 
their  chemical  character,  after  a  cpreful  analysis  has  been 
made.  Test  lots  of  Ore  adapted  id  the  smelting  process  at- 
tended to.  Sulphurct,  pyritous,  and  the  (so-called)  "rebel- 
lous  ores,"  arehaving  especial  attention  paid  to  their  suc- 
cessful treatment.  Assaying  in  the  humid  and  dry  way. 
Also,  refining  by  cupellation,  done  at  moderate  rates. 

PRACTICAL  MINING  SCHOOL. 

The  proprietors— encouraged  by  numerous  applications 
from  gentlemen  desirous  of  pursuing  the  study  of  practical 
metallurgy— have  concluded  to  admit  parties  on  reasonable 
terms.  Having  In  their  Mill  all  the  necessary  appli- 
ances for  crushing,  roasting,  amalgamating,  smelting,  re- 
fining and  assaying,  as  also  a  well  extended  Laboratory  for 
the  analysis  of  Ores  and  Minerals,  a  good  opportunity  la 
here  offered  to  acquire  a  sound  practical  knowledge  of  the 
business. 

S.  P.  Kimball,  J  R.  Murpht. 

10V10 


J.  A.  BAUER, 
G  liemical    Laboratory, 

AND  DRUG  STORE, 

64.4  TVanhlncton  Street.  [Established  1849..  1 

SAN  FRANCISCO. 

Careful  Analyses  made  of 

Ores,    Minerals,    Waters,    Oils,    Liquors,] 
Wines,  Products  of  Art,  etc. 

Pharmaceutical  Preparations  Made  to  Order. 

Opinions  given  on  Chemical  Questions  and  Geology. 

DSP-Part  Icular  attention  paid  to  Analyses  of  all  kinds,  n 
cases  where  legal  questions  arc  involved. 

Pure  Nitric  Acid,  Nitrate  of  Silver,  Gold  Chloride,  Platin 
Chloride,  Sudium  Amalgam,  Sulphate  of  Copper,  etc.,  for 
sole.  12vl4-6m 


LACOUR'S 


SARSAPARIPHERE 
BITTERS 


Have  so  speedily  grown  in  favor  that  their  unrivalled  sale 
has  attracted  remarks  and  criticisms  of  the  trade.  Jealousy 
attributes  the'r  success  to  the  fineness  of  their  general 
style,  and  principally  to  the  originality  and  hcautv  of  the 
bottle,  which  was  conceived  and  manufactured  by  Califor- 
nia artists.  MR.  LACOUR,  an  energetic  promoter  of  Cali- 
fornia resources,  desired  tu  show  that  Caliinrnin  has  no 
need  of  being  tributary  to  other  countries  for  talent  or 
mechanical  industry. 

The  cause  of  their  success  is  the  great  benefit  they  havo 
been  to  the  large  number  who  have  already  used  them. 

illR.  LACOUR  is  a  graduate  of  the  Polytechnic  Institute 
of  France,  and  adds  to  a  thorough  knowledge  of  Chemistry 
many  years  of  experience;  and,  after  a  long  and  careful 
experimental  study,  has  been  enabled  to  offer 

T.^COTJR.»S 

SARSAPARIPHERE    BITTERS. 

They  arc  the  most  efficient  Blood  Purifier,  because  they 
combine  with  the  wholesome  Sarsapurillii,  ■which  operates 
by  cutaneous  excretions,  and  other  substances  which  gently 
stimulnte  the  secretions  of  the  lower  glands  and  organs, 
render  digestion  easy,  obviate  costlveneaN  and  remove  reg- 
ularly evtry  impurity  uf  the  blood. 

They  are  unrivalled  as  a  remedy  for  Sci  ol'ula,  Dyspepsia, 
Constipation,  Liver  Complaint,  Nervous  Aflcctions,  Uolie, 
Intermittent  Fevers,  and  nil  diseases  arising  Iron,  impurity 
of  the  Blood  or  Costivcncss. 


Who    Takes    Them  ? 

The  Old  Man 

Takes  them  as  a  gentle  stimulant  and  mild  rej  uvcimtor. 
The  Young  Man 

Takes  them  to  regulate  his  system,  prevent  disease,  and 

stimulate  to  new  life  his  overtasked  body. 

The  Young  Woman 

Takes  fhonj  to  secure  regularity  in  her  habits;  to  tint  her 

cheeks  with  the  bluoin  of  health,  to  give  a  sparkle 

to  her  eyes,  and  sweetness  to  her  breath. 

The  Husband 

Takes  them  to  promote  vitality,  give  strength  to  the  bodv, 

peace  to  Ihe  mind,  and  with  his  health,  wealth 

and  comfort  to  all  his  family. 


Takes  them  to  invigorate  and  strengthen  her  system,  andaa 

an  aid  to  nature  in  regulating  her  periodical  sickness. 

Children 

Take  them  as  a  gentle,  yet  effective  tonic. 

The  Dashaway 

Takes  them  as  a  mild,  pure  stimulant,  containing  none  of 

the  deleterious,  essentialand  iusiloilsof  forbidden  drinks. 

The  Inebriate 

Takes  them  to  glvo  tone  to  his  poisoned  stomach  and  allay 
the  fearful  longings  for  strong  drink  with  a  stimu- 
lant that  does  not  madden  or  destroy. 
The  Traveler 

Takes  them  to  prevent  sea  sickness,  and  secure  his  health 
against  change  of  climate. 

Everybody    Takes    TJiem  I 

PRO  BONO  publico: 

2vl5-6m 


! 


$he  pining  and  £mntifw  j§tt»». 


93 


To  Those  Whose  Interests  "We  Rep- 
resent. 

While  there  is  every  reason  for  gratification 
at  tin'  circulation  which  this  journal  lias 
already  reached,  we  are  yet  well  aware  that 
there  are  great  numlwrs  of  miners,  mechan- 
ics and  lovers  of  science  to  whom  it  might 
be  made  a  source  of  much  usefulness  and 
profit  We  feel  no  hesitation  or  modesty 
in  urging  the  claims  of  the  paper  upon  the 
attention  of  all  for  whose  especial  benefit 
its  publication  is  intended,  lieing  the  only 
journal  of  the  kind  this  side  of  the  Rocky 
Mountains,  and  having  a  wide  circulation 
distributed  throughout  all  the  States  and 
Territories  on  the  Pacific  coast,  and  among 
the  most  intelligent  and  thriving  portion  of 
our  people,  it  presents  a  new  and  valuable 
medium  for  advertising — a  feature  which 
our  columns  show  for  themselves,  is  quite 
generally  appreciated. 

New  subscriptions  will  be  received  at  all 
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terested or  benefited  by  the  paper,  will  con- 
fer a  favor  both  upon  them  and  us  by  calling 
th?ir  attention  to  this  matter,  and  at  this  time 
By  so  doing  they  will  place  us  under  still 
greater  obligations  to  themselves,  and  enable 
us  by  its  increased  receipts,  to  add  still 
more  to  the  value  of  the  paper.  It  is 
thus  that  in  the  growing  welfare  of  the 
country  and  people,  this  journal  hopes  to 
find  its  due  share  of  prosperity,  and  a  fan- 
reward  for  its  efforts  in  behalf  of  science,  of 
industry  and  of  progress. 

We  trust  that  it  is  needless  to  urge  upon 
onr  readers  the  necessity  of  promptly 
renewing  their  subscriptions.  The  two  in- 
dexes for  volumes  XII  and  XI II,  which 
we  have  already  published,  and  the  500 
ample  pages  of  reading  matter,  apart  from 
advertisments,  to  say  nothing  of  our  numer- 
ous engravings  and  illustrations,  speak  more 
for  the  value  which  we  give  for  the  price  of 
a  year  s  subscription  than  we  can  say  in 
this  connection.  For  the  next  year  we  can 
Bafely  promise  even  more.  Increased  ex- 
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will  secure  this.  Everything  that  untiring 
industry  and  reasonable  expense  can  accom- 
plish, will  be  done  to  render  the  Mining 
and  Sctentifio  Press  a  journal  which  shall 
be  creditable  to  the  interests  which  it  repre- 
sents, and  of  special  value  to  its  readers. 

Jan.  1,  1867. 


To  the  Legal  Voters  of  the  City  and  County 
of  San  Francisco. 

Prompted  alike  by  a  sense  or  duty  to  myself  and  to  the 
public,  and  in  compliance  with  the  request  of  several  hun- 
dred citizens,  tax  payers  and  friends  of  the  Public  Schools, 
representing  the  different  political  sentiments,  religious 
creeds,  nationalities  and  classes  of  the  San  Francisco  com- 
munity, I  hereby  announce  myself  an  Independent  Candi- 
date, at  the  approaching;  election,  for  tho  otllce  of  Superin- 
tendent of  Public  Schools.  In  co  doing.  I  deem  it  proper  to 
Bay  that  I  do  not  thereby  appeal  from  the  decision  of  any 
pirty  or  convention,  but  simply  think  It  a  matter  of  right, 
and,  under  existing  circumstances,  eminently  fit  to  refer 
tbe  subject  ol  my  candidacy  directly  to  the  people,  the  par- 
ties Inicrcsleil;  and  I  think  I  may  properly  solicit,  and 
wph  reason  expect,  the  continued  support  of  the  friends  of 
education,  and  that  of  all  others  who  think  I  have  faith- 
fully mid  usefully  discharged  my  duties  during  the  past 
two  years  in  the  office  to  which  I  seek  a  re-election. 

I  am  Induced  to  ask  your  support,  and  the  more  readily 
comply  with  the  wishes  of  personal  friend*  and  the  friends 
of  Public  Schools  In  becoming  a  candidate,  since  I  ain  in- 
vited to  do  so  "  without  respect  to  political  considerations, 
which  li  Is  thought  should  be  disregarded  In  the  choice  of 
Fchnol  officers."  Having  devoted  the  heat  years  or  my  Ilfo 
to  ihe  education  of  ihc  young  and  to  the  Interests  of  this 
city  and  the  Slate  In  that  connection,  I  feel  it  but  just  to 
myself  and  to  the  public  which  I  have  served,  If  success 
has  attended  my  labors,  that  I  should  not  be  thrown  out  of 
a  position  of  public  usefulness  and  from  needed  employ- 
ment, for  no  belter  reason  than  that  another,  however 
competent,  wants  my  posldon,  and  seeks  to  ho  placed  on  it 
through  preliminary  political  management  and  the  discip- 
line of  a  parly  organization.  Such  others  nsthink  with  me 
In  that  respect,  and  believe  a  change  of  officers  in  the  post 
tlon  I  occupy  Is  uncalled  for  at  the  present  time,  and  tbnt 
tny  re  election  would  subserve  tho  Interests  of  the  Public 
School  Department  of  this  city,  arc  respectfully  requested 
to  give  utterance  to  that  effect  by  casting  thelrvotes  for  me 
at  the  approaching  election. 

Profoundly  thankful  for  your  generous  support  in  a  for 
mor  election,  I  remain,  respectfully. 

Ran  Francisco.  Jnlv29lh,  18C7. 


TAEMEES'    AND    MECHANICS' 

BANK    OF    SAYINGS. 

»»5  San  so  me  street,  near  California. 

Incorporated  under  the  Act  of  the  Legislature  of  California, 
approved  April  1  m. ,  1862. 

CAPITAL*    STOCK,     i     :      i     i     :     i     $150,000. 

DIRECTORS: 
N.  C.  Fassctt,  George  M.  Condee,     Reuben  Morton, 

O.  H.  Wheeler,       Isaac  E.  Davis,  Jmncs  Laidley, 

Henry  Duiton.        B,  H   Freeman.  Samuel  L.  Palmer. 

G.  H.  WHEELER,  Cashier.    N.  C.  FASSETT,  President. 

Deposits  received  in  gold,  silver  or  currencv,  payable  iu 
like  kind,  at  sight.  Funds  may  be  sent  by  express,  or  in 
registered  packages  by  mail.  Receipts  will  be  promptly 
film 'shed. 

We  will  receive  Oold  Dust  and  Bullion,  for  refining  or 
assay;  make  advances  on  the  same,  and  return  proceeds 
promptly. 

Best  Bankers'  Drafts,  on  all  parts  of  the  world,  furnished 
at  lowest  raies,  by  addressing  us.  Write  names  plain. 
Cheeks  of  hll  banks  taken. 

Money  loaned  only  on  flrst-class  security,  safety  being 
our  first  consideration. 
The  HlKhe»t  Kate*,  of  Interest  paid  oa   Gold 

.Deposit*. 
DEPOSITS  RECEIVED  IN  SUMS  OF  $1  AND  UPWARDS. 

Wo  will  keep  safely  all  bonds  deposited  with  us;  collect 
and  remit  the  interest  t<i  our  friends  in  the  couutry,  as  may 
be  directed.    For  further  particulars,  address 

FARMERS' AND  MECHANICS'  BANK, 

2vl5-6meow  San  Francisco. 


Mineral  Land  Law  Blanks 

fou    s.u.i:. 

We  arc  prepared  to  furnish  any  of  the  following 
blanks  us</<l  in  lecoriog  patents  for  landa  under  the 
National  Mineral  Land  Act  of  1866  : 

I.  Applicants'  Declaratory  Statement. 

II.  Diagram,  Description  of  Diagram  and  Bound- 

aries, nnd  Notice. 

III.  Itc-.'ister'h  Order  for  Publication — with  No- 

lice. 

IV.  Deposition  that  Notice  has  been  Posted. 

V.  Application  for  Survey  Eld 

Pricks. — Single  blanks,  10  cents;  75cts  per  doz- 
en ;  Si  per  hundred — postage  paid. 

Pamphlet    containing   the  Law  and  the  Instruc- 
tions  uf  the  General  Land    Commissioner,   post 
paid,  25  eta.     Address         DEWKY  &  CO., 
Mining  and  Scientific  Press,  San  Francisco. 


New  Mining  Advertisements. 


Adella    Oold    M  Inlng    Company,  Rock    Creek., 

Sierru  County,  California. 

Notice  i  1  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  tho  fifth  day  of  Au- 
gust, 1867,  mi  assessment  of  fifty  cents  per  share  was  levied 
upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company,  payable  Imme- 
diately, tn  United  Stales  gold  and  sliver  coin, "to  the  Secre- 
tary, A   0.  TArLoa,  No.  4:9  Pacific  street,  San  Francisco. 

Any  stuck,  unun  winch  sutd  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
puid  on  the  filth  day  ul  September,  1807,  shall  be  deemed 
delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  fur  sale  nt  public 
uuctlon,  und  unless  payment  shall  he  made  before,  will  be 
sold  on  Friday,  the  twentieth  day  of  September,  1867. 
to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of 
advertising  and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  tho  Board 
of  Trustees. 

A.  C.  TAYLOR,  Secretary. 

Office,  429  Pacific  street.  San  Francisco,  CaL  aulO 


Hudicoiu  Copper  Milling:  Company.    Locution  t 

Low  Divide  District,  Del  Norte  County,  California. 

Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  tho  twentieth  day 
of  July,  1867,  an  assessment  of  ten  cents  (lOcJ  per  share 
was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company, 
payable  Immediately  in  United  States  gold  and  silver  coin, 
to  the  Secretary,  atthe  ^Etna  Iron  Works,  Fremont  street, 
bctweon  Howard  and  Folsoin,  San  Francisco,  Cul. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  ahull  remain 
unpaid  on  the  ninth  (9th)  day  September,  1867,  shall  be 
deemed  delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale 
at  public  uuctlon,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  before, 
will  be  sold  on  Monday,  the  thirtieth  day  of  Scpiember,  1867. 
to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of 
advertising  and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees. 

JOHN  0.  HANSCOM,  Secretary. 

Office,  at  the  ./Etna  Iron  Works,  Fremont  street,  between 
Howard  and  Folsom,  Sun  Francisco.  Office  hours:  from  8 
A    M.  luLM.  auXO 


Silver  Sprout    Mining  Company. — Location   of 

Works  and  Mines:  Kearsarge  District,  Inyo  County,  Cal. 

Notice  is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  sixth  day  of  a tigu.-t, 
1867,  an  assessment  of  twenty  dollars  ($20}  per  share  was 
levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company,  payable 
Iramedlmely,  in  United  States  gold  coin,  to  the  Secretary, 
at  the  Company's  office,  408  California  street,  San  Fran- 
cisco, Cal. 

Any  stock  upon  whlchsaldassessmcntshall  remain  unpaid 
on  the  tenth  day  of  September,  1867,  shall  be  deemed  delin- 
quent, and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auction, 
and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  before,  will  be  sold 
on  Thursday,  the  tweniy-slxth  day  of  September,  1867,  to 
pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of  ad- 
vertising and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees. 

T.  B.  WINGARD,  Secretary. 

Office,  403  California  street,  San  Francisco.  aulO 


To  Capitalists, 


GOLD   QUARTZ    MINE,    SITUATED   IN    CALAVERAS 
County,  with  steam  mill  fitted  up  with  Amalgamating 
Puns,  eic.,  FOR  SALE.    The  mine  has  three  main  veins,  and 
more  than  $80,000  have  been  spent  in  opening  them  and  com- 
pleting the  mill.    Good  wagon  roads  all  the  wav.    Apply  to 
BELLOC  FKERES,  Bankers, 
23vIS-6m  636  Clay  street,  San  Francisco. 


Mining   Notices— Continued. 


Chlplonena-  Mini  lit:   Company— District  of  "Cre*, 

Sonora,  Mexico. 

Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  ot 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  eleventh  day 
of  July,  1867,  an  assessment  of  five  dollars  (S5)  per 
share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company, 
payable  immediately,  In  Uniicd  States  gold  and  silver 
coin,  to  the  Secretary,  313  California  street,  San  Francisco, 
California. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid on  the  iwclfth  day  of  August,  1867,  shall  be  deemed 
delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale  at  public 
auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  before,  will  be 
sold  on  Monday,  the  second  day  of  September,  1867,  to 
pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of  ad- 
vertising and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees. 

JOHN  F.  LOHSE,  Secretary. 

Office,  318  California  street,  up-stairs,  San  Francisco.    jylS 


Camaroro    Oold    und    Silver    Mining:    Company, 

Lander  County,  Nevada. 

Notice.— There  are  delinquent,  upon  the  following  de< 
scribed  stock,  on  account  of  assessment  levied  on  the 
twenty-first  day  of  June,  1867,  the  several  amounts  set 
opposite  the  names  of  the  respective  shareholders,  as  fol 
lows: 

Names.  No.  Certificates.    No.  Shares.    Amount. 

C«mp.  James 11  5  $100  00 

Drinkhouse,  J  A 6  3  &>  00 

Dlnkclspell.  L 51  3  60  00 

Fussett,  N  C 132  1  21     " 

Gray,  Asaph 133  3  60  00 

Harker,  W  R  C 23  10  200  00 

Marker,  W  B  C 24  10  200  00 

Marker,  J  W 131  3  60  00 

Jacobs,  N  B 85  4  80  0U 

Raymond.C  B,  Trustee Ul  649         10,930  00 

Camargo  Slock  acct 3  60  00 

Lauder,  PC 69  6  120  00 

And  In  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees,  made  on  the  twenty-first  day  of  June,  1867,  so 
many  shares  of  each  parcel  of  said  stock  as  may  be  necessary 
will  be  sold  at  public  auction,  at  the  office  of  the  Com- 
pany, by  Jones  &  Bendlxen,  Auctioneers,  on  Thursday,  the 
twenty-sixth  day  of  September,  1867,  atthehourof  2o'clock 
P.  M.  of  said  day,  to  pay  said  delinquent  assessment  thereon, 
together  with  costs  of  advertising  and  expenses  of  sale. 
N,  C.  FASSETT,  Secretary. 

Office,  N.  E.  corner  Clay  and  Front  streets,  San  Francisco, 
aul 

Poatponemeat*  and  Alteration*.— Sccr£ariesare 
requested  to  give  notice  of  postponements,  or  alterations 
which  they  may  desire  made  lu  their  advertisements  at 
theirearlleBtconvemence.  New  advertisements  should  be 
seat  n  as  early  as  possible. 


De   Soto   Oold   and   Silver   Mtnlnor  Company.— 

Location   of   Works;   Star   District,    Humboldt  County, 

State  of  Nevada. 

Notice  is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  tho  eleventh  day 
of  July.  1S67,  an  assessment  of  two  ($2)  dollors  per  share 
VU  levied  Upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company,  pay- 
able Immediately,  Id  United  Stales  cold  coin,  to  the  Sec- 
retary, at  the  office  of  tho  Company. No.  68  Exchange  Build- 
ing, iiui  tli  W...L  corner  \\  n*lilnglon  and  Montgomery  streets, 
San  Francisco,  California. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid on  the  MVCOtecntu  dnv  oi  August, 1867.»hall  be  deemed 
delinquent,  und  will  be  dulv  advertised  for  sale  at  public 
auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  before,  will  be 
gold  on  Wednesday,  the  fourth  day  -jt  September,  1867,  to 
pay  tho  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of  ad- 
vertising and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees. 

JOHN  M.  BURNETT,  Secretary, 

Office,  No.  08  Exchange  Building,  northwest  corner  of 
Washington  und  Montgomery  streets.  Sun  Frunclsco,  Cali- 
fornia. JylS 

Oold  Quarry   Company.    Locution    of    Wurkit 

Placer  County,  California. 

None*.— There  are  delinquent  upon  tho  following  de- 
scribed stock,  on  account  of  assessment  levied  on  the 
iwcnty-fourth  day  of  June,  1867,  the  several  amounts  set  op 
poslto  the  names  of  the  respective  shareholders,  as  fol- 
lows: 

Names.  No.  Certificate.    No.  Shares.    Amount 

Ogden  Hoffman 4  Ad  $1,000  00 

Edmund  Wcrlbcman 15  60  1.000  ll0 

Archibald  C  I'cucbv 7  llO  2,0ml  00 

Lufuyettc  Maynura 9  60  1,000  0" 

John  Apel 10  33  660  00 

James  Freeborn 17  60  1,000  00 

James  Freeborn 18  60  1,000  00 

And  In  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees,  made  on  the  twenty-fourth  day  of  June,  1867,  so 
many  shares  of  each  parcel  of  said  stock  as  may  be  ne- 
cessary, will  be  sold  at  public  auction,  by  Messrs.  Duncan 
ill  Co.,  auctioneers,  at  the  office  of  the  Company,  No.  706 
Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco,  on  Monduy,  the  twelith 
day  of  August,  1867,  at  tho  hour  of  12  o'clock  M.  of  said 
day,  to  pay  said  delinquent  assessment  thereon,  together 
with  costs  of  advertising  and  expenses  of  sale. 

T.  W.  COLBURN,  Secretary. 

Office  706  Montgomery  street,  (Room  No.  4,  2d  floor)  San 
Francisco,  Cal.  jy27 

Rbmovxl.— Tho  office  of  the  Company  is  removed  to  No. 
402  Montgomery  street,  Room  No.  10,  second  floor. 

T.  W.  COLBURN,  Secretary. 

August  6th,  1867.  aulO 


H,ady  Bell  Copper  Mining  Company,  Low  Di- 
vide Mining  District,  Del  Norte  County,  California. 
Notice.— There  are  delinquent,  upon  the  following  de- 
scribed stock,  on  account  of  assessment  levied  on  the 
eighteenth  day  of  June,  1867,  tho  several  amounts  set 
opposite  the  names  of  the  respective  shareholders,  as 
follows: 

Names.  No.  Certificate.    No.  Shares.    Amount. 

C  Scheper 323  110  $16  50 

C  Scheper 391  15  2  25 

IK  Knowles 92  60  7  60 

FGrocier,. H8  11)  1  60 

GW  Roberts 161  5  75 

John  Brownlee 199  6  75 

John  Brownlee 1*8  10  1  60 

JamesCarrol 200  5 

Henry  Kline 258  20  3  00 

Henry  Kline 309  10  1  60 

PManele 319  10  1  50 

FA  Miller 315  20  3  0) 

FA  Miller.... 317  6  75 

ChasBurt 330  35  6  25 

Chas  Burt Sf-9  3l)  i  60 

ChasBurt 379  25  3  75 

Chas  Burt 3*0  20  3  0.1 

PCalnon 367  10  1  .'.0 

PCalnon 368  15  2  25 

John  Asmcos 375  5  75 

John  Asm  cos 392  5  75 

J  W  Gardner «tt  25  3  75 

Wm  Schuman 3W  10  I 

HCanavan 395  20  3  00 

And  In  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees,  made  on  the  eighteenth  day  of  June,  1867.  so 
many  shares  of  each  parcel  of  said  stock  as  may  be  nec- 
essary, will  be  sold  at  public  auction,  by  Messrs.  Maurice 
Dore  A  Co.,  No.  327  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco,  on 
Monday,  the  nineteenth  day  of  August,  1867,  at  the  hour  of  12 
o'clock,  M.  of  said  day,  to  pay  said  delinquent  assess- 
ment thereon,  together  with  costs  of  advertising  and  ex- 
penses of  sale. 

B.  P.  WILKINS.  Secretary  pro  tan. 
Office,  648  Market  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal.  au3 


Xenjle  «fc  Corcoran  Silver  Mining  Company- 
Location  of  Works:  Storey  County,  State  of  Nevada. 
Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  tho  eleventh  day  of 
July,  1867,  an  assessment  of  fifty  (50)  cents  per  share 
was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company,  pay' 
able  Immediately,  in  United  States  gold  und  silver  coin,  to 
the  Secretary  of  the  Company. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid on  the  twelfth  day  of  August,  18G7.  shall  be  deemed 
delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale  at  public 
suction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  before,  will  be 
sold  on  Monday,  the  second  day  of  September,  1867,  to  pay 
the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of  advertising 
and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board  of  Trustees. 
A.  P.  GREENE,  Secretary. 
Office,  Room  No.  II,  338  Montgomery  street,  San  Fran- 
cisco, California.  jy!3 


Xeucle   *fc  Corcoran  Silver  Mlnlnc  Company.— 

Location:  Storey  County,  Nevada. 

The  Annual  Meeting  of  Stockholders  for  the  above  named 
Company  will  be  held  at  the  office  of  the  Company,  Room 
No.  11,  338  Montgomery  stieet,  on  MONDAY,  the  19th  day 
of  August,  1867,  at  1%  o'clock  P.  M.,  for  the  purpose  of 
electing  officers  for  the  ensuing  year,  etc. 

jy20  A.  P.  GREENE,  Secretary 


Nnestra  Scuora   de  Ouadelnpe    Silver  Mlnlnc 

Company.    Location  of  Works  ;   Tayoltlta,    San  Dimas 

District,  Durango,  Mexico. 

Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  ot  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  twelfth  day  of 
July,  1807,  an  assessment  (No.  28,)  of  one  dollar  ($1)  per 
shure  was  levied  upon  the  assessable  capital  stock  of 
said  Company,  payable  immediately,  In  United  States 
gold  and  silver  coin,  to  the  Secretary,  E.  J.  Pkkiffkr,  at 
the  office,  No.  210  Post  street,  or  to  Ihe  Treasurer,  A.  Hut- 
mklhann,  at  his  office,  No.  637  Washington  street,  San 
Francisco. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid ou  the  thirteenth  day  of  August,  1867,  shall  be  deemed 
delinquent  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auc- 
tion, and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  before,  will  be 
sold  on  Tuesday,  the  third  day  of  September,  1867,  to  pay 
the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of  adver- 
tising and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees. 

E.  J.  PFEIEFER,  Secretary. 

Office,  No.  210  Post  street.  San  Francisco,  Cal.  jylS 


Delays  are  Ilansreroua.— Inventors  on  the  Pacific 
Const  should  bear  in  mind  that  by  patronizing  our  Patent 
Agency  they  can  sign  all  necessary  papers  for  securing  pa- 
tents almost  immediately,  thereby  avoiding  the  three 
month's  delay  requisite  in  transacting  business  through 
Eastern  agencies. 


Ox  ford  Beta  Tunnel  and  Mining  Company,  £■- 

meralda  District  and  County,  State  of  Nevada 

Notice  is  hereby  given,  (bat  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  twcniy.flfth  day 
July,  1867,  an  assessment  of  fifty  cents  per  share  was  levied 
unon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company,  payable  imme- 
diately. In  United  States  gold  and  silver  coin,  lo  the  Secre- 
tary, or  to  the  Superintendent  at  the  mine. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid on  the  twenty  fourth  day  of  August,  1867.  shall  be 
deemed  delinquent, and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale  at 
public  auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  before, 
will  be  sold  on  Monday,  the  nlnihday  of  September,  1667,  to 
pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of  ad- 
vertising and  expenoosof  sule.  By  order  of  the  Board  o( 
Trustees. 

GEO.  H.  PECK,  Secretary. 

Office,  212  Clay  street.  San  Francisco.  Je2T 

Rattlesnake  Oold  uud  Silver  Mlnlnc  Compa- 
ny, Brown's  Valley,  Yuba  County,  California. 
Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  twenty-fifth  day 
of  July,  1867,  an  assessment  of  one  ($1)  dollar  per  share 
was  levied  upon  tho  capital  stock  of  said  Company,  pay- 
able Immediately,  In  Uuited  States  gold  and  silver  coin,  to 
the  Secretary,  No.  318  California  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 
Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  Bliull  remain  un- 
paid on  the  twenty-eighth  day  of  August,  1867.  shall  he 
deemed  delinquent,  aud  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale 
at  public  auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  be- 
fore, will  be  sold  on  Monday,  the  sixteenth  day  of  Sep- 
tember. 1867,  to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together 
with  costs  of  advertising  and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order 
of  the  Board  ol  Trustees. 

JOHN  F.  LOHSE,  Secretary 
Office,  318  California  street.  Up  stairs,  San  Francisco.  Cali- 
fornia. jc27 

Sophlu  Consolidated    Oold    und    Sliver   Mlnlnc 

Company,  Tuolumne  County,  California. 

Notice  1b  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  thlrtleh  day  of 
July,  1867,  an  assessment  of  one  dollar  ($1)  ner  share  was 
levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company,  payable 
immediately  In  United  States  gold  and  silver  coin,  to  the 
Secretary,  at  No.  641  Washington  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  axsessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid on  the  tweuty-nlutb  day  of  August,  1867,shall  be  deemed 
delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  adsertlsed  lor  sale  at  public 
auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  before,  will  be 
sold  on  Saturday,  tho  fourteenth  day  of  September,  1867,  to 
pay  tho  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of  ad- 
vertising and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  ot  the  Board  of 
Trustees 

DAVID  E.  JOSEPHI,  Secretary. 

Office,  611  Washington  street,  San  Francisco.  uuS 

Seaton  Mining  Company.— Location  ox*  Works  i 

Drytown,  Amodor  County,  California. 

Noticb.— There  are  delinquent,  upon  the  following  de- 
scribed stock,  on  account  of  assessment  levied  on  the 
tweuty -eighth  day  of  May,  1867,  the  several  amounts  set  op- 
posite the  names  of  the  respective  shareholders,  as  fol- 
lows: 

Names.  No.  Certificate.    No.  shares.    Amount. 

Wm  Ashburner.. 51  1  $100  00 

PeterH  Burnett,  Trustee 44  10  1000  00 

E  J  Crane,  Trustee 45  10  1000  00 

E  J  Crane,  Trustee 59  6  500  l<0 

J  W  Om-hwiler 39  6  600  oO 

A  BGrogan 33  10  1000  00 

Howard  Havens,  Trustee 5S  6  5U»tO 

ThcoLeRov 34  10  1000  00 

A  B  MeCreery  60  4  400  00 

D  M  WSeaton 52  1  100  00 

Phebe  J  Seaton 54  1  100  00 

Phebe  J  Seaton 65  1  100  00 

PbcbeJ  Seaton 56  1  100  00 

Phebe  J  Seaton 57  1  100  00 

Ed  W  Smith,  Act'gCash'r 35  5  600  00 

Lloyd  Tevis 28  6  600  00 

Lloyd  Tcvis 29  6  500  00 

Lloyd  Te  vis 48  6  500  00 

Lloyd  Tevis,  Trustee 42  10  1000  00 

And  In  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees,  made  on  the  twenty-eighth  day  of  May,  1867,  so 
many  shares  of  each  parcel  of  said  stock  as  may  be  neces- 
sary, will  be  sold  at  public  auction,  nt  the  office  oi  the 
Company,  No.  60  Exchange  Building,  northwest  corner  of 
Washington  and  Montgomery  streets,  San  Francisco,  Cal., 
on  Monday,  the  twenty-ninth  day  of  July,  1867,  at  the  hour 
of  12  o'clock  M.  of  said  day,  to  pay  said  delinquent  assess- 
ment thereon,  together  with  costs  of  advertising  and  ex- 
penses of  sale. 

JOEL  F.  LIGHTNER,  Secretary. 

Office,  No.  60  Exchange  Building,  N.W.  corner  Washing- 
ton and  Montgomery  streets  San  Francisco,  Jyl3 

Postponbmskt.— By  orderof  the  Board  of  Trustees,  the 
above  sale  Is  postponed  until  Monday,  August  L6fh,  1867.  at 
the  same  hour  and  place. 

JOEL  F.  LIGHTNER,  Secretary. 

July  29, 1867.  au3td 

Tuolumne   Mountain  Oold   and  Silver   Mining 

Company,  Old  Buchanan  Ledge,  Tuolumne  County,  State 

of  Csllfornla. 

Notice  is  hereby  given,  that  nt  a  meeting  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  tenth  day  of 
July,  1867,  an  assossmentof  one  dollar  ($l)  per  share  was 
levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company,  payable 
Immediately,  hi  Uulid  States  gold  and  silver  coin,  to  the 
Secretary,  D.  F.  Yerdenal,  office,  ii  Court  Block,  636  Clay 
street,  San  Francisco. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid on  the  thirteenth  day  of  August,  1867,  shall  be  deemed 
delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale  at  public 
auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  before,  will 
i.c  sold  on  Saturday,  the  thiriy-first  (31st)  day  of  August, 
1867,  to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs 
of  advertising  and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees. 

D    F.  VERDENAL,  Secretary. 

Office,  22  Court  Block,  636  Clay  street,  San  Francisco.  JylS 

Whltlatch   Oold  and   Silver  Mining  Company, 

Lander  County,  Nevada. 

Notice.— There  are  delinquent  upon  the  following  described 
stock,  on  account  of  assessment  levied  on  the  twenty-first 
day  of  June,  1867,  the  several  amounts  set  opposite  the 
namc3  of  the  respective  shareholders  as  follows: 

Names.  No.  Certificate.    No.  Shares.    Amount. 

Allen.  H  H 13  20  S30d  00 

Allen,  H  H ...199  31  640  00 

Camp.  James 139  6  9(1  00 

Drinkhouse,  J  A -216  1  15  00 

Fassett.  N  C 215  1  16  00 

Gray,  Asaph 247  1  16  0,1 

Harker,  JnnW ■ 244  20  300  00 

Johnson.  OH 202  4  60  00 

Salterlee,  W  R 41  4  6>  00 

Turner,  Anna  Key 59  6  90  00 

Williams,  JJ 201  32  430  00 

Doane,  WG 23*  46  690  00 

Raymond,  C  B,  Trustee 243  1021  15,315  00 

Jacob,  SW 183  2  30  00 

And  in  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees,  made  on  the  twenty-first  day  of  June,  1867,  so 
many  shores  of  each  parcel  of  said  stock  as  may  bo  neces- 
sary, will  be  sold  at  public  auction,  at  the  office  of  the 
Company,  by  Jones  &  Bendlxen,  auctioneers,  on  Thursday, 
the  twenty-sixth  day  of  September,  1367,  at  the  hour  of  2 
o'clock  P.  M.  of  said  day,  to  pay  said  delinquent  assess- 
ment thereon,  together  with  costs  of  advertising  and  ex- 
penses of  sale. 

N,  C.  FASSETT,  Secretary. 

Office,  N.  E.  corner  Front  nnd  Clay  streets.  San  Francisco, 
California.     &"3 

Olnky  &  Co.,  Auctioneers  and  Real  Estate  Agents,  attend 
promptly  to  all  business  entrusted  to  their  care  in  San 
Francisco  and  Oakland.  Mining  and  other  corpora  ions 
■will  find  Col.  OIney  well  posted  and  thorough  in  transacting 
ales  of  delinquent  Block.  Office,  on  Broadway,  -Oakland, 
and  No.  318  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco.  noil) 


94 


Wht  pitting  m&  ^tmtxfh  gjwss. 


Machinery. 


Brodie's  Patented  Improvements 


PATENT    AMALGAMATOR. 

These  JffiaeBiintes  St-a-nd.  ITaxivaled.. 

Por  OBffudl*'  nmlrcffiiteg  and  amalgamating  RTBB,  they 
^^  noc«ttaJ  Ko«Bert  has  been,  or  win  he,  spared  to 
bars*  t&em  ■  '-  --  -■  '■--  m  ^  P"*«a  manner,  and  of 
the  gresa   u-jmt.tr  now- n  n    r  one   has  everre- 

QUired  repairs.    The   constant  and  increasing   demand  for 
liietn  is  sufficient  eTidenee  of  their  merits. 

Th.tr  ore  constructed  so  as  to  apply  s;ea_n  directly  into 
the  piiip,  or  -with  steam  bottoms,  a*  desired. 

Tijs  AmaigsiiiE.t[)T  Operates  es  TcTltrisra : 

The  pan  being  filled,  the  motion  of  the  mailer  forces  the 
~-  -  tc  the  center,  -where  it  is  drawn  down  ttoon^i  the  ap- 
erture and  between  the  grindin::  surfaces.  Thence  it  is 
thrown  10  the  periphery  into  the  quictsilver.  The  curved 
plaiEB  again  draw  ii  to  :ht  center,  where U passes  down, 
and  to  the  circumference  as  before.  Tb us  it  is  constantly 
.  .-  a  reir-larik.w  I*rre:n  the  grinding  surfaces  and 
sfcsilver  nmiltke  are  1e  reduced  to  an  impalpa- 
ble powder,  and  the  metal  amalgamated . 

-  made  on  the  name  principle  excel  all  others.— 
Thev  brinK  the  pulu  so  constantly  and  perfectly  in  contact 
■with  quicksilver,  that  the  particles  are  rapidly  and  com 
pleiely  absorbed! 

Mill  men  are  iiiviied  to  examine  these  pane  anS  sellers  for 
themselves,  at  the  PACIFIC  POTjST>BT, 

1tj  San  Jrraneiseo. 


@&*3  for  Hunter's 

Iinprored  Concentrator, 

The  patentee  is  prepared  to  sell  his  Concentrators  for 
the  above  price,  and  guarantees,  "when  the  saaeireueB  sre 
ran  Bt-cr-  ngu  neci  ua,togive  ZOper  cent  betterre- 
HiltEthaJi  from  anv  Cancentrator  Built  cm  this  Coast,  «na 

■will   refund  trie   raonev  if  tbev  will  not  perioral  what  is 
met  fbrtbeflL.     Machines  with  copper  plflJes, wffleoK 
Sit)  extra.    The  Machine  can  be 

Seen.  i»  Operation 

At  Brrnth  &  Co's  TJnion  Foundry,  irp  stairs.  Parties  pur- 
chases Concentrators  will  do  well  to  examine  be  lore  buy- 
fcog  others  nf  pretended  merit,  Persons  desiring  it  can  have 
a  practical  concentration  made  of  tailings  at  any  time,  and 
prove  the  working  of  the  machine. 

FOR    $50. 

HTiTEK'S  ECSEKA  ASHLGAMATOK. 

Tor  sale,  the  right  to  build  and  n=ein  mills.  A  working  plan 
wHl  fee  funnelled  each  purchaser.  Five  machines  ean  he 
Been  m  operation  at  the  Eureka  Mill,  lira?-;  Taller.  The 
cost  of  the  ironsfor  the  machine,  without  the  toem-baK,  XI 
10.     The  bos  will  answer  of  wood- 

By  reference  to  the  .Mining  and  SeientrfiSe  Press  of  May 
SSEtL  B  i  J.JI  description  ofttie  above  Machines  may  befonnd- 

For  particulars',  send  for  Circulars,  nr  address 
jaXDUESF   HUNTER, 

25vl4tf  Cluo-.  i'oiijdry.  San  Francisco. 


BLAKE'S  PATENT 
QUARTZ    CRUSHER. 

CAI7XIOX! 

The  owners  of  the  Patent  for  this  valuable  machine,  in 
:.;.L.:e  the  protection  of  their  rights  agalnstnn- 
merous  infringers,  procured,  some  time  since,  a  reissne  of 
the  Patent,  bearing  date  January  9ih,  1866. 
Ttl*  Paten:  setnret  the  eiclasive  l-lgrht  to  em- 
piny  in   Stmne-Erfcakine  MacWne^Tp. 
right  Convergent  Jawi,  a.etnated 
lr  a  EevolvLtL"  Shaft, 
All  persons  who  'axe  violating  the  Patent  by  the  unau- 
thorized making:.  Belling  or  using  macliines  in  which  quartz 
or  other  material  is  crushed  between   upright  convergent 
BBS.  actuated  by  a  revolving  shaft,  are  hereby  warned 
■    .-:-   t  r  others,  and 
that  they  will  beheld  responsible  in  law  and  in  damages. 

Several  infringing  machines  are  made  and  offered  for 
saleinihis  city,  upon  winch  Patents  have  been  obtained. 
Manufacturers,  purchasers  and  users,  are  noiii-: :" 
Patents  do  not  authorize  the  use  of  the  original  invention, 
and  thatsnnh  machines  cannot  he  used  without  incurring 
liability  lor  damages.  ELAKE  £  TTUEE, 

14Tl4tl'  Agents  for  the  Pacific  Coast. 


QUARTZ  MINERS,  MILLMEN, 

And  others  contemplating  the  erection  -■:'  Y-r  L  ■:.:'.■:-. 
"Worts,  for  either  Gold  or  Silver  Ores,  your  attention  is 
called  to  a  new,  superior 

First  Class  Mill, 

In  all  respects,  wlih  Pans  as d  Separators   complete.     The 
Mill  is  adapted  for  2U  or  41)  Stamps. 
B^-Full  particulars  may  be  had  by  calling  on  Messrs. 
Palmer,  Encx  &  Co.,  Golden  Suite  Foundry,  or 

J.  K.  HITCHCOCK, 
1&v14-Shi  Millwright,  Buss  Bouse. 


Steam   Pomps, 

FOH   -BBAXNLH.G    MIXES    OP.    ELETATLSG    TTATES  TO 
AJCT    MIGHT. 

PICKEEIN&'S  GOTTEBNOBS 

For  S Learn  Engines. 

Olffarcl's    iiij  e  etors, 

For  Feeding  KoiierA 

STODD&RT'S   IROH    WORKS, 


BLAE£JS  QUARTZ  BREAKER! 
PRICES    iaEDTJCED! 

JiACHINES   OF  ALL   SIZES   TOB.   SALE 
—  rr  — 

WM.   P.   BLASE, 

Corner  Plmt  and  MlNiloa  screecs,  or  Box  3.077 
SAM   PBASCIBOO. 


NELSON   &    DOBLE, 
Thomas  Tixlh.  h  Sons'  Cast  Steel,  Files, 

Ell:  ,   ilea.-.   Bg  r~_  .     Qecmao.  Plow,  Blister  and  Toe  Caik 

Steel .  msnu  ._.:.rtr=.  at 

N-lLl    Piehts,    Sledges.    Bammeri,  Plefes, 

8toue    Cutters'.     Blatk-siuiihs'    and     Horse-Sto^r:      SMta 

319  ana  321  Pine  Street, 

Bttw.'.u  Montgomery  and  Bansome.  fian  Francwea. 

liTlirjr 


FOB  THE  TEEATMEITT  OF 

Gold  and  Silver  Ores. 

BKODTE'S  PATENTED  IMP£0TEr-  QrAP.TZ  CRr?FTER. 
The  attention  of  all  inlereeted  in  Mining  is  respect- 
fnllv  called  to  this  Improved  Machine  for  Breaking  or 
Spailing  Qnartz,  or  uther  Bock,  jwHSessSBC'ss  it  dwfl,  eim- 
plicitv  of  action  and  lichtness  of  construction,  so  far  as  is 
compatible  wjth  streiiirth  and  durability-  Inconsequence 
of  these  advantages,  the  advertisers  are  enabled  to  ofltr 
bese  machines  to  the  jttibiic  at  the  followii  E  low  tern  is: 
So.  1— Or  jt)-inch  Crusher.  ■■-.  pa!  It      I   reducing  from 

three  w  four  tons  of  opartzperlionr,  no  t'iece  be- 

iBg  Inrcerthan    a  valutit— price ...^GOO 

Ko.  2— ( »r  Ifi-inch  Crusher,  capable  oi'£imilj.rJy  tuning 

ihrouch  five  to  ax  tonB  pex  hour-. S50 

]fo.  'i— Or"lS-inc*h  Crusher.   ^11  in   a  similar  manner 

crusti  ffiiii  seven  be  eichi  cons  per  hoar l,SOD 

ESFLAKJTIO.V    OF  THE  ABOVE  E»;GEJVI^G. 

The  frame  is  made  of  cast  iron,  bound  with  heavy 
wrouEhl  iron  hands,  mating  ii  very  stron<r.  and  at  the  same 
time  light  and  portable.  The  crusher  i*  bolted  to  a  wood 
frame  ©1  snffiejeot  highl  to  clear  ihe  nv-whtel.  and  allow 
:he  crushed  gnariz  to  pass  off.  Tlie  doned  lines  show  the 
movable  and  stationarv  laws.  Letter  A  represents  the 
eectmrk-  shaft  by  which  the  power  is  applied  direct  to  the 
movable  jaw.  B  represents  ihe  movable  jaw,  and  C  the 
fixed  taw.  D  represents  the  link  or  radius  bar.  E  repre- 
sents the  b-dts  for  regulating  the  opening.  F.  which  con  be 
regulated  at  pleasure,  so  as  to  graduate  16  the  size  to  which 
it  is  intended  tne  quartz  shall  be  crushed.  G  represents  the 
-.-_•■:"  :>-__Linc.  by  which  the  size  of  the  machine  is  desig- 
nated. . 

The  arrow  on   the  fiv-wheel  shows  the  direction  to  drive 

the  eccentric,  which,  hi  combination  with  the  link.  D.  rives 

I',  a  forward aud  downward  motional  the 

B,  and  whicli  makes  the  hardestrock  yield  and 

separate  into  fragments  of  anv  desired  size. 

The  above  Crushers  have  been  recently  erected  ana1  are 
new  successful'.v  emplnved  at  Bear  Valley.  Mariposa  B0nn- 
ty,  Eawhide  Ranch,  Tuolumne  county.  Excel:,  rl  E 
Lake  Uistri't.  Kevad.t  countv,  and  can  be  s'-en  in  opera- 
lion  at  the  Fulton  Found r v.  Firef  -tr  et  BaM  Frcncisci. 

The  following  testimonial  respectinc  the  efJecnveness  of 
sher.  hasheen  received  from  the  Superintendent 
odf  the  -*  Bavrhide  Ranch  "  Mine,  in  Tuolumne  Counrv: 
P-AWHir>K  EJ^CH,  Tcolunme  Co.,  Sept.  SB.  1S66. 

Jautes  Beodih,  Esq..  San  Francisco— Mv  Dear  Sir:  I:  g:  res 
me  pleasure  to  inform  vou  that  I  have  for  the  past  three 
month?  had  one  of  your  largest  sized  Roct  Crushers  in 
use,  at  the  Rawhide  Ranch  AJmirit:  Company's  Mill,  which 
his  entirely  met  my  expectations;  and  I  have  no  hesita- 
tion in  recommending  it  toali  who  a  re  in  need  of  a  machine 
for  rapidly,  cheaply  and  properlv  preparing  qunrtzfor  the 
stamps.    Yours  tralv,  '      P..  P.  JOHJfSOS, 

Supt  Rawhide  Ranch  Quartz  AIiIL 

BRODIE'S   PATEJCT  TMPE-OTED    GERMAX   AilALGA- 
MaTIK't  BAEEEL.— This   Earrel  obtained   a  premium  at 
the   Fair   of  tne   Mechaxneg'  Institate  in  San  Krai  ! 
Isf4.     Farther  particulars  will   be  aSorded   on  application 
to :he  Bubscribers. 

Those  lufrlngiriE  the  patent  rights  to  the  above  improved 
Barrel,  are  hereby  inlormcd  that  on  and  after  tht  1st  Eta 
vemlitr.  tfj66. Ithe royalty  charced  for  using  the  same  will 
be  raised  to  the  sum'of  $100  per  Earrel. 

A  diagram,  with  Explanations  ofTbls  machine,  will  he 
found  in  the  "Mining  and  Scientific  Press,"  of  September 
SStn,  1866 

T"5  PATENT  VFISD- BLAST  5EPARAT**R  FOR 
DET  CRUSHING- — This  Dry  Cru-her  has  bees  found  Hie 
most  economical  and  effective  modi  srnshing  ores  in 
Mexico.  California   and   Nevaoa.     I  and  exiilana- 

tioiis  afforded  on  aaipllcatsoo  bo  the  =i)i^cril-L-rs. 

A djcairang  and /u  11  descripl  it  machine  will  be 

found  in  the  Mini:;-   :      :"?-■.-      '".':  Pr.-ss  of  Sept.  22d.l865. 
BRODIE  <fc  KJlBCLIFF. 
Express  Building.  iUZ  Mumgomerv  street. 
I?vl3tf  Ban  FranciRCo. 


THE   CELEBRATED 

Self  Generating  Portable 


7:  :- rxrraordiuary  Lamp  pro- 
du'.e^its  own  gas  by  the  valor- 
ization (t  petroleum,  Naphtha, 
or  Benzine.  It  emits  neiiher 
smoke  oorsmeli.  and  burnr  v.-i.h 
a  pure  white  flame,  equal  in  in- 
tensitv  to  an  ordinary  jras  burn- 
er, and  at  an  expense  of  from  cme 
to  three  cenlfi  per  hour  only,  ac- 
cording to  the  quantity  of  light 
required.  It  is  peculiarly  sd*p- 
ica  ior  mining  pnrposeB,  also  lor 
act  nes,  billiard  rooms, 
and.  In  fact,  for  oil  purposes 
where  regular  gas  is  not  availa- 
ble, arid  for  which  it  is  an  ud- 
niirabie  sabsuiuie-  AS  an  out- 
door light  it  Maud?  unrivalled, 
buriurtS  wfth  unaihiinished  bril- 
liant-v  in  a  strong  wind. 


l-Blr-eetlona  Tor  Use. 

Charge  the  reservoir  with  the  prepared  flnid,  or  with 
Benzine,  from  half  io  ihree-fonnhs  full:  allow  a  portion  to 
run  throuclj  into  the  enp,  then  t'-irn  off  ihe  tan  and  ignite 
the  fluid,  which  will  heat  ihe  burner  sufficiently  to  gener- 
ate the  jras,  which  will  be  seen  issuing  from  Ihe  top  The 
tan  mn-t  now  be  turned  on.  and  a  steady  ItghtwiO  be  main- 
tained till  the  whole  ot  the  contents  of  the  reservoir  is  cou- 
sumed. 

A  sniall  needle,  bent  at  the  point  and  fixed  in  a  holder, 
mav  be  occasionally  required  to  clear  ih=  minute  hole 
tlnou.h  which  the  cas  issues. and  the  rei:ulatinc  screw  at 
the  bottom  turned  a  little  bacfc:  but  care  must  be  taken  not 
lO  force  the  Screw  lOO  hr^h.  and  it  sinulrl  ueter  be  vtd  to 
fcxtinsuish  the  light— by  turning  Ou  tap  of.  ii  will  gradaally 

Co   Out. 

When  necc-ssarv  to  renew  the  cotton  which  is  placed  in 
the  lower  pipe  to  prevent  the  too-  raj-id  flow  of  the  fluid,  the 
bunn  siji.nld  be  placed  in  a  vise  and  the  burner  screwed  off 
The" burnt  CottoB  must  then  be  wi;hdra%Mi,  and  a  fresh 
piece  of  sioLi  colloi  rag. one  Inch  wide  and  lour  or  five 
inches  long,  should  be  doubled  over  a  piece  of  wire,  and 
inserted  into  the  pipe — the  end<  cut  short  off.  the  burner 
again  screwed  on  with  a  little  white  lead,  and  ibe  lamp  is 
ready  for  nse- 

Manufaciured  Solely  hv  JOHN"  J.  HUCKS.  original  propri- 
etor. Factory.  North  Eea:h.  ?an  Francises;  and  for  sale 
by  his  agents 'in  even-  cilv  and  town  throughout  the  State, 
lSvl4-3n, 


Unstamped  Letters. — Great  inconven- 
ience and  often  loss  is  entailed  by  the  unin- 
tentional deposit  of  letters  in  post  offices, 
without  stamps.  Some  offices,  and  among 
others  that  at  Boston,  has  adopted  the  plan 
of  affixing  stamps  at  the  private  expense  of 
the  officials  connected  -with  the  office,  trust- 
ing to  voluntary  contributions  from  the  few 
especially  benefited  for  a  remuneration  of 
the  aggregate  of  expenses.  The  plan  -was 
first  adopted  by  "vTm.  C.  Howe,  head  clerk 
in  the  Portland  (Maine)  office.  He  has  al- 
ready forwarded  at  his  private  expense 
1,200  letters  since  that  time,  and  received 
from  the  recipients  enough  to  reimburse 
him  and  found  a  fond  for  the  purpose  be- 
sides. His  example  should  be  followed  by 
every  office  in  the  Union. 


LEPFEL'S 

American  Double  Tiirbine 


E .      O  .     HUNT, 

Manufacturer  of 

WindmilU,  Home-Powen 

Pomp*.  P ampins; 

Frames  and 

Gearlns;. 

Htvt's  ArjrsTAELE  Wi>d  Mills 
to  have  all  the  sails  so  arranged  as 
•eways  ui  the  wind  when 
ihcmill  1?  stopped-  Tbesailscan 
be  set  at  any  angle  to  suit  the 
lorce  of  the  wind,  while  the  mill 
is  running, by  means  of  the  brake 
lever  m  the  foot  of  the  mill,  by 
any  person. 

Uc.vt's  Selt-Reculatisg    Hill 
is  strong,  durable  and  cheap.     It 
is  provided  whh  means  for  stop- 
ping, in  the-  nii-i  violent  «indv 
J' his  mill  is  well  known  through- 
^  out  tbe  State- 
Tread  Horse- Powers,  Swap  Horse-Powers.  Pumps ingreat 
rarietv,  Single  and  Ltuuble-Actmg       Frames  and  Gearing 
Dor  rnuninc  pumps,  from  steam  or  other  power,  constantly 
on  bund  and  bulli  to  order.    Water  Tanks  built  to  order. 
No  2S Second  St.,  and  VJB  and  uOJesfte-St, 
2vl5q_v  San  Francisco. 


Icebebgs  are  sometimes  formed  in  Late 
Superior,  in  the  following  manner,  as  de- 
scribed by  the  ODtanagon  Miner :  They 
commence  forming  along  the  lake  shore,  not 
immediately  on  the  edge,  but  varying  from 
50  to  200  yards  from  the  beach,  owing  to 
the  depth  of  water.  Near  the  shore,  where 
the  water  is  shallow,  smaller  cakes  of  ice 
are  crowded  together,  presenting  an  uneven 
surface,  and  so  still  extending  out  until  the 
force  of  the  waves  in  deeper  water  disputes 
the  further  encroachment  on  their  territory. 
Here  the  ice  forms  in  a  ledge,  and  the  con- 
stant dashing  of  the  waves  over  it,  and  the 
congelation  of  the  water,  continue  to  pile 
up  the  bergs  higher  and  higher,  until  at 
length  their  summits  rise  above  the  reach  of 
the  billowy  element  which  created  them. 
Some  years  since  a  berg  was  formed  near 
Ontanagonj  sixty  feet  in  hight  from  the 
level  of  the  water.  Its  appearance  in  the 
suiishine  was  dazzlingly  beautiful  to  behold. 


Golden  City  Cliemical  Works. 

LABOKATOKT, 
Corner  of  Seventh;  and  Townsend   Streets. 

OFFICE 
Corner  of  .Montgomery  and.    Bush  Streets. 


New  E>tekpkise. — Parties  in  San  Fran- 
cisco, Benicia  and  this  place,  have  organized 
a  company  for  the  purpose  of  building  a 
railroad  from  Santa  Cruz  to  the  headwaters 
of  the  San  Lorenzo.  The  officers  are  :  Hor- 
ace Gushee,  President ;  S.  A.  Bartlett, 
Treasurer;  Edmund  Jones,  Secretary,  and 
the  capital  stock  is  §100, 000.  The  route  up 
the  river  is  being  surveyed  and  will  be  com- 
pleted in  a  few  weeks,  when  the  company 
will  commence  building  the  road.  This  road 
will  open  a  large  tract  of  country  to  settlers, 
at  present  of  no  great  value,  and  will  give 
:  employment  to  many  laborers,  besides  af- 
!  fording  easy  access  to  this  port  for  the  large 
quantities  of  lumber,  lime  and  other  re- 
sources of  our  county,  produced  on  the  San 
Lorenzo  and  its  tributaries. — Santa  Cruz 
Times. 


CAPITAL  STOCK, 


B.  P.  WAEELEE. 
NICHOLAS  LTJ.VISG, 


S500,000 


THOS.  H.  SELBT, 
TQOS.  BELL, 


CSAS.  E.  JIcLANE. 


H.  P.  WAKIL£X 


..MAXAGEK. 


THEPE  WHEELS,  UNEQCALED  ASS  rNRTYALED  IN 
the  United  Stales  or  the  world,  have  been  fully  tested 
on  this  coast,  more  than  forty  being  in  use  at  t lib*  date  in 
California  and  Oregon,  drrving  all  kinds  of  machinery.  Saw 
Mills,  Flour  Mills.  Quariz  Mills,  etc..  etc.,  etc 

'"..:_  ■.--ii  Ki-:rti:r3"cr.-- — 1L  -t., :■;--,.  rolsom;  0.  £::r:- 
mons,  Oakland.  (Mill  at  Clear  Lakei:  Morgan  Coville.  Lex- 
ington. Santa  Clara  County;  J.  T.  McMillan.  Lexington 
Santa  Clara  County.    nffi-Send  fur  C:rcu.:  -    i 

KSAPP   <fc   GEAXT, 
Agents  fori  aliiornja. 
26vl3-lyq  310  Washington  street.  San  Krai 


Quartz  Mill  Construction  and  Superintendence 

THE  UNDERSIGNED  IS  AT  PRESENT  OPEN  FOR  AN 
engage  me  in  ss  a  woThntg  Superintendent  in  ihe  con- 
struction oa*  .  penal  d  F  -  inaarta  Mill  Has  had  five  years 
steady  and  successful  experience  in  wort  inn  ores  in  Washoe, 
and  i*  practiced  in  saving  sulphureta  ti.d  the  treatment  of 
-■  ■  ...     ..-     res     I-   (>reuared   in   fnrni^h  references  for  a1! 

essary  qtialifeataons  of  aa  intelligent,  fay 
reliable  quartz  operator.    Address  F.  M-  SHAW. 

San  Francisco,  care.  Mini  in  nr.d  Scientific  Press.    26vl43m 


Notice  to  31iners, 

Well-Borers    and  Water    Companies. 

MPRAG  IS  NOW  PREPARED  TO  MANUFACTURE 
.  Hydraulic  and  Artesian  Weil  Pipes  in  one  best  work- 
TlnuiiiKe  manner,  and  at  the  lowest  market  rates.  Hsvinjr 
made  large  addnaoxu  ■  i:   of  machinery  for  that 

branch  of"  business.  I  am  prepared  to  fill  all  orders  with  dis- 
patch, and  guarantee  entire  sati-facTion.  I  also  manufac- 
ture >1  is-issi  :■  ;■!  Si uve;.  o1  the  la  rest  improved  patterns,  for 
vessels  of  oil  classes-    Also,  iiiup  flumbmg  done. 

M.  PKAG, 
8vl3-Jy       Stove  Store.  No.  13  Clay  street-  beluw  Davis. 


Mecti  n  nical  Drawings. 

Persons  wishing  Mechanical  Drawings  can  obtain  the 
Bervlces  of  competent  draughtsmen,  by  applying  to  this 
office. 


THIS  COMPiNT  ARE  NOW  PREPARED  TO  FURNISH 
Suiphuric.Nitric  and  Muriatic  Acids  of  superior  quality, 
in  qnantiiie;  to  suit. 

Orders  will  be  received  at  the  office  on  y  for  Chemicals  of 
every  description,  which  will  he  manufactured  as  maybe 
required.  The  Company  beg  to  say  that  they  have  the  ad- 
vantages of  ail  improved  machinery  and  apparatus  for  the 
manufacture  and  manipulation  of  the«e  products,  and  our 
Laboratory  is  fined  up  with  tbe  most  recent  improvements 
which  experience  and  science  suggest,  and  is  surpassed  by 
none  in  completeness  and  perfection  tor  the  purposes  it  is 
designed-  9^14  3m 


THE    GREAT    LIGHT. 


THE  DANTFOKD 
-A^traosph.eric   Lamp. 

T&is  Lsmp  burns  coal  oil,  requires  no  ehmrDev.  ^ves  a 
pare  -while  and  steady  name-.  u*es  thirty  per  cetiLless  oil 
than  anv  other  Lanii/in  iiroportion  to  the  amount  of  lipht 
afforded,  and  is  shsolutelv  indispensable  in  every  bouse 
-where  gas  is  not  used.    CiLL  ASLJ  SEE  THEM. 

r  or  saJe  onlv  bv  E.  ATEBS, 

2vl5  qy        417  Washington  street,  opp.  Post  Office,  S.  F. 


Assayer  and  Chemist. 

AGENTLEMAK  TTELL  TERSED  IK  JISSATIXG  AKD 
AjvaKticJLl  Chemistry,  is  desirous  of  ser  uring  a  position 
in  some  as-aying  establishment,  or  "would  lake  charge  of 
the  aes&Tlug  and  amalgamatjng  department  of  either  a 
gold  ,.r  sliver  mine-  steady  Bmpleyment.  r.tiher  than  high 
Kagea.  i~  Searable.  The  advertiser  wotdd  take  hi*  own 
laboratory  to  tbe  mine  if  desired.  Proper  reierencesgiven. 
Inquire  at  this  ofBce.  3vl5tf 


ELEcracrnTE  Cera,  EsGEAnitGS,  Etc. — Our  Job  Printing 
Office  is  abundantly  supplied  -with  elegant  engravings,  or- 
naments, and    other  embellishments  to  suit  the  various 
!  branches  of  industry  in  this  State. 


A  SevK-Hole. — Sometime  ago  a  "sink- 
hole occurred  on  the  Michigan  Southern 
Railroad  in  Northern  Indiana.  It  was  abont 
220  yards  long,  and  in  order  to  fill  it  the 
company  have  thrown  in  two  acres  of  earth, 
averaging  ten  feet  in  depth,  three  acres  of 
timber  and  brushwood,  the  ditchings  and 
scrapings  of  fifty  miles  of  railroad  track  for 
about  eight  years  past,  the  old  ties  of  about 
100  miles  of  track,  and  3,000  car  loads  of 
gravel,  besides  the  forty  rods  of  embank- 
ment from  four  to  sis  feet  high,  that  was 
made  before  the  sinking  occurred.  At  last 
accounts  the  hole  was  about  filled  up. 


Pbofitabi,e  Mtsxsg. — The  Levant  mine, 
Cornwall,  commenced  working  in  1820, 
since  which  time  copper  and  tin  ores  to  the 
amount  of  over  §5,000,000  have  been  re- 
turned ;  dividends  to  the  extent  of  some- 
where abont  St  000, 000  have  been  declared. 
The  largest  amount  of  profit  made  at  any 
one  time  was  821, 800,  divided  in  two  months. 
Two  of  the  levels  extend  beneath  the  At- 
lantic Ocean  about  three-quarters  of  a  mile. 
The  engine  shaft  is  now  about  1,700  feet 
deep  from  the  surface. 

The  Boeax  Compact  engaged  in  taking 
out  borax,  in  Lake  county,  will  soon  be  in 
condition  to  extract  five  tons  of  this  article 
per  day  from  the  borax  lake,  as  they  have 
jnst  received  a  new  and  powerful  steam 
dredger  and  an  immense  pump,  with  which 
to  exhaust  the  water  from  the  coffer  dams. 
This  pump  is  rather  on  the  mammoth  order, 
weighing  something  over  1,000  pounds, 
and  is  to  be  worked  by  steam. 


Ojte  of  the  best  rises  to  which  the  Atlan- 
tic cable  is  put  is  the  heading  off  of  rogues. 
Heretofore  European  and  American  villains 
of  every  kind  rushed  on  board  the  steamers 
and  were  safe.  Now  the  lightning  stops 
this  little  game,  and  they  are  captured  the 
moment  thev  set  foot  on  land. 


<The  ^Hininfl  and  Scientific  3?rrss. 


95 


Hydraulic  PnoprLsios.—  Tho  London 
•t  «ajs  that  it  is  more  than  likely 
that  the  ST?tem  of  profiling  hv  means  of 
centrifugal  pumps  will  prove  very  - 
fnl  in  its  application  to  canal  boata.  The 
Xorth-moor  Foundry  Company  are  now  en- 
RaRed  in  execnting  an  order  for  fourteen 
boat*,  each  of  about  forty  tons  burden,  the 
whole  of  which  are  to  be  propelled  on  the 
above  systf-m. 

To  Detect  Fbee  Alkali  d  Soap. — If  the 
soap  contains  resin,  Pnscher  recommends 
adding  neutral  suunitrute  of  mercury  to  a 
solution  of  the  soap.  To  a  solution  of  the 
soap  containing  no  re^in,  calomel  or  corro- 
sive sublimate  may  lie  added,  which  results 
in  the  formation  of  the  black  gnb-oxide  of 
mercury. 

Extp.aordi.naiiy  Fall  op  R.mn. — The 
most  severe  rain  storm  known  for  years  oc- 
curred in  the  eastern  part  of  Massachusetts 
on  the  2d  instant  Four  inches  of  rain  fell 
in  three  hours!  Great  damage  was  done  to 
the  crops. 

Sor.DEit  pop.  Steel.  T-The  best  solder  for 
fine  steel  work,  according  to  the  American 
ArtUan,  is  composed  of  nineteen  parts  of 
silver,  one  part  copper  and  one  part  brass. 
Borax  is  the  best  flux. 


HIXKLE    &    CAPP- 
CENTRIFUGAL  ORE    GRINDER  AND  AMALGAMATOR. 


Pul'nl  djtlrd  April  lGlb,  1**C7. 


Sitbo  TuOTTKb — It  is  reported,  says  the 
Gold  Hill  .Wit*  of  the  Dth  inst,  that  work 
has  already  been  commenced  by  starting  to 
sink  a  shaft  on  the  line  of  the  survey,  about 
a  mile  east  of  Virginia  City. 

Bullion  fbom  Washoe. — Wells,  Fargo 
&  Co.  shipped  from  Virginia  City,  for  the 
week  ending  August  3d,  bullion  to  the 
value  of  §231,039,  and  from  Gold  Hill, 
S 144, 337. 

A  discovery  of  a  rich  vein  of  silverof  the 
highest  promise  has  just  been  made  at  the 
Pizifram  mine,  Bohemia,  at  the  depth  of  400 
fathoms,  or  130  fathoms  below  the  level  of 
the  sea. 

The  colored  boys  near  Corinth,  Missis- 
sippi, are  gathering  bullets  from  the  battle 
fields  in  the  vicinity,  and  exchanging  the 
lead  for  spelling  books. 

The  Potosi  mines  in  Missouri,  ship  ten 

thousand  pounds  of  lead  weekly. 

*.  — -  -«•> ..  *> 

Mtm^Oi5D  RcroniTC  Pass*.— This  valuable  journal  hM 
tlowd  lw  fourteenth  rolnnie  and  cniered  upon  tt,  nneenth. 
It  l*  s  publication  that  should  naves  wide  circulation 
■moos  •iur  mining  and  mechanical  population.    It  ;,utj- 

oiMt  complete  sunimar 
new!  a  vast  aintinnt  of  inlormation  on  the  application  of 
imlnlnitand  the  mechanic  arts.  It  contain*  no- 
tice* and  descriptions  of  aU  new  mining  processes,  and  all 
machines  Intended  lo  facilitate  the  extraction  of  the  prec- 
ious metal  from  ore  and  rock  with  which  it  is  blended.  It 
111  new  Invention*,  and.  in  most  instances, 
contains  drawinr*  to  Illustrate  them.  To  miners  and  me- 
chanic* it  i*  a  raper  of  Incalculable  value,  and  -hoold  be  in 
the  hand*  of  all  who  desire  to  seep  themselves  posted  In 
the    progress   being  made   In  these   departments.— JVe/o 


SANTA  CLARA  COLLEGE,  S.  J. 

SA\TA  CLABA,  CAL. 

Conducted  by  the  Fathers   of  the  Society 
of  Jesus. 

The  SEVENTEENTH  ANXUAL  SESSION  of  this  College 
will  commence ->n  August  28,  lso7. 

TERMS— Tuition  In  the  Classical  and  Scientific  Depart- 
ment, Boardini.  and  Lodging,  Washing  and  Mending  of 
Articles  Washed.  Sehool  Stationery,  Medical  Attendance 
and  Medicine*,  Fuel.  Light,  Bath.*,  etc  ,  p^r  startun  of  ten 
months,  S35J. 

For  tun  her  information  and  catalogues,  apply  to  the 
President  of  the  College,  or  to  Rev  a.  Maraachi.  St  Igna- 
tius' College.  Market  street.  San  Francisc-j- 

av!5-lm  RBV.  A.  MaSN'aTa.  S.  J.,  President. 


The  Commercial  Herald 


MARKET     REVIEW 

Will  be  iiiced  early  on 

EVERT    STEAMER-DAY   MORNING. 

(TRI-MOXTHLY). 

Optics-- Sooth  west  corner  Washington  and  Cattery  streets. 

Opposite  Post  Office  and  Custom  House. 

'   The  HERALD  will  contain  lull  and  reliable  commercial 

details,  and  elaborate  articles  on  t.ie  monetary  atfalra  of 

the  Pacific  Cuast. 

The  Letter  Sheet  Market  Review, 

Containing  selections  from  the  COMMERCIAL  UERALD, 
primed    on    tissue    paper,   for    trans  mission    abroad,  will 
be  published  atmultaneoosly  with  that  paper.    Also,  publi- 
cation office  of  the 

"Weelily   Stools;  Cii'eular. 

8gp*  Merchants  can  have  their  cards  prominently  inserted 
In  the  Letter  Sheet  MARKET  REVIEW.  Xrl5 


Portable    Steam  Ensines ! 

"Hoadlry's"  and"  Htftlng-er'a**  Make, 


For    Grinding    and   Amalgamating 
<-  hargea  of  Or*. 

Arranged  aa  shown  la  the  tint  engraving,  the  pan  Is 
adapted  for  grinding  and  amalgamating  separate  charges 
of  ore  of  HM)  a*,  each,  doing  Us  work  rapidly,  thoroughly 
and  effectually. 


This  sectional  engraving  ex- 
hi!,'t«more  clearly  the  arrange 
ment  and  ihape  o: 
Ing  parts  of  the  machine.  It. 
and  the  other  engraving*,  will 
be  more  clearly  understood  by 
reference  to  the  accompany- 
ing uj  1 1  nation. 


For  Grinding  and    Dltrharglug   Contln- 
oooaly. 

Arranged  a*  *hown  in  the  wcond  engraving,  all  (he  Inte- 
ng  parts  being  the  -.unt  u  *h..wn  In  Gr«:  view, 
this  pan  is  adapted  for  receiving  and  grinding  and  •lie- 
charring  c-niinuoady  ertwhed  qaartz  as  fart  as  supplied 
by  •  Hve-«Uinp  battery,  with  V*  i  or  i  screen*.  A  "•lum- 
roer."  or  some  elmilar  contrivance,  to  carry  off  the  clay, 
allme  and  surplus  water,  is  to  be  placed  between  it  and  u.e 
battery. 


Eirujino*.  —  E.  moHer- 
han<;er.  F.  mailer  piste  or 
-lie  dies.  L  vop- 
D,  bearing  *ar- 
face.  r.  lecder.  X.  weight  to 
counter-balance  wear  ot  mul- 
ler plates,  or  choes.  U,  e-.ver 
used  tn  working  charges  of 
ore.  The  dark  aba 
bottom  of  the  pan  repre«enis 
one  of  the  groove*  for  mer- 
cury. 


HOADLEY«. 
FOUR  SIZES, 

8,  10,  12,  and  15-Horse  Power, 


Ha.f'  Section  or  Top  View. 

Tlie   Centrifugal    Ore    Grinder. 


Thh  new  GRIN'OER  and  AMALGAMATOR  Is  extremely 
simple  and  compact  in  Its  construction.  The  principle 
availed  of  b  entirely  novel.  The  grinding  Is  effected  by 
nlar  matters,  pressed  laterally  by  centrifugal 
torce  agatn't  perpendlcnlar  Iron  dies,  fitted  to  the  Inner 
sides  of  the  pan.  It  Is  to  he  ran  at  a  speed  of  from  fin  to  80 
rerolatlona  per  minute,  according  to  the  hardness  of 
the  roc t  to  be  crashed.  The  pressure  npoa  every  part  of 
thegrinding  surfaces  is  direct  and  uniform,  and  they  wear 
with  straight  and  true  faces  from  first  to  la.'*!,  comformlng 
also  to  the  shape  of  the  sides  of  the  pan,  so  that  the  work 
performed  with  old  mullers  and  plates  Is  as  thorough  and 
perfect  a*  with  new  ones.  The  pulp  enters  readily  between 
the  mailers  and  side  dies,  the  pre**ore  being  light  In  front 
tnd  lestirt  the  hfel  of  the  muller.  there  ■  no  strain 

upon  anr  of  the  part*,  and  no  liability  tobreakAf 
arrangement,  and  no  wear  except  that  whit,h  tsuaeiulon 
the  grindlr 

using  rginf.  with  extreme  regu- 

-  pttjp  being  •■'.'  iireat  and  uniform  fine- 
Me  to  be  clogged,  nor  to  he  otwiructed, 
stopped.  Impeded  or  broken,  by  coarse  pieces  of  rock, 
pick  point*  or  iron,  accidentally  Introduced  with  the 
cru-h.-d  ore.  n*  these  can  readily  pass  each  muller  sep- 
arately, without  tnterfertne  with  or  affecting  the  other 
mailers,  each  of  which  is  Independent,  or  can  rest  upon 
the  botrom  below  the  mailers,  without  Inconvenience,  as 
the  arms  play  freely  an  Inch  above  the  bottom  of  the  pan. 

It  U  more  readily  cleaned  np  than  any  other  pan,  as  each 
muller  can  be  ltfte*1  out  separately  by  hand,  anl  ibere  ,.-*  no 
necessity  tor  lining  the  revolving  cone  or  driver,  which  Is 
alio  easily  turned,  there  being  no  friction  when  no*  in  use, 
or  rapid  revolution.  The  halt,  of  the  mercury  Is  not  ground 
op  with  the  rock,  but  lies  below  the  lower  ends  of  the  mul- 
ler- in  ■>  graove,  and  in  another  groove  on  the  cover  of  the 
nan.  where  all  the  pulp  and  meial  passes  continoally  over 
it  without  culling  or  carrying  itaway.  The  mailers  and  side 


dies  are  easily  removed  at  any  time,  or  when  worn  oat. 
and  an  extra  set  of  mailers  is  rnrnU.ied  with  each  pan  Sold, 
It  Is  also  adapted  lor  grinding  cement,  snlpbnreia,  roasted 
ores,  etc. 

VTe  claim  all  these  advantages  for  oar  Pan,  and  that  it 
wlil  do  more  anl  better  worft,  with  lew  power,  and  less  at- 
tention and  minoal  labor,  more  rapidly  and  with  less  ex - 
pen-*e.  than  any  other  pan  or  muller  made  for  the  *amc 
purpose*-  *cd  claimed  to  be  of  eoual  or  greater  capacity, 
we  will  sell  them  for  use  on  conditi'-n  that  ii.  when  tairly 
tried  they  fail  to  answer  these  promises,  they  may  be  re- 
tnrned, 

V..r  fall  description  and  illustration,  see  Mining  and  Sci- 
entiflc frtsf,  June  15,  i8S7. 

Hinkle  &  Capp^sCtntrifa^al  Ore  Grinder 

and  Amalgamator 
May  be  seen  In  operation,  and  examined,  at  the  European 
Metallurgical  Worts,  on  Bryant,  between  Third  and  fourth 
streets,  San  Francisco,  where  all  interested  n>  mining  and 
milling  operations  are  invited  to  inspect  it-    lis  weight,  as 
arranged  for  cootinaous  grinding  and  discharge,  with  exira 
net  of  six  mullers.   U  aboit  170J  lhs- :  or  as  arranged  for 
grinding  andamauamarinc;  nngte  charges  of8l»  I 
also  with  extra  set  of  multers.  abuOt  3.0»  as 
above,  completely  fitted  and  ready  for  o^e.  either  way, 
*ou.f,  gold  coin. 

Por  farther  partlealara.  apply  by  letter  to  PBILrp  HIS- 
KLE  and  CHARLES  S.  CAPP,  No.  5t5  Clay  street,  below 
Montgomery.  San  Prancisco.  CaL  or  personally  to  the  above, 
orST,  P.  ETMBALL,  E=-v-  at  the  Earooean  Melallanrfcal 
Works,  on  Bryant^rect,  between  TLirJ  and  Poorth  streets. 
oratihe:.:  y,  First  =:r=et.  near Polsom,  where 

they  are  TnanafuctLired- 

«^*iend  for  Circulari. 

PHILIP  mSKLE.  and 
CHAULE--  .--.  i  iPP.  Patentees. 

ZjvU-tf  5i3  Clay  street,  San  Francisco. 


3  to  40-Horse  Power. 


I 


HITTI>*GER'S. 
THREE  SIZES, 

5,  7,  and  10-Horse  Power 


THE  CENTEAL  PAEK  OF  THE  PACIFIC. 
Woodward's     Gardens, 

ART    GALLERY, 

MUSEUM,     GYMNASIUM, 

— ..:  I  — 

ZOOLOGICAL    GARDENS. 

THESE  BEAUTIFUL  GARDE1VS  ARE  VISITED  DAILY 
by  hundred-?  of  the  plea^nre-seeiunz  \  ub'-ic.  and  all 
agree  In  pronouncing  them  the  best  and  unit  nrat-claaa  sub- 
uri..iii  report  on  the  Pacific  Coast, 

The  extensive  ground*  are  covered  with  the  rarest  trees 
anil  shrufjt^ry.  making  it  a  most  desirable  spot  for  small 
Lsbing  to  enjoy  a  Pic-NIc 

To  all  departments  new  attractions  are  being  constantly 
added . 

Tfi^se  Gardens  are  accessible  bv  the  Howard,  Polsom  and 
Market  street  Cars. 

Entrances  on  il  lanon  and  Valencia  streets,  between  Thir- 
teenth and  Fourteenth.    UPE.S  EVEtti  IiaY. 

Admission  to  ail  parts,  ti->  Cent...  CMldren.  under  12 
years,  half  pn-e.  2lvllqr 


Pratt?s  Abolition  Oil. 


JJIOR   ABOLISHISil    PaIV  — THE    BEST    REMEDY  IX 
J?    eii*ten  ;e  (br  Rticiiii-  .  faraly<na.  Head- 

ache, fftoibache.  s^reThr-iat,  Diptheria.  Weak,  iwulen  and 
:  Mmele*.  dan 
- ....  Pains  in  the  Breast.   Lame   Back,  and 
-   th-i  po>»r  man's  friend,  and  toe 
best  famiiv  pbvsician       fall  directions  accompany  each 
t--ii[Ie.     Price  5»  cents  and  SI   per  b"ttle.     P«r  sale  bv  all 
dealers  in   medicines     Sole   Proprietors,    A.   McBoYLE  A 
CO..  DriHBCisis  and  Cheiulsts.  -534:  Sacramento  tin-.ci.  op- 
tt  Cheer  House.  San  Prancisco.  lyvit-ly 


G0VEHNIHS17T  HOUSE. 

Corner  ot*  Sansome  and  Washington   sts. 
SAX  FRAXCrSCO.  CAL. 
THE   STREET    CASE     PASS    THIS   HOUSE    IX 
every  direction,  even-  ten  minates. 
The  rooms  of  the  House  are  well  famished. large 

and  airy,  are  let  bv  the  month,  week  or  day,  and  are 

kept  in  sane ro*  order.    T:'icre  u  a  Resiaarjn:  aitached  for 
Li  dies  and  families,  where  persons:  can  |y>ard  tor  one-half 
they  are  required  to  pay  at  botels. 
\7vU-4irn  SAXBORX  A  CO 


THE  WILLC0S  &  C-13B3 

IMPROVED  XOISELESS 
Family     Sewing     Machine       bui.p'u.c  rate3"no"wcharEedbydaUyn«w«par*rs.andtIie 

Challenges  the  world.    Ithasbeacen  the  Florence  badly     mininscomrounityarebeelnn^u?  to  appreciate  our  reason* 


Econ»aiy  In  AdvertUlnff.— The  Mixutc  a*b  Scirst- 
nric  i"zks*Lt  the  bent  and  mo-i  ixoyoxiCAL  mining  adver- 
tising medium  in  this  city,    uar  terms  are  less  than  of* 


i  It,  or  send  for  Report  of  the  triaL 

SAMITX  SWIFT,  igent, 

^03  Eearny  street,  near  Salter. 


ble  rates  of  advertlsm*.  Tne  PsutAS  contains,  proportionally , 
a  iareer  amount  of  mining  advertiiine  than  any  other  paptr 
on  the  Pacinc  coiiit.  Its  character  renders  it  the  proper 
journal  for  the  concentration  of  mining  patronaee. 


TUTTIXGER'SJ. 
TWO  SIZES, 

5  and  7-Horse  Power, 


COMBIXIXG  THE  MAXTMUM  OP  EPPTCTEXCY.  DUB- 
abiiity,  and  Economy,  with  the  Minimum  of  weight 
and  pnee.  . 

Tae*e  Engines  are  favorably  known,  a  Urge _  number 
beinsinoseon  thUcoa^tfor  hoisting,  pumping.  thr-iShiag 
milling  and  mining  purposes. 

Steam  can  begotop  on  these  Emrine*  In  fifteen  minatea 
after  reachin*  the  pUce  of  operation,  and  the  time,  ex;en*o 
of  netttns  boilers,  maeblnerr.  and  "cocJrtictioo  sccoant 
saved,  iwhtch  i» often  the  dilTerence  between  tX>e  roorewfol 
and  QO«icces»ifDl  protecurion  of  mHltng  entert  - 
fact,  the  portable  principle  is  the  picncerVfrlend.  and  ena- 
bles him  to  draw  engine*  on  their  o*tn  whe«L<  to  his  cabin 
door  and  plant  on  the  OBiermo*x  confines  of  civilization 
the  saw  and  grist  milt,  ani  It  has  done  and  will  do  more 
to  help  subdue  the  comment  than  any  other  or  the  modern 
motors  which  are  crowding  society  and  normalizing  tha 

All  sizes  on  hand  from  3  to  30  horse  power,  with  and 
without  carriages- 

Also,  Portable  Saw  and  Grist  Mil's. 

Porsale  by  TBEADWELL  «feCO*. 

STli-Smlfip  Cornsr  of  Front  and  Market  atreeta. 


96 


Wto  pfoing  m&  MttuMkJxm. 


California  Academy  of  Natural 
Sciences. 

BEGUIiAB  MEETING. 

Monday  Evening,  Aug.  5,  1867. 

Col.  Bansom  in  the  chair. 

Donations  to  Cabinet.— Dr.  Eehr  presented 
a  peculiar  sole  fish.  Prof.  Bolander  pre- 
sented 800  specimens  of  the  flora  of  Chili, 
and  the  Curator  of  Botany  was  instructed  to 
provide  for  their  preservation. 

Bequests  were  received  and  referred  to 
the  Publication  Committee  for  exchange  of 
published  transactions  with  scientific  bodies 
in  Bremen  and  Stnttgard. 

Prof.  Bolander  gave  an  interesting  account 
of  a  trip  to  Humboldt  county,  in  company 
with  Prof.  Whitney.  He  remarked  upon  a 
singular  interruption  of  the  redwood  forests 
in  the  lower  part  of  Humboldt,  where  he 
found  only  isolated  and  meagre  groups, 
while  in  Mendocino  the  redwood  belt  reaches 
a  width  of  40  miles.  He  had  expected  as 
he  went  farther  north,  towards  an  increase 
of  moisture,  that  the  forest  growths  would 
rather  increase  than  decrease,  and  the  break 
he  found  he  thought  must  be  attributed  to 
geological  causes,  or  peculiarity  of  drainage 
withdrawing  subsoil  moisture.  The  lichens 
and  mosses  which  usually  thrive  near  the 
redwood,  because  they  love  the  same  degree 
of  moisture,  were  also  lacking  at  the  time. 
The  abundance  of  moisture  in  the  redwoods 
as  compared  with  bare  hills  or  plains  in  the 
vicinity  is  remarkable.  Several  years  ago, 
Mr.  Bolander  spent  some  days  in  sunny 
weather  at  Searsville,  in  San  Mateo  county, 
and  one  day  he  was  astonished  to  see  some 
men  come  quite  wet  into  the  hotel.  He 
asked  what  was  the  matter,  and  was  told  that 
they  had  come  out  of  the  rain  which  had 
been  falling  for  a  week  in  the  redwoods  a 
mile  distant. 

Mr.  Bolander  described  a  remarkable  ele- 
vation in  Humboldt  county,  known  as  Bed 
Mountain,  which  consists  of  hornblendic 
rock,  highly  impregnated  with  magnetic 
iron,  the  oxidation  of  which  gives  a  red 
color  to  the  soil  and  stains  everything  it 
touches.  There  is  a  smaller  red  hill  of  the 
same  character.  Near  the  larger  elevation  is 
a  remarkable  spring  flowing  into  a  swamp, 
and  in  this  swamp  were  found  several  new 
plants,  the  families  of  which  even  have  not 
yet  been  determined.  The  Professor  also 
described  two  varieties,  of  tall  native  grasses 
which  cover  the  Humboldt  bottoms,  and 
which  make  the  country  highly  favorable  to 
stock  raising  and  the  dairy  business.  He 
also  described  the  beautiful  chestnut  oak 
and  mountain  live  oak,  (weeping  oak,)  which 
grow  on  the  Humboldt  hills,  and  which  he 
considered  the  finest  native  shade  trees  in 
the  State,  though  their  slow  growth  is  an 
objection  to  their  cultivation  in  some  cases. 

At  the  conclusion  of  Prof.  Bolander' s  re- 
marks, a  general  discussion  ensued  relative 
to  the  distribution  of  forests,  their  depend- 
ence upon  rain,  and  their  influence  upon 
climate.  Dr.  Cooper,  Mr.  Davidson,  Greg- 
ory Yale,  and  others,  participated  in  the 
discussion.  Dr.  Cooper  remarked  that  in 
one  of  the  Smithsonian  reports  a  paper 
would  be  found,  showing  that  the  heavy 
forests  are  always  found  in  nature  where 
heavy  rains  prevail,  and  that  bare  plains 
almost  invariably  imply  a  lack  of  moisture. 


AN  INSTEU0TIYEB00K! 
ELEMENTS  OF  COMPOSITION, 

BILLESI,  ETTKES  A  X  ]>  OBATOXT. 

For  Scholars,  Teachers,  Lawyers,  all  Pro- 
fessional Persons,  and  those  of  Common 
Education,  who  would  improve  the 
Eloquence   and  Effectiveness 
of  their  Composition  and 
Manners  of  Address. 

Price,  poetairo  paid,       -  Sl.OO 


This  is  a  new  publication,  ana  In  stylo  and  treatment 
of  this  important  subject,  is  original,  simple,  plain  and 
comprehensive.  The  author,  Pnor.  Layers  (a  meritorious 
Teacher  of  long  standing  in  California,  and  a  Bound  thinker 
and  reasoner.)  in  his  preface  says:  *lThe  method  pursued 
by  the  Author  in  developing  the  subject  of  Composition,  is 
both  the  synthetical  and  analytical.  The  former  i3  neces- 
sary to  teach  the  theory,  the  latter  tho  practice  of  the  art; 
and  as  these  are  both  indispensable  to  the  scholar,  so  are 
also  the  two  methods,  as  tho  sequel  will  show." 


The  Work  has  lately  been  approved  and  authorized  by 
the  State  Board  of  Education  for  use  in  the  Public  Schools. 

To  further  illustrate  the  varied  and  popular  endorsement 
the  book  has  so  rapidly  received,  we  quote  the  following 


IF  I  It       T 

Paint     Manufactory 


Beoommendations  : 


It  seems  to  be  a 


It  is  simple,  concise,  nnd  well  arranged, 
work  of  great  value.— John  Stcelt. 

I  am  prepared  to  concur  in  the  recommendation  of  the 
Honorable  Superintendent  of  Public  Instruction.— J.  C. 
Pelton. 

After  as  careful  and  thorough  perusal  of  the  6ame  as  it 
was  in  my  power  to  give,  I  came  to  the  conclusion  that,  for 
conciseness,  correctness,  and  precision  of  definition,  as  well 
as  for  completeness  and  simplicity  of  style,  it  was,  and 
would  be.  without  a  rival.  I  regard  your  work  as  the  best 
or  its  kind  I  know  of  but  few  men  m  any  profession  who 
would  not  be  benefited  by  Us  carelul  study.—  Wm.  H.  Bill. 

I  record  It  as  one  of  the  best  treatises  upon  these  import- 
ant brauches-Bcrhar.s  the  only  one  obtainable  possessing 
enual  advantages— combining  comprehensiveness  with  con- 
cJeness,  and  of  such  simplicity  In  Its  arrangement  as  to  be 
readily  understood  by  tho  advanced  pupil  —  F.  W.  HatcK 
sadmlrably  arranged  to.devolop  the^corrcctidea  of 
na  sy 


i  do  not  hesitate  to  recommend  it  as  a 
our  text  books.— James  Di       ' 


IN     CALIFORNIA. 


EPES  &  E.  H.  B.  ELLERY 


Ellery's  Patent  India  Bubber  Cement  &  Paint. 

It  is  for  all  exposed  surfaces;  impervious  to  wet;  will  not 
rot,  peel,  blister  or  crack,  in  any  climulc.  A  superior  Paint 
for  brick,  wood,  clolh,  metals,  etc  ;  successfully  used  In  the 
Eastern  States.  The  old  tin  roof  of  that  large  building,  the 
New  York  Kice  Mills. was  in  such  bad  condition  it  was  about 
to  be  taken  off  ten  years  since.  Instead,  Ihey  put  on  the 
INDIA  RUBBER  CEMENT  AND  PAINT,  making  a  good 
tight  roof.  A  coat  of  India  Rubber  I'aint  every  two  years 
since  keeps  it  in  good  condition.  We  can  reler  to  many 
others.    The  Atlant  c  Lead  Works  use  our  Paint  only. 

NEW  CLOTH  ROOFS  nut  on;  copings  and  all  seems 
cemented  and  saturated,  then  coated  with  the  India  Rub- 
ber Cement  and  Paint— the  same  as  on  the  St.  Nicholas 
Hotel  at  New  York  Cltv,  the  City  Buildings  and  many 
others,  the  roofs  of  all  the  horse  and  steam  cars,  decks  of 
steamboats,  etc.,  around  New  York— lor  eight  dollars  per 
one  hundred  square  feet.  NEW  OR  OLD  TIN  ROOFS 
cemented  and  painted  with  the  India  Rubber  Cement  and 
Paint  guaranteed,  at  from  one  cent  to  two  and  a  half 
cents  per  square  foot,  according  to  size  and  condition  of 
roof.    Good  men  and  the  best  materials  used. 

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[VOLriWE  XT. 
1         Number    1. 


TABLE  OF  CONTENTS. 


Formation.  Distribution,   ami 

in  of  U'lifouri  Kocka. 
The  I'srif  Bxponlliiiii 
Eureka  Mm.  sod  \iiti 
Tne  Empire Quarn  Mill. 
Southern  itcn.,'.  i 

An   IrsUlll 

A  New  Ex|)l<>.iv<- i'onipoun<J 
Thu  dreai   Republic. 
Cyanide  "t  Potassium 

'i  ''rop  of  California 
Kafetij  Cages 
Uhfonnatlon  Wnrki  In  Sterrti 

County, 
Si'U'iitiflc  Apricot  tare. 

«'..:ll    111    t'Hltriltl    Ik'.lt 

Cane  Preeentailon 

Tli.-  Meteor  in  Oregon. 

A    Kovel  Wny  to    Moont    » 

dorse 
A  Mftsniflcont  Slirhi. 
Pell  Coring  MortWaK  ChUel 

la  Manufacture. 
wogei  "i  Miner-  In  England 
Out  Future, 

Si-i  Francisco  Metal  Market. 
New  Incorporations— List  oi 

t  Hikers. 


Ml'Hl  1M1CAL       MlSCKLt.ANT- — 

nridih  .it  Carriage  Tracks 
in  the  United  statei:  Inv 
nrovvnieiit  of  Steel  and 
lr..i  jfirlnl  Manolne,  etc. 
401KfTirifl  Mwn.t.Asr  — 
Evaporation  and  Condensa- 
tion—Tbe  Sun's  i'owL'r;  In- 
leroatlng  Electrical  Faat; 
The  Fibrous  Nature  or  Iron; 

\    stasia    Rivet;    To  Obtain 

Fruit  Willi. .ut  Stones. 
M  i.mm;  Si  •<  *  A  ay—  Embracing 

late  luioJllgnace  trom  the 
various  counties  and  dte- 
trleia  in  California,  Ari- 
zona, Alaska,  HrliWh  Oo- 
lumtiitt,  Colorado,  Montana, 

Iilnli.i.      Nevntln.     Oregon, 

Now  Mexico  and  Ulan. 

Notices  to  (."orrcspondents. 
■tan  Francisco  Market  Bates. 
<nn  Franchco  Weekly  Stock 

Circular. 
■stuck  Prices— Bhl  nnd  Asked, 
jfpw  Polenta  and  Inventions. 
Sibling  Shaieluildcrs'  Direct- 

orv. 


(Coiumunirattons. 


In  THIS  UKf  AKTMK7.T    we  Invito    tile  ritKK   DISCUSSION  i.l'   all 

pronor  .noiects— correspondents  alone  being  responsible  lor 
t  tie  ideas  and  theories  they  advance. 


[Enter,  it  sceordlng  to  Act  of  Concre.s  In  the  vear  ISCfi,  bv 

9  A   Uerrliig,  In  ll Icrk's  otuce  ol  the  District  Court 

of  the  District  of  California  ] 

Formation,  Distribution  and.  Age  of 
Igneous  Rocks. 

NC1D3EK  ONE. 


The  accompanying  diagram  is  intended 
to  represent  the  plan  of  the  distribution  of 
igneous  rocks.  The  whole  crust  of  the 
earth  is  assumed  to  be  about  seventy-two 
miles  in  thickness,  which  is  probably  not 
far  from  the  truth.  The  average  thickness 
of  the  stratified  rocks  is  supposed  to  be 
42,000  feet.  The  stratified  rocks  are  divided 
into  six  systems  of  7,000  feet  each  in  thick- 
ness. The  unstratified  or  igneous  portion 
of  the  crust  is  also  divided  into  six  periods, 
or  strata,  of  twelve  miles  each,  less  the 
amount  brought  to  the  surface  to  form  the 
stratified  rocks.  The  single  perpendicular 
lines  represent  the  volcanic  era  of  each  pe- 
riod ;  the  converging  lines  represent  the 
synclinal  fissures  ;  the  diverging  lines  rep- 
resent the  anticlinal  fissures ;  the  oblique 
lines  in  the  third  group  of  lines  passing  up 
through  the  granite  stratum  and  up  through 
the  gneiss,  clay  state  and  Silurian  systems, 
represent  the  intrusive  era  of  granite ;  in 
the  fourth  group,  feldspathie  granite ;  the 
fifth,  the  magnesian  rocks  ;  the  sixth,  met- 
alliferous quartz ;  seventh,  non-metallifer- 
ous rock.  Informingthe  diagram, I  adopted 
three  initial  points — first,  the  old  red  sand- 
stone period,  as  the  eruptive  era  of  metal- 
liferous quartz ;  second,  the  new  red  sand- 
stone, as  the  beginning  of  the  intrusive  era 
of  metal-bearing  quartz ;  third,  the  carbon- 
iferous system,  as  the  beginning  of  the 
eruptive  era  of  non-metallic  rock,  as  it  is  in 
this  system  the  eruptive  rock  is  first  found 
interstratified  with  the  formations.  It  may 
not  be  improper  to  add  that  I  did  not  ob- 
serve until  some  weeks  after  making  the 
diagram  how  perfectly  it  accords  with  the 
chronology  of  the  Bible,  as  revealed  in  the 
Mosaic  account  of  creation. 

That  the  matter  of  which  our  earth  and 
all  other  solid  bodies  throughout  the  uni- 
verse are  formed  was  once  in  its  elementary 
or  gaseous  state  and  pervaded  space ;  that 
the  solid  earth  is  the  result  of  the  chemical 


combinations  of  the  elements,  at  an  elevated 
temperature,  and  that  the  interior  heat  of 
our  globe  is  residual,  no  reasonable  doubt 
can  be  admitted  by  the  mind  imbued  with 
the  great  truths  revealed  by  science. 

There  is  a  plan,  wise,  deep  and  eternal, 
extending  back,  through  innumerable  mill- 
ions of  ages,  deep  into  primeval  time,  and 
the  crust  of  the  earth  is  but  the  record  of 
successive  revolutions,  marking  the  great 
epochs  in  the  past  history  of  our  globe. 
Before  water  rested  upon  its  surface,  our 
globe  presented  a  vast  body  of  molten  mat- 


ing all  those  bodies  that  are  volatile  at  low 
temperatures,  such  as  hydrochloric  and  car- 
bonic acids,  etc. 

It  will  be  my  object  in  this  paper  to  note 
some  of  the  transformations  of  matter  due 
to  the  new  order  of  affinities,  consequent  to 
the  earth  having  become  sufficiently  cooled 
to  allow  water  to  rest  upon  its  surface,  and 
also  to  note  some  of  the  changes  wrought 
in  the  disposition  and  arrangement  of  mat- 
ter due  to  the  mechanical  force  arising  from 
the  contraction  of  the  earth  by  loss  of  heat. 

H  any  reader  should  doubt  the  igneous 
origin  of  our  earth,  let  him  consider  the 
following  and  kindred  facts :     Silica  forms 


[.Entered  according  to  Act  o  f  (Jo: 


i  the  year  1866,  by  F.  A.  Heriu..g, 
tiic  District  of  California. 


the  Clerk's  Olliee  of  the  District  Court  of 


ter,  with  the  chemical  combination,  at  an 
elevated  temperature,  of  the  elements  of 
which  it  was  then  composed  accomplished, 
and  the  matter  arranged,  stratum  above 
stratum,  according  to  its  specific  gravity, 
subject  to  such  modifications  as  attend  an 
elevated  temperature.  The  matter  of  the 
least  density,  such  as  the  alkaline  metals 
and  their  gangue,  would  be  at  and  near  the 
surface  ;  those  metals  of  greater  density  and 
their  gangue  at  a  greater  depth  ;  while  such 
bodies  as  are  expanded  least  at  an  increase 
of  temperature  would  occupy  the  molten 
interior.  During  that  era  the  earth  must 
have  been  surrounded  by  an  extended  at- 
mosphere, much  more  complicated  in  its 
composition  than  at  a  later  period,  contain- 


the  bulk  of  most  rocks.  There  is  but  one 
compound  of  silicon  with  oxygen — viz :  sil- 
ica, which  is  composed  of  48  silicon  and  52 
oxygen,  and  this  compound  is  the  result  of 
the  combustion  of  silicon  with  oxygen. 
Silica,  or  quartz,  is  the  gangue  of  sulphu- 
rets,  which  are  the  result  of  the  combustion 
of  metals  with  sulphur.  Quartz  is  also  the 
gangue  of  the  metals  whose  oxides  are  re- 
duced by  heat  alone. 

When  the  earth  was  molten  from  center 
to  circumference,  the  alkaline  metals,  being 
of  the  least  density,  existed  on  and  near  the 
surface,  or,  in  other  words,  the  surface 
rocks  consisted  of  the  ores  of  such  metals 
as  sodium,  potassium,  calcium,  magnesium, 
etc. ;  and  by  a  wise  provisi  n  of  Nature  in 
preparing  our  globe  for  the  habitation  of 
man,  the  more  dense  of  the  metals  expand 
more  rapidly  by  an  increase  of  temperature 
than  the  gangue  in  which  they  are  found, 


and  were  thus  kept  comparatively  near  the 
surface.  In  consequence  of  the  contrac- 
tion of  matter  by  loss  of  heat,  thereby  leav- 
ing the  outer  coating  too  large  for  the 
shrunken  moss  it  contains,  the  solid  crust  of 
the  earth  could  only  follow  or  adapt  itself 
by  corrugating.  This  corrugation,  or  break- 
ing up  of  the  solid  rock,  is  attended  by  vol- 
canic action,  and  an  earthquake  is  therefore 
the  result  of  mechanical  action  in  the 
earth's  crust  while  adjusting  itself  to  the 
ever-shrinking  mass  it  contains.  Many  of 
the  seams  or  fissures  which  are  thus  formed 
are  filled  with  intrusive  matter,  represent- 
ing every  grade  of  igneous  rock,  rnetallio 
and  non-metallic,  stratum  after  stratum, 
to  the  entire  thickness  of  the  earth's  crust. 

When  any  considerable  elevation  of  a 
mountain  range  occurs,  it  is  evident  that 
two  systems  of  fissures  would  be  formed, 
viz :  the  summit  or  anticlinal  fissure,  and 
the  base  or  synclinal  fissure,  and  the  syncli- 
nal fissure  might  occur  upon  one  or  both 
sides  of  such  elevation.  When  the  crust  of 
the  earth  had  cooled  down  to  the  stratum 
containing  the  nobler  metals,  there  must 
have  been  a  period,  during  which  the  ores 
of  such  metals  were  erupted,  after  the  man- 
ner of  the  lava  in  our  own  era,  and  the 
eruptive  period  must  have  continued  until 
the  metalliferous  stratum  had,  by  loss  of 
heat,  ceased  to  be  fluid.  Now,  if  the  met- 
alliferous stratum  remained  semi-fluid  or 
plastic  for  a  length  of  time  after  the  erup- 
tive era,  it  will  appear  evident  that  anti- 
clinal fissures  caused  by  upheavals  during 
such  time,  or  period  would  be  filled  by  such 
plastic  matter ;  and  thus  the  period,  during 
which  any  given  igneotis  rock  or  ore  ia 
brought  to  the  surface  by  volcanic  action, 
might  be  prolonged. 

My  mind  received  the  foregoing  hint 
while  making  a  calculation  of  how  much  a 
chain  of  mountains  is  upheaved  by  the 
formation  of  an  anticlinal  vein  or  fissnre 
one  hundred  feet  in  width.  We  will  illus- 
trate by  supposing  the  crust  of  the  earth  to 
be  forty  miles  in  thickness — one-half  solid, 
and  the  under  half  (twenty  miles)  plastic. 
Now  let  the  crust  be  suddenly  upheaved 
200  feet  along  the  anticlinal  line.  If  the 
synclinal  fissure  be  formed  forty  miles  from 
and  parallel  with  the  anticlinal,  the  summit 
fissure  would  open  and  remain  open  200 
feet,  providing  the  crust  was  solid  its  entire 
thickness ;  but  the  lower  half  (twenty 
miles)  is  plastic,  and  the  great  lateral  press- 
ure would  cause  the  fissure  to  close  up  to 
100  feet  in  width,  and  there  being  no  unoc- 
cupied space  below,  the  plastic  matter 
would  be  forced  upward  to  fill  the  fissure, 
and  perhaps  form  a  large  cone  above  the 
surface.  The  lateral  pressure  at  the  syn- 
clinal fissure  being  at  the  surface  against 
solid  rock,  the  fluid  matter  from  a  greater 
depth  would  rise  to  fill  it,  after  the  manner 
that  water  rises  to  fill  fissures  in  floating 
ice.  We  shall  see,  after  giving  facts  that 
have  bearing  upon  this  subject  due  consid- 
eration, that  the  era  during  which  any  given 
igneous  rock  is  brought  to  the  surface  by 
volcanic  action,  is  not  only  prolonged,  but 
divided  into  periods  by  a  whole  geological 
age.  We  shall  see  that  the  ores  of  the  use- 
ful and  precious  metals  were  erupted  or 
ejected  in  a  fluid  state  during  the  old  red 
sandstone  period  ;  that  the  carboniferous 
era  intervened,  during  which  the  ores  of 
magnesium,  such  as  hornblende,  serpentine, 
greenstone,  soapstone,  etc.,  were  intruded 
along  anticlinal  lines  and  non-metallifer- 
ous rock  from  beneath  the  metalliferous  or 
quartzose  stratum,  was  erupted,  and  is  found 
interstratified  with  the  formation ;  and  that, 
from  the  beginning  of  the  new  red  sand- 
stone period  to  the  tertiary  and  perhaps 
later  period,  the  ores  of  the  useful  and 
precious  metals  again  found  their  way  to 
the  surface  by  being  intruded  in  a  plastic 
state  along  anticlinal  lines. 

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IWritten  for  the  Mining  and  Scientific  Press.  | 

The  Paris  Exposition. 

BY  A.    S.    HALIiTDrB. 

rContinned  from  Page  82.] 
COAIi  CUTTING  MACHINE. 

The  coal  cutting  machine  to  which  I  pre- 
viously referred,  exhibited  by  Messrs.  Jones 
&  Brick,  and  used  by  some  of  the  coal 
miners  in  England,  is  au  important  ma- 
chine, and  will,  to  a  great  extent,  revolu- 
tionize the  extraction  of  coal  by  saving  the 
necessity  of  the  miner  working  in  the  dan- 
gerous portions  of  the  drifts — saving  life 
and  extracting  the  coal  cheaper  and  with 
very  much  less  waste.  Although  the  ma- 
chine is  probably  not  by  any  means  a  per- 
fect one,  and  is  being  improved  by  the  dif- 
ferent constructors,  it  already  does  an  amaz- 
ing amount  of  economic  work,  and  is  gen- 
erally admitted  by  the  mine  owners  to  be 
one  of  the  most  important  adaptations  of 
machinery  of  modern  times. 

I  visited  the  coal  mines  of  the  Blaina 
Coal  company,  in  South  Wales,  and  found 
several  of  the  machines  at  work  there,  as 
also  in  the  machine  shop  of  the  company, 
several  machines  in  course  of  construction. 
Compressed  air  is  employed  as  the  motive 
power  of  these  machines,  and  is  used  to  im- 
mense advantage,  which  any  one  can  readily 
understand  must  be  the  case  in  a  poorly 
ventilated  mine,  keeping  the  temperature 
of  the  air  down  in  the  vicinity  of  the  machine, 
and  enabling  the  driver  to  breathe  freely 
in  the  poor  air  surrounding  him.  The  la- 
bor of  the  man  in  charge  of  the  maohine  is 
small  compared  to  that  of  a  miner  lying  on 
his  side,  under-cutting,  or  holeing  the  coal. 

THE  PKACTIOATj  WOKKTNG  Or  THE  MACHINE. 

The  thickness  of  the  coal  vein  in  which 
the  machine  was  employed,  under  my  eye, 
was  about  4%  feet,  and  I  worked  the  ma- 
chine, with  the  pick  cutting  vertically,  hori- 
zontieally,  and  at  an  angle — both  in  a  long 
face  or  long  work,  and  in  driving  or  head- 
ing. It  made  ninety  strokes  with  the  pick 
per  minute,  outting  a  hole  two  feet  deep, 
two  inches  wide,  at  the  rate  of  two  feet  per 
minute,  cutting  time,  and  increasing  the 
depth  by  a  second  cut  to  three  feet ;  being 
one  foot  deeper,  at  the  rate  of  3%  feet  per 
minute.  The  average  work  of  the  machine, 
including  all  stoppages,  is  about  sixty  yards 
per  day  of  ten  hours,  for  long  work,  against 
five  or  six  yards  for  hand  labor  ;  and  for 
driving  headings  it  will  cut  a  block  five  feet 
square,  2%  feet  deep,  with  four  cuts,  in  one 
hour.  I  found  no  difficulty  in  managing 
the  machine.  It  is  built  strong,  and  will 
resist  the  fall  of  coal  on  it,  as  well  as  the 
evil  designs  of  most  men  underground. 
The  machines  I  saw  at  work  occupied  a 
space  4%  feet  long,  3  feet  wide,  and  2% 
feet  high,  weighing  about  1,400  ibs,  com- 
plete ;  and  worked  by  compressed  air  at  a 
distance  of  about  1,000  yards  from  the  en- 
gine. The  air  was  conveyed  from  the  air- 
oompresser  by  means  of  4-inch  pipes,  re- 
duced as  branches  are  taken  off,  and  ending 
in  1%  inch  pipe  and  flexible  tubing  attached 
to  the  coal  cutter.  The  pressure  of  air  at 
the  engine  was  32  lbs.,  and  at  the  coal  cut- 
ter 30  lbs.  per  inch.  But  by  proper  care 
in  thoroughly  cooling  the  air  entering  the 
compressor,  this  difference  is  materially 
reduced.  The  cylinder  of  the  coal  cutter 
is  6%  diameter  and  12-inch  stroke.  The  air 
is  compressed  by  means  of  two  steam  en- 
gines, having  two  cylinders  12  inches  diam- 
eter, under  35  lbs.  steam,  15  strokes  per 
minute.  The  air  cylinders  are  15  inches 
diameter,  the  piston  of  which  is  worked  by 
the  same  rod  as  the  steam  cylinder.  The 
air  is  kept  cool  by  an  arrangement  of  coils. 
This  is  found»to  be  very  important  in  com- 
pensating for  any  absorption  of  heat  during 
its  passage  to  the  cutter.  These  air  com- 
pressors drive  four  coal  cutters  and  two  or 
three  pumps. 

Many  parts  of  the  mine,  which  have  been 
under  water  in  spite  of  all  endeavors  to  the 
contrary,  are  now  dry  and  kept  clear  of 
water  by  pumps  driven  by  compressed  air, 
and  which,  by  means  of  the  flexible  tubing, 
etc. ,  can  be  moved  to  any  point  of  the  mine 
with  ease  and  rapidity.  The  owners  of  this 
mine  have  found  this  to  be  of  immense  ad- 
vantage, and  enables  them  to  drain  points 


heretofore  unworkable,  by  the  ease  with 
which  the  pumps  can  be  moved  from  point 
to  point,  and  the  facility  with  which  the 
compressed  air  is  conveyed  to  the  pumps. 
The  exhaust  air  pipe  becomes  rapidly  cov- 
ered with  frost  from  the  sudden  expansion 
of  the  air. 

In  under-cutting  coal  by  the  usual  means, 
much  of  it  becomes  almost  useless  by  being 
broken  up  and  reduced  to  fine  dust,  a  miner 
requiring  room  enough  to  work  and  get  his 
body  under.  In  a  vein  four  feet  thick,  this 
will  amount  to  about  20  per  cent.  By  the 
coal  cutting  machine  this  is  almost  entirely 
saved,  as  a  deep  cut  two  inches  wide  is  suf- 
ficient. Slack  coal  and  screenings  cost  as 
much  to  hoist  as  the  best  large  coal,  and 
are  worth  about  one  half  as  much  at  the 
mine  ;  therefore  the  necessity  of  getting 
out  sufficiently  large  coal  becomes  an  im- 
portant consideration  to  the  mine  owner  or 
worker.  And  again,  the  use  of  compressed 
air,  and  its  material  advantage  to  the  ven- 
tilation of  a  mine,  in  supplying  it  with  a 
fresh  addition  of  pure  air,  which,  by  its 
sudden  expansion  reduces  the  temperature 
of  the  mine,  especially  in  the  vicinity  of  the 
workmen,  cannot  be  too  strongly  urged, 
having,  in  some  cases,  already  obviated  the 
necessity  of  the  use  of  safety  lamps.  An- 
other, and  the  most  important  consideration 
in  a  country  where  labor  is  very  scarce,  is 
the  great  economy  of  the  machine  in  the 
extraction  of  the  coal,  and  the  fact  that 
these  machines  do  not  strike  for  higher 
wages. 


Eureka  Mine  and  Mill. 

Bean's  Nevada  County  Directory,  asserts 
this  to  be,  as  far  as  developed,  the  richest 
gold  mine  in  the  world.  It  was  located  in 
1851,  1%  miles  from  Grass  Valley.  The 
present  owners  are  J.  B.  Dickinson,  Thos. 
Hope  and  Benjamin  Silliman,  of  New  York, 
Edwin  Hull,  W.  H.  T.  Cronise,  John  C. 
Winans,  Milton  Bulkley,  James  Freeborn, 
A.  J.  Pope,  Kobert  F.  Morrow,  N.  J.  Hall, 
Geo.  W.  Beaver,  L.  S.  Adams,  and  Francis 
Berton,  of  San  Francisco,  William  Watt, 
Bobert  Watt,  J.  Fricot,  A  Pralus  and  S. 
Bipert,  of  Grass  Valley.  The  three  Messrs. 
Watt  Brothers  have  the  management  of  af- 
fairs at  the  mine.  They  are  universally  ac- 
knowledged to  be  superior  men  in  this 
capacity. 

The  present  works  comprise  the  mill, 
blacksmith's  shop,  hoisting  and  pumping 
room,  and  drying  house.  The  last  named 
is  20  by  40  feet,  in  which  each  under-ground 
miner  has  his  hook  for  hanging  wet  cloth- 
ing, and  a  locker  to  keep  his  dry  clothing 
in.  A  separate  shaft,  containing  a  ladder 
for  the  workmen  to  ascend  from  the  mine, 
is  covered  by  this  *  house,  where  they  can 
assume  their  dry  clothing  without  first  ex- 
posing themselves  to  an  improper  tempera- 
ture. This  care  provided  for  the  workmen 
by  the  Eureka  company  might  be  profitably 
imitated  by  other  mining  companies  in  the 
State. 

The  shaft  now  worked  is  325  feet,  with  a 
100  foot  incline  to  the  lowest  level — two 
compartments.  Steel  rope,  %  -inch,  is  used, 
of  California  make. 

New  hoisting  works  are  being  erected  on 
a  large  scale  a  little  higher  up  the  hill.  The 
new  shaft  has  four  compartments — one  for 
sinking,  one  for  pumping,  and  two  (with 
safety  cages)  for  hoisting.  Size  of  shaft,  18 
feet  4  inches  by  5  feet  3  inches  in  the  clear; 
angle,  same  as  the  lode,  about  78°  ;  depth 
of  incline,  500  feet,  to  be  extended  to  650 
feet.  The  pillar  blocks  are  to  be  set  with 
rubber  cushions,  or  springs,  to  alleviate  the 
sudden  strain  upon  the  hoisting  rope  and 
connecting  machinery,  in  starting  the  car, 
etc.  This  is  the  first  instance  in  which  we 
have  known  of  the  adoption  of  this  device, 
which  must  be  a  good  one.  Two  12-inch 
engines  are  to  be  employed  to  work  inde- 
pendently— one  for  hoisting,  and  the  other 
for  pumping  and  sinking.  The  drums  are 
quite  large,  being  7  feet  in  diameter,  with 
flanges  13  feet  in  diameter — the  rope  is  3J^ 
inch,  flat,  steel  wire,  imported  by  the  com- 
pany. These  hoisting  works  will  enable  the 
mine  to  increase  its  already  large  and  steady 
yield  of  bullion.  The  lode  varies  from  2% 
to  6  feet,  yielding  from  $ 30  to  $70— at  an 
average  of  §47. 


The  mill  is  about  40  by  75  feet.  Has  a 
45-horse  power  engine ;  20  stamps  of  650 
lbs.  each,  run  at  60  drops  per  minute,  crush- 
ing 40  tons  in  24  hours  ;  the  screens  used 
in  the  battery  are  No.  5,  with  discharging 
surface  11  by  14  inches.  One  brass  wire 
screen,  40  meshes,  containing  1,600  open- 
ings to  the  square  inch,  is  used  to  each  bat- 
tery for  water  escape,  to  prevent  flooding. 
The  batteries  discharge  on  blankets,  which 
hold  90  per  cent,  of  the  gold  saved  in  the 
mill.  The  blanket  washings  are  treated  in 
two  Attwood  amalgamators,  the  skimmings 
of  which  are  worked  in  two  Knox  pans. 
These  amalgamators  are  straight,  covered 
boxes,  some  twelve  feet  long  and  two  feet 
square,  set  at  a  proper  angle.  Deep  recesses 
are  made  across  the  bottom,  which  are 
nearly  filled  with  quicksilver.  Revolving 
shafts,  with  innumerable  iron  stirrers,  agi- 
tate the  quicksilver  in  the  riffles,  stirring 
the  sand  and  pulp  as  it  passes  through.  The 
Attwood  amalgamators  are  followed  by  one 
Hunter's  Eureka  rubber  amalgamators.  The 
blanket  sluices  are  sixteen  feet  long,  and 
discharge  into  four  of  Hunter's  rubber 
amalgamators,  which  latter,  Mr.  Watt  con- 
siders, excellent  gleaners.  The  sands,  after 
passing  the  amalgamators,  are  worked  in 
two  rockers,  12  feet  long  by  18  inches  wide, 
in  which,  most  of  the  sulphurets  are  con- 
centrated. Below  the  mill  there  are  some 
400  feet  of  sluice  boxes,  which,  by  the  aid 
of  old  gunny  sacks,  and  scraps  of  all  sorts 
fabrics,  the  attendants  are  able  to  glean  suf- 
ficient sulphurets  and  amalgam  to  make 
their  services  profitable.  The  workmen  at 
the  mill  number  4  rock-breakers,  4  feeders, 
4  blanket-washers,  2  engineers,  1  amalga- 
mator, 3  men  at  the  rockers,  and  2  at  the 
sluices — total  20,  for  the  twenty-four  hours. 
Mr.  Watt  uses  a  large  retort,  built  upon 
an  improved  plan,  which  we  regret  not  be- 
ing able  to  describe. 

About  ten  tons  per  month  of  No.  1  sul- 
phurets are  saved,  and  two  tons  of  No.  2. 
The  former  yield  from  $400  to  $420,  and 
the  latter  $250  to  $300  per  ton,  by  chlorin- 
ation  process.  No.  1  were  formerly  sold  in 
San  Francisco  for  shipment  to  Swansea,  for 
$282.  Now,  at  a  cost  about  equivalent  to 
freight  expenses,  to  San  Francisco,  the  same 
quality  of  sulphurets  are  made  to  yield  the 
company  $416  per  ton — a  saving  to  Califor- 
nia which  we  take  pleasure  in  noticing. 

There  are  now  six  chlorination  works  in 
and  about  Grass  Valley  and  Nevada,  being 
an  increase  of  two  establishments  during 
the  past  year.  The  process  is  increasing  in 
favor,  although  it  is  more  applicable  to 
some  sulphurets  than  others. 

Mr.  Geo.  F.  Deetken,  superintendent  of 
the  Eureka  Chlorination  Works,  is  meeting 
with  significant  success,  not  only  in  the 
treatment  of  the  Eureka  sulphurets,  but 
those  of  other  mines,  of  various  character. 

Under  his  direction  a  new  reverberatory 
roasting  furnace  has  just  been  erected,  of 
the  capacity  of  four  tons  per  24  hours.  The 
ores  are  introduced  at  intervals  through 
a  hopper,  from  a  tramway  overhead,  at 
that  portion  of  the  furnace  farthest  from 
the  fire,  and  subjected  to  the  least  heat. 
Gradually  worked  forward  they  reach  in- 
creased heat,  and  finally  the  finishing 
hearth. 

Size  of  upper  hearth,  39  by  6  feet ;  drop 
to  fire  hearth,  8  feet ;  fire  hearth,  6  by  6 
feet;  finishing  hearth,  11  by  11  feet.  Two 
cords  of  cedar  wood  are  consumed  per  day, 
at  a  cost  of  $3.25  per  cord.  Mr.  Deetken 's 
method  of  introducing  salt  in  the  process, 
is  considered  by  him  an  important  success. 
Prof.  Silliman  thoroughly  describes  the 
chlorination  (Plattner's)  process  at  the  Eu- 
reka works,  in  Bean's  Directory  of  Nevada 
County,  as  follows  : 

This  process  depends  on  the  fact  that  the 
metallic  gold  is  dissolved  by  moist  chlorine 
gas,  while  the  metallic  oxides  or  chlorides 
with  which  it  is  associated  in  the  roasted  ore, 
are  mostly  unacted  upon.  The  charge  of 
sulphurets,  after  roasting,  is  delivered 
through  an  opening  in  the  top  of  the  dome, 
where  a  hopper  receives  them  from  a  tram 


wagon.  From  the  time  of  charging  to  the 
completion  of  the  roasting  and  the  arrival  of 
another  charge  on  the  hearth  is  twenty-four 
hours.  The  labor  required  is  ithat  of  two 
•roasters,  or  furnace  men,  one  laborer  to  turn 
and  handle  the  exhausted  ores,  and  one  su- 
perintendent. The  materials  consumed  are, 
for  each  ton  of  ore  roasted,  ten  pounds  of 
manganese  oxide,  fourteen  pounds  of  com- 
mon salt,  and  the  equivalent  of  sulphurio 
acid.  The  fuel  required  for  roasting  is  from 
one  cord  or  less  of  dry  wood  in  dry  weather 
to  over  two  cords  if  the  wood  and  atmos- 
phere are  damp.  A  small  proportion  of 
salt  is  used  on  the  hearth  with  the  roasting 
ore.  A  dust  chamber  is  placed  between  the 
furnace  hearth  and  the  chimney  to  catch 
the  particles  of  ore  carried  over  by  the 
draft  The  roasted  charge  is  moistened 
after  it  is  sufficiently  cool,  and  is  then  trans- 
ferred to  a  large  wooden  tub-shaped  vat, 
capable  of  holding  the  product  of  roasting 
of  three  tons  of  sulphurets.  This  vessel  is 
provided  with  a  false  bottom  leaving  a  small 
void  space  for  the  introduction  of  the  gas. 
The  roasted  ore  is  supported  on  a  bed  of 
quartz  sand,  or  tailings,  and  is  sifted  in 
gradually  and  evenly,  care  being  had  that  it 
is  neither  too  dry  nor  too  moist.  The  gas  is 
started  as  soon  as  a  few  inches  of  ore  are  in 
the  vat,  the  ore  being  added  as  the  gas  fol- 
lows, until  the  vessel  is  filled  to  within  a 
few  inches  of  the  top,  when  a  wooden  top  is 
luted  on  with  flour  paste  or  dough,  and  the 
dose  of  chlorine  gas  is  kept  up  for  about 
eight  hours.  Each  ton  of  sulphurets  yields 
about  1,450  pounds  of  the  roasted  ore. 

The  chlorine  is  produced  from  the  action 
of  oil  of  vitriol  (sulphuric  acid)  on  common 
salt  in  presence  of  peroxide  of  manganese, 
in  a  leaden  vessel  set  over  a  small  furnace. 
This  apparatus  is  provided  with  means  of 
agitating  the  charge  during  the  process,  to 
avoid  caking  and  the  melting  of  the  lead. 
The  gas  is  carried  by  a  lead  pipe  to  an  open- 
ing left  in  the  lower  part  of  the  vat,  being 
washed  on  its  way  by  water.  When  the 
time  mentioned  has  expired,  the  vessel  is 
permitted  to  remain  until  the  next  morning, 
when  the  cover  being  removed,  spring  water 
is  suffered  to  pass  through  the  mass  of  oxides 
as  long  as  it  washes  out  any  chloride  of  gold. 
This  solution  is  conducted  to  another  wooden 
vat  set  at  a  lower  level.  The  first  solution 
which  comes  over  is  colored  quite  strongly 
yellow  with  chloride  of  gold,  and  so  long  as 
the  solution,  as  tested  from  time  to  time 
with  a  solution  of  green  vitriol,  produces 
therewith  the  well  known  greenish-blue 
color  and  cloudiness  of  precipitated  gold, 
the  washing  is  continued.  A  freshly  pre- 
pared solution  of  green  vitriol— proto-sul- 
phate  of  iron — is  then  permitted  to  flow  into 
the  lower  vat  until  all  the  gold  is  precipi- 
tated, which  settles  as  a  snuff-brown  viowder 
on  the  bottom  of  the  vat,  and  is  finally  col- 
lected on  a  paper  filter  and  washed  with 
water  until  all  traces  of  the  iron  solution  are 
washed  out  of  it,  when  its  color  is  blue 
black,  giving  an  excellent  illustration  of  the 
change  of  color  in  metals  due  to  differences 
in  their  physical  condition.  It  is  then  fused 
with  borax,  and  gives  an  ingot  of  992  to 
996% -thousandths  fine.  A  small  trace  of 
gold  yet  remains  in  the  effete  mass  of  metal- 
lic oxides,  which  is  saved  by  causing  this 
waste  material  to  flow  with  a  stream  of  water 
over  an  inclined  plane  covered  with  mercu- 
rialized copper  plates.  The  proportion  thus 
saved  is  not  over  $2  per  ton  of  sulphide, 
and  results  from  particles  of  gold  having  a 
sensible  size  and  which  the  chlorine  has  not 
dissolved.  The  sulphids  of  the  Eureka 
mine  run  from  $250  to  $425  per  ton  in  gold. 
The  silver,  amounting  to  $10  or  $12  per 
ton,  is  lost  by  the  Plattner  process,  as  it  is 
in  quantity  too  small  to  justify  the  use  of 
strong  brine  to  save  it  from  the  waste  as 
might  be  done,  if  it  were  worth  while. 

The  cost  of  the  whole  process,  including 
the  salary  of  the  superintendent,  does  not 
exceed  $20  per  ton  of  the  sulphurets  treated. 

In  the  office  of  the  Eureka  company,  is 
exhibited  a  specimen  of  quartz  about  two 
feet  in  diameter,  illustrative  of  the  character 
of  the  vein.  It  is  charged  with  heavy  sul- 
phurets, dispersed  throughout  the  ore,  with 
visible  free  gold  ;  white  and  gray  quartz, 
alternating  with  dark  streaks,  forming  what 
is  termed  "  ribbon  "  rock.  Weight  of  this 
specimen  about  300  lbs.;  estimated  value, 
$1,000.  Mr.  Watt  showed  us  various 
smaller  specimens,  rich  enough  to  have 
been  termed  quartz  in  gold.  Either  of 
these  specimens  would  look  well  in  the 
Mining  and  Scientific  Peess  Cabinet,  Mr. 
Watt,  and  had  you  lent  them  all  to  the 
Paris  Exposition,  we  do  not  believe  Cali- 
fornia would  have  been  turned  off  with  a 
silver  medal,  or,  in  other  words,  "damned 
by  faint  praise." 


She  pining  an  A  ^rifntific  gvc; 


ft. 


99 


*Hcrhanknt. 


"Width  of  Carriage  Tracks  in  the 
United  States. 

The  question  has  ofton  been  oskeil,  why 
is  there  no  stated  "track  "  for  carriages  in 
this  country?  Almost  every  State  has  dif- 
ferent "  tracks,"  und  some  States  have  two 
oV  three.  This  causes  a  great  deal  of  ine.m- 
venience  as  well  ss expense  in  altering  the 
'■  track"  to  suit  the  locality  where  tin'  car- 
riage is  nsed.  Tliero  does  not  seem  to  be 
any  need  of  this,  and  we  do  not  believe  a 
good  reason  can  be  given  why  it  should  be  so. 
Ithashecn  suggested  that  the  manufacturers 
of  carriages  should  get  together  and  agree 
upon  some  width  of  "  track,"  taking  pains 
to  adopt  one  that  would  bo  suitable  for  all 
classes  of  work,  and  allowing  a  sufficient 
width  of  body  without  bringing  it  too  eloso 
to  the  wheel,  there  would  be  but  little  trou- 
ble in  having  it  adopted  in  all  sections  of 
the  country,  if  this  could  bo  brought 
about,  the  trouble  it  would  save  to  carriage 
manufacturers  in  one  year  would  more  than 
pay  for  all  the  cost.  At  present,  somo  eight 
different  "tracks"  are  used  in  the  New 
England  States  alone  ;  New  Hampshire  and 
Vermont  using  the  four  feet  eight  inches 
track,  Massachusetts,  five  feet  two  inches, 
and  Rhode  Island,  five  feet  five  inches. 
The  Connecticut  car  track  is  four  feet  ten 
inches,  while  the  carriage  track  in  New 
Haven  is  four  feet  eight  inches  ;  in  Hart- 
ford, four  feet  ten  inches.  In  the  eastern 
part  of  New  York  the  gauge  is  four  feet 
eight  inches,  while  in  tho  western  part  it  is 
from  four  feet  six  to  four  feet  ten  inches. 
Tho  New  Jersey  track  is  five  feet,  except  in 
the  northern  part  of  the  State  bordering  on 
New  York,  where  they  compromise  the 
matter  by  using  the  four  feet  ten-inch  track. 
The  Southern  track  is  generally  five  feet, 
while  iu  the  Western  States  there  appears 
to  be  no  fixed  width. 

This  is  not  only  a  great  inconvenience  to 
the  carriage  manufacturer,  but  also  to  the 
purchaser.  If  wo  buy  a  carriage  in  the 
eastern  part  of  Connecticut,  unless  we  give 
an  order  to  the  contrary,  it  is  made  to  track 
five  feet,  or  if  we  go  to  Massachusetts,  it  is 
still  wider,  being  live  feet  two  inches.  This 
ought  not  to  be,  aud  it  is  to  be  hoped  that 
this  subject  will  be  antated  among  carriage 
manufacturers  until  some  uniform  width  of 
track  will  be  adopted  all  over  the  country. 
Very  much  injury  is  done  to  light  carriages 
by  driving  iu  sections  where  the  "track" 
may  not  be  more  than  one  inch  wider  or 
narrower  than  at  the  place  where  the  car- 
riage was  made.  This  objection  is  particu- 
larly apparent  in  the  spring  and  fall,  when 
the  roads  have  been  cut  up  by  heavy  wag- 
ons into  deep  ruts.  The  wheels  of  the 
light  carriage  will  follow  these  ruts,  causing 
the  springing  of  the  axle  or  injuring  the 
wheels.  In  either  case  the  owner  of  the 
carriage  is  disposed  to  blame  the  builder. 
Let  a  uniform  track  be  established,  and 
manufacturers  will  not  have  their  patience 
tried  by  careless  customers. 


When  an  undershot  water-wheel  is  not 
required  to  work  in  both  directions,  it  ap- 
pears, from  the  experiments  of  De  Parcieux 
and  Bossut,  that  a  decided  advantage  is 
gained  by  inclining  the  float-boards  towards 
the  advancing  stream,  at  an  angle  of  20°  to 
the  radius  of  the  wheel.  The  water  then 
becomes  partially  heaped  up  on  the  float- 
boards,  and  acts  by  its  gravity  as  well  as  its 
momentum.  They  also  leave  the  retiring 
stream  with  less  resistance. 


A  process  has  been  patented  in  England 
for  effecting  tho  reduction  of  metallic  ore 
into  steel  or  iron,  under  the  influence  of 
intense  surface  heat,  by  regulating  streams 
of  petroleum  or  other  volatile  mineral  oils, 
either  by  themselves  or  in  combination  with 
forced  currents  of  permanent  carbonaceous 
gases  transversing  the  mass  of  ore  under 
operation. 

It  has  been  proposed  to  decarbonize  aud 
purify  cast  iron  by  employing  gases  as  the 
agents  for  the  production  of  heat,  and  as 
re-agents  on  the  liquid  cast  iron.  The  re- 
actions are  produced  by  effecting  a  series  of 
oxidatious  and  reductions.  The  chief 
agents  to  be  employed  are  water,  steam  and 
the  reducing  gases. 


Improvement  of  Steel  and  Iron. — Mr. 
Q.  A.  Winter  communicates  tho  following 
to  the  American  Jo'irmtl  qf  Mining:  "Some 
few  years  ago,  experiments  were  made  in 
Germany,  especially  in  Austrian  works,  to 
alloy  steel  and  cast  iron  with  wolfram,  tor 
the  purpose  of  improving  its  adaptability 
to  future  manipulation.  I  have  recently 
obtained  these  results,  and  take  the  liberty 
to  publish  the  same,  as  they  may  be  of  in- 
terest to  the  iron-works  of  this  country. 
At  present,  I  briefly  givo  the  results,  but 
all  further  information  concerning  the  man- 
ner of  carrying  out  this  process  is  at  the 
disposal  of  any  person  interested  who  might 
wish  to  test  the  nature  of  this  process. 

"By  the  addition  of  wolfram,  puddled 
steel  obtains  the  homogeneousness  and 
hardness  of  cast  steel;  its  grain  becomes 
hard  and  fiue,  and  caunot  be  distinguished 
by  its  fracture,  nor  in  its  appearance,  after 
beiug  worked  up  from  cast  steel.  At  the 
same  time,  it  becomes  extremely  tenacious, 
malleable  [textile)  and  easily  Avoided.  The 
eost  of  production  of  puddled  steel  is  much 
cheaper  than  that  of  cast  steel :  further- 
more, puddled  steel  alloyed  with  wolfram 
is  as  well,  and  in  some  cases  better  adapted 
than  cast  steel  for  tho  subsequent  manufac- 
ture of  locomotive  and  wagon  ties,  files, 
saws,  mint-dies,  corers  and  edge  tools, 
weapons,  etc.  The  additiou  of  wolfram  in 
the  puddling  of  raw  iron  has  also  yielded 
tho  most  favorable  results,  since  puddled 
iron,  alloyed  with  wolfram,  is  adapted  to 
the  manufacture  of  wire  and  sheetiron,  and 
especially  the  armor  plates  for  ships. 

Tho  same  beneficial  effects  have  been  ob- 
tained in  its  application  to  casting  raw  iron 
for  cannons,  cannon  balls,  axles  aud  other 
portions  of  machinery,  propelling  screws 
and  rollers,  which  should  be  very  strong 
aud  hard. " 


Sricntifir  ^UscrUauy. 


A  model  atrial  machine  has  been  exhib- 
ited in  France,  which,  by  jmrely  mechani- 
cal force,  carries  a  mouse  through  the  air. 
A  sanguine  and  patriotic  critic  declares  that 
France  has  solved  the  difficulty  of  serial 
navigation,  and  that  a  machine  proportion- 
ally large  will  raise  an  elephant  much  more 
easily  than  tho  model  bears  its  tiny  traveler. 


A  factory  has  just  been  put  in  operation 
in  Philadelphia  for  the  manufacture  of  car- 
pet from  hemp.  The  material  resembles 
Russia  crash,  and  is  printed  like  calico,  one 
side  only  being  available.  The  company 
who  have  commenced  the  production  will 
put  their  goods  immediately  in  the  market. 


It  is  reported  that  Krupp  has  offered  his 
monster  cannon  as  a  present  to  the  Eing  of 
Prussia.     It  is  valued  at  about  $100,000. 


It  is  said  that  a  million  of  dollars  is  an- 
nually made  by  the  sale  of  Florida  cedar 
wood  for  lead  pencils. 


A  Magnificent  Sight.  — The  Copper  Falls 
Gazelle  describes  a  mass  of  copper  now  visi- 
ble at  the  Copper  Falls  mine,  Lake  Supe- 
rior, as  follows :  "Imagine  a  cave  thirty 
feet  or  more  wide,  100  feet  long,  and  in  the 
tolerably  level  part  the  floor  covered  with 
large  loose  blocks  of  copper  and  rock.  The 
roof  is  from  ten  to  twenty  feet  high,  and 
pendant  from  it  hang  the  ends  of  huge 
masses.  Looking  north  along  the  west,  or 
foot  wall  side,  the  roof  was  highest,  and  the 
stalactioal  points  of  copper  longer  and  finer 
than  on  the  other  side  of  center.  On  the 
east,  or  hanging  side,  a  huge  mass  of  copper 
and  rock,  thirty  feet  in  length,  hung  down 
almost  to  the  bottom  of  the  stope,  looking 
as  if  it  alone  would  produce  a  hundred  tons 
or  more  of  metal. " 


Salt. —  The  Havilah  Courier  says  that 
the  soda  or  salt  lake  in  Tehachopi  Valley 
have  been  taken  up  by  Messrs.  Narbo.  Tho 
salt  obtained  at  this  lake  is  of  superior 
quality  and  the  yield  abundant.  It  is  ex- 
pected that  100  tons  will  be  obtained  this 


A  coopeeative  furniture  factory,  with  a 
capital  of  two  million  dollars,  and  employ- 
ing six  hundred  men,  most  of  whom  are 
stockholders,  has  gone  into  operation  at 
Cincinnati. 


The  St.  Joseph  (Mo.)  Herald  says  that  a 
nugget  of  gold,  valued  at  $182,  was  recently 
dug  out  of  a  hill  near  that  place,  creating 
quite  an  excitement  among  the  miners.  If 
such  was  the  case,  it  was  no  doubt  lost  or 
deposited  there  by  some  returned  Califor- 


Evaporation  and  Condensation--- 
The  Sun's  Power. 

The  ontiro  surface  of  the  earth  comprises 
about  200,0(10,000  of  square  miles.  Of  this 
amount,  about  150,000,000  (or  three-quar- 
ters) is  covered  with  water.  Over  this  vast 
area  tliero  is  ever  an  atmosphere  lughly 
charged  with  aqueous  vapor  ;  and  as  this 
moist  atmosphere  is  borne  along  by  tho 
winds  whenever  it  encounters  a  sufficiently 
cold  current,  a  condensation  takes  place, 
and  we  havo  rain.  The  greatest  amount  of 
condensation  (and  consequently  of  rain), 
however,  takes  place  when  these  moisture- 
charged  currents  reach  the  land,  and  especi- 
ally the  highlands  or  mountains.  Iu  addi- 
tion to  the  condensation  duo  to  the  increased 
coldness  of  the  land  currents,  the  electrical 
state  of  the  atmosphere  is  also  more  or  less 
charged  when  it  passes  from  the  sea  to  the 
land,  rendering  the  atmosphere  more  or 
less  able  to  retain  its  moisture.  The  vapor, 
as  it  rises  to  a  cooler  atmosphere,  is  gradu- 
ally changed  to  light,  fleecy  clouds,  the 
clouds  growing  gradually  heavier  and  darker, 
by  the  gradual  multiplication  and  increase 
of  tho  vapor  molecules,  until  the  atmos- 
phere is  no  longer  able  to  sustain  them  ; 
they  then  fall  in  rain  or  snow.  Nearly  all, 
probably  eight-tenths,  of  the  rain  or  snow 
that  falls  upon  the  land,  comes  originally 
from  the  sea,  from  whence  it  is  taken  as  an 
invisible  vapor.  The  rain  that  falls  in  a 
single  year  on  the  land  would,  if  accumu- 
lated in  one  body,  cover  its  whole  surface 
to  a  depth  of  fully  three  feet.  Probably 
not  less  than  eighteen,  or  perhaps  twenty, 
inches  in  depth  of  water  over  the  entire 
surface  of  all  the  ocean,  is  elevated  into  the 
clouds  every  year,  to  fall  again,  chiefly 
upon  the  land,  to  fructify  and  invigorate 
the  earth,  and  to  keep  in  constant  flow  those 
great  interior  arteries  of  commerce,  which 
everywhere  pierce  far  inland  from  the  ocean 
shores  to  the  distant  mountain  regions  of 
the  dry  land. 

How  immense  and  incomprehensive  is 
the  power  by  which  this  is  effected ;  and 
yet  how  silently  and  imperceptibly  does  it 
work  !  Equally  as  subtle,  equally  as  in- 
comprehensible, and  equally  as  great  as 
that  other  power  of  our  central  luminary, 
which  keeps  the  whirling  planets  in  their 
distant  orbits,  is  this  power  of  heat,  by 
which  the  earth  is  warmed  and  the  rivers 
made  to  keep  up  their  unceasing  flow  to  the 
ocean.  The  sun's  attractive  force  is  exerted 
or  affected  by  only  now  and  then  a  mere 
point  in  the  distant  space  surrounding  that 
body — points  occupied  by  a  few  wheeling 
planets  and  plunging  comets.  But  the  in- 
fluence of  the  sun's  heat,  however,  passes 
off  in  every  direction  through  space.  The 
vast  power  which  it  represents  must  be  cal- 
culated by  multiplying  its  effects  Upon  the 
surface  of  our  globe  into  the  effects  which 
would  be  produced  upon  the  surface  of  a 
globe  whose  diameter  would  be  equal  to  the 
diameter  of  the  earth's  orbit !  The  mind  is 
completely  lost  in  such  a  computation,  and 
can  only  reflect  with  wonder  and  awe  upon 
the  majesty,  power  and  goodness  of  that 
Being  who  has  created  a  universe,  the  pro- 
portions of  the  magnitude  to  which  our 
system  of  the  sun  and  planets  represents, 
is  but  as  a  grain  of  sand  upon  the  sea-shore 
to  the  vast  world  we  inhabit ! 


Two  honrs  reading  of  a  good  newspaper 
is  as  profitable  as  six  hours  work  out  of 
twelve.  The  farmer  aud  produce  dealer 
equally  should  understand  the  markets. 
Sometimes  to  know  a  thing  is  the  same  as  to 
earn  $100. 


Interesting  Electrical  Fact. — It  is  an 
interesting  fact,  though  one  not  generally 
known,  that  the  flame  of  a  blow-pipe  is 
from  twenty  to  thirty  times  more  electric 
than  an  ordinary  flame.  The  remarkable 
conclusion  has  been  come  to  that  there  is  a 
voltaic  current, and  one  of  nomeanintensity, 
due  to  flame,  and  not  dependent  upon  ther- 
mo-electricity, or  electricity  developed  by 
heat.  It  is  believed  that  by  attaching  to  a 
powerful  pair  of  bellows  a  tube  from  which 
a  row  of  jets  proceed  and  alternating  pairs 
of  platinum  in  flames  urged  by  the  jets,  a 
flame  battery  might  be  obtained  which 
would  produce  chemical  decomposition, 
and  all  the  usual  effects  of  the  voltaic  pile. 


The  FrBBOTjs N atlee  of  Ieon.  — M.  Fresea, 
who  has  experimented  considerably  with 
regard  to  the  flow  of  solids,  has  now  recently 
occupied  himself  in  observing  the  mechani- 
cal construction  of  metals.  Heproducedat 
a  late  meeting  of  the  Academy  of  Sciences 
at  Paris,  several  specimens  of  iron  bars 
carefully  oxidized  on  one  side,  in  order  to 
prove  that  theso  bases  consisted  of  an  assem- 
blage of  distinct  fibers,  each  originating  in 
one  of  the  parts  which  existed  separately  in 
the  original  mass  before  pressure  was  ap- 
plied. Each  tibcr  could  be  distinctly  traced 
by  the  aid  of  the  magnify ing  glass  from  ono 
end  of  tho  bar  to  the  other. 

Fruit  Flavored  at  Will.— It  is  said 
that  a  gardener  of  Ghent  has,  after  many 
trials,  succeeded  in  giving  any  kind  of  fruit 
the  flavor  he  pleases  while  it  is  still  on  the 
tree.  Letus  take  an  apple  for  instance  ;  ho 
pricks  it  rather  deeply  in  four  or  five  places 
with  a  large  needle,  and  then  lets  it  dip  for 
a  while  in  a  bowl  containing  a  liquid  pos- 
sessing the  flavor  he  wishes'  to  communi- 
cate. After  a  few  seconds  this  liquid  will 
have  penetrated  into  the  pulp  ;  and  this 
operation  being  repeated  two  or  three  times 
at  intervals  of  eight  or  ten  days,  the  apple 
is  left  to  ripen  on  the  tree,  ami  will  subse- 
quently be  found  to  havo  acquired  tho  taste 
either  of  strawberry,  raspberry,  cloves, 
etc.,  according  to  the  liquid  employed. 

Power  of  BntD's  Song. — When  we  hear 
the  song  of  the  soaring  lark,  we  may  be 
sure  that  the  entire  atmosphere  between  us 
and  tho  bird  is  filled  with  pulses,  or  undu- 
lations, or  waves,  as  they  are  often  called, 
produced  by  tho  little  songster's  organ  of 
voice.  This  organ  is  a  vibrating  instru- 
ment, resembling,  in  principle,  the  reed  of 
a  clarionet.  Let  us  suppose  that  we  hear 
the  song  of  a  lark  elevated  to  the  hight  of 
500  feet  in  the  air.  Before  this  is  possible, 
the  bird  must  have  agitated  a  sphere  of  air 
1,000  feet  iu  diameter — that  is  to  say,  it 
must  have  communicated  to  17,888  tons  of 
air  a  motion  sufficiently  intense  to  be  ap- 
preciated by  our  organs  of  hearing. — Tyn- 
dalVs  Glaciers  of  tile  Alps. 

A  Magic  RrvER. — In  the  province  of  An- 
dalusia, in  Spain,  there  is  a  river  called  the 
Tinto,  from  the  hues  of  its  waters,  which 
are  as  yellow  as  topaz.  If  a  stone  happens 
to  fall  in  and  rests  upon  another,  they  bo- 
come  perfectly  united  and  conglutinated. 
AH  the  plants  on  its  banks  are  withered  by 
its  waters  whenever  they  overflow.  No 
kind  of  verdure  will  come  up  where  its 
waters  reach,  nor  can  any  fish  live  in  its 
stream.  It  is  oxide  of  mercury  and  iron  in 
solution  ;  hence  their  destructive  influence 
on  fish  and  herbage. 


The  scientific  advancement  of  which  the 
present  age  is  now  weary  of  boasting,  is,  in 
reality,  the  work  of  comparatively  few 
minds.  The  inventors  and  discoverers  of 
scientific  truths  are  few  in  numbers,  and, 
with  a  few  noted  exceptions,  seldom  reap 
much  of  either  the  honors  or  profits  of  the 
labor  of  their  brains.  Inventors  and  scien- 
tists are  seldom  practical  men. 

A  new  idea  in  photography  has  been 
brought  out  at  the  East; — viz  :  to  take  the 
head  of  a  lady  in  the  midst  of  the  petals  of 
any  kind  of  a  flower — a  rose,  tulip  or  lily. 
The  profile  appears  almost  smothered  in  a 
beautiful  and  highly-colored  flower,  with  a 
long  stem  attached,  looking  as  natural  as  if 
it  had  grown  there. 

To  Obtain  Feuit  without  Stones. — The 
latest  horticultural  device  is  that  of  remov- 
ing the  stones  from  fruits  by  a  process  of 
gradual  reduction,  by  extracting  the  pith 
from  shoots  and  grafting  them  on  stocks 
and  their  own  branches  for  successive  sea- 
sons. It  is  said  that  the  experiment  has 
been  perfectly  successful  with  the  Malaga 
grape. 


An  Aesenic  Mike. — T.  T.  Garrett,  an  off 
and  on  resident  of  this  city,  says  the  Marys- 
ville  Appeal,  has  been  prospecting  in  the 
Coast  Range  for  nearly  eight  years  for  min- 
erals of  various  kinds.  He  has  searched  for 
gold,  silver,  copper,  oil,  etc.,  and  has  suc- 
ceeded in  discovering  copper  and  soda,  and 
believes  he  is  also  the  lucky  finder  of  a  cin- 
nabar ledge.  Mr.  Garratt  recently  selected 
samples  from  his  supposed  quicksilver (mine 
and  sent  them  to  a  friend  here  for  analysis. 
These  samples  were  taken  to  Knight  &  Co's 
assay  office  yesterday  and  reduced  by  Mr. 
Aaron  and  found  to  be  sulphuret  of  arsenic. 

Rats. — An  army  of  hungry  rats  recently 
made  a  raid  on  tho  hog  2Jen  of  a  farmer  at 
Sumner  Hill,  N.  Y. ,  and  killed  aud  nearly 
devoured  a  hog  weighing  200  pounds. 


100 


Mt  pitting  m&  MttMk  ftm 


The  Empire  Quartz  Mill. 

One  mile  from  Grass  Valley,  on  Ophir 
Trill,  near  the  Colfax  road,  stands  the  finest 
and  most  complete  quartz  mill  in  Califor- 
nia. It  is  owned  by  the  Empire  Mining 
Company.  The  building,  90x100  feet,  is 
painted  -white,  presenting  a  neat  outward 
appearance.  Everything  loots  new  and  in 
regular  proportion  throughout  its  interior. 
The  machinery  consists  of  an  85-horse 
power  engine,  one  large  size  Blake's  crusher, 
thirty  750-pound  stamps,  sixteen  five-foot 
Baux  pans  (modified),  seven  five-foot  Knox 
pans,  six  eight-foot  settlers,  one  Hendy  con- 
centrator (four  more  being  lately  ordered). 
The  rock  is  dumped  from  ears  in  front  of 
the  crusher.  The  amount  crushed  in  twen- 
ty-four hours — fifty  tons — is  run  through 
the  crusher  in  eight  hours,  falling  below  in 
a  convenient  place  and  condition  for  feeding 
into  the  batteries.  The  stamps  drop  sixty- 
three  times  per  minute.  Screens,  No.  40 
960  holes  to  the  inch,  with  discharge  sur- 
face ten  inches  high.  Two  amalgamators, 
consisting  simply  of  riffles  and  revolving 
stirrers  (similar  to  those  used  in  the  Att- 
wood  amalgamators)  are  placed  close  to  the 
batteries.  Next  are  sluices,  containing  the 
blankets,  upon  which  the  sulphurets  and 
heavy  sands  are  caught  These  latter  are 
taken  from  the  bottom  of  the  vats  in  which 
the  blankets  are  washed  and  ground  in  the 
Baux  pans,  which  are  set  in  a  row  just 
below  the  sluices.  The  modifications  in 
these  pans  consist  in  enlarging  the  mullers 
to  eighteen  inches  in  length  and  two  inches 
in  thickness,  discarding  the  covers  and 
adding  a  concave  rim  some  six  inches  wide 
to  the  top.  They  are  run  at  thirty  revolu- 
tions per  minute.  Below  these  pans  stand 
the  settlers  and  Knox  pans,  which  are  run 
at  twenty  revolutions  per  minute. 

We  were  told  by  the  amalgamator  that 
Hendy's  concentrator,  which  had  been  run 
some  two  months,  and  its  operations  well 
understood,  was  giving  excellent  satisfac- 
tion. It  was  being  continually  tested  by 
comparing  the  yield  of  the  sulphurets  from 
the  batteries  leading  into  the  concentrator 
with  the  yield  from  the  blanket  washings 
from  other  batteries.  The  gold  from  the 
concentrated  sulphurets  invariably  exceeded 
that  obtained  from  the  blanket  washings. 
By  the  introduction  of  five  more  Hendy 
concentrators,  it  is  calculated  that  four  pans 
(in  place  of  sixteen)  will  be  all  sufficient  for 
grinding,  thereby  greatly  reducing  the 
power  necessary  for  running  machinery, 
besides  saving  the  labor  of  washing  blank- 
ets and  attending  a  large  number  of  pans. 
The  introduction  of  a  full  complement  of 
Mr.  Hendy's  machines  in  this  mill,  after  a 
careful  trial  and  upon  its  own  merits,  as 
we  are  fully  assured,  is  certainly  a  high 
recommendation. 

The  engine  room  occupies  about  twenty- 
five  feet  square  of  this  mill.  Engine,  85- 
horse  power ;  18-inch  cylinder  and  4-foot 
stroke ;  fly-wheel,  sixteen  feet  diameter, 
weighing  1,750  pounds.  Two  tubular  boil- 
ers, forty-six  inches  by  sixteen  feet,  occupy 
an  additional  building,  a  little  larger  than 
the  engine  room.  Boilers  supplied  with 
patent  injectors,  by  Stoddart  Usual  weight 
of  steam,  fifty-five  pounds,  although  thirty- 
five  pounds  will  run  the  whole  works.  Five 
cords  of  wood  are  consumed  per  twenty- 
four  hours. 

The  amalgam  room  occupies  about  25x25 
feet,  contains  three  small  prospecting  pans, 
and  a  full  complement  of  other  fixtures, 
well  arranged  to  facilitate  this  portion  of 
the  work.  A  hose  is  attached  to  a  steam 
pump  of  sufficient  force  to  extinguish  a  fire 
in  any  part  of  the  mill.  The  firm  manner 
in  which  the  fine  engine,  and.  in  fact  all 
other  machinery  about  the  mill,  is  set  and 
operated,  affords  a  pleasant  sensation  to  the 
visitor  in  contrast  with  the  ague-like  pro- 
pensity exhibited  by  old  quartz  mills  in 
general.  Everything  seems  to  be  arranged 
with  a  view  to  convenience  and  economy  in 
time.     Only  seven  men  are  employed  at  a 


time  about  the  mill — one  at  the  crusher, 
two  feeders,  three  blanket-washers  and 
amalgamators,  and  one  engineer. 

The  Empire  mill  is  supplied  with  ore 
from  two  shafts — one  at  the  site  of  the  old 
mill  (now  used  only  for  hoisting  and  pump- 
ing purposes),  and  the  other  at  the  new 
hoisting  works.  Both  are  within  100  yards, 
and  connected  with  the  mill  by  a  double 
tramway. 

The  new  hoisting  works  occupy  a  build- 
ing 50x50  feet.  The  power  is  a  50-horse 
engine,  with  Corliss'  patent  cut-off.  The 
incline  is  500  feet  deep,  and  the  engine 
raises  about  six  inches  of  water  and  350  car 
loads  per  twenty-four  hours,  consuming  only 
one  and  a  half  cords  of  wood.  The  shaft 
has  separate  compartments  for  pumping, 
hoistingand  lowering.  Brums  four  feet  di- 
ameter with  five-foot  flanges.  They  act  inde- 
pendently, raising  and  lowering  at  the  same 
time.  At  the  old  hoisting  works,  the  in- 
cline is  600  feet.  Some  250  car  loads  are 
raised  daily.  Two  men  only  are  employed 
at  each  of  the  hoisting  works. 

The  ore  from  this  mine  averages  at  least 
from  840  to  $50  per  ton.  The  lode  has 
been  proved  a  distance  of  1,500  feet.  Will 
soon  have  opened  up  200  feet  of  backs  300 
feet  along  the  675-foot  level.  Ledge  at  the 
bottom  of  the  shaft  two  and  a  half  feet 
wide,  apparently  of  the  best  class  of  ore. 

The  company  own  2,000  feet  of  the  lode, 

the  mill  being  located  in  the  center  of  the 

claim.     They  have  also  in  their  possession 

5,000  feet  of  an  adjoining  parallel  lode. 

Captain  S.  W.  Lee  is  general  superintendent 

at  the  mine,  and  under  his  direction  the 

present  works  were  erected.     The  owners 

are,  J.   P.  Pierce,  A.   L.    Morrison,  A.    H. 

Houston  and  Captain  S.  W.  Lee. 

1  i    — ,  **--* 

Safety  Cages. — Several  recent  writers 
in  the  London  Mining  Journal  have  ex- 
pressed the  opinion  that  the  numerous  ef- 
forts of  modern  invention  to  prevent  acci- 
dents, in  ascending  and  descending  mining 
shafts,  rather  have  a  tendency  to  increase 
them,  for  the  reason  that  they  tend  to  cause 
carelessness  on  the  part  of  those  whose 
neglect  they  are  intended  to  compensate 
for,  and  the  mischief  they  are  intended  to 
prevent  is  often  produced  by  their  cutting 
or  breaking  the  guides,  etc.  One  writer 
says  :  "  I  believe  that  every  year  we  are 
going  further  back,  rather  than  improving, 
in  consequence  of  the  increasing  effort  on 
the  part  of  the  public  to  render  compulsory 
the  use  of  scientific  and  theoretical  safety 
apparatus,  which,  in  the  hour  of  need  prove 
themselves  to  be  worthless,  and  the  decreas- 
ing inducement,  through  this  interference, 
to  employ  really  competent  and  intelligent 
workmen  for  responsible  duties. "  One  of 
the  most  prolific  causes  of  such  accidents 
appears  to  be  "  over- winding. "  There  is 
too  much  of  a  desire  to  save  time.  The 
usual  speed  of  an  ascending  cage  is  often  so 
rapid  that  it  cannot  be  stopped  in  less  than 
thirty  feet ;  hence,  a  slight  miscalculation 
often  results  in  some  terrible  disaster.  One 
hundred  feet  of  winding  per  minute,  or  but 
little  in  excess  of  that,  is  given  as  the  utmost 
speed  consistent  with  anything  like  a  fair 

degree  of  safety. 

♦- »   —    i  i 

Our  Future. — The  States  of  the  Pacific 
Coast  are  as  populous  and  wealthy  as  were 
the  whole  Colonies  in  the  time  of  the  Kev- 
olution.  California  produces  more  flour, 
and  Oregon  more  butter,  than  they  can  eat, 
to  say  nothing  of  their  mineral  productions. 
Added  to  this,  when  we  take  into  considera- 
tion the  immense  superiority  in  the  engin- 
ery for  political  and  social  progress  which 
we  now  possess,  over  that  enjoyed  at  the 
commencement  of  our  national  existence, 
who  can  predict  the  progress  which  the 
Pacific  Empire  will  make  before  the  middle 
of  the  next  century  ? 

^ — ►       — ■   -.«--» 

Hendy's  Patent  Concentrators  are  get- 
ting a  fair  start  at  Grass  "Valley,  Nevada 
county.  The  four  put  up  at  the  Forest 
Springs  mine,  we  are  told,  are  doing  well. 


The  Late  Meteok  in  Obegon. — A  cor- 
respondent writing  from  Monmouth,  Ore- 
gon, Aug.  6th,  gives  the  following  account 
of  the  brilliant  meteor  recently  seen  in 
Oregon,  and  of  which  the  papers  have  given 
a  very  imperfect  account : 

About  eight  o'clock  on  last  Wednesday 
evening,  (July  31st),  a  body  about  one- 
fourth  the  diameter  of  the  full  moon,  and 
of  a  bright  red  color,  suddenly  appeared  in 
the  eastern  sky,  at  an  elevation  of  about  15 
degrees  above  the  horizon,  and  moving 
slowly  in  a  northwesterly  direction,  con- 
stantly keeping  at  about  the  same  elevation. 
In  about  half  a  minute  from  the  time  it  was 
first  observed,  it  seemed  to  explode,  about 
one-third  of  the  mass  falling  slowly  behind, 
while  the  remainder  kept  on  its  course,  as- 
suming a  hairy  appearance  something  like  a 
small  comet,  and  for  a  moment  emitting 
sparks  like  a  piece  of  hot  iron,  when  struck. 
After  a  few  seconds,  the  smaller  portion  was 
again  divided  into  two  parts,  both  of  which 
started  downward  and  soon  disappeared 
The  larger  mass  kept  steadily  on  in  the 
same  direction  for  about  two  minutes,  when 
it  disappeared  behind  a  mass  of  clouds  in 
the  north,  and  was  seen  no  more.  No  one 
here  heard  any  sound  at  the  time,  and  though 
observers  at  Salem  and  Vancouver  speak  of 
it  as  much  larger  than  it  appeared  to  us  at 
this  point,  yet  no  one  speaks  of  hearing  any 
sound.  Several  small  meteors  fell  within  a 
few  minutes  after  the  disappearance  of  the 
large  one,  but  their  appearance  was  not  un- 
usual. 


CHLOKTNATIOSr  WoBKS  IN  SlEBBA  COUNTY. 

Chlorination  works  have  just  been  put  in 
operation  at  the  Gold  Valley  mines,  near 
Downieville,  in  Sierra  county.  Mr.  G.  H. 
Gray,  the  Superintendent  of  the  mine,  and 
one  of  the  proprietors,  writes  us  that  the 
first  batch  of  two  tons  of  sulphurets  have 
been  put  through  the  works,  with  a  most 
satisfactory  result.  These  are  the  first 
chlorination  works  in  Sierra  county.  The 
mine  on  which  they  are  located  contains  an 
unusually  large  percentage  of  sulphurets, 
and  cannot  be  worked  to  a  profit  by  any  mere 
mill  process,  as  the  proprietors  have  learned 
to  their  cost.  A  lot  of  the  rock  was  sent 
down  to  this  city,  some  time  time  since, 
and  worked  by  Mr.  Mosheimer,  at  his 
works  near  North  Beach — the  sulphurets 
being  concentrated  and  subjected  to  the 
chlorination  process.  The  result  was  so 
satisfactory  as  to  induce  the  proprietors  to 
proceed  immediately  to  the  erection  of  sim- 
ilar works  at  the  mine.  Mr.  Gray,  having 
thoroughly  acquainted  himself  with  that 
process  by  a  course  of  instruction  under 
Mr.  Mosheimer,  has  since  superintended 
their  erection,  and  has  put  them  in  opera- 
ation,  with  the  above  satisfactory  result. 
There  are,  no  doubt,  many  other  mines  in 
this  State  whose  yield  might  be  largely  in- 
creased by  similar  management 

Scientific  Ageicultuee. — It  is  said  that 
France  obtains  50  per  cent,  more  wheat  per 
acre  than  the  United  States,  and  that  Eng- 
land exceeds  our  yield  by  more  than  100 
per  cent.  The  difference  is  altogether  owing 
to  superior  cultivation  and  manuring.  The 
soil  of  the  wheat  growing  districts  of  this 
country  is  naturally  more  productive  than 
that  of  either  France  or  England.  The 
wheat  growers  of  the  United  States  wear  out 
a  natural  soil  in  about  twenty-five  years, 
and  then  move  to  a  new  locality.  The  time 
has  about  arrived  when  any  further  remov- 
als will  place  our  Atlantic  friends  at  too 
great  a  distance  from  a  market  to  make  wheat 
raising  a  paying  crop  for  transportation. 
The  former  will  then  be  compelled  to  resort 
to  the  aids  of  science,  which  he  now  gener- 
ally effects  to  despise.  Would  it  not  be 
well  for  our  California  wheat  growers  to 
consider  these  facts.  The  method  of  wheat 
culture  in  this  State  is  more  extravagant  and 
improvident  than  that  practiced  in  any  other 
country  on  the  globe. 

Mining  Seceetaey. — The  special  notice 
concerning  a  situation  as  mining  secretary, 
which  appears  in  this  paper,  relates  to  b 
gentleman  of  ability  who  has  the  highest 
recommendations.  A  portion  of  his  time 
only  being  occupied  now,  he  wishes  to 
make  a  further  engagement. 


Order  Bussey's  Combination  Burglar  and 
Powder-Proof  Keyless  Lock ! 

REASONS  WHY. 

1st.  It  is  the  best  Combination  Lock  known. 

2d.  It  is  impossible  to  pick  it. 

3d.  It  can  be  subjected  to  over  half  a  million 
changes,  and  when  run  by  a  burglar,  he  is  no 
nearer  entrance  than  when  he  began. 

4th.  It  has  no  key  to  lose. 

5th.  The  more  it  is  used  the  better  it  is  liked. 

6th.  It  has  no  signs,  letters  or  figures,  on  its 
face. 

7th.  It  is  the  simplest  to  understand. 

8th.  It  is  impossible  to  open  it  without  knowing 
the  set. 

9th.  It  is  least  possible  to  get  out  of  repair,  as 
any  one  will  be  convinced  on  examination. 

10th.  It  is  the  strongest  Lock. 

11th.  No  possible  derangement  of  combination 
can  be  made. 

12th.  Amador  County  has  adopted  this  Lock 
for  its  safes. 

13.  It  received  a  special  premium  at  State  Fair 

Opinions  or  the  Press  and  others  In  regard  to 
Bhikj'i  Combination  Lock. 

The  Bank  of  British  Columbia  ordered  the  first  one  ot 
those  locks  introduced  in  this  city,  and  the  following  rec- 
ommendation has  been  received  by  the  inventor: 

Bank  of  British  Columbia,  \ 

San  Francisco,  May  24,  1866.     J 

Recently,  two  of  Wm.  C.  Bussey's  new  Patent  Com- 
biuation  Burglar-Proof  Locks  were  placed  upon  the  vault 
doors  of  the  Bauk  of  British  Columbia.  They  are  found 
to  operate  with  all  tho  efficiency  claimed  by  the  inventor, 
and  in  every  way  me;t  our  fullest  approval. 

They  were  ordered  upon  mature  deliberation,  after 
strict  investigation  of  their  merits,  in  comparison  with 
some  of  tho  most  noted  aud  popular  old  styles  of  combin- 
ation locks. 

We  deem  the  lock  entirely  burglar-proof.  It  is  strong 
in  construction,  without  intricate  or  delicate  parts,  with 
simple  aud  easy  movement.  We  find  no  difficulty  'n 
either  opening  or  cloning  it,  nor  in  changing  its  combina- 
tions,which  may  be  madealmost  iuuuiuerablc. 

As  a  California  invention  of  extraordinary  merit,  we 
take  Dleusure  in  recommending  it  to  public  attention,  be- 
hoving it  to  possess  all  the  advantages  which  are  claimed 
for  it.  WM.  H.  TILLIN'GHAST,  Sub  Manager. 

We  do  hereby  certify,  that  Wm.  C  Bussey's  Combina. 
tion  Lock  is  tho  best  Safe  Lock  in   existence,  and  impos- 
sible to  bo  picked.     We   have  applied  several  to  Vaults 
and  Safes,  to  entire  satisfaction  to  parties  interested. 
KI1TRE11UE  *  LEAVIIT, 
Pioneer  Iron  Works,  cor.  Fremont  and  Market  sts. 

San  Francisco,  May  6,  1867. 
I  do  hereby  certify,  that  Mr.  Wm.  C.  Bussey's  Com- 
bination Lock  is  the  simplest  and  strongest  in  construc- 
tion, and  the  least  possible  to  get  out  of  repair;  and  for 
Safes  and  Vaults  in  every  other  respect  as  good  ns  any 
other  improved  combination  lock  which  I  am  acquaintud 
with.  JOHN  R.  SIMtS, 

Vault  Manufacturer,  Oregon  street. 

Jackson,  April  27, 1867. 

I,  the  uDdersigned,  Sheriff  of  Amador  County ,  do  here- 
by certify  that  I  am  using  ono  of  Wm.  C.  Bussey's  Key- 
less Combination  Locks  on  my  safe,  which  is  made  to 
draw  four  bolts  with  facility.  I  believe  the  lock  to  bo 
the  best  lock  ever  invented,  for  the  following  reasons: 

1st  — Because  it  is  impossible  for  either  burglar  or  ex- 
pert to  pick  it. 

2d. — The  lock  being  constructed  without  a  koy-bolo,  It 
cannot  be  blown  to  pieces  by  powder. 

3d. — There  is  no  possibility  of  deranging  the  combina- 
tion by  breaking  off,  or  attempting  to  drive  the  knobs  into 
the  safe.  And  it  is  in  fact  the  nearest  approach  to  per- 
fection yet  arrived  at  in  the  art  of  Lock  making. 

K.  C08NER. 

Attested  by  J.  C.  Shipman,  County  Clerk. 

Jackson,  April  27, 1867. 

The  undersigned,  Treasurer  of  Amador  County ,  do  here- 
by certify,  thatl  am  now  using  ono  of  Win.  C.  Bussey's 
Keyless  Combination  Locks.  It  is  fastened  to  the  outside 
door  of  the  Treasurer's  Safe.  1  have  no  fear  of  any  by- 
stander gaining  a  knowledge  of  the  set  of  the  cumbiua- 
tioo,  when  locking  or  unlocking  the  same.  If  I  desire  to 
liavo  access  to  the  safe  every  few  minutes,  I  cau  so  adjust 
the  combination  as  to  open  this  lock  in  two  seconds  of 
time.  I  am  exceedingly  well  pleased  with  the  same,  and 
1  deem  tbis  lock  to  be  all  that  the  inventor  claims  for  it. 
OTTO  WA1.THLR. 

Attested  by  J.C.  Shipman,  County  Clork. 

California  Lock  Ahead.  —  A  special  premium  was 
awarded  Mr.  W.  C.  Bussey.  for  his  superior  Combination 
Powder  and  Burglar-Proof  Safe  Lock,  at  the  rcrent  State 
Fair.  We  are  sure  no  award  was  ever  more  meritoriously 
bestowed.  This  Lock  was  described  at  length  in  the 
Press  several  mouths  since.  At  that  lime  it  was  adopted 
by  several  banking  houses  in  tbis  city,  and  we  arc  now 
assured  that  the  remarkable  claims  asserted  in  favor  of 
the  Lock  at  that  time,  have  been  confirmed  since  by  lis 
practical  uso.  We  feel  an  interest  in  this  California  in- 
vention, and  wish  to  see  it  speedily  meet  with  the  success 
it  is  ultimately  certain  to  attain.  Mr.  Bussey,  havjug 
properly  first  fairly  tested  his  lock  In  California,  is  now 
desirous  of  introducing  it  in  the  East,  and  offers  to  dispose 
of  the  right  for  several  States  at  very  reasonable  rates. — 
[Mining  and  Scientific  Press,  Sept.  29,  1866. 

They  are  the  only  safe  lock  ever  invented.  Every 
State  and  County  treasury  vault,  and  every  bank  and  bus- 
iness place  should  have  one.  —  [Amador  Ledger. 

This  is  a  lock  in  which  a  series  of  rotating  nnnular 
tumblers  is  employed,  and  it  ennsists  in  a  nuvel  arrange- 
ment of  such  tumblers  in  connection  with  one  or  more 
arms  connected  with  one  or  more  bolts,  whereby  an  ex- 
tremely simple  and  effective  lock  is  obtained,  presenting 
an  almost  unlimited  number  of  combinations.  For  which 
he  was  awarded  a  special  premium  at  the  State  Fair. — 
[Sicramento  Union. 

We,  the  undersigned,  practical  Locksmiths,  unhesita- 
tingly pronounc*  Bussey's  Improved  Combination  Burglar 
Proof  Lock  to  be  the  most  reliable  lock  constructed. 
F.  MARKT  4  C.  FLF.ISHEL, 

No.  18  Post  street. 

REFERENCES  : 

B.  COSNER,  Sheriff. 

0.  WALTHER  Treasurer. 
W.  JENNINGS.     1 

C.  H.  INGALLS,   l-Supervlsors-l 
L.  McLAINE,         J 

Any  good  blacksmith  can  put  this  lock  on  safe  doors. 
Boxed  or  single  old  lucks  removed  aud  tbis  placed  in  tbeir 
stead,  to  work  one,  two,  three  or  four  bolts,  us  the  case 
may  be. — [See  page  30  in  Pacific  Coast  Directory. 

A  deaf  or  blind  man  can  open  tbis  lock  when   he  knows 
the  set  and  understands    Ibe   full  munipuation,  without 
any  expert  detecting  the  combination. 
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MUTING  SHAEEHOLDEKS'  DIEEOTOET. 

(Compiled  for  every  iMtie,  from  advertisements  In  the 

Ui.usc  lid  BouUfUfM  Ckkss  and  other  San 

Francisco  JournalB-1 

Comprlstne  the  Names  of  Companies,  Dl-itrtct  or  Coontj 
ot"  Location;  Amount  au<\  dais  ol   Assessment;  Date  of 

Meeting;  Day  of  Delinquent  Sale;  aud  Amount  and  Time 
Of  Payment  of  Dividend*. 

PIT  DAT 

DELINQUENT,       on  A  Lit 

Adella,  Sierra  co.,  Aug*.  *50c Bept  5-*  pi  MP 

Chalk  Mount..  Nevada  co,  Aug.  IS.  $1  SO... Sent  IS-Sept  »J* 
Chollar-l'KtoM.  Btoraj  DO.,  K«T.,  dlv.  $25  —  Payable  Aug  15 

Cherokee  Plat,  Hutle  CO.,  Jnlr  24.  15... Aug,  27— Sept,  IS 

Cblplonena.  Bonora,  Mexico.  July  II.  *s Lag  13— 8apl  -• 

Caniargi'.  Lander  ro  .  NST.,  June  21.  $3) Aug.  £— SepL  H' 

California,  Btorej  ou  ,  Kev..Jiine  l4,l8.flO..Jol>  :'»-aub.  30 

Crown  Point.  Nev.  dividend  $* Payable  May  15 

DeflotD,  Humboldt,  Nov.  July  11,  J"2 Aug  1 7-8 opt  4" 

Dardanelles.  Del  Norte  CO..  June  3, 8c....  July  10—  Augunt  »• 

El  T*»te,  Sonura,  Max..  Julv  11.  SI Aug.  I*— AIM  W 

Empire  M.  A  M„  Nev.,  dividend  (6.   ..1'ayable  Mny  15 

Hold  Hill  CJ  M  A  M—  dividend.   (15 Payable  Aug  15 

tale,  Tuolumne  Co,  dlv  30c  j*  «h ...   Payublt>  May  !• 
Oo«ld  A  furry.  Virginia,  Nev.,  dividend  $30..  Parable  Jan  8 

Hope  Gravel.  Nev  c«» .  Cal  .  Aug  15,  60c Sept  19— Oct  7" 

Hale  A  Si>r>T>v*.  Virginia.  Nev..  dlv   SI 25  ...Pavatdc  Aug  IS 

II iimb- -Mi  <'iui.il  Co..  Nev..  June  25.  $1  50 Sale  Aug  24 

llnutcom  cop,  Del  None  co.,  July  20,  10c. ..Scpl  9— -Sept 30' 

I  X  L.  Alpine  co Annual  Meeting  Sept  12» 

Imperial.  Virginia.  Nev.,  dlv.  $10 Payable  July  15 

Josephine  Quicksilver,  San  Luis  Obispo,  dlv,  $2 July  8 

Kentuck,  dlv,  $4r)  per  nharo Payable  July  4 

La  Blanc  a.  Urea,  Mcx.,  Aug  10.  $2.6©. QeptH-S.pi  7* 

!>■*  Cruzecetai Special  Sleeting  Aug  20 

Ladv  Franklin.  Alpine  co,  Mav  2,  3Jc Sept  16— <»ctl5» 

London  Q.  M  .  Hsuyoil  CO.,  Julv  6,  $1 Aug.  10— Aug.  Si 

Lvon  M    x  M  ,  Kl  Dorndocn  .Julv  6.  $3 Aug  5— Aug  19" 

Lady  Bell.  Del  Nufie  c«...  June  18,  15c Aug.  1— Aug.  19* 

Horning  Star,  Alpine  co.,  Aug  C$2 Bopt  9— Sept  30 

Nuentru  Senora  do  Guadalupe,  July  12,  $l..Aug.  1.1— Sept  $■ 
NeagleA  Corcoran.  St-.rey  CO,  July  11.  5"C..Aug  12— Sept  2* 
Neagle  A  Corcoran,  storey  co.  Nev. .Ann.  Meeting,  Aug.  19* 
Oxford  Beta,  Emncralda.  Nev.  June  25, 60c. Aug.  24—  Sept. 9» 

U].hlr.  storey  co„  Nev,,  July  29,  $3 Aug  31— Sept.  12 

Ratileanake.  Yuba  co.,  July  25.  $1 Aug.  23— Sept.  16* 

Refugio.  Chihuahua,  Hex.,  July  10,  $1 Aug.  21— Sept.  11 

siiv.r  Sprout  Inyo  co Meeting  Sept  up 

Kama  Crux,  San t a  Cruz  co.  Aug  13,  60c Sept  17— Oct  8B 

Sum  a  Cruz,  Santa  Cruz  co Annual  Meeting  Sept  4" 

Beg.  Belcher,  Btorey  cm..  Nev,  Aug 6,  $11.... Sept  ll— Sept 30 

Silver  Sprout,  Inyn  co,  Aug  6,   $2j ..Sept  10— Sept  26s 

B|de«  8.  M  Co.,  Juno  24,  $12  50 Sale  Aug.  24 

Beaton,  Amador  co..  May  29,  $lu0 Sale  Aug  26* 

Soiihli  Cons..  Tuolumne  cm.,  July  30.  $1... Aug.  29— S.pt  H- 
BhoAhone  S.  M  .dividend,  ft  per share —  Payable  March  14 

flnvagr.  Virginia,  Nev,  dividend  $300 Payable  Julv  8 

SanitaKO,  Silver  City,  dividend Payable  March  6 

Tuolumne  Mountain,  TuoL  Co.,  July  10,  $1.. Aug  13— Aug  31* 

U  S  Grant,  Nevada  co,  Aug  13,  $5 Bept  13— Oct  12 

White  A  Murphv,  Jnly  3,  $«,75 Aug  10— Sept  2 

Wlittlalch,  Lander  co.,  Nev..  June  21,  $15.. Aug.  2 — Sept.  26* 
Yellow  Jacket,  Gold  Hill,  dlv.  $75  ah Payable  July  lo 

•Those  marked  with  an  asterisk  (*)are  advertised  In  this 
o  urnal.  _ 


Latest  8tock  Prices  Bid  and  Asked. 

8.  T.   STOCK  AND  EXCHANGE  BOARD. 

Fridat  Evening,  August  16, 1867. 

M18CBLLASKOU3  STOCKS.                                 Bid.  A*kd. 

United  States  7  3-luths  Bonds,  June  Issue $  79^  80  ^ 

Legal  Tender  Notes 72  72 W 

Culllornla  Slate  Bondf,  7s.   1857 86  9n 

Ban  Francisco  Bond!..  IDs,  1851 100  102 

Ban  Francisco  City  Bonds,  6s.  1855 81)  95 

Ban  Francisco  City  and  County  Hon. Is,  6s,  1858.  75  80 

Ban  Franchco  City  mid  Co.  Sch'l  B'ds,  7s,  1866.  80  — 

San  Fraueiaco  CltY  and  Co.  Bonds,  7s,  1862 80  84 

San  Francisco  Citv  and  Co.  Bonds,  7s,  1S64 8)  84 

Ban  Francisco  City  and  Co   Bond.s,  7*.  1865 80  84 

Ban  Francisco  City  and  Co.  .ludg.  Bds,  7fl,  1863.  80  84 

Ban  Francisco  City  and  Co.  Judg.  Bds,  7s,  1864.  80  84 

Sacramento  Citv  Bonds 25  2J% 

Sacramento  County  Bunds,  6" 60  — 

Marysville  Honds,  lUa 75  85 

Stockton  Olty  Bonds 70  95 

Yuba  County  Bonds,  10s 75  95 

:■'■.'  11 1:1  Clara  Cuuntv  Bonds,  7s 76  SI 

Butte  County  Bonds,  iOs,  1860 70  75 

San  MatcnCuuntv  Bunds, 7s —  85J£ 

California  Steam  Navigation  Co 72  72k 

Sprinn  Valley  Water  Co 67  68 

State  Telegraph  Co 30  32 

GAS  COMrANIKS. 

Ban  Francisco  QnsCo  61  64J£ 

Sacramento  Gas  Co 62  61 

RAILROADS. 

Sacramento  Yalicy  Railroad —  — 

San  Prune  Net)  and  San  Jose  Railroad 40  45 

Omnibus  Rail  road 61  — 

Central  Railroad 44  45 

North  Beach  and  Mission  Railroad 60  52 

Front  Street,  Mission  and  Ocean  Railroad 15  20 

BANKING   INSTITUTIONS. 

California,  Loan  and  Savings  Society —  — 

Bank  of  Pacific  Accumulation  Loan  Society..  —  90 

The  Bank  of  Uulltonna    141  _ 

INSURANCE  COMPANIES. 

Flremans' Fund  Insurance  Co 91  93 

Pacitlc  Insurance  Co 1 30  135 

Ban  Francisco  Insurance  Co —  lnO 

Merchant-.'  Mutual  Marine  Insurance  Co 375  400 

California  Insurance  Co 1.HU0  nun 

Union  Insurance  Co 93)-  ys 

California  Home  Insurance  Co —  92 

Hume  M  utual  Insurance  Co . ,  —  — 

Occidental  Insurance  Co 90  95 

National  Insurance  Co 67  69 

MINING   STOCKS— WASUOK   DISTRICT. 

Alpha 400  415 

Baltnnoro  American —  8 

Belcher T 22J  ZTfl 

Bullloo.  O.  U 16  17 

Crown  Point 1305  1375 

Confidence 77W  82« 

Chollar-Poiosl 345  350 

Dauey    —  20 

Exchequer.   10  11 

Empire  Mill  and  Mining  Co 160  — 

OouldACurry 630  640 

Haie  it  Norcross 2000  3000 

Imperial 150  152 

Lady  Bryan _  _ 

Oplnr 100  105 

Overman 88  90 

g*vuge    217K    222^ 

Sierra  Nevada 33  35 

Yellow  Jacket 1020  1050 

Golden  Kuie.  California 17  20 


Coal  OH,  -jA  callon M", 

Caodloa,  f*  ft. Ml 

Ranch  Butter.  %>*< 35 

IvhiuuA  Butter,  f*  ft 15 

Cheew.  California.  H  B» 13 

**C  41% 

Lard,  ft  B> 12 

Ham  and  Bacon.  r)B> 18 

Shoulders,  Y  »> 13 

.Retail  Prices. 

Butter,  California,  fresh.  ?»  ft 30 

do.      pickled,  V  ■» 25 

do.      Oregon,*  lb 15 

do.      New  York,  >*  tb 34 

Cheese,  »  ft 15 

Honey,  *t  ft 90 

Eggs,  £  dozen 60 

Lard,  fib 15 

Ilnmit  and  Bacon,*  ft 20 

Cranberrit -.  f  gallon.. 1  00 

Potatoes,  "jt  ft.. j 

Potatoes,  Sweet,  fl  ft — 

Tomatoes,  V  ft 3 

Onions,  >  ft 3 

Apples.  No.  1.  -rt  lb 4 

I'eurs,  Table.  Wft 8 

Plums,  dried.  W  ft 13 

Peaches,  dried,  ^  ft 11 

Oranges,  "r>  dozen 61) 

Lemons,  p  dozen 76 

ChtckeiiN,  apiece 75 

Turkey  m,  fib 20 

Soap.  Pale  andC.  O 7 

Soap,  Castile,  f  ft 18 


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San  Francisco  Metal  Market. 

PRICES  FOR   INVOICES. 

Jobbing  prices  rule  from  (en  to  ft  ft' en  per  cent,  higher  than  the 
following  quotation*. 

FninAT.  August  16, 1667. 
Iitoif.— Duty:  Pig,  $9  per  ton;  Railroad,  6Uc  "fUOOfts;  Bar, 
lOlV&c  f  ft;  Sheet,  polish.,!,  3c  "ft  ft;  common,  I^@l^c 
I*  ft;  Plate,  Ifgc  f  ft;  Pipe,  IHc%tft;  Galvanized,  2>$c 

Scotch  and  English  Pig  Iron  ^  ton S47  00    (?.JI8  00 

White  Pic  f  ton 50  00    ® 

Remied  Bur,  bad  assortment  f*  lb —OS    © 

Re  fined  Bar,  good  assortment,  f>  ft —  ti3*i(Sj 

Boiler,  No.  1  to  4 —  04«@ 

Plate,  No.  5  to  9 —  041.®  —  05 

Sheet,  No.  10  to  13 —  04^® 

Sheet.  No.  14  to  20 _  ofi  <a 

Sheet,  No.  24  to  27 —  05    @ 

CorrKR.— Duty:  Sheathing,  3>,c  ^  lb;  Plgnnd  Bar,2^c  f  ft. 

Bheattalng,  f  ft —  34    @  —  36 

Sheathing,  Yellow  —  25    @  —  £6 

Sheathing,  Old  Yellow —  11    @ 

Bolts —ll    ® 

Composition  Nails —  26    @  —  26 

Tin  Pmtks.  —  Duty:  25  Scent,  ad  valorem. 

Plates.  Clmrconl,  IX,  f  box 13  60    © 

Plates,  I  C  Charcoal 12  0i>    @  12  60 

Rooting  Plates 11  vo    ©  11  50 

Bam-a  Tin.  Slabs,  f  ft —  29    @  —  30 

Ptkkl.— English  Cast  Steel,  ^  lb —  12J£@  —  15 

QuiCKSILVKIt.— 13  ft ®  —  go 

For  export @ 

Zikc—  Sheets.  "R  ft ®  _  ji 

Lkad.— Pig,  "$ft -     7J^@  —    8 

Sheet —  li)    @ 

Pipe —  II    ® 

Bar —    9>£®  _  10 

Borax— California,  ^ft —  20    ®  —  23 


San  Francisco  Market  Bates. 

"Wholcsule  Prlcea. 

„    t,  Friday,  August  16,  1867. 

Flour,  Extra,  $  bbl $6  60  @$6  50 

Do.    Superfine 4  75  ®  6  25 

Corn  Meal,  ^  100  fts 2  00  ®  2  25 

Wheat,  $1100  lbs 1  65  @  1  90 

Oats,  #  100  lbs 1  25  @  1  65 

Barley,  %!  100  fts I  65  @  1  80 

Beans,  Tp  100  lbs 2  00  @  3  00 

Potatoes,^*  luOfts 75  @  1  2"> 

Hay,  ^  ton 8  00  @15  00 

Live  Oak  Wood,  ^  cord 9  00  @W  00 

Beef,  on  toot,  S,  ft 7M  @     — 

Beef,  extra,  dressed,  $1  ft 9  @     10 

Sheep,  on  foot. , 3  00  ®  4  00 

Hogs,  on  foot,  4»  tb 6  @       6 

Hoga,  dressed,  0  ft 9  @     10 

aaocttRiBs,  axe. 

Sugar,  crushed,  ty  ft 15     @  — 

Do.    China 11     ^  12 

Coffee,  Costa  Rica,  "ft  ft 19K@  20 

Do.  Klo 19J4  @  - 

Tea,  Japan,  $!  ft 65     @  85 

Do.  Green 60     @  1  25 

Hawaiian  Rice,  S.lb 9     @     — 

China  Rice,  ^  ft b%  @  6?- 


AN  INSTETIOTIVE  BOOK! 

Prof.    LAYRE8» 

ELEMENTS  OF  COMPOSITION, 

BELLE8.LETTBE8A.\D  ORATORY. 

For  Scholars,  Teachers,  Lawyers,  all  Pro- 
fessional Persons,  and  those  of  Common 
Education,  who  would  improve  the 
Eloquence    and  Effectiveness 
of  their  Composition  and 
Manners  of  Address. 


Price*  pout  nice  paid, 


New  Incokp orations. — Articles  of  incor- 
poration have  recently  been  filed  in  the 
County  Clerk's  office  in  this  city  as  follows: 

South  San  Francisco  Dock  Co. — San 
Francisco,  Axig.  7th.  Capital  stock,  $500,- 
000;  500  shares,  $1,000  each.  Trustees: 
Henry  B.  Brooks,  J.  DeForest,  L.  Williams 
and  H.  Kosekrans. 


Election  of  Officers. — Laborers'  Union 

Benevolent  Association. — Aug  5th.  Trus- 
tees :  D.  F.  Driscoll,  John  Cronan  and 
Patrick  Heftran.  President,  Wm.  Simpson; 
Vice-President,  John  Green ;  Treasurer, 
Mathew  Clarke;  FinancialSecretary,  James 
Callaghan ;  Kecording  Secretary,  John  Coo- 
gan. 

Cooperative  Union  Association. — Aug. 
8th.  President,  B.  H.  Freeman ;  Treas- 
urer, H.  F.  Williams;  Secretary,  Addison 
Martin. 

Philadelphia  Slide  G.  &  S.  M.  Co. — 
Aug.  14th.  Trustees :  A.  H.  Baily,  E.  H. 
Taft,  S.  Klein,  E.  R  Hauly  and  J.  E.  Ma- 
gary.  President,  A.  H.  Baily ;  Secretary, 
F.  Creighton ;  Treasurer,  S.  Klein ;  Super- 
intendent, Wm.  T.  Gibbs.  Office,  208  San- 
some  street. 


Millstone  Manufacture. — Mr.  C.  F. 
Travis  has  recently  commenced  the  manu- 
facture of  French  burr  millstones,  at  109 
Mission  street,  in  this  city — a  branch  of 
business,  we  believe,  never  before  intro- 
duced on  this  coast.  The  millstones,  when 
desired,  are  furnished  with  Fellenbaum's 
patent  balance,  of  which  he  is  sole  proprie- 
tor for  California,  Oregon  and  Washington 
Territory.  Mill  picks  are  also  dressed  and 
millstones  repaired  and  rebuilt  at  this  estab- 
lishment. Mr.  Travis  is  also  agent  for  Du 
four  &  Co's  Dutch  anchor  bolting  cloths. 

Woodward's  Gardens. — This  charming 
place  of  suburban  resort  will  be  open  to 
day,  and  the  proceeds  of  the  day  will  be 
devoted  to  the  San  Francisco  Benevolent 
Association. 


Thn  Union  Pacific  Railroad.  — The 
Union  Pacific  Railroad  is  now  opened  to 
Julesburg,  376  miles  west  of  Omaha,  and 
the  daily  trains  have  commenced  running 
each  way.  Over  500,000  pounds  of  freight 
was  awaiting  the  opening. 

— ^,i  ,»   i,i 

Mintng  in  Cornwall,  of  every  descrip 
tion;  appears  to  be  at  a  very  low  ebb  at  the 
present  time,  and  various  speculations  are 
being  indulged  in  as  to  the  most  ready  and 
effectual  means  for  resuscitating  it. 


This  la  a  new  publication,  and  In  style  and  treatment 
of  this  important  subject.  Is  original,  simple,  plain  and 
comprehensive.  The  author.  Prof.  Layrks  (a  meritorious 
Teacher  of  good  Btandlng  In  California,  and  a  sound  thinker 
and  reasoner,)  In  his  preface  says:  "The  method  pursued 
by  the  Author  In  developing  the  subject  of  Composition,  is 
both  the  synthetical  and  analytical.  The  former  is  neces- 
sary to  Icoch  the  theory,  the  latter  the  practice  of  the  art; 
and  as  these  arc  both  indispensable  to  the  scholar,  so  arc 
also  the  two  methods,  as  the  sequel  will  show." 

The  Work  has  lately  been  approved  and  authorized  by 
the  State  Board  of  Education  for  use  In  the  Public  Schools. 

To  further  illustrate  the  varied  and  popular  endorsement 
the  book  liasso  rapidly  received,  we  quote  the  following 

Recommendations  : 


It  Is  simple,  concise,  and  well  arranged.  It  secins  to  be  a 
work  ol  great  value,—  John  SiceU.\ 

I  am  prepared  to  enncurin  the  recommendation  of  the 
Honorable  Superintendent  of  Public  Instruction.— J.  C. 
Pelton. 

After  as  careful  and  thorough  perusal  of  the  same  as  it 
was  in  my  power  to  give,  I  came  to  the  conclusion  that,  for 
conciseness,  correctness,  and  precision  of  definition,  as  well 
as  for  completeness  and  simplicity  of  style,  it  was,  and 
would  be,  without  a  rival.  I  regard  your  work  as  the  best 
oi  its  kind.  I  know  of  hut  few  men  in  any  profession  who 
would  not  be  benefited  by  its  careful  study.—  irnv.  H.  am. 

I  regard  it  as  one  of  the  best  treatises  upon  these  import, 
nut  branches— perhaps  the  only  one  obtainable  possessing 
equal  advantages— combining  com preliensivencss  with  con- 
ciseness, and  of  such  simplicity  in  its  arrangement  as  to  be 
readily  understood  by  the  advanced  pupil.— F.  W.HatcK 

It  Isadmlrably  arranged  to  develop  the  correct  Idea  of 
the  analysis  and  synthesis  of  language,  and  the  amplifica- 
tion of  ideas  into  sentences  and  periods.  The  style  is  clear, 
lerse  and  plensing.  I  do  not  hesitate  to  recommend  it  as  a 
great  acoulsltion  10  our  text  books.—  James  Uenmaiu 

T  am  happy  to  express  my  conviction  of  the  value  ol  the 
whole  treatise.  It  would  give  me  much  gratification  to  see 
so  thorough  and  excellent  a  treatise  emaimto  from  young 
California.— Martin  Kellogg- 

I  recommend  it  to  all  those  who  wish  to  obtain  a  book 
that  will  give  I  hem  definite  ideas  on  this  subject,  a-d  teach 
them  lo  express  their  thoughts  and  feelings  iu  a  clear,  sim- 
ple, and  forcible  niaiincr.-Oirofinei.  AUcood, 

I  regard  Hie  book  about  to  be  published  as  far  superior  to 
any  work  extant  upon  that  subject. —  Wm.  S.  HunttA.  if. 

I  believe  the  ■work  will  be  a  valuable  and  much  needed 
addition  to  our  school  text-books  —Herman.  Perry. 

You  have  hrought  the  results  ot  a  profound  analysis,  and 
made  thirm  available.  In  a  practical  form.—/.  If.  Braylon. 

I  can  recommend  it  particularly  to  my  young  friends  of 
the  legal  profession,  as  a  source  from  which  they  may  be 
able  to  learn  much  of  value  as  special  pleaders  and  as  advo- 
cates at  the  Jorum.—  John  Curry. 

The  subjects  upon  which  you  treat  have  heretofore  been 
too  much  neglected  In  the  education  of  young  men  in  Amer- 
ica. *  *  Exacily  calculated  to  interest.  •  »  It  will  soon 
become  a  necessity  in  every  lawyer's  library.— Charles  A. 
Tutlle. 

Its  clearness  and  comprehensiveness  make  it  easy.— ff,  W. 
Bowie. 

A  gent'eman  of  varied  learning  and  ripe  culture,  who  has 
half  a  dozen  languages  at  his  tongue's  end.  He  seeks  to 
teach  the  student  not  only  how  to  take  sentences  apart,  but 
how  to  construct  them.  His  system  has  the  merit  of  origin- 
ality. Wc  know  of  no  work  in  which  can  be  obtained 
so  lucid  an  exposition  of  the  elements  of  composition,  and 
such  valuable  assistance  in  learning  how  to  put  his  Ideas 
into  language.  Prof.  Layres  has  done  the  cause  of  popular 
education  good  service,— S.  F.  Bulletin. 

This  is  a  San  Francisco  book  by  a  San  Francisco  author. 
It  contains  166  pages,  and  is  altogether  creditable  to  San 
Francisco.  It  meets  a  public  want,  and  meets  it  in  a  form 
and  size  cheap  and  convenient,  and  in  reach  of  the  hum- 
blest— Alta.  California. 

The  writer,  the  lawyer,  the  minister,  or  the  statesman, 
may  study  its  rules  and  definitions  with  profit  Nothing 
conduces  more  to  the  purity  of  a  national  literary  taste, 
than  a  general  and  thorough  knowledge  of  the  rules  by 
which  the  construction  of  language  is  governed.— 5.  F.  Times 

Prof.  Layres  plunges  at  once  "m  medias  res."  He  seizes  a 
a  sentence  (which  is  the  unit  in  composition,  whether  writ- 
ten or  spoken,)  holds  it  up  before  you;  tears  it  to  pieces  be- 
fore your  eyes — or  rather,  we  should  say,  neatly  and  skill- 
fully dissects  It— displays  one  by  one  its  several  parts; 
makes  you  thoroughly  acquainted  wlih  each.  In  its  entire- 
ty; and  then  Bhows  you  how  to  put  them  together  again. 
A  series  of  such  experiments,  increasing  in  complexity  so 
graduallv  that  you  do  not  feel  the  difficulty,  and  the  thing 
Is  done;  you  arc  master  of  the  subject—  M in  ing  and  Scien- 
tific Press. 

Its  design  is  to  show  that  ideas  can  be  so  arranged  as  to 
increase  their  power;  in  short,  to  teach  the  mechanism  of 
composition,  eloquence  and  oratory.  A  desideratum  lung 
felt  is  supplied.— 8.  F.  JSxamimr. 

This  Is  an  age  in  which  the  occasions  are  rapidly  mulll- 
plving.when  educated  men,  and  women,  too,  are  called 
up"on  to  express  their  views  in  writing,  either  tor  public  or 
private  inspection  and  criticism.— StocJdon  Independent. 

The  most  eminent  educators  In  California  give  it  their 
hearty  approval,  and  we  concur.—  Marysville  Appeal. 

Not  only  one  of  the  best  of  Its  kind,  but,  what  is  still 
better,  one  of  the  briefest  It  contains  166  pages,— Virginia 
Enterprise. 

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of  San  Francisco. 

Prompted  alike  by  a  sense  of  duty  to  myself  and  to  the 
public,  and  in  compliance  with  the  request  of  several  hun- 
dred citizens,  tax  payers  and  friends  of  the  Public  Schools, 
representing  the  dllTercnt  political  sentiments,  religious 
creeds,  nationalities  and  classes  of  the  San  FranclBco  com- 
munity, I  hereby  announce  myself  mi  Independent  Candi- 
date, at  the  approaching  election,  for  the  othce  of  Superin- 
tendent of  Public  Schools.  In  to  doing,  I  deem  it  proper  to 
say  thut  I  donot  thereby  appenl  from  the  deulsion  of  any- 
party  or  convention,  but  simply  think  it  a  matter  of  right, 
and,  under  existing  circumstances,  eminently  fit  to  refer 
the  subject  ot  my  candidacy  directly  to  the  people,  the  par- 
tics  intcrcsicd;  and  I  think  I  may  properly  solicit,  and 
wl-h  reason  expect,  the  continued  support  of  the  friends  of 
education,  and  that  of  all  others  who  think  I  have  faith- 
fully and  usefully  discharged  my  duiies  during  iho  past 
two  years  in  the  office  to  which  I  seek  a  re-election. 

Iain  induced  to  ask  your  support,  and  the  more  readily 
comply  with  the  wishes  of  personal  friends  and  the  friends 
ot  Public  Schools  in  becoming  a  candidate,  .since  Iain  in- 
vited to  do  so  "  without  respect  to  political  considerations, 
which  It  is  thought  should  be  disregarded  in  the  choice  of 
i-chool  officers."  Having  devoted  the  best  years  or  my  life 
to  ihe  education  of  the  voung  and  to  the  interests  of  this 
city  and  the  State  In  that  connection,  I  feel  it  but  just  to 
myself  and  to  the  public  which  I  have  served,  if  success 
hus  attended  my  labors,  that  1  shou  d  not  be  thrown  out  of 
a  position  of  public  usefulness  and  from  needed  employ- 
ment, for  no  better  reason  than  that  ano.inr.  however 
competent,  wants  my  position,  and  s^eks  to  he  i.laccd  on  it 
through  preliminary  political  management  and  the  discip- 
line ot  a  pany  organization.  Such  others  asthink  wnh  me 
in  that  respect,  and  believe  a  change  of  officers  iu  Ihe  posi- 
tion I  occupy  is  uncalled  for  at  the  present  time,  and  that 
iny  re-election  would  subserve  the  interests  of  the  Public 
School  Department  of  this  city,  oro  respectfully  requested 
to  give  utterance  to  that  effect  by  casting  their  votes  for  me 
at  the  approaching  election. 

Profoundly  thankful  for  your  generous  support  in  a  for- 
mer election,  I  remain,  respectfully, 

J.  C.  PELTON. 

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JL-^COTTiR'S 


SARSAPARIPHERE 
BITTERS 


Have  so  speedily  grown  in  favor  that  their  unrivalled  sale 
has  attracted  remarks  and  criticisms  of  the  trade.  Jealousy 
attributes  their  success  to  the  nucucss  of  their  general 
style,  and  principally  to  the  originality  and  beautv  of  the 
bottle,  which  was  conceived  ana  manufactured  by  Califor- 
nia artists.  MR.  LACOUR,  an  energetic  promoter  of  Cali- 
fornia resources,  desired  to  show  that  Calilornta  has  no 
need  of  being  tributary  to  other  countries  for  talent  or 
mechanical  Industry. 

The  cause  of  their  success  is  the  great  benefit  they  have 
been  to  the  large  number  who  have  already  used  them. 

MR.  LACOUR  is  a  graduate  of  the  Polytechnic  Institute 
of  France,  and  adds  toa  thorough  knowledge  of  Chemistry 
many  years  of  experience;  and.  after  a  lung  and  careful 
experimental  study,  has  been  enabled  to  offer 

SARSAPARIPHERE    BITTERS. 

They  are  the  most  efficient  Blood  Purifier,  because  they 
combine  with  the  wholesome  Snrsaparillu,  which  operates 
by  cutaneous  excretions,  and  other  substances  which  gently 
stimulate  the  secretions  of  the  lower  glands  and  organs, 
render  digestion  easy,  obviate  costlveness,  and  remove  reg- 
ularly every  impurity  of  the  blood. 

They  are  unrivalled  as  a  remedy  for  Scrofula, Dyspepsia, 
Constipation,  Liver  Complaint,  Picrvous  Affections,  Colic, 
Intermittent  Fevers,  and  all  diseases  arising  from  impurity 
of  the  Blood  or  Costlveness. 


"Wlao   Takes   Tliem "? 

The  Old  Man 

Takes  them  ns  a  gentle  stimulant  and  mild  rejuvenator. 
TIxc  Young  Man 

Takes  them  to  regulate  his  system,  prevent  disease,  and 

stimulate  to  new  life  his  overtasked  body. 

The  Yonng  Woman 

Takes  them  to  secure  regularity  in  her  habits;  to  tint  her 

cheeks  with  the  bloom  of  health,  to  give  a  sparkle 

to  her  eyes,  and  sweetness  to  her  breath. 

The  Husband 

Takes  them  to  promote  vitality,  give  strength  to  tho  body, 
peace  totheinind,  and  with  Ills  health,  wealth 
aud  comfort  to  all  his  family. 
The  Wife 
Takes  them  to  invigorate  and  strengthen  her  system,  and  as 
an  aid  to  nature  In  regulating  her  periodical  sicknesfi. 
Children 
Take  them  as  a  gentle,  yet  effective  tonic.   , 
The  Dashaway 
Takes  them  as  a  mild,  pure  stimulant,  containing  none  of 
the  deleterious,  essential  and  JusiloUsof  forbidden  drinkB. 
The  Inebriate 
Takes  thein  to  give  tone  to  his  poisoned  stomach  and  allay 
i       the  fearful  longings  fur  stront;  drink  with  a  stimu- 
lant that  does  not  madden  or  destroy. 
The  Traveler 
Takes  them  to  prevent  sea  sickness,  and  secure  his  health 
against  change  of  climate. 

Everybody    Takes    Them  I 
PRO  BONO  PUBLICO! 

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tBfct  pining  mA  gtimtifk  f  wiw. 


pining.  Nummary. 


Thr  following  information  is  gleaned  mostly  fiotn  jour- 
nals published  In  the  interior,  in  close  proximity  to  the 
mines  mentioned.  


CALIFORNIA. 
Alpine  County. 

Miner  Aug.  10th :  Davidson's  mill,  after 
running' a  few  days,  shut  down  for  repairs. 
It  seems  the  foundation  of  the  "battery  was 
found  to  be  shaky,  causing  a  loss  by  leak- 
age of  too  much  crushed  material  to  be 
profitable  in  the  case  of  ore  costing  §100 
per  ton.  The  results  of  the  -working,  with 
this  exception,  are  entirely  satisfactory  to 
the  parties  concerned.  The  ore  turns  out 
as  well  and  works  as  close  as  was  antici- 
pated by  those  under  whose  counsel  the 
contract  was  made. 

The  Mountain  Co.  made  49  ft.  of  tunnel 
last  month,  and  had  a  regular  flood  of  water 
to  contend  with  most  of  the  time.     McCuen 
has  drawn  to  his  aid  a  set  of  hands  who  will 
not  let  up  for  trifles,  who  have   each  im- 
bibed a  goodly  fportion  of  the  indomitable 
spirit  of  their  leader — a  determination  to  • 
see  the  old  Mountain  lode   1,200  ft.  below  ; 
the  croppings  as  soon  as  powder  and  mus- 1 
cle  will  permit. 

Some  very  rich  pockets   of  the   decom- 1 
nosed  substance  bearing  the  black  ore  have  | 
lately  been  struck  in  the  Tarshish  mine. 
We  were  shown  a  quantity  yesterday  just 
as  it  came  out,  which  would  assay  at  least 
$2,000  per  ton. 

Orders  were  received  by  Supt.  Eansom,  a 
few  days  since,  to  put  two  shifts  on,  and 
push  the  north  drift  in  the  Morning  Star 
lode  to  the  second  chimney.  Accordingly, 
four  more  men  are  working  this  week. 

The  Pennsylvania  Co.  have  elected  the 
old  Board  of  Directors  again.  The  man- 
agement is  in  hands  capable  to  open  and 
develop  the  mine,  and  determined  to  see 
that  hope  through  to  its  fruition. 

No  idlers  can  be  found  here  now ;  all  the 
old  residents  are  at  work,  and  quite  a  num- 
ber of  new  hands  recently  arrived  have 
found  employment  at  good  wages. 

El  Dorado  Comity. 

The  Evening  Bulletin  of  Aug.  5th,  says : 
The  average  yield  of  the  Shepard  mine  has 
been  $25  per  ton.  Mr.  Shepard  has  ob- 
tained at  different  times  from  the  mine, 
specimens  varying  from  $100  to  $500  in 
value. 

A  shaft  has  been  run  in  the  Independent 
claim  400  ft.  since  the  12th  of  March.  The 
lead  is  three  ft  wide,  and  yields  $95  per 
ton. 

The  old  10-stamp  mill,  belonging  to  the 
Pacific,  has  been  removed,  to  another  local- 
ity, and  the  mine  has  passed  into  new  hands. 

On  the  bedrock  of  the  Buckeye  mine,  be- 
low the  cement,  a  number  of  nuggets,  of 
from  $5  to  $75  in  value  have  been  found 
The  owners  estimate  that  it  will  take  25 
years  to  work  out  this  claim  with  a  40-stamp 
mill,  or  one  of  Cox's  large  cement  mills. 

Inyo  County. 

Virginia  Enterprise,  Aug.  9th :  The  Kear- 
sarge  correspondent  writes :  We  were  yes- 
terday shown  some  very  fine  specimens  of 
ore  from  Lone  Pine.  The  majority  of  the 
specimens  are  argentiferous  galena — so  rich 
as  to  wholly  destroy  the  regular  galena  crys- 
taDization.  Among  other  curious  mineral 
specimens  was  a  large  piece  of  asbestos,  so 
pure  that  it  could  be  twisted  into  strings. 
The  Mexican  miners  now  in  the  district 
manage  to  make  good  wages,  nothwithstand- 
ing  the  scarcity  of  water. 

The  mill  of  the  Kearsarge  Mining  Co.  is  a 
first  class  10-stamp  straight  battery,  with 
six  Wheeler  pans,  settlers,  etc.,  complete, 
enclosed  in  good  spacious  buildings,  with 
water  close  by  in  abundance. 

A  lot  of  ore  from  the  mines  of  the  Silver 
Sprout  Mining  Co.  was  forwarded  to  San 
Francisco  to  test  its  value,  as  well  as  to 
study  and  experiment  in  order  to  discover 
the  best  mode  of  extracting  the  metal.  We 
give  the  result :  One  experiment  of  150  lb  s. 
went  $424.62  silver,  $34.42  gold— total 
per  ton,  $459.04.  One  experiment  of  150 
lbs.  went  $483. 47  silver,  $40.00  gold— total 
per  ton  $523.47.  The  same  ores  worked 
without  the  application  of  fire  yielded  as 
follows:  One  experiment  of  100  lbs,  went 
$195.07  silver,  $52.90  gold— total  per  ton, 
$248.57.  One  experiment  of  100  ibs.  went 
$241.94  silver,  $44. 51  gold— total  per  ton, 
$286. 45.  Two  thousand  pounds  of  the  same 
shipment  went  as  follows:  Silver,  $507.50  ; 
gold,  $62.78 ;  total,  $570.  A  lot  of  75  bags, 
or  about  two  tons,  from  the  same  mines  was 
forwarded  to  San  Francisco,  which  yielded 
as  follows:  Silver,  $776.50;  gold,  $70; 
total,  $846.50. 

Mono    County. 

Virginia  Enterprise,  Aug.  8th :  The  Au- 
rora correspondent  writes  as  follows :  From 
several  assays  made  of  ore  from  the  lode  of 
Pollux,  Rock  &  Till,  it  is  evident  that  the 
vein  will   pay  no  less  than  from   $40  to 


$60  per  ton.  There  has  been  already  lo- 
cated some  4,700  ft.  upon  the  supposed  line 
of  the  ledge,  which  can  be  traced  for  three 
miles  by  the  peculiar  metallic  formation 
and  float  rock  that  is  found  near  Dunder- 
berg  Hill. 

Hevada  County. 

Gazette,  Aug.  8th  :  Battis  &  Co.  have  re- 
cently struck  a  splendid  pay  lead  \$i  miles 
above  Washington,  on  the  Yuba.  It  is  sup- 
posed to  be  a  continuation  of  the  old  Rocky 
Bar  channel.  The  company  are  taking  out 
as  high  as  $12  to  the  pan. 

Aug.  10th  :  The  owners  of  the  Wisconsin 
ledge  are  now  taking  out  rock  from  the  3d 
level  faster  than  they  can  get  it  crushed. 
The  last  rock  worked  at  Larrimer's  mill  paid 
as  high  as  $S1  per  ton. 

Aug.  14th:  The  Providence  Co.  have 
commenced  active  operations  again,  and 
have  been  crushing  rock  for  the  past  10 
days,  night  and  day.  They  are  taking  out 
quartz  from  the  upper  level,  near  the  sur- 
face, at  which  point  the  ledge  is  about  10 
ft.  wide.  Some  of  the  rock  shows  a  large 
proportion  of  sulphurets,  and  it  is  in  the 
same  chimney  of  rock  that  paid  over.  $20  per 
ton.  three  years  ago. 

The  Cornish  mill,  owned  by  the  Richard 
Bros. ,  is  now  in  active  operation,  crushing 
rock  from  the  Ural  ledge.  The  mfll  has 
six  stamps,  and  the  rock  averages  from  $16 
to  $25  per  ton.  The  ledge  is  from  two  to 
four  ft.  wide.  Sometimes  the  gold  is  nearly 
all  caught  in  the  battery,  and  then  again  it 
is  taken  almost  entirely  from  the  sulphurets. 

The  owners  of  the  old  Wyoming  ledge, 
situated  near  the  Ural,  made  arrangements 
some  weeks  since  for  the  re-opening  and 
working  of  that  mine.  About  60  tons  of 
rock  has  already  been  taken  out,  whjgh  will 
yield  good  pay.  We  were  shown  a  very 
rich  specimen  a  day  or  two  ago,  containing 
much  free  gold  and  gold  bearing  sulphu- 
rets. A  mill  was  erected  on  this  mine  in 
1852,  when  it  was  worked  quite  extensively, 
but  it  failed  to  pay  at  that  time,  and  the 
mill  was  removed. 

Excelsior. — Meadow  Lake  Sun,  August 
10th  :  The  Excelsior  Co.  have  struck  a  rich 
streak  of  ore  on  the  southeast  end  of  their 
ledge,  at  the  point  where  the  Green  Emi- 
grant runs  into  their  ledge.  The  ore  re- 
sembles in  appearance  that  lately  worked 
by  the  Green  Emigrant  Co.  at  the  Califor- 
nia mill.  They  have  also  struck  some  beau- 
tiful looking  white  quartz  in  the  tunnel 
which  they  are  running. 

The  Mohawk  &  Montreal  Co.  have  struck 
the  ledge  of  their  mine,  on  the  third  level, 
at  a  depth  of  300  ft.  from  the  surface.  The 
tunnel  on  this  level  is  40  ft.  in  length.  The 
rock  looks  splendid.  We  never  saw  finer 
looking  ore  than  that  shown  us  yesterday 
by  Mr.  Chappellette,  who  took  it  from  the 
farther  end  of  the  above-mentioned  tunnel. 

The  Star  Co.,  Comet  ledge,  have  just 
levied  an  assessment  of  $1  per  foot,  prepar- 
atory to  commencing  work  on  their  mine. 
They  have  a  shaft  on  their  ledge  47  ft.  in 
depth.  The  ore  discovered  thus  far  is  of  a 
desulphurized  character,  and  very  rich. 

We  were  yesterday  shown  by  Mr.  Chap- 
pellette 85  ozs.  of  bullion,  valued  at  upwards 
of  $1,200,  from  the  Mohawk  &  Montreal 
mine.  This  was  obtained  from  the  plates 
merely,  the  batteries  not  have  been  touched 
yet.  A  day  or  two  ago,  four  tons  of  tail- 
ings from  the  rock,  worked  at  the  Winton 
mill,  concentrated  about  65  per  cent.,  and 
worked  at  the  chlorination  works  by  Wm. 
Lnbbert,  yielded  $139. 

Plnmas  County. 

The  La  Porte  correspondent  of  the  Ma- 
rysville  Appeal,  Aug.  9th,  says:  The  min- 
ing is  about  closed,  and  our  miners  seem  to 
be  well  satisfied  with  the  result,  having 
done  exceedingly  well. 

Sierra  County. 

Downieville  Messenger,  Aug.  10th  :  Ex- 
cellent prospects  have  been  obtained  in  a 
quartz  ledge  owned  by  Watson  &  Co.  This 
ledge  formerly  paid  well,  but  was  lost,  and 
laid  idle  for  several  years.  They  now  have 
a  ledge  4  ft.  wide,  which  prospects  splen- 
didly. 

The  Comet  Co.  have  struck  it  rich,  and 
are  taking  out  fine  pay. 

S.  W.  Forbes  recently  took  to  San  Fran- 
cisco several  hundred  pounds  of  rock  from 
two  partially  developed  ledges — the  Good 
Hope  and  Eureka — for  the  purpose  of  hav- 
ing them  tested  by  some  new  process  re- 
cently discovered.  Several  runs  have  been 
been  made  by  mills  here  upon  Good  Hope 
rock,  and  with  good  results,  but  not  up  to 
what  the  stockholders  think  the  rock  ought 
to  pay. 

Siskiyou    County. 

Yreka  Union,  Aug,  10th :  The  Portugese 
ditch,  in  Shasta  Valley,  has  lately  been 
sold  to  Chinamen  for  $1, 800. 

TuoHiiuno    County. 

Sonora  Herald,  Aug.  10th  :  Active  opera- 
tions have  been  resumed  on  the  Confidence 


mine,  and  the  cleaning  out  of  the  original 
tunnel  is  rapidly  going  on.  The  highest 
value  of  the  rock  obtained  has  paid  $30  to 
the  ton.  The  vein  varies  from  4  to  14  ft. , 
and  its  average  value  is  estimated  at  $15  to 
the  ton. 

3TuT>»  County. 

Marys  ville  Appeal,  Aug.  6th:  Knight  & 
Co. ,  of  the  assay  office,  are  assaying  a  large 
quantity  of  the  precious  metals  at  this  time. 
They  have  of  late  been  running  their  cruci- 
cibles  night  and  day,  and  yesterday  morn- 
ing completed  for  shipment  28  large  golden 
bars.  * 

ALASKA. 

[Under  this  head  we  propose  to  give  all 
the  information  it  is  possible  for  us  to  ob- 
tain, concerning  minerals  in  our  newly  ac- 
quired northern  Territory  of  Alaska.] 

M.  P.  Berry,  of  Salem,  Oregon,  writes 
that  in  1862  a  party  of  prospectors,  on  the 
Stickeeu  river,  300  miles  from  its  mouth, 
found  gold  and  silver  of  great  wealth.  They 
worked  with  hand-rockers  eight  days,  and 
realized  $13. 50  per  day  in  native  silver,  and 
$1,100  in  the  aggregate  in  gold.  The  silver 
was  washed  out  in  pieces  sometimes  as  large 
as  a  quarter  of  a  dollar.  They  also  found 
rubies  and  agates,  and  on  Bristol  river,  cop- 
per and  coal  croppings. 

The  Portland  Herald  stated  that  C.  Gaff- 
ney  who  has  just  returned  from  Sitka,  re- 
ports that  coalmines  exist  in  great  quantity, 
and  the  coal  is  of  extra  quality. 

A  fine  article  of  copperis  found  in  abund- 
ance somewhere  on  the  mainland,  about 
300  miles  from  Archangel,  but  the  natives 
have  a  superstitious  idea  about  it,  that  has 
as  yet  prevented  search  being  made  for  the 
mines  by  the  whites. 

ARIZONA. 

Miner,  July  27th : '  Maj.  Coffin,  of  the 
Bully  Bueno  mine,  arrived  here  on  the  23d, 
via  Mohave.  The  Major  comes  prepared  to 
cancel  the  indebtedness  of  the  Philadelphia 
Co.  which  he  represents,  and  to  advance 
work  upon  the  Bully  Bueno  and  Yahoo 
mines. 

BRITISH  COLUMBIA. 

Cariboo  Sentinel,  June  22d  :  A  Squamish 
Indian  showed  us  yesterday  two  specimens 
of  gold,  which  he  alleges  he  obtained  from 
rock  about  20  ft.  above  the  level  of  the  sea 
and  contiguous  to  where  the  Squamish 
river  debouches  into  Howe  Sound.  One 
specimen  consisted  of  about  equal  parts  of 
gold  and  quartz,  the  value  of  the  gold  be- 
ing, we  should  say,  $1.  The  other  was 
pure  gold,  in  that  arborescent  form  in  which 
it  not  uufrequently  exists  in  the  quartz,  and 
had  the  appearance  of  having  been  newly 
taken  from  the  matrix  by  the  roasting  pro- 
cess, and  by  which  the  Indian  says  he  ob- 
tained it.  Its  value  was,  we  should  judge, 
about  $1.50. 

July  1st :  The  following  is  the  amount 
cleaned  up  by  the  different  mining  compa- 
nies during  the  past  week :  Williams' 
creek — Davis  Co. ,  122  ozs. ;  Neversweat  Co. , 
$10  per  day  to  the  hand  ;  Forest  Rose  Co., 
13  ozs.  for  one  day ;  Ruby  Co. ,  $2. 50  to  the 
pan.  Conklin's  Gulch— Moonlight,  $1.75 
to  the  pan  ;  Ericsson,  46  ozs. ;  United,  18 
ozs. ;  Reed,  46%  ozs.;  Indian  Queen,  $20 
per  day  to  the  hand.  Stout's  Gulch — Al- 
turas,  132  ozs.  in  three  days  ;  Mucho  Oro, 
40  ozs. 

In  Black  Jack  Gulch,  the  Annie  Walker 
Co.  cleaned  up  $400  for  the  week  ending 
23d  June. 

July  8th  :  The  Wilson  Co.,  at  Williams' 
creek,  cleaned  up  for  the  last  week  $1,060. 
The  Tennessee  Co.,  for  the  same  length  of 
time,  cleaned  up  50  ozs. ,  being  the  result  of 
the  labor  of  two  men.  The  Six-Toed  Pete 
Co.  cleaned  up  for  the  week  30  ozs. ;  Davis 
Co. ,  110  ozs. ;  Aurora  Co. ,  45  ozs. ;  Borealis 
Co.,  47  ozs.;  Forest  Rose  Co.,  45  ozs.;  and 
Ruby  Co.,  40  ozs. 

In  Conkling's  Gulch,  the  Alturas  Co. 
cleaned  up  for  the  week  184  ozs. ;  Jenkins 
Co.,  40  ozs.;  Mucho  Oro  Co.,  20  ozs.;  U 
S.  Co.,  105  ozs.;  Ried  Co.;  20  ozs.  Indian 
Queen  Co.  are  making  from  $10  to  $12  per 
day  to  the  hand. 

At  Nelson's  creek,  there  are  25  men, 
making  from  $7  per  day  upwards. 

On  Hixon  creek,  there  are  12  men  at  work 
on  the  Washburne  quartz  lode,  and  some  11 
or  12  white  men  are  working  surfaGe  dig- 
gings, making  from  $8  to  $9  per  day.  Be- 
fore our  informant  left,  two  Indians  camp, 
bringing  several  large  pieces  of  gold,  which 
they  stated  had  been  picked  up  by  them  at 
a  place  some  60  or  80  miles  from  Canon 
creek,  on  the  western  side  of  the  Eraser. 
As  the  Indians  are  well  known  to  Messrs. 
Pollock  and  Geddon,  of  Hixon  creek,  these 
gentlemen  are  about  to  form  a  party  to 
accompany  them  to  the  locality. 

The  Cherry  Creek  Co.  have  had  three 
samples  of  ore  assayed  at  the  Government 
Assay  office  here,  anc.  the  result  is  as  fol- 
lows :  Specimen  No.  1,  taken  from  the  black 
ore  lead,  gives  1,591  ozs.   of  silver   and  6 


dwts.  of  gold  to  the  ton.  Specimen  No.  2, 
taken  from  the  hillside,  gives  1,259  ozs.  of 
silver,  with  traces  of  gold.  Specimen  No. 
3,  from  Mc Worthy's  tunnel,  gives  163  ozs. 
of  silver,  with  traces  of  gold. 

July  11th:  Somewhat  of  an  excitement 
was  felt  yesterday  in  consequence  of  the 
prospects  obtained  by  the  Moonlight  Co., 
in  Conklin's  Gulch.  They  were  reported 
to  have  washed  out  $21  in  three  buckets  of 
dirt.  The  Indian  Queen  Co.,  immediately 
below  them,  got  as  high  as  $18  to  the  pan. 

The  Raby  Co.  found  a  piece  of  gold  last 
Tuesday  which  weighed  $90. 

COLORADO. 

Georgetown  Miner,  July  18th :  The  Silver 
Cloud  lode,  although  not  opened  to  any 
great  depth,  has  a  vein  of  solid  ore  four  ft. 
in  width  bearing  sulphurets  of  silver,  silver 
glance  and  some  show  of  chloride  of  the 
same  metal.  One  wall  rock  has  been  dis- 
closed, having  a  true  perpendicular  bearing, 
and  a  surface  as  smooth  as  a  plank. 

July  25th :  The  Georgetown  Silver  Smelt- 
ing Co.  took  out  last  week  $800  worth  of 
bullion.  A  vein  of  the  finest  argentiferous 
galena  2%  ft.  wide,  has  been  disclosed  in 
the  Boston  lode.  Blocks  of  pure  ore  weigh- 
ing 300  lbs.,  have  been  hoisted  from  the 
mine. 

The  Little  Giant  smelting  furnace  was 
started  up  on  galena  ore  last  Monday  morn- 
ing, for  the  purpose  of  filling  the  hearth. 

The  tunnel  on  the  Herring  lode  is  now  in 
370  ft.,  and  the  shaft  on  the  lode  is  now  170 
ft.  in  depth.  The  shaft  will  strike  the  tun- 
nel at  a  depth  of  450  ft. ,  at  a  distance  of  900 
ft.  from  the  tunnel.  It  has  already  crossed 
many  lodes,  but  their  value  are  not  yet  as- 
certained. 

The  Muscovite  lode  has  been  sold  for 
$15, 000.  The  lode  presents  the  largest  mass 
of  pure  argentiferous  galena  of  any  lode  in 
the  country. 

Thos.  H.  Sweeney,  of  Georgetown,  and 
Capt.  Eugene  Gausson,  of  Baltimore,  Mary- 
land, have  purchased  the  Mountain  Chief 
lode,  in  Idaho  Dist.,  for  $10,000,  payable 
six  months  from  date. 

Specimens  of  ore  from  the.  New  Philadel- 
phia ledge  look  very  promising.  The  lode 
is  constantly  increasing  in  size  and  quality. 

Martine's  works  are  running  on  Nuckolls 
ore. 

At  South  Boulder,  Horton,  Frothingham 
and  Jones  are  mining  the  Oro  Cach  lode, 
and  are  taking  out  ores  which  prospect  very 
richly.  As  soon  as  their  new  machinery 
arrives,  they  will  commence  running  their 
mill 

Col.  Graflin  is  running  his  mill  on  the 
ores  of  the  Porigo  lode  with  satisfactory 
results.  L.  A.  Wait  is  engaged  in  miuing 
just  below  the  Rollins  sawmill,  on  the  bars 
of  the  Boulder.  He  is  employing  a  large 
force  and  is  making  it  pay. 

Prospecting  is  now  being  extensively  car- 
ried on  in  Downieville,  Montana,  Morris, 
Bnnner  and  Iowa  Dists.,  and  we  hear  of 
many  valuable  lodes  being  opened  up. 
Lodes  are  being  rapidly  developed,  and  rich 
ore  is  being  piled  up,  waiting  for  works  to 
reduce  it 

The  shaft  on  the  Hunkadora  lode  was  20 
ft.  deep  at  the  close  of  last  week.  Very  su- 
perior looking  stuff  was  then  being  taken 
out  of  the  mine. 

Fred  Clark  deposited  in  our  office  the 
other  day  a  big  chunk  of  ore  from  the  Ter- 
rible lode  that  attracts  much  attention  on 
account  of  its  size,  weight  and  purity.  It  is 
zinc,  carrying  $200  in  silver  to  the  ton,  and 
the  lode  produced  it  in  large  and  inexhaust- 
ible quantities. 

The  parties  who  bonded  the  Nuckolls 
lode,  allowed  the  bond  to  become  forfeit,  al- 
leging as  a  reason  that  they  could  buy  all 
the  lodes  they  desired  for  a  thousand  apiece. 

At  James  Creek,  Bebee's  mill  is  running 
ores  from  the  Indian  Jack  and  Potosi  lodes, 
with  good  results.  The  bedrock  has  been 
struck  in  the  gulch  where  Cobb,  Clough, 
Fry  and  Hopkins  are  mining,  and  a  fine 
clean  up  will  soon  be  made.  Messrs.  Cobb, 
Fry  &  Co.  are  building  a  14-stamp  mill  to 
run  on  quartz  from  the  Potosi  lode.  From 
the  prosjjects  of  .top  dirt,  it  is  thought  that 
about  $300  to  the  cord  will  be  obtained. 
Mr.  Stanley  is  taking  out  $100  to  the  cord 
of  ore,  with  an  arastra.  Water  is  rather 
low,  but  a  ditch  is  being  constructed  which 
will  bring  the  water  from  St.  Vrains,  and 
furnish  enough  fer  gulching  and  arastras 
aloug  James  Creek. 

We  saw  this  morning,  in  the  office  of 
Byers  &  Schirmer,  a  very  fine  prospect  of 
free  gold,  from  ores  from  the  Hattie  Jane, 
Yosemite,  Free  Gold  and  Solux  Tiyee  lodes 
in  Granite  Dist  Prof.  Schirmer  informed 
us  that  the  average  yield  per  lode,  from 
panning  and  washing  six  ozs.  of  quartz 
from  each  was  $1,043.94.  An  assay  by  the 
Professor  yielded  as  follows :  Solux  Tivee 
lode,  $1,212.94  per  ton;  Free  Gold  lode, 
§1, 316. 74  per  ton  ;  Hattie  Jane  and  Yosemite 
lodes  each,  $1,307.35  per  ton. 


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IDAHO. 

World.  .Tuly  26th  :  With  reference  to  the 
now  gold  lodge  lutoly  discovered  near  Pla- 
corville,  Mr.  liritten  says  that  be  examined 
the  ledge,  washed  up  sorno  of  the  rook  him- 
self, and  exhibited  to  us  the  product  From 
two  Bbovelsfull  of  the  rotten  rock  he  got 
out  over  #2' ;  of  very  fine  gold.  The  ledge 
is  uncovered  au.l  has  been  tested  a  length 
of  700  ft.  It  is  from  two  to  three  ft.  wide. 
and  all  along,  in  every  spot,  yields  about 
the  sumo  wonderful  product  of  gold.  So 
far  it  has  avenged  between  82.50  and  85  to 
the  pan.  The  roek  crumbles  like  so  much 
loose  earth  in  water,  and  is  very  easily 
worked.  The  washings  from  it  havo  so  far 
paid  8150  to  the  hand. 

July  31st:  A  specimen  of  oro  of  two  or 
three  lhs.  weight  from  the  Banner  ledge 
brought  for  our  inspection  by  Mr.  Carr, 
presents  a  very  good  appearance  as  richly 
paying  rock,  and  we  are  assured  that  it  is  a 
fair  average  specimen  of  the  ore  found  in 
the  shaft  hist  sunk,  52  ft,  deep,  from  which 
about  50  tons  of  roek  have  been  taken.  This 
will  bo  crushed  in  the  course  of  a  few  weeks, 
when  Cromwell'sarastras  will  becompleted 

Cold  Hill  is  now  a  flourishing  camp,  and 
all  the  miners  there,  and  as  far  as  Beaver 
Creek,  four  miles  this  side  of  Gold  Hill,  are 
making  from  good  to  extravagant  wages. 
Indeed,  the  lowest  estimate  of  daily  yield 
was  a  product  of  $10  per  day  to  the  hand, 
and  one  or  two  claims  have  paid  as  high  as 
S 1  nil  per  day.  There  are  at  work  about 
Gold  Hill  and  Beaver  Creek,  fully  2(10 
miners,  nearly  equally  divided  between  the 
two  camps. 

Lewiston  Journal,  July  25th :  The  editor 
writing  from  Warren's  camp,  July  21st, 
says  Capt  Williams  has  sent  an  order  by 
this  express  to  San  Francisco  for  a   5-stamp 

auartz  mill,  to  be  propelled  by  water  power. 
!e  will  roast  the  ore  before  crushing,  also 
roast  in  a  furnace  after  crushing.  He  ex- 
poets  to  have  the  machinery  here  and  in 
operation  this  fall.  The  Miner's  Mill  Co. 
arc  active,  and  will  order  their  machinery  in 
about  10  days.  Money  is  being  paid  on  the 
installments,  and  it  is  believed  that  sufficient 
will  be  received  within  that  time  to  purchase 
the  machinery.  A  new  gold  lead  has  been 
found  on  the  divide  near  Hall's  Gulch.  The 
rock  is  very  rich.  The  arastra  has  been 
compelled  to  cease  work  for  want  of  water 
to  drive  the  machinery.  They  have  crushed 
some  of  the  Hie  Jacet  ore,  but  have  not  yet 
cleaned  up.  Every  indication  in  the  aras- 
tra, warrants  the  belief  that  the  yield  will 
be  very  large,  so  much  so  as  to  astonish  the 
unbelieving.  It  is  a  shame  that  a  good  mill 
is  not  now  in  operation  hero.  If  it  were  so, 
hundreds  of  thousands  of  dollars  could  be 
taken  out  of  the  ore  of  this  camp  before 
spring.  Capitalists  are  blind  respectingthis 
camp,  else  they  would  be  over-zealous  to 
make  investments  here.  Miller's  camp  is 
doing  well.  Tho  claims  are  averaging  $14 
per  day  to  the  hand.  Also  Rise's  Camp  is 
prospecting  well.  Much  hydraulicing  has 
been  done  on  the  high  benches,  and  as  yet 
no  bedrock  is  reached,  though  all  the  gravel 
prospects  well.     There  is  much  coarse  gold. 

Preparations  are  being  mode  to  build  a 
mill  in  Flint  Dist. 

Many  of  the  claims  at  Lemhi  have  proved 
valueless  and  been  abandoned,  but  others 
have  been  found  to  pay.  New  discoveries 
have  been  made  on  a  creek  SO  miles  this 
side  of  Hylus  Creek,  and  good  prospects 
obtained.  Some  600  men  are  at  work  on 
the  creek,  making  extensive  arrangements 
for  mining. 

Owyhee  Avalanche,  Aug.  3d :  The  Oro 
Fiuo  ledge  is  proving  its  worth.  It  has  a 
5-f  t.  ledge,  and  of  a  quality  as  rich  as  ever 
was  produced  from  the  mine. 

The  machinery  of  the  Iowa  and  Idaho 
Co's  mill  has  arrived  in  Flint,  and  will  be 
put  in  jilace  right  away.  The  Forrest  ledge 
is  looking  better  than  ever  before.  The 
main  shaft  is  down  80  ft. ,  and  the  vein  has 
increased  to  a  width  of  seven  ft. 

The  Black  mill  is  running  on  Leviathan 
rock  and  is  doing  better  than  heretofore. 

Dalles  Mountaineer,  Aug.  3d :  We  were 
showrn  a  piece  of  silver  bearing  quartz  at 
Bloch,  Miller  &  Co's  store,  that  came  from 
the  Flint  Dist.  in  the  Owyhee  country,  a 
portion  of  which  was  assayed  by  Mr.  Chas. 
Miller,  and  found  to  contain  $2,000  worth 
of  silver  to  the  ton.  The  lode  is  very  large 
aud  extensive  and  bids  fair  to  compete  with 
tlie  richest  mines  in  the  country. 

MONTANA. 

Post,  July  27th :  From  Prof.  Steitz  we 
learn  that  all  of  the  machinery  for  the  works 
of  the  St.  Louis  &  Montana  Mining  Co.  at 
Flint  Creek,  has  reached  the  ground,  and  it 
is  expected  to  have  the  mill  in  running  order 
by  the  1st  of  October. 

A  very  rich  gold  bearing  quartz  ledge 
has  been  discovered  lately  at  the  head  of 
Deadwood  Gulch,  near  Uncle  Bee's.  To 
judge  from  the  specimens  exhibited,  it  must 
be  extraordinarily  rich  indeed. 


J.  D.  Huntoon,  of  Elk  Gulch,  brought  in 
with  him  one  of  tho  purest  nuggets  we  have 
overseen.  It  weighs  ll^i  ozs.,  and  is  en- 
tirely free  from  quart/..  It  was  taken  out 
of  the  claims  of  Donahue  &  Co.  in  Elk 
Creek,  and  is  the  largest  ever  taken  out  of 
the  gulch. 

Mr.  H.  X.  Maguire  is  the  discoverer  of  a 
deb,  which  prospects  very  well.  The 
average  prospects  are  10  eta.,  but  as  high  as 
si  liiis  been  obtained. 

Tho  Union  City  (Christenot)  Mills  Co. 
have  located  their  grand  tunnel  through 
Grant  Hill,  and  are  now  working  it  at  both 
tho  Spring  Gulch  and  Summit  ends.  The 
eastern  tunnel  is  already  in  100  ft. ,  and  is 
being  pushed  night  and  day.  The  length 
of  tin'  tunnel  will  bo  2,110  ft.,  and  it  will 
tap  tho  Grant  at  a  depth  of  380  ft  The 
company  proposes  to  rely  entirely  upon  their 
tunnel  for  a  supply  of  ore,  and  abandon 
thoir  shafts  on  tho  Oro  Cache.  They  have 
had  00  ft.  of  a  hard  cap  on  the  Oro  Cache 
discovery,  and  are  not  through  it  yet,  and 
in  the  shaft  on  No.  2  Oro  Cache,  water  is 
very  troublesome  at  115  ft.  Tho  Chilian 
wheels  of  the  mills  have  been  filled  with 
litharge  and  2,500  lbs.  added  to  the  general 
weight  of  each.  The  whole  mills  have  been 
chauged  from  wet  to  dry  crushing,  so  suc- 
cessfully tried  two  weeks  ago,  and  on  Mon- 
day tho  whole  will  be  started.  They  will 
crush  from  12  to  15  tons  every  12  hours, 
and  their  barrel  amalgamators  can  master 
any  sulphurets  ever  yet  tried  on  them  from 
the  Montana  mines. 

Lewiston  Journal,  July  25th :  Forty  quartz 
mills  arc  reported  as  now  being  on  the  route 
to  Montana. 

_  NEVADA. 

1  ;i:t<   >,  RooJr. 

Chico  Courier,  Aug.  3d:  W.  H.  Duren 
and  Prof.  Isenbeck  arrived  in  town  last 
evening,  from  Black  Rock.  They  bring 
most  flattering  reports  from  the  richness  of 
the  country.  Some  30  or  40  tons  of  ore,  in 
all,  have  gone  to  Virginia  City  for  working, 
and  Isenbeck  left  on  the  stage  to-day  for 
Virginia  to  assist  in  the  working.  Duren 
brings  many  fine  specimens  and  curiosities, 
a  portion  of  which  are  intended  for  our 
cabinet.  The  Virginia  City  men  have  the 
utmost  confidence  in  Black  Rock,  and  the 
millmen  have  never  failed  to  get  rich  work 
ing  tests. 

lO- in era  Ida.. 

Enterprise,  Aug.  8th :  In  Silver  Peak  Dist. . 
J.  M.  Harris  in  connection  with  the  devel- 
opment of  the  mine  for  which  he  is  agent, 
is  taking  out  a  large  stock  of  rock,  ahead  of 
the  erection  of  their  new  mill.  The  Bed 
Mountain  vein  is  the  most  important  lode 
owned  by  the  company.  The  ledge  is 
not  less  than  40  ft.  thick.  Gold  is  the  pre- 
dominating metal.  The  entire  body  of  ores 
now  developed  will  mill  $50  per  ton. 

A  company  is  engaged  in  erecting  a  fivo- 
starnp  mill  at  Aurora  The  largest  part  of 
the  machinery  has  been  delivered  on  the 
ground.  The  company  own  the  Baluarte 
mine.  This  mine  is  represented  to  be  of 
great  size,  and  exhibits  an  abundance  of 
mineral  of  a  high  grade,  with  which  the 
mill  can  easily  be  supplied.  The  new  min- 
eral, which  has  been  named  stetefeldtite  in 
honor  of  the  discoverer,  and  which  occurs 
so  extensively  in  the  districts  lying  to  the 
southeast,  appears  to  be  the  chief  bearer  of 
silver  in  the  Columbus  Dist.  It  occurs  in 
all  the  ledges  which  have  been  developed  to 
any  extent.  Extra  specimens  of  it  are  pro- 
duced by  the  Northern  Belle — an  Amazo- 
nian beauty,  23  ft.  thick — one  of  the  ledges 
owned  by  Alsop  J.  Holmes  &  Co.  We  were 
shown  by  Mr.  Holmes  the  certificate  of  an 
assay  by  David  Lundbom  of  a  sample  of  the 
ore  from  that  ledge,  which  yielded  at  the 
rate  of  $4,619.93  of  silver  to  the  ton. 

Reveille.  Aug.  10th:  Mr.  Fleming,  lately 
from  Pahranagat,  brought  in  60  lbs.  of 
crude  bullion,  which  were  produced  from 
ore  of  the  List  ledge  belonging  to  the  com- 
pany. This  ledge  is  being  developed  by  a 
shaft  and  drifts,  and  a  good  quality  of  ore 
extracted,  of  which  he  brought  a  variety  of 
samples.  He  brought  also  fine  specimens 
of  rock  salt  from  Salt  mountain,  situated 
about  75  miles  southeast  of  the  district.  The 
salt  is  thrown  out  by  blasting,  and  is  ob- 
tained in  great  cubes  resembling  the  finest 
quality  of  glass.  It  docs  not  absorb  moist- 
ure by  long  exposure,  and  is  believed  to  be 
chemically  pure.  Tho  Alameda  Co.  is  now 
likely  to  reap  the  benefit  of  experience  and 
skill,  as  its  agent  has  had  the  advantage  of 
Beveral  years  connection  with  mines  in 
Mexico,  and  subsequently  with  milling  in 
Aurora 
Reese  River. 

Reveille,  Aug.  2d:  The  gold  mines  of  New 
Pass  Dist.  are  now  being  developed  by  a 
company  under  favorable  circumstances. 
The  veins  occur  under  the  happiest  condi- 
tions. They  are  found  only  in  greenstone, 
which  in  most  other  localities  where  gold 


quartz  exists  changes  to  a  chloritic  slate. 
The  greenstone  occurs  in  small  isolated 
patches  in  tho  country  rock,  which  is  por- 
phyry and  limestone. 

A  lot  of  ore  from  tho  Superior  ledge  from 
which  all  tho  choicest  pieces  hud  been  se- 
lected for  specimens,  gave  an  average  yield 
by  assay  of  $32  per  ton. 

Various  tests  of  ore  from  tho  small  veins 
comprising  the  gold  belt  series,  invariably 
exceeded  $100  gold  per  ton. 

During  tho  last  week  a  better  quality  of 
oro  has  been  developed  in  the  Savannah 
mine,  whilo  that  vein  preserves  its  large 
size.  A  fine  large  specimen  of  its  sulphu- 
ret  ore  was  shown  to  us  this  morning,  tho 
entire  snrface  of  which  was  covered  with 
ruby.  Tho  specimen  was  taken  from  tho 
lower  level,  which  is  100  ft  below  the  sur- 
face. 

Aug.  6th :  Tho  Florida  mine  belonging 
to  tho  New  York  and  Austin  Co. ,  is  opened 
by  a  shaft  350  ft.  deep.  Three  levels  are 
being  run  at  present.  The  average  width 
of  the  vein  is  16  in. ;  no  ore  has  yet  been 
extracted.  The  extent  of  levels  and  incline 
run,  makes  in  the  aggregate  50,000  cubic 
ft,  or  a  fraction  over  4,000  tons  of  ore. 
The  number  of  tons  of  ore  taken  from  the 
mine  is  317,  28  tons  of  which  are  not  yet 
crushed.  Of  this  amount,  289  tons  pro- 
duced $74,823.82,  or  an  average  of  $259  per 
ton.  The  cost  of  producing,  including 
office  expenses,  taxes,  etc.,  .$65,740.21  ;  this 
leavesa  net  profit  of  $9,083.61,  with  avenues 
through  the  mine,  of  the  value  of  not  less 
than  $15,000,  besides  property  of  the  valuo 
of  $5,000  more.  The  foregoing  statements 
cover  the  operations  for  the  10  months  end- 
ing June  30th.  Since  then  new  and  power- 
ful machinery  has  been  placed  on  the  mine 
"at  tho  cost  of  $10,000,  while  $5,000  worth 
of  ore  has  been  taken  out  of  the  mine  and 
hauled  to  the  mill  for  crushing. 

The  editor  has  been  shown  several  sam- 
ples of  ore  from  the  Diana  mine,  which  were 
different  and  of  a  better  quality  than  that 
heretofore  produced.  The  samples  exhib- 
ited both  ruby  and  native  silver,  and  were 
taken  from  the  eastern  level. 

The  following  is  the  result  of  an  assay  by 
David  Lundbom,  of  ore  and  pulp  from 
ledges  in  Union  Dist.  Ore  from  the  Gold 
Leaf  yielded  $236. 90  silver  and  $2,097.39 
gold ;  from  the  Fralinda,  $108. 39  silver  and 
$12.50  gold.  A  sample  of  the  pulp  from 
the  Beta  ore  gave  at  the  rate  of  $71.47  silver 
and  $90. 31  gold.  All  the  ledges  are  situated 
in  the  town  of  Union. 

Aug.  7th :  The  Murphy  mine,  in  Ophir 
Canon,  is  sending  forth  bullion  in  quanti- 
ties sufficient  to  make  healthy  bank  accounts 
for  its  owners. 

More  work  has  been  done  on  the  High- 
bridge  ledge  than  on  any  other  in  tho  State 
outside  of  the  Comstock.  But  one  10- 
stanip  mill  is  at  work  as  yet.  They  work 
without  roasting  their  ores,  and  are  getting 
about  50  or  60  per  cent,  of  their  metal  from 
their  ores.  They  are  saving  tailings,  and 
expect  fine  results  from  working  the  same. 
The  Combination  Co.,  of  New  York  city, 
have  their  mine  in  fine  shape.  It  is  ready 
for  their  40-stainp  mill,  which  is  now  rapid- 
ly building. 

The  Union  mill,  from  Austin,  is  being 
removed,  and  they  are  now  rebuilding  it  on 
Hot  creek,  near  the  much  talked  of  Indian 
Jim  ledge. 

Aug.  10th :  The  following  letter  has  been 
received  by  Wm.  F.  Gorman  from  a  friend 
in  the  South  Pass  mines :  "  The  mines  are 
a  bilk.  I  have  prospected  them  until  I  am 
sick,  and  now  I  am  on  the  road,  fighting 
Indians.  Only  one  quartz  ledge  was  found 
in  this  section,  and  about  100  extensions 
were  located  on  it.  The  gulch  diggings  are 
of  no  account,  and  will  not  pay  to  work. " 

Winters  &  Co.  have  made  another  strike 
in  the  Juniata  mine.  The  shaft  has  been 
run  into  the  ledge  14  ft.  without  crossing 
it.  At  this  point  rock  was  taken  out  show- 
ing coarse  gold  and  native  silver  in  abund- 
ance. 

VVaslloe. 

Gold  Hill  News,  Aug.  5  h :  The  Virginia 
Water  Co.  havo  bought  tho  Eagle  mill  in 
Silver  City,  and  are  about  preparing  the 
canon  there,  by  dam  and  otherwise,  for  an 
immense  reservoir,  to  save  tailings. 

Aug.  8th  :  The  owners  of  the  Bacon  mill 
recently  sunk  a  30-ft.  shaft,  aud  are  running 
a  drift  east  for  a  water  supply.  They  have 
struck  a  considerable  flow  of  water  already, 
but  are  still  pressing  on. 

Enterprise,  Aug.  8th  :  Mr.  J.  C.  Clark  has 
just  added  four  new  Greeley  pans  and  two 
8-ft.  settlers  to  the  Hoosier  State  mill. 
When  complete,  the  mill  will  have  eight 
Greeley  pans,  six  Knox  pans,  four  settlers, 
three  agitators  and  eighteen  stamps,  with  a 
capacity  for  crushing  40  tons  per  day. 

The  Crown  Point  mine  have  a  body  of 
rich  ore  10  ft.  in  thickness,  which  will  yield 


sTO  per  ton,  with  a  fair  prospect  of  its  in- 
creasing to  even  greater  width.  The  ore  is 
of  a  very  superior  quality.  The  north 
shaft  of  the  Yellow  Jacket  Co.,  in  an  east 
drift,  have  found  the  same  stratum.  It  is 
very  rich,  and  proves  very  extensive. 

The  sulphuret  saver  of  Paine  &  Stevens, 
below  the  Gould  &  Curry  mill,  is  doing 
good  work. 

Aug.  10th  :  Next  week  the  pumps  will  be 
started  in  the  Sierra  Nevada  mine. 

During  the  past  week,  Wells,  Fargo  & 
Co.  havo  shipped  7,596  lbs.  of  crude  bull- 
ion, valued  at  $216,887.15. 

Trespass,  Aug.  10th  :  The  Eclipse  mill  is 
undergoing  repairs. 

NEW  MEXICO. 

Alburquerque  Press,  Juno  22d :  Thereare 
now  in  the  Pinos  Altos  mines  nearly  1,200 
miners,  and  the  number  is  continually  in- 
creased by  arrivals  from  Arizona,  California, 
Colorado  and  Texas.  The  Pinos  Altus  Min- 
ing Co.  has  commenced  work  with  their 
new  quartz  mill,  and  the  result  has  ex- 
ceeded their  most  sanguine  expectations. 
One  of  the  firm  refused  $25,000  for  his  in- 
terest in  the  lode. 

OREGON. 

Dalles  Momitainee?;  Aug.  3d :  Mr.  F.  N. 
Dodge  on  yesterday  afternoon,  presented  us 
with  a  beautiful  specimen  of  gold  quartz 
that  was  taken  from  the  newly  discovered 
ledge  near  Canon  City.  He  assures  us 
there  is  no  humbug  in  relation  to  the  dis- 
covery of  the  lode. 

Rich  prospects  are  said  to  have  been 
struck,  on  Queen's  river,  on  the  south  side 
of  Stein's  mountain. 

The  Salem  Record  says  that  the  Santiam 
mines  are  to  be  fully  tested  this  summer  by 
the  intelligent  labor  of  experienced  miners 
from  Washoe.  The  company  consists  of 
two  brothers  named  Salmon  and  another, 
all  three  being  practical  miners  and  mill- 
men.  Mr.  Salmon  is  a  thorough  and  scien- 
tific amalgamator.  The  party  have  visited 
the  mine  and  mill,  and  formed  their  opinion, 
and  the  Union  Co.  has  granted  them  the 
privilege  of  using  the  mill  to  test  the  mines 
and  offer  them  the  ore  in  the  mill — about 
70  tons — to  experiment  upon;  the  com- 
pany to  be  at  no  expense  for  the  working, 
and  to  have  no  claim  upon  the  proceeds. 
By  this  means  the  mines  will  soon  be  thor- 
oughly tested  by  experienced  men ;  and  if 
the  prospect  proves  favorable,  an  arrange- 
ment can  be  made  with  them  to  keep  the 
mill  in  operation.  Mr.  Salmon  found  the 
mill  in  excellent  order,  and  says  it  is  a  first 
class  mill  for  its  size — as  good  a  mill  as  he 
ever  saw.  It  is  the  opinion  of  this  gentle- 
man that  the  pulp  has  been  worked  too  much 
so  as  to  destroy  the  effect  of  quicksilver ;  he 
thinks  the  gold  can  be  saved  with  less  effort 
than  has  been  used. 

The  Albany  Democrat  says  that  rich  dig- 
gings have  been  struck  near  Honly's  Kauch, 
Soda  Springs,  at  the  foot  of  tho  Cascade 
Mountains. 

The  Jacksonville  Press  says:  The  Mala- 
chi  ledge,  on  Canon  Creek,  opposite  Kii'by- 
ville,  is  turning  out  gloriously.  Mr.  Malachi 
hauled  3,600  lbs.  of  what  he  considered 
the  poorest  rock,  to  Conn's  mill,  for  crush- 
ing, from  which  he  realized  eight  ozs.,  and 
$10.  He  said  before  testing  it,  that  if  that 
rock  paid,  "he  was  all  right,"  as  he  had  an 
abundance  of  rock  of  a  much  better  quality. 

UTAH. 

Salt  Lake  Vedette,  July  30th :  According 
to  the  statements  of  all  those  with  whom  we 
have  talked,  the  existence  of  numerous  gold 
bearing  quartz  ledges  on  the  north  side  of 
the  Sweetwater,  is  a  demonstrated  fact  The 
discovery  claims  of  Lewis  Robinson,  Terry, 
and  that  company,  are  exceedingly  rich,  so 
far  as  developed.  With  ordinary  hand  mor- 
tars, selected  rock  was  being  pounded  out 
at  a  yield  of  $25  to  $40  per  day  to  the  mor- 
tar, and  even  as  high  as  $100.  The  existence 
of  placer  diggings  had  not  been  discovered 
to  any  great  extent;  some  two  or  three 
gulches  only.  Little  prospecting  for  placers 
had  been  done.  In  coming  out  from  the 
mines  some  parties  crossed  through  the 
country  where  the  Sandys  rise,  which  had 
all  the  appearance  of  a  wash  country ;  and 
looked  as  though  it  would  bear  prospecting. 
Not  having  their  mining  implements  along, 
and  the  danger  from  an  Indian  attack,  pre- 
vented the  parties  from  prospecting  that 
locality.  It  is  said  that  across  the  ridge  in 
the  Wind  River  country,  surface  indications 
are  good.  There  are  no  miners  or  pros- 
pectors in  there  now.  The  Indians  command 
the  situation.  We  have  seen  a  great  many 
specimens  of  the  quartz  rock,  and  they  are 
exceedingly  rich  in  gold.  Parties  also  found 
silver  quartz  and  copper  veins  in  the  same 
range.  The  course  of  the  ledges  is  north- 
east and  southwest,  and  look  to  be  well 
defined. 

Rock  from  the  Sweetwater  lately  assayed 
$75.24  gold,  and  $1.56  silver  per  tun. 


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San  Francisco: 

Saturday  Morning,  Aug.  17,  1867. 


Notices  to  Correspondents. 

Beeton. — Female  artists  are  by  no  means  so 
rare  as  you  imagine,  if  the  question  is 
viewed  historically.  Your  countrywo- 
man, "Rosa  Bonheur,  deservedly  merits 
the  high  reputation  which  she  has  ob- 
tained ;  notwithstanding  which  statement 
we  cannot  concede  that  she  outvies  all 
other  artistic  ladies,  unless  the  remark  is 
confined  to  her  contemporaries  only.  At 
a  very  early  date,  Kora,  a  daughter  of 
Dibutades,  a  native  of  Corinth,  is  said  to 
have  taken  the  lead.  At  the  time  of 
Alexander  the  Great,  Cicerce,  Aristerite 
and  Calypso  were  noted  female  artists. 
In  Boman  annals,  Laya,  of  Greek  de- 
scent, who  lived  100  years  before  Christ, 
had  a  high  ^reputation  for  painting. 
Amongst  the  nuns  during  the  middle 
ages  art  was  much  cultivated,  their  time 
being  largely  employed  in  illuminating 
and  copying  manuscripts  and  missals. 
Margaritha  von  Eck,  sister  to  Hubert  von 
Eck,  assisted  the  latter  in  forming  the 
celebrated  ornamental  breviary  now  in 
the  Imperial  Library  of  Paris,  which  was 
made  for  the  Duke  of  Bedford,  who  mar- 
ried the  sister  of  Peter  the  Good  in  1423. 
Many  other  celebrated  artists,  both  of 
ancient  and  modern  times,  might  be  enu- 
merated. 

Asteroid. — On  the  probable  occurrence  of 
a  brilliant  meteoric  shower  in  the  course 
of  the  current  full,  we  do  not  consider 
our  astronomical  acquirements  justify  us 
in  passing  any  opinion,  in  place  of  which 
we  respectfully  submit  some  general  views 
recently  published  by  one  of  the  illustri- 
ous inductive  discoverers  of  the  planet 
Neptune.  Prof.  Adams  has  determined 
by  elaborate  calculation  that  the  periodic 
time  of  the  November  meteors  is  33. 25 
years.  In  a  communication  to  the  Boyal 
Astronomical  Society  he  remarks:  "It 
appears  probable  that  the  great  comet  of 
1862  is  a  part  of  the  same  current  of  mat- 
ter as  that  to  which  the  August  meteors 
belong," 

Scotus. — Thomas  Babington  Macaulay,  the 
historian,  who  was  eventually  ennobled 
under  the  title  of  Baron  Macaulay  of  Both- 
by,  was  a  native  of  England,  his  parents 
having  been  a  Highland  sire  (Zacharias 
Macaulay) ,  and  an  English  mother  (a  Brit- 
ish Quakeress).  The  parenthetical  words 
have  been  so  inserted  because,  singular  to 
remark,  his  most  pungent  sarcasms  have 
been  pointed  against  Highlanders  and 
Quakers.  He  has  not  unaptly  been  de- 
scribed as  the  libeler  of  William  Penn  and 
the  lampooner  of  the  Highlands,  and  there 
can  be  no  doubt  with  any  candid  reader, 
that  the  former  is  unfair,  and  the  latter 
greatly  exaggerated.  By  some  one  it  has 
been  said  that  it  is  difficult  to  distinguish 
which  he  has  most  abused,  those  who 
have  given  birth  to  his  father  or  his 
mother.  It  is  a  received  axiom,  that  no 
quarrel  is  so  bitter  as  a  family  one,  and  it 
not  uncommonly  happens  that  the  son  on 
matters  of  opinion,  forms  a  complete  con- 
trast with  the  sire.  Such  was  the  case 
with  the  son  of  our  Benjamin  Franklin, 
and  the  William  Penn  above   alluded  to. 


The  Grain  Crop  of  California. 

The  fact  is  now  pretty  well  established 
that  the  California  grain  crop,  for  the  pres- 
ent year,  will  fully  equal,  if  not  exceed  that 
of  the  year  just  passed.  True,  there  are 
some  who  set  down  the  yield  -for  1867  at  a 
figure  largely  below  that  of  1866  ;  but  there 
are  others,  equally  well  informed,  who  es- 
timate it  as  high  as  50  per  cent,  greater. 
The  truth  probably  lies  in  a  mean  between 
the  two.  It  may  safely  be  set  down  as 
equal  to  the  last  year's  yield.  The  farmers 
of  California  will  soon  add  another  ten 
millions  to  the  net  wealth  of  the  State. 

It  is  interesting,  in  this  connection,  to 
look  at  one  of  the  incidental  results  of  an 
excess  of  grain  shipments.  By  referring  to 
the  bullion  shipments  of  March,  April  and 
May  last — the  months  on  which  the  largest 
amounts  of  grain  were  shipped — it  will  be 
observed  that  the  shipments  of  the  precious 
metals  fell  off  as  that  of  grain  increased  ; 
while  subsequently,  whan  grain  shipments 
began  to  fall  off,  the  efflux  of  bullion  was 
increased  to  its  former  rates.  It  will  be 
observed,  moreover,  that  the  bullion  ship- 
ments decreased  at  the  very  time  when  the 
largest  amount  was  being  taken  out  from 
the  mines,  and  increased  as  the  dry  season 
approached,  when  the  yield  of  the  precious 
metals  decreased.  A  careful  estimate  of  the 
gold  shipments  for  the  harvest  year  of  1S66, 
will  show  a  falling  off  very  nearly  equal  to 
the  amount  of  grain  shipments  for  the  same 
time.  This  fact  shows  that  it  requires  nearly 
all  the  gold  and  silver  we  can  get  out  to  pay 
our  Eastern  debts ;  and  that  when  our 
farmers  are  able  to  spare  a  surplus  from 
their  crops  for  shipment,  it  takes  the  place 
of  just  so  much  gold — saving  the  latter  for 
accumulation  or  investment  at  home. 

Agriculture  is  ever  the  real  basis  of  pros- 
perity the  world  over  ;  and  facts  on  this 
coast  show  that  even  the  richest  mineral 
State  on  the  globe  is  no  exception  to  the 
general  rule.  Gold  is  the  basis  of  specula- 
tion, which  is  ever  nncertain  and  ephemeral 
— labor,  especially  as  brought  to  bear  in 
tilling  the  soil,  is  that  which  builds  up  the 
State. 

The  people  of  California  are  just  begin- 
ning to  realize  the  unbounded  agricultural 
resources  of  the  State.  The  past  year  has 
shown  us  that  wheat  can  be  profitably  raised 
here,  even  as  low  as  $1.50  per  bushel.  At 
that  price  it  will  always  pay  for  shipment 
to  Europe,  and  often  to  the  Eastern 
States ;  while  $1. 60  to  SI.  SO  can  most  gen- 
erally be  depended  on.  The  shipments  of 
grain  from  this  State  will  hereafter  be  lim- 
ited only  by  the  amount  of  tonnage  to  take 
it  away.  At  present  prices,  ships  to  China 
and  Japan  can  make  it  profitable  to  cross 
the  Pacific  in  ballast  and  load  for  home  with 
grain  in  San  Francisco.  This  is  certainly  a 
most  noticeable  and  encouraging  feature  in 
the  history  of  commercial  matters  on  this 
coast — San  Francisco  offering  a  market  for 
freights  so  much  better  than  China,  as  to 
make  it  an  object  to  come  hither  in  ballast 
to  find  a  freight  home  ! 

If  our  merchants  would  retain  this  im- 
portant advantage,  however,  they  must  look 
a  little  closer  to  our  port  charges.  The 
San  Francisco  correspondent  of  the  Sacra- 
mento Union,  writing  under  date  of  July 
25th,  tells  us  that  pilotage  is  as  high  in  this 
port  as  it  was  in  1849  !  and  that  the  total 
port  charges  against  a  ship  coming  into  San 
Francisco  is  $10  a  ton  of  her  measurement ! 
In  conversation,  a  few  days  since,  with' 
Captain  Luce,  of  the  ship  Sunrise,  who  has 
visited  this  port  several  times,  we  were  as- 
sured that  his  wharf  charges  here  were 
$800  in  gold,  while  for  the  same  time,  and 
with  no  better  accommodation,  in  New 
York,  they  would  not  exceed  $160 !  This 
would  appear  to  be  bad  policy,  especially 
when  the  city  holds  the  wharves  for  the 
benefit  of  the  State  at  large.  H  California 
expects  to  retain  the  advantages  which  she 
now  possesses,  and  reap  the  full  benefit  of 
her  mines  and  crops,  she  must  make  the 


expenses  of  ships  visiting  this  port,  to  take 
away  our  productions,  as  low  as  possible. 

It  is  but  proper,  however,  that  in  this 
connection  we  should  allude  to  the  fact  that 
the  city  is  at  this  time  under  the  necessity 
of  raising  a  large  revenue  from  the  wharf 
property  for  the  purpose  of  building  a  sea 
wall  for  the  protection  of  the  harbor  and 
city  front.  As  soon  as  this  work  is  com- 
pleted, a  very  material  modification  will  no 
doubt  be  made  in  the  matter  of  wharfage. 

It  should  also  be  mentioned  that  the  ex- 
cess of  wharfage  at  this  port  over  that  of 
New  York  and  other  Eastern  ports  is  more 
apparent  than  real.  This  fact  grows  out  of 
the  difference  in  the  manner  of  collecting 
the  wharfage.  At  the  East, this  charge  is  di- 
vided between  the  ship  and  the  goods ; 
here,  for  convenience  and  economy  of  col- 
lection, it  is  all  assessed  directly  upon  the 
ship,  which  should  make  good  the  addition 
by  an  increased  freight  tariff. 

Again,  the  Wharf  Commissioners  make  a 
distinction  in  wharfage  between  loading  and 
unloading — the  former  being  half  the  cost 
of  the  latter.  Thus  an  important  discrimi- 
nation is  made  in  favor  of  the  ship  while 
taking  on  board  the  products  of  our  mines 
or  soil  for  shipment  abroad.  As  already 
hinted,  the  wharf  charges  here  will  be  re- 
duced as  soon  as  the  improvements  now  in 
progress  are  completed.  With  regard  to 
the  port  charges  and  pilotage,  we  are  not 
'particularly  informed.  If  what  the  corres- 
pondent of  the  Union  states  is  true,  it  cer- 
tainly appears  as  though  a  modification  in 
those  charges  ought  to  be  made.  It  is  for 
the  interest  of  both  the  city  and  the  State 
to  make  such  charges  as  low  as  possible.  In 
no  other  way  can  we  so  effectually  encour- 
age the  cultivation  of  our  soil  and  the  devel- 
opment of  our  extensive  and  valuable  mines 
of  copper  and  useful  minerals,  other  than 
those  producing  the  precious  metals. 

During  the  recent  exceedingly  high  prices 
of  copper  and  grain,  ship-owners  could  per- 
haps afford  to  pay  high  costs ;  but  copper 
is  now  down,  and  our  shipments  of  that 
product  have  almost  ceased.  Grain  is  also 
lower  than  it  was  a  year  ago,  and  the  profits 
to  be  realized  will  not  admit  of  the  high 
freights  hitherto  obtained.  Let  our  mer- 
chants see  to  it  that,  as  freights  are  unavoid- 
ably declining,  no  unnecessary  tax  is  put 
upon  shipping  to  keep  it  away  from  this 
port.  If  California  expects  to  reap  the  full 
advantages  of  her  mines  and  crops,  she 
must  offer  inducements  to  shipowners  to 
come  hither  and  take  her  products  to  mar- 
ket, rather  than  lay  upon  them  burdens 
which  they  meet  with  nowhere  else.  Our 
abundant  grain  harvest,  the  large  and  in- 
creasing wool  clip,  the  production  of  coal, 
copper  and  other  ores,  coupled  with  our 
extensive  lumber  interests,  are  reservoirs  of 
freight  supplies  that  are  almost  inexhausti- 
ble, promising  remunerative  freights  in  all 
future  time.  We  have  also  resident  agents 
for  the  Guano  Islands  of  the  Pacific,  for 
vessels  to  fall  back  upon  in  case  of  an 
emergency. 

The  Gkeat  Bepubuio. — This  splendid 
steamer,  which  made  the  passage  from  New 
York  to  this  port  in  75  days,  including  her 
stoppage  of  one  week  at  Panama,  will  start 
on  her  first  trip  for  China  on  the  3d  of  Sep- 
tember. She  is  one  of  the  largest  and  finest 
steamships  afloat.  Her  length  is  375  feet ; 
beam  50  feet;  depth  31%  feet.  Tonnage, 
by  government  measurement,  3,882;  car- 
penter's measurement,  5,000  ;  cargo  capac- 
ity, 2, 000  tons.  She  can  accommodate  over 
1, 000  passengers,  having  the  best  of  cabin 
accommodations  for  230.  All  her  appoint- 
ments, including  armament,  and  particularly 
her  fire  extinguishing  apparatus,  are  most 
ample  and  complete.  She  is  commanded 
by  Capt.  Seth  Doane.  She  has  been  visited 
and  admired  by  many  thousands  of  our  citi- 
zens since  her  arrival  at  this  port. 

The  number  of  sea-going  vessels  in  the 
world  is  about  85, 000,  of  which  two-thirds 
belong  to  England  and  the  United  States. 


A  New  Explosive  Compound. 

A  large  number  of  capitalists,  contract- 
ors and  others  interested  in  the  use  of  ex- 
plosive agents,  were  present  on  the  line  of 
the  railroad  near  -Bay  View  Park,  on  Satur- 
day last,  to  witness  the  trial  of  a  new  prepa- 
ration of  this  description.  There  were  some 
fifteen  charges  exploded,  varying  in  the 
diameter  and  depth  of  bore  and  quantity 
of  preparation,  and  in  each  instance  the  re- 
sult was  proportioned,  to  the  variation  in  the 
particulars  mentioned.  The  manner  of  pre- 
paring the  charge  is  very  simple.  It  is 
enclosed  in  a  paper,  similar  to  that  used  for 
cartridges,  and  coiled  as  we  see  india  rubber 
bose  done  np,  the  diameter  varying  ac- 
cording to  necessities  or  convenience  of 
work.  When  the  bore  is  prepared,  the 
operator  cuts  off  a  piece  of  cartridge  suffi- 
cient for  its  depth;  next,  he  takes  a  piece  of ' 
metal  resembling  a  cannon  percussion  cap, 
which  he  fastens  with  a  pair  of  nippers 
closely  around  one  end  of  the  fuse  to  be 
used;  next,  the  cap  is  punctured  with  a 
small  brad-awl,  and  is  then  inserted  in  one 
end  of  the  charge,  which,  being  thus  pre- 
pared, is  placed  in  position.  Nothing  more 
is  required  than  to  fire  the  fuse  to  produce 
a  result  that  surprises  all  who  witness  the 
effect  and  are  familiar  with  the  process  of 
blasting.  The  name  of  the  composition  and 
ingredients  are  secrets,  known  only  to  the 
inventor  and  those  associated  with  him.  A 
company  is  being  organized  to  manufacture 
the  article  on  a  large  scale  in  this  city.  It 
is  said  that  a  saving  of  fifty  per  cent,  on 
the  cost  of  blasting  hard  rock  can  be  saved 
by  the  use  of  this  material  over  the  expense 
of  the  same  work  by  the  aid  of  the  ordinary 
blasting  powder. 

At  a  previous  exhibition  of  this  prepara- 
tion, which  has  the  appearance  of  a  coarse 
grained  powder,  in  color  and  size  resem- 
bling sawdust,  the  operator  drilled  holes, 
an  inch  deep  and  half  an  inch  in  diameter, 
inhard  trap  rock,  and  all  the  varieties  of 
rock  to  be  obtained  in  the  Deep  Cut.  These 
holes  were  filled  without  the  use  of  tamping, 
a  small  piece  of  fuse  being  employed.  One 
or  two  little  holes,  as  above  described,  con- 
tained sufficient  of  this  fearful  explosive  to 
produce  a  most  extraordinary  effect  on  the 
hardest  rock.  A  very  little,  laid  on  an  inch 
board,  was  exploded,  splitting  the  board  in 
every  direction  and  blowing  a  hole  in  it  as 
large  as  a  man's  hand. 


Going  East. — Mr.  A.  T.  Dewey,  one  of 
the  proprietors  of  this  journal,  starts  for 
the  East  by  the  steamer  of  Monday,  partly 
on  business,  and  in  part  on  a  visit  to  the 
"old  folks  at  home."  He  will  be  absent 
several  months,  and  will  visit  the  principal 
Eastern  cities  in  the  way  of  business.  Per- 
sons in  New  York,  Boston,  Philadelphia  or 
Washington,  wishing  to  communicate  with 
him  on  business  or  other  purposes,  will 
please  address  him  at  Westfield,  Mass.  Any 
persons  who  may  desire  a  personal  inter- 
view, in  either  of  the  cities  mentioned,  can 
secure  the  same  by  forwarding  their  address 
to  him  as  above,  immediately  on  receipt  of 
this  writing.  Mr.  Dewey  will  spend  some  con- 
siderable time  in  Washington,  looking  after 
the  n  umerous  patent  cases  in  our  hands,  many 
of  which,  in  consequence  of  the  present  tm- 
harassed  condition  of  things  in  the  Patent 
Office,  have  been  subject  to  great  and  an- 
noying delays.  Everything  possible  will 
be  done  to  secure  for  our  clients  the  earliest 
and  most  prompt  action  at  that  office.  We 
commend  Mr.  Dewey  to  the  good  offices  of 
our  editorial  brethren  at  the  East. 


New  Boiler  Works. — Messrs.  Baurhyte 
&  McAfee — two  practical  boiler-makers — 
have  just  opened  in  a  large  new  building 
on  Howard  street,  between  Fremont  and 
Beale,  where  they  will  be  happy  to  see  their 
friends.  By  reference  to  their  card,  it  will 
be  seen  that  they  have  had  many  years  of 
experience  in  the  business,  and  feel  confi- 
dent of  being  able  to  give  good  satisfaction 
to  any  that  give  them  a  trial. 


$lt*  pining  and  £rientifw  § »ft. 


105 


Cyanide  of  Potassium. 

This  chemical,  which  has  been  heretofore 
chiefly  nsed  in  electrotyping,  gilding-,  and 
in  photography,  is  now  being  quite  enten- 
sively  employed  in  the  amalgamating  room, 
for  gold   saving.     Its   use  for  the  former 
purposes  very  naturally  suggested  its  em- 
ployment for  the  latter.     It  is  claimed  by 
many  who  have  nsed  it  to  be  more  economi- 
cal and  a  better  gold  collecter  than  sodium 
amalgam,  or  any  other  article  ever  employed 
for  similar  purposes.      Its  action    in  the 
quartz    mill    is    not  yet  very  fully  under- 
stood ;    but   it  is   the  soul  of    tlio  various 
secret  processes  employed  by  such  parties 
as  are  in  the  habit  of  throwing  much  mys- 
tery about  their  manipulations  in  the  amal- 
gamating   room.       rvHiiidc,    liko    sodium, 
attacks  and  decomposes  the  oxides  of  many 
of  (lie  mi  tuls ;  and  there  is  no  doubt  that  to 
this  property  is  due  its  valuo  in  milling.    A 
thin  coating  of  oxide  will  prevent  the  action 
of  mercury  upon  the  metals.     This  coating 
is  readily  removed  by  the  cyanide,  so  that 
the  desired  amalgamation  may  take  place. 
The  cyanide  of  potassium  was  first  em- 
ployed  at  Pike's  Teak,  and  with  such  satis- 
factory results  that   its    advantages    soon 
became  known   on   this  coast     It  is  used 
both  on  copper  plates  and  in  the  batteries 
or  pans.     The  directions  to  amalgamate  and 
Sensitise    the  plates  are  given  as  follows: 
First  clean  the  plates  with  sand  and  nitric 
acid  until  they  are  quite  bright ;  then  wash 
them  off  with  an  abundance  of  cold  water  ; 
then  with  a  rag,  or  swab,  or  piece  of  sponge, 
tied  to  a  whalebone  or  stick,  wet  tho  surface 
of  the  plates  qniokly  and  thoroughly  with 
a  solution  of  cyanide,  apply  mercury  imme- 
diately, and  rnb  it  on  well ;  the  plates  will 
thereby  become  coated,  presenting  a  highly 
sensitive  coating  of    mercury,  which   will 
seize  upon  the  gold  as  it  passes  over  them. 
The  cyanide  solution  may  be  applied  with 
great  advantage  to  the  battery ;  a  portion 
to  be  added  as   often   as   the   mercury  is 
supplied.     Experiments   should  be  made, 
as  different  rocks  will  require  greater  or 
less  quantity,  as   may  be  found   by   trial. 
The  experience  of  the  best  millmen  shows 
that  the  article  may  be  used  with  mercury 
in  all  milling  operations  to  great  advantage. 
This  chemical  is  largely  manufactured  by 
Messrs.   Falkenau  &  Hanks,  at  the  Pacific 
Chemical  Works,  at  the  Mission  and  in  this 
city,  and  sold  at  their  place  of  business,  623 
Montgomery  street. 


Pattinson's  Wateb  Wheel. — In  ourissue 
of  the  3d  inst. ,  we  noticed  the  issue  of  a 
patent  to  Thomas  Pattinson,  of  Little  York, 
for  a  water  wheel,  as  there  described.  This 
wheel  is  the  origin  of  the  class  known  as 
"hurdy-gurdy  wheels,"  now  so  generally 
used  by  cement  mills  in  and  about  Little 
York,  You  Bet,  etc.  The  first  wheel  of  this 
description  was  put  up  by  the  inventor, 
about  two  years  since,  at  the  Buckmau  & 
Curran  mill  in  Little  York.  At  this  time, 
so  popular  has  it  become,  owing  to  its  sim- 
plicity and  economy,  it  is  estimated  that  not 
less  than  200  are  at  work  in  different  parts 
of  the  State ;  orders  for  their  construction 
some  with  more  or  less  modification,  having 
been  received  all  the  way  from  Shasta  to 
the  lower  portion  of  the  State.  They  are 
especially  adapted  to  places  where  it  is  de- 
sirable to  use  a  high  head  with  a  small  vol- 
ume of  water — 250  feet  head  and  30  or  35 
inches  of  water  will  drive  a  10-stamp  mill, 
with  900  pound  stamps.  Of  course  the 
higher  the  head,  the  less  the  volume  of 
water  required.  The  construction  of  this 
wheel  is  exceedingly  simple,  and  it  can  be 
built  for  from  §150  to  $500,  according  to 
the  manner  of  construction  and  size  of  wheel. 
Applications  for  this  wheel  should  be  made 
to  the  inventor  and  patentee,  Thomas  Pat- 
tinson, Little  York.  See  his  advertisement 
in  another  column. 


Victobia  is  to  have  a  dry  dock.  The 
admiral  in  command  has  received  orders  to 
that  effect.  Work  will  be  commenced  at  an 
early  day. 


7vl5Sm 


Office  Pacific  Business  College  and  Telegraphic  Institute. 

Mechuulca'  Institute  Building,  Post  Street.    [Exterior  View.] 


Cane  Presentation. — We  copy  from  the 
Times  of  yesterday  morning,  the  following 
account  of  a  very  interesting  little  incident 
that  occurred  in  this  office  on  Thursday 
evening : 

Mr.  A.  T.  Dewey,  one  of  the  publishers 

Of    the  MlNTNG    AND    SCIENTIFIC    PRESS  Was 

presented,  by  tho  attaches  of  the  office,  with 
a  handsome  gold-mounted  cane.  The  pre- 
sentation was  made  by  one  of  the  assistant 
editors,  Mr.  John  L.  Boone,  who  expressed 
himself  as  follows  on  the  occasion  : 

"Mr.  Dewey — Owing  to  the  near  approach 
of  the  time  when  yo\\  intend  to  absent  your- 
self from  us  for  a  term  of  months,  the  at- 
taches of  the  Mining  and  Scientific  Press 
have  concluded  to  present  to  you  some 
token  of  their  good  will,  to  be  carried  with 
you,  and  to  remind  you  while  you  are  East, 
of  the  kindly  wishes  that  follow  you,  and  to 
this  end  they  have  purchased  a  cane.  The 
material  with  which  it  is  mounted  is  es- 
pecially indicative  of  your  profession,  while 
the  entire  material  and  manufacture  is  the 
production  of  this,  our  adopted  State.  And 
if  at  any  time  during  your  absence  a  doubt 
should  arise  in  your  mind,  as  to  the  conduct 
of  your  business  affairs  in  this  place,  we  hope 
that  a  sight  of  this  gift  will  dispel  them,  and 
remind  you  of  the  kindly  wishes  that  follow 
you.  Wedid  notpurchase  acane because  you 
needed  a  support,  or  because  age  required 
it,  but  as  a  symbol  of  that  support  which 
we  expect  to  extend  to  you  during  your  ab- 
sence ;  and  while  we  all  regret  the  parting, 
we  send  a  God  speed  and  happy  journey 
along  with  you.  So  take  the  cane,  and  we 
only  hope  that  it  is  as  much  a  pleasure  for 
you  to  receive,  as  it  is  for  us  to  give.  And 
now,  on  behalf  of  the  attaches  of  this  office, 
allow  me  to  say, 

'The  kindest  wlphcsofthy  friend* 
Go  Willi  thee  'till  illy  journey  ends.'" 

The  recipient  was  at  first  taken  by  sur- 
prise, for  the  gift  was  unexpected;  but  he 
recovered  himself  immediately,  and  in  a 
few  words  thanked  the  donors,  and  assured 
them  that  he  should  value  the  present 
highly.  The  caue  was  manufactured  by 
Messrs.  Barrett  &  Sherwood,  and  is  in  their 
best  style.  Mr.  Dewey  will  go  East  by  the 
steamer  of  the  19th,  and  be  absent  several 
months. 


The  Bcssey  Lock. — Mr.  Bussey  has  re- 
cently made  another  very  important  im- 
provement in  his  lock,  by  which  he  is 
enabled  to  operate  the  combination  and 
turn  the  bolt  with  one  knob  only.  This 
improvement  still  further  reduces  the  size 
of  the  lock,  and  renders  it  stronger  in  gen- 
eral construction.  This  invention  will  soon 
be  better  understood  and  appreciated.  No 
person  should  purchase  any  other  safe  lock 
before  carefully  examining  Bussey's  new 
and  improved  one. 


A  Self-Coring  Mortising  Chisel  can  be 
seen  at  the  Empire  Mills,  Fremont  street — 
the  invention  of  Messrs.  Adams  &  Hatch. 
We  have  had  the  pleasure  of  comparing  its 
mode  of  operation  with  that  of  the  ordi- 
nary chisel  on  different  kinds  of  wood,  and 
do  not  hesitate  to  pronounce  it  a  decided 
improvement  and  an  indispensable  article 
for  the  cabinet  shop,  or  any  well-regulated 
sash  and  door  manufacturing  establishment. 
It  is  simple,  rapid  and  effective.  The  core 
of  the  wood,  instead  of  being  packed  in  the 
crevice  by  the  stroke  of  the  chisel,  is  caught 
at  once  by  the  nimble-fingered  instrument, 
and  scattered  to  the  winds,  thus  producing 
a  great  saving  of  both  time  and  labor.  We 
understand  that  the  inventors  have  applied 
for  a  patent. 


An  American  Moweb,  exhibited  by  Wal- 
ter A.  Wood  of  New  York  State,  was  the 
winner  over  all  others  at  the  international 
trial  near  Paris.  The  success  of  this  mower 
is  said  to  have  been  fully  as  much  due  to 
the  good  generalship  of  a  smart  Yankee 
driver,  as  to  the  superior  working  qualities 
of  the  machine. 


Continental  Life  Insurance  Company, 
302  Montgomery  street,  corner  of  Pine. 


Bosiness  Nonce.— Mr.  A.  T.  Dewey,  of  tills  Journal,  con- 
templates a  visit  nf  several  months  in  the  Atlantic  States,  a 
portion  of  which  tune  he  will  spend  in  Washington.  New 
York  and  Boston.  Any  of  our  Eastern  tiicnd-t  who  wish  to 
communicate  with  him,  for  husiness  or  olher  purposes,  will 
address  their  letters  to  "  Wcsttlc'd,  Mass  " 


Market  Strkkt  Homestead  Association.— J.  s.  Lutt.  Sec- 
retary.   Office,  305  Montgomery  slrcet,  corner  of  Hue,  Sail 


NORTH  AMERICA 

Life  Insurance  Company. 

Usual  Restrictions  on  Occupation  and  Travel 


Policies  of  this  Company  arc  guaranteed  by  the  Stale  of 

New  York,  which  is  true  of  no  other  Company 

on  this  Coast. 

The  most  Responsible  and  Liberal  Company    n  the  World  1 
J.   A.    EATON    &  CO., 

Managers  Pacific  Branch,  SOS  Montgomery  st. 

20vlini-9p  SAN  FRANCISCO. 


Perry  Davis'  Vegetable  Pain  Killer. 

A  Certain  Antidote  for  I'u.son.— Rev.  T.  Allen,  writing 
from  Tavoy,  Burmah,  pays:  '-Wiihin  the  past  four  years  I 
have  used  ami  disposed  of  ubout  live  hundred  bottles,  but 
am  now  out.  Please  send  me  a  fresh  supply  «s  soon  as  you 
can— say  two  hundred  botilcs.  I  dare  not  be  without  it  my. 
self,  and  there  are  endless  calls  for  it,  both  by  Burmahs  and 
Karens.  I  always  take  it  with  me  in  the  jungles  and  have 
frequent  occasion  to  use  it,  both  on  myself  and  others.  One 
night,  while  steeping  in  an  open  Zayatc,  I  was  awoke  by  a 
most  excrutiating  pain  in  my  foot.  On  examination,  I 
found  I  had  been  bitten  by  a  centipede.  I  immediately  ap- 
plied the  I'ain  Killer,  and  fouDd  instant  relief.  In  less  than 
an  hour  I  was  again  asleep."  ,.,«_,«! 

Rev  Mr.  Hibbarri,  writing  Irom  Burniah  to  his  father, 
<;avs:  "I  have  used  Davis'  I'ain  Killer  for  Cukhs.  Colds, 
Sifminer  Complaints,  Burns,  and  fur  Hie  Sling  ol  bcorpions, 
with  uniform  success.  We  always  keep  ii  where  we  can 
lay  our  hands  on  it  in  the  dark,  It  need  be." 

fl©-Sold  by  all  Medicine  Dealers  everywhere.     6vl5-lm 


AGENTSWANTED 


ENERGETIC    MEN    OK  WOMEN    CAN  MAKE   MONEY 
in  cam-using  for  our  NEW  BOOKS  and  ENUBAVINUS. 
One  Agent  reports  thirty  tliree  orders  for  one  Book  ill  three 
days.    Address.       PACIFIC  PUBLISHING  COMPANY. 
4vl5qr9p        305  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 


Builders'    Insurance    Company— 

OFFICE    IN    THE    BUILDING    OF   THE> 
CALIFORNIA  SAYINGS  BANK,  California/ 
street,  onedoor  from  Sansomc  street. 

»i-FlKE  AND  MARINE  INSURANCE.  lnvl  i-.i,,,,, 


;,A 


BAXJRHYTE  &  McAFEE, 
Steam  Boiler  and  Sheet  Iron  Works. 

Owned  and  conducted  by  Practical  Boiler  Makera. 

High  and  Low-Preasnre  Bollrn,  Mutton- 

a.  y  and  Marine. 

Howard  alreet,  bet.  Fremont  and  Bcale,  San  Francisco. 

navlns  had  twenty  two  years  experience  in  thU  busl- 
neM,  vr«  feel  confident  of  t>ei..vz  able  to  compete-as  To 
quality  of  work-will,  any  establishment  on  the  Ta.-lnc 
Coast  7vl5qy 


PATTINSON'S 
HURDY-GURDY  WATER-WHEEL. 


The  inventor  of  this  Wheel  havinc,  after  much  delay. 
Anally  obtained  the  patent  for  the  same.  Is  prepared  to  sell 
rights  therefor  to  such  as  nmy  be  desirous  of  putting  them 
up,  or  continuln  g  those  already  in  use.  This  is  well  known 
nnnnig  miners  as  the  "burdv-gurdv  wheel, "  nnd  Is  con- 
sidered the  ni"M  oconomicnl  WAter- Wheel  now  in  use 

Notice  Is  hereby  Riven,  that  the  subscriber  Is  'he  invontor 
and  holds  fno  patent  right  for  the  construction  and  use  of 
iIk' sunk;  and  tint  no  person  has  a  right  to  manufacture 
or  use  them  without  lib  permit. 

S'Vlfi-qj  THOMAS  PATTINSON. 


MAf.AZlNKS. 

Per  An 

$401 

Allan  Uc 

New  Vnrk  Ledger 

Hours  at  Home..,. 

Good  Words 

300 

Harper's  Weekly.. 

a  ot 

Chimney  Corner... 

Literary  Album... 

London  Socletv 

60" 

All  the  Year  Round 

Loudon  111.  News. . 

15  0i 

W.  E,  LOOMIS, 
3Ve-ws    Dealer 

AND  STATIONER, 

Southeast  corner  Sansone  and 

Washington  Btreels, 

SUPPLIES   ALt 

EA8TEBN 
PERIODICALS 

By  the  Tear,  Month  or  Number 


6vl5-lya-10p 


BOOT'S 

Patent  Force  Blast  Blower. 

Adapted  for    Smelting,  Foundry,  Mining 

and  Steamships, 

Requires  50  per  eent  less  power  than  any  Blower  now  In 
use.  Forfurtlicrparticuliirs,addrcssKEEP,  BLAKE  A  CO., 
Stockton;  or  Wm.  T.  Garrett,  corner  Mission  and  Fremont 
streets,  San  Francisco.  6vl5td9p 


Oakland  College  School. 

Thk  PATitoxsof  this  Institution  have  the  choice  of  sev- 
eral distinct  Departments.  The  SENIOR  CLASSICAL  is 
designed  as  preparatory  to  ibc  College  of  California. 

The  SENIOR  ENGLISH  affords  a  complete  course  of  In- 
struction iti  the  English  branches,  in  Theoretical  and  Prac- 
tical business,  Science  and  ArL 

The  JUNIOR  is  especially  qualified  to  meet  the  wants  of 
young  boys,  for  whom  separate  apartments  and  Teachers 
arc  provided. 

Throughout  all  the  various  departments,  great  attention 
is  given  to  the  study  of  the  Modern  Languages. 

For  further  information,  or  Catalogues,  address, 

I.  H.  BBiTTOSi,  Principal. 

Oakland,  California.  5vl5qr9p. 


LINSEED  OIL. 

The  Pacific  Linseed  Oil  &  Lead  Works 

Are  now  prepared  to  furnish  dealers  and  consumers 
Pure  Linseed  Oil, 
Raw  or  Boiled,  at  the  Lowest  Market  Rates.  We  call  cs 
peciil  attention  to  the  qunlity  of  our  Oil,  believing  it  lo  be 
superior  to  any  imported  Oil  oftercd  in  this  market.  AIfo, 
Oil  Cake  Meal,  the  best  article  known  for  fattening  stock 
and  increasing  the  product  of  milk. 

JBSrCash  paid  for  Castor  Beans  and  Linseed,  on  delivery 
at  the  factory.    Address, 

Pacific  Lliiaced  Oil  and  Lend  Worki, 
Care  of  L.  B.  BENCHLEY  4  CO., 
19vl4-3m9p  San  Francisco. 


PACIFIC 

Rolling  Mill  and  Forge  Co., 

SAN    FRANCISCO,    CAL. 

Established  for  (lie  Manufacture  of 
RAILROAD    AND  OTHER  IRON 

—  AND  — 

Every  "Variety  of  Shafting- 
Embracing  ALL  SIZES  of 
Steamboat    Shufta,    Crank*,    Piston    and    Con 
aectlnir  Rods,  Cur  nnd  Locomotive  Axle* 

and  Framei, 

—  ALSO  — 

HAMMERED     IRON 

Of  every  description  and  size. 

JB»*  Orders  addressed  to  PACIFIC  ROLLING  MILL  and 
FORGE  CO.,  Post  Office,  San  Francisco,  CaL,  will  recelvo 
prompt  attention. 

a®-  The  highest  price  paid  for  Scrap  Iron.       9vl  J3m9p 


•<^>  X>R.    FONDA'S  <5^\ 

'NEJ'San  Francisco  Eye  Infirmary.  "^^P* 

Permanently  established  for  the  treatment  of  all  diseases 
of  the  Eve.  tor.  F.  wan  for  seventeen  years  principal  tit 
the  Lafayette  <Tnd.)  Eye  Innrmnry.  P.  W.  Fonta.  fit.  D., 
Surpemi  in  Charge  Office,  403  Montgomery  etrect,  oppo- 
site Weil  ,  Faryo  k  Co's.  4vl5-lv9p 


106 


WU  pittwfl  mi  Mmtifk  §xm. 


Established    in   1849»Corner   First   and.    Mission   streets,   San   Francisco. 


HAVING  INCREASED  OUR  FACILITIES  IN  EVERY  DEPARTMENT,  WE  ARE  NOW 
prepared  at  the  shortest  notice  and  at  the  most  reasonable  rates,  to  furnish  all 
kinds  and  description  of  Machinery,  including  Steam  Engines,  Quartz  Mills,  Mining  Pumps 
of  all  kinds,  Hoisting  Gear,  Gas  Work,  Laundry  Machinery,  Architectural  and  Ornamental 
Castings,  Sugar  Mills,  Saw  and  Flour  Mills,  Water  Wheelsol  all  kinds,  Hydraulic,  Hay,  Rag, 
screw  and  Drop  Presses,  Coining  Machinery,  Pile  Drivers,  Bark  and  Malt  Mills,  and  ail 
kinds  of  Castings. 

EYG-Ifc'ES.  —  Marine  Engines,  Oscillating  and  Beam  ;  Stern  and  Side  Wheel  Boats, 
Locomotives,  Stationary  Engines,  TTorizontal,  Upright,  Oscillating  and  Beam,  from  six 
to  fifty  inches  diameter.  Also,  Scott  &  Eckart's  Adjustable  Cut-off  Regulator— best  in 
use;  W.  R.  Eckart's  Ualauce  Valve  for  Stationary  Engines;  Woodward's  Patent  Steam 
Pumnand  Fira  Engine. 

ItOf^ERS.  Lucomotive,  F'.ae,  Tubular,  Upright,  Cylinder  and  Cornish,  and  every 
variety  of  H  in  lor  Work.     All  sizes  of  tubes  and  pipes  for  pumps. 

1*U»1P.S.— The  Excelsior  double-acting  Force  Pumps  are  manufactured  hy  113.  These 
very  superior  Pumps  are  warranted  the  best,  and  arc  fast  replacing  all  other  Force  Pumps. 


AMALGAMATPfG  MACHINERY.- Wheeler  ARandall'simproved  Tractory 
Curve  Pan,  ianas  Wheeler's  improved  flat  bottom  pan,  Beldin's  pan,  Veatch's  tubs, 
Prater's  concentrators,  Waklec's  pans,  Beers'  pan,  German  Barrels,  Arastra  Gearing,  Chile 
Mills.  Settlers  of  all  descriptions,  Retorts  of  all  sizes  and  shapes,  for  Silver  and  Gold, 
Portable  Stamp  Mills,  Straight  Batteries,  for  wood  or  iron  frames,  Dry  Crushing  Bat- 
teries, or  machines  with  the  latest  improvements,  everv  variety  oi  Stamps,  Mortars,  Cams 
Pans  and  Tubs.     BLAKE'S  PATENT  QUARTZ  CRUSHERS,  of  all  sizes. 

OIL  BORING  TOOLS  ASH  BCAOHIVEllT-Of  the  latest  and  most  ap- 
proved construction,  made  from  drawings  lately  made  bv  Prof.  Blake  at  the  oil  wells  in 
Pennsylvania.  We  have  the  facilities  lor  working  gold  and  silver  quartz  and  other  ores,  to 
lest  ilir-ir  value,  by  the  hundred  weigh'  or  ton. 

Russia  Iron  Screens,  of  all  degrees  of  fineness  and  of  all  qualities  of  iron.  All  work  done 
In  the  best  manner  at  the  lowest  cash  prices. 

It'.   J.  BOOTH.  GEO.   W.   PBKSCOTT.  IRVING    M.  BO0TT 

24vl2 


II.  J.   BOOTH   <fc   eo. 


Machinists  and  Foundries. 

PALMER,  KNOX  &  CO., 

Golden    State   Iron    Works, 

N*«.  19,  31,  3«  and  25  First  Street, 

SAN  FRANCISCO. 

MANUFACTURE  ALL  SINUS  OF 

MACHINERY, 

STExVM    ENGINES   AM)   »>IJAKTZ    MILLS 

DUNBAR'S    IMPROVED 

Soir-A.clj\istiiig  TPiston.  Packing, 

Requires  no  springs  or  screws;  Is  always  steam  tight; 

without  excessive  friction,  and  never 
gets  slack  or  leaky. 

WHEELER  A  RANDALL'S 

NEW    GRINDER    AND    AM1LGAM1TOK 

HEPBURN  &  PETERSON'S 

AMALGAMATOR  AND  SEPARATOR, 

It n o x: ° s   .A- m z\  1  g* a nx ator s3 

WITH   PALMER'S   PATENT   STEAM   CHEST, 

Superior  for  working  either  GOLD  OR  SILVER  ORES,  and 
is  the  only  Amalgamator  tliat  has  stood  the  test  of  seven 
years'  continual  working. 
ttentilue    White   Iron  Stamp  shoes  and   Dies 

Having  been  engaged  for  the  post  ten  years  in  quartz 
mining,  and  being  conversant  with  all  the  improvements, 
either  In  Mining  or  .Milling,  we  are  prepared  to  furnish,  ai 
the  shortest  notice,  the  most  perfect  machinery  for  rcduc 
Ing  ores,  or  saving  either  gold  or  silver.  13vluqy-tf 


WILLAMETTE  IRON  WORKS, 

POKTLASTJO,    OBECOS. 

©team.    Engines,    Boilers, 
SAW  AND  CRIST  NULLS, 

MINING    MACHINERY,     WROUGHT     IRON     SHUTTER 
WORK,  AND  BLACKSMITHING  IN  GENERAL. 
Corner  North-Front  and  E  streets, 

18vl3-ly  One  block  north  of  Couch's  Wharf. 


UmOHT    IRON  WORKS, 
Sacramento. 

WILLIAMS,  ROOT  &  NEILSON, 

MANUFACTURERS  OF 

CROSS'  PATENT  BOILER  FEEDER, 

STEAM  33NG-INJ3S,  BOILI3R8, 

And  nil  kind*  of  Mining  ltTn.clilnei-y. 

Also,  Ilav  and  Wine  Presses  made  and  repaired 
with  neatness,  durability  and  dispatch. 

Dunbar's  Patent  Self-AcUu&tlne:  Stoura  Piston 


Front  Street*  between  N  and  O  streets, 

Uvll  Sacramento  City 


Foundry  and  Machine  Shop, 

STOCKTON,    CAT-. 

KEEP,   BLAKE   &  CO., 

MANUFACTURERS   OK 

Quartz,  Saw  and  Grist  Mill  Irons,  Steam 
Engines,  Horse  Powers, 

Mining  and  Irrigating  Pumps.  Car  Wheels,  Derrick  Irons, 
House  Frontoj  Iron  Fencing,  Balcony  Railings,  etc., 
at  San  Francisco  prices.    Orders  solicited 
13vl3-ly  and  promptly  executed. 


GEORGE  T.  PRACY", 
MACHINE     WOKKS, 

Nos  109  and  111  Mission  street,  between  Main  and  Spear, 

SAN  FRANCISCO. 

STJEAM  ENOl.VE,  FJLOTTB,  A3f»  SAW  MTXI* 

And  Quartz  Machinery,  Printing  Prea»es, 

AND 

MACHINERY'  OF   EVERY  DESCRIPTION    MADE    AND 
REPAIRED. 
«SP"SpecJal  attention  paid  to  Repairing. -ff<r    qy-3 


S.A.IV    FRANCISCO 

Foundry  and  Machine  Works, 

W.  JE.  Cor.  Fremont  and  M  Iflslon  streets, 

Manufacturers  of 

Marine  and  Stationery  Engines 

Quartz  Machinery,   Saw,   Flour  and  Sugar  Mills,  Mining 

Pumps,  Hoisting  Gear,  Agricultural  Implements,  etc. 

— ALSO— 

"Wine,    Cider,    Cotton     and    Tobacco     Presses 

of  the  latest  Improved  Patterns. 

STEAM  ENGINES  AND  BOILERS, 

Of  all  sizes,  constantly  on  hand;  Quartz  Mill  Shoes  and 
Dies  warranted  to  be  made  of  the  best  white  iron. 
Dunbar's  Improved  Self-Ad|ufttlD(?  Plston- 
Packlnpr,  roQUires  no  springs  nr  screws;  is  always  steam- 
tight;  without  excessive  liiction,  and  never  ccts  slack  or 
leaky. 

HAGHTNEKY,  OF   AL1  »ESCJCIPTIOWS 

Bought,  sold,  or  exchanged.    Boll  Culling  and  Castings  tl 
the  lowest  market  rates. 


'■)    (  w.  w.  HAK5COM. 

JEtna  Ii'on   Works  ! 

Southeast  corner  Freniont  and  Tehama  streets, 

SAN  FRANCISCO, 

Practical  Machinists  and  Iron  Founders, 

MANUFACTURE 

STEAM     ENGINES, 

QL'AKrZ    MILL    MACHINERY    OF    ALL    KINDS, 

SAW  MILLS,  FLOUR    MILLS, 

Dnnliai's    Improved     Sell- Ad  Su Mini; 

PISTON  PACKING, 

Now  so  extensively  used  in  the  East  and  In  this  State.  Re- 
quires no  springs  or  scrtws;  is  always  steam-light;  without 
excessive  friction,  and  never  gets  slack  or  leaky. 

HANSOM'S  CRUSHER, 

The  hest  of  the  kind  now  in  use  in  this  State  or  anywhere  clso 

"Wheeler  *3C  Randall'*  Kew  Grinder  und 

Amalgamator, 

Which  only  needs  examination  to  be  appreciated. 

Tyler's  Improved  "Water  Wheel, 

Giving  greater  power    at  lower  cost,  ihan  anv  wheel  In  use 

Send  lor  one  of  our  circulars;  giving  full  tables 

All  Wheels  warranted  to  give  the    1  ower  as  set  forth,  or 

the  money  will  be  refunded. 

Sole  makers  for  this  coast  of  the  "  Peiulergast 
White  Iron  Stamp  Shoes   and  Dies. 

None  genuine  unless  obtained  from  us.  Every  one  war- 
ranted. 

Patented  Machinery  of  all  kinds  will  be  furnished  hv  vn 

at  market  prices.     Particular  attention  given  to  drawings 

and  specifications  of  machinery,  which  will  he  made  to 

order.  The  patronage  of  the  puhllc  Is  rcspeciftillv  solicited. 

19vl2 


Cvll-ly 


MJaVOE.   I>XNSMOIEi2  <fe  CO 


Pacific  File,  Reaper  and  Mower  Section 

MANUFACTORY, 
No.  53  Beale  Street,  between  Market  and  Mission, 

SAN  FRANCISCO. 

Files  re-cut  and  warranted  as  good  as  new ,  or  no  charge 
The  only  establishment  in  the  State.     We  also  man- 
ufacture Kc.'ii'vr  and  Mnwor  Sections 
lvl5tf  ^  RIDDELL  &  DURNINW,  Prop'rs. 


LEWIS  COFFST.  j.  3i   liiSUON 

LEWIS  COFFEY   «Se  RISVOff, 

Steam  Boiler  &  Sheet  Iron  Works. 

THE  only  exclusively  Boiler  Making  establishment  ,>,i  1  he 
Pacific  Coast  owned"  and  conducted  bv  Practical  Boiler 
Makers.  All  orders  for  New  Work  and  the  repairing  of  Old 
Work,  executed  as  ordered,  and  warranted  as  to  quality 

Old  Stand,  corner  of  Bush   and  Market  streets,  urroostte 
Oriental  Hotel,  San  Francisco. 


CALIFORNIA    BRASS    FOUNDRY. 

No.  1S5  first  street,  opposite  Minna, 

SAN  FRANCISCO. 

All  kinds  of  Brass,  Composition,  Zinc,  and  Babbitt  Metal 
Castings,  Brass  Ship  Work  of  all  kinds,  Spikes,  Sheathing 
Nails,  Rudder  Braces,  Hinges,  Ship  and  Steamboat  Bells  and 
iTongsol  superior  tone.  All  kinds  of  Cocks  and  Valves,  Hy- 
draulic Pipes  and  Nozzles,  and  Hose  rv.itplm^  and  Connec- 
tions ot  all  sizes  and  patterns,  furnished  with  dispatch. 
JBW  PRICES  MODERATE.  -Stf 

V.  KINQWELL.  19vl3-ly]  J.   H.  WEED 


FULTON 

Foundry  and  Iron  Works. 

HINCKLEY  &  CO,, 

MANUFACTURERS    OF 

©rJ?JE^M:    ENGINES, 
Quartz,    Flour    and    Saw   Mills, 

Moore**  Grinder  and  Am.ilparaatnr,  Srodle'n 

Improved     Crusher,    Mlnliiir    Pumps, 

Amalgamators  stud  nil  klnda 

of  Machinery. 

N.  E.  corner  of  Tehama  and  Fremont  streets,  above  How 
aid  street,  San  Francisco.J  3.^,- 


NEPTUNE  IRON  WORKS, 

Corner  of    Mission    unci   Fremont  Streets, 

SAN   FRANCISCO. 

MAK1MI, 

X*o  comotive . 

And  all  kinds  of 
HIGH  PRESSURE 

Steam   Boilers 

MADE. 
All  Boilers  guaranteed  and 

tested  by  U.  S.  Boiler  In- 
spector  before  sent  out  of 
the  Shop,  at  Shop  expense. 

Allkinds  of  Sheet  Iron  and 

Water  Pipe,    Coal    Oil 

Stills,  'Wrought  Iron 

Worms,  etc.,  etc. 

Manufactured  to  Order. 

Old  Boiler*!  Repaired 

1>.   CJk.ME3tO.tf. 


::  j"*1*     .iJ^fc     .•"*      *-ifc     _*"*-.  >  I 


S 


Southern  Renovation. — The  Hon.  Wm. 
D.  Kelley,  -wlio  has  recently  returned  from 
a  Southern  tour,  proposes  a  plan  for  the 
renovation  of  the  Southern  States,  which 
contains  within  the  compass  of  a  very  few 
words  a  volume  of  political  philosophy.  He 

ps;  "  What  is  required  to  regenerate  the 
South  is  subsoil  plows,  phosphates,  agricul- 
tural implements  generally,  a  large  increase 
of  horses,  mules,  and  horned  cattle,  and  a 
steadily  increasing  supply  of  steam  engines 
and  mining  machinery,  and  such  manufac- 
turing machinery  as  can  he  moved  by  water 
power.  These,  with  a  comparatively  small 
amount  of  cash  capital,  and  a  few  earnest 
men  to  teach  others  their  use  and  value, 
would,  in  a  few  years,  make  the  South  bloom 
like  a  garden,  and  develop  a  population  as 
loyal  as  was  that  of  any  Northern  State  dur- 
ing the  war.  And  the  interests  of  Northern 
capitalists  require  them  to  supply  those  po- 
tent agencies  at  the  earliest  practicable  day. " 


A  New  Toek  company  have  a  project  on 
foot  for  a  line  of  telegraph  from  some  port 
in  Chili  along  the  coast  to  Panama. 


TOWNE  &  BACON, 

Book  and  Job  Printers, 
Have  the  Largest  Office, 
Do  the  most  work, 
And  do  it  better 
Than  other  offices 
>In  this  City, 
Try  them 
?With  a  Job, 
And  you  will  be 
Satisfied  the  above 
Statements  are  facts. 
Their  office  is  at  536 
Clay  St.,  below  Montgom'y, 
Over  Pacific  Fruit  Market. 


I.  H.  SMALL, 
MACHINE        SHOI», 

BUILOKR  OF 

Steam   Engines,  Snwmlll*.  Mining    Machinery, 

and  Wood  Planerw. 

Repairing  of  all  kinds  dime  with  promptness  and  dispatch. 
Gears  of  all  kinds  cut  at  short  rfofice,  comer  of 

Market  and  Beale  st.  San  Francisco.    (»vl6-3in 


CALIFORNIA 

TOOL    AND     FILE    FACTORY. 

Blacksmith,  and  Machine  Shop, 

No.  17  Fremont  street,  between  Market  aud  Mission,  S.  F. 
4vl5-qy  J.   VVEICUHART,  Proprietor. 


LINCOLN   IRON   WORKS, 

No.  51  Beale   St.,  bet.  Jilnrlu-t  and  mission* 

D.  &  W.  FOURNESS,  Prop'rs. 

STIEAJMC    ENGINES, 

Flour  and  Sawmills,  and  MACHINERY  of  all  descriptions, 

made  and  repaired  at  shoricsr  nniicc. 
flE3"Partictilar  nttenllon  paid  to  repairing  Reynold's  Cut-off. 

6vl5qr 


CITY  IRON  WORKS   COMFAaY. 


0.    KI.i;tI»CLAUS, 


W.     IM-  BRIE, 


CLEKC    &    CO., 

Iron  Pounders,  Steam  Iiigine  Builders,  an 
Makers  of  allkinds  of  Machinery. 

Ho.  «8  I'HEMOM    STREET,    San    Francisco. 
9vl46m 


J.  HEWSHAM. 


J.  BIGWOOO. 


SOUTH  BEACH  IRON  WORKS, 

Near  corner  of  King  and  Third  streets,  San  Francisco. 

lUBINi:     EMilAKS, 

AND  ALL  BINDS  OF 

MACHINERY      FORGING. 

AM  kinds  of  Ship-smith  ing  arid  Mill  work  manu'faeturei'  to 
order.  Jobbing  ol  every  description  pruuipily  attended  lo. 
All  work  done  guaranteed.  I3vlj-ly 


JOHN  LOCHHEAD'S 

Steam  Engine  Works, 

llcalc  street)  near  MInkIoii,  Sail  Frniiclaco. 

STEAM    ENGINES    OF  EVERY   DESCRIPTION    BUILT 
to  order— Marine,  Stationary,  or  Locomolive. 

HOISTING  AND  PUMPING  ENGINES, 

PORTABLE  ENGINES,   OF  ALL  SIZES, 

DONKEY   PUMPS,  Etc.,  Etc.,  Etc. 

The  attention  of  the  parties  engaged  in  shipping  or  inland 
navigation  is  called  to  the 

Superior  W  orh.  man  ship 

of  Mr.  LOCHHEAD,  who  has  been  in  the  business  in  San 
Francisco  for  the  last  fourteen  rears,  and  eniovslhe  renu 
tation  of  having  built  ONE  HUNDRED  AND  SEVENTEEN 
STEAM   ENGINES 

Screw  Propellorsof  all  kinds,  and  Steam  Boat  Machincr 
generally,  made  to   order,  and  warranted  to  give,  perfect 
satisfaction  in  every  particular  26vl2-3m 


She  Pining  and  $ txtnixik  %$W9. 


107 


A  Novel  Way  to  Mount  a  Horse. — In 
Peru,  the  women  do  all  tho  work  and  the 
men  are  a  good  for  nothing  set  of  gamblers 
and  thieves.  The  women  ride  on  the  hind 
quarters  of  their  horses,  without  a  saddlo, 
cross  legged,  with  the  load  on  the  horse  in 
front.  The;  mount  the  animal  by  taking 
hold  of  his'  long  tail,  making  a  loop  by 
doubling  it  up,  and  olaspin'g  with  one  hand 
the  upper  and  lower  parts  of  the  tail,  then, 
putting  ono  foot  in  the  loop,  ami  the  other 
foot  on  tho  joint  of  the  horses'  leg,  they  as- 
cend as  if  going  up  stairs.  They  usually 
stand  ereot  on  tho  horse  before  sitting  down. 
Tho  horses  never  kick  nor  stir. 


It  has  been  generally  snpposed  that  tho 
cedars  of  Lebanon,  so  famous  and  plentiful 
in  Solomon's  time,  had  moetlj  disappeared; 
but  several  extensive  groves  have  bcou  dis- 
covered in  the  mountain  wilds  by  Rov.  Mr. 
Jessup,  missionary  of  the  Amorieau  Board. 
A  grovo  in  Southern  Lebanon  contained 
10,000. 


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PACIFIC  ■  ifoQN.'.    VtyORKiS. 

arad  has  *  if   i   t!        iinii 


993! 

,GJB 


m0\ 

'CSV    . 


"WE  ABE  NOW  OFFERING 
OUlt    IMJiiZrN'JSli:    STOCK 

Fine  Custom  Made  Cluthing 

iSO 

Gents'  Furnishing  Goods 

AT  PBirBK  THAT  OKPY  COMPETITION, 
Utir   Mofk  of   I'lol  liinu'  CuuDlot*  ol 

A.L.3-.  TUE  L-1TE8T  STYLES 

BOTH  Of   K.IIKI1ML1K1I    .'l.NISIl. 

A  Large  Assortment  of 
TmuL.,  VulUctt)  Carpet  Baa*,  Blanltets,  ('-'<■ - 

AT   KXTKRK1  LV   LOW  t'KICES. 

J.  K.  MEA.D  &  CO., 

8vl0  Cor.  of  Washlngtuu  and  Sanaomestreeta 


BLASTING  POWDER. 

PRICE,§3.00  PEK.  KEG. 

-ALSO— 
FOBTIXQ,  CAJOOS  ASD    MVSKET 

POWDER, 

Of  superior  quality. 
FUSE      -A.TS"X>      SHOT, 

Always  on  hand  and  for  sale  at  the  oltlcc  of  the 

CALIFORNIA  POWDER  WORKS, 

No.  318   California.  Street. 

JOHN"  F.  LOH3E,  Sacretary. 

25vUrir 


PACIFIC   POWDER  MILLr 

COMPANT'S 

BLASTING  POWDER! 

MANUFACTURED 

IN    MABIN    COUNTY, 

CALIFORNIA. 

FOR  SALE  BT 

HiiYWARD  &  COLEMAN, 

AGENT8, 

411   Front  Street,  Sun  Fruncisvo. 

3vH-lm 


California  Steam  Navigation 

1J34=3    COMPANY.         '  •■-' 

Steamer  CAPITAL OAFT.  E.  A.  POOLE 

CHRYSOPOLIS CAPT.  A.  FOSTER. 

YOSEMITE 

CORNELIA CAPT.  W.  BROMLEY 

"         JULIA CAPT.  E.  CONCKXIN. 

One  of  the  n  hove  strainers  leave  BROADWAY  WHARF 
at  4  o'clock  P.  M.  EYEllY  DAY  (Sundays  excepted),  for 
Sacramento  and  Stockton,  connecting  with  light-draft 
steamers  for  Marvuville,  Colusa,  Oliico,  and  Red  Bluff. 

Office  of  the  Company,  northeast  corner  of  Front  and 
Jacksou  streets. 

JOttW  BJ3NSLEX, 
I3vl2  JPreuident. 


THE    F^CTJBTC   IRON"   WOEK8, 

First  &■  Fremont  Sts..  t>otween  Mission  &  Howard,  ©an  Francisco. 

The  proprietors  of  the  above  Works  Invite  Ihe  attention  of  all  parties  interested  to  their  greatly  Improved  and  unc- 
qualcd  facilities  for  manufacturing  Steam  Engines  and  Boilers,  both  Marine  and  Stationary,  of  any  required  size  and 
pattern.  Quartz  Mills,  Amalgamating,  Pumpingnnd  Hoisting  Machinery  of  Hie  most  approved  construction.  Flour,  Saw, 
and  Sugar  Mills.  Water  Wheels,  Ac.,  tfce.  Our  pattern  list  is  most  complete  and  extensive,  embracing  the  late  Improve- 
ment* in  all  classes  of  machinery  adapted  to  use  on  this  const.  We  would  call  especial  attention  to  the  fact  that  we  have 
secured  the  exclusive  right  »f  manufacture  for  the  Pacific  Coast  of  the  celebrated  Greene  Engine,  conceded  to  be  the 
most  economical  and  perfect  working  Engine  now  in  use.    We  arc  also  exclusive  manufacturers  of  the  celebrated 

Bryu  n  Buttery,  V.i  rney'it  Amalcamntom  n  ml  Separator*,  JJycrnoii's  Superheated  Steann  Aninl- 
SrauiatorM  and  Rotary  CruMlier*.  Stouc  15  re  alters,  «fec.    Order*  respectfully  Solicited. 

GODDARD  <fc  COMPANY. 


a.   s.   CIIUKCU. 


3-    D.    CLARK. 


CHURCH  &  CLARK, 

IMI'ORTKKS   A.\D   DBALKRS   IS 

Mediterranean  and  California 

PEUITS,   NUTS,   00NFE0TI0HE&Y,  Etc, 

AXD   MANUFACTURERS   OV 

FtRE     "W  O  H  IC  S 

Of  every  description,  at  No.  407  Front  St.,  Sail  Francisco. 
15vl4-(iml2p 


NEW    YORK     PRICES. 
O o 


C    E.    COLLINS, 

No.  603  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco. 
EXCLUSIVE    A6EKT 

FOB  TH1C 

AMERICAN 

WATCH    FACTORY. 

A  large  assortment  of  these 

Superior     ^W  atolies, 

In  Gold  and  Silver  Oases, 

Constantly  on  hand,  and  sold    at    Factory 
prices.    Also, 

ENGLISH     AND    SWISS     WATCHES, 

Imported  directly  from    ho  Manufacturers. 

The  American  Company  are  now  making 

VERY    FINE     WATCHES    FOR     LADIES. 

as- A  large  assortment  of  Gold    Chains 
and  Jewelry.  26vl0-6m 


SEW     YORK    PRICES. 


HAYWARD  &  COLEMAN, 

IMPORTERS  AND  REFINERS 

—  OF  — 

Illuminating',    Lubricatin  g, 

PAINT     OILS! 

CONSISTING   OF 

KEROSENE,    LARD,    SFERM.    ELEPHANT,    POLAR, 

TANNERS'.  NEATSFOOT,  BOILED  AND  RAW 

LINSEED,  CASTOR   AND  CHINA  NUT. 

—  ALSO,  — 

SPIRITS  OFTURPENTINE&  ALCOHOL 

Notk.  —  We  would  specially  call  the  attention  of  Mill 
owners  and  Engineers  to  our  superior  PARAFFINE  OIL, 
which  we  manufacture  from  the  California  Petroleum 
This  Oil  will  not  gum.  Machinery  thoroughly  cleaned  and 
lubricated  with  it  will  not  heat,  and  after  remaining  at  rest, 
can  be  started  without  cleaning  oft'. 

Ogy  A  sample  can  of  our  Piirntlinc  Oil  will  he  forwarded 
on  application  to  Us,  as  we  desire  a  fair  and  impartial  trial. 

Lamps  and  Lamp  Stock  ! 

Jjgp-  An  elegant  and  complete   assortment  on   hand. -JEff 
l9vl3-3m  41.4  Front  street,  San  Francisco. 


Encraved  to  Order.— Persons  who  desire  to  illustrate 
their  individual  establishments  or  Imsincss,  should  give  us 
their  orders  Ear  Engraving  and  Printing,  and  we  will  guar- 
antee good  work  and  reasonable  prices. 

DEWEY  &■  CO.. 

Patent  Agents,  Publishers  and  Job  Printers,  yij5  Clay  st. 


HT.EUSSDORI'FER, 

Nos.    635    and    637    Commercial    Street, 

WILL  INTRODUCE 

On  Saturday, Febrn ary  t>»  1867, 

An  Entirely  New  Style  of 

Cloth  Cashmere  Hat 

"YACHT    HENRIETTA," 

Which  arc  tho  most  dressy  Hat  ever  introduced  on  the 

Pacific  coast. 
i:j'Cail  and  »>ee  theni.  Svll 


MACCAR0NI,  VERMICELLI, 

(a06_^oM£|nJ06T) 


Machinists  and   Foundries. 


UCAETZ  Mills. 
SAW  MI  I. I.N, 

l'divnti;  mills 


Xincrs'  Foundry 

— axp— 

MACHINE     WORKS, 

Nos.  215  to  255  Ftbst  Street, 

Sua  FrnnclRCO. 

HOWLAND,  ANGELL  &  KING, 

PROPRIETORS, 

Manufacturers  of  Machinery  for 

FLOUR  MILLS 
SlttlR  MILLS, 
PAPER    MILLS, 

Steam  Engines  of  all  Kinds. 
Amalgamators  of  all  Kinds. 

MIXING  PUMPS,  IIOLSTIKO   WORKS. 

OIL  WELL  TOOLS,       ROCK  BREAKERS, 

Machinery  and  Castings  of  all  kinds,  either 
of  Iron  or  Bras3. 

Boilers  and  Sheet  Iron  Work  in  all  its 
Branches. 

Shoes  »nd  Dies  ofWIiltc  Iron,  roanoraclurcii 
lor  iui«l  iiiipoi  i.-.l  bv  iin  I'xpri-wlv  tor  lilts  t:iir- 
p«NC.  and  will  liiMt  25  per  cent,  longer  than  unv 
other  mi.de  on  thin  eoast. 

Russia  Iron  Sereens,  of  nn  y  decree  offluenenN. 
We  lire  the  only  m.tiiiit'i.et  ut-cr»  on  this  eoatt  at 
the"lllek»  Engine,"  the  most  •  •niput  t,  simple 
lu  ii'ii-triK  iluu,  and  durable,  at'  any   Lnglue  lu 


W.  H.  MOWLANB, 

II.  It.  AXtiELL, 


K.  T.  KIXG, 
CYRUS  PALMER. 


I  m  JAMES  MACKE1ST, 

COFFIEHeMirril, 

No.  •■£'■£ t\  Fremont  at.,  net.  Hownrd  «&  Foliom 

All  kinds  of  COPPER  WORK  done  to  order  In  the  best 
manner.  Particular  attention  paid  lo  Steamboat,  Sugar 
House  and  Distillery  work. 

Repairing  promptly  and  neatly  attended  to. 

]3vll 


Dr.  Hufeland's  Swiss  Stomach 
Bitters. 

THE  WORLD  RENOWNED  REPUTATION,  TOGETHER 
wiih  the  extensive  mid  increasing  demand  for  Dr.  Hufe- 
land's Swi,«s  Sl munch  Billers,  will  in  once  recommend  Ihem 
to  the  favorable  noiice  of  nil  connnjs.senrs  and  lovers  of  a 
Rood  and  healthful  tonic  and  IrTvTgorator,  As  a  lnnitler  of 
the  blood.  netiuR  surely,  yet  Rcnilr,  on  the  sCCrtftows  of 
liver  and  kidncis,  they  arc  unsurpassed  and  a  most  agreea- 
ble drink. 


For  sale  at  all  wholesale  and  retail  stores  cm  the  Pacific 
Coast,  aud  at  the  depot  of  TAVLuR  A  PENDEL,  413  and 
-115  Clay  street,  between  Sansome  and  Batiery,  San  Fran- 
cisco. 20vU6ni 


International   Hotel, 

BETWEEN  MONTGOMERY  AND  ICEARNV  ST3., 

SAN   FRANCISCO,  CAL. 

THIS  OLD  ESTABLISHED  HOUSE  IS  IN  PERFECT 
order  for  the.  acMomnn'daliun  of  quests.  Persons  seek- 
ing comfort  and  economy  will  ilnd  this  Hie  best  Hotel  in 
the  eily  io  stop  at.  The  Beds  are  now  and  in  good  order, 
and  Ihe  Rooms  well  ventilated.  The  Table  will  alwaye  be 
supplied  with  the  best  in  the  market. 

Priced  vurylnsr  from  !$1  SO  to  &'■£  per  day  for 

Board  and  Room, 

FINE  BATH  HOUSE  AND  BARBER  SHOP  ATTACHED 

TO  THE  HOUSE. 

fl®-  Teams  belonging  to  tho  House  will  be  in  attendance 
at  all  the  boats  and  cars  to  convey  passengers  lo  the  House 
prkb  of  cuargk,  and  to  any  part  of  the  city  lor  50  cents 

U1VI2  F.  E.  WEYGANT,  Proprietor. 


Jiisu  PntVLisliecl. 

THE  PHILOSOPHY  OF  MARRIAGE,  BEING  FOUR  IM- 
portant  Lectures  on  FUNCTIONS  and  DISORDERS  of 
the  Nervous  Sy.-lem  and  Reprodueiive  Organs,  to  be  had  by 
addressing  and  inclosing  twenl>  -live  eenis,  pusiage  stamps 
lo  Secrelarv  .PAdi-M".:  MGSKLTM  OF  ANATO.MY,  Mont- 
gomery street,  San  Francisco.  12vl31y 


Files!    Piles!    Files! 

XTOT  PILES  OF  GOLD,  NOR  YET  OF  SILVER,  SO 
-lN  much  coveted  by  all  men;  but  the  BLEEDING,  BLIND 
or  EXTERNAL  PILES,  can  be  easily  and  speedily  cured  by 
the  use  of 

WOOD'S  SUB-POSITOBY. 

It  Is  a  preparation  totally  distinct  from  anything  hereto- 
fore offered  as  a  remedy  for  this  painful  and  often  fatal 
complaint.  The  SUB-POSITOKY  is  neither  a  pill,  powder, 
wash  or  salve,  and  yet  it  has  proved  to  be  a  certain  Rem- 
edy for  the  Piles.  Do  not  doubt  this  assertion,  or  delay 
testing  the  truth  of  It  if  you  arc  troubled  with  the  Piles— 
you  will  not  be  deceived  in  it. 

Sold  wholesale  and  retail  by  J.   H.  REDINGTON  &  CO.,  • 
Nos.  416  and  418  Front  street;  GEO.  GRISWOLD,  corner  of 
Mission  and  First  streets;  OLD  FAMILY  DRUG  STORE 
corner'Mission  and  Second  streets;  UNITED  STATES  DKU 
STORE,  Bush  street,  between  Montgomery  and  Kearny. 

C.  WOOD,  Proprietor,  No.    63  Tehama  street,  betwe 
First  and  Second.  24vl4-3m 


JOHN    TAYLOR   &   CO. 

IMPOUTKRS, 

AUD  DEALEU3    IN 

ASSAYERS'  MATERIALS, 

Druggists'  &  Chemists'  Glasswar 

IPlLotograplii©    Stock,   Etc 
513  and  614,  Waahlnictoii  Street, 

SAN  FRANCISCO. 

WE  are  receiving  direct  from  MESSES.  LADD  £  OERT. 
LINO  (London)  and  BEEKER.lt  SONS  (Antwerp,  Bel 
gium)  their  superior 

ASSAY  AND  KUlIIOlt  BALANCES, 

And  from  France  and  Germany,  as  we])  as  the  Eastern 
Stales,  Fl'uN  M'KS  i-i:ui:lKLKS,  MCFFLES,  BLOW-PIPE 
CASES,  COLD  SCALES,  CHEMICAL  GLASSWARE,  and 
every  article  renuircd  for  ASSAY  OFFICES,  LABORATO 
RIES,  etc.  We  have  given  this  branch  of  our  business  par 
ticular  attention,  to  select  such  articles  as  are  necessary 
in  the  development  of  the  mineral  weald  of  this  coast. 

A  Full  Assortment  of  DRUGGISTS'  GI.ASSWAI1E  :u>.) 
DRUGGISTS'  SUNDRIES,  ACIDS  and  CHEMICALS,  eon 
stantlv  on  hnnd.  ..  '„ ' 

San>ranciseo  March  6,1865.  llvlu-tf 


108 


Mkt  pining  m&  ShMfflut  <§xm. 


Business  Cards. 


•ti\\P®   cr»«""Mi'*«».     W'ess 

1U       SAM  FRANCISCO.  00* 


Mi 


H.  C.  HOWARD, 

Member  of  the  San   Francisco    Stock   and 
Exchange  Board, 

(Exclusive! y  commission  business,) 

No-  436  California  street,  next  door  below  Montgomery. 
25vl4qr 


Charles  S.  Whitman, 

Special    Advocate    In    JPaterxt 

Cases,  and  Solicitor  of  Patents-    Office,  511 

Seventb  street  (near  Patent  Office) 

Washington,  D.  C. 

Circular.",  Containing  valuable  information  to  Inventors, 

23vl4-6m  forwarded  gratis. 


»  ATH  JK1KL   fin  AY.  U.  M.  GRAY. 

N.    GRAY  &  CO., 

TJ    IV    ID    IE    It    TAKERS, 

641  Sacramento  St,  cor.  Webb,  San  Francisco. 

Bgy-Sole  Agents  for  Barntow's  Metallic  Burial  Cases  and 
ittvUtf  Caskets. 


SAN  PEAN0IS00  MILL. 

HOBBS    &   &ILMORfi, 

Manufactarers     of      Soxes, 

Market  street,  between  Beale  and  Main. 


Schmieden  &  Shotwell, 

Stock  and  Money  Brokers,  and  dealers  in  Government 
Bonds,  State,  City  and  County  Securities,  Gas,  Water  and 
insurance  Stocks,  etc.,  southwest  corner  of  California  and 
Sansome  streets,  opposite  Bank  of  California.        Ivl5-6m 


ISAAC   K.    DAVIS.  HENRT  COWELL. 

DAVIS  &  COWELL, 

DEALERS  IN 

Santa   Crnz    T/ime,  Cement, 

PLASTER,  HAIR,  LATH  AND  LATH  NAILS. 
Marble  DusL  Fire-Bricks.  Fire-Clay,  Fire  Tiles  of  ail  sizes. 


REMOVA.J1,. 

The  well  known  establishment  of 

LUCY    &    HTMES, 

MANUFACTURERS  OF 

Genuine  Pale  and.  Chemical 
OLIVE    SOAPS, 

Has  been  removed  from  Beale  street,  between  Mission  and 
Howard,  to  BRAiNNAN  STREET,  between  Eighth  and 
Ninth,  and  greatly  enlarged. 

Tbecapacitv  ol  this  estnblishmcntis  now  the  largest  on 
the  Pacific  Coast,  It  is  now  in  full  operation,  and  prepared 
to  supply  the  demand  of  the  trade. 

Office— 319  C        furnia    St.,  San   Francisco. 
lvlSqr 


We  take  occasion  to  inform  our  friends  and  customers 
that  we  have  sold  our  entire  stock  in  warehouse,  also  in- 
voice to  arrive,  to  Messrs.  N.  P.  COLE  A  CO.,312  and  311 
Fine  street.  The  whole  forms  a  most  complete  and  desira- 
ble assortment  of  FURNITURE,  and  well  merits  attention 
before  purchasing  elsewhere.  J.  PKLRCE  &,  CO. 


FURNITURE. 


We  beg  leave  te  call  the  attention  of  the  public  to  our 
warerooms, 

lVos.  313  and  3X4=  Pine  Street. 

Having  purchased  the  entire  stock  of  Messrs.  J.  Peirce  & 
Co.,  and  in  addition  to  our  large  invoice  from  our  factory 
at  the  East,  wcure  prepared  to  fill  all  orders  promptly,  both 
WHOLESALE  AND  RETAIL,  and  call  the  atteiiiiuii  of  the 
public  to  our  salesroom,  as  containing  the  most  complete 
assortment  of  desirable  goods  on  this  coast. 

2vl5-lqr  K.  P.  COI.fr:  A  CO. 


BROWN  &  CO., 
J^    HATTERS,    0 

Importers  and    Manufacturer."    of    the 

LATEST    STYLES, 
.A.t    lVo.    132    Kearny   Street. 

JO-CALL  AND  SEE  THEM-fiff 
Ivloqr 


Trades  and  Manufactures. 


WM.  BARTLISG. 


BEKRY   KIMBALL. 


BARTLING  &  KIMBALL, 
BOOKBINDERS, 

Paper  Killers  and  Blank  Book  Manufacturers. 

505  Clay  street,  (southwest  cor.  Sansome), 
16vl2-3m  SAN  FRANCISCO. 


JOHN    DANIEI* 

(SUCCESSOR  TO  O.  GORt) 

MARBLE     WORKS, 

No.  421  Pine  st  bet  Montgomery  and  Kearny,  San  Francisco 

Mantels,  Monuments,  Tombs,  Plumbers*  Slabs 

Etc.,  On  hand  and  Manufactured  to  order, 
jjgr  Goods  shipped  to  all  parts  of  the  State.     Orders  re 
spectfulli  solicited.  6v8-3m 


REMOVAL. 

HINCKLEY    &     CO., 
Fulton    Foundry   and    Iron    Works, 

Have  removed  their  works.to  the 

N .  JE.  corner  Fremont  and  Tehama  streets. 
5vl5tf 


-TTSE- 
EMERY  &  EATON'S 

GEEEN  SEAL    SMOKING  TOBAOOO. 

16\-14  6id  No.  518  Battery  street. 


Palmer's  Patent 
ARTIFICIAL    LEG, 

Manufactured  in   Philadelphia,  Penn. 
JAXTIS  JEWETT,  AGEKT. 

218  Montgomery  Street,  San  Francisco.  10v8-lm 


HUCKS  &  LAMBERT, 

SOLE  MANUFACTURERS  OF  THE  CELEBRATED 

D^- H.  &  L.  «sa 

AXLE      Gr  R  E  A.  «  E  , 

Katoma  Street  arjd    North  Beach. 


2vl3-3m 


SAN  FRANCISCO. 


HARRIS    BROS., 

CUTLEBS,  LOCKSMITHS,  BELLHANGERS 

And   Model    Makers. 
206  Leidesdorff  street,  bet  Sacramento  and  Commercial, 
SAN  FRANCISCO.  21vH-tf 


LEATHER  HOSE  AND  BELTING, 

ALL   SIZES. 

SUCTION    HOSE   MADE     TO   ORDER 

At  short  notice,  by 

M.  M.   COOK  .&  SON, 

No.  SOI  Buttery  street, 

)3vlMm  SAN  FRANCISCO. 


SAN    FRANCISCO 

Cordage  Manufactory  ! 

CONSTANTLY  ON  HAND   A  LARGE  ASSORTMENT 
—  or— 

MANILA     CORDAOE, 

"WTiale  Line,  Bale  Rope,  etc., 

Manufactured  from  Pure  Manila  Hemp. 

Office,  at  TUBES  A  GO'S,  611  and  613  Front  street 
asf  Manuiactory  at  the  Potrero.  llvll-lq 


McISTALLY  &  HAWKINS, 
3?lixm.lt>eriS  and  Gas-Fitters, 

No.  645  Market  Street, 


BUILDINGS  FITTED  TJP  WIT1T  GAS, 

Water  and  Steam  Pipes,  and  all  work  warranted.  Have 
constantly  on  hand  an  assortment  of  Gas-Fixtures,  Lead 
and  Iron  Pipes,  Marble  Slabs,  etc.  6vljqr 


E.    POWER, 

WOOD    CARVER 

—  Ann  — 

Composition  Ornament   Manufacturer. 

Designing,  Modeling  and  Patterns 

for  casting. 

INTERIOR    DECORATIONS    OF   ALL    DESCRIPTIONS, 

In  Wood,  Composition  and  Metal. 

Nos.  311  and  313  Market  street,  San  Francisco. 
25vH-qy 


J.   M.   STOCKMAN, 

Manufacturer  of 
PATTERNS     A1VT>     IVtODDELS, 

(Over  W.  T.  Garratt's  Brass  Foundry,) 
S.  E.  Corner  of  Mission  and  Fremont  sts,, 
6vl4tf  SAN  FRANCISCO 


J.    R.   WHITE.  JACOB    KRAMER, 

Petroline    Oil    Works, 
J.  H.  WHITE  &  CO., 

No.  109  Commercial  street,  San  Francisco, 

Are  now  manufacturing 

LUBRICATING  OILS  &:  AXLE  CREASE, 

From  Petroleums  of  California,  and  ask  to  be  encouraged 
by  the  citizens  of  California.  As  a  home  production  in  all 
their  parts,  these  Lubricators  are  equal  to  any  in  the 
market,  and  surpass  all  others  fc  r  cleansing  off  gum  caused 
by  the  use  of  animal  oils  which  contain  stearinc  and  marga- 
rin,  which  soon  become  acid.  Afatr  trial,  at  the  low  price 
asked.  Is  all  that  we  solicit  25vl4tf 


Professional  Cards. 


SHEBMAN  DAT, 
UMiiiiiigr  Engineer, 

No.  114  Montgomery  Block,  San  Francisco. 

Will  examine,  survey  and  report  upon  mines,  tnd  consult 
and  advise  concerning  investments  in  mining  property,  or 
the  machinery  management  and  expeuditures  of  mines. 
22q« 


THEODOEE  KALLENBEKG, 

Machinist,  Maker  of  Models  for  Inventors, 

Scales,  Weights,  Dies,  Stamps,  Drawing  and  Philosophical 

Instruments,  etc. 

No.  lO  Stevenson  street  near  First,  San  Francisco. 

BST Repairing  promptly  attended  to.  3vl5tf 


The  Mining  and  Scientific  PRKSs.San  Francisco,  has  en- 
tered on  its  sixteenth  volume.  The  Press  is  worth  its  weight 
in  gold  to  the  artisan  and  the  miner,  and  is  always  filled 
with  original  matter  of  deep  interest  to  all  classes.— A  modor 
Ledger,  July  \Hh. 


FREDERICK  MAXSELL. 

Mechanical  &  Arcnitectural  Draughtsman, 

No.  122  California  street  corner  of  Leidsdorff. 

Drawings  of  Models  made  for  parties  applying  for  pa 
ents  at  Washington  or  London.  mar23-tt. 


E.  V.  JOICE, 

3VOTA.KY       PUBLIC, 

Basement  of  New  Merchants'  Exchange,  California  fltreet 
3vl5tf  SAN  FRANCISCO. 


J-AJHES   M.    TAYLOR, 

Attorney  and  Counsellor  at  Law, 

Court  Block,  636  Clay  Street, 

SAN   FRANCISCO. 
2vl5-lqy 


ISAAC  LOBREE  &  CO., 
,  GOLDEN  STATE  POTTERY,Cf| 

Office  in  San  Francisco,  516  Commercial  St. 

Constantly  on  hand  a  large  assortment  of  Earthenware, 

Fire  Brick",  Fire  Clay,  and  Stoneware, 


J.  1ST.  ECKEL,  M.  D., 
Homoeopathic    Physician 

226  Post  Street,  San  Francisco. 
24vl4yr 


DR.   H.   AUSTIN, 

DENTIST, 

No.  634  Waslilritrtozx  Street, 
Between    Montgomery    and    Kearny    Streets 

[OVER  SAN  TOANCISCO  BATHS] 

SAN  FEANCISCO.  20vlO-qy 


J.  W.  WINTER, 
DENTIST. 


Office,  041  Clay  street San  Francisco. 

First-class  gold  fillings  for  S3,  as  good  as  anv  dentist  can 
produce  in  the  city  Dr.  Winter  has  practiced  Dentistry 
twenty  vears— fit  teen  In  this  Stnte.  For  a  full  upnersct  <A 
gum  teeth,  on  vulcanite  base,  from  $20  to  $35.  Teeth  ex- 
tracted without  pain  by  local  application.  I8vl4-tf 


RADICAL  CURE 

— OF— 

RUPTURE 


.£ 


Subscribers  who  do  not  receive  the  Jlining  and  Sdentifi< 
Press  in  due  time,  are  requested  to  inform  the  publishers. 


Treatment  of  all  Deformities  of  the  Body,  by  DR.  A. 
FOLLEAU'S  process*.  ©24  Washington  street  up  stairs, 
Washington  Baths  Building,  between  Montgomery  and 
Kearny  streets. 

DR.  A.  FOLLEATJ 

Has  his  studies  and  manufactories  in  the  same  building. 

Every  kind  of  Apparatus,  Trusses,  orthopedic  Instru- 
ments, Artificial  Limbs,  etc  ,  are  manufactured  and  applied 
by  himself. 

BSF'Hc  hru  no  connection  itiftJi  any  Agency.  24vl4-llptf 


MOSHEIM  KR'8 

PIONEER     MINING-    SCHOOL 

„  -AND — — 

Metal lxurgic al    Works. 

Having  established  the  first  Practical  Mining  and  Metal- 
lurgical School  In  the  United  States,  X  would  call  the  atten- 
tion of  gentlemen  who  may  wish  to  obtain  a  practical 
knowledge  of  Chemistry.  Metallurgy,  etc  ,  to  ihe  fact  that  I 
am  now  prepared  to  leach  the  t'nll'uving  branches: 

1  Assaving  of  ores,  metals  and  other  mineral  substances. 

2  Technology,  or  Chemistry,  as  applied  to  any  special 
branch  of  manufacturing. 

3.  Metallurgy  of  gold,  silver,  lead,  copper,  etc  ,  by  smelt- 
ing, amalgamating,  lixivlation,  eic. 

4.  Gold  extraction  by  chlorine  gas;  also,  a  modified  pro- 
cess of  the  same,  which  is  cheaper  and  quicker  than  the 
processes  usually  employed. 

5.  Concentration.    Dressing  of  ores. 

6.  Construction  of  furnaces,  in  which  any  kind  of  fuel 
may  be  used  for  smelting,  roasting,  etc.,  as  well  as  the  erec- 
tion of  any  machinery  or  apparatus  required  in  metallurgy 
and  technology. 

Mininjf  is  considered  by  many  a  very  hazardous  under- 
taking; but  lean  assure  anyone  that  our  mines  are  as  safe 
an  investment  as  anj  other  business  when  properly  under- 
stood and  managed;  therefore,  learn  first,  if  you  have  a 
mine.  Uieu  study  the  nature  of  the  ore,  and  how  to  work 
it.  ami  you  will  never  fail  to  besuccesslul. 

It  may  not  be  superfluous  to  state  that  I  am  theoretically 
and  practically  acquainted  with  all  the  branches  T  offer  to 
teach.  Years  of  actual  experiencp  In  the  laboratory, 
smelting  works,  quartz  mills,  and  other  manufactories  car- 
ried on  on  my  own  account,  have  not  only  given  me  les- 
sons, but  more  than  ordinary  ability. 

I  was  the  first  one  in  California  who  successfully  ex- 
tracted silver  by  smelting,  on  a  Urge  scale,  and  have  since 
been  traveling  through  the  manufacturing  and  miniDg 
towns  of  Europe,  to  study  all  improvements,  and  am  now 
again  the  only  one  in  San  Francisco  who  undertakes  to 
work  anv  kind  of  ores  by  either  roasting,  smelting,  lixivia- 
tion,  or  chlorinanon  process. 

I  also  undertake  the  erection  of  smelting  and  roasting 
furnaces,  and  furnish  plans  and  estimates  for  any  kind  of 
works. 

My  lately  invented  Roasting  Furnace  has  the  following 
advantages:  A  Furnace  of  the  capacity  to  roast  one  to 
one  and  a  half  tons  of  ore  per  day  can  be  built  for  $300.  It 
requires  half  a  cord  oi  wood  per  ton  of  sulphurets.  The 
total  expenses  of  roasting  are  not  over  $6.  The  roasting  is 
more  perfect,  as  the  ore  appears  in  a  spongy  condition  and 
eagerly  takes  up  the  chlorine  gas  or  quicksilver  when 
amalgamated  A  large  size  furnace  In  successful  opera- 
tion may  be  seen,  by  permission  of  Mr.  Maltman,  in  his 
works  in  Nevada  City.  Several  others  are  in  progress  of 
building. 

Charges  for  assaying  gold  or  silver  ores $3  00 

Copper  ores iiiir-  5  0u 

JOS.  MOSHETMEK, 
Practical  Chemist.  Metallurgist,  etc. 

Office,  No.  328  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco,  Oal. 
6vl5-3ms 


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Metallurgy. 


BOALT  «fc  STETEFELDT, 

Metallurgists  and  Mining  Engineers 

ATISTIN,  NEVADA. 

Western  Branch  of  ADELBERG   &   RAYMOND,  No.  90 
Broadway,  New  York.  llvll 


Q.  W.  HAYN.UID.  J.   n.  TIBHANM, 

MaTNABD   «fc  TI3BMA.1V1V, 

Mining  Engineers  and  Metallurgists, 

"-to  Pearl  street,  New  York, 

—AMD — 

CENTRAL    CITY,   COLORADO. 

19vl2.1y 


EUROPEAN 

METALLURGICAL    WORKS, 

AMD 

Practical    Mining    School, 
Bryant  Street,  Between  Third  and  Fourth. 

SAN   FRANCISCO. 

THE  Proprietors  are  at  all  times  prepared  to  work  or  test 
Oressent  to  this  establishment— eitherin  large  or  small 
quantities— by  such  process  as  may  be  found  best  adapted  to 
their  chemical  character,  alter  a  careful  analysis  has  been 
made.  Teat  lots  of  Ore  adapted  tj  the  smelting  process  at- 
tended to.  Sulphuret,  pyritous,  and  the  (so-called)  "rcbel- 
lous  ores,"  are  having  especial  attention  paid  to  their  suc- 
cessful treatment.  Assaying  in  the  humid  and  dry  way. 
Also,  refining  by  cupellation,  done  at  moderate  rates. 

PRACTICAL  MIM.VG  SCHOOL. 

The  proprietors — encouraged  by  numerous  applications 
from  gentlemen  desirous  of  pursuing  the  study  of  practical 
metallurgy — have  concluded  to  admit  parties  on  reasonable 
terms.  Having  in  tbeir  Mill  all  tbe  necessary  appli- 
ances for  crushing,  roasting,  amalgamating,  smelting,  re- 
fining and  assaying,  as  also  a  well  extended  Laboratory  for 
the  analysis  ot  Ores  and  Minerals,  a  good  opportunity  is 
here  offered  to  acquire  a  sound  practical  knowledge  of  the 
business. 

8.  P.  Kimball,  J  R.  Mfrpiit. 

IOvIO 


J.  A.  BAUEB, 
G  liemical    Laboratory, 

AND  DRUG  STORE, 

C14  Wnnhlnirton  Street.  [Established  1849.  | 

BAN  FRANCISCO. 

Careful  Analyses  made  of 

Ores.    Minerals,    "Wat its.    Oils,    Liquors, 
Wines,  Products  of  Art,  etc. 

Pharmaceutical  Preparations  Made  to  Order. 

Opinions  given  on  Chemical  Questions  and  Geology. 

S5r-Particular  attention  paid  to  Analyses  of  all  kinds,  n 
cases  where  legal  questions  are  involved. 

Pure  Nitric  Acid,  Nitrate  of  Silver,  Gold  Chloride,  Platln 
Chloride,  Sodium  Amalgam,  Sulphate  of  Copper,  etc.,  for 
sale.  12vl4-6m 


The  Mercantile  Gtizette 

—AND — 

PRICES     CURRENT, 

E.  D.  WATERS  &  CO.,  Prop'rs. 

Office,  Northeaat  corner  Clay  and  Battery  sta.. 

BAN  FRANCISCO. 

The  Mercantile  Gazette  and  Prices  Current"  Is  the  only 

Commercial    Paper 
ON    THE    PACIFIC    COAST. 

PUBLISHED  EVERY  STEAMER  DAY. 

Terms,  SO  per  "Ycur,  payaole  In  advance. 

THE  LETTIX  SHEET  PRICES  CUKKEST 

For  enclosure  In  letters.  Is  also  published  every 
STEAMER  DAY.      . 


New  Mining  Advertisements. 


Chalk  Mountain  Blue    Gravel   Compuny.-Lo. 

cation  of  Works:  Nevada  County,  California. 

Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board 
of  Trustcesof  said  Company,  held  on  the  thirteenth  day  of 
August,  1867,  an  assessment  of  one  dollar  and  fifty  centa 
per  share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Com- 
pany, payable  immediately,  in  United  States  gold  aud 
silver  coin,  to  the  Secretary. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  unpaid 
on  the  thirteenth  day  of  September,  1867,  shall  be  deemed 
delinquent, and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale  at  public  unc- 
tion, and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  before,  will  be  sold 
on  Monday,  the  thirtieth  day  of  September,  1S67,  to  pay 
the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of  adver- 
tising and  expenses  ot  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees. 

J.  M.  BUFFINGTON,  Secretary. 

Office,  No.  5  Government  House,  corner  Washington  and 
Sansome  streets,  San  trancisco,  California.  au!7 


Hope   Gravel    Minim?   Company.— T^ocntlon    of 

Works  and  Property:  Grass  Valley,  Nevada  County,  Cali- 
fornia. 

Notice  is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  fifteenth  day  ol 
August,  1867,  an  assessment  (No.  16)  of  fifty  (50)  cents  per 
share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company, 
payable  immediately,  In  United  States  gold  and  silver 
coin,  to  the  Secretary,  at  the  office  of  the  Company,  In  San 
Francisco. 

Any  stock  upon  which  sRld  assessment  shnll  remain  un- 
paid on  Thursday,  the  nineteenth  day  of  September,  1867, 
shall  be  deemed  delinquent,  and  will  be  dulv  advertised 
lor  sale  at  public  auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be 
made  before,  will  he  sold  on  Monday,  the  seventh  day  of 
October.  1867,  to  pay  tbe  delinquent  assessment,  together 
with  costs  oi  advertising  and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order 
of  the  Board  ot  Trastees. 

DAVID  WILDER,  Secretary. 
Office,  No.  533  Kearny  street,  corner  of  Sacramento,  San 
Francisco,  California.  uul7 


(The  pining  nnfl  ^mntftfr  f  xt$$. 


109 


He  Hunt  Gold  mid  Silver  Mining  CoMpuny.- 
Locallon  of  Works:  Star  District,  Humboldt  County, 
SUte  of  Nevada, 

Noun.— There  are  delinquent,  upon  the  following  de- 
ecrlbed  mock,  on  account  of  assessment  levied  on  the 
eleventh  day  of  July,  1867.  the  several  amounia  set  oppo- 
site the  names  of  the  respective  ihareholders  as  follows: 

Nairn-"  Nit,  iVrilflcate.    No.  Shares.  Amount. 

Ball.-mt.T,  Wlllllatii 493  20  $tu  QQ 

Barker,  J ...AM  fi  lit  ui 

balon  i  7  8  16  00 

Brldeman.JG bal  ■<»  IM  6  HOP 

Blfler,  C  A «M  8  16  uo 

H\  rnM.John balon  »*  3  «  oo 

Blgler,  John balon  Mo  6  12  on 

Berry.  Jauir- ?-*7  It)  3U  00 

Berry,  James.... 728  10  20  OO 

Berry,  Jumea 729  ]0  20  ifl 

i     730  5  10  uu 

Berry,  James 731  6  10  00 

Berry,  Jam<-*  733  5  lu  <«> 

Bt-rrv.  Jainvx 7.VJ  ft  M  00 

Berry,  Jauie.  780  10  20  on 

Berry,  James 7*1  10  20  09 

Berry.  Jam* 70*  10  ■  IV 

Berrv,  Jnuifi 75'  8  10  on 

Daghlil,  Wm  N 13«  lo  2  oo 

CuKtilll.  WruN IU  IS  30  ou 

t'.ghill.TR   581  18  80  00 

t*ruu«c.  H  F 818  4  8  u> 

*l balon  498  t  4  00 

lwwk.  Luther bn  I  on  807  10  »(  no 

Darby.  Thomas hulon  777  38  48  OH 

Davit,  G  W bill  on  730  3  8  00 

Fraxrr,  Jam** bal  on  261  V,  7  mi 

Faulkner,  George ...830  6  10  00 

QUI,  F  vv ft*)  80  10000 

0111,  F  w 801  60  100  00 

OIU,  f  W H1  80  100  00 

GUI.  F  W * H03  48  9!  00 

Ontfln    A 712  5  10  00 

Glover.  G  F  M,  Trustee Ml  40  hi  00 

Hud  ion,  T  W .tSi  1(1  20  00 

rw 383  6  1000 

Hnhman.  F  O 8M  ft  10  00 

lland.JM 7   t  8  10  0"  I 

ll.inin,  .Ml   818  80  UNJ  00 

Hutchinson.  J  B 8B8  100  200  ■  0 

Knowlton, J  II balon  697  3  8  00 

Melton,  Win ins  so  40  oo 

Helton,  Win. :..:<90  2  4  00 

Mandiebnum,  F 6*1  8  10  00 

Morrow,  W  w 7S9  6  10  oo 

Fatten,  WR 808  60  100  00 

Rouse,  w  B 106  10  20  oo 

Rosenthal,  8 634  10  20  00 

Rosenthal,  S 6*7  4  8  00 

Rosenthal.  S 7<»9  5  10  00 

Smith,  li    K 751  6  1000 

Tollman,  AC , Gift  81  6£  00 

Thomas,  lib-hard bal  on  749  3  6  00 

Wonnerhold,  C bal  on  612  3  6  00 

Wilson,  R  B 823  10  20  00 

And  In  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  the  Board 
ot  Trustees,  made  on  the  said  eleventh  day  of  July,  1867,  so 
many  shares  of  each  parcel  of  said  stock  as  may  be 
necessary,  will  be  sold  at  public  auction,  at  the  office  of  the 
Company,  No.  88  Exchange  Building,  northwest  corner  of 
Washington  and  Montgomery  streets,  San  Francisco,  Cal., 
on  Wednesday,  the  fourth  day  of  September,  1867,  at  the 
hour  of  1  o'clock  P.  M.  of  said  day,  for  cash,  in  U.  S.  gold 
coin,  to  pay  said  delinquent  assessment  thereon,  together 
with  cosUof  advertising  and  expenses  of  sale. 

JOHN  II.  BURNETT,  Secretary. 

Office,  No.  63  Exchange  Building,  northwest  corner  of 
Washington  and  Montgomery'  streets,  San  Francisco,  Cali- 
fornia. aul7 

I.  X.  I..  Gold  and  Silver  Mining;  Company,-Lo> 
cation  of  Works:  Silver  Mountain  District,  Alpine  Coun- 
ty, Cal. 

Notice.— The  Annual  Meeting  of  the  stockholders  of  thp 
I.  X.  L.  Oold  and  Silver  Mining  Company,  for  the  election  of 
Trustees,  and  the  transacton  of  such  other  business  as  may 
ooine  before  the  Company,  will  beheld  in  San  Francisco, 
at  the  office  of  the  Company,  No.  418  and  420  Clny  street, 
on  THURSDAY,  the  twelfth  day  of  September,  1867.  at  12 
o'clock,  noon. 

FRANK  H.  HAMILTON,  Jr.,  Secretary. 
Office,  418  and  420  Clay  street.  San  Francisco."  ao!7 


l.n    Hitmen  Oold   and  Silver   Mining  Company, 

Location  of  Works:    District  of  Urcs,  State  of  Sonora, 

Mexico. 

Notice  is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  tenth  day  of  August, 
1867,  an  assessment  of  two  dollars  and  (Iftv  cents  per  share 
was  levied  upon  the  assessable  capital  stock  of  said  Com- 
pany, payable  immediately, in  United  States  gold  and  sil- 
ver coin,  to  the  secretary,  at  the  office,  southeast  coruer 
Front  and  Commercial  streets,  San  Francisco. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid on  Sat urdu v,  the  fourteenth  day  of  Soptemhir,  .1857, 
shall  be  deemed  delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised 
for  sale  at  public  auction,  and  unless  payment  "hull  be 
made  before,  will  be  sold  on  Monday,  the  thirtieth  day 
of  Septemher,  1867,  to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment, 
together  with  corns  of  advertising  and  expenses  of  sale. 
By  order  of  the  Board  of  Trustees. 

JOS.  GOLDMAN,  Secretary. 

Office,  southeast  corner  Front  and  Commercial  streets, 
San  Francisco,  California.  aul3 


Lady  Franklin  Gold  and  Silver  Mining  Com- 
pany.—Stiver  Mountain  Mining  District,  Alpine  County, 
California. 

Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  second  day  of 
May,  1867,  an  assessment  of  thirty  (30)  cents  per  share  was 
levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company,  payable 
Immediately,  in  United  States  gold  and  silver  coin,  to  the 
Secretary,  at  his  Office,  305  Montgomery  street,  San  Fran- 
cisco, Cal. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid on  the  sixteenth  day  of  September,  1867,  shall  be 
deemed  delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale 
at  public  auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  be- 
fore, will  besold  on  Tuesday,  the  fifteenth  day  of  October. 
1867,  to  nay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs 
of  advertising  and  expenses  of  sale  By  order  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees. 

J.  S.  LUT1T.  Secretary. 

Office.  305  Montgomery  street,  Rooms  5  and  6,  San  Fran- 
Isco.  California.  aul7 


Nouuli*  *Se  Corcoran  Silver  Mlnlns*  Company- 
Location  of  Works:  Storey  County,  State  of  Nevada. 
Notice.— There  are  delinquent,  upon  the   following  de- 
scribed stock,on  account  of  assessment  levied  on  the  eleventh 
day  of  July,  1867,  the  several  amounts  set  opposite  the  names 
of  the  respective  shareholders  as  follows: 
Names.  No.  Certificate.    No.  Shares.    Amount. 

Bell,  Roscna 75  lo  $5  00 

Bell,  Jos 80  fi  2  co 

Comaford,  P 65  5  2  50 

Edwards,  A  L 79  10  fi  oo 

Kennedy,  Jas 64  5  2  50 

Mulreln,  D 27  m  5  o0 

Mulrein.D 28  10  ft  00 

Murphy,  John 70  250  125  10 

Moloney,  M 74  5  2  50 

McCann,  A HI  5  2  50 

McOrath,  Fredcrlca 82  10  5  no 

Neenan,  A 73  6  2  so 

Pendergrass,  Wm 77  5  2  50 

And  In  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees,  made  on  the  eleventh  day  of  July,  1867,  so  many 
shares  of  each  parcel  of  Baid  stock  as  may  be  necessary, 
will  be  sold  at  public  auction,  at  the  salesroom  of  Maurice 
Dore  &  Co,,  No.  327  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal., 
on  Monday,  the  second  day  of  September,  1867,  at  the  hour 
of  12  o'clock,  M\,  of  said  day,  to  pay  said  delinquent  assess- 
ment thereon,  together  with  costs  of  advertising  and  ex- 
penses of  sale. 

A.  P.  GREEN,  Secretary. 
Office,  Room  No.  11,  338  Montgomery  street,  San  Fran- 
cisco, California.  au!7 


Nuriira  Henora  tie  «-im«l<-lii|>*-  Silver  Mining 
Company.  Location  of  Works  :  Tayoltlta,  San  Dim  as 
District.  Duraagn,  Mexico. 

NiiTtL-it  —  There  arc  delinquent  upon  the  following  de- 
Bribed  stock,  on  account  of  assessment  levied  oil  the 
twelfth  day  of  July,  1867,  the  several  amounts  set  opposite 
(he  names  of  the  respective  shareholders,  as  follows: 

Nimikv  No.  Certificate.     No.  Shares.    Amount. 

Carl  Steuibrimj 141  10  $1000 

Formerly  I'uaasMMbia  BtOCk: 
Wm   Kliniii.'p 141  10  10  00 

li.ior  Bocfcmann 157  10  10  uo 

And  in  accordance  with  law.  and  an  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees,  made  on  tin-  twelfth  day  of  July,  1867,  »o  ninny 
shares  of  each  parcel  of  said  stock  as  may  be  necessary, 
will  he  sold  at  public  auction,  at  the-  salesrooms  of  Badger 

*  Onapman,  H.  W.  corner  of  Kearny  and  California  street*, 

Kan  Francisco,  Cat.,  oil  Tuesday,  thu  third  day  of  Sep- 
tember, 1S67.  at  the  hour  of  1  o'clock,  P.  M.  of  said  day, 
to  pay  said  delinquent  assessment  thereon,  together  with 
costs  of  advertising  uud  expenses  of  sale. 

E.  J.  PFEIFFER,  Secretary. 
Office,  No.  210Poststreet,  San  Francisco,  Cal.  aul7 


Nllver    Sprout    31  lulu  1;    Company.  —  Kearsurgre 

District,  Inyo  County,  California. 

There  will  be  a  meeting  of  the  stockholders  of  the  above 
named  Company,  for  tho  purpose  of  altering  and  amending 
the  by-laws  of  the  Compuny.'oii  the  tenth  day  of  Septem- 
ber, 1867,  at  3  o'clock  P.  M.,  at  the  office  of  the  Company, 
No.  408  California  street  By  order  of  the  Board  of  Trus- 
tees. 

T.  B.  WINOARD,  Secretary. 

San  Francisco.  August  16th,  1S67.  aul7 


Santa   Cruz    Petroleum   Oil    Works  Company. 

Location:  Sanlu  Cruz  County,  California. 

Notice  is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees  of  *ald  Company,  held  on  the  thirteenth  day  of 
August,  1867,an  assessment  (No  20)  of  fifty  cents  per  share  was 
levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company,  payablo 
Immediately,  In  I'nl. id  States  gold  coin, to  the  Secretary, 
R.  v,  i.ui.Ni-  u,  416  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid on  Tuesday,  the  seventeenth  day  of  September,  1867, 
shall  he  deemed  delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised 
for  sale  at  public  auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  bo 
ni.nl-'  bsfare,  will  besold  on  Tuesday,  the  eighth  day  of 
October.  IS67,  to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together 
with  costs  of  advertising  and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of 
the  Board  of  Trustees. 

R.  WEGENER,  Secretary. 

Office  415  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal.    aul7 


Santn  Cruz  Petroleum  Oil  "Works   Company. 

Location:  County  of  Santa  Cruz,  State  of  California. 

Notice  —The  fifth  Annual  Meeting  of  the  stockholders  of 
the  above  named  Company  will  be  held  at  their  office,  415 
Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco,  California,  on  Tuesday, 
the  twenty-fourth  day  of  September,  1867,  at  7&  o'clock 
P.  M.,  for  the  purpose  of  electing  Trustees  to  serve  for  the 
ensuing  year,  and  transacting  such  other  business  as  may 
properly  come  before  it- 

E.  WEGENER,  Secretary. 

San  Francisco,  August  13,  1867.  aul7 


Tuolumne    Mountain  Gold  and  Silver  Mining- 

Company,  Old  Buchanan  Ledge,  Tuolumne  County,  State 

of  California. 

Notice.— There  are  delinquent,  upon  the  following  da- 
scribed  stock,  on  account  of  assessment  levied  on  the 
tenth  day  or  July,  1867,  the  several  amounts  set  opposite 
the  names  of  the  respective  shareholders,  as  follows: 

Names.  No.  Certificate.    No.  Shares.    Amount 

John  Anthcs 64  n  $5  00 

Byrne.  H  H 16 

Byrne.  II  H 63 

Byrne.  H  H 142 

Finance.  Alexander  31 

Breucr.  JT 134 

Brcuer,  JT 6 

Brcuer.JT 67 

Kernan,  John  C 31 

Perrln,  Pierre 39 

Bartet,  G 40 

Bartet,  H 121 

Herzo,  J  (G.  W.  Jenkins' stock) 

54  or  55 

Bernard,  J 96 

Kennedy,  J  OB 93 

Kennedy,  JO  B 97 

Kennedy,  J  OB 100 

Lob,  A 88 

Lob,  Simon 91 

Lob,  Louisa 90 

Smith,  J  F 98 

Epstein,  Simon Ml 

Weislcr,  Alexander 103 

Vaslue.  Jules 105 

Kerston ,  Joseph 109 

Kerston,  Joseph 120 

Kerston,  Joseph 127 

Kerston,  Joseph 131 

Chappelle,  AM 128 

Chappelle,  AB 119 

Chappelle,  AB 126 

Bnrlct,  Aglae  P 121 

LoRoy,  Catharine 130 

PfelfTer,  Jeanne 129 

Hlrshfcld,  P HO 

Menu,  J  H 141 

Bloc k.  George 143 

L'evau,  Charles 114 

Finance,  Julie  L 

Oetzman,  Einile 

And  in  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees,  made  on  the  tenth  day  of  July,  1867,  so 
many  shares  of  each  parcel  of  said  stock  as  may  be  ne- 
cessary, will  be  sold  at  public  auction,  by  Maurice  Dore  £ 
Co.,  at  No.  327  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal  ,  on 
Saturday,  the  thirty-first  day  of  August,  1867,  at  the  hour  of 
12  o'clock  M.  of  said  day,  to  pay  said  delinquent  assess- 
ment thereon,  together  with  costs  of  advertising  and  ex- 
penses of  sale. 

D.  F.  VERDENAL,  Secretary. 

Office.  22  Court  Block,  636  Clay  street,  San  Francisco.  aul7 


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Cansifo   Oold    und    Silver    Mlnlns   Company, 

Lander  County.  Nevada. 

Notice — There  are  delinquent,  upon  the  following  de- 
scribed  stock,  on  accmftlt  of  assessment  levied  on  the 
uty-tlrst  day  of  June,  1867.  the  several  amounts  set 
opposite  the  names  of  the  respective  shareholders,  as  fol- 
lows: 

Names.  No.  Ceriltlcntes.     No.  Shares.    Amount. 

Cams,  James 7!  5  Slot)  00 

I'rinkliMtiM.-.  J  A 6  S  6<i  00 

I.  L 51  S  CO  00 

Fnasett,  MO LSI  1  20  00 

Oray,  lupti  13S  S  60  00 

Marker,   W  H  C £A  10  200  00 

Marker.  W  »  1* ^4  10  200  00 

Marker,  J  W 131  a  60  00 

Jacobs,  NB  itt  4  80  00 

Rayinond.O  B,  Trustee Itl  519  10,980  00 

Camargo  stock  acct S  60  00 

Lander,  PC 63  0  120  00 

And  In  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees,  made  on  the  twenty-first  day  of  June,  1867,  so 
niauybliarenof  each  parcel  of  said  stock  at  may  be  necessary 
will  be  sold  at  public  auction,  at  tho  office  of  the  Coin- 
puny,  by  Jones  A  Bendlxou,  Auctioneers,  on  Thursday,  tho 
twenty -sixth  day  of  September,  1867,  at  the  hour  of  2  o'clock 
P.  M.  of  said  day,  to  pay  said  delinquent  BSBfimiTlpnl  thereon, 
together  with  costs  of  advertising  and  expenses  ol  sale. 
N.  C.  FASSETT,  Secretary. 

Office,  N.  E.  corner  Clay  and  Front  streets.  San  Franclsce. 
aul 


To  Capitalists* 


GOLD   QUARTZ    MINE,    SITUATED   IN    CALAVERAS 
County,  with  steam  mill  fitted  up  with  Amalgamating 
Pans,  etc..  FOR  SALE.    The  mine  has  three  main  veins,  and 
more  than  $80,000  have  been  spent  in  opening  them  and  com- 
pleting the  mill.    Good  wagon  roads  all  the  wnv,     Apply  to 
BELLOC  FRERES,  Bankers. 
23vl3-6m  535  Clay  street,  San  Francisco. 


Mining   Notices— Continued- 


A<U-ll:i    Oold   Mlnlngr    Company,  XCock   Creek, 

Sierra  County,  California. 

Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  tho  flflh  day  of  Au- 
gust, 1867,  an  assessment  of  fifty  cents  per  share  was  levied 
upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company,  payable  imme- 
diately, in  United  States  gold  and  silver  coin,  to  the  Secre- 
tary. A.  C.  Taylor,  No.  429  Pncillc  street,  San  Francisco. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid on  the  filth  day  of  September,  1S67,  shall  be  deemed 
delinquent,  and  will  be  dulv  advertised  for  sale  at  public 
auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  before,  will  be 
sold  on  Friday,  the  twentieth  day  of  September,  1867. 
to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of 
advertising  and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  tho  Board 
of  Trustees. 

A.  C.  TAYLOR,  Secretary. 

Office,  429  Pacific  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal.  aulO 


Oold  Quarry   Company,    Location    of   IVorlcst 

Placer  County,  California. 

Notice.— There  are  delinquent  upon  the  following  de- 
scribed stock,  on  account  of  assessment  levied  on  the 
twenty-fourth  day  of  June,  1867,  the  Beveral  amounts  set  op 
positc  the  names  of  tho  respective  shareholders,  as  fol- 
lows: 

Names.  No.  Certificate.    No.  Shares.    Amount. 

Ogden  Hoffman 4  in  $1,000  00 

Edmund  Wenheman 16  60  1.000  00 

Archibald  C  Peachy 7  UK)  2,000  00 

Lafayette  Maynard 9  60  1,000  00 

John  Apel 10  33  660  00 

James  Freeborn 17  60  1,000  OO 

James  Freeborn 18  50  1,000  00 

And  In  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees,  made  on  the  twenty-fourth  day  of  June,  1867,  so 
many  shares  of  each  parcel  of  said  stock  as  may  ho  ne- 
cessary, will  bo  sold  at  public  auction,  by  Messrs.  Duncan 
&  Co.,  auctioneers,  at  the  office  of  ihe  Company,  No.  706 
Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco,  on  Monday,  the  twelith 
day  of  August,  1867,  at  the  hour  of  12  o'clock  M.  of  said 
day,  to  pay  said  delinquent  assessment  thereon,  together 
with  cosh)  of  advertising  and  expenses  of  sale. 

T.  W.  COLBURN,  Secretary. 

Office  706  Montgomery  street,  (Room  No.  4,  2d  floor)  San 
Francisco,  Cal.  Jy27 

Removal.— The  office  of  the  Company  is  removed  to  No. 
402  Montgomery  street,  Room  No.  10,  second  floor, 

T.  W.  COLBURN,  Secretary. 

August  6th,  1867.  aulO 

Postpone mknt.— The  above  sale  is  postponed  to  Monday, 
the  9th  day  of  September,  1867,  at  the  hour  of  12  o'clock, 
noon,  of  that  day,  to  take  place  at  the  new  office  of  the 
Company,  No.  402  Montgomery  street,  (Room  No.  10,  second 
floor)  San  Francisco.  By  order  of  the  board  of  Trustees. 
T.  W.  COLBURN,  Secretary. 

Office,  402  Montgomery  street  (room  No.  10,  second  floor, 
San  Francisco. 

San  Franeisco.  August  12,  1867.  nu!7 


Hanicom  Copper  Mlnlne  Company.    Location: 

Low  Divide  District,  Del  Norte  County,  California. 

Notice  is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  twentieth  day 
of  July,  1867,  an  assessment  often  cents  (10c)  per  share 
was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company, 
payable  immediately  in  United  States  gold  and  silver  coin, 
to  the  Secretary,  at  the  jEtna  Iron  Work*,  Fremont  street, 
between  Howard  and  Fulsoin,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain 
unpaid  on  the  ninth  (9lh)  dav  Septemher,  ItJCT,  shall  be 
deemed  delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale 
at  public  auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  before, 
will  be  sold  on  Monday,  the  thirtieth  day  of  September,  18(i7, 
to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of 
advertising  and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees. 

JOHN  O.  HANSCOM,  Secretary. 

Office,  at  tho  ^Etna  Iron  Works,  Fremont  street,  between 
Howard  and  Folsom,  San  Francisco.  Office  hours:  from  8 
A.  M.  tol2M..  aulo 


Lady  Bell  Copper  Mlnlne  Company,  Low  Di- 
vide Mining  District,  Del  Norte  County,  California. 
Notice.— There  are  delinquent,  upon  the  following  de- 
scribed stock,  on  account  of  assessment  levied  on  the 
eighteenth  day  of  June,  1867,  tho  several  amounts  set 
opposite  tho  names  of  tho  respective  shareholders,  as 
follows: 

Names.  No.  Certificate.    No.  Shares.    Amount 

O  Scheper 323  110  $16  50 

0  Scheper 391  15  2  25 

IK  Knowles 92  60  7  50 

FGracier H8  10  1  50 

GW  Roberts 161  5  76 

John  Rruwnleo 199  5  ■    76 

John  Brownlee 198  10  1  60 

James  Carrol...  200  6  76 

Henry  Kline 268  20  3  00 

Henry  Kline ....309  10  1  50 

PMancle ...319  10  1  50 

FA  Miller 315  20  3  00 

FA  Miller...  317  5  76 

ChasBurt 330  35  6  25 

Chas  Burt 3S9  30  4  50 

ChasBurt 379  25  S  75 

Chas  Burt 3K0  20  3  00 

PCalnon 367  10  1  50 

PCalnon 368  15  2  25 

John  Asmeos 375  6  75 

JohnAsmeoa 392  5  75 

J  W  Gardner 4u3  26  3  76 

Wm  Schumun 339  10  1  50 

HCanavun 395  20  3  00 

And  In  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees,  made  on  the  eighieenthday  of  June,  1867.  so 
many  shares  of  each  parcel  of  said  stock  as  may  be  nec- 
essary, will  be  sold  at  public  auction,  by  Messrs.  Maurice 
Dore  &  Co.,  No.  327  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco,  on 
Monday,  the  nineteenth  day  of  August,  1867,  at  the  hour  of  12 
o'clock,  M.  of  said  day,  to  pay  said  delinquent  assess- 
ment thereon,  together  with  costs  of  advertising  and  ex- 
penses of  sale. 

B.  P.  WILKINS,  Secretary  pro  tern. 
Office,  618  Market  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal.  au3 


Siengrle  *!_-.  Corcoran  Silver  Mlnlne  Company.— 

Location:  Storej'  County,  Nevada. 

Tho  Annual  Meeting  of  Stockholders  fir  the  above  named 
Company  will  be  held  at  the  office  of  the  Company,  Room 
No.  11,  338  Montgomery  stieet,  on  MONDAY,  the  19th  day 
of  August,  I8ti7,  at  7>£  o'clock  P.  M.,  for  the  purpose  of 
electing  officers  for  the  ensuing  year,  etc. 

jy20  A.  P.  QREENE,  Secretary. 


Postponements  and  Alterations.— Secrganesare 
requested  to  give  notice  of  postponements,  or  alterations 
which  they  may  desire  made  In  their  advertisements  at 
their  earliest .convenience.  New  advertisements  Should  be 
sent  n  as  early  as  possible. 


Oxford  Beta  Tunnel  and  Mlnlne  Company,  £■- 

meralda  District  and  County,  Statu  of  Nevada. 

Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  twenty-flfth  day 
July,  IS67,  an  assessment  of  fifty  cents  per  share  was  levied 
upon  the  cnt'ltal  stock  of  said  Company,  uayable  Imme- 
diately, In  united  State*  gi.ld  and  Nllver  coin,  to  tho  Secre- 
tary, or  to  ihe  Mijit-rluteiKleut  at  the  mine. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid on  the  twenty  fourth  day  of  August,  1867,  shall  be 
1I1  mi.  d  delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale  at 
public  auction,  ami  unless  payment  shall  be  made  before, 
will  i.e  sul, l  ,.11  MmiuIuv,  the  ninth  day  of  September,  1867.  to 
pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  custs  of  ad- 
vertising a:id  expenses  ol  sale.  Hy  order  of  ttie  Board  ol 
Trustees. 

„  GEO.  II.  PECK,  Secretary. 

Office,  212  Clay  street,  San  Frunclsco.  Jc27 


Uuttleannlce  Oold  and  Silver  Mlnlns  Compa- 
ny, Brown's  Valley,  Yuba  County,  California. 
Notice  Is  horeby  glvou,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  ou  the  twenty-flfth  day 
of  July,  1867,  an  assessment  of  one  ($1)  dollar  per  share 
mi  levied  upon  the  capital  slock  of  said  Company,  pay- 
able Immediately,  In  Uni'i-d  .states  jjold  and  diver  coin,  lo 
the  Secretary,  No.  818  California  street.  Sun  Francisco.  Cal. 
Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  si. nil  remain  un- 
paid on  the  CWenty-elgbth  day  ot  August,  1867.  shall  be 
deemed  delinquent,  und  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale 
at  public  auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  be- 
fore, will  be  sold  on  Mondav,  the  sixteenth  day  of  Sep* 
teinber,  1W>7,  to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together 
with  conis  ol  advertising  and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order 
of  the  Board  ol  Trustees. 

JOHN  F.  LOUSE,  Secretary 
Office.  313  California  street,  Up  stairs,  Sau  Francisco,  Cali- 
fornia. jc27 


Sophia  Consolidated    Gold    und    Silver   Mlnlne 

Company,  Tuolumne  County,  California. 

Notice  is  hereby  givon,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  Baid  Company,  held  on  the  thlrtleh  day  of 
July,  1867,  an  assessment  of  one  dollar  ($1)  oer  share  was 
levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company,  payable 
Immediately  in  United  States  gold  and  silver  coin,  to  the 
Secretary,  at  No.  GJl  Washington  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain   un- 

Saidontho  twenty- ninth  duy  of  August,  1867,shall  be  deemed 
elinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale  at  public 
auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  mude  before,  will  be 
sold  on  Saturday,  the  tuiirtcenth  day  of  Sept  umber,  1967,  to 
pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of  ad- 
vertising and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees 

DAVID  E.  JOSEPHI,  Secretary. 
Office,  641  Washington  street,  Sail  Francisco.  auS 


Senlon  Mlulne  Com  puny.-— Location  of  Worku 

Drytown,  Amador  County,  California 

Notick.— There  are  delinquent,  upon  the  following  de- 
scribed Btock,  on  account  of  assessment  levied  on  the 
twenty-eighth  day  of  May,  1867,  the  several  amounts  set  op- 
posite the  names  of  the  respective  shareholders,  aa  fol- 
lows: 

Names.  No  Certificate.    No.  shares.    Amount. 

Wm  Ashburner fil  1  $100  00 

Peter  H  Burnett,  Trustee 44  10  1000  00 

K  J  Crane,  Trustee 45  10  1000  00 

E  J  Crane,  Trustee 69  6  60000 

J  W  Gashwilcr 39  5  600  00 

A  B  Grognn 33  10  1000  00 

Howard  Havens,  Trustee 58  5  600  10 

ThcoLcRoy 34  10  IOOO  00 

A  B  MeCreery  50  4  400  00 

D  M  WSeaton 62  1  100  00 

Phebe  J  Seat  on 54  1  100  00 

Phcbe  J  Seaton 55  1  100  00 

PhcbeJ  Seaton 66  1  1O0  00 

Phebe  J  Seaton 67  1  100  00 

Ed  W  Smith,  Act'g  Cash'r 35  6  500  00 

LloydTevIs 28  6  600  00 

LloydTcvis 29  5  600  00 

LloydTevis 48  6  600  00 

Lloyd  Tevis,  Trustee 42  10  1000  00 

And  in  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees,  made  on  the  twenty-eighth  day  of  May.  1867,  so 
many  Bhares  of  each  parcel  of  said  stock  as  may  be  neces- 
sary, will  be  sold  at  public  auction,  at  the  office  of  the 
Company,  No.  60  Exchange  Building,  northwest  corner  of 
Washington  and  Montgomery  streets,  San  Francisco,  Cal., 
on  Monday,  the  twenty-ninth  day  of  July,  1867,  at  the  hour 
of  12  o'clock  M.  of  said  day,  to  pay  said  delinquent  assess- 
ment thereon,  together  with  costs  of  advertising  and  ex- 
penses of  sale. 

JOEL  F.  LIGHTNER,  Secretary. 

Office,  No.  60  Exchange  Building,  N.W.  corner  Washing- 
ton  and  Montgomery  streets  San  Francisco.  Jyl3 

Postponement.— By  order  of  the  Board  of  Trustees,  the 
above  sale  is  postponed  until  Monday,  August  26th,  1867.  at 
the  same  hour  and  place. 

JOEL  F.  LIGHTNER,  Secretarv. 

July  29, 1867.  auStd 

Silver  Sprout   Mlnlne  Company.— •Location  of 

WorkB  and  Mines:  Kearsarge  District,  Inyo  County,  Cal. 

Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  sixth  day  of  August, 
1867,  an  assessment  of  twenty  dollars  ($20)  per  share  was 
levied  upon  tho  capital  stock  of  said  Company,  payable 
immediately,  lii  United  States  gold  coin,  to  the  Secretary, 
at  the  Company's  office,  408  California  street,  San  Fran- 
cisco, Cal. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  unpaid 
on  the  tenth  day  of  September,  18t>7,  shall  be  deemed  delin- 
quent, and  will  be  duly  advertised  lor  sale  at  public  auction, 
and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  before,  will  be  sold 
on  Thursday,  the  Iweuty-slxth  day  of  September.  1867,  to 
pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of  ad- 
vertising and  expenscsof  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees. 

T.  B.  WINGARD,  Secretary. 

Office,  408  California  street,  San  Francisco.  aulO 


"Whit.lm.vli   Gold  and  Silver  Mlnlne  Company, 

Lander  County,  Nevada. 

Notick.— There  arc  delinquent  upon  the  following  described 
stock,  on  account  of  assessment  levied  on  the  twenty-first 
day  of  June,  1867,  the  severnl  amounts  set  opposite  tho 
names  of  the  respective  shareholders  as  follows: 

Names.  No.  Certificate.    No.  Shares.    Amount. 

Allen,  H  H 13  20  $301)  00 

Allen,  H  H 199  3i  640  00 

Camp,  James  139  6  90  00 

Prlukhousc,  J  A '246  1  15  00 

Fassett.  N  C 245  1  16  00 

Gray.  Asaph 247  1  15  Otf 

Harker,  Jno  W ■ 244  20  300  00 

Johnson.  GH. 202  4  60  00 

Satterlee,  W  R 41  4  6'J  00 

Turner,  Anna  Key 59  6  90  00 

Williams,  .1 J 201  32  480  00 

Doane,  WG 231  46  690  00 

Raymond,  C  B,  Trustee 243  1021  15,315  00 

Jacob,  S  W 188  2  30UO 

And  in  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees,  made  on  the  twenty-first  day  of  June,  1867,  so 
many  shares  of  each  parcel  of  said  stock  as  may  be  neces- 
sary, will  be  sold  at  public  auction,  at  the  office  of  the 
Company,  by  Jones  &  Bendixen,  auctioneers,  on  Thursday, 
the  twenty-sixth  day  of  September,  1867,  at  the  hour  of  2 
o'clock  P.  M.  of  said  day,  to  pay  said  delinquent  assess- 
ment thereon,  together  with  costs  of  advertising  and  ex- 
penses of  sale. 

N.  C.  FASSETT,  Secretary. 

Office,  N.  E.  corner  Front  and  Clay  streets,  San  Francisco, 
California.  nu3 

Olnky  &  Co.,  Auctioneers  and  Real  Estate  Agents,  attend 
promptly  to  all  business  entrusted  to  their  care  in  San 
Francisco  and  Oakland.  Mining  and  other  corpora  ions 
w  ill  find  Col.  Olney  well  posted  and  thorough  in  transacting 
ales  of  delinquent  stock.  Office,  on  Broadway,  Oakland, 
and  No.  318  Montgomery  streot,  San  Francisco.  nolO 


110 


®fae  pining  m&  Mmtiik  Jjftm. 


Machinery. 


V-A-RISTEY'SS 
PATENT    AMALGAMATOR. 

These  Machines  Stand  Unrivaled. 

For  rapidly  pulverizing  and  amalgamating  ores,  they 
have  no  equal.  No  effort  has  been,  or  will  be,  spared  to 
have  them  constructed  in  the  most  perfect  manner,  and  of 
the  great  number  now  in  operation,  not  one  has  everre- 
quired  repairs.  The  constant  and  increasing  demand  for 
them  is  sufficient  evidence  of  their  merits. 

They  are  constructed  so  as  to  apply  steam  directly  into 
the  pulp,  or  with  steam  bottoms,  as  desired. 

This  Amalgamator  Operates  as  Follows : 

The  pan  being  filled,  the  motion  of  the  muller  forces  the 
pulp  to  the  center,  where  it  is  drawn  down  through  the  ap- 
erture and  between  the  grinding  surfaces.  Thence  it  is 
thrown  to  the  periphery  into  the  quicksilver.  The  curved 
plates  again  draw  it  to  the  center,  where  it  passes  down, 
and  to  the  circumference  as  before.  Thus  it  is  constantly 
passing  in  a  regular  flow  between  the  grinding  surfaces  and 
into  the  quicksilver,  until  the  ore  is  reduced  to  an  impalpa- 
ble powder,  and  the  metal  amalgamated. 

Sellers  made  on  the  same  principle  excel  all  others.— 
They  bring  the  pulp  so  constantly  and  perfectly  in  contact 
witfi  quicksilver,  tliat  the  particles  are  rapidly  and  com 
plctely  absorbed. 

Mill  men  are  invited  to  examine  these  pans  and  setlers  for 
themselves,  at  the  PACIFIC  FOtTJVBKX, 

Ivl  San  Francisco. 


for  Hunter's 

Improved  Concentrator. 

The  patentee  is  prepared  to  sell  his  Concentrators  for 
the  above  price,  and  guarantees,  when  the  machines  are 
run  according  to  directions,  to  give  Hu  pec  cent  better  re- 
sults than  from  any  Concentrator  built  on  this  Coast,  and 
will  refund  the  money  if  they  will  not  perforin  what  is 
claimed  for  them.  Machines  with  copper  plates,  will  cost 
$10  extra.    The  Machine  can  be 

Seen  in  Operation 
At  Booth  &  Co's  Union  Foundry,  up  stairs.  Parties  pur- 
chasing Concentrators  will  do  well  to  examine  before  buy- 
ing others  of  pretended  merit.  Persons  desiring  it  can  have 
a  practical  concentration  made  of  tailings  at  any  time,  aud 
prove  the  working  of  the  machine. 

EOR,    §50. 

HUNTER'S  F.VKEKA  AMALGAMATOR. 

For  sale,  the  right  to  build  and  use  iu  mills.  A  working  plan 
will  be  furuished  each  purchaser.  Five  machines  can  be 
seen  in  operation  at  the  Eureka  Mill,  Grass  Valley.  The 
cost  of  the  irons  for  the  machine,  without  the  iron-box,  is 
about  Slut).    The  box  will  answer  of  wood. 

By  reference  tu  the  Mining  and  Sclentiflic  Press  of  May 
25th.  a  full  description  of  the  above  Machines  may  be  found. 

For  particulars,  send  for  Circulars,  or  address 
ANDKEW   HUNTEK, 

25vUtf  Union  Foundry.  San  Francisco. 


BLAKE'S  PATENT 
QUARTZ    CRUSHER. 

CATTTION! 

The  owners  of  the  Patent  for  this  valuable  machine,  in 
■order  to  facilitate  the  protection  of  their  rights  agaiuat  nu- 
merous infringers,  procured,  some  time  since,  a  reissue  of 
the  Patent,  bearing  date  January  9th,  1866. 
This  Patent  secures  the  exclusive  right  to  em- 
ploy in    Stonc^Breukluf;  M nchlnes  "Up- 
right; Convergent  Jaws, actuated 
by  a  Revolving  Shaft. 
All  persons  who  are  violating  the  Patent  by  the  unau- 
horized  making,  selling  or  using  machines  in  which  quartz 
or  other  material  is  crushed  between  upright  convergent 
rw3,  actuated  by  a  revolving  shaft,  are  hereby  warned 
hat  they  are  appropriating  the  property  of  others,  and 
that  they  will  be  held  responsible  in  law  and  in  damages. 

Several  infringing  machines  are  made  and  offered  for 
sale  in  this  city,  upon  which  Patents  have  been  obtained. 
Manufacturers,  purchasers  aud  users,  are  notified  ihatsuch 
Patents  do  not  authorize  the  use  of  the  original  invention, 
and  that  such  machines  cannot  bo  used  without  incurring 
liability  lor  damages.  BLAKE  &  TYLEK, 

Uvlitf  Agents  for  the  Pacific  Coast 


QUARTZ  MINERS,  MILLMEN, 

And  others  contemplating  the  erection  of  Reduction 
Works,  for  either  Gold  or  Silver  Ores,  your  attention  is 
called  to  a  new,  superior 

First  Class  Mill, 

In  all  respects,  with  Pans  and  Separators  complete.    The 
Mill  is  adapted  torpor  40  Stamps. 
ASF-Full  particulars  maybe  had  by  calling  on  Messrs. 
Palmer,  Knox  &  Co.,  Golden  State  Foundry,  or 

J.  IS.  UlTOHCOCK, 
19vll-3m  Millwright,  Russ  House. 


Steam   Pumps, 

FOK   DRAINING    JUNES    OR    ELEVATING   WATER  TO 
AS?   HlUtlT. 

PICKERING'S  GOVERNORS 

For  Sieam  Engines. 

GriflFavcl's    Inj  e  ctors, 

For  Feeding  Boilers. 

STODDART'S   IRON    WORKS, 


SHAKE'S  QUARTZ  BREAKER 


PRICES     REDUCED! 

MACIIINE8   OF   ALL   SIZES   FOR   SALE 
—  By  — 

WM.   P.   BLAKE, 

Corner  First  and  Mission  streets,  or  Box  2,077 

3vlSf  SAN   FRANCISCO. 


NELSON   &    DOBLE, 

AGISTS   FOR 

Thomas  Firth  k  Sons'  Cast  Steel,  Files, 

Etc.,  Shear,  Spring,  German.  Flow,  Blister  aud  Toe  Calk 

Steel;  manufacturers  of 

Mill    Piclts,    Sledges,    Hummers,  PIclcs, 

Stone   Cutters'.    Blacksmiths'    and    Horse-Shoers'  Tools, 

319  ana  331  Pine  street, 

Between  Montgomery  and  Sansome.  Sau  Francisco. 

Wvllqv 


Brodie's  Patented  Improvements 


FOR  THE  TREATMENT  OF 

Gold  and  Silver  Ores. 

BRODIE'S  PATENTED  IMPROVED  QUARTZ  CRDSHER. 
The  attention  of  all  interested  in  Mintng-is-respeci- 
fully  called  to  this  Improved  Machine    for  Breaking    or 
Snalling  Quartz,  or  other  Rock,  possessing,  as  it  does,  sim- 
plicity of  action  and  lightness  of  construction,  so  far  as  is 
cfiinpatihle  with  strength  and  durability.    In  consequence 
of  these  advantages,  the  advertisers  are  enabled  to  offer 
these  machines  to  the  public  at  the  folio  wine  low  terms: 
No.  1 — Or  iu  inch  Crusher,  capable  of  reducing  from 
three  to  tour  tons  of  ouarLz  per  hour,  no  piece  be- 
ing largerthan  a  walnut— price JftGOO 

No.  2— Or  15  inch  Crusher,  capable  of  similarly  putting 

through  live  to  six  Ions  pjer  hour 8SO 

No.  3— Or  lS-ineh  Crusher,   will  in  a  similar  manner 

crush  from  seven  to  eight  tons  per  hour 1,200 

KXTLANATION   OF  THE   ABOVE  ENGRAVING. 

The  frame  is  made  of  cast  iron,  bound  with  heavy 
wrought  iron  bands,  making  it  very  strong,  and  at  the  same 
time  light  and  portable.  The  crusher  is  bolted  to  a  wood 
frame  of  sufficient  hightto  clear  the  fly -wheel,  and  allow 
the  crushed  nuartz  to  pass  oil".  The  dotted  linesshow  the 
movable  and  stationary  jaws.  Letter  A  represents  the 
eccentric  shaft  by  which  the  power  is  applied  direct  to  the 
movable  jaw.  B  represents  the  movable,  iaw,  and  C  the 
fixed  jaw.  D  represents  the  link  or  radius  bar.  E  repre- 
sents the  bolts  for  regulating  the  opening,  F,  which  can  be 
regulated  at  pleasure,  so  as  to  graduate  to  the  size  to  which 
it  is  intended  the  quartz  shall  be  crushed.  G  represents  the 
feed  opening,  by  which  the  size  of  the  machine  is  desig- 
nated. 

The  arrow  on  the  fly-wheel  shows  the  direction  to  drive 
the  eccentric,  which,  m  combination  with  the  link,  D,  gives 
the  movabiejaw,  B,  a  forward  and  downward  motion  at  the 
sp.me  time,  and  which  makes  the  hardest  rock  yield  and 
separate  into  fragments  of  any  desired  size. 

The  above  Crushers  have  been  recently  erected  and  are 
now  successful! v  employed  at  Bear  Valley,  Mariposa  conn- 

E,  Rawhide  Ranch,  Tuolumne  county,  Excelsior  Mine, 
ike  District,  Nevada  county,  and  can  be  sf*en  in  opera- 
tion at  the  Fulton  Foundry,  First  strt-ei.  San  Francisco. 

The  following  testimonial  respecting  the  effectiveness  of 
this  Crusher,  has  boon  received  from  the  Superintendent 
of  the  "Rawhide  Ranch  "  Mine,  in  Tuolumne  Countv: 
RAWHinio  Ranch,  Tuolumne  Co.,  Sept.  28,  18C6. 
James  Erodik,  Esq.,  San  Francisco— Mv  Dear  Sir:  Itgives 
me  pleasure  to  inform  you  Lhat  I  have  for  the  past  three 
months  had  one  of  vour  hirgest  sized  Rock  Crushcrsin 
use,  at  the  Rawhide  Ranch  Mining  Company's  Mill,  which 
his  entirely  met  my  expectations;  and  I  have  no  hesita- 
tion in  recommending  it  to  all  who  a  re  in  need  of  a  machine 
for  rapidly,  ehenplv  and  properly  preparing  quartz  for  the 
stamps.    Yours  truly,  R.  P.  JOHNSON, 

Supt.  Rftwhide  Ranch  Quartz  Will. 

BRODIE'S  PATENT  IMPROVED  GERMAN  AMALGA- 
MATING BARREL.— This  Barrel  oh  tallied  a  premium  at 
the  Fair  of  the  Mechanics'  Institute  in  San  Francisco,  in 
1B64.  Further  particulars  will  be  afforded  on  application 
to  the  subscribers. 

Those  infringing  the  patent  rights  to  the  above  improved 
Barrel,  are  hereby  informed  that  on  and  after  the  1st  No 
vembcr,  Istitf.  the  royalty  charged  for  using  the  same  will 
be  raised  to  Ihe  sum  of  SliJiJ  per  Barrel. 

A  diagram,  with  explanations  of  this  machine,  will  be 
found  iu  the  "Mining  and  Scientific  Press,"  of  September 
29th,  1866 

BRODIE'S  PATENT  WIND-BLAST  SEPARATOR  FOR 
DRY  CRUSHING.— This  Dry  Crusher  has  been  found  the 
most  economical  and  effective  mode  of  crushing  ores  in 
Mexico.  California  and  Nevada.  Diagrams  and  explana- 
tions afforded  on  application  to  the  subscribers. 

A  drawing  and  full  description  of  this  machine  will  be 
found  in  the  .Mining  an.l  ScU'iUhic  Fress  of  Sept.  22d.  1KW5. 
BKODIE  cV  RADCLIFF, 
Expre.-s  Building,  402  Montgomery  street, 

12vl3tf  San  Francisco. 


American   Double  Turbine 


THESE  WHEELS,  UNEQUALED  AND  UNRIVALED  IN 
the  United  States  or  the  world,  have  been  fully  tested 
on-  this  coast,  more  than  forty  being  in  use  at  this  date  in 
California  and  Oregon,  driving  all  kindsof  machinery,  Saw 
Mills,  Flour  Mills,  Quartz  Mills. etc., etc.,  etc. 

California  Keferkncks.— E.  Stocton.  Folsom;  O.  Sim- 
mons, Oakland,  (Mill  at  Clear  Lake);  Mnrsan  Coville,  Lex- 
ington, Santa  Clara  County;  J.  Y.  McMillan,  Lexington 
Santa  Clara  County.     fiScSeml  for  Circular,  to 

ENAFP  A  GKANT, 
Agents  for  California. 
26vl3-lyq  SI©  Washington  street,  San  Francisco 


Quartz  Mill  Construction  and  Superintendence 

THE  UNDERSIGNED  IS  AT  PRESENT  OPEN  FOR  AN 
engagement  as  a  working  Superintendent  in  the  con- 
struction or  operation  of  a  ytiartz  Mill.  Has  had  five  years 
steady  and  successful  experience  in  working  ores  in  Washoe, 
and  is  practiced  in  saving  sulphurets  and  the  treatment  of 
rebellious  ores.  Is  prepared  to  furnish  references  for  a'l 
the  necessary  qualifications  of  an  intelligent,  faithful  and 
reliable  quartz  operator.     Address  F.  M.  SHAW. 

San  Francisco,  care  Mining  and  Scientific  Press.    2GvU3m 


3N"otioe  to  Miners, 

Well-Borers    and  Water    Companies. 

MPRAG  IS  NOW  PREPARED  TO  MANUFACTURE 
•  Hydraulic  and  Artesian  Well  Pipes  in  the  best  work- 
manlike manner,  and  at  the  lowest  market  rates.  Having 
made  large  additions  to  my  slock  of  machinery  for  that 
branch  of  business,  I  am  prepared  to  fill  all  orders  with  dis- 
patch, and  guarantee  entire  satisfaction.  I  also  manufac- 
ture Mississippi  Stoves,  ol  the  latest  Improved  patterns,  for 
vessels  of  hII  classes.    Also,  Ship  Plumbing  done. 

M.  PEifi, 
8vl3-ly        Stove  Store.  No.  125  Clay  street,  below  Davis. 


Meclxanieal   T>ra*wings. 

Persons  wishing  Mechanical  Drawings  can  obtain  the 
services  of  competent  draughtsmen,  by  applying  UK  this 
office, 


E.      O.     HUNT, 

Manufacturer  of 

"Windmills,  Home-Powers 

Pumps,  1*  limping 

Frames  and 

Gearing. 

Host's  Adjustable  Wiwd  Mills 
to  have  all  the  sails  so  arranged  as 
turn  edgeways  to  the  wind  when 
the  mill  is  stopped.  The  sails  can 
be  set  at  any  angle  to  suit  the 
force  of  the  wind,  while  the  mill 
is  running. by  means  of  the  brake 
lever  at  the  foot  of  the  mill,  by 
any  person. 

Hunt's  Self-R eg d latino  Mill 
is  strong,  durable  and  cheap.  It 
is  provided  wlih  means  for  stop- 
ping, in  the  most  violent  winds. 
This  mill  is  well  known  through- 
out the  State. 

Tread  Horse-Powers,  Swap  Horse-Powers,  Pumps  in  great 

variety.  Single  and  Double-Acting.     Frames  and  Gearing 

for  running  pumps,  from  steam  or  other  power.  constauLly 

on  hand  and  built  to  order.     Water  Tiinks  built  to  order. 

No.  28  Second  St. ,  and  1U8  and  UO  Jessie  St , 

2vl5qy  San  Francisco. 


Golden  City  Chemical  Works. 

I.  VBOKATOKT, 
Corner  of  Seventh  and  Townsend  Streets. 

OFFICE 
Corner  of  Montgomery  and    Bash  Streets. 

CAPITAL  STOCK, $500,000 

Trustee*  t 

II.  P.  WAKELEE,  THOS.  H.  SELBT, 

NICHOLAS  LUNINO,  T1IOS.  BELL, 

CIIAS.  E.  McLANE. 

U.  P.  WAKELEE MANAGER. 


THIS  COMPANY  ARE  NOW  PREPARED  TO  FURNISH 
Sulphuric, Nitric  and  Muriatic  Acids  of  superiorqualily, 
in  quantities  to  suit. 

Orders  will  be  received  at  the  office  on'y  for  Chemicals  of 
every  description,  which  will  bo  manufactured  as  maybe 
required.  The  Company  beg  to  say  that  they  have  the  ad- 
vantages of  ail  improved  machinery  and  apparatus  for  the 
manufacture  and  manipulation  of  these  products,  and  our 
Laboratory  is  fitted  up  with  the  most  recent  improvements 
which  experience  and  science  suggest,  and  Is  surpassed  by 
none  in  completeness  and  perfection  lor  the  purposes  it  Is 
designed.  9 v  14  3m 


.FIRST 

Paint     ]VEaii-u  factory 


IN     CALIFORNIA. 


EPES  &  E.  H.  R.  EKLERY 


Ellery's  Patent  India  Rubber  Cement  &  Paint. 

It  Is  for  all  exposed  surfaces;  impervious  to  wet;  will  not 
rot,  peel,  blister  or  crack,  in  any  climate  A  superior  Paint 
for  brick,  wood,  cloth,  metals,  etc  ;  success)  liHv  used  in  the 
Eastern  States.  The  old  tin  roof  of  that  large  building,  the 
New  York  ltice  Mills. wasinsueh  had  condition  it  was  about 
to  be  taken  oil'  ten  years  since.  Instead,  they  put  on  the 
INDIA  RUBBER  CEMENT  AND  PAINT,  making  a  good 
light  roof.  A  coat  of  India  Rubber  I'aint  every  two  years 
since  keeps  it  in  good  condition.  We  can  reier  to  many 
oihers.    The  Atlaut  c  Lead  Works  use  our  Paint  only. 

NEW  CLOTH  ROOFS  put  on;  copings  and  all  seems 
cemented  and  saturated,  then  coated  with  the  India  Rub- 
ber Cement  and  Paint— the  same  as  on  the  St.  Nicholas 
Hotel  at  New  York  City,  the  City  Buildings  and  manv 
oihers,  the  roofs  of  all  the  horse  and  steam  cars,  decks  of 
steamboats,  etc.,  around  New  York — for  eight  dollars  per 
one  hundred  square  feet.  NEW  OR  OLD  TIN  ROOFS 
cemented  and  painted  with  the  India  Rubber  Cement  and 
Paint  guaranteed,  at  from  one  cent  to  two  and  a  half 
cenls  per  square  foot,  according  to  size  and  condition  of 
roof.    Good  men  and  ihe  best  materials  used. 

We  have  just  cemented  and  painted  old  tin  roofs  of  Dr. 
H.  D.  Cogswell,  Tub bs  A  Co.,  D.  J.  Oliver,  etc.,  and  the 
wood  work  of  Sheriff  Davis'  build inc,  8a  feet  front,  on  Fol- 
som street,  between  Third  and  Fourth  streets— only  one 
coat.  The  work  will  speak  for  itself.  Now  painting  the 
cornice  nnd  iron  work  ol  Dr.  H.  D.  Cogswell's  building, 
corner  of  Front  and  Clarkstreets— one  coat.  Seethe  above 
and  further  reierences  at  nnr  office. 

ELLERY'S  PATENT  INDIA  RUBBER  CEMENT  AND 
PAINT  is  composed  of  India  rubber  and  other  gums,  dis- 
solved In  linseed  oil,  mixed  wiih  the  various  coloring  mat- 
ters, and  ground  in  any  color.  When  applied  to  roofs  or 
other  purnoses,  it  is  mixed  wiih  pure  linseed  oil  to  Ihe  re- 
quired thickness,  and  put  on  as  oilier  paints  are,  with  a 
paint  brush— retaining  sufficient  t-lasiiciiy  lo  give  and  take 
with  the  heat  and  co'd.  Fifteen  hundred  fishing  vessels  at 
Cape  Ann  use  the  India  Rubber  Puitit,  tiuding  it  superior  to 
all  others. 

EPES  &.  E.  H.  R.  ELLERY  are  now  prepared  to  make 
good  roofs,  and  cement  and  paint  new  or  old  ones,  and  do 
all  kinds  of  outside  painting  with  Ellery's  Patent  India 
Rubber  Paint.     No  asphaltum  or  coal  tar  used. 

Office,  No.  S2.G  Jackson  street,  corner  Battery,  San  Fran- 
cisco, Cnl.  6vlS 


THE    GREAT    LIGHT. 

THE  DANFOKD 
-A-tmosplierio   Lamp. 

This  Lamp  barns  coal  nil,  requires  no  chimney,  gives  a 
pure  white  and  steady  flame,  u.-es  thirty  per  cent,  less  oil 
than  any  other  Lamp  in  proportion  to  Hie  amount  of  light 
afforded,  and  is  absolutely  indispensable  in  every  huu&c 
where  gas  is  not  used.    CALL  AND  SEE  THEM 

r  or  sale  only  by  E.  AY  Fits, 

2vl5qy        417  Washington  street,  opp.  Post  otlice,  S.  F. 


Assayer  and  Chemist. 


A  GENTLEMAN  WELL  VERSED  IN  ASSAYING  AND 
Analytical  Chemistry,  is  desirous  ol  securing  a  position 
in  some  assaying  establishment,  or  would  take  charge  of 
tile  assaying  and  ajpalgamuling  department  ol'  either  a 
gold  or  silver  mine.  Steady  employment,  ratjier  than  high 
wages,  is  desirable.  The  advertiser  would  take  his  own 
laboratory  to  the  mine  if  desired.  Proper  rclerencesgiven. 
Inquire  at  this  otlice.  3vl5tl 


Important  to  Calil'oriiimis.— Many  inventors  have 
lately  had  their  claims  for  Patents  seriously  (and  In  some 
cases  fatallyldelayed  by  the  unqualincation  of  agents  who 
have  not  complied  with  the  Governmcntlicense  and  revenue 
laws,  as  well  as  other  new  and  imperative  regulations. 
These  discrepancies,  although  arising  from  the  lnexperiencs 
of  honest  agents,  are  none  the  less  dangerous  to  applicants 
for  patents,  whoso  safest  course  is  to  trust  their  business 
with  none  but  active  and  experienced  solicitors.  Ten  Min- 
ing ano  SciKNimc  Puiiss  Patknt  Ackncv  has  strlctlv  com- 
plied with  the  requisitions  of  the  Department,  aud  properly 
tllod  all  necessary  papers  as  Claim  Agents. 


New  Patents  and  Inventions. 

Under  this  heading  we  shall  mention,  from  week  to  week 
as  occasion  may  demand.  New  and  Important  Inven- 
tions: also,  the  List  of  Patent  Claims  recently  Issued  from 
the  U.  S.  Patent  otlice  to  inventors  on  the  Pacific  Coast, 
and  other  Patent  Issues  which  we  deem  of  local  In- 
terest to  readers  on  this  side  of  the  Continent.  Most 
Patents  on  this  coast  arc  secured  »hroueh  the  MINING 
AND  SCIENTIFIC  PRESS  PATENT  AGENCY.  We  are 
prepared  to  obtain  from  Washington,  with  despatch, 
copies  of  anv  Patent  issued. 

PATENTS  ItECENTLY  ISSUED. 
66,499. AMALGAMATOR  AND  CoNCENTEATO 

George  Johnson  and  Edwin  G.   Smith, 

Auburn,  Cal. : 

"We  claim,  1st,  The  revolving  belt  or 
apron,  F,  with  its  raised  edges,  o,  having  a 
shaking  or  rocking  motion  from  side  to 
side,  substantially  as  and  for  the  purpose 
described. 

2d,  The  amalgamating  plate,  E,  in  com- 
bination with  the  revolving  shaking  belt  or 
apron,  substantially  as  and  for  the  purpose 
described. 

3d,  The  box,  M,  with  its  jets  in  the  direc- 
tion of  the  motion  of  the  belt  or  apron,  to- 
gether with  the  roller,  N,  substantially  as 
and  for  the  purpose  described. 

The  object  of  the  above  invention  is  to 
provide  an  improved  amalgamator  and  con- 
centrator for  saving  gold,  amalgam,  quick- 
silver or  sulphurets  from  sand  or  tailings,  or 
from  the  pulp  of  quartz  mills.  This  is  ac- 
complished by  constructing  a  machine  with 
copperplates  and  an  endless  revolving  apron 
of  canvas.  After  passing  over  the  copper 
plates,  the  sand  falls  upon  this  revolving 
apron,  which  moves  upward  against  the  cur- 
rent, with  a  shaking  and  revolving  motion, 
which  former  greatly  aids  in  the  saving  of 
the  sulphurets,  etc,  This  invention  has 
already  been  fully  noticed  in  our  columns. 

66,665.— Anchob.—G.  A.  Lloyd  and  C.  A. 

Stewart,  San  Francisco,  Cal. : 

We  claim  the  lugs,  a,  a,  on  the  flukes  in 
combination  with  the  stops  or  projections, 
d,  d,  on  the  shank,  for  the  purposes  set 
forth. 

We  also  claim  making  the  flukes  to  stand 
at  different  angles,  so  that  one  will  catch 
first  when  the  anchor  is  one  side  up  and  the 
opposite  one  when  the  anchor  is  the  other 
side  up,  substantially  as  described. 

The  object  of  this  invention  is  tG  provide 
an  anchor  which  shall  do  away  with  the 
awkward  stock  or  cross-piece  of  the  old 
style;  one  which  cannot  be  "tripped"  by 
the  anchor  becoming  "fouled"  with  its 
own  chain ;  one  which  shall  decrease  the 
weight  without  losing  anything  inefficiency, 
and  one  which,  when  hoisted  to  its  place, 
will  lie  neatly  against  the  side  of  the  vessel. 
It  is  claimed  that  all  these  points  are  accom- 
plished by  this  invention,  which  was  more 
fully  described  in  our  issue  of  March  2d, 
1867. 
66,540. — Joint  of  Metallic  Casks,  etc. — 

Maximilian  Wappich,   Sacramento,   Cal. 

Ante-dated  June  29,  1867. 

I  claim  my  improved  mode  of  rendering 
impervious  the  joints  made  in  barrels,  tanks, 
or  other  vessels  which  are  constructed  of 
sheet  or  plate  metal,  by  the  insertion  of  a 
packing  of  soft  metal  or  alloy  in  grooves 
provided  for  that  purpose,  which  are  not  in 
line  with  the  rivets  or  bolts,  and  are  so  con- 
structed and  arranged  that  such,  packing 
may  be  inserted  after  the  riveting  has  been 
completed,  substantially  as  and  for  the  pur- 
pose described. 

kecent  inventions. 
.  Pneumatic  Pump. — Mr.  John  S.  McCann, 
a  printer  in  the  office  of  the  Gold  Hill 
News,  Nevada,  has  just  filed  a  caveat  for  an 
invention  in  which  air  is  employed  as  an 
auxiliary  power  in  raising  water.  By  means 
of  force-pumps  (hydraulic  and  pneumatic), 
water  and  air  are  forced  into  the  lower  end 
of  a  discharge  pipe  in  alternate  volumes. 
Each  injected  volume  of  air,  from  its  spe- 
cific lightness,  forces  its  way  up  through 
the  water  above  it  in  the  discharge  pipe, 
carrying  a  portion  of  the  liquid  with  it — 
acting  much  as  do  the  pistons  or  pallets  of 
a  chain  pump  when  in  operation.  The  air, 
of  course,  when  once  within  the  discharge- 
pipe,  is  self-acting  in  its  upward  movement 
through  the  water ;  the  natural  law  of  at- 
mospheric pressure  is,  as  it  were,  reversed 
— causing  an  upward  flow.  To  be  most 
effective,  the  quantities  of  water  and  air 
injected  must  be  properly  proportioned  and 
the  movement  of  the  machinery  properly 
timed.  In  raising  water  to  great  bights, 
the  effectiveness  of  a  pump  of  this  kind 
can  be  greatly  increased  by  renewing  or 
adding  to  the  supply  of  air,  at  proper  inter- 
vals, by  additional  air  pumps.  This  being 
an  improvement  upon,  or  application  of  a 


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new  )iiiuci]ilo  to,  an  apparatus  lon<»  in  use 
(the  force-pump),  rather  than  an  entirely 
now  invention,  a  minnte  description  of  its 
mechanism  in  unnecessary. 

Taking  Tnves  off  of  Wagon  Wheels, 
TheSalli  '■'  aimer  speaks  of  an  inven- 
tion by  Mr.  F.  \V.  Avers,  of  that  city, 
which  is  considered  a  useful  and  conveni- 
ent instrument  for  blucksuiiths.  It  is  not 
described. 

Am  Improved  Safe.  —Something  new  in 
tin-  way  of  lin-proof  safes  has  reoenUj 
beeni  nvented  in  New  fork.  Tiny  am  made 
cylindrical  in  form,  donble,  the  minor  cylin- 
der revolving,  adding  greatly  to  its  security 
against  attempts  of  burglars,  as  well  as 
ore,  while  the  form  of  general  structure 
gives  threat  strength.  A  samplo  of  the  safe 
was  recently  on  exhibition  at  344  Broadway, 
and  attracted  mnoh  attention. 

An  Impboved  Watch.  — John  Finley,  of 
Bbaron,  Ohio,  has  invented  an  eight-day 
watch,  with  only  two  rounds  on  the  winding 
barrel. 

A  New  Vehicle  for  hauling  dirt,  by  J. 
H.  Lake,  Smith's  Landing,  N.  J.,  was  exhib- 
ited before  the  American  Institute  in  New 
York.  It  luys  a  track  as  it  is  hauled  by  a 
team,  and  is  now  in  use  for  grading  a  rail- 
road track.  A  span  of  horses  is  able  to  haul 
ti\<-  tons  over  sandy  ground,  when  on  a 
common  wagon  they  could  scarcely  haul 
half  a  ton.  A  smooth,  level  surface  is 
required.  The  members  thought  it  might 
ml,  among  other  things,  for  hauling 
out  manure  over  meadows. 

A  California  Invention  ik  Km  Tout 
A  new  apparatus  for  reeling  and  furling 
sails  from  the  deck  of  a  \wssel,  thus  dis- 
pensing with  the  necessity  and  danger  of 
going  aloft,  is  now  attracting  considerable 
attention  amongst  those  interested  in  marine 
improvements  in  New  York.  It  is  very 
simple,  and  reduces  the  number  of  ropes 
now  used  in  the  operation  of  furling  and 
spreading  sail  to  two — the  sheets  and  clew- 
lines. These  are  attached  to  two  booms, 
one  at  each  clue  at  the  bottom  of  the  sails 
upon  which,  in  furling,  it  revolves,  being, 
as  it  were,  rolled  up.  In  setting  sail,  ail 
that  is  necessary  to  do  is  to  slack  the  dew- 
lines  and  haul  in  the  sheets,  when  the  sail 
is  let  down,  assisted  by  its  own  weight.  In 
furling,  the  press  of  the  wind  upon  the  sail 
aids  iu  rolling  it  up,  besides  which  it  is  all 
the  time  taut,  thus  enabling  it  to  be  carried 
to  the  very  last  minute  in  bad  weather.  A 
great  saving  is  mode  here  both  in  canvas 
and  rope,  it  being  well  known  that  the  fric- 
tion of  the  many  ropes  used  iu  the  old  style 
of  rigging  is  very  destructive.  The  inven- 
tion is  tho  property  of  Charles  Peterson,  a 
practical  seaman  of  many  years'  experience, 
by  whom  it  was  conceived  and  brought  into 
■working  operation  some  few  months  since 
in  this  State.  The  invention  has  been  ap- 
plied to  the  clipper  ship  Guardian,  of  Coin- 
stock's  line  for  San  Francisco,  which  is  now 
on  its  way  to  this  port. 


SANTA  CLARA  COLLEGE,  S.  J. 

SANTA  CLAKA,  CAL. 

Conducted  by  the  Fathers  of  the  Society 
of  Jesus, 

Tlie  SEVENTEENTH  ANNUAL  SESSION  of  thl3  College 
will  commence  on  Almost  28, 1S67. 

TERMS— Tuition  in  the  Claaslcul  and  Scientific  Depart- 
ment, Boarding  and  Lodging,  Washing  and  Mending  of 
Articles  Washed.  School  Stationery,  Medical  Attendance 
and  Medicines,  Fuel,  Light,  Bntlis,  etc  ,  per  session  of  ten 
months,  $360. 

For  runner  Information  and  catalogues,  apply  to  tho 
President  of  the  College,  or  to  Rev.  A.  Maraschi,  St.  Igna- 
tius' College,  Market  street,  San  Francisco. 

5vl5-lm  REV.  A.  MASNATA.  S.  J.,  President 


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HIXKLE    &    OAPP'8 
CENTRIFUGAL  OUE   GRINDER  AM)  A3IALGAXVT0R. 

l'utvnt  dat*d  April  Kith.  1  -<;7. 


Portable   Steam  Engines ! 

"HoudU-yV  and  "  Olttlntfer'k"  Muk.e. 


For    Grinding    u  ml   Amalgamating 
Charges  of  Ore*. 


For  Grinding  and   Dlxclia ruing   Contin- 
uously. 

Arranged  as  shown  in  the  second  engraving,  all  the  inte- 
rior grinding  parts  being  the  sainu  us  shown  In  ilrst   view, 
i!n  ■   pun   is  adapted   for   receiving   unit   grinding  ami  ills- 
Arranged  as  shown  in  the  first  engraving,  the  pan  is    charging  continuously  crushed  nuartz  as  fast  as  supplied 
adapted  for  grinding  uud  amalgamating  separate  charges     t»  aflve-atmnpbaitory,  with  N.i.  lor  6  screens.     A  "slum- 
.   .  ,  ,,..._  ,  .       mer.'   or  sunn.-  similar  i-imtrlvinice,   u>  currv  oil  the  clay, 

of  orv  ofSWIIw.  each,  dulug  its  work  rapidly,  thoroughly    slhm,  and  surplus  water,  is  to  be  placed  between  it  uud  the 
and  effectually.  battery. 


This  sectional  engraving  ex- 
hibits more  clearly  the  arrange 
inent  and  thupe  of  the  grind- 
ing parts  of  the  machine.  It. 
and  the  uthcr  engravings,  will 
he  more  clearly  understood  by 
reference  to  the  accompany- 
ing explanatiou. 


Explanation.  —  E.  muller- 
hanger.  F,  mullor  plate  or 
(thoo.  C.  side  dies.  I.  sup. 
porting  lip.  D,  bearing  sur- 
face. T.  feeder.  X,  weight  lo 
cuiinter-buliinoc  wear  oi  mul- 
lor  plates,  or  shoes.  U,  cover 
used  in  working  charges  of 
ore.  The  dark  shade  on  ttie 
bottom  of  ibe  pan  represents 

one  of   the.  grooves  lor  moi- 


Half  Section  or  Top  View. 


The   Centrifugal    Ore    Grinder. 


This  now  GRINDER  and  AMALGAMATOR  is  extremely 
simple  and  compact  iu  Its  construction.  Tho  principle 
availed  of  is  entirely  novel.  The  grinding  is  effected  by 
perpendicular  mullers,  pressed  laterally  by  centrifugal 
iorce  agaimt  perpendicular  iron  dies,  fitted  to  the  inner 
sides  of  the  pan.  It  Is  to  be  run  at  a  speed  of  from  60  to  80 
revolutions  per  minute,  according  to  tho  hardness  of 
the  rock  to  bo  crushed.  The  pressure  upon  every  part  of 
thegrindlng  surfaces  is  direct  and  uniform,  and  they  wear 
with  straight  and  true  faces  from  first  to  last,  cum  forming 
also  to  the  shape  of  the  sides  of  the  pan,  so  that  the  work 
performed  with  old  mullers  and  plates  is  as  thorough  and 
perfect  as  with  new  ones.  The  pulp  enters  readily  between 
the  mullers  and  side  dies,  the  pressure  being  light  in  front 
and  heaviest  at  the  heel  of  the  mullcr,  there  is  no  strain 
upon  any  of  the  parts,  and  no  liability  to  breakage  or  dis- 
arrangement, and  no  wear  except  that  which  isu«eiulon 
the  grinding  surfaces.  The  work  (.lone  is  performed  without 
jarring,  jerking,  straining  or  clogging,  with  extreme  regu- 
uixl  evenness,  the  pulp  being  of  great  and  uniform  fine- 
ness. It  is  not  liable  to  be  clogged,  nor  to  be  obstructed, 
stopped,  impeded  or  broken,  by  coarse  pieces  of  rock, 
pick  points  or  iron,  accidentally  introduced  with  the 
crushed  ore,  as  these  can  readily  pass  each  mtiller  sep- 
arately, without  Interfering  with  or  affecting  the  other 
mullers,  each  of  which  is  independent,  or  can  rest  upon 
the  bottom  below  the  niullers,  without  inconvenience,  as 
Ihc  arms  play  freely  an  inch  above  the  bottom  of  the  pan. 

It  is  more  readily  cleaned  up  than  anv  other  pan,  as  each 
mullcr  can  be  lilted  out  separately  by  hand,  and  there  is  no 
necessity  lor  lifting  the  revolving  cone  or  driver,  which  is 
also  easily  turned,  there  being  no  friction  when  not  in  use, 
or  rapid  revolution.  Tho  hulk  of  the  mercury  is  not  ground 
up  with  the  rock,  but  lies  below  the  lower  ends  of  the  mul- 
lers In  h  groove,  and  Innnother  groove  on  the  cover  of  the 
pan,  where  ail  the  pulp  and  meinl  passes  continually  over 
It  without  cutting  or  carrying  It  away.  The  mullers  nud  side 


dies  are  easily  removed  at  any  time,  or  when  worn  out, 
ami  an  extra  set  of  mullers  is  nirnisln-d  with  each  pan  sold. 
It  is  als..  adapted  lor  grinding  cement,  sulphurels,  roasted 
ores,  etc  „  ...... 

We  claim  all  these  advantages  for  our  Pan.  and  that  it 
will  do  more  and  better  work,  with  less  power,  and  less  at- 
tention and  mnnuiil  labor,  inure  rapidly  and  with  less  ex- 
pense, than  any  other  pan  or  muller  made  for  the  same 
purposes,  and  claimed  to  be  of  eriuat  or  greater  capacity. 
We  will  sell  ihem  for  use  on  condition  that  H,  wiien  lairly 
tried  they  fail  lo  answer  these  promises,  they  may  be  re- 
turned. _   _  , 

For  full  description  and  illustration,  see  Mining  and  Sci- 
entific Press,  Junel5,  iS67. 

Ii inkle  &  Cuup'.s  Centrifugal  Ore  Grinder 
and  Amalgamator 

May  be  seen  In  operation,  and  examined,  at  the  European 
Metallurgical  Works,  on  Bryant,  between  Third  and  Fourth 
streets,  San  Francisco,  where  all  interested  in  mining  and 
milling  operations  are  inviied  to  inspect  it.  Its  weight,  as 
arranged  for  coutinuous grinding  and  discharge,  with  exira 
set  of  six  mullers,  is  about  2,700  lbs.;  or  as  arranged  for 
grinding  and  amalgamating  single  charges  of  SOU  lbs.  ut  ore, 
also  with  extra  set  of  mullers,  about  IJ.OIIO  lbs.  Price,  us 
above,  completely  fitted  and  ready  for  use,  either  way, 
$500,  gold  coin. 

For  further  particulars,  apply  by  letter  to  PHILIP  IIIN- 
KLE  and  CHARLES  S.  OAPP,  No.  5(3  Clay  street,  below 
Montgomery,  San  Francisco,  Cal.  or  personally  to  the  above, 
orS.  P.  KIMBALL.  Esq.,  at  the  European  Metallurgical 
Works,  on  Bryant  street,  between  Third  and  Fourth  streets, 
or  at  the  Miners'  Foundry,  First  street,  near  Folsoni,  where 
they  are  manufactured. 

fl£j-Send  for  Circulars. 

PHILIP  TUNIC LE,  and 
CHARLES  a.  UAPP,  Patentees, 

25vl4-tf  513  Clay  street,  San  Francisco. 


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Directions  for  Operating1  Hencly's   Concentrators : 

The  sulphutels  are  drawn  off  while  the  Concentrator  is  in  motion,  in  the  following  manner: 

First — Set  the  Pan,  A,  level,  by  its  inner  rim. 

Second — While  in  operation,  keep  the  Pan,  A,  about  half  full  of  sulphurets.  [See  Figure  2, 
marked  S.| 

Third — Open  the  gate,  E,  sufficiently  .to  discharge  the  sulphurets  as  they  accumulate  over  the 
amount  above  mentioned. 

Fourth — The  crank  shaft  to  make  200  to  220  revolutions  per  minute. 


The  above  directions,  if  followed  implicit}),  are  all-sufficient.  But,  strange  as  it  may  appear,  the 
proprietor  has  found  that,  in  certain  cases,  they  have,  owing  to  the  carelessness  or  to  the  ignorance  of 
the  operators,  failed  to  serve  as  a  complete  guide.  He,  therefore,  in  the  present  edition  of  his  circular, 
insists  upon  their  being  followed  to  the  letter ;  and  in  order  that  thero  may  be  no  mistake  in  future,  he 
thus  elaborates  and  explains  them  : 

First,  then  :  Unless  the  pan  is  level,  it  is  out  of  the  question  to  expect  it  to  do  its  duty.  One  would 
imagine  that  the  slightest  possible  examination  of  the  illustrations  would  be  sufficient  to  show  this. 
Yet,  in  one  case,  where  the  machine  did  not  work  satisfactorily,  it  was  found  that  no  regard  whatever 
had  been  paid  to  this  point !  The  word  level  is  in  itself  precise  ;  it  admits  of  no  latitude,  and  cannot 
be  misunderstood.  Nothing  is  easier,  to  a  mechanic,  than  to  place  the  pan  absolutely  and  mathemati- 
cally level.     It  cannot  be  necessnry  to  dwell  further  upon  this  point. 

Direction  Second,  viz : — "  Keep  the  pan  about  half  full  of  sulphurets,"  has  also,  in  6ome  cases, 
been  disregarded.  A  moment's  reflection  will  point  out  its  importance.  The  operation  of  the  ma- 
chine is  such,  that  grains  of  any  kind,  whatever  may  be  their  size  or  weight,  will  seek  the  peri- 
phery  of  the  pan,  and  unless  discharged,  will  there  remain,  until  other  grains  of  greater  specific  gravity 
take  their  place.  Of  course,  then,  at  the  starting  of  the  machine,  and  for  a  short  time  thereafter,  the 
periphery  will  be  partially  filled  with  sand.  It  is  therefore  necessary  to  allow  a  quantity  of  sulphu- 
rets sufficient  to  completely  occupy  that  space  to  accumulate,  before  the  gate  is  opened,  and  their  dis 
charge  commenced.  It  is  obvious  that  they  will  otherwise  be  accompanied  with  more  or  less  of 
sand.  Once  properly  commenced,  the  discharge  will  be  continuous.  It  must  be  regulated,  however, 
by  the  richness,  in  sulphurets,  of  the  pulp  under  treatment.  A  little  practice  will  enable  the  operator 
to  gauge  it  without  difficulty. 

After  what  has  been  said,  direction  Third  requires  no  further  explanation.  Direction  Fourth  is, 
to  a  mechanic,  sufficiently  explicit. 

These  concentrators  can  bo  set  in  pairs,  for  which  a  single  crank  shaft  will  suffice.  Two  such 
pairs  can  be  so  arranged  as  to  require  a  driving  shaft  of  only  six  feet  in  length. 

The  guaranteed  capacity  of  each  machine  is  five  tons  every  24  hours.  Eight  tons,  however, 
can  be  and  has  been  put  through  in  that  time.  The  small  proportion  of  sand  which  the  sulphurets 
carry,  when  thus  rapidly  concentrated,  is  not  an  objection  but  rather  an  advantage,  in  case  the  opera- 
tors themselves  intend  to  work  them.  Either  in  roasting  or  in  pan-working,  a  small  admixture  of 
sand  is  unquestionably  an  aid.  But  if  the  sulphurets  are  being  prepared  for  sale,  they  must  of  course 
be  clean.  In  this  case,  the  discharges  from  four  machines  can  be  conducted  into  a  single  additional 
one,  and  the  concentration  thus  be  made  complete. 

The  proprietor  has  recently  still  further  improved  the  machine,  by  the  substitution  of  an  iron 
frame  for  the  former  wooden  one.  While  nothing  is  added  to  its  weight  by  the  change,  it  is  thus 
made  stronger  and  more  compact ;  and  at  the  same  time  the  labor  of  setting  it  up  \*  considerably 
lessened.  He  flatters  himself  that  these  added  advantages  leave  nothing  further  to  be  desired  as  re- 
gards the  perfecting  of  the  machine. 

References  : 

Reference  is  made  to  the  following  mills,  which  have  HENDY'S  CONCENTRATOKS  in  use  : 

FOREST  SPRINGS  MILL Grass  Valley,  Nevada  County. 

EMPIRE  MILL Grass  Valley,  Nevada  County. 

ONEIDA  MILL Jackson,  Amador  County. 

INDEPENDENCE  MILL Brownsville,  El  Dorado  County. 

HUMBOLDT  CANAL  CO Humboldt  County,  Nevada. 

EL  TASTE  CO Sonora,  Mexico. 

BENTON  MILL Bear  Valley,  Mariposa  County. 

LOUISIANA  MILL Coulterville,  Mariposa  County. 

PEOPLE'S  MILL Alleghany,  Sierra  County. 

TYRON  &  CO'S  MILL Prescott,  Arizona. 

WOOLSEY  &  CO'S  MILL Prescott,  Arizona. 

NOYES  &  CO'S  MILL Prescott,  Arizona. 

GUADALUPE  &  SACRAMENTO  G.  &  S.  M.  CO Sinaloa,  Mexico. 

RECENTLY    ORDERED    FROM    THE    UNION    IRON    WORKS  : 

VEATCH,  VALENTINE  &  CO.,  Commercial  Mill  (4  Concentrators) Nevada  County. 

GOULD  &  CURRY  G.  &  S.  M.  CO.  (4  Concentrators) -..  ..Virginia  City,  Nevada. 

VULTURE  CO.  {4  Concentrators Prescott,  Arizona. 

MIDAS  MILL   CO.  (4  Concentrators) Virginia,  Montana. 

PLYMOUTH  ROCK  MILL  CO.   (2  Concentrators) Mariposa  County. 

B.  F.  BROWN  (I  Concentrator) Melbourne,  Australia. 

MOREY  &  SPERRY  (1   Concentrator) New  York. 

And  in  use  in  many  other  parts  of  this  coast. 

0^- These  Machines  are  made  of  iron,  thoroughly  constructed  and  ready  for  immediate  use. 
For  description,  etc.,  send  for  Circular. 

Those  in  want  of  Concentrators  would  do  well  to  visit  some  of  the  quartz  mills  that  have 
Hendy's  Patent  Concentrators  in  use,  and  satisfy  themselves  before  purchasing  other  Concentrators  of 
pretended  merit. 

CAUTION. 

All  of  HENDY'S  PATENT  CONCENTRATORS  are  marked  thus  : 

"J.  HENDY,  Patented  lebruarv  27th  and  April  17th,  1866." 

Orders  or  letters  of  enquiry,  address, 

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(VOLUME   XV. 

I         Aiimber     8. 


TABLE  OF  CONTENTS. 


Tli  -  Parmer*1  Rocking  Horse 

llln.iri!.'  I 
Ociicral    View   of    the    Part- 

■ 

Minim  m<-  ir  Bolw  Oily. 

il    ui  Society  in  An 
eient  Italy. 
r>i  imnnd*  in  Amador. 
Heavy  8 i 

Elixir  ■  i 

Paper  from  Wood. 

Caul  i"  I'dhMimKnt. 

.in  P.ihr.mawMl 
Ci'ifin'liH   urnl   the    Chinese 

Classic* 
Pditul  ir  Lectures  on  Geology 
A  Ni'W  Sulphnret  Procea*. 

Interest  In  Sun  Kran- 
Cisco  and  London 

He    Railroad  — Geo- 
i  Survey. 
A,400fltnfl  for  Artificial  Tooth 
The  Contract  system  m  the 

Mines. 
St.-iin  ra.  H:ind  l.nhnr. 
Now  Ironrln-l  for  Prussia. 
Pork  it  li.-nltliy  Pond. 
Artificial  Pine  Apples. 


Marb'e  In  Oregon. 

MjtCH  IMC  II.         M  ISl'KLT.ANV.— 

[m  pro  veil  Motive  Power; 
Meutaanlcal  Precision 

SriKSTIf  10     Ml"CKLLANT.— 

V  Chapter  on  Rau:  Trans- 
parency <.r  Uetals;  To  Ren- 
der Resins  Soluble;  Carious 
Saleiitlila  Pact;  Deodorized 
Nttro-Ronzol. 

HihuiqSommabt— Embracing 
late  Intelligence  imm  Hie 
rarioob  counties  and  dis- 
tricts In  California^  \rl* 
z>mn.  Qoloreao.  Idaho,  Mnn- 
tana,  Mexico,  Nevada,  Ore- 
gon, ami  Utah. 

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Circular. 

*tOCK  Prices— Bid  and  Asked. 
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Mining  Shaieholdcrs1  Dlrcct- 

San  Francisco  Metal  Market. 


THE    FARMERS'    ROCKING    HORSE. 


The  Farmers'  Rocking  Horse. 

A  NEW  CALIFORNIA  AGRICULTURAL  INVENTION. 

We  give  herewith  a  very  full  illustration 
of  a  new  cultivator,  invented  by  Mr.  A.  W. 
Putnam,  of  Pleasant  Valley,  Solano  county, 
a  gentleman  who  has  had  many  years  expe- 
rience in  the  practical  study  of  agriculture 
and  agricultural  machinery.  This  inven- 
tion was  first  patented,  through  the  Mining 
and  Scientific  Press  Patent  Agency, 
April  2d,  1867,  under  the  name  of  the 
"Rocking  Chair  Planter  and  Cultivator." 
Since  the  application  for  that  patent,  several 
important  improvements  have  been  added, 
for  which  a  new  application  for  patent  has 
been  made,  through  the  same  agency.  The 
present  improved  machine  is  called  the 
•'Farmers'  Rocking  Horse ;"  that  name 
having  been  suggested  by  the  saddle-shaped 
seat  used,  and  the  addition  of  the  roller,  as 
seen  in  Fig.  2. 

This  machine  appears  to  be  one  of  the 
most  complete  and  effective  cultivators 
which  has  yet  been  introduced  to  the  agri 
cultural  public  ;  and  we  take  especial  pleas 
ure  in  giving  it  the  present  full  and  intel- 
ligible illustration,  both  for  its  intrinsic 
merits  and  from  the  fact  that  it  is  the  result 
of  California  ingenuity,  and  will  be  manu- 
factured in  our  midst— thus  adding  another 
item  to  the  rapidly  increasing  branches  of 
California  industry. 

It  can  be  used  as  a  combined  cultivator 
and  planter,  a  combined  cultivator  and 
roller,  or  as  either,  separately.  The  seed- 
dropper  can  be  regulated  for  any  size  or 
amount  of  seed.  It  will  drop  wet  or  dry 
seed.  The  wheel  working  the  dropper  is 
six  feet  in  circumference,  having  holes 
bored  near  its  periphery  for  a  given  num- 
ber of  pins,  the  arrangement  of  which  can 
be  seen  by  examining  B  and  I,  in  Fig.  1. 
"With  twelve  pins  in  it,  it  drops  every  six 
inches ;  with  six  pins,  every  foot ;  four 
pins,  eighteen  inches  ;  three  pins,  two  feet ; 
two  pins,  three  feet ;  one  pin,  six  feet. 

The  markers  and  coverers  are  so  con- 
structed that  the  seed  can  be  dropped  on 
the  top  of  the  ground  and  covered  by  gath- 
ering the  dirt  from  each  side,  thus  forming 
a  ridge ;  or  it  can  be  dropped  at  any  depth 
required,  and  the  amount  of  covering  regu- 
lated as  desired.  The  marker  can  be  so 
arranged  as  to  move  away  any  dry  dirt  or 
weeds  that  may  be  lying  upon  the  surface 


Fig.  1  shows  the  machine  without  the  roller  or  cultivator  name  attached.  A,  the  main  frame;  B  B,  the  driving 
wheels;  CU,  the  small  bearing  wheels;  D,  a  section  of  the  pole;  E,  the  Draft  iron,  connected  (when  at  work)  with  the 
pole  at  one  end  and  the  cultivator  or  planter  frame  at  the  other  end;  F,  a  hinge  by  which  the  pole  and  arms  are  con- 
nected with  the  main  frame;  G  and  E,  connect  the  cultivator  frame  to  the  main  frame;  H.  the  seed  box;  I,  the  lever 
working  the  seed  dropper;  J,  the  scat;  K,  the  canteen  box;  L,  a  balance  box  to  carry  weights  when  needed;  M  M,  arms 
for  lifting  the  cultivator  frame  from  the  ground;  N,  a  rod  holding  the  arms  up  when  raised;  0  0,  straps  by  which  the 
rod  N  is  pulled  back  to  lower  the  frame. 


of  the  ground,  open  a  channel  for  the  seed 
to  where  the  dirt  is  clean  and  moist,  and 
cover  with  clean  moist  dirt  free  from  lumps 
or  weeds.  The  construction  and  practical 
working  of  this  machine  may  be  readily 
learned  from  a  careful  observation  of  the 
annexed  illustrations. 
The  application  of  steam  to  farm  labor  is 


Iij.3 


Fig.  2  shows  the  roller.    When  it  is  used,  the  roller-shaft 
takes  the  place  ot  the  axle  in  Jig.  1. 


shows  the  marker  and  coverer  for  planting  single  rows. 


Fig.  S—R  shows  a  center  of  the  cultivator  teeth,  with  the 
bolt-holes  for  putting  on  the  shares  or  planter-Iron;  the 
same  centers  answering  for  all  the  different  klnda  of  work; 
S  shows  a  cultivator  tooth  with  two  sets  of  shares. 

one  of  the  most  difficult  things  to  be  accom- 
plished satisfactorily,  from  the  fact  that  so 
few  who  use  such  machines  are  mechanics, 
in  the  proper  sense  of  the  word.  The  in- 
ventor of  this  machine  appears  to  have 
been  most  happy  in  both  the  conception 
and  in  the  mechanical  devel- 
opment of  his  invention. 
It  has  been  brought  gradu- 
ally to  its  present  state  of 
perfection  by  much  study 
^  and  large  practice.  Between 
=?  300  and  400  acres  have  now 
S  been  planted  and  cultivated 
•with  it  during  the  last  two 
years.  During  all  this  time 
the  inventor  has  been  con- 
stantly experimenting  and 
perfecting  his  invention,  un- 
til he  has  now  arrived  at  what 
he  considers  a  perfect  ma- 
chine. 

The  machine  will  plant 
one  row  at  a  time,  three  feet 
or  more  apart,  or  it  will 
plant  two  rows  at  a  time 
eighteen  inches  apart.  I 
works  with  great  ease,  econ- 
omy and  accuracy — puts  the 
ground  in  good  order  for  the 
seed,  and  puts  the  seed  in 
just  the  best  place  for  it  to 
get  a  good  start.  The  inven- 
tion is  equally  adapted  to 
all  kinds  of  cultivation, 
whether  orchard,  vineyard, 
field  or  grain.  The  machines 
will  be  manufactured  in  this 
city. 

The  inventor  has  promul- 
gated some  novel  views  with 
regard  to  grain  culture,  to 
which  we  shall  refer  at  length 
in  afutureissue of  the Pbess. 


Fig.  8— Cultivating  two  rows. 


Fig.  7— Plan  ting  two  rows  and  not  ridging. 


The  working  classes  in 
England  make  more  money 
than  all  others  combiaed. 
The  income  of  the  laboring 
people  is  estimated,  in  the 
aggregate,  at  $2,000,000,000 
annually.  This  is  at  least 
$340,000,000  more  than  the 
total  income  of  the  wealthier 
classes. 


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doitttttttttiatiaws. 


In  this  Department  we  Invite  the  trek  Discussion  of  all 

firoper  subjects— correspondents  alone  being  responsible  for 
be  ideas  and  theories  they  advance. 

[By  our  Special  Correspondent.] 

General  View  of  the  Paris  Exposi- 
tion of  1867. 

Br  W.  P.  Blake,  Commissioner  from  the  State  of  California. 

The  general  plan  and  arrangement  of  the 
Exposition  Universelle  of  1867,  is  the  re- 
sult of  the  observation  and  experiences  of 
the  former  great  international  exhibitions 
at  London  in  1851,  at  Paris  in  1855  and  at 
London  in  1862.  In  those,  grand  archi- 
tectural effects  were  attempted,  and  large 
sums  were  expended  in  exterior  and  interior 
decoration.  In  the  Exhibition  building  of 
1867,  all  architectural  display  is  subordi- 
nated to  the  convenience  of  grouping  and 
display  of  the  various  objects  contributed. 
The  leading  feature  of  the  place  is  the 
division  of  the  space  into  seven  consecutive 
galleries,  each  one  devoted  to  a  particular 
group  or  class  of  objects.  The  form  of  the 
building  is  generally  considered  to  be  nearly 
elliptical,  but  it  is  in  fact  a  parallelogram, 
with  rounded  ends.  Its  greatest  length  is  482 
meters  (527  yards),  its  breadth,  307  meters 
(406  yards).  The  outer  gallery  Js  1,200 
meters,  or  three-fourths  of  a  mile  in  length. 
A  central  space  is  reserved  for  a  garden, 
with  fountain  and  statuary.  The  whole 
building  is  bisected  in  its  length  by  a  main 
avenue,  crossed  at  right  angles  by  three 
others,  which,  together  with  avenues  or  pas- 
sages radiating  from  the  central  space,  give 
convenient  passage  from  one  gallery  or 
group  to  another.  The  whole  space,  thus 
divided,  measures  146,000  square  meters,  or 
thirty-six  acres.  The  superficial  area  of  the 
building,  with  the  park,  is  nearly  100  acres. 
The  total  superficial  area  of  the  building  of 
the  Great  Exhibition  at  London  in  1851,  was 
about  20  acres,  of  the  palace  and  its  depend- 
encies at  Paris  in  1855,  about  37  acres,  and 
of  the  International  Exhibition  of  1862,  at 
London,  about  24  acres. 

Of  the  total  space  of  151,750.46  square 
meters  in  the  building  of  1867,  according 
to  the  official  table,  France  occupies  63,- 
640.88,  Great  Britain,  21,059.87,  Prussia, 
12,765.27,  Austria,  8,362.58,  Belgium 
6,993.10,  Russia,  6,060.70,  the  United  States, 
3,944.74. 

In  the  Exhibition  of  1851,  the  total  num- 
ber of  exhibitors  was  between  15, 000  and 
16,000;  in  1855,  23,954  ;  in  1862,  28,653, 
and  in  the  present  exhibition,  the  number 
reaches  60,000.  Of  this  number,  France 
has  11,645  exhibitors,  England  21,000,  and 
the  United  States  778.  According  to  the 
official  report  of  M.  Bouber,  Vice-President 
of  the  Imperial  Commission,  read  to  the 
Emperor  on  the  1st  of  July,  the  weight  of 
the  different  objects  exhibited  is  not  less 
than  28,000  tons.  The  communication  es- 
tablished by  rail  between  the  palace  and  the 
railroads  of  the  continent,  furnished  the 
means  of  conducting  and  installing  with 
the  necessary  care  and  celerity,  this  enor- 
mous mass  of  material  which,  for  the  mast 
part,  arrived  at  the  end  of  the  month  of 
March. 

The  motive  power  required  to  put  the 
various  machines  exhibited  in  motion  is  more 
thanthatof  l,000horses.  The  supply  of  water 
for  the  building  and  park  is  equal  to  that 
required  for  a  city  of  100,000  inhabitants. 
The  iron  pillars  and  girders  used  in  the 
construction  of  the  building  weigh  13,500 
tons;  the  windows  and  skylights  required 
65,000  square  meters  of  glass ;  the  masonry 
52,000  cubic  meters  of  stone  and  brick,  and 
the  woodwork  53,000  square  meiers  of 
plank.  The  length  of  the  sewers  is  five 
miles.  The  steam  for  the  engines  is  gen- 
erated outside  of  the  building,  and  is  con- 
veyed by  pipes  under  the  surface  of  the 
ground. 

The  visitor  to  the  Exhibition  is  at  once 
forcibly  impressed  with  the  importance  and 
extreme  interest  of  the  Park  as  part  of  the 
Exhibition.  It  is  most  tastefully  laid  out 
witli  avenues  and  winding  paths,  and  is 
adorned  with  trees,  shrubs  and  flowers,  all 
planted  since  the  ground  was  first  broke  for 
the  foundation  of  the  palace,  on  the  before 
barren  and  indurated  surface  of  the  Champs 
de.Mars.     Here  may  now  be  found  exam- 


ples of  the  peculiar  architecture  of  almost 
all  the  nations  of  the  earth,  from  the  tent  of 
the  wandering  Arab  to  the  gilded  palace  of 
Europe.  In  the  vicinity  of  the  Yankee 
school-house,  one  may  see  a  palace  of  the 
Bey  of  Tunis,  an  Egyptian  temple,  the  cata- 
combs of  Borne,  the  temple  of  Xoehicalco, 
Mexico,  with  full  sized  models  of  its  ancient 
altars,  a  Protestant  church,  and  a  Turkish 
harem. 

The  main  entrance  to  the  Exhibition  is  at 
the  end  turned  towards  the  Seine,  opposite 
the  Bridge  of  Jena.  A  grand  avenue  about 
40  feet  wide  here,  leads  directly  through 
the  Park  to  the  building.  This  is  the 
official  avenue,  and  it  is  bordered  by 
tall  ornamental  columns,  which  sustain  a 
canopy  of  green  velvet,  studded  with  golden 
stars.  At  the  gate  you  pass  between  two 
monumental  bronze  fountains  about  40  feet 
high,  and  with  basins  50  feet  iu  diameter. 
That  upon  the  right  is  of  cast  iron,  from  the 
celebrated  foundries  of  Durenne,  at  Som- 
nevoire,  which  contributed  many  other  ob- 
jects of  interest  to  the  interior  of  the  build- 
ing. A  little  beyond,  six  tall  columns  of 
polished  marble,  of  different  colors,  orna- 
ment the  border  of  a  path  leading  to  a  good 
sized  gothic  church  on  the  left,  which  com- 
mands attention  by  the  beauty  of  its  form  and 
finish,  and  its  evident  solidity  and  apparent 
permanence,  although  only  a  temporary  edi- 
fice. Its  roof  affords  an  opportunity  for  the 
display  of  tiles  of  various  patterns  and  colors, 
and  its  windows  for  the  exhibition  of  stained 
glass-work  by  different  artists.  Near  the 
church  is  an  iron  lighthouse  rising  from  the 
water  of  an  artificial  lake.  Two  buildings 
of  iron  and  glass,  one  on  each  side  of  the 
entrance,  and  next  beyond  the  large  foun- 
tains, are  devoted  to  exhibitions  of  iron  and 
of  steel.  One  contains  huge  ingots  of  cast 
steel,  three  feet  square,  and  broken  across, 
so  as  to  show  the  nature  of  the  grain.  Here, 
too,  are  enormous  girders  in  one  piece, 
railroad  rails  as  straight  almost  as  the  bed 
of  a  planing  machine,  and  again  twisted  into 
spirals  and  tied  into  knots,  so  as  to  display 
to  advantage  their  extraordinary  strength 
and  toughness.  Beyond,  but  yet  at  the  side 
of  the  grand  avenue,  is  a  building  devoted 
to  the  display  of  English  ordnance  and 
munitions  of  war,  from  a  rifle  to  the  cele- 
brated Whitworth  and  Armstrong  guns  of 
different  sizes,  with  the  shot  and  shell  pecu- 
liar to  each.  "John Brown  &  Co.  limited," 
exhibit  a  bar  of  steel  thirty  feet  long,  three 
feet  six  inches  wide  and  six  inches  thick, 
weighing  eleven  tons.  It  is  planed  as  true 
as  a  ruler  on  the  edges  and  ends,  and  ap- 
pears to  be  compact  and  homogeneous 
throughout.  Alongside  of  this  building, 
there  is  a  vista  over  green  lawns  and  par- 
tierre  of  flowers  to  the  American  annexe 
beyond,  where  may  be  seen  the  beautiful 
locomotive,  and  various  agricultural  ma- 
chines. On  the  left  of  the  avenue  is  a 
building  for  the  display  of  windows  of 
stained  and  painted  glass,  to  which  the  art 
of  photograpy  has  lent  its  aid.  Portraits 
and  photographs  are  there  reproduced  in 
all  the  brilliance  and  permanence  of  color 
of  stained  glass. 

Continuing  the  walk  toward  the  entrance 
to  the  building,  we  reach  a  model  English 
cottage  of  striking  beauty,  adorned  with 
several  varieties  of  exterior  finish  in  incised 
plaster,  in  parti-colored  brick,  in  beton, 
slate,  and  in  tiles  of  different  patterns.  In 
the  interior  the  different  manufacturers  of 
glazed  and  encaustic  tiles  have  vied  with 
each  other  in  producing  the  most  pleasing 
patterns  upon  the  floors  and  walls.  The 
different  forms  of  ranges  and  stoves  are  here 
displayed  in  almost  endless  variety.  A  few 
steps  beyond  bring  us  to  the  Imperial  Pa- 
vilion, in  Moorish  style,  and  superbly  fur- 
nished with  the  choicest  productions  of 
France.  The  marble  steps  are  inlaid  with 
fine  mosaics,  and  are  guarded  by  two  Im- 
perial eagles  in  bronze,  standing  upon  gilt 
spheres.  The  building  contains  three  apart- 
ments, and  is  occupied  by  the  Emperor 
when  visiting  the  Exhibition. 

These  details  upon  some  of  the  structures 
met  in  passing  through  the  park,  will  serve 
to  show  the  general  character  of  the  other 
portions,  crowded  with  buildings  of  the 
greatest  interest  in  themselves,  and  for  their 
contents.  Many  of  them  contain  collections 
which  are  complete  exhibitions  in  them- 
selves. Spain,  for  example,  has  filled  a 
large  building  with  a  representation  of  its 
mineral  and  agricultural  productions.  Rus- 
sia has  several  buildings — one,  a  model  fann- 
house,  is  devoted  to  the  products  of  its  fisher- 
ies, to  its  furs,  costumes  of  its  interior  tribes, 
and  to  its  agricultural  machines  and  pro- 
ducts. A  large  stable  contains  the  differ- 
ent heads  of  horses,  represented  by  choice 
individuals.  The  Russian  Commissioners 
have  an  office  in  a  model  Russian  cottage. 
In  the  part  of  the  Park  given  to  Holland,  a 
brick  building,  standing  by  itself  among  the 
shrubs  and  trees,  is  a  complete  diamond- 
cutting  establishment,  where  several  work- 


men are  constantly  engaged  in  cutting  and 
polishing  diamonds — an  art  that  is  seldom 
exhibited  to  the  public. 

The  machinery  of  the  Exhibition  is  placed 
in  the  outer  gallery  or  circle,  and  may  be 
safely  viewed  from  above,  by  means  of  a 
raised  platform  in  the  middle,  that  extends 
around  the  whole  building.  A  large  part 
of  the  French  space  in  this  department  is 
occupied  by  the  various  weaving  and  spin- 
ning machines.  There  are  also  some  very 
interesting  hoisting  machines,  and  engines 
with  their  appurtenances  for  deep  mining, 
and  machines  for  drilling  rocks  and  cutting 
tunnels. 

The  most  impressive  display  amongst  the 
new  materials  is  that  of  iron,  in  its  ore,  and 
in  pig  bars  and  steel.  The  forest  trees, 
timber  and  boards  of  almost  all  European 
countries  are  very  fully  represented.  The 
United  States  have  not  done  themselves 
justice  in  this,  as  in  many  other  respects  in 
this  Exhibition.  With  the  exception  of  a 
few  bundles  of  shingles  from  the  west,  J.  D. 
Boyd,  of  San  Francisco,  is  the  principal 
exhibitor  of  our  native  wood. 

The  space  occupied  by  the  United  States 
is  a  segment  of  the  great  elliptic.  It  forms  a 
narrow  wedge-shaped  figure  about  450  feet 
long  and  100  feet  broad  at  the  exterior  of 
the  building,  and  converging  to  a  point  upon 
the  garden,  at  the  center.  In  addition, 
there  is  a  large  space  in  the  building  in  the 
Park.  The  principal  part  of  the  space,  ex- 
clusive of  the  machinery,  is  occupied  by  the 
minerals  and  pianos.  The  mineral  display 
is  extensive,  but  is  not  by  any  means  what 
it  could  and  should  have  been  if  a  suitable 
effort  had  been  made.  Idaho  receives  a  gold 
medal  for  specimens  of  the  silver  ore  from 
the  Poorman  lode ;  California  receives  two 
silver  medals  for  the  two  collections  sent 
from  San  Francisco,  and  Colorado  receives 
a  gold  medal  for  the  display  of  minerals 
from  its  gold  region. 

The  work  of  the  juries  commenced  as  soon 
as  the  Exhibition  opened,  and  the  awards 
were  made  very  soon  thereafter,  and  in 
many  cases  before  some  of  the  contributions 
were  fairly  placed  and  labelled.  The  grand 
ceremony  of  the  distribution  of  prizes  was 
on  the  1st  of  July  at  the  Palace  of  Industry, 
the  building  erected  for  the  exhibition  of 
1S55.  The  recipients  of  grand  prizes  and 
gold  medals  received  them  from  the  hands 
of  the  Emperor,  in  the  presence  of  17,000 
spectators,  all  comfortably  seated  in  that 
magnificent  hall. 

The  idea  of  an  Exposition,  as  well  as  an 
Exhibition,  has  already  in  a  great  measure 
been  realized.  The  arrangement  and  group- 
ing is  such  as  to  invite  and  stimulate  com- 
parison, as  well  as  to  afford  the  greatest 
convenience  for  the  study  of  different 
departments.  Nearly  all  the  different 
countries  represented,  have  prepared  and 
published,  or  are  now  preparing  special 
catalogues  and  reports,  giving  the  latest 
information  and  statistics  of  their  various 
industries.  The  commissioners  charged 
with  the  duty  of  reporting,  are  eagerly  seek- 
ing such  information.  Statistics  of  the 
Pacific  coast  are  much  sought  for.  Mr-.  D. 
Buel,  the  Commissioner  from  Nevada,  has 
just  received  the  minerals  from  that  State, 
and  will  soon  place  them  in  the  building. 
He  will  shortly  publish  a  map  of  Eastern 
Nevada,  accompanied  by  a  volume  of  sta- 
tistics. 


Mining  neap.  Boise  City. — Our  occa- 
sional correspondent,  "W.  H.  M.,"  writes 
as  follows  from  Boise  City,  under  date  of 
August  7th  :  "V.  S.  Anderson  and  Capt. 
Kelly,  have  erected  and  are  running,  by 
water  power,  a  small  2-stamp  mill,  with 
pans,  etc.  They  work  the  affair  themselves, 
and  are  in  high  spirits,  as  they  have  plenty 
of  first-class  ore.  If  this  plan  was  followed 
up,  by  two  or  three  in  company,  men  of 
very  small  means  could  work  quartz  mines, 
just  as  well  as  capitalists,  especially  in  such 
places  as  Yuba,  where  water  power  is  abund- 
ant. There  is  no  reason  why  this  should 
not  be  done  ;  a  small  company  thus  work- 
ing simply  as  partners,  could  by  this  means 
profitably  work  twenty  or  thirty  feet  of 
lodes,  or  even  less.  At  any  rate,  work  done 
in  this  way,  by  the  actual  owners,  would  be 
much  preferable  for  all  quartz  owners,  and 
for  the  whole  country,  than  that  the  gold 
should  remain  in  the  lodes  ;  and  further,  it 
would  tend  to  induce  capitalists  to  take 
hold,  as  they  would  reason  thus :  If  a 
2-stamp  battery  will  pay,  a  10-stamp  battery 
will  also  pay.  Reports  of  rock  crushed, 
and  gold  and  silver  taken  out,  would  cause 
a  true  and  just  inquiry  into  the  character 
and  richness  of  the  veins,  and  thus  enable 
capitalists,  with  more  certainty,  to  know 
what  they  are  investing  in,  when  taking 
stock  in  gold  and  silver  quartz  mining  com- 
panies. 

This  county  has  not  been  prospected  ;  it 


has  merely  been  "scratched  over,"  and 
from  the  hills  close  around  us  here  at  Boise 
City,  I  have  seen  some  very  good  specimens 
of  both  gold  and  silver  bearing  quartz  ;  but 
the  owners  are  very  close  as  to  the  where- 
abouts of  their  discoveries. 

The  Greenback  (Defree's)  at  Yuba,  has 
had  a  clean  up  from  Atlanta  rock,  but  have 
not  made  the  result  public.  However,  they 
immediately  went  to  work  again  on  some 
more  ore  from  the  same  lode,  and  entered 
into  negotiations  for  the  purchase  of  more 
of  the  Atlanta  lode. 

There  is  considerable  excitement  near 
Owyhee  about  a  new  quartz  discovery,  but 
I  do  not  yet  know  the  details." 


Loose  State  op  Soctett  in  Ancient 
ItaiiT. — There  is  one  matter  in  relation  to 
the  recent  discoveries  at  Pompeii,  about 
which  but  little  has  been  said  by  letter 
writers,  or  others.  That  a  horrible  state  of 
depravity  existed  there,  at  least  during  its 
latter  days,  and  probably  throughout  all 
Italy  about  the  time  of  the  reign  of  the  in- 
famous Nero,  as  too  surely  witnessed  by  the 
recent  revelations  of  the  pick  and  shovel 
among  the  ruins  of  Pompeii.  No  wonder 
the  fate  of  Sodom  and  Gomorrah  was  visited 
upon  that  city  of  abominations.  The  con- 
suming fires  which  buried  the  twin  cities  of 
Italy,  fell  upon  a  community  which  could 
not  have  been  a  whit  more  deserving  of  a 
better  fate  than  were  their  sisters  in  in- 
iquity, whose  remains  are  now  covered  by 
the  loathsome  waters  of  the  Dead  Sea.  A 
late  correspondent  of  the  Chicago  Tribune, 
writes  as  follows : 

The  horrible  depravity  of  the  Pompeians, 
is  illustrated  by  the  frescoes,  mosaics,  sculp- 
tures, and  bronze  statues  that  are  now  being 
found.  Hundreds  of  these  vile  objects  have 
been  carried  away  to  the  museum  in  Naples, 
and  put  into  a  room  which  no  woman  is 
allowed  to  visit ;  but  there  are  still  houses  in 
Pompeii  that  are  kept  locked,  and  others  that 
have  such  sculptures  over  the  doors  on  the 
outside  that  the  guides  hurry  past  when  there 
are  women  in  the  party.  Even  in  private 
houses  there  are  scores  of  frescoes,  magnifi- 
cently executed,  too,  which  one  would  not 
dare  to  visit  in  company  with  ladies ;  and 
in  other  houses  pictures  and  statues  than 
which  none  can  imagine  anything  worse.  I 
cannot  understand  why  the  writers  on  these 
matters  have  been  so  anxious  to  conceal  the 
faults  of  the  ancients.  It  is  a  fact  that  de- 
serves to  be  generally  known.  Great  God  ! 
what  a  picture  of  corruption  in  Imperial 
Borne  is  revealed  to  one  who  looks  into 
Pompeii  with  anything  like  thoroughness. 
The  very  stone  of  the  door  tells  a  tale  more 
damnable  than  was  ever  invented  by  modern 
thought.  Sodom  was  clean  and  Gomorrah 
was  pure,  compared  with  Pompeii.  Where 
was  ever  a  people  on  earth,  before  or  since 
Pompeii,  that  "advertised  the  ways  that 
lead  down  to  hell"  by  sculptures  placed  in 
the  open  light  of  the  street? 

Extensive  Cooperation. — Sir  Francis 
Crosley,  of  England,  the  most  extensive 
tapestry,  velvet  and  carpet  manufacturer  in 
the  world,  has  gone  extensively  into  the 
cooperation  system.  He  gives  employment 
to  over  4,000  men,  over  1,000  of  which 
have  been  admitted  to  partnership  with  him 
in  business.  The  experiment  has  thus  far 
worked  most  admirably. 


Impoktant  Mining  Suit  Decided.  — The 
suit  of  Robert  Bobinson  vs.  the  Imperial 
Mining  Company,  to  recover  possession  of 
some  valuable  mill  property  near  Dayton, 
was  tried  in  the  District  Court  of  Lyon 
county,  on  the  16th  inst. ,  the  jury  returned 
a  verdict  for  the  plaintiff.  The  amount  of 
property  involved  was  $125,000. 

The  Oix  of  Roses  comes  almost  exclu- 
sively from  Adrianople.  No  farm  crop 
pays  like  roses  so  applied.  No  country 
equals  California  for  roses,  and  it  may  be 
profitable  to  inquire  if  ottar  of  roses  cannot 
be  produced  here  with  paying  results. 

The  first  shipment  of  bullion  from  Al- 
pine county  this  year,  was  made  on  the  13th 
inst.  It  consisted  of  1,500  ounces  from 
I. XL.  ore,  worked  in  the  Davidson  mill. 

Fiest  Vessel. — It  is  stated  that  the  Brit- 
ish ironclad  steamer  Zealous  will  be  the 
first  vessel  placed  in  the  new  dry  dock  at 
Hunter's  Point  for  repairs. 


She  pining  and  £ricntifw  §  Km. 


115 


WfrhaniQl. 


Improved  Motive  Powers. 

Two  very  interesting  exhibitions  of  mo- 
tors were  recently  made  at  n 
at  the  Pharmaceutical  Society  of  London, 
England.  One  of  these  motors  was  a  hot- 
air  engine,  anil  the  other  a  new  gas  engine 
Quite  a  lengthy  description  is  given  of  the 
former,  as  follows: 

The  hot-air  engine  is  based  upon  the 
fact,  long  known  to  scientific  engi 
that  the  most  economical  mode  of  obtaining 
power  from  heat  is  by  its  direct  application 
to  the  expansion  of  air,  or  other  permanent 
gases,  rather  than  by  that  of  steam  or  any 
olhcr  vapor.  A  hot-air  engine  has  recently 
been  exhibited  in  London,  which  dingers 
from  the  so-called  "calorie  engines"  in 
general  use  in  several  essential  particulars 
as  to  its  construction,  and  is  frco  from  those 
defects  which  have  hitherto  prevented  the 

5iractii-.il  carrying  out  of  the  caloric  theory, 
n  this  engine,  the  motive  power,  instead 
of  being  derived  from  the  expansion  of  air 
heated  in  a  separate  generator,  as  in  former 
,  is  produced  by  the  expansion  of 
air  heated  by  contact  with  the  fuel  itself, 
and,  in  addition  to  this  source  of  the  pow- 
er, by  the  action  of  the  expansive  force  of 
the  gaseoitf  products  of  the  combustion  of 
the  fuel,  which  heretofore  have  been  per- 
mitted to  escape  into  the  chimney  without 
being  in  any  way  utilized  by  the  production 
of  power.  This  result  is  accomplished  by 
placing  the  fuel  in  a  grate  which  can  be 
hermetically  closed,  and  forcing  the  air  re- 
quired for  combustion  into  it  by  means  of 
an  air-pump  worked  by  the  engine  itself, 
so  that  no  part  of  the  heated  air  of  the 
gases  produced  by  the  combustion  of  the 
fuel  can  escape  without  passing  through  the 
cylinder,  and  there  doing  duty  in  the  pro- 
duction of  force.  It  is  obvious  that  by 
such  an  arrangement  the  employment  of 
separate  iron  generators  for  the  purpose  of 
heating  the  air  is  dispensed  with,  and  that 
thereby  one  of  the  chief  difficulties  of  the 
old  calorie  engine  is  avoided  ;  for  in  the 
hot-air  engine  the  fuel  is  contained  in  a 
fire-clay  furnace,  surrounded  by  an  air-tight 
iron  casing,  which  in  this  way  is  entirely 
protected  from  injury.  The  fuel,  which 
may  be  anthracite,  smokeless  coal  or  coke, 
is  thus  burned  under  pressure  with  great 
regularity,  and  with  the  production  of  a 
uniform  temperature,  and  at  a  rate  exactly 
proportionate  to  the  duty  the  engine  is 
called  upon  to  perform,  thus  avoiding  all 
waste  of  fuel — a  result  which  has  not  been 
attained  with  any  form  of  engine  yet  intro- 
duced. 

The  heated  air,  together  with  the  gases 
produced  by  the  combustion  of  the  fuel, 
pass  from  the  fire-box  directly  into  the 
cylinder,  so  that  every  unit  of  heat  produced 
is  converted  into  force.  The  piston  con- 
sists of  a  hollow  plunger,  to  which  the  pis- 
ton-rod is  attached ;  the  packing  is  placed 
around  its  upper  circumference,  where  the 
heat  is  so  moderate  as  to  permit  of  efficient 
packing  and  lubrication.  By  means  of  an 
air-pump  worked  by  the  piston,  a  supply  of 
air  is  forced  into  the  grate.  It  here  comes 
in  contact  with  the  fire,  and  a  portion  of  it, 
in  maintaining  combustion,  combines  with 
the  carbon,  producing  carbonic  acid,  etc. ; 
while  another  portion  of  the  air  in  excess 
takes  up  heat,  and  is  thereby  expanded. 
The  mixed  heated  air  and  gaseous  products 
of  combustion  speedily  accumulate  such  an 
amount  of  expansive  force  as  to  set  the  en- 
gine in  motion,  by  pressing  on  the  piston. 
At  the  end  of  the  stroke  the  expanded  gases 
escape  by  the  waste-pipe,  which  may  be 
connected  by  a  common  stove-pipe  with  an 
ordinary  chimney.  Each  upward  stroke  of 
the  piston  produces  a  downward  corres- 
ponding stroke  of  the  air-pump,  and  forces 
a  fresh  charge  of  cold  air  into  the  grate  to 
maintain  the  combustion  of  the  fuel,  thus 
keeping  up  a  continual  supply  of  heated 
air  and  gaseous  products.  The  power  is 
increased  or  diminished  by  dampers,  which 
pass  the  air  through  or  oyer  the  fire,  accord- 
ing to  the  amount  required. 

The  chief  advantages  of  the  hot-air  en- 
gine will  be  found  in  the  very  important 
facts  that  there  is  not  the  most  remote  dan- 
ger in  its  use.  The  furnace  is  perfectly 
insulated,  so  that  all  risk  of  fire  is  entirely 
avoided,  and  the  presence  of  water,  whether 
in  large  or  small  quantity,  is  dispensed 
with  ;  so  that  this  engine  can  be  employed 
under  circumstances  where  it  would  be  im- 
possible to  use  a  steam  engine.  The  name 
of  the  inventor  of  this  machine  is  not  given 
in  the  authority  before  us — the  Chemical 
News. 

AN  IMPBOVED  GAS  ENGINE. 

The  improved  gas  engine  alluded  to  ap- 
pears to  be  of  sufficient  interest  to  merit  a 
short  description  in  connection  with  the 


above.  This  engine  is  the  invention  of  H 
P.  Hagor,  and  is  worked  without  the  use  of 
electricity  to  fire  the  gas.  It  may  be  run 
the  whole  day  without  any  supervision 
whatever,  requiring  nothing  but  turning  on 
and  lighting  the  gas  to  set  it  in  full  work. 
When  once  started,  it  may  be  locked  up  <""l 
left  In  itself,  requiring  nothing  Qui 
sional  oiling.     There  is  no  possible  danger 

from  explosion  or  lire,  and  its  press in 

any  building  will  not  affect  insurance.  The 
expense  of  power,  at  the  London  price  of 
gas,  is  said  to  be  about  •""  eentper  hour  fox. 
each  man-power  used.  The  owner  more- 
over possesses  the  power  of  instantaneously 
stopping  and  discharging  it  at  any  moment, 
paying  for  keeping  up  the  power  only 
when  the  engine  is  at  actual  work  ;  whilein 
a  steam  engine,  a  constant  magazine  of 
power  must  be  kept  in  constant  readiness 
from  hour  to  hour,  even  while  not  in  use, 
and  at  a  constantly  accruing  cost.  If  even 
the  half  that  is  claimed  for  these  two  en- 
gines is  true,  each  must  possess  advantages 
peculiar  to  itself,  while  both  are  free  from 
many  drawbacks attendiug  the  use  of  steam 
engines.  They  require  no  skilled  labor  (as 
of  an  engineer),  no  water,  do  not  increase 
insurance,  make  no  dirt,  and  are  entirely 
free  from  danger.  These  are  all  great  ad- 
vantages, especially  in  a  city  or  populous 
neighborhood,  where  a  small  powrer  only  is 
required,  and  that  only  at  intervals. 


Mechanical  Precision. 

There  seems  to  be  no  limit  to  mechanical 
precision,  or  at  least  none  save  that  due  to 
the  expansion  and  contraction  of  the  tools 
employed,  from  the  breath  or  touch  of  the 
operator.  The  first  element  of  precision  is 
the  true  plane,  and  for  the  existence  of  that 
plane  in  its  present  state  of  perfection,  we 
are  indebted  to  Mr.  Whitworth,  of  England. 
That  gentleman  was  the  first  to  produce 
what  is  now  known  as  the  surface  plane. 
He  astonished  the  mechanical  world,  in 
1840,  by  the  exhibition  of  his  wonderful 
plane  surfaces  at  the  Glasgow  meeting  of 
the  British  Association.  This  acquisition 
of  a  true  plane  has  since  become  the  means 
for  measuring  length  with  accuracy  far  be- 
yond anything  previously  known.  By  it, 
Mr.  Whitworth  has  been  enabled  to  meas- 
ure and  regulate  lengths  to  the  one  millionth 
part  of  an  inch  I  The  apparatus  for  meas- 
urement operates  by  the  contact  of  true 
planes,  and  varies  from  absolute  perfection 
only  by  the  minute  changes  due  to  differ- 
ences of  temperature.  The  amount  of  pre- 
cision above  named  is  the  limit  of  possibility ; 
the  actual  practicability  of  measurement  by 
these  appliances  may  be  set  down  at  the 
one  ten-thousandth  part  of  an  inch  ! 

The  limits  of  the  truth  of  work  are  the 
limits  ef  measurement ;  we  cannot  work 
more  correctly  than  we  can  measure.  Hence 
the  necessity  for  the  utmost  exactness  in 
measurement.  There  are  those  who  believe 
that  we  have  reached  human  perfection  in 
that  direction,  and  yet  we  know  there  are 
distances  we  cannot  measure.  For  instance, 
when  we  look  upon  the  surface  of  the 
smoothest  polished  plate,  we  notice  bright 
and  dark  spots.  Reason  teaches  us  that 
these  spots  are  produced  by  elevations  and 
depressions ;  yet  they  are  beyond  our  means 
of  measurement,  minute  as  those  means  now 
are.  We  know  that  iron  is  elastic.  Hence, 
when  we  change  a  heavy  bar  of  iron  from  a 
horizontal  position  to  a  perpendicular  one, 
we  decrease  its  length.  Can  we  measure 
the  difference  ?  If  we  bore  a  small  cylin- 
der in  a  vertical  position,  perfectly  round, 
that  cylinder  will  become  elliptical  when 
we  lay  it  down  horizontally.  Can  we  meas- 
ure the  change  ?  Although  we  may  not  be 
able  to  reach  such  perfection  now,  have  we 
any  right  to  limit  human  perfection  by  say- 
ing that  we  never  can  ?  We  say,  no  !  The 
human  mind  will  be  ever  reaching  out  for 
something  that  is  beyond,  and  it  will  be 
ever  progressive.  We  believe  that  to  limit 
human  precision  or  human  wisdom  was 
never  contemplated  by  the  Creator — will 
never  be  reached,  not  even  by  the  latest 
man  of  the  latest  generation  of  the  dwell- 
ers upon  the  earth.  Man  was  created  a 
progressive  being ;  it  is  a  part  of  his  mission 
upon  earth  to  advance  in  knowledge  and 
.  precision,  continually,  even  to  the  end  of 
'  time. 


Scientific  Wisrdtaint. 


A  Chapter  on  Rats. 

The  common  house  or  brown  rat  was 
unknown  to  the  ancients.  For  ages  the 
only  representative  of  the  rat  family  was 
the  mouse.  This  mischievious  little  quad- 
ruped was  the  only  representative  of  his 
kind  which  made  any  pretentions  to  domes- 
tie  habits  until  long  after  the  Christian  era. 
His  only  enemies  were  man  and  the  cat. 
Some  time  during  the  middle  ages,  an  ani- 
mal very  similar  in  his  habits  to  the  mouse, 
made  his  appearance  in  Europe,  from — no- 
body knows  where.  This  was  the  black  rat. 
This  animal  soon  spread  over  Europe,  and 
was  carried  by  shipping  to  other  portions  of 
the  world.  The  rat  was  unknown  on  this 
continent  at  the  time  of  its  discovery.  No 
sooner  did  he  appear  in  Europe  than  he 
immediately  commenced  a  ferocious  war 
upon  the  mouse,  and  soon  fairly  established 
himself  in  our  dwellings  in  his  stead.  To 
this  day  the  rat  is  as  bitter  an  enemy  to  the 
mouse  as  is  the  cat  to  both.  Its  greater 
strength,  ferocity  and  fecundity  has  enabled 
it  to  maintain  its  position. 

The  brown  or  Norway  rat  is  quite  a  dif- 
ferent animal  still  from  the  black  rat,  and 
more  ferocious  and  destructive.  This  ani- 
mal made  its  first  appearance  in  Europe 
about  the  year  1700.  It  was  brought  in 
merchant  vessels  from  India.  No  sooner 
did  it  gain  a  good  footing  than  it  commenced 
a  war  of  extermination  against  the  black, 
and  they,  in  turn,  are  fast  going  the  way  of 
the  mouse.  The  brown  rat  first  appeared, 
in  considerable  numbers,  in  England  in 
1730  ;  twenty  years  later,  it  made  its  appear- 
ance, in  force,  in  France.  When  Buffon 
wrote  his  immortal  work,  not  a  specimen  of 
the  kind  had  been  seen  in  Paris,  although 
it  was  found  along  the  seaboard  of  France. 
To-day,  not  a  black  rat  can  be  found  in 
Paris.  The  brown  species  has  now  en- 
tirely supplanted  his  less  ferocious  brother. 
The  brown,  unlike  the  black  rat,  takes 
kindly  to  the  water,  and  will  make  its  way 
up  and  down  rivers,  moving  slowly  along 
its  banks,  each  generation  proceeding  a 
little  farther  up  stream  than  its  progenitor. 
There  is  a  black  variety  of  the  brown  rat 
which  is  sometimes  met  with,  and  not  un- 
frequently  mistaken  for  the  black  rat ;  but 
the  black  is  fast  disappearing  from  both 
Europe  and  America.  What  kind  of  ver- 
min will  succeed  this  third  scourge  is  yet  to 
be  seen. 

It  is  the  brown  or  Norway  rat  that  has  be- 
come such  a  pest  in  California — having  been 
brought  hither,  by  sea,  in  1849.  The  mouse 
was  already  a  resident  of  the  State.  If  we 
are  not  mistaken,  there  were  no  rats  in  Ma- 
rysville,  Plaeerville,  Nevada,  or  any  of  our 
interior  mountain  towns,  until  1851  or  '52. 
If  our  recollection  serves  us  right,  the  cloth 
houses  of  Nevada  were  full  of  mice  in  the 
summer  of  1850,  while  no  rats  were  to  be 
seen  there.  We  have  a  very  distinct  re- 
membrance of  being  kept  "awake  o' nights" 
by  their  racing,  in  legions,  back  and  forth 
on  the  cloth  lining  of  our  lodging  room, 
overhead. 

Eats  are  sometimes  voracious  wretches. 
We  gave  an  account,  last  woek,  of  their 
attack  upon  a  hog,  which  they  "slew  and 
eat."  They  sometimes,  in  the  lack  of  bet- 
ter food,  attack  wearing  apparel,  beds  and 
bedding,  and  even  leather.  There  are  ham- 
lets in  Europe  where  tenants  have  actually 
been  forced  from  their  houses  by  these 
voracious  and  destructive  auimals.  When 
they  are  numerous  and  on  the  increase, 
very  few  cats  like  to  tackle  them.  We  have 
repeatedly  seen  them  hold  their  old  and 
natural  enemy  at  bay. 

Ever  and  ever,  since  the  dry  land  first 
appeared,  has  the  sea  been  at  its  monoto- 
nous toil  ;  ever  and  ever  murmuring,  surg( 
ing,  undermining,  hurling  down  the  earth, 
night  and  day  toiling  and  laboring  at  work 
even  in  its  placid  moods ;  when,  without  a 
ruffle  on  its  polished  face,  with  gently  heav- 
ing breast  it  idly  chafes  the  pebbles  of  the 
shore. 


Transparency  op  Red-hot  Metals. — 
The  eminent  Italian  savant,  Father  Secchi, 
of  Rome,  lately  communicated  to  the  world 
what  he  considers  a  fact,  that  iron,  steel, 
platinum  and  copper,  arc  transparent  when 
at  a  bright  red  heat.  The  manner  in  which 
this  sum, it  discovered  this  property  in  iron 
is  as  follows:  He  had  ordered  a  strong 
iron  tube  to  be  made.  As  it  was  intended 
for  an  apparatus  requiring  a  vacuum,  it 
was  essential  the  tube  should  be  perfectly 
air  tight ;  but  having  some  doubts  about  it 
in  this  respect,  and  wishing  to  set  them  at 
rest,  the  tube  was  made  red-hot  and  taken 
into  a  dark  place,  where  Father  Secchi  dis- 
tinctly perceived  through  the  iron,  which 
was  half  a  centime  thick,  a  crack  inside  the 
tube,  and  which  did  not  reach  the  outer 
surface.  The  above  facts  are  also  attested 
to  by  A.  Adriani  in  the  Chemical  News,  who 
asserts  that  he  has  witnessed  the  same  phe- 
nomena while  working  in  an  engineering 
establishment  connected  with  a  sugar  refin- 
ery. The  editor  of  the  News,  however, 
appends  to  the  communication  the  follow- 
ing note:  "The  above  statements  are  so 
much  at  variance  with  all  previous  ideas  on 
the  subject,  that  much  stronger  evidence 
will  be  required  before  the  transparency  of 
red  or  white-hot  metals  can  be  accepted  as 
proved. " 

To  Render  Resins  Soluble.  — Copal  and 
other  refractory  resins  are  soluble  in  oil  of 
turpentine,  etc. ,  if,  after  they  have  been 
kept  heated  for  fifteen  or  twenty  minutes  to 
a  temperature  of  350°  or  400°,  of  course  in 
closed  vessels.  The  best  way  of  operating 
is  to  heat  the  resin  for  a  few  minutes  in  an 
open  vessel ;  five  or  six  per  cent,  of  water 
are  by  this  means  expelled.  The  vessel 
may  then  be  safely  closed,  and  the  heating 
continued.  The  product  gives  very  excel- 
lent varnishes.  To  avoid  the  necessity  of 
heating  the  varnishes  so  made,  in  order  to 
highten  their  luster,  the  oil,  etc. ,  which  it 
is  intended  should  be  used,  may  be  heated 
together  with  the  resin.  The  product  then 
simply  requires  dilution. 

Curious  Scientific  Fact. — In  the  course 
of  some  remarks  on  the  precipitation  of 
silver,  Mr.  Carey  Lea  describes  a  curious 
fact  in  relation  to  the  color  of  the  deposited 
silver.  He  says:  "A  plate  was  covered 
with  a  considerable  thickness  of  ammonia 
nitrate  solution,  to  which  was  added  a  dilute 
solution  of  RocheUe  salt.  The  plate  was 
then  placed  in  sunlight,  and  left  for  some 
time.  Reduction  took  place,  and  evapora- 
tion, which  went  on  simultaneously,  had 
extended  over  about  one-half  the  plate, 
when  it  was  removed  from  the  sunshine. 
It  was  then  carefully  washed.  All  that 
part  of  the  metallic  silver  on  which  the 
solution  had  been  suffered  to  dry  in  the 
sun  was  pure  steel-grey,  whilst  that  which 
was  removed  still  wet  had  a  strong  reddish 
bloom."  The  contrast  remained  perma- 
nently, and  evidently  depended  upon  some 
difference  of  molecular  arrangement.  "It 
would  be  interesting  to  observe, "  says  Mr. 
Lea,  in  connection  with  this,  "whether 
negatives  which  are  dried  in  the  sun  are  not 
thereby  somewhat  different  from  the  same 
or  corresponding  negatives  dried  in  the 
shade ;  and,  also,  whether  positive  proofs 
on  paper  could  not  be  affected  for  good  or 
for  evil  by  drying  in  the  sun. " 


Deodorized  Nitro-benzol.  — Nitro-ben- 
zol  may  be  obtained  nearly  colorless,  en- 
tirely free  from  the  unpleasant  tarry  smell 
which  usually  accompanies  it,  and  in  fact 
with  a  pure,  fragrant  odor,  by  distilling  it, 
much  below  its  boiling  point,  in  a  current 
of  steam.  The  first  portion  of  the  distillate 
should  be  rejected. 

Asbestos  is  found  to  make  a  superior 
base  for  the  plates  of  artificial  teeth.  It  is 
light,  and  is  not  affected  by  the  acid  secre- 
tions of  the  mouth.  It  is  said  to  be  far 
preferable  to  rubber.  It  is  prepared  in  the 
form  of  a  paste  combined  with  other  mate- 
rials, and  it  adheres  firmly  to  gold  and  alu- 
minum plates. 

A  French  chemist  has  proved,  by  a  prac- 
tical test,  that  fresh  milk  ean  be  kept  for 
almost  any  given  period,  perfectly  sweet 
and  good,  simply  by  the  cemplete  exclusion 
of  atmospheric  air. 


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Mht  pitting  m&  Mmiitk  <§xm. 


New  Patents  and  Inventions. 

Under  this  heading  Tve  Bhall  mention,  from  week  to  Tvcek 
as  occasion  may  demand.  New  and  Important  Inven- 
tions: also,  the  List  ol'  Patent  Claims  recently  issued  trom 
the  U.  S.  Patent  Oftiee  to  inventors  on  the  Pacific  Coast, 
and  other  Patent  Issues  which  we  deem  ot  local  in- 
terest to  readers  on  this  side  of  the  Continent.  Most 
Patents  on  this  coast  are  secured  ihroueh  the  MINING 
AND  SCIENTIFIC  PRESS  PATENT  AGENCY.  We  are 
prepared  to  obiain  from  Washington,  with  despatch, 
copies  of  anv  Patent  issued. 

patents  recently  issued. 
66, 798. — Combined  Instkumentfok  "Watch- 
maker's Use. — Charles  E.   Collins,    San 
Francisco,  Cal. : 

I  claiman  improved  instrument  for -watch- 
maker's use,  formed  by  the  combination  of 
measuring  gauges  for  -watch-crystals,  main- 
springs, and  -wheel-pinions,  a  revolving 
bench-key,  and  a  case-opener,  all  united  and 
connected  -with  one  handle,  substantially  in 
the  manner  as  herein  described. 
66,859.— Geain  Separator.— A.  W.  Lock- 
hart,  Sacramento,  Cal.: 
I  claim,  1st,  Adjustably  attaching  the 
fans  to  the  fan-shaft  so  that  they  may  be  set 
at  any  desired  angle,  substantially  as  herein 
shown  and  described. 

2d,  The  combination  of  the  fan-boards, 
T>,  jointed  arms,  C,  C,  and  curved  arms, 
E,  or  equivalent,  -with  each  other  and  with 
the  fan-shaft,  B,  substantially  as  herein 
shown  and  described. 

3d,  The  combination  of  the  curved  adjust- 
able blast-boards,  I  and  J,  with  the  air- 
chamber,  A  blast-chamber,  K,  and  with  the 
shoe  of  the  machine,  substantially  as  herein 
shown  and  described,  and  for  the  purpose 
set  forth. 

66, 990.  —Hat  Elevator.  —William  L.  O ver- 
hiser,  Stockton,  Cal. : 
I  claim  the  single  rope,  I,  in  combina- 
tion with  the  pulleys,  H  and,  K,  and  the 
block,  L,  for  the  purpose  of  effecting  the 
simultaneous  motions  of  the  forks,  M,  in 
opposite  directions,  substantially  as  de- 
scribed. 

recent  inventions. 
Ieportant  Improvement  in  Weighing 
Scales. — Mr.  E.  Simpson,  (residence  not 
given  in  the  account  before  us) ,  has  recently 
devised  a  most  important  improvement  in 
scales  for  the  weighing  of  heavy  articles, 
■which  is  said  to  be  unequalled  by  anything 
heretofore  used  for  such  purposes.  First, 
is  the  platform  scale.  The  levers  are  placed 
in  the  corners  and  are  only  nine  inches 
long,  and  connected  with  short  links  and 
yokes,  forming  a  series,  along  which  the 
weight  is  transmitted.  The  friction  caused 
by  driving  on  the  loads  and  the  sudden  jar- 
ring of  heavy  weights,  are  spent  on  the 
links,  and  not  on  the  pivot  edges;  hence 
they  will  last  an  indefinite  length  of  time. 
Nothing  surprises  the  spectator  more  than 
to  see  these  scales  weigh  small  weights.  A 
pound,  or  a  half  pound,  is  indicated  as  un- 
erringly as  two,  five  or  ten  tons ;  and  when 
any  small  weight  is  added  or  withdrawn 
from  enormous  ones,  it  is  shown  as  quickly 
as  on  the  grocer's  counter  scales  in  weighing 
tea  or  spice.  So  simple  is  the  construction, 
that  the  pieces  of  scales  to  weigh  ten  tons 
can  be  packed  in  a  bos  five  feet  long  and 
one  foot  square. 

This  same  invention  is  applicable  to  weigh- 
ing canal  boats,  and  one  great  advantage  is, 
no  other  house  is  required  than  the  small 
structure  used  for  the  weighniaster's  office ; 
thus  saving  $5,000  or  $6,000  in  the  erection 
of  a  building,  since  it  is  built  into  the  lock 
itself,  and  not  suspended  from  above.  So 
exact  are  these  lock  scales,  that  the  taking 
out  of  a  heavily  loaded  boat  a  couple  of 
pails  full  of  oats  is  indicated  on  the  bar. 
These  scales  are  in  use  on  the  Champlain 
Canal  at  Waterford,  and  at  other  places, 
and  the  State  engineers  and  surveyors  have 
testified  to  their  excellence  and  economy. 
They  are  also  in  use  on  the  Hudson  Kiver 
Kailroad,  and  other  roads,  giving  particular 
satisfaction  from  the  fact  that  the  passing 
of  the  cars  over  them  produces  no  friction 
on  the  knife  edge  bearings.  On  a  trial  at 
Elmira,  New  York,  where  various  very 
heavy  articles  were  weighed,  a  watch  belong- 
ing to  one  of  committee  turned  the  beam. 

Finally,  there  is  an  automatic  scale  for 
weighing  grain,  which  one  cannot  see  with- 
out wonder.  First,  there  is  the  bin  for 
holding  grain.  At  the  bottom  is  a  valve 
through  which  the  grain  runs  into  a  hopper 
on  the  scales  below.  When  the  required 
amounts — say  100  bushels — has  descended, 
what  is  equivalent  to  the  bar  rises  and  closes 
the  valve.  By  the  same  power  a  cog-wheel 
turns,  and  indicates  on  a  clock-face  the 
amount  of  grain  weighed,  and  at  the  same 
time  a  valve  in  the  bin  opens,  when  the 
grain  is  discharge  by  a  spout  into  cars  or  a 
vessel.  Then  the  valve  at  the  bottom  of  the 
hopper  closes,  when  the  valve  in  the  bin 
opens  again,  and  the  process  is  repeated. 
All  these  various  operations  are  performed 
by  the  weight  of  the  grain  alone,  and  the 
human  hand  is  not  required  to  lift  a  finger. 


Thus  all  these  various  modifications  of  the 
invention  show  that  they  meet  the  new  de- 
mands of  the  age. 

Improved  Steering  Apparatus. — A  New 
York  paper  thus  refers  to  a  new  steering- 
apparatus  in  use  upon  some  of  the  steamers 
of  that  port :  It  consists  of  an  instrument 
with  two  dials,  placed  on  the  bridge,  and 
each  of  these  dials  is  connected  by  strong 
copper  chains,  one,  the  "  transmitting  dial," 
with  another  dial  in  the  wheelhouse  in  which 
the  orders  "Port,"  " Starboard,"  or  "Steady" 
are  revealed,  a  gong  sounding  at  the  same 
time  to  call  the  helmsman's  attention  to  the 
order  sent,  while  the  other,  the  "reply-dial" 
is  connected  with  the  rudder  head ;  although 
the  distance  between  the  bridge  and  wheel- 
house  is  198  feet,  the  orders  are  transmitted 
instantaneously,  and  as  every  movement  of 
the  rudder  is  registered  upon  the  reply-dial, 
the  officer  on  duty  can  see  whether  his  or- 
ders are  properly  obeyed.  This  instrument 
is  the  invention  of  John  S.  Gisborne,  is 
simple  in  its  construction,  and  its  operation 
being  entirely  mechanical,  is  not  liable  to 
get  out  of  order.  The  committee  appointed 
by  Congress  to  examine  life-saving  inven- 
tions, have  reported  favorably  upon  this,  as 
also  have  the  New  York  Board  of  Under- 
writers. 

A  New  Mining  Machine. — The  Idaho 
World  speaks  of  a  new  mining  machine 
which  has  recently  been  invented  in  that 
place  by  a  miner  named  Emerson.  The 
principle  is  described  as  follows:  The 
sluice  boxes  lead  to  an  endless  revolving 
chain,  to  which  strong  metal  scooping  cups 
are  fastened,  similar  in  kind  to  the  elevators 
in  a  flouring  mill,  which  take  the  refuse 
dirt  and  deposit  it  in  a  sharp,  sloping,  great 
sluice  box,  which  is  rigged  to  move  from 
side  to  side,  so  as  to  equalize  the  dumping 
heaps.  A  Chinese  wheel  drives  the  endless 
chain,  and  the  water  from  the  wheel  is 
thrown  back,  as  its  force  is  used,  into  the 
sluice  boxes,  thus  effecting  an  economy  in 
water.  We  heard  some  miners  who  had 
given  the  model  a  close  examination  ex- 
press rather  favorable  opinions  of  it. 

An  improved  knitting  machine  has  re- 
cently been  invented  in  New  England, 
which,  it  is  claimed,  will  knit  fifty  pairs  of 
stockings  in  a  day,  and  is  so  simple  that  a 
child  can  work  it. 


The  Pacific  Eatleoad  Geological  Sur- 
vey.— The  Government  geological  survey 
of  the  Pacific  Railroad  route  through  Ne- 
vada, Utah  and  Colorado,  has  commenced, 
and  the  corps  has  been  pursuing  its  labors 
in  the  vicinity  of  Pyramid  Lake,  extending 
its  explorations  as  far  as  the  Black  Bock  re- 
gion and  some  of  the  Humboldt  districts. 
It  is  under  the  direction  of  King,  of  the 
Engineering  Bureau,  and  consists  of  twelve 
scientific  assistants,  ten  laborers,  and  a 
small  escort  of  soldiers.  The  Virginia  En- 
terprise says: 

In  a  fewweeks,  King  will  locate  his  head- 
quarters in  Virginia,  and  devote  the  winter 
months  to  the  examination  of  the  Comstock 
lode.  The  plan  of  the  expedition  embraces 
a  geological,  mineralogical,  topographical, 
botanical — in  short,  a  thorough  scientific 
survey  of  a  belt  of  about  seventy-five  miles 
on  either  side  of  the  great  national  high- 
way, extending  from  the  Sierra  Nevada  to 
the  eastern  base  of  the  Rocky  Mountains. 
Fortunately  for  us,  the  most  important  re- 
gions of  Nevada  are  included  in  its  range, 
and  our  State  will  gratuitously  reap  the 
benefit  of  a  more  complete  exploration  than 
it  could  ever  hope  to  procure  by  its  own 
means.  The  survey  is  being  conducted 
under  the  direction  of  the  Engineering 
Bureau  of  the  War  Department,  aud  six 
years  are  allowed  for  the  completion  of  the 
work ;  considering  which  cii-cumstances  and 
the  eminent  scientific  abilities  of  the  gen- 
tlemen to  whom  the  Government  entrusts 
the  execution  of  such  projects,  it  is  but 
reasonable  to  suppose  that  the  survey  will 
be  performed  with  that  thoroughness  which 
has  characterized  every  similar  undertaking 
of  the  Government. 


New  Incorporations. — Articles  of  incor- 
poration have  recently  been  filed  in  the 
County  Clerk's  office  in  this  city  as  follows: 

Journeymen  Boot  and  Shoe  Manufac- 
turers Cooperative  Union. — San  Fran- 
cisco. Aug.  21.  Capital  stock,  $50,000, 
with  right  to  increase  to  $100,000  ;  1,000 
shares,  $50  each.  Trustees :  William  F. 
Meagher,  Elliott  Weseott,  Albert  B.  Ping- 
stone  and  Benjamin  F.  Mains. 

Bay  View  Pare  Homestead  Association. 
San  Francisco.  Aug.  19.  Capital  stock, 
$500,000.  Trustees  :  Henry  A  Crane,  Wm. 
H.  Bryan,  Arthur  R.  Street,  Henry  O.  How- 
ard, Joseph  DeForest,  Wm.  A.  Woodward 
and  Silas  Selleck. 


Weekly  Stock  Circular. 

Of  Associated  Brokers  of  the  S.  F.  Stock  and  Exchange  Board 

San  Francisco.  Satoroat  Mor.vi.nc,  > 
August  24,  1867.  J 

City   Stoclcs. 

City  stocks,  for  the  most  part,  are  inactive, 
but  the  sales  generally  show  a  considerable 
advance  over  our  previous  quotations.  Spring 
Valley  "Water  Co.  is  in  better  request,  selling  at 
$69@70  per  share,  then  at  $68  50,  and  at  the 
close  $69  is  asked.  California  Steam  Nav.  Co. 
is  also  in  better  favor,  twenty  shares  realizing 
72%  ^  cent.,  seller  30.  San  Francisco  Gas  Co. 
also  shows  an  improvement,  selling  at  $64  50; 
at  the  close  $64  is  bid.  A  considerable  amount 
of  Fireman's  Fund  Insurance  stock  changed 
hands  on  the  street  at  91  ^  cent  or  $9  10  per 
share.  This  company  recently  availed  itself  of 
the  provision  in  its  by-laws  relative  to  marine 
insurance,  and  since  the  first  instant  they  have 
been  prepared  to  take  risks  upon  this  class  of 
property  in  addition  to  their  regular  fire  insur- 
ance business. 

Considerable  sales  of  Legal  Tender  Notes 
were  made  during  the  past  week  at  72@72%  c. 

"We  refer  our  readers  to  the  third  page  of  this 
circular  for  full  quotations  of  city  and  miscella- 
neous stocks. 

IVEiXLixis    ^'lare    >I:trJt<?t. 

The  mining  share  market  has  been  quite  sen- 
sitive during  the  past  week,  developing  a  general 
disposition  to  make  optional  purchases,  and  this 
at  all  times  has  a  tendency  to  produce  less  firm- 
ness ;  however,  most  descriptions  continue  to  be 
well  maintained,  and  the  extended  sessions  of 
the  Board  show  a  largely  increased  volume  of 
transactions. 

Ceown  Point — continues  to  manifest  consid- 
erable activity  under  fluctuating  prices,  opening 
at  $1,300@1,350,  falling  to  $1,150,  rising  to 
$1, 340,  then  dropping  to  $1, 160,  and  closing  at 
$1,243.  Early  in  the  period  under  review,  in 
going  east  from  the  winze  sunk  from  the  600- 
foot  level  three  and  a  half  feet  of  pay  ore  were 
found,  and  including  the  developments  in  the 
winze,  opened  an  ore  body  five  feet  wide.  A 
late  dispatch  says  the  winze  is  fifty  feet  in  depth 
and  shows  some  improvement  The  south  drift 
from  this  winze,  now  about  fifteen  feet  from  the 
east  drift  on  the  600-foot  level  is  said  to  be  im- 
proving, The  mine  yields  the  usual  quantity  of 
ore,  the  average  assays  showing  as  good  a  qual- 
ity as  formerly  reported. 

Chollab-Potosi — was  the  feature  of  the  week 
in  stock  circles,  nearly  1,500  shares  changing 
hands  under  the  regular  transactions  of  the 
Board,  rapidly  rising  from  $340  to  $442  50,  re- 
ceding to  $410,  rallying  to  $430,  then  dropping 
to  $395,  improving  to  $427  50,  and  closing  yes- 
terday at  $429.  During  the  week  ending  August 
15th,  2,200  tons  of  ore  were  sent  to  custom 
mills,  showing  an  average  assay  value  of  S50 
per  ton.  The  rapid  appreciation  of  this  stock 
early  in  the  week  was  due  to  the  finding  of  ore 
in  the  new  shaft  at  a  depth  of  860  feet,  this  be- 
ing the  greatest  depth  at  which  ore  has  yet  been 
found  on  the  Comstock  Lode.  On  the  20th  inst 
this  deposit  was  ascertained  to  be  three  feet 
thick,  and  reported  to  be  of  good  quality,  but 
later  telegraphic  advices  proved  less  encouraging 
and  had  the  effect  to  depress  the  stock  consider- 
ably for  the  moment;  however,  we  have  still 
later  information  which  is  of  a  more  encourag- 
ing nature,  assays  of  the  ore  found  at  the  bot- 
tom of  the  shaft  showing  a  yield  of  over  $65 
per  ton. 

Savage — has  attracted  considerable  attention 
this  week  and  is  in  better  request,  opening  at 
$218,  improving  to  $224,  and  selling  yesterday 
at  $223.  "We  learn  that  the  ore  at  the  north  end 
of  the  seventh  level  is  still  over  sixty  feet  wide, 
and  continues  to  be  of  a  fine  quality.  The 
north  drift  from  the  third  station  is  said  to  be 
improving,  giving  great  confidence  as  to  the 
future  productiveness  of  this  portion  of  the 
mine  ;  in  fact,  well  informed  parties  express  the 
opinion  that  this  level  will  largely  exceed  the 
product  of  the  one  immediately  above.  The 
fourth  station  drift  is  110  feet  from  the  shaft, 
running  in  hard  rock,  and  the  E  street  shaft  has 
attained  a  depth  of  forty  feet  below  the  fourth 
station.  During  the  week  ending  August  17th 
2,210  tons  of  ore  were  taken  from  the  mine, 
showing  an  estimated  value  of  $94, 996,  or  $43 
per  ton  ;  in  the  previous  week  the  yield  from 
2,012  tons  was  equal  to  $41  22  per  ton.  The 
north  and  middle  mines  of  the  seventh  level 
produced  1,884  tons. 

Kentugk — has  been  less  firm  under  more  re- 
stricted transactions,    declining  from  $360  to 


$320,  advancing  to  $366,  then  selling  at  $348® 
345,  and  closing  at  $357.  The  developments  on 
the  550-foot  level,  mentioned  in  our  last  issue, 
have  widened  to  twenty  feet,  and  ore  stated  to 
look  well  The  placing  of  a  new  reel  will  not 
interfere  with  the  raising  of  ore,  if  they  so  de- 
sire, since  they  have  the  privilege  of  hoisting 
through  the  Tellow  Jacket  shaft;  however,  the 
supply  at  the  dumps  is  said  to  be  sufficient  for 
the  present  month. 

Yellow  Jacket— sold  at  exceedingly  fluctuat- 
ing rates,  improving  from  $930  to  $1,025,  fall- 
ing to  $890,  advancing  to  $965,  receding  to 
$905,  and  closing  at  $920.  The  meagre  infor- 
mation at  hand  regarding  this  mine  is  not  of  an 
unfavorable  nature,  and  it  is  pretty  evident  that 
"bear"  operations  contribute  largely  to  the 
present  depression. 

Oveeman— declined  from  $92  50@77  50,  and 
closed  at  $78.  Encouraging  news  continues  to 
be  received  at  the  office  of  this  company  con- 
cerning the  future  prospects  of  the  mine.  The 
receipts  of  bullion  during  the  current  month  to 
date,  including  shipments  advised  by  telegraph, 
aggreate  about  $10,000. 

Empiee — has  been  quiet ;  small  sales  trans- 
piring at  $170.  The  actual  receipts  of  this 
company  in  July  amounted  to  $26, 230  30.  The 
mining  operations  are  confined  to  the  upper 
works,  from  which  they  are  obtaining  a  large 
amount  of  low  grade  ores,  the  revenue  from  the 
sale  of  the  same  being  very  considerable.  The 
amount  reduced  at  the  mill  shows  an  average 
yield  of  $22  to  the  ton. 

Gom  Hill  Quaetz— is  in  better  favor,  mostly 
selling  at  $130  per  share.  Seventy-seven  tons 
of  ore  reduced  during  the  week  ending  August 
19th  yielded  $2, 936  in  bullion,  which  is  a  very 
material  improvement  over  the  previous  receipts 
in  the  present  month. 

Confidence— advanced  from  $70  to  $87  50, 
and  at  the  close  sold  at  $90.  The  west  drift,  on 
the  third  level,  was  345  feet  from  the  shaft  on 
the  20th  inst,  and  with  the  exception  of  a  small 
mixture  of  clay  and  quartz,  shows  very  little 
change.  The  present  yield  of  ore  is  considera- 
ble. Late  advices  state  that  in  all  probability 
the  Winters'  ground  will  be  reached  in  the 
course  of  a  week. 

Imperial— advanced  from  $135  to  $145,  then 
sold  at  $140  buyer  30,  and  closed  at  $136.  The 
Robinson  suit,  which  was  decided  against  this 
company  in  the  lower  courts  of  Nevada — con- 
trary to  all  expectations — involved  the  sum  of 
$150,000;  however,  counsel  are  confident  the 
decision  will  be  reversed  before  the  Supreme 
Court. 

Sieeba  Nevada — has  been  less  active  this  week, 
improving  from  $36  to  $44,  dechning  to  $35, 
and  closing  at  $35.  A  recent  telegram  says  the 
mine  is  now  clear  of  water,  and  work  has  been 
commenced  in  the  several  drifts. 

Gould  &  Cubey — was  in  the  market  to  a  lim- 
ited extent,  selling  at  $630©580  per  foot.     We 

have  nothing  new  regarding    this    mine 

Ophir  has  also  been  inactive,  steadily  dechning 
from  $102  50  to  $85,  and  closing  yesterday  at 
$85.     The  sinking  of  the  new  shaft  will  soon  be 
commenced. 
Alpha — two  feet  sold  at  $450.    We  can  learn 

nothing  about  this  claim Belches  realized 

$220@195 Bullion  sold  at  $35@30,  closing 

at  $31. 
Daney — was  sold  to  a  limited  extent  at  $20 

per  foot Segregated  Belches  at$8@6 

Jdstis  and  Independent  at  $21@13,  then  at 
$10,  closing  yesterday  at  $20. 
Exchequer— at  the  close,   sold  at   $11   per 

share Twenty  shares  American  Company 

at  $5@4. 

The  aggregate  sales  of  Stocks,  Legal  Tender 
Notes,  etc.,  since  Saturday  last,  amounted  to 
$1,855,331. 


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MIKING  SHAKEHOLDERS'  DIREOTOET. 

[Compiled  for  every  Imus,  from  advertisements  In  tho 

iiiamQ  aho  KciKNTinc  Pkim  And  other  San 

Francisco  Journal*.] 

Oomprl^intr    the  Name*  of  Cmnpanta.  District  or  Count) 
of   Location;  Amount  and  date  of   Am 
Meeting;  Day  of  DeMnquerU  Sale;  and  Amount  and  Time 
of  Payment  of  Dividend*. 

RAMI,     LOrATIOI*.    AMOUNT,     AMD 
DATK  OF   i«Jii>Hf.M. 

Adella.  Sierra  eo,,  Aug  5,  $60c Sept  6— Sept  20* 

Cambridge,  Nevada  c<>..  Auk  If".  *W Sent  Ifi-Oct  2 

Chalk  Monti!.,  Kavada  o..  Aug.  M,  Si  SO 
Chollar-l'.ii."i.  si.troy  CO.,  Nov  .  .11  v.  $».... r»j 
CheroltM  Klat.  Hull*  Co.,  Jul*  -It.  $.■>       ...Aug  ZT— Sept  1« 
Chtplonrrta,  gosora.  Mexico.  July  II.  $5...     Aug  IS— Sept  3* 
Camarfo,  Lander co  .Nev,  lune  21, $».... Aug  8— Sept  W 
Grown  Point  Ncv  dividend  **) Payable  May  14 

Humboldt.  Nev,  July  II.  $2 Aog  17— Sept  *• 

KITaote.  Son.ira.  M.'\  .  July  11.  SI    All*    IS— A  up  .V 

t    ,t   .1  ,  Nov.,  dividend  It Payable  Hay  IS 

Gold  mil  y  M  •*  M-dtvtdcnd,  $15... Payable  Aug  18 

Golden  Kuie.  Tuolumne  Co.div  SOc^ah...  Parable  Uav  i» 
Gould  a  Curry,  Virginia.  Kev.,  dividend  |BE>. .Payable  Jan  8 

Hopeflravel.  Nev  co  .  Cal  .  Aug  15,  fiOe .^pt  10— Oct  7* 

Hull'  A  N'<.rer.wu».  Virginia.  Nev  .  dlv    $125  ...I'avnMc  Aug  15 

Bumboldl  Canal  Co..  Scv  .June  29,  Si  .^' Bale  Ang  24 

EbUiaeomoop,  Del  Xoriu  co..  July  20,  10c. ..Sept  9— Sept  30' 

I  X  L.  Alpine  co Annual  Meeting  Sept  12» 

Imperial.  Virginia.  Nev..  dlv.  *10 Payable  July  16 

Julia.  Storey  eo.  Nev..  Aug  17.  $2.W Sept  20— Oct  9 

'juicitotWrr,  Sail  Luis  Obispo,   div,$2 July  B 

Keniuck.div.,  tii  per  share Payable  July  8 

La  Blaoea.  Urea,  Hex.,  Aug  10,  S2  50. Sapl  14— Sopi  ;• 

Ladv  Km  nlc  I  In.  Alp  in ■,  Maj  '-'.  S0« s.  |t  16— Oc(  15« 

London  O   M  .  RtaklyOQ  CO.,  July  6.  SI Aug.  10-Aug.  31 

Lady  Bell,  Del  N<Tte  co.,  Aug  41,  15c Sept.  21— OcL  &• 

Murnlng  Star,  Alpine  CO.,  Aug  C.  $:' Sept  9— Sept  30 

Hoeetra  Banori  da  Cuadoiupe.  Jtiiv  12,  $i.  .Aug.  IS— Sept  R" 
NY-aglo  A  Corcoran.  Storey  Co,  July  11,  We.. Aug  IS— Sept  2* 
Oxford  Iteta,  Emneratda,  Nev  June  25,50c.  Aug.  24— Bent  9* 

Opblr,  Btoray  oo..  Mev„July29,$3 Aug  St— Scpi.  is 

Rattlesnake.  Yttbn  co,  July  2.1  SI Aug.  28— Sept    16* 

Refugio,  Chlliuahuu.  Mex  .July  10,  $1 Aug   Jl— Sept    11 

Stiver  Sprout,  Inyo  co Meeting  Sept  in* 

Santa  Cruz.  Santa  Cruz  co,  Aug  13,  M'r Sept  17— net  m* 

Santa  Crux,  Santa  Cruz  co Annua"  Meeting  sept  4* 

B*f.  Be  Ichor,  ritorcj  co.,  Nev,  Aug  (j,  $n Sept  ll— Sept  SU 

Sliver  Sprout  Inyo  co,  Aug  6,  «-'j Sept  10-Sept  26" 

Bidet  s  m  Co.,  June  S4,  $1260 ;  .Sale  Aug  24 

Beaton,  Amador  co..  May  29,  *mo Sole  Aug.  26* 

Cons.,  Tuolumne  co.,  July  so,  $l...Aug.  29— Sept  14* 

Bboaaane  (I.  M., dividend,  M per  share Payable  March  14 

Bavage,  Virginia,  Nov,  dividend  8300 Payable  July  8 

Santiago,  Silver  City,  dividend Payable  March  t> 

Tuolumne  Mountain,  Tuol.  Co.,  July  10,  $1..  Aug  13— Aug  31  • 

D  S  Grunt,  Nevada  co.  Aug  13,  $5 Sept  13— Oct  12 

White  A  Murphv,  July  3,  $6  *5 Aug  10— Sept  2 

Wliitlaich,  Lander  co..  Nov..  June  21,  $15.  .Aug.  2— Sept.  26* 
Yellow  Jacket,  Gold  Hill,  dlv.  S75  sh Payable  July  10 


Latest  Stock  Prices  Bid  and  Asked. 

s.  r.  stock  a.vd  Exoaiaa*  BOAItD. 

FaiOAr  Evening,  August  23, 1867. 

KtSCKLLAN'EODS  STOCKS.  Bid.  Alktl. 

United  State*  7  3-lUtlia  Bunds,  June  lstme $  19K  80^ 

Legal  Tender  Notea 72  tl\i 

Calllorniii  State  llond.s,  7s,  1857 S6  9u 

San  Francisco  Bonds,  10s,  1851 luo  1(W 

Sun  Francisco  City  Bonds,  6s,  1855 80  95 

San  Francisco  City  anil  Cutiiitv  Bonds,  Cs,  1S5S.  75  80 

Sun  Francisco  Cl<y  and  Co.  Sch'l  B'ds,  7s,  i860.  80  — 

San  Francisco  Cltv  and  Co.  Bonds,  7s,  1862 80  81 

San  Francisco  City  und  Co.  Bonds,  7s,  JS64 8J  84 

San  Francisco  City  and  Co   Bonds,  7s.  1865 80  81 

San  Francisco  City  and  Co.  Ju-lg.  Bds.  7s,  1863.  80  84 

San  Francisco  Cllvnnd  Co.  Judg.  Bds,  7s,  1864.  80  84 

Sacramento  City  Bonds yg  27>i 

Sacramento  County  Bonds,  6n 60         

Uarysvllte  Bi.n.is,  i0s 75  85 

Stockton  City  BoikU 70  95 

Yuba  County  Bonds,  10s 75  95 

Santa  Clara  Countv  Bonds,  7s 75  ft) 

Butte  County  Bonds,  10s,  I860 70  75 

San  Mateo  County  Hoods,  7s —  B5Ji 

Cnlltornla  Steam  Navigation  Co 72  72ii 

Spring  Valley  Water  Co 68J4  69 

State  Telegraph  Co 30  32 

GAS  COMPANIES. 

San  Francisco  Gas  Co  61  64}£ 

Sacramento  Gas  Co 62  61 

RAILROADS. 

Sacramento  Yaliev  Railroad _  _ 

San  Frui.cNeo  and  San  Jose    Railroad 40  45 

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Crown  Poiut iV-S  i«n 

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Chullar-Potosi 42?  2^ 

Bailey    ;. *Z  20 

Exchequer ""      m  1. 

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Do   '   Snoerfl^^1 $5  &t       @$6  M 

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Corn  Meal.  $  lou  lbs %  ffi  ra2M 

When!  *  11$)  DM .."..".:  "18  aiw 

O11K,  $  1IM  lbs JS  §  f2, 

garicy,  b  km  it, .:::.:.::  IS  lis 

Beam,  ^  100  lb, iS     ® 'S 

PouitMB,niuoB. :::: 'g  |j jg 

LRfccd,poVd:::::::::::::::.::::::ES8  lis  Si 

Beef,  on  1001.  5!  ib Via     — 

Beer,  citra.  dresaed.  3  lb 9 r@     10 

Slioep,  on  root 3  00     <a  4  m 

Hogs,  on  loot,  a  lb 5     f*l 

Hogs,  dressed,  8  lb 9     a     10 

GaOGKRIKS,  ETC. 

Suear,  crushed,  ^  lb 15     Q  — 

Do.    China 12     ^  it 

Coffee   Costa  Rica,  »  lb .' ...."..."  19V®  20 

Do.  Hlo 19W  ia  19V 

Tea,  Japan,  9  lb 6?     1  »* 

Do  Green m     S  i  ».•, 

Hawaiian  Rice,  »lb..        .  1  9      I  _ 

China  Blce.^U. lVi  ^  6$/ 

Coal  Oil,  ft  gallon .  55      &  & 

Candles,  %i  lb ;  ^0      1  24 

Ranch  Butter.  "§,  lb ........."..'  35     @  Ab 

iBthuiua  Butter,  %  lb 15     %  ^ 


litonila,  ?»» 13  % 

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Lanl.fllrj 12  <4 

Ilnm  and  Haron,  >» 18  'it 

shonUen,  ?  ib it  @ 

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Cheese,  jp  B. 15  @  2A 

Honay,  'r"  ft so  a  «u 

'    /.en 60  <6  65 

Lard,  J*  lb 15  (4  ]0 

Hani!,  and  Hit  eon,  f>  fc 20  «  25 

Cranherrle*.  |1  gallon 1  1-1  £  1  25 

7*  n> 2  a  a 

-a —  a  a 

Tnmatncv  yib 3  @  fl 

Onlonn.'P  lb 5  Q«  5 

applea,  Bo.  I,  V  lb 4  a,  5 

Pears,  T.tMr.  '^  m &  <a  10 

Plants,  dried.  W  lb 13  «  15 

Peacboo,  ArlaoT,  V  R> 11  ®  is 

11 5i  «  — 

Lemona,  "r*  tloaon 75  a>  — 

Chlekeiia.  apiece 75  @  1  00 

Turkeya,  V  tb 20  @  25 

Soap,  PaleandO  <i 7  a  12L4' 

Soap,  Castile.  1ft  lb 18  3  20 


San  Francisco  Metal  Market, 

PRICES  FOR   INVOICES, 

JoUAng  price*  rule  from  tm  toJtftHm  prr  cent,  higher  than  tht 
folloiritiff  quotation*. 

Pridat,  Aneust  2^,  1867, 

Ikon—  Pntv:  PIk,  $9per  ton;  Rnllrond,   60c  ~$  hH)  lbs;  Bar. 
]«lltCfi  lb;  Sheet,  polished,  3c  "p  Ib;  comnnm,  I'.isP.c 
f  th;  Plate,    l.Sc   ft   tb;  l'lpe,  l>,c  ^  lb;  Galvanized,  2Jic 
t*  Ib, 
Scotch  and  Hneliiih  Pig  iron  ft  ton $42  50    @$«  00 

Wbita  Pic  ft  ton 47  so   @ 

Refined  Bar,  bad  assortment  t1  B>- —  I'S    (^ 

Rellncd  Bur,  KOOd  assyrlnuiit,  ft  Ib —  \fAli<% 

Boiler,  No  1  to  4 —  04?i@ 

Plntc,  No.  5  to  9 —  01S.®  —  05 

Sheet,  No.  10  to  13 —  04 k@ 

Sheet,  No.  it  10 20 —  05  ® 

.Sheet,  No.  24  to  27 —05    @ 

CorpKit  —  Dutv:  Sheathing,  3^c  ft  lb;  Pig  and  Bnr.ZWc  ft  lb. 

filioiilhing,  ft  Ib —  34    ®  —  36 

Sheallilng,  Yellow  —  24    @  —  26 

Sheathing,  Old  Yellow —  11    @ 

Bolts _U    ® 

Composition  Nails —  25    @  —  26 

Tis  Platks.— Dutv:  25 Scent,  ad  valorem. 

Plates,  Chnrcnal,  IX,  ft  box 12  50    ®  13  f>0 

Males,  I  C  Cliarcual 12  0>    @  12  ftO 

Rooting  Plates 12  CO    ®  12  50 

Buiu-a  Tin.  Slabs,  ft  Ib —  29    @  —  30 

Ptkkl.— English  Cast  Steel,  ft  lb —  12J£®  —  15 

Qiticksilvkr.— fi  Ib @  —  60 

For  export ® 

zisr  —Sheets,  sib @  —  11 

Lead.— Pig,  Sib -     7>£@  —    B 

Sheet —  10    @ 

Pipe —  ll    @ 

Bar —    9^@  —  10 

Bohax.—  California,  ft  lb —  20    @  —  23 


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such  valuable  assistance  in  learning  how  to  put  his  ideas 
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Notices  to  Correspondents. 

Engineeb. — Of  the  great  railway  construc- 
tions lately  erected,  and  second  probably 
only  to  the  St.  Lawrence  bridge  (one 
wholly  completed  by  this  time),  is  the 
great  railway  bridge  at  Runcorn  across 
the  river  Mersey,  a  few  miles  above  Liver- 
pool, (England.  The  following  figures 
will  best  give  an  idea  of  this  extraordinary 
undertaking :  The  total  length  of  the 
structure,  including  the  slopes  on  either 
side  of  the  river  (there  being  65  arches  on 
the  Lancashire  and  32  on  the  Cheshire 
side  of  the  river),  is  a  mile  and  a  half. 
The  river  will  be  traversed  by  means  of  a 
huge  iron  bridge  consisting  of  three 
"stretches"  of  wrought  iron  girders,  rest- 
ing on  two  stone  piers  rising  from  the 
bed  of  the  river,  and  two  on  the  margins 
at  either  side.  Each  of  these  ' '  stretches" 
measures  305  feet,  the  hight  above  the 
water  at  spring  tides  being  75  feet  to  the 
under  edge  of  the  girders,  and  78  feet  6 
inches  to  the  surface  of  the  rails.  The 
framework  of  the  bridge  proper  consists 
of  four  iron  beams,  which  extend  the 
whole  length  of  the  span,  the  outer  beams 
being  strengthened  on  both  sides  by  a 
trellis  work  40  feet  in  depth,  which,  while 
helping  to  bind  the  structure,  gives  to 
the  huge  mass  a  comparatively  light  and 
airy  appearance.  Of  the  arches  which 
form  the  remainder  of  the  viaduct,  88  have 
each  a  span  of  40  feet,  and  9  of  61  feet  6 
inches.  The  total  cost  of  the  viaduct  and 
bridge  will  probably  exceed  $1,500,000, 
while  the  result  will  be  a  shortening  of 
the  distance  between  Liverpool  and  Lon- 
don of  about  a  dozen  miles.  The  cyclo- 
pian  character  of  the  work,  and  the  rapid- 
ity with  which  it  was  executed  may  be 
conceived,  when  it  is  mentioned  that  in 
merely  one  of  the  chief  girders,  nearly 
two  million  pounds  of  iron  were  used, 
which  enormous  weight  was  wrought  and 
fastened  into  its  proper  form,  and  fixed 
in  its  permanent  position  within  eleven 
weeks. 

Mason. — The  generally  accepted  theory  of 
the  hardening  of  mortar  is,  that  it  is  due 
to  absorption  of  carbonic  acid  from  the 
atmosphere,  thus  forming  carbonate  of 
lime.  This,  however,  does  not  account 
for  all  the  phenomena,  for  much  of  the 
limo  for  ages  still  remains  in  a  hydrated 
form.  In  this  condition  Dr.  Malcolmson 
found  a  large  quantity,  even  from  mortar 
which  was  extracted  from  the  great  Egyp- 
tian pyramids.  All  old  mortar,  when 
treated  with  an  acid,  yields  a  small  pro- 
portion of  gelatinous  silica,  clearly  estab- 
lishing the  fact  that  one  of  the  hardening 
properties  of  ordinary  mortar  consists  in 
the  formation  of  a  hydrated  silicate  of 
lime,  which  is  the  chief  substance  that 
influences  the  rapidity  with  which  mortal- 
hardens,  as  is  well  seen  in  those  cements 
called  hydraulic,  from  their  rapidly  hard- 
ening under  water. 


The  employes  of  the  firm  of  Harpers  have 
united  with  those  of  another  New  York 
house  in  establishing  a  cooperative  grocery 
store. 


Rates  of  Interest  in  San  Francisco 
and  London. 

The  value  of  money  in  London  and  New 
York,  as  compared  with  its  value  in  San 
Erancisco,  presents  a  most  important  theme 
for  reflection.  The  current  rate  of  interest 
in  London  is  quoted  at  2%  per  cent,  per 
annum,  and  at  latest  dates  there  was  a  pros- 
pect that  it  would  fall  even  lower  still..  In 
New  York,  money  can  readily  be  had  for 
five  per  cent,  per  annum ;  but  in  San  Fran- 
cisco, the  lowest  rates  for  large  sums,  even, 
is  ten  per  cent.,  and  from  that  to  fifteen  per 
cent.  To  borrow  money  here,  even  at  the 
high  rate  quoted,  the  security  must  be  un- 
doubted. In  the  mountains,  if  to  be  had 
at  all,  money  commands  a  still  higher  rate 
than  in  this  city. 

Thus  it  will  be  seen  that  gold,  unlike  all 
other  productions,  possesses  less  value  the 
further  we  are  from  the  source  of  supply. 
Although  this  fact  is  not  new,  since  it  has 
frequently  been  noticed  by  writers  upon 
political  economy,  and  laid  down  as  a  law  ; 
yet  we  confess  our  inability  to  fully  appre- 
ciate or  explain  the  same. 

Why  is  it  that  in  California,  a  State  pos- 
sessing innumerable  resources,  so  many  of 
them  should  languish  for  the  want  of  capi- 
tal ;  while  that  very  capital,  so  much  needed 
here,  goes  abroad,  and  is  content  with  in- 
vestment at  perhaps  one-fifth  the  rate  it  will 
command  here?  Surely  such  a  state  of 
things  cannot  be  natural. 

There  is  not  a  civilized  community  in  the 
wide  world  that  doubts  for  a  moment  the 
permanence  and  continued  growth  of  our 
commercial  and  real  estate  interests,  on 
which  surety  for  capital  is  chiefly  based. 
The  future  of  San  Francisco  is  brighter 
and  surer  to-day  than  the  future  of  either 
New  York  or  London.  There  is  only  one 
solution  for  this  enigma — the  lack  of  confi- 
dence— not  in  our  growth,  nor  in  the  future 
value  of  our  securities,  but  lack  of  confi- 
dence in  the  integrity  of  our  people.  The 
admission  may  be  humiliating — it  may  be 
unjust.  It  is  unjust  to  our  people  as  a 
whole ;  but  it  is  God's  truth,  and  the  plain 
practical  question  with  which  we  have  to 
grapple  is,  "What  can  be  done  to  inspire 
confidence  abroad?"  The  fact  should  be 
admitted,  however  undeserving,  and  the 
question  should  be  met. 

The  information  afforded  by  Mr.  J.  Ross 
Browne,  in  his  forthcoming  reports,  may 
accomplish  much  in  this  direction.  Cannot 
some  of  our  correspondents  also  suggest 
something  which  will  aid  in  effecting  the 
object  in  view  ?  What  can  we  do  to  inspire 
confidence  in  us  among  capitalists  in  Lon- 
don, who  have  more  money  than  they  need, 
and  are  looking  abroad  for  investment  ? 

We  want  capital,  to  the  end  that  we  may 
provide  profitable  employment  for  the 
starving  millions  of  Europo,  who  are  look- 
ing, with  anxious  eyes,  to  these  golden 
shores.  As  things  now  are,  it  is  a  wrong 
thing  to  hold  out  inducements  to  European 
emigration,  unless  those  emigrants  can  bring 
a  sufficient  amount  of  capital  with  tnem  to 
make  business  for  themselves  when  they 
arrive  on  our  shores. 

A  few  of  our  earnest  men  are  at  work  in 
the  work  in  the  right  direction,  and  are 
holding  out  inducements,  to  a  limited  ex- 
tent, promising  employment  to  such  as  will 
come  with  a  little  means.  The  capitalist 
will,  either  directly  or  indirectly,  advance, 
say  $500  of  his  money  against  $500  of  the 
emigrant's  for  the  purchase  and  cultivation 
of  land — and  well  they  may  do  it.  There  is 
no  possibility  of  loss  in  such  an  undertak- 
ing ;  but  we  want  manufacturing  indus- 
tries, to  furnish  a  market  for  the  produce 
of  the  farmer.  For  that  we  need  the  capi- 
tal, and  must  have  it  at  a  rate  of  interest  at 
least  approximating  to  that  at  which  it  can 
be  had  for  employment  at  home  ;  otherwise 
we  cannot  compete  with  the  importer.  Let 
us  settle  this  question  of  personal  confi- 
dence, and  it  will  flow  in  to  us  in  larger 
abundance  than  that  in  which  it  now  passes 
out  of  the  Golden  Gate,  for  investment 
abroad,  or  to  purchase  that  which  we  should 
produce  at  home. 


A  New  Sulphuret  Process. 

A  correspondent  of  the  Alia  recently 
wrote  from  Sutter  Creek  as  follows  with 
regard  to  what  appears  to  be  a  new  process 
for  treating  sulphurets : 

Nothing  that  I  have  seen  in  my  trip  has 
interested  me  more  than  the  sulphuret 
works  twelve  miles  east  of  Jackson.  Here 
sulphurets  are  purchased,  and  are  worked 
by  a  process  known  only  to  the  proprietor, 
a  German,  named  Thoss.  Sulphurets  are 
reduced  elsewhere  by  chlorination,  at  a 
cost  of  about  $25  per  ton,  but  all  the  silver  is 
lost,  and  roasting  is  necessary  as  a  prelim- 
inary ;  whereas  Thoss  does  not  roast,  saves 
all  the  silver,  and  says  he  can  catch  ninety 
per  cent,  of  the  gold  at  a  cost  of  eight  dol- 
lars per  ton.  I  look  with  suspicion  at  all 
new  and  secret  processes,  and  I  inquired  of 
intelligent  miners  at  Sutter  Creek,  Volcano 
and  Pine  Grove,  who  have  had  business 
with  this  sulphuret  mill,  and  all  spoke  well 
of  it  Mr.  McLane,  of  the  Sirocco  mine, 
said  he  paid  $80  per  ton  for  working  sul- 
phurets, and  had  received  a  return  of  $240 
per  ton.  No  one  seems  to  have  any  idea  of 
the  nature  of  the  process.  The  sulphurets 
are  ground  in  an  arastra,  which  anybody 
can  use,  and  are  then  discharged  into  a 
small,  close,  dark  chamber  beneath,  to 
which  nobody,  save  the  proprietor,  has 
access.  Much  of  the  ore  near  Pine  Grove 
and  Volcano  is  very  rich  in  sulphurets  ;  so 
there  is  abundant  business  there  for  a  mill 
of  this  kind. 

Faith  in  chlorination  is,  however,  not  ex- 
tinct. The  largest  chlorination  works  in 
the  State  have  lately  been  erected  by  Coney 
&  Bigelow  (the  latter  of  Bigelow  &  Bros. , 
San  Francisco,)  at  Jackson.  Their  mine 
would  not  pay  to  work  for  free  gold,  but  is 
very  rich  in  sulphurets,  yielding  five  per 
cent  of  them,  with  $200  per  ton.  The 
furnace  has  a  capacity  to  roast  three  tons  in 
twenty-four  hours.  There  are  two  hearths, 
one  over  the  other,  and  a  ton  and  a  half  is 
kept  in  each  hearth.  After  roasting  twelve 
hours,  the  lower  hearth  is  discharged,  the 
contents  of  the  upper  are  let  down  to  the 
lower,  and  the  upper  receives  anew  charge, 
and  so  on.  The  chlorination  works,  under- 
charge of  John  Agrell,  Esq.,  had  just 
started  when  I  was  in  Jackson. 

The  proper  working  of  sulphurets  is 
now  the  great  question  of  the  day,  both  for 
gold  and  silver.  It  is  more  than  probable 
that  Mr.  Thoss,  above  alluded  to,  is  in  pos- 
session of  a  valuable  secret  for  the  better 
and  cheaper  treatment  of  valuable  sulphu- 
rets. It  is  not  at  all  remarkable,  however, 
that  he  is  able  to  save  the  silver  as  well  as 
the  gold,  as  that  may  be  readily  done  at  any 
sulphuret  works  by  a  slight  modification  of 
the  process  generally  in  use  ;  the  cost  is 
the  ODly  thing  in  the  way. 

There  is  a  gentleman  hi  this  city,  of  un- 
doubted scientific  attainments,  and  who  is  a 
practical  as  well  as  scientific  miner,  who 
has  repeatedly  assured  us  that  he  is  in  pos- 
session of  a  process  for  working  silver  ores 
quite  different  from  anything  else  in  use, 
and  which  will  reduce  the  cost  of  the  pres- 
ent system  fully  one-half,  and  increase  its 
percentage  of  yield  more  than  thirty  per 
cent.  He  has  repeatedly  offered  to  put  his 
process  to  a  practical  test,  and  has  several 
times  been  upon  the  point  of  accomplishing 
his  desires  ;  but  has  as  often  been  bluffed 
off  by  some  brainless  pretender,  whose  oily 
tongue  has  been  more  powerful  with  the 
mine  owners  than  the  less  smoothly  spoken 
and  less  pretentious  gentleman  of  science. 
The  gentleman  in  question  still  retains  his 
secret,  hoping  that  some  lucky  turn  of  for- 
tune may  yet  place  him  in  a  position  to  prove 
the  value  of  his  discovery  at  .his  own  cost — 
in  which  case,  as  a  matter  of  course,  it  will 
also  be  to  his  own  profit. 

The  miners  on  this  coast  have  no  reason 
to  doubt  that,  with  all  our  present  success, 
even,  the  working  of  sulphurets  and  refrac- 
tory ores  will,  ere  long,  be  greatly  simplified 
and  reduced  in  cost  Have  patience  ;  all 
will  yet  be  well.  We  have  sulphurets  in 
abundance ;  they  are  the  natural  ores  of 
gold  and  silver — the  form  which  they  most 
generally  take  on  in  the  beginning  ;  nearly 
every  other  description  of  ore  being  derived 
therefrom.  The  question  of  their  profita- 
ble reduction  is  simply  a  matter  of  time, 
and  will  soon  be  solved. 


New  Books. 

CoNFTJCTUS  AND    THE   CHINESE    CLASSICS;  Or 

Readings  in  Chinese  Literature.     Edited 

and  compiled  by  Rev.  A  W.  Loomis:    A. 

Roman  &  Co.,  San  Francisco. 

The  Chinese  are  a  mysterious  people — 
numerous,  but  little  known;  ancient,  but 
occupying  only  a  small  space  in  history. 
Hitherto  they  have  been  chiefly  known 
by  their  singularities;  but  recent  events 
having  broken  down  their  exclusiveness, 
the  leading  nations  of  the  earth  are  now 
vieing  with  each  other  in  the  cultivation  of 
intimate  commercial  relations  with  that  peo- 
ple. San  Francisco  occupies  a  geographical 
position,  which  gives  her  great  advantages 
over  all  other  cities  in  this  enterprise.  Hence 
it  behooves  us  to  become  better  acquainted 
with  the  history,  institutions  and  literature 
of  this  singular  people. 

It  was  with  this  end  in  view  that  Messrs. 
Roman  &  Co.  undertook  to  secure  the  com- 
pilation and  publication  of  a  volume  to 
present,  in  a  concise  and  popular  form,  a 
brief  insight  into  the  social  condition  of  the 
Chinese,  and  the  progress  which  they  have 
made  in  general  philosophy  and  literature. 
They  seem  to  have  beenpeculiarly  fortunate 
in  the  selection  of  a  compiler  for  such  a 
work.  Mr.  Loomis  was  for  a  long  time  en- 
gaged in  mission  work  in  China,  has  an 
intimate  acquaintance  with  their  language 
and  literature,  and  has  gathered  and  ar- 
ranged the  facts  for  his  volume  in  a  most 
judicious  manner.  The  book  opens  with  a 
brief  history  of  that  ancient  empire,  before 
the  Christain  era,  and  then  passes  to  the 
life  and  teachings  of  its  great  philoso- 
pher, Confucius.  It  gives  a  brief  exhibit  of 
the  learning  of  the  Chinese,  their  ideas  and 
practice  of  government,  their  modes  of 
thought,  and  their  mental  and  moral  char- 
acter. It  brings  the  reader,  as  it  were,  into 
direct  contact  with  the  people  of  which  he 
is  reading. 

The  larger  portion  of  the  volume  consists 
of  extracts  from  the  writings  of  Confucius, 
who  was  to  China  what  Plato  was  to  Greece. 
Selections  are  also  given  from  various  other 
celebrated  Chinese  writers  and  teachers. 

The  compiler  remarks  that  "Confucius 
taught  much  that  our  own  people  might 
find  a  useful  study. "  He  also  gives  a  most 
encouraging  account  of  the  present  social 
aud  intellectual  condition  of  the  Chinese. 
They  are  represented  as  essentially  a  reading 
people.  As  an  evidence,  he  says  that  a 
single  native  publishing  house  in  Fouchow 
employs  over  100  workmen,  and  has  issued 
fully  1,000  different  publications.  They 
have  a  great  veneration  for  instructive  lit- 
erature, and  pay  but  little  attention  to  that 
which  amuses,  such  as  works  of  fiction  and 
poetry.  Their  public  buildings  and  high- 
ways are  everywhere  embellished  with  mar- 
ble slabs,  on  which  are  engraven  scraps  of 
history  or  maxims  of  economy  and  morality. 
These  sentences  are  committed  to  memory 
by  the  youth,  and  retained  through  old  age. 
Similar  choice  fragments  of  literature  are 
also  met  with  on  household  utensils,  such  as 
teacups,  vases,  fans,  etc. 

It  may  not  be  generally  known  that  many 
of  the  little  placards  posted  over  the  doors 
of  Chinese  dwellings  in  this  State,  and 
which  are  usually  thought  to  be  signs  or 
something  indicative  of  the  traffic  within, 
are  often,  in  reality,  such  sentences  and 
maxims  as  those  alluded  to  above. 

The  work  is  one  of  much  interest  to  the 
general  reader,  and  is  designed  to  accom- 
plish a  large  amount  of  good,  in  doing  away 
with  the  unjust  and  mischievious  prejudices 
which  so  generally  prevail  in  the  minds  of 
our  people  against  the  Chinese.  The  pub- 
lishers have  done  a  good  service  to  the 
cause  of  literature  and  commercial  pro- 
gress, and  have  not  failed  to  present  the 
same  in  a  neat  and  attractive  form  and  ex- 
cellent in  typographical  execution. 

Stoked. —Considerable  wheat,  says  the 
Independent,  has  been  stored  in  Stockton 
during  the  past  week,  on  account  of  its  not 
being  properly  cleaned. 


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121 


Popular  Lectures  on  Geology. 

Popular  Lectures  on  Geology,  is  the  title 
of  a  very  interesting  -work  translated  from 
tho  German  of  B.  C.  von  Leonlianl,  Pro- 
fessor  at  the  University  of  Heidelberg,  by 
Kev.  J.  O.  Morris,  A.  M.,  and  edited  by 
Prof.  F.  Hall,  M.  D.,  formerly  Professor  of 
Natural  Philosophy  at  Middlebury,  Vt,  and 
afterwards  Professor  of  Chemistry  and  Min- 
eralogy at  Washington  College,  Hartford, 
Conn.  This  work,  though  among  the  ear- 
liest efforts  of  tho  kind  to  popularize  the 
science  of  mining  and  geology,  is  never- 
theless one  which  can  still  be  read  with 
much  interest  and  profit  The  work  is  em- 
bellished with  numerous  engravings,  illus- 
trative of  the  principles  of  those  kindred 
engravings  are  well  exe- 
cuted for  the  timeof  their  production  (1839). 
We  are  indebted  to  a  lady  relative  of  the 
deceased  editor  of  the  work  for  a  copy  of 
tho  same,  which  has  already  afforded  us 
many  valuable  hints,  and  from  which  we 
still  further  extract  and  condense  as  fol- 
lows : 

"The  art  of  mining  and  geology  mutually 
support  and  illustrate  each  other.  As  the 
geologist  is  indebted  to  the  labors  and  ob- 
servations of  the  miner,  for  many  import- 
ant facts  relative  to  the  formation  of  the 
crust  of  the  earth,  so  the  miner  must  pos- 
sess some  degree  of  geological  knowledge, 
if  he  desires  to  ascertain  the  presence  of 
useful  minerals  in  his  district,  such  as  ores, 
precious  stones,  coal,  rock  salt,  etc.  He 
who  abandoDa  the  simple  and  correct  way 
pointed  out  by  geological  experience,  runs 
the  risk  of  groping  in  conjecture  and  doubt, 
and  this  is  of  particular  importance  in  min- 
ing, for  it  is  an  enterprise  brilliant  and  full 
of  promise,  and  at  the  same  time  expensive 
and  often  illusory." 

Speaking  of  the  silver  mines  at  Andreas- 
berg,  Germany,  which  have  been  celebrated 
for  nearly  400  years,  the  author  says  : 

"  He  who  has  some  knowledge  of  chemi- 
cal affinities,  and  of  the  composition  of 
those  heterogeneous  mineral  bodies,  which 
are  found  united  at  Andreasberg,  cannot 
but  wonder  at  the  complicated  chemical  ac- 
tion which  is  here  so  mysteriously  displayed. 
They  will  become  still  more  interesting  and 
intelligible  when  we  subsequently  treat  of 
ores  and  other  productions  of  mines.  We 
shall  then  again  be  reminded  of  the  import- 
ant reciprocal  relations  between  mining  and 
geology.  Without  the  art  of  mining,  these 
phenomena  would  have  remained  undis- 
covered to  geology  ;  and  by  the  further  aid 
of  geology  we  hope  to  receive  still  more  sat- 
isfactory information  respecting  such  facts. 
Yet  there  is  many  a  problem  in  these  dtu'k 
laboratories  of  nature,  which  can  by  no 
means  be  so  easily  solved.  The  more  we 
reflect  on  the  wonderful  combination  of 
minerals  so  entirely  different  in  their  char- 
acter, the  more  doubts  and  difficulties 
arise. " 

ICE  IN  DEEP  MINES. 

The  main  entrance  to  the  pits  at  Danne- 
mara,  (Persberg)  one  of  the  oldest  and  most 
celebrated  of  the  Swedish  iron  mines,  is  a 
natural  opening  or  abyss,  of  so  large  a  cir- 
cumference as  to  require  some  fifteen  min- 
utes to  walk  around  its  mouth.  A  scaffold 
is  erected  out,  so  as  to  overhang  this  abyss, 
upon  which  the  hoisting  machinery  is 
placed.  The  observer  can  look  down  into 
this  frightful  abyss  upwards  of  500  feet,  to 
which  point  the  light  of  day  extends,  and 
beyond  which  all  is  shrouded  in  darkness, 
save  when  feebly  illuminated  by  the  dim 
lights  of  the  miners.  One  of  the  most  re- 
markable facts  connected  with  this  mine,  is 
the  large  quantity  of  ice  which  is  always 
present  there.     Says  our  author  : 

"  The  deeper  you  go,  the  more  the  ice  in- 
creases. And  in  order  to  remove  it  from 
the  pits  it  must  be  raised  up  in  buckets. 
At  some  places  the  ice  is  ninety  feet  thick; 
it  forms  real  glaciers,  which  are  never  di- 
minished by  any  change  of  external  tem- 
perature. This  fact,  however,  should  not 
be  regarded  as  contradictory  to  another, 
which  will  hereafter  be  illustrated,  and 
which  is,  that  pits  become  warmer,  in  pro- 
portion to  their  depth.  The  phenomenon 
at  Persburg,  as  we  shall  see,  can  be  ex- 
plained on  natural  principles.  When  the 
visitor  has  reached  the  bottom,  he  is  con- 
ducted by  his  guide  into  vaulted  chambers, 
through  immense  regions  of  ice.  Many  of 
these  vaults  are  so  large  that  fifty  men  can 
conveniently  work  in  them  at  the  same 
time. " 


This  occurrence  of  ice  in  deep  mines  is 
not  an  isolated  field.  Ice  is  found  in  the 
pits  of  Ehnnfriedensdorf,  in  Saxony.  Leo- 
pold von  Buch  tells  ns  that  formerly,  in 
Norway,  mining  was  prosecuted  above  the 
region  of  eternal  snow.  Wood,  for  the  tim- 
Iwring,  could  not  be  had  there,  and  its  want 
was  supplied  by  filling  up  a  drift  with 
water  and  allowing  it  to  freeze  ;  passages 
were  then  cut  through  the  ice  as  they  were 
needed,  tho  balance  of  the  ice  being  left  in 
lieu  of  wood  for  timbers.  It  is  also  well 
known  that  the  ancient  Peruvians  obtained 
ores  on  the  Cordilleras,  in  places  elevated 
above  the  perpetual  snow  line. 

The  mines  of  Kauris,  in  upper  Austria, 
lie  entirely  within  the  glacier  region,  and 
most  of  the  shafts  open  in  eternal  ice,  clear 
as  crystal ;  the  miners'  huts  are  surrounded 
with  ice.  On  what  is  known  as  Gold 
Mountain,  one  of  the  shafts  is  sunk  100 
feet  through  pure  glacier  ice. 

A  gold  mine  in  the  deep  valley  of  the 
Alps,  near  Saltzberg,  is  the  highest  in  Eu- 
rope, which  is  now  worked.  There  are 
two  tunnels  near  this  mine  entirely  sur- 
rounded with  glacier  ice.  The  miners  of 
this  region,  undergo  great  hardships  from 
exposure  to  cold,  and  to  avalanches,  which 
often  sweep  them  to  destruction  while  going 
to  and  fro  to  their  work,  or  while  reposing 
in  their  cabins  on  the  hillsides. 

It  is  stated  by  one  authority  that  there  is 
a  locality  deep  within  one  of  the  iron  mines 
of  Dannemara,  already  noted,  where  the 
mass  of  ice  is  120  yards  thick. 


Latest  from  Pahbanagat. — We  have 
had  the  pleasure,  during  the  past  week,  of 
an  interview  with  Mr.  William  Flemming, 
who  has  recently  been  appointed  superin- 
tendent of  the  Alameda  mines  at  Pahranagat. 
Mr.  F.  informs  us  that  the  company's  prop- 
erty is  being  gradually  developed,  and  with 
most  encouraging  prospects  of  success.  The 
new  superintendent  is  somewhat  reticent 
with  regard  to  the  past  operations  on  the 
mine  ;  but  we  should  infer  that  a  consider- 
able amount  of  money  has  been  expended 
there  in  rather  an  injudicious  manner.  Two 
reverberatory  furnaces  and  a  cupola  have 
been  erected,  which  are  of  but  little  value. 
The  company  has  also  a  small  mill  on  the 
ground,  but  not  yet  put  up,  which  is  far 
from  being  what  it  should  be.  The  super- 
intendent will  defer  putting  up  the  mill  for 
the  present ;  but  will  continue  the  work  of 
opening  the  mine  and  getting  out  ore.  This 
company  owns  400  feet  on  the  "List  lode," 
which  is  considered  the  richest  vein  in  the 
district.  It  also  owns  a  large  amount  of 
other  ground.  The  company  is  located  at 
Logan  City.  There  are  five  different  settle- 
ments in  the  Pahranagat  District,  represent- 
ing as  many  different  centers  of  mining,  viz: 
Logan  Springs,  Crescent  City,  Silver  Canon, 
Hiko  and  Crystal  Springs.  The  three  first 
named  are  not  more  than  five  miles  apart, 
and  are  all  about  twelve  miles  from  Hiko, 
the  county  seat.  Crystal  Springs,  the  latest 
settlement,  is  five  miles  beyond  Hiko.  The 
population  of  the  district  is  from  300  to4l0. 

There  are  several  parties  engaged,  with 
good  prospects,  indevelopingmines.  Among 
them  are  Messrs.  Eisland  and  Raymond, 
and  Capt.  Dahlgreen.  The  former  represents 
a  large  amount  of  English  capital.  A  pur- 
chase was  recently  made  by  this  party, 
which  required  $5,000  worth  of  government 
stamps.  The  County  Clerk  required  $5,000 
more  under  the  State  law,  before  he  would 
record.  If  the  document  goes  on  to  the 
record,  it  will  cost  the  parties  $10,000  for 
stamps  alone.  This  company  has  a  10-stamp 
mill  at  Hiko  ;  Mr.  Ostrom  is  the  superin- 
tendent. 

The  Crescent  S.  M.  Co.  (a  New  York 
company),  have  their  mill  so  near  comple- 
tion, that  they  have  started  up  and  crushed 
a  small  lot  of  rock  for  a  prospect.  They 
have  a  5-stamp  mill  for  dry  crushing,  with 
double  discharge,  two  Wheeler  &  Eandall 
pans,  and  one  settler,  with  two  reverbera- 
tory furnaces  for  roasting.     The  company 


has  200  feet  next  south  of  the  Alameda  Co. 
on  the  List  lode,  besides  other  good  mining 
ground.  J.  A.  Bidwell  is  the  company's 
superintendent  He  went  East  on  last 
steamer  on  business  for  the  company. 


Bazoh  Strop  Man. — In  our  wanderings 
about  the  city,  we  came  across  the  workshop 
of  Mr.  T.  B.  Bodgers,  the  well  known  razor 
vender,  who  is  seen  with  his  large  torchlight 
every  Saturday  evening  on  the  corner  of 
Montgomery  and  California  streets.  We 
found  him  as  usual  entertaining  his  cus- 
tomers with  the  superior  merits  of  his  wares, 
exhibiting  scintillations  of  wit,  no  less 
sparkling  than  those  struck  from  his  steel, 
and  as  keen-edged  as  the  well-tempered 
blade  in  his  hand.  Iron  seemed  to  be  cut 
with  the  same  impunity  as  lead,  to  the  as- 
tonishment of  the  bystanders  and  a  number 
of  mechanics  who  had  brought  their  tools 
to  be  tempered.  Mr.  Bodgers  has  com- 
menced the  manufacture  and  tempering  of 
razors,  carving  knives,  and  other  articles  of 
hardware  and  cutlery,  at  No.  108  Leidesdorff 
street.  All  who  have  been  badly  sliaved 
from  purchases  elsewhere,  would  do  well  to 
give  him  a  trial. 


Golden  State  Pottery. — We  have  seen, 
during  the  past  week,  some  specimens  of 
stove  lining,  which  appear  to  possess  the 
right  kind  of  ring,  at  the  salesroom  of 
Messrs.  Lobree  &  Co.,  516  Commercial 
street,  manufactured  at  Antioch,  Contra 
Costa  county.  In  the  midst  of  a  varied  as- 
sortment of  stone  and  earthen  ware  on  hand, 
we  noticed  a  beautiful  water  tank,  a  minia- 
ture representation  of  a  well  constructed 
edifice,  with  pillars  and  arches  in  front,  sur- 
mounted with  a  dome,  resting  on  columnar 
supports,  intended,  we  understand,  for  ex- 
hibition at  the  approaching  fair  in  Sacra- 
mento. 


Continental  Life  Insurance  Company, 
302  Montgomery  street,  corner  of  Pine. 


Jacob  Shkit,  Pioneer  Photographer.  612  Clay  street,  north 
Bide,  fonrdoors  above  Montgomery,  (late  315  Montgomery 
street.)  takes  all  kinds  of  Photographs  In  the  bestsiylcof 
the  Art.  He  would  invite  especial  attention  to  the  new 
"  Cabinet  Photographs,"  which  he  is  taking  to  perfection. 
luvHtr 

Gold  Bars,  of  whatever  size,  if  well  cast,  assayed 
for  two  dollars,  at  A  P.  MOLITOR'S  Assay  Oruce, 
611  Commercial  street,  opposite  United  States  Brauch 
Mint.  I6vl»3m 


Brown's  Filtering  Heater.— For  preventing  in- 
crustation in  Steam  Boilers,  purines  water  from  lime  or 
any  other  iinpurn.v,  saves  luel,  saves  Ihe  boiler,  prevents 
explosions,  and  protects  life  and  property.  The  cost  of  the 
Filter  Is  soon  saved   in    fuel   and    boiler— repairs  alone. 

One  Is  in  operation  at  the  San  Francisco  Foundry.  Fre- 
mont street,  where  Rights  can  be  procured,  or  all  needed 
information,  on  application,  in  person  or  by  letter,  to 

6vli-lv  AUSTIN  A.  WELLS,  Agent. 


N0ETH  AMERICA 

Life  Insurance  Company. 

Usual  Restrictions  on  Occupation  and  Travel 

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Policies  of  this  Company  arc  guaranteed  by  tho  State  of 

New  York,  which  is  true  of  no  other  Company 

on  this  Coast 

The  most  Responsible  and  Liberal  Company   n  tho  World  I 
J.   A.   EATON    &  CO., 

Manner's  Pacific  Branch,  »OS  Montgomery  st. 

20vHnr9D  SAN  FRANCISCO. 


Ferry  Davis' Vegetable  Pain  Killer. 

A  Certain  Antidotk  for  Poison.— Rev.  T.  Allen,  writing 
from  Tavoy,  Bnrinah,  says:  '-Within  the  past  four  years  I 
have  used  and  disposed  of  about  five  hundred  bottles,  but 
am  now  out  Please  send  me  a  fresh  supply  as  soon  as  you 
can— say  two  hundred  bottles.  I  dare  not  be  without  It  my. 
self,  and  there  are  endless  calls  for  it,  both  by  Burmaha  and 
Karens.  I  always  take  it  with  me  In  the  jungles  and  havo 
frequent  occasion  to  use  it,  both  on  myself  and  others.  Ono 
night,  while  sleeping  in  an  oncn  Zayate,  I  was  awoke  by  a 
most  excrutiating  pain  In  my  foot.  On  examination,  I 
found  I  had  been  bitten  by  a  centipede.  I  Immediately  ap- 
plied the  Pain  Killer,  and  found  inataiitrelicf.  In  less  than 
an  hour  I  was  again  asleep." 

Rev.  Mr.  Hibbard,  wilting  from  Burmah  to  his  father, 
says:  "I  have  used  Davis' Pain  Killer  for  Coughs.  Colds, 
Summer  Complaints,  Burns,  and  for  tho  Sting  of  Scorpions, 
with  uniform  success.  We  always  keep  It  where  we  can 
lay  our  hands  on  it  In  the  dark,  if  need  be." 

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ForCabikkt  PtioTOGiurHis  or  Enameled  Cards,  of  tha 
very  beet  quality,  you  mu«l  jto  to  the  NEW  YORK  GAL. 
LERY,  No*  25  and  IT  Third  street.  Every  picture  war- 
ranted to  give  perfect  satisfaction. 

»vlflqr B.  F.  HOWLAND,  ArtUt. 

Save  "lour  Teeth.— Do  not  have  them  extracted 
without  first  consulting  a  good  Dentist.  Tho  loss  is  Irrcp&r. 
»blc,  and.  In  many  Instances,  unnecessary.  DR.  BEERS, 
corner  of  Pine  and  Kearny  streets,  makes  a  specialty  of 
filling  the  fangs  of  dead  Teeth,  and  building  op  broken 
crowns  wlih  fork  gold— thus  restoring  them  to  their  origi- 
nal usefulness  and  beauty. 

«r  Call  and  examine  the  work.  Finest  quality  of  arti- 
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FOB    SHEBIFF, 

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Present  incumbent. 

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The  Muscatine  (Iowa)  Journal  records 
the  discovery  of  an  ancient  brick,  supposed 
to  have  been  made  something  more  than 
ten  centuries  ago,  on  the  bank  of  the  Cedar 
river,  near  Lord's  Ferry,  four  feet  below 
the  surface  of  the  ground.  Further  invest- 
igations are  to  be  made,  in  the  hope  of  find- 
ing ancient  ruins. 


Artificial  Pine  Apples  find  a  large  sale 
in  Paris.  It  is  said  that  they  are  made  of 
turnips  saturated  with  a  syrup  that  invests 
them  with  the  exact  flavor  of  pine  apples. 
Most  of  the  jellies,  of  whatever  name,  are 
apples  flavored  to  similate  strawberries,  pine 
apples,  etc. 


EstaVUisUoil    in   1849-Corner    First   and    Mission    streets,   San   Francisco. 


HAVING  INCREASED  OUR  FACILITIES  IN  EVERY"  DEPARTMENT.  WE  ARE  NOW 
prepared  at  the  shorrcsl  notice  and  at  the  most  reasonable  rates,  to  furnish  all 
kin  h  and  description  of  Machinery,  Including  Steam  Engines,  Quartz  Mills,  Mining  Pumps 
of  all  kinds,  Hoisting  itear,  Ga<  Work,  Laundry  Machinery,  Architectural  and  Ornamental 
Cmtini;s.  Suspir  Mills, Saw  and  Flour  Mills.  Water  Wheelsof  all  kind-.  Hydraulic.  Hay,  Ras, 
nrewand  Drop  Presses,  Coining  Machinery,  Pile  Drivers,  Bart  and  Walt  Mills,  and  all 
kinds  of  Casting. 

fiVRHIES.— Marine  Engines,  Oscillating  and  Beam;  Stern  and  Side  Wheel  Boats, 
Locomotives,  Stationary  Engines,  Horizontal,  Uprtirht.  Oscillating  and  Beam,  from  six 
to  lifty  inenoo  diameter.  Also,  Scott  A  Eckart's  Adjustable  Cut-off  Regulator— best  in 
use;  W.  R.  Eckart's  Balance  Valve  for  Stationary  Ei.ginea;  Woodward's  Patent  Steam 
Pu'un  ann"  VUv   Engine. 

IS  O I L,  E  tt. s.  Locomotive,  F'.ae,  Tubular,  Upright,  Cylinder  and  Cornish,  and  every 
varies-  t(  'i->iler  Work      All  sizes  of  tubes  and  pipes  for  pumps. 

PUWPi.-Tiic  Excelsior  double-acting  Force  ''umps  are  manufactured  hy  us.  These 
very  superior  Pumps  are  warranted  the  best,  and  are  fast  replacing  all  other  Force  Pomps. 


AMALGAMATIXG  MACHIXE'RY.-Whecler  A  Kananll'simproveo.  Tractory 
Curve  Pai<,  Zenas  Wheeler's  improved  flat  bottom  pan,  Reldln's  pan,  Vcatch's  tuhs, 
Prater's  concentrators,  Waklee'3  pans,  Beers*  pan,  German  Barrels,  Arastra  Gearing,  Chile 
Mills,  Settlers  of  all  descriptions,  Retorts  of  all  si7.es  and  shapes,  for  Silver  and  Gold, 
Portable  Stamp  Mills,  Straight  Batteries,  for  wood  or  iron  frames,  Dry  Crushing  Bat- 
teries, or  machines  with  the  latest  improvements,  evorv  variety  m  Stamps,  Mortars,  Cams, 
Pans  and  Tubs.     BLAKE'S  PATENT  QUARTZ  CRUSHERS,  of  all  sizes. 

OIL  RORDTO  TOOLS  A\U  BIACHINERT-Of  the  latest  and  most  ap- 
proved construction,  made  from  drawings  lately  marie  by  Prof.  Blake  at  the  oil  wells  in 
Pennsylvania.  We  have  the  facilities  for  working  gold  and  silver  quartz  and  other  ores,  to 
test  their  value,  by  the  hundred  weigh'  or  ton. 

Russia  Iron  Screens,  of  all  degrees  of  fineness  and  of  all  qualities  of  iron.  All  work  done 
in  the  best  manner  at  the  lowest  cash  prices. 

H.   J,   BOOTH.  GEO.   W.   PRESCOTT.  IRVING    II.  SCOTT 


24vl2 


II.  J.   :bootu   «fc   CO. 


Machinists  and  Foundries. 

PALMER,  KNOX  &  CO., 

Golden    State   Iron    Works, 

No*.  19,  SI,  S3  and  S5  First  Street, 

SAN  FRANCISCO. 

MANUFACTURE   ALL   KINDS   OF 

MACHINERY, 

STEAM    EVGi.VKS   AND  QUARTZ    MILLS 

DUNBAR'S   IMPROVED 

Self- A.aj listing  I*iston  T*ackliig, 

Requires  no  springs  or  screws;  is  always  steam  tight; 

without  excessive  friction,  and  never 

gets  slack  or  leaky. 

WHEELER  A  RANDALL'S 

NEW    GKnOEK    AND    AMALGAMATOR 

HEPBURN  &  PETERSON'S 

AMALGAMATOR  ANI>  SEPARATOR, 

Knox's   Amalgamators, 

WITH    PALMER'S    PATENT   STEAM   CHEST, 

Superior  tor  workinc  either  HOLD  OR  SILVER  ORES,  and 
Isthe  only  Amalgamator  that  has  stood   the  test  of  seven 
years'  continual  working. 
tteuuiue     White    Iron    Stamp   Shoes   aad    Dies 

Having  been  engaged  for  the  past  ten  years  tn  quart* 
mining,  and  being  conversant  with  all  the  improvements, 
either  In  Mining  or  billing,  we  are  prepared  to  furnish,  ai 
the  shortest  notice,  the  most  perfect  machinery  tor  reduc 
ing  ores,  or  savins  cither" '/old  nr  silver  lKvl(lqy-tf 


WILLAMETTE  IRON  WORKS, 

POilTtlXO,    UKEG95. 

Steam    Engines,    Hollers, 
SAW  AND  CRIST  NULLS, 

MINI.VO    MACHINERY,     WROUGHT     IRON     SHUTTER 
WORK,  AND  BLACKS.UITHINO  IN  GENERAL. 
Coruer  North-Front  icid  E  «1  reels, 
18vl3-ly  One  block  north  of  Couch's  Wharf. 

UNION    IRON  WORKS, 

Sacramento. 

WILLI AJVCS,  BOOT  &  NEILSON, 

MANUFACTURERS  OF 

CROSS'  PATENT  BOILER  FEEDER, 

©team:  engines,  boilers, 

And  all  kind*  of  HZluins  Machinery. 

Also,  Hay  and  Wine  Presses  made  and  repaired 
with  neatness,  durability  and  dispatch. 

Iftnnbnr's  Patent  Self-Aojnstlng  Steam  Piston 

PACKING,  for  new  and  old  Cylinders,  manufactured 
to  order. 
Front  Street,  between  N  and  O  streets, 
livll  Sacramento  City 


GLOBE 

Foundry  and  Machine  Shop, 


STOCKTON,     CAL. 


KEEP,   BLAKE   &  CO., 

MANfFACTDRERS   OK 

Quartz,  Saw  and  Grist.  Mill  Irons,  Steam 
Engines,  Horse  Powers, 

Mining  and  Irrigating  Pumps.  Car  Wheels,  Derrick  Irons, 
House  Fronts,  Iron  Fencing.  Balcony  Railings,  etc., 
at  San  Francisco  prices.    Orders  solicited 
13vl3-ly  and  promptly  executed. 


GEORGE  T.  PRACY, 
MACHINE     WORKS, 

Nos  109  and  111  Mission  street,  between  Main  and  Spear, 

SAN   FRANCTSCO. 

STEAM  ENGINE,  FLOUR  AJVDSATVMILL 

And  Quartz  Machinery,  Printing  Presses, 

MACHINERY    OF   EVERY   DESCRIPTION    MADE    AND 
RE  PA  IKED. 
BS-Speclal  attention  paid  to  Repairing. -JEO    qy-3 


Pacific  File,Reaper  and  Mower  Section 

MANUFACTORY, 

No- S3  Beale  Street,  between  Market  and  Mission, 

SAN   FRANCISCO. 

Files  re-cnt  and  -warranted  as  good  as  new ,  or  no  charge. 
The  onK  establishment  In  the  State.    We  also  man- 
ufacture Reaper  cud  Mower  Sections. 
lv    tf  RIDDELL  A  DURNING,  Prop'ra 


SS^JV    FR-AJY  CISCO 

Foundry  and  Machine  Works. 

N.  E.  Cor.  Fremont  and  Allusion  streeld. 

Manufacturers  of 

Marine  and  Stationery  Engines 

Quartz  Machinery,  Saw,  Flour  and  Sugar  Mills,  Mining 

Pumps,  Hoisting  Gear,  Agricultural  Implements,  etc. 

— ALSO— 

Wine,    Ciller,    Cotton      and     Tobacco     Presse* 

of  the  latest  Improved  Patterns. 

STEAM  ENGINES  AND  BOILERS, 

Of  all  sizes,  constantly  on  hand;  Quartz  Mill  Shoes  am) 
Dies  warranted  to  be  made  of  the  best  white  iron. 

Dunbar's  Improved  SelfVAdJ  uniting  Piston- 
Packing,  requires  no  springs  or  screws;  is  always  steam- 
tight;  without  excessive  friction,  and  never  gets  slack  or 
leaky. 

MACHINERY,  OF   A  JUL.  DESCRIPTIONS 

Bonght,  sold,  or  exchanged.    Bolt  Cul  ting  and  Castings  it 

the  lowest  market  rates. 

fivll-ly  BEYOE,  BINS  MOKE  «ft  CO 


5.M3E"}  HANSCOBI  &  CO.,  ft.SKESE 
JEtna  Iron   Works  ! 

Southeast  eorner  Fremont  and  Tehama  streets, 

SAN  FRANCISCO, 

Practical  Machinists  and  Iron  rounders, 

MANUFACTURE 

STEAM     ENGINES, 

QUARTZ    MILL    MACHINERY    OP    ALL    KINDS, 

SAW  MILLS,  FLOUR    MILLS, 

Dunbur'M    Improved     Selt-Ad  lustinff 

1'ISTON  PACKING, 

Now  so  extensively  used  In  the  East  and  In  this  State.  Re- 
quires no  springs  or  serf  ws:  is  nhvavs  steam-tight;  without 
excessive  friction,  and  never  gets  slack  or  leaky. 

HANSOOM'S  CRUSHER, 

Thebestoftheklndnosv  in  use  in  this  State  or  anywhere  elee 

"Wheeler  «3E  Ritndall'n  Keiv  Grinder  and 

Amalgamator, 

Wlilch  only  needs  examination  to  be  appreciated- 

Tyler's  Improved  "Water  Wheel, 

Giving  greater  power    at  lower  c^st.  lhan  anv  wheel  in  use 

Send  lor  one  oi'our  i-Irculars,  giving  full  tables 

All  Wheels  warranti-ii  to  give  the     ower  as  set  forth,  or 

the  money  will  be  refunded 

Sole  mnkera  for  I  his  coast  of  the  *'  PendergaMt 
"White  Iron  Stamp  Shoes   and  Die*. 

None  genuine  unless  obtained  from  us.  Every  one  war- 
ranted. 

Patented  Machinery  of  all  kinds  will  be  furnished  bv  us 

at  market  prices.    Particular  intention  given  to  drawings 

and  specifications  of  machinery,  which  will   be  made  lo 

order.  The  patronage  of  the  i  uldlc  Is  respectlully  solicited. 

19vl2 


LEWIS  COFFEY.  J.  S.    ttlBUON 

LEWIS  COFFEY   &   RSSlfOiV, 

Steam  Boiler  &  Sheet  Iron  Works. 

THE  only  exclusively  Boiler  Making  establishment  .>.■  the 
I'aciiic  Coast  owned  and  conducted  by  Practical  Boiler 
.Makers.  All  orders  for  New  Work  and  the  repairing  ol  Old 
Work,  executed  asordered,  and  warranted  as  to  quality. 

Old  Stand,  corner  of  Bush  and  Market  streets,  opposite 
Oriental  Hotel,  San  Francisco. 


CALIFORNIA    BRASS    FOUNDRY. 

No.  125  First  street,  opposite  Minna, 

SAN  FRANCISCO. 

All  Kitins  of  Brass,  Composition,  Zinc,  and  Babbitt  Metal 
Castings.  Brass  Shi])  Work  of  all  kinds.  Spikes,  Sheathing 
Nails.  Rudder  Braces,  Hinges,  Ship  and  Steamboat  Kellsand 
Gongs  of  superior  tone.  All  kinds  of  Cocks  and  Valves,  Hy- 
draulic Pipes  and  Nozzles,  and  Hose  Couplings  and  Connec- 
tions of  all  sizes  and  patterns,  furnished  with  dispatch. 
B3-  PRICES  MODERATE.  ^Bf 

V.  KINGWELL.  19vl3.1y]  J.   H.  WEED. 


FULTON 

Foundry  and  Iron  Works. 

HOTCKLEY  &  CO., 

MAXCFACTDRKKS    OF 

STEAM    ENGINES, 
Quartz,    FIoxlp    and    Saw    Mills, 

Moore*«  CHniler  and   Amalgamator,  Urodie'n 

Improved     Crusher,    AEfnlner    Pumps, 

Amalgamator*,  and  all  kinds 

of  Machinery. 

N.  E.  comer  of  Tehama  and  Fremont  streets,  above  How- 
ard street,  San  Francisco.  3-qy 


NEPTUNE  IRON  WORKS, 

Coruer    of    Mission    and    Fremont  Streets, 

SAN  FRANCISCO. 

MARINE. 

Locomotive, 

And  all  kinds  of 
HIGH  PRESSURE 

Steam   Boilers 

MADE. 
All  Boilers  guaranteed  and 
tested  by  U.  S.   Boiler  In- 
spector before  sent  out  of 
the  Shop,  at  Shop  expense. 

All  kinds  of  Sheet  Iron  and 

Water  Pine,    Coal    Oil 

Stills.  Wrought  Iron 

Worms,  etc.,  etc. 

Manufactured  to  Order. 

Old  Boilers  Repaired 

».  CAMERON. 


TOWNE  &  BACON, 
Book  and  Job  Printers, 
Have  the  Largest  Office, 
Do  the  most  work, 
And  do  it  better 
Than  other  offices 
(In  this  City, 
Try  tliem 
'With  a  Job, 
And  you  will  be 
Satisfied  the  above 
Statements  are  facts. 
Their  office  is  at  536 
Clay  St.,  below  Montgom'y, 
Over  Pacific  Fruit  Market. 


BAUBHYTE  &  McAFEE, 
Steam  Boiler  and  Sheet  Iron  Works. 

Owned  and  conducted  by  Praclicnl  Boiler  Makers. 
High  and   Low-Pressure  Boilers,  Station- 
ary niid  Marine. 

Howard  street,  bet.  Fremont  and  Bealc,  San  Francisco. 

Having  had  twenry-two  vears  experience  in  this  busi- 
ness, we  feel  confident  of  beinir  aide  to  compete— as  lo 
quality  of  work— with  any  establishment  on  the  l'acinc 
Coast.  7vlS-n.y 


I.  H.  SMALL, 
MACHINE       (SHOP, 

BUILDER  Or 

Steam  Engines,  sawmills.  Mining    Machinery, 
and  TVuod  Planer*. 

Repairing  of  nil  Himis  dime  with  promptness  anddlspaich. 
Gears  of  all  kinds  cat  at  short  notice,  corner  of 

Market  and  Beaic  at.  San  Francisco.    0vl5-3m 


CAIilFORNU 

TOOL    AND     FILE    FACTORY. 

Blacksmith  and  Machine  Shop. 

No.  X?  Fremont  street,  between  Market  nnd  Mission,  S.  F. 
4vl5-qy  J.  WEICI1HART,  Proprietor. 


LINCOLN   IRON   WORKS, 

No*  51  Beale   St.,  bet.  Market  and  Mission. 

D.  &  "W.  FOURNESS,  Prop'rs. 

STEAM    EIVGTIVIE**, 

Flour  and  Sawmills,  and  MACHINERY  of  all  descriptions, 

made  and  repaired  at  shoricsi  notice. 
83- Particular  attention  paid  to  repairing  Reynold's  Cut-off. 

SvI&QT 


CITY  IRON  WORKS  COMPANY. 


n.   m.i-  i.m.  laus, 

CLEKC Jfc 


W.     Dr.BllIl. 


CO., 

lion  Pounders,  Sieam  Ingine  IhiildeiE,  an 
Makers  of  all  kinds  of  Machinery. 

Francisco. 


J.   NEWSHAM.  J'    IIH.  V.  noO. 

SOUTH  BEACH  IRON  WORKS, 

Near  corner  of  King  and  Third  streets,  San  FranclBco. 
MABII.E     ENGINES, 

.iMi   ALL  KINDS  OP 

MACHINERY     FORGING. 

All  kind«  of  Ship-smithlne  and  Mill  work  man  Ufa  clover  to 
order.  Jobbing  <>l  every  description  promptly  attended  to. 
All  work  done  guaranteed.  i3vU-ly 


JOHN  LOCHHEAD'S 

Steam  Engine  Works, 

Beale  street)  near  Mission*  San  Frnnclseo. 

STEAM    ENGINES    OF  EVERY   DESCRIPTION    BUILT 
to  order— Marine,  Stationary,  or  Locomotive. 

HOISTING  AND  PUMPING  ENGINES, 

PORTABLE  ENGINES,   OF  ALL  SIZES, 

DONKEY   PUMPS,  Etc.,  Etc.,  Etc. 

The  attention  of  the  parties  engaged  in  shipping  or  Inland 
navigation  is  called  to  the 

Superior  WorkmnnRhlp 

of  Mr.  LOCHHEAD,  who  has  been  in  the  business  In  Pan 
Franclscofnr  the  last  fourteen  vears.  and  enjovp  the  repu 
tfltlon  of  having  buill  ONE  HUNDRED  AND  SEVENTEEN 
STEAM   ENGINES 

Screw  Propellorsof  all  kinds,  and  Steam  Boat  Machiner 
generally,  made  to  order,  and  warranted  to  give  perfect 
satisfaction  in  every  particular  25vI2.3di 


She  Pining  audi  JSritntiffc  pass. 


(23 


Coal  in  Pahbanag  at.  — The  Austin  Re- 
veille has  received  a  sample  of  coal  from  Mr. 
Henry  Raymond  of  Pnliranafjat,  which  is 
said  to  have  been  discovered  About  16  miles 
from  Hilo,  the  county  seat  of  Lincoln.  It 
is  a  good  looking  article  of  anthracite  coal, 
and  was  found  in  a  rein  15  inches  thick  on  the 
surface.  We  had  apiece  burned  in  a  muffle 
fnrnace,  and  it  ignited  readily  and  formed  a 
bright  glowing  coal,  leaving  a  residuum  of 
less  than  three  per  cent  of  ash.  In  appear- 
ance and  gravity  it  resembles  the  best  coal 
found  upon  the  coast 

Papeb  fkom  Wood. — There  is  a  machine 
in  operation  in  Paris,  from  Wurtemburg, 
for  making  paper  from  wood,  "which  is  said 
to  be  the  most  extensive  apparatus  in  the 
whole  Exposition.  A  tree,  cut  into  con- 
venient blocks,  is  put  in  at  the  top  of  the 
mountain  of  continuous  and  gradually  de- 
scending rollers  and  grinders,  and  comes 
out  quite  rapidly  at  your  feet  in  the  shape 
of  a  fine,  white,  soft  pulp,  ready  to  be 
pressed  into  any  form  of  paper  desired. 


ȣ* 


WE  ARE  NOW  OFFERING 
OUR.    IMMENSE    STOCK 


Fine  Custom  Made  Clothing 


Grants'  Furnishing  Goods 

AT  PRICKS  THAT  DEFY  COMPETITION. 

Our  Stock  of  Clothing  CnnnlNtN  ol 

ALL  THE  LATEST  STYLES 

BOTH  or  XATKRIAL  AND  riMSU. 

A  Large  Assortment  or 
Trunk*,  Vail. en,  Curpot  Butrs,  Blankets,  Etc., 

AT   KJIUL  MhLT    LOW   PRICKS. 

J.  K.  MEAD  &  CO., 

BvlO  Oor.  of  WushitiRUiu  and  Sattsome  streets 


BLASTING  POWDER. 


PRICE,  S£3.00  PER.  KEG. 


poRTisro,  castxon  and  musket 

POWDER, 

Of  superior  quality. 
FUSE      AND       ©HOT, 
Always  on  hand  and  for  sale  at  the  office  of  the 

CALIFORNIA  POWDER   WORKS, 

Wo.  318  California  Street. 

JOHN  F.  LOH3E,  Secretary. 

2Svl4or 

PACIFIC    POWDER  MILL 

COMPANY'S 

BLASTING   POWDER! 

MANUFACTURED 

XIV    BIA.K.I1V    COUNTY, 

CALIFORNIA. 

FOR  HA  Ui'lliY 

HAYWARD  &  COLEMAN, 

AGENTS, 

41*  Front  Street,  San  Francisco. 

3vU-lm 


California  Steam  Navigation 

Ig^J    COMPANY.    ^jj/SR 

Steamer  CAPITAL CAPT.  E.  A.  POOLE 

"         CHRYSOPOLIS CAPT.  A.  FOSTER. 

YOftEMITE 

"    CORNELIA CAPT.  W.  BROMLEY 

"    JULIA CAPT.  E.  CONCKLIh. 

One  of  the  above  steamers  leave  BROADWAY  WHARF 
at  4  o'clock  P.  M.  EVERY  DAY  (Sundays  excepted),  for 
Sacramento  and  Stockton,  connecting  with  light-draft 
ateamcrs  for  Marysvillc,  Colusa.  Cliico,  and  Red  Bluff. 

Office  of  the  Company,  northeast  corner  of  Front  and 
Jackson  streets. 
,       ,  JOHN  BEXSLETT, 

13V12  President. 


Machinists  and   Foundries. 


THE    PACIFIC    IRON    "WORKS, 

First  «fe  Fremont  Sts.,  "between  Mission  «fc  Howard,  San  Francisco. 

The  proprietors  of  the  above  Works  Invite  the  attention  of  all  parties  Interested  to  their  greatly  improved  and  une- 
cjualed  facilities  for  manufacturing  Steam  Engincsand  Boilers,  bolh  Marine  and  Stationary,  of  any  required  size  and 
pattern.  Quartz  Mills,  Amalgamating,  Pumping  and  Hoisting  Machinery  of  the  moat  approved  construction.  Flour,  Saw. 
and  Sugar  Mills,  Water  Wheels,  Ac,  &c.  Our  pattern  list  Is  most  complete  and  extensive,  embracing  the  late  improve 
incntsln  all  classes  of  machinery  adapted  to  use  on  this  coast.  We  would  call  especial  attention  to  the  fact  that  we  have 
secured  the  exclusive  right  of  manufacture  for  the  Pacific  Coast  of  the  celebrated  Greene  Engine,  conceded  to  be  the 
most  economical  and  perfect  working  Engine  now  in  use.    We  are  also  exclusive  manufacturers  ol  the  celebrated 

Bryan  Battery,  Vamey'«  Amali;amator<i  and  Separator*,  Bycrson's  Superheated  Steam  Amal- 
gamator* and  Botary  Cru.ihert*,  Stone  Breulterti,  «fce.    Orders  respectfully  Solicited. 

GODDARD  <fc  COMPANY. 


Office   Pacific  Business   College  and  Telegraphic  Institute." 

n  Median  Ic»*  Inailtnte  Building:,  Post  Street.    [Ex  erlor  View.] 


M.EU.SSDORFFER, 

Nob.    635    and  .637    Commercial    Street, 

WILL  INTRODUCE 

On  Saturday,  FeTDimax-y  O,  1867, 

An  Entirely  Hew  Style  of 

JH  Cloth  Cashmere  Hat  JH 

"YACHT    HENRIETTA," 

Which  are  the  most  drossy  Hat  ever  Introduced  on  the 

Pacific  Coast. 
£3™C«H  and  see  them.  8vli 


REMOYAL. 

HINCKLEY    &     CO., 
Fulton    Foundry    and    Iron    Works. 

Have  removed  their  works  to  the 

N.  JS.  corner  Fremont  and  Tehama  streets. 
Bvlfitf 


A.    S.    CHURCH.  S.    B.    CLARK. 

CHURCH  &  CLARK, 

JJIPOKTEttS  AS'D   RKALKRS  IS 
Mediterranean  and   California 

FKUITS,   NUTS,   CONFECTIONERY,  Etc., 

A\D   MANUPACITREKS   OK 

PTRE     "W  O  R.  K:  S 

Of  every  description,  at  Mo.  407  Front  st.,  San  Francisco. 
15vH-lim!2p 


Miners'  Foundry 

—  AND  — 

MACHINE     WORKS, 
Nos.  245  to  255  Fiest  Si-beet, 

Snn  Ft-unel.cn. 

HOWLAND,  ANGELL  &  KING, 

PKOPRIETOKs, 

Manufacturers  of  Machinery  for 


MACCARONI,  VERMICELLI, 

(S06_^dm£|t^706T) 


QUARTZ  MILLS. 
SAW  MILLS, 
POWDER  MILLS, 


FLOUR  MILLS, 
SIGAR  MILLS, 
PArER     MILLS, 


Steam  Engines  of  all  Kinds. 
Amalgamators  of  all  Kinds. 

MIXING  PUMP'S  nOlSTINO    WORKS. 

OIL  "WELL  TOOLS,      ROCK  BREAKERS, 

— AND— 

Maohinery  and  Castings  of  all  kinds,  either 
of  Iron  or  Bras  3. 

Boilers  and  Sheet  Iron  Work  in  all  its 
Branches, 

«lioe*  and  Die*  of  While  Iron,  mnnafnetored 
forundlmoorteil  hv  ux  exprcMdy  for  (hi*  p«r- 
pone,  ami  will  l>»*t  Xfi  per  tent,  longer  than  any 
other  made  on  this  count. 
IEushIu  Iron  Sen-ens,  of  any  decree  offlnenoti. 
1  e  "£?  *ht  onlv  D»,nuf<iciuieri«in  ihlnvoiiki  tiX' 
the  "Hick*  Engine,"  the  muhi  .■■  mo...  t,  ulniple 
In  construction,  antl  ourable,  ol"  any  Eoclue  In 
n»e. 


W.  II.  noWLANO, 
11.  R.  ANGELL, 


13vU  qr 


E.  T.  KING, 
CYRUS  PALMER. 


JAMES  MACKEN, 
coi>x>exism:it?ii, 

No.  S2C  Fremont  at.,  bet.  Howard  «fe  FoIbog. 

All  kinds  of  COPPER  WORK  done  to  order  in  the  best 
manner.  Particular  attentlou  paid  to  steamboat,  Sunar 
House  and  Distillery  work. 

Repairing  promptly  and  neatly  attended  to. 

1SVH 


Dr.  Hufeland's  Swiss  Stomach 
Bitters. 

THE  WORLD  RENOWNED  REPUTATION,  TOGETHER 
with  ilu- extensive  mid  increasing  demand  for  Dr.  Hute- 
land's  Swiss  Stomach  Bitters,  will  at  once  recommend  them 
to  Hie  favorable  notice  of  nil  connoisseurs  and  lovers  nf  a 
ir-xtd  and  lie.iltliful  tonic  and  inviporator.  Asa  purifier  of 
the  hlood.  itcting  surely,  yet  pen  ly,  on  the  FOcretfons  of 
liver  and  kidneys,  they  are  unsurpassed  and  a  most  agreea- 
ble drink. 


For  sale  at  all  wholesule  and  rem II  Bimw  on  the  Pacific 
Coast,  and  at  the  depot  of  Ta.LUR  &  BE  Nil  EL,  413  mid 
415  Clay  street,  betwecu  Sun=ouie  and  Battery,  .sun  Fraii- 
cLscu.  20vU  (iii> 


X»iles!    Piles!    Files! 

NOT  PILES  OF  OOLD,  Null  YET  OF  SILVER,  SO 
much  coveted  by  all  men;  hut  the  BLEED  INC,  BLIND 
or  EXTERNAL.  PILES,  can  be  easily  and  speedily  cured  by 
the  use  of 

WOOD'3  SUB-POSITORT. 

It  is. a  preparation  totally  distinct  from  anything  hereto- 
fore offered  as  a  remedy  for  this  painful  and  often  faial 
complaint.  The  SUB-FOSITOhY  is  neillier  a  pill,  powder, 
wa^h  or  salvo,  and  yet  it  has  proved  t'»  be  a  certain  Rem- 
edy for  the  Piles.  Do  not  doubt  this  assertion,  or  delay 
testing  the  truth  of  It  If  you  are  troubled  with  the  Piles— 
you  will  not  be  deceived  in  it. 

Sold  wholesale  and  retail  by  J.  H.  REDINGTON  &  CO., 
Nos.  416  and  418  Front  street;  GEO.  GRIoWOLD,  corner  of 
.Mission  and   First   streets;    OLD  FAMILY  DRUGSTORE 
corner  Mission  and  Second  streets;  UNITED  STATES  DRH 
STORE,  Bush  stieet,  between  Montgomery  and  Kearny. 

C.  WOOD,  Proprietor,  No.   tB  Tehama  street,  betwo 
First  and  Second.  24vH-3tn 


JOHN    TAYLOR    &   CO. 

IMPORTERS, 

AND  DKALBHS    IN 

ASSAYERS'  MATERIALS, 

Druggists'  &  Chemists'  G-lasswar 

Flxotograpliio    Stock,  Etc 

513  and  514:  Wardilng-ton  Street, 

SAN  FRANCISCO. 


W 


E  are  receiving  direct  from  MESSRS.  L.A.DD  &  OERT- 
LING  (London)  and  BEEfvER  &  SONS  (Antwerp,  Bel 
gium)  their  superior 

ASSAY  AND  BULLION  BALANCES* 

And  from  Prance  and  Germany,  as  well  as  the  Eastern 
States,  FURNACES,  CRUCIBLES  MUFFLES,  BLOW-PIPE 
CASES,  GOLD  SCALES,  CHEMICAL  GLASSWARE,  and 
every  article  required  for  ASSAY  OFFICES,  LABORATO 
RIES,  etc.  We  have  given  this  branch  of  our  business  par 
ticular  attention,  to  select  such  articles  as  are  necessary 
in  the  development  of  the  mineral  wealth  of  this  coast. 

A  Full  Assortment  of  DRUGGISTS'  GLASSWARE  and 
DRUGGISTS'  SUNDRIES,  ACIDS  and  CHEMICALS,  con 
stantly  on  hand. 

San  Francisco  March   6, 1865.  UvlO-tf 


124 


Business  Cards. 


t,e2*!*Y*co. 


SAN  FRANCISCO. 


ess. 


H.  C.  HOWARD, 

Member  of  the  San   Francisco    Stock   and 
Exchange  Board, 

(Exclusively  commission  business,) 

No.  436  California  street,  next  door  below  Montgomery. 
23vl4qr 


Charles  S.  "Whitman, 

Special    Advocate    in    Patent 

Cases,  and  Solicitor  of  Patents.    Office,  611 

Seventh  street  (near  Patent  Office) 

Washingtok,  D,  C. 

Circulars,  Containing  valuable  information  to  Inventors, 

23vl4-6m  forwarded  gratis. 


MATHANIEL  GRAY. 


H.  M.  GRAY. 


N.    GRAY  &  CO., 

UNDER    TAKERS, 

641  Sacramento  St.,  cor.  Webb,  San  Francisco. 

jMySole  Agents  for  Barstow's  Metallic  Burial  Cases  and 
isvlttf  Caskets. 


SANFEANOISOO  MILL. 

HOBBS    &   GILMORE, 
Mannfocturer'S     of      Boxes, 

Market  street,  betweeD  Beale  and  Main. 


Schmieden  &  Shotwell, 

Stock  and  Money  Brokers,  and  dealers  in  Government 
Bonds,  State,  City  and  Counly  Securities,  Gas,  Water  and 
Insurance  Stocks,  etc.,  southwest  corner  of  California  nnd 
Sansome  streets,  opposite  Bank  of  California.        Ivl5-Gm 


ISAAC  E.  DAVIS. 


HENRY  COWKLL. 


DAVIS  &  CO"W"ELL, 


DSALKBS    IN 


Sauta   Cruz   Lime,  Cement, 

PLASTER,  HAIR,  LATH  AND  LATH  NAILS. 

Marble  Dust.  Fire-Bricks,  Flre-Clay,  Fire  Tiles  of  all  sizes. 

Cor-  Front  and  Washington  Streets,  San  Francisco. 


REMOVAL. 

The  well  known  establishment  of 

LUCY   &   HYMES, 

MANUFACTURERS  OF 

Genuine  Pale  and  Chemical 
OLIVE    SOAPS, 

Has  been  removed  from  Beale  street,  between  Mission  and 
Howard,  to  BRAN  NAM  STREET,  between  Eighth  and 
Ninth,  and  greatlv  enlarged. 

Thecapacitv  ot  this  estiiblishment  Is  now  the  largest  on 
the  Pacific  Coast.  It  Is  now  in  full  operation,  and  prepared 
to  supply  the  demand  of  the  trade. 

Office— 319  C       for  iiia    St.,  San  Francisco. 
IvlSqr 

We  take  occasion  to  inform  our  friends  and  customers 
that  we  have  sold  our  entire  stock  In  warehouse,  also  in- 
voice to  arrive,  to  Messrs.  N.  P.  COLE  &  CO.,  312  and  314 
Pine  street.  The  whole  forms  a  most  complete  and  desirn- 
ble  assortment  of  FURNITURE,  and  well  mcriis  attention 
before  purchasing  elsewhere.  J.  FEIRCE  &  CO. 


FURNITURE. 


Wo  beg  leave  tc  call  the  attention  of  the  public  to  our 
warerooms, 

lVos.  313  and  314  Pine  Street. 

Having  purchased  the  entire  stock  of  Messrs.  J.  Petrce  & 
Co.,  and  in  addition  to  our  large  invoice  from  our  factory 
at  the  East,  we  are  prepared  to  fill  ajlordei'spromptlv.both 
WHOLESALE  AND  RETAIL,  and  call  the  attention  of  the 
public  to  our  salesroom,  as  containing  the  most  complete 
assortment  of  desirable  goods  on  this  coast. 

UvlMqr  K.  P.  IOLK  A-  CO. 


BROWN  &  CO., 
j^     HA.TT3EI£H,    Q 

Importers  and  Manufacturers  of    tho 

LATEST    STYLES, 
-At   No.   133   Kearny  Street. 

43-CALL  AND  SEE  THEM-Et 
4vl5qr 


®k  pining  mul  ^(imtifu 


Trades  and  Manufactures. 


HKNRY   KIMBALL. 


TVM.  BARTLING. 

BARTLING-  &   KIMBALL, 
BOOKBINDERS, 

Paper  Eulers  and  Blank  Book  Manufacturers. 

SOS  Clay  street,  (southwest  cor.  Sansome), 
15vl2-Sm  SAN  FRANCISCO. 


JOHN    DAIflEL, 

(snCCKSSOB  TO  O.  OORl) 

MARBLE     WORKS, 

No.  421  Pine  at  bet  Montgomery  and  Kearny,  San  FranciBCO 

Mantels,  Monument*,  Tombs,  Plumber**  Slabs 

Etc.,  On  hand  and  Manufactured  to  order. 
9ST  Goods  shipped  to  all  parts  of  the  State.     Orders  re 
spectfulb  solicited.  5v8-3m 


Palmer's   I*atent 

ARTIFICIAL.    LEG-, 

Manufactured  in    Philadelphia,  Penn, 
.JAR VIM   JF.WETT,   AGENT. 

218  Montgomery  Street  San  Francisco.  I0v8-lm 


HUCKS  &  LAMBERT, 

SOLE  MANUFACTURERS  OF  THE  CELEBRATED 
V3~   H.  &  L,  -£0 

AXLE      GKEASE, 

Natoma   Street  and   North  Beach, 


Zvl3-3m 


SAN  FRANCISCO. 


HjAJRItlS    BROS., 

OUTLEKS,  LOCKSMITHS,  BELLHArTGEKS 

And.   3MCocLel    Makers. 

208  Leldesdorff  street,  bet.  Sacramento  and  Commercial, 
SAN  FRANCISCO.  21vl4-tf 


LEATHER  HOSE  AND  BELTING, 

ALL   SIZES. 

SUCTION    HOSE    MADE     TO   ORDER 

At  short  notice,  by 

M.  M.   COOK   &.  SOIST, 

No.  801  Battery  street. 

I3vl3-3m  SAN  FRANCISCO. 


SAN    FRANCISCO 

Cordage  Manufactory  ! 

CONSTANTLY  ON  HAND  A  LARGE  ASSORTMENT 
—or— 

MANILA     CORDAGE, 

"Whale  Line,  Bale  Rope,  etc., 

Manufactured  from  Pure  Manila  Hemp. 

Office,  at  TUBBS  A  CO'S,  611  and  013  Front  street. 
A©-  Manuiactory  at  the  Potrero.  Ilvl4-lq 


McNALLY"  &  HAWKINS, 
Plumbers  and  Gras-ITlttex-s. 

No.  G45  market  Street, 


BTTII-DIIVGS  FITTED  UP  "WITH  GAS, 

Water  and  Steam  Pipes,  and  all  work  warranted.  Have 
constantly  on  hand  an  assortment  of  Gas-Fixtures.  Lead 
and  Iron  Pipes,  Marble  Slabs,  etc.  6vl5qr 


International   Hotel, 

j  a.  o  it  ©  o  iv     street, 

BETWEEN  MONTGOMERY  AND  KEARNY  STS., 

SAN   FRANCISCO,  CAL. 

THIS  OLD  ESTABLISHED  HOUSE  IS  IN  PERFECT 
order  for  the  accommodation  of  guests.  Persons  seek- 
ing comfort  and  economy  will  find  this  tho  best  Hotel  In 
the  city  to  stop  at.  The  Beds  are  new  and  in  good  order, 
and  the  Rooms  well  ventilated.  The  Table  will  always  be 
supplied  with  the  best  in  the  market. 

Price*  varying  from  SI  SO  to  $3  per  day  for 

Board  and  Room. 

FINE  BATH   HOUSE   AND  BARBER  SHOP  ATTACHED 

TO  THE  HOUSE. 

AST  Teams  belonging  to  the  House  will  be  in  attendance 
at  all  the  boats  and  cars  to  convey  passengers  to  the  House 
raEE  of  charge,  and  to  any  part  of  the  city  for  SO  cents 

islvl2  F.  E.  WEYGANT,  Proprietor. 


E-    POWER, 

WOOD    OAEVEE 


—  AND  — 


Composition  Ornament  Manufacturer. 
Designing,  Modeling  and  Patterns 

FOR    CASTING. 

INTERIOR    DECORATIONS    OF   ALL    DESCRIPTIONS, 

In  Wood,  Composition  and  Metal. 

Nos.  311  and  313  Market  street,  San  Francisco. 
25vl4-qy 


J.   M.   STOCKMAN, 

Manufacturer  of 
PATTERNS     AND     MODELS, 

(Over  W.  T.  Garratt's  Brass  Foundry,) 
S.  E.  Corner  of  Mission  and  Fremont  Ms., 

6vl4tf  SAN  FRANCISCO 


Professional  Cards. 


SHEKMAtf  DAY, 
Minings  ICngrineer, 

No.  114  Montgomery  Block.,  San  Francisco, 

Will  examine,  survey  and  report  upon  mines,  r  nd  consult 
and  advise  concerning  investments  in  mining  property,  or 
the  machinery  management  and  expenditures  of  mines. 
22q* 


FREDERICK.  MANSELL. 

Mechanical  &  Architectural  Draughtsman, 

No.  422  California  street,  corner  of  Leidsdorff. 

rings  of  Models  made  for 

ents  at  Washington  or  London. 


JAMES   M.   TAYLOR, 

Attorney  and  Counsellor  at  Law, 

Court  Block,  636  Clay  Street, 

SAN    FRANCISCO. 
2vI5-lqy 


ISAAC  LOBREE  &  CO., 
GOLDEN  STATE  POTTERY,® 

ANTIOCM,  CAL.  %Q 

Office  In  San  Francisco,  516  Commercial  st. 

Constantly  on  hand  a  large  assortment  of  Earthenware, 

Fire  Bricks*  Fire  Clay,  and  Stoneware. 

Is  prepared  to  fulfill  all  orders  at  the  shortest  notice. 


J.    B.    WOITE.  JACOB    KRAMER. 

J?et;i*oline    Oil    Works. 
J.  H.  "WHITE  &  CO., 

No.  109  Commercial  street,  San  Francisco, 

Are  now  manufacturing 

LUBRICATING  OILS  &  AXLE  GREASE, 

From  Petroleums  of  California,  and  aslt  to  be  encouraged 
by  the  citizens  of  California.  As  a  home  production  in  all 
their  parts,  these  Lubricators  are  equal  to  any  In  the 
market,  mid  surpass  nil  others  fcr  cleansing  off  gum  caused 
by  the  use  of  animal  oils  which  contain  stearinc  and  inarga- 
rin,  which  soon  become  acid.  A  fair  trial,  at  the  low  price 
asked,  is  all  that  we  solicit.  25 vi  in' 


THEODOEE  KALLEHBEEG, 

machinist,  Maker  of  Models  for  Inventors, 


No.  lO  Stevenson  street,  near  First,  San  Francisco. 
BQp- Repairing  promptly  attended  to.  3vl5tf 


Tub  Miming  and  Scientific  Press,  San  Francisco,  has  en- 
tered on  its  sixteenth  volume.  The  Press  is  worth  its  weight 
in  gold  to  the  artisan  and  the  miner,  and  is  always  filled 
wiih  original  matter  of  deep  interest  to  all  classes.—  Amador 
Ledger,  July  13tfi. 


J.  N.  ECKEL,  M.  D., 

Homceopatliic    Physician. 

226  Post  Street,  San  Francisco. 

2lvliyr 


DR.   H.   AUSTIN, 

DENTIST, 

No.  634,  Washington  Street, 

Between    Montgomery    and    Kearny    Street. 

[OYER  BAN  FRANCISCO  BATH3] 

SAN  FRANCISCO.  20vl0<iy 


J.  W.  WINTER, 
DENTIST. 


Office,  OiTClny  street San  Francisco. 

First-class  gold  fillings  for  $3.  as  good  as  nnv  dentist  can 
produce  in  ihe  city  Dr  Winter  has  practiced  Dentistry 
twenty  years— flttecn  in  this  State.  For  a  full  upper  set  cf 
Bum  teeth,  on  vulcanite  base,  from  $-0  to  $35.  Teeth  ex- 
tracted without  pam  by  local  application.  18vl4-tf 


RADICAL  CURE 

— OF— 

RTJT'TTJK.E ! 


Treatment  of  all  Deformities  of  the  Body,  by  DR.  A, 
FOLLEAU'S  process.  684=  Washington  street,  up  stairs, 
Washington  Baths  Building,  between  Montgomery  and 
Kearny  streets. 

DR.  A.  FOLLEATJ 

Has  his  nt  tidies  and  manufactories  In  the  same  building. 

Every  kind  of  Apparatus,  Trusses,  urthopedic  Instru- 
ments. Artificial  Limbs,  elc  ,  arc  manufactured  and  applied 
by  himself. 

BSp^Hc  han  110  connection  with  any  Agency.  24vl4-llptf 


Metallurgy, 


BOALT  «fc  STETEFELDT, 

Metallurgists  and  Mining  Engineers 

ATTSTIN,  NEVADA. 

Western  Branch    of  ALELBERG    <fe    RAYMOND,  No.   90 
Broadway,  New  York.  Uvll 


G.   TV.   MATNARD. 


3.   U.   71EMAN.N. 


mining  Engineers  and  Metallurgists, 

340  Pearl  street,  New  York, 

— a  NO- 
CENTRAL    CITY,    COLORADO. 
I9vI2-Iy 


Subscribers  who  do  not  receive  the  Mining  and  Scientific 
Press  in  due  time,  arc  requested  to  inform  the  publishers. 


MOSHEIM  EB»S 

PIOISTEER     MINING-    SCHOOL 

AND 

Metallnrg-ieal    Works. 

Having  established  the  first  Practical  Mining  and  Metal- 
lurgical School  in  the  United  Stales,  1  would  call  the  atten- 
tion of  gentlemen  who  nay  wish  to  obtain  a  oracticnl 
knowledge  of  Cnemi.sn  y.  Metallurgy,  etc  ,  to  the  fact  that  I 
am  now  prepared  to  teach  the  following  branches: 

1.  Assavlng  of  ores,  metals  and  other  mineral  substances. 

2.  Teclinoloey.  nr  Chemistry,  as  applied  to  any  special 
branch  of  manufacturing. 

3.  Metallurgy  of  gold,  silver,  load,  copper,  etc  ,  by  smelt- 
ing, amalgamating,  lixivlation,  etc. 

4.  Gold  extraction  by  chlonno  gas;  also,  a  modified  pro- 
cess of  the  same,  which  is  cheaper  and  quicker  than  the 
processes  usually  employed. 

5.  Concentration.    Dressing  of  ores. 

6.  Construction  of  furnaces.  In  which  anv  kind  of  fuel 
may  be  used  for  smelting,  roasting,  etc.,  as  well  as  the  erec- 
tion of  nny  machinery  or  apparatus  required  In  metallurgy 
and  technology- 
Mining  is  considered  by  many  a  very  hazardous  under- 
taking; but  I  can  assure  anyone  that  our  mine  are  as  safe 
an  investment  as  any  other  business  when  properly  under- 
stood and  managed;  therefore,  learn  llrst.  if  you  have  a 
mine,  then  study  ihe  nature  of  the  ore,  and  how  lo  work 
it.  and  you  will  never  fail  to  besuccessiul. 

It  may  not  be  superfluous  to  state  that  I  am  theoretically 
and  practically  acquainted  with  all  the  branches  I  oiler  to 
teach.  Years  of  actual  experience  in  the  laboratory, 
smelting  works,  quurtz  mills,  and  oilier  manufactories  car- 
ried on  on  my  own  account,  have  not  only  given  me  les- 
sons, but  more  than  ordinary  ability. 

I  was  the  first  one  in  California  who  successfully  ex- 
tracted silver  by  smelting,  on  a  large  scale,  and  have  since 
been  traveling  through  the  manufacturing  and  mining 
towns  of  Europe,  to  study  alt  improvements,  and  am  now 
again  the  only  one  In  San  Francisco  who  undertakes  to 
work  any  kind  of  ores  by  either  roasting,  smelting,  lixivla- 
tion, or  chlurination  process. 

I  also  undertake  the  erection  of  smelting  and  roasting 
furnaces,  and  furnish  plans  and  estimates  lor  any  kind  of 
works. 

My  lately  invented  Roasting  Furnace  has  the  following 
advantages:  A  Furnace  of  the  capacity  to  roast  one  io 
one  and  a  half  tons  of  ore  per  day  can  be  built  for  S3U0.  It 
requires  half  a  cord  O'  wood  per  Inn  of  sulphurcts.  The 
lotal  expenses  of  roasting  are  not  over  $6.  The  roasting  is 
more  perfect,  as  the  ore  appears  in  4  spongy  condition  and 
eagerly  takes  up  the  chlorine  gas  or  quicksilver  when 
amalgamated  a  large  size  furnace  In  successful  opera- 
tion may  be  seen,  by  permission  of  Mr.  Maltman,  in  his 
works  in  Nevada  City.  Several  others  are  in  progress  of 
building. 

Charges  for  assaying  gold  or  silver  ores $3  00 

Coppur  ores... 5  00 

«JOS.  MOSHEIM  HR, 
Practical  Chemist.  Metallurgist,  etc. 

Office,  No.  338  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 
6vl5-3ms 


EUROPEAN 

METALLURGICAL    WORKS, 

AND 

Practical    Mining    School, 

Bryant  Street,  Between  Third  and  Fourth, 

BAN    FRANCISCO. 

THE  Proprietors  are  at  all  times  prepared  to  work,  or  test 
Ores  sent  to  this  establishment— either  in  large  or  small 
quantities— by  such  process  as  may  be  found  best  adapted  to 
their  chemical  character,  alter  a  ci'reful  analysis  has  been 
made.  Test  lots  of  Ore  adapted  to  the  smelting  process  at- 
tended to.  Siilphuret,  pyritous,  and  the  (so-called)  "rebel- 
Ioub  ores,"  arenaving  especial  attention  paid  to  their  suc- 
cessful treatment.  Assaying  in  the  humid  and  dry  way. 
Also,  refining  by  cupellatlon,  done  at  moderate  rates. 

PRACTICAL  MINING  SCHOOL. 

The  proprietors— encouraged  by  numerous  applications 
from  gentlemen  desirous  of  pursuing  the  study  ot  practical 
metallurgy— have  concluded  to  admit  parties  on  reasonable 
terms.  Having  in  their  Mill  all  the  necessary  appli- 
ances for  crushing,  roasting,  amalgamating,  smelting,  re- 
fining and  assaying,  as  also  a  well  extended  Laboratory  for 
the  analysis  ot  Ores  and  Minerals,  a  good  opportunity  is 
here  otTercd  to  acquire  a  sound  practical  knowledge  of  tho 
business. 

H.  P.  Kimball,  J   R.  Murpht, 

10vl0 


Blanks,  Blank  Mining  Books, 

Constitution  and  By-Laws 

—  tor  — 

Mining:   ancl  Prospecting 
Companies 

Elegantly  printed,  with  care  and  dispatch,  at  the  office  of  the 
Mining  and  Scientific  Prt-8*. 
9&r  Orders  from  the  interior  faithfulv  attended  to  ■ 


J.  A.  BAUER, 
G  Itemical    Laboratory, 

AND  DRUG  STORE, 

644  Wufthlnct on  Street.  [Established  1849.  1 

SAN  FRANCISCO. 

Careful  Analyses  made  of 

Ores,    Minerals,    Waters,   Oils,    Liquors, 
Wines,  Products  of  Art,  etc. 

Pharmaceutical  Preparations  Made  to  Order. 

Opinions  given  on  Chemical  Questions  and  Geology. 

Bgr* Particular  attention  paid  to  Analyses  of  all  kinds,  n 
cases  where  legal  questions  are  involved. 

Pure  Nitric  Acid,  Nitrate  of  Silver,  Gold  Chloride,  Platln 
Chloride,  Sodium  Amalgam,  Sulphate  of  Copper,  etc.,  for 
sale.  12vU-6m 


I^COTJR'Si 


SAKSAPARIPHERE 
BITTERS 


Have  so  speedily  grown  in  favor  that  their  unrivalled  snlo 
has  attracted  remarks  and  criticisms  of  (he  trade.  Jealousy 
attributes  their  success  to  the  fineness  of  their  gcnerul 
style,  and  principally  to  the  originality  and  beautv  of  ihe 
bottle,  which  was  conceived  and  manufactured  by  Califor- 
nia artists.  MR.  LAOOUR,  an  energetic  promoter  of  Cali 
foriiia  resources,  desired  to  show  that  Calilornla  has  no 
need  of  being  tributary  to  other  countries  lor  talent  or 
mechanical  industry. 

The  cause  of  their  success  is  the  great  benefit  they  have 
been  to  lite  large  number  who  have  already  used  them. 

MR.  LACOUK  Is  a  graduate  of  the  Polytechnic  Institute 
of  Frame,  and  adds  toa  thorough  knowledge  of  Chemistry 
many  years  of  experience;  and,  alter  a  long  and  carelul 
experimental  study,  has  becu  enabled  to  offer 

SARSAPARIPHERE    BITTERS. 

They  are  the  most  efficient  Blood  Purifier,  because  ihey 
combine  with  the  wholci>oinc  sai>a  larilhi,  which  operulcs 
by  cutaneous  excretions,  and  other  ^ubsiances  which  gently 
stimulate  the  secretions  of  the  lower  glands  and  orgai-s, 
render  digeslion  easy,  obviate  eosiivcness,  and  remove  reg- 
ularly every  impurity  of  the  blood. 

They  are  unriva'ltd  as  a  remedy  for  Scrofula,  Dyspcptia, 
Constipation,  Liver  Complaint,  >ervous  .Afiections.  Colic, 
Intermittent  Fevers,  and  all  diseases  arising  Iruin  impurity 
of  the  blood  or  Costlvenesa. 


"Wno    Takes    Them? 
The  Old  Man 

Takes  them  as  a  gentle  stimulant  and  mild  rejuvenator. 

TUe  Young  Man 

Takes  them  to  regulate  his  system,  prevent  disease,  and 
stimulate  to  new  life  his  overtasked  body. 

The  Young  Woman 

Takes  them  to  secure  regularity  in  her  habits;  to  tint  her 

cheeks  with  the  bloom  of  health,  to  give  a  sparkle 

to  her  eyes,  and  sweetness  to  her  breath. 

Tlie  Husband 

Takes  them  to  promote  vitality,  give  strength  to  the  body, 

peace  to  the  mind,  and  with  his  health,  wealth 

and  comfort  to  all  his  family. 


The  Wile 

..„ rate  and  strength 

an  aid  to  nature  iu  regulating  her  periodical  sickness. 


Takes  (hem  to  invigorate  and  strengthen  hersystem,  and  as 

J'ilsl  -'- 

Children 

Take  them  as  a  gentle,  yet  effective  tonic. 

The  Dashaway 

Takes  them  as  a  mild,  pure  stimulant,  containing  none  of 
the  deleterious,  essential  and  I  usll  oils  of  forbidden  drinks. 
The  Inebriate 
Takes  them  to  give  tone  to  his  poisoned  stomach  and  allay 
the  fearful  longings  fur  strong  drink  with  a  stimu- 
lant that  docs  not  madden  or  destroy. 
The  Traveler 

Takes  them  to  prevent  sea  sickness,  and  secure  his  health 
against  change  of  climate. 

Every  "body    Takes    Them  I 

PRO  BONO  PUBLICO  t 

2vl5-6m , 


<Thc  pining  and  ^ticntifw  $tm. 


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New  Mining  Advertisements. 


J.««iv   Bell  Copper  Mining  Company,   LOW  1>I- 
vide  Mining  District,  Del  None  County,  CUlfoTnlft. 

Notlce  Is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  mooting  ot  tho    Board  of 

Trustee*  of  mid  Company,  hold  on  the  twentieth  day 

Of  August,  1067,  an  ajaexitment  of  fifteen  eeut*  per  nlmre 
wa«  levied   Upon  the  capital  mock  9fwldOomp8 
l>v  I ni mediately,   m  United  Risies  gold  in 

K    Johnson,  at  Crescent  City 

Aityttockui which    ■  i    "hall  remain  tin 

paid  im  the  nvi-niy  flr»t  day  of  September,  1867  lhall  be 
Seemed  delinquent,  and  will  bo  doJj  advertised  lor  »uic 
Ic  auction,  and  wile**  payment  -h.ill  lie  nimle  be- 
jfirc,  will  be  »old  on  Saturday,  the  tilth  duv  ol 
18*7.  to  pay  thedellnqueiit  MMtsment,  together  with  eostJ 
QfauvertUutg  and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board 
of  Trustee!. 

b.  P.  wilkins,  Secretary jproiat 

Office,  648  Market  sire*-!.  Sun  Francisco,  Cal.  auil 

Ox  lord  Ilrtu  Tunnel  mill   Mining  Company  P  K»- 

uieralda  District  and  County,  Stale  of  Nevada. 

None*.—  There  are  delinquent,  upon  the  following  de- 
HrlMd  stock,  on  account  ol  assessment  levied  on  the 
twenty  tilth  day  of  July.  1067,  the  several  amounts  Wt 
cppoalte  the  names  of  the  respective  shareholders,  as 
follows: 

Names.  No.  Certificate.    No.  Sharer    Amount. 

Daniel  i*  flagg 13  26  *|2  «> 

Tin  William* '.ti  25  11  W 

Thi  William*  2«I  2"  WW 

Tti*  Williams M3  10  5  "0 

W  I  Quugb  2J0  W  6  <0 

And  in  accordance  with  law1,  and  an  order  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees,  made  on  the  twenty-flfthday  of  July.  1S67.  so 
many  shares  of  each  parcel  of  said  stock  us  may  be  ncc- 
■sssjfy,  wilt  be  sold  at  public  auction,  by  Messrs.  Maurice 
Dor*  A  Co.,  No.  527  HoOtgamaTy  street,  Ban  Fran.-lseo.  on 
Monday,  the  ninth  day  of  September,  1867,  at  the  hour  of  12 
o'clock,  M.  of  said  day,  to  pay  said  delinquent  assess- 
ment thereon,  together  with  costs  of  advertising  and  ex- 
pense* of  sale. 

GEO.  H.  PECK,  Secretary. 

Office,  212  Clay  street.  San  Francisco.  nu24 


To  Capitalists* 

CtOLD   QUARTZ     MINE,    SITUATED    IN    CALAVERAS 
J  Countv.  with  « to  a  in  mill  titled  up  with  Amalgamating 
.  r'Olt  SALE.     The  mine  hax  three  main  veins,  and 
more  than  $H".U0Uhnve  been  spent  In  opeutng  them  and  com- 
plctini:  the  mill.    Good  wasnn  mads  nil  the  way.    Apply  to 
BELLOC  FIIEKES,  Bankers, 
BvlA-OTO  535  Clay  street.  Sun  Francisco. 


Mining   Notices— Continued. 


Aib-li.i     Gold    Mining    Company,  Rock.    Creek.) 

Sierra  County,  California. 

Notice  in  hereby  given,  that  nt  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  fifth  day  of  Au- 
guii.  1867,  an  assessment  of  fifty  cents  per shure  was  levied 

anon  the  capital  stuck  ot'  Bald  Company,  payable  Imme- 
diately, tn  United  Slates  p>ld  unit  silver  coin,  to  the  Secre- 
tary, A.  C.  Taylok.  No.  429  Pacific  street,  San  Francn-co. 
Any  stock  unoii  which  iaid  afcssmeut  shall  remain  un- 

Suld  on  the  flnhdav  ol  September,  1867,  shall  be  deemed 
ebnquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale  at  public 
auction,  and  unless  payment  shalloe  made  before,  will  ho 
sold  on  Friday,  the  twentieth  day  of  September,  1867. 
to  pav  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of 
advertising  and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees. 

A.  C.  TAYLOR,  Secretary. 
OuVe,  429  Pacific  street.  Son  Francisco,  Cal.  aulO 


Chalk.  Mountain   Ifiluc   Gravel  Company.~Lo> 

cation  of  Works:  Nevada  County,  California. 

Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board 
of  Trustccsof  said  Company,  held  on  the  thirteenth  day  of 
Auguii,  1367,  an  assessment  of  one  dollar  and  fifty  cents 
fo*  share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Com- 
pany, payable  Immediately,  in  United  States  gold  and 
ellvcr  coin,  to  the  Secretary. 

Any  stock  Upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  unpaid 
on  tho  thirteenth  day  ol"  September,  lKti7,  shall  be  deemed 
dfllinqucnt.aild  will  be  duly  advertised  tor  sale  at  public  auc- 
tion, « ml  unlc-s  payment  shall  be  made  before,  will  be  sold 
on  Monday,  the  thirtieth  day  of  September,  1K67.  to  pay 
the  dollu'i'ucnt  assessment,  together  with  costs  of  adver- 
tising and  expenses  ol  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees. 

J.  M.  BUFFINGTON,  Secretary. 

OITlce,  No.  5  Government  House, corner  Washington  and 
Sansomc  streets.  Sun  hranclsco,  California.  au!7 


fiirain  iro    Gold    and    Silver    Mining    Company, 

Lander  County,  Nevada. 

Notice.— There  are  delinquent,  upon  the  following  de- 
scribed stock,  on  account  of  assessment  levied  on  the 
twenty-first  dny  of  June,  18(57,  the  several  amounts  set 
opposite  the  names  of  the  respective  shareholders,  as  fol- 
lows: 

Names.  No.  Certificates.    No.  Shares.    Amount. 

CHmp,  James 7  ■  6  $100  00 

imiiniiiiusc,  J  A 6  3  6'l  00 

Dinkclspoit.  i^ fil  3  60  00 

Fussett,  N  C 13 J  1  20  00 

Grav,  Asaph 133  3  60  00 

Hafker,  \V  K  C 23  111  2t)0  00 

Harker,  WB  C 24  10  200  00 

Harker,  J  W 131  3  60  00 

Jacobs,  NB   85  4  8000 

Raymond.  C  H,  Trustee 131  549  10,980  00 

Cumargo  Stock  ncct .1  6'l  00 

Lander,  PC...  69  6  120  00 

And  In  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees,  made  on  the  twenty -first  day  of  June,  1867,  so 
many  shares  of  each  parcel  of  said  stock  as  may  be  necessary 
will  bo  sold  at  public  auction,  at  the  office  of  the  Com- 
pany,  by  Jones  &  Bendlxen,  Auctioneers,  o  >  Thursday,  the 
twenty-sixth  day  of  September,  1SG7,  at  tne  hour  of  2  o'clock 
P.  M  .  u f  said  day,  to  pay  said  delinquent  assessment  thereon, 
together  with  costs  of  advertising  and  expenses  of  sale. 
N.  C.  FASSETT,  Secretary. 
Office,  N.  E.  corner  Clay  and  Front  streets,  San  Francisco. 


Name*.                     (fa  Certificate.  No.  Shares.  Amount. 

Davis,  C  w bal  on  750  3 

Kratr,  James ImI  31*                7  00 

I'nulki.er,  George *30  ft                    M  <r> 

'.ill,  F   W »»  60                  lOD  00 

(Jill.  P  W M                  lot  <*i 

uiu,  y  w -  -'  6->  Loo  pu 

46 

763  6  ill  in* 

f  U,  Trustee -i-  40  m  i»i 

HudMin,  T  W 3S2  l'i  30  00 

fW    ft  )"i  Uii 

Hah  man,  po 8  lu  nu 

Hand.  J  M 5  10  0/1 

Harris,  J  n  60  100  Oil 

ii.  J  R 1U0  201  '0 

i    J  U t»«l  S  000 

Melton,  Wtn 106  SO  40  00 

.Mellon. Wm I  -t  4  00 

Mandk-baum,  P S  10  0-1 

Morrow,  u  w 7B9  ft  10  00 

Fatten,  w  it su  100  oo 

BOUSO,  W  II 108  10  ai  W) 

RosenlhMl.B 63d  10  20  00 

Rosonthal.fi  .. 4  b  on 

tto-cntbnl,  B 780  6  lo  oo 

Smltn,  Q  k .    ,7ii  a  m  i»i 

Teitiniin.  A  C 61ft  31                    61  00 

Thomas.  Klchard t>ai  on  719  3                 8  00 

Wotincrhotd,  C bsl  on  SU  :i                6  oo 

Wilson,  Br  B B2S  10                20  00 

And  in  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  tho  Board 

oi  Trustees,  made  ou  the  said  eleventh  day  of  July,  1867.  so 

many  shares  of  each  parcel  of  said  stnuk  as  may  bo 
necessary,  will  be  sold  at  public  auction,  at  the  office  of  tho 
Company,  No.  58  Exchange  BnlMlug,  northwest  comer  of 
WmabingCOD  ftnd  Montgomery  streets,  San  Francisco,  Cal., 
on  Wednesday,  the  fourth  day  of  September,  1867,  at  the 
hour  of  1  o'clock  1*.  M.  of  said  dny,  for  cash,  In  U.  S,  gold 
coin,  to  pay  said  delinquent  assessment  thereon,  together 
with  costs  of  advertising  and  expenses  of  sale. 

JOHN  M.  BURNETT,  Secretary. 
Office.  No.  68  Exchange  Building,  northwest  comer  of 
Washington  and  Montgomery  streets,  San  Francisco,  Cali- 
fornia, mil" 


l.ooo  no 

1.  n  2,000  CO 

60  1,1)00  on 

33  660  00 

61)  1,000  00 


Gold  Quurry   Company.    Locution    of    Workit 

Pluccr  County,  Cullfornla. 

Notice.— There  are  delinquent  upon  tho  following  de- 
scribed stock,  on  account  of  assessment  levied  on  the 
twenty-fourth  day  of  June,  1867,  the  several  amounts  set  op 
poslto  the  names  of  the  respective  shareholders,  as  fol- 
lows: 

Names.  No.  Certificate.    No.  Shares,    Amount. 

Ogden  Hoffman 4  60  $l,nu0  00 

Edmund  Weriheman 15 

Archibald  O  Peachy 7 

Lafayette  Mavnard 9 

John  Abel 10 

James  Freeborn 17 

James  Freeborn 18  60  1,000  00 

And  in  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees,  made  on  the  twenty-fourth  day  of  June,  1867,  so 
many  shares  of  each  parcel  of  said  stock  as  may  be  ne- 
cessary, will  be  sold  at  public  auction,  by  Messrs.  Duncan 
4  Co.,  auctioneers,  at  the  office  of  the  Company,  No,  706 
Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco,  on  Monday,  the  twclith 
day  of  August,  1867,  at  tho  hour  of  12  o'clock  M.  of  said 
day,  to  pay  said  delinquent  assessment  thereon,  together 
with  costs  of  advertising  and  expenses  of  sale. 

T.  W.  COLBUBN,  Secretary. 

Office  706  Montgomery  street,  (Room  No.  4,  2d  floor)  San 
Francisco,  Cal.  jy27 

Rkmoval.—  The  office  of  the  Company  is  removed  to  No. 
402  Montgomery  street,  Room  No.  10,  second  floor. 

T.  W.  COLBURN,  Secretary. 
Angust  6th,  1867.  aulO 

Postponehknt.— The  above  sale  Is  postponed  to  Monday, 
the  9lh  day  of  September,  1807,  at  the  hour  of  12  o'clock, 
noon,  of  that  day.  to  take  pluce  at  the  new  office  of  the 
Company,  No.  402  Montgomery  street.  (Room  No.  10,  second 
floor)  San  Francisco.  By  order  ot  the  board  of  Trustees. 
T.  W.  OOLBUKN,  Secretary. 

Office,  402  Montgomery  street  (room  No.  10,  second  floor, 
San  Francisco. 

San  Francisco,  August  12,  1867.  au!7 


Laid)'    Fritnklln    Gold    mid    Silver   Mining;  Com- 
pany.—Silver  Hountaln  Mining  District,  Alpm. 
California. 
Notice  i^  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  tho  Board  of 

iny,  held  on   the  second  day  of 

Mny,  18*7.  an  ww^niciii  ol  thirty  CM})  cents  per  -hare  was 
levied  upon  the  capital  siock  or  said  Company,  payable 
Immediately,  In  United  stun-*  fold  and  silver  coin,  to  the 

Secretary,  at  Ills  Office.  808  HoMffOmery  fltreet.  Sun  Frati- 
clsco,  Cat 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  aeMnsmenl  shall  remain  un- 
paid  on  ni.'  sixteenth  day  <■!  September,  1867,  shall  be 
deemed  delinquent,  una  will  be  uuiv  advertised  f«r  sulo 
■t pontic  auction,  and  unless  payment  p-hall  l>o  made  be- 
fore,  will  be  sold  on  Tu.sduv.  the  fifteenth  dny  ot  October. 
ltWT.  to  pay  the  delinquent  nvse-N!in:!it.  together  wlih  costs 
of  advertising  and  expenses  of  sale.    By  order  of  the  Board 

of  Trustee*. 

J.  8.  LUTW  Secretary. 
Office.  WW  Montgomery  street.  Rooms  5  utid  6,  San  Fran- 

!■■■>•.  California.  au!7 


.Venule   *v    Coroornn  Silver   Mining  Compuny— 
Location  of  Works:  Storey  t'uunty,  state  of  Nevada. 
Noticb.— There  are  delinquent,  upon   tho   following  de- 
scribed stock,  on  account  of  assessment  levied  oo  the  eleventh 

day  of  July,  1867,  the  several  amounts  set  opposite  the  names 

of  the   respective  shareholders  as  follows: 
Names.  No  Certlllcato.    No.  Shares.    Amount. 

Bell.  Hn-ena 75 

Bell.  Joh BO 

(■nninford,  P 66 

Edwards,  A  L 79 

Kennedy,  Jus 64 

Mnlreiu,  D 17 

Mulrem.D 23 

Murphy,  John 70 

Moloney,  M 74 

McCnnn,  A HI 

McGralh.  Frederlca 82 

Neeoan,  a 78 

Pendcrgrass,  Wm 77  6  2  60 

And  in  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees,  made  on  the  eleventh  day  of  July,  1867,  so  many 
shares  of  each  parcel  of  said  stock  as  may  be  necessary, 
will  be  sold  at  public  auction,  at  the  salesroom  of  Maurice 
Dore  &  Co.,  No.  327  Montgomery  street,  San  Frnnclsco,  Cal., 
on  Monday,  tho  second  day  of  September,  1867,  at  the  hour 
of  12  o'clock,  M.,  of  said  day,  to  pay  said  delinquent  assess- 
ment thereon,  together  with  cosls  of  advertising  and  ex- 
penses of  sale. 

A.  P.  GREEN,  Secretary. 
Office,  Room  No.  11,  338  Montgomery  Btreel,  San  Fran- 
cisco, California.  aul7 


10 

S5  00 

2  50 

6 

2  60 

10 

5  00 

6 

2  60 

10 

5  00 

10 

6  00 

M 

125  i:0 

G 

2  60 

6 

2  60 

10 

6  no 

6 

2  60 

IK-    Soto   Gold    and   Silver   Alining  Company.— 

Locution   of    Works:    Star   District,   Humboldt  County, 

State  of  Nevada. 

Notice.— There  are  delinquent,  npon  the  following  de- 
scribed stock,  on  account  of  assessment  levied  on  the 
eleventh  day  of  July,  1867,  the  several  amounts  set  oppo- 
site the  names  of  the  respective  shareholders  as  follows: 

Names.  No,  Certificate.    No.  Shares.  Amount. 

Ballenger,  W 1 1  Ilia  tn 492  2U  £40  00 

Barker,  J 1S5  5  10  00 

Betdeman,  J  U bal  on  167  8  16  00 

Beldeinan.J  C bal  on  450  6  12  00 

Bigler,  E  A 6H2  8  lfi  u0 

Byrnes,  John bal  on  596  3  6  00 

Bigler,  John balon  655  6  12  00 

Berry,  James 727  10  2U  00 

Berry,  James 728  10  20  Oi) 

Berry,  James 729  10  20  10 

Berry,James 730  6  HI  UU 

Berry,  James 731  6  10  00 

Berry.  James 732  6  10  OU 

Berry,  James 7.13  6  10  00 

Berry,  James 760  10  20  00 

Berry,  James 761  10  2d  09 

Berry,  James 762  10  20  00 

Berrv.  Jauu's 751  6  10  00 

Coghlll,  WmN 136  10  2    00 

Coghill,  WmN 153  15  30  00 

CoghlH.TB 684  15  SO  00 

Croii-e,  B  F 616  4  8  (0 

Derby,  E  M balon  493  2  4  00 

Dock,  Luther balon  0o7  10  20  00 

Darby.  Thomas balon  777  23  46  00 


Hope  Gravel    Alining;  Company.— Location    of 

Works  and  Property:  Grass  Valley,  Nevada  County,  Cali- 
fornia. 

Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  fifteenth  day  of 
August,  1867,  an  assessment  (No.  16)  of  fifty  (50)  cents  per 
share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Compnny, 
payable  immediately,  in  United  States  gold  and  silver 
coin,  to  the  Secretary,  at  the  office  of  the  Company,  In  San 
Francisco. 

Any  stock  upon  which  Raid  assessment  shnll  remain  un- 
paid on  Thursday,  the  nineteenth  day  of  September,  1867, 
shall  he  deemed  delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised 
tor  sale  at  public  auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be 
made  before,  will  bo  sold  on  Monday,  the  seventh  rtnv  of 
October,  1867,  to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together 
with  costs  of  advertising  and  expenses  of  sule.  By  order 
of  tho  Board  ot  Trustees. 

DAVID  WILDER,  Secretary. 
Office,  No.  533  Kearny  street,  corner  of  Sacramento,  San 
Francisco,  California.  ault 


Hanscom  Copper  Mining*  Company.    Location: 

Low  Divide  District,  Del  Norlc  County,  California. 

Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  twentieth  day 
of  July,  1867,  an  assessment  often  cents  (10c)  per  share 
was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company, 
payable  immediately  in  United  States  gold  and  silver  coin, 
to  the  Secretary,  auhe /Etna  Iron  Works,  Fremont  street, 
between  Howard  and  Folsora,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

Anv  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shnll  remain 
unpaid  on  the  ninth  (9th)  day  September,  1S67,  shall  be 
deemed  delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale 
at  public  auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  before, 
will  be  sold  on  Monday,  the  thirtieth  day  of  September,  1867, 
to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of 
advertising  and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees. 

JOHN  O.  HANSCOM.  Secretary. 

Office,  at  the  ^Etna  Iron  Works,  Fremont  street,  between 
Howard  and  Folsoin,  San  Francisco.  Office  hours:  from  8 
A.  M.  tol2M.  aulC 


I.X.  i-  Gold  and  Sliver  Mlnlnp;  Company.— Lo. 

cation  of  Works:  Silver  Mountain  District,  Alpine  Coun 

ty,  CaL 

Notick.— The  Annual  Meeting  of  the  stockholders  of  th* 
I.  X.  L.  Gold  and  Silver  Mining  Company,  for  the  election  of 
Trustees,  and  the  transacton  of  such  other  business  as  may 
coine  before  the  Company,  will  beheld  in  San  Francisco, 
at  tho  office  of  the  Company,  No.  418  and  420  Clay  street, 
on  THURSDAY,  the  twelfth  day  of  September,  1867.  at  12 

o'clock,  noon. 

FRANK  H.  HAMILTON,  Jr.,  Secretary. 

Office,  418  and  420  Clay  street,  San  Francisco.  nul7 


La  Blanca  Gold  and  Silver  Allnlna;  Company. 

Location  of  Works:   District  of  Urcs,  State  of  Sonora, 

Mexico. 

Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  hold  on  the  tenth  day  of  August, 
1867,  an  assessment  of  two  dollars  and  fifty  cents  per  share 
was  levied  upon  the  assessable  capital  stock  of  said  Coin- 
pnnv,  payable  Immediately, in  United  States  gold  and  sil- 
ver coin,  to  the  secretary,  at  the  office,  soul hcast  turner 
Front  and  Commercial  streets,  San  Francisco. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid on  Saturday,  the  fourteenth  day  of  September,  1867, 
shall  be  deemed  delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised 
for  sale  at  public  auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be 
made  before,  will  be  sold  on  Monday,  the  thirtieth  day 
of  September,  1867,  to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment, 
together  with  costs  of  advertising  and  expenses  of  sale. 
By  order  of  the  Board  of  Trustees. 

JOS.  GOLDMAN,  Secretary. 

Office,  southeast  corner  Front  and  Commercial  streets, 
San  Francisco,  California.  aul3 


Nucstra  Seuora  tie  Gaadelupe    Sliver  Mining 

Company.    Locution  of  Works  ;  Tayoltlta,    San   Dimas 

District,  Durango,  Mexico. 

Noticb.— There  are  delinquent  upon  tho  following   de- 
scribed stock,   on  account  of  assessment  levied  on  the 
twelfth  day  of  July,  1867,  the  several  amounts  set  opposite 
tho  names  of  tho  respective  shareholders,  as  follows: 
Names.  No.  Certificate.    No.  Shares.    Amount. 

CnrlSteinbring 149  10  $10  00 

Formerly  Unassessable  Stock: 

Wm  Klumnp 142  10  10  00 

HelnrBockinann 157  10  10  00 

And  In  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees,  made  on  the  twelfth  day  of  July,  1867,  so  many 
shares  of  each  parcel  of  said  stock  as  may  be  necessary, 
will  be  sold  at  public  auction,  at  the  salesrooms  of  Badger 
&  Chapman,  N.  W.  corner  of  Kearny  and  California  streets, 
San  Francisco,  Cal.,  on  Tuesday,  the  third  day  of  Sep- 
tember, 1807,  at  tho  hour  of  1  o'clock,  P.  M.  of  sold  day, 
to  pay  said  delinquent  assessment  thereon,  together  with 
costs  of  advertising  and  expenses  of  sale. 

E.  J.  PFEIEFER,  Secretary. 

Office,  No.  210  Post  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal.  aul7 


Rattlesnake  Gold  and  Silver  Mining  Compa- 
ny, Brown's  Valley,  Yuba  County,  California. 
Notice  is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  twenty-flfthday 
of  July,  1867,  an  assessment  of  one  (SI)  dollar  per  share 
was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company,  pay- 
able immediately,  in  Uniied  states  gold  and  silver  coin,  to 
the  Secretary,  No.  318  California  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 
Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid on  the  twenty-eighth  day  of  August,  1867,  shall  he 
deemed  delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale 
at  public  auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  be- 
fore, will  be  sold  on  Monday,  tho  sixteenth  day  ol"  Sep- 
tember, 1867,  to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together 
with  costs  of  advertising  and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order 
of  the  Board  of  Trustees. 

JOHN  F.  LOHSE,  Secretary 
Office,  318  California  street.  Upstairs,  San  Francisco.  Cali- 
fornia. je27 


Sliver    Sprout   Mining    Company. - Kearnarue 

District,  Inyo  County,  California. 

There  will  be  a  meeting  of  the  stockholders  of  tho  above 
named  Company,  for  the  purpose  of  altering  and  amending 
the  by-laws  of  the  Company,  on  the  tenth  day  of  Septem- 
ber, 1867,  at  3  o'clock  P.  M.,  at  the  office  of  the  Company, 
No.  408  California  street  By  order  of  the  Board  of  Trus- 
tees, 

T.  B.  WINGARD,  Secretary. 

San  Francisco,  August  16th,  1867.  au!7 


Santa   Cruz   Petroleum   OH    'Work*   Company. 

Location:  Santa  Cruz  County.  California. 

Notice  is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  thirteenth  day  of 
August,  I867,an  assessment  (No  20)  of  fifty  cents  per  share  was 
levied  upon  cn«  capital  stock  of  said  Company,  payable 
Immediately,  In  United  States  gold  coin,  to  the  Secretary, 
R.  Wkoknkk,  415  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco.  Cal. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid oil  Tuesday,  the  seventeenth  day  of  September,  1867, 
shall  bo  deemed  delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised 
for  sale  at  public  auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be 
made  bafore,  will  be  sold  on  Tuesday,  the  eighth  day  of 
October.  1867,  to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together 
with  costs  of  advertising  and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of 
the  Board  of  Trustees. 

R.  WEGENER,  Secretary. 

Office  415  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal.    au!7 


fttnton  Mining  Company  —  Locution  of  Workn 
Drytown,  Amador  County,  Cullfornla. 
NoTioK.— There  are  delinquent,  upon  tho  following  de- 
scribed stock,  on  account  of  assessment  levied  on  the 
twenty  eighth  day  of  May.  1867,  the  several  amounts  set  op- 
posite the  names  of  tho  respective  shareholders,  as  fol- 
lows: 

Names.  No.  Certificate.    No.  shares.    Amount. 

Wm  Achburnrr 51  1  $1«0  00 

Peter  11  Burnett,  Trustee *i  10  1000  00 

K  J  Crane,  Trustee 45  10  1000  00 

E  J  I'rane.  Trustee A9  6  500  (jO 

J  W  Ua>hwller 39  5  500  to 

A  BGrogan m  10  1000  00 

Howard  Havens,  Trustee 68  5  600  i0 

Theo  LeKoy s^  lo  10O0  00 

A  B  McCrterv  an  4  400  00 

D  M  W  Seaton   62  1  100  00 

Phebe  J  Seaton 61  1  100  00 

Phebe  J  Seaton 65  1  100  00 

PhcbeJ  Kcuton 56  1  100  00 

Phebe  J  Seaton ....  67  l  ion  00 

Eil  W  Smith,  Acrg  Cush'r 35  5  600  00 

Lloyd  Te  via 28  5  500  00 

Lloyd  I'evis 29  6  600  00 

Lloyd  Tevis 48  6  6>i0  00 

Lloyd  Tevls,  Trustee 42  10  1000  00 

And  In  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees,  made  on  the  twenty-eighth  day  of  May.  1867,  so 
many  shares  of  each  parcel  of  said  stock  as  may  be  neces- 
sary, will  be  sold  at  public  auction,  at  the  office  ol  tho 
Company,  No.  60  Exchange  Building,  northwest  corner  of 
Washington  and  Montgomery  streets,  San  Francisco,  Cal., 
on  Monday,  the  twenty-ninth  day  of  July,  1867,  at  the  hour 
of  12  o'clock  M.  of  said  dny,  to  pay  said  delinquent  assess- 
ment thereon,  together  with  costs  of  advertising  and  ex- 
penses of  sale. 

JOEL  F.  LIGHTNER,  Secretary. 

Office,  No.  60  Exchange  Building,  N.W.  corner  Washing- 
ton and  Montgomery  streets  Sun  Francisco.  jy!3 

Postponement.— By  order  of  the  Board  of  Trustees,  the 
above  sale  Is  postponed  until  Monday,  Auguit  26th,  1867.  at 
the  same  hour  and  place. 

JOEL  F.  LIGHTNER,  Secretary*. 

July  29,  1867.  au3td 

Santa  Cruz  Petroleum  Oil  Work*  Company. 

Location:  County  of  Santa  Crux,  State  of  California. 

Noticb  —The  fifth  Annual  Meeting  of  the  stockholders  of 
the  above  named  Company  will  be  held  at  their  office,  416 
Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco,  California,  on  Tuesday, 
tho  twenty-fourth  day  of  September.  I&67,  at  7K  o'clock 
P.  M.,  for  tho  purpose  of  electing  Trustees  to  serve  for  the 
ensuing  year,  and  transacting  such  other  business  as  may 
properly  come  before  it. 

K.  WEGENER,  Secretary. 

San  Francisco,  August  13,  1867.  an  17 


Tuolumne   Mountain  Gold   and  Silver  Mining 

Company,  Old  Buchanan  Ledge,  Tuolumne  County,  State 

of  California. 

Noticb.— There  are  delinquent,  npon  the  following  de- 
scribed stock,  on  account  of  assessment  levied  on  the 
tenth  day  of  July.  1867,  the  several  amounts  set  opposite 
the  names  of  the  respective  shareholders,  as  follows: 

Names.  No.  Certificate.    No.  Shares.    Amount. 

John  Anthes 64  d  $6  00 

Byrne.  U  H Id  100  ion  00 

Byrne,  HH 68  82}£  32  50 

Byrne.  H  H 142  Ids  163  00 

Finuuce,  Alexander 31  to  10  00 

Brcuer.  JT 134  150  160  00 

Broucr.JT 6  100  100  00 

Breuer.  JT 67  32«  Si  60 

Kernnn,  John  C 34  25  25  00 

Perrln,  Pierre ,. ..  39  10  10  00 

Bartct,  G 40  37«  37  50 

Bartet,  G 121  10  10  00 

Hcrzo.  J  (U.  W.  Jenkins' stock) 

54  or  55  25  25  00 

Bernard,  J 96  4  4  00 

Kennedy,  J  OB 93  6  6  00 

Kennedy,  J  OB 97  5  6  (10 

Kennedy,  J  OB 100  1  1  00 

Lob,  A H8  5  600 

Lob,  Simon 91  6  6  00 

Lob,  Louisa 90  5  5  00 

Smith,  J  F 98  6  5  t:0 

Epstein,  Simon 101  &  6  00 

Weisler,  Alexander 103  6  6  00 

Vaslue,  Jules 105  3  3  00 

Kerston,  Joseph 109  6  5  00 

Kerston,  Joseph 120  5  6  L0 

Kerston,  Joseph 127  15  15  00 

Kerston.  Joseph 131  15  15  00 

Chappelle.  AM 128  16  16  00 

Chappelle,  AB 119  3  3  CO 

Chappelle,  A  B ,  ....126  1  1  00 

Bartet,  Aglae  P 124  6  6  00 

LcRov,  Catharine 130  2  2  00 

PfelfTer.  Jeanne 129  5  6  00 

Hirshfeld.P UU  10  10  00 

Menu,  J  H 141  8«  8  50 

Block.  George 113  5  5  00 

L'evau,  Charles 144  6  6  U0 

Finance,  Julie  L 15  15  00 

Oetzmun,  Emile 22J$  22  60 

And  In  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees,  made  on  the  tenth  day  of  July,  1867,  so 
many  shares  of  each  parcel  of  said  stock  as  may  be  ne- 
cessary, will  bo  sold  at  public  auction,  by  Maurice  Dore  * 
Co.,  at  No-  327  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal,  on 
Saturday,  tho  thirty-first  day  of  August,  1867,  at  the  hour  of 
12  o'clock  M.  of  said  day,  to  pay  said  delinquent  assess- 
ment thereon,  together  with  costs  of  advertising  and  ex- 
penses of  sale. 

D.  F.  VERDENAL,  Secretary. 

Office,  22  Court  Block,  636  Clay  street,  San  Francisco.  aul7 


Silver  Sprout    Mining  Company.— Locution   of 

Works  and  Mines:  Kcarsarge  District,  Inyo  County,  Cal. 

Notice  is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  sixth  day  of  August. 
1867,  an  assessment  of  twenty  dollars  (520)  per  share  was 
levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company,  payable 
Immediately,  in  Uniied  States  gold  coin,  to  the  Secretary, 
at  tiie  Company's  office,  408  California  street,  San  Fran- 
cisco, Cal. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shnll  remain  unpaid 
on  the  tenth  day  of  September,  18ii7.  shall  be  deemed  delin- 
quent, and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auction, 
and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  before,  will  be  sold 
on  Thursday,  the  twenty-sixth  day  of  September,  1867,  to 
pay  tho  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of  ad- 
vertising and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees. 

T.  B.  WINGARD,  Secretary- 

Office,  408Californiastrcet,  San  Francisco,  aulO 


Sophia  Consolidated    Gold    and   Silver   Mining 

Company,  Tuolumne  County,  California. 

Notice  is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  thlrtieh  dny  of 
July,  1867,  an  assessment  of  one  dollar  (SO  our  share  was 
levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company,  payable 
Immediately  in  United  Stales  gold  and  silver  coin,  to  tho 
Secretary,  at  No,  6-11  Washington  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid on  the  twenty- ninth  day  of  August,  1867,shall  be  deemed 
delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  lor  sale  at  public 
auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  before,  will  be 
sold  on  Saturday,  the  fourteenth  day  of  September,  1867,  to 
pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of  ad- 
vertising and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees 

DAVID  E.  JOSE  PHI,  Secretary. 

Office,  611  Washington  street,  San  Francisco.  au3 


Whit  latch   Gold  nnd   Silver  Mining  Company, 

Lander  County,  Nevada. 

Notick.— There  are  delinquent  upon  the  following  described 
stock,  on  account  of  assessment  levied  on  the  twenty-first 
day  of  June,  1367,  tbe  several  amounts  set  opposite  the 
names  of  the  respective  shareholders  as  follows: 

Names.  No.  Certificate.    No.  Shares.    Amount. 

Allen,  H  H 13  20  $30i»  00 

Allen,  H  H 199  3»  540  00 

Camp,  James 139  6  90  Oil 

frinlthouse,  J  A -2*6  1  15  00 

Fnssctt,  NO 245  1  16  00 

Gray,  Asaph 247  1  15  00 

Harker,  Jim  W ' 2«  20  300  00 

Johnson.  GH 202  4  60  00 

Sntterlee,  W  R 41  4  6'i  00 

Turner,  Anna  Key 69  6  90  00 

Williams,  J  J 201  32  480  00 

Dnnne,  WG 233  4fi  690  00 

Raymond,  C  B,  Trustee 243  1021  15,315  00 

Jacob,  SW 183  2  30  00 

And  In  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  the  Board  of 
TrusteeB,  made  on  the  twenty-first  day  of  June,  1867,  so 
many  shares  of  each  parcel  of  said  stock  as  may  be  neces- 
sary, will  be  sold  at  public  auction,  at  the  office  of  the 
Company,  by  Jones  A  Bendlxen,  auctioneers,  on  Thursday, 
the  twenty-sixth  day  of  September,  1867,  at  the  hour  of  2 
o'clock  P.  M.  of  said  day,  to  pay  said  delinquent  assess- 
ment thereon,  together  with  costs  of  advertising  and  ex- 
penses of  sale. 

N.  C.  FASSETT,  Secretary. 

Office,  N.  E.  corner  Front  and  Clay  streets.  San  Francisco, 
California.  au3 

Olnky  &  Co.,  Auctioneers  and  Real  Estate  Agents,  attend 
promptly  to  all  business  entrusted  to  their  caro  In  San 
Francisco  and  Oakland.  Mining  and  other  corpora  ions 
will  find  Col.  Olney  well  posted  and  thorough  in  transacting 
ales  of  delinquent  Gtock.  Office,  on  Broadway,  Oakland, 
and  No.  318  Montgomery  Btreet,  San  Francisco.  uolO 


126 


Wins  pining-  axA  Mmtifk  §fw*& 


Machinery. 


PATENT    AMALG-AMATOR. 

These  Machines  Stand  Unrivaled. 

For  rapidly  pulverizing  and  amalgamating  ores,  they 
have  no  equal.  No  effort  has  been,  or  will  be,  spared  to 
have  them  constructed  in. the  most  perfect  manner,  and  of 
the  great  number  now  in  opemtion,  not  one  lias  everre- 
aiiired  repairs  The  constant  and  increasing  demand  tor 
ftiein  is  sufficient  evidence  of  their  merits. 

They  are  constructed  so  as  to  apply  steam  directly  into 
the  pulp,  or  with  steam  bottoms,  as  desired. 

This  Amalgamator  Operates  as  Follows: 

The  pan  being  tilled,  the  motion  of  the  muller  forces  the 
palp  to  the  center,  where  it  is  drawn  down  through  the  ap- 
erture and  between  the  grinding  surraces.  Thence  it  is 
thrown  to  the  periphery  into  the  quicksilver.  The  curved 
plates  again  draw  it  to  the  center,  where  it  passes  down, 
and  to  the  circumference  as  before.  Thus  it  is  constantly 
passing  in  a  regular  flow  between  the  grinding  surfaces  and 
into  the  quicksilver,  until  the  ore  is  reduced  to  an  impalpa- 
ble nowder,  and  the  metal  amalgamated. 

Sellers  made  on  the  same  principle  excel  all  others.— 
They  bring  the  pulp  so  constantly  and  perfectly  in  contact 
with  quicksilver,  that  the  particles  are  rapidly  and  com 
pletely  absorbed. 

Mill  men  are  invited  to  examine  these  pans  and  setlers  for 
themselves,  at  the  PACIFIC  JFOUSTiDttTT, 

Ivl  San  Francisco. 


<$«S  tor  Hunter's 

Improved  Concentrator. 

The  patentee  is  prepared  to  sell  his  Concentrators  for 
the  above  price,  and  guarantees,  when  the  machines  are 
run  according  to  directions,  to  give  »J  per  cent  hetier  re- 
sults than  irom  any  Concentrator  built  on  nils  Coast,  iuia 
will  refund  the  money  if  they  will  not  perform  what  is 
claimed  for  them.  Machines  with  copper  plates,  will  cost 
S10  extra.    The  Machine  can  be 

Seen  in  Operation 
At  Booth  &  Go's  Union  Foundry,  up  stairs.  Parties  pur- 
chasing Concentrators  will  do  well  to  examine  beiore  buy- 
ing others  of  pretended  merit,  fersons  desiring  it  can  have 
a  practical  concentration  made  of  Failings  at  any  time,  and 
prove  the  working  of  the  machine. 

HUNTER'S  ElKEKl  AMALGAMATOK. 

For  sale,  the  right  to  build  and  u-e  in  mills.  A  working  plan 
will  be  furni.-b.c-d  each  purchaser.  Five  machines  can  be 
seen  In  operation  at  the  Eureka  Mill,  Grass  Valley,  The 
cost  of  the  ironsforthe  machine,  without  the  iroiirbox,  is 
about  SniO,    The  box  will  answer  of  wood. 

By  reference  to  the  Minimi  and  Scieiitillic  Press  of  May 
25t'i,  a  full  description  of  the  nbovc  Machines  may  betound. 

For  particulars,  send  for  Circulars,  or  address 
ANDitEW  1IUNTEK, 

25vlitf  Union  Foundry.  Sun  Francisco. 


BLAKE'S,  PATENT 
QUARTZ    ORTJHBCER. 

CAUTION ! 

The  owners  of  the  Patent  for  this  valuable  machine,  in 
order  to  facilitate  the  protection  of  their  rights  against  nu- 
merous infringers,  procured,  some  time  since,  a  reissue  of 
the  Patent,  bearing  date  January  9th,  1366. 
This  i'*ii lent  scenic*  the  exclusive  right  to  em- 
ploy  in    Stone  .Breaking  Math  lues  Up- 
right Convergent  Jaws,  actuated 
by  a  Revolving  Shaft. 
All  persons  who  are  violating  the  Patent  by  the  unau- 
thorised making,  selling  or  using  machines  In  which  quartz 
or  other  material  Is  crushed  between  upright  convergent 
aws,  actuated  by  a  revolving  shaft,  are  hereby  warned 
hat  they  arc  appropriating  the  property  of  others,  and 
that  they  will  beheld  responsible  inlaw  und  in  damages. 

Several  infringing  machines  are  made  and  offered  for 
sale  in  this  city,  upon  which  Patents  have  been  obtained. 
Manufacturers,  purchasers  and  users,  are  notified  thatsuch 
Patents  do  not  authorize  the  use  of  the  original  invemion, 
and  thatsuch  machines  cannot  be  used  without  incurring 
liability  lor  damages.  BLAKE  s.  TYLER, 

14vl4tf  Agents  lor  the  Pacific  Coast. 


QUARTZ  MINERS,  MILLHEN, 

And  others  contemplating  the  erection  of  Reduction 
Works,  for  either  Gold  or  Silver  Ores,  your  attention  is 
called  to  a  new,  superior 

First  Class  Mill, 

In  all  respects  with  Pans  and  Separators  complete.    The 
Mill  is  adapted  for  20  or  4U  stamps. 
JKg-Full  particulars  maybe  had  by  calling  on  Messrs. 
Palmer,  Knox  &  Co.,  Golden  State  Foundry,  or 

J.  IS.  HITCHCOCK, 
19vl4-3m  Millwright,  Kuss  Louse. 


Steam   Pumps, 

FOR   DKAINISG    MIXES    OK    ELEVATING   WATER  TO 
ANY   HIGUT. 

PICKERING'S  GOVERNORS 

For  Sioiuu  Engines. 

GifiTarcl's    Iix j  e  ctors, 

For  Feeding  Boilers. 

STODDART'S   IRON    WORKS, 


BLAKE'S  QUARTZ  BREAKER! 

PRICES     BEDUCED! 

MACHINES  OF   ALL   SIZES   FOR   SALE 
—  DY  — 

WM.   P.   BLAKE, 

Corner  First  ami  Mission  streets,  or  Box  S,OT7 

3vl3f  SAN    FitANOlSCQ. 


NELSON   &    DOBLE, 


AGENTS  FOR 


Thomas  Firth  k  Sons'  Cast  Steel,  Files, 

Etc.,  Shear,  Spring,  German,  Plow,  Blister  and  Toe  Calk 

Steel;  manufacturers  of 

Mill    Pities,    sledges.   Hammers,  Picks, 

Stone    Cutters',    Blacksmiths'    and    Horse-Shoers'    Tools, 

319  and  321  Pine  Street, 

Between  Montgomery  and  Sansomo.'San  Francisco. 

luvHqr 


Brodie's  Patented  Improvements 


FOR  THE  TREATMENT  OF 

Gold  and  Silver  Ores. 

BRODIE'S  PATENTED  IMPROVED  QUARTZ  CRUSHER. 
The  attention  of  nil   inlere:-ted  in  Mining  is  respect- 
fully called  to  this  Improved  Machine   for  Breaking    or 
Spailing  Quartx,  or  other  Rock,  possessing,  as  it  does,  sim- 
plicity of  aciion  and  lightness  of  construction,  60  far  as  Is 
compatible  with  strength  and  durability.    In  consequence 
of  these  advantages,  the   advertisers  are   enabled   to  offer 
these  machines  ro  the  public  at  the  following  low  terms: 
No.  1— Or  0  inch  Crusher,  capable  of  reducing  from 
three  to  four  tons  of  quartz  per  hour,  no  piece  be- 
ing larger  than   a  walnut— price igGOQ 

No.  2— Or  15  Inch  Crusher,  capable  of  similarly  putting 

through  live  to  six  tons  p^r  hour 8SO 

No.  3— Or  18-inch  Crusher,  will  In  a  similar  manner 

crush  from  seven  to  eight  tons  per  hour 1,200 

EXPLANATION  OF  THE  ABOVK  KNGKAV1NG. 

The  frame  is  made  of  cast  iron,  bound  with  heavy 
wrought  iron  bands,  making  it  very  strung,  and  at  the  same 
time  light  and  portable.  The  crusher  Is  bolted  to  a  wood 
frame  of  sufficient  night  to  clear  ihe  fly-win  el.  and  allow 
the  crushed  quartz  10  pass  off.  The  dotted  lines  show  the 
movable  and  stationary  jaws.  Letter  A  represents  the 
eccentric  shaltby  which  the  power  is  applied  direct  to  the 
movable  jaw.  B  represents  the  movable  iaw,  and  0  the 
flxed  jaw.  D  represents  the  link  or  radius  bar.  E  repre- 
sent" the  bolts  for  regulating  ihc  opening.  F,  which  can  be 
regulated  at  pleasure,  so  as  to  graduate  lo  the  size  to  which 
it  is  intended  tue  quartz  shall  be  crushed.  0  represents  Ihc 
feed  opening,  by  which  the  size  of  the  machine  is  desig- 
nated. 

The  arrow  on  the  flv-wheel  shows  the  direction  to  drive 
the  eccentric,  which,  in  combination  with  the  link,  D.  gives 
the  movable  Jaw,  K,  a  forward  and  downward  motion  at  the 
SRme  lime,  and  which  makes  the  hardest  rock  yield  and 
separate  into  fragments  of  any  desired  size. 

The  above  Crushers  have  been  recently  erected  and  are 
now  successful lv  emploved  at  Bear  Valley,  Mariposa  conn- 
tv,  Raw  hide  Ranch,  Tuolumne  county.  Excelsior  Mine. 
Lake  District,  Nevada  county,  and  can  be  seen  In  opera- 
tional the  Fulton  Pound ry,  First  street,  San  Francisco. 

The  following  testimonial  respecting  the  effectiveness  of 
this  Crusher,  has  been  received   from  t lie  Superintendent 
of  the  "  Raw  hide  Ranch"  Mine,  in  Tuolumne  Countv: 
RAwmoE  Ranch,  Tuolumne  Co.,  Sept.  28.  13(16. 

James  Rrodik,  Esq.,  Sun  Francisco— My  Dear  Sir:  It  gives 
me  pleasure  to  inform  vou  that  I  have  for  the  past  three 
months  bad  one  of  your  largest  sized  Rock  Crushers  in 
use,  at  the  Rawhide  Ranch  Mining  Company's  Mill,  which 
hiseniirely  met  my  expectations;  and  I  have  no  hesita- 
tion in  recommending  it  to  all  who  are  in  need  of  a  machine 
for  rapidlv.  cheaph  and  propcrlv  preparlm*  quartz  for  the 
stamps.    Yours  truly,  R.  P.  JOHNSON, 

Supt.  Rawhide  Ranch  Quartz  Mill. 

BRODIE'S  PATENT  IMPROVED  GERMAN  AMALGA- 
MATING BARREL.— This  Barrel  obtained  a  premium  at 
the  Fair  of  tne  Mechanics'  Institute  in  San  Francisco,  in 
IHSi.  Further  particulars  will  be  aftorded  on  application 
to  the  subscribers. 

Those  Infringing  the  patent  rights  to  the  above  Improved 
Barrel,  are  hereby  informed  that  on  and  after  the  1st  No 
vember,  186*6.  the  "roynltv  charged  for  using  the  same  will 
he  raised  to  the  sum  of  £100  per  Barrel. 

A  diagram,  with  explanations  of  this  machine,  will  be 
found  in  the  "Mining  and  Scientific  Press,"  of  September 
29th,  186*6 

BRODIE'S  PATENT  WIND-BLAST  SEPARATOR  FOR 
DRY  CRUSHING.— This  Dry  Or u- her  has  been  found  the 
most  economical  and  effective  mode  of  crushing  ores  in 
Mexico,  California  and  Nevada.  Diagrams  and  explana- 
tions afforded  on  application  to  the  subscribers. 

A  drawing  and  full  description  of  this  machine  will  be 
found  in  the  Mining  and  Scientific  Press  ni'Scot.  22d.  18tS6. 
KBSOliBK  *  KABCLIFF, 
Express  Building,  -102  Montgomery  street, 

12vl3tf  San  Frnncisco. 


LEFPE  I^'S 

American   Double  Turbine 


THE  CJTLK'B'KATJEB 

Self  Generating  Portable 
Gns   JLam-p. 

j  This  extraordinary  Lamp  pro- 
duces its  own  gas  by  the  vapor- 
ization of  Petroleum,  Naphina, 
or  Benzine.  It  emits  neither 
smoke  nor  smeli.  and  burns  whh 
a  pure  while  mime,  equal  in  in- 
tensity to  an  ordinary  gas  burn- 
er, and  at  an  expense  of  Irani  one 
to  three  cuius  per  hour  only,  ac- 
cording to  the  quantity  of  light 
inquired.  Ills  peculiarly  adap- 
ted lor  mining  purposes,  alsolor 
stores,  lactones,  billiard  rooms, 
and.  In  tact,  tor  all  purpowS 
where  regular  gas  is  not  availa- 
ble and  tor  which  it  is  an  ad- 
mirable substitute.  As  an  out- 
door light  H  stands  unrivalled, 
burning  with  unoimiiiished  bril- 
liancy in  a  strong  wind. 


JUlvectlons  for  Use. 

Charge  the  reservoir  with  the  prepared  fluid,  or  with 
Benzine,  from  half  to  three-fourths  full;  allow  a  portion  to 
run  through  Into  the  cup,  then  turn  off  the  tap  and  ignite 
the  fluid,  which  will  heat  Ihc  burner  sufficiently  to  Gener- 
ate the  gas.  which  will  be  seen  issuing  from  the  top.  The 
tan  must  now  be  turned  oh,  and  a  steady  lightwitl  be  main- 
tained till  the  whole  ol  the  contents  of  the  reservoir  is  con- 
sumed. 

A  small  needle,  bent  at  the  point  and  fixed  in  aliolder, 
may  be  occasionally  required  to  clear  the  minute  hole 
throuuh  which  the  pas  issues,  and  the  regulating  screw  at 
the  bottom  turned  a  little  back:  but  care  must  be  taken  not 
to  force  the  screw  too  high,  and  it  should  never  be  used  to 
extinguish  the  light— by  turning  the  tap  off,  it  will  gradually 
go  out. 

When  neeessarv  to  renew  the  cotton  which  is  placed  in 
the  lower  pipe  to"prcvent  the  too  rapid  flow  of  ihe  fluid,  the 
lamp  should  be  placed  in  a  vise  and  the  burner  screwed  off 
The  burnt  cotton  must  then  be  withdrawn,  and  a  fresh 
piece  of  stout  cotlou  rag.  one  inch  wide  and  tour  or  five 
inches  long,  should  be  doubled  over  apiece  of  wire,  and 
Inserted  into  the  pipe— the  ends  cut  short  off,  the  burner 
again  screwed  on  with  a  little  white  lead,  and  the  lamp  is 
ready  for  use. 

Manufactured  solely  by  JOHN  J.  IIUOKS,  original  propri- 
etor. Factory,  North  Beach.  San  Francisco;  and  for  sale 
by  his  agents  in  every  city  and  lown  throughout  the  State. 
18vli-3n.-8 


IE  .      O .     HUNT, 

Manufacturer  of 

Windmill*,  Home-Powers 

Puinim,  i* limiting 

Frames  and 

tSeai'liiff. 

Hunt's  Aiuustaulk  Wind  Mitts 
to  have  u  11 1  he  sails  so  arranged  as 
turn  edgewavs  to  the  wind  when 
theiuill  isstopped.  Thesaiiscan 
he  set  at  any  angle  to  suit  the 
torcetn'  the  wind,  while  the.  mill 
is  running,  l>y  means  oi  the  brake 
lever  nt  the  loot  of  the  mill,  by 
any  person. 

Hunt's  Sklf  Regulating  \ui.t 
is  strong,  durable  and  cheap.  It 
is  provided  wl  h  means  for  stop- 
ping, in  the  most  violent  winds. 
this  mill  is  well  known  through- 
out the  State. 


THESE  WHEELS,  UNEQUALED  AND  UNRITALED  IN 
ttie  United  States  or  the  world,  have  been  fully  tested 
on  this  coast,  more  than  forty  being  in  use  at  this  date  in 
California  and  Oregon,  driving  nil  kinds  of  machinery,  Saw 
Mills,  Flour  Mills,  Quart z  Mills,  etc.,  etc.,  etc. 

California  References.—  E.  Stocton,  Folsom;  0.  Sim- 
mons, Oakland,  (Mill  at  Clear  Lake);  Morgan  Coville,  Lex- 
ington, Santa  Clara  County;  J.  Y.  McMillan,  Lexington 
Santa  Clara  County,    jBgj»Pcnd  for  Circular^to 

KNAPP  *fe  GRANT, 
Agents  for  California. 
26vl3-lyq  »1©  Washington  street,  San  Francisco. 


Quartz  Mill  Construction  and  Superintendence 

THE  UNDERSIGNED  IS  AT  PRESENT  OPEN  FOR  AN 
engagement  as  a  working  Superintendent  in  the  con- 
struction or  operation  of  a  Quartz  Mill.  Has  had  Ave  years 
steady  and  successful  experience  in  working  ores  in  Washoe, 
and  i-i  practiced  in  saving  sulpburets  and  ihe  treatment  of 
rebellious  ores  Is  prepared  to  furnish  references  for  a'l 
ihe  necessary  qualifications  of  an  intelligent,  faithful  and 
reliable  quartz  operator     Address  1<\  M.  Ml  AW. 

San  Francisco,  care  Mining  and  Scientific  Press.    2tivl43m 


!LVoTfciee  "to  Minieirs, 

Well-Borers    and  Water    Companies. 

MPRAG  IS  NOW  PREPARED  TO  MANUFACTURE 
•  Hydraulic  and  Artesian  Well  Pipes  In  the  best  work- 
manlike manner,  and  at  the  lowest  market  rates.  Having 
maie  large  additions  to  my  stock  of  machinery  for  that 
branch  of  business.  I  am  prepared  to  fill  all  orders  with  dis- 
patch, and  guarantee  enure  sati-faciion.  I  also  manufac- 
ture Mississippi  stoves,  o'  the  latest  improved  patterns,  for 
vessels  of  all  classes.    Also,  Ship  Plumbing  done. 

Al.  PRA6, 
Svl3-ly       Stove  Store.  No.  125  Clay  street,  below  Davis. 


Meohanical   IDra/wiiigs. 

Persons  wishing  Mechanical  Drawings  can  obtain  the 
services  of  sompetcnt  draughtsmen,  by  applying  to  this 
ofHce.' 


Powers,  Swap  Horse-Powers,  Pumps  in  great 
and   Double-Acting.      Frames  and  Gearing 


Tread  Horse- 1- 

variety.  Single 

tor  running  pumps,  from  steam  or  other  power,  constantly 
on  hand  and  buih  to  order.     Water  Tmiks  built  to  order. 
No.  2&  Second  St.,  and  1U8  and  iJll  Je.-sie  St  , 
2vl5qy  San  Francisco. 


PATTINSON'S 
HURDY-GURDY  WATER-WHEEL, 


The  inventor  of  this  "Wheel  having,  after  much  delay, 
finally  obtained  the  patent  for  the  same,  is  prepared  to  sell 
rights  therefor  to  such  as  may  be  desirous  of  putting  them 
up,  or  continuing  those  already  in  use.  This  is  well  known 
among  miners  as  the  "  hurdy-gurdy  wheel,"  and  is  con- 
sidered the  most  economical  water-Wheel  now  In  use. 

Notice  is  hereby  given,  that  the  subscriber  is  >ho  in  van  tor 
and  holds  ilie  latent  righi  for  the  construction  and  use  of 
the  same;  and  tU.it  no  person  has  a  right  lo  manufacture 
or  use  them  without  his  permit. 

7vl5-qy  THOMAS  PATTISSON. 


NEW     YORK     PRICES. 


c.  e.  coh.:oijvs, 

No.  603  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco. 
EXCLUSIVE    AGENT 

FOB  THE 

A-MERICA-IV 

WATCH    FACTORY. 

A  large  assortment  of  these 
Superior     TV"  atones, 

In  Gold  and  Silver  Cases, 

Constantly  on  hand,  and  sold    at   Factory 
prices.    Also, 

ENGLISH     AND    SWISS     WATCHER, 

Imported  directly  from    he  Manufacturers. 

'  The  American  Company  are  now  making 

VERY    FINE     "WATCHES  .  FOB    LADIES. 

jj^yA  large  assortment   of  Gold    Chains 
and  Jewelry i  25vl0-6m 


SEW     YORK    PRICES. 


THE    GREAT    LIGHT. 

THE  DANFOBD 

^tmo spheric   Lamp, 

This  Lnmn  burns  coal  oil,  requires  no  chimney,  gives  a 
pure  Tvhiie  and  steady  flame,  uses  thirty  per  cent,  less  oil 
than  any  other  Lamp  in  proportion  to  the  amount  of  light 
afforded,  and  is  absolutely  indispensable  in  every  house 
where  gas  is  not  used.     CALL  AND  SEE  THEM 

for  6alc  only  by  E.  AfJEKS, 

2vlS-qy        417  Washington  street,  opp.  Post  Office,  S.  F. 


The  Vital-  Fluid,  ok  Elixib,  oe  Life. 
A  Frenchman,  named  M.  Martin  Ziegler, 
baa  recently  obtained  a  patent,  in  France, 
for  what  he  calls  a  "  vital  or  organic  fluid," 
which  is  collected,  manifested  and  trans- 
mitted like  the  electric  fluid.  He  claims 
that  the  use  of  this  fluid,  which  is  applied 
on  the  same  principle  as  the  electric  fluid, 
is  to  rejuvenate  the  human  system  !  He 
avers  in  his  patent  that,  "Whenever  azote 
and  carbon  are  brought  into  contact,  whether 
an  azoted  body  and  a  carbonated  body,  or 
even  a  body  strongly  azoted  and  another 
which  is  only  feebly  azoted,  there  is  disen- 
gaged an  imponderable  fluid,  the  presence 
of  which  is  made  known  by  particular 
effects  on  the  organism  of  living  things, 
animal  or  vegetable."  He  further  says 
(which  makes  the  matter  as  clear  as  mud) : 
"If  an  acid  or  an  alkali  be  made  to  act 
upon  organic  matter,  a  large  quantity  of 
vegetable  or  organic  fluid  is  disengaged  ; 
also,  that  if  the  organic  matter  is  devoid  of 
azote,  the  disengagement  of  the  fluid  takes 
place,  if  an  acid  or  an  alkali  be  made  to 
re-act  upon  a  hydro-carburet,  or  even  upon 
carbon. "  The  grand  secret  of  the  astound- 
ing discovery  is  finally  let  out  as  follows : 
' '  A  porous  vessel  or  bladder  is  filled  with 
caustic  ammonia,  and  immersed  up  to  the 
neck  in  molasses  contained  in  an  ordinary 
vessel.  A  silk  thread  is  attached  to  the 
neck  of  the  porous  vessel,  or  bladder,  and 
the  end  of  a  [another  ?]  silk  thread  is  placed 
in  the  molasses ;  the  two  ends  of  the  silk 
thread  being  connected,  the  circuit  is  closed 
[established  ?],  and  the  current  of  vital 
fluid  passes.  Its  effect  will  become  mani- 
fest on  an  organized  being  in  the  line  of  the 
current. "  The  inventor  further  states  that 
a  number  of  these  elements  may  be  con- 
nected together,  like  the  jars  of  an  ordinary 
galvanic  battery,  to  intensify  the  current. 
If  our  enthusiastic  French  inventor  has 
made  no  mistake  in  his  investigations,  mo- 
lasses and  ammonia  will  hereafter  be  con- 
sidered important  agents  in  steadying  the 
tottering  steps  and  smoothing  the  wrinkled 
front  of  age  ! 


A  School  of  Mines  in  Michigan. — A 
School  of  Mines  has  recently  been  estab- 
lished in  connection  with  the  University  of 
Michigan.  The  first  class  in  this  depart- 
ment graduates  this  summer.  It  consists 
of  sixteen  members.  The  Professor  having 
charge  of  this  department  recently  took  the 
class  out  to  see  the  mines  in  the  Lake  Supe- 
rior region,  in  order  that  the  pupils  might 
have  an  opportunity  to  witness  and  famil- 
iarize themselves  with  a  practical  illustra- 
tion of  the  theories  which  he  had  been 
laboring  to  engraft  on  their  minds  during 
their  course  of  study  in  this  interesting 
branch  of  education.  The  idea  is  a  most 
excellent  one,  and  will,  no  doubt,  be  fol- 
lowed up  by  each  successive  class  in  that 
department.  Six  of  the  party,  says  the 
Marquette  Journal,  from  which  we  con- 
dense the  above,  remained  for  more  exten- 
sive observations,  and  would  return  slowly, 
on  their  way  back,  as  an  exploring  expedi- 
tion down  the  coast.  When  shall  we  be 
able  to  chronicle  a  similar  circumstance  in 
connection  with  the  "  California  School  of 
Mines  ?"  It  is  to  be  hoped  no  time  will  be 
lost  by  those  having  the  matter  in  charge 
in  maturing  facilities  for  a  thorough  mining 
education  on  this  coast. 


Maeble  ln  Oeegon. — Mr.  Gillette,  cor- 
respondent of  the  Oregonian,  writing  from 
Ashland  to  that  paper,  says  a  Mr.  Russell  is 
manufacturing  marble  slabs  from  marble 
quarries  in  that  vicinity.  It  is  beautiful, 
and  of  peculiar  formation,  so  that  when 
polished  it  gleams  like  diamonds,  like  a 
mass  of  crystals  cemented  together. 

Steam  is.  Hand  Labok. — A  pound  of 
cotton  spun  by  hand  can  make  a  thread 
only  one  hundred  and  eight  yards  long ; 
but  when  spun  by  steam,  it  will  make  a 
thread  one  hundred  and  sixty-seven  yards 
long. 


(The  attimut)  mid  Scientific  §rws. 


127 


Diamonds  ix  Amador — The  Aniailor  Din- 
patch  says :  Messrs.  Phelps  &-  Co.  obtained 
from  their  mining  claim,  near  Fiddletown, 
a  diamond,  snmo  time  since,  which  was 
found  to  Ik'  worth  some  i-C>4.  Lately,  wo 
are  informed  that  another  has  been  found  in 
the  same  claim,  and  it  can  now  be  seen  at 
Sir.  Ford's  jewelry  store  in  this  place.  Mr. 
Ford  informs  us  dial  the  substance  in  which 
these  diamonds  have  been  found  is  similar 
to  that  of  the  rich  mining  districts  of  South 
America. 


Heavy  Sawi.ni;. — The  Marysville  Appeal 
has  the  following:  The  Oroville 
gives  an  account  of  some  big  sawiDg  at  a 
mill  on  the  Snsanville  road,  and  asked  "Who 
could  beat  it?"  We  are  credibly  informed, 
and  can  show  the  documents  for  it  if  neces- 
sary, that  tho  Union  Lumber  Company's 
old  Clipper  mill,  in  Butte  county,  out  last 
week  in  six  days  116,159  feet  of  lumber- 
each  day's  work  not  exceeding  12  hours. 
And  at  no  time  during  the  season  has  the 
mill  cut  less  than  1U1.0UU  feet  per  week. 

A  New  Ikon-clad  is  being  built  for  Prus- 
sia, in  England,  which,  it  is  claimed,  will 
be  one  of  tile  finest  vessel  olloat.  She  is  to 
be  305  feet  in  length,  with  a  width  of  60  feet, 
and  will  measure  about  6,000  tons.  She 
will  be  cased  in  iron  eight  inches  thick,  will 
have  two  inch  turrets,  each  to  carry  two 
heavy  guns,  and  will  mount  twenty  guns  on 
deuk,  of  the  heaviest  caliber,  protected  by 
shields. 


SANTA  CLARA  COLLEGE,  S.  J. 

BAXTA  t'L.UIA,  OAL. 

Conducted    by  Oil-  Puttiers   of  tile  Society 

of  .'<  sus. 


The  SEVENTEENTH  ANNUAL  SESSION  of  tills  College 
will  eommenre  -in  Auu'mt  23.  IS67. 

TERMS— Tulll. in  In  till)  OloaSloal  and  Scientific  Depnrt- 
mi-m.  Boarding  and  Lodging,  Washing  and  Mending  of 
Articles  WaSQod,  School  Stationery.  HedtcaJ  Atlemlnncc 
anil  Uedlclnea,  Fuel.  Light,  Baths,  etc.,  per  session  of  ten 

month*,  9360. 

For  luriticr  information  and  catalogues,  apply  to  the 
Frosldent  of  the  College,  or  to  Rev.  A.  Muraschi.  St.  Igna- 
tius' College,  Market  Street,  San  Francisco. 

Svl.viin  RF.V.  A.  MASNATA,  S.  J.,  President 


The  Commercial  Herald 


-AND- 


BEVIEW 


MARKET 

Will  be  Issued  early  on 
EVERY   STEAMER-DAY  MORNING, 

(TRI-MONTHLY). 

Ornate— Soothwcst  corner  Washington  and  Battery  streets, 

Opposite  Post  Office  and  Custom  Uousc. 

r  The  HERALD  will  contain  full  and  reliable  commercial 

details,  and  elaborate  articles  on  the  monetary  atfalrs  of 

the  Puclilc  Coast 

The  Letter  Sheet  Market  Review, 

Containing  selections  from  the  COMMERCIAL  HERALD, 

tnuieil    011    tissue    paper,   for    transmission    abroad,   will 
e  published  siinulum  ously  nun   that  paper.     Also,  publi- 
cation othce  of  (lie 

Weekly   Htoclc  Oix-oixltix". 

ns?-Merchant*»ean  havethelrcards  prominently  Inserted 
In  the  Loiter  Sheet  MARKET  KEVIEstf.  2v»5 


Golden  City  Chemical  Works. 

LABOKATOKY, 
Corner  of  Seventh  and  Towusend  Streets. 

OFFICE 
Corner  of  Montgomery  and   Bush  Streets* 

CAPITAL  STOCK, $500,000 


Trustees: 

n.  P.  ^AKELEE,  THOS.  H.  SELBT, 

NICHOLAS  LUNING,  THOS.  BELL, 

CHAS.  E.  McLANE. 


M.  I».  WAKELEE. 


5IAVAGER. 


THIS  COMPANY  ARE  NOW  PREPARED  TO  FURNISH 
Sulphuric,  Nitric  and  MurlatlcAclds  of  superior  quality, 
ro  quantities  to  salt. 

Orders  will  be  received  at  the  office  on'y  for  Chemicals  of 
every  description,  which  will  be  manufactured  as  maybe 
required.  The  Company  beg  to  say  that  they  have  the  ad- 
vantages of  ail  improved  machinery  and  apparatus  for  the 
manufacture  and  manipulation  of  these  products,  and  our 
Laboratory  is  fitted  up  with  the  most  recent  improvements 
which  experience  and  science  suggest,  and  is  surpassed  by 
none  in  completeness  and  perfection  tor  the  purposes  it  is 
designed.  9vU  3m 


Just  I?iit>Hs.h.ecl„ 

THE  PHILOSOPHY  OF  MARRIAGE,  BEING  FOUR  IM- 
portant  Lectures  on  FUNCTIONS  and  DISORDERS  of 
the  Nervous  System  and  Reproductive  Organs,  to  be  had  by 
addressing  and  inclosing  twenty-live  cents,  postage  stamps 
to  Secretary  PACIFIC  MUSEUM  OF  ANATOMY,  Mont- 
gomery street,  San  Francisco.  I2yl3-ly 


HINKLE    &    OAPP'S 
CENTRIFUGAL  ORE   GRINDER  AND  AMALGAMATOR. 


PutroC  dutcd  April  lllih,  1MY, 


For    Grinding    and  Amalgamating 

(  luir;tsiii   Ore. 

Arranged  as  shown  in  the  flrsl  engraving,  the  pan  Is 

adapted  for  grinding  and  amalgamating  separate  charges 

0|  ,,!-<■  hi  sik.1  v.*.  ciifli,  doing  its   work   rapidly,  thoroughly 
and  effectually. 


This  sectional  engraving  ex- 
hibits more  clearly  thoarrunge 
ment  and  fhape  of  the  grind- 
ing pans  of  ihe  machine.  It, 
and  the  other  engravings,  will 
be  more  clearly  understood  by 
reference  to  the  accompany- 
ing explanation. 


For  Grinding  untl  Diricliarctng   Contin- 
uously. 

Arranged  as  shown  In  tin-  second  engraving,  .ill  Hie  Int. 
rlur  grinding  parts  being  ihe  miii\  •  as  shown  in  flrsl  vlcv 
this  pan  irf  adapted  for  roceivl  m-  und  grinding  and  dis- 
charging contluuouslv  crushed  <i  i:iri/  ua  fast  us  supplied 
by  11  tlvu4tamp  battery,  with  No.  4  or  A  screen*,  a  '•>|uiu- 
mer,"  or  some  similar  contrivance,  to  carry  oJT  the  clay. 
lime  and  surplus  water.  Is  to  bo  placed  between  it  and  tlu- 


Expuanatiok.  —  E,  muller- 
h:tn;er.  K,  muller  plnte  or 
Hhoe.  G.  siik-  dies.  I,  sii| 
porting  lip  D,  bearing  su. 
lace,  f,  feeder.  X,  weight  to 
countcr-baltiuce  wtar  of  mul- 
ler  plates,  or  shoes.  U,  cover 
used  in  working  charges  ot 
ure.  The  dark  shade  oil  the 
bottom  of  the  pan  represents 
'   tho  grooves  lor  mer- 


cury. 


Half  Section  or  Top  View. 


The   Centrifugal    Ore    Grinder. 


This  new  GRINDER  nnd  AMALGAMATOR  is  extremely 
simple  and  compact  in  Its  construction.  The  principle 
availed  of  Is  entirely  novel.  The  grinding  la  effected  by 
perpendicular  mullers,  pressed  Inlerally  by  centrifugal 
force  again*!  perpendicular  iron  dies,  fitted  to  tho  inner 
sides  of  the  pan.  It  is  to  be  run  at  a  speed  of  from  60  to  80 
revolutions  per  minute,  according  to  the  hardness  of 
the  rock  to  be  crushed.  The  pressure  upon  every  part  or 
thegrinding  surfaces  is  direct  and  uniform,  and  they  wear 
with  straight  and  true  faces  from  first  to  last,  com  forming 
also  to  the  shape  of  the  sides  of  the  pan,  so  that  the  work 
performed  with  old  mullers  and  plates  is  as  thorough  and 
perfect  as  with  new  ones.  The  pulp  enters  readily  between 
the  mullers  and  side  dies,  tho  pressure  being  light  in  front 
mid  heaviest  at  the  heel  of  the  nmller,  there  is  no  strain 
upon  any  of  the  parts,  and  no  liability  to  breakage  or  dis- 
arrangement, and  no  wear  except  iliat  whkh  is* useful- on 
the  grinding  surfaces.  The  work  done  [sne-rformed  without 
jarring,  jerking,  straining  or  clogging,  with  extreme  regit- 
and  evenness,  the  pulp  being  of  great  and  uniform  fine- 
ness. It  Is  not  liable  to  be  clogged,  nor  to  be  obstructed, 
stopped,  impeded  or  broken,  by  coarse  pieces  of  rock, 
liick  points  or  Iron,  accidentally  introduced  with  the 
cm-bed  ore,  as  these  can  readily  pass  each  muller  sep- 
arately, without  Interfering  with  or  affecting  the  other 
mullers,  each  of  which  Is  independent,  or  can  rest  upon 
the  bottom  below  the  mullers,  without  inconvenience,  as 
the  arms  play  freely  an  inch  above  the  bottom  of  the  pan 

It  Is  more  readily  cleaned  up  than  aiir  other  pan,  as  each 
muller  can  be  litterl  out  separately  by  hand,  and  there  Is  no 
necessity  for  lilting  the  revolving  cone  or  driver,  which  is 
also  easily  uirned,  there  being  no  friction  when  not  in  use, 
or  rapid  revolution.  Tho  bulk  of  the  mercury  is  not  ground 
up  with  the  ruck,  but  lies  below  the  lower  ends  of  the  mul- 
lers in  k  groove,  and  in  another  groove  on  the  cover  of  the 
nan,  where  all  the  pulp  and  metal  passes  continually  over 
It  without  cutting  or  carrying  it  away.  The  mullers  and  side 


dies  are  easily  removed  at  any  time,  or  when  worn  nut. 
ami  .in  extra  set  of  mailers  is  turnished  with  eacti  pan  sold 
It  Is  also  adapted  ror  grinding  cement,  suiuhureis,  ronsicd 
ores,  etc. 

We  claim  all  these  advantages  for  our  Pan,  and  that  It 
will  do  more  and  better  worn,  with  lc*s  power,  ami  less  at 
tention  and  mutual  labor,  more  rapidly  and  with  less  ex 
pense,  than  auv  other  pan  or  muller  made  for  the  same 
purposes,  mid  claimed  to  be  of  ci|iial  or  greater  capacity 
We  will  sell  them  for  use  on  condition  that  il,  when  fairly 
tried  they  fail  to  answer  these  promises,  they  may  be  re- 
turned, 

For  lull  description  and  Illustration,  see  Mining  and  Scl 
entitle  Press,  June  15,  1867. 

Hinkle  &  Capp's  Centrifugal  Ore  Grinder 
and  Amalgamator 

May  be  seen  in  operation,  and  examined,  at  the  European 
Metallurgical  Works,  on  Bryant,  between  Third  and  Fourth 
streets,  Sun  Francisco,  where  all  interested  in  mining  and 
milling  operations  are  invited  to  inspect  it.  Its  weight,  a: 
arranged  for  continuous  grinding  and  discharge,  with  ex  in 
set  of  six  mullers,  Is  nbO'tt  2.70U  lbs.;  or  as  arranged  for 
grinding  anil  amalgamating  single  charges  ui  .SOO  lbs.  of  ore, 
also  with  extra  set  of  mullers,  about  a.umi  lbs.  Price,  as 
above,  completely  fitted  and  n-ady  for  use,  either  way, 
Sjuo,  gold  coin. 

For  further  particulars,  apply  by  letter  to  PHILIP  HIN- 
KLE and  CHARLES  S.  CAPP,  No.  5i3  Clay  street,  below 
Montgomery,  San  Francisco,  Cal.  or  personally  to  the  above, 
orS.  P.  KIMBALL,  Esq.,  at  the  European  Metallurgical 
Works,  on  Rryantstrect,  between  Third  and  Fourth  streets, 
or  at  tho  Miners'  Foundry,  First  street,  near  Folsom,  when 
they  are  munuftctured. 

dgj-;ictld  for  Circulars 


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PHILIP  HINKLE,  and 
CHARLES  B.  CAPP,   Patentees, 
5i3  Clay  street,  San  Francisco. 


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THE  CENTKAL  PARK  OF  THE  PACIFIC. 
Woodward's     Gardens, 

ART    6AUEKY, 

MUSEUM,     G-YMNASIUM, 

—AND  — 

ZOOLOGICAL    GARDENS. 

THESE  BEAUTIFUL  GARDENS  ARE  VISITED  DAILY 
by  hundreds  of  the  pleasure-seeking  1  uldic.  and  all 
agree  in  pronouncing  them  the  best  and  onl .  llrat-class  sub 
urban  resort  on  the  Pacillo  Const, 

The  extensive  grounds  arc  covered  with  the  rarest  trees 
and  shrubbery,  matting  it  a  nio.-t  desirable  spot  for  small 
parties  wishing  to  enjoy  a  Ptc-Kic 

To  all  departments  new  attractions  are  being  constantly 
added . 

These  Gardens  arc  accessible  by  the  Howard,  Folsom  and 
Market  street  Cars. 

Entrance  mi  Mission  and  Valencia  streets,  between  Thir- 
teenth and  Fourteenth.     OPBH  EVERY  DAY. 

Admission  to  all  parts,  £5  Cent*.  Children,  under  12 
years,  half  price.  24vllqr 


THE  WILLOOX  &  GIBBS 

IMPROVED  NOISELESS 

Family    Sewing    Machine 

Challenges  the  world.    It  has  beaten  the  Florence  badly 
Come  and  see  It,  or  send  for  Report  of  the  trial. 

SAMl'EI-  SWIFT,  Agent, 
13vU-6m  OS  Kearny  street,  near  Sutter. 


Pratt's  Abolition  Oil. 

FOR  ABOLISHING  PAIN  — THE  BEST  REMEDY  IN 
existence  for  Rheumatism,  Neuralgia,  Paralysis,  Head- 
ache, I'ooilutchc,  Sore  Throat,  Diptlieria.  Weak,  Swolen  and 
Stiff  Joints,  Contracted  Cords  and  Muscles,  Cramps,  Colic, 
Dlnrrlirea,  Cholera,  Pains  in  the  Breast,  Lame  Back,  and 
all  aches  and  pains.  It  is  the  pour  man's  friend,  and  the 
best  family  physician  Full  directions  accompany  each 
bottle.  Price  5U  cents  and  St  per  bottle.  For  sale  hv  ull 
dealers  in  medicines.  Sole  Proprietors,  A.  .McBOYLE  & 
CO.,  Druggists  and  Chemists,  531  Sacramento  street,  op- 
posite What  Cheer  il.u-.i-.  San  Francisco.  lOvll-ly 


GOVERNMENT  HOUSE, 

Corner  of  Sansomc    and  Washington   sts. 

SAN  FRANCISCO,  CAL. 

....       THE    STREET    CARS     PASS    THIS   HOUSE    IN 

g=r?  every  direction,  every  ten  minutes. 

§8jjlj      The  rooms  of  ibe  House  are  well  furnished,  large 

3oUil  and  airy,  are  let  by  the  month,  week  or  day,  and  are 

kept  in  superb  order.     There  is  a  Restaurant  attached  for 

Indies  ami  families,  where  persons  call  board  tor  one-half 

they  are  required  to  pity  at  hotels. 

\7vl3-6m  SANBORN  &  CO 


.Economy  In  A<Ivi*rtl»lng;.— The  Mining  an»  Scifn- 
riFic  Piikss  fs  the  besi  and  most  economical  mining  adver- 
tising medium  in  this  citv.  <iur  terms  are  less  than  onh 
half  the  rates  now  charged  by  daily  newspapers,  and  the 
mining  community  are  beginning  to  appreciate  our  reason  1 
ble  rates  of  advertising.  The  "kess  contains,  proportionally, 
.1  larger  amount  of  mining  ad  crtising  than  any  other  paptr 
on  the  Pacific  coast  Its  character  renders  it  the  proper 
journal  for  the  concentration  of  mining  patronage. 


Portable   Steam  Engines ! 

"Hoadl*y*»"  and  "  IHttlncer'*"  Make, 


HOADLEY'6. 
FOUR  SIZES, 

8,  10,  12,  and  15-Horse  Power, 


>K\^AK>,SU«-fa«.. 


HOADLEY'S. 

3  to  40-Horse   Power. 


HITTING  EXt»S. 
THREE  SIZES, 

5,  7,  and  10-Horse  Power 


HITTI\GER»8. 
TWO  SIZES, 

5  and  7-Horse  Power, 


COMBINING  THE  MAXIMUM  OF  EFFICIENCY,  PUR- 
ability,  and  Economy,  with  the  Minimum  of  weight 
and  price  ,  . 

These  Engines  are  favorahlv  known,  a  large  number 
being  In  use  on  this  coast  for  hoisting,  pumping,  ihreshmg 
milling  and  mining  purposes 

Steam  can  be  got  up  on  ihese  Engines  in  fifteen  minutes 
nfter  reach  ine  the  pl«re  of  operation,  and  Hip  tune,  expen-e 
Of  setting  boilers,  machinery,  and  " construction  account" 
saved,  (which  is  often  the  difference  between  Ibe  successful 
and  unsuccessful  prosecution  of  milling  enterprises,)  in 
fact,  the  portable  principle  is  the  pioneer's  friend,  end  ena- 
bles him  to  draw  engines  on  their  own  wheels  to  his  cabin 
door,  and  plant  on  the  outermost  enn lines  of  civi  ixtitmn 
the  saw  and  gristmill,  am' ii  bus  done  mid  will  do  more 
to  help  subdue  the  continent  than  any  other  ol  the  modern 
motors  which  ore  crowding  society  and  normalizing  the 

All  sizes  on  hand  from  3  to  30  horse  power,  with  and 
without  carriages.  .,»,„ 

Also,  Portable  Saw  and  Grist  Mil's. 

TKEABWELL  <feCO., 


For  sale  by 

9vl4-Cml5p 


Corner  of  Front  and  Market  streets. 


128 


Mt  pining  and  ff  timtxfh 


Cassin's  Bitters. — The  proprietors  of 
these  well  Imcwn  stomach  bitters  hare  re- 
cently been  compelled  to  remove  to  more 
extensive  quarters  than  have  heretofore 
been  sufficient  to  accommodate  their  busi- 
ness. These  bitters  are  said  to  be  prepared 
•with  pure  California  grape  brandy,  and  are 
compounded  only  with  the  best  and  most 
efficacious  herbs  known — all  mineral  sub- 
stances being  carefully  avoided.  They  are 
designed  to  strengthen  and  invigorate  the 
system,  are  coming  into  very  general  use, 
and  may  be  obtained  from  druggists  and 
grocers  generally. 

Fbom  65,000  to  100,000  persons  daily  visit 
the  French  Exposition. 


Business  Notice.— Mr.  A.  T.  Dewey,  of  this  journal,  con- 
templates a  visit  of  several  months  in  the  Atlantic  States,  a 
portion  of  which  time  he  will  Bpcnd  in  Washington,  New 
York  and  Boston.  Any  of  our  Eastern  friends  who  wish  to 
communicate  with  him,  for  business  or  other  purposes,  will 
address  their  letters  to  "  Westfleld,  Mass." 

Market  Street  Homestead  Association.— J.  S.  Luty,  Sec- 
retary. Office,  305  Montgomery  street,  corner  of  Pine,  San 
Francisco. 


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Secretaktship  for  Mininq  COMPANIES.—  A  gentleman  of 
education,  ability  and  experience,  is  desirous  of  procuring 
a  position  as  Secretary,  or  Assistant  Secretary,  in  some 
good  Mining  Company.  Has  most  unexceptionable  refer- 
ences.   Address  "  SECRETARY,"  at  this  office.        6vl5tf 


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ENGRAVINGS    FINELY    EXECUTE©. 


COPIES  OF  PATENT  PAPERS, 

Issued  by  the  United  States  or  Foreign  Countries,  procured 
in  the  shortest  time  possible. 


.FIRST 

Paint     IVlainafactory 

IN    CALIFORNIA. 

EPES  &  E.  H.  R.  ELLERT 

Have  the  Patent  Right  tor  the  Pacific  Coast  to  manufac- 
ture, 6eil  and  use 

Ellery's  Patent  India  Eubber  dement  &  Paint, 

It  is  for  all  exposed  surfaces;  impervious  to  wet;  will  not 
rot,  peel,  blister  or  crack,  in  any  climate.  Asuperior  Paint 
for  brick,  wood,  cloth,  metals,  etc  ;  successfully  used  in  the 
Eastern  States.  The  old  lin  roof  of  that  large  building,  the 
New  York  Rice  Mills,  was  in  such  bad  condition  it  was  about 
to  be  taken  off  ten  years  since.  Instead,  they  put  on  the 
INDIA  RUBBER  CEMENT  AND  PAINT,  making  a  good 
tight  roof.  A  coat  of  India  Rubber  Paint  every  two  years 
since  keeps  it  In  good  condition.  We  can  refer  to  many 
others.    The  Atlant  c  Lead  Works  use  our  Paint  only. 

NEW  CLOTH  ROOFS  put  on;  copings  and  all  seems 
cemented  and  saturated,  then  coated  with  the  India  Rub- 
ber Cement  and  Pnlnt— the  same  as  on  the  St.  Nicholas 
Hotel  at  New  York  City,  the  City  Buildings  and  many 
others,  the  roofs  of  all  the  horse  and  steam  cars,  decks  of 
steamboats,  etc.,  around  New  York — for  eight  dollars  per 
one  hundred  square  feet.  NEW  OR  OLD  TIN  ROOFS 
cemented  and  painted  with  the  India  Rubber  Cement  and 
Paint  guaranteed,  at  from  one  cent  to  two  and  a  half 
cents  per  square  foot,  according  to  size  and  condition  of 
roof.    Good  men  and  the  best  materials  used. 

We  have  just  cemented  and  painted  old  tin  roofs  of  Dr. 
H.  D.  Cogswell,  Tuhba  ft  Co.,  D.  J.  Oliver,  etc.,  and  the 
wood  work  of  Sheriff  Davis'  buililinc,  8s  feet  front,  on  Fol- 
soin  street,  between  Third  and  Fourth  streets— only  one 
coat.  The  work  will  speak  for  itself.  Now  painting  the 
cornice  and  Iron  work  of  Dr.  H.  D.  Cogswell's  building, 
corner  of  Frontand  Clarkstreets— one  coat.  See  the  above 
and  further  references  at  our  office. 

KLLERY'S  PATENT  INDIA  RUBBER  CEMENT  AND 
PAINT  Is  composed  of  India  rubber  mid  other  gums,  dis- 
solved in  linseed  oil,  mixed  with  the  various  coloring  mat- 
ters, and  ground  in  any  color.  When  applied  to  roofs  or 
other  pur  noses,  it  is  mixed  with  pure  linseed  oil  to  ihe  re- 
quired thickness,  and  put  on  as  other  paints  are,  with  a 
paint  brush— retaining  sufficient  elasticity  10  give  and  take 
with  the  heat  and  cod.  Fifteen  hundred  fishing  vessels  at 
Cape  Ann  use  the  India  Rubber  Paiut,  finding  it  superior  to 
all  others. 

EPES  &  E.  H.  R.  ELLERY  are  now  prepared  to  make 
good  roofs,  and  cement  and  paint  new  or  old  ones,  and  do 
all  kinds  of  outside  painting  with  Ellery's  Patent  India 
Rubber  Paint.    No  asphaltum  or  eoal  tar  used. 

Office,  No.  SSC  Jackson  street,  corner  Battery,  San  Fran- 
cisco, ChI.  6vl6 


MINING   COMPANIES 

Can  get  their  Printing  done  cheaper  and  better  by 

TKTOSSDELL,  DEWEY  &  CO., 
Than  at  any  printing  establishment  in  the  city. 

COUNTY  OFFICERS 

Can  get  their  Blank  Books  and  Blinks  cheaper  of 

TEUESDELL,  DEWET  &  CO., 

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A.   Good   Bargain 

May  be  had,  as  the  proprietor  is  going  home  to  Europe.  It 
Is  seldom  that  so  good  an  opportunity  is  offered  for  a  sure 
and  permanent  Investment  The  business  of  the  establish- 
ment is  exceedingly  flourishing,  as  can  be  shown.  The 
Shop  is  of  brick,  new  and  well  built.  Tiie  lot  is  85  feet  front 
by  163  feetin  depth,  in  a  good  location  for  this  business,  on 
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Assayer  and  Chemist. 


A  GENTLEMAN  WELL  VERSED  IN  ASSAYING  AND 
Analviiciil  Chemistry,  Is  desirous  of  securing  a  position 
in  some  assaying  establishment,  or  would  take  charge  of 
the  assaying  and  amalgamating  department  of  either  a 
gold  or  silver  mine.  Steady  employment,  rather  than  high 
wages,  is  desirable.  The  advertiser  would  take  his  own 
laboratory  to  the  mine  if  desired.  Proper  references  given 
Inquire  at  this  office.  SvlBtf 


To  the  Legal  Voters  of  the  Oity  and  County 
of  San  Prancisco. 

Prompted  alike  by  a  sense  or  duty  to  myself  and  to  the 
public,  and  in  compliance  with  the  request  of  several  hun- 
dred citizens,  tax  payers  and  friends  of  the  Public  Schools, 
representing  the  different,  political  sentiments,  religious 
creeds,  nationalities  and  classes  of  the  San  Francisco  com- 
munity, I  hereby  announce  myself  an  Independent  Candi- 
date, at  the  approaching  election,  for  the  office  of  Superin- 
tendent of  Public  Schools-  In  so  doing.  I  deem  it  proper  to 
say  that  I  do  not  thereby  appeal  from  the  decision  of  any 
party  or  convention,  but  simply  think  it  a  matter  of  right, 
and,  under  existing  circumstances,  eminently  fit  to  refer 
the  subject  of  my  candidacy  directly  to  the  people,  the  par- 
ties interested;  and  I  think  I  may  properly  solicit,  and 
with  reason  expect,  the  continued  support  of  the  friends  of 
education,  and  that  nf  all  others  who  think  I  have  faith- 
fully and  usefully  discharged  my  duties  during  the  past 
two  vears  in  the  office  to  which  I  seek  a  re-election. 

I  a'm  induced  to  ask  your  support,  and  the  more  readily 
comply  with  the  wishes  of  personal  friend*  and  the  friends 
of  Public  Schools  in  becoming  a  candidate,  since  I  am  in- 
vited to  do  so  "  without  respect  to  political  considerations, 
which  it.  is  thought  should  be  disregarded  in  the  choice  of 
school  officers."  Having  devoted  the  best  years  or  my  life 
to  the  education  of  the  voting  and  to  the  interests  oJ  this 
city  and  the  State  in  that  connection,  I  feel  it  but  just  to 
myself  and  to  the  public  which  I  have  served,  if  success 
has  attended  my  labors,  that  I  shou  d  not  be  thrown  out  of 
a  position  of  public  usefulness  and  from  needed  employ- 
ment, for  no  better  reason  than  that  another,  however 
competent,  wants  my  position,  and  seeks  to  be  placed  on  it 
through  preliminary  political  management  and  the  discip- 
line ot  a  pany  organization.  Such  others  ns  think  with  me 
in  that  respect,  and  believe  a  change  of  officers  in  the  posi 
Hon  I  occupy  is  uncalled  for  at  the  present  time,  and  that 
my  re-election  would  subserve  the  interests  of  ihc  Public 
School  Department  of  this  city,  are  respectfully.requested 
to  give  utterance  to  that  effect  by  casting  their  votes  for  me 
at  the  approaching  election. 

Profoundly  thankful  for  your  generous  support  in  a  for- 
mer election,  I  remain,  respectfully, 

J.  C.  PELTON. 

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And  Patent  s..n.  .[••>  -.  1 


SAN  FRANCISCO,  SATURDAY,  AUGUST  31,  1867. 


(TOI.XME    XT. 

1        .V  urn  Lit    !>. 


TABLE  OF  CONTENTS. 


Wctirate'i  Patent  Sad-fron 
Realar—  Qlnef  rated. 

Formation,  Dutribullnn  and 
Ave  or  Ivi II  Rooks, 

I.-  nit  I  fin  Paris 

Bow  Indian*  Make  Arrow 
Head*. 

.  0 Iltton  of  Min 

in.'  In  I'urnwitll 
Oi.lil  In  old  Smmii  Heads. 
Silver  in  Weel  Virginia. 

wiiii  surar  Cine  in  Nevada 

A  New  Sprlnx. 

A  Bii:  steer 

li. -.uli   ui  two  Eminent  Scl 

entlste. 
Tin- S(  Ui.-  .UTlrulliiral  Fair. 
Tlie  Ponrman  Lode. 
Held  ui   Australian  Mines. 
Platinum  In  New  Zcaluud. 
tJotarsdo  Klver. 
Cut  nil  Engine*. 
Manufacture  ,if  Safes. 
Tin  m  Missouri. 

A  i;..|ut.iiih  I'minitfitliin. 
Nnw  Patents  anil  Inventions. 
Mlnlnsr  sliaielioldcrs'  Direct- 
or f. 


MuTi.isi.-u.  Miscklljist.— 
Bnsnslon  iiml  Contraction 
of  Steel:  Floating  Elevat- 
ors: The  Value  ol  Heehan' 
Ice;  An  Iiiveiiilon  Wanted; 
Plexible  Uluo. 

SlIIKNTIIUI     .Ml.riT.I.ANY  — 

s Itaneoua    Qhango*    in 

'Glass;    Tlie    Paris    Extinsi. 

lion;   Magnetism  of  Oxy- 

Ken;  Curinu*  Farts;  An- 
olher  New  Aatarold:  Effect 
of  Electricity  on  wires 

MiMNiiScMiiAitr—  Embracing 
lute  intelligence  from  tlie 
various  counties  and  dls- 
Irk-ls  In  California,  Ari- 
zona. Brill. li  Columbia, 
Montana,  Nevada,  Oregon 
anil  Utah. 

New  Incorporations—  List  of 
pincers. 

Noticesto  Correspondents. 

■>an  Francisco  Market  Kates. 

san  Francisco  Weekly  Stock 
circular. 

Stock  Prices— Bid  and  Asked. 

San  Francisco  Metal  Market. 


Gold  in  Old  Stamp  Heads,  Etc. 

Editoes  Press  : — It  is,  I  believe,  but  lit- 
tle known,  that  from  the  old  iron,  dies, 
shoes,  etc.,  gathered  in  a  quartz  mill,  a  cer- 
tain amount  of  gold  may  be  taken  out 
every  year.  In  a  mill  of  sixteen  stamps, 
with  the  necessary  amount  of  pans  or  Chili 
mills,  etc.,  the  savings  of  this  kind  may 
amount  to  from  $4,000  or  .$5,000  every  year 
if  carefully  collected  and  treated.  The 
present  process  of  working  the  iron  seems 
to  be  to  burn  or  roast  it,  and  then  work  the 
gold  out  of  it  with  the  help  of  a  knife  or 
something  similar  to  it  This  is  certainly  a 
very  slow  process,  and  the  object  of  my 
writing  to  you  is  chiefly  to  see  if  you  could 
not  recommend  some  other  method  cheaper, 
shorter  and  surer  for  the  working  of  this 
iron,  or  rather  the  taking  out  from  it  of 
the  gold  it  may  and  really  does  contain. 

Brown's  Valley,  July  31,  1867.  M. 

We  know  of  no  better  method  than  the 
one  generally  employed,  as  described  by 
our  correspondent.  Is  not  the  amount  de- 
rived from  that  source,  as  named  by  our 
correspondent,  rather  large  ?  There  is  a  dif- 
ference in  the  iron  employed  and  in  the  man- 
ner in  which  the  slioes  of  the  stamps,  and 
the  shoes  and  dies  of  the  pans  are  secured 
to  their  respective  connections.  Some  iron 
is  very  porous — full  of  cavities,  into  which 
the  fine  amalgam  will  penetrate  and  pack 
very  close.  It  is  also  extremely  difficult  to 
remove  it  from  such  cavities  by  the  crevic- 
ing  process,  and  yet  we  see  no  other  way  to 
do  it.  When  there  are  crevices  or  cracks  in 
the  iron,  the  iron  should,  of  course,  be 
opened  or  broken  up.  Shoes  need  never 
be  cleaned,  in  the  manner  described,  until 
they  are  ready  to  be  thrown  aside  for  re- 
melting.  If  any  of  our  correspondents 
can  suggest  any  improvement  in  the  man- 
ner of  recovering  the  gold  from  old  irons, 
etc.,  we  should  be  pleased  to  hear  from 
them. 


Work  on  the  SeaWai,Ii. — Mr.  Houston, 
the  contractor  for  the  first  sections  of  the 
sea  wall,  has  commenced  preparatory  oper- 
ations. He  has  purchased  a  dredging  ma- 
chine, and  will  begin  work  on  the  north 
side  of  Vallejo  street  and  wharf,  below 
Front  street,  and  proceed  thence  northerly. 
The  dredging  will  be  the  first  process,  and 
then  the  rock  for  the  foundation  will  be 
thrown  in.  The  material  for  this  portion 
of  the  work  will  be  excavated  from  a  lot 
near  the  junction  of  Broadway  and  San- 
some  streets,  but  a  few  rods  from  the  point 
where  the  work  will  commence. 


"Westgate's  Patent  Sad-iron  Heater. 

We  give  herewith  an  illustration  of  an- 
other useful  California  invention,  designed 
for  the  more  economical  and  convenient 
heating  of  sad  irons  for  ironing,  than  that 
which  can  be  attained  either  from  the  ordi- 
nary mode  of  heating  upon  a  common  stove, 
or  by  any  other  special  device  hitherto  of- 
fered to  the  public. 

The  nature  of  this  invention  consists  in 
the  employment  of  a  furnace,  with  a  suffi- 
cient number  of  holes  in  its  top  over  which 
to  place  the  irons  ;  while  the  outer  surface 
of  the  furnace  is  prevented  from  radiating 
its  heat  by  an  inner  non-conducting  pack- 
ing, placed  between   the  fire-brick  lining 


ironor  to  perform  continuous  work,  in  hot 
weather. 

As  a  f  urther  improvement,  the  irons  them- 
selves are  constructed  in  two  parts,  with  a 
space  between,  which  is  filled  with  cement, 
by  which  the  heat  is  prevented  from  radi- 
ating therefrom  to  the  discomfort  of  the  fin- 
gers of  the  ironer,  while  grasping  the  handle 
of  the  sad  iron  during  work.  The  iron 
itself,  by  the  same  device,  is  enabled  to  re- 
tain its  heat  much  longer  than  it  otherwise 
would.  The  handles  of  the  irons  themselves 
are  also  thereby  prevented  from  becoming 
heated. 

This  invention  affords  a  great  source,  both 
of  economy  and  comfort,  in  every  house- 
hold where  it  is  introduced.     As  already 


TIG.  1. 

and  walls  of  the  furnace,  by  means  of  which 
the  heat  is  prevented  from  escaping  into  the 
room,  to  warm  up  the  same  to  an  inconven- 
ient degree,  and  at  the  same  time  to  waste 
the  heat  given  out  by  the  fuel.  To  more 
effectually  accomplish  this  end,  both  the 
top  and  walls  of  the  furnace  are  made 
double,  the  interior  being  filled  with  the 
aforesaid  non-conducting  material. 

Kg.  1  represents  this  furnace,  or  heater, 
standing  independently,  as  it  may,  upon  a 
table  or  elsewhere,  so  that  an  escape  pipe 
may  be  connected  with  a  stove  or  flue  for 
carrying  off  the  smoke  and  gases  generated 
by  the  burning  fuel.  One  iron  is  shown  in 
place,  for  heating,  while  the  depression  in 
the  top  of  the  furnace  is  shown  by  its  side, 
where  another  iron  may  also  be  placed  for 
heating. 

From  fig.  2,  it  will  be  seen  that  the  fur- 
nace is  so  constructed  that  it  can  be  used  on 
the  top  of  an  ordinary  cooking-stove  or 
range,  without  interfering  with  the  cooking, 
as  readily  as  any  ordinary  cooking  utensil — 
the  smoke  passing  downward  into  the  stove. 
When  not  required  for  use,  it  can  be  easily 
set  aside  until  wanted  again. 

It  is  claimed,  and  apparently  with  good 
reason,  that  this  sad  iron  heater  will  save 
fully  one-half  the  fuel  required  for  heating 
irons  with  an  ordinary  stove  or  furnace,  to 
say  nothing  of  the  great  discomfort  of  an 
over-heated  room,  which  is  prevented  by 
this  apparatus,  and  which  otherwise  greatly 
interferes  with  the  physical  ability  of  the 


stated,  it  is  a  California  invention,  and  was 
patented  in  February  last,  through  the 
Mining  and  Scientific  Peess  Patent 
Agency,  by  J.  D.  Westgate.  Lock  &  Mon- 
tague, of  this  city,  are  the  agents. 


Women  as  Watchmakees. — Women  have 
been  found  far  more  efficient  in  many  deli- 
cate mechanical  operations  than  men.  Es- 
pecially is  this  the  case  in  watchmaking. 
Twenty  thousand  Swiss  women  earn  a  com- 
fortable living  by  this  business.  They 
make  the  movements,  and  even  mostly  put 
them  together.  A  few  women  are  finishers. 
Geneva  has  refused  to  employ  women,  and 
totally  lost  the  watch  trade.  None  of  the 
so-called  Geneva  watches  are  made  there, 
but  in  Neufchatel,  where  women  have  been 
employed. 

A  traveler  says :  We  see  women  at  the 
head  of  some  of  the  heaviest  manufactories 
of  Switzerland  and  France  in  the  watch  and 
jewelry  line.  In  England,  women  are  em- 
ployed in  one  London  establishment,  and 
in  several  others  of  the  interior  towns. 
We  have  already  noted  the  fact  that  500  are 
employed  in  one  locality  in  making  the 
delicate  interior  chains  for  chronometers. 

American  watches  are  made  by  machinery, 
instead  of  by  hand  work,  which  enables 
much  work  to  be  done  in  our  establish- 
ments by  men  which  is  elsewhere  done  by 
women.  Still  a  large  number  of  women 
are  employed  in  such  work.  The  Waltham 
Company  employ  seventy-five.  It  is  stated 
that  the  men,  however,  are  more  reliable,  j 
and  do  much  more  work  in  their  particular 
departments.  They  are  more  thoughtful 
and  attentive,  more  contriving  and  self-reli- 
ant. 


Death  of  Two  Eminent  Scientists. 

Two  eminent  scientists  have  recently  de- 
ceased. It  is  but  a  few  weeks  since  we 
chronicled  the  death  of  Pelouze,  of  Paris ; 
and  now  the  telegraph  has  just  announced 
the  death  of  Faraday,  of  London. 

Theophtle  Jules  Pelouze  died  on  the 
31st  day  of  May  last,  at  the  age  of  CO.  He 
is  known  as  the  author  of  a  great  number 
of  valuable  treatises  on  various  branches  of 
applied  chemistry,  such  as  glass  making, 
brick  making,  color  and  varnish  making, 
washing  and  bleaching,  etc.,  etc.  His  chief 
work  is  "On  the  Manufacture  of  Gas."  So 
proficient  was  Pelouze^  as  a  chemist,  in  his 
youth,  that  the  eminent  Gay  Lassac  made 
him  his  assistant  when  he  was  but  20  years 
of  age.  Three  years  later  he  became  Pro- 
fessor of  Chemistry  at  Lille.  He  has  pub- 
lished many  of  his  researches,  conjointly 
with  Gay  Lassac  and  Leibig. 

Michael  Faeaday  was  born  in  London 
in  1794  He  was  the  son  of  a  smith,  and 
received  but  little  instruction  in  his  youth. 
He  was  a  self-made  man,  having  commenced 
life  as  a  book-binder.  Sir  Humphrey  Davy 
early  took  him  under  his  especial  care,  and 
gave  him  that  start  which  has  since  culmi- 
nated in  rendering  his  name  famous  among 
the  scientists  of  the  world.  It  is  said  that 
a  friend  of  young  Faraday,  noticing  his  love 
for  science,  took  him  to  Sir  Humphrey  and 
solicited  a  place  for  him  as  "  bottle  washer" 
in  that  gentleman's  laboratory.  Sir  Hum- 
phrey received  him  kindly,  was  soon  struck 
with  his  studiousness  of  character  aad  apt- 
ness, and  forthwith  took  him  by  the  hand 
and  assisted  him  heartily  in  the  develop- 
ment of  his  latent  genius.  He  soon  became 
the  friend  and  co-worker  of  that  celebrated 
man,  and  has  ever  since  been  the  only  liv- 
ing, connecting  link  between  the  early  and 
later  schools  of  chemical  science. 

Mr.  Faraday  is  the  author  of  a  large  num- 
ber of  valuable  works.  He  was  eminent, 
both  as  a  chemist,  and  as  a  natural  philoso- 
pher. He  is  especially  celebrated  for  his 
investigations  into  the  principle  of  light  and 
heat — electricity  and  magnetism  being  his 
specialties.  His  valuable  services  to  Eng- 
land, and  to  the  world  generally,  were  ap- 
propriately recognized  by  his  government, 
which  in  1835  voted  him  an  annuity  of 
$1,500.  The  Queen,  in  1858,  in  considera- 
tion of  his  advanced  age,  and  continued  in- 
terest in  behalf  of  science,  and  as  a  special 
personal  mark  of  regard,  allotted  to  him  for 
the  remainder  of  his  life,  a  residence  at 
Hampton  Court,  where  he  died.  Thus  has 
passed  away  his  life  of  usefulness,  honored 
in  his  old  age,  and  his  declining  years,  for 
which  he  himself  never  found  time  to  make 
provision,  were  made  smooth  and  happy  by 
the  generous  acts  of  his  country  and  his 
Queen. 

Ieon  Mine  Sold. — The  Oregonian  says  : 
"It  is  said  that  the  St  Helen  mine  has 
passed  into  the  hands  W.  S.  Ladd,  Esq., 
of  Portland,  and  Col.  Hay  ward,  of  San 
Francisco. " 


Quite  an  interesting  ceremony  took  place 
at  Oakland  on  Saturday  last,  on  occasion  of 
the  inauguration  of  the  water  works  at  the 
new  college  grounds  near  the  bluffs.] 


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In  this  Dki-artwent  we  invite  the  pkke  discussion  of  all 
proper  subjects— correspondents  alone  being  responsible  for 
tile  ideas  anil  theories  they  advance. 


[Entered  according  to  Act  of  Congress  in  the  year  lSGfi,  by 
K.  A.  Herrirt!-',  in  tile  Clerk's  Olllce  ot  tile  District  Court 
of  the  Distrietof  California.! 

Formation,  Distribution  and  Age  of 
Igneous  Rocks. 

[Continued  from  Page  98.] 

In  order  to  make  the  foregoing  proposi- 
tion appear  plain,  it  Trill  be  found  necessary 
to  divide  the  stratified  roots  into  six  periods 
or  systems,  and  I  shall  assume  their  average 
thickness  to  be  seven  miles,  and  the  en- 
tire thickness   of  the   earth's  crust  to  be 
seventy-two  miles.     Each  of  the  six  periods 
•will  be  assumed  to  have  continued  during 
the  formation   of  7,000  feet  of   stratified 
rock.     The  first  period  will   be  called,  for 
convenience,  the  Gneiss  period ;  the  second, 
Clay  state ;   third,    Silurian  ;    fourth,   old 
Red  Sandstone;  fifth,  Carboniferous;  sixth, 
the  new  Bed  Sandstone  period.     The  sixth, 
or  new  red   sandstone  period,  will  include 
all  the  formation  from  the  new  red  sand- 
stone to  the  tertiary,  and  perhaps  later.    As 
we  have  assumed  the  whole  thickness  of  the 
earth's  crust  to  be  seventy-two  miles  at  the 
present  time,   it  must  have  increased   in 
thickness  twelve  miles,  for,  and  including, 
every  7,000  feet  of  stratified  rock  deposited, 
and  we  will  divide  the  igneous  rocks  into 
six  periods,  corresponding  with  the  division 
of  the  stratified  rocks.    The  great  difference 
in  the   general   appearance  and    chemical 
composition   of  igneous  rocks,  fully  war- 
rants such   a  division.     Indeed,  so  greatly 
do  they  differ,  that  the  aqueous  rocks,  to  a 
great  extent,  receive  their  character  from 
the  igneous  rock  erupted    synchronously 
with  their  formation.     We  have  an  illustra- 
tion of  this  in  gneiss,  which  so  closely  re- 
sembles granite  that  it  is  sometimes  difficult 
to  distinguish  the  line  which  divides  them. 
The  rock  erupted  during  the  formation  of 
the  gneiss  system  was  granite  ;  of  the  clay 
slate,  feldspathic  granite  ;  of  the  Silurian, 
the  magnesian  rocks ;  of  the  old  red  sand- 
stone,  metalliferous  quartz — and  trachyte 
was  the  eruptive  rock  of  the  carboniferous 
and  new  red  sandstone  systems.     Sodium 
was  the  predominating  alkaline  metal  in  the 
original  granite,  potassium  predominates  in 
feldspathic   granite,    and  magnesium  pre- 
dominates in  the  eruptive  rock  of  the  third 
period.     Calcium  seems  to  have  been  pres- 
ent in  the  eruptive  rock  of  all  three  periods. 
Lithium  is  found  in  mica,  and  barium  and 
strontium  probably  existed  in  the  original 
granite.     The  useful  and  noble  metals  pre- 
dominate in  quartz,  the   eruptive  rock  of 
the   old   red  sandstone  period.     They  are 
not,   however,   confined  to   the    quartzose 
stratum,  for  traces  of  iron  are  found  in  some 
specimens   of  granite  from  above,  and  in 
trachyte  from  below,  this  stratum.     I  have 
in  my  possession  a  specimen  of  soapstone 
containing  gold. 

The  more  numerous  the  alloys  and  com- 
pounds, or  ores  of  metals  produced  by  an 
elevated  temperature,  the  wider  appears  to 
be  its  zone.  Trachyte  probably  contains 
no  trace  of  the  alkaline  metals,  and  very 
little  of  any  other  metal,  if  we  except  alu- 
minum, and  is  the  most  nearly  indestructi- 
ble of  all  rocks.  It  is  not  affected  by  ordi- 
nary or  natural  chemical  action,  and  only 
seems  to  yield  to  mechanical  action. 

I  will  further  assume,  that  of  the  sup- 
posed seventy-two  miles  in  thickness  of  the 
earth's  crust,  but  forty-eight  miles  is  solid, 
and  the  remaining  twenty-four  miles  is 
plastic.  This  last  proposition  might  at  first 
sight  appear  extravagant,  but  we  will  find, 
after  giving  the  subject  due  consideration, 
that  there  is  every  probability  that  at  one 
time  in  the  earth's  history,  twenty-four 
miles  in  thickness  might  have  been  rendered 
plastic  by  loss  of  heat  in  advance  of  the 
solid  crust. 

Every  fact  in  physical  science  points  to 
the  time  when  our  globe  was  a  self-lumi- 
nous body,  and  like  the  sun,  with  its  atmos- 
phero  filled  with  vapors  of  burning  metals, 
its  sarface  was  once  covered  with  volcanoes, 


like  the  pores  upon  a  huge  animal,  and  the 
internal  heat  was  so  great  that  they  remained 
constantly  in  action.  At  a  later  period,  as 
the  residual  heat  radiated  into  space,  the 
volcanoes  would  become  inactive  over  large 
portions  of  the  surface,  which  might  be 
covered  to  great  depth  with  the  condensed 
vapors  of  the  burning  metals  and  rocks. 
These  "spots"  might  be  rent  assunder  and 
dissipated,  again  and  again,  by  the  accumu- 
lating fires  beneath,  or  they  might,  in  pro- 
cess  of  time,  increase  to  such  size  and  re- 
main for  such  a  length  of  time  that  the 
atmosphere  above  them  might  become  suf- 
ficiently cooled  for  aqueous  vapor  to  con- 
dense and  fall  upon  them.  It  is  in  the 
nature  of  things,  that  the  transition  from  a 
self-luminous  to  an  opaque  body  should  be 
gradual,  from  isolated  patches  of  crust, 
which  were  dissipated  to  reappear,  repeat- 
edly, until  our  globe  became  completely 
and  permanently  covered  with  solid  crust, 
with  only  here  and  there  an  active  volcano. 
The  earlier  stratified  rocks  were  deposited 
under  the  peculiar  conditions  attending  this 
transition  state.  First,  a  long  continued 
and  extensive  shower  of  volcanic  ashes,  to 
be  saturated  and  acted  upon  when  the  tem- 
perature would  permit  the  condensation  of 
aqueous  vapor,  by  the  water,  which  was 
strongly  impregnated  with  hydrochloric 
and  carbonic  acids.  The  volume  of  water 
must  have  greatly  increased,  during  the 
formation  of  the  earlier  stratified  rocks,  by 
the  combination  of  hydrochloric  acid  with 
the  oxide  of  sodium,  the  resulting  com- 
pound being  salt  water. 

It  will  appear  quite  certain  that  the  gran- 
ite upon  which  the  gneiss  system  rests  re- 
mained plastic  during  the  formation  of  the 
estimated  14.000  feet  represented  by  the 
gneiss  and  clay  slate  systems.  If  we  admit 
this  proposition,  which,  as  we  proceed,  we 
will  find  it  bears  every  mark  of  probability, 
we  will  be  enabled  to  comprehend  the  plan 
of  the  distribution  of  igueous  rocks.  It  is 
a  well  known  fact  than  when  silica  is  fused 
with  an  excess  of  the  alkalies,  soda  or  pot- 
ash, it  is  rendered  plastic  and  fusible  at  a 
low  temperature,  and  also  soluble  in  water. 
As  has  already  been  stated,  it  is  fair  to  infer 
that  the  metals  sodium  and  potassium,  ow- 
ing to  their  inferior  specific  gravity,  origin- 
ally existed  the  most  abundantly  at  and 
near  the  surface,  and  in  diminishing  quan- 
tities at  a  greater  depth.  Now  the  sodium, 
which  is  the  base  of  the  salt  in  the  ocean, 
and  in  the  immense  beds  of  rock  salt  hun- 
dreds of  feet  in  thickness  and  covering 
hundreds  of  square  miles,  must  have  once 
existed  in  the  original  granite,  which  was 
thereby  rendered  fusible  at  a  comparatively 
low  temperature.  Some  kinds  of  glass  are 
plastic,  so  as  to  admit  of  being  worked  at  a 
low  red  heat— say  1,000°  or  1,200°  F.—  yet 
pure  silica  is  scarcely  fused  at  3,000°,  and 
some  ores  require  a  temperature  of  4,000° 
or  5,000°  for  their  fusion.  Now  we  will 
suppose  the  temperature  of  the  surface 
rock  to  have  been  1,00(1°,  and  that  it  con- 
tained sufficient  of  the  alkalies  to  have  ren- 
dered it  plastic,  and  the  temperature  to  have 
uniformly  increased  one  degree  for  every 
sixty-six  feet  in  depth.  That  would  be  an 
increase  of  80°  in  one  mile,  963°  in  twelve 
miles,  and  1,920°  in  twenty-four  miles. 
Thus  it  will  be  seen  that  by  the  gradual 
change  in  the  composition  of  igneous  rocks, 
from  the  surface  downward,  a  constantly 
increasing  temperature  is  required  to  fuse 
them,  and  it  is  not  improbable  that  when 
the  earth  had  sustained  a  loss  of  heat  suffi- 
cient for  the  granite  immediately  underly- 
ing the  gneiss  to  become  solid,  that  the 
crust  might  also  have  been  rendered  plastic 
to  the  depth  of  twenty-four  miles.  Owing 
to  a  lack  (on  my  part)  of  sufficient  data,  the 
above  calculation  is  simply  an  approxima- 
tion ;  and  I  would  again  urge  the  necessity 
of  ascertaining  the  exact  composition,  spe- 
cific gravity,  ratio  of  expansion  at  an  in- 
creased temperature,  and  also  the  tempera- 
ture required  to  fuse  all  igneous  rocks,  in 
order  that  we  may  know  the  manner  in 
which  they  are  arranged  or  their  position  in 
the  igneous  part  of  the  earth's  crust.  There 
can  be  no  good  reason  why  we  should  not 
know  this  with  all  the  certainty  the  astrono- 
mer knows  the  distance,  volume  and  specific 
gravity  of  the  bodies  belonging  to  our  solar 
system. 

[To  be  contlnued.l 


Cruelty,  to  Cattle. — Cattle  are  taken 
through  from  Chicago  to  New  York,  with- 
out water,  for  the  whole  distance.  The 
confinement  and  jar  of  the  cars  produces  a 
feverish  condition  of  the  animals,  which, 
apart  from  the  natural  sympathy  for  a 
brute,  which  ought  to  save  him  from  such 
torture,  renders  his  flesh  unhealthy  and 
unfit  to  eat.  A  reform  is  loudly  called  for. 
The  meat  of  such  animals  must  lay  the 
foundation  for  numerous  diseases. 


[Written  for  the  Mining  and  Scientific  Press.! 

The  Paris  Exposition. 

BY  A.   S.   HALLIDIE. 

[Continued  from  Page  9S.J 
AN  EXQUISITE  CHIME  OF  BELLS. 

There  is  an  exquisite  chime  of  bells  which 
is  occasionally  heard  giving  forth  beantiful 
sounds,  that  arrest  the  steps  of  most  wan- 
derers through  the  park  of  the  Exposition. 
These  sounds  proceed  from  a  peal  of  forty- 
three  bells,  set  up  on  a  large  wooden  frame 
under  a  shed.  They  were  cast  at  the  foundry 
of  Messrs.  Bollee  et  fils  Maus.  There  is  an 
exquisite  melody  in  them,  not  jarred  by  the 
discordant  clang  occasionally  heard  in  every 
peal  of  bells.  They  are  intended  for  the 
Cathedral  at  Buffalo,  and  are  arranged  to 
be  rung  by  means  of  suitable  machinery. 
The  drum  which  rings  them  is  about  54 
inches  in  diameter,  78  inches  long,  and  has 
holes  for  about  6,000  pins,  which  act  on 
levers,  causing  the  bell  hammers  to  strike. 
This  drum  is  driven  by  a  weight  of  2,600 
lbs.  A  large  clock,  intended  for  the  same 
cathedral,  strikes  the  hours  on  the  same 
bells,  the  heaviest  of  which  weighs  about 
5,500  lbs.,  and  the  smallest  40  tbs.  They 
attract  universal  attention,  for  their  exquis- 
ite tone  and  harmony  ;  and  it  is  a  real  en- 
joyment to  listen  to  the  airs  played,  among 
which,  "Pariavl  pour  la  Lyric"  seems  to  be 
best  appreciated. 

Messrs.  Finlander,  of  Moscow,  and  Ich- 
ienekoff,  of  Toula,  exhibit,  in  the  Bussian 
department,  a  fine  peal  of  elven  bells,  which 
are  especially  remarkable  for  the  beauty  of 
their  ornamental  casting,  surpassing  in 
elaborateness  of  design  and  fine  finish  of 
line,  anything  else  on  exhibition.  Bourdon, 
of  Lyons,  also  has  some  bells  on  exhibition, 
which  show  a  most  remarkable  polish  of 
surface,  as  if  burnished  in  a  lathe  ;  the 
metal  being  very  white,  and  having  several 
beautiful  figures  east  on  it  in  bas  relief. 
The  mystery  is,  how  the  smooth  surfaces 
were  obtained  without  some  polishing  tool 
being  employed. 

There  are  numerous  other  bells,  among 
which  are  two  of  cast  iron,  12  feet  in  diam- 
eter, and  near  by  another  one  9  feet  large, 
but  not  otherwise  attractive. 

A   IiEMAEKABLE  CASTING. 

Close  by,  and  immediately  under  the 
bells,  is  a  casting  of  twenty-two  car  wheels, 
3  feet  in  diameter,  cast  in  one  piece,  being 
side  by  side,  a  shaft  or  spindle  having  been 
east  connecting  them  all  together.  They 
are  just  as  taken  out  of  the  sand,  except  the 
two  end  ones,  which  have  been  turned  off 
in  the  lathe.  The  cast  iron  shaft  has  been 
centered  and  used  to  turn  them  on,  as  a 
mandril.  The  wheels  give  no  evidence  as 
to  how  they  were  cast,  whether  endways  or 
sideways — and  there  is  great  dispute  as  to 
the  method  employed.  There  are  no  lines 
to  show  where  the  flasks  were  joined,  and 
opinion  seems  to  be  divided  among  the  vis- 
iting foundrymen,  as  to  how  these  car 
wheels  were  cast. 

GRINDSTONES. 

Some  persons  need  sharpening  up,  and 
if  one  needs  to  grind  any  axes  in  this  impe- 
rial exposition,  L.  Meyer  &  Co.,  of  Savern 
(Bas  Bhen) ,  have  kindly  provided  the  means 
by  furnishing  grindstones  of  all  grades  of 
fineness  and  all  dimensions,  one  of  which  is 
12  feet  in  diameter  by  11  inches  thick,  and 
which  shows  itself  to  be  an  excellent  stone, 
free  from  inequalities  and  faults. 

STEAM  PLOWS  AND  PLOWING. 

Messrs.  Fowler,  of  England,  the  great 
steam  plowmen,  exhibit,  among otherthings, 
a  ' '  clip  pulley, "  which  they  use  in  their 
steam  plowing.  Instead  of  the  ordinary 
groove,  there  is  at  the  periphery  of  the 
wheel,  and  close  to  each  other,  a  series  of 
clips,  which  work  on  a  spindle  or  pin  in 
such  a  manner  that  when  the  rope  beds  it- 
self in  the  groove-shaped  clips,  it  forces 
down  the  bed  of  the  clips  (there  being  two, 
opposite  each  other),  and  brings  the  sides 
together  in  such  a  manner  as  to  grasp  the 


rope,  while  the  shape  of  the  clips  do  not 
allow  of  any  injury  to  the  rope.  When  the 
rope  begins  to  approach  the  point  where  it 
leaves  the  pulley,  it  releases  itself,  and  the 
clips  open  to  their  original  position.  The 
device  is  very  simple  and  good  ;  but  like  a 
good  many  simple  things,  can  be  more 
easily  explained  by  a  diagram.  It  is  well 
adapted  for  the  purpose  of  conveying  power. 
Both  the  Messrs.  Fowlers  and  Bansoms,  of 
England,  exhibit  their  different  systems  of 
steam  plowing,  either  of  which,  it  is  claimed, 
is  able  to  plow  up  hard,  tough  land,  which 
could  not  be  plowed  in  any  other  manner. 
These  machines  do  all  kinds  of  plowing, 
cheaper  and  better  than  by  the  ordinary 
mode  of  such  work.  The  plan  of  the 
Messrs  Fowler  is  to  place  the  steam  engine 
at  one  end  of  the  field,  and  a  pulley  at  the 
other ;  a  steel  wire  rope  runs  across  the 
field,  being  drawn  by  the  engine  by  means 
of  the  clip  pulley  already  described,  and 
attached  to  which  rope  are  the  plows,  in  a 
gang  of  four — a  double  set — one  set  plow- 
ing across  the  field  one  way,  and  returning, 
(to  do  which  the  engine  has  to  be  reversed) 
this  set  is  raised  from  the  ground  and  the 
other  set  does  the  work.  The  plowing  is 
done  at  a  total  cost  of  from  §1%  to  $2% 
per  acre. 

For  large  square  fields,  it  seems  as  if  this 
must  be  more  economical  than  hand  and 
horse  plowing,  although,  in  California, 
horses  are  cheap,  yet  labor  is  high,  and  it 
is  important  to  have  the  plowing  done  early 
in  the  season,  and  rapidly,  Moreover,  the 
engine,  when  not  plowing  does  other  work, 
such  as  thrashing,  etc. ,  and  does  not  need 
feed  or  currying  when  not  at  work. 


How  Indians  Make  Arrow  Heads. 

There  are  probably  but  few,  if  any  of  our 
readers  who  have  not,  at  some  time,  seen 
and  admired  the  heads  of  Indian  arrows, 
spears,  javelins,  etc.,  found  in  almost  every 
part  of  this  continent ;  and  who  has  not 
often  wondered  how  they  could  be  so  deli- 
cately and  truly  formed,  by  a  people  who 
were  strangers  to  the  use  of  iron  ?  Similar 
articles  are  also  found  in  various  parts  of 
the  European  continent.  The  Hon.  Caleb 
Lyon,  before  his  return  trip  to  the  East 
from  this  coast,  casually  met  with  a  party 
of  Shasta  Indians,  who  still  used  these 
points,  although  with  most  of  the  tribes,  at 
this  day,  they  have  been  succeeded  either 
with  fire-arms  or  iron  pointed  weapons. 
Among  the  number  he  also  found  one  In- 
dian who  could  make  them,  and  induced 
him  to  go  through  with  the  various  stages  of 
manufacture,  which  he  did,  and  which  Mr. 
L.  subsequently  described  to  the  American 
Ethnological  Society  as  follows  ; 

The  Shasta  Indian  seated  himself  upon 
the  floor,  and  laying  the  stone  anvil  upon 
his  knee,  which  was  of  compact  talcose  slate, 
with  one  blow  of  his  agate  chisel  he  sepa- 
rated the  obsidian  pebble  into  two  parts, 
then  giving  another  blow  to  the  fractured 
side  he  split  off  a  slab  some  fourth  of  an 
inch  in  thickness.  Holding  the  piece  against 
the  anvil  with  the  thumb  and  finger  of  the 
left  band,  he  commenced  a  series  of  con- 
tinuous blows,  every  one  of  which  chipped 
off  fragments  of  the  brittle  substance.  It 
gradually  assumed  the  required  shape.  After 
finishing  the  base  of  the  arrow  head  (the 
whole  being  only  little  over  an  inch  in 
length),  he  began  striking  gentler  blows, 
every  one  of  which  I  expected  would  break 
it  into  pieces.  Yet  such  was  their  applica- 
tion, his  skill  and  dexterity,  that  in  little 
over  an  hour  he  produced  a  perfect  obsidian 
arrow's  head. 

I  then  requested  him  to  carve  me  one 
from  the  remains  of  a  broken  porter  bottle, 
which,  after  two  failures,  he  succeeded  iu 
doing.  He  gave  as  a  reason  of  his  ill  suc- 
cess, he  did  not  understand  the  nature  of 
the  glass.  No  sculptor  handled  a  chisel 
with  greater  precision,  or  more  carefully 
measured  the  weight  and  effect  of  every 
blow,  than  this  ingenious  Indian,  for  even 
among  them  arrow-making  is  a  distinct  trade 
or  profession,  which  many  attempt,  but  in 
which  few  attain  excellence.  He  understood 
the  capacity  of  the  material  he  wrought,  and 
before  striking  the  first  blow,  by  surveying 
the  pebble,  he  could  judge  of  its  availability 
as  the  sculptor  judges  of  the  perfectness  of  a 
block  of  Parian.  In  a  moment,  all  that  I  had 
read  upon  this  subject,  written  by  learned 
and  speculative  antiquarians  of  the  harden- 
ing of  copper,  for  the  working  of  flint  axes, 
spears,  chisels,  and  arrow  heads,  vanished 
before  the  simplest  mechanical  process.  I 
felt  that  the  world  had  been  better  served 
had  they  driven  the  pen  less  and  the  plow 
more. 


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^ttffltnniral. 


Expansion  and  Contraction  of  Steel. 

Mechanics  who  have  boon  employed  set- 
ting up  various  kinds  of  work,  requiring 
groat  nicety  of  fitting,  etc.,  have  often  been 
much  troubled  with  the  greater  or  less  ex- 
pansion of  the  steel  ;  so  that  such  pii 
work  which  would  lit  exactly  in  a  soft  state, 
will  not  come  together  at  all  when  hardenedl 
It  must  also  have  como  to  the  observation 
of  many,  that  there  is  a  groat  lack  of  uni- 
formity in  the  amount  of  expansion  —  a 
piece  of  steel  of  the  same  size  often  expand- 
ing more  at  one  time  than  at  another  ;  the 
proportion  of  expansion  duo  to  a  given  size 
is  also  found  to  vary  greatly. 

Every  one  knows  that  iron  or  stool  ex- 
pands by  heating  ;  but  every  one  does  not 
know  that  while  iron  generally  comes  back 
in  cooling  to  its  original  dimensions,  steel 
does  not;  but  usually  remains  permanently 
increased  in  size.  It  may  often  help  the 
workman  in  his  labor  if  ho  thoroughly  un- 
derstands the  philosophy  of  this  change  in 
the  metal  upon  which  he  is  working. 

When  stool  is  at  a  rod  heat,  the  natural 
positions  of  its  particles  are  disturbed — 
placed  further  apart  ;  if,  when  thus  red  hot, 
it  bo  suddenly  immersed  in  water,  a  more 
rapid  change  takes  place  in  the  outside  par- 
ticles, than  in  the  inside.  It  is  fortius  rea- 
son that  large  pieces  of  steel,  so  treated,  do 
not.  properly  harden  to  their  centers.  When 
the  steel  is  immersed  in  the  water,  the  out- 
side crust,  in  cooling,  gradually  draws  to- 
ward the  center,  and  in  so  doing  has  to 
compress,  by  the  strain,  the  inner  portion 
of  the  mass.  While  the  surface  is  thus 
cooled  in  a  state  of  tension,  with  the  center 
in  a  state  of  compression,  the  particles  near 
the  surface  must  necessarily  be  more  or 
less  removed  from  each  other  when  cooled, 
and  the  whole  mass,  when  fully  cooled,  will 
occupy  more  room  than  before  it  was  heated. 
In  other  words,  the  expansion  of  the  outer 
steel  amounts  to  more  than  the  compression 
of  the  inner,  and  the  piece  increases  in 
bulk. 

But  this  is  not  always  found  uniform  in 
practice  ;  for  sometimes  the  piece  of  steel 
actually  diminishes  in  bulk.  It  is  found 
that,  under  certain  circumstances,  the  com- 
pression of  the  particles  of  the  central  steel 
predominates  over  displacement  of  the  par- 
ticles of  the  outer  steel  by  heating.  In  such 
a  case,  the  piece  will  be  smaller  than  pre- 
vious to  hardening.  The  expansion  of  steel 
is  prevented,  in  some  measure,  by  repeat- 
edly annealing  it,  previous  to  its  being  fin- 
ished ;  for  instance,  after  the  first  "skin"  is 
cut  from  the  steel,  anneal  it ;  again  pro- 
ceed with  another  cutting  and  annealing  ; 
repeat  this,  say  three  times,  then  harden. 
Those  who  have  practiced  this  say  that,  al- 
though a  considerable  amount  of  work  is 
thereby  involved,  there  is  nevertheless  an 
actual  saving  of  labor  over  that  which  would 
otherwise  be  required  in  fitting  steel  after 
being  hardened. 

Another  hint  may  be  useful  in  this  con- 
nection. Articles  made  of  steel  which  have 
been  well  forged,  will  always  keep  truer  and 
preserve  their  original  dimensions  better, 
in  hardening,  than  articles  made  of  badly 
forged  steel. 

THE  CAUSE  OP  HARDNESS  OF  STEEL. 

It  is  thought  by  some  that  the  hardness 
of  steel  is  caused  by  the  compression  of  the 
whole  of  the  particles  into  a  denser  state. 
As  an  evidence  of  this,  the  fact  is  cited  that 
steel,  after  hardening,  always  looks  finer 
and  closer,  in  grain,  than  before.  If  this 
were  the  real  or  only  case,  would  it  not  se- 
riously interfere  with  the  well  known  fact 
which  we  have  just  been  considering,  viz: 
that  the  particles  of  steel  are  almost  always 
actually  further  apart,  after  than  before 
being  hardened — that  is,  that  hardening 
steel  increases  its  dimensions?  That  theory 
will  not  stand,  and  we  must  look  farther  for 
the  philosophy  of  the  hardening  of  steel. 

A  more  plausible  reason  has  been  given 


in  the  supposition  that  the  particles  of  car- 
bon, which  havo  been  mingled  with  the 
particles  of  steel,  in  tho  "  cementing '  pro- 
cess, assume  a  ayetaltine,  and,  of  course. 
harder  form,  by  the  sudden  cooling  ol  the 
muss  when  plunged  into  water,  in  tho  net  of 
tempering  or  hardening.  The  particles,.!' 
carbon,  in  thus  crystallizing,  probably  ex- 
pand, the  same  as  water  does  iii  crystalliz- 
ing into  ice,  and  thus  fill  up  every  pore  in 
I.  rendering  the  whole  mass  close, 
compact,  and  increased  in  hardness.  Such 
au  action  would  give  hardened  steel  tho  ap- 
pearance, which  it  certainly  presents,  of 
being  closer  and  finer  grained,  than  before 
being  hardened. 

These  considerations  are  not  a  mere  en- 
tanglement of  theories,  or  useless  specula- 
tions, designed  to  amuse  the  reader.  They 
are  mostly  plain,  practical  facts,  designed  to 
aid  in  the  use  of  sound  judgment,  and  as 
such  should  be  considered  andstudied  care- 
fully by  every  mechanic  —  especially  by 
every  worker  in  iron.  The  fullest  success 
in  mechanical  industry  is  the  reward  only 
of  study,  as  well  as  practice.  It  should  be 
the  aim  of  every  young  mechanic  to  know 
the  philosophy,  as  well  as  the  practice,  of 
whatever  he  is  called  upon  to  perform.  It 
is  a  mistaken  idea  that  success  can  be  ob- 
tained by  practice  alone  ;  close  observation 
and  study  must  go  with  practice,  or  you 
can  never  rise  to  eminence  in  your  pro- 
fession— or  if  you  do  happen  to  succeed 
without  it,  your  elevation  will  be  purely 
accidental,  and  most  likely  quite  ephemeral. 

Floating  Elevators  are  to  be  introduced 
on  the  Mississippi  river.  It  is  calculated 
that  they  will  carry  grain  to  New  Orleans 
on  the  way  to  New  York,  and  farmers  in 
Missouri,  Iowa  and  Minnesota,  and  in  parts 
of  Wisconsin  and  Illinois  will  save  thirty 
cents  on  every  bushel.  Is  it  not  time  that 
some  means  were  contrived  for  a  more  con- 
venient and  economical  handling  of  the 
grain  crop  of  California,  between  the  time 
at  which  it  is  harvested  and  that  at  which  it 
is  placed  in  the  hold  of  a  ship  for  exporta- 
tion? 


Srirntifir  ^WisrrUaiui. 


The  Value  of  Mechanics.  — In  the  esti- 
mate of  what  is  necessary  to  constitute  the 
wealth  of  a  nation,  the  mechanic  stands  next, 
and  by  the  side  of  the  farmer,  who,  when 
properly  educated,  is  the  most  useful  and 
the  most  dignified  member  of  the  commu- 
nity. The  liberal  professions  contribute 
their  share  to  the  public  prosperity  as  inci- 
dents in  the  machinery  of  society,  but  they 
live  only  as  they  are  supported  by  the  arti- 
san trades,  educated  mechanics,  likeeducated 
farmers,  constituting  the  foundation,  as  well 
as  the  superstructure  of  the  body  politic. 
How  important,  then,  to  the  public  welfare, 
is  the  disposition  in  law-makers  to  elevate 
these  valuable  classes  of  the  community. 
Schools  cheap,  if  not  free,  should  be  en- 
dowed to  enable  the  hardy,  working  man  to 
study  the  system  of  mechanics  as  a  science, 
that  he  may  the  more  readily  reduce  it  to  an 
art  in  his  practice.  Scientific  mechanics 
are  the  men  who  invent  the  thousand  ma- 
chines that  effect  the  great  desideratum  of 
saving  manuallabor.  Ourcountry  is  proud 
of  these  citizens,  whose  genius  beautifies  all 
that  it  touches,  and  spreads  the  fame  of  the 
nation  to  the  most  distant  regions  of  the 
earth.  Our  noble  patent  office  is  a  standing 
monument  to  the  energy  and  ingenuity  of 
the  noblest  rewards,  and  as  long  as  neces- 
sity is  the  mother  of  invention,  the  labors 
of  the  artisan  will  continue  to  multiply 
these  trophies  of  industry  and  tact. 


An  Invention  Wanted.  — An  article, 
which  would  be  of  great  importance  to  the 
laboring  people  of  the  United  States,  would 
be  a  neat  wooden  shoe  with  a  flexible  sole. 
It  ought,  and  it  can  be  invented.  It  now 
costs  from  ten  to  twelve  dollars  per  year  for 
each  laborer's  shoes  ;  two  pairs  of  wooden 
shoes,  or  $2. 50  per  year,  ought  to  shoe  our 
laborers.  Who  will  give  us  a  flexible 
wooden  shoe  with  a  flexible  sole  ? 


Flexible  Glue. — A  German  chemist  has 
discovered  that  if  glue  or  gelatine  be  mixed 
with  about  one-quarter  its  weight  of  glycer- 
ine, it  loses  its  brittleness,  and  becomes 
useful  for  mauy  purposes  for  which  it  is 
otherwise  unfit,  such  as  dressing  leather, 
giving  elasticity  to  porcelain,  parchment  or 
enamelled  paper,  and  for  book-binding. 


Spontaneous  Changes  ri  Glass. — At  a 
recent  meeting  of  the  Academy  of  Sciences 
at  Paris,  M.  Peligot  called  attention  to  quite 
a  new  fact  which  he  had  discovered,  viz. : 
The  deterioration  of  glass,  by  which  it  had 
completely  lost  its  transparency,  while  re- 
its  density.  A  piece  of  glass  (St. 
Gobraine  glass,  prepared  a  long  time  ago 
by  Mr,  Pelouze),  was' placed  in  a  drawer, 
supported  by  one  extremity.  After  some 
days  it  was  found  by  M.  Peligot  to  have  be- 
come curved  by  its  own  weight,  anirendered 
malleable!  The  surface  was  also  covered 
with  efl'ervesence. 

Malleable  glass  is  a  curiosity  of  science, 
although,  doubtless,  the  glaziers  would  de- 
mur to  its  introduction  into  practical  exist- 
ence and  utility,  at  least  for  window  panes. 
It  was  made  in  old  Ronie ;  and  in  the  reign 
of  Tiberius,  a  Roman  artist  had,  according 
to  Pliny,  his  house  demolished— according 
to  other  writers  he  was  beheaded — for  mak- 
ing glass  malleable.  Tho  art  of  producing 
malleable  glass  seems  to  have  been  lost  dur- 
ing the  middle  ages,  and  the  idea  of  redis- 
covering the  secret  was  only  ranked  second 
to  that  of  the  philosopher's  stone  among 
chemists.  It  is  said,  however,  that  in  1835, 
a  person  at  St.  Etienue,  France,  succeeded 
in  producing  a  glass,  which  was  as  malle- 
able when  cold,  as  when  first  drawn  from 
the  pot.  There  is  also  a  story  that  Riche- 
lieu once  ordered  an  inventor  to  be  put  to 
death,  for  proposing  to  divulge  a  process 
for  malting  gloss  malleable. 

Change  in  Color. — A  year  or  two  ago,  Mr. 
Newell  of  Philadelphia,  constructed  a  trav- 
eling photographic  wagon ;  to  light  a  part 
of  which  he  used  orange  colored  glass,  on 
account  of  its  being  impermeable  to  the 
violet  or  actinic  rays.  After  some  time,  he 
found  himself  troubled  with  what  are  tech- 
nically called  "foggy  plates;''  on  substi- 
tuting orange  muslin  for  orange  glass,  the 
fog  vanished  from  the  plates,  and  subse- 
quently on  examining  the  glass,  it  was  found 
to  have  materially  changed  in  color. 

Similar  spontaneous  changes  in  the  color 
of  glass,  are  by  no  means  uncommon. 

The  Paris  Exposition.  — The  Paris  Society 
for  the  Encouragement  of  National  Indus- 
try, are  holding  weekly  meetings,  desiring 
the  continuance  of  the  World's  Exposition 
in  that  city,  with  the  view  of  comparing  the 
notes  and  observations  of  the  members, 
which  may  be  suggested  by  the  Exposition. 
It  is  thought  that  much  good  may  be  accom- 
plished by  those  frequent  meetings,  toward 
the  great  object  for  which  that  society  has 
been  inaugurated.  The  merits  of  most  of 
the  more  prominent  exhibitions,  and  a  true 
knowledge  of  what  may  be  most  widely 
utilized,  are  fully  discussed  at  these  meet- 
ings. At  the  first  of  these  meetings,  a  few 
notes  of  the  proceedings  of  which  are  before 
us,  M.  Dumas  remarked  that  what  chiefly 
characterized  the  present,  overthe  preceding 
Universal  Expositions,  is  the  enormous  pro- 
gress which  has  evidently  been  recently 
made  in  the  application  of  the  sciences  to 
industry  and  the  fine  arts;  everywhere  in 
those  immense  galleries  were  seen  the  facts 
and  theories  of  pure  science,  materialized 
in  practical  applications  of  great  value.  "Is 
it  not  very  natural,"  he  asked,  "that  the 
Society  of  Encouragement  should  become 
the  revealer  and  appreciator  of  the  successes 
obtained  in  what  may  be  called  its  special 
department. " 

Magnetism  of  Oxygen. — That  oxygen 
gas  is  magnetic,  has  been  shown  by  the 
following  curious  and  interesting  experi- 
ment ;  Take  soapsuds,  sufficiently  impreg- 
nated with  glycerine  to  make  tough  soap 
bubbles,  after  the  manner  of  Plateau.  Force 
the  oxygen  through  this  mixture,  so  as  to 
form  soap  bubbles  filled  with  oxygen  gas. 
When  these  bubbles  pass  the  poles  of  an 
electro-magnet,  they  are  attracted ;  but 
when  the  current  is  broken,  they  fall  by 
their  superior  gravity. 


Curious  Facts.  —There  is  said  to  be  a  cu- 
rious fact  connected  with  mill;,  and  recently 
discovered;  for  which  no  explanation  has 
yet  been  given.  If  milk,  a  few  minutes 
after  being  drawn  from  the  cow,  be  cooled 
with  rainwater,  it  keeps  fresh  many  days, 
andean  be  sent  to  a  long  distance.  This 
(act  was  recently  communicated  to  the  Paris 
ij  of  Sciences,  by  M.  Thenar d,  and 
was  first  communicated  to  scientific  men  by 
some  French  milk-women. 

M.  Debray  communicated  to  the  same 
body,  as  extraordinary,  the  facts  that  alu- 
minum bronze  compound  of  95  per  cent,  of 
copper  and  five  per  cent,  of  aluminum,  was 
very  little  attacked  by  acids ;  also  that  chlo- 
rine, a  deadly  gas,  and  sodium  equally  dele- 
terious, when  united  in  the  form  of  chloride 
of  sodium  (common  table  salt),  is  not  only 
innocuous,  but  healthy  and  preservative. 

There  are  many  similar  facts,  in  connec- 
tion with  chemistry  and  chemical  alterations, 
which  are  equally  remarkable  and  inexpli- 
cable, in  the  present  condition  of  human 
knowledge.  Why  should  pure  carbon,  as 
obtained  from  the  decomposition  of  any  of 
the  hydrocarbons,  form  one  of  the  most 
combustible  substances  known ;  wdiile  the 
same  element,  when  presented  in  the  form 
of  graphite,  is  one  of  the  most  incombus- 
tible of  substances? 


The  Moisture  in  the  Air. — One  of  the 
most  curious  and  interesting  of  the  recent 
discoveries  of  science  is,  that  it  is  to  the 
presence  of  a  very  small  proportion  of  watery 
vapor  in  our  atmosphere — less  than  one- 
half  of  one  per  cent. — that  much  of  the 
beneficent  effect  of  heat  is  due.  The  rays 
of  heat  from  the  earth,  after  it  has  been 
warmed  by  the  sun,  would  soon  be  lost  in 
space  but  for  the  wonderful  absorbent  prop- 
erties of  these  molecules  of  aqueous  vapor, 
which  act  with  many  thousand  times  the 
power  of  the  atoms  of  oxygen  and  nitrogen 
of  which  the  air  is  composed.  By  this 
means  the  heat,  instead  of  being  transmitted 
into  infinitude,  as  fast  as  produced,  is  stopped 
or  dammed  up  and  held  back  on  its  rapid 
course,  to  furnish  the  necessary  conditions 
of  life  and  growth.  Let  this  moisture  be 
taken  from  the  air  but  for  a  single  summer 
night  and  the  sun  would  rise  next  morning 
upon  a  ' '  world  held  fast  in  the  iron  grip  of 
frost. "  But  the  power  of  absorption  and  of 
radiation  in  the  same  body  are  always  equal, 
so  that  at  length  it  is  poured  forth  into 
space ;  else  our  atmosphere  would  become 
a  vast  reservoir  of  fire,  and  all  organic  life 
be  burned  up. 

Another  "new"  Asteroid. — The  Super- 
intendent of  the  Naval  Observatory  at  Wash- 
ington, under  date  of  July  22d,  1867,  writes 
to  the  Secretary  of  the  Navy,  as  follows: 

Sir: — I  have  the  honor  to  inform  the  De- 
partment that  the  asteroid,  No.  95,  of  the 
group  between  Mars  and  Jupiter,  discovered 
on  the  7th  inst,  by  Dr.  C.  H.  F.  Peters,  at 
Hamilton  College,  was  observed  at  this  ob- 
servatory by  Mr.  Ferguson,  assistant  astron- 
omer, on  the  nights  of  the  19th  and  20th. 
The  following  are  its  places: 

M.  T.  Wash.    R.  Aecen'n.  So.  neclinntCn 

H.     M.  B.        M.       H.   S.       DEC     M.         S. 

Jnlv  10. . .  .11      17      1         21      »      S62         22      18      16. S 
July  20.. ..11        5     0         21      13     m.l         22      55       6.2 

The  asteroid  is  now  of  the  11th  magni- 
tude. 


Effect  of  Electricity  on  Wires, — When 
the  electric  fluid  is  passed  through  a  wire, 
undulations  of  the  latter  are  produced,  and 
the  wire  is  momentarily  shortened.  This 
shortening  was  first  observed  by  Nairne, 
but  no  satisfactory  explanation  of  the  phe- 
nomenon has  ever  been  given.  In  a  paper 
addressed  to  the  Academy  of  Sciences  by 
M.  F.  P.  Leroux,  the  subject  is  examined 
anew.  Operating  on  wires  left  entirely  free 
at  their  nether  extremities,  the  undulations 
were  quite  apparent,  but  their  order  was  so 
irregular,  and  they  assumed  such  a  variety 
of  shapes  that  no  rule  could  be  laid  down 
regarding  them  ;  but  M.  Leroux  observed 
that  the  temperature  caused  by  successive 
electrical  discharges  was  not  without  influ- 
ence upon  them,  and  he  concluded  that  the 
phenomenon  alluded  to  involves  in  its  ex- 
planation no  new  principle,  and  is  simply  a 
question  of  temperature.  As  the  heat  en- 
gendered bv  the  discharges  increases,  the 
wire  tends  to  expand  in  length  by  dilation, 
but  simultaneously,  and  from  the  same 
cause,  there  is  a  tendency  to  increase  in 
diameter,  and  it  is  to  this  double  molecular 
action  the  undulations  must  be  ascribed. 


132 


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The  Colorado  River. 

Mr.  Samuel  Adams,  late  of  this  city, 
who  has  done  so  much  -within  Wo  years 
past,  to  open  up  the  Colorado  to  navigation, 
■writes  to  the  Philadelphia  Mining  Press  as 
follows : 

"My  attention  has  been  called  to  a 
notice  in  your  paper,  in  which  you  state 
that  it  is  thought  the  Colorado  river  of  the 
West  can  be  made  at  little  expense  navigable 
for  600  miles  from  its  mouth  to  a  point 
where  the  Union  Pacific  Eailroad  crosses 
the  same.  I  have  demonstrated  that  steamers 
can  run  successfully  up  the  Colorado  for 
over  600  miles  from  the  mouth  at  all  seasons, 
and  with  an  appropriation  from  Congress  I 
believe  it  can  be  made  navigable  for  1, 500 
miles  from  the  Gulf  to  a  point  above  where 
the  Union  Pacific  Eailroad  crosses  the  Green 
river,  and  even  to  the  headwaters  of  the 
Grand  river  or  Colorado  river.  Some  idea 
may  be  formed  of  the  amount  of  water  pass- 
ing down  the  Colorado  river  when  it  is  taken 
into  consideration  that  it  drains  an  extent  of 
country  of  over  600,000  square  miles.  Of 
the  importance  of  this  national  thoroughfare 
the  country  has  but  little  conception.  Mill- 
ions can  be  given  for  a  Russian  purchase, 
and  large  sums  expended  in  making  an  ex- 
amination of  that  section,  yet  nothing  can 
be  done  to  demonstrate  what  we  already 
have,  or  to  open  up  a  river  of  which  the 
public  are  at  the  present  time  as  ignorant  as 
of  the  most  inaccessible  portions  of  Africa. " 
Mr.  Adams  has  recently  had  an  interview 
with  Secretary  Stanton,  relative  to  a  pro- 
posed expedition  to  test  the  extent  to  which 
the  Colorado  river  is  navigable.  He  asks  to 
be  furnished  with  an  escort  of  forty  men, 
and  undertakes  to  start  from  Denver,  the 
headwaters  of  the  Grand  river,  or  from  Fort 
Bridger,  and  proceed  down  the  river  in  flat 
boats  to  Colville  or  the  mouth  of  the  Colo- 
rado. The  Secretary  of  War  is  said  to  favor 
the  idea,  but  there  appears  to  be  some  hitch 
with  other  branches  of  the  Government. 
There  is  no  question  but  that  much  good 
would  result  from  such  an  expedition.  Ij 
is  high  time  that  our  Government  and  peo- 
ple knew  more  about  this  great  river,  which 
drains  a  larger  extent  of  territory  than  any 
other  river  within  our  boundaries,  except 
the  Mississippi.  If  the  Colorado  river  had 
been  in  the  interior  of  Africa,  the  whole 
world  would  long  since  have  been  planning 
expeditions  to  ascertain  its  source  and  value 
for  navigation,  and  the  physical  and  topo- 
graphical condition  of  the  country  through 
which  it  flows. 


Wild  Sugar  Cane  in  Nevada. — The 
Virginia  Trespass  says  that  large  amounts  of 
an  excellent  species  of  sugar  cane  grows 
wild  and  in  great  abundance  along  many 
portions  of  the  banks  of  the  Humboldt 
river,  especially  toward  the  lower  portion 
of  its  course.  The  same  plant  is  also  seen 
about  the  sink  of  the  Carson.  Whenever 
the  stalk  is  broken  or  punctured,  which  is 
largely  done  by  the  action  of  the  wind,  the 
juice  exudes  quite  freely,  and  drying  in  the 
atmosphere,  is  converted  into  a  most  excel- 
lent sugar.  The  sugar  forms  in  little  balls, 
several  of  which  are  often  attached  to  a 
single  cane,  and  sometimes  as  large  as  wal- 
nuts. These  "  lumps  of  sugar  "  are  gath- 
ered by  the  Indians  by  the  basketf ull.  The 
Trespass  very  properly  observes:  "This 
may  be  an  important  thing  to  the  country — 
finding  the  cane  a  native  of  the  soil.  It  is 
superior  to  sorghum,  for  its  blood  readily 
granulates,  which  the  blood  of  the  sorghum 
will  not,  and  can  be  manufactured  only  into 
syrup.  A  plant  native  to  the  soil  may  be 
found  available  for  cultivation  in  lands 
where  the  more  tender  Asiatic  plant  will 
not  thrive.  Sorghum  made  a  noted  entry 
upon  the  public  attention  some  years  ago, 
and  because  of  the  announcement  that  it 
was  hardier  than  the  common  cane  of  the 
South,  and  could  be  cultivated  in  any  soil 
or  climate.  It  proved  a  partial  failure,  as 
we  have  said,  on  account  of  the  impossibil- 
ity of  granulation.  The  wild  cane  on  the 
Humboldt  flourishes  in  a  climate  composed 
of  all  that  goes  to  make  life  rough  to  ani- 
mal or  vegetable  ;  torrid  heats  and  severe 
cold  by  turns,  with  terrific  winds  and  drift- 
ing sands.  It  ought  to  grow  in  any  low 
lands  in  the  United  States,  and,  we  believe, 
would — if  planted  and  cared  for  the  first 
season." 


Home  Trades  and  Manufactures. 

Manufacture  of  Safes,  Etc. — Every 
new  branch  of  industry  put  into  successful 
operation  here  adds  to  the  material  wealth 
of  the  coast — at  least  to  the  extent  of  the 
business  done,  gives  profitable  employ- 
ment to  idle  hands,  and  keeps  our  gold  at 
home.  A  considerable  amount  of  work  in 
the  way  of  large  vaults  for  banking  houses, 
has  been  turned  out  at  the  Phcenix  Works, 
in  this  city,  and  safes  have  occasionally  been 
built  here  and  at  some  of  our  other  foun- 
dries, principally  to  order. 

It  may  not,  however,  be  generally  known 
to  the  public  that  fire  and  burglar-proof 
safes,  of  all  sorts  and  sizes,  are  now  manu- 
factured at  815  Battery  street,  in  this  city, 
by  Mr.  Louis  Chely,  who  is  making  this 
branch  of  business  a  specialty.  The  exte- 
rior, and  such  other  portions  requiring  it, 
are  made  of  the  best  wrought  iron.  The 
safes  appear  to  be  substantially  built,  and 
in  every  respect  equal  to  those  manufac- 
tured at  the  East ;  while  they  can  be  sold 
from  twenty  to  twenty-five  percent,  cheaper, 
which  latter  consideration,  at  least,  ought  to 
be  a  strong  inducement  for  the  encour- 
gement  of  the  home  trade. 

We  were  shown,  by  the  proprietor  of  the 
establishment,  a  machine  of  his  own  inven- 
tion and  manufacture,  designed  for  corking 
bottles,  which  is  exceedingly  simple  and 
ingenious.  The  bottle  is  placed  within  a 
tray,  so  that  the  liquid  may  be  saved  in  case 
of  breakage.  An  inclined  plane  or  wedge, 
operating  as  a  slide,  and  worked  by  a 
treadle,  raises  tray  and  bottle  to  the  proper 
point.  Immediately  over  the  bottles  there 
are  two  short  pistons,  attached  to  a  cross 
bar,  connected  with  two  cylindrical  guides, 
which  work  upon  each  side  of  the  frame. 
A  downward  motion  being  imparted  to  the 
guides,  and  as  a  consequence,  to  the  pistons 
by  a  lever,  the  act  of  corking  is  instantane- 
ous and  complete.  We  learn  that  a  num- 
ber of  these  machines  are  now  in  use  in 
different  parts  of  the  city. 

The  Machine  Barrel  Factory,  on  the 
Potrero,  under  the  immediate  charge  of  Mr. 
J.  L.  Crosett,  is  now  fairly  under  way,  with 
the  most  flattering  indications  of  success.  A 
large  amount  of  barrel  stuff  has  already  been 
turned  out  and  passed  into  the  hands  of 
parties  who  set  up  and  sell  the  barrels.  We 
believe  it  is  not  the  intention  of  this  com- 
pany to  manufacture  the  barrels  complete, 
but  to  simply  furnish  the  stock — staves  and 
heads — to  the  barrel-makers.  The  company 
expect  to  have  all  they  can  do  in  accomplish- 
ing this  part  of  the  process  of  manufacture. 
So  great  has  been  the  demand  that  the  com- 
pany has  already  commenced  the  erection 
of  another  building,  by  the  side  of  the  first 
one,  and  of  equal  dimensions.  The  ma- 
chinery is  already  on  the  ground  for  filling 
the  same,  as  soon  as  the  building  is  ready 
for  it.  We  are  pleased  to  record  such  indi- 
cations of  success,  especially  in  new  enter- 
prises in  our  young  and  growing  city. 
« — »— ^e>—*~ » 

New  Incobpoeations. — Articles  of  incor- 
poration have  recently  been  filed  in  the 
County  Clerk's  office  in  this  city  as  follows: 

Dromedary  G.  M.  Co. — Grass  Valley, 
Cal.  Aug.  28.  Capital  stock,  $100,000; 
100  shares,  §1,000  each.  Trustees:  Wm. 
M.  Lent,  Jos.  Clark  and  John  T.  Bradley. 

Fogus  M.  &  M.  Co.— Aug.  26.  Capital 
stock,  $150,000;  300  shares,  $500  each. 
Trustees :  A  J.  Coghill,  D.  D.  Shattuck 
and  S.  Henneway. 

Giant  Powder  Co. — San  Francisco,  Cal. 
Aug.  22.  Capital  stock,  $600,000;  600 
shares,  $100  each.  Trustees :  L.  L.  Robin- 
son, Thos.  Varney,  H.  Brickwedel  and  Jo- 
siah  Baker. 

Kearsarge  M.  Co. — Inyo  county,  Cal. 
Aug.  28.  Capital  stock,  $3,780,000  ;  5,400 
shares,  $700  each.  Trustees :  Nathaniel 
Page,  Thos.  Sunderland,  E.  B.  Mott,  Geo. 
Stead  and  Wm.  N.  Wade. 

Peoples  Coal  M.  Co. — Contra  Costa 
county,  Cal  Aug.  26.  Capital  stock,  $150,- 
000;  15,000  shares,  $10  each.  Trustees: 
L.  L.  Bobinson,  A  Caseli,  H.  J.  Booth,  C. 
Koopmanschap,  Camilio  Martin,  John  Halm 
and  Francis  Locan. 

Quail  Hill  M.  &  W.  Co. — Calaveras 
county,  Cal.  August  23.  Capital  stock, 
$4S0,000  ;  480  shares,  $1,000  each.  Trus- 
tees :  A.  J.  Pope,  G.  W.  Beaver  and  W.  H. 
V.  Cronise. 


New  Patents  and  Inventions. 

Under  this  heading  we  shall  mention,  from  week  to  week 
as  occasion  may  demand,  New  and  Important  Inven- 
tions: also,  the  List  of  Patent  Claims  recently  issued  from 
the  u.  S.  Patent  Office  to  inventors  on  the  Pacific  Coast, 
and  other  Patent  Issues  which  we  deem  of  local  in- 
terest to  readers  on  this  side  of  the  Continent.  Most 
Patents  on  this  coast  are  secured  'hrouch  the  MINING 
AND  SCIENTIFIC  PRESS  PATENT  AGENCY.  We  are 
prepared  to  obtain  from  Washington,  with  despatch, 
copies  of  anv  Patent  issued. 

PATENTS  RECENTLY  ISSUED. 

67, 205.  — Chcrn-dasher.  —  Francis  McFar- 

nahan,  Santa  Clara,  Cal. : 

I  claim  a  churn-dasher,  constructed  as 
herein  described. 

67,299.— Tobacco-pipe— J.  S.  Hawley,  Vir- 
ginia City,  Nev.  : 

I  claim  the  lining  C,  of  a  tobacco   pipe 
when  cut  from  a  corn  cob  and  inserted  in 
the  bowl,  A,  as  herein  set  forth  for  the  pur- 
pose specified. 
67,357.  — Hanging  Stirrups. — Prentiss  Sel- 

by,  San  Francisco,  Cal. : 

I  claim  combining  with  the  ordinary  stir- 
rup-straps of  a  saddle  an  elastic  strap  that 
will  constantly  tend  to  keep  the  stilrup  to 
the  foot  of  the  rider,  while  his  weight  is 
taken  upon  the  ordinary  leather  strap,  sub- 
stantially in  the  manner  and  for  the  purpose 
described. 

recent  inventions. 

Brown's  Improved  Stench  Teap. — Mr. 
J.  J.  Brown,  night  contractor  of  this  city, 
has  invented  and  made  application  through 
the  agency  connected  with  this  office,  for  a 
patent  for  an  "Improved  Protector  and 
Trap  for  Sewers  and  Drains. "  The  inven- 
tion comprises  a  water-tight  trap  or  box, 
having  an  induction  pipe  leading  into  its 
front,  and  an  eduction  pipe  or  drain  open- 
ing from  it  to  the  main  sewer.  This  opening 
is  made  a  little  above  the  center,  and  is  pro- 
tected upon  the  inside  by  a  raised  vertical 
case  or  cover,  open  at  both  ends,  the  lowest 
end  extending  down  to  near  the  bottom  of 
the  trap  ;  the  upperportion  being  protected 
by  a  hinged  cover.  Water  is  received  into 
the  trap  from  the  sink  or  water  pipes,  either 
from  the  top  or  sides,  and  may  extend  be- 
low the  water  line  in  the  trap,  to  prevent 
the  effluvia  from  returning  to  the  house  ; 
or  a  common  V-shaped  trap  may  be  made 
in  the  induction  pipe.  By  this  means  a 
stench  trap  is  obtained,  which  can  be  easily 
cleaned  by  removing  the  top,  and  the  foul 
air  prevented  from  returning  into  the  build- 
ing, by  way  of  the  induction  pipes,  while 
much  cheapness  and  durability  is  obtained. 

Impeoved  Sails  for  Ship  Propulsion. 
The  Italian  newspapers  are  quite  elated 
over  the  alleged  discovery  of  a  new  method 
of  propelling  vessels  by  sails,  said  to  be  the 
invention  of  a  young  gentleman  of  educa- 
tion, named  Felice  Vaglia.  Should  the 
new  invention  be  perfected,  it  is  expected 
that  it  will  revolutionize  all  previous  sys- 
tems. Among  other  advantages,  it  is  claimed 
for  it  that  the  amount  of  canvas  heretofore 
required  will  be  greatly  reduced  ;  and  that 
a  contrary  wind,  by  the  new  rig,  can  be 
made  to  propel  the  vessel,  nearly,  if  not 
quite,  as  well  as  a  fair  one ;  or,  strictly 
speaking,  all  winds  will  be  favorable. 

A  Useful  Swing.  — A  new  machine,  called 
the  "Tower  Swing," has  justbeeninvented, 
by  a  Yankee,  of  course.  It  consists  of  a 
wheel,  cog  and  treadle  arrangement,  by 
which  a  swinger  can,  with  the  foot,  not 
only  do  his  own  swinging  easily,  but  may, 
at  the  same  time,  set  in  motion  a  churn,  a 
wood-saw,  a  pump,  or  a  washing  apparatus, 
as  he  pleases. 

A  New  Kind  of  Sawmill. — The  Lowell 
(Mass.)  Courier  describes  an  entirely  new 
apparatus  for  manufacturing  lumber,  a 
complete  sawmill,  having  its  engine  attached 
directly  to  the  saw  sash  by  the  piston  rod. 
The  sash  works  in  two  upright  standards  of 
cast  iron,  which  are  made  to  carry  the  feed- 
rollers,  etc.,  thus  bringing  the  work  within 
a  very  small  space.  Indeed,  the  whole  mill 
occupies  a  ground  space  of  ten  feet  six 
inches  by  four  feet,  exclusive  of  the  cars 
for  carrying  the  logs,  and  yet  it  is  calculated 
to  carry  forty  or  fifty  saws. 

A  New  Application  of  Steam. — Mr. 
Stamm,  of  Milan,  has  made  a  vehicle,  in 
which  the  strength  of  a  horse  is  reinforced 
by  that  of  steam,  while  the  steam  power 
gains  in  application  the  advantage  of  the 
horse's  intelligence,  so  that  they  both  work 
together,  and  are  managed  as  one,  by  the 
rein.  When  the  horse  moves  forward,  his 
traction  applies  the  steam ;  when  he  is 
pulled  up,  his  backward  action  shuts  it  off, 
and  if  vigorously  applied,  reverses  the  en- 
gine, which  backs  as  he  backs,  stops  back- 
ing as  he  stops,  and  again  starts  forward  as 
he  starts. 


Political  Poles. — It  is  claimed  that 
Washington  and  St.  Petersburgh  are  des° 
tined  to  become  the  f  uture  political  poles  of 
the  earth. 


AN  INSTKUOTIVE  BOOK! 

Prof.    LATKES" 

ELEMENTS  OF  COMPOSITION, 

BULLI9.IETTEES  A\B  OR  ATOKT, 

For  Scholars,  Teachers,  Lawyers,  all  Pro- 
fessional Persons,  and  those  of  Common 
Education,  who  would  improve  the 
Eloquence    and  Effectiveness 
of  their  Composition  and 
Manners  of  Address, 


Price,  postage  paid, 


Sl.lO 


This  Is  a  new  publication,  and  in  style  and  treatment 
of  this  important  subject,  is  original,  simple,  plain  and 
comprehensive.  The  author,  Prop.  Layres  (a  meritorious 
Teacher  of  good  standing  in  California,  and  a  sound  thinker 
and  reasoner,)  in  his  preface  says:  ,lThe  method  pursued 
by  the  Author  in  developing  the  subject  of  Composition,  is 
both  the  synthetical  and  analytical.  The  former  is  neces- 
sary to  teach  the  theory,  the  latter  the  praHiee  of  the  art; 
and  as  those  are  both  indispensable  to  the  scholar,  so  are 
also  the  two  methods,  as  the  sequel  will  show." 

Tbo  Work  has  lately  been  approved  and  authorized  by 
the  State  Board  of  Education  for  use  in  the  Public  Schools. 

To  further  illustrate  the  varied  and  popular  endorsement 
the  book  has  so  rapidly  received,  we  quote  the  following 

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It  is  simple,  concise,  and  well  arranged.  It  seems  to  be  a 
work  of  great  value.— John  Sicclt.l 

I  am  prepared  to  concur  in  the  recommendation  oftho 
Honorable  Superintendent  of  Public  Instruotioli.-V.  C. 
Pelton. 

After  as  careful  and  thorough  perusal  of  the  same  as  It 
was  In  my  power  to  give,  I  came  to  the  conclusion  that,  for 
conciseness,  correctness,  and  precision  ofdcnnltion,  as  well 
as  for  completeness  and  simplicity  of  style,  it  was,  and 
would  he.  without  a  rival.  I  regard  your  work  as  the  best 
of  its  kind.  I  know  of  but  few  men  in  any  profession  who 
would  not  be  benefited  by  its  careful  study.— Wm.  H.  Hill. 

I  regard  it  as  one  of  the  best  treatises  upon  these  import- 
ant  branches— perhaps  tile  only  one  obtainable  possessing 
equal  advantages— combintngcomprehenslvcnesswith  con- 
ciseness, and  of  such  simplicity  In  its  arrangement  as  to  be 
readily  understood  by  the  advanced  pupil  —  F.  W.  Hatch. 

It  is  admirably  arranged  to  develop  the  correct  idea  of 
the  antilysts  and  synthesis  of  lnnguage,  and  the  amplifica- 
tion of  ideas  into  sentences  and  periods.  The  style  is  c.ear, 
terse  and  pleasing.  I  do  not  hesitate  to  recommend  it  as  a 
great  acoulsition  to  our  text  books.— James  Denmark 

lam  happyto  express  mv  conviction  of  the  value  ot  the 
whole  troaltse.  It  would  give  me  much  gratification  to  see 
so  Ihorough  and  excellent  a  treatise  emanate  from  young 
California.— Martin  Kellogg. 

I  recommend  it  to  all  those  who  wish  to  obtain  a  book 
that  will  give  them  definite  ideas  on  this  subject,  and  tench 
them  to  express  their  thoughts  and  feelings  in  a  clear,  sim- 
ple, and  forcible  manner.  —  Caroline  L.  Alicood. 

I  regard  ihe  book  about  to  be  published  as  far  superior  to 
any  work  extant  upon  that  subject.— TKwt.  5.  Hunt,  A.  M. 

I  believe  the  v.  ork  will  be  a  valuable  and  much  needed 
addition  to  our  school  text-books  —Herjnon  Perry. 

You  have  brought  the  results  ot  a  profound  analysis,  and 
made  them  available,  in  a  practical  form.— X  //.  Brayton. 

I  can  recommend  it  particularly  to  my  young  friends  of 
the  legal  profession,  as  a  source  from  which  they  may  be 
able  to  learn  much  of  value  as  special  pleaders  and  as  advo- 
cates at  the  loruin.— John  Curry. 

The  subjects  upon  which  you  treat  have  heretofore  been 
too  much  neglec led  in  Ihe  education  of  young  men  in  Amer- 
ica. "  "  Exactly  calculated  to  interest.  "  *  Itwillsnon 
become  a  necessity  in  every  lawyer's  library.— Charles  A. 
Tutlle. 

Its  clearness  and  comprehensiveness  make  it  easy.— G.  IT. 
Bowie. 

A  gentleman  of  varied  learning  and  ripe  culture,  whnhns 
half  a  dozen  languages  at  his  tongue's  end.  He  seeks  to 
teach  Hie  student  not  only  how  to  take  sentences  apart,  but 
how  to  construct  them.  His  system  has  the  merit  of  origin- 
ality. We  know  of  no  work  in  which  can  be  obtained 
so  lucid  an  exposition  of  the  elements  of  composition,  and 
such  valuable  assistance  in  learning  how  to  put  his  ideas 
into  language.  Prof.  Layres  has  done  the  cause  of  popular 
education  good  service.— S.  F.  Bulletin. 

This  is  a  San  Francisco  book  by  n  San  Francisco  author. 
It  contains  166  pages,  and  is  altogether  creditable  to  San 
Francisco.  It  meets  a  public  want,  and  mecls  it  In  a  form 
and  size  cheap  and  convenient,  and  in  reach  of  the  hum- 
blest.— Alia  California. 

The  writer,  the  lawyer,  the  minister,  or  the  statesman, 
may  study  Its  rules  and  definitions  with  profit.  Nothing 
conduces  more  to  ihe  purity  of  a  national  literary  taste, 
than  a  general  and  thorougli  knowledge  of  ihe  rules  by 
which  the  construction  of  language  is  governed. — S.  F.  Times 

Prof.  Layres  plunges  at  once  "in  media*  res."  He  seizes  a 
a  sentence  (winch  is  ihe  unit  in  composition,  whclher  writ- 
ten or  spoken.)  holds  it  up  helor,' you;  tears  it  to  pieces  be- 
fore youreyes — or  rather,  we  should  say,  neatly  and  skl'l- 
fully  dissects  it— displays  one  by  one  its  several  parts; 
makes  you  thoroughly  acquainted  with  each,  in  Its  entire- 
ty; and  then  shows  you  how  to  put  them  together  again. 
A  series  of  such  experiments,  increasing  in  complexity  so 
gradually  that  you  do  notfeel  the  difficulty,  and  the  thing 
is  done;  you  are  master  of  the  subject — Mining  and  Scien- 
tific Press. 

Its  design  is  to  show  that  ideas  can  bo  so  arranged  as  to 
increase  iheir  power;  in  short,  to  teach  the  mechanism  of 
composition,  eloquence  and  oratory.  A  desideratum  long 
felt  is  supplied.— £.  F.  Examiner. 

This  is  an  age  in  which  the  occasions  are  rapidly  multi- 
plying, when  educated  men,  and  women,  too,  are  called 
upon  to  express  their  views  in  writing,  either  for  public  or 
private  inspection  and  criticism.  SUtcliton  Independent 

The  most  eminent  educators  in  California  give  It  their 
hearty  approval,  and  we  concur— Marysville  Appeal 

Not  only  one  of  the  best  of  its  kind,  hut,  what  is  still 
better,  one  of  the  bi'letest  It  contains  166  pages.—  Virginia 
Enterprise. 

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Motu-y    Murlwl. 

The  nionr-y  market  has  been  characterized  by 
a  fair  degree  of  actmty  during  the  past  fort- 
night, although  no  urgent  demand  has  prevailed. 
Rates  in  bank  are  unchanged,  though  the  appli- 
cations for  discount  have  been  somewhat  aug- 
mented under  the  usual  stimulus  which  the  fall 
trade  superinduces,  tirst-class  paper  being  freely 
negotiated  at  1  ~t*  cent  per  month. 

The  heavy  grain  bills  going  forward  at  present 
operate  as  a  check  upon  the  remittance  of  bul- 
lion, serving  the  two-fold  purpose  of  retaining 
the  bullion  in  our  money  market,  while  they  axe 
equally  as  acceptable  for  remittance. 

City    StOOlOS* 

We  note  a  continued  apathy  in  city  shares,  the 
sales  in  the  Board  during  tho  post  week  being 
confined  to  a  limited  numbor  of  city  corporations. 
There  is  some  inquiry  for  California  Steam  Nav- 
igation Co.  at  better  prices,  considerable  sales 
having  been  effected  at  71@71%  per  cent  A 
few  shares  of  Spring  Valley  Water  sold  at  $69  ^ 
share.  North  Beach  and  Mission  Railroad  stock 
is  quotable  at  $51  bid,  and  $53  asked.  At  the 
annual  election  of  the  stockholders  of  this  com- 
pany, held  on  Monday,  the  2Gth  instant,  the  fol- 
lowing gontlemen  were  chosen  Directors  for  the 
ensuing  year:  James  T.  Boyd,  John  G.  Bray, 
John  S.  Hager,  Michael  Reese,  M.  Skelly,  Je- 
rome Lincoln,  E.  F.  Northom,  and  H.  A.  Lyons. 
Subsequently  the  following  officers  were  elected: 
President,  James  T.  Boyd;  Vice  President,  E.  F. 
Northam;  Treasurer,  Michael  Reese;  Secretary, 
W.  Southwick ;  Superintendent,  Michael  Skelly. 

A  small  lot  of  the  preferred  stock  of  the  Front 
Street,  Mission  and  Ocean  Kailroad  sold  pri- 
vately at  $20  per  share.  This  stock  is  unassess- 
able, and  is  entitled  to  a  dividend  of  25  cents  per 
share,  equal  to  \%  per  cent,  before  the  division 
of  any  of  the  earnings  can  be  applied  to  the 
stock  generally,  after  which  this  stock  partici- 
pates equally  in  the  dividends  made  upon  the 
whole  number  of  shares.  The  old  stock  is 
quotable  at  $10  bid  and  $12  asked. 

Sales  of  U.  S.  7  3-10  bonds  were  made  at  80 
cents,  and  Legel  Tender  Notes  at  1V/%  cents. 

mining    Sharo    Market. 

During  tho  week  under  review  the  course  of 
the  mining  stock  market  has  been  very  irregular, 
baffling  the  calculations  of  the  shrewdest  opera- 
tors. Most  descriptions  of  shares  experienced 
a  very  material  depression,  under  a  largely  in- 
creased volume  of  transactions.  There  are  evi- 
dently outside  influences  at  work  to  bear  the 
market  to  the  lowest  possible  point,  and  so  far 
these  efforts  have  met  with  a  good  degree  of  suc- 
cess. Some  also  reason  that  the  future  yield  of 
the  Comstock  Lode  will  be  greatly  lessened,  and 
that  dividends  will  not  bo  so  frequent  nor  so 
large  as  heretofore,  while  others  again  argue 
the  increased  expenditures  in  sinking  shafts, 
running  drifts,  etc. ,  in  order  to  trace  the  unde- 
veloped irregularities  of  the  vein.  At  the  close 
a  still  greater  decline  took  place  in  nearly  all 
stocks  on  tho  list. 

Chollae-Potosi— continues  the  most  active 
on  the  list  and  at  a  price  Little  below  the  late 
rise,  advancing  from  $420  to  $459,  receding  to 
$410,  then  selling  at  $432  50,  and  closing  at 
$423.  Telegraphic  advices  are  to  the  effect  that 
the  quantity  of  quartz  at  the  bottom  of  the  shaft 
is  increasing.  Recent  assays,  it  is  said,  show  a 
yield  of  $114  to  the  ton.  The  drift  will  have  to 
be  carried  to  a  greater  depth  before  further  de- 
velopments can  be  made;  at  present  the  pros- 
pects are  very  favorable.  This  company  sup- 
plies eleven  mills  with  ore,  the  shipments  during 
the  week  ending  Auguet  23d  aggregating  2,657 
tons,  against  2,200  tons  sent  forward  the  pre- 
vious week.  On  the  27th  instant  twelve  bars, 
valued  at  $32,860,  and  on  the  28th  upwards  of 
$22,000,  were  shipped  to  the  office  in  this  city. 
Latest  advices  state  that  the  bottom  of  the  shaft 
shows  a  more  decided  formation,  the  ore  hav- 
ing widened,  but  not  improved  in  quality. 

Savage — sold  to  a  large  extent  at  a  decline, 
receding  from  $224  50  to  $210,  and  closing  yes- 
terday at  $205.  The  general  appearance  of  the 
mine  continues  favorable,  though  water  has 
been  quite  troublesome  in  the  north  drift,  on 
the  third  floor,  within  the  past  week  or  so.  The 
south  drift  in  the  Potosi  chimney  looks  better, 
showing  six  feet  of  good  ore;  and  the  winze  in 
the  south  drift,  on  the  third  level,  which  has 
been  carried  to  a  depth  of  27  feet,  has  two  feet 
of  fine  ore.  In  the  fourth  station  drift  tittle 
progress  has  been  made.     The  usual  report  of 


the  Superintendent  for  the  week  ending  August 
24th,  states  that  1,972  tons  of  ore  were  extracted 
from  the  mine,  showing  an  estimated  yield  of 
$88,091,  or  an  average  value  of  $44  66  per  ton; 

during  the  previous  week  the  product  WBB  2,210 
tons  of  an  assay  value  of  $43  to  the  ton. 

Cbown  Point— declined  from  $1,215  to  $1,100, 
rallied  to  $1,120,  fell  to  $1,052,  and  closed  at 
$1,015.  Tho  winze  from  tho  600-foot  level  is 
sixty  feet  in  depth,  and  a  drift  west  from  this 
depth  encountered  several  small  seams  of  ore. 
The  south  drift  from  the  above  level  is  in  thirty 
feet  from  the  track  in  the  southeast  drift,  aud  is 
reported  to  look  favorable  in  the  face.  On  the 
500-foot  level  they  have  worked  up  to  the  Ken- 
tuck  line,  and  it  is  said  that  from  underneath 
the  floor  of  this  level  good  ore  is  obtained. 

Gould  &  Court— sold  to  a  small  extent, 
rising  from  $562  50  to  $590  seller  5,  and  at 
tho  close  declining  to  $535.  Since  the  mill 
started  (on  the  first  inst)  $30,043  in  bullion 
has  been  received  at  the  office  in  this  city.  The 
old  works  of  this  claim  continue  to  yield  from 
ninety  to  one  hundred  tons  of  ore  per  day.  We 
learn  of  nothing  encouraging  in  regard  to  other 
developments. 

Yellow  Jacket— has  been  in  much  less  favor 
since  our  last  issue,  falling  from  $910  to  $G95 
s  30,  and  closing  at  $705  b  20.  The  extreme 
reticence  of  the  officers  of  this  company  in  re- 
gard to  the  operations  at  the  mine,  as  well  as  of 
its  financial  condition,  is  very  generally  re- 
marked. We  are  persuaded  that  recent  infor- 
mation is  not  of  an  encouraging  nature,  since 
the  stock  has  evidently  fallen  much  below  the 
point  to  which  the  pressure  of  a  merely  specu- 
lative disposition  would  carry  it 

Imperial— sold  within  a  range  of  $1360139, 
and  at  the  close  realized  $141.  Some  ;delay  is 
occasioned  in  placing  the  machinery  at  the  new 
shaft  by  the  slow  delivery  of  some  of  the  mate- 
rial The  receipts  of  bullion  from  the  1st  to  the 
34th  inst.  amounted  to  $40,000. 

Gold  Hill  Quartz— is  in  less  favor,  selling 
at  $130@115  per  share.  The  bullion  returns  up 
to  the  26th  of  the  present  month  amounted  to 
$7, 500.  It  is  generally  believed  that  a  dividend 
of  $10  per  share  will  be  disbursed  next  month. 

Ophtr— sold  at  $80,  then  at  $117,  assessment 
delinquent,  and  closed  at  $116.  We  understand 
that  the  difficulties  with  the  Mexican  company 
have  been  amicably  settled.  The  new  shaft  was 
commenced  on  the  24th  inst.  It  will  be  a  first- 
class  shaft,  consisting  of  four  compartments,- 
and  will  be  sunk  at  the  entire  expense  of  the 
Ophir  company. 

Overman — changed  hands  to  the  extent  of 
more  than  1,000  shares,  declining  from  $77  50 
to  $57  50,  rallying  to  $68,  and  closing  yesterday 
at  $72.  The  receipts  of  bullion  from  the  1st  to 
the  29th  inst.  aggregate  $12,500.  A  telegram 
received  at  the  company's  office  yesterday  noon 
states  that  the  300-foot  level  is  improving,  the 
other  portions  of  the  mine  showing  no  change. 
Confidence— sold  at  fluctuating  rates,  drop- 
ping from  $130  to  $85,  improving  to  $92  50,  and 
closing  at  $80.  The  cave  in  the  west  drift,  from 
the  third  level,  has  interfcrred  with  the  work; 
however,  in  the  course  of  a  week  it  will  be  suffi- 
ciently timbered  to  carry  the  drift  to  the  ledge. 
On  the  fourth  level  they  are  obtaining  a  better 
quality  of  ore. 

Kentuck— declined  from  $347  50  to  $315,  im- 
proved to  $335,  receded  to  $325,  and  closed  at 

$305 Bblcher  receded  from  $190  to  $170 

Empire  sold  at  $175 Bullion  was  in  the 

market  to  a  considerable  extent  at  $33@37,  then 

sold  at  $34,  and  closed  at  $35 Sierra  Nevada 

opened  at  $36,  declined  to  $31,  improved  to  $35, 
and  closed  at  $30.  Considerable  profit  is  de- 
rived from  the  sale  of  water;  otherwise,  nothing 
of  importance. 

Justis  and  Independent — sold  largely  at  $19 
@22,  then  at  $29,  and  closed  at  $28 Exche- 
quer changed  hands  at  $12@11 — a  large  amount 

at  the  latter  figure Seg.  Belcher  realized 

$6  50@6. 

The  aggregate  sales  of  Stocks,  Legal  Tender 
Notes,  etc.,  since  Saturday  last,  amounted  to 
$1,825,792. 


MINING  SHAEEH0LDEES'  DIEE0T0ET. 

[Compiled  for  every  Issue,  from  advertisements:  In  the 

Mnura  add  Scmwrinc  Piibss  and  other  San 

Francisco  Journals.] 

Comprint;  tiie  tfamei  of  Companies,  nitric!  or  Oonnt) 
tlon;  Amount  and  date  of  Assessment;  Date  of 
Meeting  I  f'av  of  Delinquent  Sale;  aud  Amount  and  Time 
of  Payment  of  Dividends. 

HAM*,     LOCATION,    UDDn,     iHD  DAT  OAT 

['ATI.    OT  A33HSSMKKT.  DKLIKUUKAT.       OF  9  A  LI 

Adelln,  Sierra  0O.(  Aug.'.,  SMc Sept  5— Sopt  20» 

Bullion,  storey  co.,  Nov.,  Sis Sale  Sept  17 

Cambridge,  Nevada.  CO.,  Auc  Ifi,  $k) Sept  16— Oct  1 

Chalk  Mount .,  Nevada  co,  Aug.  13,  $1  60...Sept  13— Sopt  3o» 

Choh«r-l'..to-i,  Storey  CO.,  Nov..  div.  $25 Payable  Aug  U 

Cherokee  Plot,  Butte  co.,  Jul*  21,  «s Aug,  87— Sept,  i* 

Chlplonona,  Bonora(  Mexico.  July  n.  ss auk  uV-BoptS" 

Oamargp,  Lander  co  .  Nov  .  Juno  21,  $'20 Aug.  8— sent  W1 

Crown  PolnL  Nev.  dividend  $80 Payable  May  15 

DeSotO,  Humboldt  Nev,  July  II,  $2 Aug  17— Sept  i* 

El  Taste,  Sonora,  tfox.,  July  II.  $1 Aug.  12—  Aug.  SO 

Empire  M.  &  M.,  Nev.,  dividend  Sti.   Payable  May  15 

Golden  Rule,  Tuolumne  Co,  div  50c»  sh... Payable  Aug27» 

Hold  mil  Q  m  a  U— dividend,  116 Payable  Augis 

QOUld  A  Curry,  Virginia,  Nev.,  dividend  WO. .Payable  Jan  8 

Uope  Gravel.  Nev   CO..  CaJ  .  Aug  15,  50c Sopt  19— Oct7# 

Hale  ft  Norcrose.  Virginia,  Nev..  div  $125. ..Payable  Aug  15 

Humboldt  Canal  Co..  Nev..  June  25.  $1  50 Rale  Aug  24 

Hanscuin  cop,  Del  Nolle  co.,  July  20,  10c. ..Sept  9— Sept  30* 

I  X  L,  Alpine  co Annual  Meeting  Sept  12" 

Imperial,  Virginia,  Nov.,  div.  §10 Payable  July  15 

Jefferson  Inn  M.,  M.  &  M.,  Aug  19,  $2  50 Sept  24— Oct.  15 

Julia,  Storey  CO,  Nev.,  Aug  17,  $2.50 Sept  20— Oct  9 

Josephine  Quicksilver,  San  Luis  Obispo,  dlv,$;J July  8 

Kentuck,  div.,  $4U  per  share Payable  July  8 

LusSCruzccltas,  Max  ,  Aug  22,  $2 Sept  27— Oct  16 

La  l'!; .i.  Urea,  Mex.,  Aug  10,  §2.50 Sept  11— Sopt  "• 

Ludv  Franklin.  Alpine  co.  May  2,  *!c Sept  16— Oct  IS* 

Loudon  Q.  M..  Sufluyou  co.,  July  6.  $1 Aug.  10— Aug.  HI 

Lady  Hell,  Del  Norte  Co.,  Aug  20,  15c Sept.  21-Oet.  b* 

Morning  Star,  Alpine  co.,  Aug  6,  $2 Sept  9— Sept  30 

Nueslra  Senora  de  Guadalupe,  July  12,  $1 . ,  Aug.  1?,— Sept  S* 
Neagle  A  Corcoran,  Storey  Co,  July  11,  50c.. Aug  12— Sept  2» 
Oxford  Beta,  Esmeralda,  Nev  June  25,50c.  Aug.  24— Sept.  9' 

Ophlr,  Storey  co.,  Nev,,  July  29,  S3 Aug.  31— Sept.  12 

Rattlesnake.  Yuba  co.,  July  26.  $1 Aug.  28— Sept.  16» 

Refugio,  Chihuahua,  Mex  .July  10,  $1 Aug.  21— Sept.  11 

Silver  Sprout,  Inyo  CO Meeting  Sept  10» 

Santa  Cruz.  SnutA  Cruzco,  Aug  13,  50c Sept  17— Oct  8* 

Santa  Cruz,  Santa  Cruz  co Annual  Meeting  Sept  4* 

Seg.  Belcher,  Storey  co.,  Nev,  Aug 0,  $11 Sept  11— Sept  30 

Silver  Sprout,  Inyo  co,  Aug  6,  $2.) Sept  10— Sept  2h# 

Sides  S.  M  Co.,  June  24,  $12  00 Sale  Aug.  24 

Scatou,  Amador  co..  May  29,  Slot? Sale  Aug.  26* 

Sophi-J  Cons..  Tuolumne  co.,  July  30,$l...Ang.  29— Sept   14* 

Shoshone  S.  M  .  dividend,  52  |vr  share Payable  March  14 

Savage,  Virginia,  Nev,  dividend  $300 "Payable  Jtilv  8 

Santiago,  Silver  City,  dividend Payable  March  (5 

Tuolumne  Mountain, Tuol.  Co.,  July  10,  $1.. Aug  13— Sept  14» 
Tuolumne  Mountain,  Tuol.  Co  —  Special  meeting  Sept  ll» 

U  S  Grunt,  Nevada  co,  Aug  13,  $G Sept  13— Oct  12 

White  &  Murphy,  July  3.  $6  75 Aug  10—  Sept  2 

Whitlalch,  Lander  co..  Nev..  June  21,  £15,  .Aug.  2 — Sept.  2'3" 
Yellow  Jacket,  Cold  Hill,  div.  $75  sh Payable  July  10 

"Those  marked  ■with  an  asterisk  (")  are  advertised  in  this 
ournal.  


0  gallon * 65 

M  lb 20 

Ranch  It  utter,  %>» 35 

Isthmus  Hotter,  $  R> 15 

Cheese,  I'l.Iifurina.  "h  ttt 13 

■  -.-en au 

ip. 

Ham  Mid  Huron,  «&  18 

Shoulders,  "Sib 12 

.Retail  Price*. 

Butter,  California,  fresh.  ?t  tt> SO 

do.      pickled,  5  lb 25 

do.      Oregon,*!  lb 15 

do.      New  York,  ^  ft 35 

Cheese,  •  lb if, 

Honey,  « lb ..    .  30 

Eggs,  ■n  dozen 60 

Lard,  fi  to 15 

Hamaand  Bacon.Vlb '.     ,'  20 

Cranberries,  "ft  gallon 1  no 

Potatoes,  Bib, 2 

Potatoes,  Sweet,  "it  lb '  _ 

Tomatoes,  f,  lb 3 

Onions,  "S  ft a 

Apples,  No.  1,  ~r\  lb " 

Pears,  Table,  $  lb 

Plums,  dried,  *!  lb 

Peach  en,  dried,  irt  0) 

OrauffQ#,  t-*.  dozen 

Lemons,  $  dozen 

Chickens,  apiece 

Turkevs,  $>,  lb 

Soup,  Vale  andO.  O 

Soap,  Castile,  la  lb 


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Latest  Stock  Prices  Bid  and  Asked. 

S.  F.    STOCK  AND  KXCHANGK  BOARD. 

Fridav  Evening,  August  30, 1867. 

MISCELLANEOUS  STOCKS.  Bid.      Askd. 

United  States  7  3-10 1 lis  Bonds,  June  issue %  79        79% 

Legal  Tender  Notes 71^     ~ 

.Cuiilornla  State  Bunds,  7s.  1&57 86 

San  Francisco  Bonds,  10s,  1851 100 

San  Francisco  City  Bonds,  Gs.  1855 80 

San  Francisco  Cily  and  County  Homls,  6s,  1358.      75 
San  Francisco  City  and  Co.  Sch'l  B'ds,  7s,  1866.      80 

San  Francisco  Cliv  and  Co.  Bonds,  7s,  1862 80 

San  Francisco  City  and  Co.  Bonds,  7s,  1861 

San  Francisco  City  and  Co  Bonds,  7s,  1805 

San  Fnmclsco  City  and  Co.  Judg.  Bds.  7s,  18U8. 
San  Francisco  City  and  Co.  Judg.  Bds,  7s,  LHiii. 
"-   rnmento  City  iJonds. 


72 


80 


84 

27'.,' 


75 

Stfic  kton  City  Bond  * 70 

Yuba  County  Bonds,  10s 75 

Santa  Clara  County  Bonds,  7» 75 

Butte  County  Bunds,  10s,  I86J 70 

San  Mateo  County  Bunds!,  7s — 

I'alitoniia  Steam  Navigation  Co 71 

Spring  VulkM  Water  Co 69 

Stale  Telegraph  Co 30 

GAS  companies. 


85 
95 
05 

80 
75 

85>£ 


RAILROADS. 

Sacramento  Valiey  Railroad — 

San  Frai.ehco  and  San  Jose  Railroad 40 

Omnibus  Railroad 61 

Central  Railroad 44 

Nor  Hi  Beach  and  .Mission  Rail  mad 61 

Front  Street,  Mission  aud  Ocean  Railroad 15 

UANK1NU  INSTITUTIONS. 

Oalifornin,  Loan  and  Savings  Society — 

Bank  ol  Pacific  Accumulation  Loan  Society..  — 

The  Bankul  California    HI 

INSUHANCK  COMPANIES. 

Fl  remans'  Fund  Insurance  Co 91 

Pacific  Insurance  Co 130 

Sail  Francisco  Insurance  Co — 

Mi-rchauta'  Mutual  Marine  Insurance  Co 375 

California  Insurance  Co lliUO 

Union  Insurance  Co 93>j 

Call l urn ia  Home  Insurance  Co — 

Home  Mutual  Insurance  Co — 

Occidental  Insurance  Co 90 

National  Insurance  Co 67 


A  Big  Steeb. — Mr.  T.  B.  Newman,  of 
Salem,  OregoD,  brought  down  to  this  city 
on  the  steamer  Oriflamme,  on  her;  last  trip, 
the  mammoth  steer  "Oregon  Baby."  The 
baby  is  in  very  good  circumstances  as  to  flesh, 
weighs  3,800  pounds,  and  is  16  %  hands 
high.  He  was  raised  and  bred  by  Mr.  Thos. 
Cross,  the  famous  Oregon  stock  raiser.  Mr. 
Newman  intends  to  exhibit  this  mountain 
of  beef  at  Sacramento  during  the  State  Fair, 
and  perhaps  through  other  portions  of  the 
State,  when  he  will  sell  him  to  some  butcher 
to  be  slaughtered,  and  perhaps  served  up 
in  Christmas  steaks. 


MINING   STOCKS— WASHOE   DISTRICT, 

Alpha 450 

uul tnnure  American j— 

Belcher 

Bullion,  C.  U 

Crown  Point 

Confidence 

Chollar-Potosi 

Da  uey 

Exchequer.. 

Empire  Mill  and  Mining  Co 

Oould  A  Curry 525 

Halo  A  Norcross 2000 

Imperial 141 

Lady  Bryan — 

Ophlr 115 

Overman It 

Savage 200 

Siena  Nevada ■....      34 

Yellow  Jacket 700 

Golden  Rule,  California 17 


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San  Francisco  Market  Kates. 

"Wholesale  Prices. 

Friday,  August  30,  1867. 

Flour,  Extra,  $  bbl $5  50  @$u  50 

Do.    Superfine a  00  @  5  25 

OoruMcal.Tj*  100  lbs t  00  ®  2  25 

Wheat,  ft  1U0  UiS 1  65  ®  1  85 

Oats,  ft  100  lbs 1  75  @  1  90 

Barley,  $  100  lbs 1  65  @  1  8D 

Beans,  ft  10U  lbs 2  00  @  3  00 

Potatoes,  ¥S  lcO  lbs 75  @  1  2 i 

Hay.  ft  ton 8  00  ©15  00 

Live  Oak  Wood,  ft  cord 9  00  ®10  00 

Beef,  on  toot,  ft  lb 7#  @     — 

Beef,  extra,  dressed,  ft  lb 9  @     10 

Sheep,  on  foot 3  00  @  4  00 

Hogs,  on  foot,  ft  lb 5  @        6 

Hogs,  dressed,  ft  ft 9  @     10 

GltOCERthS,  KTC. 

Sugar,  crushed,  ft  ft 15     @  — 

Do.    China 12      ®  13 

Coffee,  Costa  Rica,  ft  lb \$%®  20 

Do.  Rio I9>j  ®  19& 

Tea,  Japan,  ft  lb 65      @  85 

Do  Green 60      @  1  25 

Hawaiian  Rice,  ft  lb 9     ©  — 

China  Rice,  ft  lb bj£  ®  6?j 


San  Francisco  Metal  Market, 

PRICES  FOR  INVOICES. 

Jobbing  prices  rule  /mm  1m  tofiftttn  per  cent,  higher  than  the 
/oUotciiig  quotation*. 

Friday,  August  30, 1867. 
Iron.— Duty:  Pip,  $9 per  ton;  Railroad,  «Jc  ft  1W  lbs;  liar, 
lfS;lL3c  ft  lb;  Sheet,  polished,  3c  ft  b;  common,  H^ffll^c 
|l  ft;  Hate,  l'ac  ft  ft;  ripe.  l>ic  ft  lb;  Galvanized,  2^c 

Hi m.li  and  English  Pig  iron  ft  ton $42  50    @$45  00 

White  Pig  ft  ton 47  50    @ 

Retlned  Har,  bad  assortment  ft  lb —  03    ® 

Refined  Bar,  good  assortment,  ft  ft —  03ii@  —  — 

Boiler.  No.  1  to  4 —  04?i@ 

Plate,  No.  5  to  9 —  04k.®  —  05 

Sheet,  No.  10  to  13 —  04J-J® 

Sheet,  No.  14  to  20 —  05    ® 

Sheet,  No.  24  to  27 —  05    @ 

CorrKR.— Duty:  Sheathing,  3^c  ft  ft;  Pig  and  Bar,  2>ic  ft  ft. 

Sheathing,  ft  ft —  34    @  —  36 

Sheathing,  Yellow  —  24    @  —  25 

Sheathing,  Old  Yellow —  11    ® 

Bolls —11    ® 

Composition  Nails —  25    ®  —  26 

Tin  Platks.— Duty:  25ft  cent  ad  valorem. 

Plates,  Chnrcoal,  IX,  ft  box 12  50    ®  13  00 

Plates,  I  C  Charcoal 12  W    ®  12  50 

Roofing  Plates 12  00    ®  12  50 

Banea  Tin.  Slabs,  ft  lb —  29    @  —  30 

Ptrkl.— English  Cast  Steel,  ft  ft —  12>£@  —  16 

QUICKS1I.VKR.—P  ft @_60 

For  export @ 

Zinc— Sheets,  ft  ft @  —  11 

Lead.— Pig,  ft  ft -     7^@  —   8 

Sheet —  10    @ 

Pipe —  11    ® 

Bar —    9    ®—    9>£ 

Borax.— California,  ft  lb —  20    @  —  23 


To  the  Legal  Voters  of  the  Oity  and  County 
of  San  Francisco. 

Prompted  alike  by  a  sense  of  duty  to  mj'self  and  to  the 
public,  and  in  compliance  with  the  request  of  several  hun- 
dred citizens,  tax  payers  and  friends  of  the  Public  Schools, 
representing  tho  different  political  sentiments,  religious 
creeds,  nationalities  and  classes  of  tho  San  Francisco  com- 
munity, I  hereby  announce  myself  an  Independent  Candi- 
date, at  the  approaching  election,  for  the  office  of  Superin- 
tendent of  Public  Schools.  In  so  doing,  I  deem  it  proper  to 
say  that  I  donot  thereby  appeal  from  the  dcuision  of  any 
party  or  convention,  but  simply  think  it  a  matter  of  right, 
and,  under  existing  circumstances,  eminently  lit  to  refer 
the  subject  ol  my  candidacy  directly  to  the  people.  I  he  par- 
ties Interested;  and  I  think  I  may  properly  solicit,  and 
wilh  reason  expect,  tho  continued  support  of  the  friends  of 
education,  and  that  of  all  others  who  think  I  have  faith- 
fully and  usefully  discharged  my  duiies  during  the  past 
two' years  In  the  office  to  which  I. seek  a  re-election. 

I  am  induced  to  ask  your  support,  and  the  more  readily 
comply  with  the  wishes  of  personal  friend*  and  the  friends 
of  Public  Schools  In  becoming  a  candidate,  since  lam  in- 
viled  to  do  so  "without  respect  to  political  considerations, 
which  It  is  thought  should  be  disregarded  in  the  choice  of 
j-chool  officers."  Having  devoted  the  best  years  of  my  life 
to  the  education  of  the  voung  and  to  the  interests  of  this 
city  and  the  State  in  that  connection,  I  feel  It  but  just  to 
myself  and  to  the  public  which  I  have  served,  if  success 
lias  attended  mv  labors,  that  I  slum  d  not  be  thrown  out  of 
a  position  of  public  usefulness  and  from  needed  employ- 
ment, for  no  better  reason  than  that  another,  however 
competent,  wants  mv  position,  and  seeks  to  be  placed  on  it 
through  preliminary  political  management  and  the  discip- 
line of  a  party  organization.  Such  others  as  think  with  mo 
In  that  respect,  and  believe  a  change  of  officers  In  Ihe  posi 
lion  I  occupy  is  uncalled  for  at  the  present  time,  and  that 
inv  re  election  would  subserve  the  interests  of  the  rut. he 
School  Department  of  this  city,  are  respectfully  requested 
lo  give  utterance  to  that  effect  by  casting  their  votes  for  mo 
at  the  approaching  election. 

Profoundly  thankful  for  your  generous  support  in  a  for- 
mer election,  I  remain,  respectfully, 

J.  C.  PELTON. 

San  Francisco,  July  29th,  1S67.  5vl5-5w 


Pacific  Mail  Steamship  Co's 

STEAMSHIPS    FOR 

NEW  YOKE,  JAPAN  AND  CHINA. 

■rf"#VB£?*  LEAVE  FOLSOM  STREET  WHARF,  AT  11 
*iii£&iu!>£a>  o'clock  A.  M.  of  the  following  dales,  For 
PANAMA,  connecting  via  Panama  Railroad,  with  one  of 
the  Company's  splendid  steamers  from  ASPINWALL  for 
NEW  YORK. 

On  the  lOth,  ISth  and  30th  of  each  month  that  has 
80  days. 

On  the  lOth,  llHb.  and  30th  of  caeh  month  that  has 
SI  days 

When  the  10th,  19th  and  3oth  fall  on  Sunday,  they  will 
leave  on  Saturday  preceding;  when  the  18th  I  alls  on  Sun- 
day, they  will  leave  on  Monday  following. 

Steamer  leaving  San  Francisco  on  the  10th  touches  at 
Manzanillo.    All  touch  nt  Acaptilco. 

.Departures  of  18th  or  19th  connect  with  French  Trans- 
Atlantic  Co.  's  steamer  for  St.  Nassaire,  and  English  steamer 
for  South  America. 

Departure  of  10th  connects  with  English  sttamer  for 
Southampton  and  South  America,  and  1'.  R.  R.  Co's 
steamer    for   Central  America. 

The  following  steamships  will  be  dispatched  on  dates  as 
given  below : 

A ugust  30th— MONTANA On pt.  E.  S.  Farnsworth 

Connecting  with  ARIZONA,  Oapt.  Maury. 

Cabin  passengers  berthed  through.  Baggage  checked 
through— 100  pounds  allowed  each  adult. 

An  experienced  Surgeon  on  board.  Medicine  and  attend 
ancc  free.  ,      _ 

These  steamers  will  positively  sail  at  11  o'clock.  Passen- 
gers are  requested  to  have  their  baggage  on  board  be  tore  10 
o'clock.  .  _ 

Through  Tickets  for  Liverpool  bribe  Ounarrl,  Inmanand 
National  Steamship  Lines,  can  be  obtained  at  the  office  of 
the  P.  M.  S.  S.  Co.,  San  Francisco,  where  may  also  be  oh. 
tuined  orders  for  passage  from  Liverpool  or  Southampton 
to  San  Francisco,  either  via  New  York  or  St.  Thomas— If 
desired  an  amount  of  £10  to  £20  will  ho  advanced  with  the 
above  orders.  Holders  of  orders  will  be  required  to  iden- 
tify themselves  to  the  Agenis  In  England. 

For  Merchandise  and  Freight  for  New  York  and  way 
ports,  apply  to  Messrs.   WELLS.  FARGO  A  CO. 

6^"  The  Steamship  GREAT  REPUBLIC,  Cnpt.  S.  Doane, 
will  be  dispatched  September  3d,  at  noon,  and  will  be  fol- 
lowed by  the  CHINA,  dipt.  George  II  Bradbury.  October 
llth  from  wharf,  corner  of  Kirstoiul  Bnmnaii  streets,  for 
YOKOHAMA  umt  HONGKONG,  connecting  »t  Yokohama 
wiih  the  se.tiner  COSTA  RIGA  for  SHANGHAI. 

For  passage  and  all  other  information,  applv  at  Hie  Pa- 
ciP.c  Mall  Steamship  Co's  office,  coiner  of  Sacramento  and 
Leidesdorff  streets. 

OtVI  VLK  Et,» Ifit XB«E,  A&ent. 


134 


MU  pining  mwl  Mmtlfk  <gm». 


Pinittfl  ^umwary. 


Tills  following  information  is  gleaned  mostly  from  Jour- 
nals published  in  the.  interior,  in  close  proximity  to  tiro 
mines  mentioned. 


If  our  subject  was  politics  instead  of 
mining,  we  might  be  able  to  fill  half  a  dozen 
papers  the  size  of  the  Pbess,  with  gleanings 
from  our  country  exchanges,  and  we  are 
forced  to  acknowledge  that  the  political 
ground  has  been  more  thoroughly  pros- 
pected than  the  various  quartz  ledges  in  the 
State.  The  consequence  is,  we  are  unable, 
from  our  situation,  to  furnish  a  full  sum- 
mary of  California;  and  we  again  say  to  our 
country  cotemporaries,  if  you  must  dabble 
in  politics,  do  not  lose  sight  altogether  of 
the  fact  that  the  people,  especially  those 
■who  take  an  interest  in  the  development 
and  advancement  of  our  resources — the  in- 
telligent class — desire  to  keep  posted  on  the 
progress  of  our  mines,  as  well  as  the  politi- 
cal progress.  But  there  will  be  a  grand 
clean  up  of  office  seekers  and  office  helpers 
on  the  4th  day  of  September,  after  which 
(the  dog  having  been  killed)  we  expect  to 
give  full  and  regular  accounts  of  all  strikes, 
discoveries,  etc.,  which  will  interest  our 
readers. 

CALIFORNIA. 

Alpine  County. 

Miner,  Aug.  24th :  The  Morning  Star  Co. 
has  been  putting  in  air  pipe  to  connect  the 
north  drift  with  the  main  shaft.  A  pump  is 
on  the  way  from  San  Francisco,  and  on  its 
arrival,  the  work  of  sinking  on  the  lode  will 
be  commenced. 

Davidson's  mill  is  running  this  week  on 
Tarshish  ore,  having  put  through  what  the 
I.  X.  L.  had  out  of  high  grade  ore.  First 
and  second  class  Tarshish  ore  will  be  worked 
together,  and  it  is  the  intention  of  Mr.  Gruff 
to  furnish  the  mill  with  100  tons  for  the 
first  run. 

Cala-vevrts  County. 

The  "West  Point  correspondent  of  the 
Chronicle,  writes  Aug.  21st,  as  follows :  In 
mining  items,  Barnes  lately  crushed  35  tons 
of  rock,  which  paid  815  per  ton.  Sletcher 
&  Lightfoot  made  a  small  run  which  paid 
$60  per  ton  ;  Beece  &  Stipes,  result  not  as- 
certained. 

At  Bailroad  Flat,  in  the  Petticoat  claim,  a 
recent  clean  up  of  87  tons  of  croppings  and 
vein  stuff  paid  $  12  per  ton.  This  mine  has 
laid  still  for  some  time,  and  might  have 
been  bought  for,  say  81,200,  as  the  first 
test  only  paid  86.50  per  ton,  though  it 
was  known  to  be  a  large  vein,  as  the  ledge 
at  30  ft.  depth  was  10  ft.  wide ;  but  the  last 
workings  have  developed  a  large  body  of 
good  ore  just  below  the  surface,  and  the 
boys  are  not  as  anxious  to  sell  as  they  were. 
We  have  no  hesitancy  in  predicting  that 
Bailroad  will  one  day  be  a  thriving  camp. 
This  opinion  is  based  on  the  sizes  of  the 
ledges  and  the  facilities  for  extracting  the 
rock. 
JiU  J^ox-aclo  County. 

Placerville  Courier,  August  24th :  The 
Georgetown  correspondent  writes:  A  few 
days  since  the  Woodside  Co.  was  compelled 
to  stop  work  upon  their  mine.  The  engine 
— a  15-horse  power  one — being  too  small  to 
keep  the  mine  free  from  water.  When  they 
commenced  work  last  spring,  it  required 
two  month's  pumping  to  dry  the  mine ; 
since  which  time  they  have  been  unable  to 
sink  only  16  ft.,  and  run  a  drift  of  about  30 
ft.  By  bad  management,  and  having  too 
much  water  to  contend  with,  the  company 
have  spent  all  their  money,  and  are  not  at 
this  time  able  to  erect  heavy  machinery. 
During  the  last  working,  owing  to  the  broken 
up  condition  of  the  rock,  but  little  money 
has  been  taken  out.  Barren  spots  have  fre- 
quently occurred  in  this  mine,  and  for  the 
last  15  to  20  ft. ,  it  has  been  quite  '  'spotted. " 
The  company  feel  confident  that  if  they  were 
able  to  sink  20  ft.  further,  they  would  find 
the  ledge  richer  than  at  any  previous  point. 
Where  they  were  compelled  to  abandon 
work,  the  ledge  is  three  ft.  wide  and  very 
rich  in  snlphurets.  Work  is  not  suspended 
because  the  mine  is  not  good,  but  owing  to 
the  fact  that  the  present  machinerv  is  not 
large  enough.  They  now  offer  one-half  of 
the  mine  to  any  one  who  will  erect  machin- 
ery and  sink  the  shaft  100  ft.  deeper.  To 
properly  work  this  mine  a  40-horse  engine 
and  a  10-inch  pump  is  required.  With 
these  improvements,  the  mine  can  be  worked 
very  cheap,  as  the  rock  is  not  hard. 

Inyo  County. 

Virginia  Enterprise,  Aug.  25th:  Andy 
Peasley  has  just  returned  from  the  Cerro 
Gordo  mines,  Inyo  county,  California.  He 
thinks  well  of  the  Cerro  Gordo  mines,  but 
says  that  at  present  the  scarcity  of  water  is 


a  great  drawback  to  the  prosperity  of  the 
country. 

IiLei-n  County. 

Havilah  Courier,  Aug.  17th  :  Tho  St.  John 
mine  is  being  worked  by  Taylor,  White  & 
Co.  We  have  seen  some  specimens  of  ore 
from  this  mine  which  are  very  rich — the 
gold  being  visible  to  the  naked  eye.  There 
are  now  about  50  tons  of  rock  taken  out  and 
an  immense  quantity  in  sight.  The  rock 
shown  us  will  yield  not  less  than  850  to  the 
ton.  The  company  are  engaged  in  the  erec- 
tion of  a  miil,  which  will  be  completed  by 
the  1st  of  September.  Other  mines  in  the 
same  district  are  turning  out  well. 

rVevatlsi  County. 

Grass  Valley  Union,  Aug.  27th:  A  one- 
half  interest  in  the  Empire  Mining  Co's 
property  on  Ophir  Hill,  has  been  recently 
sold  for  $125,000,  to  Messrs.  Cronise,  Lake, 
Hornier  and  others,  of  San  Francisco.  The 
purchase  includes  a  one-half  interest  in  the 
mine,  the  magnificent  quartz  mill,  hoisting 
and  pumping  works,  etc.,  on  Ophir  Hill. 
The  former  owners,  Capt.  S.  W.  Lee  &  Co. , 
retain  the  other  one-half  interest  in  the 
property.  The  Empire  has  been  one  of  the 
best  quartz  mines  in  this  district,  and  of 
late  the  vein  has  been  looking  better  than 
ever. 

Transcript,  Aug.  28th:  The  Sing  Ching 
Co.  have  purchased  the  San  Joaquin  gravel 
claims  at  Birch ville,  paying  for  them  $9,600. 
The  first  payment  of  $5,000  was  made  in 
cash. 

Excelsior. — Meadow    Lake    Sun,   Aug. 
24th  :    The  editor  reports  an  examination 
made  in  person   of  the  Virginia  claim,  as 
follows  :  Ledges  Nos.  2  and  3,  each  ledge 
containing  1,300  ft.,  situated  in  the  Meadow 
Lake  mining  district,  about  two  miles  from 
the  town  of  Meadow  Lake,  and  about  one 
mile   from   the   town   of   Ossaville,  on  the 
north  branch  of  the  South  Yuba  river.     It 
is  one  of  the  earliest  and  best  locations  in 
the  District.     The  two  ledges  are  wide  and 
well  defined,  and  assay  well  from   all   the 
croppings  and  at  the  depth  already  attained 
in  the  shafts.     There  have  been  about  $1,- 
500   already  expended  in  prospecting  and 
opening  this  claim,  and  no  ledge  could  be 
better  situated  for  development  by  means 
of  a  tunnel,  as  a  tunnel   200  ft.  in  length 
could  be  driven  in  in  such  a  manner  as  to 
strike  the  main  ledge  150  ft.  below  the  sur- 
face, at  the  croppings.     Like  most  of  the 
ledges  of  this  district,  they  are  situated  in 
a  locality  where  wood  and  water  is  abund- 
ant ;  the  former  being  easily  procured  in 
any  desired  quantities  at  from  $2. 50  to  $3 
per  cord.     There  is  a  mill  site  attached  to 
the  property,  located  at  the  same  time  with 
the  ledge,  and  duly  recorded,  affording  at 
all  seasons  of  the  year  an  ample  supply  of 
water  for  steam  and  amalgamating  purposes. 
This   claim  has  for  a  long  time  attracted 
attention,  and  Orion  Clements,  Esq.,  Lieu- 
tenant Governor  of  the  State  of  Nevada,  in 
a  series  of  short  articles  written  upon  the 
mines  of  this  district,  during  a  visit  to  this 
place  in  the  summer  of  1866,  thus  speaksof 
the  Virginia  claim  :   "  On  the  19th  of  June, 
1865,    were   located    by   the   Virginia  Co. 
ledges  Nos.  2  and  3,  running  parallel  with 
each  other — ledge  No.  2  cropping  out  on 
the  surface  40  ft.  wide,  and  ledge  No.  3,  20 
ft.  wide.     On  these  ledges,  last  summer,  a 
great  deal  of  work  was  doue.     A  shaft  8  ft. 
square  was  sunk  on  each  ledge — on  No.  'J. 
to  the  dehth  of  25  ft.     Day  and  night  shifts 
were  employed,  and  six  men  kept  at  work 
most  of  the  summer.     The  shaft  was  sunk 
on  No.  3  about  10   ft.,  and  then  the  men 
were  transferred  to  shaft  No.  2,  for  the  rea- 
son that  as  it  was  100  ft.  lower  down  the 
hill,  by  sinking  a  shaft  100  ft.  and  drifting 
100  more,  ledge  No.  2  could  be  struck  200 
ft',  in  depth.     The  lowest  assay  was  $122 
iu  gold,  except  about  $15  in  silver.     From 
that  time  assays  ran  as  high  as  $1, 000  per 
ton.      The   claim   on   each  ledge   contains 
1,300  ft.,  both  belonging  to  the  same  com- 
pany.    A    C.    Wightman  discovered    and 
located  the  ledges  and  superintended  all  the 
work.     They  are  a  few  hundred  feet  north 
of  the  Potosi  ledge,  and  east  of  the  Balti- 
more. " 

Several  parcels  of  sulphurets  from  the 
Confidence  Co's  claim,  Pacific  ledge,  have 
been  worked  during  the  past  week  by  Mr. 
S.  H.  Bichardson,  with  splendid  results. 
In  two  instances,  nearly  $10  were  obtained 
from  2  lbs.  and  2  ozs.  of  sulphurets,  and  in 
another  instance,  between  $3  and  $4  were 
obtained. 

A  clean-up  of  the  arastra  of  the  Live  Oak 
Co.  resulted  in  a  yield  of  from  $75  to  8100 
per  ton.  The  rock  worked  was  not  assorted, 
but  the  full  width  of  the  ledge  was  taken 
out  and  worked,  and  the  yield  would  have 
been  very  much  larger  had  the  ore  been  as- 
sorted. 

During  the  past  week,  some  fine  ore  has 
been  taken  out  from  the  Eclipse  mine, 
near  Baltimore.  There  seems  to  be  a  very 
large  body  of  it. 


Transcript,  Aug.  25th  :  J.  E.  Squire  has 
been  appointed  Supt.  of  the  U.  S.  Grant 
mine  at  Carlisle,  Meadow  Lake  township. 
The  new  company  propose  erecting  a  new 
mill  and  extensive  works  on  the  mine. 

SieiTa  County. 

Downieville  Messenger,  Aug.  24th  :  The 
Docile  M.  Co.  is  getting  along  finely  with 
its  work  in  sinking  a  shaft,  and  is  now  down 
about  35  ft.  It  gets  enough  from  pounding 
up  assorted  rock  to  pay  expenses.  All  the 
loose  dirt  is  rich,  and  will  wash  up  big 
when  water  can  be  had.  The  third  north 
extension  company  has  struck  the  croppings 
about  2,000  ft.  from  the  Docile,  and  is  now 
getting  the  most  flattering  prospects. 

We  saw,  a  few  days  since,  some  very  rich 
specimens  from  the  Brush  Creek  ledge,  near 
the  Mountain  House.  This  ledge  paid  well 
some  years  since,  but  was  lost.  It  has  re- 
cently been  recovered,  and  promises  to  pay 
better  than  ever. 

The  tunnel  of  the  Greenback  Co.  is  being 
rapidly  pushed  forward. 

ARIZONA. 

Miner,  Aug.  10th  :  The  Vulture  mill,  at 
Wickenburg,  is  now  running  (20  stamps) 
regularly  and  profitably.  lager  &  Latti- 
more  and  Capt.  Chapman  have  the  contract 
for  hauling  the  ore  from  the  mine  to  the 
mill  at  810  per  ton.  The  mill  consumes  30 
tons  per  day.  Some  40  men-are  employed 
about  the  mill  and  80  at  the  mine.  The 
lode  is  39  ft.  wide,  and  the  ore  averages  $35 
per  ton,  although  lately  it  has  run  lower 
than  usual.  The  legal  troubles  concerning 
the  mill  and  mine  have  been  adjusted. 

July  20th,  the  copper  mines  of  Martin  & 
Co.  were  sold  to  W.  W.  Dodge,  of  San 
Francisco.  The  Mineral  Hill  mine  brought 
$10,000  in  gold. 

The  mines  never  looked  better  than  now. 
In  the  Empire,  the  Supt.  has  struck  a  cross 
vein  of  copper  of  immense  size  and  rich- 
ness. He  has  2,000  sacks  of  ore  at  the 
river  and  1,000  more  at  the  mine. 

Supt.  Fowler  is  putting  up  a  large  quan- 
tity of  ore  at  the  Springfield  mine.  Com- 
paratively few  hands  are  at  work  at  any  of 
the  mines. 

Messrs.  Thompson,  Ashley  and  Knowles 
are  in  San  Francisco,  and  are  not  expected 
back  until  September,  when  more  active 
operations  will  be  begun. 

BRITISH  COLUMBIA. 

Cariboo  Sentinel,  July  22d :  On  William's 
Creek  during  the  last  week,  the  following 
amounts  were  cleaned  up:  McLaren  Co., 
50  ozs.;  Wilson  Co.,  61 J^  ozs.;  Dutch  Bill 
Co.,  20  ozs.;  Davis  Co.,  135  ozs.;  Aurora 
Co.  ,176  ozs. ;  Prairie  Flower  Co. ,  30  ozs. ; 
Forest  Bose  Co.,  14  ozs.,  for  18  hours  work. 

In  Stout's  Gulch  during  the  week,  the 
Alturas  Co.  washed  up  169  ozs.,  and  Mucho 
Oro  Co. ,  30  ozs. 

In  Conklin's  Gulch,  the  week's  returns 
are  as  follows:  United  Co.,  85  ozs.;  Er- 
iccson  Co.  30  ozs. ,  and  Eeid  Co. ,  30  ozs. 

Good  prospects  have  been  struck  on  a 
high  bench  east  of  Grouse  Creek.  Several 
claims  have  been  staked  off. 

Week's  work  at  Lowhee  Creek,  Plumbago 
Co.,  from  810  to  812  per  day  to  the  hand. 
(  rittenden  Co. ,  12  ozs. ;  First  Chance   Co. 
90  ozs. 

July  25th :  Boss  Co.,  on  California  Creek, 
are  making  $7  per  day. 

Drawer,  Sharp  &  Co.  have  found  pieces 
in  their  claim  weighing  as  high  as  $50.  The 
Great  Eastern  Co.  are  making  §8  per  day. 

The  following  is  the  testimony  of  a  wit- 
ness under  oath  in  a  chancery  suit,  concern- 
ing the  Madoc  gold  mines  :  I  am  a  practical 
miner  and  have  washed  in  gold  mines  in 
California  for  several  years,  and  I  am  fully 
competent  to  judge  of  the  value  and  richness 
of  a  gold  mine.  That  I  did  on  Wednesday, 
the  1st  of  May,  gain  access  to  the  interior, 
and  did  examine  the  Bichardson  gold  mine, 
in  company  of  two  of  the  defendants,  Har- 
din and  Austin,  and  found  that  the  ore  in 
said  mine  was  of  unrivalled  richness,  and 
am  of  the  impression  that  I  could,  with  two 
men,  extract  from  said  mine  at  least  $2,000 
worth  of  gold  per  day  for  the  next  seven 
days.  That  I  washed  out  of  about  three 
pints  of  decomposed  rock  and  sand,  which  I 
took  out  of  a  pail  nearly  filled  with  the  same 
material,  from  $12  to  $14  worth  of  gold,  be- 
sides three  pieces  of  quartz  largely  inrpreg- 
nated  with  gold. 

July  29th :  A  miner  while  passing  a  pile 
of  "headings"  the  other  day,  observed  a 
small  piece  of  gold.  Stooping  to  pick  it  up, 
he  found  it  to  be  in  contact  with  a  lump  of 
quartz,  which  being  weighed,  was  discov- 
ered to  be  worth  $101,  for  which  sum  he 
subsequently  sold  the  specimeu. 

Aug.  1st :  The  First  Chance  Co. ,  Lowhee 
Creek,  took  out  40  ozs.  last  week,  among 
which  was  a  nugget  weighing  seven  ozs.  On 
Tuesday  last  the  Alturas  Co.,  on  Stout's 
Gulch,  also  took  out  a  nugget  weighing  T% 
ounces. 


IDAHO. 

Owyhee  AvalancJie,  Aug.  10th :  The  Oro 
Fino  mine  is  yielding  richer  ore  than  ever 
before.  The  last  run  of  70  tons  cleaned  up 
$10,000— over  $140  per  ton,  and  there  is 
much  more  of  the  same  class  of  ore  in  sight 
in  the  mine  and  some  out. 

The  "Whisky  ledge  is  being  put  in  the 
condition  of  a  paying  mine,  and  so  far  as 
worked  is  really  a  profitable  mine.  About 
5%  tons  of  the  ore  were  sold  at  the  mine, 
and  the  buyer  made  money  on  the  trans- 
action. The  vein  is  improving  as  it  is  de- 
veloped—both in  size  and  richness. 

World,  Aug.  17  th:  Mr.  Holbrook,  of 
Granite  Creek,  brought  to  this  office  on 
Thursday  some  specimen  pieces  of  decom- 
posed quartz,  taken  from  a  newly  discovered 
ledge,  two  miles  from  that  camp,  near  the 
very  rich  decomposed  quartz  ledge  lately 
located  by  Bradford  and  others.  The  ledge 
prospects  quite  as  richly  as  the  Bradford 
ledge. 

The  camp  on  Granite  Creek  is  flourishing 
beyond  any  camp  in  Idaho.  The  mines 
continue  to  pay  very  richly.  A  sale  has 
been  made  of  a  creek  claim  by  Mr.  Brainard, 
to  a  company  of  Portuguese,  for  $4  000. 

Forty-six  tons  of  poor  surface  and  casing 
rock  from  the  King  quartz  ledge,  Summit 
Flat,  lately  yielded  an  average  of  $58  per 
ton.  The  culled  ore  will  far  exceed  this 
product.  The  company  are  running  a  tun- 
nel into  the  Mammoth  ledge,  which  pros- 
pects richly  all  the  way  kown.  They  have 
two  8-stamp  mills,  and  constantly  employ 
16  hands.  It  is  near  these  ledges  that 
miners  are  making  big  pay  in  ground  sluic- 
ing for  quartz  rock,  of  which  one  party  had 
gathered  and  crushed  about  30  tons  which 
averaged  nearly  $100  to  the  ton. 

The  moving  of  the  20-stamp  quartz  mill 
from  the  Chickahominy  ledge  to  the  Pioneer 
ledge,  has  been  accomplished,  without  break- 
age or  mishap. 

Mr.  H.  D.  Van  Wyck,  Supt.  of  the  Bona- 
parte Hill  M.  Co's  mill  and  mine,  in  Alturas 
county,  lately  exhibited  three  pieces  of 
quartz,  which  came  from  the  company's 
mine.  Two  of  them  were  taken  from  the 
Bonaparte  ledge — one  from  the  cropping 
surface,  and  the  other  from  the  ledge  at  a 
depth  of  100  ft.  in  the  tunnel.  Both  pieces 
were  rich  in  gold,  and  that  from  the  tunnel 
contained  fine  specks  of  the  precious  metal 
all  through  it.  But  the  third  piece,  taken 
from  what  is  known  as  the  Ebell  ledge,  at 
the  depth  of  160  ft.  in  a  tunnel  lately  sunk, 
is  of  surpassing  richness.  The  whole  piece 
weighs  perhaps  a  pound,  and  looks  well 
throughout,  but  directly  through  it  is  a  vein 
of  dark  bluish  hue,  of  an  inch  width,  and 
in  this  the  gold  is  seen  thick  and  plenty 
everywhere.  It  is  one  of  the  best  looking 
pieces  of  gold  and  silver  quartz  we  have 
ever  seen.  The  rock  is  hard,  and  is  difficult 
to  work,  but  of  its  wealth  in  the  precious 
metals  there  can  be  no  question.  The  last 
clean  up  of  the  ore  from  the  Bonaparte 
ledge,  gave  a  product  of  216  ozs.  of  amal- 
gam, worth  say  $2,000,  from  less  than  40 
tons  of  rock. 

MONTANA. 
Post,  Aug.  3d :  The  Golden  Gate   Co.  in 
Brown's  Dist,  are  erecting  asteam  15-stamp 
quartz  mill. 

Good  diggings  has  been  struck  on  the 
Boulder  Bsdivius,  and  from  five  to  seven 
cents  to  the  pan  have  been  taken.  All  of 
them  show  very  well,  and  the  old  discovery 
claim  is  paying.  The  bars  are  extensive, 
can  be  worked  by  hydraulics,  and  will  give 
employment  to  a  large  number  of  men. 

Aug.  10th:  A  correspondent  writing  from 
Highland  Gulch,  says  :  Within  the  past  10 
days,  several  new  and  astonishingly  rich 
discoveries  have  been  made  on  Moose  Creek, 
contiguous  to  our  camp.  Collins,  Parker, 
Day  and  Harvey,  all  experienced  quartz 
prospectors,  have  brought  in  from  the  last 
named  locality  the  finest  specimens  of  silver 
ore  it  has  ever  been  our  good  fortune  to  see; 
during  18  years  residence  in  the  mountains. 
The  lodes  discovered  are  said  to  be  from  8 
to  12  ft.  wide.  The  rock  blisters  fine  and 
shows  the  native  silver  in  larger  quantities 
than  any  other  rockwe  ever  saw.  Enclosed 
you  will  find  a  globule  of  silver  thrown  out 
of  the  rock  by  a  common  wood  fire ;  this  I 
believe  to  be  out  of  the  Tiger  lode.  A  piece 
of  rock  the  size  of  an  egg  will  show  scores 
of  such  globules. 

But  a  few  feet  remains  to  be  driven  to 
complete  the  level  in  lode  No.  2  of  the  Whit- 
latch  Union  mine,  which  will  at  once  supply 
the  necessary  ventilation  for  this  part  of  the 
mines  and  give  a  surface  of  370  ft.  for  work- 
ing the  vein,  varying  in  width  from  two  to 
six  ft.  of  free  gold  bearing  white  flint  quartz 
and  yielding  $64. 15  per  ton.  From  discov- 
ery claim  very  rich  quartz  is  now  being 
taken  for  Turnley  &  Hendrie's  mill. 

Mr.  Whitlatch  has  purchased  one-half  of 
the  30-stamp  mill  of  the  Philadelphia  En- 
terprise Co. ,  which  is  now   being   built  in 
Oro  Fino  Gulch. 
Mining  matters  continue  to  improve  in 


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Blue  Cloud  Gulch.  Splendid  prospects  are 
obtained  throughout — from  75  ets.  to  81 
and  as  hifrh  as  sl2  to  the  pan  has  been  ob- 
tained. The  only  drawback  to  quick  f<  r- 
tuius  is  tin-  amount  of  water  ;  claim 
being  unable  to  sluice  but  half  tl 
Claims  are  held  at  very  high  figures.  Par- 
tic*  are  unwilling  to  sell  unless  they  get  as 
much  us  thoy  think  is  in  the  ground. 

The  diggings  on  El  Dorado  Bar  have  been 
found  to  pay  825  per  day  to  the  hand, 
ground  sluicing,  and  will  give  employment 
to  2.000  men. 

NEVADA. 
itiiifii  Rock. 

Enterprise,  Aug.  18th :  Tho  editor  thus 
describes  a  specimen  of  opal  from  the  Black 
Rock  mines,  lately  exhibited  in  Virginia 
City.  It  is  not  the  true  tire-opal,  butcomes 
very  near  being — only  lacking  in  its  com- 
position 1JV  percent,  more  of  water.  The 
specimen  shown  us  yesterday  wus  in  the 
possession  of  Mr.  R.  A.  Cochran,  and  ap- 
peared to  us  as  a  sort  of  cross  between 
precious  opal  and  moss  agate.  Mr.  Coch- 
ran says  that  in  the  Black  Rock  country 
there  is  an  extensive  belt  in  which  opales- 
cent minerals  are  abundant 

EnimM'n  l<ln. 

The  Pine  Grove  correspondent  of  the 
Virginia  Enterprise,  of  Aug.  20th,  writes  : 
The  Wilson,  Midas  and  Wheeler  Cos.  con- 
tinue to  take  out  rock  enough  to  pay  the 
expense  of  running  long  tunnels  for  the 
main  ledge  and  otherwise  developing  their 
mine.  The  Midas  will  have,  by  the  first 
of  next  month,  a  run  of  75  tons  of  ore  ex- 
tracted, which  will  pay  875  per  ton. 

H.  C.  Toombs  is  taking  ore  out  of  the 
Wilson  croppings.  He  pays  for  it  812  per 
ton. 

Smith  &  Reynolds  are  engaged  in  taking 
100  tons  of  ore  out  of  their  segregated 
Mountain  View  claim,  which  they  will  offer 
for  sale. 

The  Wheeler  boys  are  busy  taking  out 
ore  from  a  rich  vein  recently  struck  near 
their  old  shaft,  and  are  also  running  a  new 
tunnel,  which  is  now  in  some  50  ft. 

About  145  tons  of  ore  from  the  Bur- 
lesque claim  was  lately  crushed  by  Capt. 
Pray's  mill,  which  did  not  pay  for  crushing. 
The  ore  is  largely  composed  of  sulphurets. 

The  Deposit  No.  3,  adjoining  the  Bur- 
lesque on  the  south,  worked  by  Joe  Collins 
and  others,  shows  a  number  of  very  fine 
veins  of  copper-stained  gold-bearing  and 
sulphureted  quartz.  Fifty-three  tons  of 
the  ore  from  this  claim  were  worked  by 
Capt.  Pray's  mill,  and  although  the  ores 
prospected  finely  with  horn  washings  in 
free  gold,  the  returns  made  by  the  mill 
were  very  dissatisfactory. 

The  Imperial  Co.  struck  a  very  rich  body 
of  ore  in  their  shaft,  at  water  level,  some 
time  ago,  and  have  since  been  running  a 
tunnel  for  the  purpose  of  tapping  the  ledge 
at  a  lower  point  and  draining  the  water. 

Penrod's  arastras  are  giving  the  most  sat- 
isfactory results,  and  are  kept  running  con- 
stantly. 

X  1  >t  llll>ol<l  I  . 

Unionville  Register,  Aug.  17th:  Torrey 
has  made  two  more  shipments  of  several 
tons  of  bullion,  by  large  freight  teams.  He 
is  now  getting  things  to  work  to  his  notion, 
and  is  making  a  most  complete  success. 

The  Star  City  correspondent  writes  that 
the  American  Basin  Co.  are  driving  their 
tunuel,  with  three  shifts,  day  and  night. 

Drifts  have  been  run  across  the  DeSoto 
ledge  in  various  places,  and  rich  ore  found 
in  all  of  them,  proving  it  to  he  a  true  vein 
of  enduring  richness.  A  small  force  is  at 
work  preparing  to  take  out  ore,  which  can 
be  doue  in  sufficient  quantities  to  keep  all 
the  mills  in  the  country  running. 

Late  advices  from  the  reported  placer 
gold  discoveries  show  that  they  are  not 
likely  to  prove  as  rich  as  was  at  first  antici- 
pated. No  mines  have  yet  been  worked 
that  have  yielded  surface  gold  in  paying 
quantities.  Some  very  rich  quartz  ledges, 
however,  have  been  discovered. 

Trespass,  Aug.  20th  :  Work  goes  on  in 
the  Humboldt  mines.  Torrey,  at  Oreana, 
is  turning  out  bullion  in  considerable  quan- 
tities. His  Daisy  and  other  ledges  are 
showing  finely.  He  has  trouble  with  the 
working  of  the  furnaces  as  at  present  ar- 
ranged, because  of  the  fumes  poisoning  the 
men  who  work  at  them.  This  will  be  rem- 
edied as  soon  as  possible  by  the  erection  of 
stacks  to  carry  off  and  condense  the  vapors. 

Ginaca's  mill  has  been  landed  on  the 
ground  in  Winnemucca  District,  and  will 
be  put  in  working  order  as  soon  as  possible. 
Gov.  Fall  has  shipped  out  a  mill  for  the 
Essex  mine,  in  Sierra  Dist.  Fall  is  also 
driving  ahead  with  the  tunnel  for  the  Aga- 
memnon ledge. 

Ely's  mill  will  soon  be  put  up  to  work 
rock  from  the  Monroe  ledge. 

Silver  Bend  Reporter,  Aug.  17th  :  The 
New  York  mining  companies  have  all  sus- 


pended work,  having  conducted  operations ' 
upon  credit  as  long  as   the  miners  would 
stand   it.      Funds  are   expected,   however, 
within  a  day  or  two,  when  there  would  bo 

The  new  mill  :n 
cent  City  (Hatfield's)  was  set  in  motion  and 
kept  at  work  for  about  ten  days  upon  ore 
from  the  List  lode.  The  result  was  all  that 
could  bo  w  ished  for  or  expected.  This  is  a 
cheering  feature  ;  but  as  the  entire  Btrue- 
tnre  was  put  up  on  credit,  a  suspension  was 
necessary,  and  it  is  now  locked  np  and  will 
remain  so  until  money  arrives  to  liquidate 
the  indebtedness  against  it. 
Beoao  Itlvor. 

II-  veille,  Aug.  loth  :  The  La  Plata  Co. 
has  struck  a  tine  body  of  ore  in  the  lower 
level  of  the  Twin  Ophirs  mine,  situated  in 
Park  Calion.  The  tough,  hard  character  of 
the  rock  rendered  the  work  on  the  mine 
tedious  and  slow,  and  it  is  gratifying  to 
learn  that  the  ledge  has  been  struck  at  last. 
The  ore  found  in  the  deep  level  is  said  to  be 
very  superior  to  that  met  with  above. 

T.  J.  Tennant,  who  has  just  returned 
from  McCann  creek,  says  that  in  digging 
the  grave  for  McCabe,  who  died  there,  they 
sunk  to  the  depth  of  five  ft.  without  disclos- 
ing the  bed  rock.  The  earth  thrown  from 
the  grave  was  washed,  and  every  pan  of  it 
contained  slight  "colors."  Mr.  Tennant 
did  not  see  or  hear  of  a  pan  of  dirt  washed 
that  did  not  yield  the  "color,"  although  it 
was  obtained  from  the  grass  roots  on  the 
surface. 

Aug.  19th  :  On  'Saturday,  some  500  lb  s. 
of  quartz  from  the  Beard  ledge  at  McCann 
Gulch  were  brought  into  town.  It  is  pecu- 
liar looking  ore,  and  much  resembles  that 
obtained  in  the  Black  Rock  Dist  The  lot 
was  evidently  procured  from  the  surface, 
and  appears  to  be  chiefly  decomposed  por- 
phyry, of  a  grayish  white  color,  covered 
with  brownish  stains  on  the  outside.  These 
pieces  do  not  show  any  gold,  but  may  do 
so  after  being  pulverized  and  washed,  or  by 
assay.  Some  choice  specimens  were  shown 
to  us  in  which  the  gold  was  palpable  to  tho 
eye. 

Aug.  20th :  A  small  but  rich  stratum  of 
ore  has  been  struck  in  the  lower  level  of 
the  incline  on  the  Metacom  mine.  The  ore 
is  a  soft  black  mass  of  sulphuret,  mixed 
with  clay.  A  sample  of  it  was  assayed  yes- 
terday by  'Boalt  &  Stetefeldt,  which  gave 
the  large  yield  of  $2,069.01  of  silver  per 
ton.  This  coal-black  ore  resembles  that 
produced  by  the  Chase  mine,  and  is  wholly 
unlike  any  heretofore  found  in  the  Meta- 
com. 

Aug.  21st:  The  Chase  mine  is  now  yield- 
ing a  very  rich  quality  of  ore,  assays  of 
which  exceed  $3,000  per  ton.  Some  30 
tons  of  the  first  class  ore  are  on  the  dump 
ready  for  the  mill.  The  ore  was  taken  from 
the  original  excavation  at  a  point  where  the 
ledge  is  of  good  size,  and  it  is  of  so  high  a 
grade  that  the  deposit  is  usually  called  a 
"chimney." 

At  a  meeting  of  claim  holders  of  Kinsley 
Dist,  Lander  county,  on  the  15th  day  of 
Aug.,  the  laws  of  the  district  was  amended 
30  that  all  titles  to  mining  claims  heretofore 
made  and  recorded,  shall  hold  good  until 
the  completion  of  the  Pacific  Railroad,  to  a 
point  opposite  to  said  district,  and  that  8250 
value  in  work  or  money  shall  entitle  the 
claimants  to  their  claims  in  fee. 

Aug.  22d :  Part  of  the  Keystone  mill  was 
destroyed  by  fire  on  the  night  of  the  21st. 
More  than  half  the  roof  was  burned  off,  and 
two  of  the  furnaces  was  so  much  damaged 
by  the  water  used  in  extinguishing  the  fire, 
that  they  will  have  to  be  rebuilt.  Loss  from 
$6,000  to  $7,000.     Cause,  carelessness. 

Water  is  getting  troublesome  in  the  Sa- 
vannah mine,  so  nmeh  so  that  it  is  neces- 
sary to  erect  hoisting  machinery  in  order  to 
free  the  mine.  Until  the  hoisting  apparatus 
is  finished,  there  will  be  but  slight  addition 
to  the  dump  pile,  which  now  contains  about 
30  tons  of  first  and  second  class  ore. 

Aug.  23d  :  The  mill  of  the  Old  Dominion 
Co. ,  in  the.  Hot  Creek  Dist. ,  is  nearly  fin- 
ished. Terry  McGinnis,  a  famous  builder 
of  furnaces,  had  arrived  in  the  district  on 
Tuesday  for  the  purpose  of  building  the 
necessary  furnaces  for  the  mill.  The  build- 
ing of  the  mill  has  piven  an  impetus  to 
mining  in  the  Hot  Creek  as  well  as  neigh- 
boring districts,  andparties  have  contracted 
to  deliver  at  the  mill  a  number  of  tons  of 
ore  from  both  Morey  and  Reveille. 

Coover's  5-stamp  mill  in  Bunker  Dist. ,  is 
working  satisfactorily  on  ore  from  the  Vic- 
torine  ledge.  The  owners  of  the  mill  have 
agreed  to  work  1,000  tons  at  certain  rates. 
The  mill  will  reduce  60  tons  per  day. 

This  morning,  some  1,400  ozs.  of  crude 
bullion  were  brought  to  town  from  the 
Bunker  Dist.  It  is  the  product  of  about  10 
tons  of  ore  from  the  Brown  ledge  in  that 
district,  worked  in  an  arastra  by  Messrs. 
Lemmon  and  Smith. 

Silver  Bend  Reporter,  Aug.  17th:  The 
shaft  on  the  Silver  Queen  ledge  is  now  down 


from  the  croppings  70  ft     The  ledge  is  five 
feet  thick,  with  a  stratum  of  pay  ore  2}  J  ft 

thick. 

On  the  10th  inst,  the  mill  of  the  Mount 
(_'n.  in  Cortes  Dist,  forwarded  tu 
Austin  ID  bars  of  bullion,  valued  at  814,000. 
.  Au_'.  23d:  The  Rutland  mill  has 
again  changed  hands,  the  agent  of  the  New- 
York  and  South  Twin  Co.  having  purchased 
the  interest  of  J.  S.  French. 

Aug.  24th  :  This  morning  two  wagons  ar- 
rived in  town  with  mill  machinery  for  Bel- 
mont. One  wagon  contained  machinery 
for  the  Belmont  Co.,  and  the  other  for  the 
Combination  Co. 

The  assay  office  attached  to  the  Manhattan 
mill  received  for  the  week  ending  this  date, 
48,379  ozs.  of  crude  bullion  for  melting  and 
assay. 

Trespass,  Aug.  27th :  The  editor  has  seen 
two  assays  of  ore  from  Washington  Dist. , 
made  by  Conrad  Weigand,  which  showed, 
in  silver,  per  ton,  $194  and  $213,  respect- 
ively. If  not  refractory,  there  is  a  large 
quantity  of  this  ore  now  readyfor  reduction. 
Aug.  24th:  The  San  Plata  Co.  has  dis- 
closed a  large  body  of  rich  ore  in  the  lower 
level  of  the  Twin  Ophirs  mine,  Park  Canon. 
Washoe. 

[In  the  Stock  Circular,  in  another  portion 
of  this  paper,  will  be  found  late  mining 
news  from  tliis  district.  ] 

Enterprise,  Aug.  20th :  The  workmen  in 
the  Chollar-Potosi,  at  the  depth  of  965  ft. 
below  the  surface,  have  came  upon  a  de- 
posit of  excellent  ore.  The  extent  of  the 
deposit  is  not  known. 

A  strike  is  reported  to  have  been  made  in 
the  Overman  yesterday  morning. 

The  Sierra  Nevada  is  now  clear  of  water, 
and  work  will  be  commenced  immediately. 
Aug.  21st :  The  ore  taken  out  and  reduced 
last  week  by  the  Gold  Hill  Quartz  Mill  and 
Mining  Co.,  Gold  Hill,  averaged  $42  per 
ton. 

Aug.  22d  :  The  Yellow  Jacket  Co.  have 
just  received  and  will  at  once  set  up  two 
uew  boilers,  each  16  ft.  in  length  by  54  in. 
in  diameter.  Each  boiler  contains  50  three- 
inch  tubes.  The  boilers  were  manufactured 
at  the  Pioneer  Boiler  Works. 

The  Kentuck  Co.  are  engaged  in  over- 
hauling their  hoisting  works.  They  are 
putting  in  new  reels,  repairing  their  shaft, 
and  putting  everything  in  order  for  a  long 
siege  of  heavy  work. 

Aug.  24th :  The  tunnel  connecting  the 
old  and  new  works  on  the  Hale  &  Noreross 
is  completed.  Sinking  upon  the  new  shaft 
will  be  vigorously  continued. 

A  new  machine  for  concentrating  tailings 
has  been  invented  and  tested  by  a  miner 
named  Holden.  It  has  been  put  in  opera- 
tion at  the  Ophirmill,  and  bids  fair  to  prove 
a  snecess.  The  tailings  concentrated  by  the 
new  apparatus  yield  about  $200  per  ton. 

The  total  amount  of  bullion  shipped  from 
this  city  and  Gold  Hill  for  the  past  week, 
was  8,715  lbs.,  worth  $224,018.44. 

Trespass,  Aug.  24th :  Work  is  to  be  re- 
sumed on  the  Deuvylheimer  lode,  at  Pea- 
vine  :  and  by  the  time  the  railroad  reaches 
Crystal  Peak,  the  smelting  furnaces  will  be 
completed,  and  a  large  quantity  of  ore 
smelted  for  shipping. 

Aug.  27th ;  Mining  is  active  at  Wilson 
Dist.  Quite  a  large  amount  of  ore  has 
been  sent  to  Washoe,  to  be  treated  in  a  sci- 
entific manner. 

The  body  of  ore  cut  in  the  Chollar-Potosi 
shaft,  at  the  800-ft.  level,  is  of  most  excel- 
lent quality,  and  the  lode  widens  as  it  is 
sunk  upon. 

OREGON. 
Albany  Journal,  Aug.  23d:  C.  H.  Moses 
and  Squire  Wilbur,  of  this  city,  went  out 
into  the  mountains  for  the  purpose  of  hunt- 
ing and  prospecting.  They  returned  last 
Saturday,  bringing  in  some  fine  specimens 
of  auriferous  quartz,  taken  from  a  ledge  near 
the  old  quartz  discoveries  on  Blue  River, 
and  not  more  than  50  miles  from  this  city. 
They  opened  a  clearly  defined  ledge  about 
half  way  down  the  mountain.  Gold  can  be 
seen  in  most  of  the  rock  with  the  naked  eye; 
and  the  quartz  is  easily  crushed  and  eon- 
tains  gold  in  large  quantities.  They  are 
confident  that  the  specimens  brought  back 
for  testing  are  no  more  than  the  average  of 
some  500  or  600  lbs.  of  rock  taken  out. 
They  crushed  in  a  mortar  what  they  brought 
with  them  on  their  riding  horses.  The 
average  yield  per  pound  was  $1.13;  or 
$2,260  per  ton.  They  have  taken  up  claims, 
and  intend  commencing  working  the  ledge 
as  soon  as  possible. 

Dalles  Mountaineer,  Aug.  24th  :  Two  hun- 
dred pounds  of  gold  dust  was  brought  down 
from  Canon  City,  on  the  stages  by  passengers 
last  Thursday. 

UTAH. 
Salt  Lake   Vedette,  Aug.  17th :    The  Fort 
Bridger  correspondent  writes  as   follows : 
From  what  we  have  seen  of  the  country,  we 


have  no  hesitation  in  giving  it  as  our  opin- 
ion that  no  better  or  more  extensive  gold 
quartz  bearing  range  has  been  found  than 
this  "Shoshone  mining  district,"  as  it  is 
called.  The  ledges  are  large,  well  defined, 
and  crop  out  boldly  for  miles,  running 
northerly  and  southerly,  with  a  uniform 
dip  to  the  east.  In  nearly  every  piece  of 
quartz  you  pick  up,  traces  of  gold  can  be 
found.  Placer  diggings  will  undoubtedly 
be  found  in  the  district  as  soon  as  any  pros- 
pecting in  that  line  is  done.  As  yet,  noth- 
ing worth  speaking  of  has  been  done 
towards  discerning  wash  gold. 

Parties  continue  to  fit  out  and  start  for 
the  South  Pass  mines.  Unbounded  confi- 
dence is  felt  in  their  richness  and  extent  by 
those  who  have  been  there.  One  company, 
owning  3,000  ft,  has  made  an  assessment  of 
$800,  for  the  purpose  of  developing  the 
ledge. 

From  private  advices  we  learn  that  J. 
Marion  Moore,  one  of  the  discoverers  of 
the  Boise  mines,  and  the  most  extensive  as 
well  as  energetic  miner  that  ever  was  in  the 
Boise  Basin,  will  be  here  this  week  with 
from  40  to  60  men,  destined  for  the  new 
mines  on  the  Sweetwater. 


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I.  C,  Folsom. — The  structure  of  granite,  as 
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a  brief  recapitulation  of  -which  theory 
was  inserted  on  the  67th  page  of  our  cur- 
rent volume — contains  an  hypothesis 
which,  though  possibly  correct  in  many, 
and  we  think  it  probable  that  it  is  so  in 
some  instances,  is  based  on  too  much 
supposition  to  meet  with  adhesion  from 
deep  thinkers.  The  formation  of  cavities 
or  vesicles  in  granite,  or  any  other  rock 
of  like  character,  is  susceptible  of  expla- 
nation by  many  other  means  than  the 
vapor  of  water.  We  readily  admit  that 
of  granitic  or  other  similarly  formed 
rock,  that  it  is  quite  easy  to  conceive  that 
Tinder  an  intense  heat  and  enormous 
pressure,  granite  or  similar  rock,  even 
while  in  a  fused  state,  may  become,  to  a 
large  extent,  saturated  with  aqueous 
vapor ;  and  thus  cause  cavities  which 
may  subsequently  become  filled  by  infil- 
tration, either  wholly  or  partially,  with 
solid  substances,  or  by  saline  and  aqueous 
ones,  in  a  fluid  form,  as  described  by 
Mr.  Sorby.  Mr.  Poulet  Scropes'  ad- 
mirable illustrations  on  this  point,  drawn 
from  observations  of  the  rocks  of  Au- 
vergne,  Mont  D'or,  Puy  de  Dome,  etc. , 
form  a  complete  case  in  point.  It  is  not, 
however,  necessary,  in  all  cases,  that 
analogous  rocks  must  become  vesicular 
by  means  of  aqueous  vapor  only.  The 
presence  of  a  vaporized  solid  or  any  gas- 
eous matter  would,  under  a  like  set  of 
circumstances,  be  equally  productive  of 
similar  phenomena.  The  fact  just  stated 
is  not  uufrequently  exhibited,  to  the 
great  annoyance  of  the  glass  manufac- 
turer, in  the  air  bubbles,  as  they  are 
called,  sometimes  seen  in  manufactured 
glass  ;  yet  such  glass  may  have  been  for 
hours  iu  a  molten  fluid  condition  previ- 
ous to  being  shaped  into  any  given  utili- 
tarian form,  as  a  common  glass  bottle,  for 
instance. 

A  Practical  Man,  who  inquires  as  to  the 
best  and  cheapest  mode  of  obtaining  black 
diamonds  for  drilling  purposes,  such  as 
were  alluded  to  in  our  publication  of  the 
1st  of  June  last,  at  page  339,  is  informed 
that  we  hope  shortly  to  be  able  to  inform 
our  correspondent  and  readers  of  addi- 
tional particulars,  which  are  promised  to 
be  furnished  us  by  a  gentleman,  who  has 
examined  such  diamonds,  which  he  saw 
many  years  ago,  and  is  acquainted  with 
their  commercial  history.  If  the  diamond 
drilling  machine  proves  as  advantageous 
as  has  been  asserted  to  have  been  found 
in  executing  the  Tavasa  tunnel,  few  sub- 
jects can  bo  moro  interesting  to  the  min- 
ing community  ;  whilst  to  the  chemist 
and  geologist  their  origin  is  of  an  intrin- 
sic and  highly  theoretic  value. 


Santiam  Mines  in  Oregon. — We  under- 
stand that  a  competent  person  is  about  to 
take  hold  of  and  develop  the  Santiam  mines 
in  Oregon.  No  doubt  is  felt  among  the 
owners  of  the  mine  but  that  the  ore  can 
be  made,  by  proper  management,  to  pay 
handsomelv. 


The  State  Agricultural  Fair. 

There  seems  to  be  a  general  waking  up 
everywhere  throughout  the  State,  to  the 
advantages  to  be  gained  from  a  proper  exhi- 
bition of  the  united  agricultural  and  me- 
chanical interests  of  the  State,  at  the  coming 
State  Fair  at  Sacramento.  An  interest  seems 
to  have  been  excited,  not  only  on  the  part 
of  individuals,  but  also  among  the  officers 
of  the  various  district  and  county  agricul- 
tural societies  as  well.  This  augurs  well 
for  the  success  of  the  enterprise,  and  insures 
a  general  union  of  all  parties  in  carrying 
out  the  programme,  and  rendering  the  State 
Agricultural  Fair  a  success.  "This,"  says 
the  Sacramento  Union,  "is  as  it  should  be. 
Every  county  should  have  its  local  society 
and  hold  its  local  fair,  to  show  to  the  people 
of  the  vicinity  the  evidences  of  local  re- 
sources and  prosperity,  and  to  excite  emula- 
tion and  effort  for  improvement.  The  State 
Society  presents  an  opportunity  for  each 
locality  to  compare  its  products  with  those 
of  each  and  all  others,  and  thus  stimulate 
all.  But  the  greatest  advantage  the  State 
Society  presents  to  all  localities  in  the  State 
is,  that  it  furnishes  them  a  truthful  and  re- 
liable medium  through  which  correct  in- 
formation as  to  their  resources  and  advan- 
tages can  be  conveyed  to  the  people  of  other 
States  and  countries,  and  thus  induce  immi- 
gration and  direct  to  the  locality  presenting 
the  greatest  inducements." 

The  San  Joaquin  Valley  Society  has  ap- 
pointed a  special  committee  to  cooperate 
with  the  State  Society  in  furthering  the  en- 
terprise, and  have  issued  a  stirring  address 
to  arouse  the  people  of  that  part  of  the 
State,  to  the  policy  and  necessity  of  securing 
a  full  display  of  their  industrial  products  at 
the  approaching  Fair. 

The  motive  power  and  shafting  is  already 
in  place  at  the  Fair  building,  and  all  ma- 
chinery intended  for  operation  should  be 
upon  the  ground  early  next  week,  so  that 
the  exhibition  can  open  complete  with  every- 
thing in  motion,  on  Monday,  the  9th  inst. 
As  the  exhibition  continues  for  only  one 
week,  every  one  must  see  the  necessity  of 
being  prompt  and  having  everything  in 
place  on  the  first  day,  in  order  to  secure  the 
full  benefit  of  the  expenses  which  they  may 
incur.  Those  who  have  witnessed  the  tardi- 
ness, inconvenience  and  loss  to  exhibitors  at 
most  of  our  past  exhibitions,  both  in  this 
city  and  at  Sacramento,  will  appreciate  the 
force  of  our  suggestions. 


A  Generous  and  Tmnany  Pkoposition. 
Horace  Hawes,  Esq.,  having  expressed  a 
willingness  to  let  the  Mechanics'  Institute 
have  the  free  use  of  a  lot  for  their  Fair  next 
year,  a  committee  waited  upon  him  on 
Tuesday  last,  and  he  generously  offered  to 
let  them  have  a  hundred-vara  lot  on  Ninth 
street,  between  Howard  and  Folsom,  for 
two  years.  The  committee  thanked  him  for 
the  kind  offer,  and  assured  him  it  would  be 
most  acceptable.  The  lot  is  on  the  summit 
of  a  hill,  which  slopes  towards  the  Mission 
in  one  direction  and  towards  the  business 
part  of  the  city  in  the  other.  A  Fair  build- 
ing erected  here  will  occupy  a  commanding 
and  beautiful  position.  Both  the  Howard 
and  Folsom  street  cars  pass  directly  by  it, 
and  the  Market  street  and  Hayes  Valley 
cars  within  two  blocks.  In  every  way  the 
locality  is  excellent,  and  easy  of  access. 
The  offer  will  be  of  material  assistance  to 
the  Institute,  and  will  enable  them  to  com- 
mence their  calculations  and  preparations 
for  the  Fair  of  1868  without  delay. 


Silver  in  AVest  Virginia. — A  corres- 
pondent of  the  Wheeling  Intelligencer  says 
that  four  different  companies,  operating 
within  a  distance  of  three  miles  of  each 
other,  have  struck  silver  ore,  within  depths 
varying  from  400  feet  at  the  deepest  up  to 
260  feet  from  the  surface.  The  claims  ap- 
pear to  bo  all  upon  the  same  vein.  Fur- 
ther developments  are  looked  for  with  much 
interest. 


Platinum  in  New  Zealand. 

A  very  important  discoveiy  of  platinum 
has  recently  been  reported  in  New  Zealand. 
A  miner  from  that  island  was  recently  at 
Melbourne,  where  he  exhibited  a  quantity 
of  metallic  sand,  which  he  said  he  had  gath- 
ered on  the  coast  of  the  island  named,  and 
stated,  furthermore,  "that  there  was  any 
quantity  of  the  same  material  where  that 
came  from. "  The  sample  was  examined  and 
assayed  by  the  assayer  of  the  Union  bank  at 
Melbourne,  and  was  proved  to  be  a  valuable 
platinum  ore,  of  a  highly  magnetic  character, 
containing  some  60  or  70  per  cent,  of  plati- 
num. Throughout  the  sample  were  to  be 
seen  minute  pieces  of  rough  gold.  Specific 
gravity  of  ore,  14  2. 

The  assayer  says  in  his  report :  '  'It  may  be 
interesting  to  state  that  while  experimenting 
with  the  microscope  I  soon  found  that  many 
of  the  individual  flakes  possessed  polarity. 
I  carried  the  experiment  further  by  floating 
some  fine  pieces  on  a  drop  of  water  placed 
on  a  glass  slide,  around  which  was  placed  a 
fine  insulated  copper  wire.  On  transmitting 
a  galvanic  current  through  this  impromptu 
coil,  the  major  axis  of  many  of  these  little 
flakes  at  once  took  up  a  position  at  right 
angles  to  the  current,  and  as  rapidly  re- 
versed themselves  on  the  poles  of  the  battery 
being  changed." 

Should  this  ore  be  found  in  such  abund- 
ance as  represented  by  the  miner  who  pro- 
duced this  sample,  it  will  be  of  much  com- 
mercial importance,  and  add  greatly  to  the 
value  of  the  mineral  products  of  New  Zea- 
land. 

Important  improvements  have  recently 
been  introduced  into  the  working  manipu- 
lation of  this  metal,  by  which  it  is  expected 
that  articles  manufactured  from  it  will  soon 
be  greatly  reduced  in  price.  All  that  is 
now  wanted  to  realize  this  anticipation,  is  to 
find  the  ore  in  greater  abundance  than  it 
has  hitherto  been  met  with.  Possibly  the 
discovery  reported  above  may  lead  to  the 
desired  result,  and  introduce  this  most  valu- 
able aud  imperishable  of  the  useful  metals 
into  many  of  the  arts,  from  which  it  is  now 
restricted  on  account  of  its  great  cost. 

A  parcel  of  this  sand  has  been  sent  to  Lon- 
don by  one  of  the  principal  metallurgists  of 
Melbourne,  to  ascertain  more  definitely  its 
full  commercial  value,  and  the  facilities  for 
utilizing  the  same.  There  is  probably  no 
mineral  discovery  which  could  be  of  more 
importance  to  the  world  at  the  present  time, 
than  that  which  should  reduce  the  cost  of 
platinum,  from  its  present  value  of  about 
eight  times  that  of  silver,  to  an  equal  value 
with  the  last  named  metal. 


The  Missouiti  Tin  Discovery. — The 
Madison  County  Conservative,  in  alluding 
to  the  recent  discovery  of  tin  in  Missouri, 
says  :  "The gentlemen  who  have  been  work- 
ing the  recently  discovered  tin  mines,  ten 
miles  west  of  Fredericktown,  are  evidently 
well  pleased  with  the  prospect  of  opening  a 
tin  mine.  A  few  days  ago  one  of  the  parties, 
Mr.  George  S.  Sane,  of  St.  Louis,  purchased 
of  Mrs.  Lloyd  200  acres,  on  which  tin  has 
been  discovered,  for  the  sum  of  $7,000; 
paying  $1,000  down  and  the  balance  in  90 
days.  This  is  another  item  of  wealth  to  be 
added  to  the  long  list  of  valuable  minerals 
found  in  Madison  county.  We  have  many 
hills  in  our  county  too  poor  for  agricultural 
purposes,  unless  it  be  for  orchards  and  vine- 
yards ;  and  as  God  never  made  anything  in 
vain,  it  is  but  reasonable  to  suppose  that 
these  hills  contain  something  more  valuable 
than  appears  on  the  surface.  ' 

Another  Missouri  paper  says  that  there  is 
a  fair  prospect  that  they  will  soon  have  a  tin 
fever  in  Missouri,  as .  bad  as  the  oil  fever 
that  lately  raged  in  Pennsylvania.  All  the 
State  is  going  wild  about  this  discovery. 
Every  man  has  a  lump  of  ore  in  one  pocket 
and  a  blow-pipe  in  the  other.  Speculators 
are  buying  up  the  farms,  and  stock-jobbing 
is  fast  usurping  the  place  of  honest  labor. 
For  one  man  who  gets  rich,  we  venture  to 
say,  that  ten  will  be  ruined  by  mining  com- 
panies. This  discovery  has  been  made  near 
the  famous  Iron  Mountain. 


Continental  Life  Insurance  Company, 
302  Montgomery  street,  corner  of  Pine. 


Yield  of  Australian  Mines. 

The  gold  fields  of  Australia  are  located  in 
the  southeastern  extremity  of  the  island, 
and  occupy  but  a  very  small  portion  of  the 
same.  They  lie  chiefly  in  the  province  of 
Victoria,  of  which  Melbourne  is  the  chief 
commercial  port;  although  the  yield  of 
New  South  Wales,  the  adjoining  province, 
is  very  considesable. 

It  appears  from  Ditfcer's  Mining  Record 
that  there  are  sixty-one  dividend-paying 
quartz  mines  in  Victoria,  working  under  the 
Limited  Liability  Act,  besides  a  large  num- 
ber of  other  paying  mines  worked  on  the 
cooperative  system.  There  are  also  numer- 
ous "progressive"  mines,  whose  progress 
and  prospects  are  regularly  reported. 

The  Record  of  February  26th  contains  a 
tabulated  list  of  eighty  quartz  mining  com- 
panies in  New  South  Wales,  with  the  num- 
ber of  tons  crushed  and  amount  of  yield  of 
each  for  the  quarter  ending  December  31st, 
1866.  From  this  list  we  gather  the  fact 
that  these  companies,  during  the  last  quar- 
ter of  1866,  crushed  160,169  tons,  from 
which  was  extracted  an  aggregate  of  83,874 
ounces  of  gold,  equivalent  to .  523  per  ton — 
a  fraction  over  half  an  ounce.  A  careful 
consideration  of  this  table  gives  one  a  very 
good  idea  of  the  general  yield  of  the  Aus- 
tralian gold  mines. 

In  carefully  looking  over  this  list  of 
eighty  mines,  we  find  ten  with  a  reported 
yield  of  less  than  one-quarter  of  an  ounce, 
and  twenty-six  less  than  one-half  an  ounce  ; 
fifty-seven  less  than  one  ounce,  and  only 
twenty-three  whose  yield  exceeded  an  ounce. 
One  company  is  reported  as  having  crushed 
2,900  tons  in  three  months,  at  a  yield  of  a 
fraction  short  of  one-twelfth  of  an  ounce  to 
the  ton! 

There  are  very  few  mines  in  the  list, 
which  are  worked  to  any  extent,  that  reach  a 
yield  of  one  ounce  to  the  ton.  We  note 
but  four  which  produced  1,000  tons  or  over, 
with  a  yield  that  reached  or  exceeded  one 
ounce  to  the  ton.  The  highest  yield  re- 
ported was  five  ounces,  by  a  mine  from 
which  only  sixty  tons  were  crushed.  Of 
the  eight  mines  which  produced  rock  worth 
two  ounces  and  over,  only  two  produced  as 
much  as  250  tons,  and  one  of  them  paid 
two  ounces  to  the  ton  for  866  tons  worked. 

The  number  of  men  engaged  in  mining 
in  Australia,  at  the  present  time,  is  estimated 
at  from  80,000  to  90,000.  The  total  popu- 
lation of  Australia  is  about  1,000,000—600,- 
000  of  whom  reside  in  the  two  gold-produc- 
ing colonies. 

Considerable  attention  is  being  called  to 
the  loss  of  gold  in  the  quartz  mines,  and  a 
few  of  the  most  enterprising  engineers  are 
doing  their  best  to  remedy  the  same.  The 
average  loss  is  set  at  fully  one-third  of  the 
total  assay  value  of  the  rock.  The  mill- 
men  generally  appear  to  be  very  indifferent 
to  the  subject,  more  so,  if  possible,  than  in 
California. 


Died. — In  Nevada  City,  on  the  21st  inst., 
after  a  short  illness,  Mr.  William  Heugh, 
aged  56  years.  Mr.  Heugh  was  one  of  the 
proprietors  of  the  Nevada  Foundry,  a 
Scotchman  by  birth,  and  one  of  the  best 
machinists  in  the  country.  He  was  highly 
esteemed  asj'a  citizen,  having  been  a  resi- 
dent of  Nevada  some  sixteen  years.  We 
have  known  him  since  1852,  and  more  than 
once  have  had  occasion  to  call  to  our  aid 
his  valuable  services,  under  circumstances 
which  called  for  the  highest  efforts  of  me- 
chanical genius. 


The  North  American  claim,  at  Michigan 
Bluffs,  is  said  to  have  yielded  about  $300,- 
000  since  it  was  first  opened.  Nitro-glycer- 
ine  has  recently  been  introduced  into  this 
mine  as  a  blasting  agent.  It  is  said  to  take 
a  better  hold  of  the  cement  in  breaking  it 
down  than  powder  does. 


Woodward's  Gardens. — It  will  bo  seen  from 
the  advertisement  which  appears  to-day,  that  new 
attractions  arc  boing  continually  added  to  the  va" 
riety  heretofore  presented. 


®h*  Pining  a»tf  <f  jrittrtific  §to*& 


137 


Cut-off  Engines. 

Onr  millmen,  and  others  who  have  occa- 
sion to  use  steam  power,  we  are  convinced, 
are,  as  a  general  rale,  far  too  regardless  or 
ignorant  of  the  advantage  and  economy  of 
using  only  a  first-class  engine.  In  the  At- 
lantic States  and  Europe,  where  fuel  is 
abundant  and  cheap,  every  device  is  resorted 
to  to  reduce  its  consumption  to  the  lowest 
possible  point ;  while  on  this  coast,  with  far 
dearer  fuel,  the  matter  is  almost  wholly 
neglected.  It  is  generally  estimated  that  a 
first  rate  variable  cnt-off  engine  will  save, 
as  compared  with  a  good  slide  valve  engine 
of  the  ordinary  construction,  from  one-fifth 
to  one-third  tho  quantity  of  fuel  consumed. 
A  very  little  arithmetic  will  show  how  im- 
portant a  saving  this  is.  The  difference 
will  be  sufficiently  marked  here  in  San 
Francisco,  or  in  any  of  our  mountain  towns; 
but,  for  a  stronger  illustration,  take  the  sil- 
ver mining  region  in  Nevada.  There  is 
many  a  mill  or  mine  at  or  about  Virginia 
City  which  requires  say  ton  cords  of  wood 
per  day  to  run  the  mill,  or  pumping  and 
hoisting  works,  as  the  case  may  be.  This 
ten  cords  of  wood  costs  $16  per  cord,  equal 
to  8160  per  day,  or  $18,000  per  year  of  300 
working  days.  Suppose  a  more  perfect  en- 
gine will  save  twenty -five  per  cent,  (not  an 
extravagant  estimate)  in  the  consumption 
of  fuel.  The  result  is  an  aggregate  saving 
of  S12.000  in  a  year — enough  to  almost 
make  the  difference  between  an  assessment 
and  a  dividend ;  large  enough,  at  all  events, 
to  claim  the  attention  of  all  prudent  man- 
agers. In  view  of  so  large  a  saving,  the 
difference  in  first  cost  between  a  cut-off  and 
a  common  engine  becomes  a  matter  of  no 
small  consequence. 

One  of  the  best  of  these  improved  engines 
is  Wright's  variable  cut-off,  which  has  been 
made  very  largely  for  the  Eastern  markets 
by  the  "Woodruff  &  Beach  Co.,  at  Hartford, 
Conn.  In  our  walks  among  the  machine 
shops,  a  few  days  since,  we  were  pleased  to 
learn  that  Goddard  &  Co. ,  of  this  city,  were 
making  these  engines,  one  of  which,  then 
completed,  they  were  about  shipping  to  the 
Crown  Point  Company,  for  their  new  works 
at  Gold  Hill.  This  engine  was  of  very 
superior  finish  and  workmanship,  handsome 
in  architectural  form  and  outline,  and  sim- 
ple, strong  and  substantial  in  construction. 
We  have  no  doubt  that  it  will  do  all  that  is 
claimed  for  it.  Goddard  &  Co.  have  other 
orders  in  hand,  and  anticipate  large  sales, 
which  we  hope  may  be  realized. 


H0ETH  AMEEI0A 

Life  Insurance  Company. 

Usual  Eestrictions  on  Occupation  and  Travel 

.AJBlXLISIIED  ! 


Policies  of  this  Company  are  guaranteed  by  the  State  of 

New  York,  which  Is  true  of  no  other  Company 

on  this  Coast. 

Tho  most  Responsible  &nd  Literal  Company    n  the  World ! 
J.    A.    EATON    &   CO., 

Manager.  Puclflc  Branch,  302  Montgomery  St. 

20vUnr9n  SAN  FRANCISCO. 


FOE    SHERIFF, 

HENRY    L.   X>A."V"IS, 

Present  incumbent. 


Businkss  Notice.— Mr.  A.  T.  Dewey,  of  this  journal,  con- 
templates a  visit  of  several  months  in  the  Atlantic  States,  a 
portion  of  which  time  he  will  spend  in  Washington,  New 
York  and  Boston.  Any  of  our  Eastern  friends  who  wish  to 
communicate  with  him,  for  business  or  other  purposes,  will 
address  their  letters  to  "  Westfleld,  Mass." 


Markkt  Sxuisst  IfoaiKSTKAn  Association.— J.  S.  Lutv,  Sec- 
retary. Office,  305  Montgomery  street,  corner  of  Pine,  San 
Francisco.  2vl5 


SECRi'.TArtTStnp  for  Mtning  Companiks.— A  gentleman  of 
education,  ability  and  experience,  is  desirous  of  procuring 
a  position  as  Secretary,  or  Assistant  Secretary,  In  some 
good  Mining  Company.  Has  most  unexceptionable  refer- 
enccs.    Address  "FECRETARY,"  at  this  office.        6vl5tf 


Save  Your  Teeth.— Do  not  have  them  extracted 
without  first  consulting  a  good  Dentist  Tho  loss  Is  Irrepar- 
able, and,  in  many  instances,  unnecessary.  DR.  BEERS 
comer  of  l'inc  and  Kearny  streets,  makes  a  specialty  o 
filling  the  fangs  of  dead  Teeth,  and  building  up  broken 
crowns  with  ruRE  GOLn — thus  restoring  them  to  their  origi- 
nal usefulness  and  beauty. 

B3°-  Call  and  examine  the  work.  Finest  Quality  of  arti- 
ficial work  also  manufactured.  |l6vl«-tf 


HANSBEOWS    CHALLENGE 
Deep-Well,  Mining  and  Double-Cylinder  Patent  Pumps. 


These  Pumps  combine  all  the  advantages  of  the  common 
Lift  and  the  Double-Acting  Suction  and  Force  Pumps,  and 
are  equally  fitted  for  alt — Household,  Farm,  Mill,  Manu- 
factory, Brewery,  Ship,  Railway,  Mining,  and  other  purposes, 
and  are  especially  recommended  on  account  of  their  light- 
ness, compactness,  durability,  cheapness,  and  the  facility  with 
which  they  can  be  placed  in  any  position. 

They  are  adapted  for  Hand,  Steam,  Horse,  "Water,  or 
Wind  Power.  They  are  more  durable  in  all  their  parts  than 
any  other  Pumps  of  tho  same  power. 

Fo  ur>Inch  Deep- "Well  Pump. 


Six-Inch  Mlntne  Pnmp. 


The  Valves  are  of  the  simplest  construction,  and  can  be  readily  taken  out  by  loosening  two 
common  nuts.  They  are  not  liable  to  get  out  of  order,  and  can  at  all  times  be  removed  without  the 
aid  of  a  skillful  mechanic. 

The  lower  valves  of  these  Pumps  work  upon  inclined  seats,  which  prevents  sand  or  other  matter 
that  the  Pumps  may  take  up,  from  remaining  under  the  valves,  or  stopping  the  flow  of  water. 

These  Pumps  are  worked  with  less  friction,  and  consequently  require  less  power  than  any  other 
Double-Acting  Pumps  of  equal  capacity. 

All  sizes,  from  2-iuch  to  8-inch  Cylinder,  manufactured  by  the  Pacific  Iron  Works,  GODDARD 
&  CO.,  and  for  sale  by  tho  Agents,  LOCKE  &  MONTAGUE, 
Send  for  a  descriptive  Circular.                         112  and  114  Battery  Street,  San  Francisco. 


Jacob  Shew,  Pioneer  Photographer,  612  Clay  street,  north 
side,  fourdoors  abovo  Montgomery,  (late  315  Montgomery 
street,)  takes  all  kinds  of  Photographs  in  the  bestsiyleof 
the  Art  He  would  invite  especial  attention  to  tho  new 
"  Cabinet  Photographs,"  which  he  la  taking  to  perfection. 
luvHtf 

Gold  Barii  of  whatever  size,  if  well  cast,  assayed 
for  two  dollars,  at  A.  P.  MOLITOK'S  Assay  Office, 
611  Commercial  street,  opposite  United  States  Branch 
Mint.  15vU-3m 


SUPERIOR  CUT-OFF  ENGINES. 

We  desire  to  call  the  attention  of  Engineers,  Manufac- 
turers, and  Millmen,  to  the  celebrated 

Hart  foxid.    Engine, 
With  Wright's  Patent  Variable  Cut-off,  which  we  arc  now 
manufacturing  under  a  license  from  the  Woodruff  A  Beach 
Iron  Works  Co.,  Hartford,  Ct.    To  parties  wishing  a  First, 
class 

Fuel-Saving  Engine, 

Simple  and  durable  in  construction,  this  Engine  is  otTered 
in  the  beller  that  it  is  superior  to  any  other  manufactured. 
It  enjoys  tho  very  highest  reputation  in  the  Ailantic  states, 
where  it  is  well  known;  over  300  of  them  having  been  built 
by  the  Woodruff  &  Beach  Compuny,  and  being  now  in  suc- 
cessful operation. 

GODDARD  A  CO., 
Pacific  Iron  Works. 
Sau  Francisco,  Aug.  29,  1867.  9vl5tt 


T.    R.   CHURCH, 

FASHIONABLE 

CLOTHING   EMPORIUM 

No.  »83  Moiitsomery  at.,  Hum  Block. 

WHOLESALE  AND  RETAIL  DEALER  IN 

FINE  CUSTOM-MADE  CLOTHING, 

AND  GENTS*  FURNISHING  GOODS, 

TRUNKS,  VALISES,    CARPET-BACS, 

Etc.  at  the  Lowest  Prices. 
9vl6-p,r 


Shot  G-uns  and  Rifles 

Selling    at    Five     Dollars    Each  ! 

THE  AMERICAN  ARMS  COMPANY, 
w  — »  Vare  closing  out  iheir  large  stock  of  Heary 
»nd  Light  Single  Barrel  Guns,  suitable  tor  Geese,  Duck, 
Pigeon  or  Quail  Shooting.  Heavy  and  Light  Rltlcsat  &5 
each.  Enclose  ,tap  a.,<l  "-"VmebicaTarMS  CO.. 
9vl5-3m  639;i  Mavitet  street,  Sau  Francisco. 


PACIFIC 

Insurance  Company, 

— or— 

SAN  FRANCISCO,  CAL., 

OJEELoe,  No.  4=33  California  ©treet- 

CASH  ASSETS,  JT7I/E"  1.1SG7, 

^1,338,054  Ol. 


OCEAN, 


MARINE, 


INSURANCE. 


DIRECTORS: 

San  Francisco:  Oliver  Eldridge, 

W.  C.  Ralston,  J.  B.  Roberts, 

A.  L.  Tubbs,  S.  Stelnhart, 

Wm.  Alvord.  P.  L.  Weaver, 

Jonathan  Hunt,  Wm.  Hooper, 

A.  B.  Bnrltea,  J.  W.  Clark. 

A.  O    Stilus,  A.  Hayward, 

A.  Seliginan,  T   L.  Barker, 

L.  B.  Benchlcy,  Alex.  Weill, 

Wm  Sbermun,  Cbas.  Meyer, 

L.  Sachs,  Ciias.  E.  McLane, 

James  DeFrcmery,  M.  Rosenbauui, 

J.  G.  Bray,  llenrv  Carlelon,  Jr., 

David  Stern,  A.  J.  Ralston. 

D.  O.  Mills,  T.  Lemmcn  Meyer. 

I.  Friedlandcr,  -ZVew  York: 

Moses  Heller.  Louis  McLane, 

H.  M.  Newhall,  Fred'k  Billings, 

O.  T.  Lawton,  J  .  B.  Newton, 

Edward  Martin,  J.  G  KelJogg, 

Chas.  Mavne,  Win.  T.  Coleman, 

E.L.  Goldstein,  Moses  Ellis. 

J.  O.  Earl,  Sacra  nwnto: 

Lloyd  Tevie,  Edgar  Mills, 

Tiios.  H.  Sulby,  G.  W   Mowe, 

Adam  Gram.  C.  T.  Wheeler. 

AIiilu-UH  Bull,  Marj/ttrntc:       .     * 

S.  M.  Wihinn,  J.  H.  Jewctt" 

D.  J.  Oliver,  1'orthmd,  Ormmi: 

W.  Scholle,  W.  S.  Lartit, 

Morton  Cheesman,  Jacob  Kamm. 

A.  Hausmann,  Yirgiuial  NeoaAa: 

D.  W.  C.  Rice,  Win.  Sharon. 
OFFICERS: 

JONA.  HUNT,  President 

A.  G.  STILES,  Viee  President 

A.  J.  RALSTON,  Secretary. 

C.  A.  LATON,  Mariue  Secretary. 

9vl5tf  H.  H.  BIGELOW,  Gen'l  Agent. 


T.  B.  RODG-ERS, 

_         CTJTI^IER., 

^Tj3C3fcJi  108  JLeItIesdorff  Street. 

Corner  California,  adjoining  the  Pacific  Insurance  Office, 

9V15 -3m*  SAN   FRAKCISCO. 


Builder*'    Insurance    Company— 

OFFICE    IN    THE    BUILDING   OF   THE"* 
CALIFORNIA  SAVINGS  BANK,  California/ 
street,  one  door  from  Sansomc  street. 
Ai-FIRE  AND  MARINE  INSURANCE.  10vHt9pqr 


i& 


Perry  Davis'  Vegetable  Pain  Killer. 

A  Certain  Antidote  tob  Poison.— Rev.  T.  Allen,  writing 
from  Tavoy,  Burmah,  says:  ''Within  the  past  four  years  I 
have  used  and  disposed  of  about  flvo  hundred  bottles,  but 
am  now  out  Please  send  me  a  fresh  supply  as  soon  as  you 
can— say  two  hundred  bottles.  I  dare  not  bo  without  it  ray 
self,  and  there  arc  endless  calls  for  it,  both  by  Burraahs  and 
Karens.  I  always  take  It  with  me  in  the  jungles  and  have 
frequcntoccasion  to  use  it,  both  on  myself  und  others.  Ono 
night,  while  Bleeping  in  an  open  Zayate,  I  was  awoke  by  a 
most  excrntlating  pain  In  my  foot  On  examination,  I 
found  I  had  been  bitten  by  a  centipede,  r  Immediately  ap- 
plied the  Fain  Killer,  and  found  Instant  relief.  In  less  than 
on  hour  I  was  again  asleep." 

Rev.  Mr.  HIbbard,  writing  from  Burmah  to  his  father. 
soys:  "I  have  used  Davis' Pain  Killer  for  Coughs,  Colds, 
Summer  Complaints,  Burns,  and  for  the  Sting  of  Scorplona, 
with  uniform  success.  We  always  keep  It  where  wo  can 
lay  onr  hands  on  it  In  the  dark,  If  need  be." 

ogp-Sold  by  all  Medicine  Dealers  everywhere.     6vl6-lm 


Brown's  Filtering  Heater.— For  preventing  In- 
crustation in  Steam  Boilers,  purifies  water  from  lime  or 
any  other  Impurity,  saves  luel,  saves  the  boiler,  prevents 
explosions,  and  protects  life  and  property.  The  cost  of  the 
Filter   is  soon  saved   In  fuel   and    boiler— repairs  alono. 

One  Is  in  operation  at  the  San  Francisco  Foundry,  Fre- 
mont street,  where  Rights  can  be  procured,  or  all  needed 
information,  on  application,  in  person  or  by  letter,  to 

5vll-ly  AUSTIN  A.  WELLS,  Agent 

For  Cabinlt  Photographs,  or  Enameled  Cards,  of  tho 
very  best  quality,  you  must  go  to  the  NEW  YORK  GAL- 
LERY, Nos.  25  and  27  Third  street  Every  picture  war- 
ranted  to  give  perfect  satisfaction. 

5vl6qr  B.  F.  HOWL  AND,  Artist. 


ROOT'S 

Patent  Force  Blast  Blower. 

Adapted  for    Smelting,  Foundry,  Mining 
and  Steamships. 

Requires  50  per  eent  less  power  than  any  Blower  now  In 
use.  Forfurtherparticuldra.addressKEEP,  BLAKE  &  CO., 
Stockton;  or  Wm.  T.  Garrett,  corner  Mission  and  Fremont 
streets,  San  Francisco.  5vl5tfl9p 


Oakland  College  School. 

The  Patrons  of  this  Institution  have  the  choice  of  sev- 
eral distinct  Departments.  The  SENIOR  CLASSICAL  is 
designed  as  preparatory  to  the  College  of  California. 

The  SENIOR  ENGLISH  affords  a  complete  course  of  In- 
struction in  the  English  branches,  in  Theoretical  and  Prac- 
tical Business,  Science  and  Art. 

The  JUNIOR  Is  especially  qualified  to  meet  the  wants  of 
young  boys,  for  whom  separate  apartments  and  Teachers 
arc  provided. 

Throughout  all  the  various  departments,  great  attention 
is  given  to  the  study  of  the  Modern  Languages. 

For  further  information,  or  Catalogues,  address, 

I.  H.  BRAVTOS,  Principal. 

Oakland,  California.  5vl5qr9p. 

LINSEED  OI3L-. 

The  Pacific  Linseed  Oil  &  Lead  Works 

Are  now  prepared  to  furnish  dealers  and  consumers 

DP  lire    I^ixiseed    OH, 

Raw  or  Boiled,  at  the  Lowest  Market  Rates.  We  call  es 
pecial  attention  to  the  quality  of  our  Oil,  believing  It  to  bo 
superior  to  any  imported  Oil  offered  in  this  market.  Also. 
Oil  Cake  Meat,  the  best  article  known  for  fattening  stock 
and  increasing  Iho  product  of  milk. 

B®-Cash  paid  for  Castor  Beans  and  Linseed,  on  delivery 
at  the  factory.    Address, 

Pacific  I^lnseed  Oil  and  Lead  'Works. 
Care  of  L.  B.  BENCHLEY  A  Co., 

19vH-3m9p  San  Fraucisco. 


PACIFIC 

Boiling  Mill  and  Forge  Co., 

SAN    FRANCISCO,    CAL. 
Established  for  the  Manufacture  of 

RAILROAD    AND   OTHER   IRON 

—  AND  — 

Every  Variety  or  Shafting' 

Embracing  ALL  SIZES  of 

Steamboat    Shaft.,  Crank",    Pl.ton    und    Con 

neetlnff  Kod.,  Car  and  Locomotive  Axle. 

und   Frame.. 
—  ALSO  — 

HAMMERED     IRON 

Of  every  description  and  size. 

JSC  Orders  addressed  to  PACIFIC  ROLLING  MILL  and 
FORGE  CO.,  Post  Office,  Sau  Francisco,  Cal.,  will  receive 
prompt  attention.  ■      _  ,  n  ,,,„. 

asr  The  highest  price  paid  for  Scrap  Iron.       yvl43m9p 

"^S^San  Francisco  Eye  Infirmary.  "Sgls? 

Permanently  established  for  the  treatment  of  all  diseasea 
of  the  Eye.  Dr.  F.  was  for  seventeen  years  principal  of 
the  Lafayette  (Ind.)  Eye  Infirmary.  P.  W.  Fo»D».il.  D„ 
Surgeon  ill .Charge.  Office,  40»  Montgomery  Mrjft,  op,,o. 
snVwell  ,  Fargo  iCo's.  '"    


4vl5-ly9p 


AGENTS  WANTED. 


ENERGETIC    MEN   OR  WOMEN    CAN  MAKE   MONET 
in  canvassing  for  our  NEW  BOOKS  and  ENGRAVINGS. 
Oac  Agent  reports  thirtv-three  orders  for  one  Book  in  three 
tal    SSS        PACIFIC  PUBLISHING  COMPANY, 
4vl5qr9p       305  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco,  Gal. 


138 


Wht  pitting  mt&  JftcMffe  jgtttx 


A  Teebible  Pest. — The  journals  report 
that  swarms  of  poisonous  flies  have  made 
their  appearance  in  Transylvania,  and  that 
more  than  one  hundred  head  of  cattle  have 
perished.  The  farmers  are  compelled  to 
keep  their  "beasts  shut  up,  and  large  fires 
are  burning  night  and  day  around  the  sheds 
to  keep  off  this  unwelcome  visitation.  Dur- 
ing one  day,  when  the  rain  fell  copiously, 
they  disappeared ;  but  as  soon  as  the 
weather  became  fine  again,  they  returned. 
The  men  in  charge  of  the  fires  have  the 
greatest  difficulty  in  preserving  themselves 
from  their  venomous  attacks,  and  find  to- 
bacco the  best  preservative. 

The  Wisdom  of  Providence  is  often 
made  strikingly  manifest  in  the  most  trivial 
matters.  As  an  instance,  neither  dog  or 
■wild  animal  can  track  the  doe  while  her 
fawn  is  unable  to  take  care  of  itself.  Next 
to  Providence  is  the  father.  As  carefully 
should  he  protect  the  innocent  and  helpless 
of  his  family. 


Ea5tt\l>lisSic<i    in.   1849-Corner    DFirst   and    Mission    streets,   San   Francisco. 


HAVING  INCREASED  OUR  FACILITIES  IN  EVER?  DEPARTMENT,  WE  ARE  NOW 
prepared  at  the  shortest  notice  and  at  the  most  reasonable  rates,  to  furnish  al! 
kinds  and  description  of  Machinery,  including  Steam  Engines,  Quartz  Mills,  Mining  Pumps 
of  all  kinds,  Hoisting  (rear.  Gas  Work,  Lmndry  Machinery,  Architectural  and  Ornamental 
Castings,  Sugar  Mills,  Saw  and  Flour  .Mills,  Water  Wheels  of  all  kind-.  Hydraulic,  Hay,  Rag, 
airevr  and  Drop  Presses,  Coining  Machinery,  Pile  Drivers,  Bark  and  Malt  Mills,  and  all 
kinds  of  Castings. 

fiVUINES.  —  Marine  Etv-ines,  Oscillating  and  Beam  ;  Stern  and  Side  Wheel  Boats, 
Locomotives,  Stationary  Engines,  Horizontal,  Upright,  Oscillating  and  Beam,  from  six 
to  fifty  inches  diameter.  Also,  Scott  &  Eckart's  Adjustable  Cut-off  Regulator— best  in 
Use;  W.  R.  Eckart's  Balance  Valve  for  Stationary  Eugines;  Woodward's  Patent  Steam 
l*uinn  and  Fire  Engine. 

BOILERS.  Locomotive,  Flue,  Tubular,  Upright,  Cylinder  and  Cornish,  and  every 
variety  of  Underwork.     All  sizes  of  tubes  and  pipes  for  pumps. 

PPMPS.- The  Exctilsuir  double-acting  Force  Humps  are  manufactured  by  us.  The«c 
very  superior  Pumps  are  warranted  the  best,  and  are  fast  replacing  all  other  Force  Pumps. 


AMAIiGAJTATING  MACHISERT.-Whceler  &  Randall's  improved  Tractory 
Curve  Pan,  Zeiuis  Wheeler's  improved  Hat  bottom  pan,  Beldin's  pan.  Veatch'a  tubs. 
Prater's  concentrators,  Waklee's  pans,  Beers'  pan,  German  Ba'rels,  Arastra  Gearing,  Chile 
Mills.  Settlers  of  all  descriptions,  Retorts  of  all  sizes  and  shapes,  for  Silver  and  Gold, 
Portable  Stamp  Mills.  Straight  Batteries,  for  wood  or  iron  frames,  Dry  Crushing  Bat- 
teries, or  machines  with  the  latest  improvements,  everv  variety  <>■  Stamps,  Mortars,  Cams, 
Pans  and  Tubs.     BLAKE'S  PATENT  QUARTZ  CRUSHERS,  ofall  sizes. 

OILr  BURIKG  TOOLS  AXD  MACSIINEKY-Of  the  latest  and  most  ap- 
proved  construction,  made  from  drawings  lately  made  by  Prof.  Blake  at  the  oil  wells  in 
Pennsylvania.  We  have  Hie  facilities  for  working  gold  and  silver  quaru  and  other  ores,  to 
test  their  value,  bv  the  hundred  weigh i  or  ton. 

Russia  Iron  Screens,  of  all  degrees  of  fineness  and  of  nil  qualities  of  iron.  All  work  done 
in  the  best  manner  at  the  lowest  cash  prices. 

H.   J.   HOOTH.  GEO.   W,   PRESCOTT.  IRVING    M.   SCOTT 

24vl2  n.   J.    BOOTH    «fc    CO. 


Machinists  and  Foundries. 

PALMER,  KNOX  &   CO., 

Golden    State   Iron    Works, 

No*.  19,  21,  S3  and  35  First  Street, 

SAN  FRANCISCO. 

MANUFACTURE  ALL  KINDS  OF 

MACHINERY, 

8TFAM    ENGINES  AND   QUAKTZ    MILLS 
DUNBAR'S    IMPROVED 

Self- AxLj usting  I*istori  Faefclng, 

Requires  no  springs  or  screws;  is  always  steam  tight; 

■without  excessive  friction,  and  never 

gets  slack  or  leaky. 

WHEELER  &  RANDALL'S 

NEW    ORI\DKB    AND    AMALGAMATOR 

HEPBURN  &  PETERSON'S 

AMALGAMATOR  AND  SEPARATOR, 

IE n o x 9 s   -A. in alffa in ators, 

WITH    PALMER'S   PATENT   STEAM   CHEST, 

Bnperlor  for  working  either  GOLD  OR  SILVER  ORES,  and 
isthe  only  Amalgamator  that  lias  stood  Hie  test  of  seven 
years1  continual  working. 
tftDoiue     White    Iron    Stamp   Shoes   and    I>ies 

Having  been  engaged  for  the  past  ten  years  in  quart! 
mining,  and  being  conversant  with  all  the  improvements, 
either  in  Mining  or  Milling,  we  are  prepared  to  furnish,  al 
the  shortest  notice,  the  most  perfect  machinery  for  rcduc 
Ing  oroa.  or  savins  cither  irold  or  silver.  lSvlilqv-tf 


WILLAMETTE  IRON  WORKS, 

PORTLAND,    OREGON. 

Steam    Engines,    15  oilers, 
SAW  AND  CRIST  MILLS, 

MINING    MACHINERY",     WROUGHT     IRON     SHUTTER 
WORK,  AND  BLACKSMITHING  IN  GENERAL. 
Corner  North-Front  and  E  streets, 

18vl3-ly  One  block  north  of  Couch's  Wharf. 

UNION    IRON  WORKS, 
Sacrauiento. 

"WILLIAMS,  ROOT  &  NEILSON, 

HANOTACTUItERS  OF 

CROSS'  PATENT  BOILER  FEEDER, 

8TEA.M  ENGINES,  BOILERS, 

And  all  kinds  of  Mtniutr  Machinery. 

Also,  Hay  and  Wine  Presses  made  and  repaired 
with  neatness,  durability  and  dispatch. 

Wunbar'a  Patent  Self- Adjusting  Steam  Piston 

PACKING,  fornew  and  old  Cylinders,  manufactured 

to  order. 

Front  Street*  between  X  and  O  streets, 

14vll  Sacramento  Citt 


GLOBE 

Foundry  and  Machine  Shop, 


STOCKTOS,    CAL, 


KEEP,   BLAKE   &  CO., 

MAJ.%'FACTURKRS  OK 

Quartz,  Saw  and  Grist  Mill  Irons,  Stenm 
Engines  Horse  Powers, 

Mining  and  Irrigating  Pumps.  Car  Wheels,  Derrick  Irons, 
House  Fronts,  Iron  Fencing.  Balcony  Railings,  etc., 
■at  San  Francisco  prices.    Orders  solicited 
I3vl3-Iy  and  promptly  executed. 


GEORGE  T.  PBACY, 
MACHINE     WOKItS, 

Noa  109  and  111  Mission  street,  between  Main  and  Spear, 

SAN   FRANCISCO. 

8TBAM  ENGINE,  FJLOUIt  AND  SAW  MILI. 

And  Quartz  Machinery,  Printing:  Presses, 

AND 

MACHINERY    OF   EVERY   DESCRIPTION    MADE    AND 
REPAIRED. 
as-Special  attention  paid  to  Repairing..^    qy-3 


Pacific  Filej  Reaper  and  Mower  Section 

IMC  A.TVTJ  FACTO  R*ST, 

No-  53  Beale  Street,  between  Market  and  Mission, 

SAN   FRANCISCO. 

Files  re-en t  and  warranted  as  cood  as  new,  or  no  charge. 
The  only  establishment  in  the  State.    We  also  man- 
ufacture Ren  nor  and  Mower  Sections. 
lv    tf  RIDDELL  &  DURNING,  Prop'rs. 


SA.JX    FRANCISCO 

Foundry  and  Machine  Works. 

ST.  E.  Cor.  Fremont  nnd  Mission  streets. 

Manufacturers  o( 

Marine  and  Stationery  Engines 

Quartz  Machinery,  Saw,  Flour  and  Sugar  Mills,  Mining 

Pumps,  Hoisting  Gear,  Agricultural  Implements,  etc. 

— ALSO— 

Wine*    Cider,    Cotton      and     Toeoceo     Pretsei 

of  the  latest  Improved  Patterns. 

STEAM  ENGINES  AND  BOILERS, 

Of  all  sizes,  constantly  on  hand;  Quartz  Mill  Shoes  and 

Dies  warranted  to  be  made  of  the  best  white  iron. 

Dunbar's  Improved     Self-AdfuMtinc     Piston- 

Packing:,  requires  no. springs  or  screws;  is  always  steam- 

tiglit;  without  excessive  tricti.in.  and  never  gets  slack  or 

leaky. 

MACIIIXERY.OF   ILL  DESCRIPTIONS 


BEVOE,  DINSMOKE  <fe  CO 


i.°8\B5sri  HANSCOM  &  CO.,  j;™.™ESos». 
iEtiia  Iron   Works  ! 

Southeast  corner  Fremont  and  Tehama  streets, 

SAN  FRANCISCO, 

Practical  Machinists  and  Iron  Pounders, 

MANUFACTURE 

STEAM     ENGINES, 

QUARTZ    MILL    MACHINERY    OF    ALL    KINDS, 

SAW  MILLS,  FLOUR    MILLS, 

Dnnhnr's    Improved     Self-Ad  lusting 

PISTON  PACKING, 

Nowsoextensivel;  used  In  the  East  and  in  this  State.  Re- 
quires no  springs  or  sort  ws;  is  ahva\ sstenm-llght;  without 
excessive  friction,  and  never  sets  slack  or  leaky. 

HANSnOM'S  CRUSHER, 

The  best  of  the  kind  now  in  use  in  this  State  or  anywhere  else 

"Wheeler  *t  Ji:-.  ndall*K  New  Grinder  nnd 

Amalgamator, 
Which  only  needs  examination  to  be  appreciated. 
Tyler's  Improved  "Water  "Wheel, 
Giving  greater  power   at  lower  cost,  than  nnv  v.  heel  in  use 
Send  lor  one  of  our  rlrculnrs,  pivfng  full  tables 
All  Wheels  warranted  U.  give  ihe     ower  as  set  forth,  or 
the  money  will  be  refunded. 

Sole  milkers  For  llii«  coast  of  the  *'  Pendergast 
White  Iron  Stamp  Shoes  and  Hies. 
None  genuine  unless  obtained  from  us.    Every  one  war- 
ranted. 

Patented  Machinery  of  all  kinds  will  be  furnished  bv  us 

at  market  prices.     Particular  attention   given  to  drawings 

and  specifications  of  mai-liinerv.  which   will    be   mnde  lo 

order.  The  patronage  of  Hie  public  is  respectfully  solicited. 

19vl2 


LEWIS  COFFKY.  J.  S.    .-IS^OW 

LEWIS    COFFEY   &  RISl'ON, 

Steam  Boiler  &  Sheet  Iron  "Works. 

THE  only  exclusively  Boiler  Making  establish  muni  o.i  ihe 
Pacific"  Coast  owned  and  conducted  by  Practical  Boiler 
Makers.  All  orders  for  New  Work  and  the  repairing  oi  Old 
Work,  executed  as  ordered,  and  warranted  as  to  quality. 

Old  Stand,  corner  of  Bush  and  Market  streets,  opposite 
Oriental  Hotel,  San  Francisco. 


CALIFORNIA    BRASS    FOUNDRY. 

No.  1S55  First  street,  opposite  Minna, 

SAN  FRANCISCO. 

All  kinps  of  Brass,  Composition,  Zinc,  and  Babbitt  Metal 
Castings,  Brass  .Ship  Work  of  all  kinds.  Spikes,  Sheathing 
Nuils  Budder  Braces,  Uinges,  ship  and  Steamboat  Bcllsnnd 
Gongs  of  superior  tone.  All  kinds  of  Cocks  and  Valves,  Hy- 
draulic Pipes  and  Nozzles,  and  Hose  Couplings  and  Connec- 
tions of  all  sizes  and  patterns,  furnished  with  dispatch. 
B3-  PRICES  MODERATE.  .JSe 

V.  KINGWELL.  19vl3-ly]  J.   U.  WEED. 


*     FULTON 

Foundry  and  Iron  Works. 

HINCKLEY  fe  CO., 

MANUFACTURERS    OF 

STEAM    ENGINES, 
Quartz,    Flour    and    Saw    Mills, 

Moore'*  Grinder  nnd   Am.ili;:imatnr,  Brodie's 
Improved     Crusher,    Mlninsr    Pomps, 

Amiil»';in:,il<>rs,  nnd  nil  kind* 
of  Machinery. 
N.  E.  corner  of  Tehama  and  Fremont  streets,  nfcove  How- 
ard street,  San  Francisco.  3-qy 


NEPTUNE  IRON  WORKS, 

Corner   of    Mission    and    Fremont  Streets, 
SAN  FRANCISCO. 

MARINE, 

LoeomotiTe, 

And  all  kinds  of 
HIGH  PRESSURE 

Steam   Boilers 

MADE. 
All  Boilers  guaranteed  and 
tested  by  U.  S.  Boiler  In- 
spector before  sent  out  of 
the  Shop,  at  Shop  expense. 

Al!  kinds  of  Sheet  Iron  and 

Water  Pine.    Coal    Oil 

Stills,  Wrought  Iron 

Worms,  etc.,  etc. 

Manufactured  to  Order. 

Old  Boilers  Repaired 

1>.    (.IMEBOV, 


OQOQUf 


TOWNE  &  BACON, 
Book  and  Job  Printers, 
Have  the  Largest  Office, 
Do  the  most  Avork, 
And  do  it  better 
Than  other  offices 
^In  this  City, 
Try  them 
F  With  a  Job, 
And  you  will  be 
Satisfied  the  above 
Statements  are  facts. 
Their  office  is  at  536 
Clay  St.,  below  Montgom'y, 
Over  Pacific  Fruit  Market. 


BAURHYTE  &  McAFEE, 
Steam  Boiler  and  Sheet  Iron  Works, 

Owned  and  conducted  by  Practical  Boiler  Makers. 
High  and  Low-Pressure  Boilt'rs,  Station- 
ary uod  Marine. 

Howard  street,  bet.  Fremont  and  Beale,  San  Francisco. 

IlavtnR  had  twenty  two  years  experience  in  this  busi- 
ness, wc  teel  confident  of  beinc  able  to  compete— as  to 
quality  of  work— witu  any  establishment  on  the  Pacific 
Coast.  7vl6-qy 


I,  H.  SMALL, 
MACHINE       SHOP, 

BUILD  Ell  OF 

Stenm  Engines,  Suv*  mill-.  Mining:  Machinery, 

mid  Mood  Pinner*. 

Repairing  of  nil  kinds  done  with  promptness  and  dispatch. 

Gears  of  all  kinds  cut  at  short  nonce,  corner  of 

.Market  and  Hculest.  Son  Francisco.    Ovlo  3m 


CALIFORNIA 

TOOL    AND     FILE    FACTORY. 

Blacksmith  and.  Machine  Shop. 

No.  I1*  Fremont  street,  between  Market  and  Mission,  S.  F. 
4vl5-qy  J-  WEICHHART,  Proprietor. 


LINCOLN   IRON   WORKS, 

Xo.  51  Beale   si.,  bit.  Market  and  Mission. 

D.  &  W.  FOURNESS,  Prop'rs. 

ISTEAM    ENGINES, 

Flour  and  Sawmills,  and  MACHINERY  of  all  descriptions, 

made  and  repaired  at  shortest  notice. 

jty- Particular  attention  paid  to  repairing  Reynold's  Cut-off. 

5vlGnr 


j,  MEWSHAM. 


J.  B1GWOOD. 


SOUTH  BIACH  IRON  WORKS, 

Near  corner  of  King  and  Third  streets,  San  Francisco. 
M  A .15  I  \  j:    ekgiwis, 

AND   ALT.  K1XD3  OF 

MACHINEBT     FORGING. 

All  kinds  of  Shlp-smilhjnp  nnd  Will  work  nionufacturcf  to 
order.  Jobbing  ol  every  de^cripiion  promuily  attended  to. 
All  work  dyne  guaranteed.  I3vl4-l7 


JOHN   LOCHHEAD'S 

Steam  Engine  Works, 

Beale  street,  near  Mission,  San  Francisco. 

STEAM    ENGINES    OF  EVERY   DESCRIPTION    BUILT 
to  order— Marine,  Stationary,  or  Locomotive. 

HOISTING  AND  PUMPING  ENGINES, 

PORTABLE  ENGINES,   OF  ALL  SIZEd, 

DONKEY    PUMPS,   Etc.,  Etc.,  Eto. 

The  attention  of  the  parties  engaged  in  shipping  or  inland 
navigation  is  called  to  the 

Superior  Tforlt  man  ship 

of  Mr.  LOOHIIEaD,  who  lias  been  in  the  busine«i  in  Pan 
Francisco  for  the  last  fourteen  vonrs.  nnd  mjnvsihc  renu 
tatlonof  haviiicMiili  ONE  HUNDRED  AKD  SEVENTEEN 
STEAM   ENGINES 

Screw  Propellers  of  all  kinds,  and  Steam  Boat  Machiner 
gcncrnlly,  made  to   order,  nnd  warranted  to  give  perfect 
satisfaction  in  every  particular  2Svl2-3m 


%ht  fining  m&  Stbmttfk  $«&. 


139 


A  Stkanoi;  Stoky.— The  DeKalb  (HI.) 
Journal  of  July  20th  says:  "On  Saturday 
last,  as  Thomas  Scott,  one  of  the  workmen 
at  tlie  Gardner  coal  mine,  on  the  Chicago 
and  Alton  Railroad,  was  driving  an  entry  in 
the  coal  vein,  at  a  depth  of  nearly  two  hun- 
dred feet  from  the  surface,  he  found  im- 
bedded in  the  coal,  next  to  the  face  of  the 
limestone  rock  overhead,  a  square  block  of 
stone  eighteen  inches  in  length,  one  foot 
wide  and  thirteen  inches  thick,  partially 
hollow,  and  having  the  appearance  of  petri- 
fied wood.  In  the  center  was  found  two 
plates  that  appear  to  be  solid  gold.  They 
are  three  inches  in  length,  about  two  inches 
in  width  and  three-eighths  of  an  inch  thick. 
On  each  are  some  curious  inscriptions  and 
hieroglyphics.  The  owner  has  been  pre- 
vailed upon  to  permit  them  to  be  sent  to 
New  York,  where  it  is  to  be  hoped  the  in- 
scriptions may  be  deciphered.  The  Gard- 
ner Coal  Company  have  become  responsible 
to  the  miner  for  the  safe  return  of  the 
plates  or  their  full  value. 


"WE  ARE  NOW  OFFERING 
OUU    IMMENSE    STOCK 

—  OF 

Fine  Custom  Made  Clothing 

G-ents'  Furnishing  Goods 

AT  PBICRS  THAT   DEFY  COMPETITION. 

Our  Stock  of  Cloth  I  no;  Consists  "t 

AJLiT*  THE  LATEST  STYLES 

BOTH  OF  MATERIAL  AND  FINISH. 

A  Large  Assortment  of 
Trunin,  Valises,  Carpet  Bncs,  Blanket*.  Etc., 

AT  KZTUKMRLT    LOW  rKICKS. 

•J.  K.  MEAD  <Sf  CO., 

BvlO  Cor.  oi"  Washington  and  Sansoine  street? 


BLASTING  POWDER. 

PRICK:,  §3.00  PER,  KEG. 

-ALSO- 
POItTIXG,  CAX.VOJJ  AID    MUSKET 

POWDER, 

Of  superior  quality. 
FUSE     .A.  IV  r>      SHOT, 

Always  on  hand  mid  for  sale  at  the  office  of  the 

CALIFORNIA  POWDER   WORKS, 

No.  318  California  Street. 

JOHN  F.  LOH3E,  Secretary. 

25vHijr 

PACIFIC    POWDER  MILL 

COMPANY'S 

BLASTING  POWDER! 

MANUFACTURED 

IN    MARIN    COUNTY, 

CALIFORNIA. 

FOR  BALKjUY 

HAY  WARD  &  COLEMAN, 

AGENTS, 

414:  front  Street,  San  Francisco. 

3vU-lra 


California  Steam  Navigation 

"H&l    COMPANY.    4fg 

Steamer  CAPITAL CAPT.  E.  A.  POOLE 

'         CHRYSOPOLIS CAPT.  A.  FOSTER. 

YOSEMITE .  

"         CORNELIA CAPT.  W.BROMLEY 

JULIA CAPT.  E.  CONCKLIK. 

One  of  tlie  above'steiuiie'rs  leave  BROADWAY  WHARF 
at  4,  o'clock  P.  M.  EVERY  DAY  (Sundays  excepted),  for 
Sacramento  ami  Stockton,  connecting  with  llglit-drafl 
steamers  I'or  Marysville.  Colusa.  Ulileo,  and  Red  Bluff. 

Ollice  of  tile  Company,  northeast  corner  of  Front  and 
Jackson  streets. 

JOIIST  BENSLEX, 
13V12  President. 


Machinists  and  Foundries. 


THE    PACIFIC    IRON   WORKS, 

Elrst«fc  Fremont  8ts.,  between  Mission  &  Howard,  San  Francisco. 

The  proprietors  of  the  above  Works  invite  the  attention  of  all  parties  interested  to  their  greatly  Improved  and  une- 
quilled  facilities  for  manufacturing  Steam  Engines  and  Boilers,  boih  Marine  and  Stationary,  of  any  required  size  and 
pattern,  Quartz  Mills,  Amalgamating,  Pumpingand  Hoisting  Machinery  of  the  most  approved  construction.  Flour,  Saw, 
and  Sugar  Mills,  Water  Wheels,  Ac,  &c.  Our  pattern  list  is  most  complete  and  extensive,  embracing  the  late  Improve- 
ments In  all  classes  of  machinery  adapted  to  use  on  this  coast.  We  would  call  especial  attention  to  the  fact  that  we  have 
secured  the  exclusive  right  of  manufacture  for  the  Pacific  Coast  of  the  celebrated  Greene  Engine,  conceded  to  be  the 
most  economical  und  perfect  working  Engine  now  In  use.    We  are  also  exclusive  manufacturers  ot  the  celebrated 

Bryan  Battery,  Vnntey's  Amalsamatorii  and  Scpurntors,  Ryermon's  Superheated  Steam  Amal- 
framators  and  Rotary  Crusher*,  Stone  Breakere,  *Sic.    Orders  respectfully  Solicited. 

GODDA11D  «fc  COMPANY. 


Office   Pacific  Business   College  and  Telegraphic  Institute. 

Mechanics'  Institute  Building,  Post  Street.    [Exterior  View.] 
A.  do  LEO  do  LAGUNA,  [7vl5-Sm]  JAMES  TIX^OXnALHR. 


MEUSSDORFFER, 

Nos.    G35    and    637    Commercial    Street* 

WILL  INTRODUCE 

On  Saturday,  February  O,  1867 
An  Entirely  New  Style  of 

Jl  Cloth  Cashmere  Hat  J| 

"TACttT    HENRIETTA," 

Which  are  the  most  dressy  Hat  ever  introduced  on  the 

Pacific  Coast. 
etS~Ca.ll  and  see  them.  8vH 


BEMOVAl. 

HINCKLEY    &     CO., 
Fulton    Foundry   and    Iron    Works, 

Have  removed  their  worksite,  the 

N.  E.  eornerFremont  and  Tehama  streets. 
6vl«f 


A.   S.   CHURCH.  S.   B.   CLARK. 

CHURCH  &  CLARK, 

lMl'OKTEItfi   ASV   DEALERS   IN 
Mediterranean  and  California 

FRUITS,   NUTS,   CONFECTIONERY,  Etc., 

J.ND   MANUFACTUKKKS   OF 

TF  J  R,  E     WORKS 


MACCARONI,  VERMICELLI, 


—  PASTE  JftFARIWIA.- 


QUARTZ  HILLS. 
SAW  MILLS, 
P01Mll.lt  MILLS, 


Miners'  Foundry 

—and — 
MACHINE     WORKS, 

Nos.  215  to  255  First  Street, 

San  Frimclsco. 

HOWLAND,  ANG-ELL  &  KING-, 

PROPRIETORS, 

Manufacturers  of  Machinery  for 

FLOUR  MILL.\ 
SIGAR  M  ILLS, 
PAPER    MILLS, 

Steam  Engines  of  all  Kinds. 
Amalgamators  of  all  Kinds. 

MINING  1'UMPS,  MOISTING  WORKS, 

OIL  WELL  TOOLS,      ROCK.  BREAKERS, 

— AND  — 

Machinery  and  Castings  of  all  kinds,  eitta 
of  Iron  or  Brass. 

Boilers  and  Sheet  Iron  Work  in  all  its 
Branches, 

Shoe*  nnd  Dies  of  White  Iron,  mnnnrnctnrcd 
for  nnd  imported  b.i  us  expresslv  for  thin  t«k-» 
pose.  «no  will  li»-t  J2.»  per  cent,  longer  than  any 
other  made  on  this  const. 

Russia  Iron  Screens,,  of  any  degree  offlnenessu 
W  c  ure  the  onl>  mnnuf.ici  ui  ci »  on  this  coast  of 
the"UlekM  Eiifrtne,"  the  most  «■.  nipiM't,  simple 
In  construction,  nnd  durable,  of  any  Engine  In 
ii  »e. 


W.  M.  HOWLAND, 
II.  B.  ANGELL, 


E.  T.  KING, 
CYRUS  PALMER* 


JAMES  MACKEN, 

COPPERSMITH, 

No.  2SO  Fremont  St.,  bet.  Howard  «fe  Folsoxu 

All  kinds  of  COPPER  WORK  done  to  order  in  the  best 
manner.  Particular  intention  paid  to  Steamboat,  Sugai 
Uouse  and  Distillery  work. 

Repairing  promptly  and  neatly  attended  to. 

ISvZl 


Dr.  Hufeland's  Swiss  Stomach 
Bitters. 

THE  WORLD  RENOWNED  REPUTATION,  TOGETHER 
wilh  the  extensive  nnd  increasing  demand  for  Dr.  Hufe- 
land's  Swiss  simmich  Killers,  will  at  once  recommend  ibcm 
to  the  favorable  notice  nf  all  connoisseurs  and  lovers  of  a 
trnod  and  healthful  tonic  and  lnvjgnraior.  As  a  purifier  of 
Hie  blood,  neting  suri'ly;  yi-t  pen  ly,  on  the  secretions  of 
liver  and  kidneys,  they  arc  unsurpassed  and  a  most  agreea- 
ble drink. 


Forsale  at  ail  wliok-siile  and  icmil  stoma  on  the  Pacific 
Coust,  and  at  the  duimt  ot  TAYLOR  &  BKNDEL,  4la -and 
416  Clay  street,  between  Sun&ouic  and  Buttery,  han  Fran- 
cisco. ;2uvl4  bin 


N* 


JPiles!    3?iles!    Files  I 

OT  PILES  OF  GOLD,  NOR  YET  OP  SILVER,  SO 
much  covered  by  all  men;  but  the  BLEEDING,  BLIND 
or  EXTERNAL  PILES,  cau  ho  eaaily  und  speedily  cured  by 
(he  use  of 

WOOD'S  STJB-FOSITORY. 

It  is  a  preparation  totally  distinct  from  nnyiulnp  hereto- 
fore ottered  as  a  remedy  for  this  painful  and  often  fatal 
complaint.  ThoSOB-POSlTOLY  is  neither  i.  pill,  powder, 
wash  or  salve,  and  yet  it  has  proved  in  be  a  certain  Rem- 
edy for  the  Piles.  Do  not  doubt  this  assertion,  or  delay 
testing  the  truth  of  It  if  you  are  troubled  wlili  the  Piles— 
you  will  not  be  deceived  in  it. 

Sold  wholesale  ami  retail  by  J.   H.  REPINGTON  &  CO., 
Nos.  416  and  418  Front  street;  GEO.  GRISWOLD,  corner  of 
Mission  und  First  streets;  OLD  FAMILY  DRUG  STORK 
corner  Mission  and  Second  streets;  UNITED  STATES  DRU 
STORE,  Bush  stieet,  between  Montgomery  and  Kearny. 

C.  WOOD,  Proprietor,   No.    03   Tehama  street,  betwo 
First  and  Second.  24vl4-3m 


JOHW    TAYLOR    &    CO. 

1MPORTEB8, 


ASSAYERS'  MATERIALS, 

Druggists'  &  Chemists'  Glasswar 

Pliotograplilo    ©toelt,  DEto 
512  and  514  "Washington  Street* 

SAN  FRANCISCO. 

WE  are  receiving  direct  from  MESPRS  LADD  &  OERT 
LING  (London)  and  BEEKER  A  SONS  (Antwerp,  Bel 
glum)  their  superior 

ASSAY  AND  BULLION  BALANCES, 

And  from  France  and  Germany,  as  well  as  the  Eastern 
States  FURNACES,  CRUCIBLES,  MUFFLES,  BLOW-PIPE 
CASES  GOLD  SCALES.  CHEMICAL  GLASSWARE,  and 
every  article  required  for  ASSAY  OFFICES,  LABORATO 
RIES  etc.  We  have  given  this  branch  of  our  business  par 
tlcula'r  attention,  to  select  such  articles  as  are  necessary 
In  the  development  of  the  mineral  wealth  of  this  coast. 

A  Full  Assortment  Of  DRUGGISTS1  GLASSWARE  and 
DRUGGISTS'  SUNDRIES,  ACIDS  and  CHEMICALS,  con 
stantlv  on  h»nd. 

San  Francisco  March  6,1865.  llvlO-tf 


140 


Mint  pitting  m&  JMrattffe 


Business  Cards. 


H.  C.  HOWARD, 

Member   of  the  San   Francisco    Stock   and 
Exchange  Board, 

(Exclusively  commission  business,) 

No.  436  California  street,  next  door  below  Montgomery. 

25vMqr 


HATlLlWIKL   GRAY.  H.  Id.  GRAY. 

N.    &RAY  &  CO., 
TJWX»EIt    T   A.   JS.   n   -r   e  , 

641  Sacramento  St,  cor.  Webb,  San  Francisco. 

B3r*Sole  Agents  for  Barstow'a  Metallic  Burial  Cases  and 
avutf  Caskets. 


SAN  FEAN0IS00  MILL. 
HOBBS    &  GILMOEE, 

Blsi.iiiifiictni.-evs      of      Boxes, 

Market  street,  between  Beale  and  Main. 


Schmieden  &  Shotwell, 

Stock  and  Money  Brokers,  and  dealers  In  Government 
Bonds,  State,  City  and  County  Securities,  Gas,  Water  and 
Insurance  Stocks,  etc.,  southwest  corner  of  California  and 
Sansome  streets,  opposite  Bank  of  California.        Ivl56m 


ISAAC  E.  DAVIS.  HENRT  CO  WELL. 

DAVIS  &  COWELL, 

DEALERS   IN 

Santa   Cruz    Lime,  Cement, 

PLASTER,  HAIR,  LATH  AND  LATH  NAILS. 

Marble  Dust.  Fire-Bricks,  Fire-Clay,  Fire  Tiles  of  ail  sizes. 

Cor.  Front  and  Washington  Streets,  San  Francisco. 

25vU-tf 


REMOVAL. 

The  well  known  establishment  of 

LUCY    &    HYMES, 

MANUFACTURERS  OF 

Genuine  Pale  and  Chemical 
OLIVE    SOAPS, 

Has  been  removed  from  Beale  street,  between  Mission  and 
Howard,  to  BRAN  NAN  STREET,  between  Eighth  and 
Ninth,  and  greatly  enlarged. 

The  capacity  of  this  establishment  is  now  the  largest  on 
the  Pacific  Coast.  It  is  now  in  full  operation,  and  prepared 
to  supply  the  demand  of  the  trade. 

Office— 319  C        fornia    St..  San   Francisco. 
Ivi5qr 


We  take  occasion  to  inform  our  friends  and  customers 
that  we  have  sold  our  entire  stock  in  warehouse,  also  in- 
voice to  arrive,  to  Messrs.  N.  P.  COLE  &  OU.,  312  and  314 
Pine  street.  The  whole  forms  a  most  complete  and  desira- 
ble assortment  of  FURNITURE,  and  well  merits  attention 
before  purchasing  elsewhere.  J.  PEIRCE  &  CO. 


FUENITURE. 


We  beg  leave  to  call  the  attention  of  the  public  to  our 
wareroouis, 

Nos.312  and  314  Pine  Street. 

Having  purchased  the  entire  stock  of  Messrs.  J.  Peirce  & 
Co.,  and  in  addition  to  our  large  ini-oice  from  our  factory 
at  the  East,  we  are  prepared  to  fill  all  orders  promptlv,  both 
WHOLESALE  AND  RETAIL,  and  call  the  attention  of  the 
public  to  our  salesroom,  as  containing  the  most  complete 
assortment  of  desirable  goods  on  this  coast 

2vl5-lqr  N.  P.  COLK  A-  CO. 


BROWN  &  CO., 
^     HATTERS,    Q 

Importer*  and    Manufacturers    or    the 

LATEST    STYLES, 
A-t   Wo.   133    Kearny  Street. 

J^-CALL  AND  SEE  THEM-Slr 
ivI5qr 


International   Hotel, 

JACKSON      STREET, 

BETWEEN  MONTGOMERY  AND  KEARNY  STS., 

SAN    FRANCISCO.   CAL. 

THIS  OLD  ESTABLISHED  HOUSE  IS  IN  PERFECT 
order  for  the  accommodation  of  quests.  Persons  seek- 
ing comfort  and  economy  will  liud  this  the  best  Hotel  in 
the  city  to  stop  at.  The  Beds  are  new  and  in  good  order, 
and  the  Rooms  welt  ventilated.  The  Table  will  always  be 
supplied  with  the  best  in  the  market. 

Prices  varying  from  SI  SO  to  $2  per  day  for 

Board  and  Soom. 
FINE  BATH   HOUSE  AND  BARBER  SHOP  ATTACHED 

TO  THE  HOUSE. 

03*  Teams  belonging  to  the  House  will  be  in  attendance 
at  all  the  boats  and  cars  to  convey  passengers  to  the  House 
raEB  of  ohargk,  and  to  any  part  of  the  city  lor  GO  cents 

*lvl2  F.  E.  WEYGANT,  Proprietor. 


Cyanide  of  Potassium 

FOR 

QUARTZ     BIILL.S, 

Photographers,  Electrotypers,  Etc. 

Manufactured  by  the 

PACIFIC    CHEMICAL    "WORKS. 

For  sale  by  nil  Wholesale  Druggists  and 

Dealers  in  Photographer's  Stock. 

2vl5-altf 


Trades  and  Manufactures. 


WM.  BARTLING. 


BENRY   KIMBALL. 


BARTLING  &  KIMBALL, 
BOOKBINDERS, 

Paper  Eiders  and  Blank  Book  Manufacturers. 

505  Clay  street,  (southwest  cor.  Sansome), 
15vl2-3m  SAN  FRANCISCO. 


JOHN    DANIEL, 

(SUCCESSOR  TO  o.  Goni) 

MARBLE     "WORKS, 

No.  421  Pine  st.  bet  Montgomery  and  Kearny,  San  Francisco 

MnntelB,  Monument*,  Tombs,  Plumber**  Slabs 

Etc,  On  hand  and  Manufactured  to  order. 
0ST-  Goods  shipped  to  all  parts  of  the  State.     Orders  re 
spectfulb  solicited.  5v8-3in 


Palmer's   Patent 

ARTIFICIAL    LEG-, 

Manufactured  in.   Philadelphia,   Penn. 
.TAKV1S  JEWETT.   AGENT. 

218  Montgomery  Street.  San  Francisco.  10v8-lm 


HUCKS  &  LAMBERT, 

SOLE  MANUFACTURERS  OF  THE  CELEBRATED 

tt^-  H.  &  L.  «£D 
AXLE      Gr  R  E  A.  S  E  , 

Natoma  Street  and    North  Beach, 
2vl3-3m  SAN  FRANCISCO. 


HARRIS    BROS!., 

OUTLEKS,  LOCKSMITHS,  BELLHANaEES 

And   Model    Ma- leers. 

208  Leidesdorff  street,  bet.  Sacramento  and  Commercial, 
SAN  FRANCISCO.  21vl4-tf 


LEATHER  HOSE  AND  BELTING, 

ALL   SIZES. 

SUCTION  HOSE  MADE  TO  ORDER 

At  short  notice,  by 

M.  M.   COOK  «&  SON, 

No.  SOI  Battery  street. 

13vl3-3m  SAN  FRANCISCO. 


SAN    FRANCISCO 

Cordage  Manufactory  ! 

CONSTANTLY  ON  HAND   A  LARGE  ASSORTMENT 
—  or  — 

MANILA.     OORDAGrE, 

"Whale  Line,  Bale  Rope,  etc., 

Manufactured  from  Pure  Manila  Hemp. 

Office,  nt  TUBBS  &  GO'S,  Oil  and  613  Front  street, 
jgy  Manufactory  at  the  Potrero.  llvU-lq 


McNALLY  &  HAWKINS, 

Plumbers  and  Gas-Fitters, 

No.  615  Market  Street, 

Adjoining  R.  C.  Orphan  Asylum,  nearly  opp.  Montgomery 
street,  San  Francisco. 

BlILDIXGS  FITTED  UP  "WITH  6A8, 
Water  and  Steam  Pipes,  and  all  work  warranted.     Have 
constantly  on  hand  an  assortment  of  Gas-Fixtures,  Lead 
and  Iron  Pipes,  Marble  Slabs,  etc.  6vl(iqr 


E.    POWER, 

WOOD    OA.RVEE 

—  AND  — 

Composition  Ornament  Manufacturer. 
Designing,  Modeling  and  Patterns 

FOTl    CASTING. 

INTERIOR    DECORATIONS    OF   ALL    DESCRIPTIONS, 

In  Wood,  Composition  and  Metal. 

Nos.  311  and  313  Market  street,  San  Francisco. 
25vH-qy 


J.   M.   STOCKMAN, 

Manufacturer  of 
PATTERNS     .AJVT>     MODELS, 

(Over  W.  T.  Garratt's  Brass  Foundry,) 
S.  E.  Corner  of  Mission  and  Fremont  sts., 
Gvl4tf  SAN  FRANCISCO 


J.    U.    WHITE.  JACOB   KRAMER. 

3?etx-oline    Oil    "Works. 

J.  H.  WHITE  &  CO., 

No.  109  Commercial  street,  San  Francisco, 

Are  now  manufacturing 

LUBRICATING  OILS  &  AXLE  CREASE, 

From  Petroleums  of  California,  and  ask  to  be  encouraged 
by  the  citizens  of  California-  As  a  home  production  in  all 
their  parts,  these  Lubricators  are  equal  to  any  in  the 
market,  and  surpass  all  others  ft  r  cleansing  oft' gum  caused 
by  the  use  of  animal  oils  which  contain  stearlne  audmarga- 
rln,  which  soon  become  acid.  A  fair  trial,  at  the  low  price 
asked,  is  all  that  we  solicit.  25vUtf 


THEODOEE  EALLENBEEG, 

Machinist,  Maker  of  Models  for  Inventors, 


No.  lO  Stevenson  street,  near  First,  San  Francisco. 
85?* Repairing  promptly  attended  to.  3vl5tf 


The  Mining  and  Scientific  Pbbss,  San  Francisco,  has  en- 
tered on  its  sixteenth  volume.  The  Press  is  worth  its  weight 
in  gold  to  the  artisan  and  the  miner,  and  is  always  filled 
with  original  matter  of  deep  interest  to  all  classes.— Amador 
Lalyer,  July  VMh. 


Professional  Cards. 


oe>tfEY&Co 


11111      SAN  FRANCISCO.         **' 


SHEKMAN  DAY, 
THiniiigr  Engineer, 

No.  114  Klontffoniery  Block,  San  Fraucl.co. 

Will  examine,  survey  and  report  upon  mines,  (nd  consult 
and  advise  concerning  investments  m  mining  property,  or 
the  machinery  management  and  expeuditures  of  mines. 
22g« 

FREDERICK.  SIASSELL. 

Mechanical  &  Architectural  Draughtsman, 

No.  422  California  street,  corner  of  Leidsdorff. 

Drawings  of  Models  made  for  parties  applying  for  pa 
ents  at  Washington  or  London.  mar23-tf. 


J-A.MESS   M.   TAYLOR, 

Attorney  and  Counsellor  at  Law, 

Court  Block,  636  Clay  Street, 

SAN   FRANCISCO. 
2vl5-lny 


ISAAC  LOBREE  &  CO., 
,  GOLDEN  STATE  P0TTERY,(f| 

ANTIOCH,  CAL.  '^gj 

Office  in  San  Francisco,  516  Commercial  st. 

Coii;-tantly  on  hand  a  large  assortment  ofEarthenwarei 

Fire  Brick.*,  Fire  Clay,  and  Stoneware. 

Is  prepared  to  fulfill  all  orders  at  the  shortest  notice. 
20vl4tf 


J.  1ST.  ECKEL,  M.  D., 
Homccopathlo    Physician 

226  Post  Street,  San  Francisco. 
2lvliyr 


DR.   H.   AUSTIN, 

DENTIST, 

No.  634,  Washington  Street, 

Between    Montgomery    and    Kearny    Street. 

[0VKR  SAN  FRANCISCO  BATHS] 

SAN  FRANCISCO.  20vl0^iy 


J.  W.  WINTER, 
DENTIST. 


Subscribers  who  do  not  receive  the  Mining  and  Scientific 
Press  in  due  time,  are  requested  to  inform  the  publishers. 


Office,  e^  Clay  street San  Francisco. 

First-class  gold  filling*  for  S3,  as  good  as  anv  dentist  can 
produce  in  the  city  Dr.  Winter  has  practiced  Dentistry 
twenty  years— fifteen  In  this  State.  For  a  full  upper  6Ct  lI" 
pum  teeth,  on  vulcanite  base,  from  S20  to  535.  Teeth  ex- 
tracted without  pam  by  local  application.  18vl4-tf 


RADICAL  CURE 

— OF— 

RUPTURE ! 


Treatment  of  all  Deformities  of  the  Body,  by  DR.  A. 
FOLLEAU'S  process.  ©24  Washington  street,  up  stairs, 
Washington  Baths  Building,  between  Montgomery  and 
Kearny  streets. 

DR.  A.  FOLLEAU 

Has  his  studies  and  manufactories  In  the  same  building. 

Every  kind  of  Apparatus,  Trusses,  orthopedic  Instru- 
ments, Artificial  Limbs,  etc- ,  are  manufactured  and  applied 
by  himself. 

■OSJ-ii'e  ha*  no  connection  with  any  Aytmcy.  2-lvH-llptf 


IMIOStlEITVLER'S 

PIONEER     MINING-    SCHOOL 

AND 

Metallurgical    Works. 

Having  established  the  first  Practical  Mining  and  Metal- 
lurgical School  in  the  United  States,  1  would  call  the  audi- 
tion of  gentlemen  who  u  ay  wish  to  obtain  a  practical 
knowledge  of  Chemistry,  Metallurgy,  etc  ,  to  the  fact  lhat  I 
am  now  prepared  to  teach  the  following  branches: 

1.  Assaying  of  ores,  metals  and  other  mineral  substances. 

2.  Technology,  or  Chemistry,  as  applied  to  any  spcciul 
branch  of  manufacturing. 

3.  Metallurgy  of  gold,  silver,  lead,  copper,  etc  ,  by  smelt- 
ing, amalgamating,  Uxivlutlon.  etc. 

4.  Gold  extraction  by  chlorine  gas;  also,  a  modified  pro- 
cess of  the  same,  which  is  cheaper  and  quicker  than  the 
processes  usually  em  ployed. 

5.  Concentration.    Dressing  of  ores. 

6.  Construction  of  furnaces,  in  which  anv  kind  of  fuel 
may  be  used  for  smelting,  roasting,  etc.,  as  well  as  the  erec- 
tion of  any  machinery  or  apparatus  required  In  metallurgy 
and  technology. 

Mining  is  considered  by  many  a  very  hazardous  under- 
taking; but  I  can  assure  anyone  lhat  our  mines  are  as  safe 
an  investment  as  an>  other  business  when  properly  under- 
stood and  managed;  therefore,  learn  first.  If  von  have  a 
mine,  then  study  the  nature  of  the  ore,  and  how  to  work 
it,  and  you  will  never  fall  to  bcsuccesslul. 

It  may  not  be  superfluous  to  stale  that  I  am  theoretically 
and  practically  acquainted  with  all  the  branches  I  oiler  to 
teach.  Years  ot  actual  experience  in  the  laboratory, 
smelling  works,  quartz  mills,  and  other  manufactories  car- 
ried on  on  my  own  account,  have  not  only  given  me  les- 
sons, but  more  than  ordinary  ability. 

I  was  the  first  one  in  California  who  successfully  ex- 
tracted silver  by  smelting,  on  n  large  scale,  and  have 'since 
been  traveling  through  the  manufacturing  and  raining 
towns  of  Europe,  to  studyall  improvements,  and  am  now 
again  the  only  one  In  San  Francisco  who  undertakes  to 
work  any  kind  of  ores  by  either  roasting,  smelting,  lixivla- 
tion,  or  chlorlnation  process. 

I  also  undertake  the  erection  of  smelting  and  roasting 
furnaces,  and  furnish  plans  and  estimates  for  any  kind  of 
works. 

My  lately  invented  Roasting  Furnace  has  the  following 
advantages:  A  Furnace  of  the  capacity  to  roast  one  to 
one  and  a  half  tons  of  ore  per  day  can  be  built  for  S3U0.  It 
requires  half  a  cord  oi  wood  per  ton  of  sulphurets.  The 
total  expenses  of  roasting  are  not  over  $6.  The  roasting  is 
more  perfect,  as  the  ore  appears  in  a  spongy  condition  and 
eagerly  takes  up  the  chlorine  gas  or  quicksilver  when 
amalgamated  A  large  size  furnace  in  successful  opera- 
tion may  be  seen,  by  permission  of  Mr.  Maltmnn,  In  his 
works  In  Nevada  City.  Several  others  are  in  progress  of 
building. 

Charges  for  assaying  gold  or  sliver  ores $3  00 

Coppe i-  ores 5  ot» 

JOS.  MOSHGIUEK, 
Practical  Chemist,  Metallurgist,  etc. 

Otucc,  No.  329  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 
6vl5-3ms 


Metallurgy. 


BOALT  &.  STETEFELDT, 

Metallurgists  and  Mining  Engineers 

AUSTIN",  KtTASA. 
Western  Branch  of  ADELBERU  &  RAYMOND,  No.  90 
Broadway,  New  York.  Ilvll 


G.  W.   MAYNARD.  J.   Q.  T1RUANN. 

MA/XTVAJRiD   «fc  TIEMANN, 

Mining  Engineers  and  Metallurgists, 

SAO  Pearl  street.  New  "York, 

— AND— 

CENTRAL,    CITY,    COLORADO. 

19vl2-ly 


EUROPEAN 

METALLURGICAL    WORKS, 

AND 

Practical    Mining   School. 
Bryant  Street,  Between  Third  and  Fourth, 

BAN   FRANCISCO. 

THE  Proprietors  arc  at  all  times  prepared  to  work  or  test 
Orcascnt  to  this  establishment— eithcrln  large  or  small 
quantities— by  such  process  as  may  be  found  best  adapted  to 
their  chemical  character,  after  a  cprcful  analysis  has  been 
made.  Test  lots  of  Ore  adapted  to  the  smelting  process  at- 
tended to.  Sulphuret,  pyritous,  and  the  (so-called)  "rebel- 
ious  ores,"  are  naving  especial  attention  paid  to  their  sue* 
cessful  treatment.  Assaying  in  the  humid  and  dry  way. 
Also,  reQning  by  cupellation,  done  at  moderate  rates. 

PRACTICAL  MI!M\G  SCHOOL. 
The  proprietors— encouraged  by  numerous  applications 
from  gentlemen  desirous  of  pursuing  the  study  of  practical 
metallurgy— have  concluded  to  admit  parties  on  reasonable 
terms.  Having  In  their  Mill  all  the  necessary  appli- 
ances for  crushing,  roasting,  amalgamating,  smelting,  re- 
fining and  assaying,  as  also  a  well  extended  Laboratory  for 
tbe  analysis  of  Ores  and  Minerals,  a  good  opportunity  is 
here  offered  to  acquire  a  sound  practical  knowledge  of  the 
business. 

U.  P.  B.IHBALL,  J    R.  MtJRPHT. 

lOvlfJ 


J.  A.  BAUER, 
G  liemical    Laboratory 

AND  DRUG  STORE, 

044  Washington  Street.  [Established  1849-1 

SAN  FRANCISCO. 

Careful  Analyses  made  of 

Ores,   Minerals,   Waters,   Oils,    Liquors, 
Wines,  Products  of  Art,  etc. 

Pharmaceutical  Preparations  Made  to  Order. 

Opinions  given  on  Chemical  Questions  and  Geology. 

AST  Particular  attention  paid  to  Analyses  of  all  kinds,  n 
cases  where  legal  questions  are  involved. 

Pure  Nitric  Acid.  Nitrate  of  Silver,  Gold  Chloride,  Platln 
Chloride,  Sodium  Amalgam,  Sulphate  of  Copper,  etc.,  for 
sale.  12vU-6m 


LACOUB'S 

SAKSAPARIPHERE 
BITTERS 

Have  so  speedily  grown  hi  favor  that  their  unrivalled  sale 
has  attracted  remarks  and  criticisms  of  the  trade  Jealousy 
attributes  their  success  to  the  fineness  of  their  general 
style,  and  principally  to  the  originality  and  bcautv  of  the 
bottle,  which  was  conceived  and  manufactured  by  Califor- 
nia artists.  MR.  LACOUK,  an  energetic  promoter  of  Call 
fornia  resources,  desired  to  show  that  Caliinrnla  has  no 
need  of  being  tributary  to  other  countries  for  talent  or 
mechanical  industry. 

The  cause  of  their  success  is  the  great  benefit  they  havo 
been  to  the  large  number  who  have  already  used  them. 

MR.  LACOUK  is  a  graduate  of  the  Polytechnic  Insiituto 
of  France,  and  adds  toa  thorough  knowledge  of  Cluinlhirv 
many  years  of  experience;  and,  after  a  long  and  careful 
experimental  study,  has  been  enabled  to  offer 

LACOUR'8 

SARSAFARIFHERE    BITTERS. 

They  are  tho  most  efficient  Blood  Purifier,  because  thev 
combine  with  the  wholesome  Sarsaparilla,  which  operates 
by  cutaneous  excretions,  and  other  substances  which  gently 
stimulate  the  secretions  of  the  lower  glands  ;u>d  organs, 
render  digestion  easy,  obviate  costiveness,  ai:d  remove  reg- 
ularly every  Impurity  of  the  blood. 

They  are  unrivalled  as  a  remedy  for  Scrofula,  Dyspepsia, 
Constipation,  Liver  Complaint.  Nervous  Atlcctions.  Colic, 
Intermittent  Fevers,  and  all  diseases  arising  iioiii  Impurity 
of  the  Blood  or  Costiveness. 


"Wlio    Takes    Them  ? 
The  Old  Man 

Takes  them  as  a  gentle  stimulant  and  mild  rejuvenator. 

The  Young  Man 

Takes  them  to  rcgulnte  his  system,  prevent  disease,  and 
stimulate  to  new  lii    his  overtasked  body. 

The  Young  Woman 

Takes  them  to  secure  regularity  In  her  habits;  to  tint  her 

cheeks  with  the  bh.om  of  health,  to  give  a  sparkle 

to  her  eyes,  and  sweetness  to  her  breath. 

The  Husband 

Takes  Them  to  promote  vitality,  give  strength  to  the  body, 
peace  to  the  mind,  and  with  his  health,  wealth 
and  comfort  to  all  his  family. 
The  Wife 
Takes  them  to  Invigorate  and  strengthen  her  system,  and  as 
an  aid  to  nature  in  regulating  her  periodical  sickness. 
Children 
Take  them  as  a  gentle,  yet  effectivo  tonic. 
The  Dashaway 
Takes  them  as  a  mild,  pure  stimulant,  containing  noue  of 
the  deleterious,  essential  and  tusilollsof  forblddeo  drinks. 
The  Inebriate 
Takes  them  to  give  tone  to  his  poisoned  stomach  and  allay 
the  fearful  longings  for  stronc  drink  with  a  stimu- 
lant that  does  not  madden  or  destroy. 
The  Traveler 
Takes  them  to  prevent  sea  sickness,  and  secure  his  health 
against  change  of  climate. 

Everybody    Takes    Them ! 
PRO  BONO  PUBLICO  I 

2vl5-CmJ 


$&*  Pitting  an*  ^rifntifif  go**. 


141 


A  "Word  to  Readers  in  the  Atlantic 
States. 

Much  complaint  Las  reached  us,  through 
various  Bonrces,  at  the  general  lack  of 
knowledge  at  the  East,  with  regard  to  mining 
and  other  operations  on  this  coast,  and  the  fre- 
quent impositions  practiced  upon  the  public 
there,  iu  consequence,  by  irresponsible  per- 
sons passing  on  upon  unsuspecting  victims 
worthless  mining  stock,  or  persuading  them, 
by  false  representations,  to  organize  com- 
panies and  advance  moneys  upon  worthless 
ground,  or  ground  which  oftentimes  has 
neither  value  or  locality.  If  our  friends  at 
the  East,  who  are  still  anxious  to  engage  in 
the  laudable  venture  of  mining  enterprise, 
would  do  so  intelligently,  let  them  subscribe 
for  and  carefully  consult  theouly  journal  on 
the  Pacific  coast  where  every  mining  enter- 
prise that  is  worth  naming  is,  from  time  to 
time,  noticed,  as  its  merits  may  warrant  A 
mining  enterprise  on  the  Pacific  coast,  which 
is  not  referred  to  in  this  journal,  in  some 
way  or  other,  as  often  as  once  in  three  or 
four  months,  is  certainly  one  which  people 
in  the  Atlantic  States  should  beware  of. 
Our  advice  to  people  at  the  East  is  never  to 
venture  small  amounts  in  mining.  If  you 
must  start  small,  let  a  number  of  such  club 
together,  so  as  to  make  the  aggregate  amount 
to  bcinvosted,  such  as  may  bo  worth  your 
while  to  inquire  into.  Jan.  1,  1SG7. 


New  Mining  Advertisements. 


Ancient    River    Channel    Blue   Gravel  Compa- 
ny.— Location  of  Works  :  Nevada  County,  California. 
Kmtc y..— All  persons  <""*  cautioned   against  purchasing 

the  following  Certificates  of  Stock   In   the  Ancient   River 

Channel  Blue  Grovel  Company,  us  the  transfer  haa  been 

■topped  on  the  name: 
One  CertldOlte,  No   BS,  for  125  shares;  one  Certificate, 

No  i,  fur  It)  shares;  one  Certificate,  No-  27,  for  15 shares. 

A.  P.  MORE. 
San  Francl«co,  August  26,  [807.  au:il-4» 


ReKulnr  IMvldend,  So.  lO,  ofthe  Golden  Rule 

Mining  Company,  was  this  duy  declared,  and  Is  now  paya- 
ble at  the  office  of  the  Company,  Room  No    5,  over  Dono- 
hoe  ft  Kelley's  Banking  House.     J.  B.  RUSSELL,  Sec'y. 
San  Francisco.  Aug.  27,  186;.  au30-lw" 


Tuolumne    Mountain  Gold  and  Sliver   Mlnlntr 

Company,  Old  Buchanan  Ledge,  Tuolumne  County,  State 

of  California. 

A  Special  Meeting  of  the  Stockholders  of  the  above 
Company,  will  be  hold  at  the  office.  Room  No.  22  Court 
Block,  on  WEDNESDAY,  September  11th,  1867,  at  3  o'clock 
P.  M.    By  order  Trustees. 

auHU  D.  F.  VERDENAL,  Secretary. 


To  Capitalists, 


GOLD   QUARTZ    MINE,    SITUATED    IN    CALAVERAS 
County,  with  steam  mill  fitted  up  with  Amalgamating 
Pans,  etc.,  FOR  SALE.    The  mine  has  three  main  vein?,  and 
more  than  $#i.OU0  have  been  spent  in  opening  them  and  com- 
pleting the  mill,    Good  wagon  roada  all  the  wuv.     Apply  to 
BELLOC  FUERES,  Bankers. 
23vl3-6m  633  Clay  street,  San  Francisco. 


Mining   Notices— Continued. 


AJi'lhi    Gold    Minimi    Company,  Bock  Creek., 

Sierra  County,  California. 

Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  fifth  day  of  Au- 
gust, 1867,  an  assessment  of  fifty  cents  per  share  was  levied 
upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company,  payable  Imme- 
diately, m  United  States  gold  and  silver  coin,  to  the  Secre- 
tary, A.  C .  Taylor,  No.  429  Pacific  street,  San  Francisco. 

Any  stoek  uuon  which  ssiid  assessment  shall  remain  un- 

S aid  on  the  filth  dav  of  September,  18G7,  shall  be  deemed 
clinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale  at  public 
auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  lie  made  before,  will  be 
sold  on  Friday,  the  twentieth  dav  of  September,  1867. 
to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of 
advertising  and  expensed  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees. 

A.  C.  TAYLOR,  Secretary. 
Office,  429  Pacific  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal.  anlO 

Chalk.  Mountain.  JUlue  Gravel  Company.  -  Lo< 

cation  of  Works:  Nevada  County,  California. 

Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board 
of  Trusteesof  said  Company,  held  on  the  thirteenth  day  of 
August,  1867,  an  assessment  of  one  dollar  and  fifty  cents 
per  share  was  levied  upon  Ihc  capital  stock  of  said  Com- 
pany, payable  Immediately,  In  United  States  gold  and 
silver  coin,  to  the  Secretary. 

Any  stuck  upon  which  said  assessment  shallremaln  unpaid 
on  the  thirteenth  day  of  September,  IM67,  shall  be  deemed 
deliuquent,aud  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale  at  public  huc- 
tion,  and  unices  payment  shall  be  made  before,  will  be  sold 
on  Monday,  the  thirtieth  day  of  September,  1867,  to  pay 
the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of  adver- 
tising and  expenses  ot  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees. 

J.  M.  BUFFINGTON,  Secretary. 

Office,  No.  S  Government  House,  corner  Washington  and 
Sansome  streets,  San  Kruncisco,  California.  aul7 

CamatKO    Gold    and    Silver    Mining    Company, 

Lander  County,  Nevada. 

Noticb.— There  are  delinquent,  upon  the  following  de- 
scribed stock,  on  account  of  assessment  levied  on  the 
twenty-first  day  of  June,  1867.  the  several  amounts  set 
opposite  the  names  of  the  respective  shareholders,  as  fol- 
lows: 

Names.  No.  Certificates.    No.  Shares.   Amount. 

Oimn  James... 72  5  s  100  00 

Drliikhouse,  J  A 6  3  m  Qto 

Diukclspcil,  L 61  3  60  00 

Passett,  NC 132  1  20  00 

pray,  Asaph 133  3  60  00 

Harker,  W  B  C 23  10  2U0  00 

Harker.WBC 24  10  200  00 

Harker,  J  W 13*  3  60  00 

Jacobs,  NB 85  4  80  00 

Raymond,  C  B,  Trustee Ul  649  10,980  00 

Camargo  Stock  acct 3  6u  00 

Lauder,  Pu 69  6  120  00 

And  hi  accordance  with  law,  and  nn  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees,  made  on  the  twenty-first  day  of  June,  1867.  so 
many  shares  of  each  parcel  of  said  stock  as  may  be  necessary 
will  be  sold  at  public  auction,  at  the  office  of  the  Com- 
pany, by  Jones  St  Bendixen,  Auctioneers,  on  Thursday,  the 
twenty-sixth  day  of  September,  1867,  atthchourof  Zo'clock 
P.  M.  of  said  day,  to  pay  said  delinquent  assessment  thereon, 
together  with  costs  of  advertising  and  expenses  of  sale. 
N.  C.  FASSETT,  Secretary. 

Office,  N.  E.  corner  Clay  and  Front  streets,  San  Francisco. 


lie    H,»n.   Gold    and  Silver  Mlnlns  Company.— 

Location   of    Works:   Star   District,   Humboldt  County, 

State  of  Nevada. 

Noticx.—  There  are  delinquent,  upon  the  following  de- 
scribed stuck,  on  account  of  a&scumcut  levied  on  the 
.  :. ■v.'inh  day  of  July,  1867.  the  nverml  amounts  set  oppo- 
site the  names  of  the  respective  shareholders  as  follows: 

Num.-.  Ko.  Certificate.     No.  Shares.  Amount. 

Ballenger,  wnillnin 192-  yi  jm  qq 

Barker,  J —  i  ■>.'■  fi  hmu 

tli'ldeman.  J  O bal  oil  11*  B  16  00 

Beidemnn.J  C Iml  mi  I'd  t>  12  00 

Blglcr,  B  A W2  8  16  U) 

hvi  nee,  John bal  on  696  3  6  no 

Blgler,  John bal  on  636  6  12  on 

Berry,  James ;:t  10  20  00 

Berry,  James ,Ttt  10  20  00 

Berry,  James 729  10  20  00 

Berry,  Junius 730  S  10  00 

Berry,  James 7S1  6  10  00 

Berry.  James 732  6  10  00 

Berry.  Jamoa 7io  i>  in  00 

Berry.  . lumen 760  10  20  Oil 

Bei  rv,  . I  nines 761  10  20  09 

Berry,  Jamoa  703  10  20  no 

Berry,  Jainet 7»t                   6  10  00 

Coahlil,  wm  M 1S6  m  2   00 

Coghlll,  Wm  N 15:1  1ft  30  00 

Cogblll,  III «si  15  80  00 

Crouio,  h  V 616                       4  8(0 

Derby,  E  M bal  on  498                       2  4  00 

Dock,  Luther .bal  on  tin7  10  20  00 

Darby,  Thomas bal  on  777  23  46  Oil 

Davie,  OW baton  750  3  f 

Kraser,  James  bal  on  201                  sj£  7110 

Faulkner,  <;eorg« 830                   &  10  00 

Rill,  t  W 800  60  10000 

0111,  V  W 801  &0  10000 

U1U,  V  W ;■*•-  60  1U000 

Uill,  F  W 803  46  9-»00 

Gmtln.  A 752                       ft  10  00 

(Hover,  G  F  M,  Trustee 842  40  80  U0 

Hudson,  T  W 332  ID  20  00 

Hudson,  T  W 383                          6  10  U0 

llahman,  F  G 651                       6  10  00 

Hand,  J  M 753                   ft  1000 

Harris,  J  H 818  60  UK)  00 

IlUfehliison.  J  R 826  100  20ci  <0 

KnowltOU,  J  11 bal  on  £.97  3  6  00 

Melton,  Wm 105  20  40  00 

Melton,  Win 390                       2  4  00 

Mnud'ebauin,  F 688                       5  10  00 

Morrow,  W  W 789                       fi  10  00 

Patten,  W  R 808  60  100  00 

House,  W  11 106  10  20  00 

Rosenthal,  S 633  10  20  00 

Rosenthal,  a 687  4  b  00 

RuMMithul,  8 .....799  ft  10  00 

Smith,  Q  K 761  6  10  00 

Tclttnan,  A  C 615  31  6i 

Tliouius.  Ithhard bal  on  749  3  6  00 

Wennerhold.  C bal  on  612  3  6  00 

Wilson,  KB 822  10  £0  00 

And  in  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  the  Board 
ot  Trustees,  made  on  thesald  eleventh  day  of  July,  1867,80 
many  shares  of  each  parcel  of  said  stock  as  may  be 
necessary,  will  be  sold  at  public  auction,  at  the  office  of  the 
Company,  No.  58  Exchange  Building,  northwest  corner  of 
Washington  and  Montgomery  streets,  San  Francisco,  Cal., 
on  Wednesday,  the  fourth  day  of  September,  1867,  at  the 
hour  of  1  o'clock  P.  M.  of  said  day,  for  cash,  in  U.  fi.  gold 
coin,  to  pay  said  delinquent  assessment  thereon,  together 
with  costs  of  advertising  and  expenses  of  sale. 

JOHN  M.  BURNETT,  Secretary 

Office,  No.  68  Exchange  Building,  northwest  coruer  of 
Washington  and  Montgomery  streets,  San  Francisco,  Cali- 
fornia. aul7 

Gold  Quarry   Company.    JLocutlon    of   Worktt 

Placer  County,  California. 

Noticb.— There  are  delinquent  upon  the  following  de- 
scribed stock,  on  account  of  assessment  levied  on  the 
twenty-fourth  day  of  June,  1867,  the  several  amounts  set  op 
poslte  the  names  of  the  respective  shareholders,  as  fol- 
lows: 

Names.  No.  Certificate.    No.  Shares.    Amount 

Ogdcn  Huffman 4  50  $1,000  00 

Edmund  Wertheman.. .  15  5!)  1.000  00 

Archibald  C  Peachy 7  100  2,000  00 

Lafayette  Maynaru 9  50  1,000  on 

John  Ape] 10  33  660  00 

James  Freeborn 17  60  1,000  00 

James  Freeborn IS  50  1,000  00 

And  in  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees,  made  on  the  twenty -four  Hi  day  of  June,  1867,  so 
many  shares  of  each  parcel  of  said  stock  as  may  be  ne- 
cessary, will  be  sold  at  public  auction,  by  Messrs.  Duncan 
&  Co.,  auctioneers,  at  the  office  of  the  Company,  No,  706 
Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco,  on  Monday,  the  twellth 
day  of  August,  1807,  at  the  hour  of  12  o'clock  M.  of  said 
day,  to  pay  said  delinquent  assessment  thereon,  together 
with  costs  of  advertising  and  expenses  of  sale. 

T.  W.  COLBURN,  Secretary. 

Office  706  Montgomery  street,  (Room  No.  4,  2d  floor)  San 
Francisco,  Cal.  jy27 

Rkmoval.— The  office  of  the  Company  is  removed  to  No. 
402  Montgomery  street,  Room  No.  10,  second  floor. 

T.  W.  COLBURN,  Secretary. 
August  6th,  1867.  nuio 

Postponement.—  The  above  sale  is  postponed  to  Monday, 
the  9th  day  of  September,  1867,  at  the  hour  of  12  o'clock, 
noon,  of  that  day.  to  take  place  at  the  new  office  of  the 
Company,  Nn.  401  Montgomery  street,  (Room  No.  10,  second 
floor)  San  Francisco.  By  orderot  this  board  of  Trustees. 
T.  W.  COLBURN,  Secretary. 

Office,  402  Montgomery  street  (room  No.  10,  second  floor, 
San  Francisco. 

San  Francisco,  August  12,  1867-  aul7 

Hope  Gravel    Mining  Company.— Location   of 

Works  and  Property:  Grass  Valley,  Nevada  County,  Cali- 
fornia. 

Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  Bald  Company,  held  on  the  fifteenth  day  ol 
August,  1867,  an  assessment  (No.  16)  of  fifty  (50)  cents  per 
share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company, 
payable  immediately,  in  United  States  gold  and  silver 
coin,  to  the  Secretary,  at  the  office  of  the  Company,  In  San 
Francisco. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid on  Thursday,  the  nineteenth  day  of  September,  1867, 
shall  be  deemed  delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised 
tor  sale  at  public  auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be 
made  before,  will  be  sold  on  Monday,  the  seventh  day  of 
October,  18G7,  to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together 
witli  costs  of  advertising  and  expenses  of  sule.  By  order 
of  the  Board  ot  Trustees. 

DAVID  WILDER.  Secretary. 
Office,  No.  533  Kearny  street,  corner  of  Sacramento,  San 
Francisco,  California.  au!7 


Hanicom  Copper  Mining  Company,    Location  t 

Low  Divide  District,  Del  Norte  County,  California. 

Notice  la  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  twentieth  day 
of  July,  1867,  an  assessment  of  ten  cents  (10c)  per  share 
was  levied  upon  the  capital  Atock  of  said  Company, 
payable  immediately  in  United  States  gold  and  silver  coin, 
10  the  Secretary,  at  the  yEtna  Iron  Works,  Fremont  street, 
between  Howard  and  Folsom.  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain 
unpaid  on  the  ninth  (9th)  day  September,  1867,  shall  be 
deemed  delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale 
at  public  auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  before, 
will  be  sold  on  Monday,  the  thirtieth  day  of  September,  1807, 
to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of 
advertising  and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees. 

JOHN  O.  HANSCOM,  Secretary. 

Office,  at  the  /Etna  Iron  Works,  Fremont  street,  between 
Howard  and  Folsom,  San  Francisco.  Office  hours:  from  8 
A.  M.  to!2M.  aulO 


I'oNtponements  and  Alterations.— SecrSaricsare 
requested  to  give  notice  of  postponements,  or  alterations 
which  they  may  desire  made  In  tholr  advertisements  at 
thelrearliestconvenicnce.  New  advertisements  should  be 
sent  n  as  oarlyaB  possible. 


I.  X.  I,.  Gold  uuil  Silver  Mining;  Company.— Lo- 
cation of  Works:  Silver  Mountain  District,  Alpine  Conn* 
ty.  Cal. 

Notice.— The  Annual  Meeting  of  the  stockholders  of  the 
I.  X.  L  Gold  and  Silver  Mining  Company,  for  the  election  of 
Trustees,  and  the  transacton  of  such  other  business  as  may 
come  before  the  Company,  will  beheld  in  San  Francisco, 
at  the  office  of  the  Company,  No.  4  id  and  420  Clay  street. 
on  THURSDAY,  the  twelfth  day  of  September,  1867,  at  12 
o'clock,  noon, 

PRANK  H.  HAMILTON,  Jit,  Secretary. 

Office,  418  and  420  Clay  street.  Ran  Francisco.  aul7 


La  Itlunca  Gold  and  Silver  Mining  Company. 

Location  of  Works:    District  of  Ures,  State  of  8onora, 

Mexico. 

Notice  le  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  tenth  day  of  August, 

1867,  anassesMiH-nt  of  two  dollars  ami  iifiv  centa  per  share 

was  levied  upon  the  awwablo   capital  stock  of   said  Com- 

pany,  payable  tmm«dlately,ln  United  states  sold  and  sli- 
ver coin,  to  the  Secretary,  at  tin*  uUlcc,  MHltheast  corner 
Front  and  Commercial  streets,  San  Frauclsoo. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid on  Raturdav.  tin-  fourteenth  day  ol  September,  HW7, 

shall  be  deemed  Delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised 
for  sale  at  public  auction,  and  unless  pavment  »hal]  bo 
made  before,  will  bo  sold  on  Monday,  llie  thirtieth  day 
of  September,  1867,  to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment, 
together  with  cottg  Of  advertising  and  expenses  of  sale. 
By  order  of  the  Board  of  Trusiees. 

JOS.   GOLDMAN,  Roerctarv. 
Office,  southeast  corner  Front  and  Commercial  streets, 
San  Francisco,  California.  aul3 


Lady  Franklin  Gold  and   Silver  Mining  Coin. 

pany.—  Silver  Mountain  Mining  District,  Alpiue  County, 

California. 

Notice  ishoreby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  second  day  of 
May,  1867,  an  assessment  of  thirty  (30)  cents  per  share  was 
levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company,  payable 
immediately,  in  United  States  gold  and  silver  coin,  to  the 
Secretury,  at  his  Office.  305  Montgomery  street,  San  Fran 
cisco,  Cal. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un 
paid  on  the  sixteenth  day  of  September,  I867,  shall  be 
deemed  delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale 
at  public  auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  bo  made  be- 
fore, will  besold  on  Tuesday,  the  fifteenth  day  of  October. 
1867.  fo  pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs 
of  advertising  and  expenses  of  sale-  By  order  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees. 

J.  S.  LUTY,  Secretary. 

Office,  305  Montgomery  street,  Rooms  S  and  6,  San  Fran- 
isco,  California.  aul7 


Lady  Bell  Copper  Mining  Company*  Low  Di- 
vide Mining  District,  Del  Norte  County,  California. 
Notice  is  hereby  given,  thnt  at  a  meeting  ol  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  twentieth  day 
of  August,  1867,  an  assessment  of  fifteen  cents  per  share 
was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company,  paya- 
ble immediately,  in  United  States  gold  and  silver  coin,  lo 
the  Secretary,  or  to  J .  K.  Johnson,  at  Crescent  City. 

Anystockupon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un 
paid  on  the  twenty-Unit  day  of  September,  1867,  shall  be 
deemed  delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  tor  sale 
at  public  auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  be- 
fore, will  be  sold  on  Saturday,  the  fifth  day  of  October, 
1867,  to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs 
of  advertising  and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees. 

B.  P.  WILKINS.  Secretary  pro  tern. 
Office,  64S  Market  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal.  au2l 


Neagle  «fe  Corcoran  Silver  Mlnlntr  Company- 
Location  of  Works:  Storey  County,  State  of  Nevada. 
Notice.— There  are  delinquent,  upon  the   following  de- 
scribed stock,on  account  of  assessment  levied  on  the  eleventh 
day  of  July,  IS67,  the  several  amounts  set  opposite  the  names 
of  the  respective  shareholders  as  follows: 
Names.  No.  Certificate.    No.  Shares.    Amount. 

Bell,  Rosena 76  10  $5  00 

Bell,  Jos 80  6  2  50 

Comaford,  P 65  5  2  60 

Edwards,  A  L 79  10  fi  00 

Kennedy,  Jas 64  5  2  50 

Mulrein,  D 27  10  5  110 

Mulrein.D 28  10  6  00 

Murphy,  John 70  250  125  00 

Moloney,  M 74  5  2  50 

McCann,  A 81  5  ; 

McGrath.  Frederlca 82  10  6  00 

Neenan.  A  73  6  2  50 

Pendergrass,  Wm 77  5  2  fiO 

And  in  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees,  made  on  tho  eleventh  day  of  July,  1867,  so  many 
shares  of  each  parcel  of  said  stock  as  may  be  necessary, 
will  be  sold  at  public  auction,  at  the  salesroom  of  Maurice 
Dore  &  Co.,  No.  327  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal., 
on  Monday,  the  second  day  of  September,  1867,  at  the  hour 
of  12  o'clock,  M.,  of  said  day,  to  pay  said  delinquent  assess* 
ment  thereon,  together  with  costs  of  advertising  and  ex 
penses  of sule. 

A.  P.  GREEN,  Secretary. 
Office,  Room'No.  11,  338  Montgomery  street,  San  Fran. 
Cisco,  California.  an  17 


Nueatra  Seuora  de  Gnadelupe    Silver  Mlnlnje 

Company.    Location  of  Works  :  Tayoltita,    San   Dimas 

District,  Durango,  Mexico. 

Notice.— There  are  delinquent  upon  the  following   de- 
scribed  stock,    on  account  of  assessment  levied  on  the 
twelfth  day  of  July,  1867,  the  several  amounts  set  opposite 
the  names  of  the  respective  shareholders,  as  follows: 
Names.  No.  Certificate.    No.  Shares.    Amount 

Carl  Steinbrlng 149  10  S10  00 

Formerly  Unassessable  Stock: 

Wm  Klumpp 142  10  10  00 

Heinr  Bockmann 167  10  10  00 

And  In  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees,  made  on  the  twelfth  day  of  July,  1867,  so  many 
shares  of  each  parcel  of  said  stock  as  may  be  necessary, 
will  he  sold  at  public  auction,  at  the  salesrooms  of  Badger 
&  Chapman,  N.  W.  corner  of  Kearny  and  California  streets, 
San  Francisco,  Cal.,  on  Tuesday,  the  third  day  of  Sep- 
tember, 1867,  at  the  hour  of  1  o'clock,  P.  M.  of  said  day, 
to  pay  said  delinquent  assessment  thereon,  together  with 
costs  of  advertising  and  expenses  of  sale. 

E.  J.  PFEIFFER,  Secretary. 

Office,  No.  210Poststreet,  Ran  Francisco,  Cal.  aul7 


Oxford  Beta  Tunnel  and  Mlnlntr  Company*  JGn- 

ineralda  District  and  County,  State  of  Nevada. 

Notice.— There  are  delinquent,  upon  the  following  de- 
scribed stock,  on  account  of  assessment  levied  on  the 
twenty-fifth  day  of  July,  1867,  the  several  amounts  set 
opposite  the  names  of  the  respective  shareholders,  as 
follows: 

Names.  No.  Certificate.    No.  Shares.    Amount. 

Daniel  SFIagg 13  25  Sl2  60 

Ths  Williams 223  25  12  50 

Ths  Williams 241  20  10  00 

Ths  Williams 243  10  5  00 

WTGough 250  10  6  00 

And  In  accordance  with  law,  and  nn  order  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees,  made  on  the  twenty-fifth  day  of  July,  1867.  so 
many  shares  of  each  parcel  of  said  stock  as  may  be  nec- 
essary, will  bo  sold  at  public  auction,  by  Messrs.  Maurice 
Dore  &  Co.,  No.  327  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco,  on 
Monday,  the  ninth  day  of  September,  1867,  at  the  hour  of  12 
o'clock,  M.  of  said  day,  to  pay  said  delinquent  assess- 
ment thereon,  together  with  costs  of  advertising  and  ex- 
penses of  sale. 

GEO.  H.  PECK,  Secretary. 

Office,  212  Clay  street,  San  Francisco.  au24 


Silver    Sprout   Mining   Company.  —  Keanarge 

District,  Inyo  County.  California. 

There  will  bo  a  meeting  of  the  stockholders  of  the  above 
named  Company,  for  the  purpose  of  altering  and  amending 
the  by-laws  of  the  Company.on  the  tenth  day  of  Septem- 
ber, 1867,  at  3  o'clock  P.  M.,  at  tho  office  of  the  Company, 
No.  408  California  street.  By  order  of  the  Board  of  Trus- 
tees. 

T.  B.  WINQARD,  Secretary. 

San  Francisco.  August  16th,  1867.  aul7 


Santa   Cruz   Petroleum   OH     Work*   Company. 

Location:  Santa  Crui  County.  California. 

Notice  is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees  of  iald Company,  held  on  tho  thirteenth  day  of 
August,  IS67, an  assessment  (No  20)  of  fifty  cents  per  share  was 
levied  upon  the  cnpital  stock  of  said  Company,  puvable 
Immediately,  In  Unhcd  States  cold  coin,  to  the-  Secretary, 
R.  nEOK.NKii,  416  Montgomery  Street,  San  Francisco.  Cal. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  »imll  remain  un- 
paid on  Tuesday,  the  seventeenth  dav  nf  Ki-pieiuher  1867, 
shull  be  demited  delinquent,  and  will  bo  duly  advertised 
lor  sale  at  public  auction,  and  unless  pavment  shall  be 
made  before,  will  besold  on  Tuesday,  the  eighth  day  of 
(h-t.iher.  1867,  to  pay  the  dellnqueni  assessment,  together 
with  costs  of  advertising  and  expenses  of  salo.  By  order  of 
the  Board  of  Trustees. 

R.  WF.flENER,  Secretary. 

Office  416  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal.    aui7 


Silver  Sprout   Mining  Company. — Location   of 

Works  and  Mines:  Keursarge  District,  Inyo  County,  CaL 

Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  sixth  day  of  August, 
1867,  an  assessment  of  twenty  dollars  ($20)  per  share  was 
levied  upon  the  capital  Htock  of  said  Company,  payable 
liumedlntely,  in  United  States  gold  coin,  to  the  Secretary, 
at  the  Company's  office,  408  California  street,  San  Fran- 
cisco. Cal. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  unpaid 
on  the  tenth  dav  of  September,  1867.  shall  bo  deemed  delin- 
quent, and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sule  at  public  auction, 
and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  before,  will  be  sold 
on  Thursday,  the  twenty-sixth  day  of  September,  1867,  to 
pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  cosIb  of  ad- 
vertising and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees. 

T.  B.  WINGARD,  Secretary. 

Office,  408  California  street,  San  Francisco.  aulO 

Santa  Cruz  Petroleum  Oil  Worki  Company. 

Location:  County  of  Santa  Cruz,  State  of  California. 

Notice —The  fifth  Annual  Meeting  of  tho  stockholders  of 
the  above  named  Company  will  be  held  at  their  office,  416 
Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco,  California,  on  Tuesday, 
the  twenty-fourth  day  of  September,  1867,  at  7}£  o'clock 
P.  M.,  for  the  purpose  of  electing  Trustees  to  serve  for  the 
ensuing  year,  and  transacting  such  other  business  as  may 
properly  come  before  it. 

R.  WEGENER,  Secretary. 

Ban  Francisco,  August  13, 1867.  aul7 


Tuolumne   Mountain  Gold   and  Silver   Mining 

Company,  Old  Buchanan  Ledge,  Tuolumne  County,  State 

of  California. 

Notice.— There  are  delinquent,  upon  the  following  de- 
scribed stock,  on  account  of  assessment  levied  on  the 
tenth  day  of  July,  1367,  the  several  amounts  set  opposite 
the  names  of  the  respective  shareholders,  as  follows: 

Names.  No.  Certificate.    No.  Shares.    Amount. 

John  Anthes 64  ft  $6  00 

Byrne.  HH 16  100  100  00 

Byrne,  H  U 68  32K  32  SO 

Byrne. HH 142  163  163  00 

Finance,  Alexander 31  10  10  00 

Breuer.  J  T 134  150  150  00 

Breuer.JT 6  100  100  00 

Breuer.  J  T 67  32^  3»  50 

Kernan,  John  C 34  25  25  00 

Perrin,  Fierre 39  10  10  00 

Bartct,  G 40  37K  87  60 

Bartet,  G 121  10  10  00 

Hcrzo,  J  (G.  W.  Jenkins'  stock) 

64  or  55  25  26  00 

Bernard,  J 96  4  4  00 

Kennedy,  J  OB 93  6  6  0(1 

Kennedy,  JOB 97  &  5  00 

Kennedy,  JO  B 100  1  1  00 

Lob,  A 88  6  6  00 

Lob,  Simon 91  6  6  00 

Lnb,  Louisa 90  S  600 

Smith,  J  F 98  6  6  liO 

Epstein,  Simon lot  &  6  00 

Weisler,  Alexander 103  5  6  00 

Vnslue,  Jules 105  3  3  00 

Kerston,  Joseph 109  6  5  00 

Kerston,  Joseph 120  6  6  00 

Kerston,  Joseph 127  15  15  00 

Kerston.  Joseph 131  16  16  00 

Chappelle,  A  M 128  15  16  00 

Chappellc,  AB 119  3  3  00 

Chappelle,  AB 126  1  1  00 

Bartet,  Aglae  P 124  fi  5  00 

LeRov,  Catharine 130  2  2  Oil 

Pfeill'er,  Jeanne 129  5  6  00 

Hirslifeld.P HO  10  10  00 

Menu,  J  H 141  8%  8  50 

Block.  George 143  6  6  00 

L'evan,  Charles 144  6  6  00 

Finance,  Julie  L 15  15  00 

Oetzman,  Emlle 22K  22  50 

And  in  accordance  with  law,  and  an  orderof  the  Board  of 
Trustees,  made  on  the  tenth  day  of  July,  1867,  so 
many  shares  of  each  parcel  of  said  stock  as  may  be  ne 
cessary,  will  be  sold  at  public  auction,  by  Maurice  Dore  & 
Co.,  at  No.  327  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal ,  on 
Saturday,  the  thirty-first  day  of  August.  1867,  at  the  hour  of 
12  o'clock  M.  of  said  day,  to  pay  said  delinquent  assess- 
ment thereon,  together  with  costs  of  advertising  and  ex- 
penses of  sale. 

D.  F.  VERDENAL,  Secretary. 

Office,  22  Court  Block,  63G  Clay  street,  San  Francisco.  au!7 

PosTPOKEaKNT.— The  above  sale  Is  hereby  postponed  until 
Saturdaj",  the  fourteenth  day  of  September,  1867,  at  the 
same  hour  and  place.    By  order  of  tho  Board  of  Trustees. 

au31  D.  F,  VERDENAL,  Secretary. 


Whit  latch    Gold  and    Silver   Mining  Company, 

Lander  County,  Nevada. 

Noticb.— There  are  delinquent  npon  the  following  described 
stock,  on  account  of  assessment  levied  011  the  twenty-first 
day  of  June,  1867.  the  several  amounts  set  opposite  the 
names  of  the  respective  shareholders  as  follows: 

Names.  No.  Certificate.    No.  Shares.    Amount. 

Allen,  H  H 13  20  $30il  00 

Allen,  H  H 199  31  510  00 

Camp.  James 139  6  90  00 

Prlnkhouse,  J  A -246  1  15  00 

Fa-isett,  NC 245  1  15  00 

Grav,  Asaph 247  1  16  00 

Marker,  Jno  W •■ 244  20  300  00 

Johnson.  GH 202  4  60  00 

Satterlee,  WR 41  4  60  00 

Turner,  Anna  Key 59  0  M  <>*> 

Williams,  JJ 201  82  480  00 

Doane,  WG 233  46  690  00 

Raymond,  C  B,  Trustee 243  1021  16,315  00 

Jacob,  SW 188  2  30  00 

And  in  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees,  made  on  the  twenty  first  day  of  June,  1867,  so 
many  shares  of  each  parcel  of  said  slock  as  may  he  neces- 
sary, will  be  sold  at  public  auction,  at  the  office  of  the 
Company,  by  Jones  &  Bendixen,  auctioneers,  on  Thursday, 
the  twenty-sixth  day  of  September,  1807,  at  the  hour  of  2 
o'clock  P.  M.  of  said  day,  to  pay  said  delinquent  assess- 
ment thereon,  together  with  costs  of  advertising  and  ex- 
penses of  sale. 

N.  C.  FASSETT,  Secretary. 

Office,  N.  E.  corner  Front  and  Clay  streets,  San  Francisco, 
California.  »u3 


142 


Mu  pitting  m&  Mmtiiu  §xm. 


Machinery. 


PATENT    AMALGAMATOR. 

These  Machines  Stand  Unrivaled. 

For  rapidly  pulverizing  and  amalgamating  ores,  they 
have  no  equal.  No  effort  has  been,  or  will  be,  spared  to 
have  thcin  constructed  in  (he  most  neriect  manner,  and  of 
the  treat  number  now  in  operation,  not  one  has  everrc- 
outred  repairs  The  constant  and  increasing  demand  for 
them  is  sutlicient  evidence  of  their  merits. 

They  ure  constructed  so  as  to  apply  steam  directly  into 
the  pulp,  or  with  steam  bottoms,  as  desired. 

This  Amalgamator  Operates  as  Follows : 

The  pan  being  filled,  the  motion  of  the  muiler  forces  the 
pulp  to  the  center,  where  it  is  drawn  down  through  the  ap- 
erture and  between  the  grinding  surfaces.  Thence  it  is 
thrown  to  the  periphery  into  the  quicksilver.  The  curved 
piates  again  draw  it  to  the  center,  where  it  passes  down, 
and  to  the  circumference  as  before.  Thus  it  is  constantly 
passing  in  a  regular  flow  between  the  grinding  surfaces  and 
into  the  quicksilver,  until  the  ore  is  reduced  to  an  impalpa- 
ble powder,  and  the  metal  amalgamated. 

Setlers  made  on  the  same  principle  excel  all  others.— 
They  bring  the  pulp  so  constantly  and  perfectly  in  contact 
-with  quiCKsilvcr,  that  the  particles  are  rapidly  and  com 
pletely  absorbed. 

Mill  men  are  invited  to  examine  these  pans  and  setlers  fox 
PACIFIC  rouaDKT, 
San  Francisco. 


themselves,  at  the 
lvl 


$85  ior  Hunter's 

Improved  Concentrator. 

The  patentee  is  prepared  to  sell  his  Concentrators  for 
the  above  price,  and  guarantees,  when  the  machines  are 
Tun  according  to  directions,  to  give  20  per  cent  better  re- 
sults than  iroin  any  Concentrator  built  on  ihis  Coast,  and 
will  refund  the  money  if  they  will  not  perform  what  is 
claimed  fur  them.  Machines  with  copper  plates,  will  cost 
S10  extra.    The  Machine  can  be 

Seen  in  Operation 
At  Booth  &  Co's  Union  Foundry,  up  stairs.  Parties  pur- 
chasing Concentrators  will  do  well  to  examine  beiore  buy- 
ing others  of  pretended  merit,  fersonsdesiring  it  can  have 
a  practical  concentration  made  of  tailings  at  any  time,  and 
prove  the  working  of  the  machine. 

FOR,    ^50. 

HirVTElTS  EITREK.A.  AMALGAMATOR. 

For  sale,  the  right  to  build  and  u^e  in  mills.  A  working  plan 
will  be  furn^hed  each  purchaser.  Five  machines  can  be 
seen  in  operation  at  the  Eureka  Mill,  Grass  Vailey.  The 
costofthe  irons  for  the  machine,  without  the  iron-box,  is 
about  Slot).    The  box  will  answer  of  wood. 

By  reference  to  the  Minimi  and  Scientiflie  Press  of"  5Iay 
25tii,  a  full  description  of  the  above  Machines  may  be  found. 

For  particulars,  send  for  Circulars,  or  address 
AN'DttEiV  HUNTEit, 

25vHtf  Union  Foundry.  San  Francisco. 


BLAKE'S  PATENT 
QUARTZ    CRXJSHER. 

CATTTIOX I 

The  owners  of  the  Patent  for  this  valuable  machine,  in 
order  to  facilitate  the  protection  of  their  rights  against  nu- 
merous Infringers,  procured,  some  time  since,  a  reissue  of 
the  Patent,  bearing  date  January  9ih,  1866. 
This  Patent  secures  the  exclusive  rlffht  to  em- 
ploy In    Stone- Breaking  Mnehtaea  Up. 
ritfhi  Convergent  Jaws, actuated 
by  a  Revolving  Shaft. 
All  persons  who  are  violating  the  Patent  by  the  unau- 
horized  making,  selling  or  using  machines  in  which  qu;irtz 
or  other  material  is  crushed  between  upright  convergent 
aws,  actuated  by  a  revolving  shaft,  are  hereby  warned 
hat  they  are  appropriating  the  property  of  others,  and 
that  they  will  beheld  responsible  In  law  and  in  damages. 

Several  infringing  machines  are  made  and  offered  for 
sale  in  this  city,  upon  which  Patents  have  been  obtained. 
Manufacturers,  purchasers  and  users,  are  notified  thatsueh 
Patents  do  not  authorize  the  use  of  the  original  inveniion, 
and  that  such  machines  cannot  be  used  without  incurring 
liability  ior  damages.  BLAKE  s,  TYLER, 

HvHtf  Agents  for  the.  Pacific  Coast 


Steam   Pumps, 

FOR    DRAINIKQ    MINES    OK    ELEVATING   WATER  TO 
ANY   HIGHT. 

PICKEBING'S  GOVERNORS 

For  Steam  Engines. 

Grii5"ar<l's    Injectoirs, 

For  Feeding  Boilers, 

STODDART'S   IR03H    WORKS, 


BLAKE'S  QUARTZ  BREAKER! 

PRICES     B^EDUCED! 

MACHINES   OF   ALL   SIZES   FOR   SALE 
—  By  — 

WM.   P.   BLAKE, 

Corner  First  and  Mission  streets,  or  Box  2,077 

3vl3f  SAN    FRANCISCO. 


Brodie's  Patented  Improvements 


DB.      O.     HUNT, 

Manufacturer  of 

Windmills,  Horse-Powers 
Pumps,  Pumping 

frames  and 
Gearing:. 

ITust's  Adjustable  Wind  Mills 
to  have  all  the  sails  so  arranged  as 
turn  edgeways  to  the  wind  wlien 
the  mill  is  stopped.  .Thesailscan 
be  set  at  any  angle  to  suit  the 
iorcc  of  the  wind,  while  the  mill 
is  running. iiy  means  of  the  hrake 
lever  nt  the  foot  of  the  mill,  by 
any  person. 

Hunt's  Self  Regulating  Mill 
is  Strong,  durable  and  i-heap.  It 
isprovidedwi.li  means  for  stop- 
ping, m  ilie  niu-t  violent  winds. 
I'his  null  is  well  known  through- 
out t  tie  tftatc. 
■up  II  or  SB-Powers,  Pumps  in  great 


!•']' 


2vl5qy 


mg 

iwer,  constantly 
uilt  to  order. 
iestfe  St  . 
San  Francisco. 


r      . 


Wfflh 


FOR  THE  TREATMENT  OF 

Gold  and  Silver  Ores. 

BRODIE'S  PATENTED  IMPROVED  QUARTZ  CRUSHER. 
The  attention  of  all  interested  in  Mining  is  respect- 
fully called  to  this  Improved  Machine  for  Breaking  or 
Snalling  Quartz,  or  other  Rock,  nossessinir;  as  it  does,  sim- 
plicity of  action  and  lightness  of  construction,  so  far  as  is 
compatible  with  strength  and  durability.  Inconsequence 
of  tht-se  advantages,  the  advertisers  are  enabled  to  otter 
these  machines  to  the  public  at  the  following  low  terms: 
No.  1— Or   U  inch  Crusher,  capable  of  reducing  from 

three  to  four  tons  of  quartz  per  hour,  no  piece  be- 

iug  larger  than  a  walnut-price SSCO0 

No.  2— Or  15  inch  Crusher,  capable  of  similarly  putting 

through  five  to  six  tons  per  hour. 85© 

No.  3— Or  IB-inch  Crusher,  will  in  a  similar  manner 

crush  from  seven  to  eight  tons  per  hour l.SOO 

EXPLANATION   OF  THE   ABOVE  KNG RAVING. 

The  frame  is  made  of  cast  iron,  bound  with  heavy 
■wrought  Iron  bands,  making  it  very  strong,  and  at  the  same 
time  light  and  portable.  The  crusher  is  bolted  to  a  wood 
fram.'  of  sufficient  bight  to  clear  ihe  fiy-wh-el.  and  allow 
the  crushed  quartz;  to  pass  off.  The  dotted  lines  show  the 
movable  and  stations  v  jaws.  Letter  A  represents  the 
eccentric  shaft  bv  which  the  power  is  applied  direct  to  the 
movable  iaw.  B  represents  the  movable  jaw,  and  C  ihe 
fixed  jaw  D  represents  the  link  or  radius  bar.  E  repre- 
sents the  bolts  for  regulating  ihe  opening.  V,  which  can  be 
regulated  nt  pleasure,  so  ns  to  graduate  to  the  size  to  which 
it  is  intended  trie  quartz  shall  be  crushed.  (5  represents  the 
feed  opening,  by  which  the  size  of  the  machine  is  desig- 
nated. ,  . 

The  arrow  on  the  flv- wheel  shows  the  direction  to  drive 
the  eccentric,  which.  In  combination  with  the  link,  D.  gives 
the  movabie  jaw,  B,  a  forward  and  downward  motion  at  the 
Sf.me  lime,  and  which  makes  the  Imrriestrock  yield  and 
separate  into  fragments  of  any  desired  size. 

The  above  Crushers  have  been  recently  erected  and  are 
now  successfully  employed  at  Bear  Valley,  Mariposa  comi- 
ty. Rawhide  Ranch,  Tuolumne  county,  Excelsior  Mine, 
Lake  District,  Nevada  county,  and  can  be  s-'en  in  opera- 
tion at  the  Fulton  Foundry.  First  street.  Sun  Francisco. 

Tiie  following  testimonial  respecting  the  effectiveness  of 
this  Crusher,  has  been  received    from  the   Superintendent 
of  the  "Rawhide  Ranch"  Mine,  in  Tuolumne  Countv: 
Rawhioe  Ranch,  Tuolumne  Co.,  Wept.  28,  IRR6. 

Jamf3  Brooie,  Esq.,  San  Francisco— My  Dear  Sir:  It  gives 
me  pleasure  to  inform  vou  that  I  have  for  the  past  three 
months  bad  ono  of  vbur  largest  sized  Rock  Crushers  in 
use,  at  the  Rawhide  Ranch  Mining  Company's  Mill,  which 
h  is  entirely  met  my  expectations;  and  I  have  no  hesita- 
tion in  recommending  it  to  all  who  arc  in  need  of  a  machine 
for  rapidlv.  cheaply  and  properly  preparing  quartz  for  the 
stamps.    Yours  truly,  R.  P.JOHNSON, 

Supt.  Rawhide  Ranch  Quartz  Mill. 

BRODIE'S  PATENT  IMPROVED  GERMAN  AMALGA- 
MATING BARREL.— This  Barrel  obtained  a  premium  at 
the  Fair  of  me  Mechanics'  Institute  in  San  Francisco,  in 
IBM.  Further  particulars  will  be  afforded  on  application 
tothe  subscribers. 

Those  infringing  the  patent  rights  to  the  above  improved 
Barrel,  are  hereby  Informed  that  on  and  alter  the  1st  No 
veniber,  186(5,  the  royalty  charged  for  using  the  same  will 
he  raised  to  the  sum  of  5100  per  Barrel. 

A  diagram,  with  explanations  of  this  machine,  will  be 
found  in  the  "Mining  and  Scientific  Press,"  of  September 
29  th,  1866 

BRODIE'S  PATENT  WIND-BLAST  SEPARATOR  FOR 
DRY  CRUSHING.— This  Dry  Crusher  has  been  found  the 
most  economical  and  effective  mode  of  crushing  ores  in 
Mexico.  California  and  Nevada.  Diagrams  and  explana- 
tions afforded  on  application  to  the  subscribers. 

A  drawing  and  full  description  of  this  machine  will  be 
found  in  the  Mining  and  Scientific  Press  of  Sept.  22d.lS66. 
15KODIE  A  KAKCLIFP, 
Express  Building.  402  Montgomery  street, 

12vl3tf  San  Francisco. 

LEFFEL'8 

American   Double  Turbine 


Favorable  to  Inventors.— Persons  holding  new  In 
veations  of  machinery  and  Important  improvements,  can 
have  the  same  illustrated  and  explained  in  the  Mining  and 
Scientific  Prbss,  free  ot  charge,  if  in  our  judgment  the 
discovery  is  one  of  real  merit,  and  of  sufficient  interest  to 
our  readers  to  warrant  publication. 


0". 1  K.  S  T 

Paint     Manuiactory 


THERE  "WHEELS,  UNEQUALED  AND  UNRIVALED  IN 
the  United  States  nr  the  world,  have  been  fully  tested 
on  this  coast,  more  than  forty  being  in  use  at  this  date  in 
California  and  Oregon,  driving  all  kinds  of  machinery,  Saw 
Mills,  Flour  Mills,  Quartz  Mills,  etc.,  etc.,  etc. 

California  Hkfkrknce*.-  E.  K  toe  ton,  Folsom;  O.  Sim- 
mons, Oakland,  (Mill  nt  Clear  Laki*);  Morgan  Coville,  Lex- 
ington, Santa  Clara  County,  .T.  Y.  McMillan,  Lexington 
Santa  Clara  County.    jjgj-S'cnd  for  Circular,  to 

KNAPP  <fe  GRANT, 
Agents  for  California. 
26vl3-lyq.  810  Washington  street,  San  Francisco. 


IN     CALIFORNIA. 


EPES  &  E.  H.  R.  ELLERY 

Have  (he  Patent  Right  tor  the  Pacific  Coast  to  manufac- 
ture, sell  and  use 

Ellery's  Patent  India  Rubber  Cement  &  Paint. 

It  is  for  all  exposed  surfaces;  impervious  to  wet;  will  not 
rot,  peel,  blister  or  crack,  in  any  climate  A  superior  Paint 
for  brick,  wood,  cloth,  metals,  e'tc  ;  successfully  used  in  the 
Eastern  States.  The  old  tin  roof  of  that  large  building,  the 
New  York  RiceMUls.wasinsuch  bad  condition  it  was  about 
to  be  taken  off  ten  years  since.  Instead,  they  put  on  the 
INDIA  RUBBER  CEMENT  AND  PAINT,  making  a  good 
tight  roof.  A  coat  of  India  Rubber  I'alnt  every  two  years 
since  keeps  it  in  good  condition.  We  can  refer  to  many 
others.    The  Atlaut  c  Lead  Works  use  our  Paint  only. 

.NEW  CLOTH  ROOFS  put  on;  copings  and  all  seems 
cemented  and  saturated,  then  coated  with  the  India  Rub- 
ber Cement  and  P«int— the  same  as  on  the  St  Nicholas 
Hotel  at  New  York  City,  the  City  Buildings  and  many 
others,  the.  roofs  of  all  the  horse  and  steam  cars,  decks  of 
steamboats,  etc.,  around  New  York— for  eight  dollars  per 
one  hundred  square  feet.  NEW  OR  OLD  TIN  ROOFS 
cemented  and  painted  with  tbc  India  Rubber  Cement  and 
Paint  guaranteed,  at  Iroin  one  cent  to  two  and  a  half 
cents  per  (-quare  foot,  according  to  .size  and  condition  of 
roof.    Good  men  and  the  best  materials  used. 

We  have  just  cemented  and  painted  old  tin  roofs  of  Dr. 
H.  D,  Cogswei),  Ttibbs  A;  Co.,  D.  J.  Oliver,  etc.,  and  the 
wood  work  of  Sheriff  Davis' building,  83  feet  front,  on  Fol- 
som  street,  between  Third  and  Fourth  streets— only  one 
coat.  The  work  will  speak  for  itself.  Now  painting  the 
cornice  and  iron  work  of  Dr.  H.  D.  Cogswell's  building, 
corner  of  Front  and  Clark  streets— one  coat.  Seethe  above 
and  further  references  at  our  office. 

ELLERV'S  PATENT  INDIA  RUBBER  CEMENT  AND 
PAINT  is  composed  of  India  rubber  mid  other  gums,  dis- 
solved in  linseed  oil,  mixed  with  the  various  coloring  mat- 
ters, and  ground  in  any  color.  When  applied  to  roofs  or 
other  purnoses.it  is  mixed  with  pure  linseed  oil  to  the  re- 
quired thickness,  and  put  on  as  other  paints  are,  with  a 
paint  brush— retaining  sufficient  elasticity  to  give  and  take 
with  the  heat  and  cod.  Fifteen  hundred  fishing  vesse's  at 
Cape  Ann  use  the  India  Rubber  Paint,  finding  it  superior  to 
all  others. 

EPES  &  E.  H.  R.  ELLERY  are  now  prepared  to  make 
good  roofs,  and  cement  and  paint  new  or  old  ones,  and  do 
all  kinds  of  outside  painting  with  Ellery's  Patent  India 
Rubuer  Paint.     No  asiihulcum  or  coal  tar  used 

Office.  No.  3SG  Jackson  struct,  corner  Battery,  San  Fran- 
cisco, Cal.  6vl5 


Quartz  Mill  Construction  and  Superintendence 

THE  UNDERSIGNED  IS  AT  PRESENT  OPEN  FOR  AN 
engagement  as  a  working  Superintendent  in  the  con- 
struction or  operation  of  a  yuartz  Mill.  Has  had  five  years 
steady  and  successful  experience  in  working  ores  in  Washoe. 
and  is  practiced  in  saving  sulphurers  and  the  treatment  of 
rebellious  ores  Is  prepared  to  furnish  references  for  ai] 
the  necessary  qualifications  of  an  intelligent,  faithful  and 
reliable  quartz  operator.     Address  F.  M.  SHAW. 

San  Francisco,  care  Mining  and  Scientific  Press.    26vl43m 


NELSON   &    DOBLE, 

AGEXTS  FOR 

Thomas  Firth  &  Sons'  Cast  Steel,  Files, 

Etc.,  Shear,  Spring,  German,  Plow,  Blister  and  Toe  Calk 

Steel;  manufacturers  of 

Mill    Piclts,    Sledges,    Hammers,  Piclts, 

Stone   Cutters',    Blacksmiths'    and    Horse-Shocra'   Tools, 

319  an  j  321  Pine  street, 

Between  Montgomery  and  Sansome,  San  Francisco. 

lUvliqr 


PATTINSON'S 
HURDY-GURDY  WATER-WHEEL. 


The  inventor  of  this  Wheel  having,  after  much  delay, 
filially  ohtainDd  the  patent  for  the  same,  is  prepared  to  sell 
rights  therefor  to  such  as  may  be  desirous  of  putting  them 
up,  or  continuing  those  already  In  use.  This  Is  well  known 
among  miners  as  the  "hurdy-gurdy  wheel,"  and  Is  con- 
sidered the  most  economical  Water- Wheel  now  iu  use. 

Notice  is  hereby  given,  that  the  subscriber  is  ihe  inventor 
and  holds  Ihe  imient  right  fur  the  construction  and  use  of 
the  same;  and  tint  no  person  lias  a  right  tu  manufacture 
or  use  them  without  his  permit. 

7vl5-qy  THOMAS  PATTINSON. 


JXo"tioe  "to  Minei'&i, 

Well-Borers    and  Water    Companies. 

MPRAG  IS  NOW  PREPARED  TO  MANUFACTURE 
.  Hvdraulic  and  Artesian  Well  Pipes  in  the  best  work- 
manlike manner,  and  at  the  lowest  market  rates.  Having 
made  large  additions  to  my  stock  of  machinery  for  that 
branch  of  business  I  am  prepared  to  fill  all  orders  with  dis- 
patch, and  guarantee  entire  satisfaction.  I  also  manufac- 
ture Mis.sis.si npi  Stoves,  o'  the  latest,  improved  patterns,  for 
vessels  of  all  classes.    Also,  Ship  Plumbinc  done. 

M.  PKAG, 
8vl3-ly        Stove  Store,  No.  125  Clay  street,  below  Davis. 


MedjLaiiieal   X>r»Tvl:ngs. 

Persons  wishing  Mechanical  Drawings  can  obtain  the 
services  of  competent  draughtsmen,  by  applying  to  this 
office. 


NEW     YORK-     PRICES. 


No.  003  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco. 
EXCLUSIVE    AGENT 

FOR  THE 

A-IMUHIIICAJV 

"WATCH    FACTORY. 

A  large  assortment  of  these 
Superior     "W  atches, 

In  Gold  and  Silver  Vnses, 

Constantly  on  hand,  and  sold    at   Factory 
prices.    Also, 

ENGLISH     AND    SWISS     VYATCHES, 

Imported  directly  from    he  Manufacturers. 

The  American  Company  are  now  making 

YEKY    FINE     WATCHES     FOR    LADIES. 

»3)-A  large  assortment  of  Gold    Chains 
and  Jewelry.  25vll)-6ra 


M  E  W     YORK    PRICES. 


THE    GREAT    LIGHT. 

THE  DANFOKD 
Atmospheric   Lamp. 

This  Lama  burns  coal  oil,  requires  no  chimney,  gives  a 
pure  white  and  steady  flame,  uses  thirty  per  cent,  less  oil 
Than  any  other  Lampin  proportion  to  the  amount  of  light 

affnfiitiii      „„it     is  .licnl  ii  t„lir     inrlisncnsnlili.     in     oiinvi.    hnn.o 


.   _  — i  in  i'  i  ii   1 1 1  i  1 1 "  .i  i  ii  in    iu  in.  aiuuumOf  light 

afforded,  and  is  ahsnluu-lv   indispensable  in  every  house 
'here  gas  is  not  used.    CALL  AND  SEfi  THEM 

For  sale  only  h. 
2vl5-qy       417  Was 


E.  ATEES, 

ihington  street,  opp.  Post  Office,  S.  F. 


Assayer  and  Chemist. 


A  GENTLEMAN  WELL  VERSED  IN  ASSAYING  AND 
Analytical  Chemistry,  is  desirous  of  securing  a  position 
in  sonic  assaying  establishment,  or  would  take  charge  of 
the  assaying'  aiid  amalgamating  department  of  either  a 
gold  or  silver  mine.  Steady  employment,  rather  than  high 
wages,  is  desirable.  Tiie  advertiser  would  take  his  own 
laboratory  to  the  mine  if  desired.  Proper  references  given 
Inuuirc  at  this  office.  3vl5tt 


Just  Published. 

THE  PHILOSOPHY  OF  MARRIAGE,  BEING  FOUR  IM- 
nortant  Lectures  on  FUNCTIONS  and  DISORDERS  of 
the  Nervous  System  and  Reproductive  Organs,  to  be  had  by 
addressing  and  inclosing  twenty-live  cents,  postage  stamps 
to  Secretary  PACIFIC  MUSEUM  OF  ANATOMY,  Mont- 
gomery street,  San  Francisco.  I2vl3-lr 


Disastrous  Condition  of  Mining  in 
Corn-wall. 

We  have  several  times  alluded  to  the 
present  disastrous  condition  of  mining  in 
Cornwall,  England.  In  a  recent  official  in- 
quiry, by  a  committee  of  Parliament,  into 
the  condition  of  the  mines  in  that  portion  of 
Great  Britain,  Mr.  Robert  Hunt  testified  a9 
follows : 

I  was  formerly  a  professor  of  physics  in 
the  School  of  Mines,  and  am  now  Keeper  of 
the  Mining  Records  in  the  Jermyn  street 
Museum.  I  am  well  acquainted  with  prac- 
tical mining,  and  with  Cornwall,  having 
lived  for  many  years  in  that  county,  and 
since  1839  been  officially  connected  with  it. 
For  six  years  I  was  Secretary  of  the  Royal 
Cornish  Metallurgical  Society,  and  for  the 
remaining  period  Keeper  of  the  Mining 
Records,  which  has  constantly  occasioned 
my  intercourse  'with  Cornwall.  In  March 
and  April  of  this  year  I  was  six  weeks  in  the 
county,  and  visited  the  mines  of  Cornwall 
and  Devonshire,  with  the  special  view  of 
obtaining  accurate  information,  for  official 
purposes,  with  respect  to  the  condition  of 
those  mines.  Nothing  can  be  conceived  in 
a  more  disastrous  condition  than  Cornish 
and  Devonshire  mining  at  the  present  time. 
It  is  worse  than  it  has  been  at  any  other 
time  since  1839.  The  mines  actually  at 
work  in  1861  were  543 ;  in  1864  the  number 
rose  to  616,  but  in  the  months  that  I  was  in 
the  county  in  1867  they  fell  to  320.  The 
number  of  dividend  paving  mines  in  1861 
was  58 ;  at  the  end  of  1866  there  were  26. 
The  amount  of  the  produce  of  the  mines 
within  the  Stannaries  in  1861  was  190,778 
tons  of  copper  ore,  having  a  value  of  1,004,- 
915i  In  1866  there  were  produced  138, 141 
tons  of  ore,  having  a  value  of  5S2.546Z.  The 
produce  of  the  tin  mines  in  1861  was  10,963 
tons  of  ore,  having  a  value  of  793,698?.  In 
1866  there  was  produced  15,089  tons  of  ore, 
having  a  value  of  754,000/.  In  1861  there 
were  in  Devonshire  2, 364  miners  above  20 
years  of  age,  and  in  Cornwall  19,159,  mak- 
ing a  total  of  21,523  miners  of  and  above 
the  age  of  20.  Within  the  last  18  months 
7,380  miners  have  left  Cornwall  and  Devon- 
shire, and  11,321  have  been  thrown  out  of 
employment,  leaving  3,!)41  at  present  re- 
maining in  the  district  thrown  out  of  em- 
ployment; and  this  number  will  be  increased 
by  about  500,  who  have  been  thrown  out 
of  employment  by  the  stoppage,  a  fortnight 
ago,  of  the  St.  Day  United"  Mines.  These 
7,370  men  who  have  left  the  country  have 
left  about  20,000  behind  them  who  were 
dependent  upon  them,  and  there  are  about 
50,000  dependent  upon  those  who  are  left, 
making  altogether  about  70,000  dependent 
upon  the  industry  of  the  miners  above  20 
years  of  age.  In  making  this  computation, 
I  have  left  the  lead  mines  of  Cornwall  out 
of  the  calculation ;  what  I  have  said  applies 
only  to  the  copper  and  tin  mines  in  the 
Stannaries.  Of  the  26  dividend  paying 
mines  within  the  Stannaries,  some  are  mak- 
ing far  larger  returns  than  others ;  some  are 
actually  paying  dividends  out  of  reserve 
capital.  Under  the  circumstances  just  men- 
tioned, seeing  that  so  large  a  number  of 
mines  in  Cornwall  are  being  worked  at  pres- 
ent at  a  loss,  the  adventurers  generally  would, 
I  believe,  be  too  glad  to  have  the  excuse  of 
an  additional  burden  in  the  shape  of  rates  to 
get  rid  of  the  cost  which  they  are  now  incur- 
ring, and  a  large  number  of  mines  would 
be  closed.  I  have  read  the  Bill  now  before 
the  Committee,  and  understood  it  that  the 
occupiers  would  be  rated,  and  it  is  my  im- 
pression that  the  effect  of  the  passing  of  the 
Bill  as  it  is  now  before  us  would  be  what  I 
have  just  described. — [Witness  then  read 
several  letters  from  several  districts  sup- 
porting his  statements.] 

It  was  testified  by  Mr.  Leeman  that  a 
large  number  of  the  best  miners  had  gone 
to  California  and  Lake  Superior.  About 
1, 500  have  gone  to  Australia  and  New  Zea- 
land. 

Mr.  Kendall  testified  that  the  men  who 
had  thus  gone  were  the  best — young,  active, 
self-reliant  men,  who  have  made  a  little 
money,  and  who  are  able  to  move. 

Mr.  Kendall  further  testified  as  follows : 

Chili  now  produces  more  than  one-half 
the  copper  of  the  world,  and  the  conse- 
quence of  a  war  with  Chili  or  America  would 
be  that  no  Chilian  copper  would  come  to 
England.  If  there  were  war  with  America, 
it  would  not  only  play  the  mischief  with 
our  smelting  trade  in  copper,  but  with  our 
manufacturing  trade  in  copper,  which  is 
now  enormous.  Besides,  the  effect  upon 
the  mines  would  be  too  late;  the  mines 
would  be  shut  up.  Many  of  them  are  200 
or  300  fathoms  deep,  and  would  all  be  full 
of  water. 


f&to  pinitt0  and  ^rictttiffc  § xm. 


143 


Thophai.  Fbutts  in  Calipiiusi i. — An 
enthusiast  jr  agrictiltariflt  in  the  southern 
part  of  tho  State,  who  baa  spent  ma- 
in  Africa,  latitude  i-  north,  writes  to  tlie 
A  lla  that  he  is  confident  that  the  lowe 
tii  s  oi  California  will  produce  bananas,  pine- 
apples, plantains  aod  rice,  and  he  hopes  to 
•  ■■  reckoned  among  the  products  of 
"this  glorious  country."  He  has  sent  to 
Liberia  Tor  palm  nut-.  cocoa,  o 
plums  and  other  vegetable  productions  of 
that  region,  believing  that  some  of  them  can 
be  made  to  grow  and  bear  well  here.  At 
any  rate,  the  experiment  is  worth  trying, 
and  everybody  who  wishes  well  of  the  State 
will  be  glad  to  hear  of  the  success  of  this 
and  similar  experiments  that  are  now  being 
tried.  Banana  bulbs  have  been  planted  in 
this  vicinity  within  a  few  weeks,  are  doing 
well  and  exhibiting  healthy  signs  of  life 
and  vigor  ;  one  planted  two  or  three  weeks 
since,  has  grown  leaves  over  eight  inches 
long. 


HIXKLE    &    CAPP'S 
CENTRIFUGAL  ORE   GRINDER  AND  AMALGAMATOR. 


Patent  ilsticd  April  lOth,  1SII7. 


SANTA  CLARA  COLLEGE,  S.  J. 

H.lXT.l  (L.IKA,  CAL 

Contlui  i<d    by  the  Father*   of  the  Society 

of  •JeHUH* 

ft)*  SEVENTEENTH  AMVU  tL&SSION  of  this  Collego 
wlilcn-ninrncoon  August  28, 1867. 

TERM*— Tuition  in  the  Classical  ami  Scientific  Depart- 
innit,  BiuirdlnK  and  Lodging,  Washing  ami  Mending  "t 
Ankles  Washed,  School  Si.ttionery,  Medical  Attendance 
and  Medlalne*,  Ptttl,  Light,  Baths,  ulc  ,  per  seaalon  "'  ton 
month*,  $3W, 

■tor  rurtlier  Infurmatlon  and  catalogues,  apply  to  the 
ol  the  College,  or  t<>  Rev,  A.  Maraschl,  St.  Igna- 
tius* College  Market  street.  Sad  Francisco. 

ftviviiu  Rgv*.  A,  MASNATA,  S.  J.,  President. 

The  Commercial  Herald 

AND 

MARKET     REVIEW 

Will  be  Issued  early  on 
EVERY    STEAMER-DAY    MORNING, 

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Corner  of  ScveittU  and  Townaend  Streets. 

office 

Corner  of  Montgomery  and    Bush  Streets. 


CAPITAL  STOCK, 


$500,000 


Trustee*! 

II.  P.  WA.KELEE,  THOS.  H.  SELBY, 

NICHOLAS  LUNING.  TIIOS.  BELL, 

CHAS.  E.  McLANE. 


H.  P.  WAKELEE  MANAGER, 

THIS  COMPANY  ARE  NOW  PREPARED  TO  FURNISH 
Sulphuric, Nitric  and  Muriatic  Acids  of  superinrquality, 
in  quantises  to  ?utt. 

Orders  wi*l  lie  received  at  the  office  nn'y  for  Chemicals  of 
every  description,  which  will  be  manufactured  as  may  be 
required.  The  Company  hep  to  say  that  they  have  the  ad- 
vantages of  ail  improved  machinery  nnd  apparatus  for  the 
manufacture  and  manipulation  of  these  products,  and  our 
Laboratory  is  iltted  up  with  the  most  recent  Improvements 
which  experience  and  science  suggest,  and  is  surpassed  by 
none  in  completeness  and  perfection  tor  the  purposes  it  is 
designed.  PvU3m 


HAYWARD  &  COLEIHaN, 

I1IP0ETKES  AND  KEF1NEKS 
—or— 

Elummating,   Lubricating, 

PAINT     OILS! 

CONSISTING   OF 

KEROSENE,    LARD,     SPERM.    ELEPHANT,    POLAR, 

TANNERS',  NEATSFOOT,  ROILED  AND  RAW 

LINSEED,  CASTOR   AND  CHINA  NUT. 

—  ALSO, — 

SPIRITS  OFTURPENTSNE&  ALCOHOL 

Notk.  —  We  would  specially  call  ihe  attention  of  Mill 
owners  and  Engineers  to  our  superior  PARAFFINE  OIL, 
which  we  manufacture  from  the  California  I'ctrnh'uni 
This  Oil  will  not  gum.  Machinery  thoroughly  cleaned  and 
lubricated  with  it  will  not  heat,  and  alter  remaining  at  rest, 
can  be  started  without  cleaning  off. 

0®*  A  sample  can  of  our  Puramne  Oil  will  be  forwarded 
on  application  to  us,  as  we  desire  a  lair  and  impartial  trial. 

Lamps  and  Lamp  Stock ! 

JO©-  An  elegant  and  complete  assortment  on  hand.  -JSff 
H>7l3-3m  114  Front  street.  San  Francisco. 


Portable    Steam  Engines ! 

'■  If  midlt  >'■»"  and  **  fltttlng«r*»"  Mnke, 


rMHVi.CCK 


For    Grinding    u n (t  X 1 i 1 it  1  g a m it t i n g 

t  liur;is  of   Hi.. 


For  GriiKltitg  and   Disi-liiir£Jug    Con  tin- 
uoiittly. 

Arranged  as  shown  in  the  second  engraving,  all  Ihe  Into- 

rior  grinding  purls  being  ihe  guineas  shown  In  first  view, 

this   pan   is  adapted   for   receiving  mid  grinding  and  dls- 

Arranged  a*  shown  in  tho  first  engraving,  the  pan  la    chaining  continuously  criubje^  quartz  as  tuat  as  supplied 

adapted  for  grinding  and  amalgamating  separate  charges    by  *  Hvo-stump  buttery,  with  No.  4  or  5  screens.     A  "Blum- 

<  ■  I  M  >■■'■  •*,  a»l"«  •■»  work  r.pUIy,  thorough!,    ffi  .^XIlSTi&fi.'SC&a  KV/AS'lB. 

and  effectually.      *  battery. 


ThtssecMonnl  engraving  ex- 
blulttniore  clearly  thearrange 
mi'iit  and  rhape  of  the  grind* 
lOfl  i  ;ii-:-.  "i  Ihe  machine.  It, 
and  the  other  engravings,  will 
be  more  clearly  understood  by 
reference  (o  the  accompany- 
ing cxplunatiou. 


Explanation.  —  E,  muller- 
hmuer.  K,  inuller  pliue  or 
shoe.  <!.  side  dies.  I,  sup- 
porting lip  D,  bearing  sur- 
face. I',  feeder.  X,  weight  i" 
Counter-balance  wear  ot  inul- 
ler plates,  or  shoes.  U,  cover 
used  in  working  charges  of 
ore.  The  dark  shade  on  the 
buttoni  of  ihe  pan  represents 
one  of  tho  grooves  lor  mer- 
cury. 


Half  Section  or   Top  View. 

The   Centrifugal    Ore    Grinder. 


This  new  GRINDER  and  AMALGAMATOR  is  extremely 
simple  and  compact  in  its  eonslmciion.  The  principle 
nyallod  of  Is  entirely  novel.  The  grinding  is  effected  by 
perpendicular  mullers,  pressed  laterally  by  centrifugal 
lorce  again <1  perpendicular  iron  dies,  titled  to  the  inner 
sides  of  the  pan.  It  is  to  be  run  ot  a  speed  of  from  CD  to  So 
revolutions  per  minute,  according  to  the  hardness  of 
the  rock  to  be  crushed.  The  pressure  upon  every  part  of 
thegrlndlng  surface*  is  direct  and  uniform,  and  they  wear 
with  straight  and  true  faces  from  first  to  last,  conforming 
al.-o  to  the  shape  of  the  sides  of  the  pan,  so  that  the  work 
performed  with  old  mullers  and  plalesls  as  thorough  and 
perfect  as  with  new  ones.  The  pulp  enters  readily  between 
ihe  mullers  and  side  dies,  the  pressure  being  light  in  front 
and  licnylest  at  the  heel  of  the  inuller.  there  in  no  strain 
upon  any  of  the.  parts,  and  no  liability  to  breakage  or  dis- 
arrangement, and  no  wear  except  ihat  which  Is  (useful  On 
the  grind  i»g  surfaces.  The  work  done  Is  performed  without 
jarring,  jerking,  siraining  nr  clogging,  with  extreme  regu- 
attd  eveniiL-ss,  the  pulp  being  of  great  and  uniform  fine- 
ness. It  is  not  liable  to  be  clogged,  nor  to  be  obstructed, 
stopped,  impeded  or  broken,  by  coarse  pieces  of  rock, 
pick  points  or  iron,  accldent-illy  introduced  wiih  the 
crushed  ore.  as  these  can  readily  pass  each  muller  sep- 
arately, without  Interfering  with  or  affecting  ihe  other 
mullers,  each  of  which  is  independent,  or  can  rest  upon 
ihe  bottom  below  the  mullers,  without  inconvenience,  as 
Ihe  arms  play  freely  an  Inch  above  tho  bottom  of  the  pan. 

It  Is  more  readily  cleaned  up  than  any  other  pan,  as  each 
muller  can  be  lifted  out  separately  by  hand,  and  ihe  re  is  no 
necessity  for  lifting  the  revolving  eone  or  driver,  which  Is 
also  easily  turned,  there  being  no  friction  when  noi  in  use, 
or  rapid  revolution.  The  hulk  of  Ihe  mercury  is  not  ground 
tip  with  the  rock,  but  lies  below  the  lower  ends  of  the  mul- 
lers in  «  groove,  and  In  another  groove  on  the  cover  of  the 
pan,  where  nil  ihe  pulp  and  meiai  passes  continually  over 
it  without  cutting  or  carrying  it  away.  The  mullers  and  side 


dies  arc  easily  removed  at  any  time,  or  when  worn  out, 
and  an  extra  set  of  mullers  is  lurnished  with  each  pan  sold, 
it  is  also  adapted  lor  grinding  cement,  sulphurets.  roasicd 
ores,  eic. 

We  claim  all  these  advantages  for  our  Pan,  and  that  It 
will  do  more  and  belter  work,  with  le*s  power,  and  less  at- 
tention and  manual  labor,  mure  rapidly  and  with  less  ex- 
pense, than  auv  oilier  pan  or  muller  made  tor  the  >.nme 
purposes,  and  claimed- to  be  of  equal  or  grtaicr  capacity. 
We  will  soil  them  for  use  on  condition  that  li,  when  fairly 
tried  they  fail  to  answer  these  prurnlscs,  they  may  be  re- 
turned. ,    ■■ 

For  full  description  and  illustration,  sec  Mining  and  Sci- 
entific Press,  June  15,  1867. 

Hinklc  &  Capp's  Centrifugal  Ore  Grinder 

and  Amalgamator 
May  be  seen  In  operation,  and  examined,  at  tho  European 
Metallurgical  Works,  on  Bryant,  between  Third  and  Fourth 
streets.  Sail  Francisco,  where  all  interested  in  mining  and 
milling  operationsaro  invited  to  inspect  it.  Its  weight,  as 
arranged  for  continuous  grinding  and  discharge,  with  extra 
set  of  six  mullers,  Is  abO'it  2,700  lbs.;  or  as  arranged  for 
grinding  and  amalgamating  single  charges  ol  SOO  lbs.  of  ore, 
ulso  wiih  extra  set  of  mullers,  about  3,l)iiu  lbs.  Price,  as 
above,  completely  fitted  and  ready  for  use,  either  way, 
SOlHl,  gold  coin. 

For  further  particulars,  apply  by  letter  to  PUILIP  HIN- 
KLE  and  CHARLES  S.  OAPP,  No.  5iB  Clny  street,  below 
Montgomery.  San  Francisco,  Cal.  or  personally  to  the  above, 
orS.  P.  KIMBALL,  Esq.,  at  the  European  Metallurgical 
Works,  on  Bryantstreet,  between  Third  and  Fourth  streets, 
or  at  the  Miners'  Foundry,  First  street,  near  Folsom,  where 
the v  are  manufactured. 

Caj-riend  for  Circulars. 

PHILIP  HINKLE.  and 
CHARLES  b.  CAPP.  Patentees, 

25vU-tf  5)3  Clay  street,  San  Francisco. 


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TEE  OENTEAL  PAEK  Oi'  THE  PAOIFIO. 
Woodward's     Gardens, 

ART    (iAI.Il.K1, 

MUSEUM,     GYMNASIUM, 

— AND— 

ZOOLOGICAL    GARDENS. 

THERE  BEAUTIFUL  GARDENS  ARE  VISITED  DAILY 
by  hundreds  of  the  pleasure-seeking  |  ublic.  and  all 
agree  in  proiioiineiner  them  the  best  and  onl.  first-class  sub 
urhan  resort  on  the  Pacific  Coast. 

Tin-  extensive  ground?  are  covered  with  the  rarest  trees 
and  shrubbery,  making  It  a  mod  desirable  spot  for  small 
parlies  wishing  to  enjoy  a  Pic-Nic. 

To  all  departments  new  attractions  arc  being  constantly 
added . 

These  Gardens  are  accessible  by  the  Floward,  Folsom  and 
Market  street  Car*. 

Entrances  on  Mission  and  Valencia  streets,  between  Thir- 
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Pratt's  Abolition  Oil. 

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Stiff  Joints,  Contracted  Cords  and  Muscles,  Cramps.  Colic, 
Diarrhoea,  Cholera,  Pains  in  the  Breast,  Lame  Back,  nnd 
all  aches  and  pains.  It  is  tho  poor  man's  friend,  and  tiie 
best  family  phvsiciau  Full  directions  accompany  eacli 
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iiiUi.  and  ;iiry.  are  let  bv  the  month,  week  or  day,  and  are 
kept  in  siipeiij  order.     There   Is  a  Restaurant  attached  for 
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Rfitiiuniv  In  Advertinfiifr.— The  Miking  and  Scifn- 
kfic  PiiKSBuj the  best  and  most  kconouical  mining  adver- 
tising medium  in  this  citv.  Our  terms  are  less  than  one 
half  the  rates  now  charged  by  daily  newspapers,  and  the 
mining  community  are  beginning  to  appreciate  our  roason.i 
ble  rates  of  advertising.  The  "kess  contains,  proportionally, 
,i  larger  amount  of  mining  ad  'Erasing  than  any  other papir 
on  the  Pacific  coast.  Its  character  renders  it  tho  propei 
journal  for  the  concentration  of  mining  patronage. 


HOABLEY'ti. 
FOUR  SIZES, 

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HOADLEY'S. 

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COMRTNING  TnE  MAXIMUM   OF  EFFICIENCY,  DUR- 
abillty,  and  Economy,  with  the  Minimum  of  weight 

and  price  ,  . 

These  Engines  are  favorably  known,  a  large  number 
helne  In  use  on  Ihis  coast  for  hoisting,  pumping,  i h resiling 

lilling  and  mining  purposes. 

Steam  can  be  "ot  up  on  these  Engines  in  (ilteen  minutes 
after  reachina  the  pbiee  nfoperalion.  and  the  lime,  expense 
of  setllntr  boilers,  machinery,  nnd  "eonstrnelinn  account" 
saved,  (which  is  often  the  difference  between  the  successful 
and  iinsuce.-ssfnl  pri.«ecutioii  or'  nulling  enterprises,)  in 
fact,  the  portable  principle  is  the  pioneer  s  Mend,  and  ena- 
bles him  to  draw  engines  on  their  own  wheels  to  Ms  cabin 
door,  and  nlant  on  the  outermost  confines  »l  nviltzaUon 
Ihe  saw  and  gristmill,  nnd  it  has  done  nnd  will  do  more 
to  help  subdue  the  continent  than  any  other  ol   the  modern 

lOtors  which  are  crowding  society  and  normalizing  the 

All  sizes  on  hand  from  3  to  90  horse  power,  with  and 
without  carriages.  .„„, 

Also,  Portable  Saw  and  Grist  Mil's. 

Forsale  by  TREiDWELL  A  CO  , 

SvH-6mlSp  Cornor  of  Front  ftnd  Market  streets. 


144 


Mt  pitting  m&  gtimtitit  §xm. 


The  Pookman  Lode.— A  geologist,  who 
has  closely  examined  the  Poorman  lode  in 
Idaho,  and  which  has  been  found  to  be  so 
fabulously  rich,  thus  gives  his  opinion  of 
its  origin ; 

Its  soft  veinstone  has  been  extensively- 
acted  upon  by  the  steam  vapors  and  ebulli- 
tions of  hot  water.  Probably  it  might  have 
been  the  vent  of  some  ancient  water  vol- 
cano. The  boiled,  rotten  and  sodden  char- 
acter of  its  wall  rock  looks  like  this.  If 
this  crevice  had  been  for  ages  a  boiling  salt 
salfatora  or  mud  volcano,  whose  walls  are 
often  slipping  and  grinding  upon  each 
other,  and  whose  rocks  were  softening,  and 
the  rich  sulphurets  and  ruby  ores  were 
slowly  changing  to  chlorides,  till  at  last  it 
became  quiet  and  full,  we  have,  in  my  opin- 
ion, a  fair  theory  for  this  celebrated  vein. 

Bain  in  Siskiyou, — The  Xreka  Union 
chronicles  the  occurrence  of  a  very  heavy 
rain  storm  which  fell  in  the  vicinity  of  the 
Dead  wood  Mountains,  in  that  county  on  the 
9th  inst.  The  district  embraced  by  the  rain 
was  about  fifteen  miles  in  length  and  four  or 
five  in  breadth.  The  rain  was  accompanied 
by  heavy  thunder  and  vivid  flashes  of  light- 
ning. Outside  of  this  belt  nothing  more 
than  a  few  drops  f elL 


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Received  the 

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(Gold  Medal) 

And  Decoriitlon  of  Leclon  of  Honor,  at  the 

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Foundry  for  Sale. 

A  One-half  Interest  in  the 

UNION    IRON   WORKS, 

SACRAMENTO, 
Owned  by  William  R.  Williams,  is  offered  for  sale  on  the 
most  favorable  terms. 

A.   Good    Bargain 

May  be  bad,  as  the  proprietor  is  going  home  to  Europe.  It 
Is  seldom  that  so  good  an  opportunity  is  offered  for  a  sure 
and  permanent  investment.  The  business  of  the  establish- 
ment is  exceedingly  flourishing,  as  can  be  shown.  The 
Shop  is  of  brick,  new  and  well  built.  The  lot  is  85  feet  front 
by  163  feetin  depth,  in  a  good  location  for  this  business,  on 
Front  street,  between  N  and  0  streets. 

Inquire  at  the  office  of  the  Foundry,  or  address 

WILLIAM  R.  WILLIAMS, 

26vl3tf9-16p  Sacramento,  CaK 


HENDY'S    LATEST    IMPROVED     CONCENTRATORS, 


FOK    OOLX>    -A-ND    SSILVER    ORES, 

Willi  Revolving  Stirrers  and  Rotary  Distributor. 

Can  be  seen  in  Operation  at  the  Union  Foundry,  First  St.,  San  Francisco. 


Directions  for  Operating  Hendy's  Concentrators: 

The  sulphuiels  are  drawn  off  while  the  Concentrator  is  in  motion,  in  the  following  manner: 

First — Set  the  .Pan,  A,  level,  by  its  inner  rim. 

Second— While  in  operation,  keep  the  Pan,  A,  about  half  full  of  sulphurets.  [See  Figure  2, 
marked  S. j 

Third — Open  the  gate,  E,  sufficiently  to  discharge  the  sulphurets  as  they  accumulate  over  the 
amount  above  mentioned. 

Fourth — The  crank  shaft  to  make  200  to  220  revolutions  per  minute. 


The  above  directions,  if  followed  implicitly,  are  all-sufficient.  But,  strange  as  it  may  appear,  the 
proprietor  has  found  that,  in  certain  cases,  they  have,  owing  to  the  carelessness  or  to  the  ignorance  of 
the  operators,  failed  to  serve  as  a  complete  guide.  He,  therefore,  in  the  present  edition  of  his  circular, 
insists  upon  their  being  followed  to  the  letter;  and  in  order  that  there  may  be  no  mistake  in  future,  he 
thus  elaborates  and  explains  them  : 

First,  then  :  Unless  the  pan  is  level,  it  is  out  of  the  question  to  expect  it  to  do  its  duty.  One  would 
imagine  that  the  slightest  possible  examination  of  the  illustrations  would  be  sufficient  to  show  this 
Tet,  in  one  case,  where  the  machine  did  not  work  satisfactorily,  it  was  found  that  no  regard  whatever 
had  been  paid  to  this  point !  The  word  level  is  in  itself  precise  ;  it  admits  of  no  latitude,  and  cannot 
be  misunderstood.  Nothing  is  easier,  to  a  mechanic,  than  to  place  the  pan  absolutely  and  mathemati- 
cally level.    It  cannot  be  necessary  to  dwell  further  upon  this  point. 

Direction  Second,  viz : — "  Keep  the  pan  about  half  full  of  sulphurets,"  has  also,  in  some  cases, 
been  disregarded.  A  moment's  reflection  will  point  out  its  importance.  The  operation  of  tho  ma 
chine  is  such,  that  grains  of  any  kind,  whatever  may  be  their  size  or  weight,  will  seek  the  peri- 
phery of  the  pan,  and  unless  discharged,  will  there  remain,  until  other  grains  of  greater  specific  gravity 
take  their  place.  Of  course,  then,  at  the  starting  of  the  machine,  and  for  a  short  time  thereafter,  the 
periphery  will  be  partially  filled  with  sand.  It  is  therefore  necessary  to  allow  a  quantity  of  sulphu- 
rets sufficient  to  completely  occupy  that  space  to  accumulate,  before  the  gate  is  opened,  and  their  dis 
charge  commenced.  It  is  obvious  that  they  will  otherwise  be  accompanied  with  more  or  less  of 
sand.  Once  properly  commenced,  the  discharge  will  be  continuous.  It  must  be  regulated,  however, 
by  the  richness,  in  sulphurets,  of  the  pulp  under  treatment.  A  little  practice  will  enable  the  operator 
to  gauge  it  without  difficulty. 

After  what  has  been  6aid,  direction  Third  requires  no  further  explanation.  Direction  Fourth  is, 
to  a  mechanic,  sufficiently  explicit. 

These  concentrators  can  be  set  in  pairs,  for  which  a  single  crank  shaft  will  suffice.  Two  such 
pairs  can  be  so  arranged  as  to  require  a  driving  shaft  of  only  six  feet  in  length. 

The  guaranteed  capacity  of  each  machine  is  five  tons  every  24  hours.  Eight  tons,  however, 
can  be  and  has  been  put  through  in  that  time.  The  small  proportion  of  sand  which  the  sulphurets 
carry,  when  thus  rapidly  concentrated,  is  not  an  objection  but  rather  an  advantage,  in  case  the  opera- 
tors themselves  intend  to  work  them.  Either  in  roasting  or  in  pan-working,  a  small  admixture  of 
sand  is  unquestionably  an  aid.  But  if  the  sulphurets  are  being  prepared  for  sale,  they  must  of  course 
be  clean.  In  this  case,  the  discharges  from  four  machines  can  be  conducted  into  a  single  additional 
one,  and  the  concentration  thus  be  made  complete. 

The  proprietor  has  recently  still  further  improved  the  machine,  by  the  substitution  of  an  iron 
frame  for  the  former  wooden  one.  While  nothing  is  added  to  its  weight  by  the  change,  it  is  thus 
made  stronger  and  more  compact;  and  at  the  same  time  the  labor  of  setting  it  up  is  considerably 
lessened.  He  flatters  himself  that  these  added  advantages  leave  nothing  further  to  be  desired  as  re- 
gards the  perfecting  of  the  machine. 

References  : 

Eeference  is  made  to  the  following  mills,  which  have  HENDY'S  CONCENTEATOKS  in  use  : 

FOREST  SPRINGS  MILL Grass  Valley,  Nevada  County. 

EMPIRE  MILL Grass  Valley,  Nevada  County. 

ONEIDA  MILL Jackson,  Amador  County. 

INDEPENDENCE  MILL Brownsville,  El  Dorado  County. 

HUMBOLDT  CANAL  CO Humboldt  County,  Nevada. 

EL  TASTE  CO Sonora,  Mexico. 

BENTON  MILL Bear  Valley,  Mariposa  County. 

LOUISIANA  MILL Coulterville,  Mariposa  County. 

PEOPLE'S  MILL Alleghany,  Sierra  County. 

TTRON  &  CO'S  MULL Prescott,  Arizona. 

WOOLSEY  &  CO'S  MILL Prescott,  Arizona. 

NOTES  &  CO'S  MILL Prescott,  Arizona. 

GUADALUPE  &  SACRAMENTO  G.  &  S.  M.  CO Sinaloa,  Mexico. 

RECENTLY    ORDERED    FROM    THE    UNION    IRON    WORKS  : 

VEATCH,  VALENTINE  &  CO.,  Commercial  Mill  (4  Concentrators) Nevada  County. 

GOULD  &  CURRY  G.  &  S.  M.  CO.  (4  Concentrators) Virginia  City,  Nevada. 

VULTURE  CO.  (4  Concentrators .Prescott,  Arizona. 

MIDAS  MILL   CO.  (4  Concentrators) Virginia,  Montana. 

PLYMOUTH  ROCK  MILL  CO.  (2  Concentrators) Mariposa  County. 

B.  F.  BROWN  (1  Concentrator) Melbourne,  Australia. 

MOREY  &  SPERRY  (I  Concentrator) New  York. 

And  in  use  in  many  other  parts  of  this  coast. 

Q^~These  Machines  are  made  of  iron,  thoroughly  constructed  and  ready  for  immediate  use. 
For  description,  etc.,  send  for  Circular. 

Those  in  want  of  Concentrators  would  do  well  to  visit  some  of  the  quartz  mills  that  have 
Hendy's  Patent  Concentrators  in  use,  and  satisfy  themselves  before  purchasing  other  Concentrators  of 
pretended  merit. 

CAUTION. 

All  of  HENDY'S  PATENT  CONCENTRATORS  are  marked  thus  : 

"J.  HENDT,  Patented  Februarv  27th  and  April  17th,  1866." 
Orders  or  letters  of  enquiry,  address, 

JOSHUA  HENDT.  Patentee, 

March,  1867.  Union  or  Fulton  Foundry,  San  Francisco. 


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<  VOLUME   XV. 

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TABLE  OF  CONTENTS. 


California  Gang  Plo-we— Tlla 

acil.Tiii  new  of  nil-  Purii 
Rgprrtl'ton— by  Prol   Btakc 
I  ord  lor  California 

NVw  I-,-  for  iii'-  Barometer. 
Oold  mi  Rpltzbergen. 

The    Atlantic  Crossed    till    a 

111  I 
Rank  nf  Admiral  Paraigllt. 
Bullli.n  Product    nf  ihC  t.'oin- 

finr  In.lii-irini  Progress. 
Survey  of  (hi-  Colorado. 
in-  Paionl 

-"(  Native  silver 
[ntcrlor  salt  li.  posit*. 
Bteond  Report  on  the  Pacific 

Industrial  Progrou*  of  Call 

fornla. 
BciasTtric-  MtsoBLLAtrT.— 

of  the   Variation  of 
tnctlc  Needle;   Re. 
mark a hie  Specimens of  Car- 
bon ;  i  'inui-,;.'-,  of  Star  Col 


ors  ;  RniintimcniH  ('onions. 
Hon;  The  Hi-do' ill.'    Iceail; 

Tl"'  Soorlin;  of  Milk. 

llll'IMM''",  MlSC.   l.l.'M    

111'-  tngld  (if  Ml-';  Steel  rs 
"i    lliillroa.l    llalla;  A 

Breel  Signal  Bell;  A  Cheap 
Qlus*  i  lutter. 

U1NIM081  uxaitr— Embracing 
laic  IntQlllgonce  ii.nn  the 
various  couiiilcs  and  dis- 
trlers  hi  rnlliornla.  Ari- 
zona. Hrlil*h  Colombia, 
Montana,  Nei  ada,  i  irci  on. 

Nov   p  1''  in-  and  Inventions. 

Mining  shareholders'  Direct- 

'TV. 

N.-w  Incorporations— 1.1st  of 

Otncera. 
San  Francisco  Market  Rates, 
sail  Francisco  Weekly  Slock 

Circular. 
stock  Prices— Bid  and  Asked. 
San  Francisco  .Metal  Market. 
s.  F.  Copper  .Market. 


Interior  Salt  Deposits. 

The  interior  salt  deposits  of  the  earth, 
formed  chiefly  from  the  early  silurian 
oceans,  are  supposed  to  be  much  more  ex- 
tensive than  any  similar  and  more  modern 
deposits  now  resting  upon  the  earth's  sur- 
face. As  an  evidence  of  the  vastness  of 
these  ancient  deposits,  wo  may  instance, 
among  other  localities,  that  near  the  village 
of  Salina,  in  the  State  of  New  York.  The 
yield  of  salt  from  these  springs  is  now 
abont  ten  millions  of  bushels  annually. 
The  total  yield  since  they  were  first  worked 
is  set  down  at  over  200,000,000  bushels, 
exceeding  in  weight  5,000,000  of  tons. 
Nearly  one-half  of  this  amount  has  been 
extracted  within  the  last  ten  years,  and  the 
annual  yield  is  constantly  increasing.  The 
brines  which  constitute  these  springs  issue 
from  the  rocks  of  the  upper  silurian  age, 
and  contain  from  sixteen  to  seventeen  per 
cent,  of  solid  saline  matter. 

The  waters  of  these  and  similarly  situated 
springs  are  supposed  to  represent  pretty 
closely  the  constitution  of  the  aucient 
oceans,  and  afford  the  best  clue  attainable 
to  the  chemical  changes  which  those  great 
bodies  of  water  have  undergone  since  the 
appearance  of  continental  bodies  of  land. 
One  of  the  most  noticeable  facts  connected 
with  the  waters  at  Salina  is  the  large  amount 
of  carbonic  acid  gas  which  they  contain. 
When  they  first  issue,  they  are  clear  and 
colorless ;  after  a  short  exposure  to  the  air, 
they  become  turbid,  deposit  a  small  amount 
of  iron,  and  soon  become  permanently 
clear.  The  important  changes,  however, 
which  the  silurian  rocks  have  ,'undergone 
by  disintegration  and  exposure,  and  the 
effects  of  percolation  through  superior 
and  diverse  deposits  have  very  materially 
lessened  the  chances  of  arriving  at  any 
very  correct  conclusions,  even  from  this 
source,  with  regard  to  the  original  composi- 
tion of  the  early  oceanic  deposits. 

The  State  Fair  opens  at  Sacramento  on 
Monday  evening  next.  We  have  already 
alluded  at  length,  to  the  extraordinary  exer- 
tions which  have  been  made  to  render  this 
exhibition  one  which  shall  be  worthy  of  the 
industrial  interests  of  a  great  aud  growing 
State.  We  understand  everything  is  in  a 
most  forward  state  of  preparation  at  the 
Fair  building.  The  California  Steam  Navi- 
gation Company  have  reduced  the  price  of 
excursion  tickets  to  the  Fair  and  back  to  $6 
for  the  round  trip.  This  arrangement  is 
one  which  our  citizens  will  no  doubt  fully 
appreciate,  and  will  be  the  means  of  largely 
increasing  the  attendance  and  consequent 
usefulness  of  this  forthcoming  exhibition  of 
California  industry. 


California  Gang  Plows. 

We  herewith  present  onr  readers  with  an 
illustration  and  description  of  what  is  known 
as  "Baxter's  California  Gang  Plows,"  man- 
ufactured by  Webster  Brothers,  of  Stockton. 
This  is  a  California  invention,  which  has 
been  tested  by  some  of  the  most  thorough 
farmers  in  the  State,  who  unite  in  giving  it 
their  unqualified  approval.  These  gangs 
are  made  to  operate  with  any  number  of 
plows,  from  two  to  six,  and  with  or  with- 
out seed-sowers  and  harrows,  as  may  be  de- 
sired, or  as  the  strength  of  the  team  and 
nature  of  the  soil  may  seem  to  require. 
They  are  also  constructed  with  two  styles  of 


before  an  opportunity  presents  for  putting 
in  the  seed. 

One  important  peculiarity  connected  with 
this  plow,  is  that  the  mold  and  point  are 
combined  in  one  reversible  combination — 
each  mold  being  provided  with  two  edges, 
either  of  which  can  be  used  at  will.  The 
proprietors  have  a  complete  assortment  of 
standards,  molds,  lands,  points,  wheels,  and 
other  extras  for  these  plows,  which  will  be 
furnished  as  may  be  desired  or  required. 
The  materials  used  in  the  manufacture  of 
these  plows  are  all  of  the  best  quality.  The 
wood  is  Eastern  ash  ;  the  steel  is  of  the  best 
quality,  hardened,  tempered  and  warranted. 
Both,  the  plows  and  seed-sowers,  are  thor- 


WEEKES  SJ. 

Kg.    1— OASO    OF    THEEE    PLOWS    WITJ    SEED-SOWEIt. 


-SStSaW- 
2-GANG    OF    SIX 


molds,  adapted  to  either  sandy  or  adobe 
lands. 

Fig.  1  represents  a  gang  of  three  plows, 
with  a  seed-sower  attached  to  the  front  of 
the  same,  and  operated  by  a  crank  worked 
by  the  front  wheel  of  the  gang.  Under  the 
seed-sowers  are  placed  springs,  which  can 
be  readily  bent  so  as  to  scatter  the  seed  in 
any  desired  direction. 

Fig.  2  represents  a  gang  of  six  plows,  also 
with  seed-sower  attached.  One  or  more  of 
the  plows  can  be  taken  off,  at  pleasure,  to 
reduce  the  draught  and  width  of  the  furrow, 
as  may  be  desired.  When  desirable,  an  [> 
shaped  harrow,  of  proper  width,  can  also 
be  attached.  One  man,  with  four  or  six 
horses,  according  to  the  nature  of  the 
ground,  can  work  this  rig,  and  when  the 
day's  work  is  over,  the  land  is  plowed,  sown 
and  harrowed  ;  so  that  there  will  be  uo  ne- 
cessity, as  often  occurs,  when  heavy  and 
continuous  rains  set  in,  that  after  the  ground 
has  been  plowed,  a  long  time  must  elapse 


oughly  finished,  and  furnished  in  complete 
running  order.  The  plows  are  constructed 
with  the  greatest  lightness  compatible  with 
the  necessary  strength,  and  are  free  from 
braces,  or  any  other  obstruction  which  may 
collect  weeds,  or  otherwise  interfere  with 
the  proper  working  of  the  gang. 

THE  USE  OF  STEAM  POWEE. 

The  proprietors  of  these  plows,  being 
fully  persuaded  that  their  construction  will 
admit  of  the  application  of  steam  power  to 
their  operation,  have,  during  the  past  week, 
purchased  a  steam  engine,  with  the  other 
necessary  appliances,  and  will  immediately 
institute  a  series  of  experiments  to  test  the 
economy  and  practicability  of  the  substitu- 
tion of  steam  for  horses.  The  result  of 
this  experiment  will  be  announced,  for  the 
benefit  of  the  public,  as  soon  as  it  shall 
have  been  thoroughly  and  practically  tried. 
The  application  of  steam  to  plowing  has 
been  made  a  most  complete  success  in  Eng- 
land, and  the  steam  plow  there  has  been 


productive  of  results  scarcely  less  in  im- 
portance to  those  of  the  reapers  on  this 
side  of  the  Atlantic.  The  nature  and  topog- 
raphy of  our  California  lands  are  much 
more  favorable  for  such  a  mode  of  culture 
than  are  the  lands  of  England  ;  and  the 
higher  price  of  labor  here  must  add  still 
further  to  the  value  aud  economy  of  the 
substitution  of  steam  therefor.  We  trust 
that  the  Webster  Brothers  may  not  be  dis- 
appointed in  the  confident  anticipations 
which  they  entertain  with  regard  to  this 
important  and  expensive  experiment,  which 
they  have  undertaken.  Should  success  at- 
tend this  first  attempt  to  introduce  steam 
plowing  in  California,  these  gentlemen  will 
be  entitled  to  the  highest  meed  of  praise, 
and  will  be  looked  upon  as  public  benefac- 
tors. 

The  steam  plow  has  a  grand  mission  to 
perform  in  this  State.  With  the  high  price 
of  labor  ruling  here,  it  will  be  utterly  im- 
possible for  our  farmers  to  compete  with 
the  cheap  labor  of  Europe  and  the  States  of 
the  Mississippi,  and  place  our  cereals  in 
those  distant  markets,  unless  we  can  make 
invention  and  capital  take  the  place  of 
labor,  to  a  greater  or  at  least  as  great  an 
extent  as  there.  We  must  make  invention 
save  labor,  and  so  employ  our  capital  as  to 
relieve  us,  to  the  greatest  possible  extent, 
from  any  unnecessary  excess  of  that  high- 
priced  commodity.  The  steam  plow  must 
be  made  to  join  with  our  cultivators,  our 
reapers,  our  mowers  and  our  threshers,  to 
increase  the  dynamic  force  applicable  to 
agriculture,  and  liberate,  to  the  greatest 
possible  extent,  our  high-priced  labor  for 
application  to  those  purposes,  where  intelli- 
gence and  skill  are  absolutely  necessary. 

We  shall  look  with  much  interest  for  the 
result  of  the  experiment  undertaken  by 
Webster  Brothers,  and  hope  to  have  more 
to  say  upon  the  subject  hereafter.  In  the 
meantime,  we  would  advise  our  planting 
friends  to  visit  these  gentlemen  at  their 
warehouse,  in  Stockton,  and  examine  for 
themselves  this  useful  and  promising  con- 
tribution of  California  invention,  to  the 
wants  of  our  agricultural  industry. 


Foe  China  and  Japan. — The  magnificent 
steamship  Great  Bepublic,  the  first  of  the 
line  especially  built  for  this  service,  left 
this  port  on  Tuesday  last.  She  [took  out  a 
goodly  number  of  cabin  passengers,  nearly 
700  Chinamen  in  the  steerage,  and  a  fair 
freight  of  merchandise.  A  large  concourse 
of  people  were  assembled  on  the  wharf  to 
witness  her  departure,  and  cheer  after  cheer 
went  up  as  the  splendid  ship  swung  round 
into  the  stream.  The  Great  Bepublic  is  a 
noble  specimen  of  the  great  art  of  steam- 
ship construction,  and  a  worthy  representa- 
tive of  the  important  mission  in  which  she 
is  engaged  of  opening  up  a  new  and  rapid 
communication  with  the  Orient  and  Occi- 
dent. 


The  great  tabernacle  of  the  Saints  at  Salt 
Lake  City  is  now  finished.  It  is  250  feet 
wide,  and  furnishes  comfortable  sitting  room 
for  10,000  people. 


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I,\  this  Department  we  invite  the  free  discussion  of  all 

Broper  subjects— correspondents  alone  bcng  responsible  for 
le  ideas  and  theories  they  advance. 


General  View  of  the  Paris  Exposi- 
tion of  1867. 

By  W.  P.  Elakk,  Commissioner  from  the  State  of  California. 

[Continued  from  Page  114,] 

SAW  MATEBIALS  OP  THE  EXPOSITION — TVOODS 

AND  PRODUCTS  OP  THE  POKEST. 

The  forest  products  and  industries  of 
nearly  every  country,  are  represented  in 
the  Exposition,  by  sections  of  trees,  planks, 
boards,  moldings,  etc.,  and  by  collections 
of  the  tools  used  for  cutting,  hewing  and 
sawing. 

Of  all  these  collections,  that  made  by 
Prance  through  the  "Administrator  of  ilie 
Forests,"  is  the  most  complete,  methodical 
and  interesting.  It  occupies  a  space  about 
60  feet  in  length,  in  the  second  gallery,  de- 
voted to  group  V,  and  it  is  very  tastefully 
displayed.  Sections  of  all  the  principal 
kinds  of  trees  in  the  Empire  are  ranged 
along  the  wall  with  the  interspaces  filled 
with  green  moss.  Each  section  of  a  tree  is 
about  six  inches  thick,  and  includes  the  bark, 
so  that  the  whole  structure  and  outer  form 
andappearance  of  the  trunk  is  clearly  shown. 
Above  these,  on  a  table  which  extends 
around  the  room,  are  arranged  smaller 
sections  and  portions  of  dressed  and  worked 
timber,  with  herbaria  photographs  and  draw- 
ings of  forest  trees.  The  tools  used  are 
grouped  above,  on  the  wall  around  center 
pieces,  formed  of  boar's  heads.  In  the 
center  of  the  room,  a  broad  table  sustains 
various  models  of  forests,  and  of  sawmills, 
and  of  apparatus  used  in  felling  and  trans- 
porting timber.  "We  then  find  also  models 
of  the  buildings  erested  for  the  keeper's 
lodges,  and  of  cottages  for  the  laborers. 
Some  of  the  plans  in  relief,  exhibit  the  im- 
portant operations  of  the  administration  of 
forests,  such  as  the  replanting  of  the  Alps. 
We  find  upon  the  wall  a  large  forest  chart 
of  France,  which  shows  in  the  most  striking 
manner  the  distribution  of  the  wooded  parts 
of  the  country,  and  the  relation  which  exists 
between  them  and  the  geological  constitution 
of  the  soil.  The  whole  collection  is  com- 
pleted by  a  series  of  specimens  of  the  vari- 
ous destructive  forestinseets,  with  selections 
of  ..timber  ravaged  by  the  fructifications  of 
exotic  coniferse,  which  are  regarded  as  natu- 
ralized. There  is  also  a  series  of  publica- 
tions on  practical  or  scientific  questions, 
relating  to  sylviculture,  and  a  fine  collection 
of  photographs  of  cones  and  foliage  of  the 
various  pines  and  firs. 

The  woodlands  of  the  Empire  of  France 
amount  to  8,900,000  hectares  (a  hectare  is 
equal  to  2  acres  1  rood  35  perches,  divided 
as  follows  :  1st,  1,100, 000  hectares  belonging 
to  the  State,  of  which  49  per  cent,  is  in  tim- 
ber (539,000  ihectares);  and  51  per  cent,  in 
coppice,  with  or  without  timber ;  2d,  2,000,- 
000  hectares  belonging  to  communes  or  pub- 
lic establishments,  of  -which  36  per  cent,  is 
covered  with  timber,  and  64  per  cent,  with 
coppice ;  3d,  5,800,000  hectares  of  private 
woodlands,  17  per  cent,  of  which  is  timbered 
and  the  remainder  in  coppice,  with  or  with- 
out timber. 

The  annual  products  of  these  forests  are 
in  the  following  proportions,  3  for  the  State 
lands,  2. 75  for  those  of  the  communes,  and 
2  for  those  of  private  owners  ;  giving  a 
gross  total  of  about  20,000,000  cubic  meters 
of  timber,  divided  as  follows :  Timber  and 
•working  woods,  2,000,000,  and  fuel,  18,000,- 
000  cubic  meters.  These  resources  are  now 
increasing,  in  consequence  of  the  numerous 
improvements  in  its  management  of  forests, 
and  of  the  increased  facilities  for  transport- 
ing from  a  distance.  The  above,  and  some 
of  the  succeeding  figures  are  extracted  from 
an  admirable  report  by  De  Gauffier,  a  mem- 
ber of  the  admission  committee  of  class  41. 
Notwithstanding,  however,  all  the  improve- 
ments which  have  been  made  and  the  ex- 
tensive replanting  of  the  Alps,  the  Pyrenees, 
and  other  districts,  the  production  is  still 
far  from  sufficient  to  supply  the  demands  of 
consumption,  and  the  deficiency  is  supplied 
by  importations  from  Norway,  Russia,  Ger- 
many and  Italy.  The  importation  of  com- 
mon woods  of  all  kinds,  which  in  1855  did 
not  amount  in  value  to  70,000,000  of  francs, 
was  154,000,000  in  1865. 


One  of  the  largest  tree  sections — perhaps 
the  largest — is  that  of  a  white  oak  from  Au- 
vergne,  which  is  six  metres  in  circumference, 
a  little  over  six  feet  in  diameter,  and  237 
years  old.  The  mountains  of  the  Vosges 
afford  sections  of  firs  nearly  five  feet  in 
diameter,  and  near  them  are  sections  of  tho 
pine  which  has  been  so  successfully  planted 
along  the  sandy  barrens  of  the  sea  coast. 
These  trees  grow  with  great  rapidity,  and 
annually  add  one  centimeter  to  their  thick- 
ness, so  that  in  100  years  they  will  attain  a 
diameter  of  about  three  feet. 

THE  FOBEST  EXHIBITION:    OP    BBAZJL. 

Next  to  the  exhibition  of  the  woods  of 
France,  that  made  by  Brazil  is  perhaps  the 
most  attractive  by  its  peculiar  arrangement. 
A  room  25  feet  square,  lighted  from  above, 
is  devoted  to  these  woods  alone.  The  walls 
and  ceiling  are  painted  in  imitation  of  the 
natural  forest.  You  see  around  you  the 
plants  and  trees  of  the  Amazon,  with  their 
gorgeous  foliage.  The  spaces  between  the 
branches  and  leaves  overhead,  are  cutout  so 
as  to  give  a  subdued  light,  like  that  in  the 
deep  recesses  of  the  forest. 

In  the  center  of  this  room  the  specimens 
of  wood  are  displayed  in  a  grand  pyramidal 
pile.  Each  tree  is  shown  by  a  portion  of  its 
trunk,  of  full  size  and  about  two  feet  long. 
The  ends  of  each  are  cut  in  three  different 
directions,  so  as  to  show  a  cross  section,  an 
oblique  section,  and  one  parallel  with  the 
grain.  One  half  of  the  cut  surfaces  is  pol- 
ished and  varnished.  The  bark  is  left  on, 
so  that  the  whole  outward  appearance  of  the 
trunk  is  preserved.  A  label  is  attached  to 
each  specimen,  giving  the  common  name  and 
the  botanical  name,  according  to  Endlicher. 

THE  FOBEST  PBODUCTS  OP  CANADA. 

Canada  makes  a  very  respectable  show  of 
its  resources  in  lumber  of  various  kinds. 
There  are  sections  of  the  principal  trees,  with 
their  bark,  in  great  number.  They  are  usu- 
ally about  two  feet  long,  and  are  super- 
imposed one  upon  another,  so  as  to  make  a 
base  for  several  columns  of  square  logs,  of 
different  economical  woods,  set  up  about 
eight  feet  apart.  These  support  above  a 
square  timber  of  yellow  pine,  fifty  feet  long 
and  ten  feet  square.  The  niches  formed  by 
this  disposition  of  the  timber  are  filled  with 
smaller  specimens,  and  panels  of  dressed  and 
polished  planks  of  pine,  white  wood,  walnut 
and  birch.  The  Abbe  Brunet  of  Quebec, 
Canada,  sends  a  fine  collection  of  Cana- 
dian woods,  with  herbaria  and  a  series 
of  photographs  of  trees  and  of  planta- 
tions. He  makes  the  whole  more  com- 
plete and  instructive  by  a  printed  cata- 
logue of  64  pages  which  contains  a  large 
amount  of  valuable  information  upon  the 
trees  of  Canada.  The  collection,  for  its  uni- 
formity, neatness  and  pleasing  appearance, 
is  one  of  the  most  attractive  in  the  Exhibi- 
tion, and  it  received  the  great  gold  medal. 

The  woods  are  shown  not  only  in  sections, 
but  in  polished  planks  about  two  feet  long 
and  eighteen  inches  wide.  The  most  notice- 
able are  the  blistered  black  walnuts  and  the 
birdseye  maple,  the  blistered  ash  and  the 
oak.  The  following  are  given  as  the  prices 
of  some  of  these  woods :  "White  pine  per  cubic 
foot  12  cents  ;  blistered  maple  per  cubic 
foot  0.20 ;  blistered  ash  per  cubic  foot  0.15; 
blistered  oak  per  cubic  foot  0. 30  ;  white 
cedar  per  cubic  foot  0.15.  Most  of  these 
trees  attain  a  hight  of  150  to  160  feet,  and 
vary  from  four  to  six  feet  in  diameter. 

OTHEB   POBEST     EXHIBITIONS. 

The  other  colonies  of  Great  Britain,  es- 
pecially the  Indies,  are  well  represented  by 
large  collections  of  the  woods  peculiar  to 
each.  In  the  Australian  section,  we  find  an 
extensive  series  of  logs  and  polished  planks 
of  the  Eucalyptus  Araucaria,  the  acacia 
and  others.  These  woods  generally  are  very 
hard  and  dense,  and  as  they  might  all  be- 
come naturalized  in  California,  they  are 
practically  interesting.  The  body  of  infor- 
mation which  I  have  obtained  in  regard  to 
these  woods  is  so  great  that  I  do  not  attempt 
to  condense  it  for  this  lettei-. 

Norway  sends  a  large  assortment  of  worked 
lumber,  such  as  planks,  joists,  flooring 
boards  and  moldings.  There  are  in  this 
country  3,300  sawmills,  which  employ  8,000 
workmen.  In  1865  the  exports  of  lumber 
amounted  to  860,000  tons  or  26,SOO,000 
steres*,  valued  approximately  at  45,600,000 
francs.  A  little  more  than  half  of  this  was 
sawed  timber,  and  this  portion  was  sent 
chiefly  to  England  and  France  ;  the  rough 
lumber  is  exported  to  England  and  Holland. 
The  tongued  and  grooved  stuff  6%  inches 
by  9-8  thick,  is  worth  one  franc  and  a  half 
per  square  meter. 

Russia  exhibits  a  fine  collection  of  planks 
and  moldings,  remarkable  for  their  straight 
grain  and  freedom  from  blemishes.  Mold- 
ings four  inches  wide  and  three-quarters  of 
an  inch  thick,  are  sold  for  one  and  a  half 
kopeks  the  English  foot. 

Among  other  interesting  exhibits  of  the 
various  forest    trees  is   one    made  in  the 


form  of  books  all  of  one  size.  The  back  is 
solid  and  shows  the  bark  of  the  tree.  The 
covers  are  attached  by  hinges  of  leather, 
and  open  in  half,  so  as  to  give  two  shallow 
boxes,  in  which  are  arranged  the  .foliage, 
the  fruit  and  the  flower  of  the  tree,  together 
with  the  characteristic  mosses  and  lichens 
of  the  trunk,  and  a  specimen  of  the  coal. 

The  name  of  the  plant  is  printed  upon 
morocco  titles,  which  are  attached  in  recesses 
cut  in  the  bark  of  the  back.  This  is  one  of 
the  most  pleasing  methods  of  preparing  and 
preserving  a  collection  of  native  woods,  and 
this  notice  may  induce  some  of  our  amateurs 
to  undertake  the  preparation  of  a  similar 
collection  for  California,  at  some  future  ex- 
hibition. 

The  Grand  Duchy  of  Finland  sends  a  very 
interesting  collection  of  woods,  with  a  de- 
scriptive catalogue,  from  which  much  valu- 
able information  may  be  obtained. 

THE  UNITED    STATES    POOELY    BEPEESENTED. 

In  the  midst  of  all  these  extensive  and 
careful  representations  of  thef  orest  resources 
of  the  various  countries,  the  citizen  of  the 
United  States  is  mortified  at  the  meager- 
ness  of  our  exhibition  in  the  same  line.  All 
that  we  have  to  show  of  our  vast  forests, 
full  of  the  choicest  timber,  maybe  laid  upon 
a  table  ten  feet  long,  and  three  wide.  There 
are  two  bundles  of  very  good  shingles  from 
the  far  west,  a  few  irregular  bits  of  Ameri- 
can wood,  and  the  laurel  panels  and  door 
from  Boyd  of  California.  These  last  are 
very  beautiful,  but  do  not  appear  to  have 
attracted  the  attention  they  deserve.  I  cer- 
tainly have  not  seen  a  polished  door  in  the 
Exhibition  equal  to  ours,  either  in  accuracy 
of  carpentry  or  for  beauty  of  grain. 

It  is  very  unfortunate  that  a  section  of 
our  great  trees  could  not  have  been  sent 
here  as  proposed.  I  have  seen  parties  of 
visitors  stop  to  admire  the  dimensions  of 
some  of  the  four  and  six  foot  sections.  What 
would  they  have  said  before  one  five  times 
the  size  !  The  specimens  of  planks  of  our 
commercial  wood  promised  for  the  Exhibi- 
tion, never  came  to  hand,  and  I  presume 
were  not  prepared  in  time. 

Some  facts  about  cork,  tanning  barks, 
resins  and  other  forest  products,  must  be 
reserved  for  my  next  letter. 
•A  atere  consits  of  353,174  feet. 


[From  our  Traveling  Correspondent.) 

Mining  in  Placer  County. 

A  EIOH  MINE  NEAE  AUBUEN. 

Quartz  appears  to  be  the  rage  at  present 
in  the  vicinity  of  Auburn.  The  most  ex- 
citing development  is  that  of  the  "Pete 
Walters. "  This  ledge  was  located  some  two 
years  ago,  but  no  free  metal  was  discovered 
until  the  Fourth  of  July  last,  when,  at  the 
depth  of  twenty-eight  feet,  it  was  found  to 
be  exceedingly  rich  in  free  gold.  Mr.  "Wal- 
ters has  since  sunk  two  more  shafts,  mak- 
ing three  in  all — the  first,  28  ;  the  second, 
35  ;  and  the  third  and  last,  48  feet  in  depth. 
The  ore  gradually  becomes  richer,  until 
at  the  bottom  of  the  richest  shaft  it  is  appa- 
rently one-third  gold!  A  drift  is  being  run 
to  connect  the  three  shafts — the  whole  cov- 
ering a  line  of  about  150  feet  on  the  ledge. 
Mr.  "W.  has  taken  out  about  $30,000,  up  to 
August  1st.  One  day's  work  yielded  him 
as  high  as  450  ounces.  His  laboring  force 
consists  of  only  four  men,  while  his  me- 
chanical and  machine  power  is  still  less, 
viz:  a  1-stamp  battery,  or,  in  other  words, 
a  hand  mortar.  Said  ledge  is  about  eight- 
een inches  in  width,  and  bids  fair  to  con- 
tinue rich.  Col.  Holdredge,  backed  by 
prominent  Eastern  capitalists,  is  prospecting 
a  number  of  ledges,  said  to  promise  well. 
The  Colonel  is  sanguine  of  success,  feeling 
confident  that  Auburn  and  vicinity  abounds 
in  good  pay  ore. 

BATH — THE  DEWEY  CLAIM. 

This  place  is  comparatively  lively,  owing 
to  the  continued  and  constantly  increasing 
success  of  the  Dewey  claim  (Paragon  Mill 
Co.)  owned  by  Messrs.  Bae,  "Wheeler,  Free- 
man &  Breece.  This  mine  consists  of  a 
deep  strata  of  cement,  one  hundred  feet 
above  the  bed  rock,  and  running  into  the 
Forest  Hill  divide  nearly  at  right  angles 
with  Volcano  Canon.  Their  main  tunnel 
now  extends,  in  a  direct  line,  a  distance  of 
2,400  feet,  with  a  sufficient  "breast"  to  em- 
ploy their  20-stamp  mill  a  period  of  five 
years.  They  employ  a  force  of  fifty  hands, 
taking  out  sufficient  pay  dirt  in  ten  hours 
to  supply  the  mill  twenty-four.  The  aver- 
age yield  is  about  five    dollars  per   ton, 


crushing  at  the  rate  of  100  tons  in  24 
hours,  and  cleaning  up  upwards  of  150  ozs. 
per  week.  The  gold  nets  them  a  trifle  over 
$18  per  oz. ,  clear  of  expressage  and  Federal 
tax.  The  dirt  is  growing  richer  as  they 
progress ;  as  evidence  of  this,  their  last 
clean  up  (August  1st)  amounted  to  186  ozs. 
The  proprietors  are  all  workers,  and  every 
way  worthy  of  the  rich  harvest  they  are 
now  reaping. 

HAST   CHANCE. 

Drift  mining  is  being  pushed  with  con- 
siderable vigor  in  this  place.  The  Little 
Hope  Co.  are  in  about  1,000  feet  in  solid 
bed  rock,  expecting  to  strike  the  lead  every 
day.  Messrs.  Young  &  Co.,  of  Morning 
Star  mine,  are  doing  well,  realizing  $12  to 
the  man. 

DAMASCUS — THE  MOUNTAIN  GATE  CLAIM. 

This  is  a  lively  little  place,  made  so  by 
kindliness  of  disposition  and  temperate 
habits  of  its  citizens  ;  financially,  by  their 
inexhaustible  and  even-paying  mine,  styled 
the  Mountain  Gate  claim.  This  mine  is 
owned  by  21  shareholders,  all  workers,  each 
realizing  liberally  in  proportion  to  his  labor. 
The  claim  is  opened  by  a  tunnel  nearly  a 
mile  long  in  a  direct  line,  and  is  paying 
uniformly — never  realizing  anything  less 
than  good  round  wages — $6  and  upwards  to 
the  man.  Messrs.  Powers,  Hughes,  Devley, 
and  Cameron,  are  among  the  principal  own- 
ers. The  Damascus  Mill  Co.  (Messrs.  Rae 
&  Fagan,  proprietors,  and  Eobert  Lewis, 
superintendent)  have  an  excellent  10-stamp 
mill,  and  fair  prospects  for  good  paying  ce- 
ment as  soon  as  their  mine  is  properly 
opened  up.  They  are  confident  of  striking 
it  rich. 

IOWA  BILL. 

The  Morning  Star  Mill  Company  (Dodds, 
Mitchell  &  Co.)  are  crushing  some  extraor- 
dinarily rich  cement,  demonstrating  that 
they  have  a  lead  unsurpassed  in  Placer 
county.  Also  the  Jamison-Weisler  hydrau- 
lic claim,  having,  unlike  their  neighbor, 
plenty  of  water,  are  taking  out  "big  money. " 
Evidences  are  that  the  future  promises  well 
for  this  locality. 

GOLD   BUN 

Presents  a  lively  appearance.  About  one- 
third  of  the  claims  (hydraulic)  are  now  be- 
ing worked,  all  paying  well  ;  yet,  it  is 
believed,  they  do  not  save  near  all  the  gold, 
which,  by  the  way,  is  very  fine  and  mixed 
with  such  immense  mountains  of  wash 
gravel  as  to  entirely  preclude  the  applica- 
tion of  any  improved  machinery  in  washing. 
The  mines  here  are  "piped"  off  to  the 
depth  of  from  one  to  two  hundred  feet, 
when  the  gravel  and  pipe  clay  becomes  so 
hard  as  to  prevent  further  working  at  pres- 
ent rates  pf  water  and  labor.  Far  beneath, 
say  from  100  to  150  feet,  is  supposed  to  ex- 
ist a  "blue  lead,"  extending  from  Indiana 
Hill  through  Gold  Bun  to  a  point  a  little 
below  Dutch  Flat,  at  which  two  terminii  it 
has  been  found,  and  now  being  crushed. 

Indiana  Hill  Mill  Co.  (Messrs.  Stone  & 
Co.,  proprietors)  are  working  the  lower  end 
of  this  lead  successfully.  Their  mill  is 
small  and  .they  have  but  few  hands  em- 
ployed, intending  to  enlarge  as  soon  as  their 
mine  is  sufficiently  opened  up.  Portions 
of  the  pay  strata  is  very  rich,  the  writer 
having  witnessed  the  washing  of  one  pan  of 
dirt,  which  yielded  about  $40.  Messrs. 
Kinder,  Carr,  Taylor  &  Co.,  talk  of  uniting 
their  efforts  and  means,  procure  machinery 
and  sink  a  shaft  at  some  intermediate  point 
yet  to  be  designated,  for  the  purpose  of 
prospecting  the  channel  underneath  their 
hydraulic  claims,  for  cement  The  project 
is  a  good  one,  and  commendably  spoken  of 
by  the  citizens  generally. 

DUTCH  FLAT, 

At  this  season  of  the  year,  is  considered 
rather  dull — want  of  water  being  the  cause. 
There  are  many  rich  claims  yet  to  be  worked. 
Messrs.  King  Bros.,  it  is  said,  are  doing  a 
handsome  business,  crushing  cement — don't 
want  to  sell  —  presumption  is,  they  have 
"struck  ile."  Messrs.  Strong,  Frink  and 
others,  have  organized  a  company,  styled 
the"Dozier  Metallurgic  Co.,"  formed  for 
the  purpose  of  making  an  immediate  test, 
and  upon  a  large  scale,  of  Dr.  Dozier's  in- 
vention, a  chemical  and  mechanical  process 
for  reducing  refractory  ores — something  en 
tirely  new — and  if  successful  in  working 
large  as  well  as  it  does  small  quantities,  it 
will  make  valuable  many  mines  now  con- 
sidered worthless,  or  comparatively  so,  at 
least.  The  company  has  employed  Dr.  D. 
(who  is  already  at  work)  to  make  a  thor- 
ough practical  test  on  their  mine  (Camanche 
ledge)  in  Mono  county.  They  claim  to 
work  to  within  five  per  cent,  of  the  fire  as- 
say, and  at  a  cost  not  to  exceed  $20  per  ton. 
The  writer  was  shown  a  $40  brick,  made 
from  thirty-one  pounds  of  Camanche  ore,  by 
this  process.  Mr.  Frink  has  kindly  offered 
to  keep  the  Peess  posted  with  experimental 
results  as  they  are  made.  B. 


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*Heclumiral. 


The  Angle  of  60 :. 

In  forming  tbe  cutting  angle  of  tools,  as 
used  by  the  iron  worker,  no  very  definite 
instructions  are  given.  Theappreui 
ies  as  near  as  he  can  from  the  master  orthe 
more  experienced  workman,  and  they  work 
in  the  manner  in  which  they  were  taught 
Every  mechanic  has  at  times  observed  that 
there  was  a  certain  angle  which,  when  given 
to  the  cutting  lines  of  tools,,  was  more  effec- 
tive and  resisted  the  action  of  the  material 
in  which  the  tools  operated  better  than 
others;  but  with  the  exception  of  an  effort 
to  remember  these  lines  by  the  eye,  he  has 
no  guage  or  guide  to  assist  him  in  the  pro- 
dnetion  of  the  same  angle  again. 

It  i>  generally  acknowledged  that  the  cut- 
ting angle  of  a  lathe-turning  tool  operates 
the  most  effective,  ana  has  the  great- 
est Btrength,  when  formed  with  an  angle  of 
about  60'  ;  and  this  same  angle,  which  in 
tools  of  this  kind  may  be  called  the  angle  0/ 
strength,  can  bp  formed  to  ndvantage  in  all 
tools  which  are  used  to  operate  in  iron  or 
steel. 


Steel  vs.   Ibon  fob  Bailboads.-  The 

til  mania  grows  apaee  both  in  Europe 
and  America.  American  eugineers.  although 
they  can  soon  get  all  they  need  of  t] 

s.-iiier  rails  manufactured  here  from  our 
superior  ores,  are  still  very  naturally  seek- 
ing information  in  England  by  inquiry, 
experiment,  comparison,  etc  The  London 
,  .V./ks  mentions  a  st.il  rail,  now  to 
be  seen  still  in  use  at  the  Chalk  Farm  Sta- 
tion of  the  London  and  Northwestern  road, 
which  has  outlasted  tweiUy~Jfaa  iron  rails  suc- 
cessively placed  nexl  to  it  on  the  same  line. 
The  toughness  of  the  steel  rails  has  lately 
been  made  the  subject  of  experiments  by  a 
large  manufacturing  house  of  Sheffield,  for 
the  satisfaction  of  a  well  known  American 
railroad  engineer.  The  dropping  of  a  ram 
of  a  ton's  weight  from  a  bight  of  twenty  feet 
upon  one  of  these  rails,  supported  on  iron 
blocks  three  feet  apart  in  tho  clear,  resulted 
in  only  slightly  bending  it ;  and  the  repeti- 
tion of  tho  blow  on  the  other  side  of  the 
rail,  from  a  bight  of  thirty  feet,  merely 
straightened  it,  and  so  homogeneous  was 
the  composition  of  the  rail  that  not  a  crack 
was  visible.  Such  toughness  and  durability 
must  before  long  force  iron  aside  for  the 
substitution  of  steel,  as  the  difference  in 
price  is  saved  over  and  over  again  by  the 
lasting  qualities  of  the  more  expensive  arti- 
cle.    Penuriousness  is  never  economy. 


The  angle  of  60°  is  easily  formed  and  as 
easily  remembered.  To  obtain  the  proper 
proportions,  inscribe  a  circle,  and  in  this 
circle  drawan  equilateral  triangle,  the  points 
of  which  intersect  thediameter  of  the  circle, 
and  this  angle  has  60°,  and  has  been  found 
by  experience  to  be  the  strongest  and  most 
durable  form  that  can  be  given  to  an  iron- 
cutting  tool.  If  the  reverse  of  this  angle, 
or  an  indented  V  of  the  same  form,  be  made 
in  a  piece  of  metal,  it  will  form  a  gauge  or 
guide  by  which  to  form  the  cutting  edges  of 
nearly  all  the  tools  of  the  iron  worker. 

We  have  mentioned  the  lath-turning  tool 
as  an  instance  of  the  efficacy  of  this  angle. 
The  chipping  or  cold  chisel  is  another  ex- 
ample, and  there  is  no  tool  the  edge  of 
which  is  subjected  to  a  greater  amount  of 
rough  usage  and  strain,  and  more  liable  to 
give  way,  than  this  simple  tool ;  but  if  its 
cutting  angle  be  formed  to  lines  which  meet 
at  an  anglo  of  60-1,  it  will  be  found  to  stand 
more  blows  and  wear  longer  than  at  any 
other  angle.  For  delicate  work  a  more 
acute  angle  may  be  used,  but  for  ordinary 
purposes  this  angle  will  be  found  the  most 
serviceable. 

The  same  angle  can  be  used  in  the  cutting 
angle  of  the  flat  and  twist  drill,  but  there  is 
a  greater  efficiency  in  the  twist  drill  over  the 
flat  one,  and  for  the  reason  that  the  angle  is 
more  acutely  presented  to  the  work  than  in 
the  flat  drill.  The  counter-bore  or  pin  drill 
and  the  chasers  employed  to  form  screw- 
threads,  are  examples  in  which  this  angle 
could  be  advantageously  used,  giving  the 
tools  greater  strength  and  durability.  In 
some  of  these  tools  the  angle  is  differently 
presented  to  the  work  than  in  others,  yet 
the  same  number  of  degrees  may  form  the 
lines  of  the  cutting  edges.     *     *:    * 

The  teeth  of  mills,  reamers,  and  circular 
saws  for  cutting  metals  operate  as  a  series 
of  revolving  chisels,  removing  whatever 
metal  they  come  in  contact  with,  and  to  get 
the  greatest  strength  and  maximum  of  wear 
their  teeth  must  be  formed  with  the  angles 
as  we  have  explained.  When  these  tools, 
thus  made,  are  used  in  the  heaviest  work, 
they  will  seldom  break  or  give  way  with  any 
kind  of  fair  usage ;  but  if  they  be  made  with 
a  more  acute  angle  will  break  or  crumble, 
and  if  with  a  less  angle  will  not  operate  as 
easily  nor  as  effectively. 

The  lathe  centers  are  best  made  when 
shaped  at  the  angle  of  60  J,  and,  in  fact,  this 
angle  has  been  recognized  as  a  standard  for 
their  formation  in  many  shops,  while  in 
others  we  see  no  attention  paid  to  it,  and  the 
centers  are  made  by  "guess;"  but  it  has 
been  ascertained  that  the  angle  of  60°  stands 
the  best  under  all  kinds  of  usage,  and  the 
same  gauge  by  which  they  are  shaped  can 
be  used  to  form  the  rose-head  or  countersink 
which  is  used  to  form  the  center  in  shafting 
and  work  to  be  turned,  and  it  will  then  ac- 
curately fit  the  center  of  the  lathe. 

This  angle  of  60°,  as  an  example  of  strength 
and  service,  can  enter  into  the  formation  of 
nearly  all  of  the  cutting  tools  used  by  the 
machinist  or  iron-worker,  and  a  simple 
gauge,  made  of  sheet  steel,  will  be  found  a 
sufficient  guide  to  enable  the  mechanic  to 
obtain  it  without  any  difficulty. — American 
Artisan, 


Sricutifir  ^ttterrllamt. 


A  Steel  Signal  Bell. — The  Territorial 
Enterprise  has  examined,  at  the  Imperial 
mine,  a  steel  signal  bell,  manufactured  by 
Mr.  John  Holden,  blacksmith  of  the  mine, 
which  that  paper  claims  as  a  credit  to  the 
mechanical  skill  of  Washoe  workers  in  iron 
and  steel.  The  bell  is  of  a  larger  size  than 
could  easily  be  procured  on  the  coast,  being 
fifteen  inches  in  diameter,  and  was  made  by 
Mr.  Holden  from  a  large  plate  of  steel 
brought  from  San  Francisco  for  the  express 
purpose.  The  tone  of  the  bell  is  much 
finer  than  that  of  the  common  bronze  signal 
bells.  The  bell  will  be  put  up  at  the  new 
shaft. 

A  Cheap  Glass  Cotteb.  —Take  an  old 
three-cornered  file,  heat  it  red  hot,  and 
plunge  it  into  a  previously  prepared  mix- 
ture of  equal  parts  of  ice  and  salt,  stirring 
it  about  so  as  to  cool  it  as  quickly  as  possi- 
ble. Then  grind  the  point  on  a  wet  stone, 
preserving  the  three  sides  as  nearly  as  pos- 
sible, and  it  is  ready  for  use.  Lay  the  glass 
to  be  cut  on  a  perfectly  smooth  surface,  ap- 
ply a  thin  flexible  rule,  and  draw  the  point 
of  the  file  quickly  over  the  glass.  A  little 
practice  will  teach  one  how  hard  to  bear  on 
without  fracturing  the  glass.  To  insure 
success  it  is  needful  to  notch  the  edges  of 
the  glass  at  the  extremities  of  the  scratch. 
The  file  can  be  reground  when  it  becomes 
dull.  Such  an  instrument  will  be  found 
serviceable  for  cutting  glass  for  windows, 
and  all  ordinary  p  urposes. 


Cause  or  the  Vabiatjoh  of  thb  Mag- 

■  1..- -  V.  ltaulin,  of  Bordeaux, 
France,  has  recently  published  a  work  of 
ninety-two  pages,  giving  a  large  number 
of  observations,  showing  the  periodical  va- 
riations of  tho  magnetic  needle  in  all  parts 
of  the  earth.  Ho  explains  them  by  suppos- 
ing that  a  body  of  greater  density  than  the 
molten  interior  of  the  earth,  more  or  less 
irregular  in  form,  and  having  the  properties 
of  a  magnet,  /arms  part  of  the  earffi'sinlerior 
mass)  but  is  not  attached  to  the  internal 
crust.  A  line  connecting  the  poles  of  this 
magnetic  mass  would  correspond  in  direc- 
tion with  a  lino  connecting  the  actual  mag- 
netic poles  of  tho  earth.  A  mass  so  sus- 
pended, in  a  semi-fluid  medium,  could  not 
keep  fully  up  with  the  earth  in  her  daily 
revolution,  but  would  fall  gradually  be- 
hind. The  calculations  of  Eaulin  are,  that 
this  mass  actually  loses  one  revolution  in 
600  years,  during  which  time  the  magnetic 
variations  upon  the  earth  form  their  cycle. 
A  similar  hypothesis  to  the  above  was  pro- 
posed in  the  American  Journal  of  Science, 
by  the  late  Chancellor  Lathrop,  in  1810. 


The  leather  washers  under  the  heads  of 
carpet  tacks  are  cut  and  placed  by  a  simple 
machine  operated  by  the  foot.  An  upright 
punch  comes  down  on  a  die  and  cuts  the 
leather,  while  another  punch,  working  in- 
side the  first,  drives  the  tack  through  the 
leather.  The  tacks  are  placed  in  a  hopper, 
from  which  a  tube,  split  through  the  bottom, 
conducts  the  tacks  to  the  press  the,  points 
hanging  through  the  slot,  the  tacks  being 
suspended  by  their  heads.  The  best  tacks 
for  carpet  purposes  are  those  made  from 
tough  iron  usually  labeled  ' '  Swedish  iron. " 


A  new  allot,  consisting  of  sixty-five 
parts  tin,  eight  parts  copper,  ten  parts  lead, 
and  seventeen  parts  antimony,  has  been 
patented  in  England.  The  composition  is 
particularly  designed  by  the  inventor  for 
facing  or  forming  calico  printing  rollers. 
In  this  country,  these  rollers  have  been  al- 
ways made  of  composition  brass  or  bronze, 
or  preferably  of  copper,  cast,  drawn  and 
rolled  directly  from  the  ingot. 


The  New  Haven  building-block  company 
are  manufacturing  patent  brick  having  a 
long  narrow  slit,  or  air-chamber,  which  they 
claim  will  keep  buildings  constructed  there- 
with cooler  in  summer  and  warmer  in  winter 
than  when  built  with  ordinary  brick.  The 
bricks  are  made  of  a  mixture  of  cement  and 
shell  lime. 


The  New  Bedford  glass  company  has  re- 
cently begun  to  manufacture  porcelain  glass 
for  photographic  plates.  They  are  blown 
in  hollow  cylinders  four  feet  long,  cut  longi- 
tudinally, flattened  in  a  furnace  and  cut  into 
plates  of  the  required  size. 

The  Erie  railway  machine  shops  at  Dun- 
kirk, have  just  completed  two  locomotives 
for  that  road,  which  are  constructed  with 
the  water  tanks  around  the  upper  portion 
of  the  boiler.  The  tender  is  thus  left  en- 
tirely for  the  use  of  fuel. 


Kemabkable  Specimens  op  Cabbon. — 
Some  very  remarkable  specimens  of  indu- 
rated anthracite  carbon  were  recently  pre- 
sented to  the  Academy  of  Sciences,  at  Paris, 
by  M.  Dumas,  in  the  name  of  Douhet. 
They  are  supposed  to  have  come  from  Bra- 
zil ;  but  their  origin  and  mode  of  occur- 
rence is  not  known.  They  were  in  the  form 
of  small  nodules,  made  up  of  irregular  con- 
centric layers.  They  took  a  surprising  lus- 
ter when  polished.  Color,  black,  like  an- 
thracite, with  a  density  of  1.66.  Even  the 
thinnest  fragment  was  opaque.  Their  com- 
position was  the  same  as  anthracite,  with 
the  ash  varying  from  four  to  eleven  per 
cent.  Though  fragile  and  brittle,  the  frag- 
ments were  found  to  scratch  not  only  the 
hardest  gems,  but  also  the  diamond  itself — 
though  ordinary  anthracite  will  not  scratch 
even  glass. 

At  the  recent  session  of  the  Academy, 
Dumas  read  a  note  from  Mene,  calling  at- 
tention to  some  specimens  of  carbon  pre- 
senting a  similar  appearance,  which  he  had 
obtained,  artificially,  by  heating  anthracite 
for  a  long  time  in  a  muffle.  The  anthracite 
thus  acquired  a  metallic  luster,  steel-gray 
color,  and  scratched  glass  and  steel  with  the 
cry  of  the  diamond.  Its  density  was  1. 63. 
The  coal  used  was  from  Creuzot.  The  coke 
produced  from  a  mixture  of  the  Creuzot 
anthracite  with  the  St.  Etienne  bituminous 
coals  contained  a  multitude  of  brilliant 
points,  which  scratch  glass. 


Changes  of  Stab  Coloes. — One  of  the 
most  important  phenomena  presented  for 
for  the  study  of  modern  astronomers  is  the 
important  changes  which  are  taking  place 
in  the  colors  of  the  stars.  Heretofore  the 
great  difficulty  to  progress  in  this  direction 
has  been  the  want  of  a  standard  of  refer- 
ence, by  which  astronomers  could  measure 
and  verify  their  observations,  and  set  them 
down  for  future  reference  and  comparison. 
Mr.  Kincaid  has  recently  devised  an  instru- 
ment, which  is  said  to  meet  this  difficulty 
quite  fully.  He  calls  it  a  "  metrochrome. " 
It  contains  a  rotating  drum,  with  six  equi- 
distant apertures  ;  three  of  these  transmitthe 
normal  light  of  the  lantern,  and  the  remain- 
ing three  are  constructed  so  as  to  admit  flat- 
sided  bottles  containing  differently  colored 
chemical  solutions.  By  wholly  or  partially 
covering  one  or  more  of  the  latter  apertures 
and  giving  a  rapid  rotation  to  the  drum,  it 
will  be  possible  to  produce  a  light,  which, 
thrown  into  the  telescope,  forms  the  image 
of  an  artificial  star.  This  may  be  varied 
until  it  exactly  resembles  tbe  light  of  the 
star  under  examination.  It  has  been  pro- 
posed to  insert  colored  glasses  or  precious 
stones  in  the  rotating  drum.  Mr.  Kincaid, 
however,  prefers  the  use  of  chemical  solu- 
tions. 


Spohtanbocs  CoMiiusTroN. — Mr.  Trevor 
Clarke  publishes  some  facts  explanatory  of 
the  unknown  canses  of  sudden  fires  and 
explosions  in  fireworks  factories.  He  re- 
marks that  chloride  of  potash  is  the 

us  substance  used  in  the  business. 
Not  only  will  it,  when  mixed  with  other 
substances,  sometimes  ignite  by  a  shock, 
but  even  go  over  into  spontaneous  combus- 
tion without  any  apparent  cause.  A  mix- 
ture of  nitrate  of  baryta  or  stronlia,  sulphur 
and  chlorate  of  potash,  so  often  used  in 
preparing  green  and  red  lights  for  theaters, 
etc.,  may  inflame  spontaneously  when  made 
from  recently  well-dried  substances,  and 
will  surely  take  firo  in  a  few  hours  when 
placed  in  a  moist  locality.  ( 'larke  witnessed 
such  spontaneous  combustion.  First,  a 
yellow  gas  was  developed,  then  the  mass 
melted  in  several  places,  a  hissing  sound 
was  heard,  more  gas  developed,  and  soon 
the  whole  mass  was  in  a  blaze  of  fire.  The 
same  was  observed  when  black  oxide  of  cop- 
per was  introduced  in  the  mixture  to  make 
a  purple  fire.  The  addition  of  small  quan- 
tities of  sulphuret  of  antimony  prevent  the 
ignition  of  mixtures  containing  chlorate  of 
potash.  Carbon  possesses  the  same  quality 
of  preventing  such  combustion,  but  not  to 
so  reliable  a  degree.  But  any  of  these 
mixtures  will  ignite  when  moist  and  drying 
them  at  a  temperature  slightly  too  much 
elevated. 


_  To  Dischabge  the  Stains  of  nitrate  of 
silver  or  ordinary  marking  ink.  This  may 
be  done  easily  by  several  agents.  Chloride 
of  lime  in  strong  solution  is  a  convenient 
and  ready  article,  that  converts  the  silver  to 
a  white  chloride,  which  may  then  be  re- 
moved by  washing  with  ammonia,  or  a  solu- 
tion of  hyposulphite  of  soda.  If  the  stain 
be  of  long  standing,  it  may  be  necessary  to 
repeat  this  process  several  times  before  it 
will  be  effectually  discharged.  Cyanide 
of  potassium  is  excellent  for  decomposing 
the  nitrate  of  silver,  and  will  readily  remove 
stains  or  marking.  The  cyanide  of  silver 
which  has  been  formed,  is  easily  dissolved 
in  an  excess  of  cyanide  of  potassium.  Tinc- 
ture of  iodine  is  sometimes  recommended ; 
it  is  designed  to  produce  the  iodide  of  silver, 
which  may  be  washed  away  by  using  the 
hyposulphite  of  soda ;  this  method,  how- 
ever, is  not  to  be  relied  on  ;  it  does  not  al- 
ways succeed. — Druggist's  Circular. 

The  Bed  op  the  Ocean. — It  is  stated  that 
soundings  have  been  made  in  the  North 
Atlantic  to  so  great  an  extent  that  it  is  now 
possible  to  map  out  its  bed  quite  accurately. 
This  ocean  is  a  long  trough  of  varying 
depth,  extending,  probably,  from  pole  to 
pole.  Its  bed  follows  the  general  structure 
of  the  laud.  Here  and  there  rocky  peaks, 
like  that  of  Teneriffe,  or  huge  mountains 
of  sand,  such  as  the  Grand  Banks  of  New- 
foundland, reach  up  to  or  beyond  the  sur- 
face. Between  Ireland  and  Newfoundland 
there  exists  a  remarkable  plain,  known  as 
the  telegraphic  plateau,  which  is  e-.idently 
a  continuation  of  the  great  watershed  which, 
between  latitudes  40  deg.  north  and  south, 
surrounds  the  earth,  and  divides  the  waters 
flowing  north  from  those  flowing  south. 

The  Sottbing  op  Mil*. — Housewives  that 
depend  upon  milkmen  for  their  daily  sup- 
ply of  the  lacteal  fluid,  sometimes  find  that, 
despite  the  best  of  care,  the  milk  will  sour 
much  sooner  than  it  ordinarily  does.  Nei- 
ther they  nor  the  milkman  can  explain  the 
cause.  Probably  the  following  item  may 
do  so:  "By  experiments  at  Elgin,  Illinois, 
it  has  been  proved  that  the  milk  of  an  irri- 
tated cow  soon  gets  sour  ;  that  added  to  the 
milk  of  quiet  cows,  it  quickly  sours  the 
whole,  and  that  it  makes  inferior  butter." 


Man  and  Bbdte. — The  great  distinctive 
feature  between  man  and  the  highest  order 
of  the  brute  creation  is  the  faculty  in  man 
of  making  himself  and  his  mental  condition 
a  distinct  subject  of  thought.  On  this  fac- 
ulty depends  other  important  peculiarities, 
viz. :  the  capability  of  indefinite  progress, 
the  idea  of  morality,  the  notion  of  a  future 
state,  and  the  power  of  language. 

Density  op  Ozone. — It  has  been  deter- 
mined, by  Soret,  of  Geneva,  that  the  dens- 
ity of  ozone  is  one  and  a  half  times  that  of 
oxygen,  or  1.657,  if  air  be  taken  as  one. 
While,  therefore,  the  molecule  of  free  oxy- 
gen contains  two  atoms,  that  of  ozone  con- 
tains three. 


The  American  Association  for  the  Ad- 
vancement of  Science  commenced  its  annual 
session  for  1867  at  Burlington,  VI,  on  the  31st 
ult.  Prof.  J.  S.  Newberry  is  President  for 
the  year,  and  Dr.  Waleott  Gibbs,  Vice  Presi- 
dent. An  interesting  and  instructive  ses- 
sion is  expected. 


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Our  Industrial  Progress. 

No  spot  on  earth  possesses,  in  a  greater 
or  more  varied  extent,  the  elements  of  agri- 
cultural and  manufacturing  wealth,  than 
California.  Our  teeming  soil  produces,  in 
the  greatest  luxuriance,  corn,  wheat,  barley, 
tobacco,  hemp,  flax,  etc.  More  than  300 
varieties  of  grapes,  from  many  millions  of 
vines,  mature  their  annual  products  in  per- 
fection and  profusion  nowhere  else  excelled. 
Our  mineral  wealth,  in  variety  and  abund- 
ance, is  the  wonder  and  astonishment  of  the 
world.  We  already  gather  a  wool  product 
from  more  than  two  millions  of  sheep,  with 
an  annual  increase  of  stock  and  improve- 
ment of  breed,  which  promises  ere  long  to 
place  us  at  the  very  head  of  wool  growing 
countries.  Our  numerous  rivers,  by  their 
profusion  of  water  and  rapid  descent,  seem 
to  invite  the  millright,  with  his  cunning 
art,  to  turn  the  immensity  of  their  watery 
powers  to  profitable  account.  Within  a  little 
more  than  a  single  decade  we  have  raised 
ourselves  from  absolute  dependence  upon 
foreign  countries  for  the  very  necessaries  of 
life,  not  only  to  independence,  but  to  a 
point  where  we  are  now  able  to  send  mill- 
ions upon  millions  of  our  surplus  grain  to 
every  quarter  of  the  civilized  world.  We 
have  now  between  one  and  two  hundred 
flour  mills  in  operation,  with  their  numbers 
constantly  increasing  ;  scores  of  foundries 
to  furnish  machinery,  not  only  for  our  own 
supply,  but  also  for  the  use  of  countries  to 
the  north  and  south  of  us,  to  the  islands  of 
the  Pacific,  and  to  the  opposite  coast  of 
Asia.  We  are  also  furnishing  our  own  man- 
ufactured sugar,  our  own  cordage,  our  own 
chemicals,  our  own  powder,  and,  to  a  great 
extent,  our  woolens,  our  boots  and  shoes, 
our  cottons  and  tweeds,  our  printing  and 
wrapping  paper,  and  hundreds  of  minor  ar- 
ticles too  numerous  to  mention  ;  but  all  of 
which  enter,  more  or  less,  into  our  daily 
consumption,  and  for  which  we  have,  until 
quite  recently,  been  dependent  upon  East- 
ern or  foreign  manufacturers.  Of  a  verity, 
California  is  rapidly  becoming  a  manufac- 
turing, as  well  as  an  agricultural  and  min- 
eral producing  State! 

The  teachings  of  true  political  economy, 
which  have  been  sadly  neglected  by  many 
peoples,  who  have  for  centuries  struggled 
for  a  bare  existence  among  the  nations,  have 
been  better  understood  and  more  readily  re- 
ceived by  the  legislators  and  capitalists  of 
the  rising  Empire  of  the  Pacific.  The  ruin^ 
ous  course  of  importing  the  necessaries  of 
life,  instead  of  producing  them  at  home, 
and  of  sending  abroad  our  raw  materials,  to 
be  returned  again  at  a  two  and  three-fold 
increase  of  value  by  foreign  labor,  instead 
of  manufacturing  them  at  home,  was  early 
foreseen  and  guarded  against  by  our  people. 
We  are  already  beginning  to  reap  the  rich 
reward  of  such  foresight.  Even  the  extraor- 
dinary high  prices  of  labor  and  money, 
which  have  necessarily  prevailed  here, 
though  strongly  militating  against  such  a 
policy,  has  nevertheless  failed  to  daunt  or 
discourage  those  who  have  determined  to 
lay  aright  the  foundations  of  a  State  which 
is  destined  to  rise  on  these  Pacific  shores, 
with  a  rapidity  and  might  no  where  else  ex- 
celled in  the  history  of  the  whole  world. 

We  have  been  led  into  these  reflections 
by  some  hasty  visits  the  past  few  weeks, 
to  some  of  the  prominent  manufacturing 
establishments  which  have  recently  gone 
up  in  our  midst,  and  whose  progress  and 
importance  we  propose  to  illustrate  in  a  few 
brief  articles  from  time  to  time,  as  space  and 
opportunity  shall  present.  The  first  article 
of  the  series  appeal's  in  another  column 
to-day. 

*  -+-*^-+-+ 

Woodwabd's  Gaedens  Still  Ahead. — 
In  addition  to  the  many  other  attractions 
afforded  in  the  way  of  amusement  and  in- 
struction at  this  delightful  place  of  resort, 
it  will  be  seen  that  a  grand  instrumental 
concert  is  given  every  Saturday  afternoon, 
and  on  Sundays  a  concert  of  sacred  music 
appropriate  to  the  occasion. 


New  Patents  and  Inventions. 

Under  this  heading  we  shall  mention,  from  -week  to  week 
as  occasion  may  demand,  New  and  Important  Inven- 
tions; also,  the  List  of  Patent  Claims  recently  issued  from 
the  U.  S.  Patent  Office  to  inventors  on  the  Pacific  Coast, 
and  other  Patent  Issues  which  we  deem  of  local  in- 
terest to  readers  on  this  Bide  of  the  Continent  Most 
Patents  on  this  coast  are  secured  'hrouj-'h  the  MINING 
AND  SCIENTIFIC  PRESS  PATENT  AGENCY.  We  are 
prepared  to  obtain  from  Washington,  with  despatch, 
copies  of  any  Patent  issued. 

patents  becentlx"  issued. 
67,445. — Fuenace  fob  Roasting  Oees. — 

David  Jones   O'Hara  and  Clark  Brown 

Thompson,  Empire  City,  Nev. : 

We  claim,  1st,  The  combination  and  ar- 
rangement of  the  hinged  circular  plate,  E, 
E',  with  the  inclined  oblique  hoes,  a,  a,  a, 
a,  all  constructed  as  shown,  and  attached  to 
the  endless  chain,  D,  substantially  as  and 
for  the  purpose  specified. 

2d,  The  arrangement  of  a  series  of  fire- 
chambers,  G,  G,  along  the  sides  of  the  ore 
chamber  of  a  desulphurizing  furnace,  at 
intervals  of  about  twenty-five  feet,  substan- 
tially in  the  manner  and  for  the  purpose  set 
forth. 
67,483.—  Gang     Plow.— Robert     Baxter, 

French  Camp,  Cal. : 

I  claim  the  head-piece  or  flange,  in  com- 
bination with  and  forming  part  of  the  stan- 
dard, in  the  manner  and  for  the  purpose  set 
forth. 
67,512. — Mode  op  Fermenting  Liquids  fob 

Distillation  and  otheb  Pubposes. — R. 

De  Heureuse,  San  Francisco,  Cal. ; 

I  claim  the  introduction  of  air  of  the 
proper  temperature  and  moisture,  and  in 
the  proper  quantity,  into  the  fermenting 
substance  from  below,  for  the  purpose  of 
more  thoroughly  fermenting  the  whole  mass, 
and  to  control  the  progress  of  fermentation, 
substantially  in  the  manner  described  and 
set  forth. 

becent  inventions. 

McCabtt's  Improved  Newspapek  File. 
Mr.  L.  P.  McCarty,  of  this  city,  has  sub- 
mitted to  our  inspection  a  newspaper  file, 
constructed  simply  of  stout  wire.  It  is 
cheap,  durable,  readily  managed  and  not 
easily  broken  or  thrown  out  of  order.  The 
sheets  are  firmly  held  in  chronological 
order,  and  by  its  use  there  is  no  necessity 
of  punching  holes  through  the  paper,  as  is 
usually  required  in  newspaper  files.  A 
piece  of  wire  of  any  desired  size,  having  a 
loop  at  one  end,  is  doubled  upon  itself,  by 
means  of  a  coil  or  coils  in  its  center,  these 
coils  when  the  wire  is  doubled  over,  form- 
ing the  upper  end  of  the  file.  The  end 
brought  down  thus,  acts  as  a  lever,  and  has 
at  its  lower  extremity  a  hook  or  catch,  which 
clasps  the  under  rod.  By  this  means  a  file 
is  formed  which  will  hold  any  number  of 
papers,  by  having  the  pressure  evenly  dis- 
tributed the  entire  length  of  the  paper.  The 
file  being  easily  operated,  and  not  liable  to 
get  out  of  order,  seems  to  be  much  more 
convenient  and  desirable  than  any  news- 
paper file  with  which  we  have  met.  Appli- 
cation for  a  patent  for  the  same  has  been 
made  through  the  patent  agency  connected 
with  this  office. 

A  New  Concentrator. — The  Enterprise 
says  that  a  new  machine  for  concentrating 
tailings  has  been  invented  and  tested  by  a 
miner  at  Virginia  City,  named  Holden.  It 
has  been  put  in  operation  at  the  Ophir  mill 
and  bids  fair  to  prove  a  success.  The  tail- 
ings concentrated  by  the  new  apparatus  yield 
about  $200  per  ton.  Mr.  Holden  is  also  the 
inventor  of  an  improved  safety  hook,  apatent 
for  which  has  been  applied  for. 

Hydbaulio  Gold  Gleanee.  —  Charles 
Schofield,  of  Havilah,  Kern  county,  has  in- 
vented what  he  calls  a  hydraulic  gold  glean- 
er,* which  is  described  as  follows  by  the 
Courier  of  that  place  :  "The  crushed  rock 
is  conveyed  through  sluices  into  a  box  with 
a  seive  for  a  bottom.  About  six  inches  be- 
low this  is  another  box,  the  bottom  of  which 
is  lined  with  quicksilver.  Water  is  con- 
veyed from  any  desired  hight  by  means  of 
a  pipe,  and  flows  up  through  the  sieve. 
This  action  of  the  water  carries  off  all  the 
light  gravel,  etc.,  while  the  gold,  sulphu- 
rets,  etc.,  resist  the  action  of  the  water,  and 
fall  through  the  sieve  into  the  lower  box 
containing  quicksilver,  where  any  desired 
number  of  faucets  are  affixed,  with  which 
to  regulate  the  current  of  water  flowing  up 
through  the  sieve,  and  at  the  same  time  to 
draw  off  the  sulphurets.  One  of  these  is 
now  in  operation  at  Bibler's  mill,  near  this 
place.  The  inventor  offers  $100  per  ounce 
for  all  the  gold  which  may  be  extracted 
from  the  tailings  of  this  machine. " 


Big  Guns. — According  to  the  Army  and 
Navy  Chronicle,  25-inch  guns,  burning  275 
pounds  of  powder,  are  to  be  the  artillery  of 
the  future. 


"Weekly  Stock  Circular. 

Of  Associated  Brokers  of  the  S.  F.  Stock  and  Exchange  Board- 

San  Francisco.  Satuiidat  Morning,) 
September  7,  1867.  J 

City    Stocks. 

The  open  sales  of  city  stocks  continue  on  a  small  scale, 
and  during  the  past  week  have  been  restricted  to  a  few 
companies ;  however,  a  "better  feeling  is  expected  to  pre- 
vail in  the  course  of  a  month  or  so,  when,  as  usual  during 
the  fall  months,  the  interest  in  mining  stocks  will  he 
less  active,  and  more  consideration  will  he  given  to  other 
investments.  Considerable  sales  of  San  Francisco  Gas 
stock  were  made  at  $66  50@$67  per  share.  The  usual 
monthly  dividend  of  H  per  cent,  on  their  capital  stock, 
amounting  to  §30,000,  has  been  payable  since  the  2d 
instant.  California  Steam  Navigation  Co.  is  in  slight 
request,  a  few  shares  selling  at  71  %  ¥*  cent.  The  stock- 
holders of  the  California  Building  and  Loan  Society  will 
hold  their  annual  meeting  for  the  election  of  Directors 
for  the  ensuing  year  on  Tuesday,  September  10th. 

Legal  Tenders  have  been  selling  at  71J$@71?ij  cents. 

The  sales  in  the  Stock  and  Exchange  Board  in  the 
month  of  August  for  the  past  four  years  compare  as 
follows : 

August,  1864 $  839,0631  August,  1866 $1  234,452 

August,  1865 4,292,6181  August,  1867 7,538,420 

It  will  be  noticed  that  the  business  of  the  Board  has 
been  vastly  augmented  in  August  of  the  present  year  as 
compared  with  former  like  periods.  The  nearest  ap- 
proach to  the  transactions  of  last  month  was  in  May, 
1S65,  when  the  sales  amounted  to  $5,665,549. 

Mining    Share    Market. 

Since  our  last  reference  a  general  degree  of  activity 
manifested  itself  throughout  the  whole  list,  and  the  in- 
tervention of  the  election  for  State  and  municipal  offi- 
cers, though  one  of  the  most  exciting  contests  ever 
experienced  in  this  city  and  State,  has  had  no  very 
marked  effect  in  decreasing  the  dealings.  For  the  most 
part,  however,  prices  have  declined  from  our  previous 
quotations,  owing  principally  to  "bear"  operations 
upon  several  leading  stocks.  Several  companies  have 
already  announced  their  dividends  for  the  present  month, 
and  most  of  the  other  companies  usually  embraced  in 
this  list  will  follow  next  week.  The  bullion  product  of 
the  Comstock  Lode,  for  the  month  of  August,  from  pres- 
ent information,  will  not  he  as  large  as  in  July.  Most 
of  the  companies  performed  a  large  amount  of  dead 
work,  frequently  occurring  in  all  mines,  which  may  be 
assigned  as  one  reason  for  the  lessened  production  : 
while  others  have  been  engaged  in  sinking  new  shafts 
and  placing  hoisting  machinery,  etc.,  together  with  pre- 
paratory work  for  the  coming  winter.  This  extensive 
argentiferous  lode  needs  only  further  development  to 
prove  its  great  value,  and  it  is  to  be  regretted  that  opera- 
tions upon  that  much  needed  work,  the  Sutro  Tunnel, 
were  not  commenced  at  the  agreed  time.  This  delay 
has  already  induced  the  Savage  company  to  withdraw 
from  its  stipulated  contract,  and  other  companies  take 
little  interest  at  present  in  the  enterprise.  That  this 
great  work  will  be  accomplished  no  one  will  question, 
but  it  should  be  done  as  speedily  as  possible,  so  as  to 
avoid  the  enormous  outlay  of  money  which  is  at  present 
required  to  extract  the  precious  metals. 

Yesterday  the  Board  inaugurated  open  or  informal 
sessions,  the  morning  session  continuing  from  10>.i  to 
10%  o'clock,  and  the  afternoon  session  from  1\i  to  1% 
o'clock.  The  regular  sessions  will  be  held  as  follows: 
Morning,  from  11  to  12  o'clock;  afternoon,  from  3  to  33£ 
o'clock — as  formerly.  Tho  difference  between  the  open 
and  regular  sessions  is  that  at  the  former  tho  public  are 
admitted  and  can  bid  through  their  broker  only,  while 
at  the  latter  none  but  members  can  participate.  The 
same  rates  will  be  charged  at  the  informal  session  as  at 
the  regular  Board. 

Hale  &  Nobchoss — has  again  made  its  appearance  in 
the  market,  one  foot  selling  on  the  3d  inst.  at  $2,500 
seller  60,  and  on  the  5th  two  feet  were  disposed  of  at 
$2,400  seller  GO,  and  $2,350  seller  30,  respectively,  and  at 
close  selling  at  $1,900  seller  30.  We  learn  that  during 
the  month  of  August  3,117  tons  of  ore  were  reduced  by 
custom  mills  for  this  company,  showing  a  65  per  cent, 
assay  yield  of  $121,578  in  bullion,  which  is  equal  to  a 
fraction  over  $39  per  ton.  It  is  believed  that  the  re- 
turns from  the  mills  will  fully  come  up  to  the  contract 
requirements.  During  tho  month  of  July  the  65  per 
cent,  product  of  3,278  tons  of  ore  amounted  to  $133,906, 
or  $10  85  per  ton. 

Savage— was  dealt  in  to  a  very  large  extent,  under  a 
strong  effort  to  bear  the  stock,  and  the  large  amount  upon 
the  market  produced  a  recession  early  in  the  week,  when 
it  fell  from  $205  to  $190  seller  30,  advanced  to  $215,  then 
sold  at  $206,  and  closed  yesterday  at  $196.  We  are  in- 
formed that  the  average  width  of  the  ore  opened  on  the 
Potosi  body,  on  the  two  floors  of  the  seventh  level,  is 
from  eight  to  ten  feet,  and  that  its  length  had  not  yet 
been  ascertained.  The  water  has  now  been  nearly  drained 
from  the  north  winze  on  the  seventh  level,  and  work  will 
soon  be  resumed  at  that  point.  In  the  south  mine  the 
drift  from  the  third  level  has  been  connected  with  the 
main  south  winze,  and  is  reported  to  be  in  good  ore. 
The  bottom  of  the  winze  sunk  from  the  third  to  the 
fourth  level,  which  is  now  fifty  feet  in  depth,  is  entirely 
in  ore,  and  a  cross-cut  westward  has  developed  six  feet 
more,  said  to  average  $75  to  the  ton.  During  the  week 
ending  August  31st,  2,095  tons  of  ore  were  taken  from 
the  mine,  showing  an  approximate  yield  of  $81,382,  equal 
to  $38  84  per  ton.  Of  this  amount  the  north  mine 
yielded  1,175  tons  and  the  middle  mine  747  tons.  The 
receipts  of  bullion  will  be  fully  as  large  as  in  July;  the 
exact  returns  have  not  yet  been  received  at  the  office  in 
this  city.  A  dividend  of  $12  60  per  share  will  be  dis- 
bursed to  the  stockholders  on  Monday,  the  9th  inst.,  and 
a  cash  surplus  of  from  $70,000  to  $80,000  will  be  carried 
to  the  account  of  the  present  month. 

Kentuck — is  in  much  less  favor,  rapidly  declining  from 
$305  to  $228,  then  selling  at  $260,  and  closing  yesterday 
at  £240.  The  bullion  obtained  from  2,657&  tons  of  ore 
reduced  during  the  month  of  August,  amounted  to 
$104,215  against  $125,767  in  July,  showing  a  yield  of 
$39  21  to  the  ton,  and  deducting  all  the  expenses,  which 


are  given  at  $24  65  per  ton,  produces  a  net  profit  of  $14  56 
per  ton.  The  qiiality  of  the  ore  is  not  so  good  as  that 
extracted  in  the  month  of  July.  We  are  indebted  to  the 
Secretary  for  the  following  abstract  of   the  monthly 

statement : 

EECE1PTS. 

Balance  on  hand,  July  31st $  96,757  76 

Bullion  in  August 104,215  36 

$200,973  11 
DISBURSEMENTS. 

Dividend $80,000  00 

Crushing  2,657^  tons  of  ore 39,861  90 

Labor  account 10.575  00 

Timbers— 212,623  feet 6,378  69 

Wood— 5134  cords 774  37 

Discount  on  bars  and  assay  expenses. . . .    3,281  70 

Taxes 2,749  60 

Legal  expenses 3,339  KJ 

Office  expenses 1,073  35 

Other  expenses 1,211  66 

149,252  00 

Balance $51,121  11 

The  expenses  were  considerably  larger  than  during  the 
month  of  August.  This  additional  sum  waB  mainly  re- 
quired for  quarterly  taxes,  supplies,  etc.  A  dividend  of 
$25  per  share  will  he  paid  on  and  after  to-day. 

Cbown  Point — met  with  considerable  inquiry  at  fluctu- 
ating rates,  declining  from  $950  per  foot  to  $865,  advanc- 
ing to  $1,000,  receding  to  $960,  and  closing  at  $950. 
The  winze  from  the  600-foot  level  is  sixty-one  feet  in 
depth,  and  in  drifting  east  from  it  eighteen  feet,  passed 
through  changeable  ground,  the  first  five  feet  penetrat- 
ing small  strata  of  pay  ore  mixed  with  quartz,  the  next 
four  feet  running  in  porphyry,  then  encountered  another 
narrow  pay  streak  of  ore,  said  to  average  $70  to  the  ton, 
and  the  rest  of  the  drift  continued  through  small  seams 
of  ore,  all  dipping  to  the  west.  The  face  of  the  winze 
contains  considerable  porphyry.  The  south  winze  on 
the  600- foot  level  is  down  some  fifteen  feet,  and  is  said  to 
bo  improving.  Three  winzes  have  been  sunk  from  the 
500-foot  level,  and  the  ore  in  them  is  so  hard  as  to  re- 
quire blasting  to  extract  it.  Below  the  500-foot  level, 
south,  the  ore  is  reported  to  be  very  good;  north,  not  so 
good — little  more  than  covers  expenses.  The  average 
daily  product  is  about  70  tons. 

Impekial — has  been  in  decided  request  at  enhanced 
rates,  improving  from  $142  50  to  $160,  receding  to  $142 
seller  3,  and  closing  at  $146.  On  the  30th  ult.  a  fair 
body  of  ore  was  discovered  on  the  371-foot  level,  and 
thirty  feet  north  of  the  south  line  they  drifted  into  the 
ore  about  fifteen  feet  without  reaching  the  east  or  clay 
wall.  It  is  believed  that  this  ore  extends  to  the  230  foot 
level  above,  and  that  from  3,000  to  4,000  tons  of  a  good 
average  quality  will  be  obtained  from  this  point.  The 
other  levels  are  producing  the  usual  amount  of  ore.  In 
August  $89,280  in  bullion  was  shipped  to  the  office  in 
this  city  against  $99,627  in  July. 

Overman — has  been  comparatively  quiet,  selling  at  $67 
@72  50,  receding  to  $62  50,  and  closing  yesterday  at  $63. 
On  the  400-foot  level  they  are  drifting  towards  the  Mary 
Ann  ground,  with  the  expectation  of  finding  a  body  of 
ore  which  was  left  in  early  days,  and  believed  to  be  worth 
about  $30  to  the  ton.  At  present  they  extract  sufficient 
ore  to  supply  one  mill,  its  reduction  capacity  being 
about  twenty-three  tons  per  day,  and  the  product  slightly 
in  excess  of  expenses.  On  the  2d  inst.  $2,500  in  bullion 
was  shipped  to  the  office  in  this  city. 

Chollak-Potosi — commands  the  attention  of  numerous 
buyers  at  enhanced  rates,  selling  early  in  the  week  at 
$415®425,  receding  to  $405,  improving  to  $442  50,  and 
closing  at  $430.  During  the  week  ending  August  30th, 
the  shaft  has  been  sunk  and  timbered  fourteen  feet,  re- 
quiring a  further  depth  of  twenty-five  feet  to  reach  the 
fourth  station,  which  will  be  911  feet  from  the  surface. 
In  the  Peck  drift,  on  the  second  level,  they  are  taking 
considerable  ore  from  a  point  forty  feet  above  the  track 
floor.  A  better  quality  of  ore  is  said  to  be  obtained  from 
the  old  Santa  Fe  level;  otherwise,  the  old  works  show  no 
material  change.  It  is  said  the  new  shaft  carries  clay  at 
the  bottom,  and  may  give  trouble  in  timbering.  The 
bullion  returns  for  the  month  of  August  will  be  upwards 
of  $340,000;  in  July  the  receipts  amounted  to  $311,681. 

Confidence — has  been  dull  of  sale,  realizing  $7Q@67. 
It  will  probably  take  some  two  weeks  to  ascertain  tho 
existence  of  ore  in  the  west  drift  on  the  365-foot  level. 
More  ore  will  be  taken  from  the  fourth  level  than  was 
expected.  On  the  third  floor  they  followed  a  narrow 
streak  of  quartz  and  found  a  good  quality  of  ore,  said  to 
to  be  some  eight  feet  wider  than  the  regular  ledge.  The 
bullion  yield  in  August  amounted  to  $12,304  17  against 
$10,527  52  in  July. 

Gold  Htt.t,  Quabtz— is  also  dull  at  a  decline,  selling 
early  in  the  week  at  $100  per  share.  The  receipts  of 
bullion  in  August  aggregated  $9,771  52,  while  in  July 
the  yield  was  $10,250  57.  Deducting  all  expenses,  a  bal- 
ance of  $5,200  remains  in  the  treasury.  No  dividend 
will  he  disbursed  during  the  present  month. 

OPHUt — recededfrom  $110  to  $85,  then  sold  at  $90@85. 
The  new  shaft  had  reached  a  depth  of  fifty-two  feet  on 
the  4th  inst.— being  at  the  rate  of  five  feet  a  day  since 
they  commenced  it. 

Yellow  Jacket — declined  from  $650  to  $540,  rallied  to 
$600,  then  sold  at  $570@590,  and  closed  at  $572  50.  We 
have  it  from  a  reliable  source,  that  this  company  is  at 
present  reducing  $12  ore,  and  that  the  present  month 
will  show  a  deficit  of  at  least  $40,000.  The  bullion  pro- 
duct of  July  and  August  we  have  been  unable  to  obtain, 
and  after  diligent  inquiry  in  various  quarters,  we  can 
give  no  information  whatever  in  regard  to  the  present 
condition  of  the  mine. 

Danei — levied  an  assessment  of  $1  60  per  share,  or  $6 
per  foot,  on  the  2d  inst. 

The  aggregate  sales  of  Stocks,  Legal  Tender  Notes, 
etc.,  since  Saturday  last,  amounted  to  $1,507,493. 


"We  give  on  another  page,  a  tabulated 
statement  of  the  fluctuations  of  the  principal 
mining  shares  on  this  coast  for  the  past  six 
months.  "We  are  indebted  for  the  figures  to 
Mr.  J.  H.  Carmany,  editor  of  the  Weekly 
Stock  Circular.  "We  shall  continue  the  pub- 
lication of  this  table  monthly  hereafter,  in- 
stead of  our  weekly  publication  of  the  sales 
at  the  stock  board. 


She  pining  ami  Scientific; 


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MINING   SHABEHOLDEBS'  DLBEOTOEY. 

[Compiled  for  overy  Uuue,  from  advertisements  in  the 

Miming  akd  Scientific  Pkks.1  and  oilier  San 

Francisco  Journals.  1 

ComprWinn  the  Same*  of  ComDJnlu,  Dlntrlct  or  Coontj 
of  Location;  Amount  and  dale  of  Assessment;  Dale  of 
Meeting;  l>av  of  Delinquent -Sale;  and  Amount  and  Time 
of  Payment  of  Dividends. 

HAWK.    LOCATION,    AMOUNT,     AMD  DAT  DAT 

DAT«  or  iMKUXKNT.  DKLINQUF5T.       Or  8ALK 

Anclcni  River.  Nevada  CO..  ScpL  2,  $1 Oct.  2— Oct   19» 

Adclla,  Sierra  PC,  A"*  ft,  $50c Sept  6— SaptSQ- 

nulllun,  Storey  co.,  Nov.,  $15 Sale  Sept  17 

Coiala,  SlnulMii,  Hex \ni'Ual  Meet  Inn  Sept.  16 

Cambridge,  Nevada  co.,  Aug  tfi.  $50 Sop!  18-Oct2 

Chalk  Mount..  Nevada   co.  Auk.  IV  $1  A0..,6eol  H— Sept  SO" 
Chollnr-l'oto«I,  stnrevco..  New,  dtv.  $26.... Payable  Aug  1ft 

CheroWee  1'lal,  Builu  co,  JiiIt  2t.  $.  Aug.  87— Sep)    1* 

CMpI n«,  Sonora,  Mexico.  July  11,  $5 AUglS— 6ept2* 

Cam  irgo,  Lander  co  .  Nov  ,  June  21, $20. ...Aug.  8— Sept  26» 
Crown  IV. int.  Nov  dividend  $80 Payable  May  15 

Dnnej,  ttfon  to  .  Rev  .  Sept  2,  *i.w Oct  7— Oct.  26 

Detfoto,  llumboldt.  Nov,  July  II,  $J Aug  17— Sept  V 

Empire  M.  A  M.,  Nev.,  dividend  $6 Payable  Muy  15 

Golden  Rule.  Tuolumne  Co, dlv  50c^  sh... Payable  Aug  27" 

OoM  Hill  y  M  A  M-dlvldend,   $lft Paynble  Aug  15 

Ooulrt  A  Curry,  Virginia.  Nev.,  dividend  £30..  Payable  Jan  8 

Hope  Gravel.  Nev  co  .  Cal .  Aug  15,  60e Sept  19— Oct  7* 

Halt-  a  IfnrcroM,  Virginia,  Nev.,  dlv  $125. ..Parable  Aug  is 
Banseom  cop,  Del  None  co.,  July  20,  10c. ..Sept  0— -'ept30' 

tZL,  Alpine  co Annual  Mccltne  Sept  12" 

Imperial,  Virginia.  Nev.,  dlv.  $10 Payable  July  15 

Jcffertonlan  M  ,  M,  .t  M  ,  An«  IO,  $2.60 Sept  24-Oct.  15 

Julia,  Storey  en,  Nov.,  Aug  17.  SliW Sept  20—  Oct  9 

Joeepblno  Quicksilver,  San  Luis  Obispo,  <iiv,*j July  8 

Kcntuck,div.,$4l  per  share Payable  July  8 

La* flru»eltaa,  Max  .  Aug 28,  $2 Sept  27— Oct  if. 

La  Blatica,  Urea,  Max.,  Aug  10,  $2  50. Sept  U— Scpl  7* 

Lady  Franklin.  Alpine  co,  May  2,  2)c Sept  16-Octl6* 

Ladv  Bell,  Del  Norte  co.,  Aug  20,  15c SepL  21-Oct.  5* 

Mount  Tenabo.  Lander  co.,  Nev.,  Sept  6,  $3..  Oct  lO-Octai 

Horning  Star,  Alpine  co.,  Aug  6,  $2 Sept  9— Sept  30 

Kcaglel  Corcoran,  Storey  Co,  July  11,  soc.Aug.  12— Oct  21 
Oxford  Beta,  Esmcrnlda.  Nev  June  25, 50c.  Aug.  24— Sept.  9' 

Oplilr,  Storey  co.,  Nov,.  July  29,  $3 Aug.  31— Sept.  12 

Potroro,  San  Francisco,  Sept.  5,  $2.50 Oct.  10— Oct.  28* 

KntfleMiakc.  Yubn  co.,  Julv  25.  $1 Aus-  28-Sept.  16» 

Refugio,  Clilhuahun,  Mcx  ,  July  10,  $t Aug.  21— Sept.  11 

Sllv.-r  Sprout,  Inyo  co Meetint:  Sept  10* 

8antu  Cni/.SantA  Cruzco.  Aug  13,  50c Sept  17— Oct  8' 

Beg.  Belcher,  Utorey  co.,  Nev,  Aug  6,  $11  —  Sept  1 1— Sept  30 

Stiver  Sprout,  Inyocii.  Aug 6,  $2j Sept  10— Sept  26* 

Sophia  Cons..  Tuolumne  en.,  July  30, $1... Aug.  29-Sept  U* 
Shoshone  S.  M-,  dividend,  Si  per, share  —  Payable  March  14 

Savage,  Virginia,  Nev.  dividend  $300 Payable  July  8 

Santiago,  Silver  City,  dividend Payable  March  ti 

Tuolumne  Mountain, Tool.  Co.,  July  10,  $1.. Aug  13— Sept  14* 
Tuolumne  Mountain,  TuoL  Co...  Special  meeting  Sept  11* 

T  a  Grant,  Nevada  co.  Aug  13,  $5 Sept  13— Oct  12 

Whitman,  Lvon  co  .  Nov  .Sept.  5.  $1.50 Oct.  8-Oct.  23* 

WtiUlttch,  Lander  co.,  Nov..  June  21,  $15.  .Aug.  2—  Sept.  26* 
Yellow  Jacket,  Hold  Hill,  dlv.  $76  ah Payable  July  10 

•Those  marked  wlih  an  asterisk  (*)  are  advertised  In  this 
ournal.  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 


Gould  *  Curry 330 

HaleA  NurLToss 17u0 

Imperial 146 

Ladv  Hrvan — 

nj.lnr   85 

Overman M 

Savage 19  J 

Sierra  Nevada ■....  13^ 

Vetlow  Jncli.-t 45SU 

Golden  Rule,  California 20 


San  Francisco  Market  Eates. 


YVhole-milo  Prices. 

Friday.  Sept, 

Flour,  Extra.  ^  bbl $5  75 

Do.    Superfine 5  25 

Cum  Menl.  y  li:o  lbs 2  00 

Wheat,  "rJ  ilhi  its 1  65 

Oat8,  |S  I0.i  lbs 1  75 

Barlev,  ^  100  lbs 1  65 

Bean.s.  fy  loo  lbs 2  00 

Potatoes,  f*  loo  lbs 75 

Hay.®  lun 8  «>0 

Live  Oak  Wood,  ^  cord 9  00 

Beef,  on  toot,  ji  lb 71 

Beef,  extra,  dressed,  ^4  lb 9 

Sheep,  on  foot 3  00 

Huns,  mi  Foot,  T^tb 5 

llogs.  dressed ,  -^  Q> 9 

QUOCKRIKS,  ETC. 

Sugar,  crushed,  r"  IT. 15 

Do.    China 12 

Coffee,  Costa  Rica,  t*  ttl 
Do.  Rio 

Tea.  .In pan,  ^  H> 

Do  Orceo 

Hawaiian  Elce,  ^  lb 

China  Rice.  #  lb 

Coal  fill,  %  giiiion 

Candles,  $  lb 

Ranch  Butter.  E4lb 

Isthmus  Butter,  yi  lb  ... 

Cheese,  California,  $  lb 

ligg.",  >'  dozen 

Lard,?!  lb 

Ham  and  Bucon,  ^  lb 1 

Shoulders,  iji  fit 12 

JXetall  Prices. 

Butter,  California,  fresh,  $  lb 30 

do.      pickled,^  lb 25 

do.      Oregon,  a  lb 15 

do.      New  York.  $  lb 35 

Cheese,  ft  lb 15 

Honey,  $  lb 30 

Egn's,  fl  dozen 
■    M 


6,  1867. 
(SiS  6  .'>0 
($  6  60 
@  2  25 
@  1  85 
@  1  90 
@  1  75 
@  3  00 
@  I  2S 
@15  o<l 
@10  00 

O    - 

@  10 
®  400 


Latest  Stock  Prices  Bid  and  Asked, 

S.  r.   STOCK  AND  SXCOlIfQE  BOARD, 

FntDAr  Evknimg,  Sept.  6, 1867. 

MtRCKLLANKOUS  STOCKS-  Bid.      Anhl. 

Cnited  States 7 3-10ths  Bonds,  June  issue $  79         7a: 

Legal  Tender  Notes 71  7lJ 

California  Stale  Bond*,  7s.   1857 36         90 

San  Francisco  Bonds  '0-s,  1851 100       102 

6iin  Francisco  City  Bonds.  6s.  1855 80         85 

8au  Francisco  Cltv  and  C.iuuty  Bonds,  6s,  18;>K.  75         80 

Ban  Francisco  City  and  Co.  Scn'l  B'ds,  7s,  1806.  80         — 

Ban  Francisco  Cltv  and  Co.  Bonds,  7s,  13Gi  SO         81 

Ban  FranctscoClty  and  Co.  Bonds,  7s,  1864 81        81 

San  Francisco  City  and  Co   Bonds,  7*.  1865 80         84 

Ban  Francisco  City  and  Co.  Ju  ig.  Bds.  7s,  1863.  80 

San  Francisco  City  and  Co.  Judg.  Bds,  7s,  1864.  80 

Sacrnmcniu  City  Bonds i5 

Sacramento  County  Bunds,  6* 60 

Murysville  Bonds,  10s 75 

Stockton  City  Bonds 70 

Yuba  County  Bonds,  10s 75 

Santa  Clara  County  Bonds,  7s 75 

Butte  County  Bonds.  10s,  1860 70 

San  Mateo  County  Bonds,  7s — 

California  Steam  Navigation  Co.. 


I'.l\f5, 
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13  @ 
&\i  @ 
llHi  @ 


42  li 
32',' 
16 


San  Francisco  Prices  of  Copper  Ores. 

San  Francisco,  Sept.  6,  1867. 
"We  give  the  following  as  an  approximate 
price  at  'which  copper  ores  can  now  be  sold 
in  this  citj.  There  is  no  sale  for  ores  which 
assay  less  than  12  per  cent.  The  late  re- 
duction in  price  is  on  account  of  the  ad- 
vance of  freight : 


Per  ton. 

Pei- ton. 

22  per  coDt.  ore 

13       •■            " 

IS  62 

■3        " 

46  45 

U       "            " 

20  20 

24       » 

49  33 

15       "            " 

2:j  35 

25       "            " 

52  22 

16        "             " 

16  2. 

26       "            " 

65  11 

17        " 

29  12 

27       "            " 

58  00 

[8       «            " 

28       "            " 

60  80 

19        "             " 

29       "            " 

63  77 

20       "            " 

37  It 

30       "            " 

66  66 

21        "            " 

31       "            " 

These  prices,  we  believe,  will  be  found 
substantially  correct,  and  can  be  realized  at 
this  date. 


Lanl,  fl  lb.. 

Hams  and  Bacon,  ^  lb 20 

Cranberries,  $  gallon I  00 

Potatoes,  $tt> 2 

Potatoes,  sweet,  $  lb — 

Tomatoes.  Wlb 3 

Onions,  93  Io 3 

Apples,  No.  I,  1'.  lb 4 

Pears,  Table,  -f,  lb 8 

I'luins,  dried.  $  lb 13 

Peaches,  dried,  $  lb 11 

Oranges,  t3  dozen 51 

Lemons,  $  dozen 75 

Chickens,  apiece 75 

Turkeys,  ^  lb 20 

Soap,  Pale  and  CO 7 

Soap,  Castile,  la  lb 18 


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in 

w 

a 

Ml 

— 

a 

%  l  tin 

a 

25 

7H; 

.      67 
State  Telegraph  Co 30 

CAS   COMPANIES. 


84 
84 
27« 


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San  Prancisco  Metal  Market. 

PK1CES  FOR   INVOICES. 

•fobbing  prices  rule  from  ten  to  JifUfni  per  cent,  higher  than  the 
following  quotations. 

Friday.  Sent  6,  1867. 
Iron-.— Dutv:  Pig,  $9  per  ton;  Railroad,  fioe  $  Ufl  lbs;  Bar, 

l@l^c%*  lb;   Sheer,  polished.  3c  $t  lh;  common,  lJiQlJ-jc 
S  lb;  Plate,   iyac  $  lb;  Pipe.  l>;,c  1?,  lb;  Galvanized,  2Uc 

a  lb. 

Scotch  and  English  Pig  Iron   ^  ton S38  00    (BiSJO  00 

White  Phi  ft  ton 12  60    @ 

Keliued  Bar,  bad  assortment  ^Ib  —  03    @ 

Relined  Bar,  good  assortment,  ^  lb —  03?i@ 

Boiler,  No.  1  to  4 -  04%® 

Plate,  No.  5  toll —  0*S@  —  05 

Sheet,  No.  10  to  13 —  01!-s@ 

Sheet,  No.  1*  to  V0 —  05    @ 

Sheet,  No.  24  to  27 —05    @ 

Copper.— Dutv:  Sheathing,  3>ac  ft  lb;  Pig  and  Bar,  2J;c  ft  lb. 

Sheathing,  ft  lb —  34    @  —  36 

Sheath inj,',  Yellow  —  24    @  —  25 

Sheathing,  Old  Yellow —  II    ® 

Bolts —  11    @ 

Composition  Nails —  25    @  —  26 

Tin  Plates.— Duty:  25 ft  cent  ad  valorem. 

Plates,  Charcoal,  IX,  ft  box 12  60    @  13  00 

Plates.  I  C  Charcoal 12  0(J    ©12  50 

Roofing  Plates 12  00    @  12  50 


RAILROADS. 

Sacramento  Valley  Railroad 

San  Krai.cUco  and  San  Jose  Railroad 

Omnibus  Railroad 

Central  Railroad 

North  Beach  and  Mission  Railroad 

Front  Street,  Mbjslou  and  Ocean  Railroad 

BANKING   INSTITUTIONS. 

California,  Loan  and  Savings  Society , 

Bank  of  Pacillc  Accumulation  Loan  Society.. 
The  Bunk  of  California    


insurance  companies. 

Flremana'  Fund  Insurance  Co 

Paclhc  Insurance  Co 

San  Prancisco  Insurance  Co 

Merchant-,'  Mutual  Marine  Insurance  Co.. 

California  Insurance  Co 

Uuion  Insurance  Co 

California  Home  Insurance  Co 

Home  Mutual  Insurance  Co 

Occidental  Insurance  Co 

National  Insurance  Co 


—  100 
,  375  400 
.  1300      1400 


MINING  STOCKS— WASHOE   DISTRICT. 

Alpha 

Baltimore  American 

Belcher 

Bullion.  O.  II 

Grown  Point 

Conlldcnce 

Chollar-Poioid 

Daney 

Exchequer 

Empire  Mill  and  Mining  Co 


BaueaTln,  Slabs,  ft  lb.. 
Ptbkl.—  English  Cast  Steel, 
Quicksilver.— -ffl  lb 

For  export 

Zinc— Sheets,  ft  lb 

Lead.— Pig,  ft  lb 

Sheet 

Pipe 

Bar 

Borax.— California,  ft  lb. . . 


-29    @  - 
.  —  12>i@  —  15 

. @  —  60 

. @ 

. @  _n 

.  -  iy3®  —  s 
,  _  10  @  — 
.  _  11  @  — 

.  -    9    @  -    9^5 
,  —  20    @  —  23 


E.  L.  Smith,  Secretary  of  Montana  Ter- 
ritory, has  become  Acting  Governor  by  the 
untimely  decease  of  the  late  incumbent,  and 
has  issued  a  proclamation  announcing  the 
death  of  Gen.  Meagher,  paying  appropriate 
respects  to  his  memory,  and  offering  a  re- 
ward of  SI,  000  for  the  recovery  of  his  body. 
Governor  Meagher,  it  will  be  recollected, 
was  drowned  by  falling  overboard  from  a 
steamer  in  the  night. 


New  Incorporations. — Articles  of  incor- 
poration have  recently  been  filed  in  the 
County  Clerk's  office  in  this  city  as  follows: 

Dry  Dock  Co. — San  Francisco,  Cal.  Sept. 
1st  Capital  stock,  .$100,000;  10,000shares, 
S100  each.  Trustees :  Lloyd  Tevis,  W.  C. 
Kalston,  Oliver  Elclridge,  S.  F.  Butterworth, 
and  Chas.  E.  McLane. 

Lower  Caxefornia  Exploring  and  Pros- 
pecting Co. — Lower  California.  Sept.  3d. 
Capital  stock,  $200,000;  2,000  shares,  $10 
each.  Trustees :  K.  A.  J.  Repiton,  H.  J. 
Paine,  John  Chapman,  J.  W.  Carey  and  H. 
A.  Benton. 

Japanese  Gas  Co. — Yokahama,  Japan. 
Sept.  2d.  Capital  stock,  #200,000:  2,000 
shares,  $1,000 each.  Trustees:  J.  K.  Prior, 
Henry  "Webb,  W.  H.  Patterson,  E.  M.  Pease 
nd  W.  W.  Beggs. 


EtjECTion  of  Officers. — San  Francisco 
Olympic  Cltjb. — Sept.  2d.  President,  John 
McComb  ;  Vice  President,  Frank E.  Brown; 
Secretary,  T.  B.  Butler;  Treasurer,  H.  B. 
Kuss;  Leader,  L.  P.  Ward;  Directors,  K. 
T.  Carroll,  G.  H.  Strong,  C.  E.  Elliott  and 
C.  A.  Bennett. 


Jacob  Shew,  Pioneer  Photographer,  612  Clay  street,  north 
side,  four  doors  above  Montgomery,  (late  315  Montgomery 
street.)  takes  all  kinds  of  Photographs  in  the  best  stylo  of 
the  Art.  He  would  invite  especial  attention  to  the  new 
"  Cabinet  Photographs,"  which  he  Is  taking  to  perfection. 
lOvUtf 


Market  Street  Homestead  Association.— J.  S.  Lutt,  Sec- 
retary. Office,  305  Montgomery  street,  corner  of  Pine,  San 
Francisco.  2vl5 


Secretaryship  ron  Mining  Companies.— A  gentleman  of 
education,  ability  and  experience,  is  desirous  of  procuring 
a  position  as  Secretary,  or  Assistant  Secretary,  In  some 
good  Mining  Company.  Has  most  unexceptionable  refer- 
ences.   Address '-SECRETARY,"  at  this  office.        6vl5tf 


Save  Yoar  Teeth. — Do  not  have  them  extracted 
without  first  consulting  a  good  Dentist.  The  loss  is  lrrepar- 
fible,  and,  In  many  Instances,  unnecessary.  DR.  BEERS, 
corner  of  Pine  and  Kearny  streets,  makes  a  specialty  of 
filling  the  fangs  of  dead  Teeth,  and  building  up  broken 
crowns  with  puke  gold— thus  restoring  them  to  their  origi- 
nal usefulness  and  beauty. 

US-  Call  and  examine  the  work-  Finest  quality  of  artl- 
flclal  work  also  manufactured.  lOvH-tf 


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subscribers  have  only  to  inform  us  ol'the  post  office  address 
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accordingly. 


Gold  Burs,  of  whatever  size,  if  well  cast,  assayed 
for  two  dollars,  at  A.  P.  MOLITOK'S  Assay  Office, 
611  Commercial  street,  opposite  nulled  States  Branch 
Mint.  15vH-3m 

Brown'H  Filtering:  Heater.— For  preventing  in- 
crustation In  Steam  Boilers,  purifies  water  from  lime  or 
any  other  Impurity,  .saves  tucl,  saves  the  boiler,  prevents 
explosions,  and  protects  life  and  property.  The  cost  of  the 
Filter  Is  soon  saved   in  fuel   and    boiler— repairs  alone. 

One  is  in  operation  at  the  San  Francisco  Foundry,  Fre- 
mont street,  where  Rights  can  be  procured,  or  all  needed 
information,  on  application,  in  person  or  by  letter,  to 

SvU-lv  AUSTIN  A.  WELLS,  Agent. 


This  Is  a  neiv  [publication,  and  in  style  and  treatment 
of  this  important  iiubjcct,  is  original,  simple,  plain  and 
comprehensive.  The  author,  Paor.  Lathes  (a  meritorious 
Teacher  of  good  standing  In  California,  and  a  sound  thinker 
and  rcasoner,)  In  his  preface  says:  "The  method  pursued 
by  the  Author  in  developing  the  subject  of  Composition,  Is 
both  the  synthetical  and  analytical.  The  former  is  neces- 
sary to  teach  the  theory,  the  latter  the  practice  of  the  art; 
and  as  these  arc  both  indispensable  to  the  scholar,  so  are 
also  the  two  methods,  as  the  sequel  will  show," 

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the  State  Board  of  Education  for  use  In  the  Public  Schools. 

To  further  illustrate  the  varied  and  popular  endorsement 
the  book  hasfio  rapidly  received,  wc  quoto  the  following 

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It  Is  simple,  concise,  and  well  arranged.  It  seems  to  be  a 
work  ol  great  value.— John  SwetLi 

I  am  prepared  to  concurln  the  recommendation  oflho 
Honorable  Superintendent  of  Public  instruction.— »f.  C. 
rdton. 

After  as  careful  and  thorough  perusal  of  the  same  as  it 
was  in  my  power  to  give,  I  came  to  the  conclusion  that,  for 
conciseness,  correctness,  and  precision  of  definition,  as  well 
as  for  completeness  and  simplicity  of  style.lt  was,  and 
would  be.  without  a  rival.  I  regard  your  work  as  the  best 
of  its  kind.  I  know  of  but  few  men  111  miy  profession  who 
would  not  be  benefited  by  iis  careful  study.—  Wm.  H.  Hill. 

I  repnrd  it  as  one  ot  the  best  treatises  upon  these  Import- 
ant branched; — perhaps  the  only  one  obtnlmthle  possessing 
equal  advantages— coinblningcoiiiprelu'iish.  iiusswith  con- 
ciseness, and  ol"  such  simplicity  m  its  arrainjL-tn«nt  as  to  be 
readily  understood  by  the  advanced  pupil  — /'.  It .  U-Kch. 

It  Is  admlrablv  arranged  to  develop  the  correct  idea  of 
Hie  analysis  and  synthesis  of  language,  and  the  amplifica- 
tion of  ideas  Into  sentences  and  periods.  The  style  Is  c.ear, 
terse  and  pleasing.  I  do  not  hesitate  to  recommend  It  as  a 
great  acuuisition  10  our  text  books.— James  Benmaix. 

I  am  happy  to  express  my  conviction  of  the  value  ot  the 
whole  treatise.  It  would  give  me  much  gratification  to  ace 
so  thorough  and  excellent  a  treatise  emanate  from  young 
California.— Marti n  Kellogg. 

I  recommend  It  to  all  those  who  wish  to  obtain  a  book 
that  will  give  them  definite  ideas  on  Ibis  subject,  and  loach 
them  to  express  their  thoughts  and  feelings  111  a  clear,  sim- 
ple, aud  forcible  manner.— Caroline  L.  Attcood. 

I  regard  the  book  about  to  be  published  as  far  superior  to 
any  work  extant  upon  that  subject.— Win.  S.  Hun',  A.  M. 

I  believe  the  work  will  be  a  valuable  and  much  needed 
addition  lo  our  school  text-books.  —Uermon  Perry. 

Yon  have  brought  the  results  ot  a  profound  analysis,  and 
made  them  available,  in  a  practical  form.—/.  H.  Bruyton. 

I  can  recommend  it  particularly  to  iny  young  friends  of 
the  legal  profession,  as  a  source  from  which  they  may  be 
able  to  learn  much  of  value  asspecial  pleaders  and  as  advo- 
cates at  the  lorum.—  John  Carry. 

The  subject**  upon  which  you  treat  have  heretofore  been 
too  much  neglected  in  the  education  of  young  men  In  Amer- 
ica. *  *  Exactly  calculated  to  interest.  ■  »  It  will  soon 
become  a  necessity  In  every  lawyer's  library.— Chart**  A. 
Tuttle. 

Its  clearness  and  comprehensiveness  make  it  easy.— G,  W. 
Bowie. 

A  gentleman  of  varied  learning  and  ripe  culture,  who  has 
half  a  dozen  languages  at  his  tongue's  end.  Hoseeksto 
teach  the  student  not  only  how  to  take  sentences  apart,  but 
how  to  construct  them.  His  system  lias  the  merit  of  origin- 
ality. Wc  know  of  no  work  in  which  can  be  obtained 
so  lucid  an  exposition  of  the  elements  of  composition,  and 
such  valuable  assistance  in  learning  how  to  put  his  ideas 
Into  language.  Prof.  Layres  has  done  the  cause  of  popular 
education  good  service.— S.  F.  Bulletin. 

This  Is  a  San  Francisco  book  by  a  San  Francisco  author. 
It  contains  166  pages,  and  is  altogether  creditable  to  San 
Francisco.  It  meets  a  public  want,  and  meets  it  in  a  form 
and  size  cheap  and  convenient,  and  in  reach  of  the  hum- 
blest.— Alia  California. 

The  writer,  the  lawyer,  the  minister,  or  the  statesman, 
may  study  its  rules  and  definitions  with  profit.  Nothing 
conduces  more  to  the  purity  of  a  national  literary  taste, 
than  a  general  and  thorough  knowledge  of  the  rules  by 
which  the  construction  of  language  is  governed.— 5.  F.  Timet 

Prof.  Layres  plunges  at  once  "m  media*  res."  Tie  seizes  a 
a  sentence  (which  is  the  unit  in  composition,  whether  writ- 
ten or  spoken.)  holds  it  up  before  you;  tears  It  to  pieces  be- 
fore your  eyes— or  ralher,  wo  should  say,  neatly  and  skill- 
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Notices  to  Correspondents. 

X  S.,  Virginia  City. — Carbon,  boron  and 
silicon  are  non-metallic,  elementary  sub- 
stances or  bases,  which  possess  many 
properties  in  common.  In  the  same 
series,  it  is  not  improbable  that  zircon, 
the  base  of  the  hyacinth  (mineral,  not 
flower)  will  eventually  also  be  comprised. 
Carbon,  in  its  purest  state,  is  found 
colorless,  in  a  crystalline  form,  as  trans- 
parent diamonds.  It  is,  however,  more 
familiarly  known  in  a  less  pure  condi- 
tion, as  graphite  or  plumbago  and  ordi- 
nary charcoal.  Boron  is  not  known  in 
any  uncompounded  form  in  the  mineral 
kingdom,  though,  to  some  extent,  it  is 
found  naturally  as  boracic  acid  in  the 
Tuscany  lagoons,  and  as  boracic  acid, 
combined  with  soda,  in  the  Tincal  lakes 
of  Thibet,  and  at  Clear  Lake,  in  this 
State.  The  same  acid,  combined  with 
lime,  is  found  in  South  America.  The 
chief  minerals  which  contain  it  are  schorl 
and  tourmaline.  Silicon,  associated  with 
oxygen,  is  the  most  abundant  mineral 
substance  known  to  us ;  its  purest  condi- 
tion being  seen  as  colorless  quartz  crys- 
tals. Sand  and  sandstone  rock  are  nearly 
■wholly  composed  of  it,  and  a  very  largo 
percentage  of  almost  all  ordinary  clays 
and  soils  also  consist  of  it.  We  do  not 
dwell  upon  the  varied  conditions  under 
■which  carbon  is  found  in  nature  ;  what 
has  already  been  stated  will  suffice  for 
such  a  familiarly  known  subject.  The 
characteristics  of  boron  and  silicon,  in 
their  primary  condition,  are  much  less, 
in  fact,  scarcely  at  all  known,  and  will 
thus  excuse  some  more  lengthened  re- 
marks respecting  each.  Boron  is  a  com- 
bustible radical,  in  like  manner  with 
carbon,  iron,  copper,  calcium,  etc.,  and 
burns,  at  a  high  temperature,  similarly 
to  those  substauces  when  heated  in  the 
presence  of  oxygen.  Boron  has  hith- 
erto been  generally  obtained  by  decom- 
posing the  compound  so  formed  (boracic 
acid),  or  its  combination,  with  fluorine 
and  potassium  (borofluoride  of  potassi- 
um) .  Boron  hitherto  obtained  by  these 
means  generally  possesses  a  dull,  olive- 
green  color,  and  is  in  the  form  of  pow- 
der, which,  before  it  has  been  strongly 
ignited,  will  soil  the  fingers,  like  graphite, 
and  is,  to  a  very  slight  extent,  soluble  in 
pure  water,  forming  a  greenish-yellow 
solution.  Boron  is  unacted  upon  by  ex- 
posure to  air,  water  or  alkaline  solutions, 
at  common  temperatures,  either  cold  or 
boiling.  The  first  experimentalists  found 
that  after  exposure  to  intense  heat  in  ves- 
sels from  which  air  is  excluded,  it  be- 
comes denser,  and  dark  in  color,  but 
failed  to  crystallize  or  fuse  it.  In  the 
form  first  described,  boron  exhibits  a 
strong  affinity  for  oxygen,  and  takes  fire 
below  redness,  in  heated  air  ;  burning 
with  a  red  light,  and  emitting  vivid  scin- 
tillations if  surrounded  with  pure  oxygen. 
Boron  thus  becomes  superficially  con- 
verted into  boracic  acid,  which  melts, 
and  thus  protects  the  boron  in  the  inte- 
rior from  further  actiou.  Deville  and 
Wobler  have,  however,  recently  succeeded 
in  crystallizing  boron  (mistakenly  de- 
scribed as  borax),  as  stated  in  our  publi- 


cation of  the  27th  of  July  last,  page  51, 
which,  although  artificially  produced,  is 
said  to  have  possessed  a  brilliancy  almost 
equal  to  the  diamond,  and  of  an  exceed- 
ing hardness.  Fused,  or,  as  it  is  com- 
monly termed,  glass  of  borax,  has  long- 
been  employed  as  a  flux  by  assayers  ; 
and,  although  it  occasionally  looks  like 
well  polished  glass,  it  is  by  no  means 
comparable  with  the  diamond,  either  as 
respects  hardness  or  durability.  The 
mistake  into  which  you  have  been  led 
has,  no  doubt,  been  caused  by  the  orig- 
inal typographical  errors  which  have  been 
copied  from  our  journal  to  another,  and 
thus  traversed  the  customary  circle,  and 
caused  you  to  make  the  fruitless  attempts 
to  obtain  the  same  results  as  Deville  and 
Wohler.  It  may  be  worth  mentioning 
that  the  best  imitation  of  the  diamond, 
so  far  as  brilliancy  is  concerned,  invaria- 
bly contains  portions  of  boron  and  sili- 
con. Silicon,  the  radical  of  quartz,  is 
obtained  by  modes  not  greatly  dissimilar 
from  those  for  procuring  boron.  As 
hitherto  obtained,  silicon  has  the  appear- 
ance of  a  dull  brown  powder,  insoluble 
in  water,  and  soils  the  lingers  when 
touched,  like  the  preceding  described 
elementary  substance.  When  heated  in 
air  or  in  oxygen,  it  burns  brilliantly,  and 
is  converted  into  silicic  acid  (silica  or 
quartz) ,  which  is  the  only  known  oxidized 
form  of  silicon.  The  intense  heat  evolved 
in  the  course  of  ignition  causes  the  silica 
so  formed  to  fuse,  and  thus  enclose  the 
unburned  portion  of  silicon  in  a  superfi- 
cial coating,  impervious  to  further  action. 
Up  to  the  present  period,  silicon  has 
never  been  either  fused  or  volatilized. 
Deville,  by  a  peculiar  process,  succeeded 
partially,  so  as  to  form  brilliant  plates, 
possessing  a  metallic  luster ;  although 
possessing  many  of  the  characteristics 
which  the  powder  above  described  pre- 
sents, subsequent  to  having  been  in- 
tensely treated  in  a  closed  platinum  cru- 
cible, in  which  condition  it  has  been 
found  to  be  unacted  upon  by  air  or  oxy- 
gen, even  while  these  gases  are  urged  by 
a  blow-pipe.  Silicon  so  treated  becomes 
much  denser  and  of  a  darker  color.  We 
think  it  is  by  no  means  improbable  that 
silicon  may  yet,  like  boron  be  crystallized; 
in  which  case  it  is  quite  probable  that  a 
gem  may  be  obtained  equal  and  probably 
superior  to  the  diamond,  both  as  respects 
hardness,  durability,  and  probably  bril- 
liancy, also. 


A  Success, — We  understand  that  the  ex- 
periment which  has  been  for  some  time  in 
progress  of  preparation,  for  testing  the  burn- 
ing of  petroleum  for  steam  purposes,  by  the 
employment  of  an  apparatus  invented  and 
patented  by  Mr.  J.  H.  White,  of  this  city, 
has  resulted  in  a  success.  The  experiment 
was  made  at  Santa  Cruz,  and  wo  hope  soon 
to  be  able  to  give  a  full  report  of  the  process 
and  device  by  "which  it  has  been  accom- 
plished. Experiments  in  this  direction, 
which  have  been  for  some  time  iu  progress 
in  the  Atlantic  States  and  in  Europe,  have 
been  watched  with  much  interest.  Their 
success  may  be  pretty  safely  set  down  as  an 
accomplished  fact.  The  question  now  is, 
which  of  the  several  methods  by  which  it  is 
accomplished,  is  the  most  preferable  one. 
California  will  put  in  pretty  strong  claims 
for  the  prize ;  and  we  venture  the  opinion 
that  she  will  win. 


Lead  Smelting  Works — Peehaps. — We 
observe  that  workmen  are  engaged  in  grad- 
ing and  clearing  away  a  piece  of  ground  on 
the  North  Beach,  near  the  Pioneer  Woolen 
Mills.  We  understand  the  lot  is  owned  by 
T.  H.  Selby  &  Co.  If  we  are  correctly  in- 
formed on  this  point,  we  think  the  assertion 
may  be  ventured  that  that  enterp rising  firm 
is  making  preparations  to  put  up  their  long 
contemplated  Lead  Smelting  Works.  If 
such  is  the  intention,  the  enterprise  is  an 
important  one  to  the  city  and  coast,  and  the 
works  will  be  constructed  on  a  scale  and 
after  a  plan  which  will  admit  of  no  failure. 
Mr.  Selby  belongs  to  that  class  of  our  citi- 
zens who  never  undertake  anything  that 
they  do  not  fully  understand,  and  which 
they  are  not  prepared  to  carry  out  to  its 
ultimate  success. 


A  new  use  has  been  discovered  for  crude 
petroleum.  Saturate  rags  with  it  and  put 
them  in  rat  holes,  and  the  rats  will  leave 
the  premises. 


Industrial  Progress  of  California. 

The  manufacture  of  chemicals  is  one  of 
the  most  important  enterprises  connected 
with  the  industrial  interests  of  any  people. 
Without  such  manufacture,  no  nation  can 
be  really  independent,  as  nearly  every 
branch  of  industry  is  more  or  less  depend- 
ent upon  chemical  principles.  Hence  we 
find  considerable  attention  was  turned  in 
this  direction,  even  in  the  early  history  of 
this  city.  For  the  ten  years  previous  to 
the  commencement  of  1867,  nearly  all  the 
acid  manufactured  on  this  coast  was  made 
at  the  San  Francisco  Chemical  Works,  near 
the  Mission  Dolores,  which  institution  has 
done  good  service  to  the  State  in  supplying 
it,  at  a  fair  price,  with  some  of  the  most  in- 
dispensable articles  of  commercial  necessity. 

THE  GOLDEN  CITY  CHEMICAL  WOEKS. 

The  capacity  of  these  works,  however, 
not  being  equal  to  the  demand,  it  was 
thought  advisable  by  some  of  our  enter- 
prising capitalists,  about  eighteen  months 
since,  to  put  up  still  larger  works.  Accord- 
ingly several  of  our  most  wealthy  and  en- 
terprising citizens  united  as  a  corporate 
body,  under  the  title  of  the  "  Golden  City 
Chemical  Works, "  and,  with  a  capital  of 
$500,000,  established  the  acid  manufactory, 
now  well  known  to  the  business  community, 
at  the  corner  of  Townsend  and  Seventh 
streets.  The  two  articles  to  which  this 
company  is  chiefly  devoting  their  attention 
is  the  manufacture  of  sulphuric  and  nitric 
acids.  Muriatic  acid  and  chloride  of  lime 
are  also  manufactured  here,  and  will  con- 
tinue to  be  furnished  to  an  extent  commen- 
surate with  the  demand  for  those  chemicals 
in  this  market.  The  two  first  named  are  of 
the  utmost  importance  to  the  State,  being 
ing  extensively  used  by  the  Mint,  the  gold 
and  silver  refineries,  many  of  our  mining 
operations,  and  our  candle  and  woolen  man- 
ufactories. Until  this  establishment  went 
into  operation,  our  supply  was  chiefly  ob- 
tained from  the  East,  at  great  cost  and 
inconvenience,  in  consequence  of  the  dan- 
gerous nature  of  its  transportation. 

The  high  price  of  labor  here  renders  it 
necessary  that  in  establishing  manufacturing 
operations  of  any  kind  on  this  coast,  especial 
regard  should  be  had  in  securing  the  high- 
est attainable  directing  skill,  the  most  im- 
proved processes,  and  the  most  complete 
and  effective  class  of  machinery.  Many 
manufacturing  enterprises  on  this  coast 
have  failed  for  the  want  of  some  or  all  of 
these  essentials.  Iu  the  establishment  of 
the  Golden  City  Chemical  Works,  however, 
the  foregoing  considerations  were  duly  ac- 
cepted and  acted  upon.  The  consequence 
has  been  an  uninterrupted  success  from  the 
start. 

THE  MANAGEMENT. 

No  sooner  was  the  construction  of  these 
works  decided  upon,  than  it  was  determined 
to  send  to  Europe  for  a  practical  and  skill- 
ful manipulator,  who  could  properly  de- 
sign and  operate  them  with  the  introduction 
of  all  the  latest  and  most  approved  appli- 
ances. The  result  of  this  determination 
was  the  procurement  of  Mr.  William  Bob- 
inson,  who  has  had  long  experience  in  one 
of  the  largest  and  most  complete  establish- 
ments of  the  kind  in  England.  The  plan 
and  design  of  the  works  was  therefore  en- 
trusted to  Mr.  Robinson,  who  has  most 
faithfully  and  skillfully  carried  out  the 
trust  committed  to  his  charge,  and  since 
acted  in  the  capacity  of  foreman  to  the 
company.  The  works  were  erected  under 
the  personal  supervision  of  Mr.  H.  P. 
Wakelee,  who  is  one  of  the  five  trustees  of 
the  company,  and  who  continues  as  Gen- 
eral Manager  of  the  works.  Much  assist- 
ance has  also  been  rendered  by  Mr.  Thomas 
Price,  the  well  known  chemist  of  this  city, 
who  has  acted  as  experimental  chemist  for 
the  company  from  its  start. 

SULPHURIC    ACID ITS    MODE     OP    MANUFAC- 
TURE. 

Sulphuric  acid  forms  the  foundation  for 
the  manufacture  of  nearly  every  other  kind 
of  acid,  and  enters  many  times  more  largely 
into  use  in  the  various  industrial  pursuits 
than  all  other  acids  combined.  It  is  the 
most  stable  and  useful  of  the  oxides  of  sul- 
phur.    Liebig  says  that  the    quantity  of 


sulphuric  acid  used  by  any  country  affords 
the  best  key  to  the  extent  of  the  manufac- 
turing operations  of  that  country.  Its  ap- 
plication to  arts  and  manufactures  is  almost 
universal,  and  without  it  the  larger  portion 
of  the  present  industrial  pursuits  of  man 
would  come  to  nought. 

Until  within  about  a  hundred  years,  its 
mode  of  production  was  very  rude,  slow 
and  expensive.  The  present  degree  of  per- 
fection in  its  manufacture  has  been  reached 
only  by  gradual  approximation.  Among 
the  most  important  improvements  which 
have  been  introduced  within  the  last  twenty 
years,  is  one  by  the  eminent  French  chem- 
ist, Gay  Lassac,  and  which  is  known  as  the 
Gay-Lassac  tower  or  absorbing  column,  of 
which  we  shall  speak  further  in  the  sequel. 
Another  is  the  introduction  of  steam  into 
the  chambers.  Perhaps,  however,  the  most 
important  one  is  that  which  will  hereafter 
be  noticed  as  in  use  at  the  Golden  City 
Works  ;  but  which  is,  nevertheless,  quite 
unknown  in  similar  establishments  in  the 
Atlantic  States,  and  employed  in  but  two  or 
three  instances  in  Europe.  It  was  first 
devised,  some  four  years  since,  by  the 
Messrs.  Christian,  Alhusen  &  Co.,  at  New- 
castle-on-Tyne,  where  Mr.  Bobinson  received 
his  practical  education,  and  by  which  the 
process  of  the  concentration  of  sulphuric 
acid  is  made  continuous,  instead  of  inter- 
mittent, or  in  charges. 

Without  trying  to  fix  in  the  mind  of  the 
reader  the  precise  form  and  arrangement  of 
this  particular  manufactory,  we  will  en- 
deavor to  give  a  brief  and  comprehensive 
description  of  the  process  of  the  manufac- 
ture of  sulphuric  acid. 

The  first  step  is  effected  by  burning  the 
sulphur  in  a  nearly  closed  room  or  oven, 
with  an  iron  floor.  The  room  is  made  rec- 
tangular in  form,  instead  of  oval,  like  a 
baker's  oven,  but  about  the  same  size  as 
such  an  oven.  The  iron  plate  on  which 
alone  the  sulphur  is  burned,  covers  only 
about  two-thirds  the  area  of  the  floor.  The 
sulphur,  broken  up  quite  small,  is  spread 
about  half  an  inch  deep  over  this  iron  plate. 
About  fifty  pounds  constitutes  a  charge. 
Three  small  open,  iron  pots,  with  legs,  rais- 
ing them  about  two  inches  above  the  floor, 
are  set  at  intervals,  iu  a  line,  lengthwise 
across  this  floor,  into  which  is  placed  a  quan- 
tity of  niter,  (the  nitrate  of  soda  obtained 
from  Peru  is  used  here),  equal  to  four  per 
cent,  of  the  sulphur  introduced  upon  the 
floor.  A  small  quantity  of  sulphuric  acid  is 
poured  over  this  niter,  for  the  purpose  of 
decomposing  it,  and  liberating  the  oxygen 
which  it  contains,  to  unite  with  the  fumes 
of  the  sulphur  for  the  formation  of  sul- 
phurous acid  gas,  which  is  subsequently 
condensed  into  sulphurous  acid.  From  this, 
it  will  be  observed  that  the  office  of  the 
niter,  placed  in  the  oven  with  the  burning 
sulphur,  is  simply  that  of  a  carrier  of  oxy- 
gen to  the  sulphur,  experience  having  proven 
the  remarkable  fact  that  the  oxygen  of  the 
atmosphere  will  not  at  once  leave  its  asso- 
ciation with  nitrogen,  to  combine  with  the 
sulphurous  acid,  although  it  is  from  that 
source  that  the  iast  equivalent  of  oxygen 
required  to  convert  sulphurous  into  sul- 
phuric acid  is  derived.  All  being  ready,  a 
lighted  match  is  applied  to  the  sulphur, 
which  is  allowed  to  burn  very  slowly  with  a 
degree  of  energy,  easily  regulated  by  the 
amount  of  ah'  admitted.  The  furnaces  which 
are  usually  constructed  in  sets  of  four,  have 
to  be  charged  anew  every  two  hours. 

There  are  two  sets  at  the  works  on  Town- 
send  street.  The  fumes  from  the  furnaces 
are  conveyed  upward  and  rearward  into  a 
large  leaden  condensing  chamber.  There 
are  three  of  these  chambers  here,  each  con- 
nected with  the  other  by  small  "tunnels" 
or  connections  some  200  feet  long,  and  four 
feet  square.  These  chambers  are  so  arranged 
that  the  sulphurous  gases  pass  first  into  one, 
where,  after  being  dispersed  over  its  whole 
area,  and  to  a  considerable  extent  condens- 
ing, either  upou  its  walls,  or  collecting  and 
falling  like  drops  of  rain  from  a  cloud,  upon 
the  bottom  of  the  chamber,  the  still  uncon- 
densed  gases  pass  through  the  ' '  tunnel"  to 
the  next  chamber,  where  they  are  still  fur- 
ther condensed,  then  to  the  third,  and  from 
thence  through  the  Gay  Lassac  tower,  to 
be  hereafter  described,  to  the  escape  flue. 

The  gases  enter  the  first  chamber  at  a 
temperature  but  little,  if  any  above  the  boil- 
ing pointof  water  (212°),  and  become  gradu- 
ally cooler,  as  they  pass  along  until  they 
descend  to  a  temperature  about  equal  to  the 
outside  atmosphere,  before  they  escape  into 
the  open  air. 

We  should,  perhaps,  before  this  have 
mentioned  the  fact  that  a  small  jet  of  steam 
is  admitted  into  the  first  chamber,  the  office 
of  which  is  both  curious  and  interesting. 
We  have  already  said  that  the  gases  in  the 
chambers  were  condensed,  both  on  the  walls 
and  throughout  the  interior  area,  falling  in 
drops  like  rain  into  a  bath  of  water  covering 
the  bottom  of  the  chambers. 


$h*  Pining  and  Stwutiik  §  xsw. 


153 


Previous  to  the  nse  of  steam,  the  gases 
condensed  in  the  form  of  akilt  tnou  instead 

of  drops  of  liquid,  and  fell  into  thr>  water  at 
the  bottom,  where  they  were  die 
The  interior  of  one  of  these  rhnmbers, 
worked  without  steam,  must  have 
gorgeous  sight — resembling  a  thick  snow- 
storm in  an  amber  oolon  r.>.  The 
introduction  of  steam  has  changed  the  scene 
from  a  snow  storm  of  solid  crystallized  snl- 
phuric  acid,  to  a  rain  storm  of  liquid  acid. 
The  change,  however,  is  a  most  important 
one  in  an  economical  point  of  view,  the 
chemical  reactions  going  on  much  more  sat- 
isfactorily in  a  moist  atmosphere,  than  in 
the  liquid  on  the  floor  of  the  chambers. 

The  chambers  are  built  up  with  sheets  of 
lead,  soldered  together  by  a  peculiar  pro- 
cess (as  the  acid  would  destroy  the  ordinary 
"solder"  in  a  very  short  time),  and  are 
supported  by  being  attached  to  an  outside 
framework  Those  at  the  Golden  C'ity 
Workfl  are  each  100  feet  long  by  20  wide 
and  20  high,  and  aro  made  of  sheet  lead, 
weighing  seven  pounds  to  the  square  foot 
Tin'  lead  was  made  at  the  San  Francisco 
Lead  Works  of  T.  H.  Selby  &  Co. 

The  quantity  of  gas  which  is  condensed 
in  the  first  chamber  is  much  greater  than 
that  in  the  second,  and  in  the  second  than 
that  in  the  third  ;  consequently  it  takes 
longer  to  raise  the  acid  in  the  second  and 
third  chambers  to  the  proper  strength  for 
condensing  it  than  in  the  first.  It  will 
be  borne  in  mind  that  the  acid  is  produced 
from  the  snow  or  rain-like  deposits  from 
the  condensed  fumes  in  the  chambers  fall- 
ing into  the  water  which  covers  their  floors, 
and  which  is  thus  gradually  raised  to  the 
degroo  of  strength  proper  for  removal  to 
the  condensing  pan.  This  degree  of  strength 
is  from  DO"  to  55°,  Beaume.  There  is  on 
arrangement  by  the  side  of  each  chamber 
by  which  a  smidl  portion  of  the  acid,  as  it 
is  formed,  is  carried  to  the  outside,  where 
it  can  be  accurately  tested,  so  that  the  fore- 
man may  always  bo  informed  of  the  exact 
quality  of  the  acid  ho  is  obtaining. 

The  production  of  sulphuric  acid  in  the 
chambers  is  the  result  of  a  series  of  rather 
complicated  and  probably  not  even  yet 
fully  understood  re-actions.  The  charge  of 
this  portion  of  the  process  requires  much 
care  and  skill.  The  chambers  may  be  badly 
worked  or  overworked — too  much  or  too  lit- 
tle sulphur  may  be  burned  within  a 
given  times ;  or  too  much  or  too  small  an 
amount  of  fumes  may  be  given  off  from  the 
niter  kettles. 

BOILING  DOWN  OK  CONCENTKATTITO  PKOCESS. 

The  acid  is  taken  from  the  chambers  vary- 
ing in  strength,  as  already  stated,  from  50u 
to  55%  Beaume,  and  conveyed  by  pipes  (act- 
ing automatically,  after  they  are  connected 
with  one  or  the  other  of  the  chambers)  to 
the  boiling  or  concentrating  pan.  This  pan 
is  a  shallow  leaden  vessel,  sustained  in  a 
wooden  frame,  and  placed  in  another  wooden 
pan,  similarly  sustained,  with  a  stream  of 
cold  water  passing  between  the  two.  The 
furnace  is  not  under,  but  in  front  of  the 
pan  ;  the  heat  passing  over  the  acid  in  the 
pan  as  over  the  hearth  of  a  reverberatory 
furnace.  A  small  stream  of  acid  is  kept 
constantly  passing  into  this  pan  from  the 
condensing  chambers,  standing  constantly 
about  ten  inches  deep  therein.  As  the 
evaporation  takes  place  from  the  surface, 
the  surface  acid,  being  relieved  of  its  watery 
particles,  becomes  gradually  heavier  and 
sinks  to  the  bottom.  The  pan  has  a  small 
projection,  which  reaches  outside  of  the 
furnace,  and  forms  a  kind  of  "well,"  which 
is  divided  across  its  center  by  a  leaden  dia- 
phragm, which  extends  to  within  half  an 
inch  of  the  bottom.  The  heavier  acid 
sinks  to  the  bottom  of  this  well,  passes  un- 
der the  diaphragm,  up  on  the  other  side, 
and  thence  over  a  lip  into  a  trough,  which 
conveys  it  away  to  the  reservoir,  from 
which  it  is  removed  into  carboys  for  com- 
mercial use. 

This  well,  being  outside  of  the  furnace, 
can  be  readily  inspected  at  any  time,  as  the 
heavy  acid  on  one  side  of  the  diaphragm 
may  always  be  seen  standing  about  half  an 
inch  lower  than  the  lighter  on  the  other 
side — that  difference  in  the  bight  of  the 
columns  of  liquid  being  clue  to  the  differ- 
ence in  the  specific  gravity  between  the 
lighter,  or  about  50°  acid,  and  the  concen- 
trated, or  6-iJ  acid. 

Thus,  from  the  charging  of  the  furnaces 
with  sulphur  and  niter  to  the  placing  of  the 
concentrated  commercial  acid  in  the  reser- 
voir, it  is  not  once  handled.  It  is  even 
removed  from  the  reservoir  to  the  carboys 
by  means  of  a  syphon.  This  continuous 
action  was  first  introduced,  as  already  stated, 
by  Mr.  Robinson's  former  employers  in 
England,  and  is  here,  for  the  first  time,  in- 
troduced on  this  continent.  Other  manu- 
facturers fill  their  concentrating  pans,  keep 
up  the  heat  until  the  quantity  is  concen- 
trated to  the  proper  specific  gravity,  allow 


the  fires  to  go  down,  the  acid  to  cool  off,  re- 
charge the  pan,  rebuild  the  fires,  etc.  The 
saving  by  this  continuous  action  is  said  to 
be  fully  tifty  per  cent,  in  fuel  and  one-third 
in  time — a  most  important  consideration. 

The  above  is  only  eomt,  /.    The 

strongest  sulphuric  acid  cannot  be  concen- 
trated in  lead  pans,  owing  to  the  fact  that 
when  stronger  than  04  it  attacks  the  load, 
and,  consequently,  subjects  the  pan  to  a 
serious  wear  and  tear,  besides  causing  the 
acid  to  bo  contaminated  with  the  lead,  which 
is  very  objectionable,  especially  for  refining 
gold  aud  silver.  In  order  to  concentrate 
the  sulphuric  acid  to  663,  the  G-ta  acid  is,  at 
the  Golden  City  Works,  pumped  from  the 
reservoir  aforementioned  into  large  glass 
boilers,  holding  some  thirty  gallons  each, 
and  then  boiled  for  fifteen  hours  before  the 
two  last  degrees  of  concentration  are  at- 
tained. 

We  have  thus  carried  the  reader  through 
the  process  of  the  manufacture  of  the  com- 
mercial and  the  extra  commercial  sulphuric 
acid.  In  a  future  article  we  shall  describe 
the  process  of  making  nitric  aud  muriatic 
acids  and  chloride  of  lime,  all  of  which 
are  produced  at  this  establishment.  We 
shall,  at  the  same  time,  describe  the  use  and 
construction  of  the  Gay  Lassac  tower,  above 
alluded  to. 


Second  Report  on  the  Pacific  Mines. 

The  forthcoming  Report  on  the  Mineral 
Resources  of  the  Pacific  States  and  Terri- 
tories will  contain  copious  descriptions  of 
the  mineral  and  agricultural  resources  of 
Utah,  Montana,  Idaho,  Washington  Terri- 
tory, Oregon,  California,  Nevada  and  Ari- 
zona. A  large  and  experienced  corps  of 
geologists,  mining  engineers,  experts  and 
statiscians  have  been  engaged  upon  it 
during  the  past  six  months. 

Dr.  A  Blatchley  has  traveled  extensively 
through  Utah,  Montana  and  Idaho,  in  the 
service  of  the  Commissioner,  and  has  al- 
ready prepared  an  elaborate  report  on  those 
interesting  regions,  combining  geological 
and  statistical  data  of  a  valuable  character. 

Mr.  W.  S.  Keyes,  who  made  the  admira- 
ble report  on  minerals  of  the  Pacific  coast 
in  Langley's  Directory,  is  preparing  an 
elaborate  paper  on  the  Argenta  and  adjacent 
districts  in  Montana. 

Mr.  W.  Lair  Hill,  author  of  a  prize  essay 
on  the  resources  of  Oregon,  furnishes  a 
large  amount  in  reference  to  the  productions 
of  that  State. 

Mr.  Ainsworth,  President  of  the  Oregon 
Steam  Navigation  Company,  contributes  a 
most  interesting  paper  on  the  navigation  of 
the  Columbia  and  its  tributaries,  with  statis- 
tics of  passengers,  freight,  etc. 

Mr.  Edward  Evans,  late  Secretary  of 
Washington  Territory,  reports  on  the  re- 
sources of  that  region. 

Mr.  John  S.  Hittell  has  traveled  exten- 
sively through  the  mining  districts  of  Cali- 
fornia this  summer,  and  furnishes  valuable 
statistics  and  observations. 

Mr.  E.  P.  Bean,  County  Assessor  of  Ne- 
vada county,  takes  charge  of  the  mineral 
resources  of  that  region. 

The  State  of  Nevada  is  represented  by 
full  and  authentic  reports  from  R  H. 
Stretch,  Dr.  Henry  DeGroot  and  Myron 
Angel — all  of  whom  have  had  extensive 
experience. 

Arizona  will  not  be  slighted  this  time. 
Gov.  MeCormick  has  collected  data  from 
all  parts  of  the  Territory,  which  will  be 
embodied  in  a  comprehensive  report. 

The  miscellaneous  resources  of  the  Pa- 
cific coast  will  be  embraced  in  a  most  inter- 
esting and  valuable  series  of  papers,  already 
nearly  completed,  by  Mr.  Henry  C.  Ben- 
nett, mining  engineer  and  statiscian. 

The  Commissioner's  report  also  embraces 
a  glance  at  the  condition  of  the  mining 
interests  in  Mexico  and  South  America, 
with  observations  on  the  product  of  the 
precious  metals  throughout  the  world.  He 
has  himself,  this  year,  visited  Sinaloa  and 
Lower  California,  the  principal  districts  of 
Upper  California,  Oregon,  Washington  Ter- 
ritory and  British  Columbia,  and  collected 
a  vast  amount  of  valuable  material. 

Prof.  W.  M.  Gabb  has  furnished  an  inter- 
esting report  on  the  geology  and  mineralogy 
of    Lower  California,   which  will  be  em- 


bodied in  the  Commissioner's  report,  and  is 
also  expected  to  furnish,  by  permission  o' 
Prof.  Whitney,  in  whose  employ  he  is  now 
making  a  scientific  reconnoisance  of  the 
Pahranagat  region,  a  summary  of  his  ob- 
servations in  Southwestern  Nevada.  Be- 
sides this,  statistical  information  has  been 
received  from  various  superintendents  and 
mining  engineers  from  Arizona  and  British 
Columbia. 

The  Commissioner,  J.  Ross  Browne, 
Esq.,  will  leave  this  city  for  Washington 
early  in  October,  to  present  his  report  in 
person,  and  to  attend  to  its  early  and  proper 
distribution  after  it  is  printed.  It  will  be 
recollected  that  great  delay  attended  the 
delivery  on  this  coast  of  the  first  report. 
But  two  or  three  copies  only  were  received 
here  until  some  two  or  three  months  after  it 
was  due  ;  and  even  to  this  timo  not  half  the 
newspaper  offices  in  the  State  are  supplied 
with  the  document.  No  such  delay  or  neg- 
lect will  attend  the  publication  of  the  next 
report. 

The  Tatent  Office. — We  learn,  through 
the  Washington  correspondent  of  the  New 
York  Herald,  that  the  Secretary  of  the  Inte- 
rior has  at  length  decided  to  give  up  to  the 
Commissioner  of  Patents  asufficient  number 
of  rooms  in  the  Patent  Office  building  to 
allow  one  room  to  each  chief  examiner,  and 
that  it  is  the  intention  of  the  Commissioner 
to  appoint  without  delay,  the  new  examiners 
and  clerks  authorized  at  the  last  session  of 
Congress.  We  therefore  have  now  some 
hope  that  the  arrears  of  the  business  of  the 
Patent  Office  will  be  speedily  worked  up, 
and  that  applications  will  soon  be  acted 
upon  with  some  degree  of  promptness. 

The  Sukvet  of  the  Coloeauo. — The 
Springfield  Journal  says  that  Capt.  Adams, 
who  has  been  for  some  months  in  Wash- 
ington, endeavoring  to  get  authority  to  fit 
out  an  expedition  for  a  survey  of  the  Colo- 
rado river,  has  at  last  received  such  assur- 
ance, in  official  and  Congressional  circles, 
as  to  justify  him  in  making  all  preparations 
to  a  full  survey,  and  he  will  start  at  once 
for  this  city,  and  thence  to  the  present 
head  of  navigation  on  the  Colorado.  The 
enterprise  is  regarded  by  all  who  under- 
stand it  as  one  of  very  great  importance, 
and  it  is  claimed  that  it  will  give  water  com- 
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very  remote  from  either  Salt  Lake  or  Den- 
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EVWI.'VES.  — Marine  Engines,  Oscillating  and  Beam;  Stern  and  Side  Wheel  Boats, 
Locomotives,  Stationary  Engines,  Horizontal,  Upright,  Oscillating  and  Beam,  from  six 
to  rtl'ty  Inches  diameter.  Also,  Scott  .fc  Eckart's  Adjustable  Cut-off  Regulator— best  in 
use;  W.  R.  Eckart's  Balance  Valve  for  Stationary  Engines;  Woodward's  Patent  Steam 
Pumn  and  Fire  Engine. 

UOIJLEStS.  Locomotive,  FVae,  Tubular,  Upright,  Cylinder  and  Coruish,  and  Gvcry 
variety  of  Boiler  Work.     All  sizes  of  tubes  and  pipes  for  pumps, 

PUMPS.— The  Excelsior  double-acting  Force  I'umps  are  manufactured  by  us.  The<=e 
very  superior  Pumps  are  warranted  the  best,  and  are  fast  replacing  all  other  Force  Pumps. 


AMALGAMATING  M AC H IX EKT,- Wheeler  &  Randall's  improved  Tractory 
Curve  Pan,  Zenas  Wheeler's  improved  tint  bottom  pan,  Bcldin's  pan,  Vcatch's  tubs, 
Prater's  concentrators,  Waklee's  pans,  Beers'  pan,  German  Barrels,  Arastra  Gearing,  Chile 
Mills.  Settlers  of  all  descriptions.  Retorts  or  all  sizes  and  shapes,  for  Silver  and  Gold, 
Portable  Stamp  Mills,  Straight  Batteries,  for  wood  or  iron  frames,  Dry  Crushing  Bat- 
teries, or  machines  with  the  latest  improvements,  everv  variety  m  Stamps,  Mortars,  Cams. 
Pans  and  Tubs.     BLAKE'S  PATENT  QUARTZ  CRUSHERS,  of  all  sizes. 

OIL.  BOKING  TOOLS  AJfD  MACMIWEBT-Of  the  latest  and  most  ap- 
proved construction,  made  from  drawings  lately  made  by  Prof.  Blake  at  the  oil  wells  in 
Pennsylvania.  We  have  the  facilities  for  working  gold  aiid  silver  quartz  and  other  ores,  to 
test  their  value,  by  the  hundred  weight  or  ton. 

Russia  Iron  Screens,  of  all  degrees  of  fineness  and  of  all  qualities  of  iron.  All  work  done 
In  the  host  manner  at  the  lowest  casb  prices. 

E.   J.  BOOTH.  GEO.   W.   PRESCOTT.  IRVING    II,   SCOTT 

24vl2  H.   J.    BOOTH    «5fc    CO. 


Machinists  and  Foundries. 

PALMER,  KNOX  &  CO., 

Golden    State   Iron    Works, 

Koi.  1»,  SI,  2:i  and  25  First  Street, 

SAN  FRANCISCO. 

H-4NUFACTDRB   ALL   KINDS  OT 

MACHINERY, 

STEAM    EXCUSES    i\D   QUARTZ    MSIJ.S 

DUNBAR'S    IMPROVED 

©elf"- Adjusting?    tPiston  Faciei rxgf, 

Require*  no  springs  or  screws;  is  always  steam  tight; 

without  excessive  friction,  and  never 

gets  slack  or  leaky. 

WHEELER  A  RANDALL'S 

NEW    »KI\I>rj:    AN»    AMALGAMATOR 

HEPBURN  &  PETERSON'S 

AMALGAMATOR  AND  SEPARATOR, 

Knox's   Amalgamators, 

WITH    PALMER'S    PATENT   STEAM   CHEST, 

Superior  tor  workinu  either  GOLD  OR  SILVER  ORES,  and 
lathe  only  Amalgamator  tlnu  has  stuod  the  lest  of  seven 
years'  continual  working. 
Uuuulue     White    Iron    Stamp   Shoes   and    Die* 

Having  been  engaged  for  tlie  past  ten  years  in  quartz 
mining,  and  being  conversant  with  all  the  improvements, 
either  in  Mining  or  Milling,  we  are  prefaced  to  furnish,  at 
the  shortest  notice-  the  most  perfect  machinery  for  reduc 
ins  ores,  or  savin"  either  wold  nr  silver.  lHvlOny-tf 


WILLAMETTE  IRON  WOHKS, 

PORTLAND,    OREGON. 

Steam    Engines,    Hollers. 
SAW  AND  CRIST  MILLS, 

MINING    MACHINERY,     WROUGHT     IKON     SHUTTER 
WORK,  AND  BLACKSMITHING  IN  GENERAL. 
Corner  North-Front  and  E  streelH, 

18vI3-ly  One  block  north  of  Couch's  Wharf. 

UNION    IRON  WOBKS, 
Sacramento. 

"WILLIAMS,  ROOT  &  NEILSON, 

MANUFACTURERS   OF 

CROSS'  PATENT  BOILER  FEEDER, 

STEAM  ENGi-IIVJES,  BOILERS, 

Ami  ull  kind*  of  Mining  Machinery. 

Alao,  Hay  and  Wine  Presses  mado  and  repaired 
with  neatness,  durability  and  dispatch. 

Dunbar's  Patent  Self-Art.justlug  Steam  Piston 


Front  Street,  between  N  nnd  O  streets, 
Uvll  Sacramento  City 


Foundry  and  Machine  Shop, 

STOCKTON,    CAX. 

KEEP,   BLAKE   &  CO., 

MANUFACTURERS   OF 

(Quartz,  Saw  and  Grist  Mill   Irons,  Steam 
JSugines,  Horse  Powers, 

Mining  and  Irrigating  Pumps.  Car  Wheels,  Derrick  Irons, 
House  Fronts,  Iron  Fencing,  Balcony  Railings,  etc., 
at  San  Francisco  prices.    Orders  solicited 
13vl3-ly  and  promptly  executed. 


GEORGE  T.  PRACY, 
MA.CHINE     WORKS, 

Nos  109  and  111  Mission  street,  between  Main  and  Spear, 

SAN  FRANCISCO. 

STEAM  ENGINE,  Fl^OUIfc  AND  SAW  MULL 

And  Quartz  Machinery,  Printing  Presses, 


eSF-Speclal  attention  paid  to  Repairing.. 


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Pacific  File,  Reaper  and  Mower  Section 
manufactory, 

No.  53  Beale  Street,  between  Market  and  Mission, 

3AN   FRANCISCO. 

Files  re-en  t  and  warranted  as  pood  as  new,  or  no  charge. 
The  oiilv  establishment  in  the  State.    We  also  man- 
ufacture Reaper  aitd  Mower  Sections. 
It    tf  RIDDELL  &  DURNING,  Prop'rs. 


Foundry  and  Machine  Works. 

M".  E.  Cor.  Fremont  nnd  M1ihbIo»  m  reef  a. 
Manufacturers  ol 

Marine  and  Stationery  Engines 

Quartz  Machinery,  Saw,  Flour  and  Sugar  Mills,  Mlninp 

Pumps,  Hoisting  Gear,  Agricultural  Implement,  etc. 

— ALSO— 

Wine,    Cider,    Cotton      and     Tol'aceo     Pre»ie» 

of  the  latest  Improved  Patterns. 

STEAM  ENGINES  AND  BOILERS, 

Of  nil  sizes,  constantly  on  hand;  Quartz  Mill  Shoes  ano 
Dies  warranted  to  be  made  of  the  best  white  iron. 

Dunbar'8  Improved  SelAAdlnhtlng  Piston- 
PacUlncr,  requires  no  springs  or  sciews;i.s  always  steam- 
tight;  without  excessive  Indian,  and  never  gets  slack  oi 
leaky. 

UACHTXEBY,  OP  AIL  3>ESCIEIPTIOSS 

Bought,  sold,  or  exchanged.    Bolt  Cutting  and  Castings  £l 

the  lowest  market  rates. 

6vll-ly  I>EVOE.   UIMSMOBK  «fe  CO 


LEWIS  C0FFKY.  J.  S.    HlSl'OS 

LEWIS    COFFEY    &    RIS1/ON, 

Steam  Boiler  &  Sheet  Iron  Works. 

THE  only  exclusively  Boiler  Making  establish  mem  n,i  the 
Pacific  Coast  owned  and  conducted  by  Practical  Boiler 
Makers.  All  orders  for  New  Work  and  the  repairing  ot  Old 
Work,  executed  as  ordered,  and  warranted  as  to  quality. 

Old  Stand,  corner  of  Bush  and  Market  streets,  opposite 
Oriental  Hotel.  San  Francisco. 


H.   8. SMITH. 


'■J     (  W.  W.  HAKSCOH, 


JHtna  Iron   Works  ! 

SontheaKt  corner  Fremont  :mi(  Tehana  slreetH, 
SAN  FRANCISCO, 

Practical  Machinists  and  Iron  Founders, 

MANUFACTURE 

STEAM     ENGINES, 

QUARTZ    MILL    MACHINERY    OF    ALL    KINDS, 

SAW  MILLS,  FLOUR    MILLS, 

Dunbar's    Improved     Self-Ad  Justing 

VISTON  PACKING, 

Now  bo  extensively  used  in  the  East  nnd  In  tills  State.  Re- 
quires no  springs  or  sere  ws;  is  always  sleum-liKht;  without 
excessive  friction,  and  never  tiels  slack  or  leaky. 

HANSOOM'S  CRUSHER, 

Thebestof  the  kind  nou  in  use  in  litis  State  or  anywhere  else 

"Wheeler  as  ]t»ndulr»  New  drlnder  nnd 

j\  mnlfraimttor, 
Which  only  needs  examination  to  be  appreciated, 
Tyler's  Improved  Water  "Wheel, 
Giving  greater  power    ai  lower  est.  lhan  any  wheel  in  use 
Send  for  one  of  our  circulars,  giving  full  tables 
All  Wheels  warranted  to  give  the     ower  as  set  forth,  or 
the  money  will  be  refunded 

Sole  mnkers  for  (his  const  of  the  "  Pendergast 
"White  Iron  S(nm,»  Shoes  and  Illes. 
None,  genuine  unless  obtained  from  us.    Every  one  war- 
ranted. 

Patented  Machinery  of  all  kinds  will  be  furnished  bv  us 

at  market  prices.    Particular  attention  given  to  drawings 

and  specifications  of  niaeliinerv,  which  will    he  made  10 

order.  The  patrona-  e  of  the  public  is  respectfully  solicited. 

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A  Good  Word  for  Caddjoenia. — An 
exchange  of  a  late  date  says:  "The  ap-  % 
pearance  of  California  flour  in  the  Atlantio 
markets,  and  in  snch  quantities  as  to  bring 
down  prices  and  carry  joy  to  thousands  of 
consumers,  is  a  commercial  event  of  no 
little  importance.  It  seems  but  yesterday 
that  California  was  one  vast  prospecting 
field  for  miners,  who  obtained  their  supplies 
from  the  East,  and  at  a  pretty  high  cost, 
too  ;  but  it  was  found,  before  long,  that 
some  of  her  people  could  do  better  by  feed- 
ing the  others  than  by  all  going  into  the 
gulches  together,  and  then  it  was  discovered 
what  a  glorious  agricultural  State  California 
is  capable  of  being  made.  Her  soil  is  rich 
in  nutritive  as  well  as  mineral  properties, 
and  is  easily  worked,  while  her  climate  is 
exceeded  nowhere  else  in  the  Union.  The 
result  is,  the  flow  of  breadstuff's  has  already 
set  back  to  the  Atlantic,  and  with  such  force 
as  to  confound  speculators  and  relieve  our 
community  from  the  pressure  of  an  un- 
wanted scarcity. 


CALIFORNIA    BRASS    FOUKDRY. 

No.  lHa  First  street,  opposite  Minna, 

SAN   FRANCISCO. 

All  kinds  of  Brass,  Composition,  Zinc,  and  Babbitt  Metal 
Castings,  Brass  Ship  Work,  of  all  kinds,  Spikes.  Sheathing 
Nails,  Rudder  Braces,  Hinges,  ship  nnd  Steamboat  Bells  and 
Gongs  of  superior  tone.  All  kinds  of  Cocks  and  Valves,  Hy- 
draulic Fines  and  Nozzles,  and  Hose  Couplings  and  Connec- 
tions of  all  sizes  and  patterns,  furnished  with  dispatch. 
ASP-  PRICES  MODERATE,  ,ffift 


V.  KINGWELL. 


19vl3.lv] 


J.   H.  WEED. 


Foundry  and  Iron  Works. 

HINCKLEY  &  CO., 

MANC1--ACTDRERS    OF 

©'JTIE.A.aX    ENGINES, 
Quartz;,    Flour     mid    ©a-w    Mills, 

Moore'N  Grinder  and  _A  nuiljrnmatnr,  Brodle** 

Improved     Crusher,    Mlninc    Pumps, 

Amalgaraat«r»,  and  all  kinds 

of  Machinery. 

N;  E.  corner  of  Tehama  and  Fremont  streets,  above  How 
ard  street,  San  Francisco.  3_gy 


KEPTU3VE  IROW  WORKS, 

Corner   of    Mission    and    Fremont   Streets, 

SAN  FRANCISCO. 

MARINE, 

Eocoraotive, 

Aod  all  kinds  of 
HIGH  PRESSURE 

Steam   Boilers 

MADE. 
All  Boilers  guaranteed  and 
lested  by  U.  S.   Boiler  In- 
spector before  sent  out  of 
the  Shop,  at  Shop  expense. 

AI!  kinds  ofSheerlron  and 

Water   Pipe,    Coal    Oil 

Stills,  Wrought  Iron 

Worms,  etc.,  etc. 

Manufactured  to  Order. 

Old  ifiollei-N  Repaired 

».   CAMERON. 


TOWNE  &  BACON, 
Book  and  Job  Printers, 
Have  the  Largest  Office, 
Do  the  most  work. 
And  do  it  better 
Than  other  offices 
j  In  this  City, 
Try  them 
'With  a  Job, 
And  you  will  be 
Satisfied  the  above 
Statements  are  tacts. 
Their  office  is  at  536 
Clay  St.,  below  Montgoni'y, 
Over  Pacific  Fruit  Market. 


BAURH7TE  &  McAFEE, 
Steam  Boiler  and  Sheet  Iron  Works. 

Owned  and  conducted  by  Practical  Boiler  Makers. 
High  and  Low-Pressure  Boilers,  Station- 
ary and  marine. 

Howard  street,  bet.  Fremont  nnd  Beale,  San  Francisco. 

Having  had  twenty  two  years  experience  in  this  busi- 
ness, we  feel  confident  of  belne  able  to  compete— as  to 
a  utility  ol  work— with  any  establishment  on    the  Pacific 
0<tst.  7vlS-qy 


I.  H.  SMALL, 


in."  i  lpi  i;  OK 


Steam   Engines,  Sawmill*.  Mining   Machinery, 
and  "W  ood  I'liiners. 

Repairing  of  all  kinos  done  with  prompMiess  and  dispatch. 
Gears  of  all  kinds  cut  at  short  nonce,  corner  of 

Market  and  Bcale  st.  San  Francisco.    6vlfi  am 


6vl2-ly 


CALIFORNIA 

TOOL    AND     FILE    FACTORY. 

Blacksmith  and  .Machine  Shop. 

No.  17  Fremont  street,  between  Market  and  Mission,  S.  F. 
4viS.qy  J.  WEICHHART,  Proprietor. 


LIKCOLN   IRON   WOBKS, 

Not  51  Beale   st.,  bet.  Market  and  mission* 

D.  &  W.  FOURNESS,  Prop'rs. 
steam:  raWGiJJOEei, 

Flour  and  Sawmills,  and  MACHINERY  of  all  descriptions, 

made  and  repaired  atshuriutii  notice. 

Bap-Particular  attention  paid  to  repairing  Reynold's  Cut-uff. 

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J.    NKWSHAN.  J.  D1CWOOD. 

SOUTH  BEACH  IRON  WOBKS, 

Near  comer  of  King  and  Third  afreets,  San  Francisco. 

MAKISE     EX  GIN  £8, 

AND  ALL  KLVDS  OF 

MACHINERY      FORGING. 

All  kinds  of  Shlp-sn>iihlnp  and  Mill  work  uianufnctuier  1o 
order.  Jobbing  ol  every  description  promptly  attended  to. 
All  work  done  uuaranteed.  13vH-|y 


JOHN  LOCHHEAD'S 

Steam  Engine  Works, 

Beale  street,  near  Mission,  San  Francisco. 

STEAM    ENGINES    OF  EVERY   DESCRIPTION    BUILT 
to  order— Marine,  Stationary,  or  Locomotive. 

HOISTING  AND  PUMPING  ENGINES, 

PORTABLE  ENGINES,   OF  ALL  SIZES, 

DONKEY   PUMPS,  Etc.,  Etc.,  Etc. 

The  attenllon  of  the  parties  engaged  In  shipping  or  inlaDd 
navigation  is  called  to  the 

Superior  ^Workmanship 

of  Mr.  LOCHHEAD,  who  has  been  in  the  business  in  Pan 
Francisco  for  the  last  foiirtci-n  vr-nrs.  and  mjovs  the  repu 
lation  of  liiivimr  Imili  ONE  HUNDRED  AND  SEVENTEEN 
STEAM   ENGINES 

Screw  Propellers  of  all  kinds,  and  Si  cam  Roat  Macliiner 
generally,  made  to   order,  nnd  warranted  to  give  perfect 
satisfaction  in  every  particular  26vl3-3m 


Wkt  fining  and  £>MMat  §«&$. 


155 


New  Use  for  tiie  BAr.oireTEK. — Mr.  J. 
Bofe  writes  to  the   I  Magazine,  anil 

Bhows  that  colliery  proprietors  have  only 
to  watch  the  barometer,  and  provide  in 
accordance  with  its  indications  for  the  sup- 
ply of  air  to  the  mines.  Allnding  to  the 
well  known  "Blowing  Well,"  of  Preston, 
in  Lancashire,  he  states  that  some  time 
since,  in  a  well  recently  constructed  by  him 
as  a  cesspool  to  some  chemical  works,  he 
ed  the  phenomena  characterizing  the 
"  Blowing  Well. "  When  the  atmospheric 
pressure  diminished,  tho  air  came  from  the 
well  loaded  to  a  disagreeable  extent  with 
the  offensive  vapor  from  the  cesspool.  On 
continuing  his  observations  with  a  barome- 
t.  r.  he  found  similar  results.  Ho  concludes 
from  these  facts  that  a  coal  mine  mnst  be 
led  as  a  gigantic  well,  from  which, 
when  the  atmospheric  pressure  diminishes, 
the  air  expands  and  rushes  out  with  great 
violence.  This  circumstance  is  not  of  it- 
self dangerous  ;  but  if  there  bo  an  excess 
of  gas  in  the  mine,  and  at  the  same  time, 
from  accident  or  carelessness,  a  means  of 
ignition,  then,  indeed,  the  consequences  are 
very  likely  to  bo  serious.  Hence  the  barom- 
eter becomes  the  miner's  safest  guide. 


WE  ARE  NOW  OFFERING 
OUlt    IMMENSE    STOCK 


Fine  Custom  Made  Clo thing 


Gents'  Furnishing  Goods 

AT  PRICKS  THAT  DEFT  COMPETITION*. 

Our  Stock  at'  Clotblue  Con.lat.  ol 
ALL,  TIIE  LATEST  STYLES 

BOTH  Or  MATERIAL  AND  tlJUSQ. 

A  Largo  Assortment  or 
Trunk-.  Villi-..-*,  Carpet  Bass,  Rlankets,  Etc., 

AT  RXTRK.UKLT   LOW   PRICKS. 

•X.  R.  MEAD  *  CO., 

HvlO  Cor.  of  Washington  and  Sansome  streets 


BLASTING  POWDER. 

PRICE,  §3.00  PER  KEG. 

-ALSO- 
FoaTIXR,  CASi'OS  ASD    MU1KET 

POWDER, 

Or  superior  quality. 
FUSE      AND       SHOT, 
Always  on  hand  and  for  sale  at  the  office  of  the 

CALIFORNIA  POWDER  WORKS, 

No.  81 8   California,  Street. 

JOHN  F.  LOHSE,  Secretary. 

25vl4qr 


California  Steam  Navigation 

Hg^    COMPANY.    ^ 

Steamer  CAPITAL CAPT.  E.  A,  POOLE 

CHRYSOPOLIS CAPT.  A.  FOSTER. 

YO.SEMITE .  

"         CORNELIA CAPT.  V7.  BROMLEY 

JULIA CAPT.  E.  CONCKLIft. 

One  of  tho  above  steamers  leave  BROADWAY  WHARF 
at  4  o'clock  P.  M.  EVERY  DAY  (Sundays  excepted),  for 
Sacramento  and  Stockton,  connecting  with  light-draft 
steamers  for  WarysvLUe,  Colusa,  Ciiico,  and  Red  Bluff. 

office  of  the  Company,  northeast  corner  of  Front  and 
Jackson  streets. 

JOH1V  BENSLET, 
I3v!2  Prextdent. 


Files !    3?lles !    Files ! 

NOT  PILES  OF  OOLD,  NOR  YET  OF  SILVER,  SO 
much  coveted  by  all  men;  buttlie  BLEEDING.BLIND 
or  EXTERNAL  PILES,  can  be  easily  aud  speedily  cured  by 
the  use  of 

WOOD'S  STJB-POSITORY. 

It  isa  preparation  totally  distinct  from  anything  hereto- 
fore offered  as  a  remedy  for  this  painful  aud  often  fatal 
complaint.  The  SUB-POSITOhY  is  neither  a  pill,  powder, 
wash  or  salve,  and  yet  it  has  proved  to  be  a  certain  Rem- 
edy for  the  Plies.  Do  not  doubt  this  assertion,  or  delay 
testing  the  truth  of  it  if  you  are  troubled  with  the  Piles— 
you  will  not  be  deceived  ill  it. 

Sold  wholesale  and  retail  by  J.  H.  REDINQTON  &  CO., 
Nos.  4I6antU18  Front  street;  UEO.  GRI3W0LD,  corner  of 
Mission  and  First  streets;  OLD  FAMILY  DRUG  STORE, 
corner  Mission  and  Second  streets;  UNITED  STATES  DRUG 
STORE,  Bush  sit  cot,  between  Montgomery  and  Kearny. 

C.  WOOD,  Proprietor,    No.    ti3   Tehama  street,  betwe 
First  and  Second.  21vl4-3m 


Machinists  and  Foundries. 


THE    PACIFIC    IRON    WORKS, 

First  «fc  Fremont  Sts.»  between  Mission  «fc  Howard,  San.  Francisco. 

The  proprietors  of  tho  above  Works  invite  tho  attention  of  all  parties  interested  to  their  greatly  improved  and  uno- 
qualed  facilities  for  manufacturing  Steam  Engines  and  Boilers,  both  Marine  and  Stationary,  of  any  required  size  and 
pattern,  Quartz  Mills,  Amalgamating,  Pumping  mid  Hoisting  Machinery  of  the  most  approved  construction.  Flour,  Saw, 
and  .Sugar  Mills,  Water  Wheels,  Ac,  Ac.  Our  pattern  list  Is  most  complete  and  extensive,  embracing  tho  late  Improve- 
ments In  all  classes  of  machinery  adapted  to  use  on  this  coast.  We  would  call  especial  attention  to  the  fact  that  we  have 
secured  the  exclusive  right  of  manufacture  for  the  Pacific  Coast  of  the  celebrated  Greene  Engine,  conceded  to  bo  the 
most  economical  and  perfect  working  Engine  now  in  use.    We  are  also  exclusive  manufacturers  ol  tho  celebrated 

Bryan  Buttery*  Varney's  .Vrn:ii::;im:UoB„  aud  Separators,  Bycrvon's  Superheated  steam  Amal- 
ga.mator»  aud  Rotary  Cru*luer*,  Stoue   Breakers,  Ac.    Order**  respectfully  Solicited. 

GODDARD  «fc  COMPANY. 


Office   Pacific   Business   College  and   Telegraphic  Institute. 

Mechanics'  Institute  Building,  Pout  Street.    LExioriur  View.  J 
A.  de  I.EO  de  LAGUNA.  |7.vl6-ran]  .JAMES  TITS  SOTS  HALEB. 


PACIFIC   POWDER  MILL 

COMPANY'S 

BLASTING   POWBEK! 

MANUFACT0KED 

IIS    MARXIST    COUNTY, 

CAI.IPOB.WIA. 

roil  KALK  By 

HAYWARD  &  COLEMAN, 

414  Front  Street,  San  Francbto. 

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STOCK  CERTIFBCATES, 

STOCK  TRANSFER  JOURNALS, 
STOCK  LEDGERS, 

ASSESSMENT    RECEIPTS, 

And  all  other  Blanks,  Blank  Books,  etc.,  required  by  Min- 
ing and  other  Corporation*.,  Kept  oil  hand  or  printed  to 
order  on  short  notice,  at  moderate  prices,  at  the  office  of 
the  Mining  andJScieiitfyic  Pr**s 


A.    S.    CHURCH.  S      D.    CLARK. 

CHURCH  &  CLARK, 

lML'OKTEKM   A.VD   DEALERS   IN 

Mediterranean  anil  California, 

FBUITS,   NUTS,   CONFECTIONERY,  Etc., 

AND   MANUFACTURKKS   OF 

FTKE     W  ORKS 

Of  every  description,  at  No  407  Front  St.,  San  Francisco. 

15VU-6ihl2p 


MACCARONI,  VERMICELLI. 

^SAN^FRANCISOO,     .,0 


Miners'  Foundry 

—AND — 

MACHINE     WORKS, 

Nos.  245  to  255  First  Stbeet, 

San  Frnncl.co. 

HOWL  AND,  ANGELL  &  KING. 

l'SOPRIEXOKS, 

Manufacturers  of  Machinery  for 

QUARTZ  MILLS.  FLOUB  Mil. IS, 

»AW  HILLS,  SICVIE    MILLS, 

I-OWllLtt  MILLS,  l'Al>Jitt     MILLS, 

Steam  Engines  of  all  Kinds. 
Amalgamators  of  all  Kinds. 

MIXING  PUMPS,  HOISTIXU   WORKS, 

OIL  WELL  TOOLS,       ROCK.  BREAKERS, 

— AMI  — 

Machinery  and  Castings  of  all  kinds,  eitlis? 
of  Iron  or  Brass. 

Boilers  and  Sheet  Iron  Work  in  all  its 
Branches. 

Shoe,  nnd  Die  of  "While  Iron,  tin,  nufacl  „:,-.■: 
for  mid  lni|»oi'l  e.l  by  n.  ,'xpro.Kly  lur  (111.  [in-. 
pose,  lino  will  In.t  S5  per  tieul.  louuer  thou  itDy 
oilier  made  on  thin  uunit. 

RuHslu  Iron  Serpens,  ol*  any  decree  of  flueneu. 
We  sire  the  only  lniinnfaei  urem  on  i  hi.  eoiix  of 
tin- '•  II  itk.  Eniclne,"  the  most  *■.  niput-l ,  Nim.ile 
in  eouHlruetlou,  and  durullle,  of  uny   Lniflnu  la 

Il.C. 

W.  II.  IIOWLAXJ},  E.  T.  KING, 

II.  B.  A.NGELL,  CTTRUS  PAI.MEIE, 

nvH-qr 


JAMES  MACKEN, 

COPPERSMITH, 

No.  »2G  Fremont  St.,  bet.  Howard  .V   Folhou. 

All  kinds  of  COPPER  WORK  done  t.0  order  in  the  beat 
manner.  Particular  attention  paid  to  Steamboat,  Sugai 
House  and  Distillery  work. 

Repairing-1  promptly  and  neatly  attended  to. 

lSvll 


Paint     ]M  antiiactor  y 

IN     CALIFORNIA. 

EPES  &  E.  H.  R.  ELLERY 

Have  the  Patent  Right  tor  1  he  Pacific  Coast  to  manutac- 
turc,  sell  and  use 

Ellery's  Patent  India  Kuhber  Oement  &  Paint, 

It  Is  Tor  all  exposed  surfaces;  impervious  to  wet;  will  not 
rot,  peel,  blister  or  crack,  in  any  climate  Antperior  Paint 
for  brick,  wood,  cloth,  metals,  ele  ;  successfully  usel  in  the 
Eastern  si tates.  The  old  I  in  roof  of  that  large  building,  tho 
New  York  Rice  Mills. wash. such  bad  condition  it  w.is  about 
to  be  taken  nil"  lm  yeara  since.  Instead,  thev  put  on  tho 
INDIA  RUKKKR  CEMENT  AND  I'AI  NT.  making  ft  Hood 
tight  roof.  A  coat  of  India  Rubber  Paint  every  iwo  years 
since  keeps  it  in  good  condition.  We  can  refer  to  many 
others.    'J'be  Athinl  c  Leud  Works  use  our  Puint  only. 

>E>V  CLOTH  ROOKS  nut  on;  copings  and  all'  seems 
cemented  and  saturated,  then  cnnti'tl  with  the  I»din  Jtuli- 
lier  Cement  and  Print— the  same  as  on  the  St  Nicholas 
Hotel  iii  New  York  Olty,  the  Ulty  Building!)  and  muny 
uMiers,  tin*  roofs  ul  all  the  horse  nnd  steam  cnrs.decks  of 
steamboats,  etc.,  around  New  York— lor  eiirht  dolbns  per 
one  lr  tidred  square  feet.  NEW  OK  OLD  TIN  KOOFS 
cemented  and  painted  with  the  India  Robber  Cement  and 
I'amt  guaranteed,  at  from  one  cent  to  two  and  a  half 
[Mints  pei'i-quare  foot,  according  to  size  and  condition  of 
roof     Good  men  and  the  best  materials  used. 

We  have  just  cemented  and  painted  old  lin  ruofs  of  I>r. 
II.  I>  Cogswell,  Tubus  it  Co.,  13  J.  Oliver,  etc.,  and  the 
woi  d  work  of  Sheriff  Dwvls*  buildhiir.  83  feet  front,  on  l-'ol- 
soui  street,  between  Third  and  Fourth  streets— only  one 
coat.  The:  work  will  speak  for  itself.  Now  painting  the 
cornice  and  iron  work  of  Dr.  li.  D.  Cogswell's  building, 
corner  of  Frontaiid  Olavk streets— one  coat.  See  the  above 
and  further  reiereneesat  otirotlice. 

LLLERY'ri  PATENT  INDIA  ItUBREIt  OEMENT  AND 
PAINT  is  composed  of  India  rubber  and  oilier  gums,  dis- 
solved in  linseed  oil.  mixed  wlih  the  various  coloring  111.it- 
ters,  uud  ground  in  any  color.  When  app-ied  to  rooi's  or 
other  pumoses.  it  is  mixed  with  pure  linseed  oil  toilic  re- 
quired thickness,  and  pin  on  as  oilier  paints  are,  Willi  a 
paint  brush— retaining  siifllcient  elasiieiiv  10  give  and  tako 
with  lh<-  heat  and  cod  Fifteen  hundred"  tlsbing  vesse's  at 
Cape  Ann  use  the  India  Rubber  Palm,  liudmg  it  superior  to 
all  others. 

EPES  &  E.  II.  R.  ELLERY  are  now  prepared  io  mitko 
good  roots,  and  cement  and  pa  till  new  or  old  ones,  mid  do 
all  kinds  of  otrside  painting  with  Ellery's  Patent  India 
Rub'ier  Paint.     No  asphttltuiri  or  coal  tar  used 

Otflce,  No.  226  Jackson  street,  comer  Uattuiv,  San  Fran- 
cisco, (Jul.  6vl5 


Dr.  Hufeland's  Swiss  Stomach. 
Bitters. 

THE  WOULD  RENOWNED  REPUTATION,  TOGETHER 
wilh  the  extensive  and  increasing  diinaiid  for  Dr.  llule- 
Innd'sSwissStmnach  Hitters,  will  a(  once  n  eoimtiend  them 
to  ibc  favorable  notice  of  all  connoisseurs  and  loversof  a 
good  and  healthful  tonic  and  invigoraior.  As  a  purifier  of 
the  blood,  acting  surely,  vet  getnly,  on  the  Fccrctions  of 
liver  and  kidneys,  they  are  unsurpassed  and  a  most  agreea- 
ble drink. 


For  sale  at  all  wholesale  and  retail  stores  on  tho  Pacific 
Coast,  and  at  tho  depot  of  TAYLOR  &  DENDEL,  413  and 
415  Clay  street,  between  Kaiisonio  and  Battery,  San  Fran- 
cisco. 20vl4  6m 


Just  DPulblislxecl- 

THE  PHILOSOPHY  OF  MARRIAGE,  BEING  FOUR  IM- 
portant  Lectures  on  FUNCTIONS  aud  DISORDERS  of 
the  Nervous  System  and  Reproductive  Organs,  to  be  had  by 
addressing  anil  inclosing  twenty-five  cols,  postage  stamps 
to  Secretary  PACIFIC  MUSEUM  OF  ANATOMY,  Mont- 
gomery street,  San  Francisco.  I'2vi3-iy 


156 


Wlxt  pitting  atttf  $ timtifk  §*$& 


Business  Cards. 


H.  C.  HOWARD, 

Member  of  the  San  Francisco    Stock  and 
Exchange  Hoard, 

(Exclusively  commission  business,) 

No.  436  California  street,  next  door  below  Montgomery. 
25vI4qr 


KATHAMIKL  CRAY.  H.  M.  GRAY. 

N.    GRAY  &  CO., 

TJ    N    D    E    R    TAKERS, 

641  Sacramento  St,  cor.  Webb,  San  Francisco. 

jjgy-Sole  Agents  for  Barstow's  Metallic  Burial  Cases  and 
itfvUtf  Caskets. 


SAN  FEAN0IS00  MILL. 

HOBBS    &   GILMOEB, 
Manufhctnrers     of      Boxes, 

Market  street,  between  Beale  and  Main, 


T.  B.  RODG-ERS, 

.__  CUTLER, 

C^L^-gJ  lOS   r-eldcsflorff  Street. 

Corner  California,  adjoining  the  Pacific  Insurance  Office, 


9vL5-3m* 


SAN   FRANCISCO. 


Shot  G-uns  and  Rifles 

Selling    at    Five    Hollars    Each  ! 

,  THE  AMERICAN  ARMS  COMPANY, 
.ire  closing  out  their  large  stock  of  Heavy 
and  Light  Single  Barrel  Guns,  suitable  lor  Geese,  Duck. 
Pigeon  or  Quail  Shooting.  Heavy  »nd  Light  Rifles  at  $5 
each.     Enclose  stamp  and  send  lor  Ofitalugues. 

AMERICAN  ARMS  CO., 
9vl5-3m  639>£  MarKet  street,  San  Francisco. 


Schmieden  &  Shotwell, 

Stock  and  Money  Brokers,  and  dealers  in  Government 
Bonds,  State,  City  and  Count)*  Securities,  Gas,  Water  and 
Insurance  Stocks,  etc.,  southwest  corner  of  California  and 
Sansome  streets,  opposite  Bank  of  California.        Ivl5-6m 


ISAAC  E.    DAVIS. 


HF.NRY   C0WELL. 


DAVIS  &  COWELL, 

DEALP.RS IK 

Santa   Orixie    Lime,  Cement, 

PLASTER,  HAIR,  LATH  AND  LATH  NAILS. 
Marble  Dust.  Flrc-Bricks.  Fire-Clay,  Fire  Tiles  of  all  sizes. 


REMOVAL. 

The  well  known  establishment  of 

LUCY    &    HYMES, 

MANUFACTURERS  OF 

Genuine  Pale  and.  Chemical 
OLIVE     SOAPS, 

Has  been  removed  from  Beale  street,  between  Mission  and 
Howard,  to  BRANNAN  STREET,  between  Eighth  and 
Ninth,  and  greatly  enlarged. 

Thecapacltv  ot  this  estnblishnnentis  now  the  largest  on 
the  Pacific  Coast.  It  is  now  in  full  operation,  and  prepared 
to  supply  the  demand  of  the  trade. 

Office— 319  California.   St.,  San  Francisco. 
lvI5qr 


We  take  occasion  to  inform  our  friends  and  customers 
that  we  have  sold  our  entire  stock  in  warehouse, also  in- 
voice to  arrive,  to  .Messrs.  N.  P.  COLE  &  CO.,  312  and  314 
Pine  street.  The  whole  forms  a  most  complete  and  desira- 
ble assortment  of  FURNITURE,  aud  well  merits  attention 
before  purchasing  elsewhere.  J.  TEIRCE  &  CO. 


FURNITURE. 


Nos.  312  and.  314  Fine  Street. 

Having:  purchased  the  eniire  stock  of  Messrs.  J.  Peirce  A 
Co..  and  in  addition  to  our  large  invoice  from  our  factory 
at  I  lie  East,  we  are  prepared  to  fill  all  orders  prompt!  v,  both 
WHOLESALE  AND  RETAIL,  and  cull  the  attention  of  the 
public  to  our  salesroom,  as  containing  the  most  complete 
assortment  of  desirable  goods  on  this  coast 

2vl5-lqr  K.  P.  COLE  *fc  CO. 


BROWN  &  CO., 
^     HATTERS,    J 

Importers  and  Manufiicturer*   of    the 

LATEST    STYLES, 
_A.t    JVo.    133    Kearny   Street. 

03- CALL  AND  SEE  THEM-©8f 
ivloqr 


International   Hotel, 

JACKSON      STREET, 

BETWEEN  MONTGOMERY  AND  KEARNY  SI'S., 

SAN   FRANCISCO,  CAL. 

THIS  OLD  ESTABLISHED  HOUSE  IS  IN  PERFECT 
order  for  the  accommodation  of  guests.  Persons  seek- 
ing comfort  and  economy  will  find  this  the  best  Hotel  In 
the  city  to  stop  at.  The  Beds  are  now  and  in  good  order, 
and  the  Rooms  well  ventilated.  The  Table  will  always  be 
supplied  with  the  best  in  the  market. 

Prices  varyiu-  from  SI  S©  to  $3  per  day  for 
Mwiird  and  Room. 

FINE  BATH   HOUSE  AND  BARBER  SHOP  ATTACHED 
TO  THE  HOUSE. 

OSr  Teams  belonging  to  the  House  will  be  in  attendance 
at  all  the  boats  and  cars  to  convey  passengers  to  the  House 
fkkk  of  ohaeqk,  andto  any  part  of  the  city  for  SO  cents 

*lvl2  F.  E.  WEYGANT,  Proprietor. 


Trades  and  Manufactures, 


VS.   BARTLING. 


BKNRY   KIMBALL. 


BARTLING-  &   KIMBALL, 
BOOKBINDERS, 

Paper  Kulers  and  Blank  Book  Manufacturers. 

505  Clay  street,  (southwest  cor.  Sansome), 
15vl2-3m  SAN  FRANCISCO. 


JOHN    IJA-NIEI,, 

(SUCCKSSOK  TO  0.  GORl) 

MARBLE     WORKS, 

No.  421  Pine  stbet  Montgomery  and  Kearny,  San  Francisco 

Mantels,  Monument*,  Tombs,  Flnmbers*  Slab* 

Etc.,  On  hand  and  Manufactured  to  order, 
jess-  Goods  shipped  to  all  parta  of  the  State.     Orders  re 
qpectfullj  solicited.  fiv8-3m 


Palmer's   Patent 

ARTIFICIAL    LEG, 

Manufactured  in    Philadelphia,   Pcnn. 
JAKT1S   JTKWETT,   AGENT. 

218  Montgomery  Street,  San  Francisco.  lOvS-lm 


HUCKS  &  LAMBERT, 

SOLE  MANUFACTURERS  OF  THE  CELEBRATED 
IEF-  H.  &  L.  -<£0 

A.  X  L  E      Gr  K.  E  A.  S  E  , 

Natoma  Street  and  North  Beach, 
Zvl3-3m  SAN  FRANCISCO. 


HAJEMRISS    BROS, 

OUTLEES,  LOCKSMITHS,  BELLHANGEES 

And.   Model    Makers. 
SOS  Leidesdorff  street,  bet.  Sacramento  and  Commercial, 
SAN  FRANCISCO.  21vU-tf 


LEATHER  HOSE  AND  BELTING, 

ALL   SIZES. 

SUCTION    HOSE   MADE     TO   ORDER 

At  short  notice,  by 

M.  M.   COOK   &;  SOTST, 

No.  SOI  Battery  street, 

13vl3-3m  SAN  FRANCISCO. 


SAN    FRANCISCO 

Cordage  Manufactory  ! 

CONSTANTLY  ON  HAND   A  LAR3E  ASSORTMENT 
—  OF  — 

MANILA     OOBI>AGrE, 
"Whale  Line,  Bale  Rope,  etc., 

Manufactured  from  Pure  Manila  Hemp. 

oraco.  at  TUBBS  *  CO'S,  oil  and  613  Front  street. 
AST-  Manul  actory  at  the  Potrcro.  llvli-lq 


McNALLY  &  HAWKINS, 
Plumbers  awd  Gas- Fitters, 

No.  645  Market  Street, 

Adjoining  R.  C.  Orphan  Asylum,  nearly  opp.  Montgomery 
street,  San  Francisco. 

BVII.HINGS  FITTED  TJP  WITH  GAS, 

Water  and  Steam  Pipes,  and  all  work  warranted.  Have 
constantly  on  hand  an  assortment  of  Gns- Fixtures,  Lead 
and  Iron  Pipes,  Marble  Slabs,  etc.  6vlSqr 


:E2.  power., 
WOOD    C^R^EH 

—  AND  — 

Composition  Ornament  Manufacturer. 
Designing,  Modeling  and  Patterns 

FOR    CASTILVG. 

INTERIOR    DECORATIONS    OF   ALL    DESCRIPTIONS, 
In  Wood,  Composition  and  Metal. 


Nos.  311  and  ; 


1  Market  street,  San  Francisco, 
25vU-qy 


J.   M.   STOCKMAN, 

Manufacturer  of 
PATTERNS     AND     MODELS, 

(Over  W.  T.  Garratt's  Brass  Foundry,) 
S.  E.  Corner  of  Mission  and  Fremont  sts., 
6vl4tt  SAN  FRANCISCO 


J.    H.    WHITE.  -  JACOB   KRAMEB. 

Petroline    Oil    Works. 
J.  H.  WHITE  &  CO., 

No.  100  Commercial  street,  Sn.ii  Francisco, 

Are  now  manufacturing 

LUBRICATING  OILS  &  AXLE  CREASE, 

From  Petroleums  of  California,  and  ask  to  be  encouraged 
by  the  citizens  of  California.  As  a  borne  production  in  all 
their  parts,  these  Lubricators  are  equal  to  any  In  tlie 
market,  mid  surpass  all  others  fcr  cleansing  off  gum  caused 
by  the  use  of  animal  oils  which  contain  stearine  andmarga- 
rin,  which  soon  become  acid.  A  fair  trial,  at  the  low  price 
asked,  is  all  that  we  solicit  25vl4tf 


THEODOKE  KALLENBEEG, 

Machinist,  Maker  ot  Models  lor  Inventors, 

Scales,  Weights,  Dies.  Stamps,  Drawing  and  Philosophical 

Instruments,  etc. 

No.  1©  Stevenson  street,  near  First,  San  Francisco. 

egr- Re  pairing  promptly  attended  to.  3vl5tf 


The  Mixing  and  Scientific  Press,  San  Francisco,  has  en- 
tered on  its  sixteenth  volume.  The  Press  is  worth  its  weight 
In  gold  to  the  artisan  and  the  miner,  aud  is  always  tilled 
wlili  original  1  matter  of  deep  interest  to  all  classes.— Amador 
Ledger,  July  I'ith, 


Professional  Cards. 


m^      SAN  FRANCISCO.         **' 


S 


SHERMAN  DAY, 
Miningf  Engineer, 

No.  114:  SI ontgomery  Block,  San  Franclnco, 

Will  examine,  survey  and  report  upon  mines,  i.nd  consult 
and  advise  concerning  investments  in  mining  property,  or 
the  machinery  management  and  expenditures  of  mines. 
22q» 

FREDERICK.  MAXSELL. 

Mechanical  &  Architectural  Draughtsman, 

No.  422  California  street,  corner  of  Leidsdorff. 

Drawings  of  Models  made  for  parties  applying  for  pa 
ents  at  Washington  or  London.  inar23-tt. 


JjVIHES   BX.   TAYLOR, 

Attorney  and  Counsellor  at  Law, 

Court  Block,  636  Clay  Street, 

SAN    FRANCISCO. 
2vl5-lqy 


ISAAC  LOBREE  &  CO., 
,  GOLDEN  STATE  POTTERY^ 

ANTIOCH,  CAL.  *Q 

,  Office  In  San  Francisco,  616  Commercial  st. 

Constantly  on  hand  a  large  assortment  of  Earthenware, 

Fire  Bricks,  Fire  Clay,  and  Stoneware. 


J.  N.  ECKEL,  M.  D., 

Homoeopathic    Physician 

226  Post  Street,  San  Francisco. 
2-ivUyr 


DR.   H.   AUSTIN, 

DENTIST, 

lVo.  634=  "Washington  Street, 
Between    Montgomery    and    Kearny    Streets 

[OVER  SAN    TRANCISC0   BATHS] 

SAN  FRANCISCO.  20vl0-qy 


J.  W.  WINTER,, 
DENTIST. 


Office,  CIV  Clay  street San  Francisco. 

First-clnssgoln  fillings  for  S3,  as  good  as  any  dentist  can 
produce  In  the  city.  Dr.  Winter  has  practiced  Dentistry 
twenty  years— fifteen  in  this  State.  For  a  full  upnerset  of 
gum  tee'th.  on  vulcanite  base,  from  $aO  to  $36.  Teeth  ex- 
tracted without  pain  by  local  application.  18vU-tf 


RADICAL  CURE 


RTTPTTTRE  ! 


Treatment  of  all  Deformities  of  the  Body,  bv  DR.  A. 
FOLLEAU'S  process.  CS-1  Washington  Ftreet.  iip  stairs, 
Washington  Baths  Building,  between  Montgomery  and 
Kearny  streets. 

DR.  A.  FOLLEATJ 

Has  his  studies  and  manufactories  In  the  same  building. 

Every  kind  of  Apparatus,  Trusses,  orthopedic  Instru- 
ments. Artificial  Limbs,  etc  ,are  manufactured  and  applied 
03*  himself. 

B^^He  ha*  no  connection  with  any  Agency.  2lvl4-llptf 


Subscribers  who  do  not  receive  the  Mining  and  Scientific 
Press  in  due  time,  arc  requested  to  inform  the  publishers. 


mos  nisiisr  er»s 

PIONEER     MINING    SCHOOL 

and 

IVtetallnrg'ieal    W  or  lis. 

Having  established  the  first  Practical  Mining  and  Metal- 
lurgical "School  in  the  United  States,  1  wmtld  cull  the  atten- 
tion of  gentlemen  who  may  wish  to  obtain  a  practical 
knowledge  nf  Cnemistry,  Metallurgy,  etc  ,  toihe  fact  that  I 
am  now  prepared  to  teach  the  following  branches: 

1    Assuving  of  ores,  metals  and  other  mineral  substances. 

2.  Technology,  or  Chemistry,  as  applied  to  any  special 
branch  of  manufacturing. 

3.  Metallurgy  nf  gold,  silver,  lead,  copper,  etc  ,  by  smelt- 
ing, amalgamating,  lixivUition.etc. 

i.  Gold  extraction  by  chlorine  gas;  also,  a  modified  pro- 
cess of  the  same,  which  is  cheaper  and  quicker  than  the 
processes  usually  employed. 

5.  Concentration.    Dressing  of  ores, 

6.  Construction  of  furnaces.  In  which  any  kind  of  fuel 
may  be  used  for  smelting,  roasting,  etc.,  as  well  as  the  erec- 
tion ot  any  machinery  or  apparatus  required  in  metallurgy 
and  technology. 

Mining  is  considered  by  many  a  verv  hazardous  under- 
taking; but  lean  assure  anyone  lhat  oiir  mines  arc  as  safe 
an  investment  as  anj  other  business  when  properly  under- 
stood and  managed'  therefore,  learn  first,  if  you  have  a 
mine  then  study  the  nature  of  the  ore,  and  how  to  work 
it.  and  you  will  never  fail  to  be  successful. 

It  may  not  be  superfluous  lo  state  that  I  am  theoretically 
and  practically  acquainted  wiih  all  the  branches  I  oner  to 
teach.  Years  of  actual  experience  In  the  laboratory, 
smelling  works,  quartz  mills,  and  other  manufactories  car- 
ried on  on  iny  own  account,  have  not  only  given  me  les- 
sons, but  more  than  ordinary  abiftty. 

I  was  the  first  one  in  California  who  successfully  ex- 
tracted silver  by  smelting,  on  a  large  scale,  and  have  since 
been  traveling  through  the  manufacturing  and  mining 
towns  of  Europe,  to  study  all  Improvements,  and  am  now 
again  the  only  one  in  San  Frauclsco  who  undertakes  to 
work  any  kind  of  ores  by  either  roasting,  smelling,  lixivia- 
tlon,  or  chlorination  process. 

I  also  undertake  the  erection  of  smelting  and  roasting 
furnaces,  and  furnish  plans  and  estimates  for  any  kind  of 
works. 

My  lately  invented  Roasting  Furnace  has  the  following 
advantages:  A  Furnace  of  the  capacity  to  roast  one  to 
one  and  a  half  tons  of  ore  per  day  can  be  built  for  £300.  It 
requires  half  a  cord  o>  wood  per  ton  of  sulphurets.  The 
lotal  expenses  of  roasting  are  not  over  86.  The  roasting  is 
more  perfect,  as  the  ore  appears  in  a  spongy  condition  and 
eagerly  takes  up  the  chlorine  gas  or  quicksilver  when 
amalgamated  A  large  size  lurnacc  in  successful  opera- 
tion may  be  seen,  by  permission  of  Mr.  Maltman.  in  his 
works  In  Nevada  City.  Several  others  are  in  progress  of 
building. 

Charges  for  assayinggold  or  silver  ores $3  00 

Copper  ores 5  00 

JOS.  MOSBTEIMER, 
Practical  Chemist.  Metallurgist,  etc. 

Office,  No.  328  Montcomery  street,  Sau  Francisco,  Cal. 
6vl5-3ms 


Metallurgy. 


BOA1.T  «fc  STETEFBLDT, 

Metallurgists  and  Mining  Engineers 

AUSTIN,  NEVADA. 

Western  Branch    of  ADELBERG    k    RAYMOND,   Ko.   90 
Broadway,  New  Yort.  llvll 


I 


G.  TT.  MAYNARn. 


J.   B.  T1KMAM1. 


mining  Engineers  and  Metallurgists, 

»40  Pearl  street.  New  York, 

—AMD- 
CENTRAL    CITY,   COLORADO. 
19vl2.1y 


JOHN    TAYLOR    &    CO. 

IMPOBTEBS, 

AND  DKALKRS   IN 

ASSAYEKS'  MATERIALS, 

Druggists'  &  Chemists'  Glass-war 

Fhotograplite    ©toolc,   3Eto 

£12  and  .111  Washington  Street, 

SAN  FRANCISCO. 

WE  are  receiving  direct  from  MESSRS,  LADS  A  OERT 
LING  (London)  and  BEEKER  &  SONS  (Antwerp,  Bel 
gium>  their  superior 

ASSAX  AND  BULLION  BALANCES, 

And  from  France  and  Germany,  as  well  as  the  Eastern 
States,  FURNACES,  CRUCIBLES,  MUFFLES,  BLOW-PIPE 
CASES,  GOLD  SCALES,  CHEMICAL  GLASSWARE,  and 
every  article  required  for  ASSAY  OFFICES,  LABORATO 
RIES,  etc.  We  have  given  this  branch  of  our  business  par 
ticular  attention,  to  select  such  articles  as  arc  necessary 
in  the  development  of  the  mineral  wealth  of  this  coast. 

A  Full  Assortment  of  DRUGGISTS'  GLASSWARE  and 
DRUGGISTS'  SUNDRIES,  ACIDS  and  CHEMICALS,  con 
stantly  on  hand. 

San  Francisco  March   6.1866.  llvir-tf 

J.  A.  BAUER, 
G  hemical    Laboratory 

AND  DRUG  STORE, 

G-44  TVanhlnptoii  Street.  [Established  1849.1 

SAN  FRANCISCO. 

Careful  Analyses  made  of 

Ores,    Minerals,    Waters,    Oils,    Ltiqnors, 
Wines,  Products  of  Art,  etc. 

Pharmaceutical  Preparations  Made  to  Order. 

Opinions  given  on  Chemical  Questlonaand  Geology. 

fl5r"  Particular  attention  paid  to  Analyses  of  all  kinds,  n 
cases  where  legal  questions  are  Involved. 

Pure  Nitric  Acid.  Nitrate  of  Silver,  Gold  Chloride,  Platin 
Chloride,  Sodium  Ajnalgam,  Sulphate  of  Copper,  etc.,  for 
sale.  12vU-6m 


T.    E.    CHURCH. 

FASHIONABLE 

CLOTHING   EMPORIUM 

Ko.  223  Montgomery  it.,  Ball  Hloek. 
WHOLESALE  AND  KETAIL  DEALER  IN 

FINE  CUSTOM-MADE  CLOTHING, 

AND  SENTS'  FXIJIXISHIIVO  GOODS, 

TRUNKS,  VALISES,    CARPET-BACS, 

Etc.  at  the  Lowest  Prices. 
9vl5-qr 


MLEUSSDORFFER, 

Nos.    635   and    037    Commercial    Street, 

WILL  INTRODUCE 

On  Saturday, February  0,1867, 
An  Entirely  New  Style  of 

Cloth  Cashmere  Hat 

"YACHT    HEKKIETTA," 

Which  arc  the  most  dressy  Ilat  ever  introduced  on  the 

Pacific  Coast. 
B^C.-ill  and  Bee  them.  Svlt 


Acids  !    f  Aciclts  ! 

Nitric, 

Muriatic, 

Sulphuric, 

Chemically  Pure, 

Manufactured  by  the  Pacific  Chemical  Works, 

FALKENAU  &  HANKS, 
8vl5alt  623  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco. 


Iroportimt  to  Cnllt'ornlnn*. — Many  Inventors  have 
lately  had  their  claims  for  Patents  seriously  {and  in  somo 
cases  fatnltyldelayed  by  the  unqualfflcatlon  of  agents  who 
have  not  compiled  with  [he  Government  license  and  revenue 
laws,  as  well  as  other  new  and  imperative  regulations. 
These  discrepancies,  although  nrisingl'rom  the  Inexperlencs 
of  honest  agents,  are  nonetheless  dangerous  to  applicants 
for  patents,  whose  sai'est  course  is  to  trust  their  business 
with  none  but  active  and  experienced  solicitors.  Tuk  Mik- 
ing and  Scikntific  Prkss  Patent  AcKNcvhas  strictly  com- 
plied with  the  requisitions  of  the  Department,  aud  properly 
tiled  all  necessary  papers  as  Claim  Agents. 


®f»e  Pining  and  JSafntitff  § m$. 


157 


Gaixed  Heb  Independence. — The  South 
went  to  war  for  independence,  and  actu- 
ally gained  it — although  but  very  few,  oven 
of  her  own  people,  are  aware  of  the  fact. 
She  did  not  pain  a  political  independence; 
but  tin'  result  will  soon  prove  that  she  has, 
to  all  intents  and  purposes,  freed  herself 
from  a  dependence  upon  the  North  for  her 
flour  and  for  nearly  all  the  ordinary  arti- 
ticles  of  home  manufacture.  Millions  of 
acres  will  hereafter  bo  devoted  to  raising 
wheat,  which  have  heretofore  been  appro- 
priated to  cotton  growing ;  while  manufac- 
tures of  every  description  are  springing  up 
a'l  through  the  South. 


New  Mining  Advertisements, 


AnclmC  River  <  li  uunel   Blue  Gravel  Compuoy 

Nevada  County.  California. 

ITottcc  la  hereby  given,  i hut  at  i\  meeting  of  the  Board  of 

Trintee*  ol 'Sitiil  Company,  lit.' M   on  the  second  day  of  Sep- 

(amber,   1897,  mi  assessment  of  one  dollnr  per  share  wm 

levied  upon  Hie  caoiini  *tock of  said   Company,  payable 

Dulled  Statu ROld   and  silver  coin,  to  the 

■  tary. 

Miv   ii  i.-k  upon  which  said  ame«mcnt  shall  remain  un- 
paid on  ibe  second  day  of  October,   I*i7,  shall  be  deemed 
ni,  .uni  will  be  duty  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auc- 
tion, aud  nuless  paj ni  ahull  be  made  before,  win  be  sold 

on  Saturday,  tbo  nineteenth  day  of  October.  1867,  in  pay 
fu'  ii.'ini,|iiuiit  a.*«n'*amci!t.  together  witb  costs  of  advertis- 
ing and  expo  tines  or  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board  of 
Frnstaes, 

J.  ft  BCFFINGTON,  Secretary. 
Office,  Ho.  5  Government  House.  se7 


Xeuarle  «fc  Corcoran  Sliver  Mining  Comiiuny.- 

Locatton:  Storey  County,  Nevada. 

■otlCC  is  hereby  Riven,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  second  day  of  Sep- 
tin  her,  1867.  an  assessment  of  fifty  cents  <50c)  per  share  was 
levied  upon  the  capital  stock  oi  said  Company,  puvabie 
Immediately,  in    United  States  gold  and  silver  coin,  to  the 

Becretarv,  al   v (Ace  of  (he  Company   408   California 

street,  San  Franci-co. 

\nv  stuck  uiioii  whl<*h  said  assessment  shall  remain 
unpaid  on  the  seventh  dav  of  October,  1867,  snail  be 
riY»m-d  delinquent. and  will  lie  duly  advertised  for  sale  at 
itiiMic  (tinMti.n,  and  unl.'*oj  payment  shall  he  made  before, 
will  be  sold  "ii  Wednesday,  the  twenty  third  day  of  October, 
1«17.  to  pav  the  deUmnieiit  assessment,  together  with  costs 
of  idverMsIno  and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees. 

T.  B.  WINGARD.  Secretary. 

Otllce,  No.  403  California  street.  Sun  Francisco.  set 


Mount  Tennbo  Silver  Mini  nor  Company.- Lo- 
cation of  Works:  Cortez  District,  Lander  County,  State 
of  Nevada. 

Notice  Is  hereby  Riven,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  sixth  day  of  Sep- 
tember, 1867,  an  assessment  of  three  dollars  ($3)  per  share 
w»i  levied  upon  the  enpltal  Block  of  said  Company,  pay- 
■ble  Immediately,  In  United  States  cold  and  silver  coin, 
fn  ihe  Secretary,  at  the  office  of  the  Company,  in  San 
Francisco. 

Any  stock  upon  which  Raid  assessment  shall  remain 
unpaid  on  the  tenth  day  of  October,  1*67,  shall  he  deemed 
dclluouunt,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  tor  sale  at  public 
am  ii- .ii.  and  miles-*  payment  shall  he  made  before,  will 
be  sold  on  Thursday,  the  thirty-first  day  of  October.  1867, 
t-Mmv  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of  ad- 
vertising and  expenses  of  sale.  Bv  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees. 

R.  N.  VAN  BRUNT,  Sccrotarv. 

Office.  331  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco. 

N.  B.— Two  nor  cent.  wIj!  be  allowed  on  allpayments 
ma  le  on  the  above  prior  to  17th  Inst.  se7 


Fotrero    Couipuuy.— Location    or  Workit   Sun 

Francisco. 

Notice  la  hereby  given, that  ntamcetingof  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  flfili  day  of  Sep 
tcuiber,  1367,  an  assessment  of  two  dollars  nnd  a  half  ($2  50) 
per  share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Com- 
pany, pavable  Immediately,  In  United  States  gold  and  silver 
coin,  tu  the  Secretary,  al  No  633  Kearny,  corner  of  Sacra- 
mento street. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid on  the  tenth  dav  of  October,  1867.  shall  be  deemed 
delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale  at  public 
auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  before,  will  be 
sold  on  Wednesday,  the  thliiielh  day  of  October,  1867,  to  pay 
thodollnquoiitaaseasment,togetlterwlth  costs  of  advertising 
and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board  of  Trustees. 
DAVID  WILDER,  Secretary. 

Office,  No.  513  Kearny  street,  corner  of  Sucramcnlo  street, 
San  Francisco,  Cal.  sc7 


IVhUmun    Gold  and    Silver    Mining    Company. 

Location  of  Works:  Indian  Springs  District,  Lyon  County, 

Nevada. 

Notice  1b  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  fifth  day  of  Sep- 
tember, 18G7,  an  assessment  of  one  dollar  and  fifty  cents  per 
share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company, 
payable  Immediately  in  United  states  gold  and  silver  coin, 
to  'the  Secretary,  at  bis  ofllce,  (room  No.  10,  2d  floor)  No.  102 
Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco. 

Auv  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain 
unpaid  on  the  eighth  day  of  October,  1867.  shall  be 
deemed  delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale 
at  nubile  auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  be- 
fore, will  be-  sold  on  Monday,  the  twenty-eighth  dav  of 
October.  IS67,  to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together 
wuh  costs  of  advertising  and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of 
the  Board  of  Trustees. 

T.  W.  COLBURN.  Secretary. 

Office,  room  No.  10,  2d  floor,  No.  4(J2  Montgomery  street, 
San  Francisco,  Cal.  se7 


To  Capitalists^ 

GOLD   QUARTZ    MINE,    SITUATED   IN    CALAVERAS 
County,  with  steam  mill  fitted  up  with  Amalgamating 
Pans,  eic,  FOR  SALE.    The  mine  lias  three  main  vein?,  and 
more  than  $8*1,000  have  been  spent  In  opening  them  and  com- 
pleting the  mill.    Good  wagon  roads  all  the  why.     Apply  to 
BELLOC  FKKRES,  Hankers. 
23vl3-6m  633  Clay  street,  San  Francisco. 


Mining   Notices—Continued, 


Ancient    River    Channel    Blue   Grnvcl  Compa- 
ny,—Location  of  Works  :  Nevada  County,  California. 
Notice  —  All  persons  are  cautioned  against  purchasing 

the  following  Certificates  of  Stock  In  the  Ancient  River 

Channel  Blue  Gravel  Company,  as  the  transfer  has  been 

Btopped  on  the  same: 
one  Certificate,  No.  82,  for  125  shares;  one  Certificate, 

No.  6,  for  10  shares;  one  Certificate,  No.  27,  for  15 shares. 

A.  P.  MORE. 

Ban  Francisco,  August  26,  1867.  au:il-4* 


I'ueitponeuienta  und  Alterations.— Bccreiartesare 
requested  to  give  notice  of  postponements,  or  alterations 
which  they  may  desire  made  In  their  advertisements  at 
thelrearllestcouvenionce.  New  advertisements  should  be 
sent  n  as  early  as  possible. 


A«U:llti     Gold     Mining     Conpauy,    Bock    Creek, 

Sierra  County,  California. 

Notice  Is  lure  by  given,  that  M  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,   held  on  the  flftb   daj  of  Au- 
gust, i-'~,  sji  assessment  of  flftj  cent*  per  share  ■ 
■  apital  nock  of  said  Company,  payal  I 
distal*   ra  Oalted  States  cold  and  silver  ■ 
tary, a  O.T*tlob.No  ft»  Paciuo  street, 

ck  upon  wuicf)  aatd  aaaesement  diall  remain  un- 
paid on   the  tilth 

delinquent,  and  win  be  duly  advertised  foi  inloatpubllc 
auction  and  unless  Daymen  de  before,  will  be 

-old  on    Friday,   the    twentieth    iai     I   Se|  tembor,  1887. 
[be   delinquent  oeseiuirpout.  together  « itti  coats  "t 
advertising  and  expenses  of  sale.    By  order  of  toe  Board 

of   Trustees. 

A.  C.  TAYLuR,  Secretary. 

OOoe,  <*:a  Pacific  street.  Ban  Francisco,  Cat  »uio 

Chalk  Mountain   Uluc   Gravel  Company.—  Lo- 
cation of  Works:  Nevada  County.  California. 
Notice    is  hereby  given,  that   at  a  meeting  of  the  Board 

Of  Trustees  Of  said Company,  held  on  tbo  thirteenth  day  of 

August,  1887,  «n  aaaaatmeni  of  one  dollar  and  fifty  cents 
per abare  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  »aid  com- 
pany, imyuble  Immediately,  in  United  States  gold  and 
Silver  Coin,    to  the  Secretary. 

Auv  -link  upon  which  saidavtc>«smcnt  shall  remain  unpaid 
on  the  thirteenth  day  of  September,  1887,  shall  be  doomed 

delinquent,  and  will  DC  duly  advertised  for  sale  at  public  >UC- 

i and  unless  paj  meot  shall  be  made  before,  will  be  sold 

ou  Uonday.tbe  thirtieth  dav  of  September,  1867,  to  pay 
tbo  delinquent  assessment,  together  wlib   costa  of  adver- 

tUing   and    cxpciutus  ol    sale.      By  order  of  ttie   Board  of 

Trustees. 

J.  Iff.  BUFPINGTON,  Secretary. 
Ofllce.  No.  5  Government   House. corner  Washington  and 
San.omi:  streets,  San  hranclsco,  California.  aul7 

t'aiinimii    fluid    and    Silver    Allulue    Company, 

Lauder  County,  Nevada. 

Notice. —There  arc  delinquent,  upon  the  following  de- 
scribed  stock,  on  account  of  assessment  levied  on  the 
twenty-first  day  of  June,  1867,  the  several  amounts  set 
opposite)  the  uauies  of  the  respective  shareholder*,  as  fol- 
lows: 

Names.  No.  Certificates.    No.  Shares.    Amount 

C  imp.  ■'.lines it  a  £100  oo 

Drlii kin iusc,  J  A 6  3  &i  00 

Dlnkelspeli.  L si  s  oo  oo 

Passctt,  N  C 13:!  1  20  00 

Gray,  Asaph  I    J  3  60  00 

llarker.   W  K  C 2i  1U  200  01) 

Barker,  W  b  c u  10  koo  oo 

llarker,  J  W 131  3  60  00 

Jacobs,  N  B 85  4  80  00 

Raymond,  C  B,  Trustee 1(1  Ma  10,980  00 

Camnrgo  Stock,  acct 3  tin  00 

Lander.  PC 69  ti  120  00 

Aud  In  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees,  made  on  the  twenty-flrst  day  of  June,  18C7,  so 
many  shares  of  each  parcel  of  said  stock  as  may  be  necessary 
will  be  sold  at  public  auction,  at  the  olHcc  of  tho  Com- 
pany, by  Jones  k.  Bendixen,  Auctioneers,  ou  Thursday,  the 
twenty-sixth  day  of  September,  1867,  at  the  hour  of  2o'clock 
P.  M.of  suid  day,  to  pay  said  delinquent  assessment  thereon, 
together  with  costs  of  advertising  and  expenses  of  sale. 
N.  C.  FASSETT,  Secretary. 

Otflco,  N.  E.  corner  Clay  and  Front  streets,  San  Francisco, 

Gold  Quarry   Company,    location    of   Works: 

Placer  County,  California. 

Notick.— There  arc  delinquent  upon  the  following  de- 
scribed stock,  on  account  of  assessment  levied  on  the 
twenty-fourth  day  of  June,  1867,  the  several  amounts  set  op 
poslto  the  names  of  tho  respective  shareholders,  as  fol- 
lows: 

Names.  No.  Certlllcute.    No.  Shares.    Amount. 

OKdcu  Hoffman 4  5i  $1,000  00 

Edmund  Wenhcman 15  60  l.utHJ  10 

Archibald  C  Peacliv 7  lot)  2,000  00 

Lafayette  Maynurd 9  50  1,000  On 

John  Aiiel 10  3i  660  06 

James  rreehorn 17  50  l,00tl  Oil 

James  Freeborn 18  50  1,000  OO 

And  in  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  the  Hoard 
of  Trustees,  im\lc  on  the  twenty-fourth  day  of  June,  1867,  so 
many  shares  of  each  parcel  of  said  stock  as  may  be  ne- 
cessary, will  be  sold  at  public  auction,  by  Messrs.  Duncan 
&Co.,  auctioneers,  at  the  office  of  the  Company,  No.  706 
Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco,  on  Monday,  the  tweMh 
day  of  August,  1867,  at  the  hour  of  12  o'clock  M.  of  said 
day,  to  pay  said  delinquent  assessment  thereon,  together 
with  costs  of  advertising  and  expenses  of  sale. 

T.  V7.  COLBURN,  Secretary. 

Ofllce  7UG  Montgomery  street,  (Room  No.  4,  2d  floor)  San 
Francisco,  Cal.  jy27 

RKiiovxt. — The  office  of  the  Company  is  removed  to  No. 
402  Montgomery  street,  Room  No.  10,  second  floor. 

T.  W.  COLBURN,  Secretary. 
August  6th,  1867.  aulO 

Postponembnt.— The  nhovc  Bale  is  postponed  to  Monday, 
the  9th  day  of  September,  1867,  at  the  hour  of  12  o'clock, 
noon,  of  that  day.  lo  take  place  at  the  new  office  of  thu 
Compuiiy.  No.  4ti:  Montgomery  street.  (Room  No.  10,  second 
floor)  San  Francisco.  By  order  ol  the  board  of  Trustees. 
T.  W.  COLBURN,  Secretary. 

Office,  402  Montgomery  street  (room  No.  10,  second  floor, 
San  Francisco. 

Sun  Francisco,  August  12,  1867.  au!7 


Hope  Gravel    AEInlnc   Company.— Ho  cation    of 

Works  and  Property:  Grass  Valley,  Nevada  County,  Cali- 
fornia. 

Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  fifteenth  day  ol 
August,  1867,  an  assessment  (No.  16)  of  fifty  (50)  cents  per 
share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Compan}', 
payable  immediately,  In  Untied  States  gold  and  silver 
coin,  to  the  secretary,  at  the  ofllce  of  the  Company,  in  San 
Francisco. 

Anystock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid on  Thursday,  the  nineteenth  dav  of  September,  1867, 
shall  be  deemed  delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised 
(or  -.ii.-  at  public  auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be 
made  before,  will  be  sold  on  Monday,  the  seventh  day  of 
October,  1867,  to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  to-ether 
with  costs  of  advertising  and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order 
of  tho  Board  ot  Trustees. 

DAVID  WILDER.  Secretary. 
Office,  No.  533  Kearny  street,  corner  of  Sacramento,  San 
Francisco,  California.  aul7 


Hamcom  Copper  Allnlne:  Company.    Location  i 

Low  Divide  District,  Del  Norte  County,  California. 

Notice  is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  tho  Board 
of  Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  tho  twentieth  day 
of  July,  1867,  an  assessment  often  cents  (10c)  per  share 
was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company, 
payable  Immediately  in  United  States  gold  and  silver  coin, 
to  the  Secretary,  al  the  iEtna  Iron  Works,  Frcmontstreet, 
between  Howard  and  Folsom.  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  .shall  remain 
unpaid  on  the  ninth  (9th)  dav  September,  1867,  shall  be 
deemed  delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  tor  sale 
at  public  auction,  and  unless  nay  me  in  shall  be  made  before, 
will  be  sold  on  Monday,  the  thirl  ieth  day  of  Sep  i  ember,  1867, 
to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of 
advertising  and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees, 

JOHN  O.  HANSCOM.  Secretary. 

Office,  at  tho  ./Etna  Iron  Works,  Fremont  street,  between 
Howard  and  Folsom,  San  Francisco.  Office  huurs:  from  8 
A.  M.  tol2M.  aubj 


American  and  Foreign  Patents.— Letters  Patent 
tor  Inventors  can  be  secured  in  the  United  States  and  foreign 
countries  through  the  Mining  and  Scientific  Press  Patent 
Agency.  We  offer  applicants  reasonable  terms,  and  they 
can  rest  assured  of  a  strict  compliance  with  our  obligations, 
and  a  faithful  performance  of  all  contracts.  For  reference, 
wo  will  furnish  the  names  of  numerous  parties  for  whom 
wc  have  obtained  patents  during  the  past  two  years. 


I.  X.  I..  Onlu  nud  Silver  Mining  Company.— Lo- 
cation of  Works:  Silver  Mountain  District,  Alpluc  Coun- 
ty. Oat 

Notick.— The  Annual  Heating  "f  the  stockholders  of  th* 
I.  X.  L  Qold  and  Sllvi-r  Mining  Company,  for  the  election  of 
Truati  oa,  and  the  transacton  of  such  otberbaaineaaaa  may 
come  before  the  Company,  will  be  held  in  San   Francisco, 

at  tho  office  oftbc  Company,  Wo.  US  and  420  Clay  street. 
un  THURSDAY,  tbe  twelfth  day  of  September,  1867,  at  12 
o'clock,  noon. 

FRANK  If    HAMILTON,  Jr.,  Sccretury. 
Office.  418  and  AS0  '  laj  street,  Ban  Francisco.  nui7 


I.a   Hhincit  4><>1<I   and  Silver   Mining  Company. 

Location  of  fforka:    District  of   Urcs,  Stato  of  Sonora, 

Mexico. 

Notice  is  hereby  t'lvcn,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  tenth  day  of  Augunt, 
ISO",  an  assessment  of  two  dollars  and  tlftv  cents  per  share 
was  levied  upon  Ute  aaaeaaahle  capital  stock  of  said  Com- 
pany, payable  Immediately ,ln  United  states  wold  and  sll- 

vcr  coin,  to  the  Secretary,  at  the  otllee,  (.oulheast  corner 
Front  and  Commercial  streets,  San  Francisco. 

Any  stock  npon  whlchttutd  aasussmcntHhall  remain  un- 
paid on  Saturday,  the  fourteenth  day  of  September,  is1}], 

shall  be  deemed  delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised 
for  sale  at  public  uucltuii.  und  unless  payment  -hall  be 
made  before,  will  be  sold  on  Monday,  the  thirtieth  day 
oi  September,  186",  to  pay  the  delinquent  aaaeasment, 
together  with  cost-*  of  advertising  mi«i  expends  of  sale. 
Bv  order  ol   the  Board  of  Truslees. 

JOS    GOLDMAN,  Secretary. 
Office,  southeast  corner  Front  mid   Commercial  Btieels, 
Sau  Francisco.  Calllornia.  uu!3 


Lady  I-Vnnltlln  Gold  and   Silver   Mining  Com 

pauy.— Silver  Mountain  Mining  District.  Alpine  County 
California. 

Notice  is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  tho  second  day  of 
May,  1867,  an  assessment  of  thirty  (301  cents  per  share  wan 
levied  upon  the  capital  Mock  of  aald  Company,  payable 
immediately,  in  United  States  gold  and  silver  coin,  to  the 
Secretary,  at  his  Office,  S05  Montgomery  street,  San  Fran 
Cisco,  Cal. 

Anystock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un 
pmd  on  the  sixteenth  day  of  September,  1867.  shall  be 
deemed  delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale 
at  public  auction,  und  unless  payment  shall  be  made  be- 
fore, will  be  sold  on  Tuesday,  the  fifteenth  day  of  October. 
1867.  to  nay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs 
of  advertising  and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees. 

J.  S.  LUTY,  Secretary. 

Office,  305  Montgomery  street,  Rooms  6  and  6,  San  Fran- 
isco,  California.  aul7 


Lady  Bull  Copper  Mining  Company,  Low  l»l 

vide  Mining  District,  Del  Norte  County,  California. 

Notice  is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  ot  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  sold  Company,  held  on  the  twentieth  day 
of  August,  1867,  un  assessment  of  fifteen  cents  per  share 
was  levied  upon  tho  capital  siock  of  said  Company,  paya- 
ble immediately,  in  United  States  gold  and  silver  coin,  to 
the  Secretary,  or  to  J.  K  Johnson,  ut  Crescent  City. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid on  the  twenty-first  day  of  September,  1867,  shall  be 
deemed  delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale 
at  public  auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  be- 
fore, will  be  sold  on  Saturday,  the  fifth  dav  of  October, 
1867,  to  pny  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs 
of  advertising  and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees. 

B.  P.  WILKINS.  Secretary  pro  tem. 

Office,  WS  Market  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal.  au24 


Xcaiile  *fc  Corcoran  Sliver  Mining  Company- 
Locution  of  Works:  Storey  County,  State  of  Nevada. 
Notice.— There  are  delinquent,  upon    the   following  de- 
scribed stock, on  account  of  assessment  levied  on  tht  eleventh 
day  of  July,  1867,  the  several  amounts  set  opposite  the  names 
of  the  respective  shareholders  as  follows: 
Names.  No.  Certificate.    No.  Shares.    Amount 

Bell,  Rosena 75  lo  $5  00 

Bell,  Jos 80  5  2  flO 

Comafotd,  1* 65  5  2  50 

Edwards,  AL 79  10  5  00 

Kennedy,  J  as 6j  5  2  50 

Mulrcin,  D 27  10  6  00 

Mulrein,  D 28  10  6  00 

.Murphy,  John 70  250  125  10 

Moloney,  M. 74  5  2  50 

McCann,  A 81  6  2  50 

McGraih.  Frederlca 82  10  &  u0 

Neenan,  A  73  5  2  50 

Pendergrass,  Wm 77  6  2  50 

And  In  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  the  Board 
ofTrustees,  made  on  the  eleventh  day  of  July,  1867,  so  many 
shares  of  each  parcel  of  said  stock  as  may  be  necessary, 
will  be  sold  at  public  auction,  at  the  salesroom  of  Maurice 
Dore  A  Co.,  No.  327  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal.. 
ou  Monday,  the  second  day  of  September,  1867,  at  the  hour 
of  12  o'clock,  M.,  of  said  day,  to  pay  said  delinquent  assess- 
ment thereon,  together  with  costs  of  advertising  and  ex- 
penses of  sale. 

A.  V.  GREEN,  Secretary. 
Office,  Room  No.  11,  333  Montgomery  street,  Sun  Fran- 
cisco, California.  aul7 

Postponement.— The  above  sale  Is  hereby  postponed  until 
Wednesday,  the  second  day  of  October,  1867,  at  the  same 
hour  aud  place.    By  order  of  the  Board  of  Trustees. 

sep7  T.  B.  WINGARD,  Secretary. 


Oxford  Beta  Tunnel  and  Mining  Company,  Es- 
meralda District  and  County,  State  of  Nevada. 
Notice.— There  are  delinquent,  upon  tho  following  de- 
scribed stock,  on  account  of  assessment  levied  011  the 
twenty-fifth  day  of  July,  1867,  the  several  amounts  set 
opposite  the  names  of  the  respective  shareholders,  as 
follows: 

Name3.  No.  Certificate.    No.  Shares.    Amount. 

DanieiS  Flagg 13  25  $12  60 

Ths  Williams 223  25  12  60 

Tbs  Williams 241  20  10  00 

Ths  Williams 243  10  5  00 

WTUough 250  10  5  00 

And  In  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees,  made  on  the  twenty-fifth  day  of  July,  1867.  so 
many  shares  of  each  parcel  of  said  stock  as  may  be  nec- 
essary, will  be  sold  at  public  auction,  by  Messrs.  Maurice 
Dore  &  Co.,  No.  327  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco,  on 
Monday,  the  ninth  day  of  September,  1867,  at  the  hour  of  12 
o'clock,  M.  of  sa'.d  day,  to  pay  said  delinquent  assess- 
ment thereon,  together  with  costs  of  advertising  and  ex" 
penses  of  sale. 

GEO.  H.  PECK,  Secretary. 
Office,  212  Clay  street.  San  Francisco.  au24 


Silver    Sprout    Mining    Company, - Keanaree 

District,  Inyo  County,  California. 

There  will  be  a  meeting  of  the  stockholders  of  the  above 
named  Company,  for  ilie  purpose  of  altering  and  amending 
the  by-laws  of  the  Company,  on  the  tenth  day  of  Septem- 
ber, 1867,  at  3  o'clock  P.  M.,  at  the  office  of  the  Company, 
No.  408  California  street  By  order  of  the  Board  of  Trus- 
tees. 

T.  B.  WINGARD,  Secretary. 

San  Francisco,  August  16th,  1867.  au!7 


Olney  &  Co.,  Auctioneers  and  Real  Estate  Agents,  attend 
promptly  to  all  business  entrusted  to  their  care  in  Man 
Francisco  and  Oakland.  Mining  and  other  corpora  ions 
will  And  Col.  Olney  well  posted  and  thorough  in  transacting 
sales  of  delinquent  stock.  Office,  on  Broadway,  Oakland, 
and  No.  31S  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco.  nolO 


Santa   Crux    Petroleum   Oil    Work*   Company. 

Location:  Santa  Crux  Couury.  California. 

Notice  is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  tho  thirteenth  day  of 
August,l867.un  assessment  (No  20)  of  fifty  cents  pershare  was 
levied   upon   Hie  capital  stock  of  nald   Cnmpanv,  payable 

i" 'dlately.  In  Unl  i«d  states  gold  coin,  to  tbs  Secretary. 

a,  lt&  Montgomery  street,  Ban  Francisco.  CaL 

Any  sto.-k  upon  wblob  said  assessment  Bball  remain  un- 
paid on  Tuesday,  the  seventeenth  day  of  September,  18C7, 
shall  be  deemed  delinquent, aud  will  be  duiv  advertised 
for  sale  al  public  auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be 
made  bafora,  will  be  sold  on  Tuesday,  the  ekhfhday  of 
dci.ibvr.lH67,  to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together 
with  costs  ol  advertising  and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of 
tho  Board  ol  Trustees. 

„„      R.  WEGENER,  Fecretary. 

Ofllce  415  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal.    au(7 


Silver  Sprout  M  lnlnt-  Company....Lacatlon  of 
Works  and  Mines:  Kearsargc  District,  Inyo  County,  CaL 
Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  tho  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  hold  on  the  sixth  day  of  August, 
1867,  on  asseasment  ol"  twenty  dollars  ($20)  per  share  was 
levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company,  pavable 
iinraedintely,  in  United  States  gold  coin,  lo  ihe  Secretary 
at    the   I'oiupaiiy's  office,  408  California  street,  San  Fran' 

olsco,  Cal. 

Anystock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  unpaid 
on  Ihc  tenth  day  of  September.  1867,  shall  be  deemed  delin- 
quent, and  will  be  duly  advertised  lorselent  public  auction, 
aud  unless  payment  shull  be  made  before,  will  be  -id 
on  Thursday,  the  twenty-sixth  day  of  September,  1867,  to 
pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  wuh  coots  of  ad- 
vertising und  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees. 


Santa   Cruz    Petroleum  Oil   'Works    Company. 

Location:  County  of  Santa  Cru*,  State  of  California. 

Notics  —The  fifth  Annual  Meeting  of  the  stockholders  of 
the  above  named  Company  will  be  held  at  their  office,  416 
Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco,  California,  on  Tuesday, 
tlte  twenty-fourth  day  of  September,  1867,  at  7H  o'clock 
1*.  M.,  for  the  purpose  of  electing  Trustees  to  serve  for  the 
ensuing  year,  and  transacting  such  other  business  as  may 
properly  come  before  it. 

R.  WEGENER.  Secretary. 

San  Francisco,  August  13,  1867.  au!7 


Tuolumne    Mountain  Gold  and  Silver   Mlnlnir. 

Compauy,  Old  Buchanan  Ledge,  Tuolumne  County,  State 

of  California. 

A  Special  Meeting  of  the  Stockholders  of  the  above 
Company,  will  be  held  at  the  office,  Room  No.  22  Court 
Block,  on  WEDNESDAY,  September  11th,  1867,  at  3  o'clock. 
P.  M.    By  order  Trustees. 

au31-lt  D.  F.  VERDENAL,  Secretary. 


Tuolumne   Mountain  Gold    and  Sliver   Mining 

Company,  Old  Buchanan  Ledge,  Tuolumne  County,  State 

of  California. 

Notick.— There  are  delinquent,  upon  the  following  de* 
scribed  stock,  on  account  of  assessment  levied  on  the 
tenth  day  of  July,  1867,  the  several  amounts  set  opposite 
the  names  of  the  respective  shareholders,  as  follows: 

Names.  No.  Certificate.    No.  Shares.    Amount. 

John  Anthes 64  6  $5  00 

Byrne,  HM 16  100  100  00 

Byrne,  H  II 68  32U  32  50 

Byrne.  H  H 142  I6:i  163  00 

Finance.  Alexander 31  10  10  00 

Breuer.  J  T 134  150  150  00 

Breuer,  JT 6  100  100  00 

Breuer.JT 67  32J£  32  60 

Kernan,  John  C 34  25  25  OU 

Ferrin,  Pierre 39  10  10  UO 

Bartet,  G 40  37^  37  60 

Bartet,  U 121  10  10  00 

Hcrzo,  J  (U.  W.  Jenkins' stock) 

54  or  65  25  25  00 

Bernard,  J 96  4  4  00 

Kennedy,  J  OB 93  fi  6  OO 

Kennedy,  J  OB 97  5  6  uO 

Kennedy,  J  OB 100  l  1  00 

Lob,  A 88  6  5  00 

Lob,  Simon 91  5  6  00 

Lob,  Louisa 90  5  6  00 

Smith. JF 93  5  6i.O 

Epstein,  Simon ltll  6  6  00 

Weisler,  Alexander 103  6  6  00 

Vaslue,  Jules 105  3  3  00 

Kerston,  Joseph 109  6  6  00 

Iters  ton,  Joseph 120  6  6  1.0 

Kerston,  Joseph 127  15  15  00 

Kerston,  Joseph 131  15  15  00 

Chappclle.  AM 128  15  15  00 

Chappelle,  A  B 119  3  3  CO 

Chappelle,  A  B 126  1  1  00 

Kartet,  Aglae  P 124  6  6  00 

LeRov,  Catharine 130  2  2  (Ml 

Pfeifier,  Jeanne 129  5  6  00 

Hlrshfeld.P HO  10  10  00 

Menu.  J  H 141  8^  8  50 

Block.  George U'A  6  5  00 

L'evau,  C harles 114  6  6  uO 

Finance,  Julie  L 15  15  (10 

Oetzman,  Emilc 22J£  22  50 

And  in  accordance  with  law,  and  an  ordcrof  tne  Board  of 
Trustees,  made  on  tho  tenth  day  of  July,  1867,  so 
many  shares  of  each  parcel  of  said  stock  a6  may  be  ne 
cessary,  will  be  sold  at  public  auction,  by  Maurice  Dore  k 
Co.,  at  No.  327  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal ,  on 
Saturday,  the  thirty-first  day  of  August,  1367,  at  the  hour  of 
12  o'clock  M.  of  said  day,  to  pay  said  delinquent  assess- 
ment thereon,  together  with  costs  of  advertising  and  ex- 
penses of  sale, 

D.  F.  VERDENAL,  Secretary. 

Office,  22  Court  Block,  636  Clay  street,  San  Francisco.  aul7 

Postponement.—  Tho  above  sale  is  hereby  postponed  until 
Saturday,  the  fourteenth  day  of  September,  1867.  at  the 
same  hour  and  place.    By  order  of  the  Board  ofTrustees. 

ou31  D.  F.  VERDENAL,  Secretary. 


Wliltlacch  Gold  and  Silver  Mining  Company, 

Lander  County,  Nevada. 

Notice.— There  are  delinquent  upon  the  followlngdescrlbcd 
stock,  on  account  of  assessment  levied  on  the  twenty-flrst 
day  of  June,  1867,  the  several  amounts  set  opposite  the 
names  of  the  respective  shareholders  as  follows: 

Names.  No.  Certificate.    No.  Shares.    Amount. 

Allen.  H  H 13  20  $3»l  00 

Allen,  II  II 199  3i  540  00 

Camp.  James 139  6  9<i  till 

Prink  house.  J  A 2J6  1  15  00 

Fassett.  N  C  24ft  1  15  00 

Orav,  Asaph 247  1  16  IM 

Harkcr.JnnW ■ 244  20  300  00 

Johnson.  OH. 202  4  60  00 

Satterlee,  W  R 41  4  &i  00 

Turner.  Anna  Key 59  6  90  00 

Williams,  J  J...... 201  32  480  00 

Doanc.  WG 231  46  „^°5 

Raymond,  C  B,  Trustee 243  1021  1W«0 

Jacob.  SW 183  2  30  00 

And  in  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees,  made  on  the  twenty  first  day  of  June,  1867,  so 

any  shares  of  each  parcel  of  said  slock  as  may  be  neces- 
sary, will  be  sold  at  public  auction,  at  the  office  of  the 
Company,  by  Jones  &  Bendixen,  auctioneers,  on  Thursday, 
the  twenty-sixth  day  of  September,  1367,  at  the  hour  of  2 
o'clock  P.  M.  of  said  day,  to  pay  said  delinquent  assess- 
ment thereon,  together  with  costs  of  advertising  and  ex- 
penses of  sale. 

N.  C.  FASSETT,  Secretary. 

Office,  N.  E.  corner  Front  and  Clay  streets,  San  Francisco, 
California.  au3 


158 


Wm  pmi»g  m&  Mtntlfk  §xm. 


Machinery. 


VARNEY'S 
PATENT    AMALGAMATOR. 

These  Machines  Stand  Unrivaled. 

Tor  rapidly  pulverizing  and  amalgamating  ores,  they 
have  no  equal.  No  effort  has  been,  or  will  be,  spared  to 
have  them  constructed  in  the  most  perfect  manner,  and  of 
the  great  number  now  in  operation,  not  one  lias  everre- 
auired  repairs.  The  constant  and  increasing  demand  for 
them  is  sufficient  evidence  of  their  merits. 

They  are  constructed  so  as  to  apply  steam  directly  into 
the  pulp,  or  with  steam  bottoms,  as  desired. 

This  Amalgamator  Operates  as  Follows : 

The  pan  being  filled,  the  motion  of  the  mailer  forces  the 
pulp  to  the  center,  where  it  is  drawn  down  through  the  ap- 
erture and  between  the  grinding  surfaces.  Thence  it  is 
thrown  to  the  periphery  into  the  quicksilver.  The  curved 
plates  again  draw  it  to  the  center,  where  it  passes  down, 
and  to  the  circumference  as  before.  Thus  it  is  constantly 
passing  in  a  regular  flow  between  the  grinding  surfaces  and 
Into  the  quicksilver,  until  the  ore  is  reduced  to  an  impalpa- 
ble powder,  and  the  metal  amalgamated. 

Setlers  made  on  the  same  principle  excel  all  others.— 
They  bring  the  pulp  so  constantly  and  perfectly  in  contact 
with  quicksilver,  that  the  particles  are  rapidly  and  com 
plotely  absorbed. 

Mill  men  are  invited  to  examine  these  pans  and  setlers  for 
themselves,  at  the  PACIFIC  FOCBTDET, 

Xvl  San  Francisco. 


@*£S  lor  XXxtn-teir's 

Improved  Concentrator. 

The  patentee  is  prepared  to  sell  his  Concentrators  for 
the  above  price,  and  guarantees,  when  the  machines  are 
ran  according  to  directions,  to  give  20  per  cent  better  re- 
sults than  from  any  Concentrator  built  on  this  Coast,  and 
will  refund  the  money  if  they  will  not  pertorm  what  is 
claimed  for  them.  Machines  with  copper  plates,  will  cost 
$10  extra.    The  Machine  can  be 

Seen  in  Operation. 
At  Booth  &  Oo's  Union  Foundry,  up  stairs.  Parties  pur- 
chasing Concentrators  will  do  well  to  examine  before  buy- 
ing others  of  pretended  merit.  Persons  desiring  it  can  have 
11  practical  concentration  made  of  tailings  at  any  time,  aad 
prove  the  working  of  the  machine. 

HUNTER'S  I1URGE1  AMALGAMATOB. 

For  sale,  the  right  to  build  and  u^e  in  mills.  A  working  plan 
will  be  famished  each  purchaser.  Five  machines  can  be 
seen  in  operation  at  the  Eureka  Mill,  Grass  Vailcy.  The 
cost  of  the  irons  for  the  machine,  without  the  iron-box,  is 
about  Sl'iO.    Tlie  box  will  answer  of  wood. 

By  reference  to  the  Mining  and  Scieutifllc  Press  of  May 
25tli.  a  full  description  of  the  above  Machines  may  befouud. 

For  particulars,  send  for  Circulars,  nr  address 
ANDKEVV  HUNTER, 

Z5vl4tf  Union  Foundry.  San  Francisco. 


BLAKE'S  PATENT 
QUARTZ    CRUSHER. 

CAUTION! 

The  owners  of  the  Patent  for  this  valuable  machine,  in 
order  to  facilitate  the  protection  of  their  rights  against  nu- 
merous Infringers,  procured,  some  time  since,  a  reissue  of 
the  Patent,  bearing  date  January  9th,  1866. 
This  Patent  secures  the  exclusive   right  to  em- 
ploy in   Stone-Breukfnir  Machines  Up- 
risht  Convergent  Jaws, actuated 
by  a  Revolving:  Shaft. 
All  persons  who  are  violating  the  Patent  by  the  unau- 
horized  making,  selling  or  using  machines  in  which  quartz 
or  other  material  is  crushed  between  upright  convergent 
aws,  actuated  by  a  revolving  shaft,  are  hereby  warned 
hat  they  are  appropriating  the  property  of  others,  and 
that  they  will  beheld  responsible  io  law  and  in  damages. 

Several  infringing  machines  are  made  and  offered  for 
saleinihis  city,  upon  which  Patents  have  been  obtained. 
Manufacturers,  purchasers  and  users,  are  notified  ihatsuch 
Patents  do  not  authorize  the  use  of  the  original  invention, 
and  that  such  machines  cannot  be  used  without  incurring 
liability  lor  damages.  BLAKE  £  TYLER, 

MvUtf  Agents  for  the.  Pacific  Coast. 


Steam   Pumps, 

FOB   DRAIXING    MINES    OR    ELEVATING   WATER  TO 
ANY   HIGHT. 

PICKERING'S  GOVERNORS 

For  Steam  Engines. 

OiXTard's    InJ  e  etors, 

For  Feeding  Boilers. 

stoddart'sTrow  works, 

He  ale  Streets  San  Francisco. 

23vl2  3m 


BL&KE'S  QUARTZ  BREAKER! 
X»  R I  O  E  S     rTjE  DUCED! 

MACHINES   OF   ALL   SIZES   FOR  SALE 
—  BY  — 

"WM.   P.   BLAKE, 

Corner  First  and  Mission  streets,  or  Box  3,077 

3vl3f  SAN    FRANCISCO. 


3E.      O.     HUNT, 

Manufacturer  of 

"Windmills,  Home-Powers 

l'umps,  J* u  111  pi iiff 

Frames  and 

Gearing:. 

HU.S'T'S  ADJUSTABLE  WlND  MlLLS 

to  have  all  the  sails  Rearranged  as 

turn  edgewavs  to  the  wind  when 
the  mill  is  stopped.  The  sails  cim 
be  set  at  any  angle  to  suit  the 
force  of  the  wind,  while  the  mill 
isrunning.by  mcansof  the  brake 
lever  at  the  foot  of  the  mill,  by 
any  person. 
Hunt's  Self-Regdlating  .Viill 
.hie  and  cheap.     It 


,'hlcd  ■ 


2vl5qy 


ih  means  for  stop- 
most  violent  winds, 
well  known  through- 
te. 

iwers,  Pumps  in  great 
Frames  and  (tearing 
icrpower,  constantly 
nks  built  to  order. 
I  no  Jessie  St, 

San  Francisco. 


Brodie's  Patented  Improvements 


IEe-.        Warn 


FOR  THE  TREATMENT  OF 

Gold  and  Silyer  Ores. 

BRODIE'S  PATENTED  IMPROVED  QUARTZ  CRUSHER. 
The  attention  of  all   Interested  in  Mining  is  respect- 
fully called  to  this  Improved  Machine    for  Breaking    or 
Spalling  Quartz,  or  other  Rock,  possessing,  as  it  does,  sim- 
plicity of  aciion  and  lightness  of  construction,  so  faros  is 
compatible  with  strength  and  durabilily.    Inconsequence 
of  tht-se  advantages,  the  advertisers   are   enabled   to  offer 
these  machines  to  the  public  at  the  following  low  terms: 
No.  1— Or  0  inch  Crusher,  capable  of  reducing  from 
three  to  four  tons  of  quartz  per  hour,  no  piece  be- 
ing larger  than  a  walnut— price !$GOO 

No.  2— Or  15  inch  Crusher,  capable  of  similarly  putting 

through  five  to  six  tons  per  hour. 8aO 

No.  3-Or  18-inch  Crusher,  will  in  a  similar  manner 

crush  from  seven  to  eight  tons  per  hour l.SOO 

EXPLANATION   OF  THE   ABOVE  ENGRAVING. 

The  frame  is  made  of  cast  iron,  hound  with  heavy 
wrought  iron  bands,  making  i  t  very  strong,  and  at  the  same 
time  light  and  portable.  The  crusher  is  boiled  to  a  wood 
frame  of  sufficient  high  t  to  clear  ihe  fly-whtel,  and  allow 
the  crushed  quartz  to  pass  off.  The  dotted  lines  show  the 
movable  and  stationary  jaws.  Letter  A  represents  the 
eccentric  shaft  hv  which  the  power  is  applied  direct  to  the 
movable  jaw.  B  represents  ihe  movable  jaw,  and  C  the 
fixed  iaw.  D  represents  the  link  or  radius  bar.  E  repre- 
sents the  bolts  for  regulating  ihe  opening.  F,  which  can  be 
regulated  at  pleasure,  so  as  to  graduate  to  the-  size  to  which 
it  is  intended  the  quartz  shall  be  crushed.  0  represents  the 
feed  opening,  by  which  the  size  of  the  machine  is  desig- 
nated. ,  ,  . 

The  arrow  on  the  fly-wheel  shows  the  direction  to  drive 
the  eccentric,  which,  in  combination  with  the  link.  D,  gives 
the  movabie  jaw,  B,  a  forward  and  downward  motion  at  the 
same  time,  and  which  makes  the  hardest  rock  yield  and 
separate  into  fragments  of  any  desired  size. 

The  above  Crushers  have  been  recently  erected  and  are 
now  successfully  emploved  at  Bear  Valley,  Mariposa  comi- 
ty. Rawhide  Ranch,  Tuolumne  county,  Excelsior  Mine, 
Lake  District,  Nevada  county,  and  can  be  sfen  in  opera- 
tion at  the  Fulton  Kountlrv,  First  street.  San  Francisco. 

The  following  testimonial  respecting  the  effectiveness  of 
this  Crusher,  has  been   received    from  the  Superintendent 
of  the  "Rawhide  Ranch  "  'Mine,  in  Tunlumne  Oountv: 
RAwntPE  Ranch.  Tuolumne  To.,  Sept.  28,  lSdG. 

James  Brodik,  Esq.,  San  Francisco— My  Boar  Sir:  It  gives 
me  pleasure  to  inform  von  that  I  have  for  the  past  three 
months  had  one  of  your  largest  sized  Rock  Crushers  In 
use,  at  the  Rawhide  Ranch  .Mining  Company's  Mill,  which 
his  entirely  met  my  expectations;  and  I  have  no  hesita- 
tion in  recommending  it  to  all  who  are  in  need  of  a  machine 
for  rapidly,  cheaplv  and  properly  preparing  quartz  for  the 
stamps.    Yours  truly,  R.  P.  JOHNSON, 

Supt.  Rawhide  Ranch  Quartz  Mill. 

BRODTE'R  PATENT  IMPROVED  GERMAN  AMALGA- 
MATING BARREL.— This  Barrel  obtained  a  premium  at 
the  Fair  of  the  Mechanics'  Institute  in  San  Francisco,  In 
ld64.  Further  particulars  will  be  aflorded  on  application 
to  the  subscribers. 

Those  infringing  the  patent  rights  to  the  above  Improved 
Barrel,  arc  hereby  informed  that  on  and  after  the  1st  No 
vember,  I86fi,  the  rovaltv  charged  for  using  the  same  will 
he  raised  to  Ihe  sum  of  sun)  per  Barrel. 

A  diagram,  with  explanations  nf  this  machine,  will  be 
found  in  the  "Mining  and  Scientific  Press,"  of  September 
29th,  1866 

BRODIE'S  PATENT  WIND-BLAST  SEPARATOR  FOR 
DRY  CRUSHING.— This  Drv  Oru=her  has  been  found  the 
most  economical  and  effective  mode  of  crushing  ores  in 
Mexico,  California  and  Nevada.  Diagrams  and  explana- 
tions afforded  on  application  to  the  subscribers. 

A  drawing  and /"nil  description  of  this  machine  will  be 
found  in  the  Mining  and  Scientific  i'ress  .-.1  Son;.  ii->l.  1h.G. 
BROSIE  <fc  BADGLIFF, 
Express  Building.  402  Montgomery  street, 

12vl3tf  San  Francisco. 

Xi  IE  F  F  E  X, '  S 

American  Double  Turbine 


Favorable  to  Inventors.— Persons  holding  new  in 
veations  of  machinery  and  important  improvements,  can 
have  the  same  illustrated  and  explained  in  the  Mining  and 
SoiKNTinc  Piekss,  free  ol  charge,  if  in  our  judgment  the 
discovery  Is  one  of  real  merit,  and  of  sufficient  interest  to 
our  readers  to  warrant  publication. 


THESE  WHEELS,  UNEQUALED  AND  UNRIVALED  IN 
the  United  States  or  the  world,  have  been  fully  tested 
on  this  coast,  more  than  forty  being  in  use  at  this  date  in 
California  and  Oregon,  driving  all  kinds  of  machinery,  Saw 
Mills,  Flour  Mills,  Quartz  Mills,  etc.,  etc.,  etc. 

California  Rkfprisnces.— E.  Stocton,  Folsom;  0.  Sim- 
mons, Oakland,  (Mill  at  Clear  Lake):  Morgan  Ooville,  Lex- 
ington, Santa  Clara  County;  J.  V.  McMillan,  Lexington 
Santa  Clara  County.     flgpSenrt  for  Circular,  to 

RNAPP   A  6RAXT. 
Agents  for  California. 
26vl3-lyq  310  Washington  street,  San  Francisco 


SUPERIOR  CUT-OFF  ENGINES. 

"We  desire  to  call  the  attention  of  Engineers,  Manufac- 
turers, and  Millmen,  to  the  celebrated 

Hartford    Engine, 
With  Wright's  Patent  Variable  Cut-off,  which  we  are  now 
manufacturing  under  a  license  from  the  Woodruff  &  Beach 
Iron  Works  Co.,  Hartford,  Ct.    To  parties  wishing  a  First- 
class 

Fuel-Saving  Engine, 

Simple  and  durable  in  construction,  this  Engine  is  offered 
in  the  belief  that  it  is  superior  to  any  other  manufactured. 
It  enjoys  the  very  highest  reputation  in  the  Atlantic  States, 
where  It  is  well  known ;  over  300  of  them  having  been  built 
by  the  Woodruff  &  Beach  Company,  and  being  now  In  suc- 
cessful operation. 


THE  CEIiEDSffiATED 

Self  Generating  Portable 
Gas  X^amvP* 


f  This  extraordinary  Lamp  pro- 
duces its  own  gas  by  the  vapor- 
ization of  Petroleum,  Naphtha, 
or  Benzine.  It  cunts  neither 
smoke  norsmeli.  and  burns  with 
a  pure  while  dame,  equal  in  in- 
tensity to  an  ordinary  gas  burn- 
er, and  at  an  expense  of  trom  one 
to  three  cents  per  hour  only,  ac- 
cording  to  the  quantity  of  light 
required.  It  is  peculiarly  adap- 
ted tor  mining  purposes,  also  for 
stores,  lactones,  billiard  rooms, 
and.  In  fact,  for  all  purposes 
-where  regular  gas  is  not  availa- 
ble, and  lor  which  it  is  an  ad- 
mirable substitute.  As  an  out- 
door light  it  stands  unrivalled, 
burning  with  undiminished  bril- 
liancy in  a  strong  wind. 


.Directions  for  Use. 

Charge  the  reservoir  wilh  the  prepared  fluid,  or  with 
Benzine,  from  half  to  three-fourths  full;  allow  a  portion  to 
run  through  into  the  cup,  then  turn  off  the  tan  and  ignite 
the  fluid,  which  will  heat  the  burner  sufficiently  to  gener- 
ate the  gas.  which  will  be  seen  issuing  from  the  top.  The 
tan  must  now  be  turned  on,  and  a  steady  light  will  be  main- 
tained till  the  wholeot  the  contents  of  the  reservoir  Is  con- 

A  small  needle,  bent  at  the  point  and  fixed  in  a  holder, 
may  be  occasionally  required  to  clear  the  minute  hole 
through  which  the  uas  issues, and  the  regulating  screw  at 
the  bottom  turned  a  little  back;  but  care  must  be  taken  not 
to  force  the  screw  100  high,  and  it  should  never  be  htsed  to 
extinguish  the  light— by  turning  die  tap  off,  it  will  gradually 

When  necessarv  to  renew  the  cotton  which  is  placed  in 
Ihe  lower  pipe  to'preventthe  too  rapid  flow  of  the  fluid,  the 
lamp  should  be  placed  in  a  vise  and  the  burner  screwed  off. 
The  burnt  cotton  must  then  be  withdrawn,  and  a  fresh 
piece  of  smut  cotton  rag,  one  inch  wide  and  four  or  five 
inches  long,  should  be  doubled  over  a  piece  of  wire,  and 
inserted  into  the  pipe— the  ends  cut  short  off,  the  burner 
again  screwed  on  wilh  a  little  white  lead,  and  the  lamp  is 
ready  for  use. 

Manufactured  solely  hv  JOHN  J.  nUGKS,  original propri- 
etor. Factory,  North  Beach,  San  Francisco;  and  for  sale 
by  Ills  agents  in  every  city  and  town  throughout  the  State. 
18vU-3il-8 


NELSON   &    DOBLE, 

AGENTS  FOR 

Thomas  Firth  &  Sons'  Cast  Steel,  Files, 

Etc.,  Shear,  Spring,  German.  Plow,  Blister  and  Toe  Calk 

Steel;  manufacturers  of 

Mill    Picks,    Sledges,    Hammers,  Plefcs, 

Stone   Cutters',    Blacksmiths'    and    Horse-Shoers'   Tools, 

319  anj  321  Pine  Street, 

Between  Montgomery  and  Sansome,  j3an  Francisco. 

lOvUqr 


PATTINSON'S 
HURDY-GURDY  WATER-WHEEL. 


The  inventor  of  this  Wheel  having,  after  much  delay, 
finally  obtained  the  patent  for  the  snme.is  prepared  to  sell 
rights  therefor  to  such  as  may  be  desirous  of  putting  them 
up,  or  continuing  those  already  in  use.  This  is  well  known 
among  miners  as  the  "hurdy-gurdy  wheel,"  and  is  con- 
sidered the  most  economical  Water-Wheel  now  in  use. 

Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  the  subscriber  is  the  inventor 
and  holds  the  patent  right  for  the  construction  and  use  of 
the  same;  and  that  no  person  has  a  right  to  manufacture 
or  use  them  without  his  permit. 

7vl5-qy  THOMAS  PATTINSON. 


GOBBAED  <fe  CO., 


San  Francisco,  Ang. 


'  1867. 


IWCeclianioal  X>r»"wiiigs. 

Persons  wishing  Mechanical  Drawings  can  obtain  the 
services  of  sompetent  draughtsmen,  by  applying  to  this 
office. 


NEW     YORK.     PRICES, 
0 o 


C.   IE.   COLX.INS, 

No.  603  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco. 
EXCLUSIVE    AGENT 

FOR  THE — 

"WATCH    FACTORY. 

A  large  assortment  of  these 

Superior     "W  atclies, 

En  Gold  and  Silver  Casei, 

Constantly  on  hand,  and  sold    at    Factory 
prices.    Also, 

ENGLISH     AND    SWISS     WATCHES, 

Imported  directly  from    he  Manufacturers. 

The  American  Company  are  now  making 

VERY    PINE     WATCHES    FOR    LADIES. 

ItSp-A  large  assortment    of  Gold    Chains 
and  Jewelry.  25vlu-6m 


SEW     YORBL     PRICES. 


Quartz  Mill  Construction  and  Superintendence 

THE  UNDERSIGNED  IS  AT  PRESENT  OPEN  FOR  AN 
engagement  ns  a  working  Superintendent  in  the  con- 
struction or  operation  ot'n  quartz  Mill.  Has  had  Ave  years 
steady  and  successful  experience  in  working  ores  In  Washoe, 
and  is  practiced  in  saving  sulphurets  and  the  treatment  of 
rebellious  ores-  Is  prepared  to  furnish  references  for  a'l 
the  necessary  qualifications  of  an  intelligent,  faithful  and 
reliable  ouai-tz  operator.    Address  F.M.SHAW. 

San  Francisco,  care  .Mining  and  Scientific  Press.    26vl43m 


Notice  to  Minex-s, 

Well-Borers    and  Water    Companies. 

MPRAG  IS  NOW  PREPARED  TO  MANUFACTURE 
.  Hvdrnulic  and  Artesian  Well  Pipes  in  the  best  work- 
manlike manner,  and  at  the  lowest  market  rates.  Having 
made  large  additions  io  my  stock  of  machinery  for  that 
branch  of  business,  I  am  prepared  to  fill  all  orders  with  dis- 
patch, and  guarantee  entire  satisfaction.  I  also  manufac- 
ture Mississippi  Stoves,  of  the  latest  improved  patterns,  for 
vessels  of  nil  classes.    Also,  Ship  Plumbing  done. 

111.  J'KAO, 
8vl3-ly      Stove  store.  No.  126  Clay  street,  below  Davis. 


The  Atlantic  Crossed  on  a  Baft. — The 
life-raft  Nonpareil  made  the  passage  across 
the  Atlantic  in  forty-three  days,  conducted 
by  John  Mikes  as  Captain  and  George  Mil- 
ler and  Jerry  Mallene  as  crew.  These  men 
have  thus  made  one  of  the  most  remarkable 
voyages  on  record.  The  raft  is  only  twen  ■ 
ty-four  feet  long  by  twelve  and  a  half  wide, 
and  consists  of  three  cylinders,  pointed  at 
each  end,  united  together  by  canvas  con- 
structions, having  no  real  deck.  It  is 
strengthened  by  boards  slipped  under  strong 
iron  neck-pieces,  the  whole  kept  together 
by  lashing.  A  water-proof  cloth  hung  over 
a  boom,  closed  at  each  end,  somewhat  re- 
sembling a  gipsy  tent,  affording  sleeping 
accommodations  for  two  at  a  time,  the  third 
keeping  watch.  This  is  fixed  on  a  strong 
locker,  in  which  the  provisions  are  kept. 
The  raft  lay-to  seven  times  from  stress  of 
weather.  They  arrived  in  perfect  health, 
the  men  in  good  spirits,  and  their  counte- 
nances looking  healthy  and  bronzed  by  the 
weather.  They  had  no  chronometer  on 
board ;  but  sailed  by  dead  reckoning,  aud 
corrected  their  position  by  vessels  they 
spoke.  The  raft  has  kept  perfectly  water- 
tight all  the  way,  not  a  leak  of  any  sort 
having  occurred.  She  is  fitted  with  an  ap- 
paratus for  filling  the  tubes  with  air.  On 
the  arrival  of  the  raft  at  Southampton,  J. 
B.  Stebbing,  the  President  of  the  Chamber 
of  Commerce,  went  on  board,  congratulated 
the  crew  on  the  success  of  their  daring  en- 
terprise, and  tendered  them  any  good  office 
that  might  be  required. 

Admieai.  Farragut  is,  in  rank,  the  high- 
est naval  officer  afloat.  His  station  corres- 
ponds to  that  of  Lord  High  Admiral  in 
England — an  office  which  has  not  been  filled 
since  1828,  and  which  can  only  be  filled  by 
a  prince  of  the  royal  blood.  Prince  Alfred 
is  now  training  for  it — a  necessary  prelim- 
inary, as  English  public  sentiment  will  no 
longer  tolerate  the  appointment  of  green- 
horns to  high  posts  of  honor,  as  it  once 
did.  Prior  to  the  rebellion,  the  highest 
legal  rank  in  our  navy  was  that  of  Post 
Captain  ;  the  title  of  Commodore  was  one 
of  courtesy.  The  indifference  or  jealousy 
of  the  country  against  the  navy  was  so 
great  that  no  higher  rank  could  be  obtained 
from  Congress,  although  the  navy  won  the 
first  battle  in  the  war  of  1812.  It  was  only 
after  the  unparalleled  acts  of  the  Davy  dur- 
ing the  rebellion  that  ranks  assimilating  to 
those  of  foreign  nations  could  be  created 
for  the  navy.  The  insignia  of  rank  in  our 
service  is :  First — The  Admiral,  who  wears 
a  square  flag,  blue,  with  four  white  stars, 
worn  at  the  main.  Second — Vice-Admiral, 
square  flag,  blue,  with  three  white  stars, 
worn  at  the  fore.  Third — Bear-Admiral, 
square  flag,  blue,  with  two  stars,  worn  at 
the  mizzen.  Fourth — Commodore,  broad 
pennant,  blue,  with  one  white  star,  worn  at 
the  main. 


Bullion  Product  of  the  Mines  on  the 
Cohstock  Lode  fob  1866  and  the  First 
Half  of  1867,— Mr.  F.  B.  Smith,  Deputy 
Assessor  of  Internal  Bevenue  for  the  Vir- 
ginia (Nevada)  District,  has  been  at  great 
pains  in  going  over  all  the  figures  for  the 
period  named,  and  has  furnished  the  fol- 
lowing statement  to  the  Territorial  Enter- 
prise, which,  that  paper  says,  can  be  relied 
on  as  perfectly  correct:  The  amount  of 
bullion  assayed  in  Storey  county  from  Jan- 
uary 1  to  June  30,  1866,  was '$6,292,002, 
coin— in  currency,  87,903,759  ;  from  July 
1  to  December  31  of  the  same  year,  $7,875,- 
700,  coin— in  currency,  $10,169,175.  On 
this,  the  amount  of  tax  paid  the  General 
Government  was  $99,766.73.  For  1867, 
from  January  1  to  June  30,  the  amount  of 
bullion  assayed  in  this  county  was  $8,500,- 
377,  coin— in  currency,  $10,890,050;  the 
internal  revenue  on  which  amounts  to  $54,- 
450.25.  This  statement  shows  a  most  aston- 
ishing and  gratifying  increase  in  the  yield 
of  the  mines  on  the  great  Comstock  lode. 


Large  Boiler  for  the  new  Imperial 
Work.  — In  front  of  the  old  Imperial  hoist- 
ing works,  Gold  Hill,  says  the  Enterprise, 
is  to  be  seen  a  huge  boiler.  It  is  five  feet 
two  inches  in  diameter,  and  weighs  eleven 
tons.  It  originally  belonged  to  the  Gold 
Hill  Drainage  Company,  and  was  at  one 
time  set  up  at  their  drain  shaft,  but  was 
never  used,  though  we  believe  steam  was 
once  raised  in  it  on  trial.  It  is  as  good  as 
new,  and  will  be  moved  up  to  the  new  Im- 
perial hoisting  works  early  nest  week,  where 
it  will  be  put  in  position.  It  is  an  immense 
affair,  and  should  it  ever  explode — good  by 
to  all  the  northern  portion  of  Gold  Hill ! 

Nasal  Medicine. — M.  Baimbert,  a  French 
doctor,  practices  a  new  method  of  introduc- 
ing medicine  in  the  animal  economy,  viz. : 
by  the  nostrils.  He  has  done  so  with  mor- 
phine, which,  it  seems,  introduced  in  that 
way,  will  cure  violent  headaches. 


She  Pining  and  ^ricntiffc  §tm. 


159 


Cold  inSpitze.nbergex. — No  description 
can  give  an  adequate  idea  of  the  intense 
rigor  of  the  six  months'  winter  of  t 
of  the  world.  Stones  oraek  witli  the  noise 
of  thunder  :  in  a  erowded  lint  the  breath  of 
the  occupants  will  fall  in  flakes  of  (mow  ; 
■wine  and  spirits  turn  to  ice,  the  snow  burns 
like  caustic;  if  iron  touches  the  skin  it 
brings  the  flesh  away  with  it ;  the  soles  of 
your  stockings  may  he  burnt  offyonr  feet 
•  before  you  feel  the  slightest  warmth  from 
the  til-.- ;  linen  taken  out  of  boiling  water 
instantly  stiffens  to  the  consistent);  of  a 
wooden  board,  and  heated  stones  will  not 
t  the  sheets  of  the  bed  from  freezing. 
If  these  are  the  effects  of  the  climate  within 
an  air-tight,  fire-warmed,  orowded  hut,  what 
must  they  be  among  the  dark,  storm-lashed 
mountain  penks  outside  ? 

Every  foot  of  land  on  which  Belfast,  Ire- 
land, is  built,  is  owned  by  one  man,  the 
Marcpiisof  Donegal.  Every  citizen  has  to 
pay  tribute  to  him.  His  income  from  ground 
rent  is  from  one  to  two  millions  of  dollars 
per  annum. 


SANTA  CLARA  COLLE&E,  S.  J. 

MXTA  CI.AB.l,  CAT.. 
Conducted  by  the  FittHom  of  tHe  Society 

of  .1.    n>. 


The  SEVENTEENTH  ANNUAL  SESSION  of  tills  College 
will  commence  on  Auitu.t  28,  ISfi7. 

TERMS-Tulllon  In  (lie  ClOftrical  nnd  Scientific  Depart- 
ment, BNmntlni:  ami  Lodging,  Washing  nnil  Mending  of 
Article  Wioli.-.i.  sl-immI  siiitmnery.  Modioli  Attendance 
nnd  Medicine*,  Pael,  Light,  Baths,  etc  ,  per  teMtbn  ul"  ten 
month,.  $35 1. 

Fur  runner  Information  and  catalogues,  apply  to  the 
Pmsldcnt  of  the  College,  or  lo  Rev.  A.  Maraschl,  St.  Igna- 
tius' Colloge,  Market  street,  San  Francisco. 

ovlllin  BET.  A.  MA8NATA,  S.  J.,  President. 

The  Commercial  Herald 

AND 

MARKET     REVIEW 

Will  be  issued  early  on 
EVERT    STEAMER-DAY   MORNING, 

(TRI-MONTULY). 

Omcfi- -Son th west  corner  Washington  nnd  Battery  streets, 

Opposite  Post  Office  and  Custom  House. 

r  The  HERALD  will  contain  fall  and  reliable  commercial 

details,  and  elaborate   articles  on  the  monetary  affairs  of 

the  Pacific  Coast. 

The  Letter  Sheet  Market  Review, 

Containing  selections  from  the  COMMERCIAL  HERALD. 

Smiled    1.11    tissue    paper,   for    transmission    ahrond,   will 
e  published  <.iiutil.niieitu.ily  with  that  paper.    Also,  publi- 
cation office  of  the 

Weekly   ftStoclt  Circular. 

OSf-Merehantscan  have  their  cards  prominently  Inserted 
In  the  Lelier  Sheet  MARKET  REVIEW.  2vl5 


Golden  City  Chemical  Works. 

LJBOItlTOKT, 
Corner  of  Seventh  and  Townsend  Streets. 

OFFICE 
Corner  of  Montgomery  and    Bush  Streets. 

CAPITAL  STOCK, $500,000 

Truitceit 
H.  P.  WAKE  LEE,  THOS.  H.  BELBY, 

NICHOLAS  LUNINO,  THOS.  BELL, 

CHA9.  E.  McLANE. 

H.  P.  "WAK.ELEE  MANAGES. 

THIS  COMPANY  ARE  NOW  PREPARED  TO  FURNISH 
Sulphuric, Nitric  and  Muriatic  Acids  of  superiorquality, 
m  quantities  to  suit. 

Orders  will  be  received  at  the  office  on'y  for  Chemicals  of 
every  description,  which  will  be  manufactured  as  maybe 
required.  The  Company  beg  to  say  Hint  they  have  the  ad- 
vantages of  ail  Improved  machinery  nnd  apparatus  for  the 
manufacture  nnd  manipulation  of  these  products,  nnd  our 
Laborntory  is  fitted  up  with  the  most  recent  improvements 
which  experience  and  science  suggest,  and  Is  surpassed  by 
none  In  completeness  and  perfection  lor  the  purposes  it  is 
designed.  pvji  3m 

THE  WILLGOX  &  GIBBS 

IMPROVED  NOISELESS 

Family    Sewing    Machine 

Challenges  the  world.    It  has  beaten  the  Florence  badlv 
Come  and  see  it,  or  send  for  Report  of  the  trial. 

SAMUKL  SWIFT,  Agent, 
I3vl4-6m  OS  Kearny  street,  nenr  Sutter. 


THE    GREAT    LIGHT. 

THE  DANFORD 

-A^traosplaeric   Lamp. 

This  Lump  burns  conl  oil,  requires  no  chimney.  Rives  a 
pure,  white  and  steady  llamc.  uses  thirty  per  cent,  less  oil 
than  any  other  Lamp  In  proportion  to  the  amount  of  light 
ailorded,  and  is  absolutely  indispensable  in  every  house 
where  gas  Is  not  used.    CALL  AND  SEK  THEM 

For  sale  only  by  E    a  "ITERS 

2vl5  qy       417  Washington  street,  opp.  Post  Office,  S  F 


HIXKLE    &    CAPP'S 
CENTRIFUGAL  ORE   GRINDER  AND  A3IALGAMAT0R. 


Patent  diUvd  April  lOlh.  1807. 


riAHVLeCK?> 


For    Grinding    and  Amalgamating 

t.  luirt'is  of  Oro. 

Arranged   as  shown   in    the   tlr^t   engraving,  the  pan   Is 

adapted  for  grinding  and  amalgamating  woparate  cliargcs 

of  ore  of  8tW  lb*  each,  doing  iu  work  rapidly,  thoroughly 

and  effectually. 


This  sectional  cneravlng  cx- 
hl  lilts  more  clearly  t  he  arrange 
ment  and  rhape  of  the  grind- 
ing parts  of  tin-  machine.  It, 
nnd  the  other  engraving)),  \\  in 
be  inoro  clearly  understood  by 

reference  to  the  accompany- 
ing explanation. 


For  Grinding  and   Olscliaieing   Coiitln- 
uouMly, 

ArraiiRcd  as  Hhown  in  the  second  engraving,  all  the  Inte- 
rior grlndlug  parts  being  the  BMinens  Phown  in  dm  view, 
tins  |>an  is  adnined  lor  receiving  Mid  grinding  ami  dis- 
charging cuuiiiiunusly  Crushed  quartz  us   fast   as  supplied 

in  a  tlvu-stamp  battery,  with  No.  tor  5screen&    A  "sium- 
mer,"  or  some  similar  contrivance,   to  earrv   off  the  day, 

slime  and  surplus  water,  Is  to  be  placed  belvveeu  Hand  the 
battery. 


Explanation.  —  E,  muller- 
hnn-er  F,  muller  plnte  or 
shoe.  G,  side  dies.  I,  sup- 
porting lip.  D,  bearing  sur 
face.  P,  feeder.  X,  weight  to 
c lii-r  l . .■  1 1 . i wenr  oi  mul- 
ler plntcs,  or  shoes,  U,  cover 
used  in  working  charges  of 
ore.  The  dark  shade  on  the 
bottom  of  the  pan  rcpreKenls 
one  of   the  grooves  for  mer- 


Hah'  Section  or  Top  View. 

The   Centrifugal    Ore    Grinder. 


This  nowGRINDERnnd  AMALGAMATOR  is  extremely 
simple  and  compact  lu  Its  eonstrucllon.  The  principle 
availed  of  Is  entirely  novel.  The  grinding  Is  effected  hy 
perpendicular  mullers,  pressed  laterally  by  centrifugal 
lorce  fiftnlmt  perpendicular  Iron  dies,  fitted  to  the  inner 
sides  of  the  pan.  It  i-i  to  be  run  nt  a  speed  of  from  60  to  80 
revolutions  ucr  minuie,  according  to  the  hardness  of 
the  rock  to  be  crushed.  The  pressure  upon  every  part  of 
thegrlmling  surfaces  Is  direct  and  uniform,  nnd  they  wenr 
wiili  straight  nnd  true  faces  from  first  to  Inst,  comforming 
also  to  the  shape  of  the  sides  of  the  pan,  so  that  the  work 
performed  with  old  mullers  and  plates  is  as  thorough  nnd 
perfect  as  with  new  ones.  The  pulp  enters  readily  between 
the  mullers  and  side  dies,  the  pressure  being  light  in  front 
and  heaviest  at  Hie  heel  of  the  inullcr,  there  is  no  strain 
upon  any  of  the  pans,  and  no  llnuilitv  to  breakage  or  dis- 
arrangement, and  no  wear  except  that  which  is  useful  on 
the  grinding  .surfaces.  The  work  done  is  performed  without 
jarring,  jerking,  straining  or  clogging,  with  extreme  rcgu- 
and  evenness,  Hie,  pulp  being  of  great  and  uniform  fine- 
ness. It  la  not  liable  to  he  clogged,  nor  to  be  obstructed, 
stopped,  impeded  or  broken,  by  coarse  pieces  of  rock, 
pick  points  or  iron,  accidentally  introduced  with  the 
cm-died  ore,  as  these  can  readily  pass  each  muller  sep- 
arately, without  interfering  with  or  affecting  the  other 
mullers,  each  of  which  Is  independent,  or  can  rest  upon 
the  bottom  below  the  mullers,  without  Inconvenience,  as 
the  arms  play  freely  an  inch  above  the  bottom  of  the  pan. 

It  is  more  readily  cleaned  up  tliannuy  other  pan,  as  each 
inullcr  can  be  lifted  out  separately  by  hand,  and  there  is  no 
neces.lty  lor  lilting  the  revolving  rone  or  driver,  which  is 
also  easily  turned,  there  heing  no  friction  when  not  in  use, 
or  rapid  revolution.  The  hulk  of  the  mercury  is  not  ground 
up  with  the  rock,  but  lies  below  the  lower  ends  of  the  mul- 
lers In  a  groove,  and  in  another  groove  on  the  cover  of  the 
pan,  where  all  the  pulp  and  tneial  passes  continually  over 
it  without  cutting  or  carrying  it  away.  The  mullers  aiid  side 


dies  are  easily  removed  at  anv  time,  or  when  worn  out. 
and  an  extra  set  of  mullers  is  lurnUliort  with  each  pan  sold. 
It  is  also  adapted  lor  grinding  cement,  sulphurets,  roasted 
ores,  eic. 

We  claim  all  these  advantages  for  our  Pan,  and  that  It 
will  do  more  and  better  work,  with  less  power,  ami  less  at. 
tentlon  and  manual  labor,  more  rapidly  and  with  less  ex- 
pense, than  any  oilier  pan  or  muller  made  for  the  same 
purposes,  and  claimed  to  be  of  equal  or  gnaier  capacity 
we  will  sell  l  hem  for  use  on  condition  that  It.  when  tnirly 
tried  they  fail  lo  answer  these  promises,  they  may  be  re- 
turned. ,    „  , 

For  full  description  and  Illustration,  see  Mining  and  Sci- 
entific Press,  June  15,  1S67. 

Hinkle  &  Capp's  Centrifugal  Ore  Grinder 
and  Amalgamator 

May  be  seen  in  operation,  nnd  examined,  at  the  European 
Metallurgical  Works,  on  Bryant,  between  Third  nnd  Fourth 
streets,  San  Francisco,  where  all  interested  in  mining  and 
milling  operations  arc  invited  to  inspect  It.  Its  weight,  as 
arranged  for  continuous  grinding  nnd  discharge,  with  extra 
set  of  six  mullers,  Is  about  2.700  lbs.;  or  as  arranged  for 
grinding  and  amalgamating  single  elm  rues  of  800  lbs.  of  ore, 
also  with  extra  set  of  mullers,  about 3,000  lbs.  Price,  as 
above,  completely  fitted  and  ready  for  use,  either  way, 
S5U0,  gold  coin. 

For  further  particulars,  npply  by  letter  to  PHILIP  HIN- 
KXE  nnd  CHARLES  S.  CAPP,  No.  5j3  Clay  street,  below 
Montgomery,  San  Francisco,  Cal.  or  personally  to  the  above, 
or  S.  P.  KIMBALL,  Esq.,  at  the  European  Metallurgical 
Works,  on  Rryantstreet,  between  Third  and  Fourth  streets, 
or  at  the  Miners'  Foundry,  First  street,  near  Folsom,  where 
they  are  mnnuoictured. 

tej-Send  tor  Circulars. 

PHILIP  HINKLE.  and 
CHARLES  S.  CAPP,  Patentees, 

25vH-tf  613  Clay  street,  San  Francisco. 


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HAYWARD  &  COLEMAN, 

IMPORTERS  AND  REFINERS 

—  OF  — 

Illuminating,   Lubricating, 

— AND  — 

PAINT     OILS! 

CONSISTING   OF 

KEROSENE,    LARD,    SPERM.    ELEPHANT,     POLAR, 

TANNERS',  NEATSFOOT,  BOILED  AND  RAW 

LINSEED,  CASTOR   AND  CHINA  NUT. 

—  ALSO, — 

SP1RITSOFTURPENTBNE&  ALCOHOL 

Note. —  We  would  specially  call  (he  attention  of  Mill 
owners  and  Engineers  to  our  superior  PARAFFINS  OIL, 
which  we  manufacture  from  the  California  Petroleum 
This  Oil  will  inn  gum.  Machinery  thoroughly  cleaned  and 
lubricated  with  it  will  not  heat,  and  alter  remaining  at  rest, 
can  be  started  without  cleaning  off. 

liSr*  A  sample  can  of  qui-  Paraffine  Oil  will  be  forwarded 
on  application  to  us,  as  we  desire  a  fair  and  impartial  trial. 

Lamps  and  Lamp  Stock ! 

Ifip'An  elegant  and  complete  assortment  on  hand. -©ff 
19vl3-3ra  414  Front  street,  San  Francisco. 


F 


Pratt's  Abolition  Oil. 

OR  ABOLISHING  PAIN  — THE  BEST  REMEDY  IN 
existence  for  Rheumatism,. Neuralgia,  I'nralvsis,  Head- 
ache. Toothache.  Sore  Throat,  Dlpthcria.  Weak,  Swolen  and 
Stiff  Joints.  Contracted  Cods  and  Muscles,  Cramps,  Colic, 
Diarrhoea,  Cholera,  Pains  In  the  Breast,  Lame  Back,  and 
all  aches  and  pains.  It  Is  the  poor  man's  friend,  and  the 
best  family  physician  Full  directions  accompany  each 
botile.  Price  50CQnts  and  SI  per  bottle.  For  sale  by  all 
dealers  in  lncdiein,--.  Sole  Proprietors,  A.  McBOYLE  & 
CO.,  Druggists  and  Chemists,  /J:M  Sacramento  street,  op- 
posite What  Cheer  House,  San  Francisco.  lOvll-ly 


GOVERNMENT  HOUSE, 

Corner  of  Sansome   and  Washington   sts. 
SAN  FRANCISCO,  CAL. 

MTHE  STREET  CARS  PASS  THIS  HOUSE  IN 
every  direction,  every  ten  minutes. 
The  rooms  of  i lie  Mouse  are  well  furnished,  large 
and  airy,  urc  let  by  the  month,  week  or  day,  and  are 
kept  In  superb  order.  There  is  a  Restaurant  attached  for 
ladies  and  families,  where  persons  cau  board  tor  one-half 
they  are  required  to  pay  at  hotels. 


Wvl3-fim 


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tific  Pkkss  is  the  best  and  most  kconomical  mining  adver- 
tising medium  in  this  cltv.  Our  terms  arc  less  than  one 
half  the  rates  now  charged  by  daily  newspapers,  and  the 
mining  community  are  beginning  to  appreciate,  our  reasona 
bleratPS  of  advertising.  The  "kkss  contains,  proportionally. 
a  larger  amount  of  mining  ad  crtusing  than  any  other  paper 
on  the  Pacific  coast.  Its  character  renders  it  the  proper 
Journal  for  the  concentration  of  mining  patronage. 


PACIFIC 

Insurance  Company, 

— or— 
H&.X  FRANCISCO,  CAL., 

Offloef  3Vo.  433  California  Street. 

CASH  ASSETS,  JULY  1,1807. 

$1,938,034  Ol. 


MARIXE, 


INSURANCE. 


DIRECTORS: 

San  Prtinetteo:  Oliver  Eh'.rldge. 

\\.  0,   KnlstOD,  J.  u.  Roberts, 

A    L  Tut.bs.  8.  Kielnhart. 

Win.  Alvoid.  p.  l.  Weaver, 

Jonathan  Hunt,  Win.  Hooper, 

A.  B  Borbos,  J.  W.  Clark. 

A.  <!    Stilus,  A.  Hay  ward, 

A.  bellguian,  T    L    Barker, 
L.  B.  Beiichley,  Ale*.  W«  ill. 
W'm  Khenuaii,  Uhaft  Mevcr, 

L  Sai  h-.  ohlS  E.  Sic  Lane, 

James  DcFrcmery,  M     K,»i oil  num. 

J.  (i. t  Bray.  Henry  Carhion,  Jr., 

David Jiiern,  ,v   J    Itasion. 

,  ■  rY'ri,"1 ,  T-  Lemiiieu  Meyer. 

I.  r-rlcdliinder,  JVow  York: 
Moses  Heller.  Lou  in  McLane 

II.  M.  Ntftt  IkiII,  Kiiii  k  Killings, 

C.  T.  Lliwtnu,  j  _  |j_  KCW|Un 
Edwmd  Martin,  J  o  Kcilogif, 

Chii-v    Mnvne,  Win.  T.  Coieuiau, 

E.  L.  Oohlstein,  Mones  Ellis. 

J.  O.  Eai  I,  Sacmiifnto; 

Lloyd  Tevlo.  hUmr  Mills, 

Thos.  H.  Sdby,  <;    w    Howe, 

Adam  Cram.  O,   T   Wheeler. 

Alpheus  Bull,  ifarysvilh: 

B.  M,  Wilson,  ,i.  H.  Jcwett. 

D.  J.  Oliver,  PortiamL  Ow/m: 
V.  Scbolh-,  W.  S.  Ladd, 
Motion  Chccsman,  Jacob  Kamin. 
A.  llansmann,  Virginia,  Neoada: 
D.  W.  U.Rice,  Win.  Sharon. 

OFFICERS: 

JON  A.  HUNT,  President 

A.  G.  STILES,  Vice  President. 

A.  J.  RALSTON,  Secretary. 

c.  a.  latun,  Marine  Secretary. 

9vl6tf  li.  h.  BIGELOW,  Gen'l  Agent. 


n-ACOTJia'js 

SAESAPARIPHERE 
BITTERS 

Have  so  speedily  grown  in  favor  that  their  unrlvnlled  sale 
has  attracted  reinarksaud  crilieisnisof  ibe trade.  Jealousy 
attributes  their  success  to  the  hneness  irf  their  general 
style,  and  principally  to  the  orlglnnll'v  and  beauty  of  the 
bottle,  which  was  c-niKi'ived  nnd  manufactured  by  Califor- 
nia artists.  MR.  LACOL'R,  an  eneigi-tic  promoter  of  Call 
fornia  resources,  desired  to  show  thut  Calllornia  has  no 
need  of  being  tributary  lo  other  countries  lor  talent  or 
mechanical  Industry. 

The  cause  of  their  success  is  the  great  benefit  thev  have 
been  to  the  large  number  who  have  already  used  them. 

MR.  LACOURis  a  graduate  of  the  Polytechnic  Institute 
of  France,  and'adds  to  a  thorough  knowledge  of  Chemistry 
many  years  ot  experience;  and.  after  a  long  and  careful 
experimental  study,  has  been  enabled  to  offer 

SARSAPARIPHERE    BITTERS. 

They  are  the  most  efficient  Blond  Purifier,  because  ihev 
combine  with  the  wholesome  sarsapnrilla,  which  operates 
by  cutaneous  excretions,  and  othersubstnnccs  which  gently 
stimulate  the  secretions  of  the  lower  glands  and  organs, 
render  digestion  easy,  obviate  ccstivenestf,  and  remove  reg- 
ularly every  Impnriiy  of  the  blood. 

They  are  unriva'iid  as  a  remedy  for  Scrofula.  Dyspepsia, 
Constipation,  Liver  Complaint,  IXcrvous  Affections.  Colic, 
Intermittent  Fevers,  and  all  diseases  arising  Irom  impurity 
of  the  Blood  or  Cosllveness. 


WJio    Takes    Them  *? 

The  Old  Ma  a 

Takes  them  as  a  gentle  stimulant  and  mild  rejuvenator. 

The  Young  Ulan 

Takes  them  to  regulate  his  system,  prevent  disease,  and 
stimulate  to  new  life  his  overinsked  body. 

THe  Young  Woman 

Takes  them  Insecure  regularity  in  her  habits;  to  tint  her 

cheeks  with  Ihc  bloom  of  henlth,  lo  give  a  sparkle 

to  her  eyes,  and  sweetness  to  her  brcain. 

THe  Husband 

Takes  them  to  promote  vitality,  give  strength  to  the  body, 
peace  to  the  mind,  and  with  his  health,  wealth 
and  comfort  to  all  bis  family. 
THe  Wife 
Takes  them  to  invigorate  nnd  strengthen  hersystem.  and  as 
an  aid  to  nature  in  regulating  her  periodical  sickness. 
Children 
Take  them  nsa  gentle,  yet  effective  tonio. 
THe  DttRhaway 
Takes  them  as  a  mild,  pure  stimulant,  containing  none  ot 
the  deleterious,  essential  nnd  lusilolJsof  forbidden  drinks. 
The  Inebriate 
Takes  them  to  give  tone  to  his  poisoned  atomaoh  and  allay 
the  fearful  longings  for  strong  drink  with  a  stimu- 
lant that  does  not  madden  or  destroy. 
The  Traveler 
Takes  them  to  prevent  sea  sickness,  and  secure  his  health 
against  change  of  climate. 

Everyoody    Takes    Them  I 
PRO  BONO  publico: 

2vI5-Cm 


Assayer  and  Chemist. 

A  GENTLEMAN  WELL  VERSED  IN  ASSAYING  AND 
Analytical  Chemistry,  is  desirous  of  securing  a  position 
in  some  assaying  establishment,  or  would  take  charge  of 
the  assaying  and  amalgamating  department  of  either  a 
gold  or  silver  mine.  Steady  employment;  rather  than  high, 
wages,  is  desirabli*.  The  advertiser  would  take  bis  own 
lahoratorv  to  the  mine  if  desired.  Proper  references  given 
Inquire  at  this  office.  Svl&tf 


160 


®fct  pitmtg  m&  Mtutiik  Jgtm, 


Hight  of  Mt.  Hood  Definitely  Fixed, 
Col.  Williams,  of  the  XT.  S.  A.,  Engineer 
Corps,  -who  was  ordered  by  the  Government 
to  make  an  official  determination  of  the 
hight  of  Mt.  Hood,  has  made  the  ascent  and 
returned  to  Portland.  According  to  the 
Oregonian,  he  reports  that  mountain  to  be 
just  11,000  feet  high,  thus  knocking  off 
6,600  feet  from  Prof.  "Wood's  calculation, 
about  which  there  has  recently  been  so 
much  controversy.  We  understand  that 
the  Oregonians  are  about  to  petition  for  an 
official  determination  of  the  hight  of  Mt. 
Shasta,  which  has  been  heretofore  reported 
as  14,500  feet  high.  The  Oregonians  are 
confident  they  can  knock  off  a  little  over 
3,500  feet  from  the  hitherto  reported  hight 
of  this  famous  competitor  of  Mt.  Hood, 
and  thus  continue  to  claim  to  hold  within 
their  borders  the  highest  mountain  in  the 
United  States. 


Blasting  with  Sodium. — The  latest  re- 
ceived number  of  the  Journal  of  Photogra- 
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(VOT/TME    XV. 

'        Xumber    11. 


TABLE  OF  CONTENTS. 


The  Large    Circular  KnltiliiL 

n  i  lime    iirafi  .1 

11.  Distribution  and 

11  mi .  l:.i:b-l'm 

in I 

mona  Oregon  Wool 
Orow 

A'l   1   .'in   ..!    Itili-n-*t. 
I.i-ll    r  limn  K-mir.iUn. 

■  riorbln 

Id-  11I1    hi    mi  Inventor    In  ill 
In-inn-  A.SV  linn 

Patont  Ruslnea. 

TIlUS  In  l.lir 

Lama   Masses  of  Nailve  Sll 

vi- r. 
Aarlcultui  .1  College 

M.  1  h mi. m1  Progress  In  line 

l.iinl 
Iri.n  Kami  1"  Sew  Zealand. 

Unlit  Million  to  England. 

Orowth  1. t  West. 

To  Remove  m.ii.  . 

Progress   ..("    "in-  Industrial 


Infre- 


linn 


Poems  in-  •'    u    Stoddard. 

'•-in- lenu. 

New  PatenU  and  Inventions. 
Cntrllniteil  for  our  Cabinet. 
illnlni,  slimelioljerb'  Direct- 


UlNI 


^CIKWTirt 

Tlo.  Eanh'e  r.  I.  Mini  lit-. 11; 
New  Expedition  to  Ho 
N.-rlli  full-,  Muscular  force 

in  Insects;  Discovery  of  n 
Svh  Plnnoti  Change  of 
Temnernlure  l.v  -MKinre 
of   Liquids;  Tungsten  v« 

tin        llliik      Mi. 1111. -11. 1      lor 

km  i:  Drilling;  Mineral*  at 
a  lliith  Tomnornture;  I'ar- 

ii-inii  \--ni  1. ii-  Extennluat 
lo-_-  Moiqultoea 

SUtUHII   11.        \l  ni-lt,l,lM.- 

iirifln  01  Cast  ii Btanu- 

(nature;  rtio  Inventions  ol' 
Worklngmen;  Iron  from 
Cinder    Plge;    First    iron 

II  hi   1  in  trim;  L'pe  or  Sleol 

III  LoeomollvQ  Construe- 
lion. 

M  tRiNeittuMWART— Embracing 

int.-  lutelllannee  irom  the 
various  coiinllcs  mid  dis- 
tricts    In     Calllnriila,    Arl- 

:i.  Colorado,  Utah,  Nun- 

lana,  Nevada  nnd  Orceoti. 
San  Praneisco  Market  Rates, 
San  Pranciseo  Weekly  stock 
Clroular. 

-Stoek  I'riees— Bid  anil  Asked, 
dan  t'ranclsco  -Metul  Market. 


Politics,  Hand  Organs  and  Orphans. 
Perhaps  the  largest  crowd  ever  seen  on 
Montgomery  street,  blocked  that  thorough- 
fare for  several  hours  on  Wednesday  last. 
The  occasion  was  the  settlement  of  the 
"Hayes-Higgins"  wager.  Michael  Hayes 
and  Wm.  S.  Higgins  had  made  a  bet  upon 
the  election,  the  terms  of  which  were,  that 
in  case  of  the  success  of  Haight,  Higgins 
should  carry  a  hand-organ  along  Mont- 
gomery street,  from  Jackson  to  Market,  and 
play  a  tune  before  each  of  the  principal 
hotels,  a  I'llalien,  collecting  contributions 
in  regular  style,  the  sum  of  which  collec- 
tions should  be  divided  equally  between 
the  Protestant  and  Catholic  Orphan  Asylums 
in  this  city.  In  case  of  the  election  of  Gor- 
ham,  Hayes  was  to  be  the  performer.  The 
lot,  as  our  readers  well  know,  fell  upon 
Higgins ;  and  manfully  did  he  comply  with 
the  conditions  of  the  bargain.  The  city 
journals  had  duly  announced  the  sport ;  and 
the  whole  town  seemed  determined  to  ' '  make 
a  day  of  it."  The  procession  moved  with 
difficulty  through  the  jam.  Everybody  had 
his  cash  ready,  and  liberally  was  it  showered 
upon  the  party  carrying  the  bag.  Before 
Washington  street  was  reached,  a  thousand 
dollars  had  been  collected.  From  almost 
every  house  along  the  entire  line  of  the  pro- 
cession, coin  was  scattered  in  single  ;  pieces 
and  in  packages.  The  ladies  in  the  hotels 
gave  generously.  Halts  were  made  at  divers 
points,  while  the  collectors  made  raids  into 
the  side  streets.  Hayes,  the  winner  of  the 
wager,  staggered  under  the  weight  of  a  large 
tin  box  of  accumulating  silver.  Several  of 
the  candidates  in  the  late  contest,  both 
elected  and  defeated,  joined  the  procession, 
and  aided  in  the  collection.  The  continu- 
ous cheers  most  effectually  drowned  the 
organ  ;  and  fortunately  too,  for  Mr.  Hig- 
gins having  omitted  to  inform  himself  in 
regard  to  the  manner  of  changing  the  tune, 
was  compelled  to  grind  out  the  "same  old 
thing"  from  one  end  of  the  street  to  the 
other. 

After  the  terminus  of  the  route  was 
reached,  and  the  "regular"  performances 
were  concluded,  a  number  of  gentlemen 
visited  the  merchants  in  Front  and  other 
streets.  The  result  of  their  efforts  was  the 
filling  of  six  wagons  with  provisions  of  all 
kinds,  and  other  goods  ;  all  of  which,  with 
the  money  collected,  amounting  to  over 
§5,000,  will  be  divided  as  aforesaid,  between 
the  two  orphan  asylums. 


The  Large  Circular  Knitting  Ma- 
chine. 

Wo  have  given,  on  another  page,  a  full 
description  of  the  "Pacific  Woolen  Mills" 
of  this  city,  better  known  as  the  "Knitting 
.Factory. "  All  the  manufactures  of  that 
establishment  are  knit  goods.  The  usual 
complement  of  carding  and  spinning  ma- 
chinery accomplishes  the  preliminary  pro- 
cess of  putting  the  wool  into  the  form  of 
yarn ;    but    no  looms  are   employed —  the 


feet  and  very  rapid  in  its  operation.  It  was 
first  invented  about  twelve  years  ago ;  but 
has  since  passed  through  numerous  modi- 
fications and  improvements,  before  coming 
to  its  present  state  of  effectiveness.  Thero 
are  six  of  these  machines  at  the  Pacific  mills 
constructed  in  pairs,  or  two  within  one 
frame,  instead  of  single  machines  as  given 
in  the  illustration.  A  stocking  machine, 
although  working  mainly  upon  the  same 
principle,  is  nevertheless  quite  different  in 
construction  from  that  here  illustrated,  and 


LARGE    CIRCULAR    EMITTING    MACHINE. 


goods  are  put  together  by  knitting  machinery. 
There  are  eight  different  kinds  or  classes  of 
knitting  machines  in  this  establishment, 
each  designed  for  its  own  particular  class  of 
work.  All  these  machines  are  of  American 
invention.  There  are  39  machines  in  all — 
29  of  which  are  small  ones,  for  stockings. 
The  particular  machine  which  we  have  illus- 
trated herewith,  is  designed  for  knitting 
shirts  and  drawers.  Its  work,  as  will  be 
observed,  moves  upward  and  is  wound  upon 
a  drum  at  B,  the  yarn  being  taken  from  the 
bobbins  at  D.  This  is  one  of  the  latest  de- 
vised knitting  machines,  and  is  most  per- 


delivers  its  work  downward,  instead  of  up- 
ward. 

The  above  machine  is  capable  of  turning 
off  100  paii's  of  shirts  or  drawers  each  day, 
of  ten  hours,  either  of  silk,  wool  or  cotton. 
By  reference  to  the  engraving,  the  cylinder 
A,  contains  a  large  number  of  needles, 
which,  set  in  a  circle  around  the  periphery 
of  the  cylinder,  revolve  rapidly,  and  knit 
the  webbing  at  the  rate  of  140,000  stitches  a 
minute,  or  8,400,000  an  hour.  B  is  the 
webbing,  which,  as  fast  as  it  is  produced, 
passes  upward  and  is  wound  round  the 
shaft  or  "take  up,"  C.     D,  is  the  yarn,  on 


spools  or  bobbins,  which  is  carried  and 
placed  between  the  needles,  by  the  small 
wheel  just  below  F,  on  the  right  hand  side 
of  the  illustration.     The  wheels  marked  F, 

F,  F,  are  for  pressing  upon  the  work,  prepar- 
atory to  the  action  of  the  small  wheel  under 

G,  the  office  of  which  is  to  press  the  needles 
to  form  the  loop  or  stitch.  These  machines 
are  capable  of  turning  off  a  great  variety 
of  both  coarse  and  fine  work. 

ORIGIN   OF    KNITTING    MACHINERY. 

The  first  knitting  machine  of  which  we 
have  any  account,  was  invented 
about  200  years  ago,  by  the  Kev. 
William  Lee,  of  Leicester,  Eng- 
land. Mr.  Lee,  like  most  impe- 
cunious clergymen,  was  blessed 
with  a  large  family  of  children, 
and  was  greatly  pained  at  the 
large  amount  of  knitting  which 
his  good  wife  had  to  perform  to 
keep  the  family  supplied  with 
coverings  for  their  feet,  and  like 
a  humane  and  sensible  man,  put 
his  wits  to  work  to  devise  somo 
machinery  for  facilitating  the 
work  of  knitting.  The  result  was 
a  hand  machine,  by  which  a  per- 
son could  do  ten  times  as  much 
as  by  the  common  knitting  nee- 
dles. Others/in  the  same  neigh- 
borhood, took  up  his  idea,  and 
continued  to  improve  upon  the 
same,  from  generation  to  genera- 
tion, until  the  knitting  machine 
has  been  brought  to  its  present 
high  degree  of  perfection.  Lei- 
cester, to  this  day,  is  noted  as  a 
great  center  of  knitting  machinery 
■ — its  knit  goods  being  now  sent 
to  all  parts  of  the  world.  It 
has  been  only  until  within  about 
twenty  years,  that  power  was  suc- 
cessfully applied  to  this  ingenious 
and  complicated  class  of  machin- 
ery, which  has  been  the  subject 
of  a  very  great  number  of  patents, 
not  less,  probably,  than  that 
which  has  given  to  the  world  the 
present  perfected  sewing  machine. 

Sacramento  Female  Seminary. 
SHji  We  takepleasure  in  calling  the  at- 

i-5'  tention  of  the  public  to  the  ad- 

vertisement of  the  Sacramento 
Seminary  for  young  ladies,  under 
the  charge  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Perry, 
where  all  the  different  branches 
pursued  in  institutions  of  a 
similar  character  are  taught  by  not  less 
than  six  efficient  teachers.  The  boarding 
pupils  are  under  the  immediate  supervision 
of  the  Principal  and  assistants.  The  grati- 
fying success  which  has  thus  far  attended 
this  Seminary,  gives  promise  of  permanency 
and  a  high  stand  among  literary  institutions 
and  its  constantly  increasing  patronage  has 
encouraged  and  necessitated  the  erection  of 
the  new  edifice  which  is  to  be  ready  for 
occupation  at  the  commencement  of  the 
next  term.  The  building  is  of  brick,  forty 
feet  by  sixty  in  size,  and  four  stories  in 
bight,  and  is  located  on  the  highest  ground 
in  the  city. 


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Ms  pimttg  m&  Mmtxik  grass. 


©ommuttinrtiiros. 


IM  this  Department  we  Invite  the  free  discossion  of  all 
proper  subjects— correspondents  alone  being  responsible  for 
the  ideas  and  theories  tliey  advance. 


[Entered  according  to  Act  of  Congress  in  the  year  1866,  by 
F.  A.  Herring,  in  the  clerk's  Office  of  the  District  Court 
of  the  District  of  California] 

Formation,  Distribution  and  Age  of 
Igneous  Rocks. 

[Continued  from  Page  ISO.] 

The  non-conducting  properties  of  vol- 
canic ashes  are  well  known,  and  large  quan- 
tities of  the  ashes  or  condensed  vapors  of 
mineral  bodies  falling  upon  a  plastic  or 
perhaps  fluid  surface  would  protect  the 
rock  beneath  from  cooling  rapidly,  and  thus 
render  the  condensation  of  aqueous  vapor 
possible.  Water, strongly  impregnated  with 
hydrochloric  and  carbonic  acids,  coming  in 
contact  with  the  ashes,  would  tend  to  de- 
prive them  of  the  alkalies,  soda  and  potash, 
and  thus  a  crust  of  aqueous  rock  would  be 
formed,  which  would  require  a  much  higher 
temperature  for  its  fusion  than  the  molten 
matter  upon  which- it  rested.  The  newly- 
formed  crust  might  have  been  broken  up 
by  innumerable  openings,  through  which 
the  molten  matter  from  a  constantly  increas- 
ing depth  was  vomited  forth  ;  but  it  is  not 
probable  that,  when  once  formed,  this  al- 
tered granite,  or  gneiss,  could  have  been 
dissipated,  or  even  fused,  by  any  subsequent 
igneous  action.  The  rapid  contraction  of 
matter  by  loss  of  heat  at  this  early  period, 
causing  frequent  convulsions,  which  were 
attended  by  the  corrugation  of  the  thin 
crust,  thereby  exposing  and  subjecting  new 
surfaces  to  the  denuding,  disintegrating  and 
degradating  effects  of  the  elements,  together 
with  the  fluid  alkaline  rock,  which  was 
being  constantly  erupted,  would  tend  to  a 
rapid  accumulation  of  debris,  which  would 
be  readily  cemented  into  solid  rock  by  the 
deposition  of  the  soluble  silica,  which, 
under  such  conditions,  must  have  been  so 
abundant  in  the  tepid  waters.  In  conse- 
quence of  the  atmospherical  agencies  and  of 
the  powerful  chemical  affinities  of  the  ele- 
ments thus  brought  in  contact,  the  forma- 
tion of  the  earlier  stratified  rocks  must 
have  proceeded  with  comparatively  great 
rapidity.  It  is  probable  that  the  granite 
upon  which  the  stratified  rocks  rest  re- 
mained plastic  during  the  formation  of  the 
gneiss  and  clay  slate  systems,  and  that  the 
stratified  rocks  of  these  two  periods,  to- 
gether with  the  intersecting  dykes  of  igne- 
ous rock,  composed  the  only  portion  of  the 
earth's  crust  that  had  then  become  solid. 
As  the  solid  crust  could  have  been  only 
about  four  miles  or  something  less  in  thick- 
ness, the  surface  of  our  globe  must  have 
remained  nearly  flat  and  mostly  covered 
with  water,  and  the  corrugation  or  shorten- 
ing of  this  thin  covering,  while  adapting 
itself  to  the  ever-shrinking  mass  it  con- 
tained, was  effected  by  the  tilting  and  fold- 
ing of  the  stratified  rocks,  like  a  loose  robe. 

During  the  formation  of  the  gneiss  and 
clay  slate  systems,  the  crust  increased  to 
twenty-four  miles  in  thickness,  of  which 
the  stratified  rock  alone  was  solid.  At  or 
near  the  beginning  of  the  third  or  Silurian 
period,  the  granite  began  to  solidify,  and 
the  folding  of  the  slate  seems  to  have  ter- 
minated. The  solid  crust  could  now  only 
accommodate  itself  to  the  receding  molten 
mass  by  forming  into  long,  low  ridges, 
which  were  permanently  raised  above  the 
water.  Plastic  granite  began  to  be  intruded 
along  anticlinal  lines,  in  some  instances 
forming  immense  cones ;  and  it  was  at  this 
period  that  the  nucleii  of  many  of  our  pres- 
ent mountain  ranges  were  formed.  During 
the  formation  of  the  Silurian  system,  the 
solid  crust  increased  from  about  four  to 
some  fifteen  miles  in  thickness.  Magne- 
sium is  the  predominating  metal  in  the 
erupted  rocks  of  this  era,  the  stratified  rocks 
being  largely  composed  of  altered  porphy- 
ry, serpentine,  hornblende,  greenstone,  stea 
tite,  etc. 

We  will  pass  on  to  the  consideration  of 
the  fourth  or  old  red  sandstone  period. 
The  crust  of  the  earth  during  the  formation 
of  the  three  preceding  periods  increased  to 
the  thickness  of  about  thirty-six  miles,  at 


which  depth  the  quartzose  stratum  is  sup- 
posed to  have  been  reached.  The  metallif- 
erous stratum  is  estimated  to  have  been 
twelve  miles  in  thickness,  and  as  gold  ex- 
pands more  rapidly  than  other  metals  at  an 
increased  temperature,  it  is  to  be  inferred 
that  it  existed  in  the  greatest  abundance  in 
the  earliest  erupted  rocks  of  this  era.  Let  us 
consider  a  few  facts  :  I  have  mentioned  a 
gold-bearing  specimen  of  soapstone.  Some 
pioneer  miners  of  my  acquaintance  inform 
me  it  is  not  unusual  to  find  veins  of  gold- 
bearing  magnesian  rock  in  every  way  simi- 
lar to  ordinary  quartz  veins,  only  the  differ- 
ence in  the  gangue.  These  veins  are  usually 
narrow  and  pockety,  and  some  of  them  are 
of  extraordinary  richness.  One  pocket  was 
found  to  contain  rough,  scraggy  plates  of 
gold,  the  size  of  a  man's  hand,  that  exhib- 
ited no  indications  of  attrition,  and,  conse- 
quently, could  not  have  been  deposited  by 
aqueous  agency.  At  Black  Hill,  W.  G. 
Hidley  recently  discovered  some  veins  of 
asbestus  that  were  rich  in  gold  and  averag- 
ing about  an  inch  in  thickness  and  running 
through  black  serpentine  rock.  The  mag- 
nesian casings  of  quartz  veins  are  sometimes 
rich  in  gold.  The  blue  gravel  and  cement 
deposits,  which  probably  derive  their  pecu- 
liar character  from  decomposed  magnesian 
rock,  are  proverbially  rich  in  gold.  Thus 
it  appears  probable  that  gold  was  erupted 
in  the  greatest  abundance  at  the  very  outset 
of  the  metalliferous  era,  and,  as  the  ores  and 
alloys  of  gold  are  very  numerous,  we  might 
infer  that  it  was  widely  and  generally  dif- 
fused through  the  erupted  rock  of  the  old 
red  sandstone  period. 

Whenever  an  upheaval  occurred  during 
the  formation  of  the  old  red  sandstone  sys- 
tem, feldspathic  granite,  similar  in  compo- 
sition to  the  eruptive  rock  of  the  clay  slate 
period,  was  intruded  along  anticlinal  lines, 
forming,  in  some  instances,  immense  cones. 
Metal-bearing  quartz  was  vomited  from  vol- 
canoes which  existed  along  these  lines, 
while  the  stratum,  estimated  to  be  twelve 
miles  in  thickness,  was  being  rendered 
plastic  by  loss  of  heat,  and,  consequently, 
the  ores  of  all  the  useful  metals  known  to 
man  must  have  found  their  way  to  the  sur- 
face during  the  old  red  sandstone  period. 
If  itis  really  the  truth  that  ores  were  erupted 
identical  in  composition  with  those  usually 
found  in  veins,  and  in  such  enormous  quan- 
tities as  the  immense  deposits  of  disinteg- 
rated quartz  stained  with  the  oxide  of  iron, 
forming  the  old  red  sandstone,  would  seem 
to  indicate,  it  follows  that  the  nobler  metals 
enter  more  largely  into  the  composition  of 
the  stratified  rocks,  and  that  placers  are 
more  widely  distributed  than  has  hitherto 
been  supposed. 

[To  be  Continued.] 


Frauds  Among  Oregon  Wool  Growers. 
Some  of  the  Oregon  papers  are  complaining 
very  bitterly  of  frauds  committed  by  wool 
growers  in  that  State,  who  resort  to  various 
modes  to  increase  the  weight  of  their  wool. 
In  some  cases  the  practice  was  carried  to 
such  an  extent  that  the  weight  was  found  to 
lose  from  seven  to  thirteen  per  cent,  when 
rendered  fit  for  use.  The  manner  of  effect- 
ing this  fraud  is  to  sprinkle  the  fleeces  with 
water.  The  evil  of  this  fraud,  says  the  Or- 
egon City  Enterprise,  does  not  end  by  loss 
of  weight,  as  the  water,  in  connection  with 
the  natural  grease,  causes  fermentation, 
which  injures  the  strength  of  the  staple,  and 
causes  it  to  be  black  yellow,  instead  of  white, 
so  that  it  can  only  be  used  for  dark  colored 
and  inferior  grades  of  goods.  It  is  very  cer- 
tain that,  if  the  practice  is  continued,  it  will 
destroy  the  reputation  of  tho  entire  wool 
crop  of  the  State.  Oregon  wool  has  been 
found  to  contain  stones,  and  such  like  adul- 
terations to  defraud.  If  persisted  in,  the 
matter  will  return  in  loss  account  to  the 
wool  growers.  It  is  not  always  that  Oregon 
wool  is  inspected  in  San  Francisco,  and  we 
should  hate  to  see  the  clip  of  the  State 
thrown  out  of  the  Atlantic  markets  on  ac- 
count of  such  tricks.  If  farmers  think  that 
they  are  not  getting  enough  for  wool,  let 
them  decline  to  sell  it,  but  always  keep  it 
pure  and  unadulterated. 

.»~»."i»    t  » 

"An  Item  op  Interest. " — Computation 
of  interest  at  7.30  per  cent,  is  a  trouble- 
some operation  for  many  people  who  have 
never  observed  that  730  is  just  twice  365. 
To  those  who  have  observed  the  latter  fact, 
it  may  also  have  occurred  that  7.30  per 
cent,  per  annum  is  just  two  cents  a  day  for 
every  hundred  dollars. 


The  new  engine  and  pumps  of  the  Chi- 
cago Water  Works,  with  a  capacity  to  raise 
18,000,000  gallons  of  water  per  day,  have 
commenced  operations. 


[Written  for  the  Mining  and  Scientific  Press.l 

Letter  from  Esmeralda. 

Aurora,  Aug.  20,  1867. 

Messrs.  Editors  :  A  few  notes  from  this 
region,  now  that  our  prospects  seem  so  en- 
couraging, may  perhaps  interest  you. 

Messrs.  Winters  and  O'Neil  struck  their 
ledge  about  the  25th  July,  and  found  it  im- 
mensely rich.  The  rock  was  full  of  gold 
and  small  knots  of  native  silver,  both  of 
which  stuck  out  of  it  thick.  They  are  about 
VA  mile  northeast  of  the  Oxford  Beta,  and 
on  the  same  lead.  These  gentlemen  have  a 
16-stamp  mill.  Their  experience  has  been 
rough,  and  to  most  would  have  been  dis- 
couraging. Their  perseverance,  however, 
has  met  with  its  proper  success.  The  deeper 
they  sink,  the  better  is  the  pay.  They  sunk 
fifty-three  feet  below  the  level  which  was 
worked  on  last  fall,  and  then  drifted  to  the 
lead,  which  they  found  some  fourteen  feet 
wide,  well  defined  and  very  rich  in  gold  and 
silver.  There  are  about  six  feet  of  good 
pay  ore  in  the  lead,  and  some  of  it  will  pay 
$1,000  per  ton.  It  is  calculated  that  the  av- 
erage will  be  about  $100  per  ton.  Win- 
ters and  O'Neil  are  working  from  twenty  to 
thirty  men,  and  are  taking  out  about  sixteen 
tons  good  ore  per  day,  enough  to  keep  their 
mill  steadily  at  work.  When  their  steam 
hoisting  works,  now  on  their  way  from  Cal- 
ifornia, shall  be  erected,  they  will  increase 
their  laboring  force,  sink  deeper,  take  out 
more  rock,  and  lay  off  another  level.  This 
mine  is  valuable  beyond  dispute.  Its  suc- 
cess has  restored  confidence  in  the  perma- 
nency of  the  mines  in  this  vicinity,  for  this 
is  the  first  claim  which  has  struck  pay  at 
any  depth,  and  which  has  been  proven  to  be 
rich  beyond  a  doubt. 

Any  number  of  mines  as  rich  as  Winters 
&  O'Neil's,  are  to  be  found  at  and  near  Au- 
rora. Capital  and  energy  are  the  only  re- 
quisites to  their  development.  The  Oxford 
Beta  tunnel,  on  Silver  Hill,  has  been  steadily 
progressing  for  over  four  years.  They  have 
had  much  hard  rock  to  contend  with  ;  but, 
judging  from  the  reputation  of  the  superin- 
tendent, Capt.  Thos.  Lytle,  formerly  of  the 
Great  Cape  claim  on  the  Yuba  river,  and 
the  promptness  with  whtch  its  stockholders 
respond  to  assessments,  work  will  continue 
whatever  may  be  the  discouragements  until 
the  ledge  is  struck.  The  Oxford  Beta  tun- 
nel having  run  about  800  feet,  has  made  an 
angle  to  cut  the  ledge  (distant  80  to  100  feet) 
at  right  angles.  They  have  already  crossed 
two  spurs  containing  pay  ore,  and,  as 
their  ledge  is  identical  with  that  of  Winters 
&  O'Neil,  itis  confidently  expected  that  when 
struck,  it  will  be  found  to  be  rich. 

B. 


Skilled  Workmen  are  leaving  England 
in  large  numbers  for  the  United  States. 
This  is  the  right  kind  of  importation.  Every 
one  of  these  workmen  is  worth  10,000  bush- 
els of  corn  to  the  country.  It  is  a  great 
trouble  to  feed  and  clothe  workmen  and  to 
have  our  shops  so  far  from  home.  Over 
1,200  iron-workers,  mostly  Germans,  have 
quite  recently  arrived  at  Pittsburgh. 


Poisoning  by  Euphorbia. — Several  chil- 
dren were  poisoned  in  this  city,  a  few  days 
since,  by  eating  the  berries  of  a  species  of 
this  plant,  which  grows  abundantly  upon 
the  hills  in  the  western  part  of  the  city, 
and  is  even  cultivated  in  gardens  for  the 
sake  of  its  bright  green  color.  It  is  to  be 
hoped  that  this  will  serve  as  a  lesson  to 
those  parents  who  have  heretofore  been  un- 
wittingly harboring  an  enemy,  and  that  the 
dangerous  ornam  entwillatoncebenprooted. 
All  the  species  of  Euphorbia  are  poisonous. 
The  plant  may  be  known  by  the  fact  that  a 
milky  juice  exudes  from  a  newly  broken  sur- 
face. 


Moles  may  generally  be  removed  by 
means  of  a  small  surgical  operation,  in  which 
either  the  knife  or  caustic  is  to  be  employed. 
Cauterize  them  with  lunar  caustic  or  with 
potassa  f  usa.  No  one  should  undertake  the 
operation  without  medical  advice. 


Death  of  an  Inventor  in  an  Insane  Asy- 
lum.— Our  readers  may  recollect  the  "Cut- 
ting-Bromide Patent,"  to  which  we  referred 
some  months  since,  the  claim  embraced  in 
which  was  for  the  use  of  bromide  of  potas- 
sium in  combination  with  collodion  in  pho- 
tography ;  and  the  validity  of  which  was 
finally  settled  durin  g  the  last  fall.  To  those 
who  remember  the  excitement  which  was 
occasioned  among  photographers  through- 
out the  country  by  the  issue  of  that  patent, 
and  by  the  "test  suit "  which  resulted,  the 
following,  from  the  Hartford  (Conn.)  Times 
of  August  12th,  will  be  interesting : 

The  death  of  James  A  Cutting,  at  the  In- 
sane Asylum,  in  Worcester,  is  announced. 
Twenty-five  years  ago  he  was  residing  in 
Haverhill,  N.  H.,  in  destitute  circumstances, 
but  by  obtaining  a  patent  for  a  new  bee- 
hive, came  into  possession  of  enough  money 
to  have  made  him  comfortable,  had  he  re- 
mained there.  He  went  to  Boston,  got  up 
other  patents  and  lost  all  his  property.  Fi- 
nally, his  attention  was  turned  to  the  art  of 
making  daguerreotype  pictures,  then  in  its 
infancy,  and  he  discovered  the  process  of 
making  ambrotypes.  A  patent  was  secured, 
and  he  sold  rights  in  this  country  and  Eu- 
rope for  many  thousands  of  dollars.  He 
was  in  the  enjoyment  of  what  was  then  con- 
sidered a  handsome  income,  some  of  which 
was  spent  in  yachting.  He  was  the  owner 
of  a  handsome  yacht,  which  he  called  the 
"  Ambrotype."  In  these  excursions  he  be- 
came acquainted  with  the  habits  of  some  of 
the  residents  of  "the  briny  deep,'  which 
led  to  his  establishing  an  aquarium  in  "  an 
upper  chamber  "  on  Bromfield  street,  Bos- 
ton. The  public,  attracted  by  the  novelty, 
thronged  his  rooms  daily,  and  it  proved  one 
of  the  most  profitable  as  well  as  most  enter- 
taining of  the  places  of  amusement  in  the 
city.  His  success  seemed  to  have  turned 
his  head,  and  he  engaged  in  a  much  larger 
entertainment,  the  establishment  of  the 
Aquarial  Gardens  iu  Central  Court,  on  the 
site  now  occupied  by  the  Theatre  Comique. 
How  much  money  he  spent  and  lost  there 
is  not  stated,  nor  why  the  enterprise  failed, 
but  the  establishment  soon  passed  into  the 
hands  of  P.  T.  Barnum.  This  was  the  last 
speculation  of  Mr.  Cutting. 

<    « i    ^m     ■    > 

Patent  Business.- — An  examination  of  the 
work  performed  at  the  Patent  Office,  shows 
that  the  number  of  applications  at  the  pres- 
ent rate  of  increase,  will  reach  20,000  dur- 
ing the  present  year,  and  that  patents  are 
being  issued  at  the  rate  of  nearly  300  per 
week.  The  applications  have  increased  dur- 
ing the  past  four  years  on  an  average  of 
nearly  5,000  per  year,  while  the  means  for 
facilitating  business  have  not  been  added  in 
a  proportionate  ratio. 

Our  numerous  patent  clients  will  be 
pleased  to  read  the  following,  which  we  clip 
from  the  American  Artisan  : 

There  is  at  last  a  prospect  of  the  clearing 
up  of  the  back  work  of  the  Patent  Office. 
The  Commissioner  has  now  obtained  a  suffi- 
cient number  of  rooms  in  the  Patent  Office 
building  to  accommodate  the  authorized  ad- 
ditional number  of  examiners,  and  has  made 
the  following  appointments  : — General  Al- 
bin  Schoepf,  J.  M.  Thatcher,  D.  S.  Stewart, 
L.  Deane  and  N.  Peters  (five  of  the  assist- 
ant examiners),  and  G.  W.  Gregory  (a  sec- 
ond-assistantexaminer) ,  havebeen  appointed 
Primary  Examiners.  Messrs.  A  P.  Thayer, 
C.  L.  Coombs.  G.  A.  Nolen,  A.  L.  Hayes, 
C.  Mygatt,  J.  C.  Tasker,  D.  Curie,  T.  N. 
Bovee  and  E.  Spear  (nine  of  the  second-as- 
sistant examiners),  and  M.  C.  Mitchell  and 
J.  S.  Grinnell  (temporary  clerks),  have 
been  appointed  Assistant  Examiners.  The 
commissions  of  these  gentlemen  have  been 
signed  by  the  Secretary  of  the  Interior. 


Cement  Mill  Burned. — The  Missouri 
Tunnel  Company's  cement  crushing  mill, 
at  Yankee  Jim's,  was  destroyed  by  fire  on 
Saturday  night  last.  Cause  of  the  fire  un* 
known.  Loss  estimated  at  from  $12,000  to 
$15,000  ;  no  insurance. 

A  bleeping  car,  on  a  new  plan,  with  the 
coaches  arranged  at  a  right  angle  of  the 
track,  has  been  introduced  on  the  Pittsburg, 
Fort  Wayne  and  Chicago  railway.  The  car 
is  sixty  feet  in  length,  and  cost  $20,000. 

Tall  House. — There  is  now  building  in 
Paris  an  experimental  house  eleven  stories 
high.  It  has  no  staircase,  but  the  tenants 
are  to  ascend  on  a  hydraulic  elevator  which 
goes  up  and  down  once  in  a  minute.  The 
sky  parlors  are  the  aristocratic  rooms. 


£ue  pining  and  Scientific  gxwa. 


163 


Mechanical. 


Origin  of  Cast  Iron  Manufacture. — 
It  is  related  that  about  the  year  1700,  one 
Abraham  Darby,  the  proprietor  of  a  brass 
foundry  at  Bristol,  England,  experimented 
in  trying  to  substitute  cast  iron  for  brass, 
but  without  success,  until  the  following  in- 
cident occurred:  A  Welsh  shepherd  boy 
Darned  John  Thomas,  rescued  a  flock  of  his 
master's  sheep  from  a  snow  drift,  and  later 
in  the  same  spring,  during  heavy  rain  and 
the  melting  of  the  snow,  he  swam  a  river  to 
drive  home  a  herd  of  mountain  cattle.  Hav- 
ing collected  them,  on  his  return  ho  found 
the  stream  hod  increased  to  a  boiling  tor- 
rent Ho  nevertheless  crossed  it  on  the 
back  of  an  ox,  and  brought  home  the  whole 
herd  in  safety.  As  a  reward  for  his  courage, 
bis  master  gave  him  four  of  tho  sheep  that 
he  had  saved.  He  sold  the  wool  to  buy 
better  clothing,  and  with  the  money  obtained 
for  the  sheep,  traveled  to  Bristol  to  seek  his 
fortune.  To  prevent  being  impressed  as  a 
soldier,  he  requested  his  master  to  recom- 
mend him  as  an  apprentice  to  a  relative 
who  was  one  of  tho  partners  of  Abraham 
Darby,  and  he  was  accordingly  sent  into  the 
brass  works,  until  he  eonld  find  better  em- 
ployment As  he  was  looking  on  while  the 
workmen  were  trying  to  cast  iron,  he  said 
to  Darby,  he  thought  he  saw  how  they  had 
missed  it,  and  begged  to  try  a  method  of  his 
own.  He  and  Mr.  Darby  remained  alone 
in  the  shop  that  night,  and  before  morning 
they  hod  cast  an  iron  pot.  He  was  at  once 
engaged  to  remain  and  keep  the  secret,  which 
he  did  faithfully,  although  double  wages 
were  offered  him  by  other  parties.  For 
more  than  a  hundred  years  after  that  night, 
the  process  of  producing  iron  castings  in  a 
mold  of  fine  sand  with  two  wooden  frames 
and  air  holes,  was  practiced  and  kept  secret 
at  that  factory,  with  plugged  key -holes  and 
barred  doors. 


Inventions  of  Workingmen. — At  one  of 
the  recent  scientific  discussions  held  in  Eng- 
land, it  was  declared  by  Mr.  Felkin,  in  illus- 
tration of  the  importance  of  diffusing  scien- 
tific knowledge  among  the  working  classes, 
that  since  1780  no  less  than  660  patents  for 
inventions  connected  with  the  manufacture 
of  lace  had  been  taken  out,  of  which  all  but 
some  half-dozen  were  the  discoveries  of  work- 
ingmen themselves,  while  in  the  lost  14 
years  alone,  machinery  to  the  value  of 
Si!, 000, 000  had  been  laid  aside  as  no  longer 
required  for  the  attainment  of  the  object  in 
view.  Mr.  Babbage  sat  for  two  hours  on 
the  occasion  of  his  visiting  Nottingham, 
looking  at  a  particular  machine,  by  which 
some  surprising  results  were  accomplished, 
and  in  a  reply  to  a  question  addressed  to 
him,  gave  the  reason  of  his  narrow  inspec- 
tion of  the  machine,  which  was  that,  although 
effectual  for  its  purpose,  it  had  been  con- 
trived and  put  together  by  a  man  whose 
contrivances  showed  that  he  was  no  me- 
chanic at  all,  but  merely  felt  his  way  from 
stage  to  stage.  In  machines  now  in  use  in 
Nottingham,  the  same  mesh  which  used  to 
require  sixty  motions  could  now  be  made 
with  six.  And  this  was  the  result  of  the 
mechanical  skill  of  workingmen,  a  fact  not 
at  all  surprising  to  us,  when  we  consider 
the  fact  that  almost  all  the  patents  issued  in 
this  country  are  awarded  to  workingmen. 

Steei/  Iron  from  Cinder  Pigs. — The 
manufacture  of  steel  iron  from  cinder  pigs, 
which  has  been  for  some  time  the  subject 
of  experiment,  appears  to  be  now  nearly 
approaching  a  successful  development.  Mr. 
Heaton,  of  Langley  Mills,  places  nitrate  of 
soda  at  the  bottom  of  the  crucible,  and 
covers  it  with  a  perforated  iron  plate.  The 
iron  to  be  purified  is  placed  above  this,  and 
the  melted  nitrate  of  soda  diffuses  itself 
through  the  melted  metal,  producing,  ac- 
cording to  the  statement  of  the  inventor, 
complete  desulphurization  and  dephosphor- 
izatiou.  A  number  of  experiments  were 
made  recently  at  Langley  Mills  with  cinder 
iron,  which  would  have  been  utterly  useless 
in  the  Bessemer  converters.  The  result  is 
stated  to  have  been  the  production  of  steel 
iron  of  the  finest  quality.  A  large  Stafford- 
shire firm  is  preparing  to  make  the  experi- 
ment on  a  large  scale. 

Steel  bails  have  been  for  some  time  past 
in  use  on  the  Hudson  Biver  railroad.  The 
new  track  of  this  road,  of  steel,  is  laid  from 
New  York  to  Yonkers,  and  during  this  month 
a  further  section  to  Sing  Sing  will  be  com- 
pleted. 

Fob  testing  the  different  lubricating  prop- 
erties of  oils  and  other  lubricants,  an  Eng- 
lish inventor  has  contrived  an  apparatus 
whose  principle  depends  on  the  amount  of 
frictional  motion  necessary  to  produce  a 
given  temperature. 


First  Ibon  From  Oregon. — The  steamer 
Montana,  which  arrived  last  week,  from  Ore- 
gon, brought  fifty  tons  of  Oregon  pig  iron. 
As  appropriate  to  this  now  industrial  enter- 
prise, wo  quote  the  following  from  the  Com- 
mercial  Herald  ami  Market  Beview,  of  tho 
lOtb  inst: 

It  is  with  sincere  pleasure  we  chronicle 
the  commencement  of  a  new  and  most  valu- 
able enterprise  on  the  Pacific  coast  In 
point  of  importance  it  will,  if  successful, 
yield  rank  to  no  other,  and  will  fill  tho  void 
so  seriously  felt  at  present  In  the  Mer- 
chant's Exchange,  California  street,  is  ex- 
hibited a  pig  of  iron  manufactured  at  the 
Oswego  Iron  Works,  seven  miles  above 
Portland,  Oregon,  on  the  Willamette  river. 
The  iron  is  of  the  quality  known  as  "char- 
coal iron,"  and  has  the  appearance  of  being 
much  softer,  denser  and  finer  than  any  im- 
ported. It  is  said  to  be  fully  equal  to  any 
made  in  the  United  States,  being  so  pure, 
even  in  its  present  form,  as  to  be  capable 
of  being  run  into  castings  for  machinery  as 
it  comes  from  the  furnaces.  Iron  is  the 
most  valuable  of  all  the  metals,  and  although 
its  existence  on  this  coast  in  vast  quantities 
has  long  been  known,  no  effort  has  been 
heretofore  made  for  the  reduction  and  utili- 
zing of  the  ore.  The  "Oregon  Iron  Com- 
pany" was  organized  and  incorporated  on 
the  24th  of  February,  1865,  by  H.  E.  Green, 
W.  S.  Ladd,  and  John  Green.  The  capital 
stock  was  fixed  at  $500,000,  and  was  rapidly 
taken  up  by  twenty  stockholders,  compris- 
ing some  of  the  most  sagacious  and  enter- 
prising business  men.  At  the  present  time 
the  company  is  in  full  operation,  their  works 
being  perfected  and  capable  of  turning  out 
about  twelve  tons  of  pig  iron  daily.  The 
total  amount  of  assessments  reaches  only 
8126,000,  while  the  ore  is  said  to  yield  55 
per  cent,  of  iron,  which  is  anywhere  con- 
sidered a  rich  return.  One  can  hardly  over 
estimate  the  value  of  this  enterprise  to  the 
manufacturing  interests  of  this  coast.  The 
capacity  of  the  works,  and  the  quantity  of 
the  ore,  enable  the  manufacturers  to  supply 
nearly  all  the  raw  iron  required  for  our 
present  uses.  The  next  Oregon  steamer  is 
expected  to  bring  thirty  tons  of  this  iron. 
We  learn  that  the  proprietors  intend  fur- 
nishishing  a  few  tons  gratis  to  each  of  the 
iron  foundries  in  San  Francisco,  in  order 
that  they  may  give  it  the  fullest  and  most 
thorough  testing. 

The  Use  of  Steel  in  Locomotive  Con- 
struction.— The  use  of  steel  in  locomotive 
constructionisbeginningtobe  more  thought 
of  than  heretofore.  There  have  been  now 
at  work  for  some  years  on  the  Maryport  and 
Carlisle  Bailway  several  locomotives  having 
steel  boilers,  fire-boxes  and  tubes,  as  well 
as  steel  tires,  piston  rods  and  motion  bars ; 
and  there  have  recently  been  constructed 
for  the  Paris  and  Sceaux  line,  and  for  the 
Southern  Bailway  of  France,  several  en- 
gines with  steel  boilers.  The  use  of  punched 
steel  gun  barrels  is  rapidly  extending,  and 
the  principle  introduced  by  Messrs.  Deakin 
&  Johnson  is  being  applied  to  other  pur- 
poses connected  with  machinery.  Bessemer 
steel  is  now  beginning  to  be  used  for  bridge 
construction,  and  it  is  stated  that  a  recent 
French  invention  is  likely  to  be  able  to 
compete  successfully  with  the  Bessemer 
process  for  the  manufacture  of  steel.  It 
may  be  accepted  as  a  general  belief  that  the 
age  of  iron  is  gradually  passing  away,  and 
that  in  most  cases  where  it  is  now  employed 
steel  will  shortly  take  its  place,  as  being 
both  stronger  and  lighter. 


£fientiftf  $U$crUauy. 


Sugar  as  an  Article  of  Duet. — Dutrone 
calls  sugar  the  "most  perfect  alimentary 
substance  in  nature."  Dr.  Bush  says  it 
affords  the  greatest  quantity  of  nourishment 
in  a  given  quantity  of  matter  than  any  other 
article  in  nature.  Sir  John  Pringle  tells  us 
that  the  plague  has  never  been  known  to 
vist  any  country  where  sugar  composes  a 
material  part  of  the  diet  of  the  inhabitants. 
Dr.  Cullen  is  of  the  opinion  that  the  fre- 
quency of  malignant  fevers  has  been  les- 
sened by  the  use  of  sugar. 


Water-Tobe  Boilers. — The  use  of  water- 
tube  boilers  may  be  classed  as  one  of  the 
inventions  of  the  day,  their  increased 
strength  and  security  contributing  greatly 
to  their  popularity.  Messrs.  Howard,  of 
Bedford,  have  recently  tested  their  water- 
tube  boilers  to  a  pressure  of  1,000  pounds 
per  square  inch. 


The  Earth's  Central  Heat. — There  is 
a  very  general  bolief,  we  might  say  almost 
a  unanimity,  among  scientific  men,  with 
regard  to  the  proposition  that  the  •earth 
was  once  a  fluid  molten  mass,  and  that  a 
large  portion  of  its  interior  is  still  in  an  in- 
candescent condition.  Tho  conclusions  as 
to  the  thickness  of  the  exterior  crust,  how- 
ever, are  so  various  that  scientists  differ 
in  fixing  tho  same  all  the  way  from  fifty  or 
sixty,  to  2,000  miles  or  more.  The  conclu- 
sions dedueible  from  chemical  and  physical 
causes,  are  also  strongly  supported  by  the 
astronomical  calculations  of  William  Hop- 
kins, on  the  phenomena  of  precession  and 
nutation,  those  of  Thompson  on  the  tides, 
and  those  of  Pratt  on  the  pressure  of  the 
mountain  masses  on  the  earth's  surface,  all 
of  which  conduce  to  the  conclusion  that  the 
earth  must  have  a  solid  crust  2,000  miles  or 
more  in  thickness.  The  heat  of  the  mass 
beneath  the  cooled  surface  is  still  nearly 
that  at  which  the  matter  congealed;  the 
loss  of  heat  by  radiation  now  proceeds  very 
slowly. 

A  New  Expedition  to  the  Noeth  Pole. 
A  committee  of  fifty-six  persons,  including 
Guizot,  Chasseloup  -  Labat,  Drouyn  de 
Lhuys,  Henry  Martin,  and  Michel  Cheva- 
lier, has  been  formed  in  Paris  for  the  pur- 
pose of  organizing  a  new  expedition  to  the 
North  Pole.  The  route  to  be  pursued  is 
one  discovered  by  a  French  hydrographer, 
M.  Gustave  Lambert,  and  has  not  been  tried 
by  previous  explorers.  A  subscription  has 
been  opened  for  the  expenses  of  the  pro- 
posed expedition,  which  will  be  at  least 
S125,000,  and  it  is  announced  that  if  the 
total  of  the  sums  collected  by  the  committee 
does  not  reach  that  amount  by  the  end  of 
next  July,  all  subscriptions  will  be  returned 
in  full.  It  is  added  that  the  Emperor  has 
given  his  entire  approval  to  the  project. 

Muscular  Force  of  Insects. — An  in- 
quiry into  the  remarkable  muscular  force 
exhibited  by  insects  appears  to  develop 
the  following  facts  :  1st,  Except  in  flying, 
insects  have  a  much  greater  power  of 
traction  than  vertebrata.  Thus,  while  the 
draught  horse  can  only  exercise  a  force  of 
traction,  equal  to  two-thirds  of  its  weight, 
the  cockchafer  can  draw  fourteen  times  its 
own  weight.  2d,  In  the  same  group  of  in- 
sects, the  smallest  and  lightest  have  the 
greatest  power  of  traction.  And  those  re- 
sults, M.  Plateau  considers  as  not  proceed- 
ing from  muscles  of  a  comparatively  larger 
size,  but  from  greater  muscular  activity. 

Discovery  of  A  New  Planet. — The  tele- 
graph announces  that  a  new  planet  was  dis- 
covered by  Prof.  Watson,  of  the  Michigan 
University,  on  Friday  night  of  last  week. 
It  appears  that  the  discovery  was  made 
while  that  astronomer  was  making  observa- 
tions in  the  vicinity  of  the  planet  Neptune. 
The  brilliancy  of  the  newly-discovered 
planet  is  equal  to  that  of  a  star  of  the  11th 
magnitude.  It  is  situated  in  right  ascen- 
sion 14  degrees  and  fifteen  minutes,  and  in 
declination  6  degrees  and  10  minutes  north. 

A  Singular  "  Find." — The  Boston  Trav- 
eller says  that  a  rock  weighing  four  or  five 
pounds  has  been  found  imbedded  in  the 
earth,  forty  or  fifty  feet  below  the  surface, 
on  Fort  Hill,  by  workmen.  It  is  composed 
of  quartz,  iron  pyrites,  and  a  hard  substance 
that  resembles  flint  As  nothing  like  it  can 
be  found  in  Boston  or  vicinity,  the  question 
of  how  it  came  there  is  being  discussed  by 
amateur  geologists. 


Change  of  Temperature  bt  the  Mix- 
ture .of  Liquids. — The  following  very  im- 
portant conclusions  have  been  arrived  at  by 
Messrs.  Bussy  and  Buignet  in  their  memoir 
on  the  changes  of  temperature  produced  by 
the  mixture  of  liquids  of  different  natures. 
1.  In  all  cases  under  examination,  with  one 
solo  exception,  the  calorific  capacity  of  the 
mixture  is  a  little  superior  to  the  mean 
capacity  of  the  elements.  2.  The  liquids 
for  which  the  increase  of  the  bulk  is  the 
most  considerable  aro  exactly  those  which 
develop  most  heat  at  the  moment  of  their 
union,  such  as  ether  and  chloroform,  alco- 
hol and  water,  sulphuric  acid  and  water. 
The  only  instance  hitherto  noticed  of  a 
diminution  of  bulk  is  in  the  case  of  the 
mixture  of  chloroform  and  bisulphide  of  car- 
bon, whilst  at  the  same  time  decrease  of 
temperature  takes  place  at  the  moment  of 
the  union.  3.  Independently  of  the  loss  of 
heat  resulting  from  the  changes  of  volume, 
there  exists  a  cause  which  produces  an  ab- 
sorption of  heat,  which  can  be  sometimes 
equal  and  even  superior  to  the  heat  given 
out  by  the  combination  of  the  liquids. 
This  cause  is  not  quite  clearly  made  out 
It  is  suspected  to  be  related  to  the  phenom- 
enon of  diffusion. 


Improved  Solder. — Deville  has  lately 
found  that  the  addition  of  zinc  amalgam  to 
ordinary  solder  makes  it  applicable  to  alu- 
minum bronze,  and  other  alloys  and  metals, 
where  the  mercury  in  the  amalgam  could 
not  be  objectionable. 


The  human  body  falls  asleep  by  degrees, 
according  to  M.  Cabanis,  a  French  physiol- 
ogist. The  muscles  of  the  legs  and  arms 
lose  their  power  before  those  which  support 
the  head,  and  these  last  sooner  than  the 
muscles  which  support  the  back ;  and  he 
illustrates  this  by  the  case  of  persons  who 
sleep  on  horseback,  or  while  they  are  walk- 
ing. He  conceives  that  sense  of  light  sleeps 
first,  then  the  sense  of  taste,  next  smell, 
and  lastly,  that  of  touch. 


Tungsten  vs.  the  Black  Diamond  for 
Bock  Drilling. — Our  readers,  says  the 
Journal  of  Applied  Chemistry,  know  that 
tungsten  is  a  simple  body  of  steel  grey  color, 
very  hard,  difficult  of  fusion,  and  of  a  den- 
sity 17.6.  It  is  found  in  combination  with 
lime,  as  the  tungstate  of  lime  (scheelite), 
with  lead,  as  the  tungstate  of  lead,  (scheele- 
tine),  and  with  iron  and  manganese  (wol- 
fram) .  M.  Gaudin  proposes  the  use  of  this 
metal  for  the  drilling  of  rocks.  Until  now 
the  black  diamond  has  been  employed,  but 
the  enormous  expense  of  this  substance  has 
made  a  reform  desirable.  M.  Gaudin  pre- 
pares, in  a  flame  of  oxygen,  a  substance 
made  from  this  metal,  which  is  three-fold 
more  brilliant  than  the  ruby  and  will  pul- 
verize the  hardest  granite  quite  as  readily  as 
the  black  diamond.  Emery  has  an  action 
on  the  latter  substance.  Numerous  experi- 
ments have  shown  that  it  can  be  obtained  in 
any  form  and  of  any  dimensions  without 
alteration.  This  preparation  may  be  used 
to  drill  granite  mountains,  and  to  work  tem- 
pered steel.  It  can  also  be  used  to  turn 
white  cast  iron.  This  discovery  is  very  im- 
portant, and  is  calculated  to  render  immense 
service  to  industry. 

Minerals  at  a  High  Temperature. — 
The  behavior  of  some  minerals  at  a  high 
temperature  has  been  studied  by  Dr.  Eis- 
ner. He  has  heated  a  great  variety  of  min- 
erals and  other  rock  constituents  in  a  porce- 
lain furnace  to  an  estimated  temperature  of 
2,500°  to  3,000°,  and  finds  in  general  that 
silicates  containing  the  alkaline  metals,  or 
iron,  are  much  more  fusible  than  those 
which  contain  much  alumina,  or  no  iron  ; 
with  the  exception  of  obsidian,  all  the  rocks 
experimented  upon,  even  those  of  volcanic 
origin,  presented,  after  heating,  totally  dif- 
ferent characteristics  from  those  which  ac- 
company them  in  nature.  The  crystalline 
varieties  became  compact  and  semi-fused  ; 
therefore  he  says  they  must  have  been  pro  ■ 
duced  in  nature  under  different  conditions 
from  those  of  his  experiments.  The  con- 
version of  pumice  into  an  obsidian-like 
body  is  especially  interesting.  After  heat- 
ing, the  rocks  experimented  on  showed 
lower  specific  gravities. 

Carbolic  Acid  fob  Exterminating  Mos- 
quitoes.— A  correspondent  of  a  New  York 
paper  writes  that  carbolic  acid  has  recently 
been  successfully  used,  near  Bahway,  New 
Jersey,  for  the  extermination  of  mosquitoes 
and  flies.  A  small  piece  of  cloth,  saturated 
with  the  acid,  was  hung  up  in  a  room,  and 
in  two  hours  the  flies  had  entirely  disap- 
peared. In  the  evening  the  acid  was  tried 
in  the  kitchen,  where  the  mosquitoes  were 
very  troublesome,  with  like  success.  This 
remedy  is  worth  trying,  especially  in  the 
mosquito  infested  region  of  this  State. 

Peof.  Agassiz  and  a  Harvard  class  of 
pupils,  it  is  reported,  contemplate  a  visit  to 
Southern  Ohio,  for  the  purpose  of  a  scien- 
tific investigation  of  the  antiquities — tumuli, 
fortifications  and  other  remains  of  an  ex- 
tinct race — in  which  that  section  so  greatly 
abounds. 

A  valuable  bed  of  umber,  has  been  found 
at  Ferdinand,  Dubois  county,  Indiana.  The 
deposit  is  extensive  and  easily  worked,  and 
the  quality  excellent.  Umber  has  hitherto 
been  found  only  iu  very  limited  quantities 
in  this  country. 

Prof.  S.  P.  Langley,  who  is  now  con- 
nected with  the  United  States  Observatory 
at  Annapolis,  has  been  elected  to  the  chair 
of  Astronomy  and  Physics  at  the  Western 
(Penn.)  University. 


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Poems  :  by  Chaeles  Wabeen  Stoddaed. 
We  have  received  a  copy  of  this  book  from 
the  publishers,  Messrs.  A.  Boman  &  Co. 

To  review  a  book  of  poems  is  no  trifling 
matter.  Few  men  are  equal  to  it.  A  gen- 
uine poet  should  only  be  reviewed  by  a  gen- 
uine poet.  No  other  can  sympathize  fully 
with  him.  The  heart-strings  of  ordinary 
men  are  not  tuned  with  such  delicacy  as  to 
vibrate  promptly  to  such  influences  as  those 
to  which  the  poet's  soul  responds.  He  is 
sure,  therefore,  to  be  misunderstood  by 
most  of  his  readers.  A  few  instinctively 
recognize  the  poet,  although  they  know  not 
wherein  his  power  lies.  Much  less  are  they 
capable  of  putting  into  words — clumsy  ve- 
hicles of  thought  as  they  are — the  secret  of 
that  power. 

The  reviewer's  office  is  a  grave  one.  He 
may,  by  ill-considered  approbation,  urge  on 
unfounded  hopes  to  a  more  cruel  disappoint- 
ment; or,  he  may  blight  by  harshness,  a 
bud  of  promise,  which,  encouraged,  might 
blossom  into  richness.  Poets  are  sensitive 
plants;  yet  not  all  are  crushed  by  being 
trodden  upon.  The  youthful  Byron,  smart- 
ing under  the  flippant  pen-strictures  of  the 
presumptuous  Jeffrey,  lashed  right  and  left 
with  the  wrath  of  a  young  lion,  who,  con- 
scious of  his  own  power,  was  determined 
that  his  hopes  of  future  fame  should  not  be 
crushed  out  by  the  braying  of  asses.  Some, 
who  are  made  of  less  stern  stuff,  succumb, 
and  are  no  more  seen  of  men. 

It  is,  then,  with  the  utmost  diffidence  that 
we  undertake  the  duty  of  reviewing  a  book 
of  poems — more  especially  when  it  is  a 
"first"  book.  In  the  case  before  us,  we 
hardly  know  what  to  say.  Our  young  friend 
has  evidently  wooed  the  muse  with  assi- 
duity. At  times  he  seems  to  have  caught  her 
ear,  and  a  happy  conception  or  a  felicitous 
expression  is  the  result.  But  there  is  often 
a  crudeness  of  imagery  and  a  failure  to  sus- 
tain the  figure,  which  shows  that  his  verse 
does  not  yet  flow  with  that  spontaneity  with 
which  the  "seer,"  impelled  perforce,  indites 
"thoughts  that  breathe"  in  "words  that 
burn, "  and  draws  a  vivid  picture  with  words 
each  one  of  which  is  a  picture  in  itself. 
Although  our  author  plainly  delights  in  the 
excitement  of  composition,  it  is  too  often 
labored.  As  he  says  in  his  opening  invoca- 
tion to  "Poesy" — 

***** 
"  I  wrestle  with  my  spirit's  mirth, 
.  In  travail  with  a  poem's  birth. 

When  chasing  cares  are  wearying. 
With  all  mv  lire  to  thee  I  cling. 
Believing  I  was  bom  to  sing." 

But  we  prefer  the  more  grateful  task  of 
dwelling  upon  the  merits,  rather  than  what 
appear  to  us  the/a«teof  the  book.  "Through 
the  Shadows,"  is  to  us  one  of  the  most 
pleasing  "morsels"  of  the  volume.  In  the 
twilight,  with  the  murmur  of  the  tropic  sea 
as  it  "ripples"  upon  the  distant  beach, 
while  the  "glimmering  stars  in  their  glee" 
listen, — 

"  Quiet  is  coming  and  folding 
Our  troubles  away;  and  our  woes 
Are  husheri  in  the  cool,  fragrant  shadows 
Like  bees  in  the-  heart  of  a  rose." 

This  is   certainly  poetry,  so  far  as  this 

portion  of  the  picture  goes.     But  there  does 

not  seem  sufficient  reason  for  speaking  of 

the  sun  as  sinking,  bleeding,  into  a  coral 

grave;  while  in  the  next  breath  "sunlight" 

is  spoken  of  as  a  butterfly  which  has  flown 

"out  through    the   mist  and  the  vapor," 

"brushing  the  gold  from  its  wings."    The 

single  gem  which  we  have  quoted,  however, 

will  atone  for  such  sins.     "We  think  the 

poem  shows  traces  of  recent  reading,  both 

of  Longfellow  and  Tennyson.     We  cannot 

resist  the  temptation  to  quote  a  stanza  from 

the  former,  in  "The  Day  is  Done" — 

"  And  the  night  shall  be  filled  with  music. 
And  the  cures  that  infest  the  day 
Shall  fold  their  tents  like  ttic  Arabs 
And  as  silentlysteal  away." 

And  does  not — 

"  Come  on  little  stars  all  silver, 
For  the  terrible  sun  has  gone,"  etc., 

remind  one  of — 

"  Shine  out,  little  head  "— 

in  Maud? 

The  taste  which  suggested  the  meter  in 
which  the  lines  "At  Pollock's  Grave"  are 
written,  is  unexceptionable.  It  is  especially 
suited  to  the  broken  utterance  of  grief — too 
deep  for  long-drawn  and  elaborately-rounded 


verse — hushed,  as  befits  a  poet's  sacred 
resting-place. 

In  "My  Little  Love,"  these  lines — 

*  »  "  the  feathery  fragrant  showers 

Of  snow-white  blossomsnrlft  upon  the  grass, 
Kissing  her  whispering  footsteps  as  they  pass," 

have  a  quiet  sweetness  worthy  of  Keats. 

"The  First  Bain,"  is  a  good  picture  ;  ex- 
cept for  the  incongruity  of  the  metaphors 
in  the  second  and  third  lines,  it  is  graphic. 
But— 

*    *    "phantom  flocks  of  sunbeams    *    * 
With  gilded  feathers  of  the  butterfly," 

is  bad ;  and  herein  is,  we  think,  one  of  our 
author's  failings. 

But  our  space  will  not  allow  of  further 
remark.  We  do  not  profess  to  have  given 
all  that  is  worth  giving. 

The  book  is  exquisitely  printed,  and  em- 
bellished with  just  enough  of  delicate  and 
appropriate  cuts,  drawn  and  engraved  by 
Mr.  Keith.  As  regards  the  "getting-up," 
nothing  could  be  more  perfect.  The  paper 
is  pure  white.  We  rejoice  over  this  fact, 
as  an  indication  that  the  "tinted"  style — to 
our  mind  of  questionable  taste — is  exploded. 


New  Patents  and  Inventions. 

Under  this  heading  we  shall  mention,  from  week  to  week 
as  occasion  may  demand,  New  and  Important  Inven- 
tions; also,  the  List  of  Patent  Claims  recently  issued  from 
the  U.  S.  Patent  Office  to  inventors  on  the  Pacific  Coast, 
and  other  Patent  Issues  which  we  deem  of  local  in- 
terest to  readers  on  this  side  of  the  Continent  Most 
Patents  on  this  coast  arc  secured  hrouvh  tile  MINING 
AND  SCIENTIFIC  PRESS  PATENT  AGENCY.  Wc  are 
prepared  to  obiain  from  Washington,  with  despatch, 
copies  of  anv  Patent  issued. 

PATENTS  RECENTLY  ISSUED. 

67,427. — Mode  op  Pbeseeving  Eggs. — P. 

Gaughran  and  L.    Sweeney,  San  Fran- 
cisco, Cal. : 

We  claim  treating  eggs  for  preservation 
substantially  in  the  manner  as  herein  de- 
scribed. 
67,501.—  Gang  Plow.  —Allen  T.  Covell,  San 

Leandro,  Cal.: 

I  claim,  1st,  Attaching  the  beams,  A,  A, 
to  the  pole,  B,  between  the  readier,  a,  a,  by 
the  rod,  C,  so  that  the  plows  may  be  made 
to  move  up  and  down,  swinging  on  the  axle, 
J',  and  rod,  by  operating  the  lever,  G,  when 
disengaged,  substantially  as  described. 

2d,  Attaching  the  axle,  J",  and  axle-bed, 
J,  angularly  to  the  frame,  the  clips,  K,  K, 
and  adjusting  blocks,  1,  1,  substantially  as 
described  and.  for  the  purpose  set  forth. 

3d,  The  links,  D,  D,  attached  to  the 
beams  or  frame,  and  the  rigid  arms,  E,  E, 
of  the  roller,  operating  in  them  in  combina- 
tion with  the  beams,  A,  A,  and  pole,  B,  sub- 
stantially as  described. 

4th,  The  construction,  arrangement,  and 
combination  of  the  beams,  A,  A,  pole,  B, 
reaches,  a,  a,  rod,  C,  axle  and  axle-bed,  J 
and  J',  temper  blocks,  1,  1,  roller,  F,  and 
arms,  E,  E,  together  with  links,  D.  D,  sub- 
stantially as  described  and  for  the  purposes 
set  forth. 

67,546. — Means  fob  Beeping  Topsails. — 
Fridolf  Hook,  San  Francisco,  Cal. : 
I  claim  the  crutch,  g,  attached  to  the 
lower  topsail-yard  and  its  friction  rollers, 
n,  n,  together  with  the  segments,  d,  d,  mov- 
ing on  said  rollers  and  attached  to  their 
sides,  s,  s,  substantially  as  and  for  the  pur- 
pose described. 

67,782.— Wagon  Spbtng.— E.  P.  McCarty, 
San  Francisco,  Cal. : 

I  claim  1st,  The  elastic  ball  C,  suspended 
or  held  in  place,  by  the  rod  D,  between  the 
upper  and  lower  portion  of  the  spring,  sub- 
stantially as  and  for  the  purpose  described. 
2d,  The  metal  cups,  BB,  or  their  equiva- 
lent, for  receiving  the  ball  and  supporting 
the  springs  substantially  as  described. 

EECENT  INVENTIONS. 

A  New  Amalgamatob. — The  Columbia 
(Oregon)  Citizen  describes  a  new  amalga- 
mator recently  invented  by  Messrs.  Foreman 
&  Mattison,  as  follows  :  It  consists  of  an 
upright  cylinder,  into  which  is  inserted  a 
pipe  extending  to  within  1%  inches  of  the 
bottom.  The  pulp,  as  it  comes  from  the 
battery,  is  conducted  into  this  pipe  through 
a  hopper.  A  jet  of  steam  is  directed  into 
the  pipe  in  the  bottom  of  the  hopper,  which 
forces  the  quartz  through  the  same  into  the 
quicksilver  in  the  bottom  of  the  cylinder. 
The  action  of  the  steam  heats  the  quicksil- 
ver, and  brings  the  gold  into  contact  with 
it,  whereby  it  is  saved.  The  cost  of  the 
arrangement  does  not  exceed  §40. 

Cutting  Metal. — An  improved  imple- 
ment for  cutting  pipes  and  bars  of  metal 
has  been  invented  by  Mr.  Wolstenholme,  of 
Bedclyffe,  Lancashire.  It  consists  of  a  re- 
volving circular  cutter,  upon  a  suitable 
slide.  The  pipe  or  bar  to  be  cut  is  securely 
held  in  a  vice  or  otherwise,  and  the  circum- 
ference of  the  cutter  is  brought  against  the 
pipe  or  bar  by  means  of  a  screw  passing 
through  the  lower  end  of  the  slide.  The 
implement  is  then  turned  round  by  the 
handle  forming  the  continuation  of  the 
screw,  and  the  cutter  is  set  up  by  the  turn- 


ing of  the  screw.  By  this  means  the  cut- 
ter gradually  penetrates  into  the  metal, 
until  the  pipe  is  cut  asunder,  or  the  metal 
bar  is  sufficiently  indented  to  enable  it  to 
be  broken. 

An  Ingenious  Bullet  Detectob.  — A  very 
ingenious  piece  of  mechanism  for  the  detec- 
tion and  extraction  of  bullets  in  wounds  has 
been  devised  by  Mr.  Sylvan  De  Wilde.  The 
probe,  consisting  of  two  steel  wires  insu- 
lated from  each  other,  is  connected  with  an 
electric  horseshoe  magnet  and  a  bell,  and 
when  (introduced  into  the  wound)  it  touches 
the  bullet  the  circle  is  completed  and  the 
bell  rings.  The  foreceps  act  on  the  same 
principle,  and  are  intended  first  to  detect, 
then  to  seize  the  bullet.  The  points  of  the 
probe  are  kept  sheathed  on  introduction  to 
a  wound,  and  not  uncovered  until  the  sup- 
posed bullet  is  felt  This  is  effected  by 
means  of  a  sliding  tube.  Mr.  De  Wilde's 
probe  is  a  sensitive  artificial  finger,  which 
enters  deeply  into  the  tissues,  and  gives  the 
signal  at  once  when  it  detects  the  hidden 
source  of  mischief  below. — London  Lancet. 

The  Aha  of  the  10th  inst.,  thus  describes 
a  combination  lock,  invented  by  Theodore 
Kromer,  a  young  watchmaker  in  the  employ 
of  Tucker  &  Co. : 

It  contains  no  spring:  whatever,  is  exceed- 
ingly simple,  the  tumbler  bolt  and  a  lever- 
piece  being  all  that  is  to  be  seen  inside,  and 
occupies  little  more  space  than  a  common 
door  lock.  It  has  no  key  whatever,  can  be 
readily  adjusted  to  the  required  combination 
by  anybody,  and  has  no  opening  through 
which  powder  or  any  other  substance  can 
be  introduced  to  destroy  it.  One  million 
changes  or  combinations  can  be  produced 
by  simply  turning  the  knob.  The  cost  of  a 
lock  suitable  for  the  door  of  a  first-class  res- 
idence, and  admitting  of  ten  thousand  changes 
or  combinations,  on  a  modification  of  this 
plan,  Mr.  Kromer  estimates  at  §10. 

The  Gall  of  this  city,  thus  describes  a 
dove-tailing  machine  recently  invented  in 
this  city  by  Blander  Heath,  one  of  the  work- 
men in  Hobbs  &  Gilmore's  box  factory : 
The  iuvention  consists  iu  a  series  of  circular 
saws,  set  in  a  peculiar  manner,  and  they 
perform  the  work  of  cutting  the  joint  so 
quickly  that  one  is  perfectly  astonished. 
The  joints  are  close  fitting,  and  remarkably 
strong,  and  the  machine  so  simple  that  any 
boy  can  attend  it.  We  timed  the  inventor 
while  he  made  a  box  twelve  inches  long  and 
eitiht  wide,  and  found  that  from  the  time  he 
took  the  board  in  his  hand  until  he  handed 
us  the  box  he  was  occupied  just  three  min- 
utes. The  machine  will  cut  the  dove-tails 
in  the  four  pieces  in  less  than  a  minute,  and 
they  can  be  put  together  in  half  a  minute. 
These  machines  can  be  built  for  about  §250 
in  gold  coin. 

Copyeights. — The  following  copyrights 
have  been  entered  in  the  U.  S.  District 
Court  of  California  since  Sept.  3d,  1867 : 
By  A  B.  Bowers,  second  edition  of  "  A  Map 
of  Sonoma  County,  California,  made  and 
published  by  A.  B.  Bowers,  in  aacordanee 
with  an  Act  of  the  Legislature  approved  28th 
March,  1863,  with  auditions  and  corrections 
to  September  1,  1867  ;"  by  Charles  A.  Tut- 
tle,  a  book  entitled  ' '  Beports  of  Cases  De- 
termined in  the  Supreme  Court  of  the  State 
of  California,"  Charles  A.  Tuttle,  reporter, 
vol.  31,  S.  F.  ;  by  Mrs.  R.  L.  Jones,  of  Sac- 
ramento, "A  Ladies'  Diagram,  an  improved 
invention  for  cutting  ladies'  dresses,  basques, 
sacks,  and  children's  clothing  ;"  by  John  S. 
Hittell,  the  third  edition  of  a  book  entitled 
"The  Resources  of  California;"  by  Law- 
rence &  Houseworth,  a  book  entitled  "  Cal- 
ifornia Scenery,  a  series  of  Stereoscopic- 
Views,  "  etc. 


Bussey's  Impeoved  Combination  Safe 
Look. — The  many  advantages  of  this  lock 
are  fast  recommending  themselves  to  those 
who  wish  a  lock  in  which  they  can  jilace 
implicit  confidence.  Their  simplicity,  com- 
pactness, and  ease  of  management,  are  points 
which  do  not  fail  to  recommend  this  as  the 
best,  and,  in  the  end,  the  cheapest  lock  for 
merchants,  bankers,  and  all  persons  having 
valuables  for  which  they  wish  a  secure  place 
of  deposit. 


Hendy's  Conoenteatoe,  Again. —  The 
Empire  Mill  Company,  at  Grass  Valley, 
having  tested  the  merits  of  this  machine  to 
their  satisfaction,  have  ordered  five  more 
from  the  "Union  Foundry.  In  addition  to 
this,  three  have  been  shipped  during  the 
past  week  from  the  Pacific  Foundry  for  the 
Lucy  Mining  Company,  Owyhee  District, 
Idaho. 


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Prof.    LAYKES' 

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Teacher  of  good  standing  in  California,  and  n  sound  thinker 
and  reasoncr,)  in  his  preface  says:  "The  method  pursued 
by  the  Author  in  developing  the  subject  of  Composition,  la 
both  the  synthetical  and  analytical.  The  former  is  neces- 
sary to  teach  tho  theory,  the  latter  the  practice  of  the  art; 
and  as  these  are  both  Indispensable  to  the  scholar,  so  are 
also  the  two  methods,  as  the  sequel  will  show." 

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Honorable  Superintendent  of  Public  Instruction.— J.  f. 
Petlon. 

After  as  careful  and  thorough  perusal  of  tho  same  as  It 
was  In  my  power  to  give,  I  etnne  to  the  conclusion  that,  for 
conciseness,  correctness,  nod  precision  ol'deltnluon,  as  well 
as  lor  completeness  and  simplicity  ol  style,  it  was,  and 
would  be.  without  a  rival.  I  regard  your  woi  k  as  the  best 
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whole  treatise.  It  would  give  me  much  gratification  to  see 
so  thorough  and  excellent  a  treatise  emanate  Hum  youug 
California.— Mnrtbi  Heltons. 

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that  will  give  them  (letluhc  ideas  on  llils  subject,  and  teach 
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any  work  oxlalil  upon  that  subject. —  Wm.  S.  Hunt,  A.  it. 

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You  have  brought  the  results  ot  a  profound  analysis,  and 
made  them  available,  in  a  practical  form.—/.  II.  Jiruyton. 

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the  legal  profession,  as  a  source  from  which  ihey  may  be 
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cates at  the  lorum.—  John  Curry. 

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too  much  neglected  in  ihe  education  of  young  men  In  Amer- 
ica. "  •  Exactly  calculated  to  Interest  •  "  It  will  soon 
become  a  necessity  in  every  lawyer's  Ubrary.— Charles  A. 
Tattle. 

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half  a  dozen  languages  at  his  tongue's  end.  He  seeks  to 
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is  done;  you  arc  master  of  tho  subject — Mining  andScien- 
tijic  Press. 

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Increase  their  power;  iu  short,  to  teach  the  mechanism  of 
composition,  eloquence  and  oratory.  A  desideratum  loug 
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belter,  one  of  the  briclent  It  contains  166  pages—  Vii-ginia 
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Weekly  Stock  Circular. 

Of  AMMiaUd  Brokin  of  the  S.  T.  Stock  and  Eietwge  Bo&H. 


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<  Ml  y     StOOkH* 

The  dealings  in  city  shivres  have  been  light, 
and  in  th..-  Board  ifen  confined  t<>  the  following: 
Sprin-  V alloy  Water  Oa  at  $67  50.  The  afraal 
dividend  of  %  per  cent  is  payable  sinco  the 
10th  inst  Gas  stock  at  $66  &0@67.  North 
Bi'u<li  »nd  Mission  Railroad  is  lower,  soiling  at 
$60(5  GO  50  per  share,  owing,  no  doubt,  to  the 
bet  that  thoy  did  not  declare  the  usual  dividend 
for  the  present  month. 

Gold  opened  yesterday  in  New  York  at  145% 
and  cloned  at  144%  Legal  Tender  Notes  Hell 
in  this  market  at  69 '«  cents. 

The  Bank  of  California  will  pay  its  nsual 
monthly  dividend  of  1  per  cent,  per  month  on 
the  16th  inst 

The  California  Insurance  Co.,  at  its  annual 
meeting  on  Tuesday,  elected  the  following  offi- 
cers: President,  C.  T.  Hopkins;  Vice-President, 
H.  B.  Tichenor;  Directors,  Samuel  Merritt,  A. 
J.  Pope,  Jerome  Lincoln,  Frederick  Cnstle, 
Judah  Baker,  Charles  Uayne  andPeder  Sather, 
From  the  annual  report  we  take  the  following: 
Capital,  $200,000;  assets,  $297,000;  receipts  for 
the  fiscal  year,  from  all  sources,  $184, 92 i  40; 
loeaeapoid,  $G9,37G  50;  dividends  paid,  §48,000; 
expenses,  $18,203  80;  taxes,  $10,573  39.  This 
company's  busiuess  is  now  confined  to  Marine 
risks.  The  stock  is  quotable  at  $1,400  bid, 
and  $1,500  asked 

The  Builders'  Insurance  Co.  held  its  first 
annual  meeting  on  last  "Wednesday  evening. 
"We  condense  the  following  from  its  balance 
sheet:  Receipts— Capital,  $44,791;  premiums, 
$130,070  98;  interest,  $4,390  21;  State  tax, 
$3,000  33.  Disbursements— Losses,  $34,003  67; 
brokerage,  $10,931  86;  other  expenses,  $28,- 
775  22;  assets,  $108,481  77. 

>I  I  nl ng-    J^liaro    Market. 

The  mining  share  market  has  been  quite  ac- 
tive during  the  period  under  review  at  greatly 
depressed  rates.  The  operations  in  several  lead- 
ing stocks  have  been  very  heavy,  a  large  propor- 
tion being  sold  short  The  "bears,"  evidently, 
have  complete  control  of  the  market,  and  the 
effect  of  this  action  is  noticeable  throughout  the 
entire  list  The  bullion  returns  from  eleven 
different  claims  on  the  Comstock  lode  during 
the  month  of  August  amounted,  in  round  num- 
bers, to  $1,200,000  against  $1,220,000  in  July. 
In  these  aggregates  we  do  not  place  the  yield  of 
the  Yellow  Jacket  Co.,  the  information  not  being 
accessible. 

Hale  Sc  Norcross— sold  early  in  the  week  at 
$2,000  seller  30,  declined  to  $1,500  s  30,  and 
closed  Thursday  at  $1,500  s  30.  The  hoisting 
■works  at  the  new  shaft,  it  is  confidently  expected, 
will  be  completed  during  the  present  month. 
The  shaft  has  now  reached  a  depth  of  forty- 
four  feet  below  the  780-foot  level,  and  after 
sinking  upwards  of  seventy-five  feet  further,  or 
at  about  900  feet,  a  new  level  will  be  opened. 
The  actual  returns  of  bullion  made  by  the  mills 
for  the  month  of  August  show  an  excess  of 
$3,086  over  the  65  per  cent  yield  reported  last 
month,  the  total  amount  being  $124,664  69.  A 
dividend  of  $125  per  foot  will  be  payable  on 
and  after  the  16th  instant 

Savage— brought  a  host  of  purchasers  into 
the  market  under  the  very  marked  recession 
which  this  stock  experienced  dining  the  past 
■week,  falling  from  $200  to  $135  per  share,  a  de- 
cline of  $1,300  per  foot,  rallying  to  $156,  re- 
ceding to  $149  50,  and  closing  at  $135.  The 
sales  during  the  week  at  the  regular  session  of 
the  Board  foot  up  4, 364,  which  at  an  average 
price  of  say  $150  per  share  will  show  the  trans- 
actions in  this  stock  to  have  amounted  to  $654,- 
600.  The  cave  in  the  north  and  middle  mines, 
on  the  seventh  level,  which  produced  the  rapid 
decline  in  the  stock,  it  is  believed  will  require 
about  one  week's  work  to  clear  away,  and  will 
not  interfere  with  the  yield  of  ore  for  the  pres- 
ent month.  The  amount  of  ore  extracted  during 
the  week  ending  September  7th,  is  nearly  300 
tons  less  than  the  product  of  the  previous  week, 
and  is  due  to  the  anticipated  cave,  making  it 
dangerous  to  work  in  the  wide  excavations  on 
the  eighth,  ninth  and  tenth  floors.  The  shaft 
has  attained  a  depth  of  over  fifty  feet  below  the 
fourth  station.  From  all  accounts  the  breasts  of 
the  various  drifts  show  no  important  change. 
On  the  1st  instant  this  company  had  3,300  tons 
of  ore  at  the  mills  and  dumps,  and  during  the 
month  of  August  they  reduced  9, 147  tons,  show- 
ing a  yield  of  $327, 937  in  bullion.  The  expenses 
were  as  follows:     Mine,    $43,844;    incidental, 


$10,582;  redaction,  $134,128,  leaving  a  profit  of 

$190, 38L     The  average  yield  was  $41  31  per  ton 
and  rost  of  production  and  reduction  $20  61. 

Csown  Poor  bus  been  leaa  active  at  declin- 
..  opening  at  $945,  gradually  p  c 
$090,  and  closing  at  $776.  The  north  drift  from 
winze  on  the  600-foot  level  al  a  distance  of 
twenty-five  feet  below  said  station,  was  reported 
to  be  in  excellent  ore  on  the  8th  instant,  and 
telegraphic  advices  of  the  11th  say  tlmt  the 
"drift  north  from  the  winze  continues  good." 
The  south  winze  from  the  same  level  is  down 
nineteen  feet,  and  is  said  to  look  well  at  the  bot- 
tom. The  shaft  is  down  sixty-six  feet  below  the 
600-foot  level.  During  the  month  of  August 
2,081  tons  of  ore  ware  reduced,  showing  a  yield 
of  $31,291  85,  or  $26  08  per  tou.  The  expenses 
during  the  same  period  are  given  at  $85,000, 
leaving  on  the  1st  inst.  u  cash  balance  of  $10,000 
in  the  treasury.  They  have  supplies  at  the 
mine  valued  at' $30, 000. 

Chollar-Potosi— rose  from  $428  to  $437  50, 
fell  to  $315,  rallied  to  s:i7t',^  3*7,  and  closed  at 
$369.  We  have  nothing  of  importance  relative 
to  the  old  works.  The  ore  from  the  west  drift 
on  the  Blue  Wing  level  averages"$17  per  ton  by 
assay.  Preparations  are  being  made  to  place 
the  pump  at  the  fifth  station  of  the  new  shaft, 
(about  900  feet  in  depth)  after  which  this  station 
will  be  opened  by  drifting  westward  and  running 
the  main  drifts  north  and  south.  The  ore  slip 
of  the  13th  instant  records  the  delivery  of  341% 
tons  of  ore  to  thirteen  different  mills.  During 
the  month  of  August  12,417%  tons  of  ore  were 
reduced  by  the  custom  mills,  showing  an  aver- 
age yield  of  $28  57  per  ton, 


The  bullion 
turns  for  the  same  month  reach  $350,000.     A 
dividend  of  $25  per  share  is  payable  to-day. 

Gocld  &.  Curry— The  rapid  decline  of  this 
stock  at  the  close  of  last  week  was  due  to  the 
levying  of  an  assessment  of  $25  per  share,  or 
$100  per  foot  During  the  present  week  the 
stock  rose  from  $307  50  to  $325  per  foot,  de- 
clined to  $300,  then  sold  at  $325@,310,  and 
closed  yesterday  at  $310.  Since  the  close  of  the 
year  1861  no  assessments  have  been  levied  by 
this  company,  but  prior  to  that  period  the  fol- 
lowing were  collected : 

No.  1— Levied  Dec.  22,  1660,  S9  per  sharo $43,200 

No.  2— Levied  June  21,  1861,  BIO  per  share 48,000 

No.  3— Levied  Aug.'  24;  1881,  flOperBhare 48,000 

No.  4— Levied  Nov.  6,  1801,  !$8  per  share 38,100 

§171,600 
Adding  the  present  one,  Sept.  6th,  $25  per  share. . .     120.000 

Makes  a  total  of $297,600 

From  a  statement  published  by  us  in  January 
last  we  reproduce  the  following  figures*  The 
bullion  yield  of  this  company  from  July  1,  1860, 
to  November  30,  1866,  amounted  to  $13,626,871, 
and  the  dividends  disbursed  during  the  same 
period  aggregated  $3,778,800.  This  enormous 
yield  was  obtained  from  230,546  tons  of  ore,  in- 
cluding over  $300,000  obtained  from  tailings. 
During  the  present  year  the  yield  of  bullion  has 
only  been  about  $375,000.  The  upper  works  of 
this  mine  continue  to  return  from  sixty  to  sev- 
enty tons  of  ore  per  day,  which  is  reduced  at 
the  company's  milt  We  have  nothing  encourag- 
ing in  regard  to  the  prospecting  carried  on  in 
the  lower  levels. 

Overman — has  been  to  a  great  degree  inactive, 
selling  at  $65(^57  50,  then  at  $67  50,  and  clos- 
ing at  $63.  On  the  12th  inst,  the  mine  was  re- 
ported to  look  well,  both  on  the  300  and  400  feet 
levels,  and  it  is  thought  that  the  quantity  of  ore 
will  be  considerably  increased  during  the  present 
month.  On  the  9th  inst.,  a  bar  valued  at 
$2,158  69  was  shipped  to  the  office  in  this  city. 
During  the  month  of  August  the  bullion  yield 
amounted  to  about  $20,000.  The  ore  statement 
for  the  present  month  to  the  10th  inst,  shows 
that  834  tons  were  reduced,  and  that  318  tons 
remained  on  hand  at  the  mills  at  that  date. 

Empire— has  been  in  the  market  at  $175, 
buyer  30.  The  bullion  returns  in  August 
amounted  to  $22,333  80  against  $25,000  in  July. 
Sierra  Nevada — sold  to  a  considerable  extent 
at  $13(£>14;,  closing  at  $7  50.  Nothing  of  an  en- 
couraging nature  has  yet  been  developed  by 
continuing  the  lower  drifts  of  this  mine.  Ail 
assessment  of  $10  per  share  was  levied  on  the 
11th  inst. 

Imperial— met  with  considerable  inquiry, 
opening  at  $152  50,  receding  to  $135,  then  sell- 
ing at  $142,  and  closing  at  $135.  The  first  clean 
up  of  the  Rock  Point  mill  amounted  to  $14,103. 
The  371-foot  level  yields  a  better  quality  of  ore, 
and  it  is  believed  that  the  bullion  returns  for  the 
current  month  will  show  an  increase  over  the 
returns  made  in  August. 

The  aggregate  sales  of  Stocks,  Legal  Tender 
Notes,  etc.,  since  Saturday  last,  amounted  to 
$1,768,785. 


MINING  SHABEH0LDERS'  DIRECTORY. 

ICorai'ilcd  for  every  issue,  from  advertisements  in  the 

KuiMO  a.id  SrinxTiric  Pit  km  and  other  Sao 

Fraiii'1-io  Journals.] 

Ooraprltlng  the  Kainea  "i  Cotopantee.  District  or  County 
l mi  and  date  of  Anusmuit;  Date  of 

le,  auu  Amount  hi ul  Time 
of  Payment  ol  Dividend*. 

Mi»K,    LOCATION,    UtOUNT,    AMD  DAT  DAT 

datk  ur  U8MBMXMT.  dklimquk.it.     or  BALK 

....  i.  Nevada   ....  Sept.  -,  si Oot.  *— Oet  i-1' 

Adella,  Sierra  co,,  Aug fi,  |a0e. . Sept  6— Sepl  -v* 

Chollar-Poto*),  storey  oa.,  Nev  .  dl*.  $25.... Payable  Sept  H 

Catpioneoa,  Botiora.  Mexico,  Sept  io,  *;> Ool  18—  Nov*" 

i  ■« >vii;i,  siiu.i.ia,  m.-\ Annual  Meeting  Sept.  16 

Camiirldfe,  Nevada  eo.,  auk  m,  $.'jU Sepl  18— Oct  1 

elm ik  m, .inn..  Nevada  eo.  auk.  la.  *i  M...£ept  6— Sept  80" 

Cherokee  Plat.  Suite  co.,  Jlilj  H,  85  Aug,  *7-i-&ept  18 

i --i mli-r  <-i i  ,  Ni-v  ,  .In iit-  '_'l,  $Ji Aug.  2— ^ept  26* 

crown  t'oiuru  Nev.  dividend  %So rtoiibk-  Say  i& 

Daney.  Lyon  en..  Nov.,  Sept  '£,  $l.so Oct  7— Oct.  26 

DoSoto,  Humboldt,  Nov,  July  11,  $2 ahb  17— Sept 4* 

Bmplre  U.  ft  N»,  Nev,.  dividend  $<J.  .........Payable  Muy  15 

Gnu  hi  A  Curry.  Store v,  Nov..  Sept  S,  $25 Oct  10— Oct  Vt 

Qoldcn  Rule.  TuolumnoCo.dlv  30c  $iu... Payable  Aag27a 

uold  ii  in  o_  m  ft  H -dividend,  sir. Payable  Aug  W 

Gould  A  Curcj,  Virginia,  Nov.,  dividend  $#J..P"iiv«biu  Juu8 
Hnlc  *  Norcrow.  Virginia,  Nev..  dlv.  $126...Puyal>h-  Bep'l 

Hope  (travel.  Nev  oo  .  Oal  .  Aug  16.  Ma Sep!  19— Oct  1* 

Qanseoni  cop,  Pel  Nqrjte  co.,  July  20,  loc-Stpt  9— iseniso* 

Imperial,  vinnuiii.  Nov.,  dlv.  $10 Payable  July  ID 

Jefferson  Inn  M  ,  M,  k  M.,  Aug  19,  $2.50 Bent  24— Oct  lis 

Julia.  Storey  eo,  Nev.,  Aug  17.  82.50 sept  20— Oct y 

JoscublUC  Quicksilver,  Sun  Luis  Obispo,    div,$2 July  8 

Kelsey,  El  Dorado  en..  Kept  12,  20c Oet  25— Nov  4» 

Knimfcu.  Sierra  Co.,  Aup  24,  $25 Sept  27— Oct  1H 

Kiiiiuek,dlv.,S25pcr  snare Payable  Sept  7 

La  Blnnca,  Sonorn,  Mix Annual  Meet  Inn  Oct  10" 

tiiM  Cruwcftae,  Mex  .Aug  22,  $2 Sept  27— Oct  ig 

Lmly  Franklin,  Alpine  eo,  May  2,  SQo Sepl  Ifl— Octlo* 

Liulv  Bell,  Del  Norte  eo.,  Au«  20,  15c Sept,  21— Oct.  6* 

Mount  Tenabo,  Lnmlerco.,  Nev., Sept  6,  S3.. Oct  10—  Oct  Si 

Horning  star,  Alpine  co.,  Aug  C,  S2 Sept  9— Sept  30 

Neogleft  Corcoran,  Storey  Co,  July  11,  60c. Aug.  12— Oct  2" 
Oxford  Beta,  Esmernlda,  Nov.,  Sept  11, 60c... Oct  25— Nov  4" 

l'otrero,  San  Francisco,  Sept.  5,  $2.50 Oct.  10— Oct.  23* 

Ruttle-unkc.  Yuba  eo.,  July  25.  $1 Aug.  28— Sept  10" 

Santa  Cruz.  Santa  Cruz  en.  Aug  13,  50c Sept  17— Oct  8» 

Keg.  Belcher,  dtorey  co.,  Nov,  Aug 6,  $11.... Sept  11— Sept  30 

Silver  Sprout,  Tnyo  co,  Aug  6,  $'£) Sept  10-Sept  2ti* 

Sophia  Cons..  Tuolumne  co.,  July  30,$1. ..Aug.  29— Sept   14" 

Shoshone  S.  M.,  divide  ml.  $i  per  share Payable  March  14 

Santiago,  Silver Citv.  dividend Payable  March  6 

San  Marcial.  Mex.,  Sept 8,  Wc Oet  10— Uct  26 

Savage,  Virginia,  Nev,  dividend Payable  Sept  0 

Sierra  Nevada,  Sept  11,  $10 Uct  10— Nov  6 

Tuolumne  Mountain, Tuol.  Co.,  July  10,  $1.. Aug  13— Sept  14" 

U  S  Grant,  Nevada  eo.  Aug  13,  $5 Sept  13— Oct  12 

Whitman,  Lvon  co.,  Nov., Sept.  6,  $1.50 Oct.  8— Oct.  28* 

Whilliitch,  Lander  eo„  Nev..  June  21,  $15. .Aug.  2—  Sept.  20" 
Yellow  Jacket,  Gold  Hill,  dlv.  $75  sh Payable  July  10 

•Those  marked  withan  asterisk  (•) are  advertised  In  this 
oumal.  


Ranch  Butter,  ^>Di 55 

tothmoa  natter,  %  B> 15 

Cheeee.  California,  >i  it 13 

Eggs,  M  iloien 45 

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Hani  and  B                      is 

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Ketuii  Prices. 

Barter,  California,  freeh,  B  to 30 

da     pickled,  tj  it. 25 

do.      Oregon,  ft  lh     , jg 

do,      New  York,  ['  n. us 

It. 15 

''  f  .30 

Kkhn  p  dozen $0 

Lard,  ft  |b 15 

Hami  and  Bacon,  91  tt> "    '  20 

■  Hon ."      1  00 

Potatoes,  f>  n> 

Potatoes,  sweet,  %l  to ...; 3 

Toinaloiw.'S  to 

Onions,  n  is i 

Apples,  no.  l, «  * ;..; 4 

Feum,  Table.  5>  ft '   " 

Plums,  dried,  fl  lb "  13 

Peacbes,  dried,  Y  to n 

Orangoa,  ft  dozen ,,  5.) 

Lemons,  ^  dozen 75 

Chickens,  apiece 75 

Turkeys,  ^tb 30 

Soap,  Pale  ondC.  0 7 

Soap,  Castile,  13  lb ig 


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Latest  Stock  Prices  Bid  and  Asked. 

S.  r>    STOCK  AND  KXCBAKGE  JiOiRD. 

FaiDAr  Evening,  Sept.  13, 1807. 
miscellaneous  stocks.  Bid.    An/id. 

United  Stale*  7  3-10tha  Bonds,  June  issue $  19         79>j 

Legal  Tender  Notes 6\)ii      70 

Calilornia  Stale  Bonds,  7s.  1857 bb         9a 

Sun  Francisco  Bonds,  10s,  1851 100       102 

San  Fraileheo  Gily  Bonds,  lis.  1855 80         95 

San  Francisco  City  and  County  Bonds,  Cs,  1858.      75         80 
San  Francisco  City  and  Co.  Scli'l  B'ds,  7s,  1806.      80         — 

Sail  Francisco  City  and  Go.  Bonds,  7s,  18t>2- 80         84 

San  Francisco  City  and  (Jo.  Bonds,  7s,  1804 81         84 

San  Francisco  City  and  Co   Bonds,  7*.  1805 80         84 

San  Francisco  city  and  Co.  JinJg.  Bds.  7s,  1803. 
San  Francisco  Citvand  Co.  Judg.  Bds,  7s,  I8ii4. 

Sacramento  City  Bonds 25 

Sacramento  County  Bonds,  6s 60 

Marysville  Bonds,  10s 75 

Stockion  City  Bonds 70 

i'uba  County  Bonds,  10s 75 

Santa  Clara  Count v  Botul^,  7s 75 

Butte  County  Bonds,  10s,  I860 

San  Mateo  county  Bonds,  7s - 

Calilornia  Steam  Navigation  Co 7l>i 

Spring  Valley  Water  Co 07 

State  Telegraph  Co ao 

CAS  COMPANIES. 


80 


70 


27}i 


85J^ 
72 


RAILROADS. 

Sacrninento  Vnliev  Railroad — 

San  Frai.chuo  and  San  Jose  Kailroad 40 

Omnibus  Kailroad 01 

Central  Kailroad 44 

North  Beach  and  .Mission  Kailroad G0>£ 

Kront  Street,  Mission  and  Ocean  Kailroad 15 

BANKING    INSTITUTIONS. 

California,  Loan  and  Savings  Society — 

Bank  ol"  Pacific  Ace  u  in  u  I  at  ion  Loan  Society..  — 

The  Bank  ol  Calitornni    141 


San  Francisco  Metal  Market. 

PRICKS  FOR  INVOICES. 

Jobbing  prices  rule  from   tr„  t-jiif-r,,  per  cent.  TiiffJier  than  th  4 

follatfiitr/  qpotatUu. 

„  Friday,  Sept.  IS,  1867. 

Iron.— Duty:  Pip,  $9  per  ton;  Railroad,  00c  ~(H  100  fts;  Bar, 

191£C  «  lb;  Sheet,  polished,  3c  ^  to;  common,  l^@l^'c 

^  to;  Plate,  lj^c  ft  to;  Pipe,  l>4c^to;  Galvanized,  2>Jc 

Scotch  and  EiiRllsh  Pig  iron  ft  ton......*37  60    @$ 

Wlnto  Pit;  "ft  (on *0  00    @  42  60 

Beflned   Mar,  bad  assortment  "r>  lb  _  us    @ 

Refined  Bar,  pood  assortment,  c*  ft —  03>i(3) 

Boil.  r.  No.  1  to  4 —  04?i@ 

Plate,  No.  5  to  9 —  04k@  —05 

Sheet,  No.  10  to  13 —  wSa 

Sheet,  No.  H  to  20 _  u5   a 

Sheet,  No.  24  to  27 —  05    @ 

Copper.— Duty:  Sheathing,  3>ic  ft  to;  Pig  and  Bar,  2Wc  ft  to. 

Shcathlna,  ft  ft —  34    @  —  36 

Sheathing,  Yellow —  24    <a  —  26 

Sheathing,  Old  Yellow _  11    @ 

Bolts _  u    @ 

Composition  Nails —  25    @ 26 

Tin  Plates.— Duty:  25ft  cent,  ad  valorem. 

Plates,  CliarciuO,  IX,  ft  box 12  60    @  13  00 

Plates,  IC  Charcoal 12  00    @  12  60 

Roofing  Plates 12  00    @  12  50 

Banea  Tin.  Slabs,  ft  ft —  29    @  —  30 

Fteel.— English  Cast  Steel,  ft  to —  12>£9  —  16 

Quicksilver.— 0  to @  —  60 

Forexport @ 

Zinc— Sheets,  ft  to @  —  11 

Lead— Pig.ftlb -     7>j@  _   8 

Sheet —  10    @ 

Pipe —  11    <$ 

Bar —    9    <9—   9« 

Borax.— Calilornia,  ft  to —  20    ®  —  23 


INSURANCE  COMPANIES. 

Piremans!  Fund  Insurance  Co,. 


Pacific  Insurance  Co 129>£   130>£ 

Sail  Francisco  Insurance  Co —       luu 

Merchant-,'  .Mutual  Marine  Insurance  Co. 
Calilornia  Insurance  Co 


Open  at  Last! — The  Century  Plant,  at 
Mr.  Potter's  grounds,  Oakland,  is  now  in 
blossom.  The  ladies  of  the  First  Congrega- 
tional Church,  in  that  place,  have  prevailed 
upon  the  proprietor  to  allow  the  grounds  to 
to  be  open  for  visitors  for  a  limited  time. 
The  proceeds  will  be  for  the  benefit  of  the 
Church. 


New  Incorporations. — Articles  of  incor- 
poration have  recently  been  filed  in  the 
County  Clerk's  office  in  this  city  as  follows: 

Carson  Hill  "Union  M.  Co. — Calaveras 
county,  Cal.  Sept.  10th.  Capital  stock, 
$50,000 ;  500  shares,  $100  each.  Trustees: 
John  McManus,  Robert  McMillan  and  Cort- 
land "Wood. 


uniiiee  Co.. 


la  Home  Insurance  Co.. 

Hume  Mutual  Insurance  Co  .... 

Occidental  Insurance  Co 

National  insurance  Co 


.1400      1 
■      33>S 


MINING  STOCKS— WASHOE   DISTRICT. 

Alpha 

Baltimore  American 

Belcher 

Bullion,  G.  11 

Crown  Point 


Duuey 

Exehi-oucr 

Empire  Mill  and  Mining  Co.. 

Could  A  Curry 

Hale  A  Nore-ross 

Imperial 

Lady  Bryan 

Ophir 

Overman 

Savnge 

Sierra  Nevada 

Yellow  Jacket... 

Golden  Rule,  Calilornia 


775  780 
55  06 
307  X    370 


195 
7 

405 
20 


75 
65 
190 


San  Prancisco  Market  Eates. 

"Wholesale  1'rices. 

gFitiDAY,  Sept.  13,  1867. 


..$5  75 


Flour,  Extra,  ftbbl 

I)o.    Superfine. ..  o  20 

Com  Meal,  ft  100  lbs. 2  00 

Wheal,  ft  100  lbs 1  65 

Hals,  ft  lOu  lba 1  75 

Barley,  ft  100  lbs.... 1  65 

Beans,  ft  I0u  lbs 2  00 

Potatoes,  ft  1^0  lbs 75 

Hay.  ft  ton 10  ijO 

Live  Oak  Wood,  ft  cord 9  00 

Beef,  on  loot,  ft  lb 1M 

Beei,  extra,  dressed,  ft  lb 9      @     10 

Sheep,  on  loot 3  00     @  4  00 

Hogs,  on  foot,  ft  lb 5     @       6 

Hogs,  dressed ,  ft  to 9      @      10 


@S0  60 
@  6  50 

(.-,1  -i  m 
(3)  2  00 

@  1  90 
<.i\  I  80 
(Si  3  00 
@  1  2-, 
©15  00 
i.i.lO  00 


GlEOCEKIICS,  KTC. 

Sugar,  crushed,  ft.  lb 15     @ 

Do.     China 12      <g 

Coil'ee,  Costa  Rica,  ft  th 19?A(ai 

Do.  Klo .' 19H  <s) 

Tea,  Japan,  ft  S> , 65 

Do  Green , 00 

II  a  wail  an  Bice,  ft  f) 9 

China   Rice,  ft  lb 6; 

Coal  Oil.  ft  gallon 55 

Candles,  ft  lb 22 


1  25 


Ingenious  Mechanism.  —  By  the  last 
steamer  was  received  a  clock  which  has  fig- 
ured during  the  summer  at  <rL7  Exposition." 
Besides  the  mean  time  of  San  Francisco,  the 
hands  are  made  also  to  indicate  the  solar 
time  in  different  countries,  by  means  of  hu- 
man figures  representing  the  different  races 
delineated  upon  a  separate  disc  or  face.  It 
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Office  is  abundanlly  supplied  with  elegant  engravings,  or- 
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The  following  information  Is  gleaned  mostly  from  jour- 
nals published  in  the  interior,  in  close  proximity  to  the 
mines  mentioned. 


CALIFORNIA. 

-A.Vpine  County. 

Miner,  Sept.  7th :  Mr.  J.  P.  Ray  received 
orders  this  week  from  parties  owning  the 
mine  in  New  York  to  start  up  work  on  the 
Merrimac  claim  situated  below  town.  The 
claim  is  on  the  belt  of  quartz  lodes  of  which 
the  celebrated  Florence  and  the  Manchester 
are  best  known,  and  for  which  the  Winches- 
ter tunnel  is  running  to  strike  deeper  in 
the  hill.  It  was  recently  sold  to  New  York 
capitalists  by  the  old  locators,  through  Mr. 
D.  G.  Wilson,  of  Tarshish  memory.  The 
Merrimac  promises  well,  and  is  well  worthy 
the  free  expenditure  of  money  to  open  it. 
Mr.  Kay  puts  in  two  shifts  on  Monday. 

The  workmen  in  the  cut  being  run  across 
the  lode  from  the  north  drift  in  the  Tarshish 
mine  90  ft.  from  the  main  tunnel,  have 
struck  first  and  second  class  ore,  proving 
conclusively  that  the  Tarshish  is  all  that  we 
have  claimed  for  it,  one  of  the  big  mines  of 
the  world. 

We  learn  from  Judge  Reed,  that  the  lower 
tunnel  of  the  11L  mine  is  developing  a 
fine  large  body  of  ore,  that  hopes  are  enter- 
tained that  the  company  will  soon  be  able 
to  fill  the  contract  of  100  tons  of  first  class 
ore  they  have  entered  into,  the  same  being, 
it  is  said,  now  in  sight. 

Calaveras  County. 

The  editor  of  the  Chronicle  seems  to  be 
getting  out  of  patience  with  the  slow  enter- 
prise of  miners  in  that  county,  and  endeav- 
ors to  stimulate  its  capitalists  to  put  forth 
some  effort  to  redeem  its  mines.  He  says : 
While  our  neighbors  are  progressing  in 
wealth  and  population,  Calaveras  appears 
to  be  at  a  standstill,  with  the  exception  of 
our  copper  lodes,  which  are  being  exten- 
sively worked.  All  other  kinds  of  mining 
seems  to  be  paralyzed.  The  quartz  ledges 
of  Amador  are  attracting  capital  and  enter- 
prise, while  the  lodes  of  this  county,  only  a 
few  miles  distant,  are  languishing  for  want 
of  the  means  necessary  to  develop  them. 
Calaveras  has  long  been  celebrated  as  a 
mining  county.  While  the  precious  dust 
could  be  easily  extracted  from  placer  dig- 
gings, or  be  got  by  running  into  the  moun- 
tains, immense  quantities  of  gold  were  taken 
out ;  but  the  very  moment  that  capital,  pa- 
tience and  perseverance  are  required  in 
order  to  render  our  quartz  ledges  profitable, 
there  seemed  to  come  over  all  a  perfect  stag- 
nation ;  and  while  other  districts  have  gone 
forward,  we  have  laid  supinely  on  our  oars 
waiting  for  "something  to  turn  up."  We 
have  too  long  looked  for  foreign  capitalists 
to  open  our  quartz  ledges.  Let  us  open 
them  ourselves,  and  then  look  to  outside 
capital  for  the  means  to  work  them. 

We-vacla-  County. 

Gazette,  Sept.  7th :  The  Ancient  Biver 
Channel  and  Blue  Gravel  Mining  Co.,  at 
Bear  Valley,  are  now  down  55  ft.  The  sink- 
ing is  entirely  in  a  deposit  of  hard  gravel 
interspersed  with  boulders,  some  of  them 
tons  in  weight,  rendering  blasting  neces- 
sary. From  the  position  of  the  boulders, 
the  manner  in  which  they  are  worn  and  the 
drift  of  the  sedimentary  deposit,  it  is  evident 
that  the  channel  runs  directly  across  Bear 
Valley,  is  of  older  formation  than  the  pres- 
ent valley  and  entirely  distinct  in  its  drift 
from  the  course  of  the  present  surface  stream. 
The  company  are  sinking  to  find  the  bed- 
rock, or  bottom  of  this  ancient  channel. 
How  far  they  will  have  to  go  to  reach  the 
bedrock  it  is  impossible  to  ascertain  from 
the  surrounding  geological  appearance  of 
the  country.  It  is  estimated,  however,  that 
it  cannot  exceed  200  ft.  from  the  surface  of 
the  valley. 

Sept.  9th :  K.  C.  Black  has  sold  one-half 
of  his  interest  in  the  Black  &  Young  mill 
and  mine,  between  the  Star  mill  and  Eu- 
reka. The  sale  comprises  one-third  of  the 
entire  property.  James  F.  Irwin,  of  Louis- 
ville, Kentucky,  is  the  purchaser,  and  the 
amount  paid  $20,000  gold.  The  ledge  com- 
prises 2,000  ft.  of  ground.  A  tunnel  into 
the  hill  400  ft  taps  the  ledge,  which  is  de- 
veloped by  a  drift  or  tunnel  on  it  to  a  dis- 
tance of  400  ft.  more.  The  ledge  is  in 
excellent  condition  for  the  rapid  extraction 
of  ore.  The  mill  employs  10  stamps,  and 
has  already  crushed  over  1,500  tons  of  rock 
that  has  paid  its  owners  handsomely. 

The  Banberry  Co.  have  had  80  tons  of 
rock  from  their  ledge  crushed  at  Black  & 
Young's  mill,  yielding  $1,700— or  over  $21 
per  ton.  Tlie  total  cost  of  mining,  hauling 
and  crushing  was  $7.50  per  ton — leaving 
the  nett  profit  $13. 50  per  ton,  or  nearly  200 
per  cent,  over  and  above  expenses.  This 
company  are  now  getting  out  another  loi  of 
300  tons,  to  be  crushed  at  the  same  mill. 

The  Commercial  mill  will  be  in  operation 
some  time  next  week.     It  is  run  by  steam 


power,  has  10  stamps,  is  supplied  with  Hen- 
dy's  concentrators,  and  is  fitted  up  with  all 
the  modern  improvements.  The  proprie- 
tors of  this  mill  own  the  Veatch  &  Powell 
ledge,  located  near  by. 

The  Birchville  Co.  are  now  putting  up  a 
5-stamp  steam  mill  on  their  claim.  Bock 
from  this  ledge  has  been  crushed  in  aras- 
tras,  at  Eureka,  and  yielded  well.  A  lot  of 
100  tons,  worked  at  Black  &  Young's  mill, 
gave  a  return  of  $3,400 — $34  per  ton. 

A  company  of  San  Francisco  capitalists 
have  recently  purchased  the  Booth  mine, 
near  Eureka,  and  are  putting  up  a  whim  to 
sink  and  raise  rock.  They  have  purchased 
of  Cochran  &  Black  the  Mohawk  ledge, 
near  by,  for  $1,500.  But  little  work  has 
been  done  on  this  claim,  but  it  has  external 
indications  of  its  value.  This  same  com- 
pany own  the  Snapp  ledge,  which  is  opened 
by  a  tunnel  755  ft.  in  length. 

It  is  reported  that  D.  W.  Snapp,  of  Eu- 
reka, has  bought  Lambert  &  Co's  mill,  that 
was  crushed  down  and  severely  damaged  by 
the  snow  last  winter,  and  will  have  it  re- 
paired and  ready  for  business  in  a  few 
weeks. 

Patrick  Mulligan  &  Co.  are  ahout  to  have 
2(10  tons  of  rock  from  the  Golden  Ageledge, 
crushed  at  Black  &  Young's  mill. 

The  Beasoner  Bros,  have  out  150  tons  of 
ore  from  their  claim,  which  is  to  be  worked 
at  Black's  mill. 

Grass  Valley  Union,  Sept.  7th :  We  yes- 
terday saw  a  sulphuret  bar  from  the  New 
York  Hill  mine,  worked  by  Deetken,  which 
is  valued  at  $4,813.40.  The  bar  was  the  re- 
sult of  22  tons  of  sulphurets,  showing  a 
yield  of  $219  per  ton. 

Excedsiob. — Virginia  (Nev.)  Enterprise, 
Sept.  5th :  The  old  wheel  crushers  in  the 
mill  of  the  Enterprise  Co.,  Meadow  Lake, 
are  being  replaced  by  stamps  ;  a  30-ton  roast- 
ing furnace  is  being  erected.  Workmen  are 
engaged  in  raising  ore,  and  a  force  of  men 
are  at  work  getting  out  a  supply  of  fuel  for 
the  winter.  The  mine  is  looking  better  than 
ever,  and  the  chances  are  that  the  Enter- 
prise will  again  yield  a  profit  to  the  stock- 
holders. 

Sept.  7th  :  We  were  yesterday  shown  a 
bar  of  gold  bullion  from  the  Mohawk  and 
Montreal  mine,  Excelsior  District,  just  sent 
in  from  there.  It  was  molded  and  assayed 
at  the  office  of  George  Dorwin,  assayer,  in 
this  city.  It  weighs  nearly  59  ounces,  and 
contains  :  in  gold,  $775.17  ;  silver,  $13.85 
—total,  $789.02.  This  return  is  very  flat- 
tering, being  the  result  of  the  working  of  a 
small  lot  of  sulphuret  ore  by  way  of  exper- 
iment. The  general  run  of  ore  from  the 
mine  pays  over  $30  per  ton  in  free  gold, 
that  amount  being  taken  from  the  amalga- 
mated copper  plates  over  which  the  pulp  is 
made  to  pass,  without  taking  into  account 
that  which  will  be  found  in  the  battery  and 
pans.  The  sulphurets  in  the  tailings  are 
carefully  saved  for  future  treatment.  The 
mill  has  not  been  very  regularly  at  work  of 
late,  owing  to  the  difficulty  of  getting  the 
ore  to  it  from  the  mine ;  this  difficulty,  how- 
ever, will  soon  be  obviated  by  means  of  a 
railway  now  being  constructed. 

Meadow  Lake  Sun,  Sept  7th :  The  Eclipse 
Co.  are  taking  out  some  very  rich  ore,  50 
tons  of  which  they  intend  to  have  crushed 
at  the  Mohawk  &  Montreal  Co.  's  mill. 

The  Green  Emigrant  Co.  have  employed 
the  California  mill,  which  they  are  now  run- 
ning. They  have  a  large  amount  of  ore  on 
hand. 

Gazette,  Sept.  11th :  We  were  shown  yes- 
terday, by  John  Pattison,  the  superintend- 
ent, some  fine  specimens  of  ^old  bearing 
quartz  from  the  Cunningham  mine.  The 
specimens  were  taken  from  the  bottom  of 
the  incline  now  beint;  sunk,  and  contain 
much  free  gold  and  sulphurets. 

Placer  County. 

Herald,  Sept.  7th:  A  couple  of  miners 
working  a  quartz  claim  near  North  Bavine, 
recently  made  a  rich  strike.  We  are  in- 
formed they  took  out  one  piece  of  quartz 
whicli  is  estimated  to  contain  $1,500  worth 
of  gold. 

Transcript,  Sept  8th :  One  hundred  tons 
of  rock,  worked  from  the  Grizzly  ledge, 
Devil's  Canon,  yielded  $10  per  ton. 

Alta,  Sept.  11th:  The  Missouri  Tunnel 
Co's  gravel  mill  at  Yankee  Jims,  was  de- 
stroyed by  fire  on  Saturday  night.  Cause 
of  tire  unknown.  Theloss  is  estimated  from 
$12,000  to  $15,000.     No  insurance. 

PLunins  County. 

Downieville  Messenger,  Sept.  7th :  We 
understand  that  fine  prospects  are  being  ob- 
tained on  Squirrel  creek,  near  Jamison  City, 
Plumas  county,  and  that  extensive  prepara- 
tions are  being  made  to  work  the  mine  to 
advantage. 

Shsifstii  County. 

Courier,  Sept.  7th :  B.  J.  Holmes  recently 
took  two  lots  of  ore,  from  the  Crystal  ledge, 
to  the  celebrated  San  Francisco  assayer, 
Mosheimer,  who  reduced  the  rock,  with  the 
following  result:  Lot  No.  1,  f  rom  croppings, 


$42  per  ton  in  silver,  and  $5  in  gold.  Lot 
No.  2,  from  rock  taken  from  the  shaft,  30 
feet  from  the  surface,  $103. 20  in  silver,  and 
$5.50  in  gold. 

The  excitement  in  regard  to  the  newly 
discovered  placer  mines  on  First  creek,  near 
Pittsburg,  has  subsided,  as  there  is  not  suffi- 
cient water  in  the  creek  to  run  sluices.  The 
ground  prospects  rich,  however,  and  claim 
holders  think  they  will  take  out  large  quan- 
tities of  gold  dust  when  the  rainy  season 
sets  in. 

A  miner's  meeting,  held  to  consider  the 
propriety  of  admitting  Chinese  into  the 
Buckeye  mining  district,  took  place  at  Buck- 
eye, Aug.  24th,  when  the  question  was  de- 
cided in  the  negative. 

The  coal  vein  near  Bound  mountain  has 
increased  in  size,  and  continues  to  grow 
wider  as  it  is  sunk  upon.  The  quality  of 
the  coal  is  said  to  be  equal  to  any  yet  dis- 
covered on  this  coast,  and  the  Bed  Bluff 
blacksmiths,  who  have  tested  it,  are  anxious 
to  secure  an  interest  in  the  mine. 

A  gold  nugget,  weighing  near  $1,000,  was 
lately  found  on  Dog  creek,  and  is  now  on 
exhibition  at  Bed  Bluff. 

Sierra  County. 

Downieville  Messenger,  Sept.  7th:  The 
Monumental  Co.  at  Potosi,  has  just  made 
the  connection  between  the  shaft  and  tun- 
nel, and  will  be  prepared  for  blasting  in  a 
few  days.  It  is  believed  that  this  claim  will 
compensate  for  the  loss  of  both  the  Pitts- 
burg and  Hawkeye,  and  when  fully  opened 
times  will  be  livelier  than  ever  before  in 
that  locality.  The  Hawkeye  and  Pittsburg 
are  still  prospecting,  and  will,  perhaps,  af- 
ter awhile  be  taking  out  gravel  of  usual 
richness. 

The  Down  East  claim,  which  for  a  time 
ran  considerably  below  wages,  is  again 
doing  well. 

A  friend  from  Mohawk  Valley,  engaged 
in  prospecting  the  new  mines  recently  dis- 
covered there,  informs  us  that  prospects  are 
bright  There  are  five  companies  working, 
who  make  good  wages  working  with  a  torn. 
The  diggings  are  surface,  and  the  gold 
coarse. 

San  JBerntvrclino  County. 

Guardian,  Sept.  17th :  The  operations  on 
Lytle  creek  are  spoken  of  in  the  most  en- 
couraging and  appreciative  manner.  It  is 
well  known  that  there  is  a  great  breadth  of 
country  in  that  vicinity,  evidently  of  a  gold 
bearingcharacter;  that  wherever  this  ground 
has  been  prospected,  gold  has  been  found  ; 
and  it  is  thought  that  if  water  could  be 
brouuht  on  the  land  in  quantities  sufficient 
for  ground-sluicing  or  hydraulic  mining, 
not  only  would  the  water  pay,  but  all  this 
■.■round  would  be  made  tributary  to  the  la- 
bor of  man. 

ARIZONA. 
Gazette,  Aug.  21st:  Mr.  Beardsley,  and 
others,  are  putting  up  a  water  wheel  on  the 
Hassayampa,  with  power  to  run  several 
arastrus,  to  crush  rock  from  mines  in  that 
vicinity. 

Mr.  Robert  Groom,  and  others,  discovered 
a  silver  bearing  lead  a  short  distance  from 
the  Sterling  mill,  some  weeks  ago.  They 
sunk  on  it  eight  or  ten  feet,  and  took  out 
about  a  ton  of  rock,  specimens  of  which 
have  been  assayed  by  Mr.  F.  A.  Cook,  and 
yielded  very  largely. 

The  Virginia  Trespass  of  [Sept.  7th,  has 
the  following  from  an  old  Californian,  con- 
cerning a  ledge  in  which  he  owns  an  in- 
terest, and  which  he  and  others  are  trying 
to  perfect  machinery  for  working,  he  says : 
The  leads  are  7  ft  2  in.  wide,  with  occasional 
masses  of  solid  sulphurets.  The  rock  con- 
centrates about  40  per  cent,  of  sulphurets, 
that  averages  $500  per  ton.  There  is  also 
about  $10  per  ton  of  free  gold  in  all  the 
rock.  There  is  an  abundance  of  wood  and 
water  at  the  mine  ;  so  you  can  see  what  my 
prospects  are.  The  prospects  of  the  coun- 
try are  anything  but  bright.  Principal  cause, 
Indians.  They  have  stolen  the  whites  poor, 
and  although  Uncle  Sam  has  been  trying 
for  three  years  to  do  something  with  them, 
they  are  worse  and  more  numerous  than 
ever. 

COLORADO. 
Georgetown  Miner,  Aug.  22d :   The  Philo 
Scoville  lode  appears  to  be  rich,  and  con- 
tinually grower  richer. 

The  editor  has  seen  apiece  of  ore  that  had 
been  roasted  in  a  stove,  perfectly  spangled, 
throughout,  with  globules  of  silver.  The 
ore  was  from  the  Dixon  lode,  Bepublican 
Mountain.  The  crevice  is  four  ft.  in  width, 
showing  a  fine  vein  of  sulphurets. 

The  New  Boston  lode,  under  the  develop- 
ment it  is  now  receiving,  is  showing  the 
best  body  of  galena  ore  ever  found  in  the 
district. 

Many  parties  from  the  east  are  now  here, 
examining  our  resources.  The  richness  and 
extent  of  our  mines  astonishes  them. 

On  Monday  last  we  saw  some  very  fine 
ore  from  the  Cashier  lode.  The  ore  vein  in 
the  Cashier  is  13  in.  in  width,  carrying  ga- 


lena and  sulphurets  of  iron  combined  with 
zinc  blende.  The  ore  assays  from  $150  to 
$800  per  ton. 

In  Gold  Bun  they  have  struck  a  large 
body  of  pay  dirt,  that  is  yielding  free  gold 
in  fabulous  quantities. 

While  selecting  ore  for  milling  at  the 
Hunkadora  lode  last  Saturday,  we  found  a 
couple  of  specimens  bearing  native  silver. 

The  Herkimer  lode  is  yielding  large  quan- 
tities of  very  rich  ore. 

The  Silver  Star  lode  at  Gray's  Peak,  has 
an  18-in.  ore  vein,  composed  of  galena  and 
silver  sulphurets,  that  show  by  assay  $850 
per  ton.  The  Flying  Cloud  lode  presents 
an8-in.  vein,  averaging  $420  per  ton.  Ore 
from  the  Monitor  lode  assays  $125  gold,  and 
$75  silver  per  ton.  The  Anglo-Norman 
lode  has  a  crevice  30  in.  wide,  with  a  16-in. 
ore  vein  of  sulphurets.  This  mine  has 
yielded  considerable  ruby  silver  and  crys- 
tallized sulphurets,  that  has  shown  by  assay 
from  $22,400  to  $27,000  per  ton. 

Times,  Aug.  27th :  The  Briggs  Co's  mine 
has  been  improving  of  late.  Their  50-stamp 
mill  is  kept  steadily  at  work  on  ore  from  the 
Briggs  lode. 

A  new  silver  lode  has  been  discovered 
about  a  mile  east  from  Lyon's  works,  and  is 
causing  much  excitement  in  Black  Hawk. 

The  Keith  mill  has  commenced  operations 
on  Pewabic  ore,  which  is  said  to  be  of  un- 
usually rich  quality. 

Mr.  Miley  has  started  the  Holbrook  eight- 
stamp  water  mill,  on  second  quality  ore  from 
the  Bobtail's  Co's  claim,  on  the  Bobtail. 

The  Black  Hawk  G.  M.  Co.  cleaned  up 
and  retorted,  to-day,  359  ozs.  of  gold,  as  the 
result  of  one  week's  run  from  80  stamps,  on 
average  ore  from  their  Gregory  mine. 

The  Troy  lode,  Nevada  Dist,  owned  by 
Hinds  &  Ware,  is  now  being  successfully 
worked,  and  giving  most  satisfactory  re- 
sults. There  is  a  "  timbered"  shaft  55  ft 
deep  on  the  discovery,  out  of  which  the 
owners  are  taking  ore  from  a  crevice  from 
two  to  three  ft  in  width,  that  runs  under 
stamps,  $151  per  cord  in  gold.  Also,  a  shaft 
on  No.  1,  30  ft.  deep,  the  quartz  from  which 
runs  from  $80  to  $100  per  cord,  gold. 

IDAHO. 

World,  Aug.  28th :  Col.  Fogus  and  party 
this  week  discovered  a  gold  bering  ledge 
somewhere  between  the  head  of  Purdy  Gulch 
and  the  New  York  mine.  The  ledge  is  2% 
ft.  wide,  and  free  gold  is  plainly  visible  all 
over  and  through  the  quartz  on  the  surface. 
Chas.  Libenau,  metallurgist  of  Boise  City, 
gives  the  following  figures  as  the  result  of 
an  assay  of  some  picked  ore  from  the  At- 
lanta ledge,  of  Alturas  county  :  Per  ton, 
9,720  ozs.  silver  and  2  40-100  gold,  valued— 
in  silver,  per  ton,  $12,636;  gold,  $50.11, 
Total,  $12,680.11. 

On  last  Saturday  Mr.  Harley  brought  a 
variety  of  specimen  pieces  of  the  ore.  taken 
from  various  portions  of  the  famous  Atlanta 
ledge,  to  our  office  for  exhibition.  They 
were  all  rich,  and  some  of  the  pieces  showed 
actually  more  silver  than  rock  or  foreign 
substance.  One  piece  is  equal  to  the  best 
specimens  we  saw  at  the  celebrated  Poor- 
man  mine  of  Owyhee  last  year,  while  the 
richest  ores  were  being  taken  from  it.  This 
piece  was  taken  from  the  first  extension  east 
of  the  Atlanta,  at  a  depth  of  eight  ft.  from 
the  surface  croppings.  From  this  portion 
of  the  ledge  55  lbs.  of  ore  wa3  recently 
taken,  burnt  and  crushed  in  a  hand  mortar. 
The  ore  was  picked  from  a  rich  central  streak 
of  18  in.  in  width.  The  result  was  i%  lbs. 
of  bullion  !  Ten  tons  of  the  average  rock 
is  now  being  crushed  at  Defries'  mill  totest 
the  average  yield. 

Next  to  it  is  the  second  extension  east, 
taken  up  by  Mr.  Motherhead,  and  in  which 
very  rich  gold  and  silver  quartz  has  been 
found  all  through  the  tunnel  which  pierces 
it  The  ledge  averages  full  14  ft.  width, 
and  the  rich  streak  extends  all  the  way 
through  it,  of  about  18  in.  iu  mean  thick- 
ness. The  whole  Atlanta  ledge  has  been 
distinctly  traced  about  a  mile  in  length,  and 
wherever  prospected  it  has  yielded  from 
very  good  to  exceedingly  rich  ore. 

The  fine  new  quartz  mill  recently  bought 
in  San  Francisco,  for  the  English  Co. ,  will 
be  here  about  the  middle  of  September,  and 
will  be  put  up  early  next  spring. 

New  diggings  have  been  found  in  a  small 
basin  about  125  miles  from  Boise  City,  which 
prospect  from  12%  cts.  to  $1  to  the  pan. 

Owyhee  Avalanche,  Aug.  31st:  The  ore 
now  being  taken  from  the  Whisky  ledge  is 
considerably  richer  than  that  which  yielded 
$300  per  ton  a  couple  of  weeks  ago. 

In  the  Poorman  mine,  they  have  recently 
come  upon  a  large  quantity  of  pure,  white, 
and  soft  wax-like  substances,  interspersed 
with  large  masses  of  black  sulphurets.  Tho 
Poorman  yet  sustains  its  world-wide  repu- 
tation of  fabulous  richness. 

The  Oro  Fino   has  just  cleaned  up,  after 
crushing  SO  tons  of  ore,  amounting  in  the 
aggregate  to  $13,300,  or  $160  per  ton. 
Another  rich  ledge  has  been  discovered 


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in  FliDt— right  in  town.     It  was  located  on 
the  24th. 

MONTANA. 

Port,  An?.  24th.  The  15-stamp  mill, 
known  as  the  Seneca  Fulls  mill,  at  Summit, 
belonging  to  Mi-Andrew,  Wann  A;  Co.,  has 
been  removed  to  Hot  Springs  creek.  An 
addition  of  steam  batteries,  equal  to  fifteen 
(tamps,  is  to  be  added  to  the  above,  and  an- 
other mill  of  the  capacity  of  30-stamps,  is 
on  the  way  from  New  York.  The  Co.  in- 
tend to  concentrate  all  of  their  energies  at 
that  point  The  mills  will  be  up  and  in  op- 
eration in  30  days. 

Tho  hydraulic  claims  of  Messrs.  Vivian  & 
Co.  were  cleaned  up  on  Thursday  last,  and 
tho  sum  of  85,500  taken  out  The  amount 
was  from  a  run  of  eight  days,  and  from  the 
disadvantages  tinder  which  the  owners  la- 
bored in  starting  their  hydraulics,  may  be 
considered  as  a  good  test  of  the  richness  of 
the  ground. 

A  gentleman  who  has  just  arrived  from  the 
Meadow  creek  country,  informs  us  that  a 
good  mining  region  is  being  opened  up  on 
tho  head  waters  of  Meadow  creek.  It  is 
principally  bar  diggings,  prospecting  from 
5  to  25  colors  to  the  pan,  and  extending 
over  a  large  surface  of  country.  He  esti- 
mates the  hydraulic  yield  at  S10  to  §15  per 
day,  and  ground  enough  to  employ  1,000 
mou.  Water  is  plentiful,  taken  from  North 
Meadow  creek,  and  requiring  to  be  conveyed 
from  a  half  mile  to  one  mile  and  a  half. 
The  country  has  been  districted  and  Be- 
eorders  elected.  This  may  have  something 
to  do  with  a  stampede  if  one  is  gotten  up. 
About  25  men  are  employed  there  now,  and 
8  or  10  went  over  yesterday.  A  town  has 
been  laid  out  and  christened  "Bluff  City." 

Aug.  31st  Quite  a  stampede  has  hap- 
pened lately  towards  Washington  gulch, 
and  the  ground  is  staked  off  on  all  the 
gulches  in  the  vicinity.  From  12  to  20  cts. 
to  the  pan  has  been  obtained,  and  about  five 
feet  to  bed-rock.  Isdell,  who  has  ahydraulic 
working,  has  found  the  old  channel  some  15 
feet  below  the  bar  where  he  is  working, 
with  as  high  as  25  cents  to  the  pan,  but  will 
have  to  start  in  a  new  cut  to  reach  it. 

At  Highland  gulch,  Graves  &  Co.  have  an 
arastra  running  near  Ked  Mountain  city, 
and  are  doing  well,  from  the  clean  up  Mr. 
Mansfield  reports  to  us.  They  are  crushing 
from  the  Last  Chance  lode,  which  has  a 
three  and  one-half  foot  crevice.  The  dirt  is 
hauled  in  a  small  wagon,  drawn  by  one  yoke 
of  oxen.  From  six  loads  they  cleaned  up 
56  ounces  of  retort,  which  sells  at  $23  per 
ounce,  and  left  30  ounces  still  remaining  in 
the  arastra. 

In  speaking  of  Highland  quartz  and  the 
prospects  of  Highland  district,  the  editor 
says  :  It  is  less  than  a  year  since  any  leads 
were  discovered  in  the  district ;  in  fact,  the 
gulch  had  scarcely  been  prospected  a  year 
ago.  Now  we  have  specimens  from  thirty- 
one  lodes,  whose  richness  and  width  of  crev- 
ice are  not  excelled  in  Montana.  We  have 
seen  certificates  of  assay  giving  §141  per 
ton  on  one  of  the  larger  lodes,  and  have  no 
doubt  that  many  of  them  are  equally  as  rich. 
The  larger  proportion  of  the  lodes  are  gold 
bearing,  but  specimens  from  some  of  those 
lately  discovered  and  subjected  to  the  action 
of  fire,  show  rich  in  silver.  We  believe 
that  Highland  district  is  destined  to  become 
a  great  quartz  mining  camp  at  an  early  day, 
from  the  extent  and  richness  of  its  lead's, 
the  excellent  facilities  and  abundance  of 
wood  and  water,  the  great  requisites  to  suc- 
cessful mining. 

NEVADA. 

K^nipr;i  l<la  . 

The  Pine  Grove  correspondent  of  the  En- 
terprise of  Sept.  10th,  says :  The  Wheeler 
boys  have  struck  a  ledge  of  rich  sulphuret 
quartz,  which  prospects  §40  free  gold  to  the 
ton,  and  will,  from  appearances,  yield  five 
or  six  times  that  amount  in  silver.  The 
Deposit  Co.  will  soon  have  a  return  from  a 
clean  up  of  a  run  made  by  the  arastras. 

The  Poorman  and  Imperial  Cos.  each,  are 
in  daily  expectation  of  striking  their  ledges 
below  water  level.  The  Midas  mine  is  look- 
ing fine.  Lieut  Bourne  is  having  75  or  80 
tons  of  ore  worked. 

The  Wilson  mine  is  being  steadily  worked. 
Mr.  Toombs  is  taking  out  of  it,  under  con- 
tract, some  very  fine  looking  white  quartz 
rock,  which  is  rich  in  gold,  but  the  gold  is 
covered  over  with  a  black  substance  which 
causes  it  to  look  like  copper  or  iron  until  it 
is  subjected  to  the  action  of  friction  or  acids. 
The  Central,  which  is  a  new  discovery, 
southwest  from  Wilson's,  is  having  some 
very  fine  rock  taken  out  of  it.  The  new 
mill  recently  purchased  in  San  Francisco, 
is  expected  to  arrive  soon.  It  is  a  10-stamp 
mill  with  a  perfect  amalgamating  battery 
and  the  ordinary  paraphernalia  for  saving 
the  free  gold  only.  Mr.  Wilson  intends 
saving  his  tailings  and  salting  them  as  they 
accumulate.  At  the  expiration  of  three  or 
four  months  after  their  first  working,  he  will 
then  re-work  them,  with  the  expectation  of 


greater  returns  per  ton  than  was  first  yielded 
and  before  the  desulphurization. 

Hnml>olflt. 

Unionville  Register,  Sept.  7th :  The  ma- 
chinery for  tho  Essex  Co.  is  now  on  the 
ground  at  Dun  Glen,  and  will  lit-  put  up 
with  all  possible  dispatch.  A  full  set  of 
hands  aro  now  on  both  the  Essex  and  Em- 
pire mines,  with  the  intention  of  having  out 
a  large  quantify  of  ore  as  soon  as  the  mill  is 
ready  to  run. 
FcLliruiingmt. 

The  Carson  Appeal  says  that  the  mining 
prospects  of  the  Pahranngat  Lake  Mining 
Diet.,  never  looked  so  fair  as  during  this 
summer.  The  miners  are  all  working  in 
earnest,  and  as  they  go  down  upon  their 
numerous  ledges,  find  them  well  defined 
and  immensely  rich.  There  are  three  miles 
now  ready  for  operation.  Within  the  last 
year  sales  of  mines  have  been  made  in  that 
district  to  New  York  capitalists,  amounting 
to  over  85,000,000. 

Roeeio  Blver. 

Reveille,  Sept.  2d  :  In  Eeveille  and  adjoin- 
ing districts,  business  is  more  aetive  than 
ever  before.  In  Eeveille  Dist ,  the  Eutland 
mill  has  been  sold  to  Leason  &  Co.,  and  is 
to  be  overhauled  and  put  in  shape  for  better 
work.  Geo.  Nichols,  the  assayer,  has  dis 
covered  a  great  ledge  in  the  South  Moun- 
tain, above  the  Desert  Queen,  which  ex- 
hibits very  rich  ore  to  the  depth  of  12  ft, 
as  far  as  it  has  been  opened. 

Tho  owners  of  the  Desert  Queen,  Idaho, 
Adriatic  and  Fisherman,  are  busily  em- 
ployed in  taking  out  ore  for  the  Old  Domin- 
ion mill  at  Hot  Creek,  which  will  be  com- 
pleted and  running  about  the  10th  inst. 

In  the  Morey  Dist.  the  owner  of  good 
mining  property  is  getting  out  100  tons  of 
first  class  ore  for  the  miil  at  Hot  Creek  ; 
and  in  the  Danville  Dist.  the  owner  of  the 
Vesta — a  fine  ledge  of  excellent  mineral — is 
engaged  in  getting  ore  for  the  same  purpose. 

Persons  just  in  from  Belmont  say  that  the 
40-stamp  mill  of  the  Combination  Co.  bids 
fair  to  be  a  splendid  structure.  The  Bel- 
mont Co.  is  about  to  overhaul  its  mill  and 
put  it  in  good  working  condition,  with  new 
cam  shaft,  improved  pans  and  settlers,  and 
the  addition  of  a  large  new  boiler.  In  the 
meantime,  the  mines  of  these  companies  are 
being  well  developed.  The  Combination  is 
running  a  drift  from  the  vertical  shaft  to  the 
vein.  The  drift  begins  at  the  water  level, 
and  is  now  in  close  proximity  to  the  ledge. 
As  soon  as  the  hoisting  works  shall  be  placed 
on  the  mine,  the  machinery  for  which  is 
now  in  transit,  the  shaft  will  be  continued. 
In  the  incline  upon  the  Transylvania  No.  1, 
belonging  to  the  Belmont  Co.,  a  level  ex- 
tends north  about  140  ft. ,  in  which  the  vein 
is  much  wider  than  near  the  surface,  and 
carries  ore  of  superior  richness. 

There  were  shipped  from  this  city  in  the 
month  of  August  by  Wells,  Fargo  &  Co., 
11,265  ft>s.  of  bullion  valued  at  §170,373.03. 

Russell's  stage  from  Cortez,  on  Saturday 
brought  19  bars  of  bullion,  valued  at  about 
§17,000,  from  the  mill  of  the  Mount  Ten- 
abo  Co. 

On  Saturday  three  bars  of  bullion  from 
the  Belmont  Co.,  were  brought  in  by  the 
stage. 

Sept  3d:  Newark  Dist.  is  quite  lively, 
owing  to  the  operations  of  the  Centenary 
Co.,  which  is  hastening  to  complete  its  fine 
quartz  mill. 

White  Pine  Dist.  is  deserted  by  its  ambi- 
tious miners,  who  have  frantically  rushed 
to  Goose  Creek. 

Sept.  5th:  The  ore  in  the  Twin  Ophir 
mines  in  Park  Canon  has  greatly  changed 
in  quality,  since  the  mine  was  opened.  The 
ore  formerly  produced  was  a  mass  of  metal, 
with  almost  no  gangue,  much  resembling 
ordinary  iron  ore.  But  the  mineral  shown 
to  us  as  coming  from  the  mine  is  a  very 
hard  granular  quartz  of  bluish-gray  color, 
the  surface  of  which  contains  points  and 
flakes  of  native  silver. 

We  saw  at  Lundbom's  assay  office  yester- 
day a  small  bar  of  bullion,  valued  at  §595, 
which  was  produced  by  the  first  lot  of  ore 
worked  in  Coover's  mill  at  Bunker  Hill. 
The  bar  was  very  small ;  about  seven  inches 
long,  two  inches  broad,  and  1%  inches  thick; 
but  its  value  was  derived  from  the  large 
amount  of  gold  that  it  contained,  which  was 
§426  to  §169  of  silver.  This  high  bullion 
is  the  product  of  ore  from  the  Victorine 
ledge,  which  will  average  upwards  of  §60 
per  ton. 

Sept  7th :  The  other  day  a  single  blast 
threw  out  of  the  old  Dominion  mine  in 
Hot  Creek  Dist,  3 %  tons  of  ore,  the  esti- 
mated value  of  which  was  from  §500  to  §700 
per  ton.  We  are  assured  that  this  estimate 
is  low,  for  the  ore  exhibits  the  richest  masses 
of  soft,  wax-like  horn  silver  yet  developed 
in  the  district. 

Since  the  24th  of  August  41,347  ozs.  of 
crude  bullion  were  received  at  the  assay 
office  of  the  Manhattan  mill  for  melting  and 
assay. 


This  morning  the  stage  from  the  east 
brought  3,222  ozs.  of  crude  bullion  from 
the  mill  of  the  Social  and  Steptoe  Co.  at 
Egan. 

Alia,  Sept.  10th:  The  Parrott  quartz  mill 
at  Big  Creek,  was  entirely  destroyed  by  fire 
n  tho  7th  inst. 

Silver  Bend  Reporter,  Sept  7th:  Thepulp 
assay  uf  the  first  lot  of  Victorine  ore  crushed 
at  Coover's  mill,  Bunker  Hill,  shows  §39.62 
of  gold  and  §25.29  of  silver  per  ton — a  total 
of  §64.91. 

The  Murphy  mine  and  mill  of  the  Twin 
Eiver  Co.  at  Ophir  Canon,  produced  during 
the  month  of  August  the  sum  of  §34,015.90. 
And  this  at  only  one-half  the  capacity  of  the 
mill.  There  is  a  probability  of  the  mill  be- 
ing closed  shortly  for  the  reason  that  a  suf- 
ficient quantity  of  ore  cannot  be  taken  from 
tho  mine  at  the  present  stage  of  develop- 
ment to  supply  one-half  the  battery.  The 
ore  is  plentiful*  in  the  mine,  but  the  vein- 
stone is  so  extremely  hard  that  it  is  tedious 
work  to  sink  and  run  levels. 

The  mill  of  the  Belmont  Co.  is  now  closed 
for  repairs,  but  will  soon  be  in  operation  in 
better  trim  than  ever  before. 

■\VlLMllOO. 

[In  the  Stock  Circular,  in  another  portion 
of  this  paper,  will  be  found  late  mining 
news  from  this  district.  ] 

Enterprise,  Sept.  6th:  The  editor  states 
that  he  has  seen  an  assay  of  ore  from  the 
Lawson  &  McMeans  mine,  American  Flat, 
made  by  Mr.  Kern,  of  Virginia  City,  which 
was  exceedingly  encouraging  to  owners  in 
that  vicinity.  A  sample  from  the  surface 
showed  §11.51  per  ton,  while  another  sam- 
ple taken  out  eight  ft.  below  the  surface 
yielded  at  the  rate  of  §307.11.  The  com- 
pany have  a  stream  of  about  four  inches  of 
water  on  their  ground  and  seem  to  be  in  a 
fair  way  to  make  something  handsome  out 
of  their  mine.  The  walls  of  the  lead  are 
said  to  be  the  same  as  those  of  the  Comstock. 

The  Kentuck  Co.  has  declared  a  dividend 
of  §25  per  share  on  their  capital  stock,  pay- 
able Saturday,  the  7th  of  September,  at  the 
Bank  of  California  in  Virginia  City  and  San 
Francisco. 

Work  has  been  resumed  upon  several  old 
claims  situated  to  the  eastward  of  the  Com- 
stock range,  in  the  direction  of  Silver  Star 
Dist. 

Sept.  7th:  Wells,  Fargo  &.  Co.  shipped 
during  the  last  week  from  Virginia  City 
and  Gold  Hill,  16,148  lbs.  of  bullion,  valued 
at  §261,526.69. 

Sept.  8th :  Day  before  yesterday  an  eight- 
horse  team,  owned  by  Joe  Eeed,  hauled 
from  the  Imperial  dump,  Gold  Hill,  to  the 
Eock  Point  mill,  Dayton,  38,850  lbs.  of  ore. 
The  wagon  and  load  weighed  48.350  lbs. 

Work  has  been  resumed  upon  the  old 
Sutro  mine  on  the  north  side  of  Cedar  Hill, 
and  excellent  indications  are  being  met 
with.  A  shaft  has  been  sunk  about  120  ft. 
from  the  mouth  of  the  main  tunnel,  and  at 
the  depth  of  55  ft.  excellent  ore.  obtained — 
assaying  from  §25  to  §30  per  ton. 

Trespass,  Sept.  7th :  Eecently  an  addi- 
tional vein  of  water  has  out  in  the  McMeans 
&  Clawson  mine,  at  American  Flat,  and 
some  ore  from  the  ledge  assays  several  hun- 
dred dollars  per  ton.  The  water  seems  to 
be  permanent,  and  if  so,  will  prove  of  great 
value  to  the  owners. 

The  Crown  Point  shaft  is  now  down  640 
ft. ,  and  it  will  be  completed  700  ft.  by  the 
first  of  October,  if  nothing  should  happen 
to  keep  the  workmen  back  in  the  shape  of  a 
large  vein  of  water. 

OREGON. 

The  Eugene  State  Journal  says  that  parties 
are  still  prosecuting  their  researches  for 
quartz,  in  the  mountains  about  the  head- 
waters of  the  Willamette. 

Walla  Walla  Statesman,  Aug.  23d :  In  our 
issue  of  the  9th  inst ,  we  noticed  the  reported 
discovery  of  rich  paying  mines  in  the  neigh- 
borhood of  Pen  d'Oreille  Lake.  In  corrob- 
oration of  this  report  we  give  place  to  an 
extract  from  a  private  letter,  written  by  a 
gentleman  who  is  on  the  grgund,  and  whose 
statements  may  be  considered  entirely  reli- 
able. He  says :  "We  are  in  the  midst  of  an 
excitement  caused  by  new  gold  discoveries 
in  this  vicinity.  If  these  mines  are  half  as 
good  as  represented,  they  will  be  the  mak- 
ing of  this  place.  Men  in  whom  I  have  the 
utmost  confidence  tell  me  that  they  have 
prospected  about  seven  miles  of  the  creek, 
and  got  from  25  to  50  cts.  to  the  pan.  A 
prospecting  party  has  just  started  out,  and 
in  a  few  more  days  I  shall  be  able  to  inform 
you  Bure  as  to  details. " 


The  late  20-inch  gun  manufactured  at  tho 
Fort  Pitt  Works  at  Pittsburg,  Penn.,  was 
tested  by  Commander  Lowe  of  the  United 
States  Navy,  August  5th.  The  test,  so  far 
as  made,  was  entirely  satisfactory. 


Order  Bussey's  Combination  Burglar  and 
Powder-Proof  Keyless  Lock ! 

REASONS  WHY. 

1st.  It  is  the  best  Combination  Lock  known. 

2d.  It  is  impossiblo  to  pick  it. 

3d.  It  can  bo  subjected  to  over  half  a  million 
changes,  and  wheu  run  by  a  burglar,  ho  is  no 
nearer  entrance  than  when  ho  began. 

4th.  It  has  no  key  to  lose. 

5th.  The  more  it  is  used  the  better  it  is  liked. 

6th.  It  has  no  signs,  letters  or  figures,  on  its 
face. 

7th.  It  is  tho  simplest  to  understand. 

8th.  It  is  impossiblo  to  open  it  without  knowing 
tho  set. 

9th.  It  is  least  possible  to  get  out  of  repair,  as 
any  one  will  bo  convinced  on  examination. 

10th.  It  is  the  strongest  Lock. 

11th.  No  possible  derangement  of  combination 
can  be  made. 

12th.  Amador  County  has  adopted  this  Lock 
for  its  safes. 

13.  It  received  a  special  premium  at  State  Fair 

Opinions  orthe  Preti  ami  others  In  regard  to 
Buaaey's  Combination  Lock. 

The  Bank  ot  British  Columbia  ordered  the  tlrst  one  ot 
these  locks  introduced  in  this  city,  and  tho  following  roc- 
omuiendation  has  been  received  by  the  inventor: 

Bank  of  Burma  Columbia,  1 

San  Francisco,  May  24, 1866.     / 

Recently,  two  of  Wm,  C.  Bussey's  new  Patent  Com- 
bination Burglar-Proof  Locks  were  placed  upon  the  vault 
doors  of  the  Bauk  of  British  Columbia.  ■  They  aro  found 
to  operate  with  all  tbo  efficiency  claimed  by  the  inventor 
and  in  every  way  meet  our  fullest  approval. 

Tbey  were  ordered  upon  mature  deliberation,  after 
strict  investigation  of  their  merits,  iu  comparison  with 
some  of  the  most  noted  und  popular  old  Btylcs  of  combin- 
ation locks. 

We  deem  the  lock  entirely  burglar-proof.  It  is  strong 
in  construction,  without  intricate  or  delicate  parts,  with 
simple  and  easy  movement.  We  find  no  difficulty  in 
either  opening  or  cloHing  it,  nor  in  changing  its  combina- 
tions, which  muy  bo  madealmost  innumerable. 

As  a  California  invention  of  extraordiuary  merit,  we 
take  olessufe  in  recommending  it  to  public  attention,  be- 
Iieviug  it  to  possess  all  the  advantages  which  arc  claimed 
for  it.  WM.  H.  TILLINGHAST,  Sub-Manager. 

We  do  hereby  certify,  that  Wm.  C.  Bussey's  Combina- 
tion Lock  is  the  best  Safe  Lock  in    existence,  and  impos- 
sible to  be  picked.     Wo  have  applied  several  to  Vaults 
and  Safes,  to  entire  satisfaction  to  parties  Interested. 
KUTREDGE  &  LEAVITT, 
Pioneer  Iron  Works,  cor.  Fremont  and  Market  sts. 

San  Francisco,  May  6, 1867. 
I  do  hereby  certify,  that  Mr.  Wm.  C.  Bussey's  Com- 
bination Lock  is  the  simplest  und  strongest  in  construe- 
tion,  and  the  least  possible  to  get  out  of  repair;  and  for 
Safes  and  Vaults  in  every  other  respect  as  good  as  any- 
other  improved  combination  lock  which  I  am  acquainted 
with.  JOHN  R.  SIMfcS, 

Vault  Manufacturer,  Oregon  street. 

Jackson,  April  27, 1867. 

I,  the  undersigned,  Sheriff  of  Amnrlor  County,  do  here- 
by certify  that  I  am  using  one  of  Wm.  C.  Bussey'B  Key- 
less Combination  Locks  on  my  safe,  which  is  made  to 
draw  four  bolts  with  facility,  I  believe  the  lock  to  be 
the  best  lock  ever  invented,  for  tbo  followiug  reasons: 

1st  — Because  it  is  Impossible  for  either  burglar  or  ex- 
port to  pick  it. 

2d. — The  lock  being  constructed  without  a  key-hole,  it 
ciinnot  be  blown  to  pieces  by  powder. 

3d.— There  is  no  possibility  of  deranging  the  combina- 
tion by  breaking  off,  or  attempting  to  drive  tbo  knobs  Into 
the  sure.  And  it  is  in  fact  tho  nearest  approach  to  per- 
fection  yet  arrived  at  in  the  art  of  Lock  malting. 

R  COSNER. 

Attested  by  J.  C.  Suipman,  Coanty  Clerk. 

Jackson,  April  27, 1867. 

The  undersigned,  Treasurer  of  Amador  County,  do  here- 
by certify,  thatl  am  now  using  one  of  Wm.  C.  Bussey's 
Keyless  Combination  Locks,  it  is  fastened  to  tho  outsido 
door  of  tho  Treasurer's  Safe.  I  have  no  fear  of  any  by- 
stander gaining  a  knowledge  of  the  Bet  of  the  combina- 
tion, when  lockiog  or  unlocking  the  same.  If  I  desire  to 
have  access  to  the  safe  every  few  minutes ,  I  can  so  adjust 
tho  combination  as  to  open  this  lock  iu  two  seconds  of 
time.  I  am  exceedingly  well  pleased  with  the  same,  and 
I  deem  this  lock  to  bo  all  that  the  inventor  claims  for  it. 
OTTO  WALIHER. 

Attested  by  J.  C.  Shipman,  County  Clerk. 

oalifobnia  Lock  Ahead.  —  A  special  premium  was 
awarded  Mr.  W.  C.  Bussey.  for  his  superior  Combination 
Powder  sad  Burglar-Proof  Safe  Lock,  at  the  recent  State 
Fair.  We  aro  sure  no  award  was  ever  more  meritoriously 
bestowed.  This  Lock  was  described  at  length  in  tho 
Press  several  months  since.  At  that  time  it  was  adopted 
by  several  banking  houses  in  this  city,  and  wo  are  aow 
assured  that  the  rerairkable  claims  asserted  in  favor  of 
the  Lock  at  that  time,  have  been  confirmed  since  by  its 
practical  use.  We  feel  an  interest  in  this  California  in- 
vention, and  wish  to  seeit  speedily  meet  with  the  success 
it  is  ultimately  certain  to  attain.  Mr.  Bussey,  having 
properly  first  fairly  tested  his  lock  in  California,  is  now 
desirous  of  introducing  it  in  the  East,  aad  offers  to  dispose 
of  tho  right  for  several  States  at  very  reasonable  rates.— 
[Mining  and  Scientific  Press,  SBpt.  29,  1866. 

They  aro  tho  only  safe  lock  ever  invented.  Every 
State  and  County  treasury  vault,  and  every  bank  and  bus- 
iaess  place  shooid  have  one.— [Amador  Ledger. 

This  is  a  lock  In  which  a  series  of  rotating  annular 
tumblers  is  employed,  and  itcousists  in  a  novel  arrange- 
ment of  soch  tumblers  ia  connection  with  one  or  moro 
arms  connected  with  one  or  more  bolts,  whereby  an  ex- 
tremely simple  and  effective  lock  is  obtained,  presenting 
an  almost  unlimited  number  of  combinatioas.  For  which 
he  was  awarded  a  special  premium  at  the  State  Fair — 
[Sacramento  Union. 

We,  the  undersigned,  practical  Locksmiths,  anhesita- 
tingly  pronounce  Bussev's  Improved  Combination  Burglar 
Proof  Lock  to  be  the  most  reliable  lock  constructed. 
F.  MARKT  &  C.  FLEISHEL, 

No.  18  Post  street. 

BEFRRENOEB I 

B.  COSNER,  Sheriff. 

O  WALTHER,  Treasurer. 

W.  JENNINGS.     1 

(I.  H.  INGALLS,   ^-Supervisors-! 

L.  McLAINE,  J 

Ad y  good  blacksmith  can  put  this  lock  on  safe  doors. 
Boxed  or  single  old  locks  removed  and  this  placed  iu  their 
sleail.to  work  one,  two.  three  or  four  bolts,  as  tho  case 
may  be.— [See  page  30  iu  Pneiuc  Coast  Directory. 

A  deal  or  blind  man  caa  open  tliis  lock  when  hejfnows 
tho  set  and  understands   the  full   mauipuatiou,!  w  thoat 
any  expert  detecting  tho  combination. 
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Notices  to  Correspondents. 

Italian©. — The  Amazonian  artist,  named 
Ornata  Rudiano,  your  countrywoman, 
■whose  memory  you  wish  to  be  specially 
noticed  amongst  the  number  of  remarka- 
ble artistic  females  which  have  at  sundry 
times  graced  this  sublunary  sphere,  cer- 
tainly merits  a  few  lines  being  devoted  to 
the  enumeration  of  some  of  the  remarka- 
ble incidents  connected  with  her  most  ro- 
mantic life.  Ornata,  in  her  23d  year,  had 
obtained  so  great  a  reputation  for  skill  as 
a  painter  that  Gabrino  Fondolo,  the  ty- 
rant of  Cremona,  proffered  her  the  com- 
mission of  adorning  his  palace.  Ornata 
was  desirous  of  declining  the  dangerous 
honor,  but  the  Marquis  would  not  admit 
of  any  excuse.  At  this  period  to  excite 
the  anger  of  such  a  vindictive  and  unscrup- 
ulous a  personage  would  have  been  dan- 
gerous. One  day,  whilst  engaged  in  paint- 
ing the  walls  of  one  of  the  apartments  in 
Fondolo's  palace,  one  of  his  most  dissi- 
pated courtiers  entered  the  room  and  at- 
tempted to  take  some  unjustifiable  liber- 
ties, -which  -were  indignantly  repulsed  by 
this  truly  heroic  lady.  In  place  of  retir- 
ing, the  scoundrel  made  a  second  and 
more  violent  attempt,  on  which  Ornata 
drew  a  dagger  which  she  always  had  con- 
cealed beneath  her  bodice,  in  anticipa- 
tion that  such  an  emergency  might  at  any 
time  occur.  She  plunged  it  to  its  hilt 
into  the  villain's  heart ;  then  rushing 
from  the  palace,  disguised  herself  in  male 
attire  and  fled  to  the  mountains,  declaring 
that  she  would  rather  perish  in  exile 
and  a  wanderer,  in  purity,  than  en- 
joy splendor  with  tainted  honor. 
The  Marquis  was  furious,  sent  soldiers  in 
every  direction  in  pursuit,  with  orders  to 
bring  her  back  alive  or  dead.  She  fortu- 
nately avoided  all  the  dangers  which  be- 
set her.  On  finding  further  pursuit  use- 
less, owing  to  her  escape  from  his  domin- 
ions, and  not  being  able  to  obtain  any 
one  capable  of  completing  her  labors, 
he  proclaimed  a  full  pardon,  on  condition 
that  she  would  return.  In  the  meantime, 
retaining  her  disguise,  Ornata  became  ad- 
mitted as  a  member  of  one  of  the  com- 
panies of  Condottieri  which  then  infested 
Italy,  in  which  capacity,  by  her  courage 
and  good  conduct,  she  soon  rose  to  the 
post  of  Captain.  The  independence  and 
excitement  accompanying  this  position, 
appears  to  have  possessed  considerable 
charms,  as  it  tended  to  draw  out  a  con- 
genial and  innate  warlike  spirit,  as  she 
subsequently  refrained  from  entirely  aban- 
doning her  new  career  and  continued  for 
thirty  years  thereafter  fighting  and  paint- 
ing alternately.  In  1472,  her  native  town, 
Castelliogne,  was  besieged  by  the  Vene- 
tians, on  hearing  which  she  flew  to  its  re- 
lief, and  forced  the  enemy  to  raise  the 
siege,  but  was  mortally  wounded  in  the 
conflict,  and  died  a  few  days  later. 

Foundeyman. — The  capacity  of  the  human 
frame  to  withstand  elevated  temperatures, 
is  much  greater  than  is  generally  sup- 
posed, and  by  physiologists  is  very  gen- 
erally attributed  to  the  cooling  influence 
of  perspiration;  the  evaporation  in  ordi- 
nary life  is  calculated  to  amount  to  from 
two  to  five  pounds  every  24  hours.  Dr. 
Southwood  Smith,  however,  ascertained 
that  workmen  in  gas  works  employed  in 

-  making  up  fires  and  similar  occupations, 
subjecting  them  to  great  heat,  lost  on  an 
average,  3  lbs.  6  ozs.  in  45  minutes,  and 
when  working  for  70  minutes  in  an  unusu- 
ally hot  place,  their  loss  was  5  lbs.  2  ozs, 
aud  4  lbs.  14  ozs.  respectively. 


[Editorial  Correspondence.] 

Fourteenth  Annual  State  Fair. 

The  Fourteenth  Annual  State  Fair  is 
proving,  as  we  predicted  it  would,  the  most 
successful  of  the  series,  both  pecuniarily 
and  as  a  representative  exhibit  of  the  vari- 
ous industries  of  the  State.  Its  active  and 
energetic  Secretary,  Mr.  Hoag,  together  with 
other  officers  and  members  of  the  Associa- 
tion, and  the  cooperative  committee,  ap- 
pointed by  the  Mechanics'  Institute  of  San 
Francisco,  have  been  unceasing  in  their  ef- 
forts to  bring  about  this  result ;  and  it  must 
be  as  gratifying  to  them  as  to  the  public  to 
witness  the  result  of  their  endeavors. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors, 
held  on  Wednesday  evening,  it  was  unani- 
mously resolved  to  continue  the  exhibition 
over  until  Wednesday  of  next  week.  This 
action  alone  is  sufficient  evidence  of  its 
great  success.  Indeed,  it  is  universally  con 
ceded  that  the  State  Agricultural  Society 
has  this  year,  at  least,  achieved  a  most  grat- 
ifying success. 

San  Francisco  is  largely  and  well  repre- 
sented in  almost  every  department.  The 
success  of  the  present  effort  will  doubtless 
operate  largely  in  securing  for  the  future  a 
prorrressive  improvement  in  these  annual 
exhibitions,  and  one  which  shall  be  more 
fully  in  keeping  with  the  progress  of  our 
various  industries,  than  has  heretofore  been 
generally  witnessed.  Too  much  importance 
cannot  be  attached  to  these  practical  exhib- 
itions of  the  advancement  of  the  material 
interests  of  the  State.  However  much  vis- 
itors may  have  been  heretofore  interested  in 
and  astonished  at  these  developments,  we 
feel  well  assured  that  the  present  exhibit 
cannot  fail  to  impart  to  all  careful  observ- 
ers, new  and  much  enlarged  ideas  of  the 
productive  wealth  of  California,  and  operate 
as  a  most  powerful  incentive  to  redouble 
the  exertions  of  all  actively  engaged  in  in- 
dustrial pursuits. 

It  would  be  impossible  in  the  brief  space 
which  we  can  allot  to  the  present  letter,  to 
give  anything  like  even  a  "brief  mention" 
of  the  various  exhibitions  which  have  been 
made.  We  can  only  allude  to  a  few  of  the 
more  prominent  ones,  and  reserve  for  the 
future  more  particular  reference  to  them 
and  others. 

THE   ATTENDANCE, 

Upon  this  exhibition  has  been  unusually 
large.  Every  boat  from  San  Francisco  up 
to  the  present  writing,  has  come  crowded 
with  visitors ;  the  same  has  been  the  case 
with  every  train  by  the  railroad  ;  while  the 
country  round  about  in  the  immediate  vicin- 
ity, has  poured  forth  its  population  through 
every  medium  of  travel  attainable.  The 
city  is  crowded  to  excess  with  stransers,  aud 
great  numbers  of  visitors  are  obtaining  their 
meals  at  restaurants  and  hotels,  while  lodg- 
ings are  furnished  at  various  private  dwell- 
ings, whose  occupants  have  come  freely  for- 
ward to  accommodate  the  rushing  throng. 

The  streets  present  a  most  cheerful  and 
lively  appearance,  being  constantly  thronged 
with  pedestrians  and  vehicles  of  every  de- 
scription. The  rushing  and  jostling  on  the 
sidewalks  quite  reminds  one  of  Montgomery 
street  in  its  liveliest  times. 

THE  PAVILION, 

Is  constantly  thronged  with  visitors.  In  the 
evening  it  is  most  inconveniently  crowded, 
so  much  so  that  locomotion  is  almost  out  of 
the  question,  and  hundreds  are  constantly 
coming  and  going.  Very  little,  if  any, 
room  has  been  allowed  except  to  meritori- 
ous exhibitions.  The  usual  display  of  fruit 
is  very  considerably  curtailed  in  extent, 
mainly,  we  presume,  for  want  of  room ;  but 
ample  amends  are  made  in  excellence  and 
variety.  The  wine  exhibit  is  hardly  up  to 
what  was  expected,  or  what  should  be  made 
by  so  large  and  growing-  an  interest.  The 
upper  floor  is  mainly  devoted  to  manufac- 
tured goods,  the  fine  arts,  and  miscellaneous 
exhibitions.  The  display  of  woolens  is  most 
particularly  striking  and  suggestive,  es- 
pecially that  portion  whieli  embraces  "knit 
goods,"  and  exhibited  by  the  Pacific  Woolen 


Mills.  The  works  of  this  company  are  fully 
described  in  other  parts  of  our  present  is- 
sue. It  can  scarcely  be  credited  by  the 
thousands  of  visitors  at  the  Pavilion,  that 
such  an  extensive  and  intricate  branch  of 
manufacture  could  have  grown  up  in  our 
midst  within  less  than  one  year,  and  almost 
unheralded.  Yet  such  is  the  fact,  and  the 
evidence  is  spread  out  before  the  visitors  at 
the  Fair  in  a  manner  which  is  as  unmistak- 
able as  it  is  astonishing  to  all  beholders. 
They  exhibit  fully  one  hundred  different 
varieties  of  manufacture,  to  which  we  shall 
more  particularly  refer  at  a  future  time. 
The  Mission  and  Pioneer  Woolen  Mills  have 
also  most  gratifying  and  extensive  exhibi- 
tions. No  visitor  can  pass  them  by  without 
being  strongly  impressed  by  the  great  im- 
portance and  value  to  our  industrial  inter- 
ests. The  Pioneer  Company  has  a  fine  loom 
at  work  on  the  lower  floor.  The  aggregate 
value  of  the  productions  of  these  will  reach 
to  nearly  or  quite  two  millions  of  dollars  the 
coming  year! 

THE  SILK  EXHIBIT, 

Also  on  the  upper  floor,  is  one  of  the  chief 
attractions  of  the  exhibition.  Through 
Messrs.  Prevost  and  the  managers  of  the 
Silk  Factory  at  San  Jose,  the  public  are  fa- 
vored with  a  continuous  exhibit  of  this  busi- 
ness from  the  cocoon  to  the  manufactured 
dress  goods.  There  is  a  reel  at  work  on  the 
upper  floor,  showing  the  manner  in  which 
the  silk  is  taken  from  the  cocoon,  and  by  its 
side  is  a  loom  in  which  is  seen  the  progress 
of  weaving  a  piece  of  dress  goods.  The 
advance  in  this  branch  of  industry  is  still 
progressive,  and  as  promising  as  ever  of 
early  and  most  important  results. 

THE  MACHINEEY  DEPARTMENT, 

Is  much  fuller  than  it  has  ever  been  before 
at  our  State  exhibitions.  It  attracts  much 
interest.  A  long  lino  of  shafting  has  been 
put  up  the  whole  length  of  the  Pavilion,  in 
a  shed  which  has  been  constructed  upon  the 
outside  and  along  its  whole  length.  One  of 
the  chief  attractions  in  this  department  is 
a  Hicks  Engine,  exhibited  by  the  Miners' 
Foundry,  which  we  propose  hereafter  to 
fully  describe.  Mr.  Hallidie  also  exhibits 
one  of  his  wire-rope  making  machines ;  Mr. 
Hansbrow  exhibits  his  planetary  or  waltzing 
pan.  Various  other  machinery  of  different 
kinds  is  exhibited,  which  we  cannot  to-day 
notice  even  by  name,  but  shall  do  so  in  fu- 
ture. 

THE   EACES, 

Of  course,  attract,  as  usual,  a  large  amount 
of  the  attention  of  a  certain  class ;  but  as 
we  never  have  yet  been  able  to  see  how  they 
specially  benefit  the  industrial  interests  of 
the  State,  we  have  not  found  time  to  visit 
or  notice  them. 


An  Oeegon  College  of  Medicine  and 
Sokgeey. — We  have  received  the  Annual 
Announcement  of  the  Medical  and  Surgical 
department  of  the  Willamette  University, 
at  Salem,  Oregon,  in  the  shape  of  a  neatly 
printed  circular,  and  are  pleased  to  learn 
that  the  department  is  in  a  flourishing  con- 
dition. The  Faculty  is  composed  of  eight 
professional  and  practical  resident  physi- 
cians of  that  place,  and  a  Professor  of  Med- 
ical Jurisprudence.  The  object  of  uniting 
this  department  with  a  regular  College,  is  to 
allow  students  to  prosecute  their  studies  in 
both  branches  at  the  same  time.  We  are 
pleased  to  receive  these  notices  of  educa- 
tional progress,  as  every  step  in  the  right 
direction  more  fully  does  away  with  the  ne- 
cessity of  sending  our  young  men  away  from 
their  homes  in  order  to  acquire  a  professional 
education.  From  the  circular  we  find  that 
three  graduates  have  been  sent  out  to  heal 
the  sick,  and  that  there  are  now  twenty  stu- 
dents in  attendance.  AVe  are  personally  ac- 
quainted with  the  dean  of  the  faculty,  Prof. 
H.  Carpenter,  a  gentleman  of  unusual  med- 
ical acquirements,  and  under  whose  care 
the  institution  is  sure  to  establish  for  itself 
a  wide  reputation. 


Continental  Life  Insurance  Company, 
302  Montgomery  street,  corner  of  Pine. 


Progress  of  Our  Industrial  Interests. 

OTTE  WOOLEN  MANHFACTUBES. 

Chief  among  the  important  manufactur- 
ing interests  which  are  growing  up  in  our 
midst,  may  be  mentioned  that  of  woolen. 
It  is  only  about  seven  years  since  the  first 
attempt  was  made  to  establish  a'woolen  fac- 
tory in  California.  The  business  was  inaug- 
urated amidst  predictions  of  failure  on  all 
sides ;  but  the  enterprise  and  energy  of  the 
parties  engaged  in  the  experiment  succeeded 
in  overcoming  all  obstacles,  and  we  have 
now  three  establishments  in  this  city,  each 
as  complete  in  its  line  as  any  similar  mills 
in  the  Union,  besides  several  others  pro- 
jected or  in  progress  of  erection  in  the  inte- 
rior, to  say  nothing  of  Oregon.  The  quality 
of  the  goods  turned  out  at  the  California 
mills  has  also  constantly  improved,  while  the 
business  of  the  several  establishments  has 
been  as  regularly  increased.  It  is  a  matter 
of  history  that  the  blankets  and  clothing  fur- 
nished the  California  troops  during  the  war 
excited  the  admiration  and  unqualified  praise 
of  the  authorities  at  Washington,  and  all 
others  who  took  the  pains  to  examine,  and 
possessed  the  requisite  knowledge  to  judge 
of  such  matters.  Subsequently,  largo  con- 
tracts for  the  Spanish  and  Russian  navies 
gave  equal  satisfaction  as  that  of  our  own 
Government  Taking  into  consideration 
the  past  prosperity  of  this  branch  of  our 
State's  industry,  its  future  promises  a  still 
more  profitable  result,  as  increased  facilities 
and  experience  come  to  our  aid.  We  are 
already  able  to  supply  all  our  own  wants  in 
those  classes  of  goods,  the  manufacture  of 
which  has  been  undertaken  here ;  and  the 
time  is  not  far  distant  when  we  shall  be  able 
to  meet  the  entire  wants  of  the  Pacific 
coast,  and  even  compete,  by  our  superior 
position  and  facilities,  for  the  markets  of 
Eastern  Asia  and  the  islands  of  the  Pacific. 

THE   PACIFIC    WOOLEN   MILLS — CALLFOENIA 
KNIT  GOODS. 

Although  our  people  are  familiar  with  the 
fact  of  woolen  mills  in  our  midst,  compara- 
tively few,  we  opine,  are  aware  that  we 
have  in  successful  operation  in  this  city  an 
establishment  devoted  especially  to  the 
manufacture  of  knit  goods — all  wool  and 
cotton  and  wool.  This  new  enterprise  pre- 
sents a  most  interesting  feature  in  the  his- 
tory of  the  industrial  progress  of  the  State. 
We  took  occasion,  a  few  days  sinoe,  to  visit 
this  factory,  where  we  spent  some  two  hours 
or  more  in  examining  the  latest,  most  im- 
proved and  most  interesting  class  of  ma- 
chinery connected  with  the  modern  produc- 
tion of  woolen  goods. 

The  Pacific  Woolen  Mills,  designed  for 
the  exclusive  manufacture  of  knit  goods, 
were  started  in  April  last,  but  have  only  re- 
cently got  fully  under  way.  This  establish- 
ment is  owned  by  a  joint-stock  company, 
with  a  capital  of  $400,000— about  $200,000 
of  which  has  already  been  paid  in,  and  ex- 
pended in  land,  buildings,  machinery  and 
stock.  The  main  building  is  a  substantial 
brick  structure,  112x60  feet,  and  3%  stories 
high.  The  machinery  is  of  the  latest  and 
most  approved  kind,  combining  the  best 
features  of  both  English  and  American  in- 
vention. 

THE  MANAGEMENT. 

The  mill  has  been  erected  under  the  im- 
mediate supervision  of  Mr.  James  Roberts, 
one  of  the  proprietors  and  chief  manager. 
The  superintendent  of  the  mill,  and  the  one 
who  has  the  general  charge  of  the  detail  of 
the  work,  is  Mv.  Thomas  Appleton,  Jr.,  a 
gentleman  who  has  had  fifteen  years  experi- 
ence in  this  especial  branch  of  woolen  man- 
ufacture in  the  Eastern  States.  The  agent 
for  the  mill  is  George  F.  Bragg  ;  agents  for 
the  sale  of  the  goods,  Lazard  Freres,  Bat- 
tery street.  Through  the  kindness  of  Mr. 
Roberts,  we  were  shown  over  every  part  of 
the  works,  tracing  up  the  various  stages  of 
progress,  from  the  washing  of  the  wool  to 
the  final  finishing  touches  of  the  manufac- 
tured goods. 

THE  MACHINEEY. 

On  the  lower  floor  are  the  various  ma- 
chines for  picking,  washing',  drying  aud 
finishing.     The  machine  for  washing  wool 


©he  pining  and  ^mntifw  §  row. 


169 


U  a  reoeotly  invented  and  great  labor-savin.,' 
machine,  applicable  to  wool,  but  not  to 
clothing.  There  is  on  this  floor  a  centrifu- 
gal drying  machine,  lot  removing  the  water 
the  manufactured  goods,  which  runs 
at  n  speed  of  1,300  revolutions  a  minnte, 
and  forces  the  moisture  from  about  si\tv 

poundu  of    ;■ la  in  abonl   five   ■ 

aUne,  bo  that  a  few  minutes  Bnbseqaent 
exposure  to  the  snt>  or  a  drying  roo 
ily  removes  the  remaining  dampness.  There 
are  two  picking  machines,  one  of  which  is 
more  particularly  designed  for  removing 
the  clover  burr  and  filagree  seed,  and  other 
■nob  like  foreign  substances  from  the  wool. 
Mr.  Roberta  informs  us  that  the  removal  of 
the  clover  burr  and  lil.i  a  very 
difficult  and  expensive  work  ;  and  that  any 
considerable  quantity  "f  either  of  these 
substances  depreciates  the  value  of  wool 
nearly  one-third — or  from  twenty  or  twenty- 
em nts  (the  value  of   the  raw  wool)  to 

twelve  and  a  half  cents  per  pound.  Wool 
growers  will  do  well  to  moke  a  note  of  this, 
and  use  every  exertion  to  keep  their  fleeces 
as  freo  as  possible  from  such  depreciating 
entanglements. 

The  second  floor  is  the  carding  room. 
The  wool  tirst  passes  through  what  is  called 
a  "scribbler,"  which  is  a  kind  of  carding 
machine  that  prepares  the  wool  for  the 
"breakers,''  This  scribbler  is  an  English 
machine.  Tho  solidity  and  massiveness  of 
its  every  part  fully  indicates  its  nationality. 
The  wool   next  passes  through  a  first  and 

si nd  breaker  and   a   finisher,  which  last 

delivers  it  in  the  form  of  a  large  loose 
slightly-twisted  rope  yarn,  ready  for  tho 
spinners.  There  are  five  sets  of  this  last 
machinery,  which  is  of  American  make. 
There  are  also  in  this  room  two  sets  of  self- 
cleaning  cotton  carding  machines— an  Amer- 
ican invention,  of  some  ten  years  standing. 
These  machines  are  among  the  novelties  of 
cotton  machinery,  and  are  but  recently  in- 
troduced into  Europe.  Their  presence  in 
this  establishment  is  one  among  the  many 
indications  of  a  determination  to  be  behind 
no  other  similar  manufactory  in  the  way  of 
improvements. 

TUB  SELF-OPEHATTNG  MULE. 

"Wo  next  go  into  the  third  story,  where, 
first  of  all,  is  seen  that  great  novelty  in 
human  mechanism,  the  self-operating  mule. 
As  we  stood  watching  the  stately  marchings 
back  and  forth  of  the  long  rows  of  spindles, 
and  observed  the  growing  bulk  of  yarn 
neatly  and  uniformly  wound  upon  each, 
with  all  tho  complex  machinery,  moving 
obedient  to  the  will,  but  yet  unaided  by  the 
hand  of  man,  we  could  scarcely  refrain  from 
the  thought  that  the  whole  must  be  instinct 
with  life  and  reason.  Our  imagination  in- 
voluntarily wandered  back  to  the  dark  and 
dingy  garret  where  the  genius  of  Ark- 
wrig'ht  first  wrought  out  from  his  prolific 
brain  the  dim  outlines  of  a  machine,  which, 
by  gradual  and  progressive  improvement, 
has  finally  culminated  in  this  apparently  ne 
plus  ultra  in  spinning  machinery.  What 
would  be  the  feelings  of  that  great  pioneer 
inventor  could  he  but  revisit  this  earth  for 
an  hourjaud  witness  the  perfection  to  which 
his  early  invention  has  been  carried?  Even 
to  the  eye  of  one  accustomed  to  the  indi- 
cates of  modern  invention,  the  heterogeneous 
mass  of  clock-work,  levers,  springs,  pulleys, 
weights,  etc.,  by  which  the  complicated 
movements  of  this  wonderful  machine  are 
produced,  seem  almost  a  miracle  of  human 
ingenuity.  There  are  four  of  these  ma- 
chines at  this  mill,  each  about  eighty  feet 
long,  aud  capable,  by  the  attention  of  one 
man  to  each,  of  doing  the  work  of  800  per- 
sons by  the  primitive  mode  in  which  it  was 
done  before  the  immortal  Arkwright  intro- 
duced his  first  spinning  machine.  This 
machine  is  susceptible  of  ten  different 
changes,  by  the  substitution  of  different  sets 
of  gearing,  by  which  as  many  modifications 
may  bo  effected  in  the  fineness,  hardness, 
greater  or  less  twist,  etc. ,  of  the  yarn  which 
it  produces. 

THE   KNITTING    MACHINERY. 

Passing  to  the  further  end  of  the  room 
■we  were,  if  possible,  still  more  interested  in 
the  wonderful  performances  and  varied 
movements  of  tho  knitting  machines.  Of 
those  machines  there  are  nine  in  a  row, 
known  as  the  "Shaker  Ribbed  Stocking 
Machine, "  all  tended  by  one  boy,  and  capa- 
ble of  knitting  the  legs  of  one  dozen  stock- 
ings each  hour.  These  machines  are  quite 
new,  the  latest  invention  in  this  line,  and 
are  just  beginning  to  be  introduced  even  at 
the  East. 

The  legs  of  great  number  of  stockings 
are  knit  in  one  long  piece  of  hose,  and  after- 
wards cut  into  proper  lengths  for  single 
stocking's,  and  the  heels  and  toes  added  by 
a  subsequent  process,  in  another  machine, 
each  of  which  requires  a  separate  attendant. 
There  are  seven  of  these  machines.  There 
are  next  twelve  machines  for  making  both 
plain  and  ribbed  stockings  for  ladies,  each 


of  which  may  bo  run  separately,  or  all  to- 
gether. One  boy,  upon  six  of  these  ma- 
chines, can  make  twenty-six  dozen  pairs  in 
one  day. 

There  are  next  four  other  maohini 
different  description,  designed  for  knitting 
patent    elastic    ribbed    shirts   and    drawers, 
capable  of    making  twelve  dozen  each   day 
with  one  attendant  for  the  four. 

Then  we  have  six  ma  hiies  similar  to  the 
one  which  is  illustrated  and  described  on 
our  first  page,  designed  for  plain  shirts  and 
drawers,  each  of  which  turns  off  100  shirts 
or  drawers  per  day. 

MORE     MACHINERY  'EXPECTED. 

The  proprietors  will  receive  a  lot  of  new 
machinery  in  about  six  weeks,  which  has 
been  ordered  for  the  especial  purpose  of 
manufacturing  a  finer  class  of  goods  than 
any  which  have  yet  been  produced.  It  is 
the  determination  of  the  proprietors  to  fully 
answer  the  demands  of  this  market  for  every 
possible  quantity  of  goods  of  this  descrip- 
tion. The  machinery  now  expected  will 
supply  the  finer  qualities,  such  as  are  now 
imported  from  England,  and  the  manufac- 
ture of  which  has  not  yet  been  attempted, 
even  in  the  Atlantic  States. 

CAPACITY    OF   THE   MTLIi,    ETC. 

This  mill  is  now  capable  of  turning  out 
100  dozen  stockings  and  02  dozen  shirts  and 
drawers  daily.  It  uses  up  about  24,000 
pounds  of  wool  and  4,000  pounds  of  cotton 
monthly,  and  turns  out  about  £25, 000  worth 
of  goods  in  the  same  time.  The  goods  are 
all  of  a  very  superior  quality,  heavy,  strong, 
remarkably  well  finished,  and  quite  superior 
and  more  desirable  than  the  same  classes  of 
goods  brought  from  the  East.  They  are 
furnished  to  the  trade  at  prices  always  as 
low,  and  in  some  instances  lower  than  infe- 
rior goods  from  the  Atlantic  States. 

Upwards  of  100  hands  are  now  employed 
at  the  mill,  about  half  of  whom  are  Chinese; 
30  white  women  and  20  white  men  are  also 
employed.  The  Chinese  are  mostly  em- 
ployed iu  tending  machinery,  and  take  the 
place  of  boys  and  girls.  They  live  together 
and  by  themselves  in  a  house  belonging  to 
the  mill  company.  They  are  said  to  be  very 
quiet,  teachable  and  effective.  They  can 
attend  a  machine  as  long  as  everything  works 
smooth,  but  when  anything  goes  wrong 
John  don't  sabe,  and  must  look  to  the  white 
man.  All  the  skilled  work  is  done  by  white 
men,  and  nobody  about  the  establishment 
has  any  fears  that  John  will  ever  aspire,  or 
reach,  if  he  does  aspire,  to  any  profiency  as 
a  skilled  laborer. 

A  large  item  in  the  labor  employment  at 
this  establishment  is  the  work  done  outside 
by  females,  who  take  their  work  home.  This 
work  is  the  fine  seaming  of  the  goods,  join- 
ing the  edges  together,  etc.  Such  work 
cannot  be  done  by  machinery.  About  200 
females  are  employed  in  thisbusiness,  mostly 
those  having  families,  aud  who  have  a  few 
hours  to  spare  each  day.  This  is  a  kind  of 
employment  greatly  needed  in  this  city,  and 
as  furnishing  it,  this  establishment  is  doing 
a  most  important  and  philanthropic  work. 

The  Peoples'  Coal  Mining  Company. — 
We  have  received  the  prospectus  of  this 
company,  organized  for  the  purpose  of 
working  the  coal  veins  near  Corral  Hollow, 
in  Alameda  county.  Considerable  work  has 
already  been  done  upon  the  mine.  A  shaft 
has  been  sunk  to  the  depth  of  310  feet,  and 
a  steam  engine  with  hoisting  and  pumping 
apparatus  erected.  To  increase  its  faciliteis 
for  extracting  and  delivering  coal,  the  com- 
pany now  solicit  a  subscription  of  £100,000. 
They  offer  full  paid  stock  at  one-half  its  par 
value,  convertible  at  the  option  of  the  holder 
into  coal  certificates,  payable  in  the  com- 
pany's coal  at  market  rates.  They  state  that 
with  this  aid  they  will  be  in  a  position,  by 
the  1st  of  May  next,  to  raise  and  deliver  300 
tons  of  coal  per  day,  with  a  constantly  in- 
creasing yield. 

The  officers  of  this  company  are :  H.  J. 
Booth,  President ;  A.  Casselli,  Vice  Presi- 
dent ;  Camilo  Martin,  Treasurer  ;  A.  Noel, 
Secretary.  The  office  of  the  Treasurer  is  at 
the  London  and  San  Francisco  Bank. 


Reading  for  Sunday. — Most  people  in 
this  State  depend  upon  the  weekly  papers 
for  their  Sunday  reading.  Some  prefer 
solid  matter ;  while  others  forget  care  and 
hard  work  in  the  perusal  of  emotional  and 
sensational  literature.  To  the  first  we  say, 
read  the  Press  ;  to  the  last,  take  the  Golden 
Era — the  oldest  weekly  paper  in  the  State 
— a  paper  which  offers  you  48  columns  every 
week  of  light  and  entertaining  matter,  both 
original  and  selected.  See  the  advertise- 
ment of  the  same  in  another  column. 


NORTH  AMERI0A 

Life  Insurance  Company. 

Usual  Bestriotions  on  Occupation  and  Travel 

AHOLISSIIJEU! 


Policies  of  thi«  Oompany  arc  ituiii  iiolcco  by  tho  Slate  of 

Heir  York,  wlileh  u  trite  of  no  oilier  Company 

on  mjaOaast, 

Tho  most  Responsible  aed  Liberal  Company    n  the  World  1 
J.   A.    EATON    &   CO., 

Mutineer*  Piicttlc  Ilruntjh,  HO'i  Itloutifomcry  "t. 

IWvltnrOi.  BAH  FKANOISCO, 


SKcr.kTAnrsi.il'  for  Mim.ng  Contasiks.—  A  g,-n(lt-mun  of 
education,  nbtlliy  ami  experience.  I-  desirous  of  procuring 
a  position  as  Secretary,  or  A*sistnnt  Secretary,  In  some 
KO'id  Minim*  Company.  Das  most  unexceptionable  n*fcr- 
encaa    Addroflp  "SECRETARY,"  at  this  cilice.        6vl6tf 


Save  Tour  Teeth.— Do  not  have  them  extracted 
without  first  consulting  a  good  Dentist.  The  loss  is  Irrepar- 
able, and,  In  many  Instances,  Unnecessary.  DR.  BEERS, 
corner  of  Pino  and  Kearny  street",  makes  a  specialty  of 
ullins;  the  i anus  of  dead  Teeth,  and  building  up  broken 
CFOwna  with  poke  GOLD — thus  restoring  them  to  their  origi- 
nal usefulness  and  beauty. 

03f  Call  and  examine  the  work.  Finest  quality  of  arti- 
ficial work  also  manufactured.  ItivU-tf 


Gold  Barn,  of  whatever  bizo,  if  well  cast,  assayed 
for  two  dollars,  at  A-  P.  MOLITOR'S  Assay  Ofilce. 
611  Commercial  street,  opposite  United  States  Branch 
Mint.  15vlI3m 

Itrown'm  Filtering  Heater.— For  preventing  In- 
crustation in  Steam  Boilers,  purifies  water  from  lime  or 
any  other  Impurity,  waves  tuol,  saves  the  boiler,  prevents 
explosions,  and  protects  life  and  property.  The  cost  of  the 
Filter   is  scon  saved   in  fuel   and    boiler— repairs  alone. 

One  Is  in  operation  at  tho  San  Francisco  Foundry,  Fre- 
mont street,  where  Bights  can  be  procured,  or  all  needed 
information,  on  application,  in  person  or  by  letter,  to 

5vH-lv  ;     AUSTIN  A.  WELLS,  Agent. 


THE  GOLDEN  ERA. 

Founded  in  1852,  it  is  the  oldest  Weekly  Paper  in  the 
State,  permanently  established,  and  more  widely  circulated 
at  home  and  abroad  than  any  other  on  the  Pacific  Coast. 
In  Ca'ifornla,  Ihe  Atlantic  States,  and  throughout  the  en- 
tire field  of  Us  great  and  rapidly  increasing  circulation, 
The  Golden  Era  Is  universally  regarded  as  a  Literary  and 
Family  journal  of  unequalled  excellence.  Among  its  con- 
tributors are  all  the  best  writers  on  this  side  of  the  Conti- 
nent 

THE  «OMIi:\  ERA 
Is  the  most  universally  pupular  of  nil  the  Weekly  journals. 
It  presents  forty-eight  columns,  containing  the  greatest 
possible  variety  of  Valuable  and  Entcrtnlniii^,  Original  and 
Selected  matter.  It  Is  a  welcome  guest  In  Cottage  ond  Cab 
in;  the  favorite  at  the  fireside  in  city  and  country;  the 
most  useful,  agreeable  and  altogether  desirable  publication 
for  California  readers  and  their  kindred  and  friends  in  the 
Atlaiilli  States,  Europe  and  elsewhere.  Every  household 
in  the  mountains  and  valleys,  the  cities,  towns  and  mining 
camps  of  California,  and  throughout  the  Pacific  States  and 
Territories,  should  receive  and  welcome  Tjik  Goldkn  Era 
as  a  regular  weekly  visltir.  Inspired  with  tho  genius  of 
the  age,  it  is  progressive,  and  utme  not  so  much  at  dis- 
tinction as  a  newspaper,  as  at  honorable  success  in  its  ca- 
pacity of  a  great  Moralizing  and  Improving  Influence,  Ex- 
ercising n  positive  power  lor  good,  and  Yielding  a  perma- 
nent influence,  many  able  aud  eminent  writers  choose  its 
columns  as  a  means  of  communicating  with  the  public 
No  effort  wilt  be  spared  to  make  it  a  thoroughly  California 
newspaper,  and  worthy  of  tho  support  of  all  classes  of  oiu 
citizens. 

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(Invariably  in  advance.) 

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BROOKS  <fe  CAPP, 

San  Francisco. 


DR.  BEERS'  PATENT 
WIRE   GAUZE  AMALGAMATOR. 

TIDE  ATTENTION  OF  QUARTZ,  HYDRAULIC  AND 
1  1'l.iccr  Miners,  is  called  to  this  new  invention  tor  saving 
Fine.  Gold  It  Is  designed  to  furnish  the  miner  with  a  cheap 
and  simple  apparatus  by  which  the  finest  freegold  can  be 
saved  without  loss,  requiring  little  attention,  no  machinery 
to  drive  it,  and  will  positively  collect  everv  particle  of 
amalgam,  or  of  wasie  mercury  Hint  may  have  escaped  from 
mill  or  sluice,  and  as  ihese  particles  arc  nlway*  charged 
with  more  or  less  gold,  tills  item  alone,  In  many  instances, 
will  more  than  pay  Hie  cost  of  Uns  Amalgamator  every 
month.  For  Circulars,  and  further  particulars,  address 
Da.  J.  B.  BEERS.  San  Francisco, 
HvI5  6m  Per  Wells,  Fargo  &  Oo's  Express. 


SACRAMENTO  SEMINARY. 

Bnardinjr    School     for    Tonns     X.adlea, 

I  street,  between  Tenth  and  Eleventh  streets,  Sacramento. 

The  present  Session  commenced  July  291  li,  and  will  close 

December 2Uth      A  full  course  of  insiruction  is  given.    Six 

Teachers  are  employed.     For  fui'llh-i1    partlMilurs,   Address 
IIE1UION    i'ERRY, 
llvlS-lnt  Sacramento,  Cal. 


Builder*'     I  it-  n  ritncc     Com|titny- 
OFFICB    IN    THE    BUXLDIMa    op  THE"* 
CALIFORNIA  SAVINGS  BANK.  California/ 

street,  one  door  from  S.iiisoiik*  street. 
1T*-FIRE  AND  MARINE  INSURANCE.  10vUt9pqr 


*jk 


Bcmmss  Notii-i   — Mr.  A.  T.  Dewey,  of  this  journal,  com 

templati  >;i  vlsll  "i  several  months  In  the  Atlantic  Btates,  a 
portion  of  wilt,  u  time  be  win  spend  la  Washington,  New 

York  and  Boston.     Any  of  our  Kami  rn  friends  who  wish  to 

communicate  with  him,  for  business  or  other  purposes,  will 
address  their  letters  to  "  Westthld,  Mass ." 


ForOabinkt  Photographs,  or  Enameled  Cards,  of  the 
very  best  quality,  you  must  go  to  the  NEW  YORK  GAL- 
LERY, Nos  25  and  27  Third  street.  Every  picture  war 
runted  to  give  perfect  Ballsfuction. 

6vl5qr  b.  F.  IIOWLAND,  Artist. 


Perry  Davis' Vegetable  Pain  Killer. 

We  clip  the  following  from  the  Providence  (Mass.)  Gen- 
eral A'lvcrthrr: 

"At  this  season  of  the  year,  when  cholera,  cholera  mor- 
bus,  dysentery,  and  other  kindred  complaints  arc  sure  to 
prevail,  everybody  should  be  liberally  supplied  with  Perry 
Davis'  Vegetable  Pain  Killer.  Persons  leaving  home, 
whether  it  bo  for  a  day's  excursion  or  a  trip  to  Europe, 
should  bo  In  a  condition  to  place  their  hands  upon  Rata 
moment's  warning.  Many  diseases  Incident  to  the  rummer 
months,  which  will  prove  fatal  if  not  Immediately  Checked, 
can  be  promptly  cured  b>  one  or  two  doses  ol  Ihe  Pain 
Killer.  On  more  than  one  occasion  have  we  been  relieved 
of  Intense  suffering  by  the  timely  use  of  the  above  named 
preparation. 

«9-Sold  by  all  Druggists,  Grocers  and  Medicine  Denlcra 
everywhere.  lOvlfi-lm 


ROOT'S 

Patent  Force  Blast  Blower. 

Adapted  for    Smelting,  Foundry,  Mining 
and  SteauisHips. 

Requires  50  per  eent  less  power  than  any  Blower  now  In 
use.  Forfurthcr  particulars,  address  KEEP,  BLAKE  A  CO., 
Stockton;  or  Wm.  T.  Garrett,  corner  Mission  and  Fremont 
streets,  San  Francisco.  5vl6tfl9p 


Oakland  College  School. 

Tur  Patrons  of  this  Institution  have  the  choice  of  sev- 
eral distinct  Departments.  The  SENIOR  CLASSICAL  is 
designed  as  preparatory  to  the  College  of  California. 

Tho  SENIOR  ENGLISH  affords  a  complete  course  of  in- 
struction in  the  English  branches,  in  Theoretical  and  Prac- 
tical Business,  Science  and  Art 

Tho  JUNIOR  lscspecially  qualified  to  meet  tho  wants  of 
young  boys,  for  whom  separate  apartments  and  Teachora 
are  provided. 

Throughout  all  the  various  departments,  great  attention 
is  given  to  the  study  of  the  Modern  Languages. 

For  further  information,  or  Catalogues,  address, 

I.  H.  BKAYTOJi,  Principal. 

Oakland,  California.  Bvl5qr9p. 


Z^IIVSEED  OIL. 

The  Pacific  Linseed  Oil  &  Lead  Works 

Are  now  prepared  to  furnish  dealers  and  consumers 
Pure  JUnseecl  Oil, 
Raw  or  Boiled,  at  the  Lowest  Market  Rates.  We  call  es 
pecial  attention  to  the  quality  of  our  Oil,  believing  it  to  bo 
superior  to  any  Imported  Oil  ollered  In  this  market.  Also, 
Oil  Cake  Meal,  the  best  nrticle  known  lor  fattening  stock 
and  increasing  ihe  product  of  milk. 

Bg-Cash  paid  for  Castor  Beans  and  Linseed,  on  delivery 
at  the  factory.    Address, 

Pacific  X.In«ecd  Oil  and  Lend  Works, 
Care  of  L.  B.  BENCHLEY  &  CO., 
19vU-3m9p  Mnn  Francisco. 


FA.CXFIC 

Rolling  Mill  and  Forge  Co., 

SAN    FRANCISCO,    CAL. 
Established  for  the  Manufacture  of 

RAILROAD    AND   OTHER   IRON 

—  AND  — 

Every  Variety  or  JSHalltiiifi, 

Embraclnc  ALL  SIZES  of 

Steamboat    Shaft*,   Cranlctt,    Piston     and    Con 

nectlne  Bod*,  Car  and  Locomotive  Axle* 

and  Frames. 

Of  every  description  and  size. 

ES- Orders  addressed  to  PACIFIC  ROLLING  MTLLnnd 
FOKGE  CO.,  Post  Oflicc,  San  Francisco,  Cal  ,  will  receive 
prompt  attention.  „  

A3-  The  highest  price  paid  for  Scrap  Iron.       4vH.im«p 


^^  1>K-    FONDA'S  ^S$k 

"^It^San  Francisco  Eye  Infirmary,  NIP* 

Permanently  established  for  the  treatment  of  all  diseases 
of  the  Eye.  Dr.  F.  was  for  seventeen  yearn .principal  of 
the  Lafayette  (Ind .)  Eye  Infirmary.  P.  W.  Fonda,  M.  D., 
Surgeon  in  Charge.  Ollice,  40SS  Montgomery  street  oppo- 
site Well  ,  Fargo  &  Co's.  4vl5-lyflp 


AGENTS  WANTED, 


ENERGETIC    MEN   OE  WOMEN    CAN  MAKE   MONET 
in  canviuallii,'  lor  our  NEW  BOOKS  anil  ENOKAV1NGS. 
One  At-'e.ut  reports  thlrtv-tlirce  orders  for  onu  Book  in  three 
days.    Address,        PACIFIC  PUBLISHING  COMPANY, 
4vl5nr9)>        305  Montgomery  street,  Salt  Francisco,  Cal. 


170 


Wu  pitting  m&  Mmtlfk  Jgttw. 


Estat>lisHe<l    in.   1849«Corner   First   an<l    Mission    streets,   i$an    Francisco. 


HAVING  INCREASED  OUR  FACILITIES  IN  EVERY  DEPARTMENT,  WE  ARE  NOW 
prepared  at  the  shortest  notice  and  at  the  most  reasonable  rates,  to  furnish  all 
kinds  and  description  of  Machinery,  including  Steam  Engines,  Quartz  .Mills,  Mining  Pumps 
of  all  kinds.  Hoisting  Gear,  Gas  Wort,  Luundry  Machinery,  Architectural  and  Ornamental 
Castings,  Sugar  Mills,  Saw  and  Flour  Mills,  Water  Wheels  or  all  kinds  Hydraulic,  Hay,  Rag, 
screw  and  Drop  Presses,  Coining  Machinery,  Pile  Drivers,  Baric  and  Malt  Mills,  and  all 
kinds  or  Castings. 

E.VOItfES.—  Marino  Engines,  Oscillating  and  Beam  ;  Stern  and  Side  Wheel  Boats, 
Locomotives,  Stationary  Engines,  Horizontal,  Upright,  Oscillating  and  Beam,  from  six 
to  fifty  inches  diameter.  Also,  Scott  A  Eckart's  Adjustable  Cut-off  Regulator— best  in 
usa;  W.  R.  Eckart's  Balance  Valve  for  Stationary  Euglnes;  Woodward's  Patent  Steam 
Pumn  and  Fire  Engine. 

IS  OILERS.    Locomotive,  Flae,  Tubular,  Upright,  Cylinder  and  Cornish,  and  every 
varlafv  nf  Boiler  Work.     All  sizes  of  tubes  and  pipes  for  pumps. 
-PUMPS.— The  Excelsior  double-acting  Force  Pumps  are  manufactured  hy  us.    These 
▼ery  superior  Pumps  are  warranted  the  best,  and  are  fast  replacing  all  other  Force  Pumps. 


AMALGAMATING  MACHINERY.-  Wheeler  &  Randall's  improved  Tractory 
Curve  Pan,  Zenas  Wheeler's  Improved  flat  bottom  pan,  Beldin's  pan.  Veatcli's  tubs, 
Prater's  concentrators,  Waklee's  pans,  Beers'  pan,  German  Barrels,  Arastra  Gearing,  Chile 
Mills,  Settlers  of  all  descriptions,  Retorts  of  all  sizes  and  shapes,  for  Silver  and  Gold, 
Portable  Stamp  Mills,  Straight  Batteries,  for  wood  or  iron  frames,  Dry  Crushing  Bat- 
teries, or  machines  with  the  latest  Improvements,  everv  variety  pt  Stamps,  Mortars,  Cams, 
Pans  and  Tubs.     BLAKE'S  PATENT  QUARTZ  CRUSHERS,  of  all  sizes. 

Oil,  BORING  TOOLS  AND  MACHINERY-Of  the  latest  and  most  ap- 
proved construction,  made  from  drawings  lately  made  by  Prof.  Blake  at  the  oil  wells  In 
Pennsylvania.  We  have  the  facilities  for  working  gold  and  silver  quartz  and  other  ores,  to 
test  their  value,  by  the  hundred  weight  or  ton. 

Russia  Iron  Screens,  of  all  degrees  of  fineness  and  of  all  qualities  of  Iron.  All  work  done 
in  the  best  manner  at  the  lowest  cash  prices. 

H.  J.  BOOTU.  GEO.  W.  PRK3COTT.  IRVING    M.  8C0TT 

24*12  ii.   j.    BOOTH    «fc  CO. 


Machinists  and  Foundries. 

PALMER,  KNOX  &   CO., 

Golden    State   Iron    Works, 

Nob.  lO,  21,  S3  and  25  First  Street. 

BAN  FRANCISCO. 

manofactubf:  all  kinds  or 

MACHINERY, 

STEAM    EXGIX'ES   AN»  QtTAItTZ    HIIXS 

DUNBAR'S    IMPROVED 

Self- A.dj listing;  T"iston  Packing, 

Requires  no  springs  or  screws;  is  always  steam  tight; 

without  excessive  friction,  and  never 

gets  slack  or  leaky. 

WHEELER  <!fc  RANDALL'S 

NEW    GRINDER    AND    AMALGAMATOR 

HEPBURN  &  PETERSON'S 

AMALGAMATOR  AND  SEPARATOR, 

Knox's  Amalgamators, 

WITH    PALMER'S   PATENT   STEAM   CHEST, 

Superior  for  working  either  GOLD  OR  SILVER  ORES,  and 
lithe  only  Amalgamator  tliat  has  stood  the  test  of  seven 
years'  continual  working. 
tftenalne    White   Iron   Stamp  Shoes  and    Dies 

Having  been  engaged  for  the  past  ten  years  In  quart? 
mining,  and  being  conversant  with  all  the  improvements, 
either  in  Mining  or  Milling,  we  arc  prepared  to  furnish,  ai 
the  shortest  notice,  the  most  perfect  machinery  for  rcduc 
ing  ores,  or  saving  cither  L'olit  nr  silver.  13v.iln.v-tf 


WILLAMETTE  IROW  WORKS, 

POBTLA\D,    OREGON. 

Steam    Engines,    Hollers, 
SAW  AND  CRIST  MILLS, 

MINING    MACHINERY^,     WROUGHT     IKON     SHUTTEK 
WORK,  AND  BLACKSMITHING  IN  GENERAL. 
Corner  North-Front  and  E  Mtrcets, 

levl3-ly  One  block  north  ol* Couch's  Wharf. 

UNION   IRON  WORKS, 
Sacramento. 

WILLIAMS,  ROOT  &  NEILSON, 

MANUFACTURERS   OF 

CROSS'  PATENT  BOILER  FEEDER, 

STXTJA.2MC  ENGINES,  BOILERS, 

And  all  klndt.  of  Mln-nyr  Machinery. 

Alao,  Hay  and  Wine  Presses  made  and  repaired 
with  neatness,  durability  and  dispatch. 

Dunbar**  Patent  Self- Adjust  lag*  Steam  Plstou 

PACKING,  for  new  and  old  Cylinders,  manufactured 

to  order. 

Front  Street,  between  IV   and  O  streets, 

I  ivll  SACRAMENTO  City 


GLOBE 

Foundry  and  Machine  Shop, 

STOCKTON,    OIL. 

KEEP,  BLAKE  &  CO., 

MANUFACTURERS   OF 

Quartz,  Saw  and  Grist  Mill  Irons,  Steam 
Engines,  Horse  Powers, 

Mining  and  Irrigating  rumps.  Car  Wheels,  Derrick  Irons, 
House  Frontd,  Iron  Fencing,  Balcony  Railings,  etc., 
at  San  Francisco  prices.    Orders  solicited 
13vl3-ly  and  promptly  executed. 


GEORGE  T.  PRACY, 
M  A.  O  H  1 3V  E     WORKS, 

Nos  109  and  111  Mission  street,  between  Main  and  Spear, 

SAN  FRANCISCO. 

8TE1M  E3GI1E,  FLO  VIC  AM)  811V  MIJLL 

And  Quartz  Slachlnery,  Printing  Presses. 


MACHINERY    OF   EVERY   DESCRIPTION    MADE    AND 
REPAIRED. 


*3P-Special  attention  paid  to  Repairing.. 


qy-3 


Pacific  File,  Reaper  and  Mower  Section 

MA.NC  FA.CFO  BY, 
No.  S3  Beule  Struct,  between  Market  and  Mission, 

SAH  FltANOISCO. 

Files  re-cut  and  warranted  as  good  as  new ,  or  no  charge. 

The  onlv  establishment  in  the  state.    We  also  man- 

ul'aeture  Reaper  and  Mower  Sections 

Iv    tf  RIDUELL  4  DURNING,  Prop'rs. 


SLA.IV    FKANCISCO 

Foundry  and  Machine  Works. 

IV.  E.  Cor.  Fremont  and  Allusion  streets. 

Manufacturers  of 

Marine  and  Stationery  Engines 

Quartz  Machinery,  Saw,  Flour  and  Sugar  Mills,  Mining 

Pumps,  Hoisting  Gear,  Agricultural  Implements,  etc. 

— ALSO— 

Wine,    Cider,    Cotton     and    Tobacco    Fiense* 

of  the  latest  Improved  Patterns. 

STEAM  ENGINES  AMD  BOILERS, 

Of  all  sizes,  constantly  on  hand;  Quartz  Mill  Shoes  and 
Dies  warranted  to  be  made  of  the  best  white  iron. 
Dunbari  Improved     Si-ll-ArtJustlntr     Plston- 
Pitclwlnpi,  requires  no  springs  or  screws;  is  always  steam- 
tight;  without  excessive  friction,  and  never  gets  slack  or 
leaky. 
MACHINERY,  OF   ALL  DESCRIPTIONS 


DEVOE.  SINSDIOKF  <fc  CO 


LEWIS  COFFEY.  J.  S.   .ilbUOK 

LEWIS   COFFEY    <St   RISDON, 

Steam  Boiler  &  Sheet  Iron  Works. 

THE  only  exclusively  Boiler  Making  establish  mom  .,.  Ihe 
Pacific  Coa.st  owned  and  conducted  by  Praclical  Boiler 
Makers.  All  orders  for  New  Work  and  the  repairing  ol  Old 
Work,  executed  asordered,  and  warranted  as  to  quality. 

Old  Stand,  corner  of  Bush  and  Market  streets,  opposite 
Oriental  Hotel,  San  Francisco. 


Thee  to  Live. — One  great  affliction  of 
Americans  in  this  generation  is  that  God 
did  not  put  more  than  sixty  seconds  in  a 
minute;  and  that,  in  our  haste  to  get  a 
living  -we  have  not  time  to  live.  We  have 
not  time  to  eat,  to  sleep,  to  wash,  to  read 
Shabspeare,  to  play  with  our  children,  to  get 
passably  acquainted  with  our  wives,  or  articu- 
late our  mother  tongue.  If  we  could  but 
add  to  the  national  time  as  easily  as  we  can 
to  the  national  domain,  if  we  could  but  have 
nine  days  in  the  week,  or  thirty-six  hours  in 
the  day,  would  we  not; — what?  Attend  to 
some  of  these  little  neglected  matters?  Bah  ! 
As  the  German  proverb  saith,  "  "Who  be- 
lieves it  goes  to  heaven  ?"  No.  We  should 
make  a  little  more  money,  run  a  little  more 
rapidly  into  consumption,  build  a  few  more 
mad  houses  for  the  public  convenience,  and 
settle  down  a  few  years  sooner  into  thetran- 
quil  retirement  of  a  softened  brain. — Theo. 
Tilton. 

Enflrravcd  to  Order.— Persons  who  desire  to  Illustrate 
their  individual  establishments  or  business,  should  give  UB 
their  orders  for  Engraving  and  Printing,  and  we  will  guar- 
antee good  work  and  reasonable  prices. 

DEWEY  A  CO.. 

Patent  Agents,  Publishers  and  Job  Printers,  605  Clay  St. 


LMSSffi  HANSCOM  &C0.,  JVTSES 
JEtna   Iron   Works  ! 

Southeast  corner  Fremont  and  Tehama  streets, 

SAN  FRANCISCO, 

Practical  Machinists  and  Iron  Founders, 

MANUFACTURE 

STEAM     ENCINES, 

QUARTZ    MILL    MACHINERY    OP    ALL    KINDS, 

SAW  MILLS,  'FLOUR   MILLS, 

Danbiir'i    Improved     Seir-A«l  lasting 

PISTON  PACKING, 

Now  so  extensively  need  In  the  East  mid  Jn  this  State.  Ke- 
quircs  no  springs  or  screws;  Is  always  steam-tight;  without 
excessive  friction,  anil  never  gets  slack  or  leaky. 

HANSCX)M'S  CRUSHER, 

The  best  of  the  kind  now  in  use  In  this  State  or  any  whore  else 

Wheeler  *t  Randall's  New  Grinder  and 

A  malcnaintor, 

Which  only  needs  examination  io  bo  appreciated. 

Tyler's  Improved  "Water  Wheel, 

Giving  greater  power   at  lower  cost,  lhan  anv  wheel  In  use 

Send  for  one  of  our  circulars,  giving  full  tables 

All  Wheels  warranted  io  give  the   i  owcr  as  set  forth,  or 

the  money  will  be  refunded. 

Sole  milkers   for  (hi*  count  of  the  "  Pendergast 
"White  Iron  Stump  Shoe*   and  Illes. 
None  genuine  unless  obtained  from  us.    Every  one  war- 
ranted. 

Patented  Machinery  of  all  kinds  will  be  rurnlshed  by  us 

at  market  prices.    Particular  attention  given  to  drawings 

and  specifications  of  machinery,  which  will  be  made  to 

order.  The  patronage  ol  the  public  is  rct-pectiully  solicited. 

I9vl2 


CALIFORNIA    BRASS    FOUNDRY. 

Ko.  125  First  street,  opposite  Minna. 

SAN  FRANCISCO. 

All  kinds  of  Brass,  Composition,  Zinc,  and  Babbitt  Metal 
Castings,  Brass  Sliiji  Work  of  all  kinds,  Spikes,  Sheathing 
Nails,  Rudder  Braces,  Hinges,  ship  ami  Steamboat  Bellsand 
Gongs  of  superior  tone.  All  binds  Of  Cocks  and  Valves,  Hy- 
draulic Pipes  anil  Nozzles,  and  Hose  Couplings  and  Connec- 
tions of  all  sizes  and  patterns,  furnished  with  dispatch. 
B£3-  PRICES  MODERATE.  ->ffi6 

V.  KINOWELL.  19vl3-ly]  J.   H.  WEED. 


FULTON 

Foundry  and  Iron  Works. 

HINCKLE7  &  CO., 

MANUFACTURE HS    OF 

STEAM    ENGINES, 

Quartz,    Flour    and    Saw    Mills, 

Moore's  Grinder  and  AmnlKnmator,  Brodle's 

Improved     Cmnhcr,    MInlnir    Pnnips, 

Amalgamators,  and  all  kinds 

of  Machinery. 

N.  E.  corner  of  Tehama  and  Fremont  streets,  above  How 
ard  street,  San  Francisco.  g.^y 


WEFTTJNE  IRON  WORKS, 

Corner   or    Mission    and   Fremont   Streets. 
SAN   FRANCISCO. 

MARINE, 

liocomotlve, 

And  all  ttinds  of 
HIGn  PRESSURE 

Steam  Boilers 

MADE. 
All  Boilers  guaranteed  and 
tested  hyU.  S.  Boiler  In- 
spector before  sent  out  of 
the  Shop,  at  Shop  expense. 

AHkfndsofSheetlron  and 

Water  Pipe,    Coal    Oil 

Stills,  Wroucht  Iron 

Worms,  etc..  etc. 

Manufactured  to  Order. 

Old  Rollers  Repaired 

I>.    (AMEBOX 


TOWNE  &  BACON, 
Book  and  Job  Printers, 
Have  the  Largest  Office, 
Do  the  most  work, 
And  do  it  better 
Than  other  offices 
>In  this  City, 
Try  them 
"With  a  Job, 
And  you  will  be 
Satisfied  the  above 
Statements  are  facts. 
Their  office  is  at  536 
Clay  St.,  below  Montgom'y. 
Over  Pacific  Fruit  Market. 


BAURHVTE  &  McAFEE, 
Steam  Boiler  and  Sheet  Iron  Works. 

Owned  and  conducted  by  Practical  Boiler  Makcrfl. 
High  and  Low-pressure  Boilers.  Station- 
ary and  Marine. 

Howard  street,  bet.  Fremont  and  Beale,  San  Francisco. 

Having  hod  twenty- two  years  experience  in  this  buni- 
ness,  we  feel  confident  of  bcinc  able  to  compete-as  to 
duality  of  w6rk— with  any  establishment  on  the  Pacific 
Coast.  7vl6-qy 


I.  H.  SMALL, 
M^CHJIVE       SHOP, 

BUILDER  Or 

Steam   Engines,  Snwmllls,  Mining   Machinery, 
mid  W  <iOd  Planers. 

Repairing  of  all  khios  done  with  ]in  inpineBB  and  dispatch. 
Gears  of  all  kinds  cut  at  short  notice,  corner  ol 

Market  and  Beale  at.  Sun  Francisco.    0vl6  3m 


CA.X.IFOIVIVIA. 

TOOL    AND     FILE    FACTORY. 

Blacksmith  and  Machine  Shop. 

No.  lV  Fremont  at  re  et,  between  Market  and  Mission,  S.  F. 
4vl5-qy  J.  WEICHHART,  Proprietor. 


LINCOLN   IRON   WORKS, 

No.  51  Unilc  st.,  hut.  Market  and  Mission. 

D.  &  W.  FOURNESS,  Frop'rs. 

6TEAM    ENGINE?, 

Flour  and  Sawmills,  and  MACHINERY  of  all  descriptlona, 

made  and  repaired  at  shortest  notice. 

a^-Particular  attention  paid  to  repairing  Reynold's  Cut-off. 

fivl.Sqr 


3.    HKWSHAM.  J.  H1GWOOD. 

SOOTH  BEACH  IRON  WOBKS, 

Near  corner  of  King  and  Third  streets,  San  Francisco. 

marine    i:noim:s, 
and  all  kisds  of 

3MCACHI3VDEI5Y     FOKGING. 

All  kinds  of  Ship-emit  hi  np  and  Mill  work  manufacture^  to 
order-  Jobbing  ol  every  description  promptly  attended  to. 
All  work  done  guaranteed.  13vI4-ly 


JOHN   LOCHHEAD'S 

Steam  Engine  Works, 

Beale  street*  near  Mission,  San  Francisco. 

STEAM    ENGINES    OF  EVERT    DESCRIPTION    BUILT 
to  order— Marine,  Stationary,  or  Locomoiivc. 

HOISTING  AND  PUMPING  ENGINES, 

PORTABLE  ENGINES,   OF  ALL  SIZES, 

DONKEY   PUMPS,  Etc.,  Etc.,  Etc. 

The  attention  of  the  parties  engaged  In  shipping  or  inland 
navigation  is  called  to  the 

Superior  TVorkmanshli* 

of  Mr.  LOCHHEAD,  who  lias  been  In  the  business  In  Pan 
Francisco  for  the  Inst  fourteen  veers,  and  onjovs  the  repu 
tatlonofhavinp  built  ONE  HUNDRED  AND  SEVENTEEN 
STEAM  ENGINES 

Screw  Propellers  of  all  kinds,  and  Steam  Boat  Machtner 
generally,  made  to   order,  and  warranted  to  give  perfect 
satisfaction  in  every  particular  25vl2-3m 


$he  pining  ani  ^rirottfw  <gtm. 


171 


Large  Masses  op  Native  Silver. — The 
Swedish  papers  state  that  in  the  Kongsberg 
silver  mine  a  lump  of  silver  has  recently 
been  found  weighing  400  pounds.  The 
mines  of  Kongsberg,  in  Norway,  have  pre- 
viously afforded  numerous  magnificent 
epecimens  of  native  silver.  One  specimen 
from  these  mines,  now  in  the  royal  collec- 
tion at  Copenhagen,  weighs  upwards  of  500 
pounds.  Two  masses  were  obtained,  some 
twelve  or  fifteen  years  ago,  which  weighed 
severally  238  and  i'M  pounds.  A  specimen 
of  native  silver  was  once  taken  from  the 
Batopilas  mines,  Mexico,  which  weighed 
400  pounds.  The  largest  specimen  ever 
found,  however,  was  from  the  mines  of  Hu- 
antaya,  in  Southern  Pern.  This  most  mag- 
nificont  of  all  specimens  of  native  silver 
weighed  eighteen  hundred poumU I 

Aomci'LTUitAii  College. — Five  buildings 
are  now  in  process  of  erection,  to  be  occu- 
pied by  the  Massachusetts  Agricultural 
College.  Their  aggregate  cost  will  be  about 
$75,00ii.  The  number  of  applicants  for 
admission  is  greatly  exceeding  all  expecta- 
tion. Four  or  five  of  the  different  county 
agricultural  societies  have  endowed  schol- 
arships. Gen.  William  P.  Sutton,  Presi- 
dent of  the  Essex  Agricultural  Society,  has 
also  endowed  one  from  his  private  purse. 


Mineral  Land  Law  Blanks 

FOli     SAX/E2. 

Wo  are  prepared  to  furnish  any  of  tho  following 
Mnnks  used  in  securing  patents  tor  lauds  under  the 
National  Mineral  Land  Act  of  1866  : 
I.     Applicants'  Declaratory  Statement. 
U.     Diagram,  Description  of  Diagram  and  Bound- 
aries, and  Notice. 
HI.    Kegisicr's  Order  for  Publication — with  No- 
tice. 

IV.  Deposition  that  Notice  has  been  Posted. 

V.  Application  for  Survey  Etc. 

Prices. — Single  blanks,  1 0  cents  ;  75  cts  per  doz- 
en ;  SI  per  hundred — postage  paid. 

Pumphlct  containing  the  Law  and  the  Instruc- 
tions  of  tho  General   Land    Commissioner,   post 
paid,  25  cts.     Address         DEWEY  &  CO., 
Mining  and  Scientific  Press,  San  Francisco. 


Blanks,  Blank  Mining  Books, 

Constitution  and  By-Laws 

—  roR  — 

Miuinjj    and  Prospecting 
Companies 

Elegantly  printed,  with  care  and  dispatch,  at  the  office  of  the 
Mining  and  Scientific  Press. 

K9-  Orders  from  the  Interior  fnlllifulv  allenderl  to. 


BLASTING  POWDER. 


PBICE,  *3.00  PER  EEG. 

— ALSO— 
POItTIVIl,  CINMIV  AMI    MUSItET 

POWDER, 

Of  superior  quality. 
FUSE     AND      SHOT, 

Always  on  hand  ami  Tor  sale  at  the  office  of  the 

CALIFORNIA  POWDER  WORKS, 

No.  318  Call  To  ml  a  Street. 

JOHN  F.  LOHSE,  Secretary. 

25vHqr 

Piles!    Files!    Piles! 

NOT  PILES  OF  GOLD,  NOR  YET  OF  SILVER.  SO 
much  coveted  by  all  men;  butthc  BLEEDING.BLIND 
or  EXTERNAL  PILES,  can  be  easily  and  speedily  cured  by 
the  use  or 

WOOD'S  SUB-POSITORY. 

Tt  isa  preparation  totally  distinct  from  anything  hereto- 
fore offered  as  a  remedy  for  tills  painful  and  often  fatal 
complaint.  The  SUB-POSITORY  la  neither  a  pill,  powder, 
wash  or  salve,  and  yet  it  has  proved  to  be  a  certain  Rem- 
edy for  the  Piles.  Do  not  doubt  this  assertion,  or  delay 
testing  the  truth  of  It  if  you  are  troubled  with  the  Piles— 
you  will  not  be  deceived  in  It. 

Sold  win. lexaio  and  retail  by  J.  H.  REDINGTON  &  CO., 
Kos.  416  and  41S  Front  street;  GEO.  GRISWOLD,  corner  of 
Mission  and  First  streets;  OLD  FAMILY  DRUG  STORE, 
corner  Miss i on  and  Second  streets;  UNITED  STATES  DRUG 
STORE,  Bush  street,  between  Montgomery  and  Kearny. 

C.  WOOD,  Proprietor,   No-    fti   Tehama  street,  bctwe 
First  and  Second.  24vU-Sm 


Machinists  and  Foundries. 


THE    PACIFIC    IRON"   WORKS, 

First  &  Fremont  ©ts..  between  Mission  «Xc  Howard,  San  Francisco. 

The  proprietors  of  the  above  Works  Invite  tho  attention  of  all  parties  interested  to  their  greatly  Improved  and  une- 
qualed  facilities  for  manufacturing  Steam  Engines  and  Boilers,  boll)  Marine  and  Stationary,  of  any  required  size  and 
pattern.  Quartz  Mills,  Amalgamating,  Pumpingnml  Hoisting  Machinery  of  the  most  approved  construction.  Flour,  Saw, 
and  Sugar  Mills.  Water  Wheels,  Ac,  Ac.  Our  pattern  list  is  most  complete  and  extensive,  embracing  the  late  improve- 
ments in  all  classes  of  machinery  adapted  to  use  on  this  coast.  We  Would  call  especial  attention  to  the  fact  that  we  have 
secured  the  exclusive  right  of  manufacture  for  the  Pacific  Coast  of  the  celebrated  Greene  Engine,  conceded  to  bo  the 
most  economical  and  perfect  working  Euglno  now  In  use.    Wc  are  also  exclusive  manufacturers  of  the  celebrated 

tiryn.ii  Buttery,  Yarnej'K  Amalzaniatorii  and  Set»:irat<»rn,  ICyt-mon'N  Superhcntcri  Stenm  Aiunl- 
Gtn.matoi-a  aDd  Jtotury  Crusher*,  Stone  15  re  alters,  «fcc.    Order*  <-i_".|»ecifiill.v  Solicited. 

GODDABD  <fc  COMPANY. 


Office   Pacific  Business  College  and  Telegraphic  Institute. 

JHechaulcs'  Institute  Building;,  Pottt  Street.    [Exterior  View.] 
A.  <le  LEO  fie  LAi-UNA.  L7vl5-Sml  JAMES  VISTSOXHALEK. 


PACIFIC   POWDER  MILL 

COMPANY'S; 

BLASTING   POWDER! 

MANUFACTURED 

IIS    MARIN    COUNTY, 

CALIFORNIA. 

KOR  SALE   DY 

H&YWARD  &  COLEMAN. 


AGENTS, 

414  Front  Street,  San.  Francisco. 

cfvU-lm 


STOCK  CERTIFICATES, 

STOCK  TRANSFER  JOURNALS, 
STOCK  LEDGERS, 

ASSESSMENT   RECEIPTS, 

And  all  other  Blanks,  Blank  Books,  etc.,  required  by  Min- 
ing and  other  Corporations,  kept  on  hand  or  printed  to 
order  on  short  notice,  at  moderate  prices,  at  tho  office  of 
the  Afinuig  and^cientijie  Pr**" 


A.   S.   CUWRCH.  S     I).   CLAItK. 

CHURCH  &  CLARK, 

lMI'ORTBItS   A"fn   DEALERS  IN 

Mediterranean  and  California 

FRUITS,   NUTS,   CONFECTIONERY,  Etc., 

AND   MANUFACTURERS   OF 

FIRE     WORKS 

Of  every  description,  at  Vo.  iOT  Front  st,  San  Franebco. 
15vM-6ml2p 


MACCARONI,  VERMICELLI, 


PASTE  JS^PARXT* A.- 


Miners'  Foundry 

—  AND— 

MACHINE     WORKS, 

Nos.  245  to  255  First  Street, 

Hun  Frunclaco. 

HOWLAND,  ANG-ELL  &  KING, 

PROrKIGTORS, 

Manufacturers  of  Machinery  for 


QTTAKTZ  MILLS. 

SAW  Ml  I.I.N, 
i'OAVDI'.K  MILLS, 


FLOTTU  MILLS. 
SUGAR  MILLS, 
PAl'ER     MILLS, 


Steam  Engines  of  all  Kinds. 

Amalgamators  of  all  Kinds. 

MIXING  PUMPS,  HOISTING    WORKS, 

OIL  WELL  TOOLS,      BOCK.  BREAKERS, 

—  AND — 

Machinery  and  Castings  of  all  kinds,  eitho? 
of  Iron  or  Brass, 

Boilers  and  Sheet  Iron  "Work  in  all  its 
Branches. 

Shoe*  nnd  DIcn  of  While  Iron,  m:inuf:ioliir.  il 
for  and  Imi.orif.l  by  im  cxi»re»»ly  lor  t  hi*  pur- 
Iiose.nnU  will  1j«*i  25  pur  u-m,  longer  than  auv 
other  made-  on  ihla  count. 

RuiHlalron  Ncn-eim,  ol"  any  d»* irrce  of  flnenet*. 
Wc  tire  the  only  miniu lecturer*  on  thin  con«t  of 
tin ■■  "  Ill<-k»  Engine,"  the  mun  im  nipaet,  » I  tuple 
In  construction,  and  duruble.of  any  Engine  In 
n*e. 

W.  II.  1IOWI.AM),  E.  T.  ICING, 

II.  B.  AXG  ELL,  CYKU8  PALUEU, 

ISvU-qr 


JAMES  MACKE3ST, 

COPPERSMITH, 

No.  S2G   Fremont   at.,  bet.  Howard  «fc  FoUou 

All  klnde  of  COPPER  WORK  done  lo  order  in  tho  best 
manner.  Particular  attention  paid  to  Steamboat,  Sugar 
House  and  Distillery  work. 

Repulrlus'  promptly  and  neatly  attended  to. 

ISWl 


FIRST 

Paint     Manufactory 


IN     CALIFORNIA. 


EPES  &  E.  H.  R.  ELLERY 


Ellery's  Patent  India  Rubber  Cement  &  Paint. 

It  is  lor  all  exposed  surfaces;  Impervious  to  wet;  vvill  not 
rut,  peel,  blister  or  crack,  lnmiy  cllinnic  A  superior  Paint 
for  brick,  wood,  cloth,  metals,  etc  ;  successfully  usci  in  the 
Eastern  Stales.  The  old  tin  roof  of  thnt  large  building,  the 
New  York  Rice.  Mills. wnsin  such  bad  condition  it  was  about 
to  be  taken  off  ten  years  since.  Instead,  tliev  put  oil  tho 
INDIA  RUBBER  CEMENT  AND  1'AINT,  making  a  good 
tight  roof.  A  coat  of  India  Rubber  Paint  every  iwo  yearn 
^ince  keeps  It  in  good  condition.  We  can  refer  I o  many 
others.    The  Atlrmt  c  Lead  Worlts  use  our  Paint  only. 

NEW  CLOTH  ROOFS  mil  on;  c opines  and  all'  seems 
cemented  and  saturated,  llien  coated  with  tbe  India  Rub- 
ber Cement  and  Piiint— the  same  as  on  the  St  Nicholas 
Hotel  at  New  York  City,  the  Cny  Buildings  and  ninny 
others.  Hie  roofs  of  all  the  horse  nnd  steam  cars,  decks  of 
ilcmnboats,  etc.,  around  New  York— 'or  eiulit  dollars  per 
ui'ie  hundred  square  leet.  NEW  OR  OLD  TIN  ROOFS 
cemented  and  painled  with  the  India  Rubber  Cement  nnd 
Paint  guaranteed,  at  from  one  rent  to  two  and  a  linjf 
rert.i  i..t  j-ouare  foot,  according  to  size  and  coriilion  of 
roof     Good  men  and  the  best  materials  used. 

We  have  just  cemented  and  painted  old  tin  roofs  of  Dr. 
II.  D.  Cogswell,  Ttihbs  <fc  Co,,  D  J.  Oliver,  etc.,  mid  Die 
wood  work  of  Sheriff  Davis' buildlmr.  Bsicct  front,  on  Fol- 
som  street,  between  Third  and  Fourth  streets— only  one- 
coat.  The  work  will  speak  for  1 1  Keif.  Now  paimfmi  tho 
cornice  and  Iron  work  of  Dr.  Li.  D.  Cogswell's  building, 
nrncr  of  Front  and  Olarksireels— one  coat.  See  the  above 
and  further  relerenccs  at  our  office. 

ELLEUY'S  PAT  15 NT  INDIA  RUBBER  CEMENT  AND 
PAINT  is  composed  or  India  rulil>er;iml  other  gums,  dis- 
solved in  linseed  oil,  mixed  with  the  various  coloring  mai- 
lers, and  ground  in  any  color.  When  applied  to  roofs  or 
other  piimoscs,  it  is  mixed  with  pure  Unseed  oil  to  i lie  re- 
quired thickness,  and  put  on  as  other  paints  arc,  with  a 
paint  brush— reiainlu'-'  sufficient  elasticity  lo  give  and  take 
wiili  the  lieat  nnd  eo  d.  Fifteen  hundred  fishing  vessels  at 
Cape  Ann  use  tbe  India  Rubber  Paint,  finding  it  superior  to 
all  others. 

EPES  &  E.  H.  R.  ELLERY  are  now  prepared  to  mnko 
good  roofs,  and  cement  and  paint  new  or  old  ones,  and  do 
all  kinds  of  ont.side  painting  with  Ellerj's  Patent  India 
Rubber  Paint.     No  aspnultuin  or  coal  tar  used 

Office,  No.  S2«  Jackson  struct,  c 


Dr.  Hufeland's  Swiss  Stomach 
Bitters. 

THE  WORLD  RENOWNED  REITTATION,  TOGETIIEB 
with  the  extensive  and  Increasing  demand  for  Dr.  Hufc- 
linid's  Swiss  Stomach  Biiters,  will  m  oner  recommend  thein 
to  the  favorable  notice  of  all  connolsacura  and  lovers  of  a 
good  and  healthful  tonic  and  invigorator.  As  a  purifier  of 
the  blood,  acting  surely,  yet  gently,  on  the  secretions  of 
liver  and  kidneys,  they  arc  unsurpassed  and  a  most  agreea- 
ble drink. 


For  sale  at  all  wholesale  and  retail  stores  on  the  Pacific 
Coast,  and  at  the  depot  of  TAYLOR  &  BENDEL,  413  and 
115  Clay  street,  between  Sansomo  and  Battery,  San  Fran- 
cisco. 20vU-6m 


JTixst  Published. 

THE  PHILOSOPUY  OF  MARRIAGE,  BEING  FOUR  IM- 
portant  Lectures  on  FUNCTIONS  and  DISORDERS  of 
the  Nervous  Sj-steui  and  Reproductive  Organs,  to  be  had  by 
addressing  and  inclosing  twenty -five  cents,  postage  stamps 
to  Secretary  PACIFIC  MUSEUM  OF  ANATOMY,  Mont- 
gomery street,  San  Francisco.  12vl3-ly 


172 


Wkt  pitting  mft  MmtUk 


Business  Cards. 


H.  C.  HOWARD, 

Member   of  tlie  San   Francisco    Stock:   and 
Exchange  Board, 

(Exclusively  commission  business,) 

No.  436  California  street,  next  door  below  Montgomery. 
23vl4qr 


NATHANIEL  GRAY. 


B.  M.  GRAT. 


NT.   GRAY  &  CO., 

TJ    N    I>    E    K,     TA.35LEHS, 

641  Sacramento  St,  cor.  Webb,  San  Francisco. 


SAN  FEAH0IS00  MILL. 

HOBBS    &   GILMOEE, 

Manufacturers     of     Boxes, 

Market  street,  between  Beale  and  Main. 


~ — ma*T*SiTrr* 


T.  B.  RODG-ERS, 

lOS   r.eldesdorflr  Street. 


Corner  California,  adjoining  the  Pacific  Insurance  Office, 
9vl5-3m*  saH  fkavcisco. 

Shot  G-uns  and  Rifles 

Selline    at    Five     Dollar*    JEuch  ! 

THE  AMERICAN  ARMS  COMPANY, 
,re  closing  out  their  large  stock  of  Unary 
and  Light  Single  Barrel  Guns,  suitable  lor  Geese,  Duck. 
Pigeon  or  Quail  Shooting.  Heavy  and  Light  Rifles  at  S5 
each.    Eucluse  stamp  and  send  for  Catalogues 

AMERICAN  ARMS  CO., 
9vl5-3m  G39W  Mantel  street,  San  Francisco. 


Schmieden  &  Shotwell, 

Stock  and  Money  Brokers,  and  dealers  in  Government 
Bonds,  State,  City  and  County  Securities,  Gas,  Water  and 
Insurance  Stocks^  etc.,  southwest  coiner  of  California  and 
Sansome  streets,  opposite  Bank  of  California.        lvio-tim 


ISAAC   E.   SATIS. 


HENBT  COWELL. 


DAVIS  &  COWELL, 


DKALKR3   IN 


Santa   Cruz   Lime,  Cement, 

PLASTER,  HAIR,  LATH  AND  LATH  NAILS. 
Marble  Dust.  Fire-Brlcks,  Fire-Clay,  Fire  Tiles  of  all  sizes. 


REMOVAL. 

The  well  known  establishment  of 

LUCY    &    HYMES, 

MANUFACTURERS  OK 

Genuine  Pale  and  Chemical 
OLIVE    SOAPS, 

Has  been  removed  from  Beale  street,  between  Mission  and 
Howard,  to  BRANNAN  STREET,  between  Eighth  and 
Ninth,  and  greatly  enlarged. 

The  capacity  ot  tiiis  establishment  is  now  the  largest  on 
the  Pacific  Coast.  It  is  now  in  full  operation,  and  prepared 
to  supply  the  demand  of  the  trade. 

Office— 319  California    St..  San   Francisco. 
lvlSqr 


We  take  occasion  to  inform  our  friends  and  customers 
that  we  have  sold  our  entire  stock  In  warehouse,  also  in- 
voice to  arrive,  to  Messrs.  N.  P.  CuLE  &  CO.,  312  and  314 
Pine  strccl.  The  wh.uk1  forms  a  most  complete  and  desira- 
ble assortment  of  FURNITURE,  and  well  merits  attention 
before  purchasing  elsewhere.  J.  PEIRCE  <fc  CO. 


FURNITURE. 


We  beg  leave  tc  call  the  attention  of  the  public  to  our 
warcrooms, 

IVos.  313  and.  3X4*  DPine  Street. 

Having  purchased  the  entire  stock  of  Messrs.  J.  Pelrce  & 
Co.,  and  in  addiiion  to  our  large  invoice  from  our  factory 
at  the  East,  we  are  prepared  to  till  all  orders  promptly,  both 
WHOLESALE  AND  RETAIL,  and  cull  the  attcniionof  the 
public  to  our  salesroom,  as  containing  the  most  complete 
assortment  of  desirable  goods  on  this  coast. 

2vL6-lqr  Si.  P.  COLK  «fe  CO. 


BROWN  &  CO., 

3^   :h:-a.tte:r,s9Q| 

Importers   and    Manufacturers    of    the 

LATEST    STYLES, 
A~t    IVo.    133j  Eearny   Street. 

JOS-CALL  AND  SEE  THEM-SC 
ivlflqr 


International   Hotel, 

JACKSON       STREET, 

BETWEEN  MONTGOMERY  AND  KEARNY  STS.. 

SAN   FRANCBSCO,  CAL. 

TUIS  OLD  ESTABLISHED  HOUSE  IS  IN  PERFECT 
order  for  the  accommodation  ol'  guests.  Persons  seek- 
ing comfort  and  economy  will  find  this  the  heat  Hotel  in 
the  city  to  stop  at.  The  Beds  are  new  and  In  good  order, 
and  the  Rooms  well  ventilated.  The  Tabic  will  always  bo 
supplied  with  the  best  In  the  market. 

Prices  varying  from  SI  50  to  $3  per  day  for 

Uoard  and  Room. 

FINE  BATH   HOUSE  AND   BARBER  SHOP  ATTACHED 

TO  THE  HOUSE. 

JB©-  Teams  belonging  to  the  House  will  be  in  attendance 
at  all  the  boats  and  cars  to  convey  passengers  to  the  House 
FBMB  of  ciiakgk,  and  to  any  part  of  the  city  for  SO  cents 

MvjU  F.  E.  WEYGANT,  Proprietor. 


Trades  and  Manufactures- 


Wit.   BARTLIKG. 


Ill-MtV    KIMBALL. 


BARTLING-  &   KIMBALL, 
BOOKBINDER®, 

Paper  Eulers  and  Blank  Book  Manufacturers. 

SOJS  Clay  street,  (southwest  cor.  Sansomc), 
15vl2-3in  SAN  FRANCISCO. 


JOHN    DANIEL, 

(SUCCESSOR  TO   O.  GOKl) 

MARBLE     WORKS, 

No.  421  Pine  st.  bet  Montgomery  and  Kearny,  San  Francisco 

mantels,  Monuments  Tombi,  Plumbers' Slabs 

Etc.,  On  hand  and  Manufactured  to  order. 
05J-  Goods  shipped  to  all  parts  of  the  State.     Orders  re 
gpcctfulb  solicited.  5v8-3m 


Palmer's   Patent 

ARTIFICIAL    LEG-, 

manufactured  in   Philadelphia,   Penn. 
JAR  VIS    JEWETT,   AGENT. 

218  Montgomery  Street,  San  Francisco.  10v8-lm 


HTJCKS  &  LAMBERT, 

SOLE  MANUFACTURERS  OF  THE  CELEBRATED 

DS- H.  &  L. -CO 
A.  X  L  E      G  It  E  A.  S*  E  , 

Natoroa  Street  and    North  Beach, 
2vl3-3m  SAN  FRANCISCO. 


HARRIS    BROS., 

OUTLEKS,  LOCKSMITHS,  BELLHANGrEKS 

Ailfl    Model    IVIaKers. 
aog  Leidesdorff  street,  het.  Sacramento  and  Commercial, 
SAN  FRANCISCO.  21vl4.tf 


LEATHER  HOSE  AND  BELTING, 

ALL    SIZES. 

SUCTION    HOSE   MADE     TO   ORDER 

At  short  notice,  by 

IMC-  M.    COOK   &  SOIY, 

No.  801  Battery  street, 

13vl3-3m  SAN  FRANCISCO. 


McNALLY  &  HAWKINS, 
Plnmtoeiris  and  Gras-JFItters, 

No.  645  Market  Street, 


BUILDINGS  FITTED  UP  WITH  GAS, 

Water  and  Steam  Pipes,  and  all  work  -warranted.  Have 
constantly  on  hand  an  assortment  of  Gas-Fixtures,  Lead 
and  Iron  Pipes,  Marble  Slabs,  etc.  Gvlfqr 


E.    POWER, 

WOOD    CARVER 

—  AND  — 

Composition  Ornament   Manufacturer, 
Designing,  Modeling  and  Patterns 

FOR    CASTING. 

INTERIOR    DECORATIONS    OF   ALL    DESCRIPTIONS, 

In  Wood,  Composition  and  Metal. 

Nos.  311  and  313  Market  street,  San  Francisco. 
25vH-qy 


J.   M.   STOCKMAN, 

Manniacturer  of 
PATTERNS     AND     MODELS, 

(Over  W.  T.  Garratt's  Brass  Foundry,) 
S.  E.  Corner  of  Mission  and.  Fremont  sts., 
6vl4tf  SAN  FRANCISCO 


J.    H.    WHITE.  JACOB    KRAMER. 

I*etroline    Oil     VV  oi-lits. 

J.  H.  WHITE  &  CO., 

No.  109  Cdnimercial  street,  San  Francisco, 

Are  now  manufacturing 

LUBRICATING  OILS  &  AXLE  CREASE, 

From  Petroleums  ol"  California,  and  ask  to  be  encouraged 
by  the  citizens  of  California.  As  a  home  production  in  all 
their  parts,  these  Lubricators  are  equal  to  any  In  the 
market,  and  surpass  all  others  ft  r  cleansing  off  gum  caused 
by  the  use  of  animal  oils  which  contain  stearino  and  marga- 
rin,  which  soon  become  acid.  Afuir  trial,  at  the  low  price 
asked,  is  all  that  we  solicit  25vUtf 


THEODOEE  KALLENBERG, 

Machinist,  Maker  of  Models  for  Inventors, 

Scales,  Weights,  Dies,  Stamps,  Drawing  and  Philosophical 

Instruments,  etc. 

No.  lO  Stevenson  street,  near  First,  San  Francisco. 

j$3f* Repairing  promptly  attended  to.  3vl5tf 


Pacific  Chemical  Works. 

nitrateJof  silver. 

Messrs.  FalkenicA  Hanks — Cento.-— I  have  subjected  the 
sample  taken  irom  your  Nitrate  of  Silver  to  a  thorough 
analysis,  and  find  it  10  be  chemically  pure,  not  coutaim.  g 
the  slightest  truce  ol  any  impurities  whatever. 

Respectfully  yours,  TliOS.  PRICE. 

Messrs.  Palkii'kau  &  Hanes— Gents:—  I  have  examined  the 
sample  of  Nitrate  of  .-"liver  of  3  our  manufacture.  I  have 
never  seen  in  this  market,  Nitrate  of  Silver,  manufactured 
here  or  imported,  so  free  of  every  kind  of  foreign  matter, 
and  find  it  not  only  adapted  10  Photography,  but  U  was 
subjected  to  every  mode  of  examination,  aside  from  critical 
chem'cal  analysis,  and  every  test  applied  confirmed  the 
opinion  that  a  purer  article  could  scarcely  be  produced  or 
desired  lor  medicinal  purposes.      DR.  L.  LANSZWKERT. 

Altrate  of  Silver  manufactured  by  FALKENA.U  & 
HANKS,  Pacific  Chemical  Works,  San  Francisco. 

((=}-  for  sale  oy  all  Wholesale  Uruggists  and  Imnortersof 
Phonographic  Stock.  jvlQaltw 


Professional  Cards. 


0£VfEY&c0 


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m»m«"  fttj». 


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SAN  FRANCISCO. 


ess. 


SHERMAN  DAT, 
MTininjs-  Kn^ueer, 

No.  114  Montgomery  Block,  San  Francisco, 

Will  examine,  survey  and  report  upon  mines,  f.nd  consult 
and  advise  concerning  investments  in  minim;  property,  or 
the  machinery  management  and  expenditures  of  mines. 


FREDERICK  MAXSF.LL. 

Mechanical  &  Architectural  Draughtsman, 

No.  422  California  street,  corner  of  LeldsdorfT. 

Drawings  of  Models  made  for  parties  applying  for  pa 
■ntfi  at  Washington  or  London.  mai'23-U. 


JAMES  IH.  TAYLOR, 

Attorney  and  Counsellor  at  Law, 

Court  Block,  636   Clay  Street, 

SAN   FRANCISCO. 
2vl5-lqy 


ISAAC  LOBREE  &  CO., 
>  GOLDEN  STATE  POTTERY,® 

AXTlOni,  CAL.  *& 

Office  In  San  Francisco,  516  Commercial  st. 

Constantly  on  hand  a  large  assortment  of  Earthcnward 

Fire  Bricks,  Fire  Clay,  and  Stoneware. 

Is  prepared  to  fulfill  all  orders  at  the  shortest  notice. 

20vUtf 


J.  N.  ECKEL,  M.  D„ 
Homoeopatliic    Physician 

226  Post  Street,  San  Francisco. 
SlvUyr 


DR.   H.   AUSTIN 

DENTIST,    SHU* 

No.  634,  Washington  Street, 
Between    Montgomery    nod    Kearny    Street. 

fOVKR  5AK  FRANCISCO  BATHS] 

SAN  FRANCISCO.  20vlu-qy 


J.  W.  WINTER, 
DENTIST. 


Office,  047Clay  street San  Francisco. 

First-class  gold  filling*  for  S3,  as  good  as  any  dentist  can 
produce  in  the  city  Dr.  Winter  has  practiced  Dentistry 
twenty  years— fifteen  in  this  Stale.  For  a  lull  upper  set  t'f 
pum  teeth,  on  vulcanite  base,  from  Slit)  to  $35.  Teeth  ex- 
tracted without  pain  by  local  application.  18vU-tf 


RADICAL  CURE 

— OF— 


Treatment  of  all  Deformities  of  the  Body,  bv  DR.  A. 
FOLLEAU'S  process.  034  Washington  street  up  stairs, 
Washington  Baths  Building,  between  Montgomery  and 
Ecaruy  streets. 

DR.  A.  FOLLEAU 

Has  his  studies  and  manufactories  in  the  same  building. 

Every  kind  of  Apparatus,  Trusses,  urthopedic  Instru- 
ments, Artificial  Limbs,  etc  ,are  manufactured  and  applied 
by  himself. 

OSF~JIe  hoe  nv  connection  villi  any  Agency.  2tyl4-llptf 


Subscribers  who  do  not  receive  the  Stirling  and  Scientific 
Press  in  due  time,  are  requested  to  inform  the  publishers. 


MOSHEIMER'8 

PIONEER     MINING    SCHOOL 

AND 

Metallurgical   "Works. 

Having  established  the  first  Practical  Mining  and  Metal- 
lurgical School  in  the  United  States,  1  would  call  the  atten- 
tion of  gentlemen  who  may  wish  to  obtain  a  practical 
knowledge  of  Chemistry,  Metallurgy,  etc  ,  to  the  fact  that  I 
am  now  prepared  to  teach  tlic  full-wing  brunches: 

1.  Assaying  of  ores,  metals  and  other  mineral  substances. 

2.  Technology,  or  Chemistry,  as  applied  to  any  special 
branch  of  manufacturing. 

3.  Metallurgy  of  gold,  silver,  lead,  copper,  etc  ,  bj'  smelt- 
ing, amalgamating,  lixivlation.  etc. 

4.  Gold  extraction  by  chlorine  gas;  also,  a  modified  pro- 
cess of  the  same,  which  is  cheaper  and  quicker  thuu  the 
prncexses  usually  employed 

5.  Concentration.    Dressing  of  ores. 

6.  Construction  of  furnaces,  in  which  any  kind  of  fuel 
may  he  used  for  smelting,  roasting,  etc.,  as  well  as  the  erec- 
tion of  any  machinery  or  apparatus  required  in  metallurgy 
and  technology. 

Mining  is  considered  by  many  a  very  hazardous  under- 
taking; but  I  can  assure  anyone  that  our  mines  are  as  safe 
an  investment  as  an>  other  business  when  properly  under- 
stood and  managed;  therefore,  learn  first,  if  you  have  a 
mine,  then  study  the  nature  of  the  ore,  and  how  to  work 
it.  and  you  will  never  fail  to  besuccessiul. 

It  may  not  be  superfluous  to  state  that  I  am  theoretically 
and  practically  acquainted  with  all  the  branches  I  otler  to 
teach.  Years  of  actual  experience  in  the  laboratory, 
smelting  works,  quartz  mills,  and  other  manufactories  car- 
ried on  on  my  own  account,  have  not  only  given  mc  les- 
sons, but  more  than  ordinary  ability. 

I  was  the  first  one  in  California  who  successfully  ex- 
tracted silver  by  smelting,  on  a  Urge  scale,  and  have  since 
been  traveling  through  the  manufacturing  and  mining 
towns  of  Europe,  to  study  all  improvements,  ami  am  now 
again  the  only  one  in  Kan  Francisco  who  undertakes  to 
work  any  kind  of  ores  by  either  roasting,  smelting,  lixivla- 
tion, or  chlorinatiun  process. 

I  also  undertake  the  erection  of  smelting  and  roasting 
furnaces,  and  furnish  plans  and  estimates  lor  any  kind  of 
works. 

My  lately  Invented  Roasting  Furnace  "has  the  following 
advantages:  A  Furnace  of  the  capacity  to  roast  one  10 
one  and  a  half  tons  of  ore  per  day  can  be  built  lor  $300.  It 
requires  half  a  cord  01  wood  per  ton  of  sulphurets.  The 
lotal  expenses  of  roasting  arc  not  over  $6.  Tne  roasting  is 
more  perfect,  as  the  ore  appears  in  4  spongy  condition  and 
eagerly  tukes  up  the  chlorine  gas  or  quicksilver  when 
amalgamated.  A  large  size  turnace  in  successful  opera- 
tion may  be  seen,  by  permission  of  Mr.  Maltinun,  in. his 
works  In  Nevada  City.  Several  others  are  in  progress  of 
building. 

Charges  for  assaying  gold  or  silver  ores $3  00 

Copper  ores 5  ou 

JOS.  siosju:i>ikk, 

Practical  Chemist.  .Metallurgist,  etc. 
Office,  No.  328  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 
6vl5-3ins 


Metallurgy. 


BOALT  &  STETEFELDT, 

Metallurgists  and  Mining  Engineers 

AUSTIN,  NEVADA. 

Western  Branch   of  ADKLBEBO   &   BATJIOND,  No.  30 
Broadwnj,  New  YorK.  llvll 


.  TV.  HAYNARD. 


J.   U.   T1KMANN. 


Mining  Engineers  and  Metallurgists, 

»40  Pearl  street ,  New  1'nrb, 

— AND— 

CENTRAL,    CITY,    COLORADO. 
19vI2-ly 


JOHN    TAYLOR    &    CO. 

IlVIPORTJSItS, 

AND  DEALERS    IK 

ASSATERS'  MATERIALS, 

Druggists*  &  Chemists'  G-lasswar 

JPliotograpliio    Stools,  IEt© 

512  and  514  WaNhinffton  Street. 

SAN  FRANCISCO. 

WE  are  receiving  direct  from  MESSRS.  LADD  A  OERT 
LING  (London)  and  BEEKER  &  SONS  (Antwerp,  Bel 
ginm)  their  superior 

ASSAY  AND  BULLION  BALAXC1>, 

And  from  France  and  Germany,  as  well  as  the  Eastorn 
States,  FURNACES,  CRUCIHLES,  MUFFLES,  BLOW-PIPE 
CASES,  GOLD  SCALES,  CHEMICAL  GLASSWARE,  and 
every  article  required  for  ASSAY  OFFICES,  LABORATO 
RIEh,  etc.  We  nave  given  this  branch  of  our  business  par 
tlcnlar  attention,  to  select  such  articles  as  are  necessary 
In  the  development  of  the  mineral  wealth  of  this  coast. 

A  Full  Assortment  Of  DRUGGISTS'  GLASSWARE  and 
DRUGGISTS'  SUNDRIES,  ACIDS  and  CHEMICALS,  con 
stantly  on  hnnd. 

San  Francisco  March   6, 1865.  UvlfMf 


J.  A.  BAUER, 
G  lieinical    Laboratory 

AND  DRUG  STORE, 

ei-AWMnbiiiKtoii  Street.  [Established  1849.1 

SAN  FRANCISCO. 

Careful  Analyses  made  of 

Ores,    Minerals,    Waters,    Oils,    Liquors,' 
Wines,  Products  of  Art,  etc. 

Pharmaceutical  Preparations  Made  to  Order. 

Opinions  given  on  Chemical  Questions  and  Geology. 

a©- Particular  attention  paid  to  Analyses  of  all  kinds,  n 
cases  where  legal  questions  are  involved. 

Pure  Nitric  Acid.  Nitrate  of  Silver,  Gold  Chloride,  Platln 
Chloride,  Sodium  Amalgam,  Sulphate  of  Copper,  etc.,  for 
sale.  12vU-6m 


T.    R.   CHURCH, 

FASHIONABLE 

CLOTHING   EMPORIUM 

No.  223  M  mil  tinnier  j'   at.,  Bun  Block. 

WHOLESALE  AND  RETAIL  DEALER  IN 

FINE  CUSTOM-MADE  CLOTHING, 

AX1>  UKATS*  Ji'V  RXIKlliiVG   GOODS, 

TRUNKS,   VALISES,     CARPET-BAGS, 

Etc.  at  the  Lowest  Prices. 
9vl6-qr 


M.EUSSDORFFER, 

Nos.    635    and   637    Commercial   Slrcet, 

WILL  introduce: 

On  Saturday, Pebmary  4>,  18«7, 

An  Entirely  New  Style  of 

Cloth  Cashinere  Hat 

"YACHT    HENRIETTA," 

Which  are  the  most  dressy  Hat  ever  introduced  on  the 

Puciuc  Coast. 
JQTCall  and  gee  them.  8vli 


Cyanide  of  Potassium 

for 

QUARTZ     MILLS, 

Photographers,   Electrotypers,  Etc. 

Manufactured  by  the 

PACIFIC    CHEMICAL    "WORKS. 

For   sale  by  all  Wholesale  Druggists  and 

Scalers  in  Photographer's  Stock. 

2vl5-altf 


.Postaerc.— The  postage  on  the  Mining  asd  Scikntitio 
Press  touny  portion  ol  the  United  States  it)  twenty  cents  per 
annum,  or  live  cents  per  quarter,  payable  in  advance  at  the 
Post  Office  delivering  the  paper.  Fosiaee  free  in  the  city 
aim  county.  Foreign  postage  (with  few  exceptions)  two 
cents  per  copy,  prepaid.  To  Bremen  and  the  German 
States  (marked  via  Bremen  and  iJamburp  line),  three  cents 
per  copy,  prepaid.  Single  copies  toany  uddreos  In  the  United 
States,  two  cents 


®ht  pining  m&  gfitnilfh  fffjtf. 


173 


Bullion. — The  amount  of  bullion  assayed 
in  this  city  during  the  month  ending  on  the 
10th  inst,  was:  Gold,  $3,33*2,759  :  silver, 
$75,944.  Of  this  the  United  States  Mint  06- 
saved,  gold,  8823,140;  silver,  $55,870;  the 
San  Francisco  Assay  and  Refinery  Works, 
gold,  81,533,387;  silver,  $7,fiC6. 


New  Mining  Advertisements. 


A.l-Hu    Gold    Mining;    Cunpuny,   Bock    Creek, 
Sierra  County,  California. 

-There  are  delinquent,  upon  the  followloB  de- 
scribed itoek.  on  account  of  assessment  levied  on  the  fifth 
dav  of  August,  1867.  the  several  amounts  set  opposite  the 
names  of  the  respective  shareholders  a*  follows: 

No  Certificate.    No.  Snare*    Amount. 

K  F  liquid  win Iti  lu  *M/l 

K  r  Bsn'dwln 17  fit)  25  m) 

K  F  Hnuldwiu  itf  flu 

Ad.-IU   Kaiiltlwlii II  40. 1  SOU  UJ 

Adalla  H*u  dwln 15  40  M  <v 

.T  k  UlOSShy   «  19  I*  M 

J  KUIassby 7  2ft  12  00 

.1  K  0  msby S  23  12  fttl 

J  k  gii.-i.V 9  25  12  60 

.1  K  Ulawby Sft  I-  Ml 

J  k  Ulnwby if  2ft  U  m 

J  K  Olaanby II  2ft  12M) 

J   Kui-.s.l.y M  25  1250 

LO  Brown 19  20u  lrti  ft) 

LQ  Brown 2u  SO  15  W) 

Ea  Drown      -"  -"  19  no 

j  ii  Reiner* not  ln.-ucd  75  37  50 

Ami  iii  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  the  Board 

uf  Trustees  mad 1  the  Huh  day  of  feptenober-,  1867 

so  ninny  shares,  of  B*eh  parcel  ••!  said  stock  as  may  bo- 
fi  will  be  sold  at  public  ancuon,  by  Oluey  A  Co., 
nuetloneera,  at  Ko.  418  Montgomery  street,  Sail  PrauoUco. 
c.ii  ,  ..n  Monday,  Hie  thirtieth  day  of  September,  1867,  at 
th.'  hour  of  1  "clock  p.  M.  of  said  day,  to  pay  said  delin- 
quent amannent  thereon,  together  with  costs  of  advertis- 
Intf  a»d  expenses  of  sale. 

A.  C.  TAYLOR,  Secretary. 

Office,  429  Pacific  street.  San  Francisco,  Cal.  sell 


Chulk  Mountalo   Blue    Uravel   Com|>aay.-Lo> 

cation  of  Works:  Nevada  County,  California. 

Hemes-— There  arc  delinquent,  upon  the  following  de- 
scribed sii>ck,  on  account  of  assessment  levied  on  the 
thirteenth  day  of  August,  1367.  the  several  amounts  set  op- 
pJosite  the  names  of  the  respective  sli  a  re  holders,  as  fol- 
lows: 

Names,  No  Certificate.    No.  shares.    Amount. 

J..hu  rvnnlman 9  25  137  60 

II  W  Hall 10  I6J$  25  00 

Martin  White 5  SOU  451)  00 

Ami  In  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees,  made  on  the  thirteenth  day  of  August.  1807,  so 
many  shared  of  each  parcel  of  said  stock  as  may  be  nccos- 
lary,  will  be  suld  at  public  auction,  nt  the  otllce  ot  the 
Company,  on  Monday,  the  thirtieth  day  of  Scptcinhcr,  1867, 
ai  ill'.'  h<-ur  of  12  o'clock  M.  of  said  day,  to  pay  said  delin- 
quent assessment  thereon,  together  with  costs  of  adver- 
tising and  expenses  of  sale. 

J.  M.  BUFFINGTON,  Secretary. 

Office,  No.  5  Government  House,  corner  Washington  and 
Sansmnu  streets,  San  trnncisco,  California.  au!7 


Chlplmtena  Mlulue  Company- District  of  Urea, 

Bonura,  Mexico. 

Notice  is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  ot 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  tenth  day  of  Sep- 
tember, 1867,  an  assessment  of  five  dollars  ($5)  per 
share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company, 
payable  Immediately,  In  Unlied  States  gold  and  silver 
coin,  to  the  Secretary,  at  hisotticc,  318  California  street, 
Sun  Francisco. 

Any  stuck  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid on  the  eighteenth  day  of  October,  1867,  shall  be  deemed 
ill tllnquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale  at  public 
auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  before,  will  be 
sold  on  Monday,  the  fourth  day  of  November,  1867,  to 
pav  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of  ad- 
vertising and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees. 

JOHN  F.  LOHSE.  Secretary. 

Ofllcc,  318  California  street,  up-stairs,  San  Francisco.    sel4 


Hantcom  Copper  Mining  Company.     Location  : 

Low  Divide  District,  Del  Norte  County,  California. 

Notice.— There  are  delinquent  upon  the   following  de- 
scribed  stock,    on    account  of  assessment  levied    on  the 
twentieth  day  of  July,  1867,the  several  amounts  set  opposite 
the  names  of  the  respective  shareholders,  as  follows: 
Names.  No.  Shares.  Amount 

Avrcs,  Washington 1%  17 

Burcll.  WW 1  10 

B vcrsdoi  f .  J 1  10 

Bralnard.U :..  50  $6  00 

dimming*.  A  H IK  17 

Cnllnghiin,  Sarah  A BV  33 

Oluyas.  Geo  K 100  in  00 

Hale,  Wm  F 153^  15  S3 

Kersev.JD 8K  S3 

Met  nil,  R  A 28%J  2  87 

Sicleer.Alex 1  10 

White,  Martin HI  14  10 

And  in  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees,  made  on  the  twentieth  day  of  July,  1S67,  so  many 
shares  of  each  parcel  of  said  stock  as  may  ho  necessary, 
will  be  sold  at  public  auction,  at  the  salesrooms  of  Badger 
A  Chapman,  N.  W.  corner  of  Kearny  and  California  streets, 
San  Fraticisco,  Cnl.,  on  Monday,  the  thirtieth  day  of  Sep- 
tember, 1367,  at  the  hour  of  12>£  o'clock,  P.  M.  of  said  day, 
to  pay  said  delinquent  assessment  thereon,  together  with 
costs  of  advertising  and  expenses  of  sale. 

JOHN  O.  HANSCOM,  Secretary. 

Office,  at  Ihe  JStna  Iron  Works,  Fremont  street,  betweeu 
Howard  and  Folsom,  San  Francisco.  Office  hours:  from  8 
A.  M.  to  12  M.  selS 


Kelsey  Cold   and  Silver  Mlalun;  Company,  £1 

Dorado  County,  California. 

Notice  is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  twelfth  day  of 
September,  1867,  an  assessment  of  twenty  cents  per  share 
was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company,  pay- 
able Immediately  In  United  States  gold  and  silver  coin,  to 
tlie  Treasurer.  D.  C.  Bkkkd,  at  his  office,  northeast  cor- 
ner Battery  and  Clay  streets,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain 
unpaid  on  the  twenty-fifth  day  of  October,  1367,  shall  be 
deemed  delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale  at 
public  auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  before, 
will  be  sold  on  Monday,  the  fourth  day  of  November.  1867, 
to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of 
advertising  and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees. 

H.  V.  HERBERT,  Secretary. 

Offlce,  No.  407  California  street,  San  Francisco.         sell 


American  and  Foreign  Patents.— Letters  Patent 
tor  Inventors  can  be  secured  In  the  United  States  and  foreign 
countries  through  the  Mining  and  Scientific  Press  Patent 
Acrncy.  We  offer  applicants  reasonable  terms,  and  they 
can  rest  assured  of  a  strict  compliance  with  our  obligations, 
and  a  faithful  performance  of  all  contracts.  For  reference, 
we  will  furnish  the  names  of  numerous  parties  for  whom 
wo  have  obtained  patents  during  the  past  two  years. 


I.u    Klitncu    Gold  unit   Hllvrr    Mining  Company. 

t  oi  Ores,  Sonars,  Mexico, 

■•hereby  given,  thai  the  Annual  Heeling  of  the 
stockholders  of  the  above  Company,  will  be  held  at  No  103 
California stret  1,  corner  of  Davis,  in  San  Francisco,  on 

TH  fits  DAY,  the  tenth  day  of  October,  1867,  at  7H  o'clock, 
P.  M. 

ProxIftB  must  be  written  ami  filed  wllh  the  Secretary. 

avplfcSw  GOLDMAN,  Secrcury. 


Oxford  Beta  Tunnel  and   >1  Inlng  Company,  Ea- 
rn. r.iM.i  District  and  County.  State  Oi  Nevada. 
Notice  In  hereby   given,  (hut  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustee*   of  said  Company,  held  on  the  eleventh  day  of 
September,  lwJT.  an  assessment  (No.  2-i>  of  tiity  cents  per 

■hare  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Compa- 
ny payable  Immediately  In  United  States  sold  and  silver 
culn,  to  the  Secretary,  or  to  the  Superintendent  at  the  mine. 

Am  stock  upon  which  said  ■ssesemom  shall  remain  un- 
paid 011  the  twcnty-fttih  day  of  October.  1867.  shall  be 
deemed  delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale 
hi  public  auction,  uml  unlc-.  pavment  shall  be  made  be- 
fore, will  be  suld  on  Monday,  the  fourth  day  of  November. 
1867,  to  pav  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of 
advertising  and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees, 

GEO.  H.  PECK,  Secretary. 

Office,  212  Clay  street,  San  Francisco.  seU 


Sliver  Sprout    Mlulnir  Company Location    of 

Workl  and  Mines:  Kearsarge  District,  Inyo  County,  Cal. 
Notice.— There  are  delinquent,  upon  tiic  following  do* 
icrlbod  stock,  on  account  of  assessment  levied  011  the 
sixth  day  of  August,  1867,  Ihe  several  amounts  set  oppo- 
site the  names  of  the  respective  shareholders,  as  fol- 
lows: 

Names.  No.  Certificate.    No.  Shares.    Amount. 

F  II  Alberdlng 2to  17,  and  29  29  $680  00 

\  Wlngnrd *o,  21  7  no  00 

W  N  Wade 25,  29,  M  29  680  00 

Geo  Hearst 27  10  200  10 

Rami  Boule 28  5  i<'t»  00 

Ladlfi Martinez SO  4  80  00 

John  CillHg :i7lo43  12  2IU00 

Llfevu.dds 35,  3fi  10  200  10 

A  B  Paul it  to  43  42  840  00 

J  D  Devln,  C  Buiidereaud 

T  M'Mlllan not  issued  66  2  40  00 

Am!  In  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees,  made  on  the  sixth  day  of  August,  1867.  so 
many  shares  of  each  parcel  of  said  stock  as  may  be  nec- 
essary, will  be  sold  at  public  auction,  by  Messrs.  Maurice 
Dorc  A  Co.,  No.  327  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco,  on 
Thursday,  the  twenty-sixth  day  of  September,  1867,  at  the 
hour  of  12  o'clock,  M.  of  said  day,  to  pay  said  delinquent 
assessment  thereon,  together  with  costs  of  advertising  and 
expenses  of  sale. 

T.  B.  WINGARD,  Secretary. 

Office,  408Californiastrect,  San  Francisco.  sell 


To  Capitalists, 


GOLD   QUARTZ    MINE,    SITUATED    IN   CALAVERAS 
County,  with  steam  mill  fitted  up  with  Amalgamating 
Pans,  etc.,  FOR  SALE.    The  mine  has  three  main  veins,  and 
inure  than  S3".  000  have  been  spent  in  opening  them  and  com- 
pleting the  mill.    Good  wagon  roads  all  the  way.     Apply  to 
BKLLOC  FltERES,  Bankers, 
23vl3-Cin  iC'i  Clay  street,  San  Francisco. 


Mining;   Notices— Continued. 


Ancient  River  Channel  Blue  Gravel  Company 

Nevada  County,  California. 

Notice  is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  second  day  of  Sep- 
tember, 1867,  an  assessment  of  one  dollar  per  share  was 
levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company,  payable 
immediately,  in  United  States  gold  and  silver  coin,  to  the 
Secretary. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 

Said  on  the  second  day  of  October,  1867,  shall  be  deemed 
clinquant,  and  will  he  duly  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auc- 
tion, and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  before,  will  be  sold 
on  Saturday,  the  nineteenth  day  of  October.  I867,  to  pay 
the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of  advertis- 
ing and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees. 

J.  M.  BUFFINGTON,  Secretary. 
Offlce,  No.  5  Government  House.  se7 


Ancient    River  Channel   Blue  Gravel  Compaq 

ny.— Location  of  Works  :  Nevada  County,  California. 

Notice. — All  persons  are  cautioned  against  purchasing 
the  following  Certificates  of  Stock  in  the  Ancient  River 
Channel  Blue  Gravel  Company,  as  the  transfer  has  been 
stopped  on  the  same: 

One  Certificate.  No.  82,  for  125  shares;  one  Certificate, 
No.  5,  for  10  shares;  one  Certificate ,  No.  27,  for  15  shares. 

A.  P.  MORE. 

San  Francisco,  August  26,  1867.  au31-4* 


Camarieo    Gold    and    Silver    Mining    Company, 

Lander  County,  Nevada. 

Notice— There  are  delinquent,  upon  the  following  de- 
scribed stock,  on  account  of  assessment  levied  on  the 
twenty-first  day  of  June,  1867,  the  several  amounts  set 
opposite  the  names  of  the  respective  shareholders,  as  fol- 
lows: 

Names.  No.  Certificates.    No.  Shares.   Amount. 

Cimn.  James T.  5  S100  00 

Driukhouse,  JA 6  3  6U00 

Dlukelspeii.  L 51  3  60  00 

Fassett,  N  C 13$  1  20  00 

Grav,  Asaph 133  3  60  00 

Harker,  WI'.C 23  li)  200  00 

llarker.  W  B  U 24  10  200  00 

Harker,  J  W 131  3  60  00 

Jacobs,  N  B..., 85  i  SO  00 

Raymond,  0  B,  Trustee 131  649         10,980  00 

Oamurgo  Stock  acct 3  611  00 

Lander,  PC 69  C  120  00 

And  In  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees,  made  on  the  twenty-first  day  of  June,  1867,  so 
many  shares  of  each  parcel  ot"  said  stock  as  may  be  necessary 
will  be  sold  at  public  auction,  at  the  office  of  the  Com- 
pany, by  Jones  A  Bendixea,  Auctioneers,  on  Thursday,  the 
twenty-sixth  day  of  September,  18G7,  at  the  hour  of  2  o'clock 
P.  M.  of  said  day,  to  pay  said  delinquent  assessment  thereon, 
together  with  costs  of  advertising  and  expenses  of  sale. 
N.  C.  FASSETT,  Secretary. 

Offlce,  N.  E.  corner  Clay  and  Front  streets,  San  Franclsce. 


Hope  Gravel    mining  Company, — ILocatlon   of 

Works  and  Property:  Grass  Valley,  Nevada  County,  Cali- 
fornia. 

Notice  is  hereby  given,  that  at  b  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  fifteenth  day  of 
August,  1867,  an  assessment  (No.  16)  of  fifty  (50)  cents  per 
share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company, 
payable  immediately,  In  United  States  gold  and  silver 
coin,  to  the  Secretary,  at  the  office  of  the  Company,  in  Sail 
Francisco. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid on  Thursday,  the  nineleenth  day  of  September,  1867, 
shall  be  deemed  delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised 
lor  sale  at  public  auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be 
made  before,  will  be  sold  on  Monday,  the  seventh  day  of 
October.  1867,  to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together 
with  costs  of  advertising  and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order 
of  the  Board  ol  Trustees. 

DAVID  WILDER,  Secretary. 
Office,  No.  533  Kearny  street,  corner  of  Sacramento,  San 
Francisco,  California.  au!7  . 


I.ii   Bluncu  Gold  and  Silver  Mining  Company. 

Location  of  Work-:    District  of    Urea,  State  of   Sonora, 

Mexico. 

Notice  is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  CotJ  D  the  tenth  day  of  August, 

1867,  an  assessment  of  two  dollars  and  flftv  cents  per  share 
was  levied  upon  the  assessable  capital  Hook  oi  said  Com- 
pany, payable  immediately, Id  United  Stales  gold  and  ill. 
verooin.to  the  Secretary, at  the  otSco, southeast  comer 
Front  and  Commercial  meets,  San  Pram 

ABy  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid "ii  Snturdav,  ihe  fourteenth  day  «'i  Bsptembi  r,  1857. 
shall  be  deemed  delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised 
for  sale  at  public  suction,  and  unlest  pa/meot  *haU  be 
made   before,  will  be  Bold  on   Monday, the  thirtieth  day 

ot  September.  lNi7.  to  pav  the  delinquent  assessment, 
together  with  eoets  of  advertising  and  expenses  of  sule. 
By  order  ol    the  Hoard  of  Trustees. 

JOS    GOLDMAN,  Secretary. 
Office,  southeast  enrner  Front  and   Commercial  streets, 
Sun  Francisco,  Culllorula.  au!3 


Lady  franklin  Gold  nud  Silver  Mlnlntr  Com- 
pany.—Sliver  Mountain  Mining  District,  Alpine  County, 
California. 

Notice  la  hereby  given,  that  ut  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  second  day  of 
May,  1867,  an  assessment  of  thirty  (30)  cents  per  share  was 
levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  Mild  Company,  pavable 
Immediately,  In  United  States  gold  and  silver  coin,  to  the 
Secretary,  at  his  t'lllce.  305  Montgomery  street,  San  Frau- 
clsco,  Cal. 

Any  slock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid on  the  sixteenth  day  of  September,  1867.  shall  be 
deemed  delinquent,  and  will  be  July  advertised  for  sale 
at  public  auction,  ami  unless  payment  shall  be  made  be- 
fore, will  besold  on  Tuesday,  the  fifteenth  day  ot  October. 
1867.10  pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs 
Of  advertising  and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees. 

J.  S.  LUTY,  Secretary. 
Office,  305  Montgomery  street,  Rooms  6  and  6,  San  Fran- 
isco,  California.  au!7 


Lady  Bell  Copper  Mlulng;  Company,  Low  Bl 

vide  Mining  District,  Del  Norte  County,  California. 

Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  ot  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  twentieth  day 
of  August,  1867,  an  assessment  of  fifteen  cents  per  share 
was  levied  upon  the  capital  siock  of  said  Company,  paya- 
ble immediately,  111  United  States  gold  and  silver  coin,  to 
the  Secretary,  or  to  J.  K  Johnson,  at  Crescent  City. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid on  the  twenty-first  day  of  September,  1867.  shall  be 
deemed  delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  tor  sale 
at  public  auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  be- 
fore, will  be  sold  on  Saturday,  the  fifth  day  of  October, 
1867.  to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs 
of  advertising  and  expenses  of  Bale.  By  order  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees. 

B.  P.  WILKTNS.  Secretary  pro  tern. 

Office,  648  Market  street.  San  Francisco,  Cal.  au2* 


Mount  Xenabo  Silver  Mining  Company,— Lo- 
cation of  Works :  Cortez  District,  Lander  County,  State 
of  Nevada. 

Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  sixth  day  of  Sep- 
tember, 1867,  an  assessment  of  three  dollars  (£3)  per  share 
was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company,  pay- 
able immediately,  in  United  States  BTOld  and  silver  coin, 
to  the  Secretary,  at  the  office  of  the  Company,  in  San 
Francisco. 

Any  stock  uoon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain 
unpaid  on  the  tenth  day  of  October;  ltj67,  shall  be  deemed 
delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  tor  sale  at  public 
auction,  and  unless  pavment  shall  be  made  before,  will 
be  sold  on  Thursday,  the  thirty  first  ilay  of  October.  1867, 
to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of  ad- 
vertising and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  ol  the  Board  of 
Trustees. 

R.  N.  VAN  BRUNT,  Secretary. 
Office,  331  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco. 

N.  B.— Two  per  cent,  whl  be  allowed  on  allpaymenta 
made  on  the  above  prior  to  17th  Inst.  se7 


Xengie   *V    Corcoran  Sliver   Mining:  Company— 

Location  of  Works:  Storey  County,  State  of  Nevada. 

Notice.— There  are  delinquent,  upon  the  following  de- 
scribed stock.on  account  of  assessment  levied  on  the  eleventh 
day  of  July,  1867,  the  several  amounts  set  opposite  the  names 
of  the  respective  shareholders  as  follows: 

Names.  No.  Certificate.    No.  Shares.    Amount. 

Bell,  Rosena 75  10  $5  00 

Bell,  Jos 80  5  2  50 

Comaford,  P 65  5  2  51) 

Edwards,  A  L 79  10  5  00 

Kennedy,  Jas 64  5  2  50 

Mulrein,  D 27  10  6  00 

Mulrein.D 23  10  5  00 

Murphy,  John 70  250  125  tiO 

Moloney,  M 74  5  2  50 

McCann,  A 81  5  2  50 

McGrath.  Fredcrlca 82  10  5  00 

Neenan.  A  73  5  2  50 

Pendergrass,  Wm 77  o  2  50 

And  in  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees,  made  on  the  eleventh  day  of  July,  1867,  so  many 
shares  of  each  parcel  of  said  stock  as  may  be  necessary, 
will  be  sold  at  public  auction,  at  the  salesroom  of  Maurice 
Dore  A  Co.,  No.  327  Montgomery  street,  Ran  Francisco,  Cal., 
on  Monday,  tho  second  day  of  September,  1867,  at  the  hour 
of  12  o'clock,  M.,  of  said  day,  to  pay  said  delinquent  assess- 
ment thereon,  together  with  costs  of  advertising  and  ex- 
penses of  sale. 

A.  P.  GREEN,  Secretary. 

Offlce,  Room  No.  11,  338  Montgomery  street,  San  Fran- 
cisco, California.  aul7 

Postpone siknt.— The  above  sale  Is  hereby  postponed  until 
Wednesday,  the  second  day  of  October,  1S67,  at  the  same 
hour  and  place.    By  order  of  the  Board  of  Trustees. 

sep7  T.  B.  WINGARD,  Secretary. 


Potrero    Company.— Locution  of  Works:   Sun 

Francisco. 

Notice  is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  fifth  day  of  Sep 
tember,  1867,  an  assessment  of  two  dollars  and  a  half  ($2  50) 
per  share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Com- 
pany, pavable  immediately,  in  United  States  gold  and  silver 
coin,  to  the  Secretary,  at  No  533  Kearny,  corner  of  Sacra- 
mento street. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid on  the  tenth  dav  of  October,  1867.  shall  be  deemed 
delinquent,  and  will  bo  duly  advertised  for  sale  at  public 
auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  before,  will  be 
sold  on  Wednesday,  the  thirtieth  day  of  October.  1867,  to  pay 
the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of  advertising 
and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board  of  Trustees. 
DAVID  WILDER,  Secretary. 

Offlce,  No.  533  Kearny  street,  corner  of  Sacramento  street, 
San  Francisco,  Cal.  se7 


3Veagle  «fc  Coreoran  Sliver  Mining  Company.— 

Location:  Storey  County,  Nevada. 

Notice  is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  second  day  of  Sep- 
tember, 1867,  an  assessment  of  fifty  cents  (50c)  per  share  was 
levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company,  payable 
immediately,  in  United  States  gold  and  silver  coin,  to  the 
Secretary,  at  the  office  of  the  Company  403  California 
street,  San  Francisco. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain 
unpaid  on  the  seventh  day  of  October,  1867,  shall  be 
dcpmcd  delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale  at 
public  auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  before, 
willbe  sold  on  Wednesday,  the  twenty  third  day  of  October, 
1867,  to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs 
of  advertising  and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board 
ol  Trustees. 

T.  B.  WINGARD,  Secretary. 

Offlce,  No.  408  California  street,  San  Francisco.  se7 


Santa  Cru*  Petroleum  Oil    Worka  Company. 

Location:  Santa  Cruz  County,  California. 

Notice  is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  thirteenth  day  of 
August,  1867,an  assessment  (No  20)  of  fifty  cents  per  share  was 
levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company,  payable 
immediately,  in  I'ni  «d  states  gold  coin,  to  the  Secretary 
R.  Vt  kgknkk.  115  Montgomery  street.  Sun   Francisco.  Qal    " 

Any  stuck  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
[-itti'i  on  Tuesday,  the  seventeenth  day  of  September,  I867, 

shall  be  deemed  delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised 
tor  sale  at  public  auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be 
made  b-?iore,  will  besold  on  Tuesday,  the  eighth  dav  of 
October.  1867,  to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together 
with  cost*  of  advertising  and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of 
the  Board  ol  Trustees. 

_m      „m  w  R.  WEOENER,  Secretary. 

Office  115  Montgomery  street.  San  Francisco.  Cal.    aul7 

The  above  assessment.  No.  20,  Is  hereby  rescinded     By- 
order  of  the  Board  of  Trustees. 
„  B-  WEGENER,  Secretary. 

San  Francisco,  Sept.  12, 1867.  sel4.lt 

Santa   Cruz    Petroleum  Oil  Works   Company. 

Location:  County  of  Santa  Crux,  State  of  California. 

Notice  —The  fifth  Annua!  Meeting  of  the  stockholders  of 
the  above  named  Company  willbe  held  at  their  office,  415 
Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco,  California,  on  Tuesday, 
tho  twenty-fourth  day  of  September,  1867.  at  7>£  o'clock 
P.  at.,  for  the  purpose  of  electing  Trustees  to  serve  for  the 
ensuing  year,  and  transacting  such  other  business  as  may 
properly  come  before  it. 

R.  WEGENER,  Secretary. 

San  Francisco,  August  13,  1867.  aul7 

Tuolumne    Mountain  Gold    and  Silver   Mining 

Compauy,  Old  Buchanan  Ledge,  Tuolumne  County,  Stat© 

of  California. 

Notice.— There  are  delinquent,  upon  the  following  de- 
scribed stock,  on  account  of  assessment  levied  on  the 
tenth  day  of  July.  1867,  the  several  amounts  set  opposite 
the  names  of  the  respective  shareholders,  as  follows: 

Names.  No.  Certificate.    No.  Shares.    Amount. 

John  Anthes 64  rt  $5  00 

Byrne.  II  H 16  100  100  00 

Byrne,  H  11 , 68  321i  32  60 

Byrne.  U  H 142  163  163  00 

Finance.  Alexander 51  10  10  00 

Breuer.  J  T 134  150  150  00 

Breuer,  J  T 6  100  100  00 

Breuer,  JT 67  32 J£  3i60 

Ker nan,  John  C 34  25  25  00 

Perrin,  1'Ierre 39  10  10  00 

Bartet,  G 40  S7M  37  50 

Bartet,  U 121  10  10  00 

Herzo,  J  (G.  W.  Jenkins'  stock) 

54  or  55  25  25  00 

Bernard,  J 96  4  4  00 

Kennedy,  J  f >  B 93  5  0  Oil 

Kenned v,  JOB 97  5  5  1)0 

Kennedy,  JOB 100  1  100 

Lob,  A ...88  6  6  00 

Lob,  Sininii 91-  5  5  00 

Lob,  Louisa 90  5  600 

Smith. JF 98  5  5  00 

Epstein,  Simon 101  6  5  00 

weisler,  Alexander 103  5  6  00 

Vaslue,  Jules 105  3  3  00 

Kerston,  Joseph 109  6  6  00 

Kerston,  Joseph 120  5  5  00 

Kerston,  Joseph 127  15  15  00 

Kerston.  Joseph 131  15  15  00 

Chappelle,  AM 128  15  15  00 

Chappelle,  A  B 119  3  3  Wl 

Chappelle,  A  B 126  1  1  00 

Bartet,  Aglae  P 121  5  fi  00 

LeRov,  Catharine 130  2  2  01) 

ITeltTcr,  Jeanne 129  5  6  00 

Hlrshfcld,  P UO  10  10  00 

Menu,  J  H 141  8^  8  50 

Block.  George 14.1  6  5  00 

L'evau,  Charles 114  6  6  00 

Finance,  Julie  L 15  15  00 

Oeizman,  Emile 22J£  22  50 

And  in  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees,  made  on  the  tenth  day  of  July,  1867,  so 
many  shares  of  each  parcel  of  6aid  stock  as  may  be  ne 
cessary,  will  be  sold  at  public  auction,  by  Maurice  Dore  A 
Co.,  at  No.  327  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal.,  on 
Saturday,  the  thirty-first  day  of  August,  1867,  at  the  hour  of 
12  o'clock  M.  of  said  day,  to  pay  said  delinquent  assess- 
ment thereon,  together  with  costs  of  advertising  and  ex- 
penses of  sale. 

D.  F.  VERDENAL,  Secretary. 

Offlce.  22  Court  Block,  636  Claystreet,  San  Francisco.  aul7 

Postpone kknt.— The  above  sale  is  hereby  postponed  until 
Saturday,  the  fourteenth  day  of  September,  1867.  at  the 
same  hour  and  place.    By  order  ol'the  Board  of  Trustees. 

»u31'  D.  F.  VERDENAL,  Secretary. 


Whitman    Gold  and    Silver   Mining   Company. 

Location  of  Works:  Indian  Springs  District,  Lyon  County, 

Nevada. 

Notice  is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  fifth  day  of  Sep- 
tember, 18S7,  an  assessment  of  one  dollar  and  fifty  cents  per 
share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company) 
pavable  immediately  in  United  States  gold  and  silver  coin, 
to  the  Secretary,  at  his  office,  (room  No.  10,  2d  floor)  No.  402 
Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco, 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain 
unpaid  on  the  eighth  day  of  October,  1867,  shall  be 
deemed  delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale 
at  Dublic  auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  be- 
fore, will  be  sold  on  Monday,  the  twenty-eighth  day  of 
October.  1867,  lo  pay  tho  delinquent  assessment,  together 
with  costs  of  advertising  and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of 
the  Board  of  Trustees. 

T.  W.  COLBURN.  Secretary. 

Offlce,  ronm  No.  10,  2d  floor.  No.  4L'2  Montgomery  street, 
San  Francisco,  Cal.  se7 


TFhltlatch   Gold  and   Silver   Mining;  Company, 
Lander  County,  Nevada. 

Notice.— There  aredelinquent  upon  the  following  described 
stock,  on  account  of  assessment  levied  on  the  twenty-first 
day  of  June,  1867,  the  several  amounts  set  opposite  the 
names  of  the  respective  shareholders  as  follows: 

Names.  No.  Certificate.    No.  Shares.    Amount. 

Allen,  HH 13  20  $300  00 

Allen.H  H 199 

Camp,  James  . 


Urinkhouse,  J  A -216 

Fassett.  NO 245 

Grav,  Asaph 247 

Harker,  Jim  W • 244 

Johnson.  G  H 202 

Salteiico,  W  R 41 

Turner,  Anna  Key 59 

Williams.  JJ 201 

Doane,  W  G 233 

Raymond,  C  B,  Trustee 243 

Jacob,  S  W 188 


3-i  540  00 

6  90  00 

1  15  00 

1  15  00 

1  15  m 
20  300  00 

4  60  00 

4  6000 

6  90  00 

32  430  00 

46  690  00 
1021          115,315  00 

2  SO  00 


And  In  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees,  made  on  the  twenty-first  day  of  June,  1867,  so 
many  shares  of  each  parcel  of  said  stock  as  may  be  neces- 
sary, will  be  sold  at  public  auction,  at  the  offlce  of  the 
Company,  by  Jones  &  Bendixen,  auctioneers,  on  Thursday, 
the  twenty-sixth  day  of  September,  1867,  at  the  hour  of  2 
o'clock  P.  M.  of  said  day,  to  pay  said  delinquent  assess- 
ment thereon,  together  with  costs  of  advertising  and  ex- 
penses of  sale. 

N.  C.  FASSETT,  Secretary. 

Offlce,  N.  E.  corner  Front  and  Clay  streets,  San  Francisco, 
California.  an3 


Olney  &  Co.,  Auctioneers  and  Real  Estate  Agents,  attend 
promptly  to  all  business  entrusted  to  their  care  la  San 
Francisco  and  Oakland.  Mining  and  other  corpora'ions 
will  find  Col-  Olney  well  posted  and  thorough  in  transacting 
sales  of  delinquent  stock.  Office,  on  Broadway,  Oakland, 
and  No.  318  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco.  nolo 


174 


lb*  pitting  »«&  Mmtiik  §m». 


Machinery. 


PATENT    AJVEALG-AMATOR. 

These  illacbincs  Stand  Unrivaled. 

For  rapidly  pulveriziDg  and  amalgamating  ores,  they 
have  no  equal.  No  effort  has  been,  or  will  be,  spared  to 
have  them  constructed  in  the  most  perfect  manner,  ana  of 
the  great  number  now  in  operation,  not  one  has  everre- 

S uired  repairs.    The  constant  and  increasing  demand  for 
lem  is  suHicient  evidence  of  their  merits. 
They  arc  constructed  so  as  to  apply  steam  directly  into 
the  pulp,  or  with  steam  bottoms,  as  desired. 

This  Amalgamator  Operates  as  Follows : 
The  pan  being  filled,  the  motion  of  themuller  forces  the 
pulp  to  the  center,  where  it  is  drawn  down  through  the  ap- 
erture and  between  the  grinding  surfaces.  Thence  it  is 
thrown  to  the  periphery  into  the  quicksilver.  The  curved 
plates  again  draw  it  to  the  center,  where  it  passes  down, 
and  to  the  circumference  as  before.    Thus  it  is  constantly 

fiassing  in  a  regular  flow  between  the  grinding  surfaces  and 
nto  the  quicksilver,  until  the  ore  is  reduced  to  an  impalpa- 
ble powder,  and  the  metal  amalgamated. 

Setters  made  on  the  same  principle  excel  all  others.— 
They  brine  the  pulp  so  constantly  and  perfectly  in  contact 
with  quicksilver,  that  the  particles  are  rapidly  and  com 
pletely  absorbed. 

Mill  men  are  invited  to  examine  these  pans  and  sellers  for 
themselves,  at  the  PACIFIC  FOITXDKY, 

lvl  San  Francisco. 


^»S  iorHunter's 

Improved  Concentrator. 

The  patentee  is  prepared  to  sell  his  Concentrators  for 
the  above  price,  and  guarantees,  when  the  machines  are 
run  according  to  directions,  to  give  20  per  cent  better  re- 
sults than  from  any  Concentrator  built  on  ibis  Coast,  and 
will  refund  the  money  if  they  will  not  perform  what  is 
claimed  for  them.  Machines  with  copper  plates,  will  cost 
$10  extra.    The  Machine  can  be 

Seen  in  Operation 
At  Booth  &  Co's  Union  Foundry,  up  stairs.  Parties  pur- 
chasing Concentrators  will  do  well  to  examine  before  buy- 
ing others  of  pretended  merit,  f  ersons  desiring  it  can  have 
a  practical  concentration  made  of  tailings  at  any  time,  and 
prove  the  working  of  the  machine. 

FOR    ^50. 

Hl\TESS EUREKA AWALGAMATOK. 
For  sale,  the  right  to  build  and  use  in  mills.  A  working  plan 
will  be  furnished  eacli  purchaser.  Five  machines  can  be 
seen  in  operation  at  the  Eureka  Mill,  Grass  Valley.  The 
cost  of  the  irons  for  the  machine,  without  the  iron-box,  is 
about  SiuO.    The  box  will  answer  of  wood. 

By  reference  to  the  Mining  and  Scienliflic  Press  of  May 
25  tli.  a  full  description  of  the  above  Machines  may  be  found. 

For  particulars,  send  for  Circulars,  or  address 
ANDUEfl'  HUNTER., 

25vUtf  Union  Foundry.  San  Francisco. 


BLAKE'S  PATENT 
QUARTZ    CRUSHER. 

CATJTION! 

The  owners  of  the  Patent  for  this  valuable  machine,  In 
order  to  facilitate  the  protection  of  their  rights  against  nu- 
merous Infringers,  procured,  some  time  since,  a  reissue  of 
the  Patent,  bearing  date  January  9th,  1866. 
Thin  Patent  secures  the  exclusive  right  to  em- 
ploy In  Stone- Breaking  Machines  Up- 
right  Convergent  Jaws,  actnated 
by  n  Revolving  Shaft. 
AH  persons  who  are  violating  the  Patent  by  the  unau- 
thorized making,  selling  or  using  machines  in  which  quartz 
or  other  material  is  crushed  between  upright  convergent 
awg,  actuated  by  a  revolving  shaft,  are  hereby  warned 
hat  they  are  appropriating  the  property  of  others,  and 
that  they  will  be  held  responsible  in  law  and  in  damages. 

Several  infringing  machines  are  made  and  offered  for 
sale  in  ihis  city,  upon  which  Patents  have  been  obtained. 
Manufacturers, purchasers  and  users,  are  notified  ihatsuch 
Patents  do  not  authorize  the  use  of  the  original  invention, 
and  that  such  machines  cannot  be  used  without  incurring 
liability  (or  damages.  BLAKE  &  TYLER, 

Hvl4tf  Agenls  for  the  Pacific  Coast 


Steam   Pumps, 

FOR   DRAINING   MINES    OR   ELEVATING   WATER  TO 
ANY   HIGHT. 

PICKERING'S  GOVERNORS 

For  Steam  Engines. 

GriflrartTs    Injectors, 

For  Feeding  Boilers. 

STODDART'S   IRON    WORKS, 

Beale  Street*  San  Francisco. 

23vl2  3in 


BLAKE'S  QUARTZ   BREAKER! 
PRICES     REBUCED! 

MACHINES  OF  ALL   SIZES   FOR   SALE 

—  DT  — 

VM.  P.   BLAKE, 

Corner  First  and  Mission  streets,  or  Box  S,OT7 

3vl3f  SAN    FRANCISCO. 


IE .      O .     HUNT, 

Manufacturer  of 

'Windmills,  Horse-Powers 

Pumps,  Pumping 

Frames  and 

Gear  In  (r. 

Hd.vt's  AnjosTABLE  WindMills 
to  have  all  the  sails  so  arranged  as 
turn  edgeways  to  the  wind  when 
the  mill  isstopped.  The  sails  can 
be  set  at  any  angle  lo  suit  the 
force  of  the  wind,  while  the  mill 
isrunning.hvnicunsof  the  brake 
lever  at  the  foot  of  the  mill,  by 
any  person. 

Hunt's  Self  Regulating  >iill 
is  strone.  durable  nnd  cheap.  It 
is  provided  wiih  means  for  stop- 
ping, in  The  mo<t  violent  winds. 
This  mill  is  well  known  through- 
out the  State. 

Tread  Horse-Powers,  Swap  Horse-Powers,  Pumps  in  great 

variety,  single  and   Double-Acting.      Frames  and  Rearing 

for  running  pumps,  from  steam  or  otherpowcr,  constantly 

on  hand  and  built  to  order.    Water  Tanks  built  to  order. 

No.  28  Second  St.,  and  1US  and  ill)  Jessie  St , 

2vl5qy  San  Francisco. 


Brodie's  Patented  Improvements 

_<&— -TV  . 
aHHfT 


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FOR  THE  TREATMENT  OF 

Gold  and  Silver  Ores. 

BRODIE'S  PATENTED  IMPROVED  QUARTZ  CRUSHER. 
The  attention  of  all  interested  in  Wining  is  respect- 
fully called  to  this  Improved  Machine   for  Breaking    or 
Spalling  Quartz,  or  other  Rock,  possessing,  as  it  does,  sim- 
plicity of  action  and  lightness  of  construction,  so  far  as  is 
compatible  with  strength  and  durability.    In  consequence 
of  these  advantages,  the  advertisers  are  enabled  to  offer 
these  machines  to  the  public  at  the  following  low  terms: 
No.  1— Or  lO-inch  Crusher,  capable  of  reducing  from 
three  to  four  tons  of  quartz  per  hour,  no  piece  be- 
ing larger  than  a  walnut— price  — g&GOO 

No.  2— Or  15-inch  Crusher,  capable  of  similarly  putting 

through  five  to  six  tons  per  hour 8SO 

No.  3— Or  lS-inch  Crusher,  will  in  a  similar  manner 

crush  from  seven  to  eight  tons  per  hour 1,300 

EXPLANATION   OF  THE  ABOVE   ENGRAVING. 

The  frame  is  made  of  cast  Iron,  bound  with  heavy 
wrought  iron  bands,  making  it  very  strong,  and  at  the  same 
time  light  and  portable.  The  crusher  is  bolted  to  a  wood 
frame  of  sufficient  high  t  to  clear  the  fly-wht-el,  and  allow 
The  crushed  quartz  to'pass  off.  The  dotted  lines  show  the 
movable  and  stationary  jaws.  Letter  A  represents  the 
eccentric  shaft  by  which  the  power  is  applied  direct  to  the 
movable  jaw.  B  represents  the  movable  jaw,  and  C  the 
fixed  jaw.  D  represents  the  link  or  radius  bar.  E  repre- 
sents the  bolts  for  regulating  the  opening.  F,  which  can  be 
regulated  at  pleasure,  so  as  to  graduate  lo  the  size  to  which 
it  is  intended  the  quartz  shall  he  crushed.  Q  represents  the 
feed  opening,  by  which  the  size  of  the  machine  is  desig- 
nated. 

The  arrow  on  the  fly-wheel  shows  the  direction  to  drive 
the  eccentric,  which,  in  combination  with  the  link,  D,  gives 
the  movable  jaw,  B,  a  forward  and  downward  motion  at  the 
sf.me  lime,  and  which  makes  the  harri  est  rock  yield  and 
separate  into  fragments  of  anv  desired  size. 

The  above  Crushers  have  been  recently  erected  and  are 
now  successful!  v  employed  at  Bear  Valley,  Mariposa  conn- 
ty.  Rawhide  Ranch,  Tuolumne  county,  Excelsior  Mine, 
Lake  District,  Nevada  countv,  and  can  be  s^en  in  opera- 
tion at  the  Fulton  Foundry,  First  street,  San  Francisco. 

The  following  testimonial  respecting  the  effectiveness  of 
this  Crusher,  has  been  received  from  the  Superintendent 
of  the  "Rawhide  Ranch"  Mine,  in  Tuolumne  Countv: 
Rawiiiok  Ranch,  Tuolumne  Co.,  Sept.  28, 1866. 

Jambs  Brodie,  Esq.,  San  Francisco— My  Dear  Sir:  Itgives 
me  pleasure  to  inform  you  that  I  have  for  the  past  three 
months  had  one  of  your  largest  sized  Rock  Crushers  in 
use,  at  the  Rawhide  Ranch  Mining  Company's  Mill,  which 
hisenlirely  met  my  expectations;  and  I  have  no  hesita- 
tion in  recommending  it  to  all  who  arc  in  need  of  a  machine 
for  rapidlv.  cheaplv  and  properly  preparing  quartz  for  the 
stamps.    Yours  truly,  R.  P.  JOHNSON, 

Supt  Rawhide  Ranch  Quartz  Mill. 

BRODIE'S  PATENT  IMPROVED  GERMAN  AMALGA- 
MATING BARREL.— This  Barrel  obtained  a  premium  at 
the  Fair  of  the  Mechanics'  Institute  in  San  Francisco,  in 
lSfri.  Further  particulars  will  be  aflorded  on  application 
tothe  subscribers. 

Those  infringing  the  patent  rights  to  the  above  Improved 
Barrel,  are  herebv  informed  that  on  and  after  the  1st  No 
vemher,  186ii,  the  royalty  ch arced  for  using  the  same  will 
be  raised  to  the  sum  of  S100  per  Barrel. 

A  diagram,  with  explanations  nf  this  machine,  will  be 
found  in  the  "Mining  and  Scientific  Press,"  of  September 
29  th,  186b' 

BRODIE'S  PATENT  WIND-BLAST  SEPARATOR  FOR 
DRY  CRUSHING.— This  Dry  Crufhcr  has  been  found  the 

most  economical  and  effective  mode  of  crushing  ores  in 
Mexico,  California  and  Nevada.  Diagrams  and  explana- 
tions afforded  on  application  to  the  subscribers. 

A  drawing  and  full  description  of  this  machine  will  be 
found  in  the  Mining  and  Scientific  Press  m "Sept.  22d.l866. 
BRODIE  «fe  RABCLIFr, 
Express  Building,  402  Montgomery  street, 
I2vl3tf  San  Francisco. 

LEFFEL'8 

American   Double  Turbine 


IPjivorn-ble  to  Inventors.— Persons  holding  new  In 
ventions  of  machinery  and  important  improvements,  can 
have  Che  same  Illustrated  and  explained  in  the  Mining  and 
Scientific  Press,  free  ot  charge,  if  in  our  judgment  the 
discovery  la  one  of  real  merit,  and  of  sufficient  interest  to 
our  readers  to  warrant  publication. 


THESE  'WHEELS,  UNEQUALED  AND  UNRIVALED  IN 
the  United  States  or  the  world,  have  been  fully  tested 
on  this  coast,  more  than  forty  being  in  use  at  this  date  in 
California  nnd  Oregon,  driving  all  kinds  of  machinery,  Saw 
Mills,  Flour  Mills,  Quartz  Mills,  etc.,  etc.,  etc. 

California  Hkfkkknces.— E.  Stocton,  Folsom;  O.  Sim- 
mons, Oakland,  (Mill  at  Clear  Lake):  Mnrcan  Coville,  Lex- 
ington, Santa  Clara  County;  J.  Y.  McMillan,  Lexington 
Santa  Clara  County.     B3»  Send  for  Circulanto 

KNAPP  <fe  GRANT, 
Agents  for  California. 
26vl3-lyq  310  Washington  street,  San  Francisco 


SUPERIOR  CUT-OFF  ENGINES. 

We  desire  to  call  the  attention  of  Engineers,  Manufac- 
turers, and  Millmen,  to  the  celebrated 

HartforcL    Engine, 

With  Wright's  Patent  Variable  Cnt-off,  which  we  are  now 
manufacturing  under  a  license  from  the  Woodruff  &  Beach 
Iron  Works  Co.,  Hartford,  Ct.  To  parties  wishing  a  First- 
class 

Fuel-Saving  Engine, 

Simple  and  durable  in  construction,  this  Engine  is  offered 
In  the  belief  that  it  is  superior  to  any  other  manufactured. 
It  enjoys  the  very  highest  reputation  in  the  Atlantic  States, 
where  it  is  well  known;  over  300  of  them  having  been  built 
by  the  Woodruff  &  Beach  Company,  and  being  now  in  suc- 
cessful operation. 

GOBBAP.I5  <fc  CO., 
Pacific  Iron  Works. 


"WESTG-ATE'S  PATENT 

HON-CONDUCTING 

SAD  IRON  AND  SAD  IRON  HEATER 

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San  Francisco,  Aug.  29, 1867. 


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Is  the  best  and  cheapest  Ironlmr  Apparatus  ever  invented. 
It  will  save  fifty  per  cent,  of  Fuel.  No  family  should  be 
without  one.    For  sale  by 

LOCKE  «fe  MONTAGUE, 
10vl5-2t  112  and  lit  Battery  St.,  San  Francisco. 


NELSON   &    DOBLE, 

■AGENTS  FOR 

Thomas  Firth  &  Sons5  Cast  Steel,  Files, 

Etc.,  Shear,  Spring,  German,  Plow,  Blister  and  Toe  Calk 

Steel;  manufacturers  of 

Mill   Picks,    Sledges,   Hammers,  Picks, 

Stone   Cutters',    Blacksmiths'    and    Horse-Shoers'    Tools, 

319  ana  321  Pine  street. 

Between  Montgomery  and  Sansome'San  Francisco. 

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PATTINSOINPS 
HURDY-GURDY  WATER-WHEEL. 


The  inventor  of  this  Wheel  having,  after  much  delay, 
finally  obtained  the  patent  for  the  same,  is  prepared  to  sell 
rights  therefor  to  such  as  may  bo  desirous  of  putting  them 
up,  or  continuing  those  already  in  use.  This  is  well  known 
among  miners  as  the  "hurdy-gurdy  wheel,"  and  is  con- 
sidered the  most  economical  Water-Wheel  now  In  use. 

Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  the  subscriber  is  the  inventor 
and  holds  the  patent  right  for  the  construction  and  use  of 
the  same;' and  that  no  person  has  a  right  to  manufacture 
or  use  them  without  his  permit. 

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THOMAS  PATTINSON. 


Quartz  Mill  Construction  and  Superintendence 

THE  UNDERSIGNED  IS  AT  PRESENT  OPEN  FOR  AN 
engagement  as  a  working  Superintendent  In  the  con- 
struction or  operation  of  a  quartz  Mill.  Has  had  five  years 
stead v  and  successful  experience  in  working  ores  in  Washoe, 
and  is  practiced  in  saving  sulphurets  and  the  treatment  of 
rebellious  ores.  Is  prepared  to  furnish  references  for  a'l 
the  necessary  qualifications  of  an  intelligent,  faithful  and 
reliable  quartz  operator.    Address  F.  M.  SHAW. 

San  Francisco,  care  Mining  and  Scientific  Press.    26vU3m 


IVotice  to  Miners, 

Well-Borers    and  Water    Companies. 

MPRAG  IS  NOW  PREPARED  TO  MANUFACTURE 
.  Hydraulic  and  Artesian  Well  Pipes  in  the  best  work- 
manlike lnaiiner,  and  at  the  lowest  market  rates.  Having 
made  large  additions  to  my  stock  of  machinery  for  that 
branch  of  business,  I  am  prepared  to  fill  all  orders  with  dis- 
patch, and  guarantee  entire  satisfaction.  I  also  manufac- 
ture Mississippi  Stoves,  of  the  latest  Improved  patterns,  for 
vessels  of  all  classes.    Also,  Ship  Plumbing  done. 

M.   PRAG, 
8vl3-ly       Stove  Store.  No.  125  Clay  street,  below  Davis. 


Medianioal  Drawings. 

Persons  wishing  Mechanical  Drawings  can  obtain  the 
servlcea  of  competent  draughtsmen,  by  applying  to'*'thls 


Pacific  Mail  Steamship  Co's 

STEAMSHIPS    FOK 

HEW  Y0EE,  JAPAN  AKD  CHINA. 

LEAVE  FOLSOM  STKEET  WHAKF,  AT  H 
_  o'clock  A.  M.  of  the  following  dates,  for 
PANAMA,  connecting  via  Panama  Railroad,  with  one  of 
the  Company's  splendid  steamers  from  ASPINWALL  for 
NEW  YORK. 

On  the  lOth.  18th  and  30th  of  each  month  that  has 
SO  days. 

OnthelOth,  loth  and  30th  of  each  month  that  has 
31  days 

When  the  10th,  19th  and  30th  fall  on  Sunday,  they  will 
leave  on  Saturday  preceding;  when  the  loth  falls  on  Sun- 
day, they  will  leave  on  Monday  following. 

Steamer  leaving  San  Francisco  on  the  10th  touches  at 
Manzanillo.    All  toiicti  at  Acapnlco. 

Departures  of  nth  or  19th  connect  with  French  Trans- 
Atlantic  Co.'s  steamer  for  St.  Nazairc,  and  English  steamer 
for  South  America. 

Departure  of  loth  connects  with  English  steamer  for 
Southampton  and  South  America,  and  P.  R.  R.  Co's 
steamer    for    Central  America. 

The  following  Steamships  will  bo  dispatched  on  dates  as 
given  below  : 

September  10th— GOLDEN  CITY Capt.  W.  F.  Lapidge, 

Connecting  with  HENRY  CHAUNCEY,  Capt.  Gray 

September  18th— CONSTITUTION Capt.  Parker, 

•  Connecting  with  the  RISING  STAR,  Capt.  Conner. 

September  Mrh-GOLDEN  AGE Capt.  J.  M.  Cavarly, 

Connecting  with  ARIZONA,  Capt.  Maury. 

Cabin  passengers  berthed  through.  Baggage  checked 
through— 100  pounds  allowed  each  adult. 

An  experienced  Surgeon  on  board.  Medicine  and  attend 
ance  free. 

These  steamers  will  positively  sail  at  11  o'clock.  Passen- 
gers are  requested  to  have  their  baggage  on  board  before  10 
o'clock. 

Through  Tickets  for  Liverpool  by  the  Cunard,  Inman  and 
National  steamship  Lines,  can  be  obtained  at  the  office  of 
the  P.  M.  S.  s.  Co.,  San  Francisco,  where  may  also  be  ob- 
tained orders  for  passage  from  Liverpool  or  Southampton 
to  San  Francisco,  cither  via  New  York  or  St.  Thomas— if 
desired  an  amount  of  £10  to  £20  will  be  advanced  with  the 
above  orders,  Holders  of  orders  will  Lie  required  to  iden- 
tity themselves  lo  the  Agents  in  Englnud. 

For  Merchandise  and  Freight  for  New  York  and  way 
ports,  apply  to  Messrs.  WELLS.  FARGO  &  CO. 

DSJ-The  Steamship  CHINA,  Capt.  E.  W.  Smith,  will  be 
dispatched  October  14th.  from  wharf,  corner  of  First  and 
firannan  streets,  for  YOKOHAMA  and  HONGKONG,  con- 
necting at  Yokohama  with  the  steamer  COSTA  RICA  for 
SHANGUAL 

For  passage  and  all  other  information,  apply  at  the  Pa- 
cific Mail  Steamship  Co's  office,  corner  of  Sacramento  and 
Leidesdorffstreeta. 

OI.IV EK  ELBKIBGE,  Agent. 


Mechanical  Progress  in  England.— 
The  London  Quarterly  Journal  of  Science, 
takes  Dr.  Playfair  severely  to  task  for  assert- 
ing that  English  manufacture  is  retrograd- 
ing, and  that  her  mechanical  and  civil 
engineers  are  lamenting  the  want  of  progress 
in  their  industries,  while  other  nations  are 
making  wonderful  advances.  The  Review 
asserts  that  "the  English  iron  furnaces  are 
improving  in  construction  and  increasing 
in  size.  The  iron  from  inferior  ores  is 
greatly  improving  in  quality.  Her  mills 
are  the  finest  in  the  world,  and  capable  of 
executing  any  work  for  which  there  may  be 
a  demand.  They  are  the  only  people  in  the 
world  who  are  striving — and  striving,  too, 
with  any  prospect  of  success — to  carry  out 
the  process  of  puddling  by  machinery  ;  and 
where  else  is  coal  cutting  by  machinery  in 
so  far  advanced  a  state  as  in  the  British  coal 
fields  ?  In  the  processes  of  smelting,  great 
advances  are  being  made — and  from  ores  of 
lead  containing  copper,  the  best  lead  can 
now  be  manufactured.  Indeed  in  each  of 
our  metallurgical  processes,  we  can  point  to 
improvements  which  will  show  how  exceed- 
ingly imperfect  is  the  knowledge  possessed 
by  Dr.  Playfair ;  and  a  little  consideration 
would  have  prevented  Earl  Granville  from 
basing  his  remarks — made  at  the  distribution 
of  prizes  at  the  London  University — on  so 
fallacious  a  letter  as  that  addressed  to  Lord 
Taunton." 


The  Ikon  Sand  of  New  Zealand,  accord- 
ing to  the  London  Quarterly  Journal  of  Sci- 
ence, is  again  attracting  attention  in  England, 
and  a  new  company  has  been  formed  to  work 
it.  The  Journal  expresses  the  hope  that  the 
next  experiment  of  making  pig  iron  from 
this  ore  may  be  practically  more  successful 
than  the  former  attempts  to  do  the  same 
thing.  We  are  of  course  to  infer  from  the 
above,  that  the  experiments  to  which  we  re- 
ferred in  the  Press,  a  little  over  one  year 
ago,  were  a  failure.  This  "iron  sand,"  it 
should  be  borne  in  mind,  is  the  same  min- 
eral as  the  "titanic  iron  sand,"  found  on 
the  beach  near  the  Ocean  House,  to  the 
west  of  this  city.  Parties  interested  in  the 
experiments  to  utilize  that  sand,  will  doubt- 
less be  pleased  to  learn  that  there  is  yet  a 
prospect  of  devising  some  method  for  ren- 
dering the  remarkble  qualities  of  that  min- 
eral of  practical  value  in  the  production  of 

superior  iron. 

«■-»•  -^»-*--» . 

Gold  Mining  in  England. — The  gold 

mines  of  Wales,  which  a  few  years   since 

were  of  considerable  promise,  have  recently 

become    almost    entirely    unremunerative. 

But  two  of  these  mines  produced  any  gold 

in  1866 — the  Vigra  &  Clagou,  and  the  Cas- 

tell  Cam  Dochan.     Both  of  these  mines 

yielded  an  aggregate  of  only  1,200   ounces 

of  gold. 

• — ..  ai>   ..-■» 

Gkowth  of  the  West. — The  progress  of 
the  west  is  described  by  a  writer  in  the  Cin- 
cinnati Gazette,  who  says  that  sevr.uty-three 
years  ago  the  first  boat  started  from  Cincin- 
nati up  the  Ohio.  It  was  bullet-proof, 
equipped  with  two  cannon  and  small  arms. 
The  round  trip  to  Pittsburg  was  made  in 
about  four  weeks.  At  tbat  time  Cincinnati 
was  a  mere  military  post,  which,  three  years 
afterwards,  only  contained  500  inhabitants. 
Pittsburg  was  a  little  nest,  built  away  up 
in  the  forks  of  this  great  highway  of  nature, 
and  between  these  two  points  a  wilderness 
stretched  on  either  side  of  the  river.  Seven- 
ty-three years  since,  and  Fort  Washington, 
with  a  population  of  two  or  three  hundred, 
is  Cincinnati,  with  a  population  of  250,000 ; 
Pittsburg  is  no  longer  a  nest,  but  it  is  a 
great  city ;  the  two  or  three  dots  of  civiliza- 
tion between  those  two  points  have  multi- 
plied into  110  thriving  cities  and  villages, 
all  palpitating  with  the  industry  of  a  free 
and  generous  people.  The  steamers  that 
now  ply  the  river,  could  they  all  be  brought 
together,  would  make  a  floating  city  in  which 
a  hundred  thousand  people  could  dwell  in 
comfort. 

Work  on  the  Virginia  and  Truckee  Bail- 
road,  says  the  Virginia  Trespass,  has  been 
commenced.  The  engineers  began,  Sep- 
tember 2d,  the  work  of  leveling,  and  soon 
the  contractors  will  -be  offered  the  data  on 
which  to  base  their  proposals  for  contracts. 


®lw  Pitting  and  £rientifit  $vt$9. 


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Waste. — As  many  as  50,000  tons  of  soap, 
used  in  silk  manufacture,  were  formerly 
allowed  to  pass  off  to  waste  in  the  Rhone. 
Most  of  this  is  now  recovered  by  the  aid  of 
sulphide  of  carbon,  and  is  used  again  in 
manufacture.  The  waste  from  similar  sources 
in  this  city  is  also  very  large.  The  time 
will  soon  come  when  it  will  be   utilized. 


A  New  Sprtxo. — A  large  stream  of  cold, 

pure  water,  says  the  Arizona   Gazette,  has 

lately  burst  forth  from  the  rocks  about  300 

yards  north  of  the  Dos  Palmas  station,  on 

the  La  Paz  and  San  Bernardino  road.  There 

has   been  at  Dos   Palmas   a  tine  sulphur 

spring,  excellent  for  bathing  purposes,  but 

not  very  good  for  drinking.    The  new  spring 

will  bo  a  blessing. 

».— -  ^    ■  ■ 

Two  Men  Suffocated  in  a  Mi.se.  —A  dis- 
patch, dated  Grass  Valley,  Sept  8th,  says  : 

A  sad  accident  occurred  last  night  in  the 
lone  mine,  about  two  miles  from  this  city, 
which  resulted  in  the  death  of  two  men  from 
suffocation  and  the  narrow  escape  of  ten 
others,  who  were  taken  out  insensible.  It 
appears  that  a  fire  had  been  built  in  one  of 
the  lou-or  levels  of  the  mine,  and  the  smoke 
instead  of  escaping  through  the  air  shaft, 
filled  the  mine  and  caused  asphyxia.  The 
names  of  the  two  men  who  died  were  Wil- 
liam Colison  and  Michael  O'Neal. 


The  advance  in  the  price  of  petroleum 
has  set  the  wells  in  the  Pennsylvania  oil  re- 
gions flowing  again,  and  the  production  is 
perceptibly  on  the  increase. 


Our  Pillcnt  Aicency. 

The  Patkkt  Agkscy  of  the  Mi.mhc  and  Sciektifto  Press 
h:i,  been  signalized  wiili  remarkable  success  during  tbe 
PHSt  two  yeurs.  The  Importance  to  tbe  inventive  genius  of 
this  coast  of  a  thorough  and  reliable  agency  for  the  solicita- 
tion of  Lkttkr.i  1'atknt  from  the  United  States  and  foreign 
Oovernmcntscannotboover-ratcd.andthc  Proprietors  of  the 
Pitr.ss,  feeling  the  responsibility  which  rostsupon  them, and 
the  reward  which  must  follow  the  faithful  performance  of 
their  trusts,  will  take  care  to  afford  Inventors  every  advan- 
tage to  be  secured  to  them  through  a  competent  and  re- 
sponsible agency  upon  this  coast. 


SANTA  CLARA  COLLEGE,  S.  J. 

SAXTl  CL1S1,  CAL. 

Conducted   by  the   Fathers   of   the  Society 

of  Jeans. 

The  SEVENTEENTH  ANNUAL  SESSION  of  this  College 
will  commence  on  August  28, 1867. 

TERMS— Tuiilon  In  the  Classical  and  Scientific  Depart- 
ment, Boarding  and  Lodging,  Washing  and  Mending  of 
Articles  Washed,  School  Stationery,  Medical  Attendance 
and  Medici  ilea,  Fuel,  Light,  Baths,  etc  ,  per  session  of  ten 
months,  $35). 

Fur  1'urihcr  information  and  catalogues,  apply  to  the 
President  of  the  College,  or  to  Rev.  A.  Maraschl,  St  Igna- 
tius' College,  Market  street,  San  Francisco. 

5vlS-ltn  REV.  A.  MASNATA,  S.  J.,  President 


The  Commercial  Herald 

AND 

MARKET     RETIEW 

Will  be  issued  early  on 
EVERY    STEAMER-DAY   MORNING, 

(TRI-MONTHLY). 

OrriCE- -Southwest  corner  Washington  and  Battery  streets, 

Opposite  Post  Office  and  Custom  House. 

r  The  HERALD  will  contain  lull  and  reliable  commercial 

details,  and  elaborate  articles  on  the  monetary  affairs  of 

the  Pacific  Coast 

The  Letter  Sheet  Market  Review, 

Containing  selections  from  the  COMMERCIAL  HERALD. 

Srluted    on    tissue   paper,  for   transmission    abroad,  will 
o  published  simultaneously  with  thai  paper.    Alio,  publi- 
cation office  of  the 

Weekly   Stool*  Circular. 

lyg-Merchantsean  have  their  cards  prominently  Inserted 
In  the  Loiter  Sheet  MARKET  REVIEW.  Zvl6 


THE  CENTRAL  PARK  OF  THE  PA01TI0. 
Woodward's     G:tr<lens 

ART    6ALLEBY, 

MUSEUM,     GYMNASIUM, 

— AND — 

ZOOLOGICAL    GARDENS. 

«®-A  GRAND  INSTRUMENTAL  CONCERT  every  Saturday 

afternoon,  and  on  Sundays  a  GRAND  i;ONOERTOF 

sacked  MUSIC,  appropriate  to  the  occasion. 

THERE  BEAUTIFUL  GARDENS  ARE  VISITED  DAILY 
by  hundreds  of  the  pleasure-seeking  iiiblic.  and  all 
agree  In  pronouncing  tliein  the  best  and  onK  first-class  sub- 
urban resort  on  the  Fnciilc  Coast 

The  extensive  grounds  arc  covered  with  the  rarest  trees 
and  shrubbery,  making  it  a  most  desirable  spot  for  small 
parlies  wishing  to  enjoy  a  Pic-Nic. 

To  all  departments  new  attractions  arc  being  constantly 
added . 

These  Gardens  arc  accessible  by  the  Howard  and  Market 
street  Cars. 

Entrances  on  Mission  and  Valencia  streets,  between  Thir- 
teenth and  Fourteenth.     OPEN  EVERY  DAY 

Admission  to  all  parts,  £5  Cents.  Children,  under  12 
years,  half  prloo.  lOvlSqr 


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LIST   OF 

WM.  H.   KEITH  &   CO'S 
Pi'oprietary   Preparations. 

Florentine  Tooth  Wash; 

Saponaceous  Tooth  Powder; 
Rosemary  and  Castor  Oil; 
Wine  of  Pcpslnc; 
Glucolein; 

Devine'e  Pitch  Lozenges; 
Verbena  Water; 
Bay  Rum; 

Cologne  Water; 

Aurantlne; 
Oriental  Perfume,  for  the  Handkerchief; 

Sparrow's  Perfume,  lor  the  Handkerchief; 
Glycerine  Lotion,  for  the  face  and  hands; 

N.  E.  Rum,  quart  bottles— a  superior  article; 
Solution  of  Citrate  of  Magnesia; 

Granular  Effervescent  Citrate  Magnesia; 
Cold  Cream  of  Roses; 
Keith's  Cholera  Mixture; 
Elcctro-311icon  Polishing  Powder. 
Klssengen  Water,  Vichy  Water, 

Carlsbad  Water,  Seltzer  Water. 

WJMC.   H.  KEITH  «fc    CO., 
6vl5-qr  520  Montgomery  st,  San  Francisco. 


"WE  ARE  NOW  OFFERING 
OTJK.    IMMENSE    STOCK 

or 

Fine  Custom  Made  Clothing 

AND  — 

Gents'  Furnishing  Goods 

A.T  PRICES  THAT  DEFY  COMPETITION. 

Our  Stock  of  Clothing  Consist!  of 

A-H-IL,  THE  LATEST  STYLES 

BOTH  Or  MATERIAL  ±SV  FINISH. 

A  Large  Assortment  of 

Trunks*  Valine.",  Carpet  B»k«.  Blankets,  Etc., 

AT  ItXTREMKLT  LOW  PRICES. 

j.  it.  m:ea.t>  &  CO., 

SvlO  Got.  of  Washington  and  Sansome  streets. 


California  Steam  Navigation 

IKllJ    COMPANY. 


Steamer  CAPITAL CAPT.  E.  A.  POOLE 

'         CHRYSOPOLIS CAPT.  A.  FOSTER. 

YOSEMITE 

"         CORNELIA CAPT.  W.  BROMLEY 

JULIA CAPT.  E.  CONCKLIN. 

One  of  the  above  steamers  leave  BROADWAY  WHARF 
at  4  o'clock  P.  M.  EVERY  DAY  (Sundays  excepted),  for 
Sacramento  and  Stockton,  connecting  with  light-draft 
steamers  for  Marysvllle,  Colusa.  Chico,  and  Red  Bluff. 

Office  of  the  Company,  northeast  corner  of  Front  and 
Jackson  streets. 

JOllX   BENStEY. 
13  via  President. 


HAYWARD  &  COLEMAN, 

IMl'ORThRS  AND  REFINERS 
—  of  — 

Illuminating,   Lubricating, 


PJLITST     OILS! 

CONSISTING.  OF 

KEROSENE,     LARD,     SPERM.    ELEPHANT,     POLAR, 

TANNERS',  NEATSFOOT,  BOILED  AND  RAW 

LINSEED,  CASTOR    AND  CHINA  NUT. 

—  ALSO,  — 

SPIRITS  OF  TURPENTINES  ALCOHOL 

Note. —We  would  specially  call  the  attention  of  Mill 
owners  and  Engineers  to  our  superior  PARAFFINS  OIL, 
which  wo  manufacture  from  tlic  California  Petroleum 
This  Oil  will  not  gum.  Machinery  thorough  I  v  cleaned  and 
lubricated  with  it  will  not  heat,  and  after  remaining  at  rest, 
can  be  started  wttbniit  cleaning  olf. 

0SP*  A  sample  can  of  our  PirafHno  Oil  will  be  forwarded 
on  application  to  us,  as  we  desire  a  fair  and  impartial  trial. 

Lamps  and  Lamp  Stock ! 

03-  An  elegant  and  complete  assortment  on  hand.  ~C3 
19vl3-3m  414  Front  street,  San  Francisco. 


Golden  City  Chemical  Works. 

LlBUKiTOKX, 
Corner  of  Seventh  and  Townsend  Streets. 

OFFICE 
Corner  of  Montgomery  and    Bush  Streets* 

CAPITAL  STOCK, $500,000 

Trustees  t 

n.  P.  WAKELEE,  THOS.  H.  SELBV, 

NICHOLAS  LUNING,  THOS.  BELL, 

CHAS.  E.  MoLANE. 

H.  P.  "WAKELEE MANAGER. 

THIS  COMPANY  ARE  NOW  PREPARED  TO  FURNISH 
Sulphuric, Nitric  and  Muriatic  Acids  of  superior  quality, 
in  quantifies  to  suit. 

Orders  will  be  received  at  the  office  on'y  for  Chemicals  of 
every  description,  which  will  be  manufactured  as  may  be 
required.  The  Company  beg  to  say  that  they  have  the  ad- 
vantages of  ail  improved  machinery  and  apparatus  for  the 
manufacture  and  manipulation  of  these  products,  and  our 
Laboratory  is  fitted  up  with  tbe  most  recent  improvements 
which  experience  and  science  suggest,  and  Is  surpassed  by 
none  in  completeness  and  perfection  tor  the  purposes  it  is 
designed.  9vl4  3m 


THE  WILL00X  &  GIBBS 

IMPROVED  NOISELESS 

Family    Sewing    Machine 

Challenges  the  world.    It  has  beaten  the  Florence  badl  y 
Come  and  see  It,  or  send  for  Report  of  the  trial. 

SAMVEL  SWIFT,  Agent, 
13vU-6m  OS  Kearny  street,  near  Sutter. 


THE    GKEA.T    LIGHT. 

THE  DANFOKD 

-A.tmosplieric   Lamp. 

This  Lamp  bnrns  coal  oil,  requires  no  chimney.  Rives  a 
pure  white  and  siendv  flame,  uses  thirty  per  cent,  less  oil 
than  any  other  Lamp  In  proportion  to  ihe  amount  of  light 
afforded,  and  Is  absolutely  indisnensuble  in  every  house 
where  pas  is  not  used.    CALL  AND  SEE  THEM 

For  sale  only  by  E.  ATERS, 

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Pratt's  Abolition  Oil. 

FOR  ABOLISHING  PAIN  -  THE  BERT  REMEDY  IN 
existence  for  Rheumatism,  Neuralgia.  Paralysis,  Head- 
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Stiff  Joints.  Contracted  Cords  and  Muscles,  Cramps.  Colic, 
Diarrhoea,  Cholera,  Pains  in  the  Breast,  Lame  Back,  and 
all  aches  and  pains.  It  is  the  poor  man's  friend,  and  the 
best  family  physician.  Full  directions  accompany  each 
bottle.  Price  50  cents  and  SI  per  bottle.  For  sale  by  nil 
dealers  in  medicines.  Role  Proprietors,  A.  McBOYLE  & 
CO.,  Druggists  and  Chemists,  534  Sacramento  street,  op- 
posite What  Cheer  House,  San  Francisco.  10vM-ly 


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Corner  of  Sansome  and  Washington   sts* 

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MTHE    STREET    CARS    PASS    THIS   HOUSE   IN 
every  direction,  every  ten  minutes. 
The  rooms  of  the  liouse  are  well  furnished,  large 
and  airy,  are  let  by  tbe  month,  week  or  day.  and  are 
kept  In  superb  order.    There  is  a  Restaurant  attached  for 
ladies  ana  families,  where  persons  cau  board  tor  one-half 
they  are  required  to  pay  at  hotels. 
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tifio  Pimssis  the  best  and  most  economical  mining  adver- 
tising medium  in  Ibis  city.  Our  terms  arc  less  than  onb 
half  the  rates  now  charged  by  dally  newspapers,  and  the 
mining  community  are  beginning  to  appreciate  our  reasona 
ble  rates  of  advertising.  The  ukkss  contains,  proportionally, 
a  larger  amount  of  mining  ad  ertislng  than  any  other  paper 
on  the  Pacific  coast.  Its  character  renders  it  the  proper 
Journal  for  the  concentration  of  mining  patronage. 


PACIFIC 

Insurance  Company, 

—or — 
SAX  FKAXCISCO,  CAL., 

Office,  No.  433  California  Street. 

CASIl  ASSETS,  JXTI.X  1,  1*67. 

81,238,054  ©1. 

FIRE, 

OCEAN, 

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INLAND 

INSURANCE. 


San  Francisco: 

W.  0.   KalBtoa, 
A.  L.  Tubbs, 
Win.  Alvord. 
Junatlmn  Huot, 
A.  B.  Borben, 
A.  G.  StlU-B, 
A.  Seligman, 
L.  B.  Bench  ley. 
Win  Sberinun, 
If.  Sachrf, 

Janus  Di-Fiemerv, 
J.  «    Bruv, 
David  Stern, 

D.  l).  Mills, 

I.  Friedlandcr, 
Mosea  Heller, 
H.  M.  Nuwliull, 
G.  T.  Latvian, 
Edward  Martin, 
Cnas.  Maync, 

E.  L.  Goldstein. 
J.  O,  Eail, 
Lloyd  Tevle, 
Thos.  H.  Selby, 
Adam  Grain, 
Alphcus  Bull, 
S.  M.  Wilson, 
D.  J.  Oliver. 

W.  Scholh', 
Morton  Ubeesman, 
A.  Hansniann, 
IX  W.  c.Bice. 


Oliver  Eldrldge, 

J.  B.  Roberts, 

S.  Hiclnliart, 

P.  L.  Weaver. 

Wm.  Hooper, 

J.  W.  Clark. 

A.  Havwuid, 

T  L.  Burlier. 

Alex.  Weill. 

CbftM.  Meyer, 

Oms.  E.  McLane, 

M     F...M'iitaLjni, 

Henry  Carleion.  Jr., 

A.  J.  K, i  -inn. 

T.  Lcmiuen  Meyer. 

.ffeio  Yarki 

Luin>  MeLnne, 
Fred'k  Billings, 
J .  B.  Newion, 
J.  G   Kellogg, 
Wm.  T.  Coieman, 
Moses  Ellis. 

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Edgar  Mills, 
G  W  Mowe. 
C    T  Wheeler. 

Marysville: 

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Portland,  Oregon: 
W.  S.  Ladd, 
Jacob  K.unm. 

Virginia,  Nevada; 
Win.  Sharon. 
OFFICERS: 


JONA.  HUNT,  President 

A.  G.  STILES,  Vice  President 

A.  J.  RALSTON,  Secretary. 

C.  A.  LATuN,  Marine  Secretary. 

Svifltf  H.  a.  BIGELOW,  Gen'l  Agent 


I^COTJIi'!5i 


SAESAPARIPHEKE 
BITTERS 

Have  so  speedily  grown  In  favor  that  their  unrivalled  sale 
has  attracted  remarks  mid  criticismsof  ihe  trade.  Jealousy 
attributes  their  success  to  the  nuctiess  of  their  general 
style,  and  principally  to  the  originality  and  beuuiv  of  the 
bottle,  which  was  conceived  and  manufactured  by  Califor- 
nia artists.  JIB,  LACOUR.  an  energetic  promoter  of  Call 
tornia  resources,  desired  to  show  that  California  has  no 
need  of  being  tributary  to  oilier  countries  for  talent  or 
mechanical  industry. 

The  cause  of  their  success  is  the  great  benefit  they  have 
been  to  the  large  number  who  have  already  used  them. 

MR.  LACOUitls  a  graduate  of  the  Polytechnic  Institute 
of  France,  and  adds  to  a  thorough  knowledge  of  Chemistry 
many  years  of  experience;  anil,  alter  a  long  and  careful 
experimental  study,  lius  been  enabled  to  offer 

SARSAPARIPHERE    BITTERS. 

They  are  the  most  efficient  Blood  Purliler,  because  they 
combine  with  the  wholesome  sarsaparillu,  which  operates 
by  cutaneous  excretions,  and  oiher  substances  which  gently 
stimulate  ihe  secretions  of  the  lower  glands  and  organs, 
render  digestion  easy,  obviate  cosiiveness,  and  remove  reg- 
ularly every  Impurity  of  the  blood. 

They  are  unrivalled  as  a  remedy  for  Scrofula.  Dyspepsia, 
Constipation,  Liver  Complaint,  Nervous  Affections.  Colic, 
Intermittent  Fevers,  and  all  diseases  arising  from  impurity 
of  the  Blood  or  Cosllveness. 


Who    Takes    Tliem? 

The  Old  Man 

Takes  them  as  a  gentle  stimulant  and  mild  rejuvenator. 

The  Young  Man 

Takes  them  to  regulate  his  system,  prevent  disease,  and 
stimulate  to  new  life  his  u\  eria.-ked  body. 

The  Yonng  Woman 

Takes  them  to  secure  regularity  in  her  hobils;  to  tint  her 

cheeks  with  the  bl«om  of  health,  10  give  a  sparkle 

to  her  eyes,  and  sweetness  lo  her   breath. 

The  Husband 

Takes  them  to  promote  vitality,  give  strength  to  the  body, 

peace  to  the  mind,  and  with  his  health,  wealth 

and  comfort  to  all  his  family. 

The  Wife 

Takes  them  to  Invigorate  and  strengthen  hersystem,  andas 

an  aid  to  nature  in  regulating  her  periodical  sickness. 

Children 

Take  them  as  a  gentle,  yet  effective  tonic. 

The  DashawH}' 

Takes  them  as  a  mild,  pure  stimulant,  containing  none  ot 
the  deleterious,  essential  and  lusilollsof  forbidden  drinks. 
The  Inebriate 
TakeB  them  to  give  tone  to  his  poisoned  stomach  and  allay 
the  fearful  longings  for  strontr  drink  with  a  stimu- 
lant that  does  not  madden  or  destroy. 
The  Traveler 
Takes  them  to  prevent  sea  sickness,  and  secure  his  health 
against  change  of  climate. 

Everybody    Takes    Tkem  I 
PRO  BONO  PUBLICO! 

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Assayer  and  Chemist. 

A  GENTLEMAN  WELL  VERSED  IN  ASRAYINO  AND 
Analytical  Chemistry.  Is  desirous  of  seruring  a  position 
In  some  assaying  establishment,  or  would  lake  charge  of 
the  assaying  and  amalgamating  department  of  either  a 
gold  or  silver  mine.  Steady  employment,  rather  than  high 
wages,  is  desirable.  The  advertiser  would  take  his  own 
laboratory  to  the  mine  if  desired.  Proper  references  given 
Inquire  at  this  office.  3vlfltt' 


176 


Mt  pMttg  m&  MmtUk  ftw. 


Contributed  for  Our  Cabinet. 

Under  this  heading  we  shall  continue  to  mention  and  de- 
scribe, according  to  merit,  such  specimens  of  ores,  min- 
erals, fossils,  curiosities,  etc.,  as  may  be  presenu-d,  or 
forwarded  to  us  bv  mall  or  express,  prepaid.  Each  article 
will  be  numbered  and  placed  In  our  cabinet,  and  recorded 
with  the  name  of  the  donor,  and  the  claim  or  location 
from  whence  it  came. 

We  have  received  a  bos  containing  sev- 
eral fine  specimens,  among  which  are  the 
following : 

175 — Nevada  Co's  large  lead,  Grass  Val- 
ley, consisting  of  a  mass  of  sulphurets  of 
iron,  about  fifteen  per  cent,  of  quartz  and 
five  per  cent  or  upwards  of  galena,  said  to 
be  paying  well  under  the  superintendence 
of  "W.  M.  Eadcliff. 

176 — The  Wigham  ledge,  Nevada  county, 
owned  by  Merritt  &  Co.,  San  Francisco, 
specimens  of  quartz-bearing  gold,  inter- 
spersed with  bi-sulphuret  of  iron. 

177 — Lucky  mine,  Grass  Valley,  Bamber 
&  Co.  proprietors.  A  very  rich  specimen 
of  gold-bearing  quartz,  gold  in  the  ut- 
most purity  being  interspersed  throughout 
the  rock  in  a  moss-like  and  feathered  con- 
dition. This  rich  lead  is  said  to  be  twenty 
inches  wide. 

178 — Eureka  mine,  Grass  Valley,  "Watt 
Brothers  part  owners  and  exclusive  mana- 
gers. Specimens,  consisting  of  quartz  and 
pyrites,  both  intermixed  with  spots  of  gold. 
At  the  junction  of  the  more  quartzose  por- 
tion with  the  pyritous  vein,  gold  is  visible 
in  the  same  manner  as  that  described  in  the 
last  named  specimen.  The  same  box  which 
contained  the  above,  also  had  others,  the 
description  of  which  has  not  been  for- 
warded to  us,  but  which  we  hope  to  be  able 
to  describe  next  week,  as  well  as  some  from 
Arizona. 


Jacob  Shew,  Pioneer  Photographer,  612  Clay  street,  north 
side,  four  doors  above  Montgomery,  (late  315  Montgomery 
street,)  takes  all  kinds  of  Photographs  in  the  best  style  of 
the  Art.  He  would  invito  especial  atteHtion  to  the  new 
'  Cabinet  Photographs,"  which  he  Is  taking  to  perfection. 
lOvUtf 


MINING   COMPANIES 

Can  get  their  Printing  done  cheaper  and  better  by 

TBtJftSDELL,  DEWEY   &  CO., 
Than  at  any  printing  establishment  in  the  city. 

COUNTY  OFFICERS 

Can  get  their  Blank  Books  and  Blanks  cheaper  of 

TEUESDELL,  DEWEY  &  CO., 

Than  of  any  other  printing  house  in  the  city. 

MERCHANTS 

When   you  want  Printing  done  cheap,  send  to 

TEUESDELL,  DEWEY  &  CO., 
Who  do  all  kinds  of  Printing  at  the  lowest  rates. 

FOUNDRIES 

Will  save  money  by  having  their  printing  done  by 

TEUESDELL,  DEWEY  &   CO., 
Who  have  pat  prices  down  to  the  lowest  rates. 

MANUFACTURERS 

Can  get  their  Printing  well  done  at  low  prices,  by 

TBTJESDELL,  DEWEY   &   CO., 
Who  are  now  prepared  for  all  kinds  of  Printing. 

EVERYBODY 

Who  wishes  to  save  money  and  get  good  work,  see 

TEUESDELL,  DEWEY  &  CO., 
Who  are  always  ready  to  receive  and  fill  orders. 

TRUESBELL,  BEWEY  &  CO. 

BOOK  AND  JOB 

PRINTERS, 

MINING  &  SCIENTIFIC  PKESS  OFFICE 

505  CLAY  STREET, 

SAN  FRANCISCO. 


CHICKERING  &   SONS' 

F  I  A.  3V  O  S 

Received  the 

FIRST  PREMIUM 

(Gold  Medal) 

And  Decoration  «r  Legion  of  Honor,  at  the 

Paris  Exposition. 

KOHLKR,  CHASE  &  CO.,  Agents, 

2Cvl4nrl6p  4JS1  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco. 


HEIBY'S    LATEST    I1PR0YEB     CONCENTRATORS, 


mmm® 


FOU    GOLD    ANX>    SILVEK.    ORES, 
Will*  Revolving  Stirrers  and  Rotary  Distributor. 

Can  be  seen  in  Operation  at  the  Union  Foundry,  First  St.,  San  Francisco. 


Directions  for  Operating:  Henay's  Concentrators: 

The  sulphiucts  are  drawn  off  while  the  Concentrator  is  in  motion,  in  the  following  manner : 

First — Set  the  Pan,  A,  level,  by  its  inner  rim. 

Second— While  in  operation,  keep  the  Pan,  A,  about  half  full  of  sulphurets.  [See  Figure  2, 
marked  S.] 

Third— Open  the  gate,  E,  sufficiently  to  discharge  the  sulphurets  as  they  accumulate  over  the 
amount  above  mentioned. 

Fodrth — The  crank  shaft  to  make  200  to  220  revolutions  per  minute. 


The  above  directions,  if  followed  implicitly,  are  all-sufficient.  But,  strange  as  it  may  appear,  the 
proprietor  has  found  that,  in  certain  cases,  they  have,  owing  to  the  carelessness  or  to  the  ignorance  of 
the  operators,  failed  to  serve  as  a  complete  guide.  He,  therefore,  in  the  present  edition  of  his  circular, 
insists  upon  their  being  followed  to  the  letter ;  and  in  order  that  thero  may  be  no  mistake  in  future,  he 
thus  elaborates  and  explains  them  : 

First,  then  :  Unless  the  pan  is  level,  it  is  out  of  the  question  to  expect  it  to  do  its  duty.  One  would 
imagine  that  the  slightest  possible  examination  of  the  illustrations  -would  he  sufficient  to  show  this. 
Yet,  in  one  case,  where  the  machine  did  not  work  satisfactorily,  it  was  found  that  no  regard  whatever 
had  been  paid  to  this  point !  The  word  level  is  in  itself  precise  ;  it  admits  of  no  latitude,  and  cannot 
be  misunderstood.  Nothing  is  easier,  to  a  mechanic,  than  to  place  the  pan  absolutely  and  mathemati- 
cally level.    It  cannot  be  necessary  to  dwell  further  upon  this  point. 

Direction  Second,  viz : — "  Keep  the  pan  about  half  full  of  sulphurets,"  has  also,  in  some  cases, 
been  disregarded.  A  moment's  reflection  will  point  out  its  importance.  The  operation  of  the  ma 
chine  is  such,  that  grains  of  any  kind,  whatever  may  be  their  size  or  weight,  will  seek  the  peri- 
phery of  the  pan,  and  unless  discharged,  will  there  remain,  until  other  grains  of  greater  specif  c  gravity 
take  their  place.  Of  course,  then,  at  the  starting  of  the  machine,  and  for  a  short  time  thereafter,  the 
periphery  will  be  partially  filled  with  sand.  It  is  therefore  necessary  to  allow  a  quantity  of  sulphu- 
rets sufficient  to  completely  occupy  that  space  to  accumulate,  before  the  gate  is  opened,  and  their  dis 
charge  commenced.  It  is  obvious  that  they  will  otherwise  be  accompanied  with  more  or  less  of 
sand.  Once  properly  commenced,  the  discharge  will  be  continuous.  It  must  be  regulated,  however, 
by  the  richness,  in  sulphurets,  of  the  pulp  under  treatment.  A  little  practice  will  enable  the  operator 
to  gauge  it  without  difficulty. 

After  what  has  been  said,  direction  Third  requires  no  further  explanation.  Direction  Fourth  is, 
to  a  mechanic,  sufficiently  explicit. 

These  concentrators  can  be  set  in  pairs,  for  which  a  single  crank  shaft  will  suffice.  Two  such 
pairs  can  be  so  arranged  as  to  require  a  driving  shaft  of  only  six  feet  in  length. 

The  guaranteed  capacity  of  each  machine  is  five  tons  every  24  hours.  Eight  tons,  however, 
can  be  and  has  been  put  through  in  that  time.  The  small  proportion  of  sand  which  the  sulphurets 
carry,  when  thus  rapidly  concentrated,  is  not  an  objection  but  rather  an  advantage,  in  case  the  opera- 
tors themselves  intend  to  work  them.  Either  in  roasting  or  in  pan-working,  a  small  admixture  of 
sand  is  unquestionably  an  aid.  But  if  the  sulphurets  are  being  prepared  for  sale,  they  must  of  course 
be  clean.  In  this  case,  the  discharges  from  four  machines  can  be  conducted  into  a  single  additional 
one,  and  the  concentration  thus  be  made  complete. 

The  proprietor  has  recently  still  further  improved  the  machine,  by  the  substitution  of  an  iron 
frame  for  the  former  wooden  one.  "While  nothing  is  added  to  its  weight  by  the  change,  it  is  thus 
made  stronger  and  more  compact ;  and  at  the  same  time  the  labor  of  setting  it  up  is  considerably 
lessened.  Ho  flatters  himself  that  these  added  advantages  leave  nothing  further  to  be  desired  as  re- 
gards the  perfecting  of  the  machine. 

References  : 

Reference  is  made  to  the  following  mills,  which  have  HENDY'S  CONCENTRATORS  in  use  : 

FOREST  SPRINGS  MILL Grass  Valley,  Nevada  County. 

EMPIRE'  MILL Grass  Valley,  Nevada  County. 

INDEPENDENCE  MILL Brownsville,  El  Dorado  County. 

HUMBOLDT  CANAL  CO Humboldt  County,  Nevada. 

EL  TASTE  CO Sonora,  Mexico. 

BENTON  MILL Bear  Valley,  Mariposa  County. 

LOUISIANA  MILL Coulterville,  Mariposa  County. 

PEOPLE'S  MILL Alleghany,  Sierra  County. 

TYRON  &  CO'S  MILL, Prescott,  Arizona. 

WOOLSEY  &  CO'S  MILL Prescott,  Arizona. 

NOYES  &  CO'S  MILL Prescott,  Arizona. 

GUADALUPE  &  SACRAMENTO  G.  &  S.  M.  CO Sinaloa,  Mexico. 

RECENTLY   ORDERED   FROM   THE   UNION   IRON   WORKS  : 

VEATCH,  VALENTINE  &  CO.,  Commercial  Mill  (4  Concentrators) Nevada  County. 

GOULD  &  CURRY  G.  &  S.  M.  CO.  (4  Concentrators) Virginia  City,  Nevada. 

VULTURE  CO.  (4  Concentrators Prescott,  Arizona. 

MIDAS  MILE   CO.  (4  Concentrators) Virginia,  Montana. 

PLYMOUTH  ROCK  MILL  CO.  (2  Concentrators) Mariposa  County. 

B.  F.  BROWN  (1  Concentrator) Melbourne,  Australia. 

MOREY  &  SPERRY  (1  Concentrator) New  York. 

And  in  use  in  many  other  parts  of  this  coast. 

K^-These  Machines  are  made  of  iron,  thoroughly  constructed  and  ready  for  immediate  use. 
For  description,  etc.,  send  for  Circular. 

Those  in  want  of  Concentrators  would  do  well  to  visit  some  of  the  quartz  mills  that  have 
Hendy's  Patent  Concentrators  in  use,  and  satisfy  themselves  before  purchasing  other  Concentrators  of 
pretended  merit. 

CAUTION. 

All  of  HENDY'S  PATENT  CONCENTRATORS  are  marked  thus": 

"J.  HENDT,  Patented  February  27th  and  April  17th,  1866." 
Orders  or  letters  of  enquiry,  address, 

JOSHUA  HENDY,  Patentee, 

March,  1867.  Union  or  Fulton  Foundry,  San  Francisco. 


City 

BRASS  AND  BELL  FOUNDER. 


Cor.  Mission  and  Fremont  8ts., 

SAM    FKAItCISCO. 

Manufacturer  of  Brass,  Zinc,  and  Antl-Frlctlon  or 
Babbet  Metal  Castings; 

CHURCH  AND  STEAMBOAT 
BELLS, 

TAVERN    AND   HAND    BKI.l.S    AND    GONGS, 

FIRE   ENGINES,     FORCE    AND    LIFT    PUMPS, 

Steam,  Liquor,  Soda  Oil,  Water  and  Flange  Cocks,  and 
Valves  of  all  descriptions,  made  and  repaired.  Hose  and 
all  other  Joints,  Spelter,  Holder,  and  Copper  Rivets,  &c. 
Gauge  Cocks,  Cylinder  Oocks,  Oil  Globes,  Steam  Whistles, 

HY»ItATtTLIC  PIPES  AND    NOZZEL8 
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TABLE  OF  CONTENTS. 


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d'a  On*  Governor— runa 
Dr  iwbrld*e  Ac 

Thy  D.r  * 

i  ■  'r.iunty. 
KaneomeN  Artificial  Stone. 
Gas  ami  Water 

in    tiallroad  Cars  In 

Sarupo, 
Toe  F  lurceciuh  Annual  state 

Fair 
A    New    .Mechanical     Move 

menf. 
The  Alaska  Surveying  Party 

Heard  F...111 
F.  I  [oriel  C   '  reapondence. 
Au  ibme  Cnrre 
Pexpeto  it  H.iilnn 
boner  u. -m  K  -.».  sarge. 
Oram  at  tile  West. 

indents 
Neiv  Patents  in  i  lnvenUon& 
hau  Francisco  Metal  Market 


MKCHANICAL        MlSCELt.A>T. — 

l  uiuraten  sire]  by  rbc  Bes- 
semer Process  ;  Drilling 
Machine  fur  Tunnel*;  True 
Pinnc;    Tempering    Btecl 

Cti   lerv;  Stef  in  the  fluted 

I  :  tie*;  The  Manufacture  of 
Steel:  DnIiInK  Mochbiei 
Mtjttao  acts  haby— Embracing 

Ute  Intelligence  from  ttie 
various  counties  and  dla- 
tricta  lit  California,  Art- 
anna,  Colorado,  Ctall.  Mrnt- 
tunii.  Nevada  aud  I  Ireeon. 

~L.ii  PTancuco  Murkor  Kates. 

-uii  Francisco  Weekly  Mock 
Circular 

■Hock  Prices— Bid  and  Asked. 

Mining  Sliaiehul'ler.v  Dliect- 


OcCLCSION     OP     HlDBOOEN     GAS    BY    Me- 

teobic  Ibon. — Thos.  Graham,  F.  E.  S.,  read 
before  the  Royal  Society  on  May  16th,  a 
paper  on  the  above  subject,  detailing  some 
interesting  experiments  in  the  investigation 
of  the  history  of  metals  by  means  of  the 
gases  which  have  been  absorbed  by  them 
when  last  in  a  state  of  ignition.  The  Le- 
narto  meteorite  was  selected  as  the  subject 
for  examination,  being  pure  and  soft,  and 
therefore  well  adapted  for  the  purpose.  It 
was  found  to  have  retained  within  it,  im- 
prisoned or  occluded,  hydrogen  from  the 
fixed  stars,  far  beyond  the  brief  space  of  a 
few  thousand  millions  of  miles  to  which  our 
solar  system  extends.  A  piece  of  this  me- 
teorite 50  millimeters  long,  13  wide  and  10 
thick,  was  cut  from  the  mass,  cleansed  and 
placed  in  a  porcelain  tube  connected  with  a 
Sprengel  aspirator.  The  tube  was  then 
heated  in  an  ordinary  combustion  furnace 
by  ignited  charcoal.  Gas  was  freely  evolved, 
which  in  2%  hours  amounted  to  10. 53  cubic 
centimeters.  This  gas  burned  like  hydro- 
gen, and  when  analyzed  gave  85.68  hydrogen, 
4.46  carbonic  oxide,  9.86  nitrogen  in  the 
100.  As  the  volume  of  the  iron  was  5.78 
c.c,  it  appears  to  yield  2.85  times  its  vol- 
ume of  gas,  of  which  86  per  cent,  is  hydro- 
gen. Now,  since  hydrogen  has  been  shown 
by  spectrum  analysis  to  be  present  in  the 
fixed  stars,  and  by  Secchi  to  be  a  principal 
element  in  some  of  them,  we  may  fairly  sup- 
pose that  the  Lenarto  meteorite  has  brought 
to  us  the  hydrogen  of  those  distant  bodies. 
Moreover  it  is  found  that  malleable  iron  can 
scarcely  be  made  to  occlude  more  than  its 
own  volume  of  hydrogen  under  the  ordinary 
atmospheric  pressure.  But  the  meteorite 
gave  three  times  this  quantity.  Hence  Gra- 
ham infers  that  it  must  have  originated  in 
a  dense  atmosphere  of  hydrogen  gas,  beyond 
the  limits  of  the  light  cometary  matter  of 
our  solar  system. 

A  New  and  Useful  Peepaeation. — We 
•would  call  the  attention  of  laundrymen, 
clothes-cleaners,  milkmen  and  others  requir- 
ing an  article  for  facilitating  their  orjera- 
tions  in  washing  and  cleansing,  to  the  ad- 
vertisement of  Messrs.  Lynch  &  Parsons. 
This  compound,  introduced  here  by  this 
firm  and  to  be  found  at  the  groceries 
throughout  the  city,  is  becoming  a  favorite 
among  the  different  classes  using  it,  in  con- 
sequence of  its  cheapness  and  efficiency. 

Centeal  Pabk,  always  a  pleasant  and 
quiet  retreat  from  the  noise  and  dust  of  the 
business  portion  of  the  city,  continues  to 
attract  crowds  of  visitors,  particularly  on 
Saturdays  and  Sundays,  when  music  is  made 
part  of  the  entertainment.  Since  our  last 
visit  to  the  Gardens,  Mr.  Woodward  has 
added  a  very  large  polar  bear  to  his  zoolog- 
ical collection.  It  is  said  to  have  been  taken 
at  sea,  many  miles  from  the  coast. 


"Wood's  Gas  Governor. 

It  requires  no  argument  with  any  person 
at  all  conversant  with  the  consumption  of 
gas  to  prove  the  value  of  a  simple,  cheap 
and  reliable  apparatus,  or  "governor,"  to 
secure  an  automatic  regulation  of  the  press- 
ure of  service  pipe,  and  keep  it  constantly 
at  the  proper  standard  to  give  a  good,  cheap 
and  economical  light  at  the  burner.  This 
regulation  is  usually  effected  by  frequently 


who  turn  on  their  gas  early  in  the  evening, 
or  those  who  continue  their  lights  after  the 
bulk  of  the  burners  throughout  the  city 
has  been  turned  off. 

By  reference  to  the  illustration,  the  gas  is 
supposed  to  enter  the  right  hand  pipe,  E, 
at  the  top,  and  is  conveyed  to  the  receiver, 
C,  passing  out  of  the  pipe  just  below  n — 
the  discharge  being  regulated  by  the  eleva- 
tion or  depression  of  the  cone-shaped  valve, 
h,  through  the  opening  in  the  top  of  the 


*?#== 


WOOD'S    PATEST    GAS    B0YBEN0B. 


turning  on  or  off  the  gas  as  the  street  press- 
ure varies.  The  trouble  and  lack  of  effi- 
ciency connected  with  that  is  obvious. 
When  a  portion  only  of  the  lights  in  a  city 
are  turned  on,  the  pressure  is  excessive, 
and  a  large  amount  of  gas  escapes  from  the 
burner  in  the  form  of  smoke,  visible  or  in- 
visible, and  is  wasted,  while  the  light  from 
the  balance  is  much  less  than  it  would  be  if 
a  less  amount  of  gas  was  passing  to  the 
burner.     This  is  especially  noticed  by  those 


short  leg  of  the  right  hand  pipe,  E.  After 
passing  into  the  receiver,  C,  it  passes  thence, 
under  a  uniform  pressure,  through  the  left 
hand  pipe,  F,  to  the  burners.  The  action 
of  the  governor  is  in  (his  wise :  There  is  a 
closed  chamber  in  the  bottom  of  the  re- 
ceiver, C,  which  buoys  up  or  balances  the 
j  weight  of  the  receiver  when  immersed  to 
the  proper  point  of  adjustment.  Any  in- 
crease of  pressure  in  the  supply  pipe,  E, 
causes  the  receiver  to  rise,  together   with 


the  valve,  h,  which  closes  upon  its  seat  and 
shuts  off  the  gas  just  in  proportion  to  the 
pressure;  thus  keeping  the  pressure  uni- 
form in  the  receiver,  C,  and  consequently 
in  the  service  pipes,  F. 

A  personal  inspection  of  the  working  of 
this  governor  enables  us  to  say  that  there  is 
no  doubt  about  its  ability  to  regulate  the 
pressure  in  the  service  pipe  to  the  proper 
standard,  giving  thereby  a  steady,  bright 
and  economical  light,  strongly  contrasted 
with  the  usually  variable  light  obtained 
directly  from  the  constantly  varying  street 
pressure.  The  saving  made  by  its  use  is 
claimed  to  be  from  twenty  to  forty  per  cent, 
of  the  amount  of  gas  consumed  in  the  ordi- 
nary way. 

Its  simplicity  of  construction  overcomes 
all  objections  in  regard  to  complications, 
making  it  at  once  patent  to  every  observer, 
that  it  can  be  regulated  and  managed  by  the 
merest  child,  avoiding  even  a  possibility  of 
getting  out  of  order.  Its  cheapness  brings 
it  at  once  within  the  reach  of  all  classes, 
thereby  benefitting  the  small  as  well  as  the 
large  consumer. 

Messrs.  Bush  &  Stokes,  who  have  bought 
the  patent  right  of  this  useful  instrument, 
may  be  seen  at  706  Montgomery  street, 
where  they  will  be  happy  to  exhibit  the 
same  to  all  gas  consumers.  They  have  there 
fitted  up  a  series  of  burners  by  which  they 
are  able  to  explain  and  illustrate  to  the  com- 
prehension of  the  dullest  intellect,  the  dif- 
ference between  burning  gas  taken  direct 
from  the  supply  pipes,  and  after  it  has 
passed  through  one  of  their  governors.  The 
effect  of  this  gas  governor  is  more  percep- 
tible than  that  of  the  mechanical  contriv- 
ance usually  attached  to  a  steam  engine, 
which  is  expected  to  do  constantly  varying 
work. 


Anotheb  Ice  Machine. — Monsieur  Carre" 
has  invented  a  new  machine  for  making  ice, 
based  upon  the  experiments  of  Dr.  Leslie. 
He  says  it  costs  only  sixty  francs,  and  has 
been  worked  by  him  eighteen  months, 
without  requiring  repairs.  The  acid  used  is 
dilute,  of  52°  Beaume.  The  receivers  are 
made  of  an  alloy  of  lead  and  antimony, 
which  will  resist  the  action  of  sulphuric 
acid,  he  thinks,  for  twenty  years.  A  crust 
of  sulphate  of  lead  is  formed  upon  the  sur- 
face at  its  first  attack,  which  effectually 
prevents  farther  corrosion.  The  copper  air- 
pump  is  preserved  from  contact  with  acid 
by  an  arrangement  which  constantly  bathes 
its  inner  surface  with  oil.  The  apparatus 
maintains  a  vacuum  for  several  months, 
and  produces  two  or  three  parts — by  weight 
— of  ice,  to  one  part  of  acid  of  66J  Beaume  ; 
no  ice  being  obtained  until  it  is  diluted  to 
52°,  by  the  vapor  of  water  flowing  in  a  tube 
in  which  a  small  stream  of  the  acid  is  al- 
lowed to  circulate.  Potash  and  caustic  soda 
are  also  used  instead  of  the  acid,  although 
the  latter  is  the  most  economical. 

Mtjsic — "When  shall  I  see  my  darling 
again,"  is  the  title  of  a  song  by  Stephen 
Massett,  which  has  just  been  published  by 
J.  T.  Bowers  &  Co. ,  138  Montgomery  street 
It  is  printed  in  good  style  by  Truesdell, 
Dewey  &  Co.,  505  Clay  street 


178 


©to  pining  and  ^dmtiik  §to*& 


[Editorial  Correspondence  ] 

Fourteenth  Annual  State  Fair. 

Space  will  not  admit  of  a  full  report,  even 
on  the  more  prominent  exhibitions  at  the 
State  Pair.  We  append  a  partial  report, 
and  shall  continue  the  same  next  week.  Our 
present  issue  is  confined  chiefly  to  the  agri- 
cultural and  mechanical  parts  of  the  Exhi- 
bition. In  our  next,  we  shall  allude  to  the 
leading  manufacturing  interests,  and  mis- 
cellaneous matters,  including  silk,  hops, 
wines,  etc. 

CLASSIFICATION. 

The  entire  exhibition  was  divided  into 
seven  classes,  as  follows:  1st  class,  Live 
Stock ;  2d,  Machinery,  Implements,  etc. ; 
3d,  Mechanical  and  Domestic  Products ; 
4th,  Agricultural  Products ;  5th,  Horticul- 
tural Products;  6th.  Pine  Arts,  etc.  We 
will  endeavor  to  give  a  brief  review  of  the 
exhibition,  taking  up  each  class  separately, 
and  in  its  order. 

1st  class,  live  stock. 

The  display  at  the  stock  grounds  was 
quite  full,  and  attracted  much  attention. 
The  first  parade  of  stock  took  place  on  Mon- 
day, at  the  stock  grounds.  The  procession 
was  headed  by  a  line  of  seven  thorough 
breds,  followed  by  graded  horses,  each  in 
charge  of  a  groom  ;  roadsters  to  wagons  fol- 
lowed, and  draft  horses,  jacks  and  jennnies 
came  in  turn,  the  line  being  closed  up  with 
Durham,  Ayrshire  and  Devonshire  horned 
stock.  A  large  number  of  swine,  of  the 
most  improved  breeds,  were  exhibited.  J. 
H.  Laundrum  of  Stanislaus,  exhibited  four 
Cashmere  goats. 

Mr.  Laundrum  has  400  head  of  goats  of 
full,  three-fourths  and  seven-eighths  blood. 
The  fleece  of  either  of  the  two  latter  is  said 
to  be  nearly  equal  to  the  full  thorough  bred. 
The  fleece  from  a  thorough  bred,  such  as  is 
employed  in  the  manufacture  of  Cashmere 
shawls,  is  worth  from  $6  to  @8  per  pound 
in  France.  The  heaviest  fleece  ever  taken 
from  either  of  those  on  exhibition  at  the 
present  fair,  weighed  about  four  pounds. 

The  races  attracted  a  large  and  miscella- 
neous crowd  at  the  Park.  The  carriages 
and  buggies  in  and  about  the  enclosure, 
numbered  at  times  not  less  than  300 ;  and 
over  1,500  visitors  are  estimated  to  have 
been  present  at  one  time.  The  daily  pro- 
gramme generally  included  three  races. 
The  total  number  of  visitors  at  the  Park 
could  not  have  been  less  than  5,000.  We 
may  take  some  future  occasion  to  speak  in 
full  of  the  management  and  morality  of  ex- 
hibitions of  this  description. 
2d  class — machinery,  implements,  etc 

The  chief  portion  of  the  machinery  was 
located  on  the  lower  floor  of  the  Pavilion, 
and  under  the  temporary  shed  on  its  south 
side.  Great  efforts  have  been  made  by  the 
society,  in  this  department;  and  through 
the  especial  exertions  of  Mr.  Thomas  Hans- 
brow,  actively  aided  by  the  committee  of 
the  Mechanics'  Institute,  a  really  fine  ex- 
hibition was  made — one  much  in  advance  of 
any  of  the  previous  displays  of  the  State 
Society.  The  exhibition  department  was 
made  under  the  immediate  supervision  of 
Mr.  Hansbrow,  who  devoted  his  entire  time 
and  efforts  to  the  same.  We  regret  ourin- 
ability,  from  want  of  space,  to  do  full  justi(  e 
to  this  part  of  the  exhibition.  We  can  al- 
lude only  to  its  most  prominent  and  novel 
features. 

The  Corliss  Engine, — Goss  &  Lambard,  of 
Sacramento,  exhibited  one  of  the  celebrated 
Corliss  engines,  of  about  50-horse  power, 
which  was  the  chief  motive  power  employed 
at  the  Pavilion.  This  is  really  a  beautiful 
piece  of  mechanism,  and  by  its  nicety  of 
adjustment  of  regulator,  eul-nff,  etc.,  a  sav- 
ing of  fully  thirty  per  cent,  in  fuel  is 
claimed  for  it  over  most  other  engines. 
The  cut-off  adjustment  takes  place  twice 
with  every  revolution  of  the  crank.  Sev- 
eral ends  of  great  importance  are  claimed 
to  be  secured  in  this  engine,  chief  among 
■which  may  be  mentioned  the  rapid  and 
wide  opening  of  the  valves  in  the  cut-off 
and  their  almost  instantaneous  closing.  By 
this  means  the  greatest  possible  amount  of 
power  is  derived  from  the  least  quantity  of 
steam.  The  automatic  action  of  this  engine 
las  probably  reached  a  greater  degree  of 
perfection  than  is  found  in  any  other  in  use. 
Wfiile  this  is  a  great  advantage  in  localities 
where  fuel  is  scarce  and  labor  and  mechani- 
cal skill  is  cheap,  it  must  be  proportionally 
inconvenient  and  less  economical  where  fuel 
is  cheap  and  labor  high.  Such  an  engine 
should  never  be  trusted  to  any  but  a  skilled 
mechanic  and  engineer.  Its  employment 
in  cities  and  populous  places,  with  dear 
fuel  and  cheap  skilled  labor,  will  probably 
be  found  more  economical  than  in  interior 
or  isolated  localities,  where  the  reverse  is 
true  of  fuel  and  labor.  In  the  latter  case, 
we  should  be  inclined  to  recommend  rather 


the  Hicks  engine,  which,  being  exceedingly 
simple  in  construction,  needs  less  skill  and 
care  to  keep  it  in  order,  and  which  we  will, 
in  this  connection,  briefly  introduce  to  the 
reader. 

The  Hicks  Engine. — One  of  the  most  at- 
tractive features  in  this  department,  is  tlie 
four  cylinder  Hicks  engine,  manufactured 
at  the  Miners'  Foundry  in  San  Francisco. 
It  was  almost  constantly  surrounded  by 
visitors  anxious  to  understand  the  mech- 
anism of  this  novel  motive  power,  so  totally 
unlike  any  other  engine  ever  seen.  Its  per- 
formance gave  most  universal  satisfaction, 
and  fully  proved  its  great  utility  if  not  de- 
cided superiority  over  steam  engines  of  other 
construction.  The  limits  of  this  review  will 
not  admit  of  a  full  description  of  it  at  this 
time ;  but  we  shall  endeavor  to  give  such  a 
description  at  an  early  day.  For  the  present, 
we  can  only  describe  it  as  an  engine  without 
either  valves,  valve-rods,  eccentrics,  rock- 
shafts,  packing-boxes,  slides,  cross-heads,  or 
even  piston  rods.  It  is  constructed  with 
four  cylinders,  set  in  pairs,  with  a  crank 
shaft  running  between  them.  By  curiously 
constructed  ports  and  passages,  and  a  novel 
connection  of  the  pistons  with  the  crank 
shaft,  the  steam  is  admitted  directly  into 
two  of  the  cylinders,  first  acting  upon  their 
own  pistons,  and  next  with  a  new  supply, 
transmitted  through  them,  into  the  other 
two.  Each  piston  having  performed  its 
share  in  urging  forward  the  revolution  of 
the  crank,  immediately  becomes  itself,  a 
slide-valve,  to  govern  the  inlet  and  outlet  of 
steam  to  its  neighbor — at  the  same  time  each 
piston  acts  as  a  cut-off  to  its  own  cylinder, 
stopping  the  supply  at  half  stroke,  and  ac- 
complishing the  balance  of  the  stroke  by 
expansion,  aided  by  a  full  head  of  steam  in 
another  piston.  By  this  latter  arrangement 
every  half  stroke  is  produced  by  a  conjoint 
action  of  full  and  expansive  steam.  The 
economy  of  such  an  arrangement  must  be 
manifest  to  every  engineer.  This  engine  is 
a  recent  American  invention,  and  is  nowfor 
the  first  time  introduced  upon  the  Pacific 
coast.  The  claims  for  it  are :  Great  econ- 
omy in  space  and  weight ;  a  great  reduction 
iu  friction  ;  extreme  simplicity  in  construc- 
tion ;  superior  durability  and  saving  in  re- 
pairs ;  more  rapid  valve  motions ;  impossi- 
bility of  getting  cylinder  out  of  line,  or  of 
stopping  on  its  center.  In  fact,  it  has  no 
center — no  more  than  a  rotary  engine  has — 
while  it  can  be  almost  instantaneously 
stopped  and  reversed. 

The  Committee  on  Awards  reported  thatit 
was  difficult  to  determine  as  between  these 
two  engines,  both  claiming  a  premium,  un- 
less they  could  see  tests  made  by  the  indi- 
cator, with  exact  data  as  to  fuel  consumed 
and  work  performed.  The  tests  could  not 
be  had.  Hence  the  committee  made  their 
awards  simply  upon  an  examination  of  the 
principles  of  construction,  and  the  appear- 
ance and  action  of  the  two  engines,  while  in 
the  performance  of  work.  The  first  pre- 
mium was  awarded  to  the  Hicks  engine  for 
simplicity  of-construction,  economy  in  space, 
facility  of  transportation,  and  little  expe- 
rience required  to  operate  it;  and  recom- 
mended it  for  use  in  mining,  hoisting,  saw- 
mills and  other  places,  where  simplicity  of 
design  and  small  liability  to  get  out  of  order 
are  considered  advantages. 

To  the  Corliss  engine  was  also  awarded  a 
first  premium,  for  economy  in  the  use  of 
fuel,  and  for  the  ease  and  certainty  with  which 
its  motions  can  be  regulated,  and  recom- 
mended it  for  mining  and  flouring  mills, 
and  heavy  work. 

Amalgamating  Machine. — Senatz  <Sr  Knnwl- 
ton  exhibited  their  patented  amalgamator,  a 
full  description  of  which  we  gave  a  year 
ago.  The  committee  called  especial  atten- 
tion to  this  concentrator  for  coucentrating 
ores,  and  recommended  it  as  having  the  ap- 
pearance of  being  effective  and  economical. 

Washing  and  Wringing  Machines. — Sev.  ral 
of  these  useful  labor-saving  machines  were 
on  exhibition,  and  in  operation  more  or  less 
of  the  time,  doing  daily  washings,  much  to 
the  edification  of  both  male  and  female 
lookers-on.  F.  B.  Lamb,  who  exhibited  the 
Pioneer  Washing  Machine,  from  San  Fran- 
cisco, appeared  to  be  tireless  iu  his  efforts 
to  show  up  the  superiority  of  his  machine. 
He  claims  to  have  sold  3,000  of  his  machines 
on  this  coast.  A.  B.  Parsons,  of  Sacra- 
mento, exhibited  a  machine  of  quite  a  novel 
construction,  and  which  approached  the 
nearest  to  hand  work  of  any  machine  we 
ever  met  with.  The  ladies  seemed  much 
pleased  with  it,  if  we  are  to  judge  by  the 
number  of  fair  hands  which  tried  it.  Mr. 
Lamb  also  exhibited  Williams'  cog-wheel 
wringer,  for  which  a  two  dollar  premium 
wasawarded.  Honorable  mention  was  made 
of  his  Pioneer  Washing  Machine. 

Tube  Wells  and  Pumps. — Most  of  our 
readers  have  heard  of  the  method  lately  de- 
vised of  obtaining  wells  by  merely  driving  a 
tube  into  the  ground,  and  placing  a  pump 
into  it.     The  apparatus  by  which  this  is 


effected,  together  with  the  tubing  employed, 
is  exhibited  by  Mr.  S.  P.  Koberts.  When 
the  tubes  are  driven  into  the  earth,  they 
are  preceded  by  an  iron  "plug,"  with  a 
point,  like  that  in  a  stake,  the  first  section 
of  the  tube  being  perforated  with  a  great 
number  of  holes,  to  let  the  water  through 
the  side  thereof.  Section  after  section  is 
added  to  the  tube,  as  it  is  forced  down,  pre- 
cisely as  is  done  in  tubing  artesian  wells, 
only  that  in  the  case  of  these  wells  the  tub- 
ing is  made  thicker  and  stronger,  to  admit 
of  the  necessary  pressure  being  applied  to 
force  it  down.  After  the  pipe  is  driven  to 
the  necessary  depth,  it  is  withdrawn  a  few 
inches,  by  which  operation  the  plug  is 
separated  from  the  tube,  and  the  holes  in 
the  side  of  the  first  section  of  the  tube  left 
free  for  the  ingress  of  water — the  flow  of 
which  is  greatly  increased  by  the  vacuum 
created  by  the  action  of  the  pump.  The 
pump  employed  is  somewhat  novel  in  con- 
struction, and  peculiarly  adapted  to  this 
description  of  wells.  The  valve,  which  is  a 
common  iron  ball  valve,  is  placed  below  the 
water  line,  and  is  so  constructed  that  it  is 
hardly  possible  for  it  to  get  out  of  order. 
This  pump  and  well  is  particularly  appli- 
cable to  sandy  and  other  loose  soils,  easily 
penetrable,  although  it  can  also  be  readily 
and  economically  employed  when  it  is  found 
necessary  to  drill,  as  in  artesian  wells.  The 
cost  of  sinking  a  well  iu  the  sandy  or  clay 
soils  in  and  about  San  Francisco,  is  about 
50  cents  per  foot,  for  50  feet  or  more,  in- 
cluding the  pump.  It  only  requires  from 
thirty  minutes  to  two  hours  to  sink  a  well 
iu  any  of  the  lloose  soils  about  San  Fran- 
cisco, Oakland,  etc.  One  of  these  pumps 
was  in  operation  in  the  yard  of  the  pavilion, 
and  attracted  much  attention.  The  com- 
mittee recommended  this  well  and  pump 
for  honorable  mention. 

Hooker's  Pumps. — Mr.  Wm.  D.  Hooker, 
already  well  known  as  the  inventor  of  the 
Excelsior  pumps,  exhibits  quite  a  novelty 
in  this  line.  It  is  the  model  of  a  direct 
acting  steam  pump.  In  this  new  invention, 
which  is  now  for  the  first  time,  placed  be- 
fore the  public,  the  slide  valve  used  in  all 
other  steam  pumps,  being  entirely  dispensed 
with,  as  well  as  all  other  outside  attach- 
ments. These  usual  appendages  to  a  pump 
are  substituted  by  a  single  plain  cylinder, 
which  is  perfectly  balanced,  and  operated 
by  the  exhaust  steam  from  the  main  cylin- 
der. By  this  arrangement,  the  pump  can 
be  driven  to  an  unlimited  velocity  without 
danger  of  injury  to  any  of  its  parts.  This 
little  model  attracted  much  attention  from 
mechanics  and  others  conversant  with  such 
machinery,  and  was  unanimously  pro- 
nounced a  most  ingenious  and  valuable  in- 
vention. We  shall  soon  illustrate,  and  more 
particularly  describe  it.  Mr.  Hooker  also 
exhibits  one  of  his  Excelsior  pumps,  with  a 
glass  covering  on  one  side  which  exhibited 
the  somewhat  peculiar  working  of  the  valves 
of  that  pump,  of  which  seventeen  different 
patterns  are  made.  A  first  premium  was 
awarded  the  above  described  direct-acting 
pump,  for  fire  engines  and  other  purposes, 
and  it  was  recommended  for  simplicity  and 
rapidity  of  motion. 

Mr.  Hansbrow,  of  Sacramento,  had  on 
exhibition  several  styles  of  his  celebrated 
challenge  pnmps.  This  pump  is  too  widely 
known  to  need  any  description  at  this  time. 
Mr.  H.  also  exhibited  his  patent  plane- 
tary, triturating  and  amalgamating  pan, 
which  was  in  motion  during  the  entire  time 
of  the  exhibition.  It  appeared  to  attract 
considerable  attention  from  persons  engaged 
in  quartz  mining.  This  pan  is  highly  spoken 
of  by  those  who  have  used  it.  It  was  awarded 
the  first  premium. 

Of  Stoddard's  Pumps  there  were  two  on 
exhibition — a  3-inch  and  a  4-inch ;  the  lat- 
ter having  a  capacity  of  lifting  a  column  of 
water  240  feet  high.  These  pumps  are  sim- 
ple in  construction,  effective,  durable,  and 
economical.  He  also  exhibited  several  of 
Gifford'sinjectors.  Huntington  &  Hopkins, 
of  Sacramento,  entered  the  Holly  eliptical 
rotary  pump  and  engine,  a  well  known  East- 
ern invention. 

Hayes'  Patent  Steam  Pump  was  also  exhib- 
ited— a  4-inch  pump  which  it  is  claimed  is 
capable  of  ejecting  100  gallons  a  minute, 
and  throwing  a  stream  200  feet  from  au  inch 
nozzle.  This  pump  has  two  discharges  and 
two  suctions.  Hinckly  &  Co. ,  San  Fran- 
cisco, were  the  exhibitors.  Mr.  H.  also 
exhibited  the  model  of  a  novel  and  valuable 
fire  escape  ladder,  for  which  an  application 
for  a  patent  is  now  pending.  The  same 
gentleman  exhibits  his  patent  fire  hose 
clamp,  a  most  useful  invention  for  the  tem- 
porary closing  of  leaks  or  bursts  in  fire 
hose,  when  in  action.  A  first  premium  was 
awarded  for  his  hose  clamp ;  also  for  his 
fire  escape  ladder. 

Tlie  American  Steam  Syphon  Pump  was 
exhibited  by  David  Strickland,  of  the  Steam 
Navigation  works,  through  Mr.  Garratt  as 
agent    We  have  fully  described  the  action 


of  this  pump  in  past  issues.  This  pump 
recently  had  a  pretty  severe  trial  in  pump- 
ing out  a  grain  loaded  and  water  logged 
barge,  on  the  Sacramento  river.  Both  water 
and  grain  was  discharged  in  six  hours.  The 
barge  was  180  feet  long,  32  feet  wide,  by 
four  feet  depth  of  hold. 

Wilcox's  Water  Lifter  occupied  quite  a 
prominent  place  in  the  machinery  depart- 
ment. This  lifter  is  worked  directly  by 
steam  without  the  intervention  of  an  engine. 
It  uses  both  expansive  and  exhaust  steam  ; 
is  without  piston,  plunger  or  buckets.  It 
will  raise  sand  or  grain  as  well  as  water ; 
and  will  raise  to  any  hight  within  the  press- 
ure limit  of  the  steam  boiler  which  may  be 
used.  It  is  cheap,  durable  and  simple  in 
construction,  but  difficult  of  description 
without  an  illustration.  We  shall  probably 
soon  be  able  to  give  an  illustrated  descrip- 
tion of  it,  when  our  readers  will  be  able  to 
form  their  own  conclusion  with  regard  to 
the  principle  and  efficiency  of  this  new  de- 
vice for  raising  water.  Especially  economy 
is  claimed  for  this  pump  in  raising  large 
quantities  of  water.  A  first  premium  was 
awarded  to  it  as  the  best  apparatus  for  irri- 
galingpurposes. 

Woodward's  Mechanical  Novelties.  —  F. 
Woodward  exhibited  models  of  a  number  of 
mechanical  novelties,  among  which  was  an 
improved  gau'je  for  centering:  round  iron  ;  a 
dredging  machine,  for  removing  sand-bars 
in  rivers ;  an  improved  snow-plow  and 
shovel ;  an  improved  car  wheel,  so  arranged 
as  to  greatly  avoid  the  friction  incurred  in 
passing  around  curves ;  an  improved  loco- 
motive driving  wheel ;  and  an  oil-box  and 
car  axle.  His  novelties  excited  considerable 
interest,  and  he  was  indefatigable  in  explain- 
ing them  to  visitors.  The  Committee 
on  Awards  in  the  machinery  department 
stated  that  they  desired  to  call  especial  at- 
tention to  these  various  inventions  and  im- 
provements, as  exhibiting  originality  of 
thought,  and  many  of  them  as  being  worthy 
of  practical  experiment 

Cross'  Patent  Boiler  Feeder  and  Heater 
were  pronounced  by  the  Committee  on 
Awards  as  the  best,  most  practical  and  most 
effective  for  heating  and  purifying  water  for 
steam  boilers.  Afirst  premium  was  awarded 
for  this  feeder  and  heater,  as  the  most  prac- 
tical and  effective  invention  for  the  object 
designed. 

Church  Bells.  —  Wm.  T.  Garratt  was 
awarded  the  first  premium  for  church  bells. 
His  exhibition  was  of  his  own  manufacture, 
and  his  bells  were  pronounced  superior  in 
tone  and  workmanship. 

Saws. — The  Pacific  Saw  Manufactory  made 
a  fine  exhibit  of  mill  saws  of  various  kinds, 
for  which  they  were  awarded  a  first  pre- 
mium. Their  exhibit  was  highly  recom- 
mended by  the  Committee  for  its  superior 
temper  and  finish. 

Wire  Work. — Mr.  Graves,  of  San  Fran- 
cisco, made  a  most  extensive  and  meritori- 
ous exhibition  of  wire  work.  He  was  unan- 
imously pronounced  the  most  extensive  and 
complete  wire-worker  on  the  Pacific  coast 
He  was  accordingly  awarded  a  special  pre- 
mium and  diploma.  His  exhibition,  in  con- 
nection with  the 

Wire  Pope  Exhibition  of  Messrs.  Hallidie 
&  Co.,  attracted  much  attention,  especially 
the  wire-rope  machine,  with  which  this  pro- 
cess of  manufacture  was  practically  dis- 
played. This  machine  attracted  much  at- 
tention, aud  was  quite  a  feature  of  the  Ex- 
hibition. A  first  premium  was  awarded  to 
it,  and  it  was  specially  recommended  by 
the  Committee  as  an  ingenious  and  highly 
useful  machine  for  the  carrying  out  a  miBt 
important  branch  of  industry  on  this  coast. 
Lead  and  Pipe. — After  "wire-working" 
"pipe-laying"  is  generally  considered  as 
presentingthe  nextmostimportant  branch  of 
industry  in  this  direction.  The  Pacific  Lead 
Pipe  and  Shot  Works,  of  San  Francisco,  T. 
H.  Selby  &  Co. ,  made  a  fine  display  of  lead 
works,  demonstrating  for  the  first  time,  by 
public  exhibition,  that  California  can  fur- 
nish everything  she  needs  in  the  line  of  lead 
manufacture,  from  her  own  mines  and 
through  her  own  manufacturing  works. 
Though  quiet  and  modest,  this  was  one  of 
the  most  really  valuable  exhibitions  made 
at  the  Fair.  Lead  pipe  was  exhibited  of  all 
sizes,  from  one-fourth  of  an  inch  to  six 
inches  in  diameter,  of  a  quality  equal,  if  not 
superior,  to  any  heretofore  brought  forward 
from  any  part  of  the  world ;  also  sheet  lead, 
bar  lead,  drop  and  buck  shot,  miuie  balls, 
pistol  balls,  etc.  In  erecting  these  works 
the  company  appear  to  have  had  in  view  the 
future  as  well  as  the  present  wants  of  the 
coast,  as  they  have  not  been  sparing  of  ex- 
pense to  perfect  their  establishment.  The 
Committee  on  Awards  called  special  atten- 
tion to  the  above,  retaining  as  it  does  a  large 
amount  of  money  in  our  State^  encouraging 
and  aiding  in  tlie  developing  of  our  lead 
mines,  and  giving  an  impetus  to  home  in- 
dustry. The  articles  exhibited  were  pro- 
nounced by  the  Committee  superior  to  any 


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they  had  ever  seen  imported,  and  would  re- 
ceive high  commendation  at  any  exhibition 
in  the  world.  The  Committee  recommend 
not  only  a  diploma,  but  such  other  testimo- 
nial as  the  Board  of  the  Society  might  see 
tit  t'i  confer. 

Powder. — The  Santa  Cruz  and  the  Marin 
mills  both  made  a  very  tine  and  full  exhibi- 
tion of  California  made  powder.  'J 
mitteo  on  Awards  for  this  soction  slated  in 
their  report  that  both  companies  presented 
powder  of  various  grades  and  very  excellent 
quality.  Tho  ajcnts  of  the  Marin  mills, 
Howard  .t  Coleman,  display  a  great  variety, 
viz :  eight  degrees  of  blasting  powder  and 
seven  of  sporting  powder.  Tl 
the  Santa  Cruz  mills,  Adams,  M'Xoill  &  Co., 
exhibited  seven  grades  of  blasting  powder 
ami  four  of  sporting  powder.  It  was  thought 
that  tho  qualities  were  so  nearly  equal  that 
it  would  be  unsafe  and  unjust  to  give  a 
credit  of  superiority  to  either ;  and  the  Com- 
mittee, in  view  of  the  groat  importance  to 
tho  State,  reported  that  full  and  elaborate 
'  tests  should  be  had  before  a  decision  could 
be  made  as  to  the  snperior  quality  of  either. 
Both  were  commended  as  home  manufactures 
of  great  importance,  and  a  special  premium 
for  each  was  recommended. 

Eltrelcrt  llmr. — Among  the  new  articles  of 
California  production — and,  indeed,  an  en- 
tirely new  contribution  to  the  world's  ne- 
s — was  the  "Eureka  Hair,"  as  it  is 
called,  a  manufactured  vegetable  product 
from  the  hitherto  \vort!),|e,s.s  California  soap- 
root,  and  intended  as  a  substitute  for  curled 
hair  and  pulu.  It  is  furnished  at  about  half 
the  price  of  the  former,  and  is  considered 
nearly  or  quite  as  good.  There  were  few 
articles  on  exhibition  that  exceeded  in  pros- 
pective importance  this  novel  exhibition. 
It  is  an  entirely  new  article  of  production, 
and  may  ere  long  enter  into  the  consump- 
tion of  almost  every  civilized  household  in 
the  world.  The  extent  of  this  industry  is 
almost  unlimited,  and  as  utilizing  a  thing 
heretofore  considered  a  nuisance,  it  would 
seem  to  be  worthy  of  special  attention. 
This  material  was  brought  from  Dutch  Flat 
by  the  Eureka  Hair  Compa'.y,  who  hold  a 
patent  right  for  its  manufacture.  We  clip 
the  following  notice  of  it  from  the  Stale  Fair 
Gazette:  "  Who  would  have  thought  that 
the  'tarnal  peskey  soap-root'  of  California, 
that  has  caused  so  much  trouble  and  viola- 
tion of  the  principal  commandment  among 
our  farmers,  would  ever  be  turned  to  any 
good  use?  It  is  true  that  the  Diggers,  from 
a  time  whereof  the  memory  of  Mahalas  run- 
neth not  to  the  contrary,  have  used  it  for 
cleansing  purposes,  whenever  they  were 
tired  of  bei  g  classed  as  the  'great  un- 
washed, '  but  that  it  should  ever  be  brought 
into  serviceasaluxnry.discounting  any  other 
articlo  heretofore  used  for  comfort  and 
cheapness,  never  before  entered  the  noddle 
of  any  sane  man.  Yet  here  we  have  it,  du/, 
shreded  and  curled,  all  ready  to  be  placed 
into  the  most  luxurious  couch  or  easy  chair 
which  the  upholsterer's  skill  can  produce. 
There  is  one  thing  about  this  article  that 
we  must  make  mention  of,  and  that  is,  it 
contains  no  animal  matter,  and  is  never 
troubled  with  moths  or  vermin."  This  in- 
teresting and  really  meritorious  exhibit  ap- 
pears to  have  entirely  escaped  the  awards  of 
the  Committee  to  whom  it  should  have  been 
referred — at  least,  we  do  not  see  any  men- 
tion made  of  it  iu  the  published  list.  This 
must  have  been  an  unintentional  oversight, 
for  its  value  is  beyond  question.  It  has 
been  thoroughly  tested  for  mattresses  and 
upholstering  purposes.  The  Union  Square 
Baptist  Church,  in  this  city,  is  entirely  up- 
bolstered  with  it,  cushions  and  backs,  and 
is  pronounced  one  of  the  neatest  and  best 
executed  pieces  of  church  upholstering  in 
California.  Quite  an  extensive  factory  for 
its  preparation  has  been  put  up  at  Dutch 
Plat,  and  additional  works  have  been  estab- 
lished in  this  city  for  its  further  prepara- 
tion, coloring,  etc.  It  already  affords  em- 
ployment for  quite  a  number  of  people, 
which  employment  is  rapidly  increasing. 
We  noticed  a- large  number  of  bales  of  the 
root  as  collected,  lyinj  by  the  side  of  the  C. 
P.  Bailroad,  during  the  excursion  to  Cisco, 
evidently  awaiting  transportation  to  the  fac- 
tory. 

AGRICULTURAL  MACHLNEKY. 

In  the  agricultural  section  of  this  depart- 
ment there  was  a  very  fine  display  of  ma- 
chinery of  almost  every  deeriptiou  employed 
for  farm  use.  This  display  was  one  of  the 
most  interesting  and  important  in  the  Fair. 
Agriculture,  always  of  promising  import- 
ance in,  every  community,  is  fast  becoming 
one  of  special  interest  to  this  State,  a3  a 
source  of  revenue  from  abroad.  The  sud- 
den increase  of  our  flour  export  from  a  mere 
nominal  amount  to  ten  millions  .annually, 
saenis  to  have  infused  new  life  into  ouragri- 
Caltnral  population,  and  the  present  indi- 
cation is  that  almost  every  branch  of  that 
industry  available  for  exports,  will  soon  fur- 
nish its  quota  to  swell  our  rapidly  increas- 


ing shipments.  To  accomplish  this  we  must 
have  machinery.  Our  broad  fields  and 
ample  and  fertile  valleys,  afford  a  most  ex- 
traordinary field  for  tho  employment  of 
capital  in  this  direction,  and  our  inventors 
St  work,  devising  new  mechani- 
cal appliances,  ami  modifying  those  already 
to  suit  onr  particular  needs.  '1'he 
■  at  the  state  and  District  fairs  this 
year,  show  that  wc  are  not  behindhand  in 
such  mal 

Such  has  been  the  progress  in  this  direc- 
tion within  the  last  few  years,  that  machin- 
ery for  planting  and  harvesting  has  almost 
entirely  changed  the  character  of  that  labor. 
Eight  and  ten  times  more  work  is  now  done 
on  a  farm,  by  the  aid  of  machinery  than 
could  bo  done  twenty  years  ago,  while  the 
price  of  produce  has  been  vastly  decreased 
and  the  value  of  farms  proportionally  in- 
creased by  the  same  medium.  We  have 
already  recently  illustrated  several  import- 
ant California  inventions  in  farm  machinery 
and  have  several  more  to  follow. 

The  Messrs.  Treadwell,  of  San  Francisco, 
contributed  to  the  Fair  a  most  wonderful 
evidence  of  progress  in  the  line  of  agricul- 
tural machinery,  in  the  form  of  threshers, 
reapers,  mowers,  fan  mills,  drills,  churns, 
etc.,  for  which  quite  a  number  of  premiums 
were  awarded. 

Baker  &  Hamilton  exhibited  a  six  by 
twelve  inch  portable  steam  engine,  with  one 
of  Pitt's  improved  threshers ;  also  reapers, 
mowers,  horse  rakes,  cider  press  and  mill, 
a  burr  stone  farm  mill  for  grinding  corn  or 
wheat,  acorn  shelter,  cultivators,  etc.  One 
of  their  mowers  was  subjected  to  a  trial  at 
the  Park,  with  Tread  well's  "Kirby  mower." 
A  large  number  of  premiums  were  awarded 
for  their  exhibition. 

Jackson's  Grain  Lifter.  — Mr.  Wm.  M. 
Jackson  exhibited  a  grain  lifter,  which  is 
certainly  a  most  useful  machine  for  the 
farm.  The  object  of  this  invention  is  to 
enable  the  farmer  to  save  his  grain  which 
has  lodged  or  been  broken  down,  so  as  to 
lay  below  the  reach  of  the  "header.  '  It 
runs  ahead  of  the  cutting  teeth,  carefully 
picking  up  the  fallen  or  trampled  grain,  and 
carrying  it  direct  to  the  "  header, "  thus 
saving  from  one  to  two  sacks  on  almost 
every  acre  of  ground — often  more.  It  is 
extremely  simple  and  cheap,  costing  but 
$50,  and  adapts  itself,  with  very  little  hu- 
man help,  to  all  sorts  of  grain,  tangled  or 
untangled.  Those  who  have  used  the  ma- 
chine— and  the  number  of  such  is  large — 
say  that  it  saves  from  forty  to  fifty  dollars' 
worth  of  grain  per  day.  We  sh^cll  illus- 
trate and  more  fully  describe  this  machine 
in  a  future  number.  A  diploma  was  awarded 
to  this  useful  agricultural  implement,  sev- 
eral hundred  of  which  are  already  at  work 
in  this  State. 

Fruit-Drying  Bouse. — The  usual  process 
of  drying  fruit  in  the  open  air  is  so  uncer- 
tain and  difficult,  and  so  objectionable  for 
want  of  cleanliness,  that  there  is  a  universal 
demand  for  some  different  method.  Vari- 
ous devices  have  been  resorted  to ;  but  we 
have  seen  nothing  which  seems  better  cal- 
culated to  accomplish  the  object  than  Bill- 
ings' Patent  Drying  House,  exhibited  in 
model.  It  is  so  constructed  that  there  is  no 
danger  of  scorching  the  fruit,  or  of  com- 
municating fire  to  the  house.  A  long  cyl- 
inder of  sheet  iron  is  constructed,  running 
entirely  through,  with  a  returning  flue  on 
each  side.  By  this  means  a  steady  heat  can 
be  obtained  at  small  expense  of  fuel ;  and 
being  made  on  the  principle  of  the  air-tight 
stove,  it  will  require  but  little  attention. 
By  the  admission  of  a  proper  draft  into  the 
drying  house,  a  constant  change  of  air  is 
secured,  and  a  constant  and  rapid  removal  of 
moisture,  so  that  the  properties  of  the  fruit 
are  fully  preserved,  and  no  fermentation  or 
decomposition  can  take  place.  It  is  an 
Eastern  invention,  has  been  largely  intro- 
duced into  the  Western  States,  and  should 
be  employed  by  every  fruit-grower  in  Cali- 
fornia. 


^tcrlianiral. 


Trial  of  American  and  English  Ord- 
nance. — The  London  Engineering,  gives  an 
account  of  some  experiments  made  with  an 
American  15-inch  smooth-bore  gun,  and 
an  English  rifled  9-inch  gun,  against  a  solid 
target  covered  with  iron  armor  eight  inches 
thick.  The  greatest  effect  produced  by  the 
first,  with  a  charge  of  sixty  pounds  of  Ameiv 
ican  powder,  and  a  steel  shot  weighing  498 
pounds,  was  an  indentation  of  8  1-5  inches, 
while  the  English  gun  sent  a  chilled  iron 
shell,  weighing  250  pounds,  into  the  same 
target  19  %  inches,  with  forty-three  pounds 
of  English  powder,  making  a  hole  eleven 
inches  in  diameter. 


Fifty  Photographs  at  Once. — Mr.  Hels- 
by,  of  Liverpool,  has,  it  is  said,  invented  a 
machine  by  which  he  can  take  fifty  photo- 
graphs simultaneously. 


Tungsten  Steel  by  the  Bessemer 
Process. 

Since  the  notice  to  the  communication  of 
Tnlpa  was  written,  which  appears  in  this 
day's  Notices  to  Correspondents,  respecting 
the  possible  use  of  tungsten,  we  have  re- 
ceived the  last  publication  of  tho  Journal  of 

J  the  Franklin  Institute,  in  which  appears  the 

,  following  article,  by  which  it  would  seem 
that  many  of  the  points  on  which  we  have 

\  only  theorized,  have  been  made  practically 
available. 

We  translato  from  the  Comptes  Bendus, 
page  609,  tho  important  parts  of  a  note  by 
M.  Le  Guen : 

"The  superior  quality  of  steel  mode  of 
wolfram  is  well  known  ;  it  ia  only  desirable 

!  now  to  make  it  in  large  masses.  I  have 
succeeded  in  doing  this  by  the  Bessemer 
process,  at  the  steel  works  at  Imphy.  The 
steel  was  made  as  usual,  taking  3,200  kilo- 
grammes of  a  gray  iron  which  is  known  to 
make  the  best  steel,  by  the  addition  of  400 

I  kilogrammes  of  a  white  laminated  iron — the 
spiegel-eisen — which  is  obtained  in  Prussia, 
being,  after  fusion  in  the  reverberating  fur- 
nace, decarbureted  in  the  converter.  Then, 
instead  of  spiegel-eisen,  we  added  400  kilo- 
grammes of  an  ore  containing  tungsten. 
We  thus  obtained  a  steel  capable  of  being 
tempered  and  forged,  and  which  was  well 
laminated.  When  made  into  railroad  iron, 
wagon-springs  and  sheet  iron,  it  has  resisted 
severe  tests. 
I  here  give  the  result  of  my  experiments: 
1st.  That  you  can  use  the  Bessemer  pro- 
cess to  combine  tungsten  and  steel. 

2d.  That  the  loss  of  tungsten,  found  by 
analysis,  is  comparable  to  that  found  in 
other  processes  previously  tried. 

3d.  That  an  ordinary,  even  rather  impure, 
gray  coke  iron  has  become,  when  treated 
with  wolfram,  susceptible  of  transforming 
into  steel  of  good  quality  the  decarbureted 
metal  in  the  converter,  which  opens  a  vast 
field  for  research  and  employment  of  irons 
which  are  likely  to  give  steel  of  any  desired 
quality. 

4th.  Finally,  by  means  of  this  method, 
it  is  possible  to  obtain  pieces  of  Bessemer 
steel  made  by  tungsten. " 

Drilling  Machines  for  Tunnels. — One 
great  difficulty  which  has  been  felt  by  most 
inventors  of  these  machines,  has  been  in 
making  them  self-adjusting,  as  regards  the 
feed — and  at  the  same  time  sufficiently 
strong.  Prof.  Wood,  of  the  University  of 
Michigan,  with  his  associate,  Prof.  Bobin- 
son,  have,  it  is  claimed,  invented  an  ar- 
rangement which  entirely  overcomes  the 
difficulty.  If  this  be  the  case,  U  great  point 
will  have  been  gained  ;  for  the  question  of 
abandoning  all  attempts  to  perfect  machines 
for  this  purpose,  and  resorting  to  hand- 
drilling  only,  has  been  seriously  discussed, 
in  reference  to  the  Hoosac  Tunnel.  The 
defect  to  which  we  have  alluded,  was  the 
cause  of  such  frequent  breakage  of  drills, 
as  .  to  make  it  a  very  expensive  matter  to 
keep  up  the  supply. 

True  Planes. — Mr.  Whitworth  has  of- 
fered to  deposit  in  the  South  Kensington 
Museum,  "to  be  there  perpetually  pre- 
served, three  original  true  planes,  and  a 
measuring  machine  or  instrument  demon- 
strating the  millionth  part  of  an  inch."  He 
also  proposes  to  make  a  sufficient  endow- 
ment, subject  to  conditions,  to  provide  for 
the  delivery  of  lectures  to  explain  such  in- 
strument. 


Tempering  Steel  Cutlery. — An  English 
patent  has  been  taken  out  by  a  Mr.  Newton, 
for  a  new  mode  of  tempering  the  steel  por- 
tions of  cutting  instruments  previously 
welded  on  iron.  A  drop-die  is  allowed  to 
fall  upon  them  while  they  lie  upon  an  an- 
vil block.  The  blow,  together  with  contin- 
ued metallic  contact  and  the  waves,  or 
"shiverings,"  of  motion  caused  by  the  re- 
action of  the  foundation  of  the  anvil,  effect 
the  end. 


Steel  in  the  United  States. — A  com- 
pany in  Vermont  is  establishing  works  for 
the  manufacture  of  steel  locomotive  tires. 
In  Troy,  New  York,  preparations  are  being 
made  for  the  making  of  steel  rails.  The 
Bessemer  Steel  Works  in  that  place  are  ex- 
pecting soon  to  turn  out  fifty  tons  of  steel 
per  day. 


Manufacture  of  Steel.— An  invention 
has  recently  been  patented  by  Mr.  V.  Gollet, 
of  Lavaussean  de  Benassais,  France,  the  ob- 
ject of  which  is  to  facilitate  the  manufacture 
of  steel.  He  proposes  to  take  iron,  by  pre- 
ference such  as  has  been  submitted  to  one 
rolling  operation  only — puddle  bar — and  to 
out  it  with  a  paste  made  by  mixing  water 
with  the  following  ingredients:  Carbonate 
of  lime,  37  parts;  vegetable  mold  or  clay, 
L3  parts;  carbonate  of  potash,  10  to  20  parts; 
oxide  of  manganese,  3  parts  ;  resin,  3  parts  ; 
soot,  10  parts  ;  wood  charcoal.  40  parts  ;  and 
common  salt,  1  to  3  parts.  The  iron  coated 
with  this  composition  is  melted  in  a  cruci- 
ble, and  cast  steel  is  thus  obtained  from  iron 
in  one  operation.  The  proportions  in  the 
composition  may  be  varied,  and  the  vegeta- 
ble mold  and  the  soot  may  be  omitted.  In 
order  to  prepare  steel  by  the  process  of  ce- 
mentation, he  employs  the  same  composition 
in  a  dry  state,  (or  it  may  be  moistened)  and 
conducts  the  process  in  the  manner  usually 
practised  in  preparing  steel  by  cementation. 
The  quantity  of  cement  necessary  to  coat 
the  fragments  of  iron  varies  from  2  to  7  per 
cent,  of  the  weight  of  the  iron,  according  to 
the  nature  of  the  iron  and  the  quality  of  the 
steel  that  it  is  wished  to  obtain.  The  ob- 
ject of  the  invention  in  tho  case  of  cast  steel 
is  to  supersede  cementation  in  furnaces  to 
purify  the  iron,  and  to  combine  it  chemi- 
cally with  wood  charcoal  by  the  cementation 
which  takes  place  in  the  vessel  in  which  he 
makes  the  steel.  Charcoal  having  very  lit- 
tle affinity  for  iron  requires,  in  ordor  to 
cause  it  to  enter  into  intimate  combination 
with  it,  to  be  increased  at  a  stated  time,  and 
to  be  aided  in  its  combination  by  numerous 
electric  currents;  these  conditions  Mr. 
Gallet  claims  to  have  entirely  fulfilled  by 
his  process,  since — firstly,  the  mutual  reac- 
tion of  the  cai-bon  and  the  carbonates  pro- 
duces a  greater  proportion  of  carbon  and 
takes  a  smaller  determined  proportion;  and, 
secondly,  the  change  of  the  carbon  and  the 
carbonates,  the  action  of  the  hot  iron  upon 
the  resin,  and  the  aluminous  oxides  of  pot- 
ash at  a  stated  time,  engenders  or  produces 
numerous  sources  of  electric  currents ;  ulti- 
mately the  alkaline  metals  appear  at  a  stated 
time,  and  absorb  with  avidity  phosphorus, 
sulphur  and  the  other  metaloids.  The  al- 
kaline and  earthy  bases  pass  to  the  scoria. — 
London  Mining  Journal,  Aug.  3d. 

Drilling  Machines. — In  a  description  of 
the  Iron  Works  of  Hewes  &  Phillips,  New- 
ark, N.  J. ,  tho  Artisan  has  the  following : 

The  drilling  machines  constantly  seen  in 
machine  shops  are  frequently  faulty  in  con- 
struction. The  belt  cones  are  placed  at  the 
top,  and  the  base  of  the  machine  is  often 
disproportioned  to  the  table  on  which  the 
work  rests  or  is  secured.  The  consequence 
is  that  when  a  small  drill  and  quick  speed 
are  used  the  drilling  machine  shakes,  and 
the  holes  drilled  are  "out  of  truth."  The 
weight  in  a  drilling  machine  should  be 
thrown  as  much  as  possible  into  the  lower 
part,  and  a  good  wide  heavy  base  will  tend 
to  keep  the  machine  steady  without  the  ap- 
plication of  iron  rods  and  braces  for  that 
purpose.  All  the  drilling  machines  at  the 
works  of  Hewes  &  Phillips  are  attached  to 
some  of  the  cast-iron  columns  supporting 
the  floors.  These  columns  are  finished  all 
over.  The  table  is  made  so  as  to  be  raised, 
lowered,  or  swung  round  at  pleasure.  These 
machines  are  very  steady  in  their  action, 
economize  the  space  in  the  rooms,  and  work 
of  all  descriptions  can  be  put  under  them 
and  drilled.  For  heavy  work  there  are  some 
very  large  and  strong  drilling  machines, 
which  are  placed  transversely  between  the 
columns.  A  strong  and  heavy  casting,  fit- 
ted up  and  finished  similarly  to  the  cross- 
slide  of  a  planer,  extends  from  one  column 
to  another  in  the  center  of  the  room.  This 
casting  is  fitted  to  the  two  columns,  and  the 
casting  can  be  raised  or  lowered  by  power. 
Upon  this  cast  cross  piece  are  two  boxes 
with  the  gearing,  spindles  and  adjusting 
gear  all  attached.  The  whole  is  so  arranged 
that  a  hole  can  be  drilled  at  any  angle.  Un- 
der the  cross-piece  and  drills  and  between 
the  columns  are  placed  two  traoks  on  the 
floor,  which  allow  the  work  and  heavy  cast- 
ings to  be  brought  on  carriages  and  trucks 
directly  under  the  drills,  when  one  or  two 
holes  can  be  drilled  at  the  same  time,  and  at 
any  angle  indicated  by  the  engraved  index 
at  the  ends  of  the  cross-piece.  When  the 
machine  is  not  in  use,  the  cross-piece  or 
slide  can  be  raised  to  such  a  bight  as  not  to 
obstruct  the  passages  through  the  Bhop. 


A  Simple  Bulk. — To  ascertain  the  length 
of  the  day  or  night,  at  any  time  of  the  year, 
double  the  time  of  the  sun's  rising,  which 
gives  you  the  length  of  the  night,  and 
double  the  time  of  its  setting,  which  gives 
the  length  of  the  day. 

The  Summit  Tunnel  on  the  C.  P.  E.  B. 
was  opened  through  on  August  30th. 


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©lw  pitting  and  JMtntttfe  ^xm. 


[Written  for  the  Mining  and  Scientific  Press.] 

Letter  from  Kearsarge. 

Independence,  Inyo  Co.,  Sept.  8. 
Editors  Press: — That  you  have  not  heard 
from  me  before,  in  reference  to  this  part  of 
the  country,  is  because  I  have  been  waiting 
for  developments  which  I  hoped  to  see 
made.  You  know  I  like  to  be  accurate,  and 
if  I  say  little,  I  wish  that  little  to  have  at 
least  the  merit  of  being  true. 

SHiVEE  SPROUT  COMPANY. 

The  state  of  affairs  here  is  not  so  favora- 
ble as  might  be  wished  ;  yet  there  is  no  real 
causefordiscouragement.  The  Silver  Sprout 
Co.  has  committed  the  error,  against  which 
it  was  farewarned,  but  of  which  it  is  not  yet 
convinced,  of  attempting  to  treat  their  ores 
by  the  common  methods,  in  iron  pans,  with- 
out roasting.  The  result,  as  might  have 
been  expected  from  that  of  all  similar  at- 
tempts in  this  district,  was  a  failure.  The 
proportion  of  these  ores  which  can  be  so 
worked  is  very  small,  and  is  confined  to  the 
superficial  portion  of  the  veins.  From  pres- 
ent indications,  this  company  is  apparently 
disposed  to  repeat  the  experiment  with,  I 
venture  to  predict,  precisely  the  same  con- 
clusion. However,  as  it  is  paying  its  way 
honestly,  and  is  determined  that  none  but 
itself  shall  lose  by  the  operation,  it  is  en- 
tirely its  own  misfortune. 

The  ores  of  this  district  have  never  yet 
been  successfully  worked  in  that  way,  al- 
though dozens  of  attempts  have  been  made, 
in  the  various  mills  and  arastras  about  here; 
the  few  apparently  exceptional  cases  being 
readily  traceable  to  equally  exceptional 
causes,  such  as  unusual  richness  of  the  ore, 
or  a  special  course  of  treatment  between 
crushing  and  amalgamating,  requiring  time. 

The  Silver  Sprout  company,  after  a  tem- 
porary suspension  of  operations,  is  about 
to  resume  with  vigor  the  work  of  opening 
the  mines  and  completing  the  mill,  which, 
when  finished,  will  have  ten  stamps,  three 
Wheeler  and  six  Wakely  pans,  with  a  due 
proportion  of  separators,  etc.,  lacking  noth- 
ing but  reverberatory  furnaces  to  treat  the 
ore  as  well  as  it  can  be  done  anywhere. 

The  mines  of  this  company  are  situated 
very  high  up  in  the  mountains,  and  are 
rather  difficult  of  access,  which  retards  their 
development ;  yet  the  time  will  come  when 
the  steepness  of  the  mountains  will  be  an 
advantage,  rather  than  the  reverse,  as  a  tun- 
nel can  be  run  which  will  cut  the  veins  more 
than  a  thousand  feet  deep.  At  the  slight 
depth  yet  attained,  the  ores  are  considera- 
bly decomposed.  The  principal  silver  min- 
eral is  a  more  or  less  altered  arsenical  sul- 
phuret  of  silver  and  lead.  Occasionally  the 
cubical  crystals  of  pure  silver  glance  are 
found  ;  also  a  peculiar  kind  of  iron  pyrites, 
galena,  various  arsenides,  oxides  and  car- 
bonates, a  little  chloride  of  silver  and  lead, 
and  rarely  the  dirty  yellow  annular  crystals 
of  "  murio-carbonate"  of  lead  are  seen.  The 
gangue  of  these  veins  is  quartz.  It  is  too 
soon  to  pronounce  an  opinion  as  to  their 
permanency  ;  nor  are  they  yet  in  a  condi- 
tion to  yield  any  considerable  quantity  of 
ore  for  working.  The  most  promising  of 
the  series  is  the  "  Mountain  Sheep,"  which 
is  about  five  to  seven  feet  wide,  and  as  well 
defined  a  vein  as  need  be,  but,  so  far,  not 
exceedingly  rich.  The  Silver  Sprout,  though 
richer,  is  neither  so  wide  or  well  defined. 

THE  KEARSARGE  COMPANY 

Have  a  very  fine  mill  of  ten  stamps,  and  six 
Wheeler  pans,  etc.  It  is  arranged  for  wet 
crushing,  but  can  be  easily  altered  for  dry 
work.  It  is  well  built,  well  arranged,  and 
remarkably  roomy  mill,  better  located  than 
the  other,  and  like  it  wants  only  furnaces  to 
make  it  complete.  A  curious,  to  me  unac- 
countable thing  about  this  mill  is,  that  it 
is  driven  with  a  steam  engine,  although  one 
of  the  finest  water  powers  in  the  world — a 
thousand  inches  of  water,  with,  if  required, 
a  thousand  feet  of  fall — runs  by  the  very 
door.  The  ores  of  this  company's  mines 
are  very  similar  to  those  described  above; 
but,  from  being  more  decomposed,  and  con- 
taining more  chlorides,  they  yield  better  in 
the  pans.  They  also  yield  more  lead,  inso- 
much that,  un'ess  special  means  are  used 
to  prevent  it,  the  bullion  obtained  is  of  a 
very  low  grade  of  fineness.  I  am  particu- 
lar to  state  this,  because  no  less  than  three 


analyses  of  these  ores,  made  in  San  Fran- 
cisco, not  only  ignore  the  presence  of  lead, 
but  distinctly  affirm  its  absence  ;  notwith- 
standing which  it  is  readily  detected  in  the 
ore  by  means  of  the  blow-pipe.  I  will  send 
you  a  sample  if  you  wish  it.  [We  should 
be  pleased  to  receive  samples  of  ores  from 
this  district,  with  full  description,  for  our 
Cabinet. — Ed.]  These  ores  contain,  by  my 
assays,  from  $100  to  $1,600  per  ton  in  sil- 
ver, and  as  high  as  $175  in  gold.  I  do  not 
speak  of  specimens,  but  of  tons. 

But  the  mines  are  not  yet  thoroughly 
opened,  and  until  theyare  it  would  be  folly 
for  this,  as  it  is  for  any  other  company,  to 
expect  important  returns.  Fortunately  for 
itself,  this  company  has  had  the  good  sense 
— as  rare  as  it  is  commendable  in  a  G.  & 
S.  M.  Co.,  notorious  as  they  are  for  folly 
and  mismanagement — to  select  a  superin- 
tendent who  knows  hisbusiness,  and,  having 
so  done,  to  trust  him  to  do  it.  Mr.  J.  B. 
Low  is  carrying  on  the  operations  of  the 
company  with  vigor  and  discretion,  with  all 
the  economy  consistent  with  the  due  prose- 
cution of  the  enterprise,  but  with  the  full 
understanding  that  it  takes  money  to  work 
a  silver  mine.  He  also  comprehends  the 
requirements  of  the  ores,  and  as  soon  as  the 
mines  are  sufficiently  developed  to  justify 
it,  will  complete  the  requisite  appliances  for 
their  reduction.  The  company  could  not 
have  sent  abetter  man  for  its  own  interest, 
and  that  of  the  country,  with  which  latter  I 
am  more  concerned.  This,  at  least,  is  my 
opinion  ;  if  I  find  myself  mistaken,  I  will 
let  you  know. 

THE    PIONEER   MTT.T,. 

In  addition  to  the  two  mills  mentioned, 
there  is  the  "Pioneer,"  a  small  affair,  with 
four  light  stamps,  a  pan  and  barrel,  driven 
by  water.  It  is  now  idle,  and  sadly  out  of 
repair. 

There  is  also  an  arastra,  operated  by  Mr. 
Wood,  who  amalgamates  in  a  barrel,  after 
grinding, 

THE  RESULTS 

Obtained  in  working  ores  in  this  district 
have  been,  and  are,  most  deplorable  as  a 
rule ;  notwithstanding  which  I  consider 
these  ores  rather  docile  than  otherwise,  es- 
pecially as  compared  to  those  of  some  parts 
of  Mexico.  The  whole  difficulty  lies  in  the 
fact  that  there  are,  as  yet,  no  works  pro- 
vided with  suitable  means. 

There  are  very  many  veins  about  here, 
all  very  similar  in  their  mineralogieal  char- 
acter to  the  foregoing,  and  I  have  no  doubt 
some  valuable  mines  will  be  found  when 
they  are  thoroughly  prospected.  The  moun- 
tains are  high,  and  of  the  most  rough  and 
craggy  description,  and  the  veins  seem  to 
run  in  the  most  inaccessible  places  ;  but  the 
ores  are  rich,  the  climate  is  excellent,  there 
is  abundant  water-power,  wood  at  $8  per 
cord,  lumber  at  $70  per  M,  and  the  most 
fertile  valley  I  know  of  on  this  side  of  the 
Sierra  Nevada,  where  vegetables  and  grain 
can  be,  and  are,  raised  in  plenty. 

Next  week  I  expect  to  visit  the  celebrated 
Lone  Pine  country,  and  will  give  you  the 
result  of  my  observations.  C.  H.  A. 


New  Incorporations. — Articles  of  incor- 
poration have  recently  been  filed  in  the 
County  Clerk's  office  in  this  city  as  follows: 

Field's  Fire-Prooe  Roofing  and  Pave- 
ment Co. — San  Francisco.  Sept.  20th. 
Capital  stock,  $25,000  ;  1,000  shares,  $25 
each.  Trustees :  S.  P.  Leeds,  James  Chap- 
lain, James  A.  Hope,  George  H.  Eussell  and 
A.  C.  Dodge. 

Election  op  Officers. — Cosala  S.  M. 
Company. — Sept.  16th.  President,  J.  Mora 
Moss ;  Secretary,  Chas.  Baum  ;  Treasurer, 
Bank  of  California.     Office,  510  Battery  st. 


Grain  at  the  West. — The  grain  trade  of 
Buffalo,  N.  Y.,  twenty-five  years  ago.  was 
between  two  and  three  millions  of  bushels 
yearly.  On  a  single  day,  during  the  past 
year,  the  receipts  at  that  port  reached  the 

largest  quantity  aboved  named. 

« -•— -^»»-  -*-  -— 

Quadrichlorlde  of  Caebon. — This  is  a 
new  anaesthetic  agent  which  has  recently  been 
experimented  upon.  It  is  said  to  produce 
its  effects  in  much  less  time  than  chloroform 
or  any  other  substance  which  has  been  used 
for  the  purpose.  It  has  the  odor  of  quinces. 
Its  use  is  not  followed  by  nausea,  or  any 
other  disagreeable  symptom. 


A  New  Mechanical  Movement. 

Among  the  novelties  in  the  machinery 
department  at  the  Fair  was  Bedstone's 
Patent  Sawing  Machine,  which,  it  is  claimed, 
will  saw  forty  cords  of  wood  per  day,  and 
can  be  run  by  horse  or  steam  power.  This 
saw  was  manufactured  at  the  Union  Iron 
Works,  Sacramento,  and  costs  $125.  Visit- 
ors were  very  much  pleased  with  its  per- 
formance, and  expressed  much  surprise  at 
its  novel  and  simple,  yet  effective  arrange- 
ments. The  work  is  accomplished  by  quite 
an  ingenious  and  novel  mechanical  move- 
ment, which  we  have  not  space  at  the  pres- 
ent time  to  fully  describe.  By  it,  it  is 
claimed,  that  large  trees  may  be  readily  and 
easily  felled,  and  cut  close  to  the  ground. 
It  is  especially  serviceable  in  cutting  up 
logs  into  convenient  lengths  or  blocks,  as 
for  firewood,  shingles,  riffles  for  sluice- 
boxes,  etc. 

This  saw  cuts  both  ways,  and  appears 
to  be  the  simplest  form  of  a  machine  for  a 
farm  or  for  use  in  the  woods  that  we  have 
ever  seen.  Circular  saws  must  be  driven 
at  a  certain  speed,  or  they  will  not  cut  at 
all ;  but  this  machine  can  be  driven  at  any 
speed,  and  will  do  work  proportionate  to 
that  speed.  It  is  almost  impossible  for  it  to 
get  out  of  order.  It  is  an  American  inven- 
tion, which,  besides  its  extensive  introduc- 
tion into  the  Atlantic  States,  has  also  been 
largely  introduced  into  England, 

The  advantage  of  this  device  for  sawing, 
or  for  any  employment  on  any  shafting,  for 
changing  rotary  into  reciprocating  motion, 
will  be  seen  in  the  fact  that  while  it  serves 
the  purpose  of  producing  a  direct  line,  usu- 
ally effected  by  a  cross  head,  it  also  adapts 
itself  to  the  cut  of  the  saw,  as  it  descends, 
in  sawing,  always  preserving  a  strict  motion 
over  the  cut ;  thus  avoiding  the  long  at- 
tachment which  is  usually  employed  in 
connection  with  a  cross  head  and  pitman. 

By  this  device  they  have  accomplished 
what  has  never  been  accomplished  by 
any  other  arrangement.  In  short,  an  abso- 
lutely new  TTiecJianical  movement  is  thereby  ef- 
fected— the  first  which  has  been  produced 
for  the  last  thirty  years,  even  during  the 
present  activity  of  inventive  genius.  Mr. 
Redstone  also  exhibited  the  model  of  a  steam 
engine  with  this  attachment,  instead  of  the 
ordinary  cross  head,  of  which  honorable 
mention  was  made  in  the  report  of  the  com- 
mittee. A  shingle  machine,  also  by  the 
same  inventor,  was  reported  as  worthy  of 
especial  consideration  for  originality  of  de- 
sign and  apparent  utility. 


An  Abuse  Corrected. — We  are  glad  to 
learn  that  officers  are  now  stationed  to  board 
in-coming  vessels,  for  the  purpose  of  pre- 
venting their  invasion  by  sailor  boarding 
house  runners,  until  permission  is  given  by 
the  captain.     This  is  as  it  should  be. 


[copy.] 

SOPERINTEKPKST'S  OFF  CK.  UoCLD  A  CCRRY  S.  M.  Co.,  ) 

Virginia  Ciry,  Nuv. ,  Sept.  17th.  IM7.     J 

Joshua  Hendy,  Esq.  ,  San  Francisco : — 
Dear  Sir  .- — According  to  the  terms  under 
which  I  secured  from  you  four  (4)  of  your 
concentrators,  namely — that  they  were  to 
be  paid  for  only  after  a  thorough  trial  had 
demonstrated  their  value,  I  desire  to  inform 
you  that  I  have  tried  them,  and  have  found 
them  to  work  very  satisfactorily,  and  that 
they  will  now  be  accepted  by  the  company. 
You  will  please  present  the  bill  for  said 
concentrators,  say  $1,200,  at  the  office  of 
the  Gould  &  Curry  Company  in  San  Fran- 
cisco. Yours  very  truly, 

Louis  Jantn,  Jr. 

We  are  told  by  Mr.  Hendy  that  the  bill 
was  presented  in  accordance  with  the  above 
request,  and  duly  paid. 

Mr.  H.  also  informs  us  that  the  order  of 
five  of  his  concentrators  for  the  Empire  mill, 
Grass  Valley,  noticed  by  us  last  week,  has 
been  increased  to  six. — [Eds.  Press. 


Micro-Chemistry  of  Poisons. — An  in- 
teresting volume  on  this  subject  has  been 
published  by  Professor  Wormley,  of  Capi- 
tal University,  Columbus,  Ohio.  He  uses 
the  microscope  for  the  examination  of  the 
various  minute  crystals  which  are  produced 
by  the  action  of  re-agents  upon  the  various 
poisons. 

It  is  said  that  the  number  of  patents  an- 
nually issued  by  the  United  States  is  three 
times  greater  than  that  of  Europe.  More 
than  200  patents  a  week  have  been  issued  at 
Washington  for  the  last  six  months. 


AN  INSTRUCTIVE  BOOK! 

Prof.     LAYBES1 

ELEMENTS  OF  COMPOSITION, 

BF.IXE9.LETTKIS  AND  OBATOIY, 

For  Scholars,  Teachers,  Lawyers  all  Pro- 
fessional Persons,  and  those  of  Common 
Education,  who  would  improve  the 
Eloquence    and  Effectiveness 
of  their  Composition  and 
Manners  of  Address. 


Price,  postage  paid. 


81.  lO 


This  Is  a  new  (publication,  ana  in  style  and  treatment 
of  this  important  subject.  Is  original,  simple,  plain  and 
comprehensive.  The  author,  Pbof.  Layees  (a  meritorious 
Teacher  of  good  standing  In  California,  and  a  sound  ill  inker 
and  reasoner,)  In  his  preface  says:  "The  method  pursued 
by  Itic  Author  in  developing  the  subject  of  Composition,  il 
both  the  synthetical  and  analytical.  The  former  IB  neces- 
sary to  teach  Ihe  theory,  the  latter  the  practice  of  the  art; 
and  as  these  are  both  indispensable  to  the  scholar,  so  are 
also  the  two  methods,  as  the  sequel  will  show." 

The  Work  has  lately  been  approved  and  authorized  by 
the  Stale  Board  of  Education  for  use  In  the  Public  Schools. 

To  further  Illustrate  the  varied  and  popular  endorsement 
the  book  basso  rapidly  received,  we  quote  the  following 

Recommendations  : 


It  Is  simple,  concise,  and  well  arranged.  It  seems  to  be  a 
work  ol  great  value.—  John  Suett. 

I  am  prepared  to  concurin  the  recommendation  of  Ihe 
Honorable  superintendent  of  Public  Instruction.—  J.  C. 
Petto*. 

After  as  careful  and  thorough  perusal  of  the  same  as  it 
was  in  my  power  to  give,  1  came  to  the  conclusion  that,  for 
conciseness,  correctness,  and  precision  of  uelinition.  as  well 
us  lor  completeness  and  simplicity  o!  style,  it  was,  and 
would  be.  without  a  rival.  1  regard  your  woi  k  as  Hie  best 
ot  its  kind.  1  know  ol  butfew  men  in  any  prolessioii  who 
would  not  be  benefited  by  its  cureiul  study  —  Win.  11.  Hill. 

I  regard  it  as  one  of  the  best  treatises  upon  these  import- 
ant brunches — perhaps  the  only  one  oblalnaiilc  possessing 
equal  advantaged—  combining comprehensiveness  with  con- 
ciseness, and  of  such  simplicity  in  Its  arrangement  as  lo  bo 
readily  understood  by  the  advanced  punll  —  F.  W.  llatcji. 

It  isadrrirablv  arranged  to  develop  the  correct  Idea  of 
Ihe  analysis  and  synthesis  ol  language,  and  the  amplica- 
tion of  ideas  into  sentences  and  perious.  The  style  is  c  ear, 
terse  und  pleasing.  I  do  not  hesitate  to  recommend  it  ua  a 
great  acquisition  .oour  text  books. — James  lieuman. 

J  nm  happy  to  express  my  conviction  of  the  valte  ot  the 
whole  lieansc.  It  would  give  me  inucli  grntlliculiuii  to  see 
su  thorough  and  excellent  a  treatise  emuuute  Irom  young 
California.— Martin  Kelloya. 

I  recommend  It  to  all  those  who  wish  to  obtain  a  book 
Ibat  will  give  Iheui  dellnlie  Ideas  on  ibis  subject,  a.  d  teach 
them  to  express  their  thoughts  and  feelings  in  a  cleui.  siin* 
pie,  and  forcible  manner.  -  Caroline  L.  Alicood. 

I  regard  'he  book  about  to  be  published  as  far  superior  to 
any  work  extant  upon  that  subject.—  Il'/a.  5.  Hunt,  A.  M. 

I  believe  the  work  will  he  a  valuable  and  much  needed 
addition  lo  our  school  text-books  — Merman  Perry. 

You  have  brought  the  results  ol  a  profound  analysis,  and 
made  them  available,  In  a  practical  lurm  —  I.  II  llruylon. 

I  can  recommend  It  particularly  lo  my  young  friends  of 
the  legal  profession,  as  a  source  from  which  liicy  may  be 
able  to  learn  much  of  value  asspeclal  pleaders  and  us  advo- 
cates at  ihe  lorum.— John  Curry. 

The  subject*  upon  which  you  treat  have  heretofore  been 
too  much  neglected  in  the  education  of  young  men  In  Amer- 
ica. *  •  Exactly  calculated  to  interest.  *  •  Itwillsoun 
become  a  necessity  in  every  lawyer's  library.— Chai  lee  A. 
Tutlle. 


Agent'eman  of  varied  learning  and  ripe  culture,  whnhai 
half  a  dozen  languages  at  his  tongue's  end.  He  seeks  to 
leach  the  student  not  only  how  to  take  sentences  apart,  but 
how  to  construct  them.  His  system  lias  the  merit  of  origin- 
ality Wc  know  of  no  work  In  which  can  be  obtained 
so  lucid  an  exposition  of  the  elements  of  composition,  aud 
such  valuable  assistance  in  learning  bow  lo  put  Ills  ideal 
into  language.  1'rof.  Layres  has  oone  the  cause  of  popular 
education  good  service.— S.  F.  Bulletin. 

This  Is  a  San  Francisco  hook  by  a  San  Francisco  author. 
It  contains  166  pages,  and  Is  altogether  creditable  to  San 
Francisco.  It  meets  a  public  want,  und  meets  It  in  a  to'  in 
and  size  cheap  and  convenient,  and  In  reach  ol  the  hum- 
blest.— Altu  California. 

The  writer,  the  lawyer,  the  mlnlsler,  or  the  statesman, 
may  study  its  rules  and  deflnitloiis  with  profit.  .Nothing 
conduces  more  lo  ihe  purity  of  a  national  literary  tuste  > 
than  a  general  and  thorough  knowledge  ot  the  rules  by 
which  the  construction  of  language  it  governed.— S.  F.  Timet 

Prof.  Layres  plunges  at  once  "in  medio*  res."  He  seizes  a 
a  sentence  (winch  is  the  unit  in  composition,  whether  writ. 
ten  or  spoken,)  holds  it  up  before  you;  tears  it  to  pieces  be- 
fore youreyes — or  rather,  we  should  say,  neally  and  ski  1- 
lully  dissects  It— displays  one  by  one  lis  several  parts; 
makes  you  ihol'ouehly  acquainted  with  each,  in  lis  entire- 
ty; and  then  shows  you  how  to  put  thein  together  again. 
A  series  of  such  experiments,  increasing  in  complexity  so 
gradually  that  you  donotleel  the  dioicuhv,  and  the  thing 
is  done;  you  are  master  of  the  subject— Mining  and  Scien- 
tific Preso. 

Its  design  is  to  show  that  ideas  can  be  so  arranged  as  to 
increase  their  power;  in  short,  to  teach  the  mechanism  of 
composition,  eloquence  aud  oratory.  A  desideratum  long 
lelt  lssupplied.— £.  F.  Examiner. 

This  is  an  age  in  which  the  occasions  are  rapidly  multi- 
plying, when  educated  men,  and  women,  too,  are  called 
upon  to  express  their  views  in  writing,  either  for  public  or 
private  inspection  and  criticism.— Stockton  Independent. 

The  most  eminent  educators  In  California  gfve  it  their 
hearty  approval,  and  we  concur  —MaryeiiUe  Appeal 

Not  onlv  one  of  the  best  of  its  kind,  but.  what  Is  still 
better,  one  of  the  brieteat.  It  contains  166  pages.—  Virginia 
Enterprise. 

Price,  $1.10.  Sent  by  mall,  postage  paid,  without  extra 
charge.  Liberal  reductions  made  to  the  Trade,  Teachers 
and  Schools,  ordering  by  wholesale.  Orders  received  by 
our  Traveling  Agents. 

Address  DEWEY  &  CO.,  alining  and  Scientific  Pres-,  San 
Francisco.  b'vlfi-tf 


Sit*  pining  anil  J^ricntifw  $xm. 


181 


"Weekly  Stock  Circular. 

Of  Auodtted  Broken  of  the  S.  F.  Stock  and  Excinage  Boiri 
Bax  Fn*i«cr»cr).  rUTVkvtv  MoUIKO,  ( 

Bepttnvwr  -l-  J"*7-  I 

The  dullness  in  city  shares  we  have  noted 
for  some  time  past  bus  continued  during  the 
period  under  review.  No  desire  is  manifested 
to  invest  in  them  under  the  present  violent 
changes  the  mining  share  market  is  undergoing, 
and  the  transactions  coming  under  our  notice 
are  confined  to  a  limited  number  of  stocks. 
California  Steam  Navigation  Co.  has  been  in 
the  market  to  a  larger  extent  than  usual,  selliug 
at72fS)71,  then  at  liyt(n)12  per  cent.  Omni- 
bus Railroad  stock  realized  $U1  per  share.  The 
OmnibuB  and  Central  Railroad  Companies  dis- 
bursed their  usual  dividend  for  the  present 
month. 

The  annual  meeting  of  the  stockholders  of 
the  Bank  of  California  will  be  held  at  the  bank- 
ing house  on  Tuesday,  the  1st  of  October  next, 
at  11  o'clock  a.  m. 

The  receipts  of  the  local  insurance  companies 
during  the  first  eight  months  of  1867,  according 
to  the  returns  made  to  tho  Internal  Revenue 
Department,  on  a  currency  basis  of  72  cents, 
have  been  as  follows:' 

COMPANIES.                    August.  ^T^  total 

Pacific      fSl.OfiO  $401,667  $482,727 

Union 3A150  189,181  221.331 

National 3L611  146,719  181,330 

giroiuansKund. 19.849  97  169  117.018 

uildere" 2».'J3l  58,522  127,453 

California 6,2*1  68,977  77.268 

Merchants '  Mutual  Mario©....     16.732  99,053  115,785 

Oct-  dental &888  49,511  58,429 

glum©  Mutual 13,*.35  61,796  78,531 

in  Francisco 1.35 J  3J.733  35,097 

Totals $248,606     $1,246,386     $1,494,972 

Tho  aggregate  increase  of  receipts  in  August 
over  July  is  $56,497. 

The  receipts  of  the  city  railroads  for  the  month 
of  August  and  previously  this  year  have  been  as 
follows : 

*«»*   'SSfSS!     «** 

Omnibus $23,133  $llti.53J  $169,663 

North  Beach  &  Mission 23,281  130.524  153,7t5 

Central    13,206  83,830  98,836 

Trout  Street,  Mission  £  Ocean     7  993  44,653  62,652 

Markot 8,050  48,336  56,433 

Totals $75,613         $453,729         $529,372 

The  aggregate  decrease  of  receipts  in  August 
as  against  July  is  $2,271.  The  North  Beach 
and  Mission  Road  has  gained  the  head  of  the 
list  The  receipts  of  this  company  prior  to  the 
opening  of  the.  City  Gardens  were  generally 
from  $4,000  to  $5,000  less  per  month  than  the 
Omnibus,  but  are  now  in  excess,  and  the  only 
company  that  shows  any  gain  in  August  over 
the  receipts  of  the  previous  month. 

.Mining    Shiiiii     Ma  rltot . 

The  mining  stock  market  continues  active. 
Within  the  past  week  the  ' '  bears ' '  for  the  most 
part  controlled  the  operations  ;  however,  on 
"Wednesday  and  Thursday,  in  the  open  board, 
the  "bulls  ' '  managed  to  raise  Crown  Point,  Ken- 
tuck  and  Yellow  Jacket  to  higher  prices  than 
had  been  previously  obtained.  The  present  un- 
settled state  of  the  market  produces  extremely 
fluctuating  prices  irrespective  of  the  condition  of 
the  various  claims.  Speculative  transactions  in 
various  leading  stocks  have  been  made  upon  an 
extensive  scale. 

Hale  &Norcross— experienced  a  very  marked 
depression  during  the  period  under  review,  fall- 
ing from  ©1,400  to  $1,000  per  foot,  and  then  sell- 
ing at  $1,100  s.' 30.  We  are  informed  that  the 
ore  extracted  between  the  700  and  780  feet  levels 
duriug  the  current  month  falls  short  of  the 
average  yield  per  ton  in  the  month  of  August. 
This  may  be  but  temporary,  since  we  have  a 
parallel  case  in  the  yield  of  the  months  of  March 
and  April  of  the  present  year,  when  the  average 
was  very  nearly  as  low,  but  subsequently  re- 
gained the  former  standard  of  quality.  During 
the  first  half  of  the  present  month  1,473  tons  of 
ore  were  extracted  from  the  mine.  The  new  shaft 
is  now  about  sixty  feet  in  depth  below  the  780- 
foot  level.  Further  developments  are  being  made 
on  the  300-foot  level,  and  they  are  thoroughly 
prospecting  the  175- foot  level,  a  work  which  has 
been  neglected  on  account  of  the  full  employ- 
ment of  the  hoisting  works  in  taking  ore  and 
wa3te  from  a  greater  depth.  Owing  to  the  pres- 
ent heavy  expenses  of  the  company  and  the  de- 
creased value  of  the  ore,  no  dividend  is  expected 
in  the  month  of  October.  In  this  connection 
we  mention  the  fact  that  this  company,  since 
March,  1866,  paid  to  its  stockholders  $790,000, 
equal  to  $1, 975  per  foot,  in  the  shape  of  divi- 
dends. 

Crown  Point— has  fluctuated  very  materially 
under  quite  active  influences,  opening  at  $750, 
dropping  to  $525,  rapidly  improving  to  $830  in 
the  open  board,  receding  at  the  regular  session 


to  $720, '  and  closing  yesterday  at  $715.  We 
learn  that  on  the  19th  inst.  the  main  shaft  was 
ST  feet  in  depth,  and  that  the  south  winze  from 
tho  600-fbot  level  was  down  twenty-six  C 

reported  to  continue  in  very  good  ore.  The 
quantity  of  ore  taken  from  the  600-foot  level 
hus  increased  considerably  of  late.  A  sufficient 
amount  is  extracted  from  themiue  to  supply  the 
Rhode  Island  Mill,  the  reduction  capacity  of 
which  is  1,500  tonB  per  mouth. 

Chollar-Potosi— sold  to  a  large  extent,  de- 
clining from  $335  to  $285,  rapidly  rising  to 
$347  50,  and  closing  at  $334.  The  ore  from  the 
Blue  Wing  station  assays  $-0  to  the  ton,  an  im-  I 
provement  of  $3.  The  New  Santa  Fe  level  is 
yielding  about  thirty  tons  of  ore  per  day,  with 
prospects  of  an  increase  ;  and  the  vein  on  the 
third  Santa  Fe  level  is  worked  to  a  width  of 
eighty  feet ;  the  old  works,  altogether,  producing 
at  present  about  400  tons  of  ore  per  day.  The 
new  shaft  is  nearly  900  feet  deep,  and  at  that 
depth  they  reached  the  west  wall  of  the  ledge. 
The  fifth  station  is  being  opened  at  a  point 
twenty-five  feet  from  the  bottom,  or  at  a  depth 
of  about  875  feet  During  the  week  ending  Sept. 
13th,  2,223  tons  of  ore  were  sent  to  custom  mills. 

Savage  — continues  to  attract  the  greatest  at- 
tention, and  the  sales  during  the  week  have 
been  very  large,  falling  from  $147  50  to  $115, 
improving  to  $145,  then  selling  at  $136,  and 
closing  at  $144.  During  the  week  ending  Sept. 
14th,  1,631  tons  of  ore  were  taken  from  the 
mine,  showing  an  approximate  value  of  $68,747 
in  bullion,  or  $42  15  per  ton.  Of  this  amount 
the  north  mine,  on  the  seventh  level,  yielded 
848  tons,  and  the  middle  mine,  same  level,  324 
tons.  This  decreased  product  is  due  to  the  in- 
terference of  the  cave,  which  is  but  partial  in 
the  north  end  of  the  middle  mine.  At  the  north 
and  south  ends  the  caving  has  been  complete, 
and  work  has  been  resumed  at  these  points. 
We  learn  that  the  breasts  on  the  third  station, 
near  the  winze  from  the  second  station,  show 
twenty-five  feet  of  ore  which  is  reported  to  be 
of  an  average  quality.  The  east  drift  from  the 
bottom  of  the  incline  winze  (north  mine,  seventh 
level)  has  developed  twelve  feet  of  ore  which 
assays  $45  to  the  ton. 

Kenttjck— has  been  in  the  market  to  a  con- 
siderable extent,  opening  at  $165,  declining  to 
$155,  advancing  to  $230  in  the  open  board,  and 
closing  yesterday  at  $200.  The  bullion  sent  to 
the  office  in  this  city  from  the  1st  to  the  18th 
inst.,  amounted  to  $54,922  91,  and  it  is  believed 
that  the  returns  for  the  present  month  will  ex- 
ceed any  previous  like  period. 

Imperial  —  is  in  better  favor,  improving  from 
$135  to  $142  50,  and  closing  at  $143.  Receipts 
of  bullion  from  the  1st  to  the  19th  inst. ,  aggre- 
gate $35,262  73 Ophir  shows  a  slight  im- 
provement, a  few  feet  selling  at  $71@80.  The 
new  shaft  has  attained  a  depth  of  79  feet. 

Yellow  Jacket— exhibits  a  marked  advance, 
improving  from  $380  to  $530,  then  selling  at 
$440,  and  closing  at  $450.  It  is  said  that  a  fair 
body  of  ore  has  been  developed  in  the  west  drift 
of  the  south  mine.  The  shaft  is  being  carried 
to  a  further  depth  of  200  feet 

Overman— declined  from  ©62  to  $37,  rallied 
to  $57  50,  and  closed  at  $55.  Both  the  300  and 
400  feet  levels  are  yielding  ore,  but  the  quantity 
is  not  stated.  On  the  16th  inst  bullion  to  the 
value  of  $3,000  was  forwarded  to  the  office  in 
this  city.  It  is  thought  that  this  month  will 
show  an  increased  yield.  During  the  month  of 
August  1, 232  tons  of  ore  were  extracted  and  834 
tons  reduced.  This  company  has  $43,000  on 
hand  at  this  date. 

Alpha— realized  $450@475  per  foot . . .  Gould 
&   Curry    sold    at  $320@300,   then    at  $305. 

Gold  Hill  Quartz  at  $75@80 Belcher 

opened  at  $95®73,  then  sold  at  $92  50@82  50. 

Bullion  at  $18@29  50,  closing  at  $23 

JcsTis  and  Independent  advanced  from  $12  to 

$16,  and  closed  at  $11 Sierra  Nevada  sold 

at  $8®5,  and  closed  at  $7  seller  3. 

The  aggregate  sales  of  Stocks,  Legal  Tender 
Notes,  etc.,  at  the  regular  sessions  of  the  Board 
since  Saturday  last  amounted  to  $1,373,004. 


MIKraa  SHAEEHOLDESS'  DIKE0T0BY. 

[Compiled  for  every  Issue,  from  advertisement*  In  tho 

MiNiva  and  ScixKTirio  Prkm  and  other  Sun 

PrancUoa  Journal*.  ] 

Comprising  the  Names  of  Companies,  District  or  Count} 
ui    Local  il     "i    Assessment;   Date  of 

Meeting;  Day  of  De  niquant  Saic;  and  Amount  and  Time 
of  Payment  oi  Dividends. 

DAT  DAT 

DEXINQCaXT.      or  SAL* 

AQClODI  River,  Nevada  co..  Kept.  3.  $1 Oct.  2— Oct.  19« 

Chollar-Potost,  Storey  CO.,  Nev  ,  dlv.  5^5 Payable  Sept  U 

Clllplunena,  Booora,  Mexico.  Sept  1U,  Si Oct  18  — Nov  *• 

Cambridge,  Nevada  co,,  auk  l«\  *so sept  16— Oct  1 

i  hulk  Mount  .  Nevada  c»,  Aug.  is.  $i  »>. .  .Scut  i»-soih  3u* 
Catilargo,  Landorco  .  Sev  ,  June  21,  J2d.  ...Aug.  2— -opt.  26* 

Crowu  Point,  Nev  dividend  %&) Payable  May  15 

Dnney,  Lyon  i-o  ,  K*T.,  Sept.  2,  $1.60 Oct.  7— Oct.  20 

Empire  M.  &  M.,  Nev.,  dividend  $6 Payable  May  15 

Hon  Washington,  Alpine  co. ,  Bent   11,  $5 Oct  16— Nov  4' 

Gold  Ouarrv,  Placer  co.,  Sept  ly,  $ij Oct  23-Nnv  1 1* 

Gold  Hill  run.,  Blorey  co.  Nev.  Sep  19,  $l...Oct  26— Nov  iy» 
Could  A  I'urrv.  Storey.  Nev,,  Sept  ft.  S2&..  ...Ocl  1U— Oct  24 
Gulden  Kule.  Tuolumne  Co,  fllv  Wo  ^  »h.  ..I'avuble  Auc  27* 

UutiL  11  III  O.  M  ,v  M- dividend,    SIS Pavnhtc  Auk  15 

Gould  A  Curry,  Virginia,  Nev.,  dividend  $S0.. Payable  Jan  8 
Hale  A  Norerowt.  Virginia,  Nov.,  dlv  $l25...Puvtil<lc  Sept 

Hope  Gravel.   NOV    co  .  Ciil  ,  Autf  16,  bOr. Sept  19—  Oct  7* 

Haiiacom  cop,  pel  None  co.,  July  20,  10c.. .Sept  9— Sept  .10* 

Imperial,  Virginia,  Nov.,  dlv.  $10 .Payable  July  15 

Jefferson  Inn  M.,  M.  &  M.,  Aug  19,  S'-6o Sept  84— Oct  15 

Julia.  Store v  co,  Nev.,  Aug  17.  $i.6U Sept  20— net  9 

Josephine  Quicksilver,  San  Luis  Obispo,  dlv,*J July  8 

Kelsey,  El  Dorado  co..  Kept  12,  20c Oct  25— Nov  4« 

Kanaka,  Sierra  co..  Aug  24,  $25 Sept  2;— Oct  18 

Kemuck.dlv-.sa  per  share Payable  Sept  7 

La  Blanea,  Sonera,  Mox Annual  Heating  Oct  10* 

Ljii  Orutecltas,  Hex  ,  Aug  22,  $2 Sept  27— net  16 

Lady  Franklin,  Alpine  co,  May  2,  Me Sept  16— Oct  16* 

Lndv  Bell.  Dfil  Norte  co..  Aug  2U.  15c Sept.  21— Oct.  6* 

Mount  Tcim  bo.  Lander  CO..  Nev..  Sept  6,  S3..(  ct  10— Oct  31 

Morn  lug  Star,  Alpine  co.,  Aug  6,  $2 Sept  9— Sept  30 

North  Star.  Lander  co..  Nev.,  Sept  19,  $20. ..Oct  2!— Nov  11* 
Ncaylc  A  Corcoran,  storey  Co,  July  11,  fine.  Aug.  12— Uct  2' 
Oxford  Beta,  Esmeralda,  Nov.,  Sept  11, 60c. ..Oct  25— Nov  4» 
Palrocinla.  Gnazapaula,  Mev,,  Sept  10,  $2.   ...Oct  13— Oct  29 

Potiero,  Sun  PraucUco,  Sept.  5,  S2.60 Oct.  10—  Oct.  2£S* 

Santa  Cruz.  Santa  Cruz  co,  Aug  13,  50c Sept  17— Oct  8* 

Seg.  Belcher,  Storey  Co..  Nev,  Aug 6,  $ll Sept  11 -Sept  30 

Sliver  Sprout.  Inyo  co.  Aug  6,  $2J Sept  10-Sept  20* 

Shoshone  S.  M..  dividend,*.;  per  share — Payable  .March  U 

Santiago,  Silver  Citv,  dividend Pa\able.  .March  0 

San  Mareial.  Mex..  Sept*,  fiOc Oct  IP— Oct  20 

Savage,  Virginia.  Nev.  dividend Payable  Sept  9 

Sierra  Nevada,  sept  11,  Sio Oct  10— Nov  6 

Tuolumne  Mountain,  I uol.  Co.,  July  10,  $1..  Aug  13—  Sept  14* 

U  3  Grant,  Nevadi  co,  Aug  13,  $5 Sept  13— Oct  12 

Whitman,  Lvon  co  .  Nev,,  Sept.  5,  $1.60 Oct.  8— Oct.  28" 

Whitlatch,  Lander  co.,  Nev..  June  21,  $15.. Aug.  2— Sept.  20* 
fellow  Jacket,  Gold  Hill,  dlv.  $75  sh Payable  J uly  lu 


New  Mining  Laws  of  California  and  Nevada. 

"We  have  juet  issued,  in  cheap  edition,  the  new 
laws  relating;  to  mining  and  corporations  in  Cali 
fornia  and  Nevada,  passed  in  1865-6.  Some  of 
these  laws  are  of  the  highest  importance  to  parties 
interested  in  the  matter  of  locating  and  holding 
claims,  and  prospecting  mines,  in  these  States. 
Copies  sent  by  mail.    Price,  25  cents. 

Address,         Dewey  &  Co.,  Patent  Agents. 

San  Francisco,  May  1st,  1866. 


Electrottpe  Cots,  Engravings,  Etc.— Our  Job  Printing 
Office  Is  abundantly  supplied  with  elegant  engravings,  or- 
naments, and  other  embellishments  to  salt  the  various 
branches  of  industry  in  this  State. 


Latest  Stock  Prices  Bid  and  Asked, 

8.  ft   STOCK  AND  hiCHANCK  BOARD. 

Friday  Evenihg,  Sept.  20, 1867. 

1IISCELLAREOUS  STOCKS-  Bid.     Ashd, 

United  States  7  3-lUUis  Bonda,  June  Issue $  (9  79  - 

Legal  Tender  Noies 70  7u>i 

OaUlorula  Slate  Bonds,  7s.  1857 3G  91 

San  PrancisCo  Bonds,  10s,  1851 luO"  102 

San  Francisco  t'ity  Bonds,  fe.  1855 80  95 

Sail  Francisco  City  and  Cuuuly  Bonds,  6s,  1SS8.  75  80 

San  Francisco  City  and  Uo  Sch'l  B'ds,  7s,  1806.  80  — 

San  Francisco  Citv  and  Uo.  Bonds,  7s,  1862 80  84 

San  Francisco  City  and  Oo.  Bonds,  7s,  1864 80  84 

San  Francisco  City  and  Co  Bonds,  7s,  1865 80  84 

San  Francisco  City  and  Co.  Ju  ig.  Bds.  7s,  1863.  80  84 

San  Francisco  Citv  and  Co.  Judg  Bds,  7s,  1864,  80  84 

Sacraiuenio  City  Bonds 1-5  27)£ 

Sacramento  County  Bonds,  6& 60  — 

Marysville  Bonds,  10s 75  85 

Stockton  City  Bonds 70  95 

Yuba  County  Bonds,  10s 75  95 

Santa  Clara  County  Bonds,  7s 75  80 

Butte  County  Bonds,  tUs,  I860 70  T3 

San  Mateo  County  Bonds,  7s —  85J£ 

Calilornia  Steuiu  Navigation  Co 72  ?2>£ 

Spring  Vulley  Water  Cu 68  L68>J 

State  Telegraph  Co 30  32 

GAS  COMPANIES. 

San  Francisco  OasCo  66>£     67 

Sacramento  Gas  Co 62  64 

RAILROADS. 

Sacramento  Valley  Ruilroad —  — 

San  Francisco  and  San  Jose  Railroad 40  45 

Omnibus  Railroad til.  — 

Central  Railroad 45  46 

North  Beach  and  Mission  Railroad 51  62 

front  Street,  Mission  and  Ocean  Railroad 15  20 

BANKING   INSTITUTIONS. 

California,  Loan  and  Savings  Society —  — 

Bant  ot  Pacific  Accumulation  Loan  Society..  —  90 

The  Bank  of  Calilornia    145  _ 

INSURANCE  COMPANIES. 

Firemans'  Fund  Insurance  Co 91  ow 

Pacific  Insurance  Co ia9>^    13i;M 

San  Francisco  Insurance  Co —  li.n 

Merchautj.'  Mutual  Marine  Insurance  Co 400  460 

California  Insurance  Co 1400      1600 

Union  Insurance  Co 93J£      95 

Calilornia  Home  Insurance  Co —  92 

Home  Mutual  Insurance  Co —  — 

Occidental  Insurance  Co 9)  95 

National  Insurance  Co 67  69 

MINI. NT.   STOCKS— WASHOE   DISTRICT. 

Alpha 450  600 

Baltimore  American —          $ 

Belcher 85  90 

Bullion.  G.  H 21  22 

Crown  Point 710  7 to 

Con  Hde  uct 45  50 

Chollar-Potosi 335  310 

Daney      5  10 

Exchequer 8  — 

Empire  Mill  and  Mining  Co 165  I70 

Uould  A  Curry S00  320 

Hale  &  Noroross 1J00      1100 

Imperial 142  144 

Lady  Bryan —  _ 

Ophir 75  80 

Overman 65  67JjJ 

Savage 142  145 

Sierra  Nevada -.,,.  7          9 

Yellow  Jacket 450  460 

Oolden  Rule,  California 20  22>£ 


San  Francisco  Market  Rates. 

Wholesale  Prlcea. 

Friday,  Sept.  20,  1867. 

Flour,  Extra,  $bbl $5  75  @S6  75 

Do.    Superfine 5  25  ®  5  50 

Corn  ileal,  ^  10U  lbs 2  00  ®  i  60 

Wheat,  iJUuO  lbs 1  65  @  2  10 

Oats,?)  (00  lbs !  75  @  1  90 

Barley,  %  100  lbs 1  05  @  1  90 

Beans,  fa  10j  lbs 2  00  @  3  00 

Potatoes,  %4  IM)  lbs 90  @  1  ^0 

Hay.  $  ton 15  00  ©18  Oil 

Live  Oak  Wood. "%  cord 9  00  ©10  00 

Beef,  on  toot,  ^  lb 7}£  ®     — 

Beef,  extra,  dressed,  ft*  H> 9  @.     10 

Siieep,  on  loot 3  00  ©  4  00 

Hogs,  on  toot,  $  H> fi  @       W£ 

Hogs,  dressed,  &  lb 9  ©     10 

GSOCERIKS,  ETC. 

Suear,  crushed,  ^  lb 14&  @  15 

Do.    China 12     @  13 

Coffee,  Costa  Rica,  $  lb 19%©  20 

Do.  Rio 19«  @  13% 

Tea,  Japan,  Q  lb 65      ©  85 

Do  Oreen 60      ©125 

Hawaiian  Rice,  fa  lb 9      @  — 

China  Rice,falb 6%  @       *% 

Coal  Oil,  fa  gallon -. 65      ©  62^ 

Candles,  fa  16 22      ©  26 

Ranch  Butter,  fa  lb 35      ©  45 

IfithmueButUir,  falb \ 15     ©  32J£ 


Cheese.  California,  *£  lb is 

Egirs,  fa  down a 

Unl,$ft 11* 

Ham  and  Hio'ii,  fa  lb it 

Shoulders,  fa  lb U 

Rvtaii  Prices. 

Batter,  California,  fresh,  fa  lb 30 

do.      pickled,  fa  lb 25 

do.      Oregon.fi  tb 15 

do.      New  York,  fa  tt 35 

Oheeae.JKb 15 

Honey,  9  it> so 

Egiis,  p  dozen 60 

Lard.falb 15 

Hams  mid  Bacon,  fa  lb 20 

CrantH-rrle».  fa  gallon 1  00 

Potatoes,  fa  lb 3 

Fnlatoc*.  Sweet,  fa  lb 3 

Tomatoes,  fa  tb S 

Onions,  fa  lb 3 

Apples,  No.  l,j*  lb 4 

Pears,  Table,  fa  lb 5 

Plums,  dried,  fa  lb 13 

Peaches,  dried,  fa  lb II 

Oranges,  fa  dozen M 

Lemon*,  fa  dozen 75 

Chickens,  apiece ,  75 

Turkeys,  fa  lb "...  20 

Soup,  Pale  aiidC.  O 7 

Soap,  Castile,  fa  lb 18 


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San  Francisco  Metal  Market, 

PRICKS  FOR  IVV01CE8. 

Jobbing  pHcet  rule  from  ten  to  fifteen  per  cent,  higher  than  (At 
f  Mowing  quotations. 

Friday,  Sept.  20, 1867. 
Iaiv.—Dutv:  Pljt.  fOper  ton;  Railroad,  6uc  fa  1UQ  lbs;  Bar 
1©Hjc  fa  lb;   Sheet,  polished,  He  fa  tb;  cominon.  l*s@lVc 

fib;  Plate,   l»4C  fa  D>;  Pipe,  l>iC  fa  lb;  Galvanized,  2^c 
■■■'>■],  and  English  Pig  Iron  fa  ton S35  00    ©$37  50 

White  Phr  fa  ton 37  50    ©  40  00 

Refined  Har,  b:id  assortment  fa  lb —  03    © 

Refined  Bar,  (rood  assortment,  fa  lb... —  03W@ 

Boiler,  No.  1  to  4 —  04;£© 

Plate,  No.  6  to  9 —  04*,©  —  05 

Sheet,  No.  10  to  13 —  04k@ 

Sheet.  No.  14  lo20 —  05   © 

Sheet,  No.  24  to  27 —  05    © 

Coppkr— Duly:  sheathing,  3>ac  fa  lb;  Pig  and  Bar,  2V;c  fa  lb. 

Sheathing,  fa  lb —34    ©  —  36 

Sheathing,  Yellow  —  24    ©  —  25 

Sheathing,  Old  Yellow —  11    © 

Bolts —  U    @ 

Composition  Nails   —  25    @  —  26 

Tin  Platks.  —  Duty:  25 fa  cent,  ad  valorem. 

Plates,  Chnrcoal,  IX,  fa  box 12  50    ®  IS  00 

Plates.  I  C  Charcoal 12  Of    ©  12  50 

Roofing  Plates 12  00    ©  12  50 

EaiRR  Tin.  Slabs  fa  H> —  29    @  —  30 

PTKEL.-EiiRli.sh  Cast  Steel,  fa  tb —  12>£@  —  15 

Quicksilver.— &  lb ©  —  60 

For  export ©__ 

Zi*c  —Sheets,  fa  lb ©  —  \\ 

LKAn.— Plg.falb -     7Ji@—   8 

Sheet —  10    @  —  — 

Pipe —  11    ©  —  — 

Bar —   9    @—   9J^ 

Borax.— California,  fa  lb —  20    ©  —  23 


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CALIFORNIA. 
Alpine'  County. 

Miner,  Sept.  14th  :  The  Alpine  tunnel  is 
running  to  open  the  ground  adjoining  the 
Tarshish,  known  as  the  Alert  claim. 

One  day  this  week  the  workmen  in  the 
Morning  Star  north  drift  struck  into  an 
orey  substance  which  is  thought  by  some  to 
contain  gold,  while  others  maintain  that  it 
is  only  the  approach  to  another  ledge. 

We  hear  rumors  of  something  good  in 
the  Mountain  this  week,  but  can  find  out 
nothing  definite  about  it.  It  is  expected 
any  day  to  strike  the  lode. 

Calaveras  Chronicle,  Sept.  17th :  The  Tar- 
shish Co.  have  struck  another  heavy  deposit 
of  rich  ore  in  their  north  drift  about  75  feet 
from  the  main  tunnel.  Mr.  Graff,  the  su- 
perintendent, has  about  40  men  employed 
on  the  claim.  The  kiln  now  in  course  of 
erection  at  Davidson's  mill,  near  this  city, 
for  the  purpose  of  drying  the  Tarshish  ore 
proparatory  to  working  it,  will  be  completed 
within  ten  days,  when  the  mill  will  again 
start  lip. 
Calaveras  County. 

Chronicle,  Sept.  14th:  Lamphear  &  Co. 
are  meeting  with  the  most  flattering  success 
in  the  prospecting  of  their  quartz  lead.  At 
the  depth  of  120  feet  the  ledge  is  six  feet 
wide,  well  defined  and  the  rock  will  pay 
handsomely.  The  machinery  with  which 
the  claim  is  at  present  being  worked  is  de- 
fective and  scarcely  powerful  enough  to  keep 
the  water  out  and  perform  the  other  neces- 
sary operations.  A  steam  mill  will  be 
erected  this  fall.  Their  claim  is  one  of  the 
best  in  the  county. 

T.  S.  Bever,  Esq.,  proprietor  of  the  "old 
Shields  "  claim,  at  Bieh  Gulch,  has  leased  it 
to  a  company  of  capitalists  who  will  imme- 
diately commence  operations.  They  have 
rented  the  French  Company's  mill — ten 
stamps — and  will  put  a  large  number  of 
hands  at  work  on  the  lead  in  a  short  time. 
Our  quartz  interests  in  this  vicinity  never 
looked  so  favorable  as  at  present. 

San  Andreas  Register,  Aug.  14th :  Dr. 
Sonthwell  has  erected  a  first-class  quartz 
mill  at  Carson's  of  2<>  stamps  capacity,  which 
is  expected  to  be  set  running  on  the  1st 
prox.  The  most  flattering  results  are  confi- 
dently anticipated  in  the  working  of  this 
mill,  as  the  machinery  is  all  good  and  the 
rock  excellent.  If  expectations  are  realized 
there,  it  will  give  a  fresh  impetus  to  mining 
in  that  vicinity. 

Work  will  be  commenced  arain  at  once  on 
the  Calaveras  mine  at  Copperopolis.  It 
has  been  lying  idle  for  about  two  years. 

Inyo  County. 

Virginia  Ti-espass,  Sept.  16th:  We  have 
received  a  letter  from  Charles  F.  Duval,  at 
Independence,  Inyo  county,  Lone  Pine 
Minius  District.  'The  furnaces  are  being 
erected  wherewith  to  smelt  the  rich  ore,  and 
will  be  completed  soon.  The  Virginians 
are  delighted  with  their  ledges  and  pros- 
pects. 

Dutch  Plat  Enquire)-,  Sept.  11th:  Dr. 
Dozier  has  just  returned  from  Owens'  Biver 
country.  He  finds  a  splendid  opening  and 
the  company  have  decided  to  erect  monster 
works  at  once.  The  Dr.  feels  confident  that 
he  can  get  double  the  amount  of  silver  from 
all  classes  of  ore  obtained  in  that  region. 
Pirst-class  ore  that  now  yields  §700  per  ton 
cen  be  made  to  pay  $1,500  by  the  new  pro- 
cess, and  second  and  third-class  ore  will  also 
pay  well  to  work.  The  whole  cost  of  reduc- 
ing will  not  exceed  $100  per  ton.  When 
the  new  works  are  erected  from  five  to  ten 
tons  per  day  can  be  reduced. 

Visalia  Bella,  Sept.  11th:  The  Owens' 
Biver  country  is  going  ahead  rapidly ;  new 
discoveries  and  rare  developments  occurring 
almost  daily. 

Mendocino  County. 

Marysville  Appeal,  Sept.  18th  :  Mr.  Geo. 
W.  Squires,  who  resides  on  the  south  side 
of  the  Buttes  in  Sutter  county,  exhibited  to 
us  yesterday  some  specimens  of  the  richest 
oopper  ore  we  have  ever  seen  in  California. 
While  hunting  in  the  Coast  Eange,  Mendo- 
cino county,  he  came  across  a  ledge  of  cop- 
per ore  which,  if  the  specimens  we  have 
Been  are  a  fair  criterion,  is  certainly  the 
richest  ever  found  iu  the  State.  He  repre- 
sents the  ledge  as  being  from  30  to  35  ft.  in 
width  and  of  great  length.  The  croppings 
from  whence  the  specimens  were  taken  is 
from  20  to  25  ft.  above  ground.  Good  judges 
here  pronounce  it  the  richest  copper  ore 
ever  exhibited  in  this  city.  The  ledge  dis- 
covered by  Mr.  Squires  is  about  90  miles 
from  Marysville. 
Wo-vacla  County. 

Traitncri.pt,  Sept.  12th:  The  Grizzly  ledge, 
located  on  Devil's  CaSon,  near  the  Magehta 


Flume,  was  purchased  some  two  years  ago 
by  J.  M.  Pattee,  of  the  Eagle  Company  of 
Connecticut,  and  has  since  been  worked 
steadily.  A  five  stamp  mill  was  erected  and 
several  openings  made  on  the  ledge.  The 
last  run  of  twelve  days  in  this  mill  gave  a 
yield  of  $1,  V00,  or  $100  per  day.  The  ledge 
is  so  large  and  the  rock  so  easily  obtained 
that  at  this  rate  it  can  be  most  profitably 
worked.  It  is  the  design  of  the  company  to 
add  five  more  stamps  to  the  mill,  and  should 
the  new  level  continue  as  good  as  where 
they  are  now  working,  a  steam  engine  will 
be  put  up  and  the  mill  kept  in  operation  all 
winter. 

Sept.  15th  :  The  shaft  in  the  Scandinavian 
ledge  is  now  45  ft.  deep,  and  a  drift  has 
been  run  upon  the  ledge  30  ft.  The  lead  is 
two  feet  wide  with  a  rich  pay  seam  of  six 
inches  running  through  it,  in  which  gold 
can  be  seen  in  abundance,  without  the  aid 
of  a  glass.  Some  40  or  50  tons  of  rock  are 
already  out,  ten  of  which  are  of  a  very  high 
grade.  No  mill  test  has  yet  been  made,  but 
miners  declare  that  the  rock  will  yield  first- 
rate  pay. 

In  the  Oceola  claim,  at  Bough  k  Beady, 

the  ledge  has  been  struck  60  feet  below  the 

surface.     The  lead  is  1 5  inches  thick,  and 

i  sufficient  rock  will  be  taken  out  next  week 


for  a  test  by  crushing. 

Sept.  17th :  The  storm  which  commenced 
on  Saturday  morning  and  continued  until 
early  Sunday  morning,  did  considerable 
damage  on  Deer  creek,  in  washing  away 
dams  and  filling  up  diggings. 

Gazette,  Sept.  13th :  One  hundred  tons  of 
rock  from  the  Fidelity  ledge  was  recently 
crushed  at  the  Tecumseh  mill,  yielding 
about  $1,400.  The  claim  is  on  the  Yuba 
river,  about  five  miles  above  Omega.  The 
ledge  is  large,  well  defined,  and  has  a  favor- 
able reputation. 

Some  fine  specimensofgold-bearingquartz 
from  the  Cunningham  mine  has  been  ex- 
hibited by  John  Pattison,  the  superintend- 
ent. The  specimens  were  taken  from  the 
bottom  of  the  incline  now  being  sunk,  and 
contain  much  free  gold  and  sulphurets. 
The  incline  is  now  down  to  a  depth  of  250 
feet  on  the  slope  of  the  ledge,  and  will  be 
sunk  50  feet  deeper  when  another  level  will 
be  run.  The  ledge  at  the  bottom  of  the  in- 
cline is  about  18  inches  wide,  and  the  rock 
looks  better  than  any  ever  before  taken  from 
the  mine. 

Sept.  16th :  The  editor,  in  speaking  of  the 
different  companies  now  at  work  at  Belief 
Hill,  says :  The  Independent  mine  is  one  of 
the  best  mines  in  that  vicinity.  The  tunnel 
is  in  100  ft.,  and  two  wing  tunnels  of  100 
ft.  each  are  completed.  During  the  past 
year  the  mine  has  been  worked  with  good 
success,  paying  considerable  more  than 
working  expenses,  which  are  heavy.  If  this 
company  can  work  off  100  feet  front  on  their 
mine  every  year,  which  is  a  liberal  estimate, 
it  would  require  100  years  to  exhaust  their 
claims. 

The  Eagle  Co.  have  just  commenced  wash- 
ing through  their  new  tunnel  and  shaft. 
They  employ  400  inches  of  water,  12  men 
and  three  pipes.  The  latter  have  a  pressure 
of  225  feet.  The  mine  is  owned  by  eight 
different  parties.  Before  they  run  their  last 
tunnel  this  mine  paid  its  owners  well,  and 
its  present  prospects  are  better  than  ever 
before. 

The  North  Star  Co.  and  Aaron  Davis  & 
Co.  employ  12  men  and  300  inches  of  water 
each.  They  do  most  of  their  work  by  blast- 
ing, and  loosen  their  ground  so  thoroughly 
by  this  agent  that  they  require  a  less  amount 
of  water  to  wash  it  away. 

Three  or  four  other  companies,  also,  are 
successfully  at  work  at  Belief  Hill,  on  a 
smaller  scale,  however,  than  those  we  have 
above  noticed. 

Altogether,  about  80  men  are  employed 
in  these  mines.  They  take  out  more  gold 
and  wash  away  more  gravel  than  two  thou- 
sand men  could  without  the  aid  of  powder 
and  hydraulic  pressure. 

Gazette,  Sept.  16th :  Dr.  Farnham,  of  San 
Francisco,  has  recently  purchased  an  inter- 
est in  the  Downer  claim  at  Chalk  Bluff.  The 
ground  was  located  last  February  by  A  J. 
Downer.  The  Doctor  has  sunk  a  prospect- 
ing shaft  on  the  claim  to  the  depth  of  30 
feet,  and  the  gravel  prospects  about  three 
cents  to  the  pan. 

Marysville  Appeal,  Sept.  15th:  Gen.  O. 
Evans  &  Co.,  at  the  last  clean  up  of  their 
mining  claim,  at  Buckeye  mill,  Nevada  co., 
took  out,  after  a  four  weeks'  run,  something 
over  $22,000  of  gold  dust.  These  are  the 
best  hydraulic  mining  claims  in  Nevada 
county. 

Excelsior  —  Meadow  Lake  Sun,  Sept. 
10th :  The  Green  Emigrant  Co.  cleaned  up 
the  batteries  of  the  California  mil],  where 
they  have  been  crushing  their  ore.  From 
84  tons  of  rock  crushed,  nearly  $3,000  in 
gold  was  obtained.  The  company  have 
nearly  six  tons  of  sulphurets,  which  they 
saved  from  tho  rock  crushed,  which,  when 


worked,  will  pay  not  less  than  $100  per  ton. 
The  Green  Emigrant  boys  have  lots  of  ore 
fully  as  good  as  that  which  they  have  just 
crushed. 

The  Mohawk  &  Montreal  Co.  sent  the  bul- 
lion which  we  mentioned  a  short  time  since 
as  having  been  cleaned  up  from  their  mill, 
to  Virginia.  The  ore  crushed  was  of  a  sul- 
phuret  character,  and  the  amount  of  bullion 
returned  was  $789.  They  have  a  large  quan- 
tity of  very  rich  sulphurets  saved  from  this 
run,  which  will  increase  the  yield  to  nearly 
if  not  quite  three  times  the  amount  of  the 
yield  in  free  gold.  They  will  make  another 
clean  up  about  the  first  of  the  coming  week. 

The  Gold  Bun  Co.  is  now  getting  out 
some  fine  ore,  which  they  will  have  crushed 
at  the  Mohawk  &  Montreal  Co's  mill.  They 
expect  that  it  will  pay  handsomely.  The 
company  are  in  hopes  to  make  their  ore  pay 
the  expenses  of  developing  their  mine, 
henceforth. 

Placer  County. 

Herald,  Sept.  14th:  On  the  Green  Emi- 
grant, McCarty  &  Lowry,  about  two  weeks 
ago,  sunk  a  hole  about  500  ft.  northwest 
from  where  the  lead  was  first  discovered 
and  prospected.  They  found  the  rock  ex- 
ceedingly rich,  and  the  rock  we  saw  was' 
literally  covered  with  gold.  The  vein  proves 
to  be  a  regular  fissure  vein,  lying  between 
the  slate  and  granite.  The  slate  being  the 
foot  wall,  which  is  100  ft.  wide,  and  will  it- 
self average  $15  to  the  ton. 

The  vein  in  the  Montezuma  claim  varies 
from  10  in.  to  2%  ft.  in  width,  and  is  rich 
in  gold.  The  rock  is  blue,  as  well  as  the 
casing.  The  quartz  assays  $100  to  the  ton. 
There  is  600  ft.  in  the  claim. 

Mr.  Walls,  formerly  of  Butte  county,  has 
recently  discovered  a  rich  ledge  about  a 
mile  northeast  of  B.  N.  O'Brien's  house,  and 
about  three  miles  from  Auburn.  It  bids 
fair  to  be  a  good  paying  vein. 

There  are  several  recent  locations  made  on 
the  famous  Black  ledge.  The  first  was  made 
by  McGonigle  &  Co. ,  who  are  getting  excel- 
lent prospects,  and  still  running  on  the  main 
lead. 

Lawlor  &  Co.  have  the  first  extension 
north.  They  have  struck  the  ledge  3%  ft. 
thick. 

Adjoining  them  is  the.  Buckeye  Co.,  who 
have  struck  the  ledge  3%  ft.  thick.  The 
working  test  of  the  rock  is  $40  per  ton. 

The  next  claim  belongs  to  Curry  &  Co. 
They  have  struck  the  main  ledge  which  is 
well  defined,  and  taken  out  some  very  fine 
specimens. 

The  ledge  is  six  or  seven  ft.  thick.     The 
rock  shows  plenty  of  sulphurets   and  free 
gold. 
San  Bernardino  County. 

Guardian,  Sept.  14th :  The  placer  mines 
in  Holcomb  Valley  are  doing  very  well  now. 
The  rains  and  storms  have  all  passed  away, 
and  the  men  continue  their  work  without 
interruption. 

The  claims  on  Lytle  Creek  are  yielding 
well  just  now,  many  of  the  boys  turning 
out  from  $5  to  $15  per  day.  The  red  dirt  is 
paying  well,  and  there  is  no  doubt  but  the 
project  of  bringing  in  the  water  to  work  all 
the  gold  bearing  land,  will  be  one  of  the 
most  important  for  that  section  of  the  coun- 
try, as  well  as  remunerative  to  the  enter- 
prising projector. 

Sierra  County. 

Downieville  Messenger,  Sept.  14th :  Some 
parties  prospecting  near  Excelsior,  have  ob- 
tained splendid  prospects  in  an  abandoned 
tunnel,  and  believe  they  have  found  a  con- 
tinuation of  a  very  rich  lead. 

The  Messrs.  Kime  are  putting  up  a  new 
quartz  mill  on  the  rich  ledge  discovered 
sometime  since,  near  the  Buttes.  The  rock 
which  is  being  taken  out  is  very  rich,  and 
the  prospects  for  a  paying  mine  are  excel- 
lent. 

It  is  reported  that  the  Fir  Cap  mine,  situ- 
ated about  six  miles  from  Downieville,  is 
paying  enormously — about  $4,000  a  week. 

Messrs.  Smith  &  Gray,  of"  Gold  Valley, 
have  at  last  succeeded  in  reducing  the  heav 
ily  sulphureted  ores  of  their  ledge,  and 
making  them  pay.  They  say  they  can  save 
$40,  where  they  did  not  save  one  by  the  old 
method  of  working. 
Snaata  County. 

Courier,  Sept.  14th:  The  Bamboo  Co.,  at 
Marion  Flat,  have  resumed  work  in  then- 
diggings,  and  are  taking  out  excellent  pay. 
The  claims  on  Dutch  Hill  and  Barker  Hill 
are  all  paying  good  wages. 

Tulare  County. 

Visalia  Delta,  Sept.  15th  :  The  Bull  Bun 
mine  is  worked  by  three  different  companies 
First,  Ellsworth  and  Delaud,  are  down  over 
300  ft,  with  a  5-ft.  ledge;  next  claim  on 
the  west,  Hutton  &  Co.,  who  are  also  work- 
ing at  a  depth  of  over  300  ft.,  with  a  large 
lode  and  rich  ore ;  yet  further  west  the 
Staples  Co.  are  commencing  operations,  and 
intend  putting  up  a  4-stamp  mill.  This 
mine  now  supplies  32  stamps;  a  new   16- 


stamp  mill  just  completed  by  Ellsworth  & 
Deland,  and  two  8-stamp  mills  worked  by 
Hutton  &  Co.  We  learn  that  Hutton  &  Co. 
are  going  to  build  a  new  15-stamp  mill  this 
fall.  These  mines  have  been  worked  since 
1863,  and  have  paid  on  an  average,  $30  per 
ton. 

Tuolumne    County. 

The  Sonora  Democrat  saye  that  Messrs. 
Jacks  and  Colburn,  after  two  months'  pros- 
pecting in  the  "Buffletail"  quartz  claim, 
have  struck  rock  that  pays  $200  per  ton. 
The  claim  is  situated  near  Whitman's  Pass. 

ARIZONA. 

Miner,  Aug.  31st :  A.  O.  Noyes  is  sinking 
a  shaft  on  the  Senator  lode ;  also  one  upon 
the  Montgomery. 

Messrs.  Bowers,  Bush  and  others,  who 
have  secured  £00  ft.  on  the  southwest  end 
of  the  Dividend  lode,  will  begin  work  next 
week.  The  ore  will  be  worked  at  the  Ticon- 
deroga  mill. 

Sagebrush  Johnsos ias  quit  work  on  the 
Accidental,  and  gone  to  Wickenburg — or 
California.  B.  Winning  and  others,  are 
running  his  water  arastra,  on  Lynx  Creek. 
Col.  Tyson  is  at  work  on  the  Sterling. 
Tuscon  Arizonian,  Aug.  31st:  Mr.  Bush 
and  others  interested  in  the  Dividend  mine, 
Big  Bug  Dist.,  are  about  commencing  to 
work  on  it,  and  have  leased  the  Ticonderoga 
mill.  A  shaft  has  been  sunk  60  ft.,  and  60 
tons  of  rock  have  been  run  through  the  Big 
Bug  mill,  yielding  $20  per  ton  in  free  gold, 
and  the  concentrations  containing  an  aver- 
age of  $17%  per  ton  of  rock,  according  to 
the  assay  of  Mr.  Berger. 

The  Arizona  correspondent  of  the  Marys- 
ville Appeal  of  Sept.  14th,  writes :  The 
mines  here,  instead  of  paying,  are  doing 
just  the  opposite. 

COLORADO. 
Miner,  Aug.  29th  :  A  fine  chunk  of  silver 
bullion,  weighing  339  ozs.,  was  on  exhibi- 
tion. It  is  from  ore  from  the  Equator  lode. 
Mr.  Miner,  by  a  sort  of  cheap  process,  is 
taking  out  some  very  nice  little  buttons  of 
silver.  His  apparatus  consists  of  a  sheet 
iron  pan,  in  which  the  pulverized  ore  is 
boiled  with  salt.  It  is  then  amalgamated 
by  washing  in  a  common  f:old-pan. 

An  assay  of  ore  from  the  Watertown  lode 
last  week,  gave  $6,000  per  ton. 

The  New  Boston  lode,  as  work  progresses, 
is  proving  itself  one  of  the  most  valuable  in 
the  Territory.  Immense  masses  of  pure 
argentiferous  galena,  weighim;  a  half  ton  or 
more  are  constantly  being  broken  up  by  the 
miners  engaged  in  working  it. 

The  Equator  lode  has  been  sold  to  Messrs. 
Carpenter  &  Simpson  for  $3,000. 

From  20  pounds  of  ore  from  the  North 
American  lode,  2  pounds  and  13  ounces  of 
fine  amalgam  was  produced  yesterday. 

Denver  News,  Sept.  4th :  Mr.  Birdsall 
showed  us  a  very  fine  specimen  of  silver  ore 
lately,  from  the  Great  Bear  lode,  situated  in 
East  Argentine.  It  had  been  warmed  in  a 
fire  and  showed  large  globules  of  silver. 

Mr.  Bichardson,  of  Georgetown,  exhib- 
ited in  our  office  a  fine  bar  of  metal,  taken 
from  ore  from  the  Argentine  lode.  It 
weighed  35  pounds,  and  was  taken  out  by 
his  new  process. 

There  is  on  exhibition  at  the  First  Na- 
tional Bank,  three  bars  of  silver  from  Gar- 
rott,  Martine  &  Co.  's  works  at  Georgetown. 
The  smallest  one  was  from  Bethany  ore, 
weight  119  85-100  ounces,  fineness  .924,  and 
valued  at  $142.62.  The  second  weighed 
166%  ounces,  fineness  .921,  and  was  valued 
at  $197.83,  also  from  Bethany  ore.  These 
bars  were  worked  in  their  chlorodizing  fur- 
nace. The  third  and  largest,  was  from 
Nuckolls  ore,fineness  .996,  valued  at$541.,E0, 
and  was  smelted  out. 

From  1,600  pounds  of  ore  from  the  Equa- 
tor lode,  Dr.  Johnson  lately  took  out  a  sil- 
ver button  weighing  599  ozs.  4  pwts. ,  val- 
ued at  $1,151.  In  addition  to  this,  there  is 
a  small  brick  of  metal  not  yet  cupelled. 

A  bar  of  gold  was  to  be  seen  at  the  Colo- 
rado National  Bank  this  morning.  It 
weighed  150%  ozs.,  fineness  .825%  gold  ; 
169  silver,  and  was  valued  at  $2,601.10. 

Times,  Sept.  3d :  This  week  15  tons  of 
second-class  ore  was  run  from  the  Smith  & 
Parmalee  claim  on  the  Gregory,  and  the  bar 
as  stamped  gives  the  following  result :  47 
and  28-100  ozs.  gold,  .864  fine;  silver,  110 
fine;  specie  value — gold,  $844.54;  silver, 
$6.62— total,  $851.16,  or  nearly  $57  per  ton. 
The  assay  was  $69  per  ton,  so  that  the  pre- 
cious metals  saved  were  to  the  value  of  83 
per  cent,  of  the  contents  of  the  ore  as  shown 
by  assay.  Messrs.  Beese,  Krause  &  Bruck- 
ner are  now  running  on  first-class  ore  from 
the  same  claim,  and  will  clean  up  early  next 
week. 

Outside  of  Clark  &  Co's  bank  may  be 
seen  a  large  piece  of  ore  from  the  Sensen- 
derfer  claim,  on  the  Bobtail.  It  is  said  to 
weigh  1,800  pounds.  It  is  a  splendid  sam- 
ple of  pyrites,  entirely  free  from  flaw  or 
mixture,  and  is  a  good  evidence  of  the 
strength  of  the  vein.     It  is  valued  at  $300. 


&hg  pining  and  ^ricntifie  §  tm. 


183 


Trmiscripl.  Sept.   4th:    Mr.  John   Turck 

and  his  associates  Lave  just  bad  1,872  pounds 

of   ore    from    tho    Crater   lode   reduced  by 

Garrott,  Martins  k  Co.     It  yielded 

831  ozs.  of  silver,  worth  in  ojirrency  81,122. 

The  gold  product  of  tho  Black  II. 
works  were  as  follows:  First  week,  30]  oza; 
second    week,    814   ozs.;    third  week,   318; 
fourth  week,  357.     Total,  1,012  ounces. 

It  is  rumored  that  the  \Y.  H.  White  lode 
was  oold  last  weak  for  825,000,  to  parties  in 
Philadelphia. 

Both  of  the  reduction  works  at  George- 
town are  running  night  and  day  to  their  full 
capacity,  which  is  only  19  tonsin  24  hours. 
There  is  probably  now  less  than  150  tons  of 
ore  being  raised  daily  in  the  district 

Four  men  sluicing  at  tho  foot  of  Spanish 
Bar,  cleaned  up  on  Friday  evening  last 
881rt,  tho  result  of  one  day's  rnn. 

Garrott,  Martins  k  Co.  "run  last  Saturday 
8,600  pounds  of  Nuckolls  ore,  from  which 
they  obtained  150  pounds  of  silver  amal- 
gam. 

IDAHO. 

Owyhee  Avalanche,  Sept.  7th  :  Adam  As- 
sail and  Wm.  Pierson  last  week  discovered 
a  ledge  on  Florida  Mountain,  within  sight 
of  town.  They  call  it  the  New  Castle.  It 
is  18  in.  wide  on  top,  yielding  some  very 
rich  pay  ore.  They  liavo  gone  down  some 
six  or  seven  feet,  and  have  taken  out  some 
five  tons  of  ore. 

The  Cosmos  mill  started  up  on  Thursday 
morning  under  a  contract  with  Messrs. 
Learned,  McMahon  &  Herd  to  crush  60 
tons  of  ore  from  the  south  extension  of  the 
Silver  Cord  mine. 

Salmon  City  News,  Aug.  23d :  Douglass 
&  Nichols,  whose  claim  is  on  Nappies  cretk, 
at  the  mouth  of  Smith's  Gulch,  had  cleaned 
up  S2.400. 

Judge  E.  T.  Beatty  took  a  nugget  weigh- 
ing 824  from  his  claims  on  Smith's  Gulch, 
Aug.  17  th. 

NEVADA. 

X3lRt-lc  Xtoclc. 

Virginia  Enterprise,  Sept.  11th :  A  5-stamp 
mill  has  been  ordered  in  San  Francisco  for 
the  Black  Bock  mines.  It  will  cost  upon 
the  ground  about  83,000  per  stamp,  and  will 
be  running  by  the  1st  of  January  next.  The 
result  of  the  various  experiments  at  Dall's 
mill,  Washoe,  upon  several  varieties  of  ore 
was  most  satisfactory,  the  yield  being  from 
8170  to  as  high  as  8350  per  ton.  Mr.  Isen- 
beck,  the  gentleman  who  conducted  the  ex- 
periments, is  said  to  be  the  only  man  in  the 
State  who  understands  working  the  pecu- 
liarly intractable  ores  of  Black  Rock.  About 
30  tons  more  of  the  rock  will  shortly  be 
brought  in  from  the  mines  to  be  worked  at 
the  same  mill. 

Marysville  Appeal,  Sept.  15th :  Black  Rock 
ore,  from  the  Emerald  lode,  has  been  worked 
to  the  astonishing  figure  of  8300  per  ton. 
Isenbeck  is  also  working  ores  from  tho  Lou- 
isiana and  Black  Prince  lodes,  which  prom- 
ise a  yield  equal  to  that  from  the  Emerald. 

The  Downieville  Messenger  of  Sept.  17th, 
says  that  R.  A.  Cochrane,  formerly  of  that 
place,  has  returned  from  a  long  tramp  to  the 
Black  Rock  mines  in  Nevada.  He  enter- 
tains, however,  a  very  high  opinion  of  the 
mineral  richness  of  that  country,  and  says 
its  development  is  only  a  question  of  time  ; 
expresses  the  opinion  that  there  is  a  fortune 
there  for  every  man  who  will  go  after  it  in 
the  proper  manner.  The  minerals  are  found 
in  an  altogether  different  formation  from 
anything  ever  heretofore  known  to  mineral- 
ogists, and  the  ordinary  processes  of  treat- 
ing ores  has  no  effect  on  it.  He  says  that 
the  gold  is  held  in  the  form  of  a  mineral 
salt,  and  claims  that  there  is  a  method  by 
which  it  can  be  extracted. 

The  editor  of  the  Reveille  of  the  14th  inst , 
speaking  of  the  character  and  extent  of  the 
Black  Rock  mines,  says :  The  ores  do  not 
require  roasting,  but  may  be  worked  by  the 
common  pan  process.  Some  of  the  leads 
tested  are  nearly  200  ft.  in  width,  and  can 
bo  traced  for  miles.  A  width  of  eight  feet 
is  considered  narrow  for  a  lead  in  that  coun- 
try. The  range  abounds  in  crystals  of  all 
kinds,  desirable  as  specimens  for  cabinets ; 
common  opals,  agates  and  curious  petrifac- 
tions also  abound. 

Trespass,  Sept.  16th:  Wm.  W.  Bourne, 
of  Pine  Grove,  Wilson  Dist,  arrived  in 
Virginia  Saturday  evening,  bringing  with 
him  385  40-100  ozs.  of  bullion,  principally 
gold,  which  being  assayed  by  Ruhling  & 
Co.,  weighed  383.60  ozs.,  is  .844  fine,  and 
worth  in  gold  86,696.62.  This  bullion  is 
the  proceeds  of  77  tons  of  ore  extracted  50 
ft.  beneath  the  surface,  from  the  claim  of 
the  Midas  Co.  The  Midas  and  Wilson  joint 
tunnel  has  been  run  550  ft.  At  a  distance 
of  300  ft.  from  its  mouth  a  clay  wall  was 
cut,  2%  ft.  thick,  and  similar  to  the  east  clay 
of  the  Comstoek  lode.  Back  of  this  clay, 
200  ft.,  a  vein  of  gold  sulphuret-beai'ing  ore, 
eight  ft.  wide,  was  cut,  less  broken  than  the 
ledge  overhead,  and  returning  assays  of  $68 


per  ton.  The  ore  from  which  the  bullion 
was  obtained  was  mined  from  a  tunnel  and  | 
incline,  near  the  oroppings,  the  vein  being 
abont  two  feet  in  thickness  at  that  poiut. 
The  ore  was  worked  at  tho  Pioneer  mill,  arid 
it  is  the  opinion  of  Mr.  Bourne  that  the  Pio» 
He  r  works  mineral-bearing  quarts  (gold)  ' 
as  closely  as  any  mill  on  the  coastt 

The  Wilson  mire-  is  yielding  six  tons  of 
ore  daily.  H.  C.  Toombs,  of  Dayton,  has  a 
;  contract  for  oro  from  the  east  end  of  the 
mine,  he  paying  to  Wilson  812  per  ton  for 
oil  mineral  extracted.  Ho  is  working  sev- 
eral men,  and  the  ore  ho  has  found  will 
average  875  per  ton.  From  tho  mine  proper 
a  crushing  of  Ion  tons  will  be  made  at  the 
Pioneer  mill,  early  next  month.  Mr.  Wil- 
son has  made  a  contract  with  Palmer.  Knox 
&  Co,,  of  the  Golden  State  Lon  Works,  to 
deliver  a  10-stamp  quartz  mill  at  Shingle 
Springs  on  the  20th  of  this  month,  and  it  is 
anticipated  that  the  mill  will  all  be  in  run- 
ning condition  by  Dec,  1st. 

Goodrich  &  Clark  are  taking  out  ore  from 
the  Wheeler  mine  on  contract,  receiving 
one-fifth  net  proceeds  for  their  labor.  They 
are  working  a  soft,  decomposed  vein,  and 
with  four  men  are  mining  daily  six  to  eight 
tons  of  ore  which  will  work  830. 

The  Burlesque  Co's  claim  isyieldingsome 
ore  which  is  being  reduced  in  arastras. 

The  Deposit  Co.  is  working  that  claim, 
and  crushing  in  the  same  mill  as  the  first 
named  company. 

Enterprise,  Sept.  17th :  The  Midas  Co. 
will  this  month  declare  a  dividend  of  $4  per 
foot,  and  after  the  payment  of  the  same  will 
have  left  in  the  Treasury  8850.  The  ore 
reduced  is  being  taken  out  at  a  depth  of  5" 
ft.  below  the  surface.  The  Midas  and  Wil- 
son Cos.  are  running  a  tunnel  to  tap  the 
vein  upon  tKch  their  claims  are  located,  at 
a  great  depth.  The  tunnel  is  now  in  550  ft. 
and  has  cut  a  vein  of  ore  eight  ft.  in  width, 
which  assays  868  per  ton. 

The  Wilson  Co.,  adjoining  the  Midas,  are 
taking  out  ore  that  will  average 875  perton, 
and  have  contracted  for  a  mill  which  they 
will  have  running  in  December;  meantime 
they  have  made  arrangements  for  having 
100  tons  of  ore  crushed  at  the  Pioneer  mill. 
The  Wheeler  Co.  are  taking  out  six  to  eight 
tons  of  ore  per  day  that  will  go  about  830 
per  ton.  The  Imperial  Co.  are  at  work  upon 
a  tunnel,  the  water  having  driven  them  out 
of  their  6haft.  Their  prospects  are  excel- 
lent. A  lot  of  1,900  fbs.  of  ore  from  the 
bottom  of  their  shaft,  worked  by  Mr.  Delhi, 
yielded  five  ozs.  of  gold  worth  about  890,  or 
at  the  rate  of  8100  per  ton.  The  Ophir  and 
Mountain  View  Cos.,  adjoining  the  Midas 
on  the  east,  have  excellent  prospects.  The 
lead  crops  out  finely  on  their  ground.  In 
Washington  Dist,  Mr.  Brooks  is  making 
rapid  progress  in  the  erection  of  his  mill 
and  will  have  it  running  in  about  a  month. 

Humboldt. 

TJnionville  Register,  Sept.  14th  :  Torrey's 
furnaces  are  being  remodeled,  and  in  a  few 
days  ho  will  make  a  decided  improvement 
in  their  working  capacity,  and  will  resume 
work  upon  a  larger  scale.  His  mines  are 
turning  out  better  than  he  himself  antici- 
pated. As  his  developments  attain  depth, 
the  lead  ores  diminish  accordingly.  He  is 
now  taking  outa  large  quantity  of  fine  mill- 
ing ore,  as  well  as  smelting  ore. 

Work  has  been  resumed  ou  the  Alpha 
mine,  in  Echo  Dist.  They  now  have  a  vein 
of  fine  ore  from  three  to  five  ft.  in  width, 
and  have  about  150  tons  on  their  dump. 
Fifty  tons  of  this  ore  was  worked  in  Holt's 
mill,  some  time  ago,  averaging  about  875 
per  ton.  One  of  the  company  has  gone  to 
San  Francisco  to  secure  a  mill. 

The  Oreana  furnaces  are  in  full  blast,  and 
turning  out  bullion  daily,  with  the  most 
satisfactory  results. 

The  Monroe  mine,  in  Sierra  Dist. ,  is  look- 
ing exceedingly  well.  A  large  lot  of  very 
rich  gold  ore  can  be  seen  in  the  ore  house. 
The  vein  is  growing  larger  daily.  The  Es- 
sex mine  continues  in  the  even  tenor  of  its 
richness.  G.  W.  Holt,  the  Snpt,  has  a 
large  force  at  work  in  the  mine  as  well  as  at 
the  mill.  His  machinery  and  lumber  are 
now  mostly  upon  the  ground. 
Reese  River. 

Reveille,  Sept.  10th:  Some  2,200  ozs.  of 
crude  bullion  were  brought  into  town  yes 
terday  from  Coover's  mill  at  Bunker  Hill. 
The  bullion  was  obtained  from  Victorine 
ore. 

Sept.  11th :  Mr.  H.  L.  Hawes  arrived  in 
town  this  morning  with  about  1,000  ozs.  of 
crude  bullion  from  the  Reveille  Dist.  The 
bullion  was  produced  from  eight  to  nine 
tons  of  ore  from  the  Scorpion  ledge,  which 
were  reduced  without  roasting. 

The  California  mill  has  been  leased  by  J. 
R.  Murphy,  who  is  preparing  to  set  it  in 
motion  as  speedily  as  possible. 

This  morning  a  part  of  the  heavy  engine 
and  machinery  for  the  Sherman  shaft  ar- 
rived in  town,  and  was  delivered  on  the 
ground  of  the  company. 


Yesterday  Russell  Scott  showed  us  a  fine 
lot  of  samples  of  ore  obtained  from  a  claim 
called  the  Brown  and  Spiker  in  Wisconsin 
Canon,  in  the  North  Twin  River  Di>t.  It 
is  believed  bv  many  to  be  a  continuation  of 
the  famous  Murphy  ledge,  both  from  its 
course,  general  appearance,  and  the  fact  that 
the  ore  obtained  from  the  surface  of  both 
is  is  nearly  identical.  Tho  owners 
have  sunk  upon  the  ledge  to  the  depth  of  16 
ft.,  at  which  point  it  is  large  and  contains 
several  strata  of  rich  ore. 

Sept.  12th :  Last  evening  Russell's  stage 
from  Cortez  brought  in  5, 200  ozs.  of  crude 
bullion.  The  bullion  was  produced  from 
ore  obtained  from  the  St.  Louis  mine,  which 
was  reduced  at  the  mill  of  the  Mt  Tenabo 
Co.  A  considerable  lot  of  St.  Louis  ore  of 
a  high  grade  will  be  worked  at  the  mill  of 
the  company. 

The  large  engine  of  100-horse  power,  for 
the  Sherman  shaft  of  the  New  York  and  Aus- 
tin Co. ,  was  delivered  on  the  ground  yes- 
terday, and  will  be  placed  immediately. 

In  ReveilleDist,  theDesert  Queen,  which 
is  situated  on  the  east  side  of  South  Moun- 
tain, continues  to  yield  very  rich  mineral, 
which  the  owners  are  reserving  for  reduc- 
tion at  the  mill  of  the  Old  Dominion  Co.  at 
Hot  Creek.  Another  ledge,  named  the 
Mountain  Queen,  in  the  same  mountaiu  be- 
low the  Desert  Queen,  is  also  producing  a 
good  quality  of  fine  ore.  Brobant  &  Co. 
have  several  locations  ou  South  Mountain, 
which  they  are  developing  with  good  pros- 
pects. Work  was  about  to  be  resumed  on 
the  Adriatic.  Several  of  the  ledges  belong- 
ing to  the  Reveille  Co.  looked  well  and  were 
yielding  excellent  milling  ore. 

The  Rutland  mill,  of  five  stamps,  isbeing 
negotiated  for,  and,  if  sold,  will  be  rebuilt 
and  supplied  with  roasting  furnaces. 

Sept.  13th :  The  Metacom  mill  is  again 
under  way,  and  is  reducing  ore  from  the 
company's  mine  of  that  name,  as  well  as 
fr.im  the  Diana. 

Enterprise,  Sept.  13th  :  Mr.  J.  W.  Bowers 
late  in  from  Nye  county,  brings  the  follow- 
ing news :  The  Pioneer  mill,  erected  in  the 
latter  place  some  two  years  ago,  has  been 
lying  idle  for  several  months  past.  Mr. 
Cormack,  one  of  the  lucky  discoverers  of 
the  Silver  Peak'  Dist.,  has  recently  made 
arrangements  to  run  the  mill,  and  is  now 
busy  placing  the  mill  in  condition  for  busi- 
ness. Large  quantities  of  ore  being  ready 
for  crushing  and  the  mill  in  successful  op- 
eration. Mr.  I'armichael,  who  recently  ar- 
rived there,  representing  a  company  in  New 
York  with  a  large  working  capital,  has  com- 
menced operations  on  the  company's  mine. 

Silver  Bend  Reporter,  Sept.  4th:  The  fol- 
lowing is  the  amount  of  ore  shipped 
from  the  Fisherman  ledge,  during  the  last 
quarter:  1%  tons  at  the  Faulkner  mill, 
producing  8412  per  ton  ;  4%  tons — another 
lot  -  at  same  mill,  per  ton,  $280 ;  5%  tons 
at  Parrott  mill,  $390  per  ton;  1%  tons  at 
tho  Manhattan  mill  yielded  $700  per  ton. 

At  Reveille  there  are  now  some  eight  or 
ten  companies  at  work  taking  out  ore  for 
shipment  to  the  new  mill.  The  Bullion  Co. 
has  out  10  tons  of  first  class  ore  from  the 
Fisherman  ledge  which  will  be  worked  at 
this  mill,  having  already  contracted  for  its 
delivery  from  the  mine  to  the  mill  at  $30 
per  ton.  The  value  of  the  ore  is  placed  at 
$450  per  ton.  Eighty-five  tons  of  second 
class  ore  is  also  piled  up  at  the  dump  which 
is  estimated  will  yield  an  average  of  $150 
per  ton.  Upon  the  Fisherman  a  depth  has 
been  reached  of  75  ft,  about  60  ft.  perpen- 
dicular. This  incline  has  reached  the  limit 
of  the  limestone  crust  and  penetrated  a  black 
slate,  which  shows  strong  indications  of 
water,  and  in  which  the  vein  occurs  regular 
and  unbroken.  Should  there  be  no  mistake 
about  this,  and  the  lime  rock  indeed  prove 
but  a  thin  crust,  while  the  veins  of  rich  ore 
continue  in  the  underlying  rock,  many 
claim  owners  there  who  have  hitherto  be- 
come discouraged  in  their  explorations  in 
this  crust  upon  what  appeared  to  be  only 
bunches  of  mineral,  will  again  take  hold 
with  new  heart  and  continue  the  work  of 
development.  From  the  Desert  Queen  finer 
ore  is  now  taken  than  ever  before — valued  at 
about  $800  per  ton.  The  Pearl — worked  by 
H.  Martin  Smith — has  produced  a  number 
of  tons  of  rich  ore  which  will  be  worked  in 
an  arastra,  now  building  for  the  purpose. 

Washoe. 

[In  the  Stock  Circular,  in  another  portion 
of  this  paper,  will  be  found  late  mining 
news  from  this  district  ] 

Enterprise,  Sept.  14(h  :  The  Chollar-Po- 
tosi  Co.  are.now  daily  taking  out  400  tons 
of  ore  per  day,  supplying  12  mills. 

A  fine  new  boiler,  54  in.  in  diameter,  and 
16  ft  long,  with  36  4-in.  tubes,  is  being 
manufactured  at  the  Nevada  Boiler  Works 
for  the  Empire  State  mill. 

The  total  shipment  of  bullion  from  this 
city  and  Gold  Hill  for  the  past  week  was 
bu't5,7C7  lbs.,  worth $131,863.47. 


Trespass,  Sept.  11th:  The  Sapphire  mill 
in  Gold  Hill  stopped  crushing  ore  on  the 
1st  inst,  for  the  purpose  of  giving  the  ma- 
chinery a  thorough  overhauling.  It  will 
start  up  the  first  of  next  week  on  Chollar- 
Potosi  ore. 

Gold  Hill  News,  Sept  13th:  The  great 
hoisting  house  of  tie  Empire  Imperial  Co. 
is  being  closed  in  rapidly.  The  immeneo 
sign  is  being  lettered  in  brilliant  colors. 
The  cupola  is  finished.  The  ponderous  ma- 
chinery will  be  leveled  on  the  grand  granite 
foundations  next  week. 

The  Nevada  Boiler  works,  in  Lower  Sil- 
ver City,  are  turning  out  a  mammoth  boiler 
and  a  steam  drum  for  the  Empire  State 
mill.  The  boiler  will  be  54  in.  in  diameter, 
and  16  ft  long.  It  will  36  4-in.  tubes,  with 
14  in.  in  space  between  the  tubes — a  greater 
space  than  ever  allowed  in  a  boiler  of  this 
description.  The  heads  will  be  seven-six- 
teenths of  an  inch  thick.  The  steam  drum 
will  be  36  in.  in  diameter,  aud  seven  feet 
long. 

OREGON. 

Jacksonville  Sentinel,  Sept  7th:  D.  C. 
Cohn  has  arrived  from  San  Francisco,  and 
is  going  to  start  the  Enterprise  quartz  mill, 
and  push  work  forward  with  renewed  en- 
ergy. He  intends  to  work  the  rock  by  a 
new  process,  and  thinks  he  can  make  it  pay 
$250totheton. 

Beach,  Anderson  &  Co.  are  running  a  tun- 
nel through  the  ridge  between  Althouse 
and  the  valley.  The  lower  part  of  the  creek 
is  known  to  be  rich  in  auriferous  gravel. 

Prospectors  in  the  neighborhood  of  Dia- 
mond Peak,  in  the  Cascade  Mountains,  have 
discovered  several  quartz  ledges  in  what 
seems  to  be  a  parallel  range,  at  least  they 
fouud  three  leads  near  together,  and  run- 
ning parallel  to  each  other.  The  rock  is 
rich,  with  some  kind  of  metal,  and  it  is 
thought  to  be  silver,  as  it  stands  all  the  tests 
to  which  the  prospectors  were  able  to  sub- 
mit it  The  specimen  which  we  have,  6hows 
metal,  though  what  it  is  we  cannot  say. 

Idaho  World,  Aug.  28th :  Some  very  rich 
gold  quartz  has  been  recently  found  in  the 
mountiins  near  Blue  river,  Oregon,  50  miles 
from  Eugene  City.  The  yield  of  the  speci- 
men brought  in,  by  hand  mortar  process, 
was  at  the  rate  of  $2, 260  per  ton.  The  dis- 
covery causes  great  excitement  in  that  sec- 
tion. 

Sept.  14th:  Col.  Butterfield  is  sinking 
shafts  in  the  cement  beds,  about  a  half  a 
mile  this  side  of  Waldo.  The  Colonel's  in- 
tention is  to  go  down  until  he  strikes  the 
bedrock,  hoping  that  he  willfind  a  layer  of 
pay  gravel  between  the  cement  bed  and  the 
bedrock.  Some  years  since,  Mr.  Samuel 
Scott  sunk  through  the  cement,  lower  down 
on  the  flat,  and  got  good  pay  ;  but  whether 
like  results  will  be  realized  in  the  gulch, 
remains  to  be  demonstrated. 

Salem  Herald,  Sept.  6th :  The  Ruckle 
quartz  mill  on  Powder  river,  running  on 
the  Rockfellow  ledge  ore,  has  lately  yielded 
87,000  at  a  clean  up,  after  working  110  tons 
of  ore. 

UTAH. 

Salt  Lake  Vedette,  Sept,  7th :  Reports  are 
in  circulation  about  town,  brought  in  by 
parties  who  have  recently  arrived  from  the 
mines,  which  state  that  the  prospects  of 
that  place  are  good.  No  placer  diggings 
have,  as  yet.  been  struck,  and  no  prospect- 
ing done  outside  of  the  quartz  ledges.  The 
weather  was  good,  the  miners  in  good  spirits, 
but  not  a  great  many  in  there  yet.  Several 
were  met  en  route  well  provided  with  tools, 
provisions  and  arms  from  Idaho  and  Mon- 
tana, who  design  to  do  some  prospecting  on 
the  Wind  River  side  of  the  ridge. 


Drawbridge  Accidents. — The  careless- 
ness of  those  in  charge  of  railway  draw- 
bridges has  caused  the  loss  of  many  lives. 
'The  following  is  a  brief  description  of  an 
invention  about  to  be  tried  on  the  New  York 
and  New  Haven  railroad,  which,  it  is  be- 
lieved, will  effectually  prevent  the  ill  conse- 
quences of  such  carelessness  in  future: 

It  consists  of  a  signal  attachment  to  the 
bridges,  so  arranged  that  no  draw  can  be 
opened  without  turning  a  crank  at  each  end, 
which  crank  moves  a  rod  connecting  with  a 
signal  board  placed  about  two  thousand  feet 
from  the  bridge.  By  means  of  the  rod, 
this  board  is  dropped  across  the  track  ;  so 
that  in  case  the  engineer  should  neglect  to 
observe  the  signal,  he  would  be  sure  to  hear 
his  engine  strike  the  signal-board.  He  would 
then  have  plenty  of  time  to  stop  before 
reaching  the  bridge.  At  night  a  lamp  is 
placed  on  the  signal-board.  When  the 
bridge  is  all  right,  the  board  is  drawn  into 
a  covering  out  of  sight. 

The  Emperor  Napoleon  has  ordered  the 
purchase  of  three  of  McCormick's  reapers 
for  his  private  farms. 


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Notices  to  Correspondents. 

Talpa,  Cisco. — Tungsten,  respecting  tie 
properties  of  which  metal  you  are  at 
present  inquiring,  has  already  engaged 
the  attention  of  no  inconsiderable  number 
of  persons,  who,  like  yourself,  feel  a  deep 
interest  in  obtaining,  if  possible,  some 
indurated  substance  which  will  be  capa- 
ble, practically,  of  supplanting  so  expen- 
sive a  mineral  as  the. diamond,  as  a  mate- 
rial for  drilling  purposes.  Tungsten  has 
hitherto  only  been  obtained  in  a  separate 
form  in  small  grains,  in  which  state  it  is 
barely  fusible,  in  a  blast  furnace,  requir- 
ing a  higher  temperature  than  manga- 
nese. It  is  not  magnetic,  has  a  high  spe- 
cific gravity,  or  about  17. 50  ;  is  of  a  steel- 
gray  color,  with  a  strong  metallic  luster, 
if  reduced  by  means  of  carbon.  When 
procured  by  passing  hydrogen  over  ig- 
nited tungstic  acid,  the  metal  so  obtained 
is  tin  white.  It  is  most  probable  that  the 
real  utility  of  tungsten  will  be  found 
rather  as  an  alloy,  or  one  of  a  complex 
alloy  of  steel,  tungsten,  titanium,  and 
possibly  manganese.  Tungsten  is  a  tol- 
erably abundant  material  in  the  tin  dis- 
tricts of  Cornwall,  where  it  is  generally 
known  under  the  name  of  wolfram.  In- 
dications exist,  from  the  appearance  of 
specimens,  that  it  may  be  found  in  the 
Sierra  Nevada,  to  some  extent,  as  tung- 
state  of  lime,  and  may,  for  the  purpose 
above  indicated,  become  of  considerable 
economic  value. 

Medicus,  Sierra  Co. — Lithium  is  the  me- 
tallic base  of  the  various  compounds  em- 
ployed in  medicine  known  as  lithia  and 
carbonate  of  lithia.  It  is  obtained  from 
the  mineral  kingdom  only,  hence  its  de- 
rivation from  the  Greek  word  signifying 
"  a  stone. "  The  following  are  the  chief 
minerals  from  which  it  is  procured :  Pe- 
talite,  containing  on '  an  average  about  5 
per  cent,  oxide  lithium ;  lithia-spodumene, 
8  per  cent.  ;  ambligonite,  11  per  cent.  ; 
Triphyline,  3.4per  centjlepedolite,  3-6  per 
cent.  Lithia  mica,  apyrite,  and  the  tourma- 
line of  TJtton  also  contain  it.  Some  of  the 
micaceous  varieties  are  sufficiently  rich 
to  remunerate  the  searcher  for  extracting 
the  lithia  therefrom.  At  present  the  sup- 
ply is  chiefly  obtained  from  the  Austrian 
dominions.  It  is  found  to  be  a  most  val- 
uable remedy  for  such  as  are  afflicted 
with  gouty  and  rheumatic  affections.  It 
could,  perhaps,  be  found  in  California. 

S.  V.— Cannon,  as  a  word  applied  to  ord- 
nance or  artillery,  is  originally  derived 
trim!  the  Latin  carma,  a  pipe  or  large 
tube,  in  consequence  of  the  celebrated 
Greek  fire  having  been,  whilst  employed 
in  warfare,  projected  from  tubes  or  pipes 
open  at  each  end,  which  protruded  from 
the  vessels  or  galleys  which  used  them. 
The  word  cane  has  a  similar  derivation, 
which,  strictly  speaking,  ought  to  be  con- 
fined to  such  varieties  of  the  gramminafe 
us  possess  hollow  stems  only,  not  such  as 
as  are  solid. 

X.  Z. — The  binoxide  of  tin  (tin,  stone  or 
ore)  has  been  crystallized  by  Daubree. 
Tiie  crystals  so  obtained  were  colorless, 
possessing  the  luster  of  the  diamond, 
would  scratch  glass,  and  had  a  soecific 
gravity  of  6.72. 


Perpetual  Motion. 

As  an  apology  for  the  above  heading,  and 
for  the  following  remarks  upon  this  ex- 
ploded error,  we  would  state  that  we  have 
just  seen  a  paragraph  in  a  Nevada  City 
paper,  to  the  effect  that  a  gentleman  of  that 
place  has  recently  left  for  Washington  to 
secure  a  patent  for  "a  new  mechanical 
power,  or  a  new  application  of  motion  and 
power,  which  is  destined  to  revolutionize 
the  motion  now  used  in  machinery. "  The 
gentleman's  experiments  had  been  carried 
on  for  five  or  six  years  with  the  utmost 
secrecy.  A  few  of  his  friends  were  allowed 
to  see  the  model  of  his  invention  before  he 
left.  The  expressions  reported  as  having 
been  made  use  of  by  them,  imply  that  they 
consider  him  to  have  succeeded  in  discover- 
ing the  long-sought  impossibility — "per- 
petual motion." 

Nothing  is  more  definitively  settled  among 
scientific  men  than  the  utter  absurdity  of 
the  notion  that  a  machine  is  possible  which, 
constantly  renewing  its  own  power,  would 
forever  continue  in  motion  without  aid  from 
any  external  force.  But  there  has  always 
existed,  and  always  will  exist,  a  class  of  en- 
thusiastic untrained  minds,  which  cling  to 
the  delusion  with  the  earnestness  which 
characterized  the  old  searchers  after  the 
"elixir  of  life," — which  should  insure  to 
its  fortunate  possessors  perpetual  youth. 

It  was  not,  perhaps,  so  strange  that  the 
notion  prevailed  as  loug  as  the  doctrine  of 
the  annihilabUity  of  force  obtained.  If,  for 
example,  in  the  case  of  a  blow  struck  with 
a  hammer  upon  an  unyielding  anvil,  it 
could  be  said  that  its  power  was  destroyed, 
or  annihilated — that  is,  that  its  effect  was 
nothing — it  could  be  urged  that  power  also 
was  possible  without  a  cause — that  is,  from 
nothing.  But  this  was  actually  the  doctrine 
maintained.  Philosophers  could  only  say 
that  resisted  force  was  destroyed.  This  was 
the  condition  of  science,  even  after  the 
great  stride  had  been  made,  by  which  the 
indestructibility  of  matter  had  been  demon- 
strated. Before  that  time,  when  a  chemist 
failed  to  account  for  a  portion,  by  weight, 
of  the  substance  under  analysis,  he  could 
only  say  it  was  destroyed.  Under  such  a 
cloud,  progress  was  necessarily  slow.  But 
the  point  once  established  that  matter  was 
not  to  be  annihilated,  he  worked  upon  a 
different  basis  ;  for  he  knew  that  the  miss- 
ing matter  must  be  charged  to  his  own  im- 
perfect work.  An  amazing  advance  in 
chemical  science  was  the  result. 

Just  what  Lavoisier  did  for  chemistry, 
Mayer  and  Joule  have  done  for  mechanics  ; 
and  not  for  mechanics  only,  but  for  all 
physical  science.     They  have  demonstrated 


falls  by  its  own  weight  only,  from  a  hight  of 
one  foot,  thirteen  thousand  five  hundred 
times,  sufficient  heat  is  produced  to  melt  a 
pound  of  ice,  and  boil  it.  How  much  greater 
the  effect,  ttien,  if  the  muscular  strength  of 
the  man  who  wields  the  hammer  is  so  exer- 
cised as  to  give  it  many  times  the  force 
derived  from  the  fall  only  !  Besisted  force, 
then,  is  not  wasted — is  not  annihilated  ;  for 
the  heat  produced  can  be  again  converted 
into  precisely  the  same  amount  of  force. 
The  water  thus  made  to  boil,  and  converted 
into  steam,  will  lift  the  hammer  to  the  same 
hight,  and  exactly  as  many  times,  as  would 
be  necessary  to  produce  the  first  effect. 
This  has  been  proved  by  experiment. 

But  whence  comes  the  force  exerted  by 
the  man  ?  Prom  the  food,  which  has  fur- 
nished the  material  for  his  muscle,  and  also 
for  the  combustible  matter,  which,  like  the 
fuel  with  which  we  feed  our  fires,  combines 
with  the  oxygen  of  the  atmosphere,  pro- 
ducing that  heat,  which,  whether  in  the  fire 
or  in  the  man,  is  merely  converted  power, 
and  which  can  again,  in  its  turn,  be  recon- 
verted into  power.  But  whence  comes  that 
food  ?  Prom  the  vegetable  kingdom  ;  for, 
though  a  portion  of  his  diet  may  be  animal, 
ffiat  is  itself  nourished  solely  by  plants. 
But  whence  do  plants  derive  their  life? 
Their  substance  is  earthy  ;  but  their  breath 
of  life  is  the  sun's  heat  and  light. 

This  brief  summing-up  vU  be  enough 
for  the  reasoner.  The  sun,  then,  is,  physi- 
cally speaking,  the  sole  source  of  force  upon 
our  earth.  Can  anything  be  grander  than 
this  generalization  ?  The  steam  engine  de- 
rives its  force  from  the  same  source,  either 
from  the  combustion  of  wood,  the  vegetable 
growth  of  the  present  age,  or  from  that  of 
coal — the  vegetable  growth  of  a  former  age 
— the  stored-up  result  of  what  was  equally 
the  sun's  action  upon  the  materials  brought 
under  its  influence.  It  is  not  necessary  for 
us  to  go  farther  back.  We  have  nothing  to 
do  here  with  the  question  of  the  source  of 
the  sun's  power.  Whether  it  is  an  eternal, 
individual,  personal  Omnipotence,  is  not  a 
question  for  us  to  discuss  in  this  place.  To 
all  intents  and  purposes,  our  sun  is  for  us 
infinite — both  in  its  duration,  and  its  power  to 
send  forth  its  life-giving  rays  eternally, 
without  diminution  of  substance.  Neither 
have  we  auything  to  say  of  an  hypothetical 
"  Vital  Principle,"  or  innate  energy  in  man  ; 
for  whatever  that  may  be,  it  is  certain  that 
for  the  kind  of  force  with  which  we  have  at 
present  to  do,  it  is  "nil,"  without  the  food 
for  the  body  which  keeps  up  the  chemical 
action  aforesaid.  The  doctrine  once  held, 
that  this  force — this  "vis  viva" — existed  in 
the  germ,  a  microscopic  particle  too  minute 
to  be  appreciated,  is  now  considered  absurd 


that  they  will  furnish  a  supply  of  force  to 
be  drawn  upon  during  their  daily  absence? 
When  that  has  been  done,  and  in  such  a 
way  as  to  require  no  outside  interference 
until  the  apparatus  falls  to  pieces  from  ac- 
tual wear,  we  may  perhaps  modify  our  as- 
sertion. 


the  indestructibility  of  force.     They  have   Iu  that  case  the  germ  of   the  first  ancestor 


shown  that  force,  like  matter,  can  neither 
be  annihilated,  nor  created ;  but  is  simply 
changed  in  its  form  or  mode  of  exhibition. 

The  doctrine  thus  established,  that  of 
"Conservation  of  Porce," — or,  as  it  has 
been  also*  termed,  the  "  Persistence  of 
Porce," — opens  urj,  not  only  to  the  phy- 
sicist, but,  we  may  say,  to  the  psychologist, 
a  most  magnificent  field  ;  a  field  inconceiva- 
ble in  its  vastness.  It  has  been  declared 
"the  most  far-reaching  principle  that  ad- 
venturing reason  has  discovered  in  the  uni- 
verse." Faraday  speaks  of  it  as  "thehighest 
law  in  physical  science  which  our  faculties 
permit  us  to  perceive. "  Mr.  Herbert  Spen- 
cer says  it  is  "  the  fundamental  truth  of  all 
philosophy  ;"  and  goes  on  to  observe  that 
it  extends  beyond  the  bounds  of  experi- 
mental science;  that  it  is  "deeper  than 
demonstration  " — deep  as  the  very  nature 
of  mind.  / 

To  the  thinker  who  properly  regards  the 
subject,  these  expressions  will  not  appeal' 
extravagant.  Let  him  consider,  for  in- 
stance, the  case  adduced — of  the  blow  of 
the  hammer  upon  the  anvil.  What  is  the 
effect  produced  ?  Seat  is  generated.  The 
amount  of  this  heat  is  susceptible  of  calcu- 
lation. By  experiments  it  has  been  proved 
that  if  the  hammer  weighs  ten  pounds,  and 


would  really  contain  the  force  of  a  hundred 
generations.  The  truth  is,  the  force  comes 
from  without ;  the  germ  merely  determines 
the  form  in  which  the  force  shall  exhibit  it- 
self. 

Heat,  light,  electricity,  magnetism  and 
gravitation,  are  but  forms  or  modes  of  the 
same  thing — of  motion  or  force.  Each  is 
convertible  into  the  others.  The  total 
amount  of  force  in  the  universe  is  always 
the  same,  as  is  the  total  quantity  of  matter 
the  same.  It  follows,  of  course,  that  no 
force  can  be  originated,  and  that  all  force 
must  be  derived  from  the  conversion  of  some 
of  these  other  forms  of  motion  into  it  The 
same  amount  of  force  exerted  by  a  clock- 
weight  which  reaches  the  floor  after  eight 
days'  constant  action,  is  exerted  in  another 
form,  by  the  hand  which  winds  up  that 
weight  in  a  few  seconds.  The  clock-work 
merely  directs  the  manner  in  which  that 
force  shall  expend  itself ;  it  answers  to  the 
germ  in  that  respect — it  is  not  the  force  it- 
self. So  of  any  other  machine.  It  origi- 
nates nothiug.  A  perpetual  motion  machine 
is,  therefore,  in  the  nature  of  the  case,  a 
chimera.  A  man  may  perhaps  enlist  in  his 
service  for  a  time,  and  by  that  means  ob- 
tain motion  through  properly  arranged  me- 
chanism ;  but  can  he  so  store  up  those  rays 


Photo-Chemistky. — M.  Carey  Lea,  in  his 
"Contributions  toward  a  theory  of  Photo- 
Chemistry,"  coins  the  word  actinescence  to 
express  a  property  which  the  chemical  rays 
of  light  possess,  analagousto  that  belonging 
to  the  luminous  rays  or  phosphoresence. 
He  says  that  perfectly  pure  iodide  of  silver, 
if  exposed  to  light,  undergoes  no  chemical 
change.  Nevertheless  it  changes  slightly 
in  color,  and  has,  moreover,  acquired  a  new 
property,  viz.,  that  of  attracting  a  metallic 
vapor ;  is,  in  fact,  prepared  for  a  chemical 
change,  which,  however,  cannot  occur  until 
some  sitbstance  which  is  capable  of  combining 
with  iodine,  is  brought  in  contact  with  it.  A 
film  of  this  pure  iodide,  maybe  exposed  for 
hours  to  a  bright  sun  without  undergoing 
any  further  change  than  the  slight  darken- 
ing in  color  which  a  single  second  will 
equally  produce.  If,  moreover,  it  be  after- 
wards laid  away  in  the  dark  for  a  time,  it 
recovers  completely  its  sensitiveness,  and 
after  being  again  exposed  to  light  for  a  sin- 
gle second — to  prepare  it  as  before — it  is  as 
ready  for  the  reception  of  an  image  as  ever. 
The  change  which  does  take  place,  indicated 
by  the  slight  change  in  color,  is  a  physical, 
not  a  chemical  one.  The  particles  of  the  sur- 
face of  iodide  of  silver — a  compound  sub- 
stance— are  made  to  vibrate,  to  a  certain  ex. 
tent  and  no  more,  by  the  chemical  or  actinic 
rays  of  light.  This  vibration  is  analogous 
to  that  of  the  particles  of  a  thin  glass  sur- 
face, if  a  certain  musical  note  is  sounded  in 
its  immediate  neighborhood.  If  this  note  is 
sounded  with  too  great  force,  the  vibration 
is  excessive,  and  the  glass,  as  we  know,  is 
shattered.  The  violence  of  motion  is  greater 
than  it  can  bear ;  and  it  is  disintegrated. 
Similarly,  or  rather  we  should  say,  analo- 
gously, if  a  surface  of  pure  chloride  of  silver 
be  exposed  to  these  actinic  rays,  the  motion 
of  its  particles  is  excessive,  and  chemical 
decomposition  takes  place.  But  not  so  with 
the  iodide.  If  pure,  it  will  not  yield  to  such 
agency ;  it  is  not  decomposable  by  light  alone. 
This  fact,  together  with  the  fact  that  it  is 
se?isWt>e  to  light,  is  the  corner  stone  of  photo- 
chemistry. 

Phosphorescence  is  the  gradual  radiation  of 
stored  light.  If  a  body  is  heated,  it  parts  with 
its  heat  by  radiation  in  a  comparatively  brief 
space  of  time.  Yet  the  analogy  is  evident, 
and  in  actinescence  we  have  a  hint  at  the  ex- 
planation of  phosphorescence.  In  Mr.  Lea's 
words,  "Jhe  'physical'  impression  of  light  is 
a  persistence  of  the  invisible  (or  '  chemical') 
rays,  exactly  parallel  to  the  persistence  of  the 
visible  or  luminous  rays,  in  phosphorescence." 
The  effect  passes  off  after  a  time — radiation 
is  complete— and  the  "photo-equilibrium'' 
is  gradually  restored.  Twenty-four  hours 
is  usually  sufficient  to  restore  this  equilib- 
rium in  the  case  of  the  iodide  of  silver. 
During  this  time,  its  particles  are  vibrating 
at  a  certain  rate.  Although  no  decompo- 
sition takes  place,  it  is,  during  this  twenty- 
four  hours  of  actinescence,  open  to  decompo- 
sition by  contact  with  any  substance  capable 
of  combining  with  iodine  ;  after  this  time, 
it  requires  another  exposure  to  light,  to 
again  prepare  it  for  such  decomposition. 

A  Good  Yield. — We  have  learned  from 
Messrs.  Hall  &  Harnden,  No.  409%  Califor- 
nia street,  that  the  eighty  tons  of  Green 
Emigrant  ore,  mentioned  in  the  Mining 
Summary  under  the  head  of  Excelsior, 
yielded  a  net  profit  of  S2,052,  and  the  sul- 
phurets  assayed  $3,800  per  ton,  gold,  .904% 
fine.  The  eighty  tons  of  ore  contained  six 
tons  of  sulphurets. 


Oil. — During  the  past  six  years,  7,920 
wells  have  been  sunk  in  the  United  States, 
and  eleven  and  a  half  millions  of  barrels  of 
crude  oil  produced. 


$h*  fining  ani  gnmtifvc  §m$. 


185 


Editorial  Correspondence. 

I'.  M.  S.  S.  SACB4JC8KTO,      j 

August  31st,  1807.  j 

This  is  an  easy-going  steamship,  and, 
after  passing  through  a  brief  but  severe 
test,  has  been  declared  by  those  aboard  to 
be  the  best  behaved  steamer  of  the  line. 
.  We  left  San  Francisco  August  10th,  and 
will  bo  at  Panama  to-morrow,  on  tho  thir- 
teenth day  out  The  ship  is  now  running 
at  low  speed,  that  we  may  not  arrive  ahead 
of  schedule  time  and  before  the  railroad  is 
ready  for  our  transit 

Our  passenger  list  is  small,  the  tteamer 
largo,  and  our  accommodations  commodi- 
ous. We  have  had,  for  the  most  part,  a 
smooth  and  delightful  trip.  Any  one  who 
has  not  lately  traveled  on  this  line,  who 
now  takes  first-class  passage,  will  hail  with 
favor  the  noticeable  improvements  which 
have  taken  place  in  both  ships  and  regula- 
tions. The  delight  to  "speak  of  men  as 
we  find  them,"  prompts  a  special  mention 
of  our  officers.  Capt  J.  INI.  Cavarly,  com- 
paratively a  new  officer  on  the  route,  is  an 
"old  salt."  His  qualities  as  a  commander 
are  exemplary.  Ho  admirably  enforces 
strict  discipline  throughout  the  entire  ship, 
and  has  the  perfect  confidence  and  good 
will  of  his  passengers.  Capt  Cavarly  is 
well  supported  by  his  assistants — D.  C. 
Wood,  First  Officer;  Johu  Graham,  Chief 
Engineer  ;  Fayette  M.  Ringgold,  Surgeon  ; 
B.  M.  Bevell,  Purser,  and  Thomas  Harris, 
Steward.  Strict  in  his  duties,  we  found  the 
Purser  equally  apt  in  his  courtesies.  Mr. 
Harris  fills  his  position  amply,  as  well  as 
the  mouths  of  the  passengers.  In  fact,  so 
universally  satisfactory  are  the  officers  and 
ship,  that  the  passengers  have  united  iu 
addressing  the  following  letter  to  Captain 
Cavarly,  which  we  are  permitted  to  copy  in 
this  communication : 

On  Board  Steamship  Sacramento,  I 
August  30th,  18G7.      f 
To  Capt.  J.  M.  Cavarly: 

Dear  Sir  :  The  undersigned  passengers, 
about  completing  a  very  pleasant  voyage  on 
the  ship  under  your  command,  desire  to  ex- 
press to  yourself  and  the  officers  associated 
with  yon,  their  appreciation  of  the  thorough 
discipline  observed  on  board  your  ship,  of 
the  uniform  courtesy  extended  to  them,  and 
of  the  excellent  attention  paid  to  the  safety, 
comfort  and  convenience  of  the  passengers. 

We  can  heartily  congratulate  all  travelers 
who  may  hereafter  be  entrusted  to  your 
care,  in  having  the  satisfaction  of  sailing 
with  one  who  so  fully  unites  the  qualities 
of  the  gentleman  and  mariner. 

Wishing  you  and  all  your  officers  health 
and  prosperity,  we  are, 

Truly,  your  friends, 
Capt.  N.  C.  Brooks,      Wm.  H.  King.TJ.S.N., 
R.  A.  Swain,  Richard  Eccleston, 

D.  N.  Hawley,  B.  Mish, 

B.  Weill,  Robert  H.  Wiles, 

B.  Sarle,  Jas.  W.  Faulkner, 

Hon.  D.  C.  McRuer,  L.  R.  Martiu, 
Alvau  Flanders,  T.  T.  Bradshaw, 

D.  K.  Ford,  Julius  A.  Bidwell, 

R.  J.  Tiffany,   ■  Mai.  E.  Yard,  U.  S.  N., 

H.  Arey,  IT.  S.  N.,      H.  Ogilby,  U.  S.  N., 
Adolph  A.  Son,  Th.  F.  Tobey,  U.S.N., 

W.  W.  Hemsley,         Dr.  J.  E.  Warner, 
Alb.  Arents,  A.  T.  Dewey, 

Chas.  J.  Willey, 

In  behalf  of  the  passengers. 

The  above  furnishes  the  names  of  several 
gentlemen  connected  with  prominent  min- 
ing interests  on  the  Pacific  coast,  of  which 
we  shall  make  future  mention.  D. 


Personal. — During  the  past  week  we  re- 
ceived a  visit  from  his  Excellency  Geo.  L. 
Woods,  present  Governor  of  the  State  of 
Oregon.  The  Governor  is  in  rather  feeble 
health,  owing  to  his  arduous  labors  during 
the  late  political  campaign.  He  returned  to 
Oregon  on  the  steamer  of  the  18th  inst. 
The  Governor  has  established  a  reputation 
as  an  eloquent  and  popular  speaker,  and  we 
suppose  he  will  be  content  to  rest  on  the  as- 
surance that  his  labors  were  appreciated, 
although  not  crowned  with  success.  We 
hope  that  his  health  will  resume  its  usual 
tone  in  the  dewy  land  of  Webfoot. 

Toll-gates  are  unknown  iu  Switzerland. 
Travel  is  thereby  encouraged.  The  Gov- 
ernment pay3  one-half  the  cost  of  keeping 
the  roads  in  order. 


New  Patents  and  Inventions. 

Tnd«r  till*  heading  we  .h«ll  mention.  Trim  week  tn  week 

I.    CiCCMlon     If    ind     !lh|"'r: 

llnnH:  Hi*.-,  the  i.i-i  ol  I'ftlenl  CUIm.  pecenlh  Laeued  rrnro 
the  if.  ■".  rat'-iit  Oataf,  w  Inv.  n 

nml  other    Patent  Isnues  which    ore   dee t    local  In- 

10   render*   on  thl.  .lilt-  "1    the   '     mini 
Patent!  "1  thla      -  no  MININti 

imi  SOIBNTIPIC  PBE8S  PATENT  AOBNOT,  ttctre 
prei-ared  tn  nh  afn  from  Washington,  with  despatch, 
coplce  of  anv  Patent  Issued. 

tatents  recently  issued. 
67,842. — Amalgamating  Precious  Metals. 

John  B.  Beers,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

I  claim  the  use  of  amalgamated  woven 
wire  gauze  or  amalgamated  perforated  sheet 
metal. 

I  also  claim,  in  combination  with  amal- 
gamated wire  gauze  or  perforated  sheet 
metal,  the  canvas  or  cloth  arranged  under 
the  wire  gauze  or  perforated  metal. 

I  also  claim,  in  combination  with  the 
amalgamated  wire  gauze  or  perforated  metal, 
the  use  of  corrugated  amalgamated  sheet 
metal  plates,  either  with  or  without  the  can- 
vas or  cloth. 

I  also  claim,  in  combination  with  amal- 
gamated plates,  the  use  of  wire  gauze  or 
screens,  arranged  on  or  above  the  plates, 
substantially  as  described  for  the  purpose 
set  forth. 

This  amalgamator  is  so  constructed  that 
the  particles  of  gold  will  be  prevented  from 
being  carried  away  before  the  mercury  has 
taken  it  up  and  amalgamated  it,  and  con- 
sists in  the  employment  of  a  wire-gauze 
screen,  wire  cloth,  raised  or  corrugated  cop- 
per plates,  either  amalgamated  with  mer- 
cury or  otherwise.  Any  of  these  devices 
may  be  used  for  sluices  in  placer,  cement, 
and  quartz  mining,  and  will  be  efficient  in 
riffle-boxes,  shaking-tables,  long-toms,  rock- 
ers, concentrators,  the  batteries  of  quartz 
and  auriferous  cement  mills,  and  the  cover- 
ing of  the  aprons  or  platforms  in  front  of 
the  batteries,  either  as  a  substitute  for  the 
copper  amalgamating  plates  now  used,  or 
in  connection  with  them. 
67,858. — Clothes- washer. — F.  Ernst,  San 

Francisco,  Cal. 

I  claim  placing  the  fabrics  to  be  washed 
between  perforated  plates  or  sieves,  C  and 
D,  in  a  closed  vessel  of  any  suitable  con- 
struction, so  that  a  vacuum,  F,  may  be  cre- 
ated beneath  the  lower  plate,  substantially 
as  described. 
67,935. — Steam   Generator. — Charles   O. 

Winegar,  Drytown,  Cal. : 

I  claim  connecting  each  series  of  tubes 
to  separate  and  independent  chests  at  both 
ends,  so  that  each  series  of  tubes  can  ex- 
pand and  contract  without  straining  the 
others  or  being  strained  themselves. 

I  also  claim  arranging  the  tubes  in  each 
tier  so  as  to  form  a  connection  between  all 
the  tubes  used,  substantially  as  described. 


The  Alaska  Surveying  Party  Heakd 
From. — The  Alia  of  the  18th,  says  that  a 
private  dispatch  dated  Sitka,  August  20th, 
via  Victoria,  has  been  received  from  Prof. 
George  Davidson,  who  has  charge  of  the 
scientific  party  on  board  the  revenue  cutter 
Lincoln,  about  to  make  surveys  on  the  coast 
of  our  new  northern  possessions.  The  dis- 
patch says  that  the  party  had  had  continual 
rain,  fog  and  southeast  storms  during  the 
whole  of  the  month  of  August,  and  work 
was  rather  discouraging.  They  expected  to 
start  for  Uualaska,  one  of  the  Aleutian 
islands,  on  the  23d  of  August,  and  hoped  to 
get  some  lines  of  soundings  over  the  fishini 
banks,  and  would  then  return  to  Sitka  to 
make  some  special  examinations,  and  thence 
work  to  the  southward.  The  expedition 
had  been  well  received  by  the  Russians,  and 
the  Governor,  Prince  Maksontoff,  had  af- 
forded them  all  the  information  in  his 
power. 


Hayes-Higgins  Collection.  — The  amount 
realized  in  cash  by  this'  performance,  was 
$3,600,  after  paying  $100  for  band,  car- 
riages, etc.  This  sum  has  been  equally 
divided,  as  was  intended,  between  the  two 
Orphan  Asylums.  The  managers  of  both 
institutions  have  duly  acknowledged  the  re- 
ceipt of  the  same  by  letters  to  the  commit- 
tee, which  letters  have  appeared  in  the  city 
journals. 

Flight  op  Birds. — A  hawk  can  fly  150 
miles  an  hour ;  an  eider-duck,  90  miles ;  a 
crow,  25  miles.  A  falcon,  belonging  to 
Henry  IV.  of  France,  flew  from  Fontaine- 
bleau  to  Malta  in  less  than  24  hours,  the 
distance  being  1,350  miles ;  and  it  is  proba- 
ble that  his  flight  was  about  95  miles  an 
hour,  as  such  birds  fly  in  the  day-time  only. 


N0ETH  AMEEI0A 

Life  Insurance  Company. 

Usual  Eestrictions  on  Occupation  and  Travel 

AItt)LI3U£D  ! 


Policies  of  this  Company  are  e-uui  anteee  bj-  tho  8lato  of 
New  Vork,  which  Is  true  of  no  other  Company 

on  ih  Is  Coast. 

The  most  Responsible  and  Liberal  Company    a  the  World  1 
J.   A.    EATON    &   CO., 

Xfanngera  Pacific  Urin.li.  309  -Muntcomcrr  at. 
20vlliir9D  SAN  FRANCISCO. 


Jacob  Snwtr.  Pioneer  rhotoprnphcr,  613  Clay  street,  north 
side,  fourdoora  above  Montgomery,  (late  315  Momp-omery 
street,)  takes  all  kinds  of  Photographs  in  the  best  stylo  of 
tho  Art.  He  would  Invite  especial  attention  to  the  new 
'  Cabinet  Photographs,"  which  he  Id  taking  to  perfection. 
luvutt* 


SecnaTAitYsiiir  run  Mining  Oomi-amks.—  A  gentleman  of 
education,  nbliliy  and  experience,  is  desirous  of  procuring 
a  position  us  Secretary,  or  Assistant  Secretary,  In  some 
go  A  Mlnliic  Company.  lias  most  unexceptionable  refer- 
ences.   Address  '•SECRETARY,"  at  this  omco.         6vl5tf 


Save  Your  Teeth, — no  not  have  them  extracted 
without  llrst  consulting  a  good  Oentlst.  the  loss  Is  Irrepnr- 
sble.  and.  In  many  instances,  unnecessary.  DR.  BEEU8, 
corner  of  Pino  and  Kcatny  streets,  makes  a  specially  of 
filling  the  langs  of  dead  Teeth,  and  building  up  broken 
crowns  wlih  pott*:  colo— thus  restoring  them  to  their  origi- 
nal usefulness  and  beauty. 

03- Call  and  examine  the  work.  Finest  quality  of  arti- 
ficial work  also  manufactured.  lGvU-tf 


Gold  Bars,  of  whatever  size,  if  well  cast,  assayed 
for  two  dollars,  at  A.  P.  MOLITOR's  Assay  Office, 
611  Commercial  6treet,  opposlto  United  States  Branch 
Mint.  15vlt-3m 

Brown**  Filtering  Heater.— For  preventing  In. 
crustntlon  In  steam  Boilers,  pitrifles  water  from  lime  or 
any  other  Impurity,  saves  luel,  saves  the  boiler,  protenls 
explosions,  and  protects  life  and  property.  The  cost  of  the 
Filler   is  soon  saved   In   fuel   and    boiler— repairs  alone. 

One  is  in  operation  at  tho  San  Francisco  Foundry,  Fre- 
mont street,  where  Rights  can  bo  procured,  or  all  needed 
information,  on  application,  in  person  or  by  letter,  to 

SvH-Ly  AUSTIN  A.  WELLS,  Agent. 


PICKERING'S 
ENGINE    KEGTJLATOK, 


"Wurtuuied  the  Bent  In  Existence. 

Cheap  and  easy  to  attach  to  any  Engine,  old  or  new. 
Send  tor  a  Circular,  to  DAVID  STODDART,  IU  Bealo 
street,  San  Francisco.  12vl6-2amlq 


WESTERN   HOTEL, 

Nos.  43  and  45  li.  street,  between  Second  and  Third  streets, 

SACRAMENTO. 

Board,  per  week jg* 

Meals «5  CenU. 

12V15qr  >T.  D.  THAYER,  Proprietor. 


I*nl  111'.*  r-.'     In -urn  ii  oc     Company  — 
OFFICE    IS    THE    BUILDING    OP   THI 
CALIFORNIA  SAVINGS  BASK,  Californ 
street,  one  door  from  Banmirns  street. 
K*-HIKK  AND  MARINE  IN&L'RANCE.  10vl4t9pqr 


TH£,50f 

>rni,«/\r\ 


Business  Notick.— Mr.  A.  T.  Dewey,  of  this  jourt.nl,  con- 
templates a  vhlt  of  several  months  In  the  Atlantic  States,  a 
portion  of  which  time  he  will  spend  In  Washington,  New 
Vork  and  BoMon.  Any  of  our  Eaaurn  I  ricnu.t  who  wish  to 
communicate  with  him.  for  bu-lncs*  or  oilier  purposes,  will 
address  their  letters  to"  Weatneld,  Mass  " 


ForCabikst  PiioTOGRArns,  or  Enameled  Cnrda.  of  the 
very  best  quality,  you  must  go  to  the  NEW  VORK  GAL- 
LERY, Nos  24  and  27  Third  street  Every  picture  war 
ranted  to  give  perfect  satisfaction. 

ovlSor  B.  F.  HOWLAND,  Artist. 


Perry  Davis' Vegetable  Pain  Killer. 

We  clip  the  following  from  the  Providence  (Mass.)  Gen- 
eral Adctrtimr; 

"At  this  season  of  the  year,  when  cholera,  cholera  mor- 
bus, dysentery,  and  other  kindred  complaints  are  sure  to 
prevail,  everybody  should  be  liberally  supplied  with  I'erry 
Davis'  Vcgeiitblc  Patn  Killer.  Persons  leaving  home, 
whether  li  be  for  a  day's  excursion  or  a  trip  to  Europe, 
should  be  In  a  condition  to  place  their  hands  upon  it  at  a 
moment's  warning  Many  dl>eases  Incident  to  the  Eumincr 
moulhs.  which  will  prove  fatal  If  not  immediate'ychecked, 
can  be  promptly  cured  bj  one  or  two  doses  of  the  Puln 
Killer.  On  more  than  one  occasion  have  we  been  relieved 
ot  Intense  Miii.  ring  by  the  timely  use  of  the  above  named 
preparation. 

•ST Sold  by  all  Druggists,  Grocers  and  Medicine  Dcnleri 
every  where.  lOvlfi-lra 


ROOT'S 

Patent  Force  Blast  Blower. 

Adapted   for    Smelting,  Foundry,  Mining 
and  Steamships. 

Requires  50  per  cent  less  power  than  any  Blower  now  in 
use.  FurfurtherparticuUrs,  addressKEEP,  BLAKE  k  CO., 
Stockton;  or  Wm.  T.  Garrett,  corner  Mission  and  Fremont 
streets,  San  Francisco.  6vl5tfl9p 


Oakland  College  School. 

Tub  Patkons  of  this  Institution  have  the  choice  of  sor 
eral  distinct  Departments.  The  SENIOR  CLASSICAL  U 
designed  as  preparatory  to  the  College  of  California. 

Tho  SENIOR  ENGLISH  affords  a  complete  course  of  In 
struction  in  the  English  branches,  In  Theoretical  and  Prac- 
tical Business,  Science  and  Art 

The  JUNIOR  is  especially  qualified  to  meet  the  wants  of 
young  boys,  for  whom  sepaiato  apartments  and  Teachers 
are  provided. 

Throughout  all  the  various  departments,  great  attention 
Is  given  to  the  study  of  the  Modern  Languages. 

For  further  Information,  or  Catalogues,  address, 

I.  II.  UKAYTOX,  Principal. 

Oakland,  California.  6vlSqr9p. 


LUVJsOETEO  OIL. 

The  Pacific  Linseed  Oil  &  Lead  Works 

Are  now  prepared  to  furnish  dealers  and  consumers 
Pure  Llnseod  Oil, 
Raw  or  Boiled,  at  the  Lowest  Market  Rates.  We  call  ca 
pccial  attention  to  the  quality  of  our  OH,  believing  it  to  be 
superior  to  any  imported  Oil  offered  In  this  market.  Alfo. 
Oil  Cake  Meal,  the  be3t  article  known  for  fattening  stock, 
and  increasing  ihe  product  of  milk. 

B^-Cosh  paid  for  Castor  Beana  and  Linseed,  on  delivery 
at  the  factory.    Address, 

Pacific  I.h.oecd  Oil  and  Lend  Work*, 
Care  of  L.  B.  BENCliLEY  &  CO., 
19v14-3m9p  Kan  Francisco. 


PACIFIC 

Rolling  Mill  and  Forge  Co., 

SAN    FRANCISCO,    CAL. 
Established  for  the  Manufacture  of 

RAILROAD    AND   OTHER   IRON 

—  *SD- 

Every  Variety  of  Shafting 

Embracing  ALL  SIZES  of 

Steamboat    Shafts,    Crunk-.,    PUtoti    and    Con 

ncctlue  3£ods,  Car  and  Locomotive  Axtci 

and  Fipame«. 

—  ALSO  — 

HAMMEUED     IRON 

Of  every  description  and  size, 

AST  Orders  addressed  to  PACIFIC:  ROLLING   MILLand 
FOKOE  CO.,  Post  Office,  San  Francisco,  Cal ,  will  receive 

PIB©-  The  highest  price  paid  for  Scrap  Iron.       9vl43m9p 


•^>        r>n.  3TOtvr>A»s 

Nl^San  Francisco  Eye  Infirmary. 

Permnnentlv  established  for  the  treatment  of 'all  diw 
of  the  I-yc.  Dr.  F.  was  for  sr-venlcen  ^e£"  Palpal  ',f 
the  Lafayette  (Ind)  Eye  Infirmary.  P.  W.  Fonpa.  M.  D.. 
SurMonft Charge  OfHcc,  40S5  Montgomery  street  oppo- 
site Weil  ,  Fargo  &  Co's.  4vl5-ly9p 


AGENTS  WANTED. 


ENEBGETIH    MEN   OR  WOMEN    CAN  MAKE   MONEY 
in  canvassing  lorour  NEW  BOdKS  and  ENGRAVlMi.S. 
One  Agent  reports  thirty-three  orders  for  one  Book  in  tbree 
days.    Address,      pacific  publishing  company  ,  ^ 
4vl&irap        SOS  JiomgomcryBtrett,  San  Francisco,  cal. 


%\tt  pitting  m&  §  Mttttffc 


American  Railway  Cae3  in  England. — 
As  soon  as  the  contemplated  shortening  of 
the  distance  between  London  and  Liverpool 
by  ten  miles  is  completed,  the  two  hundred 
miles  will  be  made  in  4^  hours.  There 
will  be  no  stoppages.  The  cars  will  be 
made  on  the  American  plan,  with  a  passage 
from  one  end  of  the  train  to  the  other  ;  and 
there  will  be  refreshment  rooms.  An  arte- 
sian well  on  the  route  will  furnish  water  for 
the  engine,  which  will  take  it  up  from  a 
trough  between  the  rails,  without  diminish- 
ing speed. 


Wood  Paper  Patent. — An  application 
for  the  renewal  of  this  patent,  which  ex- 
pired in  August,  has  been  made.  Printers 
and  publishers  oppose  it,  on  the  ground 
that  it  will  keep  np  the  price  of  paper.  They 
insist  that  Watt  &  Burgess,  the  parties 
holding  the  patent,  have  had  a  fair  profit 
from  it. 


Estal>lislie<l    in.   1849-Comer    First   audi    Mission,   streets,  8an   Francisco. 


HAVING  INCREASED  OCR  FACILITIES  IN  EVERY  DEPARTMENT,  WE  ARE  NOW 
prepared  at  tiie  aiiortcsi  notice  and  at  the  most  reasonable  rates,  to  furnish  all 
kinds  ana  description  of  Machinery,  including  Steam  Engines,  Quartz  Mills,  Mining  Pumps 
of  all  kinds,  Hoisting  Gear,  il&<  Work,  Luindry  Machinery,  Architectural  and  Ornamental 
Castings,  SmiHr  Mills,  Saw  and  Flour  Mills,  Water  Wheelsot  all  kind-.  Hydraulic,  Hay,  Ran, 
B":rew  and  Drop  Presses,  Coining  Machinery,  Pile  Drivers,  Bark  and  Malt  Mills,  and  all 
kind*  of  Castings. 

EVUIVE*.-  Marine  Engines,  Oscillating  and  Beam  ;  Stern  and  Side  Wheel  Roat3, 
Locomotives,  stationary  Engines,  Horizontal,  Upright,  Oscillating  and  Beam,  from  sis 
f»  fifty  inches  diameter.  Also,  Scott  A  Eckart's  Adjustable  Cut-oft"  Regulator— best  in 
u*e;  W.  R.  Eckart's  Balance  Valve  for  Stationary  Engines;  Woodward's  Patent  Steam 
Pii'nn  iml  Fir*   Engine. 

B  i»ICES  4.  Locomotive,  Fide,  Tubular,  Upright.  Cylinder  and  Cornish,  and  every 
varia'v  of  Uniier  Work      A.I1  sizes  of  tubus  and  pipes  for  pumps. 

PCUPi- The  Excelsior  double-acting  Force  Pumps  are  manufactured  hy  ns.  These 
very  superior  Pumps  are  warranted  the  best,  and  are  fast  replacing  all  other  Force  Pumps. 


AMALGAMATIXG  MACHINERY.— Wheeler  &  RandalPslmprovcd  Tractory 
Curve  Pan,  Zeuas  Wheeler's  improved  tiat  bottom  pan.  Beldin's  pan.  Veatch'B  tubs, 
PrateT's concentrators,  Waklee's  pans.  Beets'  pan,  German  Bmrels,  Arastra  Gearing,  Chile 
Mills,  Settlers  of  all  descriptions,  Retorts  of  all  sizes  and  shapes,  for  Silver  and  Gold, 
Portable  Stamp  Mills.  Straight  Batteries,  for  wood  or  iron  frames,  Dry  Crushing  Bat- 
teries, or  machines  with  the  latent  improvements,  fiver v  varietv  <>•  Stamps,  Mortars,  Cams, 
Pans  and  Tubs.     BLAKE'S  PATENT  QUARTZ  CRUSHERS,  of'all  sizes. 

OIL  BORING  TOOLS  A\JD  MACIIINERT-Of  the  latest  and  most  ap- 
proved construction,  made  from  drawings  lately  made  by  Prof.  Blake  at  the  oil  wells  tn 
Pennsylvania.  We  have  the  facilities  lor  working  gold  and  silver  quarU  and  other  ores,  to 
test  their  value,  by  the  hundred  weigh'  or  ton. 

Russia  Iron  Screens,  of  all  degrees  of  fineness  and  of  all  qualities  of  iron.  All  work  done 
in  the  best  manner  at  the  lowest  cash  prices. 

H.   J.   BOOTH.  GEO.    W.    PRHSCOTT.  IRVING    M.  SCOTT 


24vl2 


Kt.    J.    BOOTH    «fc    CO, 


Machinists  and  Foundries, 

FALMEK",  KNOX  &  CO., 

Golden   State  Iron   Works, 

Not.  19,  31,  83  and  *5  First  Street, 

SAN  FRANCISCO. 

HAKOFACTURE   ALL   KINDS   OF 

BTEAXt    E.YCUVES   MD   QTJARTZ    MILLS 

DUNBAR'S    IMPROVED 

Self-Adjusting?  Piston  Packing, 

Requires  no  sprlnirs  or  screws;  la  always  steam  tight; 

without  excessive  friction,  and  never 

gets  slack  or  leaky. 

WHEELER  A  RANDALL'S 

NEW   GRINDER   AND    AMALGAMATOB 

HEPBURN  A  PETERSON'S 

AM1LGAM1TOE  AND  SEPARATOR, 

Knot's   Amalsramators, 

WITH    PALMER'S   PATENT   STEAM   CHEST, 

Sunerlo'  for  working  either  GOLD  OR  SILVER  ORES,  Bnd 
Is  the  only  Amalgamator  that  has  stood  the  test  of  seven 
years'  continual  working, 
ttenulne     White   Iron    Stamp  Shoe*   and    Dies 

Having  heen  engaged  for  the  past  ten  years  in  quartz 
mining,  and  being  conversant  with  alt  the  improvements, 
either  in  Minim:  or  Milling,  we  are  prepared  to  furnish,  ai 
the  shortest  notice,  the  most  perfect  machinery  for  reduc 
lne  ores,  or  savlnc  either  told  or  silver.  lSvlQnj-tf 


GLOBE 

Foundry  and  Machine  Shop, 


6TOCKTOS,    CAL. 


KEEP,  BLAKE  &  CO., 

MANUFACTURERS   Of 

Quartz,  Saw  and  Grist  Mill  Irons,  Steam 
£ngines,  Horse  Powers, 

Mining  and  Irrigating  Pumps.  Car  Wheels,  Derrick  Irons, 
House  Fronts,  Iron  Fencing,  Balcony  Railings,  etc., 
at  San  Francisco  prices.    Orders  solicited 
13vl3-ly  and  promptly  executed. 


WILLAMETTE  IRON  WORKS, 

FOBTLAKD.    OKJEBON. 


Steam    Engine) 


Hollers, 


SAW  AND  CRIST  MILLS, 

MINING     MACUINERY,     WROUGHT     IRON     SHUTIEK 
WOEK.  AND  BLACKSJIITHINO  IN  GENERAL. 
Corner  North-Front  and  E  street., 

I8vl3-ly  One  block  north  or  Couch's  Wharf. 


UNION    IRON  WORKS, 

Sacramento. 

■WILLIAMS,  ROOT  &  NEILSON, 

MANUFACTURERS  OF 

CROSS'  PATENT  BOILER  FEEDER, 

STEAM  ENGINES,  BOILERS, 

And  all  kinds  oT  Mining:  Machinery, 

Also.  Hay  and  Wine  Presses  made  and  repaired 
with  neatness,  durability  and  dispatch. 

Dunbar'*  Patent  Self- A<U  listing  Steam  Plwton 

PACKING,  for  new  and  old  Cylinders,  manufactured 

to  order. 

Front  Street,  between  N  and  O  streets* 

Uvll  Sacramento  Citt 


GEORGE  T.  PRACY, 
MACHINE     WORKS, 

Nos  109  and  111  Mission  street,  between  Main  and  Spear, 

SAN   FRANCISCO. 

STEAM  ENGINE,  FLOUR  AND  SAW  MILL 

And  Quartz  Machinery,  Printing  Presses, 


MACHINERY    OF   EVERY   DESCRIPTION    MADE    AND 
REPAIRED. 
VST'Specfal  attention  paid  to  Repairing.JE*    qy-3 


SAN    FRANCISCO 

Foundry  and  Machine  Works, 

N.  JE.  Cor,  Fremont  and  Mission  street!). 

Manufacturers  of 

Marine  and  Stationery  Engines 

Quartz  Machinery,  Saw,  Flour  and  Sugar  Mills,  Mining 

Pumps,  Hoisting  Gear.  Agricultural  Implements,  etc. 

—ALSO— 

Wine,   Cider,    Cotton     nnd    Tobacco    Presses 

of  the  latest  Improved  Patterns. 

STEAM  ENGINES  AND  BOILERS, 

Of  all  sizes,  constantly  on  hand;  Qnartz  Mill  Shoes  and 
Dies  warranted  to  be  made  of  the  best  while  iron. 

Dunbar's  Improved  Self-Ad.lu  stint?  Plston- 
Pncklnir.  requires  no  springs  or  screws;  is  alw&vs  steam- 
tight;  without  excessive  friction,  and  never  gets  slack  or 
leaky. 

MACHINERY,  OF   ALL  DESCRIPTIONS 

Bought,  sold,  or  exchanged.    Bolt  Cultlng  and  Castings  ft 

the  lowest  market  rales. 

6vll-ly  DETOE.  DINSMORE  At  CO 


s.r.sn  hanscom  &co.,  !™=s 
iEtna  Iron   Works  ! 

Southeast  corner  Fremont  and  Tehnma  streets, 

SAN  FRANCISCO, 

Practical  Machinists  and  Iron  Founders, 

MANUFACTURE 

STEAM     ENGINES, 

QUARTZ    MILL    MACHINERY    OF    ALL    KINDS, 

SAW  MILLS,  FLOUR    MILLS, 

Diiuliai  *m    Improved     Self- Ad  fasting 

TISTON  PACKING, 

Now  so  cxtenslvcb  used  in  the  East  and  in  this  State.  Re- 
quires no  springs  or  scrt  w*>:  is  always  steam-tight;  without 
excessive  friction,  and  never  gets  slack  or  leaky. 

HANtiHOM'S  CRUSHER, 

The  best  of  the  kind  now  in  use  in  this  Stale  or  anywhere  elsei 

"Wheeler  <K  Randall's  New  Grinder  and 

A  ma  I  ;;n  ma  tor. 

Which  only  needs  examination  to  be  appreciated. 

Tyler's  Improved  "Water  Wheel, 

Giving  greater  power    at  lower  est.  than  anv  wheel  In  use 

Send  for  one  of  our  circulars*,  giving  full  tables 

All  Wheels  warranted  to  give  the   >  ower  as  set  forth,  or 

the  money  will  bo  refunded. 

Sole  maker*  for  I  his  eoait  of  the  "  Pendersrnst 
TV  h  lie  Iron  Stamp  Shoe*    and  Dies. 
None  genuine  unless  obtained  from  us.    Every  one  war- 
ranted. 

Patented  Machinery  of  all  kinds  will  be  furnished  by  ns 
at  market  prices.  Particular  attention  given  to  drawings 
antl  specifications  of  machinery,  which  Mill  be  made  lo 
order.  The  patronage  of  the  public  is  respectfully  solicited. 

rev  12 


TOWNE  &  BACON, 
Book  and  Job  Printers, 
Have  the  Largest  Office, 
Do  the  most  work, 
And  do  it  better 
Than  other  offices 
>In  this  City, 
Try  tbem 
'With  a  Job, 
And  you  will  be 
Satisfied  the  above 
Statements  are  facts. 
Their  office  is  at  536 
Clay  St.,  below  Montgom'y, 
Over  Pacific  Fruit  Market. 


BATJRHYTE  &  McAFEE, 
Steam  Boiler  and  Sheet  Iron  Works. 

Owned  and  conducted  by  Practical  Boiler  Makers. 
High,  and  Lonv-Pressnre  Boilers,  Station- 
ary and  Marine. 

Howard  street,  bet.  Fremont  and  Beale,  San  Frnnclfico. 

Having  had  twenty  two  years  experience  In  this  bunl- 
ne>s,  we  feel  confident  of  helm.'  able  to  compete— as  to 
ouality  of  work— with  any  establishment  on  the  Paciflo 
Coist.  7vl6-qy 


I.   H.   SMALL, 

machine     jshox», 

BU'LDRR  OF 

Steam  Unglnes,  Suit-mill*,  Miring  Mucblnery* 
and  T\  nod  Planer*. 

Repairing  of  all  Kinds  done  with  pn  niptiiees  and  dl&ratch. 
Gears  of  all  kinds  cut  ati-hcrt  nonce,  comer  ol 

Market  nnd  Beale  St.  Kan  rrancifcco.    6vi5Sm 


Pacific  File,  Reaper  and  Mower  Section 

JSZ  A.iV  XJ  FACTO  RY, 

Mo.  £3  Beale  Street,  between  Market  and  Mission, 

SAN    FRANCISCO. 

Files  re-cnt  and  warranted  as  good  as  new,  or  no  charge. 
The  only  establishment  in  the  stale.    Wo  also  man- 
ufacture iiuaner  and  Mower  Sections. 
Iv    tf  i3*   BIDDELL  A  DU&AflJTG,  Profr'A 


LEWIS  COFFEY.  J.  S.    *  lb  DOS 

LEWIS    COFFEY   &   KISUOK, 

Steam  Boiler  &  Sheet  Iron  "Works. 

THE  only  exclusively  Boiler  Making  establishment .»..  the 
Pacific  Coast  owned  and  conducted  hy  Practical  Boiler 
Makers.  All  orders  for  New  Work  and  the  repairing  of  Old 
Work,  executed  asordercd,  and  warranted  as  to  quality. 

Old  Stand,  corner  of  Bush  and  Market  streets,  opposite 
Oriental  Hotel.  San  Francisco. 


CALIFORNIA    BRASS    FOUNDRY. 

No.  185  First  street,  opposite  Minna, 

SAN  FRANCISCO. 

All  riots  of  Brass,  Composition,  Zinc,  and  Babbitt  Metal 
Castings.  Brass  Ship  Work  of  all  kinds,  Spikes.  Sheathing 
Vails'  Rudder  Braces,  Hinges,  S-hip  ami  Steamboat  Bellsand 
Gongs  of  superior  tone.  All  kinds  of  Cocks  and  Valves,  Hy 
draullc  Pipes  and  Nozzles,  and  Nose  Couplings  and  Connec- 
tions of  all  sizes  and  patterns,  furnished  with  dispatch. 
JUS-PitlCES  MODERATE.  -ffiB 

V.  KING-WELL.  I9vl3-ly]  J.  H.  WEED. 


]ftj:lto:ln 
Foundry  and  lion  Works. 


HINCKLEY  &  CO, 


MANUFACTDBERS    OF 


STEAM    ENGINES, 
Quai-tz,    IFloxtr     and.    Saw   IMCills, 

Moore's  Orlnder  nnd  Amalgamator,  Brodle's 

Improved     Crusher,    Mlnlmr    Pomps, 

Amalgamators,  and  all  kinds 

of  Machinery. 

N.  E.  comer  of  Tehama  and  Fremont  streets,  above  How, 
ard  street,  San  Francisco.  3-qy 


NEPTUNE  IRON  WORKS, 

Corner  of    Mission    and    Fremont  Streets. 
SAN  FRANCISCO. 

MARINE, 
IjOeom  otive, 

And  all  kinds  of 
HIGH  PRESSURE 

Steam  Boilers 

MADE. 
All  Boilers  guaranteed  and 
tested  by  U.  S.   Boiler  In- 
spector before  sent  out  of 
the  Shop,  at  Shop  expense. 

Al!  kinds  of  Sheet  Iron  and 

Water    Pipe,    Coal    Oil 

Stills,  Wrought  Iron 

Worms,  etc.,  etc. 

Manufnctured  to  Order. 

Old  Boilers  Repaired 

1>.   CAMEBOX, 


CALIFORNIA 

TOOL    AND     FILE    FACTORY. 

Blacksmith  and  lUuchine  Slicp. 

No.  It  Fremont  street,  between  Market  and  Mission,  8.  F. 
4vl5-qy  J.  WE1CHHART,  Proprietor. 


LINCOLN   IRON   WORKS, 

No.  51  Beale   St.,  bet.  Market  and  Mission. 

D.  &  "W.  FOUKNESS,  Frop'rs. 

STEAM    ENGINES, 

Flour  and  Sawmills,  and  MACHINERY  of  all  descriptions, 

made  and  repaired  at  shoneer  notice, 
sgp- Particular  attention  paid  lo  repairing  Reynold's  Cut-off. 

5vl6qr 


J.   KEWSHAM. 


J.  BIGWOOD. 


SOUTH  BEACH  IRON  WORKS, 

Near  corner  of  King  and  Third  streets,  San  Francisco. 
MARIN  £     ENGINES, 

*KD  .ui.  !-:iM'.-.  07 

MACHINERY     FOBGING. 

All  kind1*  of  Ship-.emiihinp  and  Mill  work  manufaclurer  to 
order.  Jobbing  ol  every  description  promptly  attended  to. 
All  work  done  guaranteed.  USvW-17 


JOHN  LOCHHEAD'S 

Steam  Engine  Works, 

Beale  street,  near  All6slon,Snn  Francisco. 

STEAM    ENGINES    OF  EVERY    DESCRIPTION    BUILT 
to  order— Marine,  Stationary*  or  Locomotive. 

HOISTING  AND  PUMPING  ENGINES, 

PORTABLE  ENGINES,   OF  ALL  SIZES, 

DONKEY   PUMPS,  Etc.,  Etc.,  Em. 

The  attention  of  the  parties  engaged  in  shipping  or  inland 
navigation  is  called  to  the 

Superior  Workmanship 

of  Mr.  LOCHHEAD,  who  lias  been  in  the  business  in  San 
Francisco  for  the  last  fourteen  years,  and  ciiiovsthe  repu 
lation  of  having  built  ONE  HUNDRED  AND  SEVENTEEN 
STEAM   ENGINES 

Screw  Propellorsof  all  kinds,  and  Stenm  Boat  Machlner 
generally,  made  to  order,  and  warranted  to  give  perfect 
satisfaction  in  every  particular  25vl2-3m 


®ht  pining  and  ^Mnttfic  §xw. 


187 


The  Darwinian  Thioky— Dr.  Bisclioff, 
Professor  of  Anatomy  and  Physiology  in 
Munich,  lion  published  a  work  in  which  the 
anatomy  of  the  gorilla,  chimpanzee,  etc.,  is 
compared  with  that  of  mun.  In  a  note  upon 
the  Darwinian  Theory,  some  of  the  points 
brought  forward  nn>  tlms  stated  in  the 
American  Journal  of  Science  :  The  assertion 
that  man  is  directly  descended  from  the  npe, 
is  contrary  to  the  Darwinian  theory  itself, 
if  rightly  understood  ;  for  the  extinction  of 
tho  parent  form  is  the  direct  consequence  of 
the  development  of  an  improved  form.  The 
great  problem  of  organic  nature  is  twofold  : 

1.  The  origin  of  the  simplest  original  forms; 

2.  The  causos  and  mode  of  their  operation, 
by  which  more  perfect  forms  were  devel- 
oped. A  great  defect  of  Darwin's  theory  is 
that  ln>  leaves  the  first  question  unanswered. 
Admitting  that  certain  organisms  must  have 
been  created,  what  right  has  he  to  say  that 
other  organisms  may  not  have  been  created 
at  intervals,  even  to  tho  present  time?  An- 
other defect  of  the  Darwinian  theory  is,  that 
no  cause  is  assigned  for  the  commencement 
of  variation.  To  say  that  organisms  have 
at  onco  the  power  of  transmitting  peculiar- 
ities by  inheritance,  and  of  spontaneously 
originating  variations,  is  a  contradiction  in 
terms.  Darwin's  treatment  of  the  second 
half  of  the  second  question  is  more  success- 
ful. Natural  selection  and  the  struggle  for 
life  must  henceforth  be  fundamental  prin- 
ciples in  any  theory  of  development  Since 
no  general  cause  is  assigned  either  for  the 
origin  of  life  or  the  commencement  of  varia- 
tion, all  that  can  be  considered  as  proved  is 
that  certain  forms  have  been  produced  by 
variation  from  certain  other  forms.  The 
facts  warrant  no  general  induction.  We  j 
must  bo  very  cautious  in  accepting  plausible  I 
theories  without  sufficient  proof.  The  va- 
garies of  the  " naturphilosophie"  furnish, 
an  instructive  example.  The  physical  dif- 
ference between  man  and  brute  is  not  merely 
quantitative,  but  qualitative.  The  distinc- 
tive peculiarity  of  man  may  be  designated 
as  self-consciousness  (selbstbewusstsein),  or 
the  foonlty  of  making  one's  self  and  one's 
mental  condition  adistinct  subject  of  thought. 
On  this  faculty  depend  other  important  pe- 
culiarities of  man,  viz.,  the  capability  of 
indefinite  progress,  the  idea  of  morality,  the 
notion  of  a  future  state,  and  the  power  of 
language. 

Transplanting  Trees. — In  taking  up  a 
tree,  it  should  be  so  marked  as  to  secure  its 
setting  out  in  the  same  position.  Thus  the 
north  side  may  be  marked  with  chalk,  before 
work  is  commenced.  If  the  side  which  has 
been  exposed  to  the  north  is  turned  toward 
the  south,  the  heat  of  the  sun  is  too  great, 
and  it  dries  up  and  loses  its  ■vitality. 


BLASTING  POWDER. 


PEICE,S3.00  PER,  KEG. 

-ALSO- 

poSTrts,  cAjrxojr  and  musket 

POWDER, 

Of  superior  quality. 
FUSE      AND       SHOT, 

Always  on  hand  and  Tor  sale  at  tho  office  of  the 

CALIFORNIA  POWDER  WORKS, 

No.  818  California  Street. 

JOHN  F.  LOHSE,  Secretary. 

25vltqr 

Piles!    Files!    Files! 

NOT  PILES  OF  GOLD,  NOR  YET  OF  SILVER.  SO 
much  coveted  by  all  men;  but  the  BLEEDING,  BLIND 
or  EXTERNAL  PILES,  can  oh  easily  and  speedily  cured  by 
the  use  of 

WOOD'S  STTB-FOSITORY. 

It  la  a  preparation  totally  distinct  from  anything  hereto- 
fore offered  as  a  remedy  fur  this  painful  and  often  fatal 
coinpiuint.  The  SUB-POSITORY  is  neither  a  pill,  powder, 
wash  or  salve,  uud  yet  it  has  proved  to  he  a  certain  Rem- 
edy fur  the  Piles.  Do  not  doubt  this  assertion,  or  delay 
letting  the  truth  of  it  if  you  are  troubled  with  the  Piles— 
you  will  not  be  deceived  in  it. 

Sold  wholesale  and  retail  by  J.  H.  REDINGTON  &  CO., 
Noa.  416  and  413  Front  street;  GEO.  GRI3WOLD,  corner  of 
Mission  und  First  streets;  OLD  FAMILY  DRUG  STORE, 
corner  Mission  and  Second  streets;  UNITED  STATES  DRUG 
STORE,  Bush  sticct,  between  Montgomery  and  Kearny. 

C.  WOOD,  Proprietor,  Ko.    63   Tehama  street,  betwc 
7irtt  and  Second.  24vH-3m 


THE    PACIFIC    IROIST    WORKS, 

First  «&  Fremont  ©ts..  between  MUsslon  «fc  Howard,  San  Francisco. 

The  proprietors  of  the  above  Works  Invite  the  attention  of  all  parties  Interested  to  their  greatly  improved  and  une- 
quntcd  facilities  for  manufacturing  Steum  Engines  and  Boilers,  both  Marine  and  Stationary,  of  any  required  size  and 
pattern,  Quartz  Mills,  Amalgamating,  Pumping  and  Hoisting  Machinery  ofllie  most  approved  construction.  Flour,  Saw, 
and  Sugar  Mills.  Water  Wheels,  Ac,  Sec.  Our  pattern  list  is  most  complete  and  extensive,  embracing  the  late  improve- 
ments In  all  classes  of  machinery  adapted  to  use  on  this  coast.  Wo  would  call  especial  attention  to  the  fact  that  we  have 
secured  the  exclusive  right  of  manufaciure  for  the  Pacific  Coast  of  the  celebrated  Greene  Engine,  conceded  to  be  the 
most  economical  and  tierfect  working  Engine  now  In  use.    We  are  also  exclusive  manufacturers  ol  the  celebrated 

ilryan  Battery,  Vnrney**  Amulicamatnrn  and  Separators,  fiyeraitn'8  Superheated  Steam  Amul- 
gamatorii  and  Botary  Crusher*,  Stone  Hi- tinker*,  *fcc.    Orders  respectfully  Solicited. 

GODDARD  •&  COMPANY. 


Office   Pacific  Business   College  and  Telegraphic  Institute. 

Mechanics'  Institute  Building,  Post  Street.    [Exterior  View.] 
A.,  de  LEO  de  l.AiilXA.  [Tvlft-Sm]  JAMES  TISTSOKHALEB. 


PACIFIC   POWDER  MILL 

COMPANY'S! 

BLASTING  POWDER! 

^MANUFACTURED 

IIV    MABIN    COUNTY, 

CALIFORNIA. 

roa  sale  by 

HAYWARD  &  COLEMAN, 

AGENTS', 

414  Front  Street,  San  Francisco* 

3vI4-lm 


STOCK   CERTIFICATES, 

STOCK  TRANSFER  JOURNALS, 
STOCK  LEDGERS, 

ASSESSMENT   RECEIPTS, 

And  all  other  Blanks,  Blank  Books,  etc,  required  by  Min- 
ing and  other  Corporations,  kept  on  band  or  printed  to 
order  on  ehortnoiico,  at  moderate  -prlcoe,  at  the  office  of 
the  Stininff  andiSctentiJic  Prv& 


CHURCH  &  CLARK, 

IMPORTERS   AND    UKAI.KR9    IN" 

Mediterranean  n-tirl  California 

FRUITS,   NUTS,   CONFECTIONERY,  Etc, 

AND   MAMUFACTUKKKS   OF 

FIRE     WORKS 

Of  every  description,  at  **o.  407  Front  st,  San  Francisco. 
15vliliml2p 


M  ACCARONI,  VERMICELLI, 


—  PASTE  ftFARlNA.1- 

h^T    SAN      FRAt^CISCOJ___     -Q 


Machinists  and  Foundries. 
Miners'  Foundry 

—  iM>— 

M  A.  C  H  I  IV  E     W  O  B  IE  S, 

Nos.  215  to  'J55  Fibst  Street, 

6nn  Fritncloco, 

HOWLAND,  ANGELL  &  KING. 

1'KOPIMKTOK.H, 

Manufacturers  of  Machinery  for 


QUARTZ  MILLS. 
SAW  Mill.--. 

i-om  i)i:it  hills, 


I'LUl'K  MILLS, 
SIOAK  MILLS, 
PirtK    MILLS, 


Steam  Engines  of  all  Kinds. 
Amalgamators  of  all  Kinds. 

MIXING  FT  MPS,  ILOISTIXG  WORKS, 

OIL   H'LI.L  TOOLS,       ROCK.  BREAKERS, 

—AND — 

Maohinery  and  Castings  of  all  kinds,  eitLo? 
of  Iron  or  Brass. 

Boilers  and  Sheet  Iron  Work  in  all  its 
Branches. 

Mme.  urn]  IIL-.  or  While  Iron,  mjmufactm  cd 
for  und  ImiM.i  i  t_-.i  by  iim  ,-xure.kly  for  i  lu*  :.»i«-. 
I.omc.  lino  will  1 !.  - 1  2ft  per  tci.t.  longer  than  ul*y 
other  muile  uii  thl.  cuuit. 

ICu.mIu  Ipoit  Ner>  enn,  01"  mi  v  d.trrcc  offinenes?. 
'We  ore  Hie  only  monufxci  lire,  '■  on  mis  cuailuf 
Che  -'  HlekN  Elitrtn*-,"  the  molt  ,  >  n.p.i.  t,  simple 
In  eon.li  uellou,  uuU  uuruhle,  of  uuy  EukIuo  In 
n.e. 

W.  II.  Ill)  IV  I.  VXD. 
II.  B.  A.XOELL, 

13vlt-qr 


E.  T.  KHG, 
CTECS  PALMES. 


JAMES  MACKEN, 

COPPERSMITH, 

No.  22G  Fremont  St.,  hct.  Howard  «fc  FoUom 

All  hind,  of  COPPER  WORK  done  lo  order  In  the  best 
manner.  Particular  attention  paid  to  Steamboat,  bugar 
House  and  Distillery  work. 

Repnlrloe  promptly  and  neatly  attended  lo. 

Hvll 


FIRST 

Paint     Manutactory 

IN     CALIFORNIA. 

EPES  &  E.  H.  B.  ELLEBY 

Have  (ho  Patent  Right  tor  the  Pacific  Coast  to  nannfac- 
ture.  sell  and  use 

Ellery's  Patent  India  Knlber  Oement  &  Paint, 

It  is  for  all  exposed  surfaces:  impervious  to  wet:  will  not 
rot,  peel.  blister  bf  crack,  tn  ;inv  climate  A  superior  Paint 
for  brick,  wood,  cloth;  metals,  etc  ;  successful  v  usel  in  the 
Easte-n  Stares.  The  old  tin  roof  of  thai  large  buildup,  tho 
New  York  Rice  Mills. wnsin such  had  condition  it  w.is  about 
to  be  taken  oil'  ten  venis  since.  Instead,  i lie v  put  on  the 
INDIA  RUBBER  CEJIE^T  AND  1'Al NT.  making  a  pood 
light  roof  A  coat  of  Indin  Rubber  I'aint  every  two  years 
since  keeps  it  in  good  coi'dition.  W«  can  reler  10  many 
others.     The  Aihuit  c  Lead  Works  use  our  Paint  only. 

NEW  CLOTH  ROOKS  out  on;  r opines  and  all  seems 
cemented  and  pat  united,  ilien  coated  with  tlie  India  Rub- 
ber ( u-itMMit  and  IMnt— the  same  as  on  tlie  St  Nicholas 
Hotel  »i  New  York  City,  the  City  13 LiiltllnjfR  and  many 
others,  I  he  roofs  of  all  the  horse  and  Mean.  cars,  decks  of 
steamboats,  etc.,  around  New  York— -or  eiuht  dollars  per 
one  hundred  square  teet.  NEW  OR  OLD  TIN  ROOFS 
cemented  and  painted  with  the  India  Rubber  Ucment  and 
Paint  guaranteed,  at  Irom  one  cent  to  two  ami  a  half 
cents  per  rquaro  foot,  according  to  size  and  c  mdttion  of 
roof     Good  men  and  i  lie  best  materials  used. 

We  have  Just  cemented  and  puiiitcii  old  tin  roofs  of  Dr. 
II.  D  Gopswel),  Tuhbo  &  Co.,  D  J.  Oliver  etc.,  and  tho 
wood  work  of  Sheriff  Mavis'  huildiiv.'.  83  leet  iront,  on  Fol- 
som  street,  between  Third  and  Fourth  streets— ojily  one 
coat.  The  work  will  speak  for  itself.  Now  paintim.'  Hie 
cornice  and  iron  work  of  Dr.  H.  l>.  Cogswell's  buiidmy, 
corner  of  Front  ami  Clark  streets— one  coat.  Seethe  above 
und  further  rclerenccs  ,il  our  office. 

KLLERY'ri  PATENT  INDIA  RUBBER  CEMENT  AND 
PAINT  it  comnosed  of  India  rubber  and  other  sums,  dis- 
solved in  lln-eed  oil,  mixed  wMi  Ihe  various  coioriiii;  rnat- 
lers,  and  ground  in  any  color.  When  app  led  to  roofs  or 
oilier  piirnoses.  it  is  mixed  wiih  pure  linseed  oil  to  the  re- 
quired thickness,  and  put  nn  as  other  paints  arc.  with  a 
puiiii  brush— retain Imr  sufficient  elasticity  io  give  and  take 
with  the  heat  and  eo  d  Fifteen  hundred" n*hi up  vesse's  at 
Cape  Ann  use  the  India  Rubber  Paint,  flndmtj  It  superior  to 
uli  others. 

El'E.S  &  E.  H.  R.  ELLERY  ate  now  prepared  to  make 
good  roofs,  and  cement  and  paint  new  or  old  ones,  and  do 
all  kind*  of  outside  painting  with  Ellen's  Patent  India 
Rubner  Paint.     No  asohaltum  or  coal  tar  used 

OIllcc,  No.  236  Jackson  street,  corner  Battery,  Sail  Fran- 
nlsco,  Cal.  6vi6 


Dr.  Hufeland's  Swiss  Stomach 
Bitters. 

THE  WORLD  RENOWNED  REPUTATION,  TOOETI1ER 
with  the  extensive  and  increasing  demand  for  Dr.  Hufe- 
land's  Swiss  Stomach  Bitters,  will  at  once  recommend  them 
to  the  favornble  noiice  of  all  connoisseurs  and  loveraofa 
good  and  healthful  tonic  and  tnvigorator.  As  a  purifier  of 
the  blood,  acting  surely,  yet  gen  ly,  on  the  reactions  of 
liver  and  kidneys,  they  are  unsurpassed  and  a  most  agreea- 
ble drink. 


For  sale  at  all  wholesale  and  retail  stores  on  the  Pacific 
Coast,  and  ut  the  denot  oi  TAVLOR  &.  BENDEL,  413  and. 
415  Olay  street,  between  Sansomtj  and  Battery,  San  FrHn- 
cisco.  2UvU.6ro 


Just  Fu.t>lislxed. 

THE  PHILOSOPHY  OF  MARRIAGE,  BEING  FOUR  im- 
portant Lectures  on  FUNCTIONS  and  DISORDERS  of 
the  Nervous  System  and  Reproductive  Organs,  to  be  had  by 
addressing  anil  inclosing  twentv-rtve  cents,  postage  stamps 
to  Secretary  PACIFIC  MUSEUM  OF  ANATOily.  Mont- 
gomory  stroet,  San  Francisco.  I2vl3-Jv 


188 


Wte  fining  mA  gtxmtifit  H§xm. 


Business  Cards. 


HATHANIEL  GRAY. 


H.  31.  GRAY. 


1ST.    GRAY  &  CO., 

UNDER    T    A.    J£    IE    R,    S  , 

641  Sacramento  St,  cor.  Webb,  San  Francisco. 

BSr-Kole  Agents  for  Bars  tow'*  Metallic  Burial  Cases  and 
^5vl4tf  Caskets. 


SAN  FBANOIjjCO  MILL. 

HOBBS    &   &ILMORB, 

Manufacturers     ot     Soxes, 

Market  street,  between  Bealc  and  Main. 


T.  B.  RODG-ERS, 

CUTLER, 
108   I*elde»iJoi*ff  Street. 

Corner  Ouiitornia,  adjoining  the  Pacific  Insurance  Office, 
9vl5-3m*  SAN  FRAfCl'CO. 

Shot  Guns  and  Rifles 

Selling    at    Five    Hollars    Such  ! 

THE    AMERICAN1   ARMS    COMPANY, 
-■  w  are  clo-lng  out  their  large-  stock  ot  Heavy 

and  Light  Single  Barrel  Guns,  suitable  lor  Geese,  Duck. 
Pigeon  or  Quail  Shooting.  Heavy  and  Light  Riflesat$5 
each.    Enclose  stamp  and  send  for  Catalogues 

AMERICAN  ARMS  CO., 
9vI5-3m  639>£  Marnet  street,  San  Francisco. 


Schmieden  &  Shotwell, 

Stock  and  Money  Brokers,  and  dealers  in  Government 
Bonds,  Stale,  City  and  County  Securities,  Gas,  Water  and 
Insurance  Stocks,  etp.,  southwest  comer  of  California  and 
Sansomc  streets,  opposite  Bank  of  California.        lvis-6m 


BEMOTAE. 

The  well  known  establishment  of 

LUCY    &    HYMES, 

MANUFACTURERS  OF 

Crenulno  Tale  and.  Chemical 
OLIVE    SOAPS, 

Has  been  removed  from  Beale  street,  between  Mission  and 
Howard,  to  BRANNAN  STREET,  between  Eighth  and 
Ninth,  and  greatlv  enlarged. 

Thecapacitv  ot  this  estibllshmentis  now  the  largest  on 
the  Pacific  Coast.  It  is  now  in  full  operation,  and  prepared 
to  supply  the  demand  of  the  trade. 

Oilice— 319   California    St..  San   Francisco. 
Ivl5qr 


We  take  occasion  to  inform  our  friends  and  customers 
that  we  have  sold  our  entire  stock  in  warehouse.also  in- 
voice to  arrive,  to  Messrs.  N.  P.  CuLE  &  CO..  3l2  and  3U 
Pine  street.  The  whole  forms  a  most  complete  and  desira- 
ble assortment  of  FURNITURE,  and  well  merils  attention 
before  purchasing  elsewhere.  J.  PEIRCE  \.  CO- 


g^g   FURNITURE. 


Wo  bog  leave  to  call  the  attention  of  the  public  to  our 
wareroums, 

Nos.312  ana  314,  Pine  Street. 

Having  purchased  the  entire  slock  of  Messrs.  J.  Peirce  & 
Co  .  and  in  addition  to  our  large  invoice  from  our  factory 
at  i  he  East,  we  are  prepared  to  fill  all  orders  promptly,  both 
WHOLESALE  AND  RETAIL,  and  call  the  attention  of  the 
public  to  our  salesroom,  a^  containing  the  most  complete 
assortment  of  desirable  gouds  on  this  coast 

2vi6-lqr  N.  P.  COLK  «fc  CO. 


Trades  and  Manufactures. 


BROWN  &  CO., 

H    -A.    T    T    E    K    «,    J 

Importers  and  Manufacturers  of   the 

LATEST  STYLES, 

A-t   No.   1331  Kearny  Street. 

EJ-CALL  AND  SEE  THEM.fi> 
4vl£qr 


FAIRBANK'S  PATENT 


WM.   BARTLIK'G. 


HENRY    KIMBALL. 


BARTLING-  &   KIMBALL, 
BOOKBINDERS, 

Paper  Rulers  and  Blank  Book  Manufacturers. 

505  Cluy  street,  (southwest  cor.  Sansome), 
15vI2-3m  SAN  FRANCISCO. 


JOHN    UA-IflEI,, 

(SUCCESSOR  TO  O.  CORt) 

MARBLE     "WORKS, 

No.  421  Pine  sL  bet.  Montgomery  and  Kearny,  San  Francisco 

Mantels,  Monuments,  Tombs,  Plumbers*  Slabs 

Etc.,  On  hand  and  Manufactured  to  order. 
8Sr~  Goods  shipped  to  all  parts  of  the  State.     Orders  re 
■mectfulli  solicited.  5v8-3m 


Palmer's   Patent 

ARTIFICIAL    LEO-, 

Manufactured  in   Philadelphia,  Penn. 
JARVIS   JEWETT,   AGENT. 

218  Montgomery  Street,  San  Francisco.  10v8-lm 


HUCKS  &  LAMBERT, 

SOLE  MANUFACTURERS  OF  THE  CELEBRATED 
US?"  H.  &  L.  -£TJ 

AXLE      Gr  K  E  A.  S  E  , 

Natoma  Street  and   North  Beach, 


2vl3-3m 


SAN  FRANCISCO. 


HARRIS    BROS., 
OUTLEES,  LOCKSMITHS,  BELLHAHGEES 

Ajid    Model    Makers. 

SOS  Leidesdorff  street,  bet.  Sacramento  and  Commercial, 
SAN  FRANCISCO.  21vU-tf 


LEATHER  HOSE  AND  BELTING, 

ALL   SIZES. 

SUCTION    HOSE   MADE     TO   ORDER 

At  short  notice,  by 

M.   M.   COOK   Sc  SOIV, 

No.  SOI  Battery  street, 

13vl3-3ra  SAN  FRANCISCO. 


McNALLY"  &  HAWKINS, 

Plumbers  and  Gas-Fitters, 

No.  G45  Market  Street, 

Adjoining  R.  C.  Orphan  Asylum,  nearly  opp.  Montgomery 
street,  San  Francisco, 

TRT-II. I1I\GS  FITTKD  UP  WITH  GAS, 

Water  nnd  Steam  Pipes,  and  all  work  warranted.  Have 
constantly  on  hand  an  aw-ortmeniof  Gas-Fixtures,  Lead 
and  iron  Pipes,  Maible  Slabs,  etc.  6vL.lqr 


PLA-TITOR]*!    SCALES! 

Also,  luree  Srales  for  weighing  loaded  wagons  of  Ore,  Hav. 
etc  ,  from  6.000  to  40,000  pounds  capacity.  Manufacturers' 
Branch  Hou-e, 

FAIRBANKS  «fe  HUTCHINSON, 

120  Culifurnia  street,  San  Francisco. 
CSy-Send  for  a  Catalogue.  24vHeow6m 

Important  to  Cullt'ornlaus.— Many  inventors  have 
lately  had  their  claims  for  Patents  seriously  (and  in  some 
cases  fatally)delayed  by  the  unqualidcation  of  agents  who 
have  not  complied  wit  lit  he  Government  license  and  revenue 
laws,  as  well  as  other  new  and  imperative  regulations. 
These  discrepancies,  although  arising. rom  the  inexperiencs 
of  honest  agents,  arc  nonetheless  dangerous  to  applicants 
for  patents,  whose  safest  course  is  to  trust  their  business 
with  none  but  active  and  experienced  Solicitors.  The  Min- 
ing and  Scientific  Phhss  Patent  Agency  has  strictlv  com- 
Siied  with  the  requisitions  of  the  Department,  and  properly 
led  all  neceasarv  capers  as  Claim  Agcnta. 


E.    POWER, 

WOOD    CARVER 

—  AND  — 

Composition  Ornament  Manufacturer. 
Designing,  Modeling  and  Patterns 

FOR    CASTING. 

INTERIOR    DECORATIONS    OF   ALL    DESCRIPTIONS, 

In  Wood,  Composition  and  Mctah 

Nos.  311  and  313  Market  street,  San  Francisco. 
25vH-qy 


Professional  Cards. 


J.   M.   STOCKMAN, 

Manulacturer  of 
PATTERNS     A3N  T>     MODELS, 

(Over  W.  T.  Garratt's  Brass  Foundry,) 
S.  E.  Corner  of  Mission  and.  Fremont  sts.t 

6vUtf  SAN  FRANCISCO 


J.    H.    WHITE.  JACOB   KRJUER, 

I?eti"oline    Oil    Works. 
J.  H.  WHITE  &  CO., 

No.  100  Commercial  street,  San  Francisco, 

Are  now  manufacturing 

LUBRICATING  OILS  &  AXLE  GREASE, 

From  Petroleums  of  California,  and  ask  to  be  encouraged 
by  the  citizens  of  California.  As  a  home  production  in  all 
their  parts,  these  Lubricators  are  equal  to  any  In  the 
market,  nnd  surpass  all  others  fcr  cleansing  off  gum  caused 
by  the  use  of  animal  oils  which  contain  stearine  andmarga- 
rln,  which  soon  become  acid.  A  fair  trial,  at  the  low  price 
asked,  is  all  that  we  solicit  25vMtf 


_  fJ>  *%sa9  and  Pr/Bi ftT**  £» 

Mi^|ANTR7N;TscoV. 


SHERMAN  DAT, 
Mining-  Engineer, 

No.  114  Montgomery  Block,  San  Francisco, 

Will  examine,  survey  and  report  upon  mines,  md  consult 
and  advise  concerning  Investments  in  mining  property,  or 
the  machinery  management  and  expenditures  of  mines. 
22q* 


FREDERICK  MANSELI,. 

Mechanical  &  Architectural  Draughtsman, 

No.  422  California  street,  corner  of  Leidsdorff. 

Drawings  of  Models  made  for  parties  applying  for  pa 
ents  at  Washington  or  London.  mar23-tf. 


JAMES  IMC.  TAYLOR, 

Attorney  and  Counsellor  at  Law, 

Court  Block:,  G3G  Clay  Street, 

SAN    FRANCISCO. 
2vlfi-lqy 


ISAAC  LOBREE  &  CO., 
,  GOLDEN  STATE  FOTTERY.Cf| 

Office  in  San  Francisco,  516  Commercial  st. 

Constantly  on  hand  a  large  assortment  of  Earthenware) 

Fire  Bricks,  Fire  Clay,  and  Stoneware. 

Is  prepared  to  fulfill  all  orders  at  the  shortest  notice. 

20vHtf 


DR.   H.   AUSTIN, 

DENTIST, 

lVo.  634  Washington  Street, 
Between    Montgomery    and    Kearny    Streets 

[OVER  SAN   FRANCISCO   BATUS] 

SAN  FRANCISCO.  20vl0-qy 


J.  W.  WINTER, 
DENTIST. 


Offlcfr,  CiTCIay  street San  Francisco. 

First-clnss  gold  fillings  for  $3.  as  good  as  any  dentist  can 
produce  in  the  cily  Dr.  Winter  has  practiced  Dentistry 
twentv  yenrs-tittccn  in  this  State.  For  a  full  upper  set  cf 
gum  teelh.  on  vulcanite  base,  irom  $20  to  $35.  Teeth  ex- 
tracted wiihoutpam  by  local  application.  18vl4-tf 


RADICAL  CURE 

-OF- 

BUPTUREi 


Treatment  of  all  Deformities  of  the  Body,  by  DR.  A. 
FOLLEAU'S  process.  024  Washington  Mreot.  up  stairs, 
Washington  Baths  Building,  between  Montgomery  and 
Kearny  streets. 

DR.  A.  FOLLEAU 

Has  his  stndles  and  manufactories  in  the  same  building. 

Every  kind  of  Apparatus,  Trusses,  orthopedic  Instru- 
ments. Artificial  Limbs,  etc  .are  manufactured  and  applied 
by  himself. 

J8Sr»27e  lias  no  connection  with  any  Agency.  24vH-llptf 


Metallurgy. 


BOALT  &.  STETEFELDT, 

Metallurgists  and  Mining  Engineers 

AUSTIN,  IfETADA. 

Western  Branch    of   ALELBERG    tc    RAYMOND.   No.   90 
Broadway,  New  York.  llvll 


THEODOEE  KALLEHBEBCr, 

Machinist,  Maker  of  Models  for  Inventors, 


No.  lO  Stevenson  street,  near  First,  San  Francisco. 
USr*Repairing  promptly  attended  to.  Svl5tf 

National  Mineral  Land  Law,  Instructions. 
Blanks,  Etc. 

Copies  of  the  Act  of  Congress,  approved  July 
26th,  1866,  relating  to  the  Location  of  Minera 
Lands,    together    with    the    instructions    to    the 

United  States  Registers  and  Receivers  and  Sur- 
veyors General,"  trom  the  Commissioner  of  the 
General  Land  Office  Department  of  the  Interior, 
dated  at  Washington,  Jan.  14th,  1867,  can  be  had 
at  this  office.  Also  a  full  set  of  blanks  for  making 
applications,  advertising,  etc.  Address  Dewey  & 
Co.,  office  Mining  and  Scientific  Press,  San 
Francisco. 


G.   W,    XAYNARD. 


.   T1EMAMK. 


MIA.-SnVATtT>   «fc  TIEMANN, 

Mining  Engineers  and  Metallurgists, 

S4ti  Pearl  street,  Blew  York, 

—  AND— 

CENTRAL    CITY,    COLORADO. 

19vl2-ly 


The  Mining  and  Scientific  Press,  San  Francisco,  has  en- 
tered on  its  sixteenth  volume.  The  Press  Is  worth  its  weight 
in  gold  to  the  artisan  and  the  miner,  and  is  always  filled 
with  original  matter  of  deep  interest  to  all  classes.— A.no4ur 
Jkdffi-r,  July  13th. 


MOSHEIMtR'S 

PIONEER     MINING-    SCHOOL 
MetallTivgrieal    Works. 

Having  established  the  first  Practical  Mining  and  Metal- 
lurgical School  In  the  United  States,  J  would  call  the  atten- 
tion of  gentlemen  who  n  ay  wish  to  obtain  a  practical 
knowledge  of  Cnemistry,  Metallurgy,  etc  ,  to  the  fact  that  I 
am  now  prepared  to  tench  ihe  following  branches: 

1    Assaying  Of  ores,  metals  and  othi;r  mineral  substances. 

2.  Teelinoloey.  or  Chemistry,  as  applied  to  any  special 
branch  of  manufacturing. 

3.  Metallurgy  of  guld,  silver,  lead,  copper,  etc  ,  by  smelt- 
ing, amalgamating,  ]ixi\  latum,  etc. 

4.  Gold  extraction  by  chlorine  gas;  also,  a  modified  pro- 
cess of  the  same,  which  is  cheaper  and  quicker  than  the 
processes  usually  employed. 

5.  Concentration.    Dressing  of  ores. 

ti.  Construction  of  furnaces,  in  which  any  kind  of  fuel 
may  be  used  for  smelting,  roasting,  etc.,  as  well  as  the  erec- 
tion of  any  machinery  or  apparatus  required  in  metallurgy 
and  technology. 

Mining  Is  considered  by  many  a  very  hazardous  under- 
taking; hut  I  can  assure  anyiine  thai  our  mines  arc  as  safe 
an  Investment  as  anj  other  business  when  properly  under- 
stood and  managed;  therefore,  learn  first,  If  you  have  a 
mine,  then  study  the  nature  of  the  ore,  and  how  lo  work 
it.  and  you  will  never  fail  to  be  successful. 

It  may  not  be  superfluous  to  state  that  I  am  theoretically 
and  practically  acquainted  with  all  the  branches  I  oiler  to 
teach.  Years  of  aciual  experience  in  the  laboratory, 
smelting  works,  quartz  mills,  and  other  manufactories  car- 
ried on  on  my  own  account,  have  not  only  given  me  les- 
sons, but  more  llian  ordinary  ability. 

I  was  the  nr^C  one  in  California  who  successfully  ex- 
tracted silver  by  smelting,  on  a  Urge  scale,  and  have  since 
been  traveling  through  the  manufacturing  and  mining 
towns  of  Europe,  to  study  all  improvements,  and  am  now 
again  the  only  one  in  San  Francisco  who  undertakes  to 
work  any  kind  of  ores  by  either  rousting,  smelting,  lixivia- 
tinn.  or  chlorination  process. 

1  also  undertake  the  creciion  of  smelting  and  roasting 
furnaces,  and  furnish  plans  and  estimates  tor  any  kind  of 
works. 

.My  lately  invented  Roasting  Furnace  has  the  following 
advantages:  A  Furnacu  ot  the  capacity  to  roast  one  to 
one  and  a  half  tons  ot  ore  per  day  can  be  built  for  $3Uu.  It 
requires  half  a  cord  o  wood  per  ton  of  sulnhurcts.  The 
total  expenses  of  roasting  are  not  over  $6.  The  roasting  is 
more  perfect,  as  the  ore  tippears  in  a  spungy  condition  and 
eagerly  takes  up  the  chlorine  gas  or  quicksilver  when 
amalgamated  A  large  size  lurnace  in  successful  opera- 
lion  may  be  seen,  by  permission  of  Mr.  Maltman,  in  his 
works  in  Nevada  City.  Several  others  are  in  progress  of 
building. 

Charges  for  assaying  gold  or  silver  ores $3  00 

Copper  ores 6  OU 

JOS.  MOSIIKIUEK, 
Practical  Chemist,  Metallurgist,  etc. 

Office,  No.  839  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 
6vl5-3ms 


JOHN    TAYL0R**&   CO. 

IMPORTERS, 

AHD  DEALERS   llf 

ASSATERS'  MATERIALS, 

Druggists'  &  Chemists'  Gr-lasswar 

niotograptaAo    Stoolc,  Etc 

SIS  and  514  "Washington  Street, 

SAN  FRANCISCO. 

WE  are  receivtng  direct  from  MESPRS.  LADD  4  OERT- 
LING  (London)  and  BEEKER  &  SONS  (Antwerp,  Bel 
gium)  their  superior 

ASSAY  A  N»  BULLION  BALANCES, 

And  from  Franco  and  Germany,  as  well  as  the  Eastern 
States,  FURNACES,  CRUCIBLES,  MUFFLES,  BLOW-PIPE 
CASES,  GOLD  SCALES,  CHEMICAL  CLASSWARE,  and 
every  article  required  for  ASSAY  OFFICES,  LABORATO- 
RIES, etc.  Wc  have  given  this  branch  of  our  business  par 
ticular  attention,  to  select  such  articles  as  are  necessary 
In  the  development  of  the  mineral  wealth  of  this  coast 

A  Full  Assortment  of  DRUGGISTS'  GLASSWARE  and 
DRUGGISTS'  SUNDRIES,  ACIDS  and  CHEMICALS,  cod 
stantly  on  hsnd. 

San  Francisco  March    6, 1865.  Ilvl0-tf 


Postage. —The  postage  on  the  Mining  and  Scikntifio 
1'khss  to  any  portion  of  the  United  Stater  is  twenty  cents  per 
annum,  or  rive  cents  per  quarter,  payable  In  advance  at  the 
Post  Office  delivering  the  paper.  Postage  free  in  the  city 
an  county.  Foreign  postage  (with  few  exceptions)  two 
cents  per  copy,  prepaid.  To  Bremen  and  the  German 
States  (marked  via  Bremen  and  Hamburg  line),  throe  cents 
per  copy,  prepaid.  Singlocopies  to  any  addressin  the  United 
States,  two  centa. 


T.   R.   CHURCH. 

FASHIONABLE 

CLOTHING   EMPORIUM 

No.  233  Mont  poultry  st.,  Koxa  Block. 

WHOLESALE  AND  RETAIL  DEALER  IN 

FINE  CUSTOM-MADE  CLOTHING, 

AKD  OEMS'  FURBISHING  GOODS, 

TRUNKS,  VALISES,    CARPET-BACS, 

Etc.  at  the  Lowest  Prices. 
9vl5-qr 


MEUSSD0RFFER, 

Nos.    635    and    G37    Commercial    Street, 

WILL  INTRODUCE 

On  Saturday.Fcbruary  0, 1867'. 
An  Entirely  New  Style  of 

Cloth  Cashmere  Hat 

"YACHT    DEKBIITTA," 

Which  aro  the  most  dressy  Hat  ever  Introduced  on  the 

Pacific  Coast. 
C3-C'a!l  nnd  see  them.  8vI4 


.A.eicls  !     Acids  I 


Nitric, 


Muriatic, 


Sulphuric, 


Chemically  Pure, 

Manufactured  by  the  Pacific  Chemical  Works, 

FALKENAU  A  HANKS, 
8vl5alt  623  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco. 


International   Hotel, 

Jj^CItSOP^      STREET, 

BETWEEN  MONTGOMERY  AND  KEARNY  STS., 

SAN   FRANCISCO,  CAL. 

THIS  OLD  ESTABLISHED  HOUSE  IS  IN  PERFECT 
order  for  the  accommodation  of  gucats.  Persons  seek- 
ing comfort  and  economy  will  lind  this  the  hest  Hotel  !□ 
the  city  to  stop  at.  The  Beds  are  new  and  In  good  order, 
and  the  Rooms  well  ventilated.  The  Table  will  alwuyo  be 
supplied  with  the  best  in  the  market. 

Frlces  varying  from  SI  50  to  S3  per  day  for 

Board  and  Boom, 

FINE  BATH  HOUSE  AND  BARBER  SHOP  ATTACHED 

TO  THE  HOUSE. 

a®-  Teams  belonging  to  the  House  will  be  in  attendanco 
at  all  the  boats  and  cars  to  convey  passengers  to  the  House 
free  or  chasge,  and  to  any  part  of  the  city  tor  50  cents 

U1V12  F-  E-  WEYGANT,  Proprietor. 


SACRAMENTO  SEMINARY. 

Bonrdlnff    School     Tor     Tintnir     l.adleii, 

I  street,  between  Tenth  and  Eleventh  streets,  Sacramento. 

The  present  Session  commenced  July  29th,  and  will  close 

December  2uth     A  full  course  of  instruction  is  given.    Six 

Teachers  are  employed,    for  further  particulars.  Address 

HERMON  PERRY, 

llvl54ra  Sacramento,  Cal. 


Mt  pining  and  geuntific  §*wsi. 


189 


Blanks,  Blank  Mining  Books, 

Constitution  and  By-Laws 

—  roa  — 

Mioinfr    unci   Prospecting 
Companies 

Elerantlr  printed,  with  care  and  dUpateb,  at  the  offlco  of  the 
Mining  and  Scientific  Preaa. 

*»-  Or-ler.  from  the  Interior  ralllirulv  attended  to. 


New  Mining  Advertisements. 


Gold  (Juitrry    Company.     L.ocutluu    of    Worku 

Placer  County,  California. 

Notice  la  hereby  (fiven.  Hint  at  a  mealing  of  Ibe  Board 
of  Tru*tcc*of  *j!d  Company,  held  on  the  nineteenth  day  of 
September,  1867,  an  asscHsmcnt  of  twenty  dollars  tf-'Oj  per 
■hare  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company, 
i>avable  Immediately,  in  United  BMf«|  gnul  and  silver 
c  Jin,  totbe  Secretary,  room  No.  10,  second  floor  oi  No.  lOJ 
Montgomery  street,  Ban  KrancUco, 

fcny  «(uck  upuu  which  *ald<i stnent  «bal I  remain  unpaid 

on  the  iweniy-iiilrd  day  ol  October,  1867,  shall  be  doomed 
aeftiiQUcnt.and  "'tube  duly  advertised  for  sale  at  public  mc- 

,    Hull,  nil 'I   Uti  If--,  p.n  an:  lit    sll.i;!   lie   III. id.    lie  hi  re,  Will  be  sold 

iy,  the  eleventh  day  of  November,  I8S7,  to  pay 

the  dollu  iuciii  essessmvui,  together  «vun  coats  of  adv.-r- 
tmrw  and  expenses  ot  sale,  liv  order  of  the  Board  of 
TrtUttea. 

t  w".  coliu'RV,  fUcretarv. 
Office   ti>2  Montgomery  street,  (Room  No.  in,  2d  floor]  San 
FraucUco  CaL  sep21 


Cold    Hill   TuiioellDv  Gold   and  Silver    Mining 

Company.— Location:  Gold  lllll  Mining  District,   County 
of  rttorey.  State  of  Nevada. 

Notice  id  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board 
or  Trmtccsof  -aid  Company,  held  on  the  nineteenth  day  of 
September,  1867,  an  assessment  (No  9)  of  one  dollar  pershare 
w*s  levied  upon  fie  capital  stock  of  said  Company,  pay- 
able i ivdlatcly.  in    L'ui  ed  Stales  gold   colli,   to  the   Sec- 

r-Marv,  R,  Wieoilnkh,  415  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco. 
(Sir.  or  to  the  Superintendent,  U.  UugUet,  Gold  Dill,  Ne- 
vada 

Anv  stock  upon  which  said   assessment  shall  remain  tin- 

Slid  on  the  twe  Ity-Slxtti  day  of  Octoher.  1867,  shall  be 
Burned  delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  lor  sale 
at  public  auction,  ami  unless  payment  shall  be  mude  be- 
fore, will  be  sold  on  Tuctulay,  the  nineteeinh  dav  ol  'No- 
vember. 1867,  to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together 
with  co-it-  of  advertising  and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  ot 
the  Board  of  Trusteed. 

R.  WEGENER,  Secretary. 
Office  415  Montgomery  street.  San  Franc  inco.  Cal,      se"2l 


Geurire    Wunlilnirton    Gold    and    silver    ,11 1  ulna 

Company.— Locnti. in  of  Works:  Silver  Mountain  Di-strlct, 

Alpine  County,  Cal. 

Notico  Is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Bonrd  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  eleventh  day  of  Sep- 
tember, 1867,  an  assessment  (No.  19)  of  five  dollars  pershare 
wm  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Cninpanv,  pa  vahle 
Imnedi.tdy,  in  Uuiicd  States  itold  and  silver  coin,  to  the 
Secretary,  only,  at  his  office,  in  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

A.nv-(o  n  upon  which  i«id  uwexftnientHhnllreinHtii  unpaid 
on  t lie  alxienitl  daj  oj  October,  l»f,7.  shall  be  deemed  delin- 
quent, and  will  liedulyadverilsed  tor  sale  at  public  auction. 
and  unless  payment  -lull  be  made  before,  will  be  sold 
on  M'tiday,  the  fourth  day  of  November.  1867,  to  pav 
the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of  ad- 
vortislng  and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees. 

A.  G.  WOOD,  Secretary. 

Office,  338  Montgomery  street.  San  Francisco.  se2l 


Brlel,  Henry 

31 

tti 

1  3 

Waizman.    tlitx  

4SJ 

Lady    Bell  Copper  Mining  Canpany,   Low  Di- 
vide Mining  District.  Del  Norte  County.  California. 
Notick. —  There  are  delinquent,  upon   the   folk-wing  de- 
scribed   stock,    on   account   of   assessment  levied    on    the 

l^J7, the  several  amounts) 
site  the  names  of  the  respective  shareholders  as  follows: 
No,  Certificate.    No.  Shares.  Amount. 

Fohli  K.,rquh*wm tOj  M  5!  5n 

D  F  RicIiumW GuO  90  00 

D  P  Richards 2(9  60  7  50 

I'  i  R  .  hai  da    240  tvi  7  Ui 

DF  Richards 2il  loO  15  10 

it  Al  -rni 348  W)  7  60 

NTack  .71  MO  16  i<0 

N  Tack tit  100  16  00 

N  Tad 273  60  7  60 

N  Tack .7*  BO  7  60 

Jacob  Mor butter 400  125  18  76 

And  In  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  the  Board 
ot  Trustees,  made  on  iho  twentieth  day  ot  August,  1807,  so 
many  shares  of  each  parcel  of  said  stock  as  may  be 
necessary,  will  be  sold  at  public  auction,  by  Maurice  Dore 
A  Co,  No.  527  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal, 
oil  Saturday,  tho  fifth  day  of  October,  1867,  at  the 
hour  of  12  o'clock  M.  of  said  day,  to  pay  said  delinquent 
assessment  thereon,  together  with  costs  of  advertising  and 
expenses  of  sale. 

B.  P.  WILKINS.  Secretary prottm. 
Office,  618  Market  street.  Sun  Francisco.  Cal.  se21 

\'oi-lli  M.»i-  Gold    mid    Silver    .Mining    Company, 

Reese  River  Mining  District,  Lander  County,  Nevada. 

Notice  is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  19th  day  of  Septem- 
ber. 1H67,  an  .assessment  of  twenty  dollars  pershare  was 
levied  upoij  the  capital  stock  of  sold  Coimmnv.  payable 
immediately,  to  the  secretary,  George  tl  Faulkner,  No. 
i'li  From  street,  San   rruuclscu. 

Any  stock  Upon  which  eutd  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid on  Tuesdav,  Hie  twenty. second  flay  ot  Ociob-  r,  1867. 
shall  bo  deemed  delinquent,  and  will  be  dulv  advertised 
for  sale  at  public  auction,  and  unless  payment  -hull  be 
made  before,  will  be  Bold  on  Monday,  the  eleventh  day 
oi  Noverolier,  1867,  to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment, 
together  with  costs  of  advertising  nnd  expenses  of  sale. 
By  order  ol    the  Board  of  Trustees. 

GEORGE  11.   FAULKNER,  Secretary. 

Office.  113  Front  Btreet,  San  Francisco,  Cal.  se2l 


Mining   Notices—Continued. 


La  Blriacu  Gold  mid  .Sliver  Mining  Company, 
Location  of  Works:  District  of  Ures,  State  of  Sonora, 
Mexico. 

N'itick  —There  are  delinquent,  upon  the  following  de- 
scribed stock,  on  account  of  assessment  levied  on  the 
tenth  day  or  August,  1867.  the  several  amounts  set  opposite 
the  names  of  the  respective  shareholders,  as  follows: 

Names.  No.  Certificate.    No.  Shares.    Amount 

10  82S  uO 

6  12  60 

3  750 

10  25  n0 

6  15  00 

And  in  accordance  with  law.  and  anorderof  the  Board  of 
Trustees,  made  on  the  tenth  day  of  August,  1867,  so 
many  shares  of  each  parcel  of  said  stock  as  may  be  ne- 
cessary, will  be  sold  at  public  auction,  by  Maurice  Dore  £ 
Co.,  at  No.  327  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco,  pal  ,  on 
Monday,  the  thirtieth  day  ot'Septeinber.  1867,  at  the  hour  of 
12  o'clock  M.  of  said  day,  to  pay  said  delinquent  assess- 
ment thereon,  together  with  costs  of  advertising  and  ex- 
penses of  sale. 

JOS.  GOLDMAN,  Secretary. 
Office,  southeast  corner  Front  and  Commercial  streets. 


San  Francisco,  California. 


B0p2l 


JLady  Franklin  Gold  and  Silver  Mining  Com- 
pany.—Silver  Mountain  Mlniug  District,  Alpiue  County, 
California. 

Notice.— There  are  delinquent  upon  the  following  de- 
scribed stock,  on  account  of  assessment  levied  on  the 
second  day  of  May,  1867,  the  several  amounts  set  opposite 
the  names  of  the  respective  shareholders,  as  follows. 

Names.               No.  Certificate.    No.  snares.  Amount 

John   Kardsley 8,  9,  10  20-ea  60  *18  (M 

John  Baxdsl.  y 13,  U    6-ea  10  3  Oi) 

John  Bard-lev 90  3  on 

Joiin  G  MCOuU'ey 37  5  1  GO 

Wm  Browning... .39,  -W,  l&s,  im9    6-ea  2'  6  no 

Abraham  Strouee 41  7J£  2  25 

Mrs  AM  Harris 7:1.74    5-ea  10  3  00 

Geo  W  Foi-om 77,  78,  79  20-ea  6)  18  1)0 

OeoWFolso.u 8o,  81  10-ea  20  6  (hi 

Uiio  W  FoNom 82,  8i    5  ea  111  3  00 

Win  Crooker 84  10  3  HU 

Wm  Crookcr ih\  6  1  %\ 

Joseph  O'Sell 94,  95  25-ea  60  Is  ho 

J -«eph    >'Neil :-6  5  ISO 

Tho.na-  Peters Ut4  6  i  5f) 

Thonas  (Mgers 139  4  1  <m 

J  irWilliims 2'28  7W  2  25 

Ucnry  ildgers 173  a  '  i  2,\ 

Dwulel  O.lgers 173  i  1  on 

AH  Powers 174  10  3  on 

Stephen  ■*  Mead 185  5  1  Rri 

Thomas  Swlndlehurst 136  is  1  6o 

James  Bottomlev 191  5  1  fj 

Christopher  Neilson..l95,  19S,  197 

198,  199    5-ea  25  7  50 

.  A  M  A  CT  Harris.. 220  7«  i  21! 

Geo  W  Whiteside 226  6^"  1    « 

Wm  Whitesiue %$  6  : 

Frank  Beitehman ?35  6 

Wm  Bastion 217  5 

Daniel  Davidson 241  20 

Daniel  Davidson 242  10 

BH  Meredith.. .....'47  5 

RT  Hazard 259,  260,  261  10-ea  SO 

RT  Hazard 262  6 


1  50 
1  50 
1  50 
6  00 
3  00 
1  50 
9  00 
1  50 


And  In  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees,  made  on  the  sixth  day  of  August,  1867,  so 
many  shares  of  each  parcel  of  said  stock  a-  may  be  neces- 
sary, will  be  sold  at  public  auction,  by  Messrs.  Olney  A 
Co.,  at  the  office  of  the  Company,  331  Montgomery  street, 
San  FranclBco.  on  Tuesday,  the  fifteenth  day  Octoher,  1867, 
at  the  hour  of  1  o'clock  P.  M.,  of  said  day,  to  pay  said  delin- 
quent assessment  thcrcou.  together  with  costs  of  advertis- 
ing and  expeuses  of  sale. 

J.  S.  LUTY,  Secretary. 

Office,  331  Montgomery  street,  comer  of  California,  San 


Pranlsco- 


aop21 


A-delln    Gold    Mini  no;    Company,   Rock    Creek, 

Sierra  County,  California. 

Notick.— There  arc  delinquent,  upon  the  following  de- 
scribed stock,  on  account  ol  assessment  levied  on  the  fifth 
dav  of  August,  1S67.  the  several  amounts  set  opposite  the 
names  of  the  respective  shareholders  as  follows: 

Names.  No.  Certificate.    No.  Shares.    Amount. 

E  F  liauidwin 16  10  $5  00 

E  F  Bsu'dwin 17  60  26  UO 

E  F  Bauldwin  »8  60  25  00 

Adellu  Hauldwiu 14  400  200  00 

\della  Bitu  dwin 16  40  20  00 

,1  K  Glussbv 6  25  U  50 

J   K  Glassby 7  25  12  50 

'  K  Glnssbv 8  25  12  50 

.1  K  Gias>by 9  25  12  60 

J  K  Glassby 10  25  12  60 

J  K  Glassby 11  25  12  50 

J  K  Glassby 12  25  12  50 

J  K  Glassby IS  25  12  50 

LG  Brown 19  201  lOi)  00 

LG  Brown 20  30  15  uO 

L  G  Brown 21  20  ]9  n<i 

J  11  Kcincrs not  issued  75  37  50 

And  In  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees,  made  on  the  fifth  day  of  September.  1867, 
so  many  shares  of  each  parcel  of  said  stock  as  may  be 
necessary  will  be  sold  at  public  auction,  by  Olney  &  Co., 
auctioneers,  at  No.  418  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco. 
Cal.,  on  Monday,  the  thirtieth  dny  of  September,  1867,  at 
the  hour  of  1  o'clock  1*.  M.  of  said  day,  to  pay  said  delin- 
quent assessment  thereon,  together  with  costs  of  advertis- 
ing and  expenses  of  sale. 

A.  C.  TAYLOR,  Secretary. 

Office,  429  Pacific  street.  San  Francisco,  Cal.  sell 

jLiieieiit  River  Cli  inoel  ISlue  Gravel  Company 

Nevada  County,  California. 

Notice  ts  hereby  given,  ihat  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  second  day  of  Sep- 
tember, 1867,  an  assessment  of  one  dollar  per  share  was 
levied  upon  the  capital  stock  ol"  said  Company,  payable 
immediately,  in  United  States  gold  and  sliver  coin,  to  the 
Secretary. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid on  1  he  second  day  of  October,  1867,  shall  be  deemed 
delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale  at  public  unc- 
tion, and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  before,  will  be  sold 
on  Saturday,  the  nineteenth  day  of  uctober.  1867,  to  pay 
tlie  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of  advertis- 
ing and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees. 

J.  M,  BUFFINGTON,  Secretary. 

Office,  No.  5  Government  House.  se7 

Ancient    River   Channel    Bine   Gravel  Compa- 
ny.—Location  of  Works  :  Nevada  County,  California. 
Noiick— All  persons  are  cautioned  against  purchasing 

the  following  Certificates  of  Stock  in  the  Ancient  River 

Channel  Blue  Gravel  Company,  as  the  transfer  has  been 

stopped  on  the  same: 
One  Certificate,  No.  82.  for  125  shares;  one  Certificate, 

No.  5,  for  10  shares;  one  Certificate ,  No.  27,  for  15  shares. 

A.  P.  MORE. 

San  Francisco,  August  26,  1867.  au3l-4» 

Chalk  Mountain  Blue  Gravel  Company. —  Lo- 
cation of  Works:  Nevada  County.  California. 
Notice.— There  are  delinquent,  upon  the  following  de- 
scribed stock,  on  account  of  assessment  levied  on  the 
thirteenth  day  of  August,  1867.  the  several  amounts  set  op- 
posite tho  names  of  the  respective  shareholders,  as  fol- 
lows: 

Names.  No  Certificate.    No.  shares.    Amount 

-Tnhn  Pennlman 9  25  $37  60 

II  W  Hall 10  16%  25  UO 

Martin  White 6  S00  450  00 

And  In  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees,  made  on  the  thirteenth  day  of  August,  1867,  so 
many  shares  of  each  parcel  of  said  stock  as  may  be  neces- 
sary, will  be  sold  at  public  auction,  at  the  office  of  the 
Company,  on  Monday,  the  thirtieth  day  of  September,  1867, 
at  the  hour  of  12  o'clock  M.  of  said  day,  to  pay  said  delin- 
quent assessment  thereon,  together  with  costs  of  adver- 
tising and  expenses  of  sale. 

J.  M.  BUFFINGT0N,  Secretary. 
Office,  No.  5  Government  House,  corner  Washington  and 
Sansome  streets,  San  franc isco,  California,  au!7 


Chlplonena  Mlnlurf  Company— District  of  Urea, 

Sonora,  Mexico. 

Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  ol 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  tenth  day  of  Sep- 
tember, 1867,  an  assessment  of  five  dollars  ($5)  per 
share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  sfork  of  said  Company, 
payable  immediately,  in  United  States  gold  and  silver 
coin,  to  the  Secretary,  at  his  office,  318  California  street, 
San  Francisco. 

Any  stock  upon  which  Raid  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid on  the  eighteenth  day  of  Octo'ier,  1867.  shall  be  deemed 
delinquent,  ami  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale  at  public 
auction,  and  unless  paymcntshall  be  made  before,  will  be 
sold  on  Monday,  the  fourth  dav  of  November,  1867,  to 
pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of  ad- 
vertising aud  expenses  of  sole.  By  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees. 

JOHN  F.  LOHSE.  Secretary 

Office.  318  California  street,  up-stalrs,  San  Francisco.    Mil 


Cumin  no    Gold    nnd    Sliver    Mining    Company, 

Lander  County,  Nevada. 

Notice — There  are  delinquent,  opon  the  following  de- 
scribed stock,  on  account  of  assessment  levied  on  tho 
twenty-first  day  of  June,  1857.  the  several  amounts  set 
opposite  the  names  of  the  respective  shareholder*,  as  fol- 
lows : 

Names.  No.  Certificates.    No.  Shares.    Amount. 

C  in  p.  James 7.'  6  J100  uo 

Dnnkhouse,  J  A C  S  6  •  0U 

iiluketopeti.il 51  s  60  00 

Pajjsetl,  N  C 131  1  ■     2000 

Gray,  Asaph  133  5  60  00 

lUrker,  W  K  0 U  10  »W  UO 

Marker,  w  B  U u  10  200  uo 

Murker,  .1   U' I3t  '    3  60  00 

Jacobs,  N  B 85  4  80  00 

Raymond. C  B,  Trustee lil  549  10,980  W 

Can mrgo  Stock  acct 3  6>i  00 

Lauder,  PC 69  6  120  uO 

And  In  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees,  made  on  the  twenty-first  day  of  June,  1867.  so 
many  iharaaof  each  parcel  of  said  stock  as  may  be  necessary 
will  be  sold  at  public  auction,  at  the  office  of  the  Com- 
pany, by  Jones  A  Bendtxen,  Auctioneers,  on  Thursday,  the 
tweniy -sixth  day  of  September,  1S67,  at  tne  hour  of  2  o'clock 
P.  M.  of  said  day,  to  pay  said  delinquent  assessment  thereon, 
together  with  costs  of  advertising  and  expenses  of  sale. 
N.  0.  FASSETT.  Secretary. 

Office,  N.  E.  corner  Clay  and  Front  streets.  San  Francisco. 


Hanicom  Copper  Mining  Company.     Locution; 

Low  Divide  District,  Del  Norte  County,  California. 

Notick.— There   are  delinquent  upon   the    following    de- 
scribed  slock,    on   account  of  assessment  levied    on  the 
twentieth  day  of  July.  1867,the  several  amounts  set  opposite 
the  names  of  the  respective  shareholders,  as  follows: 
Names.  No.  Shares.  Amount 

Avrcs  Washington \%  17 

Burch,  W  W 1  10 

Kversdoif.  J I  10 

Bralnaid.H 50  $5  00 

Oummings.  AH \%  17 

fallaulinii,  Sarah  A :!■','  3.1 

Oluvas.  Geo  K 100  10  00 

Hale,  Wm  F 15J>£  15  33 

Kersey,  J  D 8K  83 

McinFl,  R  A 2835  2  87 

Sielexr.  Ahx 1  10 

White,  Martin 141  14  10 

And  in  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  tho  Board  of 
Trustees,  made  011  the  twentieth  day  of  July,  1867,  so  many 
shares  of  each  pat  eel  of  said  stock  as  may  be  necessary, 
will  be  sold  at  public  auction,  at  the  salesrooms  of  Badger 
&  Chapman,  N.  W.  corner  of  Kearny  and  California  streets, 
San  Francisco,  Cal.,  on  Monday,  the  thirtieth  day  of  Sep- 
tember, 1867,  at  the  hour  of  12)$  o'clock,  P.  M.  of  said  daj , 
to  pay  said  delinquent  assessment  thereon,  together  with 
costs  of  advertising  aud  expenses  of  sale. 

JOHN  O.  HANSCOM,  Secretary. 

Office,  at  the  jEtna  Iron  Works,  Fremont  street,  between 
Howard  and  Folsom,  San  Francisco.  Office  hours:  from  8 
A.  M.  to!2M.  sel3 


Kidney   Gold    and   Silver  MlalngT  Company,  JE1 

Dorado  County,  California. 

Notice  is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  twelfth  day  of 
September,  1867,  an  assessment  of  twenty  cent3  pershare 
was  levied  upon  tho  capital  stock  of  said  Company,  pay- 
able Immediately  In  United  States  gold  and  silver  coin,  to 
the  Treasurer.  D.  O.  Bhbkd,  at  his  office,  northeast  cor- 
ner Battery  and  Clay  streets,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain 
unpaid  on  the  twenty  fifth  day  of  October,  1867,  shall  be 
deemed  delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale  at 
public  auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  before, 
will  be  sold  on  Monday,  the  fourth  day  of  November.  1867, 
to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  oi 
advertising  and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees, 

H.  V.  HERBERT,  Secretary. 

Office,  No.  407  California  street,  San  Francisco.        sel4 


)La  Blancn  Gold  and  Silver  Mining  Company* 

District  of  Ures,  Sonora,  Mexico. 

Notice  is  hereby  given,  thai  tho  Annual  Mooing  of  the 
stockholders  of  Ihe  above  Company,  will  bo  held  at  No  103 
California  strc  t,  corner  of  Davi«,  in  San  Francisco,  on 
THURSDAY,  the  tenth  day  of  October,  1867,  at  7>£  o'clock, 
P.  M. 

Proxies  must  be  written  and  filed  with  the  Secretary. 

sepl4-3w  JOS.  GOLDMAN,  SecreUry. 


Mount  Teuabo  Silver  Mining:  Company.— Lo- 
cation of  Works  :  Cortez  District,  Lander  County,  State 
of  Nevada. 

Notice  is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  sixth  day  of  Sep- 
tember, 1867,  an  assessment  of  three  dollars  ($3)  per  share 
was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company,  pay- 
able Immediately,  in  Unilcd  States  cold  and  silver  coin, 
to  the  Secretary,  at  the  office  of  the  Company,  In  San 
Francisco. 

Any  stock  unon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain 
unpaid  on  thetenih  day  of  uctober,  1867, shall  be  deemed 
delinquent,  mid  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale  at  public 
auction,  and  unless  pay  me  111  shall  be  made  before,  will 
be  sold  on  Thursday,  the  thiny-lin-t  day  of  October,  1867, 
to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of  ad- 
vertising and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  ot  the  Board  of 
Trustees. 

R.  N.  VAN  BRUNT,  Secretary. 
Office,  331  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco. 

N.  B-- Two  per  cent,  wl-l  be  allowed  on  allpayments 
ma  ie  on  the  above  prior  to  17th  insL  se7 


Nengrle  *t   Corcoran  Silver  Milliner  Company- 
Location  of  Works:  Storey  County,  State  of  Nevada. 
Notick.— There  are  delinquent,  upon  the   following  de 
scribed  stock.ou  account  of  assessment  levied  on  the  eleventh 
day  of  J  uly,  1867,  the  several  amounts  set  opposite  the  names 
of  the  respective  shareholders  as  follows: 
Names.  No.  Certificate.    No.  Shares.    Amount. 

Bell,  Rosena 75  10  $5  00 

Bell,  Jos 80  6  2  50 

Comaford,  P 65  6  2  50 

Edwards,  A  L 79  10  5  00 

Kennedy,  Jas 64  5  2  60 

M  ulrein,  D '-7  10  6  UO 

Mulrcin,  D 23  10  fi  00 

Murphy,  John 7J  250  125  i0 

Moloney,  M 74  fi  2  50 

iMcCann,  A Si  5  2  50 

McGrath,  Fredcrlca 82  10  5  00 

Neenan,  A  73  6  2  50 

Peiidergrass,  Wm 77  5  2  50 

And  in  accordance  with  law.  and  an  order  of  the  Board 
ofTrustees,  made  on  the  eleventh  day  of  July,  1867,  so  many 
shares  of  each  parcel  of  said  stock  as  may  be  necessary, 
will  be  sold  at  public  auction,  at  the  salesroom  of  Maurice 
Dore  &  Co.,  No.  327  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal., 
on  Monday,  the  second  day  of  September,  18G7,  at  the  hour 
of  12  o'clock,  M.,  of  said  day,  to  pay  said  delinquent  assess- 
ment thereon,  together  with  costs  of  advertising  and  ex- 
penses of  sale. 

A.  P.  GREEN,  Secretary. 
Office,  Room  No.   11,  338  Montgomery  street,   San  Fran- 
cisco, California.  aul7 

Postpone iiENT.— The  above  sale  is  hereby  postponed  until 
Wednesday,  the  Becond  day  of  October,  1867,  at  tho  same 
hour  and  place.    By  order  of  the  Board  of  Trustees. 

sep7  T.  B.  WINQABD,  Secretary. 


Xeuvlo  A-  Corcoran  Silver  Mlalnar  Company.— 

Location:  Storey  County,  Nevada. 

Notice  is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  011  the  second  day  of  Sep- 
ten.ber,  1n7,  an  assessment  of  fifty  cents  {50c)  per  siiare  was 
levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company,  pavablo 
immediately.  In  United  States  uold  and  silver  coin,  to  tho 
Secretary,  at  the  office  of  the  Company  408  California 
street.  Sail  PraUClPCO. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain 
unpaid  on  the  seventh  dav  of  October,  1867,  shall  be 
deemed  delinquent. and  will  be  dulv  advertised  for  sale  at 
public  auction,  and  unless  pavmeni  shall  be  made  before, 
will  be  sold  on  Wednesday,  the  twenty  third  day  of  October, 
1867,  to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs 
Of  advertising  and  expenses  of  sale.  Br  order  of  the  Board. 
Ol  Trustees. 

T.  B.  WINOARD.  Secretarv. 

Office,  No.  408  California  street,  San  Francisco.  se7 

Oxford  Beta  Tunnel  and  MInlnir  Company,  .Es- 
meralda District  and  County,  Stute  of  Nevada. 
Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  eleventh  day  of 
September,  1867,  an  assessment  (No.  24)  of  fifty  cents  per 
share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Compa- 
ny, payable  Immediately  in  United  States  eold  and  sliver 
coin,  to  the  Secretary,  or  to  1  he  Superintendent  at  the  mine. 
AnV  StOCk  UPOn  Which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid on  the  tweniy-finh  day  of  October,  1867.  shall  be 
deemed  delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  Bale 
at  public  auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  be- 
fore, will  be  >»old  on  Monday,  the  fourth  dar  of  November, 
1.^7.  to  pav  the  delinquent  assessment,  ti  or  ether  with  costs  of 
ad  vertising  and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees. 

GEO.  H.  FECK,  Secretarv. 
Office.  212  Clay  street.  San  Francisco.  scli 

Potrero    Company.— Locution   of  Work*.    San 

Francisco. 

Notice  is  hereby  given, that  atameetlngof  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  flfih  day  of  Sep 
tembcr,  1867,  an  assessment  of  I  wo  dollars  nnd  a  half  ($2  50) 
per  share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Com- 
pany, payahle  Immediately,  in  United  States  gold  and  silver 
com,  to  the  Secretary,  at  No  533  Kearny,  corner  of  Sacra- 
mento street. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid on  the  tenth  dav  of  October,  1867.  shall  be  deemed 
delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale  at  public 
auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  before,  will  be 
sold  on  Wednesday,  the  thirtieth  day  of  Uctober,  1867,  to  pay 
the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of  advertising 
and  expenses  of  sale.  ByorderoT  the  Board  ofTrustees. 
DAVID  WILDER,  Secretary. 

Office,  No.  fi"*3  Kearny  street,  corner  of  Sacramento  street, 
San  Francisco,  Cal.  se7 

Silver  Spront   Mining  Company Location    of 

Works  and  Mines:  Kearsargc  District,  Inyo  County,  Cal. 

Notick.— There  are  delinquent,  upon  the  following  de- 
scribed stock,  on  account  of  assessment  levied  on  the 
sixth  day  of  August,  1867,  the  several  amounts  set  oppo- 
site the  names  of  the  respective  shareholders,  as  fol- 
lows: 

Names.  No   Certificate.    No.  Shares.    Amount. 

FH  Albe.dlng 2to  17,  and  i'6  29  $f80  00 

Geo  Hearst 27  10  2WMIJ 

Saml  Soule 28  5  I  u  00 

Ladislao  Martinez 30  4  80  00 

JohnUlllig 37  to  43  12  2m  00 

LReynotds 35,  36  10  200iQ 

A  B  Paul 41  to  48  42  810  CO 

J  D  Devin.  C  Bendereand 

T  M'Millan not  issued  66  2  iO  00 

And  In  accordance  with  law.  and  an  order  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees,  made  on  the  Mxth  day  of  August,  1867.  so 
many  shares  of  each  parcel  of  said  stock  as  may  be  nec- 
essary, will  be  sold  at  public  auction,  by  Messrs.  Maurice 
Dore  A  Co.,  No.  327  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco,  on 
Thursday,  the  twenty-sixth  day  of  September,  1867.  at  the 
hour  of  12  o'clock,  M.  of  sald  day,  to  pay  said  delinquent 
assessment  thereon,  together  wilh  costs  of  advertising  and 
expenses  of  sale. 

T.  B.  WINGARD,  Secretary. 

Office,  408CalIfomlastrect.  Ran  Francisco.  self 

Santa  Cruz  Petroleum  OH  Work*  Company. 
Location:  County  of  Santa  Cruz.  State  of  California 
Notice  —The  fifth  Annual  Meeting  of  the  stockholders  of 
the  above  named  Company  will  be  held  at  their  office,  415 
Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco,  California,  011  Tuesday, 
the  twenty-fourth  day  of  September.  1867,  at  1M  o'clock 
P.  M.,  for  the  purpose  of  electing  Trustees  to  serve  for  the 
ensuing  year,  and  transacliug  such  oilier  business  as  may 
properly  come  before  it. 


San  Francisco.  August  13,  18G7. 


R.  WEGENER,  Secretary. 
aul7 


Whitman   Gold  and    Sliver   Mlnlnc;   Company. 

Location  of  Works:  Indian  Springs  District,  Lyon  County, 

Nevada. 

Notice  is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  fifth  day  of  Sep- 
tember, 1867,  an  assessment  of  one  dollar  mid  fifty  cents  per 
share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company, 
payable  immediately  in  United  States  cold  and  silver  coin, 
to  the  Secreturv,  at  his  office,  {room  No.  10,  2d  floor}  No.  4U2 
Montgomery  street,  Snn   Francisco. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain 
unpaid  011  the  eighth  day  of  October,  1867,  shall  be 
deemed  delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  tor  sale 
at  nublic  auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  be- 
fore, will  be  sold  on  Monday,  the  twenty-eighth  day  of 
October.  1867,  lo  pay  the  dellnoucnt  assessment,  together 
with  costs  of  advertising  and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of 
the  Board  of  Trustees. 

T.  W.  COLBURN.  Secro'nry. 

Office,  room  No.  10,  2d  floor,  No.  4C2  Montgomery  street, 
San  Francisco,  Cal.  se7 

Whltlatch   Gold  and   Silver   Mining  Company. 

Lander  County,  Nevada. 

Notick.— There  are  delinquent  upon  the  following  described 
stock,  on  account  of  assessment  levied  on  the  twenty-first 
day  of  June,  1867.  the  several  amounts  set  opposite  the 
names  of  the  respective  shareholders  asfollows: 

Names.  No.  Certificate.    No.  Shares.    Amount. 

Allen.  H  H 13  20  S30"  CO 

Allen,  H  H 199  3i  640  00 

Camp.  James .139  6  90  00 

l  rinkhouse.  J  A 216  1  15  (10 

Fassett.  N  C 245  1  15  00 

G ra v,  Asa ph '-'47  1  15  01 

Harker,  Jnn  VV • 244  20  800  00 

Johnson.  G  H 202  4  61 1  00 

Siuterlee,  W  R 41  4  6-  PO 

Turner,  Anna  Key 69  6  90  00 

Williams  J  J 201  32  480  Oi) 

Doane,  WG 2H  46  690  00 

Raymond,  C  B,  Trustee 243  1021  15,315  00 

Jacob.  S  W 188  2  30  00 

And  in  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees,  made  on  the  twenty  first  day  of  June,  1867,  so 
many  shares  of  each  parcel  of  said  stock  as  may  be  neces- 
sary, will  be  sold  at  public  auction,  at  Ihe  office  of  the 
Company,  by  Jones  &  Bcndixen,  auctioneers,  on  Thursday, 
the  twenty-sixth  day  of  September,  1867,  at  the  hour  of  2 
o'clock  P.  M.  of  said  day,  to  pay  said  delinquent  assess- 
ment thereon,  together  with  costs  of  advertising  and  ex- 
penses of  sale. 

N,  C.  FASSETT,  Secretary. 

Office,  N.  E.  corner  Front  and  Clay  streets.  San  Francisco, 
California,  au3 


Olmkt  &  Co.,  Auctioneers  and  Real  Estate  Agents,  attend 
promptly  to  all  business  entrusted  to  their  care  In  San 
Francisco  and  Oakland.  Mining  and  other  corpora  ions 
will  find  Col-  Olney  well  posted  and  thorough  in  transacting 
sales  of  delinquent  stock.  Office,  on  Broadway,  Oakland, 
and  No.  318  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco.  nolo 


190 


Wu  paring  mft  MtvMk 


Machinery. 


VARNEY'S 
PATENT    AMALG-AMATOR. 

These  Machines  Stand  Unrivaled. 

For  rapidly  pulverizing  and  amalgamating  ores,  they 
have  no  equal.  No  effort  has  been,  or  will  be,  spared  to 
have  them  constructed  in  the  most  perfect  manner,  and  of 
the  gTL-.ii  number  now  in  operation,  not  one  has  everre- 

a Hired  repairs.    The  constant  and  increasing  demand  tor 
lem  is  sufficient  evidence  of  their  merits. 
They  tire  constructed  so  as  to  apply  steam  directly  into 
the  pulp,  or  with  steam  bottoms,  as  desired. 

This  Amalgamator  Operates  as  Follows : 
The  pan  being  ailed,  the  motion  of  the  tnullcr  forces  the 
pnlp  to  the  center,  where  it  is  drawn  down  through  the  ap- 
erture and  between  the  griudiug  surfaces.  Thence  it  is 
thrown  to  the  periphery  into  tlio  quicksilver.  The  curved 
plates  again  draw  it  to  the  center,  where  it  passes  down, 
and  to  the  circumference  as  before.  Thus  It  is  constantly 
passing  in  a  regular  flow  between  the  grinding  surfaces  and 
Into  the  quicksilver,  until  the  ore  is  reduced  to  an  impalpa- 
ble powder,  and  the  metal  amalgamated . 
,  Sellers  made  on  the  same  principle  excel  all  others.— 
They  bring  the  pulp  so  constantly  and  perfectly  in  contact 
■with  quicksilver,  that  the  particles  are  rapidly  and  com 
pletely  absorbed. 

Mill  men  are  invited  to  examine  these  pans  and  setters  for 
themselves,  at  the  PACIFIC  FOUXBKT, 

lvl  San  Francisco. 


THE  CELEB  BATED 

Self  Generating  Portable 
Gas   Lamp. 

,  This  extraordinary  Lamp  pro- 
ducesitd  own  gae  by  the  vfl|»r- 
izatinn  of  Petroleum,  ^aplllha, 
or  Benzine.  It  emits  neither 
smoke  norsmeli.  and  burn* with 
a  pure  white  flame,  equal  in  in- 
tensity  lo  an  ordinary  nun  hurn- 
er,  and  at  an  expense  or  from  one 
to  three  ceinsper  hour  only,  ac- 
cording 10  Hie  quantity  ot  incut 
required,  ltis  peculiarly  adap- 
ted ior  mining  purposes,  ul=o  lor 

SLUl'-f,     tWiA^-tto.    UiLiui.U  IUUH  s, 

and.  In  tact,  Inr  all  purpo- s 
■where  regular  gas  is  not  avail).  - 

hie,  and  ior  which  it  is  an  ad- 
mirable subs;iiute.  As  an  out- 
door light  it  stands  unrivalled, 
burning  with  undiminished  bril- 
liancy in  a  strung  wind. 


Directions  for  U«e. 

Charge  the  reservoir  with  the  prepared  fluid,  or  with 
Benzine,  from  half  to  three-fourths  full;  allow  a  portion  to 
run  ill mugh  into  the  eup,  then  turn  off  the  tap  and  ignite 
the  fluid,  which  will  heat  ihe  burner  sufficiently  to  gener- 
ate the  gas.  which  will  be  seen  issulnu  from  the  top.  The 
tail  mint  now  be  turned  on,  and  a  steady  li-hiwill  be  main- 
tained till  the  whole 01  the  contents  of  the  reservoir  is  con- 
sumed ■ 

A: nmnll  needle,  bent  at  the  point  and  fixed  in  a  holder, 
may  be  occasionally  required  to  clear  the  minute  hole 
through  which  the  pas  issues,  and  the  regulating  screw  at 
the  bottom  turned  a  ll.tle  back:  but  care  mustbe  taken  not 
to  force  the  screw  too  high,  and  it  should  neper  be  uxetl  to 
extinguish  the  light — by  turning  the  tup  offt  it  will  gradually 

go  ntir. 

When  necessary  to  renew  the  cotton  which  is  placed  in 
the  lower  pipe  to'prevpnt  the  too  rapid  flow  of  the  fluid,  the 
lamp  should  be  placed  in  a  vise  and  the  burner  screwed  off 
The  burnt  cotton  must  then  he  withdrawn,  and  a  fresh 

riiece  of  siout  cotton  rag.  one  inch  wide  and  four  or  five 
nches  long,  should  be  doubled  over  a  piece  of  wire,  and 
inserted  into  the  pipe— the  end*  cut  short  off,  the  burner 
again  screwed  on  with  a  little  white  lead,  aud  the  lamp  is 
ready  for  use 

Manufactured  solely  by  JOHN  J.  HUOKS,  original  propri- 
etor.    Factory.  North  Beach.  Ran   Francisco;  and  for  sale 
by  lils  agents  in  every  city  and  town  throughout  the  State. 
13vI4-.iin.-8 


BLAKE'S  PATENT 
QUARTZ    CRUSHER. 

CA1TTIOX! 

The  owners  of  the  Patent  for  this  valuable  machine,  in 
order  to  facilitate  the  protection  of  their  rights  against  nu- 
merous [nfrlugers,  procured,  some  time  since,  a  reissue  of 
the  Patent,  bearing  date  January  9th,  1866. 
This  Patent  secures  the  exclusive   right  to  em- 
ploy  in    Stonv-Bre-n-kSnif  MucWlnes  Up. 
rlght  Convergent  Jaws,actaated 
by  a  Revolving  Shaft. 
All  persons  who  are  violating  the  Patent  by  the  nnau- 
horized  making,  selling  or  using  machines  in  which  quartz 
orother  material  is  crushed  between  upright  convergent 
aws,  actuated  by  a  revolving  shaft,  are  hereby  warned 
hat  they  are  appropriating  the  property  of  others,  and 
that  they  will  beheld  responsible  in  law  and  in  damages. 

Several  Infringing  machines  are  made  and  offered  for 
salcinihis  city,  upon  which  Patents  have  been  obtained. 
Manufacturers,  purchasers  and  users,  are  notified  lhatsuch 
Patents  do  not  authorize  the  use  of  the  original  invention, 
and  that  such  machines  cannot  be  used  without  incurring 
liability  ior  damages.  BLAKE  &  TYLER, 

lirtttf  Agents  for  the  Pacific  Coast. 


E.      O.     H  TJ  JN-  T 

Manufacturer  of 

Windmill*,  Home-Powers 

Pumpw,  Pumping 

Frames  aud 

Wearing. 

Host's  Adjustable  Wind  Mills 
to  have  all  the  sails  so  arranged  as 
turn  edgeways  to  the  wind' when 
the  mill  ta  stopped.  Thesaiiscau 
be  set  at  any  angle  to  suit  the 
torce  of  the  wind,  while  the  mill 
is  running, by  means  ol"  the  brake 
lever  at  the  loot  of  the  mill,  by 
any  person. 

llCKT'a  Sklp  Regulating  Mill 
is  strong,  durable  and  cheap.  It 
is  provided  wi  h  means  for  stop- 
ping, in  the  most  violent  winds. 
This  mill  is  well  known  through- 
out the  State. 

Tread  Horse- Powers,  Swap  Horse-Powers,  Pumps  in  great 

variety,  Mnglo  and   Double-Acting.      Frames  aud  bearing 

tor  running  pumps,  from  steam  or  other  power,  cuiistautly 

on  liaii.i  aud  built  to  order.     Water  T  inks  built  to  order. 

No.  28  Second  St.,  and  lus  and  ill)  Jo-sie  St  , 

2vl5n.v  Sau  Francisco. 


Brodie's  Patented  Improvements 


FOR  THE  TREATMENT  OF 

Gold  and  Silver  Ores. 

BRODIE'S  PATENTED  IMPROVED  QUARTZ  CRUSHER. 
Theattention  of  all   interested  in  Mining  is  respect- 
fully called  to  this  Improved  .Machine   for  Breaking    or 
Spalling  Quartz,  or  other  Rock,  po^scssimr  a*  it  dues,  sim- 
plicity of  action  and  lightness  of  cim-miction,  so  far  as  is 
compatible  with  strength  and  durability.    Inconsequence 
of  thrse  advantages,  the  advertisers  are  enabled  to  offer 
these  machines  to  the  public  at  the  following  low  terms: 
No.  1_0 r  Oinch  Crusher,  capable  of  reducing  from 
three  to  four  tons  of  quartz  per  hour,  no  piece  be- 
ing larger  than  a  walnut— price 5S60© 

No.  2— Or  l.>  inch  Crusher,  capable  of  similarly  putting 

through  fivetn  six  tons  per  hour 8SO 

No.  3— Or  IB-Inch  Crusher,   will   hi   a  similar  manner 

crush  from  seven  to  eight  tons  per  hour 1,300 

EXPLANATION   OF  THE  ABOVE  ENGRAVING. 

The  frame  is  made  of  cast  iron,  bound  with  heavy 
wroucht  iron  bands,  making  it  very  strong,  and  at  the  same 
time  lie  fit  and  portable.  The  cru-dier  is  bolted  to  a  wood 
f  ram"- of  sufficient  night  to  clear  ihe  fly-wh. el.  and  allow 
the  crushed  quartz  to  pass  off.  The  dotted  lines  show  the 
movable  and  stationaiy  jaws.  Letter  A  represents  the 
eccentric  shaft bv  which  the  power  is  applied  direct  to  the 
movable  jaw.  B  represents  ihe  movnhle  jaw.  and  C  the 
fixed  iaw  D  represents  the  link  or  radius  bur.  E  repre- 
sents the  bolts  for  regulating  the  opening.  F\  which  can  be 
regulated  «t  pleasure,  so  as  to  graduate  io  the  size  to  which 
it  is  intended  Ihe.  quartz  shall  be  crushed,  G  represent  Ihe 
feed  opening,  by  which  the  size  of  the  machine  is  desig- 
nated. 

The  arrow  on  the  flv-wheel  shows  the  directum  to  drive 
the  eccentric,  which,  in  combination  with  the  link,  D.  gives 
the  movable  jaw,  B.  a  forward  and  downward  motion  at  the 
sp.me  lime,  and  which  makes  Hie  hardestrock  yield  and 
separate  into  fragments  of  any  desired  size. 

The  above  Crushers  have  been  recently  erected  and  are 
now  successfully  employed  at  Bear  \'alley,  Mariposa  coun- 
ty. Rawhide  Ranch.  Tuolumne  county.  Excelsior  Mine, 
Lake  District,  Nevada  county,  and  can  be  seen  in  opera- 
tion at  the  Pulton  Foundry,  First  street,  San  Franc isci>. 

The  following  testimonial  respecting  the  effectiveness  of 
this  Cru-her,  has  been   received   from' Ihe  Superintendent 
of  the  "Rawhide  Ranch"  Mine.  In  Tuolumne  Countv; 
Rawhii'i-;  Ranch.  Tu«.>'umne  Co.,  Sept.  28.  18fi6. 

James  BnoniE.  Esq.,  San  Francisco— .My  Dear  Sir:  Tt gives 
me  pleasure  to  inform  vou  that  I  have  for  the  past  three 
months  had  one  of  your  largest  sized  Rnck  Crushers  in 
use,  at  the  Rawhide  Ranch  Mining  Company's  Mill,  which 
h  isemirely  met  rpv  expectations-,  and  I  have  no  hesita- 
tion in  recommending  it  to  all  who  are  in  need  of  a  machine 
for  rapidly,  cheaph  ami  properly  preparing  quartz  ior  the 
stamps.    tours  truly,  R    P.  JOHNSON 

Supt.  Rawhide  Ranch  Quartz  Mill. 

BRODIE'S  PATENT  IMPROVED  GERMAN  AMALGA- 
MATING BARREL.— This  Barrel  obtained  a  premium  at 
the  Fair  of  the  Mechanics'  Institute  in  San  Francisco,  in 
1S6-1.  Further  particulars  will  be  aflorded  on  application 
to  the  subscribers. 

Those  infringing  the  patent  rights  to  the  above  improved 
Barrel,  are  hereby  informed  that  on  and  after  the  1st  No 
vember,  186<\  the  royalty  charged  for  using  the  same  will 
be  raised  to  the  -mm  of  SWu  per  Barrel. 

A  diagram,  with  explanations  of  this  machine,  will  be 
found  in  the  "  Mining  and  .Scientific  Press,"  of  September 
29th,  1K66 

BRODIE'S  PATENT  WIND  BLAST  SEPARATOR  FOR 
DRY  CRUSHING.— This  Dry  Cru-her  has  been  found  the 
most  economical  and  effective  mode  of  crushing  ores  in 
Mexico.  California  and  Nevada  Diagrams  and  explana- 
tions afforded  on  application  tn  the  subscribers. 

A  drawing  and  full  description  of  this  machine  will  be 
found  in  the  .Mining  and  Scientific  Fre=s  nt'Spr-;.  2Ch\  1Si36. 
BKOBIE  A  KABt'LIFF, 
Express  Building,  402  Montgomery  street, 

12vl3tf  San  Francisco. 


IL.  IE  F  JF1  IE  Xs  >  S 

American  Double  Turbine 


BLAKfi'3  QUARTZ  BREAKER! 

PRICES     5TeI3XJOE:I>! 

MACHINES   OF   ALL   SIZES   FOR   SALE 
—  BY  — 

¥M.  P.  BLAKE, 

Corner  Flnt  and  Mission  streets,  or  Box  S.OTT 
SvX3f  SAN    FRANCISCO. 


THESE  WHEELS,  UNEQUALED  AND  UNRIVALED  IN 
the  United  States  nr  tlie  world,  have  been  fully  tested 
on  this  coast,  more  than  forty  being  in  use  atthisdatein 
California  and  Oregon,  driving  all  kinds,  of  machinery,  Saw 
Mills,  Flour  Mills,  Quartz  Mills,  etc..  etc.,  etc. 

California  Hkfkrknces. — E.  Stocton.  Folsom;  O.  Sim- 
mons, Oakland,  (Mill  at  Clear  Lakr):  Morgan  Coville,  Lex- 
ington, Santa  Clara  County;.!.  Y\  McMillan,  Lexington 
Santa  Clara  County.     jEg»Nenrt  for  CirrularMo 

KNAFP  A  GRAXT. 
Agents  for  California. 
26vl3-lyq  310  Washington  street,  San  Francisco 


SUPERIOR  CUT-OFF  EWGIBTES. 

We  desire  to  call  the  attention  of  Engineers,  Manufac- 
turers, and  Millmen,  to  the  celebrated 

Hartford    Engine, 
With  Wright's  Patent  Variable  Cut-off,  which  we  are  now 

manufacturing  under  a  license  from  ihe  Woodruff  &  Beach 
Iron  Works  Co.,  Hartford,  Ct.  To  parties  wishing  a  First- 
class 

Fuel-Saving  Engine, 

Simple  and  durable  in  construction,  this  Engine  is  offered 
in  the  belief  ihut  it  issupenorto  any  other  manufactured. 
It  enjoys  the  very  highest  reputation  in  the  Atlantic  Staies, 
where  if  is  well  known;  over  310  of  them  having  been  built 
by  the  Woodruff  A  Beach  Company,  and  being  now  in  suc- 
cessful operation. 

GODDARB  <fc  CO., 
Pacific  Iron  Works. 
San  Francisco,  Aug.  59, 1S67.  9vl5tr 


PATTINSON'S 
HURDY-GURDY  WATER-WHEEL. 


The  inventor  of  this  Wheel  having,  after  much  delay, 
finally  obtaln°dthe  patent  for  the  same,  is  prepared  to  sell 
rights  therefor  to  such  as  may  be  desirous  of  putting  them 
up,  or  continuing  those  already  in  use.  This  Is  well  known 
among  miners  as  the  "hurdy-gurdy  wheel,"  and  is  con- 
sidered the  most  economical  Water-Wheel  now  in  use. 

Notice  is  hereby  given,  that  the  subscriber  is  ihe  inventor 
and  holds  the  patent  right  for  the  construction  and  use  of 
the  same;  and  that  no  person  has  a  right  to  manufacture 
or  use  them  without  his  permit. 

7vl5-qy  THOMAS  PATTINSON. 


DR.  BEEKS'  PATENT 
WIRE   GAUSS  AMALGAMATOR. 

THE  ATTENTION  OF  QUARTZ,  HYDRAULIC  AND 
Piacer  Miners,  is  called  to  this  new  imentiun  for  saving 
Fine  Gold  It  is  designed  toiumish  the  miner  with  a  cheap 
and  simple  apparatus  bv  which  the  finest  free  gold  can  be 
saied  without  loss,  requiring  little  attention,  no  machinery 
to  drive  it,  aud  will  positively  collect  eyerv  particle  of 
amalgam,  or  of  waste niereury  that  may  have  escaped  irom 
mill  or  sluice,  and  as  .hese  panicles  are  a  I  way- -charged 
with  more  Or  less  gold,  this  item  alone,  in  many  Instances, 
will  more  than  pay  the  cost  of  ibis  Amalgamator  every 
month.  Fur  Circulars,  and  further  particulars,  address 
Dfi  J.  B.  BEERS,  rian  Francisco, 
Hvl5  6m  Per  Wells,  Fargo  &  Go's  Express. 


NELSON  &    DOBLE, 

AGEJJTS  FOR 

Thomas  Firth  &  Sons'  Cast  Steel,  Files, 

Etc.,  Shear,  Spring,  German,  Plow,  Blister  and  Toe  Calk 

Steel;  manufacturers  of 

Mill    Pities,    Sledges,    Hammers,  Picks, 

Stone   Cutters1,    Blacksmiths'    and    llorse-Shoers'    Tools, 

319  anu  321  Pine  street, 

Between  Montgomery  and  Sausome,  San  Francisco. 

lOVUur 


Quartz  Mill  Construction  and  Superintendence 

THE  UNDERSIGNED  IS  AT  PRESENT  OPEN  FOR  AN 
engagement  as  a  working  Superintendent  in  the  con- 
struction or  operation  of  a  viiarlz  Mill.  Has  had  live  years 
steady  and  sui'Cest-i  ul  experience  in  working  ores  in  Washoe, 
and  i-  practiced  in  saving  sulphurcts  and  the  treatment  of 
rebellious  ores  I-*  prepared  to  furnish  references  for  a'l 
ihe  necessary  qualifications  of  an  intelligent,  faithful  and 
reliub  e  quai'tz  operator     Address  P.  M.  btlAW. 

San  Francisco,  care  .Mining  and  Scientific  Press.    utivHilm 


IVotice  to  Miners, 

Well-Borers    and  Water    Companies. 

MPRAG  IS  NOW  PREPARED  TO  MANUFACTURE 
.  Bvdraullc  and  Artesian  Well  Pipes  in  the  best  work- 
manlike manner,  hlid  at  the  Ion  est  market  rates.  Having 
made  large  additions  io  my  stock  of  machinery  for  that 
branch  of  business.  I  am  prepared  to  till  ail  orders  with  dis- 
patch, and  guarantee  entire  sati -faction.  I  also  manufac- 
ture Mississippi  Stoves,  i>'  the  latest  improved  patterns,  lor 
vessels  of  »11  classes.    Also,  Ship  numbing  done. 

M.  ME  AG, 
8vl3-ly       Stove  Store.  No.  125  Clay  street,  below  Davis. 


Steam   Pumps, 

FOR   DRAINISQ   MINES    OR   ELEVATING    WATER  TO 
ANY   HIUHT. 

PICKERING'S  G-OVERNORS 

For  Steam  Engines. 

GiffVircl's    Injectors) 

For  Feeding  Boilers. 

STODDART'S   IRON    WORKS, 


Meelianical   I>ra"wlngs. 

Persons  wishing  Mechanical  Drawings  can  obtain  the 
services  of  competent  draughtsmen,  by  applying  to"thJi 
1  o£c» 


Pacific  Mail  Steamship  Co's 

STEAMSHIPS    FOE. 

HEW  TOEE,  JAPAN  AUD  CHINA. 

LEAVE  FOLSOM    bTREET  WHARF,  AT  11 

o'clock    A.  M.    of  the    followhig  dates,    for 

PANAMA,  connecting  via  Panama  Railroad,   with  one  ol 
the  Company's  splendid  steamers  lrom  ASPINWALL  for 
NEW  YORK. 
On  the  loth,  18tb  and  30th  of  each  month  that  has 

30  days. 

tin  the  lOth,  loth  and  30th  of  each  month  that  has 

31  days 

When  the  10th,  19th  and  30th  fall  on  Sunday,  they  will 
leave  on  Saturday  preceding;  when  the  iStli  tails  on  Sun- 
day, they  will  leave  011  Monday  following. 

steamer  leaving  San  Francisco  on  the  10th  touches  al 
Manzanillo.    All  touch  at  Acapulco. 

Departures  of  nth  or  19th  connect  with  French  Trans- 
Atlantic  Co.'s  steamer  lor  St.  Nazaire,  and  English  steamer 
for  South  America. 

Departure  of  loth  connects  with  English  steamer  for 
Southampton  and  South  America,  and  P.  R.  R.  Co's 
steamer    for   Centra)  America. 

The  following  steamships  will  bo  dispatched  on  dates  as 
given  below  : 

September  lOth-OOLDEN  CITV Capt  W.  F.  Lapldgc, 

Oonoecling  with  HENRY  UHAUNCEY,  Capt.  Gray 

September  18th— CONSTITUTION Capt.  Parker, 

Connecting  with  the  RISING  STAR,  Capt.  Conner. 

September  SOth-GOLDEN  AGE Capt.  J  M.  Cavarly, 

Connecting  with  ARIZONA,  Capt.  Maury. 

Cabin  passengers  berthed  through.  Baggage  checked 
through— too  pounds  allowed  each  adult. 

An  experienced  Surgeon  on  board.  Medicine  and  attend 
ance  free. 

These  steamers  will  positively  sail  at  11  o'clock.  Passen- 
gers arc  requested  to  have  their  baggage  on  board  before  10 
o'clock. 

Through  Tickets  for  Liverpool  by  the  Cunard,  Inman  and 
Nations!  steamship  Lines,  can  be  obtained  at  the  office  of 
the  P.  M.  S.  s.  Co.,  San  Francisco,  where  may  also  be  ob- 
tained orders  for  passage  from  Liverpool  or  Southampton 
to  San  Francisco,  cither  via  New  York  or  St.  Thomas— if 
desired  an  amount  of  £10  10  £20  will  be  advanced  with  the 
above  orders.  Holders  of  orders  will  be  required  10  iden- 
tify themselves  to  the  Agr-ms  in  England. 

For  Merchandise  and  Freight  for  New  York  and  way 
pons,  apply  to  Messrs.  WELLS,  FARGO  &  CO. 

IS- The  Steamship  CHINA,  Capt.  E.  W.  Smith,  will  be 
dispatched  October  14th.  lrom  wharf,  corner  ofFirstand 
Rrannan  streets,  for  YOKOHAMA  and  HONGKONG,  con- 
necting at  Yokohama  with  the  sieamer  COSTA  RICA  for 
SHANGHAI. 

For  passage  and  all  other  information,  applv  at  the  Pa- 
cific .Mail  Steamship  Co's  oflice,  coruer  of  Sacrameuto  and 
Leidesdorif  streets. 

OirVBK  ILHKII1GE.  Agent. 


[Written  for  the  Mining  and  Scientific  Presa.1 

Letter  from  Placer  County. 

Dutch  Flat,  Sept.  16th,  1867. 
.  scientlfio  mining. 

Editoes  Mining  and  Scientific  Press  : 
Hydraulic  mining  is  more  or  less  renmriT 
erative  in  proportion  to  the  amount  of  dirt 
washed.  Where  the  pay  is  only  fairly  re- 
munerative, the  appliances  must  be  good, 
and  greater  skill  is  required.  An  illustra- 
tion of  practical  scientific  mining  has  re- 
cently been  furnished  in  the  Gold  Kun 
district. 

Mr.  W.  L.  Hawkins  commenced  fitting  up 
his  claim  late  last  summer.  He  did  not, 
however,  complete  his  appointments — which 
were  most  thorough — until  in  February. 
These  consist  of  700  feet  of  alternate  flume 
and  ground  sluice,  a  fall  at  pressure  of  208  ■ 
feet  He  opened  out,  or  commenced  wash- 
ing through  a  shaft  at  the  depth  of  27  feet, 
using  three  pipes  and  350  inches  of  water. 
He  turned  on  water  on  the  14th  of  February. 
He  has  extended  the  main  flume  over  ground 
washed  away  between  700  and  800  feet,  with 
a  branch  flume  on  either  side.  He  has  a 
front  depth  of  bank  of  180  feet.  A  cave 
now  carries  down  an  immense  amount  of 
dirt,  and  requires  several  days  to  wash  it 
away.  He  is  now  running  night  and  day, 
and  getting  a  good  reward  for  his  unrelax- 
ing  energy. 

htbeaulio  power. 

The  King  Brothers,  of  this  place,  have  a 
mill  for  crushing  cement,  driven  by  a  cen- 
trifugal wheel.  The  buckets  are  of  a  novel 
pattern,  and  the  wheel  is,  we  are  informed, 
with  one  exception,  the  only  one  in  use. 
They  are  pieces  of  boiler  iron  in  form  about 
five  inches  in  width  by  eight  in  length,  bent 
so  as  to  form  a  concave,  resembling  in  shape 
the  mold-board  of  a  plow.  The  rim  is  in 
two  sections,  placed  sufficiently  far  apart  to 
receive  the  buckets  to  which'  they  are  at- 
tached. The  angle  at  which  the  water  strikes 
the  buckets,  causes  it  to  deflect  or  pass  a 
little  to  one  side  of  the  plane  of  motion  of 
the  wheel,  thus  keeping  it  clear  of  water. 
But  its  chief  utility  consists  in  always  pre- 
senting a  clean  surface,  against  which  the 
stream  of  water  strikes,  thus  obviating  any 
loss  of  power  from  the  reaction  of  water, 
which,  in  other  forms  of  buckets,  does  not 
entirely  escape. 

In  this  mill,  from  30  to  35  inches  of  water, 
under  a  pressure  of  144  feet,  striking  against 
a  wheel  eight  feet  in  diameter,  drives  eight 
500  pound  stamps. 

By  experiment  this  is  shown  to  require 
about  20  inches  less  water  than  other  forms 
of  buckets  which  have  been  tried. 

HETALLTJRGIC. 

Dr.  A.  T.  Dozier,  of  the  "Dozier  Metal- 
lurgical ;Company,"  leaves  here  to-day  for 
Benton,  Mono  county,  to  superintend  the 
construction  of  works  for  the  reduction  of 
ores.  They  will  be  located  at  Benton  near 
the  Camanche,  owned  by  theHarkness  Bros., 
one  of  an  exceedingly  rich  group  of  veins, 
the  ores  of  which  have  hitherto  baffled  all 
attempts  to  reduce  them  at  the  mine. 

M.  F. 


Our  Patent  Agency. 

The  Patent  Aohkct  of  the  Mining  ANn  Scientific  Press 
has  been  signalized  with  remarkable  success  during  the 
oast  two  years.  The  importance  to  the  inventive  genius  of 
this  coast  of  a  thorough  and  reliable  agency  for  the  solicita- 
tion of  Letters  Patent  from  the  United  States  and  foreign 
Governments  cannot  be  over-rated.and  the  Proprietors  of  the 
Press,  feeling  the  responsibility  which  rests  upon  them,  and 
the  reward  which  must  follow  the  faithful  performance  of 
their  trusts,  will  take  care  to  afford  Inventors  every  advan- 
tage to  be  secured  to  them  through  a  competent  aud  ro- 
soonslble  agency  upon  this  coast. 


Mining  Patents — Adverse  Claimants. 
Commissioner  Wilson  has  ruled  that  in  case 
of  adverse  claims,  it  will  be  necessary  for 
the  contestant  to  file  with  the  Register  and 
Receiver  a  statement  showing  the  correct 
description  of  the  mine,  the  title  to  which 
is  in  dispute,  also  the  extent  of  the  premises 
in  conflict ;  and  should  the  statement  be 
sustained  by  satisfactory  proof,  these  offi- 
cers are  authorized  to  stay  further  proceed- 
ings until  final  adjustment  shall  have  been 
had  in  the  Courts  of  law.  Adverse  claim- 
ants are  not  required  by  law  or  instructions 
from  the  General  Land  Office  to  make  ap- 
plications for  patents,  nor  to  incur  the  ex- 
pense of  surveying  and  advertising  in  order 
to  warrant  a  stay  of  proceedings.  These  ap- 
plications, supported  by  proper  testimony, 
showing  interest  in  the  conflicting  claims, 
are  deemed  sufficient  authority  to  the  Reg- 
isters and  Receivers  for  a  stay  of  further 
proceedings,  yet  the  adverse  showing  must 
be  filed  before  the  expiration  of  the  ninety 
days'  notice.  When  thus  filed,  the  Surveyor 
General  will  refrain  from  ordering  a  survey 
of  the  claim  in  controversy  until  the  contest 
is  finally  adjudicated  by  the  judicial  tribu- 
nals. In  case  the  adjudication  is  favorable 
to  the  original  claimant,  then  the  survey  is 
to  be  made  on  application  by  him  to  the 
Surveyor  General ;  but  if  the  adverse  claim- 
ant is  sustained  by  the  Court  and  desires  a 
patent,  in  that  event  he  must  file  in  the  lo- 
cal Land  Oflice  regular  application  for  a 
survey  and  patent  to  the  extent  of  his  claim  ; 
or,  if  he  so  desire,  he  need  take  no  steps  in 
that  direction,  should  there  exist  no  adverse 
interests  to  the  premises. 


®h*  pining  and  £ri*nttffr  <§m». 


191 


Cansome's  Aetiticiai,  Stone. — Tbe  fol- 
lowing is  the  mode  of  manufacture,  as  we 
find  it  in  the  London  Miming  Journal: 

A  quantity  of  sharp,  clean  Band,  fine  or 
ooorsA  according  to  the  description  of  work 
needed,  is  mixed  in  a  pug-mill  with  a  solu- 
tion of  silicate  of  soda,  until  of  about  the 
consistency  of  half-made  mortar.  This  ma- 
terial is  forced  into  molds,  or  made  into 
balls,  into  roofing  tiles,  ornamental  boxes, 
balustrades,  or  any  other  useful  or  orna 
mental  articles  such  as  are  to  be  seen  in  cut 
stone.  When  in  this  state  it  is  soft,  and 
will  readily  yield  to  a  slight  pressure.  When 
the  molding  is  taken  from  the  mold  it  is  at 
once  saturated  with  a  solution  of  chloride  of 
calcium.  The  two  solutions  thus  coming 
into  contact,  chemical  action  Bets  in.  The 
hydrochloric  acid  leaves  the  calcium  and 
seizes  on  the  soda,  forming  a  solution  of 
common  salt,  while  the  silicic  acid,  leaving 
the  soda,  seizes  upon  the  calcium,  and  forms 
silicate  of  lime — the  most  enduring  stone 
with  which  we  are  acquainted.  As  the  block 
is  porous,  the  salt  is  readily  washed  out, 
and  leaves  a  quantity  of  sand  cemented  to- 
gether by  silicate  of  lime.  The  only  mat- 
ter of  doubt  concerning  the  material  seemed 
to  be  its  durability  ;  and  as  to  that  point, 
though  a  longer  experience  than  fifteen  or 
tweuty  years  cannot  as  yet  be  appealed  to, 
science  tells  us  that  the  material  is  what  may 
be  called  indestructible.  As  to  the  strength 
of  the  material,  some  experiments  were 
tried,  and  a  block  of  about  five  or  six  inches 
cube  was  broken  by  a  pressure  of  fortv-hve 
tons  in  the  hydraulic  press,  whilo  a  block 
of  Portland  stone,  of  the  same  size,  was 
crushed  by  a  weight  of  four  tons.  A  small 
block  surface,  two  anil  one-quarter  square 
inches,  gave  way  under  a  tension  of  eight 
hundred  and  seventy  pounds — these  blocks 
not  having  been  made  longer  than  a  week 
previously. 

Gas  axd  Water. — An  English  civil  engi- 
neer, named  Ormsby,  gives  an  opinion  that 
where  water  pipes  and  gas  pipes  are  laid 
near  each  other  it  is  highly  injurious  to  the 
quality  of  the  water.  He  gives  an  instance 
in  proof  of  his  assertion,  where,  in  apply- 
ing a  light  to  some  water  pipes  that  had 
laid  a  long  time  in  juxtaposition  with  gas 
pipes,  ignition  was  caused,  the  same  as  if 
they   had  contained  gas  instead  of  water. 


SANrA  CLARA  COLLEGE,  S.  J. 

SANTA.  ILAK1,  CAL. 

Conducted  by  the  Puttiers  of  the  Society 

of  Jesus. 


The  SEVENTEENTH  ANNUAL  SESSION  of  this  Collece 
Will  commence  on  August  28. 1867. 

TERMS—  Tuition  ill  the  Classlcnl  and  Scientific  Depart- 
ment, Bnarilliii,'  and  Lodging,  WashlnK  and  Mending  of 
Articles  Washed.  School  Stationery.  Medical  Attendance 
and  Medicines,  Fuel.  Light,  Baths,  etc  ,  per  session  of  ten 
months.  $35 i. 

for  farther  information  and  catalogues,  apply  to  the 
Presldcni  of  the  College,  or  to  Rev  A.  Maraschl,  St.  Igna- 
Uus'  College,  Market  street,  San  Francisco. 

6vl5-lm  EBV.  A.  1U.SNATA,  S.  J.,  President 


The  Commercial  Herald 

AND 

MARKET     REVIEW 

Will  be  Issue  1  early  on 

EVERY    STEAMER-DAY    JIORNIXR, 

(TRI-JONTHLY). 

Omci-'Soathwcstcornor  Washington  and  Battery  streets, 
Opposite  Post  Gill  :e  and  Custom  House. 

r"TneHERAT,D  will  contain  I'ull  and  reliable  commc-cfal 

do  tails,  ami  elaborate  articles  on  the  monetary  affairs  of 
the  Pacific  Coast. 

The  Letter  Sheet  Market  Review, 

Containing  selections  from  tbe  COMMERCIAL  HERALD. 
prune!    on    tissue   paner.  Tor   transmission    abroad,  will 
be  published  8luiult4iienusly  with  that  puper.    Also,  publi- 
cation office  of  the 

Weekly   stools:  Circular. 

8ST  Merchantman  have  thelrcards  prominently  Inserted 
In  the  Letter  Sheet,  MARKET  REVIEW.  zvlS 


THE  CENTRAL  PARK  OF  T2E  PACIFIC). 
Woodward's     Gardens, 

ART    GALLGKY, 

MUSEUM,     GYMNASIUM, 

—  AND— 

ZOOLOGICAL    GARDENS. 

W-AQRA.ND I VSTRUME NT  \L  CO  VCERTeverv  Saturday 

afternoon,  ami  on  Mundavsa  ORA.Nl>  CONCERT  OF 

SACKED  MUSIC,  appropriate  to  the  occasion. 

TITE^E  BEAUTIFUL  G\RDENs  ARE  VISITED  DAILY 
by  hundred'*  of  the  pleasure-seeking  ublic.  and  all 
neri-c  In  pronouueine-  them  the  best  and  onl  first-class  sub 
urhiin  resorr  nn  the  Pacific  Coa-Jt, 

The  ettonslve  irfoimflj  are  covered  with  the  rarest  trees 
find  thruhlipr.v.  makhu  It  a  'iio-t  dcsirablu  spot  for  small 
paruci  wishing  to  enjoy  a  Pic-Nie 

'fo  all  departments  uew  attractions  are  being  constantly 
added . 

These  Gardens  are  accessible  by  the  Howard  and  Market 
street  Oars. 

Entrances  nn  Mission  and  Valencia  streets,  between  Thir- 
teenth and  Fourteenth.     OPEN  EVERY  DAY 

Admission  to  all  parts,  £5  Cents.  Children,  under  12 
year*,  half  priae.  lOrlfiqr 


■  98 » v  nrers&x 


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NEW     YORK.     P  11  11  1£S. 


C   E.   COIaI^IJVS, 

No.  603  Moutgomery  street.  San  Francisco. 

IXtLl'SIVi:    ACL.VT 

FOR  THE 

AMElltCAN 

"WATCH    FACTORY. 

A  large  assortment  of  these 

Superior     "\V  atohee, 

In  Gold  and  Silver  Cuiei, 

Constantly  on  hand,  and  sold    at    Factory 
prices.    Also, 

ENGLISH     AND    SWISS     WATCHES, 

Imported  directly  from    he  Manufacturers. 

The  American  Company  are  now  making 

VERY    FINE     WATCHES    FOR     LADIES. 

r  v*  A   large  assortment   of  Gold    Chains 
and  Jewelry;  25vlu  6m 


NEW     YOR.K     PRICES. 


x.ist  of 

WM.  H.    KEITH   &   CO'S 
Proprietary    Preparations. 

Florentine  Tooth  Wash; 

Supoiiaccous  Tooth  Powder; 
Bojcmary  and  Castor  Oil; 
Wine  of  Pcpsinc; 
Glucolein; 

Devino's  Fitch  Lozenges; 
Verbena  Water; 
Bay  Rum; 

Cologne  Water; 

Aurantlno ; 
Oriental  Perfume,  for  the  Handkerchief; 

Sparrow's  Perfume,  for  tbe  Handkerchief; 
Glycerine  L  jtlon,  for  the  face  and  hands; 

N.  E.  Uum,  quart  bottles— a  superior  article; 
Solution  of  Citrate  of  Magnesia; 

Granular  Effervescent  Citrate  Magnesia; 
Cold  Cream  of  Roses; 
Keith's  Cholera  Mixture; 
Electro-Silicon  Polishing  Powder. 
Klssengen  Water,  Vichy  Water, 

Carlsbad  Water,  Seltzer  Water. 

W-MT.   H.  KEITH   «fc    CO., 
5vl5-qr  S;SO  Montgomery  bl,  San  Francisco. 


"WE  ARE  NOW  OFFERING 
OUR    IMMENSE    STOCK 

Fine  Custom  Made  Clothing 

Gents'  Furnishing  Goods 

AT  PKIOKS  T1TAT  DEFT  COMPETITION. 

Our  Stock  or  Clothing  Connl.t.  of 
A.TJJL.  THE  LATEST  STYLES 

BOTH  OF  MATERIAL  AND  FISI8B. 

A  Large  Assortment  of 
Tronic.,  Vaunt-*,  Carpet  Bag.,  Blanket*.  Etc., 

AT  KXTREMKLT  LOW  PRICES. 

J.  It.  MEAD  <5i  CO., 
RvlO  Cor.  of  Washington  and  Snnsome  streets. 


California  Steam  Navigation 

HlgJ    COMPANY. 

Steamer  CAPITAL CAPT.  E.  A.  POOLE 

CHRYSOPOLIS CAPT.  A.  FOSTER. 

YOSE.MITE 

"         CORDELIA CAPT.  W.  BROMLEY 

"         JULIA CAPT.  E.  CONCKLIh. 

One  of  the  above  steamers  leave  BROADWAY  WHARF 
at  4  o'clock.  P.  M.  EVERY  DAY  (Sundays  excepted),  for 
Sacramento  and  Stnr.lt ton,  connecting  with  light-drafi 
steamers  for  Marysville.  Colusa.  Clifco,  and  Red  Bluff. 

Utiles  of  the  Company,  northeast  corner  of  Front  and 
Jackson  streets. 

JOXIX  EEA'SLET, 
13vU  Pv«tid.entt 


HAYWARD  &  COLEMAN, 

IMPORT  UtS  AND  REFINLE3 
—  or  — 

Illuminating,   Lubricating, 

—  ADD  — 

PAINT     OILS! 

CONSISTING  07 

KEROSENE,    LARD,     SPERM,    ELEPHANT,    POLAR, 

TANNERS'.  NEATSFOOr,  BOILED  AND  RAW 

LINSEED,  CASTOR    AND  CHINA  NUT. 

—  ALSO,  — 

SPIRITS  OF  TURPENTINE  &  ALCOHOL 

Notk.  —  We  would  specially  call  the  attention  of  Mill 
owners  and  Engineers  to  our  superior  PARAFFINE  OIL, 
which  we  manufacture  from  the  California  Petroleum 
This  0(1  will  not  gum.  .Machinery  thoroughly  cleaned  tind 
lubricated  with  It  will  not  heat,  and  alter  remaining  at  rest, 
can  be  started  without  cleaning  off. 

&&•  A  sample  can  of  our  F.irulHne  Oil  will  be  forwarded 
on  application  to  us,  as  we  desire  a  fair  and  impartial  trial. 

Lamps  and  Lamp  Stock  ! 

&&•  An  elegant  and  complete  assortment  on  hand.  -J&tr 
19vl.i-.im  -lit  Front  utreet,  San  Francisco. 


Golden  City  Chemical  Works. 

I.ABOIATORT, 
Corner  of  Seventh  and  Towngend  Streets. 

OFFICE 
Corner  of  Montgomery  and    Bash  Streets, 

CAPITAL  STOCK, $500,000 

Trnnteeii 

n.  P.  WAEELEE,  THOS.  H.  SELBY, 

NICHOLAS  LUNINO,  THUS.  BELL, 

CIIAS.  E.  McLANE. 

H.  P.  WARELEE MAXACEK. 

THIS  COMPANY  ARE  NOW  PREPARED  TO  FURNISH 
Sulphuric,  Nitric  and  Muriatic  Acids  of  superior  quality, 
in  quantities  to  suit. 

Orders  will  be  received  at  the  office  on  y  for  Chemicals  of 
every  description,  which  will  be  manufactured  as  may  be 
required.  The  Company  beg  to  say  that  they  have  the  ad- 
vantages of  ail  improved  machinery  and  apparatus  for  the 
manufacture  and  manipulation  of  iliese  products,  and  our 
Laboratory  is  fitted  up  with  the  most  recent  improvements 
which  experience  and  science  suggest,  and  is  surpassed  by 
none  In  completeness  and  perfection  tor  the  purposes  it  is 
designed.  9vM  3m 


THE  WILLCOS  &  GIBBS 

IMPROVED  NOISELESS 

Family    Ssie-vying'    Machine 

Clinllcnprs  the  world.    It  has  beaten  the  Fl  irence  badly 
Come  and  see  ft,  or  send  for  Report  of  the  trial. 

SlIllTI!!,  SWIFT,  Agent, 
13vl4-fim  03  Kearny  street,  near  Sutter. 


THE    GREAT    LIGHT. 

THE  DANFORD 

-A^tinosplieric   Lamp. 

This  Limn  burns  conl  oil,  requires  no  chimney,  gives  a 
pure  white  and  steady  flume,  uses  thirty  per  cent,  less  oil 
than  nn v  other  Lump  In  proportion   to  ill e  amount  of  light 

amn-di'd,  and   Is  Absolutely   indispensable   In   every  house 

where.«gnsisiiotused..   call  and  sei-.  them 

I"  or  sale  only  bv  E.  ATEKS, 

2vl5  qv        417  Washington  street,  opp.  Post  Office,  S.  F. 


Pratt's  Abolition  Oil. 

FOR  ABOLISHING  PAIN -THE  BEST  REMEDY  IN 
existence  for  Rheumatism.  NeuralgM.  Pnratvsts,  Head- 
ache. Tuotloiehe,  Sore  Th  mat.  Dipt  her  hi.  Weak,  Swolen  and 
Stiff  Joints  Contracted  Co  da  a»d  Muscle*.  Cramps.  Colic, 
Diarrhoea,  Cholera,  Fains  in  the  Breast,  Lame  Back,  and 
all  aches  and  naiiH.  It  is  fhe  poor  man's  friend,  and  the 
best  family  physician  Pull  directions  accompany  each 
hottle.  Price  50  cents  and  $1  per  buttle.  For  sale  bv  all 
dealers  in  medk-in.-;.  Sole  Proprietors,  A.  McBOYLE  & 
CO.,  Druggists  and  Chemists,  £»:5-t  Sacramento  street,  op- 
posite What  Cheer  House,  San  Francisco.  lOvll-ly 


GOVERRTMEWT  HOUSE, 

Comer  of  Sansome  and  Washington  sts. 
SAN  FRANCISCO,  CAL. 
^  THE  STREET  CARS  PASS  THIS  HOUSE  IN 
MET?  every  direction,  every  fen  minutes. 
gajjll  The  rnoinvof  the  fIouse  are  well  furnished,  large 
!'■!.■■■■■■  and  airy,  me  let  by  the  inoiiih,  week  or  day,  and  are 
kept  In  superb  order.  There  is  a  Restaurant  attached  for 
ladles  and  families,  where  persons  can  board  for  one-half 

SANBORN  &  CO 


Economy  In  Advertising;.— The  Mining  a.nd  Scikn- 
wfic  PuKsslslhe  best  and  lliosl  kconomioai.  ininlnc;  adver- 
tiding  medium  In  Ibis  city.  Our  terms  urc  less  thun  onv 
half  the  rates  now  charged  by  daily  newspapers,  and  the 
mining  community  are  beginning  to  appreciate  our  reasona 
ble  rates  of  advertising.  The  "kkss  contains,  proportionally, 
.-.larger  amount  of  mining  ad  ertislng  than  any  other  paper 
on  the  Pacific  coast.  Its  character  renders  it  the  proper 
Journal  for  the  concentration  of  mining  patronage. 


PACIFIC 

Insurance  Company, 

—op- 
SAX  FRA.XIStO,  CAL, 

Offlco.No.423  Caitfornljx  Street. 

cash  assets,  OTIT  1,1867. 
$1^38,054  Ol* 

FIKK, 


MAKI.VE, 


IXLAJTJB 


INSURANCE. 


DIRECTORS: 


San  Franetieo: 

W,  C.    KuUtOD, 
A    L.  Tuc.Uh, 
Win.  Alvord. 
Jniiaibaii  Hunt, 
A   11,  BorbeN 
A.  U    Si  lies, 
A.  Stllgiuun, 
L.  B.  bencbiey, 
Wm  SliL-iioau, 
L  Sachs 
Janus  DeFremery, 


Oliver  Eluridfft, 
J.  B.  Roberta, 

8.  Siulnliai  t, 
y.  L.  Weaver. 
Will.   IJi  n;  tr. 

j.  w.  umm, 

A.  H11.W 


T  L.  Barker, 
Alux.  \\\\i\. 
Chus    Mevt-r, 
Ciitts  h   SlcLane, 
M    Rocenl  auin, 
Htnrv  CaiieioU,  Jr,, 
A.  J    Ka  ^lon. 
T.  Leiuuieii  .Meyer. 

i."nic    I'm/,: 

Louie  MrLnne, 
Fied'k  Btllinu*. 
J.  B.  Newum, 
J   G   Keilugg, 
Win  T.  Coibiuan, 
Broseii  Elllj. 
Sacruvimto: 

Ldgar  Mllli, 
G    W   Mime, 
C    T  Wheeler. 
ilaryarille: 

.1.  II.  ,)cwett. 
Porllaiuf,  Orroon; 
W.  S.  I.ad.l, 
Jacob  Krtinin. 
Virginia^  Aetuda: 
iVm.  bhitriiu. 
OFFICERS: 

JONA.  HUNT,  President 
A.  G.  STILES,  Vice  President. 
A.  J.  RALSTON,  Secretary. 
C.  A.  LATuN,  Marine  Secfe'ary. 
9vt5tf  li.  li.  BIGELOW,  Gen'l  Aftftnt 


David  Sit-rn, 
L1  «"   Mill*. 
1.  Friedlunder, 
Mouea  Hellvr. 

H.  M.  New  hall, 

U.  T.  Lawiim, 
Edward  Martin, 
Cliun.  Mavne, 
E.  L.  Gnhltiiell), 
J.  U   Bail. 
Llovd  TtvlB, 
Tbos.  II   Silby, 
Adam  Gram. 
Alphi'Us  Hull, 
S.  M.  Wil-"n, 
D.  J   Oliver, 
V.  Scholia, 
Mcton  Cheesman, 
A.  (lansmauii, 
D.  W.  U.Klce, 


LACOUB'S 


SARSAPARIPHEEE 

BITTERS 

Have  so  speedily  grown  In  favor  tbat  tlieir  unrlvaPed  pala 
has  attracted  remarks  and  criliclsmsol  lhc trade.  Jealouay 
attributes  their  success  to  the  fineness  of  their  general 
style,  and  principally  to  the  originality  and  btnutT  of  the 
bottle,  which  was  conceived  ami  inumil'uct ureu  by  Califor- 
nia artists.  MR.  LACOL'R,  an  enclitic  promoter  of  Call 
lomia  resources,  desired  to  shuw  tiiat  Caiiiornlft  has  110 
need  of  being  tributary  to  other  countries  lor  talent  or 
mechanical  Industry. 

The  cause  of  their  sucre.«s  is  the  great  benefit  tliev  hav« 
been  to  the  large  number  who  have  already  used  them. 

-MR.  LACOURN  a  graduate  of  tbe  Polytechnic  Institute, 
of  Frame,  and  adds  toa  thorough  knowledge  of  Chemistry 
many  years  ot  expeiieiice;  and.  after  a  long  and  careful 
experimental  study,  has  been  enabled  to  offer 

LACOUK'8 

SARSAPARIPHERE    BITTERS. 

They  are  the  most  efficient  Blood  Purifier,  bornuse  ihey 
combii  e  with  the  wholei-onie  i-arsaparilla,  nvhlch  operates 
by  cutaneous  excretions,  and  other  substances  which  gently 
stimulate  ihe  secretions  of  fhe  tower  glands  and  orga<  «, 
render  digestion  easy,  obviate  eusliyeuess,  and  remove  reg- 
ularly every  impurity  ■  f  the  blood. 

They  are  unriva'ud  as  a  remedy  for  Scrofula.  Dyfipepna, 
Constipation.  Liver  Complnlnt,  Nervous  A 11  l-c t ions.  Colic, 
Intermittent  Fevers,  and  alt  diseases  arising  Iroui  impurity 
of  the  Blood  or  Costiveness. 


WTio    Takes    Tliem  ? 
The  Old  Man 

Takes  them  as  a  gentle  stimulant  and  mild  reju  venator. 

TJie  Young  Alan 

Takes  them  to  regulate  his  system,  prevent  disease,  and 
stimulate  to  new  lilt  hi?  ^venasked  body. 

Tlie  Yonng  Woman 

Takes  Iheni  to  see u re  regularity  in  her  hobils;  to  tint  her 

checks  with  llie  bboin  of  heiilth,  to  give  a  sparkla 

to  her  eyes,  and  sweetness  10  her  bream. 

The  Husband 

Takes  them  to  promote  vitality,  give  strength  to  the  bodv, 
peace  to  fhe  mind,  and  with  his  health,  wealth 
and  comfort  to  all  his  family. 
The  Wife 
Takes  them  to  Invigorate  and  strengthen  hersystcm,  and  a* 
an  aid  to  nature  iu  regulating  her  periodical  ulckucss. 
Children 
Take  them  asa  gentle,  yet  effective  tonic. 
The-  Dasha-.vyy 
Takes  them  as  a  mtM,  pure  stimulant,  containing  none  o( 
the  deleterious,  essential  and  I  usil  oils  of  forbidden  drink*. 
The  Inebriate 
Takes  them  tn  give  tone  to  his  poisoned  stomach  and  allay 
the  fearful  Innilngslur  strong  drink  with  a  stimu- 
lant that  does  not  madden  or  destroy. 
The  Traveler 
Takes  them  to  prevent  sea  sickness,  and  secure  his  health 
against  change  of  climate. 

Everybody    Takes    Them ! 
PRO  BONO  PUBJLICOr 

2  v  I, 1-6111 


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Analytical  Chemistry.  Isdeslrou-iof  securing  a  posirion 
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the  assaying  and  amalgamating  department  of  either  a 
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wages,  is  de.sirabl*.  The  advertiser  would  take  his  own 
laboratory  to  the  mine  if  desired.  Proper  references  given 
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192  

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thousand  dollars'  worth  of  hops.  They 
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nie's  invention,  by  means  of  which  the  hops 
are  dried  without  such  a  waste  of  the  prec- 
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FARMERS'  AND  MECHANICS'  RA.MC. 

2vl5-Gmeow  Sun  Francisco. 

CHICKEBING-  &   SONS' 

PIANOS 

Received  the 

FIRST  PREMIUM 

(Gold  Medal) 

And  lleoornttnn  «j'  J.rtion  of  llonor,  at  the 

PuriN  Exposition. 

KOHbEEC,  (JHAJ.E  &  CO.,  Agents, 

$6vl4nrl6p  431  Montaomerv  street,  Kan  Francisco. 

Favorable  to  Inventor*.—  Persons  holding  uow  In 
vciitions  of  machinery  and  imi  ortatit  improvements,  can 
have  the  same  illustrated  and  explained  in  the  MiNINQ  and 
Scientific  Press,  free  ot  charge,  If  in  our  judgment  the 
discovery  is  one  of  real  merit,  and  of  suihclent  Interest  to 
oar  readers  to  warrant  publication. 


t*   ♦ 


Single  Cui>lr«(  Fifteen  Cent*. 


Termm  One  Tear,  8U>  •  Six  Month*.  S3. 


g*  gmmtat  of  msciul  g,rt<s,  £ric»«,  ana  fining  anfl'pwtanto..  grofl«s*. 


UKWKY    A-  I'O.,  l'l    ULINIIKBSj 

And   I'.n.i.i  -.,.11.  ii-. i -.  1 


SAN  FRANCISCO,  SATURDAY,  SEPTEMBER  28,  1867. 


(TOI.VMK  XV. 
1        Number    13. 


TABLE  OF  CONTENTS. 


l!.-iT-t'    Patent     Wire   (Inutr 
Ain.ilL'HUintur— Ulti  .si  rated. 

Hunt'.  Pan  .i  D  iable*Ai 

Pinup—  lllii-lr.il.  .1 

ill    Distribution  mi. I 
Kucks- 

A    \  i- till     Bi  >al   Bflxon 

Mlnlni!    aim.Ii-iiiv   al  Pref- 
bora-Bv  Prof  Itlnke. 

DiK  Treei  In  Aunlr.lfa 

11. .Id  l'r..iliii>li..n  In  Kit*. lit 
Lir-.l    -.I    i:.ir(...nic    Acid   On 

i fit-  Iftiiniiii  Body. 
Tin  Fourteenth  Annual  still.. 

Opetilns    of    Die    Colorado 

KIV.T. 

Tin-    New    Anvltini    for    th 

Dear,  limnl-niul  mln.l 
Nattir.il     Sono,   or     Fuller' 

Earth. 
A  stlituilnut  t.i  Inventor*. 

I  Mill  MciUii-uiln  for 
fUarka, 
A  National  MlnlnffColloge. 
i;.i  Mu.ljiticrv 
.  Correspondents. 
New  Patents  and  Invention*. 
San  Francisco  Metal  Market. 


Vt>|.|Hwi|.*L       MlsCkLLAHT.— 

11,-uiii  .in.l   Oscillating   En 

Bines;  Tin.-  Mn illation  ..f 

EfetalSl     Now     Process   for 
Miikliu-#si.i!  and  u  rouglu 

ii TO  Remove  ttual  from 

Iron. 

SCIKHTtriC  MlsCKLLAVY.— 
Light  inn!  lli-iiii. I  tin-  Sun; 
Remark  ibki  Vegetable  Phe- 
II..HHMI.  Tin-  Purlllcull.iii 
in  Water:  I'uilinliiiu  111  the 
Assay  Office:  Sew  UNe  for 
\  I  inn  hi  in  Bronze;  Oleuu- 
iiil:  uu*s. 

Minis.;  Si  ,m  u: v—Eiiil.r null m 
late  Intelligence  in. in  the 
varloos  coiiutlrit  niul  dls- 
trlcta  In  Ciilirnrillit,  Colo- 
rmlo;  Idnho,  Montana,  Ne- 
vada mill  iiiiei'li. 

Sun  PranciaOO  Market  Rates. 

Sun  Francisco  Weckis  stuck 
clronutr. 

Stuck  Prices— Bid  mid  Asked. 

Mining  Slm.eholdors*  Direct- 
ory. 

Sew  Incorporations— List  of 
Offloen. 


Hunt's  Double  Action  Pump. 

We  give,  annexe™  a  view  of  Hunt's  new 
doublo  action  pump,  designed  for  use  when 
it  is  desired  to  raise  large  quantities  of 
water.  These  pumps  are  mounted  as  shown 
in  the  engraving,  and  also  on  frames  fitted 
with  gearing  to  be  run  by  horse  power. 
The  valves  are  a  new  device,  of  superior  de- 
sign, and  pronounced  by  those  who  have 
used  the  pump,  equal  in  efficiency,  sim- 
plicity and  durability,  to  any  in  use.  They 
can  be  removed  and  replaced  in  five  min- 


utes, by  simply  taking  off  th6  cap  that  is 
held  in  place  by  two  bolts,  as  shown  in  front 
of  the  chestin  the  engraving.  It  is  claimed 
for  these  pumps  that  they  are  capable  of 
doing  great  service — that  they  are  cheap, 
durable,  strong  and  but  little  liable  to  get 
out  of  order.  They  are  manufactured  by 
E.  O.  Hunt,  at  his  well  known  shop  on 
Jessie  street  in  this  city. 

Califoenia  Maohineby  going  East. — 
The  Panama  steamer  of  Monday,  will  take 
out  a  complete  set  of  quartz  machinery,  in- 
tended for  a  gold  mining  company  in  South 
Carolina!  This  machinery  was  made  at 
the  Union  Foundry  in  this  city. 


Dr.  Beers'  Patent  Wire  Gauze 
Amalgamator. 

We  give  herewith  an  illustration  of  Dr. 
Beor's  recently  invented  wire  gauge  amal- 
gamator, for  which  a  patent  has  just  been 
issued.  It  is  well  known  to  all  persons  en- 
gaged in  quartz  or  placer  mining  that  great 
loss  constantly  occurs,  not  only  from  the 
escape  of  fine  gold,  but  from  the  waste  of 
small  particles  of  amalgam  and  impure 
mercury,  all  of  which  are  charged,  to  a 
greater  or  less  degree,  with  gold.  The  ob- 
ject of  the  present  invention  is  to  secure 
the  miner  against  such  loss,  by  furnishing 
a  cheap  and  more  perfect  amalgamator  and 
one  that  can  be  easily  applied  to  all  gold 
mining,  requiring  but  little  attention  and 
no  motive  power.  We  understand  that  the 
practical  working  of  the  invention  goes  far 


amalgamated,  especially  when  the  surfaces 
are  rendered  too  fluid  by  the  use  of  mer- 
cury in  the  batteries.  In  such  places  the 
plates  with  iron  gauze  or  corrugated  copper 
plates,  as  shown  at  H,  ore  intended  to  re- 
tain the  gold  until  amalgamation  takes 
place;  and  if,  following  this,  there  is  em- 
ployed a  short  sluice,  lined  with  the 
amalgamated  copper  wire  gauze,  the  lower 
end  being  allowed  to  dip  into  a  small  reser- 
voir, where  any  drippings  may  be  caught, 
very  little  if  any  mercury  will  be  lost,  which 
item  alone,  in  mostmining  operations,  would 
more  than  pay  for  the  improvement  every 
month.  Cyanide  of  potassium  or  sodium 
amalgam  is  especially  beneficial,  in  connec- 
tion with  this  amalgamator.  Referring  to 
the  illustration;  A  represents  a  section  of 
the  common  sluice  ;  B,  screen  or  grating 
to  admit  only  the  gold  and  fine  sand  ;   C, 


BEERS'  PATENT  WIRE  OAUZE  AMALGAMATOR. 


to  prove  that  the  inventor  has  done  much 
in  improving  the  ordinary  processes  of  amal- 
gamation. 

The  nature  of  this  improvement  consists 
not  only  in  furnishing  a  lodgment  for  par- 
ticles of  free  gold,  that  would  naturally  be 
retained  by  its  own  specific  gravity,  but  at 
the  same  time  bringing  and  retaining  the 
minutest  particles  in  close  contact  with  an 
amalgamated  surface,  charged  with  sodium 
amalgam  or  its  equivalent.  To  establish 
these  conditions  and  accomplish  these  re- 
sults, two,  somewhat  different,  devices  are 
employed,  viz.:  Eor  placer  or  hydraulic 
mining,  a  copper  wire  gauze  mesh,  of  from 
one-eighth  to  one-fourth  inch,  is  used,  amal- 
gamated and  laid  upon  canvas  on  the  bot- 
tom of  sluices,  riffle  boxes,  etc.  If  used  in 
hydraulic  mining  it  should  be  protected 
from  boulders  by  placing  a  short  length, 
thus  prepared,  beneath  a  screen,  or  what  is 
sometimes  termed  a  grizzly,  in  the  bottom 
of  the  main  sluice,  thus  forming  a  riffle  box, 
and  which,  if  placed  at  a  proper  angle,  will 
catch  and  retain  all  the  gold  that  has  been 
set  at  liberty  above  it,  and  enable  the  miner 
at  the  close  of  the  day,  in  fifteen  minutes, 
to  clean  up  and  collect  the  result  of  his 
labor. 

For  quartz  mining  another  device  is  em- 
ployed. In  the  present  almost  universal 
use  of  amalgamated  copper  plates,  it  is 
found  that  much  o  f  the  gold,  as  ifciwaves 
the  batteries,  glides  over  the  pftttes, 
not  being  retained  long  enough  to  become 


riffle  boxes;  D,  lining  of  copper  wire 
gauze  or  canvas ;  E  F,  reservoir  to  catch 
any  drippings  of  mercury,  the  end  of  which 
is  shown  open  at  E  in  the  cut.  H,  section 
of  corrugated  copper  plate  for  quartz  mills. 


Opening  of  the  Colobado  Rtveb. — Es- 
pecial attention  is  called  to  the  advertise- 
ment of  the  Lower  California  Exploring  and 
Prospecting  Company,  which  appears  in  our 
advertising  columns  to-day.  The  subject  of 
opening  steam  communication  with  Arizona 
and  the  Salt  Lake  settlements,  by  way  of 
the  Colorado  river,  is  constantly  attracting 
more  and  more  the  attention  of  the  mercan- 
tile community.  It  is  a  subject  which  has 
been  frequently  diseussediu  the  columns  of 
the  Peess,  and  we  are  pleased  to  see  the 
earnest  effort  which  is  now  being  made  to 
open  up  this  important  highway  to  the  in- 
land commerce  of  the  central-western  por- 
tion of  this  continent. 

The  company  already  alluded  to  will  forth- 
with proceed  to  explore  the  Colorado  river, 
with  a  good  steamer  and  also  to  prospect  the 
territory  of  Arizona  with  &  force  of  250  men. 
We  understand  that  they  have  procured  the 
services  of  parties  who  are  well  acquainted 
with  the  country.  Each  shareholder  is  en- 
titled to  a  lot  in  the  new  town  of  San  Diego 
gratis,  and  all  families  of  stockholders  are 
transported  thither  in  the  vessels  of  the 
company,  which  sail  Nov.  1st,  free  of  charge. 
Further  information  can  be  obtained  at  the 
company's  office,  No.  20  Montgomery  street. 


The  New  Asylum  foe  the  Deaf,  Dumb 
and  Blind. — The  corner  stone  of  this  insti- 
tution was  laid  on  the  26th  inst.  The  site  is 
in  Alameda  county,  six  miles  from  Oak- 
land, at  the  foot  of  the  Coast  Bange  of 
hills ;  and  commands  an  excellent  view  of 
our  noble  harbor,  and  of  the  adjacent 
country.  The  property  includes  one  hun- 
dred and  thirty  acres.  The  main  building 
will  have  a  frontage  of  192  feet,  with  a 
hight  from  the  ground  line  to  the  top  of 
the  spire  of  145  feet.  It  will  be  in  the 
Gothic  style,  and  constructed  of  sand-stone 
from  the  neighborhood,  except  the  front 
facing.  It  is  so  arranged  as  to  accommo- 
date separately,  not  only  deaf  and  dumb, 
from  the  blind,  but  the  two  sexes  of  both 
classes  from  each  other.  The  lighting  will 
be  done  by  the  Ensley  patent  gas",  and  the 
heating  by  hot  water  pipes.  Especial  atten- 
tion has  been  paid  to  ventilation.  As  a 
whole,  the  design  for  the  building  has  been 
especially  praised,  as  promising  elegance 
and  solidity. 

The  exercises  commenced  at  noon.  Ira 
P.  Bankin,  President  of  the  Board  of  Com- 
missioners, who  will  superintend  the  work, 
stated  the  object  of  the  meeting,  and  made 
a  few  general  remarks.  Eev.  Dr.  Stone  of- 
fered prayer,  which  was  silently  echoed,  so 
to  speak,  by  Prof.  Wilkinson,  the  Princi- 
pal of  the  school,  who,  in  the  eloquent  sign 
language,  which  alone  is  intelligible  to 
those  unfortunates,  interpreted  it  as  spoken, 
to  the  deaf  and  dumb  who  were  present. 

Prof.  Wilkinson  followed  with  an  ad- 
dress. He  gave  a  complete  history  of  the 
institution  from  its  inception  to  the  present 
moment;  and  also  a  general  summing  up 
with  dates,  of  the  various  steps  of  prog- 
ress in  the  instruction  of  deaf  mutes,  and 
of  the  blind. 

The  peculiarly  isolated  position  of  the 
latter,  and  the  scarcely  less  unfortunate 
condition  of  the  former,  were  eloquently 
touched  upon ;  and  the  address  was,  in 
scholarly  style  and  aptness  of  illustration, 
a  production  which  will  be  read  with  an  in- 
terest equal  to  that  with  which  it  was  lis- 
tened to  by  an  appreciative  audience. 

A  poem,  written  for  the  occasion  by  Frank 
Bret  Harte,  was  then  read.  Bev  J.  A.  Ben- 
ton next  produced  a  document  in  which 
were  given  the  names  of  those  concerned  in 
the  management  of  the  institution  ;  of  the 
State,  County  and  City  officers  present ;  of 
the  President  of  the  United  States,  the 
Governor  of  California,  and  the  Mayor  of 
Oakland.  This  document,  together  with 
divers  others,  and  copies  of  the  San  Fran- 
cisco and  Oakland  newspapers,  pieces  of  coin 
etc. ,  etc. ,  was  then  and  there  sealed  up  in  a 
glass  jar,  which  was  placed  within  a  cavity 
cut  in  one  of  the  outer  stones,  at  the  north- 
west angle  of  the  building.  The  corner 
stone  was  then  lowered  upon  it.  Gov.  Low, 
having  gone  through  the  appropriate  ma- 
sonic ceremonies,  addressed  a  few  re- 
marks to  the  audience.  He  was  followed 
by  several  others  ;  and  the  regular  exercises 
being  concluded,  the  day  closed  with  a  gen- 
eral partaking  of  refreshments,  under  the 
supervision  of  Prof.  Wilkinson. 


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©oimmwiatiflits. 


In  this  Department  wo  Invite  tbe  frkb  disccssion  of  all 

firoper  subjects— correspondents  alone  being  responsible  for 
he  Ideas  and  theories  they  advance. 


[Entered  according  to  Act  of  Congress  in  the  year  18G6,  by 
F.  A.  Herring,  in  the  Clerk's  Office  of  the  District  Court 
of  the  District  of  California.] 

Formation,  Distribution  and  Age  of 
Igneous  Rooks. 

[Continued  from  Page  162.] 

We  will  now,  as  gold  is  probably  the  ear- 
liest erupted  of  the  nobler  metals,  consider 
some  facts  that  have  bearing  upon  the  age, 
distribution  and  position  of  the  more  aurif- 
erous gravel  deposits.  J.  A.  Jennings,  in 
the  Mining  and  Scientific  Peess  of  May 
19th,  1866,  is  impressed  with  the  belief  that 
"  the  once  fluid  mass  of  Table  Mountain, 
Tuolumne  county,  which  is  now  an  im- 
mense wall  of  hard  black  lava  two  or  three 
hundred  feet  higher  than  the  country  upon 
either  side,  was  walled  in  by  the  banks  of  a 
river,  and  is  the  product  of  a  volcano,  now 
extinct,  situated  a  few  miles  above  Colum- 
bia. The  lava  followed  the  course  of  an 
ancient  river  some  twenty  or  thirty  males, 
in  a  tortuous  southerly  direction,  whose 
banks  must  have  been  a  hundred,  and  in 
some  places  several  hundred  feet  higher 
than  the  stream.  Here  and  there  may  be 
found  the  junction  of  an  ancient  gulch, 
into  which  the  lava  flushed  back  ;  yet  the 
old  hills  are  gone  that  once  covered  this 
section  of  Tuolumne  county — at  least  three 
hundred  feet  above  the  present  level — and 
even  the  bed  of  the  river,  which  has  been 
worked  by  means  of  tunnels  with  the  nsual 
success  of  river  mining,  overlooks  the  sur- 
rounding country.  The  old  hills  are  gone, 
and  the  method  of  their  disappearance  con- 
veys some  idea  of  the  length  of  geological 
periods.  Each  winter's  ram  brings  down  a 
little  sand,  dissolves  a  little  of  the  soluble 
particles  of  the  rock  and  soil,  and  here  we 
see  the  accumulated  result.  Eocks,  soil 
and  sand  have  all  gone  down  the  water 
course  to  the  sea. " 

The  fact  that  those  ancient  auriferous  de- 
posits are,  some  of  them, miles  in  breadth  and 
manymilesin  length  and  hundredsof  feet  in 
thickness,  and  composed  entirely  of  quartz, 
gravel  and  boulders,  is  presumptive  evi- 
dence that  the  material  of  which  they  are 
composed  must  be  of  volcanic  origin.  Some 
of  them  are  situated  near  the  summit  of 
the  Sierra  Nevada,  on  their  western  flank  ; 
and  I  have  been  credibly  informed  by  min- 
ers that  in  some  localities  large  areas  are 
covered  with  disintegrated  quartz,  which 
show  no  signs  of  having  been  subjected  to  the 
action  of  water  other  than  that  to  which  the 
summits  of  mountains  are  usually  exposed. 
These  deposits  are,  in  many  localities,  thou- 
sands of  feet  above  the  body  of  the  present 
water  courses. 

"Some  idea  of  the  immense  changes 
which  the  face  of  the  country  has  under- 
gone since  those  ancient  rivers  found  their 
way  along  what  is  now  the  flank  of  the 
Sierra,  may  be.  inferred  from  the  fact  that 
these  beds  have  been  covered  by  a  detritus, 
a  large  portion  of  which  is  volcanic,  to  a 
depth  of  nearly  or  quite  1,000  feet.  Since 
that  deposit  was  made,  the  present  system 
of  rivers  has  had  its  origin,  passing  at  a 
quarter  or  less  angle  across  this  ancient  de- 
posit, and  in  some  localities,  as  at  Forest 
Hill,  in  Placer  county,  they  have  cut  their 
way  down  through  this  1,000  feet  of  gravel 
and  continued  on  from  2,000  to  3,000  feet 
in  the  hard  slate  rock  below. " — Mining  and 
Scientific  Press,  May  12th,  1866. 

'■'  In  some  instances  the  beds  of  these  un- 
derground streams  appear  to  have  been 
changed  more  than  once.  Some  volcanic 
eruption  has  poured  down  its  molten  cov- 
ering over  the  golden  sands,  gravel  beds, 
and  whatever  else  within  the  channel.  The 
river,  then,  for  a  time,  flows  over  the  lava 
or  other  volcanic  debris,  until  another  allu- 
vial deposit  is  made.  Another  layer  of 
lava  from  a  second  eruption  follows  ;  and 
thus  alternately  until  the  river  is  turned 
from  its  banks  to  seek  another  channel, 
sometimes  parallel,  at  others  with  its  direc- 
tion changed  entirely." — Prospectus  in  Min- 
ing and  Scientific  Press. 

I  wish  particularly  to  call  the  attention  of 
the  reader  to  the  fact  that  the  more  ancient 
gravel  deposits  are,  some  of  them,  covered 
and  protected  from  denuding  agencies  by 
an  indestructible  non-metallic  rock,  and  in 
some  instances  that  those  ancient  deposits 


thousands  of  feet  above  the  beds  of  the 
present  veins  are  interstratified  with  lava. 
It  is  the  concurrent  testimony  of  geologists 
that  unchanged  igneous  rock  is  first  found 
interstratified  with  the  formations  of  the 
carboniferous  era. 

A  few  miles,  in  a  northerly  direction, 
from  Oroville,  situated  at  the  western  base 
of  the  Sierra  Nevada,  are  two  table  moun- 
tains, from  three  to  six  hundred  feet  above 
the  bed  of  the  present  water  courses.  An 
extensive  auriferous  gravel  deposit,  known 
to  be  seven  or  eight  miles  in  length,  passes 
directly  under  these  table  mountains,  in  a 
northerly  and  southerly  direction.  The 
gravel  from  a  few  feet  on  the  westerly  flank 
to  as  much  as  six  hundred  in  thickness 
under  Sugar  Loaf  Mountain,  which  seems 
to  be  composed  of  quartz  gravel,  and  is 
situated  to  the  east  pf  the  table  mountains, 
the  deposit  being  thinnest  upon  the  western 
flank.  Under  the  westerly  end  of  the  north- 
erly table  mountain  there  is  a  bed  of  coal 
six  feet  in  thiokness.  The  quartz  gravel 
both  under  and  overlies  this  coal  bed,  which 
shows  that  the  coal  formation  was  deposited 
upon  the  flank  of  this  ancient  mountain  of 
quartz  gravel,  and  was  afterwards  covered 
by  the  detritus  from  it,  brought  down  by 
the  action  of  water.  Underlying  this  vast 
deposit  of  quartz  gravel  is  a  stratum  of  the 
famous  blue  gravel  or  cement.  As  far  as 
my  observation  goes,  where  the  blue  cement 
exists,  it  invariably  underlies  all  other 
auriferous  deposits — a  fact  which  suffi- 
ciently indicates  the  character  of  the  earli- 
est erupted  gold-bearing  rock — viz:  mag- 
nesian  rocks. 

When  the  hard  black  lava  which  caps 
this  table  land  was  erupted,  the  surrounding 
country  in  its  immediate  vicinity  must  have 
been  nearly  or  quite  level  with  the  present 
summits  of  the  mountains.  The  table 
mountains,  which  are  now  divided  by  Mor- 
ris ravine,  appear  to  have  been  originally 
connected,  and  to  have  had  a  much  greater 
breadth  than  now?  But  the  soil  and  rocks 
which  originally  composed  the  surrounding 
surface  has  been  carried  away  by  denuding 
agencies  slowly  undermining  the  lava,  which 
toppled  outwards,  until  it  now  presents  a 
perpendicular  face  from  twenty  to  perhaps 
one  hundred  feet  in  hight  and  thickness. 
Further  north,  along  this  volcanic  axis,  is  a 
large  area  covered  with  lava,  a  few  miles  in 
breadth,  and  extending  northerly  some  sev- 
enty miles  to  the  Sacramento  river.  Un- 
derlying this  deposit  of  lava  is  a  bed  of 
auriferous  quartz  gravel,  which,  in  some 
places,  is  known  to  be  of  great  thickness, 
and  it  probably  exists  in  varying  quantities 
all  along  theline  of  the  lava  deposit.  South 
of  Oroville,  in  Butte  county,  at  Bangor, 
there  is  another  gravel  deposit,  which  ap- 
pears to  be  the  bed  of  an  ancient  river,  run- 
ning in  a  northwesterly  direction,  and  un- 
derlying the  beds  of  the  present  water 
courses,  in  some  places  at  least  100  feet. 

Still  further  south  along  this  volcanic 
axis  there  has  recently  been  discovered  an- 
other remarkable  quartz  deposit.  I  am  in- 
debted to  Mr.  P.  J.  Hopper,  of  the  Folsom 
Telegraph,  for  the  following  description  of 
it:  "This  newly-discovered  deposit  rests 
on  the  granite,  and  it  contains  no  kind  of 
stone  except  quartz,  in  pieces  varying  in 
size  from  the  smallest  particle  to  the  size  of 
a  man's  head,  and  is  said  to  contain  fine 
gold.  The  miners  are  working  upon  the 
granite,  and  find  it  sloping  downward  un- 
derneath the  hills,  and  the  cement  upon  it 
increasing,  both  in  thickness  and  richness, 
until,  in  some  claims,  it  is  twelve  feet  thick. 
The  gold  taken  out  is  of  a  rusty  color, 
coarse  and  irregular  in  shape,  like  gold 
found  in  quartz  rock.  It  is  not  smooth  or 
water-worn,  and  the  miners  insist  that  it  is 
an  original  depost.  The  deposit  is  much 
lower  than  the  bed  of  the  American  river. 
This  quartz  gravel  deposit  lies  upon  the 
hard  gray  granite,  and  underneatJi  a  marine 
formation  containing  shells,  which,  in  some 
places,  is  twenty  feet  thick.  Overlying  the 
marine  deposit  is  a  rock  the  miners  call 
lava,  which  has  hitherto  been  considered 
the  bed  rock,  and  all  mining  operations 
have  hitherto  been  confined  to  stratums 
which  rest  upon  the  'lava'  and  marine  form- 
ation. " 

Granite  was  intruded  along  the  anticlinal 
lines  formed  by  the  upheavals  of  the  Silur- 
ian period  immediately  preceding  the  erup- 
tive era  of  metalliferous  quartz.  Here  in 
this  newly-discovered  mine  we  have  decom- 
posed quartz,  which  carries  no  indication 
of  attrition,  resting  upon  a  cone  of  granite, 
forming  an  ancient  anticlinal  axis,  which 
was  evidently  above  the  level  of  the  sea.  as 
there  is  no  deposit  of  any  kind  between  the 
stratum  of  disintegrated  quartz  and  granite. 
This  auriferous  deposit  was  never  earned  to 
its  present  position  by  water,  and  its  pres- 
ence upon  the  summit  of  this  ancient  anti- 
clinal axis  can  only  be  accounted  for  on  the 
supposition  that  the  quartz  was  erupted 
from  a  long  extinct  volcano. 

[To be  continued.! 


[Written  for  the  Mining  and  Scientific  Press.] 

A  Visit  to  the  Royal  Saxon  Mining 
Academy  at  Freiberg,  Saxony. 

By  W.  P.  Blakk,  Commissioner  from  the  State  of  California. . 

Editoks  Peess  : — I  had  nearly  completed 
a  third  letter  to  you  from  the  Paris  Exposi- 
tion, giving  you  an  account  of  the  iron  and 
steel,  when  I  learned  from  some  of  my 
young  mining  friends  that  the  Freiberg 
Academy  was  about  to  close  for  the  summer 
vacation.  I  therefore  left  the  Exposition 
for  a  few  days,  and  took  the  railway  train, 
which  carried  me  through  the  north  of 
France,  by  Compeigne  and  Liege  to  the 
Bhine  at  Cologne;  thence  through  Belgium, 
Northern  Germany  and  Prussia,  by  Dussel- 
dorf,  Hanover,  Magdeburg  and  Leipzig  to 
Dresden,  in  thirty  hours  from  Paris.  The 
country  everywhere  presented  a  most  charm- 
ing appearance,  being  nearly  all  under 
high  cultivation,  and  checkered  with  fields 
of  grain,  potatoes  and  clover.  Harvesting 
had  just  commenced,  and  women  were  at- 
work  in  the  fields  with  the  men,  gathering 
and  binding  the'  wheat.  Comfortable-look- 
ing farm-houses  and  whole  villages,  with 
quaint  high-peaked  roofs  covered  with  red 
tiles,  were  passed  in  rapid  succession,  while 
an  iron  furnace  here  and  there,  and  cities  at 
intervals,  with  forests  of  tall  smoking  chim- 
neys and  long  lines  of  furnace  fires,  showed 
that  mining  and  manufacturing  were  hand 
in  hand  with  agriculture  in  the  enrichment 
of  the  country. 

Freiburg  is  but  two  hours  distant  by  rail 
from  Dresden.  The  road  ascends  the  val- 
ley of  the  Mulde  river  by  steep  grades,  and 
on  Hearing  Freiberg  circles  around  a  deep 
basin-like  bend  of  the  valley  in  which  the 
great  smelting  establishments  are  placed. 

The  ores  are  broughthere  from  the  mines 
for  reduction,  and  silver,  gold,  lead,  copper, 
zinc,  cobalt,  arsenic  and  sulphuric  acid  are 
produced.  A  hundred  furnaces  and  chim- 
neys are  belching  out  sulphurous  smoke  and 
gases,  and  clouds  of  white  zinc  and  arsenic 
fill  the  air.  It  seemed  like  looking  down 
into  a  great  solfatara,  or  the  smoking  crater 
of  a  smouldering  volcano.  There  certainly 
was  no  resemblance  in  those  groups  of  fur- 
naces to  any  of  our  amalgamation  works, 
and  I  have  since  found  that  the  Freiberg 
ores  are  heated  by  fire  alone,  amalgamation 
in  barrels  having  been  abandoned  long  ago. 

In  a  few  moments  more  I  was  in  Freiberg, 
and  driving  to  the  Hotel  de  Saxe,  received 
a  hearty  welcome  from  the  California  and 
other  students  from  the  United  States. 
There  are  at  present  about  forty  students 
from  the  United  States,  or  about  half  of  the 
whole  number  of  students  in  the  Academy. 
Six  or  seven  of  these  students  are  from  Cali- 
fornia, and  they  are  general  favorites.  Most 
of  the  others  are  from  New  York  and  Mas- 
sachusetts, and  there  are  some  from  Vir- 
ginia and  South  Carolina.  There  are  stu- 
dents also  from  South  America,  Mexico, 
Java,  and  Bussia. 

The  lectures  for  the  season  had  just  closed, 
and  great  preparations  were  making  by  the 
students  to  celebrate  the  one  hundredth  an- 
niversary of  the  foundation  of  the  Academy. 
The  centennial  in  fact  came  last  year,  but 
the  presence  of  the  Prussian  soldiers  ren- 
dered any  great  display  by  processions  or 
otherwise,  inconvenient,  and  the  ceremo- 
nies were  postponed  until  this  year.  The 
programme  devoted  three  days  to  the  fes- 
tivities ;  to  concerts,  processions,  speeches, 
a  dinner,  a  ball,  and  a  final  convivial  meet- 
ing of  all  the  students,  the  old  graduates, 
the  professors,  and  the  guests.  This  took 
place  last  evening,  and  the  celebration  is 
now  ended. 

From  the  time  of  the  first  proposition,  the 
greatest  enthusiasm  has  prevailed  among 
the  students  and  among  the  people.  Nearly 
every  house  in  the  place  was  decorated  with 
garlands  and  wreaths  of  oak  leaves,  and  were 
illuminated  in  the  evening.  The  only  ex- 
ception of  note  was  the  house  of  the  chief 
government  Director  of  the  Mines,-  who  has 
gained  the  ill-will  of  almost  every  one  by 
refusing  to  allow  the  miners  to  take  part  in 
i*ft  procession.  This  procession  was  a  grand 
cTftplay.  The  students  appeared  in  their 
full  mining  costume,  with  their  marshals, 
national  flags  and  bands  of  music,  and  were 


joined  by  the  different  civic  societies  and 
trades  organizations  of  the  place.  The  route 
of  the  procession  was  crowded  with  specta- 
tors, and  was  strewn  with  flowers  and  bou- 
quets thrown  from  the  windows  above  by 
Saxon  beauties,  and  a  large  share  of  these 
favors  fell  to  the  American  students.  The 
procession  paused  in  front  of  the  Academy, 
under  the  tablet  to^the  memory  of  Leopold 
von  Buch,  at  Werner's  monument,  at  the 
tablet  of  Theodor  Koerner,  and  again  at  the 
house  formerly  occupied  by  Alexander  von 
Humboldt,  and  at  all  of  these  places  short 
addresses  were  made,  honoring  the  memory 
of  these  illustrious  savans,  graduates  of  the 
Academy,  or  identified  with  its  history, 

A  grand  dinner  in  the  Town  Hall  suc- 
ceeded the  procession.  In  this  the  profess- 
ors of  the  Academy  and  the  guests  took  a 
part.  Amongst  them,  were  the  venerable 
Breithaupt,  the  distinguished  mineralogist; 
Botta,  the  geologist;  Weisbach,  the  author 
of  the  work  upon  mechanics ;  Weisbach, 
Jr.,  now  the  professor  of  mineralogy ; 
Scheerer,  the  chemist;  Gaetschman,  the  lec- 
turer on  the  mechanical  preparation  of  ores; 
and  Ziervogel,  the  author  of  the  celebrated 
silver  extraction  process,  which  bears  his 
name. 

We  were  interrupted  in  the  midst  of  the 
dinner  by  the  arrival,  in  the  street  outside, 
of  a  procession  of  1,000  miners  from  the 
Himmelfahrt  mine.  They  had  assembled 
in  spite  of  a  prohibition,  and  were  deter- 
mined to  have  a  part  in  the  celebration.  It 
was  interesting  to  look  down  from  the  win* 
dows  of  the  hall  upon  the  upturned  faces  of 
these  men,  all  begrimmed  with  the  smoke 
of  gunpowder  and  the  dust  of  the  ore.  One 
of  their  number  mounted  a  barrel  and  made 
a  speech,  thanking  the  students  for  honor- 
ing" the  day,  and  expressing  the  regret  of 
the  miners  that1  they  had  not  been  allowed 
to  take  part  in  the  grand  procession  of  the 
morning.  Free  beer  and  cigars  were  liber- 
ally dealt  out,  and  under  their  influence  the 
miners'  enthusiasm  culminated  in  an  at- 
tempt to  smash  the  wkidows  of  the  odious 
Director-General.  TrU  King's  soldiers  were 
called  out,  and  the  honest  miners  were 
driven  home  at  the  point  of  the  bayonet. 

At  the  ball  in  the  evening,  the  guests 
were  much  interested  in  the  model  of  a  mine, 
from  which  two  little  boys,  dressed  in  the 
quaint  mining  costume,-  kept  bringing  out 
supplies  of  bon-bons,  put  up  in  little  card- 
board boxes,  shaped  like  crystals. 

The  celebration  ended  the  next  evening, 
at  a  grand  commers  of  all  the  students. 
After  singing  several  humorous  songs,  and 
drinking  moderately  of  beer,  they  join 
hands  across  the  table  and  swear  to  be  brave, 
loyal  and  honorable  men,  and  in  token  im- 
pale their  caps  upon  the  swords  of  their 
leaders. 

During  the  progress  of  the  celebration,  I 
visited  the  collections,  the  smelting  estab- 
lishments, and  several  points  of  interest, 
among  them  the  tomb  of  the  great  Werner. 
His  last  resting-place  is  marked  by  a  modest 
slab  in  the  yard  of  the  great  church  nearly 
opposite  the  "golden  door"  of  wonderful 
sculpturing.  It  is  inscribed  simply  with 
his  name — Abeaham  Gottleb  Webneb — 
and  the  date  of  his*  birth  and  death,  with 
two  flaming  torches  sculptured,  one  erect 
and  the  other  turned  down.  Masses  of 
quartz  crystals  and  of  glittering  ores  are 
piled  around,  and  are  now  nearly  covered 
by  ivy. 

The  students  have  now  commenced  their 
summer  course  of  practical  instruction  at 
the  furnaces.  They  rise  at  six  in  the  morn- 
ing and  walk  two  miles  out  of  town  to  the 
Mulde  works.  There  an  assistant  professor 
describes  all  the  furnaces  and  processes  in 
detail,  and  permits  the  students  to  take 
drawings  and  notes  in  full.  This  is  a  very 
important  part  of  the  instruction  at  Frei- 
berg, and  it  appears  to  be  appreciated  by 
the  students.  I  have  seen  many  note-books 
intelligently  filled,  and  feel  satisfied  that 
the  young  men  who  are  here  from  the 
United  States  are  improving  their  precious 
opportunities.  At  any  rate,  the  Americans 
are  great  favorites  with  the  professors,  who 
consider  them,  in  general,  as  the  best  stu- 
dents. 

One  of  the  greatest  disadvantages  to  a 
student  who  comes  here  from  the  United 
States,  anxious  to  progress  rapidly  in  min- 
ing studies,  is  the1  ignorance  of  the  lan- 
guage. A  residence  of  one  year  is  neces- 
sary before  he  can  thoroughly  comprehend 
the  instruction  which  is  given.  Again, 
those  young  men  who  have  not  had  a  pre- 
vious theoretical  or  practical  training  in 
American  mines,  find  themselves  at  the  close 
of  their  course  quite  ignorant  of  English 
and  American  mining  terms.  It  has  actu- 
ally been  gravely  suggested  that,  as  the 
majority  of  the  students  here  are  American 
and  English,  the  lectures  should  be  given 
in  the  same  language. 

In  my  next  I  hope  to  give  you  some  facts 
of  interest  about  the  mines  and  products 
of  this  place. 


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195 


HUfcUaniral. 


Beam  and  Oscillating  Engines. 

THEIR  COMPARATIVE   ADAPTABILITY   FOB   MA- 
Br.S'K  MI'E-WHreL  STEAMSHIPS. 

A  friend  has  placed  in  our  hands  a  small 
pamphlet,  evidently  issued  by  the  Pacific 
Mail  Steamship  Company,  from  their  office 
in  New  York,  aud  intended  for  circulation 
among  the  agents,  commanders  and  engi- 
neers of  that  Bonrpany,  wherever  they  may 
be.  The  pamphlet  contains  a  brief,  suc- 
cinct statement  of  facts  and  considerations 
in  reference  to  the  relative  advantages  of 
beam  and  oscillating  engines  for  marine 
steamships,  prepared  by  Horatio  Allen, 
Esq.,  President  of  the  Novelty  Iron  Works, 
of  New  York.  Mr.  Allen  is  well  known  to 
the  mechanical  world  as  one  of  the  fore- 
most engineers  in  the  country,  thoroughly 
skilled,  and  of  great  experience  in  his  pro- 
fession, both  practically  and  theoretically. 
As  a  builder  of  marine  engines,  he  has  no 
superior  in  this  or  any  other  country.  The 
object  of  the  pamphlet  is  to  bring  this  state- 
ment of  facts  to  the  knowledge  of  the  skilled 
employes  of  the  company,  so  that  it  may 
be  attentively  studied  and  freely  criti- 
cised by  them,  in  order  that  the  company 
may  have  the  full  benefit  of  their  practical 
experience  in  reaching  a  correct  conclusion 
on  so  important  a  subject,  as  a  radical  change 
in  the  construction  of  marine  engines. 

We  owe  no  apology  to  our  readers  for 
placing  before  them  a  brief  abstract  of  the 
evidently  carefully  considered  paper  before 
us.  Mr.  Allen  tells  us,  in  his  preliminary 
remarks,  that  his  object  is  simply  to  call 
attention  to  facta  and  considerations,  such  as, 
in  themselves,  constitute  the  grounds  of 
preference,  and  not  to  leave  the  settlement 
of  such  important  questions  to  the  influ- 
ence of  general  declarations  of  superiority. 
In  order  to  make  the  comparison  as  practi- 
cal as  possible,  he  confines  himself  to 
engines  of  a  particular  size — 85-inch  cylin- 
der with  eight  feet  stroke — which  have  been 
built  by  the  Novelty  Company  and  actually 
run. 

He  begins  with  the  statement  that  the 
power  developed  in  the  two  engines,  of 
same  dimensions,  revolutions,  pressure,  and 
quantity  of  steam  and  degree  of  expansion, 
will  be  the  same,  if  the  friction  is  equal ; 
and  then  proceeds  to  give,  in  a  clear  and 
concise  manner,  the  essential  particulars  in 
which  the  beam  engine  differs  from  the 
oscillating.  These  statements  we  reproduce 
in  a  somewhat  condensed  form,  as  follows  : 

1st  The  room  occupied  by  the  oscillating 
engine  is  8,500  cubic  feet — by  the  beam  en- 
gine, 14,750 ;  being  as  1  to  1.7a  in  favor  of 
the  former. 

2d.  Weight  of  the  oscillator,  138  tons— 
of  the  beam  engine,  152 ;  an  advantage  of 
the  former  as  1  to  1. 11. 

3d.  The  mimber  of  parts  through  which 
the  power  is  transmitted,  from  piston  to 
crank,  in  the  oscillator  is  3 — piston,  piston- 
rod  and  pair  of  trunions ;  in  the  beam  en- 
gine the  number  is  9.  Difference,  1  to 
2.25. 

4th.  Number  of  parts  to  be  constructed 
in  true  line  and  relation  to  each  other  are, 
in  the  oscillator  4 — beam  engine  6. 

It  should  here  be  borne  iu  mind  that  in 
all  combinations  of  machinery,  by  which 
power  is  transmitted,  the  greater  the  num- 
ber of  intervening  parts,  the  greater  the 
skill  and  care  required  to  have  the  parts  all 
in  their  relative  and  proper  adjustment,  and 
the  greater  the  chances  for  unsatisfactory 
performance. 

5th.  The  number  of  bearings  and  their 
brasses  to  be  kept  properly  adjusted  and 
lubricated  in  oscillator  is  5 — in  beam  en- 
gine 13.     Difference,  1  to  2. 6. 

6th.  Friction — no  difference;  as  has  been 
proven  by  actual  measurement. 

7th.  Power  delivered  on  .the  crank  pin, 
equal — a  necessary  consequence  of  equal 
power  on  the  pistons  and  equal  friction. 

8th.  The  structure  through  which  the 
power  is  transmitted  from  the  cylinder  to 
the  crank. 

In  beam  engines  the  pillow  block  or  top 
of  a  gallows  frame  of  wood,  is  the  fulcrum 
through  which,  by  means  of  the  beam,  the 


power  is  transmitted  to  the  crank.  On  this 
pillow  block  double  the  power  of  the  en- 
gine acts;  at  one  timo  to  force  it  down,  at 
another  to  force  it  up.  The  down  strain  is 
met  I'.v  the  legs  of  the  frame,  BuppOl 
the  kelson,  and  the  tup  strain  by  the  hold- 
ing down  bolts,  which  pass  through  the 
kelson,  and  arc  held  by  nuts  and  washers. 
This  combination  of  the  gallows  framo  is 
found  very  difficult  of  construction,  and 
often  after  great  pains  has  been  taken  to 
properly  secure  it,  a  short  time  only  elapses 
before  the  holding  down  bolts  require  screw- 
ing up — hence  great  difficulty  arises,  re- 
quiring constant  care  and  attention.  The 
strain  of  the  engine  is  also  thrown,  to  a 
great  extent,  on  the  vessel's  bottom,  to  its 
serious  detriment,  to  say  nothing  of  the  lia- 
bility of  the  wood  to  decay,  thereby  en- 
tailing great  expense  and  delay. 

In  striking  contrast  with  these  particu- 
lars, are  found  the  conditions  of  the  oscil- 
lating engine,  particularly  with  regard  to 
the  manner  in  which  tho  strains  are  met. 
The  pillow  blocks  of  the  wheel  shaft  are 
directly  over  the  pillow  blocks  of  the  truu- 
nions  of  tho  eugine,  and  the  two  are  con- 
nected with  four  large  wrought  iron  col 
uinns,  capable  of  sustaining  the  entire  force 
of  the  engine  —either  in  separating  or 
crushing  ;  while  all  the  power  of  the  revo- 
lution is  developed  without  any  transmis- 
sion of  up  and  down  strains  on  the  bottom 
of  the  vessel. 

11th.  The  relative  advantage  of  being 
used  as  a  single  engine  is  much  in  favor  of 
the  oscillator,  from  the  fact  that  all  the 
working  parts  of  the  beam  engine  come  to 
a  state  of  rest  while  it  is  passing  its  center, 
over  which  it  is  carried  by  the  momentum 
of  its  wheels ;  while  in  the  oscillator  the 
weight  coming  to  a  state  of  rest,  is  much 
smaller,  and  the  oscillation  of  the  cylinder, 
being  at  that  moment  at  their  highest  mo- 
tion, greatly  aid  the  wheels  in  enabling  the 
ennine  to  pass  its  centre. 

In  the  beam  engine,  the  weight  coming 
to  a  stand  still,  is  20  tons — in  the  oscillating 
engine  the  same  weight  is  G%  tons.  The 
weight  in  motion  to  aid  in  passing  the  cen- 
ter in  the  oscillator  is  30  tons  more  than  in 
the  beam  engine. 

12th.  As  to  the  valve  gear  and  working 
by  hand,  it  is  claimed  that  the  advantage, 
though  small,  is  in  favor'of  the  oscillator. 
The  oscillator  requires  more  parts  by  which 
to  operate  the  valves ;  but  it  involves  no 
more  mechanical  combinations,  by  which 
their  working  is  effective. 

13th.  The  means  of  working  the  air  pump 
are  equal. 

14th.  As  to  accessibility  of  journals  on 
the  cylinder,  any  journal  carried  by  the 
oscillating  cylinder  is  as  accessible  as  in 
the  cylinder  of  a  beam  engine. 


Jjrirutifir  #U$rrUatnt. 


Manipulation  of  Metals, — Very  few 
persons  except  workers  in  metals,  are  aware 
to  what  extent  the  shaping  of  cold  metals  is 
practiced  in  the  mechanical  arts.  Metals 
usually  denominated  solids,  have  been  found 
to  have  a  flow  similar  to  that  of  the  same 
metals  fused;  for  cold  rolling,  stamping, 
pressing,  tube  drawing,  are  all  examples  of 
the  flow  of  metals — the  movement  of  par- 
ticles one  upon  another  without  destroying 
their  cohesion.  Every  housewife  now  knows 
that  she  obtains  metal  cups,  basins,  pans, 
and  kettles,  without  seam  or  solder,  in  forms 
and  sizes  that  formerly  were  considered  im- 
possible except  by  using  separate  plates. 
Pencil  tubes  are  now  all  drawn  out  of  a  flat 
piece  of  silver  or  gold,  and  a  pile  of  lead 
plates  has  been  forced  into  a  series  of  eon- 
centric  tubes,  one  within  another,  while  a 
plate  of  tin  and  lead  have  been  drawn  into 
tubes  so  as  to  form  a  tin  pipe  perfectly  en- 
cased in  lead.  It  is  but  a  few  years  since 
such  processes  would  have  been  deemed 
impossible,  and  they  show  the  rapid  pro- 
gress made  in  the  mechanical  arts. 


New  Process  for  Making  Steel  and 
Wrought  Iron.  —Mr.  Seimens  of  England 
has  patented  a  process  for  making  steel  and 
iron  directly  from  the  ore,  which  differs 
from  that  introduced  by  Mr.  Rogers  in  New 
Jersey,  several  years  ago,  only  in  the  sub- 
stitution of  rich  hydrocarbons  for  pulverized 
charcoal.  The  iron  ore,  in  a  finely  divided 
state,  is  heated  in  a  closed  vessel,  and  brought 
in  contact  with  hydrocarbon  currents,  which 
percolate  through  the  mass  of  ore  and  unite 
with  the  oxygen  of  the  ore,  thus  reducing 
the  metal. 


To  Remove  Rust  from  Iron. — Pound 
glass  to  a  fine  powder,  having  nailed  some 
strong  woolen  cloth  upon  a  board,  lay  upon 
it  a  strong  coat  of  gum  water,  and  sift  there- 
on some  of  the  powdered  glass  ;  let  it  dry  ; 
repeat  this  operation  three  times,  and  when 
the  last  covering  of  powdered  glass  is  dry, 
you  may  easily  rub  off  the  rust  from  the 
iron  with  the  cloth  thus  prepared. 


Light  and  Heat  of  the  Sun. 

Calculations  based  on  the  light  and  heat 
radiated  from  the  sun,  show  that  the  tem- 
perature which  exists  at  its  surface  must 
bo  so  great  that,  until  recently,  we  have  been 
scarcely  able  to  form  any  adequate  idea  of  its 
intensity.  Modern  chemistry,  however,  has 
i  finally  came  to  our  relief,  and  developed 
some  curious  facts  with  regard  to'the  chemi- 
cal relations  of  intensely  heated  matter, 
which  throw  much  light  on  what  has  here- 
j  tofore  been  considered  almost  inexplicable, 
with  regard  to  the  supposed  heat  aud  lum- 
inosity of  J  the  sun's  surface.  Chemical  sci- 
ence has  shown  that  a  comparatively  mode- 
rate temperature  is  favorable  to  chemical 
combination ;  while  a  high  temperature 
severs  the  same  affinities  and  decomposes. 
Thus  certain  metals,  at  a  low  temperature, 
unite  with  oxygon  and  other  elements,  while 
these  same  compounds,  when  exposed  to  a 
higher  degree  of  heat,  separate  into  their 
original  elements  or  form  new  compounds, 
and  leave  the  metais  in  a  pure  state.  A 
similar  action  and  reaction  takes  place  with 
water,  whose  elements — oxygen  and  hydro- 
gen— when  mingled  in  the  presence  of  car- 
bon and  subjected  to  a  moderate  degree  of 
heat,  as  in  the  burning  of  a  kerosene  lamp, 
unite  and  form  water.  But  let  that  water 
be  then  subjected  te  a  still  higher  tempera- 
ture, and  it  is  at  once  resolved  again  to  its 
original  elements.  Recent  researches  have 
shown  that  this  breaking  up  of  compounds 
or  distribution  of  elements  by  intense  heat, 
is  a  principle  of  universal  application ;  so 
that  we  may  suppose  that  all  the  elements 
which  make  up  a  world  would,  when  so  in- 
tensely heated  as  to  be  in  a  gaseous  condi- 
tion, exist  in  an  uncombined  state.  It  is  in 
just  such  a  condition  that  we  suppose  the 
sun  to  be  at  the  present  time. 

Reasoning  from  these  facts  and  supposi- 
tions, Mr.  Faye  has  recently  promulgated 
the  following  hypothesis  with  regard  to 
the  nature  of  the  sun,  and  of  the  hitherto 
inexplicable  luminous  process  going  on 
upon  its  surface  : 

The  sun  is  to  be  conceived  as  an  immense 
mass  of  intensely  heated  gaseous  and  disso- 
ciated matter,  so  condensed,  however,  that, 
notwithstanding  its  excessive  temperature, 
it  has  a  specific  gravity  not  much  below 
that  of  water,  probably  offering  a  condition 
analogous  to  that  which  Cagniard  de  la  Tour 
observed  for  volatile  bodies  when  submitted 
to  great  pressure  at  temperatures  much 
above  their  boiling  point.  The  radiation  of 
heat  going  on  from  the  surface  of  such  an 
intensely  heated  mass  of  uncombined  gases, 
will  produce  a  superficial  cooling,  which 
will  permit  the  combination  of  certain  ele- 
ments and  the  production  of  solid  or  liquid 
particles,  which,  suspended  in  the  still  dis- 
sociated vapors,  become  intensely  luminous 
and  form  the  solar  photosphere.  The  con- 
densed particles,  carried  down  into  the  in- 
tensely heated  mass,  again  meet  with  a  heat 
of  dissociation,  so  that  the  process  of  com- 
bination at  the  surface  is  incessantly  re- 
newed, while  the  heat  of  the  sun  may  be 
supposed  to  be  maintained  by  the  slow  con- 
densation of  its  mass ;  a  diminution  by 
l-1000th  of  its  present  diameter  being  suf- 
ficient, according  to  Helmholtz,  to  maintain 
the  present  supply  of  heat  for  21,000  years. 

A  Remarkable  Vegetable  Phenomena 
was  recently  communicated  to  the  Paris 
Academy  of  Sciences  by  M.  Lecoq,  the  re- 
sult of  some  observations  on  a  curious  plant 
called  Coloeasia.  This  plant  often  exhibits 
a  trembling  or  vibratory  motion,  without 
any  apparent  cause,  and  as  many  as  100  to 
120  vibrations  have  been  observed  in  a  sin- 
gle minute.  They  are  strong  enough  to 
affect  the  neighboring  plants,  and  they  have 
even  caused  a  similar  motion  in  the  flower 
pots,  one  of  which  weighed  25  pounds.  If 
true,  this  would  appear  to  be  a  remarkable 
instance  of  the  direct  transmutation  of  solar 
heat  and  light  into  motion. 


Chloroform.  — Experiments  have  proved 
that  to  preserve  pure  chloroform  of  specific 
gravity  1.49,  it  must  be  totally  excluded 
from  the  light.  To  keep  it  in  daylight,  it 
must  have  its  specific  gravity  reduced  by 
the  addition  of  two  drachms  of  95  per  cent, 
alcohol  to  every  avoirdupois  pound. 


The  Purification  of  Water — An  Im" 
forta.nt  Scientific  Discovert. — The  Lon- 
don Builder  says  that  Mr.  Thomas  Spencer, 
the  discoverer  of  electrotype,  has  made  an- 
other important  discovery.  He  has  ascer- 
tained that  the  magnetic  oxide  of  iron  which 
abounds  in  rocky  strata  and  in  sands,  etc., 
attracts  oxygen,  whether  it  exists  in  water 
or  in  air.  and  polarizes  it— that  this  polar- 
ized oxygen  is  the  salubrifying  ozone — that 
this  ozone,  so  formed,  destroys  all  discolor- 
ing and  polluting  organic  solutions  in  water, 
and  converts  them  into  the  sparkling  and 
refreshing  carbonic  acid  of  the  healthful 
spring.  It  is  claimed  that  even  sewerage 
water  can  be  thus  almost  instantaneously 
purified.  Moreover,  Mr.  Spencer  has  dis- 
covered that  the  apparently  mechanical  pro- 
cess of  filtration  is  itself  magnetical,  and  it 
is  now  known  that  all  substances  are  con- 
stitutionally more  or  less  subject  to  mag- 
netical influence ;  thus allextraneousmatters 
suspended  in  water  may  be  rapidly  attracted 
in  filtration,  and  so  separated ;  and  this  may 
be  done  whether  on  a  great  scale  or  a  small, 
either  by  the  magnetic  oxide  or  black  sand 
of  iron,  by  a  mixture  of  this  with  ordinary 
sand,  or  by  various  other  means ;  and  Mr. 
Spencer  has  discovered  a  solid  porous  com- 
bination of  carbon  with  magnetic  oxide, 
prepared  from  Cumberland  haematite,  which 
is  said  to  have  very  great  filtering  power. 

Mr.  Booth,  of  Birmington,  England,  has 
also  recently  promulgated  a  process  for  pu- 
rifying water,  for  which  meritorious  claims 
are  also  put  forth,  and  which  may  be  very 
properly  introduced  in  this  connection.  He 
places  in  the  water  a  neutral  solution  of  bi- 
sulphate  of  alumnia,  in  the  proportion  of 
one  ounce  to  435  gallons.  The  sulphuric 
acid  of  the  sulphate  decomposes  the  bi-car- 
bonate  of  lime  in  the  water  and  forms  an 
insoluble  sulphate  of  lime  instead.  The 
hydrate  of  alumnia  being  set  free,  forms 
with  the  organic  matter  in  the  water  another 
insoluble  compound.  Both  these  fall  to 
the  bottom,  and  the  remaining  freed  ele- 
ment, carbonic  acid,  lends  an  agreeable 
quality  to  the  water. 

Cadmium  in  the  Assay  Office. — Accord- 
ing to  M.  Classen,  silver  is  wholly  precipi- 
tated by  cadmium  ;  when  dealing  with  a 
nitric  solution  of  silver,  evaporate  to  dry- 
ness in  the  presence  of  sulphuric  acid,  dis- 
solve the  sulphate  of  silver  in  boiling  water, 
plunge  into  it  a  plate  of  cadmium,  and 
the  reduction  of  silver  takes  place  at  once. 
The  silver  is  deposited  in  a  compaot  mass, 
easily  washed  with  water;  as  it  may  contain 
a  little  cadmium,  boil  it  in  the  acid  liquid 
until  no  hydrogen  escapes,  wash  it  until  the 
water  contains  no  sulphuric  acid,  then  dry 
and  calcine.  The  silver  at  first  a  black 
grey,  takes  the  metallic  luster.  It  may 
then  be  weighed,  the  results  are  very  exact 


New  Use  for  Alumtnium  Bronze.' — Mr. 
Hulot,  director  of  the  workshops  where  post- 
age stamps  are  manufactured,  at  the  Impe- 
rial Mint  of  France,  having  found  that  steel 
was  rapidly  deteriorated  by  gummed  paper, 
substituted  aluminium  bronze  with  entire 
success.  The  300  steel  perforators  used  in 
piercing  postage  stamps  became  blunted 
after  a  few  weeks  of  use,  yet  the  new  tool, 
containing  perforators  made  of  aluminium 
bronze  at  30  per  cent,  has  been  striking 
126,000  blows  per  day  for  several  months 
past,  and  yet  shows  no  sign  of  deterioration. 


Cleaning  Glass. — A  method  of  cleaning 
glass,  which  may  answer  when  other  meth- 
ods fail,  is  to  dilute  the  ordinary  hydro- 
fluoric acid,  sold  in  gutta-percha  bottles, 
with  four  or  five  parts  of  water ;  with  this, 
wet  a  cotton  rubber,  and  apply  the  rubber 
to  the  glass  pretty  thoroughly ;  afterward 
wash  the  glass  until  all  traces  of  the  acid 
are  removed.  The  effect  of  this  operation 
is  to  dissolve  off  a  very  thin  portion  of  the 
glass,  thus  leaving  a  new  and  bright  surface. 

The  curvature  of  the  earth  amounts  to 
seven  inches  per  mile.  A  man  six  feet  high 
cannot  be  seen  from  a  distance  of  ten  miles. 


Public  Schools  to  be  Introduced  into 
Russia. — The  Emperor  of  Russia  has  taken 
an  enlightened  step.  A  system  of  instruc- 
tion is  to  be  organized  over  the  length  and 
breadth  of  the  land.  School  houses  are  to 
be  provided  and  teachers  appointed  at  the 
expense  of  the  government.  The  secular 
education  will  be  taken  entirely  out  of  the 
hands  of  the  priests. 

Berries  in  New  York. — The  berry  train 
of  New  Jersey  is  an  important  element  of 
wealth.  One  day,  recently,  more  than  a 
thousand  bushels  of  whortleberries  were 
forwarded  to  the  New  York  market. 


196 


©to*  pitttog  and  gtxmtttk  %tm. 


Natural  Soap,  or  soap  clay,  has  been 
dug  from  Maupin's  mine,  on  the  Burbois, 
in  Franklin  county,  Missouri,  some  sixty 
miles  from  St.  Louis.  This  soap,  or  clay, 
■was  found  at  a  depth  of  seventy-five  feet  be- 
low the  surface,  which  gives  evidence  of  the 
presence  of  saponiferous  qualities,  and  is 
equal  in  its  effects  to  many  of  the  soaps  of 
the  manufacturers. 

We  find  the  above  in  several  of  our  ex- 
changes. What  has  really  been  found  is 
probably  "fuller's  earth,"  a  variety  of  clay 
which,  from  its  unctuous  touch  might  easily 
be  mistaken  for  "  soap. "  The  same  kind  of 
clay  has  been  found  on  this  coast,  and  her- 
alded abroad  as  a  "soap  mine."  "Fuller's 
earth"  presents  various  shades  of  colors — 
yellowish,  greenish,  bluish,  brown,  and 
gray;  its  luster  is  dull,  and  it  feels  very 
soapy,  when  rubbed.  The  quality  most  pre- 
ferred by  those  who  use  it,  is  that  which, 
when  put  in  water  readily  falls  to  pieces, 
with  a  slight  cracking  sound.  Its  composi- 
tion is  usually  about  as  follows :  Silica,  53  ; 
alumina,  10  ;  peroxide  of  iron,  9.25;  mag- 
nesia, 1.25;  lime,  0.5;  water,  24,  with  a 
trace  of  potash.  It  was  formerly  esteemed 
of  much  value,  particularly  by  fullers  ;  it 
is  now,  however,  little  esteemed  or  used, 
soap  having  taken  its  place  by  reason  of  its 
superiority,  and  recent  great  reduction  in 
price.  Soap,  for  many  centuries  after  its 
discovery,  was  held  at  so  high  a  price  as  to 
almost  totally  exclude  it  from  common  use, 
and  from  employment  in  large  manufactur- 
ing establishments.  Various  vegetable  and 
mineral  substances,  and  alkaline  and  ammo- 
niacal  waters  were  used  instead  ;  the  chief 
among  these  substances  was  fuller's  earth, 
or  "mineral  soap,"  as  above  described. 

Before  modern  chemistry,  by  reducing  its 
cost,  placed  the  useful  article  of  soap  within 
the  reach  of  every  one,  fuller's  earth  was  an 
article  of  almost  indispensable  necessity  to 
a  manufacturing  community.  It  was  con- 
sidered of  such  great  importance  in  Eng- 
land that  its  exportation  was  prohibited.  It 
was  found  in  large  quantities  in  the  counties 
of  Surry  and  Buckingham,  England,  and 
transported  from  thence  to  all  parts  of  the 
kingdom.  When  used,  it  was  first  dried  in 
the  sun  or  by  fire,  and  then  thrown  into 
cold  water,  where  it  soon  fell  into  a  powder, 
which  was  sorted  by  washing  into  coarse 
and  fine  qualities,  the  former  of  which  was 
used  for  inferior  cloths,  and  the  latter  for 
fine  goods.  The  article  has  no  commercial 
value  at  this  time. 


A  Stimulant  to  Inventors. — At  the  last 
meeting  of  the  Mechanics'  Institute  in  this 
city,  a  motion  was  made  by  Mr.  J.  H.  Cul- 
ver, that  the  society  offer  as  a  premium  to 
inventors,  $500,  suitably  divided  among  the 
best  three  inventions  that  shall  be  perfected 
or  patented  in  time  to  be  placed  on  exhibi- 
tion at  the  coming  Fair  of  1868.  The  above 
motion  is  to  be  acted  upon  at  the  next  regu- 
lar meeting  of  the  society ;  and  we  trust  the 
members  of  the  Institute,  after  a  careful 
consideration,  will  adopt  it,  as  it  cannot  fail 
to  become  one  of  the  most  attractive  fea- 
tures of  the  proposed  exhibition.  Every 
attempt  that  is  made  to  bring  out  and  de- 
velop the  industry  and  genius  of  a  country  or 
section  of  country  to  enrich  and  elevate  the 
people,  not  only  benefits  and  ennobles 
the  present  generation,  but  all  future  gen- 
erations will  greatly  profit  by  the  example. 
If  the  ancient  commonwealths  had  lent  their 
aid  and  countenance  to  artisans  and  inven- 
tors, instead  of  making  it  a  disgrace  to  be- 
come a  worker  of  metals  or  a  hewer  of  wood, 
the  civilized  world  would  not  to-day  be 
groping  upon  their  hands  and  knees  in  the 
dust  and  ashes  of  buried  cities,  seeking  in 
vain  among  the  crumbling  ruins  or  upon 
some  time-stained  utensil  for  some  faint 
trace  of  secrets  which  have  forever  perished, 
and  which  all  the  skill  and  cunning  of  man' 
at  this  stage  of  enlightment,  has  failed  to 
discover.  Suppose,  for  instance,  that  no 
aid  or  countenance  had  been  lent  to  genius 
on  this  coast,  and  that  inventors  had  lan- 
guished for  want  of  encouragement,  and  we 
had  depended  merely  upon  the  East  for  our 
devices  and  machinery  for  extracting  the 
precious  metals,  instead  of  the  ring  of  the 
hammer  upon  the  anvil,  and  the  smoke  and 
busv  hum  of  a  city  as  it  is  to-day,  we  should 
h'     been  Verba  Bueiia  still. 


New  Patents  and  Inventions. 

Under  this  hoading  we  shall  mention,  from  week  to  week 
as  occasion  may  demand,  New  and  Important  Inven- 
tions: also,  the  List-  of  Patent  Claims  recently  issued  from 
the  U.  S.  Patent  Office  to  inventors  on  the  Pacific  Coast, 
and  other  Patent  Issues  which  wo  deem  of  local  in- 
terest to  readers  on  this  side  of  the  Continent  Most 
Patents  on  this  coast  are  secured  'hroueh  the  MINING 
AND  SCIENTIFIC  PRESS  PATENT  AGENCY.  We  are 
prepared  to  obtain  from  Washington,  with  despatch, 
copies  of  any  Patent  issued. 

PATENTS  RECENTLY  ISSUED. 

The  following  patents  have  recently  been 
issued  to  inventors  on  the  Pacific  coast 
through  the  Mining  and  Scientific  Peess 
Patent  Agency,  the  claims  of  which  have 
already  appeared  in  our  regular  reports. 
We  now  subjoin  brief  descriptions  : 
66,546. — Impboved    Method   op    Beefing 

Topsails. — Fridolf  Hook,  of  San  Fran- 
cisco, Cal. 

This  invention,  which  consists  of  an  im- 
proved method  of  reefing  topsails  from  the 
decks  of  vessels,  appears  to  be  destined  to 
work  a  revolution  in  the  management  of 
sailing  vessels,  and  is  the  same,  in  sub- 
stance, as  the  one  •  mentioned  some  time 
since  by  the  New  York  correspondent  of  the 
Bulletin  of  this  city,  and  described  as  the 
invention  of  a  poor  California  sailor.  Mr. 
Hook  is  a  Bussian  by  birth,  and  sprung 
from  a  line  of  European  inventors,  his 
father  having  distinguished  himself  in  Bus- 
sia  as  an  engineer  and  a  man  of  great  talent. 
Mr.  Klinkofstrom,  the  Bussian  Consul  of 
this  city,  is  the  agent  for  Mr.  Hook. 
67,427. — Mode  of  Peeseeving  Eggs. — P. 

Gaughran  andL.  Sweeney,  SanFrancisco, 

Cal. 

The  idea  upon  which  this  invention  is 
founded,  is  to  exclude  the  air  from  the  shell 
of  the  egg  by  a  compound  or  preparation 
which  forms  a  complete  coating,  and  ren- 
ders the  shell  impervious  to  air.  By  this 
means  they  claim  that  eggs  may  be  kept  an 
indefinite  period,  and  still  remain  perfectly 
fresh  and  sweet 
67,581. — Improved  Gang  Plow.— Allen  T. 

Covel,  San  Francisco,  CaL 

This  improved  gang  plow  readily  adapts 
itself  to  the  inequalities  of  the  ground  to  be 
plowed,  with  devices  for  raising,  lowering 
and  turning  to  and  from  the  land.  As  it  is 
said  to  possess  many  points  of  superiority, 
our  farmers  would  do  well  to  inquire  into 
its  merits. 

67,935. — Steam  Generator. — Charles  O. 

Winegar,  Drytown,  Cal.: 

This  invention  consists  of  an  improved 
steam  generator,  to  take  the  place  of  the 
ordinary  boiler,  which  consists  of  a  series 
of  longitudinal  tubes  or  pipes,  both  ends  of 
which  are  inserted  in  oblong  water  chests, 
placed  transversely  with  the  tubes,  each  se- 
ries of  tubes  having  independent  chests, 
placed  one  above  the  other.  The  lower  tier 
of  tubes  is  composed  of  but  one-half  the 
number,  and  one-half  the  length  of  chest  at 
the  end,  where  the  water  is  supplied  to  the 
generator,  and  terminates  at  the  top  in  the 
same  manner,  giving  an  inclination  to  one 
half  of  the  tubes  alternately.  A  steam  drum 
is  placed  upon  the  top  of  the  uppermost 
tier,  connected  to  the  upjier  or  short  chest 
from  which  the  steam  is  conducted  to  the 
engine.  The  ohests  are  all  pierced  for  plugs 
opposite  the  ends  of  each  tube  for  the  pur- 
pose of  cleansing,  which  is  accomplished  by 
blowing  the  steam  through  them. 
67,858. — Clothes-washer. — F.  Ernst,  San 

Francisco,  Cal. 

The  nature  of  this  invention  consists  in 
providing  an  apparatus  by  which  clothes 
may  be  washed  with  very  little  handling  or 
rubbing.  The  machine  is  composed  of  a 
copper  cylinder,  having  a  cover.  Standing 
inside  and  upon  the  bottom  of  this  cylinder, 
is  a  seive  or  screen  having  legs.  The 
clothes  to  be  washed  are  placed  upon  this 
screen,  having  been  previously  well  rubbed 
with  soap,  or  other  dirt  dissolving  sub- 
stance, and  covered  with  water,  which  is  al- 
lowed to  boil  the  usual  time,  when  another 
movable  screen  or  seive  is  placed  upon  the 
top  of  the  clothes,  which  serves  to  press  the 
clothes  down.  After  boiling,  the  water  is 
drawn  off  by  a  cock  at  the  bottom  of  the 
cylinder,  below  the  lower  seive.  The  cock 
is  large  enough  to  discharge  the  water  quite 
freely,  which  produces  a  water  or  air  vac- 
uum, and  the  water  is  forced  through  the 
fabric,  carrying  the  dirt  with  it.  Mr.  A.  P. 
Molitor,  611  Commercial  street,  is  the  agent 
for  this  invention. 
66, 012. -Improvement  in  Side  Hill  Plows. 

Peter  H.   Flansburgh,    Eden  Township, 

California. 

This  invention  relates  to  that  class  of 
plows,  known  as  side  hill  plows  ;  and  has 
for  its  object  an  impiovament  in  the  mech- 


anism, by  which  the  plows  are  alternately 
engaged  and  disengaged  as  the  plow  goes 
across  the  field  and  back,  raising  one  plow 
when  the  other  is  disengaged,  and  thus 
turning  the  furrows  all  in  one  direction. 
This  is  accomplished  by  constructing  two 
plows,  one  right  and  the  other  left  hand, 
both  attached  to  the  beam,  and  so  placed 
that  the  land-sides  may  be  parallel  and  close 
together,  when  both  plows  are  on  the  ground 
in  working  order.  The  vertical  racks  or 
standards  are  fastened,  one  to  each  side  of 
the  beam.  A  segmental  pinion  works  each 
of  these  racks  or  standards,  each  being  ope- 
rated by  a  lever  independent  of  the  other, 
so  that  both  plows  may  be  raised  or  lowered 
at  the  same  time,  or  one  raised  and  the 
other  lowered.  A  hinge  may  be  employed 
in  place  of  the  racks  and  pinions,  to  raise 
and  lower  the  plows,  and  the  same  end  be 
thereby  attained. 
66,046. — Improvement  in  Cut-off  Valves. 

Irving  M.  Scott  and  Wm.  B.  Eckert,  of 

San  Francisco,  Cal. 

This  invention  is  designed  to  provide  an 
improved  "Self-adjusting  Cut-off,"  for  sta- 
tionary engines,  so  constructed  as  to 
admit  of  a  side  valve  for  admitting 
steam  to  and  from  the  cylinder  of  a  steam 
engine.  This  end  is  accomplished  by  con- 
structing an  engine  in  the  ordinary  manner, 
with  a  main  valve,  to  admit  the  steam  and 
discharge  it  from  the  cylinder.  Upon  the 
back  of  this  valve,  are  two  cut-off  plates, 
having  one  opening  in  each.  Through 
these  plates,  and  parallel  with  the  valve- 
face  passes  a  rod,  having  cut  upon  it  one 
right  and  one  left-handed  screw,  working  in 
corresponding  nuts,  which  are  fast  to  the 
cut-off  plates  or  movable  portions.  This 
rod,  if  turned  in  one  direction,  moves  the 
plates  nearer  together,  and  when  turned  in 
the  opposite  direction  separates  them.  This 
screw  receives  its  motion  from  the  gover- 
nor. The  cut-off  valves  work  on  the  back 
of  the  cut-off  plates.  This  valve  has  a  con- 
stant travel  or  throne.  The  motion  of  this 
valve  is  opposite  or  nearly  opposite  to  that 
of  the  piston  of  the  engine.  The  cutting 
off  of- tne  steam  takes  place  by  the  cut-off 
valve  coming  il%  contact  and  passing  over 
the  outer  edge  of  the  cut-off  plates.  If  the 
cut-off  plates  are  moved  close  together, 
steam  will  be  cut  off  sooner  ;  if  separated, 
it  will  be  cut  off  later.  The  friction  of  the 
cut-off  plate  is  entirely  regulated  by  the 
engine. 

6S,257. — Improved  Apparatus  foe  Distil- 
ling and  Beottfytng  Petroleum. — Chas. 
Soott,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 
The  object  of  this  invention  is  to  provide 
an  improved  apparatus  for  distilling  and 
rectifying  crude  petroleum  ;  the  whole  be- 
ing accomplished  at  one  operation,  while 
the  oil  is  much  purer  and  has  less  smell 
than  that  rectified  in  the  ordinary  manner, 
by  great  heat  and  the  use  of  acids.  To 
effect  this,  a  still  or  retort  is  provided  in 
this  invention,  into  which  the  crude  oil  is 
introduced  ;  heat  is  then  applied  until  the 
temperature  is  somewhat  raised,  but  not  to 
the  boiling  point.  Steam  is  then  let  in 
through  juts  from  a  pipe,  situated  near  the 
bottom  of  the  still  or  retort,' and  the  oil  is 
thoroughly  permeated  by  it,  and  is  carried, 
in  the  form  of  a  vapor,  into  a  rectifier, 
where  it  is  again  subject  to  juts  of  steam 
from  the  tube  near  the  bottom.  This 
has  the  effect  to  thoroughly  commi- 
nute the  vapor,  which  rises  till  it  strikes 
a  refrigerating  coil  of  pipe.  This  con- 
denses and  throws  down  the  heavier  por- 
tion, which  passes  off  through  the  bottom 
of  the  rectifier  into  a  worm,  where  it  is  still 
further  condensed,  and  then  runs  back 
through  a  pipe  into  the  retort  or  still,  to  be 
again  subjected  to  the  steam  until  all  the 
most  valuable  portions  have  been  extracted. 
The  vapor  which  is  not  condensed  by  strik- 
ing the  first  refrigerating  oil,  rises  still  far- 
ther when  the  next  heaviest  portion  passes 
through  a  pipe  into  another  refrigerating 
coil,  from  which  the  illuminating  oil  is 
drawn  off.  The  lightest  portion  and  the 
gases  rise  to  the  highest  part,  from  which 
they  are  conducted  by  a  pipe  through  a 
coil,  and  thus  any  considerable  parts  are 
saved. 


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AN  IrTSTKUOTIVE  BOOK! 

Prof.    LATBES' 

ELEMENTS  OF  COMPOSITION, 

EELLF^LETTRES  AMU  OBATOSY. 

For  Scholars,  Teachers,  Lawyers  all  Pro- 
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This  is  a  new  Ipubllcatlon,  and  In  style  and  treatment 
of  this  Important  subject,  is  original,  simple,  plain  and 
comprehensive.  The  author,  Prop.  Layres  (a  meritorious 
Teacher  of  good  standing  In  California,  and  a  sound  thinker 
and  reasoner,)  in  his  preface  says:  "The  method  pursued 
by  the  Author  In  developing  the  subject  of  Composition,  is 
both  the  synthetical  and  analytical.  Tlio  former  is  neces- 
sary to  teach  the  Qieory,  the  latter  the  practice  of  the  art; 
and  as  these  are  both  indispensable  to  the  scholar,  so  are 
also  the  two  methods,  as  the  sequel  will  show." 

The  Work  has  lately  been  approved  and  authorized  by 
the  State  Board  of  Education  for  use  in  the  Public  Schools. 

To  further  illustrate  the  varied  and  popular  endorsement 
the  book  has  so  rapidly  received,  we  quote  the  following 

Beoommendations  : 

It  Is  simple,  concise,  and  well  nrranged.  It  seems  to  bo  a 
work  of  great  value.— John  Stcett. 

I  am  prepared  to  concur  in  the  recommendation  of  the 
Honorable  Superintendent  of  Public  Instruction.— J.  C. 
Fellon. 

After  as  careful  and  thorough  perusal  of  the  same  ns  it 
was  in  my  power  to  give,  I  cainc  to  the  conclusion  that,  for 
conciseness,  correctness,  and  precision  of  definition,  as  well 
as  for  completeness  and  simplicity  ot  style,  it  was,  and 
would  be,  without  a  rival.  I  regard  your  work' as  the  best 
of  its  kind.  I  know  of  but  few  men  in  any  profession  who 
would  not  be  benefited  by  its  careful  study.— Wm.  H.  Hill. 

I  regard  it  as  one  of  the  best  treatises  upon  these  import- 
ant branches — perhaps  tho  only  one  obtainable  possessing 
equal  advantages— combining  comp re hensiveiicss  with  con- 
ciseness, and  of  such  simplicity  In  its  arrangement  as  to  bo 
readily  understood  by  tho  advanced  pupil.—  F.  W.  Batch. 

It  is  admirably  arranged  to  develop  the  correct  idea  of 
the  analysis  and  synthesis  of  language,  and  the  amplifica- 
tion of  Ideas  into  sentences  and  periods.  The  style  Is  Ciear, 
terse  and  pleasing.  I  do  not  hesitate  to  recommend  it  as  a 
great  acoulsltion  to  oar  text  books.— James  Benman. 

I  am  happy  to  express  my  conviction  of  the  value  ot  tho 
whole  treatise.  It  would  give  me  niuen  gratification  to  see 
so  thorough  and  excellent  a  treatise  emanate  from  young 
Califoruia.— Martin  Kelloun. 

I  recommend  It  to  all  those  who  wish  to  obtain  a  book 
that  will  give  them  definite  Ideas  on  this  subject,  and  teacli 
them  to  express  ihelr  thoughts  and  feelings  in  a  ciear,  sim- 
ple, and  forcible  manner.- C'uron'jici.  Aucood. 

I  regard  the  book  about  to  be  published  as  far  superior  to 
any  work  extant  upon  that  subject.— Wnu  S.  Hunt,  A.  M. 

I  believe  the  v.  ork  will  be  a  valuable  and  much  needed 
addition  to  our  school  text-books  —Herman  Perry. 

You  have  brought  the  results  ot  a  profound  analysis,  and 
made  them  available,  in  a  practical  form.—/.  11.  Bratjtan. 

I  can  recommend  it  particularly  to  my  young  friends  of 
tho  legal  profession,  as  a  source  from  which  they  muy  be 
able  to  learn  much  of  value  as  special  pleaders  and  as  advo- 
cates at  lue  torum.— John  Curru. 

The  subjects  upon  which  you  treat  have  heretofore  been 
too  much  neglected  In  the  education  of  young  men  in  Amer- 
ica. *  *  Exactly  calculated  to  Interest  *  •  Itwill  soon 
become  a  necessity  in  every  lawyer's  library.— Charles  A. 
Tiutle. 

Its  clearness  and  comprehensiveness  make  it  easy.— G.  W. 
Boteie. 

A  gentleman  of  varied  learning  and  ripe  culture,  who  has 
half  a  dozen  languages  at  his  tongue's  end.  He  seeks  to 
teach  the  student  riot  only  how  to  take  sentences  apart  but 
how  to  construct  them.  His  system  has  the  merit  of  origin- 
ality. We  know  of  no  work  in  which  con  be  obtained 
so  lucid  an  exposition  of  the  elements  of  composition,  and 
such  valuable  assistance  in  learning  how  to  put  his  ideas 
into  language.  Prof.  Layres  has  done  the  cause  of  popular 
education  good  service.— S.  F.  Bulletin. 

This  is  a  San  Francisco  book  by  a  San  Francisco  author. 
It  contains  166*  pages,  and  is  altogether  creditable  to  San 
Pranclsco.  It  meets  a  public  want,  and  meets  it  In  a  form 
and  size  cheap  and  convenient,  and  in  reach  of  the  hum- 
blest— Alta  California. 

The  writer,  the  lawyer,  the  minister,  or  the  statesman, 
may  study  its  rules  and  definitions  with  profit  Nothing 
conduces  more  to  ihe  purity  of  a  national  literary  taste - 
than  a  general  and  thorough  knowledge  of  the  rules  bo" 
which  the  construction  of  language  Is  governed.— A'.  F.  Times 

Prof.  Layres  plunges  at  once  "in  mediae  res."  He  seizes  a 
a  sentence  (which  is  the  unit  in  composition,  whether  writ- 
ten or  spoken,)  holds  it  up  before  you;  tears  it  to  pieces  be- 
fore youreyes — or  rather,  we  should  say,  neatly  and  skill- 
fully dissects  ft— disolays  one  by  one  its  several  parts; 
makes  you  thoroughly  acquainted  with  each,  in  Its  entire- 
ty; and  then  shows  you  bow  to  put  them  together  again. 
A  scries  of  such  experiments,  increasing  In  complexity  so 
gradually  that  you  do  not  feel  the  difficulty,  and  tile  tiling 
Isdone;  you  are  master  of  the  subject— Mining  andsvien- 
tijie  Press. 

Its  design  is  to  show  that  ideas  can  be  so  arranged  ns  to 
increase  their  power;  in  short,  to  teach  the  mechanism  of 
composition,  eloquence  and  oratury.  A  desideratum  long 
felt  la  supplied.— S.  F.  Bxaminer. 

.  This  is  an  ago  in  which  the  occasions  are  rapidly  multi- 
plying, when  educated  men,  and  women,  too,  are  called 
upon  to  express  their  views  in  writing,  either  for  public  or 
private  inspection  and  criticism.— Sloddon  Independent 

The  most  eminent  educators  in  California  give  it  their 
hearty  approval,  and  we  concur.—  Mari/sville  Appeal. 

Not  only  one  of  the  best  of  its  kind,  but,  what  is  still 
belter,  one  of  the  briefest  It  contains  166  pages.—  Virginia 
Fnterpi-ise. 

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"Weekly  Stock  Circular. 

Of  AuomUd  Brok.ri  of  the  8.  F.  Stock  ud  Eickicgt  Bo.rd 
Sax  Fk.kcisco.  Sitcbdat  MoRaufO.  I 

ttoptemtor  a*.  1S67.  1 

Mining Shure  Mnrkrt. 

The  mining  share  market  has  acquired  a 
little  more  tone  since  our  last  reference,  and 
most  stocks  show  an  advance  over  closing 
vales  of  last  week.  The  general  tendency  of 
quotations  is  upward,  and  the  activity  noted 
for  some  time  past  continues  to  prevail 
Several  leading  stocks  were  dealt  in  to  a 
largo  extent,  and  a  very  considerable  amount 
of  purchases  have  been  made  for  New  York 
account  Encouraging  developments  have 
been  mode  in  several  claims,  and  altogether 
advices  from  Nevada  aro  not  near  so  dis- 
couraging as  has  been  the  case  within  the 
past  month, 

Hu.i:  and  Nokcboss — has  met  with  less 
favor,  declining  from  SI, 025,  seller  30,  to 
S800,  seller  30,  then  selling  at  $823,  and 
$900,  seller  60.  This  Company  is  obtaining 
as  large  a  quantity  of  ore  as  formerly,  but 
the  quality  is  not  so  good.  On  the  24th 
instant  the  new  hoisting  machinery  was 
started  and  worked  well. 

Savage— has  been  largely  dealt  in  during 
the  period  under  review  at  improved  prices, 
opening  at  §142.50,  receding  to  S 134,  rapid- 
ly advancins  to  SWJ8  in  the  open  session  on 
the  25th,  then  Belling  at  §150,  and  closing 
yesterday  at  S154.  The  promising  develop- 
ments mado  in  the  north  drift  from  the 
fourth  station  a  few  days  ago  have  been 
interfered  with  by  a  heavy  flow  of  water, 
and  work  at  that  point  had  to  be  suspended 
for  the  present  The  principal  breasts 
above  the  seventh  and  second  stations  pre- 
sent no  material  change.  The  face  of  the 
work  south  of  the  winze,  on  the  third  sta- 
tion, is  said  to  open  out  well,  and  the  devel- 
opments in  this  locality  look  very  encour- 
aging. In  the  south  mine,  on  the  third  level 
the  ore  is  about  twenty-five  feet  wide,  and 
the  winze  from  this  level  has  attained  a 
depth  of  eighty-two  feet — sixty-four  feet 
vertically  and  eighteen  on  an  incline.  The 
shaft  is  seventy  feet  down  from  the  fourth 
station. 

Chollah-Potosi — is  in  better  favor  un- 
der considerable  sales,  selling  at  §345@ 
350  early  in  the  week,  declining  to  §327.50, 
rapidly  improving  to  §355@370,  and  clos- 
ing at  §379.  It  is  reported  that  in  pros- 
pecting in  the  old  works  ore  was  found  at 
two  different  places  which  promises  well, 
and  are  likely  to  give  a  considerable  yield 
The  third  Santa  Fe  station  at  present  gives 
the  greater  proportion  of  the  ore  that  is 
being  reduced  at  the  custom  mills,  the  sup- 
ply of  the  whole  mine  during  the  week 
ending  September  19th  being  2,786%  tons, 
'against  2,223  tons  extracted  in  the  previous 
week.  The  drift  between  the  first  and  sec- 
ond stations  of  the  new  shaft,  at  a  depth  of 
600  feet — known  as  the  Peck  country — 
shows  a  fine  body  of  ore,  said  to  be  six  feet 
wide.  Every  effort  is  being  made  toward 
developing  this  portion  of  the  mine,  the 
indications  being  favorable  as  they  continue 
the  drifts. 

Cbown  Point — was  in  considerable  re- 
quest at  greatly  variable  rates  receding 
from  §770  to.  §700,  rising  to  §780,  falling 
to  §690,  then  selling  at  §700@§750,  and 
closing  at  §765.  The  shaft  is  now  ninety- 
six  feet  deep,  from  the  600-foot  level,  and  it 
is  thought  they  will  be  ready  to  drift  east 
from  the  700-foot  level  soon  after  the  first 
of  October.  The  south  winze  on  the  600- 
foot  level  was  twenty-eight  feet  deep  on  the 
22d,  and  is  said  to  continue  good  at  the 
bottom.  North  and  south  of  north  winze, 
on  the  same  level,  the  ore  is  reported  to  be 
eight  feet  wide  and  of  good  quality;  and  in 
the  south  winze,  on  500-foot  level,  at  a 
depth  of  thirty-two  feet,  the  ore  is  four  feet 
wide.  The  daily  yield  of  ore  is  over  sev- 
enty tons;  that  taken  from  the  500-foot 
level  from  the  20th  to  the  24th  instant  as- 
saying from  §35  to  §57  per  ton,  and  from 
the  000-foot  level  §43  to  §95.    The  bullion 


receipts  from  the  1st  to  the  26th  instant 
have  been  upwards  of  §30,000. 

Kentock — advanced  from  §200  to  §213, 
receded  to  §195,  steadily  improved  to  §225, 
and  closed  yesterday  at  §215.  Since  our 
lost  reference  $27,402.26  in  bullion  was 
added  to  the  receipts  during  the  current 
month,  making  S82.385.17  from  the  1st  to 
the  23d  inclusive. 

Impeiual — changed  hands  at  $147. 50@. 
S144,  then  at  S151,  and  closed  at  §147.  The 
report  of  the  Superintendent,  of  date  the 
21st,  says  that  the  Alta  and  Holmes  mines 
are  at  present  looking  better  than  for  some 
months  past  On  the  380-foot  level,  in  the 
Holmes  mine,  they  went  down  on  a  body  of 
ore  some  fifty  feet,  the  same  having  in- 
creased from  four  to  seven  feet  in  width, 
and  is  of  a  good  quality.  Bullion  receipts 
from  the  1st  to  the  20th  instant  §54,400. 

Gould  &  Court — is  in  slight  request  at 
an  advance,  improving  from  §310  to  §350 
per  foot,  and  at  the  close  §350  is  bid.  From 
fifty  to  sixty  tons  of  low  grade  ore  continue 
to  be  taken  from  the  old  chambers  daily, 
which  is  being  reduced  at  the  company's 
mill. 

Yellow  Jacket — has  been  less  firm,  ad- 
vancing from  §475  to  §550,  falling  to  §440, 
then  selling  at  §475@,450,  and  closing  at 
§500.  We  learn  that  this  company  is  at 
present  extracting  all  the  ore  that  can  be 
found  in  the  upper  works,  except  that  of  a 
low  grade. 

Overman — has  been  inactive,  selling  at 
§58@§55,  and  closing  at  §58.  The  bullion 
returns  during  the  week  amount  to  §5, 000. 
They  extract  about  thirty  tons  of  ore  per 
day  of  all  grades. . . . Confidence  is  dull  of 
sale,  a  few  shares  realizing  §55.  The  west 
drift  on  the  third  level,  at  a  distance  of  400 
feet,  encountered  a  vein  of  quartz  some  ten 
inches  wide,  containing  a  little  silver.  The 
drift  will  be  extended,  and  is  at  present  run- 
ning in  clay. 

Belchee— improved  from  §92  50  to  §132, 
then  sold  at  §140.  An  assessment  of  §15 
per  share  was  levied  on  the  21st  inst. . .  .Jus- 
tice and  Independent  receded  from  §12 
to  §6. 50,  rallied  to  §11,  and  closed  at  §9.  On 
the  23d  inst,  an  assessment  of  §10  per 
share  was  levied  on  this  stock. 

Empire— sold  at  §170®  175 Opher  de- 
clined from  §82  to  §79,  and  at  the  close 

sold  at    §76 Seeeea    Nevada   changed 

hands  quite   freely  at    §6@5 Bullion 

ruled  at  §20@22.50 Small  sales  of  Ex- 
chequer were  made  at  §9,  and  Segregated 
Belcher  at  §4. 

The  aggregate  sales  of  Stocks,  Legal  Ten- 
der Notes,  etc.,  at  the  regular  sessions  of 
the  Board,  since  Saturday  last,  amounted 
to  §1,609,500. 


Mnrraa  shakeholdebs1  dieeotoby. 

[Compiled  for  every  Issue,  from  advertisements  In  the 

Minus  **Oi  Bonunmo  Pbkss  und  other  San 

Francisco  Journal*-] 

ComprtBtrtk'    tho  Num.  h  of  CompftOlflt,  District  or  Count; 

!■.  Amoam  ind  data  ol   uttsflnent;  Date  of 

.Meeting:  Day  of  Delinquent  Halo;  and  Atuouui  and  Time 
of  Payment  of  Dividends. 

ItAMK,     LOCATION,    iXiTNT,     1.M1  D1T  OAT 

DATJ   OP  AsSKSSKK.tr.  DHLIXJBKST.       OP  SALE 

Ancient  River,  Nevada  co.,  Sept.  2,  $1 Oct.  2— Oct  H>» 

Oherokee  rut  Blue  Qnvel  Oo  .  Sept  18,  $5.  .Oct  n-Nov  11 

OOBBU,  Mii.ilMii,  Mr\.,  Supt  15,  SI Oct  19— Nov  8 

Chollar-Potu-l,  Storey  CO.,  New,  dlv.  $i5.  ...Payable  Kept  14 
i'l,ii-iL.ii,iiu,  .Soimni,  Mexico,  Sept  10,  J3..,...Oel  Id— Nov  *• 
Cambridge,  Nevadi Aug  in,  550 Sept  16-Oct2 

t'luiik  Mount..  N«v«<ln    eti,  Aug.  IS,  31  40... Sept  13— Sept  30  • 

Crown  Point.  New  dividend  *S0 Payable  May  15 

Dancy.  Lyon  co  .,  New,  s.pi.  2,51.50 Oct.  7— Oct.  26 

Bob  rprbo,  l*<  vadft  co.,  Sept  23.  SI Ool  28— Nov  18 

Empire  M.  *  M.,  New,  dividend  StS.  Payable  May  15 

Ceo  Washington,  Alpine  co. .Kept.  11,  ?."> Oct  16— Nov  4» 

Gold  Ounrrv.  Placer  CO.,  Sept  19,  S'JU ..Oct  23— Nov  11* 

Cold  Hill  Tun  .  Storey  CO    New  Sep  19.  $1...0ct  26— Nov  19" 

Could  A  Curry,  Storey,  Nov.,  Sept  5.  $25 Oct  10— net  2ri 

Golden  Rule,  Tuolumne  Co,  dlv  S0e$  ih... Payable  Auk  27« 

Gold  Hill  U.  M  A  K— dividend,    315 Payable  Am/ 15 

. .  1 ' .  1  ■. .  i  j  1 1 ,  -  .l„ii  a 


inn.  Ne 


.dividend  $80..  Payable  Jan  8 


New  Incorporations. — Articles  of  incor- 
poration have  recently  been  filed  in  the 
County  Clerk's  office  in  this  city  as  follows: 

El  Refugio  Petroleum:  Co.  — San  Fran- 
cisco. Sept.  23d.  Capital  stock,  #1,250,- 
000;  12,500  shares,  $100  each.  Trustees: 
A.  Walrath,  J.  Martenstein,  N.  C.  Walton, 
Leander  Ransom  and  John  Halm. 

Belcher  Mill  and  Mining  Co. — Cala- 
veras county,  Cal.  Sept,  24th.  Capital 
stock,  $25,000  ;  5,000  shares,  :£5  each.  Trus- 
tees :  J.  W.  Muzzer,  Howard  Champan, 
William  Moody,  Edward  Barny  and  William 
Hollis.      ; 

Kong  Chow  Beneficial  Society  and 
Asylum. — San  Francisco.  Sept.  25th. 
Officers ;  Wong  Free  Chi  Good  Chow,  Presi- 
dent ;  Eee  Ah  Xee,  Secretary ;  and  Chau 
Ah  Luck,  Teller,  who  are  also  Trustees. 

An  order  was  made  in  the  County  Court 
on  the  25th  inst.,  disincorporating  the  Em- 
pire Mining  and  Tunneling  Co.,  according 
to  the  petition  of  the  company. 


Gould  ,t  Curry,  Vlrg 

Runiboldl  Canal  Co.,  Humboldt,  Sept  20.  $2.  .Oct  26— Nov  "i 
Uale  A  NorcroKg.  Virgin  in.  New.  dlv.  $125...  Payable  Sept  1 . 

Hope  Gravel.  Nov  co..  CaL,  Aug  15.  &0l- Sep:  ii^-Oct(« 

Hanscom  cop,  Del  Norte  co.,  July  20,  10c. ..Sept  9 — Sept  30* 

1  X  L.  Alpine  co.,  Sept  23,  $1.50 Oct  28— Nov  W 

Imperial,  Virginia,  New,  dlv.  $w Payable  -inly  l:. 

JeiTersniiini]  M.,  M.  A  M.,  Aug  19.  $2.50.....  Sept  24— Oct.  15 

Julin.  Storey  co,  New,  Aug  17.  $.'.50 Sept  20— Oct  9 

Josephine  Quicksilver,  San  Luis  Obispo,  div,  $2 Julj-  8 

Kelsoy,  El  Dorado  co..  Sept  12,  20c Oct  25— Nov  4" 

Kanaka,  Sierra  co.,  Aug  24,  $25 Sept  27— Oct  18 

Kentuck,  div.,  $25  per  share Payable  Sept  7 

Lady  Hell,  Del  Norto  co Annual  Meeting  Oct  24* 

I, a  Blonca,  Bonorn,  Mux Annual  Meeting  Oct  10" 

L:n  Cruzecttot,  Max  .  Aug  B2,  $2 Sept  27— (tut  16 

Ladv  Franklin,  Alpine  co\  May  2,  3Vc Sept  16— Oct  15r 

Ladv  Bell,  Del  Norte  Co.,  Aug  20,  16c Sept.  21— Oct.  6' 

Mount  Tcnabo.  Lander  co..  New,  Sept  6,  $3.. Oct  10—  Oct  SI 

Morning  Star,  Alpine  co.,  Aug  6,  $2 Sept  9— Sept  30 

North  Star,  Lander  co.,  Nov.,  Sept  19,  $20... Oct  22— Nov  11* 
Ntagle  A  Corcoran,  Storey  Co,  July  11,  60c. Aug.  12— Oct  2" 
Oxford  Beta,  Esmeralda,  Nov.,  Sept  11, 50c... Oct 25— Nov 4» 
Patrocniia,  Quazapnuls,  Mev„  Sept  10,  $2.  ...Oct  13— Oct 29 

Potvero,  Sau  Francisco,  Sept.  5,  $2.60; Oct.  10— Oct.  28* 

Sophia.  Tuolumne  co.,  Sept  23,  50c Oct  23— Nov  7* 

Sliver  Sprout.  Iuvo  co,  Aug  6,  $21 Sept  10— Oct  21* 

Suiua  Crux.  Sunt  a  Cruz  co.  Aug  13,  50c Sept  17— Oct  8* 

seg.  Bclclier.  Storey  co.,  Ncv,  Aug 6.  $11. ...Sept  11—  Sept 30 
Shoshone  S.  M.,  dividend,  S2  per  share  —  Payable  March  14 

Santiago,  Silver  City,  dividend Payable  March  6 

San  Marcial.  Hex.,  Sept  H,  50c Oct  10— Oct  26 

Savage,  Virginia,  Ncv,  dividend .Payable  Sept  9 

Sierra  Nevada,  Sept  11,  Slu Oct  16— Nov  6 

U.  S  Grant,  Nevada  co Annual  Meeting  Oct  14 

U  S  Grant,  Nevada  co,  Aug  13,  S5 Sept  13— Oct  12 

Whitman;  Lvon  co  ,  New,  Sept  6,  $1.50 Oct.  8— Oct.  28* 

Vellow  Jacket,  Oold  Hill,  div.  $75  sh Payable  July  10 


The  Exploring  Expedition,  under  the 
conduct  of  Clarence  King,  was,  at  last  ac- 
counts, at  Unionville,  Nevada.  The  expe- 
dition was  progressing  favorably.  Much  of 
valuable  scientific  interest  will  be  added  to 
the  knowledge  of  the  world  by  this  enter- 
prise. / 


Latest  Stock  Prices  Bid  and  Asked. 

S.  F.    STOCK  AND  EXCHANGE  BOARD. 

Fkiday  Evening,  Sept.      ,  1867. 

MISCELLANEOUS  STOCKS-  Bid.     Askd. 

pnitcd  States  7_3-l0ths  Bonds,  Juue  Issue $  19        79^ 


Legal  Tender  Notes 

Cfllilorilla  Stale  Bonds,  7s.   1857 

San  Francisco  Bonds,  10s,  1851 

San  Francisco  City  Bonds,  6s.  1855 

Sau  Francisco  City  and  County  Bonds,  6s,  1858, 
San  Francisco  City  and  Co.  Scli'l  B'ds,  7k  1866. 

San  Francisco  Citv  and  Co.  Bonds,  7s,  1862 

Snn  Francisco  City  and  Co.  Bonds,  7a,  1864 

San  Francisco  city  :nid  Co   Bonds,  7*,  I8(i5. 

San  Francisco  City  and  Co.  Judg.  Bds.  7s,  1863.      80 
San  Francisco  City  and  Co.  Judg.  Bds,  7s,  1864.      80 

Sacramento  City  Bonds 25 

Sacramento  County  Bonds,  6s 60 

Marvsville  Bunds,  10s 75 

Stockton  City  Bonds 70 

Vuba  County  Bonds,  10s 75 

Santa  Clara  County  Bonds,  7s 75 

Butte  County  Bonds,  10s,  1860 70 

San  Mateo  County  Bonds,  7s — 

California  Steam  Navigation  Co 72 

Spring  Valiev  Water  Co 68*4 

State  Telegruph  Co 30 

GAS  COMPANIES. 


70^  71 
86 
100 
80 
75 
80 
80 


27J£ 

85 
95 
95 


RAILKOADS. 


Sacramento  Valiev  Railroad —  — 

San  Frai.ci-eo  and  San  Jose  Railroad 40  45 

Omnibus  Kailroad liO  61 

Central  Railroad 45        46 

North  Beach  und  M  Issiou  Railroad 62I4  62 

KroutSU'cot,  Mission  mid  Ocean  Railroad 16  20 

i'.ankim;  institutions, 

California,  Loan  and  Savings  Society —        — 

Bank  of  Pacific  Accumulation  Loan  Society..  —  90 

The  Bank  ol  Cailiorma     145  — 

INSURANCE  COMPANIES. 

Firemans'  Fund  Insurance  Co.. 91        92^ 

Pacific  Insurance  Co 129  130 

Sun  Francisco  Insurance  Co —  li<0 

Mei-chants1  Mutual  Marine  Insurance  Co 400  450 

California  Insurance  Co 1400      16U0 

Union  Insurance  Co 93>£      95 

California  Home  Insurance  Co —         92 

Home  Mutual  Insurance  Co ,  —        — 

Occidental  Insurance  Co 90         95 

National  Insurance  Co 67        69 

MINING   STOCKS— WASHOE  DISTRICT. 

Alpha 650  700 

Baltimore  American —           8 

Belcher 135  140 

Bullion.  G.  II 2l>         22J£ 

Crown  Point 760  760 

l  Ion  ndence 51)  — 

Chollar-Potosi ., 375  380 

Dnncy           3&     — 

Exe.1itn.iicr 8         10 

Empire  Mill  and  Mining  Co 170  175 

Could  A  Curry .' 350        — 

Hale  A  Norcross 950     1000 

Imperial 148        — 

Lady  Bryan —        — 

Ophtr 75         SO 

Overman 57        68 

Savage 163  155 

Sierra  Nevada ■ . . . .  3  — 

Yellow  Jac ket 495  600 

Golden  Rule,  Ca lifornia 20        22>£ 


San  Francisco  Market  Bates. 

"Wholesale  Prices. 

Friday,  Sept.  27 

Flour,  Extra,  ft  bbl $5  75      ' 

Superfine 5  60 


©57  W 
©  6  00 
@  2  60 
@  2  15 
@  1  95 
@  1  95 
G\  X  00 
©  1  la 
@18  00 
@10  00 


Corn  Meal,  ft  100  lbs. 2  00 

Wheat,  ft  100  lbs 1  75 

Oats,  ft  100  lbs 1  75 

Barley,  ft  100  lbs 1  65 

Beans,  ft  100  lbs 2  00 

Potatoes,  ft  mo  lbs 1  00 

Hay.  ft  ton 13  00 

Live  Oak  Wood,  ft  cord 9  00 

Beef,  on  toot,  ft  lb 7i£  _ 

Beef,  extra,  dressed,  ft  lb 9      @      10 

Sheep,  on  foot ~ 2  00      @  3  M 

Hogs,  on  foot,  ft  lb 4&  @       5 

Hogs,  dressed,  ft  lb 9     @     10 

GROOSRIK3,  ETC. 

Suear,  crushed,  ft  B) 1431  @     15 

'  Do.    China 12     @     13 

Coffee,  Costa  Rica,  ft  lb 20?£  ®      21 

Do.  Rio 19M  @      19?- 

Tea,  Japan,  ft  lb 65      ©      85 

Do.  Green 60     @  1  25 


.      55 

22 

.       15 

.      65 

18 

.      25 

16 

15 

20 

..  1  00 

®      — 

a      7 

«     62>i 
®      2A 

a    55 

@      31 
@     16 

@      70 

Coal  Oil,  ft  cullon 

Candle*,  ft  lb 

®     20 
@      14 

0  CO 

'■••■      W 
a      25 
»      40 
»      25 
®      40 

a    75 

«      16 

a    25 

1  1  25 
@       S 
®     — 
<3       5 
(»       5 
&      6 
®       7 
%      15 
®      13 

a    - 
@    - 
®  100 

®     25 
®      12 
®      20 

ic.-i.iii  Prices. 

do.      pickled ,  ft  lb 

do.     Oregon,  ft  ib 

Hams  und  Bacon,  ft  lb 

Cranberries  ft  Kullpn 

Lemon*,  ft  dozen 

Chickens,  apiece 

..      75 
..      75 

San  Francisco  Metal  Market. 

PRICES  FOR  INVOICES. 

Jobbing  price*  rule  from  /<■.,  CojUVm  per  rait,  higher  than  the 
follmring  quotations. 

Friday,  Sept.  27, 1867. 

Ikos.  —  Duty:  Pic.  SO  per  ton;  Railroad,  60c  ft  100  lbs;  Bar, 
l@H,c  ft  lb;  Sheet,  polished,  be  ft  lb;  common.  l^i@l?ic 
ft  lb;  Plate,  lfcc  ft  lb;  Pipe,  l>;c  ft  lb;  Galvanized,  2>;c 
$  lb. 

Scotch  and  English  Pig  Iron  ft  ton S35  00    @$37  50 

White  Fig  ft  ton 37  50    ®  40  00 

Refined  Bar,  bad  assortment,  ft  lb —  03    @ 

Retincd  Bar,  good  assortment,  ft  lb —  03!£® 

Boiler,  No.  1  to  4 —  04  V* 

Plate,  No.  5  to  9 —  04*4®  —  05 

Sheet,  No.  10  to  13 —04k® 

Sheet,  No.  14  to  20 —  05    @ 

Sheet,  No.  24  to  27 —  05    ® 

Coppjbe.— Duty:  Sheathing,  3>ic  ft  lb;  Pig  and  Bar,  2j-jc  ft  lb. 

Sheathing,  ft  lb —  34    @  —  36    ■ 

Sheathing,  Yellow  —  24    @  —  25 

Sheathing,  Old  Yellow —  11    @ 

Bolts —  U    Oi 

Composition  Nails — 26    @  —  26 

Tin  Platks.— Duty:  25ft  cent,  ad  valorem. 

Plates,  Charcoal,  IX.ft  box 12  50    ©13  00 

Plates,  I  C  Churcoal 12  ffJ    @  12  50 

Rooting  Plates. .'. 12  00    @  12  50 

Banca  Tin.  Slabs,  ft  lb —  29    @  —  30 

Ptkkl.— English  Cast  Steel,  ft  lb —  12>£@  —  15 


-0  lb.. 


Qdicksilvkr.- 

For  export 

Zinc— Sheets,  ft  lb 

Lkad.— Pig,  ftlb 

Sheet 

Pipe. 

Bar 

Borax.— California,  ft  V 


®  —  60 

. @ 

. o  _  11 

.  -     7>£@  _    s 

.  —  10    @ 

.  —  H    ® 

.  —    9    @  _    9J£ 
.  —  20    @  —  23 


San  Francisco  Prices  of  Copper  Ores. 

San  Fbancisco,  Sept.  28,  1867. 
"We  give  the  following  as  an  approximate 
price  at  which  copper  ores  can  now  be  sold 
in  this  city.  There  is  no  sale  for  ores  which 
assay  less  than  12  per  cent.  The  late  re- 
duction in  price  is  on  account  of  the  ad- 
vance of  freight : 


12  percent  ore $16  00 


18  62 
2J  20 
23  35 
.  16  23 
,  29  12 
,  29  91 
.  34  90 
.  37  78 
,  40  67 


22  per  cent,  ore (43  56 

^3   "     " 

24  »     " 

25  "     " 


.  46  45 
.  49  33 
,  52  22 
55  11 
58  00 
.  60  80 
.  63  77 
.  66  66 
,  69  55 


These  prices,  we  believe,  will  be  found 
substantially  correct,  and  can  be  realized  at 
this  date. 


Pacific  Mail  Steamship  Co's 

STEAMSHIPS    FOR 

NEW  T0EK,  JAPAK  AND  CHINA. 

LEAVE  FOLSOM   STREET  WHARF,  AT  XI 


o'clock    A.  M.    of  the    following   dates,    for 

PANAMA,  connecting  via  Panama  Railroad,  with  one  of 
the  Company's  splendid  steamers  from  ASPINWALL  for 
NEW  YORK. 

On  the  lot  h.  18th  and  ;soth  of.  each  month  that  has 
ao  days. 

On  the  lOth,  19th  and  ISOth  of  each  month  that  has 
31  days 

When  the  10th,  19th  and  30th  fall  on  Sunday,  they  will 
leave  on  Saturday  preceding;  when  the  18th  talis  on  Sun- 
day, they  will  leave  on  Monday  following. 

Steamer  leaving  San  Francisco  on  the  10th  touches  at 
Mnnzanillo.    All  touch  at  Acapulco. 

Departures  of  18th  or  19th  connect  with  French  Trans- 
Atlantic  Co.'s  stcumer  for  St.  Nazalre,  and  English  steamer 
for  South  America. 

Departure  of  10th  connects  with  English  sttamer  for 
Southampton  and  South  America,  ana  P.  R.  R.  Co's 
steamer   for  Central  America. 

The  following  Steamships  will  be  dispatched  on  dates  as 
given  below : 

September  10th— GOLDEN  CITV Capt  W.  F.  Lapldge, 

Connecting  with  HENRY  CHAONCEY,  Capt,  Gray 

September  18th— CONSTITUTION Capt.  Parker, 

Connecting  with  the  RISING  STAR,  Capt.  Conner. 

September  30th— GOLDEN  AGE Capt.  J.  M.  Cavarly, 

Connecting  with  ARIZONA,  Capt.  Maury. 

Cabin  passengers  berthed  through.  Baggage  checked 
through— 100  pounds  allowed  each  adult. 

An  experienced  Surgeon  on  board.  Medicine  and  attend 
ance  free. 

Those  steamers  will  positively  sail  at  II  o'clock.  Passen- 
gers are  requested  to  have  their  baggage  on  board  before  10 
o'clock. 

Through  Tickets  for  Liverpool  by  the  Cunard.Inmanand 
NationalSleamship  Lines,  can  be  obtained  at  tho  office  of 
the  P.  M.  S.  S.  Co.,  San  Francisco,  where  may  also  be  ob- 
tained orders  for  passage  from  Liverpool  or  Southampton 
to  San  Francisco,  cither  via  New  York  or  St.  Thomas— if 
desired  an  amount  of  £10  to  £20  will  be  advanced  with  the 
above  orders,  Holders  of  orders  will  lie  required  lo  iden- 
tify themselves  to  the  Agents  in  England. 

For  Merchandise  and  Freight  for  New  York  and  way 
ports,  aoply  to  Messrs.  WELLS.  FARGO  &  CO. 

B$r  The  Steamship  CHINA,  Cnpt.  E.  W.  Smith,  will  be 
dispatched  October  Nth,  from  wharf,  corner  ol  First  and 
Brannan  streets  for  YOKOHAMA  and  HONGKONG,  con- 
necting at  Yokohama  with  the  steamer  COSTA  RICA  for 
SHANGHAI. 

For  passage  and  all  other  information,  applv  at  the  Pa- 
cific Mail  Steamship  Co's  office,  corner  of  Sacramento  and 
Leide&dor  If  streets. 

OUTER  n.Dltllt&K.  A_tre.il. 


Ez-kctrotvpe  Cots,  Engravings,  Etc.— Our  Job  Printing 
Office  is  abundantly  supplied  with  elegant  engravings,  or- 
naments, and  other  embellishment  to  suit  the  various 
branches  of  industry  in  this  State- 


198 


®\w  pining  sxd  ^cimtifk  §xm. 


pining  ^tiimnanj. 


Thk  following  information  is  gleaned  mostly  from  Jour- 
nals published  in  the  interior,  In  close  proximity  to  the 
mines  mentioned. 


CALIFORNIA. 

A.li>lne  County. 

Miner,  Sept.  21st :  The  III.  mine  is 
looking  better  at  this  time  than  at  any  pre- 
vious period  of  its  history.  In  the  lower 
tunnel  they  have  a  vein  of  pay  ore  four  feet 
thick,  half  of  which  is  said  to  be  first  class. 

The  Tarshish  lode  is  not  measured  yet, 
for  though  penetrated  nearly  at  right  angles 
over  85  ft. ,  the  west  wall  is  not  found.  At 
the  extreme  point  penetrated,  they  are  find- 
ing ore  of  good  quality  both  in  pockets  and 
in  the  quartz.  The  croppings  indicate  the 
presence  of  a  larger  body  of  ore  ahead  than 
that  found  near  the  east  wall.  Whether  the 
main  tunnel  is  now  near  it  or  not,  a  few 
■weeks  application  of  the  development  theory 
will  determine. 

Good  progress  is  being  made  in  Merrimac. 
The  tunnel  is  completed,  and  they  are  run- 
ning along  side  of  the  ledge. 

The  Eippon  Co.  owning  the  old  Mammoth 
ground  on  the  Mountain  lode,  at  Silver 
Mountain,  struck  their  ledge  recently  and 
are  now  breaking  quartz.  We  have  nothing 
definite  as  to  the  quality  of  the  rock,  and 
suppose  they  have  not  penetrated  far  enough 
to  ascertain  its  character  as  an  ore  vein. 

Two  men  working  the  Alpine  tunnel  are 
making  a  fine  show  this  week,  though  the 
rock  works  not  the  best.  They  are  still  too 
close  to  the  surface  to  expect  good  ore, 
though  the  real  Tarshish  sulphurets  now 
and  then  show  themselves  so  unmistakably 
that  the  owners  work  on  with  a  will,  con- 
vinced that  the  goal  is  near  at  hand. 

Amador    County. 

Ledger,  Sept.  21st:  The  owners  of  the 
Union  mine  have  contracted  for  sinking  the 
old  shaft  60  ft.  deeper — making  nearly  300 
ft.  in  all.  The  ore  is  appearing  favorable. 
The  mill  is  undergoing  repairs,  and  will 
start  up  in  a  few  days. 

The  old  Tullock  mill  has  been  leased  and 
repaired  by  the  Occidental  Co.,  and  is  now 
at  work  on  rock  of  their  own  and  from  the 
Anaconda  mine. 
Calaveras  County. 

Chronicle,  Sept.  21st :  Messrs.  Bowman  & 
Prindle,  who  purchased  the  Depew  mill  and 
moved  it  from  Spring  .Gulch,  to  their  mill 
in  Chili  Gulch,  are  now  nearly  ready  to 
commence  operations.  Their  claim  em- 
braces a  large  extent  of  ground  which  has 
been  prospected  sufficiently  to  warrant  them 
in  going  to  the  expense  they  have  in  open- 
ing it.  When  they  commence  taking  out 
gravel  and  crushing,  they  will  furnish  em- 
ployment to  30  men. 

Mr.  Shaw  is  "piping"  away  in  his  claim 
with  good  success,  at  least  so  far  as  tearing 
down  the  hill  is  concerned.  He  has  not 
cleaned  up  yet,  but  when  he  does  there  is 
no  doubt  but  the  old  Guy  claim  will  give  a 
first-rate  account  of  itself. 

Paul  &  Co.,  Brackett  &  Co.,  Allen  &  Co., 
Diacre  <fe  Co.,  and  in  fact  all  the  boys  en- 
gaged in  mining  throughout  the  entire 
length  of  the  gulch  are  doing  remarkable 
well. 

JE1  Dorado  County, 

Placerville  Democrat,  Sept.  5th:  One 
hundred  feet  of  the  U.  S.  Grant  quartz  lead 
No.  2,  situated  about  seven  miles  east  of 
this  place  on  Brush  Canon,  was  sold  recently 
for  $750.  Earl'e  &  Co.  have  struck-  good 
prospects  on  the  first  extension  south. 

Inyo  County. 

Virginia  Trespass,  Sept.  21st:  Henry 
Bush,  Jr.,  writing  from  the  Cerro  Gordo 
mines,  says  he  believes  them  to  be  very  rich 
in  mineral,  and  has  refused  a  large  sum  of 
money  for  a  fifth  interest.  Himself  and 
company  are  building  a  house  20  by  30  ft. , 
the  timbers  for  which  they  are  compelled 
to  pack  on  their  shoulders  a  distance  of 
three  miles;  also,  several  furnaces,  which 
will  be  in  operation  this  month.  In  con- 
clusion, Bush  says  all  the  mines  on  the 
mountain  are  rich — the  richest  he  ever  saw; 
plethoric  with  sulphurets,  chloride,  and 
native  silver.  He  has  seen  at  least  1,00U 
3b  s.  of  bullion  in  the  camp,  most  of  which 
is  worth  gl  per  ounce. 

Virginia  Enterprise,  Sept.  22d:  Late  ac- 
counts from  Cerro  Gordo  Dist. ,  Inyo  county, 
California,  are  of  a  very  flattering  character. 
Some  of  our  Virginians  are  engaged  in 
building  furnaces  and  we  shall  doubtless 
see  some  specimen  bricks  from  their  mines 
ere  long. 

Kern  county. 

Visalia  Delta,  Sept.  18th :  The  Havilah 
correspondent  writes  that  out  of  the  eight 
or  ten  quartz  mills  within  a  mile  of  that 
town,  with  a  crushing  capacity  of  250  tons 
per  day,  but  three  or  four  are  running.  Mr. 
McKuiney  has  a  fine  8-stamp  mill,  with  two 
Wheeler  pans  for  working  silver  ore,  aud 
two  of  the  Beth  grinders  for  gold  rock  ;  two 


large  roasting  furnaces,  and  several  sulphu- 
ret  machines.  He  intends  working  in  a 
short  time  by  chlorination.  He  is  raising 
from  the  Delphi  mine,  some  of  the  richest 
ore  we  have  seen  for  many  months,  and 
have  a  large  body  of  equally  good  rock  in 
sight. 

Marsh  &  Kennedy  have  one  of  the  best 
8-stamp  mills  in  the  country.  It  contains 
some  decided  improvements,  which,  we  be- 
lieve, have  been  patented  by  him.  The 
greatest  improvement  is  in  the  cam,  there 
being  two  cams  cast  upon  each  hub,  allow- 
ing the  lift  to  come  between  one  and  two, 
and  three  and  four,  reversing  the  motion  of 
the  stamps,  causing  the  pulp  to  distribute 
more  evenly  in  the  mortar,  besides  the  addi- 
tional advantage  of  giving  more  room  to 
work  round  the  cam  shaft,  should  anything 
get  out  of  order;  the  other  consists  of  an 
extra  and  peculiarly  shaped  recess  being 
cast  in  the  back  of  the  mortar  for  the  recep- 
tion of  copper  plate,  thereby  saving  from 
one  to  two  hours  time  in  cleaning  up,  be- 
sides being  in  a  much  better  position  for 
gathering  the  gold  than  on  the  front  in  the 
old  style. 

In  the  second  or  bottom  level  of  the  Joe 
Walker  mine,  there  is  a  vein  of  ore  from  10 
to  12  ft.  thick,  all  pay  ore,  yielding  on  an 
average,  with  a  plain  battery,  $35  per  ton. 

In  the  El  Dorado  Dist.  the  ledges  are 
large  and  well  defined,  ranging  from  two  to 
five  feet,  and  are  exceedingly  rich,  so  far  as 
have  been  tested.  If  we  may  judge  from 
the  small  batches  of  ore  worked  from  10  or 
12  different  mines  in  this  new  district,  we 
can  safely  predict  that  it  will  be  the  richest 
mining  locality  on  the  coast. 


Ijo«  Angeles  County. 

News,  Sept.  17th:  Last  week, ,  some  par- 
ties who  were  prospecting  in  San  Francisco 
Canon,  about  40  miles  north  of  this  city, 
struck  a  rich  streak  of  pay  dirt  about  half  a 
mile  or  so  above  Searles  &  Yates'  store. 
The  dirt  prospected  from  six  cents  to  SI  to 
the  pan  near  the  bedrock.  On  each  side  of 
this  canon  are  extensive  placer  mines — Cas- 
teca  and  San  Feliciana — which  are  worked 
every  winter  as  long  as  there  is  water  to 
wash  the  dirt,  and  the  miners  make  fair 
wages.  The  Searles  Brothers  intend  this 
winter  to  put  in  a  bedrock  flume  in  the  cen- 
ter of  the  canon,  and  from  prospects  ob- 
tained they  are  confident  of  success. 

The  Los  Angeles  correspondent  to  the 
Alia  of  Sept.  23d,  says :  There  have  been 
some  most  flattering  discoveries  of  silver  ore 
made  within  the  past  few  days  on  the  San 
Gabriel  river,  on  the  Zapato  veini  The 
owners  of  the  Zapato  mine  have  expended 
much  labor  and  considerable  capital  for 
some  years  past  in  their  efforts  to  open 
their  mine.  To  the  present  time  they  have 
failed  to  strike  a  paying  lode  or  vein.  From, 
the  statements  made  to  me  the  prospect  is 
encouraging  that  the  true  lode  has  been 
struck.  I  have  not  seen  any  of  the  ore,  but 
it  is  described  to  me  as  being  very  rich  and 
abundant. 

Mono    County. 

Sonora  Herald,  Sept.  14th:  The  Empire 
Co.  at  Brodie,  expect  to  resume  operations 
soon.  Also,  the  Lady  Alice  Co.  Mooney 
&  Walker,  Kernohan  &  Co.  and  others  are 
working  their  claims  successfully,  the  rock 
averaging  from  $15  to  $25  per  ton,  aud  is 
crushed  by  water  mills  on  Bough  Creek, 
about  two  miles  from  the  mines.  At  the 
Blind  Springs  and  .Montgomery  Dists. 
great  quantity  of  fine  ore  is  being  taken  out 
for  shipment  to  San  Francisco.  AVilliams 
&  Co.  are  working  the  Liana  successfully 
by  means  of  a  4-stamp  mill,  with  pans.  A 
lode  has  been  discovered  between  Big  Town 
and  Monoville,  near  Castle  Peak,  Mono 
county,  which  proves  to  be  very  rich.  Sny- 
der &  Co.  are  the  fortunate  discoverers. 

JVevaa.il  County. 

Transcript,  Sept.  20th :  The  claims  lo- 
cated on  the  old  Yuba  river  channel,  in  the 
vicinity  of  Washington,  are  paying  first- 
rate.  Becently,  Battis  &  Co.  struck  a  splen- 
did bed  of  gravel,  which  is  3  ft.  deep,  and 
prospects  splendidly  from  top  to  bed-rock. 
The  incline  is  down  about  40  ft.,  and  the 
main  tunnel  is  opened  some  20  ft.  It  is 
said  to  be  one  of  the  richest  claims  yet 
opened  upon  the  river  bed.  At  Rocky  Bar, 
all  the  companies  are  making  lots  of  money. 
On  Tuesday  last,  the  lower  company,  Boot 
&  Co.,  took  out  gravel  which  paid  over  9 
ozs.  to  the  pan. 

Sept.  22d  :  A  number  of  Chinese  have 
put  up  sluice  boxes,  and  are  engaged  in 
mining  out  the  tailings  at  the  mouth  of 
Lost  Ravine. 

The  Grizzly  mine,  after  a  ruu  of  12  days, 
yielded  §1, 200.  The  mill  has  only  5  stamps, 
but  it  is  the  purpose  of  the  company  to  put 
up  5  more  before  winter.  The  machinery 
is  already  upon  the  ground.  The  ledge  is 
large,  and  sufficient  rock  can  be  taken  out 
to  keep  10  stamps  in  operation  day  and 
night. 

The   Birchville  Q.   M.    Co.,  at  Eureka, 


after  the  last  run,  cleaned  up  $40  to  the 
ton.  For  several  crushings  this  mine  has 
yielded  an  average  of  from  $30  to  $40  to 
the  ton. 

The  Commercial  is  an  excellent  10-stamp 
mill  recently  erected  near  Eureka  by  San 
Francisco  parties,  for  the  purpose  of  crush- 
ing rock  from  their  mine.  The  Commer- 
cial is  said  to  be  a  first-rate  mill.  It  com- 
menced work  last  week. 

Some  parties  are  engaged  in  saving  the 
tailings  which  come  from  Stiles'  mill.  The 
sand  coming  from  the  mill  is  caught  in  vats, 
and  then  run  through  sluices,  over  blankets, 
upon  shaking  troughs,  where  the  sand  is 
washed  off  and  the  sulphurets  retained  to 
be  worked  by  the  chlorine  process. 

Gazette,  Sept.  19th :  J.  J.  Collins,  of  You 
Bet,  has  just  struck  pay  ground  in  his  ce- 
ment diggings.  He  has  a  10-stamp  mill. 
Heydliff's  mill,  Mallory's  mill,  and  the 
Neece  &  West  mill,  are  all  running  on  ce- 
ment, and  said  to  be  paying  their  owners 
dividends. 

Sept.  24th:  A  quartz  ledge  was  discov- 
ered at  Selby  Flat,  on  Friday  last,  2%  in. 
wide.  One  pan  full  of  the  rock,  crushed  in 
a  mortar,  yielded  $6.  At  the  depth  of  eight 
ft. .  the  ledge  maintains  the  same  width  and 
the  same  appearence  of  richness  as  at  the 
surface. 

Sept.  25th :  Mr.  Skookam  and  a  col- 
ored man  called  "Jake,"  discovered  a 
large  quartz  ledge  some  time  last  week 
about  one-fourth  of  a  mile  from  Eureka. 
The  vein  is  twelve  feet  wide  at  the  surface 
and  shows  considerable  free  gold.  The  dis- 
covery is  considered  to  be  one  of  the  most 
valuable  in  the  district.  Sam.  Hartley  has 
recently  struck  the  extension  to  the  Birch- 
ville ledge,  two  miles  from  Eureka,  on  the 
North  Fork  of  Poorman's  creek. 

Excelsiob. — Meadow  Lake  Sun,  Sept. 
21st :  The  Mohawk  and  Montreal  mine  never 
looked  better  than  at  present.  The  editor 
lately  visited  the  mill  of  the  company,  and 
found  the  plates  literally  covered  with  splen- 
did looking  amalgam. 

The  Gold  Bun  mine  is  being  rapidly  de- 
veloped. The  tunnel  has  been  driven  260 
ft.  along  the  line  of  the  ledge,  and  the  ore 
of  the'  mine  is  looking  well.  In  a  month  or 
two  the  company  owning  this  claim  can 
make  as  good  a  showing  as  far  as  a  well  de- 
veloped and  well  defined  quartz  lode  is  con- 
cerned as  any  one  in  the  district.  We  were 
shown  a  day  or  two  ago  some  splendid  look- 
ing rock  from  this  mine  which  assays  very 
well. 

A  few  days  since  a  beautiful  specimen  of 
ore  froni  the  Eclipse  Co's  claim,  was  laid  on 
our  table.  In  appearance  it  resembles  very 
much  the  celebrated  Black  Bock  ore,  of 
which  so  much  has  been  said.  Fine  gold 
is  discernable  in  all  parts  of  the  specimens 
shown  us,  and  they  have  a  body  of  ore  two 
feet  in  width,  equal  in  richness  to  the  speci- 
mens. They  have  taken  out  about  30  tons 
of  excellent  ore. 

The  owners  of  the  Comet  and  Camp  Co's 
claims,  are  working  away  developing  their 
mines  which  promise  well  for  the  future. 
A  few  days  ago  a  fine  body  of  ore  was  struck 
in  the  Comet. 

The  Kentucky  Co.  have  a  force  of  men 
engaged  in  selecting  and  sacking  ore  prepa- 
ratory to  sending  it  to  the  Ossaville  mill  for 
reduction. 
Placer  County. 

Auburn  Stars  and  Stripes,  Sept.  18th : 
The  Green  Emigrant  Co.  have  made  an- 
other rich  strike  on  their  claim,  at  a  distance 
of  several  hundred  feet  from  any  previous 
strike.  Seams  of  auriferous  talcose  slate, 
apparently  alive  with  gold,  have  been  found, 
with  every  indication  of  being  continuous, 
in  the  hard  quartz  that  forms  the  hump  on 
top  of  the  hill. 

Herald,  Sept.  21st:  McGonigle  &  Co. 
have  struck  rich  prospects  in  their  claim, 
on  the  Black  ledge.  The  ledge  is  seven  ft. 
wide,  yielding  as  high  as  50  cts.  to  the  pan. 
Dutch  Flat  Enquirer,  Sept.  21st:  The 
American  Eagle  Mining  Co.  are  digging  a 
tunnel  1, 144  feet  long,  for  Hall  &  Allen's 
ditch. 

The  Alia  says  it  is  reported  that  the  Para- 
gon cement  mine,  at  Bath,  Placer  county, 
has  been  sold  to  a  San  Francisco  company 
for  $150,000. 

Mari/sville  Appeal,  Sept.  25th  :  The  Green 
Emigrant  claim,  near  Auburn,  has  been 
opened  in  a  new  place  all  alive  with  gold. 
This  is  hundreds  of  feet  from  the  former 
openings. 

The  Lincoln  correspondent  of  the  S.  F. 
Bulletin,  writes  Sept.  23d :  The  Valley 
View  Quartz  is  regarded  by  all  as  very  valu- 
able. A  mill  of  40  stamps  has  been  paying 
dividends  on  it  right  along.  It  is  now  sold 
to  an  English  company  in  London.  Crosby 
&  Manter  have  a  mill  adjoining  the  large 
one  which  works  five  stamps  and  two  aras- 
tras.  It  is  surmised  by  those  that  know, 
that  the  rock  of  the  small  mill  is  by  odds 
the  richest.  Nickerson,  Cadwalader  &  Hub- 


bard have  nearly  completed  a  third  mill  in 
the  same  locality,  of  24  stamps. 

I*ruma«  County. 

The  Nelson  Point  correspondent  of  the 
Marysville  Appeal  of  Sept.  24th  writes : 
Lee  &  Co.,  in  Nelson  creek,  have  been 
"  stripping  "  for  the  last  three  weeks.  They 
expect  to  find  solid  dirt.  Jolly  &  Co.  have 
finished  cleaning  up,  having  made  ajgood 
run.  They  are  now  putting  in  new  pole- 
flumes,  expecting  to  make  even  better  pay 
this  next  spring.  Hardy  is  sweeping  off 
surface  by  the  acre  ;  can't  tell  exactly  what 
he  is  making,  but  guess  wages. 

Quincy  National,  Sept.  21st :  All  the 
quartz  mills  near  Taylorville  are  running 
except  the  Crescent  Mills,  and  it  is  said  they 
will  start  in  a  short  time. 

JShasta  County. 

Courier,  Sept.  21st :  The  editor  states 
that  stockholders  in  the  South  Fork  ledge 
have  received  information  that  persons  who 
have  heretofore  pretended  to  aid  in  secur- 
ing the  sale  of  or  development  of  those 
ledges  have  been  "throwing  off,"  and  in 
reality  doing  all  they  could  to  injure  the 
reputation  of  the  mines. 

A  few  days  ago  we  were  shown  a  splendid 
specimen  from  the  Washington  minu  at 
French  Gulch,  taken  from  a  lode  20  in. 
thick  and  300  ft.  from  the  surface.  The 
prospects  of  this  mine  were  never  better 
than  at  present. 

SiexTra  County. 

Downieville  Messenger,  Sept.  12th  :  One 
of  the  large  hydraulics  of   the  American  ' 
Co.  at  Morristown  blew  down  last  Tuesday 
night,  breaking  the  pipe  and  throwing  it  to 
the  ground. 

The  New  York  Co.,  of  Sawpit  Flat,  suf- 
fered, on  the  night  of  the  11th,  the  loss  of 
their  dump  house  and  other  outbuildings 
by  fire. 

.         COLORADO. 
Georgetown  Miner,  Sept.  5th :  Beduction 
works  on  an  extensive  scale  will  be   erected 
here  during  the  coming  fall  and  winter. 

A  small  quantity  of  ore  from  the  Malabar 
lode,  Peru  Dist. ,  has  been  brought  over  to 
the  smelting  works  for  reduction. 

Work  on  the  Wentworth  lode,  Columbia 
Mountain,  is  progressing  finely.  A  largo 
body  of  sulphurets  has  been  disclosed  by 
recent  operations. 

On  Monday  last  a  block  of  pure  silver 
bearing  galena,  the  weight  of  which  is  esti- 
mated at  1,500  lbs.,  was  raised  from  the  New 
Boston  lode. 

The  Muscovite  Co.  have  recently  sold  to 
the  Georgetown  Silver  Smeltinu  Co. ,  a  large 
amount  of  galena  ore,  delivered  at  the  mouth 
of  the  shaft. 

.The  New  Philadelphia  lode,  on  Douglas 
Mountain,  is  now  turning  out  some  very 
fine  ore.  The  work  upon  this  valuable 
property  is  being  actively  prosecuted. 

Ore  from  the  Belmont  lode,  a,t  Argentine, 
is  now  being  delivered  at  Garrott,  Martine 
&  Co's  works  for  reduction.  A  large  yield 
is  expected  from  the  ore. 

A  beautiful  piece  of  silver  bullion  weigh- 
ing 24  ozs. ,  was  taken  from  six  pounds  of 
ore  from  the  Wm.  B.  Astor  lode  lately. 
The  coin  value  of  the  bullion  is  $32.40. 
The  ore  was  selected  first  class,  and  shows 
$10,800  per  ton. 

The  California  Beduction  Works,  from  1 5 
tons  second  quality  ore  from  the  Smith  & 
Parmelee  mine,  obtained  47  }^  ozs.  of  bull 
lion,  valued  at  $851. 16,  which  is  upwards 
of  $77  per  ton. 

On  Monday  last  we  saw  a  beautiful  bar  of 
silver  bullion,  weighing  7  ozs.  17  dwt.  .998 
fine,  taken  from  20  lbs.  of  ore  from  the 
North  American  lode.  The  coin  value  of 
the  bar  is  $10.20  at  the  rate  of  $1,020  per 
ton. 

The  Denver  News  says  that  during  the 
past  month  (Aug.)  Warren,  Hussey  &  Co. 
have  shipped  over  1,500  ozs.  of  gold,  over 
$30,000. 

Register,  Sept.  13th:  Capt.  S.,N..Hoyt 
is  mining  very  successfully  in  Granite  dis- 
trict, Lake  Co.  He  is  running  two  Mexi- 
can arastras  by  mule  power,  which  pay 
about  $100  per  day.  The  ore  is  from  six 
different  lodes,  and  is  not  sorted.  The  yield 
from  selected  ores  in  the  arastras  would  of 
course  be  much  larger.  These  arastras  are 
the  first  reduction  works  ever  run  in  Lake 
county.  The  crevices  average  from  one  and 
a  half' to  six  feet  in  width.  Some  pyrites  is 
found  near  the  surface,  but  on  going  down 
it  entirely  disappears,  the  crevices  widen 
and  the  material  in  them  becomes  softer  and 
richer. 

IDAHO. 
The  Walla  Walla  Statesman  says  that  the 
discovery  of  the  new  mines  about  340  miles 
from  that  place,  have  created  an  intense  ex- 
citement, and  says :  The  party  of  12  men 
who  went  out  early  in  the  season  to  pros- 
pect the  Big  Bend  of  the  Kootenai,  has 
struck  it  rich,  and  report  the  whole  strip  of 
country  from  Kootenai  river  to  the  Pen 
d'Oreil'le  abounding  in   gold.     They  were 


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endeavoring  to  keep  the  discovery  as  quiet 
-ible,  until  such  time  as  they  would 
be  able  to  notify  their  friends 'and  secure 
them  in  possession  of  the  best  claims.  The 
news,  however,  has  leaked  out,  and  already 
are  on  their  way  to  the  new  dit,'- 
gin^s.  Tho  claims  on  Finlcy  Creek  have 
paid  well  this  season,  and  miners  who  do- 
sired  to  leave  for  tho  new  discovery  havo 
sold  their  claims  as  high  as  $1,800. 

Lewiston  Jottrnat,  Sept  5th:  Sanderson 
&  Co.  at  Warren's  diggings,  have  made  im- 
portant improvements  in  their  quartz  mill, 
and  at  the  second  trial  it  proved  a  complete 
IS.  Some  ladies  broke  a  bottle  of 
champagne  over  the  wheel,  and  christened 
the  mill  the  "Alpha." 

Williams  &  Maxwell  already  have  their 
mill  building  raised. 

Some  ladies  washed  a  single  pan  of  rock 

from  the  "Alpha"  mill,  which  yielded*?". 00. 

Owyhee    Avalanche,    Sopt     14th :    New 

placer  diggings  have  been  discovered  on  the 

iters  of  the  Payotto  river,  and  there 

is  iiuite  a  rush  to  that  locality. 

There  is  now  a  great  excitement  on  the 
Oro  Fino  Mountain,  caused  by  the  discov- 
ery of  a  rich  ledge,  claimed  by  three  dif- 
ferent parties  under  as  many  different  names. 
The  ledge  bears  evidence  of  being  immensely 
rich — from  SB  to  $'20  to  tho  pan  being  fre- 
quently obtained  from  dirt  and  decomposed 
quartz  in  the  immediate  vicinity  of  the 
ledge.  We  saw  ore  that  was  taken  from  the 
vein  near  the  surface  where  Fogus  is  sink- 
ing a  shaft  with  tine  gold  visible  to  the 
naked  eye  all  over  it  The  Minear  mill  is 
now  engaged  in  crushing  the  ore  from  the 
Ida  Elmore. 

The  Owyhee  Co.  is  making  extensive  im- 
provements. Their  smelting  and  retorting 
■works  have  recently  been  improved  and  en- 
larged— six  new  pans  have  been  added  to 
the  mill. 

The  ledge  in  the  Oro  Fino  becomes  wider 
and  better  as  it  increases  in  depth,  and  at 
present  richer  ore  than  was  ever  before 
known  in  the  mine  is  being  taken  out,  some 
of  it  having  the  appearance  of  having  come 
in  contact  with  a  shower  of  molten  gold, 
that  had  spattered  over  and  penetrated  it 
throughout  Preparations  are  being  made 
to  run  tho  mine  and  mill  all  winter. 

J.  C.  Ainsworth,  one  of  the  principal 
owners  in  the  Surplus  Oro  Fino  ledge,  has 
bonded  the  Surplus  for  one  year  to  Messrs. 
Walbridge,  Cole  and  Crane.  Laborers  have 
already  been  engaged,  and  from  inquiry  we 
learn  that  there  is  an  excellent  prospect  with 
a  little  more  labor  of  finding  a  body  of  ore 
equal  to  tho  present  rich  stuff  coming  from 
the  Oro  Fino.  The  last  ore  obtained  from 
the  shaft  was  worth  825  per  ton. 

MONTANA. 

Montana  Post,  Sept  14th :  The  Montana 
Flnming  Co.,  below  Junction  City,  have  10 
men  employed.  They  have  1,000  ft  of 
flume  constructed,  3  ft.  high  and  3  ft  wide. 
They  will  strike  bed-rock  in  400  ft  more, 
when  they  expect  to  take  out  about  $300  a 
day. 

The  Mapleton  quartz  mill  on  Granite 
gulch  is  uow  idle,  awaiting  the  construction 
of  machinery  for  the  savin?  of  silver,  the 
lead,  at  a  depth  of  65  ft.,  becoming  rich  in 
that  metal. 

Ben.  Williams  &  Co.  have  in  successful 
operation  a  neat  flume,  about  1,000  ft  loi'g, 
•which  brings  them  within  2  ft  of  bed-rock. 
It  is  understood  they  are  doing  very  well. 
The  next  is  a  flume  beginning  on  German 
Bar,  and  extending  up  the  gulch  a  distance 
of  5,200  ft,  reaching  Nugget  Bar.  Most 
of  the  flume  is  laid  through  ground  at  a 
depth  of  18  ft. 

The  California  Co.  have  a  good  flume 
about  1,200  ft.  long,  leading  to  their  ground 
ou  the  famous-  Word's  Bar.  When  water 
becomes  plenty,  they  will  be  enabled  to 
sluice  oft"  a  lar^e  amount  of  ground,  from 
which  they  will  reap  a  rich  reward  for  their 
energy  and  perseverance.  Blake  &  Co.  are 
progressing  rapidly  with  their  flume,  and 
have  made  several  good  clean  ups. 

The  last  clean  up  of  the  Union  City  mill 
produced  177 y2  ozs.  of  bullion  ;  currency 
value,  $4,312.50,  making  two  very  nice 
bricks.  The  mill  has  been  principally  em- 
ployed on  custom  work  for  the  past  few 
weeks.  The  workmen  are  busily  employed 
on  the  Grant  tunnel,  and  it  is  expected  daily 
to  tap  the  lead. 

NEVADA. 

Enterprise,  Sept  20th :  Upon  the  strength 
of  the  late  results,  many  of  our  prospectors 
are  turning  their  faces  toward  Black  Bock. 
A  lot  of  five  tons  of  ore  from  the  same  re- 
gion is  now  being  worked  in  Gold  Hill. 
The  amalgamation  in  one  pan  will  be  super- 
intended by  Mr.  Isenbeck,  who  so  success- 
fully worked  on  the  ore  at  Dall's  mill,  while 
in  the  second  it  will  be  done  according  to 
the  process  common  in  the  mill  in  which  it 
is  worked.  Should  the  mines  prove  as  rich 
as  is  supposed,  it  is  said  that  the  known 


leads  of  the  district  would  furnish  sufficient 
ore  to  run  all  the  mills  in  the  State  for  a 
thousand  years  without  digging  in  any  one 
a  depth  exceeding  1,000  ft  Mr. 
Isenbeck  and  other  mineralogists  confident- 
ly assert  that  when  the  leads  of  the  district 
have  been  followed  down  until  the  water 
level  is  attained,  the  present  chlorides.  Bro- 
mides and  iodides  will  be  found  to  have 
changed  to  black  sulphuret  ore. 

'/';•,  spam,  Sept  24th  :  This  morning  Mr. 
Charles  Isenbeck  laid  upon  our  table  for 
inspection  13  bars  of  bullion,  the  proceeds 
of  13  different  quantities  of  oro  from  13 
mines  in  the  Black  Hock  country,  the  yields 
from  which  were — the  lowest  $128,  the 
highest  $370  per  ton,  gold  predominating. 
The  ore  was  worked  at  Dall's  mill,  by  mill 
and  pau  process,  and  in  Vamey  pans,  and 
establishes  the  fact  almost  beyond  cavil, 
that  there  is  no  difficulty  in  obtaining  rich 
returns  from  Black  Bock  ore.  Another 
quantity  of  ore  from  the  Snow  Storm  and 
Silver  Star  ledges  is  now  in  process  of  re- 
duction at  Stephenson's  mill  in  Gold  Hill, 
where  all  who  are  skeptical  in  the  premises 
can  go  and  be  assured  by  seeing  the  work- 
ing. 
lt«*<*M<>  Klver. 

Reveille,  Sept.  16th  :  The  Ophir  mine  in 
Manhattan  Dist.  shows  considerable  min- 
eral, as  far  as  ex2>lored,  and  several  strata 
occur  in  the  body  of  the  vein,  which  carry 
very  fino  oro. 

Towards  the  foothills  which  jut  into 
Smoky  Valley  is  a  huge  ledge,  called  the 
McMurray,  which  crops  out  boldly.  The 
ore  procured  from  the  surface,  as  well  as 
from  the  deepest  excavations,  assays  largely 
both  in  gold  and  silver.  Besides  these 
ledges  there  are  several  others  which  appear 
to  be  highly  metalliferous. 

Some  4,200  ozs.  of  crude  bullion  were 
brought  in  from  Cortez  by  Bussell's  stage 
on  Saturday  evening,  and  delivered  at  the 
assay  oilice  of  the  Keystone  mill  for  melt- 
ing and  assay.  It  was  produced  from  ore 
obtained  from  the  St.  Louis  mine. 

Sept.  17th  :  The  mill  of  the  Old  Domin- 
ion Co.  has  been,  completed  and  set  in  mo- 
tion, with  a  good  supply  of  ore  on  hand. 
The  company  expect,  before  long,  to  sup- 
ply sufficient  ore  from  its  own  mines  to  run 
the  mill.  The  prospects  of  Hot  Creek  are 
of  the  most  encouraging  character. 

The  Long  Island  mill,  of  .5  stamps,  is 
being  put  in  order  for  the  reduction  of  ore 
by  the  Supt.  of  the  Timoke  property.  The 
work  is  to  be  done  and,  the  mill  set  in  mo- 
tion as  speedily  as  possible. 

The  5-stamp  mill,  known  as  the  Ware 
mill,  is  to  be  taken  down  and  removed,  to 
New  Pass,  where  it  will  be  put  up  for  the 
reduction  of  gold  quartz. 

Sept.  20th  Last  evening  there  arrived  in 
Bussell's  stage  from  Cortez  5,838  ozs.  of 
crude  bullion  from  the  mill  of  the  Mount 
Tenabo  Co.  It  is  the  product  of  ore  from 
the  St.  Louis  mine. 

It  is  doubtful  whether  the  mill  of  the 
Centenary  Co.,  in  Newark  Dist.,  will  do 
much  this  season,  owing  to  delay  in  fitting 
it  for  crushing. 

Some  3,000  ozs.  of  crude  bullion  arrived 
this  morning  on  the  stage.  It  came  from 
the  mill  of  the  Social  and  Steptoe  Co.  at 
Egan  Canon. 

By  the  Austin  stage,  yesterday,  two  bars 
of  bullion  were  brought  from  the  mill  of 
the  Belmont  Co. 

Sept.  21st :  The  Old  Dominion  mine  in 
the  district  of  Hot  Creek  is  producing  ore 
of  the  finest  quality.  Perhaps  the  best 
samples  of  horn  silver  which  have  yet  been 
procured  in  any  of  the  districts  southeast 
of  Austin  are  now  produced  by  that  mine. 
We  were  shown  yesterday  a  massive  piece 
of  the  beautiful  ore,  which  one  could  in- 
dent easily  with  the  finger  nail.  A  person 
who  saw  the  mine  a  few  days  ago  says  that 
great  quantities  of  this  pure  chloride  were 
being  developed  and  extracted,  and  it  was 
estimated  that  lots  of  it  would  yield  in  the 
miU  from  $1,000  to  $3,000  per  ton. 

Of  the  ores  sent  to  the  Paris  Exposition 
from  Beese  Biver,  and  assayed  at  the  School 
of  Mines  in  Paris,  the  greatest  yield  was 
from  ore  from  the  Timoke  mine  on  Lander 
Hill.     The  assay  exceeded  $6,000  per  ton. 

The  Bigby  mill  will  soon  be  repaired  and 
running.  The  mill  will  be'  supplied  from 
the  Liberty  mine,  where  there  is  at  present 
a  good  lot  of  excellent  ore  ready  for  use. 

The  editor  has  visited  the  property  of  the 
Vedder  Silver  Mining  Co. ,  near  Austin,  and 
gives  quite  a  lengthy  description  of  their 
ledges.  He  says  the  Vedder  was  opened  by 
an  incline  120  ft ,  which  shows  a  vein  of 
from  2  to  3  ft.  thick.  From  the  inclines 
ore  was  taken  which  produced  upwards  of 
$300  per  ton,  and  some  choice  selections 
made  which  went  over  $2,000  per  ton.  The 
mine  in  its  first  opening  gave  good  promise, 
and  there  are  certainly  good  grounds  for 
expecting  it  to  prove  valuable  at  the  point 


where  a   few   weeks,  perhaps  a  few  days, 
more  labor  will  pierce  it. 

Trespass,  Sept.  19th  :  The  following  is 
the  returns,  brought  by  Mr.  Henry  Don- 
nell,  of  the  working  of  different  ledges  in 
Washington  Dist.  The  ore  was  worked  by 
Mr.  Isenbeck  at  Dall's  mill:  The  ore  from 
a  series  of  eight  ledges  returned  per  ton 
$107,  of  which  a'M  was  in  gold  and  $17  in 
silver.  The  Highbridge,  $05  ;  in  gold, 
.<40;  silver,  $25.  The  Punghkeepsie,  $40 
in  gold.  These  returns  are  actual,  and 
very  llatterinz,  when  it  is  remembered  that 
several  assayershave  pronounced  them  void 
of  either  gold  or  silver.  Mr.  Donnell  and 
his  associates  will  at  once  proceed  to  the 
district  and  commence  active  prospecting 
on  the  various  ledges.  Li  a  few  months  it 
is  proposed  to  erect  a  mill,  at  which  the 
ores  will  be  treated  by  Ml-.  Isenbeck  s  pro- 
cess, which,  it  is  believed,  is  the  only  pro- 
cess yet  discovered  by  workers  of  minerals. 

Silver  Bend  Reporter,  Sept.  21st:  For 
the  past  week  the  mill  of  the  Behnont  Co. 
has  been  running  with  its  new  machinery, 
and  turning  out  lots  of  bullion.  The  new 
improvements  are  :  a  new  boiler,  three  of 
Belding's  pans,  two  Belding  settlers,  new 
cam  shaft,  tappets,  etc.  The  battery  has 
also  been  overhauled  thoroughly,  and  every- 
thing now  moves  like  clock-work.  At  pres- 
ent the  mill  is  crushing  and  amalgamating 
abottt  10  tons  of  ore  daily. 

Enterprise,  Sept.  24th  :  We  yesterday  saw 
at  the  office  of  Dr.  McMeans  some  very  fine 
looking  oro  from  the  Laws'on  &  Mclleans. 
It  was  taken  from  the  vein  at  a  depth  of  25 
feet.  In  appearance  it  is  decidedly  superior 
to  any  ore  we  have  yet  seen  from  the  mine. 
Ores  taken  o\it  above  and  much  inferior  in 
looks  have  assayed  from  $40  to  over  $100. 
Specimens  of  the  rock  last  struck  are  now 
in  the  assayer's  hands. 
Washoe. 

[In  the  Stock  Circular,  in  another'  portion 
of  this  paper,  will  be  found  late  mining 
news  from  this  district.  ] 

Enterprise,  Sept  18th :  A  boiler  weighing 
9,000  tts.,  passed  through  this  city  yester- 
day morning  for  the  Empire  State  mill. 

Sept.  20th :  The  Sierra  Nevada  Co.  are 
steadily  driftingfor  their  lead,  having  cleared 
the  old  tunnels  of  the  mud  which  had  ac- 
cumulated in  them  during  the  time  the 
mine  was  flooded.  The  mine  is  kept  drained 
by  working  the  pump  one  hour  per  day. 

Sept.  21st :  Steele  &  Co.  are  still  engaged 
in  extracting  ore  from  the  Sacramento  mine, 
Cedar  Hill.  They  have  but  a  small  force  of 
men  at  work,  but  are  making  very  good 
wages. 

Parties  are  now  engaged  in  getting  out 
ore  on  the  old  Chollar  croppings.  We  un- 
derstand that  they  will  take  out  100  tons  as 
a  test  crushing. 

The  total  amount  of  bullion  shipped  dur- 
ing the  past  week  from  Wells,  Fargo  &  Co's 
offices  in  this  city  and  Gold  Hill  was  6,739 
ibs.,  valued  at  $143,519.67.  The  total  num- 
ber of  ounces  received  for  assay  during  the 
week  at  the  various  offices  in  this  city  and 
Gold  Hill  was  76,219. 

Sept.  22d :  A  force  of  men  have  com- 
menced work  on  the  Coryell  mine,  situated 
just  north  of  the  Overman  works.  The 
shaft,  which  is  185  ft.  in  depth,  has  been 
thoroughly  retimbered  where  timbers  were 
required,  and  a  drift  for  the  old  Mary  Ann 
chimney  is  now  being  rapidly  pushed  ahead. 

The  Eclipse  mill  at  Gold  Hill  has.resumed 
crushing  ore  from  the  mine  of  the  company. 
A  reserve  of  over  1,000  tons  has  accumu- 
lated. 

OREGON. 

Dalles  Mountaineer,  Sept.  7th :  We  have 
received  very  flattering  information  from  a 
gentleman  who  was  an  eye  witness  to  the 
last  clean  up  at  the  Col.  Buckel  mill.  After 
a  run  of  nine  days,  crushing  about  100  tons 
of  quartz,  it  netted  the  nice  little  sum  of 
$9,000  of  the  finest  quality  of  amalgam  that 
mortal  eyes  ever  looked  upon.  The  lode 
has  now  widened  out  to  five  feet,  and  the 
future  prospects  are  more  flattering  than 
ever. 

Jacksonville  Sentinel,  Sept.  3d :  Mr.  Mos- 
her,  of  Boseburg,  was  in  town  the  other 
day  with  some  rich  specimens  of  silver- 
bearing  quartz,  taken  from  a  ledge  on  Coast 
Fork,  within  a  few  miles  of  the  Bohemia 
mine.  We  understand  that  one  of  the  dis- 
coverers has  taken  a  quantity  of  the  rock  to 
San  Francisco  to  have  it  assayed. 

The  Portland  Herald  says  that  a  fine 
quality  of  limestone  has  been  discovered 
on  Butte  Creek,  Clackamus  county,  so  that 
beyond  doubt  Oregon  lime  will  soon  be  an- 
other "home  made"  production. 

Salem  Record,  Sept.  18th:  Mr.  Salmon 
and  his  party  who  have  been  prospecting  in 
the  Santiam  mines,  have  carefully  worked 
40  tons  of  refuse  ore  that  had  been  run 
through  sluices  to  wash  off  the  decayed 
portions,  and  sulphurets  found  in  veins 
through  the  mine,  and  have  saved  $4  per  I 


ton,  nearly  twice  the  cost  of  reduction.  This 
ore  was  deemed  worthless,  and  the  owners 
are  sanguine  that  the  ores  wiU  yield  over 
$10  per  ton. 

Good  iron  ore  has  been  found  at  Knox's 
Butte,  Linn  county.  It  resembles  the  red 
hematite  oro  found  at  Oswego. 


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them  to  the  government  at  the  rate  of  90 
cents  forgl.OOO  worth  of  stamps. 


The  Biei,e. — The  works  of  Kenan  have 
produced  a  remarkable  desire  in  Europe  for 
reading  the  Bible — especially  in  France, 
where  there  has  been  a  remarkable  increase 
in  the  sale  of  the  Scriptures. 


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Notices  to  Correspondents. 

Viatob. — The  Great  Geyser,  in  Iceland,  will 
-  probably  at  some  distant  day,  cease  to 
give  forth  its  customary  boiling  and  inter- 
mitting jets.  This  opinion  is  based  upon 
the  fact,  that  the  enclosing  tube  is  slowly 
lengthening  by  the  deposition  of  silica, 
and  will  eventually  become  so  elongated 
that  the  pressure  of  the  liquid  column, 
thus  growing  gradually,  longer,  will  at 
last  prevent  the  subterranean  waters  from 
being  converted  into  vapor,  the  elasticity 
of  which  causes  the  existing  phenomena. 
Many  scenes  observed  in  Iceland,  indicate 
that  a  fate  of  this  kind  has  befallen  many 
previous  springs  of  a  similar  character. 
Thus,  mounds  are  observed  perforated  by 
shafts,  evidently  at  one  time  acted  upon 
by  thermal  waters,  but  now  filled  with 
debris,  the  waters  and  vapors  having  es- 
caped through  other  channels,  presenting 
a  less  degree  of  resistance. 

Optics. — Color  blindness,  as  it  is  somewhat 
inappropriately,  termed,  is  by  no  means 
uncommon.  This  visual  defect  was  origi- 
nally called  Daltonism,  in  consequence 
of  John  Dalton,  the  English  chemist,  being 
a  victim  of  this  imperfection  of  the. visual 
organs,  and  to  whom  also  is  generally 
attributed  the  discovery  of  this  singular 
malady,  for  which  we  are  not  aware  that 
any  cure  or  palliative  has  been  suggested. 
With  Dalton  crimson  appeared  of  a  muddy 
blue  by^  daylight,  and  a  stick  of  red  sealing 
wax  appeared  the  color  of  grass.  Dark 
green  woolen  cloth  appeared  muddy,  or 
brick  red,  and  a  florid  complexioned 
'  bacchanalian  appeared  to  possess  a  dusky 
blue  countenance.  Thus  a  thorough 
Bardolphian  rose,  in  place  of  reminding  a 
Falstaff  of  ' '  hell  fire, "  would  present  that 
of  a  thorough  "  Blue-nose. " 

One  Intebested. — The  richest  silver  mining 
district  in  Europe  at  the  present  day,  is  in 
the  Austrian  dominions,  viz.,  at  Przibrara 
in  Bohemia.  Some  of  the  ores  obtained 
at  that  place  are  remarkable,  one  vein  in 
particular  being  composed  almost  wholly 
of  ruby  silver  ores  ;  some  of  the  zincifer- 
ous ores  in  this  vicinity,  are  also  remark- 
able as  containing  a  very  large  percent- 
age of  cadmium,  as  compared  with  the 
blendes  of  other  parts  of  the  word.  The 
depth  to  which  some  of  the  mines  at  Przi- 
brara are  now  worked,  in  some  instances 
is  more|than  1, 300  feet,  with  no  appearance 
of  giving  out. 

Architect. — The  three  largest  stone  arches 
in  the  world,  are  as  follows  :  The  Gros- 
venor  bridge  which  spans  the  Dee  at 
Chester,  England,  with  a  single  arch  of 
two  hundred  feet  in  length.  The  next  in 
size  is  a  very  ancient  one,  erected  by 
Grenier,  in  the.year  1454,  at  Vielle  Briode, 
in  France,  whose  span  is  one  hundred  and 
eighty-three  feet ;  it,  crosses  the  river 
Allien.  The  next  largest  is  the  Central 
arch,  of  London  bridge,  whose  span  is 
one  hundred  and  fifty-two  feet  six  inches. 

Chemicus. — On  the  authority  of  Berthier, 
Berzelius  and  others,  we  may  state  that 
gold  can  be  combined  with  sulphur,  aud 
so  form  a  sulplmret ;  in  fact  the  last  named 
chemist  describes  two  varieties,  viz  :  a 
protosulphide,  in  addition  to  the  more 
generally  recognized  tersulphide,  which  is 
represented  as  being  composed  as  follows: 
Au  199  +  3S  48=Au  S1  247. 


A  National  Mining  College. 

Within  the  brief  space  of  eighteen  years, 
our  people  have  opened  up  to  settlement  a 
larger  area  of  territory,  valuable  as  a  source 
of  supply  for  nearly  all  the  necessities  of 
man,  than  has  ever  before  in  the  world's 
history  been  brought  within  the  limits 
of  civilization,  in  so  short  a  time.  Eight- 
een years  ago  California,  Arizona,  Colorado, 
Montana,  Idaho,  Washington  Territory, 
Oregon,  Utah,  and  Nevada — occupying  more 
than  one-third  of  the  entire  area  of  the 
United  States — were  regions  chiefly  known 
to  trappers  and  traders;  traversed  and  occu- 
pied for  the  most  part  by  barbarous  hordes 
of  Indians.  That  this  extraordinary  ad- 
vance, with  all  its  concommitant  results  to 
the  trade  and  commerce  of  the  world,  has 
been  achieved  by  the  discovery  and  devel- 
opment of  our  mineral  resources,  no  rea- 
sonable man  pretends  to  dispute.  Every 
day's  progress  in  our  history  speaks  for  it- 
self, and  the  facts  are  patent  to  all. 

It  seems  a  little  singular,  considering  the 
millions  of  treasure  thus  added  to  our  na- 
tional wealth,  the  vast  range  of  industry 
opened  to  our  people,  the  wonderful  im- 
pulse given  to  agriculture,  commerce  and 
manufactures — that  of  all  our  great  national 
interests,  the  business  of  mining  has  had 
the  hardest  struggle  to  enlist  the  favorable 
consideration  of  our  government.  Of  late 
years,  through  the  energy  and  ability  of 
our  Pacific  delegation,  and  the  irresistible 
logic  of  results,  something  has  been  achieved 
in  the  way  of  more  intelligent  Federal  legis- 
lation. 

The  Mineral  Land  Law  of  August,  1866, 
granting  titles  in  fee  to  the  miners,  is  an 
advance  in  the  right  direction.  Tie  appro- 
priation for  the  collection  of  mining  statis- 
tics, is  another. 

There  is  something  yet  to  be  done  quite 
as  important,  in  our  estimation,  as  either  ; 
and  we  are  glad  to  know  that  Mr.  Commis- 
sioner Browne  has,  after  consultation  with 
the  people  throughout  the  principal'mining 
districts,  taken  the  matter  zealously  in 
hand,  and  determined  to  urge  upon  Con- 
gress in  his  forthcoming  report,  the  im- 
portance of  establishing  a  National  Mining 
School,  similar  in  its  general  features  to  the 
great  mining  schools  of  Germany,  France 
and  England.  In  the  preliminary  consid- 
eration of  the  subject,  it  matters  little  about 
details  as  to  the  organization  of  the  plan. 
There  will  naturally  be  points  upon  which 
the  best  judgments  may  differ  ;  but  we 
think  all  will  concur  in  the  opinion  that 
such  an  institution,  established  upon  abroad 
and  liberal  basis,  would  be  of  inestimable 
advantage  to  the  Pacific  coast,  and  inciden- 
tally to  every  State  in  the  Union.  There  is 
more  lost  to  the  country,  even  now,  far  as  we 
have  progressed  in  the  science  of  mining, 
than  would  pay  the  expenses  of  a  National 
Mining  College  ten  times  over.  Why  should 
we  be  compelled  to  send  our  young  men  to 
Freiberg  to  study  a  pursuit  in  which  we 
are  more  deeply  interested  than  any  other 
people  ?  The  State  Agricultural  and  Min- 
ing School  will  be  an  institution  of  great 
utility,  eminently  worthy  of  encouragement. 
But  we  want  something  in  addition  to  this ; 
something  of  a  more  national  character — an 
institution  of  the  highest  grade  ;  one  worthy 
the  richest  mineral  region  in  the  world, 
peopled  by  an  intelligent  and  progressive 
race,  and  comprising  at  least  eight  of  the 
most  promising  States  and  Territories  of 
the  Union. 

We  have  heretofore,  in  noticing  the  yield 
of  Australian  gold  mines,  called  attention 
to  the  fact  that  although  the  official  tables 
show  a  loss  of  fully  one-third  of  the  total 
assay  value  of  the  rock,  the  millmen  appear 
to  be  very  indifferent  to  the  subject ;  more 
so,  if  possible,  than  in  California.  A  recent, 
report  on  the  St.  Juan  del  Bey  mine,  in 
Brazil,  congratulates  the  stockholders  upon 
the  gratifying  fact  that  their  loss  is  now 
only  30  per  cent. ,  instead  of  50  or  60,  as  it 
has   ranged   in  former  years.     This  would 


seem  incredible,  if  we  did  not  know  that 
with  all  the  improvements  in  the  treatment 
of  ores,  adopted  from  time  to  time  by  our 
own  miners,  there  is  still  lost  in  tailings 
and  otherwise,  from  20  to  25  per  cent. ,  if 
not  more,  on  our  annual  product.  It  be- 
comes, therefore,  a  matter  of  vital  import- 
ance that  every  possible  means  should  be 
taken  to  arrest  this  tremendous  drain  upon 
our  resources.  And  the  question  arises, 
what  better  means  can  be  adopted  than  the 
establishment  of  a  great  National  School,  in 
which  all  the  resources  of  science  and  prac- 
tical experience  can  be  brought  to  bear  upon 
the  essential  processes  of  reduction,  concen- 
tration and  amalgamation. 


Fourteenth  Annual  State  Fair. 

[Continued  from  last  week.] 

American  Steel. — Wni.  H.  Daffis  of  this 
city,  exhibited  a  lot  of  American  steel  from 
the  Philadelphia  Steel  Works,  with  a  turn- 
ing tool  which  had  been  made  from  the  same, 
and  subjected  to  a  most  severe  test,  at  the 
Union  Foundry.  This  tool  had  run  quite 
across  the  surface  of  a  5-foot  locomotive 
driving  wheel,  with  5-inch  face,  including 
flange.  It  appeared  fully  able  to  do  even 
more  work  still,  without  sharpening.  This 
is  perhaps  the  best  test  to  which  steel  can 
be  put.  A  tool,  made  from  the  best  English 
steel,  could  not  be  able  to  stand  half  the 
work,  or  (what  is  also  a  great  advantage)  be 
able  to  do  it  in  anything  like  so  short  a  time. 
A  piece  was  cut  from  this  steel  by  the  Com- 
mittee, and  thoroughly  tested  in  the  fire. 
They  pronounced  it  superior  to  any  English 
imported,  and  recommended  it  to  general 
use,  as  a  superior  article  of  American  manu- 
facture. A  first  premium  was  awarded  to  it 
as  the  best  steel  exhibited,  and  a  special 
premium  and  diploma  for  the  general  dis- 
play of  steel,  and  steel  tools.  i 

Shingle  Machine. — F.  A.  Huntington,  of 
this  city,  exhibited  a  shingle  sawing 
machine,  an  improvement  of  recent  date. 
One  of  its  features  is  that  the  block  to  be 
cut  from  stands  on  end  instead  of  lying  flat, 
thus  saving  in  the  space  the  saw  has  to  travel. 
Its  capacity  is  about  30,000  in  twelve  hours. 
A  sample  of  the  shingles  of  the  French  style, 
to  make  fancy  roofs,  was  also  shown.  The 
operation  of  this  machine  drew  large  num- 
bers of  spectators.  .These  machines  are 
built  by  Georiie  T.  Tracy,  machinist,  at  109 
Mission  street,  in  this  city.  The  first  pre- 
iniurn  for  shingle  machines  was  awarded  to 
to  it,  with  a  recommendation  for  its  rapidity 
of  work  and  the  perfection  of  its  operations. 

Mller's  Adjustable  Saw  teeth. — Joseph 
Stone,  of  this  city,  (sole  agent)  exhibited  a 
62-inch  circular  saw,  with  Miller's  adjusta- 
ble teeth.  The  main  advantage  claimed  for 
this  tooth  is  the  }:>eculiarity  of  its  leverage, 
by  which  the  space  for  the  sawdust  is  with- 
in the  rim  of  the  saw,  while  in  all  others  it 
is  outside  ;  a  thinner  plate  can  also  be  used. 
It  is  claimed  by  the  agent,  that  this  same 
saw  saves  five  per  cent  of  the  lumber,  and 
fifty  per  cent  of  the  motive  power.  One 
tooth,  it  is  said,  will  last  longer  than  five  of 
the  ordinary  teeth,  and  a  tooth  can  be  taken 
out  and  replaced,  when  desired,  in  half  a 
minute.     The  same  is  easily  kept  in  order. 

California  Wood.— Mr.  John  D.  Boyd, 
the  well  known  wood  polisher  of  this  city, 
made  a  fine  exhibition  of  his  important  and 
exquisitely  finished  wood  work,  which  at- 
tracted most  marked  attention.  Mr.  Boyd 
is  the  pioneer  in  this  business,  and  has 
done  more  than  all  other  men  combined  to 
show  the  value  and  superiority  of  Califor- 
nia woods  for  ornamental  work.  It  is  grat- 
ifying that  he  is  at  last  meeting  with  that 
success  which  his  efforts  so  richly  merit. 
He  has  already  received  two  extensive  or- 
ders from  the  East.  His  work  at  the  Paris 
Exposition  has  been  pronounced  superior 
to  any  thing  of  the  kind  in  that  grand  com- 
petitive exhibition  of  the  world's  skill,  in 
this  direction.  The  field  for  enterprise  and 
industry  in  this  business  is  almost  unlim- 
ited, and  California  veneers  will  eventually 
form  an  important  item  in  our  annual  ex- 
ports, in  addition  to  the  home  consumption. 
Mr.,  Boyd  gave  a  practical  exhibition  of 
the  interesting  process  of  wood  polishing  at 
the  Pavilion. 

Waffs  Salad  Bowl. — One  of  the  most  at- 
tractive items  in  Mr.  Boyd's  exhibit,  was  a 
beautifully  finished  salad  bowl,  made  by 
him,  for  Hon.  William  Watt,  of  Grass 
Valley.  This  bowl  is  16  inches  in  diameter, 
beautifully  carved  and  polished,  resting 
upon  four  legs,  each  representing  a  Scotch 
thistle,  while  the  handles  are  formed  of 
lion's  heads  engraved  in  bold  relief.  It  con- 
stitutes' a  really  elegant  specimen  of  pol- 
ished wood  and  carving,  and  will  form  a 
most  worthy  and  useful  ornament  for  the 
generous  and  hospitable  table  for  which  it 


is  intended.     Mr.  Boyd  was  awarded  for 
his  display  a  special  first  premium. 

Furniture.  —  M.  P.  Cole,  of  this  city, 
made  a  very  fine  exhibition  of  superb  fur- 
niture. An  elegant  parlor  set  of  silver 
gray  courtelaine  attracted  great  attention 
for  the  beauty  and  uniqueness  of  its  design 
and  the  richness  of  the  material.  A  most 
noticeable  feature  connected  with  it  was 
the  fact  that  it  was  made  of  California  rose- 
wood, which  was  all  in  the  log  only  seven 
weeks  before  it  was  placed  on  exhibition  ! 
The  set  was  valued  at  §500.  Mr.  Cole  also 
exhibited  a  parlor  set  in  green,  with  sam- 
ple chairs  of  unique  design ;  also,  a  marble- 
top  chamber  set  valued  at  $400.  Mr.  Cole 
received  three  especial  premiums. 

Messrs.  Goodwin  &  Co.,  exhibited  a  par- 
lor set  of  rich  brocatelle,  a  library  and 
dining-room  set ;  a  leather  adjustable  re- 
clining chair,  also  a  Turkish  chair,  with 
elegant  and  unique  upholstery,  the  latter 
made  entirely  in  San  Francisco,  with  the 
exception  of  the  ^brocatelle  which  was  im- 
ported ;  the  elegant  gold  fringe  was  made 
by  Mrs.  Norcross.  The  chair  is  valued  at 
$150,  and  is  the  most  expensive  chair  in  the 
State — the  next  most  costly  is  occupied  by 
Mrs.  Gov.  Stanford,  of  Sacramento,  and 
was  also  made  by  Mr.  Goodwin,  at  a  cost  of 
$125.  Their  collection  was  very  fine,  and 
took  six  first  premiums  for  as  many  differ- 
ent classes  exhibited. 

The  Boston  Furniture  Company,  of  this 
city,  exhibited  a  fine  chamber  set  in  black 
walnut,  and  a  rosewood  and  gilt  parlor  set, 
covered  with  crimson  and  silk  reps ;  also,  a 
spring  bed  of  superior  quality,  and  hair 
mattresses. 

Pianos.  —Messrs  Kohler,  Chase  &  Co. ,  of 
this  city,  and  Mr.  L.  H.  Hammer,  of  Sacra- 
mento, made  a  very  fine  exhibit  of  pianos. 
They  had  a  large-sized  Mason  &  Hamlin 
organ,  with  pipe  front  and  double  bank  of 
keys,  together  with  Chickering  &  Son's 
concert,  grand  square,  and  parlor  square 
pianos,  forming  as  fine  a  contribution  as 
was  ever  made  to  the  State  Fair  in  that  line. 
During  the  hours  of  exhibition  these  instru- 
ments were  performed  upon  by  some  of  the 
most  accomplished  musical  professors,  and 
were  especially  objects  of  interest  to  all 
lovers  of  sweet  sounds,  particularly  as  the 
Chickering-Stienway  piano  war  has  excited 
curiosity. 

Leather,. — A  fine  and  most  encouraging 
exhibition  are  made  of  a  new  and  growing 
industry  in  this  State,  the  production  of 
leather,  and  leather  manufactures.  We 
have  in  this  connection,  first  the  Pacific 
Tannery  and  Boot  and  Shoe  Company, 
of  this  city,  an  organization  with  a  capital  of 
§100,000.  This  company  exhibited  sole  and 
upper  leather,  kip  and  calf  skins,  manufac- 
tured at  their  tannery;  also,  miners'  water- 
proof boots,  kip  screwed  and  nailed  boots, 
calf-skin  screwed  and  nailed  boots,  kip 
pegged  boots,  calf-skin  tap-sole  boots ;  Ox- 
ford ties,  nailed  and  screwed ;  Congress 
gaiters,  nailed,  screwed  and  pegged,  tap- 
soles;  and  brogans  nailed,  pegged  and 
screwed  ;  also,  ladies'  Balmorals  of  scarlet 
cloth  and  white  and  blue  silk,  all-foxed 
Balmorals,  goat-skin  Balmorals,  ladies 
glove-kid  Balmorals,  Misses'  calf  Balmorals 
and  calf  and  goat-ski  n  Balmorals.  From 
this  list  it  will  be  seen  that  the  operations  of 
this  company  are  quite  extensive,  and  we  are 
informed  that  they  have  met  with  great  suc- 
cess. The  make  and  shape  of  this  company 
excels  anything  in  that  line  of  business. 
The  most  skeptical  can  be  convinced  of  the 
superiority  and  durability  of  the  work  by 
calling  at  the  stand  in  the  Pavillion  of  the 
Pacific  Tannery  and  Boot  and  Shoe  Com- 
pany, of  San  Francisco.  Einstein  Brothers 
&  Co.  are  agents. 

The  Pacific  Tannery  was  awarded  a 
special  premium,  diploma,  for  their  men's 
factory-made  boots  ;  a  first  premium,  diplo- 
ma, for  their  factory<-made  ladies'  boots  and 
shoes,  and  a  special  premium  for  their  dis- 
play-of  leather.  ■ 

John  Bray  &  Co. ,  also  of  this  city,  made 
a  fine  exhibit  of  California  leather — sole, 
calf,  kip,  morocco,  roans  (dressed  sheep- 
skins), boot-legs  and  fronts,  hand-made  for 
custom  work,  all  their  own  manufacture  ; 
also,  all  styles  of  California  lasts,  made 
from  California  laurel  and  oak,  and  espe- 
cially for  them  at  the  Oakland  Last  Fac- 
tory. The  calf  and  kip  skins  appeared  to 
attract  much  attention  from  those  skilled  in 
leather  manufacture.  The  same  firm  also 
made  a  full  exhibit  of  shoemakers'  tools. 
This  firm  was  awarded  a  first  premium,  di- 
ploma, for  the  best  display  of  leather,  and 
a  first  premium  diploma  for  their  best  dis- 
play of  lasts. 

M.  M.  Cook  &.  Son,  also  made  a  very  fine 
display  of  h  ose  and  belting,  fire-buckets, 
hose-pipes,  harness,  etc.,  all  from  the  manu- 
factory, corner  of  Battery  and  Broadway 
streets,  in   this  city.     This  firm   received  a 


®to*  pining  and  gtimtitk  <gm». 


201 


first  premium,    diploma,  for  their  display. 

I  fats. — J.  C.  Mmssdorffer,  of  Sacramen- 
to, a  branch  of  jVIeusadorffer  of  this  city, 
contributed  a  very  fine  display  of  gentle- 
men's hats  of  all  styles  and  material.  They 
also  exhibited  a  case  illustrative  of  the  manu- 
facture- of  hats,  showing  first  the  fur  and 
other  material  in  the  raw  state,  and  subse- 
quently the  body  in  various  stages  of  pro- 
gress until  it  assumes  the  neat  fur  and 
glossy  appearance  of  agent  leinjm'stirst-class 
tile.  Everybody  Junius  what  suck  a  piece 
of  work  is  when  it  bears  the  impress  of  these 
lUiLinifitcturers. 

Shirts, — Few  persons  are  aware  of  the 
magnitude  and  importance  of  the  shirt 
manufacture.  Being  an  article  of  universal 
consumption  by  all  the  "lords  of  Creation," 
their  manufacture  enters  largely  into  the 
industrial   pursuits  of  every  people'.     Until 

3 trite  recently,  the  people  on  this  coast  have 
led  largely  for  this  article  upon  East- 
ern manufactories.  In  January  last,  how- 
'  ever,  Mr.  Martin  L.  Haas,  of  this  city. 
Organized  the  "Pearl  Shirt  Manufactory," 
and  is  now  manufacturing  from  400  to  500 
dozen  shirts  per  month.  He  occupied  a 
prominent  position  on  the  upper  floor  of  the 
Pavilion,  where  he  exhibited  shirts  of  eight 
different  qualities,  washed  and  unwashed, 
to  show  both  the  beauty  of  the  finished 
goods,  and  the  superiority  of  the  material 
and  workmanship.  He  also  exhibited  the 
shirts  in  their  various  stages  of  manufac- 
ture, having  five  machines  at  work  upon 
his  stand.  He  has  introduced  most  impor- 
tant improvements  into  the  make  of  this 
hitherto  neglected  garment.  He  has  devised 
the  triple-pointed  yoke,  named  in  honor  of 
the  factory,  the  "Pearl  yoke,"  and  also  two 
new  styles  of  cuffs.  The  finishing  of  these 
goods  is  excellent,  and  the  button-holes  are 
marvels  of  neatness.  Their  fine  plaited 
shirt  bosoms,  differing  from  the  French  in 
not  being  wove,  and  also  in  their  being 
three-ply,  are  claimed  to  be  equally  durable 
with  the  large  plaits.  The  general  get-up 
of  Haas'  goods  for  the  trade,  more  especially 
in  the  laundry1  part,  is  superior.  We  shall 
endeavor  to  give  some  important  facts  and 
statistics  with  regard  to  this  branch  of  busi- 
ness at  an  early  date,  under  the  head  of 
"  Our  Industrial  Progress." 

Advertising  Table. — Mr.  A.  N.  Rood,  gen- 
eral advertising  agent  for  this  city,  had  a 
table  near  the  main  entrance  to  the  upper 
hall,  from  which  he  continually  disbursed 
large  numbers  of  Business  Cants,  Circulars, 
Books,  etc.,  representing  one  house  in  each  of 
the  important  branches  of  business,  in  San 
Francisco  and  Sacramento.  Among  the 
business  houses  thus  represented,  we  no- 
tice the  names  of  Locke  &  Montague,  J.  D. 
Arthur  &  Co.,  R.  N.  Van  Brunt,  Agent  N. 
Y.  Life  Ins.  Co.,  Homans,  Agent  Mutual 
Life  Ins.  Co.,  Bradley  &  Rulofson.  Dr.  J. 
B.  Beers,!  Dentist,  etc.  etc.  Mr.  Rood  did 
even  handed  justice  to  each  of  the  business 
houses  represented  upon  his  table. 

The  unexpected  importance  and  great 
interest  which  has  attached  to  the  late  State 
Fair,  is  a  sufficient  apology  for  the  large 
amount  of  space  "which  we  have  devoted 
thereto.  "We  shall  endeavor  to  conclude  our 
report  next  week. 


"  Ton  may  talk  to  me  of  Baltimore  and  Philadelphia  and 
W«w  York,  ami  their  railroad*  and  the  trade   of  ttie   Allan- 
tie— li  I  me  (ell  you  thai  the  Pacific  Coast  is'  alreadv  begin- 
ning to  revolutionize  the  world." 
Seieard  (o  the  pa/pU  of  Aiavipoh*.  If  |  -    ;. 


The  Union  Wab  Chaet  is  the  name  of  a 
new  and  useful  map  or  chart,  containing 
the  dates  and  places  of  all  the  battles  and 
skirmishes  of  any  account,  fought  during 
the  late  war,  beginning  with  the  President's 
Proclamation,  calling  for  75,000  men,  April 
15th,  lStil,  up  to  the  battle  of  Boquechitto, 
Miss.,  May  12th,  1865,  the  last  fight  of  the 
■wai*.  The  events  are  so  arranged  that  it 
requires  but  one  glance  to  determine  the 
particulars  of  any  battle  fought  during  the 
fifty-two  months  of  war,  and  gives  all  the 
information  that  could  be  gained  from  read- 
ing an  elaborate  history  of  the  war.  The 
chart  is  published  by  Lorenzo  Dow,  of  New 
York.  Mr.  A.  J.  Doolittle  is  agent  for  the 
Pacific  coast,  and  may  be  found  at  the  Amer- 
ican Exchange  Hotel  in  this  city. 

First  Mail  Steamer  for  Alaska. — The 
California,  Oregon  and  Mexican  Go's  steam- 
ship John  L.  Stephens,  left  this  port  on 
"Wednesday  last,  for  Alaska.  She  carries 
the  U.  S.  Mail,  and  will  hereafter  make 
regular  trips  to  our  new  possessions  in  the 
north.  The  prompt  action  of  the  company 
named  in  thus  early  putting  a  superior  sea- 
going steamer  upon  this  route,  is  a  marked 
evidence  of  California  enterprise  and  energy. 
Mail  intercourse  and  regular  means  for  sup- 
plies will  do  much  toward  the  development  of 
trade  upon  our  uorthern  coast.  The  Stephens 
took  up  about  300  United  States  troops,  and  a 
very  good  list  of  cabin  and  steerage  passen- 
gers. She  is  expected  to  return  in  about  30 
days,  which  event  will  be  looked  for  with 
much  interest. 


ADDRESS 

To  flie   Permanent   Citizens  of   the    Pacific 
States  and  Territories. 

Citiu-iiM:— Wo  enjoy  the  finest  country  that  the  nun  shines 
on,  the  moat  varied  and  fertile  soil,  the  most  cxtcrulve  »a- 
hoard,  ami  U|«  greatest  breadth  of  land  havlmr  the  richest 
metallic  deposlta  possessed  by  any  one  nation  of  the  earth, 
a  Isn't  affording  all  the  most  varied  material  for  manufac- 
tures, wool,  hides,  cotton,  silk,  metal*,  con),  fiber.  gums, 
wood,  and,  above  all,  abundance  of  every  kind  of  food. 

We  arc  only  a  million  or  people,  and  yet  have  more  land 
and  sea  than  Russia  with  sixty  millions— more  land  than 
France  and  Germany,  with  their  hundred  millions  of  peo- 
ple. In  the  face  of  those  vast  resources,  there  arc  towns 
crumbling  to  decay,  men  seeking  without  (hiding  employ, 
ment.  Something  wrong  here,  or  this  would  not  bo  hap- 
pening.   Let  as  consider • 

The  instructed  mind  of  the  population  is  mostly  devoted 
to  political  office -nee  king.  Their  ambition  in  misd  I  reeled. 
The  rising  youth  Is  trained  to  Idleness.  This  mode  of  think- 
ing and  training  must  bo  reversed  if  we  would  hold  this 
magnificent  country  against  the  incoming  barbarian. 

Wo  must  teach  ouryoutb  the  glories  of  manufactures,  of 
commerce,  of  industry.  We  must  nourish  every  effort, 
however  rude,  at  manufacturing  what  we  require.  By  do- 
voting  some  of  our  capital  and  our  young  people  to  manu- 
factures and  general  industries  we  shall  soon  become  busy, 
get  rich,  bring  more  and  more  people  into  the  country, 
create  new  wants,  build  up  new  factories  and  new  villages 
around  them;  culUvete  more  land,  build  more  ships,  gen- 
erate more  commerce,  and  thereby  creato  profitable  em- 
ployment for  all  who  want  work. 

Now,  fellow  citizens,  some  money  capital  Is  required  to 
help  on  this  industrial  movement.  Where  shall  we  get  it  ? 
There  Is  a  considerable  fund  which  we  may  divert  from  its 
present  bed  and  channel,  viz:  the  Insurance  Fund. 

Consider.  The  people  of  the  Pacific  States  pay  two  ?iund~ 
red  Oioitmnd  dollars  a  month  to  the  Insurance  Companies  for 
assuring  them  against  losses  from  fire  and  shipwreck. 

There  are  some  fifteen  of  those  Insurance  offices  In  this 
city,  each  fishing  for  its  shateof  this  large  fund.  Each 
office  pays  a  heavy  rent,  a  half  dozen  officers  and  clerks, 
besides  printing  and  advertising;  the  lowest  eoit  is  a  thou- 
sand dollars  a  month  on  each  office,  and  with  some  it  is 
double  that.  There  arc  too  many  persons  employed  In  the 
business;  too  much  dozing  over  newspapers;  too  much  red 
tape  and  circumlocution;  too  high  salaries  and  too  little 
work.  Think  of  two  hundred  thousand  "dollars  a  month! 
two  millions  and  a  half  a  year  ! !  paid  to  those  sleepy  gcu 
tlemen  for  what  little  they  do.  This  must  be  reformed. 
Three  or  four  Insurance  offices  are  quite  enough  lor  the 
million  of  scattered  Inhabitants  of  the  Pacific  States.  A 
dozen  of  them  may  be  abolished  with  great  benefit  to  the 
community;  some  one  or  two  have  already  withdrawn. 
This  change  would  liberate  smile  fifty  men  of  education, 
whose  business  capacity  would  be  of  much  greater  service 
to  the  community  In  other  brandies  of  indu-try,  such  as 
manufactures,  agriculture,  commerce,  the  fisheries,  the 
forests  and  Ihe  mines.  This  change  would  also  divert  a* 
million  or  two  or  dollars  lo  other  and  more  useful  indus- 
tries, whereby  a  thousand  fold  more  of  national  capital 
and  employment  would  be  generated  than  by  the  present 
drowsy  system. 

The  managers  of  the  Builders'  Insurance  propose,  with 
the  co-operation  of  the  people,  that  this  vast  monthly 
stream  of  wealth  shall  be  arrested  and  diverted  to  the  aid 
of  home  manufactures,  to  effect  a  great  reform  and  remove 
Irom  Ihe  people's  shoulders  the  expense  of  supporting  a 
small  army  of  insurance  dorks  and  agents.  The  Builders' 
Insurance  Company  has  passed  through  its  first  year  (the 
most  trying)  with  singular  success.  It  has  gathered  a  hund- 
red thousand  dollars,  paid  promptly  all  Its  losses,  and  es- 
tablished a  business  income  of  fttlly  twenty  thousand  dol- 
lars a  month!  This  has  been  done  while  we  were  yet  but 
an  experiment,  and  enjoying  the  confidence  of  only  a  por- 
tion of  the  public.  We  now  appeal  to  the  entire  people. 
We  ask  them  to  send  their  insurance  business  to  us  on  the 
following  conditions,  and  soon  we  shall  have  an  income  of 

OKK  HUKDRKD    THOUSAND  DOLLARS  A  MONTH,  and  llCre  JS  Whftt 

we  shall  do  with  the  money. 

First,  we  calculate,  from  our  past  experience,  that  wo 
shall  lose  by  fire  and  marine  disasters  half  our  monthly  in- 
come (on  our  first  year's  experience  our  losses  were  but 
one-third  of  our  income). 

Suppose,  then,  that  our  Income  shall  be  worked  up  to  one 
hundred  thousand  dollars  a  month,  and  suppose  that  we 
shall  pay  out  losses  to  the  extent  of  fifty  thousand  dollars  a 
monih,  we  shall  still  have  fifty  thousand  dollars  a  month  to 
bank  up,  (or  half  a  million  a  year.)  We  propose  to  make 
two  parts  of  this  sum— one  part  (a  quarter  of  a  million  a 
year)  to  he  invested  In  City  Bonds,  to  protect  the  as- 
sured, and  one  part  (about  a  quarter  of  a  million  a  year) 
we  propose  to  convert  into  a 


the  Bi'iLDMis'.  by  which  vote  you  shall  enable  us  to  plant 
factories  all  over  the  country.     You  shall  fill  the  rivers  and 

harbors  wltn  bosy  ships;  you  shall  send  oat  upon  the  dis- 
tant wave  lltlons  that  Will  bring  back  wealth 

to  your  cities;  yon  ihall  form  a  nursery  of  seamen  around 

your  own  shores— tlie  ova  of  a  future  commerce  and  a  pro- 
tective navy;  you  will  create  the  hum  0i  lui-y  workmen  In 
every  destrabla  locality  on  the  Pacific  Coast;  you  will  bring 
from  neglected  fields  produce  of  the  utmost  value;  nil  ol 
which  will  most  certainly  multiply  a  thousand  fold  the 
wealth  of  the  country  In  which  youf  lot  Is  cast,  making  a. 
worthy  home  for  yourat-li  and  a  future  country  for  your 
bffsprjng,  I      , 

People  of  the  Pacific  States  and  Territories!  We  pledge 
Ourselves  i"  yon  to  effect;  with  your  co-operation,  some  of 
those  thlnu's.  We  have  kept  all  our  pledges  so  far,  and  have 
uttered  nothing  that  was  not  true.  AlrcidyAave  we  helped 
to  move  the  shuttle  and  the  loom,  which  others,  with  more 
means,  have  pawed  by  and  ncglectod.  Already  have  we 
helped  to  build  and  rig  whips  In  our  own  dock-yard",  and 
sent  them  over  the  wide  waves  In  search  of  riches  for  the 
city.  Already  have,  we  given  many  liberal  bounties  and 
donations  toltbe  deserving  institutions  of  the  city.  Give  your 
vote  to  the  Buu.nKitV,  and  we  shall  share  Its  profits  with 
every  useful  charity  and  every  honest  Industry,  and  help 
along  every  enterprise  that  promises  benefit  to  the  people. 
We  call  for  the  yeas  and  nuys. 

THOMAS  MOONEV,  PrttideiiL 

EDWARD  MacCANN, 

WM.  B.  COOKE, 

W.  fi.  WEIR, 

J.  D.  CORNELL, 

j.  w.  Mccormick, 

C.  A.  JENKE, 
HERMAN  SCHWARZE, 

J.  w.  Mckenzie, 

lSvlMaratt  H.  V.  HERBERT,  Secretary. 


N0KTH  AMEKI0A 

Life  Insurance  Company. 

Usual  Restrictions  on  Occupation  and  Travel 

ABOLISHED  ! 


Policies  of  this  Company  are  gnat  anteeo.  by  the  State  of 

New  York,  which  is  true  of  no  other  Company 

on  this  Coast. 

The  most,  Responsible  and  Liberal  Company    n  the  World ! 
J.    A.    EATON    &  CO., 

Mjtn.njr*-«-K  Pacific  Branch*  303  Montgomery  st. 

20vltnr9n  SAN  FRANCISCO. 


MarkktStkekt  Homkstkao  Association.— J.  S.  Luty,  Sec- 
retary. Office,  305  Montgomery  street,  corner  of  Pine,  San 
Francisco.  2vl5 


Jacob  Shkw,  Pioneer  Photographer,  612  Clay  street,  north 
side,  four  doors  above  Montgomery,  (lato  315  Montgomery 
street,)  takes  all  kinds  of  Photographs  hi  the  best  style  of 
the  Art.  He  would  invite  especial  attention  to  the  new 
'  Cabinet  Photographs,"  which  he  is  taking  to  perfection. 
lOvMtf 


It  u  11  der**    I  it*  urn  tire    Company— 

OFFICE    IN    THE    BUILDING    OK   THE^* 

CALIFORNIA  SAVINGS  BANK,  California/ 

Btreet,  one  door  from  Sansome  street. 

JB^-FIKE  AND  MARINE  INSURANCE.  lOvl-UOpor 


ljfc 


For  Cabinkt  Photographs,  or  Enameled  Cards,  of  the 
very  best  quality,  you  must  go  to  the  NEW  YORK  GAL. 
LERV,  No*  25  and  27  Third  strect>  Every  picture  war 
ranted  to  give  perfect  satisfaction. 

5vl5qr  B.  F.  ROWLAND,  Artist. 


Copperas !    Copperas ! 

7*1  000  V4™3-  IMPORTED   COPPERAS-SULPHATE 
tOj\J\J\J  or  Iron— for  sole  In  lots  to  suit,  by 

BENJ-  BRADV.  103  California  street, 
is.ia-dm  s.  w,  corner  Davis,  up  stairs. 


Boiler  Makers  Wanted.  # 

UTANTED-GOOD  BOILER  MAKERS,  (THAT  ABE  NOT 
M  Society  men,)  to  whom  steady  emplnvmriu  will  bo 
given.  Apply  to  COFFEY  A  RISDON,  Bollcf  Works,  Bush 
and  Market  streets.  13vl5-4w 


LOWER    CALIFORNIA 

Exploring   and   Prospecting 

COMPANY. 


This  Company  have  procured  the  service  of  parties  Hint 
are  well  acquainted  with  the  country.  This  Company  will 
alto  prospect  lor  Mineral  Lands.  Water  Privileges,  1'own 
Bites  and  Harbors,  etc. 

This  Company  will  dispatch  a  vessel  to  explore  the 
Coast,  wniist  a  portion  of  the  Company  will  go  bv  land  to 
prospect  the  interior.  For  further  particulars,  Inquire  at 
the  office. 

J.  W.  CAREY,  Secretary. 
No.  20  Montgomery  st..  Room  No.  7. 
JBSp-  Shares  of  above  Stock.  510  each—  Unas»eshable. 
13vl6-3m 


BOOT'S 

Patent  Force  Blast  Blower. 

Adapted  for    Smelting,  Foundry,  Mining 
and  Steamships. 

Requires  50  per  ecnt  less  power  than  any  Blower  now  in 
use.  Forfurtherparticulars.addrcssKEEP.BLAKE  &  CO., 
Stocktun;  or  Wm.  T.  Garrett,  comer  Mission  and  Fremont 
streets,  San  Francisco.  5vl5tfl!)p 


Shcrktarvship  roa  Minim;  Comi'a.viks,— A  goiitlcmanof 
education,  ability  and  experience.  Is  desirous  of  procuring 
a  position  as  Secretary,  or  Assistant  Secretary,  in  some 
good  Mining  Company.  Has  most  unexceptionable  refer- 
ences.   Address  "SECRETARY,"  nt 'this  office.         6vl5tf 


Save  Your  Teeth. — Do  not  have  them  extracted 
without  first  consulting  a  good  Dentist.  The  loss  is  irre par- 
able, and,  in  many  instances,  unnecessary.  DR.  BEERS, 
corner  of  Pino  and  Kearny  streets,  makes  a  specialty  of 
nilinc  the  tangs  of  dead  Teeth,  and  building  up  broken 
crowns  with  puke  «M[,n--thus  restoring  them  to  their  origi- 
nal usefulness  and  beauty. 

Cgy-Call  and  examine  the  work.  Finest  quality  of  arti- 
ficial work  also  manufactured.  lUvU-tf 


Gold  XBat'H,  of  whatever  size,  if  well  cast,  assayed 
for  two  dollars,  at  A.  P.  MOLITOR'S  Assay  Office, 
611  Commercial  street,  opposite  United  States  Branch 
Mint.  '  lfivl4-3m 

Brown's  Filtering  Heater.- For  preventing  In- 
crustation in  Steam  Boilers,  purines  water  from-  lime  or 
any  other  impurity,  Naves  tucl,  saves  the  boiler,  prevents 
cxpldsions,  and  protects  life  and  property.  The  cost  of  the 
Filter  is  soon   saved   in   fuel    and    boiler— repairs  alone. 

One  is  In  operation  at  tho  San  Francisco  Foundry,  Fre- 
mont street,  where  Rights  can  bo  procured,  or  all  fceuprled 
information,  on  application,  in  person  or  by  letter,  to 

SvU-ly  AUSTIN  A.  WELLS,  Agent. 


Oakland  College  School. 

The  Patrons  of  this  Institution  have  the  choice  of  scv 
oral  distinct  Departments.  The  SENIOR  CLASSICAL  is 
designed  as  preparatory  to  the  College  of  California. 

The  SENIOR  ENGLISH  affords  a  complete  course  of  in 
struction  in  the  English  branches,  in  Theoretical  and  Prac- 
tical Business,  Science  and  Art. 

The  JUNIOR  is  especially  qualified  to  meet  tho  wants  of 
young  boys,  for  whom  separate  apartments  and  Teachers 
are  provided. 

Throughout  all  the  various  departments,  great  attention 
is  given  to  the  study  of  the  Modern  Languages. 

For  further  information,  or  Catalogues,  address, 

I.  H.  BltAlTO^,  Principal. 


Oakland  California. 


5vl5qr9p. 


LINSEED  OIL. 

_„ « 

The  Pacific  Linseed  Oil  &  Lead  Works 

Arc  now  prepared  to  furnish  dealers  and  consumers 

Pure    I>iiiseed    Oil, 

Raw  or  Roiled,  atthe  Lowest  Market  Rates.  Wo  call  es 
pectal  attention  to  the  quality  of  our  Oil,  believing  It  to  bo 
superior  lo  any  Imported  Oil  ottered  In  this  market.  Also. 
Oil  Cake  Meal,  the  best  article  known  for  fattening  stock 
and  increasing  the  product  of  milk. 

USf-Cash  paid  for  Castor  Beans  and  Linseed,  on  dolivery 
at  tho  factory.    Address, 

Pacific  Linseed  OH  and  Lend  "Works, 
Care  of  L.  B.  BENCULEY  A  CO., 

19vl4-3m9p  San  Francisco. 


MANUFACTURERS'    LOAX    KUXD, 

Which  shall  be  lent  exclusivclj'  to  manufacturers  on  mort- 
gage of  their  premises  and  machinery,  at  as  low  rate  of  in- 
terest and  on  as  long  time  as  is  generally  current  on  real 
estate. 

By  the  aid  of  this  fund  the  budding  industries  of  the  Pa- 
cific States  may  bo  nourished  into  active  life;  more  and  va- 
ried employments  can  be  originated  for  the  people;  immi- 
gration may  be  welcomed  and  not  feared;  the  farmer  will 
have  got  a  market  at  his  own  door  for  the  produce  of  his 
land;  the  manufacturer  will  lind  a  lively  home  demand 
from  the  farmer  for  the  produc  ts  of  his  machines. 

All  this,  good  people,  can  be  achieved,  by  your  own  vote*,  at 
ownJiresidiiB,  without  the  aid  of  Congress  or  the  Legta 


Businkss  Notice.— Mr.  A.  T.  Dewey,  of  this  journal,  con, 
templates  a  visit  of  several  months  in  the  Atlantic  States,  a 
portion  of  which  time  he  will  spend  in  Washington,  New 
York  and  Boston.  Any  of  our  Eastern  friends  who  wish  to 
coin munlcato with  him,  for  business  or  oilier  purposes,  will 
address  their  letters  to  "  Westfleld,  Mass  " 


Perry  Davis'  Vegetable  Pain  Killer. 

videncG  (Mass.)  Gcn- 


'  lature— it  is  simply  to  vote  that  your  insurance  hhall  go  to  1  every  where. 


We  clip  the  following  from  the  I' 
eral  Adaeituier:  \ 

"At  this  season  of  the  year,  when  cholera,  cholera  mor- 
bus, dysentery,  and  other  kindred  complaints  are  sure  to 
prevail,  everybody  should  be  liberally  supplied  with  Perry 
Davis'  Vegetable  Pain  Killer.  Persons  leaving  home, 
whether  it  be  for  a  day's  excursion  or  a  trip  to  Europe, 
should  be  In  a  condition  to  place  their  hands  upon  It  at  a 
moment's  warning.  Many  diseases  incident  to  the  summer 
months,  which  will  prove  fatal  if  not  immediately  checked, 
can  be  promptly  cured  by  one  or  two  doses  of  (he  Pain 
Killer.  On  more  than  one  occasion  have  we  been  relieved 
of  intense  suffering  by  the  timely  use  of  the  above'named 
preparation. 

jj^-Sold  by  all  Druggists,  Grocers  and  Medicine  Dealers 


PACIFIC 

Rolling  Mill  and  Forge  Co., 

SAN    FBANCISCO,    CAL. 
Established  for  the  Manufacture  of 

RAILROAD    AND   OTHER   IRON 

—  AND  — 

Every  "Variety  of  ^HaiTtingr 

Embracing  ALL  SIZES  of 

Steamboat    Sliaftn,    Crunk*,     Pinion    and    Con 

nectliiK  Rods,  Car  and  Locomotive  Axles 

and   Frames. 

—  ALSO  — 

Of  every  description  and  size. 

US- Orders  addressed  to  PACIFIC  ROLLING  MILL  ami 
FOBGE  CO..,  Post  Office,  San  Francisco.  Cal,  will  rueeivo 
prompt  attention 

asr  The  highest  price  paid  for  Scrap  Iron.       DvHJmltp 


^^^  OH.    FONDA'S  i^fe 

"^lE^Saii  Francisco  Eye  Infirmary,  "<^P* 

Permanently  established  for  the  treatment  of  all  diseases 
of  the  El'e.  Dr.  F.  was  for  seventeen  years  principal  of 
the  Lafayette  (Ind.)  Eye  Infirmary.  P.  W.  Fonda,  M.  D., 
Surgeon  in  Charge.  Ofllco,  4=OS  Montgomery  street,  oppo- 
site Weil  ,  Fargo  &  Co's.  4vI5-ly9p 


lOvlo-lm 


AGENTS  WANTED. 


ENERGETIC    MEN   OK  WOMEN    CAN  MAKE   MONEY 
In  canvassing  lor  our  NEW  BOOKS  and  ENGRAVINGS. 
One  Agent  reports  thirtv-lhree  orders  for  one  Rook  in  three 
days.  "Address,        PACIFIC  PUBLISHING  COMPANY, 
4vloqr9p        305  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco,  Cai. 


Wkt  piwmg  anil  <$o*titifie 


Es*ta/bli;*liecl    in   1849—Corner   First   and    RXission    streets,   Nan   Francisco. 


HAVING  INCREASED  OUR  FACILITIES  IN  EVERY  DEPARTMENT,  WE  ARE  NOW 
prepared  at  the  shortest  notice  and  at  the  most  reasonable  rates,  to  furnish  all 
kinds  and  description  of  Machinery,  including  Steam  Knfrines,  Quartz  Mills,  Mining  Pumps 
of  all  kinds.  Hoisting  Gear,  Gas  Work,  Laundrv  Machinery,  Architectural  and  Ornamental 
Castings,  Sugar  Mills,  Saw  and  Flour  Mills,  Water  Wheels  of  ail  kinds.  Hydraulic,  Hay,  Rag, 
screw  and  Drop  Presses,  Coining  Machinery,  Pile  Drivers,  Bark  and  Malt  Mills,  and  all 
kinds  of  Castings. 

E_V«TNES.—  Marine  Engines,  Oscillating  and  Beam  ;  Stern  and  Side  Wheel  Boats, 
Locomotives,  Stationary  Engines,  Horizontal,  upright,  Oscillating  and  Beam,  from  six 
to,  fifty  inches  diameter.  Also,  Scott  &  Eckart's  Adjustable  Cut-off  Regulator— best  in 
use;  W.  R.  Eckart's  Balance  Valve  for  Stationary  Engines;  Woodward's  Patent  Steam 
Pump  and  Fire  Engine. 

IUH  l>ERS.  Jjoeomotlve,  F'.ae,  Tubular,  Upright,  Cylinder  and  Cornish,  and  every 

pipes  for 


variety  of  Boiler  Work.     ._. . 

PUMPS.— The  Excelsior  double-acting  Force  Pumps  are  manufactured  by  us.^These 
very  superior  Puir  ~ 


All  sizes  of  tubes  mid  pipes  for  pumps, 
"e-acting  Force  Pumps  are  n 
are  warranted  the  best,  and  are  fast  replacingall  other  Force  Pumps. 


AHAL6AMATINO  MACII IX EKT.- Wheeler  &  Randall's  Improved  Tractory 
Curve  Pan,  Zenas  Wheeler's  improved  fiat  bottom  pan,  Beldin's  pan,  Veatch's  tubs, 
Prater's  concentrators,  Waklee's  pans,  Beers' pan,  German  Barrels,  Arastra  Gearing,  Chile 
Mills.  Settlers  of  all  descriptions,  Retorts  of  all  sizes  and  shapes,  for  Silver  and  Gold, 
Portable  Stamp  Mills,  Straight  Batteries,  for  wood  or  iron  frames,  Dry  Crushing  Bat- 
teries, or  machines  with  the  latest  improvements,  every  variety  oi  Stamps,  Mortars,  Cams, 
Pans  and  Tubs.     BLAKE'S  PATENT  QUARTZ  CRUSHERS,  of  all  sizes. 

OIL  BORING  TOOLS  AMD  MACHINERY— Of  the  latest  and  most  ap- 
proved construction,  made  from  drawings  lately  made  by  Prof.  Blake  at  the  oil  wells  In 
Pennsylvania .  We  havo  the  facilities  for  working  gold  and  silver  quartz  and  other  ores,  to 
test  thoir  value,  by  the  hundred  weigh  I  or  ton. 

Russia  Iron  Screens,  of  all  degrees  of  fineness  and  of  all  qualities  of  Iron.  All  work  done 
In  the  best  manner  at  the  lowest  cash  prices. 

H.   J.   BOOTH. 


Effect  of  Carbonic  Acid  on  the  Hu- 
man Body. — "While  "workmen  were  recently 
engaged  in  re-opening  and  repairing  the 
coal  mines  of  Bow  Buvetir,  at  Jemoppe, 
they  came  upon  a  gallery  communicating 
with  the  lower  ladders,  where  they  discov- 
ered seven  bodies  of  the  unfortunate  work- 
men who,  three  months  before,  were  im- 
prisoned while  making  their  way  to  the 
surface.  The  bodies  were  completely  mum- 
mified— the  sSriveled  flesh  adhering  to  the 
bones.  This  phenomenon  is  attributed  to 
the  abundant  exhalations  of  carbonic  acid 
gas  collected  in  the  gallery. 

A  Valuable  Discovert. — The  New  "York 
Journal  of  Commerce  mentions  a  new  dis- 
covery which  already  promises  important 
results.  It  is  a  species  of  sponge  which 
grows  among  the  coral  formations  of  the 
Bahama  Islands,  and  can  be  used  to  advan- 
tage for  bedding  or  upholstery  purposes.  It 
can  be  furnished  so  ch§ap  that  the  poorest 
artisan  can  indulge  in  it. 


! 


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GEO.  w.  PRKSCOTT. 

H.  J. 


IKVIXG    ] 

BOOTH 


t.  SCOTT 

«fc    CO. 


Machinists  and  Foundries. 

PALMER,  KNOX  &   CO., 

Golden    State   Iron    Works, 

No..  19,  SI,  2i>  and  25  First  Street, 

SAN  FRANCISCO. 

MANnrACTOKK  ALL  KINDS  OF 

MACHINERY, 

ITKAM   Ei'OlM'S   AXD   «l'AKTZ    HEIJLIjM 
DUNBAR'S   IMPROVED 

©elt'-A-dju-sting;  lPistoix  Packing, 

Requires  no  springs  orfserews;  is  always  stcaui  tight; 

without  excessive  friction,  and  never 

gets  slack  or  leaky. 

WHEELER  &  RANDALL'S 

NEW    ORIMflU;    AND    AMAIGAMATOB 

HEPBURN  k  PETERSON'S 

AM  VLGAHVTOK  AXD  SEPARATOR, 

!K n. o ac * h   -A. nx a.  1 S" a xtx ators, 

WITH    PALMER'S    PATENT   STEAM   CHEST, 

Superior  ior  working  either  GOLD  OR  SILVER  ORES,  and 
isthc  only  Amalgauiiitorthat  has  stood  the  tust  of  seven 
years'  continual  working. 
utenulue    White   Irou   Stamp  Shoes  aud   Dies 

Having  been 'engaged  for  the  past  ten  years  In  rjuartit 
mining,  and  being  conversant  with  all  the  improvements, 
either  in  Mining  or  .Milling,  we  are  prepared  to  furnish,  al 
the  shortest  notice,  the  most  perfect  machinery  for  reduc 
'    ?  cither  sioln  or  silver. 


Ins  ores,  or  saving  c 


Uvlllqy-tf 


GLOBE 

Foundry  and  Machine  Shop, 

STOCKTON ,    CAJU 

KEEP,   BLAKE   &  CO., 

MAKLTACrUllERS  OK 

Huaitz,  Saw  and  Grist.  Mill  Irons,  Steam 
Engines,  Horse  Powers, 

Mining  and  Irrigating  Pumps,  Car  Wheels,  Derrick  Irons, 
House  Fronts,  Iron  Fencing,  Balcony  Railings,  etc., 
at  San  Francisco  prices.    Orders  solicited 
13vI3-ly  and  promptly  executed. 


WILLAMETTE  IRON  WORKS, 

PORTLAND,    OREGON. 

g  t  c  a  in    Engines,    Hollers, 
SAW  AND  CRIST  MILLS, 

MINING    MACHINERY,     WROUGHT     IKON     SHUTTER 
WORK,  AND  BLAUKSMITHING  IN  GENERAL. 
Coruer  Korth-Fronl  una  E  streets, 
18vl3-ly  One  block  north  of  Couch's  Wharf. 

UNION    IRON  WORKS, 

Sacramento. 
WILLIAMS,  ROOT  &  NEILSON, 

MANOFACTDRERS  07 
CROSS'  PATENT  BOILER  FEEDER, 

STEAM  ENOirfES,  BOILERS, 

And  all  kinds  of  Mining  Machinery. 

Also,  Hay  and  Wine  Presses  made  and  repaired 
-with  neatness,  durability  and  dispatch. 

l>nn  bur's  Patent  Self-Adjusting  Steam  Piston 

PACKING,  for  new  and  old  Cylinders,  manufactured 
to  order. 
Front  Street,  between  N  and  O  streets* 
Hvll  Saorambnto  Citt 


GEORGE  T.  PRACY, 
MACHINE     WORKS, 

Nos  109  and  111  Mission  street,  between  Main  and  Spear, 

SAN   FRANCISCO. 

STEAM  ENGINE,  PLOVK  AND  SAW  MILL 

Awl  Quartz  Machinery,  Printing  Presses, 

and 

MACHINERY    OF   EVERY  DESCRIPTION    MADE   AND 
REPAIRED. 
B5T  Special  attention  paid  to  Repairing.-©*;    qy-3 

SA3V    FKANCISCO 

Foundry  and  Machine  Works, 

N.  E.  ©or.  Fremont  and  Mission  streets. 

Manufacturers  of 

Marine  and  Stationery  Engines 

Quartz   Machinery,   Saw,   Flour  and   Sugar  Mills,   Mining 

Pumps,  Hoisting  Gear,  Agricultural  Implements,  etc. 

— ALSO— 

Wine,   Cider,    Cotton     and    Tobacco    Presses 

of  the  latest  Improved  Patterns. 

STEAM  ENGINES  AND  BOILERS, 

Of  all  sizes,  constantly  on  hand;  Quartz  Mill  Shoes  and 
|Di#s  warranted  to  be  made  of  the  best  while  iron. 
Dunbar's  Improved     Self- Ad  lasting     Piston- 

Packing,  requires  no  springs  or  screws;  is  always  steam- 
tight;  without  excessive  friction,  and  never  gets  slack  or 
leaky. 

MACHINERY,  OF  ALL  BESCBIPTIOAS 

Bought,  sold,  or  exchanged.    Bolt  Cutting  and  Castings  rt 

the  lowest  market  rates. 

GvlMy  DKVOE.   ML\SHWRE   A   CO 


i.s."rS°"i  HANSCOM  &C0., 

iEtna  Iron   Works  ! 

Southeast  corner  Fremont  and  Tehama  streets, 

.    SAN  FRANCISCO,  , 

Practical  Machinists  and  Iron  Pounders, 

MANUFACTURE 

STEAM     ENGINES, 

QUARTZ    MILL    MACHINERY    OF    ALL    KINDS, 

SAW  MILLS,  FLOUR    MILLS, 

Dunbar'.-    Improved     Self- Adjusting 

TISTON  PACKING, 

Now  so  extensively  used  In  the  East  and  In  this  State.  Re- 
quires no  springs  or  screws;  is  always steam-tight;  without 
excessive  friction,  and  never  gets  slack  or  leaky. 

HANbOOM'S  CRUSHER, 

The  best  of  the  kin&now  in  use  in  this  State  or  anywhere  clsei 

"Wheeler  «te  Randall's  New  Grinder  and 

A  malRamator, 

Which  only  needs  examination  to  be  appreciated. 

Tyler's  Improved  "Water  Wheel, 

Giving  greater  power   at  lower  cost,  than  any  wheel  in  use 

Send  tor  one  of  our  circulars,  giving  Coll  tables 

All  Wheels  warranted  to  give  the    ■  ower  as  set  forth,  or 

the  money  will  be  refunded. 

Sole  makers  for  I  his  coast  of  the  "  Fenriergast 
White  Iron  Stamp  Mmen  and  Dies. 
None  genuine  unless  obtained  from  us.    Every  one  war- 
ranted. 
Patented  Machinery  of  all  kinds  will  be  furnished  by  us 
t  market  prices.    Particular  attention  given  to  drawings 
nd  specifications  of  machinery,  which  will   be  made  to 
order.  The  patronage  ot  the  public  Is  respectfully  solicited. 
ISvlS 


Pacific  File,  Reaper  and  Mower  Section 

MANUFACTORY, 
No.  53  Beale  Street,  between  Market  and  Mission, 

SAN  FHANC1SC0. 

Files  re-cut  and  warranted  as  good  as  new,  or  no  charge. 
Tile  only  establishment  in  the  State.    We  also  man- 
ufacture Reaner  and  Mower  Sections. 
lv    tf  RIDDELL  &  DURNING,  Prop'ra. 


LKWI3  C0FFKY.  J.  S.   .isDOS 

LEWIS  COFFEY    &  RIS1MJN, 

Steam  Boiler  &  Sheet  Iron  Works, 


__  Pacific  Coast  owned  and  conducted  by  Practical  Boiler 
Makers.  All  orders  for  New  Work  and  the  repairing  of  Old 
Work,  executed  ns ordered, /find  warranted  as  to  quality. 

Old  Stand,  corner  of  Bush  and  Market  streets,  opposite 
Oriental  Hotel,  San  Francisco. 


CALIFORNIA    BRASS    FOUNDRY. 

No.  185  first  street,  opposite  Minna, 

SAN  FRANCISCO. 

Aix  kinds  of  Brass,  Composition,  Zinc,  and  Babbitt  Metal 
Castings,  Brass  Ship  Work  of  all  kinds.  Spikes,  Sheathing 
Nails.  Rudder  Braces,  Hinges,  Ship  and  Steamboat  Bellsand 
Gongs  of  superior  tone.  All  kinds  of  Cocks  and  Valves,  Hy- 
draulic-Pines and  Nozzles,  and  Hose  Couplings  and  Connec- 
tions of  all  sizes  and  patterns,  furnished  with  dispatch. 
B&~  PRICES  MODERATE.  -ffi(r 

V.  KINO  WELL.  19vI3-lyJ  J.   H.  WEED. 


FTJIaTOlS 

Foundry  and  Iron  Works. 

HINCKLEY  k  CO., 

MANUFACTURERS    OP 

STEAM    ENGINES, 

Quartz,    IFloxir    and    ©aw    Ittills, 

Moore's  Grinder  and  Amalgamator,  Rrodle's 

Improved     Crusher,    Mining    Pomps, 

Amalgunintoi-s,  nnd  all  kinds 

«f  Machinery, 

N.  E.  corner  of  Tehama  and  Fremont  streets,  above  How- 
ard street,  San  Francisco.  3-qy 


TOWNE  &  BACON, 
Book  and  Job  Printers, 
Have  the  Largest  Office, 
Do  the  most  work, 
And  do  it  better 
Than  other  offices 
,In  this  City, 
Try  them 
'With  a  Job, 
And  you  will  be 
Satisfied  the  above 
Statements  are  facts. 
Their  office  is  at  536 
Clay  St.,  below  Montgom'y, 
Over  Pacific  Fruit  Market. 


586 


BAURHYTE  &  McAFEE, 
Steam  Boiler  aud  Sheet  Iron  Works. 

Owned  and  conducted  by  Practical  Boiler  Makers. 
High,  and  Low-Pressure  Boilers,  Station- 
ary and  Marine. 

Howard  street,  bet.  Fremont  and  Beale,  San  Francisco. 

Having  nad  twenty-two  years  experience  in  this 'busi- 
ness, wo  feel  coniident  of  beine  able  to  compete— an  lo 
quality  of  work— with  any  establishment  on  the  Paclnc 
Const.  7vl5-qy 


I.  H.  SMALL, 

MACHINE       SHOP, 

buii-der  or 

Steam  Engine*.  Sirwmlll*,  Mining  Machinery, 

aud  Wood  Pinners. 

Repairing  of  ail  Kinds  done  with  promptness  and  dispatch. 
Gears  of  all  kinds  cut  atshort  notice,  corner  of 

Market  and  Beale  si.  Sun  Francisco.    6vl6 -3nt 


NEPTUNE  IRON  WORKS, 

Cornel'   of    Mission    and   Fremont  Streets, 

SAN  FRANCISCO. 

MARINE, 
!L  o  comotiye, 

And  all  kinds  of 
HIGH  PRESSURE 

Steam  Boilers 

MADE. 
All  Boilers  guaranteed  and 
tested  by  U.  S.  Boiler  In- 
spector before  sent  out  of 
the  Shop,  at  Shop  expense. 

Al!  kinds  of  Sheet  Iron  and 

Water   Pipe,    Coal    Oil 

Stills,  Wrought  Iron 

Worms,  etc.,  etc. 

Manufactured  to  Order. 

Old  Boilers  Repaired 

D.  CAMERON. 


CALIFORNIA 

TOOL    AND     FILE    FACTORY. 

Blacksmith  and  MacJiiuc  Shop. 

No.  17  Fremont  street,  between  Market  and  Mission,  S.  F. 
-ivlS-qy  J-  WE1CHHART,  Proprietor. 


LINCOLN   IRON   WORKS, 

No.  51  Beale  St.,  bet.  Market  and  Mission. 

D.  &  W.  FOUBNESS,  Frop'rs. 

STEAM    ENGINES, 

Flour  and  Sawmills,  and  MACHINERY  of  all  descriptions, 

made  and  repaired  at  shortest  notice. 

JSrParticular  attention  paid  to  repairing  Reynold's  Cut-off, 

6vl6qr 


J.   NKWSllAM. 


J.   BIUWOOD. 


SOUTH  BEACH  IRON  WOEKS, 

Near  corner  of  King  and  Third  streets,  San' Francitco. 
MARINE     ENGINES, 

AND  ALL  KINDS  OF 

MACHIIVEKY     FORGING. 

All  kinds  of  Shlp-smithing  and  Mill  work  manufacture!'  to 
order.  Jobbing  o(  every  description  promptly  attended  to. 
All  work  done  guaranteed.  !3vH-iy 


JOHN   LOCHHEAD'S 

Steam  Engine  Works, 

Beale  street,  near  Mission,  Son  Francisco. 

STEAM    ENGINES    OF  EVERY   DESCRIPTION    BUILT 
to  order— Marine,  Stationary,  or  Locomotive. 

HOISTING  AND  PUMPING  ENGINES, 

PORTABLE  ENGINES,   OF  ALL  SIZES, 

DONKEY   PUMPS,  Etc.,  Etc.,  Etc. 

The  attention  of  the  parties  engaged  in  shipping  or  inland 
navigation  is  called  to  the 

.Superior  Workmanship 

ofMa.  LOCHHEAD.who  has  been  in  the  business  in  San 
Francisco  for  the  last  fourteen  years,  and  enjoys  the  renn 
tation  of  Having  huilt  ONE  HUNDRED  AND  SEVENTEEN 
STEAM  ENGINES 

Screw  Propellor.s  of  all  kinds,  and  Steam  Boat  Machiner 
generally,  made  to   order,  and  warranted  to  give  perfect 
satisfaction  in  every  particular  25vl2-3in 


©to  fining  and  Scientific  §wsis. 


203 


Splendid  Cabs. — The  long  lines  of  rail- 
way UUWiwiug  used,  and  the  necessities  for 
continuousday  and  night  traveling,  is  bring- 
ing into  existence  great  improvements  in 
the  construction  of  cars.  "Sleeping  cars" 
have  been  some  timein  vo?ue  ;  "hotel  care" 
»re  already  in  use,  whereby  all  the  travelers 
on  a  train  can  enjoy  tho  convenienei  s  und 
luxuries  of  hotels,  about  as  well  when  trav- 
eling as  when  resting  from  travel.  Tho 
Intist  improvement  in  this  direction  is 
"drawing-room  care,"  two  of  which  have 
just  been  completed  for  the  Central  Rail- 
road, to  accommodate  day  passengers  be- 
tween  New  York  ami  Buffalo.  They  are 
each  sixty-one  feet  long  by  nine  and  a  half 
wide,  nnd  contain  nine  apartments,  elegantly 
Utted  up,  for  the  usoof  families  and  parties 
traveling  together.  Some  of  the  rooms 
contain  accommodations  foreight,  and  some 
fdr  lour  passengers.  Each  cur  contains 
sixty-four  seats,  including  those  in  the  gen- 
eral'smoking  room,  which  will  be  used  in 
common  by  those  ol  the  private  apartments. 
Each  rooni  is  lighted  by  a  large  plate  glass 
window  forty  indies  square,  affording  a 
niii'iiiticent  view  of  the  passing  landscape, 
while  the  interior  decorations  are  of  the 
perfect  and  elaborate  description.  The 
cost  of  each  car  was  about  815,000. 

People  will  soon  seek  railroad  traine, 
rather  than  watering  places  as  localities  for 
luxurious  ease. 

Most  of  the  silver  from  Chili,  which  was 
formerly  shipped  in  the  ore,  is  now  ex- 
ported in  the  shape  of  bar  silver.  This 
change  has  been  brought  about  by  an  im- 
proved system  of  amalgamation.  Formerly 
none  of  the  ore  which  contained  arsenic  or 
antimony  could  be  made  available  in  Chili, 
but  had  to  be  conveyed  to  Europe,  in  order 
that  the  silver  might  be  extracted.  Within 
the  last  twelve  months  the  system  employed 
in  Europe,  has  been  introduced  there  in  a 
modified  form,  and  with  such  successful  re- 
sults that  hardly  any  silver  remains  in  the 
ore  after  the  operation  has  been  gone 
through.  The  probable  shipments  from 
Chili  and  Bolivia  for  the  first  six  months  of 
this  year,  are  28,251  tons  fine  copper, 
against  29,955  tons  in  1866,  showing  a  de- 
crease of  1,704  tons. 


Plate  Glass  has  not  yet  been  manufac- 
tured in  the  United  States.  This  article  has 
hitherto  been  derived  chiefly  from  Belgium. 
A  practical  glass  worker,  in  Birmingham, 
Penn. ,  has,  however,  recently  invented  and 
put  in  operation  au  apparatus  for  the  manu- 
facture of  plate  glass,  which  is  said  to  turn 
out  an  article  equal  to  the  best  imported. 


BLASTING  POWDER. 


PRICE,  §3.00  1?ER  KEG. 

—ALSO- 
PORTING,  CAX.VOX  AND    MUSKET 

POWDER, 

Of  superior  qua  lily. 

FUSE     A.  IV  r>      ©HOT, 

Always  on  hand  and  for  sale  at  the  office  of  the 

CALIFORNIA  POWDER   WORKS, 

No.'aia   California  .Street, 

JOHN  F.  LOHSE,  Secretary.  ' 

25vl4qr 

Files!    Files!    Piles! 

NOT  TILES  OK  GOLD,  NOB  YET  OF  SILVER,  SO 
much  coveted  by  all  men;  but  the  BLEEDING,  BLIND 
or  EXTERNAL  FILES,  can  be  easily  and  speedily  cured  by 
the  use  of 

■WOOD'S  STJB-POSITORY. 

It  Is  a  preparation  totally  distinct  from  anything  hereto- 
fore offered  as  a  remedy  for  this  painful  and  often  fatal 
complaint.  The  SUB-POSITOKY  Is  neither  a  pill,  powder, 
wash  or  salve,  and  yet  it  lias  proved  to  be  a  certain  Rem- 
edy for  the  Piles.  Do  not  doubt  this  assertion,  or  delay 
testing  the  truth  of  It  if  you  are  troubled  with  the  Piles— 
you  will  not  be  deceived  in  it. 

Sold  wholesale  and  retail  by  J.  H.  REDINGTON  &  CO., 
No*.  416  and  418  Front  street;  GEO.  ORISWOLD,  corner  of 
Mission  and  First  streets;  OLD  FAMILY  DRUG  STORE, 
corner'Mission  and  Second  streets;  UNITED  STATES  DRUG 
STORE,  Bush  street,  between  Montgomery  and  Kearny. 

C.  WOOD,  Proprietor,  No.    63   Tchauia  street,  betwe 
First  and  Second.  24vl4  3m 


Machinists  and  Foundries. 
Miners'  Foundry 


—jisr>— 


THE    PACIFIC   IRON   WORKS, 

First  «fc  Fremont  Sts.,  between  Mission  &  Howard,  8an  Francisco. 

The  proprietors  of  the  above  Works  invite  the  attention  of  all  parties  interested  to  their  greatly  imp-roved  and  une- 
qualed  facilities  for  manufacturing  Steam  Engines  mid  Boilers,  both  Marine  and  Stationary,  of  any  required  size  and 
pattern,  Quartz  Mills,  Amalgamating,  Pumping  and  Hoisting  Machinery  of  the  most  approved  construction.  Flour,  Saw, 
and  Sugar  Mills,  Water  Wheels,  &c,  &c.  Our  pattern  list  Is  most  complete  and  extensive,  embracing  the  late  Improve- 
ments In  all  classes  of  machinery  adapted  to  use  on  this  coast.  We  would  call  especial  attention  to  the  fact  that  we  have 
secured  the  exclusive  right  of  manufacture  for  the  Pacific  Coast  of  the  celebrated  Greene  Engine,  conceded  to  be  the 
most  economical  and  perfect  working  Engine  now  In  use.    We  are  also  exclusive  manufacturers  of  the  celebrated 

llryiin  Buttery,  Yurin'r'n  Amnliciimntor*  and  Separators  Kyerxoii'ii  Superheated  Steam  Amul- 
gumatorti  and  Rotary  Crushers,  Stone   It  realtors,  «fec.    Order*  rewpectfull.v  Solicited. 

GODDARD  <fc  COMPANY. 


Office   Pacific  Business   College  and  Telegraphic  Institute. 

Mechanic*'  Institute  Building,  I»o«t  Street.    lExterior  View.] 
A.  dc  LFO  de  LA&I7VA,  (7vl5-SmJ  JAMES  VINSOXHAJLEB. 


PACIFIC   POWDER  MILL 

COMPANY'S' 

BLASTING   POWDER! 

MANUFACTURED 

IN    MARIN    COUNTY, 

CALIFORNIA. 

HAYWARD  &  COLEMAN, 

AGENTS, 

414  Front  Street,  Sail  Francisco. 

SvU-lm 


STOCK  CERTIFICATES, 

STOCK  TRANSFER  JOURNALS, 
STOCK  LEDGERS, 

ASSESSMENT   RECEIPTS, 

And  all  other  Blanks,  Blank  Books,  etc. ,  required  by  Min- 
ing and  other  Corporations,  kept  on  hand  or  printed  to 
order  on  short  notice,  at  moderate  prices,  at'  the  office  of 
the  Mining  aitdJScitTittfio  Pr^P 


A.    3.    CHURCH.  S.    B.    CLARE. 

CHURCH  &  CLARK, 

IMPORTERS    A.\D    DKM.KKS    IN 

Jllecliterrnneaii  anil  California, 

FEUITS,   NUTS,   CONFECTIONERY,  Etc., 

AND   MANOKACTURERS  OF 

T^IRE     WORKS 

Of  every  description,  at  N"o,  lO*  Front  at.,  San  Francisco. 


15vN-6ml2p 


MACC^NI^YIRMICELLI, 
-  Kasro&EARmA."- 


(a061^pME3L7°© 


MACHINE     WORKS 

Nos.  245  to  255  Fdist  Street, 

Sun  Frunelnco. 

HOWLAND,  ANG-ELL  &  KING, 

PBOI'KI  F.TU  KM. 

Manufacturers  of  Machinery  for 

QUARTZ  IILU.  PT.OTTB  mills. 

»A«'  HTI.LS,  SIU.IK    JIILLH, 

l*u>VI>i:U  MII.I..S,  I'Al-EK     MILLS, 

Steam  Engines  of  all  Kinds. 
Amalgamators  of  all  Kinds. 

MIXING  PUMPS,  UOISTI.Vfi    WOKK8, 

OIL  WELL  TOOLS.       BOCK  BRKAKKKS, 

Machinery  and  Castings  of  all  kinds,  either 
of  Iron  or  Brass. 

Boilers  and  Sheet  Iron  Work  in  all  its 
Branches, 

HhoeN  and  DleM  ..riVliln-  Iron,  nmnurnctnred 

lofiinil  Ini; K-ii    hv   im   exprt-i>»ly    for  llilx  r.m  . 

poae;  umt  will  lumt  26  per  vent.  Ioiiuer  than  any 
other  madu  on  till,  ooiih,. 

RiiHNla  Iron  Serpen*,  oT  iiny  tl.-irree  offlnennaft. 
We  are  l.he  only  mtiuiitfit-lut-ei-M  on  thin  count  of 
the"Hlck»  Engine,"  the  iimim  e.  nipttrt,  Mlmple. 
In  construction,  and  durnlilc,  ol*  uuy  Limine  In 
u»e. 


W.  M.  HOWLAXW, 
11 .  B.  AStELL, 


E.  T.  ICING, 
CTKCS  PALMES. 


JAMES  MACKEN, 

COPPERSMITH. 

No.  S36   Fremont  St.,  bet.  Howard  «fe  foliom 

Allklndsof  COPPER  WORK  done  lo  orik-r  in  I  lie  I. est 
manner.  Particular  attention  paid  to  Steamboat,  Sugai 
House  and  Dlstlllory  work. 

Bepulrlng  promptly  und  neatly  uttendod  lo. 

l:lvll 


FIRST 

Paint     Manutactory 


IN     CALIFORNIA. 


EPES  &  E.  H.  R.  ELLERY 

Have  the  Patent  Right  tnr  ihe  Pacific  Const  to  n  anitfac- 
turc.  sell  and  use 

Ellory's  Patent  India  Rubber  Cement  &  Paint. 

ItlBfor  all  exposed  sur/acca;  impervious  to  wet;  will  not 
rot,  peel,  blister  or  crack,  in  uny  climate.  A  superior  Point 
Cor  brick,  wood,  cloth,  metals,  elc  ;  suecessfuHv  usel  In  the 
Eastern  State*.  The  old  tin  mot'  of  thnt  lure  huildinu,  the 
New  York  Rice.  Mills. wasln  such  bad  cmnlitioii  ft  w.is  about 
to  be  taken  off  ten  yeari  since.  Instead,  thev  put  on  the 
INDIA  RUBBER  CEMENT  AND  1'AINT,  making  a  Rood 
tight  roof.  A  coat  of  India  Rubber  faint  every  two  vim's 
since  keeps  it  in  good  condition.  We  can  refer  to  many 
others.     The  Atliint  c  Lead  Wta-kl  use  our  Paint  onlv. 

NEW  CLOTH  ROOKS  inn  mi;  coping  und  all  seem* 
cemented  and  saturated,  then  coated  with  the  India  Rub- 
ber Cement  and   pHint— the  same  as  on  the   St     Nicholas 


steamboats,  etc.,  around  New  York—for  eleht  dollars  per 
one  hundred  sonare  feet.  NEW  OR  OLD  TIN  ROOFS 
cemented  and  painted  with  the  India  Rubber  O  nicnt  and 
Paint  guaranteed,  at  Irom  one  cent  to  two  and  a  half 
cei  ts  ni'i'Miuare  foot,  according  to  size  and  condition  of 
roof     (.nod  men  and  the  best  materials  used. 

We  have  junl  cemented  and  painted  old  tin  roofs  of  Dr. 
H.  D  (VsweP.  TuhlH  &  Co..  I)  J.  Oliver,  etc..  and  the 
wood  work  hi  Sheriff  Mavis'  btrildfW,  8s  feet  irom.  on  Kol> 
stun  street,  between  Third  and  Fourth  streets— only  one. 
cout.  The  work  will  speak  for  Itself.  Now  nalntlnv  the 
cornice  «nd  iron  work  of  Dr.  II.  D.  Cogswell's  building, 
corner  of  From  and  Clarkstrcets—  one  coat.  Seethe  above 
and  Minher  relen-nces  at  nur  oitlce. 

ELLERYW  PATENT  INDIA  RUKHER  CEMENT  AND 
FAINT  ij  composed  of  India  itihlier  und  other  fnnns,  dis- 
solved in  linseed  oil,  mixed  with  the  various  cidoring  niiit- 
lers,  md  ground  In  any 'color.  Wlien  applied  to  roofs  or 
njlier  THirnosi-s,  it  is  mixed  with  pure  linseed  oil  to 'he  re- 
quired thickness,  and  put  on  as  oilier  (mints  are.  with  a 
paint  brush— rota  ininir  sufrleiciit  elasiieii  v  I  ft  give  and  take 
wiib  the  heat  and  co'd.  Fifteen  hundred  ii*hfnc  vessel  at 
Cape  Ann  use  the  India  Rubber  Paint,  finding  lt'superior  to 
all  others. 

El'ESAE.  II.  R.  ELLERY  arc  now  prepared  to  make 
*nod  routs,  and  cement  and  pain!  new  or  old  ones,  and  do 
all  kinds  of  oulsldc  painilm:  wllh  .Ellerv's  Patent.  India 
mibbcr  Paint.     No  asnnaltum  or  coal  tar  used 

Office,  No.  23G  Jackson  street,  corner  Batten-,  San  Fran 
ciMi.,  CaV  6vL5 


Dr.  Hufeland's  Swiss  Stomach 
Bitters. 

THE  WORLD  RENOWNED  REPUTATION,  TOGETHER 
with  the  extensive  and  increasing  demand  for  Dr.  Htife 
land's  Swiss  Stomach  Bittern,  will  at  oihm-  n  com  mend  ihe.m 
to  t lie  favorable  notice  of  all  connoiBsuura  and  lovers  of  ;i 
good  and  healthful  tonic  and  InvifroraiQC  As  n  purliler  of 
the  blood,  ai-rnifi  surely,  yet  ^eivly,  OU  tho  secretions  of 
liver  and  kidneys,  they  are  unsurpassed  and  n  most  agreea- 
ble drink. 


For  sale  at  all  wholesale  and  retail  stores  on  the  Pacific 
Coast,  and  at  the  depot  of  TAYLOR  A.  BENDEE,  41.1  and 
415  Clay  street,  between  Sansomo  and  Battery,  San  Frau- 
clsco.  20V14.61P 


Just  X*n.l>lisliecl. 

THE  PHILOSOPHY  OF  MARRIAGE,  BEING  FOUR  IM- 
portaut  Lectures  on  FUNCTIONS  and  DISORDERS  of 
the  Nervous  Svfltcm  and  Reproductive  Organs,  to  be  had  by 

addressing  and  inclosing  twi-'iny-live  erUt.<.  pusra^e  stamps 
to  Secretary  PACIFIC  MUSEUM  OF  ANATOMY.  Mont- 
gomery street,  Sau  Francisco.  12vl3-ly 


204 


Wkt  pitting  m»tf  jMtnttffe 


Business  Cards. 


NATHANIEL   GRAY. 


H.  M.  GRAY. 


N.    GRAY  &  CO., 

UNDER    TAKERS, 

641  Sacramento  St,  cor.  Webb,  San  Francisco. 

j)Sr"Sole  Agents  for  Baratow's  Metallic  Burial  Cases  and 
^25vl4tf  Caskets. 


SAN  FEAN0IS00  MILL. 

HOBBS    &  GltMORE, 
Mamifeoturers     of      Boxes, 

Market  street,  between  Seals  and  Main. 
For  Sale.— Mahogany,  Spanish  Cedar,  and  other  Fancy 
Wooda.  4vlfi-3ra 


T.  B.  RODG-ERS, 

CUXI^DEIt, 

lOS- .teldexdorflT  Street. 
Corner  California,  adjoining  the  Pacific  Insurance  Office, 


9vl5-3m* 


SAN  FRAJSCIflCO. 


Shot  G-uns  and  Rifles 

Selling:    at    Five     .Dollars    Each  ! 

K  THE  AMERICAN  ARMS  COMPANY, 
"are  closing  out  their  large  stock  of  Heavy 
and  Light  Single  Barrel  Guns,  suitable  tor  Geese,  Duck, 
Pigeon  or  Quail  Shooting.  Heavy  and  Light  Rifles  at  $5 
each.    Enclose  stamp  and  send  for  Catalogues. 

AMERICAN  ARMS  CO., 
9vl5-3m  639J6  Marnet  street,  San  Francisco. 


Schmieden  &  Shotwell, 

Stock  and  Money  Brokers,  and  dealers  In  Government 
Bonds,  State,  City  and  County  Securities,  Gas,  Water  and 
Insurance  Stocks,  etc.,  southwest  corner  of  California  and 
Sansonic  streets,  opposite  Bank  of  California.        1  v  15  Oui 


Tlic  well  known  establishment  of 

LUCY    &    HYMES, 

MANUFACTURERS  07 

Genuine  rale  and.  Onemioa.1 
OLIVE    SOAPS, 

Has  been  removed  from  Beale  street,  between  Mission  and 
Howard,  to  BRANNAN  STREET,  between  Eighth  and 
Ninth,  and  greatly  enlarged. 

The  capacity  ot  this  establishment  is  now  the  largest  on 
the  Pacific  Coast.  It  is  now  in  full  operation,  and  prepared 
to  supply  the  demand  of  the  trade. 

Office— 319  California   St.,  San   Francisco. 
IviSqr 


We  take  occasion  to  inform  our  friends  and  customers 
that  we  have  sold  our  entire  stock  in  warehouse,  also  in- 
voice to  arrive,  to  Messrs.  N.  P.  COLE  &  CO..  312  and  3X4 
Pine  street.  The  whole  forms  a  most  complete  and  deslra- 
Ble  assortment  of  FURNITURE,  and  well  merits  attention, 
before  purchasing  elsewhere.  J.  PE1RCE  &  CO. 


FURNITURE. 


Noe.  313  and.  314L  DPine  Street. 

Having  purchased  the  entire  stock  of  Messrs.  J.  Peirce  <fe 
Co..  and  in  addition  to  our  large  invoice  from  our  factory 
at  the  East,  we  are  prepared  to  till  all  orders  promptly,  both 
WHOLESALE  AND  RETAIL,  and  call  the  attention  of  the 
public  to  our  salesroom,  as  containing  the  must  complete 
assortment  of  desirable  goods  on  this  coast. 

2vl5-lqr  K.  P.  COXiK  «fe  CO. 


BROWN  &  CO., 

Importers  and   Manufacturers   of    the- 

LATEST    STYLES, 
-A.t   lVcf.    1331  Kearny  Street. 

CSTCJlLL  and  see  THEM-BB 
Ivlaqr 


Establish  kd]  [Mat,  1860. 

VOLUME     FIFTEEN 

—  OP   THE  — 

Mining  and  Scientific  Press, 

COMMENCING-  JULY,  1867. 
DEWEY    «fc    CO.,   DPxifelisliers. 

Issued  every  Saturday,  at  our  Book  and  Job  Printing 
Office,  505  Clay  street,  corner  of  Sansome,  Sam  Francisco. 

Terms  la  Advance  i— One  year,  S5;  Six  months,  S3; 
Single  copies,  15  cents;  Monthly  Scries,  S5.50  per  year,  or 
65  cents  per  number.  Back  Volumes  from  January,  lS6i  S3 
per  volume;  bound,  S5  per  volume. 

The  Mining  and  Scientific  Press  is  now  thoroughly  es 
tabltshed.and  enjoys  one  of  the  largest  and  most  permanent 
subscription  lists  of  any  weekly  journal  on  this  coast.  The 
individual  character  and  reputation  of  its  constant  patrons 
throughout  the  entire,  coast  is  one  of  the  best  recommenda- 
tions of  its  merits  and  value  as  a  medium  of  intelligent  pro 
gress  and  prosperity. 

DEWEY  «fe  CO.,  Proprietors, 

.  Mining  and  Scientitlc  Press  Patent  Agency,  Newspaper 
Book  and  Job  Printing  Office,  505  Clay  street,  San  Fran- 
cisco. 

Important  to  Callfornlans.— Many  Inventors  have 
lately  had  their  claims  for  Patents  seriously  (and  in  some 
cases  fatally)delayed  by  the  unquallflcation  of  agents  who 
have  not  complied  with  the  Government  license  and  revenue 
laws,  as  well  as  other  new  and  imperative  regulations. 
These  discrepancies,  although  arislngfrom  the  inexperiencs 
of  honest  agents,  are  nonetheless  dangerous  to  applicants 
for  patents,  whose  safest  course  is  to  trust  their  business 
with  none  but  active  and  experienced  solicitors.  The  Min- 
ing akd  Scientific  Pbkss  Patbnt  Agency  has  strictly  com- 
piled with  the  requisitions  of  the  Department,  and  properly 
filed  all  necessary  papers  as  Claim  Agents. 


Trades  and  Manufactures. 


W.M.  BARTLING. 


HENRY   KIMBALL. 


BARTLING-  &  KIMBALL, 
BOOKBINDER,®, 

Paper  Rulers  and  Blank  Book  Manufacturers, 

505  Clay  street,  (southwest  cor.  Sansome), 
15vl2-3m  SAN  FBANCISCO. 


JOHN    DAJVIEX., 

(SUCCESSOR  TO   O.  GOBI) 

MARBLE     WORKS, 

No.  421  Pine  st.  bet  Montgomery  and  Kearny,  San  Francisco 

Mantels,  Monument*,  Tombs,  .Plumber*'  Slabs 

Etc.,  On  hand  and  Manufactured  to  order. 
jBQT*  Goods  shipped  to  all  parts  of  the  State.     Orders  re 
gpectful^)  solicited.  5v6-3m 


DPalmer's  DPa-ten* 

ARTIFICIAL    LEG, 

Alannfuctured  in   Philadelphia.   Penn. 

.JAB  VIS    JEWETT,    AGENT. 
218  Montgomery  Street,  San  Francisco.  I0v8-lm 


BUCKS  &  LAMBERT, 

SOLE  MANUFACTOKERS  OF  THE  CELEBRATED 

tt?-  H.  &  L.  -co 

AXLE      Gr  K,  E  A.  S  E  , 

Natc-ma  Street  and  North  Beach, 
2vl3-3m  SAN  FRANCISCO. 


HARRIS    BROS, 

CUTLEKS,  LOQKSMITHS,  BELLHANGERS 

And  Model    Makers. 

208  Leidesdorff  street,  bet.  Sacramento  and  Commercial, 
SAN  FEANCISCO.  21vH-tf 


LEATHER  HOSE  AND  BELTING^ 

ALL   SIZES. 

SUCTION    HOSE   MADE     TO   ORDER 

At  short  notice,  hy 

M.  M.   COOK   &.  SON, 

Mo.  SOX  Battery  street* 

13vl3-3m  SAN  FRANCISCO. 


McNALLY"  &  HAWKINS, 
jPliziult>ex-s  and  Gras-JETrtters, 

No.  045  Market  Street, 

Adjoining  K.  C.  Orphan  Asylum,  nearly  opp.  Montgomery 
street,  San  Francisco. 

BTJII-IUNGS  FITTED  UP  WITH  GAS, 

AVater  and  Steam  Pipes,  and  all  work  warranted.  Have 
constantly  on  -hand  an  assortment  of  Gas-Fixtures,  Lead 
and  Iron  Pipes,  Marble  Slabs,  etc.  -6vl6qr 


E.    POWER, 

WOOD    CAEVEE 

—  AND  — 

Composition  Ornament   Manufacturer. 
Designing,  Modeling  and  Patterns 

I  FOR,    CASTING. 

INTERIOR    DECORATIONS    OF   ALL    DESCRIPTIONS, 
In  Wood,  Composition  and  Metal. 


Nos.  311  and  : 


1  Market  street,  San  Francisco. 
26vH-qy 


J.   M.   STOCKMAN, 

Manufacturer  of 
PATTERNS     AJVTD     MODELS, 

(Over  W.  T.  Garratt's  Brass  Foundry,) 
S.  E.  Corner  of  Mission  and  Fremont  sis., 

6vUtt  SAN  FRANCISCO 


J.    H.    WHITE.  JACOB  KRAMER, 

X*etroline    Oil    Works. 
J.  H.  WHITE  &  CO., 

No.  109  Commercial  street,  Snn  Francisco, 

Are  now  manufacturing 

LUBRICATING  OILS  &  AXLE  CREASE, 

From  Petroleums  of  California,  and  ask  to  be  encouraged 
by  the  citizens  ot  California.  As  a  home  production  in  all 
their  parts,  these  Lubricators  are  equal  to  any  in  the 
market,  mid  surpass  all  others  fcr  cleansing  off  gum  caused 
by  the  use  of  animal  oils  which  contain  stearlne  and  marga- 
rin,  which  soon  become  acid.  Afair  trial,  at  the  low  price 
asked,  is  all  that  we  solicit  25vl4tf 


THEODORE  KALLEKBERG, 

Machinist,  Maker  of  Models  for  Inventors, 

Scales,  Weights,  Dies.  Stamps,  Drawing  and  Philosophical 

Instruments,  etc. 

No.  lO  Stevenson  street,  near  First,  San  Francisco. 

«5?- Re  pairing  promptly  attended  to.  3vl5tf 


National  Mineral  Land  Law,  Instructions. 
Blanks,  Etc. 

Copies  of  the  Act  of  Congress,  approved  July 
26th,  1866,  relating  to  the  Location  of  Minera 
Lands,    together    with    the    instructions    to    the 

United  States  Registers  and  Receivers  and  Sur- 
veyors General,"  from  the  Commissioner  of  the 
General  Land  Office  Department  of  the  Interior, 
dated  at  Washington,  Jan.  14th,  1867,  can  be  had 
at  this  office.  Also  a  full  set  of  blanks  for  making 
applications,  advertising,  etc.  Address  Dewey  & 
Co.,  office  Mining  and  Scientific  Press,  San 
Francisco. 


Tna  Mining  and  Scientific  Press,  San  Francisco,  has  en- 
tered on  its  sixteenth  volume.  The  Prkss  is  worth  its  weight 
in  gold  to  the  artisan  and  the  miner,  and  is  always  tilTed 
with  original  matter  of  deep  interest  to  ail  classes.—  Amador 
Ledger \  J 'ulyVtth. 

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Professional  Cards. 


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**     SAN  FRANCISCO.        aeh 


SHEKMA1*  DAY, 
3£\rt.i.7\g£  Engineer, 

No.  114  Montgomery  Block,  Snn  Francisco, 

Will  examine,  survey  and  report  upon  mines,  Mid  consult 
and  advise  concerning  investments  in  mining  property,  or 
the  machinery  management  and  expenditures  of  mines. 
22q* 


FREDERICK  MAArSELL. 

Mechanical  &  Architectural  Draughtsman, 

No.  422  California  street,  corner  of  Leidsdorff, 

Drawings  of  Models  made  for  parties  applying  for  pa 
ents  at  Washington  or  London.  mar23-ti. 


JAMES  M.   TAlYJUOR., 

Attorney  and  Counsellor  at  Law, 

Court  Block,  636  Clay  Street, 

SAN  FRANCISCO. 
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ISAAC  LOBREE  &  CO., 
GOLDEN  STATE  POTTERY,® 

AATIOC1I,  OIL,  <0) 

Office  in  San  Francisco,  516  Commercial  st.    ^^ 

Constantly  on  hand  a  large  assortment  of  Earthenware* 

Fire  Bricks,  Fire  Clay,  and  Stoneware. 

Is  prepared  to  fulfill  all  orders  at  the  shortest  notice. 

20vutf 


DR.  H.  AUSTIN, 

DENTIST, 

No.  634,  Washington  Street, 

Between    Montgomery    And    Kearny    Streets 

[OTKR  SAN  FRANCISCO  BATOS] 

SAN  FBANCISCO.  20vlfJ.qy 


J.  W.  "WINTER, 
DENTIST. 


Office,  641  Clay  street San  Francisco. 

First-class  gold  flllings  for  S3,  as  good  as  any  dentist  can 
produce  in  the  city.  Dr.  Winter  has  practiced  Dentistry 
twenty  years— fifteen  in  this  State.  For  a  full  upper  set  t>f 
gum  teeth,  on  vulcanite  base,  from  $20  to  $35.  Teeth  ex- 
tracted without  pam  by  local  application.  18vl4-tf  • 


RADICAL  CURE 

— OF— 

RUPTURE ! 


Treatment  of  all  Deformities  of  the  Body,  by  DE.  A, 
FOLLEAU'S  process.  6!£4  Washington  street,  up  stairs, 
Washington  Baths  Building,  between  Montgomery  and 
Kearny  streets. 

DR.  A.  FOLLEAU 

Has  his  studies  and  manufactories  in  the  same  building. 

Every  kind  of  Apparatus,  Trusses,  Orthopedic  Instru- 
ments. Artificial  Limbs,  etc. ,  are  manufactured  and  applied 
by  himself. 

B3f~He  hoe  no  connection  with  any  Agency.  2Jvl4-llptf 


MOSHEIMER'S 

PIONEER     MINING-    SCHOOL 

AND 

Metallurgical    Works. 

Having  established  the  tlrst  Practical  Mining  and  Metal- 
lurgical School  in  the  United  States,  X  would  call  the  atten- 
tion of  gentlemen  who  may  wish  to  obtain  a  practical 
knowledge  of  Chemistry,  Metallurgy,  etc  ,  toibe  fact  that  I 
am  now  prepared  to  teach  the  following  branches: 

1.  Assaying  of  ores,  metals  and  other  mineral  substances. 

2.  Technology,  or  Chemistry,  as  applied  to  any  special 
branch  of  manufacturing. 

3.  Metallurgy  of  gold,  silver,  lead,  copper,  etc.,  by  smelt- 
ing, amalgamating,  lixiviation,  etc. 

4.  Gold  extraction  by  chlorine  gas;  also,  a  modified  pro- 
cess of  the  same,  which  is  cheaper  and  quicker  than  the 
processes  usually  employed. 

5.  Concentration.    Dressing  of  ores. 

6.  Construction  of  furnaces,  in  which  any  kind  of  fuel 
may  be  used  for  smelting,  roasting,  etc.,  as  well  as  the  erec- 
tion of  any  machinery  or  apparatus  required  in  metallurgy 
and  technology. 

Mining  is  considered  by  many  a  very  hazardous  under- 
taking; but  I  can  assure  anyone  that  our  mines  are  as  safe 
an  investment  as  anj  other  business  when  properly  under- 
stood and  managed;  therefore,  learn  first,  if  you  have  a 
mine,  then  study  the  nature  of  the  ore,  and  how  lo  work 
it,  and  you  will  never  fail  to  be  successful. 

It  may  not  be  superfluous  to  state  that  I  am  theoretically 
and  practically  acquainted  wiih  all  the  branches  I  otter  to 
teach.  Years  of  actual  experience  In  the  laboratory, 
smelling  works,  quartz  mills,  and  other  manufactories  car- 
ried on  on  my  own  account,  have  not  only  given  me  les- 
sons, but  more  than  ordinary  ability. 

I  was  the  first  one  in  California  who  successfully  ex- 
tracted silver  by  smelting,  on  a  large  scale,  and  have  since 
been  traveling  through  the  manufacturing  and  mining 
towns  of  Europe,  to  study  nil  improvements,  and  am  now 
again  the  only  one  in  San  Francisco  who  undertakes  to 
work  any  kind  of  ores  by  either  roasting,  smelting,  llxivia- 
tlon,  or  chlorinutlon  process. 

I  also  undertake  the  erection  of  smelting  and  roasting 
furnaces,  and  furnish  plans  and  estimates  for  any  kind  of 
works. 

My  lately  invented  Roasting  Furnace  has  the  following 
advantages:  A  Furnace  of  the  capacity  to  roast  one  to 
one  anil  a  half  tons  of  ore  per  day  can  he  built  for  S3U0.  It 
requires  half  a  cord  o>  wood  per  ton  of  sulphurets.  The 
total  expenses  of  roasting  are  not  over  $6.  The  roasting  is 
more  perfect,  as  the  ore  appears  in  aspongv  condition  and 
eagerly  takes  up  the  chlorine  gas  or  quicksilver  when 
amalgamated.  A  large  size  turnace  In  successful  opera- 
tion may  be  seen,  by  permission  of  Mr.  Maltman,  in  his 
works  in  Nevada  City.  Several  others  are  in  progress  of 
building. 

Charges  for  assaying  gold  or  silver  ores S3  00 

Copper  ores 5  00 

JOS.  MOSHEIMEK, 
Practical  Chemist,  Metallurgist,  etc. 

Office,  No.  328  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 
tivl5-3ms 


.Postage.— The  postage  on  the  Mining  and  Scientific 
Press  to  any  portion  of  the  United  States  is  twenty  cents  per 
annum,  or  five  cents  per  quarter,  payable  in  advance  at  the 
Post  Office  delivering  the  paper.  Postage  free  in  the  city 
ano  county.  Foreign  postage  (with  few  exceptions)  two 
cents  per  copy,  prepaid.  To  Bremen  and  the  German 
States  (marked  via  Bremen  and  Hamburg  line),  three  cent* 
per  copy,  prepaid.  Single  copies  to  any  address  in  the  United 
States,  two  cents. 


Metallurgy. 


BOALT  «&;  STETEFELDT, 

Metallurgists  and  Mining  Engineers 

AUSTIN,  NEVADA. 
Western  Branch   of  ADELBERG  &   RAYMOND,  No.  90 
Broadway,  New  York.  llvll 


G.  W,  MATNAHD. 


J.  H.  TIEMAKK, 


Mining  Engineers  and  Metallurgists, 

S40  Pearl  street,  Bfew  Tort, 

— AND— 

CENTKAL    CITY,    COLORADO. 
19vl2.1y 


JOHN    TAYLOR   &    CO. 

IMPOETEB8, 

AND  DEALERS    IN 

ASSATERS'  MATERIALS, 

Druggists'  &  Chemists'  Glasswar 

I*liotograrp2ii©    ©toclc.  Etc 
512  and  514  WatthlnBion  Street, 

SAN  FEANCISCO. 

WE  are  receiving  direct  from  MESSRS.  LADD  &  OERT 
LING  (London)  and  BEEKER  &  SONS  (Antwerp,  Bel 
glum)  their  superior 

ASSAY  AND  RUT'LION  BALAXCKS, 

And  from  France  and  Germany,  as  well  as  the  Eastern 
Statcs,FUENACES,  CRUCIBLES,  MUFFLES,  BLOW-PIPE' 
CASES,  GOLD  SCALES,  CHEMICAL  GLASSWARE,  and 
every  article  required  for  ASSAY  OFFICES,  LABORATO 
RIES,  etc.  We  nave  given  this  branch  of  our  business  par 
tlcnlar  attention,  to  select  such  articles  as  are  necessary 
in  the  development  of  the  mineral  wealth  of  this  coast. 

A  Full  Assortment  of  DRUGGISTS'  GLASSWARE  and 
DRUGGISTS'  SUNDRIES,  ACIDS  and  CHEMICALS,  con 
fltantly  on  hund. 

San  Francisco  March  6, 1865.  llvlo-tf     ■ 


T.    R.    CHURCH. 

FASHIONABLE 

CLOTHING  EMPORIUM 

No.  228  lUtontffomery  t>t.,  Suva  Ulock. 

WHOLESALE  AND  RETAIL  DEALER  IN 

FINE  CUSTOM-MADE  CLOTHING, 

AND  GJENTS-  Fl'KMSlllSG  GOODS, 

TRUNKS,  VALISES,     CARPET-BACS, 

Etc.  at  the  Lowest  Prices. 
9vl6-qr 


M.EUSSDORFFER, 

Nos.    635    and   637    Commercial   Street, 

WILL  INTRODUCE 

On  Saturday,  Feoruary  O,  1867, 
Ail  Entirely  New  Style  of 

Cloth  Cashmere  Hat 

"TTACHT    HENMETTV 

Which  arc  the  most  dressy  Hat  ever  introduced  on  the 

Pacific  Coast. 
fi&'Call  and  see  them.  Svl  1 


Cyanide  of  Potassium 

—  FOR 

QUARTZ     MILLS, 
Photographers,  Eleotrotypers,  Etc, 

Manufactured  by  the 

PACIFIC    CHEMICAL    WORKS. 

For   sale  "by  ail  Wholesale  Druggists   and 

Dealers  in  Photographer's  Stock. 

2.vl5-altf 


International   Hotel, 

JACKSON      S-T  It  DE  ET  , 

BETWEEN  MONTGOMERY  AND  KEAENYSTS., 

SAN   FRANCISCO,  CAL. 

THIS  OLD  ESTABLISHED  HOUSE  IS  IN  PERFECT 
order  for  the  accommodation  of  guests.  Persons  seek- 
ing comfort  and  economy  will  find  this  the  best  Hotel  in 
the  city  to  stop  at.  The  Beds  are  new  and  In  good  order, 
and  the  Rooms  well  ventilated.  The  Table  will  always  bo 
supplied  with  the  best  in  the  market. 

Prices  varying  from  SI  *»0  to  $2  per  day  for 
Board  and  XCoom. 

FINE  BATH   HOUSE  AND  BARBEK  SHOP  ATTACHED 
TO  THE  HOUSE. 

8®-  Teams  belonging  to  the  House  will  be  in  attendance 
at  all  the  boats  and  cars  to  convey  passengers  to  the  House 
trek  of  chakge,  andto  any  partof  thecity  forSO  cents 

»vl2  F.  E.  WEYGANT,  Proprietor. 


SACRAMENTO  SEMINARY. 

Hoarding    School     for    Xovue     £>adles, 

I  street,  between  Tenth  and  Eleventh  streets,  Sacramento. 

The  present  Session  commenced  July  29th,  and  will  close 
December  20th.  A  full  course  of  instruction  Is  given.  Six 
Teachers  are  employed.  For  further  particulars,  Address 
.HEKMON  PERRV, 

Ilvlj-im  Sacramento,  Cal. 


%ht  pining  ana  Mtntitit  §w#. 


205 


Blanks,  Blank  Mining  Books, 

Constitution  and  By-Laws 

—  roa  — 

Miiii'mtr    and  Prospecting 
Companies 

Elegantly  printed,  with  care  and  dispatch,  at  the  ofTlce  of  the 
Mining  and  Scientific  Preaa. 

*&■  Orders  from  the  interior  falthfulv  attended  to. 


Amrrii'im  and  Forolmt  Patent*.— Letter!  Patent 
lor  Inventor*  can  be  nccurcd  hit  tic  United  Btttti  and  foreign 
countries  through  i[*o  UlMIVO  AHO  Reuomtn  Pit  Mas  Pmun 
AbMMCT,  W«  on>r  applicant*  r«-u*onable  terms,  and  they 
can  rest  assured  of  a  itrlut  compliance  with  our  obligations, 
and  a  faithful  performance  of  all  contract*.  For  reference, 
we  will  furnish  tho  names  of  numerous  parlies  for  whom 
w  luvn  obtained  patents  durlnir  the  past  two  years. 


Chalk  Mountain  Blue  Orovel  Comund^-.— Lo- 
cation of  Work*:  Nevada  County,  California. 
Nonet.— There  arc  delinquent,  upon  the  following  de- 
scribed stock,  on  account  of  assessment  levied  on  the 
thirteenth  day  of  August,  1867,  the  several  amounts  set  op- 
posite the  names  of  the  respective  shareholders,  as  fol- 
lows: 

Names.  No.  Certificate.    No.  shares.    Amount. 

John  fcnnlman 9  23  »37  W 

11  W  Hall W  UOUO 

Martin  White 6  500  450  00 

And  In  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  the  Board 
of  Htnif'"*  made  on  the  thirteenth  day  of  August,  1867,  so 
many  shares  of  each  parcel  of  sold  stock  as  may  be  neces- 
sary, will  be  sold  at  public  auction,  nt  the  olllce  of  the 
Company,  on  Monday,  the  thirtieth  day  of  Septemher,  1867, 
at  tho  hour  of  12  o'clock  M.  of  said  day,  to  pay  said  delin- 
quent assessment  thereon,  together  with  couts  of  adver- 
tising and  expenses  of  sale. 

J.  M.  BUFFINGTON,  Secretary. 
Office,  No.  6  Government  House,  corner  Washington  and 
Sunsoino  streets,  San  iranclsco,  California.  oul7 


New  Mining  Advertisements. 


I.  X.  I.,  (.-.hi  und  Nllver  Mining-  Company.— Lo> 

ration   of  Works:  Silver  Mountain  district,  Alpine  Coun- 
ty, Cat. 

N"t:<v  i* hereby  given,  thatuta  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Of  Uld  Company,  held  on  the  twenty-third  day 
(.i  BeptemtWr,  l*!7.  an  assessment  of  one  dollar  and  fitly 
ctnttfll  KB  i»-r  than  whs  levied  Dpon  the  capital  slock 
■  ompanj,  payable  immediately,  in  United  Stales 
(fold  and  silver  colt),  to  the  Secretary,  at  his  Office.  I'lon- 
tar  Hall,  Montgomery  street,  near  Jackson,  San  Fr&uclBoo, 
or  in  John  G.  Slaved,  at  sliver  Mountain, 

hoy  alook  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 

Said  on  the  twenty-eighth  day  of  October,  180",  shall  be 
earned  delinquent,  and  will  lie  duly  advertised  for  sale 
at  pub! ic  uuctk<n,  und  unless  payment  shall  be  made  be- 
fore win  bo  sold  on  Thursday,  the  fourteenth  day  of  No- 
viinlir.  I8a7,  to  nay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together 
with  costs  oi  advertising  und  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of 
the  Board  of  Trustees. 

J.  CROWSINSHIELD.  Secretary. 
Office,  Pioneer  Hall,   Montgomery  street,  up  stairs,   Snn 
Francisco.  sep28 

Lady  Bell  Copper    Mining   Company,  Low  Di- 
vide Mining  District,  Del  Norte  County,  California. 
Notice    is    hereby    given,    that    the   Annual    Meeting  of 
the  stockholders  of  the  above  named  Company,  will  be 
held  at   Dashaway  Hall,  on    THURSDAY,  October  24th, 
18*7.  at  7*  o'clock  P.  M..  for  the  election  of  a  Board  of 
Trustee*  to  serve  the  ensuing  year,  and  for  the  transaction 
of  any  other  business  that  may  come  before  the  meeting. 
B.  P.  WILKINB,  Secretary,  pro  tern. 
San  Francisco,  Sept  26, 1867.  scp28 


Mo  phi  it   Consolidated    Gold    und   Sliver    Ail  nine; 

Company,  Tuolumne  County,  California. 

Notice  Is  hereby  glvon,  that  at  u  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  twenty-third  day  of 
September,  1867,  an  assessment  of  fifty  cents  oer  share  was 
levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Cora  pan  j*,  payable 
Immediately  In  United  States  gold  and  sliver  coin,  to  the 
Secretary,  at  No.  041  Washington  street,  San  Francisco,  Cul. 

Any  stock,  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid on  the  twenty-third  day  of  October,  1867, shall  be  deemed 
delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale  at  public 
auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  before,  will  be 
sold  on  Thursday,  the  seventh  day  of  November,  1867,  to 
pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of  ad- 
vertising and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees 

DAVID  E.  JOSEPHI,  Secretary. 

Office,  611  Washington  street,  San  Francisco,    i       sepAS 


Mining   Notices—Continued. 


Chlpluncnu  Mlulnic  Company— IMatrlct  or  l're», 

Sonora,  Mexico. 

Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  ol 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  ou  the  tenth  day  of  Sep- 
tember, 1867,  an  assessment  of  live  dollars  ($5)  per 
share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stork  of  said  Company, 
payable  Immediately,  In  United  States  gold  and  silver 
i  uin,  in  the  Secretary,  at  hlsolllce,  318  California  street, 
San  Francisco. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid on  tho  eighteenth  dav  ot  October,  1867,  shall  be  deemed 
delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  tor  sale  at  public 
auction,  und  unless  payment  shall  be  made  before,  will  be 
sold  on  Monday,  the  fourth  day  of  November,  1867,  to 
pay  tlie  ilelinqueiit  assessment,  together  with  costs  of  ad- 
vertising and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees. 

JOHN  F.  LOHSE.  Secretary. 

Office,  318  California  street,  up-stalrs,  San  Francisco,    self 


La  Blnnca  Gold  and  Silver  Mining  Company. 
Location  of  Works:  District  of  Cres,  State  of  Sonora, 
Heodeo. 

Notick.— There  are  delinquent,  upon  the  following  de- 
scribed stock,  on  account  of  assessment  levied  on  the 
tenth  day  of  August,  1867,  the  several  amounts  set  opposite 
the  names  of  the  respective  shareholders,  as  follows: 

Names.  No.  Certificate.    No.  Shares.    Amount 

Brief,  Henry 30  1U 

'     Henry 31  B 


*i'»  to 
12  50 

;  w 


Gold  Quarry   Company,    Location    of    Worki; 

Placer  County,  California, 

Notice  is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board 
ofTrusteesof  said  Company,  held  on  the  nineteenth  day  of 
September,  1867,  an  assessment  of  twenty  dollars  ($20)  per 
share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company, 
lavuhle  Immediately,  in  United  States  gold  and  silver 
coin,  to  the  Secretary,  room  No.  10,  second  floor  ol  No-  402 
Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  unpaid 
on  the  twenty-third  day  of  October,  1867,  shall  be  deemed 
delinquent,  aiid  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auc- 
tion, and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  before,  will  be  sold 
on  Monday,  the  eleventh  day  of  November,  1867,  to  pav 
the  dolinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of  adver- 
tising and  expenses  ot  sale.  Bv  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees. 

T.  W.  COLBCItN,  Secretary. 

Office  102  Montgomery  street,  (Room  No.  10,  2d  floor)  San 
Francisco.  Cal.  sep21 


Gold    Jim   Tunnellnjj  Gold   and  Silver    Miulng 

Company.— Location:  Gold  HU1  Mining  District,  County 

of  Storey,  State  of  Nevada. 

Notice  is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  nineteenth  day  of 
September,  1S67,  an  assessment  (No  9)  of  one  dollarper  share 
was  levied  upon  toe  capital  stock  of  said  Coiupunv,  pay- 
able Immediately,  in  Untied  Stales  gold  coin,  to  the  Sec- 
retary, R.  Wrgkneh,  415  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco. 
Cal..  or  to  the  Superintendent,  H.  Huguet,  Gold  Hill,  Ne- 
vada. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 

Snid  on  the  twenty-sixth  day  of  Octoher,  186",  shall  be 
eemed  delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale 
at  public  auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  be- 
fore, will  be  sold  on  Tuesday,  the  nineteenth  day  of  No- 
vember. 1867,  to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together 
with  costs  of  advertising  and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of 
the  Board  of  Trustees.  . 

R.  WEGENER,  Secretary. 
Office  415  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal.     se21 


Brlel 
Br  i.l.  U 

Mover.  Fran/ 1S3  10  25  oil 

WusmsQ,  Max 6  15  00 

And  in  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees,  made  on  the  tenth  day  of  August,  1867,  so 
many  shares  of  each  parcel  of  said  stock  as  may  be  ne- 
cessary, will  be  sold  at  public  auction,  by  Maurice  Dore  & 
Co.,  at  No.  327  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal,  on 
Monday,  the  thirtieth  day  of  September.  1867,  nt  tho  hour  of 
12  o'clock  M.  of  said  day,  to  pay  said  delinquent  assess- 
ment thereuu,  together  with  costs  of  advertising  and  ex- 
penses of  sale. 

JOS.  GOLDMAN,  Secretary. 

Office,  southeast  corner  Front  and  Commorclnl  streets, 
San  Francisco.  California.  sep21 


lares. 

Amount . 

10 

tsm 

5 

2  Ml 

5 

250 

III 

500 

6 

250 

III 

500 

10 

500 

SMI 

125  110 

» 

2  50 

5 

250 

III 

6U0 

6 

250 

5 

250 

Lady  Franklin  Gold  and   Sliver   Minim:  Com- 

pany.— Silver  Mountain  Mining  District,  Alplue  County, 

California. 

Notiok.— There  are  delinquent  upon  the  following  de- 
scribed  stock,  on  account  of  assessment  levied  on  the 
second  day  of  May,  1867,  the  several  amounts  set  opposite 
tho  names  of  tho  respective  shareholders,  as  follows. 

Names.  No.  Certificate.'  No.  snares.    Amount. 


John  Kardsley.. 

John  Rardslev 13,  14    5-ea 

John  Bardslcy 90 

John  u  McUaaley 37 

Win  Browning. ...39,  40,  188,  189    C-ea 

Abraham  Strouse 44 

Mrs  A  M  Harris 73,  74    5-ea 

Geo  W  Folsom 77,  78,  79  2u-ea 

Geo  W  Folsom 80,  81  lU-ea 

Geo  W  Folsom 82,  83    6-ea 

WmCrooker 84 

Wm  Crooker 253 

Joseph  O'Nell 94,  95  25-ea 

Joseph  o'Neil 96 

Thomas  Peters 104 

Thomas  Odgers 139 

J  H  Williams 165 

J  H  Williams 228 

Henry  Odgers 172 

Daniel  Odgers 173 

AH  Powers 174 

Stephens  Mead 185 

Thomas  Swindlehurst 186 

James  Bottomlev 191 

Christopher  Neilson., 195,  196,  197 

198,  199    5-ea 

AM  ACT  Harris 220 

Geo  W  Whiteside 226 

Wm  Whiteside 227 

Frank  Bcitchman 235 

Wm  Bastion 237 

Daniel  Davidson 241 

Daniel  Dnvldson 242 

B  H  Meredith 247 

RT  Hazard 259,  260,  261  10-ea 

RT  Hazard 262 


10 


£18  00 

3  00 

90 

1  50 

600 

225 

3  00 

18  00 

6  00 

3  00 

3  00 

1  50 

15  00 

1  50 

1  50 

Xeuule  4e  Corcoran  Silver  Minima;  Company- 
Location  of  Works:  Storey  County,  State  of  Nevada. 
Notick.— There  are  delinquent,  upon  the   following  de- 

•crlbed  *iock,on  account  of  assessment  levied  on  the  eleventh 

day  of  July,  1S67,  tho  several  amounts  set  opposite  the  names 

of  the  respective  shareholders  as  follows: 
Names.  No.  Certificate. 

Bell,  Roscna 75 

Bell,  J.i-  80 

Onmaford,  P 66 

Edwards,  A  L 79 

Kennedy,  Jas 64 

Mulrein,  D n 

Mulrem.D 28 

Murphy,  John "0 

Moloney,  M 74 

McCann,  A Ml 

McUrath.  Frederlca 82 

Neenan.  A  73 

Pendergrass,  Wm. 77 

And  in  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees,  made  on  the  eleventh  day  of  July,  1867,  so  many 
shares  of  each  parcel  of  said  stook  as  may  be  necessary, 
will  be  sold  at  public  auction,  at  the  salesroom  of  Maurice 
Dore  A  Co.,  No.  327  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal., 
on  Monday,  the  second  day  of  September,  1867,  at  the  hour 
of  12  o'clock,  M.,  of  said  day,  to  pay  said  delinquent  assess- 
ment thereon,  together  with  costs  of  advertising  and  ex- 
penses of  sale. 

A.  P.  GREEN,  Secretary. 
Office,  Room  No.  11,  338  Montgomery  street,  San  Fran- 
cisco, California.  aul7 

Postpokk  west. —The  above  sale  is  hereby  postponed  until 
Wednesday,  the  second  day  of  October,  1867,  at  the  same 
hour  and  place.    By  order  of  the  Board  of  Trustees. 

sep7  T.  B.  W1NGARD,  Secretary. 


3  00 
1  50 
•1  50 
1  50 


Adi-lla    Gold   Mining    Company,  Sock.   Creek, 

Sierra  County,  California. 

Notick.— There  are  delinquent,  upon  the  following  de- 
scribed stock,  on  account  of  assessment  levied  on  the  fifth 
dav  of  August,  1867.  the  several  amounts  set  opposite  the 
names  of  the  respective  shareholders  asfollows: 

Names.  No.  Certificate.    No.  Shares.    Amount. 

E  F  Bauldwln lit  10  S5  00 

E  F  Bauldwln 17  50  25  00 

E  F  Bauldwln 18  60  25  00 

Adella  Bauldwln 14  400  200  00 

wle.lla  Bauldwln 15  40  20  UO 

J  K  Ul»B4by 6  25  12  50 

J  K  Glassby 7  25  12  50 

J  K  Glassby 8  25  12  50 

J  K  GlassbT 9  25       •  12  50 

J  K  Glassby 10  25  12  50 

J  K  Glassby 11  .      25  12  50 

J  K  Glassby 12  25  12  50 

J  K  Glassby 13  25  12  60 

LG  Brown 19  200  loo  Q0 

L  G  Brown 20  30  15  00 

LG  Brown 21  20  19  00 

J  H  Kelncrs not  Issued  75  37  50 

And  in  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees,  made  on  the  fifth  day  of  September,  1867, 
so  many  shares  of  each  parcel  of  said  stock  as  may  be 
necessary  will  be  sold  at  public  auction,  by  Olney  &  Co., 
auctioneers,  at  No.  418  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco. 
Cal.,  on  Monday,  the  thirtieth  day  of  September,  1867,  at 
the  hour  of  1  o'clock  P.  M.  of  Baid  day,  to  pay  said  delin- 
quent assessment  thereon,  together  with  costs  of  advertis- 
ing and  expenses  of  sale. 

A.  C.  TAYLOR,  Secretary. 

Office,  429  Pacific  street,  San  Francisco,  CaL  sel4 


George    Washington    Gold    and    Silver   Mining 

Company.— Location  of  Works:  Silver  Mountain  District, 

Alpine  County,  Cal. 

Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  eleventh  day  of  Sep- 
tember, 1867,  an  assessment  (No.  19)  of  five  dollars  pershare 
was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company,  payable 
Immediately,  in  United  states  gold  and  silver  coin,  to  the 
Secretary,  only,  at  his  office,  In  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  unpaid 
on  the  sixtcnth  day  of  October,  1SH7,  shall  be  deemed  delin- 
quent, and  will  be  duly  advertised  lor  sale  at  public  auction, 
and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  before,  will  he  sold 
on  Monday,  the  fourth  day  of  November,  1867,  to  pay 
the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of  ad- 
vertising and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board'  of 
Trustees. 

A.  G.  WOOD,  Secretary. 

Office,  338  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco.  se2l 


Manacom  Copper  Mining*  Company.    Location: 

Low  Divide  District,  Del  Norte  County,  California. 

Notice.— There  are  delinquent  upon  the  following  de- 
scribed stock,  on  account  of  assessment  levied  on  the 
twentieth  day  of  July,  1867,the  several  amounts  set  opposite 
the  names  of  the  respective  shareholders,  asfollows: 


No.  Shares. 


Amount 


'  -indent  River  Channel  Bine  Gravel  Company 

Nevada  County,  California. 

Notice  is  hereby  given,  lhat  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  second  day  of  Sep- 
tember, 1867,  nn  assessment  of  ono  dollar  per  share  was 
levied  upon  tho  capital  slock  of  said  Company,  payable 
immediately,  in  United  States  gold  and  silver  coin,  to  the 
Secretary. 

Anv  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
pald'on  the  second  day  of  October,  J.867,  shall  be  deemed 
delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auc- 
tion, and  unless  payment  shall  bo  made  before,  will  be  sold 
on  Saturday,  the  nineteenth  day  of  October.  1867,  to  pay 
the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of  advertis- 
ing and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees. 

,T.  M.  BUFFINGTON,  Secretary. 

Office,  No.  5  Government  House.  se7 


Ancient  Klver  Channel   Bine  Gravel  Compa- 
ny.—Location  of  Works  :  Nevada  County,  California. 
Notick. — All  persons  are  cautioned  against  purchasing 

the  following  Certificates  of  Stock  In  the  Ancient  River 

Channel  Blue  Gravel  Company,  as  the  transfer  has  been 

slopped  on  the  same: 
one  Certificate,  No.  82,  for  125  shares;  ono  Certificate, 

No.  5,  for  10  shares;  one  Certificate,  No.  27,  for  15  shares. 

A.  P.  MORE. 

San  Francisco,  August  26, 1867.  uual-4* 


10 
£6  00 

17 

33 
10  00 
15  33 

83 
2  87 

10 
14  10 


Names. 

Ayres,  Washington 

Burch.WW x 

Byersdorf,  J 1 

Brainard.H 60 

Cummings,  A  H \% 

Oallaghan,  Sarah  A 3jJ 

Gluvas.  GeoK 100 

Hale,  Win  F 153^ 

Kersey.JD 8W 

Merrill,  R  A 28^ 

Stehicr,  Alex 1 

White,  Martin 141 

And  in  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  the  Bonrd  of 
Trustees,  made  on  the  twentieth  day  of  Julj',  1S67,  so  many 
shares  of  each  parcel  of  said  stock  as  may  be  necessary 
will  he  sold  at  public  auction,  at  the  salesrooms  of  Badger 
A  Chapman,  N.  W.  corner  of  Kearny  and  California  streets, 
San  Francisco,  Cal.,  on  Monday,  the  thirtieth  day  of  Sep. 
tember,  1867,  at  the  hour  of  \2%  o'clock,  P.  M.  of  said  day, 
to  pay  said  delinquent  assessment  thereon,  together  with 
costs  of  advertising  and  expenses  of  sale. 

JOHN  O.  HANriCOM,  Secretary. 

Office,  at  the  ..Etna  Iron  Works,  Fremont  street,  between 
Howard  and  Folsom,  San  Francisco.  Office  hours:  from  8 
A.M.  tol2M.  ael3 


25  7  50 

7Ji  2  25 

5  1  50 

5  1  50 

5  1  50 

5  1  50 
20  6  00 
10                   3  00 

6  1  50 
SO  9  00 

5  1  60 

And  in  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees,  made  on  the  sixth  day  of  August,  1867,  so 
many  shares  of  each  parcel  of  said  stock  as  may  be  neces- 
sary, will  be  sold  at  public  auction,  by  Messrs.  Olney  & 
Co.,  at  the  office  of  the  Company,  331  Montgomery  streot, 
San  Francisco,  on  Tuesday,  the  fifteenth  day  October,  1867, 
at  the  hoar  of  1  o'clock  P.  M-,  of  said  day,  to  pay  said  delin- 
quent assessment  thereon,  together  with  costs  of  advertis- 
ing and  expenses  of  sale. 

J.  S.  LUTT,  Secretary. 
Office,  331  Montgomery  street,  corner  of  California,  San 
Franisco.  *ep21 


Neagle  «fc  Corcoran  Silver  Mining  Company.— 

Location:  Storey  County,  Nevada. 

Notice  is  hereby  given,  that  nt  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  second  day  of  Sep- 
tember, 1867,  an  assessment  of  fifty  cents  (50c>  per  share  was 
levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company,  payable 
Immediately,  In  United  States  gold  and  silver  coin,  to  tho 
Secretary,  at  the  office  of  tho  Company  408  California 
street,  San  Francisco. 

Any  stocK  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain 
unpaid  on  the  seventh  day  of  October,  1867,  shall  bo 
deemed  delinquent,  and  will  he  duly  advertised  for  sale  at 
public  auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  before, 
will  be  sold  on  Wednesday,  the  twenty  third  day  of  October, 
1867,  to  pav  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs 
of  advcrtfslng  and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board 
ol  Trustees. 

T.  B.  WINGARD,  Secretary. 

Office,  No.  408  California  street,  San  Francisco.  se7 


.Lady  Bell  Copper  Mining  Company,  Low  .Di- 
vide Mining  District,  Del  Norte  County,  California. 
Notice. — There  arc  delinquent,  upon  the  following  de- 
scribed stock,    on   account  of  assessment  levied  on  the 
twentieth  day  of  August,  1367,  the  several  amounts  set  oppo- 
site the  names  of  the  respective  shareholders  as  follows: 
Names.  No,  Certificate.    No.  Shares.  Amount. 

John  Farquhason '. 402 

D  F  Richards 235 

DF  Richards 239 

D  F  Richards 240 

DF  Richards 241 

B  Austin 358 

NTnck 271 

N  Tack 272 

N  Tack 273 

N  Tack 274 

Jacob  Morhotfer 400 

And  in  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  the  Board 
ot  Trustees,  made  on  the  twentieth  day  of  August,  1867,  so 
many  shares  of  each  parcel  of  said  stock  as  may  be 
necessary,  will  be  sold  at  public  auction,  by  Maurice  Dore 
&  Co.,  No.  327  Montgomery  street,  San  Frauclsco,  Cal., 
on  Saturday,  the  fifth  day  of  October,  1867,  at  the 
hour  of  12  o'clock  M.  of  said  day,  to  pay  said  delinquent 
assessment  thereon,  together  with  costs  of  advertising  and 
expenses  of  sale. 

B.  P.  WILKINS,  Secretary  pro  tern. 
office,  6-18  Market  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal.  .se21 


10 

$1  511 

600 

SOCK 

80 

75( 

50 

in 

100 

15  0C 

50 

7  6t 

100 

15  1* 

100 

15  0C 

50 

7  « 

50 

7  51 

125 

18  75 

L«   Blauca  Gold  and  Silver  Mining:  Company* 

District  of  Ures,  Sonora,  Mexico. 

Notice  is  hereby  given,  that  the  Annual  Meeting  of  the 
stockholders  of  the  above  Company,  will  be  held  at  No  103 
California  street,  corner  of  Davis,  in  San  Francisco,  on 
THURSDAY,  the  tenth  day  of  October,  1867,  at  7>£  o'clock, 
P.  M. 

Proxies  must  be  written  and  filed  with  the  Secretary. 

sep!4-3w  JOS.  GOLDMAN,  Secretary. 


Kelsey   Gold   and   Silver  Mlnlne  Company,  £1 

Dorado  County,  California. 

Notice  is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  twelfth  day  of 
September,  1867,  an  assessment  of  twenty  cents  per  share 
was  levied  upon  tho  capital  stock  of  said  Company,  pay- 
able Immediately  in  United  States  gold  and  silver  coin,  to 
the  Treasurer,  D.  C.  Breed,  at  his  office,  northeast  cor- 
ner Battery  and  Clay  streets,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain 
unpaid  on  the  twenty-filth  day  of  October,  1867,  shall  be 
deemed  delinquent,  and  will  he  duly  advertised  for  sale  at 
public  auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  he  made  before, 
will  be  sold  on  Monday,  the  eleventh  day  of  November,  1867, 
to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of 
advertising  and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees. 

H.  V.  HERBERT,  Secretary. 

Office,  No.  407  California  street,  San  Francisco.         sel* 


Olney  &  Co.,  Auctioneers  and  Real  Estate  Agents,  attend 
promptly  to  all  business  entrusted  to  their  care  in  San 
Francisco  and  Oakland.  Mining  and  other  corpora  ions 
will  find  Col.  Olney  well  posted  and  thorough  In  transacting 
sales  of  delinquent  stock.  Office,  on  Broadway,  Oakland, 
and  No.  SISMontgomcry  street,  San  Francisco.  nolO 


Mount  Tenabo  Silver  M  lnlne  Company.— Lo- 
cation of  Works:  Cortez  District,  Lander  County,  State 
of  Nevada. 

Notice  is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  sixth  day  of  Sep- 
tember, 1867,  an  assessment  of  three  dollars  (S3)  per  share 
was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company,  pay- 
rfble  Immediately,  in  United  States  pold  and  silver  coin, 
to  the  Secretary,  at  the  office  of  the  Company,  in  San 
Francisco. 

Any  stock  unon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain 
unpaid  on  the  tenth  day  of  October,  1867,  shall  be  deemed 
delinquent,  und  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale  at  public 
auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  before,  will 
be  sold  on  Thursday,  the  thirty-first  day  of  October,  1867, 
to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of  ad- 
vertising aud  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  ot  tho  Board  of 
Trustees. 

R.  K.  VAN  BRUNT,  Secretary. 
Office,  331  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco. 

N.  B.— Two  per  cent,  will  be  allowed  on  allpayments 
made  on  the  above  prior  to  17th  inst  se7 


North  Star  Gold  and  Silver  Mlnlne  Company. 

Reese  River  Mining  District^  Lander  County,  Nevada. 

Notice  is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  19th  day  of  Septem- 
ber, 1867,  an  assessment  of  twenty  dollars  per  share  was 
levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company,  payable 
immediately,  to  the  Secretary,  George  H.  Faulkner,  No. 
423  From  street.  Sun  Francisco. 

,-\  u  v  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  nn- 
paid"on  Tuesday,  the  twenty-second  day  of  October,  186", 
shall  be  deemed  delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised 
for  sale  at  public  auciion,  and  unless  payment  shall  be 
made  before,  will  be  sold  on  Monday,  the  eleventh  day 
of  November,  1867,  to  pay  tho  delinquent  assessment, 
together  with  costs  of  advertising  and  expenses  of  sale. 
By  order  of  the  Board  of  Trustees. 

GEORGE  H.  FAULKNER,  Secretary. 

Office,  423  Front  street.  San  Francisco,  Cal.  se21 


Oxford  Beta  Tunnel  and  Mlnlne  Company,  Es- 
meralda District  and  County,  State  of  Nevada. 
Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  eleventh  day  of 
September,  1367,  an  assessment  (No.  24)  of  fifty  cents  per 
share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Compa- 
ny, payable  immediately  in  United  States  gold  and  silver 
coin,  to  the  Secretary,  or  to  the  Superintendent  at  the  mine. 
Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid on  the  twenty-filth  day  of  October,  1867,  shall  bo 
deemed  delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale 
at  public  auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  be- 
fore, will  be  sold  on  Monday,  the  eleventh  day  of  November. 
1S67,  to  pay  tho  delinquent  assessment,  togethcrwtth  costs  of 
advertising  and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  tho  Board  of 
Trustees. 

GEO.  H.  PECK,  Secretary. 
Office,  212  Clay  street,  San  Francisco.  sel4 


Potrero    Company.— IjO cation    of  Workus    San 

Francisco. 

Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  atameetingof  the  Board  ol 
Trustees  of  sold  Company,  held  on  the  fifth  day  of  Sep 
tember,  1867,  an  assessment  of  two  dollars  and  a  half  ($2  50) 
per  share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Com- 
pany, payable  immediately,  In  United  States  gold  and  silver 
coin,  to  the  Secretary,  at  No  533  Kearny,  corner  ol  Sacra- 
mento streot.  ,    „ 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid on  the  tenth  dav  of  October,  1867.  shall  be  deemed 
delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale  at  public 
auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  before,  will  be 
sold  on  Wednesday,  the  thirtieth  day  of  October,  1867,  to  pay 
the  delinquent  assessmenUtoge  tlier  with  costs  of  advertising 
and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board  of  Trustees. 
v  DAVID  WILDER,  Secretary. 

Office,  No.  533  Kearny  street,  corner  of  Sacramento  street, 
San  Francisco,  Cal.  sei 


No.  Shares. 

Amount. 

fi 

$100  00 

5 

100  00 

6 

100  00 

1 

20  10 

1 

20  00 

■  1 

20  00 

1 

20  00 

1 

20  00 

1 

2n  0» 

1 

20  00 

20  00 

1 

20  00 

1 

2H00 

1 

20  00 

1 

20  00 

1 

20  00 

1 

20  00 

10 

200  00 

6 

lMOOO 

4 

HI  00 

42 

840  00 

Silver  Sprout  Mining  Company.— Location   of 

Works  and  Mines:  Kearsarge  District,  Inyo  County,  Cal. 

Notice.— There  are  delinquent,  upon  the  following  de- 
scribed stock,  on  account  of  assessment  levied  on  the 
sixth  day  of  August,  1867,  the  several  amounts  set  opyo- 
site  the  names  of  the  respective  shareholders,  as  fol- 
lows: 

Names.  No.  Certificate. 

FH  Alberding 2 

FHAIberdmp 3 

F  H  Alberding 4 

FH  Alberding 5 

F  H  Alberding t> 

FH  Alberding 7 

PH  Alberding 8 

FHAlberdlng 9 

FH  Alberding 10 

FH  Alberding 11 

F  H  Alberding 12 

F  H  Alberding 13 

FHAlberdlng 14 

FH  Alberding ..15 

FH  Alberding 16 

FH  Alberding 17 

F  H  Alberding 26 

Geo  Hearst 27 

SamlSoule 28 

Ladislao  Martinez 30 

AB  Paul 44 to 48 

J  D  Devin,  C  Bendereand 

T  M'Millan not  issued  56  2  40  00 

And  In  accordance  with  law,  ajid  an  order  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees,  made  on  the  sixth  day  of  August,  1867.  so 
many  shares  of  each  parcel  of  said  stock  as  may  be  nec- 
essary, will  be  sold  at  public  auction,  by  Messrs.  Maurice 
Dore  &  Co.,  No.  327  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco,  on 
Thursday,  the  twenty-sixth  day  of  September,  1867,  at  the 
hour  of  12  o'clock,  M.  of  said  day,  to  pay  said  delinquent 
assessment  thereon,  together  with  costs  of  advertising  and 

expenses  of  sale.  „,*,„  ,  „„  r, 

T.  B.  WINGARD,  Secretary. 

Office,  408  California  street,  San  Francisco.  sel4 

Posttomement.— The  above  sale  is  hereby  postponed  until 
Monday,  the  twenty-first  day  of  October,  1S67,  at  the 
same  hour  and  place.    By  order  orthe  Board  of  Trustees. 

sep28-4  T.  B.  WINGARD,  Secretary. 

"IV  hit  ma  n    Gold  and    Silver  Mining   Company. 

Location  of  Works:  Indian  Springs  District,  Lyon  County, 

Nevada. 

Notice  is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  fifth  day  of  Sep- 
tember, 1867,  an  assessment  of  one  dollar  and  fiftv  cents  per 
share  waslevied  upon  the  capital  stock  oi  said  Company, 
payable  immediately  In  United  states  Kold  and  silver  con 
to  the  Secretary,  at  his  office,  (room  No.  10,  2d  floor)  No.  402 
Mriii-i.inerv  street,  San  Francisco. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain 
unpaid  on  the  eighth  day  of  October,  1867  shall  be 
deemed  delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  lor  sale 
at  DUblic  auction,  ana  unless  payment  shall  be  made  be- 
fore will  ba  sold  on  Monday,  the  twenty-eighth  day  or 
October,  1867,  to  pav  the  delinquent  assessment,  together 
with  costs  of  advertising  and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of 
the  Board  of  Trustees, 
me  num  i  T  ^  COLBURN.  Secretary. 

Office,  room  No.  10,  2d  floor,  No.  402  Montgomery  street, 
San  Francisco,  Cal.  se' 


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®h*  pitting  mft  MmtifU  §tm. 


Machinery. 


PATENT    AMALGAMATOR. 

These  Machines  Stand  Unrivaled. 

For  rapidly  pulverizing  and  amalgamating  ores,  they 
have  no  equal.  No  effort  has  been,  or  will  be,  spared  to 
have  them  constructed  in  the  most  perfect  manner,  and  of 
the  great  number  now  in  operation,  not  one  has  everre- 
oulred  repairs.  Ttie  constant  and  increasing  demand  for 
them  is  sufficient  evidence  of  their  merits. 

They  «re  constructed  3ft  6s  to  apply  steam  directly  into 
the  pulp,  or  with  steam  bottoms,  as  desired. 

This  Amalgamator  Operates  as  Follows : 

The  pan  being  filled,  the  motion  of  the  mnller  forces  the 
pulp  to  the  center,  where  it  is  drawn  down  through  the  ap- 
erture and  between  the  grinding  surfaces,  Thence  it  is 
thrown  to  the  periphery  into  Che  quicksilver.  TIib  curved 
plates  again  draw  it  to  the  center,  where  it  passes  down, 
and  to  the  circumference  as  before.  Thus  it  is  constantly 
passing  in  a  regularnow  between  the  grinding  surfaces  and 
Into  the  quicksilver,  uniil  the  ore  Is  reduced  to  an  impalpa- 
ble powder,  and  the  metal  amalgamated. 

Setlers  made  on  the  same  principle  excel  all  others. — 
They  bring  the  pulp  so  constantly  and  perfectly  in  contact 
with  quicksilver,  that  the  particles  are  rapidly  and  com 
pletely  absorbed. 

Mill  men  are  invited  to  examine  these  pans  and  setlers  for 
themselves,  at  the  PACIFIC  FOUNDRY, 

Ivl  San  Francisco. 


PICKERING'S 
ENGINE    REGULATOR, 


Wttn-uutcd  the  Best  In  Existence. 
Cheap  and  easy  to  attach  to  any  Engine,  old  or  new. 
Send   for    a   Circular,    to   DAYlD  STODDART,  114  Beale 
street,  San  Francisco.  12vl5-2amlq 


BLAKE'S  PATENT 
QUARTZ    CRUSHER. 

CAVTIOX ! 

The  owners  of  the  Patent  for  this  valuable  machine,  in 
order  to  facilitate  the  protection  of  their  rishts  against  nu- 
merous Infringers,  procured,  some  time  since,  a  reissue  of 
the  Patent,  bearing  date  January  9th,  1866. 
This  Patent  secures  the  exclusive  right  to  em- 
ploy In   Stone- Breaking  Machines  Up- 
right Convergent  Jaws, actuated 
by  a  Revolving  Shaft. 
All  persons  who  are  violating  the  Patent  by  the  tmau- 
horized  making,  sejling  or  using  machines  In  which  quartz 
or  other  material  is  crushed  between  upright  convergent 
awa.  actuated  by  a  revolving  shaft,  are  hereby  warned 
hat  they  are  appropriating  the  property  of  others,  and 
that  they  will  be  held  responsible  in  law  and  in  damages. 

Several  infringing  machines  are  made  and  offered  for 
sale  In  ihls  city,  upon  which  Patents  have  been  obtained. 
Manufacturers,  purchasers  and  users,  are  notified  ihatsuch 
Patents  do  not  authorize  the  use  of  the  original  invention, 
and  that  such  machines  caunot  be  used  without  incurring 
liability  (or  damages.  BLAKE  &  TYLER, 

14vl4tf  Agents  for  the  Pacific  Coast 


JSotlce>  to  Miners, 

Well-Borers    and  Water    Companies. 

MPRAG  IS  NOW  PREPARED  TO  MANUFACTURE 
.  Hydraulic  and  Artesian  Well  Pipes  in  the  best  work- 
manlike manner,  and  at  the  lowest  market  rates.  Having 
made  large  additions  to  my  stock  of  machinery  for  that 
branch  ot  business,  I  am  prepared  to  fill  all  orders  with  dis- 
patch, and  guarantee  entire  satisfaction.  I  also  manufac- 
ture Mississippi  stoves,  of  the  latest  improved  patterns,  for 
vessels  oi  all  classes.    Also,  Ship  Fluraoinn  done. 

8vI31y       Stove  Store,  No.  125  Clay  street,  below  Uavii. 


Brodie's  Patented  Improvements 


FOR  THE  TREATMENT  OF 

Gold  and  Silver  Ores. 

BRODIE'S  PATENTED  IMPROVED  QUARTZ  CRUSHER. 
The  attention  of  all  interested  in  Minins  Is  respect- 
fully called  to  this  Improved  Machine    for  Breaking   or 
Spalling  Quartz,  or  other  Rock,  possesslnc,  as  it  does,  sim- 
plicity of  action  and  lightness  ot  construction,  so  far  as  Is 
compatible  with  strength  and  durability.    Inconsequence 
of  these  advantages,  the  advertisers  arc  enabled  to  offer 
these  machines  to  the  public  at  the  following  low  terms: 
No.  1— Or  tO-inch  Crusher,  capable  of  reducing  from 
three  to  four  tons  of  quartz  per  hour,  no  piece  be- 
ing larger  than  a  walnut— price SCO© 

No.  2— Or  lo-lnch  Crusher,  capable  of  similarly  putting 

through  five  to  six  tons  per  hour. 85© 

No.  3— Or  18-inch  Crusher,  will  In  a. similar  manner 

crush  from  seven  to  eight  tons  per  hour 1,300 

EXPLANATION   OF  THE  ABOVK   ENGRAVING. 

The  frame  is  made  of  cast  iron,  bound  with  heavy 
wrought  iron  bands,  making  it  very  strong,  and  at  the  same 
time  light  and  portable.  The  crusher  is  bolted  to  a  wood 
frame  of  sufficient  high  t  to  clear  the  fly-whtel,  and  alloAV 
the  crushed  ouartz  to  pass  off.  The  dotted  lines  show  the 
movable  and  stationary  jaws.  Letter  A  represents  the 
eccentric  shaft  by  which  the  power  is  applied  direct  to  the 
movable  jaw.  B  represents  the  movable  iaw,  and  0  the 
fixed  "jaw.  D  represents  the  link  or  radius  bar.  E  repre- 
sents the  bolts  for  regulating  the  opening,  V,  which  can  be 
regulated  at  pleasure,  so  as  to  graduate  to  the  size  to  which 
It  is  intended  the  quartz  shall  be  crushed.  G  represents  the 
feed  opening,  by  which  the  size  of  the  machine  Is  desig- 
nated. 

The  arrow  on  the  fly-wheel  shows  the  direction  to  drive 
the  eccentric,  which,  in  combination  with  the  link,  D,  gives 
the  movabie  jaw,  R,  a  forward  and  downward  motion  at  the 
Sf.me  time,  and  which  makes  the  hardest  rock  yield  and 
separate  into  fragments  of  any  desired  size. 

The  above  Crushers  have  been  recently  erected  and  are 
now  successfully  employed  at  Bear  Valley,  Mariposa  conn- 

K,  Rawhide   Ranch.   Tuolumne   county.  Excelsior   Mine, 
ike  District.  Nevada  county,  and  can  be  seen  in  opera- 
tion at  the  Fulton  i'oundry,  I  irst  street.  Ran  Francisco. 

The  following  testimonial  respecting  the  effectiveness  of 
this  Crusher,  has  been  received  from  the  Superintendent 
of  the  "Rawhide  Ranch"  Mine.  In  Tuolumne  Countv: 
Fawhipe  Ranch,  Tuolumne  Co.,  Sept.  28, 186G. 
James  Brodik,  Esq.,  San  Francisco— My  Dear  Sir:  Itgives 
me  pleasure  to  inform  you  that  I  have  for  the  past  throe 
months  had  one  of  your  largest  sized  Rock  Crushers  in 
use,  at  the  Rawhide  Ranch  Mining  Company's  Mill,  which 
his  entirely  met  mv  expectations";  and  I  have  no  hesita- 
tion In  recommending  it  to  all  who  are  in  need  of  a  machine 
for  rapidly,  cheap! v  and  properly  preparing  quartz  for  the 
stamps.    Yours  truly,  R.  P.  JOHNSON, 

Supt.  Rawhide  Ranch  Quartz  Mill. 

BRODIE'S  PATENT  IMPROVED  GERMAN  AMALGA- 
MATING BARREL— This  Barrel  obtained  a  premium  at 
the  Fair  of  the  Mechanics'  Institute  In  San  Francisco, in 
1864.  Further  particulars  will  be  afforded  on  application 
to.the  subscribers. 

Those  infringing  the  patent  rights  to  the  above  improved 
Barrel,  are  hcrebv  informed  that  on  and  after  the  1st  No 
vember,  IS66,  the  royalty  charged  for  using  the  same  will 
be  raised  to  the  sum  of  SluQ  per  Barrel. 

A  diagram,  with  explanations  of  this  machine,  will  be 
found  in  the  "Mining  and  Scientific  Press,"  of  September 
29th,  1866 

BRODIE'S  PATENT  WIND-BLAST  SEPARATOR  FOR 
DRY  CRUSHING.— This  Dry  Oru-her  has  been  found  the 
most  economical  and  effective  mode  of  crushing  ores  in 
Mexico.  California  and  Nevada.  Diagrams  and  explana- 
tions afforded  on  application  to  the  subscribers. 

A  drawing  and  full  description  of  this  machine  will  be 
found  in  the  Mining  and  Scientific  Press  of  Sep:.  22d.  1S66. 
BRODIE  A  RADCLIFF, 
Express  Building.  WZ  MciiummuTv  stive t, 

12vl3tf  San  Francisco. 

LEFFEL»S 

American   Double  Turbine 


THESE  WHEELS,  UNEQUALED  AND  UNRIVALED  IN 
the  United  States  or  the  world,  have  been  fully  tested 
on  this  coast,  more  than  forty  being  in  use  at  this  date  in 
California  and  Oregon,  driving  all  kinds  of  machinery,  Saw 
Mills,  Flour  Mills.  Quartz  Mills,  etc.,  etc.,  etc. 

California  References. — E.  Siocton.  Folsom;  O.  Sim- 
mons, Oakland,  (Mill  at  Clear  Lake):  Morgan  Covllle,  Lex- 
ington, Santa  Clara  County;  J.  Y.  McMillan.  Lexington 
Santa  Clara  County.    espSfitd  fur  Circular,  to 

KNAPP  <fe  GKAJfT, 
Agents  for  California. 
26vl3-lyq«*  310  Washington  street,  San  Francisco 


SUPERIOR  CUT-OFF  EWGIWES. 

We  desire  to  call  the  attention  of  Engineers,  Manufac- 
turers, and  Millmen,  to  the  celebrated 

Hartford.    Engine, 
With  Wright's  Patent  Variable  Cut-off,  which  we  are  now 
manufacturing  under  a  license  from  the  Woodruff  .t  Beach 
Iron  Works  Co.,  Hartford,  Ct.    To  parties  wishing  a  First- 
class 

Fuel-Saving  Engine, 

Simple  and  durable  in  construction,  this  Engine  is  offered 
in  the  belief  that  it  is  superiorto  any  other  manufactured. 
It  enjoys  the  very  highest  reputation  In  the  Atlantic  States, 
where  it  is  well  known;  over  300  of  them  having  been  built 
by  the  Woodruff  &  Beach  Company;  and  being  now  in  suc- 
cessful operation. 

GODDAKB  <fc  CO., 
Pacific  Iron  Works. 
Ran  Francisco,  Aug.  29, 1867.  !M6tf 


E.  T.  STEEN, 

Commission  Agent  for  the  purchase  and  sale  of 

Engines,  Boiler   Castings, 

ANB  ALL  KIXDS  OF  MACHINEItY, 

No.  COS  Montgomery  street, '  San  Francisco. 

HAS  FOR  SALE 
One  Engine,  O-Horse  Power,    ...       $14:0 
One  Engine   -with    Boiler,  7-Horne,         -  GOO 

One  Engine,  Link  for  HoWtlng,  15-1Ior.se,  800 
Two  Engines,  Boilers,  Port.,  lG-IIorse,  l.SOO 
One  Engine,  40-Wtorse,    -  1,500 

One  Tron  Battery  of  -!-  Stamps,         .       .        500 
Also,  a  great  variety  of 

Boilers    and    ^Machinery, 

CASTINGS  OF  ALL  KINDS, 

AT    LESS   THAN    MARKET   RATES. 

BSp- Parties  wishing  to  purchase  or  sell  Machinery,  of  any 
kind,  can  do  so  to  advantage  through  this  agency, 
Ulvlflqr 


Mechanical  lOra^vings. 

Persons  wishing  Mechanical  Drawings  can  obtain  the 
services  or  competent  draughtsmen,  by  applying  to"this 
oC.ce 


FATTINSON'S 
HURDY-GURDY  WATER-WHEEL. 


The  inventor  of  this  Wheel  having,  after  much  delay, 
finally  obtained  the  patent  for  the  same,  is  prepared  to  sell 
rights  therefor  to  such  as  may  be  desirous  of  putting  them 
up,  or  continuing  those  already  in  use.  This  Is  well  known 
among  miners  as  the  "hurdy-gurdy  wheel,"  and  is  con- 
sidered the  most  economical  Water-Wheel  now  In  use. 

Notice  is  hereby  given,  that  the  subscriber  is  ihc  inventor 
and  holds  the  patent  right  for  the  construction  and  use  of 
the  same;  and  that  no  person  has  a  right  to  manufacture 
or  use  them  without  his  permit. 


7vl5-qy 


THOMAS  PATTINSON. 


DR.  BEERS'  PATENT 
WIRE   GAUZE  AMALGAMATOR. 

THE  ATTENTION  OF  QUARTZ,  HYDRAULIC  AND 
Placer  At  i iters,  is  called  tu  this  new  invention  for  saving 
Fine  Gold  It  is  dc-iyned  to  lurnish  the  miner  with  a  cheap 
and  simple  apparatus  by  which  Hie  finest  freegobt  can  be 
saved  without  loss,  requiring  Utile  attention,  no'machiuery 
to  drive  it,  und  will  positively  collect  everv  particle,  of 
amalgam,  or  of  waste  mercury  that  may  have  escaped  from 
mill  orwlulce,  and  as  these  particles  are  alway  charged 
with  more  or  less  gold,  this  item  alone,  in  many  instances, 
will  more  .than  pay  the  cost  of  ibis  Amalgamator  every 
month,  For  circulars,  and  further  particulars,  address 
Dr  J.  B.  BKEKS..San  Francisco, 
llvlS  6m  Per  Wells,  Fargo  *  Co's  Express, 


NELSON   &    DOBLE, 

AGENTS  FOR 

Thomas  Firth  St  Sons1  Cast  Steel,  Files, 

Etc.,  Shear,  Spring,  German,  Plow,  Blister  and  Toe  Calk 

Steel;  manufacturers  of 

Mill    Picks,    Sledges,    Hummers,  Picks, 

Stone   Cutters',    Blacksmiths'    and    Horse-Shoers'   Tools, 

319  an-j  321  Pine  street, 

Between  Montgomery  and  Sansome.  San  Francisco. 

IDvUqr 


IE  .     O .     HUNT, 

Manufacturer  of 

fVlnrimlllx,  Hf>r«e-Poweri 

Pumpn,  Pumping 

1V:i men  and 

Genrlugr. 

Hunt's  Adjustable  Wind  Mills 
to  have  all  the  sails  su  arranged  as 
turn  edgeways  to  the  wind  when 
the  mill  is  stopped.  The  sails  can 
be  set  at  any  angle  to  suit  the 
force  of  the  wind,  while  the  mill 
is  running.by  means  of  the  brake 
lever  at  the  toot  of  the  mill,  by 
any  person. 

Host's  Self- Regulating  Mill 
Is  strum:,  durable  and  cheap.  It 
Is  provided  wlih  means  for  stop- 
pint:,  in  the  most  violent  winds. 

T.liiu  mill  Id  wall  1;  imwri    rhrriifh- 


Tread  Horse-Powers,  Swap  Horse-Powers,  Pumps  in  great 

variety,  Single  and  Duuble-Acting.      Frames  and  Gearing 

for  running  pumps,  from  steam  or  other  power,  constantly 

on  hand  and  built  tu  Order.     Water  Tanks  built  to  order. 

No.  2S  Second  St.,  and  lus  and  uO  Jessie  St., 

2vl5qv  San  Francisco. 


BLAKE'S  QUARTZ  BREAKER ! 
PRICES     KTEr>TJ03EI>! 

MACHINES   OF   ALL   SIZES   FOR   SALE 

—  BY  — 

VM.   P.   BLAKE, 

Corner  First  and  MlHalon  streets,  or  Box  3,077 

3vl3f  SAN    FRANCISCO. 


Steam   Pumps, 

FOK   DRAINING    MINES    OK   ELEVATING   WATER  TO 
ANY   HIGUT. 

PICKERING'S  GOVERNORS 

For  Steam  Engines. 

Giffard's    Injectors, 

For  Feeding  Boilers. 

STODDART'S   IRON    WORKS, 


Quartz  Mill  Construction  and  Superintendence 

THE  UNDERSIONED  IS  AT  PRESENT  OPEN  FOR  AN 
engagement  as  a  working  Superintendent  in  the  con- 
struction or  operation  ol  a  quartz  Mill.  Hits  had  live  years 
stead  v  and  successful  experience  in  working  ores  in  Washoe, 
and  is  practiced  in  saving  sulphurets  and  the  treatment  of 
rebellious  ores.  Is  prepared  to  furnish  references  for  all 
the  necessary  qualifications  of  an  intelligent,  faithful  and 
reliable  quartz  operator.    Address  F.  al.  SHAW. 

San  Francisco,  care  Mining  and  Scientific  Press.    26vl,3m 


Engraved  to  Order.— Persons  who  desire  to  illustrate 
their  individual  establishments  or  business,  should  give  us 
their  orders  for  Eugraviug  and  Printing,  and  we  will  guar- 
antee good  work  and  reasonable  prices. 

DEWEY  &  CO., 

Patent  Agents,  Publishers  and  Job  Printers,  £05  Clay  at. 


The  Gold  Hill  Neios  gives  the  mode  of 
working  the  ores  of  the  Montezuma  mine, 
in  Arabia  District,  Humboldt  county,  Ne- 
vada, as  follows :  The  ore  of  this  ledge  con- 
sists of  an  oxide  of  lead  and  antimony,  and 
much  of  it  combines  in  the  form  of  an  anti- 
moniate  of  lead.  The  ore  contains  from  $50 
to  $300  of  silver  per  ton,  and  the  entire  vein 
of  from  fifteen  to  twenty -five  feet  in  thick- 
ness, is  about  fifty  per  cent,  or  one-half 
metal.  It  is  reduced  by  smeltinjr.  The  re- 
duction works  at  first  erected,  though  in- 
complete, produced  from  300  tons  of  ore, 
825,000  in  fine  bullion.  The  product  of 
the  smelting  operation  is  an  alloy  of  lead, 
antimony  and  silver,  the  antimony  varying 
from  thirty  to  forty-five  per  cent.  To  sepa- 
rate these  metals,  two  distinct  processes  are 
required,  and  in  furnaces  peculiarly  adapted 
to  each  operation.  In  the  first,  the  antimony 
is  volatilized  and  driven  off,  leaving  an 
alloy  of  pure  lead  and  silver,  This  is  called 
calcining.  In  the  second,  the  lead  is  oxi- 
dized, forming  litharge,  and  run  off,  leaving 
the  silver  alone  in  the  furnaces,  in  large 
cakes  of  from  $3,000  to  $5,000  each.  This 
operation  is  called  the  cupelling.  The  ore  is 
readily  smelted,  the  chief  expenses  being  in 
refining.  At  present  fifteen  tons  are  re- 
duced daily,  producing  about  $1, 500  in  sil- 
ver alone.  The  pure  lead  reduced  from  the 
litharge,  after  the  loss  incident  to  the  opera- 
tion, amounts  to  four  tons  daily.  This  is, 
piled  up  to  await  the  railroad  which  will 
run  within  a  mile  of  the  works  before  an- 
other year.  The  lead  will  then  pay  nearly 
the  entire  cost  of  producing  the  silver,  leav- 
ing that  a  clear  profit.  The  antimony,  now 
wasted,  may  be  made  to  add  largely  to  the 
profits  of  the  mine.  The  ore  is  smelted  by 
charcoal,  which  costs  fifty  cents  a  bushel. 
It  is  from  nut  pine,  and  is  from  forests  of 
timber  twenty-five  miles  distant  from  the 
smelting  works.  Great  labor  is  required  to 
procure  the  coal.'  The  fuel  for  the  calcining 
furnace  is  sage  brush  and  greasewood  of 
the  country,  two  years'  supply  of  which,  it 
is  estimated,  lies  within  a  range  of  three 
miles  of  the  works.  Five  first  class  teams 
are  used  in  procuring  the  fuel.  The  least 
part  of  the  expense  is  the  wood  for  the  cu- 
pelling furnaces,  only  from  half  to  three- 
fourths  of  a  cord  a  day  being  used  to  each 
furnace. 


Gold  Production  in  Bussia. — The  quan- 
tity of  gold  produced  in  1864  by  private 
industry,  in  the  Oural  Mountains  in  Eastern 
Siberia,  amounted  to  rather  less  than  19 
tons,  showing  a  slight  falling  off,  as  com- 
pared with  the  year  1863.  The  year  1865 
was  one  of  the  most  favorable  character  for 
the  production  of  Russian  gold,  the  results 
obtained  having  everywhere  surpassed  those 
of  preceding  years.  As  regards  Eastern 
Siberia,  the  production  of  1865  exceeded 
that  of  1864  by  2,743  tons,  and  that  of  1863 
by  1,086  tons.  This  augmentation,  which 
would  have  been  greater  if  drought  had  not 
often  interrupted  the  works,  was  the  result 
of  works  in  new  bearings.  In  Western 
Siberia,  1865  yielded  0. 272  tons  more  gold 
than  was  obtained  in  1864,  and  almost  twice 
as  much  as  was  produced  in  1863.  In  the 
Oural  district  the  production  has  scarcely 
changed  of  late  years.  Erom  an  absence  of 
statistical  documents  as  to  the  production 
of  the  State  in  the'Oural  district  and  East, 
ern  Siberia,  we  can  only,  in  order  to  form 
an  idea  of  the  importance  of  its  bearings, 
adopt  as  a  minimum  thejaverage  production 
of  former  years — that  is,  about  1,670  tons 
for  the  Oural  group,  and  2,293  tons  for 
Eastern  Siberia.  The  total  production  of 
gold  in  Russia  was  estimated  at  nearly  23 
tons  in  1864,  and  at  a  little  more  than  26 
tons  in  1865.  ■ 

The  Vaiue  op  Furor  in  Calefobnia. — 
Next  to  the  grape  the  apple  yields  the  larg- 
est receipts.  Last  year  the  apple  crop  of 
California  realized  some  $400,H00,  of  which 
San  Francisco  consumed  $120,000.  Next 
to  the  apple  comes  the  peach,  which  reaches, 
within  the  neighborhood  of  $300,000.  The 
The  consumption  of  San  Francisco  is  about 
82,000  boxes,  at  a  value  of  102,500.  The 
plum  production  reaches  $160,000,  of  which 
$40, 000  is  consumed  in  San  Francisco.  Cher- 
ries about  $100,000,  of  which  San  Francisco 
consumes  $30, 000,  Apricots  yield  $60, 000, 
San  Francisco  consuming  $20,0li0.  Pears 
amount  in  the  aggregate  production  to  $70,- 
000,  of  which  San  Francisco  consumes  $10,- 
580.  According  to  the  above  estimates,  the 
total  yield  of  the  fruit  crop  of  the  State  is 
about  $1,090, 000;  about  one-third  of  which 
is  consumed  in  this  city. 

An  Eastern  paper  very  correctly  says  that 
through  most  of  the  year,  in  parts  of  Cali- 
fornia, they  can  have  strawberries  and  cream 
in  the  morning,  and,  before  noon,  a  sleigh 
ride.  The  Pacific  Railroad  affords  the 
necessary  facilities  for  the  latter. 


®h*  phu»g  anfl  $<itnM(  fro*. 


207 


The  Hoosac  Tins-el. — The  progress  at 
the  Hoosac  Tirnnel,  for  the  month  of  July, 
under  its  new  anil  energetic  management, 
was  much  greater  than  for  any  previous 
month.  The  cost  end  heading  was  driven 
181  feet,  18  feet  wide  by  8  high.  At  the 
west  .shaft  123  feet  was  made,  including 
both  ^headings.  At  the  west  end  51  feet 
going  east  was  made  in  heading.  Mr.  B.  N. 
Parren  made  "29  feet  of  complete  tunnel, 
and  12  feet  about  one-half  completed.  The 
central  shaft  was  sunk  VJ',i  feet 

The  trade  of  Russian  America  in  skins 
and  furs  in  1866  amounted  to  §1,500,000. 
Tli.so  fan  consist  of  sea  otter,  seals,  Ijlue 
and  white  foxes,  mink,  muskrat,  beaver  and 
bears.  Heretofore  whalemen  have  not  been 
allowed  to  land  for  business  purposes  on 
any  part  of  the  territory.  This  restriction 
is,  of  course,  removed  by  the  treaty.  Fish- 
ing ami  fur  companies  have  already  been 
organized  in  this  city,  on  a  large  scale,  the 
profits  of  which,  with  anything  like  proper 
management,  must  be  very  large.  The 
trade  of  our  new  northwest  possessions  can- 
not fail  to  adil  largely  to  the  commercial  in- 
teresta  of  this  city. 

Foiiest  Extension  in  France. — The  ef- 
fect of  the  laws  against  cutting  and  in  favor 
of  planting  trees  in  France  has  been  such 
that,  of  late  years,  instead  of  a  steady  de 
crease  in  the  extent  of  woodland  in  the  Em- 
pire, there  has  been  a  constant  gain.  In 
1850  the  wooded  surface  of  France  was 
8,783,343  hectares,  or  less  than  22,500,000 
■ires,  the  whole  number  of  acres  of  land  in 
France  being  at  least  125,000,000.  In  1805 
the  number  of  hectares  in  wood  had  in 
creased  to  over  9, 000, 000,  or  nearly  a  million 
acres  more  than  fifteen  years  before. 

"Bio  Tbees"  in  Austbalia. — Dr.  Muel- 
ler says  in  the  Melbourne  Aye,  that  accurate 
measurement  of  some  of  the  great  Australian 
eucalypti  have  been  made,  and  that  one  grand 
specimen  found  in  Western  Australia,  known 
as  Muelleri  eucalyptus  colosso,  was  ascer- 
tained to  be  400  feet  high ;  while  one  of  the 
Labellardi's  eucalypti,  in  the  Dundenoag 
iRanges,  measures  480  feet,  which  was  as 
high  as  the  great  pyramid  of  Gizale. 


SANTA  CLARA  COLLEGE,  S.  J. 

SASTA  CLARA,  UAL 

Conducted  by  the  Puttiers  of  the  Society 

of  Jesus. 

The  SEVENTEENTH  ANNUAL  SESSION  of  thtlCollege 
will  cotamence  on  Auyust  28,  1867. 

TERMS— Tuition  In  the  Classical  and  Scientific  Depart- 
ment, BoanliiiK  and  Lodging,  Washing  and  Mending  of 
Articles  Washed,  School  Stationery,  Medical  Attendance 
and  Medicines,  Fuel,  Light,  Baths,  etc  ,  per  session  of  ten 
months.  5.1fiu. 

For  (uriher  information  and  catalogues,  apply  to  the 
President  of  the  College,  or  to  Rev.  A.  Maraschl,  SL  Igna- 
tius' College,  Market  street,  San  Francisco. 

REV.  A.  MASNATA,  S.  J.,  President 


BvlG-lm 


The  Commercial  Herald 

AND 

MARKET     REVIEW 

Will  be  issued  early  on 
EVERY    STKlllIElt-U.VV    MORNING, 

(TRI-MONTHLY). 

Oppick- -Southwest corner  Washington  and  Battery  streets, 

Opposite  Post  Office  and  Custom  House. 

F"The  HERALD  will  contain  lull  and  reliable  commercial 

details,  and  elaborate  articles  on  the  monetary  affairs  of 

the  Pacific  Coast. 

The  Letter  Sheet  Market  Review, 

Containing  selections  from  the  COMMERCIAL  HERALD, 

trln ted    on    tissue   paper,  for  transmission    abroad,  will 
e  published  Blmuluneoush-  with  that  paper.    Also,  publi- 
cation office  of  tl(e 

Weekly   Stoelc  Circular. 

DQS-Merchantscan  have  their  cards  prominently  inserted 
in  the  Letter  Sheet  MARKET  REVIEW".  Uvl5 


THE  0E1TTRAL  PARK  OF  THE  PACIFIC. 
Wood.-waCrcl'S     Gardens, 

ART    GALLERY, 

MUSEUM,     GYMNASIUM, 
ZOOLOGICAL    GARDENS. 

S5F*AGRANDINSTRTJMENTAL  CONCERT  every  Saturday 

afternoon,  and  on  Sundays  a  GRAND  CONCERT  OF 

SACKED  MUSIC,  appropriate  to  the  occasion. 

THESE  BEAUTIFUL  GARDENS  ARE  VISITED  DAILY 
by  hundreds  of  the  pleasure-seeking  public,  and  all 
agree  m  pronouncing  them  the  best  and  onU  Ii rat-class  sub- 
urban resort  on  the  Pacific  Coast, 

The  extensive  grounds  are  covered  with  the  rarest  trees 
and  shrubbery,  making  It  a  most  desirable  spot  for  small 
parties  wishing  to  enjoy  a  Pic-Nlc. 

To  all  departments  new  attractions  are  being  constantly 
added . 

These  Oardens  are  accessible  by  the  Howard  and  Market 
streetcars. 

Entrances  on  Mission  and  Valencia  streets,  between  Thir- 
teenth and  Fourteenth.    OPEN  EVERY  DAY 

Admission  to  all  parts,  25  Cant*.  Children,  under  12 
years,  half  prlee.  lOvlfiqr 


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NEW     YORK    PRICKS. 

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C.  E.   COLLINS, 

No.  603  Montgomery  Mtreel,  San  Francisco. 
EXCLUSIVE    AOE\T 

ron  Tin: 

A-MERICAJV 

WATCH    FACTORY. 

A  large  assortment  of  these 

Superior    "W  atohes, 

In  Gold  and  Silver  Vunei, 

Constantly  on  hand,  and  sold    at  Factory 
prices.    Also, 

ENGLISH     AND    SWISS     WATCHES, 

Imported  directly  from    he  Manufacturers. 

The  American  Company  are  now  making 

VERY    FINE     WATCHES    FOR    LADIES. 

(Fsr*  A  large  assortment  of  Gold    Chains 
and  Jewelry,  25vlo  6m 


SEW     YORK    PRICES. 


3LI©T   OF 

WM.  H.   KEITH   &   CO'S 
Proprietary   Preparations. 

Florentine  Tooth  Wash; 

Saponaceous  Tooth  Powder; 
Rosemary  and  Castor  Oil; 
.  Wine  of  Pe peine; 
Olucolcin; 

Devlne's  Pitch  Lozenges; 
Verbena  Water; 
Bay  Rum; 

Cologne  Water; 

Aurantine; 
Oriental  Perfume,  for  the  Handkerchief; 

Sparrow's  Perfume,  for  the  Handkerchief; 
Glycerine  Lotion,  for  the  face  and  hands; 

N.  E.  Rum,  quart  bottles— a  superior  article; 
Solution  of  Citrate  of  Magnesia; 

Granular  Effervescent  Citrate  Magnesia; 
Cold  Cream  of  Roses; 
Keith's  Cholera  Mixture; 
Electro-Silicon  Polishing  Powder. 
Kissengcn  Water,  Vichy  Water, 

Carlsbad  Water,  Seltzer  Water. 

WIH.    Ii.   KEITH   «fc    CO., 
5vlf>-qr  5S5©  Montgomery  sL,  San  Francisco. 


"WE  ARE  NOW  OFFERING- 
OTTK,    IMMENSE    STOCK 

OP 

Fine  Custom  Made  Clothing 

AND  — 

Gents'  Furnishing  Goods 

A.T  PRICKS  THAT  DEFT  COMPETITION. 

Our  Stock  of  Clothing  Consists  of 

A.LL  THE  LATEST  STYLES 

BOTH  OP  MATERIAL  AND  FINISH. 

A  Large  Assortment  of 
Trunk*,  Valine*,  Carpet  RurHi  Blankets,  Etc., 
AT  BXTKEMBLY  LOW  PRICES.  ^ 

J.  Xt.  MEAD  &  CO., 

SvlO  Cor.  of  Washington  and  Sansome  streets 


California  Steam  Navigation 

15^3    COMPANY,    ^jgg 

Steamer  CAPITAL CAPT.  E.  A.  POOLE 

CHRYSOPOLI8 CAPT.  A.  FOSTER. 

YOSEMITE 

"    CORNELIA CAPT.  W.  BROMLEY 

JULIA CAPT.  E.  CONCKLLN. 

Oneof  the  above  steamers  leave  BROADWAY  WHARF 
at  4  o'clock  P.  M.  EVERY  DAY  (Sundays  excepted),  for 
Sacramento  and  Stockton,  connecting*  with  light-draft 
steamers  for  Marysville,  Colusa.  Chico,  and  Red  Bluff. 

Office  of  the  Company,  northeast  corner  of  Front  and 
Jackson  streets. 

JOHN   BEASLET, 
13vl2  President. 


HAYWARD  &  COLEMAN, 

IMPORTERS  AND  REFINERS 

—  OF—       - 

Illuminating,   Lubricating, 

—  AND  — 

PA.INT     OILS! 

COXB1KTJNU   OF 

KEROSENE,    LARD,     SPERM.    ELEPHANT,     POLAR, 

TANNERS',  NEATSFOOT,  BOILED  AND  RAW 

LINSEED,  CASTOR.  AND  CHINA  .NUT. 

—  ALSO, — 

SPIRITS  OF  TURPENTINE  &  ALCOHOL 

Note.  —  Wc  would  specially  call  the  attention  of  Mill 
owners  and  Engineers  to  our  superior  PARAFFINE  OIL, 
which  we  manufacture  from  the  California  Petroleum 
This  Oil  will  nut  gum.  .Machinery  thoroughly  cleaned  and 
lubricated  with  it  will  not  heat,  and  after  remaining  at  rest, 
can  be  started  without  cleaning  off. 

ft®-  A  sample  can  of  our  Purattlne  Oil  will  he  forwarded 
on  application  to  us,  as  we  desire  a  fair  and  impartial  trial. 


Lamps  and  Lamp  Stock 


US-  An  elegant  and  complete  assortment  on  hand.  .JEcr 
19vl3-3m  414  Fron£  atreet,  San  Francisco. 


Golden  City  Chemical  Works. 

LASORATOKT,    ' 
Corner  of  Seventh  and  Townsend  Streets. 

OFFICE 
Corner  of  Montgomery  and    Bush  Streets. 

CAPITAL  STOCK, $500,000 


H.  P.  WAKELEE,  THOS.  H.  SELBY, 

NICHOLAS  LUNING,  THOS.  BELL, 

CHAS.  E.  MoLAXE. 


H.  P.   WAKELKE MIXAGEK. 

THIS  COMPANY  ARE  NOW  PREPARED  TO  FURNISH 
Sulphuric,  Nitric  and  Muriatic  Acids  of  superior  quality, 
in  quantities  to  suit. 

Orders  will  bo  received  at  the  office  on  y  for  Chemicals  of 
every  description,  which  will  be  manufactured  as  maybe 
required.  The  Company  beg  to  say  that  they  have  the  ad- 
vantages of  all  improved  machinery  and  apparatus  for  the 
manufacture  nnd  manipulation  of  these  products,  and  our 
Laboratory  is  fitted  up  with  the  most  recent  improvements 
which  experience  and  science  suggest,  and  Is  surpassed  by 
none  in  completeness  and  perfection  tor  the  purposes  it  is 
designed.  9vl4-3m 


THE    GREAT    LIGHT. 

THE  DANFORD 

Atmospheric   Lamp. 

This  Lamp  bnrns  coal  oil,  requires  no  chimney,  gives  a 
pure  white  and  steady  (lame,  uses  thirty  per  cent,  less  oil 
than  any  other  Lamp'in  proportion  to  the  amount  of  light 
affordedi,  and  is  absolutely  Indispensable  in  every  house 
where  gas  is  not  used.    CALL  AND  SEE  THEM 

For  sale  only  by  E.  AXEKS, 

2vl6  qy        -117  Washington  street,  opp.  Post  Office,  S.  F. 


Pratt's  Abolition  Oil. 

FOU  ABOLISHING  PAIN  — THE  BEST  REMEDY  IN 
existence  for  Rheumatism,  Neuralgia,  Paralvsis.  Head- 
ache, Toothache,  Sore  Throat,  Diptheria,  Weak,  Swolen  and 
Stiff  Joints.  Contracted  Cords  and  Muscles,  Cramps,  Colic, 
Diarrhcea,  Cholera,  Tains  in  the  Breast,  Lame  Back,  and 
all  aches  and  pains.  It  is  the  poor  man's  friend,  and  the 
best  family  physician.  Full  directions  accompany  each 
bottle.  Price  5D  cents  and  Si  per  bottle.  For  sale  by  all 
dealers  in  medicines.  Sole  Proprietors,  A.  McBOYLE  & 
CO..  Druggists  and  Chemists,  5Jt*  Sacramento  street,  op- 
posite What  Cheer  House,  San  Francisco.  luvll-ly 


GOVERNMENT  HOUSE, 

Corner  of  Sansome  and  Washington   sts. 

SAN  FRANCISCO,  CAL. 

MTHE    STREET    CARS    PASS    THIS   HOUSE    IN 
every  direction,  every  ten  minutes. 
The  rooms  of  the  House  are  well  furnished,  large 
and  airy,  are  let  by  the  month,  week  or  day,  and  are 
kept  In  superb  order.    There  is  a  Restaurant  attached  for 
ladies  and  families,  where  persons  can  board  tor  one-half 
they  are  required  to  pay  at  hotels. 
\7vl3-0m  SANBORN  &  CO 


WESTERN   HOTEL, 

Nos.  43  and  J5  It  street,  between  Second  and  Third  streets, 

SACK.\HE.VTO. 

Board,  per  week $4 

MealB »S  Cent?. 

12vl5qr  N.  D.  THAYER,  Proprietor. 


Kt.mi.inv  in  Advertising.— The  Mining  and  Scifn- 
tifio  Piticss  is  the  besi  and  most  economical  mining  adver- 
tising niedrum  in  this  city.  Our  terms  arc  less  than  one 
half  the  rates  now  charged  by  daily  newspapers,  and  the 
mining  community  are  beginning  to  appreciate  our  roasona 
ble  rates  of  advertising.  The  "kess  contains,  proportionally, 
alarger  amount  of  mining  ad  ■ertislng  than  any  other  paper 
on  the  Pacific  coast  Its  character  renders  it  the  proper 
journal  for  the  concentration  of  mining  patronage. 


PACIFIC 

Insurance  Company, 

—OF — 

s.\  \   FRANCISCO,  CAT.,., 
omocIVo.  4.-3:3  CaJIfornla- Street 

CASH   ANSI/I'm,  JVLT  1, 18GT,     , 

91,838,054  ©1. 

FIHE, 

OCEAN, 

MARINE, 

INLAND 

INSURANCE. 


DIRECTORS: 


San  Fruiiritra: 
W.  O,  Ralston, 
A.  L.*l'ubbH. 
Win.  Alvord. 
Jonathan  Hunt, 
A.  B.  Borbes, 
A.  G.  Stiles, 
A.  Keligmun, 
L.  B.  Benchley, 
Win  Sherman, 
L.  Sachs, 

James  DeFremcrv 
J.  G    Bray, 
David  Stern, 

D.  O.  Mills, 

I.  Frledlander, 
.Muses  Heller, 

II.  Al.  Now  hall, 
O.  T.  Lawion, 
Edward  Martin, 
Cbas.  Mavne, 

E.  L.  Goldstein, 
J.  O.  Earl, 
Lloyd  Tevis, 
Thos.  H.  Selby, 
Adam  Gram, 
Alplu-us  Bull, 
S.  ft.  Wilst'ii, 
D.  J.  Oliver, 
\V.  Scholle, 
Morton  Checsman, 
A.  Hansmann, 
D.  W.  C.Rice, 


Oliver  ELlridge, 
J.  B.  Roberts, 
s.  stelnhari, 
P.  l.  Weaver, 

Wm.  Hooper, 
J.  W,  Clark. 
A.  Huvward, 
T.  L.  Barker, 
Alex.  Weill 
Unas.  Meyer, 
Chas.  E.  SlcLane, 
M.  Rosonbaum. 
Henrv  Carleion,  Jr. 
A.  J.  Ralston. 
T.  Leimnun  Meyer 

Louis  McLane, 
Fred'k  Billings, 
J .  B.  Newton, 
J   O.  Kellogg, 
Wm.  T.  Coleman, 
Moses  Ellis. 

Sacruiiiimto; 
Edgar  Mills, 
G   W  Mowe, 
C    T.  Wheeler. 

Muri/ai'iltc: 

J.  H.  Jewott. 

Portland,  Ontton: 
W.  S.  Ln.id, 
Jacob  Kamm, 

Virginia,  Nevada: 
Wm.  Sharon. 
OFFICERS: 

JON  A.  HUNT,  President. 

A.  G.  STILES,  Vice  President. 
A.  J.  RALSTON,  Secretary. 
O.  A.  LATUN,  Marine  Secretary. 
9vi6tf  H.  H.  BIGELOW,  Gen'l  Agent. 


SAKSAPARIPHERE 
BITTERS 

Have  so  speedily  grown  in  favor  that  their  unrivalled  sale 
has  attracted  remarks  and  criticisms  of  the  trade,  Jealousy 
attributes  their  success  to  the  fineness  of  their  general 
style,  and  principally  to  the  originality  and  beautv  of  the 
botile,  which  was  conceived  and  manufactured  by  Califor- 
nia artists.  MR.  LACOUR,  an  energetic  promoter  of  Cali 
fornia  resources,  desired  to  show  that  California  has  no 
need  of  being  tributary  to  other  countries  for  talent  or 
mechanical  industry. 

The  cause  of.  their  success  is  the  great  benefit  thev  have 
been  to  the  large  number  who  huve  already  used  them. 

MR.  LAUOUR  is  a  graduate  of  the  Polytechnic  Institute 
of  Fruneo,  and  adds  toa  thorough  knowledge  of  Chemistry 
many  years  of  experience;  and,  after  a  long  and  careful 
experimental  study,  has  been  enabled  to  offer 

:l.jvcotjjR's 

SARSAPARIPHERE    BITTERS. 

They  are  the  most  efficient  Blood  Purifier,  because  thev 
combine  with  the  wholesome  Sarsaparilla,  which  operates 
by  cutaneous  excretions,  and  other  substances  which  gently 
stimulate  the  secretions  of  the  lower  glands  and  orgamf, 
render  digestion  easy,  obviate  costiveness,  and  remove  reg- 
ularly every  impurity  ..f  the  blood. 

They  are  unrivalled  as  a  rfeniufly  for  Scrofula.  Dyspepsia, 
Constipation,  Liver  Complaint,  Nervous  Auctions,  Colic, 
Intermittent  Fevers,  mid  all  dbeases  arising  Irom  Impurity 
of  the  Blood  or  Coativeness. 


Who    Takes   Them? 

The  Old  Alan 

Tahes  them  as  a  gentle  stfrriblant  and  mild  rejuvenator 

The  Young  Man 

Takes  them  to  regulate  his  system,  prevent  disease,  and 
stimulate  to  new  life  his  overtasked  body. 

The  Young  Woman 

Takes  them  to  secure  regularity  in  her  habits;  to  tint  her 

cheeks  with  the  bluom  of  health,  to  give  a  sparkle 

to  her  eyes,  and  sweetness  to  her  breath. 

The  Husband 

Takes  them  to  promote  vitality,  give  strength  to  the  bodv, 

peace  to  the  mind,  and  with  his  health,  wealth 

and  comfort  to  all  bis  family. 

The  Wife 

Takes  them  to  invigorate  and  strengthen  her  system,  and  as 

an  aid  to  nature  in  regulating  her  periodical  sickness. 

Children 

Take  them  as  a  gentle,  yet  effective  tonic. 

The  DushawHj* 


The  Inebriate 

Takes  them  to  give  tone  to  his  poisoned  stomach  and  allay 
the  fearful  longings  for  strong  drink  with  a  stimu- 
lant that  does  uot  madden  or  destroy. 
The  Traveler 
Takes  them  to  prevent  sea  sickness,  and  secure  his  health 
against  change  of  climate. 

Everybody    Talces    Them ! 
PRO  BONO  PUBLICO! 

2vlfr-tim 


Assayer  and  Chemist. 

A  GENTLEMAN  WELL  VERSED  IN  ASSAYING  AND 
Analytical  Chemistry,  is  desirous  of  securing  a  position 
in  some  assaving  i'si;iblisdiment,  or  would  take  charge  of 
the  assaying  and  amalgamating  department  of  either  a 
ijold  or  silver  mine.  Steady  employment,  rather  than  high 
waees,  Is  desirable.  The  advertiser  would  take  his  own 
laboratory  to  the  mine  if  desired.  Proper  referencesglveii 
Inquire  at  this  ofilce.  3vl5tf 


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Cobeeotion. — In  the  article  on  "Per- 
petual Motion,"  in  our  last  week's  issue, 
certain  words  essential  to  the  sense  were 
accidentally  omitted.  We  now  give  the  last 
few  sentences  of  the  article  as  they  should 
be :  "A  perpetual  motion  machine  is,  there- 
fore, in  the  nature  of  the  case,  a  chimera. 
A  man  may  perhaps  enlist  the  sun's  rays  in 
his  service  for  a  time,  and  by  that  means 
obtain  motion,  through  properly  arranged 
mechanism  :  but  can  he  so  store  up  those 
rays  that  they  will  furnish  a  supply  of  force 
to  be  drawn  upon  during  their  daily  ab- 
sence. "When  that  has  been  done,  and  in 
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ference until  the  apparatus  falls  to  pieces 
from  actual  wear,  "we  may  perhaps  modify 
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IVOLUMK  XT. 
1        Number    14. 


TABLE  OF  CONTENTS. 


Air  BtDmen  vi  steam  Haul 

Hut.  -  1  Uu.IT.fcd 

Formation.  DUirtbatlrai  ami 

Ak't  ot  le iuh  it,ick.. 

The  Slal<-  Cupltol 
our  l-.. i.l  Supply, 
improved   Miilu.il  of  Hand 

In..-  K.rlli 
Useful  Publication. 
Tlir  l\,urlieutli  Annual  Still. 

Pall 

A  Simple  Hand  Loom 

il  View  ol  the  Pari- 
l.\i..,lilun 
K.'.v  Vtt  tat  Poultry, 
rutt  II....H! 
Massachusetts  Emery. 
Note*  of  Travel 
8|ieclaliy  a   Means  of  Sue 

Fluctuations  in  Lcudlne  Mm 
hilt  Bhareafor  Ihe  Past  Six 

Monti.. 

linn. .mint  II  True. 

Indian  skin. 

nrnpc  Seeds  for  CotToe. 

Tlnnliii.'  In.n. 

The  tleiiti'ltntrc  Tun. 

Editorial  .mil  Selected  Items 


Mutt  tsl.'  it.        Mlsi'tLLAHY  — 

l:  ..!/  ...l  Car  Brakes;  Me- 

i    Bole ;  It. .iv  lo 

Harden  Cast  Iron;    Mann 
Itsotrjrc  ofCarrl.no  wheals 

SciKaTirtu  Misckllakv.— 
Aluminum;  A  New  Aines- 
thetlc;  White  Lead  Turcot 
IV.. in  III.  lire;  ihe  Manufac- 
ture ..I  [i mill  Steel  by 

Meonaof  HanUAtl.nl. 

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late  llllclllci'ilcc  IrOOl  t tie 
vurlnus  counties  and  dls- 
trli'ta  In  California.  Colo- 
rado, liritlsll  Columbia. 
Idaho,  Nevada.  Utah  and 
Oreaon 

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Circular. 

Stock;  Prices— Bid  and  Asked. 

M  ii.nu'  shaieliolders'  Direct- 
ory. 

New  Incorporations— List  of 
Officers. 

(folic,  to  Correspondent. 
Patents  and  Inventions. 

San  Francisco  Metul  Market. 


Air  Hammers  vs.  Steam  Hammers. 

There  are  many  situations  and  circum- 
stances under  which  steam  hammers  are 
found  very  inconvenient,  such,  for  instance, 
as  when  it  becomes  necessary  to  work  bright 
steel,  or  under  any  other  circumstances 
where  the  damp  from  the  leakage  of  steam, 
or  the  dropping  of  water  from  condensed 
strain  upon  the  anvil,  would  be  objectiona- 
ble. The  air  hammer  also  meets  the  case 
where  water  or  other  power  than  steam  is 
alone  available.  It  has  also  the  advantage 
of  being  always  ready  for  work,  not  having 
any  accumulation  of  condensed  water  in 
the  cylinder  and  steam  passages,  as  is  the 
case  with  the  steam  hammer.  The  rapidity 
of  action  of  the  air  hammer  may  also  be 
more  readily  increased  than  that  of  the 
steam-hammer,  and  the  quality  of  the  blows 
can  also  be  changed  more  readily,  and  with 
greater  accuracy.  It  is  claimed  that  it  will 
do  its  work  with  less  consumption  of 
power  than  is  usually  required  by  steam 
hammers,  especially  when  the  steam  has  to 
be  carried  for  great  distances,  as  is  usually 
the  case.  The  air  hammer  may  be  consid- 
ered an  important  addition  to  the  general 
assortment  of  machine  tools  for  the  work- 
shop. 

The  machine  consists  of  a  force  pump 
for  supplying  compressed  air  to  a  reservoir, 
and  a  working  cylinder  and  piston  connected 
with  the  hammer.  The  force  pump  and  air 
reservoir  are  not  shown  in  the  annexed 
engraving.  The  pipe,  B,  is  used  to  form 
the  connection  between  such  a  reservoir 
and  the  valve-box,  C,  which  latter  answers 
to  the  steam  chest  of  the  steam  engine. 
L,  L  are  two  screws,  which  passs  through 
the  side  of  the  valve-box,  and  serve  to  hold 
the  cut-off  slides  stationary  in  any  desired 
position.  The  slide  valve-rod  is  jointed  at 
G  to  an  arm  that  is  attached  to  a  transverse 
shaft,  and  to  one  end  of  this  shaft  is  attached 
the  lever,  P,  by  the  operation  of  which  the 
action  of  the  blow  is  obtained.  F  is  the 
•  piston  to  which  the  cross-head,  D,  is  securely 
attached ;  the  cros3-head,  as  it  rises  and  de- 
scends, is  guided  in  a  vertical  line  by  two 
guides,  where  angular  edges  fit  into  corres- 
ponding grooves  of  the  cross-head.  The 
cubical  bed  of  the  machine  is  a  casting  of 
sufficient  weight  and  solidity  to  ensure  per- 
manency and  power  of  resistance  to  the  re- 
peated blows  required  in  the  labor  of  strik- 
ing.    On  the  upper  surface  of  this  bed  are 


seen  four  solid  ears  or  puppet-heads,  for  the 
reception  of  set  screws,  by  which  the  dies 
used  to  receive  the  immediate  force  of  the 
blows  may  be  held  in  place  and  adjusted. 

Instead  of  operating  the  machine  by  hand 
and  handle,  the  handle,  P,  may  be  removed, 
and  a  connecting  rod  and  foot-treadle  sub- 
stituted, bo  that  both  hands  of  the  operator 


crushing,  squeezing,  etc.  With  slight  mod- 
ifications it  might  alse*  be  applied  in  the 
place  of  steam  stamps  for  crushing  quartz. 
The  air-compressing  pump  may  also  be 
used  as  a  blast  or  blower,  when  not  needed 
for  driving  the  hammer.  It  gives  a  very 
powerful  blast  for  the  furnaces,  and  to  very 
good  advantage  as  to  economy,     Its  speed 


GRIMSHAW'S     PATENT    COMPRESSED-AIR    POWER    HAMMER. 


may  be  left  at  liberty  for  the  ready  manipu- 
lation of  the  material  wrought  upon.  The 
particular  machine  herewith  illustrated  is 
the  invention  of  Wm,  J>.  Grimshaw,  of 
Birmingham,  England ;  the  United  States 
patent  being  owned  by  T.  Presson  &  Son, 
i  15  Gold  street,  New  York,  on  whose  prem- 
ises they  are  manufactured. 

The  machine  can  be  used  for  all  such  pur- 
poses   as    punching,    piercing,    stamping, 


as  a  hammer  may  be  varied  from  one  to  five 
hundred  blows  per  minute,  with  a  striking 
force  of  from  1,000  to  2,000  pounds.  The 
illustration  here  given  was  prepared  for  and 
originally  given  in  the  American  Artisan,  of 
February  27th  of  the  current  year. 

Sensible  Advice.—  The  Louisville  Jour- 
nal says:  "Never buy  goods  of  those  who 
don't  advertise.  They  sell  so  little  that  they 
have  to  sell  dear." 


An  Improved  Mode  of  Handling 
Earth. 

The  handling  of  hard  or  rocky  earth*  in 
deep  excavations,  as  in  railroad  cuts,  grading 
down  hills,  etc. ,  is  a  most  tedious  and  ex- 
pensive operation.  In  sand  and  loose  earth, 
that  modern  invention,  the  "  steam  paddy," 
has  greatly  economized  this  labor,  and  a 
giant  wooden  arm,  worked  by  steam,  is  made 
to  do  the  labor  of  many  men.  But  this  ma- 
chine is  inapplicable  to  hard  or  rocky  earth, 
which  constitutes  nineteen-twentieths  of  all 
the  excavations  mode;  and  the  only  re- 
source has  heretofore  been  to  mere  manual 
labor,  for  loading,  with  the  assistance,  some- 
times, of  a  movable  tramway  for  hauling 
off  the  earth  in  cars.  When  a  hill  is  at- 
tacked, it  is  usual  to  place  a  number  of  men 
at  the  top  or  along  the  slope  of  the  excava- 
tion to  pick  or  blast  down  the  superincum- 
bent earth,  which  falls  to  the  bottom,  where 
about  the  same  or  a  greater  number  of  men 
are  employed  to  shovel  it  up  again  and  into 
the  carts  or  cars  for  transportation. 

On  passing  along  the  line  of  excavation 
on  Townsend  street,  opposite  the  new  gas 
works,  a  few  days  since,  we  noticed  a  novel 
and  apparently  effective  plan  of  operations, 
which  has  recently  been  introduced  there 
by  Mr.  H.  Hill,  and  which  we  have  never 
seen  employed  before,  although  Mr.  Hill 
assured  us  it  is  not  uncommon  in  deep 
railroad  excavations  in  England,  and  has 
also  been  used  by  himself  in  Australia.  Its 
evident  utility  is  such  that  we  feel  quite 
well  assured  we  shall  be  doing  a  good  ser- 
vice by  describing  it,  as  we  believe  this 
modus  operandi  has  never  yet  been  placed 
before  any  portion  of  the  American  public. 

In  the  first  place  a  "heading"  or  short 
tunnel  is  driven  into  the  face  of  the  hill  to 
be  removed,  of  a  size  sufficient  to  allow  of  a 
horse  and  cart  being  backed  into  it.  In  the 
top  or  roof  of  the  tunnel  an  opening  is 
made  under  which  the  cart  to  be  filled  is 
placed.  A  properly  constructed  trap  door 
is  employed  to  close  the  opening  when  the 
cart  is  filled.  This  trap  door  is  so  arranged 
with  heavy  hinges,  levers  and  catches,  that 
it  is  readily  operated  by  one  man,  who  opens 
it  by  means  of  a  short  lever,  to  fill  each 
cart  as  it  is  backed  into  position  by  the 
driver,  and  closes  it  while  waiting  for  the 
next  one.  A  cart  is  thus  filled  in  about  one 
minute.  The  earth  and  rock  as  it  is  loosened 
by  the  pick  or  blast,  descends  by  its  gravity 
to  the  trap-door,  requiring  no  handling. 
If  too  large  a  mass  of  rock  is  dislodged  to 
pass  throughihe  door,  it  is  broken  up  or 
rolled  away.  The  excavation  is  so  shaped 
as  to  spread  out,  fan-like,  from  the  trap.door 
to  the  top  of  the  bank,  so  that  the  earth  and 
rock,  wherever  detached,  will  all  find  its 
way  to  the  proper  point.  The  tunnel  must 
be  pushed  ahead  as  fast  as  the  work  pro- 
gresses, so  as  to  secure  the  proper  grade  for 
the  rock  to  descend  upon.  So  far  as  we  can 
judge,  from  the  appearance  of  the  manner 
in  which  the  work  progresses,  we  should 
say  that  twenty  men  will  do  fully  as 
much  work,  good  picking  ground,  in  this 
manner  as  fifty  can  do  in  the  ordinary  man- 
ner of  first  picking  down  the  dirt  and  then 
shoveling  it  up.  This  plan  of  work  is  ap- 
plicable only  to  ground  where  the  bank  to 
be  moved  is  25  feet  high,  or  higher.  It  is 
equally  applicable  to  all  kinds  of  ground — 
clay,  sand  or  gravel. 


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fflfa  pining  and  Mmtiik 


WammmitxtiaM. 


In  this  Department  we  invite  the  prke  discussion  of  all 

S  roper  subjects— correspond  en  ts  alone  being  responsible  for 
le  ideas  and  theories  they  advance. 


General  View  of  the  Paris  Exposi- 
tion of  1867. 

BrW.  P.Bwke,  CommissionorfromtlieStateof  California. 
[Continued  from.  Page  146.] 

[The  following  letter  from  our  Paris  cor- 
respondent, should  have  appeared  in  the 
issue  next  preceding  the  one  upon  the  same 
subject,  published  Sept.  7th.  ] 

RAW  MATERIALS  OP  THE  PARIS^EXPOSITION — 
FOREST  PRODUCTS    C6NTINUED. 

In  my  last  letter,- 1  omitted  to  mention 
the  important  contributions  of  Austria  in 
this  department  of  the  exhibition.  The 
■woods  and  fruits  of  this  State  are  considered 
as  among  the  first  in  value  of  its  natural 
productions.  For  variety,  quality  and  cheap- 
ness they  are  hardly  rivaled  in  Europe. 
The  Adriatic  sea,  the  river  Vistula,  which 
flows  into  the  Baltic,  the  Elbe  which  empties 
into  the  North  Sea,  and  the  rivers  which 
reach  the  Black  Sea,  as  well  as  the  railroads, 
all  give  facilities  for  cheap  transportation. 
With  these  advantages,  the  exportation  of 
wood  has  been  constantly  increasing  until 
it  has  reached  a  total  value  of  75,000,000  of 
francs. 

The  quantity  of  timber  sent  by  the  ad- 
ministrator of  forests  of  the  different  States 
of  Austria,  was  so  great  that  it  could  not  be 
exhibited  in  the  building,  and  it  was  there- 
fore grouped  outside  in  the  annexe.  The 
trunks  of  trees  were  cut  into  convenient 
lengths,  which  were  reunited  on  the  ground, 
so  that  their  full  dimensions  are  shown. 
The  principal  trees  are  oaks  and  spruces. 
Among  them  quercus peduncidata  and  Abies 
excelsa,  are  most  conspicuous.  The  former 
is  five  feet  in  diameter  at  the  butt,  and  is 
interesting  as  the  wood  which  is  largely 
used  for  the  manufacture  of  wine  and  beer 
casks  and  barrels.  A  great  number  of  staves 
of  all  sizes  are  shown  in  connection  with 
the  unworked  woods.  Some  of  these  are 
fifteen  feet  long,  and  are  intended  for  a 
grand  cask  to  hold  100,000  French  litres. 
There  are  several  agencies  in  Paris  for  the 
sale  of  these  staves.  This  oak  grows  in  de"ep 
alluvial  soils,  and  forms  thick  forests,  in 
which  the  trees  attain  a  hight  of  more  than 
100  feet,  and  a  diameter  of  from  four  to  five 
feet. 

CORE. 

This  is  a  forest  product  which  is  of  great 
importance  to  the  wine  interest  of  California; 
and  as  it  is  possible  that  the  cork  tree  might 
be  introduced  there  with  advantage,  a  few 
details  will  not  be  uninteresting. 

The  principal  exhibition  of  cork  is  from 
Algeria,  and  consists  of  slabs  of  raw  "male 
cork"  eight  feet  six  inches  long,  with  some 
of  second  growth,  fifteen  feet  six  inches, 
and  specimens  of  raw  cork  bark  of  second 
growth  eight  years  old.  Some  of  these 
slabs  are  from  four  to  six  inches  thick.  The 
following  explanatory  statement  is 'taken 
from  the  report  of  DeGaymer:  "Cork  is 
the  substance  lying  beneath  the  true  bark 
of  a  particular  kind  of  oak,  called  the  cork 
oak,  which  grows  principally  in  Italy,  Cor- 
sica, Algeria,  Spain,  and  the  south  of  France, 
The  tree  begins  to  furnish  cork  at  the  age  of 
from  twelve  to  fifteen  years ;  but  the  first 
cork  is  of  poor  quality,  and  only  fit  to  make 
floats  and  other  coarse  objects,  and  Spanish 
black,  which  is  nothing  more  than  cork 
burned  in  close  vessels.  After  the  first 
layer  has  been  removed  from  the  tree,  the 
cork  bark  is  deposited  with  more  regularity, 
and  then  yields  material  fit  for  the  finer  pur- 
poses, such  as  the  making  of  wine  and  other 
corks,  sheets  and  other  well  known  objects 
used  for  many  purposes. "  From  the  period 
already  mentioned,  the  cork  may  be  re- 
moved from  the  tree  once  in  eight  or  ten 
years,  and  the  same  tree  will  yield  cork 
twelve  or  fifteen  times.  Baw  cork,  or  that 
which  has  merely  been  rasped,  comes  prin- 
cipally from  Italy,  Spain,  Portugal  and 
Algeria.  Spain  supplies  nearly  the  whole 
of  the  manufactured  cork  of  commerce. 
Seville  is  the  most  important  entrepot,  of 
this  product.  The  importations  into  France 
in  1855  were  532%  tons,  valued  at  257,224 
francs.  In  1865  they  had  increased  to  3,855 
tons,  valued  at  2,502,696  francs.  The  ex- 
port amounted  to  169^  tons  in  1855,  and  in 


1865  it  had  reached  the  figure  of  1,319% 
tons,  of  the  total  value  of  1,236,900  francs. 
The  government  has  encouraged  the  de- 
velopment of  the  riches  of  the  cork  forests 
of  Algeria,  by  giving  long  leases  on  merely 
nominal  terms  to  several  companies.  Large 
sums  have  already  been  expended  there  in 
the  preliminary  barking  of  the  trees,  but  as 
yet,  there  has  not  been  that  measure  of  suc- 
cess that  was  anticipated.  The  natives  have 
shown  their  ill  will  by  burning  several  of 
the  forests,  and  some  of  these  enterprises 
have  been  abandoned. 


[Entered  according  to  Act  of  Congress  in  tile  year  ISfir..  by 
F.  A.  Herring,  in  the  Clerk's  Office  of  ttie  District  Court 
of  the  District  of  California.] 

Formation,  Distribution  and  Age  of 
•    Igneous  Rooks. 

Continued  from  Page  194.] 

The  Baugor  deposit  is  situated  along  the 
western  flank  of  this  ancient  anticlinal  axis, 
and  cannot  be  traced  into  the  Sierra.  The 
Oroville  deposit  is  free  of  large  boulders, 
and  is  composed  almost  entirely  of  light 
quartz  gravel.  There  are  no  heavy  deposits 
of  quartz  gravel  between  this  volcanic  axis 
and  the  line  of. cement  and  auriferous  gravel 
deposit  flanking  the  present  summit  of  the 
Sierra  Nevada.  The  mines  existing  in  the 
intervening  territory  are  what  are  termed 
"surface  diggings"  and  quartz  veins, which, 
so  far  as  my  observation  goes,  appear  to 
have  been  formed  during  the  intrusive  era 
of  quartz,  or  the  sixth  or  new  red  sand- 
stone period.  This  vast  body  of  quartz 
gravel,  composing  the  Oroville  deposit,  was 
evidently  not  drifted  from  the  summit  of 
the  Sierra  Nevada,  or  it  would  have  been 
more  or  less  mixed  with  large  boulders  of 
some  other  rock ;  and  the  conclusion  seems 
unavoidable  that  the  quartz  must  have 
found  its  way  to  the  surface  by  being 
erupted  from  an  extinct  volcano  near  its 
present  site. 

The  earlier  stratified  rocks  seem  to  have 
derived  their  distinctive  character  from  the 
igneous  rock  erupted  during  the  period  of 
their  formation.  Thus,  during  the  eruptive 
era  of  granite,  gneiss  was  deposited;  during 
the  eruption  of  feldspathic  granite,  clay 
slates  and  sandy  shales  formed,  and  during 
the  eruptive  era  of  the  magnesian  rocks,  al- 
tered serpentine,  greenstone,  and  hornblende 
slates  were  deposited.  The  vast  deposits  of 
quartz  gravel  hundreds  of  feet  in  thickness 
at  the  base  of  the  Sierra  Nevada,  and  cover- 
ing scores  of  square  miles,  and  also  those 
vast  deposits  flanking  the  summit,  and  ex- 
tending from  the  Feather  to  the  Merced 
rivers,  -a  distance  of  200  miles,  and  the  vast 
deposits  of  disintegrated  quartz  stained  with 
the  oxides  of  metals,  which  are  now  ce- 
mented into  solid  rock,  may  be  satisfactorily 
accounted  for  on  the  hypothesis  that  metal- 
liferous quartz  similar  in  composition  with 
that  found  in  veins,  was  once  erupted  in  vast 
quantities.  And  if  it  be  really  the  truth, 
that  ores  were  erupted  in  such  enormous 
quantities,  as  these  immense  deposits  would 
seem  to  indicate,  it  follows  that  placers  are 
more  widely  distributed,  and  the  ores  of  the 
useful  metals  enter  more  largely  into  the 
stratified  rocks  than  has  hitherto  been  sup- 
posed. As  we  further  pursue  this  subject, 
we  shall  learn  that  such  deposits  of  the  ores 
of  silver,  lead,  mercury,  copper  and  iron 
do  exist.  I  shall  select  a  few  facts  which 
indicate  that  they  also  found  their  way  to 
the  surface  during  the  eruptive  era  of  quartz, 
and  enter  largely  into  the  formation  of  the 
stratified  rocks. 

Mr.  W.  T.  Biekard,  in  the  Mining  and 
Sctentifio  Press,  of  Oct.  6th,  1866,  de- 
scribes a  remarkable  silver  mine,  "situated 
about  two  miles  east  of  the  Comstock  lode. 
The  matrix  of  the  newly  discovered  mine  is 
crystallized  carbonate  of  lime  and  quartz. 
The  stratum  varies  from  eight  to  fourteen 
feet  in  thickness,  and  carries  pay  ore  from 
one  foot  to  ten  in  depth.  .  The  pay  ore  is 
distinguished  from  the  barren  portions  of 
the  vein  by  minute  spots  of  sulphide  of  sil- 
ver, with  arborescent  black  oxide  of  manga- 
nese, which  latter  is  beautifully  developed 
at  the  northern  extremity  of  the  mine  in  the 
form  of  ferns,  similar,  but  more  distinct,  to 
those  found  in  the  casings  of  some  portions 
of  the  Comstock  lode.  The  lode  dips  to 
the  east  at  an  angle  of  about  40°,  and  has 
well  defined  walls  of  hard  schistose-like  al- 


tered porphyry  of  a  greenish  grey  color, 
much  harder  than  the  blueish  variety  found 
in  the  Comstock.  The  lode  has  been  traced 
some  three  miles,  and  it  runs  nearly  paral- 
lel with  the  Comstock.  The  average  value 
of  the  bullion  taken  from  this  mine  is  $1. 90 
per  ounce,  as  near  as  possible  the  quality  of 
that  obtained  from- the  Comstock.  The  gen- 
eral appearance  of  the  ore  is  very  similar  to 
that  of  the  Copiapa  in  Chili,  from  which 
most  of  the  Chili  silver  is  obtained. " 

Now,  that  carbonate  of  lime  is  a  deposit, 
there  can  be  no  difference  of  opinion.  Prior 
to  the  Carboniferous  era,  carbonic  acid  ex- 
isted in  great  abundance  in  the  atmosphere, 
and  the  earlier  limestones  were  probably 
formed  by  carbonic  acid  combining  directly 
with  oxide  of  calcium  in  solution,  the  com- 
pound siltering  down  to  form  beds  of  great 
thickness.  The  ore  of  the  above  described 
mine,  must  have  been  erupted  when  the  bed 
of  altered  porphyry  upon  which  it  rests  was 
nearly  horizontal,  and  it  was  subsequently 
covered  by  a  stratum  of  carbonate  of  lime, 
which  protected  it  from  further  disintegra- 
tion and  decomposition.  By  the  upheaval 
of  the  mountain  upon  whose  flanks  it  rests, 
this  deposit  was  tilted  up  to  its  present  an- 
gle, and  the  geological  features  of  Mount 
Davidson  indicate  that  it  had  attained  to 
nearly  if  not  quite  its  present  altitude  when 
the  fissure  containing  the  Comstock  lode 
was  formed. 

The  auriferous  quartz  gravel  deposits, 
upon  the  western  slope  of  the  Sierra  Ne- 
vada, cover  scores,  if  not  hundreds  of  square 
miles,  hundreds  of  feet  in  depth.  Deposits 
of  argentiferous  ores,  of  perhaps  equal  ex- 
tent, may  yet  be  found  in  Nevada,  and  the 
above  -described  silver  mine  may  yet  prove 
to  be  of  much  graater  value  than  the  Com- 
stock vein.  Deposits  of  the  ores  of  the 
precious  metals  will  be  found  skirting  some 
volcanic  axis  of  the  old  red  sandstone  period. 
The  age  or  date  of  upheavals,  maybe  deter- 
mined by  the  character  of  the  intrusive  rock 
contained  in  the  fissures  found  during  such 
upheaval.  Thus,  feldspathic  granite  was 
intrudedalqnganticlinal  lines  synchronously 
with  the  eruption  of  metalliferous  quartz, 
and  we  might  expect  to  find  deposits  of  ores 
at  intervals  flanking  such  lines. 

J.  Alden  Smith,  of  Colorado  Territory, 
mentions  a  vein  of  argentiferous  galena,  the 
gangue  of  which  is  largely  composed  of 
heavy  spar.  Now  it  cannot  be  supposed 
that  a  deposit  of  heavy  spar  could  occur  at 
a  period  very  far  removed  from  the  eruptive 
era  of  rock  containing  the  alkaline  metal 
barium.  I  am  in  a  great  measure  com- 
pelled to  depend  upon  the  observations  of 
others,  and  in  many  instances  they  are  de- 
ficient in  those  discriminating  marks  which 
are  the  result  of  an  advancing  knowledge. 
From  the  language  used  in  Dana's  Mineral- 
ogy, in  describing  the  Almaden  quicksilver 
mines  in  Spain,  it  is  to  be  inferred  that  the 
vein  matter  or  gangue  containing  the  quick- 
silver, is  a  deposit,  in  part  at  least.  He  says 
"the  mines  are  not  over  300  yards  in  depth, 
although  so  long  worked  (2,000  years).  The 
mass  of  ore  at  the  bottom  of  the  principal 
vein  is'  twelve  or  fifteen  yards  thick.  The 
furnaces  of  Almadenejo's  are  fed  almost  ex- 
clusively by  an  ore  obtained  just  east  of  the 
village,  which  is  a  black  schist,  strongly 
impregnated  with  native  mercury  and  cin- 
nabar, with  but  little  visible.  The  rock  is 
argillaceous  schist  and  grit  in  horizontal 
beds,  which  are  intersected  by  granitic  and 
black  porphyry  eruption. "  It  is  to  be  in- 
ferred from  this  imperfect  description  that 
the  ore  of  the  Almaden  found  its  way  to  the 
surface,  during  the  eruptive  era  of  metal- 
liferous quartz.  A  part  of  the  ore  was  dis- 
integrated and  partially  decomposed  and 
entered  into  the  formation  of  the  schistose 
rock.  This  schistose  rock  is  intersected  by 
dykes  of  granitic  rock  and  porphyry,  which 
could  not  have  been  intruded  at  a  period 
later  than  the  beginning  of  the  carbonifer- 
ous era,  thus  fixing  the  date  of  the  eruption 
of  the  Almaden  ore  to  the  old  red  sandstone 
era.  Dana  further  says:  "The  ore  in  the 
mines  of  Idria  in  Austria,  is  mostly  a  bitu- 
minous cinnabar,  disseminated  through  the 
rock  along  with  native  mercury.  The  mine 
is  750  feet  deep,  and  the  mining  is  carried 
on  in  galleries,  as  the  rock  is  too  fragile  to 
allow  of  large  chambers.  Native  mercury 
in  some  parts  is  very  abundant. "  This  vein 
or  bed  of  ore  must  noif  be  below  the  water 
line,  and  sulphurets  are  not  oxidized  Tinder 
water.  It  is  a  noteworthy  fact,  that  the  ore 
in  all  anticlinal  or  intrusive  veins  in  Cali- 
fornia, remains  unchanged  below  the  water 
line,  and  yet  the  ore  of  the  Idria  mine  is 
very  much  decomposed.  For  the  decom- 
position of  sulphurets,  air  and  moisture  are 
indispensable,  and  the  inference  is  unavoid- 
able, that  the  ore  of  this  mine,  at  some 
period  in  the  earth's  history,  must  have 
been  subjected  to  the  action  of  the  atmos- 
phere, and  that  this  ore  also  found  its  way 
to  the  surface  during  the  eruptive  era  of 
metal  bearing  rock. 


Copper  and  iron  are  readily  dissolved  by 
sulphuric  acid,  and  are  found  interstratified 
with  the  formations  of  the  carboniferous  era. 
Copper  lignite  has  been  found  in  such,  quan- 
tities that  it  has  been  mined  for  reduction. 
Gold,  silver,  lead,  copper,  sulphur  and  iron 
are  sometimes  found  associated  in  the  same 
gangue.  I  am  led  to  infer,  that  those  metals 
which  combine  with  the  largest  proportion 
of  sulphur  at  an  elevated  temperature',  were 
erupted  in  the  largest  quantity  the  most  re- 
cently. Iron  pyrites  are  compbsed  of  iron 
46.7  and  sulphur  53.3,  a  larger  proportion 
of  sulphur  than  combines  with  any  other 
metal.  Some  iron  pyrites  are  not  aurifer- 
ous, and  appearances  which  have  fallen 
under  our  observation,  lead  me  to  believe 
they  were  the  most  recently  erupted  or  in- 
truded in  fissures. 

The  following  extract,  from,  a  lecture  by 
the  President  of  the  Manchester  (Eng.) 
Geological  Society,  relating  to  the  origin 
and  deposition  of  certain  iron  ores,  speaks 
for  itself:  "The  great  deposit  of  Lindale 
Moor  which  had  been  worked,  he  believed 
for  centuries,  was  really  a  valley  excavated 
out  of  limestone,  and  filled  with  iron  ore. 
As  to  the  age  of  the  ore,  his  own  opinion 
was  that  it  was  since  the  deposition  of  the 
limestone,  and  before  the  formation  of  the 
Permian  rock  above  it.  Some  years  since, 
Mr.  Bolton,  a  gentleman  living  near  Ulver- 
stone,  showed  him  a  remarkable  fossil  which 
seemed  to  mark  the  age  of  these  beds  of 
hematite  iron  ore,  and  which  caused  him  to 
believe  that  they  were  all  formed  during 
the  deposition  of  the  coal  measures.  His 
reason  for  dating  the  age  at  which  these 
beds  occurred,  arose  from  the  fossil  which 
Mr.  Bolton  showed  him — a  good  siyillaria 
vascularis,  displaying  good  internal  struc- 
ture and  external  characters,  all  of  which 
have  been  converted  into  peroxide  of  iron. 
No  doubt  that  plant  grew  during  the  car- 
boniferous epoch,  and  was  afterwards  con- 
verted into  peroxide  of  iron.  The  origin  of 
iron  ores  was  now  generally  attributed  to 
volcanoes.  The  holes  in  the  limestone 
containing  this  ore,  he  thinks,  might  have 
been  formed  either  by  waters  charged  with 
carbonic  acid,  or  washed  by  the  sea. " 

If  there  was  a  period  during  which  metal- 
liferous quartz  was  erupted  in  such  quanti- 
ties as  the  vast  deposits  of  old  red  sandstone 
would  seem  to  indicate,  the  origin  and 
formation  of  these  deposits  of  hematite  ore 
may  be  readily  understood.  Large  bodies 
of  erupted  quartz  carrying  sulphuret  of  iron 
coming  in  contact,  while  yet  hot,  with  water, 
would  greatly  facilitate  disintegration  and 
decomposition.  The  waters  of  the  erup- 
tive metalliferous  quartz  must  have  been 
strongly  impregnated  with  sulphate  of  iron 
which  was  decomposed  by  the  .sulphuric 
acid  combining  with  lime,  the  iro»  being 
precipitated  as  a  peroxide.  Peroxide  of 
iron  seems  only  to  have  been  deposited  as 
the  coloring  matter  during  the  old  red  sand- 
stone era.  It  was  during  this  era  that  feld- 
spathic granite  was  intruded  in  a  plastic 
state  along  anticlinal  lines  forming  cones 
and  belts,  frequently  of  great  extent,  and 
with  the  termination  of  the  old  red  sand- 
stone period,  the  granitic  era  may  be  said 
to  have  passed  away. 

ITobe  Continued.] 


Important,  ip  True. — It  is  said  that  Mr. 
H.  E.  Tweedles,  of  Pittsburg,  Pa.,  has  in- 
vented and  patented  a  new  process  for  the 
distillation  of  petroleum  oils,  in  which  steam 
is  the  only  heating  agent  employed.  It  is 
f  urthemiore  claimed  that  the  oil  so  produced 
is  obtained  in  such  a  state  as  to  avoid  the 
necessity  and  expense  of  any  subsequent 
purification  by  alkalies  and  acids.  But  six 
or  eight  minutes  only  are  said  to  be  em- 
ployed in  accomplishing  the  result  The 
quantity  operated  upon  in  a  six  or  eight 
minutes  run,  is  not  stated.  Steam  is  un- 
doubtedly to  become  a  most  important  aux- 
iliary in  the  distillation  and  purification  of 
petroleum ;  numerous  experiments  in  that 
direction  have  already  been  undertaken  on 
this  coast,  with  a  greater  or  less  measure  of 
success.  Still,  we  are  not  exactly  prepared 
for  the  above  announcement,  as  yet. 


The  man  who  invented  the  Prussian  nee- 
dle gun,  has  invented  a  species  of  dress  or . 
covering  for  the  soldier  which  renders  him 
impenetrable  to  the  ball  of  the  needle  gun, 
or  any  other  gun !    "What  next  ? 

The  quantity  of  zinc  obtained  from  Brit- 
ish ores  is  about  15,000  tons  per  annum, 
considerably  more  than  one-third  of  which 
comes  from  the  Isle  of  Man. 

Most  of  the  iron  mines  in  Michigan  have 
adopted  the  old  system  of  mining,  instead 
of  quarrying,  as  recently  practiced. 


<Thr  pining  and  Scientific  ^wss. 


211 


*n?rhnniral. 


Railroad  (Jar  Brakes. 

We  gave  ii  brief  notice,  some  weeks  sinoe, 
of  a  newly  invented  steam  car  brake.  This 
invention  appears  to  havo  since  been  put 
into  actual  use,  with  the  most  gratifying 
success.  A  snort  time  since  the  mi 
of  a  large  nmul>er  of  railroads,  from  various 
parts  of  the  United  States,  met  by  invita- 
tion on,  the  New  Jersey  Central  road,  to 
witness  the  operation  of  this  invention. 
The  trial  appears  to  have  been  highly  sat- 
isfactory, and  the  examining  committee 
adopted  a  resolution,  fully  endorsing  tho 
invention,  admitting  its  reliability  at  all 
times,  its  simplicity  of  construction,  fitness 
for  general  adaptation,  its  great  safeguard 
for  human  life,  saving  of  property  and  stock, 
it  -  positive  prevention  of  sliding  wheels,  and, 
in  short,  its  great  superiority  over  all  the 
other  engine  or  hand  brakes  in  use. 

This  brake  is  under  the  sole  management 
of  the  engineer,  and  gives  him  power  at 
once  to  atop  the  train  at  pleasure,  without 
the  aid  of  brakemen.  It  is  described  sub- 
stantially as  follows: 

Tho  brake  is  operated  by  a  steam  cylin- 
der with  84-ineb.  throw  of  piston.  This 
cylinder  is  placndunder  tho'foot-board  of  the 
engine.  Nothing  is  seen  on  the  engineer's 
stand  bnt  a  small  lever  that  opens  and  shuts 
a  valve,  and  a  \ -inch  pipo  through  which 
the  steam  passes  into  tho  cylinder.  Achain 
passes  around,  pulling  on  the  piston-head. 
This  chain  goes  through  the  train,  con- 
nected by  sections  of  rods  and  chains,  and 
the  brakes  are  applied  through  tho  agency 
of  small  standards  in  the  center  of  the  ear. 
By  means  of  the  safety  valve  in  tho  brake 
cylinder,  the  steam  escapes  when  the  press- 
ure becomes  greater  than  required  for  the 
best  braking.  By  this  means  the  great  evil 
to  railroad  economy — of  sliding  wheels — is 
obviated. 

Mr.  Wm.  Loughridge,  of  Paterson,  N.  J. , 
has  patented  a  means  of  determining,  in 
pounds,  the  pressure  exerted  by  this  brake, 
a  matter  of  considerable  importance  to  its 
successful  employment,  and  also  a  means 
of  most  satisfactorily  showing  some  of  its 
points  of  superiority.  At  one  of  the  recent 
tests,  seven  brakemen  exerted  their  full 
power  at  the  ordinary  brake  windlass,  and 
the  indicator  showed  the  following  results : 

A  exerted  a  power  of ....120  pounds, 

B  •'  •'  :«J1        •' 

o      "        "      m 

O  "  "  272        " 

E  "  "  226 

y      "         "       192     ■■ 

O,  a  beginner,  exerted  a  power  of 140        " 

The  steam  brake  showed  a  power  of  3,500 
pounds.  The  same  power  was  again  ex- 
erted, with  the  same  result. 

The  following  will  show  how  quickly  a 
train  may  be  stopped  at  different  velocities : 

Feci.     Seconds. 
When  runnlmrnt  a  speed  of  5G  miles  to  the 

hour.  tHC  train  was  brought  to  a  state  of 

rest  from  the  point  where  the  signal  was 

Riven. hi 624  16 

Si'CMiid  s| I  nf  Iriiln  :J2  miles  per  hour 403  16 

Third  speed  of  train  32  miles  per  hour 412  16 

Kourth  speed  of  train  2i  miles  per  hour 2S0  16 

Kitih  speed  of  train  511  miles  per  hour 721  21 

Sixth  speed  of  train  50  miles  per  hour,  hand 

brakes 1817  61 

The  engineers  who  have  used  it  express 
their  admiration  of  its  use,  and  the  engin- 
eer on  the  Central  Kailroad,  on  the  train 
on  which  the  brake  has  been  in  use  for 
seven  months,  says  he  will  not  hereafter 
run  a  train  to  which  it  is  not  attached.  He 
can  stop  a  train  within  two  feet  of  any  point 
designated,  at  any  rate  of  speed. 

How  to  Harden  Cast  Ikon. — It  is  gen- 
erally supposed  that  the  only  way  to  harden 
a  casting  of  soft  iron  is  by  the  ordinary 
method  of  case  hardening.  A  correspond- 
ent of  the  Scientific  American,  of  August  31, 
says:  "The  simplest  and  best  way  that  I 
know  of  is  to  heat  them  [small  iron  cast- 
ings] to  a  bright  red  heat,  and  then  simmer 
them  in  common  whale  or  lard  oil.  If  the 
scale  is  taken  off  the  castings  they  will 
harden  quite  deep.  I  have  seen  quite  a  re- 
spectable cold-chisel  made  from  a  piece  of 
common  cast  iron  in  this  way.  The  harder 
the  nature  of  the  iron,  tho  better  it  will 
harden. " 

Tinnino  Ikon.— The  plates  to  be  tinned 
arajiow  cleansed  by  scouring  between  roll- 
ers, instead  of  with  acid,  as  has  been  the 
custom. 


Specialty  a  MEvNstii'Sriii-ss.-  To| 
a  name  for  cxeellencoof  workmanship,  says 

the  Eng  a  name  widely  re 

in  public  as  well  as  in  tho  trade— is  of  im- 
mense value ;  but  this  often  takes  many 
years,  and,  however  worthy  tho  ambition  of 
the  true  mechanic,  the  prospect  is  not  one 
inviting  the  investment  of  capital  wit  It  a 
view  to  early  ami  extensive  profit  There 
must  be  a  novelty  of  some  ktnfl  ("start  a 
business  successfully  ;  the  novelty  must  be 
intrinsically  good,  and  the  engineer  must 
know  how  to  push  it  (for  tho  best  invention 
requires  pushing) ;  and  he  must  know,  too, 
how  to  Keep  it  as  much  as  possible  in  his 
own  hands.  Boultou  &  Watt's  steam  engine 
was  Buch  a  novelty,  and  it  was  well  pushed, 
too.  Hubert's  self-acting  mule  established 
tho  prosperity  of  the  Atlas  works,  Manches- 
ter, and  Gilford's  injector  has  contributed 
greatly  to  maintain  it.  Bullongh's  loom 
patentshave  returned  hundreds  of  thousands 
of  pounds  in  profits  to  the  exclusive  makers. 
Nobody  had  a  monopoly  of  locomotive^ 
making ;  but  had  George  Stephenson  known 
of  and  purchased  and  defended  Neville's 
patent  (of  1820)  for  the  multitubular  boiler 
— and  every  English  locomotive  made  from 
the  time  of  the  "Rocket"  down  to  1840  was 
a  clear  infringement  of  that  patent — tho 
Newcastlo  Works  would  have  become  well- 
nigh  a  mint  to  the  Stephenson  family.  Who 
can  analyze  the  wonderful  success  of  Mr. 
Penn  as  a  marine  engineer,  and  how  is  it 
that  he  has  so  long  carried  the  Admiralty 
in  his  pocket?  Gwynne's  centrifugal  pumps 
afford  another  instance  of  the  thorough  suc- 
cess of  a  well  managed  specialty.  Although 
the  late  Mr.  Appold  is  ,the  putative  father 
of  all  centrifugal  pumps,  and  he  took  no  pa- 
tents, and  large  numbers  of  very  successful 
pumps  are  still  made  in  his  name,  Gwynne's 
pumps  are  nevertheless  believed  to  have 
paid  their  manufacturers  net  profits  of  nearly 
£100,000.  There  are  many  other  successful 
mechanical  engineering  businesses,  based 
upon  special  novelties,  still  growing  up. 


Mechanical  Science. — Mr.  Whitworth 
has  addressed  to  the  Science  and  Art  De- 
partment the  following  letter,  which  was 
was  laid  before  the  Select  Committee  on 
Paris  Purchases :  "Peeling  the  national  im- 
portance of  maintaining  the  position  which 
England  has  reached  in  the  manufacture  of 
machinery  in  general,  I  desire  to  do  as  much 
as  may  be  in  my  power  toward  effecting  this 
object.  I  should  therefore  feel  obliged  if 
you  would  inform  the  Lord  President  of  the 
Council  that  I  am  willing  to  deposit  in  the 
South  Kensingston  Museum  [London],  to 
be  there  perpetually  preserved,  three  origi- 
nal true  planes  and  a  measuring  machine, 
or  instrument,  demonstrating  the  millionth 
part  of  an  inch ;  and  I  propose,  subject  to 
some  conditions,  to  make  a  sufficient  endow- 
ment to  provide  for  the  delivery  of  lectures 
to  explain  such  instruments.  Their  impor- 
tance will  be  manifest  when  it  is  considered 
that  the  value  of  every  machine  when  made 
of  the  best  materials  depends  on  the  truth 
of  its  surfaces  and  the  accurate  measure- 
ment of  its  parts. " 

Manufacture  op  Cakkiage  Wheels. — 
Twenty  years  ago  the  manufacture  of  car- 
riage and  cart  wheels  was  a  slow  business, 
all  the  work  on  them  being  done  by  manual 
labor.  At  that  time  a  set  of  wheels  for  a 
carriage,  wagon  or  cart  could  not  be  made 
by  a  wheelwright  under  one  or  two  weeks, 
but  now,  with  tho  aid  of  machinery,  they 
can  be  made  in  a  few  hours.  Instead  of  the 
wheelwright  taking  the  timber  from  the 
farmer  in  the  log  and  plank,  and  splitting 
or  riving  out  his  spokes,  laying  them  by  to 
season,  then  working  them  to  the  proper 
size  with  draw-knife  and  spoke-shave,  as  he 
once  had  to  do,  he  obtains  tho  spokes  all 
ready  turned  and  finished  by  machinery. 
Again,  to  form  the  hubs  of  wheels,  the 
wheelwright  had  to  saw  off  blocks,  bore 
holes  through  the  center,  and  turn  them  in 
a  common  hand  or  foot-turning  lathe,  all  of 
which  occupied  much  time.  The  felloes 
were  got  out  by  the  use  of  a  common  whip- 
saw,  which  was  by  no  means  a  rapid  opera- 
tion. The  work  is  now  all  done  by  ma- 
chinery. 

The  single  firm  of  Clayton,  Shuttleworth 
&Co.,  in  En  a  land,  has  built  nearly  eight 
thousand  steam  engines  within  the  last 
twenty  years.  A  large  portion  of  these  en- 
gines have  been  those  known  as  portable, 
for  farmers'  and  builders'  uses,  etc. 


£ricntific  Wi$ccUi»ui|. 


The  Manufacture  of  Iron  and  Steel 
by  Means  of  Magnetism. 

Vie  gave  somo  account,  a  few  weeks  since, 
of  a  process  said  to  havo  been  discovered 
and  patented  in  England  by  Mr.  AY".  Robin- 
son, for  manufacturing  iron  and  steel  by 
tire  aid  of  magnetism.  A  late  number  of 
tho  .1/. v7".'/i e.s'  Mttgazint,  makes  a  renewed 
reference  to  the  matter  as  follows: 

At  present  we  do  not  see  any  reason  to 
dottbt  the  result  which  he  therein  states  that 
he  has  obtained ;  but  we  do  think  he  has 
failed  to  e.ive  the  /■e/e-//<ie'  of  that  process, 
which,  of  conrse,  in  the  description  of  any 
process,  is  the  thing  strictly  necessary  to 
be  set  forth,  else  such  process  naturally  falls 
into  the  category  of  empyricisms,  and  not 
into  that  of  scienco  as  applied  to  art  and 
manufacture.  Still,  if  the  results  bo  good, 
there  is  no  reason  why  tho  process  should 
not  be  followed,  providing  it  be  economical. 
But  Mr.  Robinson  says  that  ho  did  not  fall 
upon  this  process  by  accidont,  but  after 
lengthened  research ;  consequently,  one  nat- 
urally looks  for  something  like  a  scientific 
exposition  of  it.  He  says  that  the  object  of 
his  research  has  been  the  practicability 
of  making  wrought  iron  by  the  aid  of  the 
magnet  instead  of  the  laborious,  tedious, 
expensive  and  somewhat  uncertain  process 
of  puddling.  The  facts  that  led  him  to  be- 
lieve that  such  was  practicable  were  the  fol- 
lowing :  He  found  that  some  files  by  using 
became  magnetic,  and  that  such  files  always 
lasted  much  longer  in  use  without  showing 
signs  of  being  worn  than  others';  but  he  has 
not  been  able  to  ascertain  how  this  magnet- 
ism comes  about.  We  think  if  he  tries  he 
will  find  that  any  file  will  become  slightly 
magnetic  if  he  draw-files  with  it,  and  not 
only  so,  but  that  any  piece  of  iron  or  steel 
wili  become  magnetic  if  it  be  filed  while  it 
is  being  turned  in  the  lathe.  Another  prin- 
cipal fact  was,  that  he  found  when  a  com- 
pact mass  of  iron  filings  were  formed  be- 
tween the  two  poles  of  a  magnet  and  then 
broken  by  force,  the  appearance  was  exactly 
similar  to  the  fracture  of  a  bar  of  tough  iron. 
These  and  other  facts  led  him  to  try  the  ex- 
periment of  applying  a  magnet  first  to  cast- 
ings while  being  poured  and  till  consolida- 
tion, and  then  to  the  melting  furnace.  In 
the  first  instance  the  castings  were  bright, 
like  newly  cast  lead,  and  would  bear  riveting 
when  cold,  while  other  castings  from  the 
same  ladlefull  of  metal  were  the  ordi- 
nary gray  and  brittle.  In  carrying  out  the 
process  in  the  furnace  to  replace  the  pud- 
dling process,  two  pieces  of  iron  were  built 
into  the  furnace  so  that  their  inner1  ends 
might  be  in  contact  with  the  melted  metal, 
and  their  outer  ends  in  contact  with  the 
poles  of  a  magnet.  When  the  metal  was  in 
a  melted  state  and  a  magnet  applied,  the 
magnetic  arc  was  shown  through  the  melted 
metal  by  blue  flame  and  intense  ebullition, 
and  in  twenty  minutes  the  iron  was  gathered 
into  a  ball,  and  this  iron  when  rolled  was  of 
the  finest  quality. 

Now,  suppose  there  to  be  no  mistake 
about  these  results,  what  is  the  mode  in 
which  the  magnet  acts  upon  the  crude  iron  ? 
The  mode  in  which  the  same  or  a  similar 
result  is  arrived  at  may  help  us  fo  an  expla- 
nation. The  two  principal  methods  of  turn- 
ing crude  iron  into  malleable  iron  and  Bes- 
semer steel  is  by  the  oxidation  of  the  carbon 
and  other  matters  out  of  the  crude  iron.  In 
the  puddling  process  successive  portions  of 
the  melted  iron  are  brought  to  the  surface 
by  stirring,  and  into  contact  with  tho  air 
till  the  greater  portion  of  the  carbon  passes 
off  in  the  form  of  carbonic  acid  gas,  etc., 
and  the  same  thing  is  obtained  much  more 
readily  and  perfectly  by  the  Bessemer  pro- 
cess, by  forcing  the  air  through  the  melted 
metal.  Now,  we  believe  that  it  is  an  estab- 
lished fact  that  crude  iron  cannot  become 
malleable  till  the  carbon  is  driven  off;  there- 
fore, if  magnetism  produces  malleable  iron 
from  cast  iron  it  is  by  driving  off  the  carbon 
in  some  way ;  but  if  it  be  driven  out  it  must 
be  in  the  gaseous  form.  To  render  carbon 
gaseous,  oxygen  is  necessary,  and  it  so  hap- 
pens that  among  the  gases  oxygen  is  a  para- 
magnetic ;  therefore,  in  the  magnetic  sphere 
there  will  be  a  concentration  of  oxyaen. 
But  this  will  not  account  for  the  oxidization 
of  the  carbon  unless  it  can  be  shown  that 
the  carbon  is  brought  in  contact  with  the 
oxygen.  On  the  surface  it  will  be  brought 
in  contact  with  a  condensed  atmosphere  of 
oxygen,  but  without  stirring  how  is  the  car- 
bon, which  is  mixed  or  in  combination  with 
the  metal  below,  to  be  reached?  There 
seems  to  be  but  one  way  of  accounting  for 
it,  viz.,  this:  The  particles  of  iron  being 
magnetic,  but  the  particles  of  carbon  not 
being  so,  the  particles  of  iron  are  necessa- 
rily colligated  together  when  under  the  ac- 
tion of  the  magnet ;  and  tho  carbon  squeezed 


out,  the  carbon  will  necessarily  rise  to  the 
surface  and  thero  Irani,  which  it  apparently 
does,  from  what  Mr.  Robinson  says,  pro- 
ducing a  great  heat  and  intense  ebullition 
of  metal,  and  even  melting  the  lining  of  the 
furnace  and  the  brioks.  Whatever  the  mode 
of  operation  maybe,  tho  results  being  as 
stated — and  wo  see  no  reason  to  donbt  them 
— this  method  of  converting  crude  iron  into 
malleable  iron  is  by  far  tho  simplest  and 
moat  economical  yet  discovered.  Mr.  Rob- 
inson has  not  yet  been  able  to  fully  carry 
out  his  process  ;  existing  trade  interests  have 
worked  against  him  ;  butthat  is  what  every 
inventor  must  expect — at  least  in  England. 
"Vested  interests"  are  all-powerful  for  ob- 
struction.     

Editors  Pkess:— In  your  "Scientific" 
column  of  Sept.  11th,  you  mention  the  com- 
parative force  of  insects  and  vertebrata. 
You  say  that  "  while  the  draught  horse  can 
only  exercise  a  force  of  traction  equal  to 
two-thirds  of  its  weight,  the  cockchafer 
can  draw  fourteen  times  its  own  weight." 
I  will  not  dispute  the  facts  claimed  in  that 
article,  but  must  question  the  conclusion 
of  M.  Plateau,  that  "theso  results  proceed 
not  from  muscles  of  a  comparatively  larger 
size,  but  from  greater  muscular  aotivity." 
I  think  the  comparison  is  not  well  insti- 
tuted. The  vortebrata  have  not,  in  the 
cases  named,  an  equal  chance  to  exhibit 
muscular  activity.  Let  the  cockchafer  draw 
his  load  over  plate  glass,  sprinkled  with 
emery  flour  ;  or  give  the  horse  the  same 
power  to  lay  hold  of  his  fulcrum  ;  or  let  a 
torn  cat  pull  his  load  over  a  three-ply  car- 
pet. It  is  well  known  that  a  man,  properly 
harnessed  and  spread  upon  a  ladder,  can 
hold  the  best  draught  horse,  on  a  steady 
pull.  This  results  neither  from  larger  size 
nor  greater  activity  of  muscle. 

Jeigh  Abkh. 

Aluminum. — The  new  processes  by  which 
the  production  of  aluminum  has  been  cheap- 
ened, are  tending  to  bring  this  beautiful 
metal  more  into  use  in  the  ornamental 
and  industrial  arts.  A  chemical  establish- 
ment is  now  in  process  of  erection  in  New 
York,  in  which  the  manufacture  of  alumi- 
num will  be  pursued  as  a  leading  branch  of 
the  business.  Alumina,  or  oxide  of  alumi- 
num, is  pure  argillaceous  earth;  of  ordi- 
nary clay,  alumina  is  the  principal  constit- 
uent The  general  process  by  which  thi3 
ore  is  reduced  may  be  described  as  follows, 
viz. :  Take  a  quantity  of  clay  and  combine 
with  twice  its  weight  of  ferrocyanide  of  pot- 
assium ;  add  also  common  salt  to  the  amount 
of  one  and  a  half  times  the  weight  of  clay ; 
raise  to  a  white  heat  in  a  crucible  for  half 
an  hour,  and  when  cool,  dissolve  out  the 
soluble  salts  with  cold  water. 

Eventually  it  will  cost  no  more  to  pro- 
duce aluminum  than  tin,  but  aluminum  is 
not  well  adapted  for  general  culinary  pur- 
poses. Though  insoluble  in  nitric  acid  in 
ordinary  temperatures,  it  is  soluble  in  solu- 
tions of  salt  and  various  alkaline  struct- 
ures. 

In  this  connection,  we  may  remark,  that 
the  chief  source  from  which  aluminum  is 
now  obtained,  in  Prance,  is  from  a  singular 
mineral,  composed  chiefly  of  a  hydrated 
compound  of  iron  and  alumina,  to  which 
the  name  of  bauxite  has  been  given.  Baux- 
ite possesses  an  ocherous  color,  inclining 
occasionally  to  brown  or  red.  This  mineral 
is  found  in  some  parts  of  the  south  of 
France,  in  considerable  abundance;  it  is 
only  of  recent  discovery,  made,  we  believe, 
by  St.  Clair  Deville,  subsequently  to  the 
introduction  of  his  valuable  improvements 
for  the  more  economical  reduction  of  alu- 
mina metal,  which  possesses  so  many  valu- 
able properties. 

White  Lead  Direct  from  the  Ore. — 
Mr.  Bonneville,  of  Paris,  has  recently  pro- 
visionally specified  an  invention  for  obtain- 
ing white  lead  (carbonate  of  lead)  direct 
from  the  ore.  This  is  accomplished  by  pour- 
ing the  molten  metal  into  cold  water,  to 
render  it  as  porous  and  bulky  as  possible ; 
it  is  then  dissolved  in  sulphuric  acid,  and 
the  sulphate  is  treated  with  pyroligneous 
or  oxalic  acid,  combined  or  not  with  tincal, 
dissolves  in  water,  and  then  dried  over  the 
fire  on  trays.  The  vessels  employed  are 
either  made  of  stone  or  wood,  lined  with 
lead,  which  become  coated  with  a  protecting 
coating  of  lead. 


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New  Patents  and  Inventions. 

Under  this  heading  we  shall  mention,  from  week  to  -week 
as  occasion  may  demand,  New  and  Important  Inven- 
tions: also,  the  List  of  Patent  Claims  recently  Issued  from 
the  U.  8.  Patent  Office  to  inventors  on  the  Pacific  Coast, 
and  other  Patent  Issues  which  we  deem  of  local  in- 
terest to  readers  on  this  side  of  the  Continent.  Most 
Patents  on  this  coast  are  secured  ihrouch  the  MINING 
AND  SCIENTIFIC  PRESS  PATENT  AGENCY.  We  are 
prepared  to  obtain  from  Washington,  with  despatch, 
copies  of  any  Patent  issued. 

PATENTS  RECENTLY  ISSUED. 

68,076.— Window  Blind.— Wm.  Pitt  Hoff- 
man, San  Francisco,  Cal. : 
I  claim  the  window-blind  and  anti-duster, 
composed  of  frame,  A,  V-shaped  troughs, 
B,  B,  with  straight  or  concave  sides,  and 
having  the  openings,  a,  a,  the  partitions, 
b,  b,  and  tubes,  E,  G,  the  latter  for  the  pur- 
pose of  filling  and  emptying  the  troughs, 
substantially  as  and  for  the  purpose  set 
forth. 

This  invention  relates  to  an  improved 
window-blind  and  anti-duster,  which  admits 
of  a  free  circulation  of  air  into  the  room, 
and  is  said  to  effectually  exclude  the  pas- 
sage of  all  dust,  and  is  especially  adapted 
for  use  on  railroad  cars.  The  device  con- 
sists of  a  series  of  V-shaped  troughs  filled 
with  water,  and  placed  one  above  the  other, 
and  set  in  the  frame  usually  occupied  by 
the  window.  Through  the  front  or  outside 
of  each  trough  are  pierced  two  or  more 
holes,  at  such  a  hight  as  to  allow  the  sur- 
plus water  from  each  trough  to  run  into  the 
next  lower  one,  and  at  the  same  time  wash 
off  the  dust.  The  inner  side  of  the  trough 
is  made  a  little  higher  than  the  outer  por- 
tion, and  the  outside  is  slightly  concave,  so 
that  the  dust  will  strike  the  concavity  and' 
fall  into  the  water  below,  while  a  constant 
circulation  of  water,  from  top  to  bottom, 
is  had.  Mr.  Hoffman,  the  patentee,  is  in 
the  East  seeking  to  introduce  his  invention. 

68,150.— Butt  Hinge.— B.  F.  Barker,  San 
Francisco,  Cal.: 

I  claim,  1st,  The  three-leaf  folding  butt, 
constructed  substantially  as  herein  shown 
and  described,  the  two  forming  a  reversible 
hinge  and  acting  alternately,  substantially 
as  set  forth. 

2d,  The  plate,  A,  in  combination  with  the 
butt,  substantially  as  described. 

3d,  The    muffler,    substantially   as   de- 
scribed, in  combination  with  the  butt,  as 
and  for  the  purposes  specified. 
68,188. — Fumigatob  fob  Destroying  Ver- 
min.— Jona.  B.  Hamilton,  M.   D.,  Port- 
land, Oregon.: 

I  claim,  1st,  The  cup  or  bowl,  A,  with  its 
insulated  chamber,  H,  and  pipe,  D,  as  con- 
structed with  stopper,  E,  in  combination 
with  the  apparatus,  F,  or  its  equivalent,  for 
operating  substantially  as  and  for  the  pur- 
poses herein  specified. 

2d,  The  pipe,  D,  as  constructed  with  the 
end  closed,  and  side  openings,  e,  e,  for  the 
escape  of  the  fumes,  when  said  pipe  is  con- 
structed with  a  chamber  having  an  inside 
coating  of  calcined  plaster,  or  other  suita- 
ble material,  as  a  non-conductor  of  heat,  as 
described  and  for  the  purposes  herein  set 
forth. 

68,249. — Valve  fob  Water-closets.— W. 
Smith,  San  Francisco,  Cal. : 
I  claim  the  valve,  H,  working  through 
the  the  annular  elastic  washer,  i,  whereby 
in  opening  the  valve  the  water  in  the  cham- 
ber, J,  is  allowed  to  pass  freely,  said  washer 
preventing  the  return  of  the  water  except- 
ing through  the  channel,  h,  as  herein  set 
forth  for  the  purpose  specified. 

The  above  invention  has  already  been 
fully  desoribed  in  our  columns,  under  the 
head  of  "Becent  Inventions." 
recent  inventions. 
Cigar  Making  by  Machinery. — We 
have  already  made  a  brief  allusion  to  the 
reported  invention  of  machinery  for  facili- 
tating the  manufacture  of  cigars.  By  refer- 
ence to  the  following  extract,  smokers  may 
learn  that  the  reported  invention  is  an  ac- 
complished fact,  and  that  cigars  which  have 
until  now  been  made  by  hand,  may  here- 
after be  made  by  machinery,  at  a  consider- 
able saving  in  cost,  if  we  can  believe  the 
reports.  A  cigar-making  apparatus  has  re- 
cently been  invented  in  Germany,  and  pa- 
tented in  this  country,  which  can,  it  is  said, 
turn  out  150,000  cigars  a  week.  A  eotem- 
porary  says : 

One  of  these  machines  is  now  in  operation 
in  Detroit,  and  is  thus  described :  "The  ap- 
paratus consists  of  several  machines,  through 
each  of  which  the  tobacco  must  be  passed 
before  the  cigar  is  ready  for  the  outside 
wrapper,  which  is  put  on  by  hand.    It  has 


a  number  of  valuable  features  about  it,  the 
principal  of  which  are  that  the  tobacco  can 
be  worked  up  dry,  and  when  the  cigar  is 
made  it  is  ready  for  use ;  that  every-  cigar 
contains  an  equal  amount  of  tobacco,  that 
cigars  can  be  made  at  half  the  price  they 
can  by  hand ;  and  that  all  the  stock  can  be 
worked  up  with  no  loss  of  material.  It  re- 
quires forty-five  experienced  cigar-makers 
to  put  on  the  outside  wrappers  as  rapidly 
as  they  are  made  by  the  apparatus,  which 
can  without  difficulty  make  25,000  cigars 
every  ten  hours.  This  is  equal  to  the  aver- 
age of  90  or  100  experienced  cigar-makers. 
It  is  estimated  that  the  expense  of  manu- 
facturing cigars'  by  this  machine  is  reduced 
about  one-half." 

Impboved  Electbical  Clock. — Herman 
Wenzel,  of  this  city,  is  now  engaged,  con- 
jointly with  Stephen  D.  Field,  one  of  the 
operators  of  the  Fire  Alarm  Telegraph,  in 
perfecting  an  improved  electrioal  clock  of 
their  invention,  which,  it  is  claimed,  will 
be  exceedingly  simple-  in  construction,  and 
accurate  in  operation,  and  better  adapted 
for  general  use  than  any  other  yet  devised, 
when  completed  it  will  be  placed  in  the 
Merchant's  Exchange  for  public  inspection. 
A  New  Hydbostatic  Engine.  — Mr.  J.  C. 
Carroll,  of  McAdams  Creek,  says  the  Xreka 
Journal,  has  invented  a  hydrostatic  engine, 
which  works  on  an  entirely  new  principle 
and  is  a  perfect  success.  The  motive  power 
is  water  conducted  through  a  hydraulic 
hose,  and  introduced  into  a  double  cylinder, 
somewhat  similar  to  that  of  a  steam  engine. 
The  pressure  of  the  water  forces  a  piston 
out  from  each  cylinder  alternately,  by  which 
a  wheel  is  turned  by  means  of  an  ingeni- 
ously constructed  flange,  which  puts  the 
machinery  in  motion.  The  engine  is  in 
operation  on  Mr.  Carroll's  claim  on  Mc- 
Adams Creek,  where  it  is  used  to  work  the 
pumps. 

A  Wonderful  Lamp. — C.  P.  Pollard, 
of  Marysville,  according  to  the  Appeal,  has 
recently  introduced,  as  sole  agent  for  the 
inventor,  a  most  remarkable  lamp,  which  is 
described  by  that  paper  as  follows : 

The  lamp  itself  is  nothing  wonderful, 
but  the  inside  arrangement  is.  The  exter- 
nal appearance  is  of  the  ordinary  kind  of 
small  stand  lamps,  and  is  made  of  brass, 
with  a  screw  to  regulate  the  burner.  The 
inside,  in  which  the  fluid  is  placed,  is 
double.  Between  the  outside  and  inside 
linings  raw  cotton  is  placed  which  absorbs 
the  fluid.  The  inside  lining  is  perforated 
so  as  to  permit  the  fluid  to  reach  the  cotton. 
Tu  prepare  it  for  burning  all  that  is  neces- 
sary is  to  fill  the  cavity  of  the  lamp  with 
the  fluid,  keeping  it  in  long  enough  to  satu- 
rate the  cotton  lining  sufficiently.  Then 
pour  it  off  and  light  the  lamp.  A  small 
lamp  prepared  in  this  way  will  burn  twelve 
hours  without  replenishing.  It  gives  a 
white,  clear  light,  and  produces  no  smoke 
or  unpleasant  effluvia  as  does  kerosene.  It 
is  said  to  be  the  cheapest  light  ever  yet  dis- 
covered, and  is  admirably  adapted  for  the 
sick-room.  The  fluid  used  is  called  Lucine. 
It  will  not  stain  or  grease  clothing,  and 
only  costs  SI.  50  per  gallon.  It  is  non-ex- 
plosive. The  light  is  obtained  solely  from 
vapor.  Turn  it  upside  down  or  in  any  di- 
rection you  will,  not  a  drop  of  the  fluicl  can 
be  seen.  A  gallon  of  the  fluid  will  last  an 
ordinary  family  six  months. 

A  New  Beaper. — The  Salem  (Oregon) 
Record  notices  a  new  [combined  reaper  and 
thresher,  invented  by  Mr.  Vanderpool,  of 
Polk  county,  application  having  been  made 
for  a  patent.  The  invention  is  considered  a 
success,  and  a  separator  will  be  added  to  it ; 
so  that  by  the  help  of  a  man  and  boy,  with 
a  pair  of  horses,  the  machine  will  do  clean 
work,  saving  all  the  grain  and  leaving  the 
straw  and  chaff  upon  the  field  where  it  should 
remain  to  enrich  the  earth  for  coming  crops. 
Such  an  invention  seems  practicable,  and  if 
made  to  work,  will  prove  invaluable. 

A  New  Apple  Cutter. — Mr.  Albro  Prin- 
gle,  of  Salem,  Oregon,  has  invented  a  device 
for  cutting  and  curing  apples,  that  have 
been  pared.  It  is  to  be  connected  with  an 
ordinary  paring  machine.  The  Salem  Rec- 
ord says  of  it:  "By  an  ingenious  arrange- 
ment, the  Turn  Table  Parer  is  fixed  on  a 
slide  ;  the  slide  being  drawn  out,  the  apple 
is  put  on  and  pared,  and,  instead  of  taking 
it  off,  the  slide  is  pushed  up  against  a  tin 
cylinder,  in  the  center  of  which  is  a  small 
tube  of  seven-eighths  of  an  inch,  from  which 
to  the  edge  of  the  cylinder'  extend  strips  of 
tin  that  divide  the  cylinder  into  six  parts. 
When  the  apple  is  pared,  instead  of  taking 
it  off,  the  slide  is  pushed  in  and  the  apple 
is  divided  into  six  equal  parts,  the  core  be- 
ing cut  out  by  the  center  tube.  All  is  done 
in  an  instant ;  the  pieces  of  apple  fall  through 
a  shute  into  anything  provided  for  their  re- 
ception, and  the  cores  are  shoved  through 
the  tubes  and  out  of  the  way.  A  patent  has 
been  applied  for. 


"Weekly  Stock  Circular. 

Of  Associated  Brokers  of  the  S.  F.  Stock  and  Exchange  Board- 

Sab  Frahcisco,  Saturday  Mobminq,  ) 
October  4,  1867.  J 

City    Stocks.. 

The  transactions  in  city  shares  during  the 
past  week  have  been  quite  fair,  with  a  slight 
improvement  over  previous  quotations.  Spring 
Valley  "Water  stock  was  in  request  at  $68  75@69, 
with  some  outside  sales  at  a  slight  advance. 
Omnibus  R.  K,  was  in  the  market  at  $61  per 
share.  The  cars  of  this  company  now  run  to 
the  new  wharf  of  the  Pacific  Mail  S.  S.  Co.  at 
the  corner  of  First  and  Brannan  streets,  carry- 
ing passengers  within  a  few  steps  of  the  steam- 
ers. North  Beach  and  Mission  B.  R  stock  has 
been  selling  at  $52,  being  firm  at  this  rate,  and 
showing  an  upward  tendency.  A  few  shares  of 
Gas  stock  sold  at  $68,  and  California  Steam 
Navigation  Co.  at  72%  per  cent.  National  In- 
surance Co.  realized  $69  per  share.  A  small 
amount  of  Sacramento  County  bonds  sold  at 
70  per  cent. 

4  At  the  annual  m'eeting  of  the  stockholders  of 
the  Bank  of  California,  held  on  Tuesday,  the 
lstinst.,  the  following  named  gentlemen  were 
chosen  Trustees  for  the  ensuing  year  :  D.  O. 
Mills,  W.  C.  Ealston,  William  E.  Barron,. N. 
Luning,  Thomas  Bell,  D.  J.  Tallant,  A.  Hay- 
ward,  Louis  McLane,  John  O.  Earl,  L.  Sachs, 
and  A.  J.  Pope. 

The  City  Bank  of  Savings  filed  a  certificate  of 
incorporation  in  the  office  of  the  County  Clerk 
within  the  past  week.  The  object  of  the  asso- 
ciation is  to  aggregate  the  funds  and  savings  of 
the  members  and  depositors,  and  invest  the  same 
for  their  common  benefit  in  such  real  and  per- 
sonal property  as  may  be  designated  by  the 
Board  of  Directors,  to  carry  on  a  banking  and 
discount  business,  receive  deposits  of  money, 
etc.  Capital  stock  $750,000,  divided  into  7,500 
shares  of  the  value  of  $100.  The  Directors  for 
the  first  six  months  are  :  H.  A.  Cobb,  Kobert 
Foley,  Eobert  Barry,  Michael  O'Neil,  D.  B. 
Murphy;  James  McNamara,  Michael  Daley, 
Daniel  Murphy,  Daniel  O'Brien  and  John 
Shineberger. 

The  San  Francisco  Insurance  Co.  in  a  state- 
ment rendered  Sept  30,  1867,  show  their  assets 
to  be  $375, 508  15.  Deducting  the  capital  stock, 
which  is  $300,000,  it  leaves  a  surplus  of  $75,508, 
and  taking  from  this  the  proportion  of  pre- 
miums required  to  reinsure  all  outstanding  risks, 
they  report  a  net  earned  surplus  of  $52,234  15. 
A  dividend  of  i%  per  cent,  is  payable  to  the 
stockholders  since  the  4th  inst. 

The  sales  at  the  regular  sessions  of  the  Stock 
and  Exchange  Board  during  the  month  of  Sep- 
tember for  the  past  four  years  compare  as  follows : 

September,  1804..$l,235,980|September,  1SGG..  $1,768,190 
September,  1865. . .  4,829,50l!september,  1867  ..  6,193,854 

Mlnlnp;    Share    M ;u'ln-t. 

During  the  week  under  review  the  mining 
share  market  has  undergone  a  very  marked 
change,  every  share  on  the  list  showing  a  heavy 
dec-line  from  closing  sales  of  last  week.  Several 
of  the  leading  stocks  have  been  largely  dealt  in, 
and  under  strong  speculative  operations  have 
possibly  been  brought  to  a  lower  point  than 
would  otherwise  have  been  the  case  ;  however 
this  may  be,  these  extensive  sales  had  the  effect 
of  producing  a  general  decline.  It  is  not  to  be 
questioned  but  the  present  indications  of  a  con- 
tinuous large  yield  of  the  various  extensively 
developed  claims  on  the  Comstock  Lode,  at 
least  for  some  months  to  come,  are  not  so  prom- 
ising as  formerly.  From  all  the  information  we 
can  obtain  the  diminution  of  the  ore  product  in 
quantity  is  very  slight,  but  the  quality  is  not 
near  so  good. 

Cbown  Point— is  in  less  favor,  opening  at 
$725,  advancing  to  $755,  falling  to  $710©660, 
and  closing  at  $680.  Water  has  been  somewhat 
troublesome  in  the  shaft  within  the  past  few 
days,  preventing  the  starting  of  the  east  drift 
toward  the  ledge  from  the  700-foot  level.  It  will 
be  reached  at  a  distance  of  seventy-five  or  eighty 
feet.  The  north  drift  and  north  winze  on  the 
600-foot  level  are  said  to  continue  in  good  ore. 
The  new  hoisting  machinery  was  started  on  the 
first  instant. 

Hale  &  Noeceoss —  is  coming  more  freely 
into  the  market  at  lessening  rates,  rapidly  de- 
clining from  $900  to  $525,  and  closing  yesterday 
at  $550.  During  the  month  of  September  this 
company  reduced  2, 612  tons  of  ore,  which  gave 
a  65  per  cent,  assay  yield  of  $71,692  32,  equal 
to  $27  44  per  ton.  In  August  the  average  pro- 
duct of  bullion  was  $38  47  to  the  ton,  showing 
a  decrease  in  September  as  compared  with  that 
month  of  $11  per  ton.    It  is  a  rather  singular 


fact  that  the  quality  of  the  ore  decreased  very 
suddenly,  the  average  assay  value  falling  from 
upwards  of  $40  to  $27  per  ton  in  one  day,  at 
which  rate  for  a  month  or  more  past  it  has  re- 
mained with  little  change  for  the  better.  The 
prospects  of  finding  the  same  profitable  kind 
of  ore  as  has  been  heretofore  extracted  at  a 
greater  depth  are  thought  by  some  to  be  very 
fair,  while  the  very  rapid  decline  of  the  stock 
seems  to  inspire  holders  with  a  different  belief. 
Savage— continues  to  change  hands  to  a  very 
large  extent  under  a  rapid  decline  from  $153  to 
$107,  closing  yesterday  at  $115.  The  product 
of  this  mine  continues  very  fair,  amounting  to 
1,962  tons  during  the  week  ending  Sept.  28th, 
against  1, 879  Tons  extracted  the  previous  week, 
and  showing  an  average  assay  value  of  $37  65 
against  $41  40  per  ton  of  the  week  ending  Sept. 
21st.  From  the  north  mine  of  the  seventh  level 
934  tons  were  taken,  middle  and  south  mines  of 
the  second  station  415  tons,  and  from  the  north 
and  south  mines  of  the  third  station  613  tons. 
In  regard  to  the  present  condition  of  the  mine 
we  learn  that  the  Potosi  chimney  still  looks 
well,  and  that  the  south  mine  is  producing  more 
ore  than  was  expected.  The  ore  found  in  the 
winze  in  the  north  mine  on  the  seventh  level 
proves  to  be  of  a  low  grade,  and  another  winze 
at  the  junction  of  the  middle  and  north  mines, 
at  a  depth  of  upwards  of  forty  feet,  carries 
second  class  ore.  The  drift  northward  from  the 
third  station  is  said  to  show  some  improvement, 
with  some  indications  of  considerable  ore  to  the 
east,  to  which  point  the  drift  has  been  directed. 
In  the  winze  from  the  middle  drift  on  this  level, 
at  a  depth  of  40  feet,  the  same  grade  of  ore  is 
found  as  heretofore  reported,  and  the  drift  south 
from  this  point  continues  to  yield  a  fair  quality 
of  ore.  The  ledge  has  been  reached  from  the 
fourth  station.  A  heavy  flow  of  water  interfered 
for  several  days,  but  work  was  again  resumed 
on  the  2d  inst.  It  is  expected  that  a  dividend 
of  $10  per  share  will  be  paid  this  month. 

Chollab-Potosi— declined  from  $382  to  $280, 
then  sold  at  $260,  and  closed  at  $261.  On  the 
first  instant  a  slight  cave  of  waste  from  the 
second  station  interfered  with  work  on  the  third 
Santa  Fe  level  for  a  day  or  so.  It  is  from  this 
level  that  the  greater  proportion  of  ore  is  at 
present  obtained,  while  the  new  Santa  Fe  level 
adds  a  fair  supply,  said  to  assay  $45,  and  the 
Piute  station  a  limited  amount,  showing  an 
average  of  $49  to  the  ton.  Preparations  are 
complete  to  run  drifts  from  the  lower  station  in 
the  new  shaft,  the  operations  at  this  point  being 
mainly  governed  by  the  amount  of  earth  required 
to  be. raised  from  the  shaft  where  repairs  are 
being  made,  since  one  reel  must  do  all  the  work. 
During  the  week  ending  Sept.  26th  2, 548  tons 
of  ore  were  sent  to  custom  mills  against  2,786% 
tons  during  the  previous  week.  The  bullion  re- 
turns for  the  month  of  September  will  be  less 
than  the  August  yield. 

Gotjld  &  Cubby — has  been  little  inquired  for, 
declining  from  $380  to  $315  seller  30,  and  closed 
yesterday  at  $300.  Up  to  the  first  instant  $75,- 
842  74  in  bullion  has  been  received  at  the  office 
in  this  city.  We  have  nothing  of  interest  relative 
to  the  mine. 

Impebial— declined  from  $159  to  $110,  and 
closed  at  $121.  The  bullion  returns  for  Sep- 
tember amount  to  $97,479  36  against  $89,280 

received  in  August. Gold  Hixl  Quabtz  sold 

at  $100  per  share.  This  mine  is  said  to  be  look- 
ing better,  yielding  a  considerable  amount  of 
very  fair  ore.  It  is  thought  that  the  yield  of 
bullion  for  the  current  month  will  exceed  the 
returns  made  in  several  months  past. 

Opbtb — has  been  quiet,  declining  from  $75 
to  $62,  and  closing  at  $55.  They  have  encoun- 
tered a  large  volume  of  water  in  the  new  shaft, 
which  will  require  the  aid  of  the  machinery  now 
being  put  up  in  order  to  prosecute  further  work. 
An  assessment  of  $3  per  share  or  $36  per  foot 
was  levied  on  the  27th  ult. 

Yellow  Jacset — receded  from  $520  to  $410, 

and  closed  yesterday  at  $430 Belchee  front 

$130  to  $102  50,  closing  at  $100 Kentock 

from  $250  to  $182,  selling  at  the'  close  at  $185. 
Empiee  has  been  inactive,  a  few  feet  realiz- 
ing $175 Bullion  has  been  selling  at  $18  50 

@22  per  share. 

Oveeman — has  been  in  less  request,  declining 
from  $58  50  to  $35,  and  closing  at  $41.  On  the 
29th  ult.  $5,625  in  bullion  was  forwarded  to  the 
office  in  this  city,  making  upwards  of  $18,300 
for  the  month  of  September. 

The  aggregate  sales  of  Stocks,  Legal  Tender 
Notes,  etc.,  at  the  regular  sessions  of  the  Board 
since  Saturdav  last,  amounted  to  $1,542,514. 


Mining  Machinery.  — We  understand  that 
Mr.  J.  H.  Stewart  has  made  sale,  during 
the  past  week,  of  nine  of  his  pans ;  one  of 
them  to  the  Enterprise  mine,  in  Plumas 
county,  the  others  to  the  Eureka  mine,  in 
the  same  oounty,  for  the  purpose  of  work- 
ing the  tailings  from  the  same,  A  cut  of 
these  pans  may  be  seen  to-day  in  our  adver- 
tising columns. 

Picnics. — All  in  search  of  health,  pleasure,  or 
recreation,  will  find  Woodward's  Gardens,  one  of 
the  most  desirable  places  of  resort  this  sido  the 
garden  of  Eden, 


\H>ht  pining  and  £ritntif«  §**&. 


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Gold  Hill  g.  M.  Co 

Segregated  Belcher 

MIX 
"'7 

MINING  8HABEH0LDEB8'  DIBEOTOBY. 

(Compiled  for  every  Uwiw.  from  advertisements  In  the 

Mikiho  avD  Sciwrrmo  Frkss  and  other  San 

Francisco  Journals.] 

Oomprtslmr  the  Names  of  Companies,  District  or  County 
.1  U>eauoa;  Amount  and  date  of  A-isowment;  Date  of 
Mm  tins;  i>av  "T  Delinquent  Sale;  and  Amount  and  Time 
of  Payment  of  Dividends. 

NAtfK,    LOCATION,    S«OOHT,    AXD  DAT  DAT 

DATK  OF  AMBS3MKNT.  DKLIMQUBHT.       OF 3ALK 

Ancient  River.  Nevada  Co.,  Sept.  2,  *l Oct.  2— Oct.  19' 

Belcher.  Sept  21,  $15  per  shnrc Oct.  32—  Nov.  22 

Balober,  Baldwin  A  Aber.  Co.,  Sept  21,  |6...0ct22—  Nov  22 
Cherokee  Flat  Blue  Gravel  Co  ,  Sept  18,  $&..Oct  22- Nov  11 

PoAiiln,  Slnaloa,  Mex..  Sept  13,  *1 Oct  19-Nov  8 

Chollar-r'otoM.  Storey  co.,  Nov.,  dlv.  $25...  .Payable  Supt  U 

Chlplonena,  Sonora,  Mexico,  Sept  ID,  $S Oct  18— Nov  4» 

Chalk  Mount..  Nevada  co,  Aiitf.  13,  SI  60. ..Sept  13—  Sept  30* 

Crown  Point,  Ncv.  dividend  J80 Payable  May  15 

Daney,  Lyonco.,  Nev.,  Sept  3,91.60 Oc(.  7— Oct  26 

Ethan  Allen,  Lander  CO.,  Nev..  Sept  30,  $1.. Nov  &— Nov  21* 

Bnterprlse,  Nevada  co..  Sent  23.  $1 Oct  28— Nov  18 

Empire  M.  A  M.,  Nov.,  dividend  $6 Pnyable  May  16 

Great  Central,  Arizona,  Sept  30,  $1 Nov*— Nov  25* 

Geo  Washington,  Alpine  co.  .Sept.  11,  $6 Oct  16— Nov  4* 

Gold  Quarry,  Placer  co.,  Sept  1H.  $20 ...Oct  23— Nov  11" 

Gold  11  111  Tun  ,  Storey  co.  Nev.  Sep  19.  $1... Oct  26— Nov  19* 

Gould  A  Curry,  Storev,  Nev.,  Sept  6.  »25 Oct  10— Oct  2ft 

Goldon  Kulc,  Tuolumne  Co,  dlv  Wtc  ~j\  sb... Payable  Aug  27* 

Gold  HlllQ  M  A  M -dividend,   915 Payable  Aug  IS 

Gould  A  Curry,  Virginia,  Nev.,  dividend  980. .  Payable  Jan  8 
Hope  Gravel.  Ncv.  co..  Cal  .  Sept  13,  91-  ...Nov  6— Nov2o» 
Humboldt  Canal  Co,,  Humboldt,  Sept  20,  92- .Oct  26— Nov  16 
Hale  ANorcroM.  Virginia,  Ncv..  dlv.  9125. .. Payable  Septl5 

HI,  Alpine  co.,  Sept  23,  91.60.. Oct  28— Nov  U* 

Imperial,  Virginia,  Nov.,  dlv.  910 Payable  July  15 

Julia,  Storev  co.,  Ncv Annual  Meeting  Oct  14 

Jefferson  Inn  M  ,  M.  A  M.,  Aug  19,92.50 8cpt24-Oct  15 

Julia.  Storey  co,  Nev..  Aug  17.  92.50 Sept  20-Oct9 

Josephine  Qulcttidlver,  San  Luis  Obispo,  dlv,  $2 July  8 

Kclsev,  El  Dorado  co..  Sept  12,  20c Oct  25—  Nov  4* 

Kanaka.  Sierra  co..  Aug  24.  $25 Sept  27— Oct  18 

Kentuck,  dlv.,  926  per  share Payable  Sept  7 

La  Blanco,  Sonora,  Bex.,  Oct  1,  92.50 Oct  30—  Nov  11* 

Ladv  Bell,  Del  Norte  co Annual  Meeting  Oct24» 

La  Blnncti.  Sonora,  Mex .'...Annual  Meeting  Oct  10» 

Lai  Cruzec I tns,  Mex  ,  Aug  22,  92 Sept  27— Oct  16 

Lady  Franklin,  Alpine  co,  May  2,30c Sept  16— Oct  15* 

Lady  Bell,  Del  Norte  co.,  Aug  20,  15c. Sept  21— Oct  fi' 

Mount  Tenabo.  Lander  CO.,  Nev.,  Sept  6,  $3.. Oct  10—  Oct  31 

Morning  Star,  Alpine  Co.,  Aug  fi,  $2 Sept  9— Sept  30 

Norlh  Star.  Lander  co..  Nov,,  Sept  19,  $20... Oct  22—  Nov  11* 
Ncagle  A  Corcoran,  Storey  Co,  July  11,  60c.  Aug.  12—  Oct  12* 

Old  Colony,  Austin,  Nev,,  Sopt  28,  $3 Nov 2— Nov 25* 

Oplilr,  storey  co.,  Nev.,  Sept  27.  $3 Oct  1— Nov  15 

Oxford  Beta,  Eamcralda.  Nev.,  Sept  II, 50c... Oct  25— Nov 4* 
Patroctiila.  Unuzapnuls,  Mcv„  Sept  10,  $2.   ...Oct  13— Oct 29 

Pofcro.  San  Francisco,  Sept.  6,  92.60 Oct.  10— Oct.  28* 

Sophia,  Tuolumne  co.,  Sept  23.  50c Oct  23— Nov  7* 

Silver  Sprout  Inyo  co,  Aug  6,  $20 ...Sept  10-Oct  21* 

Santa  Cruz,  Wants  Cruz  co.  Aug  13,  50c Sept  17— Oct  8* 

Shoshone  s.  M.,  dividend,  $2  per  share  —  Payable  March  14 

Santiago,  Silver  City,  dividend Payable  .March  6 

San  Marcial.  Mi-x.,  Sept  8,  Wc Oct  10— Oct  26 

Savage,  Virginia,  Ncv.  dividend Payable  Sept  9 

Sierra  Nevada,  Sept  II,  910 Oct  16— Nov  5 

U.  8  Grant,  Nevada  co Annual  Meeting  Oct  U 

U  «  Grant  Nevada  co,  Aug  13,  95 Sept  13— Oct  12 

Whitman,  Lvoii  co  .  Nev  .Sept.  5,  $1.50 Oct.  8— Oct  28* 

Yellow  Jacket  Gold  Hill,  dlv.  976  ah Payable  July  10 

•Those  marked  t»  1th  an  asterisk  (*)  are  advertised  in  this 
ournal.  


San  Francisco  Market  Bates, 

Wholeaule  Frleea. 

Fkidat,  Oct 

Flour,  Extra,  ^bbl 96  ou 

Do.    Stiperllne 6  00 

Corn  Meal,  ^  100  lbs 2  60 

Wheat  n  iini  ma 200 

Onts,  #  100  lbs 1  65 

Barley,  ~$  100  lbs 1  65 

Beans,  fe  100  Ths 2  00 

Potatoes,  %1  1U0  lbs 1  00 

Hav,^  ton 13  00 

Live  Oak  Wood,  «  cord 9  00 

Beef,  on  toot.  5*  lb 7& 

Beet,  extra,  dressed,  ^fllb 9 

Sheep,  on  foot 2  00 

Hogs,  on  foot,  V'tb 4% 

Hoga,  dressed,  ^  lb 8 

GROCKRIK3,  KTC. 

Sugar,  crushed,  "$  lb 14^ 

Do.    China 12 

Coffee.  Costa  Rica,  ^  lb 20>£ 

Do.  Bio 20 

Tea.  Japan,  $  lb 66 

Do.  Green 60 

Hawaiian  Rice,  «Ib 9 

China   Rice,  ft  lb 6V 

Coal  Oil, »  gallon 62« 

Candles,  ft  lb 22 

Ranch  Butter,  ft  lb 35 

Isthmus  Butter,  ft  lb 16 

Cheese.  California,  ft  lb 13 

Eggs,  ft  dozen — 

Lard,  ft  lb HJfc 

Ham  and  Bacon,  ft  lb 18 

Shoulders,  ft  lb 12 

Ketitll  Price*. 

Butter,  California,  fresh,  ft  lb 30 

do.      pickled  ,ftlb 26 

do.      Oregon,  ft  lb 15 

do.      New  York,  ft  lb 35 

Cheese,  ft  lb 15 

Honey,  ft  lb 30 

Eggs,  «  dozen fiO 

Lard,  ft  lb 16 

Hams  and  Bacon,  ft  lb 20 

Cranberries,  ft  gallon 1  00 

Potatoes,  ft  tb 2 

Potatoes,  Sweet,  ft  lb 3 

Tomatoes,  ft  lb 3 

Onions,  ft  lb 3 

Apples,  No.  1,  ft  lb 4 

Pears,  Table,  ftlb fi 

Plums,  dried,  ft  lb 13 

Peaches,  dried,  ft  lb 11 

Oranges,  ft  dozen 60 

Lemons,  ft  dozen 76 

Chickens,  apiece 76 

Turkeys,  ft  lb 20 


4,  1867. 
@$7  25, 
@  6  50 
@  3  00 
@  2  30 
@  1  80 
@  1  95 
@  3  00 
@  I  75 
0118  00 
( --  lu  00 

@  - 
@    10 

@  300 
®       6 


@        7 
@      15 


ft  I  mi 
@       25 


Latest  Stock  Prices  Bid  and  Asked. 

s.  r.  STOCK  ARD  kxchahgk  board. 

Fkway  Evening,  Oct  4, 1867. 

KIP.CKLT.ANROUB  STOCKS.  Bid.      Allhd. 

United  States  7:i- lot hs  Bonds,  Juno  isnue 9  78  7» 

Legal  Tender  Notes 691£  7QJ£ 

California  State  Hon.  1m,  7s,   1857 %  Oil 

San  Francisco  Bonds,  10s,  1861 100  102 

San  Francisco  City  Bonds,  6s.  1855 80  05 

San  Francisco  City  and  County  Bonds,  6s,  1858.  75  80 

San  Francisco  Cltv  and  Co.  Jsch'l  B'ds,  7s,  1806.  80  — 

San  Francisco  OllV  and  Co.  Bonds,  7s,  1862 80  84 

San  Francisco  City  and  Co.  Bonds,  7s,  1864 80  81 

Srfn  FranciHCo  City  and  Co  Bonds,  7«.  1865 80  84 

Sun  Francisco  City  and  Co.  Ju.lg.  Bds.  7s,  1863.  80  84 

San  Francisco  City  and  Co.  Judg.  Bds,  7s,  1864.  80  84 

SacrnnicntoCity  Bonds 26  27K 

Sacramento  County  Bonds,  6s.... 68  70 

Murysville  Bonds,  10s 75  85 

Stockton  City  Bonds 70  95 

Yuba  County  Bonds,  10s 75  95 

.Santa  Clara  County  Bonds,  7s 75  80 

Butte  County  Bonds,  10s,  I860 70  70 

San  Mateo  Count v  Bonds, 7s —  86}£ 

Calllornlii  Steam  Navigation  Co 72  72K 

Spring  Valley  Water  Co 68#  68% 

State  Telegraph  Co 30  32 

California,  Loan  and  Savings  Society —  — 

Bank  of  l'acitic  Accumulation  Loan  Society..  —  90 

The  Bank  of  California    145  — 

INSURANCE  COMPANIES. 

Firemans'  Fund  Insurance  Co 31  92>£ 

Pad  lie  Insurance  Co 129  130 

San  Francisco  Insurance  Co —  1U0 

Merchants1  Mutual  Marino  Insurance  Co 400  460 

California  Insurance  Co 1400  1600 

Union  Iusurnnce  Co 93}£  95 

California  Home  Insurance  Co _  92 

Homo  Mutual  Insurance  Co —  — 

Occidental  Insurance  Co 90  95 

National  Insurance  Co 67  69 

MINING   STOCKS— WASHOE   DISTRICT. 

'    Alpha 460  — 

Baltimore  American —  8 

Belcher 100  110 

Bullion.  G.  H 22  26 

Crown  Point 680  69J 

Confidence 45  65 

Chollar-Potofli 260  265 

Daney    2#  6 

Exchequer 8  lu 

Empire  Mill  and  Mining  Co 170  175 

Gould  ACurry 290  floO 

Hale  A  Norcross 650  660 

Imperial 116  ,120 

Lady  Bryan —  — 

Oplilr 55  67& 

Overman 40  42 

Savage .' lis  117 

Sierra  Nevada ■ 2  2M 

Yellow  Jacket : 430  410 

Golden  Eulc,  California 20  22}£ 


Pube  "Wines,  Sperits  and  Teas. — The 
long  train  of  evils  growing  out  of  the  indis- 
criminate use  of  the  various  adulterated  and 
villanously  fabricated  compounds— dealt 
out  to  the  inconsiderate  in  the  shape  of 
"chain  lightning,"  and  carrying  with  it  dis- 
ease, desolation  and  death  in  a  thousand 
forms — has  for  many  years  attracted  the  at- 
tention of  the  wisest  statesmen  of  both  Eu- 
rope and  America,  and  much  has  been  done 
to  abate  the  evil  by  means  of  salutary  legal 
provisions.  But  as  the  wisest  statutory  en- 
actments are  liable  to  evasion,  a  wide  field 
for  enterprise  and  usefulness  was  left  open 
to  such  firms  as  Bininger  &  Co.,  of  New 
York ;  Bigelow  &  Dawes,  of  London,  and 
other  houses  in  both  the  Old  and  the  New 
World,  who  have  perhaps  effected  even 
more  than  statesmanship  and  philanthropy 
by  giving  to  us  a  pure  article  of  wine  and 
spirits — untainted  with  copper,  lead  and 
logwood,  or  other  poisonous  dyes  and  drugs. 
In  this  connection  we  are  pleased  to  state 
that  Messrs.  Whiting  &  Berry,  who  have 
accumulated  a  valuable  fund  of  experience 
as  wine  merchants,  here  and  elsewhere,  at 
the  earnest  solicitation  of  some  of  our  oldest 
citizens,  have  recently  opened  an  establish- 
ment at  609  Sacramento  street,  which  is  in- 
tended as  a  depot  where  selected  teas  and 
spirits  may  be  procured,  at  wholesale  or  re- 
tail, for  medicinal  and  family  use,  and  where 
every  facility  is  offered  to  ladies  as  well  as 
to  gentlemen  in  making  their  own  selections 
and  purchases.  The  especial  attention  of 
apothecaries,  physicians  and  families,  and 
all  dealers  who  have  a  proper  regard  for  the 
lives  and  health  of  their  patrons,  is  called 
to  their  advertisement,  which  will  be  found 
elsewhere  in  our  columns.  The  public  need 
have  no  fears  as  to  purity  and  genuine  char- 
acter of  the  different  beverages  here  offered, 
from  the  fact  that  those  gentlemen  have  too 
much  at  stake,  in  the  way  of  reputation  and 
the  large  amount  of  capital  invested,  to 
afford  a  disappointment.  As  a  further 
guarantee,  all  wines  and  spirits  will  bear 
the  impress  of  the  signatures  of  the  firm 
upon  the  label  of  each  bottle,  or  be  other- 
wised  indorsed,  to  guard  against  all  impo- 
sition. 


Consequence  of  Bad  Faith. — One  of  the 
consequences  of  the  bad  faith  exercised  on 
the  part  of  some  New  York  contractors  for 
several  war  vessels  for  the  Japanese  Gov- 
ernment, wherein  the  said  contractors  failed 
to  carry  out  their  contract  after  receiving 
their  money,  has  already  been  visited  upon 
Horace  D.  Dunn,  Esq.,  of  this  city,  the  cor- 
respondent of  the  National  Department  of 
Agriculture  for  this  city..  Mr.  Dunn  had 
arranged  with  the  Japanese  Commissioners, 
late  in  this  city,  for  an  exchange  of  Califor- 
nia fruit  trees,  vines,  plants  and  seeds,  for 
those  of  Japan,  and  expected  to  have  re- 
ceived an  assortment  from  Japan  in  season 
for  setting  out  and  planting  next  spring, 
while  his  California  seeds  were  in  transitu. 
The  last  incoming  steamer  from  Japan, 
however,  politely  informed  him  that  as  the 
proposition  "will  be  advantageous  to  both 
countries,  we  will  collect  and  send  them 
when  you  have  sent  its  those  of  yours."  The 
Japanese  evidently  had  in  lively  remem- 
brance the  ill  faith  practiced  on  them  by 
the  New  York  contractors,  and  so  deter- 
mined not  to  pay  for  a  thing  again  until 
they  got  an  equivalent  in  hand.  The  delay 
is  provoking ;  but  as  there  is  an  evident  jus- 
tice in  the  act,  and  no  help  for  it,  Mr.  Dunn 
will  send  on  his  seeds,  etc.,  at  the  proper 
season,  and  wait  patiently  for  the  return, 
unless  his  Japanese  correspondents  should 
conclude  to  recede  from  their  expressed  de- 
termination not  to  forward  until  they  re- 
ceived in  hand  the  quid  pro  quo. 


The  Pneumatic  Railway  will  soon  be 
introduced  upon  this  continent,  between 
Jersey  City  and  Newark.  The  tube  will  be 
of  wood,  constructed  of  staves  and  hooped 
like  a  barrel,  three  feet  in  diameter.  It 
will  cost  about  $10,000  per  mile. 


Pacific  Mail  Steamship  Co's 

STEAMSHIPS    FOR 

NEW  Y0EK,  JAPAN  AND  CHINA. 

leave  folsom  street  wharf,  at  It 

o'clock  A.  M.  of  the  following  dates,  for 
PANAMA,  connecting  via  Panama  Railroad,  with  one  of 
ttrp  Company's  splendid  steamers  from  ASPINWALL  for 
NEW  YORK. 

On  the  loth,  18th  and  30th  of  each  month  that  has 
30  days. 

on  the  lOth,  19th  and  80th  of  eaeh  month  that  has 

When  the  10th,  19th  and  30th  fall  on  Sunday,  they  will 
leave  on  Saturday  preceding;  when  the  18th  fall*  on  Sun- 
day, they  will  leave  on  Monday  following. 

Steamer  leaving  San  Francisco  on  the  10th  touches  at 
Manzunlllo.     All  touch  at  Acapulco. 

Departures  of  18th  or  19th  connect  wlth_French  Trans- 
\tliintlc  Co. 's  steamer  for  St.  Nazalre, 


,  and  English  steamer 


Atl: 

for  South  America. 

Departure  of  10th  connects  with  English  sttamer  for 
Southampton  and  South  America,  and  P.  It.  K.  Co's 
steamer  for   Central  America. 

The  following  Steamships  will  bo  dispatched  on  dates  as 
given  below : 

October  10th— MONTANA Capt.  E.  S.  Farnsworth, 

Connecting  with  HENRY  CHAUNCEY,  Capt,  Gray 

October  19th-G0LDEN  CITY Capt.  W.  F.  Lapldgc, 

Connecting  with  the  RISING  STAR,  Capt.  Conner. 

October  30th— SACRAMENTO Capt,  Parker, 

Connecting  with  ARIZONA,  Capt.  Maury. 

Cabin  passengers  berthed  through.  Baggage  checked 
through— 100  pounds  allowed  each  adult. 

An  experienced  Surgeon  on  board.    Medicine  and  attend 

These  steamers  will  positively  sail  at  11  o'clock.  Pat-sen- 
gersare  requested  to  have  their  baggage  on  board  before  10 
o'clock. 

Through  Tickets  for  Liverpool  by  the  Cunard,  Inman  and 
National  Steamship  Lines,  can  bo  obtained  at  the  office  of 
the  P.  M.  S.  S.  Co..  San  Francisco,  where  may  also  be  ob- 
tained orders  for  passage  from  Liverpool  or  Southampton 
to  San  Francisco,  either  via  New  York  or  St.  Thomas— If 
desired  an  amount  of  £10  to  £20  will  be  advanced  with  the 
above  orders,  Holders  of  orders  will  be  required  to  Iden- 
tify themselves  to  the  Agents  In  England. 

For  Merchandise  and  Freight  lor  New  York  and  way 
pons,  apply  to  Messrs.  WELLS,  FARGO  A  CO. 

asr  The  Steamship  CHINA,  Capt.  E.  W.  Smith,  will  be 
dispatched  October  Hth.  from  wharf,  corner  of  First  and 
Brannan  ntrcei«.  for  YOKOHAMA  and  HONGKONG,  con- 
necting at  Yokohama  with  the  steamer  COSTA  RICA  for 
SHANGHAI.  ,   „ 

For  passage  nnd  all  other  inlormation.  apply  at  the  Pa- 
cific Mall  Steamship  Co's  office,  corner  of  Sacramento  and 
LeidesdorlTstrects. 

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AN  INSTBU0TIVE  B00K1 

Prof.    LAYRE8> 
ELEMENTS  OF  COMPOSITION, 

BELLE8.LETTBE8AKD  OBATORY 

For  Scholars,  Teachers,  Lawyers  all  Pro- 
fessional Persons,  and  those  of  Common 
Education,  who  would  improve  the 
Eloquence    and  Effectiveness 
of  their  Composition  and 
Manners  of  Address. 

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This  is  a  new  (publication,  and  In  style  and  treatment 
of  this  Important  subject,  Is  original,  simple,  plain  and 
comprehensive.  The  author,  Prior.  Latrks  (a  meritorious 
Teacher  of  good  standing  in  California,  and  a  sound  thinker 
and  rcasoncr.)  In  his  preface  says:  "The  method  pursued 
by  the  Author  In  developing  the  subject  of  Composition,  is 
both  the  synthetical  and  analytical.  The  former  Is  neces- 
sary to  teach  the  theory,  the  latter  the  prattiee  of  the  art; 
and  as  these  are  both  Indispensable  to  the  scholar,  10  aro 
also  the  two  methods,  as  the  sequel  will  show." 

The  Work  has  lately  been  approved  and  authorized  by 
the  State  Board  of  Education  for  use  in  the  Pnbllc  Schools. 

To  further  illustrate  the  varied  and  popular  andorsement 
the  book  has  bo  rapidly  received,  we  quote  the  following 

Recommendations  : 

It  Is  simple,  concise,  and  well  arranged.  It  seems  to  be  a 
work  of  great  value.— John  b'wett. 

I  am  prepared  to  concur  In  the  recommendation  of  the 
Honorable  Superintendent  of  Public  lnstructlon.-V.  C. 
Pelton. 

After  as  careful  and  thorough  perusal  of  the  same  as  it 
was  In  my  power  lo  give,  I  came  to  the  conclusion  that,  for 
conciseness,  correctness,  and  precision  of  definition,  as  well 
as  for  completeness  and  simplicity  of  style,  it  was,  and 
would  be.  without  a  rival.  I  regard  your  work  as  the  best 
of  lis  kind.  I  know  of  but  few  men  in  any  profession  who 
would  not  be  benefited  by  its  careful  study .—  Wm.  M.  Bill. 

I  regard  it  as  one  of  the  best  treatises  upon  these  import- 
ant branches— perhaps  the  only  one  obtainable  possessing 
equal  advantages— comblnlngcomprchenslvenesswith  con- 
ciseness, and  of  such  simplicity  in  its  arrangement  as  to  bo 
readily  understood  by  the  advanced  pupU.— F.  W.  Hatch. 

It  1b  admirably  arranged  to  develop  the  correct  idea  of 
the  analysis  and  synthesis  of  language,  and  the  amplifica- 
tion of  ideas  into  sentences  and  periods.  The  style  is  clear, 
terse  and  picking.  I  do  not  hesitate  to  recommend  it  as  a 
great  acquisition  to  our  text  books.— James  Dmman. 

I  am  happy  to  express  my  conviction  of  the  value  ot  the 
whole  treatise.  It  would  give  mc  muck  ^ratification  to  see 
so  thorough  and  excellent  a  treatise  eiuamite  from  young 
California.— Martin  Xelkag. 

I  recommend  it  to  all  those  who  wish  to  obtain  a  book 
that  will  give  ihem  definite  Ideas  on  this  subject,  and  teach 
them  to  express  their  thoughts  and  feelings  in  a  clear,  sim- 
ple, and  forcible  manner.  — OaroKnei.  Atwood. 

I  regard  the  book  about  to  be  published  as  far  superior  to 
any  work  extant  upon  that  subject.— Wm,  S.  Hunt,  A.  31. 

I  believe  the  work  will  be  a  valuable  and  much  needed 
addition  to  our  school  text-books.—  Herman  Perry. 

You  have  brought  the  results  ot  a  profound  analysis,  and 
made  them  available,  in  a  practical  form.—/.  H.  liruyton. 

I  can  recommend  it  parlicularly  to  my  young  friends  of 
the  legal  profession,  as  a  source  from  which  they  may  be 
able  to  learn  much  of  value  asspcclal  pleaders  ana  as  advo- 
cates at  the  (orum.— John  Carry. 

The  subjects  upon  which  you  treat  have  heretofore  been 
too  much  neglected  in  the  education  of  young  men  in  Amer- 
ica. *  *  Exactly  calculated  lo  Interest.  *  •  It  will  soon 
beoome  a  necessity  In  every  lawyer's  library.— Charles  A. 
TuUte. 

Its  clearness  and  comprehensiveness  make  it  easy.— G,  W 

A  gent'eman  of  varied  learning  and  ripe  culture,  who  has 
half  a  dozen  languages  at  his  tongue's  end.  He  seeks  to 
teach  the  student  not  only  how  to  take  sentences  apart,  but 
how  to  construct  them.  His  system  has  the  merit  of  origin- 
ality. We  know  of  no  work  In  which  can  be  obtained 
so  lucid  an  exposition  of  the  elements  of  composition,  and 
such  valuable  assistance  in  learning  how  to  put  his  ideas 
into  language.  Prof.  Layres  has  done  the  cause  of  popular 
education  good  service.— S.  F.  Bulletin. 

This  Is  a  San  Francisco  book  by  a  San  Francisco  author. 
It  contains  166  pages,  and  is  altogether  creditable  to  San 
Francisco.  It  meets  a  public  want,  and  meets  It  in  a  form 
and  size  cheap  aird  convenient,  and  in  reach  of  the  hum- 
blest.—Alia  California. 

The  writer,  the  lawyer,  the  minister,  or  the  statesman, 
may  study  Its  rules  and  definitions  with  profit  Nothing 
conduces  more  to  the  purity  of  a  national  literary  taste 
than  a  general  and  thorough  knowledge  of  the  rules  by 
which  the  construction  of  language  Is  governed.— S.  F.  Time* 

Prof.  Layres  plunges  at  once  "in  median  m."  He  seizes  a 
a  sentence  (which  Is  the  unit  in  composition,  whether  writ- 
ten or  spoken,)  holds  it  up  before  you;  tears  It  to  pieces  be- 
fore youreyes— or  rather,  we  should  say,  neatly  and  skill- 
fully dissects  It— displays  one  by  one  Its  several  parts; 
makes  you  thoroughly  acquainted  wllh  each,  in  Its  entire- 
ty; and  then  shows  you  how  to  put  them  together  again. 
A  series  of  such  experiments.  Increasing  In  complexity  so 
gradually  that  you  do  not  feel  the  difficulty,  and  the  thing 
Is  done;  you  aro  master  of  the  subject—  Mining  and  Scien- 
tific Press. 


Its  design  Is  to  show  that  ideas  can  be  so  arranged  as  to 
increase  their  power;  In  short,  to  teach  the  mechanism  of 
composition,  eloquence  and  oratory.  A  desideratum  long 
felt  Is  sup  plied. —S.  F.  Examiner. 

Thislsanage  In  which  the  occasions  are  rapidly  multi- 
plying, when  educated  men,  and  women,  too,  are  called 
upon  to  express  their  views  in  writing,  either  for  public  or 
private  Inspection  and  criticism.— Stockton  Independent 

The  most  eminent  educators  in  California  give  it  their 
hearty  approval,  und  we  concur.—  Marysville  Appeal. 

Not  only  one  of  the  best  of  its  kind  but,  what  Is  still 
better,  one  of  the  brleie«u  It  contains  166  pages.—  Vvgttaa 
Enterprise. 

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charge.  Liberal  reductions  made  to  the  Trade,  Teachers 
and  Schools,  ordering  by  wholesale.  Orders  received  by 
our  Traveling  Agents. 

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^Wttinrj  ^utttiaarjj. 


Thk  following  information  is  gleaned  mostly  from  Jour- 
nals published  in  the  interior,  in  close  proximity  to  the 
mines  mentioned. 


CALIFORNIA. 

.A.lj>ine    County. 

Miner,  Sept.  223 :  One  day  this  week  the 
Silver  Creek  quartz  mill  was  seriously  dam- 
aged, and  for  a  time  thrown  out  of  use,  by 
gross  carelessness  in  the  engine  department. 
The  damage  consists  of  the  breaking  of  two 
stamp  cams,  and  the  cast  iron  flange  to  the 
battery  pulley  on  the  main  shaft.  The  mill 
had  crushed  about  nine  tons  of  second  class 
Tarshish  ore,  six  tons  only  of  which  was 
amalgamated,  and  this  accident  will  cause  a 
delay  of  two  weeks  in  the  work  of  producing 
bullion. 

A  change  has  occurred  in  the  rock  in  the 
Mowyer  tunnel,  which  indicates  that  they 
are  running  in  the  right  direction  to  strike 
the  lode. 
Amador   County. 

Ledger,  Sept.  28th :  Coney  &  Bigelow 
will  commence,  on  Monday  next,  to  re- 
timber  their  shaft  and  put  it  in  order  for 
winter  operations.  They  will  also  erect 
steam  hoisting  works  of  a  superior  kind. 
This  is  much  needed,  as  they  are  now  down 
over  200  ft.,  and  intend  sinking  100  ft.  more 
immediately. 

ISxitte    County, 

Chico  Courani,  Sept.  27th :  We  have  a 
piece  of  wood  taken  from  the  center  of  a 
large  conglomerate  boulder,  in  the  mining 
claim  of  J.  L.  Boles,  on  Chico  Creek,  about 
20  miles  from  Chico.  The  boulder  was 
blasted  to  get  it  out  of  the  claim,  and  the 
wood  found  in  the  center.  The  wood  looks 
like  cedar,  and  must  have  been  embedded 
several  thousand  years. 

Oroville  Record,  Sept.  28th:  The  Oroville 
Mining  Co. ,  whose  claim  is  situated  on  the 
bluff  at  the  head  of  Downer  street,  have 
been  at  work  for  some  time,  and  are  doing 
well.  Their  flume  has  a  water  capacity  of 
1,200  inches,  and  they  are  prepared  to  wash 
an  immense  quantity  of  dirt,  if  they  can  get 
help  to  shovel  it  into  the  sluice  boxes.  Mr. 
Hewitt  informs  us  that  he  can  give  steady 
employment  to  25  men,  and  that  means 
American  miners,  at  good  wages.  There  is 
a  general  complaint  of  the  scarcity  of  help 
in  this  vicinity. 
Calaveras    County. 

San  Andreas  Register,  Sept.  28th:  The 
Trvin  quartz  mill  is  working  to  a  charm,  aud 
.gives  general  satisfaction.  They  have  in 
operation,  at  the  present  writing,  four 
stamps  of  500  pounds  each,  but  intend,  as 
soon  as  pips'  of  sufficient  size  can  be  ob- 
tained to  supply  the  works  with  more  water, 
to  put  in  force  four  more  of  the  same  weight. 
This  claim,  without  a  doubt,  is  the  richest 
one  yet  discovered  in  Calaveras  county,  and 
will  pay  Mr.  Irvin  handsomely  in  a  short 
time. 
Inyo    County. 

Virginia  Enterprise,  Sept.  27th :  We  were 
yesterday  shown  a  lot  of  ore  from  Walker 
Kiver  of  a  very  peculiar  nature.  It  appeared 
to  be  a  mixture  of  all  kinds  of  minerals — 
copper  predominating.  The  specimens 
shown  us  certainly  are  rich  in  silver,  but 
contain  hardly  a  trace  of  gold.  Assays  will 
shortly  be  made  of  the  ores,  when  their  ex- 
act value  will  be  ascertained. 

Sept.  28th :  The  following  telegram  has 
been  received  in  this  city,  from  J.  B.  Low, 
superintendent  of  the  Kearsarge  Co.,  Inyo 
county:  "I  forward  you  by  to-day's  stage, 
in  charge  of  a  messenger,  11,160  ounces  of 
bullion  in  bars ;  also  a  sample  of  rich  ore 
found  in  the  lower  tunnel. " 

Trespass,  Sept.  30th :  Saturday  afternoon 
the  bullion  from  the  Kearsarge  mill  and 
min«  was  received  in  this  city  by  Mr.  Rey- 
nolds, and  duly  forwarded  to  California. 
The  bullion  is  the  result  of  70  tons  of  ore, 
being  over  100  ozs.  to  the  ton. 

Mr.  Bush,  a  reliable  gentleman,  who  has 
just  returned  from  the  Lone  Bine  district, 
gives  the  following  description  of  the  mines: 
The  lodes  are  bold  in  outcroppings,  and  lie 
north  and  south,  pitching  to  the  east  as  sunk 
upon.  The  widths  of  the  ledges  vary  from 
9  to  15  feet  on  the  surface,  with  a  rich  vein 
in  most  of  them  from  nine  inches  to  two  ft. 
in  width.  The  Mexicans,  by  whom  the 
country  is  principally  located,  work  the  rich 
vein  only,  smelting  the  ores  in  adobe  fur- 
naces, and  leaving  the  balance  of  the  ledge 
(which  by  mill  process  will  pay  at  least 
$150  per  ton)  a  mass  of  refuse  quartz ;  or, 
they  will  gather  perhaps  three  cords  of 
wood,  and  build  a  pile,  composed  of  alter- 
nate layers  of  dry  pine  and  ore,  when  it  will 
be  set  on  fire  and  in  a  few  hours  be  reduced 
to  a  smouldering  mass,  from  which  will  be 
taken  from  700  to  900  pounds  of  metal. 
This  metal  will  in  turn  be  taken  to  the  adobe 
furnaces,  and  there  refined,  in  due  Aztec 
style,  to  bullion,  which  will  in  turn  bear  re- 
fining at  the  hands  of  competent  assayers. 


The  general  character  of  the  ore  is  galena 
and  ontimonial  silver ;  the  whole  formation 
of -the  lodes  seeming  to  consist  of  a  succes- 
sion of  metallic  boulders,  until  a  depth  of  18 
to  30  feet  is  reached,  when  the  casings  be- 
come perfect  and  vein  matter  becomes  fused 
into  a  solid  ledge.     On  the  ledges,  particu- 
larly at  the  Cerro  Gordo  camp,    quite  an 
amount  of  labor  has  been  expended,   and 
several  shafts  have  been  sunk,  some  as  deep 
as  45  ft. ;  but  most  of  the  work  is  done  in 
the  regular  Mexican  style — an  excavation 
from  which  ten  tons  of  ore  has  been  taken 
being  ten  times  the  size  that  necessity  re- 
quires.    All  of  the  ore  worked  in  the  dis- 
trict, so  far,  has  been  by  smelting  process, 
although  two  or  three  arastras  have  been 
constructed,  and  are  in  operation  ten  miles 
from  the  mines,  and  giving  good  returns  of 
the  ore.     Following  are  returns  from  ore  of 
several  mines  which  Mr.  Bush  saw  worked : 
Saturn  ore,  90  pounds,  41  ozs.  bullion ;  Bu- 
eno  (Good  Luck  Co.),  100  pounds  ore,  18 
ozs. ;  Mexican,  100  pounds  ore,  40  ozs. ;  San 
Judas,    300  pounds  ore,  51  ozs.     We  were 
also  shown  some  ore  from  the  Union  mine, 
the  rich  vein  in  which  is  two  feet  in  width, 
which  was  taken  from  the  ledge  at  the  depth 
of  30  feet,  and  which  is  almost  a  pure  mass 
of  silver.     The  mines  above  mentioned  are 
prominent  for  their  richness,  yet  there  are 
hundreds  of  ledges  along  the  mountain  that 
assay  from  $100  to  $800  per  ton.     Some  of 
the  more  intelligent  of  the  Mexicans  re- 
solved to  try  some  of  the  ore  by  mill  pro- 
cess,  and  accordingly  about  three  weeks 
since  7, 200  pounds  of  ore  from  the  St  Lucas 
lode  were  packed  to  the  Kearsarge  mill — a 
distance  of  45  miles — and  there  worked  un- 
der the  supervision  of  Mr.  Low.  That  quan- 
tity of  ore  returned  by  mill  process  110  lbs. 
of  bullion,  which  Mr.  Bush  saw  ;  and  after 
paying  all  expenses  for  transportation,  mill- 
ing and  mining,  returned  a  net  profit  per 
ton  of  $190.  These  statements  can  be  relied 
upon  as  correct,  notwithstanding  the  seem- 
ing impossibility  of  so  rich  ore  being  found 
on  the  surface. 

Mariposa    County. 

Gazette,  Sept.  28th :  Work  is  progressing 
on  the  Princeton  mine.  The  mill  has  con- 
stantly been  in  operation  since  May,  during 
which  time  the  average  yield  of  gold  has 
been  about  $20  per  ton.  The  company  pro- 
pose to  give  more  attention  to  this  mine 
when  their  dam.on  the*  river  is  completed 
and  the  Benton  mills  are  in  operation, 

A  Mexican  at  Hornitos,  a  few  days  since, 
struck  a  pocket  in  Quartz  Mountain,  imme- 
diately in  the  rear  of  the  town,  and  took  out 
upwards  of  $3,000.  The  strike  has  given 
encouragement  to  others,  and  a  number  are 
now  at  work  on  the  same  mountain. 

3?f  evuclsv  County . 

Transcript,  Sept.  27th :  Ten  tons  of  rock 
from  the  Oceola  ledge,  at  Bough  &  Beady, 
has  been  crushed  in  one  of  the  Grass  Valley 
mills,  and  the  yield  amounted  to  $15  per 
ton. 

Sept.  28th  :  From  five  tons  of  rock  from 
the  Scandinavian  lodge,  taken  out  in  open- 
ing the  drift,  and  crushed  at  Palmer's  mill, 
$25.31  was  taken.  Extensions  are  beinj 
taken  upon  both  sides  of  the  Scandinavian, 
and  other  ledges  have  been  sought  for  and 
been  found. 

The  Pride  of  the  Valley,  the  Maggie  and 
the  Bold  Soldier  Boy  promise  rich  develop- 
ments. Apart  from  quartz,  Pleasant  Valley 
is  lively  on  account  of  gravel  diggings.  The 
Bed  Jacket  seems  to  be  the  regular  blue 
gravel  lead  which  makes  Smartsville  famous, 
and  a  company  is  running  a  tunnel  into 
Beckman  Hill  with  every  prospect  of  find- 
ing a  rich  deposit  of-gold. 

Oct.  2d :  Gilcrist  &  Co.  have  opened  a  new 
quartz  ledge  near  the  Half  Mile  House. 
They  have  sunk  a  shaft  from  which  they 
have  taken  25  tons  of  fine  looking  rock. 
This  will  be  crushed  soon  in  order  to  test 
its  value. 

Gazette,  Sept.  27th:  The  Star  mill  and 
mines  above  Canon  Creek,  have  recently 
been  leased  by  the  trustees  of  the  company 
to  Messrs.  James  &  Pierce  of  this  city,  both 
practical  miners. 

Sept.  28th :  The  Mary  Etta  mine,  on  Dia- 
mond Creek,  three  miles  above  Omega,  was 
sold  yesterday  to  James  E.  Perkins  &  Co. 
of  San  Francisco.  The  amount  paid  we  are 
not  permitted  to  state,  but  it  was  sufficient 
to  insure  its  recent  owners  a  snug  fortune. 
The  new  company  have  a  working  capital 
of  $50,000  and  will  develop  the  Mary  Etta 
as  rapidly  as  possible. 

The  Ben  Franklin  Co.  at  Grass  Valley 
cleaned  up  yesterday  321^  ozs.  of  gold, 
worth  $16  per  ounce.  The  number  of  tons 
crushed  was  150;  yield  per  ton,  $34.30; 
total,  $5,144.  It  was  crushed  at  the  Mc- 
Cauley  mill. 

Sept.  30th :  During  a  visit  at  the  works 
of  the  North  Star  Co. ,  Friday  afternoon,  we 
saw  a  car  load  of  remarkably  rich  quartz  as 
it  was  brought  out  of  the  mine.  The  rock 
was  literally  spotted  with  gold,  some  of  the 


quartz  being  crystallized,  and  making  beau- 
tiful specimens. 

H.  McCormick's  mine  in  Bear  Valley  is 
progressing  favorably.  The  shaft  is  down 
57  ft.,  having  gone  through  abed  of  cement 
and  conglomerate  boulders.  They  are  now 
in  a  bed  of  pipe  clay,  and  the  indications 
are  the  same  as  found  in  the  hydraulic  dig- 
gings at  Bed  Dog. 

The  new  hoisting  and  pumping  works  of 
the  Dromedary  mine,  have  been  completed, 
and  are  now  in  operation. 

The  mill  of  the  Birchville  Co.  is  nearly 
completed,  and  will  be  put  in  operation  in  a 
day  or  two.  The  mill  has  five  stamps,  and 
was  originally  built  to  crush  cement ;  but 
the  cement  claims  not  turning  out  well,  it 
was  sold  to  the  Birchville  Co.,  and  has  been 
removed  to  their  mine. 

Oct.  1st;  We  saw  yesterday  some  rich 
specimens  of  gold-bearing  quartz  lately 
taken  from  the  Xellow  Diamond  ledge,  at 
Kock  Bavine,  near  Cement  Hill.  Some 
years  ago  an  extraordinary  rich  pocket  was 
struck  in  this  ledge,  and  a  few  hundred  lb  s. 
of  rock  yielded  several  thousand  dollars; 
but  the  ledge  has  been  worked  considerably 
since  and  with  poor  success.  The  extent  of 
the  pocket  lately  struck  is  not  known. 
'  The  Eagle  Co.  at  Belief  Hill,  is  now  in 
full  blast.  They  have  1, 500  ft.  of  iron  pipe, 
varying  from  three  feet  to  one  foot  and  three 
inches  in  diameter.  Their  claims  are  ex- 
tensive and  they  are  prepared  to  work  them 
on  a  scale  corresponding  with  their  extent. 
The  Union  Co.  is  working  from  20  to  30 
men. 

Oct.  2d :  We  saw  on  Monday,  at  Delano's 
bank,  Grass  Valley,  a  gold  brick  weighing 
400  ozs.,  and  valued  at  $7,200 — the  result 
of  a  crushing  of  quartz  from  the  New  York 
Hill  lode.  The  mine  is  now  fairly  opened, 
is  worked  regularly,  and  is  affording  the 
owners  good  profits.  The  gross  receipts 
from  the  mine  for  last  month  amounted  to 
$17,000. 

Grass  Valley  Union,  Sept.  27th  :  The  hy- 
draulic mining  interest  of  Bough  and  Beady 
looks  better  at  the  present  time  than  it  has 
looked  for  years,  and  the  preparations  now 
being  made  to  open  and  thoroughly  work 
several  claims,  warrant  the  belief  that  this 
portion  of  Nevada  county  will  render  an 
excellent  account  of  itself  during  the  ap- 
proaching hydraulic  mining  season.  The 
Slate  Creek  aud  Deer  Creek  ditch,  will  now 
carry  000  in.  of  water,  thus  affording  the 
hydraulic  miners  an  opportunity  to  open 
their  diggings.  Vial  &  Co.  of  Grass  Valley, 
have  loBated  the  old  Slate  Creek  Hill,  aud 
have  commenced  a  tunnel  on  Fiddler  Flat, 
to  be  run  a  distance  of  000  ft. ,  to  open  then' 
claim.  They  are  preparing  to  lay  2, 500  ft. 
of  pipe,  most  of  which  is  now  on  the  ground. 
On  Goshen  Hill,  C.  A.  Smith  and  Allen 
Williams,  of  Grass  Valley,  are  preparing  to 
open  the  Hawes  diggings.  On  Bunker  Hill 
Hon.  E.  W.  Boberts  has  commenced  putting 
in  a  new  30-in.  flume,  to  be  60  ft.  in  length, 
to  work  the  old  Sazerac  diggings,  which 
will  bo  in  working  condition  by  the  time 
water  comes  this  fall.  The  Harris  Bros. 
have  sold  their  hydraulic  diggings  on  Negro 
Creek,  to  a  company  of  Portuguese,  but  we 
did  not  learn  the  figures  at  which  the  dig- 
gings wer  sold. 

The  Osceola  mine  is  showing  welL  Last 
sumnier  a  shaft  was  started,  which  recently 
cut  the  vein  at  a  depth  of  60  ft. ,  disclosing 
a  vein  20  in.  in  width,  but  very  much  broken. 
A  crushing  of  a  few  tons  of  rock  from  this 
point,  made  this  week,  showed  a  return  of 
$14  per  ton.  Considering  that  the  ledge 
was  broken,  and  that  considerable  qaunti- 
ties  of  slate  and  cab  were  mixed  with  the 
quartz  crushed,  this  yield  is  quite  satisfac- 


tory. The  intention  is  to  sink  30  ft.  deeper 
on  the  incline  before  any  drifting  is  done 
on  the  lode. 

Excelsior. — Meadow  Lake  Sun,  Sept.  28: 
The  Gold  Bun  Co.  are  taking  out  splendid 
ore  from  the  first  level  of  their  mine.  They 
have  just  struck  a  very  rich  streak,  about  18 
inches  wide  at  this  point.  The  rock  is  of  a 
porous  or  decomposed  nature,  and  shows  a 
considerable  quantity  of  free  gold.  A  train 
of  mules  is  employed  packing  rock  from 
this  mine  to  the  Mohawk  mill  for  crushing. 

The  Enterprise  Co.  are  erecting  a  furnace 
for  roasting  rock,  and  thus  facilitate  the  re- 
duction of  their  ores.  The  process  to  be 
used  is  what  is  kuown  as  '  'Williams's  super- 
heated steam  process."  They  have  levied 
an  assessment  of  $1  per  share  on  their  mine, 
aud  intend  to  drive  things  ahead  in  proper 
style. 

The  boys  of  the  Shooting  Star  Co.  have 
levied  another  assessment  of  $1  per  foot. 

The  Excelsior  Co.  have  struck  some  fine 
looking  ore  in  their  shaft  this  week. 

I'lin-or-    County. 

Auburn  Stars  and  Stripes,  Sept.  25th : 
MuGonigle  &  Co.,  in  running  a  tunnel,  run 
across  a  singular  black  formation,  which,  at 
the  time,  was  rejected.  On  close  inspection, 
specimens  of  this  rejected  black  stuff  exhib- 
ited, to  use  a  miner's  expression,  "slathers" 


of  gold.  Investigations  that  followed  showed 
that  the  black  stuff  constituted  a  regular 
and  well-defined  ledge  of  gold-bearing  sili- 
cate, which  has  been  traced,  up  to  the  pres- 
ent time,  a  distance  of  600  feet,  and  which, 
at  the  point  where  they  are  now  working,  is 
fully  seven  feet  in  thickness.  The  course 
of  this  ledge  or  streak,  from  the  point  of 
discovery  as  far  as  traced,  is  about  N.  65J 
W.  It  is  as  easily  worked  as  the  softest 
slate,  and  after  exposure  to,  the  air  for  a 
short  time  is  as  easily  pulverized  as  dry  clay. 
Large  portions  of  it  are  richly  studded  with 
gold,  and  a  considerable  portion  will  yield 
$1  per  pound !  Several  tons  have  already 
been  taken  out,  and  it  is  reported  that  it 
grows  richer  as  they  go  down. 

Wentworth  &  McClure  are  fitting  up  their 
hydraulic  mining  claim,  on  Squires'  Canon, 
in  a  first  class  manner  for  the  coming  winter. 
It  is  reported  that  excellent  pay  has  been 
struck  in  one  of  the  tunnels  at  Blue  Bluff, 
in  which  work  has  been  prosecuted  for  ten 
years  without  remuneration. 

Dutch  Flat  Enquire)-,  Sept.  28th:  The 
King  brothers,  blue  cement  miners  at  this 
place,  have  realized  $5  per  cart  load  for  all 
dirt  broken  from  their  drifts  this  summer. 

A  Mr.  Smith,  mining  alone  near  Owl 
Camp,  above  Lost  Camp,  has  a  claim  that  is 
paying  very  well ;  he  realized  therefrom, 
one  day  this  week,  five  ounces. 

Herald,  Sept.  28th :  On  Wednesday  last 
McGonigle  &  Co.  struck  it  rich.  One  pan 
yielded  about  $1,000.  Fifty  dollars  per  foot 
is  the  lowest  that  any  interest  in  the  claim 
can  be  purchased  for. 

Dutch  Flat  Enquirer,  Oct.  2d:  At  Gold 
Bun,  ground  that  has  heretofore  been  con- 
sidered worthless  is  being  worked  with  re- 
sults highly  satisfactory.  One  claim,  owned 
by  Mr.  Jacob  Abeel,  on  being  opened  and 
run  for  16  days,  yielded  $1,800.  Other 
claims  situated  in  the  neighborhood  of  this 
claim  have  equally  nattering  prospects. 
Tho  claim  of  Messrs.  Wentworth  &  Wolcott 
is  in  rapid  process  of  opening-. 

The  cement  mill  at  Dutch  Flat  continues 
to  pound  the  richest  gravel,  and  their  re- 
turns will  far  exceed  any  former  crushing. 
The  prospecting  fortius  lead  in  other  claims 
in  this  immediate  vicinity  proves,  conclu- 
sively, the  existence  of  a  continuous  cement 
lead  from  the  King  Bros. '  mill  to  Nary  Bed, 
a  distance  of  over  a  mile.  This  will  fur- 
nish ground  enough  to  supply  at  least  a 
dozen  mills. 

The  mines  at  Gold  Bun,  always  good,  are 
sustaining  their  reputation  nobly  by  yield- 
ing large  sums  to  their  owners. 

Mr.  Osmyn  Harkness,  after  a  run  of  24 
days  in  his  claim  between  this  place   and 
Gold   Bun,  cleaned  up   over  $5,000,   four 
men  working. 
Shasta    County. 

Courier,  Sept.  28th :  Peter  Larkiu  &  Co. 
are  making  from  $15  to  $20  per  ton  to  the 
hand. 

Jollie  &  Dosh,  after  making  a  short  run 
on  rock  taken  from  their  ledge  at  Muletown, 
cleaned  up  last  week,  and  found  that  they 
had  cleared  $10  per  day.  The  owners  of 
the  Potosi  also  cleaned  up  a  run  from  their 
mill  last  week,  which  paid  handsomely. 

The  company  formed  iu  this  place  some 
months  ago,  for  the  purpose  of  prospecting 
for  the  lost  Fifer  Hill  lead,  at  Pittsburg,  has  • 
abandoned  the  enterprise,  after  running  a 
tunnel  150  feet  across  Pittsburg  Flat,  and 
striking  no  pay  of  any  consequence. 

SieiTa    County. 

Downieville  Messenger,  Sept.  28th:  The 
Docile  Co.,  near  Alleghany,  recently  took 
out  $20,000  in  a  few  days  working. 

The  Fir  Cap  Mining  Co.,  of  Fir  Cap  Dis- 
trict, took  from  their  claim  during  the  past 
week  400  ozs.  gold  dust,  nearly  $7,000. 

The  Good  Hope  ledge  is  amazingly  rich. 
The  owners  are  now  down  00  feet  on  the 


Siskiyou   County. 

Yreka  Journal,  Sept.  28th :  The  miners 
at  Scott's  Bar  recently  held  a  meeting  to 
consider  the  propriety  of  allowing  persons 
selling  mining  ground  to  Chinese.  No  defi- 
nite action  was  taken  on  the  subject. 
*¥uba  County. 

Marysvillo  Appeal,  Sept,  26th:  Bich 
quartz  has  been  struck  in  one  or  two  ledges 
at  Brown's  Valley  that  have  heretofore 
barely  paid  expenses. 

Sept.  27th :  There  are  only  four  mines 
being  worked  at  present  at  Brown's  Valley, 
viz :  Jefferson,  Pennsylvania,  Donnebroge 
and  Battlesnake,  The  main  shafts  of  these 
claims  have  been  sunk  to  the  following 
depths :  Jefferson,  650  ft. ;  Pennsylvania, 
shaft  No.  1,  575  ft.,  and  No.  2,  2,215  ft.; 
Donnebroge,  575  ft. ;  Rattlesnake,  165  ft. 

BRITISH  COLUMBIA. 

Cariboo  Sentinel,  Aug.  29th :  Quite  an 
excitement  has  been  caused  by  the  Butcher 
Co.  on  Bed  Gulch,  who  bottomed  their  shaft 
lately,  and  panned  .$15  out  of  a  portion  of 
the  dirt  taken  therefrom. 


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Sept.  2d:  Tbelast  week's  workat  Williams 
Creek  was  as  follows :  California  Co.  40  ozs. ; 
San  Francisco  Co.  14  o/s. :  Bfibernifl  Co.  50 
ozs.;  Davis  Co.  51  ozs. :  Aurora  Co.  190  ozs.; 
Kul'.v  Co.  TO  ozs.;  and  Prairie.  Flower  Co. 
50  ozs. 

At  SStotit's  Gulch  dnrinjthe  week,  Altn- 
cleuned  up  248  ozs.;  Taft  Vale  Co. 
:  and  Mncho  Oro  Co.  60 

Iu  Conklin'a  Crulch,  United  Co.  cleaned 
up  37  ozs. ;  Renfrew  Co.  75  ozs. ;  and  Eoid 

'  ozs. 

The  Uolman  Co.  on  Mosquito  Gulch,. 
yielded  70  ozs.  for  the  week. 

In  Red  Guleh.  a  company  called  the  Job 

Co.  look  out  of  their  shaft  five  ozs.  of  very 
coarso  gold,  soruo  of  the  pieces  weighing 
from?10t<.sIJ. 

First  Chance  Co.  at  Lowheo  Crook,  took 
out  during  the  week  120  ozs. 

At  Grouse  Creek  all  of  the  oompanios  are 
doing  as  well  as  usual.  The  Huron  Co. 
took  out  80  ozs.  during  tho  wock,  and  the 
Caroline  Co.  420  ozs. 

Sept  5th;  Mr.  Oliver  Un|uhart  and  his 
two  partners  have  been  out  prospecting  for 
■aveial  months  past,  returned  ou  Monday 
evening,  ami  reported  the  discovery  of  a 
oreek  in  which  they  found  gold  in  paying 
i|uantities.  Tho  creek  has  been  named 
Mustang  Creek.  Urquhart  and  his  party 
have  located  and  recorded  a  discovery  chum, 
about  500  ft.  from  the  mouth  of  the  creek, 
and  have  prospected  it  suH'Lciontly  well  to 
know  that  they  can  make  from  #12  to  §20  a 
day  to  the  hand,  and  even  more  if  there  was 
a  plentiful  supply  of  water.  There  are  a 
number  of  othor  creeks  and  gulches  in  the 
vicinity  that  look  equally  as  well  as  the  one 
referred  to,  which  it  is  the  opinion  of  our 
informant,  who  prospected  some  of  them, 
will  pay  welL 

COLORADO. 
Denver  Newt,  Sept.  1st:  There  has  been 
on  exhibition  at  the  First  National  Bank 
some  fine  silver  bullion.  One  bar  was  from 
the  works  of  Garrott,  Martine  &  Co.,  78  75- 
100  ozs.,  fine  .915  ;  value  893.16  in  coin. 
It  was  taken  from  200  lbs.,  of  ore  from  the 
White  lode.  The  two  buttons  weighed  113 
ozs.,  and  wero  taken  from  500  lbs.  of  ore 
from  the  Mohawk  lode,  by  Prof.  Johnson. 
(Son.  Wilder  also  had  about  70  lbs.  of  ore 
from  the  Mohawk  lode,  which  he  proposes 
to  take  on  to  New  York.  It  assays  $10,000 
per  ton. 

At  the  mint  yesterday  was  to  be  seen  10 
bars  of  gold  bullion.  Six  of  them  weighed 
455  80-100  ozs.,  valuo  $7,204.11.  Two 
weighed  192  80-100  ozs.,  value  $2,879.46. 
Tho  other  two  weighed  52  78-100  ozs.,  and 
wore  valued  at  $81499.  This  gives  the  total 
of  701  44-100  ozs.  and  $10,890.56. 

We  wero  shown  at  the  mint  this  morning, 
seven  fine  bars  of  gold,  of  an  estimated  value 
of  over  $5,000.  They  had  not  yet  been 
stamped. 

At  Cash  Creek,  a  new  flume  company  have 
just  cleaned  up  $2,900.  Mr.  Rickey  has 
just  taken  out  a  nngget  weighing  15  ozs. 
Capt.  Hoyt  &  Co.  are  meetina  with  great 
success  with  their  arastras.  California  Gulch 
is  paying  well.  Dr.  Burt  is  taking  put  from 
an  ounce  to  an  ounce  and  a  half  per  day  to 
the  nand.  He  lately  found  a  nugget  weigh- 
ing 4%  ozs.  One  has  also  been  taken  out 
of  Iowa  Guleh  weighing  five  ounces. 

Gen.  Frank  Marshall  has  sold  to  parties 
in  Black  Hawk,  two  tons  of  ore  from  the 
Square  and  Compass  lode,  for  $900  per  ton. 
Georsretown  Miiier.  Sept.  12th :  Mr.  Miner 
yesterday  assayed  nine  lbs.  of  ore,  and  ol> 
tained  therefrom  a  button  of  silver  weighing 
seven  ounces. 

A  assay  of  gold  ore  from  a  lode  near  Cen- 
tral City  was  made  by  Mr.  Miner  a  few  days 
since,  and  the  result  gave  $1,700  per  cord, 
from  ore  that  yielded  nothing  under  the 
stamp  process. 

Martine  &  Co.  are  now  running  on  ore 
from  the  Coin  lode. 

From  some  specimens  seen  by  the  editor 
of  ore  from  the  Brother  Jonathan  lode,  he 
pronounces  it  one  of  the  very  best  silver 
deposits  ever  discovered  so  near  the  base  of 
the  mountains.  It  is  a  mixture  of  fine  ar- 
gentiferous galena  with  iron  pyrites,  and 
silver  sulphurets. 

Times,  Sept.  5th:  Yesterday  the  California 
Reduction  Works  cleaned  up  from  tho  Smith 
&  Parmelee  claim  on  the  Gregory.  The  bar 
was  marked  as  follows:  No.  101,  gold  .696 
fine,  silver  .  279  fine — 77. 30  ozs. ,  value,  gold 
$1,112.15,  silver,  27.91.  Total,  $1,140.06, 
in  coin.  Average  assay  per  ton  of  crushed 
ore,  $91.60. 

Regustei;  Sept.  11th  :  Messrs.  Main  &  Rod- 
man shipped  this  morning  1,500  lbs.  of 
copper  which  was  precipitated  from  the  ore 
roasted  by  the  Monnier  process  last  year  in 
Nevada.  It  is  chemically  pure,  the  gold 
and  silver  having  been  left  in  the  residuum 
for  amalgamation. 


IDAHO. 

Lewiston  Totirrial,  Sept.  12th  :  The  Chi- 
namen engaged  in  mining  on  the  bars  of 
the  Snalo  .  opposite  Lewision,  ore  doios  as 
could  be  expected.  At  one  point 
making  from  S1.25  to  $1.50  per 
day  to  the  man.  and  at  another  they  are  mak- 
ing from  $1.50  to  $2  per 

(In  Saturday  last  live  Chinamen  arrived 
from  the  Callville  minis,  on  the  upper  I  iol- 
umliia,  where  they  had  boon  mining  for  the 
last  18  months.  As  the  result  of  their  labors 
one  of  their  number  realized  the  sum  of 
$1,100.  Tho  remaining  four  had  about 
$500  each. 

Sept.  19th:  A  correspondent  writing  from 
Spokano  Bridge,  concerning  tho  new  mines 
at  that  place  says :  They  are  both  rich  and 
extensive.  Several  crocks  have  been  struck 
that  prospect  well.  One  district,  named 
Shot  Gun  Dist.,  prospects  regularly  12  cts. 
to  the  pan,  from  three  to  eight  ft.  to  tho 
bedrock.  Tho  excitement  in  and  about  Bear 
Gulch  is  tremendous. 

Tho  Warren  Diggings  correspondent  writes 
Sept.  6th  :  On  the  last  day  of  August,  the 
one-stamp  mill  belong  to  Sherwin  &  Myers 
was  set  in  motion,  and  gave  general  satisfac- 
tion, making  78  strokes  per  minute.  Mr. 
Sherwin  has  a  small  barrel  amalgamator 
which  Capt.  Williams'  has  been  kind  enough 
to  show  him  how  to  construct,  with  the  in- 
tent of  saving  the  silver.  Mrs.  Wood  panned 
out  the  first  pan  of  rock  that  was  crushed, 
and  the  result  was  $7.75  in  gold.  The 
amount  of  rock  panned  was  five  lbs.  There 
is  on  the  ground  about  1,500  lbs.  of  rock 
from  the  Wintield  Scott,  well  roasted,  which 
will  be  the  first  job  of  the  mill. 

NEVADA. 

1  !I;uk  KiicIl. 

Arirginia  Enterprise,  Sept.  25th  :  Mr.  Isen- 
beck  has  exhibited  to  us  two  lots  of  clean 
amalgam  from  ore  taken  from  the  Snow 
Storm  lead,  Black  Rock  Dist.  The  two  test 
lots,  each  of  250  lbs.,  were  worked  at  the 
Stephenson  mill — one  lot  being  roasted  and 
the  other  worked  raw,  Mr.  Isenbeck's  chem- 
icals being  used  in  working  both  lots.  The 
exact  result  we  will  be  able  to  give  as  soon 
as  the  bullion  obtained  is  assayed,  but  it 
will  go  at  least  $100  per  ton.  Mr.  Isenbeck 
still  has  a  considerable  quantity  of  ore  at 
the  Stephenson  mill.  His  plan  of  working 
is  producing  astonishing  results.  Day  be- 
fore yesterday  he  sent  out  to  Washington 
Dist.  a  sufficiency  of  his  chemicals  to  work 
250  tons  of  ore.  The  cost  per  ton  for  chem- 
icals by  his  process  is  about  20  cts. 

Sept.  27th :  Much  interest  is  being  mani- 
fested in  the  Black  Rock  mines.  The  ores 
from  that  region  puzzle  our  best  assayers, 
and  in  looking  at  them  our  old  Comstock 
experts  are  ready  to  swear  that  they  contain 
nothing,  yet  Isenbeck,  the  new  manipu- 
lator, somehow  manages  to  make  them  yield 
largely  in  silver  and  gold.  Isenbeck  and 
the  Biack  Rock  mines  are  either  a  very  big 
thing  or  the  biggest  humbug  yet  heard  of 
in  Washoe.     Let  the  experts  decide. 

I*iilirana  ^u  I '. 

The  Hiko  correspondent  of  tho  Silver 
Bend  Reporter  of  Sept.  28th,  says  :  Mr.  Ise- 
lin,  who  has  been  operating  here  since  last 
June  in  our  mines,  has  gone  East.  He  has 
suspended  all  work  on  the  mines  under  his 
charge  here  until  his  return.  James  Ostram 
is  pushing  work  ahead  upon  his  new  mill, 
which,  when  completed,'  will  for  its  capacity 
be  equal  to  any  upon  the  Pacific  coast.  He 
has  just  opened  a  large  body  of  good  ore  in 
the  Indiana  ledge,  and  every  one  here  is  in 
extacies  over  his  success. 
■  Reveille,  Sept.  26th :  The  vein  lately  cut 
in  the  Indiana  ledge  is  six  ft.  in  width.  The 
large  vein  is  said  to  contain  much  excellent 
ore. 

IrJxtmfoolcl't. 

Virginia  Trespass,  Sept.  30th  :  The  Ore- 
ana  f  urnaces  projected  last  season  have  been 
completed,  and  are  now  in  busy  and  suc- 
cessful operation,  smelting  vast  quantities 
of  ore  from  the  mine,  and  shipping  the 
same  to  San  Francisco.  All  the  new  ma- 
chinery works  to  perfection,  and  the  affairs 
of  the  company  are  in  a  most  prosperous 
condition.  A  vast  quantity  of  charcoal  has 
been  burned  and  is  now  at  the  furnaces 
and  there  is  ore  enough  mined  to  insure 
constant  operations  for  many  months.  The 
ore  averages  over  $100  per  ton,  and  the 
holders  of  the  mine  are  absolutely  assured 
of  a  munificent  fortune  from  the  mine. 

B«eHC  Biver. 

Reveille,  Sept.  23d :  The  prospects  in  Ioho 
Dist.  are  just  now  encouraging.  Many 'of 
the  minors  are  taking  out  ore  for  the  Knick- 
erbocker mill,  which  will  be '  opened  imme- 
diately. The  miners  have  agreed  to  furnish 
at  least  10  tons  per  day  for  reduction,  With 
both  the  Pioneer  and  Knickerbocker  mills 
running,  the  Union  Dist.  will  prjSduce  an 
amount  of  bullion  that  will  attract/attention 
and  stimulate  enterprise.  / 

The  mill  of  the  Belmont  Co.j  has  been 
thoroughly  overhauled  and  repaired  by  the 


present  proprietors.  It  has  been  improved 
and  rendered  more  efficient  by  the  addition 
of  a  capacious  boiler,  three  of  Belding's 
pans,  two  settlers  of  his  pattern,  and  a  new 
cam  shaft,  tappets,  etc.  It  began  running 
with  its  new  machinery  lust  week,  and  pro- 
duced an  increased  amount  of  bullion.  The 
mill  is  reducing  10  tons  of  oro  daily. 

Daring  the  week  ending  Saturday,  12,610 
ozs.  of  crude  bullion  were  melted  and  as- 
sayed at  the  ollice  of  the  Manhattan  mill. 
This  was  the  product  of  three  days  run  of 
the  mill,  which  was  stopped  for  half  of  the 
week  for  the  reception  of  new  boilers.  With 
these  wo  may  expect  tho  mill  to  yield  the 
usual  product  of  3,500  ozs.  daily. 

Sept.  25th  ;  The  mill  of  the  Old  Dominion 
Co.  is  working  in  tho  most  satisfactory  man- 
ner, and  wo  shall  soon  receive  a  large  ship- 
ment of  bullion.  The  appearance  of  the 
Old  Dominion  mine  of  the  company  is  said 
to  surpass  the  most  sanguine  hopes  of  the 
enthusiasts  in  the  district,  and  its  develop- 
ment of  rich  ore  is  extraordinary.  Several 
other  mines  are  looking  equally  well. 

Sept.  27th:  Two  teams  passed  through 
the  city  to-day  with  mill  machinery  for  the 
Big  Smoky  Co.,  at  Geneva,  Smoky  Valley 
Dist. 

Belmont  Reporter,  Sept.  28th:  The  Cali- 
fornia and  Rhode  Island  mills  at  Austin, 
which  have  for  a  long  time  been  idle,  have 
been  put  in  order  and  set  at  work  again. 
The  former  has  been  leased  by  J.  B.  Mur- 
phy, and  will  be  used  for  custom  work,  and 
the  latter  by  W.  F.  Leon,  Supt.  of  theTi- 
moke,  who  will  use  it  for  reducing  the  ores 
of  that  mine. 

A  depth  of  90  ft.  has  been  reached  upon 
the  Champion  ledge,  Palmetto  Dist.,  show- 
ing an  unbroken  vein  six  ft.  wide  heavily 
charged  with  mineral.  Col.  Catherwood 
has  ordered  his  mill  from  Aurora,  which 
will  be  erected  at  Palmetto  without  delay. 
There  are  a  number  of  other  ledces  in  the 
vicinity  equally  as  good  as  the  Champion, 
and  next  season  great  life  and  activity  will 
prevail  in  that  section. 

Wnshoo. 

[In  the  Stock  Circular,  in  another  portion 
of  this  paper,  will  be  found  late  mining 
news  from  this  district.  ] 

Virginia  Enterprise,  Sept.  26th  :  Just  at 
present  a  good  deal  of  interest  is  manifested 
in  outside  claims  —that  is,  claims  "outside" 
or  supposed  to  be  outside,  of  the  limits  of 
the  Comstock  lead.  The  majority  of  the 
outside  leads  are  old  locations — veins  located 
in  1860,  '61.  We  firmly  believe  that  many 
of-  these  leads  contain  ore  that  will  now  pay 
well  for  crushing — though  almost  worthless 
when  the  regular  price  for  the  reduction  of 
a  ton  of  ore  was  $30.  The  high  price 
charged  lor  crushing  ores  was  the  reason  of 
the  abandonment  of  hundreds  of  mines  in 
this  State  in  1862,  '63  and  '64.  Now  that 
ores  are  being  reduced  for  $10  per  ton  many 
of  our  old  mines  are  being  reopened. 

Sept.  27th :  We  were  yesterday  shown 
some  very  fine  looking  ore  from  the  old 
Sutro  claim,  on  the  north  side  of  Cedar 
Hill.  The  ore  was  taken  out  near  the  sur- 
face, and  very  much  resembles  the  surface 
ore  of  the  Gould  &  Curry. 

Sept.  28th :  During  the  week,  Wells, 
Fargo  &  Co.  shipped  from  their  offices  in 
this  city  and  Gold  Hill,  9,164  lbs.  of  assayed 
bullion',  valued  at  $219,210.10. 

Trespass,  Sept.  28th  :  The  Ophir  Co.  has 
suspended  work  on  the  new  shaft  until  the 
machinery,  which  was  used  in  the  old 
works,  is  in  running  order.  The  shaft  has 
attained  the  depth  of  75  ft. ;  but  water  came 
in  so  fast  they  could  not  keep  it  out  and 
continue  sinking  with  only  a  common  whim. 
The  new  machinery  will  be  ready  to  com- 
mence labor  in  about  three  weeks,  when 
sinking  will  be  resumed. 

ORECON. 

Salem  Record,  Sept.  10th:  The  Union 
and  Santiam  Cos.  have  accepted  the  offer  of 
Messrs.  Salmon  &  Co.  to  work  their  mines 
until  June  next.  The  terms  are  in  fact 
"bedrock  pay."  They  are  to  have  certain 
wages,  conditioned  that  the  proceeds  fur- 
nish the  amount.  All  that  is  realized  over 
and  above  the  amount  of  wages,  to  be  di- 
vided between  them  and  the  companies. 

Rich  discoveries  have  lately  been  made  of 
gold  bearing  quartz  in  the  Cascade  Moun- 
tains, on  tho  headwaters  of  the  TJmpqua. 
The  Rosebnrg  Ensign  has  accounts  of  silver 
ore  havingbeen  recently  discovered  40  miles 
east  of  that  place. 

Jacksonville  Sentinel,  Sept.  21st:  The 
company  in  possession  of  the  Alta  copper 
mine,  situated  at  the  Low  Divide,  on  the 
Crescent  City  road,  have  shipped  about"  700 
tons  of  copper  during  the  present  summer. 
The  ore  is  transported  to  smelting  works  in 
Massachusetts,  near  Boston,  but  it  is  the 
intention  of  the  company  to  erect  works  in 
Smith  River  Valley,  California — to  which 
place  they  will  have  a  road  completed  from 
the  mine  this  fall,  at  acostof  about  $13,000. 


UTAH. 

Gold  Hill  News,  Sept  28th :  The  follow- 
ing is  an  extract  from  a  letter  written  by  J. 
W.  Mills,  a  practical  miner,  formerly  of 
Gold  Hill  and  Austin,  from  the  Sweetwater 
mines  at  South  Pass.  These  mines,  I  think, 
will  prove  one  of  the  best  quartz  regions 
ever  found.  There  seems  to  bo  no  end  to 
the  quartz — and  good  quartz  at  that  The 
ledges  are  generally  large,  say  from  one 
foot  to  20  ft.  thick,  and  mostly  gold,  with  a 
slight  trace  of  silver.  The  advantages  for 
milling  and  mining  are  good,  there  being 
no  end  to  tho  supply  of  wood.  I  will  say  to 
you,  Charley,  and  your  friends  connected 
with  me,  that  this  place  suits  me  bettor  than 
any  mining  camp  I  have  ever  seen,  or  ever 
expect  to  see — for  there  is  more  good  quartz 
in  the  space  than  I  have  ever  seen  in  Nevada 
or  California.  li  my  judgment  does  not 
deceive  me,  it  will  surpass,  in  time,  Gold 
Hill  and  Virginia  City.  I  send  you  samples 
of  oro  taken  from  one  of  my  claims,  at  a 
depth  of  12  ft,  where  I  cut  the  ledge  at  a 
thickness  of  six  ft.  It  is  all  good  quartz, 
which  is  believed  can  be  made  to  yield  from 
$30  to  $500  per  ton. 

The  sample  of  ore  sent,  as  mentioned  in 
the  above,  was  assayed  in  Gold  Hill,  and 
yielded  at  the  rate  of  $100  in'  gold  per  ton. 


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Notices  to  Correspondents. 

Britisher. — Two  centuries  prior  to  the  late 
Crimean  campaign  the  French  and  Eng- 
lish armies  fought  in  alliance,  as  asserted 
by  your  Gallic  disputant.  The  common 
enemy,  on  this  occasion,  was  the  Span- 
iard, then  in  possession  of  the  fortified 
towns  of  Mardyke  and  Dunkirk,  for  the  re- 
duction of  which  towns  the  French  and 
English  armies  were  assembled  in  1658. 
On  the  3d  of  June,  in  that  year,  Conde, 
Don  John  of  Austria,  and  the  exiled  Duke 
of  York  (afterward  James  II.  of  England), 
headed  an  attack  to  relieve  those  places ; 
the  besieging  army  being  commanded  on 
the  part  of  the  French  by  the  celebrated 
Turenne,  and  the  English  by  General 
Lockhart  A  pitched  battle  was  the  con- 
sequence, the  account  of  which  forms  a 
prominent  part  of  every  moderately  ex- 
tended French  history,  in  which  it  is  de- 
scribed as  the  Battle  of  the  Dunes,  in 
consequence  of  its  having  been  fought 
among  the  long  row  of  sand-hills  eastward 
of  Dunkirk.  It  is  only  very  copious  Eng- 
lish historians,  however,  who  notice  this 
pitched  battle,  although  so  prominently 
dilated  upon  by  Gallic  historians,  of  which 
Sismondi  has  given  a  good  abridgement, 
in  which  he  describes,  from  French  au- 
thorities, the  sanguinary  and  obstinate 
nature  of  the  combat  on  the  fortified  ridge 
of  the  principal  sand-hill  stormed  by  the 
English,  who  there  began  the  battle,  and 
astonished  both  their  Spanish  opponents 
and  their  French  allies  by  the  resolute 
and  persevering  obstinacy  with  which 
they  struggled  through  the  natural  diffi- 
culties presented  by  ascending  a  loose 
sand-hill,  and  then  fought  at  the  summit, 
when  it  was  surmised  they  would  have 
found  themselves  exhausted  by  the  labor 
of  the  ascent.  The  allied  armies  were 
victorious,  and  the  chief  honor  attendant 
on  the  victory  by  contemporary  French 
writers  was  cheerfully  awarded  to  their 
English  friends.  It  may,  perhaps,  not 
be  much  out  of  place  to  mention,  in  addi- 
tion to  the  foregoing  particulars,  that  the 
modern  English  word  downs,  as  applied 
to  hills  of  low  or  very  moderate  elevation 
in  the  south  of  England,  is  a  corruption 
of  the  word  dune,  which  itself  most  prob- 
ably is  a  derivation  of  the  Celtic  word 
dun,  or  a  low  hill.  Thus  Dunkirk,  a 
compound  Saxon  and  Celtic  term,  would 
mean  the  church  on  the  hill.  Southdown, 
or  Down  mutton,  has  long  been  and  still  is 
extensively  celebrated  ;  by  none,  however, 
was  it  more  esteemed  than  by  Charles  II. , 
especially  that  fed  on  Banstead  Downs,  in 
near  proximity  to  the  world-wide  cele- 
brated Epsom  race  ground — a  .fact  which 
gave  origin  to  Rochester's  pungent 
but  impromptu  epitaph,  given  at  the 
"Merry  Monarch's"  own  request.  We  re- 
publish it  because  we  do  not  think  it  is 
very  generally  known  among  our  readers, 
and  perhaps  will  serve  to  amuse,  and  thus 
vary  sometimes  or  enliven  some  monoto- 
nous employment  or  care.  We  agree 
with  the  adage,  that  "all  work  and  no 
play  made  Jack  a  dull  boy,"  so  here  is 
the  epitaph : 

"Here  lies  tho  mu'ioi  eating  kniL', 
Who's  wont  no  miri  rolied  00  — 
Wh    never  taid  a  foolish  th-tig,« 
^r  evet  uiu  a  wise  one." 


The  State  Capitol. 

Large  numbers  of  people,  from  various 
parts  of  the  State,  embraced  the  opportu- 
nity of  their  visit  to  the  recent  State  Fair, 
at  Sacramento,  to  take  a  look  also  at  the 
State  Capitol.  Their  visits  were  generally 
made  all  the  more  pleasant  and  profitable, 
because  of  the  attention  and  courtesy  of  the 
architect,  who,  whenever  it  was  in  his 
power,  took  especial  pains  to  explain  the 
plans  and  progress  of  the  work.  The  noble 
proportions  of  this  magnificent  structure 
are  now  rapidly  being  developed,  and  so  far 
has  the  work  advanced  since  our  last  notice 
of  it,  as  to  merit  especial  attention  from  all 
interested  in  the  prosperity  of  our  young 
and  rising  State.  All  intelligent  tax-payers, 
in  observing  the  progress  which  is  being 
made  in  this  work,  must  become  fully  aware 
of  the  good  use  to  which  their  money  has 
been  put  in  the  progression,  thus  far,  of 
this  magnificent  building. 

From  the  architect,  Mr.  G.  P.  Cummirigs, 
we  received  a  lucid  and  full  description,  ex- 
planation of  plans  and  future  projections, 
as  the  work  advances.  He  gave  us,  also, 
many  interesting  particulars  connected  with 
the  history  of  this  and  other  large  buildings 
of  its  kind,  from  which  we  learn  that  in  the 
aggregate  of  style,  size  and  imperishability 
of  material,  there  is  but  one  building  on 
the  continent  which  will  be  its  superior, 
and  only  that  one  its  equal.  The  building 
covers,  with  its  angles,  nearly  60,000  sur- 
face feet,  and  from  its  present  ground  line 
will  be  226  feet  to  top  of  the  dome,  the  cir- 
cumference of  which,  at  the  roof,  will  be 
267  feet,  with  an  area  of  5,600  feet  at  the 
lower  balustrade,  or  promenade. 

It  will  be  remembered  that  contracts  had 
been  made  by  the  Commissioners,  under 
the  Acts  of  former  Legislatures,  to  finish 
the  basement,  or  story  under  the  columns, 
with  granite.  Although  the  contracts  were 
broken,  the  Work  continued  under  all  the 
disadvantages,  and  has  just  been  completed, 
as  we  saw  the  last  stones  of  the  south  por- 
tico placed  during  our  visit.  The  stone- 
work, which  has  dragged  its  slow  length 
along  for  six  years,  makes  a  fine  appear- 
ance, however,  particularly  the  two  elegant 
doorways  on  the  east  facade  ;  nor  will  the 
more  light  and  stylish  architecture  of  the 
upper  stories,  which  are  to  be  finished  in 
iron,  brick  and  cement,  detract,  in  any  meas- 
ure, from  the  solid  beauty  of  the  basement, 
more  particularly  as  the  granite  will  be 
painted  the  color  of  the  sanded  mastic — an 
improvement  that  will  remedy  its  only  ap- 
parent defect  —  the  stains  upon  it.  The 
granite  seems  to  have  been  experimented 
with,  as  there  are  two  kinds,  but  both  to- 
tally unfit  to  carry  out  the  florid  architecture 
of  the  building,  as  a  material  in  the  upper 
parts.  Nor  does  the  measure  appear  to  have 
been  decided  by  any  Legislative  Acts  ;  but 
the  credit  of  the  decision  to  change  to  a 
more  practical,  stronger,  and  not  one-fourth 
as  costly  material,  rests  with  the  present 
Board  of  Commissioners,  and  more  particu- 
larly with  our  present  clear-sighted,  straight- 
forward, practical  Governor. 

As  a  people  and  as  Californians,  one  of 
our  virtues  is  not  patience,  especially  when, 
in  addition,  we  should  be  taxed  for  some 
ten  or  twelve  years  more,  nearly  or  quite 
$200,000  per  annum,  and  even  then  would 
have  been  compelled  to  resort  to  iron,  or 
soft  stone,  for  a  finish,  as  the  architect  in- 
formed us  he  knew  of  no  instance  of  a  Co- 
rinthian capital  being  cut  in  granite. 

The  progress  and  mode  of  operations  on 
the  building  are  very  perfect  and  economi- 
cal ;  every  man  has  his  place,  and  must  be 
always  there.  The  mortar  is  made  in  a 
horse-power  machine,  and  brought  on  rail- 
roads through  the  dome,  and,  like  all  the 
other  material,  hoisted  through  the  rotunda 
by  a  succession  of  stagings  and  spars,  the 
upper  one  of  which  is  seventy  feet  long. 
Two  other  derricks  are  in  use,  and  the  en- 
tire floor  is  covered"  over  its  massive  arch- 
ing with  tramwavs,  etc.     There   are  about 


110  men  engaged  on  the  building,  and  the 
second  story  will  soon  be  completed. 

The  beauty  of  the  castings  from  the 
Miners'  Foundry,  of  this  city,  are  univer- 
sally spoken  of  and  commended ;  and  the 
effect  of  the  parts  built  in,  particularly  the 
Venetian  arcade  of  the  rotunda,  with  the 
symbols,  bear's  heads,  etc.,  form  the  per- 
fection of  iron  architecture. 

It  is  not  within  our  present  limits  to  give 
a  full  description  of  the  building.  The  de- 
signs of  the  legislative  halls,  library,  dome, 
etc.,  which,  with  the  eastern  facade,  are 
the  work  of  the  present  architect,  are  in 
strict  harmony  with  the  other  parts  of  the 
building,  and  like  it  are  faultless  in  orna- 
ment and  proportion.  The  so  much  talked- 
of  fissures  in  the  walls  have  disappeared 
from  the  remedies  applied  to  them,  and  the 
heavy  iron  bars  and  powerful  anchors  that 
are  carried  through  all  the  porticos,  seem 
to  render  a  fissure  impossible,  in  a  building 

as  strong  as  iron  and  stone  can  make  it. 
••■  -»>--^»  ••--* 

Fourteenth  Annual  State  Fair. 

[Continued  from  last  week.] 

The  Pacific  Oil  Works. — The  exhibit  made 
by  this  company — L.  B.  Benchley  &  Co., 
agents — represented  an  entirely  new  branch 
of  industry  on  the  Pacific  coast,  which  has 
been  introduced  and'earried  forward  to  suc- 
cess since  the  last  annual  exhibition.  The 
interest  here  represented  is  a  most  import- 
ant one,  and  if  carried  out  to  its  legitimate 
limits  will  furnish  a  field  for  the  employ- 
ment of  a  large  amount  of  capital,  and  add 
quite  as  largely  to  the  agricultural  industry 
of  the  State.  The  company  exhibited  raw 
and  boiled  linseed  oil  and  oil  cake,  Califor- 
nia paint  ground  in  oil ;  also  castor  oil  and 
mustard  seed  oil.  This  company  has  fully 
proved  our  capacity  not  only  to  produce  all 
of  these  articles  for  home  consumption,  but 
it  has  also  shown  that  by  means  of  the  great 
productiveness  of  our  soil  we  can  manufac- 
ture them  for  export.  The  great  and  im- 
mediate advantage  which  the  State  must  de- 
rive from  the  establishment  of  these  works, 
is  the  ready  market  which  they  afford  f  or 
the  sale  of  the  various  seeds  employed  in 
the  manufacture  of  these  oils — thus  giving 
our  farmers  an  opportunity  to  commence 
their  production  in  a  small  way,  and  gradu- 
ally increasiOhat  branch  of  then'  business 
as  experience\nd  means  may  warrant.  A 
special  premium  was  awarded  for  this  ex- 
hibit 

Knit  Good'!.  — Another  most  important  and 
entirely  new  branch  of  industry,  for  tho  first 
time  placed  on  exhibition  on  this  coast,  was 
the  superb  display  of  knit  goods — all  wool 
and  wool  and  cotton — by  the  Pacific  Woolen 
Mill,  located  near  the  Mission,  in  this  city, 
a  full  description  of  which  .we  gave  in  our 
issue  of  the  14th  ultimo.  Though  an  insti- 
tution of  only  four  months  existence,  it  was 
nevertheless  able  to  place  on  exhibition  not 
less  than  fifty  samples  of  goods,  embracing 
almost  every  description  of  knit  goods 
known  in  the  market,  and  at  least  one  article 
of  this  description  of  manufacture  now  for 
the  first  time  introduced — a  heavy  knit  wool- 
en skirt — an  entirely  new  thing  in  its  way, 
and  which  has  very  properly  been  christened 
the  "Pacific  Excelsior  Skirt. "  It  is  made  of 
all  shades  of  colors,  aud  is  intended  for  winter 
wear.  The  great  feature  of  this  establish- 
ment is  the  variety  and  superior  quality  of 
its  goods.  Its  manufactures  exceed,  in  va- 
riety, by  almost  one-third  that  of  any  simi- 
lar establishment  at  the  East;  while  in 
quality,  the  superiority  of  its  goods  are 
readily  manifest  to  every  person  who  will 
compare  them  with  similar  goods  of  Eastern 
make.  They  can  also  be  afforded  at  a  lower 
price  than  Eastern  goods.  This  advantage 
is  obtained  from  the  fact  that  they  can  pur- 
chase their  raw  material  direct  from  the 
growers,  saving  the  cost  of  transportation 
of  the  same  to  New  York  and  that  of  the 
manufactured  goods  back,,  with  interest,  in- 
surance, etc.  The  saving  in  this  respect  is 
more  than  a  counterbalance  for  the  differ- 
ence in  cost  of  labor.  The  amount  of  this 
description  of  goods  consumed  on  this  coast 
reaches  a  large  figure.  We  shall  give  some 
statistics  on  this  point  at  a  future  time. 
Perhaps  no  exhibition  at  the  Pavilion  at- 
tracted more  interest  than  this.  The  Com- 
mittee on  Awards  recommended  for  the  dis- 
play a  first  premium  of  $50. 

Woolen  Woven  Goods — The  Mission  Mills. 
The  display  of  woolen  woven  goods  was 
highly  creditable  to  that  important  interest. 
The  Mission  Mills  of  San  Francisco,  made 
a  really  fine  display.  The  blankets,  es- 
pecially, attracted  a  flattering  share  of  at- 
tention, both  as  to  variety  and  quality.  It 
is  a  most  interesting  fact,  and  one  which 
should  be  remembered,  that  this  company 


makes  the  finest  blankets  on  the  continent. 
Their  goods  have  never  yet  been  equalled 
by  any  establishment  in  the  Atlantic  States. 
Such  is  the  universal  verdict  among  New 
York  dealers.  The  award  at  the  Paris  Ex- 
position, also  gives  them  the  credit  of  the 
finest  exhibition  of  blankets  from  America. 
A  special  advantage  is  claimed  by  this  com- 
pany in  the  matter  of  colors,  to  the  brilliancy 
and  durability  of  which  especial  attention  is 
paid.  Their  flannels  and  fine  cloths,  es- 
pecially their  ladies'  cloak  goods  and  stuff 
for  officers'  wear,  were.pronounced  quite  su- 
perior. They  were  awarded  a  first  premium 
of  $50  for  the  best  display  of  woolen  goods 
from  one  manufactory ;  also  first  premiums 
as  follows  :  Ten  yards  woolen  cloths,  $5 ; 
ten  yards  cassimeres,  $5 ;  ten  yards  flannel 
cloth,  $5  ;  pair  woolen  blankets,  $5. 

Tile  Pioneer  Woolen  Mills,  the  first  enter- 
prise of  this  kind  undertaken  on  the  Pacific 
coast,  also  made  a  very  full  and  most  excel- 
lent display  of  goods.  Their  general  display 
of  manufacture  and  fabrics  was  said  by  com- 
petent judges  to  compare  very  favorably 
with  the  best  articles  in  the  same  line  of 
either  Eastern  or  foreign  make,  and  like  the 
productions  of  all  the  woolen  manufactures 
on  this  coast  are  furnished  to  the  consumer 
at  a  price  as  low  or  lower  than  the  same 
class  of  goods  can  be  laid  down  here  from 
New  York  or  any  European  port.  This  es- 
tablishment manufactures  a  large  amount 
of  flannel  goods,  which  are  made  up  on  their 
premises  into  shirts,  drawers,  etc. — some  70 
sewing  machines  being  employed  for  the 
purpose.  One  of  the  most  attractive  exhi- 
bitions at  the  Fair  was  a  loom  for  weaving 
fancy  colors,  which  was  set  up  by  this  com- 
pany on  the  lower  floor  of  the  Pavilion,  and 
run  every  day  and  evening  during  the  con- 
tinuance of  the  exhibition.  This  loom  com- 
bined all  the  latest  improvements  for  manu- 
facturing fancy  goods,  flannels,  cassimeres, 
etc.  The  Committee  of  Awards  in  their  re- 
port, called  especial  attention  to  the  loom, 
and  recommended  for  it  a  special  premium. 
In  addition  thereto,  the  Committee  also 
awarded  a  first  premium  for  their  display 
of  woolen  shirts'  and  drawers,  and  a  further 
premium  of  $5  for  an  exhibit  of  ten  yards 
of  tweed  of  their  manufacture. 

Cotton  Manufacture. — William  H.  Rector 
&  Sons,  of  the  Oakland  Cotton  Factory, 
added  a  new  and  additional  article  of  manu- 
facture to  their  display  of  last  year,  in  the 
shape  of  water-proof  tweed,  for  ladies'  aud 
gentlemen's  wear,  also  samples  of  a  heavier 
article  for  laborers  and  boy's  clothes.  This 
company  claim  to  have  introduced  goods 
into  this  market  of  greater  utility  for  tbeir 
cost  than  any  other  manufacturers  on  the 
coast.  They  have  recently  commenced 
manufacturing  their  goods  into  clothing, 
thus  giving  employment  to  a  much  larger 
number  of  persons  than  the  simple  manu- 
facture of  the  goods  would  do,  and  supply- 
ing our  market 'with  a  large  and  impor- 
tant class  of  clothing  for  which  we  have 
heretofore  been  entirely  dependent  on  the 
Eastern  market.  They  also  exhibited  in 
addition  to  ordinary  cotton  goods,'  an  article 
of  sheeting  made  expressly  for  flour  sacks 
—also  brown  drilling  of  a  superior  quality. 
The  Messrs.  Rector  are  deserving  of  much 
credit,  and  the  fullest  measure  of  encour- 
agement for  their  efforts,  in  the  face  of  ob- 
stacles, to  establish  a  new  and  important 
branch  of  manufactures  on  this  coast.  They 
were  awarded  a  first  premium  of  $50  for 
their  display. 

Silk  and  Silk  Goods. — There  seems  to  be 
.a  peculiar  and  growing  interest  manifested 
in  the  gradual  development  of  the  silk  in- 
terests on  this  coast.  Mr.  L.  Prevost,  the 
enthusiastic  and  irrepressible  pioneer  in 
this  branch  of  industry,  was  on  hand  with 
his  collection,  commencing  with  the  silk 
worm's  eggs,  and  from  these  showing  the 
the  worms  of  all  sizes  feeding ;  then  the 
cocoons,  and  again  the  millers  ready  to  lay 
their  eggs.  From  this  point  the  equally  in- 
defatigable Mr.  Newman  took  the  cocoons  to 
a  reel  of  his  own  invention,  where  he  reels 
off,  before  the  visitors,  the  raw  silk,  and  ex- 
hibits the  same  in  hanks,  or  transfers  it  to 
his  silk  loom,  which  is  exhibited  by  the 
side  of  his  reel,  and  where  he  shows  the 
slow  and  tedious  process  of  silk  weaving, 
gradually  unfolding  to  the  vision  the  rich, 
glossy  and  rustling  silk,  ready  for  the  dress- 
maker to  transfer  into  superb  robes  for  our 
wives  and  daughters  !  We  have  no  space 
in  this  report  to  do  even  an  iota  of  the  jus- 
tice which  belongs  to  this,  which  we  sin- 
cerely believe  is  to  become  the  great  and 
crowning  glory  of  the  productions  and  man- 
ufactures of  our  Golden  State.  In  the 
words  of  the  committee  to  whom  this  ex- 
hibit was  referred,  "We  feel  it  our  duty  to 
congratulate  the  people  of  California  on  the 
evident  progress  which  has  been  made  the 
past  year  in  this  State  in  this  most  import- 
ant branch  of  industry.  AVe  are  confident 
that  this  progress  is  not  ejihenieral,  but  is 
the  result  of  practical  knowledge  on  the  part 


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of  culturiats  and  manufacturers,  and  that  a 
new  and  profitable  source  of  labor  is  to  be 
firmly  established  among  our  people,  to 
their  moral  and  pecuniary  benefit,  and  that 
the  representatives  of  silk  culture  at  the 
State  Fair  of  1868  will  convince  the  most 
skeptical."  A  first  premium  of  $50  was 
awarded  to  Mr.  Provost  for  the  best  gen- 
eral exhibition  of  tin-  silk  business  through- 
out ;  the  first  premium  of  S20  to  Mr.  New- 
man for  the  best  specimen  of  manufactured 
silk  ;  of  310  for  the  best  specimen  of  raw 
silk,  and  a  first  premium  of  $10  for  the  best 
cravat ;  also,  the  first  premium  of  $10  to 
Mrs.  Muller,  of  Nevada  City,  for  the  best 
pound  of  reeled  silk  mode  in  a  family.  Wo 
shall  at  a  future  time  Bpeak  of  some  other 
important  matters  connected  with  the  silk 
business,  in  which  Mr.  William  M.  Heynie, 
of  Sacramento,  is  taking  a  most  active  part 
Glass  Ware. — Tho  display  of  glass  ware 
by  Messrs.  Newman  <fc  Brennan,  of  the  San 
Francisco  Glass  Works,  would  have  done 
credit  to  any  city  in  the  Union.  This  com- 
pany, until  recently,  have  confined  their  at- 
tention to  tho  manufacture  of  white  glass 
exclusively — turning  out  large  quantities  of 
druggists'  prescription  vials  of  all  sizes, 
from  half  an  ounce  to  sixteen  ounces  ;  also 
patent  medicine  bottles,  sampling  bottles, 
lamp  chimneys,  etc.  They  have  the  Gov- 
ernment contraot  for  lighthouse  lamp  chim- 
neys. They  exhibited  a  most  interesting 
and  unique  specimen  of  fancy  glass  work, 
in  the  shape  of  a  single  bottle  with  twelve 
compartments,  from  which  as  many  differ- 
ent liquids  might  be  found.  It  would  be 
considered  a  rare  specimen  of  the  skill  of 
glass-blowing  in  any  place  in  tho  world. 

Mr.  Nowman,  senior  member  of  the  firm, 
exhibited  one  of  his  patent  glass  pots, 
which  he  has  recently  patented  through  the 
Minino  and  Scientific  Pkess  Patent 
'Agency,  and  by  the  use  of  which  the  Com- 
pany has  been  enabled  to  successfully  in- 
troduce the  manufacture  of  colored  glass 
into  the  same  furnace  with  that  partially 
employed  in  making  white  glass — thus  add- 
ing to  tho  scope  of  their  manufacturing 
capacity,  without  any  extra  cost  or  incon- 
venience to  their  other  business.  The  in- 
vention of  this  pot  is  the  first  important 
improvement  which  has  been  made  in  this 
direction  for  the  last  six  or  eight  hundred 
years.  This  invention  possesses  many 
points  of  merit,  |the  most  of  which  have 
already  been  fully  described  in  the  columns 
of  thePitEss.  The  committee  recommended 
for  this  invention  a  special  award  for  its 
great  merits  and  its  being  a  California  in- 
vention. 

The  committee  also,  in  view  of  the  very 
great  risk  and  expense  attending  the  intro- 
duction and  manufacture  of  white  glass, 
and  tho  large  commercial  value  which  it 
•  has  added  to  the  State  and  Pacific  coast, 
recommend  that,  in  lieu  of  the  special  pre- 
miums, an  award  of  either  the  gold  medal 
belonging  to  the  third  department,  or  else 
a  special  gold  medal  be  awarded  to  Messrs. 
Newman  &  Brennan. 

The  Pacific  Glass  Works,  of  this  city,  John 
Taylor,  agent,  had  also  on  exhibition  a  large 
variety  of  their  ware,  consisting  mostly  of 
colored  glass,  in  the  shape  of  soda  bottles, 
wine  and  brandy  bottles,  patent  medicine 
bottles,  etc.  This  is  the  first  extensive 
glass  manufactory  erected  on  the  Pacific 
'  coast,  and  as  such  is  entitled  to  most  im- 
portant consideration  as  a  pioneer  in  this 
important  branch  of  industry.  The  com- 
pany have  confined  themselves  almost  ex- 
clusively to  the  manufacture  of  colored 
glass,  and  have  been  the  means  of  early 
filling  a  most  important  necessity  growing 
out  of  our  distant  and  isolated  location, 
which  rendered  the  importation  of  such 
brittle  articles  as  are  made  of  glass  ex- 
tremely difficult  and  expensive  from  break- 
age. The  goods  exhibited  by  this  company 
were  all  superior  of  their  kind, 

: ♦--»»    —      ♦—» ' 

UsEfDT,  Publication. — J.  H.  Carmany  & 
Co.,  of  the  Weekly  Stock  Circular,  have  is- 
sued a  very  neat  diagram  of  the  room  of  the 
San  Francisco  Stock  and  Exchange  Board. 
The  diagram  is  about  11  by  20  inches  in 
size,  and  displays  distinctly  every  desk,  80 
in  number,  with  the  name  of  its  occupant 
on  the"  first  of  October,  plainly  marked  upon 
it.  A  list  of  officers  and  members  of  the 
Stock  Board  is  also  given,  with  the  place  of 
business  of  each  member.  A  scale  of  com- 
missions is  also  added,  together  with  the 
hours  of  morning  and  afternoon  sessions. 
The  San  Francisco  Stock  and  Exchange 
Board  was  organized  Sept.  11th,  1863.  Its 
present  officers  are  J.  E.  B.  Cavallier,  Presi- 
dent ;  A.  H.  Lissak,  Vice-President ;  Geo. 
W.  Smiley,  Caller ;  Franklin  Lawton,  Sec- 
retary ;  Henry  Schmieden,  Treasurer.  The 
present  number  of  members  occupying  seats 
is  78 — there  being  only  two  vacancies. 


W.  Wallace  Websteb, 
Boston. 


J.  Bertram  Websteb, 
Stockton,  Cal. 


WEBSTEE     BROTHERS, 


IMPORTERS  AND    DEALERS  IS 


UtEKES  S_F. 


Agricultural  Machines,  Steam  Engines,  Hardware,  Cordage, 

Oil.,   Etc.,   Etc. 

JStoclcton    .A.g-riou.ltu.ral    Warehouse. 


--T     ■  '^sSSfigBUVi 


Baxter's  Patent  California  Gang  Plows--3,  5  and  6  Plows  to  a  Gang. 

COMPLETE  WITH    SEED-SOWER. 

Adapted  to  soils  in  all  parts  of  the  State.    The  simplest,  cheapest  and  most  effective  Plow 

in  the  world. 

I0vl5l-2t 


NORTH  AMERICA 

Life  Insurance  Company. 

Usual  Restrictions  on  Occupation  and  Travel 

ABOLISHED  ! 


Policies  of  this  Company  are  iruuiuateea  by  the  State  of 

New  York,  which  Is  true  of  no  other  Company 

on  this  Coast. 

Tho  moBt  Responsible  and  Liberal  Company   n  the  World  I 
J.   A.   EATON    &   CO., 

Manager*  Pacific  Branch,  302  Montgomery  at. 

20vHnrtp  SAN  FRANCISCO. 


Jacob  Siikw,  Pioneer  Photographer,  G12  Clay  street,  north 
side,  fourdoors  above  Montgomery,  (late  315  Montgomery 
street,)  takes  all  kinds  of  Photographs  in  the  best  styleof 
tho  Art  He  would  Invite  especial  attention  to  the  new 
'Cabinet  Photographs,"  which  he  la  taking  to  perfection. 
luvHtf 


Skcrrtartsiiif  for  Mining  Companies.—  A  gentleman  of 
education,  ability  and  experience,  Is  desirous  of  procuring 
a  position  as  Secretary,  or  Assistant  Secretary,  in  some 
good  Mining  Company.  Has  most  unexceptionable  refer- 
ences.   Address  ','  HECRETARY,"  at  this  ofllce.        fivlStf 


Business  Notice.— Mr.  A.  T.  Dewey,  of  this  Journal,  con, 
templates!  a  visit  of  several  months  in  the  Atlantic  States,  a 
portion  of  which  time  he  will  spend  in  Washington,  New 
York  and  Boston.  Any  of  our  Eastern  friends  who  wish  to 
communicate  with  him,  for  business  or  other  purposes,  will 
address  their  letters  to  "  Wcstlleid,  Mass." 


For  Cabinet  Puotoghapus,  or  Enameled  Cards,  of  the 
very  best  Quality,,  >ou  must  go  to  the  NEW  YORK  GAL- 
LERY, Nus.  25  and  27  Third  street.  Every  picture  wac 
ranted  to  give  perfect  satisfaction. 

SvlSqr  B.  F.  HOWL  AND,  Artist. 


Save  Tour  Tee  tin. — Do  not  have  them  extracted 
without  first  consulting  a  good  Dentist.  The  loss  is  irrepar- 
able, and,  In  many  instances,  unnecessary.  DR.  BEERS, 
corner  of  Pine  and  Kearny  streets,  makes  a  specialty  of 
filling  the  fangs  of  dead  Teeth,  and  building  up  broken 
crowns  with  puhk  gold— thus  restoring  them  to  their  origi- 
nal usefulness  and  beauty. 

ogy-  Call  and  examine  the  work.  Finest  quality  of  arti- 
ficial work  also  manufactured.  WvU-tf 


Brown's  Filtering  Heater.— For  preventing  in- 
crustation in  Steam  Boilers,  purifies  water  from  lime,  or 
any  other  impurity,  saves  fuel,  saves  the  boiler,  prevents 
explosions,  and  protects  life  and  property.  The  cost  of  the 
Filter  is  soon  saved   in  fuel  and    boiler— repairs  alone. 

One  is  in  operation  at  the  San  Francisco  Foundry,  Fre- 
mont street,  where  Rights  can  be  procured,  or  all  needed 
information,  on  application,  in  person  or  by  letter,  to 

6vH-ly  AUSTIN  A.  WELLS,  Agent. 


Perry  Davis' Vegetable  Pain  Killer. 

We  clip  the  following  from  the  Providence  (Mass.)  Gen- 
eral Advertiser: 

"  At  this  season  of  tho  year,  when  cholera,  cholera  mor- 
bus, dysentery,  and  other  kindred  complaints  are  sure  to 
prevail,  everybody  should  be  liberally  supplied  with  Perry 
Davis'  Vegetable  Pain  Killer.  Persons  leaving  home, 
whether  it  be  for  a  day's  excursion  or  a  trip  to  Europe, 
should  be  in  a  condition  to  place  their  hands  upon  it  at  a 
moment's  warning  Many  diseases  Incident  to  the  summer 
months,  which  will  prove  fatal  if  not  immcdiatc'ycheckcd, 
can  be  promptly  cured  by  one  or  two  doses  of  the  Pain 
Killer.  On  more  than  one  occasion  have  we  been  relieved 
or  intense  buffering  by  the  timely  use  of  the  above  named 
preparation, 

fl©-Sold  by  all  Druggists,  Grocers  and  Medicine  Dealers 
everywhere..  lOvlMm 


NOTICE  TO  OltEBITOKS.-IN  THE  PROBATE 
,.  „  ,',!urt.of  l1"'  ,Jity  Ml"l  County  of  San  Francisco.  State 
01  California.     E-tate  ol  HENRY  GANAHL.  deceased 

Notice  islntrebv  given  by  the  undersigned,  Administrator 
f  r  ihe  above  named  (.state,  to  the  creditors  of.  and  all  per- 
sons having  claims  ag.'iin-tt  said  deceased,  to  exhibit  the 
same,  with  the  necessary  vouchers,  within  ten  months 
from  the  first  publieiuion  ot  this  notice,  to  the  under- 
signed,  at  his  office.  No.  23  Court  Block,  636  Clay  street.  San 
Francisco. 
Dated  October  3d,  1667. 
..     ,    .  ,.,     „  ANDREW  D.  SMITH, 

Administrator  of  the  Estate  of  Henrv  Ganuhl,  decensed. 
14vl5-4w 


G-.  W.  STRONG-, 

ASSATER    AND    WORKER    OF    ORES, 

SAN  FRANCISCO  FOUNDRY, 

Fremont  sireet,  near  Mission,,  San  Francisco. 

Hvl5qr. 


JONES  &  Wooll, 
Xjooltiujur-GrlsisK  aiicl  J?ietu.re 

DEALERS, 

643  Market  street,  near    Montgomery.     Factory,  Market 

street,  between  Seventh  and  Eighth  streets. 

Hvl5tf 


M.  S.  WHITING. 


F.  G.   BEKRY. 


WHITIN&  &  BERRY, 

No.  OOO  Sacramento  street,  two  doors  above  Montgomery, 
SAN  FRANCISCO. 

TEA,  WINE  AND  SPIRIT  MERCHANTS, 

TBI  POUTERS  AND  WHOLESALE  DEALERS  IN  FINE 
X  Brandies,  Whiskies,  Gins,  Port,  Sherry  and  Champagne 
Wines,  Ale,  Porter,  Cider,  Bitters,  Cordials,  Syrups,  etc  , 
for  medicinal  and  family  use,  and  suppliers  to  families, 
apothecaries,  physicians,  city  and  country  dealers,  hotels, 
clubs,  etc..  In  targe  or  small  quantities. 

Observe  firm  name  on  each  cork  and  fac  simile  of  signa- 
ture on  label.    Trade  mark  register*! 

This  is  the  only  exclusive  Tea.  Wine  and  Spirit  Store  on 
the  Pacific  coast.  It  is  neither  a  saloon  nor  sample  room 
(as  no  v<  incs  or  spirits  nre  allowed  to  be  drank  on  the  prem- 
ises) ;  hut  a  depot  where  selected  Teas  and  Pure  Wines  and 
Spirits  may  be  found,  at  wholesale  and  retail,  for  medicinal 
and  family  use.  In  this  respect  it  is  our  aim  to  vie  with 
Blnlnger  &Oo.,  of  New  York.  Biglow  &  Davis,  of  London, 
and  Cozzens  A  Co.,  of  Washington,  where  every  facility  is 
offered  to  ladles,  as  well  as  to  gentlemen,  In  making  their 
own  selections  and  purchases  in  quantities  to  suit.  Our 
Treatise  on  wines,  Spirits  »nd  Teas  may  be  had  at  our 
depot  gratis,  and  will  be  mailed  to  consumers  and  dealers 
In  the  interior  when  requested. 

WHITING  &  BERRY, 
609  Sacramento  street,  2d  door   from   Montgomery,  San 

Franci6co.  "    «  Hvl5 


Builder*'   Inaarance    Company- 
OFFICE    IN    THE   BUILDING   OF  THE^ 
CALIFORNIA  SAVINGS  BANK,  California/ 
street,  one  door  from  Sansome  street 

JO-FIRE  AND  MARINE  INSURANCE.  10vl4»pqr 


a/V\ 


LZWII  PALXK.f  AC. 


HEKKT  G.  HARKS. 


Pacific  Chemical  Works, 

Laboratory,  Sixteenth  street,  near  Folsom.    Ofllce,  6X3 
Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco. 

FALKENAU    &    HANKS, 

MANUFA0TURINO    AND    CONSULTING 

CHEMISTS. 

JQ-  Particular  attention  given  to  tho  analysis  of  Ores. 
Minerals,  Metallurgical  Products,  Mineral  Waters,  Soils. 
Commercial  Articles,  etc.  14vl5 

It  is  a  Fact 

That  BOWMAN'S  AMERICAN  WASHING  COMPOUND  is 
the  host  article  for  Washing  and  Cleaning  vet  discovered. 
Is  acknowledged  to  be  a  saving  both  In  money  and  labor. 
As  the  Compound  softens  the  dirt,  the  clnihes  require  not 
more  than  one-half  the  rubbing  necessary  In  washing  by 
tho  old  method;  besides  all  who  give  Ita  trial  acknowledge 
that  their  clothes  arc  whiter  In  washing  with  this  Com- 
pound than  they  were  ever  known  to  be  by  using  any 
other  preparation.  For  washing  woolen  goods  and  flan- 
nols,  it  cannot  be  equalled.  Calicoes  that  cannot  be  washed 
with  soap  without  lading  are  washed  in  the  water  used  for 
bulling  white  clothes.  This  Compound  has  been  used  in 
the  Eastern  States  for  tho  past  three  years,  with  perfect 
success. 

WARRANTED  NOT  TO  INJURE  THE  CLOTHES. 

JSr  For  sale  by  all  Grocers. 

LYNCH  A  PARSONS,  Agents. 

14vl53m  338  Jackson  street,  near  Battery. 


BOOT'S 

Patent  Force  Blast  Blower. 

Adapted  for    Smelting,  Foundry,  Mining 
and  Steantships. 

.Requires  50  per  cent  less  power  than  any  Blower  now  In 
use.  For  further  particulars,  address  KEEP,  BLAKE  &  CO., 
Stockton;  or  Wm.  T.  Garrett,  corner  Mission  and  Fremont 
streets,  San  Francisco.  5vl6tfl9p 


Oakland  College  School. 

Tuk  Patrons  of  this  Institution  have  the  choice  of  sot 
oral  distinct  Departments.  The  SENIOR  CLASSICAL  n 
designed  as  preparatory  to  the  College  of  California. 

The  SENIOR  ENGLISH  affords  a  complete  course  of  in 
structlon  in  the  English  branches,  in  Theoretical  and  Prac- 
tical Business,  Science  and  Art. 

Tho  JUNIOR  Is  especially  qualified  to  meet  the  wants  of 
young  boys,  for  whom  separate  apartments  and  Teachers 
are  provided. 

Throughout  all  the  various  departments,  great  attention 
Is  given  to  the  study  of  the  Modern  Languages. 

For  further  information,  or  Catalogues,  address, 

I.  IT.  BRAYTOBf,  Principal. 

Oakland,  California.  5v!5qr9p. 


LINSEED  OIL. 

The  Pacific  Linseed  Oil  &  Lead  Works 

vAre  now  prepared  to  furnish  dealers  and  consumers 
Pure    Linseed.    Oil, 

Raw  or  Boiled,  at  the  Lowest  Market  Rates.  We  call  es 
pecial  attention  to  the  quality  of  our  Oil,  believing  it  to  be 
superior  to  any  Imported  Oil  oflered  In  this  market.  Also. 
Oil  Cake  Meal,  tho  best  article  known  for  fattening  stock 
and  increasing  the^roductof  milk. 

jgrCash  paid  for  Castor  Beans  and  Linseed,  on  delivery 
at  the  factory.    Address, 

Pacific  X.lnseed  Oil  and   Ltad  "Work*. 
Care  of  L,  B.  BENCHLEY  A  CO., 

19vl4-3m9p  San  Francisco. 


PACIFIC 

Rolling  Mill  and  Forge  Co., 

SAN   FRANCISCO,    CAL. 
Established  for  the  Manufacture  of 

RAILROAD   AND  OTHER   IRON 

—  AND  — 

Every  Variety  of"  Shafting: 

Embracing  ALL  SIZES  of 

Steamboat   Shaft*,   Cranki,    Fl«toa    and    Con 

ncctliig  Rudw,  Car  and  X,oconiotlve  Axlea 

and  Frames. 

/      —  ALSO  — 

HAMMERED      IRON 

Of  every  description  and  size. 

j®~  Orders  addressed  to  PACIFIC  ROLLING  MILL  and 
FORGE  CO.,  Post  Office,  San  Francisco,  Cal.,  will  receive 
prompt  attention,  

BSj-  The  Highest  prlqjc  paid  for  Scrap  Iron.       9vi«m9p 


^JSfe  I>B.    FONDA'S  x3B| 

"^SP'San  Francisco  Eye  Infirmary.  ^9** 

Permanently  established  for  the  treatment  of  all  disease; 
of  tho  Eye.  Dr.  F.  was  for  seventeen  years  principal  of 
the  Lafayette  (Tntl.)  Eye  Infirmary.  F.  W.  Fo«da,  M.  D., 
Surgeon  fn  Charge.  Office,  4«»  Montgomery  street,  oppo- 
site Well  ,  Fargo  &  Co's.  4vl5-ly9p 


AGENTS  WANTED. 


ENERGETIC    MEN   OR  WOMEN   CAN  MAKE   MONET 
In  canvassing  for  our  NEW  BOOKS  and  ENGRAYINGS. 
One  Agent  reports  thirty-three  orders  for  one  Book  in  three 
days.     Address,        PACIFIC  PUBLISHING  COMPANY, 
4vlSqr9p        305  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal- 


218 


Wxt.  pitting  m&  Mmtifk  §  m$. 


Massachusetts  Ebieky.  — The  Chester 
emery  mine,  located  in  Chester,  Hampden 
county,  Mass.,  has  now  been  in  active  oper- 
ation about  one  year,  and  is  steadily  in- 
creasing in  production  and  prosperity. 
Nearly  a  ton  of  refined  emery  for  each  -work- 
ing day  is  being  manufactured.  A  large 
collection  of  the  best  samples  of  the  emery 
in  every  stage  of  its  manufacture,  and  spec- 
imens of  all  the  associated  minerals  in  the 
mine,  were  prepared  and  forwarded  to  the 
Paris  Exposition. 


Established    in.   1849-Corner    First   and    RXissiou   streets,  San   Francisco. 


HAVING  INCREASED  0TJR  FACILITIES  IN  EVERY  DEPARTMENT,  WE  ABE  NOW 
prepared  at  the  shortest  notice  and  at  the  most  reasonable  rates,  to  furnish  nil 
kinds  and  description  of  Machinery,  Including  Steam  Engines,  Quartz  Mills,  Mining  Pumps 
of  all  kinds.  Hoisting  Gear,  Gas  Work,  Laundry  Machinery,  Architectural  and  Ornamental 
Castings,  Sugar  Mills,  Saw  and  Flour  Mills,  Water  Wheels  ot  all  kinds.  Hydraulic,  Hay,  Kag, 
screw  and  Drop  Presses,  Coining  Machinery,  Pile  Drivers,  Bark  and  Malt  Mills,  and  all 
kinds  of  Castings. 

JEVOIBTES.— Marine  Engines,  Oscillating  and  Beam  ;  Stern  and  Side  Wheel  Boats, 
Locomotives,  Stationary  Engines,  Horizontal,  Upright,  Oscillating  and  Beam,  from  six 
to  Jifty  inches  diameter.  Also,  Scott  &  Eekart's  Adjustable  Cut-on"  Regulator— best  In 
use;  W.  R.  Eekart's  Balance  Valve  for  Stationary  Ebgincs;  Woodward's  Patent  Steam 
Pump  and  Fire  Engine. 

11  OIL E StS.  -Locomotive,  Flae,  Tubular,  Upright,  Cylinder  and  Cornish,  and  every 
variety  of  Boiler  Work.    All  sizes  of  tubes  and  pipes  for  pumps. 

I*  If  MPS.— The  Excelsior  double-acting  Force  Pumps  are  manufactured  bv  us.  These 
very  superior  Pumps  are  warranted  the  best,  and  arc  fast  replacing  all  other  Force  Pumps. 


AMALGAMATING  MACHINERY.— Wheeler  &  Randall's  improved  Tractory 
Curve  I'ii.i,  /-uiuis  »\  iiuuiur's  nnproveu  liat  bottom  pan,  Beldin's  pan,  Veatch's  tubs, 
Prater's  concentrators,  Waklce's  pans,  Beers' pan,  German  Barrels,  Arastra  Gearing,  Chile 
Mills,  Settlers  of  all  descriptions,  Retorts  of  all  sizes  and  shapes,  for  Silver  and  Gold, 
Portable  Stamp  Mills,  Straight  Batteries,  for  wood  or  iron  frames.  Dry  Crushing  Bat- 
teries, or  machines  with  the  latest  improvements,  every  variety  <.t  Stamps,  Mortars,  Cams, 
Pans  and  Tubs.     BLAKE'S  PATENT  QUARTZ  CRUSHERS,  of  all  sizes. 

OIL  lloiEIXG  TOOLS  AND  MACIIINERY-Of  the  latest  and  most  ap- 
proved construction,  made  from  drawings  lately  made  by  Prof.  Blake  at  the  oil  wells  in 
Pennsylvania.  We  have  the  facilities  for  working  gold  and  silver  quartz  and  othorores,  to 
test  their  value,  by  the  hundred  weight  or  ton. 

Russia  Iron  Screens,  of  all  degrees  of  fineness  and  of  all  qualities  of  iron.  All  work  done 
in  the  best  manner  at  the  lowest  cash  prices. 

a.   J.   1100TU.  GEO,   W.   PRESCOTT.  IRVLNG    W.  SO0TT 


24vl2 


ML,  J.    BOOTH   «fc   CO. 


Machinists  and  Foundries. 

PALMER,  KNOX  &  CO., 

Golden   State  Iron    Works, 

Noi,  lO,  31,  S3  and  25  First  Street, 

SAN  FBAKCISCO. 

MANUFACTURE  ALL   KINDS  OP 

MACHINERY, 

STEAM   EXOOE.H  A1VJ)  QUARTZ    MILL!* 

DUNBAR'S    IMPROVED 

6elt-A.clj  listing?  HPiston.  Inciting-, 

Requires  no  springs  or  screws;  Is  always  steam  tight; 

without  excessive  friction,  and  never 

gets  slack  or  leaky. 

WHEELER  A  RANDALL'S 

NEW    GRINDER    AND    AMALGAMATOR 

HEPBURN  &  PETERSON'S 

AMALGAMATOR  AM)  SEPARATOR, 

JS. uox's  Amalffamators, 

WITH   PALMER'S   PATENT   STEAM   CHEST, 

Superior  for  working  cither  GOLD  OR  SILVER  O  RES,  and 
is  the  only  Amalgamator  that  has  stood  the  test  of  seven 
years'  continual  working. 
O-eiiuluu     White    Iron   Stamp  Shoes  and    Bles 

Having  heen  engaged  for  tho  past  ten  years  in  quartz 
mining,  and  being  conversant  with  all  the  Improvements, 
either  in  Mining  ur  Milling,  we  are  prepared  to  furnish,  at 
the  shortest  notice,  the  most  perfect  machinery  for  rcduc 
ing  oros,  or  saving  either  gold  or  silver.  lHvlUqy-tf 


WILLAMETTE  IRON  WORKS, 

PORTLAND,    OREGON. 

Bteam    Engiuus,    Boilers, 
SAW  AND  CRIST  MILLS, 

MINING    MACHINERY,     WEOUGBT     IKON     SHUTTEK 
WORK,  AND  BLACKSMITalNU  IN  GENERAL. 
Corner  Nqrth-Front  uad  E  ittreeli*, 
18vl3-lv  Out:  block  north  of  Couch's  Wharf. 

UNION    IRON  WORKS, 

Sacramento. 
WILLIAMS,  ROOT  &  NEILSON, 

MANUFACTUUKIia  OF 

CROSS'  PATENT  BOILER  FEEDER, 

©T13A.M  JEllVOIiVES,  BOILERS, 

And  all  kinds  of  Mining  Machinery. 

Also,  Hay  ami  Wine  Presses  made  and  repaired 
with  neatness,  durability  and  dispatch. 

Wiin inn-'r.  Patent  Self-AdJustlnK  Steam  Piston 

PACKING,  for  new  and  old  Cylinders,  manufactured 
to  order. 
Front  Street*  between  N  and  O  streets, 
Hvll  Sacramento  City 


GLOBE 

Foundry  and  Machine  Shop, 


STOCKTON,    CAl. 


KEEP,   BLAKE   &  CO., 

MANDt'ACTLTRKBS  OK 

(iuartz,  Saw  antl  Grist  Mill  Irons,  Steam 
Engines,  Horse  Powers, 

Mining  and  Irrigating  Pumps.  Car  Wheels,  Derrick  Irons, 
House  Fronts,  Iron  Fencing,  Balcony  Railings,  etc., 
at  Sun  Francisco  prices.    Orders  solicited 
13vl3-ly  and  promptly  executed. 


GEORGE  T.  PRACY, 
MACHINE     WORKS, 

Nos  109  and  111  Mission  street,  between  Main  and  Spoar, 

SAN   FRANCISCO. 

STJCAM  KXOIXE,  FLOTOK  AND  SAW  MIl'.L. 

And  Quartz  Machinery,  Printing  Presses, 


MACHINERY   OF   EVERY  DESCRIPTION    MADE    AND 
REPAIRED. 
SSrSpecial  attention  paid  to  Repairing..JB(r    qy-3 


Pacific  File,  Reaper  and  Mower  Section 

MANUFACTORY, 
No.  53  lleale  Street,  between  Market  and  Mission, 

SAN  FRANCISCO. 

Files  re- cut  and  warranted  as  good  as  new,  or  no  charge. 
Tho  only  establishment  in  Die  State.     We  also  man- 
lilac  ture  Reaper  and  Mower  Sections. 
Iv    If  R1DDELL  <fc  DURNING,  Prop'rs. 


&AJX    FRANCISCO 

Foundry  and  Machine  Works, 

N.  J5.  Cor.  Fremont  and  Mission  streets, 

Manufacturers  of 

Marine  and  Stationery  Engines 

Quartz  Machinery,  Saw,  Flour  and  sugar  Mills,  Mining 

Pumps,  Hoisting  Gear,  Agricultural  Implements,  etc. 

— ALSO— 

Wine,    Cider,    Cotton      and     Tobacco     Presses 

of  the  latest  Improved  Patterns. 

STEAM  ENGINES  AND  BOILERS, 

Of  all  sizes,  constantly  on  hand;  Quartz  Mill  Shoes  and 

Dies  warranted  to  be  made  of  the  best  white  Iron. 

Dunbar's  Improved     SeU-Ail.Instlnpr     Piston. 

Packing,  requires  no. -springs  or  screws;  is  always  steam- 

tiglit;  without  excessive  friction,  and  never  gets  slack  or 

MACHISfEKT,  OF  ALL  DESCRIPTIONS 


DJ3VOJK,   DIXSMOXM3  «fe  CO 


i.°s.Xsri  HANSCOM  &C0.,  fcJSBSffl 
JEtna  Iron  Works  ! 

Southeast  corner  Fremont  and  Tehama  streets, 

SAN  FRANCISCO, 

Practical  Machinists  and  Iron  Founders, 

MANUFACTURE 

STEAM     ENGINES, 

QUARTZ    MILL    MACHINERY    OF    ALL    KINDS, 

SAW  MILLS,  FLOUR    MILLS, 

Duubar*M    Improved     Self-Ad  lusting 

PISTON  PACKING, 

Nowso  extensively  used  in  the  East  and  in  this  State.  Re- 
quires no  springs  or  screws:  is  always  steam- tight;  without 
excessive  friction,  and  never  gets  slack  or  leaky. 

HANSCOM'S  CRUSHER, 

The  best  of  the  kl  nd  no  w  in  use  1  n  t  h  is  S  t  ate  or  anywhere  clsei 

"Wheeler  «v  Randall's  New  Grinder  and 

A  inalga  mu  tor, 
Which  only  needs  examination  to  be  appreciated. 
Tyler's  Improved  Water   Wheel, 
Giving  greater  power    at  lower  cost,  than  anv  wheel  In  use 
Send  for  one  of  our  iiircularj,  giving  full  tables 
All  Wheels  warranted  to  give  the     ower  as  set  forth,  or 
the  money  will  be  refunded. 
Sole  maker*   lor  this  coast  of  the  *'  Pcudergiist 
"White  Iron  Stamp  Shoes  and  Dies. 
None  genuine  unless  obtained  from  us.    Every  one  war- 
ranted. 

Patented  Machinery  of  all  kinds  will  be  furnished  by  us 

at  market  prices.     Particular  nitention   given  to  drawings 

and  specifications  of  machlnerv,  which  will   be  made  lo 

order.  The  pammnur.  of  tho  public  is  respectfully  soliclied. 

19vl2 


LEWIS  COFFEY.  J.  S.    »-.'UON 

LEWIS   COFFEY   &  RISUON, 

Steam  Boiler  &  Sheet  Iron  Works. 

THE  only  exclusively  Boiler  Making  establishment  on  the 
Pacific  Coast  owned  and  conducted  by  Practical  Boiler 
Makers.  All  orders  for  New  Work  and  the  repairing  of  Old 
Work,  executed  asnrdered,  and  warranted  as  to  quality. 

Old  Stand,  corner  of  Bush  and  Market  streets,  opposite 
Oriental  Hotel,  San  Francisco. 


CALIFORNIA    BRASS    FOUNDRY. 

JTo.  125  First  street,  opposite  Minmi, 

SAN  FKANGISCO. 

All  KTND3  orErnss,  Composition,  Zinc,  nnd  Babbitt  Heta] 
Castings,  Brass  Ship  Work  ol  all  kinds.  Spikes.  sheathiitE 
Nails.  lUidder  Hraces,  Hinges,  ship  and  steumljoat  Bcllsand 
Gongs  of  superior  tone.  All  kinds  of  Cocks,  mid  Valves,  Hy- 
draulic Pipes  and  Nozzles,  and  Hose  Couplings  and  Connec- 
tions of  all  sizes  and  patterns,  furnished  -with  dispatch. 
AS-  TRICES  MODERATE.  «©0 

V.  KINGWELL.  19vl3-lv]  J.  H.  WEED. 


The  Heidelberg  tun,  heretofore  the  larg- 
est cask  in  the  world,  is  now  eclipsed  by 
one  on  exhibition  at  the  Paris  Exposition, 
which  holds  upwards  of  20,000  gallons — 
600  barrels.  The  length  of  this  enormous 
oask  is  18  feet,  and  its  diameter  20  feet ;  it 
is  encircled  by  no  less  than  28  iron  hoops. 

Tee  railroads  in  America  employ  200,000 
men,  aod  at  least  1,000,000  men,  women  and 
children  depend  wholly  for  their  support 
upon  the  railroad  interest. 


FULTON 

Foundry  and  Iron  Works. 

HINCKLEY  &  CO., 

HAND FACTO nERS   OF 

STEAM    ENGINES, 
Quartz,    Flour    and.    Saw   Mills, 

Moore's  Grinder  and   Amalgamator,  Rrodle's 

Improved     Crusher,    Mlliintr    Pumps, 

AmalernmntorN,  and  it II  kinds 

of  Machinery. 

N.  E.  corner  of  Tehama  and  Fremont  streets,  above  How 
ard  street,  San  Francisco.  3.qy 


TOWNE  &  BACON, 
Book  and  Job  Printers, 
Have  the  Largest  Office, 
Do  the  most  work,  ' 
And  do  it  better 
Than  other  offices 
(In  this  City, 
Try  them 
'With  a  Job, 
And  you  will  be 
Satisfied  tlie  above 
Statements  are  facts. 
Their  office  is  at  536 
Clay  St.,  below  Montgom'y, 
Over  Pacific  Fruit  Market. 


536: 


BAURHYTE  &  McAFEE, 
Steam  Boiler  and  Sheet  Iron  Works. 

Owned  and  conducted  by  Practical  Boiler  Makers. 
High,  and  Low-Pressure  Boilers,  Station- 
ary and  Marine. 

Howard  street,  bet.  Fremont  and  Bcale,  San  Frnncisco. 

Having  had  twenty-two  years  experience  in  iblslbusl- 
nofcfT,  we  feel  confident  or  beim.'  able  to  compete— as  lo 
nuality  of  work— with  any  establishment  on  tlio  Pacific 
Coast.  7vl6-«y 


I.  H.  SMALL, 
M  A  O  H  X  3N"  E        SHOP, 

BUILDER  OP 

Steam  Engines,  SnwmHlii,  Mining:  Machinery, 

nud  Wood  Planer*. 

Repairing  of  all  kinds  done  with  prompt  new  nnd  dlspalch. 

Gears  of  nil  kinds  cut  at  abort  nolicc.  corner  ot 

Market  and  Bcale  st.  San  Francisco.    DvlB-Um 


CAE1 FORNIA 

TOOL    AND     FILE    FACTORY. 

Blacksmith  and  Machine  Shop. 

No.  IT  Fremont  street,  between  Market  nnd  Mission,  S.  F. 
4vl5-(jy  J-  WEI  CH  HART,  Proprietor. 


NEPTUNE  IRON  WORKS, 

Corner   or    Mission    and    Fremont  Streets, 
SAN  FRANCISCO. 

MARINE, 

liOoomotlve, 

And  all  kinds  of 
HIGH  PRESSURE 

Steam  Boilers 

MADE. 
All  Boilers  guaranteed  and 
tested  by  U.  S.  Boiler  In- 
spector before  sent  out  of 
the  Shop,  at  Shop  expense. 

Al!  kinds  of  SheetTron  and 

Water  Pipe.    Coat    Oil 

Stills,  Wrought  Iron 

Worms,  etc.,  etc. 

Manufactured  to  Order. 

Old  Rollers  Repaired 

B.  CAMEKOK. 


LINCOLN   IRON   WORKS, 

No.  51  Beale    st..  wet.  Market  und  Mission. 

D.  &  W.'FOURNESS,  Prop'rs. 

Flour  and  Sawmills,  and  MACHINERY  of  all  descriptions, 

made  and  repaired  at  shortest  nullcc. 

B&- Particular  attention  paid  to  repairing  Reynold's  Cut-off. 

6vl5qr 


J.    HKWSHAM. 


SOUTH  BEACH  IRON  WORKS, 

Near  corner  of  King  and  Third  streets,  San  Francisco. 
Jl  A  K  1  .\  i:     EX  GINKS, 

AND  ALL  KINDS  OV 

MACHINERY      FOKGING. 

AH  kinds  of  Ship-smilbing  nnd  Mill  work  manufactured  to 
order.  Jobbing  o!  every  description  promptly  attended  to. 
All  work  done  guaranteed.  13vU-iy 


JOHN  LOCHHEAD'S 

Steam  Engine  Works, 

Beale  street,  near  Mission,  San  Francisco, 

STEAM    ENGINES    OF  EVERT   DESCRIPTION    BUILT 
to  order— Marine,  Stationary,  or  Locomotive. 

HOISTING  AND  PUMPING  ENGINES, 

PORTABLE  ENGINES,   OF  ALL  SIZES, 

DOhKEY   POMPS,  Etc.,  Etc.,  Etc. 

The  attention  of  the  parties  engaged  In  shipping  or  inland 
navigation  is  called  to  the 

Superior  "Workmanship 

of  Mu.  LOCHHEAD,  who  has  been  In  the  business  In  San 
Francisco  for  the  last  fourteen  venrs.  and  enjovsthe  repu 
tntlonofliavlne  built  ONE  HUNDRED  AND  SEVENTEEN 
STEAM   ENGINES 

Screw  Propelloisof  all  kinds,  and  Steam  Boat  Machiner 
generally,  made  to  order,  and  warranted  to  give  perfect 
satisfaction  in  every  particular  25vl2-3m 


$l«  pining  and  £awtfif«  %xt»$. 


219 


A  Simple  Hani,  Loom,  editable  for  weav- 
ing jeans,  blankets,  tweeds,  satinets,  towel- 
ing, diaper,  carpeting  and  plain  eloth,  has 
been  recently  invented  by  J.  &  H.  Hender- 
gon,  of  Keokuk,  Iowa.  'Die  sewing  and 
tlie  knitting  umi-liim-s  liavo  now  quite  gen- 
:  .lilished  as  desirable  conven- 
iences in  a  large  number  of  households 
throughout  the  hind  ;  while  the  loom,  whieh 
once  held  such  a  conspicuous  place  in  most 
families,  has  entirely  disappeared,  as  a  me- 
dium of  home  industry.  There  is  no  doubt 
but  that  its  use  would  be  a  matter  of  both 
economy  ami  conveniencein  many  localities, 
even  in  Hie  present  age  of  power  machinery. 
The  umvieldly  and  eumliersomo  machine 
formerly  employed,  however,  is  not  the 
tiling  for  modern  use.  Much  inquiry  has 
recently  been  made  for  a  neat,  simple  and 
compact  loom  to  be  placed  by  the  side  of 
the  Bowing  and  knitting  lnacbino ;  and  it  is 
claimed  that  the  above  invention  supplios 
that  want  quite  fully.  The  next  need  is  an 
improved  spinning  machine,  to  take  tho 
place  of  the  old-fashioned  "wheel;"  and  a 
carding  machine,  even,  would  not  be  out  of 
place  in  a  large  and  well-regulated  house- 
hold. Such  kinds  of  machinery  are  great 
promoters  of  industry,  health,  wealth  and 
true  social  progress. 

Tut:  Russian  Government  has  sent  an  or- 
der to  tho  United  States  for  100,000  Bordan 
rifles. 


PAKMEES'    AND    MECHANICS' 

BANK    OF    SAYINGS. 

3B95  Sun  no  me  street,  near  Californiu. 

Eneorporated  under  tho  wr  "■  the  Legislature  of  California, 
approved  April  litli,  i#tt. 

CAPITAL    STOCK,     :     t      i     :     i     :     9150,000. 

DIRECTORS: 

N    i'    Ki.-.'ti,  Gtioryt  M   Ooiulec,      Beubci]  Morton, 

f]    H,  tt'ii.-i i|.t,        rxflBc  E.  Davis,  James  Lnlilley, 

Henry  Dm U>n,         It    II    Freeman.  Samuel  I..  Palmer, 

(l.  ft.  WHEELER,  Oaalilcr.    N.  C.  FASSEiT,  President. 

Deposits  recefind  In  no tdi stiver  or  currency,  payable  hi 

like  kiml,  nt  Blent.  Fnndif  may  he  sent  by  express,  or  in 
regkrorcil  packages  by  mall.  Receipts  will  be  promptly 
luin  shed. 

\\Y  will  receive  Gold  Dust  and  Bullion,  for  refining  or 
assay;  nuke  advances  on  the  same,  and  return  proceeds 
promptly. 

Ili  -m  Hanker"1  Drnfts,  on  all  parts  of  the  world,  furnished 
ni  lowest  raTcs,  by  oddresBlug  us.  Write  names  plain. 
CI lu  of  nil  bankit token. 

>l  mcy  loaned  only  on  tlrst-class  security,  safety  being 
our  ilr>t  ci  untitle  ration. 

The    Ult-h.-hi    Kale*   or  Intercut  paid   on    Gold 

Depniiltit. 

•  DEPOSITS  RECEIVED  IN  HUMS  OF  §1  AND  UPWARD.S. 

Wo  will  keep  safely  all  bonds  deposited  witli  us;  collect 
mil  remit  the  lute  time  to  nur  friends  In  ihe  country,  as  may 
bcdireci'.d.    Fur  i  unbar  itarticulars,  address 

KAKMEHS'AMJ  MECHANICS'  BANK, 
2vl.v6meow  San  Francisco. 


BLASTING  POWDER. 


PRICE,  S3.00  PJEK  1£EG. 


rORTI.VG,  CAX.VOS  AJtll    MUSK.ET 

IPOWDER, 

Of  BUpcnor  quality 

FTJSJE3     AND      SHOT, 
Always  on  hand  and  for  sale  at  t lie  office  of  the 

CALIFORNIA  POWDER  WORKS, 

No.  318  California  Street. 

JOHN  F.  LOH3E,  Secretary. 

25vUqr 

Files!    l?ilos!    Piles! 

TOOT  PILES  OF  GOLD,  N0K  YET  OF  SILVER,  SO 
IN  much  coveted  by  all  men ;  hut  the  BLEEDING,  BLIND 
or  EXTERNAL  PILES,  can  be  easily  and  speedily  cured  by 
the  line  of 

WOOD'S  SUB-POSITORY. 

It  isa  preparation  totally  distinct  from  anything  hereto- 
fore offered  as  a  remedy  lor  this  painful  and  often  fatal 
complaint.  The  SUB-POSITOltY  is  neither  a  pill,  powder, 
wash  or  salve,  and  yet  it  has  proved  to  bo  a  certain  Rem- 
edy fur  the  Piles.  Do  not  doubt  this  assertion,  or  delay 
testing  the  truth  of  It  If  you  are  troubled  with  the  Piles— 
you  will  not  be  deceived  in  it. 

Sold  wholesale  and  retail  by  J.  H.  REDINGTON  A  CO., 
Nos.  416  and  418  Front  street:  GEO.  GRISWOLD,  corner  of 
Mission  and  First  streets;  OLD  FAMILY  DRUG  STORE, 
corner  Mission  and  Second  streets;  UNITED  STATES  DRUG 
STORE,  Bush  street,  between  Montgomery  and  Kearny. 

C.  WOOD,  Proprietor,   No.    (ft  Tehama  street,  betwe 
First  and  Second.  24vl4-3m 


Machinists  and  Foundries. 


THE    PACIFIC   IRON   WORKS, 

First  «fe  Fremont  Ste..  between  Mission  «fc  Howard,  San  Francisco. 

The  proprietor*  of  the  above  Works  invite  tho  attention  of  all  parties  intereslcd  to  their  greatly  Improved  and  uno- 
nualed  facilities  for  manufacturing  Steam  Engines  and  Boilers,  both  Marine  and  Stationary,  of  any  required  size  and 
pattern,  Quartz  Mills,  Amalgamating,  Pumpingand  Hoisting  Machinery  of  the  most  approved  construction.  Flour,  Saw, 
and  Sugar  Mills,  Water  Wheels,  Ac.,  Ac.  Our  pattern  list  is  most  complete  and  extensive,  embracing  the  late  Improve- 
ments In  all  classes  of  machinery  adapted  to  use  on  this  coast.  We  would  call  especial  attention  to  the  fact  that  wo  have 
secured  the  exclusive  right  of  manufacture  for  the  Pacific  Coast  of  the  celebrated  Greene  Engine,  conceded  to  be  the 
most  economical  and  porfect  working  Engine  now  In  use.    We  are  also  exclusive  manufacturers  ol  the  celebrated 

Bryan  Bui  ti'i-y,   Vh  i'ih'j  ■>  A  ma  Ifruranl  *••'-<  and  Scparatorn,  Kyei'wnu'ft  .Superheated  Steam    Yinnl- 
Bumatort  and  Rotary  Crusher*,  .Stone   .Breaker*.  <&c.    Order*  rcnpeclfully  Solicited. 

GODDARD  «&;  COMPANY. 


Office   Pacific  Business   College  and  Telegraphic  Institute. 

MeclmutcV  Institute  Buildluf;,  Post  Street.    [Exterior  View.] 
A.  do  L.ICO  de  KV(;|.\A.  (/vl.Wnil  -JAMES  VINSOSHALKB. 


.     PACIFIC   POWDER  MILL, 

COMPANY'S 

BLASTING  POWDER! 

MANUFACTURED 

IN    MARXIST    COUNTY. 

CALIFORNIA. 

FOB  SALE  DT 

HAYWARD  &  COLEMAN, 

AGENTS, 

414  Front  Street,  San  Francisco. 

avli-lm 


STOCK  CERTIFICATES, 

STOCK  TRANSFER  JOURNALS, 
STOCK  LEDGERS, 

ASSESSMENT   RECEIPTS, 

And  all  other  Blanks,  Blank  Books,  etc.,  required  by  Min- 
ing and  other  Corporations,  kept  on  hand  or  printed  to 
order  on  short  notice,  at  moderate-  prices,  at  the  office  of 
the-  Mining  and^Scietitijic  Pre** 


A.   S.   C1IURCH.  ■  S     8.   CLARK. 

CHURCH  &  CLARK, 

IMl'OKTEUS  AND   I1BAI.KR3   IX 

Mediterranean  and  California 

FRUITS,   NUTS,   CONFECTIONERY,  Etc., 

AXD   MANUKACTUHKKS   OK 

FTRE     WORK© 

Of  every  description,  at  NTo.  407  Front  St.,  Snn  Francisco. 

15vN.)iiiil2p 


MACCARONI,  VERMICELLI, 

(a06^OME^706)) 

lii 


ll.lil  II  >l  ll.l.s. 
S1U.VK  M1I.I.S, 
PAPER     MILLS 


Miners'  Foundry 


MACHINE     WORKS 

Nos.  245  to  255  First  Stioei;t, 

Sun  FrnnelKvo. 

HOWLAND,  ANGELL  &  KING-, 
i"Koi'mi:roi:,s, 

Manufacturers  of  Machinery  for 

Ql'AKTZ   Mll.l.s. 
SAW   Vlll.l,\ 
roWDLJt  MILLS, 

Steam  Engines  of  all  Kinds, 
Amalgamators  of  all  Kinds. 

MIXING  PUMPS,  HOISTING  WORKS, 

OIL.  WKM,  TOOLS,       KOCK  BREAKERS, 

—  AND — 

Machinery  and  Castings  of  all  kinds,  eitW 
of  Iron  or  Bras3. 

Boilers  and  Sheet  Iron  Work  in  all  its 
Branches. 

Shoe*  iinil  Diva  iil'Mliili-  Iron,  iiiiiniifiicdiio.; 
fur  inn)  Imported  by  tm  oxpreMy  for  thin  pur- 
pose, sunt  will  lit-i  '■:.">  per  cent,  longer  thun  auy 
(illi«-i-nui(lf  oil   l  hi*  count. 

Kussia  Iron  Sere vum,  ot*  imyuesrrec  ot'finencfiH, 
"Wc  are  the  only  imiiwil'uct  urerl  on  Ihln  (mail  ot 
the  "  HlcltN  EnRlne,"  (lit.-  inoM  ii,ni|iin[,  wimple 
In  eoiiNtruetlon.unu'  duruble,  of  any  Engine  In 
it  *e. 

W.  VL  HOWLA3TJ)  E.  T.  KING, 

II.  It.  ANGELL..  CYRUS  PALMER* 

»v!4-qr 


JAMES  MACKEN, 

COPPERSMITH, 

No.  £26   Fremont  at.,  bet.  Howard  A'   Folnom 

All  kinds  o£  COPPER  WORK  done  to  order  in  the  best 
manner.  Particular  attention  paid  to  Steamlumt,  Sugar 
UoUHo  and  Distillery  work. 

RepalrlDK  promptly  »nd  neatly  attended  to. 

I3V11 


FI  K.ST 

Paint     IM!ania  factor  y 


IN     CALIFORNIA. 


EPES  &  E.  H.  B.  ELLERY  ' 


BUery's  Patent  India  Rubber  Oement  &  Paint. 

It  is  for  all  exposed  surfaces;  Impervious  to  wet;  will  not 
roi,  pool,  blister  or  crack,  in  any  clinialc  A  superior  I'nlni 
Tor  brick,  wood,  elulh.  meials,  etc  :  Niicepssl'ullv  usci  in  the 
Eastern  states.  Tlie  old  Hu  rOor  of  that  large  bulldinir,  the 
N«w  York  Ulcfl  Mills.wuain  such  hail  condition  it  was  about 
to  he  lakon  olT  ten  veara  since.  Instead,  llicv  nut  un  the 
INDIA  RUBBKR  CEMENT  AND  1'Al NT,  umkliiK  a  «ood 
ii*,'ht  1'oof.  A  coat  of  India  Rubber  I'alni  every  uvu  years 
shnie  keeps  it  in  good  condition.  Wo  call  refer  t"  many 
Otliers:    The  Atlnnt  c  Lead  Works  use  our  Paint  only. 

\EW  CLOTH  ROOKS  nut  on;  coning  ami  all' seems 
cemented  and  saturated,  then  coated  with  iliu  India  Kub- 
lier  '"enient  and  Ptiint— tlie  same  as  on  the  St  Nlcbolas 
Hotel  ill  New  York  City,  the  City  Buildings  and  many 
nthei>\  the  roofs  of  all  the  horse  and'  steam  cars,  decks  of 
stcauitioats,  etc.,  around  New  York— lor  ek-ht  dollars  per 
one  linndred  square  feet.  NEW  OR  OLD  TIN  ROOFS 
cemented  and  painted  with  the  India  Rubber  Cement  and 
Paint  guaranteed,  at  from  one  cent  to  two  and  a  half 
cents  per  Miuarc  foot,  according  to  size  and  condition  of 
ronf     Good  men  and  the  best  materials  used. 

We  have  just  cemented  and  palmed  old  tin  roofs  of  Dr. 
II.  D.  Cogswell,  Tubbs  .t  Co.,  D  J.  Oliver,  etc.,  and  the 
wood  work  of  Rhcrltr  Davis'  bulldlnc.  88  feet  front,  on  Fol- 
wiiii  streel,  hetweou  Third  and  Fourth,  streets— only  one 
coat.  The  work  will  speak  for  itself.  Now  paintinir  the 
cornice  and  iron  work  of  Dr.  H.  D.  Cogswell's  building, 
corner  of  Front  and  Clarkstreets— one  coat.  See  the  above 
and  further  reten-nce.s  at  our  nluce,. 

ELLEUY'S  PATENT  INDIA  RUBBER  CEMENT  AND 
PAINT  Is  composed  of  India  rubber  and  other  guins,  dis- 
solved in  linseed  oil,  mixed  wiih  the  various  coloring  mat- 
ters, and  ground  In  any  color.  When  applied  to  roofs  or 
oilier  iHirnoses.  it  Is  mixed  with  pure  linseed  oil  to  I  he  re- 
quired thickness,  and  put  nn  ns  other  paints  are,  with  a 
palm  brush— retaining  siirtlcient  elasticity  to  give  and  take 
with  the  heat  and  co  d.  FiftUcn  hundred  fishing  vessels  at 
Cape  Ann  use  the  India  Rubber  Paint,  rinding  it  superior  to 
all  others.' 

El'ESAE.  H.  R.  ELLEHY  are  now  prepared  to  make 
good  roofs,  and  cement  and  paint  new  or  old  ones,  and  do 
all  kinds  of  outside  painting  with  Elh-rj's  Patent  India 
Rubher  Paint.     No  asnhaltuiu  or  coal  tar  used 

Otilce,  No.  22U  Jackson  street,  corner  Battery,  San  Fran. 
clsco,  Cal.  CvlS 


International  Hotel, 

JACKSON      STREET, 

BETWEEN  MONTGOMERY  AND  KEARNY  STS., 

SAN   FRANCISCO,  CAL. 

THIS  OLD  ESTABLISHED  HOUSE  IS  IN  TERFECT 
order  for  the  accommodation  of  guests.  Persons  seek- 
ing comfort  and  economy  will  find  this  the  best  Hotel  in- 
cite city  to  stop  at.  The  Beds  arc  new  and  in  good  order, 
and  ilie  Rooms  well  ventilated.  The  Table  will  always  be 
supplied  with  the  best  in  the  market. 

Prlcew  vurylntE  from  $1  r.rt  to  iftS  per  «l»y  lor 

liiiiinl  and   Room. 

FINE  BATH   HOUSE  AND  BARBER  SHOP  ATTACHED 

TO  THE  HOUSE. 

#3-  Teams  belonging  lo  the  House  will  be  in  allendanee 
at  all  the  boats  and  cars  to  convey  passe  lifters  lo  the  House 
fbkk  of  charge,  and  to  any  part  of  the  city  for  SO  cents 

alv!2  F.  E.  WEYGANT,  Proprietor. 


SACRAMENTO  SEMINARY. 

Bourdlng    School     for    Young     X<adleN, 

I"  street,  between  Tenth  and  Eleventh  streets,  Sacramento 

Tho  present  Session  commenced  July  29th,  and  will  close 

December  20th      A  full  course  of  Instruction  is  given.    Six 

Teachers  are  employed.    For  further  particulars.  Address 

HERMiUC  PERRY, 

llvIS-lin  Sacramento,  Cal. 


•Tixst  FuTblislxecl. 

THE  PHILOSOPHY  OF  MARRIAGE,  BEING  FOUR  IM- 
portant  Leciures  on  FUNCTIONS  and  DISORDERS  of 
the  Nervous  System  and  Reproductive  Organs,  to  he  had  by 
addressing  and  inrlosm--  fwuty  live  reins,  j>n.-,(aKu  stamps 
to  Secretary  PACIFIC  MUSEUM  OF  ANATOMY,  Mont- 
gomery street,  San  Francisco.  I2vl3-ly 


220 


ISht  pitting  m&  Mmtifk 


Business  Cards. 


NATHANIEL  GRAT. 


B.  M.  GRAY. 


N.   GRAY  &  CO., 

XT    W    X>    IE   It    TA-ItEIt®, 

611  Sacramento  St,  cor.  Webb,  San  Francisco. 

j)©~SoIe  Agents  for  Barstow's  Metallic  Burial  Cases  and 
Mvlitf  Caskets. 


SAN  PEAN0IS00  MILL. 
HOBBS    &  GILMOEB, 

Manufacturei-s     of      Boxes, 
Market  street,  between  Beale  and  Main. 


T.  B.  RODG-ERS, 

CTJTX.JE.Ii, 

1©8   I«eldesdorff  Street. 

Corner  California,  adjoining  the  Pacific  Insurance  Office, 


9vt5-3m* 


SAN   FRANCISCO. 


Shot  G-uns  and  Rifles 

Selling    at    Five    Dollars    Each  ! 

h  THE  AMERICAN  ARMS  COMPANY! 
"are  closing  out  their  large  stock  of  HcaTy 
and  Light  Single  Barrel  Guns,  suitable  tor  Geese,  Duck, 
Pigeon  or  Quail  Shooting.  Heavy  and  Light  Rifles  at  $.i 
each.    Enclose  stamp  and  send  for  Catalogues. 

AMERICAN  ARMS  CO., 
9vl5-3m  639^  Market  street,  San  Francisco. 


Schmieden  &  Shotwell, 

Stock  and  Money  Brokers,  and  dealers  in  Government 
Bonds,  State,  City  and  County  Securities,  Gas,  Water  and 
Insurance  Stocks,  etc.,  southwest  corner  of  California  and 
Sansome  streets,  opposite  Bank  of  California.        Ivl5-6m 


k,e:m:ot"-a»:l. 

The  well  known  establishment  of 

LUCY   &   HYMES, 

HAKUFACTUBERS  OF 

Genuine  Pale  and.  Chemical 
OLIVE    SOAPS, 

Has  been  removed  from  Beale  street,  between  Mission  and 
Howard,  to  BRANNAN  STKEET,  between  Eighth  and 
Ninth,  and  greatly  enlarged. 

The  capacity  ot  this  establishment  is  now  the  largest  on 
the  Pacific  Coast.  It  Is  now  in  full  operation,  and  prepared 
to  supply  the  demand  of  the  trade. 

Office "3.1.9  California   St.,  San   Francisco. 
lvloqr 


We  take  occasion  to  inform  our  friends  and  customers 
that  we  have  sold  our  entire  stock  In  warehouse, also  in- 
voice to  arrive,  to  Messrs.  N.  P.  COLE  A  CO..  312  and  314 
Fine  street.  The  whole  forms  a  most  complete  and  desira- 
ble assortment  of  FURNITURE,  and  well  merits  attention 
before  purchasing  elsewhere.  J.  PEIRCE  &  CO. 


FURNITURE.   ^% 


We  beg  leave  to  call  the  attention  of  the  public  to  our 
warerooms, 

Nos.  313  and  314  Pine  Street. 

Having  purchased  the  entire  stock  of  Messrs.  J.  Peirce  & 
Co.,  and  in  addition  to  our  large  invoice  from  our  factory 
at  the  East,  we  are  prepared  to  fill  all  orders  promptly,  both 
WHOLESALE  AND  RETAIL,  and  call  the  attention  of  the 
public  to  our  salesroom,  as  containing  the  most  complete 
assortment  of  desirable  goods  on  this  coast. 

2vl6-lqr  K.  P.  COLE  «fc  CO. 


BROWN  &  CO., 
Q^    JHL   A.    X    T    E    JEft   S, 

Importer*  and   Mannfiwtarert   or    the 

LATEST    STYLES, 
A±   No.    1331  Kearny  Street. 

UiS-GJi  LL  AND  SEE  THEM-&ST 
4vl6qr 


Trades  and  Manufactures. 


Established]  [Mat,  I860. 

VOLUME     FIFTEEN 

—  OF   TUE  — 

Mining  and  Scientific  Press, 

COMMENCING  JULY,  1867. 
DEWEY    «fc    CO.,   Pxibllshers. 

Issued  every  Saturday,  at  our  Book  and  Job  Printing 
Office,  SOS  Clay  street,  corner  of  Sanaume,  San  Francisco. 

Term*  In  Advuncu  i— One  year,  $5;  Six  months,  $!(; 
Single  copies,  15  cents;  Monthly  Series,  $5  50  per  year,  or 
65  cents  per  number.  Back  Volumes  from  January,  1864,  $3 
per  volume;  bound,  J6  per  volume. 

The  Mining  and  Scientific  Press  is  now  thoroughly  es 
tablished,  and  enjoys  one  of  the  largest  and  most  permanent 
subscription  lists  oi  any  weekly  journal  on  this  coast.  The 
individual  character  and  reputation  of  Us  constant  patrons 
throughout  the  entire  coast  Is  one  of  the  best  recommenda- 
tions of  its  merits  and  value  as  a  medium  of  intelligent  pro 
gress  and  prosperity. 

BEWET  «Sc  CO.,  Proprietors, 

Mining  and  Scientific  Press  Patent  Agency,  Newspaper, 
Book  and  Job  Printing  Oftlce,  SOo  Clay  street,  San  Fran- 
cisco. 

Important  teCallfornlans.— Many  inventors  have 
ately  had  their  claims  for  Patents  seriously  (and  in  some 
cases  fatally)delayed  by  the  unquallflcation  of  agents  who 
have  not  complied  with  the  Government  license  and  revenue 
laws,  as  well  as  other  new  and  imperative  regulations. 
These  discrepancies,  although  arising  from  the  inexperiencs 
of  honest  agents,  are  none  the  less  dangerous  to  applicants 
for  patents,  whose  safest  course  is  to  trust  their  business 
with  none  but  active  and  experienced  solicitors.  The  Min- 
ing and  Scientific  Press  Patent  Agency  has  strictly  com- 
plied with  the  requisitions  of  the  Department,  and  properly 
filed  all  necessary  papers  as  Claim  Agents. 


WM.  BARTUNG. 


HENRY  KIMBALL. 


BABTLING-  &  KIMBALL, 
BOOKBINDERS, 

Paper  Rulers  and  Blank  Book  Manufacturers. 

SOS  Clay  street,  (southwest  cor.  Sansome), 
15vI2-3m  SAN  FRANCISCO. 


JOHN    r»A.nVI3E3Li, 

(SUCCESSOR  TO  O.  GOBI) 

MARBLE     WORKS, 

No.  421  Pine  st  bet  Montgomery  and  Kearny,  San  Francisco 

Mantels,  Monument*,  Tombs,  Plumbers*  Slabs 

Etc.,  On  hand  and  Manufactured  to  order. 
JS»  Goods  shipped  to  all  parts  of  the  State.     Orders  re 
qpectfulb  solicited.  6v8-3m 


Palmer's  Patent 
ARTIFICIAL    LEG, 

Manufactured  in   Philadelphia,  Penn. 
JAR  VIS  JKWETT,  iGEKT. 

218  Montgomery  Street,  San  Francisco.  10v8-lm 


HUCKS  &  LAMBERT, 

SOLE  MANUFACTURERS  OF  THE  CELEBRATED 

tt^~  H.  &  L.  -cn 
AXIi£      GREASE, 

Natoma  Street  and   North  Beach, 
2vl3-3m  SAN  FRANCISCO. 


HARRIS    BROS., 

OUTLEBS,  LOCKSMITHS,  BELLHANGEES 

Ajq.cL    Model    Ma.kers. 
308  Leidesdorff  street,  bet.  Sacramento  and  Commercial, 
SAN  FRANCISCO.  21vH-tf 


LEATHER  HOSE  AND  BELTING, 

ALL   SIZES. 

SUCTION  HOSE  MADE  TO  ORDER 

At  short  notice,  by 

m.  m.  coon:  &  sow, 

No.  SOI  Battery  street, 

13vl3-3m  SAN  FRANCISCO. 


McNALLY  &  HAWKINS, 

J?rumt>eirs  and  Gas-Fitters, 

No.  645  Market  Street, 


B[1LD1\GS  FITTED  UP  "WITH  GAS, 

Water  and  Steam  Pipes,  and  all  work  warranted.  Have 
constantly  on  hand  an  assortment  of  Gas-Fixtures,  Lead 
and  Iron  Pipes,  Marble  Slabs,  etc.  6vl6qr 


E.    POWER, 

WOOD    CARVER 

—  AHD  — 

Composition  Ornament  Manufacturer. 
Designing,  Modeling  and  Patterns 

JTOIt    CASTING, 

INTERIOR    DECORATIONS    OF   ALL    DESCRIPTIONS, 

In  Wood,  Composition  and  Metal. 

Nos.  311  and  313  Market  street,  San  Francisco. 
2flvl4-qy 


J.  M.  STOCKMAN, 

Manufacturer  of 
PATTERNS     AJVT>     MODELS, 

(Over  W.  T.  Garratt's  Brass  Foundry,) 
S.   E.  Corner  of  Mission  and.  Fremont  sts., 
6vUtf  SAN  FRANCISCO 


J.   H.    WHITE.  JACOB   KRAMER. 

Jpetroline    Oil    Works. 
J.  H.  "WHITE  &  CO., 

lVo.  109  Commercial  street,  San  Francisco, 

Are  now  manufacturing 

LUBRICATING  OILS  &  AXLE  CREASE, 

From  Petroleums  of  Californin,  and  ask  to  be  encouraged 
by  the  citizens  oi  California.  As  a  home  production  in  all 
their  parts,  these  Lubricators  are  equal  to  any  In  the 
market,  and  surpass  all  others  fcr  cleansing  off  gum  caused 
by  the  use  of  animal  oils  which  contain  stearine  and  marga- 
rin,  which  soon  become  acid.  A  fair  trial,  at  the  low  price 
asked,  is  all  that  we  solicit.  25vl4tf 


THE0D0KE  KALLENBEEG, 

Machinist,  Maker  ot  Models  for  Inventors, 

Scales,  Weights,  Dies,  Stamps,  Drawing  and  Philosophical 

Instruments,  etc. 

No.  lO  Stevenson  street,  near  First,  San  Francisco. 

JKg-Repairing  promptly  attended  to.  3vl5tf 


Professional  Cards- 


National  Mineral  Land  Law,  Instructions. 
Blanks,  Etc. 

Copies  of  the  Act  of  Congress,  approved  July 
26th,  1866,  relating  to  the  Location  of  Minora 
Lands,    together    with    the    instructions    to    the 

United  States  Registers  and  Receivers  and  Sur- 
veyors General,"  from  the  Commissioner  of  the 
General  Land  Office  Department  of  the  Interior, 
dated  at  Washington,  Jan.  14th,  1S67,  can  be  had 
at  this  office.  Also  a  full  set  of  blanks  for  making 
applications,  advertising,  etc.  Address  Dewey  & 
Co.,  office  Mining  and  Scientific  Press,  San 
Francisco. 


Electhotvpk  Cuts,  Engravings,  Etc.— Our  Job  Printing 
Ofltce  Is  abundantly  supplied  with  elegant  engravings,  or] 
nainents,  and  other  embellishments  to  suit  the  various 
branches  oilndustry  in  this  State. 


SHERMAN  DAY, 

Mining:  Iiliijarin  eer, 

No.  114  Montgomery  Block,  San  Francisco, 

Will  examine,  survey  and  report  upon  mines,  and  consult 
and  advise  concerning  investments  in  mining  property,  or 
the  machinery  management  and  expenditures  of  mines. 
22q* 


FREDERICK  MANSFXL. 

Mechanical  &  Architectural  Draughtsman, 

No.  422  California  street,  corner  of  Leidsdorff. 

Drawings  of  Models  made  for  parties  applying  for  pa 
ents  at  Washington  or  London.  mar23-tt. 


JAME8  MI.  T-A-YJL.OR, 

Attorney  and  Counsellor  at  Law, 

Court  Block,  636  Clay  Street, 


SAN   FRANCISCO. 
2vl5-lqy 


ISAAC  LOBREE  &  CO., 
i  GOLDEN  STATE  POTTERY,® 

AJTTIOCH,  CAT..  ^S 

Office  in  San  Francisco,  516  Commercial  st. 

Constantly  on  hand  a  large  assortment  of  Earthenware, 

Fire  Brickit,  Fire  Clay,  ami  Stoneware. 


J.  "W.  WINTER, 
DENTIST. 


Office,  64V  Clay  street San  Francisco. 

First-class  gold  fillings  for  $3,  as  good  as  any  dentist  can 
produce  In  ihe  city.  Dr.  Winter  has  practiced  Dentistry 
twenty  years— fifteen  in  this  State.  For  a  full  upper  set  of 
gum  teeth,  on  vulcanite  base,  from  $20  to  $35.  Teeth  ex- 
tracted withoutpam  by  local  application.  18vl4-tf 


RADICAL  CURE 

—OF— 

RUPTURE ! 


X 


Treatment  of  all  Deformities  of  the  Body,  by  DR.  A, 
FOLLEAU'S  process.  OS4  Washington  street,  up  stairs, 
Washington  Baths  Building,  between  Montgomery  ana 
Kearny  streets. 

DR.  A.  FOLLEATJ 

Has  his  studies  and  manufactories  In  the  same  building. 
Every  kind  of  Apparatus,  Trusses,    Orthopedic  Instru- 
ments, Artificial  Limbs,  etc. ,  are  manufactured  and  applied 
by  himself. 

ha*  no  convection  with  any  Agency.  21vl4-llptf 


MOSHEIMEB'S 

PIONEER    MINING    SCHOOL 

—  AHD  — 

Metallurgical   Works. 

Having  established  the  first  Practical  Mining  and  Metal- 
lurgical School  in  the  United  States,  I  would  call  the  atten- 
tion of  gentlemen  who  may  wish  to  obtain  a  practical 
knowledge  of  Cnemtstry,  Metallurgy,  etc.,  to  ihe  fact  that  I 
am  now  prepared  to  tench  the  following  branches: 

1.  Assaying  of  ores,  metals  and  other  mineral  substances. 

2.  Technology,  or  Chemistry,  as  applied  to  any  special 
branch  of  manufacturing. 

3.  Metallurgy  of  gold,  silver,  lead,  copper,  etc.,  by  smelt- 
ing, amalgamating,  lixivlation,  etc. 

i.  Gold  extraction  by  chlorine  gas;  also,  a  modified  pro- 
cess of  the  same,  which  is  cheaper  and  quicker  than  the 
processes  usually  employed. 

5.  Concentration.    Dressing  of  ores. 

6.  Construction  of  furnaces,  in  which  any  kind  of  fuel 
may  be  used  for  smelting,  roasting,  etc.,  as  well  as  the  erec- 
tion of  any  machinery  or  apparatus  required  in  metallurgy 
and  technology. 

Mining  is  considered  by  many  a  very  hazardous  under- 
taking; but  lean  assure  anyone  that  our  mines  arc  as  safe 
an  investment  as  unj  other  business  when  properly  under- 
stood and  managed;  therefore,  learn  first.  If  you  have  a 
mine,  then  study  the  nature  of  the  ore,  and  how  to  work 
it,  and  you  will  never  fall  to  be  success!  ttl. 

It  may  not  be  superfluous  to  state  that  I  am  theoretically 
and  practically  acquainted  with  all  the  branches  I  otier-to 
teach.  Years  of  actual  experience  in  the  laboratory, 
smelting  works,  quartz  mills,  and  other  manufactories  car- 
ried on  on  my  own  account,  have  not  only  given  me  les- 
sons, but  more  than  ordinary  ability. 

I  was  the  Urst  one  in  California  who  successfully  ex- 
tracted silver  by  smelling,  on  a  large  scale,  and  have  since 
been  traveling  through  the  manufacturing  and  mining 
towns  of  Europe,  to  study  all  improvements,  and  am  now 
again  the  only  one  in  San  Francisco  who  undertakes  to 
work  any  kind  of  ores  by  either  roasting,  smelting,  lixivla- 
tion, or  chlorlnation  process. 

I  also  undertake  the  erection  of  smelting  and  roasting 
furnaces,  and  furnish  plans  and  estimates  lor  any  kind  of 
works. 

My  lately  Invented  Roasting  Furnace  has  the  following 
advantages:  A  Furnace  of  the  capacity  to  roast  one  to 
one  and  a  half  tons  of  ore  per  day  can  be  built  for  $300.  It 
requires  half  a  cord  oi  wood  per  ton  of  sulphurets.  The 
total  expenses  of  roasting  are  not  over  $6.  The  roasting  is 
more  perfect,  as  the  ore  appears  in  a  spongy  condition  and 
eagerly  takes  up  the  chlorine  gas  or  quicksilver  when 
amalgamated.  A  large  size  furnace  in.  successful  opera- 
tion may  be  seen,  by  permission  of  Mr.  Maltman,  In  his 
works  in  Nevada  City.  Several  others  are  in  progress  of 
building. 

Charges  for  assaying  gold  or  silver  ores $3  00 

Copper  ores 5  00 

JUS.  MOSHFIMEB, 
Practical  Chemist,  Metallurgist,  etc. 

Office,  No.  338  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 
6vI5-3ms 


Mining  and  Scientific  Press.— This  valuable  journal  hns 
closed  its  fourteenth  volume  and  entered  upon  its  fliteenth. 
It  is  a  publication  that  should  have  a  wide  circulation 
among  our  mining  and  mechanical  population.  It  pub- 
lishes, In  addition  to  the  most  complete  summary  of  mining 
news,  a  vast  amount  of  information  on  the  application  of 
science  to  mining  and  the  mechanic  arts.  It  contains  no- 
tices and  descriptions  of  all  new  mining  processes,  and  nil 
machines  intended  to  facilitate  tho  extraction  of  the  prec- 
ious metal  from  ore  and  rock  with  which  it  is  blended.  It 
also  chronicles  nil  new  inventions,  and,  in  most  instances, 
contains  drawings  to  illustrate  them.  To  miners  and  me- 
chanics it  Is  a  paper  of  incalculable  value,  and  should  be  in 
the  hands  of  all  who  desire  to  keep  themselves  posted  In 
tho  progress  being  made  In  these  tie  part  men  ta.—Yreka 
Union. 


Metallurgy. 


BOALT  &.  KtETEFELDT, 

Metallurgists  and  Mining  Engineers 

ATSTIJT,  JTKVAHA. 

Western  Branch  of  ADELBEEG  4  KAXMOND,  No.  90 
Broadway,  New  York.  llvll 


G.  W.  UATNAltD.  J.  H.  TIEHAHH. 

Wining  Engineers  and  Metallurgists, 

210  Pearl  street.  New  Tort, 

— AHD— 

CENTRAL    CITY,   COLORADO. 

19vl2-ly 


JOHN    TAYLOR    &   CO. 

IMPOKIVEItS, 

AMD  DEALERS   IN 

ASSAYERS'  MATERIALS, 

Druggists'  &  Chemists'  Glassware, 

Photographic   ©took,  lite. 

613  and  514  Washington  Street, 

SAN  FRANCISCO. 

WE  ore  receiving  direct  from  MESSRS.  LaDD  ft  OERT- 
LING  (London)  and  BEEKER  &  SONS  (Antwerp,  Bel 
gium)  their  superior 

ASSAY  AND  "BULLION  BALANCES. 

And  from  France  and  Germany,  as  well  as  the  Eastern 
States,  FURNACES,  CRUCIBLES,  MUFFLES,  BLOWPIPE 
CASES,  GOLD  SCALES,  CHEMICAL  GLASSWARE,  and 
every  article  required  for  ASSAY  OFFICES,  LABORATO 
RIES,  etc.  We  have  given  this  branch  of  our  business  par 
ticular  attention,  to  select  such  articles  as  are  necessary 
in  the  development  of  the  mineral  wealth  of  this  coast. 

A  Full  Assortment  of  DRUGGISTS'  GLASSWARE  and 
DRUGGISTS'  SUNDRIES,  ACIDS  and  CHEMICALS,  con 
stantly  on  hand. 

San  Francisco  March  6, 1866.  llvIO-tf 


T.   R.   CHURCH, 

FASHIONABLE 

CLOTHING  EMPORIUM 

No.  223  Montgomery  st.,  Suns  Block. 

WHOLESALE  AND  RETAIL  DEALER  IN 

FINE  CUSTOM-MADE  CLOTHING, 

AND  SKITS'  raiMSHINO  SOOIW, 

TRUNKS,  VALISES,    CARPET-BACS, 

Etc.  at  the  Lowest  Prices. 
9vlfi-qr 


MEUSSD0RFFER, 

Nos.   635   and   637    Commercial   Street, 

WILL  INTRODUCE 

Oil  Saturday, February  0, 1867, 
An  Entirely  New  Style  of 

Cloth  Cashmere  Hat 

"YACHT    JHENHIETTA," 

Which  are  the  most  dressy  Hut  ever  introduced  on  tho 

FnciOc  Coast. 
j&rCall  nnd  see  them.  8vM 


Cyanide  of  Potassium 

tor 

QTJAItTZ     MILLS, 

Photographers,  Electrotypers,  Etc. 

Manufactured  by  the 

PACIFIC    CHEMICAL   "WORKS. 

For  sale  i*y  all  Wholesale  Druggists  una 

Dealers  In  Photographer's  Stock. 

Zvlfi-nltf 


33  EAN'8 

HISTORY    AND    DIRECTORY 

— OF— 

NEYADA    COUNTY, 

CALIFOBMA. 

Containing  a  complete  History  of  the  County,  with  Sketches 

of  the  various  Towns  and  Mining  damps,  the 

Names  and  Occupation  of  Residents; 

aloao.  full  Statistics  of  Mining 

and  all  other  Industrial 

Resources. 

COMPILED  BY  EDWIN  F.  BEAN. 

Price,  85-For  sale  at  the  oftlce  or  the  Mining  and  Scl 
entiflc  Press,  San  Francisco.  13vI5tt 


Engraved  to  Order.— Persons  who  desire  to  illustrate 
their  individual  establishments  or  business,  should  give  us 
their  orders  for  Engraving  and  Printing,  and  we  will  guar 
ant.ee  good  work  and  reasonable  prices. 

DEWEY  &  CO., 

Patent  Agents,  Publishers  and  Job  Printers,  505  Clay  st. 


vlh*  pining  and  £wntiffa  §  m$. 


221 


New  Ikcobporations. — Articles  of  incor- 
poration have  recently  been  filed  in  the 
County  Clerk's  office  in  this  city  as  follows: 

Kincaid  Flat  Mixing  Co. — Son  Fran- 
cisco. Oct.  1st.  Qapital  stock,  S90.00O; 
900  share8,'810  each.  TniBtees :  F.  Vassault, 
Sam'l  Osgood,  Putnam  and  Lucien  Thomp- 
son. 

Cm  Bank  op  Savings,  Loan  and  Dis- 
count.— San  Francisco.  Sept  30th.  Cap- 
ital stock,  S75O.0OO ;  7,500  shares,  8100  each. 
Directors :  H.  A.  Cobb,  Robert  Foley,  Kobt 
Barry,  Michael  O'NeU,  D.  B.  Murphy,  Jus. 
Mo  Samara,  Michael  Daley.  Daniel  Murphy, 
Daniel  O'Brien  and  John  Shineberger. 

Obeoon  and  Calipobnia  Stage  Co. — Sao 
Francisco.  Sept.  28th.  Capital  stock, 
8170,000 ;  170  shares,  S1.000  each.  Trus- 
tees: Jesse  D.  Carr,  William  H.  Hall,  A. 
O.  Thorns  and  Elijah  Corbett. 


Blanks,  Blank  Mining  Books, 

Constitution  and  By-Laws 

—  roa  — 

Mining    and  Prospecting 

Companies 

ElcganUy  printed,  wUhcareaDildlipatcb.attheofUceofUia 
Mining  and  Scientific  Prcaa. 

mr  Order,  from  tile  Interior  falthfulv  attended  to. 


Mining  Notices— Continued. 


Ancient.  River  Channel  Bine  Gravel  Company 

Nevada  County,  California. 

Notice.— There  are  delinquent  npon  the  following  described 
■lock,  on  account  of  assessment  levied  on  the  second  day 
ofScptembcr,  1667.  the  several  amounts  set  opposite  the 
nanus  of  the  respective  shareholders  as  follows: 

Name*.  No.  Certificate.    No. Shares.    Amount. 

A  P  Moore 82  125  $125  00 

BenJ  F  Jossclyn 81  5  6  00 

Caroline  Haug.... 12  .         3  3  CO 

And  in  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees,  made  on  the  second  day  of  September,  1867,  so 
many  -diares  of  each  parcel  of  said  stock  as  may  be  neces- 
sary, will  be  sold  at  public  auction,  at  the  office  of  the 
Company,  on  Saturday,  the  nineteenth  duy  of  October, 
1867.  at  tbe  hour  of  12  o'clock  M.  of  said  day,  to  pay  said 
delinquent  assessment  thereon,  together  with  costs  of  ad- 
vertising and  expenses  of  sale. 

J.  M.  BUFFINGTON,  Secretary. 

Office,  No.  5  Government  House,  coruer  Washington  and 
Sansomc  streets.  oc6 


Old  Colony  Sliver  Mining  Company Lucutlsn 

of  Works:  Austin,  Reese  Klver,  Nevada- 
Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  twenty-eighth  day 
of  September,  1867,  an  assessment  of  three  t*3i  dollars  per 
•hare  was  levied  upon  tbe  capital  stock  of  said  Company, 
payable  immediately,  in  Putted  States  gold  coin,  to  the 
Secretary,  at  his  office,  No.  823  Montgomery  street,  San 
Francisco.  California. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid on  the  second  day  of  November,  1n>7.  shall  be  deemed 
delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  wile  at  public 
auetlon.  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  before,  will  be 
sold  on  Monday,  tho  twenty-fifth  day  ot  November.  1867,  to 
pav  the  delinquent  assessment,  toother  with  costs  of  ad- 
vertising and  expenses  of  sale.  Bv  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees. 

HENRY  O.  HOWARD.  Secretary. 
Office,  523  Montgomery  street.  Sau  Francisco.  oof 


New  Mining  Advertisements. 


Chlploaena  Mlalasr  Compt.ny~DW.rlct  of  Urea, 

Sonnra,  Mexico. 

Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  at  a' meeting  of  the  Board  ot 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  hold  on  the  tenth  day  of  Sep- 
tember, 1867.  an  assessment  of  live  dollars  ($5)  per 
stiure  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company, 
payable  Immediately,  in  United  Stales  gold  and  sliver 
coin,  to  the  Secretary,  at  his  office,  318  California  street. 
Sun  Francisco. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid on  the  eighteenth  day  of  October,  1887,  shall  be  deemed 
delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale  at  public 
auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  before,  will  be 
sold  on  Monday,  the  fourth  day  of  November,  1867,  to 
pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of  ad- 
vertising and  expenses  of  attic.  By  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees. 

JOHN  F.  LOHSE.  Secretary. 

Office,  318  California  street,  up-stalrs,  San  Francisco.    *eU 


Gold  Quarry   Compauy,    Locution    of   Works. 

Placer  County,  California. 

Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board 
ofTrusteesof  said  Company,  held  on  the  nineteenth  day  of 
September,  1867,  an  assessment  of  twenty  dollars  (J 20)  per 
share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company, 
livable  immediately,  in  United  States  gold  and  silver 
coin,  to  the  Secretary,  room  No.  10,  second  floor  ot  No.  402 
Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shallremaln  unpaid 
on  the  twenty-third  day  of  October,  1867,  shall  be  deemed 
delinquent, and  will  bo  duly  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auc- 
tion, and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  before,  will  be  sold 
on  Monday,  the  eleventh  dav  of  November,  1867,  to  pay 
the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of  adver- 
tising una  .expenses  ot  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees. 

T.  W.  COLBURN,  Secretary. 

Office  402  Montgomery  street,  (Room  No.  10,  2d  floor)  San 
Francisco.  Col.  scp21 


Ethan  Allen  Gold  and  Silver  Mlnlnu  Compa- 
ny.—Location  of  Works:  Austin,  Lander  County.  Nevada. 
Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held'on  the  thirtieth  day  of  Sep- 
tember, 1867,  tin  assessment  of  one  ($1)  dollar  per  share 
was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company,  pay- 
able on  the  fourth  day  of  November,  1817.  in  Untied  states 
gold  coin,  to  the  Secretary,  H.  B.  Congdon,  at  the  office  of 
(ho  Company,  No.  620  Washington  street,  San  Francisco. 

Any  stuck  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid on  Tuesday,  the  fifth  day  of  November,  1867,  shall  be 
deemed  delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale 
at  public  auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  he- 
fore,  wilt  be  sold  «a  TRursday,  the  twenty-tlrst  day  of  No- 
vember, 1867,  to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together 
with  costs  nt  advertising  and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order 
of  the  Board  of  Trustees. 

H.  B.  CONGDON,  Secretary. 
Oilier.  No.  63-)  Washington  street,  (Room  5)  San  Fran- 
cisco, C&l.  oc5 


Great  Central    .Ml ulna  Company.— Location   of 

Works:  Yuma  County,  Arizona  Territory. 

Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  at  ameetlng  ot  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  thirtieth  day  of 
September,  1867,  an  assessment  of  one  dollar  per  share 
was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company,  paya- 
ble Immediately,  In  United  States  gold  and  silver  coin,  to 
the  Secretary,  at  the  office,  of  the  Company,  No.  ^Mont- 
gomery street,  or  at  the  Pacific  Bank. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid on  the  fourth  <4ih)  day  of  November,  1867,  shall  be 
deemed  delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  tor  sale 
at  public  dUciioti,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  be- 
fore, will  he  sold  on  Monday,  the  tweuty-flfth  dav  of  No- 
vombcr,  1867.  to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together 
with  coNts  of  advertising  and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of 
the  Board  of  Trustees. 


Office.  No.  302  Montgomery  street 


O.  D.  SQUIRE,  Secretary. 


oc5 


Hope  Gravel    Miulaif  Company.— Location    of 

Works  and  Property:  Grass  Valley,  Nevada  County,  Cali- 
fornia. 

Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  thirtieth  day  ol 
September,  1867,  an  assessment  (No.  17)  of  one  dollar  per 
share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company, 
payable  Immediately,  In  United  States  gold  and  sliver 
coin,  to  the  Secretary,  at  his  office,  No.  533  Kearny  street, 
San  Francisco. 

Am- stuck  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid on  the  sixth  day  of  November,  1867,  shall  be  deemed 
dchuquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  tor  sale  at  public 
auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  mado  before,  will  be 
sold  on  Munday,  the  twenty -fifth  day  of  November.  1867, 
to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of 
advertising  and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board 
ot  Trustees. 

DAVID  WILDER,  Secretary. 
Office,  No.  5-13  Kearny  street,  corner  of  Sacramento,  San 
Francisco,  California.  oc5 


La  Hlanea  Gold  and  Silver  Mlnlntt  Company. 

Location  of  Works:   District  of  Ures,  State  of  Sonora, 

Mexico. 

Notice  is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  first  day  of  Octo- 
ber, 1867,  an  assessment  of  two  dollars  and  fifty  cents  per 
nil  are  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company, 
payable  Immediately,  in  United  Slates  gold  and  sliver  coin, 
to  the  Secretary,  at  his  office,  southeast  corner  Front  and 
Commercial  streets,  San  Francisco. 

Any  stock  upon  whicn  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid on  the  thirtieth  day  of  October.  1367,  shall  be  deemed 
delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale  at  public 
auetlon,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  before,  will  be 
Bold  on  Monday,  the  eleventh  day  of  November,  1867. 
to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of 
advertising  and  expensed  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees. 

WM.  SIEVE  RS,  Secretary. 

Office,  southeast  corner  Front  and  Commercial  streets, 
San  Francisco,  California.  oc5 


Gold   Hill  Tunneling  Gold  and  Silver    Mlnlna 

Company.— Location:  Gold  Hill  Mlulng  District,  County 

of  Storey,  State  of  Nevada. 

Notice  is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  nineteenth  day  of 
September,  1867,  an  assessment  (No  9)  of  one  dollar  per  share 
wuslevlud  upon  toe.  capital  stock  of  said  Company,  pay- 
able Immediately,  In  Unhed  States  gold  coin,  to  the  Sec- 
retary, R.  Wkgknkk,  415  Montgomery  street.  San  Francisco, 
Cal..  or  to  the  Superintendent,  H.  Huguct,  Gold  Hill,  Ne- 
vada. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 

Said  on  the  twenty-sixth  day  of  Octoher,  1867,  shall  be 
eemed  delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale 
at  public  auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  be- 
fore, will  be  sold  on  Tuesday,  the  nineteenth  day  of  No- 
vember, 1867,  to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together 
with  costs  of  advertising  and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of 
the  Board  of  Trustees. 

R.  WEGENER,  Secretary. 
Offico  415  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal.     se2l 


George   Wimlduuion   Gold   and   Silver   Mining 

Compauy.— Location  of  Works:  Silver  Mountain  District, 

Alpine  County,  Cal. 

Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  eleventhday  of  Sep- 
tember, 1867,  an  assessment  (No.  19)  of  five  dollars  per  share 
was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company,  payable 
Immediately,  in  United  States  gold  and  silver  coin,  to  the 
Secretary,  ouly,  at  his  office,  in  Sun  Francisco,  Cal. 

Anystock  upon  whichsaldasscssmeutshallremaln  unpaid 
on  the  sixteenth  day  of  October,  1867,  shall  be  deemed  delin- 
quent, and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auction, 
and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  before,  will  be  sold 
on  Monday,  the  fourth  day  of  November.  1867,  to  pav 
the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of  ad- 
vertising and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees. 

A.  G.  WOOD,  Secretary. 

Office,  338  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco.  se21 


I.  X.  L.  Gold  and  Silver  Mining  Company.— Lo- 
cation of  Works;  Silver  Mountain  District,  Alpine  Coun- 
ty, Cal. 

Notice  is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  twenty-third  day 
of  September,  1867,  an  assessment  of  one  dollar  and  fifty 
cents  ($1  50)  per  share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock 
of  said  C.ompany,  payable  Immediately,  in  United  States 
gold  and  silver  coin,  to  the  Secretary,  at  his  office.  Pion- 
eer Hall.  Montgomery  street,  near  Jackson,  San  Francisco, 
or  to  John  U.  Slaven.  at  Silver  Mountain. 

Any  slock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un 
paid  on  the  twenty-eighth  day  of  October,  1867.  shall  be 
deemed  delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale 
at  public  auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  be- 
fore, will  be  sold  on  Thursday,  the  fourteenth  day  of  No- 
vember, 1867,  to  nay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together 
with  costs  of  advertising  and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of 
the  Board  of  Trustees. 

J.  CROWNINSHIELD,  Secretary. 
Office,  Pioneer  Hall,  Montgomery  street,  up  stairs,  San 
Francisco.  sepr" 


Kelsey  Gold  and  Silver  Mini  nit  Company.  £1 

Dorado  County,  California. 

Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  twelfth  day  of 
September,  1867.  an  assessment  of  twenty  cents  per  share 
was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company,  pay- 
able Immediately  In  United  States  gold  and  silver  coin,  to 
the  Treasurer.  D.  C.  Buked,  at  his  office,  northeast  cor- 
ner Battery  and  Clay  streets,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain 
unpaid  on  the  twenty-fifth  day  of  October,  1867,  shall  be 
deemed  delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale  at 
public  auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  before, 
will  be  sold  on  Monday,  the  eleventh  duy  of  November.  1867, 
to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of 
advertising  and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees. 

H.  V.  HERBERT,  Secretary. 

Office,  No-  407  California  street,  San  Francisco.        seU 


Lady  Hell  Copper  Mining  Company,  Low  Di- 
vide Mining  District,  Del  Norte  County,  California. 
Notice   is   hereby  given,    that  the  Annual   Meeting  of 
tbe  stockholders  of  the  above  named  Company,  will  be 
held  at  Dashaway  Hall,  on    THURSDAY,  October  24th, 
1867,  at  7',  o'clock  P.  M.,  for  the  election  of  a  Board  of 
Trustees  to  serve  the  ensuing  year,  and  for  the  transaction 
of  any  other  business  that  may  come  before  the  meeting. 
B.  P.  WILKINS.  Secretary,  pro  tem, 
San  Francisco,  Sept.  26, 1867.  sep28 


Olnrt  &  Co.,  Auctioneers  and  Real  Estate  Agents,  attend 
promptly  to  all  business  entrusted  to  their  care  in  San 
Francisco  and  Oakland.  Mining  and  other  corpora'ions 
will  find  Col.  Olney  well  posted  and  thorough  in  transacting 
sales  of  delinquent  stock.  Office,  on  Broadway,  Oakland, 
and  No.  318  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco.  nolo 


Lady  Franklin  Gold  wad  Silver  Mining  Com- 
pany.—Silver  Mountain  Mining  District,  Alpine  County, 

California. 

Notice.— Thoro  are  delinquent  upon  tho  following  de- 
scribed stock,  on  account  of  assessment  levied  on  the 
second  day  of  May,  1867,  the  several  amounts  net  oppoilu 
the  names  of  the  respective  shareholders,  as  follow-. 

Names.  Ho.  Certificate.    No.  snares.    Amount 

John  Hardsley g,  9,  10  flj-ca  60  $18  00 

John  Bardsh-y 13,  14    5-ea  10  3  00 

John  Bard-ley W  3  90 

John  a  HcCanlev 37  A  1  50 

Wm  Browning  ...33.  40.  188.  189    fi-ea  2»  6  00 

Abraham  Bt route,, 41  7K  3  25 

KM  A  M  Harris 73,  74    5-ea  10  3  00 

oeo  W  FoUom 77,  78,  79  2u-c»  60  18  00 

Geo  W  Folsom SO,  81  Hie*  3D  6  61) 

UeoW  Kulsom 82,83    5-ea  10  S  00 

Wm  Crooker »4  10  3  00 

v»  in  Crooker 253      •  5  l  fto 

Joseph  u'Neii 94,  B5  2&ea  50  15  no 

Joseph  o'Neii •_■(.■,  a  |  $n 

Thomas  Peters lot  6  1  50 

Thomas  Odgers 139  4  1  20 

J  H  Williams 165  30  6  00 

J  II  Williams 2M  ?«  2  25 

Henry  Odgers 172  4  1  2u 

Daniel  Odgers 173  4  1  m 

AH  Powers 174  10  3  00 

Stephen  s  Mead 185  5  1  so 

Thomas  Swindlcliurst 186  3  1 1  \, 

James  Bottomlev 191  0  1  30 

Christopher  Nclison.. lift,  196,  197 

198,  199    5-ea  25  7  50 

AMACTIIarrls 220  7«  2  25 

GeoWWIilica.de 226  6  1  w 

Win  Whiteside 227  &  1  00 

Frank  Beitchman 235  5  1  50 

Wm  Bastion 237  5  1  50 

Daniel  Davidson 241  20  6  00 

Daniel  Davidson 242  10  3  00 

BH  Meredith 247  5  1  50 

RT  Hazard 269,  260,  261  10-ca  30  9  00 

R  T  Hazard ..262  6  1  60 

And  In  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees,  made  on  the  sixth  day  of  August,  1867,  so 
many  shares  of  each  parcel  of  said  stock  as  may  bB  neces- 
sary, will  bo  sold  ut  public  auction,  by  Messrs.  Olney  A 
Co.,  nt  the  office  of  the  Company,  331  Montgomery  street, 
San  Francisco,  on  Tuesday,  the  fifteenth  day  October,  1867, 
at  the  hour  of  1  o'clock  P.  M.,  of  said  day,  to  pay  said  delin- 
quent assessment  thereon,  together  with  costs  of  advertis- 
ing and  expenses  of  sale. 

J.  8.  LUTY,  Secretary. 

Office,  331  Montgomery  street,  corner  of  California,  San 
FranlBco.  BRp2i 

Lady  Bell  Copper  Mining  Company.  Low  Di- 
vide Mining  District,  Del  Norte  County,  California. 
Notice.— There  are  delinquent,  upon  the  following  de- 
scribed  stock,   on   account  of  assessment  levied  on   the 
twentieth  day  of  August,  1867,  the  several  amounts  set  oppo- 
site the  names  of  the  respective  shareholders  as  follows: 
Names.  No.  Certificate.    No.  Shares.  Amount. 

John  Farquhason 4U2  10  $1  ill 

D  F  Richards 235  600  90  00 

D  F  Richards 239  50  7  50 

D  F  Richards 240  60  7  50 

DF  Richards 241  100  15  00 

B  Austin 358  50  7  50 

NTack 271  100  15  00 

N  Tack 272  100  15  00 

N  Tack 273  50  7  50 

N  Tack.... V74  50  7  60 

Jacob  Morhoffer 400  125  IS  75 

And  in  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  the  Board 
ot  Trustees,  made  on  the  twentieth  day  of  August,  1867,  so 
many  shares  of  each  parcel  of  said  stock  as  may  be 
necessary,  wilt  be  sold  at  public  auction,  by  Maurice  Dore 
.t  Co.,  No.  327  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal., 
on  Saturday,  the  fifth  day  of  October,  1867,  at  the 
hour  of  12  o'clock  M.  of  said  day,  to  pay  said  delinquent 
assessment  thereon,  together  with  costs  of  advertising  and 
expenses  of  sale. 

B.  P.  WILKINS.  Secretary  pro  tem. 
Office,  643  Market  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal.  se21 


La  Blanea  Gold  and  Silver  Mlnlna*  Company. 

District  of  Ures,  Sonora,  Mexico. 

Notice  is  hereby  given,  that  the  Annual  Meeting  of  the 
stockholders  of  the  above  Company,  will  be  held  at  No  103 
Californiastrcet,  corner  of  Davis,  In  San  Francisco,  on 
THURSDAY,  the  tenth  day  of  October,  1867,  at  iyx  o'clock, 
P.  51. 

Proxies  must  be  written  and  filed  with  the  Secretary. 

sep!4-3w  JOS.  GOLDMAN,  Secretary. 


Mount  Tenubo  Silver  Mining  Company.— Lo- 
cation of  Works:  Cortez  District,  Lauder  County,  State 
of  Nevada. 

Notice  is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  sixth  day  of  Sep- 
tember, 1867,  an  assessment  of  three  dollars  ($3)  per  share 
was  levied  upon  the  capital  slock  of  said  Company,  pay- 
able immediately,  in  United  States  gold  and  silver  coin, 
to  the  Secretary,  at  the  office  of  the  Company,  In  San 
Francisco. 

Any  stock  upon  which  sold  assessment  shall  remain 
unpaid  on  the  tenth  day  of  October,  1867,shall  be  deemed 
delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale  at  public 
auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  before,  will 
be  sold  on  Thursday,  the  thirty-first  day  of  October,  1867, 
to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of  ad- 
vertising and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees. 

R.  N.  VAN  BRUNT,  Secretary. 
Office,  331  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco. 

N.  B.— Two  per  cent,  will  be  allowed  on  allpaymcnts 
made  on  the  above  prior  to  17th  Inst  set 


\ea«le  «fc  Corcoran  Silver  Mining  Company— 

Location  of  Works:  Storey  County,  State  of  Nevada. 

Notice.— There  are  delinquent,  upon  tho  following  de- 
scribed stock.on  account  of  assessment  levied  on  the  eleventh 
day  of  July,  1867,  the  several  amounts  set  opposite  the  names 
of  the  respective  shareholders  as  follows: 

Names.  No.  Certificate.    No.  Shares.    Amount. 

Bell,  Rosena 76  10  $5  HO 

Bell,  Jos 80  5  2  50 

Edwards.  A  L J9  10  5  00 

Mulreln,  D 27  10  5  00 

Mulrein,  D 28  10  5  00 

Murphv.  John 70  250  125  HO 

Moloney,  M 74  fi  2  50 

McCann,  A 1 81  6  2  50 

McGrath.  Frederlca 83  10  6  00 

Neenan.  A  73  5  2  50 

Pendergrass,  Wm 77  6  2  50 

And  in  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  tho  Board 
of  Trustees,  made  on  the  eleventh  day  of  July,  1867,  so  many 
shares  of  each  parcel  of  said  stock  as  may  be  necessary, 
will  be  sold  at  public  auction,  at  the  salesroom  of  Maurice 
Dore  A  Co.,  No.  327  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal., 
on  Monday,  the  second  day  of  September,  18C7,  at  the  hour 
of  12  o'clock,  M.,  of  said  day,  to  pay  said  delinquent  assess- 
ment thereon,  together  with  costs  of  advertising  and  ex- 
penses of  sale. 

A.  P.  GREEN,  Secretary. 

Office,  Room  No.  11,  338  Montgomery  street,  San  Fran- 
cisco, California.  au  17 

Postponement. — The  above  sale  is  hereby  postponed  until 
Wednesday,  the  second  day  of  October,  1S67,  at  the  same 
hour  and  place.    By  order  of  the  Board  of  Trustees, 

sep7  T.  B.  WINGARD,  Secretary. 

Postponement.— Tin:  above  sale  is  hereby  postponed  until 
Saturday,  the  12th  day  of  October,  1867,  at  the  same  hour 
and  place.    By  order  of  tho  Board  of  Trustees.  j 

oc5-lw  T.  B.  WINGARD,  Secretary. 


X  eagle  .fc  Corcoran  Silver  Mining  Company.- 

Lucatlon:  Storey  County,  Nevada. 

Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  second  day  of  Sep- 
tember, 1867.  an  assessment  of  fifty  cents  (50c)  per  share  was 
levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company,  payabls 
immediately,  In  United  States  gold  and  silver  coin,  to  tha 
Secretary,  at  the  office  of  the  Company  408  California 
•trcct,  San  Francisco. 

Any  stocr  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remal» 
unpaid  on  the  seventh  day  of  October,  1867,  shall  b* 
deemed  delinquent,  and  will  be  dnly  advertised  for  sale  at 
public  auction,  and  unless  pavmenl  shall  be  madobefor*. 
wm  be  sold  on  Wedncsduy.  the  twenty  third  day  of  Ootob*» 
1«67.  to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  cofts 
of  advertising  and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Boat* 
oi  Trustees. 

,,„>        M     .«,»«  .,,  T.B.  WINGARD,  Secretary. 

Office,  No.  403  California  street.  San  Francisco.  se7 


■North  Star  Gold  and  Sliver  Mining  Company, 

Reese  River  Mining  District,  Lander  County,  Nevada. 

Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  ot  said  Company,  held  on  the  19th  dav  of  Septem- 
be r,  1867,  an  assessment  of  twentv  dollars  per  Bharo  was 
levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company,  pavablo 
immediately,  to  the  Secretary,  George  H.  Faulkner'  No 
423  Front  street,  San  Francisco. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un. 
paid  on  Tuesday,  the  twenty-secoud  day  of  October  1867 
shall  be  deemed  delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised 
for  sale  at  public  auclion.and  unless  pavment  shall  be 
mode  before,  will  be  sold  on  Monday,  the  eleventh  day 
01  November,  1867,  to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment, 
together  with  costs  of  advertising  and  expenses  of  sale. 
By  order  of  the  Board  of  Trustees. 

GEORGE  H.  FAULKNER,  Secretary. 

Office,  423  Front  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal.  se21 


Oxford  Beta  Tunnel  and  M tains;  Company.  £•• 

meralda  District  and  County,  Stale  of  Nevada, 

Notice  In  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  eleventh  day  of 
September,  1S67,  an  assessment  (No.  24)  of  fifty  cents  per 
share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Compa- 
ny, payable  immediately  In  United  States  gold  and  silver 
coin,  to  tho  Secretary,  or  to  the  Superintendent  at  the  mine. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid on  the  twenty-filth  day  of  October,  1867.  shall  bo 
deemed  delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale 
at  public  auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  be- 
fore, will  be  sold  on  Monday,  the  eleventh  day  of  November, 
1867,  to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  cosisof 
advertising  and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  tbe  Board  of 
Trustees. 

GEO.  H.  PECK,  Secretary. 

Office,  212  Clay  street,  San  Francisco.  seU 


Potrero   Company.— Location  of  Workit  Sua 

Francisco. 

Notice  is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  ot 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  fifth  day  of  Sep 
tembcr,  1867.  an  assessment  of  two  dollars  and  a  half  ($2  50) 
per  share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  ol  said  Com- 
pany, payable  Immediately,  in  United  States  gold  and  silver 
coin,  to  the  Secretary,  at  No.  533  Kearny,  corner  of  Sacra, 
mento  street. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid on  the  tenth  day  of  October,  1867.  shall  be  deemed 
delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale  at  public 
auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  before,  will  be 
sold  on  Wednesday,  the  thirtieth  day  of  October,  1867.  lo  pay 
the  delinquent  assessment, together  with  costs  of  advertising 
and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board  of  Trustees. 
DAVID  WILDER.  Secretary. 

Office,  No.  533  Kearny  street,  corner  Sscramenlo  street, 
San  Francisco,  CaL  se7 

Sophia  Consolidated  Gold  and  Silver  Mlnlnc 

Company,  Tuolumne  County,  California. 

Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  twenty-third  day  of 
September,  1867,  an  assessment  of  fifty  cents  ocr  share  was 
levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company,  payable 
Immediately  in  United  States  gold  and  silver  coin,  to  the 
Secretary,  at  No.  641  Washington  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid on  the  twenty-third  day  of  Oetober,1867, shall  be  deemed 
delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sare  at  public 
auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  before,  will  be 
sold  on  Thursday,  the  seventh  day  of  November,  1867,  to 
pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of  ad- 
vertising and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees 

DAVID  E.  JOSEPHI,  Secretary. 

Office,  641  Washington  street,  San  Francisco.  septfB 


Silver  Sprout  Mlnlne  Company.— Location   of 

Works  and  Mines:  Kearsarge  District,  Inyo  County,  Cal. 
Notice.— There  are  delinquent,  upon  the  following  de- 
scribed stock,  on  account  of  assessment  levied  on  tho 
sixth  day  of  August,  1867,  the  several  amounts  set  oppo- 
site the  names  of  the  respective  shareholders,  as  fol- 
lows: 

Names.  No.  Certificate.    No.  Shares.    Amonnt. 

FH  Alberdlng 2  5  $100  no 

FH  Alberding .• 3  5  100  00 

FH  Alberdlng 4  5  100  00 

F  H  Alberdlng 5  1  2000 

F  H  Alberding 6  1  20  00 

FH  Alberding 7  1  20  00 

F  H  Alberding 8  1  20  00 

FH  Alberdlng ;..  9  1  20  00 

FH  Alherdii.g    10  1  2-101 

FH  Alberding 11  1  20  00 

F  H  Alberiliiiif 12  1  20  00 

F  H  Alberding 13  1  20  00 

F  H  Alberding 14  1  20  00 

FH  Alherrllii','    15  1  21)00 

FH  Alherdini.' 16  1  20  00 

FH  Albenl.ng 17  1  20  00 

FH  Alberding 26  I  «►  00 

Geo  Hearst 27  ll>  200  10 

SamlSoule 28  5  WO  OB 

Ladlslao  Martinez 30  4  80  no 

A  B  Paul 44  to  48  42  840  00 

J  DDcvin.  C  Bendereand 

T  M'Millan not  issued  56  2  40  00 

And  In  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees,  mado  on  the  sixth  day  of  August,  1867,  so 
many  shares  of  each  parcel  of  said  stock  as  may  be  nec- 
essary, will  be  sold  at  public  anction,  by  Messrs.  Manrico 
Dore  A  Co.,  No.  327  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco,  on 
Thursday,  the  twenty-sixth  day  of  September,  1867,  at  the 
hour  of  12  o'clock,  M.  of  said  day,  to  pay  said  delinquent 
assessment  thereon,  together  with  costs  of  advertising  and 

expenses  of  sale. 

T.  B.  WINGARD,  Secretary. 

Office,  408  California  street,  San  Francisco.  so  14 

Postfokemknt.— Tho  above  sale  is  hereby  postponed,  until 
Monday,  the  twenty-first  day  of  October,  1867.  at  the 
same  hour  and  place    By  order  or  the  Board  of  Trustees. 

sep28-4  T.  B.  WINGARD.  Secretary. 


Whitman    Gold  and    Silver  Mlnlnit  Company. 

Location  of  Works:  Indian  Springs  District,  Lyon  County, 

Nevada. 

Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  fifth  day  of  Sep- 
tember, 1867,  an  assessment  of  one  dollar  and  fifty  cents  per 
share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company, 
payable  Immediately  in  United  States  sold  and  silver  coin, 
to  the  Secretary,  at  his  office,  {room  No.  10,  2d  floor)  No.  402 
Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain 
unpaid  on  the  eighth  dav  of  October,  1867,  shall  be 
deemed  delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale 
at  nubile  auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  be- 
fore, will  be  sold  on  Monday,  the  twenty-eighth  day  of 
October,  1367,  to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together 
with  costs  of  advertising  and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of 
the  Board  of  Trustees. 

T.  W.  COLBURN.  Secretary. 

Office,  room  No.  10,  2d  floor,  No.  402  Montgomery  street, 
San  Francisco,  Cal.  »e7 


22 


mu  pitting  vxA  Mmtlik  §tm. 


Machinery. 


■v»ajewv:ey9s 
patent  amalg-amator. 

These  Machines  Stand.  Unrivaled.      ' 

For  rapidly  pnlverfzing^and  amalgamating  ores,  they 
have  no  equal.  No  effort  has  been,  or  will  be,  spared  to 
have  theui  constructed  In  the  most  perfect  manner,  and  of 
the  great  number  now  in  operation,  not  one  has  everre- 
quired  repairs.  The  constant  .  fftpd  increasing  demand  I'or 
them  is  sufficient  evidence  of  their  merits. 

They  urc  constructed  so  as  to  -:apply  steam  directly  into 
the  pulp,  or  with  steam  bottoms,  as  desired. 

This  Amalgamator  Operates  as  Follows : 

The  pan  being  filled,  the  motion  of  thomuller  forces  the 
pulp  to  the  center,  where  it  is  drawn  down  through  the  ap- 
erture and  between  the  grinding  surfaces.  Thence  it  is 
thrown  to  the  periphery  into  the  quicksilver.  The  curved 
plates  again  draw  it  to  the  ■  center,  where  it  passes  down, 
and  to  the  circumference  as  before.  Thus  it  is  constantly 
passing  in  a  regular  flow  between  the  grinding  surfaces  and 
into  the  quicksilver,  until  the  ore  is  reduced  to  ah  impalpa- 
ble powder,  and  the  metal  amalgamated. 

Sellers  made  on  the  same  principle  excel  all  others.— 
They  bring  the  pulp  so  constantly  and  perfectly  in  contact 
with  quicksilver,  that  the  particles  are  rapidly  and  com 
pletely  absorbed. 

Mill  men  are  invited  to  examlnethese  pans  and  sotlers  for 
themselves,  at  the  PACIFIC  POtyDKT, 

lvl  San  Francisco. 


TUB   CELEBEATEB 

Self  Generating  Portable 
Gas   Lamp. 


This  extraordinary  Lamp  pro- 
duces its  own  gas  by  the  vapor- 
ization of  Petroleum,  Naphtha, 
or  Benzine.  It  emits  neither 
smoke  nor  smeli,  and  burns  with 
a  pure  white  flame,  equal  in  in- 
tensity to  an  ordinary  gas  burn- 
er, anil  at  an  expense  of  from  one 
to  three  cents  per  hour  only,  ac- 
cording to  the  quantity  ol  light 
required.  It  is  peculiarly  adap- 
ted lor  mining  purposes,  also  for 
stores,  lactones,  billiard  rooms, 
and.  In  fact,  tor  all  purples 
where  regular  gas  is  not  availa- 
ble and  for  which  it  is  an  ad- 
mirable substitute.  As  an  out- 
door light  it  stands  unrivalled, 
burning  with  undiminished  bril- 
liancy in  a  strong  wind. 


Directions  for  Use. 

Charge  the  reservoir  with  the  prepared  fluid,  or  with 
Benzine,  from  Jialf  to  three-fourths  full;  allow  a  portion  to 
run  through  into  the  cup,  then  turn  off  the  tap  and  ignite 
the  fluid,  which  will  heat  the  burner  sufficiently  to  gener- 
ate the  gas,  which  will  be  seen  issuing  from  the  top.  The 
tap  must  now  be  turned  on.  and  a  steady  light  will  be  main- 
tained till  the  whole  ol  the  contents  of  the  resoryolr  is  con- 
sumed, r' 

A  small  needle,  hent  at  the  point  and  fixed  fn  a  holder, 
may  bo  occasionally  required  to  clear  the'.mmuto  hole 
through  which  the  gas  issues,  and  the  regulating  screw  at 
the  bottom  turned  a  little  back;  but  care  in.*i»t be  taken  not 
to  force  the  screw  too  high,  and  it  should  never  be  wed  to 
extinguish  the  light— fey  turning  the  tap  off,  it  will  gradually 
go  out. 

When  necessary  to  renew  the  cotton  which  is  placed  In 
the  lower  pipe  to  prevent  the  too  rapid  flow  of  the  fluid,  the 
lamp  should  be  placed  in  aviso  and  the  burner  screwed  off. 
The  burnt  cotton  must  thou  be  withdrawn,  and  a  fresh 
niece  of  stout  cotton  rag,  one  inch  wide  and  four  or  five 
inches  long,  should  be  doubled  over  a  piece  of  wire,  and 
inserted  into  the  pipe— the  ends  cut  short, off,  the  burner 
again  screwed  on  with  a  little  white  lead,  and  the  lamp  is 
reu.1v  for  use. 

Manufactured  solely  by  JOHN  J.  HUCKS,  original  propri- 
etor. Factory,  North  Bench.  San  Francisco:  and  for  sale 
by  his  agents in  every  cttv  and  town  throughout  the  State. 
lSvi±-3ra-8 


BLAKE'S  PATENT 
QUARTZ    CRUSHER. 

CAUTIONS 

The  owners  of  the  Patent  for  this  valuable  machine,  in 
order  to  facilitate  the  protection  of  their  rights  against  nu- 
merous infringers,  procured,  some  time  since,  a  reissue  of 
the  Patent,  bearing  date  January  9th,  18G6. 
This  Patent  secures  the  exclusive  right  to  cm- 
ploy  In   Stone -Breaking  Machines  "Up- 
right Convergent  Jaws,  actuated 
by  a  Revolving  Shaft. 
All  persons  who  are  violating  the  Patent  by  the  unaut- 
horized making,  selling  or  using  machines  in  which  quartz 
other  material  is  crushed  between  upright  convergent 
aws,  actuated  by  a  revolving  shaft,  are  hereby  warned 
hat  they  are  appropriating  the  property  of  others,  and 
they  will  be  held  responsible  in  law  and  in  damages, 
cvcral  infringing  machines  are  made  and  offered  for 
in  this  city,  upon  which  Patents  have  been  obtained, 
nufacturers,  purchasers  and  users,  are  notified  that  such 
Patents  do  not  authorize  the  use  of  the  original  invention, 
and  that  such  machines  cannot  be  used  without  incurring 
liability  for  damages.  BLAKE  &  TYLER, 

UvUtf  Agents  for  the  Paciflc  Coast 


IVotiee  to  Miners, 

Well-Borers   and  Water    Companies, 

MPRAG  IS  NOW  PREPARED  TO  MANUFACTURE 
•  Hydraulic  and  Artesian  Well  Pipes  in  the  best  work- 
manlike manner,  and  at  the  lowest  market  rates.  Having 
made  large  additions  to  my  stock  of  machinery  for  that 
branch  of  business,  I  am  prepared  to  flit  all  orders  with  dis- 
patch, and  guarantee  entire  satisfaction.  I  also  manufac- 
ture Mississippi  Stoves,  of  the  latest  Improved  patterns,  for 
vessels  of  all  classes.    Also,  Ship  Plumbing  done. 

At.  PBAG, 
8vl3-ly       Stove  Store.  No.  125  Clay  street,  below  Davis. 


BLAKE'S  QUARTZ  BREAKER ! 

PRICES     ^EDUCED! 

MACHINES   OP  ALL  SIZES   FOE   SALE 
—  BY  — 

WM.   P.   BLAKE, 

Corner  First  and  Mission  streets,  or  Box  2,0'7'7 

SvlSf  SAN    FRANCISCO. 


NELSON  &    DOBLE, 

AGENTS  FOR 

Thomas  Firth  &  Sons'  Cast  Steel,  Files, 

Etc.,  Shear,  Spring,  German,  Plow,  Blister  and  Toe  Calk 

Steel;  manufacturers  of 

Mill    Picks,    Sledges,    Hammers,  Pic  Irs, 

Stone   Cutters1,    Blacksmiths'    and    Horse-Shoers'   Tools, 

319  ana  331  Pine  Street, 

Between  Montgomery  and  SansoractSan  Francisco, 

luvUqr 


Brodie'3  Patented  Improvements 

K^&^W  ^ *ۥ 

v  jUljl 

||l  i   i1 „;^p 

FOR  THE  TREATMENT  OF 

Gold  and  Silyer  Ores. 

BRODIE'S  PATENTED  IMPROVED  QUARTZ  CRUSHER. 
The  attention  of  all  interested  in  Mining  is  respect- 
fully called  to  this  Improved  Machine   for  Breaking    or 
Spalling  Quartz,  or  other  Rock,  possessing,  as  It  does,  sim- 
plicity of  action  and  lightness  of  construction,  so  far  as  is 
compatible  with  strength  and  durability.    Inconsequence 
of  these  advantages,  the  advertisers  are  enabled  to  offer 
these  machines  to  the  public  at  the  following  low  terms: 
No.  1— Or  lO-inch  Crusher,  capable. of  reducing  from 
throe  to  four  tons  of  quartz  per  hour,  no  piece  be- 
ing larger  than  a  walnut— price 3&600 

No.  2— Or  15-inch  Crusher,  capable  of  similarly  putting 

through  Ave  to  six  tons  per  hour 850 

No.  3— Or  18-inch  Crusher,  will  in  a  similar  manner 

crush  from  seven  to  eight  tons  per  hour 1,200 

EXPLANATION  OK  TUE  ABOVE  ENGRAVING. 

The  frame  is  made  of  cast  Iron,  bound  with  heavy 
wrought  iron  bands,  making  it  very  strong,  and  at  the  same 
time  light  and  portable.  The  crusher  is  bolted  to  a  wood 
frame  of  sufficient  hightto  clear  the  fly-wheel,  and  allow 
the  crushed  quartz  to  pass  off.  The  dotted  lines  show  the 
movable  and  stationary  jaws.  Letter  A  represents  the 
eccentric  shaftby  which  the  power  is  applied  direct  to  the 
mbvable  jaw.  B  represents  the  movable  iaw,  and  C  the 
fixed  jaw.  D  represents  the  link  or  radius  bur.  E  repre- 
sents the  bolts  for  regulating  the  opening,  F,  which  can  be 
regulated  at  pleasure,  so  as  to  graduate  to  the  size  to  which 
it  is  intended  the  quartz  shall  be  crushed.  G  represents  the 
feed  opening,  by  which  the  size  of  the  machine  Is  desig- 
nated. ,  . 

The  arrow  on  the  fly-wheel  shows  the  direction  to  drive 
the  eccentric,  which.  In  combination  with  the  link,  D,  gives 
the  movable  jaw,  B,  a  forward  and  downward  motion  at  the 
ep.me  time,  aud  which  makes  the  hardestrock  yield  and 
separate  into  fragments  of  any  desired  size. 

The  above  Crushers  have  been  recently  erected  and  are 
now  successfully  emplovcd  at  Bear  Valley,  Mariposa  coun- 
ty, Rawhide  Ranch,  Tuolumne  county.  Excelsior  Mine, 
Lake  District,  Nevada  county,  and  can  be  seen  in  opera- 
tion at  the  Fulton  Foundry,  First  street,  San  Francisco. 

The  following  testimonial  respecting  the  effectiveness  of 
this  Crusher,  has  been  received  from  the  Superintendent 
of  the  "Rawhide  Ranch"  Mine,  in  Tuolumne  Couutv: 
Rawhide  Ranch,  Tuolumne  Co.,  Sept.  28,  1866. 

James  Brodie,  Esq.,  San  Francisco—My  Dear  Sir:  Itgives 
me  pleasure  to  inform  vou  that  I  hnvo  for  the  past  three 
mouths  had  one  of  vour  largest  sized  Rock  Crushers  in 
use,  at  the  Rawhide  Ranch  Mining  Company's  Mill,  which 
has  entirely  met  inv  expectations;  and  I  have  no  hesita- 
tion in  recommending  it  to  all  who  are  in  need  of  a  machine 
for  rapidly,  cheaply  and  properly  preparing  quartz  for  the 
stamps.    Yours  truly,  R.  P.  JOHNSON 

Supt  Rawhide  Ranch  Quartz  Mill. 

BRODIE'S  PATENT  IMPROVED  GERMAN  AMALGA- 
MATING BARREL— This  Barrel  obtained  a  premium  at 
the  Fair  of  the  Mechanics1  Institute  in  San  Francisco,  in 
1864.  Further  particulars  will  be  afforded  on  application 
to  the  subscribers. 

Those  infringing  the  patent  rights  to  the  above  improved 
Barrel,  are  horebv  informed  that  on  and  after  the  1st  No 
vembcr,  ISfiri,  the  royally  charged  for  using  the  same  will 
be  raised  to  the  sum  of  $100  per  Barrel. 

A  diagram,  with  explanations  of  this  machine,  will  be 
found  in.  the  "Mining  and  Scientific  Press,"  of  September 
29th,  186G 

BRODIE'S  PATENT  WIND-BLAST  SEPARATOR  FOR 
DRY  CRUSHING.— This  Dry  Crusher  has  been  found  the 
most  economical  and  effective  mode  of  crushing  ores  in 
Mexico.  California  and  Nevada.  Diagrams  and  explana- 
tions afforded  on  application  to  the  subscribers. 

A  drawing  and  full  description  of  this  machine  will  be 
found  in  the  Mining  and  Scientific  Press  of  Sept.  Md.lSfifi. 
BKODIE  <fc  UADCLIFF, 
Express  Building,  402  Montgomery  street,  . 

12vlStf  San  Francisco. 

LEFFEL'S 

American  Double  Turbine 


THESE  WHEELS,  UNEQUALED  AND  UNRIVALED  IN 
the  United  States  or  the  world,  have  been  fully  tested 
on  this  coast,  more  than  forty  being  in  use  at  this  dale  in 
California  and  Oregon,  driving  all  kinds  of  machinery,  Saw 
Mills,  Flour  Mills,  Quartz  Mills,  etc.,  etc.,  etc. 

California  Rbfkuences, — E.  Stoeton.  Folsom;  O.  Sim- 
mons, Oakland,  (Mill  at  Clear  Lakf):  Morgan  Covillc,  Lex- 
ington, Santa  Clara  County;  J.  Y.  McMillan,  Lexington 
Santa  Clara  County,    jegpsend  for  Circular,  to 

KNAPP  *fe  GRANT, 
Agents  for  California, 
26vl3-lyq  SIO  Washington  street,  San  Francisco 


SUPERIOR  CUT-OFF  ENGINES. 

We  desire  to  call  the  attention  of  Engineers,  Manufac 
turers,  and  Millmen,  to  the  celebrated 

Hartford    ZElngine, 

With  Wright's  Patent  Variable  Cut-off,  which  we  nre  now 

manufacturing  under  a  license  from  the  Woodruff  A  Beach 
Iron  Works  Co.,  Hartford,  Ct.    To  parties  wishing  a  First- 

Fuel-Saving  Engine, 

Simple  and  durable  in  construction,  this  Engine  is  offered 
in  the  belief  that  it  is  superior  to  any  other  manufactured. 
It  enjoys  the  very  highest  reputation  in  the  Allautic  States, 
where  it  is  well  known;  over  300  of  them  having  been  built 
by  the  Woodruff  &  Beach  Company,  and  being  now  in  suc- 
cessful operation. 

COMIAKD  <fc  CO., 
Paciflc  Iron  Works. 
San  Francisco,  Aug.  29, 1S67.  9vl6tf 


E.  T.  STEEN, 

Commission  Agent  for  the  purchase  and  sale  of 

Engines,  Boiler   Castings, 

AND  ALL  KINDS  OF  MACHINERY, 

No.  COS  Montgomery,  street, San  Francisco. 

HAS  FOR  SALE 
One  Engine,  O-Mor&c  Power,    -  &140 

One  Engine  with  Boiler,  7-Horse,  -  600 
One  Engine,  Link  for  Hoisting,  15-Horse,  SOO 
Two  Engines,  DoElers,  Port.,  lC-IIorne,  l,£GO 
One  Engine,  iO-Korsc,  .....  l,SOO 
One  Iron  Battery  of  4  Stamps,  -  - 
Also,  a  great  variety  of 

Boilers    amdl    Machinery, 

CASTIhCTS  OF  ALL  KINDS, 

AT    LESS   THAN    MARKET   RATES 


aSP*  Par  ties  wishing  topurchaso  or  sell  Machinery,  of  any 
kind,  can  do  so  to  advantage  through  this  agency. 
12vl5qr 


500 


PATTINBON'S 
HURDY-GURDY  WATER-WHEEL. 

The  inventor  of  this  Wheel  having,  after  much  delay, 
finally  obtained  the  patent  for  the  same, is  prepared  to  sell 
rights  therefor  to  such  asmay  be  desirous  of  putting  them 
up,  or  continuing  those  already  in  use.  This  is  well  known 
among  miners  as  the  "hurdy-gurdy  wheel,"  and  Is  con- 
sidered the  most  economical  Water-Wheel  now  in  use. 

Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  the  subscriber  Is-  the  invontor 
and  holds  the  patent  right  for  the  construction  and  use  of 
the  same;  and  that  no  person  has  a  right  to  manufacture 
or  use  them  without  his  permit. 


7vl5-qy 


THOMAS  PATTINSON. 


DR.  BEERS'  PATENT 
WIRE1  GAUZE  AMALGAMATOR. 

THE  ATTENTION  OF  QUARTZ,  HYDRAULIC  AND 
Placer  Miners-,  is  called  to  this  new  Invention  for  saving 
Fine  Gold  It  is  designed  to  lurnlsh  the  miner  with  a  cheap 
and  simple  apparatus  by  which  the  finest  freehold  can  be 
saved  without  lo^s,  requiring  little  attention,  no  machinery 
to  drive  it,  and  will  positively  collect  cverv  particle  of 
amalgam,  or  of  waste  mercury  that  may  have  escaped  from 
mill  orslulce,  and  "as  these  panicles  are  nlwivy- charged 
with  more  or  less  gold,  this  item  alone,  in  many  Instances, 
will  more  than  pay  the  cost  of  this  Amalgamator  every 
month.  For  Circulars,  and  further  particulars,  address 
Dit.  J.  B.  BEERS.  San  Francisco, 
Hvl5  6m  Per  Wells,  Fargo  &  Co'sExpress. 


DE.      O.     HUNT, 

B  Manufacturer  of 

Windmills,  Home-Powers 
PunvpN,  Pumping 

IV; i  men  and 
•  a  Clearing. 

Hunt's  Adjustable  Wind  Mills 
to  have  all  the  sails  so  arranged  as 
turn  edgewavs  to  tin:  wind  when 
themlll  Is  stopped.  The  sails  can 
he  set  at  any  angle  to  suit  the 
force  of  the  wind,  while  the  mill 
Is  running, by  means  of  the  brake 
lever  at  the  foot  of  the  mill,  by 
any  person. 

Hunt's  Self-Regulating  Mill 
is  strong,  durable  mid  cheap.  It 
is  provided  wiih  means  I'or  stop- 
ping, in  the  most  violent  winds. 
This  mill  is  well  known  through- 
out the  Stale. 

Tread  Horse-Powers,  Swap  Horse-Powers,  Pumps  in  great 

variety,  single  and   Double-Actiug.      Frames  and  Oeariiig 

for  running  pumps,  I'mm  steam  or  other  power,  constantly 

on  hand  and  built  to  order.     Water  Tanks  built  to  order. 

No.  28  Second  St.,  and  106'  and  110  Jessie  St., 

2vl5qy  San  Francisco. 


Steam   Pumps, 

FOR   DRAINING   MINES    OR    ELEVATING   WATER  TO 
ANY   HIGHT. 

PICKERING'S  GOVERNORS 

For  Steam  Engines. 

Giffard's    Injectors, 

For  Feeding  Boilers. 

STODDART'S   IRON    WORKS, 

Be  ale  Street,  San  Francisco. 

23vl2  3m 


California  Steam  Navigation 

COMPANY.    s?MF^ 

I 

Steamer  CAPITAL..- CAPT.  E.  A.  POOLE 

CHKYSOPOLIS CAPT.  A,  FOSTER. 

"         YOSEMITE — ;  

«    CORNELIA CAPT.  W.  BROMLEY 

"    JULIA CAPT.  E.  CONCKLIN. 

One  of  the  above  steamers  leave  BROAD W AY  WHARF 
at  4=  o'clock  P.  M.  EVERY  DAY  (Sundays  excepted),  for 
Sacramento  and  Stockton,  connecting  with  light-draft 
steamers  for  Marysvillo,  Colusa,  Chico,  and  Red  Bluff. 

Ofllce  of  the  Company,  northeast  comer  of  Front  and 
Jackson  streets. 

E.  M.  EAKTSHOKNE, 
13vl2  President. 


HWCeclianical  I>ra"vriiigs. 

Persons  wishing  Mechanical  Drawings  can  obtain  the 
services  of  competent  draughtsmen,  by  applying  to  this 
oit-.ca 


LOWER    CALIFORNIA 

Exploring   and  Prospecting 


^COMPANY. 


Tliis  Company  have  procured  tlio  services  of  parties  that 
are  well  aea.uai'iHeo'  with  [be  country.  This  Company  will 
also  prospect  lor  Mineral  Lands,  Water  Privileges,  Town 
Sites  and  Harbors,  etc.  ,    • 

This  Company  will  dispatch  a  vessel  to  explore  the 
Coast,  wlillsi  a  portion  of  [he  Company  will  go  by  land  to 
prospect  the  Interior.    For  further  particulars,  Inquire  at 

J.  w.  CARET,  Secretary. 
No.  20  Montgomery  St.,  Room  No.  7. 
res*  Shares  or  above  stock,  Slu  each— Unassessable. 
13vl6-3in 


[Written  for  the  Mining  ana  Scientific  Press.l 

Notes  of  Travel. 

THE.  NEW  MINT  AT  CAKSON. 

Editoks  Pbess  :  We  left  Butch  Mat  on 
the  morning  of  the  18th,  via  Donner  Lake, 
and  Late  Tahoe,  for  this  place.  The  most 
noticeable  feature  was  the  continuous  line 
of  work  from  Cisco  to  Coburh's  station  on 
the  Pacific  Kailroad.  The  work  in  every 
phase  and  form  is  progressing  with  vigor, 
at  all  points  on  the  line.  Prom  Coburn's 
Station,  a  delightful  ride  of  about  ten  miles, 
through  mountain  firs,  fanned  by  refresh- 
ing breezes  from  the  eternal  snows,  brought 
us  to  the  shore  of  the  grandest  and  most 
truly  beautiful  of  all  mountain  lakes.  Em- 
bosomed in  its  deep  mountain  recess,  with 
its  shores  robed  in  eternal  verdure,  with  its 
lofty  summits  capped  with  snows,  asbathed 
in  mellow  golden  light  it  presents  so  many 
blended  forms  of  the  grand  and  beautiful, 
that  it  must  be  seen  to  awaken  in  all  its 
powers  our  emotional  nature,  and  cannot 
be  described. 

Passing  for  some  distance  along  the  north- 
ern and  eastern  shore,  we  were  pained  to 
see  that  the  lumbermen,  those  thoughtless 
iconoclasts  of  primal  beauty,  at  favorable 
points,  were  marring  the  unbroken  beauty 
of  its  ever  varying  scenery. 

As  a  great  natural  curiosity,  at  a  point 
about  a  mile  from  the  "Griff  House,"  just 
at  the  water's  edge,  hot  water  comes  bub- 
bling up,  charged  with  sulphurous  odor. 
We  plunged  our  hand  in,  but  withdrew  it  as 
quickly,  to  prevent  scalding.  As  a  geologi- 
cal feature,  we  observed  that  on  the  lake 
side,  and  extending  out  into  it,  was  lava  or 
pumice  of  volcanic  origin,  while  on  the 
shore  side  was  granite.  The  hot  sulphurous 
waters  bubbled  up  at  the  junction  of  these 
formations.  A  small  house  was  erected  over 
them  where  a  steam  bath  could  be  had  at 
any  time. 

THE  MINT  AT    CAKSON. 

By  the  politeness  of  Mr-.  A  Mitchell, 
foreman,  as  also  of  Mr.  A.  Curry,  superin- 
tendent of  construction,  we  were  furnished 
very  full  particulars  of  this  public  work. 

The  size  of  the  mint  is  90  feet  front  by  58 
feet  deep ;  portico  in  front,  12  feet ;  an  en- 
gine house  in  the  rear.  Hight  of  basement, 
9  feet ;  of  first  story,  15  feet ;  second  story, 
li  feet ;  attic,  9  feet ;  with  an  observatory 
14  feet  square,  and  17  feet  in  hight ;  whole 
hight,  including  flooring,  61  feet. 

The  material  of  which  it  is  constructed  is 
coarse  sandstone,  granitic  m  character,  quar- 
ried within  the  prison  enclosure,  which  is 
located  about  two  miles  distant. 

The  second  story  is  nearly  completed.  To 
provide  against  fire,  the  floors  are  covered 
with  lime  mortar  one  inch  thick,  and  the 
second  flooring  laid  over  it.  Stairways  are 
of  granite,  of  fine  quality.  Windows  arched, 
basement  arched  and  grained,  main  chimney 
stack,  80  feet  in  hight,  with  base  10.  feet 
square.  The  building  will.be  ready  for  the 
roof  in  six  weeks. 

The  machinery  is  being  prepared,  and  it  is 
expected  that  it  will  be  ready  for  operation 
some  time  next  spring  or  summer.  Its 
dimensions  are  ample,  structure  solid,  and 
will,  when  completed,  supply  a  pressing  de- 
mand for  a  vast  region  on  the  eastern  slope 
of  the  Sierra. 

Carson  boasts  a  p'opulation  of  2,500,  is 
mainly  indebted  for  its  size  and  prosperity 
to  their  mining  interests. 

Tenabo,  fourteen  miles  south,  has  a  popu- 
lation of  about  300,  subsisting  on  its  agri- 
culture. "  M.  P. 

Genoa,  Sept.  10,  1867. 

Indian  Sktlii. — It  is  said  the  Indians 
have  a  very  ingenious  way  of  setting  fire  to 
houses  with  their  arrows.  They  wrap  with 
a  rag  some  powder  on  the  head  of  their  ar- 
rows, and  on  the  tip  of  the  arrow-head  place 
a  percussion  cap.  When  the  arrow  strikes 
the  house,  the  cap  is  exploded  and  the  pow- 
der and  rag  ignited.  The  rag  burns  long 
enough  to  set  on  fire  any  combustible  with 
which  it  may  come  in  contact. 

Geape  Seeds  fob  Coffee". — It  is  said  that 
in  many  parts  of  Germany  the  seeds  of 
grapes  are  frequently  used  in  place  of  the 
coffee  berry.  When  pressed  they  yield  a 
quantity  of  oil,  and  afterwards,  when  boped, 
furnish  a  very  economical,  and,  it  is  said,  a 
very  delicious  substitute  for  the  genuine 
Mocha. 


$h*  Pining  m&  ^dcntfftr  §«*$. 


223 


New  Use  por  Poultby. — A  Frenchman 
has  devised  a  vehicle  which  he  has  fitted  up 
with  nest  boxes,  perches,  etc.,  which  be 
proposes  should  be  kept  on  every  farm,  well 
filled  with  fowls,  to  be  transferred  every 
day  to  the  spot  where  the  most  active  farni- 
'irifr  operations  wero  being  carried  on.  The 
fowls  would  then  follow  the  plow  and  har- 
row, clear  the  land  thoroughly  of  fly  and 
worm,  pick  up  all  the  stray  grain  after  har- 
vest, mannro  the  soil,  keep  themselves  in 
high  health,  and  feed  themselves  without 
Tho  cost  of  such  an  omnibus  would 
l>e  small,  the  advantages  to  bo  derived  from 
it,  it  is  claimed,  would  be  considerable. 
This  novel  vehicle  was  exhibited  at  the 
l'uris  Exposition. 

Fish  Biscuit. — Prof.  Hosing,  of  Asa,  in 
France,  is  said  to  have  devised  a  process  of 
making  flour  from  a  species  of  soa  fish, 
which  ho  forms  into  biscuit,  thereby  pro- 
viding a  very  nutricions  and  compact  spe- 
cies of  food.  These  biscuits,  it  is  claimed, 
ore  fonr  times  as  rich  in  albumenoid  sub- 
stance as  beef,  four  and  a  half  times  as  rich 
as  codfish,  and  sixteen  times  as  rich  as  fresh 
milk. 


SANTA  CLARA  COLLEGE,  S.  J. 

"«T»   (I.AKl,  1AL.  . 
Couflui  !nl    T>y  the  Fathers  of  the  Society 


The  SBVBNTEBNTH  ANNUAL  SESSION  of  Ihls  College 
win  commel  28, 1867. 

TKKMS— Tuition  III  [In-  Claiutoal  Mini  Solentiflo  Depart- 
ment, Bnurdliiu  and  Lodging.  Washing  and  Mending  uf 
Artk'lrs  Washed,  School  stationery,  atedloal  Alteriuancc 
anil  Medicines,  i'uul,  Llxut,  Baths,  etc  ,  per  session  of  tun 
months.  $si'i. 

K..r  lurilnr  Information  mill  catalogues,  apply  to  tlio 
Df  iliv  College,  or  tn  Rnv  a.  .Marasclii,  St.  Igoa- 
llm'  Colicgo,  Market  street,  San  Prunclsco. 

ovlMin  REV.  A.  MASNATA,  S.  J.,  President 


The  Commercial  Herald 

AND 

MA-RKET     R.EVIE-VT 

Will  be  .Milled  early  on 
EVERY   STEAMER-DAY    MORMNG, 

(TRI-MONTHLY). 

Ori-io*— Soutliwcst  corner  Washington  and  Battery  streets, 

Opposite  Post  Office  and  Custom  House. 

r"Thc  HERALD  will  contain  lull  and  reliable  commercial 

details,  and  elaborate  articles  on  the  monetary  affairs  of 

the  i'acillc  Coast. 

The  Letter  Sheet  Market  Review, 

Containing  selections  from  the  COMMERCIAL  HERALD, 
pruned    "ii    ttnue    paper,   for   transmission    ahroad,  will 
Ijl  Dublisbod  simultaneously  with  that  paper.    Also,  publi- 
cation office  of  Hi'' 

Weekly   Stock  Circular. 

iny-Merchantscan  havethelrcards  prominently  inserted 
In  Hie  Letter  Bhecl  MARKET  REVIEW.  Hvl5 


THE  OENTEAL  PARK  OF  THE  PACIFIC. 
Woodward's     Gardens, 

ART    GALLERY, 

MUSEUM,     GYMNASIUM, 

—AND — 

ZOOLOGICAL    GARDENS. 

J8SP-A  GRAND  INSTRUMENTAL  CONCERT  every  Saturday 

afternoon,  ami  on  Sundays  a  GRAND  CONCERT  OF 

SACRED  MUSIC,  appropriate  to  the  occasion. 

THESE  BEAUTIFUL  GARDENS  ARE  VISITED  DAILY 
by  hundreds  of  the  pleasure-seeking  public,  and  all 
agree  In  pronouncing  them  the  best  and  onlv  nrat-class  sub- 
urban resort  mi  the  Pacific  Coast. 

The  extensive  grounds  are  covered  with  the  rarest  trees 
and  shrubbery,  making  It  a  most  desirable  spot  for  small 
parties  wishing  to  enjoy  n  Plc-NIc, 

To  all  departments  new  attractions  are  being  constantly 
added. 

These  Gardens  are  accessible  by  the  Howard  and  Market 
street  Cars. 

Entrances  nn  Mission  anil  Valencia  streets,  between  Thir- 
teenth and  Fourteenth.     OPEN  EVERY  DAY. 

Admission  to  ull  parts,  25  Dent*.  Children,  under  12 
years,  half  prlee.  Iuvl5qr 

FAIRBANKS  PATENT 


PLATFORM   SCALES! 

Also,  large  Scales  for  weighing  loaded  wagons  of  Ore,  Hav. 
etc.,  from  C.WW  to  40,000  pounds  capacity.  Manufacturers' 
branch  House, 

FAIRBANKS  «fc  HUTCHINSON, 

120  California  street,  San  Francisco. 
flSr*Sond  for  a  Catalogue.  24vl4eow6m 


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NEW     Vllllk     PRICES. 
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C.  E.   COLLINS, 

No.  603  Montporoery  street,  San  Francisco. 
EXCLUSIVE    AGENT 

FOR  THE 

A-MERIOA-IV 

WATCH    FACTORY. 

A  largo  assortment  of  these 

Superior    *W  atchos, 

In  Gold  and  Silver  C'uaea, 

Constantly  on  hand,  and  sold    at   Factory 
prices.    Also, 

ENGLISH    AND    SWISS    WATCHES, 

Imported  directly  from    ho  Manufacturers. 

Tim  American  Company  are  now  making 

VERY    FINE     WATpUES    FOR    LADIES. 

83?*  A  large  assortment   of  Gold    Chains 
and  Jewelry.  25vl0-fim 


!N     W     YORK     PRICES. 


LIST    OF 

¥M.  H.   KEITH  &   CO'S 
Proprietary   Prepai^ations. 

Florentine  Tooth  Wash; 

Saponaceous  Tooth  Powder; 
Rosemary  ami  Castor  Oil; 
Wine  of  Pepsine; 
Glucolein; 

Devino's  Pitch  Lozenges; 
Verbena  Water; 
Bay  Rum; 

Cologne  Water; 

Aurantinc; 
Oriental  Perfume,  for  the  Handkerchief; 

Sparrow's  Perfume,  for  the  Handkerchief; 
Glycerine  Lotion,  for  the  face  and  hands; 

N.  E.  Rum,  quart  bottles— a  superior  article; 
Solution  of  Citrate  of  Magnesia; 

Granular  Effervescent  Citrate  Magnesia; 
Cold  Cream  of  Roses; 
Keith's  Cholera  Mixture; 
Electro-Silicon  Polishing  Powder. 
Kissengen  Water,  Vichy  Water, 

Carlsbad  Water,  Seltzer  Water. 

WM.   H.  KEITH  «&    CO., 
6vl5-qr  580  Montgomery  sL,  San  Francisco. 


WE  ABE  NOW  OFFERING 
OTJK.    IMMENSE    STOCK 

Fine  Custom  Made  Clothing 

ANlT— 

Gents'  Furnishing  Goods 

AT  PRICES  THAT  BEFTT  COMPETITION. 

Our  Stock  of*  Clothing:  Cousltttii  of 

AJLiTLi  THE  LATEST  STYLES 

BOTH  OF  MATERIAL  AND  FINISH. 

A  Large  Assortment  of 
TruiikN,  Valises,  Carpet  Baas*  Blanket*.  Etc., 

AT  JtXTHKMKLy  LOW  PRICES. 

a.  r.  m:ea.i>  &  co., 

Sviu  Cor.  of  Washingtou.and  Sansome  streets. 


Quartz  Mill  Construction  and  Superintendence 

THE  UNDERSIGNED  IS  AT   PRESENT  OPEN  FOR  AN 
engagement  as  a  working  Superintendent  in  the  con- 
struction or  operation  of  a  Quartz  .Mill.     Has  had  live  years 

slemlv  ami -■nit''? -till  experience  in  work  inu  ores  in  Washoe, 
and  in  practiced  in  saving  sulphurets  and  the  treatment  of 
rebellious  ores.  Is  prepared  to  furnish  rel'ereiiee,H  for  all 
the  necessary  qualifications  of  an  intelligent,  faithful  and 
reliable  quartz  operator.     Address  F.  M.  SHAW. 

San  Francisco,  care  Mining  and  Scientific  Press.    2fivH3m 


Copperas !    Copperas ! 

IJC  f\(\(\  |LBS.  IMPORTED  COPPERAS— SULPHATE 
4  u.UUU  of  Iron— for  sale  in  lots  to  suit,  hy 

BENJ.  BRADY.  10:*  California  street, 
13.15-Sm  S.  W.  corner  Davis,  up  stairs. 


HAYWARD  &  COLEMAN, 

IMPORTKRS  AND  REF1NKR3 
,-or- 

IUuminating,   Lubricating, 


PA.ITXT     OILS! 

CONSISTING   OF 

KEROSENE,    LARD,     SPERM,    ELEPHANT,     POLAR, 

TANNERS',  NEATSFOOT,  BOILED  AND  RAW 

LINSEED,  CASTOR   AND  OlIINA  NUT. 

—  ALSO, — 

SPIRITS  OF  TURPENTINES  ALCOHOL 

Notr.  —  We  would  specially  call  the  attention  of  Mill 
owners  aud  Engineers  to  our  superior  PARAFFINE  OIL, 
which  wo  manufacture  from  the  California  Petroleum 
This  Oil  will  not  gum.  Machinery  thoroughly  cleaned  and 
lubricated  with  it  will  not  heat,  and  after  remaining  at  rest, 
can  be  started  without  cleaning  on". 

(E5-  A  sample  can  of  our  Paratrlne  Oil  will  be  forwarded 
on  application  to  us,  as  we  desire  a  fair  and  impartial  trial. 

Lamps  and  Lamp  Stock ! 

■pgp-An  elegant  and  complete  assortment  on  hand.  J£ff 
19v i . '  : '■  1 1 l  ill  Froat  street.  San  Francisco. 


Golden  City  Chemical  Works. 

tsIOEATOBT, 
Corner  of  Seventh  and  Tuivnsciul  Streets. 

OFFICE 
Corner  of  Montgomery  and   Bush  Streets.. 

CAPITAL  STOCK, $500,000 

Trustees  i 

h:  p.  watcelee,  thos.  h.  selbt, 

nicholas  luning,  thos.  bell, 

CHAS.  E.  McLANE. 



H.  JP.  WAKELEE  MANAGER. 

THIS  COMPANY  ARE  NOW  PREPARED  TO  FURNISH 
Sulphuric, Nitric  and  Muriatic  Acids  of  superior  quality, 
m  quantities  to  suit. 

Orders  will  he  received  at  the  office  on'y  for  Chemicals  of 
every  description,  which  will  bo  manufactured  as  maybe 
required.  The  Company  beg  to  say  that  they  have  the  ad- 
vantages of  all  improved  machinery  and  apparatus  for  the 
manufacture  and  manipulation  of  these  products,  and  our 
Laboratory  is  fitted  up  with  the  most  recent  Improvements 
which  experience  and  science  suggest,  and  is  surpassed  by 
none  in  completeness  and  perfection  lor  tho  purposes  it  is 
designed.  QvU-3m 


THE    GrJREAT    LIGHT. 

THE  DANFORD 

-A^traosplieric   Lamp. 

This  Lamp  burns  coal  oil,  requires  no  chimney,  gives  a 
pure  white  and  steady  (lame,  uses  thirty  per  cent,  less  oil 
than  any  other  Lamp  in  proportion  to  the  amount  of  light 
afforded,  and  is  absolutely  indispensable  In  every  house 
where  gas  is  not  used.    CALL  AND  SEE  THEM. 

For  sale  onlv  bv  E.  ATERS, 

2vl5-qy        417  Washington  street,  opp.  Post  Office,  S.  F. 


Pratt's  Abolition  Oil. 

FOR  ABOLISHING  PAIN  — THE  BEST  REMEDY  IN 
existence  for  Rheumatism,  Neuralgia,  Paralysis,  Head- 
ache, Toothache,  Sore  Throat,  Dipthcria,  W'eak,  Mvolen  and 
Stiff  Joints.  Contracted  Cords  and  Muscles,  Cramps,  Colic, 
Diarrhoea,  Cholera,  Pains. In tl)e  Breast,  Lame  Back,  and 
all  aches  and  pains.  It  is  the  poor  man's  friend,  and  the 
best  family  physician.  Full  directions  uecoinpany  each 
bottle.  Price  50  cents  and  $1  per  bottle.  For  sale  by  all 
dealers  In  medicines.  Sole  Proprietors,  A.  McBOYLE  & 
CO..  Druggists  and  Chemists,  5.54  Sacramento  street,  op- 
posite What  Cheer  House,  San  Francisco.  lOvli-ly 


GOVERNMENT  HOUSE, 

Corner  of  Sansome   and  Washington  stg. 
SAN  FRANCISCO,  OAL. 

MTHE    STREET    CARS    PASS    THIS   HOUSE    IN 
every  direction,  every  ten  minutes. 
The  rooms  of  the  House  are  well  furnished,  large 
and  airy,  arc  let  by  the  month,  week  or  day,  and  are 
kept  in  superb  order.    There  is  a  Restaurant  attached  for 
Indies  and  families,  where  persons  can  board  tor  one-half 
they  are  required  to  pay  at  hotels. 
VNW-em  SANBORN  &  CO 


WESTERN   HOTEL, 

Nos.  43  and  45  K.  street,  between  Second  aud  Third  streets, 

SACKAMEXTO. 

Board,  per  week $4 

Meals 85  Cents. 

12vl5qr 


N.  D.  THAYER,  Proprietor. 


Economy  In  Advert,  slnar.— Jhe  Mining  and  Scifn- 
tifio  Prksk  is  tho  best  and  most  economical  mining  adver- 
tising medium  In  this  city.  Our  terms  are  less  than  onk 
half  the  rates  now  charged  by  dally  newspapers,  and  the 
mining  community  are  beginning  to  appreciate  our  reasona 
ble  rates  of  advertising.  The  "arss  contains,  proportionally, 
alarger  amount  of  mining  ad  er Using  than  any  other  paper 
on  the  Pacific  const.  Its  character  renders  it  tho  proper 
journal  for  the  concentration  of  mining  patronage* 


PACIFIC 

Insurance  Company, 

— or— 
SAX   FRAN  (  ISCO.  CAI„, 

Office,  IVo.  422  California  Street 

GASH  ASSETS.  JfTl/r  1,  18«7, 

1^1,^38,054  Ol. 

FIIEF,. 

OCEAN 

MA  If.  INK 

IMAX 

NSURANGE1 


DIRECTORS: 


San  Frantitco- 

W.  C.  Jialflton. 
A.  L.  Tubbs. 
WlH.  Alvord 
Jonathan  Hunt, 
A.  11.  Borbes, 
A.  G.  Kliles, 
A.  Sellgman, 
L.  B,  Itenchlcy, 
Win.  Sherman, 
L.  Sachs, 

James  DeFrcincry. 
J.  O.  Bray, 
David  Sinn, 

D.  O.  Mills, 
I    Pried  lander, 
Moses  Heller. 
n;M.  Nowhtill, 
G.  T.  Lawion, 
Edward  Martin, 
Obas.   Mavne, 

E.  L.  Goldstein, 


Oliver  Bldrld  go, 

J.  B.  K.-berl-i, 

S.  Stclnhart, 
P.  L.  Weaver, 
Wm.  Hooper, 
J.  W.  Clark. 
A.  llavwaid, 
T.  L.  Barker, 
Alex.  Weill, 
Chan.  Meyer, 
Chas.  E.  McLane, 
M     luisenbaum, 
Henry  Carleton,  Jr. 
A.  J,  Raisii.n, 
T.  Lemnien  Meyer 

JF««>   Y'irk: 

Louis  McLane, 
Fred'k  BIHillfc'S, 
J .  IJ.  Newton, 
J.  Q,  Kellogg, 
Wm.  T,  Coicmao, 
Mo.m-s  El  IK 

Sacramento: 
Edgar  Mills, 
<;.  W.  Mowc, 
C.  T.  Wheeler. 

MarygoilU: 

J.  H.  Jewett 

Portland,  Oreqon: 
W.  S  Ladd, 
Jacob  Kaliilll, 

Virginia,  A'watla: 
Wm.  Sharon. 
OFFICERS: 

J0NA.  HUNT,  President. 
A.  G.  STILES,  Vice  l'reniden(. 
A.  J.  RALSTON,  Secretary. 
C.  A.  LATON,  Marine  Secretary. 
DvlStf  H.  H.  BIGELOW,  Gcn'l  Agen 


Lloyd  Tevis, 
Thos.  11.  Selby, 
Adam  Oram, 
Alpheus  Bull, 
S.  M.  Wilson, 
D.  J.  Oliver, 
W.  Scholle, 
Morton  Cheesman, 
A.  Ilanamann, 
D.  W.  C.Ric'e. 


LACOUR'S 


SAESAPARIPHERE 
BITTERS 


Have  so  speedily  grown  in  favor  that  their  unrivalled  sale 
has  attracted  remarks  and  criticisms  of  the  trade,  Jealousy 
attributes  their  success  to  the  fineness  of  their  general 
style,  and  principally  to  the  originalllv  unil  beautv  of  the 
bottle,  which  was  conceived  anil  manufactured  hy  Califor- 
nia artists.  MR.  LACOUR,  an  energetic  promoter  of  Culi 
fornia  resources,  desired  to  show  that  Calilornta  has  no 
need  of  being  tributary  to  other  countries  for  talent  or 
mechanical  industry. 

The  cuuse  of  their  success  is  the  great  benefit  they  have 
been  to  the  large  number  who  have  already  used  them. 

MR.  LACOUR  Is  a  graduate  of  the  Polytechnic  Institute 
of  France,  and  adds  to  a  thorough  knowledge  of  Chemistry 
many  years  of  experience;  and,  after  a  long  and  careful 
experimental  study,  has  been  enabled  to  ofler 

,  LACOUR'8 

SABSAPARIPHERE    BITTERS. 

They  are  the  most  efficient  Blood  Purifier,  because  they 
combine  with  the  wholesome  Sarsapnrilla,  which  operates 
by  cutaneous  excretions,  ami  other  substances  which  gently 
stimulate  the  secretions  of  tho  lower  glands  and  organs, 
render  digestion  easy,  obviate  costlveness,  and  remove  reg- 
ularly every  Impurity  of  the  blood. 

They  are  unrivalled  as  a  remedy  for  Scrofula,  Dyspepsia, 
Constipation,  Liver  Complaint,  Nervous  Affections,  Colic, 
Intermittent  Fevers,  and  nil  diseases  arising  from  impurity 
of  tho  Blood  or  Costlveness. 


"Who    Takes   Them? 

The  Old  Man 

Takes  them  as  a  gentle  stimulant  and  mild  rejuvenator 

The  Young  Nan 

Takes  them  to  regulate  his  system,  prevent  disease,  and 
stimulate  to  new  life  his  overtasked  body. 

Tho  Young  Woman 

Takes  ihem  to  secure  regularity  in  her  habits;  to  tint  her 

cheeks  with  tin:  bloom  of  health,  to  give  a  sparkle 

to  her  eyes,  and  sweetness  to  her  breath. 

The  Husband 

Takes  them  to  promote  -vitality,  give  strength  to  the  bodr, 
peace  to  the  mind,  and  with  his  health,  wealth 
and  comfort  to  all  his  family. 
,  The  "Wife 

Takes  them  to  Invigorate' and  strengthen  her  system,  and  as 

an  aid  to  nature  In  regulating  her  periodical  sickness, 

Children 

Take  them  as  a  gentle,  yet  effective  tonic. 

The  Dashaway 

Takes  them  as  a  mild,  pure  stimulant,  containing  none  ot 

the  deleterious,  essential  and  fusil  oils  of  forbidden  drinks. 

The  Inebriate 

Takes  them  to  give  tone  to  his  poisoned  stomach  and  allay 
the  fearful  longings  lor  strong  drink  with  a  stimu- 
lant that  does  not  madden  or  destroy. 
The  Traveler 
Takesthem  to  prevent  sea  sickness,  aud  secure  his  health 
against  change  of  climate. 

Everybody    Talces    Thorn ! 
PRO  BONO  PUBXsICOr 

2vl5-6fil 


Assayer  and  Chemist. 

A  GENTLEMAN  WELL  VERSED  IN  ASSAYING  AND 
Analytical  Chemistry.  Is  desirous  of  securing  u  position 
insome  assuvinn  establishment,  or  would  take  charge  of 
the  assaying'  and  amalgamating  department  of  either  a 
cold  or  silver  mine.  Steady  employment,  rather  than  high 
wattes  is  desirable.  The  advertiser  w.oilld  take  his  own 
laboratory  to  the  mine  if  desired.  Proper  references  given 
Inquire  at  this  office-  |3vl5tf 


224 


Mt  pinfag  mA  3 tittMk  jgmt. 


Picture  Frames,  etc. — We  have  just  had 
the  pleasure  of  a  visit  to  the  salesroom  of 
Messrs.  Jones  &  Wooll,  643  Market  street, 
where  a  large  and  varied  assortment  of  pic- 
ture frames,  looking-glasses  and  engrav- 
ings are  found  constantly  on  hand.  This 
firm  commenced  business  here  as  early  as 
1855,  and  established  their  manufactory  in 
1864— the  oldest  of  the  kind  on  the  coast 
Persons  desirous  of  procuring  anything  in 
this  line,  would  do  well  to  give  them  a  call, 
as  they  have  every  facility  for  manufactur- 
ing goods  of  this  class  to  order. 


MiRKjcr  Street  Hoxestead  Association.— J.  s.  Ldtt,  Sec- 
retary. Office,  305  Montgomery  street,  corner  of  Pine,  San 
Francisco.  2vl6 

Gold  liars,  of  whatever  size,  If  well  cast,  assayed 
for  two  dollars,  at  A.  P.  MOLITOR'S  Assay  Office, 
611  Commercial  street,  opposite  United  States  Branch 
Hint.  15vH-3m 


Boiler  Makers  Wanted. 

WANTED— GOOD  BOILER  MAKERS,  (THAT  ARE  NOT 
Society  men,)  to  whom  steady  employment  will  be 
given.  Apply  to  COFFEY  &  RISDOft,  Boiler  Works,  Bush 
and  Market  streets.  13vl5-lw 


CHICKERING  &  SONS' 

PIANOS 

,  Received  the 

FIRST  PREMIUM 

(Oold  Medal) 

And  Decoration  of  I,eaion  of  Honor,  at  the 

Paris  Exposition. 

KOHLER,  CHASE  &  CO.,  Agents, 

26vMnrl6p  4»1  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco. 


STEWART'S 

CELEBRATED     HINGED 

Grinder  and  Amalgamator. 


The  Cheapest  and  Quickest  Pan  now  used* 

It  Ih  flat-bottomed,  loses  far  lees  power  in  throwing  the 
pulp,  and  circulates  the  same  under  the  mullcr  to  better 
advantage  than  any  other  Fan  In  use,  while  the  steam, 
owing  to  the  thinness  of  the  cone,  has  a  more  direct  effect 
In  heating  the  pulp.  E  l-  the  muller  plate;  F  the  Grinding 
Shoe,  attached  by  an  adjustable  hinge  joint  in  the  middle 
of  the  Bame— the  bottom  wearing  down  even  with  the  dies. 

Mr.  J.  H.  STEWART,  the  inventor,  has  had  ten. years  of 
experience  in  mechanical  operations,  and  mav  be  addressed 
at  San  Francisco,  or  called  on  at  the  Miners'  Foundry,  First 
street,  where  his  Fan  is  manufactured,  and  is  to  be  seen  at 
any  time  in  operation.  14vl5-laintf 

Hunt's  Double-Action  Pump 


HENDT'S    LATEST    IMPROVED     CONCENTRATORS, 


FOR.    GOLD    -A-ND    SILVER    ORES, 

With  Revolving  Stirrers  and  Rotary  Distributor. 

This  machine  is  designed  for  saving  finely  divided  Quicksilver,  Amalgam  and  Gold  from  the  aands, 

and  for  concentrating  and  saving  the  Sulphurets.    Any  person  of  ordinary  experience 

with  Quartz  Mills   can  readily  fit  them  up  and  run  them. 

The  principle  upon  which  HENDY'S  PATENT  CONCENTRATOR  is  constructed,  is  the 
only  true  and  mechanical  one  for  the  purpose  of  concentration. 

CENTRIFUGAL  FORCE  AND   GRAVITATION, 

Combined  as  they  are  in  this  machine,  cannot  fail  to  accomplish  the  object  sought. 

Many  certificates  from  proprietors  of  mills,  who  have  this  Concentratbr  in  use,  can  be  had,  if 
required,  giving  the  most  fiattering  accounts  of  its  efficiency. 

A  most  substantial  evidence  of  its  worth  is  the  fact  that  the  proprietor  is  receiving  repeated 
orders  from  those  who  are  using  them,  and  who  have  tested  their  merits. 

The  proprietor  has  recently  still  further  improved  the  machine,  by  the  substitution  of  an  iron 
frame  for  the  former  wooden  one.  While  nothing  is  added  to  its  weight  by  the  change,  it  is  thus 
made  stronger  and  more  compact ;  and  at  the  same  time  the  labor  of  setting  it  up  is  considerably 
lessened.  He  flatters  himself  that  these  added  advantages  leave  nothing  further  to  bo  desired  as  re- 
gards the  perfecting  of  the  machine. 

Those  in  want  of  Concentrators  would  do  well  to  visit  some  of  the  quartz  millB  that  have 
Hendy's  Patent  Concentrators  in  use,  and  satisfv  themselves  before  purchasing  other  Concentrators  of 
pretended  merit.     THEY  ARE  WARRANTED  TO  WORK  SATISFACTORILY. 


Directions  for  Operating  Hemly's  Concentrators : 

The  sulphutels  are  drawn  off  while  the  Concentrator  is  in  motion,  in  the  following  manner : 

First — Set  the  Pan,  A,  level,  by  its  inner 'rim. 

Second — While  in  operation,  keep  the  Pan,  A,  about  half  full  of  sulphurets.  [See  Figure  2, 
marked  S.j 

Third — Open  the  gate,  E,  sufficiently  to  dischargo  the  sulphurets  as  they  accumulate  ovor  the 
amount  above  mentioned. 

Fourth — The  crank  shaft  to  make  200  to  220  revolutions  per  minute. 


Is  cheap,  durable ,  strong,  and  not  liable  togetoutof»rdcr 
Built  and  on  hand  at  No.  [28  Second  street,  and  108  Jessie 
street 
I iv ini  E,  O.  HUNT,  Prop'r. 


[References  :   , 

Reference  is  made  to  the  following  mills,  which  have  HENDY'S  CONCENTRATORS  in  use 

EMPIRE  MILL Grass  Valley,  Nevada  County. 

INDEPENDENCE  MILL Brownsville,  El  Dorado  County. 

HUMBOLDT  CANAL  CO Humboldt  County,  Nevada. 

EL  TASTE  CO Sonora,  Mexico. 

WOOLSEY  &  CO'S  MILL Prescott,  Arizona. 

NOYES  &  CO'S  MILL Proscott,  Arizona. 

GUADALUPE  &  SACRAMENTO  G.  &  S.  M.  CO Sinaloa,  Mexico. 

RECENTLY   ORDERED   FROM   THE   UNION   IRON   WORKS  : 

VEATCH,  VALENTINE  &  CO.,  Commercial  Mill  (4  Concentrators) Nevada  County. 

GOULD  &  CURRY  G.  &  S.  M.  CO.  (4  Concentrators) Virginia  City,  Nevada. 

VULTURE  CO.  (4  Concentrators '..Prescott,  Arizona. 

MIDAS  MILL   CO.  (4  Concentrators) Virginia,  Montana. 

PLYMOUTH  ROCK  MILL  CO.  (2  Concentrators) Calaveras  County. 

B.  F.  BROWN  (1  Concentrator) Melbourne,  Australia. 

MOREY  &  SPERRY  (I  Concentrator) New  York. 

And  in  use  in  many  other  parts  of  this  coast. 

The  following  give  additional  proof  of  the  increasing  popularity  of  the  machine : 
The  Empire  Mill  Company,  at  Grass  Valley,  having  tested  the  merits  of  Hendy's 
Concentrator,  to  their  satisfaction,  have  ordered  six  more  from  the  Union  Foundry.  In 
addition  to  this,  three  have  been  shipped  during  the  past  week  from  the  Pacific  Foundry 
for  the  Lucy  Mining  Company,  Owyhee  District,  Idaho. — Mining  and  Scientific  Press, 
September  l&tJi. 

[From  the  Mining  and  Scientific  Press,  September  21st.] 
[copy.] 

Superintendent's  Office,  Gould  &  Cubby S.  M.  Co.,     ) 
VrBGiNiA  City,  Nev.,  Sept.  17,  1867.         ) 
Joshua  Hendy,  Esq.,  San  Francisco: — Dear  Sir: — According  to  the  terms  under 
which  I  secured  from  you  four  (4)  of  your  Concentrators,  namely — that  they  were  to  be 
paid  for  only  after  a  thorough  trial  had  demonstrated  their  value — I  desire  to  inform 
you  that  I  have  tried  them,  and  have  found  them  to  work  very  satisfactorily,  and  that 
they  will  now  be  accepted  by  the  Company.     You  will  please  present  the  bill  for  said 
Concentrators,  say  $1,200,  at  the  office  of  the  Gould  &  Curry  Company  in  San  Francisco. 
Yours,  very  truly,  LOUIS  JANIN,  Jr. 

We  are  told  by  Mr.  Hendy  that  the  bill  was  presentedjin  accordance  with  the  above 
request,  and  duly  paid. — |Eds.  Peess. 


W.    T.    GABBATT, 
City 

BRASS  AND  BELL  FOUNDER. 


CAUTION. 
All  of  HENDY'S  PATENT  CONCENTRATORS  are  marked  thus  : 

•  "J,  HENDY,  Patented  February  27thiand  April  17th,  1866." 

Orders  or  letters  of  enquiry,  address,  • 

JOSHUA  HENDY.  Patentee, 

Union  or  Fulton  Foundry,  San  Francisco. 


Cor.  Mission  and  Fremont  ats., 

SAN    FRAHOTSCO. 

Manufacturer  of  Brass,  Zinc,  and  Antl-Fiiotlon  or  ' 
BaWbet  Metal  Castings: 

CBURCH  AND  STEAMBOAT 

BELLS, 

TATSRN  AND  HARD  BELLS  AMD  GONGS, 

FIRE   ENGINES,     FORCE    AND    LIFT    PUMPS, 

Steam,  Liquor,  Soda  Oil,  Water  and  Flange  Cocks,  and 
Valves  of  all  descriptions,  made  and  repaired.  Hoso  and 
all  other  Joints,  Spelter,  Solder,  and  Copper  Rivets.  &c . 
Oauge  Cocks,  Cylinder  Cocks,  Oil  Olobes,  Steam  Whistles, 

lirnKiVl.M  PIPES  A.M>    AOZZK1.8 
For  Mining  purposes,  Iron  Steam  Pipe  furnished  with  Fit 
tings,  Ac.    Coupling  Joints  of  all  aim.    Particular  attention 
paid  to  Distillery  Work.    Manufacturer  of  "Garrett's  Pat- 
tent  Improved  Journal  Metal." 


JOHN  O.  HODGE  &  CO., 

Importers  and  Dealers  In 

STATIONE ET, 

Blank    Books,   School    Books    and    Cheap 
Publications* 

"WRAPPING  PAPER, 

PAPER   BAGS,  ETC. 
Nos.  418  and  -120  Clay  street,  San  Francisco. 
j^-  Special  attention  given  to  orders  from  Country  Mer- 
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SAN  FRANCISCO,  SATURDAY,  OCTOBER  12,  1867. 


(VOI/CME   XV. 

)        .\umber    1.1. 


TABLE  OF  CONTENTS. 


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ii  !     Financial 
nummary. 
A   rii.rjnr.il  Tlirnry  of  Coal 
(.inn  |I 

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eciitli  Annual  State 

< In  ' 'in  lilng. 

ii  aa  Steam  P-n-i. 

■  nllforula    ai 
iris  Bxpoaltlun 
California  Academy  of  Nata 

in-. 
San  Francisco  Weekly  stool. 

circular 
8lock  Prices—  Bid  and|Askc-d. 


Mi  in  iMiii.  M  i.ii  1 1,  in  -. 
Him'    iri'iii  Per    ii   'lull .   A|. 

plication  "1   M  I'm  Mill  lo 

M'r.iui:lii 

.,  i      Fuel    i" 
Mechanics:     The     in    of 
i:ihi.Iiii.    Tools;     I'iiivit  iif 
Inventions:  Proper  K|>oed  of 

\v 1  Working  uaelilnerj 

01  ksnr  10  M i-i'KLi.Aav. — 
Stereoscopic ;  Aeronautical ; 
Oxidation  in'  Moan*  .ii 
Charcoal;  Th"  Academy  of 

Ri  i.  ii :     I'.in    :     M.i'i'iT. 

tone  Cotton;  v  New  hnau 

iiii-tii'. 
MiMMiSrtiM.inY— Einbraclnt: 
inn'  InlolUjrnnoe  from  the 

varluUb  colllltlOa  and  ills. 
Iricta  In  I'lillliiriili.  Colo- 
rado, Brltlah  Columbia, 
Arizona,  .Muiitanii,  Idaho, 
Npvnda  ami  i h-'hiiii 
kilning  Shareholders'  Dlrcct- 
nrv. 

low  Incorporations— List  of 
u'lii ,  i 

EfotlCQI  m  Correspondents. 

San  Krauclsco  Metal  MarEOf. 
-tan  Francisco  Market  Rates. 
Hew  I'atiiils  iiml  Invention*. 


Calq'okxia  Academy  op  Natural  Scien- 
ces.— Regular  meeting,  Monday  evening, 
Oct.  7,  1857.— In  the  absence  of  either  of 
the  regular  presiding  officers,  Dr.  Cooper 
was  called  to  the  chair,  and  presided  at  the 
meeting. 

Dr.  Cooper  presented  from  Mr.  Victor  a 
specimen  of  salt,  manufactured  from  springs 
near  St.  Helens,  Oregon.  It  is  fine,  very 
white  and  glistening,  and  the  people  of  Ore- 
gon think  it  is  the  very  best  salt  pro- 
curable for  dairy  use.  '  Though  there  is 
much  competition  in  the  market,  from  salt 
obtained  on  the  southern  coast  from  sea 
water,  and  from  importations,  yet  this  salt 
is  manufactured  profitably. 

Dr.  Stout  read  a  paper  on  a  resolution  or- 
dering a  committee  to  take  into  considera- 
tion the  subject  of  a  suitable  Academy  build- 
ing, and  to  provide  ways  and  means  there- 
for. He  urged  that  the  Society  needed  gal- 
leries more  open  to  the  public  for  the  ex- 
position of  its  rapidly  accumulating  mate- 
rials in  natural  history.  There  should  be 
an  enlarged  library  and  reading-room  for 
social  and  literary  purposes ;  also  a  proper 
hall  for  public  lectures,  and  a  laboratory 
for  experiments.  The  suggestions  were 
acted  on,  and  the  committed  appointed. 
Adjourned. 

a*  —  •.*-  •«-- • 

Encouraging. — It  always  affords  us  much 
pleasure  to  find  that  our  efforts  to  please 
the  readers  of  tho  Press,  or  to  give  satis- 
faction to  such  as  may  favor  us  with  orders 
in  our  capacity  as  patent  solicitors,  are 
properly  appreciated  ;  but  it  is  seldom  that 
we  intrude  the  evidence  of  such  approval 
before  the  public.  We  depart  from  our 
usual  course,  however,  to-day,  in  placing 
the  following  note  before  our  readers  : 

Messrs  Dewey  &  Co.,  Publishers  and 
Patent  Agents. — Gentlemen  : — I  am  in  re- 
ceipt of  your  note,  informing  me  that  my 
patent  for  an  Improved  Loaf  Bread  Machine 
i3  ordered  to  be  issued.  This  is  the  more 
gratifying  as  the  machine  works  finely,  and 
my  business  has  more  than  doubled  by  the 
use  of  it.  I  beg  leave  to  thank  you  for  the 
promptness  and  intelligence  which  you  have 
shown  in  managing  the  case.  Scarcely 
three  months  have  elapsed  since  the  model 
and  accompanying  documents  were  for- 
warded from  this  city.  I  would  further  say 
that  you  have  secured  any  further  business 
which  I  may  hereafter  have  at  the  Patent 
Office,  as  well  as  that  of  my  friends,  so  far 
as  I  can  influence  them.     Yours  truly, 

J.  D'Arcy. 
San  Francisco,  Oct.  3d,  1867. 


Cox's  New  Cement  Mill. 

We  have  already  made  several  allusions 
to  the  "Cement  Pan"  lately  invented  by 
Capt.  J.  B.  Cox,  of  this  city,  for  the  pur- 
pose of  separating  tho  gold  from  auriferous 
cement.  This  operation  is  performed  in  a 
kind  of  pan,  with  a  perforated  bottom,  into 
which  the  cement  is  thrown  and  washed  by 
a  number  of  stirrers  or  plows,  bolted  to 
arms  attached  to  a  vertical  central  shaft, 
which  revolves  at  the  rate  of  about  fifty  rev- 
olutions a  minute,  and  which  so  effectually 
stirs  and  breaks  up  the  cement  that,  by  the 
aid  of  a  small  stream  of  water  constantly 
entering,  the  cement  is  thoroughly  separated 
from  tho  boulders  and  broken  up  sufficiently 
to  pass  through  the  very  fine  longitu- 
dinal openings  left  in  the  cast  iron  bottom 
of  the  pan.  Although  the  construction  is 
similar  to  that  of  a  pan,  operating  with 
stirrers  instead  of  mullers,  it  may  be  prop- 
erly termed  a  mill,  from  the  fact  that  the 
entire  process  of  reducing  or  "crushing" 
tho  cement,  and  collecting  the  gold  from  the 
same,  is  performed  by  the  pan  and  its  at- 
tendant sluices  without  any  additional  ma- 
chinery or  manipulation — stamps  or  other 
crushing  being  entirely  done  away  with. 
This  pan  is  built  up  with  sides  of  boiler  iron 
about  two  feet  high,  with  a  diameter  six  feet 
across.  Tho  bottom  is  made  of  hard  cast 
iron,  with  fine  longitudinal  openings, 
through  which  the  cement,  as  fast  as  it  is 
reduced  to  a  sufficient  fineness,  falls  into  a 
sluice  for  washing  and  collecting  the  gold. 
The  stirrers  are  made  of  steel,  and  firmly 
bolted  to  strong  wood  and  iron  arms.  There 
are  four  arms,  with  four  stirrers  to  each 
arm. 

The  charge  of  the  pan,  as  now  constructed, 
is  one  ton,  and  with  a  properly  arranged 
chute  for  filling,  six  to  eight  charges  can  be 
worked  each  hour,  and  with  cement  of  ordi- 
nary hardness.  This  work  has  been  demon- 
strated by  actual  practice  for  months  in  sue- 
sion.  The  cement  may  be  introduced  into 
the  pan  much  coarser  than  it  will  answer  to 
be  placed  under  stamps.  The  cemeut  here- 
tofore worked  at  the  Cox  claim  near  Placer- 
ville  will  average  about  sixty  per  cent,  of 
refuse  or  boulders  and  pebbles,  which,  after 
being  freed  from  the  cement,  are  discharged 
through  a  double  trap-door  in  the  bottom 
of  the  pan,  which  is  conveniently  opened 
and  closed  by  levers. 

Another  of  these  pans  has  been  in  opera- 
tion since  the  first  of  September,  by  D.  T. 
Hughes,  formerly  an  assayer  in  this  city,  at 
his  claim  near  Jamestown,  Tuolumne  coun- 
ty. The  result  of  the  working  of  this  pan 
fully  sustains  what  we  have  said  above.  Mr. 
Cox  has  two  other  orders  for  pans — one  from 
Oregon  and  the  other  from  Tuolumne  Co. 
A  large  number  of  others  are  thinking  of 
putting  them  up.  They  are  made  for  the 
inventor  at  the  San  Francisco  Foundry,  on 
Fremont  street,  iu  this  city,  where  one  may 
now  be  seen  in  course  of  construction.  The 
cost  of  reducing  cement  by  these  pans  is 
much  less  than  by  stamps.  A  single  pan, 
with  the  frame,  sluices,  etc. ,  complete,  can 
be  put  up  for  from  |S1,500  to  81,800,  and 


will  do  the  work  of  a  20-stamp  mill,  which 
will  cost  from  812,000  to  818,000,  or  more. 
We  shall  be  able  soon  to  give  a  more  full 
and  an  illustrated  description  of  this  new 
and  important  invention. 

Petroleum  as  Steam  Fuel. 

Several  gentlemen  largely  interested  in 
steam  navigation  and  the  use  of  steam  other- 
wise on  this  coast,  went  down  to  Santa  Cruz 
on  Monday  last,  to  witness  another  trial  of 
Whit'es  apparatus  for  burningpetroleumfor 
steam  fuel.  This  apparatus  has  been  placed 
in  the  furnace  of  a  15-horse  power  engine, 
where  it  has  been  subjected  to  a  number  of 
trials,  all  of  which  are  reported  successful 
in  every  particular.  The  fires  are  under 
the  most  perfect  control  of  the  engineer, 
and  can  be  regulated  as  easily  as  the  gas  in 
any  large  number  of  connected  burners. 
The  principle  which  has  been  adopted  by 
Mr.  White,  is  similar  to  that  adopted  in  the 
Eastern  experiments;  but  was  conceived  by 
him,  and  has  been  the  subject  of  almost 
constant  thought  and  experiment  for  the 
past  two  years  or  more. 

The  apparatus  by  which  the  burning  is 
effected  is  quite  different  from  that  adopted 
by  Col.  Foote  in  his  Palos  experiments, 
and  in  the  opinion  of  good  judges,  who  have 
examined  the  illustrations  of  the  latter,  far 
superior  in  effectiveness,  convenience  and 
durability.  We  understand  that  the  party 
who  went  down  on  Monday  were  very  much 
pleased  with  the  manner  in  which  it  worked, 
and  could  see  no  reason  why  it  should  not 
operate  for  any  reasonable  length  of  time, 
as  well  as  in  the  short  time  to  which  it  was 
then  subjected.  We  understand  that  the 
invention  will  soon  be  subjected  to  a  crucial 
trial  in  this  city,  in  which  it  will  be  thor- 
oughly tested,  and  in  a  manner  to  fully  de- 
termine its  value. 

From  present  indications  there  seems  but 
little  doubt  that  the  problem  of  utilizing  pe- 
troleum for  steam  fuel,  is  in  a  fair  way  to  be 
proven  a  complete  success.  The  possibility 
of  the  burning  may  be  considered  as  already 
settled ;  the  matter  of  economy  as  between 
it  and  coal,  so  far  as  can  be  judged  by  rough 
trials,  seems  to  be  equally  well  decided,  and 
largely  in  favor  of  petroleum — especially 
on  this  coast  where  disparity  between  it  and 
coal  is  more  favorable  for  petroleum  than 
in  almost  any  other  part  of  the  world. 

Great  interest  is  being  shown  in  these  ex- 
periments by  the  owners  and  agents  of  the 
various  river  and  ocean  steamers  out  of  this 
port,  and  it  is  the  determination  of  all  par- 
ties interested  that  nothing  shall  interfere 
with  giving  Mr.  White's  invention  the  full- 
est and  most  complete  trial  at  an  early  day. 
Col.  Foote  left  New  York  on  the  last  steamer 
for  this  city,  and  will  soon  be  here  to  look, 
in  person,  after  the  interests  of  his  inven- 
tion on  the  Pacific  coast.  He  is  accompa- 
nied by  several  engineers  who  have  been 
connected  with  him  in  his  recent  trials. 


Contributors  to  Our  Cabinet  will  bear 
with  us  another  week.  We  shall  give  sev- 
eral very  interesting  items  under  this  head 
next  week. 


Samuels' 


Process  for    Preserving 
Wood. 


On  Tuesday  of  this  week  we  witnessed  at 
the  Lincoln  Works,  No.  51  Beale  street, 
near  Mission,  a  new  process  for  preserving 
wood,  rendering  it  impervious  to  wet  and 
dry  rot,  and  impenetrable  to  insects.  The 
process  was  invented  by  Mr.  J.  L.  Samuels, 
who  has  applied  for  a  patent.  The  wood  to 
be  operated  upon  is  first  placed  in  an  air- 
tight cylinder,  and  thoroughly  steamed,  in 
order  to  vaporize  the  sap  in  the  wood ;  the 
air  is  then  withdrawn  from  the  cylinder,  by 
means  of  an  air  pump,  until  a  perfect  vacu. 
um,  or  nearly  so,  is  created,  which  opens 
and  frees  the  pores  in  the  wood ;  when  a  so- 
lution of  sulphate  of  iron  is  forced  into  the 
cylinder,  under  a  pressure  of  175  pounds  to 
the  inch,  which  forces  the  solution  through 
the  pores.  This  pressure  is  kept  up  for 
half  an  hour,  giving  the  solution  time  to 
percolate  or  permeate  every  portion  of  the 
wood  ;  when  a  solution  of  carbonate  of  lime 
is  forced  into  the  cylinder,  which  has  the 
effect  to  precipitate  the  iron,  forming  a  sul- 
phate of  lime;  thus  coating  or  filling  all  the 
minute  cells  of  the  wood  with  a  mixture  of 
oxideof  ironand  sulphate  of  lime.  The  wood 
is  then  thoroughly  cleansed  and  dried,  when 
it  is  found  to  have  attained  an  extraordina- 
ry degree  of  toughness,  and  capable  of  re- 
ceiving a  beautiful  polish,  besides  being 
rendered  completely  impervious  to  rot  of 
any  kind,  and  impenetrable  to  insects. 

The  invention  is  one  long  needed,  and 
one  which  many  have  often  vainly  endeavored 
to  effect,  and  will  bo  of  immense  value  to 
this  city  for  preserving  piles,  which  are 
rendered  useless  in  a  few  years  from  the 
ravages  of  the  teredo  navalis,  when  the  wood 
is  used  as  at  present.  The  inventor  claims 
that  wood,  thus  treated,  will  not  only  be 
useful  when  placed  in  the  water,  but  will  be 
equally  available  for  railroad  ties  and  street 
pavements,  while  from  the  hardening  and 
drying  process  the  wood  is  prevented  from 
swelling  or  shrinking,  thus  providing  a 
suitable  wood  for  shoe  pegs,  and  various 
other  purposes  where  strength  and  durabil- 
ity is  desired.  The  wood  thus  prepared  is 
capable  of  resisting  a  crushing  pressure, 
when  compared  with  the  unprepared  wood, 
of  eight  to  one,  and  the  pressure  required 
to  break  it  transversely  is  as  thirteen 
to  one.  Mr.  Eobert  Chamberlain  has 
made  arrangements  with  the  inventor  to 
take  out  patents  in  Europe,  and  we  under- 
stand that  he  will  proceed  to  Europe  in  a 
few  days  for  the  purpose  of  introducing  the 
process.  Mr.  Samuels  wishes  it  understood 
that  he  is  ready  and  willing  to  put  his 
prepared  wood  to  any  test  in  order  to  prove 
that  his  process  is  what  he  represents  it.  A 
piece  of  the  prepared  wood  may  be  seen  at 
this  office. 


Mining  Review.— We  publish  on  another 
page  of  to-day's  issue,  an  elaborate  and 
highly  interesting  review  of  the  mining  in- 
terests on  the  Pacific  coast  for  the  past  three 
months,  which  we  take  from  the  Commercial 
Herald  and  Market  Review.  Our  readers 
will  find  it  of  especial  interest  at  this  time. 


226 


MUt  pitting  mil  Mmtxfic  fum 


(Sttmrnmiatiom. 


IN  this  Department  we  invite  toe  free  discussion  of  all 

firoper  subjects— correspondents  alone  being  responsible  for 
he  ideas  and  theories  they  advance. 

[Written  for  the  Mining  and  Scientific  Press.l 

Something  About  the  Freiberg 
Mines. 

By W. P. Blake, CommissioncrfromtheStateof  California. 

There  is  a  tradition,  generally  believed, 
that  the  veins  of  Freiberg  were  discovered 
by  a  teamster  named  Goslar,  in  the  twelfth 
century.  This  recalls  at  once  the  recol- 
lection of  the  discovery  of  our  silver  veins 
at  Austin  by  the  rider  of  the  Pony  Express, 
and  it  is  singularthat  the  ores  of  Austin  and 
those  of  Freiberg  are  in  some  respects 
similar.  In  1825,  the  now  venerable  Prof. 
Breithaupt  made  a  calculation  which  showed 
that  in  640  years  the  Freiberg  mines  had 
produced  82,000  quintals  of  silver,  worth 
240,000,000  of  thalers. 

Freiberg  is  only  one  of  the  mining  centers 
of  Saxony.  The  ore  bearing  or  metallifer- 
ous region  is  divided  into  four  mining  dis- 
tricts as  follows :  Altenberg,  31  mines  ; 
Freiberg,  98 ;  Marienberg,  48 ;  Schwarzen- 
berg,  146. 

I  have  also  indicated  the  number  of  mines 
opened  in  each,  which  shows  a  total  of  323 
mines  in  the  four  districts.  Of  these  mines 
only  20  are  worked  by  the  government;  the 
others  are  explored  by  companies  and  pri- 
vate capital.  The  total  number  of  miners 
in  the  district,  is  set  down  in  the  govern- 
ment reports  as  10,122,  and  the  number  of 
smelters  or  laborers  at  the  reduction  works 
as  1,175. 

In  the  year  1865,  the  amount  of  first-class 
ore  delivered  at  the  Freiberg  smelting  works 
was  about  33,614  tons,  worth  $1,017,305  (in 
its  raw  state),  or  $30  a  ton.  These  ores 
when  worked,  gave  products  to  the  value 
of  about  $2,000,000.  The  principal  pro- 
ducts, and  in  the  order  of  their  value,  are 
silver,  lead  and  its  oxides,  sulphate  of  cop- 
per, sulphuric  acid,  gold,  zinc,  nickel,  bis- 
muth, and  arsenic.  I  have  given  the  figures 
in  round  numbers,  on  account  of  the  dif- 
ficulty in  calculating  the  different  German 
weights  and  values. 

The  products  of  the  Freiberg  smelting 
works  are  derived  not  only  from  the  ores  of 
Freiberg,  but  from  those  of  other  districts, 
and  also  from  distant  places.  Some  ores 
are  received  there  from  South  America  and 
Mexico ;  those  from  the  latter  places  being 
chiefly  antimonial  ores,  and  sent  as  ballast 
at  a  small  cost  for  freight.  The  whole  quan- 
tity of  foreign  ores  is,  however,  inconsider- 
able, compared  with  those  of  the  region. 

There  are  three  or  more  groups  or  sys- 
tems of  veins,  having  different  directions 
and  intersections  at  various  angles.  A  copy 
of  the  official  map  of  the  region  has  been 
presented  to  me,  and  a  glance  at  it  would 
delight  our  "many  ledge"  lawyers  in  Washoe. 
Veins  running  parallel  with  each  other  and 
in  close  proximity,  are  there  laid  down  and 
are  regarded  as  separate,  though  usually 
worked  under  one  company  or  administra- 
tion. They  are  quite  different  from  our 
Comstock  lode,  being  in  general  quite  nar- 
row, compared  with  it,  and  without  such 
remarkably  well  formed  selvages  or  clay 
walls.  I  told  one  of  the  professors  of  the 
costly  litigation  we  had  had  in  Nevada  upon 
the  question  of  one  or  more  ledges,  and  he 
remarked  that  formerly  there  had  been  sim- 
ilar and  protracted  disputes  in  Freiberg, 
until  finding  it  impossible  to  settle  the  ques- 
tion satisfactorily,  the  laws  had  been  changed 
so  as  to  make  the  claims  square ;  in  other 
words,  they  adopted  the  plan  of  square  lo- 
cations. 

The  mining  laws  require  the  finder  of 
a  vein  to  obtain  a  permit  to  work  it  from  the 
government,  and  to  have  it  recorded  in  the 
government  office.  Each  claim  is  divided 
into  124  shares,  of  which  one  belongs  to  the 
discoverer,  one  to  the  owner  of  the  land,  and 
two  to  the  town.  These  four  shares  are 
unassessable,  so  that  the  whole  expense  of 
development  or  improvement  falls  upon  the 
outside  holders.  Owners  of  stock  have  the 
option  of  giving  up  their  shares  to  avoid 
the  payment  of  an  assessment.  In  this  case, 
the  shares  fall  into  the  hands  of  the  mining 
office,  and  are  sold  to  the  highest  bidder, 
preference  usually  being  given  to  the  old 
stockholders.  The  "freeze  out  game"  seems 


to  have  been  practiced  here  for  a  long 
time,  for  I  am  told  that  the  large  and  wealthy 
companies  gradually  absorb  the  smaller 
ones.  Of  all  these  mines,  there  are  only  six 
that  pay  dividends  regularly,  while  there 
are  several  that  just  make  expenses  and  con- 
tinue to  develop  without  assessing.  There 
is  one  mine  that  regularly  assesses  the  stock- 
holders $25  per  share  quarterly.  The  Him- 
melfahrt  mine  and  the  Himmelf  urst  are  two 
of  the  most  extensive  in  the  vicinity  of  Frei- 
berg. The  former  paid  700  thalers  per  share 
last  year,  and  the  shares  now  command  from 
$8,000  to  $10,000  each ;  forty  years  ago  they 
could  have  been  bought  for  eleven  cents  a 
share.  The  Himmelf ahrt  paid  six  thalers  a 
share  last  year.  The  mines  are  now  pro- 
ducing better  than  they  have  for  years  pre- 
viously. It  is  said  on  good  authority  that 
the  establishments  here,  including  the  re- 
duction works,  give  in  the  aggregate  a  profit 
of  eight  to  ten  per  cent,  per  annum  upon 
the  investment. 

The  Himmelfahrt  is  one  of  the  most  ex- 
tensive and  deepest  of  the  mines.  Its  shafts 
are  just  outside  of  the  old  walls  of  the  city, 
and  they  have  been  carried  to  a  depth  of 
nearly  2,000  feet.  The  length  of  the  gal- 
leries is  reckoned  in  miles,  and  portions  of 
them  extend  under  the  town.  They  form  a 
complete  labyrinth,  and  many  are  so  little 
frequented  that  a  stranger  might  easily  get 
lost  and  perish,  perhaps,  of  starvation  be- 
fore finding  an  exit. 

It  was  very  interesting  to  me  to  walk 
through  the  ancient  workings,  where  the  gal- 
leries had  been  cut  by  pick  and  gad  alone 
without  the  aid  of  gunpowder.  They  are 
very  narrow,  but  are  high,  with  the  top 
roundly  arched,  and  all  very  smoothly  cut. 
They  reminded  me  at  once  of  the  galleries 
in  the  Japanese  mines,  cut  in  a  similar  man- 
ner. One  of  these  galleries  led  to  a  place 
where  two  tablets  carved  out  of  the  solid 
walls,  bear  the  date  of  1767,  and  inscriptions 
noting  the  fact  that  powder  was  first  used  in 
the  mine  near  that  spot. 

To  descend  to  a  depth  of  2, 000  feet,  and 
ascend,  is  no  small  journey,  and  exhausts  a 
great  part  of  a  miner's  strength.  To  avoid 
this  the  deep  shafts  are  fitted  with  the  well 
known  man-machine  or  fdhrhunst,  by  which 
the  trip  can  be  accomplished  with  compara- 
tively little  fatigue.  In  this  mine  the  man- 
machine  and  the  pumps  are  operated  by 
water  wheels  about  thirty  feet  in  diameter, 
which  are  placed  in  large  chambers  exca- 
vated far  below  the  surface.  The  water  is 
brought  in  by  a  gallery,  and  after  passing 
over  the  wheels  escapes  by  the  adit.  The 
hoisting  is  performed  by  the  same  power 
transmitted  by  wire  cable  to  the  surface. 
Steam  is  used  at  other  shafts.  The  engines 
are  generally  horizontal,  provided  with  link 
motion,  and  are  connected  with  the  bobbin 
shaft  by  gearing.  The  friction  band  oper- 
ates upon  the  periphery  of  the  fly-wheel, 
which  I  regard  as  better  than  our  system. 
Their  bobbins  and  pulleys  at  the  head  of 
the  shaft  are  generally  of  good  size — not 
less  than  eight  or  ten  feet  in  diameter,  and 
are  double,  so  that  while  one  cage  or  skip 
is  descending  the  other  is  ascending.  Pound 
iron  cable  is  used  exclusively.  No  person 
is  allowed  to  ascend  or  descend  in  the  skip 
or  car. 

Most  of  the  veins  are  without  gouge  or 
selvage,  and  all  the  ore  must  be  blasted  out. 
I  was  surprised  at  the  small  size  and  light- 
ness of  the  German  drills.  A  California 
miner  would  hardly  consent  to  use  them 
after  handling  our  octagonal  steel  drills. 

The  country  rock  of  the  Freiberg  veins  is 
a  hard  tough  gneiss — in  fact,  the  typical 
gneiss  —  which  is  evidently  a  metamor- 
phosed sedimentary  formation,  and  is  in 
many  places  nearly  horizontal.  The  veins 
cut  across  it,  and  are,  for  the  most  part, 
nearly  vertical.  They  make  very  little  show 
at  the  surface,  for  there  is  no  heavy  gangue 
or  veinstone  of  quartz,  as  with  most  of  our 
mineral  veins.  The  outcrops  are  generally 
very  rusty  and  red,  and  thus  indicate  at  once 
the  pyritiferous  character  of  the  ores  below. 
The  ore  is  generally  a  mixture  of  iron  and 
copper  pyrites,  with  arsenical  pyrites,  ga- 
lena, blende,  and  here  and  there  the  silver 
sulphurets.  Occasionally  very  beautiful 
crystallizations  of  the  silver  minerals  are 
found,  and  the  cabinet  of  the  Academy  is 
enriched  by  them.  It  contains  a  magnifi- 
cent collection  of  these  ores  and  crystals 
taken  from  the  different  veins  for  100  years 
past.  Now  and  then  considerable  quanti- 
ties of  native  silver  are  found.  In  four 
years,  from  1857  to  1861,  8,300  pounds  of 
this  metal  were  taken  out  of  the  Himniel- 
furst  mine,  most  of  it  in  large  plates,  one  of 
which  weighed  400  pounds. 

A  mine  called  ,the  ChurPrinz,  a  few  miles 
from  Freiberg,  belongs  to  the  government, 
and  is  kept  as  a  sort  of  experimental  mine, 
where  new  inventions  and  processes  are 
tried  at  the  public  expense.  I  here  saw 
some  interesting  concentrating  machines, 
which  I  have  not  now  time  and  space  to  de- 


scribe. Two  of  Blake's  ore  breakers  are  in 
use  here  to  prepare  the  ore  for  the  jigs  and 
other  concentrators.  The  ore  passes  from 
one  machine  to  the  other,  the  last  being 
adjusted  to  crush  fine. 

The  stamping  mills  are  very  rude  and  do 
not  compare  favorably  with  ours  for  effi- 
ciency and  economy  of  power.  The  total 
number  of  stamps  about  Freiberg  are  656, 
of  these  507  are  dry  stamps,  and  149  wet. 

Water  is  raised  from  the  deep  mines, 
not  by  water  power  alone,  as  I  have  de- 
scribed, but  by  Cornish  steam  engines  at 
some  places,  and  by  the  column  of  water, 
or  "water-pressure  engines "  in  others. 
Some  of  these  latter  are  very  perfect  and 
interesting  in  their  operation.  Two  long 
tunnels  have  been  projected  for  the  drainage 
of  these  mines.  One  of  them  is  in  progress. 
It  will  be  about  eight  miles  long,  and  will 
require  many  years  yet  for  its  completion. 
It  is  worked  upon  at  several  different  points 
by  means  of  shafts.  The  other  tunnel  has 
been  surveyed  and  talked  about,  and  is  in- 
tended to  be  no  less  than  twenty-eight  miles 
long  (28),  but  the  money  to  construct  it  has 
not  been  obtained,  and  it  is  not  probable 
that  it  will  ever  be  commenced.  The  de- 
velopments made  by  the  other  tunnel,  in 
the  ground  outside  the  belt  of  veins  have 
not  been  of  a  nature  to  encourage  a  hope 
that  the  lower  tunnel  would  cut  or  discover 
new  veins.  During  1865,  the  whole  num- 
ber of  men  employed  in  the  tunnel  was  220, 
and  the  costs  for  the  year  was  78,599  thalers. 

A  few  facts  upon  the  rate  of  wages  in 
Saxon  mines  may  be  interesting  to  our 
miners. 

For  eight  hours  work  a  miner  receives 
about  20  cents  (gold),  an  under  superin- 
tendent 30  to  37  cents,  and  a  superintendent 
about  $400  a  year.  Boys  receive  from  10 
to  15  cents,  and  carpenters  about  the  same. 
One-tenth  part  of  the  wages  is  retained  for 
a  common  fund  devoted  to  the  support  of 
indigent  miners. 

There  is  a  feature  in  a  German  miner's 
life  which  will  seem  very  odd  to  most  Cali- 
fornians.  Every  day  before  the  men  enter 
the  mine,  they  meet  in  a  chapel  at  the 
mouth  of  the  shaft  and  have  a  short  relig- 
ious service.  Passages  of  Scripture  and 
prayers  are  read,  psalms  are  sung,  in  which 
they  all  join.  After  this  the  roll  is  called 
by  the  sub-superintendent,  and  the  orders 
for  the  shift  are  given.  The  miners  appear 
to  enjoy  good  health,  and  to  be  contented 
and  happy.  They  lead  a  quiet  and  simple 
life,  and  are  full  of  good  will  towards  others. 
This  is  expressed  continually  in  the  "Bluch- 
auf"  or  "hick  to  you,"  with  which  you  are 
greeted  on  coming  or  going. 

I  cannot  close  here  without  thanking  the 
American  students,  and  especially  the  Cali- 
fornians,  for  their  land  attention  to  me  dur- 
ing my  visit,  nor  without  echoing  from  the 
Pacific  their  kindly  "GlucJc  auf." 


Our  Lead  Supply — The  yield  of  the 
Galena,  El.,  lead  mines,  which  form  the 
principal  source  of  lead  in  this  country, 
has  largely  diminished  of  late  years.  In 
1842,  they  produced  31,350,630  pounds  of 
pig  lead,  at  an  average  price  of  2. 25  cents 
per  pound  ;  in  1845  the  yield  was  increased 
to  54,394,860  pounds,  at  an  average  of  2.96 
cents.  The  production  from  that  time  gradu- 
ally decreased,  so  that  in  1855  it  amounted 
to  only  30,125,500  pounds,  at  an  average  of 
six  cents.  Since  1848  the  United  States 
have  been  dependent  for  their  chief  supply 
of  this  article  on  foreign  countries,  so  much 
so  that  strenuous  efforts  have  been  made  to 
have  pig  lead  placed  upon  the  free  list.  In 
1857  the  duty  was  reduced  from  20  to  15  per 
cent.  Ender  the  present  tariff  it  is  two 
cents  per  pound.  The  Pacific  coast,  es- 
pecially that  part  of  it  bordering  on  the 
Colorado  river,  and  southwestern  Nevada 
and  southeastern  California,  abounds  in 
valuable  lead  mines,  from  which  the  entire 
supply  of  the  world  may  be  derived,  as  soon 
as  proper  communication  is  opened  between 
those  distant  regions  and  this  city.  The 
opening  of  the  Colorado  river  and  the  con- 
struction of  the  overland  railroad  as  far  as 
the  Humboldt  Valley,  both  of  which  enter- 
prises will  be  realized  within  the  next  twelve 
months,  will  place  the  yield  of  these  mines 
within  the  ready  reach  of  a  market,  and 
active  preparations  are  already  being  made 
to  work  many  of  them  on  an  extensive  scale. 
Two  or  three  in  fact,  are  already  yielding 
large  amounts  of  lead,  the  most  of  which 
is  being  stored  for  future  transportation ; 
the  working  expenses  of  the  mines  being 
paid  by  the  silver  which  accompanies  the 
lead. 


Commercial  and  Pinancial  Summary. 

Under  this  heading  the  Commercial  Herald  and  Market  Be- 
rtVirmakcs  the  following  interesting  and  truthful  remarks 
upon  the  material  progress  and  growing  resources  of  the 
Pacific  Coast: 

The  first  three  quarters  of  the  year  just  brought  to  a  close 
have  been  marked  by  a  large  average  degree  of  prosperity 
among  the  people,  not  ODly  of  California,  but  throughout 
the  entire  Pacifio  coast.  Glancing  over  this  period  we  find 
that  nearly  every  branch  of  industry  and  field  of  investment 
has  met  with  a  fair  and,  in  many  instances,  with  a  munifi- 
cent reward.  Rarely  ever  before  in  the  history  of  the  coun- 
try has  suoh  great  and  generally  gratifying  progress  been 
made  in  every  department  of  business  as  during  this  time. 
Labor  has  been  in  full  demand  and  well  requited ;  manufac- 
turing has  been  active  with  remunerative  prices  and  money 
abundant  at  moderate  rates  for  all  legitimate  purposes. 

The  shipping  interest  has  been  especially  flourishing,  the 
tonnage  of  the  port  having  been  employed  the  most  of  the 
time  to  its  fullest  capacity.  Trade  and  commerce,  without 
being  attended  with  the  liberal  gains  of  earlier  years,  have 
been  healthful  and  occasionally  active,  there  having  been 
but  few  failures  or  other  financial  disasters  to  record 
Mining  enterprise  has  not  only  escaped  the  ruinous  losses 
that  so  often  befell  it  a  few  years  since,  but  has,  for  the 
most  part,  been  attended  with  satisfactory  results,  indica- 
ting for  this  important  branch  of  business  more  steady  and 
profitable  returns  than  have  ever  yet  attended  it.  Payments 
by  interior  dealers  have  generally  been  made  with  prompt- 
ness, pointing  to  a  prosperous  trade  and  an  easy  state  of 
finances  throughout  the  country.  Ship  and  boat  building 
has  revived,  not  only  at  this  port  but  at  other  points  along 
the  coast;  it  being  particularly  brisk  just  now  about  Puget 
Sound,  to  which  locality,  because  of  its  advantages,  much 
of  this  business  will  probably  be  hereafter  transferred.  In- 
deed, it  seems  likely  that  this  magnificent  water  will  soon 
become  one  of  the  greatest  centers  of  naval  construction  in 
the  world,  the  facilities  for  ship  building  being  greater  hero 
than  at  any  other  known  point. 

As  customary,  trade  at  this  point  has  been  more  active 
during  the  third  quarter  of  the  series  under  review  than 
throughout  the  others,  the  business  of  the  past  throe 
months  comparing  favorably  with  that  done  in  any  former 
corresponding  period.  Orders  for  machinery,  both  for 
quartz  mills,  marino,  railroad  and  other  purposes,  have  been 
large,  keeping  the  most  of  our  foundries  and  Bhops  fully 
engaged.  A  new  item  in  this  line  consists  of  architectural 
castings,  a  vast  amount  of  which  is  now  being  employed 
in  the  construction  of  the  better  class  of  buildings. 
Agricultural  implements  are  also  now  being  largely 
manufactured  in  this  State,  those  of  home  make 
being,  like  our  quartz  mills,  generally  preferred  to 
the  imported  article.  It  is  gratifying  to  observe  that  there 
has  been  less  disposition  manifested  among  our  inhabitants 
thus  far  the  present  year  to  emigrate  to  points  beyond  the 
limits  of  the  State,  as  well  as  on  the  part  of  our  moneyed 
and  business  men  to  invest  in  foreign  and  other  distant 
localities,  where  returns,  as  experience  has  amply  shown, 
are  by  no  means  so  large  or  certain  as  nearer  home. 

Greater  attention  is  now  being  turned  to  farming  and 
similar  pursuits  than  to  the  more  precarious  business  of 
mining,  and  as  a  consequence  good  agricultural  lands  as 
well  as  other  kinds  of  productive  real  estate  are  appreciat- 
ing in  value.  The  money  accumulations  of  the  country — 
greater  now  than  ever  before,  as  the  deposits  made  in  the 
savings  banks  show— are  being  utilized  more  than  formerly 
in  the  purchase  of  lands  for  cultivation,  or  of  city  property 
for  improvement,  much  also  being  used  in  efforts  to  estab- 
lish manufacturing  in  a  small  way,  or,  in  some  instanoeB, 
through  associated  capital  on  a  larger  scale ;  all  bespeaking 
a  settled  confidence  in  the  future  of  the  city  and  State,  and 
indicating  a  growing  thrift  on  the  part  of  the  laboring 
classes. 

A  review  of  our  Agricultural  market  for  the  first  nine 
months  of  the  present  year  exhibits  a  progress  as  wondrous 
as  it  is  gratifying.  Our  exports  of  Flour  and  Wheat  are 
enormous  in  comparison  with  all  former  years,  as  will  be 
soon  by  the  following  figures:  To  New  York  we  have  sent 
209,791  barrels  of  Flour  more  than  during  the  aame  period 
last  year,  and  also  357,104  more  sacks  of  Wheat.  Great 
Britain  has  taken  2,291,080  sacks  of  Wheat  more  than  in  the 
first  nine  months  of  1866,  equal  to  $4,500,000  at  two  cents  the 
pound.  No  account  is  made  of  Flour,  of  which  she  haB 
taken  38,761  barrels  80  far  this  year.  Our  breadstufls  trade 
with  China  and  Japan  has  decreased  considerably,  but  there 
is  every  reason  to  predict  a  revival  during  the  next  quarter. 
Most  of  the  breadstuffs  shipped  to  those  countries  last 
year  were  exported  during  the  last  quarter  of  the  year 
South  America  is  rapidly  opening  her  markets  to  our 
Wheat  and  Flour,  the  exports  being  62,391  barrels  Flour  and 
11,049  sacks  of  Wheat  this  year,  against  nothing  during  a 
corresponding  period  last  year.  Our  trade  with  British 
Columbia,  in  the  same  articles,  has  almost  reached  zero. 
This  is  accounted  for  principally  by  the  great  decrease  in 
population  in  that  quarter  of  the  globe.  Australia  and 
Mexico  also  exhibit  a  decline  in  the  same  trade,  while  with 
all  other  countries  we  are  rapidly  gaining  ground.  The  total 
amounts  of  Flour  shipped  up  to  the  1st  of  October,  1866, 
was  241,413  barrels,  while  the  quantity  shipped  the  present 
year  is  434,274  barrels,  an  increase  of  193,861  barrels.  The 
whole  number  of  sacks  of  Wheat  shipped  during  the  same 
period  last  year  was  1,333,697.  and  this  year  it  has  reached 
3,506,574,  or  2,162,877  more.  The  Flour  this  year  expressed  in 
Wheat  would  equal  1,302,832  sacks,  being  an  increase  of 
578,493  sacks  over  last  year.  The  combined  value  of  the 
Flour  and  Wheat  shipped  this  year  in  excess  of  1866  reaches 
$5,212,740.  These  facts  speak  for  themselves  and  require  no 
comment. 

Quite  recently,  efforts  last  year  inaugurated,  have  been 
resumed  for  aiding  in  opening  up  the  Colorado  River  to 
navigation.  Many  of  our  leading  merchants  having  sub- 
scribed liberally  towards  that  purpose,  it  is  now  thought 
that  freights  will  soon  go  forward  through  that  channel 
with  less  delay  and  at  lower  charges  than  heretofore.  Rail- 
road transportation  is  also  beginning  to  tell  with  beneficial 
effect  upon  the  carriage  of  goods  over  local  routes  and  to 
certain  points  in  the  more  distant  interior.  The  road  of 
the  Central  Pacific  Company,  penetrating  one  of  the  great 
mining  regions  of  the  State,  and  extending  thence  across 
the  Sierra  Nevada,  is  especially  felt  in  the  transmission  of 
freights  to  points  along  and  near  its  line :  and  cannot  fail, 
by  establishing  winter  communication  with  Nevada,  to 
greatly  relieve  the  trade  and  business  of  that  State,  and  of 
such  points  beyond  as  receive  supplies  through  that  channel. 
In  concluding  our  remarks  on  the  material  progress  and 
growing  resources  of  the  coast,  it  may  be  observed  that  we 
are  fast  becoming  self-sustaining  in  many  of  tho  staples  of 
manufacture  and  the  prime  necessities  of  life,  enabling  us 
to  retain  for  home  investment  large  sums  heretofore  sent 
abroad  for  the  purchase  of  these  commodities.  Among  the 
articles  most  entitled  to  notice  in  this  connection  are  salted 
meats  more  particularly  pork,  bacon  and  hams,  supplies  of 
which  as  well  also  us  of  lard,  have  hitherto  been  obtained 
chiefly  from  the  Eastern  States.  The  large  number  of 
swine  now  in  the  country  and  the  facility  with  which  these 
animals  can  be  raised  and  fattened,  renders  it  piobuble  that 
this  will  be  the  last  year  that  we  shall  be  even  m  part  de- 
pendent on  sources  outside  our  own  limits  for  any  thing  in 
this  line  of  provision. 


£He  pining  ami  Scientific  gxtw. 


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SHcraaniral. 


Heat  from  Percussion — Hammering 
Iron  till  n  Bbd    Hot.— A  late 

correspondent  of  the  <  ws  inti- 

mated that  the  statement  in  many  elemen- 
tary works  on  science,  to  tho  end  that 
blacksmith's  are  sometimes  in  the  habit  of 
hammering  a  cold  nail  or  an  anvil  until  it 

>  -  ted-hoti  is  a  mistake.  He  suggests 
that  the  cooling  influence  of  the  anvil  would 
be  sufficient  to  keep  tho  heat  from  rising  to 

s  ;  and  that  the  nail  would  become 
flnttnnnri  out  to  foil  before  it  would  attain 
such  a  boat.     Another  correspondent  in  a 

ling  number  replies  as  follows:  "I 
beg  to  state  that  it  is  a  common  thing  for  a 
good  blacksmith  to  hammer  a  horseshoe 
nail  red  hot.  upon  a  common  anvil.  I  have 
Been  it  done  by  one  Jesse  Stubs  repeatedly, 
who  informed  mo  that  ''years  ago  when  he 
was  a  lad,"  it  was  not  an  uncommon  thing 
for  a  journeyman  blacksmith  on  applying 
for  work,  to  have  to  prove  himself  ngood 
hammerman  by  making  a  nail  red-hot  in  as 
few  a  number  of  strokes  as  possible.  I  once 
produced  a  blacksmith  and  anvil  at  a  lec- 
ture, before  the  Boyal  Literary  Institution 
of  Hull,  when  the  man  made  the  nail  glow 
before  the  audience  by  hammering  it  Old 
blacksmiths  in  the  country  say  that  before 
the  days  of  Congreve,  Letchford,  or  Bryant 
and  May,  they  many  a  time  lighted  their 
forge  fire  of  a  cold  morning  by  means  of  a 
nail  made  red-hot  by  converting  motion  into 
heat,  or  as  they  term  it,  'a  few  sharpish 
taps'  with  a  hammer.  Let  '  Skeptic'  go  to 
a  large  blacksmith  shop  and  offer  a  shilling 
10,111  who  will  hammer  a  nail  red- 
hot,  and  unless  blacksmiths  have  degener- 
ated during  the  late  severe  winter,  he  will 
soon  part  with  his  money." 

More  of  the  Application  of  Magnetism 
to  the  Manufacture  of  Wrought  Iron. — 
It  would  appear  from  the  following  para- 
graph, which  we  clip  from  the  London  Min- 
ing Journal,  that  the  idea  of  applying  mag- 
netism to  tho  manufacture  of  wrought  iron 
is  not  anew  idea.  "Some  twenty  years 
ago,"  says  the  Journal,  "Mr.  Arthur  Wall's 
electric  process  was  applied  to  the  manu- 
facture of  iron  at  the  works  of  Mr.  Jessop, 
at  Codnor  Park,  Derbyshire  ;  but  owing  to 
the  expense  of  obtaining  voltaic  electricity 
it  was  found  not  to  be  of  any  practical  util- 
ity ;  and  Dr.  Ure,  in  his  dictionary,  (edition 
for  1846,)  mentions  that  he  had  then 
'  proved  by  experience  that  had  the  direct 
magnetic  power  been  applied  instead  of  the 
electric,  a  successful  and  practical  result 
would  have  been  attained. '  The  recent  ad- 
vances made  in  the  cheap  production  of 
electricity  have  been  availed  of  by  Mr.  Wm. 
Eobinson,  of  Watling  street,  who  states 
that  the  general  theory  upon  which  he  pro- 
ceeds is  that  heat,  light,  electricity,  magnet- 
ism, motion  and  force  are  mutually  convert- 
ible into  each  other.  It  is  now  rendered  in- 
disputable by  Mr.  Wilde's  demonstrations 
with  this  powerful  machine  that  mutual  re- 
lations do  really  exist  between  them ;  thus 
his  large  electno-magnet  is  excited  by  the 
electricity  evolved  from  a  number  of  small- 
er magnets,  whose  action  is  rapidly  repeated 
by  a  swift  motion  derived  from  heat,  the 
combination  is  then  capable  of  producing 
intense  heat,  intense  light,  or  intense  force, 
at  the  will  of  the  operator,  independently 
of  combustion  at  the  point  of  manifesta- 
tion. 


Cut  Nails. — Common  cut  nails  are  too 
brittle  for  repairing  implements,  or  for 
other  similar  purposes.  Buy  only  the  very 
best  for  that  purpose  and  anneal  them,  and 
they  will  answer  all  ordinary  purposes  of 
the  best  wrought  nails.  To  anneal  them, 
all  that  is  necessary  is  to  heat  them  red  hot 
in  a  common  fire  and  cool  gradually.  Let 
them  cool,  for  instance,  by  remaining  in  the 
fire  while  it  burns  and  goes  out.  One  such 
nail,  well  clinched,  will  be  worth  half  a 
dozen  unannealed. 


Every  farmer  should  keep  on  hand  a  sup- 
ply of  copper  wire,  and  small  pieces  of  sheet 
copper,  or  copper  straps.  Copper  wire  is 
better  than  annealed  iron  wire  ;  it  is  almost 
as  flexible  as  twine,  and  may  be  bent  and 
twisted  as  desired  ;  and  it  will  not  rust. 
Copper  straps  nailed  across  or  around  a 
fracture  or  split  in  any  wooden  article,  will 
strengthen  it  in  athorough  manner. — Rural 
Affairs. 

Philadelphia  claims  '.  o  be  the  greatest 
manufacturing  city  in  the  Union.  Her  op- 
eratives number  about  97,000,  and  their 
gross  earning  reach  $136,000,000  annually. 


Facts  FOB  Mechanics. — St.  Paul  was  a 
mechanic,  a  tent  maker.  Our  Savii  ir  was  a 
carpenter.  The  great  Architect  of  the  Uni- 
verse has  set  his  creatures  an  example  in 
constrncl  in  the  mechanism  of  the 

leavens  and  the  earth  with  their  produc- 
tions, animate  and  inanimate,  but  which 
they  never  equal  nor  approach. 

Next  to  farmers,  mechanics  are  the  most 
numerous  and  important  elnss  of  the  com- 
munity. Whatever  promotes  their  interests 
te  interests  of  the  public.  They, 
like  farmers,  have  great  facilities  and  in- 
f  science  and 
sound  knowledge.  Every  mechanic  inevery 
hi  brings  into  use  some  principle  of 
science,  which  principle  it  is  his  interest 
and  convenience  to  understand. 

Every  apprentice,  no  matter  how  assidu- 
ous or  rigorous  his  employment,  if  ho 
spends  an  hour  daily  in  useful  reading  and 
modes  of  improvement,  is  certain  to  be  a 
man  of  future  influence  and  respectability. 
The  apprentice  who  seeks  most  assiduously 
the  interest  of  his  employer,  promotes 
effectually  his  own  interest  ;  as  character  is 
the  best  thing  ayoung  man  can  have  for  the 
commencement  of  business.  Mechanics, 
like  farmers,  make  safe  and  enlightened 
statesmen.  They  are  well  educated  for  leg- 
islators and  for  other  officers,  because  edu- 
cated in  schools  of  experience.  Who  can 
be  better  qualified  to  make  laws  for  aiding 
the  operations  of  business  than  those  en- 
gaged in  these  operations. 

The  Art  of  Grinding  Tools. — More 
than  one-half  of  all  the  wear  and  tear  and 
breakage  and  bother  of  dull  tools  comes 
from  a  lack  of  proper  knowledge  and  prac- 
tice in  grinding.  All  steel,  however  re- 
fined, is  composed  of  individual  fibers 
laid  lengthways  in  the  bar,  held  firmly  to- 
gether by  cohesion  ;  and  in  almost  all  farm 
implements  of  the  cutting  kind  the  steel 
portion  which  forms  the  edge,  if  from  a 
section  of  a  bar,  is  laid  in  and  welded  to  the 
iron  longitudinally,  so  that  it  is  the  side  of 
the  bundle  of  fibers  hammered  and  ground 
down  that  forms  the  edge.  Hence,  by  hold- 
ing on  the  grindstone  all  edge-tools,  as  axes, 
drawing-knives,  knives  of  reapers,  scythes, 
knives  of  straw-cutters,  etc. ,  in  such  a  man- 
ner that  the  action  of  the  stone  is  at  right 
angles  with  the  plane  of  the  edge,  or,  in 
plainer  words,  by  holding  the  edge  of  the 
tools  square  across  the  stone,  the  direction 
of  the  fibers  will  be  changed,  so  as  to  pre- 
sent the  ends  instead  of  the  side  as  a  cutting 
edge.  By  grinding  in  this  manner  a  finer, 
smoother  edge  is  set,  the  tool  is  ground 
in  less  time,  holds  an  edge  a  great  deal 
longer,  and  is  far  less  liable  to  "nick  out" 
and  break. 


Scientific  ^Utecctlamt. 


Power  of  Invention. — The  last  two  great 
wars  have  illustrated  in  a  new  light  the  fact 
that  one  thought  is  mightier  than  a  million 
arms.  The  inventor  and  the  engineer  fight 
the  battles  as  well  as  do  the  work  of  the 
world.  If  there  are  exceptions  and  limita- 
tions to  this  statement  at  present,  they  are 
rapidly  giving  way  before  the  advance  of 
science,  and  the  time  is  coming  when  they 
will  be  no  more.  We  have  only  to  suppose 
the  inventor  of  the  needle-gun  to  have  been 
an  Austrian  or  a  "confederate"  to  perceive 
how  the  condition  and  future  of  either  hem- 
isphere might  have  been  reversed  through 
the  agency  of  one  man.  Had  the  monitor 
sprung  full-armed  from  a  Southern  instead 
of  a  Northern  brain,  where  now  would  have 
been  the  United  States?  But  there  were 
reasons  for  these  things  as  they  were.  The 
future  policy  of  nations  is  too  plain  to  be 
missed  by  a  plain  man,  however  theorists 
may  obscure  it.  Only  those  who  most  suc- 
cessfully cherish,  most  determinedly  grasp 
the  whole  system  of  arts  and  manufactures 
will  hereafter  be  strong  and  secure. 

Proper  Speed  of  Wood-working  Ma- 
chinery.— Velocity  of  circular  saws  at  peri- 
phery, 6,000  to  7,000  feet  per  minute;  ve- 
locity of  the  band-saw,  2,500  feet  per  minute; 
velocity  of  gang  saws,  of  20-ineh  stroke,  120 
strokes  per  minute ;  velocity  of  scroll  saws, 
300  strokes  per  minute ;  velocity  of  planing 
machine  cutters  at  periphery,  4,000  to  G,000 
feet  a  minute. 

Travel  of  the  work  under  planing  ma- 
chine, l-20th  of  an  inch  for  each  cut ;  travel 
of  the  molding  machine  cutters,  3,500  to 
4, 000  feet  per  minute ;  travel  of  the  "  squar- 
ing-up"  machine  cutters,  7,000  to  S,000  feet 
per  minute. 

Speed  of  wood-carving  drills,  5,000  revo- 
lutions per  minute ;  speed  of  machine  augers 
of  1  %  inches  diameter,  900  revolutions  per 
minute ;  speed  of  machine  augers  of  %  inch 
diameter;  1,200  revolutions  per  minute. 

Gang  saws  require  for  45  superficial  feet 
of  pine  per  hour  one-horse  power  indicated. 
Circular  saws  require  for  75  superficial  feet 
of  pine  per  hour  one-horse  power  indicated. 
In  oak  or  hard  wood  %  of  the  above  quan- 
tity require  one-horse  power  indicated.  — 
Molesworih. 


Stereoscopic — Editors  Press: — A  book 
in  the  Odd  Fellows'  Library,  of  this  city, 
containing  several  stereoscopic  views  of  the 
island  of  Teneriffe,  some  time  ago  led  me  to 
a  singular  discovery, — at  least  I  claim  it  as 
such,  not  having  read  or  heard  of  anything 
similar  before.  It  is  tho  fact  that  yon 
can  behold  and  contemplate  stereoscopic 
.  ithont  the  aid  of  a  stereospc,  though 
with  the  same  effect,  but  more  minutely, 
even. 

To  effect  this  ond,  you  have  to  take  a 
glance  at  some  object  about  100  or  200  yards, 
distant,  keep  your  eyes  fixed  in  this  direc- 
tion ;  then  introduce  the  picture  into  this 
fixed  line  of  sight  at  the  visual  point  (the 
point  nearest  to  the  eyes,  where  you  can  see 
any  object  with  the  most  perfect  clearness.) 
Probably  you  will  then  behold  four  pictures 
instead  of  two,  but  the  two  middle  ones 
will  appear  very  much  mingled  ;  then  you 
have  to  try  either  to  move  the  picture  slow- 
ly to  and  fro,  or  cast  your  glance  farther  off 
or  nearer  by.  Thus,  you  will  find,  that 
the  outlines  of  the  two  middle  pictures  will 
change,  and  finally  you  have  to  try  to  bring 
these  outlines  into  one.  As  soon  as  this  is 
effected,  of  course  you  will  see  only  three 
pictures  ;  your  eyes  must  rest  upon  the 
middle  one,  when  this  will  show  every  ob- 
ject elevated  exactly,  as  seen  by  the  aid  of 
a  stereoscope,  when  the  other  pictures  on 
each  side  will  not.  With  a  little  practice, 
you  will  soon  be  able  to  control  your 
eyes  in  this  respect,  so  as  not  to  be  in  want 
of  the  above  stated  proceedings  ;  but  nei- 
ther will  I  say  that  everybody  can  learn  this 
kind  of  eye-glancing,  as  only  very  few  of 
my  friends  to  whom  I  explained  the  matter 
have  learned  it,  when  most  of  them  could 
not  E.  J.  Pfeiffer. 

San  Francisco,  Oct.  2,  1867. 

Aeronautical. — There  seems  to  be  more 
than  ever  at  the  present  time,  a  persistent 
effort  being  made  to  advance  the  science  of 
aeronautics  to  a  practical  utility.  Numer- 
ous scientific  men  are  engaged  in  the  effort. 
The  same  principle,  with  various  modifica- 
tions, as  an  aid  to  elevation,  and  as  a  means 
of  locomotion  is  being  extensively  experi- 
mented with.  The  greatest  interest,  how- 
ever, seems  just  now  to  attach  to  some 
recent  experiments  of  Dr.  Wm.  Smith,  of 
London.  The  Doctor  asserts  that  the  wing 
of  a  strong  pigeon  strikes  the  air  with  a  force 
which  will  raise  a  pound  weight  one  foot 
high  in  a  minute.  But  as  soon  as  the  stroke 
has  produced  its  greatest  mechanical  effect 
it  is  suddenly  cut  short,  nerves  in  the  wing 
of  the  bird  letting  it  know  when  the  maxi- 
mum effect  is  attained.  He  has  succeeded 
in  cutting  some  of  the  nerves  of  the  bird 
from  the  organs  of  motion,  the  result  being 
that  although  the  bird  flapped  the  air  harder 
than  before,  it  could  not  fly.  He  thinks, 
therefore,  that  in  attempting  flight  by  means 
of  artificial  wings,  the  stroke  must  be  cut 
short  when  it  has  attained  its  maximum. 
On  these  principles  he  proposes  a  machine 
with  artificial  wings,  propelled  by  motive 
power  obtained  from  the  explosions  of  mixed 
oxygen  and  hydrogen  gases.  The  heat  thus 
produced  is  not  great,  the  gases  would  be 
exploded  in  india  rubber  accordeon-shaped 
vessels,  and  these  by  their  expansion  would 
give  the  stroke. 


Oxidation  by  Means  of  Charcoal. — A 
communication  was  lately  read  at  the  Lon- 
don Chemical  Society,  concerning  experi- 
ments made  with  recently  burned  boxwood 
charcoal.  It  was  first  placed  in  pure  oxy- 
gen gas,  and,  after  being  saturated  with 
other  gases  and  vapors,  the  absorption  as 
well  as  the  resulting  vapors  were  noted. 
Moist  sulphurous  acid  and  sulphureted  hy- 
drogen were  changed  to  sulphuric  acid ; 
common  alcohol  to  acetic  acid,  amylic  alco- 
hol to  valerianic  acid ;  but  the  author  as- 
serted that  ammonia  does  not  undergo  oxi- 
dation in  the  pores  of  charcoal. 

M.  Zaltwski  has  discovered  a  method  of 
augmentingthe  power  of  a  Bunson's  battery, 
and  making  it  more  lasting.  He  uses  two 
porous  vessels,  one  within  the  other.  In 
the  inner  one,  which  contains  the  carbon, 
he  puts  nitric  acid,  and  in  the  outer  sulphu- 
ric acid.  In  the  outer  vessel  containing  the 
zinc,  he  places  a  solution  of  sal  ammoniac. 
No  effervescence,  it  is  said,  takes  place,  and 
no  zinc  is  consumed  uselessly. 


The  Academy  of  Sciences,  of  Paris,  it  is 
well  known,  is  made  up  of  a  fixed  number 
of  members,  which  is  never  increased. 
When  any  member  dies  his  chair  is  filled  at 
the  next  meeting  by  balloting.  None  but 
the  most  eminent  among  Savons  have  any 
chance  of  obtaining  a  chair  of  membership 
in  that  body— not  even  royalty  itself  can 
reach  that  distinguished  honor  except  by 
the  difficult  road  of  scientific  attainments. 
It  is  said  to  be  the  earnest  wish  of  tho  pres- 
ent Emperor  Napoleon  to  receive  that 
honor,  and  he  still  hopes  to  attain  it  by  his 
literary  and  inventive  genius.  The  recent 
decease  of  M.  Pelouze  created  a  vacancy  in 
this  body ;  there  were  several  candidates 
proposed,  among  them  M.  M  Cahours,  M. 
Berthelot  and  M.  Wurtz.  The  election 
finally  resulted  in  the  choice  of  the  latter 
named  savant.  M.  Wurtz  was  the  discover- 
er of  glycol  and  compound  ammonias. 
These  two  discoveries  gained  for  him  the 
prize  of  §2,000.  He  is  also  the  author  of 
a  valuable  work  entitled  "  Chemical  Philos- 
ophy," which  has  been  translated  in  many 
languages.  His  claims  were  considered  of 
the  first  order.  The  number  present  at  the 
election  was  fifty-three.  M.  Wurtz  was 
elected  by  forty-five  votes  against  three 
given  for  M.  Berthelot,  and  two  for  M.  Ca- 
hours, and  three  blank.  The  three  blank 
ones  were  an  intimation  that  there  was  that 
number  in  the  Academy  who  did  not  think 
that  either  of  the  three  names  presented 
were  worthy  to  sit  in  their  illustrious  as- 
semblage. In  view,  especially  of  the  high 
attainments  of  the  successful  candidate,  it 
was  considered  a  most  foolish  display  of  im- 
portance and  disdain,  and  a  public  exhibi- 
tion of  a  most  ridiculous  meanness  of  spirit 
on  the  part  of  the  learned  Academical  trio. 

Mercerizing  Cotton  is  the  term  applied 
to  the  discovery  of  the  peculiar  action  of 
caustic  soda  and  sulphuric  acid  upon  cotton. 
This  singular  process  is  called  "mercer- 
izing," from  the  name  of  its  discoverer,  and 
has  the  effect  of  untwisting  the  normally 
twisted  tubes  of  cotton  filaments,  and  con- 
verting them  into  cylindrical  tubes.  When 
colors  are  applied  to  the  cotton  so  treated, 
they  pass  more  readily  through  the  minute 
pores  of  the  tubes,  and  are  precipitated  in 
denser  layers  in  the  interior  of  the  latter, 
whereby  darker  and  more  permanent  shades 
are  produced.  Calico  so  treated  becomes 
greatly  increased  in  strength,  and  though 
hitherto  no  large  quantities  of  cloth  thus 
prepared  have  been  printed,  owing  to  the 
expense  of  preparation,  advantage  has  been 
taken  of  the  process  to  prepare  the  cotton 
fabric  used  in  the  production  of  the  endless 
web  known  to  calico  printers  as  the  india 
rubber  blanket,  which,  when  made  with  pre- 
pared calico,  is  rendered  more  durable. 
There  is  no  doubt  that  Mr.  Mercer's  discov- 
ery is  a  valuable  one,  and  when  the  ob- 
jections to  it  become  more  generally  known, 
some  one  may  succeed  in  overcoming  them. 
The  advantages  are  that  the  fabric  contracts 
about  one-fifteenth  linearly  in  each  direc- 
tion, and  the  threads  appear  rounder,  firmer, 
and  closer  together;  the  cloth  does  not  re- 
flect so  much  white  light,  but  has  a  translu- 
cent appearance.  Its  strength  is  also  im- 
proved ;  cotton  thus  treated  shows  a  supe- 
rior affinity  for  some  colors,  especially  indigo 
blue  ;  it  takes  as  deep  a  shade  of  blue  at  one 
dip  as  common  cloth  takes  in  six,  and,  gen- 
erally speaking,  colors  look  better  on  this 
than  on  untreated  cloth.  The  objection  to 
the  process  was  mainly  the  expense  of  the 
soda,  but  now  that  this  agent  has  been  re- 
duced in  price  this  objection  will  not  be  so 
formidable.  It  was  also  said  that  the  ap- 
pearance of  greater  fineness  and  eloseness, 
produced  by  the  contraction  of  the  fiber, 
could  be  more  surely  and  economically 
produced  by  the  loom. 

A  New  Anesthetic  has  recently  been  in- 
troduced— a  quadrichlorideof  carbon,  which 
emits  an  agreeable  smell  of  quinces,  and 
can  produce  insensibility  in  less  than  one 
minute.  The  insensibility  so  produced, 
maybe  maintained  with  or  without  loss  of 
consciousness ;  its  effects  cease  speedily 
when  desired,  and  are  not  followed  by  vom- 
iting. It  has  also  been  successfully  used 
for  obstinate  headache. 

An  explosive  matter  is  obtained  by  treat- 
ing a  common  glue  with  a  strong  solution 
of  chlorate  and  nitrate  of  potash.  This  ma- 
terial, it  is  said,  burns  like  ordinary  gun- 
powder. 


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[From  the  Commercial  Herald  and  Market  Review.  ] 
MEVEfG    REVIEW. 


The  business  of  mining  during  the  pnst  three  months, 
constituting  the  third  quarter  of  the  current  year,  without 
being  signalized  by  any  marked  discoveries  or  unwonted 
excitement,  has  been  generally  prosperous  and  progressive. 
This  interest,  as  has  been  justly  observed,  ia  now  in  a  6ort 
of  transition  state  on  this  coast,  passing  gradually  from  the 
precarious,  fluctuating  and  transitory,  but  often  largely 
remunerative  business  of  stream-work  or  alluvial  washing 
to  the  more  difficult  and  expensive  but,  at  the  same  time, 
more  permanent  and  certain  pursuits  of  cement  and  vein 
mining,  calling  for  the  employment  of  a  greater  amount  of 
capital  and  skilled  labor,  and  attended  generally  with  larger 
and  more  certain  but  less  immediate  returns.  Even  the 
former  branch  of  the  business,  as  at  present  conducted,  is 
much  niorB  costly  and  complicated  than  during  its  earlier 
stages, when  the  rudest  implements  and  the  simplest  manip- 
ulations sufficed  to  segregate  from  its  associate  materials 
and  to  secure  the  granulated  gold,  the  only  metal  then 
sought  for.  The  pan,  the  torn  and  the  rocker  of  the  pioneer 
gold  digger,  have,  except  in  a  few  localities,  been  long  since 
superseded  by  the  sluicing,  hydraulic  and  other  improved 
modes  of  washing,  whereby  immense  masses  of  earth  are 
readily  broken  down  and  deprived  of  their  auriferous  con- 
tents. The  placer  miner  instead  of  pursuing  his  calling 
along  the  gravelly  bars  and  in  the  beds  of  the  rivers  and 
alluvial  gulches,  where  the  most  shallow  excavations  an- 
swered every  purpose,  now  engages  more  extensively  in 
deep  explorations,  sinking  his  shafts  far  down  and  driving 
his  tunnels  into  the  deeply  buried  cement  and  gravel  beds ; 
or  penetrating  the  superincumbent  ruins  of  former  geolog- 
ical systems,  drifts  along  the  auriferous  channels  of  an- 
cient rivers,  richer,  by  far,  than  those  more  modern  streams 
that  supplied  the  earlier  fields  of  mining  industry.  Vast 
banks  of  earth  are  shattered  with  powder  and  sluiced  away; 
huge  piles  of  tailings  are  annually  washed  and  rewashed, 
every  year  bringing  with  it  some  valuable  invention  and 
material  advancement  or  marked  change  in  the  implements 
used  and  modes  employed  in  this  department  of  mining. 
But  it  is  in  the  other  branch  of  the  business— in  the  work- 
ing of  quartz  or  vein  mining  that  the  greatest  progress  is 
being  made,  and  the  most  vital  gains  achieved.  As  in  this 
department  the  difficulties  to  be  encountered  were  more 
formidable,  so  here  the  improvements  made  have  been 
most  signal  and  important,  involving  in  their  consequences 
questions  economical,  chemical  and  mechanical.  As  to  the 
best  methods  of  attacking  and  exploring  the  ore  channels 
much  has  been  learned,  resulting  in  a  greater  economy,  se- 
curity and  system,  than  had  before  been  attained.  A  more 
eareful  and  conservative  policy  is  being  observed  in  the  con- 
duct of  leading  mines,  looking  to  their  preservation  and 
permanent  productiveness  rather  than  immediate  and  ex- 
cessive profits.  Improvements  are  constantly  being  made 
in  the  construction  of  machinery  and  the  application  of 
steam,  some  of  which  promise  to  effect  a  great  saving  of 
labor  and  propulsive  power.  The  great  problem  of  the  suc- 
cessful treatment  of  the  sulphureted  ores  of  the  precious 
metals  makes  gratifying  progress;  several  large  chlorination 
works  erected  in  different  parts  of  the  State  now  being 
operated  with  results  that  promise  for  it  an  early  and  satis- 
factory solution.  Other  works  have  also  been  put  up  for 
treating  these  sulphurots  by  a  cheaper  and,  as  is  claimed, 
more  effectual  process,  while  many  of  the  more  obdurate 
silver-bearing  ores  are  being  successfully  reduced  by  means 
of  smelting  or  such  other  modes  as  varied  and  persistent 
experiment  has  established  as  best.  New  explosive  com- 
pounds are  about  being  substituted  for  gunpowder  whereby 
it  is  thought  a  saving  of  at  least  one-half  the  present  cost 
of  blasting  can  be  effected,  while  the  completion  of  rail- 
road communication  with  many  of  the  great  mining  centers 
of  the  State  and  its  early  extention  to  or  near  others,  still 
further  iu  the  interior,  cannot  fail  to  impart  to  this  branch 
of  business  an  activity  and  insure  for  it  a  prosperity  greater 
than  it  has  ever  yet  experienced.  The  almost  entire  cessa- 
tion of  Indian  hostilities  in  the  earlier  settled  portions  of 
the  mineral  regions  has  told  favorably  on  the  progress  of 
many  of  the  more  out-lying  districts,  some  of  which  had 
previously  been  much  retarded  by  this  cause.  At  present 
all  the  older  Pacific  States  and  Territories  are  nearly  exempt 
from  the  depredations  ot  the  native  tribes,  though  the  lat- 
ter still  continue  by  their  attacks  or  menaces  to  prevent  ex- 
ploration and  defeat  mining  operations  in  many  parts  of 
Montana,  Utah  and  Arizona;  certain  sections  of  which  can 
neither  be  settled  nor  even  prospected  until  these  savages 
are  destroyed  or  effectually  subjugated.  Another  element 
of  thrift  in  the  more  inland  mining  districts  is  the  extent 
to  which  they  are  becoming  able  to  supply  all  feed-stuffs, 
flour  and  other  staples  of  subsistance  by  products  of  local 
growth.  Even  in  the  more  remote  and  desert  sections  of 
country  a  sufficiency  of  these  commodities  has  been  raised 
to  meet  every  home  requirement;  the  capacities  of  Ari- 
zona, the  vast  regions  east  of  the  Cascade  Range  and  those 
lying  between  the  Sierra  Nevada  and  the  great  Central 
Cordillera  of  the  continent,  proving,  in  this  respect,  much 
greater  than  had  hitherto  been  supposed. 

Since  the  issue  of  our  last  serai-annual  review  the  Com- 
missioner for  the  collection  of  mining  statistics  on  the 
Pacific  coast  has  completed  his  labors  and  transmitted  the 
same  to  "Washington.  His  report,  the  material  for  which 
has  been  collected  with  the  utmost  diligence  and  care,  is 
comprehensive,  voluminous,  and  beyond  all  question  one  of 
the  most  useful  and  instructive  papers  ever  compiled  upon 
the  resources  and  industries  of  this  or  perhaps  any  other 
country.  It  seems  to  cover  the  whole  field  ably  and  fully — 
nothing  appears  to  have  been  forgotten,  slighted  or  over- 
looked. Questions  of  finance,  agriculture,  transportation, 
manufactures  and  commerce — of  private  interest  and  pub- 
lic policy — are  all  considered  with  reference  to  their  bear- 
ings on  the  Bubject  of  mines  and  mining.  The  work  is 
eminently  practical  and  utilitarian,  abounding  in  facts  and 
figures  drawn  from  the  most  intelligent  and  authentic 
sources;  it  having  been  the  aim  of  the  Commissioner  to 
make  it  so  thoroughly  reliable  that  it  could  safely  be  adopted 
as  the  basis  of  legislative  action  as  well  as  of  extended 
business  operations.  To  this  end  all  his  subordinates,  of 
whom  he  had  some  twenty  in  his  service,  were  specially  en- 
joined to  arrive  at  the  utmost  possible  accuracy  in  the  col- 
lection of  facts,  to  keep  within  bounds,  avoiding  exaggera- 
tion and  mis-statement,  it  being  his  desire  to  represent 
things  in  a  light  too  subdued  rather  than  over  color  or  mag- 
nify the  truth,  Being  compiled,  then,  with  such  a  strict 
regard  to  exactness,  and  by  parties  every  way  competent 
and  veracious,  this  work,  when  it  shall  appear,  will  have 
strong  claims  to  be  received  as  an  authority  upon  the  vari- 
ous topics  of  which  it  treats.  That  it  will,  despite  these 
precautions  against  exaggeration,  exhibit  for  our  Pacific 
possessions  an  immensity  of  mineral  wealth  need  hardly 
be  stated.  Indeed,  the  representations  made  of  these  and 
our  other  material  resources  are  such  as  cannot  fail  to 
astonish  the  world  by  reason  of  their  ready  availability  and 
vastuess.  The  nations  of  the  Eastern  Continent,  accus- 
tomed to  pursue  the  business  of  mining  in  fields  of  com- 
paratively narrow  limits,  will  be  amazed  when  they  come  to 
learn  through  an  authoritative  channel  the  richness  and 


extent  of  the  mineral  regions  lying  west  of  the  Rocky 
Mountains.  Here,  instead  of  afew  small  districts,  as  with 
them,  they  will  perceive  that  our  metalliferous  ranges 
stretch  over  States  and  Territories,  either  of  them  larger 
than  almost  any  kingdom  in  Europe,  our  lodes  being  at  the 
same  time  heavier  and  the  ores  much  richer  than  theirs. 
Here,  they  will  readily  come  to  understand,'  are  fields  of 
profitable  industry  broad  enough  to  absorb  the  cheap  capital 
and  give  employment  to  all  the  surplus  labor  of  the  old 
world.  Fields  of  industry,  too,  already  explored  and  opened 
up  to  the  enterprise  of  all  peoples,  native  and  foreign  alike — 
our  system  making  no  distinction  in  this  respect  between 
our  own  and  alien  citizens.  Here  the  miner  from  abroad 
can  take  up  and  hold  claims,  work  and  sell  the  same  or  buy 
others,  without  divesting  himself  of  his  nationality- 
joying,  if  he  choose,  all  the  advantages  without  assuming 
any  of  the  burdens  of  citizenship.  Here  the  laborer  can 
command  steady  work  at  wages  more  than  double  those  he 
has  been  accustomed  to  receive ;  or,  if  he  prefer,  become  his 
own  employer,  with  abundant  chance  of  success.  Here  the 
capitalist  receives  every  encouragement  and  protection,  his 
investments  enjoying  immunity  from  annoying  espionage 
and  excessive  taxation,  and  being  safe  against  the  fluctua- 
tions to  which  most  other  governments  are  exposed.  Here 
there  is  no  danger  of  his  being  oppressed  by  arbitrary  laws 
or  molested  by  official  interference,  as  in  many  other  mining 
countries.  With  us  he  is  not  liable,  as  in  Mexico  and  South 
America,  to  ho  plundered  by  the  government  on  the  one 
hand  and  guerrillas  on  the  other,  nor  subjected  to  a  vexa- 
tious surveillance  or  the  payment  of  royalties  and  other  ex- 
actions. All  these  and  many  other  advantages  peculiar  to 
our  mining  policy  will  be  made  apparent,  attaining  to  wide 
notoriety  through  the  pages  of  this  report,  animniense  edi- 
tion of  which,  it  is  understood,  will  be  issued  with  a  view  to 
its  broad  and  liberal  distribution.  That  great  and  lasting 
benefits  will  through  its  agency  accrue,  not  only  to  the 
mining  region  but  to  the  country,  and  even  the  world  at 
large,  cannot  be  doubted.  When  the  extent  to  which  our 
own  people  have  put  their  labor  and  means  in  mining  prop- 
erties, and  in  improvements  auxiliary  to  that  interest  is  un- 
derstood abroad,  an  increased  confidence  in  them  as  sources 
of  permanent  and  profitable  investment  cannot  fail  to  be 
the  result.  The  fact  that  we  have,  in  California  alone,  spent 
more  than  thirty  million  of  dollars  in  the  erection  of 
quartz  mills  and  the  opening  of  mines,  and  almost  an  equal 
sum  in  the  construction  of  water  ditches,  flumes,  roads, 
etc.,  designed  chiefly  to  promote  their  effectual  develop- 
ment, cannot  fail  to  be  accepted  as  evidence  of  our  faith  in 
their  vast  and  enduring  richness.  "We  have  now  in  this 
State  420  quartz  and  cement  mills  carrying  about  ^,501) 
stamps,  the  whole  erected  at  an  aggregate  cost  of  more 
than  six  million  of  dollars.  About  three-fifths  of  these 
are  propelled  by  steam  and  the  balance  by  water,  a  small 
number  being  driven  by  both  steam  and  water.  Besides 
these  mills  there  are  something  over  JOU  arastras,  the  most 
of  them  being  connected  with  the  mills  for  amalgamating 
purposes.  These  quartz  mills  carry  from  five  to  sixty  stamps 
each,  the  number  in  most  of  them  ranging  from  ten  to 
thirty.  The  cost  of  their  construction  varies  from  $10,000 
to  $120,000  each,  the  average  being  about  815,000.  With  the 
exception  of  those  in  Alpine,  Mono,  Inyo,  and  San  Ber- 
nardino counties,  they  all  work  for  gold  alone.  In  the  two 
counties  first  named  only  the  silver  saving  process  is 
adopted,  while  in  the  other  two  the  ores  are  worked  both 
for  gold  and  silver. 

How  rapidly  the  business  of  quartz  milling  has  increased 
in  California  is  shown  by  the  fact  that  there  were  but  140 
mills  in  the  State  ten  years  ago,  the  whole  of  which  carried 
but  1,500  stamps,  and  were  built  at  a  cost  of  less  than 
$2,000,000.  Besides  the  above  there  are  in  the  other  Pacific 
States  and  Territories  285  quartz  mills,  supplied  with*over 
2,000  stamps,  and  erected  at  an  aggregate  expense  of  nearly 
$5,000,000,  the  building  of  which  is  largely  due  to  California 
enterprise  and  capital.  The  linear  extent  of  the  main  water 
ditches  in  California  reaches  5,500  miles,  with  nearly  1,000 
miles  of  branches  for  distributing  the  water  at  points  more 
or  less  remote  from  the  line  of  the  principal  ditches.  The 
total  cost  of  these  works,  including  flumes,  branches  and 
reservoirs,  approximates  $16,000,000.  Some  of  them  are  of 
large  capacity,  and  extend  a  distance  of  nearly  fivo  hundred 
miles.  The  most  expensive,  that  of  the  South  Yuba  Canal 
Company,  cost  $1,500,000— the  cost  of  many  others  reaching 
from  two  to  six  hundred  thousand  dollars.  The  principal 
object  of  these  ditches  is  to  supply  the  placer  mines  with 
water,  though  they  also  furnish  a  good  deal  for  irrigating 
purposes  as  well  as  for  the  propulsion  of  machinery.  If  to 
these  sums  we  add  others  of  minor  importance,  such  as 
those  spent  in  the  construction  of  hydraulics,  roads, 
bridges,  etc.,  we  shall  have  another  heavy  item  of  expendi- 
ture incurred  for  purposes  subsiduary  to  the  business  of 
mining  in  its  several  branches,  leaving  out  of  account  the 
still  larger  amounts  spent  in  the  purchase  of  mining  prop- 
erties in  their  various  stages  of  development,  or  on  behalf 
of  labor  and  current  expenses  attending  their  working,  the 
whole  aggregating  so  me  hundred  millions  of  dollars. 

It  is  true,  that  these  investments  have  not  always  proved 
either  safe  or  profitable.  Much  money  has  been  lost  through 
inexperience  and  errors  of  judgment  not  only  in  the  business 
of  mining  itself  but  also  in  the  prosecution  of  enterprises 
designed  to  aid  and  encourage  it;  yet  these  losses  have 
hardly  been  greater  than  those  attending  many  other  pur- 
suits carried  on  in  a  new  country  and  under  circumstances 
eminently  precarious  and  trying;  while  it  may  safely  be  af- 
firmed that  the  business  of  mining  for  the  precious  metals 
on  this  coast  is  attended  at  the  present  time  with  as  much 
certainty  and  as  fair  a  chance  for  profit  as  merchandising, 
farming,  manufacturing  or  any  other  of  the  leading  indus- 
tries of  the  country— a  conclusion  warranted  by  the  ac- 
counts that  reach  us  from  nearly  all  parts  of  the  Pacific 
slope  of  the  continent.  We  have  now  data  to  justify  the 
belief  that  the  bullion  product  for  the  current  year  will  be 
larger  than  usual,  while  it  is  well  known  that  the  cases  of 
failure  caused  by  injudicious  investments  are  constantly 
diminishing.  While  some  mills  have  been  idle  and  some 
mines  have  remained  unworked  in  different  parts  of  the 
country,  caused  in  some  instances  by  mistakes  of  the  kind 
mentioned,  and  in  others  by  a  lack  of  means  or  the  want  of 
a  suitable  process  for  the  treatment  of  the  ores,  the  cases 
so  oommon  a  few  years  ago  of  parties  expending  immense 
sums  in  the  purchase  of  worthless  mines,  erecting  often 
costly  mills  in  addition  for  the  purpose  of  working  ores  that 
did  not  exist,  are  now  no  longer  heard  of.  On  the  contrary, 
while  very  liberal  investments  continue  to  be  made,  no 
mining  property  can  now  find  sale  until  it  has  been  at  least 
partially  proved,  nor  are  mills  apt  to  be  erected  until  there 
is  an  assurance  that  the  ore  supply  promises  to  be  ample. 
With  these  precautions  quartz  milling  and  mining  is  assum- 
ing a  new  and  more  hopeful  phase,  nor  is  there  any  likeli- 
hood that  the  former  reckless  stylo  of  procedure  will  ever 
again  obtain  in  the  conduct  of  this  business.  With  these 
reforms  achieved  and  the  economies  gained,  as  before  re- 
lated, the  pursuit  of  mining  is  largely  assuming  the  ele- 
ments most  attractive  to  capital — security  and  profit — plac- 
ing its  buccbss  on  this  coast  beyond  contingency.  With 
cheapened  cost  of  production  the  per  centage  of  loss  in  the 
working  of  ores  is  constantly  being  diminished,  This  ie 
especially  true  of  operations  in  California,  whero  the  mills 


working  auriferous  quartz  are  able,  as  a  general  thing,  to 
save  within  25  per  cent,  of  the  gold  it  contains  as  shown  by 
fire  assay;  those  adopting  the  chlorination  process  in  the 
treatment  of  sulphurets  saving  90  per  cent.,  while  some 
newly  invented  modes  claim  to  be  able  to  work  at  less  ex- 
pense and  much  more  closely. 

In  the  State  of  Nevada,  where  they  have  to  deal  mostly 
with  silver  bearing  ores,  the  results  obtained  are  widely 
different,  the  mills  about  Virginia  City,  working  the  Corn- 
stock  ores,  mostly  reduced  without  roasting,  saving  only 
about  f>5  per  cent,  of  the  metal,  while  those  at  Austin,  Twin 
River,  and  in  the  Cortez  District,  where  roasting  is  prac- 
ticed, save  from  SO  to  90  per  cent.  The  saving  at  Eelmont  is 
still  less  than  about  Virginia,  the  ores  there  being  worked 
by  a  cheap  and  expeditious  process,  whereby  40  per  cent,  of 
the  silver  is  left  in  the  tailings,  which  are  carefully  pre- 
served for  future  treatment.  It  having  been  found  that 
much  of  the  ore  in  certain  localities,  as  in  the  Humboldt 
and  Esmeralda  sections  of  country,  can  be  successfully  re- 
duced only  by  smelting,  works  for  this  purpose  have  been 
erected  there,  and  are  now  being  operated  with  excellent 
results.  Taken  as  a  whole  the  business  of  mining  in  that 
State  is  likely  to  prove  more  prosperous  the  present  year 
than  ever  before— the  product  of  bullion  approximating 
$20,000,000,  a  gain  of  more  than  20  per  cent,  on  the  yield  of 
any  former  year;  while  the  favorable  situation  of  things 
there  warrants  the  belief  that  the  product  will  be  increased 
in  a  corresponding  ratio  for  several  years  to  come. 

In  Arizona  operations  in  quartz  continue  to  be  delayed  by 
the  difficulty  encountered  in  finding  a  suitable  process  for 
reducing  the  sulphureted  ores  and  the  persistent  hostilities 
of  the  Indians,  these  causes  having  also  to  some  extent  in- 
terfered with  the  progress  of  both  this  and  placer  mining 
in  Utah,  Idaho  and  Montana.  The  Lemhi  mines,  discovered 
over  a  year  Bince  in  Idaho  Territory,  and  to  which  there  was 
a  considerable  emigration  in  the  early  part  of  the  present 
summer,  though  quite  extensive,  have  failed  to  pay  more 
than  very  moderate  wages,  while  those  found  about  the 
same  time  in  the  southern  part  of  Utah  have  been  but  little 
prospected  on  account  of  the  Indians,  who  have  refused  to 
allow  the  whites  to  enter  the  country.  The  placer  mines 
discovered  during  the  past  summer  on  the  upper  waters  of 
the  Humboldt,  in  the  north-eastern  part  of  Nevada,  have 
also  proved  to  be  of  but  limited  extent  and  richness,  though 
several  small  parties  have  made  fair  wages  there  at  surface 
digging,  and  the  region  abounds  with  what  appear  to  be 
valuable  quartz  veins.  Very  recently  an  extensive  range  of 
placers  has  been  found  on  the  upper  tributaries  of  the  Pay- 
ette River,  Idaho,  quite  a  numerous  population  since  gath- 
ered there,  being  now  engaged  washing  with  good  results. 
Discoveries  of  surface  mines,  though  of  less  magnitude, 
have  been  made  elsewhere  during  the  present  season ;  and, 
viewing  this  branch  of  business  as  a  whole,  it  would  seem 
to  have  been  attended  up  to  this  time,  with  at  least  an 
average  degree  of  success. 

In  our  recently  acquired  territories  on  the  northwest 
there  is  good  reason  to  believe  extensive  deposits  of  the 
precious  metals  will  bo  found  as  well  also  as  valuable  beds 
of  coal,  iron  and  copper;  and  it  is  anticipated  thatthe  coun- 
try will  bo  thoroughly  explored  with  a  view  to  ascertaining 
the  extent  of  its  mineral  resources  the  coming  season. 
During  the  past  three  months  the  more  subordinate 
branches  of  mining— coal,  copper  and  quicksilver,  have  been 
conducted  with  an  average  degree  of  success,  the  product 
of  the  New  Idria  quicksilver  mine,  now  worked  with  a  large 
force,  being  constantly  on  the  increase.  The  Borax  Com- 
pany at  Clear  Lake  continue  to  extract  about  thirty-five  tons 
monthly  of  this  salt,  for  which  they  find  an  increasing  de- 
mand, and,  although  but  little  is  being  done  just  at  present 
with  our  petroleum  deposits,  thero  is  no  doubt,  consider- 
ing their  immense  extent  and  the  prospect  that  this  ma- 
terial will  soon  come  to  be  used  as  a  fuel,  but  what  they 
will  in  a  short  time  be  made  largely  available  for  this  and 
other  purposes, 

"What  Others  Say  of  Our  Paper. 

The  Mining  and  Scientific  Press  is  nil  that  its  publishers 
claim  for  It,  being  a  compendium  of  mining  lU'ws  on  the 
Pacific  Coast,  and  a  general  disseminator  or  all  matters  of 
interest  to  the  mechanical  and  agricultural  portions  of  Ihe 
State.— JJufaJl  Flat  Enquirer. 

The  Minixg  and  Scientific  Press,  Ran  Francisco,  has  en- 
tered on  its  sixteenth  volume.  The  Press  Is  worth  its  weight 
In  gold  to  the  artisan  and  the  miner,  and  Is  always  tilled 
with  original  matter  of  deep  interest  to  all  classes.— Amador 
Lalffcr,  Jul;/  Uth. 

"Congratulating  you  on  the  many  very  great  improve- 
ments you  have  made  upon  the  Press— its  usefulness  and 
prosperity.— Letter  from  Editor  Sue.  Bee. 

That  excellent  paper  has  donned  a  new  dress  of  Califor- 
nia manufacture. — tiec#e  Hirer  Jieneillc 

The  Mining  and  Scientific  Press—  a  most  useful  exchango.— 
Oicyhcc  Avalanche. 


Bosiness  Notice.— Mr.  A.  T.  Dewey,  of  this  journal,  con. 
templates  a  visit  of  several  months  in  the  Atlantic  States,  a 
portion  of  which  time  he  will  spend  in  Washington,  New 
York  and  Boston.  Any  of  our  Eastern  friends  who  wish  to 
communicate  with  him,  for  business  or  other  purposes,  will 
address  their  letters  to  "  Westtlcld,  Mass." 


Jacob  Sbew,  Pioneer  Photographer,  612  Clay  street,  north 
side,  four  doors  above  Montgomery,  (late  31,1  Montgomery 
street,)  takes  all  kinds  of  Photographs  in  the  best  style  of 
the  Art.  He  would  invite  especial  attention  to  the  new 
'  Cabinet  Photographs,"  which  he  is  taking  to  perfection. 
10vl4tf 


Secretaryship  for  Mining  COMPANIES.— A  gdMleman  of 
education,  ability  and  experience,  is  desirous  of  procuring 
a  position  as  Secretary,  or  Assistant  Secretary,  in  some 
good  Mining  Company.  Has  most  unexceptionable  refer- 
ences.   Address  "  SECRETARY,"  at  this  office.        fivlBtf 


For  Cabinet  Photographs,  or  Enameled  Cards,  of  the 
very  best  quality,  you  must  go  to  the  NEW  YORK  GAL- 
LERY, NbS.  25  and  27  Third  street  Every  picture  war 
ranted  to  give  perfect  satisfaction. 

fivlfiqr  B.  F.  ROWLAND,  Artist. 


Save  Your  Teeth.— Do  not  have  them  extracted 
without  first  consulting  a  good  Dentist.  The  loss  is  Irrepar- 
able, and,  in  many  instances,  unnecessary.  DR.  BEERS, 
corner  of  Pine  and  Kearny  streets,  makes  a  specialty  of 
filling  the  fangs  of  dead  Teeth,  and  building  up  broken 
crowns  with  fori:  gold— thus  restoring  them  to  their  origi- 
nal usefulness  and  beauty. 

jfcj?-Cail  and  examine  the  work.  Finest  quality  of  arti- 
ficial work  also  manufactured.  I6vld-tf 


Delays  are  Dau^crons. — Inventors  on  the  Pacific 
Coast  should  bear  in  mind  that  by  patronizing  our  Patent 
Agency  they  can  sign  all  necessary  papers  for  securing  pa- 
tents almost  immediately,  thereby  avoiding  the  three 
month's  delay  requisite-  in  transacting  business  through 
Eastern  agencies. 


AN  INSTRUCTIVE  BOOK! 

Prof.    LAYRES' 

ELEMENTS  OF  COMPOSITION, 

BELLK&.LJETTIEES  Al'D  OEATOBY 

For  Scholars,  Teachers,  Lawyers  alt  Pro- 
fessional Persons,  and  those  of  Common 
Education,  who  would  improve  the 
Eloquence    and  Effectiveness 
of  their  Composition  and 
Manners  of  Address. 


Price,  pontage  paid, 


81. lO 


This  Is  a  new  [publication,  and  in  style  and  treatment 
of  this  important  subject,  is  original,  simple,  plain  and 
comprehensive.  The  author,  Prop.  Layres  (a  meritorious 
Teacher  of  good  standing  In  California,  and  a  sound  thinker 
and  reasoner.)  in  his  preface  says:  "The  method  pursued 
by  the  Author  In  developing  the  subject  of  Composition,  Is 
both  the  synthetical  and  analytical.  The  former  is  neces- 
sary to  teach  the  theory,  the  latter  the  practice  of  Ihe  art; 
and  as  these  are  both  indispensable  to  the  scholar,  so  are 
also  the  two  methods,  as  the  sequel  will  show. " 

The  Work  has  lately  been  approved  and  authored  by 
the  State  Board  of  Education  for  use  in  the  Public  Schools. 

To  further  illustrate  the  varied  and  popular  endorsement 
the  book  has  go  rapidly  received,  we  quote  the  following 

Eecommendations  : 

It  Is  simple,  concise,  and  well  arranged.  It  seems  to  be  a 
work  of  greai  value.—  John  Steett. 

I  am  prepared  to  concur  in  the  recommendation  of  the 
Honorable  Superintendent  uf  Public  Instruction,— J.  ft 
Pelton. 

After  as  careful  and  thorough  perusal  of  the  same  as  tt 
was  in  my  power  to  give,  I  came  to  the  conclusion  that,  lor 
conciseness,  correctness,  and  precision  of  definition,  as  well 
as  lor  completeness  and  simplicity  ot  style.lt  was,  and 
would  be.  without  a  rival.  I  regard  your  work  as  the  best 
01  its  kind.  I  know  of  but  few  men  m  any  profession  who 
would  not  be  benefited  by  its  careful  study.—  H'wi.  il.  Hill. 

I  regard  it  as  one  of  the  best  treatises  upon  these  import- 
aiitbranch.es — perhaps  the  only  one  obtainable  possessing 
equal  advantages— combining  com prehtnsiveness  with  con- 
ciseness, and  ni"  such  simplicity  in  its  arrangement  as  io  bo 
readily  understood  by  the  advanced  pupil  — F,  W.  Hutch. 

It  Is  admirably  arranged  to  develop  the  correct  idea  of 
the  analysis  and  synthesis  of  language,  and  the  amplifica- 
tion of  ideas  Into  sentences  and  permits.  The  style  is  dear, 
terse  and  picking.  I  do  not  hesitate  to  recommend  it  aa  a 
great  acoulsltion  to  our  text  books.— Jamtm  Denmun. 

J  am  happy  to  express  my  conviction  or  the  value  ot  the 
whole  treatise.  It  would  give  me  much  gratification  to  see 
so  thorough  ami  excellent  a  treatise  emanate  from  young 
California. — Martin  Kellogg. 

I  recommend  It  to  all  those  who  wish  to  obtain  a  book 
that  will  give  them  definite  ideas  on  this  subject,  and  lei.cb 
them  to  express  their  thuughts  and  feelings  in  a  clear,  sim- 
ple, and  forcible  manner.-  Caroline  L.  Atwood. 

Iregard  Ihe  book  about  lobe  published  as  far  superior  to 
any  work  extant  upou  that  subject. —  Win.  S.  Hunt,  A.  M. 

I  believe  the  work  will  bo  a  valuable  and  much  needed 
adAiUon  to  our  school  text-books  — Merman  Perry. 

You  have  brought  the  results  ot  a  profound  analysis,  and 
made  them  available,  in  a  practical  form.— J.  Ml.  Jirayton. 

I  can  recommend  it  particularly  to  my  young  friends  of 
the  legal  profession,  as  a  source  from  which  they  may  be 
able  to  learn  much  of  value  as  special  pleaders  and  as  advo- 
cates at  the  lornin.—  John  Curry. 

The  subjects  upon  which  you  treat  hnve  heretofore  been 
too  much  neglected  iu  the  education  of  young  men  In  Amer- 
ica. *  *  Exactly  calculated  to  Interest.  *  '  It  will  soon 
become  a  necessity  in  every  lawyer's  library.— Charter  A. 

Tuttle. 

Its  clearness  and  comprehensiveness  make  it  easy.— G,  W 
Boicie. 

A  gent'emnn  of  varied  learning  and  ripe  culture,  who  has 
half  a  dozen  languages  at  his  tongue's  end.  He  socks  to 
teach  the  student  not  only  how  to  take  sentences  apart,  but 
how  to  construct  tbein.  His  system  has  the  merit  of  origin- 
ality. We  know  of  no  work  In  which  cttn  be  obtained 
so  lucid  an  exposition  of  the  elements  of  composition,  and 
such  valuable  assistance  in  learning  how  to  put  his  Ideas 
Into  language.  Prof.  Layres  has  done  the  cause  of  popular 
education  good  service.— S.  F.  Bulletin. 

This  is  a  San  Francisco  book  by  a  San  Francisco  author. 
It  contains  IGti  pages,  and  is  altogether  creditable  to  Sail 
Francisco.  It  meets  a  public  want,  and  meets  it  in  a  fot  m 
and  size  cheap  and  convenient,  and  in  reach  of  the  hum- 
blest.— Alia  California. 

The  writer,  the  lawyer,  the  minister,  or  the  statesman, 

may  study  Its  rules  and  definitions  with  profit,  Nothing 
conduces  more  to  the  purity  of  a  national  literary  taste 
than  a  general  and  thorough  knowledge  ot  the  rules  by 
which  the  construction  of  language  is  governed.  —S.F.  Times 

Prof.  Layres  plunges  at  once  "in  medias  ra>."  He  seizes  a 
a  sentence  [which  Is  the  unit  in  eompo.-ilion,  whether  writ- 
ten or  spoken,!  holds  it  up  before  you;  tears  It  to  pieces  be- 
fore your  eyes— or  rather,  wc  should  say,  neally  and  skil- 
fully dissects  It— displays  one  by  one  Its  several  parte; 
makes  you  thoroughly  acquainted  with  each,  in  Its  entire- 
ty; and  then  shows  you  how  to  put  them  together  again. 
A  series  of  such  experiments,  increasing  in  complexity  so 
gradually  that  you  do  not  feel  the  dilliculiy,  and  the  thing 
Fsdone;  you  are  master  of  the  subject.— Mining  and, 'iden- 
tific  Press. 

Its  design  is  to  show  that  ideas  can  bo  so  arranged  as  to 
Increase  their  power;  In  short,  to  teach  the  mechanism  of 
composition,  eloquence  and  oratory.  A  desideratum  long 
felt  is  supplied.— S.  F.  Examiner. 

This  is  an  ago  in  which  the  occasions  are  rapidly  mult!- 
plving.when  educated  men,  and  women,  too,  are  called 
up'on  to  express  their  views  In  writing,  either  for  public  or 
private  inspection  and  criticism.— StwJtfon  Independent 

The  most  eminent  educators  in  California  give  it  their  \ 
hearty  approval,  and  we  concur—  Mar yscillr.  Appeal. 

Not  only  one  of  the  best  of  its  kind,  but,  what  is  still 
better,  one  of  the  brieiesL  It  contains  16G  pages.— Virginia 
Enterprise. 

Price,  SL10.  Sent  by  mall,  postage  paid,  without  extra 
charge.  Liberal  reductions  made  to  the  Trade,  Teachers 
and  Schools,  ordering  by  wholesale.  Orders  received  by 
our  Traveling  Agents. 

Address  DEWEY  &  CO.,  Mining  and  Scientific  Press,  San 
Francisco.  Ovlt-tf 


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Weekly  Stock  Circular. 

Of  Aai<xiited  Broker*  of  the  8.  P.  Stock  and  Eicainge  Board. 

Sa*  FftAHCitco.  SATrkD«r  Morning.  | 
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Bullion   rroihut. 

Tho  following  table  shows  tho  bullion  product  of  the  lead- 
ing claim*  on  (he  Conutock  Lode  during  the  first  nine 
month*  of  l*fi7: 


p    H    O   Q 


I    I 

r  z 

:     B 

i 


If 


a   '. 


3    S 

3  ? 


3.   » 


i  s  :   1  i  g  I  g  §  §  I 

Ssi  53888388 


l.  3  ;    ?  ;  (i  S  f  .=  .8  5  ? 

1  §  '    =i2Issl§8 

1  -  -    B8S8SS88t 


S   j3   J8   S    8   ?    S   jS 
68832E8E 

F.     8 


S 


8    S    8 


?   I* 


8  a 


£  3  )l  p  9  = 

I  §  1  S  §  a 
8  s  t  8  8  g 


1  i 

8    8 


ass 


P   -8 


8    8    8 


£    t    S   3   3   .S 

8    £    2    S    fe    h 

s  ss  a  s  s  B 


8  s 


2  s 
a  s 


i    e    S    2    5 

S?     £    "g     g     £ 


§  I 

s  s 


8  i 


s  s  a 


s  s  a 


la  the  above  table  wo  have  estimated  the  bullion  receipts 
of  the  Yellow  Jacket  company  for  July,  August  and  Sep- 
tember. Tho  bullion  of  the  Kentuck  company  ia  placed  at 
$101,000  for  September,  though  the  receipts  may  be  some- 
what increased.  Overman  reports  a  bullion  yield  of  $124,- 
6R8  SO  since  the  close  of  Juno,  which  added  to  the  above 
aggregate  for  the  pant  nine  months  shows  the  yield  of 
twelve  companies  to  be  $11,046,21.1  45.  A6  compared  with 
the  first  nine  months  of  1866,  we  have  an  increase  of  $3,028,- 
736  73  for  1867.  We  cannot  look  for  any  increase  of  bullion 
from  the  Comstock  Lode  during  the  following  quarter  of 
the  year,  since  the  productiveness  at  present  depths  has 
materially  fallen  off  within  the  past  five  months.  In  May 
lost  the  yield  of  the  above  companies  was  nearly  $1,600,000, 
while  in  September  it  waa  only  $1,170,000,  showing  a  de- 
crease of  $430,000. 

City    Stoclcs. 

During  the  past  three  months  city  shares  have  been 
quite  inactive,  the  sales  being  comparatively  meagre  un- 
der the  very  excited  state  of  the  mining  share  market, 
which  seemed  to  absorb  all  stock  dealing  interests.  The 
home  insurance  companies  ii*vo  fallen  very  materially  from 
former  prices,  aa  will  be  seen  by  our  carefully  revised 
quotations.  We  understand  all  the  companies  have  passed 
their  usual  dividends  for  the  quarter  just  closed.  The  San 
Francisco  Co.  paid  4%  per  cent,  for  the  past  six  months, 
On  the  7th  instant,  tho  Board  of  Directors  of  the  Pacific 
Insurance  Co.  passed  tho  following  resolution:  "That  this 
company,  desiring,  in  its  own  interest  and  that  of  its  in- 
sured, to  strengthen  its  position,  deems  it  judicious  to 
declare  no  dividend  for  the  quarter  ending  30th  ult."  The 
principal  reasons  assigned  for  this  course  are— lower  rates 
than  Eastern  Companies  and  not  adequate  to  the  risks  as- 
sumed, and  transfer  of  $2.50,000  from  its  surplus  fund  to 
increase  tho  capital  to  $l,l)i.ni,iii>i.>  curly  this  year.  The  earned 
profits  for  the  quarter  ending  Sept.  ;tOth,  in  compliance  with 
the  State  laws,  were  $74.7tt4  1)4,  sufficient  for  the  usual  divi- 
dend if  thuy  desired  to  declare  it. 

The  Bonk  of  California  pays  its  usual  dividend  of  one  per 
cent,  per  month  on  the  15th  instant. 

MLnlns    Share    Marlcet. 

During  the  first  nine  months  of  the  present  year  the 
greater  portion  of  the  leading  claims  on  the  Comstock  lode 
have  yielded  beyond  precedent,  work  upon  the  vein,  consid- 
ered as  a  whole,  having  proved  more  largely  productive  and 
profitable  than  during  any  like  period  since  its  vigorous  de- 
velopment was  entered  upon.  Throughout  the  whole  of 
this  time  operations  have  been  pushed  with  the  most  per- 
sistent energy  and  with  results  that  caused  shares  in  all  the 
more  prominent  claims  usually  dealt  in  by  stock  operators 
to  appreciate  at  one  time  largely  and  rapidly,  the  diileronpe 
in  the  ruling  prices  of  stocks  in  the  month  of  July,  1860, 
and  in  the  same  month  of  the  present  year,  when  they 
had  reached  their  maximum,  being  equivalent  to  about  100 
per  cent.  During  the  latter  pari,  of  September  a  disposition 
to  relax  tho  rigor  with  which  these  stocks  had  been  held 
began  to  manifest  itself,  since  which  time  tho  mining  share 
market  has  declined  with  a  rapidity  that  might  justly  be 
characterized  as  a  panic,  were  it  not  to  some  extent  war- 
ranted by  the  existence  of  certain  untoward  circumstances 
connected  with  the  actual  and  prospective  condition  of  the 
mines.  That  the  value  of  the  oro  raised  from  several  of  the 
more  extensively  developed  claims  on  the  Comstock  lode  has 
of  late  deteriorated  in  a  vory  marked  manner,  having  also  in 
a  few  instances  diminished  in  quantity,  seems  indisputable 
This  decline  in  value  in  some  cases  amounted  to  25  per  cent, 
within  the  past  month.  That  speculative  combinations  and 
stock  jobbing  may,  as  usual,  have  tended  to  precipitate  this 
state  of  things,  is  highly  probable;  yet  therd  is  no  doubt 
but  the  present  greatly  depressed  condition  of  the  market 
for  the  properties  in  question,  is  mainly  attributable  to  the 
causes  mentioned.  It  seldom  happens  that  there  are  not 
large  interests  concerned  to  render  the  slightest  protest 
available  for  hastening  the  downfall  of  those  shares  that 


constitute  the  burden  of  dealing  on  tti>-  Stock  nvchaojre; 
yet,  not  always,  p*Th«p».  have  partlH  to  Inclined  niich  tang- 
ible, though,  in  reality,  very  Might  grounds  upon  which  to 
lnf«  their  efforts.    ThoM  at  all  conversant  with  tho  hmtory 

...... 

ndltlon  of  thine 

■    frequently  daring 
■ 

sard  to  uw 
condition  of  the  toillH  the] 

:  ire  n  ith  a  view  to 
■ 
nnhoalthj  inHui   . 

and,  finally, 
■  lil  be  kepi  furt li it  in  ml- 
raooe  ol  extraction,  to  the  ond  that  a  safer  judgment  may 
};■  formed  of  thoir  Future  prospeota  [■  no  doubt  true:  bm, 
whatever  policy  may  prevail  in  tola  rttpeot,  or  however 
managed  Qereaitor  there  can  b*  no  que 
lady  Icing   practically  inexhaustible— as  likely  to  extend— 

flu  pn  e-  ■  - 1 1  t  richneafl  to  "  depth  oi  ten  or  even 
nob   thousand  fret  as  of  one  or  two;   tht<ru  being  no 
<  iitmple  of  a  vein  of  this  class,  marked  n  [thai  hs 
such  ullluencu  and  power,  ever  lir.vitig  been  worked  OUt  in  a 

downward  direction.    A  point  will,  ox  ooume,  be  eventually 

reached  when  the  ooet  of  raising  tho  ores  will  no  longer 
loavf  a  mur«in  for  profit :  but  i  his.  in  view  of  tho  inventive 
gonitis  of  the  age  and  tho  engineering  resources  t  hat  emer- 
gcndi's  maybe  axpeoted  to  develop,  ia  a  condition  lying 
too  far  in  tho  remote  future  to  have  any  practical  bearing 
on  the  question  of  value  or  otherwise  intercut  the  present 
generation. 

The  following  U  a  condensed  review  of  claims  upon  the 
Comstock  Lode  for  the  past  nin»  months: 

S.iVAiii:— has  been  in  marked  fuvor  during  the  past  nine 
months,  having  at  the  beginning  of  July  reached  the  high- 
est market  price  daring  the  year— 45,000 per  font— declining 
to  $4,400  in  August,  and  under  the  division  of  thestoek  into 
twenty  shares  to  tho  foot  Bold  during  i  he  month  of  Septem- 
ber at  o  rapid  decline  from  (22fi  per  share  to  $113,  Improved 
to  ijlirj,  and  during  the  past  week  fell  to  Mw,  ex  dividend 
closing  ut$t'.il.  Th is  coiupany  disbursed  (MIMWl  in  dividends 
in  July,  August  uiul  September,  and  in  tho  previous  six 
months  only  j-tSHUHMt,  showing  the  average  payments  per 
share  to  have  been  #77  50  or  $1,550  per  foot"  during  the  past 
nino  months.  The  bullion  product  has  rapidly  increased, 
amounting  to  $2,8N0,434  in  the  first  nine  months  of  1867, 
being  an  increase  of  $1, 7&s,kS0  over  the  receipts  of  the  same 
period  in  1866.  This  mine  has  been  worked  upon  an  exten- 
sive scale  and  its  yield  has  been  enormous.  It  has  been  un- 
der the  supervision  of  able  officers,  and  no  doubt  will  con- 
tinue to  produce  largely;  however,  at  present  the  stock 
commands  a  low  price,  from  the  fact  that  the  developed 
frround  does  not  look  so  promising  as  it  did  some  time  ago, 
still  many  arc  sanguine  of  its  attaining  former  prices  so 
soon  as  the  fourth  and  other  levels  are  fairly  opened  A 
dividend  of  $7  50  per  share  is  payable  since  the  9th  inst. 

Hale  &  Noitcnoss— has  lately  been  sold  to  a  considerable 
extent  at  u  very  great  decline.  During  the  first  six  months  of 
the  present  yeur  this  stock  seldom  made  its  appearance  in 
the  market,  being  firmly  held  at  about  $3,-500  per  foot:  early 
in  September  sales  wore  made  at  $2,500,  rapidly  declining 
Binoe  that  period  to  $4i0  per  share,  and  closing  at  $500.  It 
has  paid  regular  monthly  dividends  of  $r.J5  per  foot  during 
the  past  quarter,  and  since  January  last  its  stockholders 
have  received  $1,100  per  foot.  Owing  to  the  present  heavy 
mining  expenses,  the  low  grade  of  oro  now  obtained  and 
necessary  developments  at  a  greater  depth,  this  company 
will  not  pay  a  dividend  in  October  and  possibly  not  during 
the  balance  of  the  year.  The  bullion  yield  during  the  past 
nine  months  amounted  to  $117  t.GJli.  against  $":{(i,009  in  the 
same  period  in  18bo',  an  increase  of  $238,627. 

Crown  Point— gradually  advanced  to  $2,330  per  foot  in 
June,  that  being  the  highest  price  obtained  during  the 
present  year,  declined  to  $800  in  July,  rallied  to  $1,050  in 
August,  fell  to  $525  in  September,  rallied  at  the  close  of 
that  month  to  $7.50.  and  closed  at  $600  per  foot.    This  com- 

Siany  paid  five  dividends  since  January,  amounting  to  $264,- 
110,  or  $4-10  per  foot.  No  dividends  nave  been  disbursed 
since  May.  In  the  nine  months  just  closed  this  company 
received  $781,247  in  bullion  against  $92H,5ii7  in  ISfiO,  showing 
a  decrease  in  1867  of  $147,320.  Tho  hopes  of  this  company 
greatly  depend  upon  the  favorable  developments  in  the 
east  drift  from  the  7tl0-foot  level,  which  will  intersect  the 
ledge  at  a  distance  of  75  or  80  feet  from  the  shaft, 

Yellow  Jacket— rose  to  $2,030  early  in  June,  fell  to  $750 
in  July,  improved  to  $1,110  in  August,  dropped  to  $380  in 
September,  then  sold  at  $33,5,  and  closed  yesterday  at 
$340.  The  dividends  of  this  company  during  the  past  nine 
months  reach  $250  per  foot  against  $150  same  time  in  I860. 
This  mine  is  now  producing  ore  of  a  low  grade,  said  to  leave 
a  very  small  profit  over  working  expenses.  The  shaft  is 
being  increased  to  a  further  depth  of  200  feet,  and  it  is  be- 
lieved that  developments  at  a  greater  depth  will  prove 
highly  remunerative.  The  bullion  product  of  the  first  niuc 
months  of  1807  is  about  $300,000  less  than  the  yield  in  the 
same  time  last  year. 

Gould  &  Cubby — has  been  comparatively  quiet  during  the 
entire  period  under  review,  selling  within  a  range  of  $370  to 
$800  per  foot  from  January  to  July,  at  the  close  of  August 
at  $525,  falling  to  $300  in  September,  and  closing  at  $285. 
The  upper  works  of  this  claim  continue  to  yield  considera- 
ble ore  of  an  inferior  grade.  The  prospecting  in  the  lower 
levels,  prosecuted  for  a  long  time  past,  has  not  vet  proved 
favorable.  The  bullion  received  at  the  office  in  this  city 
during  the  past  nine  months  amounted  to  $452,702,  and  in 
the  same  time  in  18HK  to  $1,277,348,  showing  a  decrease  for 
1807  of  $824,557.  This  company  paid  no  dividends  since  June, 
I860.  On  the  5th  ult,  an  assessment  of  $100  per  foot  was 
levied. 

Chollah-Potosi— has  been  very  active  during  the  period 
under  review,  and  the  favorable  developments  have  given  it 
more  than  usual  prominence  in  the  market.  The  stock  ad- 
vanced from  $215  in  January  to  $(J62  in  May.  gradually  re- 
ceded to  $350  in  September,  and  closed  yesterday  at  $198. 
Since  the  full  development  of  the  large  bodies  of  ore  found 
in  tliis  mine  early  in  spring,  an  immense  amount  of  ore  has 
been  extracted,  yielding  in  tho  aggregate  $2,104,064  from 
January  1st  to  October  1st,  against  $633,454  obtained  in  the 
first  nine  months  of  1866.  Dividends  eijual  to  $12-5  per  share 
have  been  disbursed  since  May  last.  A  dividend  of  $25  per 
share  is  payable  on  the  15th  instant. 

Empiee— rose  to  $202  per  share  in  April,  then  sold  within  a 
range  of  $160(ail85,  and  closed  yesterday  at  $150.  This  stock 
has  been  kept  outof  speculative  hands,  and  the  property  has 
boen  managed  more  like  a  private  incorporation..  They 
have  returned  $41  per  share  to  the  stockholders  from  Jan- 
uary to  May.  in  the  shape  of  dividends.  This  mine  pro- 
duced $221,674  in  the  past  nine  months  against  $302.0(1;)  same 
time  in  1866. 

IarPERlAL—  advanced  from  $130  in  January  to  $282  in  April, 
declined  to  $186  in  May,  sold  at  $237  in  July,  fell  to  $135  in 
September,  and  sold  during  the  past  week  at  $117^114.  This 
company  and  the  Empire  have  jointly  expended  o  large 
sum  in  sinking  the  Imperial-Empire  shaft,  during  the  past 
nine  months,  through  which  extensive  developments  are 
expected  to  be  made.  The  claims  of  the  Imperial  company 
look  very  favorable  at  present.  The  roceipts  of  bullion 
during  the  first  nine  months  of  1867  aggregate  $905,631 
against  $646,177  for  a  like  period  in  1S66.  Dividends  amount- 
ing to  $95  per  share  were  paid  since  January  last;  same  time 
in  1866  only  $28  per  share  were  returned  to  the  stockholders. 

Kentuck — came  into  the  market  in  May  last,  selling  at 
$180,  rising  at  the  close  of  June  to  $560,  dropping  to  $155  in 
September,  and  selling  yesterday  at  $246.  The  dividends  dis- 
bursed since  January  snow  an  average  of  $205  per  share, 
and  the  bullion  received  in  the  same  time  amounted  to 
$874,868.  A  dividend  of  $25  per  share  is  payable  since  the 
10th  instant, 

Gold  Hell  Quautz  M.  and  M.  Co.— was  placed  on  the 
market  in  the  spring  ut  $200,  advanced  to  $240  at  the  close  of 
June,  fell  to  $75  in  Sept.,  and  sold  a  few  days  ago  at  $100. 
This  company  paid  $30,000  in  dividends  within  the  past  nine 
months,  being  equal  to  $60  per  share,  and  the  bullion  re- 
ceived in  the  same  period  amounted  to  $78,948. 

Tho  aggregate  sales  of  Stocks,  Legal  Tender  Notes,  etc., 
at  the  regular  sessions  of  the  Board  since  Saturday  last 
amounted  to  $1,309,194. 


MDflKG  SHAKEHOLDEES'  DIEE0T0EY. 

[Complied  for  every  Issue,  from  advertisements  In  the 

Kumra  am>  Bonmnfl  Press  and  other  San 

Francisco  Journal".] 

Comprising  the  N  tnlea.  District  or  Count} 

■  lament;  Date  of 
ullnqnont  Sale;  and  Amount  and  Time 
of  Pay  aent  ol  Dividends. 

SAMK,    LOCATIOM,    UlODItT,     AMI  OAT  BAT 

>iKKT.  D  cure  HIM;  NT.      orsAi.v 

Anctonl  River,  Kei  :-Oct.  I9» 

Belcher,  Bepl  2:.  (13  per  ihare Oct.  22—  Nov.  22 

Belcher,  Baldwin  .  Bepl  at,  J6...0ct5tt— Nov  22 

Chalk  Mount.,  Nevada  co.Oct.S.  $1  wso.-Nkv.  ll— Hot.  -'■• 
Cherokee  Plnl  Blue  Gravel  Co  .  Sept  18,  S5.,Oct  »-Nov  11 

Cnaala,  Rlnaloa,  Uox.,sepi  is,  $1 Oct  19-Nov  3 

chtilliu-.Puloft.  Storev  co.,  Nov.,  dlv.  325.... Payable  Bepl  It 

Chip!  on  one.  Boaora,  Mexico,  Sept  10,  |5 Ociis- Nov4» 

Crown  Point,  Kev  dividend  $80 Payable  May  15 

Daney.  Lyon.ro.,  Nov.,  Sept  2,51.50 Oct  7— Oct.  26 

El  Taste,  Honora,  Mex Annual  Meeting  Oct.  15 

Exchequer  Annual  Meeting  Oct.  21 

I-.thaii  Allen.  Lander  co..  Nev.,  SopiSO,  $l..Nuv  0— Nov  21- 

BnterpriBo,  Hi  vadaco..  Rent 23,  SI Oct 28— Nov  is 

Empire  M.  a  m.,  Nov..  dividend  SG Payable  May  15 

Qeorge  WaehtQCton,  Alpine  co Annual  Meeting  Nov  5» 

Hunt  Centro! Annual  Meeting  Oct.  14 

Greni  Central,  Arizona,  si-pt  30.  $1 Nova— Nov  26* 

Geo  Washington,  Alpine  00., Sept  n,  $5 Oct  10— Nov  4» 

OoldQoarrv,  Placer  CO.,  Sent  19.- $20 ..Oct  2.1-Nov  ll» 

Culd  llill  Tun  .  Storey  co.  Nov.  Sep  19.  SI. ..Oct  20—  Nov  19" 

limiid  ,v  1 '11  r i'v.  Store v,  New.  Sept  fi,  S2.'i Oct  10-Oct  25 

Golden  Rule,  Tuolumne  Co,  dlv  50c  *\  sh... Payable  Aug  27" 

Gold  11 111  Q  m  ft  M— dividend,  sis Payable  Aug  15 

QOOld  A  Curry,  Virginia,  Nev.,  dividend  $80.  .Payable  Jan  8 
Hone  Gravel.  Nev.  co ..  Cnl  .  Sept  13.  $1.  ...Nov 6— Nov 85* 
Iliii.ihoMt  Canal  Co.,  Humboldt,  Sept  20.  S2,  .Oct  26—  Nov  10 
Hale  &  Norcross,  Virginia,  Nev.,  dlv.  $125. ..Payable  Sept  15 

I  X  L,  Alpine  CO..  Sent  23.  $1.50 Oct  2*— Nov  14" 

Imperial,  Virginia,  Nev.,  dlv.  $10 Payable  July  16 

Julia.  Storev  co.,  Nev Annual  Meeting  Oct  14 

Jefferson  Ian  M  ,K,  A  M  ,  Aug  19.  S2.5U Sept  24—  Oct.  15 

Josephine  Qnlchallver,  San  Luis  Obispo,  div,  $2 July  8 

Kelsev,  El  Dorado  co,.  Sept  12,  20c Oct  25— Nov  4» 

Kunakii.  Sierra  eo..  Aug  21,  S'25 Sept  27— Oct     S 

Kentuck,  dlvM  $25  per  share Payable  Oct.  10 

La  Bl:i»ca,  Fonora,  Mex.,  Oct  I,  $250 Oct  80— Nov  11* 

Lndv  Bell,  Del  Norte  co Annual  Meeting  Oct  21* 

Lu^Cruzeclliis,  Mex  .  Aug  22,  $2 Sept  27— Oct  16* 

Lady  Franklin,  Alpine  co,  May  2,30c hept  16-Oct  15* 

Mount  Tcnabo.  Lander  co  .  Nev..  Sept  6,  $3.. Oct  10— Oct  31 

Morning  Star,  Alpine  co.,  Aug  6,  $2 Sept  9— Sept  JO 

North  Star.  Lander  co..  Nev.,  Sept  19.  $20. ..Oct  K-Oet  21" 
Ncagle  <fc  Corcoran,  Storey  Co,  July  11,  50c.  Aug.  12-Nov.  I* 

Old  Colony,  Austin.  Nev..  Sept  28,  $3 ^.^^  2?? 

Ophir.  Storey  co..  Nev.,  Sent  27,  $3. .  .........Oct ■  1-Nov  15 

Oxford  Beta,  Esmeralda,  Nev-,  Sept  U,  60c... Oct  2o— Nov  4» 
Patrocmia,  G'inznpn  ilia,  Mev.,  Sept.  10,  $2.  . .  .Oct  13— Oct  29 

Potrcro,  San  Francisco,  Sept.  5,  52.50 Oct.  10-Oct.  26' 

Sophia.  Tuolumne  co.,  Sept  23,  50c Oct  23— Nov  7» 

Silver  Sprout.  Invo  co,  Aug  6,  $2l> Sept  10-Oct  21* 

Shoshone  S.  M-.  dividend,  S2  per  share. ...Payable  March  14 

Santiago,  SilvcrCitv,  dividend Payable  March  6 

Sun  Maroial.  Mcx.."Sept  8,  50c Oct  10— Oct  26 

Savage  Virginia.  Nev.  dividend ..Payable  Scpty 

Sierra  Nevada,  Sept  11,  $10 Oct  I0-Nov5 

IT.S  Grant.  Nevada  co Annual  Meeting  Oct  14 

V  S  Grant,  Ncvadi  co,  Aug  13,  $5 Sept  13-Oct  12 

Whitman,  Lvon  co  .  Nev,  Sept.  6,  $1.50 Oct  8-Oct.  28* 

Yellow  Jacket,  Gold  Kill,  dlv.  $75  sh Payable  July  10 

*Thoso  marked  -with  an  asterisk  (*)  are  advertised  In  this 
ournal. 


Latest  Stock  Prices  Bid  and  Asked. 

S.  r.    STOCK  ANO  KXCHAKOB  BOARU. 

Frioav  Evening,  Oct.  11 

*  HISCEtXANTtOnS  STOCKS.  Sid. 

United  states  7  3-Uiths  Bonds,  June  Issue $  78 

Legal  Tender  Notes |9?i 

Oalilomia  State  Bonds,  7s.  1857 Sb 

San  Francisco  Bonds,  10s,  1851 WO 

Sim  Francisco  City  Bonds,  bs.  1S.-.5.     ...........  80 

San  Fruncisco  City  and  Cmimy  Umids,  i.s.  18.->8.  /5 

San  Francisco  City  and  Co.  Sch'l  B'ds,  7s,  1800.  80 

San  Francisco  Oitv  and  Co.  Bonds,  7s,  1862 80 

San  Francisco  City  and  Co.  Bonds,  78.1864 80 

San  Francisco  City  and  Co.  Bonds,  7*.  18B6-....  SO 

San  Francisco  City  and  Co.  .liMg.  Rds.  7s,  18bi.  80 

San  Francisco  City  and  Co.  Judg.  Bds,  7s,  I8b4.  80 

Sacramento  City  Bonds 25 

Sacramento  County  Bonds,  6s , P8 

Marvsville  Bonds,  10s 75 

Stockton  City  Bonds '° 

Yuba  County  Bonds,  10s.... 75 

Santa  Clara  County  Bonds.  7s 75 


1867. 
AsM. 

79 

70!i 

90 
102 


Soap  Factory. — The  new  establishment 
of  Messrs.  Lucy  &  Hymes,  at  the  corner  of 
Eighth  and  Erannan  streets,  is  said  to  be 
the  largest  of  the  kind  on  this  coast,  having 
two  kettles  with  a  capacity  each  of  turning 
off  17,000  pounds  per  week. 

Election  of  Officers. — North  Star  G. 
M.  Co.— October  9fch.  Trustees,  A.  O. 
Peachy,  Delos  Lake,  A.  J.  Pope,  "W.  H.  V. 
Crouise,  G.  W.  Beaver.  President,  A.  C. 
Peachy  ;  Secretary,  T.  W.  Colburn;  Treas- 
urer, "Wrn.  C.  Kalston;  Superintendent  ap- 
pointed, W.  H.  Eodda.  Office,  402  Mont- 
gomery street 


Butte  Ooiiutv  Bonds.  His,  I860 70 

Sitn  Mateo  County  Bonds, 7s — 

California  Steam  Navigation  Co (2 

Sprinc  Valley  Water  Co o'J 

State  Telegraph  Co •M 

GA3   COMPANIES. 

San  Francisco  G*s  Co  i 68 

Sucranienlo  Giis  Co •>* 

RAII.aOADS. 

Sacramento  Vnliey  Railroad — 

San  Francisco  11  ml  Sun  Jose  Railroad 40 

Ou-nibus  Railroad 00 

Central  Rnilron-1 47 

North  Bench  and  Mission  Kullroad 52 

Front  SU'cct,  Mission  ami  Ocean  Railroad 15 

BANKING   INSTITUTIONS. 

California,  Loan  and  Savings  Society — 

Bank  oi'  Pacific  Accumulation  Loan  Society..  — 

The  Bank  ot  Culilormu     145 

[•■■  .:.::•  i    COMPAMUS. 

Fireman.s' Fund  Insurance  Co 86 

Pact  tic  Insurance  Co Hu 

Sun  Fr.mcisco  Insurance  Co — 

Merchants'  Mutual  Murine  Insurance  Co 400 

California  Insurance  Co 1400 

Union  Insurance  Co 85 

California  Home  Insurance  Co — 

Home  Mutual  insurance  Co — 

Occidenul  insurance  Co »0 

National  Insurance  Co 67 

MINING  STOCKS— WASHOE  DlSTtilCT. 

Alpha S00 

Baltimore  American 

Belcher 

Bullion.  <i.  II 

Crown  Point 

Con  fidence 

Chollar-Potusi.  

Daney 

Exchequer 

Empire  Mill  and  Mining  Co 150 

Gould  &  Curry 280 

Hale  &  Norcross 600 

Imperial il* 

Lady  Bryan — 

Ophtr |6 

Overman •» 

Savage *•*". 

Sierra  Nevada ' - ■  ■■  , J 

Yellow  Jacket 310 

Golden  Rule.  California -0 


K5K 

70 
32 


Ml 

911 

In 

17 

Mtt 

Kflfl 

45 

fift 

19S 

a»i 

m 

A 

K 

III 

150 

160 

1 

460 


San  Francisco  Market  Eatea. 

"Wholesale  Price. 

Friday.  Oct.  I 

Flour,  Exlra,  l^bbl S7 

Yin.    Superflno • 

Corn  Mcnl,  "^  100  lbs 

Wheat,  "ft  100  ttts 


6  25 
2  50 
2  15 


Oats,  T^  'Oil  B 

Barley,  H  100  lbs » 

Beans,  jfi  100  B>s * 


65 
1  56 


00 


Potatoes,  H  100  lbs '  " 

h  n  v.  sa  toll .?  \: 


3  ay.  ¥1  ton 
Live  Oak  Wood, 
Beet,  on  loot,  tt* 
Beef,  extra,  arc. 
Sheep,  on  loot. 


.  900 
7) 


©  :i  00 

@  2  40 
(,;>  1  so 
■@  1  95 
@  SIIO 
©  1  71 
@17  00 
_  ©10  00 

'  @      10 


',  on  foot,  W  lb  ■  ■ 


Hog..  . 

Hogs,  dressed, ' 


GROCERIES,  ETC. 


Suear,  crushed.  Q  lb.  ■ 
Do.    China 


mi® 

12     @ 


It 


Coffee,  Costa  Rica,  5*  n, "fiu  r*  21 

Do.  Rio I;  "o"  a  _ 

Tea,  Japan,  »  lb 65  9  M 

Do  Green g,  «  1  M 

Hawaiian  Klcc,  fl  I> 9  a  in 

China    KIC,  r>l» V. J.  ■  g  '5 

ib 2",  2  ii 

i.r. v» ::..:..'::.'.'  »  «  <& 

[sthmus  Butter,  11  lb 15  «  3-2 

19  a 

.en 611  a 

.: ii;2 

shoulder.,  9  a,... .:.::::::::::::.  15  1  fi 

lt.u.n  prica. 

Butter,  California,  fresh.  %l  lb SO  ra  6(1 

do.      plckk-,1,  ¥  !b 25  I  So 

do.     Oregon  $  lb i?  t  5! 

do.     HowYoYE,«in 55  §  m 

?   "-      "  "•  SO  1  Jn 

I.ar.l.  V  It .       H  f  7,i 

Ilamsand  Baeon.Wlb S  f  £ 

Cranberries.  V.  gafion ,  ,„  f  ,  SS 

Potatoes,  f>  It, lvi  f  I2S 

Potatoes,  gweet,  ^1  lb ...'. 3  a 

Tomatoes.  ^  lb .  s  K 

OnloM,«Ib ,  S  5 

Apples  No.  1,  f,  a ;; 4  t  ; 

Pears,  Table,  "A  lb X  S.  % 

Plums,  dried, '{I  lb \.\ ,5  g  ,1 

Peaches,  dried, 'fl  lb !?  %  }$ 

Oranees,  S  dozeii i\  9  " 

Lemons,  $  dozen '"  75  a  ~ 

Chickens,  apiece 7fi  ?,  M 

Turkey*,  "J  lb .           20  1  MS 

soap.  Pale  and  CO 7  f  IS 

Soap,  Castile,  IS  lb ;.-"."  l|  §  a 


Sail  Francisco  Metal  Market. 

PRICKS  FOR   INTOICE8. 

Jobbma  print  ruU/rom  ton  lo fif„m  T„  cmt  hi,lh„  lhan  „ 
Jolluuitig  quotation*. 

T?n,^Cpf  ,    '  ,5.nM'iP2.>l>l'.''l.  3c  -fl  lb;  eonnnon    Hi®l>/c 
I  ft;  Plato,  1J4C  %  lb:  Pipe,  IV  Bib;  Galvanlz?dT2>4c 

hu?r*£?of'bns.."°a?.'°". ^S^™ 

Refined  Bar,  bad  assortment  ^  lb. .  —  0.1    © — 

Kenned  Bar,  e/ood  assortment,  «4  B) —  0:t3.'ra 

Boiler,  No.  1  to  4 _  04* ',-, 

piate,  no.  5  to  9 :::. zSis-^ 

Sheet,  No.  10 to  13 _SW|-0S 

Sheet,  No.  14  1020 -ma 

Sheet,  No.  24  to  27 _m    SZ~ 

sheaiiiing,  y,.iiow ::::;: zg  §~$S 

Sheathing,  Old  Yellow ....".::;;  _  u   |  Z  _ 

Composition  Nails  ....  .V.V.V.V.V  "." —25    a  ~  M 

Tik  Pljtm .-Duty:  2.1a  cent,  ad  valorem. 
Plates,  Chsreonl,  IX,  %i  box...   .  12  50    a  IS  no 

Plates.  I  0  Charcoal?.. ...  ,1  oft    1  !|  S 

Rooting  Plates 4  ftft    S  ]2,  ■$, 

Banca  Tin.  Slabs,  a  rb............. _  ffi    ®  ^  S 

PiKEC-English  Cast  steel,  a  lb -iii-a  —  T! 

Quicksilver.-*!  lb .'.' _  1™g  _  " 

For  export ^       w 

Zinc— Sheets,  a  lb ""_—    a       T, 

LRAn.-pig.aiT. :::::::::  -  7wSz  « 

Sheet —tirs     a 

Pipe Zu    %~ 

Borax — California,  a  rb .,....'..'..!;;!  —  20    @  —  25 


Set**  AO^L 

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CALIFORNIA. 
.A-lpine    County. 

Miner,  Oct.  5th :  The  Silver  Creek  mill 
■will  start  up  next  week  again  on  Tarshish 
ore.  The  proprietor  was  obliged  to  take 
the  broken  iron  work  to  Virginia  Citj  for 
repair,  which  has  caused  a  vexatious  delay. 

In  the  down  shaft  of  the  Tarshish,  better 
ore  is  being  found  than  any  before  seen  in 
the  mine.  This  shaft  is  going  down  at  a 
rapid  rate,  water  not  interfering  so  far  with 
the  working. 

Amador    County. 

Ledger,  Oct.  5th :  The  Coney  mine  has 
been  stopped  for  repairs  and  for  the  pur- 
pose of  erecting  an  engine  on  the  shaft  It 
will  require  five  or  six  weeks  to  complete 
the  contemplated  improvements  and  altera- 
tions. We  were  shown  two  bars  of  gold  at 
the  assay  office  of  P.  Eeiehling,  the  result 
of  the  last  28  days  run  of  the  mill.  They 
measured  6  in.  by  1%  and  \%,  or  44J8' 
cubic  inches,  weighing  427  ozs.,  and  worth 
$8,186.50.  One  of  the  bars,  210  ozs.,  was 
gold  from  the  mill,  and  worth  §17.80  per 
ounce.  The  other,  217  ozs.,  worth  $20.50 
per  ounce,  was  from  the  sulphurets  reduced 
by  chlorination. 

Old  Bob's  claim,  located  in  Walker's 
Kanch,  is  looking  fine.  They  are  now  down 
58  ft.,  and  have  two  distinct  veins  of  promis- 
ing rock. 

Inyo    County. 

Virginia  Enterprise,  Oct.  1st :  Mr.  M.  L. 
Remington,  who  built  the  Janin  &  Park 
mill,  will  leave  this  city  in  a  day  or  two  for 
Pine  Grove,  Wilson  Dist,  to  make  arrange- 
ments for  the  erection  of  a  mill  in  that  re- 
gion. Mr.  Kemington  thoroughly  under- 
stands the  art  of  mill  building. 

The  11,160  ozs.  of  bullion  from  the  Kear- 
sarge  mine,  mentioned  in  the  last  issue  of 
the  Peess,  was  the  result  of  a  crushing  of 
40  tons  of  second  class  ore,  instead  of  70 
tons.  The  Virginia  Enterprise  says  that 
they  have  ores  in  the  Kearsarge  that  yield 
as  high  as  §800  per  ton. 
Jjos  Angelee  County. 

News,  Oct.  4th  :  Daniel  Sexton,  Esq. ,  of 
San  Gabriel,  has  just  received  a  patent  for 
a  new  model  of  a  quartz  mill,  by  which  ma- 
chinists claim  that  one-half  of  the  motive 
power  will  be  saved.  Mr.  S.  is  now  making 
arrangements  to  start  a  mill  upon  the  new 
plan  and  patterns,  by  which  a  practical  test 
will  be  made  of  the  new  invention.  If  what 
is  claimed  for  it  be  true,  the  cost  of  quartz 
mining  will  be  materially  reduced  by  its 
introduction. 

Mariposa    County. 

Mail,  Oct.  5th:  The  new  quartz  mill 
erected  by  Bobinson  &  McAllister  on  their 
vein,  (formerly  the  Potts  vein,)  in  Hunter's 
Valley,  is  nearly  completed,  and  will  be 
started  up  next  Monday.  It  contains  12 
stamps,  has  all  the  modern  improvements, 
and  is  the  most  complete  mill  in  the  county. 

IMCono    County. 

The  Munckton  correspondent  of  the  Vir- 
ginia Enterprise  of  Oct.  1st,  in  describing 
the  newly  discovered  Dunderberg  lode, 
says :  The  lode  is  from  15  to  20  ft.  wide, 
and  its  east  casing  is  granite,  while  the 
west  is  slate,  which  is  good  evidence  of  a 
fissure  vein.  The  ore,  of  which  there  is 
100  tons  at  the  shaft,  contains  both  gold  and 
silver,  the  former  predominating,  and  of 
which  I  have  tried  all  classes,  from  one  side 
of  the  ledge  to  the  other,  and  from  the 
showing  of  the  horn,  after  pulverizing,  as 
well  as  from  the  test  tube,  I  am  free  to  say 
that  from  the  uniform  results  the  entire 
lode  will  work  $100  per  ton. 

The  same  paper  says :  We  were  yesterday 
shown  by  Dr.  Munckton  and  Mr.  Thomp- 
son, of  Carson  City,  some  results  obtained 
from  the  Dnndenberg  mine,  Castle  Peak 
Dist. ,  about  25  miles  southeast  of  Aurora. 
An  assay  of  the  ore,  made  by  E.  Ruhling  & 
Co. ,  shows  it  to  contain  $159. 32  per  ton — 
gold,  $100.46;  silver,  $58.86.  A  lot  of  ore 
from  the  same  mine,  worked  by  regular 
mill  process  at  the  Merrimac  mill,  yielded 
at  the  rate  of  $102.85  per  ton. 
Nevada    County. 

Gazette,  Oct.  5th :  The  Marietta  ledge  is 
five  feet  wide,  and  the  rock  so  easily  mined 
that  one  man  keeps  the  five-stamp  mill  run- 
ning night  and  day.  The  mill  is  new,  is 
run  by  a  hurdy-gurdy  wheel,  and  the  cost 
of  mining  and  working  the  quartz  does  not 
exceed  $3  a  ton.  The  quartz  shows  a  great 
deal  of  free  gold  and  sulphurets,  and  there 
are  very  few  mines  in  the  county  yielding 
better  pay.  The  company  own  another  very 
large  ledge  near  the  Marietta,  on  which  they 
contemplate  erecting  a  mill  next  season. 

Oct.  7th  :  Quite  a  serious  accident  oc- 
curred in  the  claims  of  the  Eagle  Co. ,  at  Re- 
lief Hill,  lately,  which  will  detain  them  from 


working  for  some  time.  They  had  run  a 
new  tunnel  to  tap  the  deposit  at  the  lowest 
point  in  the  channel,  and  sunk  a  shaft  to 
connect  with  the  tunnel  through  a  hundred 
feet  or  more  of  bed-rock.  The  rock  was  so 
solid  it  was  supposed  the  shaft  would  stand 
without  timbering,  but  they  had  only  been 
workiug  a  few  days  when  the  upper  part 
caved,  thus  forcing  them  to  suspend  opera- 
tions. They  are  now  engaged  in  reopening 
the  shaft,  commencing  at  the  surface  and 
curbing  it  in  a  substantial  manner  as  they 
go  down. 

The  big  blast,  now  being  prepared  in  the 
claims  of  the  Union  Co. ,  will  be  ready  for 
firing  in  about  ten  days  or  two  weeks.  This 
will  be  the  heaviest  blast  of  the  kind  ever 
set  off  in  the  State — 750  kegs  of  powder  be- 
ing used. 

Oct.  8th:  Kerr  Phelan  &  Co.,  who  have 
acquired  by  purchase  and  location  the  claims 
on  Shady  Creek,  have  made  arrangements 
to  work  the  same  by  means  of  drifting.  The 
creek  is  filled  with  tailings  to  a  depth  of  25 
or  30  feet,  washed  down  from  the  claims  at 
Cherokee  and  Chimney  HOI,  and  have  be- 
come packed  as  solid  as  the  old  gravel  de- 
posits. These  tailings  have  been  tested  suf- 
ficiently to  show  that  they  will  pay  well  for 
working,  those  lying  on  the  bottom,  espe- 
cially, being  very  rich,  but  they  cannot  be 
worked  by  the  ordinary  process  of  sluicing 
for  the  lack  of  fall.  Phelan  &  Co.  have 
erected  a  wheel  for  pumping  and  hoisting, 
and  intend  to  drift  out  the  gravel  along  the 
bed  of  the  creek. 

The  new  mills  of  the  Commercial  and 
Birchville  Cos. ,  as  well  as  the  Black  &  Young 
mill,  and  the  arastras  of  Booth  &  Co. ,  at 
Eureka,  are  running  steadily,  and  are  doing 
a  good  business.  Miners  are  at  work  open- 
ing new  ledges,  the  most  of  which  show  fa- 
vorable prospects. 

Transcript,  Oct.  3d:  The  Scandinavian 
Quartz  Mining  Co.  determined  at  a  recent 
meeting  to  incorporate,  and  the  officers 
wore  authorized  to  take  the  necessary  steps. 
A  contract  is  to  be  let  for  running  100  feet 
of  tunnel  upon  the  claim.  The  mine,  as  far 
as  opened,  looks  exceedingly  well. 

Oct.  4th :  The  mines  about  Eureka  are 
turning  out  splendidly.  #  A  large  amount  of 
prospecting  is  being  done,  and  the  mills  are 
kept  at  work.  The  older  mines  are  still  do- 
ing well,  and  several  new  mills  are  being 
erected.  Eureka  promises  to  be  one  of  the 
liveliest  mining  camps  in  the  county.  •  The 
Birchville  Co.  has  just  completed  and  start- 
ed their  new  mill. 

Oct.  5th :  The  five  additional  stamps  or- 
dered for  the  Grizzly  mill,  some  time  since, 
passed  through  this  city  yesterday.  The 
mine  has  proved  so  good  that  the  mill,  with 
ten  stamps,  can  be  kept  in  constant  opera- 
tion. Eor  the  last  two  runs  the  yield  has 
averaged  $100  per  day,  with  five  stamps. 

' '  Blaze"  has  a  handsome  case,  containing 
16  small  vials,  which  are  filled  with  speci- 
mens of  gold  dust  from  the  different  locali- 
ties in  the  county.  The  specimens  vary  in 
fineness  from  the  smallest  grain  to  the  size 
of  ordinary  beans.  They  present  a  very 
handsome  appearance. 

A  fine  specimen  of  float  rock  was  found  a 
few  days  since,  out  beyond  Maltman's  snl- 
phuret  works,  on  the  ridge.  It  weighed 
several  pounds,  and  was  filled  with  galena, 
in  which  gold  could  be  seen.  The  party 
who  found  it  supposes  it  was  broken  from  a 
ledge  in  the  vicinity. 

Oct.  6th :  The  Ben.  Eranklin  ledge,  on 
Franklin  Hill,  a  short  distance  from  the 
lone  mill,  is  destined  to  be  a  big  thing  to 
its  lucky  owners.  The  National  says  a  per- 
pendicular shaft  has  been  sunk  on  the  ledge 
86  feet,  from  which  drifts  have  been  run 
100  feet,  both  north  and  south.  Dan.  Tier- 
ney  &  Co.  have  contracted  with  the  owners 
to  take  out  rock,  and  they  are  bringing  it  to 
the  surface  as  fast  as  it  can  possibly  be  taken 
out.  A  short  time  ago  75  tons  were  crushed 
at  Ben.  McAuley's  mill,  in  Boston  Bavine, 
which  yielded  $86  per  ton.  The  ledge  va- 
ries in  thickness  from  12  to  18  inches. 

Oct.  8th :  We  saw,  on  Sunday,  a  beauti- 
ful speciment  of  quartz  gold,  from  the  Em- 
pire mine.  The  specimen  consisted  of  a 
small  piece  of  rock,  out  of  which  shot  a 
crystalline  mass  of  pure  gold.  The  beauti- 
ful crystals  glittered  in  the  sunlight  like 
diamonds,  and  on  being  held  up,  rays  of 
light  could  be  seen  through  the  openings 
between  the  crystals  of  gold.  The  gold  was 
almost  pure  for  an  inch  and  a  half  in  width 
and  two  in  length.  It  was  about  an  eighth 
of  an  inch  in  thickness. 

Iranscript,  Oct.  9th:  The  Commercial 
Co.  have  recently  completed  a  10-stamp 
mill,  which  is  now  running.  The  ledge  is 
excellent,  and  the  rock  pays  from  $15  to 
$20  per  ton. 

The  Birchville  Co.  have  just  completed  a 
5-stamp  mill.     Their  rock  averages   $30  to 
the  ton. 
The  Golden  Age  ledge  has  been  opened, 


and  a  large  amount  of  rock  has  been  taken 
out.     No  crushing  has  yet  been  had. 

The  Liberty  ledge  has  been  opened  100  ft. 
The  rock  pays  from  $15  to  $20  per  ton. 

The  Beasoner  Bros,  have  a  fine  lede-e, 
upon  which  they  have  opened  120  feet.  The 
rock  last  crushed  paid  about  $12  per  ton. 

The  Banberry  ledge  is  opened  to  the  depth 
of  30  feet.  It  pays  $30  per  ton.  About  300 
tons  have  been  worked  in  arastras. 

We  saw  yesterday,  at  Caiiey  &  Beckman's 
saloon,  a  piece  of  rock  taken  from  the  Scan- 
dinavian ledge,  which  weighed  two  pounds 
and  ten  ounces,  and  was  bespangled  on 
every  side  with  free  gold. 

Placer  County. 

Herald,  Oct.  5th :  Yesterday  Mr.  McCarty 
showed  us  a  piece  of  rich  rock  taken  out  of 
Wall  &  Co's  claim,  near  O'Brien's.  The 
company  on  Wednesday  last  took  out  $600. 
The  ledge  is  from  8  to  14  inches  wide.  It 
is  entirely  in  slate. 

Mc.  also  showed  us  some  rock  taken  from 
the  "Gorham"  ledge,  which  is  about  2 y2 
feet  wide  and  runs  parallel  with  the  "  Black 
Ledge"  about  500  feet  east.  The  rock  is 
very  similar  in  appearance  to  the  rock  from 
the  Black  lead,  and  carries  plenty  of  free 
gold. 

The  Green  Emigrant  is  still  producing  as 
well  as  ever. 

Since  the  recent  rich  strikes  on  Quartz 
Flat  many  more  claims  have  been  taken  up. 

Shasta    County. 

Courier,  Oct.  5th :  The  mines  on  the 
North  Fork  of  Cottonwood  are  paying  un- 
usually well.  Two  claims  were  cleaned  up 
a  few  days  ago,  after  a  run  of  several  weeks, 
which  paid  from  $10  to  $15  per  day  to  the 
haud. 

On  the  South  Fork,  the  striking  of  rich 
prospects  in  one  ledge,  has  led  to  the  com- 
mencement of  work  on  a  number  of  others. 

Sierra    County. 

Downieville  Messenger,  Oct.  5th  :  A  rich 
quartz  ledge  has  been  discovered  at  Cold 
Spring  ranch,  near  Plum  Valley. 

The  north  extension  of  the  Docile  Co's 
ledge  are  taking  it  out  rich — pounding  only 
the  selected  rock  in  mortars  and  getting  $30 
or  $40  per  day  to  the  hand.  The  owners 
are  working  within  a  few  feet  of  the  sur- 
face. 

Five  hundred  ounces  of  gold  are  reported 
to  have  been  taken  from  the  Docile  quartz 
ledge,  at  Alleghany,  last  week,  the  work  of 
three  men.  A  much  larger  amount  is  sup- 
posed to  have  been  the  true  yield. 

Efforts  are  being  made  to   induce  parties 
in  New  York  city  to   develop   the  vast  de- 
posits of  iron  near  Gold  Valley. 
SIsltiyoxi    county. 

Yreka  Journal,  Oct.  5th  :  The  mines  on 
Soda  Creek  are  yielding  good  average  wa- 
ges— as  high  as  $4,  $6  and  $8  per  day. 

San  Bernardino  County. 

Guardian,  Oct.  5th  :  Farciot  &  Co. ,  in 
Holcomb  Valley,  have  sunk  a  shaft  and 
struck  the  bedrock  ;  they  are  now  running 
a  tunnel,  searching  for  the  channel,  as  it  is 
supposed  in  the  wash  is  deposited  the  heavy 
gold.  When  struck  it  will  be  found  rich, 
as  the  flue  gold  is  obtained  on  the  surface 
aud  all  the  way  down.  The  steam  pump 
continues  working  to  perfection. 

Wade  &  Co.  are  engaged  in  placer  min- 
ing. Their  little  engine,  the  "grasshop- 
per," will  be  ready  for  work  in  about  a 
week. 

In  Van  Duzen  canon  there  is  a  company 
of  four  men  who  have  done  a  great  deal  of 
work,  in  the  way  of  prospecting.  They 
have  struck  gravel,  and  think  they  are  on 
the  channel. 

In  the  Green  quartz  lode,  work  is  pro- 
gressing ;  they  are  down  about  300  feet, 
and  getting  some  very  rich  rich  rock. 

The  news  as  to  the  success  of  the  projected 
water  works,  on  Lytle  Creek  are  encourag- 
ing. Several  claims  have  been  bought  up, 
and  hydraulic  washing  is  making  its  way 
through  the  red  clay  at  a  decidedly  paying 
rate. 

Trinity    County. 

Journal,  Oct.  5th  :  A  correspondent  writes 
from  Minersville  that  Peter  Van  Matre 
picked  up  a  $56  nugget  in  his  East  Fork 
claim  the  other  day,  and  that  Hugh  Markey 
cleaned  up  32  ounces  as  the  result  of  24 
days  work  in  his  Gassy  Hill  claim.  Two 
Cornishmen,  who  have  been  drifting  into 
the  mountain  opposite  French  Gulch  for 
some  time,  picked  up  a  $13  piece  one  day 
last  week. 
"5Tuoa  County. 

Marysville  Appeal,  Oct.  5th :  The  Brown's 
Valley  mills  have  machinery  attached  for 
saving  sulphurets.  They  are  said  to  be  rich, 
and  are  sent  to  Grass  Valley  for  working. 
We  heard  some  time  ago  that  sulphurets 
from  the  Pennsylvania  mill  assayed  as  high 
as  $1,600  to  the* ton. 

The  late  strike  in  Brown's  Valley  was  in 
the  Battlesnake  mine.  The  Donnebroke 
mill  is  crushing  from   it  and  the  rock  pays 


well.  The  gold  is  coarse,  rock  hard  and  ex- 
pensive to  mine.  The  Jefferson  Co.  con- 
tinues to  turn  out  rich  rock.  The  Donne- 
broke mine  is  about  to  resume  work  on  its 
own  rock. 

ARIZONA. 
Miner,  Sept.  12th:  On  account  of  the 
scarcity  of  water  in  the  Hassayampa,  Mr. 
Smith  will  suspend  operations  as  soon  as  he 
can  clean  up  his  arastra.  He  has  recently 
discovered  a  new  lode,  which  he  has  named 
the  Sinclair. 

Mr.  Lewis  informs  us  that  "Shep"  and 
Billy  Middleton,  twountiringminers  of  Lynx 
Creek,  have  struck  it  rich  opposite  Clark's 
old  cabin  at  Walker's.  The  arastras  on  the 
creek  are  idle  for  want  of  water,  but  the 
boys  are  still  getting  out  ore. 

At  Walker's  Camp  on  Lynx  Creek,  Po- 
land and  McCrackin  are  taking  out  ore  from 
the  Post  Oak  and  Deadwood  No.  2.  These 
two  ledges  have,  and  are  still  furnishing 
plenty  of  first  class  rock.  The  Deadwood 
No.  2  has  paid  as  high  as  $48  to  the  ton  in 
free  gold.  The  Post  Oak  has  also  paid 
well.  Messrs.  Poland  and  McCrackin  have 
erected  an  18  ft.  overshot  water  wheel,  with 
which  they  drive  their  arastras. 

Uncle  Billy  Pointer,  a  man  of  great  age 
and  energy,  has  a  lode  named  the  Pointer, 
which  is  very  rich.  The  old  gentleman  has 
taken  out  of  it,  with  his  own  hands,  several 
tons  of  rock,  which  he  thinks  will  pay  bet- 
ter than  an  equal  quantity  of  rock  from  any 
other  lode  in  the  country. 

A  party  of  miners  are  getting  ready  to 
smelt  galena  ore  from  a  lode  called  the 
Spur,  which  is  said  to  contain  'lots  of  the 
precious  metals.  A  few  companies  are 
placer  mining,  making  fair  wages.  Mr. 
Pearson,  recently,  in  one  day  rocked  out  of 
a  hole  two  feet  square  the  sum  of  $18. 

Good  and  extensive  diggings  are  reported 
in  the  neighborhood  of  San  Juan  Mountain. 
In  one  gulch  at  the  depth  of  15  ft. ,  25  cts. 
in  coarse  gold  to  the  pan  was  obtained. 

Noyes  &  Co.  have  18  men  employed  in 
prospecting  and  taking  out  ore  for  the  Azt- 
lan  mill,  in  the  Hassayampa  Dist.  They 
are  taking  rock  out  of  the  Montgomery  and 
other  lodes. 

BRITISH  COLUMBIA. 
Cariboo  Sentinel,  Sept.  9th :  Messrs.  Dietz 
and  Claudet  have  just  returned  from  the 
Cherry  Creek  silver  mine.  The  latter 
brought  down  with  him  a  lump  of  ore,  54 
lbs.  in  weight,  which  had  been  broken  from 
a  section  taken  from  the  lead,  150  lbs.  in 
weight.     It  is  of  the  rich  blue  ore. 

The  result  of  the  last  week's  work  on 
Williams  Creek  is  as  follows :  Old  California 
Co.  35  ozs. ;  Aurora  Co.  278  ozs. ;  Forest 
Bose  Co.  46  ozs. ;  and  Buby  Co.  70  ozs. 

Stout's  Gitlch :  Alturas  Co.  176  ozs. ; 
Taftvale  Co.  251  ozs. ;  and  Mucho  Oro  Co. 
40  ozs. 

Mosquito  Gulch  :  Job  Co.  4  ozs. ;  Willow 
Co.  12  ozs. ;  and  Jeffree  Co.  36  ozs. 

Grouse  Cfulch  :  Ne'er  do  Weil  Co.  80  ozs. ; 
Heron  Co.  have  declared  a  dividend  of  $100 
to  the  share. 

The  Dominique  Co.  on  Nelson  Creek,  are 
making  $25  per  day  to  the  hand. 

Work  has  been  suspended  on  the  ledge 
of  the  Washburn  Quartz  Co. 

Terry  creek  is  nearly  abandoned ;  six 
white  men  are  all  that  are  working  there  at 
present. 

There  is  about  10  Chinamen  working  on 
a  small  stream  that  empties  into  Govern- 
ment Creek,  in  which  they  make  small 
wages. 

COLORADO. 
Georgetown  Miner,  Sept.  19th :  The  hands 
on  No.  1  Gregory  lode  lately  struck  several 
rich  pockets  of  gold  bearing  specimens. 
John  Martin  and  Sam  Scott  have  discovered 
a  fine  sulphuret  bearing  lode  on  Alpine 
Mountain.  Ore  is  being  packed  from  the 
Astor  lode  to  Garrott,  Martine  &  Co's  works. 
A  dirt  crevice  has  been  struck  on  the  North 
American  lode,  assays  from  which  yield 
$180  to  the  ton.  Two  men  can  take  out 
four  tons  per  day.  Martine  &  Co's  works 
are  running  20  tons  from  the  Coin  lode. 

We  saw  a  splendid  piece  of  retort  this 
morning  at  Wai'ren  Hussey  &  Co's  bank. 
It  was  from  3%  cords  of  ore  from  the  Oro 
Cache  lode  near  South  Boulder,  and  weighed 
64  oxs.  9  pwts.  and  12  grs.,  value  $1,750 
currency.  This  result  was  obtained  by 
Messrs.  Frothingham  &  Jones,  by  means  of 
a  Dodge  cracker,  Botary  crusher,  and  Ball 
polisher,  and  afterwards  amalgamated  in 
Hepburn  pans. 

Denver  News,  Sept.  25th :  Dubois  mill  at 
Black  Hawk,  has  been  destroyed  by  fire. 
Loss  $25,000.  Placer  diggings  in  Colorado 
Gulch  are  paying  $25  per  day  to  the  man. 
We  saw  at  the  Colorado  National  Bank, 
this  morning  a  bar  of  gold  bullion  from 
Cherry  Creek  dust.  Its  weight  was  10  56- 
100  ozs.,  fineness  .992%,  value  $217.27. 

A  diamond  very  white  and  clear,  and 
about  the  size  of  a  hen's  egg,  is  said  to  have 
been  found  in  Denver,  40  ft.  below  the  sur- 


$h*  pining  nud  ^cimtifw  §  was. 


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face  in  the  gravel  drift. — [Likely— Editoiis  , 
Press.  ] 

At  tho  United  States  mint  this  morning 
were  two  bars  of  gold  bullion,  from  dust 
from  the  Cimeron  mines  on  the  northern 
borders  of  New  Mexico.  They  each  weighed 
11,")  75-100  ozs..  fineness,  .875^,  value  of  I 
e<v:li  .-"-'. •  "-»:•  •. i.l,  beinga  total  of  291J-J  ozs.,  ! 
and  85,321.22. 

IDAHO. 

i  h :  A  discovery  has  re- 
cently been  madeon  Bummer  Hill,  of  a  ledge 
of  the  same  species  of  rotten,  decomposed 
quartz,  as  that  found  in  the  noted  Cirowl 
and  Go  ledge  beyond  Placcrville.  The 
newly  found  ledge  prospects  exceedingly 
rich, "and  its  discovery  created  no  little  ex- 
citement in  and  about  Centervillo. 

The  Big  Ditch  which  supplies  the  hill, 
gulch  and  bar  diggings  about  Pioneer,  and 
which  is  being  extended  to  Bummer  Hill 
and  Granite  Creek  will  be  completed  before 
winter  sets  in. 

Owyhee  Avalanche,  Sept  28th:  H.  B. 
Morse  is  running  the  Cosmos  mill  on  North 
Star  ore  with  a  prospect  of  paying  well. 
About  150  tons  of  ore  is  at  the  mill. 

The  Minear  mill  is  btill  running  on  ore 
from  the  lila  Elmore  mine. 

I  ul.  Kogus  has  opened  another  rich  lodge 
on  the  summit  of  War  Eagle  Mountain.  It 
is  well  defined  and  shows  on  the  surface  a 
width  of  about  15  in.  We  were  shown 
■  if  the  croppings,  a  considerable  por- 
tion of  which  is  black  sulphurets  of  silver 
intersporscd  with  particles  of  gold  plainly 
visible. 

In  Flint  Dist.  operations  are  quite  brisk 
The  Black  mill  is  now  employed  on  Levia- 
than ore.  The  Iowa  mill  is  nearly  com- 
pleted, and  will  be  well  supplied  with  Rising 
Shir  quartz.  This  mine  has  been  leased  to 
tho  Iowa  Co.  for  a  limited  time.  General 
McQueen  is  giving  employment  to  a  force 
of  men  in  the  mine  day  and  night,  and  will 
ere  long  have  several  months'  supply  of 
pay  ore  out.  The  ledge  at  the  point  of 
present  work  is  15  ft.  wide,  and  in  taking  it 
out  makes  a  shaft  wide  enough  for  a  double 
set  of  miners  and  two  windlasses  overhead. 
There  being  such  an  immense  quantity  of 
quartz,  only  a  very  rich  quality  is  treated 
as  first-class,  and  the  remainder  as  second 
and  third  class. 

MONTANA. 

Post,  Sept  21st :  A  15-stamp  mill  has  ar- 
rived for  the  Hot  Spring  Gold  and  Silver 
Co.  The  mill  was  built  at  the  Western 
Foundry  Works,  St.  Louis. 

Taylor,  Thompson  &  Co.,  Holloway  & 
Ludky  and  Gerwitch  are  working  a  bank  of 
gravel  in  their  claims  in  Last  Chance  Gulch 
which  averages  20  ft.  in  depth,  and  runs 
S200  per  day  to  the  sluice,  with  no  bed  rock. 

Claims  on  El  Dorado  Bar  are  looking  up ; 
they  now  command  from  8500  to  $1,500, 
and  ready  sales  are  found  at  these  rates. 

A  new  gulch  has  lately  been  discovered 
by  CoL  Woods  on  the  head  waters  of  Sal- 
mon river,  and  has  been  named  Dahlenega. 
It  prospects  well. 

The  new  diggings  on  Thompson's  river 
are  attracting  considerable  attention.  Re- 
port says  that  the  diggings  are  good,  with 
plenty  of  water. 

John  Simonds  and  Henry  Augustine 
lately  sold  80  ft  of  claim,  No.  1  west  from 
the  discovery  on  the  Whitlatch  Union  lode, 
for  $10,000. 

Sept  28th :  Some  60  contiguous  claims 
in  Alder  Gnlch,  in  Summit  and  Pine  Grove 
Districts,  with  a  bed-rock  flume  1,700  ft. 
long,  sluices,  mining  tools,  water  ditches, 
rights,  privileges,  etc.,  which  cost  over 
$13,000,  were  lately  sold  at  sheriff's  sale  for 
$6,500,  greenbacks.  The  property  was 
considered  worth  $30,000. 

Prof.  Chas.  Burnley,  of  this  city,  from  12 
ounces  of  rock  assayed  3  ounces  and  15 
pwts.  of  silver,  919  fine,  being  at  the  rate  of 
of  $10,826  96  per  ton.  The  roek  comprised 
a  few  picked  specimens  from  the  Rumley  & 
Bucher  lode,  on  Flint  Creek.  The  Profes- 
sor has  obtained  much  larger  results  than 
the  above  from  the  same  lead.  A  short 
time  ago  he  assayed  a  piece  of  ore  which 
went  something  over  $30,000  silver  and 
$100  gold  per  ton.  The  extent  and  richness 
of  this  lead  is  probably  unparalleled  on  this 
continent,  or,  for  that  matter,  in  the  world. 
It  is  now  uncovered  for  a  length  of  500  ft , 
showing  a  well  defined  crevice  averaging  six 
feet  in  width. 

The  Highland  correspondent  writes  as 
follows:  "The  Only  Chance  is  owned  by 
Nevens,  Flower  &  Co.  The  first  clean  np 
from  this  lode  from  arastra  was  $963 ;  sec- 
ond, $1,036  80 ;  third,  $1,338  20.  Each  run 
— one  week — was  made  from  Nevins'  lode ; 
the  result  was  48  ounces ;  about  the  same 
amount  of  rock.  Our  gnlch  diggings  have 
not  equaled  our  expectations.  Yet  a  large 
amount  of  gold  has  been  taken  from  our 
diggings.  I  know  of  a  number  of  fortunate 
ones  who  have  gone  East  with  from  $3,000 
to  $5,000  each,  and  we  yet  have  good 
ground." 


The  new  mines  at  Libby,  near  Tobacco 

Plains,  are  reported  to  be  rich.     The  gold 

is  line,  resembling  Alder  Gulch  dust     The 

parlies  shallow  on  slate   bed-rock:   water 

and  wood  are  abundant,  and  from  panning* 

!  -  arc  said  to  have  been  n 

This  is  tho  story  of  one  returned 

iere.     Since  penning  the  foregoing, 

four  Bear  Gnlch  miners  have  returned  from 

Libby,  and  in  unqualified  terms  pronounce 

these  ne' 

country. 

NEVADA. 

Tsln<-lc  Ttocli. 

Butte  Record,  Oct.  5th :  Certificates  of  in- 
corporation of  the  Chico  Gold  and  Silver 
Mining  Co.,  and  tho  Black  Prince  Gold  and 
Silver  Mining  Co.,  were  filed  in  the  Clerk's 
office  of  this  county  on  the  26th  ultimo. 
The  claims  of  these  companies  are  situated 
at  Black  Rock,  the  ores  of  which  were  re- 
cently tested  at  Dall's  mill.  A  quartz  mill 
is  now  on  its  way  to  that  locality,  and  it 
seems  not  improbable  that  Black  Rock  may 
yet  prove  as  valuable  as  the  Comstock  lode. 
Bsia6n  liiu. 

The  Virginia  Enterprise,  of  Oct.  4th,  calls 
the  attention  of  miners  and  millmen  to  the 
advertised  sale  of  the  Brick  mill,  and  the 
Tucker  &  Stark  wooden  mill,  on  Bodie's 
Gulch,  near  Aurora,  Esmeralda  Co. 

I  Iiittil.olflt. 

Unionville  Register,  Sept.  28th :  A  shaft 
has  been  sunk  on  the  Calaveras  lode,  and  a 
body  of  fine  black  sulphuret  silver  ore  has 
been  drifted  into  16  ft.  without  reaching  the 
hanging  wall.  This  ore  yields  $210  silver 
per  ton  of  2,000  pounds  of  ore. 

Patents  have  been  applied  for  for  the 
Starlight  and  Midas  lodes.  The  Starlight 
has  a  shaft  30  feet  deep,  at  which  depth  a 
well  defined  vein  of  ore,  10  feet  wide,  is 
exposed  to  view,  which  yields  $44  silver  to 
the  ton  at  the  mill.  The  Midas  is  a  gold- 
bearing  vein,  2%  feet  in  width  at  the  depth 
of  30  feet,  and  yields  $147  gold  per  ton. 

The  Golconda  mill  is  now  in  motion  on 
ore  from  the  Golconda  mine.  The  first  run 
of  30  tons  of  ore  gave  a  yield  of  $50  to  the 
ton,  which  is  very  flattering,  as  the  quan- 
tity of  ore  is  unlimited  and  can  be  mined  at 
small  cost,  the  lode  being  very  large,  all 
metal,  and  much  decomposed. 

The  new  mill  of  the  Summit  Co. ,  Vicks- 
burg  district,  was  started  up  last  week  on 
ore  from  the  Spring  ledge.  The  first  run 
was  entirely  satisfactory,  giving  a  very 
handsome  return  of  bullion  for  the  amount 
of  ore  worked. 

Reese    River. 

Reveille,  Oct.  1st :  The  mill  of  the  Old 
Dominion  Co.  is  working  very  successfully. 
The  first  ore  crushed  in  the  battery  was  a 
lot  of  second  class  from  the  Old  Dominion 
mine,  the  pulp  of  which  assayed  $150  per 
ton.  They  were  about  to  work  some  15 
tons  of  the  first  class  ore,  the  estimated  yield 
of  which  was  very  high.  Great  masses  were 
obtained  from  the  mine  which  exhibited  an 
nnnsual  amount  of  horn  silver,  the  charac- 
teristic surface  ore  in  the  district.  The  de- 
velopments on  the  Old  Dominion  ledge 
were  of  the  most  extraordinary  character, 
and  bid  fair  to  furnish  the  mill  of  the  com- 
pany with  a  full  supply  of  ore.  At  the 
depth  of  20  ft  in  the  incline  there  is  a  vein 
of  pay  ore  12  ft  thick,  the  whole  mass  of 
which  may  be  carried  to  the  mill  with  sub- 
stantial profit. 

A  large  lot  of  ore  which  was  taken  to  Hot 
Creek  from  the  Morey  District  for  reduc- 
tion in  the  mill  of  the  Old  Dominion  Co., 
has  given  a  yield  of  upwards  of  $200  per 
ton  by  an  assay  of  pulp.  The  owner  of  the 
mines  in  the  Morey  District  has  contracted 
with  the  mill  for  the  delivery  of  100  tons 
of  ore. 

We  learn  that  Col.  Catherwood  was  so 
highly  pleased  with  the  appearance  of  the 
Silver  Champion  mine  that  he  bought  and 
shipped  a  mill  from  Aurora,  which  is  to  be 
erected  immediately  at  Palmetto.  The  Sil- 
ver Champion  has  been  opened  to  the  depth 
of  65  ft,  and  has  produced  a  considerable 
amount  of  good  looking  ore,  a  specimen  of 
which  was  shown  to  us.  Mr.  Stansberry 
showed  us  also  two  specimens  from  the 
Lodi  and  the  Nevada  ledges,  owned  by  him, 
which  assay  high.  The  ore  contains  a  large 
proportion  of  gold. 

Oct.  2d :  The  mill  of  the  Centenary  Co., 
in  Newark  District,  was  set  in  motion  on 
the  25th  ult  The  first  ore  crushed  was  an 
inferior  grade  from  the  Chihuahua  mine  of 
the  company,  the  pulp  of  which  assays  from 
$50  to  $75.  At  present  the  battery  is  crush- 
ing the  ore  wet. 

By  the  stage  which  arrived  from  Belmont 
on  Saturday  evening  three  bars  of  bullion 
were  brought  from  the  mill  of  the  Bel- 
mont Co. 

Oct.  3d :  A  large  body  of  very  rich  ore 
has  been  developed  in  the  Murphy  mine  of 
the  Twin  River  Co.,  which  is  said  to  be  su- 
perior to  any  hitherto  exhibited  in  the  mine. 
In  the  very  partial  development  of  the  Mur- 
phy,  several   "chimneys"  of  great  extent 


have  been  encountered,  which  have  pro- 
duced ore  of  a  high  grade. 

Oct  4th:  This  afternoon  some  30  large 
bars  of  bullion  from  the  Manhattan  Co. 
were  delivered  at  the  office  of  Wells,  Fargo 
&  Co.,  but  the  circumstance  received  no 
more  notice  from  the  .passers  than  would  a 
load  of  bricks. 

Wo  were  shown  a  box  of  specimens  taken 
from  the  Reality  ledge,  Washington  district, 
which  exhibits  the  characteristic  mineral  of 
the  district  It  is  distinct  from  that  pro- 
duced by  the  greater  number  of  the  districts 
of  Eastern  Nevada,  and  is  mainly  an  argen- 
tiferous galena,  rich  in  silver.  Ore  of  this 
character  appears  to  be  inexhaustible  in 
quantity.  The  veins  are  generally  large 
and  regular  in  their  formation,  and  vary 
from  4  to  15  ft.  in  width.  Several  attempts 
have  been  made  to  reduce  the  ores  of  the 
district,  but  they  failed  through  lack  of 
skill  of  the  operators.  The  ore  exists  in 
immense  masses,  and  it  is  the  judgment  of 
competent  authority  that  it  could  be  readily 
and  economically  smelted,  or  reduced  in  a 
furnace  of  the  proper  construction. 

The  greater  portion  of  the  miners  who 
left  the  White  Pine  district  for  the  Goose 
Creek  gold  mines,  have  returned,  and  are 
working  their  claims.  The  Uncle  Sam,  Phila- 
delphia and  Vanderbilt  are  being  worked. 

The  Monte  Christo  Co.  is  working  one  of 
its  mines  called  the  Mohawk  with  consider- 
able vigor.  The  machinery  and  nearly  all 
the  materials  for  its  five-stamp  mill  has 
been  on  the  ground  some  time,  and  work- 
men are  rapidly  giving  them  the  form  of  a 
practicable  mill. 

Joe  Williams,  one  of  the  most  successful 
prospectors  in  the  State,  has  returned  from 
a  tour  to  the  southward,  after  an  absence  of 
30  days.  He  discovered  and  located  eight 
ledges  of  silver  and  gold-bearing  ore,  sam- 
ples of  which  he  brought  into  town  for  as- 
say. Mr.  Williams  thinks  the  locations 
were  made  upon  the  boundry  line  of  the 
State,  in  which  they  are  situated  as  well  as 
in  California  He  pronounces  the  ledges, 
as  far  as  size  and  general  appearances  are 
concerned,  to  be  the  very  best  he  has  yet 
discovered.  Several  of  the  samples  of 
quartz  exhibited  free  gold.  Mr.  Williams 
stopped  at  San  Antonio,  where  Rigby  was 
pushing  work  on  the  Liberty  mine  to  great 
advantage.  His  small  mill  had  been  re- 
paired and  was  running,  but  was  to  be  re- 
placed shortly  by  one  of  greater  capacity. 

Oct.  5th :  The  Ware  mill,  worthless  for 
the  reduction  of  silver,  and  which  has  been 
idle  for  a  long  time,  is  to  be  taken  down 
and  removed  immediately  to  the  district  of 
New  Pass,  25  miles  west  of  Austin.  The 
purpose  of  erecting  the  small  5-stamp  mill 
in  the  district  is  to  test  the  quality  of  the 
ore  thoroughly.  If  the  result  should  be 
satisfactory,  it  is  the  intention  to  erect  a 
mill  of  greater  capacity. 

Silver  Bend  Reporter,  Oct  5th  :  The  new 
mill  at  Hot  Creek  is  now  in  successful  op- 
eration. The  first  ore  crushed  in  the  bat- 
tery was  a  lot  of  second  class  from  the  Old 
Dominion  mine,  the  pulp  assay  of  which  was 
$150  per  ton.  A  lot  of  Morey  ore  gave  a 
pulp  assay  of  over  $200  per  ton.  There  is 
also  considerable  ore  on  the  way  to  the  mill 
from  the  mines  of  Reveille  district 

From  2%  tons  ore  from  the  Highbridge 
mine,  Reveille  district,  worked  by  J.  W. 
Varney  at  the  Faulkner  mill,  the  yield  was 
$381  per  ton. 

In  the  Potosi  mine  the  depths  already  at- 
tained yield  convincing  proofs  of  its  rich- 
ness and  permanency.  The  ore  from  this 
ledge,  by  an  assay  of  the  average,  has  lately 
yielded  the  sum  of  $200  per  ton.  The  claim, 
at  its  present  depth,  can  ^without  doubt  be 
reckoned  among  our  first  class  mines. 

Trespass,  Oct.  2d :  We  saw  a  large  lot  of 
machinery,  this  morning,  which  is  to  go  to 
Belmont  for  a  mill  now  in  process  of  con- 
struction for  the  Combined  Co. 

Enterprise,  Oct  3d :  The  late  results  ob- 
tained by  assay  and  mill  process  from  the 
Dunderberg  mine,  near  Monoville,  were 
entirely  satisfactory,  showing  over  $150  per 
ton ;  but  they  have  since  had  assays  of  ore 
from  their  lead  showing  over  $200  per  ton. 
The  company  has  taken  steps  to  erect  a 
mill  at  an  early  day. 

Washoe. 

[In  the  Stock  Circular,  in  another  portion 
of  this  paper,  will  be  found  late  mining 
news  from  this  district.  ] 

Virginia  Enterprise,  Oct.  1st:  The  Dew 
Janin  &  Park  mill,  for  the  reduction  of 
blanket  washings,  started  up  last  Tuesday, 
and  day  before  yesterday  made  their  first 
clean-up,  obtaining  266  lbs.  of  clean  amal- 
gam from  41  tons  of  washings.  The  ma- 
chinery of  the  mill  is  driven  by  a  25-horse 
power  engine  and  consists  of  six  flat-bot- 
tomed pans,  each  containing  13  shoes  and 
three  settlers,  each  eight  ft.  in  diameter. 
The  blanket  washings — concentrated  tailings 
— operated  upon  were  from  the  Regna  & 


Wheeler  flume.  Janin  &  Park  have  a  long 
string  of  flumes  of  their  own,  but  the  ca- 
pacity of  their  works  is  such  that  they  find 
time  to  do  much  work  for  other  flume  com- 
panies. The  mill  is  the  finest  running  little 
mill  in  the  State. 

Oct  2d  :  The  owners  of  the  old  St.  Law- 
rence urine  are  about  to  resume  operations 
upon  the  lead.  An  engine  will  be  placed 
on  the  ground  with  which  to  do  the  hoisting 
from  the  shaft  The  lead  of  the  company 
yields  ore  that  prospects  exceedingly  well. 
Work  will  also  shortly  be  resumed  on  the 
Old  Emigrant  claim,  below  Silver  City. 

The  Sierra  Nevada  Co.  have  encountered 
very  hard  blasting  rock  in  the  drifts  they 
are  running,  therefore  the  progress  made  is 
necessarily  slow.  They  have  drifted  be- 
yond the  point  where  they  encountered  the 
body  of  water  last  winter  that  drove  them 
out.  At  that  time  it  was  supposed  that  the 
casing  of  a  large  lead  had  been  cut,  and  the 
stockholders  entertained  great  expectations; 
now,  however,  it  is  known  that  the  rush  of 
water  came  from  a  large  streak  of  loose, 
shaky  rock,  which  formed  a  pocket  or  sub- 
terranean reservoir  far  below  the  surface. 
Undismayed,  the  company  are  still  pushing 
ahead,  hoping  eventually  to  strike  the  Com- 
stock vein. 

Oct.  5th :  The  amount  of  bullion  shipped 
from  Wells,  Fargo  &  Co's  office  in  Silver 
City,  for  the  month  of  September,  was  $28,- 
050. 

During  the  past  week,  Wells,  Fargo  & 
Co.  shipped  from  their  offices  in  Virginia 
and  Gold  Hill,  6,533  lbs.  of  bullion,  valued 
at  $164,461.72. 

Ti-espass,  Oct.  2d :  The  Union  mill,  Gold 
Hill,  is  now  being  repaired  and  made  ready 
for  the  coming  winter's  labor.  Two  new 
pans,  Knox  patent,  are  to  be  added  to  the 
amalgamating  capacity,  and  new  settlers, 
vats,  etc.,  will  be  built,  when  the  Union 
mill  will  be  ready  to  resume  reduction  of 
ores. 

Of  late  there  has  been  much  talk  indulged 
in  of  the  danger  of  some  of  our  best  mines 
being  closed  by  a  cave.  It  is  all  nonsense. 
There  is  no  danger  of  such  a  catastrophe, 
and  none  has  ever  been  apprehended  by 
those  best  informed. 

Oct.  5th :  The  Petaluma  mill  run  20  days 
during  the  month  of  September  onKeotuck 
ore,  crushing  900  tons,  yielding  $46. 18  per 
ton.  The  mill  is  now  crushing  55  tons  per 
day  of  Kentuck  ore. 

OREGON. 

Jacksonville  Sentinel,  Sept  28th:  Last 
week,  Mr.  Oliver  brought  from  a  ledge  on 
Grave  Creek  a  load  of  quartz  rock — about 
1,500  lbs. — to  the  mill  on  Jackson  Creek. 
Col.  Drew  crushed  it  this  week,  and  ob- 
tained $14.87,  very  fine  gold.  At  this  rate 
it  will  pay  nearly  $20  per  ton.  No  gold  is 
visible  in  the  rock.  We  understand  it  i3 
the  intention  to  test  the  ledge  further,  and 
if  sufficient  encouragement  is  met  with,  a 
mill  will  be  erected  on  the  ledge. 

Parties  are  leaving  town  nearly  every  day 
for  the  mining  district,  between  the  North 
Umpqua  and  Willamette  rivers.  It  is  credi- 
bly reported  that  average  specimens  assay 
$180  to  the  ton. 

Col.  Butterfield,  who  is  sinking  on  a  bed 
of  cement  near  Waldo,  is  sanguine  that  the 
cement  will  pay  for  crushing,  and  has  or- 
dered machinery  for  that  purpose.  A  few 
boulders  and  some  gravel  has  been  struck 
in  the  bottom  of  the  tunnel,  but  the  cement 
still  continues. 


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which  we  frequently  receive.  We  can  only  return  thanks 
for  such  gentlemanly  obligations,  and  assure  our  friends  of 
our  best  endeavors  to  merit  their  respect  and  kindness: 

Geobqetown,  Januarys,  '67. 
Messrs.  Dewey  k  Co.— Sirs :   I  have  the  lumor  to  ac- 
knowledge receipt  of  your  letter  of  the  21st  instant,  trnns- 
niitUng  to  me  "Letters  Patent"  on  my  application  through 
you  for  an  " Improved  .Vachine  for  IVashinij  Ore*." 

It  came  to  hand  Bafely,  and  1  am  pleased  to  tender  you  my 
grateful  acknowlcdineuts  for  your  success  on  my  behalf. 
Very  truly  yours, 

M.  A.  WOODSIDE. 


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Notices  to  Correspondents. 

Pontibtx. — Cast  Iron  was  the  first  form  in 
which  that  metal  was  employed  in  bridge 
trailding.  French  and  Italian  engineers 
■were  the  first  to  pay  marked  attention  to 
the  use  of  this  metal  in  such  construc- 
tions, and  made  several  unsuccessful  at- 
tempts for  its  introduction  abroad,  wholly 
owing  to  the  then  inability  of  founders  to 
cast  large  segments.  The  first  attempt 
■was  made  at  Lyons,  in  1855,  and  one  arch 
■was  put  together  in  the  builder's  yard  ; 
the  project  was  abandoned  as  too  costly, 
and  timber  employed.  The  first  perma- 
nent construction  of  this  kind  was  made 
at  the  suggestion  of  Mr.  Darby,  the  orig- 
inal founder  of  the  celebrated  Coalbrook 
Dale  Coal  and  Iron  Works  in  England. 
A  bridge  across  the  river  Severn  being 
required  near  this  place,  it  was  resolved 
to  try  the  experiment  of  a  bridge  of  cast 
iron,  having  a  span  of  one  hundred  feet. 
It  was  a  bold  design,  well  executed  ;  an 
error,  however,  was  committed  by  treat- 
ing the  arch  as  an  equilibrium,  the  abut- 
ments proving  defectively  weak  were 
forced  inwards  by  the  pressure  of  earth 
behind  them,  in  consequence  of  which 
flhe  arch  was  partially  fractured.  Never- 
theless the  bridge  proved  serviceable,  and 
continues  so  to  the  present  clay.  The 
next  successful  design  for  an  iron  bridge 
was  based  upon  and  eventually  construct- 
ed on  calculation  and  models  made  by 
the  celebrated  Thomas  Paine — the  publi- 
cation of  whose  pamphlet,  commencing, 
'  'These  are  the  times  that  try  men's  souls, " 
forms  so  memorable  an  era  in  the  history 
of  American  Independence.  Next  week 
we  will  furnish  some  particulars  respect- 
ing this  remarkable  bridge  which  was 
originally  designed  to  cross  the  Schuyl- 
kill. 

CabaliiEho,  Los  Angeles. — Is  desirous  of 
more  attention  being  called  to  the  im- 
provement of  horses  and  pack  animals 
generally,  wishm<r,  at  the  same  time,  that 
the  great  capabilities  of  the  southern 
counties  of  California  for  this  object 
should  not  be  overlooked.  We  would 
suggest  to  any  one  entering  upon  such 
an  enterprise,  the  advantage  that  would 
be  derived  by  crossing  the  native  Califor- 
nia breed  by  importing  a  fine  Arab  stal- 
lion. To  make  the  point  better  under- 
stood, we  subjoin  the  following  brief  des- 
cription of  the  horse  of  the  desert :  The 
Arab  horse  is  small,  not  rising  in  gen- 
eral above  fourteen  hands  one  inch,  but 
they  are  firm  and  have  great  power  and 
size  for  their  hight ;  limbs  flat,  broad 
and  powerful,  deep  below  the  knee,  small 
and  fine  about  the  fetlock,  with  a  clear- 
ness and  beauty  of  outline,  alone  suffi- 
cient to  stamp  the  term  blood  on  its  pos- 
sessor. The  neck  is  high  yet  arched,  the 
flanks  closely  ribbed  up,  the  tail  carried 
out  with  a  sweep,  like  the  curve  of  a 
palm  branch  ;  a  small  head  is  terminated 
by  large  nostrils,  maintained  continually 
in  motion,  snorting  and  neighing.  Col- 
ors—gray,  of  various  shades,  1  u-own,  bay 
and  chestnut,  are  the  ordinary — in  fact  it 
may  be  said  are  the  only  colors  of  Arab 
horses — a  nutmeg  gray  being  the  com- 
monest variety  ;  chestnut,  however,  is  the 
most  esteemed. 


Overland  Bailroads. 

The  aid  which  the  press  of  the  Pacific 
coast  is  ever  ready  to  lend  to  every  new 
home  industrial  enterprise,  has  often  been 
noticed  and  commended  abroad.  But  this 
aid  should  only  be  granted  where  the  en- 
terprises are  bona  fide,  and  when  they  do  not 
promise  to  cripple  similar  enterprises  al 
ready  existing,  which  fully  supply  all  rea- 
sonable demands,  and  which  deserve  to  be 
cherished,  rather  than  to  be  made  to  suffer 
loss  by  a  supply  that  is  ahead  of  the  de- 
mand. 

The  subject  to  which  we  would  call  atten- 
tion, in  connection  with  the  above  matter, 
is  that  of  the  Pacific  Railroad.  As  the  read- 
ers of  the  Press  are  aware,  a  through  con- 
tinental road  is  being  pushed  across  the 
country  by  two  companies,  over  what  is 
known  as  the  Central  Eoute.  No  great  en- 
terprise was  ever  placed  in  more  energetic 
hands,  than  this  one  is.  The  Union  Pacific 
company  on  the  Atlantic,  and  the  Central 
Pacific  company  on  this  side,  are  pushing 
the  great  work  ahead  toward  the  center  of 
the  continent,  at  a  rate  altogether  unparal- 
leled in  such  enterprises,  especially  when 
we  consider  the  great  difficulties  in  the  way. 
The  road,  it  is  promised,  will  be  completed 
in  1870. 

Now,  with  a  population  of  only  one  mill- 
ion of  people,  on  this  side  of  the  Eoeky 
Mountains,  with  dozens  of  local  railroads 
urgentlyneeded  and  remaining  unbuilt,  and 
with  hundreds  of  other  legitimate  enter- 
prises untouched,  calling  for  development, 
is  it  not  absurd  to  talk  of  building  any  more 
through  Pacific  railroads,  for  the  present, 
at  least  ?  The  Government  has  aided  the 
road  now  being  built,  largely,  by  granting 
it  bonds  and  lands  ;  but  is  it  consistent  with 
the  economy,  so  urgently  called  for  at  pres- 
ent, with  justice  to  other  enterprises  requir- 
ing governmental  aid,  with  good  sense  and 
the  necessities  of  the  coast,  to  ask  national 
grants  to  all  the  Pacific  Eailroads  that  are 
laid  down — on  paper — by  speculators? 

One  road  will  prove  amply  sufficient  to 
accommodate  all  the  business  that  will  be 
offering  for  years  to  come  ;  and  even  if  only 
a  second  road  was  now  built,  the  result  would 
be  that  neither  would  pay.  Lofty  talk  is 
indulged  in  with  regard  to  the  immense 
trade  to  be  developed  by  a  continental  road; 
but  this  has  yet  to  be  proved, — and  when 
one  road  is  burdened  with  traffic,  surely 
it  will  be  time  enough  to  build  a  second, 
and  then  a  third,  when  needed.  And,  sure- 
ly, too,  it  is  but  fair  and  honest  that  the 
pioneers  who  push  through  the  greatest 
work  of  the  age,  should  be  allowed  to  de- 
rive a  fair  income  from  it  at  the  start,  and 
not  see  their  profits  run  away  with,  as  well 
as  that  of  their  opponent,  by  the  establish- 
ment of  the  latter. 

To  build  another  Pacific  Eailroad  would 
cost  about  $175, 000, 000.  Is  there  a  man  on 
the  coast  who  will  not  admit  that  there  are 
hundreds  of  uses  to  which  such  an  immense 
sum  of  money  could  be  much  more  profita- 
bly put,  than  in  such  a  foolish  enterprise  ? 
How  much  more  profitably,  too,  could  the 
labor  of  the  vast  requisite  industrial  army 
be  used,  than  in  building,  at  the  present 
time,  even  a  second  through  road. 

Each  of  the  half  dozen  Pacific  Eailroads, 
that  exists  on  paper,  claims  to  have  the  best 
and  easiest  route.  But  prejudice  or  falsifi- 
cation, it  is  well  known,  alone  give  each 
these  seeming  benefits.  The  Central  Eoute 
was  chosen  in  preference  to  all  others,  sim- 
ply because  it  lay  along  the  great  lines  of 
travel,  population  and  natural  wealth.  Each 
one  of  the  other  routes  is  known  to  be  more 
or  less  deficient  in  these  requisites.  It  is 
claimed  that  the  building  of  each  road  would 
develop  or  supply  these  wants.  But  have 
we  the  money  to  prove  this  at  present?  and 
even  if  we  had,  would  it  be  prudent  to  risk 
it  in  what  is  known  to  be  an  uncertainty? 
Besides,  while  many  on  this  coast  have  hon- 
estly given  their  countenance  to  a  second  or 
a  third  through  road.,  it  is  well  known  that 


the  chief  spirits  engaged  in  these  under- 
takings reside  at  the  East,  having  little  or 
no  interest  here,  and  that  selfish  specula- 
tion in  franchises,  which  they  hope  to  se- 
cure, is  the  only  object  they  have  in  view. 
Of  this  fact  developments  connected  with 
Fremont's  and  Levi  Parsons'  late  fiasco  with 
the  Southern  Pacific  road,  afford  a  notice- 
able example. 

The  people  of  this  coast  generally  have 
not  the  money  to  subscribe  to  the  stock  of 
the  road  at  present  being  built,  and  pur- 
chasers have  to  be  sought  abroad ;  but  these 
purchasers  will  in  vain  be  sought,  if  the 
stock  of  a  second  or  a  third  through  road  is 
thrown  upon  the  market.  We  claim,  and 
we  think  we  have  foundation  for  the  claim, 
to  be  second  to  none  on  the  coast  in  our  de- 
sire to  aid  each  and  every  legitimate  enter- 
prise here.  But  we  have  no  hesitation  in 
saying  that,  at  present,  a  second  through 
Pacific  Eailroad  is  not  a  necessity.  When 
we  have  added  another  million  to  our  popu- 
lation, built  all  requisite  local  railroads,  and 
made  some  approach  to  developing  the 
hundreds  of  our  natural  manufacturing  and 
commercial  resources,  that  are  now  so  loud- 
ly calling  for  aid,  then  the  talk  of  building 
additional  roads  will  be  in  order.  At  pres- 
ent, we  may  well  be  reasonably  satisfied 
with  the  flattering  prospects  we  now  have 
of  soon  having  one  through  road. 


Puke  Asphaltum. — Whatever  may  be  the 
result  of  the  search  for  petroleum  on  this 
coast,  certain  it  is  that  a  kindred  interest  of 
large  commercial  importance  has  in  the 
meantime  grown  up,  which,  to  a  certain  ex- 
tent at  least,  has  been  incidentally  promoted 
by  efforts  in  the  other  direction.  Consid- 
erable deposits  of  asphaltum,  of  different 
degrees  of  purity  and  value,  have  been  dis- 
covered from  time  to  time,  more  particu- 
larly in  some  of  our  southern  counties. 
Prof.  Whitney,  in  his  geological  report  of 
the  vicinity  of  Los  Angeles,  represents  the 
pure  bitumen  as  oozing  from  the  earth's 
surface  in  the  form  of  "  tar  springs, "  fre- 
quently covering  an  area  of  from  ten  to  fif- 
teen acres,  and  as  hardening  on  exposure  to 
the  air  into  what  is  known  as  "brea,"  or 
asphaltum.  Mr.  Neuval,  of  the  Pacific  As- 
phaltum Co.,  No.  533  Kearny  street,  has 
laid  upon  our  table  some  specimens  from 
their  mines  in  Los  Angeles  county,  where 
the  deposits  are  said  to  be  almost  unlimited, 
which  appear  to  be  nothing  more  nor  less 
than  pure  bitumen,  so  free  are  they  from 
sand  and  clay  or  other  foreign  matter.  We 
understand  that  the  asphaltum  introduced 
here  by  this  company  within  the  last  few 
months,  commands  from  S3  to  $±  per  ton 
more  than  any  other  in  the  market,  in  eon- 
sequence  of  its  purity  and  freedom  from 
rock,  clay  and  other  impurities.  For  a  sim- 
ilar reason,  sidewalks  laid  with  it  are  said  to 
be  harder,  and  to  wear  better  than  when 
made  from  the  asphaltum  in  general  use, 
from  the  fact  that  the  very  large  amount  of 
tar  called  into  requisition  has  a  tendency  to 
soften,  under  the  influence  of  a  summer's 
sun,  and  to  render  the  character  of  the  work 
less  substantial — an  objection  entirely  obvi- 
ated in  the  article  now  offered  to  the  public 
by  this  company.  But  little  if  any  tar  is 
required  to  fit  this  superior  bitumen  for 
effective  service. 


Telegraphic.  — Our  clients  will  be  pleased 
to  learn  that  we  have  received  a  telegraphic 
dispatch  from  our  partner,  Mr.  Dewey,  now 
in  Washington,  that  the  following  applica- 
tions for  patents  have  been  passed  for  issue 
by  the  Commissioner :  Walter  Pierce, 
Onion  Valley,  Plumas  county,  "Bock 
Drill ;"  F.  Morris,  West  Point,  Calaveras 
county,  "Amalgamating  Process:"  Mordi- 
cai  Disney,  of  this  city,  "Car  Coupler;" 
Daniel  Hayes  and  Wm.  Free,  of  this  city, 
' '  Fire  Escape ;"  Daniel  Flint,  of  Sacramen- 
to, "Improved  Farm  Gate;"  Messrs  Bice& 
Leach,  Union  Postoffiee,  Merced  county, 
"Driving  Bridle;"  E.  G.  Woodside,  of  this 
city,  "Wheel  Hub  ;"  Albert  Moore,  of  this 
city,  "  Shoes  and  Dies, "  We  expect  further 
dispatches,  from  time  to  time,  until  our  long 
calendar-  of  cases  is  fully  disposed  of. 

*— ..  -am*  .*-  -* 

Continental  Life  Insurance  Company, 
302  Montgomery  street,  corner  of  Pine. 


Colorado  vs.  California  at  the  Paris 
Exposition. 

The  wisdom  of  a  thorough  representation 
of  the  mining  interests  of  Colorado  at  the 
Paris  Exposition,  has  already  been  appa- 
parent.  It  will  be  recollected  that  our  Col- 
orado neighbors  not  only  secured  a  fine  and 
full  collection  of  minerals  for  the  Exhibi- 
tion, but  also  dealt  liberally  with  their  Com- 
missioner, Mr.  J.  P.  Whitney.  The  conse- 
quence has  been  that  the  Colorado  exhibi- 
tion has  been  honored  with  the  award  of  a 
gold  medal,  while  the  two  mineral  exhibi- 
tions of  California  have  received  only  a  sil- 
ver medal  each — Colorado  carrying  off  the 
prize  in  a  contest  with  California  !  More 
than  this,  through  the  funds  furnished  Com- 
missioner Whitney  that  gentleman  has  been 
enabled  to  publish  a  full  descriptive  cata- 
logue of  his  minerals,  in  pamphlet  form  ; 
which  publication  has  been  considered  of 
sufficient  importance,  in  England,  to  be 
worthy  of  a  republication  there,  and  it  has 
accordingly  appeared,  "magnificently  print- 
ed, by  a  London  house. "  The  account  be- 
fore us  adds  that  "it  contains  a  schedule  of 
the  ores,  some  general  information,  and  a 
beautiful  map  of  the  territory,  and  forms  a 
beautiful  close  to  the  creditable  representa- 
tion of  Colorado  among  the  mining  regions 
of  the  world,  at  the  great  Exposition. " 

As  a  further  result  of  this  "creditable 
representation,  "Commissioner  Whitney  will 
be  accompanied  on  his  return  to  Colorado 
by  Mons.  L.  Semonier  of  the  Ecole  de 
Mines,  and  Here  Heine,  a  distinguished 
German  engineer.  Mons.  Semonter  comes 
out  to  make  an  official  report  of  the  value 
of  Colorado  as  a  mining  region,  and  will 
have  his  official  letters  published  in  the 
Moniteur,  thus  securing  for  them  the  best, 
most  valuable  and  most  influential  circula- 
tion which  such  letters  could  obtain  in  Eu- 
rope. Herr  Heine  will  write  a  series  of 
letters  for  the  German  papers  at  Frankfort 
and  Cologne.  These  are  some  of  the  bene- 
ficial results  accruing  from  a  proper  repre- 
sentation of  an  American  Mining  District 
at  the  Exposition. 

An  outlay  of  twenty,  or  even  thirty  thou- 
sand dollars,  under  any  other  circumstances, 
could  not  have  done  for  California  the  half 
of  what  three  or  four  thousand  would  have 
accomplished  if  that  sum  had  been  raised 
when  it  was  asked  of  the  citizens  of  San 
Francisco,  by  the  late  Exposition  Committee 
of  this  city.  Professor  Blake,  our  Commis- 
sioner, went  out  empty  handed,  and  almost 
unaided — the  small  amount  that  was  finally 
raised  for  him  came  too  late  to  be  of  any 
benefit  whatever.  A  more  able  or  a  more 
proper  man  could  not  have  been  selected  to 
represent  the  State  ;  and  important  benefits 
would  have  accrued  from  his  efforts  had 
they  been  properly  sustained.  As  it  is,  the 
great  Golden  State  of  California  has  been 
overshadowed,  altogether,  by  an  interior 
mining  district,  perched  upon  an  isolated 
spur  of  the  Eocky  Mountains. 

Ore  Crushing. — Mr.  S.  W.  Howland,  at 
his  ore-sampling  establishment,  No.  34  Cal- 
if ornia  street,  still  finds  full  employment  for 
his  pateut  ore  crusher ;  while  that  machine, 
contrary  to  the  experience  with  nearly  or 
quite  all  other  machines  constructed  on  the 
principle  of  his  invention,  continues  to 
work  and  wear  in  a  most  satisfactory  and 
economical  manner.  His  crusher  consists 
of  two  conical-shaped  cast  iron  shells,  ono 
above  the  other,  with  teeth  on  the  inner 
sides,  and  also  two  toothed  burs  of  similar 
shape  and  similarly  situated,  working  within 
the  shells,  into  which  the  rock  is  fed.  It  is 
compact  and  simple,  occupying  a  space  of 
not  over  six  feet  square,  and  is  said  to  be 
able  to  crush  from  forty  to  sixty  tons  of 
limestone  in  twenty-four  hours,  and  its  full 
equivalent  of  work  when  operated  on  harder 
minerals  or  ores. 


Jasper  is  procured  to  any  required  ex- 
tent at  St.  Gervals,  in  Savoy,  where  there 
is  a  quarry  of  this  mineral,  with  a  surface  of 
not  less  than  24,000  square  yards.  The 
auarry  has  been  worked  to  the  depth  of  66 
feet. 


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Fourteenth  Annual  State  Fair. 

.Ill  l»*l  week.] 

77/*  Danforth  Lamp.— Gillig,  Mot( 
ta«k'>  an   excellent  exhibition  of  tin  ware, 

and  rubber  belting,  accompanied 
with  a  fine  show  of  the  Danforth  lump,  of 
a)l  sizes  and  styles.     This  lamp,   it  will  be 

•tod,  is  designed  to  burn  without  the 
use  of  a  chimney— the  draft  supplied  by 
that  nsnal  device  Is  obtained  by  means  of  a 
fan-wheel,  operated  by  clock-work,  with  suoi 
rapiditv  as  to  throw  a  steady  and  sufficient 
current  of  air  upon  the  flame   to  secure  a 

OOmbnstion.  A  considerable  saving 
is  thereby  effected  by  avoiding  the  breakage 
of  chimneys,  and  it  is  also  claimed  that  a 

l  and  clearer  liprht  is  obtained.  They 
wore  awarded  a  special  premium  and  diplo- 
ma for  their  lamps,  honorable  mention  for 
their  tin  ware  and  belting,  and  a  first  pre- 
mium diploma  for  the  best  family  cooking 
stove,  the  "Good  Samaritan." 

Sen  in  Light. — Benzine  is  a  light  hydro- 
carbon, so  volatile  and  inflammablo  that  it  is 
found  necessary,  in  the  process  of  distilling 
crude  petroleum,  to  separate  it  from  the  or- 
dinary illuminating  oil — elso  there  is  great 
danger  of  explosion.  It  is  employed  chiefly 
in  the  place  of  turpentine  in  the  mixture  of 
and  latterly  it  has  also  been  largely 
need  for  carburetting  coal  gas  and  for  con- 
sumption in  petroleum  stoves.  Its  extreme 
volatility  and  cheapness  renders  it  peculiarly 
well  adapted  for  these  purposes.  When 
converted  into  gas  it  possesses  a  very  high 
illuminating  power — approaching  to  that  of 
olofiant  gas  ;  for  this  reason  many  devices 
have  been  produced  for  employing  it  as  an 
illuminatin'.'  agent,  but  without  much  suc- 
cess until  Mr.  J.  J.  Hucks,  of  this  city,  con- 
ceived and  constructed  his  "  self -generating 
portable  gas  lamp,"  by  which  this  cheap 
hyrocarbon  is  safely  converted  into  gas  at 
tlie  instant  of  combustion.  Its  peculiarity 
is  such  as  to  render  it  especially  serviceable 
when  it  is  required  to  have  a  strong  light  in 
positions  exposed  to  strong  currents  of  air 
or  to  the  wind  ;  the  latter  is  often  the  case 
in  night  work,  in  hydraulic  mining,  and  the 
former  almost  always  in  tunneling  and  drift- 
ing. As  an  out-door  lamp  it  cannot  bo  ex- 
celled ;  it  burns  with  a  very  white  flame  and 
great  brilliancy  in  a  very  strong  wind.  It 
is  the  cheapest  light  which  can  be  used — 
costing  only  from  one  to  three  or  four  cents 
per  hour,  according  to  the  amount  of  li<rht 
desired.  Mr.  Hucks  has  done  a  great  pub- 
lic service,  in  thus  opening  up  a  new  mode 
of  utilizing  a  cheap  and  plentiful  article  of 
commercial  product. 

California  Pilch,  etc. — Messrs.  Hucks  & 
Lambert  made  a  fine  display  of  their  famous 
axle-grease  and  of  California  pitch.  They 
were  awarded  an  especial  premium  for  each 
of  these  exhibits. 

Rubber  Oement  and  Paint. — Eppes  &  El- 
lery,  of  226  Jackson  street,  San  Francisco, 
exhibited  a  patent  india  rubber  cement  and 
paint,  composed  of  rubber  and  other  gums 
dissolved  in  linseed  oil,  mixed  with  various 
coloring  matters  and  ground  in  any  color. 
It  is  considered  a  superior  paint  for  roofs 
and  brick  buildings  ;  also  for  ship  and  steam 
boat  work.  New  cloth  roofs,  coated  with 
this  paint,  are  guaranteed  for  $8  per  hun- 
dred feet.  No  tar  or  asphaltum  is  used.  It 
is  especially  recommended  for  repairing 
leaky  roofs.  It  has  secured  large  awards  at 
different  fairs  in  the  Eastern  States,  where 
it  was  first  introduced,  and  where  it  is  well 
and  favorably  known.  It  is  said  to  have 
been  applied  to  more  than  ten  thousand 
roofs. 

Staveless  Barrels. — Among  the  novelties  at 
the  exhibition  was  the  "staveless  barrel." 
This  is  a  recent  invention  and  attracted  con- 
siderable attention.  The  wood  for  this  bar- 
rel is  first  cut  into  veneers,  the  same  as  for 
ordinary  cabinet  veneering,  being  very  flex- 
ible it  is  then  wound  spirally  around  a  cyl- 
inder, so  as  to  cover  it.  The  outside  is  then 
covered  with  glue  and  another  veneer  put  on 
so  as  to  cover  the  first  in  such  a  manner 
that  the  grain  of  the  wood  crosses  the  first 
layer  in  a  transverse  direction.  The  barrel 
is  thus  built  up  to  any  desired  thickness  or 
strength.  Some  half  a  dozen  veneers  are 
generally  used  for  an  ordinary  liquor  cask. 
They  are  thus  made  in  long  sections,  and 
when  thoroughly  dried  are  removed  from 
the  cylinder  and  sawed  up  into  proper 
length,  for  the  size  of  the  barrel  desired. 
The  heads  are  then  made  on  a  flat  surface, 
cut  into  the  desired  size  and  shape  by  ma- 
chinery and  driven  into  the  bodies,  much 
like  bungs  into  an  ordinary  cask,  where  they 
are  readily  secured.  Such  a  barrel  can  un- 
doubtedly be  very  rapidly  and  cheaply  con- 
structed ;  and  if  they  can  be  so  made  that 
liquors  will  not  moisten  the  glue,  and  thus 
destroy  the  cask,  they  may  be  introduced 
into  very  general  use,  and  become  of  much 
value,  especially  for  transporting  petroleum 
and  its  more  volatile  products,  for  which 


the  ordinary  barrel  cannot  be  made  tight 
enough.     At  all  events  we  do  not  see  why 

the  staveless  barrel  may  not  come  into  largo 
use  for  the  transportAtion  of  grain  and 
flour,  on  account  o(  its  lees  cost  and 
greater  durability  than  sacks.  It  is  claimed 
that  they  can  be  mad''  cheaper  than  an  or- 
dinary flour  barrel.  The  entire  machinery 
for  their  manufacture  is  quite  inexpensive, 
costing  only  about  812,000  in  gold  in  New 
York.  Joseph  L.  Lord,  of  this  city,  was 
the  exhibitor,  is  the  agent  for  the  patentee, 
and  is  about  organizing  a  company  for  their 
manufacture  in  San  Francisco.  Boxes,  as 
well  as  barrels,  can  be  made  after  this  method. 

.4  Combination  Wrench  was  exhibited  in 
model  by  Dewey  &  Co.,  the  invention 
of  Mr.  John  Mott,  of  Danville,  in  this 
State,  the  body  of  which  consists  of  a 
wrench,  hatchet,  claw,  nail-puller,  hammer 
and  vice.  The  handle  is  made  hollow,  and 
contains  quite  a  number  of  small  tools,  such 
as  gimblet,  screw-driver,  etc.  The  jaws  are 
constructed  parallel  with  tho  handle — a  new 
feature  in  this  tool.  Honorable  mention 
was  made  of  the  invention  by  the  commit- 
tee of  awards. 

The  combination  keyless  lock,  tho  con- 
invention  of  Mr.  W.  C.  Barry,  was  also  ex- 
hibited by  the  inventor,  and  attracted  con- 
siderable attention  from  its  novelty  and  ap- 
parent merit.     It  was  awarded  a  diploma. 

Books.  — Messrs  Roman  &  Co.  made  a  very 
fine  display  of  books,  printed  and  published 
in  California,  one  of  which  was  printed  from 
stereotype  plates,  the  first  which  were  ever 
prepared  on  the  Pacific  coast.  This  exhi- 
bition was  especially  important  as  showing 
that  California  is  fast  becoming  independent 
of  the  East  in  the  publishing  business,  so 
far  as  works  of  a  local  nature  are  concerned. 
A  first  premium  diploma  was  awarded  to 
Messrs.  Boman  &  Co.  for  this  display. 

Dewey  &  Co.,  proprietors  of  the  Mining 
and  Scientific  Pkess,  exhibited  bound 
copies  of  their  paper  and  copies  of  "  El- 
ements of  Composition, "  written  by  Prof. 
Lyres,  of  this  city,  and  printed  by  Dewey 
&  Co.  A  special  premium,  diploma,  was 
awarded  for  this  exhibit. 

J.  L.  Derby  exhibited  his  improved  school 
desks  and  seats,  for  which  he  was  awarded 
a  premium  of  S3. 

Matteson  &  Williams,  of  Stockton,  were 
awarded  one  first  and  two  special  premiums 
for  their  exhibits  of  agricultural  imple- 
ments. 

California  Files. — J.  Weichhart,  of  the  Cal- 
ifornia File  and  Tool  Factory,  were  awarded 
a  special  premium  for  their  exhibit  of  files 
of  their  manufacture. 

The  Pacific  File  Factory  were  awarded  a 
first  premium  for  files  of  their  manufacture, 
a  choice  assortment  of  which  they  exhibited. 
These  two  establishments  represent  another 
new  branch  of  California  manufactures,  and 
are  fast  placing  us  independent  of  Eastern 
manufacturers. 

J.  M.  Allenwood,  of  Timbuctoo,  Yuba 
county,  exhibited  a  patented  apparatus  for 
holding  and  easily  managing  hydraulic 
pipes,  when  at  work.  The  hose  is  so  sup- 
ported that  the  pipe  may  be  easily  directed 
to  any  point  and  the  hose  itself  readily 
moved  as  occasion  requires.  The  invention 
appears  to  be  a  very  useful  one  for  hy- 
draulic miners. 

Seeds. — Mr.  D.  L.  Perkins  made  his  usual 
creditable  display  of  seeds — one  hundred 
and  twenty-five  varieties — for  which,  as  a 
whole,  he  was  awarded  a  first  premium  of 
$20,  and  various  other  premiums  for  indi- 
vidual excellence  among  the  great  number 
of  articles  exhibited  by  him. 

The  ladies,  as  usual,  contributed  largely, 
by  the  works  of  their  hands  and  by  their  in- 
dividual presence  and  smiles,  to  the  useful- 
ness and  interest  of  the  exhibition.  The 
display  of  needle-work  and  machine-work 
was  very  large  and  good.  Among  the  former 
we  noticed  a  magnificent  specimen  of  raised 
needle-work,  by  Miss  M.  A.  Coates,  of  this 
city.  It  consisted  of  a  couch  cover,  the  cen- 
ter of  which  comprised  a  rich  display  of 
roses  and  rose  buds,  surrounded  by  a  beau- 
tiful wreath,  which  formed  the  border  of 
the  cover.  It  was  elegantly  lined  with  green 
silk,  and  neatly  quilted.  It  was  fit  for  the 
couch  of  a  queen.  The  committee  showed 
their  appreciation  of  the  same  by  the  award 
of  a  first  premium,  in  the  shape  of  a  napkin 
ring. 

• — »•  -«»-  -*-o 

Calipoknia  Lead  Oees. — The  ores  of 
lead  on  this  coast,  besides  being  exceedingly 
abundant,  are  much  richer  in  silver  than 
the  lead  ores  found  in  Europe.  The  silver 
yield  of  European  lead  ores  seldom  exceeds 
ten  ounces  to  the  ton  of  lead.  The  crude 
lead  thus  far  obtained  on  this  coast  yields 
from  15  to  150  ounces  of  silver  to  the  ton  of 
lead. 


A  State  University. 

At  a  meeting  of  Trustees  of  the  College 
of  California,  held  on  Wednesday  evening 
last,  it  was  unanimously  agreed  to  tender,  as 
a  gift,  to  the  Commissioners  for  locating  the 
State  Agricultural,  Mining  and  Mechanical 
College,  the  beautiful  site  of  ground  six 
miles  out  of  Oakland,  which  was  some  time 
since  purchased  by  the  College  of  California 
for  their  future  and  permanent  location. 
The  Trustees  further  passed  a  resolution 
agreeing  to  disincorporate,  and  pay  over  all 
their  net  assets  to  the  State  Institution  when- 
ever a  classical  branch  is  added  to  it,  so  as 
to  complete  its  organization  as  an  Univer- 
sity. This  donation,  when  completod,  will 
amount  in  lands  and  money  to  at  least  $100,- 
000,  and  will  furnish  to  the  State  Institu- 
tion one  of  the  most  beautiful  and  eligible 
sites  ou  the  Pacific  coast  for  its  purposes. 
The  Commissioners  of  the  Mining  and  Agri- 
cultural College  have  already  declared  that 
that  institution  shall  be  located  in  Alameda 
county,  and  it  now  rests  with  them  to  deter- 
mine whether  this  donation  shall  be  ac- 
cepted and  fixed  for  its  location. 

The  Trustees  of  tho  College  of  California 
have  shown  a  noble  spirit  of  generosity,  in 
not  only  removing  themselves  from  the 
paths  of  a  State  Institution,  but  in  donating 
all  their  assets  to  its  development  and  pros- 
perity. It  is  hoped  that  this  step  will  lead 
to  the  concentration  of  the  educational  in- 
fluence of  the  entire  State  upon  one  institu- 
tion. In  no  other  way  can  we  hope  'for 
many  years  to  establish  a  Collegiate  institu- 
tion in  California,  worthy  of  the  prominent 
position  which  we  are  soon  to  assume  in  the 
great  family  of  States. 

The  State  Commissioners  meet  again  for 
some  definite  action  next  month ;  and  we 
have  no  doubt  but  they  will  gladly  accept 
the  tender  so  nobly  made  by  the  College 
of  California ;  and  that  the  outgoing  Gov- 
ernor, in  his  closing  message,  and  the  in- 
coming Governor  in  his  inaugural,  will  con- 
sider this  a  matter  of  sufficient  importance 
to  occupy  an  important  place  in  their  sug- 
gestions for  the  Legislation  of  the  coming 
session. 


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The  Scientific  Expedition  to  Alaska, 
was  at  Sitka  on  the  20th  of  August,  waiting 
for  an  hour  of  good  weather  before  starting 
for  Onalaska  in  longitude  106  deg.  The 
work  has  been  retarded  on  account  of  con- 
tinued rain,  fog  and  wind,  with  little  pros- 
pect for  the  better  at  this  late  season.  At 
Fort  Simpson  the  party  waited  six  days  and 
did  not  get  an  hour's  sunshine.  Some  de- 
velopments have  been  made  and  hopes  are 
entertained  of  getting  lines  of  soundings 
over  the  fishing  banks  south  of  the  Fox 
Islands,  but  the  want  of  coal  deposits  will 
limit  the  amount  of  work.  When  the  expe- 
dition returns  to  Sitka,  Mr.  Davidson  will 
make  special  local  explorations.  The  Rus- 
sians and  Indians  report  that  the  country 
on  the  Copper  Mine  river  is  very  rich  in 
gold,  copper  and  coal.  There  will  probably 
be  valuable  diggings  discovered  there  as 
soon  as  miners  can  go  thither  in  large  num- 
bers, so  as  to  overcome  the  Indians,  who 
are  very  bad.  Excellent  reports  are  given 
of  the  harbor  and  surroundings  of  Arch- 
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Perry  Davis' Vegetable  Pain  Killer. 

This  medicine  has  rollovcd  moro  pain,  and  caused  more 
real  loy  than  any  other  one  thine  that  call  be  named.  It  Is 
a  "balm  for  every  wound."  Our  firm  physicians  tun  It, 
inn!  recommend  Its  use;  the  apothecary  llnds  It  tho  first 
amontt  tho  medicines  called  for,  and  tho  wholesale  drug- 
gist considers  it  the  leading  article  of  his  trade.  All  the 
dealers  In  medicine  spouk  alike  In  Its  favor,  and  Its  reputa- 
tion as  a  medicine  of  great  merit  and  virtue  Is  fully  and 
permanently  established,  and  Itla  the  "Croat  Family  Medi- 
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Oakland  College  School. 

Thk  Patrons  of  this  Institution  have  the  choice  of  sov 
eral  distinct  Departments.  The  SENIOR  CLASSICAL  is 
designed  as  preparatory  to  the  College  of  California. 

The  SENIOR  ENGLISH  affords  a  complete  course  of  In 
structlon  in  the  English  branches,  in  Theoretical  and  Prac- 
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The  JUNIOR  isespocially  qualified  to  meet  the  wants  of 
young  boys,  for  whom  separate  apartments  and  Teachers 
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Throughout  all  tho  various  departments,  great  attention, 
is'givon  to  the  study  of  the  Modern  Languages. 

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superior  to  any  imported  Oil  offered  in  this  market.  Abo. 
Oil  Cake  Meal,  the  best  article  known  for  fattening  stuck 
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—  ALSO  — 

HAMMERED     IRON 

Of  every  description  and  size. 

855-  Orders  addressed  to  PACIFIC  ROLLING  HILL  and 
FOKGE  CO..  Post  Office,  San  Francisco,  Cal.will  reecho 
prompt  attention.  n..ija.„n,. 

agr  The  hlRhcst  price  paid  for  Scrap  Iron.       9vl«tn!>p 


r>R.    FOSDA'8 


<HP'San  Francisco  Eye  Infirmary.  >*=** 

Permanently  established  for  the  "«<"e"t°f  ■,"*/!!?■„; 
rtf  the  Eve  rtr  F  was  for  seventeen  \eals  principal  01 
file  Lafayette  ind  Eve  Infirmary.  P.  W.  FoBDA.il.  D„ 
Surgeon m  Charge  Office.  40»  Montgomery  .treat,  onpo- 
sue  Weil  ,  Fargo  £  Co's.  tvlSi}Jp 


AGENTS  WANTEDJ 


ENERGETIC    MEN   OR  WOMEN    CAN  MAKE   MONEY 
in  '"iiAVsinc  for  our  NEWBOOKS  and  ENGRAVINGS. 
Cue  Acent  reports  tliirtv-tlirec  orders  for  one  Book  in  three 
davs     Address,        PACIFIC  PUBLISHING  OO.MPAN), 
lVl5fir9i)        305  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco,  cat. 


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IDsta/t>lish.ed    in    1849-Corner   First   and   Mission   streets,  San   Francisco. 


HAVING  INCREASED  OUR  FACILITIES  IN  EVERT  DEPARTMENT,  WE  ARE  NOW 
prepared  at  the  shortest  notice  and  at  the  moat  reasonable  rates,  to  furnish  all 
kinds  and  description  of  Machinery,  including  Steam  Engines.  Quartz  Mills,  Mining  Pumps 
of  all  kinds,  Hoisting  Gear,  Gas  Work,  Laundry  Machinery,  Architectural  and  Ornamental 
Castings,  Sugar  Mills,  Saw  and  Flour  Mills,  Water  Wheels ot  all  kinds  Hydraulic,  Hay,  Rag, 
screw  and  Drop  Presses,  Coining  Machinery,  Pile  Drivers,  Bark  and  Malt  Mills,  and  all 
kinds  of  Castings. 

ENGINES.  — Marine  Engines,  Oscillating  and  Beam  ;  Stern  and  Side  Wheel  Boats, 
Locomotives,  Stationary  Engines,  Horizontal,  Upright,  Oscillating  and  lie-am,  from  six 
to  fifty  inches  diameter.  Also,  Scott  &  Eckart's  Adjustable  Cut-nrt'  Kcifulator— best  in 
use;  W.  R,  Eckart's  Balance  Valve  for  Stationary  Ehgines;  Woodward's  Patent  Steam 
Pump  and  Fire  Engine. 

BOILERS.  Locomotive,  Flae,  Tubular,  Upright,  Cylinder  and  Cornish,  and  every 
variety  of  Boiler  Work.     All  sizes  of  tubes  and  pipes  for  pumps. 

I*  U  SI  PS.— The  Excelsior  double-acting  Force  Pumps  arc  manufactured  by  us.  These 
very  superior  Puinps  are  warranted  the  best,  and  are  fast  replacing  all  other  Force  Pumps. 


AMALGAMATUJG  MACHINERY.— Wheeler  &  Randall's  improved  Tractory 
Curve  Pan,  Zenas  Wheeler's  improved  flat  bottom  pan,  Beldin's  pan,  Vcatch's  tubs. 
Prater's  concentrators.  Waklee's  pans,  Beers'  pan,  German  Barrels,  Arastra  Gearing,  Chile 
Mills,  Settlers  of  all  descriptions,  Retorts  of  all  sizes  and  shapes,  for  Sliver  ana  Gold, 
Portable  Stamp  Mills,  Straight  Batteries,  for  wood  or  iron  frames,  Dry  Crushing  Bat- 
teries, or  machines  with  the  latest  improvements,  every  variety  m  Stamps,  Mortars,  Cams, 
Pans  and  Tubs.     BLAKE'S  PATENT  QUARTZ  CRUSHERS,  of  all  sizes. 


"Volcanic  Eruptions  in  the  Atlantic 
Ocean. — The  attention  of  the  French  Acad- 
emy of  Sciences  has  been  called  to  the  con- 
tinued shocks  of  earthquakes  and  volcanic 
eruptions  which  have  occurred  for  some 
time  past  on  the  coast  of  Portugal  near  Lis- 
bon. The  most  violent  action  has  been  be- 
tween two  smallislands,  Tesira  and  Graciosa. 
On  the  1st  of  June  last  a  submarine  volcano 
forced  igneous  matter  above  the  surface  of 
the  ocean,  and  a  tongue  of  land  thus  formed 
is  now  connected  with  the  Continent. 


Oil.  BORING  TOOLS  AND  MACIIINERY-Of  the  latest  and  most  ap- 
proved construction,  made  from  drawings  lately  made  by  Prof.  Blake  at  the  oil  wells  In 
Pennsylvania.    We  have  the  facilities  for  working  gold  and  silver  quartz  and  other  ores,  to 


test  their  value,  by  the  hundred  welgln  or  ton. 

Russia  Iron  Screens,  of  all  degrees  of  fineness  and  of  all  qualities  of  iron.    All  work  done 
in  the  best  manner  at  the  lowest  cash  prices. 

H.   J.   BOOTH.  GEO.   W.   PRESCOTT.  IRVING    M.   SCOTT 


24vl2 


II.    J.    BOOTH    «fc    CO. 


Machinists  and  Foundries. 

PALMER,  KNOX  &  CO., 

Golden    State   Iron    Works, 

Nos.  19,  21,  S3  and  S3  First  Street, 

SAN  FRANCISCO. 

MANUFACTURE   ALL   H1ND3    OF 

MACHINEKY, 

8TEAM   ENGINES  AND   CfetTARTZ    MILLS 

DUNBAR'S    IMPROVED 

©elf-A-clj  usting  JPiston  I?aclcln.g, 

Requires  no  springs  or  screws;  is  always  steam  tight; 

without  excessive  friction,  and  never 

gets  slack  or  leaky. 

WHEELER  &  RANDALL'S 

MEW    GRINDER  AND    AMALGAMATOR 

HEPBURN  &  PETERSON'S 

AMALGAMATOR  AND  SEPARATOR, 

Knox's   Amalgamators, 

WITH   PALMER'S   PATENT   STEAM   CHEST, 

Superior  (or  working  either  UOLD  OR  SILVER  ORES,  and 
1b the  only  Amalgamator  that  has  stuod  the  test  of  seven 
years'  continual  working. 
Genuine     While    Iron   Stamp  Shoes   and    Dies 

Having  been  engaged  for  the  past  ten  years  in  quartz 
miniug,  and  being  conversant  with  all  the  improvements, 
either  in  Minimi  or  Milling,  we  are  prepared  to  furnish,  ai 
the  shortest  notice,  the  must  perfect  machinery  for  reduc 
lng  ores,  or  saving  cither  irold  or  silver.  13vtUqy-tf 


GLOBE 

Foundry  and  Machine  Shop, 

STOCKTOS,    CAT- 
KEEP,    BLAKE    &   CO., 

MJNtJFACTCRKES  OV 

Q/unxtz,  Saw  and  Grist  Mill   Irons,  Steam 
engines,  Horse  Powers, 

Mining  and  Irrigating  Pumps.  Car  Wheels,  Derrick  Irons, 
House  Fronts,  Iron  Fencing,  Balcony  Railings,  etc., 
at  San  Francisco  prices.    Orders  solicited 
13vl3-ly  and  promptly  executed. 


WILLAMETTE  IRON  WOBKS, 

PORTLAJTB,    OREGON. 

Steam    Engines,    Hollers, 
SAW  AND  GRIST  MILLS, 

MINING    MACHINERY,     WROUGHT     IRON     SHUTTER 
WORK,  AND  BLACKSMITHING  IN  GENERAL. 
Corner  North-Front  and  E  streets, 
18vl3.lv  One  block  north  ot"  Couch's  Wharf. 


UNION    IRON  WORKS, 

Sacramento. 
WILLIAMS,  ROOT  &  NEILSON, 

MANUF.ACTURER3  OF 

CROSS'  PATENT  BOILER  FEEDER, 

©TE^>X  ENGINES,  BOILERS, 

And  all  kinds  of  Mining  Machinery. 

Also,  Hay  and  Wine  Presses  made  and  repaired 
with  neatness,  durability  and  dispatch. 

Dunbar's  Patent  Self-Adjastln?  Steam  Piston 

PACKING,  for  new  and  old  Cylinders,  manufactnred 
to  order- 
Front  Street,  between  N  and  O  streets, 

llvll  Sacramento  Citt 


GEORGE  T.  PRACY, 
MACHINE     WORKS, 

Nos  109  and  111  Mission  street,  between  Main  and  Spear, 

SAN   FRANCISCO. 

STEAM  ENGINE,  FLOVB  AN»  SAW  MILL 

And  Quartz  Machinery,  Printing  Presses, 


MACHINERY    OF   EVERY   DESCRIPTION    MADE    AND 
REPAIRED. 
AST-Special  attention  paid  to  Repairing.^*;    qy-3 


Pacific  File,Reaper  and  Mower  Section 

MANUFACTORY, 
No.  53  Beale  Street,  between  Market  and  Mission, 

SAN   FKANC13CO. 

Files  re-cut  and  warranted  as  good  as  new,  or  no  charge. 
The  only  establishment  in  the  State.    We  also  man- 
ufacture Reaper  and  Mower  Sections. 
lv    tf  RIDDELL  &  DURNING,  Prop'rs. 


&AJX    FRANCISCO 

Foundry  and  Machine  Works, 

K.  E.  Cor,  Fremont  and  Mission  streets, 
Manufacturers  of 

Marine  and  Stationery  Engines 

Quartz  Machinery,  Saw,  Flour  and  Sugar  Mills,  Mining 

Pumps,  Hoisting  Gear,  Agricultural  Implements,  etc. 

— ALSO— 

Wine,    Ctder,    Cotton     and    Tobacco    Presses 

of  the  latest  Improved  Patterns. 

STEAM  ENGINES  AND  BOILERS, 


Donhur's  Improved  Self-Ad.fn sting  Piston. 
^acklnK,  requires  no  springs  or  screws;  is  always  steam- 
tight;  without  excessive  friction,  and  never  gets  slack  or 
leaky. 

MACHIXEBT,  OF  ALL  DESCRIPTIONS 

Bought,  sold, or  exchanged.    Bolt  Cutting  and  Castings  tt 

the  lowest  market  rates. 

6vll-ly  BEVOE.  DINSMORE  <fc  CO 


r.\?£?ih  HANSCOM  &  CO.,  jtfsssss* 
JEtna  Iron   Works  ! 

Southeast  corner  Fremont  and  Tehama  street*, 

SAN  FRANCISCO, 

Practical  Machinists  and  Iron  Founders, 

MANUFACTURE 

STEAM     ENGINES, 

QUARTZ    MILL    MACHINERY    OF    ALL    KINDS, 

SAW  MILLS,  FLOUR    MILLS, 

Dunbar's    Improved     Self-Adlnstlnff 

PISTON  PACKING, 

Now  so  extensively  used  In  the  East  and  in  this  State.  Re- 
quires no  springs  or  screws;  is  always  steam-tight;  without 
excessive  friction,  and  never  gets  slack  or  leaky. 

HANSCOM'S  CRUSHER, 

The  best  of  the  kind  now  in  use  in  this  State  or  anywhere  clsci 

"Wheeler  Ai  Randall's  New  Grinder  and 

Amalgamator, 
Which  only  needs  examination  to  be  appreciated. 
Tyler's  Improved  "Water  "Wheel, 
Giving  greater  power,  at  lower  cost,  than  any  wheel  in  use 
Send  for  one  oi  our  circulars,  giving  full  tables 
All  Wheels  wnrranieil  to  give  the    i  ower  as  set  forth,  or 
the  money  will  be  refunded. 

Sole  makers  tor  (his  const  of  the  *'  Pendercnst 
"White  Iron  Stamp  Shoes   and  Dies. 
None  genuine  unless  obtained  from  us.    Every  one  war- 
ranted. 

Patented  Machinery  of  all  kinds  will  be  furnished  by  us 

at  market  prices.    Particular  attention  given  To  drawings 

and  specifications  of  machinery,  which  will   be  made  to 

order.  The  patnuiaue  of  the  imMic  is  respectfully  solicited. 

19vl2 


LEWIS  COFFKT, 


J.  8.    itlSDOM 


LEWIS  COFFEY  &  RISUON, 

Steam  Boiler  &  Sheet  Iron  "Works. 

THE  only  exclusively  Boiler  Making  establishment  mi  the 
Pacific  Coast  owned  and  conducted  by  Practical  Boiler 
Makers.  All  orders  for  New  Work  and  the  repairing  of  Old 
Work,  executed  as  ordered,  and  warranted  as  to  quality. 

Old  Stand,  corRer  of  Bush  and  Market  streets,  opposite 
Oriental  Hotel,  San  Francisco. 


CALIFORNIA    BRASS    FOUNDRY. 

No.  135  First  street,  opposite  Minna, 

SAM  FRANCISCO. 

All  kinds  of  Brass,  Composition,  Zinc,  and  Babbitt  Metal 
Castings,  Brass  Ship  Work  of  oil  kinds.  Spikes,  .Sheathing 
Nails,  Rudder  Braces,  Hinges,  Ship  and  Steamboat  Bellsand 
Gongs  of  superior  tone.  All  kinds  of  Cocks  and  Valves,  Hy- 
draulic Pines  and  Nozzles,  and  Hose  Couplings  and  Connec- 
tions of  all  sizes  and  patterns,  furnished  with  dispatch. 
,B®-  PRICES  MODERATE.  JBir 

V.  KINGWELL.  19vl3-ly]  J.  H.  WEED. 


FULTON 

Foundry  and  Iron  Works. 

HINCKLEY  &  CO., 


Where  the  Gold  and  Silver  Goes  to. 
The  recent  increase  of  the  production  of  the 
precious  metals,  has  given  a  wonderful 
impetus  to  the  manufacture  of  jewelry  in 
all  parts  of  the  world.  The  quantity  of  gold 
annually  used  by  the  French  jewelers  and 
goldsmiths  is  set  down  at  seventeen  tons, 
while  the  manufactured  silver  in  the  same 
country  amounts  to  about  ninety  tons. 


MANUFACTURERS   OF 


eTEA-BX    ENGINES, 

Quartz,    Elour     aoncl    ©a-w    Mills, 

Moore's  Grinder  and  Amnlftnmator,  Bro  die's 

Improved     Crusher,    Mlninjr    Pumps, 

Amalgamators,  and  all  kinds 

of  Machinery-. 

N.  E7  corner  of  Tehama  and  Fremont  streets,  above  How 
ard  street,  San  Francisco.  3-qy 


TOWNE  &  BACON, 
Book  and  Job  Printers, 
Have  the  Largest  Office, 
Do  the  most  work, 
And  do  it  better 
Than  other  offices 
fin  this  City, 
Try  them 
''With  a  Job, 
And  you  will  be 
Satisfied  the  above 
Statements  are  facts. 
Their  office  is  at  536 
Clay  St.,  below  Montgom'y, 
Over  Pacific  Fruit  Market. 


BAURHYTE  &  McAFEE, 
Steam  Boiler  and  Sheet  Iron  Works. 

Owned  aud  conducted  by  Practical  Boiler  Makers. 
High  and  Low-Pressure  Boilers,  Station- 
ary and  Marine. 

Howard  street,  bet.  Fremont  and  Beale,  San  Francisco. 

Having  hnd  twenty-two  years  experience  in  this 'busi- 
ness, we  led  confident  of  beine  able  to  compote— as  10 
nuality  of  work— with  any  establishment  on  the  Pacific 
Coast..  7vl5-oy 


I.  H.  SMALL, 
MACHINE        SHOF, 


DUlLDEIt  OF 


Steain  JEn pines,  Snwmllls,  Alining   Machinery, 
and  Wood  Planers. 

Repairing  of  all  Kinds  done  with  primiptness  and  dispatch. 
Gears  of  all  kinds  nit  at  short  nonce,  corner  ot 

Market  and  Beale  st.  San  Francisco.    6vl5-3m 


NEPTUNE  ffiOW  WORKS, 

Corner   of    Mission    and    Fremont   Streets, 
SAN  FRANCISCO. 

MARINE, 

Locomotive, 

And  all  kinds  of 
HIGH  PRESSURE 

Steam  Boilers 

MADE. 
All  Boilers  guaranteed  and 
tested  by  U.  S.  Boiler  In- 
spector before  sent  out  of 
the-  Shop,  at  Shop  expense. 

Al! kinds  ofSheetlron  and 

Water  Pipe,    Coal    Oil 

Stills,  Wrought  Iron 

Worms,  etc.,  etc. 

Manufactured  to  Order. 

^-  ■'        '""  J     Old  Rollers  Repaired 

CvlMy  B.   CAMERON. 


CJLJL.1  FORNIA 

TOOL    AND     FILE    FACTOKY. 

Blacksmith  and  Machine  Shop. 

No.  17  Fremont  street,  between  Market  and  Mission,  S.  P. 
4vl5-qy  J.  WEICHIIART,  Proprietor. 


LINCOLN   IKON   WORKS, 

No.  .11  Beale   si.,  bet.  Market  and  mission. 

D.  &  W.  FOURNESS,  Prop'rs. 

STEAM    ENGINES, 

Flour  and  Sawmills,  and  MACHINERY  of  all  descriptions 

made  and  repaired  at  shortest  notice. 

JHr Particular  attention  paid  to  repairing  Reynold's  Cut-off 

SvlSqr 


^.   NEWSBAM.  J.  BICWOOD. 

SOUTH  BEACH  IRON  WORKS, 

Near  corner  of  King  and  Third  streets,  San  Francisco. 
MARINE     EA'OIN  £8  , 

AXD   ALL  KINDS  OF 

MACHINERY     FORGING. 

All  kind*  of  Shlp-smiihinp  nnd  Mill  work  manufactured  to 
order.  Jobbing  ot  every  description  promptly  attended  to. 
All  work  done  guaranteed.  13vl4-ly 


JOHN   LOCHHEAD'S 

Steam  Engine  Works, 

Beale  street,  near  Mission,  Snn  Francisco. 

STEAM    ENGINES    OF  EVERT   DESCRIPTION    BUILT 
to  order— Marine,  Stationary,  or  Locomotive. 

HOISTING  AND  PUMPING  ENGINES, 

PORTABLE  ENGINES,   OF  ALL  SIZES, 

DONKEY  PUMPS,  Etc.,  Etc.,  Etc. 

The  attention  of  the  parties  engaged  in  shipping  or  Inland 
navigation  is  called  to  the 

Superior  'Workmanship 

of  Mr.  LOCHHEAD,  who  has  been  in  the  business  in  San 
Francisco  for  the  last  fonrteen  years,  and  enjoys  the  rcpu 
tation  of  having  built  ONE  HUNDRED  AND  SEVENTEEN 
STEAM  ENGINES 

Screw  Fropellorsof  all  kinds,  and  Steam  BoatMachlner 
generally,  made  to  order,  and  warranted  to  give  perfect 
satisfaction  in  every  particular  26vl2-3m 


&he  pining  and  <£rientifw  gxsw. 


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The  Scientific  School,  at  Worcester, 
Mass.,  the  buildings  for  which  are  now  in 
progress,  is  to  be  eminently  practical,  us 
well  as  scientific  in  character.  This  school, 
it  will  be  recollected,  was  founded  by  the 
mnnficence  of  Mr.  John  Boynton,  of  Tem- 
pleton,  who  gave  8100,000  towards  it,  about 
eighteen  months  since.  Tho  main  struo- 
tnre  will  be  three  stories  high,  with  a  front- 
age of  150  feet,  surmounted  by  a  tower  85 
feet  high.  Mr.  Ichabod  Washburne,  of 
Worcester,  is  making  preparations  to  erect 
and  equip  a  large  machine  shop,  to  be  con- 
nected with  tho  school,  where  young  me- 
chanics can   secure  a  practical,  as  well  as 

a  theoretical  training. 

•  -••  ^^  .»-* ■ 

A  cooperative  iron  rolling  mill,  which 
started  at  Alliance,  Ohio,  a  year  ago,  with 
8100,000  capital,  has  since  doubled  it.  One 
hundred  and  fifty  men  are  employed. 

LncK  lies  in  bed,  and  wishes  the  postman 
would  bring  him  the  news  of  a  legacy.  La- 
bor turns  out  at  six  o'clock,  and,  with  busy 
pen  or  ringing  hammer,  lays  the  foundation 
of  a  competence. 


Modeling  Clay  moistened  with  glyce- 
rine is  recommended  for  all  the  qualities  of 
war,  except  expensiveness  and  susceptibility 
to  changes  of  temperature.  Tho  clay  must 
be  perfectly  dried. 


Assayer  and  Chemist. 


A  GENTLEMAN  WELL  VERSED   IN   ASSAYING   AND 
Annlvtk.tl  ChrmUirv.  is desirous or" securing  a  i>oi,ltlon 
la/nylllg  <  Mabllshmem,  or  would  luke  charge  of 
ihf  assuring  an. I  aintilgnin  iuok  (lfparinieut  of  cltlier  a 
gold  it  sllvi-r  mine.     Steady  employment,  rather  than  liik'l, 
wnues.   N  desirabl*.    Tin'    advertiser   would  take  111*  own 

lulmr  inn  '.  to  tin-  in i ue  it' desired.  Proper  referencesulven 
Inquire  at  ihfsotnce.  9vlBi> 

H.  S-  WIIIT1.M,  r.  G.  BKItRV. 

"WHITING  &  BERRY, 

No.  609  Sacramento  street,  two  doors  above  Montgomery, 
BAN  FRANCISCO. 

TEA,  WINE  AND  SPIEIT  MERCHANTS, 

IMPORTERS  AND  WHOLESALE  DEALERS  IN  FINE 
Brandies.  Wliisklcn,  Gin-,.  Port,  Slu-rry  and  Champagne 
Wines,  Alo,  Porter,  Older,  Bitters,  Cordials,  Syrups,  etc., 
fur  medicinal  and  fit  iilly  use, and  suppliers  to  families, 
Bpotheoarles,  phj  Biennis,  city  ami  country  dealers,  hotels, 
club-*,  titc.  In  'argf  or  small  quantities. 

Observe  firm  name  on  imeh  cork  tintl  fac  .simile  of  signa- 
ture on  JabeL    Trade  mark  registered. 

Thin  In  iho  only  t'Xclumve  Tea,  Wine  and  Spirit  Store  on 
thi'  Pacific  coast.  It  Is  noli  her  a  saloon  nor  sample  room 
(as no  wines  ot  Bplrlts  nre  allowed  to  be  drunk  on  the  prera- 
Isei  but  a  depot  where  selected  Teas  and  Pure  Wines  and 
Spirits  may  be  round,  St  wholesale  ami  retail,  for  medicinal 
«ud  family  use.  In  tins  rosi^iM  It  ik  our  aim  to  vie  with 
binlnger  A  Co.,  of  New  York.  Biglow  &  Davi*.  of  London, 
an^l  Uozzena  A  Co.,  of  Washington,  where  every  facility  is 
offered  to  ladles,  as  well  as  to  gentlemen,  In  making  their 
own  selections  and  purchases  fn  quantities  to  suit.  Uur 
Treatise  on  Wine,  Spirits  nnd  Teas  may  he  had  at  our 
depot  iiniiK  and  will  be  mailed  to  consumers  and  dealers 
in  the  Interior  when  requested. 

WHITING  A  BERRY, 
609  Sacrnmcnto  street,  2d  door   from   Montgomery,  San 

FranciMCO.  I4vl5 


BLASTING  POWDER. 


PRICE,  §3.00  P>ER  KEG. 

— ALSO- 
FOKTI.VG,  CAXXOX  AND    MUSKET 

POWDER, 

Of  superior  quality 
FUSE     AND      SHOT, 

Always  on  hand  and  for  sale  at  the  office  of  tho 

CALIFORNIA  POWDER  WORKS, 

No.  319  California  Street. 

JOHN  F.  LOHSE,  Secretary. 

25vl-lqr 

files!    Piles!    Files! 

NOT  PILES  OF  OOLD,  NOR-  YET  OF  SILVER,  SO 
much  coveted  by  all  men ;  but  the  BLEEDING,  BLIND 
or  EXTERNAL  PILES,  can  bo  easily  and  speedily  cured  by 
the  use  of 

WOOD'S  SUB-POSITORY. 

It  is  a  preparation  totally  distinct  from  anything  hereto- 
fore offered  as  a  remedy  for  this  palnfuland  often  fatal 
complaint.  The  SUB-POSITORY  is  neither  a  pill,  powder, 
wash  or  salve,  and  yet  It  has  proved  to  be  a  certain  Rem- 
edy for  the  Files.  Do  not  doubt  this  assertion,  or  delay 
testing  the  truth  of  It  if  you  are  troubled  with  the  Piles— 
you  will  not  bo  deceived  In  It. 

Sold  wholesale  and  retail  by  J.  H.  REDINGTON  A  CO., 
Mos.  116  and  418  Front  street;  GEO.  GRI3WOLD,  corner  of 
Mission  and  First  streets;  OLD  FAMILY  DRUG  STORE, 
corner'Misslon  and  Second  streets;  UNITED  STATES  DRUG 
STORE,  Bush  street,  between  Montgomery  and  Kearny. 

C.  WOOD,  Proprietor,   No.    63  Tehama  street,  betwe 
First  and  Second.  24vU-3 


PA  C I F 1 1    I  ft'O'W  ■ : , '  Vjj  0.  R  X  s 


Machinists  and  Foundries. 


THE    IPJlCTJBTC   IRON   WORKS, 

First  <&;  Fremont  ©ts..  "bet-ween  Mission  «fe  Howard,  ©an  Francisco. 

The  proprietors  of  the  above  Works  Invite  the  attention  of  all  parties  interested  to  their  greatly  improved  and  uno- 
qualed  facilities  for  manufacturing  Steam  Engines  and  Boilers,  boih  Marine  and  Stationary,  of  any  required  size  and 
pattern.  Quartz  Mills,  Amalgamating,  Pumpingand  Moisting  Machinery  of  the  most  approved  construction.  Flour,  Saw. 
and  Sugar  Mills,  Water  Wheels,  Ac,  Ac.  Our  pattern  list  is  most  complete  and  extensive,  embracing  the  late  Improve- 
ments in  all  classes  of  machinery  ndapted  to  use  on  this  coast.  We  would  call  especial  attention  to  the  fact  that  we  have 
secured  the  exclusive  right  of  manufacture  for  tho  Pacific  Coast  of  the  celebrated  Greene  Engine,  conceded  to  be  the 
most  economical  and  perfect  working  Engine  now  in  use.    We  are  also  exclusive  manufacturers  oi  the  celebrated 

Bryan  Buttery,  Varney's  AumiKamatorft  and  Separators,  Kyerwon'a  Superhf-atvd  Stonm  Amul- 
SiunuturN  and  Rotary  CmslLcr*.,  Stone  Brenkera,  <fcc.    Order*  r  eNpec  t  fully  Solicited. 

GODDARD  «fc  COMPANY. 


Office   Pacific  Business   College  and   Telegraphic  Institute. 


AXechuniCH*  Institute  ISulldEug,  Pont  Street, 
A.  de  LEO  de  LAGUXA.  [7vl5-Sni| 


[Exterior  View.] 
JAMES  VIJTSOSnALER. 


PACIFIC   POWDER  MILL 

COMPANY'S 

BLASTING  POWDER! 

MANUFACTURED 

XWT    MAEIN    COXJ3VTJST, 

CALIFORNIA. 

FOR  SALEjBY 

HAYWARD  &  COLEMAN, 


■i 


AGENTS, 


414  Front  Street,  San  Francisco. 

3vl4-lm 


STOCK  CERTIFICATES, 

STOCK  TRANSFER  JOURNALS, 
STOCK  LEDGERS, 

ASSESSMENT  RECEIPTS, 

And  all  other  Blanks,  Blank  Books,  etc. ,  required  by  Min- 
ing and  other  Corporations,  kept  on  hand  or  printed  to 
order  on  short  notice,  at  moderate  prices,  at  the  office  of 
the  Mining  and&ientific  Pr 


MACCARONI,  VERMICELLI, 

—  RASTE^KilRmA.'- 

(ao6_^ow£siL7062) 

^SA^^FRANCISCO^,. n  p(J 


Wtomfim 


12vlJ-6m 


Important  to  Va  11  fot-u  inns. —Many  inventors  have 

ately  had  their  claims  for  Patents  seriously  (and  In  some 
cases  fatally)delayed  by  the  unqualificntion  of  agents  who 
h  ave  not  complied  with  the  Government  license  and  revenue 
*aws,  as  well  as  other  new  and  imperative  regulations. 
These  discrepancies.  although  arising  from  the  lnexperiencs 
of  honest  agents,  are  none  tho  less  dangerous  to  applicants 
for  nateuts.  whose  safest  course  is  to  trust  their  business 
with  none  but  active  and  experienced  solicitors.  The  Min- 
ing amd  Soibwtifio  PitKss  Patjcnt  Agency  has  strictly  com- 
piled with  the  requisitions  of  the  Department,  and  properly 
filed  all  necessary  papers  aa  Claim  Agents. 


Miners'  Foundry 

— A>D — 

MACHINE     WORKS 

Nos.  245  to  255  Fikst  Stbeet, 

Ann  FruDclaco. 

HOLLAND,  ANGELL  &  KING, 

PKOPKIETOB8, 

Manufacturers  of  Machinery  for 


QV'AKTZ  HILLS. 
SAW  MILLS, 
rOWIEK  MILLS, 


1'LOVK  MILLS, 
Sl'CHt  MILLS, 
FAPLB    MILLS 


Steam  Engines  of  all  Kinds, 
Amalgamators  of  all  Kinds. 

M1M\(;  PUMPS,  riOISTIN<;    WORKS, 

OIL  WELL  TOOLS,       BOCK.  E11E.1REKS, 

—  AND — 

Maobinery  and  Castings  of  all  kinds,  eitha 
of  Iron  or  Brass. 

Boilers  and  Sheet  Iron  Work  in  all  its 
Branches, 

Nhoe«  una  Die*  of  White  Iron,  manufortoro  1 
for  and  l,u|iorlc,l  by  UK  ,'M„i'»h  for  thin  pier, 
pone,  a,,,,  will  lu.t  'Z&  per  tuut.  loiig-cr  tliun  any 
other  Hindu  on  till,  eoaitt. 

KusmIu  Iron  Screen*,  ofanrdrirrec  of  fineness. 
We  are  the  onl.v  miinulnctui-cr,  on  litis  curtfct  of 
the4tUlekM  Unfertile,"  tlie  i,i,ai  <■,  n,|,mi,  .luiplc 
In  eoimtruetlon.nnd  durable,  of  uny  Jfcluirlne  In 
nne> 

W.  H.  HOVLIXD  T..  T.  KING, 

II.  B.  AX  G  ELL,  CTSIIS  IMUICC, 

UTU-qr 


JAMES  MACKEN, 
coi»i»ebsm:itii. 

No.  SSO  Fremont  at.,  bet.  Ilowurd  Jj  Folsotu 

All  kinds  ol'  COPPER  WORK  tlrme  to  order  in  tile  best 
manner.  Partlcnlnr  altontion  paid  to  Steamboat.  Sugar 
House  and  Distillery  work. 

Repnlrlnir  promptly  iiad  neatly  uttcuded  to. 

ISvlI 


FIRST 

Faint     Manufactory 

IN     CALIFORNIA. 

EPES  &  E.  H.  R.  ELLERY 

Have  the  Patcut  Right  tor  the  Fnclflc  Coast  to  nianutac 
ture,  sell  and  use 

Ellery's  Patent  India  Rubber  Cement  &  Paint, 

It  is  for  all  exposed  surfaces;  impervious  to  wet;  will  not 
rot,  peel,  blister  or  crack,  in  any  climate  A  superior  Paint 
for  brick,  wood,  cloth,  metals,  eic  ;  .-uccessfuHv  use!  In  the 
Eastern  States.  The  old  iln  roof  of  that  large  building,  the 
New  York  Rice  Mills. wasin  such  had  condition  It  was  about 
to  be  taken  off  tr.n  vcars  sine.  Insioad.  ihcv  put  on  the 
INDIA  RUBBER  CEMENT  AND  J'AI.ST,  mnkinB  n  good 
tight  roof.  A  coat  of  India  Rubber  Paint  every  two  ycara 
since  keeps  it  in  good  condition.  We  enn  refer  to  many 
others.    The  Atlant  e  Lead  Works  use  our  Paint  only. 

NEW  CLOTH  ROOKS  nut  on:  copings  and  all  seems 
cemented  and  saturated,  then  coaled  with  the  India  Rub- 
ber Cement  and  Paint— the  same  as  on  the  St  Nicholas 
Hotel  at  Mew  York  City,  the  City  Buildings  and  many 
other.--,  tli"  roofs  of  all  the  horse  and  steam  cars,  decks  of 
steamboats,  etc.,  around  New  York — for  eieht  dollars  per 
one  hundred  square  feet.  NEW  OR  OLD  TIN  ROOFS 
ciMiiented  and  palmed  with  the  India  Rubber  Cement  and 
Paint  guaranteed,  at  from  one  cent  to  two  and  a  half 
cents  per  fnuare  foot,  according  to  size  and  condition  of 
roof     Good  men  and  the  best  malcrials  used. 

We  have  iust  cemented  and  painted  old  tin  roofs  of  Dr. 
II.  D,  Cogswell,  Tuhbs  .t  Co.,  D  J.  Oliver,  etc.,  and  the 
wood  work  of  Sheriff  Davla1  builtlinir,  $6  feet  front,  on  Fol- 
soni  street,  between  Third  and  Fourth  streets— only  one 
coat.  The  work  will  speak  for  Itself.  Now  pnintimr  the 
cornice  and  iron  work  ot  Dr.  H.  D.  Cogswell's  building, 
corner  of  Front  and  Clark  streets— one  coat.  See  (he  above* 
and  furlher  relen-nces  at  our  oitlcc 

ELLERY'S  PATENT  INDIA  RUBBER  CEMENT  AND 
PAINT  Is  composed  of  India  rubber  and  other  gums,  dis- 
solved In  linseed  oil,  mixed  wiih  the  various  coloring  mat- 
ters, and  ground  in  any  color,  When  applied  to  roofed* 
other  purposes,  it  in  mixed  with  pure  linseed  oil  to  (be  re- 
quired thickness,  and  put  on  as  other  paints  arc,  with  a 
paint  bru»h— retaining  siulicient  elasticity  to  give  and  take 
witfi  the  heat  and  eo  d  Fifteen  hundred  fishing  vessels  at 
Cape  Ann  use  the  India  Rubber  Paint,  finding  it  superior  to 
all  others. 

EPES  A:  E.  H.  R.  ELLERY  are  now  prepared  to  make 
good  roots,  and  cement  and  paint  new  or  old  ones,  and  do 
all  kinds  of  outside  painting  with  Ellery's  Patent  India 
Rubber  Paint.    No  asphaltuin  or  coal  tar  used 

Office.  No.  SSG  Jackson  street,  corner  Battery,  San  Fran 
cisco,  Call  6vI6 


Id  ternational   Hotel, 

JACKSON       8TB.KET, 
BETWEEN  MONTGOMERY  AND  KEARNY  ST8., 

*    SAN   FRANCISCO,  CAL. 

THIS  OLD  ESTABLISHED  HOUSE  IS  IN  PERFECT 
order  for  the  accommodation  of  guesta.  Persons  seek- 
ing coraTort  and  economy  will  find  this  the  best  Holel  in 
the  city  to  stop  at.  The  Beds  are  new  and  In  good  order, 
and  the  Rooms  well  ventilated.  The  Table  will  alwayt,  be 
supplied  with  the  best  in  the  market. 

Prlcea  varying  from  81  SO  to  $&  per  day  for 

Bii.iin)    u ml    Boom. 

FINE  BATH   HOUSE  AND   BARBER  SHOP  ATTACHED 

TO  THE  HOUSE. 

OSr  Teams  belonging  to  the  House  will  be  in  attendance 
at  all  the  boats  and  cars  to  convey  passengers  to  the  House 
fkkil  of  CHA.BGB,  and  to  any  part  of  the  city  for  SO  cents 

2ivl2  F.  E.  WEYGANT,  Proprietor. 


SACRAMENTO  SEMINARY. 

Boarding:    School     for    70008:     JLadies, 

I  street,  between  Tenth  and  Eleventh  streets,  Sacramento 

The  present  Session  commenced  July  29th,  and  will  close 

December  20th     A  full  courae  of  fn.si ruction  is  given.    Sli 

Teachers  arc  employed.    For  further  particulars,  Address 

HEIUION  PERRY, 

llvl5-4m  Sacramento,  Cal. 


Just  Published. 

THE  PHILOSOPHY  OF  MARRIAGE,  BEING  FOUR  Iltf- 
portant  Lectures  on  FUNCTIONS  and  DISORDERS  of 
the  Nervous  System  and  Reproductive  Organs,  to  be  had  by 
addressing  and  inclosing  twenty-five  cents,  postage  stamps 
to  Secretary  PACIFIC  MUSEUM  OF  ANATOJJY,  Mont- 
gomery street,  San  Francisco.  12vl3-)y 


236 


Wut  ptttmg  m&  Mmtttu 


Business  Cards. 


NATHANIEL  GRAY. 


H.  M.  GRAY. 


1ST.    GRAY  &  CO., 

XTlVUEIt    T   A    K   E    K   S, 

641  Sacramento  St.,  cor,  Webb,  San  Francisco. 

jjgp-Sole  Agents  for  Barstow's  Metallic  Burial  Cases  and 
a5vi4tf  Caskets. 


SAN  FEAHGISOO  MILL. 

HOBBS    &  GILMOBE, 

Bffanxif^iot  Hirers     of      Boxes, 

Market  street,  between  Beale  and  Main. 
For  Sale.— Mahogany,  Spanish  Cedar,  and  other  Fancy 
Woods.  4vl5-3ra 


T.  B.  RODG-ERS, 

CUTiiER, 
lOS   I*eldejsn"orflr  Street. 

Corner  California,  adjoining  the  Pacific  Insurance  Office, 

9vL6-3m*  SAN  FRAKCIHCG. 


JONES  &  Wooll, 
Xiooltiiig-Crlass  and  Picture 

DEALERS, 

613  Market  street,  near    Montgomery.     Factory,  Market 

street,  between  Seventh  and.  Eighth  streets. 

UvlSff 

Shot  Guns  and  Rifles 

Senilis    at    Five    Dollars    Each  ! 

__  THE  AMERICAN  ARMS  COMPANY", 
"are  closing  out  their  large  stock  of  Heavy 
and  Light  Single  Barrel  Guns,  suitable  tor  Geese,  Duck, 
Pigeon  or  Quail  Shooting.  Heavy  and  Light  Rifles  at  $5 
each.    Enclose  stamp  and  send  for  Catalogues. 

AMERICAN  ARMS  CO., 
9vl5-3m  639&  Maricet  street,  San  Francisco, 


Schmieden  &  Shotwell, 

Stock  and  Money  Brokers,  and  dealers  in  Government 
Bonds,  State,  City  and  County  Securities,  Gas,  Water  and 
Insurance  Stocks,  etc.,  southwest  corner  of  California  rind 
Sausome  streets,  opposite  Bank  of  California.        Ivl5-6m 


REMOVAL. 

Tlie  well  known  establishment  of 

LUCY    &    HYMES, 

SIAMUFACTtTHKRS  Of 

Genuine  Pale  and.  Chemical 
OLIVE    SOAPS, 

Has  been  removed  from  Beale  street,  between  Mission  and 
Howard,  to  BRANNAN  STREET,  between  Eighth  and 
Ninth,  and  greatly  enlarged. 

The  capacitv  ol  this  establishment  is  now  the  largest  on 
the  Pacific  Coast.  It  is  now  in  full  operation,  and  prepared 
to  supply  the  demand  of  the  trade. 

Office— 319  California    St.,  San  Francisco. 
lv!5or 

We  take  occasion  to  inform  our  friends  and  customers 
that  wo  have  sold  our  entire  stock  in  warehouse,  also  in- 
voice to  arrive,  to  Messrs.  N.  P.  COLE  &  CO..  312  and  314 
Pine  street.  The  whole  forms  a  most  complete  and  desira- 
ble assortment  of  FURNITURE,  and  well  merits  attention 
before  purchasing  elsewhere.  J.  PEIRCE  &  CO, 


FTJKMTURE. 


We  beg  leave  to  call  tho  attention  of  the  public  to  our 
warcrooms, 

JSos.  312  and  314L-  Fine  Street. 

Having  purchased  the  entire  stock  of  Messrs.  J.  Pefrce  & 
Co.,  and  in  addition  to  our  large  invoice  from  our  factory 
at  the  East,  we  are  prepared  to  All  all  orders  promptly,  both 
WHOLESALE  AND  RETAIL,  and  call  the  attention  of  the 
public  to  our  salesroom,  as  containing  the  most  complete 
assortment  of  desirable  goods  on  this  coast 

2vl5-lqr  M.  P.  COLE  <fe  CO. 


BROWN  &     CO., 
Importers  und   Manufacturers   of    thv 

LATEST    STYLES, 
.At    No.    133    Kearny   Street. 

JS-CALL  AND  SEE  THEM_E0- 
4vl£qr 


T.    R.    CHURCH. 

FASHIONABLE 

CLOTHING  EMjPOISITTM: 

No.  SS3  Montgomery  at.,  Bum  Block. 

WHOLESALE  AND  KETAIL  DEALER  IN 

FINE  CUSTOM-MADE  CL9THIMG, 

A.HV  GENTS'  FURNISHING  GOODS, 

TRUNKS,   VALISES,     CARPET-BAGS, 

Etc.  at  the  Lowest  Prices. 
9vl5-qr 


•Postage.— The  postage  on  the  Mining  aho  Sciehtifio 
Pjutss  to  any  portion  of  the  United  States  is  twenty  cents  per 
annum,  or  live  cents  per  quarter,  payable  in  advance  at  the 
Post  Office  delivering  the  paper.  Postage  free  in  the  city 
ami  county.  Foreign  postage  (with  few  exceptions)  two 
cents  per  copy,  prepaid.  To  Bremen  and  the  German 
Slates  (marked  via  Bremen  and  Hamburg  line),  three  cents 
per  copy,  prepaid,  blngle  copies  to  any  address  in  the  United 
States,  two  cents 


Trades  and  Manufactures. 


WIS.  BARTLING. 


HENRT   KIMBALL. 


BARTLING-  &  KIMBALL, 
BOOKBINDERS, 

Paper  Rulers  and  Blank  Book  Manufacturers. 

505  Clay  street,  (southwest  cor.  Sansome), 
I5vl2-3m  SAN  FRANCISCO. 


JOHN    DANIEL, 

(SUCCESSOR  TO   O.  GORl) 

MARBLE     "WORKS, 

No.  421  Fine  st.  bet  Montgomery  and  Kearny,  San  Francisco 

Mantels,  Monument*,  Tombs,  Plumbers' Slabs 

Etc.,  Ou  hand  and  Manufactured  to  order. 
0§j-  Goods  shipped  to  all  parts  of  the  State.     Orders  re 
spectfulli  solicited.  5vS-3m 


Palmer's   Patent 

ARTIFICIAL    LEG. 

Manufac tared  in    Philadelphia,  Penn* 

JAISVIS  JEWJETT,  AGENT. 
218  Montgomery  Street,  Ran  Francisco.  10va-lm 


HUCKS  &  LAMBERT, 

SOLE  MANUFACTURERS  OF  THE  CELEBRATED 

oy  H.  &  L.  -cd 

AXLE      G  K.  E  A.  !S  E  , 
Natoma  Street  and  North  Beach, 


2vl3-3m 


SAN  FRANCISCO. 


HARK,!©    BKOS., 

OUTLEES,  LOCKSMITHS,  BELLHANGEKS 

And  IMCocLel    Makers. 

308  Lcidesdorff  street,  bet.  Sacramento  and  Commercial, 
SAN  FEANCISCO.  21vl4-tf 


LEATHER  HOSE  AND  BELTING, 

ALL    SIZES. 

SUCTION  HOSE  MADE  TO  ORDER 

At  short  notice,  by 

M.  M.   COOK  &.  sonv, 

No.  SOI  Battery  street, 

13vl3-3m  SAN  FRANCISCO. 


McNALLY  &  HAWKINS, 
I*lixm.l>ex,s  and  Gr  as-  Fitters, 

No.  045  Market  Street, 

Adjoining  R.  C.  Orphan  Asylum,  nearly  op    .Montgomery 
street,  San  Francisco. 

BTJILMNGS  PITTED  UP  WITH  GAS, 

Water  and  Steam  Pipes,  and  all  work  warranted.  Have 
constantly  on  band  an  assortment  of  Gas-Fixtures,  Lead 
and  Iron  Pipes,  Marble  Slabs,  etc.  6vlsqr 


E.    POWEK,, 

WOOD    CARVER 

—  AND  — 

Composition  Ornament   Manufacturer, 
Designing,  Modeling  and  Patterns 

IFOH    CASTING. 

INTERIOR    DECORATIONS    OF  ALL    DESCRIPTIONS, 

In  Wood,  Composition  and  Metal. 

Nos.  311  and  313  Market  street,  San  Francisco. 
26vl4-qy 


J.   M.   STOCKMAN, 

Manufacturer  of 
PATTEENS     -AJVT>     MODELS, 

(Over  W.  T.  Garratt's  Brass  Foundry,) 
S.  E.  Corner  of  Mission  and  Fremont  sts>, 

6vUtf  SAN  FRANCISCO 


J.    H.    WHITK.  JACOB    KRAMEE. 

3?e*i"olin.e    Oil    Works. 

J.  H.  "WHITE  &  CO., 

No.  109  Commercial  street,  San  Francisco, 

Are  now  manufacturing 

LUBRICATING  OILS  &  AXLE  CREASE, 

From  Petroleums  of  California,  and  ask  to  be  encouraged 
by  the  citizens  of  California.  As  a  home  production  in  all 
their  parts,  these  Lubricators  are  equal  to  any  in  the 
market,  und  surpass  all  others  fcr  cleansing  off  gum  caused 
by  the  use  of  animal  oils  which  contain  stearlne  and  margu- 
rin,  which  soon  become  acid.  A  fair  trial,  at  the  low  price 
asked,  is  all  tlin  t  we  solicit  25vl4tf 


THEODORE  KALLENBERG, 

Machinist,  Maker  of  Models  for  Inventors, 


No.  lO  Stevenson  street,  near  First,  San  Francisco. 
UEJ^-Repairing  promptly  attended  to.  3vlfitf 


National  Mineral  Land  Law,  Instructions. 
Blanks,  Etc. 

Copies  of  the  Act  of  Congress,  approved  July 
26th,  1866,  relating  to  the  Location  of  Minera 
Lands,  together  with  the  instructions  to  the 
United  States  Registers  and  Receivers  and  Sur- 
veyors General,"  from  the  Commissioner  of  the 
General  Land  Office  Department  of  the  Interior, 
dated  at  Washington,  Jan.  14th,  1867,  can  be  had 
at  this  office.  Also  a  full  set  of  blanks  for  making 
applications,  advertising,  etc.  Address  Dewey  & 
Co.,  office  Mining  and  Scientific  Press,  San 
Francisco. 


Ofllce  is  abundantly  supplied  with  elegant  engravings,  orlj 
(laments,  and  oilier  embellishments  to  suit  the  various 
branches  of  Industry  in  this  State. 


Professional  Cards. 


SHEEMAN  DAT, 
Minings  Engineer, 

Wo.  114:  Montgomery  EI»ok,San  Francisco, 

Will  examine,  survey  and  report  upon  mines,  end  consult 
and  advise  concerning  investments  m  mining  property,  or 
the  machinery  management  and  expenditures  of  mines. 


FKEJttEKBCK.  5IAS8ELL, 

Mechanical  &  Architectural  Draughtsman, 

No.  422  California  street,  corner  of  Leidsdorff. 

Drawings  of  Models  made  for  parties  applying  for  pa 
ents  at  Washington  or  London.  mar23-tf. 


JAJMCXSS  M.   TAYLOR, 

Attorney  and  Counsellor  at  Law, 

Court  Block,  636   Clay  Street, 

SAN"   FRANCISCO. 
2vlf)-lqy 


ISAAC  LOBREE  &  CO. 
,  GOLDEN  STATE  P0TTERY,« 

AJTTIOCH,  CAL. 

Office  in  San  Francisco,  516  Commercial  g 

Constantly  on  hand  a  large  assortment  iviT!«f(iien\vare, 

Fire  Bricks,  Fire  Clay,  and  Stoneware. 


J.  W.  WINTER, 
DENTIST. 


Office,  64?  Clay  street San  Francisco. 

Flrst-cl»ss  gold  fillings  for  $3.  as  good  as  anv  dentist  can 
produce  in  Hie  city  Dr.  Winter  has  practiced  Doutlstrv 
twenty  years— flitecn  in  this  State.  For  a  full  upper  set  tf 
gum  teeth,  on  vulcanite  base,  from  5^U  to  $'55.  Teeth  ex- 
tracted without  pain  by  local  application.  18vl4-tf 


RADICAL  CURE 

-OF- 


Treatment  of  all  Deformities  of  the  Body,  by  DR.  A. 
FOLLEAU'S  process.  «34  Washington  street  up  stairs, 
Washington  Baths  Building,  between  Montgomery  and 
Kearny  streets. 

DR.  A.  FOLLEAU 

Has  his  studies  and  manufactories  iu  the  same  building. 
Every  kind  of  Apparatus,  Trusses,    Orthopedic  Instru- 
ments. Artificial  Limbs,  etc  ,  arc  manufactured  and  applied 
by  himself. 

7«M  no  connection  with  any  Agency.  2JvH-llptf 


MOSHEIMER'S 

PIONEER     MINING-    SCHOOL 

,\»D 

Metallurg-ioal    Works. 

Having  established  the  first  Practical  Mining  and  Metal- 
lurgical School  in  Hie  United  States,  I  would  call  tho  atten- 
tion of  gentlemen  who  nay  wish  to  obtain  a  practical 
knowledge  of  Chemistry,  Metallurgy,  etc.,  to  ibe  fact  that  I 
am  now  prepared  to  tench  the  following  branches: 

1.  Assaying  of  ores,  metals  and  othur  mineral  substances. 

2.  Technology,  nr  Chemistry,  as  applied  to  any  special 
branch  of  manufacturing. 

3.  Metallurgy  nt'  gold,  silver,  lead,  copper,  etc.,  by  smelt- 
ing, amalgamating,  lixivlmion.  etc. 

4.  Gold  extraction  by  chlorine  gas;  also,  a  modified  pro- 
cess of  the  same,  which  is  cheaper  and  quicker  than  the 
oroo^si's  usually  employed. 

5.  Concentration.    Dressing  of  ores. 

G.  Consn-uciion  ni*  furnaces,  in  which  any  kind  of  fuel 
may  he  used  lor  smelting,  roasting,  etc.,  as  >\ell  as  the  erec- 
tion of  any  machinery  or  apparatus  required  in  metallurgy 
and  technology. 

Mining  is  cunsidered  by  many  a  very  hazardous  under- 
taking; but  I  can  assure  anyono  iluu  our  mines  are  as  safe 
an  investment  as  anj  other  business -when  properly  under- 
stood and  managed;  therefore,  learn  first,  if  you  have  a 
mine,  then  study  'he  nature  of  the  ore,  and  how  to  work 
it,  and  you  will  never  fail  to  be  successrul. 

It  may  not  be  superfluous  ro  state  that  I  am  theoretically 
and  practically  acquainted  with  all  the  branches  I  oiler  to 
teach.  Years  of  actual  experience  in  the  laboratory, 
smelting  works,  quartz  mills,  and  other  manufactories  car- 
ried on  on  my  own  account,  have  not  only  given  me  les- 
sons, but  more  than  ordinary  ability. 

I  was  the  first  one  in  California  who  successfully  ex- 
tracted silver  by  smelting,  ou  a  large  scale,  and  have  since 
been  traveling  through  the  manufacturing  and  mining 
towns  of  Europe,  to  study  all  improvements,  and  am  now 
again  the  only  one  in  San  Francisco  who  undertakes  to 
work  any  kind  of  ores  by  either  roasting,  smelting,  lixlvia- 
tlon,  or  chlurination  process. 

I  also  undertake  the  erection  of  smelting  and  roasting 
furnaces,  and  furnish  plans  and  estimates  for  any  kind  of 
works. 

My  lately  invented  Roasting  Furnace  has  the  following 
advantages:  A  Furnace  ot  the  capacity  to  roast  one  lo 
one  and  a  half  tons  of  ore  per  day  can  be" built  for  S3U0.  It 
requires  half  a  cord  oi  wood  per  ton  of  sulphurets.  The 
lotal  expenses  of  roasting  are  not  over  $6.  The  roasting  is 
more  perfect,  as  the  ore  appears  in  a  spongy  condition  and 
eagerly  takes  up  the  chlorine  gas  or  quicksilver  when 
amalgamated.  A  large  size  nirnace  in  successful  opera- 
tion may  be  seen,  by  permission  of  Mr.  Maltman,  In  his 
works  in  Nevada  City.  Several  others  arc  in  progress  of 
budding. 

Charges  for  assaying  gold  or  silver  ores S3  00 

Copper  ores 5  00 

JOS.  BfOSHEIMBR, 
Practical  Chemist,  Metallurgist, etc. 

Office,  No.  328  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 
6vI5-3ms 


Mining  AMD  Scientific  Prkss.—  This  valuable  journal  has 
closed  its  fourteenth  volume  and  entered  upon  its  fifteenth. 
It  Is  a  publication  that  should  have  a  wide  circulation 
among  our  mining  and  mechanical  population.  It  pub- 
lishes, in  addition  to  the  most  complete  summary  of  mining 
news,  a  vast  amount  of  information  on  the  application  of 
science  to  mining  and  the  mechanic  arts.  It  containsno- 
tices  and  descriptions  ol  all  new  mining  processes,  and  all 
machines  intended  to  facilitate  the  extraction  of  the  prec- 
ious metal  from  ore  and  rock  with  which  it  is  blended.  It 
also  chronicles  all  new  inventions,  and.  in  most  instances, 
contains  drawings  to  illustrate  them.  To  miners  and  me- 
chanics it  is  a  paper  of  incalculable  value,  and  should  belli 
ihe  hands  of  all  who  desire  to  keep  themselves  posted  It. 
the  progress  being  made  In  these  departments.— 1  Veto 
Union. 


Metallurgy. 


Metallurgists  and  Mining  Engineers 

AUSTIN,  KJEVA3BA. 

Western  Branch   of  ADELEERG    &   RAYMOND,  No.   90 
Broadway,  New  York.  llvll 


Q.  W.  MAYNARD. 


J.  H.  TIEMANN. 


M;JlYWTj1.H,X>  «fc  TIEMANN, 

Mining  Engineers  and  Metallurgists, 

340  Pearl  street,  New  Tort, 

—AMD- 
CENTRAL    CITY,    COLORADO. 
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G-.  W.  STRONG-, 

ASSAYER    AND    WORKER    OP    ORES, 

SAN  FEANCISCO  FOUNDRY, 

Fremont  street,  near  Mission,  San  Francisco. 

Hvl5qr. 


J0HM    TAYLOR   &   CO. 

IMPOBTEEB, 

AND  DKALURS    IN 

ASSAYERS'  MATERIALS, 

Druggists'  &  Chemists'  G-lassware, 

Fliotogx'apliic    Stoolc,  Etc. 
SIS  and  514  Washington  Street. 

SAN  FEANCISCO. 

WE  are  receiving  direct  from  MESSES.  LADD  &  OEET 
LING  (London)  and  BEEKER  &  SONS  (Antwerp,  Bel 
gium)  their  superior 

AS8AT  AXD  BYHLUOZT  BALANCES, 

And  from  France  and  Germany,  as  well  as  the  Eastern 
States,  FUENACES,  CRUCIBLES,  MUFFLES,  BLOW-PIPE 
CASES,  GOLD  SCALES.  CHEMICAL  GLASSWARE,  anil 
every  article  required  for  ASSAY  OFFICES,  LABORATO 
RIES,  etc.  Wo  have  given  this  branch  of  our  business  par 
tlcular  attention,  to  select  such  articles  as  are  necessary 
In  the  development  of  the  mineral  wealth  of  this  coast. 

A  Full  Assortment  of  DRUGGISTS'  GLASSWARE  and 
DRUGGISTS'  SUNDRIES,  ACIDS  and  CHEMICALS,  cod 
stantly  on  hand. 

San  Francisco  March   6, 1865.  llvlO-tf 


Pacific  Mail  Steamship  Co's 

STEAMSHIPS    FOR 

NEW  Y0BK,  JAPAN  AND  CHINA. 

<g&f$*$h  LEAVE  FOLSOM  STREET  WHARF,  AT  11 
?Mflm  o'clock  A.  M.  of  the  following  dates,  for 
PANAMA,  connecting  via  Panama  Railroad,  with  one  of 
the  Company's  splendid  steamers  from  ASPINWALL  for 
NEW  YORK. 

On  the  lOth,  18th  and  BOth  of  each  month  that  has 
SO  days. 

On  the  loth,  lOth  and  SOth  of  each  month  that  has 
3 1  days 

When  the  10th,  19th  and  30th  fall  on  Sunday,  they  will 
leave  on  Saturday  preceding;  when  the  18th  tails  on  Sun- 
dav,  they  will  leave  on  Monday  following. 

Steamer  leaving  San  Francisco  on  the  10th  touches  at 
Manzanlllo.    All  touch  at  Acapulco. 

Departures  of  18th  or  19th  connect  with  French  Trans- 
Atlantic  Co. 's  steamer  for  St.  Nazaire,  and  English  steamer 
for  South  America, 

Departure  of  10th  connects  with  English  steamer  for 
Southampton  and  South  America,  and  P.  R.  R.  Co's 
steamer  for   Central  America. 

The  following  Steamships  will  bo  dispatched  on  dates  as 
given  below  : 

October  10th— MONTANA Capt.  E.  S.  Farnsworth. 

Connecting  with  HENRY  CHAUNCEY,  CapL  Gray 

October  Wth-GOLDEN  CITY Ctipt.  W.  F .  Lapidge, 

Connecting  with  the  RISING  STAR,  Capt.  Conner. 

October  :j.0th-SACRAMENTO Capt.  Parker,    ' 

Connecting  with  ARIZONA,  Capt.  Maury. 

Cabin  passengers  berthed  through.  Baggage  checked 
through— 100  pounds  allowed  each  adult. 

An  experienced  Surgeon  un  board.  Medicine  and  attend 
ance  free. 

These  steamers  will  positively  sail  at  II  o'clock.  Passen- 
gers are  requested  to  have  their  baggage  on  board  before  10 
o'clock. 

Through  Tickets  for  Liverpool  by  the  Cunard.Inmnnand 
National  Steamship  Lines,  can  be  obtained  at  the  office  of 
the  P.  M.  S.  S.  Co.,  San  Francisco,  where  may  also  be  ob- 
tained orders  for  passage  from  Liverpool  or  Souihnnipton 
to  San  Francisco,  either  via  New  York  or  St.  Thomns— if 
desired  an  amount  of  £10  lo  £2U  will  be  advanced  wiih  the 
above  orders,  Holders  of  orders  will  be  required  to  iden- 
tify themselves  to  the  Agents  In  England. 

For  Merchandise  and  Freight  for  New  York  and  way 
pons,  apply  to  Messrs.  WELLS,  FARGO  &  CO. 

a^-The.  steamship  CHINA,  Capt.  E.  W.  Smith,  will  be 
dispatched  October  14th,  from  wharf,  enrner  ol  First  and 
Bramian  streets-,  for  YOKOHAMA  and  HONGKONG,  con- 
necting at  Yokohama  with  the  sieamer  COSTA  RICA  for 
SHAS&HAI. 

For  Passage  and  all  other  Information,  applv  at  the  Pa- 
cific Mail  Steamship  Go's  office,  corner  of  Sacramento  and 
Lcidesdorff  streets. 

OLIVER  KS,I»RIliGF„  A  (rein. 


MEUSSD0RFFER, 

Nos.    C35    and    637    Commercial    Street, 

WILL  INTRODUCE 

On  Saturday, February  9,  1867, 

An  Entirely  New  Style  of 

Cloth  Cashmere  Hat 

"TACHT    HEKKIETTA," 

Which  are  the  most  dressy  Hat  ever  introduced  on  the 

Pacific  Const. 
Kir'Call  and  see  them.  8vl4 


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TEUESDELL,  DEWEY  &  CO., 
Who  are  now  prepared  for   all  kinds  of  Printing. 


Engraved  to  Order. — Persons  who  desire  to  Illustrate 
their  individual  establishments  or  business,  should  give  us 
their  orders  for  Engraving  and  Printing,  and  we  will  guar 
antee  good  work  and  reasonable  prices. 

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237 


Blanks,  Blank  Mining  Books, 

Constitution  and  By-Laws 

—  roK  — 

Mining    and  Prospoetins 

Companies 

EltginUr  printed,  with  care  auddlfpalcb.  at  the  office  of  the 
Mining  »IJ€|  Scientific  Prm. 

19*  Orders  from  the  Interior  raltlit'ulv  attended  to. 


New  Mining  Advertisements. 

C'hulk   Uounluln   Blae   (Jruvel   r puuy.  -  l.u. 

Cation  of  Works    Sovada  County,  California. 

to  hereby  riven,  that  at  a  meeting  <>f  the  Board 
of  Trustees  of  said  Company,  bold  on  the  .ighih  day  of 

,  iso7,  an  asHvunumt  oi  one  dollar  and 
par  abort  was  levied  upon  the  capital  -tuck  of  »ih<i  Com- 
pany. DA)  :  itates  (old  and  sil- 
ver coin,  lothe  Secretary. 

tck    upon    which  ■aid    aswMiiicnt   «hiill   renuiln 

day  nf  November,  1*67.  pOuiii  lie 

duly  advnrtiaed  ■ 

ment  shall  In   made  before. 

Id  on  Monday,  the  twenty  .fifth  day  of  November, 

iinent,  together  with  cosh 

ul  advi-rii-ini;  and  expenaai  of ««!«.  By  order  of  the  Board 

of  Tru*tee*. 

.[.  m    BUFFINOTON,  Secretary. 
■  snovernmanl  Hou&e,  corucr  of  Washington 
and  thinsome  itreeta.  o«l2 


Ornnt«    Washington    Gold    and   Silver   Mining 

inuln  District,  Alpine  Coonty,  CaL 

None*.- The  Fifth  Aonmil  Meeting  of  (be  stockholders 
of  Ine  alfi  i    mpany  wrlll  be  bold  at  their  ortlce, 

So.  338  Montgomery  imet.San  Francisco,  Cal.,  onTUES- 
pay,  the  Bflhdayof  November,  1867,  «t  7^ o'clock  P.  M.. 
ioj  Trusteed  to  serve  for  the  ensuing 
year,  and  for  the  transaction  of  such  other  business  us  may 
proparlj.  come  before them. 

A.  G.  WOOD.  Secretary. 
San  FrancUco,  October  10,  1837.  oe!2 


-M-iui.i    Trnnno    Silver   Mining    Company.— Lo- 

of  Works:  Cortez  District,  Lander  County,  State 

v, l.l.l. 

"OtiCB.—  There   are  delinquent,  upon  the  following  de- 

nrlbod  stock,  on  aoconnt  of  assessment  levied  on  the 

sixth  day  of  September.  1S67,  the  several  amounts  set  oppo- 

mi.-  the  name*,  of  the  respective  shareholders,  as  follows: 

Nn.  Certificate.    No.  Shares.    Amount. 

vim —  ;n  &10  $1620  ui 

Hi.r.I,  Prancols  Ami 77  60  ISO  00 

rancota  Ami 78  20  Co  00 

Horel,  Francois  Ann 82  82  2*6  CO 

lUCOls  Ann      lis  U  42  00 

H.  II.  t'lmm.ts    10'J  600  1500  00 

Chotiui,  j  !■■ os  100  :ion  1 11  j 

1   I' 67  60  150  00 

I  belli*,  J  P Ci  SO  160  no 

DraUmeyer,  Henrv 16  8  24  uo 

pralimeyer,  Beury 45  6  1800 

Oordan,  John 18  75  226  uo 

Uoant,  Oeorge 51  276  828  00 

Oeorge    1U7  224  072  00 

Lehmann.  Christian 24  6  15  00 

Peck,  David 49  180  5411  00 

V.vul.Tvri-ut,  J  0 28  60  150  l)U 

And  In  accordance  with  law,  and  an  ordcrof  the  Board  of 
Trustees,  made  on  the  sixth  day  of  September,  1867,  ho 
many  shares  of  each  parcel  of  said  stock  as  may  be  ne- 
Ceamry,  will  be  sold  at  public  auction,  by  Maurice  Dore  A 
Co.,  at  No.  .127  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal  ,  on 
Thursday,  the  thirty  -first  day  oroctober,1867,  at  the  hour  of 
12  o'clock  M.  of  said  day,  to  pay  said  delinquent  assess- 
ment thereon,  together  with  costs  of  advertising  and  ex- 
penses of  sale. 

R.  N.  VAN  BRUNT,  Secretary. 

Office,  331  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco.  ocl2 


'Whitman    Gold  and    Silver    Mining    Company. 

Location  of  Works:  Indian  Springs  District,  Lyon  County, 

Nevada. 

Notice.— There  are  delinquent,  upon  the  following  do- 
tortbed  stock,  on  account  of  assessment  levied  on  the 
fifth  day  of  September,  1867.  the  several  amounts  set 
opposite  the  names  of  the  respective  shareholders,  as  fol- 
lows: 

Name*.               No.  Certificates.    No.  Shares.   Amount. 

Alntworih,  J  C 143,  144  10-oa  20  $.10  00 

Alexander.  Henry  M 230,2X1    5-ca  10  15  00 

Atkln*.in.  JH 273  13  19  50 

Alluiiuu.J   H 273  30  4500 

Brewster  A  Baldwin 15,  16,  17 

__                18,  ID,  2o    6-ea  30  45  00 

Beaver,  Geo  w. . 59  10  15  flo 

Beaver,  Geo  w ' 152  5  7  so 

Butigh.  Theo  K 05  4  6  00 

BaUKh,  Then  E  159  11  16  5') 

Bagtey,  David  r >&i  m  j5  „q 

Baldwin,  Jos   ; 165  10  15  00 

Baldwin,  Jos  ': 176  CO  90  00 

Baldwin,  A  W -J80  SO  45  00 

Jtahhvin,   ^  W 281  66  97  50 

Butler,  R  W 251  5  7  50 

Cronise,  J  S..J.  7,  8.  9,  10,  11,  12    5-ea  35  62  50 

Crrml*.-,  J  S 13  3  4  50 

Comstock,  C 14  5  7  60 

Cochin.  J  H,  trustee  for  a  a 

Coghlll 21  8  7  60 

Coghiti,  J  H,  trustee  for  H  Cog- 
bin        22  6  7  50 

Coghlll,  ,T  H 23,  24    5-ea  10  15  uO 

Coghlll.  J   II. 276  86  5100 

ODSulll.J  II  &  Co 26  10  15  to 

Clement.  Mrs  Viuletta 79  6  7  50 

Clement,  E   «   274  10  15  00 

Cronise,  W  H  V....68,  69,  101,   103 

104.  105    S-ea  30  45  00 

Cronise,  W  HV.. 86,  87.  33,  8'J,  flu    3-ea  16  22  60 

Cronise,  W  H  V 245  «0  45  ,jq 

Orontse,  w  ir  v 259  15  22  50 

Campbell,  Thompson 39,  40,  41 

L  „    '                                     H  10-ea  40  CO  00 

Campbell,  Thompson 43,  44    5-ca  10  15  00 

Cochrane,  John 241  80  120  uo 

Uogb.Ul,  Mrs  Mary 1*9  5  7  60 

Cmamlngs,  Thos  A 237,  238   6-oa  lo  16  00 

Oummlngs,  Jas  s  L 239  6  7  50 

Day,  Henry 222,  223,  2M    5-ca  15  22  5il 

DcLong,  Oh&s  £ 232  10  15  Oil 

Edwards,  Jonathan 220,  221    6-ea  10  l'»  00 

Felton,  J  B 167  25  37  50 

Felton,  J  B 193  40  60  00 

Felton,  J  B...' 121  25  37  6u 

Freeborn,  James 127  II  10  60 

Hlrschinan.  Moses 286  11  1C  50 

Harrold,  James 260  10  15  00 

Ing,  John  C 262  10  15  00 

KbYn,  Moses 287  11  16  50 

McCreadv,  Wm  R 240  5  7  60 

Mayne,  Clias,  iruj-tee  for  John 

B  Winters 289  70  105  00 

Peterson,  John 28t  10  15  00 

Remsen.  Win 223,  229    6-ea  10  15  00 

Regonabergor,  Julius 285  5  7  60 

Sutton,  Geo  D,  trustee  for  .Mrs 

A  K  Sutton 27.  28    6-ea  10  15  00 

Sutton,  Geo  D,  trustee  for   Mrs 

A  K  Sutton 29  6  9  00 

Stanly,  Edward 2t>0  10  15  00 

Tyler.  Christopher 236  5  7  50 

Turner,  John 272  15  22  60 

Dlller,  Win  L 241  10  16  00 

Wedderspuon,  John 123  15  22  60 

Wedderapoon,  Jotm 78  6  9  00 

Whee'er,  James  M,  trustee.  ..525 

226,  227    5-ea  15  22  50 

And  In  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  the  Board  of 

Trustees,  made  on    the  fifth  day  of  September,  1867,  so 

many  shares  of  each  parcel  of  said  stock  as  may  be  necessary 


Will  be  sold  at  putdlc  auction,  at  the  otllee  of  the  00B1> 
paoy.  Boom  Xo.  10  (2d  floor,  of  No.  402  Montgomery  meet, 
R.tn  Pranelsri.  by  Jonas  4  Btudlxen,  Auctioneers,  on  Mon- 

day,  (ha  twenty  ^-nth  day ef  October,  1807,  at  the  hour  of 

1  o'clock  P.  M  .ofmiiil  day.  to  pay  «*aid  delinquent  aal 
thereon,  together  with  costs  of  adverthluK  and  expeiinea  ol 
sale. 

t.  w.  OOLBOBN,  Beonlary. 
Ortlce,  room   Ba  10,  M  floor.  Ho.  4d  Montgomer/  street, 
San  Pranct  oris 


Mining   Notices—Continued. 


Anclrut  River  Chiinncl  Blae  Gravel  C'ompuny 

Nevaiia  County,  California. 

Nonce.— There  are  delinquent  upon  the  followimcdescrlbcd 
stock,  on  account  of  a>-..<-iin!i[  levied  on  the  second  day 
of  September,  lf*67.  the  several  amounts  set  opposite  the 

Damns  of  the  raapeotlve  ihareholderaaafoltovs: 

Names  Ho.  CerUfloata.    No.  Shares.    Amount. 

a  P  Moore M  125  $1X6  00 

Benj  F  Joaselyn 81  6  5  00 

Caroline  Haas 42  3  300 

And  In  accordance  with  law,  and  nn  order  of  Ihe  Board  of 
Tmatoae,  made  on  the  second  day  of  Seplember,  1867,  so 
many  shares  of  each  parcel  of  said  stock  as  may  be  neces* 
sary,  will  be  sold  at  public  auction,  at  the  office"  of  the 
Company,  on  Saturday,  the  nineteenth  day  of  October, 

1S67,  at  the  hour  of  12  o'clock  M.  of  said  day.  to  pay  said 
delinquent  assessment  thereon,  together  with  costs  of  ad- 
vertising and  expenses  of  sale. 

J.  M.  BCFFINQTON,  Secretary. 
Office,  No.  5  Government  House,  corner  Washington  and 
Sansome  streets.  oc5 


Chlplouenn  Mining  Compuuy«Dtstrlct  of*  ti-e-., 

Soriora.  Mexico. 

Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  mecttug  of  the  Board  oi 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  tenth  day  of  Sep- 
tember, 1S67,  an  assessment  of  five  dollars  ($5)  per 
share  was  Levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company, 
payable  immedlati-ly,  in  L'niied  Stales  irold  and  sliver 
Coin,  to  tho  Secretary,   at  his  office,   318  California  street, 

Sun  Pranclaco. 

Anv  stuck  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid on  the  eighteenth  day  of  October,  1867,  shall  be  deemed 
delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale  at  public 
auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  before,  will  be 
sold  on  Monday,  the  fourth  day  of  November,  1867,  to 
pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  tn^-ether  with  costs  of  ad- 
vertising  and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees, 

JOHN  F.  LOHSE.  Secretary. 

Office,  318  California  street,  up-stairs,  sail  Francisco.    seU 


£tliun  Allen  Gold  and  Silver  Minlnc;  Compa- 
ny.—Location  of  Works:  Austin,  Lander  County,  Ne\  ada. 
Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company  1  lieldYm  the  thirtieth  day  of  Sep- 
tember, 1367,  an  assessment  of  one  ($1)  dollar  per  share 
was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company,  pay- 
able on  the  fourth  day  of  November,  1 8  »7 .  in  Unred  states 
gold  coin,  to  the  Secretary,  II.  B.  Cougdon,  at  the  office  of 
the  Company,  No,  (t'^J  Washington  street.  San  Francisco. 

Any  Stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  renoilu  un- 
paid on  Tuesday,  the  tlfth  day  of  November,  1867.  shall  be 
deemed  delinquent,  and  will  bo  duly  advertised  for  sale 
at  public  auction,  and  unices  payment  shall  bo  made  be- 
fore, will  be  sold  on  Thursday,  the  twenty -first  day  of  No- 
vember, 1867.  to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together 
with  costs  ol  advertising  and  oxpenses  of  sale.  By  order 
of  the  Board  of  Trustees 

U.  B    OONr-DON.  Secretary. 
Office,  No.  620  Washington  street,  (Room  6)  San  Fran- 
cisco, Cal.  oc5 


Great  Central  Aflnlno;  Company.-Locatloa  of 

Works:  Yuma  County,  Arizona  territory. 

Notice  is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  ol  the?  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  thirtieth  day  of 
September,  1867,  an  assessment  of  one  dollar  per  share 
■was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company,  paya- 
ble Immediately,  in  United  States  gold  and  sliver  coin,  to 
the  Secretary,  at  the  office  of  the  Company,  No.  302  Mont- 
gomery street,  or  at  the  Pacific  Bank. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid on  the  fourth  (4th)  day  of  November,  1867,  shall  be 
deemed  delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  tor  sale 
at  public  auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  he  made  be- 
fore, will  be  sold  on  Monday,  the  twenty-fifth  day  of  No- 
vember, 1867,  to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together 
with  costs  of  advertising  and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of 
the  Board  of  Trustees. 

O.  D.  SQUIRE,  Secretary. 

Office,  No.  302  Montgomery  street.  oc5 


Gold  Quarry  Company.    Xocation    of    Works: 

Placer  County,  California 

Notice  is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board 
ofTrustecsofsaid  Company,  held  on  the  nineteenth  day  of 
September,  1867,  an  assessment  of  twenty  dollars  (S20)  per 
share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company, 
pavablc  immediately,  in  United  States  gold  and  silver 
coin,  to  the  Secretary,  room  No.  10,  second  floor  oi  No.  iUi 
Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  unpaid 
on  tlie  twetuy-thlrd  day  of  October.  1867,  shall  be  deemed 
delinquent,and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sab-. at  public  auc- 
tion, and  unless  pa\  ment  shall  be  made  before,  will  be  sold 
on  Monday,  the  eleventh  day  of  November,  1S67,  to  pay 
the  delinquent  assess  mem,  together  with  costs  of  adver- 
tising and  expenses  ot  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees. 

T.  W.  COLS  URN,  Spcretarv. 

Office  402  Montgomery  street,  (Room  No.  10,  2d  floor)  San 
Francisco.  Cal.  sep21 


Georae   'Want.  1  n fr ton    Gold   and    Sliver   Mlnlns 

Company.— Location  of  Works:  Silver  Mountain  District, 

Alpine  County,  Cal. 

Notice  is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  eleventh  day  of  Sep- 
tember, 1667,  an  assessment  (No.  19)  of  five  dollars  per  share 
was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  1  lompany,  payable 
Immediately,  In  Untied  States  gold  and  silver  coin,  to  the 
Secretary,  only,  at  his  office,  in  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  unpaid 
on  the  sixteenth  day  of  October,  1867,  shall  be  deemed  delin- 
quent, and  will  be  duly  advertised  tor  sale  at  public  auction, 
and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  before,  will  be  sold 
on  Monday,  the  fourth  day  of  November,  1867,  to  pay 
the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of  ad- 
vertising and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees. 

A.  G.  WOOD,  Secretary. 

Office,  338  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco.  se2l 


Gold  1T111  Tunneling  Gold  and  Silver   Mining 

Company.— Location:  Gold  Hill  Mining  District,  County 
of  Storey,  State  of  Nevada- 
Notice  is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  nineteenth  day  of 
September,  1S67,  an  assessment  (No  D)of  one  dollar  per  share 
was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company,  pay- 
able immedl.itelv,  in  Unied  States  gold  coin,  to  the  Scc- 
retarv,  R.  Wegknkr,  H'>  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco, 
Cal.,  or  to  the  Superintendent,  11.  Huguet,  Gold  UiU,  Ne- 
vada. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid on  the  twenty-sixth  day  of  Octoher,  1867,  shnll  be 
deemed  delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale 
at  public  auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  be- 
fore, will  be  sold  on  Tuesday,  the  nineteenth  day  of  No- 
vember. 1867,  to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together 
with  costs  of  advertising  and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of 
the  Board  of  Trustees. 

R.  WEGENER,  Secretary. 
Offlco  415  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal,     se21 


Hop**  Grnvrl  Mtnlntc  <  ompan y. -  Locution  of 
Works  and  Property :  Grass  Valley,  Nevada  County,  Cali- 
fornia 

la  hereby  riven,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 

.  I   on   the  thirtieth  ilav   ol 

in. 'in  [ifo.  17.  w  one  dollar  par 
share  was  levied  upon  (ho  capital  stock  of  said  Corapan) 

-    sold    and  silver 
cofn.totbi  Secretary, at hla  office, No    673  Cearny street, 

v.  upon  which  wild  a-iscfsment  shall  remain  un- 
paid mi  ;  ;,  ihat)  bedeemed 
Ot  and  will  be  dulv  mi.  d  at  public 
suction,  and  unless  payment  shall  bamada  before,  will  be 
told  mi  Monday,  the  iwcfnty-flfth  day  oi  November,  1867, 
to  pay  the  delinquent  assewimt  nt,  together  with  costs  of 
BavortialnR  und  expenses  of  sale.    By  order  of  thu  Board 

Ol   Trustees. 

DAVID  WILDER.  Secretary. 
Offico,  No.  5^3  Kearny  street,  corner  of  Baoramento,  San 
Francisco,  California.  oc5 


I.  X.  L>.  Gold  and  silver  Mining  Com  puny.— Lo- 
cation of  Works:  silver  Mountain  District,  Alpine  Coun- 
ty,  Oai 

Notice  isherehy  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  heldonthe  twentv-thlrd  day 
Ol  September,  1807,  an  assessment  of  one  dollar  and  fifty 
cents  t$l  50)  per  share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock 
oi  said  Company,  payable  Immediately,  in  United  states 
gold  and  silver  coin,  to  the  Secretary,  at  his  uniee.  Pion- 
eer Hall,  Uonuromcrj  street,  near  Jackson,  San  Francisco, 
ur  to  John  G.  Slaveu,  at  silver  Mountain. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un* 
paid  on  the  twontv-vkliili  day  of  October,  1867.  shall  be 
deemed  delinquent,  and  win  h<-  duly  advertised  for  sale 
at  public  auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  be- 
fore, will  be  sold  on  Thursday,  the  fourteenth  day  of  No- 
vember, 1867.  to  nay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together 
with  costs  ot  advertising  and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of 
the  Board  of  Trustees. 

J.  CBOWNINSHIELD.  Secretary. 
Office.  Pioneer  Hall,  Montgomery  street,  up  stairs,  San 
Francisco.  scp28 


Kebcy   Gold    and   Silver  Mining  Company,  £1 

Dorado  County,  California. 

Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  twelfth  day  of 
September,  1887,  an  assessment  of  twenty  cents  per  snare 
was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  sa4d  Company,  pay- 
able Immediately  in  United  States  gold  and  silver  coin,  to 
the  Treasurer,  O.  C.  Brkkd,  at  his  office,  northeast  cor- 
ner Battery  and  Clay  Streets,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain 
unpaid  on  tho  twenty  tlfth  day  of  October,  1867,  shall  be 
deemed  delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale  at 
public  auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  he  made  before, 
will  be  sold  011  Monday,  the  eleventh  day  of  November.  1867, 
to  pay  tho  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of 
advertising  and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees. 

H.  V.  HERBERT,  Secretary. 

Office,  No.  407  California  street,  San  Francisco.         se!4 


Lady  Sell  Copper   Mlnlne;  Company,  Low  Di- 
vide Mining  District,  Del  Norte  County,  California. 
Notice   is  Iicreby  given,    that   the  Annual    Meeting  of 
the  stockholders  of  the  above  named  Company,  will    be 
held  at   Dashaway  Hall,  on    THURSDAY,  October  24th. 
1867,  at  7\i  o'clock  P.  M.,  for  the  election  of  a  Board  of 
Trustees  to  serve  tho  ensuing  year,  and  for  the  transaction 
of  any  other  business  that  may  come  before  the  meeting. 
B.  P.  WILICINS,  Secretary,  jn-o  Urn. 
San  Francisco,  Sept.  26, 1867.  sep28 


La  Klancu  Gold  and  Sliver  Mining  Company. 

Location  of  Works:    District  ol"  Ures,  State  of  Sonora, 

Mexico. 

Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  first  day  of  Octo- 
ber, 1867,  an  assessment  of  two  dollars  and  fifty  cents  per 
share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company, 
payable  immediately,  in  United  States  gold  and  silver  coin, 
tit  the  Secretary,  at  nls  office,  southeast  corner  Front  and 
Commercial  streets,  San  Francisco. 

Any  stock  upon  whictt  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid on  the  thirtieth  day  of  October,  1S67,  shall  bedeemed 
delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale  at  public 
auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  he  made  before,  will  he 
sold  on  Monday,  the  eleventh  day  of  November,  1867. 
to  pav  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of 
advertising  and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees. 

WM    SIEVERS,  Secretary. 

Office,  southeast  corner  Front  and  Commercial  streets, 
San  Francisco,  California.  oc5 


Lady  Franklin  Gold  and  Sliver  Mining  Com- 
pany.—Silver  Mountain  Mining  District,  Alpine  County, 
California. 

Notice.— There  are  delinquent  upon  the  following  de- 
scribed stock,  on  account  of  assessment  levied  on  the 
second  day  of  May,  1867,  the  several  amounts  set  opposite 
the  names  of  the  respective  shareholders,  as  follows. 

Names,  No.  Certificate.    No.  snares.    Amount. 

John  Bardsley 8,  9,  10  20-ea  GO  $18  00 

John  Bardslev 13,14    5-ea  10  3  00 

John  Bardsley 90  »  90 

John  G  McCauley 37  6  1  50 

Win  Browning. ...39,  40,  188,  189    6-ea  2>i  6  00 

Abraham  Strouse 44  7Ji  2  25 

MrsAM  Harris 73,74    5-ea  10  3  00 

GeoW  Folsom 77,  78,  79  20-ea  60  18  00 

Geo  W  Folsom Sll,  81  10-ea  20  6  Oil 

GeoWFolsom 82,83    6-ea  10  3  00 

WmCrookor 84  10  3  on 

Wni  Crooker 253  5  1  50 

Joseph  O'Nell 94,  95  25-ea  50  15  00 

Joseph  u'Neil i'6 

Thomas  Peters 104 

Thomas  Odgcrs 139 

J  H  Williams 165 

J  H  Williams 223 

Henry  Odgcrs 172 

Daniel  Odgers 173 

AH  Powers 174 

Stephen  s  Mend 185 

Thomas  Rwindleliurst 1S6 

James  Bottomlev 191 

Christopher  Neilson.. 195,  196,  197 

198.  199    5-ea 

A  M  A  C  T  Harris .220 

Geo  W  Whiteside 226 

Wm  Whltesioe 227 

Frank  Bcitchman -'35 

Wm  Bastion 237 

Daniel  Davidson 241 

Daniel  Davidson 242 

B  H  Meredith 247 

RT  Hazard 259,  200,  261  10-ea 

RT  Hazard 262 

And  in  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees,  made  on  the  sixth  day  of  August,  1867,  so 
many  shares  of  each  parcel  of  said  stock  as  may  be  neces- 
sary, will  be  sold  at  public  auction,  by  Messrs.  Olney  & 
Co.,  at  the  office  of  the  Company,  331  Montgomery  street. 
San  Francisco,  on  Tuesday,  the  fifteenth  day  October,  1867, 
at  the  hour  of  1  o'clock  P.  M.,  of  said  day,  to  Day  said  delin- 
quent assessment  thereon,  together  with  costs  of  advertis- 
ing and  expenses  of  sale. 

J.  S.  LUTY,  Secretary. 
Office,  331  Montgomery  street,  corner  of  California,  San 
Franisco.  *«p21 


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North  Star  Gold  and  Silver  Mining  Company, 

Reese  River  Mining  District,  Lander  County,  Nevada. 

Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  19th  day  of  Septem- 
ber, 1867,  an  assessment  of  twenty  dollars  per  share  was 
levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Comoanv,  payable 
immediately,  to  the  Secretary,  George  H.  Faulkner,  No. 
423  Front  street,  Sun  Francisco. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid on  Tuesday,  the  twenty-second  flay  ol"  October,  1867, 
shall  be  deemed  delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised 
for  sale  at  public  auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be 
made  before,  will  be  sold  on  Monday,  the  eleventh  day 
of  November,  1867,  to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment, 
together  with  costs  of  advertising  and  expenses  of  sale. 
By  order  of  the  Board  of  Trustees. 

y  GEORGE  H.  FAULKNER,  Secretary. 

Office,  423  Front  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal.  se21 


Aengle  A-  Corcoran  Silver  Mining  Company- 
Location  of  Works:  Storey  County.  State  of  Nevada 
Nones.— There  are  delinquent,  upon  tho  following  de- 
scribed stock.on  account  of  assessment  levied  on  the  eleventh 
day  of  July,  is/^-,  ur-  aaveral  amounts  set  opposite  the  names 
of  the  respective  shareholders  as  follows: 

No.  Certificate.    No.  Shares.    Amount. 

ana 75  10  55  00 

Bell,  Joe 60  &  2  so 

Edwards,  A  L 10  5  00 

Mu  rein,  i> -a  10  5  uo 

Mulrem,  D »  10  5  00 

Murphy,  John 70  260  125  00 

Molom-y,M 74  5  2  50 

McCann,  A -\  6  2  50 

McGrath.  Frederic* 82  10  5  00 

Neenan,  a  73  5  2  60 

Pendertrraas,  Win. 77  5  2  so 

And  In  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  the  Board 
of  Truitces,  made  on  the  eleventh  day  of  July,  1867,  so  many 
shares  or»ach  parcel  of  said  stock  as  may  be  necessary, 
will  be  sold  at  public  auction,  at  the  salesroom  of  Maurice 
Dore  A  Co.,  No.  327  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco, Cal., 
on  Monday,  the  second  day  of  September,  1867,  at  the  hour 
of  12  o'clock,  M.,  of  said  day,  to  pay  said  delinquent  assess- 
ment thereon,  together  with  costs  of  advertising  and  ex- 
penses of  Mile. 

A.  P.  GREEN,  Secretary. 

Office,  Room  No.  11,  338  Montgomery  street,  S«n  Fran- 
cisco. California.  nul7 

Postponement.— The  above  sale  Is  hereby  postponed  until 
Wednesday,  the  second  day  of  October,  1867,  at  tho  same 
hour  and  place.    By  order  of  the  Board  of  Trustees. 

sop7  T.  B.  WINGARD,  Secretary. 

Postponement.— The  above  sale  is  hereby  postponed  until 
Saturday,  the  12th  day  of  October,  1867.  at  the  same  hour 
and  vlace.    By  order  of  the  Board  of  Trustees. 

oc5-lw  T.  B,  WINGARD,  Secretary. 

Postponement  —The  above  sale  la  hereby  postponed  until 
Friday,  the  first  day  of  November,  1867,  at  the  same  hour 
and  place.    By  order  of  the  Board  of  Trustees. 

ocl2-lw  T.  B.  WINGABD,  Secretary. 

Oxford  Beta  Tunnel  and  Mining  Company,  £■- 

meralda  District  and  County,  State  of  Nevada. 

Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  eleventh  day  of 
September,  1867,  an  assessment  (No.  24)  of  fifty  cents  per 
share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Compa- 
ny, payable  immediately  In  United  Slates  gold  and  silver 
coin,  to  the  Secretary,  or  to  the  superintendent  at  the  mine. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid on  tho  twenty-fllili  day  of  October,  1867.  shall  be 
deemed  delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale 
at  public  miction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  be- 
fore, will  be  sold  on  Monday,  the  eleventh  day  of  November, 
1867,  to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of 
advertising  and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees. 

GEO.  H.  PECK,  Secretary. 

Office.  212  Claystreet,  San  Francisco.  sell 


Old  Colony  Silver  Mining  Company.— Locution 

of  Works:  Austin,  Reese  River,  Nevada. 

Notice  is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  twenty-eighth  day 
of  September,  1867,  an  assessment  oftnree  (S3)  dollars  per 
share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company, 
payable  immediately,  in  United  Stales  gold  coin,  to  the 
Secretary,  at  his  office,  No.  523  Montgomery  street,  San 
Francisco.  California. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid on  the  second  day  of  November.  1867,  shall  be  deemed 
delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale  at  public 
auction,  and  unless  puvmeut  shall  be  made  before,  will  bo 
sold  on  Monday,  thetwenty-flfth  day  of  November,  1867,  to 
pav  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of  ad- 
vertising and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees. 

HENRY  O.  HOWARD,  Secretary. 

Office,  523  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco.  oc5 

Sophia  Consolidated   Gold   and   Silver  Mining 

Company,  Tuolumne  County,  California. 

Notice  Is  hereby  givon,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  twenty-third  day  of 
September,  1867,  an  assessment  of  fifty  cents  Dcr  share  was 
levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company,  payable 
Immediately  In  United  States  gold  and  silver  coin,  to  the 
Secretary,  at  No.  641  Washington  street.  San  Knincisco,  Cal- 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid on  the  twentv-thlrd  day  of  October,  1867, shall  bedeemed 
delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale  at  public 
auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  he  made  before,  will  he 
sold  on  Thursday,  the  seventh  day  of  November,  1807,  to 
pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of  ad- 
vertising aud  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees 

DAVID  E.  JOSEPHI,  Secretary. 

Office,  611  Washington  street,  San  Francisco.  sepiS 


Silver  Sprout   Mining  Company.— Location  of 

Works  and  Mines:  Kearsargc  District,  Inyo  County,  Cal. 

Notice.—  There  are  delinquent,  upon  the  following  de- 
scribed stock,  on  account  ol  assessment  levied  on  the 
sixth  day  or  August.  1867,  thu  several  amounts  set  oppo- 
aife  tho  names  of  the  respective  shareholders,  as  fol- 
lows: 

Names.  No.  Certificate.    No.  Shares.    Amonnt. 

FH  Atberding 2  5  $100  00 

FH  Alberdmc 3  6  lOu  Of 

FHAlberding 4  5  100 «» 

FHAIberdl.ig 5  1  20  00 

FHAlherdlng e  \  2000 

FH  AlberdliiK 7  1  20  00 

FH  Alberdlng 6  1  20  00 

FHAlherdlng 9  1  20  00 

FHAIberdl.ig    HI  1  go  pi 

FH  Alberdlng U  1  20  00 

F  II  Alberdlng 12  }  20  00 

V  H  Alberdlng 13  1  20  }£ 

F  H  Alberdlng 14  1  20  00 

FH  Alberdlng 15  1  20  00 

FHAlbcrdUr.: 26  1  20  00 

Geo  Hearst 27  10  200(0 

SatnlSoule 28  5  1W  00 

Ladislao  Martinez 30  4  80  00 

A  B  Paul 44  to  48  42  81O  00 

J  J>  Devin,  C  Beudere  and 

T  M'MUlan not  issued  56  2  40  00 

And  in  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees,  made  on  the  sixth  day  of  August,  1867.  so 
many  shares  of  each  parcel  of  said  stock  as  may  be  nec- 
essary, will  be  sold  at  public  auction,  by  Messrs.  Maurice 
Dore  &  Co.,  No.  327  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco,  on 
Thursday,  the  twenty -sixth  day  of  September,  1867,  at  tho 
hour  of  12  o'clock,  M.  of  said  day,  to  pay  said  delinquent 
assessment  thereon,  together  with  costs  of  advertising  and 

expenses  of  sale. 

1  T.  B.  WINGARD,  Secretary. 

Office,  408  California  street,  San  Francisco.  sel4 

Postponement.— The  above  sale  Is  hereby  postponed  antil 
Monday,  the  twenty-flrst  day  of  October,  1867,  at  the 
same  hour  and  place.    By  order  of  the  Board  of  Trustees. 

sep23.4  T.  B.  WINGARD,  Secretary. 


Olney  &  Co.,  Auctioneers  and  Real  Estate  Agents,  atteud 
promptly  to  all  business  entrusted  to  their  care  In  San 
Francisco  and  Oakland.  Mining  and  other  corpora'ions 
will  find  Col.  Olney  well  posted  and  thorough  in  transacting 
sales  of  delinquent  stock.  Office,  on  Broadway,  Oakland, 
and  No.  318 Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco.  nolo 


238 


Mt  ptoittg  ami  Mtvfflk  f&vm. 


Machinery. 


PATENT    AMAL&AMATOB. 

These  Machines  Stand.  Unrivaled. 

For  rapidly  pulverizing  and  amalgamating  ore3,  they 
have  no  equal.  No  effort  has  been,  or  will  be,  spared  to 
have  them  constructed  in  the  most  perfect  manner,  and  of 
the  great  number  now  in  operation,  not  one  has  everre- 
quired  repairs.  The  constant  and  increasing  demand  for 
them  is  suilicient  evidence  of  their  merits. 

They  arc  constructed  so  as  to  apply  steam  directly  into 
the  pulp,  or  with  steam  bottoms,  as  desired. 

This  Amalgamator  Operates  as  FoIIowb  : 

The  pan  being  filled,  the  motion  of  themuller  forces  the 
pulp  to  the  center,  where  itis  drawn  down  through  the  ap- 
erture ami  between  the  grinding  surfaces.  Thence  it  is 
thrown  to  the  periphery  into  the  quicksilver.  Tho  curved 
plates  again  draw  it  to  the  center,  where  it  passes  down, 
and  to  the  circumference  as  before.  Thus  it  is  constantly 
passing  in  a  regular  flow  between  the  grinding  surfaces  and 
into  the  quicksilver,  until  the  ore  is  reduced  to  an  impalpa- 
ble powder,  and  the  metal  amalgamated. 

Setlers  made  on  the  same  principle  excel  all  others.— 
They  brine  tho  pulp  so  constantly  and  perfectly  in  contact 
with  quicksilver,  that  the  particles  are  rapidly  and  com 
pletely  absorbed. 

Mill  men  are  invited  to  examine  these  pans  and  setlers  for 
themselves,  at  the  PACIFIC  FOUIfBltT, 

Ivl  San  Francisco. 


Steam  Pumps, 

FOB  -DRAINING   MINES    OK    ELEVATING   WATER  TO 
ANY   HIGHT. 

PICKERING'S  GOVERNORS 

For  Steam  Engines. 

OiiFai-tPs    Im j  e  etors, 

For  Feeding  Boilers. 

STODDART'S~TrQM    works, 


PATTINSON'S 
HURDY-GURDY  WATER-WHEEL, 


The1  inventor  of  this  Wheel  having,  after  much  delay, 
finally  obtained  the  patent  for  the  same,  is  prepared  to  selh 
rights  therefor  to  such  as  may  be  desirous  of  putting  them 
up,  or  continuing  those  already  In  use.  This  is  well  known 
among  miners  as  the  "hurdy-gurdy  wheel,"  and  is  con- 
sidered the  most  economical  Water-Wheel  now  in  use. 

Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  the  subscriber  is  the  inventor 
and  holds  the  patent  right  for  the  construction  and  use  of 
the  same;  and  that  no  person  has  a  right  to  manufacture 
or  use  them  without  his  permit. 


7vl6-qy 


THOMAS  PATTINSON. 


Hunt's  Double-Action  Pump 


pin 


Is  cheap,  durable,  strong,  and  not  liable  to  get  out  of  order 
Built  and  on  hand  at  No.  ,23  Second  street,  and  108  Jessie 
street 
l4vlfitf  E.  O.  HUNT,  Prop'r. 


SUPERIOR  CUT-OFF  EWGIKES. 

We  desire  to  call  the  attention  of  Engineers,  Manufac- 
turers, and  Millmen,  to  the  celebrated 

Hartford    Engine, 

With  Wright's  Patent  Variable  Cut-ofl',  which  we  nro  now 
mo  n u fact u ring  under  a  license  from  the  Woodruff  &  Beach 
Iron  Works  Co.,  Hartford,  Ct.  To  parties  wishing  a  First- 
class 

Fuel-Saving  Engine, 

Simple  and  durable  in  construction,  this  Engine  is  offered 
in  the  belief  that  itis  superior  to  any  other  manufactured. 
It  enjoys  the  very  highest  reputation  in  the  Atlantic  States, 
where  It  is  well  known;  over  300  of  them  having  been  built 
by  the  Woodruff  &  Beach  Corapnny,  and  being  now  in  suc- 
cessful operation. 

GOBIMED  *fc  CO., 
Pacific  Iron  Works. 
San  Francisco,  Aug.  29, 1867.  9vl5tf 


BLAKE'S  QUARTZ  BREAKER! 
.piaiojES    jkTjexhjoei}! 

MACHINES   OF   ALL   SIZES   FOR   SALE 
—  fly  — 

WM.   P.   BLAKE, 

Corner  First  and  Mission  streets,  or  Box  JS.OTy 

Svl3f  SAN    FRANCISCO. 


Brodie's  Patented  Improvements 


£vJ   v    lire 

FOE  THE  TREATMENT  OF 

Gold  and  Silver  Ores. 


BRODIE'S  PATENTED  IMPROVED  QUARTZ  CRUSHER. 
The  attention  of  all  interested  in  Mining  is  respect- 
fully called  to  this  Improved  Machine  for  Breaking  or 
Spalling  Quartz,  or  other  Rock,  possessing,  asit  does,  sim- 
plicity of  action  and  lightness  of  construction,  so  far  as  is 
compatible  with  strength  and  durability.  Inconsequence 
of  these  advantages,  the  advertisers  are  enabled  to  offer 
these  machines  to  the  public  at  the  following  low  terms: 
No.  1— Or  iO-inch  Crusher,  capable  of  reducing  from 
three  to  four  tons  of  quartz  per  hour,  no  piece  be- 
ing larger  than  a  walnut— price S. 

No.  2— Or  15-incfi  Crusher,  capable  of  similarly  putting 

through  five  to  six  tons  per  hour 8SO 

No.  3— Or  18-inch  Crusher,  will  in  a  similar  manner 

crush  from  seven  to  eight  tons  per  hour 1,200 

EXPLANATION   OF  THE  ABOVR  ENGRAVING. 

The  frame  is  made  of  cast  iron,  bound  with  heavy 
wrought  Iron  hands,  making  it  very  strong,  and  at  the  same 
time  light  and  portable.  Tlie  crusher  is  bolted  to  a  wood 
frame  of  sufficient  high  t  to  clear  ihe  fly-wheel,  and  allow 
the  crushed  quartz  to  pass  off.  Tin;  dotted  lines  show  the 
movable  ana  stationary  jaws.  Letter  A  represents  the 
eccentric  shalt  by  which  the  power  is  applied  direct  to  the 
movable  jaw.  B  represents  the  movable  i aw,  and  C  the 
fixed  jaw.  D  represents  the  link  or  radius  bar.  E  repre- 
sents the  bolts  for  regulating  the  opening,  V,  which  can  be 
regulated  at  pleasure,  so  as  to  graduate  to  the  size  to  which 
it  is  intended  the  quartz  shall  be  crushed.  G  represents  the 
feed  opening,  by  which  the  size  of  the  machine  is  desig- 
nated. 

The  arrow  on  the  fly-wheel  shows  the  direction  to  drive 
the  eccentric,  which,  m  combination  with  the  link,  D,  gives 
the  movable  jaw,  B,  a  forward  and  downward  motion  at  the 
sp.me  lime,  and  which  makes  the  hardest  rock  yield  and 
separate  into  fragments  of  any  desired  size. 

The  above  Crushers  have  been  recently  erected  and  are 
now  successfully  employed  at  Bear  Valley,  Mariposa  coun- 
ty, Rawhide  Ranch,  Tuolumne  county,  Excelsior  Mine, 
Lake  District,  Nevada  county,  and  can  be  seen  In  opera- 
tion at  the  Fulton  foundry,  First  street,  Ran  Francisco. 

The  following  testimonial  respecting  the  effectiveness  of 
this  Crusher,  lias  been   received   from  the   Superintendent 
of  the  "  Rawhide  Ranch"  Mine,  in  Tuolumne  Countv: 
Rawhidb  Ranch,  Tuolumne  Co.,  Sept.  28,  1S66. 

James  Brodie,  Esq,,  San  Francisco— My  Dear  Sir:  Itgives 
me  pleasure  to  inform  you  that  I  have  for  the  past  three 
months  had  one  of  your  largest  .sized  Rock  Crushers  in 
use.  at  the  Rawhide  Ranch  Mining  Company's  Mill,  which 
has  entirely  met  my  expectations;  and  I  have  no  hesita- 
tion in  recommending  it  to  all  who  are  in  need  of  a  machine 
for  rapidly,  cheaply  and  properly  preparing  quartz  for  the 
stamps.    Yours  truly,  R.  P.  JOHNSON, 

Supt.  Rawhide  Ranch  Quartz  Mill. 

BRODIE'S  PATENT  IMPROVED  GERMAN  AMALGA- 
MATING BARREL.— This  Barrel  obtained  a  premium  at 
the  Fair  of  the  Mechanics'  Institute  in  San  Francisco,  In 
lH6i.  Further  particulars  will  be  aflorded  on  application 
to  the  subscribers. 

Those  Infringing  the  patent  rights  to  the  above  improved 
Barrel,  arc  hereby  informed  that  on  and  alter  the  1st  No 
vember,  ISGll.  the  royalty  charged  for  using  the  same  will 
be  raised  to  the  sum  of  SUM)  per  Barrel. 

A  diagram,  with  explanations  of  this  machine,  will  be 
found  in  the  "Mining  and  Scientltlc  Press,"  of  September 
29th,  1866. 

BRODIE'S  PATENT  WIND-BLAST  SEPARATOR  FOR 
DRY  CRUSHING.— This  Dry  Crusher  nan  been  found  the 
most  economical  and  effective  mode  of  crushing  ores  in 
Mexico.  California  and  Nevada.  Diagrams  and  explana- 
tions afforded  on  application  to  tho  subscribers. 

A  drawing  and  full  description  of  this  machine  will  be 
found  in  the  Mining  and  Scientific  Press  of  Sept.  22d,lS06. 
BIEOSIE  <fc  KADCLIPF, 
Express  Eu ilding,  402  Montgomery  street, 

12vI3tf  San  Francisco. 

American  Double  Turbine 


THESE  WHEELS,  UNEQUALED  AND  UNRIVALED  IN 
the  United  States  or  the  world,  have  been  fully  tested 
on  this  coast,  more  than  forty  being  in  use  at  this  date  in 
California  and  Oretron,  driving  all  kinds  of  machinery,  Saw 
Mills,  Flour  Mills,  Quartz  Mills,  etc.,  etc.,  etc. 

California  Rkfrrences.— E.  Stocton.  Folsom;  O.  Sim- 
mons, Oakland,  (Mill  at  Clear  Lakec  Mnrenn  Coville,  Lex- 
ington, Santa  Clara  County;  J.  Y.  McMillan,  Lexington. 
Santa  Clara  County.     tf®»Send  for  Circular,  to 

K9TAJPP  <fe  GRAKT, 
Agents  for  California. 
26vl3-lyq  310  Washington  street,  San  Francisco. 


IE.      O.     HUNT, 

Manufacturer  of 

Windmills,  Morse-Powers 

Pumps,  Pumping; 

Frames  and 

Gearing. 

HU-S'T'S  AnJOSTABLE  WlND  MlI.LS 

to  have  all  the  sails  so  arranged  as 
turn  edgeways  to  the  wind  when 
themlll  Isstopped.  The  sails  enn 
be  set  at  any  angle  io  suit  the 
force  of  the  wind,  while  the  mill 
is  running.by  means  of  the  brake 
lever  at  the  foot  of  the  mill,  by 
any  person. 

Hunt's  Self-Regulating  Mill 
is  stninir.  durable  and  cheap.  It 
is  provided  with  means  for  stop- 
liiiii.',  in  the  most  violent  winds. 
This  mill  is  well  known  through- 
out the  State. 

Tread  Horse-Powers,  Swap  Horse-Powers,  Pumps  in  great 

variety,  Single  and  Double-Acting.     Frames  and  Gearing 

for  running  pumps,  from  steam  or  other  power,  constantly 

on  hand  and  built  to  order.    Water  Tanks  built  to  order. 

No.  28  Second  St.,  and  108  and  110  Jessie  St , 

2vlSqy  San  Francisco. 


E.  T.  STEEN, 

Commission  Agent  for  the  purchase  and  sale  of 

Engines,  Boiler   Castings, 

AWB  ALL,  KINDS  OF  MACBEIKEKTT, 

No.  537  Washington,  and  532  Merchant  st.,  San  Francisco- 

HAS  FOR  SALE 
One  Engine,  ©-Horme  Power,    -  $1-4© 

One  JEiiglne  with  Boiler,  7-Morse,  -  CO© 
One  Engine,  ILSnk  for  isolating?,  15-XEoric,  SO© 
Two,  Engines,  Boilers,  Port.,  16-Etorse,  l,SOO 
One  Engine,  iO-Horne,    -  l,SOO 

One  Iron  Battery  of4  Stamps,         -       -        SOO 
Also,  a  great  variety  of 

Boilers    amici    Machinery, 

CAST1MJS  OF  ALL  KINDS, 

AT    LESS   THAN    W3ARKET   RATES. 


03F*  Parties  wishing  to  purchase  or  sell  Machinery,  of  any 
kind,  can  do  so  to  advantage  through  this  agency. 
12vl5qr 


PICKERING'S 
E3VOITS"E:   kegulator, 


"Warranted  the  Best  In  Existence. 

Oheap  and  easy  to  attach  to  any  Engine,  old  or  now. 
Send  ior  a  Circular,  to  DAVID  STODDART,  114  Beale 
street,  San  Francisco.  12vl5-2amlq 


DVotice  Tfco  Miners, 

V7ell-3orers    and  Water    Companies. 

MPRAG  IS  NOW  PREPARED  TO  MANUFACTURE 
.  Hydraulic  and  Artesian  Well  Pipes  In  the  hest  work- 
manlike manner,  and  at  the  lowest,  market  rates.  Having 
made  large  additions  to  my  stock  of  machinery  for  that 
branch  of  business,  I  am  prepared  to  fill  all  orders  with  dis- 
patch, and  guarantee  entire  satisfaction,  I  also  manufac- 
ture Mississippi  Stoves,  of  the  latest  improved  patterns,  for 
vessels  of  all  classes.    Also,  Ship  Plumbing  done. 

M.  PS  AG, 
8vl3-ly       Stove  Store,  No.  125  Clay  street,  below  Davis. 


DR.  BEERS'  PATENT 
WIRE   GAUZE  AMALGAMATOR. 


THE  ATTENTION  OF  QUARTZ,  HYDRAULIC  AND 
Plneer  Miners,  is  called  to  this  now  invention  for  saving 
Fine  Gold  It  is  designed  to  luniish  the  miner  with  a  cheap 
and  simple  apparoius  by  which  the  finest  /reef/old  can  be 
saved  without  loss,  requiring  li r tic  attention,  no  machinery 
to  drive  it,  and  will  positively  collect  everv  particle  of 
amalgam,,  or  of  waste  mercury  that  may  have  escaped  from 
mill  or  sluice,  and  as  these  particles  are  a  1  way*  charged 
with  more  or  less  gold,  this  item  alone,  In  many  instances, 
will  more  than  ptiv  the  cost  of  this  Amalgamator  every 
month.  For  Circulars,  and  further  particulars,  address 
Da  J.  R.  BEERS.  San  Francisco, 
llv!5  6m  Per  Wells,  t'argu  &  Co's  Express. 


American  anal  Foreign  Patents.— Letters  Patent 
tor  Inventors  can  be  secured  in  the  UnitedStates  and  foreign 
countries  through  the  Mining  and  Scientific  Pbess  Patent 
Agency.  We  offer  applicants  reasonable  terras,  and  they 
can  rest  assured  of  a  strict  compliance  with  our  obligations, 
and  a  faithful  performance  of  all  contracts.  For  reference, 
we -will  furnish  the  names  of  numerous  parties  for  whom 
we  have  obtained  patentB  during  tho  past  two  years. 


All  About  Sending  Money  by  Mail. 

Bates  of  Commission. — The  following  aro  the  rates 
charged  (in  currency)  for  transmitting  raoDey  to  any  part 
of  the  UnitedStates: 

Ou  Orders  not  exceeding  $20  _ io  cents. 

Over  $20  and  not  exceeding  $60 25  cents. 

No  fractions  of  cents  to  be  introduced  in  an  Order. 
United  States  Treasury  Notes,  or  National  Bank  Notes 
only  received  or  paid. 

To  send  over  $50,  additional  Orders  must  be  obtained. 

Post  Offices  where  Money  Orders  may  be  obtained  will 
furnish  blanks  as  follows,  which  the  applicants  will  till  out: 
No Amount  ....  Date,  ....,  188    . 

MONET  OEOER. 

Required  for  the  sum  of  $,.,.    Payable  at , 

State  of Payable  to Residing 

at ,  State  of Sent  by 

Besiding  at  „ ,  State  of 

Entered  in  Registeb: 

,  Postmaster. 

The  applicant  must,  in  all  cases,  write  his  own  given 
name  and  surname  in  full,  and  when  the  given  name  of 
the  payee  is  known,  it  should  be  so  stated  ;  otherwise 
initials  may  be  used.  The  given  names  of  married  women 
Tsrzzz  be  stated,  and  not  those  of  their  husbands.  For  ex- 
ample: Mrs.  Mary  Brown  must  not  bo  described  as  Mrs. 
William  Brown. 

Names  or  parties  and  places,  and  the  sums,  to  be  writ- 
tea  in  the  plainest  possible  manner. 

As  there  are  several  places  of  the  same  name  in  tho 
United  States,  applicants  must  be  careful  to  indicate  which 
of  thorn  they  mean;  and  the  Postmaster  will  satisfy  him- 
self, before  writing  out  the  order,  that  tho  place  indicated 
is  tho  one  intended. 

List  of  Money-Order  Post  Offices  in  the  Pacific 
States  and  Territories,  May  SO,  1867. 


CALIFORNIA. 

Count!/. 

. .  .Placer, 

,  .Solano. 


Office, 

Auburn 

Benicia 

Campion  ville Yuba. 

Chico Butte. 

Columbia Tuolumne. 

Colusa Colusa. 

Downievlllo Sierra. 

Dutch  Flat Placer. 

Eureka Humboldt. 

Folsom  City.... Sacramento. 

Forest  Hill Placer. 

Georgetown El  Dorado. 

Gibsonville Sierra. 

Gilroy Sunta  Clara. 

Grass  Valley Nevada, 

Healdsburg Sonoma 

lone  Valley Amador, 

Jackson Amador. 

L'.t  Porte Plumas. 

Los  Angeles....  Los  Angeles. 

Mariposa. Mariposa. 

Markleeville Alpine. 

Marysvlllo Yuba. 

Martinez Contra  Costa. 

Mokelumne  Hill. .Calaveras. 

Monterey Monterey. 

NEVADA. 

Office,  Count'/.     I     Office. 

Virginia  City Storey.  Austin. 

Carson Ormsby.|  Aurora 

OREGON. 


Office.  County. 

Napa  City Napa. 

Nevada  City Nevada. 

Oakland Alameda. 

Oroville Butle. 

Petaluma Sonoma. 

Placerville El  Dorado. 

Ltfld  Bluff Tehama. 

Sacramento  .. .. Sacramento. 

San  Bnfael Mann. 

San  Francisco. .San  Franc'o. 

Suuta  Cruz Santa  Cruz, 

San  Jose Santa  Clara. 

Santa  Rosa Sonoma. 

Shasta Shasta. 

Sonoru Tuolumne, 

Slock  ton San  Joaquin, 

Suisun  City Solano. 

Susan  ville Lassen. 

Vacavillf Solano, 

Vallejo Solano. 

Vlsalia Tulare. 

Watsonvillo Santa  Cruz. 

Weaverville Trinity. 

Wilmington , . .  .Los  Angeles. 
Yreka Siskiyou. 


County. 

Lander 

.Esmeralda. 


Office.  County. 

Albany LI  un. 

Canyon  City Grant. 

Cervallis Benton. 

Dallas Polk. 

Eugene  City Lane, 

Jacksonville Jackson. 

Lafayette Yam  Hill.  Umatilla, 

IDAHO  TERRITORY. 
Office.  County.     |     Office. 

Ada.  Ruby  City. 

.... Boise.  |Lewiston  . 


Boise  City. 
IdahoCUy.. 


Office.  County. 

La  Grande Union. 

Oregon  City Clackamas. 

Portland Multnomah. 

Koseburgh Douglas. 

Salem Marlon. 

TheDalleB Wasco. 

...Umatilla. 


County. 

, Owyhee. 

Ney  Perce. 


MONTANA  TERRITORY. 


^ffict.                          County.     I     Office.  County. 

Helena Eclgerton.  |  Virginia  City Madison . 

WASHINGTON  TERRITORY. 
Office.  County.     I     Office.  County. 

01  v lupin Thurston.  Vancouver Clark 

fcteilacoom  City Pierce.  |  Walla- Walla.. . .  Walla- Walla 


"The  Natural  "Wealth  of  Califor- 
nia" is  the  title  of  a  new  work  now  in  press 
by  H.  H.  Bancroft  &  Co.,  of  this  city.  The 
■work  will  form  a  complete  compendium  of 
everything  relating  to  the  natural  resources 
of  the  Golden  State.  The  -work  has  been 
written  by  H.  C.  Bennett  and  T.  F.  Cronise, 
both  of  whom  have  devoted  much  time,  for 
several  years  past,  in  accumulating  material 
for  the  work,  and  each  of  whom  have  en- 
joyed especial  facilities  for  doing  so.  Mr. 
Cronise  has  been  long  and  favorably  known 
as  a  compiler  of  commercial  statistics  in  this 
city,  while  Mr.  Bennett  is  a  journalist  and 
scientific  man  of  no  mean  attainments,  and 
is  thoroughly  conversant  with  everything 
relating  to  the  coast,  having  made  a  spe- 
cialty of  the  collection  of  statistics  and  in- 
formation, and  having  been  engaged  in  the 
preparation  of  reports  on  the  mineral  re- 
sources of  the  coast  ordered  by  the  Govern- 
ment, and  on  other  works  of  like  nature. 


Our  Patent  Agency. 

The  Patent  Acency  of  the  Mining  and  Scientific  Press 
has  been  signalized  with  remarkable  success  during  the 
past  two  years.  The  importance  to  the  inventive  genius  of 
this  coast  of  a  thorough  and  reliable  agency  for  the  solicita- 
tion of  Letters  Patent  from  the  United  States  and  foreign 
Governments  cannot  be  over-rated, and  the  Proprietors  of  the 
Prkss,  feeling  the  responsibility  which  rests  upon  them,  and 
the  reward  which  must  follow  the  faithful  performance  of 
their  trusts,  will  take  care  to  alTord  Inventors  every  advan- 
tage to  be  secured  to  them  through  a  competent  and  re- 
sponsible agency  upon  this  coast. 


$h*  pining  audi  ^mntrfa  §  rws. 


239 


A  CiiraicAii  Theory  op  Cell  Formation. 
Dr.  G  Montgomery  has  written  a  very  re- 
markable paper,  read  before  the  Royal  Soci- 
ety, December  20th,  1866,  on  the  above 
subject  The  whole  paper  has  a  very  par- 
ticular interest,  and  his  facts  are  well  worth 
verifying  by  all  who  have  an  opportunity  of 
doini  su.  From  preliminary  observations 
rationally  tn  ated,  the  above  gentleman  ma.  li- 
the following  experiments:  A  viscid  sub- 
stance was  required,  ami  myoline,  after  a 
long  search,  was  found  to  be  the  one.  When 
1 1  myoline,  in  its  dry  amorphous  state,  water 
was  added,  slender  tubes  were  seen  to  shoot 
forth  from  all  freo  margins,  "being  some- 
times wonderfully  like  nerve  tubes  in  appear- 
ance, flexible  and  plastic."  From  this 
crystallization  was  inferred,  and  this  exten- 
sion was  prevented  by  an  intimate  admix- 
ture with  tlic  white  of  an  egg  ;  clear  glob- 
ules resulted  from  imbibition  by  a  viscid 
substance.  By  further  extensions  of  this 
observation  and  similar  ones,  globules  with 
livelv molecular  movement  were  found.  A 
typical  cell  with  nucleus,  and  even  nucle- 
olus, and  "the  white  margin  so  often  mis- 
taken for  a  cell  wall,  was  always  present." 
This  latter  fact  will  be  a  decisive  answer  to 
IfoU'stheories.  Mother-colls  were  formed. 
Lastlv,  globules  were  obtained  with  an- 
other" inclosed  smaller  globule,  and  this  was 
sometimes  multiple,  like  the  typical  pus- 
cell.  If,  instead  of  water,  serum  be  added 
to  the  thinly  spread  myoline,  bi-eoneave 
discs  will  form,  only  generally  much  larger 
than  blood  corpuscles.  The  changes  in 
theory  effected  by  these  precise  facts  will, 
of  course,  be  very  great.  The  author  ob- 
serves that  "  'cells'  being  thus  merely  the 
physical  result  of  chemical  changes,  they 
can  no  longer  afford  a  last  retreat  to  those 
specific  forces  called  vital.  Physiology 
must  aim  at  being  something  more  than  the 
Study  of  the  functions  of  a  variety  of  ulti- 
mate organic  units." 


SANTA  CLARA  COLLE&E,  S.  J. 

SANTA  CLARA,  CAT. 

Conducted  by  the  Fathers  of  tile  Society 

of  Jesus* 


The  SEVENTEENTH  ANXUAL  SESSION  of  this  College 
will  commence  on  August  23, 1867. 

TfcKMS—  Tuition  lu  the  Classical  and  Scientific  Depart- 
ment, Hoarding  and  Lodging,  Washing  and  .Mending  of 
Articles  Washed.  School  Stationery,  Medical  Attendance 
and  Medicines,  Fuel.  Light,  Haths,  etc  ,  per  session  of  ten 
months,  S3SU. 

Fur  further  Information  and  catalogues,  apply  to  the 
Prcsidfnt  of  the  College,  or  to  Rev  A.  Maraschi,  St.  Igna- 
Uus'  College,  Market  street,  San  Francisco. 

Avls-lm  REV.  A  MA3NATA,  S.  J.,  President 


The  Commercial  Herald 

AND 

MAKKET     REVIEW 

Will  be  Issued  early  on 
EVERY    STEAMER-DAY    MORNING, 

(TRI-MONTHLY). 

Office— Southwest  corner  Washington  and  Battery  streets. 

Opposite  Post  Office  and  Custom  House. 

r  The  HERALD  will  contain  lull  and  reliable  commercial 

denuls.  and  elaborate  articles  on  the  monetary  affairs  of 

the  Pacific  Coast. 

The  Letter  Sheet  Market  Review, 

Containing  selections  from  the  COMMERCIAL  HERALD, 
arlntcd    in    tissue   paper,  for  transmission    abroad,  will 
Be  published  simultaneously  with  that  paper.    Also,  publi- 
cation office  of  the 

Weekly   fiStoelt  Circular. 

B^-Merchnnts  can  have  their  cards  prominently  Inserted 
In  the  Letter  Sheet  MARKET  REVIEW.  uvl5 


THE  CENTRAL  FARE  OF  TELE  FAOIFIO. 
"Wood-ward's     Gardens, 

ART    GALLERY, 

MUSEUM,     GYMNASIUM, 

— AND  — 

ZOOLOGICAL    GARDENS. 

«ry-A  OR  AN  D  INSTRUMENTAL  CONCERT  everv  Saturday 

afternoon,  and  mi  Sundays  B  GRAND  CONOERT  OF 

SACRED  MUSIC,  appropriate  to  the  occasion. 

THESE  BEAUTIFUL  GARDENS  ARE  VISITED  DAILY 
by  hundreds  of  the  pleasure-seeking  public,  and  all 
agree  in  pronouncing  them  the  best  andonlv  urst -class  sub 
urban  resort  on  the  I'ncltlc  Coast. 

The  extensive  grounds  are  covered  with  the  rarest  trees 
and  shru&bvrv,  making  it  a  most  desirable  spot  for  small 
parties  wishing  to  enjoy  a  Pfc-Nlc. 

To  all  departments  new  attractions  are  being  constantly 
added. 

These  Gardens  are  accessible  by  the  Howard  and  Market 
Btrcet  Cars. 

Entrances  on  Mis-inn  !;n«l  Valine  hi  -l  roots,  ho:  ween  Thir- 
teenth and  Fourteenth.     OPEN  EVERY  DAY. 

Admission  to  all  parts,  £5  Cent*.  Children,  under  12 
years,  half  prlee.  10vl5or 


NELSON   &    DOBLE, 

AGENTS  FOR 

Thomas  Firth,  k  Sons'  Cast  Steel,  Files, 

Etc.,  Shear,  Spring,  German,  Plow,  Blister  and  Toe  Calk 

Steel;  manufacturers  of 

Ulilt   Picks,    Sledges,   Hammers,  Picks, 

Stone   Cutters',    Blacksmiths'    and    Horse-Shoers'  Tools, 

319  and  321  Pine  street. 

Between  Montgomery  and  Sansome.GSan  Francisco. 

luvUqr 


5 


N  E  W     YORK.     P  It  I  C  ES  . 

O- 0 


C.  E.   OOI^LIiVS, 

No.  603  Montgomery  Btrcet.  San  Francisco. 
EXCLUSIVE    AOENT 

.OR  TDK 

AMERICAN 

WATCH    FACTORY. 

A  large  assortment  of  these 

Superior     W  atohes, 

la  Gold  and  Silver  Cased, 

Constantly  on  hand,  and  sold    at    Factory 
prices.    Also, 

ENGLISH    *\XD    SWISS     WATCHES, 

Imported  directly  from    he  Manufacturers. 

The  American  Company  are  now  making 

VERY    FINE     WATCHES    FOR    LADIES. 

sgp-  A  lame  assortment   of  Gold   Chnlns 
and  Jewelry*  25vl0-6m 


S     W     YORK     PRICES. 


LIST    OF 

WM.  H.   KEITH   &   CO'S 
Proprietary    Preparations. 

Florentine  Tooth  Wash; 

Saponaceous  Tooth  Powder; 
Rosemary  anil  Castor  Oil; 
Wine  of  Pepslno; 
Glucolcln; 

Device's  Pitch  Lozcngea; 
Verbena  Water; 
Bay  Rum; 

Cologne  Water; 

Aurantlne; 
Oriental  Perfume,  for  the  Handkerchief; 

Sparrow's  Perfume,  for  the  Handkerchief; 
Glycerine  Lotion,  for  the  fnce  and  hands; 

N.  E.  Rum,  quart  bottles— a  superior  article; 
Solution  of  Citrate  of  Magnesia; 

Granular  EtTervescent  Citrate  Magnesia; 
Cold  Cream  of  Roses; 
Keith's  Cholera  Mixture; 
Electro-Silicon  Polishing  Powder. 
Klssengen  Water,  Vichy  Water, 

Carlsbad  Water,  Seltzer  Water. 

WM.   H-  KEITH  <fc    CO., 
6vl5-qr  52©  Montgomery  St.,  San  Francisco. 


WE  ARE  NOW  OFFERING- 
OXJH    IMMENSE    STOCK 

Fine  Custom  Made  Clothing 

AND 

Gents'  Furnishing  G-oods 

AT  PRICES  THAT  DEPX  COMPETITION. 

Oar  Stock,  of*  Clothing-  Consist*!  of 
AILiX,  THE  LATEST  STYLES 

BOTH  OP  MATERIAL  AND  FINISH. 

A  Large  Assortment  or 

Tr utiles.  Vullieti,  Carpet  Bags,  Ulaukets,  Etc., 

AT  EXTRKMELT  LOW  FRIGES. 

J.  It.  3WCEa.I>  &  CO., 

8vl0  Cor.  of  Washington  and  Sansomo  streets. 


Quartz  Mill  Construction  and  Superintendence 

THE  UNDERSIGNED  IS  AT  PRESENT  OPEN  FOR  AN 
engagement  as  a  working  Superintendent  in  the  con- 
struction or  operation  of  a  i/uariz  Mill.  Has  had  live  years 
steady  and  successful  experience  in  working  ores  in  Washoe, 
and  U  practiced  in  saving  sulphurets  and  the  treatment  of 
rebellious  ores.  Is  prepared  to  furnish  references  for  aU 
the  nocessarv  qualifications  of  an  intelligent,  faithful  and 
reliable  quartz  operator.     Address  F.  M.  SHAW. 

San  Francisco,  care  Mining  and  Scientific  Press.    26vl43m 


Copperas !     Copperas ! 

rJC  (\f\f\  (LBS.  IMPORTED   COPPERAS-SULPHATE 

i  0.\J\)\J  of  Iron— for  .sale  In  lots  to  suit,  bv 

'  UP.N.I.    RRADV.  lilt   flnlitY.rnln  sir  net. 


BENJ.  BRADY.  10J  California  street, 

S.  W.  corner  Davis,  np  stairs. 


HAYWARD  &  COLEMAN, 

IMPORTERS  AND  REFINERS 

—  OK  — 

niuininating,    Lubricating, 


FA.I1S  T     OILS  ! 

CONSISTING   OH 

KEROSENE,     LARD,     SPERM,     ELEPHANT,     POLAR, 

TANNERS',  NEATSPOOT,  BOILED  AND  RAW 

LINSEED,  OASTOR   AND  CHINA  NUT. 

—  ALSO,— 

SPBRITSOFTURPENTINE&.  ALCOHOL 

Notk.  —  We  would  specially  cnll  the  attention  of  Mill 
owners  and  Engineers  to  our  superior  PARAFFINE  OIL, 
which  we  manufacture-  from  the  California  Petroleum 
This  Oil  will  not  gam.  Machinery  thoroughly  cleaned  and 
lubricated  with  it  will  not  heat,  and  after  remaining  at  rest, 
can  be  started  without  cleaning  off. 

OS- A  sample  ean  of  our  Pit  ratline  Oil  will  he  forwarded 
on  application  to  us,  as  we  desire  a  fair  and  impartial  trial. 

Lamps  and  Lamp  Stock ! 

OS*  An  elegant  and  complete  assortment  on  liand. -ffiff 
19vl8-3m  414  Front  street,  San  Francisco. 


Golden  City  Chemical  Works. 

LABOJtATOKT, 
Corner  of  Seventh  and  Townsend  Streets. 

OFFICE 
Corner  of  Montgomery  and    Basil  Streets. 

CAPITAL  STOCK, $500,000 

Trustees  i 

H.  P.  WAKELEE,  THOS.  H.  SELBY, 

NICHOLAS  LUNING,  THOS.  BELL, 

CHAS.  E.  McLANE. 

H.  JP.  WAK.Eff.EE MANAGER. 

THIS  COMPANY  ARE  NOW  PREPARED  TO  FURNISH 
Sulphuric, Nitric  and  Muriatic  Acids  of  superior  quality, 
in  quantities  to  suit. 

Orders  will  be  received  at  the  office  on'y  for  Chemicals  of 
every  description,  which  will  be  manufactured  as  maybe 
required.  The  Company  beg  to  say  that  they  have  the  ad- 
vantages of  ail  improved  machinery  and  apparatus  for  the 
manufacture  and  manipulation  of  these  products,  and  our 
Laboratory  is  fitted  up  with  the  most  recent  improvements 
which  experience  and  science  suggest,  and  is  surpassed  by 
none  In  completeness  and  perfection  lor  the  purposes  it  is 
designed.  9vl4-3m 


THE    GREAT    LIGHT. 

THE  DANFORD 

Atmospheric   Lamp. 

This  Lump  burns  coal  oil,  requires  no  chimney,  gives  a 
pure  white  and  steady  liame,  uses  thirty  per  cent,  less  oil 
than  any  other  Lamp  in  proportion  to  the  amount  of  light 
afforded,  and  Is  absolutely  indispensable  in  every  house 
where  gas  is  not  used.    CALL  AND  SEE  THEM. 

For  sale  only  by  E.  AYETCS, 

2vl5-qy       417  Washington  street,  opp.  Post  Ollicc,  S.  F. 


Pratt's  Abolition  Oil. 

FOR  ABOLISHING  PAIN  — THE  BEST  REMEDY  IN 
existence  for  Rheumatism,  Neuralgia.  Paralysis,  Head- 
ache, Toothache,  Sore  Throat,  Diptheria.  Weak,  rtwolen  and 
Stiff  Joints.  Contracted  Cords  and  Muscles.  Cramps,  Colic, 
Diai-rhrea,  Cholera,  Pains  in  the  Breast,  Lame  Back,  and 
all  aches  and  pains.  It  is  the  poor  man's  friend,  and  the 
best  family  physician.  Full  directions  accompany  each 
bottle.  Price  50  cents  and  $l  per  bottle.  For  sale  by  all 
dealers  in  medicines.  Sole  Proprietors,  A.  McBOYLE  & 
CO..  Druggists  and  Chemists,  534  Sacramento  street,  op- 
posite What  Cheer  House,  San  Francisco.  lOvH-ly 


GOVERNMENT  HOUSE, 

Corner  of  Saosome   and  Washington  sts* 

SAN  FRANCISCO,  CAL. 

MTHE    STREET    CARS    PASS    THIS   HOUSE    IN 
every  direction,  every  ien  minutes. 
The  rooms  of  the  House  are  well  furnished. large 
and  airy,  are  let  by  the  month,  week  or  day.  and  arc 
"kept  In  superb  order.    There  is  a  Restaurant  attached  for 
ladies  and  families,  where  persons  can  board  for  one-half 
they  are  required  to  pay  at  hotels. 
\7vl3-6m  SANBORN  &  CO 


WESTERN   HOTEL, 

Nos.  43and45K.street,between  Second  and  Third  streets, 
SACRA  MEN'TO, 

Board,  per  week 384 

Meals 395  Cents. 


12vlGqr 


N.  D.  THAYER,  Proprietor. 


Econ«*my  In  Advertinlnsr.— The  Mining  and  Soifn- 
tifio  Pkess  Is  the  besiand  mo*t  economical  mining  adver- 
tising medium  In  this  city.  Our  terms  arc  less  than  onk 
half  the  rates  now  charged  by  daily  newspapers,  and  the 
mining  community  arc  beginning  to  appreciate  our  reasona 
bio  rates  of  advertising.  The  "uess  contains,  proportionally, 
.1  larger  amount  of  mining  ad  -ertistng  than  any  other  paptr 
on  the  Pacific  coast.  Its  character  renders  it  the  proper 
journal  for  the  concentration  of  mining  patronage. 


PACIFIC 

Insurance  Company, 

— or— 
NiX  rUAXCISCO,  CAL.. 

Office,  No.  .123  California  Street 

CASH  ASSETS,  JILY  1,1867, 

91,»38,054  ©1. 


NSURANCE" 


DIRECTORS: 

Oliver  EidrMgo, 
J.  B.  Roberts, 
S.  Stelnbnrt, 
P.  L.  Weaver 
Win.  Hooper 
J.  W.  Clarfc 
A.  Haywarj, 
T   L.  Harker, 

Alex.  Well), 

ChHH.  Mever, 
Chan.  E.  McLane, 
M    Rosenbaum, 
Henry  Carlolon,  Jr. 
A.  J.  Raision. 
T.  Lemmen  Meyer 

JV«r   York: 

Louis  MrLane, 
Fred'k  Billings, 
J .  B.  Newton, 
J.  U.  Kellogg, 
Win.  T.  Coleman, 
Moses  Ellis. 

Sacranvmto: 

Edgar  Mills, 
a  W  Mower, 
C    T.  Wheeler. 

Hart/xrille; 

3.  H.  Jewctt 

Portland,  Ortqan: 
W.  S  Ladd, 
Jacob  Kamm. 

Virginia,  Jiecada: 
Win.  Sharon. 
OFFICERS: 

JONA.  HUNT,  President 
A.  G.  STILES,  Vice  President. 
A.  J.  RALSTON,  Sccrotarv. 
C.  A.  LATUN,  Marine  Secretary. 
9vl5tf  H.  H.  BIGELOW,  Gen'l  Agen 


San  Francisco: 

W.  C.   ttiilston, 
A.  L.  Tublm. 
Wni.  Alvord 

Jonathan  Hunt, 
A.  B.  Borbcs, 
A.  G.  St  ilea, 
A.  Seligiiiun, 
L.  B.  Beuchley, 
Wm.  Sherman, 
L.  Baclw, 

James  IieFrcmery, 
J.  G   Bray. 
David  Siern, 

D.  O.  Mills, 
1    Friedlander, 
Moses  Heller, 
H.  M.  Newbull, 
O.  T.  Lawton, 
Edward  Martin, 
Chas.  Mavne, 

E.  L.  Goldstein, 
J.  0.  Earl, 
LiovdTevis. 
Thos.  H.  Selby, 
Adam  Gram, 
Alphcu.i  Bull, 
S,  M.  U'ilsou, 
D.  J    Oliver, 
W.  Scholle, 
Morton  Cheesman, 
A.  Hansmann, 
D.  W.  C.Rice, 


BLAKE'S  PATENT 
QUARTZ    CRUSHER. 

CAUTION ! 

The  owners  of  the  Patent  for  this  valuable  machine,  In 
order  to  facilitate  the  protection  of  their  rights  against  nu- 
merous infringers,  procured,  some  time  since,  a  reissue  of 
the  Patent,  bearing  date  January  9th,  1866. 
This  Patent  secures  the  exclusive  rlgrht  to  em- 
ploy In  Stone-Breaking  Muchlues  Up- 
right Convergent  Jaws, actuated 
by  a  Revolving  Shaft- 
All  persons  who  are  violating  the  Patent  by  the  unau- 
horized  making,  selling  or  using  machines  In  which  quartz 
other  material  is  crushed  between  upright  convergent 
aws,  actuated  by  a  revolving  shaft,  are  hereby  warned 
hat  they  are  appropriating  the  property  or  others,  and 
they  will  beheld  responsible  inlaw  and  in  damages, 
everal  infringing  machines  are  made  and  offered  for 
in  this  city,  upon  which  Patents  have  been  obtained, 
nufacturers,  purchasers  and  users,  arc  notified  that  such 
Patents  do  not  authorize  the  use  of  the  original  invention, 
and  that  such  machines  cannot  be  used  without  incurring 
liability  for  damages.  BLAKE  &  TYLER, 

HvUtf  Agents  for  the  Pacific  Coast, 

California  Steam  Navigation 
%Sa^  company.   s^ISR 

Steamer  CAPITAL CAPT.  E.  A.  POOLE 

CHRYSOPOLIS CAPT.  A.  FOSTER. 

YOStEMITE 

"         CORNELIA CAPT.  W.  BROMLEY 

JULIA CAPT.  E.  CONCKLIN. 

One  of  the  above  steamers  leave  BROADWAY  WHARP 
at  4  o'clock  P.  M.  EVERY  DAY  (Sundays  excepted),  for 
Sacramento  and  Stockton,  connecting  with  light-draft 
steamers  for  Marysvillc,  Colusa.  Chico,  and  Red  Bluff. 

Office  of  the  Compauy,  northeast  corner  of  Front  and 
Jackson  streets. 

11.  M.  HAKT$HOEX£, 
I3vl2  President. 


LOWER    CALIFORNIA 

Exploring  and  Prospecting 


COMPANY. 


This  Comnanv  have  procured  the  services  of  parties  that 
are  well  acquainted  with  the  country-  This  Company  will 
also  prospect  for  Mineral  Lands,  Water  Privileges,  1'own 
Sites  and  Harbors,  etc. 

This  Company  will  dispatch  a  vessel  to  explore  the 
Coast,  whilsL  a  portion  of  the  Company  will  go  hy  land  to 
prospect  the  Interior.  For  further  particulars,  inquire  at 
the  office. 

J.  W.  CAREY,  Secretary. 
No.  20  Montgomery  st.,  Room  No.  7. 
DSp-Shnrosof  above  Stock.  S  ID  each—  Unassessable. 
13vl5-3in 


It  is  a  Fact, 

That  BOWMAN'S  AMERICAN  WASHING  COMPOUND  is 
the  best  article  for  Washing  and  Cleaning  yet  discovered. 
Is  acknowledged  to  be  a  saving  both  in  money  and  labor. 
Asm  he  Compound  softens  the  dirt,  i  he  clothes  require  not 
more  than  <mr-. hall'  the  rubbing  necessary  in  washing  by 
the  old  method;  besides  all  who  give  it  a  trial  acknowledge 
that  their  eludes  are  whiter  in  washing  with  this  Com- 
pound than  thev  were  ever  known  to  be  by  using  any 
other  preparation.  For  washing  woolen  goods  and  flan- 
nel" It  caiinoi  be  equalled  Calhocsthat  cannot  be  washed 
with  soap  withmit  lading  are  washed  in  the  water  used  for 
boiling  white  clothes.  This  Compound  has  bei-n  used  in 
the  Eastern  States  for  the  past  three  years,  with  perfect 

8UCCWARRANTED  NOT  TO  INJURE  THE  CLOTHES. 
USrFor  sale  by  all  Grocers. 

LYNCH  &  PARSONS,  Agents, 
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New  Patents  and  Inventions. 

Under  this  heading  we  shall  mention,  from  week  to  week 
as  occasion  may  demand,  New  and  Important  Inven- 
tions; also,  the  List  of  Patent  Claims  recently  Issued  from 
the  U.  S.  Patent  Office  to  inventors  on  the  Pacific  Coast, 
and  other  Patent  Issues  which  we  deem  of  local  in- 
terest to  readers  on  this  side  of  the  Continent.  Most 
Patents  on  this  coast  arc  secured  'hrounh  the  MINING 
AND  SCIENTIFIC  PRESS  PATENT  AGENCY".  We  are 
prepared  to  obiain  from  Washington,  with  despatch, 
copies  of  anv  Patent  issued. 

PATENTS  EECENTLY  ISSUED. 

68,359. — Amalgamatoe. — Henry  A.  Gaston, 

Nevada  City,  CaL : 

I  claim,  1st,  The  dies,  E,  in  the  bottom 
of  the  pan,  constructed  and  operating  in 
combination  with  the  mullers,  A,  essentially 
as  described. 

2d,  The  mullers,  A,  when  constructed  of 
a  spiral  form  whereby  they  are  made  to 
spread  or  grind  the  pulp  when  rotated  in 
one  direction  and  to  loosen  it  from  the  bot- 
tom when  rotated  in  the  opposite  direction, 
substantially  as  described. 
68,406. — Fuenace  foe  Boasting  Oees. — 

John  Agrell  and  John  Klepzig,  San  Fran- 
cisco, Cal. : 

We  claim  a  furnace  for  roasting  ores,  etc., 
provided  with  a  rotating  hearth  with  the  fire 
acting  on  its  upper  surface,  as  described. 

We  also  claim  providing  a  rotary  hearth 
with  a  door  to  discharge  the  ores  or  con- 
tents acted  on  by  the  fire. 

We  also  claim  mounting  the  rotating 
hearth  of  a  reverberatory  furnace  and  roll- 
ers, substantially  as  described. 

We  also  claim  providing  the  rotating 
hearth  with  partitions  to  hold  the  brick 
lining  in  place. 

In  combination  with  the  rotating  hearth 
we  claim  the  stationary  stirrers. 

We  also  claim  making  the  shaft  which 
holds  the  stirrers  hollow,  for  the  purpose  of 
supplying  steam  to  the  ores  roasted  on  the 
hearth. 

This  invention  consists  of  a  reverberatory 
furnace,  with  a  rotary  hearth,  the  object  be- 
ing to  provide  an  improved  furnace  for 
roasting  ores,  by  the  use  of  which  much 
labor  which  is  now  necessary,  may  be  dis- 
pensed with,  and  the  furnace  be  rendered 
mechanical,  while  the  ore  is  thoroughly 
roasted.  To  effect  this,  the  above  invention 
provides  a  reverberatory  furnace ;  but  in- 
stead of  having  the  hearth  stationary,  it  is 
so  constructed  as  to  revolve  horizontally, 
while  a  series  of  stationary  stirrers  expose 
the  ores  to  the  action  of  the  heat,  so  tl  at  all 
parts  of  them  may  become  equally  acted 
upon.  In  using  the  furnace,  it  is  heated 
up  and  the  hearth  set  in  motion.  The  ore 
to  be  roasted  is  then  fed  in  through  two 
hoppers  until  the  hearth  is  charged.  Ac- 
cording to  the  claim  of  the  inventor  it  may 
then  be  left  with  very  little  attention  till  the 
roasting  is  completed,  when  the  rotation  of 
the  hearth  is  stopped,  in  a  position  for  con- 
venient discharge,  by  being  raked  out.  It 
is  claimed  that  one  man  can  attend  to  four 
of  these  furnaces,  each  furnace  doing  as 
much  or  more  work  than  can  be  done  in  the 
ordinary  reverberatory  furnace.  ' 
68,422, — Mode  of  Peesekving  Coffee. — 

August  Eikrenkotter  and  Frank  Silver, 

Searsville,  Cal. : 

We  claim  the  process  herein  described 
for  preserving  coffee. 

We  also  claim  the  product  as  herein  de- 
scribed, as  a  new  article  of  manufacture. 

The  nature  of  this  invention  is  to  pre- 
serve coffee  in  its  natural  strength  and 
flavor,  without  deterioration  in  any  climate, 
whatever,  and  without  regard  to  the  length 
of  time  it  may  be  kept  before  using  it.  The 
coffee  is  produced  in-the  form  of  a  confec- 
tion, much  after  the  manner  of  preparing 
chocolate,  and  after  a  certain  simple  for- 
mula, the  knowledge  of  which  would  be 
useless  to  our  readers,  as  they  would  not  be 
allowed  to  use  it.  It  will  soon  be  placed  in 
the  market  for  sale,  when  all  will  have  an 
opportunity  to  test  it.  It  is  one  of  those 
things  about  which  there  can  be  no  failure, 
simple,  but  effective  and  very  useful. 
68,430. — Cae  Coupling. —  George  Hardy 

Henfield,  San  Francisco,  Cal. : 

I  claim  the  cam,  F,  operated  by  the  lever, 
M,  in  combination  with  the  jaws,  D,  closed 
as  herein  described. 

I  also  claim  the  sides,  A,  jaws,  D,  spring, 
E,  cams,  D  and  F,  and  levers,  E  and  N,  to- 
gether with  the  bar,  I,  the  whole  operating 
as  a  coupling,  substantially  as  herein  de- 
scribed. 

The  object  of  this  invention  is  to  pro- 
vide an  improved  "shackle"  or  "ear  coup- 
ling, "  which  is  design  to  obviate  many  of 
the  difficulties  attendant  upon  the  use  of 
those  of  the  present  mode  of  construction. 
It  consists  of  two  sides  attached  to  one  car, 
and  hinged  together,  having  jaws  at  one  end 
to  retain  the  attaching  link  or  bar  from  the 
other  car.      Springs  at  the   opposite   end 


serve  to  close  these  jaws,  which  are  then  se- 
cured by  a  clamp  or  clasp  on  the  outside. 
The  attaching  bar  from  the  other  car  is  re- 
leased, when  desired,  by  means  of  levers, 
which  open  the  jaws,  the  whole  being  easily 
operated,  and  with  perfect  safety. 
68,475. — Vine  Teellis.— Levi  H.  Whitney, 

Vallejo,  Cal. : 

I  claim,  1st,  The  combination  of  the  bear- 
ing wires,  B,  lateral  wires,  C,  and  vertical 
wires,  D,  for  the  purpose  of  forming  a  trel- 
lis, as  described. 

2d,  The  thimbled  loop,  b,  shown  in  Fig. 
3,  substantially  as  and  for  the  purpose  de- 
scribed. 

3d,  The  perforated  tag,  G,  shown  in  Fig. 
6,  in  combination  with  the  trellis  wires,  B, 
substantially  as  shown  and  described. 

4th,  The  vertical  wires,  D,  D,  equally 
spaced,  and  spread  apart  at  their  upper  ends, 
and  grouped  together  at  their  lower  ends  so 
as  to  be  secured  at  a  single  stake  at  the  hill, 
substantially  as  shown  and  described. 
68,617. — Ieoning    Machine. — Patrick   J. 

Flanedy,  San  Francisco,  Cal. : 

I  claim,  in  combination  with  the  lever 
frame,  I,  the  cross-head,  K,  the  ways,  J,  J, 
straps,  K'.  K2,  and  frame,  L,  substantially 
as  and  for  the  purpose  described. 

I  also  claim  the  lever,  M,  in  combination 
with  the  slotted  arm,  N,  shaft,  O,  pedal,  d, 
and  spring,  c,  substantially  as  and  for  the 
purposes  set  forth. 
This  improvement  consists  in  a  combination 
of  devices,  by  means  of  which  the  operator  is 
able  to  traverse  a  heated  polishing  iron  from 
and  towards  him,  upon  a  polishing  board 
or  wheel.  The  modus  operandi  of  working 
the  machine  is  as  follows :  1st,  The  wheel 
is  to  be  covered  with  flannel  or  other  suit- 
able material ;  2d,  The  piece  to  be  polished 
must  be  placed  on  the  wheel,  which  is  then 
set  in  motion  by  an  eccentric  cam,  and  other 
devices,  giving  it  a  backward  and  a  forward 
motion,  by  means  of  which  the  linen  is 
drawn  under  the  heated  polishing  iron.  One 
motion  is  all  that  is  required  to  impart  a 
beautiful  finish  or  gloss  surpassing  anything 
in  use  at  present.  This  must  necessarily  be 
a  great  saving,  not  only  of  labor,  but  also 
of  linen  ;  as  it  requires  seventy-four  mo- 
tions by  ordinary  hand  work,  or  seventy- 
four  times  as  much  friction  to  polish  a  shirt 
as  is  required  by  this.  One  of  these  ma- 
chines is  now  used  in  the  San  Francisco  laun- 
dry, and  another  in  the  Bay  City  laundry. 
Three  of  the  first  class  laundries  in  New  York 
city,  have  also  sent  an  order  for  one  each. 
The  inventor,  Mr.  Flanedy,  of  the  San  Fran- 
cisco laundry,  has  been  a  resident  of  this 
State  for  fifteen  years. 


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National  Mineral  Land  Act  of  1866  : 

I.  Applicants'  Declaratory  Statement. 

II.  Diagram,  Description  of  Diagram  and  Bound- 

aries, and  Notice. 

III.  Eegister's  Order  for  Publication — with  No- 

tice. 
IT.    Deposition  that  Notice  has  been  Posted. 
V.     Application  for  Survey  Etc. 

Prices. — Single  blanks,  10  cents ;  75  cts  per  doz- 
en ;  $4  per  hundred — postage  paid. 

Pamphlet   containing  the  Law  and  the  Instrnc- 
tioHS   of  the  General  Land    Commissioner,   post 
paid,  25  cts.     Address         DEWEY  &  CO., 
Mining  and  Scientific  Press,  San  Prancisco. 


Favorable  to  Inventors.— Persons  holdlug  new  la 
ventlons  of  machinery  and  important  improvements,  can 
have  the  same  illustrated  and  explained  in  the  Mining  and 
Scientific  Press,  free  ot  charge,  If  in  our  judgment  the 
discovery  Is  one  of  real  merit,  and  of  sufficient  interest  to 
our  readers  to  warrant  publication. 


§,  iwrnal  of  Useful  girts,  $Amtt,  ami  fining  and  perfuratat  gwflwM. 


DEWEY  «t*  CO.,  PI   (ILISHKKS  | 
And  Pa  tout  Sollollora.  ) 


SAN  FRANCISCO,  SATURDAY,  OCTOBER  19,  1867. 


(VOLUME   XV. 

I  Number     16. 


TABLE  OF  CONTENTS. 


Hooker's  Direct  v 

Puinii-Illujlraled, 
Mate  lerioultnral  Fnlr. 

tiuarn     WnrklllR 

Prnce*s    no    tin-     Kj-i  iii.piii 

Batata. 

ton  Centra'  Kalirnnd 
California  Wofldaal  the  BAtl 
t'nllf.irnla  Beedt  for  Kutsla 
Poota*!    Petrolenm    Burner 

a  ppllod  to  .i  steam  Rnglnc 
Hew    Btaamer  for   Panama 

Bay. 

in    Distribution  nrul 
Air.-  of  faneou*  Hock. 
Mlulnff  In  Neenda  County. 

<l  to  mir  Cabinet 

A  Rain  u-kitltlc  Sprint;, 
Oold    Discoveries    lu    North 
Carolina. 

or  ltiler-*t  In  Quartz  Miner* 

D ■ ol  skill  lu  llulldlnc 

'i|i  T.illveu. 
Milling  Slmroholdors'  Direct* 

nre. 
New   In  -orpornllons—  List  ol' 

pincers. 
Null.-.'*  in  Correspondent*. 
8au  FrttUClaco  Metitl  Market 


M.iiiiml'aL       MlSCKLLAKY. — 

m. I.  :niie  Tools;  Bvaponi' 
tive  Power  ..I  steel  over 
Iron  Boiler*. 

Sf  IK  NT  I  VIC  MlSCKLI.AT-rT.— 
Electricity ;  Improved  Frn- 
eess  I ■  >r  fteparatlnc  Lead 
from  Silver:  An  Improved 
Byphon  forthe  Laboratory: 
Mitittictie  phantom.;  New 
Apparatus  lor  Illnstratlnc 
Wave  Motion;  A  SeW  Mode 
of  I'mdnelne  Ice:  A  Now 
Method  for  Preservlnc  the 
Dead:  Anlldolc  lor  Chlo- 
rine Inliilaili.ns:  A  New 
Aline;  Urunulatcd  Gun 
OottOTli 

M  t  si. sg  scum  aiiy— Embracing 
Inn  IntelUxnnce  Irom  the 
various  counties  and  dis- 
tricts in  California.  Colo- 
rado, Arizona,  Idaho,  Ne- 
e.tiln  ami  Oregon 

-Ian  Francisco  Market  rentes. 

New  Patents  and  Inventions, 

San  Francisco  Weekly  Stock 
Circular. 

stock  Prices— Bid  and  Asked. 


The  Oregon  Cential.  Railroad. — The 
prospects  of  this  road  are  said  to  be  encour- 
aging. It  is  reported  that  the  Secretary  of 
the  Interior  has  officially  recognized  the 
company's  right  to  the  Government  subsidy 
of  12,000  acres  of  land  to  each  mile  of  rail- 
road built,  which  it  is  estimated  will  be 
■worth  SI.  75  per  acre ;  in  addition  to  this  the 
State  of  Oregon  guarantees  the  interest  on 
the  company's  bonds  at  the  rate  of  §10,000 
per  mile  for  100  miles.  This  will  give  the 
company  about  830,000  per  mile  for  the 
first  100  miles,  with  which  it  is  thought 
they  will  be  able  to  build  and  equip  the 
road  for  that  distance.  The  farmers  along 
the  line  of  the  road  are  taking  stock  quite 
liberally.  The  road,  if  built,  will  pass 
through  one  of  the  richest  agricultural  sec- 
tions in  the  Union,  the  most  of  which  is 
now  comparatively  worthless,  on  account  of 
its  distance  from  a  market.  It  is  to  be 
hoped  that  this  much  needed  work  will  be 
speedily  put  through. 

Flour  Mill  fob  San  Bernardino. — In 
addition  to  the  machinery  elsewhere  no- 
ticed as  in  course  of  construction,  at  the 
Pacific  Foundry,  for  the  Fremont  estate, 
we  learned  that  these  works  have  also  on 
hand  all  the  iron  work  for  the  machinery  of 
a  flour  mill,  to  be  erected  in  San  Bernardino 
county,  by  Messrs.  Pollard  &  Childs;  as 
well  as  a  large  amount  of  miscellaneous 
work,  jobbing,  etc.  Persons  desirous  of 
witnessing  the  mode  of  construction  of  the 
new  quartz  machinery  which  is  said  to  be 
doing  such  extraordinary  work  in  Mariposa 
county,  would  do  well  to  take  a  look  at  that 
now  in  process  of  construction  at  the  Pa- 
cific Foundry. 


The  Union  War  Chart. —An  invoice  of 
this  useful  publication  was  received  by  the 
last  steamer,  and  is  now  being  delivered  by 
Mr.  A.  J.  Doolittle,  agent  for  this  coast. 
We  have  already  noticed  this  chart,  and  we 
doubt  not  it  will  find  a  large  and  ready  sale. 
It  is  very  convenient  for  reference,  and  is 
put  up  in  book  form  or  mounted  on  rollers. 

Mining-  in  Coloeado. — Five  veins  of  ar- 
gentiferous galena  are  now  being  worked  in 
Colorado.  Considerable  quantities  of  argen- 
tiferous zinc  are  found  in  the  "Terrific" 
lode.  Auriferous  ores  (pyritous  or  con- 
centrated sulphurets,  we  presume,)  averag- 
ing not  less  than  830  per  ton,  are  in  demand 
at  the  reduction  works  of  the  Briggs  and 
Gannell  companies. 


Hooker's  Patent  Direct-Acting 
Steam  Pump. 

In  this  issue  of  the  Pbess  we  present  an 
excellent  illustration  of  Hooker's  Direct- 
Acting  Steam  Pump.  Among  the  advant- 
ages claimed  for  this  pump  are  the  follow- 
ing :  Its  extreme  simplicity,  being  composed 
of  fewer  pieces  than  any  steam  pump  yet 
known,  the  working  parts  consisting  simply 
of  the  steam  and  pump  pistons,  a  plain  cyl- 
indrical balance  valve,  and  the  pump  valves, 
operating  in  their  respective  cylinders  with- 
out any  journals  or  other  movable  or  in- 
termediate machinery  whatever.  2d,  The 
steam  valve  is  a  plain  cylinder,  perfectly 
balanced  in  its  movements,  and  is  operated 
by  the  steam  after  it  has  completed  its  work 


and  any  other  information,  address  Wm.  D. 
Hooker,  inventor  and  patentee,  Union  Iron 
Works,  San  Francisco. 


California  Woods  at  the  East. — Mr. 
J.  D.  Boyd,  the  well  known  artificer  in  Cal- 
ifornia woods,  has  just  shipped  for  New 
York  a  number  of  unsawed  logs  and  manu- 
factured boards  of  California  laurel,  con- 
signed to  Wells,  Fargo  &  Co. ,  for  Mr.  Fargo, 
at  Buffalo.  There  were  sent,  also,  a  quan- 
tity of  veneers,  and  samples  of  wainscotting 
and  moldings  of  the  same  wood,  finished 
and  polished  according  to  Mr.  Boyd's 
method.  There  is,  besides,  an  invoice  of 
10,000  feet  of  redwood  boards  for  the  same 
destination  Mr.  Fargo  designs  using  these 
woods  in  finishing  the  interior  of    some 


HOOKER'S    PATENT    DIRECT-ACTING    8TEAM    PUMP. 


and  is  ready  to  be  exhausted  from  the  en- 
gine— thus  economizing  the  use  of  the  steam 
to  a  great  extent.  3d,  The  valves,  both  in 
the  steam  and  water  cylinders,  can  be  re- 
moved and  replaced  in  less  than  five  min- 
utes. 4th,  It  is  claimed  that  its  speed  and 
capacity  far  exceeds  any  steam  purnp  yet 
known  ;  it  will  also  operate  as  slow  as  one 
stroke  per  minute,  and  make  its  strokes  with 
unerring  accuracy. 

It  is  peculiarly  adapted  to  raising  and 
forcing  water  from  mines  and  shafts,  steam 
being  carried  to  the  machine  in  protected 
pipes.  As  a  steam  fire  engine,  it  is  unsur- 
passed. It  is  claimed  that  it  will  surpass 
the  Gifford  Injector,  as  a  boiler  feeder,  both 
as  to  capacity,  cost,  greater  range  and  cer- 
tainty of  movement. 

It  was  first  exhibited  at  the  State  Agricul- 
tural Fair,  held  in  Sacramento,  September, 
1867,  and  was  awarded  the  first  premium 
over  all  competitors,  for  its  simplicity  and 
rapid  motions,  and  recommended  for  steam 
fire  engines  and  general  purposes.  Several 
sizes  of  steam  pumps  and  boiler  feeders  are 
in  process  of  construction.  The  price  of 
the  six-inch  diameter  steam  cylinder,  with 
three-inch  diameter  water  cylinder,  and 
eight-inch  stroke,  is  8250;  capacity,  5,875 
gallons  per  hour ;  cost  of  other  sizes,  smaller 
and  larger,  in  proportion.     For  circulars 


buildings  he  is  erecting,  he  having  heard 
them  so  highly  extolled  as  adapted  for 
such  purposes.  It  is  intended  to  have  the 
furniture  made  from  the  same  logs  as  the 
wainscotting  is  to  be  taken  from,  to  produce 
uniformity  of  appearance.  Our  Eastern 
friends  are  beginning  to  appreciate  the 
beauty  of  California  woods. 

Hendy's  Conoenteatoe. — We  understand 
that  the  North  Star  Company  are  putting 
four  of  Hendy's  concentrators  into  their 
mill  at  Grass  Valley ;  alsothatthe  Norridge- 
wock  Company,  of  the  same  place,  have  de- 
cided to  adopt  them.  Parties  in  Grass 
Valley,  or  those  visiting  that  place,  would 
do  well  to  examine  these  concentrating  ma- 
chines, and  carefully  note  their  manner  of 
operation.  By  reference  to  Mr.  Hendy's 
advertisement  on  the  ninth  page  of  the 
present  issue,  a  full  description  of  this  ma- 
chine will  be  seen,  also  an  important  letter 
from  Mr.  S.  W.  Lee,  Superintendent  of  the 
Empire  Go's  mill,  of  Grass  Valley,  addressed 
to  Mr.  Hendy,  and  expressive  of  the  writer's 
satisfaction  at  the  work  of  this  concentrator. 


Concrete. — They  are  making  concrete 
bricks  in  Colorado  ten  inches  long,  five  | 
inches  wide  and  four  inches  thick,  by  a  ma- 
chine which  turns  out  800  such  blocks  per 
day.  They  are  building  houses  with  these 
blocks. 


Contributed  for  Our  Cabinet. 

Under  this  hendlnir  wo  shall  continue  to  mention  nnd  de 
scribe,  according  to  merit,  such  specimens  of  ores,  min- 
erals, fossils,  curiosities,  etc.,  as  may  be  presented,  or 
forwarded  tousbv  mall  or  express,  prepaid.  Each  article 
will  he  numbered  and  placed  In  our  cabinet,  und  recorded 
wlih  the  name  of  the  donor,  and  the  claim  or  location 
from  whence  It  came. 

179— Mr.  A.  S.  BJJlidie  sends  us  the 
horns  of  a  mountain  sheep,  a  native  of  Brit- 
ish Columbia.  The  animal  from  which  these 
horns  were  taken  was  caught  by  an  Indian, 
on  a  mountain  near  Fraser  river.  The  horns 
are  about  ten  inches  long,  very  fine  and 
sharp  at  the  tips.  They  are  evidently  well 
calculated  for  fighting,  and  quite  unlike  the 
horns  of  the  Bocky  Mountain  sheep. 

We  have  received  from  our  agent,  A.  B. 
Butler,  now  traveling  in  Nevada  and  Sierra 
counties,  a  box  of  very  fine  specimens,  as 
follows : 

180 — Birchville  Co.,  Birchville,  Nevada 
county,  shows  gold  distributed  upon  one  of 
of  its  faces  in  a  very  peculiar  striated  man- 
ner. 

181 — From  same  mine  as  above,  also 
shows  free  gold,  but  not  striated  as  in  the 
one  previously  noticed.  This  ledge  is  owne4 
by  Thompson,  Hyde  &  Co.,  who  have  just 
erected  a  5-stamp  mill. 

182 —  Commercial  ledge,  Valentine  Co. 
This  ledge  is  very  well  opened  for  working, 
and  the  company  has  just  started  a  10-Btamp 
mill,  built  by  Booth  &  Co.,  of  this  city. 
This  rock  has  a  very  fine  appearance,  and 
we  trust,  will  fully  realize  the  anticipations 
of  its  enterprising  proprietors. 

183— From  the  Black  &  Young  ledge.  This 
rock  presents  very  much  the  appearance  of 
No.  182.  A  pretty  good  evidence  of  the 
value  of  the  ledge  maybe  inferred  from  the 
fact  that  a  portion  of  it  has  recently  been 
sold  for  $20,000.  The  company  have  a  fine 
mill. 

184 — From  the  Banberry,  or  Rocky  Glen 
ledge ;  Stacy  &  Co. ,  proprietors.  Somewhat 
honeycomb  in  character,  showing  consider- 
able free  gold.  This  is  considered  one  of 
the  finest  ledges  in  the  district,  considering 
its  size — a  six-foot  vein. 

185 — Is  from  the  same  ledge  as  above. 
Bock  firmer — quite  hard  and  white ;  shows 
free  gold  and  a  slight  sprinkling  of  sulphu- 
rets. 

186 — From  the  Norfolk  claim,  Passamore; 
Booth  &  Co.,  proprietors.  This  specimen 
is  very  highly  charged  with  sulphurets, 
which  have  every  indication  of  being  rich 
in  gold. 

187 — From  the  same  ledge,  is  a  sample  of 
the  white  rock,  free  from  sulphurets. 

188 — From  the  liberty  ledge,  Dean,  Stev- 
ens &  Co. ;  a  small  specimen,  but  rich  in 
free  gold.  This  is  said  to  be  a  very  large 
vein,  and  quite  well  developed ;  a  good  grade 
of  ore  on  the  average,  and  paying  satisfac- 
torily. 

189 — Is  a  specimen  from  the  same  ledge, 
showing  galena. 

190 — Is  from  a  ledge  owned  by  D.  W. 
Snapp ;  shows  free  gold. 

We  have  several  other  specimens  from 
the  same  source,  which  will  be  noticed  next 
week. 


China  Tea  Culture  seems  to  be  fast  ap- 
proaching a  success  in  Georgia. 


242 


®to  pitting  m&-$ifati6fifc  Wvm. 


©oittmuttiattflws. 


IM  this  Department  we  invite  the  free  discussion  of  all 

{iroper  subjects— correspondents  alone  being  responsible  for 
he  ideas  and  theories  they  advance. 


[Entered  according  to  Act  of  Congress  in  the  year  1866,  by 
F.  A.  Herring,  ill  the  Clerk's  Office  of  the  District  Court 
of  the  District  of  California.] 

Formation,  Distribution  and  Age  of 
Igneous  Rocks. 

Continued  from  Page  210.1 

If  there  was  a  period  daring  which,  metal- 
liferous quartz  was  erupted  in  such  quanti- 
ties as  the  vast  deposits  of  oldred  sandstone 
would  seem  to  indicate,  the  origin  and 
formation  of  these  deposits  of  hematite  ore 
may  be  readily  understood.  Large  bodies 
of  erupted  quartz  carrying  sulphuret  of  iron 
coming  in  contact,  while  yet  hot,  with  water, 
would  greatly  facilitate  disintegration  and 
decomposition.  The  waters  of  the  erup- 
tive era,  metalliferous  quartz  or  old  sand- 
stone period,  must  have  been  strong- 
ly impregnated  with  sulphate  of  iron, 
which  was  decomposed  by  the  sulphuric 
acid  combining  with  lime,  the  iron  being 
precipitated  as  a  peroxide.  Peroxide  of 
iron  seems  only  to  have  been  deposited  as 
the  coloring  matter  during  the  old  red  sand- 
stone era.  It  was  during  this  era  that  feld- 
spathic  granite  was  intruded  in  a  plastic 
state  along  anticlinal  lines  forming  cones 
and  belts,  frequently  of  great  extent,  and 
with  the  termination  of  the  old  red  sand- 
stone period,  the  intrusive  granitic  era  may 
be  said  to  have  passed  away. 

The  eruptive  era  of  metal  bearing  rock 
ended  with  the  beginning  of  the  carbonifer- 
ous era  or  fifth  period,  and  henceforth  only 
such  rock  as  contained  little  or  no  metal  is 
brought  to  the  surface  in  a  fluid  state  by 
volcanic  adtion.  The  igneous  rocks,  intru- 
sive and  eruptive,  of  the  carboniferous  era, 
are  all  of  the  trap  family.  Traehytic  trap 
is  the  eruptive  rock,  and  is  found  inter- 
stratified,  unchanged,  with  the  formations 
of  the  carboniferous  system.  Of  all  igneous 
rocks,  those  of  the  traehytic  type  are  the 
least  destructible.  They  resist  all  ordinary 
chemical  action,  and  owing  to  their  refrac- 
tory nature,  they  are  the  earliest  of  the  ig- 
neous rocks  which  are  found  interstratified 
with  the  aqueous  formation.  The  intrusive 
rocks  are  chiefiy  greenstone,  serpentine, 
soapstone  and  other  magnesian  rocks,  dykes 
of  which  pass  indiscriminately  through  the 
old  red  sandstone,  magnesianlimestone,  and 
coal  measures,  and  are  only  found  along 
some  anticlinal  axes  of  the  carboniferous 
era.  At  the  beginning  of  the  carboniferous 
era  the  earth  seems  to  have  undergone  a 
great  change  in  its  geological  conditions. 
The  erupted  rock  has  now,  owing  to  its 
power  of  resisting  chemical  action,  very 
little  to  do  in  giving  character  to  the  strati" 
fied  deposits  of  this  system.  The  carbonif- 
erous era  began  with  the  deposition  of  an 
immense  body  of  limestone  which  was  held 
in  solution,  and  had  been  accumulating  in 
the  waters.  All  of  the  carbon  that  after- 
wards became  fixed,  existed  in  the  atmos- 
phere as  carbonic  acid  gas,  and  of  course 
the  water  was  strongly  impregnated  with 
the  gas,  thus  rendering  it  capable  of  hold- 
ing a  large  quantity  of  lime  in  solution. 
During  the  old  red  sandstone  period,  the 
capacity  of  the  water  for  holding  limestone 
in  solution,  was  greatly  increased  by  the 
carbonate  of  lime  being  attacked  by  the 
sulphuric  acid  contained  in  the  sulphate  of 
iron,  which  was  so  abundant,  thus  liberating 
a  still  larger  proportion  of  carbonic  acid. 
When  the  rank  vegetation  of  the  coal  meas- 
ures came  into  existence,  this  excess  of  car- 
bonic acid  in  the  water  was  appropriated, 
thus  facilitating  the  deposition  of  the  lime- 
stone. 

As  the  disintegrated  granite  furnishes  the 
feldspar,  quartz  and  mica  of  the  gneiss  and 
mica  schist  system,  and  from  them  again, 
with  the  erupted  feldspathic  granite  and 
magnesian  rocks,  were  obtained  the  mate- 
rials for  the  clay  slate  and  Silurian  rocks,  so 
from  all  these,  together  with  the  old  red 
sandstone,  were  derived  the  material  for  the 
carboniferous  system.  Two  new  rock  sub- 
stances made  their  appearance  among  the 
strata  of  this  system — namely,  coal  and  iron- 
stone.   The  iron  of  the  old  red  sandstone 


was  disseminated  through  the  mass  as  mere 
coloring  matter — in  the  carboniferous  for- 
mation it  is  principally  collected  in  layers  or 
in  nodules.  Bodies  of  sulphuret  of  iron, 
which  were  erupted  during  the  old  red  sand- 
stone period,  and  escaped  decomposition  by 
being  submerged,  were  now  upheaved  to- 
gether with  contiguous  deposits  of  lime 
stone.  The  sulphuret  of  iron  ore  being 
exposed  to  the  atmosphere,  would  decom- 
pose, and  the  soluble  sulphate  would  be 
carried  to  the  depressions  in  the  limestone. 
The  sulphuric  acid,  combined  with  the  iron, 
would  attack  the  limestone,  liberating  the 
carbonic  acid,  and  the  body  of  thelimestone 
might  pass  away  in  solution  to  a  new  local- 
ity. Thus  the  reservoir  in  the  limestone 
might  go  on  increasing  in  breadth  and 
depth,  and  the  deposit  of  hematite  ore  would 
be  limited  in  extent  only  by  the  supply  of 
sulphuret  of  iron.  On  trying  an  experi- 
ment with  a  piece  of  marble  and  copperas, 
each  the  size  of  a  filbert,  the  copperas  being 
dissolved  in  water,  I  found  the  marble  after 
being  immersed  a  few  hours,  became  so  soft 
and  friable  as  to  be  easily  crumbled  with 
the  fingers,  and  the  bottom  of  the  glass  was 
covered  with  a  brown  curly  deposit.  The 
formation  of  bog  ore  in  our  own  era,  occurs 
in  the  vicinity  of  mountains  containing  de- 
composing sulphuret  of  iron. 

The  intrusive  era  of  metal  bearing  rock 
began  with  the  sixth,  or  new  red  sandstone 
period.  That  some  metallic  veins  are  of 
comparatively  recent  origin,  no  one  can 
doubt  who  is  familiar  with  their  general  ap- 
pearance. Some  veins  and  cones  of  metal- 
liferous quartz,  appear  to  have  been  intruded 
so  recently,  that  the  geological  features  of 
the  adjacent  country  must  have  been  quite 
the  same  as  they  appear  to-day.  One  vein  of 
auriferous  quartz  which  is  five  feet  wide  at 
the  surface,  gradually  closes  out  to  five  inches 
in  width  in  twelve  feet,  at  which  depth  the 
country  rock  is  schistose  and  solid,  thus 
showing  that  the  soil  was  nearly  or  quite  its 
present  depth  at  the  time  the  vein  was  in- 
truded in  a  plastic  state.  Sometimes  one 
side  of  a  vein  of  intruded  quartz  is  striated, 
showing  it  to  have  been  forced  up  in  a  plas- 
tic state.  Profs.  Bowlandson,  Whitney, 
Blake  and  others  contend  that  auriferous 
veins  are  found  enclosed  within  walls  of 
rock  which  contained  molusca  of  the  Jurassic 
age.  Prof,  Bowlandson  says  there  is  a  vein 
of  cinnabar  in  the  Coast  Bange  that  must 
have  been  formed  as  recently  as  the  eocene 
period, 

That  there  are  two  periods  during  which 
metalliferous  quartz  was  brought  to  the 
surface  by  volcanic  action,  is  a  general  truth 
which  applies  alike  to  all  igneous  rock.  The 
original  surface  igneous  rock,  before  water 
rested  upon  the  earth,  we  know,  was  granite, 
because  the  earliest  deposited  aqueous  rock 
is  altered  granite  or  gneiss.  As  the  origi- 
nal granite  was  everywhere  over  the  earth's 
surface,  exposed  to  disintegrating  agencies, 
the  gneiss  formation  must  originally  have 
covered  the  whole  earth  with  a  stratum  of 
varied  thickness.  Yet  we  not  only  fiud  this 
deposit  of  altered  granite,  intersected  by 
dykes  of  granite,  but  veins  and  cones  of 
granite  along  anticlinal  lines,  intersect  and 
overlie  the  two  following  geological  ages  up 
and  to  the  old  red  sandstone  period.  The 
clay  slate  system  was  deposited  during  the 
eruptive  era  of  feldspathic  granite,  and  veins 
of  feldspathic  granite  intersect  all  the  form- 
ations up  to  the  carboniferous  system. 
Veins  of  granite,  from  a  few  feet  to  many 
yards  in  width,  are  found  intersecting  the 
clay  slates  flanking  the  Sierra  Nevada. 
Veins  of  porphyry  and  greenstone,  and 
other  magnesian  rocks,  also  intersect  de- 
posits of  altered  porphyry,  hornblende  slates 
and  other  stratified  magnesian  deposits, 
and  veins  of  metalliferous  quartz  intersect 
all  the  formations  up  to,  and  including  the 
tertiary,  and  possibly  later.  I  have  seen  au- 
riferous quartz  veins  in  such  a  position  as 
to  show  most  conclusively,  to  my  mind  at 
least,  that  they  were  very  much  more  re- 
cently formed  than  the  more  ancient  gold 
bearing  gravel  deposits.  There  is  a  cone  of 
quartz  belonging  to  a  traceable  vein  situated 
near  the  junction  of  Slate  creek  and  Tuba 
river,  which,  from  its  position  and  general 
appearance,  seems  to  have  been  intruded  in 
a  plastic  slate  at  a  period  so  recent  that  the 
geological  features  in  its  vicinity  have  un- 
dergone very  little  if  any  change  since  its 
formation.  The  channel  of  the  Yuba,  which 
at  this  point  must  be  near  2,000  feet  in 
depth,  cuts  an  ancient  auriferous  gravel 
deposit,  or  old  river  bed,  which  caps  the 
most  elevated  ridge  in  the  immediate  vicin- 
ity. This  cone  of  quartz  is  situated  at  least 
1, 500  feet  down  the  steep  bank  of  the  canon 
and  below  the  gravel  deposit,  and  its  pecu- 
liar form  and  the  striatums  upon  the  quartz 
of  other  similarly  situated  veins,  shows  the 
vein  matter  to  have  been  intruded  in  a  nearly 
congealed  state. 

There  is  another  vein  of  quartz  situated 
on  the  bank  of  the  north  Honcut  in  Butte 


county,  which  is  only  a  few  rods  from  the 
creek,  and  perhaps  twenty  feet  above  its 
bed.  The  Honcut  cuts  the  blue  cement 
deposit  near  Bangor,  and  the  bed  of  the 
stream  is  near  2u0  feet  below  it.  The  crop- 
pings  of  this  vein  appear  to  have  displaced 
the  loose  surface  soil,  and  at  a  greater  depth, 
as  the  disintegrated  schistose  rock  becomes 
solid,  the  vein  decreased  in  width,  then 
showing  the  soil  to  have  been  quite  its  pres- 
ent depth  at  the  time  the  quartz  was  in- 
truded. In  another  locality  there  is  a  flat- 
tened body  of  quartz,  nearly  circular  in 
form,  resting  upon  the  surface  of  the  red 
soil,  which  is  some  twelve  feet  in  depth, 
and  within  a  few  j'ards  of  a  ravine  situated 
near  the  summit  of  an  elevated  ridge  flank- 
ing the  Sierra  Nevada.  The  surface  of  this 
body  of  quartz  dips  at  nearly  the  same  angle 
as  the  bank  of  the  ravine,  and  has  every  in- 
dication of  having  been  intruded  in  a  nearly 
congealed  condition,  at  a  period  so  recent 
as  to  show  conclusively  that  even  many  of 
the  little  ravines  upon  the  hillside  remain 
unchanged.  But  for  those  who  are  ac- 
quainted with  the  appearance  of  quartz  veins 
in  the  Sierra  Nevada,  there  is  no  occasion 
to  multiply  instances  of  this  character,  which 
show  that  some  auriferous  veins  are  of  com- 
paratively recent  origin. 

[To  be  Continued.] 


[From  our  Traveling  Correspondent.] 

Mining  in  Nevada  County. 

Little  Yoek. — There  are  two  gravel  mills 
in  this  place,  owned  by  Messrs.  Buckman  & 
Curran.  Their  lead  promises  well,  and 
doubtless  when  further  developed,  will  af- 
ford a  fair  dividend  to  its  proprietors.  Mr. 
Gardner  is  running  a  hydraulic  claim, 
which  is  said  to  pay  very  well.  With  the 
exception  of  these  enterprises  the  town  is 
rather  dull;  its  citizens  appear  to  be  mostly 
engaged  in  quartz  enterprises  at  Meadow 
Lake,  the  famous  U.  S.  Grant  [claim,  and 
other  lodes  having  been  discovered  and  lo- 
cated by  citizens  of  this  place. 

You  Bet  is  running  about  fifty  stamps, 
crushing  blue  gravel,  and  making  times 
comparatively  lively.  The  writer  visited 
five  mills,  all  in  active  operation,  and  appar- 
ently doing  well.  Messrs.  Neece  &  West 
are  working  the  lower  end  of  the  lead,  while 
three  mills,  owned  by  Mallory,  Brown  and 
Hydeliff,  respectively,  are  working  the  up- 
per end  of  the  same  channel.  Mr.  E.  Wil- 
liams also  has  a  fine  little  mill,  between  this 
place  and  Bed  Dog,  which  is  working  beau- 
tifully and  said  to  be  paying  very  well.  At 
Hunt's  Hill,  two  miles  above  Bed  Dog, 
there  are  also  two  mills — Gouge  Eye  Co. 
and  the  Eastou  Co. — both  at  work,  taking 
out  and  crushing  some  of  the  best  looking 
gravel  seen  in  the  county,  specimens  of 
which  are  often  found  completely  spattered 
with  the  precious  metal. 

Nevada  City.  —  The  Manzanita  mine, 
owned  by  Marcellus  &  Co.  is  quite  exten- 
sive. It  is  a  hill  claim,  and  pays  from 
"grass  roots"  to  "bed-rock."  It  is  worked 
by  hydraulic,  ground  sluice  and  stamps. 
The  latter  consists  of  a  15-stamp  mill,  driven 
by  hydraulic  hurdy-gurdy  power,  crushing 
about  eighty  tons  per  twenty-four  hours,  at 
an  expense  not  to  exceed  $1  per  ton,  includ- 
ing the  entire  cost  of  mining  and  milling. 
The  ore  crushed  consists  of  quartz  gravel 
and  boulders,  taken  from  the  lower  strata 
of  the  mine.  Many  of  these  boulders  are 
rich,  showing  the  free  metal  and  consider- 
able sulphurets.  The  yield  of  the  mine  and 
mill  appears  perfectly  satisfactory  to  the 
owners,  as  evidence  of  which  they  are  not 
for  sale. 

Star  Spangled  Banner  Ledge,  Tisdale  & 
Co.,  are  erecting  new  machinery  to  enlarge 
their  crushing  facilities.  They  have  a  first 
class  mine,  affording  good  $30  rock,  with 
prospects  of  realizing  more  as  soon  as  they 
avail  themselves  of  all  the  improvements  in 
working  sulphurets. 

1  he  Wigham,  Merritt  &  Co.,  San  Fran- 
cisco, Nevada  Co's  mine,  and  the  Cornish 
mines  are  all  evidently  doing  well  and  pros- 
pering. The  California,  Pattee  &  Co.,  also 
the  Providence,  Dimrley  &  Co.,  are  appar- 
ently good  mines,  with  good  mills  attached. 
The  California  mill,  especially,  is  a  model 
arrangement  of  convenience  and  neatness, 
worthy  the  examination  of  any  one  contem- 
plating the  construction  of  crushing  and 
hoisting  work?.  Both  these  mines  will 
doubtless  resume  operations  in  due  time. 

Gbass  Valley. — This  place,  as  every  one 
knows,  affords  some  of  the  best  paying 
mines  of  the  State.  The  Eureka,  Watt 
Bros,  part  owners  and  exclusive  managers, 
stands  first,  and  is  without  doubt,  as  far  as 
known,  the  "Neplus  Ultra"  of  a  California 


quartz  mine.  This  mine  runs  a  20-stamp 
mill,  and  could  run  as  much  more  if  desired, 
crushing  two  tons  per  stamp,  the  rock  aver- 
aging $45  to  $50  per  ton,  and  taken  from  a 
vein  not  less  than  four  feet  average  width. 
The  Watts  are  considered  the  most  experi- 
enced and  best  practical  quartz  miners  in 
the  State ;  they  know  how  to  run  the  "ma- 
chine." 

The  North  Star,  a  San  Francisco  Co.,  W. 
H.  Bodda,  Superintendent,  affords  remark- 
ably rich  ore,  and  is  considered  a  first  class 
mine.  It  also  cost  a  first  class  price,  $450,- 
000.  It  employs  a  vast  number  of  men  and 
does  a  glittering  business. 

The  Ophir  is  rattling  away  with  its  beau- 
tiful 30-stamp  mill,  apparently  doing  a  fine 
business,  and  crashing  good  looking  ore. 

The  Wisconsin  is  an  extraordinary  rich 
vein  of  quartz,  varying  from  twelve  to  eight- 
een inches  in  width,  showing  large  amounts 
of  free  gold  throughout  the  entire  "breast" 
of  100  feet  on  the  line  of  the  ledge.  The 
ore  is  judged  to  be  good  $90  rock.  At  pres- 
ent, the  company  only  have  machinery  suf- 
ficient to  work  the  mine  ;  but  will  doubtless 
erect  a  10-stamp  battery  in  time  for  another 
season. 

The  Lucky,  G.  V.  Barber  &  Co.,  have  a 
fine  ledge  of  from  fifteen  to  twenty-four 
inches  in  width,'  supplying  a  15-stamp  mill 
(battery  and  blanket  process),  and  crushing 
twenty-five  tons  per  day,  with  an  average 
yield  of  $15  per  ton. 

Ihe  Cambridge,  James  Powning,  Superin- 
tendent, is  preparing  to  rush  matters  very 
soon.  Mr.  Powning  expresses  confidence 
that  he  has  "got  it,"  and  will  soon  be  able 
to  "show  it."  There  are  numerous  other 
mines  that  are  being  prospected  with  con- 
siderable vigor,  some  of  which  are  present- 
ing very  favorable  developments,  showing 
clearly  that  Grass  Valley  and  vicinity  has 
not  uncovered  one-half  of  the  rich  mineral 
veins  with  which  it  abounds. 

Hydraulic  Mining,  commencing  at  French 
Corral  and  extending  in  an  almost  continu- 
ous line  through  Birchville,  Sweetland, 
Sevastopol  to  North  San  Juan,  is  here  car- 
ried on  with  more  thoroughness  and  enter- 
prise than  in  any  other  portion  of  the  State. 
There  are  quite  a  number  of  rich  claims 
that  have  paid  the  present  proprietors  am- 
ply in  piping  off  the  top ;  but  the  owners 
are  not,  or  do  not  feel  themselves  able  to 
construct  an  outlet  sufficiently  low  to  work 
the  bottom,  the  richest  portion  of  their 
ground.  Of  this  character  of  claims,  many 
of  them  could  be  purchased  in  a  body  to- 
gether, at  very  reasonable  rates,  affording 
in  the  judgment  of  many  experienced  miners 
the  very  best  chances  for  investment  of  capi- 
tal. There  are  some  few  of  the  present 
owners  who  have  joined  their  means  to- 
gether, for  the  purpose  of  runninga  tunnel. 
— making  an  outlet  sufficiently  low  to  work 
their  whole  ground  jointly.  This  range  of 
ground  is  certainly  well  worthy  of  investi- 
gation by  capitalists,  having  a  view  to  ex- 
tensive and  highly  remunerative  investment. 

Among  the  many  paying  claims  that  are 
now  being  worked,  the  writer  will  only 
mention  two — the  Buckeye  and  the  Amer- 
ican. The  former,  Gen.  O.  Evans,  prin- 
cipal owner,  recently  made  a  clean  up  of 
$22,000  from  twenty-eight  days  run.  The 
latter,  owned  by  Brown  &  Co.,  have  two 
mills  on  their  claim,  one  crushing  gravel — 
the  other  grinding  and  amalgamating  sand 
from  the  ' '  under  current. "  This  is  called 
the  most  extensive,  as  well  as  the  best  pay- 
ing mine  in  the  whole  range.  From  Colum- 
bia Hill  via  Humbug  to  Moore's  Flat,  the 
same  complaint  exists,  viz.,  the  want  of 
capital  to  cut  an  outlet.  Millions  of  money 
lie  buried  in  these  channels,  which  cannot 
be  reached  by  individuals,  or  in  any  other 
way  except  by  heavy  organized  companies, 
who  are  willing  to  expend  from  $50  to  $150,- 
000  in  opening  up  a  tract  of  mining  ground 
that  will  unquestionably  reward  the  adven- 
turers with  dividends  heretofore  unparal- 
leled in  the  history  of  placer  mining.  By 
the  way,  it  is  reported  that  a  New  York 
company  is  about  making  an  extensive  pur- 
chase near  Columbia  Hill.  Should  this  be 
effected,  something  interestingmaybelooked 
for,  as  the  writer  knows  the  parties  pur- 
chasing— and  whatever  they  undertake,  is 
based  upon  sound  practical  judgment  and 
experience.  At  Humbug,  a  San  Francisco 
French  Company  have  made  a  purchase, 
also  made  a  very  fair  beginning;  yet  it  is 
feared  by  many  of  the  knowing  ones,  that 
they  are  not  low  enough  in  their  main  out- 
let to  work  all  of  their  ground.  Mr.  Chas. 
Beaver  is  superintending,  and  doubtless 
knows  what  he  is  about. 

At  Moore's  Flat,  several  extensive  hy- 
draulic claims  are  now  being  worked  very 
successfully.  The  principal  ones  are  Piute 
and  Eagle,  Illinois,  Pioneer,  Paradise,  Buck- 
eye, Blue  Banks  and  XIX.  Mr.  W.  D. 
Long  will  favor  the  Pkess  with  statistias 
and  items  of  this  place  from  time  to  time. 
More  next  week.  B. 


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243 


2Hcruanical. 


Machine  Tools. 

It  is  both  interesting  and  instructive  to 
mark  the  font-prints  of  progress  us  they 
have  been  impressed,  from  time  to  time,  in 
the  creation  of  labor-saving  machinery.  In 
no  department  of  human  ingenuity  have 
more  happy  or  more  important  results  fol- 
lowed then  in  that  which  lias  for  its  object 
the  origination  of  mechanical  appliances 
and  tools  for  the  accomplishment  of  the 
many  difficult,  and  often  very  irregular 
kinds  of  work,  which  aro  called  for  in  the 
machine  shops.  It  is  really  wonderful  to 
look  back  and  note  the  gradual  progress 
that  has  been  made  in  machine  tools.  The 
practical  details  of  this  progress  are  worthy 
of  the  most  careful  consideration ;  the  more 
so  because  they  are  not  often  set  forth  in 
su.li  a  manner  as  to  render  the  details  ordi- 
narily available  for  instruction  and  further 
progress. 

In  machine  tools,  as  in  other  kinds  of 
machinery,  the  chief  value  of  an  invention 
depends  upon  the  economy  with  which  the 
1  work  is  accomplished,  or  in  the 
iimount  of  work  which  it  will  turn  off,  with 
tho  least  requirement  of  power  and  attend- 
ance, and  the  least  derangement  and  wear 
and  tear  of  itself.  It  is  not  enough  that  the 
machine  should  simply  do  its  work  ;  but 
that  in  the  completeness  of  its  detail  it  must 
do  it  in  the  best  and  cheapest  manner. 

Many  complicated  pieces  of  mechanism 
aro  brought  forward  which,  although  they 
accomplish  their  work  satisfactorily,  are 
nevertheless  so  intricate  in  detail  as  to  for- 
bid their  general  introduction  into  use,  on 
account  of  the  skill  required  to  operate 
them  and  keep  them  in  order.  It  often 
happens  that  the  first,  inventor  of  a  machine 
loses  the  chief  benefit  of  his  invention  from 
the  above  cause,  which  is  remedied  by  a 
subsequent  simplifying  improvement,  with- 
out which  the  original  is  of  but  little  value. 
Simplicity  and  practicability  are  the  great 
secrets  of  success  in  the  inventive  art. 

The  wonderful  exactness,  as  well  as  the 
groat  beauty  of  finish  seen  in  machinists' 
work  of  the  present  day,  is  almost  if  not  en- 
tirely due  to  the  employment  of  machine 
tools  in  the  accomplishment  of  that  work. 
Many  of  our  readers  can  recall  to  mind  the 
time  when  the  "chipper"  and  "filer"  made 
slow  and  expensive  progress,  at  processes 
which  are  now  done  with  great  celerity  and 
the  utmost  exactness  by  the  planing,  the 
shaping  and  the  slotting  machines.  Time 
■was  when  the  "lathe-man"  indifferently 
performed  with  hand  tools  what  is  now  so 
accurately  and  more  expeditiously  accom- 
plished with  the  "  slide  lathe."  The  ruder 
workmanship  of  former  days  was  far  more 
expensive  than  the  costly,  more  perfect  and 
elaborate  work  of  to-day.  True,  there  might 
have  been  more  mechanical  skill  then  em- 
ployed than  now ;  inasmuch  as  it  required 
a  much  better  mechanic  to  fit  up  a  piece  of 
work  by  chipping  and  filing,  than  it  does 
by  the  mechanical  operation  of  the  various 
machine  tools  now  employed  in  such 
work. 

It  is  not,  perhaps,  claiming  too  much  for 
machine  tools  to  say,  that  without  their  aid 
the  great  advance  now  witnessed  in  the 
more  intricate  mechanisms  of  the  present 
day  could  never  have  been  accomplished. 
The  sewing  machine,  the  repeating  pistols 
and  rifles,  the  improved  marine,  locomotive 
and  stationary  engines,  which  we  now  have, 
could  hardly  have  been  turned  out  by  the 
chippers  and  filers  of  forty  and  fifty  years 
ago.  Such  machines  may  be  said  to  be 
exdusivelg  due  to  the  recent  introduction  of 
machine  tools,  which  have  so  economized 
and  perfected  labor  as  to  reduce  it  to  abso- 
lute mathematical  exactness.  What  ma- 
chinist, of  either  the  past  or  the  present, 
would  have  undertaken  the  construction  of 
such  cylinders  as  are  now  employed  on  our 
larger  steamships,  if  it  had  been  a  condition 
of  such  construction  that  their  interior  sur- 


foea  should  have  been  performed  by  chip- 
ping and  filing,  as  was  the  case  in  the  con- 
struction of  the  cylinders  of  the  Boulton  and 
Watt  engines,  when  those  machines  first 
made  their  appearanco  in  England  '.'  With- 
out the  aid  of  machine  tools  a  steam  cylin- 
der of  105  inches  diameter  and  13-foot 
stroke,  would  never  have  been  called  for; 
the  modern  locomotivo  would  never  have 
been  thought  of  ;  the  sewing  machino  would 
never  have  made  its  appearance  iu  our 
dwellings,  or  at  best  its  tedious  and  expen- 
sive construction  would  have  confined  it  to 
the  hands  of  a  favored  few  ;  while  tho  old 
musket  and  rifle  and  double-barreled  shoot- 
ers would  have  still  continued  our  most  ef- 
ficient weapons  of  defence  or  attack. 


Scientific  *ttisrcUamj. 


Evaporative  Power  of  Steel  over 
Iron  Boilers. 

A  late  number  of  the  Engineer  gives  a  de- 
tailed account  of  some  carefully  conducted 
experiments,  made  in  November  last,  in  the 
workshops  of  Messrs  Fink  &  Elber,  at  Ha- 
gen,  in  Prussia,  on  the  comparative  evap- 
orative power  of  steel  and  iron  boilers. 
The  experiments  were  made  under  the  di- 
rection of  M.  G.  Stuckenholz. 

For  tho  purpose  of  conducting  the  experi- 
ments, two  ordinary  cylindrical  boilers  were 
constructed,  the  one  of  0.5-ineh  iron,  and  the 
other  of  0. 33-inch  cast  steel,  and  set  in  sep- 
arate furnaces  ;  the  area  of  the  fire  bars  of 
each  was  twelve  square  feet.  Both  boilers 
were  new,  and  each  was  filled  with  712  cubic 
feet  of  water,  at  35°  centigrade.  The  fires 
were  kindled  and  the  temperature  of  the 
water  raised  to  100°  C,  with  the  man  holes 
closed.  The  fires  were  then  drawn  and  the 
cinders  and  ashes  removed.  The  man-holes 
were  then  opened  to  allow  a  free  escape  of 
steam,  while  the  fuel  supplied  was  carefully 
weighed.  The  firings  were  so  arranged  that 
there  should  be  an  equal  speed  of  escaping 
steam  from  each  boiler.  The  escape  was 
carefully  measured  by  an  anemometer, 
which  showed  220°  of  List's  scale.  The 
temperature  of  the  escaping  steam  of  each 
boiler,  (measured  six  feet  from  the  back  of 
each,)  ranged  from  340°  to  380",  C. 

After  3,150  pounds  of  coal  had  been  con- 
sumed in  each  boiler,  the  fires  were  drawn, 
the  man-holes  closed,  and  the  following 
day  the  water  remaining  in  the  boilers  was 
measured  at  a  temperature  of  35°,  by  means 
of  a  water  meter.  The  iron  boiler  contained 
387  cubic  feet,  wdiile  the  steel  boiler  con- 
tained but  331.  Assuming  the  evaporative 
power  of  the  iron  boiler  to  be  100,  that  of 
the  cast  steel  was  117. 26 — showing  an  ad- 
vantage of  17.26  per  cent,  of  steel  over  iron. 

A  subsequent  experiment  was  made  in 
the  same  manner,  but  with  the  escaping 
steam  kept  at  a  slightly  lower  rate  of  speed, 
viz. :  195°  of  List's  scale,  instead  of  220°,  as 
in  the  previous  trial.  The  result  was  19.62 
per  cent,  of  evaporation  of  the  steel  over 
that  of  the  iron  boiler. 

A  third  experiment  was  made  iu  a  differ- 
ent manner,  as  follows  :  A  solution  of  salt 
was  prepared  and  added  in  proportion  to 
the  quantity  of  water  remaining  in  each 
boiler.  After  this  had  been  well  stirred 
and  thoroughly  boiled,  the  man-holes  be- 
ing closed,  samples  were  taken  for  analysis. 
This  trial,  in  which  an  equal  quantity  of 
fuel  and  water  were  used  for  each  boiler, 
concluded  the  experiments.  According  to 
the  analysis,  it  appeared  that  out  of  100  cu- 
bic feet  of  water,  the  iron  boiler  evaporated 
33.76  feet,  and  the  steel  boiler  40.81  feet— a 
difference  in  favor  of  the  steel  of  20. 85  per 
cent. 

The  average  of  the  above  three  experi- 
ments, gives  19. 24  per  cent,  of  evaporative 
power  in  favor  of  a  0. 33-inch  cast  steel,  over 
a  0. 5-inch  iron  boiler.  We  presume  that 
the  strength  of  the  thinner  cast  steel  boiler 
is  considerably  in  excess  of  the  thicker  iron, 
although  no  mention  was  made  in  the  En- 
gineer's account  of  that  matter,  or  of  the 
relative  cost ;  both  of  which  facts,  as  well 
as  the  relative  durability  of  the  two,  are 
important  considerations  in  calculating  the 
economy  of  the  one  over  the  other. 


Electricity  is  the  science  from  which, 
above  all  others,  men  are  now  expect- 
ing great  tilings.  To  it  belongs  the  im- 
portant scientific  achievement  of  the  ago, 
the  practical  annihilation  of  timo  and  space 
between  the  Old  and  New  Worlds.  Since 
it  can  do  so  much,  why  cannot  it  do  more  ? 
Why  not  light  our  streets,  heat  our  houses, 
drive  our  locomotives  and  steamships,  and 
heal  our  diseases  ?  Really,  thero  is  no  say- 
ing what  would  be  visionary  in  our  anticipa- 
tions of  the  future  of  this  Bcience  ;  for  it  is 
still  in  its  infancy.  Now  that  the  electric 
telegraph  has  been  brought  to  perfection, 
or,  what  is  the  same  thing,  made  as  good  as 
the  world  requires,  the  men  who  have  ad- 
dressed their  skill  for  some  years  to  the 
improvement  of  that  one  useful  application 
of  electricity  to  tho  wants  of  the  race,  will 
naturally  investigate  more  fully  the  other, 
perhaps  more  wonderful,  possibilities  of  the 
mysterious  power.  Already  we  find  Mr. 
Wilde  endeavoring,  by  his  improved  mode 
of  generating  electricity,  to  utilize  this  won- 
derful agent  in  the  economic  production  of 
heat  and  light  and  power.  The  success 
which  has  already  been  accomplished  in 
these  directions  is  most  promising  for  the 
future.  The  latest  attempts  to  utilize  elec- 
tricity, is  its  application  for  the  conversion 
of  cast  into  wrought  iron.  We  have  chron- 
icled whatever  has  been  accomplished  in 
each  of  the  above  mentioned  experiments, 
and  shall  continue  to  keep  our  readers  in- 
formed of  whatever  progress  may  be  made 
in  these  important  investigations.  To  in- 
vestigate in  science  is  to  discover.  The 
chief  object  of  the  Press  is  to  spread  dis- 
coveries before  the  people  for  the  benefit  of 
tho  masses.  We  shall  endeavor  to  be  ever 
faithful  to  our  trust. 


Improved  Process  for  Separating:  Lead 
from  Silver. — In  a  factory  at  Holtrappel, 
in  Germany,  what  is  claimed  to  be  an  im- 
provement has  recently  been  introduced  in 
the  separation  of  silver  and  lead  as  follows  : 

The  melted  lead  is  poured  into  a  crystal- 
lizing pan,  and  its  surface  covered  with 
small  fragments  of  coke,  upon  which  a  thin 
stream  of  water  is  permitted  to  ruu.  The 
mass  is  slowly  agitated  with  a  circular  mo- 
tion, which  insures  the  equal  moistening 
and  cooling  of  the  whole  surface.  In  about 
an  hour  the  lead  loses  its  fluidity,  and 
forms  a  solid  crust,  which  envelops  the 
small  pieces  of  coke.  The  stream  is  now 
turned  off,  the  agitation  stopped,  and  the 
unsolidified  lead,  rich  in  silver,  is  run  off 
at  the  bottom.  Before  complete  solidifica- 
tion takes  place,  strong  iron  hooks  are  in- 
serted in  the  mass,  and  it  is  lifted  by  a 
crane  from  the  pan,  which  is  then  ready  for 
a  second  operation. 

Magnetic  Phantoms. — S.  Mennier  de- 
scribes in  the  Paris  Cosmos,  a  plan  for  pre- 
serving a  representation  of  the  curious 
figures  produced  when  iron  filings  are  scat- 
tered upon  a  sheet  of  paper  placed  over  a 
magnet.  He  saturates  the  paper  to  be  used 
with,  a  warm  solution  of  ferro-cyanide  of 
potassium,  and  then  dries  it.  For  iron 
filings  he  substitutes  pulverized  magnetite 
or  loadstone,  which  is  placed  upon  the 
paper  and  submitted  to  the  action  of  a  mag- 
net. After  a  beautiful  combination  of 
curves,  called  the  magnetic  phantom,  have 
beenjjmade,  pure  hydrochloric)  acid  gasj  is 
brought  in  contact  with  the  paper  and  fig- 
ures, and  after  a  few  seconds  removed.  The 
paper,  being  then  freed  from  the  loadstone 
powder,  is  washed  very  thoroughly ;  when 
dry  a  dark  blue  figure  will  show,  with  great 
delicacy  of  detail,  the  positions  assumed  by 
the  pulverized  ore  under  the  influence  of 
the  magnet.  The  method  is  said  to  be  more 
convenient  and  exact  than  the  plan  of  cov- 
ering the  paper  with  a  mixture  of  gelatine 
and  starch,  or  paraffine  and  wax. 


Improved  Syphon  for  the  Laboratory. 
M.  Zaliwski-Mikorski  has  invented  a  new 
syphon,  which  he  thinks  likely  to  prove 
useful  in  the  chemical  laboratory.  In  using 
the  ordinary  syphon,  it  sometimes  happens 
that  noxious  and  even  poisonous  fluids  pass 
into  the  mouth.  The  new  syphon  is  not 
"set  to  work"  by  suction.  One  of  its  legs 
is  provided  with  a  small  accessory  tube,  and 
by  blowing  through  this  latter  the  fluid 
moves  along  the  syphon. 


New  Apparatus  for  Illustrating  Wave 
Motions. — Prof.  Lyman  of  "Sale  College, 
has  made  an  ingenious  and  simple  appa- 
ratus, consisting  of  a  white  board  about  four 
feet  long  and  three  broad,  in  front  of  which 
and  running  lengthwise  are  two  brass  wires 
about  one  foot  apart  Each  is  connected  at 
short  distances  with  a  scries  of  cranks  by 
means  of  swivels.  These  cranks  are  con- 
nected behind  the  board  by  means  of  clock- 
work, so  that  all  are  set  in  motion  by  the 
revolution  of  one  wheel,  which  is  easily 
moved  with  one  haud.  The  cranks  are  set 
at  different  angles  to  each  other,  and  when 
put  in  action  elevate  or  depress  the  wires, 
forming  constantly  varying  curved  lines, 
and  thus  representing  the  fonn  of  water 
waves.  The  lower  wire  slows  the  compara- 
tive decrease  of  motion  at  a  depth  below  the 
surface  having  a  fixed  relation  to  the  length 
of  the  wave.  Prof.  Lyman  proposes  to 
simplify  his  apparatus  by  dispensing  with 
the  numerous  toothed  wheels  and  substi- 
tuting a  simpler  connection.  When  this  is 
done,  its  cost  need  not  exceed  $10  or  815. 

A  New  Mode  of  Producing  Ice  has  been 
devised  by  Mr.  A.  A.  Low,  the  celebrated 
aeronaut,  of  New  York.  It  is  a  well  known 
fact  that  the  process  of  evaporating  con- 
densed carbonic  acid  gas  absorbs  an  im- 
mense amount  of  heat  and  produces  a  corre- 
sponding degree  of  cold.  Quicksilver  is 
speedily  frozen  by  this  process,  and  the 
thermometer  is  said  to  show  275  degrees  be- 
low zero.  Mr.  Low  has  invented  a  machine 
which  is  said  to  make  this  agency  available 
for  the  manufacture  of  ice  or  the  production 
of  cold,  and  that,  too,  at  a  very  limited  ex- 
expense.  He  thinks  he  can  manufacture  ice 
at  three  dollars  a  ton  in  any  part  of  the 
world.  The  machine  is  so  arranged  that  it 
economizes  the  material,  and  uses  the  same 
gas,  with  very  little  waste,  over  and  over 
again.       

A  New  Method  of  Preserving  the 
Dead.  — There  is  on  exhibition  at  the 
Morgue,  in  New  York  city,  the  body  of  a  man 
that  is  being  subjected  to  the  experimental 
process  of  preservation.  The  body  is  that 
of  a  drowned  person,  and  supposed  to  have 
been  in  the  water  three  days  prior  to  its  recov- 
ery. It  is  inclosed  in  a  metallic  case,  per- 
fectly air  tight,  and,  as  yet,  although  forty 
days  have  elapsed  since  the  commencement 
of  the  experiment,  shows  no  signs  of  decom- 
position. On  the  contrary,  the  body  hard- 
ens each  day.  The  result  is  obtained  by 
forcing  the  air  from  the  case  and  supplying 
its  place  with  a  certain  gas,  which  this  dis- 
coverer claims  contains  the  requisite  pre- 
serving qualities.  He  even  expresses  the 
belief  that  the  body  in  course  of  time  will 
become  as  hard  as  stone. 


Moving  Photographs. — M.  Cloudet,  by 
an  adaptation  of  the  Phenakistoscope — Thor- 
matrope  toy  improved — has  made  moving 
photographs.  The  well  known  fact  that  the 
retina  retaius  an  impression  a  short  but  still 
appreciable  time,  and  that  a  second  impres- 
sion being  given  a  subtle  mental  action — 
possibly  only  physical — connects  the  two 
by  supplying  the  "missing  link,"  is  the 
principle  of  the  new  arrangement.  A  por- 
trait of  a  figure  striking  and  of  another  re- 
ceiving a  blow,  when  rapidly  opened  and 
closed  before  the  eye  opposite  which  they 
are  placed,  take  the  appearance  of  actual 
motion  in  M.  Claudet's  process,  which 
promises  to  be  a  popular  and  novel  arrange- 
ment of  the  photographic  art. 

Antidote  for  Chlorine  Inhalation. — 
Prof.  Malsch  says  that  a  direct  antidote  to 
the  poisonous  effects  of  the  inhalation  of 
chlorine  is  sulphureted  hydrogen,  the  halo- 
gen combining  instantly  with  the  hydrogen, 
liberating  sulphur.  The  professor  has  tried 
it  himself  after  accidentally  inhaling  chlo- 
rine, and  obtained  immediate  relief.  The 
same  remedy  would  doubtless  be  effectual 
in  cases  of  bromine  poisoning.  The  knowl- 
edge of  this  fact  may  be  of  service  to  persons 
employed  in  the  works  for  the  chlorination 
of  gold  in  this  State. 

A  new  alloy  has  been  introduced  in  Pa- 
ris, under  the  name  of  turo-argent,  or  tri- 
silver.  It  is  composed  of  33  per  cent,  of 
silver,  25  or  30  per  cent,  of  nickel,  and  37 
to  52  of  copper.  The  compound  is  not  ho- 
mogeneous, but  is  rendered  malleable  by  a 
secret  process.  In  color  it  is  similar  to  pla- 
tinum, takes  a  high  polish,  is  extremely 
hard,  and  is  not  affected  by  exposure  to  the 
atmosphere. 

Granulated  Gun  Cotton  is  offered  for 
military  purposes,  by  a  process  which  con- 
sists in  reducing  the  gun  cotton  to  a  paper 
pulp,  solidifying  it  by  pressure,  cutting  it 
up  and  finally  varnishing  the  grains  with 
collodion.  Or,  the  pulp  is  mixed  with  a 
small  proportion  of  gum  or  collodion  and 
agitated  in  a  vessel  until  granulation  results. 


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New  Patents  and  Inventions. 

Under  this  heading  we  shall  mention,  from  week  to  week 
as  occasion  mav  demand.  New  and  Important  Inven- 
tions; also,  the  List  of  Patent  Claims  recently  issued  from 
the  U.  S.  Patent  Office  to  inventors  on  the  Pacific  Coast, 
and  other  Patent  Issues  which  we  deem  of  local  in- 
terest to  readers  on  this  Bide  of  the  Continent-  Host 
Patents  on  this  coast  are  secured  ihroueh  the  MINING 
AND  SCIENTIFIC  PRESS  PATENT  AGENCY.  We  are 
prepared  to  oblain  from  Washington,  with  despatch, 
copies  of  anv  Patent  issued. 

PATENTS  RECENTLY  ISSUED. 

68, 978.  — Oke  Concentk  atoe.  — Lewis  Good- 
win and  S.  A.  West,  San  Francisco,  Cal. : 
We  claim,  1st,  The  concave  rotary  pan, 
A,  A,  with  circular  riffles,  g,  g,  g,  g,  g,  g,  g, 
having  an  elevation  toward  the  periphery 
of  the  pan,  substantially  as  and  for  the  pur- 
poses described. 

2d,  The  discharge  box,  E,  receiving  the 
discharge  at  the  periphery  and  discharging 
toward  the  center,  having  teeth  or  agitators 
attached  to  it  for  operating  in  the  riffles  and 
movable  bar,  L,  to  act  on  the  pulp  and 
■water,  and  the  gate,  K,  for  cutting  off  the 
discharge,  substantially  as  described. 

3d,  The  plow,  O,  valve,  4,  spring,  5, 
cams,  J  and  K,  or  their  equivalents,  sub- 
stantially as  described  for  the  purpose  set 
forth. 

4th,  The  stationary  circular  troughs,  P, 
for  receiving  the  sand  and  debris  and  G, 
for  receiving  the  sulphurets,  and  the  scrap- 
ers, N,  attached  to  the  rotary  pan  and  -work- 
ing within  the  troughs,  P  and  G,  substan- 
tially as  described. 

5th,  We  claim  the  above  described  parts 
■when  employed  separately  or  in  combina- 
tion, for  the  purposes  specified. 

The  object  of  this  invention  is  to  provide 
an  improved  concentrator  for  concentrating 
sulphurets  from  their  ores.  It  consists  of 
a  circular  concave  disk,  with  riffles  or 
grooves,  the  machine  having  a  continuous 
rotary  movement.  The  ore  or  pulp,  with 
water,  is  received  at  the  center,  and  is  car- 
ried by  bent  tubes  to  near  the  center,  and 
from  thence,  by  centrifugal  force  to  the 
periphery  of  the  disk,  the  heavier  particles 
settling  in  the  riffles  in  its  passage;  the 
sand  and  debris  being  separated  by  the  cur- 
rent and  constant  agitation,  are  carried  out 
by  means  of  a  trough  or  sluice,  placed  trans- 
versely across  the  disk  to  the  center,  and  are 
discharged  through  openings  into  a  station- 
ary circular  sluice  or  box  below,  while  the 
sulphurets  are  discharged  at  the  periphery 
of  the  disk,  by  means  of  a  plow  into  another 
stationary  circular  sluice  below. 

Other  devices  have  been  employed,  cir- 
cular in  form,  with  a  groove  for  retaining 
the  sulphurets,  until  the  sand  has  become 
separated  from  them,  and  then  discharged 
at  the  periphery  ;  but  these  machines  de- 
pend upon  a  cam  or  eccentric  motion  for 
separating  the  sand  from  the  valuable  por- 
tions, and  oftentimes  the  machine  must  be 
stopped  and  assistance  rendered,  in  order  to 
proceed  properly  with  the  work. 
69,025. — Fubnace  fob  Smelting  Obes  op 
Silveb.  — A.  H.  Eichardson,  Denver, 
Colorado : 

I  claim  a  smelting  furnace  having  the 
blast  supplied  upon  the  ores  in  a  furnace- 
box  provided  with  an  apron,  in  manner  as 
above  set  forth,  and  furnished  with  three 
apertures  at  different  levels,  in  manner  and 
for  the  purposes  substantially  as  above  set 
forth  and  described. 

becent  inventions. 
A  Wbttinq  Machine. — A  desideratum 
long  sought  for  iu  the  shape  of  a  practical 
writing  machine,  it  is  said,  has  been  invented 
by  a  Mr.  Pratt,  of  Alabama.  It  is  called  a 
type  writing  machine,  and  .  has  been  exhib- 
ited before  the  London  Society  of  Arts.  It 
is  said  to  print  a  man's  thoughts  twice  as 
fast  as  he  can  write  them  with  the  present 
process.  By  a  sort  of  piano  arrangement 
the  letters  are  brought  in  contact  with  car- 
bonized paper,  which  is  moved  by  the  same 
manipulation.  The  machine  is  compact 
and  simple,  and  can  be  made  for  $15,  with 
a  handsome  profit.  Its  feasibility  is  mani- 
fest. Legal  copying  and  the  writing  and 
delivery  of  sermons  and  lectures,  not  to 
speak  of  letters  and  editorials,  will  undergo 
a  revolution  as  remarkable  as  that  effected 
in  books  by  the  invention  of  printing,  and 
the  weary  process  of  learning  penmanship 
in  sohools  will  be  reduced  to  the  require- 
ment of  the  art  of  writing  one's  own  signa- 
ture and  playing  on  the  literary  piano  above 
described,  or  rather  on  its  improved  suc- 
cessors. 

Impbovement  to  the  Drilling  Machine. 
From  the  constant  efforts  which  are  being 
made  in  various  parts  of  the  world  to  drain 
and  perfect  a  practical  power  drilling  ma- 
chine, little  doubt  need  be  entertained  but 
that  the  desired  achievement  will  be  ulti- 
mately attained.  The  machine  in  use  at  the 
Mount  Cenis  tunnel,  seems,  indeed,  to  be 


already  a  success  ;  but  either  from  its  com- 
plexity and  the  skill  required  in  operating 
and  keeping  it  in  order,  or  for  some  other 
reason,  it  does  not  yet  seem  to  have  been 
made  applicable  in  small  or  individual  op- 
erations— the  place  in  which,  after  all,  the 
machine  drill  is  most  needed. 

One  great  difficulty  which  has  been  felt 
by  most  inventors  of  these  machines,  has 
been  in  making  them  self-adjusting,  as  re- 
gards the  feed — and  at  the  same  time  suf- 
ficiently strong.  Professor  Wood,  of  the 
University  of  Michigan,  with  his  associate, 
Prof.  Bobinson,  have,  it  is  claimed,  in- 
vented an  arrangement  which  entirely  over- 
comes the  difficulty.  If  this  be  the  case,  a 
great  point  will  have  been  gained ;  for  the 
question  of  abandoning  all  attempts  to  per- 
fect machines  for  this  purpose,  and  resort- 
ing to  hand  drilling  only,  has  been  seriously 
discussed,  in  reference  to  the  Hoosac  Tun- 
nel. The  defect  to  which  we  have  alluded, 
was  the  cause  of  such  frequent  breakage  of 
drills,  as  to  make  it  a  very  expensive  matter 
to  keep  up  the  supply. 

A  Double-eyed  Needle. — Mr.  Matteson, 
of  the  firm  of  Matteson  &  Williamson,  of 
Stockton,  have  invented  a  double-eyed  nee- 
dle, for  use  on  sewing  machines.  It  is  said 
to  be  quite  simple  and  effective. 

A  Needle  Machine.  — Dr.  Crosby,  of 
New  Haven,  the  inventor  of  the  machine 
for  making  pins,  has  perfected  another  ma- 
chine which  turns  out  a  perfect  needle  with- 
out touch  of  human  hand,  except  in  the 
tempering  of  the  wire.  The  American  Fish 
Hook  Company  of  that  city,  of  which  he  is 
President,  uses  an  invention  of  his  which 
drops  a  hundred  perfect  fish  hooks  each 
minute  into  a  pail  at  one  end  from  a  coil  of 
wire  at  the  other.  Dr.  Crosby  is  evidently 
an  ingenious  man. 

New  Gun  Lock. — We  were  shown  yester- 
day, says  the  Tulare  Times  of  Oct.  5th,  a 
gun-lock,  that  will  prevent  in  future  the 
many  accidents  happening  by  the  premature 
discharge  of  fire-arms.  The  lock  is  set  upon 
a  plate  as  other  gun-locks ;  it  has  no  tum- 
bler or  dog,  but  has  a  safety  key  which  pre- 
vents the  hammer  from  falling  upon  the  cap 
until  the  marksman  is  ready  to  fire.  It  is 
the  simplest  and  safest  thing  of  the  kind 
ever  offered  to  the  public.  The  inventors 
are  John  Crabtree  and  J.  Belden,  of  Tule 
river.  They  have  taken  steps  to  secure  a 
patent,  and  we  cannot  doubt  will  be  amply 
rewarded  for  their  skill. 

A  New  Textile. — By  a  late  patent,  a  spe- 
cies of  nettle,  which  grows  luxuriantly  and 
spontaneously  throughout  the  Mississippi 
valley,  is  employed  in  the  manufacture  of 
cord,  rope,  cloth,  bagging  and  paper.  The 
stalks,  which  grow  from  four  to  eight  feet 
high,  are  gathered  in  the  winter,  and  are 
ready  for  the  break  without  any  rotting  pro- 
cess. The  fiber  is  said  to  be  exceedingly 
fine,  strong  and  susceptible  of  high  finish  by 
dressing. 


The  Next  Wobld's  Fair. — Although 
Vienna  has  been  quite  prominently  spoken 
of  as  the  locality  for  the  next  World's  Fair, 
there  seems  to  be  a  very  strong  disposition, 
on  the  part  of  the  French  and  English,  that 
New  York  should  be  selected.  It  is  thought 
that  the  experience  furnished  by  the  Paris 
Exposition  will  be  better  utilized  towards 
making  a  grand  success,  in  New  York  than 
in  Vienna.  It  seems  to  be  conceded  that 
no  people  grasp  at  an  idea  so  quickly,  or 
work  it  out  with  such  practical  vigor,  as  the 
Americans  do.  The  most  casual  hint  thrown 
out  by  a  journal  is  often  sufficient,  in  their 
hands,  to  give  birth  and  material  to  a  mighty 
design. 


The  Status  op  Eubope. — Prussia  and 
Austria,  having  settled  their  big  fight,  are 
acting  like  loving  sisters  ;  Bussia  seems  to 
be  getting  into  a  bad  fix  with  all  the  Great 
Powers,  except  the  United  States,  which 
manifests  an  evident  inclination  to  stand  by 
her ;  Italy  is  in  no  decent  order  at  all ; 
France  is  looking  quite  perplexed ;  Eng- 
land ditto,  and  terribly  nervous  about  Fe- 
nianism  ;  Spain  cannot  look  up  at  all,  and 
never  will ;  Turkey  is  very  much  ditto,  and 
greatly  in  want  of  a  main-spring  ;  Sweden 
and  Norway  are  looking  decidedly  healthy 
and  contented,  and  give  most  encouraging 

signs  of  progress. 

«--»..^— -.«  » 

The  last  New  York  Legislature  has  passed 
a  law  requiring  all  railroad  employes  to 
wear  a  uniform — coat  and  pants  of  dark  blue, 
a  cap  of  light  blue,  with  two  bands  of  gold 
lace.  Brakemen  wear  the  cap  [only.  Sta- 
tion-men are  not  uniformed. 


New  Last  Factoey. — Mr.  Levi  Shepherd 
has  just  started  a  last  factory  at  No.  10  Stev- 
enson street,  near  First,  in  this  city.  He  is 
now  turning  out  150  lasts  per  day,  with  the 
aid  of  four  men.  The  California  laurel  is 
the  wood  which  is  being  used  at  present, 
although  it  is  the  intention  of  the  proprie- 
tor to  experiment  with  several  other  kinds 
of  woods,  with  the  view  of  testing  their 
qualities  and  value  for  lasts.  The  machinery 
used  is  of  the  most  improved  construction. 
The  factory  starts  with  excellent  promise  of 
a  fine  business.  Several  orders  have  already 
been  received  from  Oregon  and  Nevada,  and 
a  large  number  from  this  city.  This  is  the 
second  last  factory  which  has  been  started 
on  this  coast.  We  understand  that  the  Oak- 
land factory  has  been  removed  to  this  city, 
which  seems  to  be  the  headquarters  of  all 

kinds  of  manufacturing  business. 

• — »..^» -.«--* 

Calipoenia  Seeds  fob  Bussia. — It  ap- 
pears that  the  Bussian  Minister  at  Paris  was 
very  anxious  to  purchase  the  fine  lot  of  Cal- 
ifornia seeds  placed  on  exhibition  by  Mr. 
Perkins,  of  Oakland ;  but  Mr.  P.  had  already 
presented  them  to  the  French  Government. 
Learning  the  desire  of  the  Minister,  Mr.  P. 
has  put  up  another  collection,  which  he  has 
presented  to  the  Bussian  Government 
through  its  Consul,  Mr.  Wilkinson,  at  this 
port,  and  the  Bussian  Minister  at  Washing- 
ton. The  seeds  went  forward  by  the  last 
steamer.  H  they  produce  as  large  vegeta- 
bles in  Bussia  as  they  do  in  this  State,  they 
will  give  parties  who  see  them  there  a  good 
idea  of  the  great  productiveness  of  the  soil 
and  climate  of  California;  but  the  differ- 
ence in  climate  must  prevent  such  a  result 
to  its  fullest  extent,  although  the  product 
will,  quite  likely,  be  superior  to  that  from 
the  long  used  native  seed. 


New  Incoepoeations. — Articles  of  incor- 
poration have  recently  been  filed  in  the 
County  Clerk's  office  in  this  city  as  follows: 

Dispatch  Pbinting  and  Publishing  Co. 
San  Francisco.  Oct.  11th.  Capital  stock, 
$7,000  ;  seven  shares,  $1,000  each.  Trus- 
tees: James  J.  Ayres,  Henry  M.  Biden, 
William  Saunders,'  William  H.  Tobey,  M. 
J.  Edgar,  John  McFetrish  and  Peter  Daley. 

Peealta  Homestead  Association. — Oak- 
land. Oct.  15th.  Capital  stock,  $50,400  ; 
350  shares,  $144  each.  Trustees  :  George 
Barstow,  Charles  Main.  B.  H.  Winchester, 
G.  W.  Dam,  W.  H.  Howland,  A.  J.  Glad- 
win and  John  M.  Todd. 

Pacific  Woolen  Mills. — San  Francisco. 
Oct.  17th.  Capital  stock,  $40,000;  1,000 
shares,  $400  each.  Trustees  :  James  Bob- 
erts,  Geo.  F.  Bragg  and  Donald  McLennan. 


Judgment  Against  a  Mintng  Company. 
In  the  Fifteenth  District  Court,  on  Thurs- 
day, in  the  case  of  G.  D.  Boberts  vs.  The 
Mammoth  Gold  Mining  Company,  judg- 
ment was  ordered  in  favor  of  the  plaintiff  on 
defendant's  default,  for  the  sum  of  $19,326 
38,  with  interest  and  cost. 


"What  Some  of  our  Miners  are  Doing,' 
will  appear  next  week. 


Mineral  Land  Law  Blanks 

FOB    SALiE. 

We  are  prepared  to  furnish  any  of  the  following 
blanks  used  in  securing  patents  for  lands  under  the 
National  Mineral  Land  Act  of  1866  : 

I.  Applicants'  Declaratory  Statement. 

II.  Diagram,  Description  of  Diagram  and  Bound- 

aries, and  Notice. 

III.  Register's  Order  for  Publication — with  No- 

tice. 

IV.  Deposition  that  Notice  has  been  Posted. 

V.  Application  for  Survey  Etc. 

Prices. — Single  blanks,  10  cents ;  75  cts  per  doz- 
en ;  S4  per  hundred— postage  paid. 

Pamphlet  containing  the  Law  and  the  Instruc- 
tions  of  the  General  Land    Commissioner,   post 
paid,  25  cts.    Address        DEWEY  &  CO., 
Mining  and  Scientific  Press,  San  Erancisco. 


Register  took  Letters  containing  money  addressed  to 
us,  or  we  will  not  be  responsible.  Remittances  by  Express 
must  bo  in  packages,  prepaid.  When  practicable,  it  is  best 
to  remit  by  draft,  or  order,  on  some  San  Francisco  bank  or 
firm. 


Chanfflnethe  Address.— No  charge  is  made  for  chang 
lng  the  address  of  this  paper.  Torsive  all  necessary  inform 
ation,  write  us  plainly  as  follows:  "Change  address  of  the 

Mining  and  Scientific  Press  from  Mr at P.  O 

County, State,  to  Mr at  —  P.  0 County,  — 

state 186-." 


Order  Bussey's  Combination  Burglar  and 
Powder-Proof  Keyless  Lock ! 

SEASONS  WHY. 

1st.  It  is  the  best  Combination  Lock  known. 

2d.  It  is  impossible  to  pick  it. 

3d.  It  can  be  subjected  to  over  half  a  million 
changes,  and  when  run  by  a  burglar,  he  is  no 
nearer  entrance  than  when  he  began. 

4th.  It  has  no  key  to  lose. 

5th.  The  more  it  is  used  the  better  it  is  liked. 

6th.  It  has  no  signs,  letters  or  figures,  on  ita 
face. 

7th.  It  is  the  simplest  to  understand. 

8th.  It  is  impossible  to  open  it  without  knowing 
the  Bet. 

9th.  It  is  least  possible  to  get  out  of  repair,  as 
any  one  will  be  convinced  on  examination. 

10th.  It  is  the  strongest  Lock. 

11th.  No  possible  derangement  of  combination 
can  be  made. 

12th.  Amador  County  has  adopted  this  Lock 
for  its  safes. 

13.  It  received  a  special  premium  at  State  Fair 

Opinions  of  the  Press  and  others  In  regard  to 
Bnseey**  Combination  Lotk. 

The  Bank  of  British  Columbia  ordered  the  first  one  ot 
these  locks  introduced  in  this  city,  and  the  following  rec- 
ommendation has  been  received  by  the  inventor: 

Bank  of  British  Columbia  ,  \ 

San  Francisco,  May  24,  1866.     / 

Recently,  two  of  Wm.  C.  Bussey's  new  Patent  Com- 
bination Burglar-Proof  Locks  were  placed  upon  the  vault 
doors  of  tlleBauk  of  British  Columbia.  They  are  found 
tu  operate  with  all  the  efficiency  claimed  by  the  inveutor 
and  in  every  way  meet  our  fullest  approval. 

They  were  ordered  upon  mature  deliberation,  after 
strict  iuvesllgatiou  of  tbeir  merits,  iu  comparison  with 
some  of  the  most  noted  and  popular  old  styles  of  combin- 
ation locks. 

We  ileum  the  lock  entirely  burglar-proof.  It  is  strong 
in  construction,  without  inlricaic  or  delicate  pans,  wilh 
simple  and  easy  movement.  We  find  uo  didiculiy  n 
either  opeuing  or  closing  it,  nor  in  changing  its  combina- 
tions, which  may  bo  madealmost  iuuumerable. 

As  a  California  invention  of  extraordinary  merit,  we 
take  pleasure  in  recommending  it  to  public  utteht'on,bo- 
lzoviug  it  to  possess  all  the  advantages  which  are  cluimed 
for  it.  WM.  H.  T1LLINGHAST,  Sub-liauager. 

We  do  hereby  certify,  that  Wm.  C.  Bussey's  Combina- 
tion Lock  is  the  best  Safe  Lock  in   existence,  and  impos-  ■ 
sible  to  bo  picked.     We  have  applied  several  to  Vaults 
and  Sares,  to  entire  satisfaction  to  parties  interested, 
KIl'TBEIlUE  ft  LEAVI1T, 
Pioneer  Iron  Works,  cor.  Fremont  and  Market  sts. 

Sam  Francisco,  May  6,  186T. 
I  do  hereby  certify,  that  Mr.  Wm.  C.  Bussey's  Com- 
bination Lock  is  the  simplest  and  strongest  in  construc- 
tion, and  the  least  possible  to  get  out  of  repair;  and  for 
Safes  and  Vaults  in  every  other  respect  as  good  as  any 
other  improved  combiuation  lock  which  I  am  acquainted 
with.  JUHN  K.  Slill-S, 

Vault  Manufacturer,  Oregon  street. 

Jackson,  April  27, 1867. 

I,  the  undersigned,  Sheriff  of  Amador  County,  do  here- 
by certify  that  I  am  using  oue  of  Wm.  C.  Busiey's  Key- 
less Combination  Locks  ou  my  sale,  which  is  made  to 
draw  four  bolts  with  facility.  I  believe  the  lock  to  be 
the  best  lock  over  invented,  for  the  following  reasons: 

1st — Becauso  it  is  impossible  for  either  burglur  or  ex- 
pert to  pick  it. 

2d. — The  lock  being  constructed  without  a  key-hole,  it 
cannot  lie  blown  to  pieces  by  powder. 

3d. — Tbore  is  no  possibility  of  deranging  the  combina- 
tion by  breaking  off,  or  attempting  to  drive  the  knobs  into 
the  safe.  And  It  is  in  fact  the  nearest  approach  to  per- 
fection yet  arrived  at  iu  the  art  of  Lock  making. 

R.  COSNER. 

Attested  by  J.  C.  Shtpman,  County  Clerk. 

Jackson.  April  27, 1867. 

The  undersigned,  Treasurer  of  Amador  County,  do  here- 
by certify,  that  I  am  now  using  one  of  Win.  C.  Bussey's 
Keyless  Combiuation  Locks.  It  is  fasteued  to  the  outside 
door  of  the  Treasurer's  Safe.  I  have  uo  fear  of  any  by- 
stander gaining  a  knowledge  of  the  set  of  the  combina- 
tion, when  locking  or  unlocking  the  same.  If  I  desire  to 
havo  access  to  the  safe  every  few  minutes,  I  can  so  adjust 
the  combination  as  to  open  this  lock  in  two  seconds  of 
time.  lam  exceedingly  well  pleased  with  the  same,  and 
I  deem  this  lock  to  be  all  that  the  inventor  claims  for  it. 
OTTO  WALTHER. 

Attested  by  J.C.  Shit-man,  County  Clerk. 

California  Lock  Ahead.  —  A  special  premium  was 
awarded  Mr.  W.  C.  Bussey.  for  his  superior  Combination 
Powder  aud  Burglar-Proof  Safe  Lock,  at  the  recent  Slate 
Fair.  We  are  sure  no  award  was  ever  more  meritoriously 
bestowed.  This  Lock  was  described  at  length  in  the 
I'KEss  several  mouths  since.  At  that  lime  it  was  adopted 
by  several  banking  houses  iu  this  city,  and  we  are  now 
assured  that  the  remarkable  claims  asserted  in  favor  of 
the  Lock  at  that  time,  have  been  confirmed  since  by  its 
practical  use.  We  feel  an  interest  in  this  California  In- 
vention, and  wish  to  see  it  speedily  meet  with  the  success 
It  is  ultimately  certain  to  attain.  Mr.  Bussey,  having 
properly  first  fairly  tested  his  lock  in  California,  is  now 
desirous  of  introducing  it  in  the  East,  and  offers  to  dispose 
of  the  right  for  several  States  at  very  reasonable  rates.— 
[Mining  and  Scientific  Press,  Sept.  29,  1866. 

They  are  the  only  safe  lock  ever  invented.  Every 
State  and  County  treasury  vault,  and  every  bank  and  bus- 
iness place  should  have  one. — [Amador  Ledger. 

Tills  is  a  lock  in  which  a  series  of  rotating  annular 
tumblers  is  employed,  and  it  consists  in  a  novel  arrange- 
ment of  such  tumblers  in  connection  with  oue  or  more 
arms  connected  with  one  or  more  bolts,  whereby  an  ex- 
tremely simple  and  effective  lock  is  obtained,  presenting 
an  almost  unlimited  number  of  combinations.  For  which 
he  was  awarded  a  special  premium  at  the  State  Fair. — 
[Sacramento  TJuion. 

We,  the  undersigned,  practical  Locksmiths,  unhesita- 
tingly pronounce  Bussey's  Improved  Combination  Burglar 
Proof  Lock  to  bo  the  most  reliable  lock  constructed. 
F.  MARKT  &  C.  FLF1SHEL, 

No.  18  Post  street. 

REFERENCES: 

R.  COSNER,  Sheriff. 

O.  WALTHF.R  Treasurer. 

W.  JENNINGS.     •) 

0.  H.  INGALLS,   ^Supervisors. I 

L.  McLAINE,  J 

ADy  good  blacksmith  can  put  this  lock  on  safe  doors. 
Boxed  or  single  old  locks  removed  and  this  placed  in  tbeir 
s'end,  to  work  one,  two.  three  or  four  bolts,  as  the  enso 
may  he. — [See  page  30  in  Pacific  Coast  Directory. 

A  deal  or  blind  man  can  open  this  lock  when    he  knows 
the  set  aud  understands   the  full  manipulation,  without 
any  export  detecting  the  combination. 
10vl4myll£18.1am 


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245 


"Weekly  Stock  Circular. 

Broken  of  the  S  F.  Stock  and  Excfaugi  Board. 


Ban  PramOUCO,  Patckpat  MoltNINC.  I 
October  IV.  1867-  t 

Afoney    Mnrlict. 

The  money  market  continues  to  bo  abundantly  sup- 
plied with  capital,  and  business  requirements  are  freely 
met  at  rates  long  current— l@i  \  P«?r  cent,  per  month, 
prim*-  nr»t-clasM  paper  being  mostly  negotiuud  at  Ihfl 
Inside  figure.  Upon  mortgage,  re-payabk  in  instalments, 
loans  continue  to  be  made  at  10  per  cent,  per  annum. 
The  amount  of  available  capital  In  the  various  savings 
■octettes  continues  large;  however,  the  demand  upon 
these  and  the  other  numerous  sources  of  supply,  espe- 
cially for  the  purchase  of  real  estato  and  Improvements 
thereon,  continues  unabated.  Trade  generally  Is  quite 
active,  and  altogether  we  note  a  very  favorable  degree  of 
prosperity  In  most  branches  of  business. 

The  receipts  of  Treasure  through  Wells,  Fargo  *  Co.'s 
Express  from  the  interior  and  coastwise  since  the  1st 
inst,  have  been  as  follows:  Northern  mines,  $1,890,824; 
Southern  mines,  $170,534.  and  coastwise,  $130,000— 
showing  an  aggregate  of  $2,200,358.  The  demand  for 
Bullion  is  very  fair,  Gold  Bars  ranging  from  890  to  900— 
most  sales  being  effected  at  the  outsido  rate.  Silver  Bars 
are  In  ordinary  supply,  selling  from  \  per  cent,  discount 
to  H  per  cent,  premium,  choice  lots  commanding  ?i  per 
cent,  premium. 

Exchange  ruled  as  follows  at  the  close  of  business  yes- 
terday: Currency  Bills  on  the  Atlantic  cities,  advanced 
to  40  per  cent,  premium  on  Gold ;  Sight  Drafts,  pay. 
•bio  In  coin,  2  per  cent,  premium;  Telegraphic  Trans- 
fers, 21*  per  cent,  premium;  Sterling  Exchange,  for  best 
bonkers'  bills,  48?«d;  Commercial  do,  iOiigtiOJ-jd;  5frs 
for  30-day  bills  on  Paris. 

Telegraphic  advices  from  New  York  of  the  17th,  quote 
Gold  144?,  at  3  p.  m.,  an  advance  of  1>»  over  the  price  at 
which  It  opened  in  tho  morning.  Sterling,  109@109Jtf 
rive-twenties  sold  at  HIV  and  7-30s  ut  104T;. 

A  considerable  omount  of  Legal  Tenders  was  sold  dur- 
ing the  past  week  in  the  Board,  mostly  at  buyers'  option, 
ranging  from  thirty  to  ninety  days,  at  70J$@71  cents. 

The  duties  paid  at  the  Custom  House  in  this  city  pince 
Oct.  9th,  and  previously  this  jear,  have  been  as  follows: 

October  9th $14,491  91 

October  Wtb, 3i>.328  65 

October  11th 46.4SW  17 

October  12th 2H.W0  »3 

October  14th 26,227  60 

October  15th 28,590  95 

October  Hit b 15,326  09 

October  17th 34,404  08 

Previously  in  October 153,705  76 

In  October  to  date $385,564  04 

Previously  this  year 5,903,703  28 

Total  since  January  1st,  1867 $6,37y,267  32 

The  shipments  of  Treasure  from  October  1st  to  date 
have  been  as  follows: 

October  7-Per  California  to  Victoria $30,000  00 

Octobei  10— Per  Montana— 

To  New  York $510,652  77 

To  England 212,899  55 

To  France 34,772  40 

To  Punta  Arenas 8.660  00 

ToPanama 5,000  00 

■        771,984  72 

October  14— Per  China— 

To  Hongkong $1,075,506  84 

To  Japan 650  00 


October  14— Per  Idaho  to  Honolulu. . 


Total  since  Octoberlst,  1867 $  1,897,0*7  56 

Previously  this  year 31,726,944  52 


Total  since  January  1st.  1867 633,823,992  08 

Corresponding  period,  1866 36.620,184  29 


Kelsoy,  El  Dorado  co.,  Sept  12,  20c... 
Kcniuek.div.,S-'6  per  share  . 


Decrease  this  year $2,996,192  21 

City  Stoclts. 
We  have  to  report  continued  apathy  in  this  class  of 
stocks,  holders,  for  the  most  part,  showing  no  disposition 
to  enter  the  market.  Insurance  stocks  are  apparently  in 
better  favor  than  for  some  time  pabt,  though  the  public 
offerings  are  very  light.  Since  our  last  reference  the 
California  and  National  companies  have  concluded  to 
disburse  their  usual  quarterly  dividends,  the  former  pay- 
ing 6  ft  cent,  and  the  latter  3  ft  cent.  The  Fireman's 
Fund  and  Union  have  placed  their  earnings  to  the  sur- 
plus fund,  deeming  it  proper  not  to  declare  a  dividend 
at  this  time.  The  Spring  Valley  Water  Company  paid  its 
usual  dividend  of  %  ft  cent,  per  month  on  the  10th  inst. 
This  stock  sold  at  $69@68  50  during  the  past  week. 
The  California  Steam  Navigation  Company  paid  a  divi- 
dend of  \%  ft  cent,  per  month  on  its  capital  stock  on  the 
15th  inst.  This  company  has  not  disbursed  any  dividend 
since  January  last,  when  it  paid  2  ft  cent.  Sold  at  74@ 
73?s£  V  cent,  within  a  few  days,  closing  at  73^.  North 
Beach  and  Mission  Railroad  is  in  better  favor,  selling  a 
few  days  ago  at  $53  per  share.  All  the  city  railroads, 
owing  to  repairs  and  other  heavy  expenses,  have  passed 
their  usual  dividends  for  the  present  month.  At  the 
close  we  note  sale  of  twenty-five  shares  Sutter  St.  Rail- 
road Co.  at  $20  per  share,  and  San  FranciBco  Gas  at  $68. 

Mining;    Share    Market. 

During  the  past  week  the  shares  dealt  in  at  the  Board 
exhibit  considerable  improvement,  though  the  market 
may  bs  stated  to  have  been  comparatively  quiet.  Since 
the  market  has  acquired  more  steadiness  under  decreased 
speculative  operations  and  other  influences,  a  better  feel- 
ing seems  to  prevail,  the  general  opinion  being  that  stocks 
have  about ' '  touched  bottom, "  It  is  somewhat  singular 
as  well  as  unfortunate  that  all  the  companies  on  the  Corn- 
stock  Lode  are  simultaneously  required  to  carry  their 
operations  to  greater  depths,  in  order  to  obtain  pay  ore, 
which  fact  greatly  accelerated  the  recent  depression,  and 
is  now  in  some  instances  requiring  assessments  where 
dividends  were  looked  for. 

Ceown  Point— sold  rather  freely  during  the  period 
under  review,  opening  at  $G90,  advancing  to  $775,  reced- 
ing to  $700,  and  closing  yesterday  at  $795.  The  drift 
from  the  700-foot  station  toward  the  ledge  progresses 
slowly,  on  account  of  the  presence  of  a  large  body  of  wa- 
ter ;  distance  made,  39  feet.  At  present  the  500-foot  level 
is  producing  considerable  ore  of  a  good  quality.  The 
product  of  the  whole  mine  averages  nearly  sixty  tons  per 
day,  and  it  is  believed  that  the  average  yield  for  the  cur- 
rent month  will  be  about  $40  to  the  ton.  The  bullion 
returns  from  the  1st  to  the  14th  inst.  foot  up  $17,000.    An 


assessment  of  $25  ft  shore,  or  $100  ft  foot,  was  levied  on 
this  stock  on  the  12th  inst. 

Hale  axd  NoncRosa— is  In  better  favor,  advancing 
from  $550  to  $750,  receding  to  $050,  and  closing  at  $700. 
We  ore  Informed  that  tin-  oro  on  th-1  i 7  i 
lean  f<- 1  wide,  and  will  mill  from  $20  to  $35  per  t<>u 
■n-foot  level  th«  ore  is  six  feet  Wide,  valued  at 
$20@25  per  ton.  Tho  opinion prevail*  that  the  ore  found 
on  the  175-foot  level  is  a  different  strata  from  that  ob- 
the  300-foot  levt  J,  audit  is  thought  willimprovo 
In  quality  so  soon  as  operations  will  be  carried  under  it. 
It  is  ninety  feet  further  north  where  they  have  pene- 
trated the  vein  on  the  300.foot  level  than  the  point  at 
which  work  is  now  prosecuted  on  the  175-foot  level. 

Chollah- Potosi— has  been  actively  dealt  in  at  a  de- 
cline, receding  from  $210  to  $185,  improving  to  $192  50, 
tbtu  tailing  at  $l«i,  and  closing  at  $190.  We  have  no 
material  change  to  note  in  this  mine  within  the  past  week. 
During  the  week  ending  October  11th  tho  new  Santa  Fo 
station  produced  320  tons  of  ore,  the  old  Santa  Fe  400 
tons,  and  tho  Potosi  shaft,  north  and  east,  yielded  about 
40  tons  per  day.  Tho  amount  sent  to  the  custom  mills 
during  the  same  period  was  1,489  tons.  The  drift  run- 
ning to  the  south  and  cast  from  the  third  station  passed 
over  the  extreme  end  of  the  southern  drift  of  the  old 
Chollor  lowest  level,  and  the  ore  found  there  Is  said  to 
assay  $30  to  the  ton. 

Savage — has  been  less  active  than  for  some  time  past, 
opening  at  $124@128,  declining  to  $117,  rallying  to  $119, 
receding  to  $115,  and  at  tho  close  selling  at  $115  50.  Dur- 
ing the  week  ending  October  12th,  1,873  tons  of  ore  were 
extracted,  showing  an  approximate  assay  value  of  $72,179, 
or  an  average  of  $38  55  to  the  ton.  The  north  mine,  on 
the  seventh  station,  produced  829  tons  of  the  above 
amount,  and  tho  north  and  south  mines,  on  the  third 
level,  885  tons.  The  PotoBi  chimney  continues  to  look 
well,  and  is  now  said  to  be  a  fine  body  of  ore.  Both  north 
and  south  on  the  third  level  the  main  breasts  Bhow  some 
improvement  over  the  previous  week.  It  is  thought  that 
a  good  body  of  ore  will  be  found  in  tho  north  Potosi 
chimney,  to  which  point  they  are  now  carrying  a  drift. 
The  north  winze  from  the  third  station,  it  is  said,  again 
shows  good  ore.  The  fifth  station,  which  is  now  being 
opened,  is  750  feet  from  the  top  of  the  shaft,  and  920  feet 
below  (he  surface  of  the  old  shaft. 

Kentdck — under  considerable  sales,  advanced  from 
$245  to  $260,  fell  to  $234,  and  closed  at  $236.  We  have 
nothing  of  especial  interest  from  this  mine.  The  re- 
ceipts of  bullion  at  the  office  in  this  city  from  the  1st  to 
the  14th  inst.,  amounted  to  about  $25,000. 

Yellow  Jacket — sold  within  a  range  of  $3G0@4O5,  and 
at  the  close  realized  $430,  seller  5.  An  assessment  of 
$100  per  share  was  levied  on  the  12th  inst. 

Ovebman — improved  from  $35  to  $42,  then  Bold  at  $39, 
and  closed  at  $50.  They  are  taking  out  about  100  tons  of 
low  grade  ore  per  day,  which  pays  but  a  small  profit  over 
expenses.  It  is  believed  that  better  ore  will  soon  be  ob- 
tained. On  the  16th  inst.  nearly  $8,000  in  bullion  was 
forwarded  from  the  mine. 

Gould  &  Ctjeky — opened  at  $310,  receded  to  $285,  ad- 
vanced to  $295,  and  at  the  close  $285  was  bid.  All  the 
ore  this  mine  at  present  produces  is  taken  from  the 
chambers  between  the  D  street  level  and  the  Long  Tun  , 
nel,  and  a  larger  amount  is  obtained  than  was  anticipated. 
Imperial — steadily  roso  from  $114  to  $139,  declined  to 

$122,  then  sold  at  $137  50,  and  closed  at  $133.     The  bul- 
lion product  from  the  1st  to  the  11th  inst.  amounted  to 

$13,803,  a  trifle  less  than  during  the  same  time  in  Sep- 
tember.   The  mine  is  said  to  look  more  promising. 
Opher — was  in  the  market  to  a  limited  extent  at  $40@ 

$34,   closing  yesterday  at  $38.    The  hoisting  works  are 

nearly  completed.      The    Superintendent    advises    that 

they  will  be  started  up  on  Monday,  the  21st,  and  that 

they  will  be  of  ample  capacity  to  keep  the  shaft  clear 

of  water.    Sinking   will   be    resumed   at   once.     The 

foundation  for  the  pumping  machinery  is  being  put 

down,  and  buildings  over  the  shaft  are  going  up,     Somo 

ten  tons  a  day  of  about  $30  ore  are  being  taken  out  by 

contract  from  the  old  upper  levels.    The  contractors 

expect  to  increase  the  quantity  when  they  have  com- 
pleted a  tunnel  to  connect  with  the  Union  Tunnel. 

Gold  Hill  Quartz — meets  with  little  inquiry  ;  at  the  ( 

close  we  quote  it  at  $95  bid  and  $100  asked.     The  mine  '  California,  Loan  and  Savings  Society 

shows  no  change  and  the  supply  of  ore  continues  good.  I  Bank  of  Pacific  Accumulation  Loan  Society 

During  the  week  ending  Oct.    14th  the  ore   averaged 

$30  60  to  the  ton — an  improvement  over  the  previous 

week  of  more  than  $5.     The  receipts  of  bullion  to  date 

amount  to  about  $5,100. 

Confidence — a  few  feet  sold  at  $35.    We  have  nothing 

of  importance  from  this  mine.    The  third  annual  meet- 
ing of  the  stockholders  of  this  company  will  be  held  on 

Friday,  the  8th  of  November  next. 
Alpha — sold  at  $550@520 Empire  Mill  realized 

$150@155 Belcher  was  in  limited  request  at  $90 

@05.    Assessment  of  $15  delinquent  on  21st  inst 

Bullion  sold  at  $1G@19,  and  at  the  close  $18  is  bid 

Sierra  Nevada  sold  at  Sll@ll  50,    assessment  of  $10 

delinquent Justice  and  Independent  at  $2  50® 

2  75.     An  assessment  of  $10  per  share  will  be  delinquent 

on  the  23d  inst Exchequer  Bold  at  $8  per  share; 

and  Segregated  Belcher  at  $4  50^5 Daney  was 

in  the  market,  at  the  close,  at  $10@8. 
Tho  aggregate  Bales  of  Stocks,  Legal  Tender  Notes, 

etc.,  at  the  regular  sessions  of  the  Board  since  Saturday 

lastjamounted  to  $987,090.     The  sales  in  the  open  ses- 
sions, from  the  1st  to  the  17th  inst.,  inclusive,  amounted 

to  $1,505,500,  Bhowing  a  combined  aggregate  to  date  dur- 
ing the  current  month  of  $5,067,186. 


MINING  SHAREHOLDERS'  DIRECTORY. 

[Compiled  for  every  iisue,  from  advertisements  in  the 

JIim-io  amd  SciK.tTiric  Press  and  oi her  San 

Francisco  Journals.] 

Oomprlalng  the  Names  of  Companies,  District  or  Oonntj 
nl  Location;  Amount  and  date  *>r  Assessment;  Date  of 
Heeling;  Day  of  I >.  « t>.| m-nt  Sale;  and  Amount  and  Time 
oi  Payment  of  Dividend*. 

SAHK,    LOCATION,    AMOUNT,     AND  DAT  DAT 

DATE   Or  ASSESSMENT.  DELINQUENT.       OP  flAI.lt 

Ancionl  River,  Kevadaco.,  Sept  2,  $1 Oct .  2— Oct.  is* 

Belcher,  Sepl  21,  $19  per  ■hare Oct.  88— Nor.  -- 

Belcher,  Baldwin*  Alter.  Co.,  bept  21,  $5... net  22—  Nuv22 

Confidence,  Gold  Htll.  Nov Annual  Meeting  Nov  8 

Colcd.-nlit,  Gold  BUI,  Nov Animal  Meeting  Oct  28 

Crown  Point,  Storey  co  ,  Oct  12.  S25 Nov  13— Nov  26 

I'lmik  Mount..  Nevada  oo,  oci.s.  $i  50  so..  Nov.  n— Nov. 25* 
Cherokee  Plat  Blue  Gravel  Co  ,  Bept  i*.  $5.. Oct  22— Nov  11 

Coeala,  Blnaloa,  Max.,  Bept  13,  $1 Oct  IS— Nov  8 

Chollar-rotosl,  storey  co..  Nov.,  dlv.Stf Payable  Oct  15 

Chlplonena,  Sonera,  Mexico,  sept  10,  $5 Oct  its— Nov  **  1 

Crown  Point.  Nev.  dividend  $su Payable  May  US 

Daney,  Lyon  co.,  Nev.,  Sept.  2,  $1.50 Oct.  7— Oct.  26  [ 

Exchequer Annual  Meeting  Oct,  21 

Etlmii  Allen.  Lander  co..  Nov..  Sept  3*i,  SI  ...Nov  5—  Dec  2"   '■ 

EnK-rprlfC,  Nevada  co..  Bent 28,$] Oct  28—  Nov  18 

Empire  M.  &  M.,  Nev.,  dividend  $0 Payable  May  15 

George  Washington,  Alpine  co Annual  Meeting  Nov  6» 

Ureal  Ccn  trnl.  Arizona.  Sept  30.  $  I Nov  4— Nov  25* 

Geo  H  aldington,  Alpine  co. .Bept  11,  $5 Oct  10—  Nov  4» 

Gold  Quarry,  Placer  co.,  Sept  19.  $2u Oct  23-Nov  11* 

Gold  Ulll  Tun  ,  Slorey  Co.  Nev.  Sep  19.  $1.. .Oct  20— Nov  19" 

Gould  Jc  Currv,  Storey,  Nev..  Sept  B.  $25 Oct  10— Oct  25 

Golden  llule,  Tuolumne  Co,  div  50c "fl  sh...PavabIo  Auk  27" 

Gold  lllll  Q  M  A  M-dlvldend.  $15 Payable  Ann  15 

Gould  A  Curry,  Virginia.  Nev.,  dividend  $80.. Payable  Jan  8 

Hope  Gravel.  Nev.  co..  Cal  ,  Sept  13,  $1 Nov  6— Nov  25" 

Humboldt  Canal  Oo.,  Humboldt,  Sept  20.  $2.. Oct  26— Nov  16 
Hale  a.  Norcross,  Virginia,  Nev.,  div.  $123.. .Payable  Sept  15 

I  X  L,  Alpine  co„  Sept  23.  Sl.60 Oct  28— Nov  U* 

Imperial,  Virginia,  Nov.,  div.  $10 .Payable  July  15 

Julia.  Storey  en.,  Nev Annual  Meeting  Nov  2 

Josephine  Quicksilver,  San  Luis  Obfspo,   div,  $2 July  8 

..Oct  25— Nov  4" 
Payable  Oct.  10 

La  Bla"ca,  Ronora.  Hex.,  Oct  1,  $2.60 Oct  30— Nov  II" 

Lady  Bell,  Del  Norte  co Annual  Meeting  Oct  24" 

Mount  Tenabo.  Lander  co.  Nev.,  Sept  6,  $3..  Oct  10-Oetftl 

Morning  Star,  Alpine  co.,  Aug  G,  $2 Sept  9— Sept  30 

North  Star.  Lander  co„  Nev.,  Sept  19,  $20..  .Oct  Zl— Oct  21" 
Ncaglc  A  Corcoran,  Storey  Co,  July  11,  60c.  Aug.  12— Nov.  1" 

Old  Colon  v.  Austin.  Nev.,  Sept  28,  $3 Nov  2—  Nov  26" 

Ophlr.  Storey  co.,  Nev.,  Sent  27.  $3 Oct  1— Nov  15 

Oxford  Beta,  Esmeralda,  Nev.,  Sept  11, 60c... Oct  25— Nov  4* 

Patroclna  and  Dolores,  Mex Annual  Meeting  Nov  11 

Patrocinia,  Guazapauis.  Mcv„  Sept  10,  $2.   ...Oct  13-Oct29 

Polrero,  San  Francisco,  Sepl.  6,  $2.50 Oci.  10— Oct.  28* 

Sophia,  Tuolumne  CO.,  Sept  23,  60c Oct  23— Nov  7» 

Silver  Sprout,  Inyo  co.  Aug  6,  $2j Sept  10— Oct  21" 

Shoshone  S.  M..  dividend,  S2  per  share Payable  March  14 

Santiago,  Silver  Cltv,  dividend Payable  March  6 

San  Marcial.  Mex.,  Sept  8,  M)c Oct  10— Oct  26 

Savage,  Virginia.  Nev.  dividend Payable  Sept  9 

Sierra  Nevada,  Sept  11,  $10 Oct  16—  Nov  5 

Rattlesnake,  Yuba  co.,  Oct  17,  $1 Nov  21— Dec  9" 

U  S  Grant,  Nevad.1  co,  Aug  13,  S5 Sept  13— Oct  2G 

Whitman,  Lyon  co  .  Nev,  Sept.  6,  $1.50 Oct.  8— Oct.  28* 

Yellow  Jacket,  Store>  en..  Nev,  Oct  12,  $100..Novl3-Dec  14 
Yellow  Jacket,  Gold  Hill,  div.  $75  sh Payable  July  10 


Coffee,  Costa  Rica,  ft  lb jnu 

Do.  rio ...„ ;:""""  W 

Tea.  Japan.  ft  lb 65 

Do  Green &) 

Hawaiian  Rice.  ftv> 9 

China   Rice,  fl  & 6W 

Coal  Oil,  ft  gallon w 

Candles,  fl  & 22 

Ranch  Butler,  tt  lb 35 

Esthmiu  Batter.  Bib 15 

Cheese.  California,  ft  ft 13 

Jpwn ao 

La  rd ,  ft  lb j  1 1^ 

Hum  and  Bacon,  >,  ft .'.  18 

Shoulders,  \\tt> 12 

JBetall  Prlcea. 

Butter,  California,  fresh,  ^  ft yi 

do.      pickled,  jH  lb 25 

do.      Oregon,  "H  ft 15 

do.      New- York,  ¥1  ft 35 

Checac,  S  lb 15 

Honey,  ft  lb jq 

EggH,  p  dozen.. ..........II!  60 

Lard,  K0  tb ;•;;■'  15 

Hams  and  Baron,  $  ft 20 

Cranberries,  ft  gallon i  on 

Potatoes,  ft  lb 2 

Potatoes.  Sweet,  ft  ft 3 

Tomatoes,  ft  ft "       3 

Onions,  ftm 5 

Apple*.  No.  1,  ft  ft 4 

Pears,  Table.  «  ft ., ,       5 

Plums,  dried,  ft  ft 13 

Peaches,  dried,  ft  ft u 

Oranges,  t*  dozen &j 

Lemons,  ft  dozen 75 

Chickens,  apiece 75 

Turkeys,  ft  ft 20 

Soap.  Pale  andC.  O 7 

Soap,  Castile,  ft  ft 18 


Latest  Stock  Prices  Bid  and  Asked. 

9.   F.    STOCK  AND  EXCHANGE  BOARD. 

Friday  Evenikg,  Oct.  18  1867. 

MISCELLANEOUS  STOCKS.  Bid.      Askd. 

United  States  7  3-l(Jtlis  Bonds,  June  Issue $  —  77 

Legal  Tender  Nnlcs 70)4  70M 

California  State  Bonds,  7s.  1857 90  95 

San  Francisco  Bonds  "-Is,  1851 100  102 

San  Francisco  <"it>-  Bonds,  6s.  1&55 80  95 

San  Francisco  City  and  Comity  Bonds,  6s,  1858.  75  80 

San  Francisco  Citv  and  Co.  Scb'l  B'rts,  7s,  1866.  80  — 

Sail  Krnncbsco  Citv  and  Co.  Bonds,  7s,  1862 80  8* 

San  Francisco  Cltv  and  Co.  Bonds,  7s,  1864 8)  84 

San  Francisco  Citv  and  Co  Ronds,  It,  1865 80  84 

San  Francisco  Oit'v  and  Co.  Judg.  Bds.  7s,  1863.  80  84 

San  Francisco  Chyand  Co.  Judg.  Bds,  7s,  1864.  80  84 

Sacramento  City  Bonds 22$£  25 

Sacramento  Countv  Bonds,  6s 68  70 

MarysvUle  Bonds,  10s 75  85 

Stockton  City  Bonds 70  85 

Yuba  County  Bonds,  10s 75  95 

Santa  Clara  County  Bonds,  7» 75  80 

Butte  County  Bonds,  10s,  I860 70  TO 

Sau  Mateo  Countv  Bonds, 7s —  85 

Oalilnrniu  Steam  Navigation  Co Ttyi  13% 

Spring  Vallev  Water  Co 68Js  68?^ 

State  Telegraph  Co 30  32 

GAS  COUFAMK8. 

Sari  Francisco  Gas  Co  68  63^ 

Sucraniento  Gas  Co 66}£  70 

RAILROADS. 

Sacramento  Valley  Railroad —  — 

San  Frai.ci"co  ana  San  Jose  Railroad 40  45 

Omnibus  Railroad 60  61 

Central  Railroad 47  50 

North  Beach  and  Mission  Railroad 52  .  62}£ 

Front  SIreet,  Mission  and  Ocean  Railroad 20  — 

BANKING   INSTITUTIONS. 


MEUSSD0RFFER, 

Nos.    633    and    637    Commercial    Street, 
WILL  INTRODUCE 

On  Saturday,  February  t>,  1867, 

An  Entirely  New  Style  of 

Cloth  Cashmere  Hat 

"YACHT    HENRIETTA," 

Which  arc  the  most  dressy  Hat  ever  introduced  on  the 

Paclnc  Co  a  at. 
49-*Call  and  ace  them.  Svli 


The  Rank  or  Caliiurma 

INSURANCE  COMPANIES. 

Firemans'  Fund  Insurance  Co 85 

Pacific  Insurance  Co 120 

Sau  Franciaco  Insurance  Co — 

Merchant*'  Mutual  Marine  Insurance  Co 375 

California  Insurance  Co 1400 

Union  Insurance  Co 85 

California  Home  Insurance  Co — 

Home  Mutual  Insurance  Co — 

Occidental  Insurance  Co — 

National  Insurance  Co 67 

1I1NING  STOCKS— WASHOE   DISTRICT. 


■JilO 

1500 

'M 


Alpha 520 

Baltimore  American — 

Belcher 90 

Bullion.  G.  H 18 

Crown  Point 795 

Con  tidence 30 

Chollar-Potosi 197 

Daney 8 

Exchequer. 6 

Empire  Mill  and  Mining  Co 150 

Gould  ACurry 285 

H ale  A  Norcross 700 

Imperial 132 

Lady  Bryan — 

Ophlr 37 

Overman 62 

Savage 1 15 

Sierra  Nevada ■ 12 

Yellow  Jac tet 430 

Golden  Rule,  California 20 


3n0 

7H2)£ 

133 


San  Prancisoo  Market  Kates, 

Wholesale  Price*. 

Friday.  Oct.  18,  1867. 

Flour,  Extra,  ft  bbl 57  75     @S8  50 

Do.    Superfine 6  75      @  7  25 

Corn  Meal,  ft  100  lbs 2  50      ©3  00 

Wheat,  SUM  lbs 2  15 

Oats,  ft  lou  lbs 1  65 

Barley,  ft  100  lbs 

Beans,  ft  lOulbs 

Potatoes,  ft  luOlbs 

Hay.  ft  ton 

Live  Oak  Wood,  ft  cord 9  00 

Beef,  on  toot,  ft  & 7> 

Beef,  extra,  dressed,  $lb 9 

Sheep,  on  foot 2  00 

Hogs,  on  foot,  ft  Si * 

Hogs,  dressed,  ft  lb 7 

GROCERIES,  KTC. 

Sugar,  crushed,  ft  lb UJ£  @     l*H 

Do.    China 12     @     — 


.  1  65 
..  2  00 

.  1  00 
..13  00 


@  2  75 

@  1  95 

@  I  95 

@  3  00 

@  1  92 

<■■..  1 ;  on 

@H>  00 


@  350 
@  - 
@     - 


®      21 

a    — 
a    86 

a  125 


«      70 

a  - 
a  25 
a  1 25 


a  6 

a  s 

a  6 

a  7 

a  is 

a  is 

a  - 

a  - 

a  100 

a  25 

a  12 

a  20 


San  Francisco  Metal  Market. 

PRICKS  FOR   INVOICES. 

Jobbing  price*  rule  from  ten  to  ji/Uen  per  cent,  higher  than  fA« 
follotcing  quotation*. 

Fridat.  Oct.  18.  1867. 
Iron.— Duty:  Pig,  $9  per  ton;  Railroad,  60c  $  100  lbs;  Bar, 
lat^c  ft  tb;  Sheet,  polished,  3c  ft  lb:  common,  lk@l?,'c 
|1  lb;  Plate,  l,S,c  ft  lb;  Pipe,  1)40  ft  lb;  Gulvanlzed72&s 

Scotch  and  English  Pig  iron  ft  ton S34  00    @S35  Oo 

White  Pig  ft  ton 36  00    a  37  60 

Rctlncd  Bar,  bad  assortment,  ft  lb  —OS    a 

Refined  Bar,  good  assortment,  ft  lb —  03Jia  —  — 

Boiler,  No.  1  to  4 —  04&a  —  — 

Plate,  No.  5  to  9 —  04$®  —  05 

Sheet,  No.  10  to  13 —  04ka 

Sheet,  No.  14  to  20 —  05   a 

Sheet,  No.  24  to  27 —  f)5    @ 

Copper.— Duty:    Sheathing,  3>sc  ft  lb;  Pig  and  Bar,  2kc  ft  lb 

Sheathing,  5!  ft —  34    a  —  36 

Sheathing,  Yellow  —24    a—  25 

Sheathing,  Old  Yellow _  n    a 

Bolts _u    @ 

Composition  Nails —  26    a  —  26 

Tin  Plates.— Duty:  25  »  cent,  ad  valorem. 

Plates,  Chnrcoal,  IX,  ft  box 12  50    a  IS  00 

Plates.  I  C  Charcoal 12  0u    ©  12  50 

Roofing  Plates 12  00    a  12  50 

Banea  Tin.  Slabs,  ft  ft , —  29    a  —  30 

Ptkel.— English  Cast  Steel,  ft  lb —  12^a  —  15 

Quicksilver.— #  ft (3  _  go 

For  export (^ 

Zinc  —Sheets,  ft  lb a 11 

LuAD.-Pig.ftft 7>Sa-    8 

hheet —jo    a 

Pipe —  11    a 

Bar _   fl    @_   g« 

Borax.— California,  ft  to —  20    a  —  23 


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CALIFORNIA. 

Calaveras     County. 

Chronicle,  Oct.  12th:  The  Mokelumne 
Hill  and  Campo  Seoo  Canal  and  Mining  Co. 
•who  have  been  engaged  for  a  number  of 
months  past  in  extending  their  ditch  to  Cat 
Camp,  hare  nearly  completed  the  work. 
The  section  of  country  around  Cat  Camp 
which  has  been  prospected  sufficiently  to 
warrant  the  Water  Co.  in  making  the  large 
outlay  which  the  extension  of  their  ditch 
necessarily  involved,  is  extensive,  and  will 
afford  a  profitable  field  for  mining  enter- 
prises for  years.  A  large  number  of  claims 
have  already  been  located;  in  fact,  nearly 
that  whole  section  of  country  is  now  taken 
up.  When  the  water  arrives,  work  will  be 
immediately  commenced,  and  a  large  body 
of  idle  men  transformed  into  producers. 
The  activity  and  enterprise  exhibited  by  the 
water  company,  and  the  promptness  with 
which  they  afford  every  facility  in  their 
power  for  the  development  of  the  mineral 
resources  of  the  county,  are  deserving  of 
the  highest  praise  and  commendation.  Had 
they  not  have  taken  hold  of  the  matter,  and 
but  for  their  abiding  faith  in  the  extent  and 
durability  of  our  mines,  the  rich  placers  of 
Cat  Camp  would  never  have  been  compelled 
to  yield  up  their  golden  treasures.  Cala- 
veras now  offers  superior  inducements  to 
those  wishing  to  engage  ia  mining  pursuits, 
either  as  laborers  or  capitalists.  Although 
the  placers  are  exhausted  in  many  localities, 
hydraulic  mining  is  yet  in  its  infancy.  The 
entire  county  is  covered  with  a  net  work  of 
ditches  and  flumes,  from  which  water  can 
be  obtained  at  reasonable  rates.  Water  is 
furnished  those  who  wish  to  prospect,  in 
this  vicinity,  gratis.  Untold  wealth  lies 
hidden  between  the  walls  of  numberless 
quartz  ledges  which  only  require  the  aid  of 
capital  to  become  inexhaustible  treasuries — 
national  banks  upon  whose  bills  there  is  no 
discount.  Capital  is  the  key  which  can  un- 
lock the  doors  of  these  vaults,  and  but  few 
years  will  elapse  before  it  is  brought  into 
requisition. 

A  quartz  lead  was  discovered  by  some 
Mexicans  a  short  time  since,  near  the  Junc- 
tion, which  bids  fair  to  prove  one  of  the 
richest  in  this  vicinity.  A  shaft  has  been 
sunk  upon  it  to  the  depth  of  25  or  30  ft.  and 
a  lode  three  ft.  in  width,  all  of  which  pros- 
pects handsomely,  disclosed.  Parties  who 
nave  the  means  to  develop  it  thoroughly  are 
trying  to  purchase  it,  and  if  successful,  we 
have  di  doubt  but  they  will  become  the 
possessors  of  one  of  the  most  valuable  ledges 
in  the  county.  Its  discovery  has  created 
quite  a  furore  among  quartz  miners  in  this 
vicinity. 

Messrs.  Sheldon  &  Cole,  the  gentlemen 
who  leased  the  celebrated  Old  Shields  quartz 
lead,  at  Eich  Gulch,  are  progressing  rapidly 
with  its  develoyment.  Hands  are  at  work 
night  and  day,  sinking  the  shaft.  The  rock 
taken  out  is  hauled  to  the  French  mill  and 
crushed ;  it  pays  handsomely.  The  lead  is 
a  very  wide  one,  and  promises  to  prove 
valuable. 

Kern  County. 

Havilah  Courier,  Oct.  12th :  The  new  El 
Dorado  Dist.  in  the  southern  portion  of  this 
county,  is  proving  to  be  one  of  the  richest 
in  gold  quartz  ledges  of  any  of  the  mining 
districts  heretofore  discovered  in  Southern 
California.  Upon  a  late  examination,  we 
were  shown  rock  from  a  dozen  different 
ledges  in  the  district — upon  which  the  dif- 
ferent proprietors  are  now  busily  at  work 
developing — which  were  exceedingly  rich, 
literally  flocked  all  over  and  spangled  with 
gold. 

The' St.  John  Mining  Co's  mill  is  running 
12  stamps  day  and  night.  It  has  been 
steadily  at  work  since  its  completion.  The 
St.  John  mine  is  now  fairly  opened  and 
prospected ;  the  ledge  is  what  is  termed  flat 
— having  a  dip  of  not  exceeding  15°  from 
level,  making  it  very  easy  for  working  pur- 
poses, and  as  yet  requiring  no  hoisting  ma- 
chinery to  raise  the  ore  from  the  shafts,  it 
being  wheeled  or  run  out  on  cars.  There 
are  several  shafts  run  in  upon  the  ledge. 
These 'shafts  are  from  50  to  over  100  ft.  into 
the  ledge  ;  a  level  is  then  run  from  the  ex- 
treme shaft  along  the  ledge  for  a  distance  of 
between  200  and  300  ft.  The  vein  of  quartz 
thus  exposed  is  quite  regular,  and  averages 
20  or  21  in.  in  thickness.  There  is  now  in 
sight  from  4,000  to  6,000  tons  of  quartz. 
The  first  crushing  of  100  tons  at  the  mill 
yielded  $40  per  ton.  On  Sunday  last,  Supt. 
Taylor  opened  one  of  the  batteries,  after 
running  six  days  to  give  us  a  peep  therein ; 
the  sight  was  pleasant  to  behold — half  a 
peck  or  less  of  amalgam  met  our  covetous 
vision.  It  is  confidently  believed  this  run 
of  the  St.  John  rock  will  pay  at  the  rate  of 
$50  per  ton. 


There  are  many  other  mines  in  this  dis- 
trict which  are  confidently  believed  to  be 
equal  to  the  St.  John ;  indeed  it  is  claimed 
by  experienced  miners  that  there  are  several 
mines  in  the  district  that  have  a  greater  body 
and  richer  ore.  Before  the  1st  of  January 
we  may  expect  several  more  mills  in  opera- 
tion in  the  new  El  Dorado  Dist. 

The  Delphi  mine  continues  to  pay  as  of 
old.  Mr.  McKeadney  crushed  20  tons  last 
week  which  (paid  some  $40  per  ton — the 
ore  being  mixed  with  considerable  refuse 
stuff  and  granite.  Mr.  McKeadney  states 
that  he  has  but  some  15  to  20  ft.  further  to 
strike  the  Delphi  at  a  depth  sufficient  to 
furnish  rock  for  his  mill  for  a  year  to  come. 

Mariposa    County. 

Mail,  Oct.  12th :  Mr.  Mark  Brummaginn, 
President  of  the  Mariposa  Co.,  in  a  state- 
ment recently  made  of  the  condition  of  the 
company's  property,  states  that  since  the 
property  has  come  under  the  present  man- 
agement, the  Bear  Valley  mill  has  been 
changed  into  the  Eureka  process  for  saving 
gold.  With  this  mill  the  company  have  re- 
cently worked  some  800  tons  of  quartz  from 
the  Josephine  mine.  The  lowest  yield  at 
any  clean  up  was  $31  per  ton ;  the  highest 
was  $173  per  ton ;  giving  an  average  of 
$40. 53  per  ton.  In  the  greater  portion  of 
this  quartz,  not  a  particle  of  gold  could  be 
discerned  before  crushing. 

The  same  paper  says  that  steps  have  been 
taken  to  reorganize  the  Mariposa  and  Mer- 
ced South  Pork  Canal  Co.  upon  a  permanent 
and  practical  footing  for  the  purpose  of  sup- 
plying water  to  extensive  and  rich  placer 
mining  districts,  hitherto  unproductive  for 
the  want  of  water. 

The  Mariposa  mill  and  mine  will  at  an 
early  day  be  placed  upon  a  basis  for  profit- 
able operations. 

A  Chinaman,  while  scraping  about  in  a 
vacant  lot  in  the  neighborhood  of  China- 
town, on  Monday  last,  picked  up  a  piece  of 
gold  which  proved  to  be  worth  $507.  There 
was  great  rejoicing  in  the  camp  of  that  ce- 
lestial. 

JY©yad.a    County. 

Gazelle,  Oct.  11th :  The  machinery  of  the 
new  hoisting  works  on  the  Dromedary  mine 
works  admirably.  The  work  of  pumping 
out  the  old  shaft  has  progressed  without  in- 
terruption, and  the  water  has  been  lowered 
to  the  depth  of  150  ft.  The  shaft  is  275  ft. 
deep,  and  before  many  days  will  be  entirely 
relieved  of  water.  It  is  the  design  of  the 
company  to  commence  taking  out  ore  from 
the  second  and  lower  levels  as  soon  as  they 
are  accessible. 

A  lot  of  150  tons  of  rock  from  the  Harvey 
ledge,  near  Wood's  Ravine,  was  cleaned  up 
yesterday  at  the  Nevada  mill,  and  yielded 
$20  per  ton. 

Oct.  14th :  J.  A.  Pierce,  one  of  the  lessees 
of  the  mill  and  mine  of  the  Star  Co. ,  in 
Washington  township,  states  that  they  have 
put  the  mill  in  running  order,  and  for  some 
days  have  been  engaged  in  crushing.  They 
started  a  tunnel  on  the  ledge,  and  have  run 
it  about  40  ft. ,  and  are  now  taking  out  about 
15  tons  a  day,  which  is  sufficient  to  keep  the 
mill  running.  The  rock  is  paying  $18  per 
ton. 

Mr.  E.  S.  Hugill,  the  discoverer  of  the 
Birchville  ledge,  near  Eureka,  has  sold  out 
his  interest  in  the  mill  and  mine,  to  the 
other  members  of  the  company,  for  $4000. 
His  interest  was  one-tenth. 

Oct.  15th :  In  Washington  district  there 
are  seven  or  eight  companies  at  work  in 
gravel  claims — all  doing  well. 

Messrs.  Harroun,  Randolph,  Goodrich  & 
Wilkinson,  on  Rocky  Bar,  nave  one  of  the 
richest  gravel  claims  in  the  county,  and  will 
realize  a  fortune  this  fall. 

Mr-  J-  D.  White,  our  Assemblyman  elect, 
owns  the  adjoining  claims,  and  another  year 
will  realize  a  handsome  fortune. 

Mr.  Woolsey,  at  the  Tecumseh  mill,  Fi- 
delity mine,  is  taking  out  a  large  amount  of 
ore,  which  gives  good  returns. 

Mr.  Arrington  is  working  several  ledges, 
which,  from  several  crushings  at  the  Tecum- 
seh mill,  gave  highly  satisfactory  results, 
paying  from  $30  to  $50  per  ton.  This  is 
the  result  obtained  from  undeveloped  mines, 
giving  evidence  of  the  richness  of  ledges  in 
this  section. 

The  Mary  Etta,  recently  purchased  of 
Spring  &  Co.  by  a  San  Francisco  company, 
is  being  thoroughly  developed,  the  company 
expending  a  large  amount  of  money.  They 
have  a  large  quantity  of  ore  in  sight,  show- 
ing free  gold  and  rich  sulphurets. 

The  Star  mine,  leased  by  Pearce  &  Jones, 
is  now  being  worked  in  a  thorough  and  ju- 
dicious manner,  which  will  undoubtedly 
give  good  results. 

An  old  mine  and  mill,  worked  years  ago, 
situated  below  the  Star  on  Canon  Creek,  is 
now  being  resurrected  by  a  party  of  Corn- 
ishmen,  who  are  sanguine  of  making  it  pay. 

Lower  down  on  the  creek  is  the  New  Dis- 
covery, having  a  fine  ledge  five  feet  in  width 
and  containing  rich  ore.     The  parties  have 


refused  $10,000  for  it.  Still  lower  down, 
near  the  mouth  of  the  creek,  the  Lindsey 
Bros,  have  a  fine  ledge,  containing  a  great 
amount  of  free  gold  and  very  rich  sulphu- 
rets. 

The  construction  of  the  mill  of  the  Nor- 
ridgewock  Co.  is  now  well  under  way,  the 
foundations  having  been  excavated,  the 
frame  put  up,  and  most  of  the  machinery 
and  timbers  for  the  battery  being  on  the 
ground.  The  mill  is  to  have  ten  stamps, 
and  will  be  run  by  a  powerful  steam  engine, 
which  will  also  be  used  for  running  the 
pump.  The  work  of  running  levels  and 
drifts  in  the  mine  is  still  continued,  and  by 
the  time  the  mill  is  ready  for  crushing  it  is 
calculated  that  the  mine  will  be  in  a  condi- 
tion to  keep  the  10  stamps  employed.  The 
incline  shaft  is  down  300  ft.,  from  whence 
levels  have  been  run  north  and  south  along 
the  ledge,  We  are  informed  by  the  super- 
intendent that  they  have  a  five-foot  ledge  in 
the  north  level,  the  rock  being  of  good  qual- 
ity. The  quartz  resembles  very  much  that 
in  the  Wigham  mine,  and  the  ledge  is  in 
the  same  range. 

Grass  Valley  Union,  Oct.  13th :  At  Eureka 
there  are  three  steam  quartz  mills  running. 
The  Commercial  is  a  10-stamp  mill,  having 
two  of  Hendy's  Concentrators.  The  Birch- 
ville is  a  mill  of  5  stamps.  Both  of  these 
companies  are  crushing  rock  from  their  own 
ledges,  and  doing  well.  Black  &  Young's 
is  a  mill  of  10  stamps,  having  several  of  the 
Knox  pans.  This  is  an  excellent  mill,  and 
during  the  season  has  been  engaged  in  do- 
ing custom  work.  A  run  of  160  tons  of 
rock  from  the  Banberry  &  Young  ledge  has 
just  been  completed,  and  yielded  $20  per 
ton.  The  Sweet  ledge  is  again  being  worked, 
and  is  looking  well.  A  San  Francisco  com- 
pany, owning  a  series  of  ledges,  is  engaged 
in  extensive  prospecting  to  open  their 
claims,  and  are  confident  of  opening  val- 
uable mines.  They  are  running  a  tunnel  by 
which  they  will  cut  several  ledges,  and  have 
large  bodies  of  ore  above  the  drift.  A  new 
ledge  has  recently  been  discovered  and  lo- 
cated by  Messrs.  Black  &  Co. ,  on  Roscoe 
Hill.  The  ledge  is  large,  and  the  locators 
consider  it  the  main  or  mother  ledge  of  the 
district. 

Excelsior. — Meadow  Lake  Sun,  Oct.  5th: 
The  editor  has  paid  a  visit  to  the  famous 
Green  Emigrant  mine,  and  says  the  rock 
looks  splendid.  Seeing  a  horn  near  the 
shaft  a  gentleman  who  was  with  us  horned 
out  a  small  quantity  of  rock  which  he  had 
partially  reduced  in  a  mortar,  and  from  this 
he  obtained  the  finest  prospect  we  have  ever 
seen  in  the  country.  We  were  shown  by 
Mr.  Connell  some  sulphurets  from  the  rock 
which  assays  over  $1, 000  per  ton.  These 
sulphurets  are  to  be  sent  below  for  working. 
The  Enterprise  Co.  are  now  busily  en- 
gaged sinking  the  main  shaft  on  their  mine, 
and  are  making  some  fine  developments. 
The  ore  looks  better  than  at  any  other  time 
since  the  company  commenced  work.  A 
fine  mill  is  in  course  of  erection,  and  will 
soon  be  completed.  The  furnace  for  the 
roasting  of  sulphurets  will  soon  be  in  work- 
ing order. 

The  Star  Co.  are  now  at  work  on  their 
mine  day  and  night,  and  are  showing  some 
very  fine  ore.  The  ore  is  desulphurized  and 
contains  much  free  gold. 

The  Grant  Co.  are  driving  the  work  of 
developing  their  ledge  with  great  vigor. 
Fine  developments  are  constantly  being 
made.  The  company  now  employ  a  large 
force,  night  and  day,  upon  their  mine. 

The  Kentucky  Co.  are  driving  their  tun- 
nel (from  the  flat  by  the  lake)  ahead  in  fine 
style.  This  tunnel  will  tap  the  ledge  at  the 
depth  of  100  feet.  The  upper  tunnel  is  also 
being  pushed  ahead,  and  a  fine  body  of  ore 
has  been  disclosed. 

The  Green  Emigrant  Co.  have  at  last  ob- 
tained a  sufficient  depth  on  their  ledae  to 
find  its  proper  bearings.  They  have  a  depth 
of  about  30  feet  struck  a  well-defined  ledge 
nearly  eight  feet  in  width.  The  ore  is  bet- 
ter than  any  heretofore  taken  out  of  the 
claim.  The  work  is  being  pushed  forward 
night  and  day,  and  in  less  than  three  weeks 
the  company  will  have  another  100  tons  of 
ore  worked. 

The  Excelsior  Co.  are  engaged  in  running 
the  old  tunnel  ahead,  and  good  develop- 
ments will  be  made  in  their  quartz  ere  long. 
They  intend  to  have  some  five  or  six  tons  of 
their  ore  worked  at  the  California  mill,  as 
a  test. 

The  Golden  Run  Co.  are  engaged  in  pack- 
ing rock  from  their  mine  to  the  Mohawk 
and  Montreal  mill. 

The  Mohawk  and  Montreal  Co.  are  pushing 
the  work  ahead  on  their  mine  with  a  greater 
vigor  than  formerly,  and  the  rock  is  paying 
finely.  The  Mohawk  is  one  of  the  best 
claims  in  the  district 

Across  Phcenix  Lake  lies  the  Camp  Co's 
claim,  Shooting  Star  ledge,  one  of  the  best 
defined  ledges  of  the  district. 

One   mile  north   of  the  last  mentioned 


claim  lies  the  Eclipse,  one  of  the  richest 
prospecting  claims  yet  opened.  Hardly  a 
piece  of  ore  can  be  found  but  what  shows 
free  gold  in  considerable  quantities.  They 
are  getting  out  quite  a  quantity  of  ore  for 
crushing. 

Oct.  12th :  The  owners  of  the  Union  mine, 
at  Relief  Hill,  in  this  county,  are  about 
firing  off  a  blast  which  will  burn  no  less 
than  750  kegs  of  power.  This  will  be  the 
biggest  blast  ever  set  off  in  mines  of  this 
State. 
Placer  County. 

Auburn  Stars  and  Stripes,  Oct.  9th :  Sev- 
eral extensions,  some  reaching  as  far  towards 
town  as  O'Brien's  place  on  Rock  Creek,  have 
been  discovered,  of  the  black  lead  discov- 
ered by  McGonigle  &  Co. ,  on  Quartz  Prairie. 
All  seem  rich,  and  McGonigle's  constantly 
improves. 

Dutch  Flat  Enquirer ■  Oct.  12th :  Messrs. 
Kidder  &  Co.  are  opening  their  claims  on 
quite  an  extensive  scale,  and  will  be  ready 
to  make  their  first  run  on  or  about  the  1st 
of  November. 

Herald,  Oct.  12th :  The  quartz  in  the 
neighborhood  of  Auburn  seems  to  be  still 
attracting  considerable  attention.  Within 
the  past  week  parties  have  been  up  from 
San  Francisco,  and  have  made  liberal  offers 
to  invest  in  the  Green  Emigrant. 

Quartz  claims  generally  in  the  neighbor- 
hood of  Auburn  are  looking  up. 
Plumas  County. 

Quincy  National,  Oct.  5th :  Compton  & 
Wiles,  of  Round  Valley,  commenced  opera- 
tions in  the  old  Round  Valley  mill,  the  first 
of  last  week,  crushing  quartz  from  their 
ledge  near  that  place.  Their  first  clean  up, 
after  a  week's  run,  yielded  $8  per  ton.  They 
are  preparing  winter  quarters  for  their  ledge 
hands,  and  intend  running  the  mill  through- 
out the  winter. 

Batchelor  &  Viette,  of  Dixie  Canon,  are 
crushing  rock  from  their  ledge  at  the  head 
of  Cherokee,  and  taking  out  an  average  yield 
of  $10  per  ton. 

A  very  rich  quartz  ledge  has  been  recently 
discovered  in  Argentine  Mining  Dist. ,  about 
a  quarter  of  a  mile  above  Sherman  &  Bros' 
mill,  The  ledge  is  about  three  ft.  wide, 
and  prospects  enormously  rich. 
iSliiiHta,    County. 

Courier,  Oct.  12th:  Robinson  &  Co.  are 
energetically  at  work  sinking  a  shaft  on  the 
Bullion  ledge,  at  South  Fork,  and  have 
struck  rock  which  is  pronounced  richer  in 
gold  and  silver  than  anything  yet  discovered 
in  the  district.  After  running  a  cut  into 
the  mountain  side,  a  shaft  was  commenced 
and  is  now  sunk  12  ft.  The  ledge  at  that 
depth  is  four  ft.  thick,  well  defined,  and  in 
many  places  contains  native  silver,  spangles 
and  threads  of  which  are  plainly  visible  to 
the  naked  eye. 

Sierra    County. 

Downieville  Messenger,  Oct.  12th :  Ander- 
son, of  Chandlerville,  has  made  a  good  thing 
this  season.  The  Campbell  claims,  also, 
have  paid  fine  dividends.  The  Barnes  Co. 
have  at  last  turned  out  beyond  the  expecta- 
tions of  everybody. 

The  El  Dorado  tunnel,  of  the  Hawkeye 
Co.,  is  being  pushed  ahead  rapidly.  Through 
their  old  tunnel  they  are  working  front 
ground  that  pays  moderately. 

In  the  Pittsburg  claims  they  are  taking 
out  no  pay  as  yet,  but  are  driving  tunnels 
to  reach  front  pay,  and  expect  to  find  pay- 
ing dirt  shortly. 

The  Monumental  Co.  has  its  timber  and 
dump  houses,  shop  and  other  outside  fix- 
tures complete  in  good  shape,  and  in  a  short 
time  will  be  operating  on  excellent  "grit." 

The  Empire  Co's  ground  is  being  opened 
through  the  Monumental  tunnel,  of  which 
they  own  a  part.  Other  companies  are  do- 
ing well. 

A  company  consisting  of  A.  K.  Bishop 
and  others,  of  Alleghany,  E.  M.  Purinton, 
Dewey  &  Vaughn  and  others,  of  Downie- 
ville, was  organized  at  this  place  one  day 
last  week  for  the  purpose  of  working  a  quartz 
ledge  at  Alleghany. 

The  eastings  and  mill  machinery  for  the 
Docile  Co.  are  on  the  ground.  In  the  mine 
a  tunnel  is  being  run  at  a  depth  of  about 
150  ft.  below  the  foot  of  the  present  incline 
to  connect  it  for  the  purpose  of  getting  ore 
ready  for  the  mill.  The  rock  in  the  incline 
continues  to  improve  in  richness,  but  water 
is  coming  in  freely,  and  work  will  perhaps 
soon  be  suspended.  A  tunnel  is  being  run 
on  the  adjoining  ground,  owned  by  Bovee 
&  Co.,  and  the  second  extension,  (Johnson 
&  Co.)  is  paying,  as  formerly,  large  divi- 
dends from  a  hand  mortar  battery,  the  rock 
in  which  no  gold  is  visible  to  the  eye  lay- 
ing at  the  rate  of  a  bit  per  pound. 

Meadow  Lake  Sun,  Oct.  5th :  The  mines 
in  and  about  Milton,  in  Sierra  county,  are 
paying  very  well.  The  claims  of  Holmes  & 
Co. ,  on  the  Middle  Yuba,  is  paying  very 
largely.  Messrs.  Cole  &  Beazely,  of  Meadow 
Lake,  have  a  good  claim  near  the  last  men- 
tioned one.     The  water  in  the  river  is  now 


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so  low  that  there  is  no  difficulty  in  working 
the  river  and  bank  claims. 
Tniiii-*-  Count  v. 

Visalia  Delia,  Oct  9th  :  Almarin  B.  Paul, 
Mr.  Wingard,  the  Broders  and  others  at 
Independence,  are  working  energetically  to 
develop  their  mines,  and  although  it  seems 
long  time  in  coming,  we  all  believe 
that  the  "good  time"  will  come. 

The  Spanish  Camp  still  attracts  a  large 
amount  of  attention,  and  considerable  metal 
is  being  taken  out,  but  divided  amongst  two 
or  three  hundred  miners  makes  but  little 
show.  Mr.  Dorr  has  gone  to  the  city  to 
prepare  for  more  extensivo  operations  and 
some  tons  of  ore  from  13  different  lodes  have 
gone  to  the  city  for  practical  working. 

Mr.  J.  D.  Carter,  Supt.  of  the  Philadel- 
phia Cos  mines  at  White  river,  reports  the 
mines  all  looking  well  and  the  rock  rich. 

A.  J.  Malthy  recently  made  a  run  of  30 
tons  from  the  Eclipse  mine,  which  yielded 

i  ton. 
Tiilm   County. 

Marysvillo  Appeal,  Oct.  10th :  TheBrown's 
Valley  correspondent  writes  that  the  Big 
Battlesnake  Co.  havo  extracted  and  had 
•rushed  at  the  Dannebroke  Co's  mill,  200 
tons  cif  rock,  which  yielded  a  little  more 
than  $0. 50  per  ton. 

ARIZONA. 

.Vi/iT,  Sept.    20th:  Noyes   &   Curtis  are 

tr.kingsomo  excellent  ore  out  of  the  Mont- 

ry  mine.      Pard  Pierce   is  confident 

that  t  lie  ore  already   mined  out  will  pay 

£200  to  the  ton. 

COLORADO. 

Denver  Sews,  Oct.  2d:  The  correspond- 
ent in  Ward  Dist,  writes:  The  Columbia 
is  the  king  of  lodes  in  all  the  northern  min- 
ing region.  The  Ni-Wot  Co.  were  the  first 
to  commence  its  development.  In  their 
mine  the  rich  ore  in  mass  chanced  to  come 
near  the  surface.  Their  50-stamps  are  now 
discovering  the  miner's  music  day  and 
night  They  produce  from  the  bulk  of  un- 
assorted ore  §3,000  per  week,  and  from  se- 
lected ore  would  yield  81,000  per  day.  The 
machinery  for  working  the  mine  is  com- 
plete, but  not  the  full  reduction  works.  Mr. 
Davidson,  the  agent,  proposes  the  imme- 
diate adoption  of  some  process  for  saving 
the  copper,  and  the  large  percentage  of  bul- 
lion that  escapes  the  stump  mill. 

East  of  the  Ni-Wot,  on  the  same  vein, 
DeLand  &  Co.  have  developed  a  wide  crev- 
ice, which  is  yielding  well  by  the  stamp 
mill.  For  their  rich  iron  and  copper  py- 
rites, they  propose  introducing  the  desul- 
phurzation  works  of  Beese,  Krause  &  Bruck- 
ner, called  the  California  process. 

The  same  paper,  speaking  of  the  Live  Oak 
Yankee  Keduction  Works,  thus  describes  a 
new  cylinder  invented  by  Mr.  Collins,  of 
Central  City.  The  cylinder  in  use  is  four 
feet  in  diameter  by  eight  feet  in  length, 
lined  with  fire  brick,  and  having  a  partition 
of  fire  tiles  running  from  the  back  part  to 
within  12  or  15  in.  of  the  front  opening, 
being  so  arranged  that  the  flame  passes  on 
both  sides  of  the  partition.  No  iron  is  ex- 
posed in  the  interior.  The  wheels  around 
the  cylinder,  which  run  on  the  friction 
wheels  beneath,  are  cams,  or  rather  one  side 
oval.  These  wheels  are  placed  diagonally 
around  the  cylinder,  thereby  making  the 
center  line  diagonally  through  the  cylinder. 
This  cylinder,  in  our  judgment,  possesses 
many  advantages  over  any  now  in  use  here, 
from  the  effectual  intermingling  of  the  ores 
which  naturally  results  from  a  lateral  as 
well  as  a  forward  motion.  One  other  ad- 
vantage is  the  total  absence  of  iron,  or  any 
other  oxodizing  substance  in  the  interior  of 
the  cylinder. 

We  saw  to-day  13  bars  of  bullion,  whose 
combined  weight  was  691  24-100  ozs.  They 
would  coin  on  an  average  §17  per  oz.,  which 
would  give  a  total  value  of  $11,661.08.  The 
lot  belongs  to  the  different  banks. 

At  the  Colorado  National  bank,  there  is, 
(besides  the  two  bars  from  the  Cameron 
mine,  and  the  one  from  Cherry  Creek  dust), 
six  bars  of  bullion,  whose  weight  and  fine- 
ness was  asfollows  :  15  43-100  ozs.,  fineness 
.769%;  9 14-100  ozs., fineness. 666%  ;  25  31- 
100  ozs.,  fineness  885 X  ;  35  7-100  ozs.,  fine- 
ness. 765;  48  57-100  ozs.,  fineness  .767%; 
43  36-100  ozs.,  fineness  .860.  Their  total 
value  was  about  §3,000  in  coin.  In  addi- 
tion to  these  bars  was  a  large  quantity  of 
dust,  which,  with  the  nine  bars  of  bullion, 
was  valued  at  not  less  than  §18,000  in  coin. 

The  development  of  leads  in  La  Plata 
Dist,  progresses  rapidly  and  favorably,  but 
will  probably  wind  up  in  a  week  or  two,  so 
that  the  miners  may  get  out  before  the  snow 
storms  set  in. 

The  gulch  mining  in  the  neighborhood  of 
Boulder  is  nearly  ended  for  the  season. 

IDAHO. 

World,  Oct.  5th :  The  25-stamp  quartz 
mill  of  Classen  &  Co.,  at  the  Pioneer  ledge 
on  Granite  Creek,  was  put  in  operation  one 
day  during  the  week,  for  a  trial  of  the  ma- 


chinery, and  in  every  part  the  mill  worked 
entirely  satisfactorily.  The  engine  and  ma- 
chinery runs  wonderfully  smooth,  and  ex- 
hibits strength  and  perfection  throughout. 
In  a  few  days  the  mill  will  commence  op- 
eration on  the  ore. 

At  Bernsteil's  there  are  some  pieces  of 
ore  from  the  Archer  ledge,  Banner  Dist., 
which  are  xcry  rich  in  black  sulphurets  of 
silver,  and  one  or  two  pieces  show  richly  in 
gold. 

NEVADA. 
Hnmbolilt, 

Unionville  Ker/ister,  Oct  5th  :  A  connec- 
tion between  the  Arizona  and  the  Manitowoc 
works  is  now  being  made,  which  will  thor- 
oughly ventilate  both  mines  for  a  long  time 
to  come.  Eor  several  months  past  the  Pio- 
neer mill  has  been  supplied  and  kept  run- 
ning on  ore  from  these  mines,  while  the 
process  of  development  and  opening  out 
the  mines  for  more  extensive  operations  were 
going  on.  At  the  Arizona  works  there  are 
in  sight  100  tons  of  ore  that  will  pay  §40 
per  ton  ;  in  the  Manitowoc,  considerably 
more  than  that  amount,  that  will  yield 
about  §100  per  ton.  As  they  gain  depth, 
the  lodges  increase  in  size  and  the  ore  be- 
comes richer. 

The  De  Soto  mine,  in  Star  Dist. ,  is  now 
said  to  be  a  "big  thing."  The  ledge  in  the 
lower  level  is  about  eight  ft  in  thickness 
almost  solid  ore  of  the  finest  quality  of 
Sheba.  The  mine  is  being  worked  under 
the  management  of  James  Hendra,  who  has 
been  with  it  since  work  on  it  was  first  com- 
menced, but  never  saw  it  looking  half  so 
well  at  any  time  before. 

Capt  J.  S.  Phillips  is  now  superintend- 
ing Mr.  Torrey*s  furnaces.  He  has  remod- 
eled them  ani  put  things  in  shape  generally. 
Mr.  Torrey  has  out  an  immense  amount  of 
ore,  and  the  supply  is  apparently  inexhaust- 
ible. The  furnaces  were  started  up  on 
Monday  last  About  §20,000  worth  of  ore 
is  broken  up  and  ready  for  smelting. 

The  Oreana  furnaces  are  now  in  full  blast. 
Judging  from  the  silver  bricks  piled  up  by 
the  cord,  from  the  capacity  of  the  smelting 
works,  and  the  thousauds  of  tons  of  ore  in 
sight  at  the  mine,  we  have  no  hesitation  in 
saying  the  Trinity  and  Sacramento  Co.  has 
one  of  the  most  valuable  properties  on  this 
continent. 

The  Dun  Glen  correspondent  writes  that 
John  Upham  has  refitted  the  small  quartz 
mill  owned  and  built  by  David  Melarky. 
Upham  and  Melarkey  own  the  Jefferson 
ledge,  in  Gold  Bun  Dist,,  and  they  expect 
to  be  able  to  crush  a  good  quantity  of  rock 
daily  from  that  ledge.  The  owners  of  the 
first  south  extension  of  the  Black  Hawk 
ledge,  known  as  the  Ward  Co. ,  in  Gold  Bun 
Dist,  have  made  arrangements  to  develop 
their  mine.  Everything  looks  very  favor- 
able, and  the  company  expect  to  find  plenty 
of  pay  rock  from  the  start.  They  will  com- 
mence work  immediately. 

Beose    Ifciver. 

Reveille,  Oct.  7th :  Three  bars  of  bullion 
from  the  mill  of  the  Belmont  Co. ,  arrived 
this  morning  on  the  stage  from  the  east; 
also  3,000  ozs.  of  crude  bullion  from  the 
mill  of  the  Social  and  Steptoe  Co. ,  in  Egan 
Canon,  arrived  this  morning  on  the  stage 
from  the  east. 

Oct.  8th :  The  operations  of  the  Manhat- 
tan Co.  are  well  calculated  to  establish  con- 
fidence in  this  as  the  most  valuable  district 
in  the  region.  For  the  two  weeks  ending 
the  5th  inst,  the  20-stamp  mill  of  the  com- 
pany reduced  180  tons  of  ore  obtained  from 
the  North  Star  mine,  which  produced  46,- 
500  ozs.  of  bullion — at  the  rate  of  about  250 
ozs.  to  the  ton.  As  far  as  we  are  able  to 
learn  the  mill  has  been  producing  largely 
for  several  months. 

Last  evening,  seven  bars  of  bullion,  weigh- 
ing some  6,000  ozs.,  were  brought  into  town 
by  Bussell's  stage  from  Cortez. 

Oct.  9th  :  Since  the  opening  of  the  Meta- 
com  mill,  it  has  been  conducted  with  the 
finest  success.  It  is  by  far  the  most  power- 
ful 10-stamp  mill  in  the  Beese  Biver  section. 
The  weight  of  each  stamp  exceeds  800  fl>s., 
and  drops  90  times  a  minute.  There  are 
six  large  barrels  in  the  amalgamating  room, 
and  there  are  four  reverberatory  furnaces, 
but  both  departments  are  greatly  behind 
the  capacity  of  the  battery,  the  power  of 
which  is  wonderful.  In  a  test  of  its  capac- 
ity last  week,  it  is  claimed  that  it  crushed 
10  tons  of  ore  in  12  hours.  Several  lots  of 
ore  from  the  Diana  mine  on  Lander  Hill 
have  just  been  reduced  at  the  mill  with 
handsome  results. 

Oct.  9th  :  We  were  shown  yesterday  by 
Chas.  W.  Harker,  who  just  arrived  from 
Silver  Peak  Dist,  a  number  of  samples  of 
good  quartz  from  the  veins  of  Bed  Moun- 
tain, which  are  gold  bearing.  In  several  of 
the  compact  and  firm  pieces  of  quartz  little 
points  of  gold  were  visible  to  the  eye ;  but 
a  yellowish  decomposed  article,  of  which 
there  is  an  abundance  on  the  surface,  is 
said  to  be  the  richest  in  the  world. 


Yesterday  afternoon  the  first  lot  of  bullion 
produced  by  the  mill  of  the  Old  Dominion 
Co.  at  Hot  Creek  was  brought  into  the  city. 
It  amounted  to  6,000  ozs.,  and  was  obtained 
chiefly  from  ore  of  the  Old  Dominion  mine 
belonging  to  the  company.  The  mill  was 
put  in  motion  before  the  buildings  were 
covered,  and  the  work  was  retarded  greatly 
by  the  occurrence  of  heavy  rains,  otherwise 
tin-  prodnotion  of  bullion  would  have  been 
greater.  The  mill  works  satisfactorily,  and 
its  various  departments  are  under  the  charge 
of  experienced  men.  From  present  appear- 
ances there  is  likely  to  be  more  than  suf- 
ficient custom  ore  to  supply  the  mill,  and 
already  the  owners  of  mines  in  Hot  Creek 
and  the  adjoining  districts  are  urging  the 
addition  of  10  stamps.  The  Old  Dominion 
mine  is  improving  daily  in  appearance  and 
in  the  quality  of  its  ore,  although  it  is 
scarcely  opened  below  the  surface,  and  it  is 
believed  that  it  could  fairly  supply  ten 
stampB. 

Oct.  11th  :  Ten  tons  of  ore  from  the  Buck- 
eye mine  has  been  packed  to  the  mill  of  the 
Twin  Biver  Co.  in  Ophir  Canon,  for  the 
purpose  of  being  tested.  A  further  test 
will  be  made  at  the  mine,  where  a  small 
smelting  furnace  is  nearly  completed.  It 
will  hold  several  hundred  pounds  of  ore — 
quite  sufficient  to  determine  whether  or  not 
it  can  be  reduced  in  that  way  with  economy. 

Yesterday  a  pack  train  arrived  at  the  Meta- 
com  mill  with  two  tons  of  ore  from  the 
Eclipse  ledge  in  Summit  Canon  in  the  North 
Twin  Biver  Dist.  The  ore  was  sent  in  for 
reduction  by  the  superintendent,  because 
it  was  believed  to  be  worth  the  experiment. 

The  ore  from  the  Diana  mine  on  Lander 
Hill  has  improved  greatly.  Thirty-two  and 
a  half  tons  have  just  been  reduced  at  the 
Metacom  mill,  the  assay  of  the  pulp  of  which 
was  at  the  rate  of  §271  per  ton. 

Matters  are  progressing  very  quietly  but 
encouragingly  in  the  Mammoth  Dist,  as  we 
are  informed  by  G.  W.  Emerson,  who  re- 
turned from  there  a  few  days  ago.  Captain 
Knapp  was  steadily  developing  the  property 
of  the  Mt.  Vernon  Co.,  through  shaft  and 
tunnel.  The  tunnel,  which  was  projected 
to  cut  upwards  of  20  veins  in  the  length  of 
1,000  ft,  has  been  pushed  in  the  hill 700  ft, 
in  the  course  of  which  several  veins  have 
been  cut.  A  good  working  shaft  has  been 
sunk  to  the  depth  of  150  ft,  intersecting 
the  tunnel  at  the  depth  of  65  ft.  One  ledge 
of  the  width  of  23  ft.  has  been  cu :  through 
in  both  shaft  and  tunnel.  It  produces  a 
good  quality  of  ore,  samples  of  which  were 
shown  to  us  in  the  assay  office  of  David 
Lundbom.  Some  of  the  pieces  showed  a 
good  tint  of  ruby.  Mr.  Emerson  examined 
the  ledge  where  it  was  developed  in  the  tun- 
nel,  and  observed  mineral  in  the  mass,  but 
several  strata  of  fair  width  would  produce 
ore,  he  thought,  that  would  yield  §100  sil 
ver  per  ton.  What  is  still  better,  in  his 
judgment,  the  entire  vein  would  produce  ore 
within  the  present  milling  range.  The  grade 
of  ore  developed  in  the  lower  drift  of  the 
shaft  had  greatly  improved,  and  Mr.  Emer- 
son was  favorably  impressed  with  the  syste- 
matic management,  no  less  than  with  the 
property  of  the  Mt  Vernon  Co.  Another 
company,  of  which  a  Mr.  Ferguson  is  su- 
perintendent, was  preparingto  resume  work. 
One  of  the  ledges  owned  by  the  company  is 
well  known  as  the  American  Flag,  and  has 
been  opened  150  ft  by  incline,  along  various 
points  of  which  it  shows  a  good  class  of  ore. 


Was&oe. 


[In  the  Stock  Circular,  in  another  portion 
of  this  paper,  will  be  found  late  mining 
news  from  this  district.  1 

Enterprise,  Oct.  12th:  A  subscription  has 
been  raised  in  Dayton  towards  having  100 
tons  of  selected  ore  hauled  from  Como  to 
Dayton,  for  reduction  at  Birdsall  &  Car- 
penter's mill. 

Wells,  Fargo  &  Co.  shipped  during  the 
past  week  from  their  offices  in  Gold  Hill 
and  this  city,  6,037  lbs.  of  assayed  bullion, 
valued  at  §157,597.76. 

Oct.  13th :  The  south  shaft  of  the  Yellow 
Jacket  mine  is  now  sunk  to  the  depth  of  680 
ft,  and  it  will  be  prosecuted  with  great 
energy  100  ft.  deeper.  The  last  hundred  ft. 
was  sunk  in  27  days. 

OREGON. 

Jacksonville  Sentinel,  Sept.  28th :  Mr. 
Devins  has  discovered  a  large  bed  of  supe- 
rior chalk,  on  Lost  river,  about  100  miles 
from  this  place. 

Yreka  Union,  Oct  5th :  Quartz  has  been 
taken  from  a  ledge  on  Grave  Creek,  Jackson 
county,  Oregon,  which  yields  about  §20  to 
the  ton.  If  further  tests  will  warrant  it,  a 
mill  will  be  erected  on  it. 


New  Hampshire  Gold  Mining. — The 
quartz  mill  which  has  recently  been  put  in 
operation  at  Lebanon,  N.  H,  cleaned  up  for 
the  first  week  in  September  §300  from 
ninety-six  hours  run,  from  thirty  tonB  of  ore. 
A  pretty  satisfactory  result. 


[Written  for  the  Mining  and  Scientific  Press.] 

Letter  from  Kearsarge. 

Eurrons  Piiess  :  As  I  have  not  yet  made 
my  visit  to  Lone  Pine,  I  will  give  you  a  few 
particulars  from  this  section.  The  Kear- 
sarge mill  has  just  cleaned  up  over  §5,000 
from  43  tons  of  ore,  being  fully  80  per  cent 
of  the  assay  of  the  pulp  made  in  Virginia. 
The  ore  was  worked  raw,  in  Wheeler  pans, 
after  having  been  put  through  a  preparatory 
course  of  treatment  by  Mr.  Low,  the  super- 
intendent. Ore  assaying  §300  per  ton  has 
been  struck  in  the  lowest  worksof  this  com- 
pany's mine. 

A  small  quantity  of  ore  is  daily  packed 
from  the  mines  of  the  Silver  Sprout  Com- 
pany to  their  mill ;  of  its  quality  I  know 
nothing.  The  poor  results  formerly  ob- 
tained from  the  Silver  Sprout  ores  of  good 
quality,  appear  to  have  been  at  least  in 
great  measure  due  to  the  system  of  working 
them  then  pursued,  which  was  to  grind  the 
ore  in  Wheeler  pans,  with  steam  to  heat  the 
pulp,  and  to  afterward  amalgamate  in  Wake- 
lee  pans,  the  object  being  to  avoid  injury  to 
the  mercury  by  the  severe  grinding  action 
of  the  Wheeler  pans.  The  plan  did  no 
answer  ;  on  the  contrary,  better  results  can 
be  got  with  Wakelee  pans  alone  than  with 
this  combination. 

As  the  explanation  of  this  may  be  useful 
to  some,  I  will  give  it.  The  silver  in  the  ore 
is  in  a  mineralized  state,  thatis,  chloride,  car- 
bonate, sulphide,  etc.  In  order  to  amalgam- 
ate, it  must  be  set  free  by  chemical  action, 
which  is  done  directly  or  indirectly,  by  the 
iron  of  the  pan.  If  the  ore  is  put  at  once  into 
Wakelee  pans,  with  mercury,  the  chemical 
action  by  which  the  mineralized  silver  is 
brought  to  the  metallic  state,  takes  place  in 
immediate  contact  with  mercury,  which 
takes  up  the  released  silver ;  for,  as  the  sides 
and  other  parts  of  pans  where  there  is  no 
friction,  are  always  covered  with  rust,  or 
other  impurities,  this  action  is  almost  wholly 
confined  to  the  bottom,  where  the  mercury, 
in  a  Wakelee  pan,  mainly  rests.  But  when 
the  ore  is  first  ground  in  a  Wheeler  pan 
without  mercury  and  with  heat,  the  reduction 
of  the  silver  takes  place  therein,  and  it 
passes  to  the  Wakelee  pan  in  a  metallic 
state,  but  almost  infinitely  divided  and 
mixed  throughout  the  mass  of  pulp,  in 
which  condition  the  Wakelee  pan  is  not  a 
sufficient  good  mixer  to  catch  it.  It  is  worse 
than  the  finest  flour  gold.  Perhaps  barrels 
might  do  better  to  follow  grinding  pans  in 
which  no  mercury  is  used. 

The  amalgamation  in  the  Silver  Sprout 
mill  is  now  done  in  the  Wheeler  pans,  the 
others  being  used  only  as  separators.  The 
superintendent  tells  me  he  is  getting  good 
results.  I  myself  purchased  one  ton  of  the 
Silver  Sprout  ore  of  the  same  quality,  which 
worked  in  the  manner  described,  yielded 
only  §50  or  §60  per  ton.  I  had  it  conveyed 
to  Mr.  Wood's  arastra  and  ground,  and  after- 
wards amalgamated  it  in  a  very  imperfect 
barrel  apparatus,  by  a  process  of  treatment 
which  I  have  found  to  be  excellently  adapted 
to  these  ores,  and  obtained  §128  in  silver, 
and  §10  in  gold.  By  this  process  I  can  get 
the  bullion  .  900  fine,  or  even  finer ;  but  it 
cannot  be  done  so  well  in  iron  pans.  At 
some  future  time,  I  will  give  you  the  de- 
tails ;  with  these  ores  80  per  cent  can  be 
obtained.  It  is  also  adapted  to  the  milling 
ores  of  Lone  Pine,  of  which  I  expect  to  tell 
you  something  soon.       Chas.  H  Aabon. 

Kearsarge,  Sept.  25,  1S67. 

A  Golden  Wedding. — The  fiftieth  anni- 
versary of  the  marriage  day  of  Lowell  Ma- 
son—so well  known  in  musical  circles — was 
celebrated  on  the  3d  ult ,  at  Orange,  New 
Jersey.  Both  of  the  bridesmaids  who 
officiated  on  the  original  occasion,  Sept.  3d, 
1817,  and  one  of  the  groomsmen,  were 
present ;  making  five  out  of  six  of  the  bridal 
party  of  half  a  century  ago,  who  were  met 
to  celebrate  that  event,  and  to  exchange 
recollections  of  the  many  friends  who  in 
the  course  of  these  years  have  passed  away. 


The  Government  of  Prussia  is  conducting 
itself  in  a  most  flatteringly  friendly  manner 
toward  the  United  States  at  the  present 
time.  Especial  honors  have  been  paid  to 
our  Minister,  Mr.  Bancroft,  and  to  Admiral 
Farragut  Beeent  events  have  not  set  us 
down  much  in  the  estimation  of  our  big 
brothers  on  the  other  side  of  the  Atlantic. 


Commodohe  Vandeebilt  has  built  and 
paid  for  one  hundred  steamships. 


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Notices  to  Correspondents. 

Pontitex — Ikon   Bkedges.  —  In  our   last 
■week's  notice  on  this  subject,  an  error  of 
a  century  occurred — 1855  ought  to  have 
been  1755.     Franklin  was  the  party  who 
first  induced  Paine  to  visit  America,  who, 
after  taking  a  prominent  part  in  the  con- 
troversy and  eventual  contest  with  the 
mother  country,  settled  in  Philadelphia, 
in  1787,   when  it  was  proposed  to  con- 
struct a  bridge  over  the  Schuylkill  with- 
out river  piers,  as  the  stream  occasionally, 
in  the  spring  freshets,  was  apt  to  become 
choked  with  ice.     Paine  boldy  offered  to 
meet  the  difficulty  by  building  an  iron 
bridge  with  a  single  arch  of  400  feet  span. 
In  the  same  year  he  submitted  a  plan  of 
his  bridge  to  the  Academy  of  Sciences, 
whose  opinion  was  decidedly  favorable. 
A  copy  of  the  design  was  sent  to  Sir  Jo- 
seph Banks,  in  order  that  it  might  be  sub- 
mitted to  the  Eoyal  Society.     He  subse- 
quently   visited    the    Botherham    Iron 
Works,  Yorkshire,  to  have  his  models  cast. 
It  formed  a  segment  of  an  arch  of  410 
feet  span,  composed  of  framed  iron  panels 
radiating  toward  the  center  in  the  form  of 
vavoussoirs.    An  American  named  White- 
side had  advanced  the  projector  the  re- 
quisite means    on    the    security  of   his 
(Paine's)  property  in  the  United  States, 
which  enabled  him  to  complete  the  cast- 
ings.  When  finished,  the  whole  were  for- 
warded to  London,  where  they  were  put 
together  on  a  bowling  green  at  Padding- 
ton.     When  completed,  this   bridge  was 
visited  by  great  numbers  and  lauded  as  a 
success.     At  this  critical  period  Paine's 
attention  was  drawn  towards  replying  to 
Burke's  celebrated  letter  on  the  French 
Eevolution,  which  elicited  from  him  The 
Rights  of  Man.  Simultaneously  his  friend 
Whiteside   became   bankrupt,    whose  as- 
signees arrested  Paine,  but  he  was  liber- 
ated by  two   other  Americans  becoming 
bail  for  him ;  after  which  he  became  in- 
termixed with  the  French  Bevolution,  in 
the   course  of  which  he  was  imprisoned 
eleven  months,  and,  by  a  fortunate  mis- 
take for  him,  evaded  the  guillotine.     He 
eventually  escaped  to  the  United  States, 
and  in  1803  presented  to  Congress  a  me- 
moir on  the  construction  of  iron  bridges, 
accompanied  by  several  models.     From 
what  has  been  stated  it  will  be  seen  that 
owing  to   his    political    occupations  he 
failed  to  finally  erect  his  bridge.     In  the 
meantime,  however,  the  bridge  exhibited 
at  Paddington  had  made  a  practical  im- 
pression.    The  manufacturers  agreed  to 
take  it  back  as  part  of  the  debt  due  to  them, 
and  the  materials  were  employed  in  form- 
ing the  noble  structure  which  now  spans 
the  Wear  at  Sunderland,  England,  where 
it  was  erected  in  1796,  and  was  long  es- 
teemed as  the  greatest  triumph  of  the  art 
— its  span  being  236  feet,  exceeding  that 
of  any  stone  arch,  having  a  rise  of  only 
thirty-four  feet,  the  springing  commenc- 
ing at  ninety-five  feet  above  the  level  of 
the  river,    thus  allowing  vessels   of  300 
tons  burthen  to  sail  underneath  without 
striking  their  masts. 


Continental  Life  Insurance  Company, 
302  Montgomery  street,  corner  of  Pine. 


Passing  through  the  Pacific  Foundry,  a 
few  days  since,  we  noticed,  among  other 
work  in  progress  there,  two  of  Lundgren's 
pulverizers  and  Byerson's  snperheated-steam 
amalgamators  in  process  of  construction. 
This  machinery  is  designed  for  use  at  the 
mines  on  the  Fremont-Mariposa  estate, 
now  under  the  management  of  Mark  Brum- 
agim  as  President  of  the  company,  whose 
headquarters  are  in  New  York ;  Jacob  Brum- 
agim,  agent  for  the  estate,  and  Henry  J. 
Hall,  a  practical  and  experienced  quartz 
miner,  superintendent  of  mills  and  mines. 
One  set  of  this  machinery  has  been  operat- 
ing, at  intervals,  as  water  could  be  obtained 
for  motive  power,  for  over  a  year.  The 
working  of  this  experimental  mill  was  so 
satisfactory  that  a  second  one  was  put  up 
the  past  summer,  which  is  run  by  steam  ; 
and  now  we  learn  that  two  more  sets  are 
nearly  ready  for  transportation  to  the  same 
estate,  which  will  be  put  up  at  the  Benton 
mill,  which  has  a  capacity  of  sixty-four 
stamps,  and  which  is  now  being  rebuilt,  to 
receive  this  machinery. 

The  process  by  which  the  rock  is  now  re- 
duced and  the   gold  extracted  from  it,  is 
called  by  the   company   the  "Eureka  Pro- 
cess, and  is  a  process  for  treating  the  ores 
dry.      The  modus  operandi  is  as  follows, 
and    was  first  substantially  described    on 
this  coast  in  the  Mtntng  and  SciENTmo 
Peess,   October  27,  1866 :   The  rock  is  first 
crushed  by  rollers,  stamps   or  any  other 
means,  which  will  reduce  it  so  that  it  will 
pass  through  a  No.  12  or  14  wire  screen ;  it 
is  then  placed  in  a  "  Lundgren  pulverizer, " 
which  consists  of  an  iron  cylinder  about 
five  feet  in  diameter  and  three  feet  through 
its  axis ;   into  this   cylinder  is  first  placed 
2,400  pounds   of  iron  balls,   weighing  one 
ounce  each,  and  with  them  about  800  pounds 
of  quartz,   first  reduced  as  above.      This 
cylinder  is  then  set  in  motion  at  the  rate  of 
twenty-four    revolutions    a  minute.      The 
mass  of  iron  and  quartz  is  thus  mingled  to- 
gether, and  an  almost  inconceivable  amount 
of  crushing  and  friction  produced,  which 
results  in  a  most  extraordinary  pulverization 
of  the  ore.     The  usual  time  of  reducing  a 
charge  is  one  hour,  which  includes  the  time 
of  loading  and  discharging.     A  single  ma- 
chine  requires    from    four    to    five-horse 
power  to   drive  it,  and  will  reduce  from 
eight  to  nine  tons  in  twenty-four  hours  to 
the  fineness   of  superfine  flour,  or  so  fine 
that  it  will  pass  through  a  wire  screen  of 
"100"— being  10,000  meshes  to  the  square 
inch.     About   1, 200  pounds  of  the  quartz 
thus  pulverized  is  then  placed  in  a  close, 
cylindrical,  upright  boiler-shaped  retort,  or 
amalgamator ;  superheated  steam  is    then 
applied  for  about  thirty  minutes,  which  has 
the  effect  to  drive  off  from  the  particles  of 
gold  all  impurities  which   tend   to  check 
amalgamation,    and  produce  a  partial  de- 
composition of  the  finely  divided  sulphu- 
rets.   Quicksilver  is  then  introduced,  which, 
by  the  action  of  the  steam,  is  partially  va- 
porized  and  violently    agitated    with   the 
mass  of  the  pulverized  material  containing 
the  gold,    by  which  means  a  rapid    and 
thorough  [amalgamation  of  the  quicksilver 
with  the  gold  is  effected;  when  the  steam  is 
condensed  and  the  quicksilver,    with  the 
gold  it  may  have  taken  up,  thrown  down, 
by  means  of  cold  water,  applied  to  the  up- 
per and  outer  portion  of  the  apparatus. 

A  small  "manhole"  is  then  opened  from 
the  under  portion  of  the  amalgamator, 
through  which  the  mass  of  quartz,  quick- 
silver and  gold  falls  into  a  reservoir,  from 
which  it  is  washed  by  hydraulic  hose  into 
an  ingeniously  constructed  shaking-table 
of  copper,  about  twenty  feet  long,  and  sup- 
ported on  a  wooden  frame,  with  riffles  of  a 
peculiar  formation,  which  gives  to  the  water 
and  pulp  the  same  kind  of  agitation  as  that 
of  the  ocean  surf  with  an  undertow.  As  the 
mass  falls  upon  the  table,   the  amalgam, 


tion  of  the  table,   is  soon  cleared  from  the 
debris  and  collected  in  riffles  for  removal. 
This  amalgamator  and  table   will  work  as 
much  ore  as  two  of  the  crushers  can  reduce 
to  the  requisite  fineness.      The   company 
employing  this  mode  of  working  have  called 
it  the  "Eureka  Process;"  which  is  in  fact 
a  combination  of  the  Lundgren  crusher  with 
Byerson's  amalgamator  and  shaking-table. 
With  the  second  mill,   now  in  operation, 
the  present  management,  according  to  the 
report  of  the  President,  has  crushed  some 
800  tons  of  quartz  from  the  Josephine-mine. 
The  lowest  yield,  at  one  clean  up,  has  been 
$31  per  ton ;  the  highest,  $173 — giving  an 
average  of  $43. 53  per  ton.     In  the  greater 
portion  of  this  quartz,   says  the  report,  not 
a  particle  of  gold  could  be  seen  before  crush- 
ing.    The  average  yield  of  the  Josephine 
mine,  by  ordinary  process,  has  hitherto  been 
less  than  $10  per  ton.     It  is  pretty  gener- 
ally understood  that  the  ore  which  is  now 
being  taken  from  the  mine  is  better  than 
the  average  of  past  years ;  but  how  much  of 
the  increased  yield  is  due  to   the  better 
quality   of  the  rock,   has  not  been  deter- 
mined, so  far  as  we  are  aware,  by  any  com- 
parative experiment,  such  as  delivering  al- 
ternate car-loads  to  any  ordinary  stamp  mill 
to  be  worked  by  the  old  method,   and  put- 
ting the  balance  through  the  "Eureka  Pro- 
cess. "    It  is  claimed  that  the  increased  yield 
by  the  latter  process  is  mainly  attributable 
to  the  ore  being  pulverized  dry,  and  kept 
dry  until  it  enters  the  superheating  steam 
amalgamator — no   washing    being    allowed 
until  the  amalgamation  is  perfected.     .The 
gold  on  this  estate  is  so  fine  it  is  estimated 
that  not  more  than  thirty  per  cent,  of  its 
assay  value  can  be  collected  by  the  ordinary 
wet  process.     This  is  true  to  a  greater  or 
less  extent  with  all  gold-bearing  quartz. 

We  may  here  add  that  we  have  under- 
stood that  a  few  weeks  since  some  20  tons 
of  rock  was  hauled  to  Bear  Valley  from  the 
Princeton  mine,  run  with  the  ordinary 
wet  battery  and  plates,  which  yielded  from 
$14  to  $16  to  the  ton.  At  Bear  Valley, 
where  the  company  is  using  the  "Eureka 
process,"  this  same  rock,  of  what  is  con- 
sidered a  fair  average  ore,  yields  $35  per 
ton. 


from  its  great  weight  and  the  peculiar  ac- 


The  company,  as  is  inferred  from  their 
report,  is  perfectly  satisfied  with  the  re- 
sults as  obtained  by  the  new  process,  and 
probably  do  not  care  to  be  to  the  cost, 
trouble  and  loss  of  further  experiments.  It 
is  to  be  hoped,  however,  for  the  cause  of 
science,  and  with  the  view  of  definitely 
satisfying  the  world  in  this  important  mat- 
ter, that  some  arrangements  will  soon  be 
made  to  institute  a  series  of  careful  com- 
parative experiments,  under  the  joint  obser- 
vation of  the  managers  of  the  Mariposa 
property  and  a  committee  of  disinterested 
experts.  The  matter  of  comparative  cost  of 
working,  as  well  as  increase  of  yield,  should 
be  carefully  noted.  We  understand  that 
such  an  experiment  has  been  recommended 
to  the  company  by  an  experienced  engineer 
of  this  city,  who  was  recently  employed  to 
to  make  a  report  upon  the  condition  and 
prospects  of  the  company's  property. 

Every  person  at  all  acquainted  with  work- 
ing auriferous  quartz  knows  that  much, 
very  much,  of  success  depends  upon  the  de- 
gree of  fineness  to  which  the  rock  is  reduced, 
and  the  intimate  manner  in  which  the  par- 
ticles of  gold  contained  in  the  pulp  are 
brought  into  contact  with  the  quicksilver ; 
as  well  as  the  care  which  is  employed  to  see 
that  no  gold  or  quicksilver  is  lost,  by  being 
washed  away  in  the  water  which  may  be 
employed  to  aid  in  the  process  of  amalgama- 
tion. The  inventors  of  the  process  above 
described  appear  to  give  all  the  desirable 
conditions  to  their  fullest  extent,  as  well  as 
avoid  all  possibility  of  loss  from  water,  by 
holding  everything  in  a  close  vessel  until 
thorough  amalgamation  and  a  full  concen- 
tration of  the  amalgam  has  been  obtained. 

If  this  new  process  is  really  all  that  it  is 
claimed  to  be,  we  ought  not  to  be  surprised 
at  a  most  extraordinary  increase  of  yield ; 
and  we  trust  the  management  of  the  Mari- 
posa estate,  having,  to  their  own  satisfac- 
tion, wrought  out  what  appears  to  be  a  most 
important  economical  problem  in  the  work- 
ing of  our  gold  mines,  will  not  hesitate,  at 
the  proper  time  and  in  a  proper  manner,  to 
give  to  the  world  a  practical  demonstration 
of  the  superiority  of  their  process.  So 
much  money  has  been  spent,  upon  mere 
theories  and  new  processes,  that  people  are 
now-exceedingly  slow  in  adopting  anything 
novel  until  it  has  been  fully  understood  in 
in  their  own  minds  and  practically  demon- 
strated to  their  own  vision. 


New  Steamer  for  Panama  Bay. 

A  new  steamer  for  the  use  of  the  Pacific 
Mail'  Steamship  Company,  in  Panama  Bay, 
was  launched  on  Saturday  last,  from  the 
ship-yard  of  Henry  Owens,  at  the  Potrero. 
A  large  number  of  ladies  and  gentlemen 
were  present  at  the  launch,  which  was  con- 
ducted under  the  immediate  supervision  of 
the  company's  superintending  engineer,  Mr. 
James  Pollock.  As  her  ;keel  struck  the 
water,  she  was  duly  christened  the  "Ancon' 
by  Miss  Katy  Hubbard,  a  young  miss  of 
eleven  summers,  who  was  selected  to  per- 
form that  ceremony.  The  liberality  of  her 
builder,  Mr.  Owens,  was  displayed  by  the 
generous  donation  to  each  workman  who 
had  been  engaged  in  her  construction,  of  a 
day's  wages  extra,  for  the  promptness  and 
skill  which  they  had  displayed  in  hurrying 
up  the  work,  which  was  done  in  an  unusually 
short  time,  in  order  to  enable  her  to  make 
the  passage  to  her  port  of  destination  be- 
fore the  setting  in  of  rough  weather  in  the 
Gulf  of  Tehauntepec.  The  steamship  com- 
pany also  displayed  their  usual  liberality 
on  the  occasion,  by  spreading  a  bountiful 
collation  of  choice  viands  and  beverages  for 
the  invited  guests  and  workmen,  in  token 
of  the  company's  satisfaction  at  the  manner 
in  which  the  work  has  been  done.  The 
name  selected  for  this  boat  is  the  designa- 
tion of  a  mountain  peak  overlooking  the 
city  of  Panama,  more  generally  known  to 
Americans,  however,  by  the  name  of  Boli- 
var's mountain.  She  is  to  act  as  a  steam 
tender  in  the  Bay  of  Panama. 

The  boilers  for  this  boat  were  built  at  the 
Miner's  Foundry.  They  are  two  in  number, 
low  pressure,  with  eighteen  flues,  the  direct 
flues  being  15%  inches  in  diameter,  and  the 
return  flues  12  inches ;  the  grate  surface  45 
square  feet  in  each  boiler,  with  a  heating 
surface  of  1,369  square  feet.  The  are  built 
of  the  best  American  charcoal  iron.  We 
learn  from  the  makers  that  the  iron  was  of 
a  very  superior  quality.  The  weight  of  the 
two  boilers  is  about  thirty-six  tons,  apart 
from  their  fittings.  They  are  of  the  inter- 
nal fire-box  description,  with  water  bot- 
toms ;  there  are  two  furnaces  in  each  boiler. 
Their  length  is  twenty-six  feet  each,  by  nine 
feet  in  diameter ;  steam  domes  ten  feet 
high,  with  the  chimney  passing  through 
their  centers,  for  the  purpose  of  drying  the 
steam. 

State  Agkicultukai,  Fate — Postpone- 
ment of  Awaeds. — The  committee  to  make 
awards  of  gold  medals  to  the  most  valuable 
industries,  which  was  to  have  met  at  Sacra- 
mento for  awarding  the  same  on  Thursday 
last,  have  postponed  their  meeting  until  the 
1st  of  November.  This  has  been  done 
probably  on  account  of  the  election  on  the 
16th  inst.,  which  it  was  thought  might  pre- 
vent some  of  the  members  attending,  and 
also  that  more  time  was  necessary  to  admit 
of  exhibitors  at  the  Fair  to  make  statement 
of  claims  to  the  award  of  the  gold  medal  in 
their  respective  departments.  We  are  in- 
formed that  quite  a  number  of  statements 
have  already  been  received  at  Sacramento, 
and  it  is  believed  that  when  the  committee 
meet  to  make  the  awards,  that  they  will 
have  a  mass  of  practical  information  as  re- 
gards the  manufactures  and  other  industries 
of  California  presented  to  them,  the  dissem- 
ination of  which  will  prove  of  great  benefit 
to  the  people  of  the  Pacific  coast 

Y.  M.  C.  A— The  Young  Men's  Christ- 
ian Association  has  published,  in  a  neat 
pamphlet,  a  report  of  the  proceedings  of  its 
last  annual  meeting.  It  consists  of  the  an- 
nual reports,  addresses  by  Bev.  Drs.  Scud- 
der,  Stone  and  Eells,  the  by-laws  of  the 
Association,  etc.  This  Association  is  ac- 
complishing much  good  among  the  young 
men  of  this  city,  and  is  eminently  worthy 
of  encouragement.  The  rooms  of  the  Asso- 
ciation are  on  California  street,  opposite  the 

Alia  office. 

#.-•— ^»  .«-.* 

Coebeotion. — In  noticing  the  rubber  ce- 
ment and  paint  exhibition  at  the  State  Fair, 
we  inadvertently  wrote  the  firm  name  of 
'  'Eppes  &  Ellery,'"  instead  of  Epes  &  E.  H  K. 
Eeleky,  which  should  have  been  written. 


©ft*  pining  and  ^rimtifw  § xtw. 


249 


Foote's  Petroleum  Bubkbb  Applied  to 
a  Steam  Fun:  Engine. — Tho  utility  of  pe- 
troleum as  a  steam  fuel  has  been  still  fur- 
ther tested  in  Boston,  by  being  applied  to 
one  of  the  strain  fire  engines  of  that  city. 
Eagle,  No.  ■'!,  from  the  Amoskeag  Work,  was 
fitted  up  for  thin  purpose.    The  form  of  the 
apparatus,  as  employed  apon  the  Palos,  was 
materially  modified,  to  enable  it  to  be  ad- 
justed to  tho  steamer's  furnace.     The  first 
triul  took  place  on  the  26th  ult,  and,   ac- 
cording to  a  correspondent  of  the  New  York 
Tvnet,  was  a  completo  success.     Water  was 
taken   from  a  hydrant  and  forced  through 
400  feet  of  hose  in  half  the  time  it  would  be 
required  to  have  done  the   same  by  the  use 
of  coal.     In  working  tho  engine  there  was 
an  entire  absence  of  the  cinders  and  smoko 
which  usually  gives  the  sniokc-pipe  of  tho 
steam  tire  engine,    when  in   operation,   the 
nppearunco  of  a  miniature  volcano  in  most 
violent  eruption.     The  feasibility  of  hold- 
ing steam  was  especially  noted  ;  and  it  was 
the  impression  of  those  who  ought  to  know 
that  there  was  a  large  saving  in  expense  of 
fuel.      Chief  Engineer  Damrell   expressed 
himself  as  highly  pleased  with  tho  result  of 
the  trial,  and  ventured  the  opinion  that  pe- 
troleum, by  the  use  of  this  apparatus,   was 
decidedly  sur>erior  to  coal  for  use  in  steam 
fire  engines,     both    in     convenience    and 
economy. 

Bussev's  Bdrolak-Phoof  Lock.  — We 
would  call  especial  attention  to  Bussey's 
keyless  burglar-proof  lock,  the  advertise- 
ment of  which  will  be  found  in  our  columns 
to-day.  This  lock  attracted  much  attention 
at  the  late  State  Fair.  In  our  notice  of  it 
last  week  the  printer  made  us  speak  of  it 
as  the  invention  of  W.  C.  Barry,  instead  of 
W.  C.  Bnssey,  as  written.  This  lock  is  fast 
gaining  the  reputation  as  being  the  best  and 
safest  lock  yet  invented. 

Business  Notice.— Mr.  A.  T.  Dewey,  of  this  journal,  con- 
templates a  visit  of  several  months  In  the  Atlantic  States,  a 
portion  of  which  time  he  will  spend  In  Washington,  New 
York  anil  Boston.  Any  of  our  Eastern  friends  who  wish  to 
communicate  with  him.  for  business  or  other  purposes,  will 
address  their  letters  to  "  Westlield,  Mass  " 


HEXDY'S    LATEST  .  IMPROVED     CONCENTRATORS, 


Markkt  Ktukkt  Homestead  Association.—  J.  S.  Lett,  Sec- 
retary. Office,  30JS  Montgomery  street,  corner  of  Pine,  San 
Francisco.  2vl5 


Jacob  Suew,  rionocr  Photographer,  612  Clay  street,  north 
side,  four  doors  afcovc  Montgomery,  (late  316  Montgomery 
Btreet.)  takes  all  kincU  of  Photographs  in  the  bestatyleof 
tho  Art.  Ho  would  Invite  especial  attention  to  the  new 
'Cabinet  Photographs,"  which  ho  is  taking  to  perfection. 

lovutr 


SECiifcTARYsnip  Kott  MiwiM,  Cumiwmks.— A  gentleman  or 
education,  ahilliy  and  experience,  la  desirous  of  procuring 
a  position  as  Sccrciary,  or  Assistant  Secretary,  in  some 
good  Mining  Company.  Has  most  unexceptionable  refer- 
ences.   Address  ".^EURETAItY,"  at  tills  office.         6vl5tf 


ForCahinkt  Photogkapgs,  or  Enameled  Cards,  of  the 
vcr\  best  quulity,  you  must  go  to  the  NEW  YORK  GAL- 
LERY,  Nos  -lb  and  27  Third  street.  Every  picture  war 
ranted  to  give  perfuct  satisfaction. 

6vl5qr  B.  F.  HOWLAND,  Artist. 


Save  Your  Teeth.— Do  not  have  them  extracted 
without  rtrwt  consulting  a  good  Dentist.  The  loss  is  Irrepar- 
able, and,  in  ninny  instances,  unnecessary,  DR.  BEERS, 
corner  of  Pine  and  Keatny  streets,  makes  a  specialty  of 
filling  the  lungs  of  dead  Teeth,  and  building  up  broken 
crowns  wltli  imtkk  gold— thus  restoring  them  to  their  origi- 
nal  usefulness  mid  beauty. 

C3P-Ca!l  and  examine  the  work.  Finest  quality  of  arti- 
ficial work  also  luuiiufaclured.  I6vl*-tf 


FOR    GOLD    A.3VT3    SILVER    OK.ES, 

Willi  Revolving  Stirrers  and  Rotary  Distributor. 

This  machine  is  designed  for  saving  finely  divided  Quicksilver,  Amalgam  and  Gold  from  the  sands, 

and  for  concentrating  and  saving  tho  Sulphurets.    Any  person  of  ordinary  experience 

with  Quartz  Mills   can  readily  fit  them  up  and  run  them. 

Tho  principle  upon  which  HENDY'S  PATENT  CONCENTRATOR  is  constructed,  is  the 
only  true  and  mechanical  one  for  the  purpose  of  concentration. 

CENTRIFUGAL   FORCE   AND   GRAVITATION, 

Combined  as  they  are  in  this  machine,  cannot  fail  to  accomplish  the  object  sought. 

Many  certificates  from  proprietors  of  mills,  who  have  this  Concentrator  in  use,  can  be  had,  if 
required,  giving  tho  most  flattering  accounts  of  its  efficiency. 

A  most  substantial  evidence  of  its  worth  is  the  fact  that  tho  proprietor  is  receiving  repeated 
orders  from  those  who  are  using  them,  and  who  have  tested  their  merits. 

The  proprietor  has  recently  still  further  improved  the  machine,  by  the  substitution  of  an  iron 
frame  for  the  former  wooden  one.  While  nothing  is  added  to  its  weight  by  the  change,  it  is  thus 
made  stronger  and  more  compact;  and  at  tho  same  time  the  labor  of  setting  it  up  is  considerably 
lessened.  He  flatters  himself  that  these  added  advantages  leave  nothing  further  to  be  desired  as  re- 
gards the  perfecting  of  the  machine. 

Those  in  want  of  Concentrators  would  do  well  to  visit  some  of  the  quartz  mills  that  have 
HendVs  Patent  Concentrators  in  use,  and  satisfv  themselves  before  purchasing  other  Concentrators  of 
pretonded  merit.      THEY  ARE  WARRANTED  TO  WORK  SATISFACTORILY. 


Dii'ections   for*  Operating  Hendy's   Concentrators: 

The  sulphuiuis  are  drawn  off  while  the  Concentrator  is  in  motion,  in  the  following  manner: 

First — Set  the  Pan,  A,  level,  by  its  inner  rim. 

Second — While  in  operation,  keep  the  Pan,  A,  about  half  full  of  sulphurets.  [See  Figure  2, 
marked  S,| 

Third — Open  the  gate,  E,  sufficiently  to  discharge  the  sulphurets  as  they  accumulate  over  the 
amount  above  mentioned. 

Fourth — Tho  crank  shaft  to  make  200  to  220  revolutions  per  minute. 


Brown'*  Filtering  He»ter.— For  preventing  In- 
crustation In  Steam  Boilers,  purifies  water  from  limo  or 
auy  other  impurity,  saves  tuel,  saves  the  bolter,  prevents 
explosions,  and  protects  life  and  property.  The  cost  of  the 
Filter  is  soon  saved    in   fuel   and    boiler— repairs  alone. 

One  is  in  operation  at  the  San  Francisco  Foundry,  Fre- 
mont street,  where  Rights  can  be  procured,  or  all  needed 
Information,  on  application,  in  person  or  by  letter,  to 

ovli-lv  AUSTIN  A.  WELLS,  Agent 


NORTH  AMERICA 

Life  Insurance  Company. 

Usual  Restrictions  on  Occupation  and  Travel 

ABOLISHED  I 


Policies  of  this  Company  are  groat  aateea  by  the  State  of 

New  Vork,  which  Is  true  of  no  other  Company 

on  this  Coast. 


The  most  Responsible  and  Liberal  Company   n  the  World  I 
J.   A.   EATON    &.  CO., 

Managers  Pacific  Branch,  302  Montgomery  at. 


20vUnr'jp 


SAN  FRANCISCO. 


References  : 

Reference  is  made  to  the  following  mills,  which  have  HENDY'S  CONCENTRATOKS  in  use: 

EMPIRE  MILL.     (6  Concentrators) Grass  Valley,  Nevada  County. 

NORTH  STAR  M.  &  M.  CO.     (4  Concentrators) Grass  Vallev,  Nevada  County. 

NORRIDGEWOCK  MILL.     (2  Concentrators) Grass  Valley,  Nevada  County. 

VEATCH,  VALENTINE  &  CO.,  Commercial  Mill   (4  Concentrators) Nevada  County. 

HUMBOLDT  CANAL  CO.     (1  Concentrator) Humboldt  County,  Nevada. 

ROBINSON  &  MCALLISTER  M  &  M.  CO.  [3  Concentrators)  Hunter's  Valley,  Mariposa  County. 

PLYMOUTH  ROCK  MILL  CO.  (2  Concentrators) Calaveras  County. 

MIDAS  MILL   CO.  {4  Concentrators) Virginia,  Montana. 

GOULD  &  CURRY  G.  &  S.  M.  CO.  (3  Concentrators) Virginia  City,  Nevada. 

VULTURE  CO.  (4  Concentrators Prescott,  Arizona. 

NO  YES  &  GO'S  MILL.      (2  Concentrators) Prescott,  Arizona' 

GUADALUPE  &  SACRAMENTO  G.  &  S.  M.  CO Sinaloa,  Mexico* 

EL  TASTE  CO.     (2  Concentrators) Sotiora,  Mexico' 

LUCY  MINING  CO.     (3  Concentrators) Owyhee  District,  Idaho' 

B.  F.  BROWN  (I  Concentrator) Melbourne,  Australia" 

MOREY  &,  SPERRY  (1   Concentrator) New  York' 

And  in  use  in  many  other  parts  of  this  coast. 


The  following  give  additional  proof  of  the  increasing  popularity  of  the  machine : 

San  Francisco,  October  10th,  1867. 
J.  Hendt,  Esq. — Dear  Sir :  —To  your  request  for  an  expression,  in  writing,  of  my 
opinion  in  regard  to  the  merits  of  your  Concentrator,  I  reply,  that  I  consider  it  the 
best  machine  for  saving  quicksilver  and  amalgam,  and  for  concentrating  sulphurets,  that 
I  have  ever  used,  or  seen  used.  I  may  add,  that  I  could  give  you  no  stronger  proof  of 
this  than  to  order,  as  I  did,  six  more  of  them,  after  a  trial  of  one  for  several  months.  I 
shall  take  pleasure  in  showing  the  machine  in  operation  to  any  one  interested,  who  will 
call  at  the  mill  of  the  Empire  Company,  in  Grass  Valley.     Yours, 

S.  W.  LEE,  Supt. 

Superintendent's  Office,  Gould  &  Cubby  S.  M.  Co.,      | 
Virginia  City,  Nev.,  Sept.  17,  1867.         f 
Joshua  Hendy,  Esq,,  San  Francisco: — Dear  Sir; — According  to  the  terms  under 
which  I  secured  from  you  four  (4)  of  your  Concentrators,  namely — that  they  were  to  be 
paid  for  only  after  a  thorough  trial  had  demonstrated  their  value — I  desire  to   inform 
you  that  I  have  tried  them,  and  have  found  them  to  work  very  satisfactorily,  and  that 
they  will  now  be  accepted  by  the  Company.     You  will  please  present  the  bill  for  said 
Concentrators,  say  $1,200,  at  the  office  of  the  Gould  &  Curry  Company  in  San  Francisco. 
Yours,  very  truly,  LOUIS  JANIN,  Jr. 

The  bill  was  presented  in  accordance  with  the  above  request,  and  duly  paid. 


Builder*'    Insurance    Company— 

OFFICE    IN    THE    BUILDING    OF   THE'S 
CALIFORNIA  SAVINGS  BANK,  California 
street,  one  door  from  Buttomc  Itroot 
J9-FIKE  AND  MARINE  INSD RANCH.  10vllt9pqr 


-  A 


Perry  Davis' Vegetable  Pain  Killer. 

This  medicine  has  relieved  more,  pais,  and  caused  more 
real  iny  than  any  other  one  thing  thai  can  be  named.  It  is 
a  "balm  for  every  wound. »  Our  first  physicians  use  it, 
and  recommend  Its  use;  the  apothecary  finds  it  tho  first 
among  the  medicines  called  for.  and  the  wholesale  drug, 
gist  considers  It  the  lending  article  of  his  trade.  All  the 
dealers  In  medicine  speak  Alike  in  Its  favor,  and  its  reputa- 
tion as  a  mcdtclno  of  great  merit  and  virtue  Is  fully  and 
permanently  established,  and  Ills  tho  "Great  Family  Medi- 
cine of  tho  Age. 

Prices,  25  cents,  00  cents,  nnrt  $1  per  bottle. 

aS-Sold  by  all  Druggists,  Grocers  and  Medicine  Dealer 
everywhere.  ISvlMm 


LEWIS  FALKKNAC.  BKHBY  C.   HAMK3. 

Pacific  Chemical  Works, 

Laboratory,  Sixteenth  street,  near  Folsom.    Office,  633 
Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco. 

FALKENAU    &    HANKS, 

MANUFAOTUEING    AND    CONSULTING 

CHEMISTS. 

asr  Particular  attention  given  to  the  analysis  of  Ores. 
Minerals,  Metallurgical  Products,  Mineral  Waters,  Bolls, 
Commerc  al  Articles,  etc.  Hvl5 


BOOT'S 

Patent  Force  Blast  Blower. 

Adapted  for    Smutting,  Foundry,  Mining 
and  Steamships* 

Requires  50  per  cent,  less  power  than  any  Blower  now  in 
use.  Fur  further  particulars,  address  KEEP,  BLAKE  k  CO., 
Stockton;  or  Wm.  T.  Garrett,  corner  Mission  and  Fremont 
streets,  San  Francisco.  5vl5tfl9p 


Oakland  College  School. 

Th«  Patrons  of  this  Institution  have  the  choice  of  soy 
cral  distinct  Departments.  The  SENIOR  CLASSICAL  la 
designed  as  preparatory  to  the  College  of  California. 

The  SENIOR  ENGLISH  affords  a  complete  course  of  In 
structlon  in  the  English  branches,  in  Theoretical  and  Prac- 
tical Business,  Science  and  Art 

The  JUNIOR  is  especially  qualified  to  meet  tho  wants  of 
young  boys,  for  whom  separate  apartments  and  Teachers 
are  provided. 

Throughout  all  tho  various  departments,  great  attention 
Is  given  to  the  study  of  the  Modern  Languages. 

For  further  information,  or  Catalogues,  address, 

I.  II.  BK1TTOX,  Principal. 

Oakland,  California.  6vl5qr9p. 


LINSEED  OIL. 

The  Pacific  Linseed  Oil  k  Lead  Works 

Are  now  prepared  to  furnish  dealers  and  consumers 

Pure    Linseecl    Oil, 

Raw  or  Boiled,  at  tile  Lowest  Market  Rates.  We  cnll  es 
pocial  attention  to  the  quality  of  our  Oil,  believing  it  to  be 
superior  to  any  Imported  Oil  oflcred  In  this  market.  Also. 
Oil  Cake  Meal,  tho  best  article  known  for  fattening  stock 
and  increasing  iho  product  of  milk. 

DSF-Cash  paid  for  Castor  Beans  and  Linseed,  on  do  livery 
ntthe  factory.    Address, 

Puclllc  Unseed  Oil  and  Lead  Work", 
Care  of  L.  B.  BENCHLEY  k  CO., 

19vU-3m9p  San  Francisco. 


CAUTION. 

All  of  HENDY'S  PATENT  CONCENTRATORS  are  marked  thus  : 

"J.  HENDT,  Patented  February  27th  and  April  17th,  1866." 
Orders  or  letters  of  enquiry,  address, 

JOSHUA  HENDY,  Patentee, 

Union  or  Fulton  Foundry,  San  Francisco. 


PACIFIC 

Rolling  Mill  and  Forge  Co., 

SAN    FRANCISCO,    CAL. 
Established  for  the  Manufacture  of 

RAILROAD    AND  OTHER   IRON 

—  AND  — 

Every  "Variety  of*  Shafting? 

Embracing  ALL  SIZES  of 

Steamboat    Shaft*,    Crunk*,    Piston    and    Con 

ncctliiff  Kod»,  Car  nud  locomotive  Axles 

and   Frame*. 

—  ALSO  — 

HAMMERED     IRON 

Of  every  description  and  size. 

A3- Orders  addressed  to  PACIFIC  ROLLING  MILL  and 
FOiiGE  CU.,  Post  Office,  San  Fraucisco,  Col.,  will  receive 
prompt  attention.  „    _ 

JBS-  The  highest  price  paid  for  Scrap  Iron.       9vU3m9p 


IHt.    FONDA'S  <SS& 

Francisco  Eye  Infirmary.  "vs^* 

Permanently  established  for  the  treatment  of  all  disease; 
of  the  Eye.    Dr.  F.  was  for  seventeen  years  principal  of 
—     P.  W.  Fonda,  M.  D., 
trect,  oppo- 
4vl5-ly9p 


the   Lafayette  (Ind.)   Eve   Inflrmnry^ 

■geon  fn  Charge.    Oflii  ~ 
site  Wei)  ,  Fargo  &  Co's. 


AGENTS  WANTED 


ENERGETIC    MEN   OR  WOMEN    CAN  MAKE   MONEY 
in  canvassing  for  our  NEWBOUKS  and  ENGRAVINGS. 
One  Agent  reports  thirty-three  orders  for  one  Book  in  three 
days.    Address,        PACIFIC  PUBLISHING  COMPANY, 
4vl5qrS>p        305  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco,  CaL 


250 


$to  gpttmg  m&  ^timttik  <§xm. 


Ohio  has  just  now  two  mining  excite- 
ments ;  one  is  a  gold  mine  discovered  in 
Eichland  county,  the  other  a  silver  discovery 
in  Washington  county.  The  former  local- 
ity has  been  visited  by  a  Cincinnati  scier- 
tist  who  reports  extensive  deposits  of  gold 
ore,  the  best  specimens  being  found  near 
Bellville  on  the  borders  of  "West  Virginia. 


A  Big  Contkact. — Hon.  Oakes  Ames,  of 
North  Easton,  Mass. ,  has  contracted  to  build 
nearly  the  whole  of  the  remaining  portion 
of  the  Union  Pacific  Eailroad— some  6C0 
miles,  passing  through  the  Eocky  Mountain 
region — receiving  therefor  over  $47, 000, 000. 
This  is  the  largest  private  contract  ever 
made. 

Exteaokdinaet  Coincidences. — The  di- 
ameter of  the  earth,  multiplied  by  108,  gives 
the  diameter  of  the  sun ;  the  diameter  of 
the  sun,  multiplied  by  108,  gives  the  mean 
distance  of  the  earth  from  the  sun  ;  and  the 
diameter  of  the  moon,  multiplied  by  108, 
gives  the  mean  distance  of  the  moon  from 
the  earth. 


Established    in.   1849 — Comer   ITirst   and   Mission   streets,  San   Francisco. 


HAVING  INCREASED  OUK  FACILITIES  IN  EVERT  DEPARTMENT.  WE  ARE  NOW 
prepared  at  the  shortest  notice  and  at  the  most  reasonable  rates,  to  furnish  all 
kinds  and  description  of  Machinery,  including  Steam  Engines,  Quartz  Mills.  Mining  Pumps 
of  all  kinds,  Hoisting  Gear,  Gas  Work,  Laundry  Machinery,  Architectural  and  Ornamental 
Castings,  Sugar  Mills,  Saw  and  Flour  -Mills.  Water  Wheels  of  all  kinds  Hydraulic.  Hay,  Rag, 
screw  and  Drop  Presses,  Coining  Machinery,  Pile  Drivers,  Bark  and  Malt  Mills,  and  all 
kinds  of  Castings. 

JEVGISTES.— Marino  Engines,  Oscillating  and  Beam  ;  Stern  and  Side  Wheel  Boats, 
Locomotives,  Stationary  Engines,  Horizontal,  Upright,  Oscillating  and  Beam,  from  six 
to  tlfty  inches  diameter.  Also,  Scott  &  Eckart's  Adjustable  Cut-on*  Regulator— best  in 
use;  W.  K.  Eckart's  Balance  Valve  for  Stationary  Engines;  Woodward's  Patent  Steam 
Pump  and  Fire  Engine. 

BUILEfEs.  Locomotive,  F'ae,  Tubular,  Upright,  Cylinder  and  Cornish,  and  over- 
variety  of  Boiler  Work.    All  sizes  of  tubo-sanrt  pipes  for  pumps. 

PUMPS.- The  Excelsior  double-acting  Force  Pumps  are  manufactured  by  us.  These 
very  superior  Pumps  are  warranted  the  best,  and  are  fast  replacing  all  other  Force  Pumps. 


AMALSAMATnfG  M  ACHIXERT — Wheeler  &  Randall's  improved  Tractory 
Curve  Pan,  Zenas  Wheeler's  improved  flat  bottom  pan,  Beldin's  pan,  Veatch's  tubs. 
Prater's  concentrators.  Waklee's  pans,  Beers'  pan,  German  Barrels,  Arastra  Gearing,  Chile 
Mills.  Settlers  of  all  descriptions.  Retorts  of  all  sizes  and  shapes,  for  Silver  and  Gold, 
Portable  Stamp  Mills,  straight  Batteries,  for  wood  or  iron  frames,  Dry  Crushing  Bat- 
teries, or  machines  with  the  latest  improvements,  everv  variety  01  stamps,  Mortars,  Cams, 
Pans  and  Tubs.     BLAKE'S  PATENT  QUARTZ  CRUSHERS,  of  all  sizes. 

OIX.   IIORIKO  TOOL8   AMI   MACHIKEKT-Of  the  latest  and  most  an- 

P roved  construction,  made  from  drawings  lately  made  by  Prof.  Blake  at  the  oil  wells  In 
ennsvlvania.    We  have  the  facilities  for  working  gold  aud  sliver  quartz  and  other  ores,  to 
test  their  value,  by  the  hundred  weight  or  ton. 

Russia  Iron  Screens,  of  all  degrees  of  fineness  and  of  all  qualities  of  Iron.  All  work  done 
in  the  best  manner  at  the  lowest  cash  prices. 

H.  J.  BOOTH.  GEO.   W.    PKRSCOTT.  mVI.VG    M.  STOIT 


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H.    J.    T?OOTH    «&    CO. 


Machinists  and  Foundries. 

PALMER,  KNOX  &  CO., 

Golden    State  Iron   Works, 

Moo.  19,  31,  Sit  and  35  First  Street, 
SAN  FRANCISCO. 

MANUFACTURE  ALL  KINDS  OF 

STEAM    E.VGIXES    AND   Ql'AKTZ    MILLS 
DUNBAR'S   IMPROVED 

©elf- Aclj  listing  I*istoii  Packing, 

Requires  no  springs  or  screws;  is  always  steam  tight; 

without  excessive  frictiou,  and  never 

gets  slack  or  leaky. 

WHEELER  &  RANDALL'S 

NEW    GKIVMER    AND    AMALfiAMATOR 

HEPBURN  &  PETERSON'S 

A1HALOAMATOK  AND  SEPARATOR, 

Knox's  Ainalffamators, 

WITH    PALMER'S   PATENT   STEAM   CHEST, 

Superior  (or  working  either  GOLD  OR  SILVER  O  RES,  and 
istiic  ouly  Amalgamator  that  has  stood  the  test  of  scvuu 
years'  continual  working. 
«eiiulne     White    Iron    Stamp  Shoes   and    Ales 

Having  been  engaged  for  the  past  ten  years  in  quam 
mining,  and  being  conversant  with  all  the  improvements, 
either  in  Mining  or  .Milling,  we  are  prepared  to  furnish,  ai 
the  shortest  notice,  the  most  perfect  machinery  for  rcduc 
ing  ores,  or  saving  cither  gold  or  sliver.  13vliiqy-tf 


GLOBE 

Foundry  and  Machine  Shop, 

STOCKTOS,    C.1L. 

KEEP,   BLAKE   &  CO., 

MAJWFACTURKIIS  OF 

tlitnrtz.  Saw  and  Grist.  Mill  Irons,  Steam 
JBugincs,  Horse  Powers, 

Mining  and  Irrigating  Pumps.  Car  Wheels,  Derrick  Irons, 
House  Fronts,  Irou  Fencing,  Balcony  Railings,  etc, 
at  San  Francisco  prices.    Orders  solicited 
13vl3-ly  and  promptly  executed. 


WILLAMETTE  IRON  WORKS, 

PORTLAND,    OREGON. 

6  t  e  a  in    Engines,    Boilers, 
SAW  AND  CREST  MULLS, 

MINING    MACHINERY,     WROUGHT     IRON     SHUTTER 
WORK,  AND  BLACKSMITilING  IN  GENERAL. 
Corner  North-Front  and  Y.  streets, 

18vl3-lv  One  block  north  of  Couch's  Wharf. 


UMI0N    IR0PJ  WORKS, 

Sacramento. 
WILLIAMS,  ROOT  &  NEILSON, 

1LASOFACTDHKRS  OK 
CROSS'  PATENT  BOILER  FEEDER, 

8TEA.M  ENGINES,  HSOIX^EHS, 

And  all  kind*  of  Mining  Machinery. 

Also,  Hay  and  Wine  Presses  made  and  repaired 
with  neatness,  durability  and  dispatch. 

l>nnbar'a  Patent  Self-JLujustlnff  Steam   Piston 

PACKING,  for  new  and  old  Cylinders,  manufactured 

to  order. 

Front  Street,  between  N  and  O  streets, 

l4vii  Sacramento  City 


GEORGE  T.  PRACY, 
ar^-CHINE     WOKKS, 

Nos  109  and  111  Mission  street,  between  Main  and  Spear, 

SAN  FRANCISCO. 

STEAM  ENGINE,  FLOUR  AM>  SAW  MILL 

And  tftnartz  Machinery,  Printing  Presses, 

AND 

MACHINERY    OF   EVERY   DESCRIPTION    MADE    AND 
REPAIRED. 
BSF'Special  nttention  paid  to  Repairing..-©*    qy-3 


&A.TS    FRANCISCO 

Foundry  and  Machine  Works, 

N.  E,  Cor.  Fremont  and  Mission  streets. 

Manufacturers  of 

Marine  and  Stationery  [Engines 

Quartz   Machinery,   Saw,  Flour  and  Sugnr   Mills,   Mining 

Pumps,  Hoisting  Gear,  Agricultural  Implements,  etc. 

— ALSO— 

Wine,    Cider,    Cotton      and     Tobacco     Presses 

of  the  latest  Improved  Patterns. 

STEAM  ENGINES  AND  BOILERS, 

Of  all  sizes,  constantly  on  hand;  Quartz  Mill  Shoes  and 
Dies  warranted  to  be  made  of  the  best  white  iron. 
Dniibar1!!  Improved     Self-Ad  In  stint?     Plston- 

Fackina',  requires  no  springs  or  screws;  is  always  steam- 
tight;  without  excessive  friction,  and  never  gets  slack  or 
leaky. 

MACHINEKT,  OF   ALL  DESCRIPTIONS 


BEVOK.  UINSMOKE  <fe  CO 


i.^Srf  HANSC0M&C0.,  |™SS 

iEtna  Iron   Works  ! 

Southeast  corner  Fremont  and  Tehama  streets, 

SAN  FRANCISCO, 

Practical  Machinists  and  Iron  Founders, 

MANUFACTURE 

STEAM     ENGINES, 

QUARK    MILL    MACHINERY    OF    ALL    KINDS, 

SAW  MILLS,  FLOUR   MILLS, 

Dunbar's    Improved     Self- Ad  fasting 

VISTON  PACKING, 

Now  so  extensively  used  in  the  East  and  In  this  State.  Re- 
quires no  springs  or  screws:  is  always .sienm -tight;  without 
excessive  friction,  and  never  gets  slack  or  leaky. 

HAN6C;OM'6  CRUSHER, 

The  best  of  the  kind  no»  in  use  hi  this  State  or  anywhere  else! 

Wheeler  <S;  Jlandu IPs  New  Grinder  and 

A  inal(?amntor. 
Which  only  needs  examination  to  be  appreciated- 
Tyler's  Improved  "Water  Wheel, 
Givlnggrentcr  power   at  lower  cost,  than  onv  wheel  in  use 
Send  for  one  of  our  circulars,  giving  full  tables 
All  Wheels  warranted  to  uive  the     ower  as  set  forth,  or 
the  money  will  be  refunded- 

Sole  makers  for  this  coast  of  the  "  Pendergast 
"White  Iron  Slump  Shoe*    and  Ulcs. 
None  genuine  unless  obtained  from  us.    Every  one  war- 
ranted. 

Patented  Machinery  of  all  kinds  will  be  furnished  by  us 

at  market  prices.    Particular  attention  given  to  drawings 

and  specifications  of  machinery,  which  will   he  made  to 

order.  The  patronage  of  the  public  is  respectfully  solicited. 

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Pacific  File,  Reaper  and  Mower  Section 

MANUFACTORY, 
No.  53  Beale  Street,  between  Market  and  Mission, 

SAN   FRANCISCO, 

Flics  re-cnt  and  warranted  as  good  as  new ,  or  no  charge. 
The  only  establishment  In  the  State.    We  also  man- 
ufacture Reaner  and  Mower  Sections. 
Iv    tf  RIDDELL  &  DURNING,  Prop'rs, 


LEWIS  COFFEY.  J.  3.     •IJDON 

LEWIS   COFFEY   &   RIS1/ON, 

Steam  Boiler  &  Sheet  Iron  Works. 

THE  only  exclusively  Boiler  Making  establishment.*.!  the 
Pacific  Coast  owned  and  conducted  by  Practical  Boiler 
Makers.  All  orders  for  New  Work  and  the  repairing  of  Old 
Work,  executed  asordercd,  and  warranted  as  to  quality. 

Old  Stand,  corner  of  Bush  and  Market  streets,  opposite 
Oriental  Hotel,  San  Francisco. 


CALIFORNIA    BRASS    FOUNDRY. 

No.  125  first  street,  opposite  Minna, 

SAN  FRANCISCO. 

All  Kmns  of  Brass,  Composition,  Zinc,  find  Babbitt  Metal 
Castings,  Brass  Shiii  Work  of  all  kinds,  Spikes,  Sheathing 
Nails.  Rudder  Braces,  Hinges,  Ship  ami  Stciimboat  Bells  and 
Gongs  of  superior  tone.  All  kinds  of  Cocks  and  Valves,  Hy- 
draulic Pipes  and  Nozzles,  and  Bose  Couplings  ami  Connec- 
tions of  all  sizes  and  patterns,  furnished  with  dispatch. 
B3-  PRICES  MODERATE.  -£S 


V.  KING  WELL. 


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J.   H.  WEED. 


FXJX^TOIX 

Foundry  and  Iron  Works. 

HIRJCKLEY  fe  CO,, 

MANUFACTURERS   OT 

©team:  engines, 

Quartz,    Elou_r    and.    ©a-w    IWCills, 

Moore's  Grinder  and  Amalgamator,   Broilic'n 

Improved     Crncher,    Mining-    Pumps, 

Amalgamators,  and  all  kinds 

of  Machinery. 

N.  E.  corner  of  Tehama  and  Fremont  streels,  above  How 
ard  street,  San  Francisco.  3.qy 


NEPTUNE  IRON  WORKS, 

Corner   of    Mission    and    Fremont   Streets, 

SAN  FRANCISCO. 

MARINE, 

Locomotive, 

And  all  kinds  of 
HIGH  PRESSURE 

Steam   Boilers 

MADE. 
All  Boilers  guaranteed  and 
tested  by  U.  S.  Boiler  In- 
spector before  sent  out  of 
the  Shop,  at  Shop  expense. 

All  kinds  of  Sheetlron  and 

Water  Pine,    Coal   Oil 

Stills,  Wrought  Iron 

Worms,  etc.,  etc. 
nufiictured  to  Order. 
.  Boilers  Repaired 
IE.  CAMERON. 


W  >v  y-v  vV   s\.  J 


TOWNE  &  BACON, 
Book  and  Job  Printers, 
Have  the  Largest  Office, 
Do  the  most  work, 
And  do  it  better 
Than  other  offices 
>In  this  City, 
Try  tbem 
fWith  a  Job, 
And  you  will  be 
Satisfied  the  above 
Statements  are  facts. 
Their  office  is  at  536 
Clay  St.,  below  Montgom'y, 
Over  Pacific  Fruit  Market. 


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BATTRHYTE  &  McAFEE, 
Steam  Boiler  and  Sheet  Iron  Works. 

Owned  and  conducted  uy  Practical  Boiler  Makers. 
High  aud  I.OTV-Pre9Siire  Boilers,  Station- 
ary and  Marine. 

Howard  street,  bet.  Fremont  and  Beale,  San  Francisco. 

ITavinp  had  twenty-two  years  experience  in  this  'busi- 
ness, wc  feel  confident  of  beinir  able  to  compete— as  to 
quality  of  work— with  any  establishment  ou   the  Pnclilc 

OoilSt.  7V16-O..Y 

I.  H.  SMALL, 
MACHINE        SHOP, 

BUII.DKR   OF 

Steam    Engines.  Snwmllls,  Mining    Mnclilnery, 

mid  V(  noii  Pluners. 

Repairing  of  all  kinds  done  villi  promptness  nnd  dispatch. 

Gears  of  all  kinds  cut  atshoit  notice,  corner  of 

Market  and  Beale  at.  Sun  Francisco.    6vlfi-Sm 


CALIFORNIA 

TOOL    AND     FILE    FACTOBY. 

Bluclcsmitli  and  machine  Shop. 

No.  It  Fremont  street,  between  Market  and  Mission,  S.  F. 
4vl5-qy  J.  WEICHHART,  Proprietor. 


LINCOLN   IB0K   WORKS, 

No.  51  Beale   St.,  l>et.  Market  mid  mission* 

D.  &  W.  FOURNESS,  Prop'rs. 

STEAM    ENGINE^, 

Flour  and  Sawmills,  and  MACHINERY  of  nil  descriptions 

made  and  repaired  at  shortest  notice. 

OS-Particular  attention  paid  to  repairing  Rev  nold's  Cut-off 

6vlflqr 


J.   BKWSUAM.  J.  D1CWOOD. 

SOUTH  BFACH  IRON  WORKS, 

Near  corner  of  King  and  Third  streets,  San  Francisco. 

JIAKIM      F,S6IXi:s, 

AND  ALL  KIM ■*  OF 

MACHINERY     FOKGING. 

All  kinds  of  Ship-smithing  and  Mill  work  manufacturer  to 
order.  Jobbing  ot  every  description  promptly  attended  to. 
All  work  done  uuarantced.  13vH-iy 


JOHN   LOCHHEAD'S 

Steam  Engine  Works, 

Beale  street,  near  Mission,  San  Francisco. 

STEAM    ENGINES    OF  EVERY   DESCRIPTION    BUILT 
to  order— Marine,  Stationary,  or  Locomotive. 

HOISTING  AND  PUMPING  ENGINES, 

PORTABLE  ENGINES,   OF  ALL  SIZES, 

DONKEY   PUMPS,  Etc.,  Etc.,  Etc. 

The  attention  of  the  parties  engaged  in  shipping  or  inland 
navigation  is  called  to  the 

Superior  "Workmanship 

of  Mr.  LOCHHEAD,  who  has  been  in  the  business  in  San 
Francisco  for  the  lost  fourteen  vojirs.  and  enjoys  the  renu 
tationof  havinu'  built  ONE  HUNDRED  AND  SEVENTEEN 
STEAM   ENGINES 

Screw  Propellors  of  all  kinds,  and  Steam  Boat  Machiner 
generally,  made  to  order,  and  warranted  to  give  perfect 
satisfaction  in  every  particular  25vl2-Sm 


She  pining  and  ^cicntifif 


251 


in-e  or  Skill   in   IJrii.i.iNi;  Opbra- 
-Where  are  now  the  bricklayers  who 

could  build  walls  which,  for  neat  and  strong 
work,  m  in  these  daya  still  a  delight  to 
to  look  ntV  the  stone  masons  who  could  se- 
lect stone  which,  fifty  years  after  the  corn- 
.  of  the  edifice,  exhibited  in  many 
as  clean  work  as  the  day  it  was  done, 
and  which  will  still  endure  for  years  with- 
out either  the  process  of  triennial  cleaning 
down,  or  covering  over  with  five  or 
of  point?  the  carpenters,  with  their  joists, 
roof  and  flooring  adapted  to  all  require- 
ments, without  tho  addition  of  iron  work, 
to  render  small  scantlings  efficient  for  the 
duty  of  proper  ones ;  the  carvers  of  all 
kinds,  yet  putting  to  shame  all  our  modern 
make-believe  attempts  in  competition  and 
papier  mache?  the  plasterers,  with  their 
ornamental  work,  executed  by  hand,  on  the 
wall  or  ceiling  itself,  renderiug  the  modern 
"decorator"  a  man  of  no  consequence? 
were  all  art  workmen,  and  truly  so, 
and  we  shall  not  have  tbem  again  until  the 
building  trade,  leaving  tho  control  of  one 
man,  who  undertakes  all  trades  "  by  con- 
tract," shall  again  be  carried  out  by  the 
toaster  workman,  with  his  assistant*,  as  for- 
merly practiced.  It  is  thus  only  the  best 
work  is  performed,  even  in  the  present  day, 
in  England,  and  by  all  trades  in  foreign 
couutries. — The  B" 


Mb.  Violins,  the  greatest  wine  merchant 
of  England,  is  dead.  He  was  a  sportsman ; 
never  had  but  one  sort  of  wine  in  his  cellar; 
never  kept  a  clerk ;  never  sent  in  a  bill  ; 
never  was  in  London,  and  never  rode  on  a 
mil  way. 


Assay er  and  Chemist. 

AoENTI.KMAN  WELL  VERSED  IN  ASSAYING  AND 
Analytical  Chemfetrv.  lailefllroaa  <>!>-<  rurlng  ;i  position 
tnsome  R*>nylng  cstnbllRhnient.  or  would  lofcc  ehuriroof 
■  in,:  Hint  nuiillgnlinitjni;  rtepnrtniem  ol  <  It  lie  r  a 
Kulil  or  BUVdr  uiliio.  Sternly  employ  mint,  richer  than  hlRh 
dcairuoli*.  Flu'  advortisor  would  tnkelllti  own 
laboratory  '"  1"1  mi,lp  If  desired,  l'ropcr  relcrciicosKlven 
Inquire  ol  UiloolBce.  3vl5U 


m    S.  WIllTlnG 


r.  c.  in  K;n  . 


WHITING-  &  BERRY. 


No.  OOO  Sacramento  s 


■  doors  nbovc  Montgomery, 


TEA,  WINE  AND  SPIRIT  MERCHANTS, 

IMPORTEKS  AND  WHOLESALE  DEALERS  IN  TINE 
Briuidlot,  WblsUes,  (Una.  Port,  Sherry  and  Champagne 
Wines,  Air,  Forler,  Cider,  IHUcra,  Cordials,  Syrups,  etc., 
lor  im-iltelnal  a  nil  fit  tiily  u*e.  mul  suppliers  to  families, 
auotliocurtux,  physicians,  city  nnd  country  dealers,  hotels, 
elltba,  etc.    In  'argc  or  small  quantities. 

UtMervc  fli  m  imine  on  each  curie  and  fac  simile  of  signa- 
tur.-  on  label.    Trade  innrk  registered. 

This  Is  tho  only  exclusive  Tea.  Wine  and  Spirit  Store  on 

lo  coast,     it  Is  neither  a  saloon  nor  Mini  pic   room 

(■n no  vane*  or  spirits  are  Allowed  to  bo  drank  on  ttie  nrem- 

it  a  dopot  where  nelBCtOtl  Teas  and  Pure  Wines  and 

Spirits  may  he  found,  at  wholesale  and  retail,  for  medicinal 

and  family  use      in  this  rcsneel  It  is  our  aim   to  vie   with 

b .g*r  k  '^o..  or  New  York.  Bljflow  &  DavN,  of  London, 

anil  Cnzxons  A  Co.,  of  Washington,  where  every  facility  is 
uttered  i"  ladles,  aw  woll  us  to  gontb?mcn,  In  imiking  their 
,.'.  n  olcctluiii  and  purcha«a  in  qnunfttfea  to  suit.  Our 
Treatise  on  Wines,  Spirits  mid  Teas  may  be  had  at  our 
depot  gratis,  and  will  he  mailed  to  consumers  and  dealers 
in  the  Interior  wiieu  requested. 

WHITING  k  BERRY, 
60".'  Sncramcnto  street,  2d  door   from    Montgomery,  San 
Francisco.  Uvl5 


BLASTING  POWDER. 


PUICE,  !g>3.00  PER,  KEG. 

— ALSO— 
PORTING,  CAJSNON  AXD    MUSKET 

POWDER, 

Of  superior  Quality  j 
OF"  tJ  S  E      AND       SHOT, 

Always  on  hand  nnd  for  sale  at  ihe  office  of  tho 

CALIFORNIA  POWDER  WORKS, 

Ho.  818  California  Street. 

JOHN  F.  LOHSE,  Secretary. 

25vl-lqr 

Piles!    Files!    Files! 

NOT  PILES  OF  OOLD,  NOR  YET  OF  SILVER,  SO 
much  coveted  by  all  men;  butthe  BLEEDING,  BLIND 
or  EXTERNA^  PILES,  can  be  easily  and  speedily  cured  by 
the  use  of 

WOOD'S  SUB-POSITORY. 

It  is  a  preparation  totally  distinct  from  anything  hereto- 
fore offered,  aa  a  remedy  for  this  parifuland  often  fatal 
complaint.  The  SUB-POSITOKY  la  neither  a  pill,  powder, 
wash  or  salve,  and  yet  It  haa  proved  to  be  a  certain  Rem- 
edy for  the  Tllea.  Do  not  doubt  this  assertion,  or  delay 
testing  the  truth  of  it  If  you  are  troubled  wllh  tho  Piles— 
you  will  not  bo  deceived  In  it. 

Sold  wholesale  and  retail  by  J.  H.  KEDINGTON  4  CO., 
Nos.  -116  amUlS  Front  street;  UEO.  ORI3WOLD,  corner  of 
Mission  and  First  streets;  OLD  FAMILY  DRUG  STORE, 
comer'Mlssion  and  Second  streets;  UNITED  STATES  DRUG 
STORE,  Bush  street,  between  Montgomery  and  Kearny. 

C.  WOOD,  Proprietor,  No.   6a  Tehama  street,  bctwe 
First  and  Second.  S4vI4-3 


IRON     WORKS. 


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m. 

:M\  '     Sl!l 


THE    PACIFIC    IRON    WORKS, 

First  «&  Fremont  Sts.,  between  311  s*  I  on  «fc  Howard,  ©an  Francisco. 

The  proprietors  of  the  above  Works  Invite  the  attention  of  all  parlies  Interested  to  their  greatly  improved  and  uno- 
qualett  facilities  for  manufacturing  Steam  Engines  nnd  Boilers,  both  Marine  and  Stationary,  of  any  required  size  and 
pattern.  Quartz  Mills,  Amalgamating,  Pumping  and  Hoisting  Machinery  of  the  most  approved  construction.  Flour,  Saw, 
and  Sugar  Mills,  Water  Wheels,  Ac,  Ac.  Our  pattern  list  is  most  complete  and  extensive,  embracing  the  late  Improve' 
ments  In  nil  classes  of  machinery  adapted  to  use  on  this  coast-  We  would  call  especial  attention  to  the  fact  that  wo  have 
secured  the  exclusive  right  of  manufacture  for  the  Pacific  Coast  of  tho  celebrated  Greene  Enghio,  conceded  to  be  the 
most  economical  and  perfect  working  Engine  now  In  use.    We  are  also  exclusive  manufacturers  of  the  celebrated 

Bryan  Battery,  Varney'n  Amalgamator*  and  Scparntorit,  Rycrton'i  Superheated  Steam  Amal 
era  milium  and  Botury  trusters,  Stone  .Breakers,  «fcc.    Orilers  respectfully  Solicited. 

GODDARD  &  COIiXF^lVY. 


Office   Pacific  Business   College  and  Telegraphic  Institute. 


ATechimlcs'  Institute  Building;,  Voal  Street. 
,  de  I.EO  de  LAGUNA,  [7vl5-3m] 


LExteruir  Vie- 

JA}ll',"i  VIXsOTfHAl!  R. 


PACIFIC   POWDER  MILL 


COMPANY'S 

BLASTING   POWDER! 

MANUFACTURED 

XIN"    RCARZjN'    COUNTY, 

CALIFORNIA, 

FOK  SALE   BY 

HAYWAR2)  &  COLEMAN, 

AGENTS, 

414  Front  Street,,  San  Francisco. 

3vU-lm 


STOCK  CERTIFICATES, 

STOCK  TRANSFER  JOURNALS, 
STOCK  LEDGERS, 

ASSESSMENT   RECEIPTS, 

And  all  other  Blanks,  Blank  Books,  etc. ,  required  by  Min- 
ing and  other  Corporations,  kept  ou  hand  or  printed  to 
order  on  short  notice,  at  moderate  prices,  at  the  office  of 
•he  Mining  and,iicicntijic  Pr 


MACCARONI,  VERMICELLI, 

—  PASTE&E&RXKIA.'- 

(C706  .SansomeTsV. 


12vH-6m 


Xiaportujit  to  CalltorulaiiH.— Many  Inventors  have 
ately  had  their  claims  for  Patents  seriously  (and  in  some 
cases  fatallyldelayed  by  the  unquallfication  of  agents  who 
have  not  compiled  with  the  Government  license  and  revenue 
laws,  as  well  as  other  new  and  imperative  regulations. 
These  discrepancies,  although  arising  from  the  inexperlencs 
of  honest  agents,  arc  uoue  the  Ic.-is  ilanyerous  to  applicants 
for  patents,  whose  safest  course  is  to  trust  their  business 
with  noue  but  active  and  experienced  solicitors.  The  Wia- 
ing  AKD  •SciF.NTiPii:  Press  P.\tj:nt  Agency  has  strictlv  com- 
plied with  the  r(i(|ui.sltlnnaof  th<;  Doiiartmenl;,  and  properly 
tiled  all  noeesBary  piijcraas  Cluim  Agcnta. 


Machinists  and  Foundries. 


Millers'  Foundry 

—  AND— 

MACHINE     WORKS 

Nos.  215  to  255  First  Street, 

Nan  rr«ml.cia, 

HOVLAND,  ANGELL  &  KING, 

l'llUl'lIIKTIUlS, 

manufacturers  of  Machinery  for 

II. 1H  Ft  JI  II.I.H, 
S1CAB  MILLS, 
I'Al-Jilt     MILLS 

Steam  Engines  of  all  Kinds. 
Amalgamators  of  all  Kinds. 


QUAHTZ  MILLS. 
HAW  MILLS, 
roWDEK  MILLS, 


MIMVCJ  PUMPS, 
OIL  WELL  TOOLS, 


noIKTIXO  WORKS, 
KOCK  BBE.IKCK.1, 


Machinery  and  Castings  of  all  kinds,  eithoi 
of  Iron  or  Brass, 

Boilers  and  Sheet  Iron  Work  in  all  ita 
Branches, 

Shot,  itnd  ItluH  or  While  Iron,  rannuft,ctnre,l 
for  xnd.  Imported  liv  iik  cxprcHly  for  IIiIh  |>tt, 
PUfii  J,n,l  will  l:,"t  it5  iter  vvnt.  Ioubci*  tllun  Ul.y 
oilier  mutlu  ou  tills  eotist. 

RiihhIu  e  run  Screeus,  or  any  decree  orilncnetr. 
We  are  tlie  only  niiinut'ticturer*  on  this  count  »t 
the"HUU«  Engine,"  llie  most  i'«niiiuet,  simple 
In  cnustruellon,  and  durable,  of  uny  Enclne  lu 
use. 

W.  II.  HOWLANS  E.  T.  KI\«, 

H.  B.  AXGEI.1.,  CTB1IS  PAI.MEB, 

lSvtt-qr 


JAMES  MACKEN, 

COPPSDBKSMITII. 

Xo.  SSO  Fremont  St.,  bet.  Howard  «fe  Folsoiu 

All  kinds  ol' COPPER  WORK  dime  to  order  In  the  boat 
manner.  Particular  attention  paid  to  Steamboat,  Sugar 
Hounc  and  Distillery  work. 

Repairing  promptly  and  neatly  attended  to; 

13vll 


FIRST 

Paint     HVXanutactor  y 

IN     CALIFORNIA. 

EPES  &  E.  H.  R.  ELLERY 

Have  the  Patent  Right  lor  the  Pacific  Const  to  manutne- 
ture.scllarul  use 

Ellery's  Patent  India  Kubber  Oement  &  Paint, 

It  Is  for  all  ex|iosrd  tfurfncea;  impervious  to  wet;  will  not 
rot,  peel,  blister  or  crack,  in  uny  china le  A  superior  Paint 
for  brick,  worn!,  cloili.  metals,  eic  ;  succesufullv  unci  In  the 
Eastern  States.  The  old  tin  roof  ol'  that  larpc  huildinp,  the 
New  York  Bicii  JiiUs.wjisinsuch  bad  contlUtnn  it  wna  about 
to  be  taken  oil'  ten  years  since.  Inutcad,  they  put  on  tho 
INDIA  RU1JBKK  CEMENT  AND  I'At.NT,  making  a  powl 
tight  roof.  A  coat  of  India  Rubber  ''nlot  every  two  years 
since  kCRps  it  in  good  coTidltlon.  We  can  icier  to  many 
others.    The  Ailant  c  Lead  Works  use  our  Pmnt  only. 

MiW  CLOTH  ROOKS  nut  on;  copings  and  all  seems 
cemented  mid  saturated,  then  coated  with  t he  India  Rub- 
ber Cement  and  Puint— the  same  as  nn  the  HI  Nicholas 
Hotel  at  New  York  City,  the  City  BuildingR  and  many 
others,  the  roofs  of  nil  the  horse  and  steam  cms.  decks  of 
ste-itnboats.  etc.,  around  Now  York— 'or  eivrht  dollars  per 
..if  hundred  Rmiaro  feet.  NEW  OR  OLD  TIN  ROOFS 
nniented  iind  painted  with  thu  India  Rubber  Cement  and 
Paint  guaranteed,  at  from  one  cent  tu  two  am"  a  half 
ceuis  per  f-nuare  foot,  according  to  siz'>  and  c  .million  of 
roof     Oooq  nun  and  ihe  be.-t  materials  used. 

\\'c  have  ju-i  eementid  nnd  nnlnteii  old  tin  roofs  of  Dr. 
H.  D  Cogswell,  Tuhbs  &  Co.,  P  .1.  ('liver,  eic,  and  the 
wood  work  o,  Sheriff  Davis'  buibllm.'.  Ss  feet  front,  on  Fol- 
sotn  street,  between  Third  and  Pourtll  streets— only  one 
coat.  The  work  will  speak  for  itself.  Now  palming  the 
cornice  and  iron  work  of  Dr.  II.  D.  Cogswell's  building, 
corner  of  Front  and  Clark  streets— one  coat.  Seethe  above 
and  furl  her  references  at  our  i.lllen. 

KLLfclRY'S  PATK.NT  INDIA  Rl'ISBER  CEMENT  AND 
TAINT  is  composed  of  India  rubber  and  other  gums,  dis- 
solved in  Unseed  oil,  mixed  will,  tlie  various  coloring  mai- 
lers, and  ground  in  any  color.  When  applied  to  roofaor 
other  puri.oscs.  it  is  mixed  with  pure  linseed  oil  to  tlie  re- 
quired thickness,  and'  put  oil  as  other  paints  are.  with  a 
paint  brush— retaining  sudbieni  clasiieitv  10  give  and  take 
with  llie  heat  and  eo  d  Fifteen  hundred  lishing  vessels  at 
Cape  Ann  use  the  India  Rubber  i'uiui,  rinding  it  superior  to 
all  others, 

EPES  &  E.  H.  It.  ELLERY  are  now  prepared  to  make 
good  roofs,  and  cement  and  paint  new  or  old  ones,  and  do 
all  kinds  of  outside  painting  with  Ellery's  Patent  India 
Rubiier  Pninr      tin  asphnltuni  or  coal  tar  used 

Oflice,  No.  2'SG  Jackson  street,  collier  Battery,  San  Fran- 
cisco, Cal.  6vlA 


Interiiatioual   Hotel, 

JACKSON       8TREET, 

BETWEEN  MONTGOMERY  AND  KEARNY  STS., 

SAN   FRANCISCO,  CAL. 

THIS  OLD  ESTABLISHED  HOUSE  IS  IN  PERFECT 
order  for  the  accommodation  of  guests.  Persons  seek- 
ing comfort  and  economy  will  And  tills  the  best  Hotel  In 
the  city  to  stop  at.  The  Beds  are  new  and  In  good  order, 
and  the  Rooms  well  ventilated.  The  Table  will  alwayt.  be 
supplied  with  the  best  in  the  market. 

Prices  vnrylnir  from  SI   SO  to  #8  per  day  for 
Kmii'd  und   Room. 

FINE  BATH   HOUSE   AND  BARBER  SHOP  ATTACHED 
TO  THE  HOUSE. 

;>5r»  Teams  belonging  to  the  Houso  will  be,  in  attendance 
at  all  the  boats  and  cars  to  convey  passengers  in  the  Mouse 
chkh  op  chakgk,  and  to  any  part  of  the  city  for  54ft  cents 
lvl2  F.  E.  WEYGANT,  Proprietor. 


SACRAMENTO  SEMINARY. 

Boarding    School     for    Tonng     ILadles, 

I  street,  between  Tenth  and  Eleventh  streets,  Sacramento 

The  present  Session  commenced  July  29th,  and  will  close 

December  20th     A  full  course  of  Insiruction  is  given.    Six 

Teachers  arc  employed.    For  further  particulars,  Address 

HERMON  PERRY. 

Ilvl6-4m  Sacramento,  Oal. 


Just  Published. 

THE  PHILOSOPHY  OF  MARRIAGE,  BEING  FOUR  IM- 
portant  Lectures  on  FUNCTIONS  and  DISORDERS  of 
tho  Nervous  System  and  Reproductive  Organs,  to  be  had  by 
addressing  and  inclosing  twenty -five  cents,  postage  stamps 
to  Secretary  PACIFIC  MUSEUM  OF  ANATOMY,  Mont- 
gomery street,  San  Francisco.  Liyl3-lT 


252 


%kt  §pnm0  m&  Mmtlfk 


Business  Cards. 


NATHANIEL  GRAY. 


H.  M.  G11AY. 


N.   GRAY  &  CO., 

CN    D    BB    T    -A.    XC    IE    E,    S   , 

611  Sacramento  St,  cor.  Webb,  San  Francisco. 


SAN  PBAKOHaO  MILL. 

HOBBS    &  GILMORS, 

Manufacturers     of     Boxes, 

Market  street,  between  Bcale  and  Main. 
For  Sale.—  Mahogany,  Spanish  Cedar,  and  other  Fancy 
Woods.  4vl5-3ra 


T.  B.  RODG-ERS, 

CUTLER, 
lOS    Eietdesdorff  Street. 

Corner  California,  adjoining  the  Pacific  Insurance  Office, 
9vl5-3m*  SAN  FRANCISCO. 


JONES  &  Wooll, 
Looking-Glass  and.  ^Picture 

DEALERS, 

643  Market  fltreet,  near   Montgomery.     Factory,  Market 

street,  between  Seventh  and  Eighth  streets. 

Uvlfitf 


Shot  G-uns  and  Rifles 

Selling  at  Five  Dollars  Euch  ! 
THE  AMERICAN  ARMS  COMPANY, 
"are  closing  out  their  large  stock  of  Heavy 
and  Light  Single  Barrel  Guns,  suitable  lor  Geese,  Duck, 
Pigeon  or  Quail  Shooting.  Heavy  and  Light  RiflesatS5 
each.    Enclose  stamp  and  send  for  Catalogues 

AMERICAN  ARMS  CO., 
9vl5-3m  639^;  Market  street,  San  Francisco. 


Schmieden  &  Shotwell, 

Stock  and  Money  Brokers,  and  dealers  In  Government 
Bonds,  State,  City  and  County  Securities,  Gas,  Water  and 
Insurance  Stocks,  etc.,  southwest  corner  of  California  and 
Sansomc  Btrcets,  opposite  Bank  of  California.        Ivl5-6m 


REMOVAL. 


The  well  known  establishment  of 

LUCY   &   HYMES, 

MANtrFACTUUERS  OF 

Genuine  Pale  and  Chemical 
OLIVE    SOAP8, 

Has  been  removed  from  Beale  street,  between  Mission  and 
Howard,  to  BRANNAN  STREET,  between  Eighth  and 
Ninth,  and  greatly  enlarged. 

The  capacity  oi  this  estHblishmentis  now  the  largest  on 
the  Pacific  Coast.  It  is  now  in  full  operation,  and  prepared 
o  supply  the  demand  of  the  trade. 

Office— 319  California    St.,  San   Francisco. 
Ivl5qr 

We  take  occasion  to  inform  our  friends  and  customers 
that  we  have  sold  our  entire  stock  in  warehouse,  also  in- 
voice to  arrive,  to  Messrs.  N.  P.  COLE  &  CO.,  312  and  314 
Pine  street.  The  whole  forms  a  most  complete  and  desira- 
ble assortment  of  FURNITURE,  and  well  merits  attention 
before  purchasing  elsewhere,  J.  PEIRCE  &  00. 


FURNITURE. 


We  bog  leave  to  call  the  attention  of  the  public  to  our 
warerooms,  * 

lVoe.  312  and.  314=  Pine  Street. 

Having  purchased  the  entire  stock  of  Messrs.  J.  Pelrce  A 
Co.,  and  in  addition  to  our  largo  invoice  from  our  factory 
at  the  East,  we  are  prepared  to  (ill  all  orders  promptly,  both 
"WHOLESALE  AND  RETAIL,  and  call  the  attention  of  the 
public  to  our  salesroom,  as  containing  the  most  complete 
assortment  of  desirable  goods  on  this  coast. 

2vl5-lqr  M.  P.  COLE  <V  CO. 


BROWN  &  CO., 
H   A.    X    T    E    R,    «,    ^ 

Importers  and   Manufacturers   of    tho 

LATEST    STYLES, 
JLt    No.    132    Kearny   Street. 

S3-CALL  AND  SEE  THEM-©ST 
4vl5qr 

T.    R.    CHURCH, 

FASHIONABLES 

CLOTHING   EMPORIUM 

No.  ££3  Montgomery  St..  Rasa  lllock. 

WHOLESALE  AND  RETAIL  DEALER  IN 

FINE  CUSTOM-MADE  CLOTHING, 

AXD  GENTS'  FURNISHING   GOODS, 

TRUNKS,  VALISES,     CARPET-BAGS, 

Etc.  at  the  Lowest  Prices. 
9vl6-qr 


Pontuge.- The  postage  on  the  Mining  and  Scientific 
Pshss  to  auv  portion  of  the  United  States  Is  twenty  cents  per 
annum,  or  five  cents  per  quarter,  payable  in  advance  at  the 
Post  Office  delivering  tho  paper.  Postage  free  In  the  city 
an'i  county.  Foreign  postage  (with  few  exceptions)  two 
cents  per  copy,  prepaid.  To  Bremen  and  the  German 
States  (marked  via  Bremen  and  Hamburg  line),  three  cents 
per  copy,  prepaid.  SlnglecopiestoanyaddreBslu  the  United 
States,  two  cents. 


Trades  and  Manufactures- 


WSI.  BABTLING. 


NRT   KIMBALL. 


BARTLING  &   KIMBALL, 
BOOI£SIIVX>E!K,S, 

Paper  Rulers  and  Blank  Book  Manufacturers. 

505  Clay  Ktreet,  (southwest  cor.  Sansome), 
15vl2-3m  SAN  FBANCISCO. 


JOHN    DANIEL, 

(SUCCESSOR  TO  O.  GORl) 

MARBLE     WORKS, 

No.  421  Pine  8t  bet  Montgomery  and  Kearny,  San  FranciBCo 

Mantels,  Monument*,  Tombs,  Plumber*'  Slabs 

Etc.,  On  hand  and  Manufactured  to  order. 
DSJ-  Goods  shipped  to  all  parts  of  the  State.     Orders  re 
spectfulU  solicited.  6v8-3m 


JPalnrier's   DPatent; 

ARTIFICIAL    LEG, 

Manufactured  in  Philadelphia,  Pcnn. 
JAKTIS   JEWETT,   AGENT. 

218  Montgomery  Street,  San  Francisco.  10v8-lm 

HUCKS  &  LAMBERT, 

SOLE  MANUFACTURERS  OF  THE  CELEBRATED 

[£#-  H.  &  L.  -£D 
A.  X  L  E      G-  J»  E  A.  SS  E  , 

Natoma  Street  and   North  Beach, 
2vl3-Sm  SAN  FRANCISCO. 


HAKBIS    BROS., 

OUTLEES,  LOCKSMITHS,  BELLHANGEKS 

And   Model    Makers. 

308  Leidesdorff  street,  bet.  Sacramento  and  Commercial, 
SAN  FRANCISCO.  21vll-tf 


LEATHER  HOSE  AND  BELTING, 

ALL   SIZES. 

SUCTION    HOSE   MADE     TO   ORDER 

At  short  notice,  by 

M.  M.   OOOK   &z  JSOIST, 

No.  SOI  Battery  street, 

I3vl3-3m  SAN  FRANCISCO. 


McNALLY  &  HAWKINS, 
3?luinTt>ers  ami  Cras-JFitter-s, 

No.  64:5  Market  Street, 

Adjoining  R.  C.  Orphan  Asylum,  nearly  op    .Montgomery 
street,  San  Francisco. 

BTTIX.DINGS  FITTED  UP  WITH  GAS, 

Water  and  Steam  Pipes,  and  all  work  warranted.  Have 
constantly  on  hand  an  assortment  of  Gas-Fixtures,  Lead 
and  Iron  Pipes,  Marble  Slabs,  etc.  tivlfiqr 


E.    POWER, 

WOOD    OAEVEE 

—  AND  — 

Composition  Ornament  Manufacturer, 
Designing,  Modeling  and  Patterns 

FOR    CASTING. 

INTERIOR    DECORATIONS    OF   ALL    DESCRIPTIONS, 

In  Wood,  Composition  and  Metal. 

Nos.  311  and  313  Market  street,  San  Francisco. 
25vU-qy 


J.  M.   STOCKMAN, 

Manufacturer  of 
PATTERNS     AJVT>     MODELS, 

(Over  W.  T.  Garratt's  Brass  Foundry,) 
S.  E.  Corner  of  Mission  and  Fremont  sts., 

6vHtt  SAN  FRANCISCO 


J.   H.   WHITE.  JACOB  KRAMER. 

Petroline    Oil    Works. 
J.  H.  WHITE  &  CO., 

No.  109  Commercial  street,  San  Francisco, 
Are  now  manufacturing 

LUBRICATING  OILS  &  AXLE  CREASE, 

From  Petroleums  of  California,  and  ask  to  be  encouraged 
by  the  citizens  ot  California.  As  a  home  production  in  all 
their  parts,  these  Lubricators  are  equal  to  any  In  the 
market,  and  surpass  all  others  ftr  cleansing  off  gum  caused 
by  the  use  of  animal  oils  which  contain  stcarine  and  marga- 
rin,  which  soon  become  acid.  Afair  trial,  at  the  low  price 
asked,  is  all  that  we  solicit.  25vl4tf 


THEODOEB  KALLENBEUG, 

Machinist,  Maker  of  Models  for  Inventors, 


No.  lO  Stevenson  street,  near  First,  San  Francisco. 
JJSJ- Repairing  promptly  attended  to.  3vl5tf 


National  Mineral  Land  Law,  Instructions. 
Blanks,  Etc. 

Copies  of  the  Act  of  Congress,  approved  July 
26th,  1866,  relating  to  the  Location  of  Minera 
Lands,    together    with,    the    instructions    to    the 

United  States  Registers  and  Receivers  and  Sur- 
veyors General,"  from  the  Commissioner  of  the 
General  Land  Office  Department  of  the  Interior, 
dated  at  Washington,  Jan.  14th,  1867,  can  be  had 
at  this  office.  Also  a  full  set  of  blanks  for  making 
applications,  advertising,  etc.  Address  Dewey  & 
Co.,  office  Mining  and  Scientific  Press,  San 
Francisco. 


Electrotype  Cuts,  Engravings,  Etc— Our  Job  Printing 
Office  is  abundantly  supplied  with  elegant  engravings,  or] 
naments,  and  other  embellishments  to  suit  the  variouH 
branches  of  industry  In  this  State. 


Professional  Cards. 


SHERMAN  DAT, 
ISTiniiig?  Engineer, 

Wo.  114:  Montgomery  Block,  San  Francisco, 

Will  examine,  survey  and  report  upon  mines,  r.nd  consult 
and  advise  concerning  investments  in  mining  property,  or 
the  machinery  management  and  expenditures  of  mines. 
22q* 


FREDEKICK  MANSELL. 

Mechanical  &  Architectural  Draughtsman, 

No.  422  California  street,  corner  of  Leidsdorff. 

Drawings  of  Models  made  for  parties  applying  for  pa 
ents  at  Washington  or  London.  mar23-tf. 


JAMES   IMC.   TAYLOR, 

Attorney  and  Counsellor  at  Law, 

Court  Block,  G3G  Clay  Street, 

SAN  FRANCISCO. 
2vl5-lqy 


ISAAC  LOBREE  &  CO., 
,  GOLDEN  STATE  P0TTERY,^| 

Office  in  San  Francisco,  516  Commercial  st. 

Constantly  on  hnnd  a  large  Assortment  of  Earthenware, 

Fire  Brick.*,  Fire  Clay,  aud  Stoucware. 


J.  "W.  ■WINTER, 
DENTIST. 

Office,  C47  Clay  street San  Francisco. 

First-class  gold  fillings  for  $3.  as  good  as  any  dentist  can 
produce  in  llic  city  Dr.  Winter  has  practiced  Dentistry 
twenty  years— fifteen  in  this  State,  for  a  full  upper  set  cf 
cum  teeth,  on  vulcanite  base,  from  $^0  to  $35.  Teeth  ex- 
tracted without pmn  by  local  application.  18vl4-tf 


RADICAL  CURE 

— OF— 


Treatment  of  all  Deformities  of  tho  Body,  by  DR.  A 
FOLLEAU'S  process.  C»4  Washington  street,  up  stairs, 
Washington  Baths  Building,  between  Montgomery  and 
Kearny  streets. 

DR.  A.  FOLLEATJ 

Efas  hfs  studies  and  manufactories  in  the  same  building. 

Every  kind  or  Apparatus,  Trusses,  Orthopedic  Instru- 
ments, Artificial  Limbs,  etc,  arc  manufactured  and  applied 
by  himself. 

$£SmHt  has  no  connection  with  any  Agency.  24yl4-llptf 


Pacific  Mail  Steamship  Co's 

STEAMSHIPS    FOR 

NEW  YOKE,  JAPAN  AND  CHINA, 

^Eya»fc  LEAVE  FOLSOM  STREET  WHARF,  AT  11 
^^jiM^ib  o'clock  A.  M.  of  the  following  dates,  fur 
PANAMA,  connecting  via  Panama  Railroad,  with  one  of 
the  Company's  splendid  steamers  from  ASPINWALL  for 
NEW  YORK. 

On  the  lOth,  18th.  and  30th  of  each  month  that  has 
3©  days. 

On  the  lOth,  lOth  and  aoth  of  each  month  that  has 
31  days 

When  the  10th,  19th  and  30th  fall  on  Sunday,  they  will 
leave  on  Saturday  preceding;  when  the  18th  falls  on  Sun- 
day, they  will  leave  on  Mnmlav  following. 

Steamer  leaving  San  Francisco  on  the  10th  touches  at 
Manzanillo.    All  touch  at  Acapulco. 

Departures  of  18th  or  19th  connect  with  French  Trans- 
Atlantic  Co.'s  steamer  for  St.  Nazalre,  and  English  steamer 
for  South  America. 

Departure  of  loth  connects  with  English  sttamer  for 
Southampton  and  South  America,  and  P.  R.  R.  Co's 
steamer  for   Centra)  America. 

The  following  Steamships  will  bo  dispatched  on  dates  as 
given  below  : 

October  10th— MONTANA Capt.  E.  S.  Farnsworth, 

Connecting  with  HENRY  CHAUNGEY,  Capt.  Gray 

October  lOth-GOLDEN  CITY... Capt.  W.  F.  Lapidgc, 

Connecting  with  the  RISING  STAR,  Capt.  Conner. 

October  aotli— SACRAMENTO Oapt.  Parker, 

Connecting  with  ARIZONA.  Capt.  Maury. 

Cabin  passengers  berthed  through.  Baggage  checked 
through— 100  pounds  allowed  each  adult. 

An  experienced  Surgeon  on  board.  Medicine  and  attend 
ancc  free. 

These  steamers  will  positively  sail  at  11  o'clock.  Passen- 
gera  are  requested  to  have  their  baggage  on  board  before  10 
o'clock. 

Through  Tickets  for  Liverpool  by  the  Cunard,  Inman  and 
National  Steamship  Lines,  can  be  obtained  at  the  office  of 
the  P.  M.  S.  S.  Co.,  San  Francisco,  where  may  also  bo  ob- 
tained orders  for  passage  from  Liverpool  or  Southampton 
to  San  Francisco,  either  via  New  York  or  St.  Thomas— if 
desired  an  amount  of  £10  to  £20  will  be  advanced  with  the 
above  orders.  Holders  of  orders  will  be  required  to  iden- 
tify themselves  to  the  Agents  in  England. 

For  Merchandise  and  Freight  for  New  York  and  way 
ports,  apply  to  Messrs.  WELLS.  FARGO  k  CO. 

agj-The  Steamship  CHINA,  Capt.  E.  W.  Smith,  will  be 
dispatched  October  14th,  from  wharf,  corner  of  First  and 
Brannan  streets,  for  YOKOHAMA  and  HONGKONG,  con- 
necting at  Yokohama  with  the  steamer  COSTA  RICA  for 
SHANGHAI. 

For  passage  and  all  other  information,  applv  at  the  Pa- 
cific Mail  Steamship  Co's  office,  corner  of  Sacramento  and 
LeldesdorfF  streets. 

OLIVER  ELBRI96E,  Agent. 


Miming  and  Scikntitic  Prkss.— This  valuable  journal  has 
closed  its  fourteenth  volume  and  entered  upon  its  ill  teen  th. 
It  is  a  publication  that  should  have  a  wide  circulation 
among  our  mining  and  mechanical  population.  It  pub- 
lishes, in  addition  to  tho  most  complete  summary  of  mining 
news,  a  vast  amount  of  information  on  the  application  of 
science  to  mining  and  the  mechanic  arts.  It  contains  no- 
tices and  descriptions  of  all  new  mining  processes,  and  all 
machines  intended  to  facilitate  the  extraction  of  the  prec- 
ious metal  from  ore  and  rock  with  which  it  is  blended.  It 
also  chronicles  all  new  inventions,  and,  in  most  instances, 
contains  drawings  to  illustrate  them.  To  miners  and  me- 
chanics it  is  a  paper  of  incalculable  value,  and  should  be  In 
the  hands  of  all  who  desire  to  keep  themselves  posted  Ic, 
the  progress  being  made  In  these  departments.— Yreka 
Union. 


Metallurgy. 


BOALT  «&:  STETEEELDT, 

Metallurgists  and  Mining  Engineers 

AUSTIN,  NEVADA. 

Western  Branch    of  ADELBEBG    4    RAYMOND,   No.    90 
Broadway,  New  York.  llvll 


Q.  W.  MATNARD.  j.  n,  T1E1IANW. 

M^.YlVA.Iir>   «fc  TIEMAMV, 

Mining  Engineers  and  Metallurgists, 

840  Pearl  street.  New  Toi-k, 

— AUD— 

CENTRAL    CITY,    COLORADO. 
19vl2-ly 


Or.  W.  STRONG, 

ASSAVEK    AND    WORKER    OF    ORBS, 

SAN  FEANU1SCO  FOUNDRY, 

Fremont  sireet,  near  Mission,  San  Francisco. 

UvlSqr. 


JOHN    TAYLOR   &   CO. 

IMPORTERS, 


AND  DEALERS    IK 


ASSAYERS'  MATERIALS, 

Druggists'  &  Chemists'  Glassware, 

FliotograpHi©    Stock,  Etc. 
513  and  514  "Washington  Street, 

SAN  FRANCISCO. 

WE  are  receiving  direct  from  MESSRS.  LADD  4  OERT 
LING  (London)  and  BEEKER  A  SONS  (Antwerp,  Bel 
glum)  their  superior 

ASSAY  AND  BVLLIOIV  BALANCES, 
And  from  France  and  Germanv,  as  well  as  the  Eastern 
States,  FURNACES,  CRUCIBLES,  MUFFLES,  BLOW-PIPE 
CASES,  GOLD  SCALES,  CHEMICAL  GLASSWARE,  and 
every  article  required  for  ASSAY  OFFICES,  LABORATO 
RIEb,  etc.  We  have  given  this  branch  of  our  nuainesw  par 
ticular  attention,  to  select  such  articles  as  arc  necessary 
In  the  development  of  the  mineral  wealth  of  this  coast 

A  Full  Assortment  of  DRUGGISTS'  GLASSWARE  and 
DRUGGISTS'  SUNDRIES,  ACIDS  and  CHEMICALS,  con 
stantly  on  hnnd. 

San  Francisco  March   6, 1865.  UvlO-tf 


3iosja[iE:xTM:.Eirs 

PIONEER     MINING    SCHOOL 

Metallurgical   ^VTorlrs. 

Having  established  the  lir.st  Practical  Mining  nnd  Metal- 
lurgical School  In  the  United  States,  1  would  cull  the  atten- 
tion ot  gentlemen  who  ivay  wish  to  obtain  a  practical 
knowledge  of  Cncmistry,  Metallurgy,  etc.,  to  the  fact  that  I 
am  now  prepared  to  teach  the  following  branches: 

1.  Assaying  of  ores,  metals  and  other  mineral  substances. 

2.  Technology,  or  Chemistry,  as  applied  to  any  special 
branch  of  manufacturing. 

3.  Metallurgy  of  gold,  silver,  lead,  copper,  etc.,  by  smelt- 
ing, amalgamating,  llxivlation.etc. 

4.  Gold  extraction  by  chlorine  gas;  also,  a  modified  pro- 
cess of  the  same,  which  is  cheaper  and  quicker  than  the 
processes  usually  employed. 

5.  Concentration.    Dressing  of  ores. 

6.  Construction  of  furnaces,  in  which  any  kind  of  fuel 
may  be  used  for  smelting,  roasting,  etc.,  as  well  as  the  erec- 
tion of  any  machinery  or  apparatus  required  in  metallurgy 
and  technology. 

Mining  is  considered  by  many  a  very  hazardous  under- 
taking; but  I  can  assure  anyone  that  our  mines  ureas  safo 
an  Investment  as  any  other  business  when  properly  under- 
stood and  managed;  therefore,  learn  tlrst,  if  you  have  a 
mine,  then  study  the  nature  of  the  ore,  and  how  to  work 
it,  and  you  will  never  fall  to  be  success,  ul. 

It  may  not  be  superfluous  to  state  that  I  am  theoretically 
and  practically  acquainted  with  all  the  branches  I  oiler  to 
teach.  Years  of  actual  experience  in  the  laboratory, 
smelting  works,  quartz  mills,  and  other  manufactory s  car- 
ried on  on  my  own  account,  have  not  only  given  me  les- 
sons, but  more  than  ordinary  ability. 

I  was  the  first  one  In  California  who  successfully  ex- 
tracted silver  by  smelting,  on  a'Wge  scale,  nnd  have  since 
been  traveling  through  the  manufacturing  and  mining 
towns  of  Europe,  to  study  all  improvements,  and  am  now 
again  the  only  one  in  San  Francisco  who  undertakes  to 
work  any  kind  of  ores  by  cither  roasting,  smelling,  llxivia- 
tion,  or  ehlorination  process. 

I  also  undertake  the  erection  of  smelting  nnd  roasting 
furnaces,  and  furnish  plans  and  estimates  lorany  kind  of 
works. 

My  lately  Invented  Roasting  Furnace  has  the  following 
advantages:  A  Furnace  of  the  capacity  to  roast  one  to 
one  and  a  half  tons  of  ore  per  day  can  be  built  for  $300.  It 
requires  half  a  cord  o-  wood  per  ton  of  sulphurets.  The 
total  expenses  of  roasting  are  not  over  $6.  The  roasting  is 
more  pertect,  as  the  ore  appears  in  <i  spongy  condition  and 
eagerly  takes  up  the  chlorine  gas  or  quicksilver  when 
amalgamated  a  large  size  iurnnce  in  successful  opera- 
tion may  be  seen,  by  permission  of  Mr.  Maltman,  in  hia 
works  in  Nevada  City.  Several  others  are  in  progress  of 
building. 

Charges  for  asuaying  gold  or  silver  ores $3  00 

Copper  ores 6  00 

JUS.  MOSHEIIUER, 
Praciical  Chemist,  Metallurgist,  etc. 

Office,  No.  S28  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco,  Cnl. 
6vl5-3m8 


ENLARGEMENT 


American  Journal  of  Mining 

Volume  III,  Commencing  March  3. 

In  consequence  of  the  remarkable  success  that  has  at- 
tended this  Journal,  the  proprietors  feel  warranted  in  in- 
creasing its  size  to 

T-vreiity  Pages, 
Thus  making  It  the  LARGEST  and  most  COMPREHENSIVE 
Mining  Journal  on  this  continent,  representing  the  Gold, 
Silver,  Copper,  Iron,  Lead,  Coal,  Slate,  Oil,  and  In  fact  all 
the  Mineral  Interests  of  America,  containing  beautiful  en- 
gravings, illustrating  tho  latest  improvements  m  milling, 
mining  and  metallurgical  machinery. 

The  Journal  has  won  the  encomiums  of  the  press  of  the 
entire  country  and  Europe,  and  numbers  among  Its  con- 
tributors more  eminent  scientific  men  than  any  other 
weekly  publication  in  America. 

The  reports  of  the  markets  In  stocks,  metals,  minerals 
and  ores,  carefully  corrected  weekly,  are  an  important 
feature  of  the  Journal. 

Subscriptions:  $i  per  year;  for  six  months,  $2.25— In  ad- 
vance; single  copies,  10  cents.    Specimen  copies  sent  free. 
Address,  WESTERN  A  COMPANY, 

lvl5-lamly  Publishers,  37  Park  Row.N.  Y. 


Engraved  to  Order.— Persons  who  desire  to  Illustrate 
their  individual  establishments  or  business,  should  give  ua 
their  orders  for  Engraving  and  Printing,  and  we  will  guar 
antee  good  work  and  reasonable  prices. 

DEWEY  A  CO., 

Patent  Agents,  Publishers  and  Job  Printers,  505  Clay  st. 


ftfte  Pining  anfl  £rirotrfw  frws. 


253 


A  "Word  to  Readers  in  the  Atlantic 
States. 

Much  complaint  lias  reached  us,  through 
various  sources,  at  the  general  lack  of 
knowledge  at  the  East,  with  regard  to  mining 
and  other  operations  on  this  coast,  and  the  fre- 
quent impositions  practiced  upon  the  public 
there,  in  consequence,  by  irresponsible  per- 
sons passing  off  upon  unsuspecting  victims 
worthless  mining  stock,  or  persuading  them, 
by  false  representations,  to  organize  com- 
pauies  and  advance  moneys  upon  worthless 
ground,  or  ground  which  oftentimes  has 
neither  value  or  locality.  If  our  friends  at 
the  East,  who  are  still  anxious  to  engage  in 
the  laudable  venture  of  mining  enterprise, 
would  do  so  intelligently,  let  them  subscribe 
for  and  carefully  consult  the  only  journal  on 
the  Pacific  coast  where  every  mining  enter- 
prise that  is  worth  naming  is,  from  time  to 
time,  noticed,  us  its  merits  nmy  warrant  A 
mining  enterprise  on  the  Pacific  coast,  which 
is  not  referred  to  in  this  journal,  in  some 
■way  or  other,  as  often  as  once  in  three  or 
four  months,  is  certainly  one  which  people 
in  the  Atlantic  States  should  beware  of. 
Our  advice  to  people  at  the  East  is  never  to 
venture  small  amounts  in  mining.  If  you 
mitxt  start  small,  let  a  number  of  such  club 
together,  so  as  to  make  the  aggregate  amount 
to  be  invested,  such  as  may  be  worth  your 
while  to  inquire  into.  Jan.  1,  1867. 


Mining   Notices— Continued. 


Ancient  River  Chnonrl  Blue  Gravel  Company 
Ntva  i.i  County.  Call  Torn  I  A. 

Notice-—  There  are  delinquent  upon  the  fotlowingdescrlbid 
■lock,  on  account  of  assessment  levied  on  the-  second  day 
.,i  September,  i-*7.  the  several  amounts  set  opposite  tJio 
.rant  follows: 

rtinentc.   No.  Shares.   Amount 

A  I'  Moore  n  128  1126  ■«) 

81  5  *  0>J 

Caroline  Ham,' — U  3  3  uo 

And  In  accordance  with  law,  nnd  an  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees,  made  on  the  second  duy  of  September,  1667,  so 
many  share*  of  each  parcel  of  said  stock  as  may  be  neccs- 
•ary,  will  b«  sold  at  public  auction,  at  the  office  of  the 
Company,  on  Saturday,  the  nineteenth  day  of  October, 
1867,  at  the  hour  of  12  o'clock  M.  of  said  day,  to  pay  said 
AellnQOenl  assessment  thereon,  together  with  costs  of  ad- 
vertising and  expemesof  sale. 

j.  m.  buffington.  secretary. 

Office,  No.  5  Government  House,  comer  Washington  and 
Sausoma  streets.  oc5 


Blanks,  Blank  Mining  Books, 

Constitution  and  By-Laws 

—  FOR  — 

3riuliiir    :i  ml   Prospecting 
Companies 

Elegantly  printed,  with  care  and  dispatch,  at  the  office  of  the 
Mining  and  Scientific  Press* 

•3-  Orders  from  the  Interior  falthfulv  attended  to. 


New  Mining  Advertisements. 


Georve    Washington    Gold    and    Silver    Mining 

Company.— Location  of  Works:  Silver  Mountain  District, 

Alpine  County,  Cal. 

Notick.—  There  are  delinquent,  upon  the  following  de- 
scribed stock,  on  account  of  assessment  levied  on  the 
eleventh  day  of  September,  1867,  the  several  amounts  set  op- 
posite the  names  of  the  respective  shareholders  as  follows: 

Names.  No,  Certificate.    No.  Shares.  Amount. 

AltdoerfTer,  Geo 152  S  $16  00 

Alidocrffer.  Geo 161  1  5  00 

Allison,  John  H 373  3  15  UU 

Berry,  Geo  E &o,  301.  302  15-ea         45  225  oo 

Berry.  Geo  e 286  5  25  uo 

Uinvliiiid.  Wm ...241  6  25  OU 

Brewer,  M  T 321  6  25  00 

BUhop,  Mrs.  M  S 355  3  15  00 

Brown,  J  as  M     Ill  5  25  00 

Cnupson,  Mrs  M 217  1  6  00 

Chopson,  Mrs  M 293  2  10  00 

Cunls.  E  B  331,350,1153    6-ca  35  75  00 

Coleman,  John  W 359  26  125  U0 

DeGraff,  am. ...14.',  143,  1-11.  It5 

i -it.;.  210  lo-ea  60  300  00 

Davidson.  Ole 37  6  25  00 

Dane.  C  W 246  12  6't  U0 

Dution,  David 2i4  4  20  U0 

Dutton,  David. ..219,  2a,  2-12,  2»i  10-oa  4)1  2UU  00 

Dcubcl.  I.  G     319,  4iiO  10  oa  20  100  00 

Elswurth,  Wm 180  5  26  Oi) 

Fretz.  -Miss  A  E....  365  3  15  00 

Paacott,  Stephen 388  3  15  Oil 

Fauceit,  Stephen 410  6  25  U0 

Gibson,  James 39,  40  10-ea  20  100  00 

liargravc,  Henry 306  5  26  00 

Haruruve.  Miss  M  E 391  5  25  00 

Hawkins.  H  J .384  6  25  IM1 

Hawkins,  H  J 385.  386  10-ea  20  luO  00 

H;iwklns,  IIJ  unissued  102  510  0) 

Hustle.  Kubt 259  10  60  00 

Benrikson.  Mrs  H -m,  316  5-ea        10  fin  oo 

Hackney.  H  W  368  5  25  00 

Ivcrson,  Iver 164  2  10  00 

Iverson,  Iver 162  5  25  00 

Jnhn-on,  Dennis 163  2  10  00 

Kcrcheval,  Mrs  S  A 240  10  60  00 

Lamb,  Richard 22,  23    5-ca  10  60  00 

McLea,  Donald 27  1  5  00 

Miller,  Levi 281,  332    6-ca  10  50  U0 

Mechlcnbcrg,  J 33y  5  25  U0 

NeLson,  AG 55  1  6  00 

Nelson,  JG 56  5  25  00 

Foitcr,  JO 97  5  25  00 

Eidcuour.  W  C ,...68.  330    3-ea  6  30  00 

Ruttcr,  MrsM  E 248  5  25  00 

Robinson,  J  S  S 66  10  60  00 

Squnrza.  V 107  6  25  00 

Swliierton.  DE 250  9  45  00 

Mvinei  ton,  John 343  5  25  00 

Sanderson,  L  C 3911  2  10  uO 

Sanderson,  L  C 409  5  25  00 

Bleubcn,  Jacob 392  6  25  00 

Bwim.D  K 407  10  60  U0 

Tanner,  o 226  15  75  00 

\  nun,  Matthew ItJi  6  25  00 

Wlucs.CR.. 273  5  25  00 

Ward,  MrsN ^97  3  15  uo 

Wittram.  C 317  1    10  50  On 

Heng.  Ah 398  3  15  UO 

Heng,  Ah 412  2  10  00 

And  In  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees,  made  on  the  eleventh  day  of  Scbtomber,  1867,  bo 
many  shares  of  each  parcel  of  said  stock  as  may  bo  neces- 
sary will  be  sold  at  public  auction,  by  Olney  &  Co  ,  auc- 
tioneers, 418  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal.,  on 
Monday,  the  fourth  day  of  November,  1867,  at  the  hour  of 
12  o'clock  M.  of  said  day,  to  pay  said  delinquent  assess. 
ment  thereon,  together  with  costs  of  advertising  and  ex- 
penses of  sale. 

A.  G.  WOOD,  Secretary. 

Office,  338  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco.  ocl9 

Rattleanake  Wold  and  Silver  Mlnlnir  Compa- 
ny, Brown's  Valley,  Yuba  County,  California. 
Notice  is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company, held  on  the  seventeenth  day  of  Oc- 
tober, 1867,  au  assessment  of  one  dollar  ($1)  per  share  was 
levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company,  payable 
Immediately,  In  United  States  gold  and  silver  coin,  to  the 
Secretary,  318  California  street,  San  Francisco,  California. 
Any  stock  upon- which  said  assessment  shall  remain 
unpaid  on  the  twenty-rtrst  day  oi'  November,  1867,  shall  be 
deemed  delinquent,  and  will  be  only  advertised  for  sale  at 
public  auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  hp.fnre, 
will  be  sold  on  Monday,  the  ninth  day  of  December, 
1867,  to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs 
of  advertising  and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board 
oi  Trustees. 

JOHN  F.  LOHSE,  Secretary. 
Office.  518  California  street,  Ban  Francisco,  Cal.        oclfl 


Chalk  Mountain  Blue  Gravel  Company.— Lo- 
cation of  Works;  Nevada  County,  California. 
Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  moeting  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  eighth  day  of 
October,  1807,  an  osseismont  of  one  dollar  and  llfty  o*nts 
pershare  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Com- 
pany, payable,  immediately,  in  United  states  gold  and  sii. 
vercoin,  to  the  Secretary. 

Any  stock    upon    which  said    assessment   shall   remain 
unpaid  on  the  eleventh   day  of   November,   1867.  shall  be 

doomed  delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale  at 

public  auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  before, 
will  lie  -.•.Id  mi  .Monday,  the  twenty-fifth  day  of  November, 
1667.  to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  wlthcosti 

Ol  advertising  and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees. 

J.  M.  BUFFINGTON.  Secretary. 
Office,  No.  6  Government  House,  comer  of  Washington 
and  Sausome  streets.  06 12 


EUhun    Allen  Gold   and    Silver    Mlnluic  Com  pa- 

ny.— Location  of  Works:  AustJn,  Lander  County,  Nevada. 

Notice  fs  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Bonrd  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held'on  ihe  thirtieth  day  of  Sep- 
tember, 1867,  an  assessment  of  one  ($1)  dollar  per  share 
was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company,  pay- 
able on  the  fourth  day  of  November,  18i7.  In  United  States 
gold  coin,  10  the  Secretary,  H.  B.  Congilon,  at  the  office  of 
the  Company,  No.  020  Washington  street,  San  Francisco. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid on  Tuesday,  the  tilth  day  of  November,  1867,  shall  be 
deemed  delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sate 
at  public  unction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  be- 
fore, will  he  sold  on  Thursdav,  the  twenty-first  day  of  No- 
vember, 1867,  to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together 
with  costs  ot  advertising  and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order 
of  the   Board  of  Trustees. 

H.  B-  CONODON,  Secretary. 

Office.  No.  620  Washington  street,  (Room  6)  San  Fran- 
cisco, Cal.  oc5 

The  date  fixed  In  the  above  notice  of  Assessment  for  the 
sale  or  DtvLtNquRNT  stock,  has  been  extended  till  Monday, 
December  2d,  1867,  by  order  of  the  Board  or  Trustees,  duly 
made  and  entered  on  the  records  of  said  Company. 

H.  B.  CONGDON,  Secretary. 

San  Francisco,  Cal..  Oct.  15, 1867.  ocl9-4t 


Gold   Hill  Tunneling:  Gold  and  Silver    Mining 

Company.— Location:  Gold  Hill  Mlulng  District,  County 

of  Storey,  State  of  Nevada. 

Notice  is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  nineteenth  day  of 
September,  1867,  an  assessment  (No  9)  of  one  dollar  pershare 
was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company,  pay- 
able Immediately,  in  Unlu'd  States  gold  coin,  to  the  Sec- 
retary, R.  Weqknhk,  415  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco, 
Cal..  or  to  the  Superintendent,  H.  Huguct,  Gold  Hill,  Ne- 
vada. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid  on  the  twenty-sixth  day  of  October,  1867,  shall  be 
deemed  delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale 
at  public  auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  be- 
fore, will  be  sold  on  Tuesday,  the  nineteenth  day  of  No- 
vember, 1867,  to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together 
with  costs  of  advertising  and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of 
the  Board  of  Trustees. 

R.  WEGENER,  Secretary. 

Office  41S  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal.     se21 


George   Washington  Gold   and  Silver  Mining- 

Company— Sliver  Mountain  District,  Alpine  County,  Cal. 

Notice,— The  Fifth  Annual  Meeting  of  the  stockholders 
of  the  above  named  Company  will  be  held  at  their  office,' 
No.  338  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal.,  on  TUES- 
DAY, the  fifth  day  of  November,  1867,  ut  1%  o'clock  P.  M., 
for  the  purpose  of  electing  Trustees  to  serve  for  the  ensuing 
year,  and  for  the  transaction  of  such  other  business  as  may 
properly  come  before  them, 

A.  G.  WOOD,  Secretary. 

San  Francisco,  October  10,  1867.  oc!2 


Gold  Quarry   Company.    Location    of    Workm 

Placer  County,  California. 

Notice  is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  nineteenth  day  of 
September,  1867,  an  assessment  of  twenty  dollars  ($20)  per 
share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company, 
iiavable  Immediately,  in  United  States  gold  and  silver 
coin,  to  the  Secretary,  room  No.  10,  second  lioor  ol  No.  402 
Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco. 

Au  v  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  unpaid 
on  tlie  twenty-third  day  of  October,  1807,  shall  be  deemed 
delinquent, and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auc- 
tion, and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  before,  will  be  sold 
on  Monday,  the  eleventh  day  of  November,  1867,  to  pay 
the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of  adver- 
tising and  expenses  ot  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees. 

T.  W.  COLBURN,  Secretary. 

Office  402  Montgomery  street,  (Room  No.  10,  2d  floor)  San 
Francisco,  Cal.  scp21 


Great  Central  Mining  Company.— Location  of 

Works:  Yuma  County,  Arizona  Territory. 

Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  ot  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  thirtieth  day  of 
September,  1867,  an  assessment  of  011c  dollar  per  share 
was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company,  paya- 
ble immediately,  in  United  States  gold  and  silver  coin,  10 
the  Secretary,  at  the  office  of  the  Company,  No.  302  Mont- 
gomery street,  or  at  the  Pacific  Bank. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid on  the  fourth  (4th)  day  of  Novemher,  1867,  shall  be 
deemed  delinquent,  and  will  bo  duly  advertised  tor  sale 
at  public  auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  be- 
fore, will  be  sold  on  Monday,  the  twenty-fifth  day  of  No- 
vember, 1867,  to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together 
with  costs  of  advertising  and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of 
the  Board  of  Trustees. 

O.  D.  SQUIRE,  Secretary. 

Office.  No.  302  Montgomery  street  oc5 


PostponenientH  and  Alterations.— Secretaries  are 
requested  to  give  notice  of  postponements,  or  alterations 
which  they  may  desire  made  in  their  advertisements  at 
thclrearliestconvenicnce.  New  advertisements  should  be 
sent  n  as  early  as  possible. 


Illegal  Supplemental  Advertising.— it  would  be 
well  for  Mining  Companies,  whose  advertisements  are  re- 
peatedly appearing  In  the  Supplements  of  daily  papers,  to 
inquire  Into  .the  legality  of  that  class  of  advertising. 


llope  Gravel    Mining   Cumpuny.-Lofintlon    of 
Work*  and  Property:  Grass  Valtoy,  Nevada  County,  Call. 

Notice  Is  herebv  irivrn,  that  it  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 

Trustees  Of  said    Company,  held  on  the  thirtieth  day  01 

(Jo    17'  ol   one   duller  per 

share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company, 

Immediately,   in  United  States  sold   and  silver 

■■ .to toe Reoretary, at lib  office,  Ho.  6'i3  Kenmy  street, 

■   ■   :  ICO 

Any  stock  upon  essmenl  shall  remain  un. 

paid  on  the  sixth  day  of  November,  U3o7.  shall  bedeeraed 
delinquent,  and  will  be  duiv  advertised  lor  sale  at  public 
■notion,  .iri.i  union*  paj  njonl  shall  i".-  mads  before,  will  be 
lold  "it  Monday,  the  twenty-fifth  day  ot  November,  1867, 

to  pay  the  delinquent   as-ie*.-uiciit,   loco t her  with 
adv.-rti.-imt  and  expenses  of  halo.    By  order  of  the  Board 
ol  Trustees. 

DAVID  WILDER.  Secretary. 
Office,  No  533  Kearny  street,  corner  ol  Sacramento,  San 
Fruticlcco,  California.  oc5 


I.  X.  L.  Gold  auil  Silver  \i  Inlng  Company.— Lo- 
cation of  Works:  Silver  Mountain  District,  Alpine  Coun- 
ty, Cal. 
Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 

Trustees  of  aaU  Company,  held  on  the  twenty-third  day 

ol  September,  UJ0",  an  n.sessineut  of  one  dollar  and  fifty 
cents  ($1  60)  pershare  was  levied  upon  the  capital  slock 
of  said  Company,  payable  Immediately,  in  United  states 

Jold  and  silver  coin,  to  the  Secretary,  ut  Ills  office.  Pion- 
eer Hall.  Montgomery  stroet,  near  Jackson,  San  Francisco, 
or  to  John  G.  Slaven,  at  Silver  .Mountain. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assewMont  shall  remain  un- 
paid on  the  twenty-eighth  day  of  October,  I867.  shall  be 
deemed  dciinij tieiit,  and  will  be  dulv  advertised  lor  sale 
at  public  auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  be- 
fore, will  be  sold  011  Thursday,  the  fourteenth  dav  of  No- 
vember, 1867,  to  Day  the  delinquent  assessment,  together 
with  costs  of  advertising  and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of 
the  Board  of  Trustees. 

J.  CROWNISSIIIF.LD.  Secretary. 

Office,  Pioneer  Hall,  Montgomery  street,  up  stairs.  Son 
Francisco.  eep28 


KLelney   Gold   and   Silver  Mining  Company,  £1 

Dorado  County,  California. 

Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  or  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  twelfth  day  of 
September,  1867,  an  assessment  of  twenty  Cents  pershare 
was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Com  puny,  pay- 
able Immediately  In  United  States  gold  and  silver  ruin,  to 
the  Treasurer,  D.  C.  Biikkd,  at  Ills  office,  northeast  cor 
ner  Battery  and  Clay  streets,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain 
unpaid  on  the  twenty  fifth  day  of  October.  1867,  shall  be 
deemed  delinquent,  and  will  ho  duly  advertised  for  sale  at 
nubile  auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  before, 
will  ho  sold  on  Monday,  the  eleventh  day  of  November,  1867. 
to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of 
advertising  and  exDcnses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees. 

H.  V.  HERBERT,  Secretary. 

Office,  No.  407  California  street,  Sun  Francisco.        sell 


l,;uly  Bell  Copper  Mining  Company,  Low  J>1 

vide  Mining  District,  Del  Norte  County,  California. 

Notice  is  hereby  given,  that  the  Annual  Meeting  of 
the  stockholders  of  the  above  named  Company,  will  be 
hold  at  Dashawny  Hall,  on  THURSDAY,  October  24th, 
1867,  at  V/x  o'clock  P.  M.,  for  the  election  of  a  Board  of 
Trustees  to  serve  the  ensuing  year,  and  for  the  transaction 
of  any  other  business  that  may  come  before  the  meeting. 
B.  P.  WILKINS,  Secretary,  pro  tern. 

San  Francisco,  Sept  26, 1867.  sep28 

Mount  Tenabo  Silver  Mining  Company.— Lo- 
cation of  Works:  Cortez  District,  Lander  County,  State 
of  Nevada. 

Notick.— There  arc  delinquent,  upon  the  following  de- 
scribed stock,  on   account  of  assessment  levied   on   the 
sixth  day  of  September,  1867,  the  several  amounts  set  oppo- 
site the  names  of  the  respective  shareholders,  as  follows: 
Names.  No.  Certificate.    No.  Shares.    Amount. 

Borel,  Francois  Ami 70  540  $1620  00 

Borel,  Francois  Anil 77  60  150  00 

Borel,  Francois  Ami 78  20  60  00 

Borel,  Francois  Ami 82  82  246  00 

Borel,  Francois  Ami 113  14  42  00 

Bell.  Thomas 109  500  1500  00 

Clicllis,  J  F 66  100  300  00 

ChclliS,  J  F 67  60  150  00 

ChelHs.  J  F 68  60  160  00 

Drallmever,  Henry 16  8  24  00 

Drallmeyer,  Henry 45  6  18  00 

Gordon,  John 18  76  225  00 

Hearst,  Gcorce 54  276  828  00 

Hearst,  George 107  224  672  00 

Lchmann,  Christian 24  5  15  U0 

Peck,  David 49  180  540  00 

Vandervroot,  J  C 28  60  150  00 

And  In  accordance  with  law.  and  nn  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees,  made  on  the  sixth  day  of  September,  1867,  so 
many  shares  of  each  parcel  of  said  stock  as  may  be  ne- 
cessary, will  be  sold  at  public  auction,  by  Maurice  Dure  & 
Co.,  at  No.  327  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal.,  on 
Thursday,  the  thirty-first  day  of  October, I867,  at  the  hour  of 
12  o'clock  M.  of  said  day,  to  pay  suld  delinquent  assess- 
ment thereon,  together  with  costs  of  advertising  and  ex- 
penses of  sale. 

R.  N.  VAN  BRUNT,  Secretary. 
Office,  331  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco.  ocl2 


Worth  Star  Gold  nnd  Silver  Mining*  Company, 

Reese  River  Mining  District,  Lander  County,  Nevada. 

Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  19th  day  of  Septem- 
ber, 1867,  an  assessment  of  twenty  dollars  pershare  was 
levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Coinpanv,  payable 
immediately,  to  the  Secretary,  George  H.  Faulkner,  No. 
423  Front  street,  San  Francisco. 

Awv  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid on  Tuesdar,  the  twenty-second  day  of  October,  1867, 
shall  be  deemed  delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised 
for  sale  at  public  auction,  and  unless  pavment  shall  be 
made  before,  will  be  sold  on  Monday,  the  eleventh  day 
of  November,  1867,  to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment. 
together  with  costs  of  advertising  and  expenses  of  sale. 
By  order  of  the  Board  of  Trustees. 

GEORGE  H.  FAULKNER,  Secretary. 

Office,  423  Front  street.  San  Francisco,  Cal.  se21 


Oxford  Beta  Tunnel  and  Mining  Company*  En- 

meralda  District  and  County,  State  of  Nevada. 

Notice  is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  eleventh  day  or 
September,  1867,  an  assessment  (No.  24)  of  fifty  cents  per 
share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Compa- 
ny, payable  Immediately  in  United  States  gold  and  silver 
coin,  to  the  Secretary,  or  to  the  Superintendent  at  the  mine. 

Anv  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid on  the  twenty-flub  day  of  October,  1867.  shall  be 
deemed  delinquent,  and  will  bo  duly  advertised  for  sale 
at  public  auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  he  made  be- 
fore, will  be  sold  on  Monday,  the  eleventh  day  of  November. 
1367,  to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of 
advertising  and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees. 

GEO.  H.  PECK,  Secretary. 

Office,  212  Clay  street,  San  Francisco.  se!4 


Old  Colouy  Silver  Mining-  Company.-Locatloa 

of  Works:  Austin,  Reese  River,  Nevada. 

Notice  is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  twenty-eighth  day 
of  September,  18G7,  an  assessment  of  tnree  ($3)  dollarsper 
share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company, 
payable  immediately,  in  United  States  gold  coin,  to  the 
Secretary,  at  his  office,  No.  623  Montgomery  street,  San 
Francisco.  California. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid on  the  second  tlitv  of  November,  1867.  shall  be  deemed 
delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale  at  public 
auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  before,  will  be 
Bold  on  Monday,  the  twenty-fifth  day  of  November,  1867,  to 
pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of  ad- 
vertising and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees. 

HENRY  O.  HOWARD,  Secretary. 

Office,  623  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco.  oc5 


Sophia  Consolidated  Gold   nnd  Silver    Mining 

Company,  Tuolumne  County,  California. 

Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  At  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  twerty. third  day  of 
September,  1*7,  an  assessment  of  fifty  cents  ner  share  was 
levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company,  payable 
Immediately  In  United  States  gold  and  silver  coin,  to  the 
Secretary,  at  No  641  Washington  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

Any  stncK  upon  which  said  assessment  slnill  remain  un- 
pald  ..11  the  :w<iiiv-n>lrdduvofOctober,1807,  shall  bi  denied 
delinquent,  and  will  he  duly  advertised  lor  sale  at  public 
auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  hetorc,  will  be 
sold  on  Thursday,  the  si-vcnih  day  of  November,  1867,  to 
pay  Ihe  delinquent  aascs.-iiu-nt,  together  with  costs  ot  ad- 
vertising and  expenses  of  vale.  By  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees 

DAVID  E.  JOSEPHI.  Secretary. 

Office,  641  Washington  street,  San  Frauclsco.  sepiS 


Silver  Sprout  Mlnlag  Compnny....Locat1on  of 
Works  and  Mines:  Kearsargc  District,  Inyo  County.  CftL 
Notick.— There  arc  delinquent,  upon  the  following  de- 
scribed stock,  on  account  of  assessment  levied  on  the 
sixth  day  of  August,  1867,  the  several  amounts  set  oppo- 
site the  names  of  the  respective  shareholders,  as  fol- 
lows: 

Names.  No.  Certificate.     No.  Shares.    Amount. 

F  H  Alberding 2  6  $IOO  00 

F  II  Alberding 3  5  I  On  00 

F  II  Alberding 4  6  100  00 

F  H  Alberding 5  1  20  00 

F  II  Alberding 6  1  SO  00 

f  11  Alberding 7  1  20  00 

F  H  Alberding 8  1  20  HO 

F  H  Alberding 9  1  20  00 

F  H  Alberding 10  1  2<i  01 

F  II  Alberding .11  1  20  00 

F  11  Alberdiiu 12  1  20  00 

F  II  Alberding 13  1  20  t-0 

FH  Alberding 14  1  20  00 

f  h  Alberding 16  1  20  00 

F  II  Alberdiim 16  1  2n  00 

F  H  Alberding 17  1  20  00 

FHAlberdlng 26  1  20  00 

Geo  Hearst 27  10  200  I '0 

Saml  Soule 28  6  H'O  00 

l.udlsloo  Martinez 30  4  80  00 

A  BPaul 4*  to  48  42  840  00 

J  ODcvIn,  C  Bendereand 

T  M'Millau not  Issued  56  2  40  00 

And  In  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  the  Board 
of  Trusiees,  made  on  the  sixth  day  of  August,  1867,  so 
many  shares  of  each  parcel  of  sold  stock  as  may  be  nec- 
essary, will  bo  sold  at  public  auction,  by  Messrs.  Maurice 
Dorc  A-  Co.,  No.  327  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco,  on 
Thursday,  the  twenty-sixih  day  of  September,  1867,  at  the 
hour  of  12  o'clock,  M.  of  said  day,  to  pay  said  delinquent 
assessment  thereon,  together  with  costs  of  advertising  and 
expenses  of  sale. 

T.  B.  WINGARD,  Secretary. 

Office,  408  California  street,  San  Francisco.  sell 

Postponembnt.— The  above  sale  is  hereby  postponed  until 
Monday,  the  twenty-first  day  of  October,  1867,  at  the 
same  hour  and  place.    By  order  of  the  Board  of  Trustees. 

sep28-4  t  T.  B.  WINGARD,  Secretary. 


Whitman   Gold  and    Silver  Mining   Company. 

Location  of  Works:  Indian  Springs  District,  Lyon  County, 

Nevada. 

Notice.— There  are  delinquent,  upon  the  following  de- 
scribed stock,  on  account  of  assessment  levied  on  the 
fifth  day  of  September,  1867,  the  sovcral  amounts  set 
opposite  the  names  of  the  respective  shareholders,  as  fol- 
lows: 

Names.  No.  Certificates,    No.  Shares.    Amount. 

Ainsworth.JC 143,  144  10-ea  20  $:t0  00 

Alexander,  Henry  M 230,  2s  1    6-ea  10  15  00 

Atkinson,  J  H 273  13  19  60 

Atkinson,  J  H 278  30  45  00 

Brewster  4  Baldwin  ....15,  16.  17 

18,  10,  20    5-ea  SO  45  00 

Beaver.  Ceo  W 59  10  15  V-0 

Beaver,  Geo  W 152  6  7  60 

Buugh,  Theo  E 95  4  6  00 

Baugh,  TheoE 159  11  16  50 

Bagley.  David  P 282  10  15  00 

Baldwin,  Jos  G 165  10  15  00 

Baldwin,  Jos  G 176  60  9u  00 

Baldwin,  AW :'80  30  45  00 

Baldwin,  A  W 281  65  97  50 

Butler,  R  W 261  5  7  60 

Cinnisc,  J  S..6,  7,  8.  9,  10,  11,  12    5-ea  35  62  50 

Cronise,  J  S  . .     13  3  4  60 

Comstock,  C , 14  5  7  50 

Coghlll,  J  H,  trustee  for  SA 

Uoghill 21  5  7  60 

Coghlll,  J  H,  trustee  for  H  Cog- 
hill       22  6  7  60 

Coghill.JH 23,24    6-ca  10  15  00 

Cogliill,  J  H 276  36  64  00 

Coghlll,  J  H  &  Co 26  10  15  00 

Clement,  MrsVioletta 79  5  7  60 

Clement,  E  B 274  10  15  00 

Cronise,  W  H  V....68,  69,  loi,  103 

104,  105    5-ea  SO  45  00 

Cronise,  W  H  Y..86,  87,  88,  89,  90    3-ea  15  22  60 

Cronise,  W  H  V 245  SO  46  00 

Cronise,  WH  V 259  16  22  60 

Campbell,  Thompson.  ...39,  40,  41 

42  10-ea  40  60  00 

Campbell,  Thompson 43,  44    6-ca  10  15  00 

Cochrane.  John .244  80  120  00 

Coghlll.  Mrs  Mary 153  6  7  50 

Cummlngs,  ThosA 237.  238    6-ea  10  15  00 

Cummings,  Jos  S  L 239  5  7  60 

Day,  Henry 222,223,2*4    5-ea  15  22  60 

DcLong,  Chns  E .212  10  15  00 

Edwards,  Jonathan 220,  231    5-cn  10  15  uO 

Felton,  J  B 167  25  37  50 

Felton,  J  B 193  40  60  00 

Felton,  J  B 121  25  37  50 

Freeborn,  James 127  11  16  50 

Hirschman,  Moses 286  11  16  60 

Harrold,  James iffl)  10  16  00 

Ing.JolinC 262  10  15  00 

Korn.  Moses 287  11  16  50 

McCreadv,  Win  R 240  6  7  60 

Mayne.  Chas,  trustee  for  John 

B  Winters 289  70  105  00 

Peterson.  John 284  10  16  00 

Remsen,  Wm 223,229    5-ea  10  16  00 

Regensberger,  Julius 285  5  7  50 

Sutton,  Goo  D,  trustee  for  Mrs 

A  E  Sutton 27.  28    5-ca  10  15  00 

Sutton,  Geo  D,  trustee  for  Mrs 

A  E  Sutton 29  6  9  00 

Stanly,  Edward 2«0  10  15  00 

Tyler,  Christopher 236  6  7  50 

Turner,  John 272  15  22  60 

Uhler,  Wm  L 241  10  15  00 

Wedderspoon,  John 128  15  22  50 

Weddenpoon,  John 78  6  9  00 

Wheeler,  James  M,  trustee.  ..925 

226,  227    5-ca  15  22  60 

And  in  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees,  made  on  the  fifth  day  of  September,  1867,  so 
many  shares  of  each  parcel  of  said  stock  as  may  bo  necessary 
will  be  sold  at  public  auction,  at  the  office  of  the  Com- 
pany, Room  No.  10  (2d  floor)  of  No.  402  Montgomery  street, 
San  Francisco,  by  Jones  &.  Bendlxen,  Auctioneers,  on  Mon- 
day, the  twenty-eighth  day  of  October,  1867,  at  the  hour  of 
1  o'clock  P.  M .  of  said  day,  to  pay  said  delinquent  assessment 
thereon,  together  with  costs  of  advertising  and  expenses  of 
sale. 

T.  W.  COLBURN.  Secretary. 
Office,  room  No.  10,  2d  floor,  No.  4C2  Montgomery  street, 
San  Francisco,  Cal.  oc!2 


Olney  &  Co.,  Auctioneers  and  Real  Estate  Agents,  attend 
promptly  to  all  business  entrusted  to  their  care  In  San 
Francisco  nnd  Oakland.  Mining  and  other  corporanons 
will  find  Col.  Olney  well  posted  and  thorough  In  transacting 
sales  of  delinquent  stock.  Office,  on  Broadway,  Oakland, 
and  No.  318  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco.  nolO 


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%\u  pining  «aA  Mmiifk 


Machinery. 


PATENT    AMALG-AMATOR. 

These  Machines  Stand  Unrivaled. 

for  rapidly  pulverizing  and  amalgamating  ores,  they 
have  no  equal.  No  effort  has  beeu,  or  will  be,  spared  to 
have  them  constr noted  in  the  most  perfect  manner,  and  of 
the  great  number  now  in  operation,  not  one  has  everre- 
quired  repairs.  The  constant  and  increasing  demand  for 
them  is  sufficient  evidence  of  their  merits. 

They  sue  constructed  so  as  ro  apply  steam  directly  into 
the  pulp,  or  with  steam  bottoms,  as  desired. 

This  Amalgamator  Operates  as  Follows: 

The  pan  being  filled,  the  motion  of  the  muller  forces  tha 
pulp  to  tho  center,  where  it  Is  drawn  down  through  the  ap- 
erture and  between  the  grinding  surfaces.  Thence  it  is 
thrown  to  the  periphery  into  thu  quicksilver.  The  curved 
plates  again  draw  it  to  the  center,  where  it  passes  down, 
and  to  the  circumference  as  before.    Thus  it  is  constantly 

Jiassing  In  a  regular  flow  between  the  grinding  surfaces  and 
nto  the  quicksilver,  until  the  ore  is  reduced  to  an  impalpa- 
ble powder,  and  the  metal  amalgamated . 

Setters  made  on  the  same  principle  excel  all  others.— 

They  bring  the  pulp  so  constantly  and  perfectly  in  contact 

■with  quicksilver,  that  the.particles  are  rapidly  and  com 

plctely  absorbed. 

Mill  men  are  invited  to  examine  these  pans  and  setters  for 


themselves,  at  the 

1T1 


pacific  Founriunr, 

San  Francisco. 


Steam   Pumps, 

FOE   DRAINING   MINES    OK   ELEVATING   WATEB  IO 
ANY   HIGHT. 

PICKERING-'S  GOVERNORS 

For  Steam  Engines. 

GJ-iflfiar<i's    Injectors, 

For  Feeding  Boilers. 

STODDART'S   IROBI    WORKS, 

Beale  Street.  San  Francisco,  j 

23vl2  Urn 


PATTINSON'S 
HURDY-GURDY  WATER-WHEEL. 


The  Inventor  of  this  Wheel  having,  after  much  delay, 
finally  obtalnpd  the  patent  for  the  same,  is  prepared  to  sell 
rights  therefor  to  such  as  may  be  desirous  of  putting  them 
up,  or  continuing  those  already  in  use.  This  is  well  known 
among  miners  as  the  "hurdy-gurdy  wheel,"  and  is  con- 
sidered the  most  economical  Water-Wheel  now  in  use. 

Notice  is  hereby  given,  that  the  subscriber  is  the  inventor 
and  holds  the  patent  right  for  the  construction  and  use  of 
the  same;  and  that  no  person  has  a  right  to  manufacture 
or  use  them  without  his  permit. 

7vl5-qy  THOMAS  PATTINSON. 


Hunt's  DouMe-Action  Pump 


Is  cheap,  durable,  strong,  and  not  liable  to  get  out  of  order 
Balltandon  hand  at  .No.  [28  Second  street,  and  108  Jessie 
street 
LJvlStf  E.  O.  ETinVT,  Prop'r. 


SUPERIOR  CUT-OFF  ENGINES. 

We  desire  to  call  the  attention  of  Engineers,  Manufac- 
turers, and  Millmen,  to  the  celebrated 

Hartford.    Engine, 
With  Wright's  Patent  Variable  Cut-oti',  which  we  are  now 
msnufitcturing  under  a  license  from  tho  Woodruff  &  Beach 
Iron  Wort  Co.,  Hartford,  Ct.    To  parties  wishing  a  First- 
class 

Fuel-Saving  Engine, 

Simple  and  durable  in  construction,  this  Engine  is  offered 
in  the  belief  that  it  is  superior  to  any  other  manufactured. 
It  enjoys  the  very  highest  reputation  in  the  Atlantic  States, 
■where  it  is  well  known;  over  300  of  them  having  been  built 
hy  the  Woodruff  &  Beach  Coinpnny,  and  being  now  in  suc- 
cessful operation. 

CVOUBiAULB  «fe  CO., 
Pacific  Iron  Works. 
San  Francisco,  Aug.  29, 1S67.  9vl5tt 


BLAKE'S  QUARTZ  BREAKER ! 

PRICES     kTeDUCED! 

MACHINES  OF   ALL  SIZES   FOE   SALE 
—  BY  — 

"WM.  P.  BLAKE, 

Corner  First  and  M18«lon  streets,  or  Box  £,0*7? 

8T13I  SAN   FBANCISOO. 


Brodie's  Patented  Improvements 


FOE  THE  TREATMENT  OP 

Gold  and  Silyer  Ores. 


BBC-DIE'S  PATENTED  IMPROVED  QUARTZ  CRUSHER. 
The  attention  of  all  interested  in  Mining  is  respect- 
fully called  to  this  Improved  Machine   for  Breaking    or 
Spalllng  Quartz,  or  other  Rock,  possessing  as  it  does,  sim- 
plicity of  action  and  lightness  of  construction,  so  far  as  is 
compatible  with  strength  and  durability.    In  consequence 
of  these  advantages,  the  advertisers  are  enabled  to  offer 
these  machines  to  the  public  at  the  following  low  terms: 
No.  1— Or  10-inch  Crusher,  capable  of  reducing  from 
three  to  four  tons  of  quartz  per  hour,  no  piece  be- 
ing larger  than  a  walnut— price $600 

No.  2— Or  15-inch  Crusher,  capable  of  similarly  putting 

through  five  to  Mix  tons  per  hour 85© 

No.  3— Or  18-inch  Crusher,  will  in  a  similar  manner 

crush  from  seven  to  eight  tons  per  hour l.SOO 

EXPLANATION   Of  THE   ABOVE   ENGKAVISG. 

The  frame  is  made  of  cast  iron,  bound  with  heavy 
wrought  iron  bands,  making  it  very  stronp.anti  ut  the  same 
time  light  and  portable.  The  crusher  is  bolted  to  a  wood 
frame  of  sufficient  hightto  clear  the  fly-wheel,  and  allow 
the  crushed  quartz  to  pass  off.  The  dotted  linos  show  the 
movable  and  stationary  jaws.  Letter  A  represents  the 
eccentric  shaft  by  which  the  power  is  applied  direct  to  the 
movable  jaw.  B  represents  the  movable  jaw,  and  C  the 
fixed  jaw.  D  represents  the  link  or  radius  bnr.  E  repre- 
sents the  bolts  for  regulating  the  opening,  F,  which  can  be 
regulated  at  pleasure,  so  as  to  graduate  to  the  size  to  which 
it  is  intended  the  quartz  shall  be  crushed.  G  represents  the 
feed  opening,  by  which  the  size  of  the  machine  is  desig- 
nated. 

The  arrow  on  the  fly-wheel  shows  the  direction  to  drive 
the  eccentric,  which,  m  combination  with  the  link.  D,  gives 
the  movable  jaw,  B,  a  forward  and  downward  motion  at  the 
same  time,  and  which  makes  the  hardestrock  yield  and 
scpiinue  into  fragments  of  any  desired  size. 

The  above  Crushers  \m\e  been  recently  erected  and  are 
now  successfully  employed  at  Bear  Valley,  Mariposa  coun- 
ty. Rawhide  Ranch,  Tuolumne  county,  Excelsior  Aline, 
Lake  District,  Nevada  county,  and  can  be  sr>cn  in  opera> 
tion  at  the  Fulton  Foundry,  >  irst  street.  San  Francisco. 

The  following  testimonial  respecting  the  efieetiveness  of 
this  Crusher,  has  been   received   from  the  Superintendent 
of  the  "Rawhide  Ranch"  Mine,  in  Tuolumne  Countv: 
Rawhide  Ranch,  Tuolumne  Co.,  Sept.  28, 1S66. 

Jamks  Brodik,  PJsq.,  San  Francisco— My  Divar  Sir:  Itglves 
me  pleasure  to  inform  you  that  I  have  for  the  past  three 
months  had  one  of  your  largest  sized  Rock  Crushers  in 
use,  at  the  Rawhide  Ranch  Mining  Company's  Mill,  which 
has  entirely  met  my  expectations;  and  I  have  no  hesita- 
tion In  recommending  it  to  all  who  arc  in  need  of  a  machine 
for  rapidlv.  cheaply  and  properly  preparing  quartz  for  the 
stamps.    Yours  truly,  R.  P.  JOHNSON, 

Supt.  Rawhide  Ranch  Quartz  Mill. 

BRODIE'S  PATENT  IMPROVED  GERMAN  AMALGA- 
MATING BARREL.— This  Barrel  obtained  a  premium  at 
the  Fair  of  the  Mechanics'  Institute  in  San  Francisco,  in 
1864.  Further  particulars  will  be  afiorded  on  application 
to  the  subscribers. 

Those  infringing  the  patent  rights  to  the  above  Improved 
Barrel,  are  hereby  informed  that  on  and  after  the  1st  No 
vember,  1866,  the.  royalty  charged  for  using  tho  same  will 
be  raised  to  the  sum  of  S100  per  Barrel. 

A  diagram,  with  explanations  of  this  machine,  will  bo 
found  in  the  "Mining  and  Scientific  Press,"  uf  September 
29th, 1866 

BRODIE'S  PATENT  WIND-BLAST  SEPARATOR  FOR 
DRY  CRUSHING.— This  Dry  Crusher  lias  been  found  the 
most  economical  and  effective  mode  of  crushing  ores  In 
Mexico,  California  and  Nevada.  Diagrams  and  explana- 
tions afforded  on  application  to  the  subscribers. 

A  drawing  and  full  description  of  this  machine  will  bo 
found  in  the  Mining  and  Scientific  Press  ofSntit.  22d.  1S66. 
BKOME  <fc  KADCIIFF, 
Express  Building.  -102  Montgomery  street, 

12vl3tf  San  Francisco. 


American   Double  Turbine 


THESE  WHEELS,  UNEQUaLED  AND  UNRIVALED  IN 
the  United  States  or  the  world,  have  been  fully  tested 
on  this  coast,  more  than  forty  being  in  use  at  this  date  in 
California  and  Oregon,  driving  nn  kinds  of  machinery.  Saw 
MilhvFlour  Mills,  Quartz  Mills,  etc..  etc.,  etc. 

California  References.—  E.  Stocton.  Folsom;  0.  Sim- 
mons, Oakland,  (Mill  at  Clear  Lake):  Morgan  Coville,  Lex- 
ington, Santa  Clara  County;  J.  Y.  McMillan,  Lexington. 
Santa  Clara  County.    agp-Send  for  Circular,  to 

KNAPP  A  ORAXT, 
„„  ,„,  ■  Agents  for  California. 

2Gvl3-lyq  310  Washington  street,  San  Francisco, 


E.     O.     HUNT, 

Manufacturer  of 

Windmills,  ITT or>e_ Powers 

JPuiupu,  Pninplnj; 

Frames  uiid 

Gearing. 

Hunt's  Adjustable  Wind  Mills 
to  hav«  all  the  sails  so  arranged  as 
turn  edgeways  to  the  wind  when 
the  mill  isstopiied.  Thesullacnn 
be  set  at  any  angle  to  suit  the 
force  of  the  wind,  while  the  mill 
isrunning,hy  means  of  the  brake 
lever  At  the  foot  of  the  mill,  by 
any  person. 

Hunt's  Self-Regulating  Mill 
is  strong,  durable  and  cheap.  It 
is  provided  whh  means  for  stop- 


Tl 

out  tho  State. 


■ii  kii 


l    thl-OLL 


iiuls 

;h- 


Tread  Horse-Powers,  Swap  Horse-Powers,  Pumps  In  great 

variety,  Single  and  Double-Acting.     Frames  and  Gearing 

tor  running  pumps,  from  steam  or  other  power,  constantly 

on  hand  and  biiiltio  order.    Water  Tanks  built  to  order. 

No.  28  Second  St. ,  and  108  and  110  Jessie  St . 

SvlSqy  San  Francisco. 


Commission  Agent  for  tho  purchase  and  sale  of 

Engines,  Boiler   Castings, 

AND  AS-L  BUNDS  OF  MACHIKEKT, 
No.  537  Washington,  and  532  Merchant  St.,  San  Francisco. 

HAS  FOR  SALE 
One  lEiifflne,  6-Hoi-Ne  Power,    -  !$14© 

One  Engine  with  Boiler,  Y-Morse,  -  60© 
One  Engine,  ILiUik  for  Hoisting,  15-£Xorse,  SOO 
Two  Engines,  Hollers,  Port.,  16-Morse,  1,34)© 
One  Engine,  4©-Morse,    -  l,SSO© 

One  Irou  Battery  of  1  Stamps,         -       -        SO© 
Alto,  a  great  variety  of 

33oilex*s    amcl    HMCaeliiiaeiTy-, 

CASTINGS  OF  ALL  KINDS, 

AT    LESS   THAW    MARKET   RATES. 


fl@-PartIes  wishing  to  purchase  or  sell  Machinery,  of  any 
kind,  can  do  so  to  advantage  through  this  agency, 
lft'lfiqr 


THE  CELEBKATEK 

Self  Generating  Portable' 
Gas   Lamp. 


This  extraordinary  Lamp  pro- 
duces its  own  gas  by  the  vapor- 
ization of  Petroleum,  Naphiha, 
or  Benzine.  It  emits  neither 
smoke  nor  smeli,  uud  burnswiih 
a  pure  white  flame,  eaunl  In  In- 
tensity to  an  ordinary  gas  burn- 
er, and  at  an  expense  of  from  one 
to  three  cents  per  hour  only,  ac- 
cording lo  the  quantity  of  light 
required.  It  is  peculiarly  adap- 
ted lor  mining  purposes,  also  lor 
stores,  iactories,  billiard  rooms, 
and,  in  lace,  lul*  ail  purports 
where  regular  gas  is  not  availa- 
ble, and  for  which  it  is  au  ad- 
mirable substitute.  As  nn  out- 
door light  it  stands  unrivalled, 
burning  with  undiminished  bril- 
liancy in  a  strung  wind. 


.Directions  for  "Umc. 

gSChargo  tho  reservoir  with  the  prepared  fluid,  or  with 
Benzine,  from  half  to  three-fourths  full;  allow  a  portion  to 
run  through  Into  the  cup,  then  turn  off  the  tap  and  ignite 
the  fluid,  which  will  heat  the  burner  sufficiently  to  gener- 
ate the  gas,  which  will  be  seen  issuing  from  the  top.  The 
tap  must  now  be  turned  on,  and  a  steady  light  will  be  main- 
tained till  the  whole  ot  the  contents  of  tho  reservoir  is  con- 
sumed. 

A  small  needle,  bent  at  the  point  and  fixed  in  a  holder, 
may  be  occasionally  required  to  clear  the  minute  hole 
thruugh  which  tlie  gas  issues,  and  the  regulating  screw  nt 
the  bottom  turned  a  little  back:  but  care  must  be  taken  not 
to  force  the  screw  too  high,  and  it  should  never  he  vsed  to 
extinguish  the  light— by  turning  (he  tap  off,  it  will  gradually 
go  out. 

When  necessary  to  renew  the  cotton  which  is  placed  in 
the  lower  pipe  to  prevent  the  too  rapid  flow  of  the.  fluid,  tho 
lamp  should  be  placed  in  a  vise  and  the  burner  screwed  off 
The  burnt  cotton  must  then  be  withdrawn,  and  a  fresh 
piece  of  siout  cotton  rag,  one  inch  wide  nnd  four  or  five 
inches  long,  should  be  doubled  over  apiece  of  wire,  and 
Inserted  into  the  pipe— the  ends  cut  short  off,  the  burner 
again  screwed  on  with  a  little  white  lead,  and  the  lamp  is 
ready  for  use. 

Manufactured  solely  by  JOHN  J.  SUCKS,  original  propri- 
etor. Factory,  North  Beach,  San  Francisco;  and  for  sale 
by  his  agents  In  every  city  nnd  town  throughout  the  State. 
18vU-Sm-8 


Wotiee  to  Miners, 

Well-Borers    and  Water    Companies. 

MPRAO  IS  NOW  PREPARED  TO  MANUFACTURE 
•  Hydraulic  and  Artesian  Well  Pipes  In  the  best  work- 
manlike manner,  and  at  the  lowest  market  rates.  Having 
made  large  additions  to  my  stock  of  machinery  for  that 
branch  of  business.  I  am  prepared  to  fill  all  orders  with  dis- 
patch, and  guarantee  entire  satisfaction.  I  also  manufac- 
ture Mississippi  Stoves,  oi  the  latest  improved  patterns,  for 
vessels  of  ali  classes.    Also,  Ship  Plumbing  done. 

M.  PRAO. 
8vl3-ly       Stove  Store.  No.  125  Clay  street,  below  Davis. 


DR.  BEERS'  PATENT 
WIRE   GAU2E  AMALGAMATOR. 


THE  ATTENTION  OF  QUARTZ,  HYDRAULIC  AND 
Placer  Miners,  is  called  to  this  new  invention  fur  saving 
Fine  Gold  It  is  designed  to  furnish  the.  miner  with  a  cheap 
and  simple  apparatus  by  which  the  finest  free/fold  can  be 
saved  without  loss,  requiring  little  attention,  no  machinery 
to  drive  it,  and  will  positively  collect  every  particle  of 
amalgam,  or  of  waste  mercury  that  may  have  escaped  from 
mill  or  sluice,  and  as  these  particles  are  alway- charged 
with  more  or  less  gold,  this  item  alone,  in  many  instances, 
will  more  than  pay  the  cost  of  this  Amalgamator  every 
month.  For  Circulars,  and  further  particulars,  address 
Db  J.  B.  BEERS,  San  Francisco, 
UvlS'Gm.  Per  Weils,  Fargo  &  Co's  Express. 


NELSON   &    DOBLE, 


AGENTS  FOR 


Thomas  Firth  &  Sons'  Cast  Steel,  Files, 


Mill    Pecks,    Sledges,    Hammers,  Picks, 

Stone   Cutters',    Blacksmiths'    and  '  Horse- S  hoe  rs'   Tools, 

319  aua  321  Pine  btreet, 

Between  Montgomery  and  Sansome.lSan  Francisco. 

luvLiqr 


For  sale  in  any  quantity  to  suit,  by  the 

Pacific  Asphaltum   Company, 

No.  533  Kearny  street,  corner  Sacramento,  San  Francisco. 

This  Asphaltum  is  the  purest  to  be  found  in  the  market, 
being  free  from  rock  and  clay,  or  other  impurities. 
Sidewalks  laid  and  JSoofiugr  douo  at  shortest 

notice. 
15vl5qr  BnGTJVAlL  «fc  CO. 


Meelianleal  Ura.Trin.gs. 

Persons  wishing  Mechanical  Drawings  can  obtain  the 
services  of  competent  dvauwhtsmon,  by  applying  to  this 
olf.ee, 


India  Bubbep.  and  Its  Uses. — The  em- 
ployment of  india  rubber  or  gutta  percha, 
as  it  is  called,  in  the  arts  and  manufactures, 
is  rapidly  increasing.  From  the  time  that 
sulphur  was  first  discovered  as  an  ingredient 
for  hardening  the  gum,  it  has  been  the 
study  of  artists  and  inventors  to  combine 
and  utilize  this  article  in  the  objects  of  their 
conceptions.  Before,  however,  the  harden- 
ing process  was  discovered,  the  product  was 
principally  confined  to  over-shoes ;  but  now 
not  only  boots  and  shoes  are  made,  but  al- 
most every  article  of  clothing,  hats,  coats, 
pants,  vests,boots,  collars,  cravats  and  gloves, 
until  the  outside  is  truly  an  india  rubber 
man  walking  fearlessly  in  the  pelting  storm. 

Even  the  horse  is  made  a  recipient  of  this 
discovery,  and  humanity  has  found  the 
means  to  clothe  the  beast  and  protect  his 
sleek  coat  from  the  storms  of  winter,  by  a 
covering  made  of  this  useful  gum. 

The  government  has  lent  its  aid  and  pat- 
ronage in  the  use  of  many  articles  made  of 
rubber,  and  now  forwards  important  docu- 
ments through  the  tropics  and  across  the 
oceans  in  envelopes  manufactured  from 
gutta  percha,  made  water-tight  and  imper- 
vious to  moisture. 

The  elephant  is  no  longer  laid  under  trib- 
ute to  give  iip  his  shiny  tusks,  their  use 
having  been  almost  entirely  superseded  by 
rubber  in  the  manufacture  of  combs.  Orna- 
ments and  toys  are  extensively  made  of  this 
article,  and  almost  everything  in  the  arts 
and  trades  forthe  use  of  man  and  the  amuse- 
ment of  children,  is  incorporated  with  it, 
and  which  would  fill  a  long  catalogue  to 
enumerate. 

The  New  York  Kubber  Company,  of  which 
Mr.  Joseph  Fraser,  of  this  city,  is  the  gen- 
tlemanly agent,  have  published  a  long  list 
of  articles  manufactured  by  them,  and  to 
which  they  ai*e  making  constant  additions, 
being  determined  to  keep  pace  with  the  in- 
creasing wants  of  the  people.  As  illustra- 
tive of  the  above  article,  a  perusal  of  their 
catalogue  would  be  very  instructive  to  all. 


A  Kehakkable  SpErNG. — Much  has  been 
said  and  written  about  a  remarkable  spring, 
reported  to  exist  at  Gettysburg,  in  the  im- 
mediate neighborhood  of  the  locality  where 
the  great  battle  was  fought.  The  existence 
of  this  spring  has  long  been  known  to  the 
residents  of  that  vicinity,  and  by  many  be- 
lieved to  possess  wonderful  healing  proper- 
ties. Even  the  traditions  of  the  Indians 
have  ascribed  to  it  the  power  of  prolonging 
life  and  curing  disease  ;  but  as  it  has  no 
uncommon  taste,  and  has  the  appearance 
simply  of  very  pure  water,  the  accounts  of 
its  medicinal  qualities  have  generally  been 
considered  fabulous  and  imaginary.  The 
effects  which  it  was  known  to  sometimes 
produce  upon  the  healthy  human  system, 
were  even  regarded  as  evidences  of  its  un- 
fitness for  domestic  purposes. 

Immediately  after  the  preliminary  battle 
on  the  1st  of  July,  several  of  the  wounded 
dragged  themselves  to  this  spring,  merely 
to  satisfy  the  ordinary  cravings  of  thirst; 
its  peculiarly  invigorating  and  life-sustain- 
ing influence  at  that  time,  struck  many 
with  marked  surprise,  and  caused  much  talk 
at  the  time  ;  which  appears  to  have  finally 
attracted  the  attention  of  some  scientific 
gentlemen,  who  immediately  instituted  a 
thorough  analysis  of  its  waters.  This  analy- 
sis, it  is  said,  developed  the  fact  that  it  did 
possess  most  remarkable  properties — in  fact 
that  it  is  one  of  the  most  remarkable  medic- 
inal springs  known  in  the  world. 

Its  peculiar  properties  are  due  to  the 
liihia  which  it  contains,  in  solution,  and 
which  is  found  in  no  other  spring  on  this 
continent.  Lithia  is  a  recently  discovered 
alkaline  substance  found  in  certain  minerals, 
especially  in  petalite.  It  is  the  basis  of  the 
metal  lithium,  and  is  known  to  possess 
very  remarkable  medicinal  qualities.  The 
account  of  the  wonderful  properties  of  this 
spring,  it  is  said,  have  recently  been  quite 
fully  verified  by  medical  testimony,  and  the 
sick,  the  lame,  the  halt  and  the  blind  in 
great  numbers,  have  sought  and  found  re- 
lief at  this  modern  fountain  of  health,  dur- 
ing the  last  two  or  three  years.  The  Board 
of  Health  of  the  city  of  New  York,  accord- 
ing to  the  New  York  Evening  Post,  have  be- 
come so  impressed  with  its  value,  that  they 
are  about  making  experiments  to  more  fully 
determine  its  value. 


Nicholson,  the  owner  of  the  patent  for 
the  wooden  block  pavement,  has  obtained 
judgment  against  Chicago  for  $30, 000,  for 
the  unauthorized  use  of  his  pavement 


$hc  pining  and  £ ricntific  Wtm. 


255 


Op  Intebest  to  Quartz  Mixers.  — In 
cleaning  up  in  quartz  mills,  says  the  Alia, 
a  lot  of  scraps  "f  iron  are  always  founil,  con- 
sisting of  fragments  from  slii«-s,  dies,  shov- 
els, picks,  hammers  and  drills ;  and  these 
lumps  are  knocked  about  in  the  mortar  till 
numerous  particles  of  gold  are  driven  into 
their  interstices.  A  lot  of  such  scraps  col- 
lected in  the  Jefferson  mill,  Ynba  county. 
Supposed  to  neigh  half  a  ton,  after  being 
broken  up  with  sledge-hammers,  wore  dis- 
solved in  warm  sulphuiic acid  until  the  sur- 
face bail  been  eaten  away  and  the  gold  lib- 
erated, and  the  yiold  thus  far  obtained  was 
83,000.  The  shoes  or  dies,  being  too  large 
broken  np  or  dissolved  in  acid,  were 
boiled  half  an  hour  in  water,  and  then  when 
the  iron  was  repeatedly  struck  with  a  ham- 
mer the  particles  of  gold  dropped  out. 

More  Gold  Discoveries  in  Nobth  Caro- 
lina.— Two  more  gold  mines  have  been  dis- 
covered in  Kowan  county,  North  Carolina. 
Several  specimens  of  quartz  ore,  exhibited 
to  the  editor  of  the  Salisbury  Banner,  were 
speckled  with  the  yellow  ore,  many  of  the 
little  particles  being  half  as  large  as  a  grain 
of  wheat  These  specimens  are  from  the 
surface  of  the  recently  discovered  mines, 
which,  it  is  said,  are  likely  to  prove  very 
valuable.     

California  Wins  for  the  East. — Mr. 

Bruckmun,  of  Stockton,  has  just  shipped 
one  thousand  four  hundred  gallons  of  wine 
to  parties  in  New  York.  This  wine  was  the 
product  of  a  vineyard  near  Chinese  Camp, 
Tuolumne  county,  and  was  said  to  be  a  very 
fine  article. 


SANTA  CLARA  COLLEGE,  S.  J. 

SANTA.  CI.AKA,  CAL. 
Conducted  by  tin*  Fathers  of  the  Society 


Tile  SEVES'TEENTII  ANNUAL  SESSION  of  this  College 
Will  commence  on  August  28. 1367. 

TEKMS— Tuition  to  the  Classical  and  Scicntlflc  Depart- 
ment. Hoardlm:  and  Lodging,  Washing  and  Mending  of 
Articles  Washed,  School  Stationery.  Medical  Attendance 
and  MiJIcincs,  Fuel.  Llttht,  Baths,  etc  ,  per  session  of  ten 
months.  $3511. 

For  further  Information  and  catalogues,  apply  to  the 
President  of  the  College,  or  to  Rev  A.  Muraschl,  St.  Igna- 
tius" College,  Market  street,  San  Francisco. 

fivlS-ltn  REV.  A.  MASNATA,  S.  J.,  President 


The  Commercial  Herald 

AND 

MARKET     REVIEW 

Will  be  issued  early  on 

EVERY    STKAMHit-UAV    MORNING, 

(TRI-MONTHLY), 

Orncc — Southwcstcorncr  Washington  and  Battery  streets, 

Opposite  Post  Office  and  Custom  House. 

TThe  HERALD  will  contain  full  and  reliable  commercial 

details,  aud  elaborate  articles  on  the  monetary  atiuirs  of 

the  Pacific  Coast. 

The  Letter  Sheet  Market  Review, 

Containing  selections  from  the  COMMERCIAL  HERALD. 

Crimed    on    tissue   paper,  for   transmission    abroad,  will 
e  published  simultaneously  with  thnt  paper.    Also,  publi- 
cation uihcc  of  the 

"Weekly   ftstoek  Circular. 

cgy-Mcrchantscan  havetheircards  prominently  Inserted 
In  the  Letter  Sheet  MARKET  REVIEW.  Uvl5 


THE  CENTRAL  PARK  OF  THE  PACIFIC. 
Woodward's     Gardens, 

ART    6ALLEKY, 

MUSEUM,     GYMNASIUM, 

—AND— 

ZOOLOGICAL    GARDENS. 

»^A  GRAND  INSTRUMENTAL  CONCERT  every  Saturday 

afternoon,  anil  i.n  Sundays  a  GRAND  CONCERT  OF 

SACRED  MUSIC,  appropriate  to  the  occasion. 

THEME  BEAUTIFUL  GARDENS  ARE  VISITED  DAILY 
by  hundreds  of  tlie  pleasure-seeking  |iul>llc.  and  all 
agree  In  pronouncing  thein  the  best  andonl.  lirst-class  sub- 
urban resort  mi  the  Pacific  Coast, 

The  extensive  grounds  are  covered  with  the  rarest  trees 
and  shrubbery,  making  it  a  most  desirable  spot  for  small 
parties  wishing  to  enjoy  a  Plc-Nic. 

To  all  departments,  new  attractions  are  being  constantly 
added. 

These.  Gardens  are  accessible  by  the  Howard  and  Market 
Street  Oars. 

Entrances  on  Mission  und  Valencia  streets,  between  Thir- 
teenth and  Fourteenth.     OPEN  EVERY  DAY. 

Admission  to  all  parts,  35  Centx.  Children,  under  12 
years,  half  prlee.  lOvlfiqr 

GOVERNMENT  HOUSE, 

Corner  of  Sansome   and  Washington  gts. 

SAN  FRANCISCO,  OAI*. 

MTHE    STREET    CARS    PASS    THIS   HOUSE    IN 
every  direction,  every  ten  minutes. 
The  rooms  of  the  House  arc  well  furnished. large 
and  airy,  are  let  by  the  month,  week  or  day,  and  are 
kept  In  superb  order.    There  is  a  Restaurant  attached  for 
ladies  and  families,  where  persons  can  board  lor  one-half 
they  are  required  to  pay  at  hotels. 
\7vl3-6m  SANBORN  &  CO 


WESTERN   HOTEL, 

N03.  43  and  45  K.  street,  hetwecn  Second  and  Third  streets, 

8ACKAME.VTO. 

Board,  per  week $4 

Meala 25  Cent*. 

12vl5qr  K.  D.  THAYER,  Proprietor.     ^ 


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N.  P.  LANCLAND, 

STAIR  BUILDER, 

No.  40  lt.-i.i  rtrettti 
Between  Market  and  Mission, 

SAN  FRANCISCO. 
lOvM-ly 


N  US  \V     V  O  R  K.     P  1 1  I  c  i-:s  . 


C.  E.   COI^X.T.N'S, 

No.  603  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco. 
EXCLUSIVE    AGENT 

roit  THK 

A-METtlCA-TV 

"WATCH    FACTORY. 

A  large  assortment  of  these 

Superior     Watolies, 

la  Gold  and  Silver  Cnwii, 

Constantly  on  hand,  and  sold    at    Factory 

prices.     Also, 

ENGLISH    AND    SWISS    WATCHES, 

Imported  directly  from    he  Manufacturers. 

The  American  Company  are  now  making 

VERY    FINE     WATCHES     FOR    LADIES, 

.Tj*  A  large  assortment   of  Gold   Chains 
and  Jewelry/  25vluGm 


S     W     YORK     PRICKS. 


LIST   OF 

¥M.  H.   KEITH   &   CO'S 
Proprietar*y   ^Preparations. 

Florentine  Tooth  Wash; 

Saponaceous  Tooth  Powder; 
Rosemary  and  Castor  Oil; 
Wine  of  Pe  peine; 
Glucolcln; 

Deviue's  Pitch  Lozenges; 
Verbena  Water; 
Bay  Rum; 

Cologne  Water; 

Aurantlne; 
Oriental  Perfume,  for  the  Handkerchief; 

Sparrow's  Perfume,  for  the  Handkerchief; 
Glycerine  Lotion,  for  the  face  and  hands; 

N.  E.  Rura,  quart  bottles— a  superior  article; 
Solution  of  Citrate  of  Magnesia; 

Granular  Effervescent  Citrate  Magnesia; 
Cold  Cream  of  Rosea; 
Keith's  Cholera  Mixture; 
Electro-Silicon  Polishing  Powder. 
Kissengen  Water,  Vichy  Water, 

Carlsbad  Water,  Seltzer  Water. 

WM.    EC.   KEITH   «&    CO., 
5vl5-qr  53»  Montgomery  st.,  San  Francisco. 


WE  ABE  NOW  OFFERING 
OUR    IMMENSE    STOCK 

Fine  Custom  Made  Clothing 

AND 

G-ents'  Furnishing  Goods 

AT  PKICES  THAT  BEFT  COMPETITION. 

Our  Stock  of  Clothing:  Conultits  of 
AJLiLi  THE  LATEST  STYLES 

BOTH  OP  MATERIA  I.  AMD  FINISH. 

A  Large  Assortment  of 
Trunks*  Vallaea,  Carpet  Ba^§,  Blankets*  .Etc., 

AT   KXTTIKMI-.I.Y   LOW  PRICKS, 

J.  It.  IMOEAJD  &  CO., 

8vl0  Oor.  of  Washington  and  Sansome  streets. 


Quartz  Mill  Construction  and  Superintendence 

THE  UNDERSIONED  IS  AT  PRESENT  OPEN  FOR  AN 
engagement  as  a  working  Superintendent  in  the  con- 
struction or  operation  of  a  i.uinrtz  Mill.  Has  had  live  years 
steady  and  successful  experience  in  working  ores  in  Washoe. 
and  i*  practiced  in  saving  sulphurcts  und  the  treatment  of 
rebellious  ores.  Is  prepared  to  furnish  references  for  a'l 
ihe  necessary  qualifications  nf  an  intelligent,  faithful  and 
reliable  quartz  operator.    Address  F.  M.  SHAW. 

San  Francisco,  cure  Mining  and  Scientific  Press.    26vM3m 


HAYWARD  &  COLEMAN, 

IMPORTERS  AND  RKFINERS 

—  OF  — 

Illuminating,   Lubricating, 


PA.I3VT     OILS! 

CONSISTING   OF 

KEROSENE,    LARD,     SPERM.     ELEPHANT,     POLAR, 

TANNERS',  NEATSFOOT.  BOILED  AND  RAW 

LINSEED,  CASTOR    AND  CHINA  NUT. 


SPIRITS  OF  TURPENTINE  &,  ALCOHOL 

Notk.  —  We  would  specially  call  the  attention  of  Mill 
owners  and  Engineers  to  our  superior  PARAFFINE  OIL, 
which  we  manufacture  from  tho  California  Petroleum 
This  Oil  will  not  gum.  Machinery  thoroughly  drum-d  and 
lubricated  with  It  will  not  heat,  and  after  remaining  at  rest 
can  be  started  without  cleaning  oil". 

03"  A  sample  can  of  our  Parufttue  Oil  will  be  forwarded 
on  application  to  us,  as  wc  desire  a  fulrund  impartial  trial. 

Lamps  and  Lamp  Stock ! 

OSP-An  elegant  and  complete  assortment  on  hand,  -ffiff 
19vl3-3m  414  Front  utreet,  Sail  Francisco. 


Golden  City  Chemical  Works. 

UBOBATOST, 
Corner  of  Seventh  and  Townsend  Streets. 

OFFICE 
Corner  of  Montgomery  and    Basil  Streets. 

CAPITAL  STOCK, $500,000 


Trustees  t 

H.  P.  WAKELEE,  THOS.  H.  SELBT, 

NICHOLAS  LUNING,  TQOS.  BELL, 

CEIAS.  E.  MoLANE. 


H.  P.  WAKELEE  MANAGER. 

THIS  COMPANY  ARE  NOW  PREPARED  TO  FURNISH 
Sulphuric, Nitric  and  Muriatic  Acids  of  superior  quality, 
in  quantities  to  suit. 

Orders  will  be  received  at  the  office  on'y  for  Chemicals  of 
every  description,  which  will  be  manufactured  as  may  be 
required.  The  Company  beg  to  say  that  they  have  the  ad- 
vantages of  all  improved  machinery  and  apparatus  for  the 
manufacture  and  manipulation  of  these  products,  and  our 
Laboratory  is  fitted  up  with  the  most  recent  improvements 
which  experience  aud  science  suggest,  and  is  surpassed  by 
none  In  completeness  and  perfection  lor  the  purposes  it  is 
designed.  9vM  3m 


Dr.  Hiifeland's  Swiss  Stomach 
Bitters. 

THE  WORLD  RENOWNED  REPUTATION,  TOGETHER 
with  the  extensive  und  increasing  demand  for  Dr.  Hufe- 
lnnd'fl  Swiss  Stomach  Hitters,  win  at  once  recommend  them 
to  the  favornble  notice  of  all  connoisseurs  and  lovers  of  n 
[rood  and  healthful  tonic  and  invigorator.  As  a  purifier  of 
the  blond,  acting  surely,  yet  gcntlv,  on  the  secret  ions  of  the 
'iver  and  kidneys,  they  are  unsurpassed,  and  a  most  aaree- 
a')le  drink. 


Copperas !    Copperas ! 


75,000  S^'i 


MPORTED   COPPERAS— SULPHATE 
■for  side  in  lots  to  suit,  by 
BENJ.  BRADi'.  101  California  street, 

S.  W.  corner  Davis,  up  stairs. 


For  sale  at  all  wholesale  and  retail  stores  on  the  Pacific 
Coast,  and  at  tho  depot  of  TAYLOR  A  BENDEL,  413  and 
415  Clay  street,  between  Sansome  and  Battery,  San  Fran- 
cisco. 20vl4-6rr> 


Pratt's  Abolition  Oil. 

FOR  ABOLISHING  PAIN  — THE  BEST  REMEDY  IN 
existence  for  Rheumatism,  Neuralgia.  Paralysis,  Head- 
ache, Toothache.  Sm-ii  Throat,  Dipt heria.  Weak,  Swulcu  and 
Stiff  Joints,  Contracted  Cords  and  Muscles,  Cramps.  Colic, 
Diarrhoea,  Cholera,  Pains  In  the  Breast,  Lame  Back,  and 
nil  aches  and  pains,  It  is  the  poor  man's  friend,  and  the 
best  family  physician.  Full  directions  accompany  each 
bottle.  Price  SO  cents  and  S'  per  bottle.  For  sale  by  all 
dealers  in  med.cjncg.  Sole  Prnnrletors,  A.  McBOYLE  & 
CO.,  Druggists  and  Chemists,  S-JSi  Sacramento  tercet,  op- 
posite What  Cheer  House,  Han  Francisco.  IOvH-ly 


Economy  In  Ad  vert  lain  jr.— The  Mining  and  Scifm- 
TincPiiKsslsthe  best  and  most  economical  mining  adver- 
tising medium  in  this  city.  Our  terms  are  less  than  one 
half  the  rates  now  charged  by  daily  newspapers,  and  the 

mining  community  are  beginning  to  appreciate  our  roasona 
ble  rates  of  advertising-  The  "Rfiss  contains,  proportionally, 
.1  larger  amount  of  mining  ad  /erasing  than  any  other paptr 
on  the  Pacific  coast.  Its  character  renders  it  the  proper 
Journal  for  [be  concentration  of  mining  patronace. 


PACIFIC 

Insurance  Company, 

—or— 
SAN  FRANCISCO,  (AT.., 

Office,  N 0.4-23  Cailfornla  Street 

CASH  ASSETS,  JULY  1,1867, 

$1,338,054  ©1. 
Fine, 


NSURANCE 


DIRECTORS: 

San  JVonefHo:  Oliver  ISldrldge. 

W.  C.   Ualston,  J.  B,  Huberts, 

A.  L.  Tulilw.  s.  Steluliarl, 

Win.  Alvord  P.  L.  Weaver 

Jonathan  Hunt,  Win.  Boopei 

a.  b.  Borneo,  j.  w.  Clark. 

A.  O    Stiles,  a.  Havward, 

A.  Sellk'inaii,  T.  L.  Barker, 

L.  B.  Bench  ley,  Alex.  Weill, 

Wm  siuTuinn,  Chas.  Meyer, 

L.  Sachs.  Chas.  E.  McLane, 

James  DePremery,  SI    Rosenbaam, 

J.  O   Bray,  Henry  Carleton,  Jr. 

David  Stum,  A.  J,  Ralston. 

D.  O.  Mills,  T.  Leminen  Meyer 
I    FricdUmder,                     Jfcw  York: 

Moses  Heller,  Louis  McLane. 

H.  M.  Ncwhatl,  Pred'k  Billings, 

(J.  T.  Lawion.  j.  B.  Neu  i,ni, 

Edward  Martin,  J.  U  Kellogg, 

Chad.  Mayne,  Wm.  T.  Cuieman, 

E.  L.  Goldstein,  Mcucx  Ellis. 
J.  O.  Earl,                                  Sacrauunio: 
Lloyd  TevlB.                                  Edgar  Mills, 
Thus.  II  Sclby,                          o.  W  Mowe, 
Adam  Grant.                             C    T.  Wheeler. 
Alpheus  Bull,                        Mart/soilh: 

S.  M.  Wilson,  J.  11.  Jewett. 

D.  J.  Oliver,  Portland,  Ortqan; 

W.  Schulle.  W.  S   Ladd, 

Morton  cheesman,  Jacob  Karnm. 

A.  llansic.i  mi,  Virginia,  Nevada: 

D.  W.  0.  Rice,  wm.  Sharon. 

OFFICERS: 

JONA.  HUNT,  President. 
A.  G.  STILES,  Vice  President 
A.  J.  RALSTON,  Secretary. 
C.  A.  LATUN,  Marine  Secretary. 
Svlatf  H.  H.  BIGELOW,  Gen'l  Agon 

BLAKE'S  PATENT 
QUARTZ    CRUSHER. 

CAUTION! 

The  owners  of  the  Patent  for  this  valuable  machine,  in 
order  to  facilitate  tbe  protection  of  their  rights  against  nu- 
merous  Infringers,  procured,  some  time  since,  a  reissue  or 
the  Patent,  bearing  date  January  9th,  1866. 
Thl«  Patent  secures  the  exclusive   right  to  em- 
ploy In   Stonc-Breuklnit;  Mnchlnett  ITp- 
rlght  Converercut  tTawti.iiutuuted 
by  aEovolviiii:  Shaft. 
All  persons  who  are  violating  the  Patent  by  the  unau- 
horized  making,  selling  or  using  machines  in  which  quartz 
other  materlalis  crushed  between  upright  convergent 
nws,  actuated  by  a  revolving  shaft,  are  hereby  warned 
hat  they  arc  appropriating  the  property  of  others,  and 
they  will  be  held  responsible  in  law  and  in  damages, 
everal  infringing  machines  are  made  and  offered  for 
in  this  city,  upon  which  Patents  have  been  obtained, 
nufacturors,  purchasers  and  users,  are  notified  that  such 
Patents  do  not  authorize  the  use  of  the  original  invention, 
and  that  such  machines  cannot  be  used  without  incurring 
liability  for  damages.  BLAKE  &  TYLER, 

UvHtf  Agenis  for  the  Pacific  Coast 

California  Steam  navigation 

HggJ    COMPANY. 

Steamer  CAPITAL CAPT.  E.  A.  POOLE 

CHRYSOPOLIS CAPT.  A.  FOSTER. 

"         YOSEMITE 

"    CORNELIA CAPT.  W.  BROMLEY 

"    JULIA CAPT.  E.  CONCKLIN. 

One  of  the  above  steamers  leave  BROADWAY  WHARF 
at  4  o'clock  P.  M.  EVERY  DAY  (Sundays  excepted),  for 
Sacramento  and  Stockton,  connecting  with  light-draft 
steamers  for  Marysville,  Colusa.  Chieo,  and  Red  Bluff. 

Ofliee  of  the  Company,  northeast  comer  of  Front  and 
Jackson  streets. 

B.  M.  HAKTS"OR\E, 
13vl2  President. 

LOWER    CALIFORNIA 

Exploring   and  Prospecting 

COMPANY, 


This  Company  have  procured  the  services  of  parlies  that 
are  well  acquainted  with  Ihe  country.  This  Company  will 
also  prospect  for  Mineral  Lands,  Water  Privileges,  Town 
Sites  and  Harbors,  cfo. 

This  Company  will  dispatch  a  vessel  to  explore  tho 
Coast,  whilst  a  portion  of  tbe  Company  will  go  by  land  to 
prospect  the  Interior.  For  further  particulars,  inquire  at 
the  office. 

J.  W.  CAREY,  Seeretarv. 
No.  20  Montgomery  st..  Room  No.  7. 
flSr"  Shares  of  above  Stock,  $10  each— Unassessable. 
13vl5-Hra 


It  Is  a  Fact, 

That  BOWMAN'S  AMERICAN  WASHING  COMPOUND  Is 
the  best  article  for  Washing  and  Cleaning  yet  discovered. 
Is  acknowledged  to  be  a  ; saving  both  in  numey  and  labor. 
As  ihe  Compound  softens  the  dirt,  ihe  clothes  require  not 
more  than  one-half  the  rubbing  necessary  in  washing  by 
the  old  method:  Ijcr.idcsall  wlm  give  it  a  trial  acknowledge 
that  their  clothes  are  whiter  In  washing  with  this  Com- 
pound than  they  were  ever  known  to  be  by  using  any 
other  preparation.  For  washing  woolen  goods  and  flan- 
nels. It  cannot  be  equalled.  Calicoes  that  cannot  be  washed 
with  soap  without  lading  are  washed  in  the  water  u.'ed  for 
boiling  white  clothes.  This  Compound  lias  been  used  In 
the  Eastern  States  for  the  past  three  years,  with  perfect 

™CCWARRANTED  NOT  TO  INJURE  THE  CLOTHES. 
na-por  vale  by  all  Grocers, 

LYNCH  &  PARSONS,  Agents. 
I4vl5-3m  23*  Jackuon  street,  near  Battery. 


256 


Wte  pmi»g  m&  Mwdifit  §m$. 


Califobnia  Shipments.  — It  is  mentioned, 
as  an  important  and  suggestive  fact,  by  the 
San  Francisco  financial  correspondent  of 
the  Sacramento  Union,  that  we  have  at  this 
time  about  seventy  large  ships  "traversing 
every  sea,"  laden  with  wheat  and  flour  from 
this  port,  the  aggregate  cargoes  of  which 
exceed  five  millions  bushels  of  the  former, 
and  100,000  barrels  of  the  latter;  with  a 
fleet  of  nearly  thirty  ships  now  loading  or 
waiting  to  load,  which  will  take  nearly  an- 
other million  bushels  of  wheat,  besides  a 
large  quantity  of  flour !  It  is  also  stated  by 
the  same  correspondent  that  the  extent  of 
our  grain  shipments,  at  the  present  time, 
is  seriously  affected  by  the  lack  of  wharf  ac- 
commodations for  loading — vessels  having 
to  wait  in  the  stream  for  their  "turn"  at  a 
proper  berth  for  loading.  These  are  im- 
portant facts  with  regard  to  the  commercial 
progress  of  this  city. 

Eli  TAYiiOK — Who  Knows  of  Him? — We 
have  before  us  a  letter  addressed  to  "Eli 
Taylor,  Esq.,  California."  Said  letter  has 
been  written  in  behalf  of  the  family  of  said 
Taylor,  by  a  nephew,  named  W.  H.  Bayne, 
of  Washington,  D.  C.  It  WGuld  appear  from 
the  letter  before  us  that  Mr.  Taylor  has  been 
in  California  quite  a  number  of  years,  and 
his  friends  are  especially  anxious  to  hear 
from  him  if  alive,  or  of  him  if  dead.  Any 
person  knowing  of  him  will  confer  a  favor 
on  an  afflicted  family  by  addressing  a  line 
to  this  office. 


The  Montgomery  Stkeet  Extension  has 
received  its  quietus  at  the  hands  of  our  ex- 
cellent Mayor  Coon.  The  resolution  for  its 
extension  was  vetoed  at  the  last  meeting  of 
the  Supervisors — the  Mayor  giving  his  rea- 
sons in  a  concise  and  comprehensive  man- 
ner. 


To  the  People 
Of"  the  Pacific  States, 

And  Especially  those  Engaged  in  Mining. 

Gold  is  the  attractive  element  which  has  brought  more 
than  half  a  million  people  to  this  coast.  Every  one  vrho 
comes  here  wishes  to  have  his  share  out  of  Nature's  treas- 
ure box  as  quick  as  possible.  The  laws  of  the  land  are  lib- 
ers! They  say  you  arc  welcome  to  all  the  gold  you  can 
find  or  dig  out.  and  it  depends  only  on  you  to  know  or  to 
learn  how  to  do  it.  v 

That  our  mines  are  rich  beyond  calculation,  is  plainly 
proven  by  the  thirty  millions  of  gold  we  annually  produce, 
and  which  is  still  on  the  Increase,  In  spite  of  the  many 
failures  and  the  imperfect  mode  of  working,  by  which 
more  than  flfty  per  cent  of  the  precious  metals  is  lost. 

The  days  of  placer  mining— where  only  physical  strength 
was  required— are  gone,  and  we  have  now  to  resort  to 
Practical  Chemistry  and  Metallurgy  tor  working  the  ores 
of  our  mines.  Not  every  miner  can  be  a  Chemist  and  Met- 
allurgist, as  such  an  acquirement  requires  years  of  study; 
but  what  Ihey  want,  and  what  pretty  effectually  meets  the 
case,  is  a  place  where,  in  a  few  lessons,  they  can  obtain  a 
practical  knowledge  of  how  to  treat  certain  classes  of  ore ; 
and  for  this  purpose,  to  makeimining  in  the  future  more 
reliable,  safe  and  profitable.  With  this  end  in  view,  I  have 
endeavored  to  bring  within  the  reach  of  every  one  the 
necessary  practical  knowledge  of  how  to  be  successful  In 
mining;  and  for  this  purpose  I  have  now  established  the 
first  and  only  Practical  METALLURGICAL  AND  MINING 
SCHOOL  in  'the  United  States,  where  gentleman  can  learn 
more  in  a  few  practical  lessons  than  by  years  of  book  study 
without  practice. 

I  have  also  the  only  METALLURGICAL  WORKS  in  Cali- 
fornia, where  I  undertake  to  assay  and  work  ores  of  every 
description. 

Many  eminent  gentlemen  have,  within  the  past  year, 
taken  lessons  and  graduated  from  my  establishment,  and 
all  of  them  will  hear  testimony  that  thev  were  perfectly 
satisfied  with  the  amount  of  information  they  obtained,  and 
that  it  was  so  obtained  in  half  the  lime  they  expected 

For  further  particulars  apply  at  my  office,  328  Montgom- 
ery street,  San  Francisco. 

Bvlle-tf  J.  MOSHEIMER. 


HISTORY   AND    DIRECTORY 

— OF— 

NEVADA    COUNTY, 

CALIFORNIA. 

Containing  a  complete  History  of  the  County,  with  Sketches 

of  the  various  Towns  and  Mining  Camps,  the 

Names  and  Occupation  of  Residents; 

aloso.  full  Statistics  of  Mining 

and  all  other  Industrial 

Resources. 

COMPILED  BY  EDWIN  F.  BEAN. 

Price,  S3 -For  sale  at  the  office  of  the  Mining  and  Scl 
entlflc  Press,  San  Francisco.  13vl5tt 

CHICKERING-  &  SONS' 

3?  I  A.  JfOS 

Received  the 

FIRST  PREMITJH 

(Gold  Medal) 

-And  Decoration  of  Legion  of  Honor,  at  the 
Paris  Exposition. 
KOHLER,  CHASE:  &  CO.,  Agents, 
MvUnrl6p  431  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco. 


PREMIUMS  AWARDED  AT  ALL  THE  FAIRS. 

We  beg  leave  to  call  your  especial  attention  to  the 

EXCELSIOR 

Double  -  Acting    Suction  and  Force  Pump. 

Hooker's  Patent,  Aug.  15,  1865. 

This  Double-Acting  Suction  and  Force  Pump,  the  best 
in  use,  is  more  simply  constructed,  more  durable,  and  has 
larger  and  more  direct  ports  for  receiving  and  discharging 
water,  and  is  warranted  to  furnish  more  water,  than  any 
other  Pump  of  equal  caliber.  It  has  Puppet  "Valves, 
faced  with  vulcanized  rubber,  which  cannot  be  wrongly 
placed  in  the  Pump.  The  valves  can  be  changed  without 
disconnecting  air-chamber,  suction  or  discharge  pipes. 

In  case  of  necessity,  the  Pump  can  be  run  at  any  high 
rate  of  speed,  and  will  furnish  water  proportionately. 
The  Excelsior  Pump  is  equally  adapted  to  use  for  surface 
and  deep  wells  or  shafts.  It  can  be  run  by  windmill  or 
horse  power  for  irrigating  purposes  ;  also  by  hand  or 
steam  power  on  steamers  and  ships.  For  domestic  use, 
no  better  Pump  can  be  found. 


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ft  0  -f 

Fig.  3  represents  a  Hand  Pump,  which  works  very  easy,  and  with  even  power.  Fig.  4  is  a  6-inch 
Mining  Pump,  showing  adjustable  bonnet  of  the  valve  chest. 

For  Circulars,  or  further  particulars,  inquire  of  or  address  J.  "W".  BRITTAN  &  CO.,  Agents 
120  Front  street,  San  Francisco ;  H.  J.  BOOTH  &  CO.,  Union  Iron  "Works,  First  street,  or 

OTJSHIISTG^  Sc  HOOKER,  IProp'ris.,  San  Francisco. 

36vlfi-ltlp 


0fc*EY&C0. 

3Ll^      SAN  FRANCISCO.         w* 


MINING   COMPANIES 

Can  get  their  Printing  done  cheaper  and  better  by 

TRUfeSDELL,  DEWEY  &  CO., 
Than  at  any  printing  establishment  in  the  city. 

COUNTY  OFFICERS 

Can  get  their  Blank  Books  and  Blanks  cheaper  of 

TKUESDELL,  DEWEY  &  CO., 

Than  of  any  other  printing  house  in  the  city. 

MERCHANTS 

"When  you  want  Printing  done  cheap,  send  to 

TKUESDELL,  DEWEY  &  CO., 
Who  do  all  kinds  of  Printing  at  the  lowest  rates. 

FOUNDRIES 

Will  save  money  by  having  their  printing  done  by 

TKUESDELL,  DEWEY  &  CO., 
Who   have  put  prices  down  to  the  lowest  rates. 

EVERYBODY 

Who  wishes  to  save  money  and  get  good  work,  see 

TKUESDELL,  DEWEY  &  CO., 
Who  are  always  ready  to  receive  and  fill  orders. 

MANUFACTURERS 

Can  get  their  Printing  well  done  at  low  prices,  by 

TKUESDELL,  DEWEY  &  CO., 
Who  are  now  prepared  for  all  kinds  of  Printing. 

TBTJESBELL,  BEWEY  &  CO. 

BOOK  AND  JOB 

PRINTERS, 

MINING  &  SCIENTIFIC  PKESS  OFFICE 

505  CLAY  STREET, 

SAN  FRANCISCO. 


IN  THE  PROBATE  'X>URT  OF  THE  CITY  AND  COUNTY 
of  San  Fiunci-'co.  State  of  California— In  the  matter  of 
the  Estate  ot  HENRY  GANAHL,  lU-ce.ised.  Order  to  show 
cause  why  Order  of  Sale  of  Real  Estate  should  not  he  made. 

It  appearing  to  the  said  Court,  bv  the  petition  this  day 
presented  and  filed  bv  Andrew  D.  Smith,  the  Administrator 
of  the  Estate  of  Henry  Gatahl.  deceased,  praying  for  an  or- 
der of  sale  of  real  estate,  that  it  is  necessary  to  sell  the 
whole  of  the  real  estate  to  pay  the  debis,  expenses  and 
charce.-.  of  t lie  adininislr.uimi  of  said  esiate. 

It  la  therefore  nrdercd  by  the  said  Court,  that  all  persons 
interested  in  the  estate  r.i  said  deceased,  appear  before  the 
Biiid  Probate  Court  on  MONDAY,  the  eighteenth  day  of  No- 
vember, A.  D.  1867,  at  ten  o'clock  in  the  forenoon  of  said 
day,  at  the  Court  Room  of  said  Probate  Court,  at  the  City 
Hall,  in  the  City  and  County  of  San  Francisco,  to  show 
cause  why  an  order  should  noi  be  granted  to  the  said  Ad- 
ministrator to  sell  so  much  of  the  real  estate  of  the  said  de- 
ceased as  shall  be  necessary: 

And  thai  a  copy  of  this  order  be  published  at  least  four 
successive  weeks  in  the  Mining  and  Scientific  Press,  a  news- 
paper printed  and  published  in  said  City  and  County. 

M.  C  BLAkK,  Probate  Judge. 

Dated  October  l"th,  A.  D.  1867.  16vl5-5w 


NOTICE  TO  (KEDITOBS.-IN  THE  PROBATE 
Court  of  the  Citv  and  County  of  San  Francisco.  State 
of  California.     Estate  of  HENRY  GANAHL,  deceased. 

Notice  isherebv  given  by  the  undersigned,  Administrator 
rf  the  above  named  estate,  to  the  creditors  of.  and  all  per- 
sons having  claims  against  said  deceased,  to  exhibit  the 
same,  with  the  necessary  vouchers,  within  ten  months 
from  the  first  publication  of  this  notice,  to  the  under- 
signed, at  his  office,  No.  23  Court  Block,  63o  Clay  street,  San 
Francisco. 
Dated  October  3d,  1367. 

ANDREW  D.  SMITH, 
Administrator  of  the  Estate  of  Henry  Uanahl,  deceased. 
14vl5-4w 


TAEMEES'   AND   MECHANICS' 

BANK    OF    SAVINGS. 

325  Sansome  street,  near  California. 

Incorporated  under  the  Act  of  the  Legislature  of  California, 
approved  April  11th,  1862. 


CAPITAL    STOCK, 


N.  C.  Fassett, 
G.  H.  Wheeler, 
Henry  Duiton. 


DIRECTORS: 
George  M.  Condee, 
Isaac  E.  Davis, 
B.  H.  Freeman, 


$150,000. 


Reuben  Morton, 
James  Laidley, 
Samuel  L.  Palmer. 


Q.  H.  WHEELER,  Cashier.     N.  C.  FASSETT,  President. 

Deposits  received  in  gold,  silver  or  currency,  payable  hi 
like  kind,  at  sight.  Funds  maybe  sent  by  express,  or  in 
registered  packages  by  mail.  Receipts  will  be  promptly 
furnished. 

We  will  receive  Gold  Dust  and  Bullion,  for  refining  or 
assay;  make  advances  on  the  same,  and  return  proceeds 
promptly. 

Best  Bankers'  Drafts,  on  all  parts  of  the  world,  furnished 
at  lowest  rates,  by  addressing  us.  Write  names  plain. 
Checks  of  iill  banks  taken. 

Money  loaned  only  on  flrst-class  security,  safety  being 
our  llrst  consideration. 
The  Highest  J£ateH  of  Interest  paid  on    Gold 

Deposits. 
DEPOSITS  RECEIVED  IN  SUMS  OF  ®1  AND  UPWARDS. 

We  will  keep  safely  all  bonds  deposited  with  us;  collect 
and  remit  the  interest  to  our  friends  in  the  couutry,  as  may 
be  directed.    Fur  further  particulars,  address 

FARMERS' AND  MECHANICS'  BANK, 

2vl5-6meow  San  Francisco. 


Delays  are  Dangerous.— Inventors  on  the  Pacitlc 
Coast  should  bear  in  mind  that  by  patronizing  our  Patent 
Agency  they  can  sign  all  necessary  papers  for  securing  pa- 
tents almost  immediately,  thereby  avoiding  the  three 
month's  delay  requisite  in  transacting  biwloesa  through 
Eastern  agencies. 


W.    T.    GABRATT, 
City 

BRASS  AND  BELL  FOUNDER. 


Cor.  Mission  and  Fremont  sts., 

SAW    FRANCISCO. 

Manufacturer  of  Brass,  Zinc,  and  Anti-Friction  or 
Babbet  Metal  Castings* 

CaURCB  AND  STEAMBOAT 

BELLS, 

TAVERN    AND    HAND   BELLS    AND    GONGS, 

FIRE   ENGINES,     FORCE    AND    LIFT    PUMPS, 

Steam,  Liquor,  Soda  Oil,  Water  and  Flange  Cocks,  and 
Valves  of  all  descriptions,  made  and  repaired.  Hose  and 
all  other  Joints,  Spelter,  Solder,  and  Copper  Rivets,  Ac. 
Gauge  Cocks,  Cylinder  Cocks,  Oil  Globes,  Steam  Whistles, 

HTBKAVLIC  PIPES  AND    NOZZELS 

For  Mining  purposes,  Iron  Steam  Pipe  furnished  with  Fit 
tings,  &c.  Coupling  Joints  of  all  ttizen.  Particular  attention 
paid  to  Distillery  Work.  Manufacturer  of  "Garratt's  Pat- 
tent  Improved  Journal  Metal." 

jj®-  Highest  Market  price  paid  for  OLD  BELLS,  COPPER 
AND  BRASS.  -Ea  6tf 


JOHN  G.  HODGE  &  CO., 

Importers  and  Dealers  In 

STATIONERY, 

Blank    Boohs,    School    Books     and    Cheap 
Publications. 

WRAPPING-  PAPER, 

PAPER   BAGS,  ETC. 
Nos.  418  and  4SO  Clay  street,  San  Frnnciseo. 
BSJ~  Special  attention  given  to  orders  from  Country  Mer- 
chants. 15vl5eow-16p 


MAGAZINES. 

Per  An. 

$   4  Oi  ■ 

New  York  Ledger. 

Hours  at  Home  — 

300 

Lady's  Fnond 

Harper's  Weekly.. 

600 

Chimney  Corner... 

Literary  Album... 

London  Society 

600 

All  the  'iear  Round 

London  111.  News.. 

15  00 

W.  E.  LOOMIS, 
News    Dealer 

AND  STATIONER. 

Southeast  corner  Sansome  and 

Washington  streets, 

SUFPLIKS  ALL 

E  ASTERS- 
PERIODICALS 
By  the  Year,  Month  or  Number. 


Foundry  for  Sale. 

A  One-half  Interest  in  the 

UNION    IRON   WORKS, 

SACRAMENTO, 
Owned  by  William  R.  Williams,  Is  offered  for  sale  on  the 
most  favorable  terms. 

A.   Good   Bargain 

May  he  had,  as  the  proprietor  is  going  home  to  Europe.  It 
is  seldom  that  so  good  an  opportunity  la  offered  for  a  sure 
and  permanent  investment  The  business  of  the  establish- 
ment is  exceedingly  flourishing,  as  can  be  shown.  The 
Shop  is  of  brick,  new  and  well  built.  The  lot  is  85  feet  front 
by  163  feet  In  depth,  in  a  good  location  for  this  business,  on 
Front  street,  between  N  and  O  streets. 

Inquire  at  the  office  of  the  Foundry,  or  address 

WILLIAM   R.  WILLIAMS, 

26vl3tf9-16p  Sacramento.  Cal< 


FAIBBANK'S  PATENT 


PLATFORM   SCALES! 

Also,  large  Scales  for  weighing  loaded  wagons  of  Ore,  Hay. 
etc.,  from  6.000  to  40,000  pounds  capacity.  Manufacturers' 
Branch  Hou*c. 

PAIREAAKS  <fe  BCTJTCHI1VSOX, 
120  California  street,  San  Francisco. 
a®*Send  for  a  Catalogue.  MvHeowfim 


^  journal  of  Useful  girts,  grimt,  ana  piutofl  and  |Wfrttauiral  Irogwu. 


I>E\VKY  A  CO..  I'lIiMSIIKKS, 
A. til   Pittent  Hollcllor*.  ( 


SAN  FRANCISCO,  SATURDAY,  OCTOBER  26,  1867. 


(TOLUME   XV. 
1         A  umber    17. 


TABLE  OF  CONTENTS. 


Steam  Cut-Off  Mnvrmenls- 

EJutitouiriOovtrnor*Uliu 

tnitc.l 
Gencril  View  or   rhe    Pari. 
Btpodtioll  ol 

v.'li.u    v,ltu0    0(  yur  Mine, 

\r ■  noiag 
A  Trkk  .>r  Trad, 
lutcre-ilnir  Experiments  mi 

tbe  SrriMinr  I'lant. 
Mlnlmr  in  N'.vrt.ln  County 

nf    Petroleum    til 

Iron  Manufacture. 
Iimnirtntico  or  Our  Iron  In 

tarcaiA. 
Shall  Wo  Have  nil  Observa 

torr, 
California  Academy  of  Nat- 
ural Science*. 

i  in  American  Tele 

graph 
The  Colorado  Mineral  Exhl 

bitl'in. 
Tli.'  Fir.t  Flnwlnir  Well. 
New   In   iirjior.illons— List  of 

Officer*. 
Null!'"*  to  norrespondcnts. 
nan  Francisco  Metal  Market 


Wn'lt.vKVU,       MlSCKLLAVY.— 

Tin-  Phlloftnpiiy  of  Chtrn- 
nej  Cnnotruciloo:  Truns- 
li..rt  ni  Bdlnees;  superior 
conden«tni(  Apparntu*;  To 
-  Start  Suited SCren  -.  supe- 
riority of  American  Qiaos; 
(lias,  11. me.  lor  Knzors. 
SO  I  K  N  T  I  r  I  C    MlSOKLLANT.— 

Oompresalon  "l  Fluids;  An 
uii-.rviitl.in  at  Brooklyn, 
-V  V  ;  Electrical  Currents; 
A  Noiv  Theory;  The  Spec- 
trum. 

M  i  a  ikc  Sum  mart— Embracing 
lute  ilitetllcencc  Irom  tho 
various  counties  and  dls- 
trl.-ls  In  I'lillinrnia.  Colo- 
ring, Arizona.  Mallo.  Mon- 
tiiioi.  Nevada.  Oregon  and 
Wa-luncton  Territory. 

San  Friiuri.sio  Market  Rates. 

New  Patents  nnd  Inventions. 

San  Francisco  Weekly  Stock 
Circular. 

Mining.  Shareholders'  Direct- 
or v. 

Stock  Prices— Bid  nnd  Asked. 


Steam  Cut-off  Movements. 

Among  the  many  inventions  relating  to 
steam  as  a  motive  power,  those  having  for 
their  object  the  regulation  of  the  steam  to 
the  varying  amount  of  work  to  be  done, 
are  not  the  least  important.  If  the  load  on 
an  engine  be  materially  lightened,  the  sup- 
ply of  steam  must  be  immediately  reduced, 
or  the  speed  of  the  engine  may  be  danger- 
ously increased.  For  some  purposes,  an 
engine  may  be  regulated  by  the  attendant 
workman.  In  general,  however,  the  proper 
manipulation  of  the  throttle-valve  is  im- 
practicable with  any  degree  of  vigilance 
and  skill  which  could  be  expected  from  the 
attendant.  Hence,  before  the  steam  engine 
could  be  successfully  employed  in  those 
cases  where  great  uniformity  of  velocity 
was  required,  it  was  necessary  that  means 
should  be  devised  for  enabling  the  engine 
itself  to  properly  manipulate  its  valve, 
without  any  care  whatever  from  the  attend- 
ant workman.  Various  devices  have  been 
contrived  for  this  purpose.  The  conical 
pendulum  was  the  earliest,  and  is  still  the 
one  most  universally  employed.  The  dis- 
advantages of  this  mode  of  regulating  the 
supply  of  steam  to  an  engine  is,  however, 
universally  acknowledged.  They  are  quite 
as  apt  to  be  themselves  controlled  by  the 
steam,  as  to  perform  the  office  of  "regu- 
lators"— in  such  cases  becoming  mere 
weathercocks,  instead  of  acting  as  "gov- 
ernors." 

It  must  be  evident  to  every  engineer  that 
any  ordinary  ball  or  centrifugal  device  for 
the  purpose  under  consideration,  requires  a 
greater  Bpeed  to  maintain  the  balls,  flying 
from  the  center  as  they  rotate  at  an  angle 
of  45°,  than  when  sustained  at  an  angle  of 
60°  ;  heuce  the  engine  must  run  at  a  high 
speed,  in  order  that  the  valve  shall  be 
partly  closed.  Therefore,  while  there  is 
comparatively  little  work  to  be  done,  the 
engine  must  run  fast  enough  to  insure  the 
balls  frying  asunder  sufficiently  to  partly 
close  the  valve.  Now,  in  the  event  of  some 
resistance  being  brought  to  bear  upon  the 
engine,  and  the  speed  being  thereby  to 
some  extent  cheeked,  the  balls  necessarily 
approach  each  other,  and  the  engine,  while 
the  resistance  remains,  must  continue  to 
run  slower,  that  the  valve  may  be  sufficiently 
open  to  allow  the  necessary  steam  to  pass 
which  is  required  to  overcome  the  resist- 
ance.    No  mechanical   mind  can   fail  to 


comprehend  the  unphilosophical  nature  of 
the  principle  on  which  this  device  works, 
as  applied  to  the  purpose  intended,  if  it 
will  look  at  it  simply  in  the  light  of  a  rotat- 
ing pendulum,  which  it  is — that  and  noth- 
ing more. 

The  defects  of  this  contrivance  were  early 
seen,  and  many  attempts  have  been  made  to 
remedy  them  by  producing  a  more  direct 
action  on  the  throttle-valve.     One  very  sen- 


England,  which  consisted  of  an  upright 
spindle,  upon  which  was  wound  a  spiral 
feather.  A  single  ball  was  so  attached  to 
the  spindle  as  to  slide  up  and  down,  while 
it  turned  upon  its  axis  at  the  same  time. 
To  the  ball  was  fixed  a  kind  of  propeller 
wheel,  which,  by  its  impingement  on  the  air, 
would  lift  the  ball  when,  the  speed  of  its 
revolution  was  materially  increased.  It 
may  readily  be  conceived  how  a  lever  at- 


nUNTOOH'S  PATENT  GOVERHOE  FOE  STEAK  ENGINES. 


sitive  device  employed  was  a  cylindrical 
bellows,  worked  by  the  engine,  and  fur- 
nished by  an  orifice  cock,  which  would 
exhaust  a  given  amount  of  air,  proportioned 
to  the  desired  rate  of  speed.  It  is  evident 
that  if  this  speed  should  be  increased,  the 
top  or  floating  part  of  the  bellows  would 
rise;  hence,  if  a  vertical  rod  should  be 
attached  thereto,  connected  by  a  lever  with 
the  throfctle-valve,  a  very  sensitive  governor 
would  be  obtained. 

Another  plan  for  a  governor  was  devised 
some  years  ago  by  a  Mr.  Hicks,  of  Bolton, 


tachment  could  be  thus  brought  to  bear 
very  directly  upon  the  throttle-valve. 

Each  of   these  devices,  and  particularly 
the  latter,  would  seem  to  be  superior  in 
principle   to  the  use   of  the  ordinary  ball 
governor.     A  still  better  device  than  either 
seems  to  be  a  still  later  invention  of  Mr. 
K.  K.  Huntoon,  of  Boston,  an  illustration 
of    which  is  given   herewith.     In  this,  as 
well  as  in  the  two  other  devices  previously  I 
noticed,  the  centrifugal  or  ball  principle  is  ; 
entirely  abandoned,  the  weight  being  raised  ' 
in  a  vertical  line,  and  the  valve  lever  as 


easily  sustained  at  one  point  as  anothera — 
most  desirable  arrangement,  and  which  can- 
not be  attained  by  any  possible  arrange- 
ment of  the  ordinary  ball  governor. 

This  invention  has  been  very  properly 
termed  an  "  hydraulic  governor,"  from  the 
fact  of  the  power  being  obtained  by  a 
spiral-bladed  wheel,  resembling  a  screw 
propeller,  of  which  Fig.  3  is  a  detached 
view,  rotating  in  oil  contained  in  the  cylin- 
der, shown  arranged  above  the  valve  in  the 
principal  figure.  It  will  be  seen  that  the 
principle  of  this  device  is  something  like 
that  already  noticed  as  patented  by  Mr. 
Hicks ;  but  in  its  detail  altogether  superior. 
This  propeller  is  affixed  upon  the  central 
vertical  shaft,  and  by  its  rotation  in  the  oil, 
a  direct-acting  motive  power  is  obtained  for 
raising  the  lever  which  connects  with  the 
vertical  shaft  at  its  upper  terminus.  The 
lower  end  of  the  said  shaft  works  in  a  long 
bearing  or  step  within  the  base  of  the  cyl- 
inder, at  which  place,  connecting  the  inte- 
rior of  the  cylinder  with  the  space  beneath 
the  shaft,  there  is  an  opening,  more  or  less 
closed  by  turning  a  cock  (not,  however, 
seen  in  the  illustration).  By  this  device, 
any  degree  of  sensitiveness  in  the  governor 
can  be  obtained,  so  much  so  that  by  its  use 
it  is  said  that  an  engine  will  run  no  faster 
with  a  steam  pressure  of  seventy  pounds 
than  when  only  thirty  pounds  is  indicated. 
The  horizontal  driving-shaft  is  connected 
by  a  series  of  gears,  as  seen  in  the  principal 
figure,  with  the  vertical  propeller-shaft ; 
and  as  it  is  set  in  motion  in  the  usual  way 
from  the  main  shaft  of  the  engine,  the  pro- 
peller mounts  upward  in  the  oil,  and  of 
necessity  raising  the  vertical  shaft,  the  up- 
per lever,  and  the  valve-lever  therewith 
connected  by  tho  long  brass  rod  seen  on 
the  left  of  the  figure.  The  most  trifling 
variation  in  the  velocity  is  followed  by  an 
immediate  movement  of  the  valve  ;  and,  as 
the  case  may  be,  it  either  allows  more  or 
less  steam  to  pass.  Fig.  2  represents  the 
kind  of  valve  employed ;  and  Fig.  4  repre- 
sents the  cap  and  follower  of  the  stuffing- 
box  of  the  valve-spindle. 

It  will  be  readily  seen  that  in  the  meohan- 
ism  of  Mr.  Huntoon's  invention  the  weight 
is  readily  sustained  with  the  same  velocity 
at  one  altitude  as  at  another,  necessarily 
causing  the  engine  to  which  this  governor 
is  attached  to  run  at  a  uniform  speed. 

This  invention  has  received  much  atten- 
tion from  the  leading  mechanical  minds  at 
the  East,  who  have  expressed  themselves  in 
terms  of  the  highest  approbation  of  its 
performance. 

It  is  almost  unnecessary  to  allude  to  the 
benefits  obtained  in  point  of  economy  by 
the  Huntoon  governor  after  the  preceding 
discovery,  for  it  is  evident  at  once  that  it  is 
a  steam-saver. 

The  patent,  which  was  granted  December 
4,  1866,  to  Reuben  K.  Huntoon,  of  Boston, 
Mass.,  is  the  property  of  the  inventor  and 
Mr.  J.  Augustus  Lynch,  of  the  same  city. 
Their  office  is  at  No.  62  Kilby  street.  They 
will  correspond  with  any  parties  addressing 
them.  The  invention  was  first  illustrated 
and  described  in  the  American  Artisan  of 
April  17th,  1867. 


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[By  oar  Special  Correspondent] 

General  "View  of  the  Paris  Exposi- 
tion of  1867. 

By  W.  P.  Blake,  Commissioner  from  the  State  of  California 
THE  IRON  AND    STEEL    OE    THE    EXPOSITION. 

In  proposing  to  make  the  iron  and  steel 
of  the  Exposition  the  subject  of  a  letter,  I 
did  not  think  sufficiently  of  what  was  before 
me.  It  is  almost  impossible  to  see,  much 
less  possible  to  describe,  all  that  is  shown  in 
this  department.  Nearly  every  country  has 
sent  something  that  claims  attention,  and 
Great  Britain,  France,  Prussia,  Austria  and 
Russia  make  overwhelming  displays  of  iron 
in  all  its  stages  of  manufacture,  from  the 
rough  ore  to  the  pig  of  all  grades ;  bar  and 
plate  iron ;  steel  in  ingots,  bars,  or  rolled 
out  or  drawn  into  wire.  Each  iron  produc- 
ing country  seems  to  vie  with  every  other 
in  the  exhibition  of  the  strength  and  fiber  of 
its  wrought  iron  and  steel.  Cases  upon 
cases  are  filled  up  with  bars  of  various  sizes 
that  have  been  bent,  twisted  and  broken  so 
as  to  display  the  grain  to  the  best  advantage. 
I  should  weary  you  with  dry  details  if  I 
attempted  to  describe  these  specimens.  It 
is  sufficient  to  say,  once  for  all,  that  wrought 
iron  rods  and  bars  and  railway  axles  have 
been  tortured  and  twisted  into  every  imag- 
inable shape.  Great  round  bars  as  thick  as  a 
man's  leg  are  tied  into  knots  ;  railway  iron 
is  twisted  until  it  looks  like  a  long  screw, 
and  all  without  a  crack  or  parting  a  fiber. 

It  is  a  satisfaction  to  know  that  the  scien- 
tific and  practical  discussion  of  this  subject 
has  fallen  into  the  hands  of  Mr.  A.  S.  Hew- 
itt, of  New  York,  one  of  the  commissioners, 
who  has  a  very  complete  and  valuable  re- 
port in  preparation  for  our  government. 

In  the  exhibition  of  ores,  Sweden  takes 
the  lead,  not  only  in  bulk  of  specimens,  but 
in  the  richness  and  purity  of  the  ore.  Prus- 
sia exhibits  a  splendid  suite  of  evenly 
trimmed  specimens  of  the  various  kinds  of 
ore  used,  chiefly  brown  iron  ore  and 
spathic  iron  (the  carbonate).  The  United 
States,  though  not  by  any  means  fully  rep- 
resented in  this  department,  has  a  very 
creditable  display  for  variety,  and  for  pu- 
rity and  practical  value.  There  are  some 
large  masses  from  the  Iron  Mountain  of 
Missouri,  and  some  from  Lake  Superior, 
and  a  few  masses  of  the  magnetic  and  specu- 
lar ores  of  Northern  New  York.  The  specu- 
lar ore  of  Sierra  county  in  our  State,  is  also 
found  in  the  exhibition,  and  it  is  as  pure 
and  excellent  in  quality  as  any.  The  Penin- 
sular Iron  Co. ,  of  Detroit,  Michigan,  sends 
a  suite  of  specimens  of  Lake  Superior  char- 
coal pig  iron,  No.  1  suitable  for  foundry 
purposes  ;  No.  2  rolling  mill  iron ;  No.  3 
car  wheel  iron ;  No.  4  mottled,  for  malleable 
purposes  ;  No.  5  valuable  for  making  malle- 
able iron,  and  for  rolling  mill  purposes. 

The  Pranklinite  ore  and  metal  is  shown 
in  connection  with  the  zinc  ores  and  pro- 
ducts of  the  New  Jersey  Zinc  Co.  The 
hard  white  iron  made  from  this  ore  has  al- 
ready been  imported  and  used  in  California 
by  the  Union  Works. 

SWEDISH    BOH. 

Sweden  sent  samples  of  her  magnetic  ores 
in  such  masses  that  some  had  to  be  left  in 
the  yard.  They  are  about  three  feet  long, 
and  must  weigh  a  ton  or  two  each.  I  counted 
ten  of  these,  and  there  is,  in  addition,  in  the 
machine  gallery,  a  grand  pyramidal  stack 
of  iron  and  steel  bars  standing  upon  a  foun- 
dation of  blocks  of  ore  from  the  various 
Swedish  mines.  The  various  pig  irons  are 
arranged  in  a  tier  just  above  the  ore,  and 
above  this  tier  the  steel  and  iron  bars  of  all 
sizes  and  shapes  are  stacked  up.  The  iron 
ores  received  the  gold  medal,  the  steel  bars 
a  silver  medal,  and  the  iron  a  bronze  medal. 

Messrs.  Park  and  Brother,  of  the  Black 
Diamond  Steel  "Works,  Pittsburgh,  Pa., 
make  a  fine  exhibition  of  cast  steel  in  bars, 
round,  octagonal  and  flat,  made  at  their 
works.  It  is  accompanied  by  beautifully 
finished  edge  tools  made  from  their  steel. 

KRUPP'S  STEEL. 

But  the  most  extensive,  and  probably  the 
most  costly  display  by  any  individual  in  the 
whole  exhibition,  is  the  array  of  steel,  raw 
and  manufactured,  sent  by  P.  Krupp,  of 
Essen,  Rhenish  Prussia.  The  jury  have 
awarded  him  the  grand  prize.  Krupp's 
works  and  manufactures  are  world  renowned 
and  I  have  obtained  some  statistical  data  in 
regard  to  them,  which  may  be  interesting. 

The  establishment  has  been  in  existence 
for  the  last  forty  years,  and  has  been  gradu 
ally  developing  and  increasing,  until  at  the 
present  time,  the  works  cover  continuously  a 
surface  of  about  450  acres  (English),  200  of 
which  are  under  roof.  In  these  works  8,000 
men  are  employed,  in  addition  to  2, 000  more 


at  the  blast  furnaces,  and  iron  pits  on  the 
Rhine  and  in  Nassau.  These  works  pro- 
duced in  1866,  manufactures  of  steel  of  the 
aggregate  weight  of  61,000  tons  by  means 
of  412  smelting,  reverberatory  and  cement- 
ing furnaces,  195  steam  engines,  from  two 
to  1,000-horse  power  each,  49  steam  ham- 
mers, 110  forges,  318  lathes,  111  planing 
machines,  61  cutting  and  shaping  machines, 
and  many  others  of  less  consequence.  No 
less  than  120  steam  boilers  are  required  to 
keep  the  engines  in  operation,  and  they 
evaporate  150,000  cubic  feet  of  water  in  24 
hours. 

The  yearly  production  is  valued  at  over 
$7,500,000,  and  the  various  objects  manu- 
factured are  distributed  all  over  the  world. 
The  representation  in  Paris  consists  of 
some  twenty  or  thirty  large  objects,  of  which 
the  most  prominent  is  a  cylindrical  cast 
steel  ingot  weighing  forty  tons,  fifty-six 
inches  in  diameter,  and  standing  nearly  12 
feet  high.  It  is  forged  at  one  end  into  an 
octagonal  shape,  and  is  intended  for  a  marine 
crank  shaft.  This  huge  block  of  crucible 
steel  is  the  largest  that  has  yet  been  made. 
In  the  first  London  Exhibition  a  block  of 
2%  tons  weight,  was  regarded  with  wonder, 
and  received  the  only  Council  medal  in  the 
department  of  steel  products.  At  the  former 
Paris  Exhibition  a  block  .of  five  tons  was 
shown,  and  to  the  London  Exhibition  of 
1862  one  of  20  tons  was  sent.  This  shows 
the  rapid  progress  made  in  the  scale  of 
Krupp's  operations  with  large  masses  of 
steel.  The  upper  end  of  this  monster  ingot 
of  forty  tons  is  broken  across  so  as  to  show 
the  grain.  One-half  of  this  broken  surface 
has  been  ground  down  and  polished  as  bright 
as  a  mirror,  without  developing  the  least 
defect  or  flaw.  Not  content  with  this  proof 
of  the  density  and  uniformity  of  the  ingot, 
they  have  cut  a  gash  in  the  side  about  half 
way  up,  and  have  taken  out  a  chip  about  as 
large  as  one  man  can  lift,  and  have  polished 
it  with  satisfactory  results.  [The  production 
of  such  large  masses  of  entirely  homogene- 
ous steel  is  the  great  achievement  of  Krupp, 
equaled  only  by  his  handling  and  forg- 
ing the  ingots  into  the  various  objects  for 
which  they  are  designed.]  To  shape  this 
great  ingot  a  hammer  weighing  fifty  tons  is 
used.  All  the  cast  steel  productions  of  the 
establishment,  with  the  exception  of  disk 
centers  for  car  wheels,  are  made  from  ingots 
of  a  greater  or  lesser  weight,  and  with  a 
round  or  square  section. 

The  large  ingot  stands  upon  a  semi-circu- 
lar platform,  and  serves  as  a  center  piece 
for  a  group  of  pieces  of  shafting,  highly 
wrought,  for  locomotive  wheels  and  tires, 
for  guns  and  gun  carriages,  and  many  other 
objects  of  wrought  and  unwrought  steeL 
Opposite  all  this  is  the  monster  gun,  also 
made  of  cast  steel,  and  weighing  fifty  tons. 
It  is  intended  for  coast  defence  against  the 
attacks  of  iron  clads.  It  consists  of  an  in- 
ner tube  upon  which  are  shrunk  cast  steel 
rings,  which  were  made  like  railway  tires  and 
without  welding.  The  diameter  of  the  bore 
is  fourteen  inches,  and  as  it  is  a  breech 
loader,  the  perfection  of  the  bore  and  riffling 
may  be  seen  by  looking  through  the  gun  at 
the  muzzle.  It  has  forty  rifle  grooves.  This 
gun  was  in  process  of  manufacture  day  and 
night  for  sixteen  months  without  interrup- 
tion. The  railways  had  no  cars  strong 
enough  to  transport  it  to  the  Exposition,  so 
the  establishment  was  obliged  to  construct 
its  own  car,  which  was  made  entirely  of  east 
steel,  and  has  twelve  wheels.  It  weighs 
twenty-four  tons.  The  gun  is  for  sale,  and 
will  cost  only  $108,750. 

Cast  steel  railway  tires  form  a  very  consid- 
erable portion  of  the  manufacture  of  this 
establishment.  They  make  about  40,000  a 
year,  over  a  third  of  which  are  for  English, 
Indian  and  American  railways.  They  are 
made  out  of  one  piece  of  steel  without  weld- 
ing, and  in  the  following  manner:  Large 
ingots  are  forged  out  into  flat  lengths,  from 
which  are  cut  rectangular  pieces  correspond- 
ing with  the  hight  of  the  proposed  tire. 
These  pieces  are  then  split  down  the  center 
to  within  a  certain  distance  of  each  end, 
wedges  are  inserted,  the  slit  opened  out,  so 
that  the  bar  is  gradually,  under  the  hammers, 
converted  into  a  ring,  which  is  at  last  formed 
into  a  tire  between  powerful  rollers. 

Among  the  many  other  objects  worthy  of 
note,  are  the  "angle  rings"  for  steam  boil- 
ers. These  are  made  after  the  same  method 
as  the  tires,  and  are  very  perfect  specimens 
of  machine  forging.  One,  with  a  diameter 
of  ninety-six  inches,  weighs  483  pounds. 
They  are  sold  at  the  works  at  225  francs  per 
100  kilos,  and  any  size  will  be  made  to  order. 
Cast  steel  railway  bars  are  also  one  of  the 
chief  objects  of  manufacture  of  the  works. 
They  are  made  from  steel  of  second  quality, 
and  are  afforded  at  a  comparatively  low  price, 
about  half  as  much  more  as  the  cost  of  an 
iron  rail.  The  durability  is  greatly  supe- 
rior. Krupp  can  now  supply  such  rails  at 
forty  francs  the  kilog.,  but  I  have  heard  that 
there  is  a  new  process  by  which  the  cost  is 
to  be  much  reduced. 


BOCHTJM  CO. — STEEL  PRODUCTS. 

Next  to  the  exhibition  of  Krupp,  which 
may  be  styled  as  princely,  the  display  made 
by  theBochum  Co.,  of  Westphalia,  Prussia, 
has  most  interested  me.  This  company  also 
make  large  objects  of  cast  steel,  and  exhibit 
railway  tires,  shafts,  axles,  and  some  remark- 
ably large  bells,  one  of  which  is  nearly  ten 
feet  in  diameter,  and  weighs  14,750  kilo- 
grammes. One  of  the  most  striking  objects 
is  a  string  of  railway  car  wheels,  twenty-two 
in  number,  all  cast  together  at  one  opera- 
tion, the  junction  being  from  hub  to  hub, 
and  by  one  single  connecting  sprue  at  the 
bottom.  When  they  are  taken  out  of  the 
sand,  they  are  centered  and  mounted  in  a 
lathe  as  one  piece,  and  then  turned  up  on 
the  edges. 

It  is  claimed  by  this  company  that  its 
cast  steel  wheels  will  run  on  an  average  57,- 
000  kilometres  without  requiring  any  repair. 
One  of  the  railway  companies  certifies  that 
the  puddled  steel  tires  suffer  a  wear  of  one- 
sixteenth  of  an  inch  in  running  12,000  kilo- 
metres, while  the  cast  steel  wheels  of 
Bochum  Co.  will  run  39,248  kilometres 
before  they  are  worn  to  an  equal  extent.  It 
would  be  interesting  to  know  howthey  com- 
pare with  our  chilled  face  car  wheels.  I 
have  not  seen  any  of  this  kind  of  manufac- 
ture in  the  Exhibition. 

The  French  exhibit  of  iron  and  steel  is 
very  fine.  Their  largest  steel  ingot,  how- 
ever, weighs  only  25,000  kilogrammes.  It 
is  broken  across  and  shows  a  very  homoge- 
neous fracture.  Some  of  their 'cast  steel 
tires  made  without  welding  upon  Krupp's 
method  are  twelve  feet  in  diameter.  A  cast 
steel  cannon  weighs  sixteen  tons,  and  is 
turned  up  and  polished  all  over.  They 
show  sheets  of  rolled  cast  steel  that  are 
twenty-two  feet  long  six  feet  wide,  and  half 
an  inch  thick. 

ACCURATE  GAUGES. 

In  the  display  of  ordnance  and  munitions 
of  war  made  by  Whitworth,  of  England, 
there  are  some  very  interesting  longitudinal 
sections  of  guns  and  rifles  which  show  the 
remarkable  perfection  of  the  bore  and  rifling. 
This  distinguished  mechanic  is  know  to  pro- 
duce some  of  the  most  accurate  of  gauges, 
and  a  few  specimens  are  shown  to  illustrate 
them.  A  stout  steel  ring  is  handed  to  yon 
through  which  you  can  pass  a  polished  steel 
cylinder  about  half  an  inch  in  diameter. 
The  fit  is  so  perfect  that  it  requires  a  little 
pressure  to  pass  the  cylinder  through  from 
end  to  end,  and  this  pressure  must  be  ap- 
plied in  the  line  of  the  axis,  the  least  pres- 
sure upon  the  sides  of  the  ring  appears  to 
bind  uppn  the  cylinder.  You  next  take  a 
second  cylinder,  apparently  exactly  the  same 
size  as  the  first.  This  passes  through  the 
ring  with  perfect  ease,  and,  compared  with 
the  other,  it  is  a  very  loose  fit.  Now  the 
difference  in  diameter  of  these  two  cylin- 
ders is  the  5-1000th  part  of  an  inch.  Two 
perfectly  plane  surfaces  of  cast  steel  are 
shown.  One  of  these  slides  about  over  the 
other  upon  a  thin  film  or  cushion  of  air. 
If  by  a  little  effort  the  air  is  excluded,  the 
plates  are  inseparable  by  a  direct  pull.  One 
may  be  lifted  by  the  other. 

FORGED    IRON. 

In  forged  iron,  for  ornamental  and  deco- 
rative purposes,  the  exposition  is  very  rich. 
There  is  a  long  line  of  gates  and  sections  of 
fence  placed  between  the  Exposition  grounds 
and  the  reserved  garden.  Some  of  them  are 
beautiful  in  design,  and  wonderful  in  their 
sharpness  and  accuracy  of  finish.  The  pe- 
culiar construction  of  Frenchj  dwellings, 
with  an  inside  court  shut  out  from  the  pub 
lie  streets  or  avenues,  makes  a  demand  for 
highly  ornamental  and  somewhat  costly  en- 
trance gates,  which  does  not  exist  with  us. 

ORNAMENTAL   CASTINGS. 

The  use  of  cast  iron  for  ornamental  pur- 
poses has  evidently  made  great  progress. 
The  substitution  of  iron  for  bronze  in  ar- 
tistic productions,  is  of  comparatively  recent 
date,  yet  the  visitor  who  sees  the  results  in 
the  present  exhibition  is  compelled  to  ac- 
knowledge that  iron  will  in  the  future  be 
substituted  to  a  great  extent  for  the  alloys 
of  copper,  in  the  production  of  large  orna- 
mental or  monumental  works.  As  an  evi- 
dence of  this,  we  have  the  srjlendid  monu- 
mental fountain  and  groups  of  figures  of 
animals,  on  one  side  of  the  grand  entrance 
to  the  Park,  from  the  foundries  of  Durenne, 
and  inside  the  building,  extensive  displays 
of  statues,  busts,  vases,  stag's  heads  with 
antlers,  and  a  variety  of  tablets  and  smaller 
objects.  From  another  establishment,  we 
find  a  splendid  series  of  figures  and  groups 
of  life  size,  most  of  them  Scripture  subjects 
for  the  adornment  of  churches.  One  group, 
for  example,  represents  the  crucifixion,  with 
the  Saviour  and  the  two  theives  of  life  size. 
The  form  and  spirit  which  the  sculptor 
gives  to  the  model  is  rendered  perfectly  in 
the  rigid  iron.  Almost  all  of  these  objects 
are  shown  as  they  came  from  the  mold. 
The  surfaces  are  perfectly  smooth  and  even, 
and  the  founder  is  amazed  at  the  accuracy 


with  which  the  different  parts  of  the  mold 
were  brought  together.  The  suture  lines 
are  sometimes  hardly  visible,  again  they  ap- 
pear as  thin  films  rising  from  the  surface, 
so  that  they  may  be  dressed  away  without 
injury  to  the  figure.  They  are  all  cast  hol- 
low, and  the  cores  are  supported  by  iron 
rods  or  wire. 

I  do  not  see  in  the  Exposition  any  evi- 
dence of  an  extensive  application  of  cast 
iron  to  architectural  decoration.  It  is  true 
that  the  building  is  in  great  part  made  of 
iron,  but  there  is  little  or  no  attempt  at  or- 
namentation. I  have  not  seen  any  "iron 
fronts"  in  Paris,  and  in  fact  I  doubt  if  the 
material  is  tried  anywhere  in  Europe,  as 
freely  and  to  such  good  purpose  in  building 
as  with  us.  Their  railway  stations,  gener- 
ally, are  marvelous  structures  of  iron  and 
glass,  but  there  is  little  attempt  at  artistic 
display.  A  section  of  one  of  our  iron  front 
buildings,  sueh  as  are  made  in  the  foundries 
on  First  street,  would  have  attracted  great 
attention  here. 

Paris,  Aug.  27,  1867. 


"What  Some  of  our  Mines  are  Doing. 

A  correspondent  sends  us  the  following, 
which  he  assures  us  is  correct  to  the  letter 
— even  to  the  one  inch  wide  of  solid  gold  ! 
The  locality  mentioned  is  well  known  as 
one  affording  very  rich  placer  mines.  We 
give  the  manuscript  as  we  received  it : 

Without  going  across  the  mountains  or 
into  adjoining  Territories  to  look  for  rich 
claims,  we  will  here  mention  one  of  our  ce- 
ment or  gravel  claims  and  its  yield.  In  a 
little  obscure  place  called  Bath,  in  Placer 
county,  is  a  mine  called  "The  Paragon," 
the  owners  of  which  were  but  recently  all 
poor  men,  having  no  capital  except  their 
own  labor  and  perseverance.  Some  years 
since  they  commenced  running  a  drift  into 
the  hill,  and  have  kept  steadily  at  work, 
until  now  they  employ  fifty  men  and  run  a 
20-stamp  mill,  crushing  this  cement.  The 
length  of  the  lower  tunnel,  for  draining,  is 
now  2,250  feet,  while  the  upper  works  are 
being  drifted  or  breasted  some  1, 200  feet, 
having  shoots  and  dumps  at  various  points 
for  discharging  the  cement  from  the  pay 
streak  above,  down  into  the  main  tunnel 
below,  some  twenty-five  feet.  This  drains 
the  works  above,  where  the  men  can  work 
comparatively  dry.  The  claim  itself  is  8,000 
by  800  feet.  The  work  done  thus  far  is  the 
best  and  most  systematic  in  the  State ;  is 
thoroughly  tested,  and  there  is  half  a  mill- 
ion dollars  in  sight.  Ahead  of  their  work 
the  gold  can  be  distinctly  seen  in  every 
drift  by  the  light  of  a  candle.  The  com- 
pany consists  of  four  men,  who  are  dividing 
the  sum  of  over  $6,000  every  month  regu- 
larly, and  the  mine  can  be  made  to  pay 
more  than  twice  that  amount  by  adding  20 
stamps  more ;  which  would  give  them  at 
least  $150,000  per  annum  over  all  expenses. 
They  have  now  on  hand  40,000  timbers  and 
logging,  1,300  cords  of  wood,  cut  and 
housed,  with  »  tract  of  timber  land  contain- 
ing thousands  of  cords  more,  and  a  large 
dwelling-house.  The  working  department 
is  complete,  with  twelve  or  more  cars,  good 
rail  tracks,  over  300  picks,  and  all  the  neces- 
sary working  apparatus. 

This  may,  perhaps,  be  called  one  of  the 
very  best  mines  of  its  class  in  California. 
The  strata  now  being  worked  is  not  on  the 
bed-rock,  but  from  twenty-five  to  forty  feet 
above.  It  is  very  even,  having  a  gradual 
incline  toward  the  front  of  the  hill,  and, 
unlike  many  others,  does  not  form  a  basin 
toward  the  center.  The  gravel,  however, 
is  richer  in  the  back  part.  That  the  cement 
is  richer  on  the  bed  is  proven  by  the  ad- 
joining claims,  which  are  about  forty  feet 
below,  and  are  yielding  some  very  heavy 
gold.  It  is  supposed  that  at  least  three  pay 
streaks  exist  in  this  deposit.  The  whole 
hill  will  pay,  from  top  to  bottom,  say  300 
feet.  When  it  is  all  worked  millions  of 
dollars  will  be  realized.  The  fall  from  the 
bed-rock  to  the  canon  below  is  some  600 
feet ;  so  that  altogether  it  is  as  if  nature  de- 
signed this  spot  as  one  that  will  furnish  us 
with  the  precious  metal  for  half  a  century 
to  come. 

Adjoining  the  above  are  other  claims  be- 
longing to  individual  companies,  all  of 
which  pay  well  when  worked.  Mr.  Rausch 
has  a  very  rich  hydraulic  claim,  which  has 
been  washed  off  some  200  feet  back,  the 
gravel  being  about  100  feet  deep  thus  far. 
The  same  gentleman  has  also  struck  a  quartz 
lead  excelling  in  richness  anything  ever 
seen  in  California,  there  being  a  pay  streak 
of  one  inch  wide  of  solid  gold  through  the 
pay  quartz,  which  is  two  feet  or  more  thick. 
This  is  not  in  the  gravel  claim,  but  about 
a  mile  distant.  The  claims  called  the 
"Rough  Gold"  and  the  "Golden  Gate," 
both  cement  claims,  are  good  paying  ones, 
so  that  there  is  not  a  single  failure  of  any 
mine  at  the  locality  of  Bath,  in  Placer 
county. 


(The  pining  and  £cientifw  fttss. 


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prrUnmral. 


The  Philosophy  of  Chimney  Con- 
struction. 

To  construct  a  chimney  which  will  carry 
smoke,  has  been  found  in  practice  one  of 

the  moat  precarious  objects  of  mechanism. 
So  little  is  the  theory  of  smoke  and  draught 
understood,  that  if  a  chimney  is  constructed 
to  draw  well,  it  is  generally  a  matter  of  ac- 
cident Very  few  mechanics  seem  to  have 
any  rule  for  constructing  chimneys  which 
will  insure  a  good  one.  The  true  philoso- 
phy of  smoke  and  draught  is,  that  cold  at- 
mospheric air  tends  to  the  center  of  gravity 
till  it  meets  with  some  [obstruction,  which 
gives  it  another  direction  ;  that  heated  or 
magnified  air  is  exactly  vertical  in  motion  ; 
Butt  hence  the  flao  to  carry  it  off  should  be 
perfectly  vertical,  and  in  no  place  of  smaller 
dimensions  than  at  the  bottom  or  first  inlet. 
It  matters  not  how  many  [inlets  there  be  to 
it,  provided  the  area  of  a  cross  section  of 
the  flue  bo  equal  to  those  of  all  the  inlets 
combined  ;  it  may  be  greater,  but  it  must 
never  bo  smaller.  If,  therefore,  you  start 
with  a  single  flue  from  the  cellar,  you  must 
regulate  the  size  to  cover  the  area  of  all  the 
contemplated  inlets  from  bottom  to  top. 
Curry  it  up,  all  the  way  of  the  same  size,  in 
exact  perpendicular  direction ;  the  wall  need 
not  be  more  than  the  width  of  one  brick  in 
thickness.  Wherever  you  want  a  fire-place, 
attach  jambs  of  the  usual  shape,  leaving  the 
common  perpendicular  wall  of  the  flue  for 
a  back,  throwing  the  arch  across,  at  the 
proper  place,  in  the  usual  form,  covering  it 
tight  to  the  back  wall.  Immediately  oppo- 
site, or  below  the  covering  of  the  arch,  leave 
a  horizontal  aperture  in  the  flue  the  whole 
width  of  the  fire-place,  from  jamb  to  jamb, 
in  size  according  to  calculation  previously 
made,  and  according  to  the  bight  'of  the 
arch  ;  which  for  jambs  from  twenty-four  to 
thirty  inches  high,  must  not  be  less  than 
three  inches  perpendicular  in  the  opening. 

There  is  philosophy  in  this  theory ;  and 
practice,  so  far  as  tried,  proves  that  there  is 
truth  in  it  as  well.  It  should  be  generally 
adopted  by  builders. 

"We  have  before  us  a  very  excellent  plan 
for  the  construction  of  a  chimney  with  a 
multiplicity  of  grates,  devised  by  Mr.  Henry 
Antis,  of  England,  which  appears  to  answer 
well  the  purpose  of  draught  and  cleanliness. 
It  reads  as  follows : 

Beneath  each  grate,  fitted  in  a  fire-place, 
is  an  opening  left,  which  descends  obliquely 
into  the  flue.  In  this  opening,  on  a  level 
with  the  hearth,  is  a  fire-grate  fixed,  through 
which  the  ashes  descend  from  the  grate 
above.  And  such  is  the  effect,  that  while  a 
strong  current  of  air  is  produced,  by  the 
heat  from  the  fire  in  the  grate,  through  the 
horizontal  aperture  above,  a  moderate 
draught  is  also  maintained  in  the  oblique 
one  below,  which  carries  off  all  the  dust;  so 
that  from  a  coal  fire  not  a  particle  of  dust 
escapes  into  the  room.  Mr.  Antis  affixes  a 
valve  to  each  inlet,  hung  in  such  an  ingen- 
ious manner,  that  the  mere  pulling  of  a 
small  brass  knob  closes  it  entirely;  and  thus, 
in  case  the  chimney  should  take  five,  all  the 
currents  of  air  may  be  stopped  in  a  mo- 
ment, and  the  firo  dies  at  once.  Not  a  par- 
ticle of  soot  can  ever  enter  your  room  or 
your  fire-place;  for  that,  as  well  as  the  ashes, 
all  descend  to  the  bottom  of  the  flue  in  the 
cellar,  _  where  an  opening,  with  a  sheet-iron 
door,  is  constructed,  from  which  these  ar- 
ticles can  be  taken,  and  through  which  a 
sweep  may  enter  and  perform  his  duties, 
without  disturbing  the  business  or  amuse- 
ments or  quiet  of  any  part  of  the  family. 
Where  necessary,  he  also  carries  up  side 
flues  in  the  jambs,  by  which  air  can  be  in- 
troduced, to  regulate  the  temperature  of 
your  room  or  the  force  of  your  draughts. 

The  advantages  of  the  improvement  are : 

1st.  Fewer  materials  are  used,  which 
cheapens  the  work. 

2d.  Less  room  is  engrossed  by  dead 
brick-work. 

3d.  No  annoyance  from  soot  or  ashes  in 
your  rooms — not  even  when  a  sweep  ascends 
to  clean  out  your  flue. 

4th.  Power  to  regulate  the  temperature  of 
your  rooms,  without  opening  doors  or  win- 
dows. 

5th.  Perfect  security  against  smoke,  in 
every  room  in  your  house. 


TinNsponr  of  1.  The  transport 

of  edifices  from  one  point  to  another,  is 
probably  more  extensively  practiced  in  San 
Francisco  than  in  any  other  city  in  the 
world.  These  edifices,  however,  are  usually 
of  siiudldimensionsandconstructedof  wood. 
Perhaps  the  most  remarkable  transport  of 
an  edifice  on  record  is  that  which  was  ac- 
complished at  Crescentino,  a  Piedmontese 
city,  in  177G.  An  ordinary  brick  mason, 
named  Serra,  succeeded  in  taking  down  a 
brick  belfry  from  the  walls  of  one  church 
and  transporting  it  to  another,  at  a  consid- 
erable distance,  without  any  injury  to  itself 
or  to  tho  walls  of  the  church  from  which  it 
was  removed.  While  it  was  being  moved 
through  the  streets  of  the  city,  a  man  was 
employed  inside  the  structure  to  ring  the 
bells  at  intervals.  A  model  of  the  appara- 
tus employed  in  this  work  was  deposited  in 
the  library  of  the  Eoyal  Institute. 

Perhaps  the  heaviest  mass  ever  moved  to 
any  considerable  distance,  was  the  granite 
pedestal  of  the  statue  of  Peter  the  Great, 
which  is  forty-two  feet  long  and  twenty- 
seven  feet  high,  and  of  proportionate  width. 
This  immense  mass  of  granite  was  trans- 
ported from  the  Bay  of  Finland  to  tho  city 
St.  Petersburg. 

Superior  Condensing  Apparatus. — As 
long  ago  as  1831  it  was  stated  in  the  United 
Service  Journal  (English)  that  a  Mr.  Hum- 
phreys had  actually  used  the  same  water 
over  and  over  again,  for  three  years,  in  the 
boiler  of  a  steamer  between  Southampton 
and  Cowes. 

There  is  nothing  in  print,  so  far  as  we 
know,  about  the  practical  working  of  sur- 
face condensers.  According  to  the  best  in- 
formation we  can  get,  the  proportionate  loss 
of  feed-water,  i.  e. ,  the  quantity  required  to 
be  obtained  by  distillation  or  from  an  out- 
side source,  varies  very  greatly  in  different 
cases;  and  even  with  the  same  engines  and 
boilers,  the  loss  varies  greatly  under  differ- 
ent circumstances.  It  is  estimated  at  from 
a  very  small  fraction  up  to  one  fourth. 

Superiority  of  American  Glass. — It  is 
an  interesting  fact,  and  ,'one  we  believe  not 
generally  known,  that  the  glass-makers  of 
the  United  States  excel  those  of  all  other 
portions  of  the  world  in  the  quality  of  the 
glass  they  produce.  The  first  premium  for 
the  best  quality  of  glass  was  awarded  to  an 
American  firm  at  both  the  last  London 
World's  Fair  and  at  the  recent  Paris  Expo- 
sition. In  an  English  year  book  of  Science 
and  Art,  now  before  us,  published  in  1832, 
we  find  the  following  paragraph,  which  is 
especially  interesting  in  the  above  connec- 
tion: 

American  Glass. — On  July  21,  Mr.  Peyps 
brought  to  a  meeting  of  the  Royal  Institu- 
tion a  very  beautiful  piece  of  American 
glass  casting.  It  was  a  small  plate,  the  up- 
per surface  smooth,  but  the  under  surface 
covered  by  a  beautiful  design  of  scroll- 
work, etc. ,  in  very  high  relief,  so  that  as 
the  plate  stood  upon  a  table,  the  reflection 
of  light  from  it  was  of  the  most  brilliant 
and  metallic  kind.  The  plate  had  been  cast 
—  the  wheel  had  never  touched  it ;  yet  the 
surface  looked  as  well  almost  as  if  cut ;  and 
the  pattern  was  so  rich  and  full,  and  of  such 
kind,  as  to  preclude  any  imitation  of  it  by 
cutting. 

Glass  Hones  for  Bazors  were  made  and 
much  approved  some  thirty  years  ago.  The 
faces  of  the  glass  hone  were  "rough-ground 
or  frosted  by  any  of  the  usual  means,  and  a 
grain  differing  in  fineness  was  thus  given 
to  the  respective  sides. "  The  hone  may  be 
moistened  with  either  oil  or  water.  A  trial 
of  a  razor  upon  any  slightly  roughed,  even 
surfaced  piece  of  glass  will  show  the  efficacy 
of  that  material  for  such  a  pur-pose. 

If  you  have  a  screw  rusted  into  wood,  or 
a  nut  or  a  bolt  that  will  not  readily  turn, 
pour  on  it  a  little  kerosene  and  let  it  remain. 
In  a  little  while  the  oil  will  penetrate  the 
interstices  so  that  the  screw  can  be  easily 
started. 


It  is  said  that  more  than  one  eighth  of 
all  the  steel  now  made  in  the  United  States, 
is  from  the  iron  ores  of  Lake  Superior. 

It  is  said  that  there  are  but  three  manu- 
factories of  wire  in  the  United  States,  one  of 
which  is  in  this  city. 


,$rirntific  aUsrrUami. 


Compression  of  Fluids — Tho  compressi- 
bility of  quicksilver  is  very  little  in  excess  of 
one-millionth  part  of  its  volume  for  every 
additional  atmosphere. 

The  compressibility  of  sulphuric  ether  is 
three  times  as  great  as  that  of  alcohol,  twice 
that  of  sulphide  of  carbon,  and  once  and  a 
half  that  of  water. 

Water  which  contains  salts  in  solution  is 
less  compressible  than  pure  water.  The 
lower  the  temperature  of  water,  down  to  the 
freezing  point,  the  more  compressible  it  is. 
Pure  water  at  30°  F.  is  one-tenth  more  com- 
pressible than  when  at  55°.  At  a  still  higher 
temperature  its  compressibility  still  further 
decreases,  but  in  a  less  degree  that  between 
30 D  and  55°. 

The  compressibility  of  fluids  up  to  70  at- 
mospheres is  proportional  to  the  pressure. 

Up  to  a  pressure  of  48  atmosjjheres  no 
perceptible  degree  of  heat  is  developed  in 
water ;  above  that  degree  of  pressure  heat  is 
developed. 

(The  experiments  from  which  wecondense 
the  above  were  made  many  years  ago.  We 
presume  that  with  the  extremely  delicate 
instruments  now  in  use  heat  would  be 
perceptibly  developed  in  the  compressibil- 
ity of  water  from  the  start  of  the  pressure, 
although  less  rapidly  under  a  low  degree  of 
pressure  than  under  a  high  degree.) 

The  compressibility  of  glass  is  very  small, 
much  less  than  that  of  quicksilver. 


Electrical  Currents.  — If  a  slender, 
sharp-pointed  instrument — a  needle,  for  in- 
stance— be  made  to  revolve  rapidly  while 
piercing  a  card,  it  produces  an  elevation  or 
"bur"  around  the  opening  on  each  side  of 
the  card.  It  has  also  been  observed  that 
the  electric  discharge  produces  the  same  ap- 
pearance ;  hence  it  has  been  inferred  that 
the  electric  current  moves  with  a  rotary  as 
well  as  forward  motion.  This  bur  around 
the  hole  made  by  the  electric  current  being 
on  both  sides  of  the  card,  was  formerly  at- 
tributed to  a  double  current  —  that  is,  a 
discharge  was  supposed  to  take  place  from 
both  the  negative  and  positive  poles,  each 
discharge  making  its  bur  on  the  side  of  the 
card  opposite  the  pole  from  which  the  dis- 
charge proceeded.  The  needle  experiment, 
however,  showing  that  a  rapid  revolution 
will  form  a  bur  on  both  sides,  although  the 
perforating  instrument  is  moving  in  one 
direction  only,  does  away  with  the  necessity 
of  supposing  a  double  current  to  account 
for  the  phenomenon  of  the  electrical  bur, 
and  the  rotary  motion  and  single  current  is 
the  theory  now  adopted. 


A  New  Theory. — Herr  Schultz,  of  Berlin, 
announces  to  the  French  Academy  of  Sci- 
ences the  theory  that  the  electricity  of  the 
tissues  of  the  human  body  results  from  the 
action  of  common  salt,  which  is  abundantly 
distributed  through  the  system.  He  has 
found  that  the  electricity  is  much  more 
abundant  when  the  proportion  of  salt  pres- 
ent is  large,  than  when  it  is  small.  He  de- 
scribes numerous  experiments  he  has  made 
confirming  this  theory.  Thus  animal  elec- 
tricity, or  animal  magnetism  as  it  is  gener- 
ally called,  is  excited  or  generated  by  the 
introduction  of  salt  into  the  system,  and 
the  quantity  or  power  of  this  electricity  is 
regulated  by  the  quantity  of  salt  used.  In 
other  words,  our  bodies  are  electrical  bat- 
teries, and  common  salt  is  the  proper  agent 
to  excite  them  to  action.  Herr  Schultz  sup- 
poses that  we  may  have  not  only  the  key  to 
the  mysteries  of  animal  magnetism,  but  one 
that,  in  the  future,  will  open  to  our  wonder- 
ing and  enraptured  vision  still  greater  mys- 
teries. The  more  powerful  batteries,  it  is 
well  known,  control  the  weaker  ones,  which 
accounts  for  the  fact  that  only  certain  per- 
sonspossess  thepower  of  magnetizing  others. 


Prof.  B.  Pumpelly,  the  well  known 
geologist  and  mineralogist,  has  been  en- 
gaged the  past  summer  in  exploring  the 
Menominee  region  near  Lake  Superior.  He 
has  already  reported  the  discovery  of  three 
"iron  mountains"  and  a  valuable  quarry  of 
marble.  The  Menominee  is  a  river  on  the 
Michigan  side  of  Lake  Superior. 


An  Observatory  at  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. — 
Mr.  James  Campbell,  of  Brooklyn,  N.  Y., 
has  erected  in  his  garden,  on  the  hights 
overlooking  the  river,  an  astronomical  ob- 
servatory which  has  cost  him  §20,000.  His 
telescope  is  a  12-inch  refractor,  with  a  focal 
distance  of  seventeen  feet  It  was  made  by 
Alvin  Clark,  of  Cambridge,  Mass.,  the  most 
skillful  telescope  manufacturer  in  the  world, 
and  is  said  to  be  one  of  the  best  and  most 
perfect  instalments  of  the  kind  existing.  It 
is  the  same  one  to  which  we  alluded,  some 
weeks  since,  as  having  revealed  tho  fact  that 
the  small  star  of  the  ninth  magnitude,  half 
way  between  Phocion  and  the  neighboring 
double  star  of  the  sixth  magnitude,  was 
itself  a  double  star.  This  star  bos  probably 
been  gazed  at  more  than  almost  any  other 
star  in  the  heavens,  as  it  is  the  one  which 
has  universally  been  employed  in  defining 
the  relative  power  of  new  telescopes  ;  yet  it 
had  never  before  appeared  double  to  human 
gaze. 

Mr.  Campbell,  not  satisfied  with  thissplen- 
did  achievement  and  handsome  tribute  to 
science,  has  determined  that  the  city  of  his 
home  shall  possess  a  finer  instrument  still 
than  his  own.  He  has  accordingly  interested 
several  prominent  citizens  of  Brooklyn  with 
himself  in  the  construction  of  a  still  larger 
monument  to  science,  which  he  proposes 
shall  be  built  in  the  public  park,  now  laid 
out,  at  Prospect  Hill,  and  in  which  shall  be 
mounted  a  Uventy-five-inch  refractor,  which 
would  altogether  eclipse  anything  else  of 
the  kind  yet  conceived  of.  Mr.  Campbell 
starts  the  proposition  with  a  liberal  sub- 
scription from  his  own  purse.  It  is  to  be 
hoped  that  the  wealthy  men  of  Brooklyn 
will  not  fail  to  carry  out  the  enterprise.  Of 
course  nobody  but  Alvin  Clark  would  be 
thought  of  as  the  constructor  of  a  telescope 
for  such  an  observatory. 

The  Spectrum. — The  science  of  the  Spec- 
trum is  now  as  well  settled  as  that  of  chem- 
istry, and  by  it  is  clearly  established  the 
nature  of  the  material  which  emits  light,  or 
of  the  material  through  which  it  passes.  By 
it  is  proved  that  the  moon  has  no  atmos- 
phere, while  Jupiter  has  an  immense  at- 
mosphere, generally  like  our  own,  but  in 
some  materials  entirely  different.  Venus 
either  has  no  atmosphere,  or  one  filled  with 
dense  clouds.  The  sun  is  largely  composed 
of  iron,  intensely  heated,  and  is  surrounded 
by  an  immense  atmosphere. 

In  certain  stars  are  found  sodium,  mag- 
nesium, hydrogen,  bismuth,  antimony,  mer- 
cury, etc.,  but  in  others  there  must  be  new 
matter,  of  which  in  the  earth  we  have  no 
knowledge. 

On  the  12th  of  May  last,  a  bright  star  of 
the  second  magnitude  burst  out  in  the  con- 
stellation Corona.  The  spectrum  proved  it 
all  on  fire — an  intense  melted  mass,  sur- 
rounded by  a  vast  gaseous  atmosphere,  in  a 
flame.  One  of  the  elements  in  this  flame 
was  hydrogen.  Whence  could  come  such  a 
sudden  addition  of  this  inflammable  gas  ?  It 
has  proved  that  some  nebulse  are  only  gas 
in  a  state  of  flame  or  great  heat,  irresolvable 
into  stars  by  any  power  of  telescopes.  They 
may  be  condensing  into  stars  and  planets  of 
the  future. 

This  much  has  the  spectrum  done  in 
about  a  decade.  What  may  we  not  expect 
from  it  in  the  future  !  Its  extensive  prac- 
tical application  to  the  arts  is  by  no  means 
an  impossible  or  even  improbable  thing. 
There  is  good  reason  to  believe  that  it  will 
yet  be  usefully  employed  in  many  metallur- 
gical operations,  to  tell  us  what  is  going  on 
in  furnaces  where  great  heat  is  employed, 
and  where  but  few  eyes  are  found  available. 

A  Hybrid  Grain. — It  is  said  that  a  scien- 
tific Scotch  farmer  has  succeeded  in  produc- 
ing a  grain  that  partakes  equally  of  the 
nature  of  rye  and  that  of  oats. 


A  Trick  of  Trade. — During  the  time 
when  cotton  was  cheap  and  plenty,  previous 
to  our  late  civil  war,  rope  was  extensively 
manufactured  from  that  material  all  over 
the  country,  and  was  considered  superior  in 
quality  to  the  best  hemp  or  jute  goods ;  but 
it  became  an  object  to  economize  the  weight 
of  cotton  used,  and  in  order  to  do  this  a  very 
ingenious  method  was  o*evised.  A  hopper 
containing  white  sand  was  placed  over  the 
machine  at  a  point  where  the  three  or  more 
strands  were  being  united,  and  a  fine  stream 
of  sand  was  thus  introduced  into  the  fibers 
as  the  rope  was  twisted,  thus  greatly  adding 
to  the  weight  of  each  bundle. 


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Mkt  pining  m&  JNwitftix;  §w». 


California  Academy  of  Natural 
Sciences. 

EEGUIiAB  MEETING. 

Mondax  Evening,  Oct.  21,  1867. 

President  in  the  chair.  About  thirty 
members  present.  J.  C.  Burt  was  elected 
a  resident  member,  and  Prof.  Alexander,  of 
Honolulu,  a  corresponding  member. 

Donations  to  the  Library. — Prof.  Bolander 
presented  four  volumes  of  Kunth's  synopsis 
of  the  famous  voyage  of  Humboldt  and 
Bonpland.  Gregory  Yale  presented  a  vari- 
ety of  interesting  catalogues  and  pamphlets, 
one  of  which  relates  to  the  discovery  of 
America  by  Northmen.  Mr.  Yale  also  an- 
nounced the  desire  of  the  Boyal  Antiqua- 
rian Society  of  Copenhagen  to  exchange 
publications  with  the  Academy. 

Contributions  to  the  Cabinet. — Prof.  Bolan- 
der presented  a  large  bundle  of  plants,  col- 
lected and  prepared  by  Dr.  Kellogg  and 
himself. 

Project  for  Building  a  Hall. — The  com- 
mittee appointed  to  devise  some  plan  for 
securing  a  lot  and  the  erection  of  a  building 
thereon  suitable  for  the  accommodation  of 
the  Academy,  reported  in  favor  of  asking 
State  and  city  aid  for  that  purpose,  in  addi- 
tion to  special  subscriptions  from  members 
and  the  public  at  large.  It  is  believed  that 
the  rapidly  growing  membership  of  the 
Academy,  its  position  as  the  center  of  a  new 
field  of  scientific  research,  and  the  great 
interest  now  being  taken  in  the  transactions 
of  the  Academy,  not  only  by  our  own  citi- 
zens but  by  scientific  bodies  in  all  parts  of 
the  civilized  world,  fully  warrant  the  steps 
proposed  in  this  direction.  The  committee 
was  continued. 

EXPIiOEATIONS  IN  ALASKA. 

Several  very  interesting  letters  were  read 
by  Prof.  Whitney  from  Win.  H.  Dall,  chief 
of  the  scientific  corps  of  the  Busso-Ameri- 
can  Telegraph  Company,  in  which  it  was 
stated  that  the  operations  of  the  corps,  thus 
far,  had  been  attended  with  great  success. 
Mr.  Dall  proposes,  notwithstanding  the 
abandonment  of  operations  by  the  company, 
to  continue  his  labors  of  exploration,  at  his 
own  expense,  at  least  for  one  year,  with  the 
view  of  carrying  out  to  completion  the 
work  left  unfinished  by  the  death  of  the  la- 
mented Kennicutt.  This  young  and  intrepid 
laborer  in  the  cause  of  science  traveled  over 
400  miles  on  snow-shoes,  last  winter,  camp- 
ing in  the  open  air  with  the  thermometer 
from  8°  to  40°  below  zero.  He  had  even 
seen  it  68°  below.  In  a  letter  to  Professor 
Whitney  he  writes  that  he  had  paddled  a 
canoe  650  miles  from  Nutato  up  the  Youkon 
river,  where  he  met  Capt.  Ketchum  and 
party,  returning  from  a  trip  600  miles  still 
further  up — making  1,250  miles  of  open 
river  boating  up  that  magnificent  river,  the 
chief  part  of  which  now  flows  through 
American  territory. 

FIRST  NOTES  ON  THE  GEOLOGY  OF  ALASKA. 

In  a  letter  to  Prof.  Whitney,  which  was 
also  read  to  the  Academy,  Mr.  Dall  gives  a 
diagram  illustrating  the  geology  of  Alaska 
in  the  region  explored  by  him  so  far  as  he 
had  ascertained  it.  He  had  obtained  a  set 
of  the  rocks  from  Fort  Youkon  to  the  sea, 
sufficient  to  determine  the  geological  forma- 
tions for  1,300  miles.  The  following  notes 
are  full  of  interest :  "The  only  fossiliferous 
beds  are  on  the  Youkon,  and  extend  about 
600  miles — brown  sandstone,  containing  bi- 
valves, mollnsca  and  vegetable  remains. 
They  are  rare — only  found  in  thin  layers — 
and  it  took  several  months  of  searching  be- 
fore I  found  any.  There  is  a  small  seam  of 
coal  thirty  miles  below  the  bend,  and  thin 
shale  above  and  below.  Very  few  and  poor 
vegetable  remains  are  found  here  resembling 
fuci.  The  coal  is  of  good  quality,  but  so 
little  of  it  that  it  is  worthless.  These  are 
the  only  fossiliferous  strata  I  have  found  so 
far.  The  rocks  above  and  below  are  all 
azoio  and  non-stratified,  except  a  little  hard 
blue  or  black  slate.  Granite,  and  especially 
mica,  are  very  rare.  I  found  a  pebble  con- 
taining the  well  known  fossils  of  the  Niagara 
limestone  on  the  beach  near  Port  Youkon. 
There  is  a  broad  patch  of  volcanic  eruptive 
rock  on  the  river  near  the  lower  bend,  and 
it  extends  to  the  sea.  The  islands  of  St. 
Michael  and  Stuart  are  formed  of  it,  and  it 
is  roughly  columnar  on  the  former  near  this 
fort.  The  columns  are  five-sided,  and  just 
on  the  beach. " 

A  SECOND  TOSEMITE  VALLEY. 

Prof.  Whitney  exhibited  a  number  of 
photographic  and  stereoscopic  views  of 
scenery  at  the  headwaters  of  the  Tuolumne 
river,  including  views  of  Mount  Dana, 
whwfc  has  an  elevation  of  13,000  feet,  and 
is  the  highest  peak  of  the  middle  Sierra ;  of 
Castle  Peak  and  of  Tuolumne  Valley — taken 
by  Mr.  Harris,  photographer  with  the  topo- 
graphical party  of  the  State  Geological  Sur- 


vey. He  also  read  a  remarkably  interesting 
description  of  Tuolumne  Valley,  by  Mr. 
Hoffman,  of  the  Topographical  Corps,  from 
which  it  appears  that  there  is  a  second  Yo- 
semite,  which  has  been  hitherto  a  terra  in- 
cognita, except  to  a  few  mountaineers,  who 
have  kept  their  knowledge  to  themselves. 
The  valley  is  now  occupied  by  one  settler, 
in  lonely  grandeur.  Prof.  Whitney  stated 
that  it  was  formerly  filled  with  a  glacier, 
which  could  not  have  been  less  than  forty 
miles  long.  The  photographs  plainly  showed 
the  marks  of  glacial  action  on  the  rocky 
walls  of  the  valley.  The  Indian  name  of 
this  valley  is  Hetch-Hetchy.  It  is  about 
twelve  miles  north  of  the  Yosemite.  Mr. 
Sharkey  is  the  occupant  and  claimant  of  the 
valley.     The  falls  are  1, 700  feet  high. 

Dr.  Cooper  stated  that  he  had  obtained 
testimony  that  volcanic  action  was  existent 
in  Mt.  Hood,  Oregon. 

Prof.  Whitney  expressed  doubts  about  the 
appearances.  There  might  be  some  rem- 
nants of  volcanic  fires,  in  the  shape  of  sul- 
phurous vapors,  as  in  Mt.  Shasta,  but  he 
doubted  the  existence  of  volcanic  action. 


Leah's  Confessions,  an  Autobiography:  A 

Boman  &  Co. ,  San  Francisco. 

This  is  one  of  Boman  &  Co's  latest  pub- 
lications. It  is  a  neatly  printed,  book  of 
130  pages.  It  is  a  story  of  woman  in  her 
domestic  trials,  and  as  such  will  find  ready 
and  sympathetic  readers.  The  scene  is 
laid  partly  in  California.  There  are  many 
passages  of  interest,  descriptive  of  trials 
peculiar  to  woman,  and  eloquent  arguments 
in  behalf  of  woman's  individuality  of  life. 
The  book  will  no  doubt  be  extensively  read 
by  all  California  lovers  of  light  literature,  as 
well  as  by  many  in  the  Eastern  States. 

New  Inooepoeations. — Articles  of  incor- 
poration have  recently  been  filed  in  the 
County  Clerk's  office  in  this  city  as  follows: 

Live  Stock  Assdeance  Co. — San  Fran- 
cisco. Oct.  22d.  Capital  stock,  $200,000. 
Trustees :  George  Treat,  John  Center,  Alex- 
ander Ely,  John  Anderson,  S.  C.  Bowley 
and  C.  M.  Chase. 

Watek  Front  Land  Co. — San  Francisco. 
Oct.  24th.  Capital  stock,  §200,000  ;  50 
shares,  $4,000  each.  Trustees  :  W.  P.  Har- 
rison, Joseph  M.  Parker,  B.  M.  Atchinson, 
David  Dwyer  and  George  H.  Lovegrove. 

Election  or  Oeficeks.  —  Lady  Bell 
Coppee  Mining  Co. — Oct.  24th.  President, 
J.  McGill;  Secretary,  B.  P.  Wilkins ; 
Treasurer,  D.  A.  Macdonald.  Trustees :  D. 
A.  Macdonald,  J.  McGill,  John  W.  Farrier, 
David  Hunter  and  B.  P.  Wilkins. 

Exchequer  Mining  Co. — Oct.  21st.  Presi- 
dent, S.  Heydenfeldt ;  Secretary,  David  T. 
Bagley;  Treasurer,  John  Sime.  Trustees: 
S.  Heydenfeldt,  A  K.  Grim,  John  Sime,  A. 
P.  Crittenden  and  Jos.  Tilden. 

In  the  case  of  Cyrus  Palmer  vs.  the  Tar- 
shish   Silver    Mining   Co.,   judgment   was 
given  for  the  plaintiff  in   the   sum  of  $11 
637.30,  with  costs,  in  the  Fifteenth  District 
Court  on  the  21st  of  October. 


Weekly  Stock  Circular. 

Of  Associated  Brokers  of  the  S.  F.  Stock  and  Exchange  Board. 

San  Francisco.  SATunnAV  Morning,  > 
October  26,  1867.  J 

Olty    StookH. 

In  city  stocks  little  has  been  done  during  the  period 
under  review,  though  the  amount  offering  is  very  con- 
siderable. There  -were  sales  of  San  Francisco  Gas  at 
75,  and  at  the  close  at  $G8.  Spring  Valley  Water 
was  in  the  market  at  S67  75@G8  50  per  share.  North 
Beach  and  Mission  Railroad  stock  continues  to  be  well 
maintained,  sales  having  been  effected  at  S53  per  share. 

We  note  considerable  sales  of  Legal  Tender  Notes  at 
70M  cents,  and  71  cents  "seller  30.  Our  latest  advices 
from  New  York  quote  Gold  at  142!$,  and  Sterling  108%. 

The  receipts  of  the  local  insurance  companies  during 
the  rirst  nine  months  of  1867,  according  to  the  returns 
made  to  the  Internal  Revenue  Department,  have  been  as 
follows  : 

Companies.  Sewfcmtor. 

Pacific $72,li55 

Union 32,708 

National 31,259 

Fireman's  Fund 10,170 

Builders' 25,396 

California 18,024 

Merchants'  Mutual  Marine.    16,548 

Occidental 9,039 

Home  Mutual 8,546 

SanFrancisco 4,865 

Totals $235,210       $1,484,972       $1,730,182 

The  returns  were  made  upon  a  legal  tender  basis,  the 
rate  being  fixed  every  month  by  the  Collector  of  the  dis- 
trict, as  follows  :  In  January,  HHc  j  February,  13Hc; 
March,  75c ;  April,  75c  ;  May,  74c ;  June,  73c ;  July, 
72J6c;  August,  72c;  and  September,  71c. 

The  aggregate  decrease  of  receipts  in  September  as 
against  August  is  $13,396.  The  receipts  of  the  several 
companies  in  September  as  compared  with  August,  show 
the  following  difference  : 


The  First  Flowing  Well — Probably. 
We  have  before  us  the  following  extract 
from  a  number  of  the  Louisville  Advertiser, 
published  some  time  in  the  year  1831.  "A 
spring  of  rock  oil  has  been  discovered  in 
the  county  of  Cumberland,  while  boring  for 
water.  On  reaching  the  depth  of  130  feet 
the  oil  gushed  out,  forming  a  jet  12  or  14 
feet  above  the  ground.  It  flowed  out  at  the 
rate  of  75  gallons  per  minute,  and  very  soon 
found  a  little  stream,  which  ran  into  the 
Cumberland  river,  and  covered  its  surface 
for  a  considerable  distance.  The  oil  burns 
well  and  gives  a  brilliant  light. " 

Hunter's  Concentrators. — Mr.  Hunter 
shipped  56  of  his  concentrators  by  yester- 
day's boat,  for  Virginia  City,  with  the  irons 
for  one  amalgamator,  which  will  be  used 
there  as  patterns  for  building  others.  Mr. 
H.  uses  one  amalgamator  for  four  concen- 
trators. He  intends  to  put  up  all  of  his 
concentrators  and  run  them  with  their  com- 
pliment of  amalgamators  on  his  own  ac- 
count, upon  tailings  which  he  has  purchased 
for  that  purpose. 

Picnics. — All  in  search  of  health,  pleasure,  or 
recreation,  will  find  Woodward's  Gardens  one  of 
the  most  desirable  places  of  resort  this  side  the 
garden  of  Eden. 


ti>iii  year. 

Total. 

$4*2,727 

$555,382 

221,334 

254,042 

181,330 

212,589 

117,(118 

133.188 

127,453 

152.849 

77,268    • 

95,292 

115,785 

132,333 

58,429 

K7.46S 

78,531 

87,077 

35,097 

39,962 

Decrease. 
$8,41)5 

3',  352 
3.K79 
3,535 


5,isy 


Increase. 

Pacific $  .... 

Union 558 

National 

Fireman's  Fund 

Builders' 

California 9,7M 

Merchants'  Mutual  Marine 

Occidental 151 

Home  Mutual 

SanFrancisco 50fi 

The  receipts  in  August  were  more  than  $50,000  in  ex- 
cess of  July,  and  all  the  companies  exhibited  an  increase 
of  business  for  the  month,  while  the  returns  of  Sep- 
tember show  an  aggregate  decrease  of  S2-1, 344:  in  six 
companies,  and  an  increase  of  $10,948  in  four  companies, 
The  receipts  of  the  city  railroads  for  the  month  of 
September  and  previously  this  year  have  been  as  fol- 
ows  : 

Septanber. 

Omnibus $2-1.384 

Nortli  13each  &  M'tsHJon....     24,11113 

Central 13,078 

Front  St. ,  Mission  &  Ocean. 


8.2811 
8,743 


Prwiously 

(/lit  ymr, 

$Hi!),f)(i3 

1M.7M5 

9B.836 

5U.436 


Tofa!. 

$194,047 

it:,ts.s 

UW,»14 

eo,  mi 

Market..: 8-743  .   60,436  66,179 

Totals $78,488  $529,372  $607,860 

The  aggregate  increase  of  receipts  in  August  over  Sep- 
tember is  $2,855.  The  difference  of  the  income  of  the 
several  companies  in  September  as  compared  with 
August  is  as  follows  : 


Omnibus 

North  Beach  &  Mission 

Central 

Front  Street.  Mission  &  Ocean.. 
Market  Street 


Increase, 

..  $1,251 

742 


Decrease. 
$  .... 


693 


The  European  watchmakers  appear  to  be 
very  much  alarmed  at  the  progress  of  -watch- 
making in  America. 


The  city  railroads  are  in  a  very  prosperous  condition, 
and  their  receipts  are  augmenting  very  rapidly.  The 
Potrero  Railroad  over  the  Mission  Bay  Bridge  reports 
the  receipt  of  $1,007  during  the  month  of  September. 

Mining    Share    Market. 

Since  our  last  reference  the  mining  share  market  has 
been  characterized  by  a  good  degree  of  activity,  showing 
a  considerable  increase  of  transactions  in  the  aggregate, 
and  withal  exhibiting  more  animation  ;  however,  the 
majority  of  stocks  comprising  the  call  list  of  the  Board 
have  depreciated  materially  from  closing  quotations  of 
last  week.  Several  private  gold  qtiartz  claims,  located  in 
California,  one  of  which  (the  Hayward)  is  quite  exten- 
sive, and  has  yielded  largely  within  the  past  nine  years, 
have  been  incorporated  and  placed  on  the  market  within 
a  few  days,  full  particulars  of  which  will  be  found  below 

Crown  Point — has  been  in  considerable  request,  ad- 
vancing from  $805  to  S910,  receding  to  $625  under  in- 
creased saJes,  then  selling  at  $700  and  $GC5,  and  closing 
yesterday  at  $640  seller  10.  The  drift  on  the  700-foot 
level  is  still  miming  in  quartz  and  porphyry,  and  has  at- 
tained a  distance  of  ninety-two  feet  from  the  shaft.  It  is 
said  that  the  south  drift  is  looking  more  favorable.  The 
winze  from  the  600-foot  level  is  90  feet  in  depth,  carry- 
ing quartz  containing  some  pay  ore. 

Ophib— is  dull  of  sale,  a  few  feet  commanding  $37@30, 
and  at  the  close  $30  was  bid.  The  machinery  at  the 
newfcshaf  t  was  started  on  the  24th,  and  everything  worked 
■well.    The  shaft  is  eighty  feet  in  depth.  . 

Chollar-Potosi— sold  quite  freely  under  a  rapid  de- 
cline from  $209  to  $152,  then  selling  at  $172  50,  and  clos- 
ing at  $163.  A  telegram  of  the  24th  inst.,  says  the  "New 
Santa  F6  has  just  taken  B  street  down,"  but  this  infor- 
mation has  not  affected  the  stock  very  materially.  On  the 
23d,  225  tons  of  ore  were  taken  from  this  level.  Duiing 
the  week  ending  Oct.  19th,  the  developments  in  the  new 
shaft  have  been  as  follows:  Work  has  been  steadily  con- 
tinued in  the  drifts  on  the  fifth  station;  the  one  going 
south  is  now  forty-eight  feet  in  length,  and  the  north 
one  thirty-nine  feet.  In  the  south  one  they  found  no  in- 
dications of  ore,  but  the  drift  going  north  has  quartz  in 
the  entire  face,  carrying  but  little  metal.  The  ore  sent 
to  custom  mills  during  the  week  ending  Oct.  19th, 
amounted  to  1,425  tons,  the  various  stations  yielding  as 
follows:  New  Santa  Fe,  200  tons;  Piute,  480;  Old  Santa 
Fe,  394;  and  Santa  Fe  3d,  490.  On  the  22d  inst.,  the  de- 
liveries of  ore  amounted  to  nearly  200  tons. 

Hale  &  Noecboss— sold  at  £725@745  per  foot  early  in 
the  period  under  review,  receded  to  $650,  and  at  the 
close  sold  at  $690  per  ft.  The  Trustees  of  this  company 
have  called  a  meeting  of  the  stockholders  to  bo  held  on 
the  27th  of  November,  "to  take  into  consideration  and 
decide  upon  the  proposition  to  increase  the  capital  stock 


from  $400,000,  divided  Into  800  shares,  the  present  capi- 
tal of  the  company,  to  $1,200,000,  to  be  divided  into  800 
shares  of  $1,500  each."  The  work  at  the  mine  is  proceed- 
ing quite  rapidly.  The  ore  now  obtained  from  the  175 
foot  level  is  of  a  very  fair  grade,  but  the  average  for  the 
current  month  has  only  been  about  $24  to  the  ton. 

Savage — opened  at  $117,  advanced  to  $129,  under  ex- 
tensive sales  fell  to  $115,  rallied  to  $117,  and  closed  yes- 
terday at  $118.  The  product  of  this  mine  for  the  week 
ending  Oct.  19th  has  been  1,944  tons  of  ore  against  1,873 
tons  extracted  during  the  previous  week,  showing  an 
average  of  $39  90  per  ton  for  the  same  period  against 
$38  85  of  the  previous  week.  There  has  been  no  mate- 
rial change  in  the  mine  since  our  last  issue.  On  the 
fourth  station  little  progress  has  been  made  in  the  north- 
west  drift ;  they  were  about  forty-five  feet  from  the 
winze.  The  Potosi  drift  has  been  run  due  north  about 
forty  feet,  and  the  assays  from  samples  show  from  $60 
to  $70  to  the  ton.  The  Bouth  drift  has  been  carried 
twenty-five  feet  from  the  main  south-west  drift,  and  the 
seam  of  quartz  they  are  following  is  increasing  in  width, 
and  is  said  to  occasionally  contain  some  good  ore  ;  it  is 
135  feet  from  the  south  winze.  The  shaft  in  now  down 
ten  feet  below  the  fifth  station. 

Amadob  Mining  Co. — has  been  placed  on  the  market 
within  a  few  days,  and  sold  yesterday  at  $215  per  share. 
This  property  is  the  celebrated  Hayward  mine,  at  Sutter 
Creek,  Amador  County,  and  was  recently  incorporated 
with  the  following  named  gentlemen  as  Trustees  :  A. 
Hayward,  A.  H.  Rose,  Samuel  F.  Butterworth,  Thomas 
Sunderland,  and  Louis  A.  Garnett.  The  capital  stock  of 
$1,480,000  is  divided  into  3,700  shares  of  £400  each.  The 
mine  is  now  1,210  feet  in  depth,  and  the  drifts  opened 
from  this  point  extend  over  500  feet,  and  are  said  to  con- 
tinue in  good  ore.  A  sump  from  the  1210-foot  level,  20 
feet  in  depth,  is  in  fine  ore,  and  the  developments  gen- 
erally are  said  to  show  a  supply  of  ore  which  it  will  re- 
quire from  four  to  six  years  to  exhaust.  The  bullion 
returns  during  the  past  two  weeks  show  a  yield  of 
$16,580. 

Yellow  Jacket — declined  from  £480  to  $310,  improved 
to  $380  in  the  open  board,  and  closed  at  $342  50.  The 
Trespass  of  the  19th  inst.  says  :  "In  the  north  mine  there 
is  no  change  to  note.  At  the  south  shaft  the  winze, 
about  20  feet  from  the  Kentnck  line,  is  in  excellent  ore, 
and  the  body  is  widening  to  the  south.  The  shaft  to-day 
is  down  110  feet  toward  a  new  level,  which  will  be  com- 
menced when  ISO  feet  shall  have  been  attained.  A  suffi- 
ciency of  ore  is  being  hoisted  to  supply  the  Morgan  mill 
with  ore  for  reduction.  The  new  machinery  at  the  Bhaft 
has  been  completed  and  is  now  running." 

Gould  &  Cobby— is  in  somewhat  better  favor,  having 
improved  from  $295  to  $350,  then  sold  at  $310,  and  closed 
yesterday  at  $330.  The  Bonner  shaft  has  been  cleared  of 
water,  the  slum  at  the  bottom  removed,  Binking  resumed, 
and  also  work  on  the  east  drift  from  the  sixth  station. 
The  old  works  of  this  mine  are  still  producing  from 
seventy  to  one  hundred  tons  of  low  grade  ore  per  day. 
The  mill  is  in  fire  running  condition,  but  is  much  incon- 
venienced for  want  of  water. 

Overman — has  again  become  one  of  the  active  stocks 
on  the  list,  opening  at  £64,  dropping  to  £45,  improving 
to  $63,  receding  to  $50,  rising  to  $G2  50  seller  10  in  the 
open  board,  and  closing  at  $45.  We  learn  that  the  300- 
foot  level  has  been  extended  to  the  Uncle  Sam  ground, 
though  the  old  works  of  that  company  have  not  been 
reached.  It  is  reported  that  in  a  "red  ledge"  pay  ore 
has  been  found  which  assays  from  $37  to  $50  per  ton.  A. 
cross-cut  on  the  ledge,  it  is  also  said,  shows  twelve  feet 
of  ore.  The  receipts  of  bullion  from  the  1st  to  the  24th 
inst.  amounted  to  £30,647. 

Kentuck-  was  in  the  market  to  a  considerable  extent 
at  a  marked  decline,  rapidly  receding  from  £238  to  $173, 
rallying  to  £197  50,  and  closing  yesterday  at  £182.  The 
returns  from  the  Petaluma  and  Pacific  mills,  from  the 
1st  to  the  20th,  inclusive,  show  a  bullion  yield  of  $42,- 
921  75.  Two  additional  mills  have  been  employed  during 
the  same  time,  from  which  no  report  has  yet  been  re- 
ceived, and  to  which  328  tons  of  ore  have  been  delivered. 
The  assays  of  ore  from  the  1st  to  the  18th  show  an 
average  of  $46  74  per  ton,  and  from  the  18th  to  the  21st, 
$56  18. 

Imperial — has  been  well  maintained  within  a  range  of 
$127  50@131,  and  at  the  close  $130  is  bid.  The  bullion  re- 
turns from  the  1st  to  24th  instant  amounted  to  £25,753, 
against  $41,737  during  the  same  time  in  September. 

Belcher — opened  at  $115,  then  sold  at  £105@100,  as- 
sessment of  £15  delinquent,  and  at  the  close  $100  is 
asked. . .  Gold  Hill  Quartz  realized  £100  early  in  the 
week,  and  closed  at  $90.  The  290-foot  level,  in  running 
west,  is  snid  to  show  a  good  breast  of  ore  ;  the  width, 
however,  is  not  well  defined,  but  is  reported  to  be  over 
ten  feet.  No  ore  has  yet  been  reached  on  the  450-foot 
level. 

Confidence — advanced  from  $35  to  $55,  seller  3,  and 

at  the  close  $37  50  was  bid Bullion  declined  from 

$18  to  $14,  advanced  to  £15,  and  closed  at  $16.  An  assess- 
ment of  $10  per  share  was  levied  on  the  22d  inst 

Siebra  Nevada  obtained  $12  50@13  50,  and  at  the  close 

£10  is  bid Exchequer  was  in  the  market  at  £8  per 

share,  and  Segregated  Belcher  at  $6  50@5  60 

Justice  and  Independent  sold  at  £2@1  75.     The  assess- 
ment of  $10  is  now  delinquent. 

The  aggregate  sales  of  Stocks,  Legal  Tendfr  Notes, 
etc.,  at  the  regular  sessions  of  the  Board  since  Saturday 
last  amounted  to  $1,057,421.  The  sales  in  the  open  ses- 
sions, from  the  19th  to  the  24th  inst.,  inclusive,  amounted 
to  $523,086,  showing  a  combined  aggregate  to  date  dur- 
ing the  past  week  of  £1,580,507. 


Natural  History. — It  is  said  that  a  num- 
ber of  young  people,  pupils  of  the  Normal 
School  and  others,  of  this  city,  have  taken 
steps  to  organize  a  society  for  the  study  of 
natural  history.  The  opportunities  needed 
for  such  an  enterprise  are  just  what  are  pro- 
posed in  another  column,  in  connection 
with  the  future  imj)rovements  of  Xerba 
Bnena  Park,  that  is  to  be. 


The  farm  of  the  celebrated  Roman,  Cin- 
cinnatus,  consisted  of  only  four  acres,  three 
having  been  lost  by  becoming  security  for  a 
friend. 


Mt  pining  and  £tmrtif«  §  w$. 


261 


MIBING  SHAEEHOLDEES'  DIEEOTOBT, 

(Compiled  for  every  issue,  from  advertisements  In  the 
Mikimo  akd  SriK.vrinc  Pnrss  and  other  San 

Francisco  Journal*.] 

Comprislnir  the  Names  of  Cnmpnnlen,  District  or  Count> 
of  Location;  Amount  and  duie  uf  Assessment;  Date  of 
Veetlm-  |uent  Sale;  Ud  Amount  and  Time 

of  Payment  ol"  Dividend*. 

FAXr.    LOflTIO!*,    AMnCiTT,    AXD  P*T  OAT 

DAT*  Of  UIMUMT.  HELIX  tlOEMT.       OF  SALS 

Belch,  r.  Sept  21.  S15  per  nhare Oc'l  23— Nov.  '-'-' 

■  .    Oo.,  Kept  21,  $fi..„uct  22— Nov  n 
BordlUers,  Mexico.  Oct «,$1 No*  29— Dee  W" 

Otmbrld  .  i»ct  8.$J0 Nov  Ji— lice  3 

.,,  Sonora,  Mexico.  Oct 21,  $:. Nov22-Drc»* 

■onrtdnnce,  UoW  imi.  Nov Anmnii  Heotini  Kot  ■* 

Caledunla.  Uold  Hill.  NOV Annual   Hcetlug  Oct  23 

Crown  Point  Blorejeo.,  Oct  12.  ?2i No*  IS— Nov  M 

Chalk  Mount..  Nevicta  co,  Oct.  8.  SI  60  60.. Nov.  11— Nov.  25' 
Cherokee  r'lat  Blue  Gravel  Co.,  Sep!  18,  *5..0ct  22— Nov  tl 

naloa.  Mex., Sept  IS,  *1 l»ctl9-Nov8 

Ctfillar-l'ottwl,  storev  co.,  Nev.,  div.  *a Payable  Del  15 

Qrowo  Point  Nov.  dividend  *tiu Pajabk-  May  15 

Danny.  Lyon  co..  Nov.,  Sept  2,  *  1.50 Oct  7— Oct.  26 

Ethan  Allen,  Lander  co..  Nov.,  Kept 30,  $1... Nov  5— Dec  2' 

BnierprlM,  Nevada  co..  Sent  23,  $1 Oct  2S-Nuv  13 

Empire  M.  4  M  .,  Nev.,  dividend  $0.. Payable  May  15 

Washington,  Alpine  en Annual  UeeUng  Nov  5* 

entrat.  Arizona,  Sept  30,  $  I Nov  4—  Nov  25* 

c..-.  Washington,  Alpine  co.  .Sent   II.  $5 (let  16— Nov  4» 

irry.  Placer  co.,  Sepl  19,  S2U ..net  23-Nov  11* 

Bold  Hill  Tun.,  Slorev  co.  Nev.  Sep  \9.  SI... Oct  26—  Nov  10* 
Qoldou  Role,  Tuolumne  Co, dlv  60o»  ill.. .Payable  auk  27" 

Colli  IMIIUMI  M-dlvldend,   815 Payable  Aug  15 

Could  A  furry.  Virginia,  Nev.,  dividend  $80.. Payable  Jang 

Hale  A  Noreroea,  Virginia Special  Meeting  Nov  27 

Bnpe  Urn  vol,  Nev  co..  Cal .  Sept  IS,  $1 Nov  S— Nov  25* 

Bumboldi  Canal  Co.,  Humboldt,  Sept  20. 82.. Oct  26—  Nov  16 
Hal-'  £  Nororoao.  Virginia.  NOV.  dlv.  8125., .Payable  Sept  15 
IXL,  Alpine  co..  Sept  23,  81. 50 Nov  4— Nov  21" 

Imperial,  Virginia,  Nev.,  dlv.-jio Payable  July  is 

Julia.  Storey  co.,  Nev ..  .Annual  Heeling  Nov  2 

lOMPnlDC  Qllfckallver,  San  Luis  Obispo,   div,  82 July  & 

El  Dorado  OO.,  Sept  12,  20c Oct  25- Nov  4* 

-Ilv,  $25  per  share Payable  Oct.  10 

Ladv  Bell,  Del  Norte  co ,  Oct2i,  15c Nov  26-Dcc  16" 

CO,  Sonora.  Hex.,  Uct  I,  82.60 Oct  30—  Nov  11* 

Mount  Tenabo.  Lander  co..  Nev., Sep t  6,  $3.. Oct  )0— Ocl.1l 

Horning  star,  Alpine  co.,  Aug  6.  S2 Sept  9— Sept  30 

North  Star,  Lander  co..  Nev..  Sept  19,  820.. ..Nov  20— Dec?" 

Nuemra  Sonora,  Mex.,  Oct  2',  SI Nov  30— Dec  2»* 

Nea«le  A  Corcoran,  Storey  Co.  July  11,  50c.  Aug.  12— Nov.  1" 
Oxford  Beta,  Esmeralda.  Nev.,  Sept  11,  50c... Nov  1— Nov  lfi» 

Old  Colon  v.  Amtln.  Nev  .  Sepl  28.  $3 Nov  2—  Nov  25* 

Opliir,  storey  co.,  Nev.,  Sepl  27,  83 Oct  1— Nov  16 

Patrocina  and  Dolores,  Mex Annual  Meeting  Nov  11 

Pntrocmia.  Onnztipauis,  Mew,  Sent  10,  $2.  ...Oct  13-Oct 29 

Poirero,  Son  Francisco,  Sept.  fl,  82.60 Oct.  10— Oct  28* 

Sophia,  Tuolumne  co.,  Sept  23,  50c Oct  23— Nov  7* 

Shoihonc  S.  M.  dividend.  82  per  share —  Payable  March  14 

Santiago,  Sliver  City,  dividend Payable  March  « 

Ban  Harcial,  Hex.,  sept  8,  sflc Oct  10— Oct  26 

Bavage,  Virginia,  Nev,  dividend Payable  Sept 

Sierra  Nevada,  Sept  11,  810 Oct  lli— Nov  5 

Rattlesnake,  Tuba  co.,  Oct  17,  81 Nov  21— Dec  9* 

V  SOrant,  Nevada  co,  Aug  13,  85 Sept  13— Oct  26 

Whitman,  Lvon co  ,  Nev.,  Sept.  5.  $1.50 Oct.  8-0ct.  2S* 

Yellow  Jacket, Storey  co.,  Nev,  Oct  12,  $100.. Nov  13— Dec  14 
Yellow  Jacket,  cold  Hill,  div.  $75  sh Payable  July  10 

•Those  marked  w  1th  an  asterisk  (*)  are  advertised  In  this 
ournal. 


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Coffee,  Costa  Rica,  "$1t> 20Ji 

Do.  Rio 20 

Tea.  Japan.  f»  lb 65 

Do  Qreoa 60 

HI  Kite,  y\lb 9 

China   Ki..     :    i .      7 

":'  t-alloii 50 

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Ranch  Butter,  yim 35 

Ui limns  ituiter.  %  lb 16 

Cheese,  r.ilirornta,  $  C 16     C4 

izen 60     @ 

Lord,  fltt n%  n 

Ham  and  Hacon,  ^  tb 18      « 

Shoulders,  ri  ft 12      @ 

Ketnll  Prices. 

Butter,  California,  fresh.  ^  lb.. 

do.      pickled,  »  D> 

do,      Oregon.  Vi  lb , 

do.      New  York,  ^  lb 

Cheese,  "H  lb 

Honey,  ?(  lb 

Bgga,  r"  dozen 

Lard,  $  tb 

Hams  und  llucon.ft  lb 

Cranberries.  ^  b«Uoii 

Potatoes,  i*  lb 

Potatoes,  sweet,  "f*  lb 

Tomatoes.  *W  lb. 

Onions.  R  lb 

Apples.  No.  1, 
Pears,  Table,  \ 
Plums,  dried.  1 

Peacho*  dried,  ^  lb , 

Oranges,  JR  dozen , 

L'- mi. i is.  f*  dozen 

Chickens,  apiece 

Turkeys,  ^  lb 

Soup,  Hale  audi'.  O 

Soap,  Castile,  ft  lb 


Latest  Stock  Prices  Bid  and  Asked. 

S.  r.   STOCK  A!fD  KXCBAKGE  BOARD. 

Friday  Evenihc,  Oct.  25  1867. 

XtSCKLLAHEOUS   STOCKS.  Bid.      Suhd. 

United  States  73-IOths  Bonds,  June  Issue $  75 '?  76 

Legal  Tender  Notes 71 J4  71% 

Calllornla  State  Bonds.  7s.  1857 90  93 

San  Francisco  Bonds.  10s,  1861 100  102 

81111  Francisco  City  Bonds.  6s.  1855 80  95 

San  Francisco  City  and  Countv  Bonds.  6s,  18W.  75  80 

Snn  Francisco  City  and  Co.  Sch'l  B'ds,  7s,  1866.  80  — 

San  Fr»nei*co  Citv  and  Co.  Bonds,  7s,  1862 80  84 

San  FranelscoCltv  and  Co.  Bonds,  7s,  18(34 SU  8t 

San  I'Vanclsco  Citv  and  Co.  Bonds,  7s,  1865 80  84 

Snn  Francisco  Citv  and  Co.  Judg.  Bds.  7s,  1863.  80  84 

San  Francisco  City  and  Co.  Judg.  Bds,  7s,  1864.  80  84 

Sacramento  City  Bonds 22J£  25 

Sacramento  County  Bunds,  Gs 68  70 

Marvsvillc  Bonds,  10s 75  85 

Siocuion  Citv  Bonds 70  85 

Yuba  County  Bonds,  10s 75  95 

Santa  Clara  Countv  Bonds,  79 75  8*1 

Butte  Countv  Bonds,  Ids,  I860 70  IS 

Ban  Mateo  Countv  Bonds.  7s —  85 

California  Steam  Navigation  Co 1^%  73% 

6priug  Valley  Water  Co 68  63,'i 

State  Telegraph  Co 31  33 

GAS  COMPANIES. 

Snn  Francisco  Gas  Co 63  68^ 

Sacramento  Oas  Co 6S>£  70 

RAILROADS. 

Sacramento  Valley  Railroad —  — 

San  Krai. cl-co  and  San  Jose  Rnilroad 40  45 

Ooinihus  Railroad til  62 

Central  Railroad 47  50 

North  Beach  and  Mission  Rallrojvd 62$£  t>3 

Front  Street,  Mission  and  Ocean  Gnllrond 20  — 

BANKING   INSTITUTIONS. 

California,  Loan  and  Savings  Society —  — 

Bank  of  Pacillc  Accumulation  Loan  Society..  —  — 

The  Bank  of  Caliloruia    145  — 

INSURANCE  COMPANIES. 

Firemans'  Fund  Insurance  Co..  88  83 

Pacific  Insurance  Co 115  1H0 

Snn  Francisco  Insurance  Co —  H;0 

Mercli.inU1  Mutual  Marine  Insurance  Co 375  41)0 

California  Insurance  Co 1000  13U0 

Union  Insurance  Co 85  90 

California  Home  Insurance  Co —  — 

Uumo  Mutual  Insurance  Co 9  10 

Occidental  Insurance  Co —  80 

National  Insurance  Co 67  69 

MINING  STOCKS— WASHOE  DISTRICT. 

Alpha 500  600 

Bulumore  American —  — 

Belcher 100  U6 

Bullion.  G.  H 16  17 

Crown  Point , 640  600 

Con  lldence 37>a  4!) 

Chollar-Potosi Iti3  165 

JDancy 7          9 

Exchequer 6           8 

Empire  Mill  and  Mining  Co 160  165 

Gould  k  Curry 330  340 

Hale  &  Norcross 680  600 

Imperial 130  133 

Lady  Bryan _  _ 

Ophtr 27  30 

Overman 45  47 

Savage 1  IS  119 

Sierra  Nevada 10  12 

Yellow  Jacket 3-10  350 

<5oldon  Eule,  California 20  22}£ 


San  Francisco  Market  Bates. 

Wholesale  Prlcea. 

Fridat.  Oct.  2 

Flour,  Extra,  #bbl S7  00 

Do.    Superfine 6  25 

Corn  Meal,  ^  100  lbs. 2  50 

Wheat,  ^1  luo  lbs 2  16 

Oats,  #  lOOIbs 1  65 

Barley,  &  10U  lbs 1  65 

Beans,  fo  10"'  lbs 2  00 

Potatoes,  t*  luOlbs 1  00 

Hay,  W  ton 13  00 

Live  Oak  Wood,  ft  cord 9  00 

Beef,  on  root,  ft  ft> 7?i 

Beef,  extra,  drugged,  ft  tt» 9 

Sheep,  ou  foot 3  00 

Hogs,  on  foot,  ft  lb 4 

Hogs,  dressed,  ^  lb 6 

GROCERIES,  ETC. 

Sugar,  crushed,  ft  lb 14  W 

Do.    China 12 


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PRICKS  FOR  JVVOICKS. 

JoNiinq  prim  rule  from  Un  to  fifteen  per  cent,  higher  than  tht 
following  quotation «. 

Frii>at,  Oct.  25,  1867. 
Ibok.— Duty:  Pfc,  S9  per  ton;  Railroad,  60c  ft  100  lbs;  Bar, 
l@lHc  ft  lb;  Slicel,  polished,  3c  ft  lb;  common,  H;@l?ic 
ft  lb;  Plate,  lj*c  ft  lb;  Pipe,  l>ic  ft  lb;  Galvanized,  2^c 

Scotch  ond  English  Pig  iron  ft  ton $34  00    ©$35  011 

White  Pic  ft  ton 36  HO    ®  40  00 

Rttined  Bar,  bad  assoriment  ft  lb —  o3    @ 

Beflncd  Bar,  good  assortment,  ft  lb —  t)3KfSi 

Boiler,  No.  1  to  4 —  MM® 

Plate,  No.  5  to  9 —  0i^(3i  —  05 

Bheet,  No.  10  to  13 —  04Ji@ 

Sheet,  No.  14  to  20 —  05    @ 

Sheet,  No.  24  to  27 —  OS    @ 

Coppkr— Duty  :    Sheathing.  3Sc  ft  lb;  Plgnnd  Bar,2^c  ft  ft 

Sheathing,  -ABt _  :(4    @  —  36 

Sheathing,  Yellow  —  24    @  —  25 

Sheathing,  Old  Yellow —  11    @ 

Bolts —  U    @ 

Composition  Nails —  25    @  —  26 

Tin  Platks.— Duty:  25ft  cent,  ad  valorem. 

Plates,  Charcoal,  IX,  ft  box 12  50    @  13  00 

Plates.  I  f)  Charcoal 12  Oil    @  12  50 

Roofing  Plates 

BancaTin,  Slabs,  ft  ft 

Ptkkl.— English  Cast  Steel,  ft  ft 

Quicksilvkr.— #  lb 

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Zinc— Sheets,  ft  ft 

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CALIFORNIA. 

Alpine    County. 

Miner,  Oct.  12th :  The  Mowyer  Co.  have 
struck  their  lode  in  the  main  tunnel.  The 
■west  wall  -was  well  defined,  a  pretty  clay 
casing,  and  everything  indicating  a  true 
lode.  The  quartz  found  contains  sulphu- 
rets  in  large  quantities,  but  whether  rich  in 
the  precious  metals  or  no  has  yet  to  be  de- 
termined. The  superintendent  will  imme- 
diately proceed  to  cut  through  the  lode,  to 
thoroughly  test  the  character  and  width  at 
the  point  struck. 

The  tunnel  in  the  Merrimac  is  in  75  feet. 
Samples  of  rock  picked  off  the  side  of  the 
lode  show  ore  of  a  high  character.  The  ore 
appears  to  be  a  silver-bearing  zinc  blende, 
containing  copper,  iron  and  antimony. 

A  recent  assay  of  decomposed  pocket  ore 
from  the  Alpine  tunnel,  found  24  ft.  from 
the  mouth  of  the  tunnel,  gave  $41.  28  in  sil- 
ver and  $  12.40  in  gold  to  the  ton ;  total, 
$53.68.  The  same  substance  found  in  the 
pocket  on  starting  the  tunnel  did  not  show 
a  trace.  The  hard  quartz,  also,  which  at 
first  only  showed  where  the  ore  had  been, 
indicated  by  a  red  stain,  now  contains  some 
black  ore. 

Oct.  19th:  The  Silver  Creek  quartz  mill 
commenced  running  again  this  week,  and  is 
putting  through  Tarshish  ore.  The  first 
class  ore  is  now  concentrated  or  washed  be- 
fore crushing,  to  rid  it  of  the  fine  light  clay, 
which  renders  the  pulp  in  the  barrels  diffi- 
cult of  manipulation. 

The  Tarshish  is  looking  better  than  at  any 
previous  time.  The  winze,  at  a  depth  of  35 
feet,  struck  a  rich  pocket,  which,  on  being 
drifted  upon,  yielded  several  tons  of  first 
class  ore,  and  good  ore  is  found  at  several 
other  points.  In  the  face,  nearly  100  ft.  in 
the  ledge,  small  pockets  of  rich  ore  are  nu- 
merous. 
Aiim<loi-   County. 

Ledger,  Oct.  19th :  The  Clear  Lake  Borax 
Co.  are  taking  out  35  tons  per  month,  and 
find  a  ready  market  for  all  they  can  produce. 
Calaveras    County. 

San  Andreas  Register,  Oct.  19th:  Capt. 
Ferguson  has  struck  a  rich  lode  of  quartz  at 
Hay  Press  Mat,  on  the  San  Antonio  Ridge. 
Bean  &  Martin  crushed  eight  tons  of  quartz 
from  the  lode  in  a  small  water  arastra,  from 
which  they  obtained  8  lbs.  of  amalgam.  The 
lode  is  large,  and  experienced  quartz  miners 
have  pronounced  it  one  of  the  best  in  the' 
State. 

C.  V.  McNair  has  located  upon  and  pros- 
pected another  portion  of  the  same  lode, 
from  which  he  has  taken  considerable  rock. 
It  prospects  as  well  as  the  above. 

In  the  same  district,  the  Washington 
claim  has  had  48  tons  of  rock  crushed,  which 
paid  $67  per  ton,  and  the  second  quality 
rock  is  paying  815  per  ton.  Other  claims — 
the  Lado,  the  Fenian,  and  the  Mountain 
Quail,  in  the  immediate  vicinity,  prospect 
equally  as  well.    , 

Mr.  Irvine  is  now  opening  his  works  un- 
der ground  by  tunnels  and  excavations,  so 
as  to  add  20  or  30  hands  to  his  mine. 

Chronicle,  Oct.  19th :  We  were  shown  this 
week  a  small  diamond  and  a  number  of  other 
precious  stones  of  various.characters,  which 
were  found  near  town. 

Stockton  Gazette,  Oct.  19th :  The  Quail 
Hill  mill  at  the  first  run  produced  §2,000, 
and  the  leads  located  on  this  range  are  at 
present  exciting  considerable  attention. 
This  mine  is  a  deposit  of  auriferous  talcose 
slate,  mixed  with  ochrous  earth  and  decom- 
posed quartz.  The  surface  was  washed  as  a 
placer  claim,  and  afterwards  some  good  cop- 
per ore  was  found  in  it,  and  now  it  is  worked 
as  a  vein  mine  for  gold.  The  abundance  of 
the  auriferous  matter,  and  its  softness,  ren- 
der it  possible  to  crush  two  or  three  tons 
per  day  to  the  stamp.  The  outcroppings 
of  this  vein  are  characterized  by  that  spe- 
cies of  ledge  well  known  to  copper  prospec- 
tors as  "calico  rock."  It  has  been  suggested 
that  there  is  every  encouragement  to  pros- 
pectors to  search  along  the  eighty  miles  in- 
tervening between  Quail  Hill  and  the  Har- 
pending  mine  in  Ptacer  county,  where  a 
similar  character  of  ore  has  been  discovered. 

MarilJowa    County. 

Gazette,  Oct.  12th  :  A  Chinaman  on  Mon- 
day last,  accidentally  dropped  upon  a  piece 
of  gold  weighing  2 y,  lbs.  He  had  occasion 
to  go  to  one  of  the  small  ravines  which  lead 
from  the  Mariposa  Co's  vein  and  passes 
through  town,  and  while  there  saw  some- 
thing glittering  in  the  dirt.  On  examina- 
tion he  found  it  to  be  a  lump  of  gold  which 
weighed  nearly  2%  lbs.  The  ravine  has 
been  rich  in  placer  gold,  as  have  others 
leading  from  the  same  vein,  and  this  piece 
is  supposed  to  have  beeu  thrown  out  a  year 
or  so  ago  in  excavating  for  a  foundation  for 


a  small  house.  The  place  will  be  thor- 
oughly worked  this  winter,  when  probably 
many  larger  nuggets  will  be  found. 

Nevada    County. 

Gazette,  Oct.  16th :  The  Illinois  and  Wis- 
consin are  now  taking  out  splendid  rock. 
The  last  crushing  yielded  over  $80  a  ton, 
and  there  are  now  some  200  tons  above 
ground,  ready  to  be  crushed,  which  the 
owners  are  confident  will  pay  nearly  as  well. 

Bich  quartz  is  now  beinn  taken  from  the 
Seven-Thirty  Loan  ledge  near  Grass  Valley. 
An  incline  has  been  sunk  to  the  depth  of  90 
ft.,  and  the  prospects  are  flattering. 

Oct.  17th:  Very  good  prospects  are  ob- 
tained in  boring  wells  in  the  foothills  near 
Bear  river.  One  person  states  that  he  pros- 
pected gravel  taken  from  one  of  the  claims, 
and  invariably  found  numerous  colors  of 
fine  gold.  The  depth  from  the  surface  to 
the  bedrock  is  75  ft. ,  with  two  ft.  of  aurifer- 
ous gravel  at  the  bottom.  Above  the  gravel 
there  is  a  stratum  of  cement,  three  or  four 
ft.  thick,  and  next  is  a  layer  of  eight  or  ten 
ft.  of  quicksand. 

Oct.  19th:  The  Black  Bros,  have  sold 
their  gravel  claims  at  Empire  Flat,  near 
French  Corral,  for  $14,000.  Williams, 
Morgan  &  Co.  were  the  purchasers.  The 
claims  have  been  paying  largely  for  some 
years,  and  are  quite  extensive. 

Transcript,  Oct.  19th:  A  rich  quartz  ledge 
was  discovered  a  few  days  since,  by  Chas. 
Ott  and  Lewis  White,  on  Deer  Creek,  above 
the  Oriental  mill.  The  ledge  is  15  in.  wide 
on  the  surface,  and  shows  free  gold  all  over 
the  face  of  the  rock.  The  quartz  has  a  rich 
seam  of  sulphurets  running  through  it. 

The  Bed  Bock  tunnel  is  now  in  2,n00  ft., 
and  the  distance  to  the  Flat  is  probably  as 
much  again ;  but  the  workmen  have  been 
greatly  encouraged  by  the  fact  that  Black 
Bros,  in  opening  their  ground  on  the  Flat 
for  surface  washing  have  crossed  the  iden- 
tical seam  upon  which  the  tunnel  is  being 
run. 

Oct.  22d :  Messrs.  Clark  &  Poquillon  have 
purchased  the  5-stamp  mill  of  Lambert 
which  they  will  move  to  Eureka  and  add 
five  more  stamps,  making  a  first  rate  10- 
stamp  custom  mill.  It  is  expected  to  get 
the  new  mill  in  operation  in  about  four 
weeks.  There  is  a  large  amount  of  pros- 
pecting about  Eureka,  and  there  is  no  mill 
in  the  immediate  vicinity  which  is  designed 
for  custom  work,  and  men  who  have  rock  to 
work  have  to  wait  the  convenience  of  the 
mills  erected  on  the  several  mines  in  the 
vicinity. 

Grass  Valley  Union,  Oct.  15th  :  The  North 
Star  mine  has  been  yielding  very  hand- 
somely lately.  In  the  lower  or  800-ft.  level 
on  the  incline  the  vein  is  showing  a  width 
of  from  2%  to  4  ft.,  and  the  rock  is  as  good 
as  any  that  has  heretofore  been  taken  out, 
and  better  than  the  previous  yield  from  the 
800-ft.  level. 

We  were  shown  yesterday,  by  Mr.  E. 
Pratt,  a  lot  of  very  rich  rock  takeu  out  last 
week  from  the  Seven-Thirty  Loan  quartz 
mine,  near  Deadman's  Flat,  southwest  of 
Grass  Valley.  The  specimens  were  taken 
from  different  parts  of  the  level  run  at  the 
bottom  of  a  90-ft.  incline.  The  specimens 
were  singular  in  variety,  showing  free  gold 
in  crystalline  quartz,  in  the  ordinary  ledge 
rock,  and  in  beautiful  sheets  of  leaf  gold, 
that  looked  as  if  they  might  have  been  fash- 
ioned by  the  hand  of  an  artisan,  so  bright 
and  smooth  in  polish  and  unique  in  shape. 

The  Smartsville  correspondent  of  the 
Marysville  Appeal  of  Oct.  23d,  says:  The 
old  chaunel  of  the  Ancient  river,  extending 
from  Mooney  Flat  -to  Timbuctoo,  from 
which  such  large  quantities  of  gold  has  been 
taken,  is  one  of  the  curiosities  of  California. 
Bedrock  tunnels  have  been  run  through  the 
rim  rock,  which  in  some  cases,  has  required 
the  work  of  years.  A  few  companies  are 
now  engaged  in  working  off  the  upper  stratas 
of  gravel  and  cement,  preparatory  to  run- 
ning tunnels  to  open  the  old  river  channel. 
The  Babb  Co.  at  Timbuctoo,  worked  off  the 
upper  strata  to  the  depth  of  180  ft.  some 
years  since,  from  which  over  $250,000  were 
realized.  Within  the  last  two  years  they 
have  put  in  a  short  bedrock  tunnel  which 
enables  them  to  work  a  few  feet  of  the  old 
river  bed  and  some  50  ft.  of  the  upper  strata. 
From  this  they  are  washing  into  their  flumes 
over  $500  per  day.  The  O'Brien  claims  ad- 
joins the  Babb  on  the  east,  having  1,100  ft. 
on  the  channel,  which  at  this  point  is  cov- 
ered with  a  hill  of  pay  gravel,  over  200  ft. 
in  depth,  before  reaching  the  old  river 
gravel.  This  upper  strata  is  now  being 
worked  to  the  depth  of  140  ft.  paying  from 
$150  to  $325  per  day's  washing.  In  the 
McAllio  claims  a  tunnel  has  been  run  1,200 
ft.  from  the  river  rock  on  one  side  to  the 
rim  rock  on  the  other.  Washing  through 
this  tunnel  has  just  commenced  with  flat- 
tering prospects.  Shafts  are  being  sunk  on 
the  Pittsburg  and  Yuba  River  Go's  mine. 
East  of  this  is  the  celebrated  Blue  Gravel 
mine.     Its  length  on  the  channel  is  about 


1,100  ft.  Their  present  tunnel  is  not  low 
enough  to  enable  to  enable  them  to  work  to 
the  bedrock.  It  is  supposed  that  there  is 
40  ft.  of  gravel  below  their  present  flumes, 
which  will  require  a  lower  tunnel  to  work 
it  to  the  bedrock.  This  mine  has  yielded 
its  lucky  owners  nearly  $900,000  and  con- 
tinues to  pay  from  $20,000  to  $57,000  at  a 
wash  up.  The  Union  and  Blue  Point  Gravel 
Co.  is  washing  off  the  upper  strata  to  a 
depth  of  from  40  to  140  ft.  This  is  washed 
through  two  flumes  of  one  mile  each  in 
length,  and  is  paying  from  $250  to  $400  per 
day  in  each  flume.  A  bedrock  tunnel  2,200 
ft.  in  length  is  now  being  run,  a  contract 
for  a  section  of  400  ft  is  being  prosecuted 
at  the  rate  of  from  30  to  40  ft.  per  month. 
Two  shafts  are  now  down  to  the  grade 
tunnel,  at  a  cost  of  $4,000  each,  and  bids 
for  running  tunnel  each  way,  from  each 
shaft  will  be  received  until  the  31st  of  Octo- 
ber, contractors  binding  themselves  to  prose- 
cute the  work  day  and  night  until  completed. 
The  company  pay  premiums  of  from  $500 
to  $1,000  for  the  early  completion  of  these 
contracts.  The  Nevada  Reservoir  Ditch 
Co.  are  also  preparing  to  run  a  tunnel  under 
the  gravel  hill  which  divides  Sucker  Flat 
from  Mooney  Flat,  so  as  to  work  the  exten- 
sion, and  rich  mining  ground  of  Mooney 
Flat,  which  has  remained  unworked  for  want 
of  outlet.  This  tunnel  will  be  3,000  ft.  in 
length,  through  gravel  and  cement,  and 
opens  out  Muoney  Flat  mines  to  the  depth 
of  80  ft.  at  the  lowest  place,  and  as  the  di- 
viding ridge  is  worked  off,  the  bank  of 
gravel  and  cement  increases  to  515  ft.  in 
depth,  with  the  old  river  bed  beneath  all. 

Excelsior. — Meadow  Lake  Still,  Oct. 
19th :  The  Occidental  Co.  are  now  at  work 
on  their  claim,  and  the  developments  are 
very  encouraging.  The  Mohawk  and  Mon- 
treal Co's  mill  has  started  up  again  upon 
their  own  ore.  The  plates  are  heavily 
coated  with  amalgam,  and  everything  is 
working  to  a  charm.  Assoon  as  they  finish 
crushing  the  rock  which  they  now  have  on 
hand,  they  will  run  through  a  quantity  of 
ore  for  the  Gold  Run  Co. 

The  Eclipse  Co.  have  their  shaft  now  down 
37  ft. ,  and  their  rock  is  looking  fine. 
Placer  County. 

Stars  and  Stripes,  Oct.  16th  :  Itis  rumored 
that  the  title  to  the  Good  Friday  claim  will 
probably  be  the  subject  of  litigation  at  the 
next  term  of  Court.  In  this  claim  there  is 
a  thread  of  quartz  about  two  inches  wide, 
which  is  very  nearly  half  gold.  In  one  week 
the  two  gentlemen  who  are  in  possession 
took  out  about  $5,600.  Those  who  contest 
their  claim  do  so  under  a  copper  mining  lo- 
cation, they  claiming  that  the  location  for 
copper  mining  holds  for  gold  as  well. 

A  miners'  meeting  was  held  in  Auburn  on 
the  12th  of  October,  having  in  view  the  de- 
signating of  mineral  lands  in  that  vicinity, 
and  of  remonstrating  against  the  patenting 
of  such  lands. 

A  correspondent  at  Dutch  Flat,  discuss- 
ing the  question,  "Do  metals  grow?"  says : 
"I  can  within  a  mile  of  this  place  go  with 
my  pick  and  pan  and  collect  sulphurets  con- 
tarng  gold,  which  have  been  formed  within 
the  last  ten  years,  in  clean  gravel  tailings 
washed  years  ago  from  old  claims.  The 
gravel  has  been  cemented  together  by  it. " 

Dutch  Flat  Enquirer,  Oct.  19th :  The  sul- 
phurets in  the  Alta  ledge  are  said  to  be  very 
rich,  a  portion  of  which  have  been  worked 
by  Dr.  Dozier's  process,  and  yielded  as  high 
as  $1,300  in  silver  and  gold  to  the  ton. 

Plumas     County. 

Quincy  National,  Oct.  12th:  Morris' 
claim,  at  Carriboo,  is  paying  an  ounce  per 
day  to  the  man,  and  the  Jaw  Bone  Co.  are 
taking  out  the  ore  handsomely. 

At  Dutch  Hill,  in  what  is  called  the  Cum- 
mings  claim,  D.  S.  Zearing  last  week  took 
out  a  nugget  of  pure  gold  weighing  18  ozs. , 
and  has  found  several  pieces  nearly  as  large 
during  the  past  season.  Mechling  &  Cal- 
vert, Bly  &  Benham,  Bryan  &  Emmons,  and 
the  Dutch  Hill  Co.,  all  are  making  good 
wages. 

Wm.  Gamblin,  of  Rich  Gulch,  last  week 
took  out  40  ozs.  of  gold  from  his  claim  at 
that  place. 

Miron  Waggoner  and  B.  M.  Ferguson 
have  purchased  of  D.  S.  ZeariDg  the  Cum- 
mings  claim  at  Dutch  Hill. 

At  Missouri  Flat,  near  Rich  Gulch,  Mar- 
don  &  Brothers  have  struck  rich  diggings, 
which  will  pay  $20  per  day  to  the  man,  and 
the  prospects  are  that  the  diggings  are  ex- 
tensive. 

At  Bush  Creek  the  mines  have  been  pay- 
ing better  this  season  than  for  several  years 
past.  Fred.  Lewis  last  week  took  out  of  his 
claim  $300  to  one  pan,  one  piece  weighing 
11  ozs.  Roeddy  o:  Co's  claim  is  paying  an 
ounce  per  day  to  the  man,  and  F.  Smith's 
claim  one-half  an  ounce.  R;  Gise's  claim 
continues  to  pay  well.  Serrin  &  Brown  are 
running  a  bed-rock  tunnel  to  open  their 
hydraulic  claim,  where  they  expect  to  take 
out  much  ore. 


Sherman  &  Bro. ,  of  Argentine,  have  sold 
their  upper  ledge,  purchased  of  Gilson  & 
Lannis,  to  Heath  &  Co.,  for  a  consideration 
of  $400  and  sufficient  water  to  run  their  mill 
on  the  Hesler  ledge  for  two  years. 

The  undivided  half  of  the  Grey  Eagle 
mining  claim,  at  Barker  Hill,  is  advertised 
for  sale.  This  claim  is  now  paying  $8  per 
day  to  the  hand,  and  affords  an  opportunity 
for  a  good  investment. 

Sncramento    county. 

Folsom  Telegraph,  Oct.  19th :  The  miners 
in  this  township  are  doing  well.  We  heard 
of  a  heavy  clean  up  a  day  or  two  since,  by 
one  company,  and  if  we  had  not  promised 
to  remain  silent,  the  amount  would  refute 
the  assertion  so  often  made,  that  the  mines 
are  worked  out. 
San  Bernardino  County. 

Guardian,  Oct.  12th  :  We  saw  this  week  a 
large  quantity  of  rock  from  the  Zapata  mine, 
and,  as  as  far  as  appearances  go,  we  have 
seen  no  better  or  more  promising  from  any 
ledge  we  have  ever  visited,  embracing  the 
famous  Gould  &  Curry,  Ophir,  Savage,  etc. 
Should  this  ore  not  turn  out  as  well  as  either 
of  these,  all  we  can  say  is,  that  appearances 
are  very  deceptive.  The  lode  has  been  well 
opened  both  by  shaft  and  tunnel,  and  ex- 
hibits in  the  latter  a  mass  of  rock  perfectly 
surprising.  The  lower  wall  is  well  defined, 
and  the  lead  is  opened  between  two  and 
three  feet,  although  the  hanging  wall  has 
not  yet  been  reached.  The  ore  is  sulphuret 
of  silver,  containing  a  very  large  proportion 
of  chloride. 
JSliitsta    County. 

Courier,  Oct.  19th:  The  mines  of  Soda 
and  Hazel  Creeks,  above  Portuguese  Flat, 
are  paying  unusually  well  this  year.  The 
gold  found  is  mostly  very  coarse,  and  pieces 
weighing  from  an  ounce  to  $50  are  fre- 
quently picked  up  while  ground  sluicing. 

Quite  a  number  of  Shasta  miners  have  lo- 
cated claims  at  Trinity  Center.  Murry  & 
Son,  formerly  of  Pittsburg,  own  a  claim 
which  pays  them  $5  per  day  to  the  hand, 
and  can  be  worked  at  all  seasons  of  the  year. 
Fred.  Kushman,  formerly  of  French  Gulch, 
is  working  a  claim  which  pays  $7  per  day, 
with  prospects  of  growing  better  as  the 
claim  is  more  thoroughly  opened.  Other 
claims  are  paying  even  better  than  those 
mentioned. 

About  two  years  ago  a  Chinese  company 
purchased  the  old  Briggsville  hotel  and 
garden  for  $1, 100.  They  removed  the  build- 
ing, fences  and  fruit  trees,  and  commenced 
opening  a  mining  claim  on  the  ground.  At 
the  time  some  thought  the  Chinese  would 
never  get  their  money  back,  but  the  Celes- 
tials knew  what  they  were  buying.  The 
claim  has  already  paid  several  thousand  dol- 
lars, and  is  not  not  yet  half  worked  out. 

Work  is  progressing  finely  on  the  Bul- 
lion and  several  other  South  Fork  ledges, 
all  of  which  are  looking  well.  Black  sul- 
phurets containing  silver  abound  in  the 
Bullion  ledje,  and  occasionally  a  piece  of 
rock  is  found  to  be  impregnated  with  threads 
or  wires  of  native  silver. 

SsSorra,    County. 

Downieville  Messenger,  Oct.  19th:  The 
Docile  Quartz  Co.  at  Alleghany  are  pro- 
gressing at  a  rapid  rate  with  their  mill.  In 
the  meantime  the  owners  are  pounding  rock 
in  a  hand-mortar,  and  if  reports  are  true 
the  rock  is  of  fabulous  richness,  for  large 
sums  are  mentioned  as  the  result  of  each 
day's  work. 

Gov.  Wright  and  his  associates  of  the 
Combination,  in  WetBavine,  have  succeeded 
in  finding  good  pay  ground,  and  are  taking 
it  out  rich.  At  any  rate  they  show  a  voucher 
for  the  truth  of  this  in  the  shape  of  a  six 
ounce  nugget. 

At  the  Sequel  Diggings,  near  the  old  Gal- 
loway ranch,  the  prospects  continue  highly 
encouraging. 

Slsklycm    County. 

Yreka  Union,  Oct.  19th :  The  White  Bear 
quartz  claim  is  being  prospected  by  the 
owners,  Messrs.  Pemberton  &  Co.  They 
have  extended  down  on  the  ledge  at  the 
point  where  it  cropped  out  about  10  feet, 
and  took  out  from  this  open  cut  eight  tons 
of  rock,  which  they  crushed  in  an  arastra. 
The  yield  was  nearly  $400,  or  a  fraction  less 
than  $50  to  the  ton.  The  ledge  at  the  low- 
est depth  sunk  on  it,  10  feet,  is  18  inches  in 
thickness.  The  owners  show  some  fine 
specimens  taken  from  it. 
Tulare    County. 

Visalia  Delta,  Uct.  16th :  Mr.  A.  J.  Maltby 
brought  into  town  last  week,  for  shipment 
to  the  Mint,  100  ounces  of  bullion,  valued 
at  $14  per  ounce,  the  product  of  25  tons  of 
second  class  rock  from  the  Eclipse  mine,  sit- 
uated on  White  river,  in  this  county. 
Yul>a  County. 

Marysville  Appeal,  Oct.  17th:  A  Brown's 
Valley  correspondent  writes:  "As  to  the 
Rattlesnake  mine,  it  will  compare  favorably 
with  the  Jefferson,  both  in  management  and 
richness ;  and  its  prosperous  future  is  every- 
thing but  doubtf  uL  The  rock  crushed  lately 
in  the  Dannebroge  mill  instead  of  yielding 


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only  $6. 50  to  the  ton,  as  your  correspond- 
ent would  have  it,  has  paid  from  $8  to  815 
to  the  ton,  and  none  was  ever  crushed  that 
paid  less  than  $8  per  ton  ;  and  instead  of  a 
few  pieces  of  or  many  pieces  of  rich  rock 
found  now  and  then,  as  your  correspondent 
so  cunningly  and  mysteriously  iutii 
there  is  plenty  of  it  visiblo  everywhere  in  the 
mine." 

Oct  Hi:  The  Rattlesnake  Co.,  Brown's 
Valley,  are  now  taking  out  from  their  lower 
level  and  crushing  at  the  Dannebroge  Co., 
having  strnek  good  quartz  themselves,  will 
soon  be  able  to  supply  their  battery  with 
quartz  from  their  own  claim,  and  the  Rat- 
tlesnake Co.  have  therefore  to  go  to  work 
and  pnt  up  a  battery,  pan  and  settler  of  their 
own.  They  are  about  to  make  a  contract 
for  that  purpose  with  the  San  Francisco 
Miner's  Foundry. 

ARIZONA. 

Miner,  Oct.  5th:  Prospectson  Lynx  Creek 
are  encouraging.  Uncle  Billy  Pointer  last 
week  crushed  in  an  arastra  5y,  tons  of  rock 
from  the  Pointer  lode,  which  yielded  just 
835  to  the  ton,  this,  too,  without  any  pick- 
ing or  sorting  of  the  rock.  The  ledge  is  a 
wide  one,  and  every. pound  of  rock  taken 
out  of  it  was  crushed. 

Bob  Winning  took  a  lot  of  refuse  rock, 
that  hod  been  picked  twice  over  by  another 
party,  crushed  it,  and  made  it  pay  $9  to  the 
ton.  Strange  to  say,  when  the  mill  com- 
pany crushed  the  best  of  this  rock,  they 
could  only  get  out  of  it  about  $13  per  ton. 

Poland  &  MoCraokin  have  ready  for  crush- 
ing a  pile  of  rock,  which  they  have  taken 
out  of  the  Deadwood  No.  2,  which  will  pay 
more  than  8100  to  the  ton. 

Billy  Middleton  and  Shep.  are  still  follow- 
ing up  the  pay  streak  under  their  old  cabins, 
and  make  it  shell  out  to  the  tune  of  $5  and 
86  per  day  to  the  hand.  On  account  of  the 
scarcity  of  water,  they  have  to  rock  their 
dirt. 

Noyes  &  Curtis,  in  Hassayampa  District, 
crushed  in  the  mill  lately  7  %  tons  of  rock, 
which  yielded  8100  per  ton. 

A  party  of  Mexicans,  who  have  stuck  to 
Lower  Lynx  (.'reek,  through  thick  and  thin, 
are  now  working  the  placers  on  that  creek 
with  good  success.  They  expect  to  do  bet- 
ter when  water  is  plenty. 

The  Great  Central  or  Eliza  mine  on  Wil- 
liam's Fork,  is  yielding  a  fine  article  of  cop- 
per ore,  at  a  depth  of  60  ft. 

Some  of  the  mines  in  Sacramento  List, 
will  be  worked  at  an  early  day. 

There  are  about  60  men  working  on  the 
Vulture  lode  at  Wickenburg,  half  of  whom 
are  Americans  and  the  balance  Mexicans. 

COLORADO. 

Georgetown  Miner,  Oct.  3d:  The  editor 
saw  a  piece  of  bullion  a  few  days  since 
which  weighed  24  ozs.,  which  was  taken 
from  six  pounds  of  ore  from  the  Wm,  B. 
Astor  lode.  The  value  was  §32.40  or  at  the 
rate  of  810,800  per  ton. 

The  Terrible  lode  is  looking  splendidly. 
There  is  now  a  vein  of  18  in.  solid  clean 
mineral  at  the  bottom  of  the  shaft  with  sev- 
eral smaller  veins  coming  in.  The  shaft  is 
about  35  ft.  deep. 

W.  C.  Bramel  &  Co.  have  on  exhibition 
a  fine  specimen  of  argentiferous  galena, 
weighing  18  lbs.  The  ore  is  from  the  Glen- 
albin  lode,  and  assays  8349  per  ton. 

Gov.  Patterson  has  a  dainty  pocket  piece 
of  silver  bullion,  that  weighs  68  ozs.,  ex- 
tracted from  Cataract  lode  ore.  The  ore 
yields  between  8300  and  $400  per  ton. 

C.  W.  Bramel  &  Co.  have  made  a  new 
discovery  of  a  very  fine  lode  on  Republican 
Mountain.  The  ore  is  a  very  fine  black  sul- 
phuret  and  auriferous  galena,  and  from  ap- 
pearances is  very  rich  in  silver.  They  have 
named  it  the  Correct  lode. 

Mr.  Kalbaugh  exhibited  to  us,  a  few  days 
since,  the  finest  piece  of  silver  bullion  we 
have  ever  seen.  The  bullion  weighed  236 
ozs.,  coin  value  $317.60.  The  bullion  was 
extracted  from  Combs  lode  ore. 

The  Nyanza  lode  is  turning  out  a  large 
amount  of  very  rich  ore.  Five  tons  has 
been  brought  down  for  reduction. 

The  Muscovite  lode  is  showing  a  very  fine 
vein  of  argentiferous  galena  in  the  bottom 
of  the  shaft.  The  mine  is  being  actively 
worked. 

Immense  blocks  of  argentiferous  galena 
are  daily  raised  from  the  shaft  of  the  New 
Boston  lode. 

Prospecting  is  starting  up  again  with  re- 
newed vigor.  Therecentdiscovery  of  some 
very  rich  veins  of  sulphuret  ores  has  given 
a  new  impetus  to  this  branch  of  business. 

At  the  smelting  works  we  saw  some  ores 
from  the  Cooley  lode,  Montezuma,  and  the 
National  Treasury  lode,  Peru  Dist,  that 
have  been  brought  over  for  reduction. 

We  were  shown,  on  Tuesday  last,  a  large 
and  very  fine  specimen  of  first  class  sulphu- 
ret ore,  from  the  Junction  lode.  The 
gangue  carries  considerable  native  silver. 

Ore  from  the  North  American  lode  is  be- 


ing packed  to  the  works  of  Garrott,  Martine 
&  Co.  for  reduction. 

Work  npon  the  Nuckolls  lode  is  being 
actively  prosecuted,  ami  a  large  amount  of 
first  class  ore  is  being  raised. 

Garrott,  Martine  a-   Co'a  works  are  now 
engaged  in  crushing  ore  from  the  Terrible 
hide,  for  Messrs.  Crow  &  Clark. 
IDAHO. 

Owyhee  Avalanche.  Oct  12th:  Rich  ore 
is  coming  out  of  the  Oro  Fino,  with  pros- 
pects for  a  continuance.  The  company  has 
determined  to  sink  a  shaft  on  the  extreme 
south  line  of  the  claim,  to  fully  prove  its 
extent.  The  ledge  near  the  surface  is  over 
two  ft.  wide,  the  ore  being  spotted  with  free 
gold. 

Col.  Fogua  &  Co.  are  pushing  work  on 
their  claims  with  much  energy.  Their  ledge 
shows  well. 

The  Woodstock  is  yielding  some  very 
rich  ore. 

The  Poorman's  works  were  stopped  by 
the  strike,  but  is  again  being  started  up — 
partly  by  contract. 

The  Oro  Fino  Co.  have  let  contracts  to 
run  two  tunnels  on  their  mine — one  50  and 
the  other  100  ft.  in  length.  A  contract  has 
also  been  let  to  sink  a  shaft  100  ft.  on  the 
Poorman. 

Six  mills  are  running  nearly  all  the  time. 
Black's  mill  is  also  pounding  away  in  Flint, 
and  the  Iowa  Co.  will  probably  start  their 
new  mill  next  week. 

MONTANA. 

Pust,  Oct.  5th :  Hughes  &  Henneberry 
have  struck  good  pay  in  Snow  Shoe  Gulch, 
Immediately  after  it  became  known,  the  en- 
tire gulch  was  located.  The  Stoby  Co's 
ground  commences  at  the  month  of  Dead- 
wood,  and  runs  up  that  gulch,  2,600  feet. 
They  are  at  work  and  taking  out  good  pay. 
Three  men  at  work  five  days  took  out  $700, 
and  they  were  not  in  their  best  ground. 
One  of  them  in  looking  over  some  tailings 
picked  up  a  nugget  weighing  $60. 

The  Bailey  quartz  ledge  has  been  opened 
and  developed  by  a  Mexican  who  contracted 
to  find  and  prove  the  ledge  for  a  half  inter- 
est in  it.  The  depth  of  the  cut  where  the 
ledge  was  struck  is  25  ft.  and  strikes  the 
lead  at  right  angles.  The  side  of  the  ledge 
that  is  laid  bare  presents  a  very  fine  appear- 
ance, and  is  thickly  studded  with  fiold  which 
appears  to  be  disseminated  throughout  the 
entire  mass. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  miners  of  Fairweather 
Dist.,  held  on  the  2d  inst.,  it  was  resolved 
that  every  claim  shall  be  duly  represented 
while  the  owner  is  working  in  the  district, 
and  that  claims  may  be  held  by  the  owners 
without  representation,  provided  the  owners 
reside  in  the  district. 

Messrs.  Rival,  Jones,  Lott,  and  others 
have  purchased  1,100  ft.  on  the  following 
lodes:  Watseka,  Watseka  No.  2,  Almaden, 
Julia  Holmes,  Deidesheimer,  Poy  Sippie, 
IT.  S.  Currency,  Rosa  Bonheur,  Na-chu-sa, 
Lost  Dutchman,  Red  Cloud,  Prolific,  Roch- 
ester Gem,  Rob  Roy,  Shabona,  Waveland 
and  Hotspur.  The  consideration  was  $60,- 
000.  The  property  is  all  situated  in  Babbit 
Dist.,  Rochester  Gulch,  and  some  of  the 
leads  are  remarkably  rich.  The  same  gen- 
tlemen recently  purchased  13,000  ft.  in  the 
Silver  Star  Dist. ,  of  Green  Campbell,  paj  - 
ing  him  $80,000  currency. 

Denver  News,  Oct.  2d  :  The  editor  has 
been  shown  a  button  of  silver  weighing  be- 
tween 45  and  50  lbs.,  from  the  National 
Treasury  mine  in  Peru  Dist.  It  was  taken 
out  by  the  Colorado  Gold  and  Silver  Co., 
who  are  preparing  to  sink  a  shaft  on  the 
mine  this  winter. 
^,      ,     „      ,     NEVADA. 

The  Sage  Brush,  Oct.  5th,  says:  The 
Black  Rock  country  appears  to  be  attract- 
ing the  attention  of  the  business  men  of  this 
and  adjoining  countries.  Evans  will  start 
his  mill  to  running  next  week,  under  the 
supervision  of  Mr.  Isenbeck,  and  if  he  suc- 
ceeds in  working  the  ore  there,  up  to  the 
figures  realized  at  Dall's  mill,  or  at  Gold 
Hill,  those  mines  will  stand  a  thousand  per 
cent,  above  anything  that  man  has  ever 
known.  The  lowest  figures  ever  realized 
from  any  of  these  ores  worked  by  Isenbeck's 
process,  amounted  to  $148,  and  many  batches 
worked  as  high  as  $350. 
T»a.rira.xi&sa.t;. 

The  Pahrana^at  correspondent  of  the 
Stockton  Independent,  Oct.  19th,  says:  On 
the  Indiana  lode,  they  have  struck  an  ex- 
cellent grade  of  ore,  at  quite  a  considerable 
depth.  Capt.  Dahlgren  has  struck  some 
good  rock  in  some  of  his  claims.  Revolvu 
Dist.  is  yielding  rich  returns  for  the  labor 
bestowed.  The  Old  Dominion  mine  in  Hot 
Creek  Dist. ,  presents  the  finest  body  of  ore 
I  ever  saw.  The  entire  ledge  is  literally 
covered  with  horn  silver.  About  150  tons 
of  this  remarkably  rich  ore  has  been  taken 
from  the  mine,  with  many  more  tons  of  the 
same  kind  in  sight.  The  Pilot  Knob  works 
per  ton.     The  New  Cumberland  is  a 


ledge  eight  ft.  wide,  and  gives  very  large 
assays.  Messrs.  Miller  &  Montgomery  with 
their  fine  10-stamp  mill  at  Hot  Creek,  are 
•working  rock  from  the  Morey  Dist.  The 
American  Eagle  is  down  85  ft.  and  90  tons 
have  been  taken  out,  which  pays  over 
8200  per  ton.  The  Magnolia  pays  by  mill 
process  $250  per  ton.  Very  rich  ore  is 
brought  from  the  Empire  Dist.,  but  none 
have  as  yet  been  worked  by  mill  process. 

Reveille,  Oct.  18th :  Several  companies 
are  working  their  ledges  with  energy  and 
with  reasonable  prospects  of  success.  An 
improved  quality  of  ore  has  been  developed 
in  the  Indiana  at  a  considerable  depth, 
where  the  vein  is  also  of  increased  size. 
Capt.  Dahlgren  has  gone  east  to  report  his 
success  to  his  company,  for  it  appears  that 
he  uncovered  good  ore  in  several  claims. 
Raymond  and  Conger  have  also  gone  east, 
and  it  is  a  matter  of  indifference  to  nearly 
all  the  people  there  whether  they  ever  re- 
turn or  not. 
Keese    Blver. 

Reveille,  Oct.  12th :  Yesterday  the  main 
shaft  near  the  fly  wheel  in  the  Manhattan 
mill  was  broken,  which  was  the  cause  of 
stopping  its  operation  until  repairs  are 
made. 

Oct.  14th  :  The  mines  in  Cortez  Dist. 
that  are  being  worked,  are  turning  out  well. 
The  larger  number  are  lying  idle  for  want 
of  capital.  The  St.  Louis  Co.  had  about 
100  tons  of  second  class  ore  worked  at  the 
mill  of  the  Mt.  Tenabo  Co.,  which  yielded 
$130  per  ton.  The  first  class  from  this 
mine,  considerable  lots  of  which  were  worked 
at  the  Keystone  mill,  yielded  $250  per  ton. 
The  company  is  putting  up  buildings  and 
other  improvements,  necessary  to  work  the 
mine  during  the  winter.  The  Mt.  Tenabo 
Co.  is  preparing  to  work  its  mines  and  to 
keep  the  mill  going  during  the  winter. 

The  first  lot  of  bullion  from  the  mill  of 
the  Centenary  Co.  in  Newark  Dist.,  amount- 
ing to  some  3,000  ozs.,  was  brought  into 
the  city  on  Saturday. 

Oct.  15th  :  We  saw  to-day  the  first  bars 
of  bullion  from  the  mill  of  the  Centenary 
Co.  in  Newark  Dist.  They  were  respect- 
ively .694  and  .760  fine.  The  bars  were  the 
product  of  inferior  ore  from  the  Chihuahua 
mine,  which  was  reduced  without  roasting 
as  an  experiment.  Only  25  per  cent,  of  the 
silver  was  obtained  by  the  process.  This 
result  was  anticipated  by  the  agent  of  the 
company,  who  will  have  roasting  furnaces 
completed  shortly,  when  the  mill  will  fairly 
begin  to  work. 

Recent  developments  in  Silver  Bend  Dist., 
made  by  the  Westport  Co. ,  gives  ample  as- 
surance of  their  possessing  an  extensive  and 
rich  ledge.  The  character  of  the  formation 
in  which  the  ledge  occurs  is  similar  in  ap- 
pearance to  that  which  surrounds  the  High- 
bridge.  The  ore  resembles  that  produced 
by  the  Transylvania  mines,  and  is  probably 
fully  equal  inpoint  of  richness.  The  mine 
is  owned  by  parties  in  Carson  City  and  in 
San  Francisco,  who  intend  to  construct  the 
necessary  reduction  works  next  spring.  The 
ledge  is  from  10  to  12  ft.  thick,  and  is  sur- 
rounded on  either  side  by  a  few  inches  of  a 
black  putty-like  clay,  which  separates  it  on 
the  west  from  a  wall  of  hard  talcose  slate, 
and  on  the  east  from  a  wall  less  firm  and 
composed  of  clayey  slate.  Nearly  all  the 
ore  of  the  highest  grade  is  found  next  to  the 
eastern  or  hanging  wall,  and  forms  a  body 
about  i%  ft.  thick.  Several  tons  of  fine 
ore  now  lie  upon  the  dump,  and  a  large 
body  is  exposed  to  view  in  the  ledge. 

Oct.  17th :  The  building  of  a  fine  mill  in 
Newark  Dist.  by  the  Centenary  Co.,  and 
the  development  of  the  Chihuahua  and  Lin- 
coln mines,  have  tended  to  bring  the  dis- 
trict into  prominence.  Deep  chasms  are 
in  the  mountain  side.  One  canon  is  named 
the  Chihuahua,  where  the  rocks  seem  to 
have  been  burst  by  some  great  convulsion, 
and  stand  in  perpendicular  walls  a  thousand 
feet  in  hight.  This  deep  fissure  exposes 
several  gold-bearing  quartz  ranging  from 
two  to  20  ft.  in  width.  The  ore  is  an  anti- 
monial  sulphuret,  and  its  valuable  character 
has  been  established  by  repeated  tests  in 
the  mills  in  this  city. 

Some  30  tons  of  superior  ore  have  been 
extracted,  the  yield  of  which  it  is  supposed 
will  be  very  high.  The  bore  of  the  Sher- 
man shaft  is  too  great  for  the  donkey-engine, 
which  has,  however,  been  doing  its  very 
best  for  a  couple  of  months,  and  the  work 
has  been  stopped  until  the  new  and  power- 
ful machinery  can  be  erected.  Rich  sul- 
phuret ore,  glowing  with  ruby,  has  been 
struck  in  the  Ethan  Allen.  It  was  encoun- 
tered at  the  depth  of  80  ft  in  a  compact  vein 
18  in.  in  width. 

The  ore  produced  by  the  Lodi  ledge,  in 
Silver  Peak  Dist,  assays  well.  We  saw 
this  morning  a  certificate  by  David  Lund- 
bom  of  an  assay  of  selected  ore,  the  yield  of 
which  was  $317  of  silver  per  ton. 

Oct  18th :  Four  tons  of  first  class  ore  from 
the  Taylor  and  Passamore  mine  in  the  Cor- ' 


tcz  Dist,  yielded  775  ozs.  of  silver  of  aver- 
age fineness.  The  ore  was  reduced  at  the 
mill  of  the  Mt.  Tenabo  Co. 

Oct.  19th  :  The  Diana  mine  is  producing 
ore  of  an  excellent  quality.  The  reduction 
of  100  tons  has  just  been  completed  at  the 
Metacom  mill,  the  average  yield  of  which 
exceeded  $200  per  ton. 

Just  now  the  Magnolia  mine  is  producing 
superior  sulphuret  ore.  Twenty-three  tons 
were  reduced  at  the  Manhattan  mill  last 
■week,  the  assay  of  the  pulp  of  which  was  at 
the  rate  of  $222  per  ton. 
Washoe. 

[In  the  Stock  Circular,  in  another  portion 
of  this  paper,  will  be  found  late  mining 
news  from  this  district.  1 

Enterprise,  Oct  15th :  The  casings  of  the 
Neagle  &  Corcoran  mine,  where  they  have 
cut  into  it,  assays  from  $15  to  $20  per  ton, 
silver,  with  a  mere  trace  of  gold.  The  drift 
which  the  company  have  been  running  for 
what  they  consider  their  main  lead,  is  sup- 
posed to  be  within  40  feet  of  striking  the 
same.  As  soon  as  the  required  machinery 
is  put  up,  the  company  will  commence  op- 
erations for  the  thorough  development  of 
their  mine. 

Oct.  17th:  The  new  hoisting  works  of  the 
Crown  Point  mine,  Gold  Hill,  are  nearly 
completed  ;  in  fact,  the  two  hoisting  engines 
have  been  working  for  over  a  week  past 
Each  of  these  engines  is  40-horse  power, 
with  14-inch  cylinders  and  30-inch  stroke, 
with  balance  valves.  They  work  in  a  per 
fectly  satisfactory  manner.  The  pump  en- 
gine is  of  100-horse  power,  with  20-inch 
cylinder  and  4  feet  stroke.  It  was  started 
up  Tuesday  afternoon,  in  presence  of  quite 
an  assemblage  of  those  interested  in  such 
matters,  and  worked  admirably.  This  en- 
gine is  of  an  improved  pattern  just  intro- 
duced from  the  East,  known  as  the  Hartford 
engine,  with  Wright's  patent  variable  cut- 
off, and  is  the  first  one  of  the  kind  yet  man- 
ufactured on  the  Pacific  coast. 

We  were  yesterday  shown  an  assay  of 
Eclipse  ore,  Washington  district,  taken  from 
the  lot  lately  crushed  at  Dall's  mill,  Washoe. 
The  assay  was  made  by  Leopold  Knh,  of 
this  city,  from  a  sample  of  crushed  ore  as  it 
came  from  the  batteries,  and  yielded  $300. 03 
—$294.99  in  silver  and  $5.04  in  gold. 

The  new  hoisting  works  at  the  Imperial 
and  Empire  shaft  are  progressing  toward 
completion. 

Mr.  E.  R.  Burklin  has  just  brought  in  i% 
tons  of  ore  from  the  Silver  Star  lead,  Wash- 
ington district,  which  will  be  worked  at 
Dall's  mill,  Washoe,  on  the  26th  inst  The 
ore  is  supposed  to  be  very  rich.  The  mines 
of  Washington  district  are  proving  among 
the  best  in  the  State. 

The  McMeans  lead,  American  Flat,  is  now 
yielding  ore  that  assays  from  $20  to  $40  per 
ton.  Quite  a  large  lot  ore  is  now  upon  the 
dump,  and  crushing  will  shortly  be  made. 

Considerable  prospecting  is  being  done  to 
the  eastward  of  the  Comstock,  in  the  direc- 
tion of  the  Occidental  mine.  Several  of  the 
leads  promise  shortly  to  yield  paying  ore. 

Oct  18th:  The  Sierra  Nevada  Co.  are  still 
drifting  in  hard  rock,  but  are  battering 
away  most  industriously. 

The  works  of  the  new  Ophir  shaft  will  be 
ready  to  go  into  operation  about  the  first  of 
next  month.  The  shaft  has  already  drained 
all  the  wells  in  the  vicinity. 

We  were  yesterday  shown  some  exceed- 
ingly rich  rock  found  on  Cedar  Hill  by  Mr. 
Wm.  Gillis.  The  rock  was  found  in  a  small 
vein,  which  is  perhaps  a  spur  from  a  large 
lead  in  the  vicinity.  Some  of  the  pieces  ex- 
hibited to  us  were  literally  spangled  with 
gold.  A  pan  of  dirt  taken  from  the  vicinity 
of  the  vein  yielded  on  being  panned  out 
about  a  teaspoonf  ul  of  fine  quartz  gold. 

Oct  19th :  Wells,  Fargo  &  Co.  shipped 
during  the  past  week  from  their  offices  in 
this  city  and  Gold  Hill,  4, 082  ozs.  of  assayed 
bullion,  valued  at  $111,500.37. 

Oct  20th :  Tne  Union  mill,  Gold  Hill, 
has  lately  been  much  improved.  It  now 
reduces  26  tons  or  ore  with  the  same  num- 
ber of  stamps  as  were  formerly  occupied  in 
crushing  12  tons  in  24  hours.  The  capacity 
of  the  amalgamating  department  has  been 
increased  by  the  addition  of  a  number  of 
Wheeler  pans. 

The  Yellow  Jacket  Co.  have  cut  through 
into  the  works  of  the  Crown  Point  This 
connection  secures  a  strong  draught  of  fresh 
air  through  a  portion  of  the  mine  called  the 
"Frog  Pond,"  in  which  much  difficulty  has 
heretofore  been  experienced  from  foul  air, 
and  in  which  there  is  a  large  amount  of 
good  ore,  which  can  now  be  mined. 

Irespass,  Oct.  18th:  The  Sunderland  mill 
has  resumed  work,  crushing  Kentuck  ore. 
The  mill  has  been  thoroughly  overhauled, 
and  is  now  capable  of  crushing  26  tons  of 
ore  per  day. 

A  small  vein  of  rich  ore  has  recently  been 
cut  on  the  old  Kenosha  ground,  Cedar  Hill, 
by  Wm.  Gillis  and  others. 


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Saturday  Morning,  Oct.  26,    1867. 


Notices  to  Correspondents. 

Gtjtdo. — Flexible  Stone. — This  curious 
miueral  and  its  peculiar  properties  lias 
generally  been  attributed  to  the  presence 
of  extremely  thin  micaceous  lamina;. 
Our  correspondent  calls  attention  to  the 
fact  that  tables  composed  of  this  mineral 
have  for  some  centuries  been  exhibited  at 
Florence ;  also  from  the  following  para- 
graph that  this  rare  mineral  is  now  found 
in  India:  "A  great  geological  curiosity 
has  just  been  deposited  in  the  museum  of 
the  Hartley  Institution  at  Southampton, 
consisting  of  a  piece  of  flexible  stone 
about  two  feet  long,  seven  inches  wide, 
and  more  than  one  inch  in  thickness,  hav- 
ing the  appearance  of  rough  sandstone, 
which  bends  with  slight  pressure  like  a 
piece  of  india  rubber  or  gutta  percha  of 
the  same  size.  This  very  interesting 
specimen  of  geology  has  been  placed  in  a 
glass  case  constructed  for  it,  fitted  with  a 
lever,  by  touching  the  key  of  which  on  the 
outside  of  the  case  the  flexibility  of  the 
stone  is  shown.  It  was  presented  to  the 
Hartley  Institution  by  Mr.  Edward  Cush- 
en,  from  his  relative,  Mr.  E.  S.  Munden, 
who  obtained  it  from  Delhi,  in  the  East 
Indies.  In  its  natural  position  the  stone 
is  said  to  run  in  thin  layers  in  the  soil  in 
■which  it  is  found,  but  is  so  rare  in  India 
that  it  finds  a  place  in  the  museums  at 
Calcutta.  ¥e  are  informed  that  there  is 
a  similar  stone,  but  not  so  wide  as  the  one 
under  notice,  in  the  British  Museum,  and 
another  in  the  museum  of  the  School  of 
Mines,  but  specimens  are  very  rarely  to 
be  met  with.  Although  the  stone  has  a 
gritty  appearance,  no  grit  or  dust  is  thrown 
off  by  tne  motion  given  to  it  when  under 
pressure. 

Pbeservattve. — Charcoal  is  one  of  the 
worst  conductors  of  heat,  in  consequence 
of  which  property  it  is  frequently  em- 
ployed to  fill  the  space  left  between  the 
inner  and  outer  lining  of  a  properly  con- 
structed ice  chest.  As  an  illustration  of 
this  property  we  may  mention  the  well 
known  trick  of  taking  immediately  from 
the  fire  a  kettle  of  boiling  water  and  sup- 
porting the  same  on  the  naked  palm  of 
the  hand  ;  to  be  safe,  however,  iti  per- 
forming this  feat,  it  is  requisite  that  the 
bottom  of  the  kettle  is  well  covered  with 
a  fair  thickness  of  soot,  and  that  none  of 
the  latter  is  in  an  ignited  state. 

Glaucus. — The  Emerald  and  Beryl  are  all 
most  identical  in  composition,  the  princi- 
pal constituents  being  about  65  per  cent. 
of  silica,  16  do  alumina,  and  13  do  gluci- 
na, the  last  being  a  peculiar  base  ;  the 
difference  in  color  proceeding  in  general 
in  consequence  of  the  former  containing 
the  green  oxide  of  chromium,  whilst  the 
latter  is  colored  by  the  protoxide  of  iron, 
crysoberyland  a  mineral  called  phenakite 
also  contain  glucina,  but  in  a  different 
combination  as  compared  with  the  above, 
the  former  containing  seventy-seven  per 
cent  alumina  and  eighteen  of  glucina,  the 
latter  fifty-six  of  silica  and  fifty-five  of 
glucina. 


Tee  number  of  Irish  in  New  York  city  is 
estimated  in  round  numbers  at  400,000,  and 
of  Germans  at  200,000. 


Importance  of  our  Iron  Interest. 

It  is  but  a  few  years  since  specimens  of 
Lake  Superior  iron  were  handed  about  and 
examined  with  eager  curiosity.  The  local- 
ity was  too  far  removed  from  the  great  cen- 
ters of  population  for  such  ores  to  have  any 
value.  Furnaces  and  puddling  works  were 
soon  built,  however,  and  the  enterprise 
of  making  iron  commenced  on  a  small  scale. 
Coal  there  was  none,  and  wood  was  scarce  ; 
a  few  scrubby  trees  were  converted  into 
charcoal  for  feeding  the  furnaces.  The 
metal  proved  to  be  the  best  ever  produced 
in  the  country.  In  1855  the  St.  Mary's 
canal  was  opened  so  that  vessels  from  the 
lower  lakes  could  enter  Lake  Superior.  It 
was  found  that  the  ore  could  be  shipped 
cheaper  than  it  could  be  worked.  The  ship- 
ments of  1855  amounted,  in  round  num- 
bers, to  11,000  tons  ;  in  1860  it  had  in- 
creased to  116,000  ;  in  1863  to  185,000;  in 
1864  to  235,000  ;  in  1S66  it  reached  285,000, 
in  addition  to  about  20,000  tons  smelted  in 
the  immediate  vicinity  of  the  mines. 

The  mines  are  from  thirty  to  thirty-five 
miles  distant  from  any  water  communica- 
tion whatever,  and  much  of  the  ore  is  taken 
as  far  as  Buffalo,  one  thousand  miles  dis- 
tant, to  be  smelted  !  So  important  has  this 
business  become,  that  the  cities  of  Detroit, 
Cleveland,  and  Buffalo,  even,  are  counting 
largely  on  deriving  much  of  their  future 
prosperity  from  the  development  of  these 
distant  iron  mines  ;  their  smelters  and  f  ur- 
nacemen  looking  to  Lake  Superior  for  their 
supply  of  ore. 

These  facts  are  well  worthy  the  attention 
of  capitalists  on  this  coast,  especially  in 
view  of  the  near  approach  of  the  completion 
of  the  Pacific  Kailroad,  which  already  passes 
near  what  is  supposed  to  be  some  of  the 
most  valuable  iron  ores  in  the  country,  and 
which  is  destined  to  open  up  a  great  and 
growing  market  for  the  iron  trade,  in  the 
illimitable  mining  territory  of  the  great 
interior  basin  between  the  Bocky  Mountains 
and  the  Sierra  Nevada,  to  say  nothing  of 
this  city  and  State. 

The  iron  interest  of  this  coast  cannot  fail 
to  become  of  great  value  at  an  early  day. 
Difficulties  will  no  doubt  be  encountered  at 
the  outset,  in  producing  iron  on  this  coast ; 
but,  under  intelligent  management,  they 
ought  not  to  be  especially  formidable.  A 
good  iron  mine  is  worth  far  more  than  a 
mine  of  either  gold  or  silver.  There  is 
much  reason  to  believe  that  the  disabilities 
under  which  we  have  heretofore  labored 
from  lack  of  coal,  for  this  and  similar  un- 
dertakings, on  this  coast,  will  soon  be  done 
away  with,  by  the  substitution  of  another 
product  which  will  place  us  in  equally  as  fa- 
vorable a  position  for  fuel  as  are  our  breth- 
ren of  the  Atlantic  States.  In  this  connec- 
tion we  would  call  especial  attention  to  an 
article  in  another  column  on  the  use  of  pe- 
troleum in  iron  manufacture. 

"What  promises  to  be  a  fair  beginning  in 
the  iron  business,  has  already  been  made  in 
Oregon,  where  a  blast  furnace  has  been 
erected  that  turns  out  twelve  tons  of  pig 
iron  each  twenty-four  hours.  Half  a  dozen 
such  furnaces  could  not  supply  even  the 
present  wants  of  the  Pacific  Coast,  leaving 
out  of  the  account  iron  which  is  now  or  soon 
will  be  demanded  for  railroad  and  naval 
construction.  The  fascination  which  has 
heretofore  held  our  people  so  firmly  to  the 
production  of  the  precious  metals  alone,  is 
fast  giving  away  to  a  broader  view  of  our 
resources,  and  the  grosser  metals  and  agri- 
cultural and  miscellaneous  products  will 
soon  prove  far  broader  and  more  generally 
lucrative  fields  of  enterprise  than  the  search 
for  gold  and  silver. 


To  Mining  Companies.—  We  would  call 
especial  attention  of  any  mining  company 
in  need  of  an  experienced  a:id  reliable  Sec- 
retary to  attend  to  their  office  business,  to 
the  notice  in  another  column,  headed  "  Join- 
ing Secretary." 

Continental  Life  Insurance  Company, 
302  Montgomery  street,  corner  of  Pine. 


The  Use  of  Petroleum  in  Iron  Manu- 
facture. 

The  value  of  petroleum  for  the  manufac- 
ture of  iron  and  steel,  is  being  developed  as 
rapidly  and  surely  as  for  the  production  of 
steam.  It  is  well  known  that  iron  and  steel 
produced  by  charcoal,  are  far  superior  to 
that  made  by  means  of  any  other  kind  of 
fuel,  and  commands  a  much  higher  price  in 
the  market.  It  is  in  consequence  of  the  ab- 
sence of  sulphur  and  other  impurities  from 
charcoal,  that  the  superiority  of  that  fuel  is 
due.  For  precisely  the  same  reason  petro- 
leum is  superior  to  all  other  fuels  for  such 
work. 

According  to  a  late  correspondent  of  the 
N.  Y.  Express,  petroleum  has  recently  been 
most  successfully  applied  in  New  York  city, 
in  the  manufacture  of  fine  steel  for  cutting, 
etc.  In  the  experiments  made,  the  metal  is 
converted  in  crucibles.  The  experiments 
thus  far  had  been  conducted  in  private ;  but 
they  were  soon  to  be  thrown  open  for  pub- 
lic inspection.  The  combustion  of  petro- 
leum in  this  experiment  is  entirely  different 
from  the  mode  of  burning  it  by  Mr.  Foote, 
in  his  Palos  experiments,  or  that  of  Mr. 
White,  of  this  city.  The  apparatus  used  in 
this  case  is  what  is  known  as  the  "  surface 
burner,"  on  which  the  oil  is  allowed  to 
drop,  and  is  consumed  at  the  instant  of 
evaporation.  A  steam  jet  is  also  admitted 
into  the  furnace.  The  process  and  appa- 
ratus is  said  to  be  even  more  simple  and 
cheap  than  that  employed  by  Mr,  Foote, 
although  possibly  it  might  not  work  as  well 
for  making  steam. 

The  writer  in  the  Express  says  that  the 
petroleum  so  used  produces  a  most  "terrific 
heat,  "just  the  thing  required  for  the  pur- 
pose, and  that  the  work  is  done  in  much  less 
time  than  it  is  possible  to  do  with  the  best 
of  coal.  One  great  advantage  claimed,  and 
which  is  manifest,  is  the  steady  and  uniform 
heat  obtainable,  which  cannot  be  obtained 
in  the  use  of  coal,  where  there  is  a  necessity 
for  frequent  opening  of  furnace  doors, 
throwing  in  cold  fuel,  etc.  The  disadvan- 
tage of  suddenly  reducing  the  heat  of  a 
converting  furnace,  say  one  or  two  thou- 
sand degrees,  will  readily  be  understood  by 
any  intelligent  steel  manufacturer.  Yet 
this  is  unavoidable  where  coal  is  employed, 
and  entirely  unnecessary  in  the  use  of  pe- 
troleum. A  large  amount  of  labor  and  ex- 
posure to  great  heat  is  also  avoided.  The 
purity  and  evenness  of  the  heat  is  found,  as 
might  reasonably  be  expected,  to  produce  a 
much  superior  steel  to  that  produced  by  the 
best  coal  in  the  same  furnace.  This  mode 
of  burning  petroleum  might  doubtless  be 
applied  equally  well  to  the  blast  furnace. 
Its  application  to  the  reverberatory  must 
certainly  be  especially  advantageous  and 
readily  accomplished. 

The  "terrific  heat"  spoken  of  by  the 
writer  in  the  Express,  tallies  well  with  the 
report  of  the  experts  who  recently  went 
down  to  Santa  Cruz  to  witness  the  opera- 
tion of  White's  petroleum  burner,  the  re- 
sult of  which  we  have  already  recorded. 
They  describe  the  heat  as  being  most  in- 
tense, for  a  furnace  of  hat  mode  of  construc- 
tion, greatly  exceeding  anything  of  the  kind 
they  ever  witnessed  from  coal  in  similar  fur- 
naces. The  rapidity  with  which  steam  is 
generated,  from  the  first  firing  up,  as  evi- 
denced in  the  Santa  Cruz  furnace,  and  in 
the  experiments  'of  the  Boston  Steam  Fire 
Engine,  as  well  as  on  board  the  Palos,  ap- 
pear to  leave  no  room  to  doubt  the  activity 
and  intensity  of  the  petroleum  fire.  From 
all  accounts  we  are  unable  to  resist  the  con- 
clusion that  we  are  on  the  eve  of  a  most 
importatant  revolution  in  the  matter  of  fuel 
for  furnace  purposes  of  nearly  every  de- 
scription. In  this  contest  California  bids 
fair  to  act  a  most  important  part,  and  reap 
a  rich  reward. 


Shall  we  Have  an  Observatory? — In 
another  column  will  be  seen  some  notice  of  a 
private  astronomical  observatory  just  erected 
io  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,  and  another  in  contem- 
plation, for  the  city,  in  one  of  her  public 
parks.  This  reminds  us  to  again  ask,  Is 
San  Francisco  ever  to  have  an  observatory? 
We  have  in  this  city  a  most  deserving,  ac- 
tive and  world-wide  known  Scientific  So- 
ciety, which  is  without  a  home  or  a  place  in 
which  to  build  one.  The  idea  has  already 
been  suggested,  in  private  circles,  and  we 
venture  to  make  the  suggestion  publicly, 
that  such  a  building  as  would  be  needed  for 
them,  and  one  which  might  also  be  used, 
in  part,  for  an  observatory,  might  be  most 
advantageously  located  on  the  grounds  of 
one  of  our  most  central  public  parks,  that 
is  to  be — the  present  Yerba  Buena  Ceme- 
tery. Something  in  the  way  of  monumental 
ornament  will  be  neeeded  for  such  a  place, 
whenever  it  is  laid  out  and  improved.  Could 
a  more  appropriate  monument  be  raised 
than  such  a  structure  as  we  have  hinted  at? 
We  presume  the  city  would  have  no  objec- 
tions to  allowing  the  liberality  of  her  citi- 
zens to  show  itself  in  the  erection  of  an  ap- 
propriate temple  of  science  on  these  public 
grounds.  Such  an  institution,  under  the 
management  of  the  California  Academy  of 
Sciences — who  might  also  act  as  the  custo- 
dian of  the  State  geological  collections,  in 
addition  to  their  own — would  soon  take  high 
rank  among  the  learned  institutions  of  the 
world.  A  botanical,  and  perhaps  a  zoolog- 
ical garden,  especially  designed  for  the 
study  of  natural  history,  should  be  made  an 
adjunct  of  the  enterprise.  Such  an  adjunct, 
aided  by  the  Academy's  collections,  which, 
under  certain  restrictions,  might  be  thrown 
open  to  the  public,  would  afford  a  most  fa- 
vorable opportunity  for  that  important 
and  useful  study. 


Industrial  Fair  for  1868.— A  meeting 
of  the  Executive  Committee  for  the  ap- 
proaching Industrial  Exhibition  of  the  Me- 
chanics' Institute,  was  held  last  evening, 
when  the  following  sub-committees  were  ap- 
pointed : 

Finance. — Messrs.  Bohen,  Coffran  and 
Plum. 

Building  and  Sites. — Messrs.  Nunan,  El- 
liott, Harrison,   O'Conner  and   Macdonald. 

Circulars  and  Address. — Messrs.  Harrison, 
Pritchard  and  Williams. 

Printing. — Messrs.  Dunn,  Corcoran  and 
Pease. 

Machinery  for  Building. — Messrs.  Spiers, 
Hanscom  and  Austin. 

Premiums. — Messrs.  Macdonald,  Lewis, 
Tilden,  Plum  and  Spiers. 

Classification. — Messrs.  Eosekrans,  Elliott, 
Young,  Mosheimer,  Dunn,  Pritchard  and 
Pease. 

RulesandRegulaticns. — Messrs.  O'Conner, 
Lewis,  Eosekrans,  Corcoran   and  Coleman. 

Application  from  Legislature. — Messrs. 
"Williams,  Young  and  Nunan. 


American  Exhibitors  at  Paris. — Com- 
missioner Beckwith  says  that  out  of  500 
American  exhibitors  at  the  Paris  Exposi- 
tion, over  300  received  premiums. 


The  Colorado  Mineral  Exhibition. — 
Mr.  Geo.  O.  Whitney,  of  this  city,  brother 
of  the  Colorado  Commissioner  to  the  Paiis 
Exposition,  has  placed  upon  our  table  a 
copy  of  the  finely  executed  London  edition 
of  the  pamphlet  which  Commissioner  J.  P. 
"Whitney  had  printed  in  Paris,  containing 
a  schedule  of  the  ores  exhibited,  with  infor- 
mation about  the  Colorado  region  and  its 
resources,  etc.  An  elegant  map  of  the  Uni- 
ted States,  and  a  separate  one  of  Colorado 
Territory  is  also  given.  The  elegant  re- 
print of  this  work  in  London  affords  a  very 
good  evidence  of  the  appreciation  in  which 
reliable  information  from  this  quarter  of 
the  world  is  held  in  that  great  commercial 
emporium. 


Our  Pakis  Letter,  for  next  week,  will 
give  some  facts  with  regard  to  the  California 
wines  at  the  Paris  Exposition.  ' '  Somebody 
has  blundered"  in  that  matter;  not  our 
correspondent,  however,  for  he  has  done 
everything  that  lay  in  his  power  to  advance 
the  interests  of  the  California  exhibitors. 
The  series  of  letters  which  he  is  writing 
are  the  best  that  we  have  seen  from  the  Ex- 
position, whether  published  on  the  Atlantic 
or  Pacific  side.  The  entire  series  will  com- 
prise from  twelve  to  fifteen  numbers.  Wo 
have  three  now  on  hand,  not  yet  published. 
They  will  appear  each  week  successively 
until  the  series  is  concluded. 


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New  Patents  and  Inventions. 

Dnder  this  heading  wc  ahull  mention,  from  week  to  week 
as  occasion  may  demand,  >.-*■.   una    imi^jriant  lnv.-n- 

I'.i.'nt  ouimi  n 
the  l*.  s.  Patent  Office  to  Inventors  on  tin-  I'm*  1  tic  Const, 
and  other    Patent  |*uoa  which    «r«   deem  of  local  in- 
terest  to  renileni  on  this  iltfe  «f  the  Continent     Most 

Patent*  mi  thl  ■    I  'hrowth  the  .MINING 

AND  ROIKKT1KI0    PBESd   PATENT  AGENCY      We  ere 
n    Washington,    with  despatch, 
copies  of  uiiv  Patent  i 

KEUKNT  INVENTIONS. 
Johnson's  New  Safety  Clutch.  — Air.  J. 
B.  Johnson,  of  this  city,  has  invented  what 
he  calls  a  "Roller  Safety  Clutch,"  which 
may  be  adjusted  to  any  hoisting  gear;  and 
by  the  use  of  which,  while  the  platform  or 
any  other  weight  can  be  safely  and  readily 
hoisted  by  any  of  the  ordinary  means,  there 
is  no  possibility  of  its  slipping  back.  It 
can  be  held  at  any  desired  point.  A  simple 
attachment  places  the  clutch  under  the  con- 
trol of  any  one  who  may  be  attending  the 
machinery.  By  simply  pulling  a  light 
string  the  clutch  is  raised,  and  the  platform 
will  descend  ;  but  the  very  instant  the  ten- 
sion on  the  cord  is  removed,  that  instant  the 
platform  or  other  weight  being  lowered, 
stops.  There  are  no  cogs  or  friction  gear 
about  the  invention.  It  operates  with  roll- 
ers so  arranged  as  to  give  an  absolute  and 
certain  check — the  weight  not  being  able  to 
drop  over  an  eighth  of  an  inch  after  the 
clutch  is  applied.  The  clutch  is  extremely 
simplo,  and  can  scarcely,  by  any  possibility 
get  out  of  order,  and  will  never  wear  out  ex- 
cept by  decay  or  decomposition  of  the  mate- 
rial of  which  it  is  made.  The  invention  is 
decidedly  original,  and  of  much  merit.  Mr. 
Johnson  bos  a  working  model  of  his  inven- 
tion at  the  office  of  H.  F.  Williams  &  Co., 
405  California  street,  near  Sansome,  where 
all  interested  are  invited  to  call  and  examine 
it.  Application  for  a  patent  has  been  made 
through  the  Mining  and  Scientific  Press, 
Patent  Agency. 

application  for  re-issue. 

Harvesting  Machine. — David  J.    Marvin, 

Stockton,    Cal.     P.    Nov.   15,    1864.     F. 

Sept.  9,  18G7 : 

1st,  In  a  combined  header  and  thrasher, 
I  claim  so  pivoting  or  hinging  the  cutter- 
frame  upon  main  axle,  a,  that  it  can  be 
moved  longitudinally,  and  also  raised  or  low- 
ered at  pleasure,  substantially  as  and  for 
the  purpose  specified. 

2d,  In  a  combined  header  and  thrasher, 
having  its  cutter-frame  mounted  or  hinged 
as  above  described,  I  claim  the  combination 
and  arrangement  of  the  bar,  a',  posts,  b' 
b',  pulley,  d',  cord,  c',  and  crank-rod,  N, 
substantially  as  and  for  the  purpose  herein 
set  forth. 

3d,  In  a  combined  header  and  thrasher,  I 
claim  the  arrangement  of  the  cutter-bar  and 
apron,  Q,  running  crosswise  of  the  machine 
in  combination  with  the  arrangement  of  the 
thrashing  and  winnowing  apparatus  run- 
ning lengthwise  of  the  machine  for  the  pur- 
pose of  greater  convenienceand  compactness 
and  in  the  manner  substantially  as  shown. 

4th,  In  a  combined  header  and  thrasher, 
I  claim  elongating  the  axle,  a,  so  as  to  place 
the  wheel,  O,  at  a  considerable  distance  from 
the  main -frame  of  the  machine,  to  afford 
room  for  the  attachment  of  the  header-frame 
between  said  wheel  and  main  frame. 

5th,  The  combination  of  the  levers,  i  and 
1,  with  the  sliding  header  frame  and  the 
gear-wlie<j.ls,  c  and  b,  for  the  purpose  of 
throwing  the  header  apparatus  into  and  out 
of  eear,  substantially  as  shown  and  described. 

6th,  The  swinging  axle,  a,  in  combination 
■with  the  gear-wheel,  b',  pinion,  Q,  and 
lever,  A,  for  throwing  the  thrashing  appa- 
ratus into  and  out  of  gear,  substantially  as 
described. 

patents  recently  issued. 

69,152.  — Carpet-cleaner.  — George     "W. 

Young,  assignor  to  George  "W.  Smith,  San 

Francisco,  Cal. : 

I  claim  the  whips  in  combination  with  the 
beaters,  as  shown  and  set  forth. 

I  also  claim  the  combination  of  the  com- 
bined whip-beaters  with  the  brushers,  D, 
D,  according  to  arrangements  above  de- 
scribed, and  for  the  purposes  above  specified. 


•'  You  mar  tnlk  to  me  of  Baltimore  anil  Philadelphia  and 
New  York,  and  tln-tr  rallronda  and  the  trad<-  ol  tin-  Atlan- 
tic—lei  'np  ,cl'  v""  tr",l  ,1,rr  P"r,nc  Coaal  i"  nlrcndv  begin- 

nlDjrto  revolutionize  the  world."— Spnehof  Bm 

SnoanlCo  tht  p"'jtU  <sf  Annapolis,  Jlnryttind,  June,  1667. 


Newspaporial. — We  understand  that  the 
Mercantile  Gazette  and  Prices  CPurrent  has 
been  purchased  by  the  proprietors  of  the 
Commercial  Herald  and  Market  Review,  and 
the  former  will  be  merged  with  the  latier. 
Under  the  editorial  management  of  H,  C. 
Beals,  the  Herald  has  been  a  success  from 
its  inception. 


ADDRESS 

To   the   Permanent   Citizens  of   the    Pacific 

Stales  and  Territories, 

Citixn*:— Wc  enji-.v  the  finest  country  that  the  sun  shines 
on,  the  most  varied  and  fertile  soil,  the  most  extensive  sea- 
board, and  the  greatest  breadth  of  land  havlnir  the  richest 
metallic  deposits  possessed  by  any  one  nation  of  the  earth, 
a  land  affording  all  the  most  varied  material  for  manufac- 
tures, wool,  hides,  cotton,  silk,  metals,  coal,  fiber,  Rums, 
wood.  And,  above  All,  abundance  of  every  kind  of  food. 

We  arc  only  n  million  of  people,  and  yet  havo  more  Innd 
and  sea  than  Russia  with  sixty  millions— more  land  than 
France  and  Germany,  with  their  hundred  millions  of  peo* 
pie.  In  ibc  I  nee  of  those  vast  resources,  there  are  towns 
crumbling  to  decay,  men  seeking  without  finding  employ- 
ment. Something  wrong  here,  or  this  would  not  be  hap- 
pcnlne.    Let  us  consider. 

The  instructed  mind  of  the  population  Is  mostly  devoted 
to  political  office-seeking.  Their  ambition  Is  misdirected. 
The  rising  youth  Is  trained  to  idleness.  This  mode  of  think- 
ing and  training  must  be  reversed  if  we  would  hold  this 
magnificent  country  against  the  incoming  barbnrlan. 

Wc  must  teach  our  youth  the  glories  of  manufactures,  of 
commerce,  of  industry.  We  must  nourish  every  effort, 
however  rude,  nt  manufacturing  what  we  require.  By  de- 
voting some  of  our  capital  and  our  young  people  to  manu- 
factures and  general  Industries  we  shall  soon  become  busy, 
get  rich,  bring  nioro  and  more  people  Into  the  country, 
create  new  wants,  build  up  now  factories  nnd  new  villages 
around  them;  cultivate  more  land,  build  more  ships,  gen- 
erate more  commerce,  nnd  thereby  create  profitable  em- 
ployment for  all  who  want  work. 

Now,  fellow  citizens,  some  money  capital  Is  required  to 
help  on  this  Industrial  movement.  Where  shall  we  gctit  ? 
There  Is  a  considerable  fund  which  we  may  divert  from  its 
present  bed  and  channel,  viz:  the  Insurance  Fund. 

Consider.  The  people  of  the  Pacific  States  pay  lico  hund- 
red thousand  dollars  a  month  to  the  Insurance  Companies  for 
assuring  them  against  losses  from  fire  and  shipwreck. 

There  arc  some  fifteen  of  those  Insurance  offices  in  this 
city,  each  fishing  for  its  shate  of  this  large  fu:id.  Each 
office  pays  a  heavy  rent,  a  half  dozen  officers  and  clerks, 
besides  printing  nnd  advertising;  the  lowest  cost  is  a  thou- 
sand dollars  a  month  on  each  office,  and  with  some  It  is 
double  that.  There  are  too  many  persons  employed  in  the 
business;  too  much  dozing  over  newspapers;  too  much  red 
tape  and  circumlocution;  too  high  salaries  and  too  little 
work.  Think  of  two  hundred  thousand  dollars  a  month! 
two  millions  and  a  half  a  year  1 !  paid  to  those  sleepy  gen- 
tlemen for  what  little  they  do.  This  must  be  reformed. 
Three  or  four  Insurance  offices  are  quite  enough  for  the 
million  of  scattered  inhabitants  of  the  Pacific  States.  A 
dozen  of  them  mny  be  abolished  with  great  benefit  to  the 
community;  some  one  or  two  have  already  withdrawn. 
This  change  would  liberate  some  fifty  men  of  education, 
whose  business  capacity  would  be  of  much  greater  service 
to  the  community  In  other  branches  of  industry,  such  as 
manufactures,  agriculture,  commerce,  the  fisheries,  the 
forests  and  tho  mines.  This  change  would  also  divert  a 
million  or  two  of  dollars  to  other  and  more  useful  Indus- 
tries, whereby  a  thousand  fold  more  of  national  capital 
and  employment  would  be  generated  than  by  the  present 
drowsy  system. 

The  managers  of  the  Builders'  Insurance  propose,  with 
the  co-operation  of  the  people,  that  this  vast  monthly 
stream  of  wealth  shall  bo  arrested  and  diverted  to  the  aid 
of  home  manufactures,  to  effect  a  great  reform  and  remove 
from  the  people's  shoulders  the  expense  of  supporting  a 
small  army  of  insurance  clerks  and  agents.  The  Builders' 
Insurance  Company  has  passed  through  its  first  year  (the 
most  trying)  with  singular  succuss.  It  has  gathered  ahund- 
rcd  thousand  dollars,  paid  promptly  all  its  losses,  and  es- 
tablished a  business  income  of  fully  twenty  thousand  dol- 
larsamonthl  This  has  been  done  while  we  wcrcyctbut 
an  experiment,  and  enjoying  tho  confidence  of  only  a  por- 
tion of  the  public.  We  now  appeal  to  the  entire  people. 
We  ask  them  to  send  their  insurance  business  to  us  on  the 
following  conditions,  and  soon  wo  shall  have  an  Income  of 
one  hundred  tiioosand  dollars  a  MONTH,  and  here  Is  what 
we  shall  do  with  the  money. 

First,  we  calculate,  from  our  past  experience,  thatwc 
shall  lose  by  fire  and  marine  disasters  half  our  monthly  in- 
come Con  our  first  year's  experience  our  losses  were  but 
one-third  of  our  Income). 

Suppose,  then,  that  our  Income  shall  bo  worked  up  to  one 
hundred  thousand  dollars  a  month,  and  suppose  that  wo 
shall  pay  out  losses  to  the  extent  of  fifty  thousand  dollars  a 
monih,  we  shall  still  have  fifty  thousand  dollars  a  month  to 
bank  up,  (or  half  a  million  a  year.)  Wo  propose  to  make 
two  parts  of  this  sum— one  part  (a  quarter  of  a  million  a 
year)  to  be  Invested  in  City  Bonds,  to  protect  the  as- 
sured, and  one  part  (about  a  quarter  of  a  million  a  year) 
we  propose  to  convert  into  a 

MANUFACTORKRS'    LOAN  FOND, 

Which  shall  be  lent  exclusively  to  manufacturers  on  mort- 
gage of  their  premises  and  machinery,  at  as  low  rate  of  in- 
terest and  on  as  long  time  as  is  generally  current  on  real 
estate. 

By  the  aid  of  this  fund  the  budding  industries  of  the  Pa- 
cific States  may  be  nourished  into  active  life;  more  and  va- 
ried employments  can  be  originated  for  tho  people;  Immi- 
gration may  be  welcomed  and  not  feared;  the  farmer  will 
have  got  a  market  at  his  own  door  for  the  produce  of  his 
land;  the  manufacturer  will  find  a  lively  homo  demand 
from  the  farmer  for  the  products  of  his  machines. 

All  this,  good  people,  can  be  achieved,  by  your  own  votes  at 
your  ownjircdides,  without  the  aid  of  Congress  or  the  Legis- 


lature—it  is  simply  to  vote  that  your  Insurance  shall  goto 
the  Buildkbs',  by  which  vote  you  shall  cnablo  us  to  plant 
factories  all  over  the  country.  Yousbal!  till  the  rivers  and 
harrmr-,  \vit!i  lui-y  j.lnps;  .\  ,.n  shall  Kltd  Dill  QpOD  Hindi*. 
tant  wave-.  Ashing  expedition!  that  will   bring  back  wealth 

to  your  ell  toe;  you  snail  form  I  nunorj  of.  senmen  around 

your  own  shores— the  ova  of  a  future  commerce  and  a  pro- 
tective navy;  you  will  creaM  the  hum  Of t>USiy  workmen  In 

Bvorj  desirable  locality  on  the  Pacific  Coast;  yon  will  bring 

from    iK'k'h'i'ti'ii   fields   prudiioi' m'  iho  utnmst  value;  all  of 

whii-h  will  most  oartalnly  multiply  a  tboiuand  fold  the 
wealth  of  the  country  In  whleb  your  lot  is  cast,  making  a 
worthy  home  for  youroell  and  a  future  country  for  jour 
offspring. 

People  of  tho  Pacific  States  and  Territories!  Wo  pledge 
ourselves  to  yon  to  effect,  with  your  co-operation,  some  of 
those  ihlngs.  We  have  kept  all  our  pledges  so  far,  and  havo 
uttered  nothing  that  was  not  true.  Already  have  we  helped 
to  move  the  shuttle  and  the  loom,  which  others,  with  more 
means,  have  passed  by  and  neglected.  Already  have  we 
helped  lo  build  and  rig  ships  In  our  own  dock-yards,  and 
sen  em  over  the  wide  waves  in  search  of  riches  for  the 
city.  Already  have  wo  given  many  liberal  bounties  and 
donations  tolthc  deserving  institutions  of  the  city.  Give  your 
vote  to  the  Builders',  and  we  shall  share  its  profits  with 
every  useful  charity  and  every  honest  industry,  nnd  help 
along  every  enterprise  that  promises  benefit  to  the  people. 
Wo  call  for  the  yeas  and  nays. 

THOMAS  MOONEY,  President. 

EDWARD  MacCANN,         ") 

WM.  B.COOKE, 

W.  G.  WEIR, 

J.  D.  CONNELL, 

j.  w.  Mccormick, 

C.  A  JENKE, 
HERMAN  SCHWARZE, 
J.  W.  McKENZIE, 
13vl5-Iam«  H.   V.  HERBERT,  Secretary. 


Business  Notice,— Mr.  A.  T.  Dewey,  of  this  journal,  con 
templates  a  visit  of  several  months  In  tho  Atlantic  States,  a 
portion  of  which  tune  he  will  spend  In  Washington,  New 
York  and  Boston.  Any  of  our  Eastern  friends  who  wish  to 
communicate  with  him,  for  business  or  other  purposes,  will 
address  their  letters  to  "  West  field,  Mass. " 


Market  Street  Homestead  Association.— J.  S.  Lott,  Sec- 
retary. Office,  30fi  Montgomery  street,  corner  of  Pine,  San 
Francisco.  2vl5 


Jacob  Shew,  Pioneer  Photographer,  GI2  clay  street,  north 
side,  fourdoors  above  Montgomery,  (late  315  Montgomery 
street,)  takes  all  kinds  of  Photographs  In  tho  best  style  of 
tho  Art.  He  would  Invite  especial  attention  to  the  new 
*  Cabinet  Photographs,"  which  he  is  taking  to  perfection. 
lOvMtf 


Secretaryship  for  Mining  Companies.— A  gentleman  of 
education,  ability  and  experience,  is  desirous  of  procuring 
a  position  as  Secretary,  or  Assistant  Secretary,  in  some 
good  Mining  Company.  Has  most  unexceptionable  refer- 
ences.   Address  "  FECRETARY,"  at  this  office.        6vl5tf 


For  Cabinet  Photographs,  or  Enameled  Cards,  of  the 
very  best  quality,  you  must  go  to  the  NEW  YORK  GAL- 
LERY, Nos.  25  and  27  Third  street.  Every  picture  war 
ranted  to  give  perfect  satisfaction. 

5vl5qr  li.  F.  HOWLAND,  Artist. 


Save  Yoor  Teeth..— Do  not  havo  them  extracted 
without  first  consulting  a  good  Dentist  The  loss  is  irrepar- 
able, and,  in  many  instances,  unnecessary.  DR.  BEERS, 
corner  of  Pine  and  Kearny  streets,  makes  a  specialty  of 
filling  the  fangs  of  dead  Teeth,  and  building  up  broken 
crowns  with  pure  gold— thus  restoring  them  to  their  origi- 
nal usefulness  and  beauty. 

fl§j-Call  and  examine  the  work.  Finest  quality  of  arti- 
ficial work  also  manufactured.  16vl4tf 


Brown's  Filtering1  Heater,- For  preventing  in- 
crustation in  Steam  Boilers,  purifies  water  from  lime  or 
any  other  impurity,  saves  luel,  saves  the  boiler,  prevents 
explosions,  and  protects  life  and  property.  The  cost  of  the 
Filter  Is  soon  saved  in  fuel   and    boiler— repairs  alone. 

One  is  in  operation  at  the  San  Francisco  Foundry,  Fre- 
mont street,  where  Rights  can  be  procured,  or  all  needed 
information,  on  application,  in  person  or  by  letter,  to 

evlMy  AUSTIN  A.  WELLS,  Agent. 


NORTH  AMEEIOA 

Life  Insurance  Company. 

Usual  Restrictions  on  Occupation  and  Travel 

ABOLISHED  ! 


Policies  of  this  Company  are  iruai  anieua  by  the  State  of 

Mew  York,  which  Is  true  of  no  other  Company 

on  this  Coast. 


The  most  Recponaiblo  and  Liberal  Company    n  the  World  1 
J.    A.    EATON    &   CO., 

Managers  Pacific  Branch,  Sft'J  Montgomery  at, 

20vI4nr9p  SAN  FRANCISCO. 


Rnlldera'  Intnrnnee    Company— 
OFFICE    IN    TIIE    BUILDING    OF   THE^ 
CALIFORNIA  BA VINOS  BANK,  California/ 
street,  onodoar  from  SBTUODM  Street. 

J9»PIKK  AND  MARINE  INSURANCE.  lOvUWpqr 


iA 


Perry  Davis'  Vegetable  Pain  Killer. 

This  medicine  has  relieved  more  pain,  and  caused  more 
coal  loy  than  any  other  one  thing  that  can  bo  named.  It  la 
a  "balm  for  every  wound."  Our  first  physicians  use  it, 
and  recommend  its  use;  the  apothecary  finds  It  the  first 
among  the  medicines  called  for,  and  the  wholesalo  drug- 
gist conaldcra  it  the  leading  article  of  his  trade.  All  tho 
dealers  in  medicine  speak  alike  In  Its  favor,  and  its  reputa- 
tion as  a  medicine  of  great  merit  and  virtue  Is  fully  and 
permanently  established,  and  It  is  the  "Great  Family  Medi- 
cine of  the  Ago. 

Prices,  25  cents,  60  cents,  and  $1  per  bottle. 

a^-Sold  by  all  Druggists,  Grocers  and  Medicine  Dealer 
everywhere  15vl5-lm 


LKWIS  TALKKNAC.  BKNRT  G.  HANKS. 

Pacific  Chemical  Works, 

Laboratory,  Sixteenth  street,  near  Folsom.    Office,  633 
Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco. 

FALKENAU    &    HANKS, 

MANUFACTiraiNa  AND    CONSULTING 

CHEMISTS. 

OSS-  Pnrtlcular  attention  given  to  tho  analysis  of  Ores. 
Minerals,  Metallurgical  Products,  Mineral  Waters,  Soils, 
Commcrc  al  Articles,  etc.  livlfi 


BOOT'S 

Patent  Force  Blast  Blower. 

Adapted  for    Smelting,  Foundry,  Mining 
and  Steamships. 

Requires  50  per  ecnt.  less  power  than  any  Blower  now  in 
nse.  Forfurtherparticulars,  oddrcssKEEP,  BLAKE  &  CO., 
Stockton;  or  Wm.  T.  Garrett,  corner  Mission  and  Fremont 
streets,  San  Francisco.  6vl&ifI9p 


Oakland  College  School. 

Thk  Patrons  of  thla  Institution  havo  the  choice  of  sot 
eral  distinct  Departments.  The  SENIOR  CLASSICAL  is 
designed  as  preparatory  to  the  College  of  California. 

The  SENIOR  ENGLISH  affords  a  complete  course  of  In 
struction  in  the  English  branches,  In  Theoretical  and  Prac- 
tical Business,  Science  and  Art. 

The  JUNIOR  is  especially  qualified  to  meet  the  wants  of 
young  boys,  for  whom  separate  apartments  and  Teachers 
arc  provided. 

Throughout  all  the  various  departments,  great  attention 
is  given  to  the  study  of  the  Modern  Languages. 

Fur  further  Information,  or  Catalogues,  address, 

I.  II.  BKiTTON,  Principal. 

Oakmkd,  Colifornia.  6vl5qr9p. 


LINSEED  OIL. 

The  Pacific  Linseed  Oil  &  Lead  Works 

Are  now  prepared  to  furnish  dealers  and  consumers 

I*  ure    Linseed    Oil, 

Raw  or  Boiled,  at  the  Lowest  Market  Rates.  We  call  ea 
pccial  attention  lo  the  quality  of  our  Oil,  believing  it  to  be 
superior  to  any  imported  Oil  offered  In  this  market.  Also, 
Oil  Cake  Meal,  the  best  article  known  for  fattening  stock 
and  increasing  (he  product  of  milk. 

XSrCash  paid  for  Custor  Beans  and  Linseed,  on  delivery 
at  the  factory.    Address, 

FaclUc  Linseed  Oil  and   Lead  Worlti, 
Care  of  L.  B.  BENCHLEY  .t  CO., 

19vl4-3m9p  San  Francisco. 


Mining  Secretary. 

THE  SUBSCRIBER,  HATING  SERVED  FOR  THE  LAST 
live  years  as  Secretary  of' various  mining  companies, 
feels  fully  competent  to  serve  In  that  capacity.  Any  par- 
ties wishing  to  secure  the  services  of  a  Secretary  can  be 
accommodated  on  reasonable  terms.  Information  given, 
and  all  necessary  papers  correctly  made  out. 

Having  had  a  long  experience  in  the  purchasing  of  goods 
and  machinery  for  miners,  parties  in  the  mines  will  find  it 
to  their  iidvautago,  where  purchasing  agents  are  employed, 
to  send  their  orders  to  tho  undersigned. 

17vl5-tf 


M.  EUFFINUTON, 
Souse,  San  Francisci 


No.  5  Government  House,  San  Francisco. 


PACIFIC 

Soiling  Mill  and  Forge  Co., 

SAN    FRANCISCO,    CAL. 
Established  for  the  Manufacture  of 

RAILROAD   AND  OTHER   IRON 

—  AMD  — 

Every  "Variety  of"  Shafting* 

Embracing  ALL  SIZES  of 

Steamboat    Shafts,  Cranka,    PUton    and    Con 

nectlng  Bods,  Car  and  Locomotive  Axlea 

and  Frames. 

—  ALSO  — 

H-A^lttEIHERED     IltOlV 

Of  every  description  and  size. 

DO- Orders  addressed  to  PACIFIC  ROLLING  MILL  and 
FOKGE  CO.,  Post  Office,  San  Francisco,  Cal.,  will  receive 
prompt  nttentlon.  „  ,  ,„    _ 

,0®-  The  highest  price  paid  for  Scrap  Iron.       9vH3m9p 


^-g^s  DR.    FONDA'S  ^t§^ 

"<lP*San  Francisco  Eye  Infirmary.  ^sUP* 

Permanently  established  for  the  treatment  of  all  diseases 
of  the  Eye.  br.  F.  was  for  seventeen  vejrs  principal  of 
the  Lafayette  (Ind.)  Eye  Infirmary.  P.  W.  Fob-pa.  M.  D„ 
Surgeon  In  Charge.  Office,  40S  Montgomery  street,  oppo- 
site Weil  ,  Fargo  &  Co's. 


4vl.Vly9p 


Boiler  Makers  "Wanted. 

\\T ANTED— GOOD  BOILER  MAKERS,  (THAT  ARE  NOT 
VV  Society  men,)  to  whom  steady  employment  will  bo 
given.  Apply  to  COFFEY  &  RISDON,  Boiler  Works,  Bush 
and  Market  streets.  13vl5-4w 


AGENTS  WANTED, 


ENERGETIC    MEN   OR  WOMEN    CAN  MAKE   MONET 
In  canvassing  for  our  NEW  BOOKS  and  ENGRAVINGS. 
One  Aecnt  reports  thirty-three  orders  for  one  Book  in  three 
days.     Address.        PACIFIC  PUBLISHING  COMPANY, 
4vI5qr9p        305  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 


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Wht  fining  m&  gmwtxfh  $§vm. 


Mining  Intelligence. — The  following 
mining  news  from  the  north  is  crowded  out 
from  its  regular  place  in  the  Summary: 

Dalles  Jkoitntaineer,  Oct.  5th  :  The  miners 
at  Canon  City  are  all  doing  well,  and  money 
is  plenty. 

The  miners  on  Dixie  Creek  are  doing  ex- 
tremely well.  A  number  of  claims  have 
changed  hands.  Last  week  one  claim  was 
sold  to  Chinamen  for  $2, 500  cash.  Several 
other  trades  are  about  being  made  with  other 
Chinese  companies. 

The  balance  of  the  prospecting  company 
were  met  near  Camp  Watson  en  route  for 
home.  They  report  having  found  very  good 
prospects  on  Beaver  Creek,  a  small  branch 
of  Crooked  river. 

The  Vancouver  Register  says :  It  is  re- 
ported that  rich  diggings  have  been  struck 
in  the  Xakama  country,  about  60  miles  from 
this  place.  A  gulch  has  been  discovered 
about  seven  miles  long,  which  yields  from 
5  to  25  cts.  to  the  pan.  Some  40  men  are 
now  at  work.  A  number  of  our  citizens 
started  yesterday  for  that  region.  In  addi- 
tion to  the  above,  we  learn  that  the  mines, 
so  far  as  discovered,  are  located  very  near 
the  summit  of  the  Cascade,  so  high  up  that 
even  now  there  is  snow  in  abundance. 


The  learned  blacksmith,  Burritt,  has  re- 
turned to  his  native  New  Britain,  Conn., 
where  he  intends  to  remain  until  the  end  of 
his  erudite  existence. 


Established    in   1849-Corner   First   and   Mission   streets,  San   Francisco. 


HAVING  INCREASED  OUR  FACILITIES  IN  EVERT  DEPARTMENT,  WE  ARE  NOW 
prepared  at  the  shortest  notice  and  at  the  most  reasonable  rates,  to  furnish  all 
kinds  and  description  of  Machinery,  including  Steam  Engines,  Quartz  .Mills,  Mining  Pumps 
of  all  kinds,  Hoisting  (rear,  Gas  Work,  Liiundrv  Machinery,  Architectural  and  Ornamental 
Castings.  SuRar  Mills,  Saw  and  Flot.r  Mills,  Water  Wheelsof  all  kinds.  Hydraulic,  Hay,  Rap. 
screw  and  Drop  Presses,  Coining  Machinery,  Pile  Drivers,  Bart  and  Malt  Mills,  and  all 
kinds  of  CastinKS. 

EVGIXES.—  Marine  Engines,  Oscillating  and  Beam  ;  Stern  and  Side  Wheel  Boats, 
Locomotives,  Stationary  Engines,  Horizontal,  Upright,  Oscillating  and  Beam,  from  six 
to  fifty  inches  diameter.  Also,  Scott  &  Eckart's  Adjustable  Cut-off  Regulator— best  In 
use;  W.  It.  Eckart's  Balance  Valve  for  Stationary  Engines;  Woodward's  Patent  Steam 
Pumn  and  Fire  Engine. 

J1UIL.ERS.  -Locomotive,  F'ae,  Tubular,  Upright.  Cylinder  and  Cornish,  and  over- 
variety  of  Boiler  Work.    All  sizes  of  tubes  and  pipes  for  pumps. 

PIT.WPS.— The  Excelsior  double-acting  Force  Pumps  are  manufactured  by  us.  These 
very  superior  Pumps  are  warranted  the  best,  and  arc  fast  replacing  all  other  Force  Pumps. 


AMALGAMATING  MACHINERY.— Wheeler  4  Randall's  Improved  Tractory 
Curve  Pan.  Zeuas  Wheeler's  improved  flat  bottom  pan.  Beldin's  pan.  Veatch's  tubs. 
Prater's  concentrators.  Waklee's  pans,  Beers'  pan,  German  Barrels,  Arastra  Gearing,  Chile 
Mills.  Settlers  of  all  descriptions,  Retorts  of  all  sizes  and  shapes,  for  Silver  and  Gold, 
Portable  Stamp  Mills,  Straight  Batteries,  for  wood  or  iron  frames.  Dry  Crushing  Bnt- 
terles.  or  machines  with  thclatest  improvements,  everv  variety  nl  Stamps,  Mortars,  Cams, 
Pans  and  Tubs.     BLAKE'S  PATENT  QUARTZ  CRUSHERS,  of  all  sizes. 

Oil,  BORING  TOOLS  AKD  MACHINERY-Of  the  latest  and  most  ap- 
proved construction,  made  from  drawings  lately  made  by  Prof.  Blake  at  the  oil  wells  in 
Pennsylvania.  We  have  the  facilities  for  working  gold  and  silver  Quartz  and  other  ores,  to 
test  their  value,  by  the  hundred  weight  or  ton. 

Russia  Iron  Screens,  of  all  degrees  of  fineness  and  of  all  qualities  of  Iron.  All  work  done 
in  the  best  manner  at  the  lowest  cash  prices. 

JIOOTU.  GEO.   W.   PKESCOTT.  IRVWG    M.  SCOTT 


44vI2 


H.   J.    BOOTH    «&    CO. 


Machinists  and  Foundries. 

PALMER,  KNOX  &  CO., 

Golden    State  Iron    Works, 

No..  ID,  SI,  S3  and  25  First  Street, 

SAN  FRANCISCO. 

XAITOFACTURE  ALL  KINDS  OF 

MACHINERY, 

STEAM    E.VGIVES   A\D   QUARTZ    MILLS 

DUNBAR'S   IMPROVED 

©elf- Adjusting-   Piston  Packing, 

Requires  no  springs  or  screws;  is  always  steam  tight; 

without  excessive  friction,  and  never 

gets  slack  or  leaky. 

WHEELER  &  RANDALL'S 

NEW    GUI\D£R    AND    AIUALGAMATOB 

HEPBURN  &  PETERSON'S 

AMALGAMATOR  AND  SEPARATOK, 

Knox's  Amalffamators, 

WITH    PALMER'S   PATENT   STEAM   CHEST, 

Superior  (or  working  cither  GOLD  OR  SILVER  ORES,  and 
lathe  only  Amalgamator  that  has  stood  the  test  of  seven 
years'  continual  working. 
Uennlue    White   Iron   Stamp  Shoes  and    Hies 

Having  been  engaged  for  the  past  ten  years  In  quam 
muting,  and  being  conversant  with  all  the  improvements, 
either  in  -Mining  or  Milling,  we  are  prepared  to  furnish,  at 
the  shortest  notice,  the  most  perfect  machinery  for  reduc 
ing  ores,  or  savinc  either  gold  or  silver.  13vli)qy-tf 


GLOBE 

Foundry  and  Machine  Shop, 

STOCKTON,    CAJL. 

KEEP,   BLAKE   &   CO., 

MANUFACTURERS   OF 

Quartz,  Saw  and.  Grist  Mill   Irons,  Steam 
Engines,  Horse  Powers, 

Mining  and  Irrigating  Pumps.  Car  Wheels,  Derrick  Irons, 
House  Fronts,  Iron  Fencing.  Balcony  Railings,  etc., 
at  San  Francisco  prices.    Orders  solicited 
18vl3-ly  and  promptly  executed. 


WILLAMETTE  IRON  WOBKSj 

PORTLAND,    OKEGON. 

St  e  a- in    Engines,    Hollers, 
SAW  AND  CRIST  MILLS, 

MINING    MACHINERY,     WROUGHT     IRON     SHUTTER 
WORK,  AND  BLACKSMITHING  IN  GENERAL. 
Corner  North-Front  and  E  streets, 
18vl3-lv  One  block  north  of  Couch's  Wharf. 


union  mow  WORKS, 

Sacramento. 

■WILLIAMS,  BOOT  &  NEILSON, 

MANUFACTURERS  OF 

CROSS'  PATENT  BOILER  FEEDER, 

STEAM!  ENGINES,  BOILERS, 

And  all  kinds  or  mining  Machinery. 

Also,  Hay  and  Wine  Presses  made  and  repaired 
with  neatness,  durability  and  dispatch. 

Unnbar'i  Patent  Self- Adjusting  Steam  Piston 


Front  Street,  between  N  and  O  streets, 

Hvll  Saoramkkto  City 


G-EORG-E  T.  PRACT, 

m:  a. c  hc i rs" e    works, 

Nos  109  and  111  Mission  street,  bet)veen  Main  and  Spear, 

SAN   FRANCISCO. 

STJEAM  IJfBISE,  FI.OXIK  AND  SAW  MILL 

And  Quartz  Muculncry,  Printing  Presses, 

AND 

MACHINERY    OF   EVERY  DESCRIPTION    MADE    AND 
REPAIRED. 
.^Special  attention  paid  to  Repairing.-**    qy-3 


SS-AJST    FRANCISCO 

Foundry  and  Machine  Works. 

N.  E,  Cor.  Fremont  nnd  Mission  streets. 

Manufacturers  of 

Marine  and  Stationery  Engines 

Quartz  Machinery,  Saw,  Flour  and  Sugar  Mills,  Mining 

.Pumps,  Hoisting  Gear,  Agricultural  Implements,  etc. 

— ALSO— 

Wlii.%    Cider,    Cotton     nnd    Tobacco    Presses 

of  the  latest  Improved  Patterns. 

STEAM  ENGINES  AND  BOILERS, 

Of  all  sizes,  constantly  on  hand;  Quartz  Mill  Shoes  and 
DlC3  warranted  to  be  made  of  the  best  white  iron. 
Bunhur's  Improved  Self-Adjusting  Plston- 
P:»cli.iii;r,  requires  no  springs  or  serews;  Is  always  steam- 
tight;  without  excessive  friction,  and  never  gets  slack  or 
leaky. 

MACHT.VEBY,  OF   ALL  BF.SCBIPTIOKS 

Bought,  sold,  or  exchanged.    Bolt  Cutting  and  Castings  Et 

the  lowest  market  rates. 

6vlMy  DGTOK,  SINSMORS  &  CO 


i-.s.^Sri  HANSC0M&C0.,  |™Si 

JEtna   Iron   Works  ! 

Sonthenst  corner  Fremont  nnd  Tehama,  streets, 

SAN  FRANCISCO, 

Practical  Machinists  and  Iron  Founders, 

MANUFACTURE 

STEAM     ENCINES, 

QUARTZ    MILL    MACHINERY    OF    ALL    KINDS, 

'  SAW  MILLS,  FLOUR    MILLS, 

Dunbar's    Improved     Self-Ad  Instinct 

TCSTON  PACKING, 

Now  so  extensively  used  in  the  Enst  and  in  this  State.  Re- 
quires no  springs  6r  screws;  is  always  steam-light;  without 
excessive  friction,  and  never  gets  slack  or  leaky. 

HANSCOM'S  CRUSHER, 

The  best  of  the  kind  now  in  use  In  this  State  or  anywhere  else-t 

Wheeler  «E  K;tndair*  New  Grinder  and 

A  malgamator, 
Which  only  needs  examination  to  be  appreciated. 
Tyler's  Improved  Water  "Wheel, 
Giving  greater  power   at  lower  cut,  than  any  wheel  in  use 
Send  for  nnc  of  our  rirculars,  giving  full  tables 
AllWheels  warranted  to  give  the     ower  as  set  forth,  or 
the  money  will  be  refunded. 

Sole  makers  for  this  const  of  the  *'  Pendergnnt 
"White  Iron  Stamp  Mm.:.,    nnd  It  let*. 

None  genuine  unless  obtained  from  us.  Every  one  war- 
ranted. 

Patented  Machinery  of  all  kinds  will  be  furnished  bv  us 

at  market  prices.    Particular  attention  given  to  drawings 

and  specifications  of  machinery,  wliich  will  he  made  to 

order.  The  patronage  of  the  public  is  rehpecilully  solicited, 

ltfvi2 


I.  H.  SMALL, 


Repairing  of  all  kinds  done  with  promptness  and  dispatch. 
Gears  of  all  klndscut  atshort  nonce,  corner  of 

Market  and  Beale  at.  San  Francisco.    6vl5-3m 


LKWIS  COTFBT. 


J.  S.    ■  ..--DON 


LEWIS   COFFEY   &  KISUON, 

Steam  Boiler  &  Sheet  Iron  Works. 

THE  only  exclusively  Boiler  Making  establishment...!  the 
Pacific  Coast  owned  nnd  conducted  by  Practical  Boiler 
Makers.  All  orders  for  New  Work  and  the  repairing  of  Old 
Work,  executed  asordercd,  and  warranted  as  to  qualitv. 

Old  Stand,  corner  of  Bush  and  Market  streets,  opposite 
Oriental  Hotel.  San  Francisco. 


CALIFORNIA    BRASS    FOUNDRY. 

No.  1S5  First  street,  opposite  Minna, 

SAN  FRANCISCO. 

All  kinds  of  Brass,  Composition,  Zinc,  nnd  Babbitt  Metal 
Castings,  Brass  Shi p  Work  of  all  kinds.  Spikes,  Sheathing 
Nuils.  Rudder  Braces,  Hinges.  Ship  and  Steamboat  Bells  and 
Gongs  of  .superior  tone.  All  kinds  of  Cocks  and  Valves,  Hy- 
draulic Pipes  and  Nozzles,  and  Hose  Couplings  and  Connec- 
tions of  all  sizes  and  patterns,  furnished  witii  dispatch. 
Bar-  PRICES  MODERATE,  -ffitf 

V.  KINGWELL.  19vl3.ly]  J.  H.  WEED. 


Foundry  and  Iron  Works. 

'HINCKLEY  &  CO.. 

MANUFACT0RERS   OF 

STEAM    ENGINES, 
Qviartz,    Flour    and.    Saw    Mills, 

Moore'n  Grinder  and   Amnlenmator,  Brodle's 

Improved     Crusher,    Mlnlnir    Pumps, 

Amalgamators,  nnd  nil  kinds 

of  Machinery. 

X.  E.  corner  of  Tehama  and  Fremont  streets,  above  How 
ard  street,  San  Francisco.  3-gy 


NEPTUNE  IRON  WORKS, 

Corner   of    Mission     nnd    Fremont   Streets, 
SAN  FRANCISCO. 

MARINE. 

Locomotive, 

And  all  kinds  of 
HIGH  PRESSURE 

Steam   Boilers 

MADE. 
All  Boilers  guaranteed  and 
tested  by  U.  S.  Boiler  In- 
spector before  sent  out  of 
the  Shop,  at  Shop  expense. 

Allkindsof  Shcetlron  and 

Water   Pine,    Coal    OH 

Stills,  Wrought  Iron 

Worms,  etc.,  etc. 
,  mifactured  to  Order. 
ii  Boilers  Ifi.epu.ired 
1*.   CAMKltOA'. 


poooof 


TOWNE  &  BACON, 
Book  and  Job  Printers, 
Have  the  Largest  Office, 
Do  the  most  work, 
And  do  it  better 
Than  other  offices 
,In  this  City, 
Try  them 
'With  a  Job, 
And.  you  will  be 
Satisfied  the  above 
Statements  are  facts. 
Their  office  is  at  536 
Clay  St.,  below  Montgom'y, 
Over  Pacific  Fruit  Market. 


BAURHYTE  &  McAFEE, 
Steam  Boiler  and  Sheet  Iron  Works, 

Owned  and  conducted  by  Practical  Boiler  Makers. 
High  and  Low-Pressiirc  Boilers,  Station- 
ary and  Marine. 

Howard  street,  bet.  Fremont  and  Beale,  San  Francisco. 

Having  had  twenty- two  vears  experience  In  this  busl- 
nc*s,  wc  feel  confident  of  beintr  able  to  compete— as  10 
quality  of  work— with  any  establishment  on  the  1  acitic 
Const.  7vi5-qy 


CALIFORNIA 

TOOL    AND     FILE    FACTORY. 

Blacksmith  and  Machine  Shop. 

No.  17  Fremont  street,  between  Market  and  Mission,  S.  F. 
4vl6-qy  J-  WEICHHART,  Proprietor. 


LINCOLN   IRON   WORKS, 

No.  51  Brnlc  St.,  "bet.  Market  and  Mission. 

D.  &  "W.  FOURNESS,  Frop'rs. 

STEAM    ENGINES, 

Flour  and  Sawmills,  and  MACHINERY  of  all   descriptions 

made  and  repaired  at  shortest  notice. 

as- Particular  attention  paid  to  repairing  Reynold's  Cut-off 

fivlfiqr 


J.  newsham. 


J.  BIGWOOD. 


SOUTH  BEACH  IRON  WOBKS, 

Near  corner  of  King  and  Third  streets,  San  Francisco. 

JUL  AKIN  £     ENGINES. 

AND  Alt  KINDS  OF 

ZMCAGJHIUVEISY     FOBGING, 

All  kind*  of  Ship-smithing  and  Mill  work  manufaclurcii  to 
order.  Jobbing  ot  every  description  promptly  attended  to. 
All  work  done  guaranteed.  13vH-|y 


JOHN   LOCHHEAD'S 

Steam  Engine  Works, 

Beale  street,  near  Mission,  San  Franclseo. 

STEAM    ENGINES    OF  EVERT    DESCRIPTION    BUILT 
to  order— Marine,  Stationary,  or  Locomotive. 

HOISTING  AND  PUMPING  ENGINES, 

PORTABLE  ENGINES,   OF  ALL  SIZES, 

DONKEY   PUMPS,  Eta>,  Etc.,  Etc. 

The  attention  of  the  parties  engaged  in  shipping  or  inland 
navigation  is  called  to  the 

Superior  "Workmanship 

of  Mr.  LOCHHEAD,  who  has  been  in  the  business  fn  San 
Francisco  for  the  last  fourteen  vears.  and  enjoys  the  repii 
ration  nf  having  built  ONE  HUNDRED  AND  SEVENTEEN 
STEAM    ENGINES 

Screw  Propellors  of  all  kinds,  and  Steam  BoatMachiner 
generally,  made  to  order,  and  warranted  to  give  pcrfflH 
satisfaction  in  every  particular  25vI2-3m 


©he  pining  and  £riinttfic  §«;#. 


267 


iNTEbEsrrNG  Experiments  on  the  Sensi- 
tive Plant. — The  experiments  on  the  sen. 
sitiveplant,  conducted  by  M.  Bert,  have  been 
taken  up  by  M.  Oh.  lilondeuu,  who  hus 
tested  the  leaves  with  the  induced  galvanic 
current  of  a  Iitihnukorffs  coil.  He  sub- 
mitted three  plants  to  the  influence  of  the 
electric  current.  The  first  was  operated  on 
for  five  minutes;  the  plant  when  left  to  itself 
seem  prostrated,  but  after  a  while — a  quar- 
ter of  an  hour — the  leaves  opened,  and  it 
teemed  to  recover  itself.  The  second  was 
acted  ou  for  ten  minutes.  This  specimen 
was  prostrate,  for  an  hour,  after  which  it 
slowly  recovered.  The  third  specimen  was 
galvanized  for  twenty-five  minutes,  but  it 
never  recovered,  and  in  twenty-four  hours 
had  the  appearance  of  a  plant  struck  by 
lightning.  A  fourth  plant  was  etherized 
and  then  exposed  to  the  current.  Strange 
to  say,  the  latter  had  not  any  effect;  the 
leaves  remained  straight  and  open,  thus 
proving,  says  M.  Blnndeau,  that  the  mode 
of  contraction  of  the  leaves  of  the  sensitive 
plant  is  in  some  way  allied  to  the  muscular 
contraction  of  animals. 


An  American  has  invented  a  novel  sort  of 
programme  for  the  French  theatres.  The 
paper  of  the  playbill  is  represented  by  a 
light  agreeable  crust  of  pastry,  aud  the  ink 
is  chocolate  paste.  The  advantage  of  the 
invention  is,  that  when  the  spectator  has 
mastered  the  contents  of  his  bill  he  eats  it. 


Mechanical   T>ra-w*lii^(S. 

Por.ons   whhinir  Mechanical    DrnwniKS  can  obtain  the 
service*  of  competent  tlr.iuuliliuiun,  by  applying  to  thin 


Assayer  and  Chemist. 

A  GENTLEMAN  WELL  VERSED  IN  ASSAYING  AND 
Analytical  Cliunilstrv,  Is  itosiruus  of  securing  a  position 
In  mine  wwnyliig  catablwhment.  or  would  Mkc  cbargcof 
the  osaaylug  and  amaltrautiilmc  department  or  either  a 
gold  or  silver  mine.  Steady  employment.  r:ither  tban  high 
WHKC4.  i«  desirable.  The  advertiser  would  take  liU  own 
laboratory  to  tin-  mine  If  desired.  Proper  referencesgiven 
Imiolre  at  this  otltce.  tvist 


WHITING-  &  BERRY, 

No.  009  Sacramento  afreet,  two  doors  above  Montgomery, 
SAN  FH  AN  CISCO. 

TEA,  WIHE  AND  SPIRIT  MERCHANTS, 

IMPORTERS  AND  WHOLESALE  DEALERS  IN  FINE 
Brandies,  Whiskies,  Gins.  Purr,  Sherry  mid  Champagne 
Wines,  Ak',  Porter,  Cider,  {titters,  Cordials,  Syrups,  etc., 
tor  medicinal  and  fanlly  nse, and  suppliers  to  families, 
amnitecarics,  physicians,  city  and  country  dealers,  hotels, 
clubs.  etc.   in  'urge,  or  small  quantities. 

Observe  firm  name  on  eacli  cork,  and  fac  simile  of  signa- 
ture un  label.    Trade  murk  registered. 

Tins  1h  ilic  only  exclu-ive  Tea.  Wine  and  Spirit  Store  on 
the  Piicitlc  coast,  li  is  neiiher  a  saloon  nor  sample  room 
faptiiy  v. Ines  or  soirits  are  allowed  to  be  drank  on  Hie  prem- 
isi-i;  hni  a  depot  where  selected  Tens  and  Pure  Wines  aud 
Spirits  may  be  found,  at  wholesale  and  retail,  for  medicinal 
and  family  uso.  In  tliis  respect  it  is  our  aim  to  vie  with 
Hlnlrmcr  &  Co..  of  New  York.  Billow  &  Davi*,  of  London, 
and  Cuzxens  .t  Co.,  of  Washington,  where  every  facility  is 
olfci'L-d  to  ladies,  n«  well  as  to  gentlemen,  in  making  their 
OWU  BelectioUH  ami  purchases  In  quantities  lo  suit,  uur 
Treatise  mi  Wliien,  Spirits  and  Teas  may  be  had  at  our 
depot  BratK  and  will  be  mailed  to  consumers  mid  dealers 
In  the  interior  when  requested. 

WHITING  A  BEKRY, 
600  Sncramento  street,  2d  door    from    Montgomery,  San 

Francisco.  Uvl5 


BLASTING  POWDER. 

PRICE,§3.00  PER  KEG. 

— ALSO- 
FORTIXR,  CA5TSON  AUD    MUSKET 

POWDER, 

Of  superior  quality 
FUSE     ANI>      SHOT, 

Always  on  hand  and  for  sale  at  the  office  of  the 

CALIFORNIA  POWDER  WORKS, 

No.  318  California  Street. 

JOHN  F.  LOHSE,  Secretary. 

25vl4qr 


N 


Piles!    Piles!    Piles! 

OT  PILES  OF  GOLD,  NOR  YET  OF  SILVER,  SO 
much  coveted  by  all  men;  but  Hie  BLEEDING,  BLIND 
or  EXTERNAL  PILES,  can  be  easily  and  speedily  cured  by 
the  use  of 

WOOD'S  SUB-POSITORY. 

It  Is  n  preparation  totally  distinct  from  anything  hereto- 
fore offered  as  a  remedy  for  this  painful  and  often  fatal 
complain!.  The  SUB-POSITORY  is  neither  a  pill,  powder, 
wash  or  salve,  and  yet  it  has  proved  to  be  a  certain  Rem- 
edy for  the  Piles.  Do  not  doubt  this  assertion,  or  delay 
toning  the  truth  of  It  If  you  arc  troubled  with  the  Piles— 
you  will  nut  be  deceived  In  It. 

Suld  wholesale  and  retail  by  J.  H.  REDINGTON  &  CO., 
Hos-  410  and  418  Front  street:  GEO.  GRI3WOLD,  corner  of 
Mission  and  First  streets;  OLD  FAMILY  DRUG  STORE, 
corner  Mission  and  Second  streets;  UNITED  STATES  DRUG 
STORE,  Bush  sti  cet,  between  Montgomery  and  Kearny. 

C.  WOOD,  Proprietor,  No.    03  Tehama  street,  betive 
First  and  Second.  24V14-3 


THE    PACIFIC   IROIST   WOEK8, 

First  «Sc  Fremont  ©ts.B  between  Mission,  <&  Howard,  San.  Francisco. 

The  proprietors  of  the  above  Works  Invite  the  attention  of  all  parties  Interested  to  their  greatly  Improved  and  unc- 
qualcd  facilities  for  manufacturing  Steam  Engines  and  Boilers,  both  Marine  and  Stationary,  of  any  required  slxe  and 
pattern.  Quartz  Mills,  Amalgamating,  Puropingand  Hoisting  Machinery  of  the  most  approved  construction.  Flour,  Saw, 
and  Sugar  Mills.  Water  Wheels,  Ac,  Ac.  Our  pattern  list  Is  most  complete  and  extensive,  embracing  the  late  Improve- 
ments in  all  classes  of  machinery  adapted  to  use  on  this  coast.  We  would  call  especial  attention  to  the  fact  that  we  have 
secured  the  exclusive  right  of  manufacture  for  the  Pacific  Coast  of  the  celebrated  Greene  Engine,  conceded  to  be  the 
most  economical  and  perfect  working  Engine  now  in  use.    We  are  also  exclusive  manufacturers  of  the  celebrated 

ISryan  Battery,  Vnrney'i  Amnliramatorei  nnd  Separators,  Ryeraon's  Superheated  Steam  Aitial- 
earaalom  and  Rotary  CriiKliers,  Stone   Breakers,  /vt.    Orders  respectfully  Solicited. 

GODDARD  <fe  COTVU^-a^Y. 


Office   Pacific  Business   College  and   Telegraphic  Institute. 

Mechanics'  Institute  Building,  Pout  Street.    (.Exterior  View.] 
A.  de  LEO  de  LA6UNA.  t7vlfi-8mj  JAMES  TIXSOXHALEK. 


PACIFIC   POWDER  MILL 


COMPACT'S 

BLASTING  POWDER! 

MANUFACTURED 

IN    MARIN    COUNTY, 

CAHFORBIA. 

TOR  SALE    DY 

HAYWARD  &  COLEMAN, 

AGENTS, 

ill  Front  Street,  San  Francisco* 

SvU-lm 


STOCK   CERTIFICATES, 

STOCK  TRANSFER  JOURNALS. 

STOCK  LEDGERS, 

ASSESSMENT    RECEIPTS, 

And  all  other  Blanks,  Blank  Books,  etc.,  required  by  Min- 
ing and  other  Corporations,  kept  on  hand  or  printed  to 
order  on  short  notice,  at  moderate  prices,  at  the  office  of 
.he  Minim/  andJScitnitlf<c  Pr 


Machinists  and   Foundries. 


MACCARONI,  VERMICELLI, 

(a06_^OM£sT^706)) 

»llSSiaW* 


12vl4-6ra 


Important  to  CaUtbriiians.— Many  inventors  have 
ately  had  their  claims  for  Patents  seriously  (and  In  some 
cases  fa  tally)  delayed  by  the  unqualiflcation  of  agents  who 
have  not  complied  with  the  Government  liceose  and  revenue 
laws,  as  well  as  other  new  and  imperative  regulationa_ 
These  discrepancies,  although  arising  from  the  inoxperiencs 
of  honest  agents,  are  none  the  less  dangerous  to  applicants 
for  patents,  whose  safest  course  Is  to  trust  their  business 
with  none  but  active  and  experienced  solicitors.  The  Min- 
ing and  Scientific  Press  Patent  Agp.ncy Imb  strictlvcom- 
giied  with  thi*  requisitions  of  the  Department,  and  properly 
led  all  necessary  papers  as  Claim  Agents. 


Miners'  Foundry 

—  AND— 

MACHINE     WORKS 

Nos.  245  to  255  Pikst  Street, 

Sun  FnincLco. 

HOWLAND,  ANG-ELL  &  KING, 

l'ltnPKIETORS, 

Manufacturers  of  Machinery  for 


QUAHTZ  MILLS. 
SAW  MILLS, 
POWDER  MILLS, 


FLOUR  MILLS, 
8LGAK  MILLS, 
PAPER    MILLS 


Steam  Engines  of  all  Kinds, 
Amalgamators  of  all  Kinds. 

MIXIXO  PUMPS,  HOISTIXO    WORKS, 

OIL  WELL  TOOLS,       ROCK  11KEAKKKS, 

—  AXD — 

Machinery  and  Castings  of  all  kinds,  either 
of  Iron  or  Brass. 

Boilers  and  Sheet  Iron  Work  in  all  its 
Branches. 

Shore*  and  Die*  of  White  Iron,  manufactured 

for  und  imported  b.v  us  exprenslv  fur  HiUimr, 
pone,  and  will  In*  I  2.1  per  teiil.  loujji-r  tluiu  uuy 
other  made  on  this  count. 

RiisnIu  Iron  Screen*,  of  any  degree  of  fitieneai*, 
Wc  it  re  the  only  manufacture  t-a  on  i Ills  coast  ol 
Mi<-  *■  II  i. >ks  Engine,"  the  most  <•«  nipact,  simple 
■  n  construction,  and  durable,  of  uuy  Engine  la 
a  mc 

W.  II.  HOWLAXD  E.  T.  KIXG, 

H.  B.  AXGELL,  CYRUS  PALMER, 

lSvH-nr 


JAMES  MACKEN, 
cofi^ehsmiith:, 

No.  336  Fremont  st.,  bet.  Howard  «fc  Folsom 

All  kinds  of  COPPER  WORK  done  to  order  in  the  best 
manner.  Particular  attention  paid  to  Steamboat,  Sugar 
House  and  Distillery  work. 

Repairing  promptly  und  neatly  attended  to. 

13vIJ 


FIRST 

Paint     Mania  factory 

IN     CALIFORNIA. 

EPES  &  E.  H.  R.  ELLERY 

Have  the  Patent  Right  for  the  Pacific  Coast  to  manufac- 
ture, sell  and  use 

Ellery's  Patent  India  Rubber  Clement  &  Paint. 

It  is  for  all  exposed  surfaces;  impervious  to  wet;  will  not 
rot,  peel,  blister  or  crack,  innnv  cllmaie  A  superior  Faint 
for  brick,  wood,  cloth,  metals,  etc  ;  successfully  usel  In  the 
Eastern  States.  The  old  iln  roof  of  that  lafpe  buildinc,  the 
New  York  Rice  Mills, wasin  such  bad  condition  It  was  about 
to  be  taken  olf  ten  year*  since.  Insiead,  thev  put  .on  the 
INDIA  RUBBER  CEMENT  AND  PAINT,  making  a  pood 
tight  roof.  A  coat  of  Indln  Rubber  faint  every  two  years 
since  keeps  it  in  good  condition.  We  can  reler  to  many 
others.    The  Athmt  c  Lead  Works  use  our  Paint  only. 

>EW  CLOTH  ROOFS  put  on;  copings  and  nil'  seems 
cemented  and  saturated,  then  coated  with  the  India  Rub- 
ber Cement  and  Paint- the  same  as  on  the  St  Nicholas 
Hotel  at  New  York  City,  the  City  Buildings  and  many 
others,  the  roofs  of  all  the  horse  nnd  steam  ca^,  decks  of 
stemn boats,  etc.,  around  New  York — 'or  eieht  dollars  per 
one  hundred  square  feet.  NEW  OR  OLD  TIN  ROOFS 
cemented  and  painted  with  the  India  Rubber  Cement  and 
Pnint  guaranteed,  at  from  one  cent  to  two  and  a  half 
cents  per  square  foot,  according  to  size  nnd  condition  of 
roof     Good  men  and  the  best  materials  used. 

We  have  just  cemented  and  painted  old  tin  roofs  of  Dr. 
H.  D.  Caswell.  Tunbs  ,t  Co.,  D  J.  Oliver,  etc.,  and  the 
woi-d  work  of  Sheriff  Davis'  building,  S*.  fci't  front,  on  Fol- 
som  street,  between  Third  and  Fourth  streets— only  olio 
cont.  The  work  will  speak  for  itself.  Now  paimine  the 
cornice  and  Iron  work  of  Dr.  H.  D.  Cogswell's  building, 
corner  of  Front  and  Clark  streets— one  coat.  See  the  abovo 
and  further  references  at  our  otlice. 

ELLERY'S  PATENT  INDIA  RUBBER  CEMENT  AND 
PAINT  is  composed  of  India  rubber  and  oilier  gums,  dis- 
solved in  Unseed  oil,  mixed  with  the  various  coloring  mut- 
ters, and  ground  in  any  color.  When  applied  to  roots  or 
other  purnoses.it  Is  mixed  with  pure  Unseed  oil  to  Hie  re- 
quired thickness,  and  pur  on  as  other  paints  arc.  with  a 
paint  brush— retain)!)'-'  siuheicnt  eliisiicilv  to  give  and  take 
with  the  heat  and  co'd  Fifteen  hundred  Ashing  vesse's  at 
Capo  Ann  use  the  India  Rubber  Paint,  finding  it  superior  to 
all  others. 

EHES  iE,  H.  R.  ELLERY  arc  now  prepared  to  make 
good  roofs,  and  cement  and  pnlnt  new  or  old  ones,  ami  do 
all  kinds  of  tuiiside  painting  wilh  Ellcry's  Patent  India 
Rubiter  Paint.     No  asniuiltum  or  coal  tar  used 

Office,  No.  aaOJackion  street,  corner  R;ittery,San  Fran- 
cisco, Cal.  6vlS 


International   Hotel, 

JACKSON      STREET, 

BETWEEN  MONTGOMERY  AND  KEARNY  STS., 

SAN   FRANCISCO,  CAL. 

THIS  OLD  ESTABLISHED  HOUSE  IS  IN  PERFECT 
order  for  the  accommodation  of  guests.  Persons  seek- 
ing comfort  and  economy  will  find  this  the  best  Hotel  in 
the  city  to  stop  at.  The  Beds  are  new  and  In  good  order, 
and  the  Rooms  well  ventilated.  The  Table  will  always  bo 
supplied  with  the  best  in  the  market. 

Prices  Tarylnpr  from  )$1  CO  to  83  per  day  for 

Board  nnd   Boom. 

FINE  BATH   HOUSE  AND  BARBER  SHOP  ATTACHED 

TO  THE  HOUSE. 

jjsy-  Teams  belonging  to  the  House  will  be  in  attendance 
at  all  the  boats  and  cars  to  convey  passengers  to  the  Udiise 
tbxk  of  charge,  and  to  any  part  of  the  city  for  SO  cents 

■Zlvl2  F.  E.  WEYGAMT,  Proprietor. 


SACRAMENTO  SEMINARY. 

Boardtngr    School     for    Tonne     X<adleH, 

I  street,  between  Tenth  and  Eleventh  streets,  Sacramento 

The  present  Session  commenced  July  29th,  and  will  close 

December  2(tth      A  full  course  of  instruction  Is  given,     Six 

Teachers  are  employed.    For  further  particulars,  Address 

HERMON  PERRY, 

Hvl5-4m  Sacramento,  Cal. 


OTTitsi;  Published. 

THE  PHILOSOPHY  OF  MARRIAGE,  BEING  FOUR  IM- 
portant  Lectures  on  FUNCTIONS  and  DISORDERS  of 
the  Nervous  System  and  Reproductive  Organs,  to  be  had  by 
addressing  and  inclosing  twenty -five  cents,  postage  stamps 
to  Secretary  PACIFIC  MUSEUM  OP  ANATOMY,  Mont- 
gomery street,  San  Francisco.  '         12yI3.lv 


268 


®fo*  Pitting  m&  Mmtifit  §xt&. 


Business  Cards. 


NATHANIEL  GRAY. 


H.  M.  GRAY. 


N.    GRAY  &  CO., 

XT    3V    I>    IE    It    T    -^   IK   IE    It    ©  , 

641  Sacramento  St,  cor.  Webb,  San  Francisco. 

JQQ^-Solc  Agents  for  Barstow's  Metallic  Burial  Cases  and 
25vl4tf  Caskets. 

T.  B.  RODG-ERS, 

CUTLER, 
108   XieldesiIorflT  Street. 

Corner  California,  adjoining  the  Pacific  Insurance  Office, 
9vl5-3m*  SAK  FRAKCISCO. 


JONES  &  Wooll, 
Lookingr-Grlass  and.  Picture 

DEALERS, 
643  Market  street,  near   Montgomery.  _  Factory,  Market 


Shot  Guns  and  Rifles 

Selling    at    Five     Dollars    Eucli  ! 

b.     THE    AMERICAN   ARMS    COMPANY, 
»  m        "are  clo.-ing  out  their  large  stock  ot  Heavy 

and  Light  Single   Barrel  Guns,  suitable  tor  Geese,  Duck, 
Pigeon  or  Quail   Shooting.    Heavy  and  Light  Rifles  at  $5 

each.    Enclose  stamp  and  send  for  Catalogues 

AMERICAN  ARMS  CO., 
9vl6-3m  639^  Marttet  street,  San  Francisco. 


Schmieden  &  Shotwell, 

Stock  and  Money  Brokers,  and  dealers  in  Government 
Bonds,  State,  City  and  County  Securities,  Gas,  Water  and 
Insurance  Stocks,  etc.,  southwest  corner  of  California  nnd 
Sansomc  streets,  opposite  Bank  of  California,        lvlQ-6m 


KEMO  VA.JL.. 

The  well  known  establishment  off 

LUCY    &    HYMES, 

MANUFACTURERS  OF 

Genuine  Pale  and.  Chemical 
OLIVE    SOAPS, 

Has  been  removed  from  Bcale  street,  between  Mission  and 
Howard,  to  BRANNAN  STREET,  between  Eighth  and 
Ninth,  and  greatly  enlarged. 

The  capacity  ot  tliis  establishment  is  now  the  largest  on 
the  Pacific  Coast.  His  now  in  full  operation,  and  prepared 
o  supply  the  demand  of  the  trade. 

Office— 319  California,   St.,  San  Francisco. 
lv!5qr 


MEUSSDORFFER, 

Nos.    635    and   637    Commercial   Street, 
WILL  INTRODUCE 

On  Saturday,  February  O,  1867, 

An  Entirely  New  Style  of 

Cloth  Cashmere  Hat 

"YACHT    HESKIETTA," 

Which  are  the  most  dressy  Hat  ever  introduced  on  the 

Pacific  Coast, 
flgrCall  nnd  see  them.  SvU 


Trades  and  Manufactures- 


WM.  BARTI.ING. 


HENRT    KIMBALL. 


BARTLING  &   KIMBALL, 
BOOKBINDEBS, 

Paper  Eulers  and  Blank  Book  Manufacturers. 

505  Clay  street,  (southwest  cor.  Sansomc), 
15vl2-3m  SAN  FRANCISCO. 


ASPHALTUM 

For  sale  in  any  quantity  to  suit,  by  the 

Pacific  Asphaltum   Company, 

No.  £33  Kearny  street,  corner  Sacramento,  San  Francisco. 

This  Asphaltumis  the  purest  to  be  found  in  the  market, 
being  free  from  rock  and  clay,  or  other  impurities. 
Sidewalks  laid  and  Roofing  done  at  shortest 

notice. 
15vl6qr  JTErVAL  dfc  CO. 


T.    H.   CHURCH, 

fashionable; 

CLOTHING  EMPORITJB* 

\o.  £23  Montgomery  ft.,  Knn  Block. 
WHOLESALE  AND  RETAIL  DEALER  IN 

FINE  CUSTOM-MADE  CLOTHING, 

1U  GENTS'  PriiSISHOG  coons, 

TRUNKS,  VALISES,    CARPET-BAGS, 

Etc.  at  the  Lowest  Prices. 
9vl5-qr 


JOHN    DANIEL, 

(SUCCESSOR  TO  O.  GOKI) 

MARBLE     "WORKS, 

No.  421  Fine  st.  bet  Montgomery  and  Kearny,  San  Francisco 

MnntelK,  Monnments,  Tombs,  Plumbers' Slabs 

Etc.,  On  hand  and  Manufactured  to  order. 
SS-  Goods  shipped  to  all  parts  of  the  State.    Orders  re 
spectfulli  solicited.  5v8-3m 


JPalmer's  ^Patent 

ARTIFICIAL    LEG, 

Manufactured  in   Philadelphia,  Penn. 
OTJOCVIS   JEWJETT,   AGENT. 

218  Montgomery  Street,  San  Francisco.  10v8-lm 


HUCKS  &  LAMBERT, 

SOLE  MANUFACTURERS  OF  THE  CELEBRATED 

EF-  H.  &  L.  -£n 

A.  X  H,  E      GK  E  A.  !S  E  , 

Natoma  Street  and   North  Beach, 
2vl!Wm  SAN  FRANCISCO. 


HARRIS    BROS., 

OUTLEKS,  LOCKSMITHS,  BELLHANGEKS 

And   MocLel    Makers. 
208  Letdesdorff  street,  bet.  Sacramento  and  Commercial, 
SAN  FRANCISCO.  21vl4-tf 


LEATHER  HOSE  AND  BELTING, 

ALL   SIZES. 

SUCTION    HOSE   MADE     TO   ORDER 

At  short  notice,  by 

m.  ra.  cook;  &  son, 


13vl3-3m 


No.  801  Battery  .treet, 
SAN  FRANCISCO. 


McNALLY  &  HAWKINS, 
PlTiimlbers  and  Gas-Fitters, 

No.  645  Market  Street, 


BUILDINGS  FITTJEO  UP  WITH  GAS, 

Water  and  Steam  Pipes,  and  all  work  warranted.  Have 
constantly  on  hand  an  assortment  of  Gas-Fixtures,  Lead 
and  Iron  Fines,  Marble  Slabs,  etc.  Cvlsqr 


E.    POWER,, 

WOOD    CA.RVEE 

—  AND — 

Composition  Ornament  Manufacturer. 
Designing,  Modeling  and  Patterns 

FOR    CASTING. 

INTERIOR    DECORATIONS    OF   ALL    DESCRIPTIONS, 

In  Wood,  Composition  and  Metal. 

Nos.  311  and  313  Market  street,  San  Francisco. 
Ubvli-qy 


Metallurgy. 


J.   M.   STOCKMAN, 

Manufacturer  of 
PATTERNS     A3ST>     MODELS, 

(Over  W.  T.  Qarratt's  Brass  Foundry,) 
S.  E.  Corner  of  Mission  and  Fremont  sts., 
6vUtt  SAN  FRANCISCO 


J.   B.   WHITE. 


JACOB    KRAMER. 


BOALT  «fc  STETEFELDT, 

Metallurgists  and  Mining  Engineers 

AUSTI3T,  3f JBVABA. 

Western  Branch    of  ADELBERG    &   RAYMOND,  No.  90 
Broadway,  New  York.  llvll 


GOVERNMENT  HOUSE, 

Corner  of  Sansome   and  Washington   ats. 

SAN  FRANCISCO,  CAL. 

f_  THE  STREET  CARS  PASS  THIS  HOUSE  IN 
Sf  every  direction,  every  ten  minutes. 
!I  The  rooms  of  the  House  are  well  furnished. large 
[iLund  airy,  are  let  by  the  month,  week  or  day,  and  are 
kept  In  superb  order.  There  is  a  Restaurant  attached  for 
ladles  ana  families,  where  persons  can  board  tor  one-half 
they  Are  required  to  pay  at  hotels. 

V7vl3-6ni  SANBORN  &  CO 


WESTERN   HOTEL, 

Nos.  43  and  45  K.  street,  between  Second  and  Third  streets, 
SACRAMENTO. 

Board,  per  week $4 

Mcala US  Cents. 

12vl5qr  N.  D.  THAYER,  Proprietor. 


Petroline    Oil    Works. 


J.  H.  WHITE  &  CO.. 

No.  109  Commercial  street,  San  Francisco 

Are  now  manufacturing 

LUBRICATING  OILS  &.  AXLE  CREASE, 

From  Petroleums  of  California,  and  ask  to  be  encouraged 
by  the  citizens  ot  California.  As  a  home  production  in  all 
their  parts,  these  Lubricators  are  equal  to  any  In  the 
market,  und  surpass  all  others  fcr  cleansing  off  gum  caused 
by  the  use  of  animal  oils  which  contain  stearinc  andmarga- 
rin,  which  soon  become  acid.  Afair  trial,  at  the  low  price 
asked.  Is  all  that  we  solicit  25vl4tf 


THE0D0KE  KALLEKBERG, 

Machinist,   Maker  of  Models  for  Inventors, 

Scales,  Weights,  Dies,  Stamps,  Drawing  and  Philosophical 

Instruments,  etc. 

No.  lO  Stevenson  street,  near  First,  San  Francisco. 

agy  Repairing  promptly  attended  to.  3vl5tf 


G.  W.    MAYNARD. 


J.   H.   T1EMANN. 


MAYNARD   &  TIDEMANN, 

Mining  Engineers  and  Metallurgists) 


CENTRAL    CITY,    COLORADO. 
19vl2-ly 


G.  "W.  STRONG, 

1SSAVER    AND    WORSES    OF    ORES, 

SAN  FKANU1SCO  FOUNDRY. 

Fremont  street,  near  Mission,  San  Francisco. 

14vl5qr. 


JOHN    TAYLOR   &   CO. 

IMPOBTEKS, 

AND  DEALERS    IN 

ASSAYERS'  MATERIALS, 

Druggists'  &  Chemists'  Glassware, 

DPliotograpnie    Stock,  DEto. 
512  and  514  Washington  Street, 

SAN  FRANCISCO. 

WE  are  receiving  direct  from  MESSRS.  LADD  &  OERT 
LING  (London)  and  BEE  KER  &  SONS  (Antwerp,  Bel 
gium)  their  superior 

ASSAY  ,1.VI)  ISVI.T.IOX  BALANCES, 
And  from  France  and  Germany,  as  well  as  the  Eastern 
States,  FURNACES,  CRUCIBLES,  MUFFLES,  BLOW-PIPE 
CASES,  GOLD  SCALES,  CHEMICAL  GLASSWARE,  and 
every  article  required  for  ASSAY  OFFICES,  LABORATO 
RIES,  etc.  We  have  given  this  branch  of  our  business  par 
ticular  attention,  to  select  such  articles  as  are  necessary 
In  the  development  of  the  mineral  wealth  of  this  coast. 

A  Full  Assortment  of  DRUGGISTS'  GLASSWARE  and 
DRUGGISTS'  SUNDRIES,  ACIDS  and  CHEMICALS,  con 
stantlv  on  hand. 

San  Francisco   March    6, 1865.  ]lvI0-tf 


Professional  Cards. 


To  the  People 
Or  the  Pacific  States, 

And  Especially  those  Engaged  in  Mining. 

Gold  is  the  attractive  element  which  has  brought  more 
than  half  a  million  people  to  this  coast.  Everyone  who 
comes  here  wishes  to  have  his  share  out  of  Nature's  treas- 
ure box  as  quick  as  possible.  The  laws  of  the  land  are  lib- 
eral. They  say  yon  are  welcome  to  all  the  gold  you  can 
find  or  dig  out,  and  it  depends  only  on  you  to  know  or  to 
learn  how  to  do  It, 

That  our  mines  are  rich  beyond  calculation.  Is  plainly 
proven  by  the  thirty  millions  of  gold  we  annual))'  produce, 
and  which  is  still  on  the  Increase,  in  spite  of  the  many 
failures  and  the  Imperfect  mode  or  working  by  which 
more  than  tlfty  percent,  of  the  precious  metals  is  lost 

The  days  of  placer  mining— where  only  physical  strength 
was  required— are  gone,  and  wc  have  now  to  resort  to 
Practical  Chemistry  and  Metallurgy  lor  working  the  ores 
of  our  mines.  Not  every  miner  can  dp.  a  Chemist  and  Met- 
allurgist, as  such  an  acquirement  requires  years  of  study; 
but  what  they  want,  and  what  pretty  effectually  meets  the 
case.  Is  a  place  where,  in  a  few  lessons,  they  can  obtain  a 
practical  knowledge  of  how  to  treat  certain  classes  of  ore; 
and  for  this  purpose,  to  make/mining  in  the  future  more 
reliable,  sale  ana  pmfitable.  With  this  end  in  view,  I  have 
endeavored  to  bring  within  the  reach  of  every  one  the 
necessary  practical  knowledge  of  how  to  he  successful  in 
mining;  and  for  this  purpose  I  have  now  established  the 
first  and  only  Practical  METALLURGICAL  AND  MINING 
SCHOOL  in^the  United  States,  where  gentleman  can  learn 
more  in  a  few  practical  lessons  than  by  3  ears  of  book  study 
without  practice. 

I  have  also  the  only  METALLURGICAL  WORKS  In  Cali- 
fornia, where  1  undertake  to  assay  and  work  ores  of  every 
description. 

Many  eminent  gentlemen  have,  within  the  past  year, 
taken  lessons  and  graduated  from  my  establishment,  and 
all  of  them  will  bear  testimony  that  they  were  perfectly 
satisfied  with  the  amount  ot  infcrmatlcnthey  obtained,  and 
that  it  was  so  obtained  in  half  the  time  they  expected. 

For  further  particulars  apply  at  my  office,  'iS  Montgom- 
ery street,  San  Francisco. 

t>lvl5-tf  J.  MOSHEIMER. 


National  Mineral  Land  Law,  Instructions. 
Blanks,  Etc 

Copies  of  the  Act  of  Congress,  approved  July 
26th,  1866,  relating  to  the  Location  of  Minera 
Lands,    together    with    the    instructions    to    the 

United  States  Registers  and  Receivers  and  Sur- 
veyors General,"  Irom  the  Commissioner  of  the 
General  Land  Office  Department  of  the  Interior, 
dated  at  Washington,  Jan.  14th,  1867,  can  be  had 
at  this  office.  Also  a  full  set  of  blanks  for  making 
applications,  advertising,  etc.  Address  Dewey  & 
Co.,  office  Mining  and  Scientific  Press,  San 
Francisco. 


Electrotype  Cots,  Engravings,  Etc.— Our  Job  Printing 
Office  is  abundantly  supplied  with  elegant  engravings,  or 
naracnts,  and  other  embellishments  to  suit  the  various 
branches  of  industry  in  this  State. 


MOSHEIMER'8 

PIONEER     MINING-    SCHOOL 

AND 

IMCetallnrg-ical    Works. 

Having  established  the  first  Practical  Mining  and  Metal- 
lurgical Mchoolin  the  United  States,  1  would  call  the  atten- 
tion of  gentlemen  who  ivay  wish  to  obtain  a  practical 
knowledge  of  Cnemistry,  Metallurgy,  etc.,  to  ihe  fact  that  I 
am  now  prepared  to  teuch  the  following  branches: 

1.  Assaying  of  ores,  metals  and  other  mineral  substances. 

2.  Technology,  or  Chemistry,  as  applied  to  any  special 
branch  of  manufacturing. 

3.  Metallurgy  of  gold,  silver,  lead,  copper,  etc.,  by  smelt- 
ing, amalgamating,  lixivlation.etc. 

4.  Gold  extraction  hy  chlorine  gas;  also,  a  modified  pro- 
cess of  the  same,  which  is  cheaper  and  quicker  than  the 
processes  usually  employed. 

5.  Concentration.    Dressing  of  ores. 

6.  Construction  of  furnaces.  In  which  any  kind  of  fuel 
may  be  used  for  smelting,  roasting,  etc..  as  well  as  the  erec- 
tion of  any  machinery  or  apparatus  required  in  metallurgy 
and  technology. 

Mining  is  considered  by  many  a  very  hazardous  under- 
taking; but  I  can  assure  anyone  that  our  mines  are  as  safe 
an  Investment  as  anj  other  business  when  properly  under- 
stood and  managed;  therefore,  learn  tirst,  if  you  have  a 
mine,  then  study  the  nature  of  the  ore,  and  how  to  work 
it.  and  you  will  never  fail  to  besuccessiul. 

It  mav  not  be  superfluous  io  state  ihat  I  am  theoretically 
and  practically  acquainted  with  all  the  branches  I  otter  to 
teach.  Years  of  actual  experience  In  the  laboratory, 
smelting  works,  quartz  mills,  and  other  manufactories  car- 
ried on  on  my  own  account,  have  not  only  given  me  les- 
sons, but  more  than  ordinary  ability. 

I  was  the  first  one  in  California  who  successfully  ex- 
tracted silver  by  smelting,  on  a  l»rge  scale,  und  have  since 
been  traveling  through  the  manufacturing  and  mining 
towns  of  Europe,  to  study  all  improvements,  and  am  now 
again  the  only  one  in  San  Francisco  who  undertakes  to 
work  any  kind  of  ores  by  cither  roasting,  smelting,  lixivia- 
tion,  or  chlorination  process. 

I  also  undertake  the  erection  of  smelting  and  roasting 
furnaces,  and  furnish  plans  and  estimates  lor  any  kind  of 
works. 

My  lately  invented  Roasting  Furnace  has  the  following 
advantages:  A  Furnace  of  the  capacity  to  roast  one  to 
one  and  a  half  tons  of  ore  per  day  can  be  built  for  $300.  It 
requires  half  a  cord  oi  wood  per  ton  of  sulphurets.  The 
total  expenses  of  roasting  are  not  over  $6.  The  roasting  is 
more  perfect,  as  the  ore  appears  in  a  spongy  condition  and 
eagerlv  takes  up  the  chlorine  gas  or  quicksilver  when 
amalgamated.  A  large  size  iurnace  in  successful  opera- 
tion may  be  seen,  by  permission  of  Mr.  Mailman,  in  his 
works  in  Nevada  City.  Several  others  aro  in  progress  of 
building. 

Charges  for  assaying  gold  or  silver  ores S3  00 

Copper  ores fi  00 

JOS.  SIOSHEIMKR, 
Practical  Chemist,  Metallurgist,  etc. 

Office,  No.  SS8  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 
Gvl5-3ms 


SHEEMAN  DAT, 
SCining?  Engineer, 

BTo.  114  Montgomery  Block,  San  Francisco. 

Will  examine,  survey  and  report  upon  mines,  tnd  consult 
and  advise  concerning  investments  in  minlntr  property,  or 
the  machinery  management  and  expenditures  of  mines. 
22q» 

I'BIBEBICtt  MAXSEI.L. 

Mechanical  &  Architectural  Draughtsman, 

No.  422  California  street,  corner  of  Leldsdorff. 

Drawings  of  Models  made  for  parties  applying  for  pa 
ents  at  Washington  or  London.  mar23-tt. 


JAJMCDES  M.   TAYLOB, 

Attorney  and  Counsellor  at  Law, 

Court  Block.  636  Clay  Street, 

SAN   FRANCISCO. 
2vl51qy 


ISAAC  LOBREE  &  CO., 
,  GOLDEW  STATE  POTTERY,^ 

ANTIOCH,  CAL.  %g 

Office  in  San  Francisco,  516  Commercial  St. 
Constantly  on  hand  a  large  assortment  of  Earthenware, 
Fire  Brlcka,  Fire  Clay,  nnd  Stunewnrc. 


J.  W.  WINTER, 
DENTIST. 


Office,  <J47CIay  street San  Francisco. 

First-class  gold  fillings  for  $3,  as  good  as  any  dentist  can 
produce  in  ihe  city  Dr.  Winter  has  practiced  Dentlstrv 
twenty  years— fifteen  In  this  State.  For  a  lull  upper  set  of 
gum  teelh,  on  vulcanite  base,  from  $20  to  S35.  Teeth  ex- 
tracted wilhoutpam  by  local  application.  18vi4-tf 


RADICAL  CURE 

-OF- 

RUPTUBE !        j 


Treatment  of  all  Deformities  of  the  Body,  by  DR.  A. 
FOLLEAU'S  process.  OS4  Washington  street,  up  stairs, 
Washington  Baths  Building,  between  Montgomery  and 
Kearny  streets. 

DR.  A.  FOLLEATJ 

Has  his  studies  and  manufactories  in  the  same  building. 

Every  kind  of  Apparatus,  Trusses,  Orthopedic  Instru- 
ments, Artificial  Limbs,  etc ,  are  manufactured  and  applied 
by  himself. 

8&~He  hat  no  convection  with  any  Agency.  2lvl -i-1 1 ptf 


Blanks,  Blank  Mining  Books, 

Constitution  and  By-Laws 

—  FOR  — 

BXiiiing*    and  Prospecting 
Companies 

Elegantly  printed,  with  care  and  dispatch,  at  the  office  of  the 
mining  and  Scientific  Press. 

83r-  Orders  from  the  Interior  faithfulv  attended  to. 


Mining  and  Scientific  Prkss.— This  valuable  journal  baa 
closed  its  fourteenth  volume  and  entered  upon  It*  lilleenth. 
It  is  a  publication  that  should  have  a  wide  circulation 
among  our  mining  and  mechanical  population.  It  pub- 
lishes, in  addition  to  the  most  complete  summary  of  mining 
news,  a  vast  amount  of  information  on  the  application  of 
science  to  miningand  the  mechanic  arts.  It  contains  no- 
tices and  descriptions  of  all  new  mining  processes,  and  all 
machines  intended  to  facilitate  the  extraction  of  the  prec- 
ious metal  from  ore  and  rock  with  which  It  is  Mended.  It 
also  chronicles  all  new  Invention?-,  and.  in  most  Instances, 
contains  drawings  to  Illustrate  them.  To  miners  and  me- 
chanics it  Is  a  rapcr  of  incalculable  value,  and  should  be  In 
the  hands  of  all  who  desire  to  keep  themselves  posted  it. 
the    progress    being   made   in  these   departments.— Trelta 


New  Mining  Advertisements. 


Cnrdlllera  Gold    nnd   Silver   Mining   Company. 

Chihuahua,  Morelles  Jllnlng  District,  Mexico. 

Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  twenty-fourth  day 
of  October,  1867,  an  assessment  of  one  dollar  per  share 
was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company,  payable 
Immediately,  in  United  States  gold  and  silver  coin,  to  the 
Secretary. 

Any  stock  upon  whichsaid  assessment  shall  remain  unpaid 
on  the  twenty-ninth  day  of  November,  lSti7,shull  be  deemed 
delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale  at  public 
auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  before,  will  be 
sold  on  Monday,  the  sixteenth  day  of  December,  lB67,to  Day 
the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of  ad- 
vertising and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees. 

HENRY  K.  BEED,  Secretary- 

Office,  321  Washington  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal.      oc26 


Chlplonena  Mining  Compauy— District  ot  t'rei, 

Sonora,  Mexico. 

Notice  is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  ot 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  hold  on  the  twenty-first  day  of 
October,  1867,  an  assessment  of  five  dollars  ($5)  per 
share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company, 
parable  immediately,  in  United  States  cold  and  silver 
coin,  to  the  Secretary,  at  his  office,  313  California  street, 
San  Francisco. 

Any  stock  upon  whichsaid  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid on  the  twenty-second  day  of  November,  1867.  shall  be 
deemed  delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale  at 
public  auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  before, 
will  be  sold  on  Monday,  the  ninth  dav  of  December,  1867.  to 
pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of  ad- 
vertising and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees. 

JOHN  F.  LOHSFj  Secretary. 

Office,  518  California  street,  np-stairs,  San  "Francisco.    ocM 


tUto*  Pitting  ami  gMliit  §te. 


269 


Oold    IIUI   Tunneling  Gold    uod  Sllvrr    Mining 

Company.— Location;  Hold  11111  Mining  District.  County 
of  Storey.  State  oT  Nevada. 

Notick.—  There  are  delinquent,  upon  the  following  de- 
tcrll>«-d  atock,  on  account  of  sMwmvnt  (No.  9i  lei 

.M.iiiny  of  September,  UCT,  tin;  several  amount! 

r-ot  opposite  the  nanus  of  the   respective  shar<K 
follows: 

KlinM.  No.  Certificate.     No.  Shares.     Amount. 

C  LGnvard 49  M  *20  0» 

QL  Ouyard 5»  20  21  oo 

B  Fa-M  nil*- 6  G  *Ni 

E  Vlllvtte 323  3)  20  W 

i 312  16  U  (XI 

Ami  in  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  the  Board 
of  Trust e**,  made  on  the  nineteenth  day  of  September,  1867. 
■o  many  shares  of  each  parcel  of  said  stock  as  may  bo  nec- 
r-i.uv,  win  be  sold  at  public  auction,  by  Mem  Maurice 

Dor©  *  Co.,  No.  327  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco,  on 
Tuesday,  the  nineteenth  day  of  November,  18j7,  nt  the 
hour  of  1  o'clock,  P.  M.  of  said  day,  to  pay  Raid  delinquent 
••sviuinunt  thereon,  tope  the  r  with  costs  of  advertising  and 
expenses  of  sale. 

R.  WEGENER.  Secretary. 
Office  416  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco.  Cal.      DCZfi 


Gold  Quarry   Com  pnny.—  Locution    of   Workm 

Placer  County,  California. 

Nortec— There  are  delinquent,  upon  the  following  de- 
scribed stock,  on  account  of  assessment  levied  on  the 
nineteenth  day  of  September,  1867.  the  ievara]  amounts  set 
Opposite  the  names  of  the  respective  shareholders,  as  fol- 
low*: 

Name*.  No  Certificate.    No.  shares.    Amount. 

John  Apel ds w  atock)  Q  33  $660  oa  ! 

Geo  D  Roberta  (new  slock  1 17  sha 

tui  on  i  217  sto  on  | 

E  Wortheman (now  stock)  3  60  1,000  00  j 

And  In  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees,  made  on  the  nineteenth  day  of  September,  1SC7,  I 
so  many  shares  of  each  parcel  of  said  stock  an  may  be  nee- 
Mttry,  will  be  sold  at  public  auction,  by  Messrs.  Duncan 
A  Co  ,  auctioneers,  nt  the  office  of  the  Company,  room  No. 
10,  si'coud  door  of  No.  402  Montgomery  street,  San  Fran 
clsco.  mi  Monday,  the  eleventh  day  of  November,  1S67,  at 
the  hour  of  1  o'clock  P,  M.  of  said  day,  to  pay  said  delin- 
quent assessment  thereon,  together  with  costs  of  adver- 
tising and  expenses  of  sale. 

T.  W.  COLBURN,  Secretary. 
Office  402  Montgomery  street,  (Room  No.  10,  2d  floor)  San 
Francisco.  Cal.  oc26 


Quail  Hill  Mining  uod  Water  Company.— Lo- 
cation of  Works:  tjuall  Hill.  CalaveroaCouniy,  CaL 
Notice. —There  are  delinquent  upon  the  following  do- 
•arfbed  itock,  on  account  of  UMsament  levied  on  the 
eighteenth  day  of  September,  IS67,  the  several  amounts  set 
opposite  the  names  of  the  respective  shareholders,  us  fol- 
lows: 

NiiriK-".  No.  Certificate.    No.  Shares.    Amount. 

fl  W  Beaver 18  CO  *2.000  no 

a  B  mil.  Trustee 6  3  10"  mi 

-\  h  Hill,  Tni 7  2  66  06 

A  E  Hill,  Trustee     8.9,10    5-ea  15  600  00 

a  B  inn.  Trustee 11,  IS,  IS 

K.  18  li'-ea  60  1,66a  67 

AH  Hill,  Trustee 16,  17  86-0*  50  1,661 

W  B  Dean 19  60  2,0  0  i;0 

And  tn accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  tin  Board 
of  Trustees,  made  on  the  eighteenth  day  of  September,  1S67, 
so  many  shares  of  each  parcel  ofsald  stockas  may  be  ncc- 
BtJ&ry,  will  be  cold  at  public  auction,  by  Messrs.  Duncan 
A  Co.,  auctioneers,  nt  iln-  office  of  1 1 1 «■  Company,  room  No. 
10,  second  floor  of  No,  402  Montgomery  streut.  Son  Francisco, 
on  Monday,  the  eleventh,  day  of  November,  1867,  at  the  hour 
of  2  o'clock  P.  M.  of  said  day.  to  pay  said  delinquent  as- 
sessment thereon,  together  with  cosls  of  advertising  and  ex- 
penses of  sale. 

T.  W.  COLBURN,  Secretary. 

Office,  room  No.  10  second  floor  of  No.  402  Montgomery 
street.  Sun  Francisco.  oc26 


Nanus.                   No.  Certificate.  No.  Shares.  Amount. 

Swim,  UK 407                        10  60  00 

Tanner,  O 2-:6                   15  75  00 

Vann,  Matthew 161                       5  25  00 

Wll»es,0  It tli                          6  260*1 

Ward.  Mrs  A Sfl  3  15  no 

Witt  ram.  0 317  10  50  00 

Hciiji.  Ah 393  3  15  in) 

HetiB,  Ah 412  %  10  00 

And  in  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees,  made    on  the  eleventh  day  of  September,  1867,  so 

many  shiroaof  each  parcel  of  said  stock  as  may  be  neces- 
sary will  be  sold  at  nubile  auction,  by  Olney  &  Co  ,  auc- 
tioneers, 413  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco,  Cnl.,  on 
Monday,  the  fourth  day  of  November,  1*67,  at  the  hour  of 
12  o'clock  M.  of  said  day,  to  pay  said  delinquent  assess, 
ment  tin-nun,  together  with  costs  of  advertising  and  ex- 
penses of  sale. 

A.  G.  WOOD,  Secretary. 
Office,  338  Montgomery  street.  San  Francisco.  ocl9 


K'Uey   Oold    and    Silver  Mining  Company,  £1 

Dorado  County,  California. 

Notice.— There  are  delinquent,  upon  the  following  rte- 
scribL'd  stock,  nu  uccountof  assessment  levied  on  the  twelfth 
day  of  September,  1367,  the  several  amounts  set  opposite  the 
names  of  the  respective  shareholders  as  follows: 

Names.  No.  Certificate.    No.  Shares.    Amount. 

Noble   Lovely 105  10  $2  00 

N«  ble   Lovely 629  215  43  00 

Wm  Scarlet 605  10  2  00 

Win  Searlcs 146  30  2  00 

J  W  Gould 628  6  1  00 

Mrs  II  M  Gardiner bal    31  120  2100 

II  A  Cobb 271  125  25  00 

It  ACODtl 465  125  25  00 

K  Franklin 90S  10  2  MO 

E  Franklin 457  10  2  IK) 

E  Franklin 485  83  16  60 

K  W  Rdson 510  50  10  00 

II  Q  St  John 514  125  25  oil 

Z  Colhv 515  20  4  00 

Til  W'ortlilcy 626  60  10  01) 

TUWorthley  527  15  3  00 

T  ItWnrthlev 482  20  4  00 

TR  Wnrthley 414  20  4  On 

E  AEdson 419  10  2  00 

John  Patterson 423  10  2  00 

W  T  fmcr 430  30  6  00 

R  A  Bemls 432  10  V.  00 

S  A  Bemls 511  65  11  00 

C  L  Warner 508  70  14  00 

D  Cronln 460  10  2  00 

D  Cronln 461  10  2  00 

D  Cronln  <6J  10  2  00 

Mnry  A  Gavard  453  10  2  00 

John  Knox 519  44  8  80 

Geo  E  On  via 475  84  16  80 

OeoE  Davis 68  97  19  40 

Geo  E  Davis 621  25  5  00 

GeoE  Davis 522  5  1  00 

Geo  E  Davis 523  10  2  00 

Geo  E  Davis 524  10  2  00 

GeoE  Davis 625  70  14  00 

D  P  Belknap 520  15  3  00 

J  N  McKenzle 516  35  7  OH 

J  N  McKenzle 517  15  3  00 

JN  McKenzle 513  60  10  00 

C  L  Llppmiui 402  10  2  00 

C  L  Llppman 403  15  3  00 

And  in  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees,  made  on  the  twelfth  day  of  September,  1867,  so 
many  shares  of  each  parcel  of  said  stock  as  may  be  nec- 
essary, will  be  sold  at  public  auction,  at  the  salesroom  of 
Maurice  Dore  A  Co.,  No.  327  Montgomery  street,  San  Fran- 
cisco, Cal.,  on  Monday,  the  eleventh  day  of  November, 
1867,  at  the  hour  of  12  o'clock,  M.,  of  said  day,  to  pay  said 
delinquent  assessment  thereon,  together  with  costs  of  ad- 
vertising and  expenses  of  sale. 

H.  \.  HERBERT.  Secretary. 
Office,  No-  405  California  street,  San  Francisco.        oc26 


Lady  Bell  Copper  Mining  Company,  Low  Di- 
vide Mining  District,  Del  Norte  County,  California. 
Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
TrustoeB  ofsald  Company,  held  on  the  twenty-fourth  day 
of  October,  1867,  an  assessment  of  fit  teen  cents  per  share  was 
levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company,  payable 
immediately.  In  United  States  gold  and  silver  coin,  to  the 
Secretary,  or  to  J.  K.  .Johnson,  at  Crescent  City. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid on  i he  twenty-sixth  dav  of  November,  1867,  shall  be 
deemed  delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale  at 
puhltc  auction,  and  unless  nnyment  shall  be  made  before, 
will  be  sold  on  Monday,  the  sixteenth  day  of  December. 
1867,  to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs 
of  advertising  and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees. 
M       „„„     ,  B.  P.  WILKINS,  Secretarv. 

Office,  613  Market  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal.  oc26 


XiK'*tra  Senora  de  Guudclupe    Silver  Kilning 

Company.    Location  of  Works ;  Tayoltita,    San   Dirnas 

District,  Durango,  Mexico. 

Notice  is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  ot  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  twenty -first  day  of 
October,  1S67,  an  assessment  (No.  29)  of  one  dollar  (SI)  per 
share  was  levied  upon  the  assessable  capital  stock  of 
said  Company,  payable  immediately,  In  United  States 
gold  and  silver  coin,  to  the  Secretary,  E.  J.  Pfeiffeii,  at 
the  office,  No.  210  Post  street,  or  tn  the  Treasurer,  A.  Him- 
mklkahn,  at  his  office,  No.  637  Washington  street,  San 
Francisco. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 

Snidoiuhc  thirtieth  day  of  November.  1807,  shall  be  deemed 
elinquont  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  snie  at  public  auc- 
tion, and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  before,  will  be 
sold  on  Monday,  the  twenty-third  day  of  December,  1867,  to 
pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of  adver- 
tising and  expenses  of  sole.  By  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees. 

E.  J.  PFEIFFER.  Secretary. 
Office,  No.  210  Post  street.  San  Francisco,  Cal.  oc26 


Illeual  Supplemental  Advertising.  —  It  would  be 
well  for  Mining  Companies,  whose  advertisements  are  re- 
peatedly appearing  in  the  Supplements  of  dally  papers,  to 
Inquire  lnto.the  legality  of  that  class  of  advertising. 


Silver  Sprout   Mlnlni?  Company.— Location  of 

Works  and  Mines:  Kearsarge  District,  Inyo  County.  Cal. 

Caution.— The  public  and  hereby  cautioned  against  buy- 
ing or  negotiating  the  following  described  Certificates  of 
Stock  In  the  above  named  Company,  to  wit: 
Issued  to— 

Name.  No,  Certificate.    No,  Shares. 

F  H  Alberdlng 2  6 

F1I  Alberuing 3  6 

F  II  Alberdlng 9  1 

P  II  Alberdlng 10  1 

I'  ii  Alberdlng 12  l 

F  H  Alberdlng 13  1 

FII  Alberdlng 14  1 

P  II  Alberdlng 15  1 

As  said  stock  was  sold  for  assessment  No.  1,  at  public  auc- 
tion, on  Monday,  October  2lBt,  1367. 

T.  B.  WINGARD,  Secretary. 

Office,  403  California  street,  San  Francisco. 

San  Francisco,  Oct.  23,  1867-  oc26-lt 


Mining   Notices— Continued. 


Chalk   Mountain    Blue    Gravel    Company.  —  Lu. 

cation  of  Works:  Nevada  County,  California. 

Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees  of  suld  Company,  held  on  the  eighth  day  of 
October,  1867,  an  assessment  of  one  dollar  and  fifty  cents 
per  share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Com- 
pany, payable  Immediately,  in  United  States  gold  and  sil- 
ver coin,  to  the  Secretary. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain 
unpaid  on  the  eleventh  day  of  November.  1867.  shall  be 
deemed  delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale  at 
public  auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  before, 
will  be  sold  on  Monday,  the  twenty-filth  day  of  November, 
1867,  to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs 
of  advertising  and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees. 

J.  M.  BUFFINGTON.  Secretary. 

Office.  No.  5  Government  House,  corner  of  Washington 
and  Sansome  streets.  oe!2 


Ethan  Allen  Oold  and  Silver  Ml  nine  Compa- 
ny.— Location  of  Works:  Austin,  Lander  County,  Nevada. 
Notice  is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  thirtieth  day  of  Sep- 
tember, 1867,  an  assessment  of  one  ($1)  dollar  per  share 
was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company,  pay- 
able on  the  fourth  day  of  November,  1S'(7.  in  Untied  States 
gold  coin,  to  the  Secretary.  II.  U.  Congdon,  at  the  office,  of 
the  Company,  No.  620  Washington  street,  San  Francisco. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  ronmin  un- 
paid on  Tuesday,  the  fifth  day  of  November,  1867,  shall  be 
deemed  delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale 
at  public  auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  be- 
fore, will  be  sold  on  Thursday,  the  twenty-first  day  of  No- 
vember, 1867,  to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together 
with  costs  of  advertising  and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order 
of  the  Board  oi  Trustees. 

H.  B.  CONGDON.  Secretary. 
Office,  No.  620  Washington  street,  (Room  5)  San  Fran- 
cisco, Cal.  oc5 

The  date  fixed  in  the  above  notice  of  Assessment  for  the 
salk  of  delinquent  stock,  has  been  extended  till  Monday, 
December  2d,  1867,  by  order  of  the  Board  of  Trustees,  duly 
made  and  entered  on  the  records  of  said  Company, 

>H.  B.  CONGDON,  Secretary. 

San  Francisco,  Cal..  Oct.  15, 1867.  ocl9-4t 


George    WuKhiiiKfon    Gold    and  Silver    Mining 

Company.— Location  of  Works:  Silver  Mountain  District, 

Alpine  County,  Cal. 

Notice.—  There  are  delinquent,  upon  the  following  de- 
scribed stock,  on  account  o£  assessment  levied  on  the 
eleventh  day  of  September,  1367,  the  several  amounts  set  op- 
posite the  names  of  the  respective  shareholders  as  follows: 

Names.  No,  Certificate.    No.  Shares.  Amount. 

Aitdoerftcr,  Geo 152  3  $15  00 

Alldoerifer,  Gen 16j  1  5  00 

Allison,  John  H 373  3  15  U0 

Berry,  GeoE 50.  301.  302  15-ea  45  225  Oil 

Berry.  Geo  E 286  6  25  00 

Rowland.  Wm 241  5  25  00 

Brewer,  M  T 321  5  25  0u 

Bishop,  Mrs.  MS 356  3  15  00 

Brown,  Jas  M 4ll  5  25  00 

Cbopson,  MrsM 217  I  5  00 

Chopson.  MrsM 293  2  10  IN) 

Curtis.EB  331,350,353    6-ea  15     '  75  00 

Coleman,  John  W 359  25  125  00 

DcGratf,  Win. ...142,  143,  144,  145 

146,  216  10-ea  60  300  00 

Davidson,  Ole ......  37  5  25  00 

Dake.  C  W 246  12  6>  00 

Dution,  David 244  4  20  00 

Dutton,  David.. .219,  220,  212,  241  10-ea  4<>  2u0  Oh 

Deubel.  L  G  340,  400  10  ca  20  100  00 

Elsworth,  Wm 180  5  25  00 

Frctz,  Miss  A  E 355  3  15  00 

Faucett,  Stephen i88  3  15  00 

Faucett,  Stephen 410  5  25  00 

Gibson,  James 39,  40  10-ea  20  100  00 

Ilargrave,  Henry 306  5  25  00 

Margrave,  Miss  M  E 394  5  25  00 

Hawkins.  II  J ..384  fi  25  00 

Hawkins,  II  J 385,  386  10-ea  20  1U0  00 

Hawkins, HJ unissued  102  610  01 

Hasiie.  Robt 259  10  50  00 

Heurikson.  MrsH 260,  316    6-ea  10  50  00 

Hackney,  H  W  368  5  25  00 

Iverson,  Iver 154  2  10  00 

Iverson,  Iver 162  5  25  00 

Johnson.  Dennis 153  2  10  00 

Kercheval,  Mrs  s  A 240  10  50  00 

Lamb,  Richard 22,  23    6-ea  10  60  00 

McLea,  Donald 27  1  5  00 

Miller,  Levi 2S1,  332    5-ea  10  60  no 

■Mech lenberg,  J 339  5  25  U0 

Nelson,  AG 55  1  5  Oil 

Nelson,  J  G 56  5  25  00 

Potter,  J  C 97  5  25  00 

Ridenour,  \VC 63.  330    3-ea  6  30  00 

Rutter,  MrsM  E 248  5  25  00 

Robinson.JSS 66  lu  50  U0 

Squarza,  V 107  5  25  00 

Swinerton.DE .«50  9  45  00 

Swinerton.John 343  6  25  00 

Sanderson,  LC 390  2  10  i>0 

Snndcrson,  L  C 409  6  25  00 

Steuben,  Jacob 392  5  25  00 


George    WimhlQston  Gold    and  Silver  Mtnlnw 

Company— Silver  Mountain  District,  Alpine  County,  Cal. 

Notice,— The  Fifth  Annual  Meeting  of  the  stockholders 
of  the  abovu  named  Company  will  bu  held  at  their  office. 
No.  333  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal.,  on  TUES- 
DAY, the  fifth  day  of  November,  1867,  at  7%  o'clock  P.  M., 
for  the  purpose  of  electing  Trustees  to  servo  for  the  ensuing 
year,  and  for  the  transaction  of  such  other  business  as  may 
properly  come  before  them, 

A.  G.  WOOD,  Secretory. 

San  Francisco,  October  10,  1867.  ocl2 


Great  Central  Allnluar  Company.— Location   or 

Works:  Yuma  County,  Arizona  Territory. 

Notice  is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  ot  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  thirtieth  day  of 
September,  1867,  an  assessment  of  one  dollar  per  share 
was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company,  paya- 
ble immediately,  in  United  States  gold  and  silver  coin,  tn 
the  Secretary,  at  the  office  of  the  Company,  No.  302  Mont- 
gomery street,  or  at  the  Pacific  Bank. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid on  the  lourlh  (4th)  day  of  November,  1867,  shall  be 
deemed  delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  tor  sale 
ut  public  auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  be- 
fore, will  be  sold  on  Monday,  the  twenty-fifth  day  of  No- 
vember, 1867,  to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together 
with  costs  of  advertising  and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of 
the  Bourd  of  Trustees. 

O.  D.  SQUIRE,  Secretary. 

Office,  No.  302  Montgomery  street.  oc5 


Hope  Gravel    Allulnt;   Company.— Location    of 

Works  and  Property:  Grass  Valley,  Nevada  County,  Cali- 
fornia. 

Notice  is  horebyelvcn,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  thirtieth  day  oi 
September,  1867,  an  assessment  (No.  17)  of  one  dollar  per 
share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company, 
payable  Immediately,  In  United  States  gold  and  silver 
coin,  to  the  Secretary,  at  his  office,  No.  533  Kearny  street, 
San  Francisco- 

Anystock  upon  which  sold  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid on  the  sixth  day  of  November,  1867,  shall  be  deemed 
delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  lor  sale  at  public 
auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  before,  will  be 
sold  on  Monday,  the  twenty-fifth  day  of  November.  1867, 
to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of 
advertising  and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board 
ol  Trustees. 

DAVID  WILDER,  Secretary. 
Office,  No.  533  Kearny  street,  corner  of  Sacramento,  San 
Francisco,  California.  oc5 


I.  X.  L.  Gold  and  Silver  Mining  Company.— Lo- 
cation of  Works:  Silver  Mountain  District,  Alpine  Coun- 
ty, Cal. 

Notice  ishcrehy  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustee's  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  twenty-third  day 
of  September,  1867,  an  assessment  of  one  dollar  and  fifty 
cents  ($150)  per  share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock 
of  said  Company,  payable  immediately,  in  United  States 
gold  and  sliver  coin,  to  the  Secretary,  at  his  nfflcc.  Pion- 
eer Hall,  Montgomery  street,  near  Jackson,  San  Francisco, 
or  to  John  G.  Slaven,  at  Silver  Mountain. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid on  the  twenty-eighth  day  of  October,  1867.  shall  be 
deemed  delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale 
at  public  auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  be- 
fore, will  be  sold  on  Thursday,  the  fourteenth  day  of  No- 
vember, 1867,  to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together 
with  costs  of  advertising  and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of 
the  Board  of  Trustees. 

J.  CROWNINSHIELD.  Secretary. 
Office,  Pioneer  Hall,  Montgomery  street,  up  stairs.  San 
Francisco.  -  sep28 

Postponement.— The  dav  for  deeming  stock  delinquent 
on  the  above  assessment  is  hereby  postponed  until  Monday, 
the  fourth  day  of  November.  1S67,  and  the  sale  thereof  until 
Thursday,  the  twenty  first  day  of  November,  1867.  By  or- 
der of  the  Board  of  Trustees. 

oc26  J.  CROWNINGSHIELD,  Secretary. 


AEouiit  Tcnabo  Silver  Mining*  Company.— Lo- 
cation of  Works:  Cortcz  District,  Lauder  County,  State 
of  Nevada. 

Notice.— There  are  delinquent,  upon  the  following  de- 
scribed stock,  on   account   of  assessment  levied    on   the 
sixth  day  of  September,  1867,  the  several  amounts  set  oppo- 
site the  names  of  the  respective  shareholders,  as  follows: 
Names.  No.  Certificate.    No.  Shares.    Amount 

Borel,  Francois  Ami 70  540  51620  00 

Borel.  Francois  Ami 77  60  150  00 

Borel.  Francois  Ami 78  20  CO  00 

Borel,  Francois  Ami 82  82  24fi  00 

Borel,  Francois  Ami 113  14  42  00 

Bell,  Thomas    109  BOO  1500  00 

Chelhs,  J  F 66  100  300  00 

Ohcllis.  JF 67  60  150  00 

Chellis.  J  F 68  50  150  00 

Drallmeyer,  Henrv 16  3  24  U0 

Drulhncyer,  Henry 45  6  18  00 

Gordon,  John 18  75  225  00 

Hearst,  George 51  276  828  00 

Hearst,  George 107  224  672  00 

Lehmann,  Christian 24  5  15  00 

Peck,  David 49  180  640  00 

Vandervroot,  J  C 28  50  160  00 

And  In  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees,  made  on  the  sixth  day  of  September,  1867,  so 
many  shares  of  each  parcel  of  said  stock  as  maybe  ne- 
cessary, will  be  sold  at  public  auction,  by  Maurice  Dore  & 
Co.,  at  No.  327  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal.,  on 
Thursday,  the  thirty-first  day  of  October,18G7,  at  the  hour  of 
12  o'clock  M.  of  said  day,  to  pay  said  delinquent  assess- 
ment thereon,  together  with  costs  of  advertising  and  ex- 
penses of  sale. 

R.  N.  VAN  BRUNT,  Secretary. 

Office,  331  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco.  ocl2 


North  Star  Gold  and  Silver  Mining  Company, 

Reese  River  Mining  District,  Lander  County,  Nevada. 

Notice  is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  19th  day  of  Septem- 
ber, 1867,  an  assessment  of  twenty  dollars  per  share  was 
levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Cnmpnnv,  payable 
immediately,  to  the  Secretary,  George  H.  Faulkner,  No. 
423  Front  street,  San  Francisco. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid on  Tuesday,  the  twenty-second  nay  of  Octobt  r,  1867, 
shall  be  deemed  delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised 
for  sale  at  public  auction,  and  unless  payment  vhail  be 
made  before,  will  be  sold  on  Monday,  the  eleventh  day 
of  November,  1867,  to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment. 
together  with  costs  of  advertising  and  expenses  of  sale. 
By  order  of  the  Board  of  Trustees. 

GEORGE  H.  FAULKNER,  Secretary. 

Office,  423  Front  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal.  se21 

Postponement.— The  day  for  deeming  stock  delinquent  on 
the  above  assessment  Is  hereby  postponed  until  Wednesday, 
thc2othday  of  November,  1867,  and  the  sale  thereof  until 
Saturday,  the  7th  day  of  December,  1367.  By  order  of  the 
Board  ol  Trustees. 

oc26  GEORGE  H.  FAULKNER,  Secretary. 


Oxford  Beta  Tunnel  and  Minimi  Company,  Km- 

meralda  District  and  County,  State  of  Nevada. 

Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  eleventh  dny  of 
September,  ISO",  an  assessment  (No.  24)  of  fifty  cents  per 
share  was  levied  tipon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Compa- 
ny, payable  Immediately  lit  United  States  gold  and  silver 
coin,  to  the  Secretary,  >ir  to  the  Superintendent  atthenilue. 

Anv  stock  upon  which  said  Assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid on  the  twenty-nnh  day  of  October,  1867.  shall  be 
deemed  delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale 
at  public  auction,  ond  unleM  paymenl  shall  he  made  be- 
fore, will  be  told  on  Mondav,  the  eleventh  day  of  November. 
'-  .  ("  i':iy  ilu-  i!uiiiuiiu'niiissv*sment.  together  with  costs  of 
advertising  and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees. 

GEO.   H.  PECK,  Secretarv. 

Office,  212  Clay  street,  San  Francisco.  scl4 

Postpoxumknt.— The  day  for  deeming  stock  delinquent  on 
the  above  asses-mem  is  herebv  postponed  until  the  first  day 
01  November,  1867,  and  the  Mile  thereof  until  Mondav,  the 
eighteenth  day  of  November,  1867.  By  order  of  the  Board 
ol  Trustees. 

oc26  GEO.  H.  PECK,  Secretary. 


Old  Colony  Sliver  Mining  Company.— Location 

of  Works:  Austin,  Reese  River,  Nevada. 

Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  twenty-eighth  day 
of  September,  1867,  an  assessment  of  tnree  (23)  dollars  per 
share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company, 
payable  immediately,  lu  United  States  gold  coin,  to  the 
Secretary,  at  his  office,  No.  523  Montgomery  street,  San 
Francisco.  California. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid on  the  Bccond  day  of  November.  1867,  shall  be  deemtd 
delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale  at  public 
uuctlon,  and  unless  paymenl  shall  be  made  before,  will  be 
sold  on  Monday,  the  twenty-fifth  duy  ui  November,  1867,  to 
pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  ol  ad- 
vertising and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees. 

HENRY  O.HOWARD,  Secretary. 

Office,  523  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco.  oc5 


Itattlesunke  Gold  and  Sliver  Mining;  Compa- 
ny, Brown's  Valley,  Vuba  County,  California. 
Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company, held  on  the  seventeenth  day  of  Oc- 
tober, 1867,  an  assessment  of  one  dollar  (SI)  per  share  was 
levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company,  payable 
Immediately,  In  United  States  gold  and  silver  coin,  to  the 
Secretary,  318  California  street,  San  Fruncisco,  California. 
Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain 
unpaid  011  the  twenty-lirst  day  of  November,  1867,  shall  be 
deemed  delinquent,  and  will  he  duly  advertised  for  sale  at 
public  auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  before, 
will  be  sold  on  Monday,  the  ninth  day  of  Dceember, 
1867,  to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  vests 
of  advertising  and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Beard 
ol  Trustees. 

JOHN  F.  LOHSE,  Secretary. 
Office.  318  California  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal.        oclD 


"Whitman   Gold  and    Silver  Mlnlne  Company. 

Location  of  Works:  Indian  Springs  District,  Lyon  County, 

Nevada. 

Notick.— There  are  delinquent,  upon  the  following  de- 
scribed stock,  on  account  of  assessment  levied  on  the 
fifth  day  of  September,  1S67,  the  several  amounts  set 
opposite  the  names  of  the  respective  shareholders,  aa  fol- 
lows: 

Names.  No.  Certificates.    No.  Shares.   Amount. 

AInsworth.JC 143,  144  10-ea  20  $30  00- 

Alexander,  Henry  M 230,  2:U    5-ea  10  15  00 

Atkinson,  J  H 273  13  19  60 

Atkinson,  J  H 278  30  45  00 

Brewster  &  Baldwin  ....15,  16,  17 

18,  10,  20    5-ca  SO  45  00 

Beaver.  Geo  W 59  10  15  I'O 

Beaver,  Geo  W 152  6  7  50 

Faugh,  Theo  E 95  4  6  00 

Baugh,  TbeoE 159  II  16  50 

Bagley,  David  T i.U  10  16  00 

Baldwin,  Jos  G 165  10  15  00 

Baldwin,  Jos  G 176  60  9i(  00 

Baldwin,  AW 280  SO  45  00 

Baldwin,  A  W 281  65  97  50 

Butler,  RW 261  6  7  50 

Croiiisc,  J  S..6,  7,  8,  9,  10,  II,  12    6-ea  35  62  60 

Cionise,  JS 13  3  4  50 

Comstock.C 14  5  7  60 

Coghill,  J  H.   trustee  for  SA 

Coghill 21  5  760 

Coghill,  J  H,  trustee  for  H  Cog- 
hill  22  6  7  50 

Coghill,  J  H 23,24    6-ea  10  15  00 

Coghill,  J  H 276  36  54  00 

Coghill.  J  H  &  Co 26  10  15  CO 

Clement,  MrsVioletta 79  5  7  60 

Clement,  E  B 274  10  16  00 

Cronise,  WH  V....68,  69,  Ml,  103 

104.  105   5-ea         30  45  00 

Cronise,  W  H  V..86,  87,  88,  89,  90    3-ea  15  22  60 

Cronise,  WH  V 245  80  45  00 

Cronise,  WH  V 259  15  22  60 

Campbell,  Thompson. ...39,  40,  41 

42  10-ea  40  60  00 

Campbell,  Thompson 43,44    5-ea  10  15  00 

Cochrane,  John 244  80  120  00 

Coghill.  Mrs  Mary 153  6  7  SO 

Cnmmings,  Thus  A 237,233    5-ea  10  16  00 

Cummings,  JasSL 239  5  7  50 

Day,  Henry 222,  223,  -£U    5-ea  15  22  £0 

DeLong.  Chas  E 232  10  15  0j 

Edwards,  Jonathan 220,  221    5-ea  10  15  00 

Felion,  J  B 167  26  37  50 

Felton,  J  B 193  40  60  00 

Felton,  J  B 121  25  37  60 

Freeborn,  James 127  11  16  50 

Hirschman.  Moses 280  11  16  60 

Harrold.  James <60  10  15  i.O 

Dig,  John  0 26i  10  16  00 

Korn.  Moses 287  11  16  60 

McCrettdv,  Wm  R  240  5  7  60 

Mayne.  Chas,  trustee  for  John  m 

B  Winters 289  70  105  00 

Peterson. . I  ohn 28 1  10  15  00 

Remseu,  Wm 228,  229    6-ea  10  15  00 

Ri  gensbcrger,  Julius 285  $  1  60 

Sutton,  Geo  D,  trustee  for  Mrs 

AE  Sutton 27,28    5-ca  10  15  00 

Sutton,  Geo  D,  trustee  for  Mrs 

AE  Sutton 29  6  9  00 

Stanly,  Edward 2t>0  10  15  00 

Tyler.  Christopher 236  5  7  60 

Turner.  John 272  15  22  50 

Uhlcr.  Wm  L 241  10  15  00 

Weddcrspoon,  John 128  15  22  50 

Wedderflpoon,  Jonti 78  6  9  00 

Wheeler,  James  M,  trustee.  ..i'25 

226,  227    5-ea  15  22  60 

And  in  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees,  made  on  the  fifth  day  of  September,  1867,  so 
many  shares  of  each  parcel  of  said  stock  as  may  be  necessary 
will  be  sold  at  public  auction,  at  the  office  of  the  Com- 
pany, Room  No.  10  (2d  floor)  of  No.  402  Montgomery  street, 
San  Francisco,  by  Jones  k  Bendlxen,  Auctioneers,  on  Mon- 
day, the  twenty-eighth  day  of  October,  1867,  at  the  hour  of 
1  o'clock  P.  M .  of  said  day,  to  pay  said  delinquent  assessment 
thereon,  together  with  coats  of  advertising  and  expenses  of 
sale. 

T.  W.  COLBURN,  Secretary. 

Office,  room  No.  10,  2d  floor,  No.  4C2  Montgomery  street, 
San  Francisco,  Cal.  ocl2 


Olnev  &  Co.,  Auctioneers  and  Real  Estate  Agents,  attend 
promptly  to  all  business  entrusted  to  their  care  in  San 
Francisco  and  Oakland.  Mining  and  other  corpora  ions 
will  find  Col.  Olney  well  posted  and  thorough  En  transacting 
sales  of  delinquent  stock.  Office,  on  Broadway,  Oakland, 
and  No.  318  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco.  nolo 


Postponement*  and  Alterations.— Secretaries aro 
requested  to  give  notice  of  postponements,  or  alterations 
which  they  may  desire  made  in  their  advertisements  at 
their  earliest  convenience.  New  advertisements  should  be 
sent  In  as  early  as  possible. 


270 


mt  pining  anil  gtimtifit  §tm. 


Machinery. 


TABNEY'8 
PATENT    AMALG-AMATOR. 

These  Machines  Stand  Unrivaled. 

For  rapidly  pulverizing  and  amalgamating  ores,  they 
Dave  no  equal.  No  effort  has  been,  or  will  be,  spared  to 
have  them  constructed  in  the  most  perfect  manner,  and  of 
the  great  number  now  in  operation,  not  one  has  everre- 
quired  repairs.  The  constant  and  increasing  demand  for 
them  is  sufficient  evidence  of  their  merits. 

Thev  arc  constructed  so  as  to  apply  steam  directly  into 
the  pulp,  or  with  steam  bottoms,  as  desired. 

This  Amalgamator  Operates  as  Follows: 

The  pan  being  filled,  the  motion  of  the  muller  forces  the 
pulp  to  the  center,  where  it  is  drawn  down  through  the  ap- 
erture and  between  the  grinding  surfaces.  Thence  it  is 
thrown  to  the  peripherv  into  the  quicksilver.  The  curved 
plates  again  draw  it  to  the  center,  where  it  passes  down, 
and  to  the  circumference  as  before.  Thus  it  is  constantly 
passing  in  a  regular  flow  between  the  grinding  surfaces  and 
into  the  quicksilver,  until  the  ore  is  reduced  to  an  impalpa- 
ble powder,  and  the  metal  amalgamated. 

Setlers  made  on  the  same  principle  excel  all  others.— 
They  bring  the  pulp  so  constantly  and  perfectly  in  contact 
with  quicksilver,  that  the  particles  are  rapidly  and  com 
pletely  absorbed. 

Mill  men  are  invited  to  examine  these  pans  and  setlers  for 
themselves,  at  the  PACIFIC  POUNBKT, 

lvl  San  Francisco. 


Hunt's  Double-Action  Pump 


Is  cheap,  durable,  strong,  and  not  liable  to  get  out  of  order 
Built  and  on  hand  at  ,NoM28  Second  street,  and  108  Jessie 

Mvlfitf  E.  O.  HUNT,  Prop'r. 


E.  T.  ST3EEIV, 

1      Commission  Agent  for  the  purchase  and  sale  of 

Engines,  Boiler   Castings, 

AKD  ALL  KINDS  OF  MACHINERY, 

No.  637  Washington,  and  532  Merchant  st,  San  Francisco 

HAS  FOR  SALE 
One  Engine,  O-Hoite  Power,  -  -  -  $140 
One  Engine  with  JB  oiler,  7-Uorite,  -  60O 
One  Engine,  Link  for  Hoisting:,  15-Morse,  SO© 
Two  Engine*.  Boilers,  Port.,  IC-Horse,  l,SOO 
One  Engine,  tO-IIorse,  .....  1,300 
One  Iron  Buttery  ofl  Stamps,  -  -  500 
Also,  a  great  variety  of 

Boilers    and    Machinery, 

CASTIUGS  OF  ALL  KINDS, 

AT    LESS   THAN    MARKET   RATES. 


03-Parties  wishing  to  purchase  or  sell  Machinery,  of  any 
kind,  can  do  so  to  advantage  through  this  agency. 
lZvlSijr 


Steam   Pumps, 

FOE   DRAINING    MINES    OE   ELEVATING   WATER  TO 
ANY   HIGHT. 

PICKERING'S  GOVERNORS 

For  Steam  Engines. 

Gri^E"aBrtl's    Injectors, 

For  Feeding  Boilers. 

STODDART'S   IRON    WORKS, 

Beale  Street,  Sua  FruncUco.S 

23V12  3m 


PATTINSON'S 
HURDY-GURDY  WATEK-WHEEL. 

The  inventor  of  this  Wheel  having,  after  much  delay, 
finally  obtained  the  patent  for  the  same,  is  prepared  to  sell 
rights  therefor  to  such  as  may  be  desirous  of  putting  them 
up,  or  continuing  those  already  In  use.  This  Is  well  known 
among  miners  as  the  "hurdy-gurdy  wheel,"  and  is  con- 
sidered the  most  economical  Water-Wheel  now  in  use. 

Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  the  subscriber  Is  ihe  Inventor 
and  holds  the  patent  right  for  the  construction  and  use  of 
the  same;  and  that  no  person  has  a  right  to  manufacture 
or  use  them  without  his  permit 

7vl5-qy  THOMAS  PATTINSON. 


Brodie's  Patented  Improvements 


FOR  THE  TREATMENT  OF 

Gold  and  Silver  Ores. 


BRODIE'S  PATENTED  IMPROVED  QUARTZ  CRUSHER. 
The  attention  of  all  interested  in  Mining  is  respect- 
fully called  to  this  Improved  Machine    for  Breaking    or 
Spalliug  Quartz,  or  other  Rock,  possessing,  as  it  does,  sim- 
plicity of  action  and  lightness  of  construction,  so  far  as  Is 
compatible  with  strength  and  durability.    Inconsequence 
of  these  advantages,  tlie  advertisers  are  enabled  to  offer 
these  machines  to  the  public  at  the  following  low  terms: 
No.  I— Or  lOinch  ('rusher,  capable  of  reducing  from 
three  to  four  tons  of  quartz  per  hour,  no  piece  be- 
ing larger  than  a  walnut— price $GOO 

No.  2— Or  16-inch  Crusher,  capable  of  similarly  putting 

through  live  to  six  tons  per  hour 85© 

No.  3— Or  18-inch  Crusher,  will  in  a  similar  manner 

crush  from  seven  to  eight  tons  per  hour l,"©0 

EXPLANATION   OP  THE   ABOVE  ENGRAVING. 

The  frame  is  made  of  cast  iron,  bound  -with  heavy 
wrought  iron  bands,  making  it  very  strong,  and  at  the  same 
time  light  and  portable.  The  crusher  is  bolted  to  a  wood 
frame  of  sufficient  high  t  to  clear  the  flv-whcel,  and  allow 
the  crushed  quartz  to  pass  off.  The  dotted  lines  show  the 
movable  and  stationary  jaws.  Letter  A  represents  the 
eccentric  shaft  by  which  the  power  is  applied  direct  to  the 
movable  jaw.  B  represents  the  movable  jaw,  and  0  the 
fixed  jaw.  D  represents  the  link  or  radius  bar.  E  repre- 
sents the  bolts  for  regulating  the  opening.  P\  which  can  be 
regulated  at  pleasure,  so  as  to  graduate  to  the  size  to  which 
It  is  Intended  the  quartz  shall  be  crushed.  G  represents  the 
feed  opening,  by  which  the  size  of  the  machine  is  desig- 
nated. 

The  arrow  on  the  fly-wheel  shows  the  direction  to  drive 
the  eccentric,  which,  in  combination  with  the  link,  D,  gives 
the  movable  jaw,  B,  a  forward  and  downward  motion  at  the 
same  time,  and  which  makes  the  hardest  rock  yield  and 
separate  into  fragments  of  any  desired  size. 

The  above  Crushers  have  been  recently  erected  and  are 
now  successfully  employed  at  Bear  Valley,  Mariposa  comi- 
ty. Rawhide  Ranch.  Tuolumne  county.  Excelsior  Mine. 
Lake  District.  Nevada  county,  and  can  be  s^en  in  opera- 
tion at  the  Fulton  foundry.  First  street,  San  Francisco. 

The  following  testimonial  respecting  the  effectiveness  of 
this  Cru.sher,  has  been  received  from  the  Superintendent 
of  the  "Rawhide  Ranch"  Mine,  in  Tuolumne  Countv: 
Rawhioe  Ranch,  Tuolumne  Co.,  Sept.  28,  1R6C. 

Jasies  Brodie,  Esq.,  San  Francisco— My  Dear  Sir:  Itgives 
mo  pleasure  to  inform  you  that  I  have  for  the  past  three 
months  had  one  of  your  lnreest  sized  Rock  Crushers  in 
use.  at  the  Rawhide  Ranch  Mining  Company's  Mill,  which 
has  entirely  met  my  expectations;  and  I  have  no  hesita- 
tion in  recommending  it  to  all  who  are  in  need  of  a  machine 
for  rapidly,  cheaply  and  properly  preparing  quartz  for  the 
stamps.    Yours  truly,  R.  P.  JOHNSON, 

Supt.  Rawhide  Ranch  Quartz  Mill. 

BRODIE'S  PATENT  IMPROVED  GERMAN  AMALGA- 
MATING BARREL.— This  Barrel  obtained  a  premium  at 
the  Fair  of  me  Mechanics'  Institute  in  San  Francisco,  in 
18(51.  Further  particulars  will  be  afforded  on  application 
tothe  subscribers. 

Those  infringing  the  patent  rights  to  the  above  improved 
Barrel,  are  hereby  Informed  that  on  and  after  the  1st  No 
vember,  ISGfi.  the  royalty  ehareed  for  using  the  same  will 
be  raised  to  the  sum  of  S100  per  Barrel. 

A  diagram,  with  explanations  of  this  machine,  will  be 
found  In  the  "Mining  and  Scientific  Press,"  of  September 
29th,  1866. 

BRODIE'S  PATENT  WIND-BLAST  SEPARATOR  FOR 
DRY  CRUSHING.— This  Dry  Crusher  has  been  found  the 
most  economical  and  effective  mode  of  crushing  ores  in 
Mexico.  California  and  Nevada.  Diagrams  and  explana- 
tions afforded  on  application  to  the  subscribers.        ■ 

A  drawing  and  full  description  of  this  machine  will  be 
found  In  the  Mining  and  Scientific  PFPSsofSent.  32ri,13G6. 
BKODIE  <fc  EABCLIFP, 
Express  Building,  402  Montgomery  street, 

12vl3tf  San  Francisco. 

American  Double  Turbine 


THESE  WHEELS,  UNEQUALED  AND  UNRIVALED  IN 
the  United  Scutes  or  the  world,  have  been  fully  tested 
on  this  coast,  more  than  forty  being  in  use  at  this  date  in 
California  and  Oregon,  driving  all  kinds  of  machinery.  Saw 
Mills,  Flour  Mills,  Quartz  Mills,  etc.,  etc.,  etc. 

California  References.— E.  Stocton,  Folsom;  0.  Sim- 
mons, Oakland,  (Mill  at  Clear  Lake):  Morgan  Coville,  Lex- 
ington, Santa  Clara  County;  .1.  Y.  McMillan,  Lexington. 
SantaClara  County,    jog- Send  for  Circular  to 

KWAPP  <fe  GKAJfT, 
„«  ,«..  —.-™    ,  .         Agents  for  California. 

26vl3-lyq  310  Washington  street,  San  Francisco. 


E.      O.     HTJN  T, 

Manufacturer  of 

"Windmills,  Horxe-Powerg 

PumpM,  Pumping 

frames  unci 

Ucaring, 

Hunt's  Apjustawle  Wind  Mills 
to  have,  all  the  sails  so  arranged  as 
turn  edgeways  to  the  wind-when 
the  mill  is  stopped.  The  sails  can 
he  set  at  any  angle  io  suit  the 
force  of  the  wind,  while  the  mill 
isninning.bynieanstjf  the  brake 
lever  at  the  foot  of  the  mill,  by 
any  person. 

Hunt's  SklfRegclattnc  Mill 
is  strong,  durable  and  cheap.  It 
is  provided  with  means  for  stop- 
ping, in  ihe  most. violent  winds. 
This  mill  is  well  known  through- 
out the  State. 

Tread  Horse-Powers,  Swap  Horse-Powers,  Pumps  in  great 

variety,  Single  and  Double-Actlng.     Frames  and  Gearing 

for  running  pumps,  from  steam  or  other  power,  constantly 

on  hand  and  buili  to  order.    Water  Tanks  built  to  order. 

No.  28  Second  St.,  and  108  and  110  Jessie  St , 

2vl5qy  San  Francisco. 


PICKERING'S 
eivg-xive:  regulator, 


"Warruiited  the  Best  In  Existence. 

Cheap  and  easy  to  attach  to  any  Engine,  old  or  new. 
Send  for  a  Circular,  to  DAVID  STODDAUT,  1M  Beale 
street,  San  Francisco.  12vl0-2amlq 


SUPERIOR  CUT-OFF  ENGINES. 

We  desire  to  call  the  attention  of  Engineers,  Manufac- 
turers, and  Millmen,  to  the  celebrated 

Hartford    Engine, 

With  Wright's  Patent  Variable  Cut-otT,  which  we  nrc  now 
manufacturing  under  a  license  from  the  Woodruff  &  Beach 
Iron  Work  Co.,  Hartford,  Ct,  To  parlies  wishing  a  First- 
class 

Fuel-Saving  Engine, 

Simple  and  durable  in  construction,  this  Engine  is  offered 
in  the  belief  that  it  is  superior  to  any  other  manuiactured. 
It  enjoys  the  very  highest  reputation  In  the  Atlantic  States, 
where  It  is  well  known;  over  300  of  them  having  been  built 
by  the  Woodruff  &  Beach  Company,  and  being  now  in  suc- 
cessful operation. 

GODD.VUD  ds  CO., 

Sun  Francisco,  Aug.  29, 1S67. 


DE.  BEERS'  PATENT 
WIRE   GAUZE  AMALGAMATOR. 


THE  ATTENTION  OF  QUARTZ,  HYDRAULIC  AND 
Placer  Miners,  is  called  to  this  new  invention  for  saving 
Fine  Gold  It  is  designed  toturnish  the  miner  with  a  cheap 
and  simple  apparatus  by  which  the  finest  free  gold  can  be 
saved  without  loss,  requiring  little  attention,  no'machlnery 
to  drive  it,  nnd  will  positively  collect  every  particle  of 
amalgam,  or  of  waste  mercury  that  may  have  escaped  trom 
mill  or  sluice,  and  as  these  particles  are  alway-  charged 
with  more  or  less  sold,  this  item  alone,  111  maiiv  instances, 
will  moii'- than  pay  the  cost  of  ibis  Amalgamator  every 
month.  For  Circulars,  and  further  particulars,  aildresa 
Dr.  J.  B.  BEElls..  San  Francisco, 
llvl5  6m  Per  Wells,  Fargo  &  Co's  Express. 


BLAKE'S  QUARTS  BREAKER ! 
.PKXCES     lRJEI>TJCEI>! 

MACHINES   OF  ALL  SIZES   FOR  SALE 
—  BY  — 

WM.   P.   BLAKE, 

Corner  First  nnd  Mission  streets,  or  Box  2,077 

3vl3f  SAN   FRANCISCO. 


3N"otiee  to  Minex-ss, 

Well-Borers    and  Water    Companies, 

MPRAG  IS  NOW  PREPARED  TO  MANUFACTURE 
.  Hydraulic  and  Artesian  Well  Pipes  in  the  best  work- 
manlike maimer,  and  at  the  lowest  market  rates.  Having 
made  large  additions  to  my  stock  of  machinery  for  that 
branch  of  business,  I  am  prepared  to  fill  all  order*  with  dis- 
patch, and  guarantee  entire  satisfaction.  I  also  manufac- 
ture Mississippi  Stoves,  of  the  latest  Improved  patterns,  for 
vessels  of  all  classes.    Also,  Ship  Plumbing  done. 

At.  PR  AG, 
8vl3-ly       Stove  Store.  No.  125  Clay  street,  below  Davis. 


NELSON  &    DOBLE, 

-AGESTS  FOR 

Thomas  Firth.  &  Sons'  Cast  Steel,  Files, 

Etc.,  Shear,  SprmK,  German.  Flow,  Blister  and  Toe  Calk 

Steel;  manufacturers  of 

Mill   Picks,    Sledges,   Hammers,  Picks, 

Stone   Cutters',    Blacksmiths'    and    Horse-Slioers'   Tools, 

319  ana  381  Pine  Street, 

Between  Montgomery  and  Sansomc.  [San  Francisco. 

lUvUqr 


[From  our  Traveling  Correspondent.] 

Mining  in  Nevada  County. 

IContinucd  from  Pago  242.] 
Washington,  contrary  to  the  expecta- 
tion of  some,  is  being  rebuilt ;  some  fifteen 
new  buildings  are  approaching  completion, 
and  will  be  finished  in  time  for  the  coming 
winter.  Several  claims  on  Bocky  Bar,  one 
half  mile  above  town,  are  paying  excellent- 
ly. Among  the  first  is  the  Bocky  Bar,  J. 
D.  Haroun  &  Co.  These  diggings  are  work- 
ing virgin  ground — one  of  the  bars  of  the 
South  Yuba,  and  gathering  a  quality  of  gold 
seldom  seen  since  early  times. 

Eukeka  South,  or  Graniteville. — Heheer- 
ful  countenances  have  anything  to  do  with 
favorably  impressing  a  stranger,  the  inhab- 
itants of  this  district  clearly  show  (as  their 
name  implies)  that  they  "have  found  it." 
Gold  bearing  quartz  does  certainly  exist 
here  in  abundance,  showing  a  width  and 
richness  of  vein  equal  to  that  of  any  district 
in  the  county.  True,  the  lodes  as  yet  are 
undeveloped,  but,  as  far  as  demonstrated, 
the  indications  improve  as  the  ledges  are 
opened.  Several  are  now  down  to  the  depth 
of  from  one  to  two  hundred  feet. 

Tlie  Grizzly,  (Eagle  Co.,  Hartford,  Ct.) 
Mr.  M.  Foot,  mining  superintendent,  is 
located  at  the  head  of  Devil's  canon,  four 
miles  from  Eureka,  and  twenty-four  from 
Nevada  City.  This  company's  mine  com- 
prises a  line  of  nearly  3, 000  feet,  with  a 
width  of  vein  varying  from  two  to  five  feet, 
and  imbedded  in  a  soft  clay  formation  on 
either  side,  giving  ample  room  for  working 
without  having  to  blast  or  remove  any  of 
the  primitive  slate.  Two  levels  are  now 
run  ;  the  upper  one  is  in  one  hundred  and 
fifty  feet;  the  lower,  three  hundred  and 
eighty.  The  ore  improves  as  they  go  down, 
showing  more  free  metal  and  less  iron.  The 
yield,  so  far,  averages  $12  per  ton  ;  but 
they  evidently  do  not  save  near  all  the  gold. 
At  present  they  are  only  running  a  5-stamp 
battery  (hurdy-gurdy  power.)  The  whole 
expense  of  motive  power  does  not  exceed 
four  dollars  per  day. 

Birchville,  Thompson,  Hyde  &  Co.,  is  a 
very  rich  vein,  of  from  two  to  three  feet  in 
width,  showing  considerable  free  metal  in 
nearly  all  the  ore,  and  frequently  rich  in 
specimens.  The  company  have  run  a  tun- 
nel in  on  the  ledge  several  hundred  feet, 
showing  their  mine  to  be  of  sufficient  extent 
and  richness  to  warrant  the  erection  of  a 
5-stamp  mill,  which,  by  the  way,  they  ex- 
pect to  have  in  operation  before  this  is  in 
type. 

Commercial,  Valentine  Co. ,  San  Francisco. 
This  mine  is  tapped  at  a  right  angles,  by 
means  of  a  tunnel  150  feet  in  length,  strik- 
ing the  ledge  about  the  same  distance  from 
the  surface.  From  the  main  tunnel  they  have 
run  in  on  the  vein  each  way,  showing  a  well 
defined  lode  of  about  eighteen  inches  in 
width.  The  ore  has  a  fine  appearance,-  and 
will  doubtless  pay  if  properly  worked.  The 
company  have  just  started  their  new  10- 
stamp  mill,  built  by  Booth  &  Co. ,  of  San 
Francisco.  They  also  have  three  of  Hendy's 
patent  concentrators.  Appearances  are  that 
this  mine  and  mill  will  continue  to  be  con- 
ducted in  a  neat  and  systematic  manner,  by 
one  of  its  proprietors,  Mr.  Valentine.  Suc- 
cess to  his  efforts. 

The  Black  &  Young,  named  from  its  re- 
spective owners,  has  before  been  alluded  to 
as  a  mine  of  undoubted  value,  a  portion  of 
it  having  been  recently  sold  for  §20,000. 
This  company  have  a  fine  mill,  running  a 
portion  of  the  time  on  custom  work,  while 
they  are  opening  their  own  mine,  the  ore  of 
which  presents  an  excellent  appearance,  [de- 
scribed last  week  in  "  Contributions  for  our 
Cabinet."— Eds  Peess.1 

TheBanherry,  or  Body  Glen  Ledge,  owned 
by  Banberry,  Stacy  &  Co.,  is  situated  about 
one  fourth  of  a  mile  above  Black  &  Young's 
mill,  and  one  and  a  half  mile  from  town. 
This'  is  considered  by  many  to  be  a  little 
ahead  of  anything  yet  discovered  in  the  dis- 
trict ;  although  indications  are  highly  fa- 
vorable, yet  it  is  in  a  manner  undeveloped. 
The  vein  is  evidently  a  large  one — six  feet 
or  more — and  improves  in  appearance  as 


©foe  pining  and  ^mnttffc  %m$. 


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they  go  down.  Thpy  have  made  a  test  at 
BlaVk  &  Young's  mill  of  a  considerable 
quantity  of  rock,  which  yielded  $18  per  ton, 
and  ore  now  making  another  test  of  lOn 
tons,  which,  it  is  believed,  will  produce 
eqnally  as  well,  if  not  better. 

There  are  several  other  prominent  ledges 
jn  the  immediate  neighborhood  of  Black  & 
Young's  mill,  owned  by  a  distini 
German  citizen,  who,  through  modesty,  de- 
clines a  mention  of  his  name  ;  but  in  tl.o 
estimation  of  the  writer,  it  is  only  a  matter 
of  time — -he  will  either  have  to  show  him- 
self, or  mnko  a  disposal  of  mines  too  valua- 
ble to  remain  unknown. 

The  Norfolk,  Passamore,  Booth  &  Co., 
apparently  have  a  good  ledge,  of  good  width 
and  quality  of  ore,  showing  a  largo  propor- 
tion of  sulphurets,  and  some  free  gold. 
They  are  down  with  an  incline  about  fifty 
feet,  displaying  as  clearly  defined  a  vein  as 
could  be  desired.  As  work  progresses  and 
tests  are  made,  we  hope  to  be  made  ac- 
quainted with  the  results. 

The  Liberty  Ledge,  Dean,  Stevens  &  Co., 
is  situated  close  to  town.  It  is  a  large  vein, 
considerably  developed,  showing  a  very 
good  grade  of  ore,  and  is  paying  very  satis- 
factorily by  arastra  test.  This,  and  the 
Maggie,  dark  &  Co.,  is  in  litigation.  The 
case  will  probably  be  disposed  of  (settled) 
very  soon,  when  more  will  be  said  of  the 
mine. 

D.  W.  Snapp,  proprietor  of  several  valu- 
able leads,  some.of  which  are  exceedingly 
rich,  offers  fine  inducements  to  millmen  to 
obtain  part  or  whole  iuterests  in  some  first 
class  q  uartz — interests  well  worthy  of  ex- 
amination by  practical  men. 

While  the  writer  was  in  town,  some  con- 
siderable excitement  was  caused  by  a  re- 
cent discovery  of  a  large  ledge  near  town, 
by  a  Mr.  Cochran,  from  Reese  River.  Said 
discovery,  from  its  location,  is  sxipposed  to 
have  been  the  feeder  of  a  very  rich  placer 
claim  immediately  below  it,  which  is  re- 
puted to  have  produced  nearly  §200,000. 
The  lode  is  not  sufficiently  uncovered,  as 
yet,  to  form  anything  like  a  correct  opinion. 
Mr.  C.  will  doubtless  post  us  a  little  in  a 
very  short  time. 

One  important  point  to  be  observed  in 
this  district,  is  that  of  the  general  formation, 
which  is  a  soft  granite,  easily  worked,  re- 
quiring little  or  no  blasting — many  of  the 
tunnels  and  shafts  having  been  worked  with- 
out any  blast  whatever.  B. 


SANTA  CLARA  COLLEGE,  S.  J. 

S.VXT-V  (I..UI.1,  CAl. 

Conducted  by  tlxc  Fathers  of  the  Society 

of  Jesus. 


The  SEVENTEENTH  ANNUAL  SESSION  of  this  College 
will  commence  on  August  28,  1867. 

TERMS— Tuition  in  the  Claswlcol  and  Scientiac  Depart- 
ment, BuardinK  and  Lodging,  Washing  and  Mending  of 
Articles  Washed,  School  Stationery,  Medical  Attendance 
and  Medicines,  Fuel,  Light,  Baths,  etc  ,  per  session  of  ten 
months,  $350. 

For  further  Information  and  catalogues,  apply  to  the 
President  of  the  College,  or  to  Rev.  A.  -Maraschl,  St.  Igna- 
tius' College,  Market  street,  San  Francisco. 

6vl5-lm  REV.  A.  MASNATA,  S.  J.,  President 


The  Commercial  Herald 

AND 

M^lRXCET    review 

Will  be  Issued  early  on 
EVERY    STEAMER-DAY   MORNING, 

(TRI- MONTHLY). 

Office— Southwest  corner  Washington  and  Battery  streets, 

Opposite  Post  Office  and  Custom  House. 

fThe  HERALD  will  contain  full  and  reliable  commercial 

details,  and  elaborate  articles  on  tlie  monetary  affairs  of 

the  X'acitlc  Coast. 

The  Letter  Sheet  Market  Review, 

Containing  selections  from  the  COMMERCIAL  UERALD. 
printed   on    tissue   paper,  for   transmission    abroad,  will 
be  published  simultaneously  with  thai  paper.    Also,  publi- 
cation office  of  the 

'WGGliXy  SStoolt  Circular, 

BgrMerchants  can  have  their  cards  prominently  Inserted 
In  the  Letter  Sheet  MARKET  REVIEW.  iivl5 


THE  CENTRAL  PARE  OF  THE  PACIFIC. 
Woodward's     Gardens, 

ART    CALli:it¥, 

MUSEUM,     G-YMNASIUM, 

—AND— 

ZOOLOGICAL    GARDENS. 

Jtj^-A  GRANDINSTRUMENTALOONCERTeverv  Saturday 

afternoon,  ami  on  Sundays  a  GRAND  CONCERT  OF 

SACRED  MUSIC,  appropriate  to  the  occasion. 

THESE  BEAUTIFUL  GARDENS  ARE  VISITED  DAILY 
by  hundreds  of  the  pleasure-seeking  public,  and  all 
agree  In  pronouncing  them  the  best  and  only  first-class  sub- 
urban  resort  on  the  Pacific  Coast, 

The  extensive  grounds  arc  covered  with  the  rarest  trees 
and  shrubbery,  making  it  a  most  desirable  spot  for  small 
parties  wishing  to  enjoy  a  Pic-Nic. 

To  all  departments  new  attractions  are  being  constantly 
added . 

These  Gardens  arc  accessible  by  the  Howard  and  Market 
streetcars. 

Entrances  on  Mission  and  Valencia  streets,  between  Thir- 
teenth and  Fourteenth.    OPEN  EVERY  DAY. 

Admission  to  all  parts,  £5  Cent*.  Children,  nndor  12 
years,  half  priee.  10vl5qr 


0 

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NEW     YORK     PRICKS. 

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No.  603  Montgomery  street,  Sun  Francisco. 
EXCLUSIVE    AGENT 

70H  THE 

A.MEBICAN 

WATCH    FACTORY. 

A  largo  assortment  of  these 

Superior     Watches, 

In  Gold  mill  Silver  Catei, 

Constantly  on  hand,  and  sold    at   Factory 
prices..   Also, 

ENGLISH     AND    SWISS     WATCHES, 

Imported  directly  from    he  Manufacturers. 

The  American  Company  are  now  making 

VERY    FINE     WATCHES     FOR    LADIES. 

0SP-A  large  assortment  of   Gold    Chains 
and  Jewelry*  2ovH).6in 


N     AV     YORK     PRICES. 


LIST    OJT 

WM.  H.   KEITH   &   CO'S 
Proprietary   3? reparations. 

Florentine  Tooth  Wash; 

Saponaceous  Tooth  Powder; 
Rosemary  and  Castor  Oil; 
Wine  of  Pepsine; 
Glucolcin; 

Devine's  Pitch  Lozenges; 
Verbena  Water; 
Bay  Rum; 

Cologne  Water; 

Aurautine; 
Oriental  Perfume,  for  the  Handkerchief; 

Sparrow's  Perfume,  for  the  Handkerchief; 
Glycerine  Lotion,  for  the  face  and  hands; 

N.  E.  Rum,  quart  bottles— a  superior  article ; 
Solution  of  Citrate  of  Magnesia; 

Granular  Effervescent  Citrate  Magnesia; 
Cold  Cream  of  Roses; 
Keith's  Cholera  Mixture; 
Electro-Silicon  Polishing  Powder. 
Kissengen  Water,  Vichy  Water, 

Carlsbad  Water,  Seltzer  Water. 

WM.   H.  KEITH   &.    CO., 


6vl5-qr 


520  Montgomery  st,  San  Francisco. 


WE  ARE  NOW  OFFERING 
OXJK,    IMMENSE    STOCK 

OF 

Fine  Custom  Made  Clothing 

AND 

Gents'  Furnishing  Goods 

4.T  PRICES  THAT  DEFT  COMPETITION. 

Onr  Stock  of  Clothing:  Consist*  of 

AJLiTLi  TJBCE  LATEST  STYLES 

BOTH  OP  MATERIAL  AND  FINISH. 

A  Large  Assortment  or 
Trnnkii  Valines,  Carpet  ltupr«.  Blankets,  Etc., 

AT   EXTGEMELY  LOW  PRICKS. 

J.  R.  MEAD  Si  CO., 

8vl0  Oor.  of  Washington  and  Sansome  streets. 


Quartz  Mill  Construction  and  Superintendence 

THE  UNDERSIGNED  IS  AT  PRESENT  OPEN  FOR  AN 
engagement  as  a  working  Superintendent  In  tlie  con- 
struction or  operation  of'a  quartz  Mill.  Has  had  live  years 
steady  and  successful  experience  In  working  ores  in  Washoe, 
and  It  practiced  in  saving  sulphurets  and  the  treatment  of 
rebellious  ores.  I*  prepared  to  furnish  references  for  a'l 
the  necessary  qualifications  of  an  intelligent,  faithful  and 
reliable  quartz  operator.    AddrcsB  F.  M.  SHAW. 

San  Francisco,  care  Mining  and  Scientific  Press.    2Gvl43m 


Copperas !     Copperas ! 

7C  f\f\(\  |LBS.  IMPORTED   COPPERAS-SULPHATE 
i  «J,V/U\J  of  Iron— for  sale  In  lots  to  suit,  by 

BENJ.  BRADY.  10:1  California  street. 
13.15-Sm  S.  W.  corner  Davis,  up  stairs. 


HAYWARD  &  COLEMAN, 

IMPOBTKBB  AND  REFINEfcS 
—  or  — 

Illuminating,   Lubricating, 

—  AND  — 

P^INT     OILS! 

CONSISTING   OP 

KEROSENE,     LARD,     SPERM.     ELEPHANT,     POLAR, 

TANNERS'.  NEATSFOOT,  BOILED  AND  RAW 

LINSEED,  CASTOR   AND  CHINA  NUT. 

—  ALSO,— 

SPIRITS  OFTURPENTINE&  ALCOHOL 

Notb.  —  We  would  specinlly  call  the  attention  of  Mill 
owners  and  Engineers  Lo  our  superior  PAKAl'FINE  OIL, 
which  we  manufacture  from  the  California  Petroleum 
This  Oil  will  not  gum.  -Machinery  thoroughly  cleaned  and 
lubricated  with  it  will  not  heat,  and  after  remaining  at  rest, 
can  be  started  without  cleaning  off. 

W5T  A  sample  can  of  our  Paraffins  Oil  will  be  forwarded 
on  application  to  us,  as  we  desire  a  fair  and  impartiul  trial. 

Lamps  and  Lamp  Stock ! 

03r  An  elegant  and  complete  assortment  on  hand.  .J5cr 
19vl3-3m  414  Front  street,  San  Francisco. 


Golden  City  Chemical  Works. 

liBOBATOKT, 

Corner  of  Seventh  and  To-wnscnd  Streets. 

OFFICE 

Corner  of  Montgomery  and    Bush  Streets. 

CAPITAL  STOCK, $500,000 

Trustees: 

H,  P.  WA1CELEE,  THOS.  H.  SELBY, 

NICHOLAS  LUNING,  THOS.  BELL, 

CHAS.  E.  MoLANE. 

Ht.  JP.  WAKELEE MA\ABEffi. 

THIS  COMPANY  ARE  NOW  PREPARED  TO  FURNISH 
Sulphuric.Nitric  and  Muriatic  Acids  of  superior  quality, 
in  quantities  to  suit. 

Orders  will  be  received  at  the  office  on  y  for  Chemicals  of 
every  description,  which  will  be  manufactured  as  may  he 
required.  The  Company  beg  to  say  that  they  have  the  ad- 
vantages of  ail  improved  machinery  and  apparatus  for  the 
manufacture  and  manipulation  of  these  products,  and  our 
Laboratory  is  fitted  up  with  the  most  recent  improvements 
which  experience  and  science  suggest,  and  is  surpassed  by 
none  in  completeness  and  perfection  tor  the  purposes  itis 
designed.  Pvl4-3m 


Dr.  Hufeland's  Swiss  Stomach 
Bitters. 

THE  WORLD  RENOWNED  REPUTATION.  TOGETHER 
with  the  extensive  and  increasing  demand  for  L)r.  Hufe- 
land's Swiss  Stomach  Kilters,  will  at  once  recommend  them 
to  the  favorable  notice  of  all  connoisseurs  and  lovers  of  a 
good  and  healthful  tonic  and  invigorator.  As  a  puritler  of 
the  blood,  acting  surely,  yet  eently,  on  the  secretions  of  the 
liver  and  kidneys,  they  are  unsurpassed,  and  a  most  agree- 
able drink. 


For  sale  atall  wholesale  and  retail  stores  on  the  Pacific 
Coast,  and  at  the  deuot  of  TAYLOR  A  BENDEL,  «3  and 
415  Clay  street,  between  Sansome  and  Battery,  San  Fran- 
cisco. 20vU-Cm 


Pratt's  Abolition  Oil. 

FOR  ABOLISHING  PAIN  — THE  BEST  REMEDY  IN 
existence  for  Rheumatism,  Neuralgia,  Paralysis.  Head- 
ache, Toothache,  Sore  Throat,  Diptherla.  Weak,  Swolen  and 
Stiff  Joints,  Contracted  Cords  and  Muscles,  Cramps,  Colic, 
Diarrhoea,  Cholera,  Pains  in  the  Breast,  Lame  Back,  and 
all  aches  and  pains.  It  is  the  poor  man's  friend,  and  the 
best  family  physician.  Full  directions  accompany  each 
hotili?.  Price  50  cents  and  SI  per  buttle.  For  sale  by  all 
dealers  in  medicines.  Sole  Proprietors,  A.  McBOYLE  & 
CO.,  Druggists  am!  Chemists  5:J4  Sacramento  ttreet,  op- 
pobitc  What  Cheer  House,  San  Francisco.  luvU-ly 


Economy  In  Advertising.— The  Mining  and  Scifn- 
tikic  PiiKssis  the  best  and  most  economical  mining  adver- 
tising medium  in  this  citv.  Our  terms  arc  less  than  one 
half  the  rates  now  charged  by  daily  newspapers,  and  the 
mining  community  are  beginning  to  appreciate  our  reasona 
blc  rates  of  advertising.  The  "kess  contains,  proportionally, 
a  larger  amount  of  mining  ad  /crtising  than  any  other  papir 
on  the  Pacific  coast.  Its  character  renders  it  the  proper 
journal  for  the  concentration  of  mining  patronage. 


PACIFIC 

Insurance  Company, 

— or— 
SAX  FKAXCISCO,  CAL., 

Office,  lVo.  4=22  California  Street 

CASH  ASSETS,  JTJI/T  1,1867, 

§1,«38,054-  ©1. 


NSURANCE 


DIRECTORS: 


San  Francisco: 

W.  C.   ltnlnton, 
A.  L.  Tut.lis, 
Wm  Alvord 
Jonathan  Hunt, 
A.  B    Hin-lii-'n, 
A.  Q.  Stiles, 
A.  Selimmin, 
L.  B.  Bciiehley, 
Wm  Sherman, 
L.  Sachs, 

James  DeFremcry, 
J.  O  Bray, 
David  Siem, 
D.  O.  Mills, 
1    Frledlander, 
Moses  Heller. 
H.  M.  Newhall, 
ii.  T.  Law  10)1, 
Edward  Martin, 
Clias.   Mavne, 
E.L.  Goldstein, 
J.  O.  Earl. 
Lloyd  'i'evU. 
Thos.  Jl  Sclby, 
Adam  Grain, 
AipheusBull, 
S.  M.  WUnrat, 
D.  J   Oliver, 
Mr.  Scholle. 
Morton  Checsman. 
A.  Hansmann, 
I>.  W.  U.Rice, 


Oliver  Eldrldge. 
J.  B.  Roberts. 
6.  fcielnhnit. 
P,  L.  Weaver 
Win.  Hooper 
J.  W.  Clark. 
A.  Huywaid, 
•J'  L  Barker, 
Al.x.  Weill. 

Unas.  Meyer, 

Chns.  E.  McLane, 
M    RobenLaunDi 
Henry  Carleion,  Jr. 
A.  J    Rnlmon. 
T.  Lcmmcu  Meyer 
■   York: 


Louis  MeLnne, 
Fieri'k  Billings, 
j    U.  Newton, 
J    G   Kellogg, 
Wm.  T.  Coleman, 
Moses  Ellis. 
Sacramento: 

Ldg.tr  Mills, 
G.  W   Mowe, 
C    T.  Wheeler. 
Marj/sciUe: 

,i.  11.  Jcwett. 
Port/ami,  Oret/On: 
W.  S   Ladd, 
Jacob  Kauini. 
Virginia,  Nevada: 
Wm.  Sharon. 
OFFICERS: 

JONA.  HUNT,  President 
A.  G.  STILES,  Vice  President 
A.  J.  RALSTON,  Sccretarv. 
0,  A.  LATUN,  Marine  Secretary. 
9vl5tf  H.  H.  BIGELOW,  Gen'l  Agon 


BLAKE'S  PATENT 
QUARTZ    CRUSHER. 

CAUTION ! 

The  owners  of  the  Patent  for  this  valuable  machine,  In 
order  to  facilitate  the  protection  of  their  rights  against  nu- 
merous Infringers,  procured,  some  time  since,  a  reissue  of 
the  Patent,  bearing  date  January  9in,  1SU6 
TIijh  I'aLent  Bticnren  the  exclusive   ri[fhl  to  em- 
ploy in  Stone-Breaking  Machines  Up. 
right  Convergent  *JawM,»etuuteu 
by  a  Revolving  Shn.it. 
All  persons  who  are  violating  the  Patent  by  the  unau- 
horized  making,  selling  or  using  machines  In  which  quartz 
other  material  is  crushed  between  upright  convergent 
nws,  actuated  by  a  revolving  shaft,  arc  hereby  warned 
hat  they  are  appropriating  the  property  of  others,  and 
they  will  be  hold  responsible  in  law  and  in  damages, 
everal  infringing  machines  arc  made  and  offered  for 
in  this  city,  upon  which  Patents  have  been  obtained, 
nufacturers,  purchasers  and  users,  are  notified  that  such 
Patents  do  not  authorize  the  use  of  the  original  invention, 
and  that  such  machines  cannot  be  used  without  incurring 
liability  lor  damages.  BLAKE  £  TYLER, 

HvUtf  Agenls  lor  the  Pacific  Coast. 


California  Steam  Navigation 

Rl&iS    COMPANY,     s^ffifa. 


Steamer  CAPITAL CAPT.  E.  A.  POOLE 

CHRYSOPOLIS CAPT.  A.  FOSTER. 

»         Y0SEMITE .  

CORNELIA.? CAPT.  W.  BROMLEY 

JULIA CAPT.  E.  CONCKLIh. 

One  of  the  above  steamers  leave  BROADWAY  WHARF 
at  4:  o'clock  P.  M.  EVERY  DAY  (Sundays  excepted),  for 
Sacramento  and  Stockton,  connecting  with  light-draft 
steamers  for  Marysville,  Colusa.  Chico,  and  Red  Bluff. 

Ollice  of  the  Company,  northeast  corner  of  Front  and 
Jackson  streets. 

B.  M.  HAUTSHORXE, 
13vl2  PreNiuent. 

LOWER    CALIFORNIA 

Exploring   and  Prospecting 

.COMPANY. 


This  ComDany  have  procured  the  services  of  parties  that 
are  well  acquainted  with  the  country.  This  Company  will 
also  prospect  tor  Mineral  Lands,  Water  Privileges,  Town 
Sites  and  Harbors,  etc. 

This  Company  will  dispatch  a  vessel  to  exploro  the 
Coast,  whilst  a  portion  of  the  Company  will  go  by  land  to 
prospect  the  interior.  For  further  particulars,  inquire  at 
the  office. 

J.  W.  CAREY,  Secretary. 
No.  20  Montgomery  st..  Room  No.  7. 
jJSP-  Shares  of  above  Stock,  S1U  each— Unassessable. 
13vl5-3m 


It  Is  a  Fact, 

That  BOWMAN'S  AMERICAN  WASHING  COMPOUND  Is 
the  best  article  for  Washing  and  Cleaning  yet  discovered. 
Is  acknowledged  to  bo  a  saving  both  in  money  and  labor. 
As  the  Compound  sol'tens  the  dirt. 'lie  clothes  require  not 
more  than  one-half  the  rulibim,'  necessary  in  washing  by 
the  old  method;  besides  all  who  five  it  a  trial  acknowledge 
that  their  clothes  are  whiter  In  washing  with  this  Com- 
pound than  they  were  ever  known  to  be  by  using  any 
other  preparation.  For  washing  woolen  goods  and  flan- 
nels, it  cannot  be  equalled.  Callnoes  that  cannot  be  washed 
with  soan  without  lading  are  washed  in  the  water  used  for 
boiling  while  clothes.  This  Compound  has  been  used  In 
the  Eastern  Stales  for  the  past  three  years,  with  perfect 
success. 

WARRANTED  NOT  TO  INJURE  THE  CLOTHES. 

ASP- For  nule  toy  all  Grocers. 

"^  LYNCH  &  PARSONS,  Agents, 

UvITj -3m  233  Jackson  street,  near  Battery. 


272 


Mt  pining  m&  Mmtlfk  §xm. 


The  Russian-American  Teleobaph  is 
now  constructed  to  within  one  hundred 
miles  of  Sitka.  It  is  to  be  hoped  that  the 
national  Government  will  offer  sufficient  in- 
ducements to  the  company  to  complete  it  to 
that  city,  since  that  region  has  become  a 
part  of  Uncle  Samuel's  dominions.  A  tele- 
graphic communication  with  our  new  pos- 
sessions on  the  North,  in  the  present  state 
of  commercial  progress,  must  be  looked 
upon  as  one  of  the  necessities  of  the  times. 
It  may  not  pay,  as  yet,,  as  a  commercial 
speculation ;  but  its  existence  must  be  very 
important  to  the  Government,  and  should 
be  aided  by  it  until  it  is  capable  of  taking 
care  of  itself.  We  understand  that  steps 
ore  being  taken  to  secure  the  completion  of 
the  telegraph  to  the  point  indicated,  by 
either  the  company  or  the  Government  itself. 


The  present  Duke  of  Wellington  is  print- 
ing all  of  his  father's  papers — for  safety, 
not  for  publication.  The  Duke  puts  every- 
thing into  type,  and  then  strikes  out  such 
passages  as  affect  living  persons  too  closely, 
or  such  as  it  might  be  indiscreet  to  make 
public.  Three  copies  only  of  the  original 
impression  are  taken. 

Jax  Cooke  is  said  to  have  made  over 
twelve  million  dollars  profits  out  of  Govern- 
ment securities  during  the  war.  He  pays 
no  taxes  on  this  amount,  but  draws  as  inter- 
est in  gold  each  year  eight  hundred  aud  forty 
thousand  dollars!  Quite  a  little  contribu- 
tion from  the  tax  payers  of  America. 

The  Great  Western  Eailway  Company  are 
making  successful  experiments  with  peat 
for  locomotive  fuel. 


MIMING  AND  SCIENTIFIC  PRESS. 

Terms  of  Advertising  and  Subscription. 

Miscellaneous  Advertisements. 

One  week,  per  square SI  50 

One  month,  per  square 3  00 

One  quarter  (3  months),  per  square 7  50 

Advertisements  of  great  length,  or  of  special  character, 

Inserted  by  contract  on  the  most  favorable  terms. 
O^f  The  space  of ten  lines  of  solid  agate  advertising  type  constitutes 
a  square. 

Mining  Advertisements.  if  paid  in 

Advance 

Notices  of  Meetings,  per  square,  three  weeKS.. $3  50  $2  5u 

Notices  of  Meetings,  pcrsquare,  four  weeks....  i  00  3  00 
Assessment  Notices,  of  ordinary  length,  four 

weeks... 7  00  6  00 

Assessment  Notices,  of  more  than  usual  length, 

four  weekf,  lor  each  additional  square —  4  00  3  00 

Delinquent  Sales,  per  square,  two  weeks 2  50  2  00 

Delinquent  Sales,  per  square,  three  weews 3  50  2  50 

Postponements,  pcrsquare,  one  week 1  60  1  00 

Slips  of  Advertisements  printed,  for  meetings 

or  assessments,  per  hundred 1  00  1  00 

Advertising  law  blanks,  circulars,  and  advice Free 

Terms  of  Subscription. 

One  copv,  one  year,  by  mail,  In  advance $5  00 

One  copy,  six  months," by  mail,  in  advance...; 3  00 

One  copy,  one  year,  by  express 6  60 

One  copy,  six  months,  by  express 3  50 

Five  copies,  one  year,  by  mail,  in  advance 20  00 

By  city  carriers,  per  month 60 

Single  copies 15 

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(TOUME   XV. 
)         Xumber     18. 


TABLE  OF  CONTENTS. 


Miller's  Patent  Boiler— Illus. 
Prof.     Make'*    Letter    from 

Pari. 
Formation,  Distribution  and 

Ace  of  Igneous  Bocks 
Aerial— An  Bnfflllo  "Avltor  ' 
■  it  Fever  Pa 

Units 
A  Sut.tcrrnnean  Passage. 
Tile  Asiatic  Jews. 
a  new  Iron  Horse.' 
Discovery    01    the   Laws    of 

Orm  iiiiiiim 
Toe  Now  Fob  Whistle. 
Petroleum  Fuel  tor  Locomo 

tlves. 
A  Virginia  Gold  Mine. 
Tin-  Petroleum  Fuel  Questlou 
Mining  In  New  Rnnlpsblro. 
A  Word  to  the  wis.: 
Iron  Propeller  tor  Cooae  Bav. 
Ncv.-  In  orporatlons— List  "of 

Officers. 
HotJcefl  to  Correspondents. 
Han  Francisco  Metal  Market 
Pan  FruiH-wo  Market  Rates. 
New  Pnlcnts  and  Inventions. 
Stock  Prices— Bid  and  Asked. 


\li  ciiwical       MtflCKLLAWT. — 

-  Working  steam  BxpanalVQ. 
Iv;  Leltur's  Welding  Com- 
pcMltlon:  A  Great  Furnace 
Gbimney. 

3d  '  s.  ft  tine  MisCELLAttr.— 
The  Fiber  of  Iron:  Krn- 
ployment  of  Hydrogen 
iliis,  Scientific  Meeting; 
Improvement  In  the  Blast 
Furnace;  Evolution  of  tins 
from  Coffee;  Interesting 
Experiment;  Vclocltv  of 
Signals  by  Electric  Tele- 
graph: To  Detect Chlckorv 
in  Collbo:  Cromlech;  Her. 
metic  seal. 

Mi  mm;  Scmhaht— Embracing 
tale  intelligence  trout  the 
various  counties  nnd  dis- 
tricts In  California.  Colo 
nolo.  British  Columbia. 
Idaho.  Montana,  Utah  and 
Nevada. 

San  Francisco  Weekly  Stock 
Circular. 

Mining  shareholders'  Dlrect- 


Miller's  Patent  Boiler. 

In  tlie  old-fashioned  furnace  the  heat  that 
is  absorbed  by  the  brick  walls  that  form  the 
sides  of  the  fire-box  is  equal  to  a  certain 
amount  of  caloric,  that  is  abstracted  from  the 
fire,  for  'which  no  equivalent  is  returned. 
But  in  the  arrangement  of  this  boiler  all  the 
heat  is  utilized  and  made  subservient  to  the 
purpose  intended. 

The  principal  feature  of  the  improvement 
herewith  illustrated,  consists  in  a  series  of 
vertical  tubes  or  cells,  arranged  upon  each 
side  of  the  boiler  and  forming  the  side  walls 
of  the  furnace.     Fig.  1  represents  it  as  ap- 


The  interior  of  these  pipes  or  cells,  Fig. 
2,  A,  are  divided  vertically  by  a  diaphragm 
so  as  to  form  an  inner  cell,  as  seen  in  sec- 
tions at  B,  and  are  so  constructed  that  while 
the  lower  part  is  below  the  fire-grate,  the 
upper  part  is  above  the  water-level.  As  will 
be  seen  by  the  view  in  section,  they  are  so 
divided  that  a  thin  film  of  water  is  presented 
to  the  action  of  the  fire  and  is  almost  imme- 
diately converted  into  dry  steam,  and  pass- 
ing into  the  pipe,  D,  Fig.  1,  is  there  min- 
gled with  the  saturated  steam  of  the  boiler. 
As  the  film  of  water  nearest  to  the  fire  is 
evaporated,  it  is  fed  or  supplied  with  water 
from  the  other  divisions  of  the  tube  formed 


plied  to  the  common  cylindrical  boiler ;  the  I  by  the  diaphragm.     These    divisions    are 


which  paper  we  are  indebted  for  the  above 
description.  Any  information  with  reference 
to  the  same  can  be  obtained  by  addressing 
the  inventor,  Joseph  A.  Miller,  C.  E.,  48 
Pine  street,  New  York  city. 


Twin  Propeller  for  Coose  Bat,  Ore- 
gon.— The  engines  and  boiler  for  a  twin 
propeller — the  hull  of  which  is  being  built 
at  Coose  Bay — have  just  left  this  city  for 
that  place.     This  vessel  is  the  property  of 
H.  H.  Luce,  Esq.    When  completed  she  will 
be  employed  in  carrying  freight  and  pas- 
sengers   twice    a    week    between    Empire 
City,  on  Coose  Bay,  and  the  head  of  navi- 
gation  on  Coose  river,   passing  through  a 
fertile  valley  about  ten  miles  in  extent — the 
distance  from  Empire  City  being    about 
twenty  miles.     She  will  also  run   once  a 
■week  from  Empire  City  to  Isthmus  Slough 
— a  distance  of  about  twenty  miles — taking 
freight  and  passencers.     On  the  latter  route 
she  will  take  freight  for  Coquille  river,  the 
connection  being  made  by  teams.     Besides 
being  engaged  as  a  freight  and  passenger 
boat,  she  will  also  be  used  for  towing,  being 
specially  designed  by  Mr.   Luce  for  that 
purpose.     The  engines  and  boiler  were  built 
at  the  Miner's  Foundry,  in  this  city.  They, 
as  well  as  the  hull,  were  designed  by  Mr. 
Luce,    who   personally  superintended  the 
work  during  its  erection.     The  engines  are 
exceedingly  compact,  occupying  a  space  six 
feet  by  four'.     The  two  cylinders  are  each 
twelve  inches  in   diameter,    with   14-inch 
stroke.     The  piston-rods  are  of  steel,  work- 
ing vertically,  the  upper  ends  being  secured 
to  wrought  iron  cross-heads,  to  the  ends  of 
which  the    connecting-rods    are  attached. 
The  center  of  the  screw-shafts  and  lower 
end  of  the  cylinders  are  in  the  same  plane. 
The  screws  are   of    wrought  iron,    three- 
bladed,  right  and  left  hand,   three  feet  ten 
inches  in  diameter,  with  six  feet  pitch,  and 
are  calculated  to  make  150  revolutions  per 
minute.     The  boiler  is  of  the  locomotive 
type,    with  return  flues,  and  large  fire-box 
for  burning  wood.     The  shell  is  sixty-five 
inches  iu  diameter ;  length  of  boiler,  thir- 
teen feet  six  inches.     The  best  American 
flange  iron  was  used  in  its  construction. 
The  boiler  will  be  fed  by  an  injector,  and 
provided  with  an    auxiliary  steam-pump, 
which  is  so  arranged  that  it  can,  in  case  of 
emergency,  it  can  be  used  as  a  fire-engine. 
The   dimensions  of  the  boat  are — keel,  62 
feet ;  beam,  14  feet.     Her  timbers  are  of  the 
best  white  cedar,  all  natural  bends.     When 
finished,  she  will  cost  about  $12,000. 


Fid 


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KILLER'S    PATENT    IMPROVEMENTS    IN    STSAE   BOILERS. 


Continental  Life  Insurance  Company, 
302  Montgomery  street,  corner  of  Pine. 


brick-work  being  removed  so  as  to  show 
the  plan  more  fully.  The  series  of  vertical 
pipes,  A,  are  arranged  upon  each  side  of 
the  boiler,  in  close  proximity,  and  have 
open  communication  with  each  other  at 
their  upper  and  lower  ends.  This  series  of 
pipes  are  fastened  to  each  other  by  bolts 
passing  through  the  flanges  at  the  transverse 
openings  at  the  ends,  and  are  also  more  se- 
curely fastened  by  iron  rods  that  pass  hori- 
zontally through  the  upper  and  lower  cham- 
bers ;  the  ends  of  these  rods  passing  through 
the  covers  or  caps  of  the  chambers,  and 
serving  the  double  purpose  of  holding  the 
caps  to  their  places,  and  the  series  of  pipes 
in  their  order. 


kept  supplied  with  the  requisite  amount  of 
water  by  the  pipe,  E.  The  cylindrical  boiler 
is  also  supplied  through  the  tension,  C,  of 
the  same  pipe.  By  means  of  the  globe 
valves,  conveniently  placed,  the  feed-water 
can  be  shut  off  from  the  boiler,  or  from  the 
vertical  pipes,  as  may  be  desired. 

This  arrangement  adds  more  than  one 
hundred  square  feet  of  heating  surface  to 
every  kind  of  boiler,  saving  at  the  least 
twenty-five  per  cent,  of  fuel,  and  doubling 
the  steam-producing  capacity  of  most  boil- 
ers, and  tripling  the  capacity  of  cylindrical 
boilers. 

This  improvement  was  illustrated  in  the 
American  Artisan  of  December  5th,  1866,  to 


Personal. — Among  the  departures  by 
the  last  steamer,  was  Hon.  J.  S.  Mayhugh, 
of  Aurora,  State  of  Nevada,  who  goes  East 
at  this  time  to  pay  a  short  visit  to  the  place 
of  his  nativity,  in  Carlisle,  Pennsylvania. 
Mr.  Mayhugh  was  among  the  early  pion- 
eers of  California.  For  many  years  he  was 
a  resident  of  Grass  Valley,  in  Nevada  coun- 
ty, where  he  was  well  known  as  an  enter- 
prising miner,  and  where  he  also  took  con- 
siderable interest  in 
political  matters.  As 
soon  as  rumors  o'f  the 
first  discovery  of  sil- 
ver in  Washoe  reached 
his  home  in  Nevada 
county,  he  was  among 
the  first  to  cross  the 
mountains,  and  render 
his  aid  in  developing 
that  new  El  Dorado. 
From  that  time  to  the 
present,  he  has  been 
a  resident  there,  and 
has  aided  largely  in 
the  development  of 
that  region,  and  in 
shaping  the  govern- 
mental policy  of  that 
State.  He  has  been  a 
member  of  the  Legis- 
lature ever  since  the 
organization  of  the 
State,  and  always  as  a 
straight-forward,  con- 
sistent Union  man. 
We  wish  him  a  pleas- 
ant visit  to  the  "  Old 
Folks  at  Home,"  and 
a  safe  return  to  the 
' '  Silver  State, "  whith- 
er, we  understand,  he 
will  repair  in  the 
spring,  to  take  charge 
of  an  important  min- 
ing enterprise,  which 
he  has  been  mainly 
instrumental  in  de- 
veloping, and  which 
promises  to  amply  re- 
reward  him  for  all  the 
toils  and  disappointments  which,  in  com- 
mon with  most  miners,  it  has  thus  far  been 
his  lot  to  encounter. 


I 


At  Last. — A  treaty  has  been  made  witli 
with  the  Apaches.  ,  They  agree  to  go  on 
the  same  reservation  with  the  Camanches. 
The  Arrapahoes,  too,  will  treat.  The  Chey- 
ennes,  however,  still  hold  back.  It  now 
remains  to  be  seen  whether  our  gentle  friend 
"Lo"  will  stick  to  his  agreement.  There 
may  be  a  good  time  coming  for  the  Arizona 
miners. 


Coal  in  Nevada. — A  discovery  of  coal 
has  been  recently  made  in  the  Washington 
district. 


274 


©to  piwrng  m\&  Mmtiik  <§xm. 


©jrromuttiatttfns. 


INTHT8  Department  we  invite  the  trek  DiscussTONof  all 
propor  siibicctg— correspond  ems  alone  being  responsible  for 
the  ideas  and  theories  they  advance. 


LBy  our  Special  Correspondent.] 

General  "View  of  the  Paris  Exposi- 
tion of  1867. 

By  W.  P.Blake,  Commissioner  from  the  State  of  California 
CADrFORNIA    WINES,    SEEDS  AND    GRAIN. 

An  echo  from  the  Paris  Exposition  has 
reached  me  in  the  shape  of  a  copy  of  the 
Commercial  Herald  and  Market  Review,  of 
August  10th,  containing  a  letter  from  the 
correspondent  of  the  Sacramento  Bee,  about 
the  California  representation  at  Paris,  to- 
gether with  a  letter  from  Mr.  Hoag,  the 
Secretary  of  the  State  Board  of  Agriculture. 
These  letters  gave  me  the  first  intimation 
that  any  of  the  California  wines  were  miss- 
ing. On  my  arrival  here  in  June,  I  looked 
over  the  .display  of  wines  and  found  those 
that  I  had  invoiced  and  shipped  to  Mr.  Beck- 
with,  and  found  others  also  that  I  had  not 
shipped ;  such,  for  example,  as  the  wines 
of  Mr.  Keller,  and  of  Kohler  and  Frohling, 
and  I  concluded  that  these  last  composed 
the  shipment  made  by  the  Agricultural 
Society.  I  had  no  copy  of  that  invoice,  and 
this  published  letter  contains  the  first  list  I 
have  seen.  Comparing  this  with  the  ex- 
hibit of  wines,  I  find  that  the  correspondent 
of  the  Bee  was  correct  in  his  statement  that 
the  wines  of  the  following  contributors  are 
mo/  to  be  found,  viz.,  those  from  B.  N.  Bug- 
bey,  John  Strentzel,  C.  Dettinand  Winslow 
and  Williams.  They  have  not  been  seen 
here,  and  I  fear  are  lost  in  some  of  the 
warehouses  in  New  York,  for  they  passed 
throvfgh  the  New  York  agency.  I  have 
called  on  the  Commissioner  General  for  an 
explanation.  He  has  no  invoice  of  that 
shipment,  and  received  the  packages  as  they 
were  delivered,  not  being  able  to  check 
them  by  any  list.  This  was  the  case  with  a 
large  part  of  the  American  contributions 
sent  from  the  New  York  agency.  The  goods 
often  arrived  in  advance  of  the  invoices,  or 
when  invoices  were  in  hand,  the  packages 
did  not  agree  with  them.  Many  packages 
were  delivered  by  the  French  Custom  House 
authorities,  of  which  no  advice  had  been  re- 
ceived, and  the  contents  of  which  could 
only  be  ascertained  by  opening.  It  was  in 
this  way  that  the  majority  of  the  Amer- 
ican contributions  were  received  and  gener- 
ally at  the  last  moment,  when  the  exhibition 
was  about  to  open.  The  Commissioner 
thinks  that  the  packages  could  not  have 
reached  Prance  without  being  delivered  in 
due  course  to  him,  for  every  package  is  care- 
fully entered  in  the  Custom  BegisteiB,  and 
is  followed  by  a  perfect  system  of  checks  to 
its  destination.  It  is  my  purpose,  there- 
fore, to  seek  for  these  missing  wines  in  New 
York,  where  they  were  doubtless  delivered 
by  Wells,  Pargo  &  Co. 

Now  with  regard  to  the  treatment  our 
wines  received  at  the  Exposition  from  the 
jury,  I  participate  in  the  general  disappoint- 
ment and  dissatisfaction. 

One  of  the  complaints  made  is  that  there 
was  no  one  here  to  give  information  offi- 
cially about  our  wines,  or  place  them  prop- 
erly before  the  jury;  which  is  true.  Your 
correspondent  did  not  reach  here  until  the 
jury  had  terminated  its  labors  and  made  its 
decisions.  Prom  all  that  I  can  learn  I  con- 
clude that  the  wines  were  only  partially 
examined.  Some  of  the  contributions  re- 
main nearly  intact. 

This  superficial  and  hurried  regard  is  not 
surprising,  when  we  consider  what  a  task 
the  wine  jury  had  before  them.  This  can 
only  be  appreciated  by  a  half  day's  journey 
around  the  circle,  where  the  wines  of  almost 
all  the  wine  districts  in  the  world  are  dis- 
played. Prance  alone,  had  600  exhibitors, 
Spain  316,  Portugal  121,  and  so  on .  to  the 
end  of  the  list.  We  had  no  juror  from  the 
TJnit"d  States.  The  jury  certainly  remem- 
bered our  exhibit,  for  they  made  Honorable 
Mention  of  the  sparkling  wine — champagne 
— sent  by  the  Buena  Vista  Vinicultural  Soci- 
ety of  Sonoma,  K.  N.  Van  Brunt,  Secretary. 
This  wine  appears  to  have  been  much  liked, 
for  it  was  nearly  all  gone  (two  cases)  at  the 
time  of  my  arrival.  It  had  evidently  been 
a  favorite  with  the  experts. 

In  order  to  remedy  the  disappointment 
of  the  United  States  wine  exhibitors  (for 
there  were  many  here  from  Ohio,  Missouri, 
Indiana  and  New  York),  the  United  States 


Commission  appointed  a  committee  to 
specially  examine  American  wines,  and  make 
a  report.  This  committee  consisted  of  Mr. 
Flagg,  of  New  York,  Marshall  P.  Wilder,  of 
Boston,  and  Dr.  Jacob  Thompson.  The 
American  wines  were  placed  in  their  charge, 
and  were  tasted  from  time  to  time.  The 
report  of  this  committee  will  be  made  to 
Congress,  with  the  other  report  of  the  com- 
mission, and  will  probably  be  printedat  some 
distant  clay.  I  advise  Californians,  however, 
not  to  expect  to  find  much  in  it  in  relation 
to  the  California  wines.  I  had  the  pleasure 
of  seeing  this  committee  but  once.  They 
informed  me  that  they  had  tested  our  wines, 
but  I  found  that  they  had  not  noticed  the 
San  Jose  white  and  red  wines  of  Mr.  Le 
Franc. 

Some  days  afterwards,  I  had  the  pre- 
sumption to  invite  several  French  and  Rus- 
sian gentlemen,  judges  of  wine,  to  taste 
some  of  our  samples,  and  they  were  refused 
by  the  guardian.  The  committee  was  not 
to  be  found,  and  so  it  has  continued,  until 
now,  at  the  end  of  the  Exhibition,  the  wines 
have  been  placed  at  my  disposal;  but  not 
one  Dottle  is  to  leave  the  building.  As  I 
have  not  had  a  single  bottle  out  of  the 
whole  exhibit,  I  propose  to  leave  them  as 
they  are  until  the  close,  and  then  to  donate 
them  in  such  a  manner  that  the  exhibitors 
may  derive  some  benefit  from  them. 

Complaint  has  been  made  about  the  plac- 
ing of  these  wines — that  they  were  heated 
and  fermented,  etc.  I  think  this  is  a  mis- 
take, for  I  have  not  seen  any  sign  of  fer- 
mentation. It  is  true  that  the  wines  were 
not  iced,  nor  put  into  the  coolest  possible 
place,  but  the  flues  spoken  of  were  several 
feet  distant,  and  would  hardly  be  noticed  by 
most  persons.  The  bottles  were  placed  cork 
up,  except  the  champagnes,  as  is  the  case 
with  the  other  exhibits. 

This  matter  of  heating  the  wine  recalls 
the  discovery  made  by  the  French  chemist, 
Pasteur,  of  the  existence  of  invisible  vege- 
table growths  in  wines,  which  cause  fermen- 
tation or  disease,  destructive  of  the  good 
qualities.  This  discovery  wasjniade  by  the 
aid  of  the  microscope,  and  is  another  exam- 
ple of  the  practical  value  of  the  instrumeut. 
M.  Pasteur  has  also  shown  that  the  germs 
of  this  vegetable  growth  may  be  destroyed 
by  simply  heating  the  wine  iu  closed  ves- 
sels to  a  temperature  of  60°  centigrade, 
for  only  a  few  minutes.  Numberless 
experiments  have  confirmed  the  discovery 
and  have  proved  at  the  same  time,  that  the 
operation  does  not  injure  the  flavor  of  the 
wine,  but  on  the  contrary,  very  often  im- 
proves it.  I  had  the  pleasure  of  tasting 
some  of  the  wines  which  M.  Pasteur  had 
treated,  and  found  the  difference  very  marked 
in  favor  of  the  wine  that  had  been  heated, 
except  in  one  instance.  These  wines  were 
brought  by  M.  Pasteur  to  a  chemical  enter- 
tainment at  the  laboratory  of  the  illustrious 
St.  Claire  Deville. 

The  researches  of  Pasteur  have  been  pub- 
lished in  a  beautiful  volume  by  Victor  Mas- 
son,  and  are  entitled  Etudes  stir  le  Vin.  I 
hope  to  be  able  to  report  at  some  length 
upon  this  process  to  the  wine  growers  on 
my  return. 

The  same  chemist  is  now  busily  engaged 
in  investigating  the  disaase  of  the  silk-worm, 
by  the  aid  of  the  microscope.  He.  finds  that 
the  germs  of  the  disease  may  be  detected  in 
the  eggs.  Diseased  eggs  may  therefore  be 
thrown  away.  His  method  consists  merely 
in  grinding  up  samples  of  the  eggs  in  a 
mortar,  and  placing  a  little  of  the  paste 
under  the  lens.  The  same  method  has  been 
extended  to  the  testing  of  the  bodies  of  the 
millers  that  lay  the  eggs. 

The  bale  of  hops  mentioned  in  the  letter  to 
the  Bee,  is  not  exhausted  ;  the  demand  for 
samples  appears  to  have  been  supplied.  It 
was  a  satisfaction  to  learn  where  it  came 
from. 

The  seeds  of  Mr.  Perkins,  of  Oakland,  are 
handsomely  arranged,  and  are  surmounted 
by  his  photograph,  showing  him  seated 
among  a  pile  of  California  vegetables.  He 
may  be  pleased  to  learn  that  the  sign  "sil- 
ver medal"  is  tacked  to  the  frame,  although 
the  jury,  by  some  mistake,  awarded  it  to  the 
State  of  California. 

The  wheat  sent  by  Mr.  Campbell,  and 
that  by  J.  D.  Peters,  of  Stockton,  has  been 
much  admired.  I  have  not  seen  any  other 
equal  to  it  in  appearance  or  weight. 

Unpaid  Letters.— A  wealthy  gentleman 
of  Providence,  B.  I. ,  has  followed  the  ex- 
ample set  by  similarly  philanthropic  gen- 
tlemen in  Boston  and  Portland,  and  prepays 
all  letters  carelessly  dropped  into  the  post- 
office  in  that  city  without  the  usual  embel- 
lishment of  stamps. 

Soke  Heads. — It  is  said  that  more  than 
800  protests  have  been  received  by  the  au- 
thorities of  the  Paris  Exposition,  against  the 
prize  decisions  by  the  judges. 


P.  A.  Herring,  in  tile  Clerk's  Otilce  of  tbe  fiislrlct  Court 
of  the  Distriotof  California.] 

Formation,  Distribution  and.  Age  of 
Igneous  Rocks. 

Continned  from  Page  242.1 

In  regard  to  the  more  ancient  auriferous 
gravel  deposits,  it  must  appear  evident  to 
the  most  careless  observer,  that  great  and 
important  alterations  in  the  geological  fea- 
tures of  the  country  have  occurred  since 
their  formation.  To  say  nothing  of  the  vast 
period  of  time,  a  whole  geological  age  oc- 
cupied in  their  formation,  the  then  existing 
water  courses,  with  banks  hundreds  of  feet 
in  hight,  have  been  filled  wiffi  volcanic  de- 
bris, in  some  instances  1,000  feet  in  depth, 
turning  rivers  into  new  channels.  The 
present  system  of  rivers  cross  these  ancient 
deposits,  cutting  down  through  them  and 
into  the  hard  schistose  rock  beneath,  thou- 
sands of  feet  deeper,  furrowing  channels 
from  the  summit  tp  the  base  of  the  Sierra 
Nevada,  leaving  those  ancient  deposits,  in 
some  localities,  thousands  of  feet  above  the 
existing  streams.  And  then  consider  how 
vast  must  have  been  the  period  of  time  for 
the  old  hills,  enclosing  a  stream  of  lava 
which  overlies  mi  old  river-bed,  to  disap- 
pear by  natural  denuding  agencies,  leaving 
a  mountain  of  indestructible  rock,  whose 
walls  are  many  miles  in  length  and  hund- 
reds of  feet  in  hight  above  the  surrounding 
country. 

The  intrusive  era  of  metalliferous  quartz 
probably  began  with  the  deposition  of  the 
new  red  sandstone,  and  continued  through 
all  the  formations  up  to  and  including  the 
tertiary  period.  As  the  formations  included 
in  this  era  are  made  up  more  largely  of  al- 
tered granite,  porphyry,  greenstone,  etc., 
or,  in  other  words,  existing  aqueous  forma- 
tions, that  had  been,  to  a  great  extent,  de- 
prived of  alkaline  and  other  metals,  and 
consequently  less  readily  disintegrated  and 
decomposed  than  the  original  igneous  rock, 
the  duration  of  time  occupied  by  the  intru- 
sive era  of  metal-bearing  quartz,  must  have 
greatly  exceeded  that  of  any  earlier  geolog- 
ical age.  The  eruptive  rock  of  this  era  is 
like  that  of  the  carboniferous  period,  non- 
.metallie  and  nearly  indestructible,  and  is 
found  either  interstratified.with  the  forma- 
tion, or  overlying.  A  large  proportion  of 
the  visible  quartz  veins  in  the  Sierra  Ne- 
vada were  probably  formed  during  the  sixth 
period,  and,  in  fact,  all  anticlinal  or  V  veins, 
whether  located  at  the  summit,  flanks  or 
base  of  the  mountains.  There  is  probably 
a  system  of  synclinal  fissures,  filled  with 
metal-bearing  quartz,  which  were  formed 
by  the  upheavals  of  the  old  red  sandstone 
era,  located  about  half  way  between  the 
summit  and  what  is  now  the  base  of  the 
Sierra  Nevada. 

The  seventh  period,  or  present  era,  be- 
gan with  the  intrusion  along  anticlinal  lines 
of  non-metallic  rock,  similar  in  composi- 
tion with  that  which  was  erupted  at  the  be- 
ginning of  the  carboniferous  era.  The  chain 
of  volcanic  cones  which  were  upheaved  some 
125  years  since  in  Mexico;  of  which  Mount 
Jorullo  is  the  largest — its  altitude  being 
some  1,800  feet,  above  the  surrounding 
plain — indicate  that  the  crust  of  our  globe 
has  become  solid  to  the  non-metalliferous 
stratum.  The  late  upheaval  in  the  bay  of 
Therin,  in  the  Grecian  Archipelago,  brought 
to  the  surface  rock  of  a  character  showing 
it  to  have  been  derived  from  a  source  just 
beneath  the  quartzose  stratum.  The  up- 
heaval was  not  attended  by  an  earthquake, 
but  was  simply  an  intrusion  of  semi-molten 
matter.  This  intrusive  matter  is  said  "to 
consist  of  a  rusty-black  metallic  lava,  very 
heavy,  and  resembling  half-melted  scoria, 
which  has  boiled  up  from  the  furnace.  It 
contains  many  whitish,  semi-transparent 
particles  disseminated  through  the  mass, 
like  quartz  or  feldspar. " 

It  is  probable  that,  as  the  earth  cooled  to 
its  present  temperature,  the  increase  in 
thickness  of  its  crust  was  nearly  the  same 
in  all  its  parts.  Igneous  rocks  are  some- 
what better  conductors  of  heat  than  aqueous 
rocks,  but  this  influence  must  be  limited, 
as  the  only  connection  of  the  surface  igneous 
rocks  with  the  mass  bbneath,  is  by  means  of 
narrow  dykes   or  veins.    The  'matter   of 


which  the  stratified  rocks  :  are  composed, 
with  the  exception  of  such  of  the  elements 
as  existed  in  the  atmosphere  before  water 
rested  upon  the  earth,  has  been  brought  to 
the  surface  by  volcanic  action.  In  framing 
the  diagram  I  Save  assumed  that,  while 
7,000  feet  of  stratified  rock  were  being  de- 
posited, the  crust  increased,  in  thickness 
twelve  miles,  and  while  42,000  feet — the 
probable  average  thickness  of  the  aqueous 
stratum — were  being  deposited  the  crust 
increased  to  about  seventy-two  miles,  its 
present  probable  thickness.  This  estimate 
is  necessarily  an  approximation,  yet  it  will 
answer  to  illustrate  the  idea.  Now  if  we  as- 
sume, or  admit  that  the  molten  matter  which 
has  been  brought  to  the  surface  by  volcanic 
action,  was  derived  from  a  constantly  in- 
creasing depth,  in  consequence  of  the  con- 
stantly increasing  thickness  of  the  solid 
crust,  it  follows  that  we  are  provided  with 
an  infallible  rule  for  determining  the  age  of 
upheavals,  by  ascertaining  the  mineral  char- 
acter and  composition  of  the  intrusive  mat- 
ter contained  in  the  fissures,  which  were 
formed  during  the  process  of  mountain- 
making. 

T-f  we  find  granite  intruded  in  veins  or 
cones  along  an  ancient  anticlinal  axis,  we 
know  the  upheaval  occurred  no  later  than 
the  third  or  silurian  period.  If  the  intru- 
sive rock  is  feldspathic  granite,  we  know 
the  upheaval  occurred  during  the  old  red 
sandstone  period,  and  so  every  variety 
of  igneous  rocks  has,  in  succession,  its  in- 
trusive era,  marking  the  date  of  upheavals. 
As  metalliferous  quartz  was  erupted  during 
the  same  era  that  feldspathic  granite  was 
intruded  along  anticlinal  lines,  we  may  ex- 
pect to  find  deposits  of  the  ores  of  the  prec- 
ious metals  flanking  those  ancient  anticlinal 
lines  in  all  such  localities  where  active  vol- 
canoes existed.  Vast  deposits  of  mineral 
wealth,  whose  existence  has  not  hitherto 
been  suspected,  await  the  future  explorer, 
who  is  thus  directed  where  he  may  look  for 
them. 

Judging  from  the  intrusive  rocks  which 
are  found  in  anticlinal  fissures,  the  general 
upheaval  of  the  Sierra  Nevada  began  during 
the  formation  of  the  silurian  system.  It  is 
probable,  however,  that  occasional  ridges, 
the  nucleui  of  the  present  system,  were  per- 
manently raised  above  the  water  as  early  as 
the  gneiss  formation  ;  but  during  the  silu- 
rian period  there  seems  to  have  been  an  up- 
heaval of  extended  ridges,  running  in  a 
northerly  and  southerly  direction. 


Aerial. — The  following  account  of  the 
extraordinary  voyage  of  a  balloon  is  ex- 
tracted from  a  recent  English  paper:  An  ex- 
traordinary balloon,  shaped  like  a  monster 
fish,  fell  in  a  field  close  by  the  railway  at 
Montnessing,  Essex,  on  the  24th  ult.  It  con- 
tained no  one  in  the  car  but  the  adventurous 
aeronaut,  Mr.  Orton,  the  deviser  of  the  cu- 
riously-shaped machine.  He  had  started 
from  Cremorne,  where  a  large  party  had  as- 
sembled to  see  the  start;  and  as  a  uale  was 
then  blowing,  some  fears  were  entertained 
for  the  safety  of  the  voyager.  On  being  re- 
leased from  its  moorings,  the  "great  fish" 
rose  with  frightful  rapidity,  and  passed  over 
London  towards  the  northeast  at  a  rate 
which  took  it  out  of  sight  in  six  minutes  - 
Mr.  Orton  states  that  he  sailed  from  Cre- 
morne— a  distance,  in  a  straight  line,  of 
more  than  20  miles  —in  a  little  more  than  a 
quarter  of  an  hour.  Owing  to  the  strong 
wind  he  had  some  difficulty  in  descending 
safely,  and  had  it  not  been  for  prompt  as- 
sistance the  balloon  would  doubtless  have 
been  lost.  The  aeronaut  sustained  a  few 
bruises  from  beingdragged  over  the  hedges 
and  ditches,  in  the  course  of  which  he  lost 
the  grapnel. 

The  above  will  serve  to  exemplify  some  of 
the  advantages  and  disadvantages  attended 
on  this  mode  of  traveling.  Excepting  the 
steering  and  propelling  apparatus,  the  gen- 
eral form  of  the  above  appears  to  coincide 
with  the  outlines  of  the  Avitor. 


Effect  of  Noise  on  Fever  Patients. — 
Recent  observations  have  shown  that  the  or- 
dinary noises,  as  rumbling  over  pavements, 
ringing  of  bells,  etc. ,  are  terribly  fatal  to 
persons  in  severe  cases  of  fever.  The  prac- 
tice of  ringing  bells,  where  sickness  is  very 
prevalent  or  epidemic,  it  is  proposed,  should 
be  stopped.  A  thunder-storm  is  known  to 
have  recently  killed  several  fever  patients  in 
Galveston. 


There  are  now  118  Bessemer  converters 
in  operation  in  Europe,  capable  of  produc- 
ing the  enormous  amount  of  9, 000  tons  of 
steel  per  week.  England  has  52  of  the 
number,  Prussia  22,  France  12,  Austria  14, 
Sweden  15,  Belgium  1,  and  Italy  2. 


She  fining  and  £cwntiffa  §tt$s. 


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*flcrh;mial. 


"Working  Steam  Expensively. 

All  engineers  agree  that  to  work  steam 
econominalh-  it  must  be  worked  expansive- 
ly; but  engineers  disagree  as  to  the-  best 
method  of  constructing  engines  in  which 
steam  is  expanded.  The  value  of  / 
iiple  is  recognized,  but  wide  differences  of 
opinion  may  be  met  with  as  to  the  way  in 
which  the  principle  should  be  applied  in 
practice.  Although  this  diversity  of  opin- 
ion has  acted  as  a  stimulus  to  invention,  it 
is  more  than  probable  that  the  progress  of 
the  steam  engine  toward  the  perfection  of 
economy  has  been  retarded  by  its  existence. 
Men  have  sought  to  attain  the  same  end  by 
different  means  ;  very  grave  mistakes  have 
been  made  ;  much  money  expended  to  no 
purpose,  and  a  fair  proportion  of  talent 
wasted  in  consequence.  This  is  bad  enough, 
but  the  waste  of  time,  money  and  talent 
does  not  represent  the  worst  Engines  the- 
oretically right  in  principle  but  practically 
faulty  in  construction  have  been  forced 
upon  the  market,  purchased,  and  worked  to 
the  disgust  of  purchasers.  The  general 
public  of  manufacturers,  shipowners  and 
other  employers  of  steam  power  seldom  dive 
deeply  below  the  surface  of  things,  or  take 
much  pains  to  draw  distinctions  between 
theoretical  and  practical  shortcomings.  In 
other  words,  all  shortcomings  represent 
practical  commercial  losses,  and  thus  if  a 
mistake  is  made  in  the  method  adopted  in 
carrying  out  any  principle — say  that  of  ex- 
pansion— the  fault  is  attributed  quite  as 
much  to  the  influence  of  the  principle  as  to 
the  lack  of  skill,  knowledge  |or  perception 
of  mechanical  fitness  in  the  engineer.  Thus, 
if  a  manufacturer  of  cotton  thread  buys  an 
engine  which  he  is  assured  is  constructed 
on  such  a  principle  that  it  will  save  him 
much  money  in  coal,  and  this  engine  fs  con- 
stantly out  of  repair,  he  will  be  almost  cer- 
tain to  attribute  the  fact  to  the  principle, 
not  to  the  maker,  provided  only  that  the 
workmanship  appears  good.  If  the  work- 
manship is  bad,  that  is  a  different  affair  ;  but 
even  then  he  will  be  unwilling  to  think  that 
the  expense  of  applying  the  principle  must 
be  so  great  that  he  cannot  expect  to  obtain 
fir,3t-class  workmanship  and  the  principle 
together  for  the  price  of  first-class  work- 
manship only.  In  this  way  an  idea  grew 
up  many  years  ago,  and  is  still  sufficiently 
prevalent,  that  an  engine  to  work  expan- 
sively must  be  complex,  and  therefore  liable 
to  get  out  of  order.  There  is  just  such  a 
basis  of  truth  lying  below  this  theory  that 
it  is  difficult  to  combat  it,  and  there  can  be 
no  doubt  that,  as  a  result,  engines  in  which 
the  principle  of  expansion  is  fairly  carried 
out  do  not  receive  that  general  recognition 
of  their  value  as  representing  a  good  prin- 
ciple which  they  deserve.  We  shall  not  at- 
tempt to  prove  that  complication  does  not' 
necessarily  mean  a  liability  to  disarrange- 
ment ;  those  who  have  dealt  with  complex 
machines  know  better  than  to  be  led  into 
error  by  any  reasoning  on  the  subject.  In 
our  eyes  complication  is  a  monstrosity  in 
engineering.  We  wish  it,  of  course,  to  be 
understood  that  we  use  the  word  with  rea- 
sonable limitations.  A  machine  is  not  ne- 
cessarily complicated  because  it  has  a  great 
number  of  parts,  provided  no  fewer  can  be 
used  to  obtain  a  required  end ;  but  complex- 
ity commences  the  moment  a  single  unne- 
cessary part  or  motion  is  introduced.  We 
shall,  therefore,  not  dispute  with  those  who 
assert  that  complicated  steam  machinery  is 
more  liable  to  get  out  of  order  than  simple 
steam  machinery ;  but  we  believe  it  may  be 
shown  that  the  fullest  benefit  which  the 
principle  can  confer  may  be  derived  from 
expansion  in  engines  of  exceedingly  simple 
construction  ;  that  no  multiplication  of  parts 
or  motions  are  necessary  or  desirable  in  such 
engines  as  compared  with  those  in  which 
steam  is  not  greatly  expanded,  and  that,  in 
short,  the  whole  question  is  one  far  more  of 
proportion  and  arrangement  of  the  members 
of  a  design  than  of  anything  else.  Com- 
plexity in  steam  machinery  generally  rep- 
resents the  embodiment  of  the  crotchets  of 
an  inventor,,  seldom  or  never  the  necessities 
of  practice. 

Inventors  have  done  their  best  and  their 
worst  with  pistons,  cylinders,  connecting- 
rods  and  guides ;  but  those  members  of  the 
entire  machine  have  such  straightforward 
duties  to  perform,  and  are  so  simple  in  their 
nature  that  we  seldom  or  never  meet  with 
any  complexity  in  their  construction  or  ar- 
rangement. When  we  turn  to  the  means 
adopted  for  distributing  steam  we  find  that 
we  have,  so  to  speak,  entered  a  new  mechan- 
ical region.  The  patents  which  have  been 
taken  out  for  "improvements  in  the  valves 
of  steam  engines,  and  the  means  to  be  em- 
ployed to  drive  the  same,"  may  be  counted 
by  hundreds,  and  these  most  probably  rep- 
resent but  a  small  proportion  of  all  the  in- 


ventions in  valve-gear  which  have  been 
made.  It  may  be  stated,  without  fear*  of 
contradiction,  that  in  complex  steam  en- 
gines the  complexity  is  almost  certain  to  ex- 
ist in  the  valve  and  valve-gear,  and  nowhere 
else,  in  nine  cases  out  of  ten.  It  is  not  to 
be  assumed  that  this  complication  is  intro- 
duo  -d  without  apurpose,  r.n.liniproveir.e  its 
in  valve-gear  generally  "have  for  their  ob- 
ject to  effect  a  better  distribution  of  the 
steam  than  can  be  had  from  other  means. " 
For  this,  then,  links  and  cams,  and  double 
and  treble  eccentrics,  and  differential  gear, 
and  rocking-shafts.  and  trip-hooks,  and 
dash-hooks,  and  dash-pots,  and  multiplicity 
of  valves,  are  employed.  Before  we  can  de- 
cide how  far  the  use  of  any  of  these  things 
things— of  any  arrangement,  in  short,  more 
complicated  than  the  common  three-ported 
valve  face  and  slide  driven  by  a  single  eccen- 
tric— is  justified,  it  is  necessary  to  deter- 
mine exactly  what  the  best  principle  of  dis- 
tributing steam  is  ;  and,  secondly,  how  far 
complex  valve-gear  is  calculated  to  give  bet- 
ter results  than  the  gear  of  the  simplest 
form.  There  is  little  trouble  in  doing  this, 
although  many  inventors  contrive  to  mys- 
tify themselves  strangely  in  dealing  with 
the  subject. — The  Engineer. 
[To  bo  Continued.  J 


Leitak's  Welding  Composition.  — We 
have  already  rnade  a  brief  notice  of  the  new 
composition  for  welding  iron  or  steel,  re- 
cently introduced  by  Bernard  Leitar,  of 
Brussels.  The  following  is  now  given  as 
the  correct  formula  for  its  preparation, 
which  differs  somewhat  from  that  which  we 
gavo  with  our  first  notice  : 

100  parts  of  iron  or  steel  filings,  according 
as  the  composition  is  intended  to  weld  iron 
or  steel. 

60  parts  of  borax. 

5  parts  balsam  copavia,  or  a  resinous  oil. 

10  parts  ammoniacal  salt  (hydrochlorate, 
carbonate  or  other. ) 

A  mixture  is  made  of  the  whole,  which  is 
then  ealcined  and  reduced  to  powder. 

The  composition  so  prepared  is  used  as 
follows :  Suppose  two  pieces  of  iron  or  two 
pieces  of  steel,  or  even  a  piece  of  iron  and  a 
piece  of  steel  should  be,  required  to  be  sol- 
dered or  welded  one  to  the  other,  place  the 
composition  between  the  two  pieces  at  the 
place  to  be  united ;  put  the  whole  in  the  fire 
until  the  pieces  have  attained  a  temperature 
which  permits  the  powder  to  become  fused, 
which  happens  when  the  pieces  have-at- 
tained a  cherry-red  temperature  ;  now  with- 
draw and  weld  them  in  the  usual  way.  If 
the  dimensions  of  the  pieces  or  any  other 
object  hinders  their  being  put  in  the  fire  to- 
gether, operate  as  follows :  Heat  first  one  of 
the  pieces  to  a  cherry-red  temperature  at 
the  place  where  the  soldering  or  welding  is 
to  be  made  ;  then  place  the  composition  and 
apply  the  second  piece,  heated  this  time  to 
to  white,  then  weld  the  whole.  This  method 
is  particularly  applicable  to  the  repair  of 
large  pieces. 

A  Great  Furnace  Chimney. — A  chimney 
has  just  been  completed  at  the  works  of  the 
West  Cumberland  Hematite  Iron  Company, 
near  Workington,  Pa.,  the  principal  dimen- 
sions of  which  are  as  follows :  Hight  above 
ground  level,  250  feet ;  depth  of  foundation 
below  ground  level,  including  a  bed  of  con- 
crete three  feet  deep,  17  feet ;  basement,  30 
feet  square  at  the  bottom,  diminishing  to  an 
octagon  at  the  ground  level,  pierced  by  four 
apertures  for  flues,  each  7  feet  6  inches  in 
diameter ;  outside  diameter  of  cone,  at  bot- 
tom, 25  feet  7  inches  ;  at  top,  15  feet  3  in. 
The  cone  has*  a  straight  batter  of  1  in  48 ; 
thickness  of  brickwork  in  cone,  2%  bricks  at 
bottom,  diminishing  by  steps  inside  to  1% 
brick  at  top,  and  including  fire-brick  lining. 
The  stability  of  this  chimney  is  such  that  it 
has  been  calculated  that  a  pressure  of  wind 
equivalent  to  55  pounds  on  the  square  foot 
of  a  flat  vertical  surface  directly  facing  the 
wind,  shall  not  cause  the  resultant  pressure 
on  any  bed-joint  of  the  brickwork  to  deviate 
from  vertical  axis  of  the  chimney  a  distance 
greater  than  one-fourth  part  of  the  diameter. 


The  Fiber  of  Iron. 

We  have  already  alluded  to  the  experi- 
ments of  51.  Fresea,  of  Paris,  who  has  ex- 
perimented considerably  with  regard  to  the 
mechanical  construction  of  metals.  It  will 
be  recollected  that  a  few  months  since  he 
produced  at  a  meeting  of  the  Academy  of 
Sciences,  at  Paris,  several  specimens  of  iron 
bars  carefully  oxidized  on  one  side,  in  order 
to  prove  that  these  bars  consisted  of  an 
assemblage  of  distinct  fibers,  each  origi- 
nating in  one  of  the  parts  which  existed 
separately  in  the  original  mass  before  pres- 
sure was  applied.  Each  fiber  could  be  dis- 
tinctly traced  by  the  aid  of  a  magnifying 
glass  from  one  end  of  the  bar  to  the  other. 
In  connection  with  the  above,  the  following 
from  the  London  Engineering,  will  be  read 
with  especial  interest : 
When  Mr.  Bessemer  manufactured  wrought 
iron  from  cast,  by  blowing  air  into  the  mol: 
ten  metal,  it  was  objected  to  the  product 
that  it  had  no  fiber,  as  common  puddled 
iron  had,  and  that  iron  without  fiber  must 
be  necessarily  weak.  In  this  inference — 
which  was  wholly|theoretical — we  did  not 
concur,  and  the  question  then  arose  :  What 
does  fibrous  iron  really  mean?  When  the 
particles  of  wrought  iron  are  brought  to  a 
high  temperature  without  the  presence  of 
an  intervening  material,  they  cohere  in 
every  direction,  and  the  iron  is  not  fibrous. 
But  when  slag  is  intermingled,  as  in  com- 
mon puddled  iron  is  the  ease,  there  are  in- 
tervening layers  of  cinder,  which,  when  the 
iron  is  passed  through  rolls,  are  not  wholly 
expelled,  but  are  only  greatly  attenuated, 
and  as  these  planes  are  then  very  numerous 
and  pass  in  every  longitudinal  direction, 
they  prevent  to  some  extent  the  latent  adhe- 
sion of  the  particles,  which,  however,  ad- 
here end  to  end,  and  a  fibrous  iron  is  thus 
produced.  It  is  now  well  known  that  ho- 
mogeneous iron  is  much  stronger  than 
fibrous  iron.  But  at  the  beginning  of  the 
manufacture,  fiber  was  accounted  as  neces- 
sary in  iron  as  in  ropes  or  thread — a  theory 
resulting  merely  from  the  accident  of  the 
production  of  fiber  by  the  modes  of  manu- 
facture then  exclusively  employed.  In  the 
case  of  iron  produced  by  the  common  pro- 
cess, any  bubble  or  vacuity  in  the  metal 
becomes  filled  with  slag,  which  hinders  the 
sides  from  being  effectually  welded  under 
the  hammer.  But  in  the  Bessemer  iron, 
as  the  slag  is  absent,  the  sides  of  the  bubble 
cohere  when  the  ingot  is  subjected  to  pres- 
sure while  still  hot.  It  is  better  to  hammer 
the  ingots  while  still  hot,  after  having  been 
poured,  than  to  allow  them  to  cool  and  to 
heat  them  afterwards.  For  in  the  one  case 
the  heart  of  the  ingot  is  the  hottest  part, 
and  in  the  other  the  coldest. 


There  are  upward  of  one  thousand  sta- 
tionary steam  engines  employed  within  the 
corporate  limits  of  the  city  of  Philadelphia, 
aggregating  from  25,000  to  30,000  horse- 
power. About  one-half  of  the  number  ob- 
tain their  water  supply  from  the  city  water 
works.     

Steel  boilers  ,  are  coming  into  use  on 
French  locomotives.  Twelve  express  en- 
gines, with  steel  boilers,  are  employed  on 
one  railway  leading  out  of  Paris,  fifteen  on 
another,  and  several  on  other  roads. 


Employment  of  Hydrogen  Gas. — M. 
Heurtebise  communicates  to  a  late  number 
of  L' Invention,  a  plan  for  producing  and  eco- 
nomically employing  hydrogen  gas,  which 
is  both  new  and  valuable.  He  places  char- 
coal in  a  retort  and  raises  it  to  a  red  heat, 
then  passing  a  stream  of  carbonic  acid  over 
it,  each  molecule  of  the  acid  absorbs  two 
atoms  of  carbon  forming  two  molecules  of 
oxide  of  carbon.  In  another  retort,  heated 
red  hot,  he  passes  two  currents,  one  thus 
obtained,  and  another  of  superheated  steam, 
when  two  atoms  of  carbonic  acid  and  two 
equivalents  of  hydrogen  gas  result.  The" 
carbonic  acid  gas  is  again  passed  over  the 
heated  charcoal  and  four  eqnivalents  of  hy- 
drogen are  obtained.  A  continuous  action 
is  thus  kept  up,  with  a  steady  supply  of  hy- 
drogen. 

Scientific  Meeting. — Peter  Cooper,  Wm. 
Cullen  Bryant,  and  others,  are  arranging  to 
hold  a  public  meeting  in  New  York,  at  an 
early  date,  under  the  auspices  of  the  Asso- 
ciation for  the  Advancement  of  Science  and 
Art,  to  consider  the  best  means  of  improv- 
ing and  cheapening  transportation.  On  this 
occasion  the  subject  of  an  Atlantic  branch 
of  the  Union  Pacific  Railroad,  or  an  air-line 
road  from  the  Atlantic  ocean  to  St.  Louis, 
is  to  be  discussed.  Another  improvement 
in  the  form  of  an  extensive  canal,  to  connect 
with  the  railroad,  is  proposed. 

Improvement  in  the  Blast  Furnace. — 
A  French  journal  states  that  M.  Morgan  has 
increased  the  production  of  iron  in  furnaces 
six-fold  by  giving  them  greater  dimensions; 
for  instance,  9%  meters  diameter  (nearly  30 
feet),  and  blowing  into  them  by  12  tuyeres. 
A  hollow  cone  is  also  constructed  in  the 
middle  of  the  furnace,  through  which  an- 
other blast  is  introduced. 


Evolution  op  Gas  from  Coffee.— At  a 
recent  meeting  of  the  French  Academy  of 
Sciences,  the  following  information,  useful 
to  be  known  in  the  chemical  world,  was 
communicated  by  M.  Babinet.  with  regard 
to  the  evolution  of  gas  during  the  process 
of  making  coffee.  If  finely  ground  roasted 
coffee  be  steeped  in  cold  water,  gas  will  be 
involved  to  an  extent  about  equal  in  vol- 
ume to  the  quantity  of  coffee  used  ;  and  this 
action  will  take  place  very  rapidly,  inso- 
much that  if  a  bottle  be  half  filled  with 
coffee  duly  ground,  and  the  remaining  space 
then  filled  with  water  until  the  cork  is 
reached,  an  explosion  will  ensue,  sufficient 
in  force  to  expel  the  cork,  or  even  break  the 
bottle. 


An  Interesting  Experiment. — A  very 
interesting  experiment,  which  will  be  new 
to  most  of  onr  readers,  is  described  in  a  re- 
cent number  of  Cosmos,  A  large  bell-glass 
full  of  ail'  is  placed  over  water,  and  a  slow 
stream  of  mixed  hydrogen  and  atmospheric 
air  is  sent  so  that  the  bubbles  of  gas  as  they 
escape  from  the  water  pass  between  the 
points  of  a  small  Rhunkorff  coil.  Each 
bubble  is  thus  ignited  by  the  sparks,  but 
instead  of  resulting  in  a  sudden  explosion 
the  lighted  bubbles  seem  to  continue  their 
course  in  the  bell-glass,  describing  a  series 
of  curves.  Thus,  when  the  experiment  is 
made  in  the  dark,  the  glass  is  seen  full  of 
small  flames  which  dart  about  and  cross  each 
other  in  all  directions,  looking  as  though 
the  bell-glass  was  full  of  fire-flies. 


Velocity  of  Signals  by  Electric  Tele- 
graph.— At  the  recent  meeting  at  Burling-  , 
ton,  Vt.,  of  the  American  Association  for 
the  Advancement  of  Science,  Dr.  Gould 
read  a  paper  on  the  "Velocity  of  transmis- 
sion of  signals  by  telegraph. "  Previous  to 
the  year  1849,  it  was  supposed  that  the  ve- 
locity of  electricity  through  wires  was  too 
great  to  be  measured.  In  that  year,  Sears 
C.  Walker  discovered,  while  measuring 
longitude,  a  perceptible  retardation.  Be- 
tween Washington  and  St.  Louis  the  ve- 
locity was  found  to  be  only  15,000  miles 
per  second.  On  the  submarine  cable  be- 
tween Greenwich  and  Brussels  the  velocity 
was  only  8,000  or  9,000  miles.  On  the  At-  . 
lantic  cable,  Prof.  Gould  found  the  velocity 
to  be  between  7,000  and  8,000  miles  per 
second,  being  greatest  when  the  circuit  was 
made  by  the  two  cables. 

To  Detect  Chickory  in  Coffee. — In  a 
late  number  of  the  PMosophical  Magazine, 
Dr.  Draper  gives  a  simple  means  of  guessing 
more  or  less  accurately,  at  the  amount  of 
chicory  present  in  mixtures  of  coffee  and 
that  adulterant.  Chicory,  almost  every 
body  knows  in  these  days,  sinks  in  water 
immediately,  while  coffee  floats ;  and  Dr. 
Draper,  therefore,  takes  a  tube  and  draws 
out  the  closed  end  to  a  narrower  diameter 
than  the  upper  part.  The  drawn-out  end, 
into  which  the  chickory  sinks,  he  graduates 
into  four  equal  divisions,  and  thus  is  able 
to  arrive  at  the  proportion  present  in  sam- 
ples. This  mode  of  testing  is  applicable  to 
the  estimation  of  other  adulterants  besides 
chickory,  for  nearly  all  the  substances  that 
have  been  found  mixed  with  coffee,  sink  in 
water. 


Cromlech. — M.  de  Closmadeuc  has  dis- 
covered in  a  small  desert  island  in  the  Bay 
of  Morbidan,  France,  a  very  fine  Cromlech, 
containing  more  than  sixty  obelisks  of  gran- 
ite, forming  a  regular  circular  of  180  meters 
in  circumference.  A  curious  fact  is  that 
only  one  half  this  Cromlech,  which  is  sup- 
posed to  have  been  a  Druidical  altar,  is  now 
on  dry  land,  owing  to  the  encroachments  of 
the  sea.  M.  de  Closmadeuc  has  made  large 
excavations  in  the  neighborhood,  and  dis- 
covered an  enormous  quantity  of  pottery, 
similar  to  that  f  ound  in  Celtic  monuments ; 
also  several  hundred  flints  worked  by  man, 
as  well  as  a  large  number  of  stone  hatchets. 

Hermetic  Seal. — A  mixture  of  gelatine 
and  glycerine,  is  liquid  while  hot,  but  on 
cooling  it  becomes  solid,  retaining  consider- 
able elasticity  and  toughness.  The  neck  of 
a  bottle  dipped  into  this  melted  compound 
is  covered  with  an  air-tight  cap,  which  can 
be  made  as  thick  as  desired  by  repeating  the 
operation. 

CEROLrNE.— Prof.  Tozzetti,  of  Florence, 
has  presented  a  note  to  the  French  Academy 
of  Sciences  on  the  wax  produced  by  the  fig 
cochineal  (coccus  coricce),  which  contains  « 
about  half  its  weight  of  eeroline.  He  states 
that  it  may  be  procured  in  such  large  .quan- 
tities as  warrant  its  use  in  the  industrial 
arts. 

The  London  Builder,  in  an  article  on  the 
prospective  or  possible  exhaustion  of  the 
English  coal  fields,  suggests,  as  a  practi- 
cable resort,  the  employment  of  the  tidal 
power  in  the  direct  production  of  heat,  by 
compressing  air. 


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New  Patents  and  Inventions. 

U.idorihls  heading  we  shall  mention,  from  week  to  week 
as  occasion  mnv  demand.  New  and  Important  Invert- 
tions;  also,  the  List  of  Patent  Claims  recently  issued  from 
the  U.  S.  Patent  (Jtllce  to  inventors  on  the  Pacific  Const, 
and  other  Patent  Issues  which  we  deem  pi  weal  in- 
terest to  readers  on  this  side  of  the  Continent.  Most 
Patents  on  this  coast  arc  secured  'hroueh  the  MINING 
AND  SCIENTIFIC  PRESS  PATENT  AGENCY  We  are 
prepared  to  obialn  from  Washington,  with  despatch, 
copies  of  anv  Patent  issued. 

F.ECENT   INVENTIONS.     . 

A  New  Quaktz  Mm,.  — The  Virginia 
Trespass  gives  a  lengthy  notice  of  anew 
quartz  mill,  recently  invented  by  Col.  John 
A.  Collins,  of  Virginia;  and  which  was  re- 
cently subjected  to  a  preliminary  trial  at 
Bassett's  mill.  The  invention  consists  of  a 
series  of  cast  iron  wheels,  each  wheel  con- 
stituting a  cylinder  similar  in  its  operation 
to  a  Freiberg  barrel;  with  the  addition  of 
the  pan  process,  by  the  use  of  heavy  iron 
cylinders  inside,  while  the  wheel,  in  ro- 
tating upon  its  bed,  also  accomplishes  the 
crushing  action  due  to  the  Chili  wheel.  The 
wheels  are  rotated  by  a  Jheavy  circular 
plate,  which  surmounts  and  rests  upon  the 
wheels ;  by  which  means  the  driving  power 
is  applied  to  their  circumference,  instead  of 
their  axis.  A  large  amount  of  intervening 
machinery  and  friction  is  thereby  saved, 
and,  of  course,  much  less  power  required. 
The  Trespass  sums  up  the  advantages  of  this 
mill  as  follows : 
-  ■  First — In  cheapness.  A  mill  of  fifty  tons 
capacity  will  cost  not  one-fourth  the  price 
of  a  mill  with  stamps  and  pans  of  similar 
capacity. 

Second — It  will  require  only  one-half  the 
.power  to  drive  it. 

T/iird — It  will  not  require  one-fifth  the 
room. 

Fourth. — It  is  vastly  less  liable  to  disar- 
rangement, and  hence  a  great  saving  of  ex- 
pense for  repairs. 

Fifth — It  can  be  worked  with  less  than 
one-half  the  number  of  hands. 

Sixth— It  will  not  reqnire  one-half  the 
water. 

Seventh — It  will  crush  the  quartz  dry 
nearly  as  rapidly  as  with  water. 

Eighth — It  will  allow  the  mountains  of 
low  grade  ores  now  worthless,  to  be  worked 
to  a  profit  to  both  the  mine  and  the  mill. 

It  is  estimated  that  silver  ore  can  be 
crushed  and  amalgamated  by  this  machine 
for  1$3  per  ton,  with  a  mill  of  a  capacity  for 
reducing  100  tons  for  each  24  hours,  while 
the  space  which  the  machine  would  occupy 
will  not  exceed  20  feet  square.  The  first 
experiment  made  with  it  was  the  reduction 
of  1,200  pounds  of  ore,  with  a  result  of  70 
per  cent,  of  the  assay.  The  quicksilver  was 
in  the  pulp  but  one  hour,  when  it  should 
have  been  there  three  hours.  The  result 
obtained  under  such  circumstances  shows 
not  only  the  superior  effectiveness  of  the 
machine,  but  that  it  will  work  exceedingly 
close  to  the  assay. 

A  WONDERFUL  InVENtTOS — PHOTOGRAPHY 

Applied  to  Engraving. — Ever  since  the 
discovery  of  the  Daguerrean  process,  it  has 
been  an  object  of  earnest  pursuit  to  find  a 
method  of  using  the  photographic  art  for  the 
production  of  metallic  types,  or  plates  from 
which  to  print,  in  the  ordinary  letter  press 
style,  the  pictures  made  by  the  sun.  Scores 
of  inventions  have  been  made  without  final 
Success;  but  according  to  the  New  York 
Journal  of  Commerce,  the  desideratum  has 
at  last  been  accomplished. 

It  is  not  claimed  for  this  process  as  yet 
that  it  will  do  everything  that  is  desired. 
But  it  is  the  beginning  of  great  things,  and 
the  day  is  confidently  anticipated  when  it 
will  be  so  perfected  that  the  scenes  of  daily 
life,  occurrences  in  our  streets,  public  meet- 
ings, processions,  and  similar  events  may 
be  photographed  and  the  type  used  in  the 
editions  of  illustrated  newspapers  without 
the  intervention  of  an  engraver  or  wood- 
cutter. 

The  editors  of  that  paper  have  been  the 
witnesses  of  some  of  the  results  of  this  won- 
derful discovery,  which  they  describe  as 
>    follows : 

At  present  the  inventors  wisely  propose 
to  do  no  more  for  the  public  than  they  are 
able  to  do  perfectly. .  To  show  their  ability, 
a  copper-plate  map  of  France  was  handed  to 
them,  from  which  they  were  to  produce  a 
type  or  plate  suitable  for  letter-press  work. 
"Within  twelve  hours  they  delivered  the 
type,  a  solid  plate,  from  which  we  could 
easily  print  a  hundred  thousand  copies  on 
the  press  of  the  Journal  of  Commerce.     The 


copy  printed  from  this  type  was  a/flc  simile. 
An  elegant  ornamental  card,  being  placed 
in  their  hands,  they,  in  a  few  hours,  pro- 
duced a  type  from  which  the  card  can  be 
printed  to  any  extent  desired.  An  ordinary 
wood  engraving  is  reproduced  in  the  same 
manner.  Music  is  admirably  and  perfectly 
copied. 

One  of  the  merits  of  the  invention  con- 
sists in  the  ability  to  change  the  size  of  the 
picture  or  page  to  be  reproduced.  A  map' 
six  feet  square  can  be  reduced,  and  the  type 
made  to  print  an  illustration  for  an  ordinary 
volume.  A  page  of  the  London  Illustrated 
News  was  reproduced  in  a  few  hours  in  a 
metal  jjlate,  half  the  original  size,  the  proofs 
from  which  will  surprise  any  printer. 

The  editor  adds  :  "We  have  been  careful 
not  too  claim  too  much  for  this  invention 
in  its  present  working  condition." 

To  Prevent  Over-winding. — Much  in- 
genuity has  been  employed  both  in  this 
country  and  in  Europe  to  prevent  accidents 
from  over-winding,  by  an  automatic  detach- 
ment of  the  cage  or  bucket  from  the  hoisting 
apparatus  before  it  is  drawn  over  the  wind- 
lass or  head-gear,  or  dashed  against  the 
hoistingpulley  and  beams  overhead,  through 
the  inattention  of  the  engineer,  or  some  de- 
rangement in  the  machinery.  Accidents 
from  such  a  cause  are  not  unfrequent.  Mr. 
Frank  Thayer,  head  engineer  of  the  Savage 
works,  at  Virginia  City,  has  perfected  an 
appararus  to  accomplish  this  purpose,  which 
is  so  arranged  that  upon  rising  to  a  certain 
hight  the  cable  is  detached,  so  that  the 
cage  remains  suspended  by  a  patent  safety 
apparatus*  between-  the  guide  bars  of  the 
shaft.  Upon  being  detached  from  the  cable 
the  cage  only  falls  an  inch  or  two  before 
being  brought  to  a  stand  still  by  stout  steel 
clutches  which  spring  out  and  fasten  like 
great  chisels  into  the  wooden  guides  upon 
which  the  cage  plays  in  ascending  and  de- 
scending the  shaft. 

Napoleon's  New  Cannon. — Much  has 
been  said  about  a  new  cannon  recently  in- 
vented by  the  present  Emperor  of  France — 
but  which  was  not  exhibited  at  the  Paris 
Exposition.  But  little  has  hitherto  been 
learned  with  regard  to  it ;  but  it  now  seems 
that  something  has  finally  leaked  out,  prob- 
ably through  some  person  connected  with 
its  trial,  and  which  is  given  in  a  Toulouse 
paper  as  follows  : 

The  trial  of  the  new  small  cannon,  the 
most  terrible  arm  yet  invented,  continues  at 
Mendon.  None  know  their  mechanism,  ex- 
cept the  artillery  officers,  who  direct  the 
experiments.  Cannon,  carriages  and  am- 
munition are  brought  in  leather  valises,  and 
the  trials  take  place  behind  a  screen  of 
planks.  All  that  can  be  known  is  that  at 
2, 500  meters  these  arms  send  a  perfect  hail 
of  balls  against  a  target  two  meters  high  and 
one  broad.  At  that  distance  the  balls  pierce 
an  iron  plate  two  centimeters  thick.  Each 
cannon  can  fire  twenty  shots  in  a  minute, 
and  two  men  suffice  for  the  transport  of  the 
arm,  the  carriage,  the  ammunition,  etc. 
Lately  the  guns  were  tried  against  a  clump 
of  trees  at  1,500  meters  (nearly  an  English 
mile).  The  trees  were  mowed  down  in  a 
few  minutes,  like  a  cornfield  by  a  steam 
mowing  machine.  It  is  frightful.  Five  or 
six  men  armed  with  such  an  engine  could 
destroy  a  whole  regiment  in  a  few  minutes. 

PATENTS  RECENTLY   ISSUED. 

69,139.— Rook  Drill.— John  S.  Stockham, 

Bed  Dog,  Cal. : 

I  claim  the  drill  constructed  with  the 
drill-rod,  E,  the  tappet,  F,  spring,  G,  and 
cam,  I,  operating  in  the  swinging  frame,  D, 
supported  by  standard,  B,  for  giving  uni- 
versal motion,  substantially  as  described. 

This  invention  relates  to  machines  for 
drilling  rock,  and  consists  in  providing 
what  is  claimed  as  an  improved  mechanism 
for  directing  the  drill  to  any  desired  point, 
and  also  for  giving  more  effective  blows,  es- 
pecially in  confined  places.  This  object  is 
attained  by  constructing  a  double  frame  or 
any  other  convenient  mechanism  by  which 
a  universal  joint  can  be  obtained,  so  as  to 
allow  the  drill  to  be  pointed  in  any  direc- 
tion. The  drill  stock  extends  longitudinally 
across  the  frame,  and  has  a  tappet  fixed  to 
the  back  part  of  it,  behind  which  is  a  spring 
sufficiently  stiff  to  pierce  the  drill  forward 
and  give  the  desired  blow,  as  soon  as  the 
tappet  is  released  by  the  cam.  The  cam 
shaft  crosses  the  frame  transversely,'  and 
has  a  cam  so  placed  as  to  operate  the  tap- 
pets ;  cranks  being  fixed  at  each  end  of  the 
shaft  to  turn  it.  The  drill  is  fed  forward  by 
means  of  a  hand  wheel.  It  is  claimed  that 
with  this  machine,  driven  by  hand,  much 
more  work  can  be  done,  than  by  use  of  the 
sledge ;  while  it  has  the  additional  advan- 
tage of  being  used  in  places  where  an  ordi- 
nary drill  and  sledge  could  not  be  employed 
for  lack  of  room. 


Weekly  Stock  Circular. 

Of  Associated  Brokers  of  the  S.  F.  Stock  and  Exchange  Board. 

San  Francisco.  Saturday  Morning,  i 
November  2,  1867.  1 

City    SStoclts. 

City  stocks  continue  dull  and  little  or  no 
change  has  taken  place  in  current  quotations. 
We  note  more  than  usual  transactions  in  Spring 
Valley  Water  at  $68(5)67  50.  A  few  shares  of 
California  Steam  Navigation  sold  at  75@75% 
per  cent.  San  Francisco  Gas  stock  realized  $65 
per  share.  The  usual  monthly  dividend  is  pay- 
able since  yesterday. 

The  certificate  of  incorporation  of  the  People's 
Insurance  Company  has  been  filed  in  the  office 
of  the  County  Clerk.  The  amount  of  capital 
stock  is  stated  at  $100,000,  divided  into  1,000 
shares  of  $100  each.  The  Directors  for  the  first 
twelve  months  are  C.  F.  McDerniot,  John  Flan- 
nagan,  H.  W.  Bradley,  George  T,  Knox,  A. 
Jacoby,  James  E.  Damon,  Philip  Meagher,  B. 
Mendessolle,  William  Fishel,  D.  Murphy,  A. 
Eberhart,  John  H  Wise,  and  "William  Dumphy. 
Principal  plaoe  of  business,  this  city  and  county. 
The  company  reserves  the  privilege  of  inoreasing 
its  capital  stock  to  $300,000  at  any  time. 

The  following  is  a  carefully  compiled  record 
of  the  daily  aggregate  sales  in  the  open  and  reg- 
ular sessions  of  the  San  Francisco  Stock  and 
Exchange  Board  during  the  month  of  October  : 

Regular  Session.  Open  Session. 

Octoberl $270,236  $88,469 

October  2 407,540  90,810 

October  a 334,512  119,472 

October* 253,108  124,882 

Octobers 129,975  184,463 

October? 310,238  103,541 

uctobertj 250,(175  83,025 

October!) 230,001  79,228 

October  HI 155,343  83,726 

Octoberll 227,502  135,900 

OetA>berl2 140.&53  n9,718 

Octoberll 200,140  •  87,285 

Uctoberl5 214,884  53,025 

October  lb' 109,501  54,344 

Octoberll 168,389  92,007 

October  IB 1-13.J53  65,72(1 

Octoberll) 100,438  121,268 

October  HI 194,747  95,096 

October  22 i. 220,132  120,820 

Octobers 190,253  124,3(12 

Oetober24 102,732  01.000 

Uctober25 175,113  112,929 

Uctober20 113,333  93,014 

Uctobei-28 133,900  78,560 

October  29 105,552  70,700 

October30 233,041  78,500 

October31 205.849                 •  01,821 

S5.470.842  $2,580,487 

Making  a  total  of  $8,051,329.  These  figures 
compare  as  follows  with  the  transactions  of  the 
same  months  in  the  three  preceding  years,  viz  : 
1864,  $1,604,612;  1865,. $4, 000, 500;  1866,  1,375,- 
117.  The  sales  for  the  month  just  closed  ex- 
ceed the  transactions  of  any  previous  month 
since  the  organization  of  the  Board.  No  after- 
noon open  session  has  been  held  since  the  20th 
instant. 

Legal  Tender  Notes  advanced  to  71%,  the 
sales  in  the  Board  being  very  considerable. 
IHiiiing;   Share    Murhot. 

The  mining  share  market  since  Saturday  last 
has  been  quite  active,  though  the  decline  in  a 
number  of  leading  stocks  has  been  very  marked 
The  reports  from  the  various  claims  on  the  Corn- 
stock  Lode  are  certainly  not  very  encouraging  ; 
however,  the  market  has  been  influenced  by 
strong  bear  movements,  which  greatly  tende*! 
towards  precipitating  the  general  list  The 
market  closed  weak. 

Cbown  Point— has  been  quite  active  during 
the  period  under  review,  experiencing  a  very 
material  decline,  falling  from  $625  to  $565,  im- 
proving to  $595,  dropping  to  $505,  and  closing 
at  $520.  A  telegram  of  yesterday  states  that 
the  north  drift,  on  the  700-foot  level,  is  in  quartz 
containing  clay  with  some  pay  ore,  and  that  the 
south  drift  is  producing  some  ore  that  will  pay. 
The  clay  seam  of  the  ledge  has  been  penetrated 
on  this  level.  Nothing  new  to  report  concern- 
ing the  500  and  600-feet  levels.  The  bullion 
receipts  in  October,  it  is  thought,  will  exceed 
the  September  returns.  Upwards  of  sixty  tons 
of  ore  are  mined  per  day,  which  will  mill  about 
$40  to  the  ton. 

Hale  &  Norcross — shows  a  decided  improve- 
ment, as  well  as  increased  sales  over  last  week, 
advancing  from  $690  to  $880,  then  selling  at 
$800,  and  closing  yesterday  at  $835.  In  drift- 
ing from  the  north  winze,  (780-foot  level)  at  a 
depth-  of  fifty  feet,  the  ore  is  found  to  be  about 
four  feet  wide,  and  has  improved  some  in  qual- 
ity. From  the  south  winze,  on  the  same  level, 
they  have  opened  northward  and  found  the  ore 
to  be  from  two  and  a  half  to  three  feet  wide. 
A  winze  has  been  sunk  on  the  *  'Vest  raise  "  to 
the  depth  of  twenty -five  feet,  obtaining  ore.  four 
feet  wide,  said  to  be  of  a  fan:  quality.  They 
can  go  no  deeper  in  this  winze  at  present  on  ac- 
count of  the  heavy  flow  of  water.  The  average 
sixty-five  per  cent,  yield  of  the  ore  extracted 
during  the  present  month  is  $24  to  the  ton. 

Chollar-Potosi — exhibited  a  fair  degree  of 
activity  under  variable  rates,  rising  from  $162  50 
to  $202  50,  falling  to  $161,  and  at  the  close  sell- 
ing at  $160.  During  the  week  ending  October 
24th,  1, 586  tons  of  ore  were  sent  to  custom  mills; 
previous  week,    1,425  tons.     The  comparative 


yield  of  the  various  levels  has  been  as  follows: 

Or).  25.  Oel.  ]9. 

New  Santa  Fe 182  tone.  200  tone. 

Piute 5S0     *•  480     " 

OldSantAFe 360     "  394     " 

Santa  Fe  3d. ..  * 697    ,"  496     *' 

1,789     "       1,570     " 

The  force  at  work  in  the  fifth  station  have  dis- 
covered nothing  of  an  encouraging  nature  in  the 
drifts,  nor  is  there  any  very  cheering  informa- 
tion as  regards  developments  in  other  portions 
of  the  mine.  Considerable  quantities  of  ore 
continue  to  be  daily  extracted,  the  slip  of  the 
29th  October  showing  a  product  of  307  tons. 

Yellow  Jacket — has  been  in  less  favor,  re- 
ceding from  $352  to  $320,  and  closing  at  $330 
seller  3.  "We  could  learn  nothing  new  relative 
to  the  present  condition  of  this  mine. 

Gould  &  Curry — sold  to  a  limited  extent,  ob- 
taining $330@310,  and  at  the  close  $330  is 
asked.  The  receipts  of  bullion  during  the 
month  of  October  amounted  to  $65,474  86, 
against  $75,842  74  in  September.  The  -condi- 
tion of  thymine  is  about  the  same  as  previously 
reported. 

■  Savage— has  been  in  less  favor  at  declining 
rates,  selling  at  $116  50@103,  and  closing  yes- 
terday at  $101.  The  amount  of  ore  extracted 
during  the  past  two  weeks  compare  as  follows ; 

Tons.         Value,  per  Ton. 

October  19th 1,944  $39  90 

Ootober26th ..1,921  38  55 

The  north  and  south  mines  on  the  third  level 
yielded  895  tons,  and  from  the  north  mine  on 
the  seventh  station  740  tons  were  taken.  The 
north  breasts  on  the  third  station  are  said  to 
continue  in  fair  ore,  while  the  breasts  in  the 
south  mine  on  tbe  same  level  do  not  look  quite 
so  well  as  when  first  opened.  The  operations 
in  other  portions  of  the  mine  have  not,  as  yet, 
produced  any  favorable  developments.  The 
main  shaft  is  twenty  feet  below  the  fifth  station, 
and  is  running  in  good  ground. 

Kentdck — was  in  the  market  to  a  large  ex- 
tent, upwards  of  1,800  shares  changing  hands, 
opening  at  $173,  dropping  to  $139,  under  heavy 
sales,  rallying  to  $156,  and  closing  at  $146.  We 
could  learn  nothing  very  encouraging  from  this 
mine.  #The  bullion  product  for  October  will  fall 
considerably  short  of  the  September  yield. 

Overman — has  been  less  active  than  during 
the  same  time  last  week,  declining  from  $45  to 
$38,  improving  to  $51,  then  selling  at  $40@ 
49,  and  closing  at  $45.  Since  our  last  issue, 
the  bullion  receipts  of  this  company  amounted 
to  about  $4, 000,  showing  a  yield  of  over  $34, 000 
for  the  current  month. 

Imperial — is  in  better  favor,  selling  at  $133 
@138,  and  closing  yesterday  at  $129.  The  re- 
ceipts of  bullion  since  our  last  issue  aggregate 
$8, 242,  making  a  total  of  $33, 995.  The  receipts 
for  the  month  will  be  less  than  the  returns  in 
September.  The  mine  shows  no  material 
change,  except  that  it  produces  a  lower  grade  of 
ore.  Mr.  Bourn,  the  President,  and  several  of 
the  Directors  have  gone  to  Virginia  City  on  busi- 
ness pertaining  to  lawsuits  against  the  com- 
pany. 

Gold  Hill  Quartz— sold  at  $85@90.  Our 
quotations  at  the  close  are  $85  bid  and  $95 
asked.  The  290-foot  level  continues  to  yield 
well.  Beeeipts  of  bullion  in  October  amounted 
to  $10,994  against  $3,259  04  in  September.  It 
is  believed  that  no  dividend  will  be  paid  during 
the  present  month. 

Ophib— opened  at  $29,  then  sold  at  $65(n,50, 
assessment  of  $36  per  foot  delinquent,  and  at 
the  close  realized  $52.  The  water  is  decreasing 
in  the  shaft,  and  sinking  appears  to  go  on  satis- 
factorily  Empire  Mux— a  few  shares  sold  at 

$165,  closing  at  $170. 

Amador — sold  in  the  open  board  early  in  the 
week,  at  $215  buyer  30,  then  at  $200  seller  30. 
We  quote  it  at  $215  asked.  At  the  present  end 
of  the  north  drift,  on  the  1,210-foot  level,  20O 
feet  from  the  shaft,  the  ledge  is  ten  feet  wide. 
The  bolder  ledge  that  came  in  is  now  six  feet 
wide,  and  the  rock  is  said  to  be  improving  in 
quality,  and  is  becoming  more  regidar.  The 
main  ledge,  together  with  this  bolder  formation, 
is  fourteen  feet  wide. 

Confidence — at  the  close  a  few  shares  sold 
at  $40.  From  July  to  the  close  of  September 
the  average  yield  per  ton  fell  from  $19  51  to 
$14  60.  The  receipts  of  bullion  during  October 
amounted  to  $12,000;  in  September,  $11,310. 
The  annual  meeting  of  the  stockholders  takes 
place  on  Friday,  the  8th  inst Belcher  com- 
manded   $105@115,    closing    at    $102  50 

Alpha  changed  hands  to  a  limited  extent  at 

$450  seller  30 Bullion  realized  $16@14 

Justice  and  Independent,  $12  25@11  50;  and 
Exchequer,  $7  50. 

The  aggregate  sales  of  Stocks,  Legal  Tender 
Notes,  etc.,  at  the  regular  sessions  of  the  Board 
since  Saturday  last,  amounted  to  $1,067,419. 
The  sales  in  the  open  sessions,  from  the  25th  to 
the  1st  November,  inclusive,  amounted  to  $405,- 
572,  showing  a  combined  aggregate  to  date  dur- 
ing the  past  week  of  $1, 472„991. 

Steam  Flour  Mill.— Santa  Barbara  is 
going  to  have  her  own  flour  mill.  The  ma- 
chinery is  now  being  manufactured  in  this 
city. 


Woodward's  Gardens. — It  will  be  seen  from 
the  advertisement  which  appears  to-day,  that  new 
attractions  are  being  continually  added  to  the  va- 
iety  heretofore  presented. 


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MUTING  SEABEHOLDEES'  DEBEOTOEY. 

[Compiled  for  every  Issue,  from  advertisements  In  the 

Mtxoo  asd  BeiKimriC  Phem  and  other  flan 

Francisco  Journals.] 

Coraprtirtnjr  the  Name*  of  Cqmpulle*.  nutrict  or  Oonntj 
of  Location;  Amount  and  dj'  nt;    Dale  of 

Meeting;  D»v  of  Delinquent  Sale;  and  Amount  and  Tim*1 
of  Payment  Of  Dividend*. 

HAMJC,    LOCATION.   1MOCST,    AXD  DAY  DAT 

DATi;  or  ■■TWirtPTl  »*i,iN«DKtrT.     or  jalk 

fhilllHi,  Btorev  co  .  K*r,  Ot  ti,  810.. Payable  Immediately 

Bt-lrii-r.  Sept  21,  ftla  per  lhare Oct.  %%—  Nov.  23 

i.  Odwln  ■  A**r.   Co..H«pt  21,$5...ncl'--:— N<n  '.'J 

Cordillera,  Mexico.  Oei  li,  91 Nov  80— Dec  W 

-it  Kov  14-DccS 

Chl;.i-.iK«M*,  Donors,  Mexico,  Oct XI,  $5 Nov  22 -Dec  9» 

...  i;«ld  Illll.  Nev Annual  Mccl 

OroM  i.  Point,  Store*  oq  .  Oct  13,  Btt  Nov  i \  Vov  H 

Cbalh  H..unt..  Nevada  co,  Oct. &  ii  MM    Sov.  U— Nov.tt* 
Cherokee  Hut  Blue  QrAval  Co  ,  Sopt  18,  $5.. Oct  22— Nov  11 

linalo*.  Hex  .  R«pl  IT  »l Oct  IB-No*  H 

Cbciiur-l'otosl,  Store v  co..  Nev.,  ulv.  C5 Payable  '  let  13 

Drown  PolM.  N»-v-  dividend  $80 Payable  May  v-> 

Empire  K  Oo.  Annual  Meeting  Nov  3 

Kc 1 1 n/1  Allen.  Lauder  co..  Nev.,  Sept  3u,  81... Nov  .'i — Doc  -* 

'.  St'v..,!;.  ,-■>  ,  S,T'I  -3.  81 net  »- Nov  IS 

Emj'lre  M.  *  M.,  Nev..  dividend  86 Payable  May  Lfi 

OeMfD  Rota,  Tuolumne  Co,  dlv  Mc  a)  nh...Prtvnble  Oct.  26» 
Vlt«nliik't"'i,  AIj-Iik-  ■•  .     .    ..Annual  Muullng  Nov  61 

Great  Cent  ml.  Arizona,  Sort  so.  81 Ha**— Nov2fl« 

Geo  Washington,  Alpiimco  ,Sopi    U,  Si Oct  10— Nov  *• 

OntdOnarrv,  Placer  Co.,  Sept  19, 880 nctsa-Novit* 

Ootd  Hill  Tun  ,  Btorev  co.  Nev,  Hep  19,  BI,..Oct  26— Nov  t'.r 

«i,l  I  Hill  q  M  L  M-dlvldend,   815 Payable  Aug  16 

Hale  ftNoreroia,  Virginia Special  Meeting  Nov  27 

■  I    Nev   co    t'.ii  .  sept  13,  $1.  ...  Nov  6— Nov  24* 
Hum  hold'  Caonl  Co..  llumbol.lt.  Sept  20.  $2..  Oct  2K-Niiv  16 

Hub-  &  Norenus.  Virginia,  Nov.,  tW.  BUB... Payable  Sept  15 

I  XL.  Alpine C*.,Bepl  Zi,  $I.SQ Nov4— NovM* 

I,  Virginia,  Ncv.,dlv.  $10 Payable  July  15 

Julia,  Storey  CO.,  Nev .' Annual  Mot-ting  Nov  2 

O.wephlac  Qui c till ver,  San  Luis  Obispo,  dlv,  82 July  8 

Kelaey  El  Dorado  co.,  s<*pt  12,  2oc Oct  25— Nov  4* 

k    nn     k,  dlv., S29 per sbare Payable  Oct.  ID 

Ladv  Boll,  Del  Norte  en  ,  Oct  21,  I5c Nov  2G-Dec  lfi" 

La  BlBTra.  Bonora.  Hex.,  OOl  1.  SAM Oct  30—  Nov  11* 

Morning  Star,  Alpine  co-,  Aug  6,82 Sept  9— Sept  30 

North  Star.  Lander  co..  Nev..  Sept  19,  820. ...Nov  20-Dec7* 

Naeitra  fienyra.  Mcx,  Oct  21,  $1 Nor  30— Dec  2:i» 

Oxford  Bete.Kameralda.  Nov,S»pt  II,  flue... Nov  9—  Nov  26* 

Old  Cohmv,  Austin.  Nov.,  Sept  28,  S3 Nov  2—  Nov  25* 

Opblr,  Storey  CO.,  Nev.,  Sept  27,  S3 Oct  1— Nov  15 

Patroclnaand  Dolores.  Hex Annual  Meeting  Nov  11 

ftophta,  Tuolumne  co..  Sept  2.1,  50c Oct  23— Nov  7' 

BhoXhonc  8.  M.. dividend, 82 perahare  —  Payable  March  U 

Santiago,  Silver  City,  dividend Payable  March  G 

Savage,  Virginia,  Nov.  dividend Pavuhle  Sept  9 

Sierra  Nevada.  Sept  11,  S10 Oct  10—  Nov  5 

Rattlesnake,  Yuba  co.,  Oct  17,  81 Nov  21— Dec  9* 

Whlrme.ii,  Lvon  co  .  Nev,  Oct  31,  81.50 Dec  2— Dec  23* 

Yellow  Jacket,  Storey  co..  Nev,  Oct  12.  $100.. Nov  13— Dec  14 
Yellow  Jacket,  Gold  Hill,  div.  $75  ah Payable  July  10 

•/bote  marked  with  an  asterisk  (•)  are  advertised  in  this 
ooraaL 


Latest  Stock  Prices  Bid  and  Asked. 

s.  r.  stock  and  kxcrangb  board. 

Friday  Evbning,  Nov.  1,  1867. 

MUCELLAtTKOUS  STOCKS.  Bt'iL      Atkd. 

Gulfed  States  7  :M0ths  Bonds,  Juno  issue $  77  Tt% 

Legal  Tender  Notes 7I?£  7234 

Calllornia  State  B.mds,  7s.  1857 90  93 

Sail  Francisco  Bonds,  10s,  1851 100  102 

Sim  Francisco  city  Bonds,  6s.  1850 80  95 

Sau  Francisco  Cltv  and  Cnuntv  Bonds,  6s,  1858.  75  80 

San  Francisco  Cltv  and  Co.  Sch'l  B*ds,  7s,  1866.  SO  — 

Ran  Frunelsco  Cltv  and  Co.  Bonds,  7s.  1862 80  84 

San  Francisco  City  and  Co.  Bond**,  7s,  l.wf>l 8i  84 

San  Francisco  cltv  and  Co  Ennds,  7*.  1865 80  84 

Han  Francisco  cltv  and  Co.  Judg.  Bds.  7s,  1863.  80  84 

San  Francisco  Cilv  and  Co.  Judg.  Bds,  7s.  1864.  80  84 

Sacramento  City  Bond* *2&  25 

Sucrainenlo  County  Bonds,  6c 68  70 

Marvsville  Bonds,  10s 75  85 

Stockton  Cltv  Bonds 70  85 

Yuha  Count v  Bonds.  10s 75  95 

Santa  Clara  C<>untv  Bonds,  7s 75  80 

Butte  County  Bonds,  10s,  1860 70  73 

San  Mateo  County  Bonds,  is —  85 

Oaiiiornla  Steam  Navigation  Co 75}£  76 

Spring  Vailev  Water  Co 67  <ol% 

State  Telegraph  Co 31  33 

GAS   COMPANIES. 

San  Francisco  Gas  Co 65  66 

Sacramento  Gas  Co 66}^  70 

RAILROADS. 

Sacramento  Valley  Railroad, —  — 

San  Francisco  and  San  .lose  Railroad 40  45 

Omnibus  Railroad '. 61  62 

Central  Railroad 47  50 

North  (teach  and  Mission  Railroad 52J^  t& 

Front  Street,  Mission  and  Ocean  Railroad 20  — 

BANKING  INSTITUTIONS. 

California,  Loan  and  Savings  Society —  — 

Bank  of  Pacific  Accumulation  Loan  Society..  —  — 

The  Bunk  ot  Caliiornia    145  — 

INSURANCE  COMPANIES. 

Flremans'  Fund  Insurance  Co..  83  89 

Paci He  Insurance  Co 1 15  120 

Man  Francisco  Insurance  Oo —  1(10 

Merchants'  Mutual  Marine  Insurance  Co 375  400 

California  Insurance  Co 1000  1300 

Uuion  Insurance  Co 85  90 

California  Home  Insurance  Co —  — 

Home  Mutual  Insurance  Co .  9.  10 

Occidental  Insurance  Co •. —  80 

National  Insurance  Co..; 67  69 


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Isthmus  Butter.  "H  lb 15  a     3d 

Cbeeee.  c.tliinrnla.  »  T6 16  <%      20 

Ece*.  W  dozen W  -3     62« 

Lard,  **  0> 10*  (»      lltf 

II am  and  Bacon,  at* 13  A      18 

Bhooldi  « -.  >+  tb 10  (A     22 

Betnll  I*rlcr«. 

Batter,  Oallfbrnfm.  Iteah,  ^  ft... 

do.      pickled.  %  lb 

do.     Oregon,  w  lb 

do.      New  York.  V  *b SS  A 

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Honey,  Alb  30  0 

■n fO  c* 

15  @ 

Hamxaiid  Bacon.?)  ft 20  <3) 

CranbeiTi.--.  f*  gallon 1  uO  «.  1 

■'ft 2  6 

PflUjltQee,  Sweet,  *0  ft ;         3  l.r, 

r'  ft 3  @ 

Onlona,  ?'  ft 3  <a 

Applea  no.  LP  ft *  « 

Peara,  Table,  "s  ft s  a 

Plums,  dried, 
Pi  aches,  drlc_,  . 
Oranges.  "&  dozen  . 

Lemoua,  |l  dozen 75  @     — 

I'bk-kens,  apiece 75  ®  1  00 

Turkevs,  ^ft 20  G5      25 

Soap,  Pale  and  C.  O.. 7  @      12 

Soap,  Castllo,  ¥1  ft 18  @     20 


I'd,  to  m — 
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MINING   STOCKS— WASHOE   DISTRICT. 

Alpha 450  500 

Baltimore  American —  —  • 

Belcher 100  -05 

Bullion,  O.  H 12  17 

Crown  Point 520  530 

Confidence 37J£  i  i 

Chollar-Potosl 163  165 

Cauey        7  9 

Exchequer. 6  7 

Empire  Mill  and  Mining  Co 170  175 

Would  A  Curry.... JH0  310 

Hale  A  Noreross 865  900 

Imperial 128  133 

Lad  v  Bry au —  — 

Ophir ~ 50  52# 

Overman 43  46 

Savage 100  101 

Sierra"  Nevada ■ . . . .        9  10 

Yellow  Jacket 330  3J0 

Golden  Rule,  California 20  22K 


San  Francisco  Metal  Market. 

PRICKS  FOR   INVOICES, 

Jobbing  prtew  rule  from  trn  to  ft f Urn  per  cent,  hifffitr  than  the 
following  quotations. 

FumAY.  Nov.  1,1867. 

Iron.— Duty:  Pig,  S9  per  ton;  Railroad,  60c  ^  100  fts;  Bar, 
lAHjC  T*  ft:  Sheet,  polished,  3c  "f*  ft:  common.  l^Ql&c 
f,  ft;  Plate,  Ifcc  ^  ft;  Pipe.  Uic^ft;  Galvanized,  2fic 
©  ft. 

Scotch  nnd  English  Pig  iron  %>.  ton S33  00    <a$ 

White  i'ik'  ©ton 40  00    @  42  50 

Refined  Bar,  bad  assortment  "r^  ft —  03    <s<  —  — 

Rctinud  Bar.  good  assortment,  ^4  ft —  03?^® 

Boiler,  No.  1  to  4 —  <H%<3) 

Plate,  No.  5  to  9 —  04ma>  —  05 

Sheet,  No.  10  to  13 —  04k© 

Sheet,  No.  14  to 20 —us  ra 

Sheet,  No.  24  to  27 —05    @ 

Coppkh  — Dutv :    Sheathing,  3^c  $  ft ;  Pig  and  Bar,  2kc  $  lb 

Sheathing,  B  ft -34    ©-36 

Sheathing,  Yellow —  24    ©  —  26 

Sheathing,  Old  Yellow —  11    © 

Bolts —  U    © 

Composition  Nails •: —  25    @  —  26 

Tin  Plates.— Duly:  2,iacent.  ad  valorem. 

Plates,  Charcoal,  IX,  ^  box 12  50    @  13  00 

Plates,  I  O  Charcoal 12  00    ©  12  60 

Roofing  Plates 12  00 .  @  12  50 

Banea  Tin.  Slabs,  fl  ft _  l*i    ©  _  30 

Ptekl.— English  Cast  Steel,  ^  ft —  12>£@  —  15 

Quicksilver.— #  ft © 

For  export ©—  — 

Zinc  —Sheets,  %ft ©  _  11 

Lead.— l'ig,  ©ft -     7j£©  —    8 

Sheet —  10    @ 

Pipe —  11    @ 

Bar —    9    ©—    9^ 

Borax.— California,  ©ft —  20    @  —  23 


San  Francisco  Market  Bates. 

"Wholesale  Price*. 

•                   Fridat,  Nov. 
Flour,  Extra,  ©  bbl S7  00 

Do .    Su  per  fine 6  25 

Corn  Meal,  ©100  fl>s < 2  50 

Wheat,  ©  100  lbs - 2  25 

Oats.  ©100  lbs 1  65 

Barley,  ©100  fts 1  65 

Beans,  ©lOufts 3  00 

Potatoes,  ©  lw)  fts 1  00 

Hay,©  ton : 12  00 

Live  Oak  Wood,  ©  cord 9  00 

Beef,  extra,  dressed,  ©lb 9 

Sheep,  on  foot 3  00 

Hogs,  on  foot,  ©lb 4 

Hogs,  dressed ,  ©  ft 6 

groceries,  etc. 
Sugar,  crushed,  ©lb 14J£ 

Do.    China 12 

Coffee,  Costa  Rica,  ©  ft 20& 

Do.  Rio 20 

Tea,  Japan,  ©  ft 65 

Do.  Green 60 

Hawaiian  Rice,  ©  ft 9 

China  Rice,  ©  lb 7 

Coal  Oil,  ©  gallon 50 

Candles,©  ft 22 

Ranch  Butter,  ©ft 35 


@  6  75 
@  3  00 
©  2  60 
®  1  85 
©  1  80 
@  4  00 
©  1  87Ja 
@16  0i) 
©10  00 
@  10 
©4  00 


©  21 

@  — 

©  85 

©  1  25 

@  10 

©  W* 

@  65 

©  26 

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CALIFORNIA. 

-A.lpine    County- 

Miner,  Oct.  26th;  Mi-.  Graff  recently 
made  an  assay  of  a  sample  of  the  ore  lately 
struck  in  the  Merrimac  mine,  which  gave  a 
return  of  $200.87  per  ton,  $18  of  which  was 
gold,  the  balance  silver.  The  ore  is  also 
rich  in  copper,  being  what  is  known  as 
Fahlerz  or  gray  copper. ore;  called  also 
fahlore.  For  over  80  ft.  along  the  tunnel 
this  ore  has  been  found,  and  its  quality 
improves  as  distance  from  atmospheric  in- 
fluence is  attained.  Yesterday,  and  the  day 
before,  much  better  specimens  than  the  one 
assayed  were  found  in  large  quantities. 

Several  "Washoe  experts  and  others  who 
have  visited  the  Mountain  tunnel  recently, 
give  it  as  their  opinion  that  they  are  near 
their  ledge.  The  granite  composing  the 
face  is  now  much  of  it  bleached  and  full  of 
sulphurets,  supposed  to  be  the  result  of  in- 
filtration from  a  body  of  ore  at  no  great  dis- 
tance ahead. 

Messrs.  J.  Morris .  and  Wm.  Monahan 
have  this  week  entered  into  a  written  agree- 
ment with  E.  Arnold,  Supt. ,  to  run  300  ft. 
of  tunnel  for  the  Leviathan  Co.  whose  claim 
is  situated  about  four  miles  northerly  from 
Monitor. 

There  has  been  another  strike  in  the  L 
X.  L.  mine.  What  extent  the  body  found 
will  prove  we  have  not  even  an  idea,  but 
our  informant  says  he  saw  a  chunk  weighing 
over  30  tb  s.  of  as  good  ore  as  was  ever  found 
even  in  this  rich  vein. 

The  Bingold  Co.  are  putting  track  in 
their  tunnel  and  have  a  car  ready  to  run, 
which  will  greatly  facilitate  the  work.  They 
are  in  ledge  matter  yet,  but  not  in  far  enough 
to  expect  the  good  thing  promised  by  the 
croppings. 
Ainacior    County. 

Dispatch,  Oct.  29th:  The  McAdams  & 
Hubbard  mine  near  Middle  Bar  of  the 
Mokelumne  river  is  to  be  reopened. 

Last  week,  Mr.  Thomas  Brady  sold  his  in- 
terest, one-fourth,  in  the  Kennedy  mine  to 
Mr.  B.  F.  Langford,  of  Woodbridge,  for 
$10,000.  The  ore  yields  from  $28  to  $54 
per  ton. 

The  improvements  at  the  Coney  &  Bige- 
low  mine  are  being  pushed  forward  vigor- 
ously. They  have  a  large  force  of  men  at 
work  on  the,  timbers  for  the  new  steam 
hoisting  works,  which  are  to  be  of  a  very 
substantial  character. 
Calaveras     County. 

Chronicle,  Oct.  26th :  Three  and  a  half 
tons  of  unassorted  rock  taken  from  Lamp- 
hear  &  Co's  lead,  near  Spring  Gulch,  crushed 
at  Harris'  mill,  paid  $11%  per  ton.  The 
lead  is  wide,  well  defined,  and  prospects 
well  from  top  to  bottom. 

The  quartz  claim  of  Alexander,  Seavers 
&  Co.,  situated  in  Bich  Gulch,  is  paying 
handsomely.  Their  mill  has  a  battery  of  10 
stamps,  which  is  run  by  water.  The  claim 
had  been  worked  considerably  previous  to 
falling  into  the  hands  of  the  present  owners, 
but  owing  to  defective  machinery  and  conse- 
quent loss  of  gold,  it  did  not  pay  and  was 
abandoned.  "We  understand  that  since  the 
present  company  has  been  working  the 
mine,  about  four  months,  it  has  paid  all  ex- 
penses and  the  company  have  $6,000  in 
bank. 

Messrs.  Hill  &  Homer  have  leased  the 
celebrated  "Whisky  Slide  claim,  having  pur- 
chased the  Mina  Bica  mill  at  West  Point, 
and  will  immediately  remove  it  to   Whiskv 
i  Slide. 

Inyo    County. 

Virginia  Enterprise,  Oct.  29th :  The  fol- 
lowing is  an  extract  from  a  letter  written  by 
Charley  Duval,  now  in  Cerro  Gordo  Dist., 
Inyo  county.  A  number  of  furnaces  are  in 
full  blast  in  Cerro  Gordo,  and  a  consider- 
able amount  of  silver  is  being  taken  out 
The  Mexicans  have  made  many  improve- 
ments in  their  furnaces  and  in  their  smelt- 
ing processes,  and  the  bullion  now  turned 
out  by  them  sells  readily  at  $1  per  oz.,  at 
the  mines.  The  St.  Lucas  mine,  two  miles 
from  Cerro  Gordo,  is  being  worked  by 
Messrs.  Ochoa  and  Almada,  who  are  t  aking 
out  about  a  ton  and  a  half  of  ore  per  12 
hours,  working  two  men.  This  ore  yields, 
by  mill  process,  $300  per  ton.  It  is  being 
worked  at  the  'Silver  Sprout  mill.  Mr. 
Duval,  in  speaking  of  a  visit  to  Kearsarge 
Dist.,  dwells  at  considerable  length  upon 
the  management  of*  the  Kearsarge  mine  and 
mill  by  J.  B.  Low,  and  thinks  that  he  will 
B  3on  bring  Kearsarge  out  with  flying  colors. 

Altij'ipoMu     County. 

mil,  Oct.  2Cth :  The  splendid  new  mill 
of  Bobiuson  Ai  Co.,  was  started  a  few  days 
since,  and  promises  to  be  productive  of 
great  results  to  the  owners  and  to  the  com- 
munity.    The  mill  runs  three   batteries   of 


four  stamps  each,  driven  by  an  engine  of 
50-horse  power,  to  which  is  attached  the 
patent  "cut-off,"  and  Scott  &  Eckart's  Begu- 
lator.  It  is  claimed  for  this  invention  that  it 
will  work  a  saving  of  33%  per  cent,  of  fuel. 
The  mill  is  in  all  its  parts  regarded  as  one 
of  the  most  perfect  that  has  ever  been  put  Tip 
in  this  county.  The  vein  is  five  ft.  wide,  and 
possesses  excellent  facilities  for  working. 
The  incline  shaft  cuts  the  vein  at  165  ft. 
There  was  about  90  ft.  of  water  in  the  mine; 
but  the  new  pump  and  pumping  machinery 
is  reducing  it  very  rapidly — at  the  rate  when 
first  started  of  about  20  in.  per  hour.  The 
mill  is  in  active  operation,  with  175  tons  of 
ore  to  work  upon,  which  will  yield  $20  per 
ton. 
Nevada    County. 

Transcript,  Oct.  25th :  About  a  year  ago  a 
5-stamp  water-power  mill  was  erected  on 
the  Grizzly  mine,  at  Devil's  Canon,  and  for 
the  last  several  runs  the  rock  has  yielded 
about  $100  per  day.  Becently  10  more 
stamps  have  been  added,  and  a  40-horse  en- 
gine purchased  by  Mr. -Clark,  which  will 
will  be  put  up  on  the  mine  immediately. 
The  ledge  has  been  thoroughly  prospected 
for  a  distance  of  2,500  ft.,  and  found  to  be 
of  average  richness,  varying  in  thickness 
from  three  to  six  feet.  The  casing  is  well 
defined,  and  the  lode  gives  evidence  of  be- 
ing a  true  ledge.  A  new  tunnel  has  been 
run  80  feet  below  the  lower  level,  and  the 
ledge  reached,  giving  400  ft.  of  backs.  Mr. 
Clark  now  proposes  to  run  another  tunnel 
which,  in  500  feet,  will  cut  the  ledge,  thus 
opening  the  mine  for  the  whole  2,500  feet, 
and  giving  from  500  to  800  feet  backs. 

Oct.  26th :  Bocjr.  was  taken  from  a  pros- 
pect shaft  in  the  Enterprise  mine,  at  Dia- 
mond Creek,  last  fall,  which  paid  $24  to  the 
ton  in  free  gold,  and  the  sulphurets,  by  the 
chlorine  process,  yielded  $510  per  ton.  The 
owners  of  the  claim  are  now  engaged  in 
opening  it. 

There  are  now  six  quartz  mills  and  two 
arastras  running  in  the  vicinity  of  Eureka. 
Two  more  arastras  and  a  mill  are  soon  to  be 
built. 

A  5-stamp  mill,  run  by  a  "hurdy-gurdy" 
wheel,  has  been  erected  at  the  Marietta  mine 
at  Devil's  Knob,  and  is  kept  constantly  at 
work  upon  rock  which  pays  from  $15  to  $20 
per  ton.  They  are  now  taking  out  rock 
from  a  5%-foot  shoot  which  yields  $20  per 
ton,  without  working  the  sulphurets.  One 
man  taking  out  rock  keeps  the  mill  running 
day  and  night.  The  total  cost  of  mining 
and  milling  the  rock  is  only  $3  per  ton. 
The  Marietta  has  been  opened  by  two  tun- 
nels on  the  ledge.  The  upper  one  is  in  60 
feet,  and  the  lower  120  feet.  These  tunnels 
are  run  directly  upon  the  ledge,  and  the 
lower  one  now  has  100  feet  backs,  which  in- 
creases as  it  is  driven  in. 

The  Mary  Etta  mine  was  located  by 
Spring  &  Co.,  at  Diamond  Creek,  about  a 
year  ago,  and  lately  sold  to  Jas.  E.  Perkins 
for  a  San  Francisco  company,  which  has  a 
working  capital  of  $50,000,  in  cash.  The 
machinery  for  a  20-horse  engine  to  be  erected 
upon  this  claim  is  now  on  the  road,  and  a 
5-stamp  mill,  which  can  be  increased  to  ten 
if  necessary,  is  to  be  erected  immediately. 

Transcript,  Oct.  30th  :  The  Scandinavian 
Co.  which  was  recently  incorporated,  design 
to  erect  an  8-stamp  mill  upon  the  claim. 
The  ledge  has  been  prospected  for  300  feet, 
and  is  demonstrated  to  be  rich. 

Gazette,  Oct.  28th:  A  rich  quartz  vein 
was  struck  last  Saturday,  on  Cement  Hill, 
by  Henry  Bichards  and  others.  They  were 
running  a  tunnel  for  gravel,  when  they 
struck  the  ledge  crossing  the  tunnel. 
'  From  a  pan  of  quartz  taken  from  the  Sin- 
nott  ledge  last  Friday  $150  was  obtained. 
The  vein  is  small,  but  the  quartz  is  of  the 
finest  quality,  being  literally  filled  with  gold. 
'National,  Oct.  24th:  The  Empire  Co.,  on 
Ophir  Hill,  cleaned  up  on  Tuesday  $26,500, 
after  a  run  of  less  than  a  month. 

ExcEnsiOK. — Meadow  Lake  Sun,  Oct. 
26th :  We  were  shown  yesterday  by  Mr. 
Chappellett,  superintendent  of  the  Mohawk 
and  Montreal  mine,  some  70  ozs.  of  amal- 
gam, valued  at  about  $1,200.  This  was  from 
54  tons  of  rock. 

The  Live  Oak  Co.  have  reached  a  depth 

of  38  feet  on  their  ledge,  which  looks  finely, 

showing  a  considerable  quantity  of  free  gold. 

The  Camp  Co.  have  closed  their  mine  for 

the  winter. 

The  Eclipse  Co.  are  engaged  in  packing 
ore  from  their  mine  to  the  Mohawk  and 
Montreal  Co's  mill  for  crushing. 

Virginia  Enterprise,  Oct.  29th:  At  Collins' 
hat  store,  yesterday,  we  were  shown  a  hand- 
some golden  brick  just  received  from  the 
the  Mohawk  and  Montreal  mine,  which 
looked  fully  as  interesting  as  those  which 
have  preceded  it.  It  was  assayed  by  G.  W. 
Dorwin,  assayer  of  this  city,  and  its  weight 
was  65.50  ozs.,  containing  gold  $l,0s2.56, 
silver  $16.03— total  value,  $1,082.52.  This 
was  the  product  of  54  tons  of  sulphuret  ore 
which  was  thought  to  contain  but  little  free 


gold,  averaging  over  $20  per  ton,  independ- 
ent of  the  sulphurets,  which  are  carefully 
saved  for  future  treatment.  There  is  plenty 
of  ore  on  hand,  but  the  mill  is  only  run  oc- 
casionally, the  energies  of  the  company  be- 
ing principally  directed  to  the  building  of 
ore  shoots  and  other  outside  arrangements, 
preparatory  to  a  steady  winter's  run. 

The  Meadow  Lake  correspondent  of  the 
Gold  Hill  News  writes,  Oct.  22d:  "The 
Green  Emigrant  Co.  have  reached  a  depth" 
of  40  feet,  and  struck  a  well  defined  ledge 
six  feet  wide.  Their  average  yield,  in  free 
gold,  is  over  $30  per  ton,  exclusive  of  the 
sulphurets,  which  assay  over  $100. 

The  Grant  Co.  are  driving  their  work 
night  and  day.  Fine  developments  are  con- 
stantly being  made.  The  company  now  em- 
ploy a  large  force  upon  their  mine. 

The  Gold  Bun  is  an  A  No.  1  mine.  Their 
tunnel  follows  the  ledge  into  the  mountain 
about  280  feet.  A  better  defined  ledge  can- 
not be  found,  the  ore  showing  a  great 
amount  of  free  gold. 

The  Eclipse  is  one  of  the  richest  pros- 
pecting claims  yet  opened.  They  are  mak- 
ing preparations  to  ship  about  100  tons  to 
the  Mohawk  mill  to  be  crushed,  which  will, 
no  doubt,  make  a  good  yield. 

Placer  County. 

-Dutch  Flat  Enquirer,  Oct.  26th:  The 
Iowa  Hill  correspondent  writes :  ' '  The  Pa- 
cific Co.  is  still  at  work  opening  their  ground 
and  will  begin  to  '  breast'  about  New  Year's. 
We  were  informed  that  the  Columbus  Co. 
had  within  their  mine  a  hand  cement  mill, 
which  excited  our  curiosity  so  much  that 
we  concluded  to  see  it.  When  we  reached 
there  we  were  exceedingly  surprised  at  the 
simplicity  of  the  machine.  It  is  simply  a 
sort  of  trip-hammer  concern,  and  it  is  as- 
tonishing the  rapidity  the  cement  yields  to 
the  blows,  and  the  richness  of  the  cement 
is  just  about  as  astonishing.  Gold  could  be 
seen  in  every  piece  you  might  pick  up.  At 
the  Shelby  Co's  dumps  we  saw  a  monstrous 
hill  of  pay  dirt  waiting  for  water.  A  little 
further  up  we  saw  Keeffe  opening  the  old 
Baltimore  tunnel  for  the  purpose  of  work- 
ing old  ground.  Still  above,  and  we  found* 
Davidson  and  Wilsonjcarrying  out  first  rate 
looking  dirt  from  their  new  tunnel.  The 
old  Live  Oak  Co.  are  vigorously  driving 
their  tunnel  ahead,  expecting  to  strike  the 
lead  every  day. 

Herald,  Oct.  20th :  McGonigle  &  Co.  have 
struck  it  richer  than  ever  in  the  Black 
Ledge.  Capt.  Mallett  has  also  found  some 
very  rich  quartz  in  his  claim,  west  of  North 
Bavine,  which  is  supposed  to  be  on  the  same 
vein  as  the  Peter  Walter  ledge. 

X*lumas*     County. 

.Quiney  National,  Oct.  26th  :  The  Green 
Mountain  ledge,  in  <  herokee  District,  owned 
by  Batchelder  &  Ketts,  has  been  lately 
yielding  large  returns.  The  rock  is  hauled 
two  miles  to  a  4-stamp  mill,  in  Dixie  Canon, 
where  it  is  crushed,  paying  on  an  average 
of  nearly  $100  per  day.  The  last  clean  up, 
for  21  days'  run,  yielded  upwards  of  $2,000. 

Operations  have  been  commenced  in  the 
new  quartz  mill  of  H.  C.  Bidwell,  near 
Greenville.  This  mill  will  be  used  to  crush 
rock  from  the  Caledonia  ledge,  which  is  be- 
hoved to  be  quite  rich. 

Shasta    County. 

Courier,  Oct.  26th :  The  owners  of  the 
Bullion  ledge  are  so  elated  with  their  fine 
prospects  that  they  have  decided  to  erect  a 
mill  for  reducing  the  ore. 

Ed.  Baldwin  and  Ike  Downing  have  struck 
a  rich  prospect  on  Bock  creek,  and  are  bus- 
ily engaged  in  opening  their  claim  and  pre- 
paring for  the  rainy  season.  The  gold  found 
in  this  claim  is  of  a  coarse  character,  and  is 
found  principally  on  the  bed  rock.  A  nug- 
get weighing  three  ounces  was  found  in  an 
adjoining  claim  last  winter. 

Taylor  &  Daniels  have  purchased  the  Salt 
creek  water  ditch,  and  contemplate  extend- 
ing it  to  a  point  not  far  from  the  Bunker 
Hill  claim,  where  they  have  struck  diggings 
which  prospects  almost  as  rich  as  the  cele- 
brated Daniels  claim. 

Sierra    County. 

Downieville  Messenger,  Oct.  26th :  The 
Comet  Gravel  Co.,  near  Grass  Flat,  is  now 
reaping  the  reward  of  over  ten  years'  steady 
work  in  tunneling,  it  having  recently  taken 
out  nearly  $600  in  the  space  of  eight  sets  of 
timbers  in  the  main  tunnel.  The  tunnel  is 
now  in  about  2,000  feet,  and  the  heading  is 
yet  a  long  distance  from  the  point  which 
this  company  intends  to  reach.  Still  better 
pay  is  expected  when  it  strikes  the  main 
channel. 

The  Mount  Pleasant  Co.  intends  to  con- 
solidate with  the  Washington  and  Ladies 
companies,  and  run  a  joint  sluice  from 
Canon  creek,  a  distauce  of  1,500  feet,  by 
which  they  will  drain  nearly  one  mile  front, 
at  an  estimated  cost  of  $30,000,  opening  as 
extensive  and  rich  as  the  famous  Blue  Gravel 
mines  at  Smartsville,  Yuba  county. 

The  Star  Co.,  at  Greenwood,  near  Cedar 
Grove,  adjoining  the  Caledonia  Co's  ground, 


are  taking  out  rich  dirt,  paying  from  $8  to 
$12  per  day  to  the  piok,  and  are  driving 
their  main  tunnel  toward  the  summit,  some 
3,000  feet  away,  and  expect  when  they  reach 
it  to  strike  the  ancient  river  channel  run- 
ning from  Howland  Flat  to  Scales'  Dig- 
gings, along  the  dividing  ridge  between 
Slate  and  Canon  creeks. 

Considerable  excitement  has  resulted 
from  the  discovery  of  rich  ore  in  the  Wehe 
quartz  ledge,  situated  on  the  East  Fork, 
about  one  and  one-half  miles  from  town.  A 
solid  ledge  of  micaceous  quartz  has  been 
discovered,  fully  three  feet  wide,  carryings 
heavy  vein  of  arsenical  sulphurets,  which  it 
is  estimated  will  yield  thousands  of  dollars 
to  the  ton.  We  have  specimens  of  the  ore 
which  show  considerable  free  gold,  one  pe- 
culiarity of  which  is  that  it  is  nearly  all 
crystallized. 

Developments  in  the  Brush  creek  mine 
shows  that  its  richness  borders  on  the  mar- 
velous. The  shaft  has  been  steadily  going 
down  since  the  date  of  the  discovery  of  the 
rich  pay  streak,  and  there  is  still  no  dimin- 
ution in  the  richness  of  the  rock.  Breasting 
on  the  ledge  both  ways  from  the  bottom  of 
the  shaft  shows  the  rock  to  be  equal  to  that 
taken  out  at  the  start.  The  owners  select 
the  best  ore,  barrel  it  up,  and  store  it  away 
in  a  safe  place. 

Some  time  since  several  hundred  pounds 
of  rock  from  the  Good  Hope  mine  were  ta- 
ken to  San  Francisco  for  the  purpose  of  get- 
ting a  w.prking  test.  The  ore  was  worked  by 
Messrs.  Clements  and  Peters,  and  one  lot  of 
47  pounds  taken  from  the  main  shaft,  aver- 
aged $46  per  ton.  Another  lot  of  37  pounds 
taken  from  the  mouth  of  the  tunnel,  gave  ' 
$34  per  ton. 
Tulare    County. 

Visalia  Delta,  Oct.  23d :  Sage  Land,  near 
Kelso  Canon,  is  likely  to  prove  one  of  the 
richest  mining  camps  yet  discovered  in  this 
portion  of  the  State.  The  first  mill  was 
built  there  a  few  weeks  since,  by  Messrs'  F. 
White  Taylor,  of  Havilah,  and  Walker,  of 
AVatsonville.  In  60  days  from  the  time  the 
machinery  left  San  Francisco,  the  mill  was 
running,  and  the  first  six  days'  run,  upon 
mere  croppings,  cleaned  up  $5,000.  Other 
lodes  of  equal  richness  abound  in  the  vicin- 
ity, two  more  mills  are  going  np  and  a  few 
months  will  see  a- new  town  springing  up  in 
the  wilderness. 

Yuha  County. 

Marysville  Appeal,  Oct.  29th:  The  Brown's 
Valley  correspondent  writes  the  following 
concerning  the  Bttttlesnake  mine:  I  will 
state  that  the  ledge,  in  the  north  level,  No. 
2,  is  at  present  from  15  to  20  inches  wide  and" 
the  quartz  very  good;  and  that  at  the  top  of 
this  ledge  is  a  small  streak  of  quartz  about 
12  inches  in  width,  which  is  exceedingly 
rich.  This  rich  streak  may  be  traced  up- 
wards for  about  50  feet;  but  I  have  so  far 
no  means  of  knowing  anything  about  its 
length  northerly,  or  its  extent  downwards. 
The  quartz  in  the  south  level, No.  2,  is'  in 
nature  and  color  similar  to  that  in  north 
level,  No.  2,  but  as  yet  not  so  good. 

BRITISH  COLUMBIA. 

Cariboo  Sentinel,  Sept.  3d:  The  unpre- 
cedented dryness  of  the  weather  lately  has 
had  the  effect  of  drying  up  the  various 
streams  to  such  a  degree  that  mining  has 
been  almost  totally  suspended. 

Several  Chinese  companies  are  working 
over  old  ground  with  water  obtained  from 
the  Flume  Co's  ditch,  and  are  making  very 
good  Chinese  wages. 

The  only  claims  on  Williams  Creek  that 
took  out  pay  last  week -was  the  Aurora  Co., 
which  took  out  127  ozs.;  Baby  claim,  60 
ozs. ,  and  the  Morning  Star  claim,  which  is 
yielding  $12  per  day  to  the  hand. 

Notwithstanding  the  scarcity  of  water,  the 
following  amounts  were  taken  out  of  Stout's 
,  Gulch  during  the  week.  Alturas  Co.  175 
ozs. ;  Taf  tvale  Co.  132  ozs. ;  and  Jenkins  Co. 
40  ozs. 

Prospecting  is  being  vigorously  prose- 
cuted in  Bed  Gulch. 

The  Minnehaha  Co.  in  Mosquito  Gulch, 
who  have  gained  no  little  notoriety  lately, 
in  consequence  of  their  diggings  being 
haunted  by  a  ghost,  have  at  last  got  on  the 
lead.  From  the  bottom  of  their  new  shaft 
they  washed  out  yesterday  forenoon  eight 
ozs.  The  Hocking  Co.  'washed  out  35  ozs. 
for  the  week. 

The  Calaveras  claim  on  Lowhee  Creek, 
yielded  during  the  week  100  ozs. 

Sept.  12th :  On  Mosquito  Creek  the  fol- 
lowing companies  took  out  for  last  week 
the  following  amounts :  Minnehaha  Co.  1% 
ozs. ;  Ophir  or  Job  Co.  12  ozs. ;  Hocking 
Co.  1%  ozs.:  Willow  Co.  20  ozs.;  Point  Co. 
10  ozs. ;  Discovery  Co.  20  ozs. ;  Holman  Co. 
20  ozs. ;  Jeflree  Co.  60  ozs. 

The  Discovery  Co.  at  Cedar  Creek,  are 
making  $20  per  day  to  the  hand.  Aurora 
Co.  took  out  during  the  week  100  ozs. 

Sept.  16th  :  Stout's   Gulch  continues   to 
give  a  good  account  of  itself. 
The  Alturas  Co.  cleaned  up  for  the  week, 


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208  ozs. ;  Taftvale  Co.  160  ozs. ;  Mncho  Oro 
Co.  40  ozs.;  Jenkins  Co.  is  making  about 
wages. 

On  Lowhee  Creek,  the  Calaveras  Co. 
washed  out  for  four  clays'  work  last  week 
100  ozs. ;  First  Chance  Co.  cleaned  up  for 
the  week,  55  ozs.  The  old  claims  in  the  bed 
of  the  creek  have  nearly  all  fallen  iuto  tlie 
hands  of  Chinamen,  from  whom  it  is  next 
to  impossible  to  ascertain  the  amounts  taken 
out. 

Sept.  23d :  On  William's  Creek,  the  Au- 
rora Co.  washed  out  for  the  week  ending 
yesterday  440  ozs. ;  Borealis  Co.  took  out 
for  two  days'  washing,  20  ozs. ;  Eaby  Co. 
bad  about  (0  ozs.  for  the  week;  Hibernia 
Co.  are  making  §8  and  §10  a  day  to  the 
hand. 

Moorhead  Co.,  on  Lowhee  Creek,  now 
owned  by  six  Chinamen,  are  making  $50  a 
week  to  the  hand  ;  Chittenden  Co.  aro  aver- 
aging $15  a  day  to  the  hand  ;  Plumbago  Co. 
are  starting  a  drift  into  the  hill  above  the 
former  company's  lines ;  First  Chance  Co. 
had  about  50  uzs.  for  the  week ;  Calaveras 
Co.  washed  up  for  the  week  100  ozs. 

Oct  12th:  The  Taftvale  Co.,  in  Stout's 
Gulch,  found  a  nugget  weighing  5%  ozs., 
entirely  free  from  quartz. 

(Jet.  20th :  On  Cedar  Caeek,  the  Aurora 
Co.  last  week  had  their  sluices  robbed  of 
about  S500  in  dust.  They  continue  to  take 
out  about  §20  a  day  to  the  hand.  The  Dis- 
covery Co.  are  also  taking  out  about  the 
same  amount. 

COLORADO. 

Denver  Jfews,  Oct  16th  :  At  the  First 
National  Bank,  there  was  this  morning,  nine 
silver  bricks,  weighing  250  lbs.  The  bricks 
are  from  ore  from  the  United  States  Coin 
lode,  and  was  reduced  at  the  reduction 
works  of  Garrott,  Martina  &  Co. 

From  eleven  assays  of  ore  from  the  Her- 
kimer lode,  the  lowest  yielded  $200,  silver, 
per  ton,  and  the  highest  $2,800.  The  aver- 
age of  the  11  assays  was  §1)53.64  per  ton. 
Another  assay  from  picked  specimens  yielded 
$5,300  per  ton  ;  580  ozs.  run  in  the  George- 
town' smelting  furnace,  yielded  180  ozs.  of 
pure  silver,  valued  at  $241. 20,  or  at  the  rate 
of  $964. 80  per  ton. 

A  bar  of  bullion  is  on  exhibition  at  the 
Fair  which  weighs  226  80-100  ozs.  fineness 
.831%,  and  valued  at  $5,600.  The  bar  is 
from  Colorado  Gulch  gold,  taken  out  by 
Dr.  Burt. 

A  rich  free  gold  bearing  lode  has  been 
discovered  in  California  Gulch.  It  is  called 
the  Five-Twenty  lode. 

Times,  Oct.  15th :  A  company  has  been 
formed  in  the  East,  with  a  capital  of  $120,- 
000,  to  work  the  Crescent  and  Nyanza  lodes, 
near  Georgetown. 

Twenty-four  ozs.  of  silver  were  lately  taken 
from  six  lbs.  of  picked  ore  from  the  W.  B. 
Astor  lode. 

W.  P.  Linn  has  sold  one-half  of  the  Mexi- 
can to  parties  East  for  $25,000.  The  same 
company  are  negotiating  for  the  other  half. 

The  Nuckolls,  that,  was  thrown  up  by  Chi- 
oago  men  on  account  of  the  crevice  narrow- 
ing, has  been  sunk  to  a  further  depth  of  10 
ft.  by  Mr.  Packard,  the  enterprising  owner. 
It  now  looks  better.  The  ore  is  very  rich, 
and  there  is  no  doubt  but  what  it  will  make 
a  good  mine. 

The  New  Boston  lode  is  one  of  the  strong- 
est argentiferous  galena  veins  near  George- 
town. There  is  2%  to  3  ft.  of  solid  ore  in 
the  crevice,  that  assays  from  $80  to  $140 
per  ton.  Nearly  150  tons  have  been  brought 
to  the  surface. 

The  largest  percentage  of  gold  and  silver 
yet  saved  by  the  " Calif ornia  process,"  was 
obtained  yesterday  from  four  tons  of  Greg- 
ory ore.  Its  value  per  assay  was  $50  per 
ton,  and  the  parcel  yielded,  after  treatment, 
$182.08,  being  91  per  cent,  of  the  assay. 

About  20  men  are  working  on  the  bar 
diggings  below  Idaho,  and  are  making  good 
wages.  Now  and  then  some  very  rich 
streaks  of  pay  dirt  are  found. 

Mr.  Peter  Fleming,  of  Nevada,  hasstruck 
a  very  rich  dirt  crevice  on  the  American 
Flag  lode.  There  is  four  ft.  of  it,  and  every 
particle  will  wash  four  bits  to  the  pan.  It 
is  thought  to  be  the  Burroughs  or  the  Kan- 
sas putting  into  the  Flag. 

A  lode  containing  quantities  of  native 
gold  has  been  struck  up  Soda  Creek,  one 
mile  from  Idaho.  The  owner  is  making 
money  by  running  a  very  primitive  kind  of 
an  arastra. 

Belden,  Tennal  &  Co.,  who  have  been 
sinking  for  some  time  on  the  Leavenworth 
lode,  have  come  upon  one  of  the  finest 
ledges  of  argentiferous  galena  yet  discovered 
in  this  country. 

Fifteen  tons  of  ore,  from  the  United  States 
Coin,  treated  lately  at  Georgetown,  yielded 
86 '/,  per  cent,  of  the  amount  of  gold  and 
silver  given  by  fire  assay. 

The  Beverly  mill  at  Nevada,  is  working 
on  surface  ore  from  the  Newland  lode,  a 
late  discovery  in  the  neighborhood.  It  is 
full  of  native  gold,  some  places  presenting 


a  beautiful   appearance.      They   expect  to 
clean  up  over  $700  for  the  week's  work. 

The  prospects  of  the  Smith  &  Parmelee 
Co.  never  looked  better.  They  are  now 
working  on  one  o  f  the  richest  veins  of  ore 
ever  discovered  in  this  country.  It  is  on 
their  second  level,  from  which  they  are  now 
back-eloping  upwards  in  a  scientific  man- 
ner, and  with  splendid  results.  Specimens 
from  the  ore  that  came  recently  in  sight 
have  been  shown  us — they  assay  $400  to 
the  ton.  This  ore  is  being  laid  aside  to  be 
worked  by  a  more  improved  process.  Their 
mill  is  now  running  on  "stuff"  taken  from 
near  the  wall  rocks,  and  from  which  they 
are  realizing  from  SO  to  90  ozs.  per  week. 
They  have  besides  nearly  1,500  tons  of  valu- 
able tailings,  which  it  is  ^proposed  to  work 
by  the  California  process. 

Georgetown  Miner,  Oct.  10th :  Mr.  Sny- 
der, agent  of  a  Philadelphia  company,  at 
Mill  City,  is  running  Albro  ore,  by  arastra, 
from  which  he  obtains  $200  per  cord. 

We  have  scon  some  very  rich  ore  from 
the  Belmont  No.  2,  East  Argentine,  that  as- 
says 1,200  ozs.  of  silver  per  ton. 

C.  W.  Bramel,  Esq.,  has  just  shown  us  a 
certificate  of  assay  of  ore  from  the  Correct 
lode,  made  by  Mr.  Foster,  that  gave  $536.36 
in  silver  per  ton. 

Recent  assays  of  average  ore  from  the  Flora 
McLain  lode  gave  $495. 44  and  $1,770. 75  per 
ton. 

Dr.  Johnson,  Supt.  of  thesmeltingworks, 
is  making  arrangements  for  a  pair  of  im- 
mense Cornish  rollers,  17  to  28  in. ,  capable 
of  crushing  from  75  to  80  tons  of  ore  per 
day. 

IDAHO. 

Owyhee  Avalanche,  Oct.  19th :  The  Iowa 
Co's  mill  in  Flint  District  started  yesterday 
on  a  preliminary  trial  Everything  works 
well  and  the  Co.  look  forward  to  the  time 
when  they  will  turn  out  "much  bullion." 

MONTANA. 

Post,  Oct.  12th:  The  Atlantic  Cable  lode 
is  the  richest  and  largest  auriferous  quartz 
vein  in  Montana.  Some  doubts  were  en- 
tertained at  first  as  to  the  immense  deposit 
of  ore  being  a  regular  vein,  but  since  well 
defined  wall  rocks,  the  lower  a  pure  whits 
granite,  the  upper  a  firm  limestone,  were 
found,  these  doubts  have  vanished  and  a 
bona  fide  ledge  shows  itself.  The  quartz  is 
of  every  hue  and  texture,  from  pure  white, 
thickly  studded  with  fine  gold,  to  cinder-like 
burnt  masses  of  decomposed  rock  variagated 
with  sulphurets  and  oxides  of  copper,  simi- 
lar to  the  Dakota  lode  in  Beaverhead  county. 
The  whole  vein  of  quartz  is  intersected  with 
crevices,  which  widen  out  into  pockets  in 
places,  filled  with  decomposed  quartz  and 
dirt  The  assay  of  average  quartz,  1,200 
tons  of  which  lie  ready  to  go  to  the  mill,  as 
tested  by  Bohm  &  Molitor,  of  Helena,  is 
$427.87  in  gold  and  $1.56  in  silver  to  the 
ton. 

The  building  for  Hendry  &  Ray's  12-stamp 
mill  at  Butte  City  has  been  commenced,  and 
the  mill  will  be  in  operation  in  two  or  three 
weeks.  We  have  the  authority  of  gentle- 
men competent  to  give  a  reliable  opinion, 
that  the  copper  ores  in  that  region  exceed  in 
richness  those  of  the  famous  Lake  Superior 
region. 

Sheriff  Snider  on  Tuesday  resold  the  Co- 
rey property  in  Alder  Gulch,  the  purchase 
of  which  by  Mr.  Morse  for  $6,500  was  no.- 
ticed  some  days  since.  Mr.  Morse  having  a 
trust  deed  for  the  property,  the  sale  to  him 
was  invalid.  It  was  purchased  at  the  last 
sale  by  Mr.  Leroy  Southmayde  for  $6,800 
currency. 

Mr.  Postlewaite  is  about  to  commence  the 
erection  of  a  15-stamp  mill  to  crush  ore  from 
the  Bennett  lode.  It  will  be  erected  near 
Slade's  ranch  on  the  Madison  divide,  and 
work  will  be  commenced  in  a  few  days. 

NEVADA. 
!Blaelc    Kock. 

Sage  Brush,  Oct.  19th :  Black  Rock  is  still 
fomenting.  Quite  a  number  of  interested 
spectators  are  drifting  by  to  the  immediate 
vicinity  of  that  famous  region,  and  many  of 
our  own  citizens  will  go  thither  to  remain 
for  the  winter.  Owing  to  the  peculiar  cli- 
mate of  that  section  the  winter  is  the  best 
season  for  operating  there. 

Marysville  Appeal,  Oct.  25th:  There  is 
an  increased-  excitement  about  the  Black 
Rock  mines.  They  are  fabulously  rich,  but 
the  working  of  the  rock  has  been  attended 
with  obstacles  which  seemed  to  be  beyond 
the  power  of  science  and  the  perseverance 
of  man  to  overcome.  Lately,  however,  sev- 
eral tons  of  rock  have  been  worked  at  the 
Dall  mill,  Nevada,  with  results  which  seem 
to  give  confidence  to  capitalists  and  induce 
the  erection  of  two  mills. 

Humboldt. 

Unionville  Register,  Oct.  19th  :  Some  20 
assays  of  ore  from  the  Buena  Yista  series  of 
ledges,  in  Battle  Mountain  district,  taken 
without  selection,  have  been  made,  the  low- 
est of  whicn  gave  $50  per  ton,  ranging  up 
into  the  hundreds.     The  ore  is  decomposed, 


and  in  appearance  resembles  the  best  of  the 
Golconda  ore. 

The  Dun  Glen  correspondent  writes : 
There  are  several  hundred  tons  of  first  class 
reck  lying  oft  the  dump  at  the  Cumberland 
mine. 

South  of  the  Cumberland  is  the  Register 
mine,  on  the  same  belt  of  mineral.  This 
claim  looks  very  favorable,  and  the  owners 
have  made  arrangements  to  open  it  imme- 
diately. 

The  Jefferson  is  also  considered  a  first- 
class  mine.  A  shaft  of  40  feet  has  been  sunk 
on  it.  The  ledge  is  over  six  feet  wide,  and 
the  mineral  taken  from  the  vein  looks  very 
rich. 

The  Black  Hawk  has  the  appearance  of  a 
first-class  mine.  There  has  been  but  little 
work  done  upon  it  as  yet. 

The  Kentuck  mine  has  all  the  qualities  of 
a  good  vein  of  mineral,  the  croppings  being 
very  rich  in  silver. 

Thousands  of  tons  of  mineral  are  in  sight 
in  the  Golconda  mine  that  will  pay  from 
$60  to  $100  per  ton.  The  ore  is  being  daily 
hauled  to  their  mill  in  Fairview. 

Oct.  26th :  Mr.  Ginacawill  have  his  new  10- 
stamp  quartz  mill  finished  and  in  running 
order  in  the  course  of  three  weeks.  This 
mill  will  be  run  by  water  power. 

'1'he  Humboldt  Canal  Co.  has  nearly  com- 
pleted its  canal,  and  it  appears  to  be  a  per- 
fect success. 

1'respass,  Oct.  25th :  Two  of  the  five  large 
pans  used  for  calcining  at  the  Onana  smelt- 
ing works  have  broken  with  recent  use,  and 
will  have  to  be  replaced  at  great  cost.  It  is 
believed  that  the  pans  were  cast  too  large 
and  of  too  light  material  to  stand  the  weight 
of  so  much  metal  as  they  are  charged  with. 
They  will  be  immediately  replaced. 
Pahrana^at. 

San  Bernardino  Guardian,  Oct.  19th :  We 
have  heard  from  Pahranagat  district  this 
week,  and  are  glad  to  hear  that,  after  all, 
there  is  a  good  show  for  these' mines  coming 
out.  A  party  from  there  reports  that  a  sale 
of  large  interests  in  Pahranagat  has  taken 
place  in  New  York,  the  stamps  on  the  trans 
fer  deed  amounting  to  $3,000.  It  is  reported 
that  operations  will  at  once  be  commenced, 
and  conducted  in  the  most  thorough  man- 
ner ;  that  the  mining  will  be  conducted  by 
practical  and  experienced  men,  and  that  by 
next  spring  the  camp  will  open  up  as  one  of 
the  most  lively  and  enterprising  in  the  whole 
country.  There  will  be  no  want  of  capital 
to  develop  the  resources  of  the  lodes,  which 
are  claimed  to  be  the  continuation  of  the 
great  Comstock. 
Roes©    Itl-voi*. 

Reveille,  Oct.  21st :  The  Knickerbocker 
mill  was  set  in  motion  last  week.  It  is  re- 
ducing ore  from  the  Columbus  district. 
Several  mines  at  lone  belonging  to  the  mill 
company  were  producing  good  ore. 

The  10-stamp  mill  of  the  Consolidation 
Co.,  of  Hot  Creek,  which  has  been  idle  for 
months,  has  been  leased  by  Judge  Ferris, 
and  is  at  present  employed  in  working  its 
own  tailings  successfully. 

The  vein  of  the  Quintera  ledge,  in  Silver 
Bend  district,  was  cut  in  the  shaft  at  the 
depth  of  130  ft. ,  and  was  found  to  be  of  the 
width  of  seven  feet.  Drifts  extend  from  50 
to  60  ft.  on  either  side  of  the  shaft,  in  which 
there  are  bodies  of  ore  that  will  |jay  at  the 
rate  of  $80  to  $100  per  ton.  A  trifle  over 
three  feet  in  the  width  of  the  ledge  carries 
the  main  body  of  ore.  The  surface  ore  of 
the  Quintera  was  as  rich  as  any  yet  discov- 
ered in  the  district. 

Since  the  purchase  of  the  Northumber- 
land mine,  in  the  district  of  that  name,  by 
T.  F.  White,  for  his  company,  active  meas- 
ures have  been  taken  to  open  it.  The  most 
important  work  yet  undertaken  ia  the  run- 
ning of  a  tunnel  on  the  eastern  slope  of  the 
mountains,  which,  according  to  survey,  will 
strike  the  ledge  in  the  length  of  360  feet  at 
the  depth  of  14u  feet  below  the  surface. 
The  first  30  feet  were  easy  going,  and  were 
made  at  the  rate  of  12  feet  per  day.  Next 
spring  another  tunnel  will  be  commenced 
on  the  western  slope  of  the  mountain,  which 
is  estimated  to  be  1,300  feet  long  when  the 
ledge  shall  be  cut,  and  500  feet  below  the 
surface. 

Oct.  23d :  Since  the  starting  of  the  mill 
by  the  Old  Dominion  Co.  life  and  activity 
have  been  infused  throughout  Hot  Oreek 
district.  The  Old  Dominion  mine  continues 
to  improve  in  appearance,  although  it  is 
opened  to  only  a  slight  depth,  and  it  is  j.>ro- 
ducing  a  large  amount  of  excellent  ore. 
Other  mines  in  Hot  Creek  are  doing  equally 
well.  Among  the  best  of  these  is  the  Silver 
Glance,  near  the  summit  of  the  Blue  Ridge 
mountain.  The  ledge  has  been  traced  for 
nearly  400  feet,  and  yields  good  ore  in  all 
the  excavations.  Its  main  opening  is  by  an 
incline  shaft  which  is  scarcely  20  feet  deep. 
The  vein  is  five  feet  wide  between  the 
casings,  three  feet  of  which  contain  the  min- 
eral. Several  tons  were  worked  at  the  Old 
Dominion  mill  and  gave  a  yield  of  $100  per 
tc        It  is  the  intention  of   the  owners  to 


push  work  on  the  mine  during  the  winter. 

The  Buckeye  mine  in  Summit  Canon, 
North  Twin  River,  has  produced  singular  as 
well  as  valuable  ore.  Its  samples  of  native 
silver,  in  flakes,  spongy  masses  and  delicate 
threads,  are  as  common  as  they  are  beauti- 
ful, and  are  unequaled  in  the  Reese  River 
region.  Ten  tons  of  ore  from  the  mine  had 
been  reduced  at  the  mill  of  the  Twin  River 
Co.,  and  the  pulp  assayed  at  the  rate  of 
$300  silver  per  ton. 

Oct.  24th :  Joseph  Williams,  who  lately 
discovered  a  number  of  gold  and  silver- 
bearing  quartz  ledges  near  the  California 
boundry,  has  had  12  assays  of  the  ore  made 
by  Boalt  &  Stetefeldt,  three  of  which  yielded 
as  follows:  No.  1,  silver,  $183.26;  No.  2, 
silver,  $91. 6'.'— gold,  $6.28;  No.  3,  gold, 
$366.75— silver,  $5.52.  All  the  rock  con- 
tained gold  from  traces  to  $10  per  ton. 

Reveille,  Oct.  25th:-  The  Murphy  mine 
has  improved  greatly  in  appearance,  and 
that  the  quality  of  the  ore,  which  was  al- 
ways good,  is  still  better.  The  work  is  be- 
ing pushed  through  an  extensive  "chim- 
ney "  of  most  valuable  ore. 

The  Florida  mine,  of  the  New  York  and 
Austin  Co.,  continues  to  produce  regularly 
a  fair  quota  of  superior  ore,  the  yield  of 
which  varies  from  $250  to  $350  per  ton.  On 
the  platform  there  were  some  30  tons  of  first 
class  ore,  which  will,  in  our  judgment,  rub 
the  latter  figures  close.  Large  pieces  of  the 
ore  showed  the  size  of  the  vein  to  be  from 
12  to  14  inches  thick. 

The  vertical  shaft  of  the  South  American 
mine  is  172  feet  deep,  and  the  lowest  levels 
extend  from  the  depth  of  160  feet.  The 
vein  is  firm  and  from  10  to  18  inches  thick. 
The  quality  of  the  ore  produced  is  excellent. 
Ten  tons  of  the  ore  as  it  was  taken  from  the 
ledge  were  sent  to  the  Manhattan  mill  for 
reduction,  the  yield  of  which  was  $171  per 
ton.  Thirty  tons — 10  tons  of  first-class  and 
20  tons  of  second-class — are  now  at  the  Met- 
tacom  mill,  but  the  yield  of  the  ore  has  not 
been  ascertained. 

Oct.  26th :  Bunker  Hill  district  is  begin- 
ning to  awaken  considerable  attention.  The 
success  of  Coover's  fine  mill,  which  is  em- 
ployed in  reducing  ore  from  the  Victorine 
ledge,  is  perhaps  the  immediate  cause.  Sev- 
eral ledges  have  been  sufficiently  prospected 
and  opnned  to  determine  the  quality  of  their 
ore.  Nearly  all  the  mines  in  the.  district 
produce  mineral  which  contains  an  appreci- 
able quantity  of  gold,  and  several  of  them 
yield  gold  in  excess  of  silver. 

Nearly  4,000  ounces  of  bullion  arrived  in 
the  city  yesterday  afternoon  from  lone.  It 
was  produced  at  the  Knickerbocker  mill. 

Silver  Bend  Reporter,  Oct.  26th  :  A  com- 
pany has  commenced  work  on  a  tunnel  in- 
tended to  strike  the  Red  Warner  and  other 
ledges,  with  indication  of  reaching  the  War- 
ner in  a  few  days. 
Washoo. 

[In  the  Stock  Circular,  in  another  portion 
of  this  paper,  will  be  found  late  mining 
news  from  this  district  ] 

Virginia  Enterprise,  Oct.  23d :  Four  tons 
of  ore  from  Washington  district  is  being 
worked  at  Dall's  mill,  which,  it  is  expected, 
will  yield  $300  per  ton. 

Oct.  24th  :  A  movement  is  on  foot  for  the 
resumption  of  work  on  the  Union  claim, 
Palmyra  district. 

The  daily  average  of  ore  taken  from  the 
Gould  &  Curry  mine  at  present  is  100  tons, 
with  from  3,500  to  4,000  tons  alreadyin  the 
ore  houses  at  the  mine  and  mill. 

A  lot  of  1,500  pounds  of  ore  worked  from 
the  Dunderberg  mine  at  a  mill  in  Aurora 
yielded  at  the  rate  of  $50  per  ton.  The  ore 
operated  upon  was  not  selected,  but  was 
taken  out  across  the  whole  width  of  the  lead. 

Oct.  25th :  The  hoisting  works  at  the  new, 
Ophir  shaft  are  now  in  operation. 

Wells,  Fargo  &  Co.  shipped  from  their 
offices  in  Gold  Hill  and  Virginia  during  the 
past  week,  6,184  pounds  of  assayed  bullion, 
valued  at  $159,254.13. 

Oct.  26th :  The  Lady  Bryan  has  at  last 
proved  a  paying  mine.  Within  the  last  six 
weeks  it  has  been  discovered  that  the  whole 
of  the  immense  croppings  of  the  ledge  are 
a  mass  of  paying  ore,  which  it  is  only  neces- 
sary to  blast  out  and  send  to  the  mills.  A 
piece  of  ore  selected  as  an  average' specimen 
by  Mr.  Sharon,  of  the  Bank  of  California, 
assayed  $111.99,  and  a  piece  selected  at  the 
same  time  by  Mr.  O'Neale  went  $169.85  per 
ton.  A  specimen  supposed  to  contain  no- 
fhing  at  all  yielded  at  the  rate  of  $37.48  per 
ton.  Assays  made  from  the  pulp  flowing 
trom  a  battery  in  which  a  lot  of  float  rock 
was  being  crushed,  yielded  as  follows: 
$32.12,  $26.23  and  $31  per  ton.  In  regard 
to  these  assays  it  must  be  borne  in  mind  that 
quicksilver  was  used  in  the  battery,  and  that 
the  greater  part  of  the  free  metal  contained 
in  the  ore  was  doubtless  amalgamated  and 
held  within  the  battery.  The  Golden  Eagle 
mill,  Dayton,  is  now  running  on  ore  from 
the  Lady  Bryan. 

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Notices  to  Correspondents. 

Histoeicus. — The  only  Englishman  that 
ever  wore  the  papal  crown  was  Nicholas 
Breakspeare,  who  was  elected  Pope  in 
1154.  His  piety,  virtue  and  ability  occa- 
sioned his  elevation  to  that  high  office. 
He  was  the  son  of  an  obscure  clerk,  and 
had  been  rejected  by  the  Abbot  of  St.  Al- 
bans on  account  of  incapacity.  Stung  by 
this  disgrace  and  the  reproaches  of  his 
father,  he  traveled  to  Paris,  without  re- 
sources other  than  the  alms  of  the  chari- 
table. He  studied  with  applause  in  the 
university  of  that  city,  and  subsequently 
wandering  into  Provence  was  admitted 
amongst  the  regular  canons  of  St.  Eufus, 
who  elected  him,  in  succession,  prior  and 
abbot.  In  the  latter  capacity  his  insisting 
on  strictly  virtuous  conduct,  offended  a 
large  part  of  the  fraternity  over  whom  he 
presided,  who  combined  in  presenting 
to  the  Pope  an  accusation  against  him, 
and  afterwards  a  second.  In  the  interval 
the  Pope  had  seen  and  conversed  with 
Nicholas,  and  on  the  occasion  of  the  sec- 
ond deputation  waiting  upon  him,  in  or- 
der, to  lay  before  him  their  complaint,  the 
Pope  (Eugenius)  with  a  smile,  said:  "Go 
elect  another  abbot — the  Englishman  is 
cardinal,  Bishop  of  Albano."  In  this 
office  he  performed  several  important  leg- 
ative  functions,  and  on  the  day  following 
the  decease  of  Anastasius,  the  successor 
of  Eugenius,  the  former  wanderinsr  '  'poor 
scholar, "  as  he  would  be  called  in  Ireland, 
was  by  the  conclave,  without  solicitation 
on  his  part,  unanimously  elected  to  the 
pontifical  throne. 

Petrologist. — We  are  not  able  to  state, 
why  the  aluminous  mineral  Bauxite,  al- 
luded to  in  our  issue  of  Oct.  5th,  in  the 
Scientific  column,  as  being  at  present  the 
most  available  material  for  the  produc- 
tion of  aluminum,  was  so  called.  Prom 
its  title  its  properties  are  not  in  the  slight- 
est degree  to  be  inferred ;  a  fact,  however, 
common  to  the  greater  part  of  mineralog- 
ical  names.  As  an  example  of  this  bar- 
barous method  of  naming  minerals,  we 
may  mention  those  containing  cerium, 
eighteen  in  number,  only  three  of  which 
are  at  all  calculated  to  give  the  reader  the 
remotest  idea  that  cerium  forms  a  compo- 
nent part  of  any.  The  following  is  the 
list  of  terms :  Edwandsite  and  manazite 
(as  phosphate  of  the  protoxide,  also  in 
cryptolite  andphosphocerite,)  cerite,  alla- 
nite,  orthite,  pyrorthite,  gadolonite,  iu 
escherite,  mosandrite,  polymignite,  euxa- 
nite,  fergusonite,  pyrochlorite,  mikrolite, 
aud  lastly  (be  careful,  reader,  not  to  get- 
lockjawed  in  attempting  the  pronuncia- 
tion) tschewkinite  ! 

J.  P.  W.  D.,'  Point  Arenas.— The  mineral 
which  you  send  has  no  value.  It  con- 
sists merely  of  alumina,  silex,  iron  and 
sulphur.  The  yellowish  appearance, 
which  you  probably  mistook  for  copper, 
is  due  to  a  combination  of  iron  and  sul- 
phur. 


Santa  Anna.— A  telegram  of  Oct.  30th, 
says  that  this  old  reprobate  has  been  sen- 
tencedto  death.  He haspetitioned  the  gov- 
ernment for  mercy. 


The  Petroleum  Fuel  Question. 

To  obtain  the  greatest  quantity  of  heat 
from  the  smallest  quantity  of  fuel,  is  a  prob- 
lem which  has  long  occupied  the  attention  of 
practical  men.  In  the  endeavors  to  solve 
this  problem,  the  chief  efforts  have  been  di- 
rected to  the  size  and  construction  of  the 
furnace,  and  the  arrangement  of  the  flues. 
The  properties  of  the  fuel  employed,  al- 
though they  have  been  more  or  less  taken 
into  consideration,  have  never,  until  quite 
recently,  commanded  that  attention  which 
their  importance  deserves. 

The  ordinary  process  of  generating  heat, 
whether  it  be  for  domestic  purposes,  in  a 
common  stove,  or  in  a  furnace,  with  a  boiler 
for  making  steam,  implies  the  occasional 
addition  of  some  kind  of  fuel,  the  combus- 
tion of  which  is  effected  through  the  agency 
of  oxygen,  obtained  as  one  of  the  elements 
of  atmospheric  air.  In  obtaining  oxygen 
from  that  source  altogether,  only  one-fifth 
of  the  volume  contributes  to  the  develop- 
ment of  heat,  while  the  other  four-fifths, 
which  consists  of  nitrogen,  has  to  be  raised 
to  a  high  degree  of  temperature,  and  ex- 
pelled from  the  chimney,  carrying  off  a 
large  amount  of  heat,  which  is  entirely  lost 
to  any  purpose  of  utilization. 

Combustion  denotes  the  union  of  carbon, 
hydrogen  and  oxygen,  iu  various  propor- 
tions. One  of  the  main  points  to  be  con- 
sidered in  economizing  fuel,  is  to  bring 
these  elements  together  in  just  the  proper 
proportions,  and  under  the  most  favorable 
conditions  for.  effecting  their  perfect  com- 
bustion, or  a  complete  union  of  the  carbon 
and  hydrogen  with  oxygen.  We  know, 
from  the  vast  volume  of  smoke  which  es- 
capes from  our  furnace  flues  and  chimneys, 
that  these  materials  combine  to  a  very  lim- 
ited extent  only,  in  ordinary  practice.  Es- 
pecially is  this  the  case  where  fuel  is  em- 
ployed which  contains  a  large  amount  of  the 
hydro-carbons.  This  waste  of  bituminous 
fuels,  especially,  is  exceedingly  difficult  to 
prevent,  even  with  the  most  carefully  con- 
structedf  urnaces.  One  reason  is  the  necessity 
of  a  frequent  exposure  of  the  furnace  to  a 
large  current  of  air,  necessitated  by  the  peri- 
odical introduction  of  fuel.  This  usually 
leads  to  an  opposite  extreme — the  throwing 
on  of  too  much  fuel,  entailing  a  constant 
waste  and  variableness  of  temperature. 

The  modern  application  of  steam  to  ocean 
navigation  has  also  called  for  another  most 
important  desideratum — the  necessity  of  a 
condensed  fuel,  which  shall  occupy  the  least 
possible  room  on  our  ocean  going  steam- 
ers, every  available  foot  of  space  in  which 
is  valuable  for  freight  purposes.  And  as 
the  more  condensed  the  fuel  employed,  the 
more  difficult  it  is  to  effect  a  complete  com- 
bustion, the  greater  the  necessity  for  im- 
provement in  that  direction. 

It  is  more  particularly  in  view  of  this  last 
consideration  that  the  recent  efforts  have 
been  made  to  devise  ways  and  means  for  the 
employment  of  petroleum,  instead  of  coal, 
for  making  steam.  All  the  early  trials  in 
this  direction  were  negatived  from  the  im- 
perfect combustion  produced  ;  so  large  an 
amount  of  carbon  being  lost  as  to  render 
the  use  of  petroleum  altogether  too  expen- 
sive for  practical  use. 

In  the  European  experiments,  the  petro- 
leum has  been  injected  in  the  form  of  spray, 
eitherupon  incandescent  coals  or  upon  tiles, 
or  some  similar  substance,  previously  heated 
to  such  a  temperature  as  to  itrnite  the  petro- 
leum by  contact — the  heat  being  kept  up, 
of  course,  by  the  burning  of  the  oil  itself. 
The  large  amount  of  atmospheric  air  re- 
quired to  effect  a  perfect  combustion,  under 
these  conditions,  has  been  found  to  produce 
such  a  depressing  effect  upon  the  tempera- 
ture of  the  flame,  as  compared  with  that 
produced  by  the  mixed  vapor  of  steam  and 
volatile  hydro-carbons,  as  to  greatly  impair 
its  usefulness ;  a  large  portion  of  the  heat 
being  really  employed  iu  heating  up  and 
driving  off  the  immense  volume  of  nitrogen, 
which  it   is    necessary   to   force    into   the 


furnace  to  obtain  the  requisite  oxygen  for 
combustion  ;  and  with  all  this  a  very  imper- 
fect combustion  is  effected,  as  is  shown  by 
the  volumes  of  escaping  smoke. 

Profiting  by  this  failure,  two  of  our  Amer- 
ican inventors,  operating  upon  opposite 
sides  of  the  continent,  and,  unknown  to 
each  other,  have  sought  their  chief  supply 
of  oxygen  from  another  element  than  air — 
water.  Water  furnishes  a  much  larger  pro- 
portion of  oxygen  than  air,  while  both  of 
its  elements,  it  is  said,  are  combustible. 
Pour-fifths  of  the  bulk  of  the  atmosphere 
is  incombustible  ;  and  the  heat  required  to 
drive  those  four-fifths  from  the  furnace  is 
not  probably  greater  than  that  required 
for  the  final  decomposition  of  steam,  which 
has  been  supherheated  by  waste  heat  to  ob- 
tain the  equivalent  of  oxygen,  otherwise  re- 
quired from  the  atmosphere.  While  the 
oxygen  is  so  obtained  in  sufficient  quantity 
to  produce  a  perfect  combustion  of  the  ex- 
cess of  carbon,  the  hydrogen  is  set  free  at 
precisely  the  point  of  time  and  temperature 
to  admit  of  its  ready  union  with  a  new  sup- 
ply of  atmospheric  oxygen,  which  is  accom- 
plished with  the  generation  of  the  most  in- 
tense artificial  heat  known  to  man. 

This  is  the  philosophy  of  using  steam  in 
combination  with  heavy  hydrocarbons — or 
our  native  petroleum  oils ;  and  it  is  upon 
the  perfection  of  the  mechanical  appliances 
by  which  this  is  effected,  that  the  relative 
merit  of  the  inventions  of  Mr.  Poote,  of 
Boston,  and  Mr.  White,  of  this  city,  consists. 

Neither  of  these  gentlemen  have  either 
discovered  or  applied  any  new  principle. 
The  utility  of  the  use  of  water  or  steam  in 
burning  heavy  hydro-carbons  was  first  made 
known,  or  at  least  first  practically  developed, 
in  England  in  the  winter  of  1832-3,  and  was 
patented  and  made  known  as  "Butter's  Pa- 
tent Process  for  Generating  Heat."  The 
facts  connected  with  this  inveution  or  dis- 
covery, will  be  found  very  interesting  in 
connection  with  the  recent  experiments  in 
the  same  direction. 

Mr.  Butter  was,  at  the  time  mentioned, 
manager  of  the  gas  works  at  Symington,  in 
Hampshire,  England.  The  residual  coal  tar 
from  the  manufacture  of  gas  possessed  then, 
as  now,  but  little  value,  and  efforts  were 
made  to  employ  it  as  fuel  in  connection  with 
coke  in  the  furnaces.  Mr.  B.  soon  found 
that  he  could  not  consume  more  than  one- 
third  of  it — the  balance  escaping  as  smoke. 
Beasoning  upon  the  matter,  he  soon  came 
to  the  conclusion  that  the  imperfect  com- 
bustion arose  from  the  lack  of  oxygen.  His 
furnaces  being  so  constructed  that  he  could 
not  conveniently  add  to  the  volume  of  his 
draught,  it  occurred  to  him  that  since 
water,  by  its  decomposition,  yields  both 
oxygen  and  hydrogen,  that  fluid  would,  if 
decomposed  in  contact  with  the  burning  tar, 
not  only  furnish  the  excess  of  oxygen  re- 
quired; but  in  addition  thereto,  a  large 
amount  of  hydrogen,  which  latter  would  of 
itself  greatly  aid  the  combustion.  He  at 
once  instituted  a  series  of  careful,  compara- 
tive experiments,  the  result  of  which  was, 
that  whereas,  under  the  old  system  of  burn- 
ing the  tar,  from  50  to  60  gallons  were  re- 
quired as  a  minimum  supply  of  a  single 
furnace,  in  connection  with  the  coke,  for 
twenty-four  hours;  with  the  use  of  water, 
as  above  indicated,  eight  to  twelve  gallons 
of  tar  was  all  that  was  required  for  the  same 
length  of  time.  Moreover,  he  found  that 
the  heat  generated  by  the  combustion  of  tar 
in  the  presence  of  the  water,  was  far  more 
intense  than  the  heat  when  water  was  not 
used.  The  fact  was  so  apparent  that  the 
excess  of  heat,  and  economy  of  fuel  was  due 
to  the  presence  of  water  that  he  made  it  the 
subject  of  a  patent. 

At  that  time  petroleum  and  coal  oil  were 
only  known  as  a  drug ;  while  the  supply  of 
coal  tar  was  quite  too  limited  to  give  to 
the  discovery  any  great  commercial  value. 
Heuce,  but  little  importance  was  attached  to 
the  discovery,  and  it  appears  to  have  been 
almost  or  quite  forgotten,  until  recently 
resurrected  as  a  new  thing  in  this  country. 
Its  application  to  making  steam,  so  far '  as 
the  principle  was  concerned,  was  distinctly 
recognized  by  Mr.  Butter  in  his  application. 
The  patent  was  made  to  cover  all  "bitu- 
minous, oleaginous,  resinous,  waxy  and 
fatty  substances  in  a  fluid  state. "  Its  use 
with  -water  instead  of  steam,  was  a  necessity 
growing  out  of  the  application  to  a  furnace, 
when  no  steam  boiler  was  convenient  for 
employing  steam. 

The  American  patentees,  of  course,  can- 
not pretend  to  claim  the  application  of 
steam  for  the  purpose  specified,  as  that 
could  not  be  made  the  subject  of  a  patent ; 
they  simply  seek  protection  for  the  mechan- 
ical' appliances  by  which  they  accomplish 
that  purpose. 


A  Virginia  Gold  Mine — California 
Machinery. 

We  have  been  permitted  to  read  a  letter 
from  Prof.  C.  S.  Bichardson,  descriptive  of 
the  Vaucluse  gold  mines  near-  Spottsylvania, 
Virginia.  This  mine  was  formerly  worked 
by  an  English  company ;  but  was  aban- 
doned about  fifteen  years  ago,  and  of  course 
had  become  filled  with  water,  and  the  shafts 
and  drifts  very  much  damaged.  The  entire 
works  and  mine  have  now  been  put  in  order 
under  the  direction  of  Prof.  Bichardson. 
They  have  a  150-horse  power  engine,  driv- 
ing the  pumps,  and  30  stamps.  At  present 
they  are  saving  the  free  gold  by  the  use  of 
blankets,  copper  plates,  mercury  cups  and 
percussion  tables.  The  tailings  go  to  pile 
for  subsequent  treatment.  They  have  just 
commenced  working.  The  mine  appears  to 
have  been  opened  to  the  depth  of  150  feet. 
The  ore  is  a  decomposed  quartz  and  talcose 
slate,  yielding,  by  assay,  from  $15  to  $16 
per  ton,  of  free  gold — picked  ore  going  to 
double  that  amount.  The  concentrated  sul- 
phurets  pay  about  $40  per  ton,  and  com- 
prise about  4%  to  6  per  cent,  of  the  entire 
bulk  of  the  vein  rock.  There  appears  to  be 
two  or  three  veins,  very  easily  worked,  the 
entire  cost  of  delivering  the  rock  at  the  pit's 
mouth  being  $1.50  to  $2  per  ton.  There  is 
said  to  be  an  abundance  of  ore  of  a  similar 
character  in  that  immediate  vicinity,  and 
quite  a  rush  is  expected  if  these  works 
prove  successful.  There  are  five  mines  al- 
ready opened,  and  there  is  talk  of  commenc- 
ing operations  on  others  soon.  The  Eagle 
mines  are  also  located  about  ten  miles 
distant  from  this  locality.  The  Professor 
adds:  " There  is  great  talk,  over  in  N°rih 
Carolina,  of  the  eminent  success  they  are 
having  with  what  they  call  the  '  California 
machine.'  What  it  is  I  do  not  know,  only 
that  it  was  broughtfrom  San  Praneisco,  and 
that  other  machines  of  a  like  description  are 
en  route  for  other  mines  in  the  same  State. 
One  of  the  miners  from  there  was  down  a 
fortnight  ago  and  told  our  captain  that  they 
had  now  entirely  overcome  all  the  difficul- 
ties in  getting  the  gold  from  the  mundic. " 

We  know  of  no  machinery,  now  at  work 
in  the  Atlantic  States,  which  has  been 
sent  thither  from  this  city  ;  although  the 
proprietors  of  the  Union  Foundry  sent  on  a 
set  of  machinery  for  a  mine  in  North  Caro- 
lina about  three  weeks  since.  They  are 
also  in  correspondence  with  other  parties 
there  iu  relation  to  furnishing  machinery. 
The  machinery  now  en  route  consists  of  a 
20-stamp  mill,  arranged  in  four  batteries. 
This  mill  has  a  discharge  on  all  sides,  and 
is  fitted  with  Booth  &  Co's  arrangement  of 
copper  plates.  Four  Brevort  grinders— one 
for  each  battery — go  with  it.  These  pans 
are  built  very  much  after  the  manner  of  the 
Baux  &  Guiod  pan.  The  pulp  passes  from 
these  pans  into  lavaderos — large  tubs,  eight 
feet  in  diameter  by  six  feet  deep,  with  stir- 
rers. They  work  with  a  slow  motion,  the 
water  and  pulp  flowing  over  the  top,  while 
the  gold,  sulphurets,  etc.,  settle  to  the 
bottom. 


Mining  in  New  Hampshire. — Prof.  Pleu- 
ry  has  recently  furnished  to  the  Lisbon  (N. 
H. )  Journal  a  lengthy  article  on  the  com- 
parative values  of  the  mines  in  that  section, 
and  those  in  Canada  East.  Prom  a  close  in- 
spection of  each  locality,  he  is  inclined  to 
give  the  preference  to  the  New  Hampshire 
mines.  He  supposes  that  both  localities 
are  on  the  same, mineral  range.  The  meth- 
od of  mining,  however,  in  Canada,  he  thinks 
decidedly  ahead  of  that  at  Lisbon  and  Ly- 
man. In  the  former  locality  the  work  is 
undertaken  on  a  larger  scale,  with  plenty  of 
capital — the  works,  whether  at  the  mines, 
mills  or  fnrnacas,  are  conducted  in  a  more 
substantial  manner.  Yet  there  are  no  ores 
in  Canada  that  will  show  a  favorable  com- 
parison with  either  the  Dodge  or  Moulton 
mines  in  New  Hampshire.  These  mines 
yield  gold,  silver  and  copper.  The  latter 
metal  is  reduced  to  40  or  50  per  cent,  matte. 


©h*  pining  and  <f  orottfw  § xttt. 


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A  "Word  to  the  "Wise. 

The  long  wiutcr  nights  are  now  coming 
on,  when  every  person  will  have  more  or 
less  spare  time,  and  when  those  who  are  un- 
employed will  seek  either  the  bar-room,  the 
saloon  or  the  firesido  of  home  to  find  aruuse- 
mont.  In  tho  first  two  cases  that  time  will 
most  surely  be  thrown  away ;  in  the  latter, 
tho  insipid  novel  or  enticing  game,  although 
they  may  serve  to  ticklo  the  fancy  and 
while  away  the  hour,  will  leave  no  traces  of 
good  behind  ;  but  rather  create  an  appetite 
for  that  which  tends  to  enervate  tho  entire 
mental  system,  and  render  it  unfit  for  any- 
thing olse. 

Tho  great  want  of  our  farmers  and  me- 
chanics, is  a  paper  containing  information 
which  will  not  only  serve  to  interest  but  to 
instruct  Such  a  paper  we  offer  in  the 
Mi>tno  axd  Scientific  Pbess.  No  other 
paper  on  the  Pacific  coast  contains  so  great 
an  amount  of  valuable  information  as  the 
Press.  From  its  pages  the  progress,  not 
only  of  the  Pacific  coast,  but  in  a  measure 
the  entire  tountry,  may  be  traced.  It  is  an 
encyclopedia  of  every  day  instruction  to  the 
workingman  and  the  student.  Give  the 
children  the  paper ;  let  them  study  it ;  per- 
chanco  they  may  get  an  idea  from  its  pages  ; 
one  idea  a  week  will  soon  amount  to  quite 
a  small  stock  of  information,  from  which 
the  mind  may  branch  out  and  gather  new 
and  enlarged  ideas — such  as  will  form  a 
solid  foundation  for  an  immense  structure. 
Tho  same  benefit  will  accrue  to  the  older 
person,  and  the  time  which  would  otherwise 
go  to  waste,  will  be  used  to  lay  up  knowl- 
edge that  will  often  aid  in  the  workshops, 
in  tho  mines,  and  in  every-day  conversa- 
tion. 

Many  a  genius  lies  buried  in  little  black- 
smith and  other  shops,  or  on  the  farms  and 
in  the  gulches  of  our  wide-spread  land.  No 
man  has  any  business  to  be  stumbling  along, 
working  at  anything,  without  making  efforts 
to  improve  his  condition  and  sphere  of  use- 
fulness. All  are  behind  the  times  unless 
they  keep  themselves  posted  with  the  im- 
portant inventions  in  mechanics  and  discov- 
eries in  science.  There  should  be  no  kind 
of  reading  moro  attractive,  especially  to  the 
young  man,  than  a  scientific  and  mechanical 
journal.  It  may  bo  the  first  stepping- 
stone  which  will  lift  him  to  eminence  in 
his  trade  or  profession  ;  it  certainly  can 
never  do  him  any  manner  of  harm,  and  will 
never  make  him  any  poorer. 


Petroleum  Fuel  for  Locomotives. — A 
locomotive  was  recently  run  on  one  of  the 
Pennsylvania  roads,  for  a  considerable  time, 
with  oil  instead  of  coal  for  fuel.  The  ex- 
periment was  suspended  only  on  account  of 
the  defectiveness  of  the  mechanical  appli- 
ances for  the  new  fuel.  With  White's  or 
Foote's  burners,  there  would  be  no  difficulty 
whatever.  A  later  trial  was  made  on  the 
Hudson  Biver  Railroad ;  but  in  consequence 
of  some  blunder  on  the  part  of  one  of  the 
operatives,  the  result  was  not  as  satisfactory 
as  it  might  have  been,  although  the  indica- 
tions were  exceedingly  favorable  for  a  final 
success.  An  ordinary  locomotive  consumes, 
on  an  average,  about  one  ton  of  coal  in  three 
hours,  or  its  equivalent  in  wood.  A  vast 
saving  in  transportation  of  fuel  will  be  made 
on  the  great  continental  road,  in  passing 
over  those  portions  of  the  line  destitute  of 
wood  or  coal — a  distance  of  about  800  miles 
— if  oil  is  found  an  economical  fuel  for  mak- 
ing steam.  Experiments  thus  far  tend  to 
prove  that  a  pound  of  oil  will  make  as  much 
steam  as  two  pounds  of  coal. 


XiAiro  on  the  San  Jose  Rattvrqad. — 
Sixty-eight  thousand  dollars  worth  of  land 
in  the  Pulgas  Bancho,  was  sold  on  Thurs- 
day last  at  auction,  in  lots  of  from  17  to  214 
acres,  and  at  prices  from  $77.50  to  §160  per 
acre.  Tho  total  number  of  acres  sold  was 
about  600,  being  the  portion  of  that  ranch 
known  as  the  Gamble  tract,  adjoining  Menlo 
Park. 


The  New  Fog  "Whistle,  or  Steam 
Gong. 

While  Mr.  Parker,  lighthouse  keeper  at 
the  Farrallones,  was  in  the  Eastern  States 
recently,  ho  saw  a  newly  invented  steam  fog 
whistle,  which  was  attracting  much  atten- 
tion in  New  York  aud  other  seaport  cities. 
He  was  so  favorably  impressed  with  it,  that 
he  purchased  the  right  to  sell  the  patent  on 
this  coast,  and  brought  one  of  the  whistles 
with  him  on  his  return,  which  has  been 
temporarily  placed  upon  the  Vulcan  Foun- 
dry. 

Its  tones  are  very  peculiar,  something 
between  that  of  the  ordinary  whistle  and  the 
Chinese  gong,  always  supposing  those  two 
instruments  to  be  of  mammoth  propor- 
tions. It  lacks  the  .shrillness  of  the  whistle 
and  the  harshness  of  tho  gong.  Its  sounds 
are  not  at  all  unpleasant,  even  when  the 
listener  is  quite  near;  and  seem  but  a 
little  louder  when  only  one  block  distant, 
than  they  do  two  miles  off.  It  is  a  double 
bell,  the  one  being  set  at  a  slightly  different 
pitch  from  the  other.  The  difference  is  ef- 
fected by  making  the  upper  one  a  little 
shorter  than  the  lower  one — it  thus  pro- 
duces a  musical  harmony,  composed  of  two 
tones,  which,  blending,  form  a  third.  The 
effect  among  the  hills  at  a  distance  of  two 
or  three  miles  is  really  beautiful.  It  is 
there  heard  very  much  like  the  rolling 
swell  of  a  hu<*e  organ.  The  whole  atmos- 
phere seems  to  be  full  of  the  swelling  sound. 

This  whistle  has  been  heard  as  far  to  the 
east  as  the  head  of  Oakland  Slough,  and  at 
tho  Seventeen  Mile  House,  on  the  San  Jose 
Railroad,  a  point  not  less  than  seventeen 
miles  in  an  air  line  from  the  Vulcan  Foun- 
dry. It  has  also  been  distinctly  heard  by 
pilots  on  board  ships  outside  of  the  Heads, 
where  the  sound  is  more  like  that  of  a  big 
gong  than  of  a  steam  whistle.  It  is  said 
that  with  a  full  volume  of  steam,  and  under 
favorable  circumstances,  the  sound  of  one 
of  these  whistles  has  reached  thirty-five 
miles,"in  the  trials  at  the  East. . 

We  have  already  said  it  is  a  double  whis- 
tle. One  is  turned  mouth  downward,  like 
the  ordinary  whistle,  aud  the  other  mouth 
upwards.  The  steam  is  conveyed  by  a  pipe 
passing  through  the  center  of  the  lower 
bell,  into  a  circular  disk  between  the  mouths 
of  the  two  bells,  and  is  discharged  simulta- 
neously upward  and  downward,  from  two 
narrow  circular  orifices,  corresponding  to 
the  lips  of  the  two  bells.  The  supply  pipe, 
when  less  than  75  pounds  of  steam  is  used, 
must  be  three  inches  in  diameter ;  with  from 
90  to  100  pounds  of  steam  pressure,  a  2% 
inch  pipe  is  sufficient.  The  weight  of  the 
bell  is  about  350  pounds. 

This  whistle  is  a  new  Yankee  invention, 
and  is  just  coming  into  use  at  the  East, 
along  the  Atlantic  seaboard,  where  it  will 
take  the  place  of  fog  trumpets  and  fog  bells. 
If  one  should  be  placed  upon  the  Farallonos, 
with  sufficient  steam,  its  droning  wail  would 
sweep  through  a  circle  fully  svety  miles  in 
diameter,  and  sea-going  steamers  and  sailing 
vessels  would  be  able  to  make  the  harbor  in 
the  heaviest  fogs. 


Patent  Suit — Important  to  Mzlemen. 
Brodie  et  al.  vs.  The  Ophir  Silver  Mining 
Company.  This  case,  which  was  one  for 
the  infringement  of  a  patent,  was  tried  in 
the  Circuit  Court,  before  the  Hon.  Justice 
Field,  about  three  months  ago,  and  a  judg- 
ment awarded  last  week  in  favor  of  the 
plaintiff  for  $2,500  damages.  An  applica- 
tion for  a  new  trial  was  made  by  Mr.  C. 
McAllister  on  the  31st  ult.,  and  opposed  by 
the  defendant's  counsel,  the  Hon.  R.  G.  Bu- 
chan.  When  the  judge  makes  his  decision 
we  shall  give  at  greater  length  further  par- 
ticulars relating  to  this  suit. 

Brown'.  Filtering  Heater.— For  preventing  in- 
crustation in  Steam  Boilers,  purines  water  from  lime  or 
any  other  impurity,  Haves  tuel,  saves  the  boiler,  prevents 
explosions,  and  protects  life  and  property.  The  cost  of  the 
Filter  is  soon  saved   in  fuel  and    boiler— repairs  alone. 

One  is  in  operation  at  the  San  Francisco  Foundry,  Fre- 
mont street,  where  Rights  can  be  procured,  or  all  needed 
information,  on  application,  in  person  or  by  letter,  to 

5V14-1Y  AUSTIN  A.  WELLS,  Agent. 


N0ETH  AMEEI0A 

Life  Insurance  Company. 

Usual  Eestrictions  on  Occupation  and  Travel 

ABOLISHED  ! 


Policies  of  this  Company  are  mm  unteea  by  the  State  of 

New  York,  which  is  true  of  no  other  Company 

on  tills  Coast 


The  most  Responsible  and  Liberal  Company   n  the  World ! 
J.   A.    EATON    &.   CO., 

Mnnotern  Pacific  Brunch,  302  Montgomery  ■*• 

20vl4nrDD  SAN  FRANCISCO. 


EUREKA  WROUGHT  IRON  WORKS 

Corner  Howard  and  Fremont  sts.. 

Manufacture  all  kinds  oi" 

Iron  Bailings,   Stairs,  Doors  and   Shutters, 

AND  HOUSEWORK  IN  GENERAL. 
18vI5t-m  WM.  McKIBBIN. 


MANHATTAN 

metallurgical   and   Chemical  Works, 

Kos.  553  and  554  Wegt  Twenty-eighth  at., 

NEW  YORK. 

Assays  of  Gold,  Silver,  Copper  and  Lead  Ores, 


SPECIAL  ATTENTION  GITEN  TO  THE  ANALYSIS  OF 
Ores,  .Minerals,  Clays,  Waters,  and  General  Commercial 
Products  of  all  kinds. 

Tests  of  Gold,  Silver,  Copper  and  Lead  Ores,  by  Smelting, 
in  quantities  of  titty  pounds  to  Ave,  ten  orilftv  tons. 

Consignments  of  itrcs  solicited. 

Rcnning  of  Bullion  at  usual  rates. 

Founders  and  Metal  Workers  furnished  Trlth  alloys  of 
every  description. 

Parties  requiring  plans  and  specifications  for  the  erection 
of  Smelting  Works,  can  be  supplied,  and  the  actual  process 
while  working  shown. 

Plans  and  specifications  furnished  for  works,  and  pro- 
cesses for  tho  manufacture  of  Sulphuric  Acid,  Soda  Ash, 
and  general  Chemical  Produce. 


For  engagements  and  terms,  apply  at  tre  office  of 

SECOR,  SWAN  A:  CO.,  66  Broadwaj-. 
18vl5-6m  Postofflce  Box  U12. 


BELDUKE    Sc    CO., 

OF  CONCORD.N.  H., 

Long  employed  at  the  celebrated  firm  of  Downing  &.  Son, 
have  opened  a  manufactory  of 


Concord    "Wagons, 

Of  all  descriptions,  at  No.  63©  and  883  Folsom  street,  be- 
tween Fourth  and  Fifth,  streets,  San  Francisco. 

Orders   received    for  Buggies,  Expresses,  and  Light  and 

Heavy  Thorough-brace.    Carriage  Springs  made  to  order. 

I8vl5-lam  6ra 


THREE    PREMIUMS 

AWARDED  TO  THE 

PACIFIC    TANNERY 

— AND— 

BOOT  AND  SHOE  COMPANY 

—AT  THE— 

State  Fair, 

Just  held  in  Sacramento,  for 

THE  BEST 

LEATHER 

BOOTS  AND 

SHOES. 


The  Goods  are  for  sale  everywhere,  and  STAMPED  with 

THE  COMPANY'S  TITLE. 

Liberal  Discount  to  the  Trade. 

DEI3VSXEI1V  BROS.  «fc  CO.,  Augts. 
18V15-5W  207,  2<M>,  211,  313  Bottcry  street. 


TO    SPORTSMEN. 


THE  UNDERSIGNED,  HAVING  BEEN  APPOINTED 
Sole  Agent  for  the  Pacific  Coast  for  the  sale  of  KO- 
PEK'S BREECH-LOADING  SHOT  GUN,  which  discharges 
four  shots  In  two  seconds,  circulars  will  be  furnished  by 
applying  ,„  or  addressing  HENBT  EITEL. 

Ill  Second  street. 
Or  Lock  Box  1172  P.  0.,San  Francfsco.  18yl5-6ni 


Mahket  Street  Homestead  Association.— J.  S.  Lutt,  Sec- 
retary. Office,  305  Montgomery  street,  corner  of  Fine,  San 
Francisco.  Uvl5 


Hull  tiers*    Insurance    Company— 

OFFICE    IN    THE    BUILDING    OF   THE''* 

CALIFORNIA  SAVINGS  BANK,  California/ 

street,  one  door  from  Sansoine  street. 

J^FIRE  AND  MARINE  INSURANCE.  10vl4t9pqr 


b& 


Perry  Davis' Vegetable  Pain  Killer. 

This  medicine  has  relieved  moro  pain,  and  caused  more 
real  toy  than  any  other  one  thing  that  can  be  named.  It  Is 
a  "balm  for  every  wound."  Oar  first  physicians  use  W. 
and  recommend  Its  use;  the  apothecary  finds  H  the  first 
among  the  medicines  called  for,  and  the  wholesale  drag- 
gist  considers  it  the  leading  article  of  his  trade.  All  the 
dealers  in  medicine  speak  alike  in  its  favor,  and  its  reputa- 
tion as  a  medicine  of  great  merit  and  virtue  Is  fully  and 
permanently  established,  and  Itla  the  "Great  Family  Medi- 
cine of  tho  Age. 

Prices,  25  cents,  50  cents,  and  $1  per  bottle. 

B5rSo)d  by  all  Druggists,  Grocers  and  Medicine  Dealer 
everywhere.  lSrls-lm 


LEWIE  r-iLXKMAU- 


ntsnr  G.  HANKS. 

Pacific  Chemical  Works, 

Laboratory,  Sixteenth  street,  near  Folsom.    Office,  Q2» 
Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco. 

FALKENAU    &    HANKS, 
MANUFAOXUEING   MD   CONSULTING 

0&-  Particular  attention  given  to  the  analysis  of  Ores. 
Minerals,  Metallurgical  Products,  Mineral  Waters,  Soils, 
Commerc  al  Articles,  etc.  14vl5 

ROOT'S 

gPatent  Force  Blast  Blower. 

Adapted  fojc    Smelting,  Foundry,  Mining 
and  Steamships'. 

Requires  50  per  eent  leas  power  than  any  Blower  now  ill 
use.  Forfurtherpartlculara.addrcssKEEP,  BLAKE  &  CO., 
Stockton;  or  Wm.  T.  Garrett,  comer  Mission  and  Fremont 
streets,  San  Francisco.  5vl5U19p 


Oakland  College  School. 

Tbe  Patroks  of  this  Institution  have  the  choice  of  sot 
eral  distinct  Departments.  The  SENIOR  CLASSICAL  is 
designed  as  preparatory  to  the  College  of  California. 

Tho  SENIOR  ENGLISH  affords  a  complete  course  of  in 
structioii  in  the  English  branches,  in  Theoretical  and  Prac- 
tical Business,  Science  and  Art. 

The  JUNIOR  is  especially  qualified  to  moet  the  wants  of 
young  boys,  for  whom  separate  apartments  and  Teachers 
are  provided. 

Throughout  all  the  various  departments,  great  attention 
Is  given  to  the  study  of  the  Modern  Languages. 

For  further  information,  or  Catalogues,  address, 

I.  U.  BKATTO.V,  Principal. 

Oakland,  California.  <Jvl5qr9p. 


X-IINTSEEI}  OIL. 

The  Pacific  Linseed  Oil  &  Lead  Works 

Are  now  prepared  to  furnish  dealers  and  consumers 

I*u.re    Linseed.    Oil, 

Raw  or  Boiled,  at  the  Lowest  Market  Rates.  We  call  c» 
pecial  attention  to  the  quality  of  our  Oil,  believing  it  to  be 
superior  to  any  imported  Oil  offered  in  this  market.  Also, 
Oil  Cake  Meal,  the  best  article  known  for  fattening  stock 
and  increasing  the  product  of  milk. 

B^-Cash  paid  for  Castor  Beans  and  Linseed,  on  delivery 
at  the  factory.    Address, 

Pacific  linseed  Oil  and  'Lend  Works, 
Care  of  L.  B.  BENCHLEY  &  CO., 

19vU-3m9p  San  Francisco. 


PACIFIC 

Rolling  Mill  and  Forge  Co., 

SAN   FRANCISCO,    CAL. 
Established  for  the  Manufacture  of 

RAILROAD    AND  OTHER   IRON 

—  AND  — 

Every  "Variety-  of"  Shafting? 

Embracing  ALL  SIZES  of 

Steamboat    Shafts,   Crank*,    Piston    and    Con 

ncctlnv  Rods,  Car  and  Locomotive  Axles 

and  Frames. 

—  ALSO  — 

H  A-MME  KHJ  r>     IRON 

Of  every  description  and  size. 

AST  Orders  addressed  to  PACIFIC  ROLLING  MILL  and 
FORGE  CO.,  Post  Office,  San  Francisco,  pal,  will  receive 
prompt  attention.  „  .  „    „ 

jffl- 'The  highest  price  paid  for  Scrap  Iron.       9vH.hn9p 


x^^>  T>Tt.    FONDA'S  2H8S 

"vg^*  San  Francisco  Eye  Infirmary.  <*m^ 

Permanently  established  for  the  treatment  of  all  diseases 
of  the  Eye.  Dr.  F.  was  for  seventeen  yenrs  principal  of 
the  Lafayette  (Ind.)  Eve  Infirmary.  P.  W.  Fonda.  M.  D., 
Surgeon  fn  Charge.  Office.  40»  Montgomery  street,  oppo- 
siteWell  ,  Fargo  &  Co's.  4vlfi-ly9p 


AGENTS  WANTED. 


ENERGETIC    MEN   OK  WOMEN    CAN  MAKE   MONEY 
In  canvassing  for  our  NEW  BOOKS  and  ENGRAVINGS. 
Ore  Agent  reports  thirrv-three  orders  for  ono  Book  in  three 
days.    Address,        rACIPIC  PUBLISHING  OOMPAN1. 
4pl5qr9p       305  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco,  Cat. 


282 


®k  Pitting  m&  $timtiih  ^ttm. 


JEstalblisliecl    in   1849~C6rner    First   and    Mission    streets,  San.   Francisco. 


HAVING  INCREASED  OUR  FACILITIES  IN  EVERT  DEPARTMENT.  WE  ARE  NOW 
prepared  at  the  shortest  notice  and  at  the  most  reasonable  rates,  to  furnish  all 
kinds  and  description  of  Machinery,  including  Steam  Engines,  Quartz  Mills,  Mining  Pumps 
of  all  kinds,  Hoisting  Gear,  Gas  Work,  Laundry  Machinery]  Architectural  and  Ornamental 
Castings.  Sugar  Mills,  Saw  and  Flour  Mills,  Water  Wheelsot  all  kind-,  Hydraulic,  Hay.,  Rag, 
screw  and  Drop  Presses,  Coining  Machinery,  Pile  Drivers,  Bark  and  Malt  Mills,  and  all 
kinds  of  Castings. 

E.VRIiVES.  — Marine  Engines,  Oscillating  and  Beam  ;  Stern  and  Side  Wheel  Boats, 
Locomotives,  Stationary  Engines,  Horizontal,  Upright,  Oscillating  and  Beam,  from  six 
to  ttfty  inches  diameter.  Also,  Scott  A  Eckart's  Adjustable  Cut-off  Regulator— best  in 
use;  W.  R.  Eckart's  Balance  Valve  for  Stationary  Engines;  Woodward's  Patent  Steam 
Pumn  and  Fire  Engine. 

BOIJLERS.  -Locomotive,  Flue,  Tubular,  Upright,  Cylinder  and  Cornish,  and  ever- 
variety  of  Uoiler  Work.  •  All  sizes  of  tubes  and  pipes  for  pumps. 

F  IJMP8.— The  Excelsior  double-acting  Force  Humps  are  manufactured  by  us.  These 
very  superior  Pumps  are  warranted  the  best,  and  are  fast  replacing  all  other  Force  Pumps. 


AMAtOAMATISS  MACHEVERY.-Wheelcr  to.  Randall's  Improved  Tractory 
Curve  Pan,  Zenas  Wheeler's  improved  hat  bottom  pan,  Beldin's  pan,  Veatch's  tubs, 
Prater's  concentrators,  Waklee's  pans.  Beers'  pan,  German  Barrels,  Arastra  Gearing,  Chile 
Mills.  Settlers  of  all  descriptions.  Retorts  of  all  sizes  and  shapes,  for  Stiver  and  Gold, 
Portable  Stamp  Mills,  Straight  Batteries,  for  wood  or  iron  frames,  Dry  Crushing  Bat- 
teries, or  machines  with  the  latest  improvements,  everv  variety  of  stamps,  Mortars,  Cams, 
Pans  and  Tubs.     BLAKE'S  PATENT  QUARTZ  CRUSHERS,  of  all  sizes. 

Oil.  BOSIJie  TOOLS  AND  MACHUIDRT-Of  the  latest  and  most  an- 

? roved  construction,  made  from  drawings  lately  made  by  Prof.  Blake  at  the  oil  wells  In 
ennsylvania .    We  have  the  facilities  for  working  gold  and  silver  Quartz  and  other  ores,  to 
test  their  value,  by  the  hundred  weigh!  or  ton. 

Russia  Iron  Screens,  of  all  degrees  of  fineness  and  of  all  qualities  of  Iron.  All  work  done 
in  the  best  manner  at  the  lowest  cash  prices. 

H.   J.  BOOTH.  GEO.   W.   PRESCOTT.  IRVISO    M.  SCOTT 


A  Scbtebeanean  Passage. — A  singular 
discovery  was  recently  made  in  the  placer 
mining  of  the  Tiger  Co. ,  at  Columbia,  in 
Tuolumne  county.  The  gravel  in  this  claim 
has  been  washed  to  a  depth  of  about  eighty 
feet,  and  at  the  bottom  is  a  stratum  of  meta- 
morphic  limestone  or  coarse  marble,  which 
is  intersected  by  numerous  crevices  and 
water  worn  channels.  By  accident  a  stream 
of  about  2,000  gallons  per  minute,  of  water 
was  turned  into  the  claim,  and  instead  of 
filling  up  the  deep  excavation,  as  was  ex- 
pected, it  forced  its  way  into  a  deep  subter- 
ranean channel,  through  which  it  ran  as 
long  as  the  stream  poured  into  the  claim. 
The  outlet  was  discovered  about  six  miles 
below,  so  that  there  must  be  a  continuous 
communication,  like  a  cave,  all  the  way. 
This  is  another  of  the  many  wonders  of 
California. 


Statistics  of  Bain. — The  State  Surveyor 
General  desires  to  obtain  for  his  report  this 
year,  from  those  parts  of  the  State  where 
statistics  have  been  kept,  data  of  the  amount 
of  rain  falling  each  month  during  the 
winter  of  1866-67.  It  is  the  Surveyor's 
request  that  the  information  be  forwarded 
as  soon  as  possible  to  the  address  of  J.  P. 
Houghton,  State  Surveyor  General,  Sacra- 
mento. 

Cincinnati  is  ahead  of  New  York,  Phila- 
delphia and  all  the  great  Eastern  cities,  in 
the  taste  exhibited  in  the  art  of  landscape 
gardening. 


24vl2 


H.   J.    BOOTH    «!fc    CO. 


Machinists  and  Foundries. 

PALMER,  KNOX  &  CO., 

Golden    State  Iron    Works, 

No>.  19,  91,  S3  and  25  First  Street, 

SAN  FRANCISCO. 

MANUFACTURE  ALL  KINDS   OF 

STEAM    ENGINES  AND  QUARTZ    MILLS 

DUNBAR'S   IMPROVED 

Self- A.dj nsting  I*istoii  Paolcing, 

Requires  no  springe  or  screws;  is  always  steam  tight; 

without  excessive  friction,  and  never 

gets  slack  or  leaky. 

WHEELER  A  RANDALL'S 

NEW    OBINDEK    AND    AMALGAMATOR 

HEPBURN  &  PETERSON'S 

AMALGAMATOR  AND  SEPARATOR, 

Hnox's  Amalfiramatorsi, 

WITH   PALMER'S   PATENT   STEAM   CHEST, 

Superior  tor  working  either  GOLD  OR  SILVER  ORES,  and 
Isthe  only  Amalgamator  that  has  stood  the  test  of  seven 
years'  continual  working. 
tieuuliie     White   Iron   Stamp   Shoes   and    Die* 

Having  been  engaged  for  the  past  ton  years  in  quartz 
mining,  and  being  conversant  with  all  the  Improvements, 
either  in  Mining  or  Milling,  we  are  prepared  to  furnish,  at 
the  shortest,  notice,  the  most  perfect  machinery  for  reduc 
ing  ores,  or  saving  cither  gold  or  silver.  lSvlUqy-tf 


WILLAMETTE  IRON  WORKS, 

PORTLAND,    OREGON. 

8tea m    Engines,    Boilers, 
SAW  AND  GRIST  MILLS, 

MINING    MACHINERY,     WROUGHT     IRON     SHUTTER 
WORK,  AND  BLACKS M IT HING   IN  GENERAL. 
Corner  North-Front  and  JE  streets, 

18vl3.lv  One  block  nortli  of  Couch's  Wharf. 

UNION    IKON  WORKS, 

Sacramento. 
WILLIAMS,  ROOT  &  NEILSON, 

MANUFACTURERS  OF 

CROSS'  PATENT  BOILER  FEEDER, 

STEAM  ENGINES,  BOIL.EBS, 

And  all  kinds  of  Mining  Machinery. 

Also,  Hay  and  Wine  Presses  made  and  repaired 
with  neatness,  durability  and  dispatch. 

Dunbar'*  Patent  Sclf-AaJUKtlnt;  Steam   Piston 

PACKING,  for  new  and  old  Cylinders,  manufactured 
tu  order. 
Front  Street,  between  N  and  O  streets, 
Hvll  Sacramento  Citt 


GLOBE  ' 

Foundry  and  Machine  Shop, 


STOCKTON,    CAL. 


KEEP,   BLAKE   &  CO., 

ilANUFACTUREKS   OF 

(iuartz,  Saw  and  Grist  Mill  Irons,  Steam 
.Engines.  Morse  Powers, 

Mining  and  Irrigating  Pomps,  Car  Wheels,  Derrick  Irons, 
House  Fronts,  Iron  Fencing,  Balcony  Railings,  etc., 
at  San  Francisco  prices.    Orders  solicited 
13vl3-ly  and  promptly  executed. 


GEORGE  T.  PRACY, 
MACHINE     WORKS, 

Nos  109  and  111  Mission  street,  between  Main  and  Spear, 

SAN  FRANCISCO. 

STEAM  ENGINE,  FLOUR  AND  SAW  MILL 

And  Quartz  Machinery,  Printing1  Presses, 

AND 

MACHINERY    OF   EVERT  DESCRIPTION    MADE    AND 
REPAIRED. 
eSF*Special  nttention  paid  to  Repairing. -JB*    qy-3 


I.  H.  SMALL, 
MACHINE       SHOP, 

BUILDER  OF 

Steam   Engines,  Snwmllls,  Mining?   Machinery, 
und  Wood  Planers. 

Repairing  or  all  Kinds  done  with  promptness  and  dispatch. 
Uours  of  all  kinds  cut  at  short  notice,  corner  of 

Market  and  Dealc  st,  San  Francisco.    6vlfi-Dm 


SLAJV    FKANCISCO 

Foundry  and  Machine  Works, 

N,  E,  Cor.  Fremont  and  Mission  streets. 

Manufacturers  of 

Marine  and  Stationery  Engines 

Quartz  Machinery,  Saw,  Flour  and  Sugar  Mills,  Mining 

Pumps,  Hoisting  Gear,  Agricultural  Implements,  etc. 

— ALSO— 

Wine,   Cider,    Cotton     and    Tobacco    Fressef 

of  the  latest  Improved  Patterns. 

STEAM  ENGINES  AND  BOILERS, 

Of  all  sizes,  constantly  on  hand;  Quartz  Mill  Shoes  and 
Dies  warranted  to  be  made  of  the  best  white  iron. 

Dunbar's  Improved  Self-Adjusting  Piston* 
Packing,  requires  no  springs  or  screws;  is  always  steam- 
tight;  without  excessive  friction,  and  never  gets  slack  or 
leaky. 

MACHINERY,  OF   ALL  DESCRIPTIONS 


DEVOE,  DINSMOKE  <fc  CO 


LEWIS  COFFEY.  J.  S.    "'iSDOH 

LEWIS   COFFEY   &  RIS1/ON, 

Steam  Boiler  &  Sheet  Iron  Works. 

THE  only  exclusively  Boiler  Making  establishment  on  the 
Pacific  Coast  owned  and  conducted  by  Practical  Boiler 
Makers.  AH- orders  for  New  Work  and  the  repairing  of  Old 
Work,  executed  asordcrcd,  and  warranted  as  to  quality. 

Old  Stand,  corner  of  Bush  and  Market  streets,  opposite 
Oriental  Hotel.  San  Francisco. 


CALIFORNIA    BRASS    FOUNDRY. 

No.  125  First  street,  opposite  Minna, 

SAN  FRANCISCO. 

All  kinds  of  Brass,  Composition,  Zinc,  and  Babbitt  Metal 
Castings.  Brass  Ship  Work  of  all  kinds,  Spikes.  Sheathing 
Nails.  Rudder  Braces,  Hinges,  ship  and  Steamboat  Bellsand 
Gongs  of  superior  tone.  All  kinds  of  Cocks  ajid  Valves,  Hy. 
draullc  Pipes  mid  Nozzles,  and  Hose  Couplings  and  Connec- 
tions of  all  sizes  and  patterns,  furnished  with  dispatch. 
AS"  PRICES  MODERATE.  -g3 

V.  KINGWELL.  19rl3-ly]  J.  H.  WEED. 


J.  O.  HANSC0N)  HA1VSCQM  fe  CO  (T  PENOEBGAST. 
U.S.  SMITH.       J    IUUVSUV1U   Ci  UUi]     <  W.TV.  HAKSCOM. 

JEtna  Iron   Works  ! 

Southeast  corner  Fremont  and  TcnYuna  streets, 

SAN  FRANCISCO. 

Practical  Machinists  and  Iron  Founders, 

MANUFACTURE 

STEAM     ENGINES, 

QUARTZ    MILL    MACHINERY    OF    ALL    KINDS, 

SAW  MILLS,  FLOUR    MILLS, 

Dnnbar,»    Improved     Self-Ad  lusting 

l'ISTON  PACKING, 

Now  so  extensively  used  in  the  East  and  in  this  State.  Re- 
quires no  springs  or  screws:  is  always  steam-tight;  without 
excessive  friction,  and  never  gets  slack  or  leaky. 

HANSOOM'3  CRUSHER, 

Thebestoftheklndnovvin  use  in  this  State  or  anywhere  elsei 

"Wheeler  *5z  XCu  ndn-ll's  New  Grinder  and 

.Amalgamator, 

Which  only  needs  examination  to  be  appreciated. 

Tyler's  Improved.  "Water  .Wheel, 

Giving  greater  power,  at  lower  cost,  Than  anv  wheel  in  use 

Send  for  one  of  our  circulars,  giving  full  tables 

All  Wheels  warranted  to  give  the   i  ower  as  set  forth,  or 

the  money  will  be  refunded. 

Sole  makers  for  this  coast  of  the  "  Pcndersrast 
White  Iron  Stamp  Shoes   and  Illes. 

None  genuine  unless  obtained  from  ua.  Everv  one  war- 
ranted. 

Patented  Machinery  of  all  kinds  will  be  furnished  by  us 

at  market  prices.    Particular  attention  given  to  drawings 

and  speclficatmns  of  machinery,  which  will  be  made  to 

order.  The  patronage  of  the  public  Is  respectfully  solicited. 

I9vl2 


Foundry  and  Iron  Works. 

HINCKLEY  &  CO., 

MANUFACTURERS    OF 

©TEAM    EPTGINE8, 

Quartz,    Flour    and    Saw   Mills, 

Moore's  Grinder  nnd  Amnlitamatnr,  IS  ro  die's 

Improved     Crusher,    Mining    Pumps, 

Amalgamators,  nnd  all  kinds 

of  Machinery. 

N.  E.  corner  of  Tehama  and  Fremont  streets,  above  How 
art!  street,  San  Francisco.  3-gy 


NEPTUNE  IRON  WORKS, 

Corner   of    Mission    and   Fremont  Streets, 

SAN  FRANCISCO. 

3IAE.INE, 

Locomotive, 

And  all  kinds  of 
HIGH  PRESSURE 

Steam  Boilers 

MADE. 

All  Bnilers  guaranteed  and 
tested  by  U.  S.  Boiler  In- 
spector before  sent  out  of 
the  Shop,  at  Shop  expense. 

Al!  kinds  nf  Sheet  Iron  and 

Water   Pipe,    Coal    Oil 

Stills,  Wrought  Iron 

Worms,  etc..  etc. 

Manufactured  to  Order. 

Old  Boilers  Repaired 

I>.  CAMERON. 


TOWNE  &  BACON, 
Book  and  Job  Printers, 
Have  the  Largest  Office, 
Do  the  most  work, 
And  do  it  better 
Than  other  offices 
,In  this  City, 
Try  them 
'With  a  Job, 
And  you  will  be 
Satisfied  the  above 
Statements  are  facts. 
Their  office  is  at  536 
Clay  St.,  below  Montgom'y, 
Over  Pacific  Fruit  Market. 


BATJBHYTE  &  McAFEE, 
Steam  Boiler  and  Sheet  Iron  Works. 

Owned  and  conducted  by  Practical  Boiler  Makers. 
High  and  Low-Pressure  Boilers,  Station- 
ary and  Marine. 

Howard  street,  bet.  Fremont  and  Bealc.  San  Francisco. 

Having  had  twenty-two  years  experience  In  this  busi- 
ness, we  feci  confident  of  beinc  uUe  to  compete— as  to 
quality  of  work— with  any  establishment  on  the  Pacific 
Const.  7vl6-qy 


CALIFORNIA 

TOOL    AND     FILE    FACTORY. 

Blacksmith  and  Machine  Shop. 

No.  IT  Fremont  street,  between  Market  and  Mission,  S.  F. 
4vl5-qy  J.  WEICHHART,  Proprietor. 


LINCOLN   IRON   WORKS, 

No.  51  B«-alc    sr.,  bet .  Market  and  Mission. 

D.  &  "W.  FOURNESS,  Prop'rs. 
©team:  engine©, 

Flour  and  Sawmills,  and  MACHINERY  of  all  descriptions 

made  and  repaired  at  shortest  notice. 

SSrPnrticular  attention  paid  to  repairing  Reynold's  Cut-off 

Svioqr 


J.   NEWSUAH 


J.   DIG  WOOD- 


SOUTH  BEACH  IH0N  WCEKS, 

Near  corner  of  King  and  Third  streets,  San  Franclaco. 
MABIA'£     EJfGINES, 

ASD   ALL  KINDS  OF 

MACHINERY     EOKGING. 

All  kinds  of  Ship-smithing  and  Mill  work  manufactured  to 
order.  Jobbing  oi  every  description  promptly  attended  to. 
All  work  done  guaranteed.  I3vl4-iy 


JOHN  LOCHHEAD'S 

Steam  Engine  Works, 

Beale  street,  near  Mission,  San  Frnndsco. 

STEAM    ENGINES    OF  EVERY    DESCRIPTION    BUILT 
to  order— Marine,  Stationary,  or  Locomotive. 

HOISTING  AND  PUMPING  ENGINES, 

POKTABLE  ENGINES,   OF  ALL  SIZES, 

DONKEY  PUMPS,  Etc.,  Etc.,  Etc. 

The  attention  of  tlie  pnrtlcs  engaged  in  shipping  or  inland 
navigation  is  called  to  the 

Snperior   Workmanship 

of  Mb.  LOCHHEAD,  who  has  been  in  the  business  in  San 
Francisco  for  the  last  fourteen  yours,  and  enjoys  the  repu 
ration  ofhavincbuill  ONE  HUNDRED  AND  SEVENTEEN 
STEAM   ENGINES 

Screw  Fropcllors  of  all  kinds,  and  Steam  Boat  Machiner 
generally,  made  to   order,  and  warranted  to  give  perfect 
«<<H=fn<Uion  in  everv  particular  25vl2-3m 


^>H  pining  and  ^mntifw  %tm. 


283 


The  Asiatic  Jews. — It  is  an  ordinance 
of  the  Babbies,  in  many  places  among  the 
Jews  of  Asia,  that  when  a  man  built  a  house 
he  must  leave  some  part  of  it  unfinished,  as 
an  emblem  of  the  ruin  of  their  holy  city  and 
temple.  Though  dwelling  thousands  of 
miles  away,  they  always  speak  of  Palestine 
as  close  at  hand.  Their  hopes  of  again  re- 
building the  walls  of  Jerusalem  are  ex- 
pressed with  the  greatest  confidence,  al- 
though the  period  for  their  liberation  is 
thought  to  be  still  far  in  the  future. 

A  diamond  in  the  rough  state  was  found 
at  Camden,  Miss. ,  during  the  war,  but  at 
the  time  was  considered  of  no  value.  Since 
then  it  has  been  examined,  and  in  the  opin- 
ion of  intelligent  men  it  is  worth  850,000. 
It  is  in  the  possession  of  Dr.  Tom  Cotten, 
of  Camden. 

Medical  authorities  have  announced  that 
not  less  than  oiie-Jifth  of  the  entire  popula- 
tion of  the  United  States  are  afflicted  with 
neuralgia  in  some  form. 

A  Florida  editor  predicts  that  that  State 
will  be  the  Italy  of  America.  There  is  a 
strong  tide  of  emigration  in  that  direction. 

Copper  from  Australia. — South  Aus- 
tralia has  exported  S25,000,000  in  copper 
within  the  past  ten  years. 


Meelianlcal  Drawings. 

Persons  wishing  Mechanical  Drawinps  c«n  obtain   the 
services  of  competent  draughtsmen,  by  applying  to  this 


Assayer  and  Chemist. 

A  GENTLEMAN  WELL  VERSED  IN  ASSAYING  AND 
Analytical  Chemistry.  Isdcsirousoi securing  a  position 
In  some  assaying  establishment,  or  would  lake  charge  of 
the  assaying  and  amalgam  iting  department  of  either  a 
gold  or  sliver  mine.  Steady  employment,  rather  than  high 
wages.  Is  desirable.  The  advertiser  would  take  his  own 
laboratory  to  the  mine  if  desired.  Proper  references  given 
Inquire  at  this  ofllce.  3vl5ti 


M.  S.  WHITtSG.  f.  G.  BKRRV. 

WHITING  &  BERRY, 

No.  609  Sacramento  street,  two  doors  above  Montgomery, 
SAN  FRANCISCO. 

TEA,  "WINE  AND  SPIRIT  MERCHANTS, 

TMPOUTERS  AND  WHOLESALE  DEALERS  IN  FINE 
X  Brandies,  Whiskies,  Gins,  Port,  Sherry  and  Champagne 
Winws,  Alt-,  Porter,  Cider,  Bitters,  Cordials,  Syrups,  etc., 
for  medicinal  and  fa  nily  use.  and  suppliers  to  families, 
aDothecurics,  physicians,  city  and  country  dealers,  hotels, 
clubs,  etc.   in  'arge  or  small  quantities. 

Observe  firm  name  on  each  cork  and  fac  simile  of  signa- 
ture on  label.     Trade  mark  registered. 

This  Is  iheonly  exclusive  Tea.  Wine  and  Spirit  Store  on 
the  Pacific  coast.  It  Is  neirher  a  saloon  nor  sample  reora 
<asnn  values  or  spirits  are  alii  wed  rp  be  drank  on  the  prem- 
ises); but  a  depot  where  selected  Teas  and  Pure  Wines  and 
Spirits  may  be  found,  at  wholesale  and  reiail,  for  medicinal 
and  family  use.  In  this  respect  it  is  our  aim  to  vie  with 
Jtlnlnger  &  Co..  of  NOW  York.  Blglow  &  Davis,  of  London, 
anil  Cozzenu  A  Co,,  of  Washington,  where  every  facility  is 
ottered  to  ladies,  as  well  as  to  gentlemen,  in  making  their 
own  selections  and  purcha-jes  in  quantities  to  suit.  Our 
Treatise  on  Wines.  Spirits  and  Teas  may  be  had  at  our 
depot  irratK  and  will  be  mailed  to  consumers  and  dealers 
in  the  Interior  when  requested. 

WHITING  &  BERRY, 
609  Sacramento  street,  2d  door   from    Montgomery,  San 

Francisco.  14vl5 


BLASTING  POWDER. 


PKICE,  f3.00  PER  KEG. 


FOBTISS,  CAXJiOS  AND    MUSKET 

POWDER, 

Of  superior  quality 
FUSE     AND      SHOT, 

Always  on  hand  and  for  sale  at  the  office  of  the 

CALIFORNIA  POWDER  WORKS, 

Ho.  318   California  Street. 

JOHN  F.  LOHSE,  Secretary. 

25vi4qr 

Piles !    Piles !    Piles ! 

NOT  PILES  OF  OOLD.  NOB  YET  OK  SILVER,  SO 
much  coveted  by  all  men;  buttho  BLEEDINO.BLIND 
or  EXTERNAL  FILES,  can  be  easily  and  speedily  cured  by 
the  use  of 

WOOD'S  SUB-POSITORY. 

It  is  a  preparation  totally  distinct  from  anything  hereto- 
fore offered  as  a  remedy  fbi*  this  painful  and  often  fatal 
complaint.  The  SUB-POSITORY  is  neither  a  pill,  powder, 
wash  or  salve,  and  yet  it  has  proved  to  be  a  certain  Rem- 
edy for  the  Piles.  Do  not  doubt  this  assertion,  or  delay 
testing  the  truth  of  It  if  you  are  troubled  with  the  Files— 
you  will  not  be  deceived  in  It. 

Sold  wholesale  and  retail  by  J.  H.  KEDINGTON  &  CO., 
Mqs.  416  and  413  Front  street;  oEO.  GRI3WOLD,  cornerof 
Mission  and  First  streets;  OLD  FAMILY  DRUG  STORE, 
Corner  Mission  and  Second  streets;  UNITED  STATES  DEUG 
STORE,  Bush  street,  between  Montgomery  and  Kearny. 

C.  WOOD,  Proprietor,  No.    63    Tehama  street,  betwB 
First  atid  Second.  •  24V14-3 


THE    PACIFIC   IRON   WOEKS, 

First  «fe  Fremont  Sts.»  between  Mission  «fc  Howard,  San  Francisco. 

The  proprietors  of  the  above  Works  Invite  the  attention  of  all  parties  interested  to  their  greatly  improved  and  une- 
qualed  facilities  for  manufacturing  Steam  Engines  and  Boilers,  both  Marino  and  Stationary,  of  any  required  size  and 
pattern,  Quartz  Mills,  Amalgamating,  Pumpingand  Hoisting  Machinery  of  the  most  approved  construction.  Flour,  Saw, 
and  Sugar  Mills,  Water  Wheels,  Ac,  Ac.  Our  pattern  list  is  most  complete  and  extensive,  embracing  the  late  improve- 
ments in  all  classes  of  machinery  adapted  to  use  on  this  coast.  We  would  call  especial  attention  to  the  fact  that  we  have 
secured  the  exclusive  right  of  manufacture  for  the  Pacific  Coast  of  the  celebrated  Greene  Engine,  conceded  to  be  the 
most  economical  and  perfect  working  Engine  now  In  use.    We  are  also  exclusive  manufacturers  of  the  celebrated 

Bryan  Battery,  Vartiey's  Amalgamators  and  Separators,  Ryerion's  Snperlicated  Steam  Amal. 
jramatora  and  Rotary  Craaliers,  Stone  Breakers,  <&c.    Orders  respectfully  Solicited. 

GODDARD  «fe  COMF-AJVY. 


Office   Pacific  Business   College  and  Telegraphic  Institute. 

Mechanics'  Institute  Building,  Post  Street.    lExterlor  View.] 
A.  de  LEO  de  LAGUKA,  [7vl5 -3m]  JAMES  TISSOKHALER. 


PACIFIC   POWDER  MILL 


COMPANY'S 


BLASTING  POWDER! 


IMANUFACTORED 


XIV    MABIN    COUNTY, 


CALIFORNIA. 


rOH  SALE   BY 


HAYWARD  &  COLEMAN, 


AGENTS, 


414  Front  Street,  San  Francisco. 


STOCK  CERTIFICATES, 

STOCK  TRANSFER  JOURNALS, 
STOCK  LEDGERS, 

ASSESSMENT   RECEIPTS, 

And  all  other  Blanks,  Blank  Books,  etc. ,  required  by  Min- 
ing; and  other  Corporations,  kept  on  hand  or  printed  to 
order  on  short  notice,  at  moderate  prices,  at  the  office  of 
the  Mining  and.^SciattfJjc  Pr 


MACCARONI,  VERMICELLI, 
—  paste  ^TIkAhxxma.- 


12vl4-6nj 


Important  to  (Jalllbraians.— Many  inventors  have 
ately  had  their  claims  for  Patents  seriously  (and  Jnsome 
cases  fatally)delayed  by  the  un qualification  of  agents  -who 
have  not  complied  with  the  Government  license  and  revenue 
laws,  hb  -well  as  other  new  and  imperative  regulations. 
These  discrepancies,  although  arising  from  the  incxperiencs 
of  honest  agents,  are  nonetheless  dangerous  to  applicants 
for  patents,  whose  safest  course  is  to  trust  their  business 
with  none  hut  active  and  experienced  solicitors.  The  Mik- 
ing and  Scientific  Press  Patent  Agency  has  strictlv  com- 
plied with  the  requisitions  of  the-  Department,  and  properly 
filed  all  necessary  papers  as  Claim  Agents. 


Machinists  and  Foundries. 


Miners'  Foundry 

— AXD— 

MACHINE     WOBK| 

Nos.  245  to  255  Fikst  Stkeet, 

Sun  Franclico. 

HOWLAND,  ANGELL  &  KING, 

MOPBI  RTO  lis, 

Manufacturers  of  Machinery  for 

«TAKTZ  MII.I.S.  fLOCB  MILLS, 

SAW   UII.1.K,  SUGAR    MILLS, 

l'O  IVllEK  MILLS,  FAPEtt     MILLS 

Steam  Engines  of  all  Kinds. 
Amalgamators  of  all  Kinds. 

MINING  PUMPS,  HOISTING    WORKS, 

OIL  "WELL  TOOLS,      ROCK.  BREAKERS, 

—AND — 

Machinery  and  Castings  of  all  kinds,  eithar 
of  Iron  or  Brass, 

Boilers  and  Sheet  Iron  'Work  in  all  ite 
Branohes. 

Shoes  untl  Die*  of  "White  Iron,  mnnnfactnreri 
for  una  imported  by  utt  i-xprcssly  for  this  pur- 
pose, and  will  lost  25  per  tent,  longer  than  tiny 
other  uiudv  ou  this  coast. 

Russia  Iron  Screens,  of  nnydec-ree  of  fineness. 
We  tire  the  ouly  manufacturers  on  this  coast  ol 
the  "  Micks  Engine,"  the  most  c,  mpiu-t,  simple 
In  construction,  and  durable,  of  any  Engine  In 
use. 

W.  H.  HOWLAjrU  E.  T.  KING, 

II.  B.  AXGELL,  CYRUS  PALMER, 

ISvl4-qr 


JAMES  MACKEN, 
oopi'EiisMirrH:. 

No.  236  Fremont  St.,  bet.  Howard  «ls  Folsom 

All  kinds  of  COPPER  WORK  done  to  order  in  the  beet 
manner.  Particular  attention  paid  to  Steamboat,  Sugar 
House  and  Distillery  work. 

Repairing  promptly  and  neatly  attended  to. 

13vll 


Paint     Manui  actor  y 

IN     CALIFORNIA. 

EPES  &  E.  H.  R.  ELLERT 

Have  the  Patent  Eight  lor  the  Pacific  Coast  to  manufac- 
ture, sell  and  use 

Ellery's  Patent  India  Rubber  Cement  &  Paint, 

It  is  for  all  exposed  surfaces;  impervious  to  wet;  will  not 


rot,  peel,  blister  or  crack,  In  any  climate.  A  superior  Paint 
for  brick,  wood,  cloth,  metals,  etc  ;  successfully  used  In  the 
Eastern  states.    The  old  tin  roof  of  that  large  building,  the 

Mum  \'n„l.    UI„,s    Mill „r.  :..    „..„!.     t 1     ... i  I..  „„    t. ..  1 ■ 


New  York  Rice  Mills. was  in  such  bad  condition  it  was  about 
to  be  taken  off  ten  years  since.  Instead,  they  put  on  the 
INDIA  RUBBER  CEMENT  AND  PAINT,  making  a  good 
light  roof.  A  coat  of  India  Rubber  I'aint  every  two  years 
since  keeps  It  in  good  condition.  We  can  refer  lo  many 
others.    The  Atlant  c  Lead  Works  use  our  Paint  only. 

NEW  CLOTH  ROOFS  put  on;  copious  and  all  seems 
cemented  nud  saturated,  ihen  coaled  with  the  India  Rub- 
ber Cement  and  Puint— the  same  as  on  the  St  Nicholas 
Hotel  at  New  York  City,  the  City  Buildings  and  many- 
others,  tile  roofs  of  all  the  horse  and  steam  cars,  decks  of 
steamboats,  etc.,  around  New  York— for  eight  dollars  per 
on<v  hundred  square  feet.  NEW  OR  OLD  'iIN  ROOPS 
cemented  and  painted  with  the  India  Rubber  Cement  and 
Paint  guaranteed,  at  from  one  cent  to  two  and  a  half 
cents  porVquare  foot,  according  to  size  and  condition  of 
roof.    Good  mi'ti  and  the  best  materials  used. 

Wo  have  just  cemented  and  painted  old  Un  roofs  of  Dr. 
H.  D.  Cogswell  Tubus  .t  Co.,  D  J.  Oliver,  etc.,  and  the 
wood  work  of  Sheriff  Davis'  building  8a  feet  front,  on  Fol- 
som street,  between  Third  and  Fourth  streets— only  one 
coat.  The  worjc  will  speak  for  itself.  Now  painting  tlio 
cornice  and  iron  work  of  Dv.  H,  D.  Cogswell's  building, 
corner  of  Front  and  Clark  streets— one  coat.  See  the  abova 
and  further  references  at  our  office 

KLLERV'S  PATENT  INDIA  RUBBER  CEMENT  AND 
PAINT  h  composed  of  India  rubber  ami  other  gums,  dis- 
solved fn  linseed  oil,  mixed  with  the  various  coloring  mat- 
ters, and  ground  in  any  color.  When  applied  to  roofs  or 
utherpumoses.it  is  mixed  with  pure  linseed  oil  to  ihc  re- 
quired thickness,  mid  put  on  as  oilier  paints  are,  with  a 
paint  brush— returning  sufficient  elast  icily  to  give  and  take 
witli  the  heat  and  to  d-  Fifteen  hundred  fishing  vessels -at 
Cane  Ann  use  the  India  Rubber  Paini,  finding  it  superior  to 
all  others. 

EPES  &  E.  H.  R.  ELLERY  are  now  prepared  to. make 
good  roofs,  and  cement  and  paint  new  or  old  ones,  and  do 
all  kinds  of  uulside  painting  with  Ellerv's  Patent  India 
Rubber  Paint.    No  uspnaltuin  or  coal  tar  used 

Office,  No.  »2G  Jackson  street,  corner  Buttery ,  San  Fran- 
cisco, Cal.  6vl5 


International   Hotel, 

JACKSON       8TBEET, 

BETWEEN  MONTGOMERY  AND  KEARNY  BTS., 

SAN   FRANCISCO,  CAL. 

THIS  OLD  ESTABLISHED  HOUSE  IS  IN  PERFECT 
order  for  the  accommodation  of  guests.  Persons  seek- 
ing comfortand  economy  will  find  this  the  best  Hotel  in 
the  ciiy  to  stop  at. 'The  Beds  are  new  and  in  good  order, 
and  the  Rooms  well  ventilated.  The  Table  will  always  be 
supplied  with  the  best  in  the  market. 

Prices  varying  from  SI   S©  to  $2  per  any  for 
Board  and  Room. 

PINE  BATH   HOUSE  AND  BARBER  SHOr  ATTACHED 
TO  THE  HOUSE. 

AST  Teams  belonging  to  the  House  will  be  in  attendance 
at  all  the  boats  and  cars  to  convey  passengers  to  the  House 
free  of  charge,  aud  to  any  part  of  the  city  for  SO  cents 

2lvl2  F.  E.  WEYGANT.  Proprietor- 


SACRAMENTO  SEMINARY, 

Boarding    School     for    TTonnff     X>adlen, 

I  street,,  between  Tenth  and  Eleventh  streets,  Sacramento 

The  present  Session  commenced  July  29th,  and  will  close 

December  2uth     A  full  course  of  instruction  is  given.    Slfc 

Teachers  are  employed.    For  further  particulars,  Address 

HERMON  PERRY, 

Ilvl5-4m  Sacramento,  Cal. 


JTust  Fulblitsliecl. 

THE  PHILOSOPHY  OF  MARRIAGE,  BEING  POUR  IM- 
portant  Lectures  on  FUNCTIONS  and  DISORDERS  of 
the  Nervous  System  and  Reproductive  Organs,  to  be  had  by 
addressing  and  inclosing  twenty-five  cents,  postage  stamps 
to  Secretary  PACIFIC  MUSEUM  OF  ANATOMY,  Mont- 
gomery r.t reel,  San  Francisco.  ...1J«.  2yl3-ly 


284 


Mt  pitting  mid  <^Mtttftfc  %xm. 


Business  Cards. 


NATHANIEL  GRAY. 


H.  SI.  GRAY. 


N.    GRAY  &  CO., 

T7    1ST  .  I>    E    JR    T^KlEiaS, 

*£      641  Sacramento  St,  cor.  Webb,  San  Francisco. 

jjgy-Sole  Agents  for  Barstow's  Metallic  Burial  Cases  and 
iSvlitf  Caskets. 


T.  B.  RODG-ERS, 

CUTLER, 

lOS    lieldesdorfl*  Street. 

Corner  California,  adjoining  the  Pacific  Insurance  Office, 

9vlS-3m*  SAN  FBAOCIBCO. 


JONES  &  "Wooll, 
Ijooliiiig'-Grlass  cui<l  Picture 

DEALERS, 

613  Market'  street,  near    Montgomery.     Factory,  Market 

street,  between  Seventh  and  Eighth  streets. 

14vl5tf ^^ 

Shot  G-uns  and  Rifles 

Selling    at    Five     Dollars    Each  ! 

h     THE    AMERICAN   ARMS    COMPANY, 
'are  closing  out  their  large  stock  of  Heavy 
and  Light  Single  Barrel  Guns,  suitable  tor  Geese,  Duck, 
Pigeon  or  Quail  Shooting.    Heavy  and  Light  Rifles  at  S5 


9vl5-3m 


639J-S  Market  street,  San  Francisco. 


Schmieden  &  Snotwell, 

Stock  and  Money  Brokers,  and  dealers  in  Government 
Bonds,  State,  City  and  County  Securities,  Gas,  Water  and 
Insurance  Stocks,  etc.,  southwest  corner  of  California  and 
Sansome  streets,  opposite  Bank  of  California.        Ivi5-6m 


BEMOTAL. 
The  well  known  estanltsHment  of 

LUCY   &   HYMES, 

MANUFACTURERS  OF 

Genuine  Pale  and  Chemloal 
OLIVE    SOAPS, 

Has  been  removed  from  Bealc  street,  between  Mission  and 
Howard,  to  BRANNAN  STREET,  between  Eighth  and 
Ninth,  and  greatly  enlarged.  t     , 

Thecapacitv  ot  this  estnblishment  is  now  the  largest  on 
the  Pacific  Coast.  It  is  now  in  full  operation,  and  prepared 
o  supply  the  demand  of  the  trade. 

Office— 319  California    St.,  San   Francisco. 
Ivl5qr 


MEUSSDORFFER. 

Noi.    635   and   637    Commercial   Street, 

WILL  INTRODUCE 

On  Saturday,  February  9, 1867. 

An  Entirely  New  Style  of 

Cloth  Cashmere  Hat 

"YACHT    HENRIETTA," 

Which  are  the  most  dressy  Hat  ever  introduced  on  the 

Pacific  UoasL 
0Sr"Call  and  see  them.  *  Svlt 


ASPHAXTCM 

For  sale  in  any  quantity  to  suit,  by  the 

Pacific  Asphaltum  Company, 

No.  S33  Kearny  street,  corner  Sacramento,  San  Francisco. 

This  Asphaltum  Is  the  purest  to  bo  found  in  the  market, 
being  free  from  rock  and  clay,  or  other  impurities. 
Sidewalks  laid  and  Roofing;  done  nt  shortest 

notice. 
15vl5qr  KETTVAZ.  «fc  CO. 


Trades  and  Manufactures, 


«.   BA  RILING. 


HENRY  KIMBALL. 


BARTLING  &   KIMBALL, 
BOOKBINDEBS, 

Paper  Riders  and  Blank  Book  Manufacturers. 

SOS.  Clay  street,  (southwest  cor.  Sansome), 
15vl2-3m    '  SAN  FRANCISCO, 


JOHN    XkAJNXEX* 

(SUCCESSOR  TO   O.  GORl) 

MARBLE     "WORKS, 

No.  421  Pine  st  bet.  Montgomery  and  Kearny,  San  Francisco 

Mantels,  Monuments,  Tombs,  Plumbers'  Slabs 

Etc.,  On  hand  and  Manufactured  to  order. 
9&-  Goods  shipped  to  all  parts  of  tho  State.    Orders  re 
9pectfulli  solicited.  6v8-3m 


T.    R.    CHURCH, 

fashionable; 

CLOTHING   EMFOXfclTTM: 

No.  223  Montgomery  St.,  Bass  Block. 

WHOLESALE  AND  RETAIL  DEALER  IN 

FINE  CUSTOM-MADS  CLOTHING, 

AM)  GENTS'  FIRXTSHISO  GOODS, 

TRUNKS,   VALISES,    CARPET-BACS, 

Etc.  at  tho  Lowest  Prices. 
9vl5-qr 


Palmer's  Patent 

ARTIFICIAL    LEG, 

Manufactured  iu   Philadelphia,  Fenn. . 
JABVIS  rfEWETT,  AGENT. 

218  Montgomery  Street,  San  Francisco.  lOvS-lm 

HTJCKS  &  LAMBERT, 

SOLE  MANUFACTURERS  OF  THE  CELEBRATED 
HF-  H.  &  L.  -£D 

AXLE      Gr  It  E  A.  S  E  , 

Natoma   Street  and    North  Beach, 
2vl3-3m  SAN  FRANCISCO. 


LEATHER  HOSE  AND  BELTING, 

ALL   SIZES. 

SUCTION  HOSE  MADE  TO  ORDER 

At  short  notice,  by 

ra.  m.  cook  &  soisr, 


13vl3.3m 


No.  SOI  Battery  street, 

SAN  FRANCISCO. 


McNALLY  &  HAWKINS, 
Plum.'beirs  and  Gas-Fitters, 

No.  645  Market  Street, 


BUILSaOS  FITTED  IIP  WITH  GAS, 

Water  and  Steam  Pipes,  and  all  work  warranted.  Have 
constantly  on  Hand  an  assortment  of  Gas-Fixtures,  Lead 
and  Iron  Pipes,  Marble  Slabs,  et'e.  6vlfiqr 


E.    POWER, 

WOOD    CARVER 

—  AND  — 

Composition  Ornament  Manufacturer. 
Designing,  Modeling  and  Patterns 

FOB    CASTING. 

INTERIOR    DECORATIONS    OF  ALL    DESCRIPTIONS, 

In  Wood,  Composition  and  Motal. 

Nos.  311  and  313  Market  street,  San  Francisco. 
Z5vl4-qy 


J.  M.   STOCKMAN, 

Manufacturer  of 
PATTERNS     A1VT>     jMCOIDIEUS, 

(Over  W.  T.  Garratt's  Brass  Foundry,) 
S*  E.  Corner  of  Mission  and  Fremont  sts., 

6vl4lf  SAN  FRANCISCO. 


GOVERNMENT  HOUSE, 

Comer  of  Sansome   and  'Washington.   sts. 
SAN  FRANCISCO,  CAL. 

MTHE  STREET  CAltS  PASS  THIS  HOUSE  IN 
every  direction,  overy  ten  minutes. 
The  rooms  of  the  House  are  well  furnished,  large 
and  airy,  are  let  by  the  month,  week  or  day,  and  are 
kept  lu  superb  order.  There  is  a  Restaurant  attached  for 
ladies  and  families,  where  persons  cau  board  tor  one-half 
thev  arc  required  to  pay  at  hotels. 

\7vl3-6m  SANBORN  &  CO 


WESTERN   HOTEL, 

Nos.  43  and  45  K.  street,  between  Second  and  Third  streets, 
SACRAMENTO. 

Board,  per  week $4 

MeaU 85  Cent*. 

12vl5qr  N.  D.  THAYER,  Proprietor. 


J.    H.    WniTB.  JACOB   KRAMER. 

Petroline    Oil    Works. 

J.  H.  WHITE  &  CO., 

No.  109  Commercial  street,  San  Francisco, 

Are  now  manufacturing 

LUBRICATING  OILS  &  AXLE  CREASE, 

From  Petroleums  of  California,  and  ask  to  be  encouraged 
by  the  citizens  ot  California.  As  a  home  production  in  all 
their  parts,  these  Lubricators  are  equal  to  any  In  the 
market,  and  surpass  all  others  fcr  cleansing  off  gum  caused 
by  the  use  of  animal  oils  which  contain  stearine  andmarga- 
rin,  which  soon  become  acid.  A  fail*  trial,  at  tho  low  price 
asked,  Is  all  that  we  solicit  25vl4tf 


THEODORE  EALLENBEEG, 

machinist,  Maker  of  Models  for  Inventors, 

Scales,  Weights,  Dies.  Stamps,  Drawing  and  Philosophical 

Instruments,  etc. 

No.  lO  Stevenson  streot.  near  First,  San  Francisco. 

5®- Repairing  promptly  attended  to.  3vl5tf 


0e>iJEY&co. 


•J^Sbb  and  ftrSpVlfr 


» 


SAN  FRANCISCO. 


Metallurgy. 


BOATiT  «&  8TETEFEZ.DT, 

Metallurgists  and  Mining  Engineers 

AUSTIN,  NEVADA. 

Western  Branch  of  ADELBEEG  k  EATMOHD,  No.  90 
Broadway,  New  York.  llvll  ' 


G.  W.   MAYNARO. 


J.  B.  TIEMANK. 


MCA.Y1VA.KI>  «fc  TIEMAWIif, 

Mining  Engineers  and  Metallurgists, 

2-AO  Pearl  street.  New  "Vork, 

— AND— 

CENTRAL    CITY,    COLORADO. 
19vl2-ly 


G.  "W.  STRONG, 

ASSAVBK    AND    WORKER   OF    OSES, 

SAN  FEAN01SC0  FOUNDRY, 

Fremont  street,  near  Mission,  San  Francisco. 

Llvl5qr. 


JOHN    TAYLOR   &   CO. 

IMPORTEB8, 

AND  DEALERS   IN 

ASSAIERS'  MATERIALS, 

Druggists'  &c  Chemists'  Glassware, 

FtoLOtograpliio    3tockt  Etc. 

513  and  514  Washington  Street, 

SAN  FRANCISCO. 

WE  are  receiving  direct  from  MESSRS.  LADD  &  OERT 
LING  (London)  and  BEEKER  &  SONS  (Antwerp,  Bel 
glum)  their  superior 

ASSAY  AND  BTJXLIOW  BALANCES, 

And  from  France  and  Germany,  as  well  as  the  Eastern 
States,  FURNACES,  CRUCIBLES,  MUFFLES,  BLOW-PIPE 
CASES,  GOLD  SCALES.  CHEMICAL  GLASSWARE,  and 
every  articlo  required  lor  ASSAY  OFFICES,  LABORATO 
RIES,  etc.  We  nave  given  this  branch  of  our  business  par 
ticular  attention,  to  select  such  articles  as  are  necessary 
In  the  development  of  the  mineral  wealth  of  this  coast* 

A  Full  Assortment  of  DRUGGISTS'  GLASSWARE  and 
DRUGGISTS'  SUNDRIES,  ACIDS  and  CHEMICALS,  con 
stantlv  on  hnnd. 

San  Francisco  March  6, 1865.  llvlO-tf 

To  the  People 
Of"  tlxe  Pacific  States,  . 

And  Especially  those  Engaged  in.  Mining. 

Gold  is  the  attractive  clement  which  has  brought  more 
than  half  a  million  people  to  this  coast  Every  one  who 
comes  here  wishes  to  have  his  share  out  of  Nature's  treas- 
ure box  as  quick  as  possible.  The  laws  of  the  land  are  lib- 
eral. They  say  you  are  welcome  to  all  the  gold  you  can 
And  or  dig  out,  and  It  depends  only  on  you  to  know  or  to 
learn  how  to  do  It. 

That  our  mines  are  rich  beyond  calculation,  is  plainly 
proven  by  the  thirty  millions  of  gold  we  annually  produce, 
and  which  is  still  on  the  increase,  in  spite  of  the  many 
failures  and  the  imperfect  mode  of  working,  by  which 
more  than  fifty  percent,  of  the  precious  metals  is  lost. 

The  davs  of  placer  mining— where  only  physical  strength 
was  required— are  gone,  and  we  have  now  to  resort  to 
Practical  Chemistry  and  Metallurgy  tor  working  the  ores 
of  our  mines.  Not  every  miner  can  be  a  Chemist  and  Met- 
allurgist, as  such  an  acquirement  requires  years  of  study; 
but  what  they  want,  and  what  pretty  effectually  meets  the 
case,  is  a  place  where,  in  a  few  lessons,  they  can  obtain  a 
practical  knowledge  of  how  io  treat  certain  classes  of  ore; 
and  for  this  purpose,  to  make/mining  In  the  future  more 
reliable,  safe  ana  profitable.  With  this  end  in  view,  I  have 
endeavored  to  bring  within  the  reach  of  every  one  the 
necessary  practical  knowledge  of  how  to  bo  successful  In 
mining:  and  for  this  purpose  I  have  now  established  the 
first  and  oiilv  Practical  METALLURGICAL  AND  .MINING 
SCHOOL  Inlthe  United  States,  where  gentleman  can  learn 
more  in  a  few  practical  lessons  than  by  3  ears  of  book  study 
without  practice. 

I  have  also  the  only  METALLURGICAL  WORKS  in  Cali- 
fornia, where  I  undertake  to  assay  and  work  ores  of  every, 
dcseriotlon. 

Many  eminent  gentlemen  have,  within  tho  past  yean 
taken  lessons  and  graduated  from  my  establishment,  mid 
all  of  them  will  bear  testimony  that  they  were  perfectly 
satisfied  with  the  amount  ot  information  they  obtained,  and 
that  it  was  so  obtained  in  half  the  time  they  expected. 

For  further  particulars  apply  at  my  oltice,  3W  .Montgom- 
ery street,  San  Francisco. 

blvlfi-tf  |J.  MOSHEIMER. 


National  Mineral  Land  Law,  Instructions. 
Blanks,  Etc.        „ 

Copies  of  the  Act  of  Congress,  approved  July 
26th,  1866,  relating  *o  the  Location  of  Minora 
Lands,    together    with    the    instructions    to    tho 

United  States  Registers  and  Receivers  and  Sur- 
veyors General,"  from  the  Commissioner  of  the 
General  Land  Office  Department  of  the  Interior, 
dated  at  Washington,  Jan.  14th,  1867,  can  be  had 
at  this  office.  Also  a  full  set  of  blanks  for  making 
applications,  advertising,  etc.  Address  Dewey  & 
Co.,  office  Mining  and  Scientific  Press,  San 
Francisco. 


MOSHEnMLEIt'S 

PIONEER     MINING-    SCHOOL 

AND 

Metallurgical    "Works. 

Having  established  the  first  Practical  Mining  and  Metal- 
lurgical School  in  the  United  States,  1  would  call  the  atten- 
tion of  gentlemen  who  may  wish  to  obtain  a  practical 
knowledge  of  Chemistry,  Metallurgy,  etc.,  to  (be  fact  that  I 
am  now  prepared  to  tench  the  following  branches: 

1.  Assavlng  of  ores,  metals  and  other  mineral  substances. 

2.  Technology,  or  Chemistry,  as  applied  to  any  special 
branch  of  manufacturing. 

3.  Metallurgy  of  gold,  silver,  lead,  copper,  etc.,  by  smelt- 
ing, amalgamating,  lixivlation,  etc. 

4.  Gold  extraction  by  chlorine  gas;  also,  a  modified  pro- 
cess of  the  same,  which  is  cheaper  and  quicker  than  the 
processes  usuullv  em  ployed. 

5.  Concentration.    Dressing  of  ores. 

6.  Construction  of  furnaces,  in  which  any  kind  of  fuel 
may  be  used  for  smelting,  roasting,  etc.,  as  well  an  the  erec- 
tion of  any  machinery  or  apparatus  required  In  metallurgy 
and  technology. 

Mining  is  considered  by  many  a  very  hazardous  under- 
taking; but  lean  assure  anyone  that  our  mines  are  as  safe 
an  investment  as  any  other  business  when  properly  under- 
sti.od  and  managed;  therefore,  learn  first.  If  you  have  a 
mine,  then  study  ihe  nature  of  the  ore,  and  how  to  work 
it,  and  you  will  never  fail  to  besuccesslul. 

It  may  not  be  supcrliuotis  to  state  that  I  am  theoretically 
and  practically  acquainted  with  all  the  branches  I  oflcr  to 
teach.  Years  of  actual  experience  in  the  laboratory, 
smelting  works,  quartz  mills,  and  other  manufactories  car- 
ried on  on  my  own  account,  have  not  only  given  me  les- 
sons, but  more  than  ordinary  ability. 

I  was  the  first  one  in  California  who  successfully  ex- 
tracted silver  by  smelting,  on  a  large  scale,  and  have  since 
been  traveling  through  the  manufacturing  and  mining 
towns  of  Europe,  to  study  nil  improvements,  and  am  now 
again  the  only  one  in  San  Francisco  who  undertakes  to 
work  any  kind  of  ores  by  cither  roasting,  smelling,  lixiviu- 
tion,  or  chlorination  process. 

I  also  undertake  the  erection  of  smelting  and  roasting 
furnaces,  and  furnish  plans  and  estimates  tor  any  kind  of 
works. 

My  lately  Invented  Roasting  Furnace  has  the  following 
advantages:  A  Furnace  of  the  capacity  to  roast  0110  to 
one  and  adialf  tons  of  ore  per  day  can  be  built  for  $300.  It 
requires  half  a  cord  of  wood  per  ton  of  sulphurcts.  The 
total  expenses  of  roasting  are  not  over  $G,  The  roosting  is 
more  perfect,  as  the  ore  appears  in  a  spongy  condition  and 
eagerly  takes  up  the  chlorine  gas  or  quicksilver  when 
amalgamated.  A  large  size  turnace  in  successful  opera- 
tion may  be  seen,  by  permission  of  Mr.  Maltman,  in  his 
works  in  Nevada  City.  Several  others  are  in  progress  of 
building. 

Charges  for  assaying  gold  or  silver  ores $3  00 

Copper  oreH 6  00 

JOS.  MOSHEIMER, 
Practical  Chemist.  Metallurgist,  etc. 

Office,  No.  338  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco.  Cal. 
6vl5-3ms 


Professional  Cards, 


SHEEMAN  DAT, 
IHiningf  Engineer, 

No,  1M  Montgomery  Block,  San  Francisco, 

Will  examine,  survey  and  report  upon  mines,  tnd  consult 
and  advise  concerning  investments  in  mining  property,  or 
tlie  machinery  management  and  expenditures  of  mines. 
22q" 

FKEBF.KKK  MAXSELL. 

Mechanical  &  Architectural  Draughtsman, 

No.  422  California  street,  corner  of  Leldsdorff. 

wings  of  Models  made  foi 

ents  at  Washington  or  London. 


JAMEB   M.   TAYLOR, 

Attorney  and  Counsellor  at  Law, 

Court  Block,  63G  Clay  Street, 

SAN    FRANCISCO. 
2vlfi-Iqy 


ISAAC  LOBREE  &  CO., 
,  GOLDEN  STATE  POTTERYjOt 

ANTIOCH,  GAL,  tfcffi 

Office  in  San  Francisco,  516  Commercial  st. 
Constantly  on  hnnd  a  largo  assortment  of  Earthenware* 
Fire  Bricks,  Fire  Clay,  and  Stoneware. 


J.  W.  "WINTEB, 
DENTIST. 


Office,  647  Clay  street San  Francisco. 

First-class  gold  fillings  for  $3,  as  good  as  any  dentist  enn 
produce  in  ihe  city  Dr.  Winter  hns  practiced  Dentistry 
twenty  years— fifteen  infills  State.  For  a  full  upper  set  of 
gum  teeth,  on  vulcanite  base,  from  SiO  to  $35.  Teeth  ex- 
tracted withoutpain  by  local  application.  lovu-ti' 


RADICAL  CURE 

— OF— 


Treatment  of  all  Deformities  of  tho  Body,  by  DR.  A. 
FOLLEAU'S  process.  «»4:  Washington  street,  up  stairs, 
Washington  Baths  Building,  between  Montgomery  and 
Kearny  streets. 

DR.  A.  FOLLEATJ 

Has  his  studies  and  manufactories  In  the  same  building. 

Every  kind  of  Apparatus,  Trusses,  Orthopedic  Instru- 
ments. An  iik' inl  Limbs,  etc,  are  manufactured  and  applied 
by  himself. 

DSfHc  hat  no  connection  with  any  Agency.  24yl4-llptf 


Blanks,  Blank  Mining  Books, 

Constitution  and  By-Laws 

—  FOR  — 

Mining   axvd  X*rospectingr 

CoiniKinios 

Elegantly  printed,  with  care  and  dispatch,  at  the  office  of  tho 

Mining  and  Scientific  Press. 

1ST  Orders  from  the  interior  fnithfulv  attended  to. 


Pacific  Mail  Steamship  Co's 

STEAMSHIPS    FOR 

NEW  Y0EK,  JAPAN  AND  CHINA.     . 

LEAVE  FOLSOM    STREET  WHARF,  AT  11 

o'clock    A.  M.    of  the    following   dates,    for 

PANAMA,  connecting  via  Panama  Railroad,  with  one  of 
the  Company's  splendid  steamers  from  ASPINVVALL  for 
NEW  YORK. 

On  the  lOth,  1 8th  and  30th  of  each  month  that  has 
SO  days. 

OntholOth,  lOth  and  SOth  of  each  month  that  has 
31  days 

When  the  10th,  19th  and  30th  fall  on  Sunday,  they  will 
leave  on  Saturday  preceding;  when  the  ifllli  Inllson  Sun- 
day, they  will  leave  on  Monday  following. 

Steamer  leaving  San  Franclfco  on  the  10th  touches  at 
Manzanillo.     All  touch  ;it  Acapulco. 

Departures  of  ISth  or  Jflth  connect  with  French  Trnns- 
Atlantic  Co.'s  steumcr  for  St.  Nazaire,  and  English  steamer 
for  South  America. 

Departure  of  With  is  expected  to  connect  with  English 
steamer  for  Southampton  and  youth  America,  and  Austra- 
lia, ami  P.  R-  R-  Co's  steamer  for  Central  America. 
Through  tickets  can  be  obtained. 

The  following  Steamships  will  b«  dispatched  on  dates  aa 
given  below : 

November  9th— CONSTITUTION Capt.  J.  M.  Cnrarly 

Connecting  with  HENRY  CHAUNCEY,  Capt.  Gray 

November  18th— MONTANA Copt.  E.  S.  Farnsworth 

Connecting  with  the  KISING  STAR,  Capt.  Conner. 

November  3'ith— GOLDEN  CITY Capt.  W.  F.  Lapidge 

Connecting  with  ARIZONA,  Capt.  Maury. 

Cabin  passengers  berthed  through.  Baggage  checked 
through— 100  pounds  allowed  each  adult. 

An  experienced  Surgeon  on  board.  Mcdiciue  and  attend- 
ance free. 

These  steamers  will  positively  sail  at  11  o'clock.  Passen- 
gers are  requested  to  have  their  baggage  on  board  before  10 
o'clock. 

Through  Tickets  for  Liverpool  by  the  Cunard.Inmanand 
National  Steamship  Lines,  can  be  obtained  at  the  office  of 
the  P.  JI.  S.  S.  Co.,  San  Francisco,  where  may  also  be  ob- 
tained orders  for  passage  from  Liverpool  or  Southampton 
to  San  Francisco,  either  via  New  York  or  St.  Thomas— if 
desired  an  amount  of  £10  to  £20  will  be  advanced  with  the 
above  orders,  Holders  of  orders  will  be  required  to  iden- 
tify themselves  to  the  Agents  in  England. 

For  .Merchandise  and  Freight  for  New  York  and  way 
ports,  apply  to  Messrs.  WELLS.  FARGO  &  CO. 

AS- The  Steamship  GREAT  REPOBLIC,  Capt.  S.  Doane, 
will  be  dispiUeliod  December  iih,  from  wharf,  corner  of 
First  and  Bninnan  streets,  for  YOKOHAMA  and  HONG- 
KONG, connecting  at  Yokohama  with  the  steamer  COSTA 
RICA  for  SHANGHAI. 

For  passage  and  all  other  information,  apply  at  the  Pa- 
cific Mail  Steamship  Co's  office,  corner  of  Sacramento  and 
Leidesdorff  streets. 

OLIVER  XXDRIDGE,  Aeent. 


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ENLARGEMENT 

OF    Till" 

American  Journal  of  Mining 

Volume  III,  Commencing  March.  3. 

In  consequence  of  tho  remarkable  success  that  has  at- 
tended this  Journal,  ihe  proprietors  feel  warranted  in  in- 
creasing Its  size  to 

Twenty   Pages, 

Thus  making  It  the  LARGEST  and  most  COMPREHENSIVE 
Mining  Journal  on  this  continent,  representing  the  Gold, 
Silver,  Copper,  Iron,  Lead,  Coal,  Slate,  Oil,  and  in  fact  all 
the  Mineral  Interests  of  America,  containing  beautiful  en- 
gravings, illustrating  tho  latest  improvements  in  milling, 
mining  and  metallurgical  machinery. 

The  Journal  has  won  the  encomiums  of  the  press  of  the 
entire  country  and  Europe,  and  numbers  among  Its  con- 
tributors more  eminent  scientific  men  than  any  other 
weekly  publication  In  America. 

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and  ores,  carefully  corrected  weekly,  are  an  important 
feature  of  the  Journal. 

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Address,  WESTERN  &  COMPANY, 

lvlG-lamly  Publishers,  37  Park  Row,  N.  Y. 


New  Mining  Advertisements. 


Whitman    Gold  and    Silver   Mining   Oompanv, 

Location  of  Works;  Indian  Springs  District,  Lyon  County, 

Nevada. 

Notice  is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  thirty-first  day  of 
October,  1867,  an  assessment  of  one  dollar  and  fifty  cents  per 
share  wasluvicd  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company, 
payable  inira«dlately  in  United  .states  gold  and  silver  coin, 
to  the  Secretary,  at  his  orttee,  (room  No.  10,  2d  tloor)  No.  41W 
Montgomery  street,  San  Franct3Co. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain 
uiiuuid  on  the  second  day  of  December,  1S87,  shall  be 
deemed  delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale 
at  nubile  auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  be- 
fore, will  be  sold  on  Monday,  the  twentv-thlrd  day  of 
December,  1867.  to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  tog-ether 
with  costs  of  advertising  aud  expenses  of  sale.  By  oruerof 
tho  Board  of  Trustees.  n 

T.  W.  COLBURN.  Secretary. 

Office,  room  No.  10,  2d  floor,  No.  402  Montgomery  streot, 
San  Francisco,  Cal.  no2 


Mining   Notices— Continued. 


Cordillera.  Oold    and   Sliver  Mining:  Company, 

Chihuahua,  Morelles  Mining  District,  Mexico. 

Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  twenty-fourth  day 
of  October,  1867,  an  assessment  of  one  dollar  per  share 
was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company,  payable 
Immedlmely,  In  United  States  gold  and  silver  coin,  to  the 
Secretary. 

Any  stock  upon  whjk^hsaidassessment  shall  remain  unpaid 
on  the  twenty -sixth  day  of  November.  1867,  shall  he  deemed 
delinquent,  and  will  beduly  advertised  tor  sale  at  public 
auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  before,  will  be 
sold  on  Monday,  the  sixteenth  day  of  December,  1B67,  to  pay 
the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costu  of  ad- 
vertising and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees. 

HENRY  R.  REED,  Secretary. 

OlHce,  321  Washington  street,  San  Francisco,  Cnl.      nc26 


Chlploaenu  Mlnlnic  Company— DUtrlct  of  Urea. 

.-•mum.  Mexico. 

Notice  is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  o[ 
Trustors  of  said  Company,  hold  on  the  twenty -first  day  of 
October,  1867,  «n  assessment  of  five  dollurs  i$5)  per 
share  wub  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company, 
immediately.  In  Catted  State*  gold  and  silver 
. ■■.in.  to  tho  Secretary,  ut  fcts  office,  318  California  street, 
San  Francisco. 

Any  ttock  upon  which  ** id  assessment  shall  remain  tin- 
nald  on  tho  tweoty-aeoond  day  of  November,  1867,  shall  be 
deemed  delinquent  ami  will  be  duly  advertised  for  laic  at 
public  auction,  and  unk-^  payment  shall  be  made  before, 
win  bo  sold  oo  Monday,  the  ninth  day  ..I  December,  is-.:,  to 
pay  the  delinquent  aaaeaament,  together  wtth  costs  oi  ad- 
verUailg  and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees 

JOHN  r.  LOUSE.  Secretary 

oillcc,  318  California  streot,  upstairs,  Ban,  Erauciaoo.    oc26 


Chalk  Mountain  nine  Gravel  Company.—  Lo- 
cation of  Works:  Nevada  County,  California. 
Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  mooting  or  tho  Board 
of  Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  eighth  day  of 
Octuber,  1867,  an  ossetsmeut  of  one  dollar  and  fifty  cents 
per  share  was  levied  upon  tho  capital  stock  of  said  Com- 
pany, payable  Immediately,  In  United  states  gold  and  sli- 
ver coin,   to  the  Secretin). 

Any  stock  upon  whlcli  said  assessment  shall  remain 
unpaid  on  the  eleventh  dav  of  November.  1867.  shall  be 
deemed  delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale  at 
public  auction,  and  utiles*  payment  shall  be  made  before, 
will  be  sold  on  Monday,  the  twenty-fifth  day  of  November, 
1807.  to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs 
ni  adTCXtulng  and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  oi  the  Board 
of  Trustees. 

J.  M.  BUFFINGTON.  Secretary. 
Office,  No.  6  Government  House,  corner  of  Washington 
andSansoine  streets.  ocl2 


Ethan  Allen  Oold  nnd  Silver  Mining  Compa- 
ny.— Locution  of  Works:  Austin,  Lauder  County,  Nevada. 
Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  thirtieth  day  of  Sep. 
tember,  1867,  an  assessment  of  one  ($1)  dollar  per  share 
was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  stild  Company,  pay- 
able on  the  fourth  day  of  November,  18.-17,  In  United  States 
gold  coin,  to  the  Secretary,  II.  B.  Congdon,  at  the  office  of 
the  Company,  No.  020  Washington  street,  San  Francisco- 

Anv  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid "on  Tuesday,  the  fifth  day  of  November,  1807.  shall  ho 
deemed  delinquent,  and  will  bo  duly  advertised  for  sale 
at  public  auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  be- 
fore, will  be  sold  on  Thursday,  the  twenty-first  day  of  No- 
vember. 1807,  to  pay  tho  delinquent  assessment,  together 
with  costs  ol  advertising  and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order 
of  the  Board  of  Trustees. 

H.  B.  CONGDON.  Secretary. 
Office,  No.  620  Washington  street,  (Room  5)  San  Fran- 
cisco, Cal.  ocfi 

The  date  fixed  In  the  above  notice  of  Assessment  for  the 
sals  of  deu.nquknt  stock,  has  been  extended  till  Monday, 
December  2d,  1807,  by  order  of  the  Board  of  Trustees,  duly 
made  and  entered  on  the  records  of  said  Company. 

■  H.  B.  CONGDoN,  Secretary. 

San  Francisco,  Cal..  Oct.  15, 1867.  ocl9« 


Great  Central  Mining  Company.— Location   or 

Works:  Yuma  Coifnty,  Arizona  Territory. 

Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  ol  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  thirtieth  day  of 
September,  1867,  an  assessment  of  one  dollar  per  share 
was  levied  upon  the  capital  slock  of  said  Company,  paya- 
ble Immediately,  in  United  States  gold  and  silver  coin,  to 
the  Secretary,  at  the  office  of  the  Company,  No.  302  -Mont- 
gomery street,  or  ut  the  Pacific  Bunk. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid on  the  fourth  i4th)  dav  of  November,  1807,  shall  bo 
deemed  delinquent,  aud  will  he  duly  advertised  tor  sale 
at  public  auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  be- 
fore, will  be  sold  on  Monday,  the  twenty-fifth  day  of  No- 
vember, 1867,  to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together 
with  costs  of  advertising  and  expenses,  of  sale.  By  order  of 
the  Board  of  Trustees. 

O.  D.  SQUIRE,  Secretary. 

Office,  No.  302  Montgomery  street.  oc5 


Gcorce    Washington    Gold   and    Silver   Mining, 

Company.— Location  of  Works:  Silver  Mountain  District, 

Alpine  County,  Cal. 

Notice.— There  are  delinquent,  upon  the  following  de- 
scribed stock,  on  account  of  assessment  levied  on  the 
clevenlhday  of  September,  1867,  the  several  amountsset  op- 
posite  the  names  of  tho  respective  shareholders  as  follows: 

Names.  No,  Certificate.    No.  Shares.  Amount. 

Altdoerfler,  Geo 152  3  $15  01) 

Altdoerffer,  Geo 163  1  5  00 

Allison,  John  H 373.  3  15  00 

Berry,  Geo  E 50,  301,  302  15-ea  45  225  00 

Bcrrv,  Geo  E 286  6  25  00 

Bowland.  Win 241  5  25  00 

Brewer,  MT 321  5  25  00 

Bishop,  Mrs.  M  S 356  3  15  00 

Brown,  JasM 411  5  25  00 

Chopson,  MrsM 217  1  6  00 

Chopson,  MrsM 238  2  10  00 

Curtis,  EB  331,300,353    6-ea  15  75  00 

Coleman,  John  W 359  26  125  00 

DcUraff,  Win. ...142,  143,  144,  145 

146,  216  10-ea  60  '■  300  00 

Davidson,  Ole 37  6  25  00 

Dake.C  W 246  12  61  00 

Duiion,  David 244  4  20  00 

Duttoil,  David.  ..210,  2U0,  242,  243  10-ea  40  200  Ot) 

Deubel,  L  G 3*0,  4<l0  10-ea  20  100  00 

Elaworth,  Wm ISO  5  25  Oi) 

Fretz,  Miss  AE 355  3  15  00 

Faucett,  Stephen 388  3  16  0(1 

Faucett,  Stephen Jit)  6  25  00 

Gibson,  James 39,  40  10-ea  20  100  00 

Hargrave,  Henry 306  5  25  00 

Hargravc,  Miss  M  E 394  5  25  00 

Hawkins,  H  .1 384  6  25  00 

Hawkins,  H  J 385,  386  10-ea  20  100  00 

Hawkins,  HJ unissued  102  510  Ol 

Hasiie.  Robt 259  10  50  oo 

Hetirlkson,  MrsH.. 260,316    5-ea  10  60  00 

Hackney,  H  W  368  C  25  00 

Iverson,  Tver 154  2  10  00 

Iverson,  Iver 162  fi  26  00 

Johnson,  Dennis 163  2  10  00 

Johnson  Geo  W  148  3  15  u 

Kcreheval,  Mrs  S  A 240  10  50  00 

Lamb,  Richard 22,23    5-ea  10  50  00 

McLea,  Donald 27  1  5  00 

Miller,  Levi 281,332    6-ca  10  60  OO 

Mechlcnbcrg,  J 339  5  25  00 

Nelson,  AG ', 55  1  5  00 

Nelson,  J  G 56  6  25  00 

Potter,  J  C 97     '  6  25  00 

Rldenour,  W  C 68,  330    3-ea  6  30  00 

Rutter,  MrsM  E 248  5  25  00 

Robinson,  J  SS 66  10  CO  00 

Squarza,  V 107  5  25  00 

Swinerton,  DE 250  9  45  00 

Swlnertou.John 343  6.  25  00 

Sanderson,  LO 39d  2  10  1)0 

Sanderson,  LC 409  6  »      25  00 

Steuben,  Jacob 392  5  25  00 

Swim,D  K 407  10  60  00 

Tanner,  O 226  15  7a  00 

Vnnn,  Matthew 161  5  25  00 

Wii.es,  C  B 273  5  25  00 

Ward,  MrsN 237  3  15  00 

Wit  tram,  C 317  10  50  0') 

Heng.  Ah 398  3  15  no 

Heng,  Ah 412  2  10  00 

And  in  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees,  made  on  the  eleventh  day  of  September,  1867,  so 
many  shares  of  each  parcel  of  said  stock  as  may  be  neces- 
sary will  be  sold  at  public  auction,  by  Olney  &  Co  ,  auc- 
tioneers, 418  Montgomery  street,  Sun  Francisco,  Cal.,  on 
Monday,  the  fourth  day  of  November,  1867,  at  the  hour  of 
12  o'clock  M.  of  said  day,  to  pay  said  delinquent  assess- 
ment thereon,  together  with  costs  of  advertising  and  ex- 
penses of  sale. 

A.  G.  WOOD,  Secretary. 

Office.  338  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco.  ncl9 


Gold    Hill  Tunneling  Gold   aud  Silver    Mining 

Company.— Location:  Gold  Uiil  Mining  District,  County 

of  Storey,  State  of  Nevada. 

Notick.— There  are  delinquent,  upon  the  following  de- 
scribed  stock,  on  account  of  aaseasnient  (No.  $)  levied  on  the 
nineteenth  day  of  September!  1807,  the  several  amounts 
set  opposite  the  names  of  tho  reapectfvo  shareholders,  as 
follows: 

Name*.  No.  Certificate.    No.  Shares.    Amount. 

C  LGuvard *fl  20  $20  no 

C  l  Quyard mi  20  no  oo 

K  Pa-qiate 8  6  6  00 

E  Vill«> lie 323  20  20  UO 

A  V'olUlOt 312  16  16  00 

And  in  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  tho  Board 
of  Trustees,  made  on  the  nineteenth  day  of  September,  1867. 
so  many  Shares  of  each  parcel  of  said  stock  as  may  be  nec- 
essary, will  bo  sold  at  public  auction,  by  Messrs.  Maurice 
Doro  A  Co.,  No.  327  Montgomery  streot,  San  Francisco,  on 
Tuesday,  the  nineteenth  day  of  November,  1867,  at  the 
hour  of  l  o'clock,  P.  M.  of  said  day,  to  pay  said  delinquent 
assessment  thereon,  together  with  costs  of  advertising  and 
expenses  of  sale. 

R.  WEGENER,  Secretary. 

Office  415  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal,     oc26 

George    Washington    Gold    und    Mlvor   Alining 

Company— Silver  Mountain  District,  Alpine  County,  Cal. 

Notice.— The  Fifth  Annual  Meeting  of  the  stockholders 
of  the  above  named  Company  will  be  held  at  their  office. 
No.  338  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal.,  on  TUES- 
DAY, tho  fifth  day  of  November,  1867,  at  7^  o'clock  P.  M., 
for  the  purpose  of  electing  Trustees  to  serve  for  the  ensuing 
year,  and  for  the  transaction  of  such  other  business  as  may 
properly  come  before  them, 

A.  G.  WOOD,  Secretary. 

San  Francisco,  October  10, 1867.  ocl2 

Hope  Gravel    Mining    Company.— Location    of 

Works  and  Property:  Grass  Valley,  Nevada  County,  CaU- 

fornla. 

Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  siikl  Company,  held  on  the  thirtieth  day  ol 
September,  1867,  an  assessment  (No.  17)  of  one  dollar  per 
share  was  levied  upou  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company, 
payable  Immediately,  in  United  States  gold  and  silver 
coin,  to  the  Secretary,  at  his  office,  No.  633  Kearny  street, 
San  Francisco. 

Any  stock  uponwbich  said  assessment  shall  remnln  un- 

Said  on  the  sixth  day  of  November,  1867,  shall  be  deemed 
elinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  lor  sale  at  public 
auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  before,  will  be 
sold  on  Monday,  tho  twenty-fifth  day  of  November,  1867, 
to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of 
advertising  and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board 
ol  Trustees, 

DAVID  WILDER,  Secretary. 
Office,  No.  533  Kearny  street,  corner  of  Sacramento,  San 
Francisco,  California.  ocft 

I,  X.  Ii.  Gold  and  Silver  Mining  Company.— Lo- 
cation of  Works:  Silver  Mountain  District,  Alpine  Coun- 
ty, Cal. 

Notice  ishoreby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  tho  twenty-third  day 
of  September,  1867,  an  assessment  of  one  dollar  and  fifty 
cents  ($150)  per  share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock 
of  said  Company,  payable  inimedlately,  in  United  Stntes 
gold  and  silver  coin,  to  the  Secretary,  at  his  Office,  Pion- 
eer Hall,  Montgomery  street,  near  Jackson,  San  Francisco, 
or  to  John  G.  Slaveu,  at  Silver  Mountain. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment,  shall  remain  un- 
paid on  the  twenty-eighth  day  of  October,  1867,  shall  be 
deemed  delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale 
at  public  auction,  and  unless  payment  lhall  be  made  be- 
fore, will  be  sold  on  Thursday,  the  fourteenth  day  of  No- 
vember, 1867,  to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together 
with  costs  of  advertising  and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of 
the  Board  of  Trustees. 

J.  CROWNINSHIELD,  Secretary. 
Office,  Pioneer  Hall,  Montgomery  street,  up  stairs,  San 
Francisco.  sep28 

Postponement.— The  day  tor  deeming  stock  delinquent 
on  the  above  assessment  Is  hereby  postponed  until  Monday, 
the  fourth  day  of  November,  1867,  aud  the  sale  thereof  until 
Thursday,  the  twenty-first  day  of  November,  1867.  By  or- 
der of  the  Board  of  Trustees. 

oc26  J.  CROWNINGSHIELD,  Secretary. 

K-elaey    Gold    and    .Silver  Mining  Company,  £1 

Dorado  County,  California. 

Notice.— There  are  delinquent,  upon  the  following  de- 
scribed stock,  on  account  of  assessment  levied  on  the  twelfth 
day  of  September,  1867,  the  several  amounts  set  opposite  the 
names  of  the  respective  shareholders  as  follows: 

Names.  No.  Certificate.    No.  Shares.    Amount. 

Noble  Lovely 105  10  $2  1)0 

Noble  Lovely 529  215  43  DO 

Wm  Scnrles 505  10  2  00 

WmSearles 146  30  2  00 

J  W  Gould 628  5  1  00 

Mrs  H  M  Gardiner hal    31  120  24  00 

II  A  Cobb 271  125  2500 

If  A  Cobb 465  125  25  00 

E  Franklin 307  10  2  00 

E  Franklin 457  10  2  00 

E  Franklin 485  83  16  60 

EWEdaon 610  so  lo  oo 

BG  St  John 514  125  25  00 

Z  Colby 515  20  4  00 

T  R  Worthlev 526  50  10  00 

TR  Worthley  527  ]5  3  00 

TRWorthley 482  20  4  00 

T  R  Worthley 414  20  4  00 

E  AEdson 419  10  2  00 

John  Patterson 423  10  2  00 

-WTOher .430  30  6  00 

■S  ABemls.... 432  10  2  00 

RABemts 511  55  11  Oil 

CL  Warner 508  70  14  00 

D  Cronin 460  10  2  00 

D  Cronin 461  10  2  00 

D  Cronin  i62  10  2  011 

Mary  A  Gavard  458  10  2  00 

John  Knox 619  44  8  80 

Geo  E  Davis 475  84  16  80 

Geo  E  Davis 5i8  97  19  40 

Geo  11  Davis 521  26  5  00 

GeoE  Davis 522  5  1  00 

GeoEDavis 523  10  2  00 

GeoE  Davis 524  10  2  00 

Geo  E  Davis 525  70  14  00 

D  P  Belknap 520  15  3  00 

J  N  Mcltenzlc 5 16  35  7  00 

JN  McKenzic 517  15  3  00 

JN  McKenzic 513  £0  10  00 

C  L  Llppmnn 402  10  2  00 

C  L  Lippman 403  15  S  00 

And  In  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  the  Board 
ofTrustees,  made  on  the  twelfth  day  of  September,  1867,  so 
many  shares  of  each  parcel  of  said  stock  as  may  be  nec- 
essary, will  be  sold  at  public  auction,  at  the  salesroom  of 
Maurice  Dorc  &  Co.,  No.  327  Montgomery  street,  San  Fran- 
cisco, Cal.,  on  Monday,  the  eleventh  day  of  November, 
1867,  at  the  hour  of  12  o'clock,  M.,  of  said  day,  to  pay  said 
delinquent  assessment  thereon,  together  with  costs  of  ad- 
vertising and  expenses  of  sale. 

H.  V.  HERBERT,  Secretary.- 

Office,  No-  405  California  street,  San  Francisco,        oc26 

JL:idy  Bell  Copper  Mining  Company,  Low  Di- 
vide Mining  District,  Del  Norte  County,  California. 
Notice  is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  twenty-fourth  day 
of  October,  18ti7,  an  assessment  of  fifteen  cents  per  share  was 
levied  upon  tho  capital  stock  of  said  Company,  payable 
immediately,  in  United  States  gold  and  silver  coin,  to  the 
Secretary,  ortoJ.  K.  Johnson,  nt  Crescent  City. 

Any  stock  upon  whicn  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid on  i he  twenty-sixth  dav  of  November,  1867,  shall  be 
deemed  delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale  at 
publicaiiction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  before, 
will  be  sold  on  Monday,  the  sixteenth  day  of  December. 
1867,  to  pav  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs 
of  advertising  and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  ofthe  Board 
of  Trustees. 

B.  P,  WILKIN'S,  Secretary 
Office.  613  Market. direct.  San  Fn-ieiweo.  0«1.  oc26 


Nneitrn  Senora   de  Gaadelnpe-    Silver  Alining 

Company.    Location  of  Works  ;  Tayoltitn,    San   Dimas 

District,  Durango,  Mexico. 

Notice  la  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  ot  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  snld  Company,  held  on  the  twenty-first  day  of 
October,  1867,  an  assessment  (No.  29)  of  one  dollar  (81)  per 
■hare  was  levied  upon  tho  assessable  capital  stock  of 
said  Company,  payable  immediately,  In  United  States 
gidd  and  silver  coin,  to  the  Secretary,  E.  J.  FnnmtR,  at 
itiL'  office,  -No.  210  Post  street,  or  to  the  Treasurer,  A.  llu. 
mklmann,  at  his  office,  No.  637  Washington  street,  San 
Francisco. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
piil.l  on  the  thirtieth  dav  or  November,  1807,  shall  be  deemed 
ili'iiThiUf nt  mid  will  beduly  advertised  for  sate  at  public  auc- 
tion, und  unless  payment  shall  he  made  before,  will  bo 
sold  on  Monday,  the  ivvcniv-ihird  day  ol  December,  1807,  to 
puv  the  deli  ii, |  win  iissessnn-nt.  together  with  costs  of  ml  ver- 
tislng  and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  tho  Board  of 
Trustees. 
_„       „    „  E.  J.  PFEIFFER.  Secretary. 

Office,  No.  210Poststrect.  San  Francloco,  Cal.  oc26 

North  Slar  Gold  and  Silver  Mining  Company, 

Reese  River  Mining  District,  Lander  County,  Nevada. 

Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  off 
Trustees  of  snld  Company,  hold  on  the  I9th  dav  of  Scptem* 
her,  1867,  an  assessment  of  twenty  dollars  per  share  Was. 
levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  snld  Coinpunv.  pavabio 
immediately,  to  the  Secretary,  George  H.  Faulkner,  No. 
423  Front  street,  San  Francisco. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un. 
paid  on  Tuesday,  the  twenty-second  day  of  October,  1867,, 
shall  be  deemed  delinquent,  and  will  beduly  advertised 
for  sale  at  public  auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  bo 
mude  before,  will  be  sold  on  Monday,  the  eleventh  day 
of  November,  1867,  to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment. 
together  with  costs  of  advertising  and  expenses  of  sahi. 
By  order  of  the  Board  of  Trustees. 

GEORGE  H.  FAULKNER,  Secretary. 

Office,  423  Front  street,  Sun  Francisco,  Cal.  se21 

Postponement.— The  day  for  deeming  stock  delinquent  on 
the  above  assessment  Is  hereby  post poned  until  Wednesday, 
the  20th  day  of  November,  1867,  and  the  sale  thereof  until 
Saturday,  the  7th  day  of  December,  1367.  By  order  of  the 
Board  of  Trustees. 

oc26  GEORGE  H.  FAULKNER,  Secretary. 


Oxford  Beta  Tunnel  nnd  Mining  Company,  .E«- 

meralda  District  and  County,  State  of  Nevada. 

Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  eleventh  day  of 
September,  1867,  an  assessment  (No.  24)  of  fifty  cents  per 
share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Compa- 
ny, payable  immediately  In  United  States  gold  and  silver 
coin,  to  the  Secretary,  or  to  the  Superintendent  at  the  mine. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid on  the  twenty -tilth  day  of  October,  1867.  shall  be 
deemed  delinquent,  and  will  he  duly  advertised  for  sale 
at  public  auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  be- 
fore,  will  be  sold  on  Monday,  the  eleventh  dav  of  November. 
1867,  to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costsof 
advertising  and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees. 

GEO.  H.  PECK,  Secretary. 

Office,  212  Clay  street.  San  Francisco.  sel4 

Postponkukmt.— The  day  for  deeming  stock  delinquent  on 
the  above  assessment  is  hereby  postponed  until  the  first  day 
ot  November,  1867,  and  the  sale  thereof  until  Monday,  the 
eighteenth  day  of  November,  1867.  By  order  of  the  Board 
ot  Trustees. 

oc26  GEO.  H.  PECK,  Secretary. 

Postponement.— The  day  for  deeming  stock  delinquent  on 
the  above  assessment  is  hereby  postponed  until  Thursday, 
the  ninth  day  of  November.  1867,  and  the  sale  thereof  unui 
Monday,  the  twenty-sixth  day  of  November,  1867.  By  ci- 
der of  the  Board  of  Trustees. 

nov2  GEO.  H.  PECK,  Secretary. 


Old  Colony  Silver  Mining  Company. --Location 

of  Works:  Austin,  Reese  River,  Nevada. 

Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  twenty-eighth  day 
of  September,  18C7,  an  assessment  oftnree  ($3)  dollars  per 
share  was  levied  upon- the  capital  stock  of  snld  Company, 
payable  immediately,  In  United  Stales  gold  coin,  to  the 
Secretary,  at  his  office,  No.  523  Montgomery  street,  San 
FranciBco.  California. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid on  tho  second  day  of  November,  1867,  Bhall  be  deemed 
delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale  at  public 
auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  before,  will  bo 
sold  on  Monday,  the  twenty-fifth  day  ot  November,  1867,  to 
pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of  ad- 
vertising and  expenses  of  sale.    By  order  of  the  Board  of 

HENRY  O.HOWARD,  Secretory. 
Office,  623  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco.  oc5 


Quail  Mill  Mining  and  Water  Company.— Lo- 
cation of  Works:  Quail  Hill,  CalaverasCouniy,  CaL 
Notice.— There  are  delinquent  upon  the  following  de- 
scribed stock,  on  account  of  assessment  levied  on  the 
eighteenth  day  of  September,  1867,  the  several  amounts  set 
opposite  the  names  of  the  respective  shareholders,  as  fol- 
lows: 

Names.  No.  Certificate,    No.  Shares.    Amount, 

OW  Beaver 18  6tt  $2,000  00 

AE  Hill,  Trustee 6  3  100  00 

A  E  Hill,  Trustee 7  2  66  66 

AE  Hill,  Trustee. 8,9,  10    6-ea  16  6Uu  00 

AE  Hill,  Trustee 11,  12,  J3 

14,  15  10-ea  60  1,666  67 

AE  Hill,  Trustee 16,  17  25-ea  60  1,68167 

W  E  Dean ;19  60  2,0.i0  00 

And  in  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  ofthe  Board 
ofTrustees,  made  on  the  eighteenth  day  of  September,  1867, 
so  many  shares  of  each  parcel  of  said  stock  as  may  be  nec- 
essary, will  be  sold  at  public  auction,  by  Messrs.  Duncan 
&  Co.,  auctioneers,  at  the  olfice  of  the  Company,  room  No. 
10,  second  floor  of  No.  402  Montgomery*  tret  t,  San  Francisco, 
on  Monday,  the  eleventh  day  of  Noveraber,1867,  at  the  hour 
of  2  o'clock  P.  M.  of  said  day,  to  pay  said  delinquent  as- 
sessment thereon,  together  with  coats  of  advertising  and  ex- 
penses of  sale. 

T.  W.  COLBURN,  Secretary. 
Office,  room  No.  10  second  floor  of  No.  402  Montgomery 
street,  San  Francisco;  oc26 

Rattlesnake  Gold  and  Silver  Mining:  Compa- 
ny, Brown's  Valley,  Yuba  County,  California. 
Notice  is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting^  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company  ,held  on  the  seventeenth  day  of  Oc- 
tober, 1867,  an  assessment  of  one  dollar  (SI)  per  share  was 
levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company,  payable 
immediately.  In  United  States  gold  and  silver  coin,  to  tho 
Secretary,  318  California  street,  San  Francisco,  California. 
Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain 
unpaid  on  tho  twenty-first  day  of  November,  1867,  shall  be 
deemed  delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale  at 
public  auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  before, 
will  bo  sold  on  Monday,  tho  ninth  day  of  December, 
1867,  to  pay  the  delinquent  assessmeut,  together  with  costs 
of  advertising  and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board 
ol  Trustees. 

JOHN  F.  LOHSE,  Secretary. 
Office,  318  California  street.  San  Francisco,  Cal.        ocl9 


Olkkt  &  CO.,  Auctioneers  and  Real  .Estate  Agents,  attend 
promptly  to  all  business  entrusted  to  their  care  in  San 
Francisco  and  Oakland.  Mining  and  other  corpora  ions 
will  find  Col.  Olney  well  posted  and  thorough  In  transacting 
sales  of  delinquent  stock.  Office,  on  Broadway,  Oakland, 
and  No.  318 Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco.  nolO 


Postponement*  and  Alteration!*.— Secretaries  are 
requested  to  give  notice  of  postponements,  or  alterations 
which  they  may  desire  made  In  their  advertisements  at 
their  earliest  convenience.  New  advertisements  should  be 
PBnt  In  as  early  as  possible. 


286 


Mt  pitting  m&  Mmtlfk 


Machinery. 


VAJRINTEY'S 

PATENT    AMALGAMATOR. 

These  Machines  Stand  Unrivaled. 

For  rapidly  pulverizing  and  amalgamating  ores,  they 
have  no  equal.  No  effort  has  been,  or  will  be,  spared  to 
have  them  constructed  In  the  most  perfect  manner,  and  of 
the  great  number  now  In  operation,  not  one  has  everre- 
qul red  repairs.  Tlie  constant  and  increasing  demand  for 
them  lssulUclent  evidence  of  their  merits. 

They  aro  constructed  so  as  to  apply  steam  directly  Into 
the  pulp,  or  with  steam  bottoms,  as  desired. 

This  Amalgamator  Operates  as  Follows : 
The  pan  being  filled,  the  motion  of  the  mullcr  forces  the 
pulp  to  the  center,  whore  it  is  drawn  down  through  the  ap- 
erture and  between  the  grinding  surfaces.  Thence  it  is 
thrown  to  the  periphery  Into  the  quicksilver.  The  curved 
plates  again  draw  it  to  the  center,  where  it  passes  down, 
and  to  the  circumference  as  before.  Thus  it  is  constantly 
passing  in  a  regular  flow  between  the  grinding  surfaces  and 
into  the  quicksilver,  until  the  ore  is  reduced  to  an  impalpa- 
ble powder,  and  the  metal  amalgamated. 

Setters  made  on  the  same  principle  excel  all  others.— 
They  bring  the  pulp  so  constantly  and  perfectly  in  contact 
with  quicksilver,  that  the  particles  are  rapidly  and  com 
pletoly  absorbed- 
Mill  men  are  invited  to  examine  those  pans  and  setters  for 
themselves,  at  the  PACIFIC  FOTTlVBltY, 

Ivl  San  Francisco. 

Hunt's  Double-Action  Pump 


Brodie's  Patented  Improvements 


i^sr 


IscheaD,  durable,  strong,  and  not  liable  to  get  outoforder 
Btiiltand  on  hand  at  No.  ;28  Second  street,  and  108  Jessie 

MvlStf  E.  O.  HUNT,  Prop'r. 


E.  T.  STEEN, 

Commission  Agent  for  tile  purchase  and  sale  of 

Engines,  Boiler   Castings, 

ATTD  ALL  KINDS  OF  MACHINERY, 

No.  537  Washington,  and  532  Merchant  st.,  San  Francisco. 

HAS  FOE  SALE 
One  Enclne,  6-Horse  Power,  ...  S140 
One  Xiifclne  with  Boiler,  7-IIoree,  -  GOO 
One  Engine,  Link,  for  Hoisting,  15-BT.orse,  800 
Two  Engine*,  Boilers,  Port.,  16-Horse,  l,SOO 
One  Engine,  4©- Horse,  .....  l,30O 
One  Iron  Battery  of  4  Stamps,  -  -  SO© 
Also,  a  great  variety  of 

Boilers    untl    Machinery, 

CASTII\GS  OF  ALL  KINDS. 

AT    LESS    THAN    MARKET   RATES. 

fl®- Parties  wishing  to  purchase  or  sell  Machinery,  of  any 
kind,  can  do  so  to  advantage  through  this  agency, 
12vl5qr 


Steam  Pumps, 

FOR   DRAINING   MINES    OR    ELEVATINO   WATER  TO 
ANY   HIUHT. 

PICKERING'S  GOVERNORS 

For  Steam  Engines.  > 

GriiTard's    Injector's, 

For  Feeding  Boilers. 

STODDART'S^RON    WORKS, 


PATTINSON'S 
HURDY-GURDY  WATER-WHEEL. 


The  Inventor  of  this  'Wheal  having,  after  much  delay, 
finally  obtained  the  patent  for  the  same,  is  prepared  to  sell 
rights  therefor  to  such  as  may  be  desirous  of  putting  thorn 
up,  or  continuing  those  already  in  use.  This  is  well  known 
among  miners  as  the  "hurdy-gurdy  wheel,"  and  la  con- 
sidered the  most  economical  Water-Wheel  now  in  use. 

Notice  is  hereby  given,  that  the  subscriber  Is  ihe  fnvantor 
and  holds  the  patent  right  for  the  construction  and  use  of 
the  same;  and  that  no  person  has  a  right  to  manufacture 
or  use  them  without  his  permit. 

7vl5-qy  THOMAS  PATTINSON. 


FOR  THE  TREATMENT  OF 

Gold  and  Silver  Ores. 


BRODIE'S  PATENTED  IMPROVED  QUARTZ  CRUSHER. 
The  attention  of  all  interested  in  Mining  is  respect- 
fully called  to  this  Improved  Machine   for  Breaking    or 
Spalllng  Quartz,  or  other  Rock,  possessine-.  as  it  does,  sim- 
plicity of  action  and  lightness  of  construction,  so  far  as  is 
compatible  with  strength  and  durability.    Inconsequence 
of  these  advantages,  the  advertisers  arc  enabled  to  offer 
these  machines  to  the  public  at  the  following  low  terms: 
No.  1— Or  0-inch  Crusner,  capable  of  reducing  from 
three  to  four  tons  of  quartz  per  hour,  no  piece  be- 
ing larger  than  a  walnut-price $600 

No.  2— Or  15-inch  Crusher,  capable  of  similarly  putting 

through  five  to  six  tons  per  hour 8GO 

No.  3— Or  18-inch  Crusher,  will  in  a  similar  manner 

crush  from  seven  to  eight  tons  per  hour 1,SOO 

EXPLANATION  OP  THE  ABOVE  ENGRAVING. 

The  frame  is  made  of  cast  iron,  bound  with  heavy 
wrought  iron  bands,  making  it  very  strong,  and  at  the  same 
time  light  and  portable.  The  crusher  is  bolted  to  a  wood 
frame  of  sufficient  hightto  clear  the  fly-wheel,  and  allow 
the  crushed  quartz  to  pass  off.  The  dotted  lines  show  the 
movable  and  stationary  jaws.  Letter  A  represents  the 
eccentric  shaft  bv  which  the  power  is  applied  direct  to  the 
movable  jaw.  '  B  represents  the  movable  jaw,  and  C  the 
fixed  jaw.  D  represents  the  link  or  radius  bar.  E  repre- 
sents the  bolts  for  regulating  the  opening.  F,  which  can  be 
regulated  at  pleasure,  so  as  to  graduate  to  the  size  to  which 
it  is  Intended  tne  quartz  shall  be  crushed.  G  represents  the 
feed  opening,  by  which  the  size  of  the  machine  Is  desig- 
nated. 

The  arrow  on  the  fiv-wh eel  shows  the  direction  to  drive 
the  eccentric,  which,  in  combination  with  the  link,  D,  gives 
the  movabie  jaw,  B,  a  forward  and  downward  motion  at  the 
sumo  lime,  and  which  makes  the  hardest  rock  yield  and 
Si'pai'iiU'  iiiUi  lr:irnnuls  of  any  desired  size. 

The  above  Crushers  have  been  recently  erected  and  are 
now  successfully  employed  at  Bear  Valley,  Mariposa  conn- 

K,  Rawhide  Ranch,  Tut.lumuc  county.  Excelsior  Mine, 
ike  District,  Nevada  countv,  and  can  bo  sPen 'In  opera- 
tion at  the  Fulton  Foundry,  First  street.  San  Francisco. 

The  following  testimonial  respecting  the  effectiveness  of 
this  Crusher,  has  been  received  from  the  Superintendent 
of  the  "Rawhide  Ranch1'  Mine.  In  Tuolumne  Countv: 
Rawhipe  Ranch,  Tuolumne  Co.,  Sept.  28,  1866. 
Jasiks  Brodie,  Esq.,  Sun  Francisco— My  Dear  Sir:  Itglves 
me  pleasure  to  inform  vou  that  I  have  for  the  past  three 
months  had  one  of  your  largest  sized  Rock  Crushers  in 
use,  at  the  Rawhide  Ranch  Mining  Company's  Mill,  which 
Ins  entirely  met  my  expectations;  and  I  have  no  hesita- 
tion in  recommending  it  tn  all  who  are  in  need  of  a  machine 
for  rapidlv.  cheaply  and  properly  preparing  ounrtz  for  the 
stamps.    Vours  truly,  R.P.JOHNSON, 

Supt  Rawhide  Ranch  Quartz  Mill. 

BRODIE'S  PATENT  IMPROVED  GERMAN  AMALGA- 
MATING BARREL.— This  Barrel  obtained  a  premium  at 
the  Fair  of  the  Mechanics1  Institute  in  San  Francisco,  in 
18(54.  Further  particulars  will  be  afforded  on  application 
to  the  subscribers.  t 

Those  infringing  the  patent  rights  to  the  above  improved 
Barrel,  are  hereby  informed  that  on  and  alter  the  1st  No 
vember,  1866.  the  royalty  charged  for  using  the  same  w'M 
be  raised  to  the  sum  of  S100  per  Barrel. 

A  diagram,  with  explanations  of  this  machine,  will  be 
found  In  the  "Mining  and  Scientific  Press,"  of  September 
29th,  1866. 

BRODIE'S  PATENT  WIND-BLAST  SEPARATOR  FOR 
DRY  CRUSHING.— This  Dry  Crusher  has  been  found  the 
most  economical  and  effective,  mode  of  crushing  ores  in 
Mexico.  California  and  Nevada.  Diagrams  and  explana- 
tions afforded  on  application  to  the  subscribers, 

A  drawing  and  full  description  of  this  machine  will  be 
found  in  the  Mining  and  Scientific  Press  of  Sent.  22d.lS6fi. 
BKUBIE  A:  RABCLIFP, 
Express  Building,  402  Montgomery  street, 

12vl3tf  San  Fraucisco. 


American   Double  Turbine 


THERE  WHEELS,  UNEQUALED  AND  UNRIVALED  IN 
the  United  Stutes  or  the  world,  have  been  fully  tested 
on  .this  coast,  more  than  forty  being  in  use  at  this  date  in 
California  and  Oregon,  driving  all  kinds  of  machinery,  Saw 
Mills,  Flour  Mills,  Quartz  Mills,  etc.,  etc.,  etc. 

California  References.— E.  Stocton.  Foisom;  O.  Sim- 
mons, Oakland,  (Mill  at  Clear  Lalci-):  Morgan  Covfllc,  Lex- 
ington, Santa  Clara  County;  J.  Y.  McMillan,  Lexington 
Santa  Clara  County.    J3S5-Send  for  Circular,  to 

KNAPP  <fc  GRANT. 
Agents  for  California. 
26vl3-lyq  SIO  Washington  street,  San  Francisco. 


3E .      O .     HUNT, 

Manufacturer  of 

"Windmills,  Home-Powers 

Pumps,  Pnmplnc 

J? rumen  and 

Gearing. 

Host's  AnjosTAULE  Wind  Mills 
to  have  all  Ihe  sails  so  arranged  as 
turn  edgeways  to  the  wind  when 
the  mill  Is  stopped.  TliesailBcan 
be  set  at  any  angle  to  suit  the 
.  force  of  the  wind,  while  the  mill 
J  is  miming, by  means  of  the  brake 
lever  at  the  foot  of  the  mill,  by 
any  person. 

Hunt's  Sklf  Regulating  Hull 
is  strong,  durable  and  cheap.  It 
is  provided  whh  means  for  stop- 
ping, In  the  most  violent  winds. 
This  mill  Is  well  known  through- 
out the  State. 

Tread  Horse-Powers,  Swap  Horse-Powers,  Pumps  In  great 

variety,  single  and  Douhle-Acling.     Frames  and  Gearing 

for  running  pumps,  from  steam  or  other  power,  constantly 

on  hand  and  built  to  order.    Water  Tanks  built  to  order. 

No.  £8  Second  St.,  anl  108  and  110  Jessie  St , 

2vlfiqy  Snu  Francisco. 


THE   (,'ELEIJKATEl) 

Self  Generating  Portable 
Oas   Lamp. 


This  extraordinary  Lamp  pro- 
duces its  own  gasky  the  vapor- 
ization of  Petroleum.  Naphtha, 
or  Benzine.  It  emits  neither 
smoke  norsmcli,  and  burns  with 
a  pure  white  flattie,  equal  In  in- 
tensity to  an  ordinary  gas  burn- 
er,and  atan  expense  of  from  one 
to  three  ceins  per  hour  only,  ac- 
cording to  the  Quantity  of  light 
required.  It  is  peculiarly  adap- 
ted i  or  mining  purposes,  also  for 
stores,  factories,  billiard  rooms, 
and,  In  fact,  for  all  purposes 
where  regular  gas  is  not  availa- 
ble and  lor  which  it  is  mi  nd- 
mirable  subsiitute.  As  an  out- 
door  light  it  sfands  unrivalled, 
burning  with  undiminished  bril- 
liancy in  u  strong  wind. 


Directions  for  "Use. 

■^Charge  the  reservoir  with  the  prepared  fluid,  or  with 
Benzine,  from  half  to  three-fourths  full;  allow  a  portion  to 
run  through  into  the  cup,  then  turn  off  the  tap  and  ignite 
the  fluid,  which  will  heat  the  burner  sufficiently  to  gener- 
ate the  gas,  which  will  be  seen  issuing  from  the  top.  The 
tap  must  now  be  turned  on,  and  a  steady  lightwill  be  main- 
tained till  the  whole  ol  the  contents  of  the  reservoir  is  con- 
sumed . 

A  small  needle,  bent  at  the  point  and  fixed  In  a  holder, 
mav  be  occasionally  required  to  clear  ihe  minute  hole 
through  which  the  gas  issues,  and  the  regulating  screw  at 
the  bottom  turned  a  Hitle  back:  but  care  must  be  taken  not 
to  force  the  screw  ioo  high,  and  it  should  never  be  used  to 
extinguish  the  light— by  turning  the  tap  off,  it  will  gradually 


lamp  should  be  placed  in  a  vise  and  the  burner  screwed  off 
The  burnt  cotton  must  then  bo  withdrawn,  and  a  fresh 
piece  of  siout  cotton  rag,  one  inch  wide  and  four  or  five 
inches  long,  should  be  doubled  over  a  piece  of  wire,  and 
Inserted  into  the  pipe— the  ends  cut  short  off,  the  burner 
again  screwed  on  wilh  a  little  white  lead,  and  the  lamp  is 
ready  for  use. 

Manufaciured  solely  by  JOHN  J.  HUCKS.  original  propri- 
etor.   Factory,  North  Beach,  San  Francisco;  and  for  sale 
by  his  agents'in  every  city  and  town  throughout  the  State. 
18vl4-3m-S 


STEWART'S 

CEIKIJRATBO     HINGED 

Grinder  and  'Amalgamator. 


Tlie  Cheapest  and  Quickest  Pan  now  used* 

It  is  flat-bottomed,  loses  far  less  power  In  throwing  the 
pulp,  and  circulates  the  same  under  the  muHer  to  better 
advantage  than  any  oilier  Pan  in  use.  while  the  steam, 
owing  to  the  thinness  of  the  cone,  lias  a  more  direct  effect 
In  heating  the  pulp.  E  Is  the  niuller  plate;  F  the  Grinding 
Shoe,  attached  by  an  adjustable  hinge  joint  in  the  middle 
of  the  same— the  bmiom  wearing  down  even  with  the  dies. 

Mr.  J.  H.  SI'E.V ART,  the  inventor,  1ms  hud  ten  years  Of 
experience  in  mechanical  operations,  and  may  lie  addressed 
at  San  Francisco,  or  called  on  at  the  Miners'  Foundry,  First 
street,  where  his  Fan  Is  manufaciured,  ond  is  lo  be  seen  at 
any  time  in  operation.  HvlG-lamtf 


SUPERIOR  CUT-OFF  ENGINES. 

We  desire  to  call  the  attention  of  Engineers,  Manufac- 
turers, and  Millmen,  to  the  celebrated 

I-I  art  ford    Engine, 

With  Wright's  Patent  Variable  Cut-off,  which  we  nre  now 
monufacturing  under  a  license  from  the  Woodruff'*  Beach 
Iron  Work.  Co.,  Hartford,  Ct.  To  parlies  wishing  a  First- 
class 

Fuel-Saving  Engine, 

Simple  and  durable  in  construction,  this.  Engine  Is  offered 
in  the  belief  that  it  is  superior  to  any  other  manufactured. 
It  enjoys  the  very  highest  reputation  in  the  Atlantic  States, 
where  it  is  well  known;  over  3U0  of  them  having  been  built 
by  the  Woodruff  &  Beach  Company,  and  being  now  in  suc- 
cessful operation. 


San  Francisco,  Aug.  29, 1867. 


GODDAIC1)  A  CO., 
Pacific  Iron  Works. 
9vlfitt 


DR.  BEERS'  PATENT 
WIRE   GAUZE  AMALGAMATOR. 

THE  ATTENTION  OF  QUARTZ,  HYDRAULIC  AND 
Placer  Miners,  is  railed  to  this  new  Invention  for  saving 
FineGoln"  It  is  designed  to  furnish  the  miner  wilh  a  cheap 
and  simple  apparatus  by  which  the  finest  frtegojd  can  be 
saved  without  loss,  requiring  little  attention,  no  machinery 
to  drive  it,  and  will  positively  collect  every  particle  of 
amalgam,  or  of  waste  mercury  that  may  have  escaped  Irom 
mill  or  sluice,  and  as  these  particles  arc  alway- charged 
with  more  or  less  gold,  this  item  alone,  in  many  Instances, 
will  more  than  pay  the  cost  of  this  Amalgamator  every 
mouth.  For  Circulars,  and  further  particulars,  address 
Un   J.  B.  BL;ER^.  riau  Francisco, 


llv!5  6m 


Per  Wells,  b'argo  <fc  Co's  Express. 


BLAKE'S  QUARTZ  BREAKER ! 

PRICES     SsTeOXJCEXH 

MACHINES   OF  ALL   SIZES   FOE   SALE 
—  BY  — 

Wl.   P.   BLAKE, 

Corner  First  mid  Mission  streets,  or  Box  U.077 

3vlSf  SAN   FRANCISCO. 


A  New  "Iron  Horse"— Wonderful, 
if  True. 

A  new  and  wonderful  iron  horse  has  been 
privately  exhibited  at  the  recent  Paris  Ex- 
position. The  throng,  during  the  regular 
hours  of  exhibition,  would  not  admit  of 
a  public  trial  ;  it  was  therefore  exhibited 
privately,  at  night,  in  the  presence  of  the 
Emperor  and  a  large  number  of  invited  me- 
chanical engineers,  inventors,  etc.  The 
Chicago  Tribune  gives  the  following  account 
of  this  reported  wonderful  invention,  from 
a  private  letter  shown  to  the  editors  of  that 
paper.  We  extract  a  portion,  only,  of  the 
Tribune's  account : 

"The  iron  horse  bears  no  resemblance  to 
its  equine  namesake.  Imagine  a  trunk- 
shaped  box  about  seven  feet  long,  and  wide 
enough  for  a  man  to  saddle,  and  about  five 
feet  high;  the  whole  concern  mounted  on 
five  wheels,  the  wheels  concealed,  however, 
under  the  machine.  It  is  covered  with 
leather,  and  has  a  saddle,  only  the  saddle  is 
very  high  in  front  and  back,  so  there  is  no 
chance  of  being  unhorsed.  In  front  is  a 
steering  apparatus  of  the  simplest  kind — 
two  silk  cords — and  just  before  the  saddle  is 
a  steel  bar,  which  regulates  the  speed.  If 
you  pull  it  up  you  start  the  machine  ;  pull 
it  higher  up,  you  increase  the  speed  ;  if  you 
depress  it,  you  decrease  it  "until  a  point  is 
reached,  when  the  apparatus  stops. 

"The  inventor,  quite  a  young  man,  com- 
menced winding  up  the  machine  with  what 
seemed  to  me  to  be  a  crank  motion,  and  as 
I  distinctly  heard  the  click  of  the  rachet,  I 
therefore  supposed  it  was  worked  by  a  coiled 
spring,  but  I  have  reasons  since  to  think  I 
was  mistaken.  I  suppose  it  took  two  min- 
utes to  wind  it,  when  he  mounted  it,  and 
started  it  by  pulling  up  the  steel  bar.  It 
moved  gradually  off,  so  that  for  the  first 
minute  I  could  walk  alongside  of  it ;  but 
presently  it  started  at  the  speed  of  a  fast 
horse,  and  in  a  moment  more  was  lost,  go- 
ing round  the  curve  of  a  circle,  measuring 
some  yards  more  than  an  English  mile.  It 
seemed  to  me  to  be  incredible  that  he  should 
have  performed  the  circuit  in  two  minutes 
and  twelve  seconds.  A  hearty  clapping  of 
hands  greeted  the  machine  as  it  came  ca- 
reering on,  and  gradually  stopping  without 
any  apparent  trouble. 

"I  noticed  the  Emperor,  generally  tacti- 
turn,  loud  in  his  applause,  clapping  his 
hands  as  lustily  as  I  did.  The  inventor 
then  said  that  he  would  put  it  up  to  its 
speed,  but  to  do  this  he  must  give  the  ma- 
chine a  start.  He  then  wheeled  round,  and 
just  like  a  jockey  starting  a  horse,  got  it  up 
to  a  maximum ;  and  as  he  passed  us  he 
seemed  to  be  flying.  The  circuit  was  made 
in  fifty-eight  seconds.  A  new  salvo  of  ap- 
plause met  him  as  he  brought  the  machine 
to  where  the  Emperor  was  standing,  and  I 
must  say  that  I  felt  some  just  emotion  when 
the  Emperor  took  the  legion  of  honor  from 
his  button-hole  and  placed  it  on  the  young 
inventor's  breast. " 

The  writer  characterizes  the  performance 
of  this  machine  as  "extraordinary."  He 
was  informed  that  its  highest  rate  >of  speed 
could  be  kept  up  for  four  hours.  He  thinks 
the  mechanical  power  connected  with  it  must 
be  secondary,  and  that  a  galvanic  battery, 
concealed  in  its  interior,  was  its  real  motive 
power.  The  Emperor  and  the  inventor  are 
the  only  two  human  beings  who  know  the 
secret  of  its  mechanism.  It  is  said  that  one 
of  these  motors  is  to  be  connected  with  a  bat- 
tery of  the  Emperor's  newly  invented  artil- 
lery, elsewhere  noticed  in  our  present  issue. 

The  writer  saw  four  persons  mount  it, 
with  whom  it  moved  much  more  rapidly 
than  a  carriage  could  be  driven.  Experi- 
ments were  made  to  show  its  capability  of 
moving  over  a  rough  country.  Several  loads 
of  earth  were  thrown  over  the  floor,  over 
wliiii  the  machine  passed  with  apparent 
ease. 

The  machine  had  been  on  exhibition,  in 
a  retired  part  of  the  Exposition  building, 
from  the  opening  of  the  same  ;  but  was  sent 
away  the  next  morning  after  the  above  trial, 
by  order  of  the  Secretary  of  War.  The  invent- 
or's name  is  given  as  Victor  de  Nardea.  This 
is  either  a  great  humbug,  or  a  very  import- 
ant invention.     It  is  decidedly  Frenehy. 

Tee  receipts  of  the  Alameda  County  Ag- 
ricultural Society  are  reported  about  $4,000, 
and  the  expenditures  of  the  Fair  about  the 
same,  leaving  as  a  profit  the  property  on 
race  grounds,  etc.  The  encouragement  given, 
this  year  will  lead  to  greater  efforts  for  a 
large  Fair  the  coming  year. 


©fa  Pining  and  £ri«rtifi*  gtt&. 


287 


Mcosa  Si-mmaky — Washoe. — Continued 
/rom  ttij.:  279  : 

A  considerable  body  of  pay  ore  -was  ex- 
posed by  the  recent  cave  in  the  ChoUar-Po- 
tosi  mine.  It  comes  np  to  within  a  short 
distance  of  the  surface. 

Oct  27th :  Steele  ic  Co.  are  still  engased 
in  extracting  ore  from  the  Sacramento  mine 
of  a  quality  that  pays  well  for  crushing. 

The  Savage  mine  is  now  yielding  an  aver- 
age of  32D  tons  of  ore  per  day. 

Brooks'  mill,  Washington  District,  is  in 
operation.  We  learn  that  eight  tons  of 
second-class  ore  from  the  Eclipse  mine 
worked  at  the  mill  yielded  100  pounds  of 
amalgam. 

There  is  a  nimor  that  a  strike  has  been 
made  in  the  Hale  &  Norcross  mine. 

Gold  Hill  JSTews,  Oct  28th :  Palmyra  dis- 
trict is  beginning  to  loom  up  again.  There 
are  fonr  or  five  companies  now  at  work. 
Some  ore  has  already  been  sent  to  one  of  the 
mills  at  Dayton,  which  yielded  over  $40  per 
ton. 

UTAH. 

Salt  Lake  Vedette,  Oct.  19th:  There  is  on 
exhibition  in  Walter's  jewelry  window  an 
enormous  piece  of  gcid  quartz  weighing 
some  50  pounds,  and  literally  "lousy"  with 
gold.  We  were  informed  it  had  just  arrived 
from  the  California  Mining  District,  Sweet- 
water, and  was  taken  from  the  "Miners'  De- 
light" ledge. 


The  Discovery  of  the  Laws  of  Gravi- 
tation.— A  claim  has  been  lately  set  up  in 
Prance  to  show  that  Pascal  was  the  original 
discoverer  of  the  laws  of  gravitation.  This 
claim  was  based  upon  some  correspondence, 
said  to  be  in  the  handwriting  of  Pascal,  pro- 
duced by  M.  Chasles  before  the  Academy  of 
Sciences.  The  correspondence  was  pro- 
nounced in  the  English  journals  to  be  a 
forgery,  and  the  same  opinion  is  also  enter- 
tained by  many  eminent  Frenchmen,  among 
them  M.  Fougere,  who  some  years  ago 
spent  fifteen  months  in  deciphering  the 
manuscripts  of  Pascal's.  "Pensees,"  and  who 
says  that  the  forger  has  not  even  imitated 
Pascal's  handwriting.  The  glory  of  Newton 
seems  still  untarnished. 


SANTA  CLARA  COLLEGE,  S.  J. 

S.VST.I  CUBA,  CAX. 

Conducted  by  the  Fathers  of  the  Society 

of  Jesus. 


The  SEVENTEENTH  ANNUAL  SESSION  of  this  College 
will  commence  on  August  28. 1867. 

TERMS— Tuition  In  the  Classical  and  Scientific  Depart- 
ment, Boarding  and  Lodging,  Washing  and  Mending  of 
Articles  Washed,  School  Stationery,  Medical  Attendance 
and  Medicines,  Fuel.  Light,  Baths,  etc  ,  per  session  or  tell 
months,  $351). 

For  further  Information  nnd  catalogues,  apply  to  the 
President  of  the  College,  or  to  Rev.  A.  Maraschi,  St.  Igna- 
tius' College,  Market  street,  San  Francisco. 

6vl5-lin  REV.  A.  MASNATA,  S.  J.,  President 


THE  OENTEAL  PAEK  OF  THE  PACIFIC. 
Woodward's     Gardens, 

HIT    GALLEET, 

MUSEUM,     GYMNASIUM, 
ZOOLOGICAL    CARDENS. 

»®-A  GRAND  INSTRUMENT  XL  CO  NCEKT  every  Saturday 

afternoon,  and  on  Sundays  a  GRAND  CONCERT  OF 

SACKED  MUSIC,  appropriate  to  the  occasion. 

THESE  BEAUTIFUL  GARDENS  ARE  VISITED  DAILY 
hy  hundreds  of  the  pleasure-seeking  public,  and  all 
agree  In  pronouncing  them  the  best  and  onl ,  llrst-cluss  sub 
urban  resort  on  the  Pacific  Coast, 

The  extensive  grounds  are  covered  with  the  rarest  trees 
and  shrubbery,  making  it  a  most  desirable  spot  for  small 
parlies  wishing  to  enjoy  a  Pic-Nic. 

To  all  departments  new  attractions  are  being  constantly 
added. 

These  Gardens  are  accessible  by  the  Howard  and  Market 
streetcars. 

Entrances  on  Mission  and  Valencia  streets,  between  Thir- 
teenth and  Fourteenth.    UPEN  EVERY  DAY. 

Admission  to  all  parts,  25>  Cents.  Children,  under  12 
years,  half  priee.  luvlflqr 


FAEMERS'    AND    MECHANICS' 

BANK    OF    SAYINGS. 

325  Sansomc  street,  near  California. 

Incorporated  under  the  Act  of  the  Legislature  of  California, 
approved  April  llth,  1862. 


CAPITAL    STOCK, 


N.  O.  Fassctt, 
G.  H.  Wheeler, 
Henry  Duiton, 


DIRECTORS: 
George  SI.  Condee, 
Isaac  E.  Davis, 
B.  H.  Freeman, 


$150,000. 


Reuben  Morton, 
James  Laidley, 
Samuel  L.  .Palmer. 


G.  H.  WHEELER,  Cashier.    N.  O.  FASSETT,  President, 

Deposits  received  in  gold,  silver  or  currency,  payahle  in 
like  kind,  at  sight.  Funds  may  be  sent  by  express,  or  in 
registered  packages  by  mail.  Receipts  will  be  promptly 
turn  shed. 

We  will  receive  Gold  Dust  and  Bullion,  for  refining  or 
a*sav;  make  advances  on  the  same,  and  return  proceeds 
promptly. 

Best  Bankers1  Drafts,  on  all  parts  of  the  world,  furnished 
at  lowest  rates,  by  addressing  us.  Write  names  plain. 
Checks  of  nil  banks  taken. 

Money  loaned  only  ou  first-class  security,  safety  being 
our  first  consideration. 
Tike  Highest  XtiUe*  of  Interest  paid  on  Gold 

Deposits. 
DEPOSITS  RECEIVED  IN  SUMS  OF  81  AND  UPWARDS. 

Wc  will  keep  safely  all  bonds  deposited  with  us;  collect 
and  remit  the  interest  to  our  friends  in  the  country,  as  may 
be  directed.    For  further  particulars,  address 

FARMERS' AND  MECHANICS'  BANK.- 

2vl5-6meow  San  Francisco. 


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C.   E.    COLLW8, 

No.  603  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco. 
EXCLUSIVE    AKia'T 

FOE  THE 

AMERICAN 

"WATCH   FACTORY. 

A  largo  assortment  of  these 
Superior     "W  atohes, 

In  Gold  and  Silver  Canes, 

Constantly  on  hand,  and  sold    at   Factory 
prices.    Also, 

ENGLISH     AND    SWISS     WATCHES. 

Imported  directly  from    ho  Manufacturers. 

The  American  Company  are  now  making 

VERT    FINE     WATCHES    FOR    LADIES. 

C3"  A  largo  assortment    of  Gold   Chains 
and  Jewelry.  25vl0-6m 


W     YORK     PRICES. 


WE  ARE  NOW  OFFERING- 
OXJK.    IMMENSE    STOCK 

OP 

Fine  Custom  Made  Clothing 

AND 

Gents'  Furnishing  Goods 

A.T  PRICKS  THAT  DEFY  COMPETITION. 

Oar  Stock,  of  Clothing:  Consists  ©t 
AJJU  THE  LATEST  STYLES 

BOTH  OP  MATERIAL  AND  FINISH. 

A  Large  Assortment  of 
Trunks.  Valises,  Carpet  Bates,  Blankets.  Etc., 

AT   EXTIIK.MI'LY   LOW  PRICES. 

J.  It.  MEAJD  &  CO., 

8vl0  Cor;  of  Washington  and  Snnsome  streets. 


Notice  to  Miners, 

Well-Borers    and  Water    Companies. 

MPRAG  IS  NOW  PREPARED  TO  MANUFACTURE 
■  Hydraulic  and  Artesian  Well  Pipes  in  the  best  work- 
manlike manner,  and  at  the  lowest  market  rates.  Having 
made  large  additions  to  my  stock  of  machinery  for  that 
branch  of  business.  I  am  prepared  to  fill  all  orders  with  dis- 
patch, and  guarantee  eniire  satisfaction.  I  also  mannfae- 
ture  Mississippi  Stoves,  of  the  latest  improved  patterns,  for 
vessels  of  all  classes.    Also,  Ship  Plumbing  done. 

Aft.  PRIG. 
8vl3-ly       Stove  Store.  No.  125  Clay  street,  below  Davis. 


NELSON   &    DOBLE, 

AGENTS  FOR 

Thomas  Firth  fe  Sons1  Cast  Steel,  Files, 

Etc.,  Shear,  Spring,  German,  Plow,  Blister  and  Toe  Calk 

Steel;  manufacturers  of 

Mill    Picks,    Sledges,    Hammers,  Picks, 

Stone   Cutters1,    Blacksmiths'    and    Horse-Shoers'   Tools, 

319  anj  321  Pine  Street, 

Between  Montgomery  and  Sansorae. [San  Francisco. 

lOvl-iqr 


Quartz  Mill  Construction  and  Superintendence 

THE  UNDERSIGNED  IS  AT  PRESENT  OPEN  FOR  AN 
engagement  as  a  working  Superintendent  In  the  con- 
struction or  operation  of  a  Quartz  Mill.  Has  had  Ave  years 
steady  and  successful  experif  nee.  in  working  ores  in  Washoe, 
and  l<  practiced  in  saving  sulphurets  and  the  treatment  of 
rebellious  ores.  Is  prepared  to  furnish  references  for  all 
the  necessary  qualifications  of  an  intelligent,  faithful  and 
reliable  quartz  operator.    Address  F.  MtSHAW. 

San  Francisco,  care  Mining  and  Scientific  Press.    26vU3m 


Mining  Secretary. 

THE  SUBSCRIBER.  HAVING  SERVED  FOR  THE  LAST 
five  years  as  Secretary  of  various  mining  companies, 
feels  fully  competent  to  -serve  in  that  capacity.  Any  par- 
ties wishing  to  secure  the  services  of  a  Secretary  can  be 
accommodated  on  reasonable  terms.  Information  given, 
and  ail  necessary  papers  correctly  made  out. 

Having  had  a  long  experience  in  the  purchasing  of  goods 
and  machinery  i'or  miners,  parties  in  the  mines  will  find  it 
to  their  advantage,  where  pure  nasi  tn;  agents  are  employed, 
to  send  their  orders  to  the  undersigned- 

J.  M.  BUFFINGTON, 
17vl6tf  No.  5  Government  House,  San  Francisco. 


Copperas !    Copperas ! 

7£  f\Cif\  SLBS.  IMPORTED   COPPERAS-SULPHATE 
i  *J,UUU  of  Iron— for  b>Uq  in  lots  to  suit,  by 

BENJ.  BRADV.  103  California  street, 
13. Li  3m  S.  W-  corner  Davis,  up  stairs. 


HAYWARD  &  COLEMAN, 

IMPORTERS  AND  REFINERS 
—  or— 

Illumiiiating,   Lubricating, 


P-A-INT     OILS! 

CONSISTING   OP 

KEROSENE,    LARD,     SPERM.    ELEPHANT,     POLAR, 

TANNERS',  NEATSFOOT,  BOILED  AND  RAW 

LINSEED,  CASTOR    AND  CHINA  NUT. 


SPIRITS  OF  TURPENTINES  ALCOHOL 

Note. —We  would  specially  call  the  attention  of  Mill 
owners  and  Engineers  to  our  superior  PARAFFINE  OIL, 
which  we  manufacture  from  the  California  Petroleum 
This  Oil  will  not  gum.  Machinery  thoroughly  cleaned  and 
lubricated  with  It  will  nut  heat,  and  after  remaining  at  rest, 
can  be  started  without  cleaning  off. 

OS- A  sample  can  of  our  Paralllne  Oil  will  be  forwarded 
on  application  to  us,  as  wo  dc6lre  a  fair  and  impartial  trial. 

Lamps  and  Lamp  Stock ! 

jJ3~  An  elegant  and  complete  assortment  on  hand.  -iBB 
19vl3-3m  hll  Front  street,  San  Francisco. 


Golden  City  Chemical  Works. 

WBORATOKT, 
Corner  of  Seventh  and  Townscnd  Street.. 

OFFICE 
Corner  of  Montgomery  nnd   Bush  Streets. 

CAPITAL  STOCK, $500,000 


Trustees; 

H.  P.  WAKELEE,  THOS.  H.  SELBY, 

NICHOLAS  LUNING,  THOS.  BELL, 

CHAS.  E.  MoLANE. 


H.  r.  TTAJtELEE  . 


MANAOEB, 


THIS  COMPANY  ARE  NOW  PREPARED  TO  FURNISH 
Sulphuric,NItric  and  Muriatic  Acids  of  superiorquality, 
in  quantities  to  suit. 

Orders  will  be  received  at  the  office  on'y  for  Chemicals  of 
every  description,  which  will  be  manufactured  as  may  be 
required.  The  Company  beg  to  say  that  they  have  the  ad- 
vantages of  all  improved  machinery  and  apparatus  for  the 
manufacture  and  manipulation  of  these  products,  and  our 
Laboratory  is  fitted  up  with  the  most  recent  improvements 
which  experience  and  science  suggest,  and  Is  surpassed  by 
none  in  completeness  and  perfection  tor  tho  purposes  it  Is 
designed.  9vl4-3m 


Dr.  Hufeland's  Swiss  Stomach 
Bitters. 

THE  WORLD  RENOWNED  REPUTATION.  TOGETHER 
with  the  extensive  and  increasing  demand  for  Dr.  Hufe- 
land's Swiss  Stomach  Bitters,  will  at  once  recommend  them 
to  the  favorable  notice  of  all  connoisseurs  and  lovers  of  a 
good  and  healthful  tonic  and  invigoraior.  As  a  purifier  of 
the  blood,  acting  surely,  yet  gently,  on  the  secretions  of  the 
liver  and  kidneys,  they  are  unsurpassed,  and  a  moet  agree- 
able drink. 


For  sale  at  all  wholesale  and  retail  stores  on  the  Pacific 
Coast,  and  at  the  depot  of  TAYLOR  &  UENDEL,  413  and 
415  Clay  street,  between  Sansomo  and  Battcrv,  San  Fran- 
cisco- 20vI4-6m 


Pratt's  Abolition  Oil. 

FOR  ABOLISHING  PAIN  — THE  BEST  REMEDY  IN 
existence  for  Rheumatism,  Neuralgia,  Paralysis,  Head- 
ache, Toothache,  Sore  Thrnut.Dipthcria.  Weak,  Swolen  and 
Stiff  Joints.  Contracted  Ootds  and  Muscles,  Cramps.  Colic, 
Dlarrhcea,  Cholera,  Pains  in  the  Breast,  Lame  Back,  and 
all  aches  and  pains.  It  is  the  poor  man's  friend,  and  the 
best  family  physician.  Full  directions  accompany  each 
bottle.  Price  5U  cents  and  SI  per  buttle.  For  sale  by  all 
dealers  in  medicines.  Sole  Proprietors,  A.  McBOYLE  & 
CO.,  Druggists  and  Chemists,  G34  Sacramento  street,  op- 
posite What  Cheer  House,  San  Francisco.  10vH-ly 


Economy  In  Advertising,— The  Mining  and  Scifn- 
TiFrc  Press  Is  the  best  and  most  economical  mining  adver- 
tising medium  in  this  city.  Our  terms  are  less  than  one 
balf  the  rates  now  charged  by  daily  newspapers,  and  the 
mining  community  are  beginning  to  appreciate  our  roasonu 
ble  rates  of  advertising.  The  ukess  contains,  proportionally, 
a  larger  amount  of  mining  ad  .ertising  than  any  other paptr 
on  the  Pacific  coast.  Its  character  renders  it  the  proper 
journal  for  the  concentration  of  mining  patronage. 


PACIFIC 

Insurance  Company, 

— or— 
M\  FRANCISCO,  CAL., 

Office,  lVo.  433  California  Street 

CASH   ASSETS,  JILT  1,1807, 


INSURANCE. 


DiREOTORS; 


San  Francisco; 
W.  0.  Ralston, 
A.  L.  Tubbs, 
Wm   Alvord 
Jonathan  Hunt, 
A.  B.  Borbes, 
AG    Stiles, 
A.  Scllgman, 
L.  B.  Benchiey, 
Wm.  Sherman, 
L.  Sachs, 

James  DeFremery, 
J.  G  Bray, 
David  Stern, 

D.  O.  Mills, 
1    Friedlandcr, 
Moses  Heller, 
H.  M.  Newhall, 
G.  T.  Lawton, 
Edward  Martin, 
Chas.  Mayne, 

E.  L.  Coldstein, 
J.  0.  Earl, 
Llovd  Tevls, 
Thus.  H    Selby, 
Adam  Gram, 
Alpheus  Bull, 
S.  M.  Wilson-, 
D.  J.  Oliver, 
W.  Scholle, 
Morton  Chcesman, 
A.  Bansmann, 
D.  W.  C.Rice, 


Oliver  Eldrfdge. 
J.  B.  Roberts, 
S.  Stelnhart, 
P.  L.  Weaver 
Wm.  Hooper 
J.  W.  Clark. 
A.  Hayward, 
T.  L.  Barker, 
Alex,  Weill, 
Chus.  Mever, 
Chas   E.  'Ui'Liine, 
M    Rosentaum, 
Henry  Carleton,  Jr. 
A.  J  Ralston. 
T.  Lemmen  Meyer 

Neic   York: 

Lout*  McLane, 
l-j. iii.  Billings, 
J.  B.  Newlon, 
J   G  Kellogg, 
Wm  T.  Coleman, 
Moses  Ellis. 

Sacrammto: 

Edgar  Mills, 
G  W  Mowe, 
C    T.  Wheeler. 

Marysvillt: 

.1.  H.  Jcwett. 

PoTlhmd,  Orrqfm: 
W.  -S    Ladd, 
Jacob  Eainm, 

Virffiniu,  KeiuJa: 
Wm.  Sharon. 
OFFICERS: 

JON  A.  HUNT,  President. 
A.  G.  STILES,  Vice  President 
A.  J.  RALSTON,  Secretary. 
C.  A.  LATuN,  Marine  Secretary. 
9vl5tf  H.  H.  BIGELOW,  Gen'l  Agon 


BLAKE'S  PATENT 
QUARTZ    CRUSHER. 

CAUTION  ! 

The  owners  of  the  Patent  for  this  valuable  machine.  In 
order  to  facilitate  the  protection  of  their  rights  against  nu- 
merous Infringers,  procured,  some  time  since,  a  reissue  ot 
the  Pntent,  bearing  date  January  9th,  1866. 
This  Patent  secures  the  exclusive   right  te  em- 
ploy In    Stinsv-Iirtitkinx  Machine*  TJp- 
rlftht  Convergent  «7:fcw*,HCtuated 
hy  a  Revolving  Shalt. 
All  persons  who  are  violating  the  Patent  by  the  nnau- 
horized  making,  selling  or  using  machines  in  which  qiuirta 
other  material  is  crushed  between  upright  convergent 
aws,  actuated  by  a  revolving  shaft,  are  hereby  warned 
hat  they  are  appropriating  the  property  of  others,  and 
they  will  be  held  responsible  in  law  and  in  damages, 
everol  infringing  machines  are  made  and  offered  for 
in  ihis  city,  upon  which  Patents  have  been  obtained, 
nufacturers,  purchasers  and  users,  are  notified  ihatsuch 
Patents  do  not  authorize  the  use  of  the  original  invenilon, 
and  that  such  machines  cannot  be  used  without  incurring 
liability  for  damages.  BLAKE  &  TYLER, 

Mvlltf  Agents  for  the  Pacific  Coast 


California  Steam  lavigation 

Kj3|AJ    COMPANY. 

Steamer  CAPITAL CAPT.  E.  A.  POOLE 

CHRYSOPOLIS CAPT.  A.  FOSTER. 

"         YOSEMITE 

CORNELIA CAPT.  W.BROMLEY 

"         JULIA CAPT.  E.  CONCRXIN. 

One  of  the  above  steamers  leave  BROADWAY  WHARF 
at  4  o'clock  P.  M,  EVERY  DAY  (Sundays  excepted),  for 
Sacramento  and  Stockton,  connecting  with  light-draft 
steamers  for  Marysville,  Colusa,  Chico,  and  Red  Bluff. 

Office  of  the  Company,  northeust  corner  of  Front  and 
Jackson  streets. 

B.  M.  HAKT8HOU1VE, 
13vl2  President. 


'  LOWER    CALIFORNIA 

Exploring  and  Prospecting 


COMPANY, 


This  Company  have  procured  the  services  of  parties  that 
are  well  acquainted  with  the  country.  This  Company  will 
also  prospect  for  Mineral  Lands,  Water  Privileges,  Town 
Sites  anil  Harbors,  etc. 

This  Company  will  dispatch  a  vessel  to  explore  tho 
Coast,  whilst  a  portion  of  the  Company  will  fio  hy  land  to 
prospect  the  interior.  For  further  particulars,  inquire  at 
the  office. 

J.  W.  CAREY,  Secretary. 
No.  20  Monttromerv  st..  Room  No.  7. 
*83F~  Shares  of  above  Stock,  SlU  each— Unassessable. 
13vl5-3m 


It  is  a  jF*act5 

That  BOWMAN'S  AMERICAN  WASHING  COMPOUND  is 
the  best  article  for  Washing  and  Cleaning  yet  discovered. 
Is  acknowledged  to  be  a.  saving  both  in  money  and  labor. 
As  the  Compound  softens  the  dirt. 'lie  uli.thus  require  not 
more  than  one- hall'  the  rubbing  nri.-us.sayy  in  washing  by 
the  old  method:  besides  all  who  give  It  n  trial  acknowledge 
that  their  clothes  are  whiter  in  washing  with  thi*  Com- 
pound than  they  were  ever  known  to  be  by  nsing  any 
other  preparation.  For  washing  woolen  goods  and  flnn- 
nela,  it  cannot  be  equalled  Calicoes  that  cannot  be  washed 
with  soap  without  lading  are  washed  in  the  water  used  for 
boiling  white  clothes.  This  Compound  has  been  used  In 
the  Eastern  States  for  the  past  three  years,  with  perfect 
success. 

WARRANTED  NOT  TO  INJURE  THE  CLOTHES. 

flSpFor  sale  "by  all  Grocers. 

LYNCH  &  PARSONS,  Agents. 

Hvl5-3m  3W2S3  Jackson  street,  near  Battery. 


288 


Mt  pitting  m&  gtitrdlfk  §xm. 


New  Incorporations. — Articles  of  incor- 
poration have  recently  been  filed  in  the 
County  Clerk's  office  in  this  city  as  follows: 

People's  Insurance  Co. — San  Francisco. 
Oct.  31st.  Capital  stock,  §100,000;  1,000 
shares,  $100  each.  Directors:  C.  F.  Mc- 
Dermot,  John  Flannagan,  H.  "W.  Bradley, 
Geo.  T.  Knox,  A.  Jacoby,  James  E.  Damon, 
Philip  Meagher,  B.  Mendessolle,  William 
Fishel,  D.  Murphy,  A.  Eberhart,  John  H. 
"Wise  and  William  Dumphy. 

Teutonia  Park  aicd  Homestead  Associ- 
ation.— San  Francisco.  Oct.  31st  Trus- 
tees :  J.  Gunderlack,  J.  Kimmel,  H.  Hinkle, 
J.  B.  Kemhardts  and  J.  H.  Siegfried. 


The  Hall  of  the  Chamber  of  Commerce. 
The  Merchant's  Exchange  Association  has 
leased  in  perpeeuity,  the  new  hall  to  the 
Chamber  of  Commerce,  at  the  rent  of  $1 
per  annum.  It  is  soon  to  be  opened  in  a 
formal  manner,  with  appropriate  ceremonies, 
which  will  conclude  with  a  dinner. 


Business  Notice.— Mr.  A.  T.  Dewey,  of  this  journal,  con- 
templates a  visit  of  several  months  in  the  Atlantic  States,  a 
portion  of  which  time  he  will  spend  in  Washington.  Nev.' 
York  and  Boston.  Any  of  our  Eastern  friends  who  wish  to 
communicate  with  him,  for  business  or  other  purposes,  will 
address  their  letters  to  "  Wostfleld,  Mass." 


Jacob  Shew,  Pioneer  Photographer,  612  Clay  street,  north 
side,  fourdoors  above  Montgomery,  (late  315  Montgomery 
street,)  takes  nil  kinds  of  Photographs  in  the  best  style  of 
the  Art  He  would  invite  especial  attention  to  the  new 
*  Cabinet  Photographs,"  which  he  is  taking  to  perfection. 
lOvUtf 


Secretartsiiip  for  Mining  Companiics.— A  gentleman  of 
education,  ability  and  experience,  is  desirous  of  procuring 
a  position  as  Secretary,  or  Assistant  Secretary,  in  some 
good  Mining-Company.  Has  most  unexceptionable  refer- 
ences.   Address  "SECRETARY,"  at  this  office.        6vl5tf 


Save  Yonr  Teeth.— Do  not  have  them  extracted 
without  llrst  consulting  a  good  Dentist.  The  loss  is  irrepar- 
able, and,  in  many  instances,  unnecessary.  DR.  BEERS, 
corner  of  Pine  and  Kearny  streets,  makes  a  specialty  of 
filling  the  fangs  of  dead  Teeth,  and  building  up  broken 
crowns  with  fukk  gold— thus  restoring  them  to  their  origi- 
nal usefulness  and  beauty. 

AST  Call  and  examine  the  work.  Finest  quality  of  arti- 
flcial  work  also  manufactured-  I6vld-tf 


MINING   COMPANIES 

Can  get  their  Printing  done  cheaper  and  better  by 

TRUESDELL,  DEWEY  <fc  CO., 
Than  at  any  printing  establishment  in  the  city. 

COUNTY  OFFICERS 

Can  get  their  Blank  Books  and  Blanks  cheaper  of 

TRUESDELL,  DEWEY  &  CO., 

Than  of  any  other  printing  house  in  tho  city. 

MERCHANTS 

When   you   want  Printing  done  cheap,  send  to 

TRUESDELL,  DEWEY  &  CO., 
Who  do  all  kinds  of  Printing  at  the  lowest  rates. 

FOUNDRIES 

Will  save  money  bv  having  their  printing  done  by 

TRUESDELL,  DEWEY  &  CO., 
Who   have  put  prices  down  to  the  lowest  rates. 

EVERYBODY 

Who  wishes  to  save  money  and  get  good  work,  see 

TRUESDELL,  DEWEY  &  CO., 
Who  are  always  ready  to  receive  and  fill  orders. 

TRUESDELL,  DEWEY  &  CO. 

BOOK  AND  JOB 

PRINTERS, 

MINING  &  SCIENTIFIC  PRESS  OFFICE 

505  CLAY  STREET, 

SAN  FEANCISCO. 


CHICKERING   &   SONS' 

F  I  A.  3V  O  S3 

Received  the 

FIRST  PREMIUM 

(Gold  Medal) 

Ami  Decoration  of  Leelon  of  Honor,  at  the 

Paris  Exposition. 

KOHLER,  CHASE  &  CO.,  Agents, 

26vUnrl6p  421  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco. 


IN  TUB  PKOR.VTE  COURT  OF  THE  CITY  AND  COUNTV 
of  Sun  Francisco,  state  of  California— In  the  matter  of 
the  Estate  tit  HENRY  G ANA  ML,  deceased.  Order  to  show 
cause  why  Order  of  Sale  of  Real  Estate  should  not  be  made. 

It  appearing  to  the  said  Court,  by  the  petition  this  day 
presented  aim  riluil  by  Andrew  D.  Smith,  the  Administrator 
of  the  Estate  of  Ilcniv  Ganahl,  deceased,  prnving  lor  an  or- 
der of  sale  of  real  estate,  that  it  is  necessary  to  sell  the 
whole  of  the  real  estate  to  pay  ihe  debts,  expenses  and 
charges  nf  the  administration  of  said  estate. 

It  Is  therefore  ordered  by  the  said  Court,  that  all  persons 
Interested  in  the  estate  uf  said  deceased,  appear  before  the 
sidd  Probate  Courton  MONDAY,  the  eighteenth  day  of  No- 
vember, A.  D.  lB67,at  ten  o'clock  in  the  forenoon  of  said 
day.  at  the  Court  Room  of  said  Probate  Court,  ai  the  City 
Hail,  in  the  City  and  County  of  San  Francisco,  to  show 
cuuse  why  an  order  should  not  be  granted  to  the  said  Ad- 
ministrator to  sell  so  much  of  the  real  estate  of  the  said  de- 
ceased as  shall  be  necessary:  • 

And  that  a  copy  of  this  order  be  published  at  least  four 
successive  weeks  in  the  Mining  anil  Scientific  Press,  a  news- 
paper printed  and  published  in  said  Cltv  and  County. 

M.  C.  BLAKE,  Probate  Judge. 

Dated  October  17th,  A.  D.  isoT.  16vl5-5w 


HENDY'S    LATEST    IMPROVED     CONCENTRATORS, 


FOR    OOLI>    AND    SILVER    ORES, 

With  Revolving  Stirrers  and  Rotary  Distributor. 

This  machine  is  designed  for  saving  finely  divided  Quicksilver,  Amalgam  and  Gold  from  the  sands, 

and  for  concentrating  and  saving  the  Sulphurets.    Any  person  of  ordinary  experience 

with  Quartz  Mills   can  readily  fit  them  up  and  run  them. 

The  principle  upon  which  HENDY'S  PATENT  CONCENTRATOR  is  constructed,  is  the 
only  true  and  mechanical  one  for  the  purpose  of  concentration. 

CENTRIFUGAL   FORCE  AND   GRAVITATION, 

Combined  ns  they  are  in  this  machine,  cannot  fail  to  accomplish  the  object  sought. 

Many  certificates  from  proprietors  of  mills,  who  have  this  Concentrator  in  use,  can  be  had,  if 
required,  giving  the  most  flattering  accounts  of  its  efficieucy. 

A  most  substantial  evidence  of  its  worth  is  the  fact  that  the  proprietor  is  receiving  repeated 
orders  from  those  who  are  using  them,  and  who  have  tested  their  merits. 

The  proprietor  has  recently  still  further  improved  the  machine,  by  the  substitution  of  an  iron 
frame  for  the  former  wooden  one.  While  nothing  is  added  to  its  weight  by  the  change,  it  is  thus 
made  stronger  and  more  compact ;  and  at  the  same  time  tho  labor  of  setting  it  up  is  considerably 
lessened.  He  flatters  himself  that  these  added  advantages  leave  nothing  further  to  be  desired  as  re- 
gards the  perfecting  of  the  machine. . 

Those  in  want  of  Concentrators  would  do  well  to  visit  some  of  the  quartz  mills  that  have 
Hendy's  Patent  Concentrators  in  use,  and  satisfv  themselves  before  purchasing  other  Concentrators  of 
pretended  merit.      THEY  ARE  WARRANTED  TO  WORK  SATISFACTORILY. 


Directions  for  CXpei'atlrAgr  Hendy's   Concentrators: 

The  sulphuiets  are  drawn  off  while  the  Concentrator  is  in  motion,  in  the  following  manner: 
First — Set  the  Tan,  A,  level,  by  its  inner  rim. 

Second — While  in  operation,  keep  the  Pan,  A,  about  half  full  of  sulphurets. 
Third — Open  the  gate,  E,  sufficiently  to  dischargo  the  sulphurets  as  they  accumulate  over  the 
amount  above  mentioned. 

Fourth — The  crank  shaft  to  make  200  to  220  revolutions  per  minute. 


References  : 

Reference  is  made  to  the  following  mills,  which  have  HENDY'S  CONCENTRATORS  in  use: 

EMPIRE  MILL.     (7  Concentrators) Grass  Valley,  Nevada  Countv. 

NORTH  STAR  M.  &  M.  CO.     (4  Concentrators) Grass  Vallev,  Nevada  County. 

NORRIDGEWOCK  MILL.     (2  Concentrators) Grass  Valley,  Nevada  County. 

VEATCH,  VALENTINE  &  CO.,  Commercial  Mill  (3  Concentrators) Nevada  County. 

HUMBOLDT  CANAL  CO.     (1  Concentrator) Humboldt  County,  Nevada. 

ROBINSON  &  McALLISTER  M  &  M.  CO.  (3  Concentrators)  Hunter's  Valley,  Mariposa  County. 

PLYMOUTH  ROCK  MILL  CO.  (2  Concentrators) Calaveras  County. 

MIDAS  MILL   CO.  (4  Concentrators ) Virginia,  Montana. 

GOULD  &  CURRY  G.  &  S.  M.  CO.  (i  Concentrators) Virginia  City,  Nevada. 

VULTURE  CO.  (4  Concentrators) Ptescott,  Arizona. 

NOYES  &  CO'S  MILL.      (2  Concentrators) Prcscott,  Arizona. 

LUCY  MINING  CO.     (S  Concentrators) Owyhee  District,  Idaho. 

MOREY  &  SPERRY(1   Concentrator) New  York. 

GUADALUPE  &  SACRAMENTO  G.  &  S.  M.  CO Sinaloa,  Mexico. 

EL  TASTE  CO.     (2  Concentrators) Sonora,  Mexico. 

B.  F.  BROWN  (1  Concentrator) Melbourne,  Australia. 

And  in  use  in  many  other  parts  iOf  this  coast. 


The  folio-wing  give  additional  proof  of  the  increasing  popularity  of  the  machine : 

San  Fkancisco,  October  10th,  1867. 
J.  Hendt,  Esq. — Dear  Sir;— To  your  request  for  an  expression,  in  writing,  of  my 
opinion  in  regard  to  the  merits  of  your  Concentrator,  I  reply,  that  I  consider  it  the 
best  machine  for  saving  quicksilver  and  amalgam,  and  for  concentrating  sulphurets,  that 
I  have  ever  used,  or  seen  used.  I  may  .add,  that  I  could  give  you  no  stronger  proof  of 
this  than  to  order,  as  I  did,  six  more  of  them,  after  a  trial  of  one  for  several  months.  I 
shall  take  pleasure  in  showing  the  machine  in  operation  to  any  one  interested,  who  will 
call  at  the  mill  of  the  Empire  Company,  in  Grass  Valley.     Yours, 

S.  W.  LEE,  Supt. 


Superintendent's  Office,  Gould  &  CueeyS.  M.  Co.,     ) 
Vikginia  Cut,  Nev.,  Sept.  17,  1867.         j 
Joshua  Hehdy,  Esq.,  San  Erancisco: — Dear  Sir: — According  to  the  terms  under 
which  I  secured  from  you  four  (4)  of  your  Concentrators,  namely — that  they  were  to  be 
paid  for  only  after  a  thorough  trial  had  demonstrated  their  value — I  desire  to  inform 
you  that  I  have  tried  them,  and  have  found  them  to  work  very  satisfactorily,  and  that 
they  will  now  be  accepted  by  the  Company.     You  will  please  present  the  bill  for  said 
Concentrators,  say  $1,200,  at  the  office  of  the  Gould  &  Curry  Company  in  San  Francisco. 
Yours,  very  truly,  LOUIS  JANIN,  Jk. 

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(VOI/CME   XV. 

(        Number    lO. 


TABLE  OF  CONTENTS. 


P«v«nn'«  llviiinasllc  Swing— 

rfliNtrateil 
Tin-  Patent  Department 
Improved  Gorman  Barrel. 
1'iiu-ni  Gate  Decided. 
Th.'  uv.tsoii  Process 
N-w  miii  in  huiii.t'-  Valley 
The   Origin  of  tho  Yuscmlte 

Valley. 
The  London  Chemical  News. 
New  Book*. 
California  Academy  of  Nam 

ral  Science*. 
General   View  of  the    Paris 

Exposition  of  1887. 
bruin  i  '■■■  -  i  ■  ■  r  ■  i  ■ :  ■  ■  i  ■ :  ■ 
Note*  on  the  .Mines  of  Ccrro 

Gordo. 

Imnuri.int   Coal    Discovery, 

Probably 
Important  Decision. 
A  mechanical  Course  for  Our 

Pa  bile  schools. 
Mln hit;  In  Utah  Territory., 
Award  hi"  Oolfl  McdaK 
The  M. inline  Star  Ledge. 
Mining  Shmcliuldera'  Direct 

ofv. 


M  !  in  .  Mi"  il  MlSCRLLANT. — 

Working  Steam  Expan<iv^. 
lv;  Stroiifjth  of  Iron  Fab- 
rics; Density  or  Lead. 

SciKNtinc  Misckllant,— 
Best  Uniestiino  for  Making 
Iron;  A  Wonder lul  Mol- 
lusk;  CoppiT  fur  Cholera; 
Si. una  Made  Visible;  Sul- 

phureted  Hydrouen;  Clar- 
fylnc  Aciion'of  Sulphate  oi 
Alumina  on  Turbid  Water; 
Water  as  n  Gas  Absorber. 

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zona Idaho,  Montana,  Ne- 
vada and  Oregon, 

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The  Origin  of  the  Yo-Semite  Valley. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  Academy  of  Sciences 
of  Paris,  in  July  last,  Prof.  Blake,  Com- 
missioner from  the  State  of  California  to 
the  Paris  Exposition,  presented  a  paper  de- 
scribing the  enormous  action  of  ancient 
glaciers  in  the  Sierra  Nevada.  He  concludes 
that  the  glaciers  were  far  more  broad  than 
the  valleys  now  existing,  and  that  the  larger 
part  of  the  central  portions  of  the  high  Sierra 
were  covered  with  a  continuous  sheet  of  ice. 

The  gorge  of  the  Yo-Semite,  with  its  ma- 
jestic cliffs,  is  regarded  as  the  result  of  the 
joint  action  of  glaciers  and  of  running  water, 
and  not  as  a  fissure  or  break  in  the  mount- 
ains. The  paper  refers  to  the  celebrated 
photographs  of  Watkins,  in  illustration  of 
the  ice-worn  summits  of  the  mountains  above 
the  Yo-Semite.  We  translate  the  paper  en- 
tire from  Comptes  Sendus : 
On  the  Action  of  Ancient  Glaciers  in  theSierra 

Nevada  of  California;  and  the   Origin  of 

Yo-Semite  Galley.— By  W.  P.  Blake. 

The  traces  of  ancient  glaciers  are  strongly 
marked  in  the  elevated  regions  of  the  Cali- 
fornia Sierra  Nevada.  Almost  the  whole 
surface  of  these  mountains,  over  hundreds 
of  square  miles,  is  wavy  (moutonnee)  stri- 
ated, and  polished. 

The  region  in  which  these  effects  may  be 
observed,  is  the  central  mass  of  mountains 
to  the  east  of  San  Francisco,  and  between 
the  36th  and  38th  degrees  of  north  latitude. 
It  is  the  most  elevated  part  of  the  chain  ; 
and  many  peaks  or  summits  are  there  found 
of  13,000  feet  (4,000  meters)  or  more,  in 
hight.  It  is  the  Alpine  region  of  the  United 
States,  and  it  is  remarkable  for  the  gran- 
deur of  its  scenery,  and  the  number  of  its 
valleys  and  abrupt  gorges.  The  western 
slope  of  these  mountains  descends  toward 
the  great  interior  valley  of  California  ;  the 
eastern  slope  meets  the  desert  region  of  the 
great  interior  basin.  The  western  slope, 
lying  under  the  influence  of  the  ocean  winds, 
is  covered  with  magnificent  forests  ;  while 
the  other  slope  is  comparatively  sterile. 
The  principal  rock  of  the  elevated  and  cen- 
tral parts  of  the  chain,  is  compact  granite, — 
generally  porphyritic, — from  the  surface  of 
which  crystals  of  feldspar,  sometimes  reach- 
ing the  size  of  three  or  four  inches  (1  deci- 
metre) project.  It  is  this  granitic  rock 
which  has  been  shaped  and  polished  by  the 
action  of  ice.  The  effect  is  everywhere  vis- 
ible above  the  elevation  of  6,000  English 
feet  (1,800  metres),  up  to  the  hight  of  11,- 
000  feet  (3, 300  metres) ,  and  perhaps  more. 

In  crossing  the  chain  to  go  back  from  the 
Yo-Semite  Valley  to  Lake  Mono,  the  view 
extends  over  an  immense  expanse  of  sum- 
mits, all  rounded  off  by  the  action  of  ice, 
and  in  great  part  so  highly  polished  that 
they  glitter  in  the  sun  like  a  mirror.    These 


surfaces,  in  former  times  subjected  to  the 
action  of  glaciers,  present  all  the  usual  phe- 
nomena, and  those  which  have  been  ob- 
served in  many  other  countries.  They  are 
as  if  planed,  furrowed  and  striated, — gener- 
ally in  the  direction  of  the  valleys. 

Near  the  defile  which  serves  for  the  pas- 
sage from  Yo-Semite  to  Lake  Mono,  at  a 
hight  of  about  8,000  feet  (2,400  metres),  are 
found  many  subordinate  crests  of  granite 
which  have  been  covered  by  glaciers  from 
base  to  summit,  probably  2,000  feet  (600 
metres)  above  the  valley.  Their  flanks  are 
not  only  striated  and  polished,  but  they  are 
moreover  deeply  cut  and  scooped;  and  over 
so  great  an  extent  as  to  leave  no  doubt  that 
they  owe  their  present  relief  to  the  action 
of  ice. 

The  glacial  action  has  been  on  a  gigantic 
scale ;  and  the  phenomena  are  sufficient  to 
demonstrate  that  it  was  not  confined  solely 
to  the  deep  valleys,  but  that  the  glaciers 
covered  vast  surfaces,  and  that  they  were 
of  very  considerable  thickness.  One  object 
of  this  memoir  is  to  call  especial  attention 
to  this  conclusion. 

There  were  also  limited  glaciers  which 
rilled  up  numerous  valleys,  as  is  sufficiently 
indicated  by  the  moraines,  and  the  polished 
surfaces  which  they  have  left. 

The  glacial  action  has  been  more  ener- 
getic upon  the  western  declivity.  This 
seems  to  show,  that  during  the  glacial  pe- 
riod, as  at  the  present  epoch,  the  atmos- 
pheric moisture  was  more  abundant  upon 
the  ocean  slope  than  upon  the  continent 
side. 

No  glaciers  at  present  exist  in  these  mount- 
ains. The  snow  which  falls  in  the  winter  to 
a  great  depth,  melts  and  disappears  toward 
the  end  of  summer — except  in  the  shade 
and  in  the  deep  gorges. 

One  of  the  most  interesting  portions  of 
these  regions  of  ancient  glaciers,  is  situated 
in  the  famous  valley  of  Yo-Semite.  This 
valley  is  now  a  mark  for  tourists.  Its  pic- 
turesque character  is  sufficiently  shown  by 
the  beautiful  series  of  photographs,  exe- 
cuted by  Mr.  Watkins,  which  appear  in  the 
Universal  Exhibition,  and  some  of  which 
are  here  annexed. 

This  valley  is  a  narrow  gorge  about  six 
miles  or  ten  kilometres  long,  where  the 
traveler  can  contemplate  a  succession  of 
granite  walls  or  cliffs  from  2,000  to  4,000 
feet  (600  to  1,200  metres)  in  hiuht.  The 
summits  of  these  cliffs  have  the  form  of 
domes:  and  it  is  easy  to  recognize  that  this 
is  a  part  of  that  region  roughened  (mou- 
tonnee) by  ancient  and  very  extended  seas 
of  ice. 

Surfaces  polished  by  ice  are  found  in  the 
tributary  valleys  of  Yo-Semite,  and  they 
are  not  wanting  upon  the  sides  of  the  valley 
itself.  The  inference  is  drawn,  that  this 
valley  is  due  to  a  sub-glacial  erosion,  caused 
by  the  flow  of  waters  arising  from  the  melt- 
ing of  ice  above. 

It  has  been  thought  that  the  Yo-Semite 
Valley  is  the  result  of  a  great  fracture  or 
fissure,  transverse  to  the  general  direction 
of  the  mountain  chain.  The  enormous  ac- 
tion of  ice  in  this  valley  and  the  neighboring 
regions,  together  with  the  fact  that  its  upper 
part  is  divided  into  two  or  more  gorges, 
which  now  receive  such  waters  from  the 
drainage  of  the  gorges  and  valleys  above, 
render  it  unnecessary  to  have  recourse  to 
any  other  explanation. 


In  our  next  issue  we  hope  to  commence  a 
series  of  papers  on  the  most  recent  improve- 
ments in  the  extraction  of  gold  and  silver 
from  their  ores — whether  by  pan  or  barrels, 
or  without  the  use  of  mercury. 

Bussey's  Safe  Lock. — We  would  call  es- 
pecial attention  to  the  advertisement  of  Bus- 
sey's'Lock  in  another  column. 


Payson's  Gymnastic  Swing, 

Swinging  is  one  of  the  most  pleasing  and 
healthy  amusoments  in  which  children  can 
indulge,  and  some  physicians  advocate  it  for 
adults  for  certain  diseases.  The  ordinary 
rope  swing,  however,  has  so  many  disad- 
vantages that  it  is  not  very  generally  used. 


Such  a  swing  requires  the  second  person  to 
assist  in  operating  it,  which  is  very  incon- 
venient and  tedious ;  in  fact,  it  is  every  way 
imperfect,  when  compared  with  improve- 
ments presented  in  the  annexed  illustration, 
which  is  the  invention  of  Alonzo  P.  Payson, 
of  this  city. 


JVr/,2, 


The  object  of  this  invention  is  to  provide 
a  swing  which  can  be  impelled  by  the  per- 
son occupying  it,  and  which  will  combine  a 
healthy  exercise  with  innocent  amusement. 
To  this  end,  a  swing  is  constructed  with 
rigid  oscillating  arms,  which  move  about  a 
point  of  suspension  near  the  top.  Between 
the  sides  or  supports  of  the  swing,  and 
attached  near  the  points  of  their  suspension, 
are  two  levers,  extending  down  to  a  point 
where  they  can  be  conveniently  grasped  by 
the  occupant  of  the  swing.  These  levers 
are  attached  to  the  arms  of  the  swing,  at 


some  point  below  their  point  of  suspension, 
so  that  the  motive  levers  form  second  levers, 
while  the  supporting  arms  form  third  levers. 
The  manner  of  construction  of  the  swing, 
as  well  as  its  operation,  will  be  very  readily 
seen  from  the  two  illustrations  given  here- 
with. 

The  exertion  employed  in  alternately 
pushing  and  pulling  at  the  levers  to  vibrate 
the  swing  affords  the  best  possible  exercise 
for  the  chest  and  arms — a  fact  which  should 
especially  encourage  its  introduction  into 
families  and  public  play-grounds.  These 
swings  are  made  either  stationary  or  portable. 
The  portable  or  parlor  swing  can  be  made  of 
suitable  sizes  for  rooms,  and  can  be  put  up 
and  taken  down  very  readily.  A  patent  for 
this  invention  was  issued  on  the  25th  of 
June  last,  through  the  Mining  and  Scien- 
tific Pkess  Patent  Agency. 


The  London  Chemoajj  News,  for  a 
quarter  of  a  century  has  represented  the 
progress  of  chemistry  in  all  its  applications 
to  pharmacy,  manufactures  and  the  arts 
generally.  During  the  entire  period  of  its 
existence,  it  has  also  given  its  readers  a  com. 
plete  and  faithful  record  of  all  new  discov- 
eries and  advances  in  physical  science — 
comprising  electricity,  mineralogy,  metal- 
lurgy, mining,  mechanical,  and  all  collate- 
ral branches  of  science.  It  has  ever  occu- 
pied a  foremost  rank  as  a  practical  and 
scientific  journal.  The  only  drawback  to 
its  utility  has  been  the  high  price  at  which 
its  publishers  have  seen  fit  to  place  it,  and 
which  has  hitherto  resulted  in  preventing 
the  general  circulation  which  its  value  so 
justly  merits.  Especially  has  this  been  the 
case  in  America,  where  cheapness  is  a  great 
feature,  even  in  our  most  choice  literature. 
W.  A.  Townsend  &  Adams,  of  434  Broome 
street,  New  York,  are  deserving  the  thanks 
of  the  American  public  for  taking  the  neces. 
sary  steps  to  place  this  important  publica- 
tion within  the  reach  of  all.  In  July  last 
this  firm  issued  the  first  monthly  number  of 
the  American  edition  of  the  Chemical  News. 
The  London  edition  is  published  weekly. 
At  the  first  of  the  succeeding  month  the 
London  weekly  numbers  are  thrown  into 
one  and  issued  by  Messrs.  Townsend  & 
Adams  at  the  low  price  of  $2.50  per  annum, 
postage  paid  ;  while  the  English  publication 
is  sold  for  $12  a  year  !  No  interested  person 
can  afford  to  do  without  this  publication  at 
this  reduced  rate.  The  work  will  doubtless 
reach  a  wide  circulation  throughout  this 
country.  A  large  edition  should  find  its 
way  to  this  State,  especially. 


TeiiEGEAPhic — A  most  noticeable  instance 
of  American  newspaper  enterprise,  and  the 
advantages  derivable  from  oceanic  tele- 
graphy, may  be  instanced  in  the  fact  that 
the  New  York  Tribune  obtained  and  pub- 
lished the  news  of  Garibaldi's  arrest  before 
it  was  even  known  to  a  single  person  in  Lon- 
don or  all  England.  The  fact  was  trans- 
mitted through  England  by  the  Tribune's 
special  correspondent,  in  cypher — so  that 
it  was  not  even  known  to  the  telegraphies 
operators  themselves. 


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Intfiis  Dkpabtment  we  invito  the  freb  discussion  of  all 
proper  subjects— correspondents  alone  being  responsible  lor 
the  ideas  and  theories  they  advance. 


[By  ourSpecial  Correspondent.] 

General  View  of  the  Paris  Exposi- 
tion of  1867. 

By  TV.  P.  Blake,  Commissionerfrom  the  Stateof  California. 

THE    METALS    OF     THE    EXHIBITION — COPPEE 
AND   ZINC. 

The  most  attractive  display  of  copper  in 
its  raw  state,  is  in  the  section  of  the  United 
States,  and  I  need  hardly  add,  is  from  Lake 
Superior.  The  collection  consists  of  crys- 
tallized native  copper,  and  of  the  various 
interesting  minerals  and  crystallizations 
which  accompany  it.  There  are  also  some 
of  the  products  of  smelting,  and  a  stack  of 
the  metal  in  ingots  of  a  "brilliant  red  color,, 
like  that  of  the  celebrated  copper  bars  of 
Japan,  some  of  which  may  be  seen  in  the 
representation  of  that  Empire.  The  various 
copper  ores  of  California  are  displayed  in 
the  same  and  an  adjoining  case,  but  are  more 
interesting  for  their  number  and  variety 
.  than  for  their  beauty.  The  brilliant  mass 
of  variegated  ore  from  Plumas  county,  and 
the  wonderfully  rich  and  pure  masses  of  red 
oxide  of  copper  from  the  old  Arizona  mine, 
are  most  admired.  Neither  the  Union  or 
Keystone,  the  Newton  and  the  Cosmopolitan, 
■or  the  Del  Norte  county  mines,  did  them- 
selves justice  in  not  sending  a  complete 
.suite  of  their  different  grades  of  ore.  As  it 
is,  the  few  specimens  that  are  found  here 
.■will  at  least  gain  the  mines  a  place  in  the 
catalogue,  and  a  mention,  perhaps,  in  the 
official  reports  to  the  various  governmentss 
A  series  of  specimens  from  each  of  our 
leading  mines,  trimmed  to  a  uniform  size> 
say  into  blocks  about  eight  inches  square, 
would  have  made  an  array  of  rich  ores  far 
finer  than  any  other  display  of  copper  in  the 
Exposition. 

The  duty  of  making  an  official  report  to 
the  United  States  upon  the  copper  of 
ijhe>  Exhibition,  devolves  upon  Mr.  H.  Q. 
D'Aligney,  of  Lake  Superior,  amining engi- 
neer, and  one  of  the  U.  S.  Commissioners, 
•who  has  had  general  direction  and  care  of 
the  mineral  department  of  the  United  States 
in  the  Exposition  since  the  opening.  This 
report,  with  the  others  upon  other  portions 
of  the  Exposition,  will  be  made  this  autumn, 
and  will  probably  be  printed  in  the  spring 
at  Washington.  Although  the  collection 
from  Lake  Superior  is  quite  good,  as  re- 
spects variety,  there  are  no  very  large  masses 
and  no  effort  appears  to  have  been  made  by 
the  mining  companies  to  send  any.  As  a 
consequence,  Kussia  has  the  credit  of  send- 
ing the  largestmass  of  native  copper,  weigh- 
ing 1,560  pounds.  It  was  sent  by  Nicolas 
and  Alexander  POpoff,  from  the  distant  Kir- 
ghiz Steppes  in  Siberia.  In  this  mass  the 
sharp  eyesight  of  Descloizeaux,  the' distin- 
guished French  mineralogist,  detected  an 
isolated  grain  of  native  silver.  This  is  ex- 
ceedingly interesting  to  mineralogists,  for 
it  shows  the  same  association  of  the  metals 
as  at  Lake  Superior,  and  it  indicates  a  simi- 
larity in  the  deposits,  and  in  their  origin. 
It  is  generally  known,  although  it  may  not 
be  a  familiar  fact  to  some  of  your  readers, 
that  at  Lake  Superior  large  lumps  of  pure 
silver  are  found  in  the  midst  of  masses 
of  copper  ;  the  two  metals  being  as  perfectly 
united  as  if  soldered,  yet  there  is  no  ming- 
ling or  alloy  at  the  junction.  It  is  now 
generally  conceded  that  these  metals  were 
deposited  from  solutions,  under  the  influ- 
ence of  electrical  currents.  With  this  fact 
before  me  (of  native  silver  existing  in  native 
copper  at  Lake  Superior  and  at  the  Siberian 
deposits),  I  venture  to  predict  that  silver 
will  also  be  found  in  the  as  yet  unexplored 
native  copper  region  of  our  newly  acquired 
territory,  Alaska.  I  have  seen  very  large 
masses  of  copper  from  that  place,  and  there 
is  every  reason  to  believe  that  we  will  find 
there  copper  deposits,  fully  equal  to  those 
of  Lake  Superior. 

MINES  OP  PRINOE  DEMTDOFF,    SIBERIA. 

Paul  Demidoff,  of  Siberia,  has  sent  a 
large  collection  of  the  products  of  his  vari- 
ons  mines  of  copper,  iron,  gold  and  platinum. 
His  property  extends  on  both  slopes  of  the 
Ural  Mountains,  and  comprises  over  a  mil- 
lion and  a  half  of  acres  of  mineral  and  forest 
lands,  with  a  population  of  54,000  persons. 
In  this  estate  there  are  24  copper  mines,  all 
in  operation,  107  gold  veins,  and  20  mines 
of  platina.    The  copper  mine  of  Medno- 


Koudiansk,  discovered  ia  1S14,  has  yielded 
nearly  a  million  of  pounds  of  fine  copper, 
and  is  worked  to  a  depth  of  574  feet.  This 
is  the  mine  that  affords  the  beautiful  mala- 
chite. This  mineral  was  discovered  in  1840 
in  an  enormous  mass,  and  over  70,000 
pounds  have  been  taken  from  it  The  frag- 
ment sent  to  the  Exhibition  is  five  or  six 
feet  long  and  nearly  three  feet  thick.  It 
weighs  4,686  pounds,  and  is  valued  at  S15,- 
000.  The  portions  of  this  mass  which  have 
been  polished,  reveal  a  very  beautiful  grain 
and  a  fine  color. 

There  are  some  very  fine  malachite  vases, 
from  one  to  three  feet  high,  sent  from  dif- 
ferent establishments,  besides  paperweights, 
inkstands  and  a  variety  of  small  ornamental 
objects,  attractive  in  appearance  and  excel- 
lent in  workmanship. 

The  Prince  has  24  copper  smelting  fur- 
naces on  the  estate,  some  of  which  smelt  35 
tons  of  ore  in  24  hours. 

MALACHITE  FKOM  QUEENSLAND. 

There  is  another  large  mass  of  malachite 
in  the  Exhibition,  contributedfrom  Queens- 
land, by  the  Peak  Downs  Copper  Co.  This 
specimen  is  nearly  six  feet  long,  three  feet 
wide,  and  one  and  a  half  thick.  Its  weight 
is  not  stated.  It  is  rather  dark-colored,  and 
is  not  as  solid  as  the  specimens  from  Siberia. 

The  famous  Burra  Burra  mines  of  South 
Australia  are  not  fully  represented;  but 
there  is  an  extremely  interesting  collection 
of  the  beautiful  blue  carbonate  crystals  as- 
sociated with  malachite. 

The  English  and  Australia  Copper  Co. 
make  a  good  exhibition  of  their  products  in 
bars  and  slabs  of  refined  copper,  and  ordi- 
nary black  copper,  for  which  they  have  ob- 
tained a  bronze  medal. 

COPPEE   OEES  OP  CHILI. 

Chili  makes  a  very  heavy  exhibition  of 
copper  ores.  They  have  been  sent  in  great 
masses  and  are  piled  together  in  magnificent 
confusion,  with  the  figure  of  a  miner  in  full 
costume  standing  at  one  end  of  the  heap,  as 
if  upon  guard.  These  blocks  are  chiefly  yel- 
low copper  ore,  and  the  variegated  ore,  with 
some  gray  copper andsome  masses  of  cuprif- 
erous silver  ores.  The  copper  mines  are  the 
most  important  and  profitable  in  Chili,  and 
employ  the  greatest  number  of  workmen,  as 
the  following  figures  will  show.  There  are 
now  in  actual  working  or  development,  1,668 
copper  mines,  268  silver  mines,  668  coalmines 
and  the  total  number  of  miners  is  23,743. 
In  1863  there  were  347  high,  or  cupola  fur- 
naces, for  the  smelting  or  fusion  of  copper 
ores.  The  provinces  richest  in  copper  and 
silver  ores  are  those  of  Atacama  and  of  Se- 
renain-the  north.  They  afford  nearly  three- 
quarters  of  the  annual  production  of  the 
country.  The  most  important  mines,  also, 
are  not  far  from  the  coast,  and  are  connected 
by  railroad  with  some  of  the  best  ports,  so 
that  the  facilities  of  transport  and  exporta- 
tion are  great  and  comparatively  inexpen- 
sive. Copper,  and  its  ores,  is,  however, 
not  confined  to  any  particular  part  of  the 
State,  but  is  very  generally  distributed  in 
the  interior  along  the  Andes,  from  Talco  in 
the  south  to  Majellones  in  the  north,  or  over 
a  distance  of  nearly  twelve  degrees  of  lati- 
tude. 

The  value  of  copper  and  its  ores  exported 
from  Chili  in  1865,  was  over  S14,000,000, 
most  of  which  went  to  England.  A  large 
part  of  it  is  sent  in  the  form  of  matte  (con- 
centrated ore  by  fusion),  and  some  in  the 
form  of  bars  and  ingots. 

DECADENCE  OP  THE  ENGLISH  MINES. 

The  production  of  copper  ores  in  Corn- 
wall has  been  steadily  diminishing,  and  now 
many  of  the  mines  are  closed,  for  they  can 
no  longer  be  worked  with  profit  while  the 
price  of  copper  is  so  low.  The  mines  are 
in  general  very  deep,  and  the  ores  very 
poor  compared  with  those  of  California, 
Chili  and  other  parts  of  the  world. 

There  are  very  few  exhibitions  of  these 
ores,  or  from  the  extensive  copper  smelting 
establishments  of  Great  Britian.  In  one 
small  collection  from  Swansea,  I  saw  sam- 
ples of  our  ores  from  Calaveras  county  and 
from  the  Colorado  river. 

COPPEE  SMELTING  FUENACES. 

There  are  several  extremely  interesting 
collections  of  copper  in  its  various  stages  of 
progress  by  smelting  from  the  ore  up  to 
the  refined  or  rose  copper  for  use.  These 
collections  show  not  only  the  metal  in  its 
various  stages,  but  the  fluxes,  the  scorise 
and  the  fuel  used.  They  are  accompanied 
by  carefully  made  models  of  the  furnaces 
employed.  The  models  are  so  constructed 
that  they  open  into  two  portions,  and  thus 
not  only  show  the  exterior,  but  the  interior 
construction.  They  are  carefully  made  to  a 
scale,  and  are  intended  to  serve  as  a  guide 
for  the  erection  of  large  furnaces.  They 
would  be  of  great  service  to  us  in  California, 
and  I  have  regretted  that  the  State  has  no 
institution  provided  with  a  fund  which 
might  be  applied  to  the  purchase  of  such 


models,  for  the  benefit  of  our  mining  popu- 
lation, and  the  instruction  of  our  young 
men  who  are  turning  their  attention  to  min- 
ing and  metallurgy. 

MANSFIELD   COPPEE    SCHISTS. 

The  company  occupied  in  the  working  of 
the  Mansfield  copper  schists,  has  made  a  fine 
display  of  the  products  of  the  mines  and  of 
their  works  for  the  manufacture  of  sheet 
copper  and  copper  boilers.  The  produc- 
tion of  the  mines  in  1866  was  not  less  than 
21,712  quintals  of  rosette  copper,  and 
24,554  quintals  of  refined  copper.  Among 
the  articles  of  manufactured  copper  may  be 
noted  a  sheet  nineteen  feet  nine  inches  long 
and  nine  feet  wide,  weighing  4%  pounds  to 
the  square  foot.  Another  sheet  ten  feet 
long  and  three  feet  wide,  and  a  boiler  or 
kettle  8%  feet  in  diameter  and  three  feet 
deep.  It  is  claimed  that  the  works  can 
turn  out  copper  sheets  ten  feet  wide  and 
thirty  feet  long.  The  mines  and  works  of 
this  company  give  occupation  to  5,500  men. 

ZINC   OEES  AND  MANUFACTOEES. 

The  principal  exhibitions  of  this  metal 
and  its  products  are  made  by  the  Prussian 
and  French  companies,  foremost  of  which 
is  the  Yielle-Montagne.  This  company  is 
not  exclusively  occupied  with  zinc  mines ; 
it  owns,  also,  deposits  of  lead,  iron  pyrites 
and  coal.  It  has  establishments  in  Ger- 
many, Belgium,  France  and  Sweden.  It 
employs  in  all  6,223  workmen,  of  which 
2,693  are  in  Belgium.  It  produces  70,000 
tons  of  zinc  ores  annually,  2,700  tons  of 
lead  ores,  2,000  tons  of  copper  ores,  and 
110,000  tons  of  coal.  Its  manufactures  are 
metallic  zinc,  32,000  tons,  sheet  zinc,  25,- 
000  tons,  besides  some  800  tons  of  zinc 
nails  and  small  articles.  The  manufacture 
of  zinc-white  —  the  white  oxideof  zinc — used 
for  painting,  has  reached  tho  figure  of  6,000 
tons.  The  sales  of  the  company  per  annum 
are,  in  round  numbers,  as  follows : 

Tinut,  Vubti'  in  francs. 

Metallic  zinc 35,2110  2G.40U.UIIO 

Zinc  white 6,800  4..H27.50U 

Oredot'leatl.etc 1.U55.000 

The  white  zinc  is  made  near  Paris,  by 
the  combustion  of  the  metal,  and  not  di- 
rectly from  the  ore,  as  by  the  American 
method.  The  specimens  of  ore  exposed  by 
the  company  consist  chiefly  of  blende — the 
sulphuret  of  zinc — in  large  masses  weighing 
from  400  to  800  and  1,000  pounds  each. 
This  company  has  a  formidable  competitor 
in  the  Silesian  Zinc  Company,  of  Breslau, 
which  was  established  in  1853  with  a  capital 
of  5,000,000  Prussian  thalers,  since  then  in- 
creased to  ten  millions.  One  of  the  chief 
merits  which  this  company  claims  for  its 
zinc,  is  that  it  is  all  made  from  calamine 
and  not  from  blende,  and  is  therefore  sup- 
posed to  be  free  from  sulphur  and  to  be 
stronger  and  more  ductile.  There  is  a  very 
fine  show  of  zinc  plates,  corrugated  sheets 
for  roofs,  perforated  plates,  nails,  wire  and 
tubes.  The  largest  plate  is  17  feet  long  and 
54  inches  wide,  and  three-quarters  of  an 
inch  thick,  and  it  weighs  2,100  pounds.  It 
could  have  been  made  twice  as  long  and 
heavy,  if  the  space  had  been  allowed  for  it. 
The  new  exchange  building  at  Berlin  is 
roofed  with  the  corrugated  zinc  plates  of 
this  company's  manufacture. 

But  in  all  the  zinc  exhibited  by  these  two 
companies,  and  several  others,  there  is  none 
equal  in  quality  to  that  produced  by  Whar- 
ton from  the  ores  of  Lehigh  county,  Pa. , 
and  exhibited  by  him  in  the  American  sec- 
tion. This  zinc  is  nearly  chemically  pure, 
and  may  be  used  as  such  in  analysis  when 
testing  for  arsenic. 

The  New  Jersey  Zipc  Co.  of  New  York, 
is  represented  here  by  samples  of  the  ores 
from  the  mines  of  Sterling  Hill  and  Frank- 
lin, New  Jersey,  and  by  the  products  of  the 
works  at  Newark  These  consist  chiefly  of 
white  zinc,  dry  and  ground  in  oil  for  paint, 
and  of  the  hard,  white,  manganif  erous  iron, 
generally  known  as  "Franklinite  iron." 
This  industry  of  zinc  and  iron  combined  has 
assumed  large  proportions,  and  is  very  suc- 
cessful. It  was  founded  chiefly  through 
the  exertions  and  enthusiasm  of  James  L. 
Curtis,  of  the  city  of  New  York,  who  had  a 
correct  appreciation  of  the  importance  and 
value  of  these  ores  and  of  zinc  oxide  for 
paint  as  compared  with  poisonous  lead,  long 
before  the  incredulous  public  could  be  con- 
vinced. 

I  do  not  know  of  any  extensive  deposits 
of  calamine  in  California.  There  are  some 
localities  of  blende,  but  it  is  not  probable 
that  they  can  be  worked  to  advantage  for 
several  years  to  come. 

The  only  conlre-lempts  that  I  have  experi 
enced  in  the  Exhibition  was  in  gaining  some 
information  for  this  letter.  I  was  interested 
in  taking  measurements  of  portions  of  one 
of  the  furnaces  exhibited,  and  was  finishing 
a  drawing  of  the  retort  when  one  of  the 
omnipresent  gens  'd  arme  laid  violent  hands 
on  the  sketch  and  notes,  under  the  authority 
of  the  law,  expressly  forbidding  persons  to 
make  designs  or  measurements  without  the 
consent  of  the  exhibitors.     A  pertinacious 


protest  secured  the  return  of  my  notes  with- 
out the  drawings,  which  I  was  able  to  re- 
produce in  much  better  style  on  my  return 
to  my  room  in  the  evening.  In  this  case, 
the  exhibitor  had  evidently  no  desire  to  con- 
ceal anything,  for  the  exhibition  of  the  re- 
torts was  complete,  and  was  in  no  way 
essential  as  a  part  of  the  exhibition  of  his 
manufactures.  Theineidentshowsthe  strict- 
ness with  which  the  rules  of  the  Imperial 
Commission  are  enforced. 
Paris,  Sept.  2d,  i867. 


Brain  Development. 

A  correspondent  of  the  American  Phreno- 
logical Journal  propounds  the  following  : 

"Is  there  anything  made  or  lost  in  the 
whole  brain  ?  Or,  can  any  organ  or  group 
of  organs  be  increased  by  cultivation  with- 
out a  proportionate  decrease  in  the  opposite 
extreme  ?  If  the  higher  faculties,  by  cul- 
ture, are  increased,  do  not  the  lower  or  the 
selfish  faculties  decrease,  and  vice  versa?" 

The  editor,  in  reply  to  the  query,  says  : 

Let  ns  suppose  a  child  ten  years  of  age 
to  have  a  brain  developed  in  perfect  har- 
mony. If  the  culture  of  every  faculty  and 
propensity  be  eqnal,  the  brain,  at  full  ma- 
turity, will  possess  an  equal  development, 
every  part  growing  in  just  proportion.  H, 
however,  one  set  of  faculties  are  exercised 
chiefly  from  ten  years  of  age  upward,  the 
corresponding  organs  will  become  enlarged 
and  strengthened — not  necessarily  at  the  ex- 
pense of  the  others ;  but  those  which  are  ex- 
ercised most  will  increase  in  size  and  activi- 
ty much  more  rapidly  than  those  which  are 
exercised  but  little.  *  *  *  *  The  brain 
is  not  shut  up  in  a  tight  box,  which  cannot 
be  enlarged  to  make  room  for  the  growth  of 
the  brain.  When  one  organ  grows,  it  is  not 
obliged  to  do  so  at  the  expense  of  the  others. 
If  one  organ  wants  more  room,  or  if  the 
whole  brain  requires  more  room,  the  skull 
is  absorbed  on  the  inside  and  built  up  on 
the  outside.  It  often  happens  that  a  single 
organ  is  more  active  than  others  by  which  it 
is  surrounded,  and  the  activity  of  the  one 
organ  causes  the  absorption  of  the  skull  di- 
rectly over  it  to  such  an  extent  that  the  skull 
in  that  place  becomes  so  thin  that  a  slight 
pressure  would  break  it  or  crush  it  in  ;  and 
we  have  known  eases  where  post-mortem  ex- 
amination showed  the  skull  to  be  worn  quite 
through  over  organs  which  for  many  years 
had  been  uncommonly  active.  Thus  some- 
times a  man  after  twenty  years  of  age  will 
have  such  an  increase  of  the  size  of  the  head 
that  the  whole  skull  changes  place ;  if  we 
may  so  speak,  the  skull  at  twenty  would  be 
swallowed  by  the  skull  at  forty.  It  is  some- 
times a  mystery  to  people  how  a  hard,  bony 
structure  like  the  skull  can  give  way  and 
make  room  for  a  pulpy  substance  like  the 
brain.  The  same  reason  might  be  applied 
to  oysters  and  clams.  They  are  soft  and 
pulpy,  and  their  shells  are  as  hard  and  a 
trifle  thicker  than  the  human  skull,  But 
everybody  knows  that  a  clam  or  an  oyster 
half  grown  can  be  placed,  shell  and  all,  into 
the  empty  shell  of  a  clam  or  oyster  a  year  or 
two  older.  The  whole  substance  of  the 
shell  changes  place ;  it  is  not  enlarged  mere- 
ly, but  completely  dissolved  and  thoroughly 
reconstructed. 

In  addition  to  the  above,  we  may  remark 
that  in  most  skulls,  especially  in  those  of  per- 
sons who  possessed  marked  characteristics 
in  their  lifetime,  or  whose  particular  organs 
have  been  largely  developed  while  others 
have  been  allowed  to  lie  dormant,  a  great 
variation  in  the  thickness  of  their  different 
parts  may  readily  be  detected  by  holding  a 
lighted  candle  on  the  outside  and  looking  in 
towards  the  candle.  The  light  will  show 
thin  places  at  the  localities  of  all  the  organs 
which  have  been  particularly  active  during 
lifetime. 

The  bones  of  the  body  are  also  usually 
smaller,  in  proportion  to  the  crania,  in  per- 
sons of  sedentary  and  intellectual  habits, 
than  in  those  whose  life  is  devoted  to  severe 
physical  labor,  and  vice  versa.  In  holding 
a  candle  to  the  skull  of  the  man  who  has 
been  noted  for  his  intellectual  character,  the 
base  will  appear  dark,  from  its  great  thickness, 
while  the  light  will  clearly  glimmer  in  the 
region  of  the  intellectual  and  moral  facul- 
ties. The  operations  of  nature  are  scarcely 
more  clearly  developed  in  the  fossiliferous 
indications  of  the  earth's  crust  than  are  the 
habits  of  the  human  being  in  the  records  in- 
delibly stamped  upon  the  cerebral  covering. 


England  is  still  adding  to  her  iron-clad 
navy.  A  large  vessel  of  the  size  of  the 
Minotaur  is  to  be  constructed. 


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"Working  Steam  Expansively. 

[ConUsned  from  pn-.'.  -';v 
If  tho  valves  giving  admission  to  and  exit 
from  a  cylinder  cotild  bo  opened  suddenly 
at  the  proper  time,  and  if,  further,  the  steam 
admitted  worked  without  expansion,  and 
entered  and  escaped  from  the  cylinder  with- 
out sensible  frictional  retardation,  then 
would  an  indicator  diagram   taken  under 


such  circumstances,  be  a  perfect  rectangle, 
shown  by  c,  f,  d,  gj  and  if  its  altitude 
represented  the  boiler  pressure  and  -.vacu- 
um combined,  while  its  length  represented 
tho  stroke  of  tho  engine,  then  would  the 
diagram  represent  the  greatest  possible 
amount  of  power  which  could  be  got  out  of 
the  engine  during  any  one  stroke  under  the 
given  limitations  of  boiler  pressure  and 
va  mum.  Wo  have  now  lying  before  us  a 
diagrams  taken  from  a  steam  fire-engine,  the 
.valve  of  which  has  very  little  lap  or  lead, 
which  is  nearly  a  perfect  rectangle  ;  but 
such  diagrams  are  never  taken  from  engines 
in  which  economy  of  fuel  is  studied — a 
matter  of  no  importance  whatever  in  steam 
fire-engines.  In  all  such  cases  the  diagram 
shows  a  portion  only  of  the  complete  rec- 
tangle, and  it  may  be  divided  into  two  parts ; 
one  of  these  represents  the  power  exerted 
while  steam  continued  to  enter  the  cylinder, 
the  other  the  power  exerted  after  the  admis- 
sion port  was  closed  by  the  steam  expand- 
ing. Now,  as  a  perfect  rectangle  would 
represent  the  greatest  amount  of  power 
which  can  be  obtained  through  any  single 
stroke,  so  will  a  perfect  rectangle  represent 
the  maximum  development  of  power  through 
any  portion  of  a  stroke  to  which  that  rec- 
tangle corresponds.  In  the  case  of  the 
practical  steam  engine  this  rectangle  can 
only  be  contained  between  a  line,  a,  b,  drawn 
across  the  diagram  from  the  point  where 
admission  ceases  .and  the  terminal  line  of 
the  diagram,  c,  d,  representing  the  maxi- 
mum pressure  in  the  cylinder.  Under  any 
circumstances  that  portion  of  the  cylinder 
corresponding  to  the  rectangle  must  receive 
the  same  volume  of  steam  from  the  boiler, 
that  is  to  say,  it  must  be  filled  ;  and  it  is 
therefore  important  that  during  this,  the 
first  portion  of  the  stroke,  the  engine  should 
develop  the  greatest  possible  power ;  but 
this  condition  can  only  be  insured  when  the 
action  of  the  valves  is  such  that  tho  first 
part  of  the  diagram,  as  we  have  said,  is  ap- 
proximately a  rectangle.  If  the  valve  opens 
too  slowly  the  line  of  maximum  pressure 
will  be  shown  by  e,  d  in  the  cut,  and  the 
space  between  it  and  c,  d  represents  a  loss 
of  fuel,  because  while  the  piston  moved 
through  the  space  corresponding  to  e,  c,  it 
was  not  submitted  to  a  pressure  equal  to 
that  attained  subsequently ;  but  before  this 
maximum  pressure  could  be  attained  at  all, 
the  space,  e,  c,  d,  had  to  be  filled  up  to  the 
maximum  pressure  by  steam  doing  no  work 
on  the  piston ;  the  loss,  in  a  word,  exactly 
resembles  in  character  that  due  to  clearance. 
If,  on  the  other  hand,  the  valve  opened  too 
soon  a  space  would  be  cut  off  the  rectangle 
at  the  lower  corner  (as  shown  by  the  dotted 
line),  which  would  represent  a  loss  of  power 
but  not  a  waste  of  fuel,  as  the  steam  com- 
pressed would  be  available  for  the  return 
stroke.  Still,  it  is  not  expedient,  from  many 
reasons  well  understood,  that  compression 
should  be  carried  to  excess,  and  therefore 
the  more  nearly  a  perfect  rectangle  the  full 
pressure  part  of  the  diagram  is,  the  better, 
within  certain  limits. 

So  much  for  the  influence  exerted  on  the 
shape  of  the  diagram  by  the  opening  of  the 
admission  and  the  closing  of  the  exhaust 
port.  We  have  now  to  consider  the  influ- 
ence of  the  mode  in  which  the  admission 
closes.  If  the  valve  acts  quickly,  expansion 
will  commence  at  the  point,  a;  and  if  the 
cylinder  be  kept  hot,  the  curve  of  expansion 
will  be  nearly  that  due  to  the  operation  of 
Mariotte's  law.  If  the  port  is  not  closed 
quickly,  steam  will  continue  to  find  its  way 
into  the  cylinder,  and  the  curve  will  be  too 
high.  It  is  true  that  the  steam  so  entering 
will  act  to  impel  the  engine  and  increase 
the  total  power  of  the  machine;  but  this 
steam  acts^  to  a  disadvantage,  a  great 
portion  of  its  pressure  being  lost  through 
wire-drawing.  Its  effect,  indeed,  will  be  as 
though  it  acted  almost  altogether  without 
expansion.  We  find  a  precise  parallel  in 
the  case  of  an  engine  working  steam  which 
is  wire-drawn,  and  therefore  is  worked  at  a 


loss.  It  is  unnecessary  to  point  out  how 
essential  it  is  to  economy  that  the  exhaust 
port  should  bo  opened  as  quickly  as  possi- 
ble- to  its  full  area. 

Tho  deductions  from  tho  foregoing  state- 
ment of  facts  lie  in  a  nutshell.  The  valve 
of  a  steam  engine  should  open  and  close  the 
ports  as  quickly  as  possible  at  the  proper 
time,  and  any  arrangement  which  will  effect 
this  sudden  opening  and  closing  will  give 
first-class  results  as  far  as  economy  is  con- 
cerned ;  whether  the  action  is  the  best  pos- 
sible may  be  at  all  times  determined  by 
taking  a  diagram.  Now,  it  so  happens  that 
diagrams  taken  from  engines  with  the  com- 
mon slide  valve  with  a  good  lap  and  lead, 
and  a  long  stroko,  may  be,  and  frequently 
are,  quite  equal  to  any  which  are  taken  from 
engines  with  the  most  complex  gear;  nor 
can  we  ascertain  that  any  economical  results 
have  ever  been  obtained  from  complicated 
engines,  as  a  consequence  of  the  action  of 
their  valves,  which  cannot  also  be  paralleled 
with  ease  in  the  case  of  engines  of  the  sim- 
plest construction.  The  fact — and  that  it  is 
a  fact  admits  of  tho  fullest  proof— demon- 
strates that  the  use  of  complicated  valve- 
gear  is  a  mistake.  It  adds  to  the  first  cost 
of  the  machine  and  to  the  expenses  of  its 
maintenance  ;  while  the  assertion  that,  by 
such  means,  and  such  means  only,  economy 
of  fuel  can  be  realized,  tends  to  retard  the 
adoption  of  the  principle  of  expansion  to 
the  fullest  extent  which  is  desirable.  It 
appears,  upon  the  whole,  the  distribution 
of  steam  can  be  effected  by  two  D  valves, 
one  at  each  end  of  the  cylinder,  each  eon- 
trolling  an  exhaust  and  admission  port, 
about  as  well  as  in  any  other  way.  The 
valves  may  be  of  the  gridiron  or  marine 
engine  type,  worked  by  a  single  eccentric, 
and  provided  with  an  amount  of  lap  corres- 
ponding to  the  required  point  of  cut-off. 
The  valves  when  large  may  be  balanced  by 
a  simple  ring  at  the  back.  If  it  is  deemed 
desirable  to  introduce  a  still  sharper  action 
of  the  valve  than  can  thus  be  had,  a  second 
eccentric  may  be  envployed  working  cut-off 
valves  on  the  backs  of  main  valves,  and 
these  cut-off  valves  can  easily  be  made  to 
act  the  part  of  equilibrium  rings.  The  or- 
dinary link  motion,  or  a  modification  of  it, 
with  but  a  single  eccentric,  may  be  used 
when  it  is  desirable  that  the  cut-off  should 
be  variable,  An  engine  constructed  on  such 
a  principle  will  cost  less  money,  be  less 
liable  to  get  out  of  order,  require  less  care 
in  its  management,  and  give  more  satisfac- 
tion, even  as  regards  economy  of  fuel,  than 
complicated  machines,  delicate  in  their  op 
eration,  and  extracting,  or  pretending  to 
extract,  a  fraction  more  power  from  each 
pound  of  coal  burned  than  their  apparently 
commonplace  rivals.  Cam-gear  and  pup- 
pet valves  constitute  in  some  respects  a  bet- 
ter arrangement  than  any  modification  of 
the  slide  valve,  but  unfortunately  one  not 
very  well  suited  for  engines  running  much 
over  twenty  revolutions  per  minute.  The 
maximum  degree  of  complication  admissible 
in  stationary  engines  is  represented  by  the 
use  of  a  second  slide  worked  on  the  back  of 
the  main  valve  by  a  distinct  eccentric,  and 
even  this  is  only  required  in  the  case  of  en- 
gines expanding  largely  in  a  single  cylinder. 
When  compound  cylinders  are  used  a  very 
early  cut-off  is  not  required,  and  the  ordi- 
nary slide  valve  will  upon  the  whole  give, 
over  a  series  of  years,  more  satisfactory  re- 
sults than  any  other  arrangement. — The  En- 
gineer. 


£ricutiftc  ^Htertltamt. 


Best  Limestone  for  Making  Iron. — No- 
tice was  given  through  the  papers  some 
months  since  that  tho  Iron  Master's  Labor- 
atory at  Philadelphia,  woidd  carefully  ana- 
lyze, free  of  expense,  100  specimens  of  such 
limestones  as  wore  found  most  beneficial,  in 
actual  practice,  as  a  flux  for  blast  furnaces. 
A  large  number  of  samples  were  sent  in  from 
various  parts  of  the  country;  but  only  35 
out  of  the  entire  number  sent  could  be 
taken  "as  a  fair  average  of  the  kind  found 
by  actual  use  the  best  adapted  for  furnace 
purposes."  The  result  of  these  analyses 
(the  average  result  as  we  understand  it)  was 
as  follows : 

Water 1 49 

Sllicious mutter '    4,3 

Oxltle  ol'lnm  mid  alumina 2  40 

Carbonate  of  lime , 8(5  89 

Carbonate  uf  nmttnesfa 5' 36 

Sollil  caH.onnue.niK  matter 19 

Manganese trate 

Less 7. 


Steam  Boedees,  iron  bridges  and  iron 
ships  are  rated  in  strength  only  about  one- 
fourth  and  one-sixth  that  of  the  iron  as 
tested  by  experiment.  This  is  for  the  pui> 
pose  of  mating  allowance  for  flaws  that  may 
be  in  the  metal,  and  which  cannot  be  de- 
tected by  simple  inspection.  There  is  also 
such  a  great  difference  in  the  quality  of  the 
iron  plates  turned  out  in  the  same  establish- 
ment that  it  is  prudent  to  make  allowance 
for  all  defects. 


The  inhabitants  of  Quito  manufactured 
magnificent  mirrors  from  "obsidian,"  and 
those  of  the  Azores  and  Ascension  Islands, 
and  Guiana,  used  splinters  of  obsidian  as 
points  for  their  lanees,  razors,  etc. 


The  Five  Mechanical  Powees.  —  The 
lever,  the  inclined  plane,  the  wedge,  the 
screw  and  the  pulley,  are  termed  "  the  five 
mechanical  powers. " 

Density  of  Lead. — The  density  of  lead 
is  not  materially  increased  by  hammering 
or  pressure.  It  is  but  very  slightly  in- 
creased by  any  means  whatever. 


Ameeican  Caes  are  to  be  put  on  the  rail- 
road from  London  to  Liverpool. 

Eighteen  new  bridges  have  been  built 
across  the  Seine  during  the  reign  of  Napo- 
leon IIL  at  a  cost  of  about  $5,000,000. 


A  Wondereul  MoLnusK. — A  correspond- 
ent of  the  Bulletin,  writing  from  Santa 
Barbara,  refers  as  follows  to  a  TriJac/uia 
Gigas,  which  will  hold  in  each  half  of  its  shell 
from  one  to  four  gallons.  This  shell  con- 
tains an  animal  mass  of  tough  pulpy  meat 
like  the  large  Gytheria  or  California  white 
muscle  of  the  Santa  Barbara  Channel,  audit 
may  be  seen  walking  about  with  its  heavy 
feelers  on  the  coral  reefs  in  calm  weather, 
and  bearing  a  weight  of  from  10  to  20  pounds 
of  shell  according  to  age.  The  meat  is  used 
by  the  natives  for  food,  and  the  shells  for 
domestic  purposes,  and  it  is  said  to  be  the 
largest  of  the  molusca  known  to  naturalists. 
It  is  in  the  central  parts  an  inch  thick,  the 
inside  beautifully  white,  and  on  the  outside 
ribbed  and  grooved  like  the  Palmer's  shell, 
so  common  on  the  Lower  California  coasts, 
which  is  a  picture  of  those  figured  on  the 
dresses  of  the  old  Crusader  Pilgrims  or 
Palmers;  hence  its  name.  The  hinges  to 
these  Tridachnas  are  strong  as  iron  while 
moist,  and  the  edges  or  openings  of  the 
feeding  parts  dovetail  together  most  cun- 
ningly. There  seems  to  be  two  species  of 
them,  one  found  in  the  East  Pacific,  and  the 
other  in  the  Molucca  Archipelago,  and  they 
are  among  the  most  curious,  useful,  and  in- 
teresting objects  in  marine  zoology. 

A  subsequent  correspondent  of  the  Bul- 
letin, "Oakland,"  in  referring  to  the  above, 
says : 

*  *  *  Instead  of  but  two  species, 
Woodward  gives  six  recent  ones  and  a  fos- 
sil. *_  *  *  These  shells  are  not  of  re- 
cent discovery.  Darwin,  in  his  journal, 
accords  the  fact  of  his  remaining  a  long 
time  in  the  lagoon  of  Keeling,  1st,  examin- 
ing the  fields  of  coral  and  gigantic  clam  shells, 
into  which,  if  a  man  were  to  put  his  hand, 
he  would  not,  as  long  as  the  animal  lived, 
be  able  to  withdraw  it.  Dr.  Good,  in  his 
Book  of  Nature,  states  that  the  entire  crew 
of  a  British  frigate  feasted  on  the  animal  of 
one  Tridacna  Gigas,  found  in  the  Indian 
Ocean.  Your  correspondent  very  truly 
says  that  this  is  the  largest  known  species 
of  shell  fish ;  but  scarcely  conveys  a  correct 
idea  of  the  great  size  to  which  it  sometimes 
attains.  Whoever  has  visited  the  Church  of 
the  Sulpice,  in  Paris;  has  probably  sseen  a 
pair  of  valves  of  this  shell,  measuring  more 
than  two  feet  across,  and  said  to  weigh  over 
500  pounds.  It  would  indeed  be  a  strange 
and  most  wonderful  sight  to  see  the  animal 
with  such  a  shell  "walking  about;"  for 
when  alive,  the  large  excavation  in  each 
valve  provides  a  forearm  or  hole  for  the  pas- 
sage of  a  byssas  or  strong  short  cord,  which 
binds  the  shell  to  the  coral  rock  in  a  fixed 
position,  with  very  slight  powers  of  moving 
from  infancy  to  old  age.  The  range  of  this 
genus  is  quite  extensive,  including  the  In- 
dian Ocean,  Northern  Australia  and  a  large 
portion  of  the  tropical,  Pacific  islands. 


Sound  Made  Visible.— At  the  Royal  In- 
stitution in  London,  recently,  Professor 
tyndall  repeated  some  of  the  interesting 
experiments  by  which  he  has  on  previous 
occasions  given  occular  proof  of  the  effects 
of  sonorous  vibrations.  When  a  jet  of  gas 
is  burning  under  an  amount  of  pressure 
which  is  but  just  short  of  the  "  flaring  " 
point,  it  becomes  excessively  sensitive  to  a 
momentary  increase  of  pressure,  and  will 
respond  in  the  readiest  manner  to  the 
slightest  acute  sound,  vibrating  actively  to 
the  merest  "chirrup"  of  the  lips.  A  still 
more  remarkable  demonstration  was  made 
with  a  thin  column  of  smoke,  of  which  the 
shadow  was  cast  on  a  screen  by  means  of  an 
electric  light  Here  the  smoke  became  so 
sensitive  that  the  slightest  vibrations  of  the 
air  affected  it,  and  two  tuning-forks  making 
a  discord  produced  the  well-known  beat, 
which  was  attended  by  a  marked  pulsation 
of  the  edges  of  the  shadow.  Perhaps  the 
most  beautiful  occular  demonstration  of 
the  effect  of  sound  was  produced  by  throw- 
ing the  electric  light  through  a  minute 
stream  of  falling  water,  the  effect  being  to 
produce  a_  string  of  glittering  drops  of  the 
most  brilliant  appearance.  When  musical 
notes  were  sounded  in  the  vicinity,  these 
drops  altered  their  arrangement  in  obedi- 
ence (.to  the  waves  of  sound,  and  clearly 
indicated  by  their  modified  appearance  the 
effect  produced  upon  them. 

SuiiPHUBETED     HYDROGEN.  —  This     gas, 

which  for  experimental  purposes  is  usually 
obtained  by  means  of  sulphuret  of  iron, 
may  be  procured  more  conveniently,  and  in 
a  state  of  greater  purity,  by  the  use  of  sul- 
phuret of  calcium.  The  latter  is  formed 
very  easily  by  mixing  uncalcined  powdered 
gypsum '  with  one-fourth  of  its  weight  of 
calcined  gypsum,  and  powdered  pit-coal 
equal  to  one-third  of  the  whole  of  the  gyp- 
sum used,  and  working  up  the  mixture  to  a 
stiff  dough  with  water;  next  forming  it 
into  pieces  four  inches  long,  two  wide,  and 
one  and  a  half  thick,  sprinkling  them  with 
powdered  coal,  and  drying  them,  then  plac- 
ing them  with  coke  in  a  high  temperature 
two  hours.  When  cold  they  will  be  found 
externally  to  consist  of  oxi-sulphuret  of 
caleium ;  but  internally  of  pure  peach-col- 
ored sulphuret  of  calcium,  which  may  be 
broken  in  pieces  about  the  size  of  nuts,  and 
preserved  in  a  well  stoppered  glass  bottle. 
If  water  is  added  to  these,  and  then  sulphu- 
ric acid  -in  small  quantities  at  a  time,  sul- 
phurated hydrogen  is  given  off  with  great 
uniformity.  —Scientific  Review. 


Copper  foe  Cholera. — Dr.  V.  Burq  hav- 
ing observed  in  1852  that  about  200  persons 
working  in  and  around  a  copper  foundry 
were  not  attacked  by  cholera,  even  during 
the  worst  stages  of  the  epidemic,  made  fur- 
ther inquiries,  and  found  that  all  persons 
handling  this  metal,  whom  he  met,  enjoyed 
the  same  immunity.  He,  therefore,  con- 
cluded to  try  the  use  of  copper  as  a  medicine 
for  those  attacked  by  cholera.  He  adminis- 
tered sulphate  of  oopper  internally  and  ap- 
plied metallic  copper  externally.  It  was 
asserted  by  some  medical  authorities  that 
the  plan  was  not  successful,  but  a  late  com- 
munication to  the  French  Academy  by  Dr. 
Lisle  of  the  lunatic  asylum  at  Marseilles, 
contains  the  statement  that  he  had  cured  20 
out  of  24  patients  by  administering  sulphate 
of  copper,  even  in  smaller  doses  than  those 
prepared  by  Dr.  Borq. 


Clarifving  Action  otf  Sulphate  of  Alu- 
mina on  Tuebid  Watee. — Whatever  be  the 
nature  and  quantity  of  the  earthy  substance? 
held  in  suspension  in  turbid  water,  it  be- 
comes fit  to  drink  in  from  seven  to  fifteen 
minutes  if  to  each  liter  there  be  added  .04 
grammes  of  finely-powdered  alum,  care  be- 
ing taken  to  agitate  the  liquid  when  the 
alum  is  introduced  (this  is  about  three-quar- 
ters pound  per  ton  of  water.  If  potash  alum 
is  used,  the  alum  is  decomposed  into  sul- 
phate of  potash,  which  is  all  dissolved  by 
the  water,  and  sulphate  of  alumina,  Which, 
by  its  decomposition,  purifies  the  water. 
The  alumina  separates  in  an  insoluble  form, 
and  carries  down  with  it  as  it  precipitates 
the  matters  which  render  the  water  troubled 
and  the  organic  matter.  The  acid  attacks 
the  alkaline  and  earthly  carbonates,  and 
transforms  them  into  sulphates.  The  water 
becomes  slightly  richer  in  biearbonates  and 
free  carbonic  acid,  whilst  all  organic  matter 
is  destroyed.  Seven  parts  of  sulphate  of 
aluminia  will  purify  as  much  water  as  ten 
parts  of  rock  alum  or  potash  alum,  and  the 
sulphate  of  alumina  does  not  introduce  any 
alkaline  sulphate  into  the  clarified  water: — 
Technologiste. 


Watee  as  a  Gas  Absorber.— Set  a 
pitcher  of  water  in  a  room,  and  in  a  few 
hours  it  will  have  absorbed  nearly  all  the 
respired  and  perspired  gases  in  the  room, 
the  air  of  which  will  have  become  purer, 
but  the  water  utterly  filthy.  The  colder 
the  water  is,  the  greater  the  capacity  to  con- 
tain these  gases.  At  ordinary  temperatures 
a  pail  of  water  will  contain  a  pint  of  car- 
bonic acid  gas,  and  several  pints  of  ammo- 
nia. The  capacity  is  nearly  double  by  re- 
ducing the  water  to  the  temperature  of  ice. 
Hence,  water  kept  in  the  room  awhile,  is 
always  unfit  for  use.  For  the  same  reason 
the  water  from  a  pump  should  always  be 
pumped  out  in  the  morning  before  any  of  it 
is  used.  Impure  water  is  more  injurious 
than  impure  air.  This  shows  the  economy 
and  the  convenience  of  amodern  ice  pitcher, 
— a  splendid  invention,  which,  as  it  seems, 
is  more  than  ornament  and  show ;  aye,  it  is 
really  and  absolutely  a  necessity.  Let 
these  hints  be  heeded  by  our  health-loving 
and  life-preserving  readers. 


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Wu  pitting  m&  Mmtxfk  <gxm. 


New  Patents  and  Inventions. 

Under  this  heading  we  shall  mention,  from  week  to  week 
as  occasion  mav  demand  New  and  Important  Inven- 
tions; also,  the  List  of  Patent  Claims  recently  issued  from 
the  TJ.  S.  Patent  Office  to  inventor?  on  the  Pacific  Coast, 
and  other  Patent  Issues  which  we  deem  ot  local  in- 
terest to  readers  on  this  side  of  the  Continent.  Most 
Patents  on  this  coast  are  secured  through  the  MINING 
AND  SCIENTIFIC  PRESS  PATENT  AGENCY.  We  are 
prepared  to  obtain  from  Washington,  with  despatch, 
copies  of  any  Patent  issued. 

PATENTS  EECENTIiY  ISSUED. 

69,393. — Tooth  Vowxjer  Lozenge. — Chas. 

E.  Blake,  Httn.  Francisco,  Cal. :  ■ 

I  claim  the  making  of  tooth  powder  in  the 
form  of  lozenges. 
69,453.— Sewing  Needle.  — G.  A.  Lloyd and 

S.  Fetlow,  San  3Tranciseo,  Cal. : 

"We  claim  making  the  eye  so  far  from  the 
rear  end  of  the  shaft,  that  it  "will  carry  the 
bight  of  the  thread  or  twine  through  the 
cloth  sewed  when  the  needle  is  pushed 
through  the  cloth  by  the  thimble  or  palm, 
substantially  as  described. 

We  also  claim  diminishing  the  shaft  of 
the  needle  from  a  little  behind  the  eye 
gradually  to  the  end,  both  in  width  and 
thickness,  substantially  as  described. 
69,554. — "Wagon  Bkake. — Corydon  A.  Far- 
go, Soquel,  Cal.: 

I  claim,  1st.  The  brake  constructed  with 
the  arm,  E,  and  link,  G,  together  with  the 
connecting-rods,  D  and  I,  having  a  variable 
connection  with  E  and  G,  respectively,  or 
their  equivalents,  operating  substantially  as 
and  for  the  purpose  herein  described. 

2d.  The  vibrating  suspending  arms,  c,  c, 
and  the  cross-bar,  d,  attached  to  the  bar,  K, 
for  producing  parallel  motion,  substantially 
as  herein  described. 

This  invention  consists  in  so  constructing 
wagon  brakes  that  a  great  increase  of  power 
and  efficiency  is  attained  without  lengthen- 
ing the  lever  or  complicating  the  mechan- 
ism ;  while,  at  the  same  time,  the  brake 
may  be  moved  to  such  a  distance  from  the 
wheel,  when  not  in  use,  as  to  entirely  avoid 
clogging  in  any  weather.  In  consists  in  so 
suspending  the  brake  from  the  body  of  the 
wagon  that  it  is  in  the  same  relative  posi- 
tion to  the  wheel,  whether  close  to  it  or  re- 
moved to  its  greatest  distance.  To  effect 
this,  the  brake  is  made  with  a  lever,  within 
convenient  reach  of  the  driver,  and  a  con- 
necting-rod reaching  to  the  arm  which  ro- 
tates the  shaft  and  short  lever  under  the 
wagon,  which  in  turn  actuates  the  brake- 
bar,  extending  entirely  across  the  body  of 
the  wagon,  and  having  a  brake-block,  on 
each  end,  to  operate  upon  the  hind  wheels 
of  the  wagon,  when  desired.  The  connect- 
ing-rod has  a  variable  attachment  to  the 
rotating  arm  to  increase  the  leverage,  while 
the  short  lever,  operating  directly  upon  the 
brake-bar,  has  a  cam-like  or  eccentric  mo- 
tion, greatly  increasing  the  power  of  the 
lever,  as  the  blocks  are  pressed  hard  against 
the  wheels.  "When  .the  brake  is  not  in  use, 
the  levers,  by  their  variable  action,  throw  it 
to  a  greater  distance  from  the  wheel  than 
the  ordinary  levers  can  do.  The  brake-bar 
is  suspended  from  the  wagon-body  by  a 
system  of  rods,  so  that  it  keeps  its  parallel 
motion  as  it  moves,  and  all  parts  of  the 
blook  are  equally  distant  from  the  wheel. 
69,564— Amalgamator — Fred.   G.  Hesse, 

San  Francisco,  Cal. : 

I  claim,  1st.  Separating  as  to  size,  by 
means  of  the  separating  channel,  h,  wherein 
the  particles  are  acted  upon  by  the  two  op- 
posing forces,  centrifugal  force  and  resist- 
ance of  a  current  of  water,  said  current 
being  produced  by  a  centrifugal  head,  and 
made  adjustable  in  the  manner  and  for  the" 
purpose  substantially  as  described. 

2d.  Combining  separation  with  grinding, 
in  order  to  prevent  the  grinders  from  acting 
upon  particles  already  fine  enough,  sub- 
stantially in  the  manner  as  described. 

3d.  The  revolving  amalgamating  chamber, 
A,  in  combination  with  the  stationary  cylin- 
der, t,  and  also  in  combination  with  the 
current  of  water",  as  described. 

4th.  The  discharge,  T,  in  combination 
with  the  filtering-chamber,  F,  and  a  current 
of  water  produced  by  centrifugal  action,  for 
the  purpose  and  in  the  manner  substantially 
as  described. 

5th.  The  annular  channel,  g,  e,  formed 
behind  the  grating  surfaces  and  in  com- 
bination with  the  annular  disk,  a,  a,  form- 
ing an  annular  channel  under  C,  which 
communicates  with  g,  for  the  purpose  of 
producing  by  centrifugal  action  an  upward 
current  therein,  the  strength  of  which  may 
be  regulated  by  the  dimensions  of  n,  for 
the  purpose  substantially  as  described. 
69, 668. —Washing    Machine.— Samuel  R. 

Holmes,  Salem,  Oregon: 

I  claim,  1st.  The  rollers,  D,  and  roller- 
frames,  B  and  C,  placed  in  a  vertical  posi- 
tion and  vibrating  at  the  same  time  in 
opposite  directions,  in  combination  with 
each  other  and  with  the  box,  A,  substantial- 
ly as  herein  shown  and  described  and  for 
the  purpose  set  forth. 


2d.  The  combination  of  the  double  crank, 
G,  and  pitman,  I  and  J,  with  the  vertical 
roller-frames,  B  and  C,  and  with  the  box, 
A,  substantially  as  herein  shown  and  de- 
scribed, and  for  the  purpose  set  forth. 

3d.  The  combination  of  the  lever,  K, 
connecting-bar,  L,  craDk-shaft,  M,  and 
slotted  plates,  f,  with  each  other  and  with 
the  box,  A,  and  sliding  frame,  F,  substan- 
tially as  herein  shown  and  described,  and 
for  the  purpose  set  forth. 
59,575. — Weench  Implement. — JohnMott, 

Danville,  Cal. : 

I  claim  the  above  described  wrench  or 
implement,  constructed  and  arranged  to 
operate  as  and  for  the  purposes  set  forth. 

The  object  of  this  invention  is  to  provide 
an  improved  wrench,  which  shall  combine, 
in  one  implement,  a  wrench  easily  adjust- 
able to  any  sized  or  shaped  nut,  and  which 
shall  at  the  same  time  answer  for  the  pur- 
pose of  a  hammer  and  a  claw  for  extracting 
nails,  while  the  handle,  being  made  hollow, 
shall  also  serve  as  a  receptacle  for  such 
small  tools  as  maybe  found  most  convenient 
or  necessary  to  be  so  kept  for  ready  use. 
The  wrench  is  made  of  cast  or  wrought  iron 
or  steel,  according  to  the  quality  or  price 
desired,  and  also  of  different  grades  or  sizes, 
according  to  the  nature  of  the  work  for  which 
it  is  intended.  The  body  or  stationary  joint 
to  which  the  handle  is  attached,  has  a  pro- 
jection below,  forming  the  hammer,  and 
having  the  claw  connected  to  it.  Through 
this  lower  jaw  are  made  two  vertical  open- 
ings or  slots,  through  which  pass  two  guides 
or  supporting  bars  ;  these  bars  being  suffi- 
ciently separated  to  give  firmness  to  the 
upper  jaw,  to  which  they  are  attached,  and 
to  ensure  it  an  up  and  down  motion,  paral- 
lel with  the  lower  jaw.  A  screw  passes 
through  the  two  jaws,  either  before  or  be- 
tween the  two  guides,  the  female  screw 
being  cut  in  the  luwer  jaw,  while  a  collar  or 
pin  insures  the  proper  motion  of  the  upper 
jaw  as  the  screw  turns. 

This  invention  was  exhibited  in  the  shape 
of  a  neat  iron  model,  at  the  recent  State 
Fair  at  Sacramento.  Honorable  mention 
was  made  of  it  by  the  Committee  on  Awards. 
69,581.— Ball  Alley.— J".  D.  Patrick,  San 

Francisco,  Cal. 

I  claim  the  above  described  arrangement 
of  the  targets,  D,  and  oblique  backs,  C,  in 
combination  with  the  alley,  A,  and  return- 
alley  B,  substantially  as  set  forth. 

This  invention  consists  of  a  peculiar  con- 
structionand  arrangement  of  a  ten-pin  alley, 
the  object,  of  which  is  to  provide  an  improve- 
ment in  that  class  of  games' in  which  balls 
are  rolled  upon  an  alley  or  table,  and  made 
to  count  in  the  game  by  knocking  down 
pins  or  other  devices.  Instead  of  the  pins 
usually  employed,  a  series  of  targets  are  so 
arranged  across  the  end  of  the  alleys,  that 
there  is  more  difficulty  in  striking  one  than 
the  other  with  the  balls,  and  a  greater  or 
less  count  is  made  accordingly  ;  by  which 
means  there  may  be  an  equal  amoun  t  of  dex- 
terity displayed  as  in  the  use  of  the  pins, 
without  the  trouble  and  delay  of  setting 
them  up,  or  the  noise  and  confusion  created 
in  knocking  them  down.  A  target,  when 
hit,  is  removed  from  its  place  so  as  to  be 
distinctly  seen  from  the  opposite  end  of  the 
alley,  and  after  the  count  is  made,  it  is  re- 
turned to  its  place  by  a  spring,  operated  by 
a  lever  at  the  forward  end  of  the  alley.  Thus 
all  necessity  for  assistants  to  the  player  are 
dispensed  with,  and  the  ball-alley  may  be 
made  a  convenient  place  for  exercise  on  any 
gentleman's  premises. 
69,-726.— Washing    Machine.— John  Vail, 

Yankee  Jim's,  Cal. : 

I  claim,  1st.  The  combination  and  ar- 
rangement of  the  sliding  box  or  tub,  B,  the 
pounders,  D,  shafts,  E,  cam,  H,  and  shafts, 
1,  with  each  other  and  with  frame,  A,  sub- 
stantially in  the  manner  herein  shown  and 
described  and  for  the  purpose  set  forth. 

2d.  The  combination  of  an  ordinary  wash- 
board, C,  and  movable  side  6,  with  the  tub, 
B,  substantially  as  herein  shown  and  de- 
scribed and  for  the  purpose  set  forth. 

3d.  The  combination  of  the  levers,  N  and 
O,  and  block,  P,  with  the  sliding  tub,  B, 
and  with  the  frame,  A,  of  the  machine,  sub- 
stantially as  herein  shown  and  described  and 
for  the  purpose  set  forth. 

4th.  The  combination  of  the  lever,  K, 
shaft,  L,  arm,  M,  and  movable  frame,  G, 
with  the  pounder-shafts,  E,  and  with  the 
frame,  A,  of  the  machine,  substantially  as 
herein  shown  and  described  and  for  the  pur- 
pose set  forth. 

To  be  Dedicated. — The  elegant  rooms 
of  the  Chamber  of  Commerce,  in  the  new 
Merchant's  Exchange,  are  to  be  formally 
dedicated,  with  suitable  services,  a  supper 
and  speeches,  on  Tuesday  next.  The  event 
promises  to  be  one  of  a  notable  character. 


Weekly  Stock  Circular. 

Of  Associated  Brokers  of  the  5.  F.  Stock  and  Exchange  Board  ■ 

Sak  Francisco.  Saturday  Morning,  )' 
November  9,  1S67.  i 

Money  Market. 

The  market  is  plentifully  supplied  with  Bullion,  Gold 
Bars  ruling  at  870@8S0 — dull.  Silver  Bars  sell  within  a  range 
of  M  per  cent,  discount  to  par.  Exchange  on  the  East  ruled 
as  follows  on  the  8th  inst:  Currency  Bills,  36  per  cent,  pre- 
mium on  gold  ;  Sight  Drafts,  payable  in  coin,  2  percent.; 
Telegraphic  Transfers,  25f  per  cent;  Sterling  Exchange, 
48*i  d ;  Commercial  do.  49M@49.!£<L  On  Paris,  5  frs  for  30- 
day  bills. 

The  duties  paid  at  the  Custom  House  in  this  city  since 
October  29th,  and  previously  this  year,  have  been  as  follows : 

October  29th $31,762  81 

October  30th 24,756  53 

OctoberSlst 11,130  70 

Previously  in  October. 580,759  73 

Total  in  October $648,409  77 

November  1 10.930  77 

November  2 14,663  70 

November  4 38,548  82 

November  5 42.537  77 

November  6 111,865  97 

November  7 7,720  65 

Previously  this  year 5,993,703  28 

Total  since  January  1st,  1867 $6,767,380173 

The  shipments  of  Treasure  from  October  1st  to  date 

have  been  as  follows: 

October  7— Per  California  to  Victoria $30,000  00 

Octobei  10 — Per  Montana— 

To  New  York $510,652  77 

To  England 212,899  55 

To  France 34,772  40 

To  Punta  Arenas 8.660  00 

ToPanama 5,000  00 

771,984  72 

October  14— Per  China— 

To  Hongkong $1,075,506  84 

To  Japan 650  00 

1,076,156  84 

October  14— Per  Idaho  to  Honolulu 18,906  00 

October  18— Per  Fearless  to  Hongkong 44,123  00 

October  19— Per  Golden  City— 

To  New  York $327,415  64 

To  England 177,229  90 

ToPanama 20.000  00 

To  Acapulco 5,000  00 

529,645  54 

October  30 — Per  Sacramento — 

To  New  York $186,483  77 

To  England 314,470  98 

To  Panama 5,000  00 

505,954  75 

October  31— Per  California  to  Victoria 50.000  00 

November  4— Per  D.  C.  Murray  to  Honolulu. . .  12,626  45 

Total  since  October  1st,  1867 $3,039,397  30 

Previously  this  year. 31,726,944  52 

Total  since  Januory  1st,  1867 $34,766,341  82 

Corresponding  period,  1866 38,499,629  19 

Decrease  this  year. $3,733,287  37 

City    Stocks. 

The  very  general  and  unlooked-for  depression  in  the 
mining  share  market  since  our  last  reference,  seems  to 
have  operated  as  a  check  upon  the  introduction  of  other 
stocks,  and,  in  the  absence  of  the  ordinary  line  of  trans- 
actions in  shares  other  than  mining,  we  have  to  report 
a  very  dull  market.  California  Steam  Navigation  Co.  is 
a  shade  better,  selling  at  76@77  per  cent.  Spring  Valley 
Water  Co.  is  in  less  favor,  selling  at  S6G  per  share.  San 
Francisco  Gas  stock  sold  at  $G6@67,  then  at  $66  50,  and 
at  the  close  $67  is  bid.  At  the  close,  we  note  sale  of  Sut- 
ter Street  Railroad  stock  at  $11. 

3Iinlng   Share    Max-ltet. 

The  mining  share  market  has  been  characterized  by  a 
still  further  decline  from  closing  quotations  of  last 
week.  The  rapid  recession  has  produced  more  than  the 
usual  amount  of  speculation,  and  several  stocks  were 
heavily  dealt  in,  particularly  Savage  and  Kentuck,  both 
showing  a  very  material  decline  under  the  pressure. 
During  the  past  three  months  the  various  claims  on  the 
Comstock  Lode  have  yielded  a  materially  lessened  amount 
of  bullion  than  formerly,  and  until  developments  are 
carried  to  a  greater  depth,  we  may  look  for  a  decline  in 
this  respect  for  some  time  to  come.  The  setting  in  of 
winter  will  also  contribute  to  this  result.  The  aggregate 
receipts  of  bullion  from  the.  Savage,  Confidence,  Gold 
Hill  Quartz,  Gould  &  Curry,  Kentuck,  Crown  Point,  Im- 
perial, and  Empire  during  the  month  of  October 
amounted  to  $667,263,  against  $717,382  in  September, 
showing  a  decline  of  $50,119.  Several  monthly  divi- 
dends have  already  been  announced  as  noted  below. 

Cnown  Point — has  met  with  less  inquiry  at  declining 
rates,  dropping  from  $585  to  $470,  and  closing  at  $525. 
A  telegram  of  the  6th  inst,,  says  the  north  and  south 
drifts  on  the  lower  level  look  about  the  same.  They 
have  started  to  drift  south  on  the  600-foot  level,  and 
from  the  500-foot  level  they  continue  to  obtain  consider- 
able ore.  The  average  assays  of  ore  produced  in  October 
have  been  higher  than  usual.  Preparations  are  com- 
plete to  carry  the  shaft  to  a  further  depth.  At  the  close 
of  October  this  company  had  600  tons  of  ore  at  the  mill 
and  dump.  The  bullion  receipts  for  October  foot  up 
$42,000  against  $49,000  in  September.  Assessment  of 
$100  per  foot  delinquent  on  the  11th  inst. 

Chollaii-Potosi — has  been  more  active,  but  sold  at 
greatly  lessened  rates,  receding  from  S157  50  to  $114, 
and  closing  yesterday  at. $127.  The  various  stations  of 
this  mine  yielded  1,886  tons  during  the  week  ending  Oc- 
tober 31st,  against  1,921  tons  in  the  previous  week.  It 
is  said  that  the  Piute  station  is  nearly  exhausted,  while 
the  Piute  switch  station  promises  well  for  the  present 
month.  The  Santa  Fe  third  is  improving  at  the  north 
end.  "Work  has  been  steadily  prosecuted  in  the  new 
shaft  since  the  28th  ult.,  and  the  drifts  north  and  south, 
as  well  as  those  going  east,  run  in  clay  and  porphyry. 
On  the  4th  inst.,  192  tons  of  ore  were  delivered.  No  div- 
idend will  be  disbursed  during  the  present  month. 

Yellow  Jacket — opened  at  S3T0,  receded  to  S320,  then 
sold  at  S327,  and  closed  at  $325.  The  old  works  of  this 
mine  are  yielding  a  small  amount  of  ore.  The  shaft  is 
being  rapidly  sunk  toward  a  new  station,  which  will  be 
opened  at  the  depth  of  900  feet  from  the  surface.  The 
winze  toward  the  Kentuck  line  continues  in  about  the 
same  quality  of  quartz  and  ore  as  before.  Assessment 
of  $100  per  share  will  be  delinquent  on  the  11th  inst. 

Gould  &  Cokey—  sold  at  S310@225,  and  at  the  close 
realized  $300.  The  work  on  the  east  drift,  600-foot  level, 
progresses  satisfactorily,  but  as  yet  too  little  has  been 
done  to  notice  any  material  change  in  the  appearance  of 
the  rock.  An  inadequate  supply  of  water  continues  to 
be  a  drawback  at  the  mill.  The  yield  of  the  old  works  is 
about  100  tons  of  ore  per  day. 


Hat.t  &  Noncnoss — sold  at  improved  figures  early  in 
the  week,  advancing  from  $855  to  $930,  falling  to  $686» 
and  closing  at  $740.  "We  are  informed  that  the  drift 
south  from  the  north  winze,  on  the  780-foot  level,  is  in 
good  ore,  said  to  mill  about  $40  per  ton.  The  other 
drifts  are  about  the  same  as  heretofore  reported.  The 
receipts  of  bullion  for  October  will  fall  short  of  $50,000; 
in  September  the  yield  was  nearly  $72,000. 

Savage — exhibited  great  activity  under  a  very  serious 
decline,  selling  as  low  as  $88  per  share,  or  $1,760  per 
foot,  not  having  sold  at  this  price  within  the  past  year, 
rose  to  $97,  and  closed  at  $92,  ex  dividend.  The  amount 
of  ore  extracted  during  the  past  three  weeks  compares  as 
follows: 

Tons,  Value  per  Ton. 

November  2d 1,821  $38  80 

October26th 1,921  38  55 

October  19th 1,944  39  90 

The  Superintendent  writes  that  the  north  breasts  on 
the  third  station  open  out  fairly  at  the  50-foot  station, 
and  the  same  have  been  developed  sufficiently  to  pro- 
duce a  larger  quantity  so  soon  as  thought  advisable.  No 
work  has  lately  been  done  in  the  extreme  north  drift  on 
this  level.  The  Potosi  drift  on  the  same  level  has  been 
turned  north  in  order  to  get  under  the  works  of  the  sev- 
enth station.  The  south  drift  on  the  fourth  station 
shows  no  improvement,  and  it  is  believed  that  they  are, 
still  to  the  west  of  the  ore  seam.  The  south  winze  from 
the  third  station  is  down  eighty  feet,  and  is  Btill  over 
one  hundred  feet  distant  from  the  above  drift;  the  north- 
west drift  is  said  to  show  some  improvement.  The 
main  shaft  is  now  thirty  feet  below  the  fifth  station. 
Receipts  of  bullion  in  October  amounted  to  $352,066  62, 
against  $360,295  29  in  September.  A  dividend  of  $7  50 
per  share  is  payable  on  and  after  the  8th  inst.,  and  after 
this  disbursement  they  carry  over  a  balance  of  $60,000. 

Kentuck — has  been  in  the  market  to  a  large  extent, 
experiencing  a  serious  decline,  dropping  from  $150  to 
$95,  advanced  to  $120,  and  closed  at  $125.  This  com- 
pany reduced  about  3,600  tons  of  ore  during  October. 
The  yield  of  bullion  for  the  same  time  has  been  $95,520, 
with  the  clean  up  of  one  mill  to  hear  from;  in  Septem- 
ber the  yield  amounted  to  $101,000.  The  14th  dividend, 
$7  60  per  share,  is  payable  on  and  after  the  9th  inst. 

Amadoe— was  in  the  market  at  $210.  The  yield  of  bul- 
lion in  October  amounted  to  $38,555,  being  the  product 
of  1,650  tons— over  $23  to  the  ton.  The  bolder  ledge  of 
this  mine,  previously  alluded  to  by  us,  produced  more 
than  half  of  the  above  amount.  They  have  crossed  this 
ledge  some  nine  feet,  and  as  they  proceed  continues  to 
improve;  the  main  ledge  is  from  seven  to  ten  feet  wide. 
In  the  south  slopes  the  rock  looks  well,  averaging  over 
twelve  feet  in  width.  The  Badger  shaft  is  thirty-three 
feet  deep.  A  dividend  of  $6  per  share  is  payable  on  and 
after  the  9th  inst. 

Confidence— sold  at  $40  seller  30.  We  extract  the 
following  statement  from  the  Secretary's  annual  report 
for  the  fiscal  year  ending  October  31st,  made  at  a  meet- 
ing of  the  stockholders  held  on  the  8th  inst: 

Seceipta. 

Cash  on  hand  Nov.  1,1866 ,..$  25,478  25 

Bullion  account 196,815  07 

Mill  account 26,913  25 

Mine  account 120  (JO 

Assessment  account 43,050  00 

Premium  on  bullion,  etc 46.755  07 

WW  61 
IHdtursemeiiU. 

Book  account $38,046  69 

Mine  expense 76,575  35 

Mine  improvements 2,1%  34 

Mill  expense 11,575  27 

Bullion  expense  account 4,540  78 

Crushing  account 148,067  35 

Expenses,  eto 55,018  94 

Cash  on  hand a,ll0  92 

$339,131  64 

The  real  liabilities  of  this  company  at  present  amount 
to  $10,423  50.  During  the  fiscal  year  ending  Oct.  31st, 
11,828  tons  of  ore  were  worked,  and  3,364^  tons  sold, 
showing  an  average  yield  of  $15  6734  to  the  ton.  The 
losses  of  mining  and  millingjiave  been  $53,658.  The 
following  officers  were  elected  for  the  ensuing  year:  A. 
E.  Head,  President,  in  place  of  Geo.  W.  Stewart;  Geo. 
W.  Beaver,  Vice  President;  B.  F.  Morrow,  Wm.  S.  Head, 
and  F.  Livingston,  Trustees;  A.  Wegener,  Secretary; 
Chas.  Foreman,  Superintendent. 

Impemal — is  in  good  favor,  and  has  fluctuated  very 
little,  advancing  from  $125  to  $138,  receding  to  $130,  and 
closing  at  $136  seller  30.  The  bullion  returns  for  Octo- 
ber aggregate  $68,897  94  against  $97,980  in  September. 

Empire — continues  to  be  firmly  held,  a  few  shares  sell- 
ing at  $170.  Receipts  of  bullion  during  the  month  of 
October  foot  up  $20,579  48;  in  September  the  returns 
amounted  to  $18,689  40.  Nothing  of  special  interest  to 
report.  It  is  believed  that  the  machinery  at  the  Inipe 
rial-Empire  shaft  will  be  started  within  a  week  or  so. 

Gold  Hill  Quabtz— is  dull  of  sale,  a  few  shares  real- 
izing $80.  It  is  confidently  believed  that  the  expenses 
will  be  considerably  reduced  during  the  present  month, 
and  that  the  bullion  yield  will  be  larger.  It  is  expected 
that  the  450-foot  level  will  be  reached  very  soon.  The 
150-foot  level  continues  to  yield  a  few  tons  per  day,  but 
will  soon  be  exhausted.  The  290-foot  level,  it  is  thought, 
will  last  during  the  present  month;  it  produces  a  fair 
quality  of  rock. 

Ophib— sold  at  $50@60.  The  shaft  is  now  98  feet  in 
depth,  and  the  water  continues  to  decrease....  Ovebmam 
was  in  the  market  at  $44@41,  closing  yesterday  at  $45. 
The  receipts  of  bullion  in  October  amounted  to  $34,000, 
against  $23,000  in  September.  Since  the  1st  inst.  the 
receipts  have  been  about  $8,000. 

The  aggregate  sales  of  Stocks,  Legal  Tender  NoteB, 
etc.,  at  the  regular  sessions  of  the  Board  since  Saturday 
last,  amounted  to  $987,395.  The  sales  in  the  open  ses- 
sions amounted  to  $228,393,  showing  a  combined  aggre- 
gate ,ud.$dateong  the  past  week  of  215,78 


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MININO  SHAREHOLDERS'  DIRECTORY. 

(Compiled  for  every  issue,  from  advertisements  In  the 

Mining  and  sriKMirtc  Press  and  other  San 

Francisco  Journals.] 

Comprising  the  Karnes  of  Companies.  District  or  Count> 
of  Location;  Amount  and  date  of  Assessment;  Date  of 
Ueetlog;  Day  of  Delinquent  Sale;  and  Amount  and  Time 
of  Payment  of  Dividends. 

HAXK,    LOCATION,    AMOUNT,    AND  DAT  DAT 

I1ATK  OF   AS3KSSMKNT.  DKLINUDKNT.        Or  SALR 

Araiidor  Co.,  dividend,  S6  peraharo Payable  Nov  9 

Add  in,  Sierra  co.,  Nov  2,  $1 Dec  1— Dec  23* 

Bullion,  Storey  co..  New  Oct  K,  $10. .Payable  immediately 

Belcher.  Kept '21,  ?I5  per  share Oct.  22—  Nov.  22 

Belcher,  Baldwin  &  Aber.  Co.,  .Sept  21,  $6, ..Oct  22—  Nov  '21 

Cordillera.  Mexico.  Oct  24,  $1 Nov  29-Dec  16" 

Cambridge,  Brass  Valley,  Oct  8.820 Nov  15— Dec  3 

Chlplonena,  Minora,  Mexico,  Oct  21,  $5 Nov  22— Dec  9* 

Crown  Point,  Storey  CO.,  Oct  12,  $25 Nov  13— Nov  26 

Chalk  Mount..  Nevada  co.  Oct. 8.  $1  50 60.. Nov.  11— Nov.  25* 
Cherokee  Flat  Blue  OravoJ  Uo  ,  Sept  18,  $5.. Oct  22— Nov  11 

Ghouar-Potosl.  Storey 00.,  Nev..  dlv.  $25 Payable  Oct  15 

Crown  Point,  Nov.  dividend  $80 Payable  May  16 

Empire  M  Co Annual  Meeting  Nov  3 

Ethan  Allen,  Lauder  CO.,  Nev.,  Sept  3U,  $1... Nov  5— Dec  2"' 

Enterprise,  Nevada  co..  Sent  23,  $1 Oct  28— Nov  18 

Empire  M.  k  «.,  Nev.,  dividend  $6 Payable  May  15 

Fogus  M.  A  M.,  Amador  co.,  Nov  4,  $5 Dec  5— Dec  21 

Gold  Quarry.  Placer  co Annual  Meeting  Nov  11 

Golden  Rule,  Tuolumne  Co,  dlv  50c  "^  sh... Payable  Oct.  26" 

Great  Central,  Arizona,  .Sept  30.  $1 Nov  4— Nov  25* 

Gold  Quarry,  Placer  Co.,  Sept  19,  $20 Oct  23— Nov  !!• 

Gold  llill  Tun.,  Slorcv  co.  Nev.  Sep  19,  $1...0ct  26— Nov  19* 

Gold  HH1Q  U  A  M-dividend,  $15 Payable  Aug  15 

Hanscom,  Del  Norte  co, Nov  1,15c Dec  lit— Dec  21* 

Hale  Si  Norcross,  Virginia Special  Meeting  Nov  27 

Hope  Gravel.  Nev.  co.  Cnl  ,  Sept  13,  $1 Nov  6—  Nov26" 

Humboldt  Canal  Co.,  Humboldt,  Sept  20.  $2.  .Oct  26—  Nov  16 
Hale  A  Norcross.  Virginia,  Nev..  div.  $125.. .Payable  Sept  15 

I  X  L,  Alpine  Co.,  Sept  23,  $1.50 Nov  4— Nov  21* 

Imperial,  Virginia,  Nov.,  dlv.  $10 Payable  July  15 

Josephine  Quicksilver,  San  Luis  Obispo,  dlv,  $2 July  8 

Eentuck,  div.,  $7.50  per  share Payable  Nov  9 

Lady  Bell,  Del  Norte  co,,  Oct  24, 15c Nov  26-Dec  16" 

La  Blanca,  Sonora,  Mex.,  Oct  1,  $2.50 Oct  30—  Nov  11* 

Mount Tenabo,  Lander  co.,  Nev... Annual  Meeting  Nov 28* 

Mount  Tcnabo,  Lander  co.,  Nov  8,  SI. 50 Dec  12— Dec  31* 

Morning  Star,  Alpine  co.,  Aug  6,  $2 Sept  9— Sept  30 

North  Star,  Lander  co..  Nov..  Sept  19,  $20.... Nov 20— Dec 7* 

Nuestra  Senora,  Mex.,  Oct  21,  $1 Nov  30— Dec  23* 

Ophlr,  Storey  co.,  Nev.,  Sent  27,  $3 Nov  12—  Nov  SO 

Oxford  Beta,  Esmeralda,  Nev.,  Sept  11, 50c... Nov 9— Nov  26* 

Old  Colony,  Austin,  Nev.,  Sept  28,  $3 Nov  2— Nov  25* 

Patrocina  and  Dolores,  Mex Annual  Meeting  Nov  11 

Savage,  Virginia,  Nev,  dividend Payable  Nov  7 

SaniiiiK",  Silver  City,  dividend Payable  Nov  8 

Sophia  pons.,  Tuolumne  co  ,  Nov  7,  50c Dec  7— Dec  23* 

Shoshone  S.  M.,  dividend,  $2  per  share Payable  March  14 

Texas  FlatM.  Co Annual  Meeting  Nov  12 

Rattlesnake,  Yubaco.,  Oct  17,  $1 Nov  21— Dec  9* 

Whitman,  Lyon  co..  Nev.,  Oct  31,  $1.50 Dec  2— Dec  23" 

Yellow  Jacket,  Storey  co.,  Nev,  Oct  12,  $100. .Nov  13—  Dec  14 
Yellow  Jacket,  Gold  Hill,  div.  $75  sh Payable  July  10 

•Those  marked  with  an  asterisk  (*)  are  advertised  In  this 
ournal. 


Latest  Stock  Prices  Bid  and  Asked. 

s.  f.  stock  amd  exchange  board. 

Fbidat  Evening,  Nov.  8,  1867. 

HISOHLLANKOOS  STOCKS-  Bid.      Asfcd. 

United  Stales  7  3-10ths  Bonds,  June  issue $  77 >£  78 

Legal  Tender  Notes 72  72W 

Calllorniu  State  Bonds,  7s.  1857 90  93 

San  Francisco  Bonds,  10s,  1851 100  102 

San  Francisco  City  Bonds,  6s.  1855 80  95 

S;m  Kranciseu  f'itv  ami  t'l.uiuv  Hoinls,  a-,  I s".s .  75  SO 

San  Francisco  City  and  Co.  Sch'l  B'ds,  7s,  1866.  80  — 

San  Francisco  CitV  and  Uo.  Bonds,  7s,  1862 80  84 

San  Francisco  City  and  Co.  Bonds,  7s,  1804 8')  84 

San  Francisco  Citv  and  Co.  Bonds,  7s.  1SG5 80  84 

San  Francisco  Citv  and  Co.  JuUg.  Bds.  7s,  1863.  80  84 

San  Francisco  City  and  Co.  Judg.  Bds,  7s,  1864.  80  84 

Sacramento  City  Bonds ZJJJ  21 

Sacramento  County  Bonds,  6s 68  70 

Marvsville'Bonds,  10s 75  85 

Stockton  City  Bonds 70  85 

Yuba  County  Bonds,  10s 76  95 

Santa  Clara  County  Bonds,  7s 75  80 

Butte  County  Bonds,  10s,  i860 70  T3 

San  Mateo  County  Bonds, 7s —  85 

California  Steam  Navigation  Co 77  79 

Spring  Valley  Water  Co —  63 

State  Telegraph  Co 30  31 

oas  companies. 

San  Francisco  Gas  Co 66K  68 

Sacramento  Gas  Co 66>£  70 

RAILROADS. 

Sacramento  Valley  Railroad —  — 

San  FraiiCisco  and  San  Jose  Railroad 40  45 

Omnibus  Railroad til  62 

Central  Railroad 47  .  50 

North  Beach  and  Mission  Railroad 52W  fi4 

FrontStrcet,  Mission  and  Ocean  Railroad 11  12 

BANKING  INSTITUTIONS. 

California,  Loan  and  Savings  Society —        

Bank  of  Pacinc  Accumulation  Loan  Society..  —  — 

The  Bank  of  California 145  — 

INSURANCE  COMTANIES. 

Flremans'  Fund  Insurance  Co 88  83 

Pacific  Insurance  Co 1 15  120 

San  Francisco  Insurance  Co —  liK) 

Merchants'  Mutual  Marine  Insurance  Co 375  400 

California  Insurance  Co 1000     1300 

Union  Insurance  Co 85  90 

California  Home  Insurance  Co —  — 

Home  Mutuallnsurance  Co: 9      .   10 

Occidental  Insurunce  Co —  80 

National  Insurance  Co 67  69 

MINING  STOCKS— WASHOE  DISTRICT. 

Alpna 4fi0  500 

Baltimore  American —  — 

Belcher 110  115 

Bullion,  G.  U 6  0 

Crown  Point 520  530 

Con  lidence 40  — 

Chollar-Potosi 126  129 

Daney —  7 

Exchequer 6  7 


Empire  Mill  and  Mining  Co 170 

Gould  A  Curry 290 

Hale  A  Norcross 740 

Imperial 138 

Lady  Bryan — 

Ophir 58 

Overman 44 

Savage 92 

Sierra  Nevada • — 

Yellow  Jacket 340 

Golden  Rule.  California 19 


San  Prancisco  Market  Bates. 

Wholeiiale  Prices. 

Fridat,  Nov.  8,  1867. 

Floor,  Extra,  ^bbl $7  00  @$8  00 

Do.    Superfine 6  26  @  6  75 

Corn  Meal,  ^  100  lbs. 2  50  @  3  00 

Wheat,  ^100  lbs 2  25  @  2  50 

Oats,  if)  100  lbs 1  65  @  1  80 

Barley,  %  100  lbs 1  65  @  1  85 

Beans,  ^  10U  lbs 3  00  ©  4  00 

Potatoes,  ^  1U0  lbs 1  00  @  1  87M 

Hay.  J&  ton 14  00  1318  Oil 

Live  Oak  Wood,  IS  cord 9  00  @10  00 

Beef,  extra,  dressed,  ^4  lb 9  @     10 

Sheep,  on  foot 3  00  @  i  00 

Hogs,  on  foot,  ?)  lb £  1  @       4H 

Hogs,  dressed ,  %i  lb @       7% 

GROCERIK9,  ETC. 

Sugar,  crushed,  ^  lb \i%  ©     I4?£ 

Do.    China 12  @     -, 

Coffee,  Costa  Rica,  ^  ft 20#  @      21 

Do.  Rio 20  @      — 

Tea,  Japan,  ^  lb 65  @     85 

Do.  Green 60  @  1  25 

Hawaiian  Rice,  ^  lb 9  ©     10 

China  Rice,  $  lb , 7  @       7bi 

Coal  Oil,  %  gallon 50  @     65 

Candlcs,$)H> 22  @      26 

Ranch  Butter,  $  lb 35  ©      65 

Isthmus  Butter,  ^)  lb 15  @     37 

Cheese.  California,  ^  lb 16  13     20 

Eggs,  $)  dozen 62Ji  @     65 

Lard,  fl  lb 10  ©     — 

Ham  and  Bacon,  ^lb 13  @     16 

Shoulders,  ^  lb 10  @     — 

.Retail  Prices. 

Butter,  California,  fresh,  $  ft 50  @     75 

do.     pickled,  93  ft.. 25  @     50 

do,      Oregon,^  lb 15  ©     25 

do.      Now  York,  $  ft 35  @      40 

Cheese,  $  lb 20  @     35 

Honey,  «)  ft 30  @     40 

Eggs,  ip  dozen —  @     75 

Lard,  ^  ft 15  ©     — 

Hams  and  Bacon,  ^  ft 20  @     25 

Cranberries,  $  gallon 1  00  @     — 

Potatoes,  ¥)fc 2  @       3 

Potatoes,  Sweet,  ^  lb 3  @ 

Tomatoes,^)  ft.. 3  @       5 

Onions,  $  lb 3  @       5 

Apples.  No.  1,  $j  lb 4  ©      6 

Pears,  Table.  $  ft 5  ©       7 

Plums,  dried,  fe  ft 13  @     15 

Peaches,  dried,  ijji  lb U  ©     13 

Oranges,  JS  dozen 50  ©     — 

Lemons,  $  dozen 75  @     — 

Chickens,  apiece 75  ©  1  00 

Turkeys,  ty  ft 20  @     25 

Soap,  Pale  and  CO 7  @     12 

Soap,  Castile,  $  lb 18  @     20 


San  Francisco  Metal  Market. 

PRICES  FOR  INVOICES. 

Jobbing  prices  rule  from  im  to  fifteen  per  cent,  higher  than  the 
following  quotations. 

Friday,  Nov.  8. 1867. 

Iron.— Duty:  Pig,  $9  per  ton;  Railroad,  COc  ft  100  lbs;  Bar, 
\%\Kjcf,  lb;  Slioct,  polished.  3c  tj*  lb;  common,  U.;©l?i'c 
f>  lb;  Plate,  l&c  $  ft;  Pipe,  \yaz  "$  lb;  Galvanized,  2^c 
•&  ft. 

Scotch  and  English  Pig  iron  ^3  ton SS5  00    ©S 

White  Pic  13  ton 40  00    @  42  50 

Refined  Bar,  bad  assortment  ^)  ft —  OS    © 

_Reflned  Bar,  good  assortment,  ft  ft —  0.H?<©  —  — 

•Boiler,  No.  1  to  4 —  043j'O 

Plate,  No.  5  to  9 —  04^©  —0.5 

Sheet,  No.  10  to  13 —  04!^© 

Sheet,  No.  14  lo  20.. —  05   © 

Sheet,  No.  24  to  27 —  05    @ 

Copper.—  Duty :    Sheathing,  3>ic  ft  lb ;  Pig  and  Bar,  2}^c  ft  lb 

Sheathing,  ft  lb —  34    ©  —  36 

Sheathing,  Yellow —  24    © 

Sheathing,  Old  Yellow —  11    © 

Bolts —  11    © 

Composition  Nails —  25    © 

Tin  Plates.— Dutv:  25  ft  cent  ad  valorem. 

Plates,  Charcoal,  IS,  ft  box 12  50    ©  13  00 

Plates,  I  C  Charcoal 12  00    @  12  50 

Roofing  Plates 12  00    @  12  50 

Banca  Tin,  Slabs,  ft  ft —  29    ©  —  30 

Pteel.—  English  Cast  Steel,  ft  lb —  I2>£@  —  15 

Quicksilver.— p  lb © 

For  export _—    @ 

Zinc— Sheets,  ft  ft r... ©  —  11 

Lead.— Pig,  ft  lb -     7^@  —    8 

Sheet —  10    @ 

Pipe —  11    © 

Bar —    9    @—    9>4 

Borax — California,  ft  ft —  20    ©  —  23 


The  Ahekican  Tube  "Well,  which  has 
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been  introduced  into  England,  where  it  is 
said  to  be  meeting  with  great  favor. 


Quick  Time. — Passengers  arrived  at  Sac- 
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days  from  Salt  Lake — almost  railroad  time. 


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Thk  following  information  is  gleaned  mostly  from  Jour- 
nals published  in  the  interior,  in  close  proximity  to  the 
mines  mentioned. 


CALIFORNIA. 

Alj>ine    County. 

Miner,  Nov.  2d;  The  Merrimao  mine  con- 
tinues to  exhibit  rich  ore  wherever  tapped 
along  the  course  of  the  tunnel.  Some  sam- 
ples have  been  taken  out,  during  the  past 
week,  of  a  favorable  character,  and  Mr.  Kay 
will  thoroughly  test  the  lode. 

Ore  has  been  taken  from  the  Morning 
Star  mine  which  contains  considerable  met- 
al, and  some  which  assays  as  high  as  $40  to 
the  ton. 

Good  ore  is  being  taken  out  of,  the  Tar- 
shish  mine  at  several  points,  and  five  bars 
have  been  shipped  from  the  Silver  Creek 
mill,  the  product  of  30  tons  of  this  ore, 
worth  about  $2,500. 
Amador '  County. 

Ledger  November  2d :  The  Italian  mine, 
Soracco  Bros.  &  McLane,  yielded  §35  to  the 
ton  the  last  run. 

The  Amador  Canal  Co.  is  replacing  several 
miles  of  its  ancient  flumes  by  ditch. 

The  fine  quartz  mill,  erected  by  John 
Atchison,  at  the  Grate,  has  been  taken  down 
and  moved  to  the  Oneida  mine,  and  will,  in 
a  few  days,  be  ready  for  operation. 

Billy  Boyle  and  Dick  Lowry  cleaned  up 
their  arastra,  on  the  Middle  Pork,  last  week, 
and  found  that  their  ore  had  paid  $54. 15  per 
ton. 

The  Union  Mine  is  now  down  30  ft.  below 
the  original  shaft,  and  will  be  continued  30 
ft  further  ;  making  the  main  shaft  over  300 
feet  in  depth.  The  mine  seems  to  be  slightly 
improving. 

Last  Sunday  the  owners  of  the  Kentucky 
mine  cleaned .  up  a  run  of  150  tons,  which 
yielded  the  sum  of  $3,445.85.  The  rock 
was  worked  in  Tubbs  &  Co's  mill,  at  the 
Gate,  and  nothing  but  free  gold  was  ob- 
tained— the  sulphurets  were  saved  but  not 
worked ;  they  are  known  to  be  very  rich. 

The  Alturas  Quartz  Co.  have  their  mill 
ready  for  operation,  and  will  start  it  as  soon 
as  they  can  get  a  stream  of  water  into  the 
batteries. 

Monday  night,  one  of  the  boilers  and 
smoke  stack  intended  for  the  Coney  &  Bige- 
low  mine,  was  received,  and  will  soon  be 
placed  in  its  proper  place. 

Sutte    county. 

Marysville  Appeal,  Nov.  5th :  We  were 
informed  on  Saturday,  by  a  gentleman  who 
saw  the  gold,  that  George  Setler,  of  Yankee 
Hill  (near  Forbestown),  picked  up  one  day 
last  week  a  nugget  of  pure  gold  weighing 
three  pounds. 
Calaveras    County. 

Chronicle  Nov.  2d  :  Thirty-three  tons  of 
rock  taken  from  the  quartz  lead  owned  by 
Mr.  T.  S.  Bever,  at  Bich  Gulch,  by  the  les- 
sees, Messrs.  Cole  &  Sheldon,  paid  $10  per 
ton.  The  rock  was  taken  out  the  entire 
width  of  the  lead,  and  was  unassorted. 

Register,  Nov.  2d :  At  Cat  Camp,  the 
newly  discovered  mining  region  at  the  tail 
end  of  our  county,  everything  seems  pros- 
pnrr-ons  and  encouraging.  The  meio-sic  of 
the  carpenters'  hammer  is  heard  in  every 
direction,  and  people  as  lively  as  mice  are 
spinning  around,  in  close  purr-smi  of  what 
they  most  desire,  with  a  fair  prospect  of 
gaining — gold. 

The  Chuchee  correspondent  says  that 
most  of  the  mining  claims  in  that  locality 
are  worked  out.  Only  a  few  remain,  and 
another  season  or  two  will  finish  them. 

Kern  County. 

Havilah  Courier  Nov.  2d  :  A  rich  strike 
has  been  made  in  the  Mountain  Queen  lode, 
Washington  district.  The  mine  is  worked 
by  Emory  Bros.,  who  are  down  80  ft.  in 
their  main  shaft,  where  they  have  found 
rock  which  exceeds  in  richness  anything 
heretofore  obtained.  The  vein  is  about  12 
inches  wide.  The  yield  of  rock  is  from  $75 
to  $100  per  ton. 

Ivlnnmtli  County. 

Yreka  Union,  Nov.  2d :  It  is  reported  a 
very  rich  lode  of  copper  has  been  struck  on 
Bed  Cap  Creek,  near  Orleans  Bar,  Klamath 
county.  Parties  have  been  prospecting  for 
the  lode  since  1863. 
Mariposa   County. 

Gazette,  Nov.  2d :  The  Hunter's  Valley 
correspondent  writes  that  Robinson's  new 
mill  started  on  the  18th,  and  everything 
works  admirably.  The  copper  croppings, 
even,  prospect  well  in  gold. 

Floyd's  mill  has  had  a  long  rest,  and  will 
likely  rest  awhile  longer. 

Carson's  mill  has  been  running  on  rock 
from  Woolcox  &  Johnson's  mine,  in  the 
Gimisall.  It  costs  $12  per  ton  for  hauling 
aud  crushing.  Last  week  Carson  made  a 
run  of  a  few  tons  from  their  own  vein,  which 
paid  about  $600  per  ton.  About  a  month 
since  the  rock  paid  $800  per  ton. 


The  Bichards  vein  is  said  to  pay  well,  so 
also  the  Lafayette  mine. 

Mail,  Nov.  2d  :  Page,  Dyer  &  Co.,  at 
Hornitos,  are  doing  a  fine  business.  They 
are  working  on  the  Washington  vein,  near 
Quartzburg,  and  hauling  their  ore  a  distance 
of  four  miles,  to  the  old  French  mill.  This 
company  are puttingup  machinery  for  work- 
ing the  sulphurets,  and  when  completed  they 
expect  their  ore  to  yield  $125  per  ton.  They 
contemplate  moving  the  mill  to  the  mine  in 
the  Spring. 

IVovada    County. 

Gazette,  Nov.  1st :  Nine  tons  of  quartz 
from  a  ledge  lately  discovered  near  Shelby 
Flat,  crushed  at  Murchie's  mill,  was  cleaned 
up  yesterday,  and  yielded  a  little  over  $200. 
The  ledge  is  small,  but  where  they  are  now 
working  two  men  are  taking  out  five  tons  a 
week,  and  to  the  depth  reached  there  is  no 
water  to  interfere  with  working. 

The  bullion  shipments  from  Grass  Valley 
in  the  last  ten  days,  have  amounted  to 
$92,000 — principally  the  product  of  the 
quartz  mines. 

Nov.  2d  :  Black  &  Young;  Commercial 
and  Birchville  mills,  as  well  as  the  arastras 
of  Booth  &  Co.,  at  Eureka,  are  running 
steadily,  and  all  doingWi  good  business  ;  also 
every  ledge  in  the  district  which  is  be- 
ing worked,  is  paying  more  than  expenses, 
while  the  most  of  them  are  yielding  good 
profits.  The  Birchville  mine,  especially, 
is  looking  finely,  improving  in  quality  of 
rock  and  size  of  vein  the  more  it  is  opened. 
Nov.  4th  :  The  Dromedary  and  Ophir 
mines,  at  Grass  Valley,  are  now  yielding 
large  quantities  of  specimen  rock.  The 
amount  taken  out  of  the  Dromedary,  within 
the  past  week,  it  is  said  will  not  fall  short  of 
$5, 000.  The  Ophir  is  also  said  to  be  paying 
better  than  ever  before. 

Grass  Valley  National.  Nov.  4th.  The 
Allison  Banch  Co.  has  been  engaged  since 
February  last  in  grinding  the  accumulated 
tailings  of  the  mine  since  its  commencement, 
and  expect  to  have  them  all  worked  over  in 
about  two  weeks.  They  have  in  operation 
16  grinding  pans,  which  work  over  about 
40  tons  per  day — and  clean  up  from  $1,500 
to  $1,800  a  week. 

Very  few  are  aware  of  the  large  number 
of  quartz  ledges  now  lying  unprospected. 
As  an  instance — from  Bocky  Bar  mine  on 
Massachusetts  Hill,  running  south  less  than 
a  mile  and  a  half,  in  a  district  bounded  by 
New  York  Hill  and  the  Auburn  road,  there 
are  not  less  than  18  known  leads.  Of  these 
but  two  are  being  worked  by  machineiy — 
New  York  Hill  and  North  Star,  and  work 
being  done  occasionally  on  one  or  two  of  the 
balance. 

Excelsior. — Meadow  LakeSim,  Nov.  2d: 
The  Kentucky  Co.  are  driving  their  work 
ahead  with  great  vigor.  The  lower  tunnel 
is  now  in  a  distance  of  68  feet,  aud  the  shaft 
which  is  being  sunk  from  the  surface  above 
to  connect  with  the  tunnel,  is  down  20  feet. 
They  are  now  erecting  a  house  over  the  shaft 
in  order  to  protect  the  workmen  from  the 
inclement  weather  of  winter.  The  work  is 
prosecuted  night  and  day. 

Virginia  Enterprise,  Nov.  1st :  The  new 
roasting  furnace  of  the  Enterprise  Co.,  Ex- 
celsior District,  is  completed,  and  the  mill 
will  be  in  about  a  week.  It  is  a  five-stamp 
mill,  and,  from  the  soft  nature  of  the  ore, 
it  will  crush  about  15  tons  per  day.  The 
engine  is  powerful  enouirh  for  10  more 
stamps,  which  will  be  put  in  next  Spring. 
Crushing  will  be  commenced  some  time 
during  the  present  month.  The  company 
have  400  cords  of  wood  at  the  mill,  together 
with  plenty  of  ore,  and  everything  will  soon 
be  in  readiness  for  a  steady  and  successful 
winter's  run. 

Dutch  Flat  Enquirer,  Nov.  2d  :    The  Mo- 
hawk mill  at  Meadow  Lake  recently  cleaned 
up   $12,000,  the  result  of  50  tons  of  rock 
crushed  at  their  mill. 
Placer  County. 

Auburn  Herald,  Nov.  2d  :  McGonigle  & 
Co.  still  continue  to  be  successful  in  taking 
out  gold  on  the  Black  Ledge.  The  company 
took  out  gold  enough  last  week  to  build  a 
five-stamp  mill,  and  will  proceed  to  erect 
one  as  soon  as  they  can  make  the  proper  ar- 
rangements. 

Messrs.  Lyon  Spear  are  pushing  their 
work  on  the  old  Buckeye  Ledge,  and  are 
now  having  a  lot  of  their  quartz  crushed  at 
Pugh's  mill,  at  Ophir. 

The  Ophir  Co.  have  sued  the  Good  Friday 
Co.  for  jumping  a  portion  of  the  Ophir 
ground. 

Cnhill  &  Co.  are  prospecting  their  work 
on  the  Black  Ledge  as  fast  as  possible.  They 
are  sanguine  of  striking  something  very 
rich  in  the  next  20  ft.  Peter  Walter's 
claim  continues  as  rich  as  ever.  He  had 
pounded  out  in  a  hand  mortar  last  week,  in 
a  day  and  a  half,  by  one  man,  $1,500.  And 
still  the  quartz  holds  out  as  rich  almost  as 
ever. 

The  Hagan  mill,  near  Ophir,  which  was 
burnt  down  some  time  ago,  is  now  being  re- 


built, and  will  soon  be  ready  to  be  crushing 
quartz  again. 

Dake  &  Co.  are  running  their  arastra 
and  working  their  quartz  out  of  a  claim, 
which  is  located  between  Auburn  and  Ophir. 

A  five-stamp  mill  has  recently  been  erect- 
ed on  the  Webdell  mine. 

Auburn  Stare  cmcZ  Strijyes,  Oct.  30th:  The 
Black  Lead  is  paying  more  richly  than  ever. 
$500  to  the  pan  was  washed  put  several  times 
last  week.  There  seems  no  end  to  the  de- 
posit, no  limit  to  its  richness,  and  yet  no 
end  to  the  improvement  as  the  parties 
advance  with  their  work. 

The  Peter  Walter,  claim  is  also  holding 
out  remarkably  well.  Although  they  have 
found  no  masses  of  gold  requiring  the  cold 
chisel,  sheets  of  quartz  and  p  old  have  been 
taken  out,  in  which  the  gold  largely  pre- 
dominated. The  "rich  streaks"  on  this 
ledge  are  wonderfully  rich,  and  any  just 
description  of  them  would  be  pronounced 
or  believed  to  be  a  fable. 
Santa  Clara  County. 

San  Jose  Advertiser,  Nov.  2d:  Keeent 
disooveries  in  this  neighborhood  indicate 
that  vast  quicksilver  mines  abound  in  this 
valley.  Many  well  defined  veins  of  copper 
sulphurets  have  been  discovered  in  the  same 
range  of  hills  in  which  cinnabar  is  found  ; 
and  whenever  capital  and  labor  are  judi- 
ciously applied,  there  is  little  doubt  that  our 
copper  interests  will  compare  favorably 
with  those  of  Calaveras  county,  or  any  other 
copper  mines  in  this  country. 

Sacramento    County. 

Folsom  Telegraph,  Nov.  2d:  The  Union 
Cement  Co.  held  an  annual  election  at  Fol- 
som on  the  31st  of  Oct.  Their  claim  is 
situated  near  Placerville  with  rich  prospeots, 
and  the  Co.  design  the  immediate  erection 
of  a  mill  upon  their  claim. 

Shasta    County. 

Parties  from  San  Francisco  have  pur- 
chased Ludwig's  water  ditch,  aud  taken  up 
quite  a  tract  of  mining  land  in  the  immedi- 
ate vicinity  of  Piety  Hill,  and  are  making 
preparations  to  inaugurate  an  extensive 
mining  enterprise  during  the  coming  winter. 
The  land  taken  up  embraces  what  is  known 
as  the  Hardscrable  diggings,  and  is  known 
to  contain  gold  in  paying  quantities. 

Sierra    County. 

Downieville  Messenger,  Nov.  2d :  Some 
gentlemen  from  Nevada  have  purchased  the 
old  Craycroft  diggings  on  the  North  Fork, 
aud  dug  a  ditch  about  five  miles  long  for 
the  purpose  of  bringing  in  water. 

Parrott  &  Co.,  of  San  Francisco,  have 
bought  the  old  Seventy-Six  and  the  Eoush 
and  Ready  claims  on  Jamison  Creek,  near 
the  Eureka  mills,  and  are  about  to  put  up 
machinery  and  works  of  sufficient  capacity 
to  work  them  to  the  best  advantage. 

The  Docile  mill,  near  Alleghany,  will  be 
ready  to  crush  ore  in  a  few  days. 

P.  A.  Lamping  is  getting  ready  to  work 
the  blue  banks  near  the  bridge  above  town 
by  hydraulics. 

A  rich  discovery  has  been  made  in  the 
Union  Hill  Co's  claims.  This  company 
have  been  working  for  four  or  rive  years  in 
red  gravel,  with  moderate  success,  and  the 
discovery  of  the  blue  gravel  was  the  result 
of  an  accident.  The  blue  lead,  where  they 
first  struck  it,  was  only  a  few  inches  wide, 
but  at  the  distance  of  25  ft. ,  where  they  now 
are,  it  is  4  ft.  in  width,  and  prospects  from 
five  to  six  colors  to  the  pan,  said  colors 
varying  in  size  from  a  pin  head  to  the  size 
of  a  finger  nail.  The  bed  rock  is  soft  and 
easily  worked. 

ARIZONA. 

Miner,  Oct,  12th:  Poland  &  McCrackin, 
Uncle  Billy  Pointer  and  others  have  rented 
the  Thunderboldtmill  and  arastras  at  Walk- 
er's on  Lynx  Creek,  purchased  and  hired 
teams,  and  oh  Monday  will  commence  haul- 
ing and  crushing  ore  from  the  Deadwood 
No.  2,  the  Pointer  and  other  good  lodes  on 
Eureka  Hill.  It  is  not  their  intention  to 
keep  the  mill  running  permanently,  but 
only  to  crush  a  few  tons  from  each  lode  to 
"raise  a  stake"  for  the  winter. 

Hardy's. mine  in  San  Francisco  Dist. ,  Mo- 
have county,  is  looking  better.  Plenty  of 
good  rock  is  being  extracted,  and  arrange- 
ments are  being  perfected  to  have  it  crushed 
at  the  Moss  milL 

San  Bernardino  Guardian,  Oct.  26th :  The 
Wickenburg  mill  will  soon  be  ready  for 
work.  There  will  be  added  five  stamps  to 
its  former  three. 

Mining  operations  are  to  be  carried  on  in 
the  Williams  Fork  copper  region  with  re- 
newed energy. 

The  owners  of  the  Great  Central  Mining 
Co.  intend  to  put  on  additional  force  and 
push  the  work  along.  There  are  100  tons 
of  ore  on  the  banks  of  the  river  waiting 
transportation. 

The  Planet  mine,  on  which  work  has  been 
suspended,  will  soon  be  opened  up  again. 
COLORADO. 

Georgetown  Miner,  Oct.  17th :  We  saw 
at  the  works  of  Garrott,  Martine  &  Co.  a 


day  or  two  since,  a  ton  of  closely  selected 
ore  from  the  W.  B.  Astor  lode.  They  com- 
menced crushing  this  ore  on  Tuesday  last. 
The  shaft  on  the  Hunkadora  lode  is  down 
50  ft.,  the  crevice  being  five  ft.  wide,  with 
a  two  foot  ore  vein  of  rich  sulphurets  of 
silver  and  argentiferous  galena. 

Mining  is  being  actively  prosecuted  upon 
many  of  the  lodes  in  this  district.  A  large 
amount  of  ore  is  being  raised,  and  nothing 
prevents  large  bullion  shipments  but  the 
want  of  works  for  reduction. 

The  Nuckolls  lode  is  bein  ?  actively  worked 
and  a  large  quantity  of  first  class  ore  is  be- 
ing raised  to  the  surface. 

The  Young  America  lode  in  Downieville 
Dist.,  is  being  actively  developed,  and  shows 
the  finest  vein  of  silver  ore  in  these  mount- 
ains. The  accessible  position  of  the  lode 
is  far  ahead  of  any  yet  discovered. 

There  was,  at  the  Fair  in  Denver,  a  fine 
lot  of  copper  ore  from  the  Partridge  lode. 
The  lode  is  situated  on  North  Boulder,  and 
has  a  12-ft.  crevice  with  a  solid  vein  of  ore 
seven  ft.  wide.  The  ore  shows  considerable 
quantities  of  native  copper;  and  assays  from 
60  to  85  per  cent,  of  its  weight  in  that  metal. 
Among  the  many  new  and  rich  discov- 
eries made  the  present  season,  is  the  Silver 
Eagle  lode  on  Republican  Mountain.  The 
lode  has  permanent,  smooth  walls,  a  crevice 
of  between  five  and  six  feet,  with  a  15-inch 
ore  vein  of  sulphuret  of  silver,  that  assays 
from  $1,200  to  $2,000  in  silver  to  the  ton  of 
ore. 

Our  bullion  report  for  the  week  is  as  fol- 
lows: Garrott,  Martine  &  Co.  972.3  ozs., 
coin  value,  $979.46,  currency  value,  $1,- 
273. 29.  Dr.  Johnson  bullion  to  the  amount 
of  $500  in  coin,  currency  value,  $650.  Total 
coin  value,  $1,479.43,  currency  value,  $1,- 
923.29. 

We  have  just  been  shown  some  very  fine 
specimens  of  ore  from  the  Rainbow  lode. 
The  ore,  principally  argentiferous  galena, 
assays  $1,600  per  ton.  Besides  the  galena, 
the  vein  carries  some  very  fine  and  almost, 
pure  white  quartz  intermingled  with  iron, 
and  copper  pyrites. 

While  in  Denver  the  editor  saw  some  fine 
specimens  of  gold  bearing  ore  from  the 
Nettie  lode. 

Denver  Mws,  Oct.  23d:  Mr.  A.  D. 
Cooper  this  morning  showed  us  44  ozs.  9 
pwts.  of  silver  bullion  which  was  taken 
from  12  lbs.  of  ore  from  the  W.  B.  Astor 
lode  at  Georgetown. 

Col.  W.  H.  Fry  has  bought  the  interests 
of  his  partners,  Messrs.  MoGlashen  &  Tom- 
linson  in  arastras,  and  the  Tip  and  Tomlode. 
Times,  Oct.  23d:  While  some  miners  were 
sinking  a  shaft  on  the  May  lode  below  Black 
Hawk,  they  came  on  a  vein  about  10  in. 
wide,  of  some  of  the  richest  silver  ore  that 
has  ever  been  discovered  in  these  mount- 
ains. The  mine  is  the  property  of  Mayor 
Teats,  who  took  a  chunk  of  the  ore  to  the' 
Excelsior  mill.  Mr.  Reese  looked  at  it,  and 
immediately  said  that  it  contained  lai'ge 
quantities  of  chlorides  of  silver,  the  first  he 
had  seen  in  any  specimens  of  Colorado  ores. 
He  scraped  a  little  of  it  on  to  the  point  of  a 
knife,  and  bringing  the  blowpipe  to  bear  on 
it,  soon  developed  the  pure  silver.  The 
chlorides  are  scattered  through  the  ores,  in 
places  running  in  seams  of  an  inch  or  more 
in  width.  They  contain  80  per  cent,  of  sil- 
ver, and  the  large  piece  of  ore,  weighing 
several  pounds,  will,  every  bit  of  it,  go  as 
high  as  $1,000  to  the  ton.  Besides  the  chlo- 
rides, it  contains  sulphuret  of  silver  and 
green  carbonate  of  copper. 

At  Warren  Hussey  &  Co's  bank,  we  no- 
ticed a  lot  of  scale  gold,  weighing  72  ozs. , 
taken  from  the  Spanish  Bar  diggings,  on 
Glear  Creek.  It  is  worth  nearly  $18  in  coin 
per  oz.,  and  resembles  the  gold  from  Tarry- 
all  Creek  in  quality.  The  largest  percentage 
of  gold  and  silver  yet  saved  by  the  "Cali- 
fornia process"  was  obtained  yesterday  from 
four  tons  of  Gregory  ore.  Its  value  per  as- 
say was  $50  perton,  and  the  parcel  yielded 
after  treatment,  $182.08,  being  91  per  cent, 
of  the  assay.  We  were  shown  a  gold  bar, 
from  the  mill  of  Krause,.  Reese  &  Bruckuer, 
bearing  the  following  inscription :  Ounces, 
38.90  ;  gold,  0.700  fine ;  silver,  0.290  ;  value 
$506. 00.  This  was  taken  from  a  lot  of  17 
tons  Pewabic  ore,  and  is  within  88  per  cent, 
of  the  fire  assay. 

IDAHO. 
World,  Oct.  26th:  The  Malheur  digginga 
are  reported  to  be  deep,  quite  extensive,  and 
to  pay  fair  wages. 

Lewiston  Journal,  Oct.  17th:  About  30 
tons  of  ore  has  been  taken  from  No.  1  East, 
of  the  Hie  Jacet,  which  is  of  an  excellent 
quality.  The  lead  has  increased  in  width. 
No.  1  ore  is  being  taken  from  the  Winfield 
Scott. 

MONTANA. 

Post,  Oct.  19th:  Messrs.  Bohm  &  Molitor 
received  two  lots  for  assay  recently — one 
205  ozs.,  9y3  pwts.,  the  other  of  260  ozs.  5 
pw'ts1. — of  which  the  first  lost  but  1%  per- 
cent., and  the  second  lot  lost  below  three 


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per  cent.  The  L  X.  L.  Co.  turned  out  the 
first  and  the  Philadelphia  Co.  the  second 
lot 

The  Tnrnley  mill  is  again  in  complete  re- 
pair, and  is  uuw  running. 

A  gentleman  just  arrived  from  Flint  Creek 
says  the  8.  L.  &  II.  Co.  started  the  entire 
machinery  of  their  mill  for  day  and  night 
running  on  the  17th  inst  The  pans  were 
charged  with  3,500  lbs.  of  quicksilver. 
From  100  tbs.  of  average  rock,  by  the  some 
process  as  that  employed  in  the  mill,  512 
•were  obtained.  The  ore  it  is  beliovod  will 
equal  or  exceed  this  yield.  The  crushing 
capacity  of  the  mill  is  15  tons  per  day. 

The  St  Louis  &  Montana  Co's  mill  has 
Btnrted  up. 

There  is  on  exhibition  in  the  window  of 
Weir  &  Pope's  drug  store,  some  of  the  rich- 
est speoimens  of  gold  bearing  rock  we  have 
seen  for  a  long  time.  It  was  taken  from  tho 
discovery  claim  of  tho  Esmeralda  lode  at 
the  head  of  Deadwood  Gulch.  The  rock  is 
of  a  dark  brownish  color  interspersed  with 
a  little  white  quartz  and  literally  covered 
with  gold.  Thore  has  been  nothing  seen 
like  it  sinoe  tho  discovery  of  the  Uncle  Sam 
in  1865. 

NEVADA. 

Humholrtt. 

The  Dun  Glen  correspondent  of  the  Union- 
villo  Register  of  Nov.  21,  says :  The  Monroe 
and  Essex  mines  are  still  being  developed, 
and  the  precious  metals  daily  being  ex- 
tracted. A  specimen  of  tho  Monroe  rock 
being  furnished  me  yesterday,  not  only  sur- 
prised but  astonished  me  to  such  a  degree 
that  when  asked  this  morning  by  Mrs.  Jeems, 
what  I  would  have  for  breakfast,  I  meekly 
answered,  "a  little  Monroe  rock." 

There  is  quite  a  settlement  gathering  in 
and  around  the  Essex  mill,  one  mile  from 
town.  Tho  mill  will  be  completed  by  the 
1st  of  December.  It  is  proposed  to  name 
the  settlement  "Bellview." 

The  same  paper  says :  We  were  shown 
this  week  several  hundred  pounds  of  very 
fine  looking  ore  from  Battle  Mountain.  It 
would  be  hard  to  separate  this  ore  from  the 
ore  of  Gold  Eun  Dist. ,  if  mixed  with  it,  as 
the  ores  are  very  similar  in  many  respects. 

The  Arizona  ledge  is  strong  three  ft.  wide 
and  contains  the  richest  quality  of  ore, 
which  keeps  the  mill  constantly  at  work. 

Recso    Ttlvor. 

Reveille,  Oct.  28th:  Arrived,  2,400  ozs.  of 
bullion  from  the  mill  of  the  Social  and  Step- 
toe  Co.  at  Egan  Canon ;  also  2.000  ozs.  from 
Coover's  mill  at  Bunker  Hill  Dist. 

The  California  mill,  last  week,  worked 
some  of  the  richest  ore  ever  produced  in  the 
district.  Two  tons  of  first  class  ore  from 
the  Great  Eastern  mine  yielded  SI,  210  per 
ton  by  assay  of  the  pulp.  Ore  of  the  second 
class — which  is  the  principal  quality  sent  to 
mill — yielded  $354  per  ton ;  and  that  of  the 
third  class,  of  which  only  a  small  quautity 
was  worked,  yielded  $80  per  ton.  The  small 
batch  of  richest  ore  puzzled  the  amalgama- 
tors somewhat.  The  pan  was  charged  with 
half  a  ton  of  pulp,  and  only  300  lb  s.  of 
quicksilver,  and  after  a  few  revolutions  the 
pan  became  clogged  by  the  stiff  mass  of  dry 
amalgam,  which  had  reached  the  consistence 
of  a  bank  of  clay.  The  proprietor  perceived 
the  difficulty  at  once,  and  the  pan  was 
thrown  out  of  gear,  and  600  lbs.  of  quick- 
silver were  added  to  liquify  the  solid  mass. 
With  the  additional  mercury — the  whole 
amount  of  quicksilver  being  about  22  times 
greater  than  the  silver — the  amalgamation 
went  on  successfully  to  the  end. 

This  morning,  7,000  lbs.  of  ore  from  the 
Fisherman  ledge,  of  the  Bullion  Co.,  in  the 
Beveille  Dist. ,  passed  through  the  city  for 
the  Metacom  mill  where  it  will  be  reduced. 
A  glance  at  the  ore  showed  the  greenish  and 
purplish  horn  silver  which  abound  in  the 
mine. 

This  morning  J.  S.  Currie,  assayer  showed 
us  several  large  samples  of  gold-bearing 
quartz,  which  yielded  by  assay  at  the  rate 
of  $500  of  gold  per  ton.  The  ore  exhibited 
only  a  trace  of  silver.  It  is  singular  look- 
ing quartz,  of  grayish  white  color,  with 
faint  tints  of  green  and  pink,  and  is  entirely 
different  in  appearance  from  the  general 
gold-bearing  quartz  of  this  State  or  Cali- 
fornia. The  person  who  brought  the  ore  to 
the  assay  office  declined  to  give  information 
of  the  locality  whence  it  was  obtained  other 
than  that  it  was  found  about  20  miles  south- 

Ieast  of  Austin. 
Oct.  31st :  Two  furnaces  are  being  added 
to  the  mill  of  the  Old  Dominion  Co.  at  Hot 
Creek,  which,  when  completed,  will  develop 
the  full  capacity  of  the  works.  With  only 
two  furnaces,  $11,000  were  produced  in  the 
first  month's  running  of  the  mill,  which  was 
not  covered  in  and  was  stopped  for  several 
days  by  snow  storms.  The  mill  is  well 
supplied  with  ore  from  the  district,  as  well 
as  from  the  districts  of  Morey,  Danville  and 
Beveille.  Its  Old  Dominion  mine  is  devel- 
oping finely  in  the  greater  depth  attained, 
and  the  foreman  of  the  work  is  quite  confi- 
dent that  with  a  start  of  only  90  days   in 


opening  the  mine,  he  would  be  able  thence- 
forward to  supply  the  mill  steadily  with  ore. 

Nov.   1st:  The  Fisherman  ledgo   of  the 

Bullion   Co.,   Beveille  Dist.,    continues  to 

produce  ore  of  a  high  grade.     The  7,000 

laced  at   tho  Metacom   mill    yielded 

$420  silver  per  ton. 

There  were  shipped  from  this  city  through 
Wells,  Fargo  A-  Co.,  during  the  month  of 
October,  223  bars  of  bullion,  weighing  15,- 
075  lbs.,  and  valued  at  8223,075.58. 

Nov.  2d:  Peter  Brandow  is  successfully 
working  tho  Yoscmito  mine  of  Santa  Fo 
Dist.  A  ton  and  a  half  were  brought  to 
this  city  and  worked  at  the  Manhattan  mill, 
producing  at  the  rate  of  $216  per  ton.  Tho 
voin  is  now  six  ft.  in  thickness,  and  all  bear- 
ing ore  of  fine  quality. 

A  number  of  mines  in  Beveille  Dist.  are 
producing  ore  for  transportation  to  Hot 
Creek  for  reduction.  The  Atlantic  and 
Mediterranean  ledges  of  the  Beveille  Co., 
are  yielding  ore,  which  is  estimated  to  give 
si  5"  per  ton.  The  owners  of  a  ledge  called 
the  Davia  are  working  in  with  much  energy, 
and  the  ore  which  they  have  taken  out  shows 
largely  of  horn  silver ;  they  expect  heavy 
returns  from  the  first  working  in  the  mill. 
The  Amazon  ledge  is  also  producing  fine 
ore.  Brobant  <fc  Co.  are  stirring  among 
their  ledges  on  South  Mountain,  and  are 
extracting  ore  for  the  mill  at  Hot  Creek. 
The  Bullion  Co.  is  engaged  altogether  on 
its  Fisherman  ledge.  The  ore  produced  by 
the  mine  is  of  a  remarkably  high  grade ;  for 
instance,  three-quarters  of  a  ton  which  were 
reduced  at  the  Keystone  mill  near  this  city, 
yielded  at  the  rate  of  $1,617  per  ton;  and 
several  lots  of  several  tons  each  have  been 
worked  here  since  which  yielded  from  $300 
to  $714  per  ton.  We  have  before  us  a  cer- 
tificate from  the  superintendent  of  the  Old 
Dominion  mill  at  Hot  Creek,  which  gives 
the  result  of  the  working  of  six  tons  of  sec- 
ond class  ore  at  $175. 35  per  ton. 

Silver  Bend  Reporter,  Nov.  2d:  Nearly 
4,000  ozs.  of  bullion  were  received  at  Austin 
from  the  Knickerbocker  mill,  near  lone,  on 
Friday  of  last  week,  and  upwards  of  4,000 
ozs,  from  the  mill  of  the  Old  Dominion  Co. 
at  Hot  Creek. 

Ten  tons  of  ore  from  tie  Buckeye  mine, 
in  Summit  Canon,  North  Twin  BiverDist, 
worked  in  the  Twin  Biver  Co's  mill  at  Ophir 
Canon,  gave  a  pulp  assay  of  $300  per  ton. 

Three  and  a  half  tons  of  ore  were  recently 
sent  from  the  Fisherman  ledge,  Beveille 
Dist,  to  Austin  for  reduction.  It  was  taken 
to  the  Metacom  mill. 

Coover's  little  mill  in  Bunker  Hill  Dist. 
is  now  doing  a  fine  business,  if  we  can  judge 
by  the  shipments  of  bullion  therefrom  to 
Austin. 

The  following  is  the  yield  of  some  of  the 
principal  mines  in  Lander  county  during 
the:  last  quarter :  Manhattan,  760  tons  yield- 
ing $251.20  per  ton,  and  9%  tons  yielding 
$284.59  per  ton;  Mt.  Tenabo,  5,27  tons 
yielding  $63.32  per  ton;  St.  Louis,  107% 
tons,  $182.14  per  ton;  Diana,  82  tons, 
$209.40  per  ton  ;  Buel  North  Star,  6S% 
tons,  $230.05,  and  21%  tons,  $158.56  per 
ton;  Timoke,  52  tons,  $292.31  per  ton; 
Florida,  62%  tons,  $199.37  per  ton. 

Virginia  Enterprise,  Nov.  2d:  The  foil  ow- 
ing well  known  gentlemen,  all  mining  ex- 
perts, have  purchased  seven-twelfths,  or 
700  ft.  in  the  Wheeler  mine,  situated  in  Pine 
Grove,  Wilson  Dist. ;  Gov.  Blasdel,  Capt. 
Cheever,  Capt.  Pray  and  Mr.  Todman.  The 
parties  purchasing  are  the  owners  of  a  10- 
stamp  mill,  situated  about  three-quarters  of 
a  mile  from  the  mine.  The  price  paid  for 
the  700  ft.  of  ground  was  $10,500.  Mr. 
Wheeler  retains  five-twelfths,  or  500  ft.  of 
the  ground  included  in  the  mine.  The  mine 
is  of  gold-bearing  quartz  and  is  one  of  the 
most  promising  "outside"  mines  in  the 
State.  At  present  a  tunnel  is  being  run  for 
prospecting  purposes,  lengthwise  of  the 
ledge,  at  a  considerable  depth,  by  Goodrich 
&  Co.  who  do  the  work  for  a  certain  pro- 
portion of  the  ore  taken  from  the  tunnel. 
The  width  of  the  lead  where  they  are  at 
work  is  not  known,  but  the  whole  tunnel  is 
in  paying  ore. 

Washoe. 

Virginia  Enterprise,  Nov.  2d :  Wells,  Far* 
go  &  Co.  shipped  from  their  offices  in  Vir- 
ginia City  and  Gold  Hill,  during  the  past 
week,  5,972  ozs.  of  assayed  bbllion,  valued 
at  $129,852.39. 

Parties'havo  lately  retimbered  the  shaft  of 
the  old  Milton  mine.  It  is  said  that  much 
paying  ore  can  be  obtained  in  the  Milton, 
the  works  of  which,  with  timbers  of  the 
shaft,  were  destroyed  by  fire  some  two  years 
since.    . 

OREGON. 

Jacksonville  Sentinel,  October  26th:  The 
Crandall  copper  mine  has  been  prospected 
this  summer,  and  found  to  be  rich  in  both 
gold  and  copper. 

The  Umatilla  paper  says:  Our  friend  Mo- 
Bicker,  showed  us  on  Wednesday  25  ozs. 
of  Columbia  river  gold,  the  result  of  one 
week's  work,  with  seven_men. 


[Written  for  tho  Mining  and  SclcnUflc  Press.] 

Notes  on  the  Mines  of  Cerro  Gordo. 

EniTons  Phess  : — I  am  pleased  with'these 
mines.  On  tie  whole  I  decidedly  prefer 
them  to  those  of  the  Kearsargo  district.  It 
is  true  that,  iu  tho  latter,  I  have  met  with 
richer  ores  ;  but  they  do  not  appear  to  ex- 
ist in  sufficient  quantity,  while  in  Cerro 
Gordo  the  accessibility  of  the  mines,  and 
apparent  abundanco  of  paying  ore,  give 
promiso  of  a  flourishing  mining  country, 
the  only  important  drawback  being  the 
scarcity  of  water,  which  will  probably  be 
found  in  sufficient  quantity  for  steam  mills  so 
soon  as  tunnels  aro  run  into  the  mountains. 
Meanwhile  the  ores  are  being  worked  to  a 
small  extent  by  smelting  at  the  mines,  by 
patio  process  at  a  spring  on  the  shore  of 
Owen's  Lake,  and  by  pan  process  at  the 
Silver  Sprout  company's  mill  in  the  Eear- 
sarge  district,  forty  miles  from  the  mines. 

I  visited  quite  a  number  of  veins,  of  many 
of  which  I  took  what  I  considered  fair  sam- 
ples for  assays,  the  results  of  which  I  give, 
together  with  my  notes  as  made  on  the 
ground: 

The  Sa?i  Lncas  is  the  only  mine  in  the 
district  which  is  opened  to  any  extent,  and 
actively  worked.  Depth  of  shaft,  60  feet ; 
width  of  ore  at  this  depth,  2%  feet.  The 
vein  is  eight  inches  wide  at  the  surface, 
traced  1,800  feet  under  different  names ; 
course  nearly  east  and  west;  character  of 
ore  cupreous,  contains  stetefeldtite,  carbon- 
ates, and  sulphide  of  copper,  and  a  little 
galena;  gangue  quartz  interspersed  with 
streaks  of  carbonate  of  lime  ;  ore  assays 
$250  per  ton. 

La  Esperanza — About  four  inches  wide  ; 
not  open. 

San  Pascual — Similar  to  the  preceding ; 
the  ore  is  good  in  both. 

LaPrincipia  or  El  Principio — Eight  inches 
wide  at  ten  feet  in  depth;  ore  good. 

Santa  Maria. — There  is  a  shaft  on  this 
vein,  but  it  is  closed.  The  ore  is  galena ; 
the  vein  is  said  to  be  fourteen  feet  wide. 

Union. — Galena  in  a  mass  of  limestone 
debris  ;  no  defined  vein.  This  mine,is  open 
to  the  public,  and  is  resorted  to  by  the  Mex- 
icans to  procure  lead  with  which  to  smelt 
the  cupreous  ore.  The  galena  is  said  to 
yield  20  per  cent,  of  lead  and  forty  ounces 
of  silver  per  ton. 

Buckingham. — Galena  in  limestone  ;  no 
defined  vein  ;  assays  $45  silver  to  the  ton. 

Portuguese — Ore  cupreous  and  very  good; 
from  a  width  of  two  feet,  near  the  top,  it 
gradually  pinches  out. 

Metallic — A  heavy  vein;  course  nearly  N. 
and  S. ;  ore  contains  copper  and  lead  ;  sam- 
ple of  croppings  assay  $45. 

Buena  Vista- — An  immense  vein,  visible 
twenty  miles  off.  Well  named  for  the  mag- 
nificentviewit  commands,  embracing  Owen's 
river,  lake  and  valley,  backed  by  the  granite 
peaks  of  the  Sierra  Nevada.  This  vein 
crops  out  twenty-five  feet  wide  in  a  straight 
line  almost  continuously  for  half  a  mile  ; 
course  nearly  N.  and  S.,  and  shows  mineral 
in  several  places;  assay  of  sample  of  crop- 
pings gave  $35  silver  per  ton.  A  contract 
has  just  been  made  to  sink  twenty  feet — a 
mere  flea-bite  for  such  a  vein.  This  ledge 
is  worthy  the  attention  of  capitalists. 

Halm — Vein  four  to  six  feet  wide  ;  shows 
good  ore. 

Buena  S aerie — Vein  lies  very  flat,  and  not 
very  well  defined,  1%  foot  wide ;  sample 
assay,  $130  per  ton. 

Belmont — Nine  inches  wide;  $100  per  ton. 

Schiller,  Goethe  and  Richler — Small  veins  ; 
$250  per  ton.  I  am  informed  that  since  my 
visit  the  Schiller  has  opened  to  six  feet 
wide. 

Bismarck — Another  immense  lode,  crops 
out  twenty  feet  thick ;  shows  some  good 
mineral.  Below  is  a  valley  forming  a  pass 
to  the  lake,  on  the  east  side  of  which  a  road 
might  be  made  connecting  with  that  to  Los 
Angeles,  but  the  ground  is  said  to  be  sandy. 
Plenty  of  wood  here,  but  no  water,  yet. 

Escondido. — I  have  seen  some  fine  ore 
from  this  vein.  Many  of  these  ores  contain 
a  little  gold. 


The  ore  of  the  San  Lucas  may  be  taken 
as  a  type  of  all,  except  the  galenas  ;  which 
latter,  so  far  as  my  observation  goes,  are 
not  very  rich  in  silver,  that  metal  appearing 
to  be  usually  associated  with  copper  in  this 
district.  There  are  many  more  veins  lo- 
cated which  I  did  not  see.  Select  lots  of 
ore  yield  from  $400  to  $600  per  ton  by 
smelting.  With  the  exceptions  noted,  none 
of  these  veins  are  opened,  and  there  is  no 
good  reason  to  doubt  that  many  of  them 
will  prove  as  good  as  the  San  Lucas,  which 
is  a  very  nice  little  mine  at  present  The 
smelting  of  these  ores  has  been,  so  far,  ac- 
complished exclusively  by  Mexicans  and 
Chilenos,  who,  in  such  a  country  as  this, 
will  often  do  more  with  a  rawhide  and  a 
batch  of  mud,  than  we,  with  all  our  wealth 
and  science — a  fact  from  which  a  hint  might 
be  taken  by  many,  who,  while  boasting  of 
their  rich  mines,  are  starving  on  beans,  and 
waiting  for  "capital." 

From  Owen's  Lake  to  these  mines,  there 
is  a  good  natural  road  most  of  the  way, 
which  could  be  made  passable  for  wagons 
with  but  little  expense.  The  distance  is1 
about  seven  miles,  and  the  ore  could  be 
carried  across  the  lake  in  launches  to  the 
west  side,  where  wood  and  water  abound. 

I  am  not  a  geologist,  but  cannot  forbear 
remarking  the  great  contrast  between  these 
mountains  and  those  which  bound  the  val- 
ley on  the  west.  There  they  are  lofty, 
abrupt,  granitic,  snow-capped.  Pine  trees 
and  manzanita  flourish  in  the  ravines,  from 
which  flow  crystal  streams  of  snow  water. 
Here  the  slope  is  more  gradual,  the  aspect 
less  majestic;  though  scarcely  more  dreary. 
Water,  there  is  none,  except  a  very  few 
springs,  brackish  or  sulphurous,  which 
issue  from  the  parched  ground  near  the 
borders  of  the  lake,  Nut  pines  abound  on 
the  eastern  side  of  the  range ;  but  on  the 
western,  sage  brash  and  bunch  grass  are 
almost  the  only  vegetable  productions.  The 
rocks  encountered  in  the  ascent  are,  after 
passing  the  debris  at  the  base,  first,  slates 
of  various  kinds,  some  of  them  ferruginous, 
whose  bright  hues,  with  the  white  and  yel- 
low of  the  calcareous  strata  higher  up,  mit- 
igate, in  some  degree,  the  monotony  of  the 
scene.  Next  comes  limestone,  both  white 
and  blue,  in  vast  masses.  In  this  forma- 
tion most  of  the  richer  ores  have  been  found, 
though  some  of  the  larger  veins  are  in  the 
slate.  Beyond  the  summit,  on  the  eastern 
slope,  where  the  great  Bismarck  appears1,  is 
feldspathio  granite.  As*  with  the  Sierras, 
though  in  less  degree,  the  eastern  side  of 
the  range  is  abrupt,  while  the  rock  assumes 
a  granitic  character;  and,  as  the  next1  range 
presents  the  same  peculiarities,  the  idea  is 
suggested,  that  the  corrugations  or  upheav- 
als at  this  point,  have  taken  place  along 
meridional  lines, '  in  a  step-like  form,  tho 
line  of  fracture  being  on  the  east  side  of 
each  range. 

Owen's  Lake  isl  not  a  pleasant  piece  of 
water.  It  looks  well  enough  at  a  dis- 
tance, but  a  closer  acquaintance  developes 
disagreeable  features.  In  the  spring  its 
shores  exhibit  winrows  of  those  disgusting 
lavie  which  abound  at  Lake  Mono,  and 
now,  myriads  of  equally  disgusting  flies,  at 
once  the  parents  and  the  offspring  of  the 
grubs,  cover  the  water  to  a  great  distance. 
A  fetid,  sickening  odor  pervades  the  air, 
and  the  scene,  with  the  dark  desolate  mount- 
ains of  slate  bounding  the  eastward  view,  car- 
ries the  imagination  back  to  the  time  when 
ichthyosauri,  and  other  hideous,  scaly  mon- 
sters chased  each  other  through  the  reeking 
atmosphere  and  seething  waters  of  a  half- 
made  world.  The  water  of  this  lake  is  said 
to  have  the  property  of  tanning  a  hide  in  a 
day.  I  took  a  bath  in  it,  on  my  return  from 
the  mines,  and  was  quite  satisfied  on  that 
point  I  shall  pursue  my  investigations  as 
opportunity  offers ;  but  my  next  experiment 
with  this  water  will  be  conducted  with  my 
clothes  on. 

Talking  of  monsters,  some  large  bones 
have  been  found  in  the  river  bank,  near 
Bend  City.  They  were  discovered  at  a 
depth  of  sixteen  feet  Only  a  few  were  ex- 
humed, and  those  somewhat  damaged,  al- 
though it  appears  that  the  whole  skeleton 
may  be  obtained.  The  bones  are  those  of 
a  herbiferous  animal.  The  remains  of  a 
large  cedar  tree  were  also  found.      C.  H.  A 

Kearsarge,  Inyo  Co.,  Oct  18. 


Another  Hehmes. — A  citizen  of  Wash- 
ington claims  that  after  devoting  years  to 
the  subject  of  aerial  navigation,  he  has  per- 
fected a  plan  by  which  he  can  transport  pas- 
sengers and  mails  from  Washington -to  New 
York  in  three  hours.  All  he  now  requires 
is  money. 

A  Bich  Minister  — The  pastor  of  the  Sec- 
ond Presbyterian  Church  at  Troy,  N.  Y.,  is 
said  to  be  the  richest  minister  in  the  world. 
In  his  own  name  he  counts  $5,000,000;  his 
father  is  worth  $3,000,000;  and  his  wife 
$5,000,000.     His  salary  is  $4,000. 


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Notices  to  Correspondents. 

A  Fenian. — If  not  able  to  grant  more  mate- 
rial aid  to  down-trodden  or  oppressed 
nationalities,  such  will  always  command 
our  warmest  sympathies.  Before,  how- 
ever, attempting  to  revolutionize  a  coun- 
try, the  feasibility  of  success  ought  to  be 
well  weighed';  a  Quixotic  attempt  can 
only  result  in  disastrous  consequences  to 
the  parties  implicated,  and  also  to  those 
attempted  to  be  served.  Compared  with 
the  magnitude  of  the  attempt,  the  ab- 
stract which  you  have  forwarded  of  the 
forces  and  material  available,  is  puerile 
in  the  extreme.  Still  more  silly  is  the 
programme  sketched  forth  by  President 
or  Head  Centre  Roberts,  by  which  he  has 
attempted  to  delude  his  followers  and 
wheedle  them  out  of  their  hard-earned 
gains  by  inducing  them  to  believe  that 
he  expected  aid  from  "advanced  Italy." 
Either  excessive  ignorance  or  the  most 
brazen  impudence  must  have  given  birth 
to  such  an  idea.  Mazzini  is  known  to  be 
the  leader  of  "advanced  Italy,"  whose 
settled  principle,  as  well  as  that  of  Gari- 
baldi and  his  followers,  is  to  drive  the 
Pope  out  of  Eome  and  all  territorial 
power  in  Italy.  Yet,  in  opposition  to 
the  desires  of  these  well  known  liberal 
leaders,  that  section  of  the  Irish  of  which 
the  Fenians  are  solely  composed  sent  one 
or  more  regiments  of  volunteers  to  assist 
the  Pope  in  maintaining  his  position. 
"Advanced  Italy  "  and  Fenianism  are  as 
opposite  as  fire  and  water.  The  Irish  women 
of  New  Ydrk  are  the  only  portion  of  the 
Fenians  who  have  shown  common  sense, 
denouncing,  as  we  also  believe  the  move- 
ment to  be,  under  existing  circumstances, 
merely  a  dying  effort  to  extort  from  hon- 
est enthusiasm  the  means  for  supporting 
lazy  bummers  in  luxury  and  idleness. 

Juvenis  expresses  a  strong  desire  of  making 
himself  not  only  thoroughly  conversant, 
but  also  to  obtain  practical  efficiency  as  a 
metallurgist,  believing,  as  he  does  (and 
we  consider  justly  so),  that  it  is  only  by 
means  of  such  that  our  exhaustless  min- 
eral riches  will  ever  be  developed  to  the 
extent  which  they  ought  to  be,  and  at 
the  same  time  be  remunerative  to  the 
explorers.  In  the  absence  of  any  public 
schools  of  instruction  specially  devoted 
to  the  subject  alluded  to  and  the  cognate 
sciences  of  geology  and  chemistry,  we 
can  only  commend  to  our  young  friend 
the  purchase  and  earnest  study  of  the 
most  recent  and  best  works  relating  to 
such  matters.  These  may  be  selected 
out  of  the  long  list  which  we  weekly  ad- 
vertise. After  such  are  secured,  caref ul, 
serious  and  indefatigable  study  is  re- 
quired at  all  hours  not  occupied  with 
some  of  the  essential  duties  of  life.  Mas- 
ter every  principle  as  you  proceed,  no 
matter  how  slowly.  An  example  of  what 
perseverance  can  do  will  be  f cund  in  out- 
last week's  "Notices  to  Correspondents," 
in  the  case  of  Nicholas  Breakspeare,  the 
only  Englishman  who  ever  wore  the 
triple  crown.  Do  likewise.  At  home 
you  may  learn  much  calculated  to  greatly 
facilitate  future  practical  knowledge  by 
chemical  experiments  on  a  small  scale ; 
but  real  practical  ability  can  only  be 
acquired  by  being  some  time  occupied  in 
nietallivrgic  operations  on  a  working 
scale.  Eventual  success  will  be  the  un- 
doubted reward  of  steady  industry  and 
indomitable  will. 


New  Mill  in  Hunter's  "Valley. 

A  new  quartz  mill,  owned  by  L.  L.  Rob- 
inson  and  Hall  McAllister,  of  this  city,  was 
completed  and  started  about  two  weeks 
since  on  the  Oaks  and  Reese  vein,  in  Hun- 
ter's Valley,  in  Mariposa  county.  The 
engine  and  machinery  for  this  mill  were 
turned  out  at  the  Union  Foundry,  in 
this  city,  and  it  is  considered  one  of 
of  the  best  constructed  and  best  arranged 
mills  in  the  State.  The  battery  consists  of 
twelve  600-pound  stamps,  driven  by  an  en- 
gine on  which  has  been  placed  one  of  Scott 
&  Eckart's  patent  cut-offs.  This  new  cut- 
off seems  to  be  meeting  with  much  favor. 
It  is  said  to  work  with  very  little  friction, 
and,  by  its  economical  use  of  steam,  to 
effect  a  most  important  saving  in  fuel.  We 
propose,  at  an  early  day,  to  give  a  full  de- 
scription of  this  invention,  setting  forth  its 
precise  advantages,  with  the  practical  details 
of  its  work,  obtained  from  parties  who  are 
using  it. 

The  engine  at  this  mill  has  a  12-inch  cyl- 
inder, with  a  24-inch  stroke.  In  addition 
to  the  twelve  stamps,  dropping  seventy-five 
times  per  minute,  it  also  drives  a  seven-inch 
Cornish  pump,  raising  water  160  feet,  with 
a  six-foot  stroke,  and  hoisting  works,  with 
three  reels,  five  feet  in  diameter  and  three 
feet  wide.  The  hoisting  works  are  situated 
360  feet  from  the  main  building,  the  steam 
being  conveyed  that  distance  in  a  steam- 
pipe. 

The  mill  itself  is  most  admirably  arranged. 
The  ore  is  dumped  upon  a  platform  even 
with  the  top  of  the  feed-trough,  and  after 
passing  through  the  battery  and  over  copper 
plates,  it  drops  into  a  Hendy's  concentrator, 
which  discharge's  its  debris  through  a 
trough  in  a  Baux  &  Guiod's  pan,  from 
whence  it  again  passes  to  a  lavadero,  a  large 
settling  tub,  described  in  our  last  issue, 
under  the  head  of  "A  Virginia  Gold  Mine." 
The  arrangement  of  all  this  machinery  is 
such  that  there  is  no  handling  of  the  rock 
or  pulp  after  it  is  placed  under  the  stamps. 
It  passes  from  one  process  to  the  other  by 
the  aid  of  water  and  its  own  specific  gravity, 
each  machine  being  set  at  a  proper  grade 
below  that  which  precedes  it.  The  copper 
plates  are  arranged  upon  an  apron,  the  in- 
clination of  which  can  be  regulated  by  a  set 
screw  to  any  angle  required  by  the  nature 
of  the  pulp  which  is  passing  over  it. 

The  machinery  for  this  mill  was  designed 
and  built  at  the  Union  Foundry,  in  this 
city,  and  the  mill  was  put  up  under  the  im- 
mediate direction  of  Mr.  E.  L.  Robinson,  a 
brother  of  one  of  the  proprietors.  The  lode 
connected  therewith  is  accounted  a  very 
rich  one.  It  is  narrow,  and  impinges,  at 
nearly  right-angles,  against  the  well  known 
"Big  Blue  Ledge, "  in  Hunter's  Valley.  We 
expect  to  hear  favorable  accounts  of  the 
working  of  this  mill. 


Working  Steam  Expansively. — We 
would  call  especial  attention  to  the  con- 
cluding portion  of  the  article  from  the  En- 
gineer, which  will  be  found  under  our  me- 
chanical head  to-day — with  an  indicator 
diagram.  This  is  one  of  the  best  articles 
ever  written  upon  this  subject,  and  is  well 
worth  a  careful  perusal. 

Surgical  Sele-Sacrifice. — Three  phy- 
sicians recently  lost  then-  lives  in  Heidel- 
berg, by  sucking  the  blood,  in  turn,  during  a 
surgical  operation  as  the  only  means  of  sav- 
ing the  life  of  their  patient,  upon  whose 
throat  they  had  performed  an  operation  to 
prevent  suffocation.     The  blood  was  poi- 


A  Valuable  Map  in  Peospect. — The 
Commissioner  of  the  United  States  Land 
Office,  Hon.  J.  S.  Wilson,  is  preparing  a 
map  which  will  accompany  his  next  annual 
report,  on  which  will  be  represented  a  view 
of  the  world,  with  the  relative  commercial 
connection  of  the  United  States  with  every 
country  on  the  globe.  Such  a  publication 
will  be  not  lass  novel  than  useful. 


Award  of  Gold  Medals. 

The  Committee  appointed  by  the  man- 
agers of  the  late  State  Agricultural  Society 
to  award  gold  medals  for  the  most  meritori- 
ous articles  exhibited  at  the  late  State  Fair, 
met  at  the  Society's  rooms,  in  Sacramento, 
on  Thursday  of  last  week,  to  attend  to  their 
appointed  duty.  The  Committee  consisted 
of  Gov.  Leland  Stanford,  Attorney-General 
McCullough,  B.  B.  Bedding,  Secretary  of 
State,  J.  F.  Houghton,  State  Surveyor- 
General,  W.  R  Gluyas,  Superintending 
Engineer  for  the  California  Steam  Naviga- 
tion Company,  Horace  D.  Dunn,  State 
Commissioner  of  Emigration,  and  W.  B. 
Ewer,  of  the  Mining  and  Scientific  Press. 
Four  of  the  Committee  are  residents  of 
Sacramento  and  three  of  this  city.  The 
meeting  being  organized,  it  was  decided  to 
award  the  medals  in  the  order  of  the  de- 
partments, as  arranged  by  the  managers  of 
the  Society.  These  departments  were  as 
follows : 

First  Department,  Live  Stock ;  Second 
Department,  Machinery,  Implements,  etc. ; 
Third  Department,  Mechanical  and  Domes- 
tic Products;  Fourth  Department,  Agri- 
cultural Products ;  Fifth  Department,  Hor- 
ticultural Products ;  Sixth  Department, 
Fine  Arts,  etc. 

We  condense  the  following  from  the 
Evening  Bullentin: 

First  Department. — In  this  department 
there  were  four  claimants,  viz :  J.  D.  Pat- 
terson, of  Alameda,  and  Thomas  Cotter,  of 
Elk  Grove,  Sacramento  County ;  Seneca 
Daniels,  Sonoma  County,  and  Joseph  Gil- 
lis.  The  two  first  named  claimed  on  ac- 
count of  fine  wooled  sheep,  while  the  third 
on  behalf  of  blooded  stock,  and  the  last  for 
swine.  The  statements  of  each  of  the  con- 
testants were  read,  and  the  Committee 
decided'  unanimously  to  award  the  prize 
medal  to  sheep,  on  the  ground  that  there 
was  greater  need  and  value  to  the  State  in 
the  improvement  of  the  wool  crop,  and  that 
that  branch  of  stock  raising  most  required 
encouragement.  The  gold  medal  was 
awarded  to  John  Patterson,  on  the  grounds 
that  his  efforts  were  more  decided  toward 
improving  the  quality  of  wool,  and  his 
flocks  comprising  the  largest  number  of 
pure-blooded  animals  owned  by  one  person 
in  California. 

Second  Department. — The  contestants 
in  this  department  were  numerous,  the 
articles  exhibited  being  particularly  valu- 
able. There  had  been  improperly  classed 
together  many  valuable  articles  which  could 
not  be  compared  with  each  other  competing 
for  the  medal.  This  condition  of  affairs  ren- 
dered the  labors  of  the  committee  very  diffi- 
cult, and  occasioned  much  debate  before  a 
decision  was  had.  After  discussing  the 
merits  of  the  various  contestants  at  consid- 
erable length,  the  committee  finally  divided 
upon  the  respective  merits  of  the  exhibit 
of  Howland,  Angell  &  King  of  this  city,  and 
Thomas  Hansbrow's  exhibit  from  Sacra- 
mento, compromised  by  awarding  the  regu- 
lar gold  medal  of  the  department  to  Hans- 
brow  and  an  extra  gold  medal  to  Howland, 
Angell  &  King. 

Third  Department. — In  this  department 
the  difficulty  of  making  awards  increased, 
as  all  the  material  manufacturing  interests 
and  industries  of  the  State  were  classed  to- 
gether. The  statements  made  by  these  par- 
ties were  in  several  instances  most  valuable 
for  the  history  and  statistical  data  of  the 
different  branches  of  manufactures,  and 
doubtless  when  made  public  will  surprise 
readers  with  their  extent  and  pecuniary  value 
to  the  State.  The  committee,  after  consid- 
erable debate,  finally  awarded  the  gold 
medal  to  the  Pacific  Woolen  MiDs  of  this 
city,  for  knit  woolen  goods,  on  the  grounds 
of  most  extensive  scope  of  manafacture, 
newness  of  enterprise  and  need  of  encour- 
agement on  the  part  of  the  public  as  against 
importations.  A  portion  of  the  committee 
were  in  favor  of  awarding  or  recommending 
an  extra  medal  to  Messrs.  Newman  &  Bren- 
nan  of  the  San  Francisco  Glass  Works. 

Fourth  Department. — In  this  depart- 
ment were  the  following  contributors,  viz : 
D.  L.  Perkins  of  Oakland  for  seeds,  B.  M. 
Bugbey  of  Folsom  for  foreign  varieties  of 
wines,  I.  Landsberger  for  wines  made  from 
native  grapes,  M.  S.  King  for  canned  fruits 
and  preserves,  and  L.  Prevost  for  silk 
cocoons,  etc.  A  portion  of  the  committee 
favored  giving  the  medal  to  I.  Landsberger 
for  native  wines,  but  the  majority  awarded 
it  to  L.  Prevost  for  silk  culture. 

Fifth  Department. — This  department 
embraced  horticultural  products  only.     The 


contestants  were  C.  A.  Reed  for  apples  and 
pears,  and  B.  N.  Bugbey  for  raisins,  the  lat- 
ter being  awarded  the  gold  medal. 

Sixth  Department. — This  department 
was  headed  "fine  arts,"  but  included  several 
branches  of  manufactures  as  well  as.  essays 
in  hop  and  silk  culture.  The  majority  of 
the  committee  decided  to  only  consider 
paintings,  photographs  and  sculpture, 
throwing  the  other  articles  out,  on  the 
grounds  that  they  could  not  be  prop- 
erly embraced  in  the  division.  On  voting, 
the  award  was  made  to  Norton  Bush  for  oil 
paintings,  the  essays,  which  were  of  tenfold 
practical  value  to  the  State,  receiving  only 
a  small  vote. 


The  Improved  German  Barrel  Patent 
Case — Brodte  et  al.  vs.  The  Ophtr  S.  M. 
Co. — The  result  of  this  trial  in  the  U.  S. 
Circuit  Court,  was  briefly  reported  in  our 
last  week's  issue ;  with  the  statement,  at  the 
same  time,  that  a  motion  for  a  new  trial  had 
been  heard ;  the  case  for  the  defendants  be- 
ing argued  by  Mr.  C.  McAllister  and  that  of 
the  plaintiffs  by  the  Hon.  P.  G.  Buchan  and 
Mr.  Hastings.  At  the  period  of  our  last 
publication,  the  matter  was  then  under  ad- 
visement by  the  Court.  We  may  mention 
that  the  motion  for  a  new  trial,  according 
to  the  notice  served,  was  based  upon  two 
points,  viz:  "  The  judgment  being  contrary 
to  law,"  and  "contrary  to  evidence."  The 
first  point,  however,  was  withdrawn  by  the 
defendants  ;  thus  legally  establishing  the 
validity  of  the  patent,  which  will  have  the 
effect  of  making  all  subsequent  infringers 
of  the  patent  liable  to  treble  damages,  at 
the  discretion  of  the  Court.  The^case  came 
up  for  final  adjudication  on  Monday  last, 
when  Judge  Field  gave  a  judgment  modify- 
ing the  former  one,  so  far  as  damages  are 
concerned,  reducing  the  amount  from  $2, 500 
to  SI,  162. 50.  As  no  appeal  can  be  made  to 
the  Supreme  Court  at  Washington  for  a  less 
sum  than  $2,000,  the  case  under  notice  is 
now  finally  concluded.  The  patentees,  how- 
ever, have  succeeded  in  establishing  the 
unequivocal  validity  of  the  patent,  the  chief 
point  aimed  at  by  the  action,  the  question 
of  damages  being  only  a  secondary  consid- 
eration, and  was  consequently  not  entered 
upon  so  explicitly  as  will  be  the  case  in  fu- 
ture cases.  We  mention  this  last  fact,  be- 
cause other  infringers  who  may  in  like 
manner  be  sued  for  infringing  the  rights  of 
patentees,  may  possibly  be  widely  misled 
by  deeming  the  damages  awarded  in  the 
present  case  as  a  settled  question.  The  le 
galityof  the  patent  having  been  established,  - 
we  understand  itj  is  the  intention  of  the 
patentees  to  shortly  depute  some  person  to 
ascertain  the  particulars  respecting  other 
parties  who  have  infringed,  or  continue  in- 
fringing their  rights,  and  commence  suit  for 
their  immediate  recovery,  unless  previously 
compromised.  From  the  advertisement  of 
Brodie  and  Radcliff,  which  will  be  found 
in  our  advertising  colums,  it  will  be  learned 
that  all  wishing  to  compromise  for  past  in- 
fringments,  and  desirous  of  obtaining 
licenses  for  the  future,  will  be  equitably 
treated  with,  provided  the  patentees  are  not 
previously  forced  to  commence  stay  of  pro- 
ceedings in  order  to  obtain  damages. 


The  Ryerson  Process. — In  describing 
the  Ryerson  mode  of  amalgamation,  the  Alia 
of  the  6th  inst.,  omits  the  important  fact, 
that  several,  say  five  or  six  gallons  of  cold 
water,  are  thrown  in  upon  the  pulverized 
ore  before  the  dry  steam  is  introduced ;  also 
that  wet  or  ordinary  steam  is  introduced  be- 
fore the  dry.  The  reason  for  this  introduc- 
tion of  water  and  wet  steam  is  obviously  to 
prevent  the  dry  steam  from  blowing,  as  it 
would  do,  the  finely  pulverized  ore  and  con- 
sequently mercury,  through  the  escape  pipe, 
on  the  safety  valve.  The  safety  valve  is 
weighted  with  from  sixteen  to  eighteen 
pounds,  and  is  raised  in  less  than  three  min- 
utes after  the  introduction  of  the  dry  steam. 
If  this  valve  is  not  used,  the  escape  must  be 
opened,  or  there  would  be  danger  of  explo- 
sion. The  above  is  in  accordance  with  the 
practice  of  Ryerson,  and  those  who  worked 
under  his  instruction. 


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297 


New  Books 

Stlphcrets:  "What  They  Are,  How  Concen- 
trated, How  Assayed,  and  How  Worked  ;  with 
a  Chapter  on  the  Blow-pipe  Assay  of  Minimis  ; 
TVm.  Barstoh.M.  D. 

We  have  received  a  copy  of  this  book  from 
the  publishers,  A.  Roman  &  Co.  It  is  a 
neat  volume  of  114  pages  duodecimo.  We 
cannot  give  a  better  idea  of  its  object  than 
by  quoting  from  the  author's  prefaqe: 

"There  is  no  reason  why  the  intelligent 
miner  should  not  make  his  own  assays,  and 
determine  for  himself  how  to  work  his  own 
ores.  It  is  hoped  that  this  work  may  serve  the 
purpose  of  giving  a  '  start'  to  such.  In  it, 
clearness  and  conciseness  of  language  have 
been  aimed  at  Technical  terms  have,  as  far 
as  possible,  been  avoided.  *  *  *  The 
wish  has  been  to  give  practical  details, 
rather  than  theory. " 

Wo  wolcome  this  as  Likely  to  be  found  a 
most  useful  book.  We  have  seen  no  work 
which  seemed  to  contain  the  same  amount 
of  information  npon  these  subjects  in  the 
same  space.  The  reader  is  shown  at  once 
into  the  manner  of  preparing  ores  for  assay, 
and  a  method  of  procedure  laid  down  which 
is  adapted  to  the  limited  means  usually  at 
hand  in  interior  towns.  An  assay  balance  is 
described,  which  any  miner  can  make  with 
his  jack-knife,  and  which  will  answer  his 
purpose  almost  as  well  as  those  elaborate 
ones  which  usually  constitute  the  most  ex- 
pensive item  in  an  assayer's  outfit.  Simple 
rules  are  given  for  the  calculation  of  the 
amount  of  metal  to  the  ton  of  ore,  varying 
according  to  the  quantity  used  as  the  assay 
sample.  The  blowpipe,  that  valuable  but 
too  much  neglected  little  instrument,  which, 
with  a  few  simple  re-agents,  furnishes  a 
pocket  laboratory  in  itself,  forms  the  sub- 
ject of  a  single  chapter,  which,  though 
necessarily  brief  in  a  work  of  this  size,  serves 
to  suggest  an  infinite  source  of  instructive 
amusement. 

By  the  aid  of  this  book,  considerable  pro- 
gress may  be  made  in  the  assay  and  working 
of  ores ;  and  those  who  may  have  an  appe- 
tite for  such  studies  awakened  by  it,  and 
who  may  desire  to  pursue  them  further,  will 
find  other  books  for  their  perusal,  named 
therein.  The  low  price  at  which  it  is  issued, 
$1,  places  it  within  the  reach  of  all. 

We  have  added  it  to  the  list  of  scientific 
works  kept  for  sale  at  this  office,  to  be  found 
in  another  column. 


The  Indcstbiaij  Fate  of  1868.  — In  answer 
to  several  inquirers,  we  would  state  that  the 
only  correct  publication  of  the  sub-commit- 
tees appointed  by  the  Executive  Committee 
on  the  25th  ult,  was  made  in  the  Mining 
and  Scientific  Pbess.  The  city  dailies 
were  all  in  error,  having  left  out  entirely 
the  Chairman  of  the  Committee  on  Classifi- 
cation, Mr.  H.  Eosekrans,  and  having  sub- 
stituted Mr.  Harrison  for  Mr.  Hanseom  on 
the  Committee  on  Machinery  for  the  exhi- 
bition building.  As  it  is  very  important 
that  there  should  be  a  full  and  correct  pub- 
lication of  these  sub-committees,  we  re- 
publish them  in  our  present  issue : 

Finance. — Messrs.  Bohen,  Coffran  and 
Plum. 

Building  and  Sites. — Messrs.  Nunan,  El- 
liott, Harrison,  O'Connor  and  Macdonald. 

Circulars  and  Address.  — Messrs.  Harrison, 
Pritchard  and  Williams. 

Printing.— Messrs.  Dunn,  Corcoran  and 
Pease. 

Machinery  far  Building. — Messrs.  Spiers, 
Hanseom  and  Austin. 

Premiums. — Messrs.  Macdonald,  Lewis, 
Tilden,  Plum  and  Spiers. 

Classification.  — Messrs.  Rosekrans,  Elliott, 
Young,  Mosheimer,  Dunn,  Pritehard  and 
Pease. 

Rules  and  Regulatknis, — Messrs.  O'Conner, 
Lewis,  Rosekrans,  Corcoran  and  Coleman. 

Application  from  Legislature.  —  Messrs. 
Williams,  Young  and  Nunan. 

The  Executive  Committee  met  again,  last 
evening,  to  hear  the  reports  of  the  sub- 
committees. 


Patent  Office  Repobts. — We  are  under 
special  obligations  to  T.  C.  Theaker,  V.  S. 
Commissioner  of  Patents,  for  the  early  re- 
ception of  the  three  volumes  of  the  Patent 
Office  Reports  for  1865.  The  increasing  di- 
mensions of  these  annual  reports  fully  attest 
the  rapidly  increasing  business  of  the  De- 
partment. 


(Editorial  Correspondence] 

The  Patent  Department. 

Washington,  D.  C,  Oct  10th,  1867. 

Commissioner  Theaker  has  succeeded — 
after  a  long  course  of  just  and  judicious  ef- 
forts— in  securing  additional  rooms  in  the 
Patent  Office  building  for  the  transaction  of 
the  business  of  his  department  Notwith- 
standing the  building  was  intended  especial- 
ly for  the  Patent  Office,  it  has  been  largely 
occupied  by  the  Department  of  the  Interior 
— for  the  Pension  Bureau,  Land  Office, 
Agricultural  Department,  etc.,  to  the  great 
1  hindraneo  and  detriment  of  the  Patent 
Office  business.  The  Pension  Bureau  has 
now  beon  obliged  to  contract  and  vacate  a 
number  of  rooms ;  and  a  new  and  commo- 
dious brick  building  is  being  erected  by  the 
Government,  near  the  Smithsonian  Insti- 
tute, for  the  Agricultural  Department,  which 
Bureau  also  vacate  the  Patent  Office  build- 
ing in  the  spring. 

More  room  being  secured  in  the  Patent 
Office  Department,  additional  examiners 
and  clerks  have  been  appointed  and  new 
divisions  created  in  the  various  classes.  To 
assist  the  Commissioner  in  his  desire  to 
clear  the  docket,  by  the  1st  of  November,  of 
all  applications  which  were  on  hand  on  the 
1st  of  October,  the  examiners  have  gener- 
ously volunteered  an  extra  hour's  service 
per  day  until  the  undertaking  shall  be  ac- 
complished. 

The  great  accunrulation  of  business  in  the 
department  the  past  year,  has  caused  much 
extra  work  and  increased  expense  to  the 
Government,  and  an  extra  number  of  cases 
on  hand  at  a  time  necessarily  increased  the 
list  of  interferences. 

The  increase  of  applications  for  patents  is 
truly  remarkable.  The  number  in  1866  was 
16,000,  while  in  1867  it  is  expected  to  reach 
fully  25,000.  Thus,  every  year  the  service 
in  the  office  of  examining  each  application 
for  a  patent  is  enlarged,  while  the  difficulty 
and  labor  of  attorneys,  soliciting  claims  for 
inventors,  is  correspondingly  enlarged,  as 
is  also  the  necessity  for  inventors  to  secure 

the  services  of  competent  agents.  D. 

«.-»—.«»  .. — » 1 

Moening  Stab  Ledge. — This  mine  is  loca- 
ted near  Madden's  Station,  Colfax,  Placer 
county.  A  shaft  has  been  sunk  upon  it  to 
the  depth  of  50  feet.  Quite  a  number  of 
specimens  from  this  shaft  have  been  placed 
upon  our  table,  illustrative  of  the  general 
character  of  the  ledge.  There  is  nothing 
in  the  appearance  of  the  rock  which  would 
lead  one  to  think  it  promised  much  value: 
yet  from  certificates  of  assays  and  working 
tests  before,  it  would  appear  to  give  promise 
of  becoming  a  very  valuable  mine.  We 
have  before  us  the  report  of  seventeen  dif- 
ferent assays,  made  by  Mr.  M.  A.  Hunter, 
of  Sacramento,  which  vary  in  their  results 
all  the  way  from  $3  to  $537  per  ton.  Mr. 
Varney,  of  this  city,  recently  worked  20 
pounds  of  rock  from  this  mine,  which 
yielded  at  the  rate  of  $51. 22  per  ton  of 
2,00011)3.  There  appears  to  be  a  notable 
quantity  of  silver  in  the  bullion  from  this 
mine.  Mr.  Hunter,  in  his  Sacramento  as- 
says, returns  an  average  of  about  $10  in 
silver  to  $100  in  gold.  Mr.  J.  J.  Reed,  the 
principal  owner  of  the  mine,  informs  us  that 
he  is  about  shipping  20  tons  of  the  rock  to 
the  Golden  Rule  Mill  to  be  worked  ;  20 
tons  more  will  be  shipped  to  Grass  Valley, 
and  10  to  Mr.  Hunter's  works  at  Sacramento. 
We  trust  the  most  satisfactory  results  will 
be  returned  from  each  lot.  The  vein  is  a 
very  heavy  one,  being  about  30  feet  in  thick- 
ness. There  are  several  other  ledges  in  the 
immediate  vicinity  and  running  parallel 
with  the  Morning  Star. 


Market  Siueet  Hohbstead  Association.— J.  S.  Lcrr,  Sec- 
retary. Office,  805  Montgomery  street,  corner  of  Pino,  San 
Francisco.  2vl6 


Business  Notice.— Mr.  A.  T.  Dewey,  of  this  journal,  eon. 
templates  a  visit  of  several  months  In  the  Atlantic  States,  a 
portion  of  which  time  he  will  spend  in  Washington,  New 
York  and  Boston.  Any  of  oor  Eastern  friends  who  wish  to 
communicate  with  him,  for  business  or  other  purposes,  will 
address  their  letters  to  "  Westtleld,  Moss. " 


Jacob  Shew.  Ploueer  Photographer,  612  Clay  street,  north 
side, fourdoors  above  Montgomery,  (late  315  Montgomery 
street,)  takes  all  kinds  of  Photographs  In  tho  best  stylo  of 
tho  Art.  Ho  would  Invito  especial  attention  to  the  new 
'  Cabinet  Photographs."  which  he  Is  taking  to  perfection. 
lOvHtl 


Secretaryship  roll  Mining  Companies.— A  gentleman  of 
education,  ability  and  experience.  Is  desirous  of  procuring 
a  position  as  Secretary,  or  Assistant  Secretary,  In  somo 
good  Mining  Company.  Has  most  unexceptionable  refer- 
onces.    Address  •■PECRETARY."  at  this  office.        6vl5tf 


Save  Tour  Teeth.— Do  not  have  them  extracted 
without  first  consulting  a  good  Dentist.  The  loss  Is  Irrepar- 
able, and,  In  many  instances,  unnecessary.  DR.  BEERS, 
corner  of  Pino  and  Kearny  streets,  makes  a  specialty  of 
filling  the  fangs  of  dead  Teeth,  and  building  up  broken 
crowns  with  pure  gold— thus  restoring  them  to  their  origi- 
nal usefulness  and  beauty. 

OSr-  Call  and  examine  the  work.  Finest  quality  of  artl. 
flcial  work  also  manufactured.  I6vle-tf 


Perry  Davis' Vegetable  Pain  Killer. 

This  modicinc  has  relieved  moro  pan*,  and  caused  more 
real  loy  than  any  other  one  thing  that  can  be  named.  It  Is 
a  "balm  for  every  wound."  Our  first  physicians  use  \t 
and  recommend  Its  use;  the  apothecary  finds  It  the  first 
among  the  medicines  called  for,  and  the  wholesale  drug- 
gist considers  it  the  leading  article  of  his  trade.  All  the 
dealers  in  medicine  speak  alike  in  Its  favor,  and  its  reputa- 
tion as  a  medicine  of  ^grcat  merit  and  virtue  is  fully  and 
permanently  established,  and  itls  the  "Great  Family  Medi- 
cine of  tho  Age. 

Prices,  25  cents,  50  cents,  and  SI  per  bottle. 

as-Sold  by  all  Druggists,  Grocers  and  Medicine  Dealer 
everywhere.  I5vl6-lra 


Builders*    lahiirnace    Company- 


«6s^0KFICE    IX    THE    BUILDING    OF   THE' 
Vr    CALIFORNIA  SAVINGS  BANK,  California/ 

street,  one  door  from  Snnsome  street 
09-FIRE  AND  MARINE  INSURANCE.  10vl4t9pqr 


A 


THREE    PREMIUMS 


AWARDED  TO  THE 


NORTH  AMEEI0A 

Life  Insurance  Company. 

Usual  Eestriotions  on  Occupation  and  Travel 

ABOLISHED  ! 


Policies  of  this  Company  are  gnataateea  by  the  State  of 

New  York,  which  is  true  of  no  other  Company 

on  this  Coast 


The  mest  Responsible  and  Liberal  Company   n  tho  World  I 
J.   A.   EATON    &  CO., 

Manapei'M  Pacific  Branch,  302  Montgomery  st> 

ZOvllnrSD  SAN  FRANCISCO. 


PACIFIC    TANNERY 


BOOT  AND  SHOE  COMPANT 


State  Fair, 

Just  held  in  Sacramento,  for 

THE  BEST 

LEATHER 

BOOTS  AND 

SHOES. 


The  Goods  are  for  sale  everywhere,  and  STAMPED  with 

THE  COMPANY'S  TITLE. 

Liberal  Discount  to  the  Trade. 

EIIVSTEIIV  BROS.  «&  CO.,  A.gtS. 
lSvlo-DpJw  SOT,  BOO,  ail,  SIB  Battery  street. 


LEWIS  FALKERAU. 


HENRY  G.  HANES. 


Pacific  Chemical  Works, 

Laboratory,  Sixteenth  street,  near  Folsom.    Office,  633 
Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco. 

FALKENAU    &    HANKS, 

MAinTPAOTUEraG   AND   CONSULTING 

CHEMISTS*. 

B3r* Particular  attention  given  to  tho  analysis  of  Ores. 
Minerals,  Metallurgical  Products,  Mineral  Waters,  Soils 
Commerc  al  Articles,  etc.  14vl5 


IneokmationWanted.  — The  whereabouts 
of  Bernard  Fanning,  or  his  representatives, 
is  anxiously  desired  by  his  nephew.  Mr. 
Fanning  was  formerly  engaged  in  mining, 
and  lived  at  the  time  on  Natoma  street,  in 
this  city.  Any  person  conveying  inform- 
tion  of  his  present  whereabouts,  to  this  of- 
fice, will  confer  a  great  favor  upon  the  party 
seeking  the  information. 


Parties  desirous  of  Taking 

A    COURSE   OF  INSTRUCTION 

IN 

THE  ASSAY  OF    ORES, 
.A.xi<l  tile  Use  of  tlie  Blo^w-pipe, 

OR  ANY  PART  OF  SUCH  COURSE, 
May  apply  at  this  Office. 
jjgj-  Pupils  will  have  tho  advantage  of  a  Complete  Labor- 


atory. 


19vir> 


FRIEDLANDER'S 

NORTH  POINT 

GRAIN    WAREHOUSES, 

Sansome  and  Chestnut  streets,  San  Francisco. 


These  magnificent  BRICK  WAREHOUSES-the  largest  In 
the  State— are  now  completed  and  ready  for  the  reception 
of  storage.  The  facilities  for  receiving  and  discharging  are 
unsurpassed,  there  being  a  water  front  of  six  hundred  feet. 
Insurance  and  advances  effected  at  lowest  rates. 
For  storage,  apply  at  the  "Warehouses,  to 
THOMAS  H.  DOUGLAS, 

Storekeeper  and  Wharfinger, 

Or  to  I.  FRIEDLANDER, 
19vl5-4w  112  California  street 


ROOT'S 

Patent  Force  Blast  Blower. 

Adapted  tot    Smelting,  Foundry,  Mining 
and  Steamships. 

Requires  50  per  eent.  less  power  than  any  Blower  now  in 
use.  For  further  particulars,  address  KEEP,  BLAKE  &  CO., 
Stockton;  or  Wm,  T,  Garrett,  corner  Mission  and  Fremont 
streets,  San  Francisco.  6vl5tfl9p 


Oakland  College  School. 

Thb  Patrons  of  this  Institution  have  the  choice  of  sev 
eral  distinct  Departments.  The  SENIOR  CLASSICAL  is 
designed  as  preparatory  to  the  College  of  Caiifom  ia. 

The  SENIOR  ENGLISH  affords  a  complete  course  of  in 
struction  in  the  English  branches,  In  Theoretical  and  Prac- 
tical Business,  Science  and  Art 

The  JUNIOR  is  especially  qualified  to  meet  the  wants  of 
young  boys,  for  whom  separate  apartments  and  Tuachers 
are  provided. 

Throughout  all  the  various  departments,  great  attention 
is  given  to  the  study  of  the  Modern  Languages. 

For  further  information,  or  Catalogues,  address, 

I.  H.  B1LLTTOX,  Principal. 

Oakland,  California.  8vl5qr9p. 


Quartz  Mill  Machinery.. 

FOR  SALE  AT  GREATLY  REDUCED  RATES.-IT  HAS 
been  used  but  three  months,  and  is  in  perfect  order. 
The  principal  items  arc:  2  Hendy's  Concentrators;  3  Knox's 
Pans;  Hoisting  Works,  and  various  mic  ■llancons  machin- 
ery. Counter-shaft,  Pulleys,  etc.  Itls  within  halfamileof 
a  railroad  station.  Address  P.  o.  Box  SO,  at  Folsom. 
19vl5-*w* 


ENERGETIC    MEN   OR  WOMEN    CAN  MAKE   MONEY 
In  canvassing  for  our  NEW  BOOKS  and  ENGRAVINGS. 

One  Agent  reports  ihlrtv-threc  orders  fur  one  Book  in  three 
days.    Address,        PACIFIC  PUBLISHING  COMPANY, 
4vl5qr9p        S05  Montgomery  street,  S  an  Francisco,  Cal. 


PACIFIC 

Rolling  Mill  and  Forge  Co., 

SAN  FRANCISCO,   CAL. 

Established  for  the  Manufacture  of 
RAILROAD    AND  OTHER  IRON 

—  AND  — 

Every  "Variety  of  Sliaffciiijar 

Embracing  ALL  SIZES  of 

Steamboat    Shafts,   Crank*,    Piston    and    Con 

ncctlng  Sods,  Car  and  Jjocomotive  A.xlen 

and  Frames. 

i      —  ALSO  — 

HAMMERED     IRON 

Of  every  description  and  size. 

a®-  Orders  addressed  to  PACIFIC  ROLLING  MILL  and 
FORGE  CO.,  Post  Office,  San  Francisco,  Cal.,  will  receive 
prompt  attention. 

a®-  The  highest  price  paid  for  Scrap  Iron.       9vl43m9p 


^SBfe.  3>R-    rONBA'8  <^^% 

l*319)  San  Francisco  Eye  Infirmary,  <^1§P1 

Permanently  established  for  the  treatment  of  all  diseases 
of  the  Eye.  Dr.  F.  was  for  seventeen  years  principal  of 
the  Lafayette  (Ind.)  Eve  Infirmary.  P.  W.  Fonda.  M.  D., 
Surgeon  in  Charge.  Office,  40»  Montgomery  street,  oppo- 
site Weil  ,  Fargo  &  Co's.  4vl6-ly9p 


298 


$Jw  pitting  m&  M timMt  <gm» 


Esttililislxetl    in   1849 — Corner   ITirst  and   Mission   streets,  San  Francisco. 


HAVING  INCREASED  OUK  FACILITIES  IN  ETEKT  DEPARTMENT,  *E  ARE  NOW 
prepared  at  the  shortest  notice  and  at  the  most  reasonable  rates,  to  furnish  all 
kinds  and  description  of  machinery,  including  Steam  Engines,  Quartz  Mills,  Mining  Pumps 
of  all  kinds,  Hoisting  Gear,  Gas  Work,  Laundry  Machinery,  Architectural  and  Ornamental 
Castings,  Sugar  Mills,  Saw  and  Flour  .Mills,  Water  Wheelsol  all  kinds.  Hydraulic,  Hay,  Rag, 
BCrew  and  Drop  Presses,  Coining  Machiuery,  Pile  Drivers,  Bark  and  Malt  Mills,  and  all 
kinds  of  Castings. 

EVftlXES.  —  Marine  Engines,  Oscillating  and  Beam;  Stern  and  Side  Wheel  Boats, 
Locomotives,  Stationary  Engines,  Horizontal,  Upright,  Oscillating  and  Beam,  from  six 
to  fifty  inches  diameter.  Also,  Scott  ,fc  Eckart's  Adjustable  Cut-off  Regulator— best  in 
use;  W.  R.  Eckart's  Balance  Valve  for  Stationary  Engines;  Woodward's  Patent  Steam 
Pump  and  Fire  Engine.  , 

BOlLGltS.  Locomotive,  F;ao,  Tubular,  Upright,  Cylinder  and  Cornish,  and  ever" 
variety  of  Boiler  Work.    All  sizes  of  tubes  and  pipes  for  pumps. 

PUMPS.- The  Excelsior  double-acting  Force  fumps  arc  manufactured  by  us.  These 
very  superior  Pumps  are  warranted  the  best,  and  are  fast  roplacingall  other  Force  Pumps. 


AJIAIBA1UTWO  MA-CHtSrEIlT.-Wheeler  4  Randnll'simprovcd  Tractory 
Ourve  Pan,  Zenas  Wheeler's  improved  fiat  bottom  pan,  .Boutin's  pan,  Veatch's  tubs. 
Prater's  concentrators,  Waklee's  pans,  Beers'  pan,  German  Barrels,  Arastra  Gearing,  Chile 
Mills.  Settlers  of  all  descriptions,  Retorts  of  all  sizes  and  shapes,  for  Silver  and  Gold, 
Portable  Stamp  Mills,  straight  Batteries,  for  wood  or  iron  frames,  Dry  Crushing  Bat- 
teries, or  machines  with  the  latest  improvements,  everv  variety  01  stamps,  Mortars,  Cams, 
Pans  and  Tubs.     BLAKE'S  PATENT  QOARTZ  CRUSHERS,  of  all  sizes. 

Oil.  BOVtfVe  TOOr.SJ  AM>  KACHINEKT- Of  the  latest  and  most  ap- 
proved construction,  made  from  drawings  lately  made  by  Prof.  Blake  at  the  oil  wells  in 
Pennsylvania.  We  have  the  facilities  for  working  gold  and  silver  quartz  and  other  ores,  to 
test  their  value,  by  the  hundred  weiglii  or  ton. 

Russia  Iron  Screens,  of  all  degrees  of  fineness  and  of  nil  qualities  of  Iron.  All  work  done 
in  the  best  manner  at  the  lowest  cash  prices. 

H.  J.  BOOTH.  GBO.  W.   PRRSCOTT.  IRVING   M'.  SCOTT 

Mvl2  EC.   J.    BOOTH   «!fc   CO. 


A  "Word  to  Readers  in  the  Atlantic 
States. 

Much,  complaint  has  reached  us,  through 
various  sources,  at  the  general  lack  of 
knowledge  at  the  East,  mth  regard  to  mining 
and  other  operations  on  this  coast,  and  the  fre- 
quent impositions  practiced  upon  the  public 
there,  in  consequence,  by  irresponsible  per- 
sons passing  off  upon  unsuspecting  victims 
worthless  mining  stock,  or  persuading  them, 
by  false  representations,  to  organize  com- 
panies and  advance  moneys  upon  'worthless 
ground,  or  ground  which  oftentimes  has 
neither  value  or  locality.  If  our  friends  at 
the  East,,  who  are  still  anxious  to  engage  in 
the  laudable  venture  of  mining  enterprise, 
would  do  so  intelligently,  let  them  subscribe 
for  and  carefully  consult  the  only  journal  on 
the  Pacific  coast  where  every  mining  enter- 
prise that  is  worth  naming  is,  from  time  to 
time,  noticed,  as  its  merits  may  warrant.  A 
mining  enterprise  on  the  Pacific  coast,  which 
is  not  referred  to  in  this  journal,  in  some 
way  or  other,  as  often  as  once  in  three  or 
four  months,  is  certainly  one  which  people 
in  the  Atlantic  States  should  beware  of. 
Our  advice  to  people  at  the  East  is  never  to 
venture  small  amounts  in  mining.  If  you 
must  start  small,  let  a  number  of  such  club 
together)  so  as  to  make  the  aggregate  amount 
to  be  invested,  such  as  may  be  worth  your 
while  to  inquire  into.  Jan.  1,  1867. 


Machinists  and  Foundries. 

PALMER,  KNOX  &  CO., 

Golden    State  Iron    Works, 

rVoit.  10,  81,  S3  n-nil  25  Fli-st  Street, 

SAN  FRANCISCO. 

MAttUFACtOKB  ALL  KINDS  OF 

MACHINERY, 

STEAM   CVUIXES  AXJ)   QUAKTZ    MEJLLS 

DUNBAR'S    IMPROVED 

©elt-A.<Jjiist;iiig  Piston  3E*»cltIng, 

Requires  no  springs  or  screws;  is  always  steam  tight; 

without  excessive  friction,  and  never 

gets  slack  or  leaky. 

WHEELER  &  RANDALL'S 

NEW   CU£IXJ>EK    AND    ASUL6AMATOB 

HEPBURN  &  PETERSON'S 

AMALGAMATOR  AND  SEPARATOR, 

TC  nox's   -A-  m  is.  1  ii'  <  i  mi  ators, 

WITH    PALMER'S   PATENT   STEAM   CHEST, 

Superior  tor  working  either  GOLD  OR  SILVER  ORES,  and 
isthe  only  Amalgamator  that  has  stood  the  lust  of  seven 
years'  continual  working. 
toteuulue     White    Icon.    Stump  Shoes   and    Dies 

Having  been  engaged  for  the  past  ten  years  in  quartz 
mining,  and  being  conversant  with  all  the  improvements, 
either  in  Minim;  or  Milling,  we  are  prepared  to  furnish,  ai 
the  shortest  notice,  the  most  perfect  machinery  for  reduc 
Ing  ores,  or  savinc  cither  gold  or  silver.  13vH)oy-tf 


WILLAMETTE  IRON  WORKS, 

POKTLAJB,    OKEGOS. 

Steam    Engines,    Boiler 
SAW  AND  CRIST  MILLS, 

MINING    MACHINERY,     WROUGHT     IKON     SHUTTEB 
WORK,  AND  BLACKSMITBING  IN  GENERAL. 
Corner  JVortta-Fronl  and  E  NtreelK, 
18v13-1y  Oue  block  north  of  Couch's  Wharf. 

UNION    IRON  WORKS, 

Sacramento. 
WILLIAMS,  BOOT  &  NEILSON, 

maSopactdrkbs  or 
CROSS'  FATENT  BOILER  FEEDER, 

And  ;ill  kind*  of  Mining  Machinery. 

Also,  II ay  and  Win©  Presses  made  and  repaired 
with  neatness,  durability  and  dispatch. 

J)nnbu.r*s  Patent  Self- Adjusting  Steam  Piston 


Front  Street,  between  N  a-ud  O  streets, 

Hvll  Saorajiehto  City 


GLOBE 

Foundry  and  Machine  Sliop, 

STOCKTOSl,    CA3C. 

KEEP,   BLAKE   &  CO., 

MAXUFACTURKRS  Of 

(iuartz,  Saw  and  Grist  Mill  Irons,  Steam 
Engines,  Horse  Powers, 

Mining  and  Irrigating  Pumps,  Car  Wheels,  Derrick  Irons, 
House  Fronts,  Iron  Fencing,  Balcony.  Railings,  etc., 
at  San  Francisco  prices.    Orders  solicited 
13vl3-ly  and  promptly  executed. 


GEORGE  T.  PBACY, 
MACHINE     WOBKS, 

Nos  109  and  HI  Mission  street,  betweon  Alain  and  Spear, 

SAN   FRANCISCO. 

STEAM  EWGKVE,  FLOUK  AXJ)  SAW  MIL  J. 

And  Quarts  Machinery,  Printing  Presses. 


as-Special  attention  paid  to  Eepairinp.. 


QT-3 


I.  H.  SMALL, 
MACHINE        S  H  O  1?  , 

BUILDER  OF 

Steam   Engine*!,  Sawmill*,  Mining-  Machinery, 

:ii-.d  ~Wood  Planer*. 

Repairing  of  all  kinds  done  with  promptness  and  dispatch. 

Gears  of  all  kinds  cut  at  short  iioiiee;  corner  of 

Market  and  Beale  at.  San  Francisco.    Gvl5-3m 


SftAJY    FRANCISCO 

Foundry  and  Machine  Works, 

Bf,  £.  Cor,  Fremont  and  Mission  streets, 

Manufacturers  of 

Marine  and  Stationery  Engines 

Quartz  Machinery,  Saw,  Flour  and  Sugar  Mills,  Mining 

Pumps,  Hoisting  Gear,  Agricultural  Implements,  etc. 

—ALSO— 

Wine,   Cider,    Cotton     and    Tobacco    Presse» 

of  the  latest  Improved  Patterns. 

STEAM  ENGINES  AND  BOILERS, 

Of  all  sizes,  constantly  on  hand;  Quartz  Mill  Shoes  and 
Dies  warranted  to  be  made  of  the  best  white  Iron. 
Dunbar's  Improved  Self-Ad  Ins  tins  Piston- 
Packing,  requires  no  springs  or  screws;  is  always  steam- 
tight;  without  excessive  friction,  and  never  gets  slack  or 
leaky. 

MACHINERY,  OF   ALL  DESCRIPTIONS 

Bought,  sold,  or  exchanged.    Bolt  Cutting  and  .Castings  nt 

the  lowest  market  rates. 

Gvll-ly  DEVOE.  DINSSIOBE  <fe  CO 


;;«•.="!  HANscora&co.,  \%£%sj& 
iEtna  Iron  Works  ! 

Southeast  corner  Fremont  and  Tehama  streets, 

SAN  FRANCISCO,  j 

Practical  Machinists  and  Iron  Pounders, 

MANUFACTURE 

STEAM     ENGIN  ES, 

QUARTZ    MILL    MACHINERY    OF    ALL    KINDS, 

SAW  MILLS,  FLOUR    MILLS, 

Dnnbnr*!)    Improved    SeU'-Adlustlner 

PISTON  PACKING, 

Now  so  extensively  used  In  the  Eaat  and  in  this  State.  Re- 
quires no  so  rings  or  screws;  is  always  steam -light;  without 
excessive  friction,  ami  never  gets  sliick  or  leaky. 

HANSCOM'S  CRUSHER, 

Tho  best  of  the  kind  now  in  use  In  this  State  or  anj'wherc  elsci 

Wheeler  A  Kitndaliv  New  Grinder  and 

A  malgamator, 

Which  only  needs  examination  to  bo  appreciated. 

Tyler's  Improved.  Water  Wheel, 

GIvinRgreaterpower.  at  lower  cost,  than  anv  wheel  in  use 

Send  for  one  of  our  circulars,  giving  full  tables 

All  Wheels  warranted  to  give  the    ■  ower  as  sot  forth,  or 

the  money  will  be  refunded. 

Sole  makers  for  this  coast  of  the  *'  Pendcrgast 
TVhlte  Iron  Stamp  Shoes   and  Ikies. 
None  genuine  Unless  obtained  from  ns.    Every  one  war- 
ranted. 

Patented  Machinery  of  all  kinds  will  be  furnished  bv  us 

at  market  prices.     Particular  attention  given  to  drawings 

and  specifications  of  machinery,  which  will  be  made  to 

order.   The  patronage  of  the  public  is  respectfully  solicited. 

I9vl2 


LEWIS  OOF  PET.  J.  3.   .UaJJOK 

LEWIS   COFFEY   &   RISHON, 

Steam  Boiler  &  Sheet  Iron  Works. 

THE  only  exclusively  Boiler  Making  establish  men i  mi  the 
Pacific  Coast  owned  ami  conducted  by  Practical  Boiler 
Makers.  All  orders  for  New  Work  and  the  repairing  of  Old 
Work,  executed  as  ordered,  and  warranted  as  to  quality. 

Old  Stand,  corner  of  Bush  and  Market  streets,  opposite 
Oriental  Hotel,  San  Francisco. 


CALIFORNIA    BRASS    FOUNDRY. 

No.  1S5  First  street,  opposite  Mlunu, 
SAN  FRANCISCO. 

All  kinds  of  Brass,  Composition,  Zinc,  and  Babbitt  Metal 
Castings.  Brass  ri!iii>  Work  of  all  kinds,  Splices,  Sheathing 
Nails,  Rudder  Braces,  Hinges,  Ship  and  Steamboat  Bells  and 
Gongs  of  superior  tone.  All  kinds  of  (lucks  ami  Valves,  Hy- 
draulic Pipes  and  Nozzles,  and  Most:  Couplings  and  Connec- 
tions of  all  sizes  and  patterns,  furnished  with  dispatch, 
j)®-  PRICES  MODERATE.  «©ff 

V.  IUNGWELL.  iVvlS-ly]  J.  H.  WEED. 


Foundry  and  Iron  Works. 

HINCKLEY-  &  CO., 

MANUFACTURERS   Ot 

©t:e.a.:m:  engines, 

Quartz,    Flour    and    Saw    MjLUs, 

Moore's  Grinder  and  Amalgamator,  Krodle's 

Improved     Crnsheis    Mlnlntr    .Pumps, 

Amalgamator*,  and  all  kinds 

of  Machinery. 

N.  E.  comer  of  Tehama  and  Fremont  streets,  above  How 
ard  street,  San  Francisco.  3.qy 


NEPTUNE  IRON  WORKS, 

Corner   of    Mission    and    Fremont   Streets, 

SAN  FRANCISCO. 

MAKINE, 

Locomotive, 

And  all  kinds  of 
HIGH  PRESSURE 

Steam   Boilers 

MADE. 
All  Boilers  guaranteed  and 
tested  by  U.  S..  Boiler  In- 
spector before,  sent  out  of 
the  Shop,  at  Shop  expense. 

All  kinds  of  Sheet  Iron  rind 

Water  Pipe,'  Coal    Oil 

Stills,  Wrought  Iron 

Worms,  etc.,  etc. 

Manufactured  to  Order. 

Old  lloilcrsXEepnlred 

».  CAMEItON. 


TOWNE  &  BACON, 
Book  and.  Job  Printers, 
Have  the  Largest  Office, 
Do  the  most  work, 
And  do  it  better 
Than  other  offices 

5jgfc  jjjj&In  this  City, 

And  you  will  be 
Satisfied  the  above 
Statements  are  facts. 
Their  office  is  at  536 
Clay  St.,  below  Montgom'y, 
Over  Pacific  Fruit  Market. 


BATJRHYTE  &  McAFEE, 
Steam  Boiler  and  Sheet  Iron  Works, 

Owned  and  conducted  by  Practical  Boiler  Makers. 
HigH  and  Low-Pressure  Boilers,  Station- 
ary and  Marine. 

Howard  street,  bet.  Fremont  and  Bealc.  San  Francisco. 

Having  had  twenty-two  years  experience  ill  this  busi- 
ness, we  fee]  coniklent  of  beine  able  to  compete— ns  to 
finality  of  work— with  any  establishment  on  tho  Facltic 
Cn..t  7vl&-ov 


CJLL.IFOHSHA. 

TOOL    AND     FILE    FACTORY. 

Blacksmith  and  Machine  Shop- 
No.  I?  Fremont  street,  between  Market  and  Minion,  S.  F. 
4vl5  qy  J-  WE1CHHART,  Proprietor. 


LINCOLN   IRON   WORKS, 

No.  51  Bealc   st..,  bet.  Market  anil  Mission. 

D.  &  "W.  FOURNESS,  Prop'rs. 

STEAM    EUVGJTflESs, 

Flour  and  Sawmills,  and  MACHINERY  of  all  descriptions 
made  and  repaired  at  shorten  notice. 
■tlcnlar  attention  paid  to  repairing  Reynold's  Cut-off 
SvlBqfc 


J,    liKWSIUM. 


J.  D1GW00D. 


SOUTH  BIACH  IRON  WORKS, 

Near  corner  of  King  and  Third  streets,  San  Francisco. 
MAKINE     FXGISE.s, 

A>'D  .ALL  KINDS  OF 

IMC  A.  CHXNEB  Y     FORGING. 

All  kinds  of  Ship-pmilhinp  and  Mill  work  manitfaclurcfi  to 
order.  Jobbing  ol  every  description  promptly  attended  to. 
All  work  done  iniarantecd.  LlvU-iy 


JOHN   LOCHHEAD'S 

Steam  Engine  Works, 

15 vale  8trectt  near  Ml^lon,  San  FranclKCO. 

STEAM    ENGINES    OF  EVERY   DESCRIPTION    BUILT 
to  order— Marine,  Stationary,  or  Locomotive. 

HOISTING  AND  PUMPING  ENGINES, 

PORTABLE  ENGINES,   OF  ALL  SIZES, 

DOhKEY   PUMPS,  Etc,  Etc.,  Etc. 

The  attention  of  the  parties  engaged  in  shipping  or  inland 
navigation  is  called  to  the 

Superior  'WorUniniiHlilo 

of  Ma.  LOCHHEAD,  who  has  hecn  in  the  bUBldera  in  San 
Francisco  for  the  last  fmirtcrn  vcars,  and  ejlipvf  the  repn 
tationof  havinirbtiili  ONE  HUNDRED  AND  SEVENTEEN 
STEAM    ENGINES 

Screw  Proppllors  of  all  kinds,  and  Steam  Poat  Marhinor 
generally,  niadc  to   order,  and  warranted  to  give  perfect 
satisf'-'-iouin  every  particular  26vl2-3m 


©It*  jpmug  and  J&iwrtiffc  gwas. 


299 


Impohtakt  Co.ii.  Discovkry,  Pbobauly. 
Tho  Territorial  Enterprise,  of  October  29th, 
has  the  following : 

W.  Troop  and  Henry  Donnell  arrived  in 
this  city  last  Saturday  from  Pine  Grove, 
Wilson  District,  bringing  with  them  speci- 
mens of  coal,  or  something  like  it.  The 
stuff  burns,  and  may  bo  coal,  bituminous 
slate,  or  something  of  the  kind.  Coal  oil 
has  been  distilled  from  the  stuff,  and  it  has 
a  strong  bituminous  smell.  It  is  from  a  de- 
posit about  100  feet  in  width,  situated  on 
tho  side  of  a  hill  about  two  miles  from  Tine 
Grove.  The  strata  of  coal  aro  from  six 
inches  to  two  feet  wide,  with  layers  of  slate 
intervening.  Nothing  has  been  done  as  yet 
towards  the  development  of  the  deposit. 
Experiments  to  test  the  value  of  the  mineral 
will  shortly  be  made,  when,  should  it  be 
d'.im'd  advisable,  the  mine  will  be  properly 
opened. 

The  samo  paper  of  Nov.  2d,  adds:  Mr. 
Henry  Donnell  gives  tho  following  as  tho 
result  of  an  experiment  tried  upon  somo  of 
theooal  brought  in  by  himfrom  Pine  Grove. 
The  coal  was  tested  by  an  expert  at  Dall's 
Mill,  Washoo  county.  Ten  pounds  of  the 
coal  placed  in  a  retort  yielded  sufficient  gas 
to  supply  one  bur  nor  for  twelve  hours,  while 
from  a  joint  of  the  pipe  leading  to  tho  burner 
there  was  saved  of  oil  resembling  crude  pe- 
troleum, about  a  common  wine-glass  full. 
Tho  discoverers  of  the  vein  are  satisfied  they 
have  a  good  thing,  and  Mr.  Donnell  leaves 
on  Monday  to  secure  the  land  on  which  the 
vein  is  situated.  Although  the  vein  is  said 
to  bo  100  feet  thick  there  is  no  such  unbro- 
ken thickness  of  coal.  The  coal  is  found  in 
seams  rangiug  in  thickness  from  six  inches 
to  two  feet,  with  intervening  strata  of  shale. 
It  is  supposed  that  where  the  vein  is  fol- 
lowed into  the  hill  a  short  distance,  many  of 
the  coal  seams  now  separated  by  slate  will 
be  found  to  unite.  As  yetno  work  has  been 
done  for  the  development  of  the  mine — all 
the  specimens  brought  here  having  been 
obtained  from  the  surface. 


Impohtant  Decision. — It  seems  that  tho 
officers  of  Alpine  County  had  a  bill  passed 
by  the  last  Legislature,  authorizing  the  su- 
pervisors of  that  county  to  levy  a  tax  of  one 
dollar  per  cord  for  all  wood  floated  down 
the  Carson  Kiver  from  that  county,  and  in- 
tended for  consumption  in  the  State  of  Ne- 
vada ;  also,  the  same  for  every  1,000  feet  of 
lumber.  Their  right  to  levy  such  a  license 
•was  denied,  and  a  case  was  taken  up  to  the 
Supreme  Court,  which  has  just  decided  that 
the  license  is  virtually  a  tax  on  the  exporta- 
tion of  wood  from  this  State  to  another,  and 
is  a  usurpation  of  the  exclusive  power  of 
Congress  to  regulate  commerce  between  the 
States. 


BLASTING  POWDER. 

PRICE,  S3.00  PJSK,  KEG. 

—ALSO— 
POUTING,  CAJTSOS  AND    MtTSlEET 

POWDER, 

01'  superior  quality 
FUSE     AND      SHOT, 

Always  tin  hand  and  for  sale  at  the  office  of  the 

CALIFORNIA  POWDER  WORKS, 

No.  318  California,  Street. 

JOHN  F.  LOHSE,  Secretary. 

25vllqr 


N 


riles!    Piles!    Piles! 

OT  PIKES  OI'  GOLD,  NOR  YET  OK  SILVER,  SO 
much  coveted  by  all  men;  but  the  BLEEDING,  BLIND 
or  EXTERNAL  TILES,  can  be  easily  and  speedily  cured  by 
the  use  of 

WOOD'S  ^UB-POSITORY. 

It  is  a  preparation  totally  distinct  from  anything  hereto- 
fore offered  as  a  remedy  for  this  painful  and  often  fatal 
complain:.  The.  SUB-POSITOKY  is  neither  a  pill,  powder, 
wash  or  aalvc,  and  yet  It  has  proved  to  be  a  certain  Rem- 
edy for  the  Plies.  Do  not  doubt  this  assertion,  or  delay 
toiting  the  truth  of  it  if  you  are  troubled  with  the  Piles— 
you  will  not  he  deceived  In  It. 

Sold  wholesale  and  retail  by  J.  H.  REDINGTON  &  CO., 
Nos.  416  and  118  Front  street;  GEO.  ORISWOLD,  corner  of 
Mission  and  First  streets;  OLD  FAMILY  DRUG  STORE, 
corner  Mission  and  Second  streets;  UNITED  STATES  DRUG 
STORE,  Bush  stieot,  between  Montgomery  and  Kearny. 

C.  WOOD,  Proprietor,  No.  IW  Tehama  street,  between 
First  and  Second.  24vH-3 


THE    r\A_CTJETC   IRON   WORKS, 

First  «fe  Fremont  ©ts.,  "between.  Mission  «fc  Howard,  Ban  Francisco. 

The  proprietors  of  the. above  Works  invite  the  attention  of  all  parties  interested  to  their  greatly  improved  and  une- 
qualed  facilities  for  manufacturing  Steam  Engines  and  Boilers,  both  Marino  and  Stationary,  of  any  required  size  and 
pattern.  Quartz  Mills,  Amalgamating,  Pumping  and  Hoisting  Machinery  of  the  most  approved  construction.  Flour,  Raw, 
and  Sugar  Mills.  Water  Wheels,  4c.-,  Ac.  Our  pattern  list  is  most  complete  and  extensive,  embracing  tbe  late  Improve- 
ments in  all  classes  of  machinery  adapted  to  use  on  this  coast.  We  would  call  especial  attention  to  the  fact  that  we  have 
secured  tho  exclusive  right  of  manufacture  for  tho  Pacific  Coast  of  the  celebrated  Greene  Engine,  conceded  to  be  the 
most  economical  and  perfect  working  Engine  now  in  use.    We  aro  also  exclusive  manufacturers  ol  the  celebrated 

Bryan  Battery,  Tarncy'x  Amalgamator*!  and  Separators,  Jtyersoja'N  Superheated  Steam  Anml- 
Kamutors  and  J£otary  Cruithers,  Stone  .Breaker*!,  Ac.    Order*)  reitpectfully  Solicited. 

GODDARD  <fc  COMPANY. 


Office    Pacific  Business   College  and  Telegraphic  Institute: 

Uroclwniic**  Institute  Building,  Post  Street.    [Exterior  View.] 
A.  de  LEO  de  LAGUNA.  tfvlo-Srn]  JAMES  ViXSOXHIAlvEK. 


PACIFIC   POWDER  MILL 

COMPANY'S 

BLASTING  POWDER! 

MANUFACTURED   . 

IN    KX.AT5S.XN    COUNTY, 

CAHFOllNIA.: 

VOK  SALE  By 

HAYWARD  &  COLEMAN, 

AGENTS, 

414:  Front  Street,  San  Francisco. 

3vli-lm 


STOCK   CERTIFICATES, 

STOCK  TRANSFER  JOURNALS, 
STOCK   LEDGERS, 

ASSESSMENT   RECEIPTS, 

And  all  other  Blanks.  Blank  Book's,  etc.,  required  by  Min- 
ing and  other  Corporations,  kept  on  hand  or  printed  to 
order  on  short  notice,  nt  moderate  prices,  at  the  office  of 
tho  XtXtivlg  and^SciedtificPr 


Machinists  and  Foundries. 


MACCARONJ,  VERMICELLI, 


12vl4-Gm 


Important  to  UatiiVirnlaiui.— Many  inventors  h»vc; 
ately  had- their  claims  for  Patents  seriously  (and  insome 
cases  fatally)delayed  by  tho  unq  it  allocation  of  agonts  who, 
have  not  complied  with  the  Government  license  and  revenue  i 
laws,  as  well  as  other  new  and  imperative  regulations. 
These  discrepancies,  although  arising! 'rom  the  inexperience 
of  honest  agents,  are  none  tin- Irs.';  dangerous  to  applicants 
lor  patents,  whose  safest  course  Is  to  trust  their  business 
with  none  hut  active  and  experienced  solicitors.  Thk  Min- 
ing and  Scientific  Pukss  Patkkt  Aijkncy  has  strlctlv  com- 
plied with  the  requisition;-  of  the  Department,  and  properly 
tiled  all  necessary  papers  as  Claim  Agents. 


Miners'  Foundry 

— AND— 

MACHINE     WOEKS 

Nos.  245  to  255  First  Stiueet, 

San  Frunclaco. 

HOWLAND,  ANGELL  &  KING, 

l'BOPKIETOKS, 

Manufacturers  of  machinery  for 


•JCAHTZ  MILLS. 

SAW  MILLS, 
FOWDEE  MILLS, 


FLOUJi  MILLS, 
81CAK  MILLS, 
l'Al'Llt    MILLS 


Steam  Engines  of  all  Kinds. 
Amalgamators  of  all  Kinds. 

MIXING  PUMPS,  HOIXTIXG  WOK  Its, 

OIL  WiELL  TOOLS,       BOCK  11 J1C  ICY  K.  i:KS, 

— ,NO — 

Machinery  and  Castings  of  all  kinds,  either 
of  Iron  or  Brass. 

Boilers  and  Sheet  Iron  'Work  in  all  its 
Branohes, 

Shoe,  unci  I>le>t  ol'"Whlt©  Iron,  mnnnfactnred 
for  and  lnt|»i>rlcd  by  lit*  e^cpreMly  lor  t  lii«  [>nr- 
ooBe,  mid  will  lost  25  j.ei'  veut.  louuvr  thuu  nay 
other  mad©  ou  thlt*  eoa»l. 

Kunola  Iron  Screens,  of  any  decree  ofilnenciv. 
We  are  the  only  HinmifaelurerH  on  thlHeoawt  of 
the"IIick.»  Engine,"  the  mokt  <■<  nipaet,  xiiuplo 
In  eonNtrnetlon,  and  duruhle,  of  any  Lutein©  In 
nte. 

W.  H.  IIOWLAXB 
II.  IS.  AMJELL, 


E.  T.  KING, 

CTKBS  FAI.JLGB. 


JAMES  MACKEN, 

No.  »26  Fremont  St.,  bet.  lloyvnrd  A-  Folsoiu 

All  kinds  of  COPPER  WORK  done  to  order  in  the  I.eBt 
manner.  Particular  attention  paid  to  Steamboat,  Suyai 
House  and  Distillorywork. 

Repairing  promptly  and  nently  attended  to. 

lilvll 


Paint     ManTifactory 


IN     CALIFORNIA. 


EPES  &  E.  Hi  R.  ELLERY 

1  Have  the  Patent  Right  tor  the  Pacific  Coast  to  manufac- 
ture, sell  and  use 

Ellery's  Patent  India  Eubber  Cement  &  Paint. 

It  is  for  all  exposed  surfaces;  impervious  to  wet;  will  not 
rot,  peel,  blister  or  crack,  In  nny  climate.  A  superior  Paint 
for  brick,  wood,  cloth,  metals,  etc  ;  successfully  usel  in  Die 
Eastern  States.  The  old  tin  roof  of  that  large  building,  tint 
New  York  Rice  Mills. wasin  such  bad  condition  it  was  about 
to  be  taken  o(T  ten  years  since  Instead,  thev  put  on  Uic 
INDIA  RUBBER  CEMENT  AND  PAINT,  making  a  good 
tipht  roof.  A  cont  of  India  Rubber  Paint  every  two  years 
since  keeps  it  in  pood  condition.  We  can  refer  to  many- 
other's.    The  Athnu  e  Lead  Works  use  our  Paint  only. 

NEW  CLOTH  ROOFS  put  on;  copings  and  all  seems 
cemented  and  saturated,  then  coated  with  the  India  Rub- 
ber Cement  and  P-dnt— the  same  as  on  the  St  Nicholas 
Hotel  at  New  York  City,  the  City  Buildings  and  many 
others,  the  roofs  of  all  the  horse  and  steam  cars,  decks  of 
stcanihoats,  etc.,  around  New  York— r'ov  eight  dollars  per 
oil"  hundred  square  feet.  NEW  OR  OLD  TIN  ROOFS 
cemented  and  painted  with  tbe  India  Rubber  Cement  and 
Paint  guaranteed,  at  from  one  cent  to  two  and  a  balf 
ecus -per  square  foot,  according  to  size  and  condition  of 
roof.     Good  men  and  the  best  materials  used. 

We  liavo  iust  cemented  and  painted  old  tin  roofs  of  Dr. 
H.  D.  Cogswell.  Tul.bs  <t  Co.,  D  J.  Oliver,  etc..  and  tbe 
wood  work  of  Sheriff  Davis' buildinc,  8B  feet  from,  on  Fol- 
sotn  street,  between  Third  and  Fourth  streets— only  one 
coat.  The  work  will  speak  fur  Itself.  Now  painting  tho 
cornice  nnil.  iron,  work  of  Dr.  H.  D.  Cogswell's  building, 
rornerof  Front  and  Clark  streers— one  coat.  See  the  above 
and  further  relcrences  at  i>ur.olHce. 

ELLERY'S  PATENT  INDIA  RUBBER  CEMENT  AND 
PAINT  is  composed  of  India  rubber  and  other  gums,  dis- 
solved in  Unseed  oil,  mixed  with  the  various  coloring  mat- 
ters, and  ground  in  any  color.  When  applied  to  roofs  or 
other  mirnoses.  It  is  mixed  Willi  pure  linseed  oil  tolhe  re- 
quired tliickne.-s.  and  put  on  us  other  paints  are.  with  a 
paint  brush— retaining  suirieicut  elasticity  to  give  and  take 
with  the  heat  and  co  d.  Fifteen  Hundred  Ashing  vospe'a  at 
Cape  Ann  use  the  India  Rubber  Paint,  finding  it  superior  to 
all  others. 

El'ES  &  E.  H.  R.  ELLERY  are  now  prepared  1o  make 
pood  roofs-,  and  cement  and  paint  new  or  old  ones,  and  do 
all  kinds  of  outside  painting  with  Ellery's  Patent  India 
Rubber  Paint.     No  aspnalnnu  or  coal  tar  utjed. 

Olllce,  No.  320khickson  street,  corner  Battery,  San  Frnn- 
clsco,  Cal.  Ovifi 


International   Hotel, 

JACKSON       HTREET, 
BETWEEN  MONTGOMERY  AND  KEARNY  BTfi., 

SAN   FRANCISCO,  CAL. 

THIS  OLD  ESTABLISHED  HOUSE  IS  IN  PERFECT 
order  for  the  accommodation  of  guests.  Persons  seek- 
ing comfort  and  economy  will  find  this  the  best  Hotel  in 
the  city  to  atop  at.  The  Beds  are  new  and  in  good  order, 
and  the  Rooms  well  ventilated.  Tho  Table  will  alwav  be 
supplied  with  the  best  in  the  market. 

Prices  varyEiifr  from  !S1  SO  to  &&  i>cr  day  fwr 

Board  and  Booni, 

FINE  BATH   HOUSE  AND  BARBER  SHOP  ATTACHED 

TO  THE  HOUSE. 

JJS-  Teams  belonging  to  the  House  will  bom  attendance 
at  all  the  boats  and  cars  to  convey  passengers  to  the  House 
k i ;  i ■ :  r   of  ouAUCiu,  and  to  any  part  ot  tbe  city  for  SO  cents 

^lv!2  F.  E.  WEYGANT,  Proprietor. 


SACRAMENTO  SEMINARY. 

Boarding    School    for    Young     JLndie*. 

I  street,  between  Tenth  and  Eleventh  streets,  Sacramento 

The  present  Session  commenced  July  29th,  and  will  closo 

December  2lllh      A  full  course  of  instruction  Is  given.     Six 

Teachers  arc  employed.    For  further  particulars,  Address 

HERMON  PERRY", 

llv!5-4m  Sacramento,  Cal. 


JTixst  Published* 

THE  PHILOSOPHY  OF  MARRIAGE,  BEING  FOUR  im- 
portant Lectures  on  FUNCTIONS  anil  DISORDERS  of 
the  Nervous  Svstem  and  Reproductive  Organs,  to  be  had  by 
addressing  and  inclosing  twenty -rive  cents,  postage  stamps 
to  Secretary  PACIFIC  MUSEUM  OF  ANATOMY,  Mont- 
gomery street,  San  Francisco.  2v)3-ly 


300 


fBfc  pining  mx&  St tivMh  ffww. 


Business  Cards. 


KAUl AUIEL  GHAT.  H.  M.  GRAT. 

N.    GBAY  &  CO., 

UNDER    TA-IKLEIft©, 

641  Sacramento  St,  cor.  Webb,  San  Francisco. 

Sffl-Sole  Agents  for  Barstow's  Metallic  Burial  Cases  and 
26vl4tf  Caskets. 


T.  B.  RODG-ERS,- 

CTJTJL.EK, 

lOS  Leidesdorff  Street. 

Corner  California,  adjoining  the  Pacific  Insurance  Ofllce, 


9vl5-3m* 


SAN  FKAKGEPCO. 


JONES  &  "Wooll, 
ILoolcing-Grlass  and  iPictnre 

DEALERS, 

ar    Montgomery.     Factory,  Market 
Seventh  and  Eighth  streets. 


6*3  Market  street, 

street,  between 


Shot  G-uns  and  Rifles 

Selling    at    Five    Dollars    Each  ! 

THE  AMERICAN  ARMS  COMPANY, 
are  closing  out  their  large  stock  of  Heavy 
and  Light  Single  Barrel  Guns,  suitable  'or  Geese,  Duck, 
Pigeon  or  Quail  Shooting.  Heavy  and  Light  Rifles  at  $5 
..oh.    Enclose  stamp  and  ^nd^toCatalogues^^  ^  _ 

9vl5-3m  639^  MarKet  street,  San  Francisco. 


Schmieden  &  Shotwell, 

Stock  and  Money  Brokers,  and  dealers  in  Government 
Bonds,  State,  City  and  County  Securities,  Gas,  Water  and 
Insurance  Stocks,  etc.,  southwest  comer  of  California  and 
Sansome  streets,  opposite  Bank  of  California.        lvlfi-6m 


The  well  known  establishment  of 

LUCY    &    HYMES, 

MAHUFACTUllKHS  OP 

Genuine  Pale  and  Chemical 
OLIVE    SOAPS, 

Has  been  removed  from  Beale  street,  between  Mission  and 
Howard,  to  BRAN  NAN  STREET,  between  Eighth  and 
Ninth,  and  greatly  enlarged.  *   ■  "  -•      ■ 

The  capacity  of  this  establishment  is  now  the  largest  on 
the  Pacific  Coast.  It  is  now  in  full  operation,  and  prepared 
o  supply  the  demand  of  the  trade. 

Office— 310  California  St.,  San  Francisco. 
lvlfiqr 


Trades  and  Manufactures. 


WM.  BAETLING.  HEHRT   KIMBALL. 

BARTLING  &   KIMBALL, 
BOOKBINDERS, 

Paper  Rulers  and  Blank  Book  Manufacturers. 

SOS  Clay  Btreet.  (southwest  cor.  Sansome), 
15vl2Jm  SAN  FRANCISCO. 


JOHN    JXAJVIEIj, 

(successor  to  o.  com) 

MARBLE     -WORKS, 

No.  421  Pine  st  bet  Montgomery  and  Kearny,  San  FranclBCO 

Mantels,  Monuments,  Tombs,  Plnmber*'  Slabs 

Etc.,  On  hand  and  Manufactured  to  order. 
JKff-  Goods  shipped  to  all  parts  of  the  State.     Orders  re 
spectfullj  solicited.  6v8-3m 


Palmer's   Patent 

ARTIFICIAL    LEG, 

Manufactured  in  Philadelphia,  Penn. 
«T  AXE  VIS  JEWJETT,   AGENT. 

218  Montgomery  Street,  San  Francisco.  lOvS-lm 


EUREKA  WROUGHT  IRON  WORKS 

Corner  Ho  ward  and  Fremont  sts., 
Manufacture  all  kinds  of 

Iron  Bailings,  Stairs,  Doors  and  Shutters, 

AND  HOUSEWORK  IN  GENERAL. 
18vl5-lm  WM.  McKIBBIN. 


LEATHER  HOSE  AMD  BELTING, 

ALL   SIZES. 

SUCTION    HOSE   MADE     TO   ORDER 

At  short  notice,  by 

M.  M.    COOK   &c  S03V, 

No.  SOI  Battery  street, 

lSrlS-Sm  SAN  FRANCISCO. 


MdNTALLY  &  HAWKINS, 

JPlnxnTberss  and  Gas-Fitters, 

No.  0-1-5  Market  Street, 

Adjoining  R.  C.  Orphan  Asylum,  nearly  op    .Montgomery 
street,  San  Francisco. 

ElILDIXGS  FITTED  UP  WITH  GAS, 

Water  and  Steam  Pipes,  and  all  work  warranted.  Have 
constantly  on  hand  an  assortment  of  Gas-Fixtures,  Lead 
and  Iron  Pipes,  Marble  Slabs,  etc.  6vlfiqr 


Metallurgy. 


BOALT  «fc  8TETEFELDT, 

Metallurgists  and  Mining  Engineers 

AUSTIN,  NEVADA. 

Western  Branch  of  ADELEERG  &  RAYMOND,  No.  90 
Broadway,  New  York.  llvll 


G.  W.  MAYNAKD. 


J.   H.  TIEUANK. 


mining  Engineers  and  Metallurgists, 

S40  Peurl  Btreet,  New  fork. 

—Ann — 

CENTRAL,    CITY,    COLORADO. 
19vl21y 


G.  W.  STRONG, 

ASSAVER    AND    IVOBKER    OF    ORES, 

SAN  FRANCISCO  FOUNDRY, 

Fremont  street,  near  Mission,  San  Francisco. 

14vl5qr. 


JOHN    TAYLOR    & 

HMPOBTEK8, 


CO. 


AND    DEALERS    IN 


ASSATERS'  MATERIALS, 

Druggists'  &  Chemists'  Glassware, 

Pliotograpliio    Stoclc,  Eto. 
51S  and  514  Washlnirton  Street, 


MEUSSD0RFFER, 

Nos.    635    and   637    Commercial   Street, 

WILL  INTRODUCE 

On  Saturday,  February  0, 1S67, 
An  Entirely  New  Style  of 

J^  Cloth  Cashmere  Hat 

"YACHT    HENRIETTA," 

Which  are  the  most  dressy  Hat  ever  introduced  on  the 

Pacific  Coast. 
iCSrCall  and  see  them.  8vH 


ASPHALTUM 

For  sale  in  any  quantity  to  suit,  by  the 

Pacific  Asphaltum   Company, 

No.  S3S  Kearny  street,  corner  Sacramento,  San  Francisco. 

This  Asphaltum  Is  the  purest  to  he  found  in  the  market, 
being  free  from  rock  and  clay,  or  other  impurities. 
Sidewalk*  laid  and  Roofing  done  at  shortest 

notice. 
15vl5qr  NETTTAL  <fe  CO. 


T.    R.    CHURCH. 


E.    POWER, 

WOOD    CAEVEE 

—  AND  — 

Composition  Ornament  Manufacturer. 
Designing,  Modeling  and  Patterns 

FOR    CASTING. 

1NTEHI0R    DECORATIONS    OF   ALL    DESCRIPTIONS, 

In  Wood,  Composition  and  Metal. 

Nos.  311  and  313  Market  street,  San  Francisco. 
25vl4-qy 


J.   M.   STOCKMAN, 

Manufacturer  of 
PATTERNS     AJVX>     MODELS, 

(Over  W.  T.  Garratt'a  Brass  Foundry,) 
S.  K.  Corner  of  Mission  and  Fremont  sts., 
fivHtf  SAN  FRANCISCO, 


SAN  FRANCISCO. 


LING  (London)  and  BEEKER  &  SONS  (Antwerp,  Bel 
gium)  their  superior 

assay  ami  bullion  balakoes, 

And  from  Franco  and  Germany,  as  well  as  the  Eastern 
States,  FURNACES,  CRUCIBLES,  MUFFLES,  BLOW-PIPE 
CASES,  GOLD  SCALES,  CHEMICAL  GLASSWARE,  and 
every  article  required  for  ASSAY  OFFICES,  LABORATO 
KIES,  etc.  We  have  given  this  branch  of  our  business  par 
ticular  attention,  to  select  such  articles  as  are  necessary 
in  the  development  of  the  mineral  wealth  of  this  coast. 

A  Full  Assortment  of  DRUGGISTS'  GLASSWARE  and 
DRUGGISTS'  SUNDRIES,  ACIDS  and  CHEMICALS,  con 
stantlv  on  hnnd. 

San  Francisco  March   6. 1865.  llvlO-tf 


To  the  People 
Of  the  J?aeifio  States, 

And  Especially  those  Engaged  in  Mining. 

Gold  is  the  attractive  element  which  has  brought  more 
than  half  a  million  people  to  this  coast  Every  one  who 
comes  here  wishes  to  have  his  6hare  out  of  Nature's  treas- 
ure box  as  quick  as  possible.  The  laws  of  the  land  are  lib- 
eral. They  say  you  are  welcome  to  all  the  gold  you  can 
find  or  dig  out,  and  it  depends  only  on  you  to  know  or  to 
learn  how  to  do  it. 

That  our  mines  are  rich  beyond  calculation,  is  plainly 
proven  by  the  thirty  millions  ot  gold  we  annually  produce, 
and  which  Is  still  on  tlie  increase,  in  spite  of  the  many 
failures  and  the  imperfect  mode  of  working,  by  which 
more  than  fifty  per  cent,  of  the  precious  metals  is  lost. 

The  days  of  placer  mining— where  only  physical  strength 
was  required— are  gone,  and  we  have  now  to  resort  to 
Practical  ChemUtry  and  Metallurgy  tor  working  the  ores 
of  our  mines.  Not  every  miner  can  be  a  Chemist  and  Met- 
allurgist, as  such  an  acquirement  require*  years  of  study; 
but  wnat  they  want,  and  what,  pretty  effectuallymcets  the 
case,  is  a  place  where,  in  a  few  jessons,  they  can  obtain  a 

Kl '  ■■!.....  ...... 


practical  knowledgo  of  how  to  t rent  certain  classes  of  ore; 
and  for  this  pur     ~ 
reliable,  safe  an 


and  for  this  purpose,  to  make-mlnlng  in  the  future  more 

reliable,  safe  and  p 

endeavored  to  brli 


J.   H,   WHITS. 


JACOB    KHAMER, 


FASHIONABLE 


CLOTHING   EMPORIUM 


No.  K33  Montgomery  St.,  Knss  ISloch. 


WHOLESALE  AND  RETAIL  DEALER  IN 

FINE  CUSTOM-MADE  CLOTHING, 

AND  GENTS'  FURNISHING  GOODS, 

TRUNKS,  VALISES,     CARPET-BAGS, 


Etc.  at  the  Lowest  Prices. 
9vI5-qr 


Petroline    Oil    Works. 

J.  H.  WHITE  &  CO., 

No.  109  Commercial  street,  San  Francisco, 

Are  now  manufacturing 

LUBRICATING  OILS  &  AXLE  CREASE, 

From  Petroleums  of  California,  and  ask  to  be  encouraged 
by  the  citizens  ol  California.  As  a  home  production  in  all 
their  parts,  these  Lubricators  are  equal  to  any  In  the 
market,  and  surpass  all  others  for  cleansing  off  gum  caused 
by  the  use  of  animal  oils  which  contain  stearlne  and  marga- 
rin,  which  soon  become  acid.  Afair  trial,  at  the  low  price 
asked,  is  all  that  we  solicit  25vl4tf 


GOVERNMENT  HOUSE, 

Corner  of  Sansome   and  Washington   sts. 
SAN  FRANCISCO,  GAL. 

MTHE  STREET  CARS  PASS  THIS  HOUSE  IN 
every  direction,  every  ten  minutes. 
The  rooms  of  the  House  are  well  furnished,  large 
and  airy,  are  let  by  the  month,  week  or  day,  and  are 
kept  in  superb  order.  There  Is  a  Restauraut  attached  for 
ladles  and  families,  where  persons  can  board  tor  one-half 


ifvtt-lim 


hotels. 


SANBORN  &  CO 


WESTERN   HOTEL, 

Nos.  43  and  45  K.  street,  between  Second  and  Third  streets, 

SACRAMENTO. 

Board,  per  week ■ J84 

Meals ».>  Cents. 

12vl5qr  N.  D.  THAYER,  Proprietor. 


THEODORE  EALLEKBERG, 

Machinist,  Maker  of  Models  for  Inventors, 


No.  lO  Stevenson  street,  near  First,  San  Francisco. 
03- Re  pairing  promptly  attended  to.  3vl5tf 


rofltnhte.  With  this  end  in  view,  I  have 
within  the  reach  of  every  one  the 
necessary  practical  knowledge  of  how  to  be  successful  In 
mining;  and  for  this  purpose  I  have  now  established  the 
first  and  onlv  Practical  METALLURGICAL  AND  MINING 
SCHOOL  in^the  United  States,  where  gentleman  can  learn 
more  in  a  few  practical  lessons  than  by  >ears  of  book  study 
without  practice. 

I  have  also  the  only  METALLURGICAL  WORKS  in  Cali- 
fornia, where  I  undertake  to  assay  and  work  ores  of  every 
description. 

Many  eminent  gentlemen  hove,  within  the  past  year, 
taken  lessons  and  graduated  from  my  establishment,  and 
all  of  them  will  bear  testimony  that  they  were  perfectly 
satisfied  with  the  amount  of  inl'urmaticnthey  obtained,  and 
that  it  was  so  obtained  in  half  the  time  they  expected. 

For  further  particulars  apply  at  my  office,  328  Montgom- 
ery street,  San  Francisco. 

tilvl5-tf  'J.  MOSHEIMER. 


MANHATTAN 

Metallurgical  and   Chemical  Works, 

Nos.  553  and  554  West  Twenty-eighth  at., 


Professional  Cards. 


SHERMAN  DAT, 
Mining"  Engineer, 

No.  114  Montgomery  Block,  San  Francisco, 

Will  examine,  survey  and  report  upon  mines,  rnd  consult 
and  advise  concerning  investments  in  mining  property,  or 
the  machinery  management  and  expenditures  of  mines. 
22q* 

FREDERICS.  MA\SELL, 

Mechanical  &  Architectural  Draughtsman, 

No.  422  California  street,  corner  of  Leldsdorff. 

Drawings  of  Models  made  for  parties  applying  for  na 
ents  at  Washington  or  London.  mar23-tf. 


0^^c0. 


Miuv 


LtV%     ci**1*"  *****        "?i 


SAN  FRANCISCO. 


'ess. 


National  Mineral  Land  Law,  Instructions. 
Blanks,  Etc. 

Copies  of  the  Act  of  Congress,  approved  July 
26th,  1866,  relating  to  the  Location  of  Minera 
Lands,    together    with    the    instructions    to    the 

United  States  Registers  and  Receivors  and  Sur- 
veyors General,"  from  the  Commissioner  of  the 
General  Land  Office  Department  of  the  Interior, 
dated  at  Washington,  Jan.  14th,  1867,  can  be  had 
at  this  office.  Also  a  full  set  of  blanks  for  making 
applications,  advertising,  etc.  Address  Dewey  & 
Co.,  office  Mining  and  Scientific  Press,  Ban 
Francisco. 


NEW  YORK. 


Assays  of  Gold,  Silver,  Copper  and  Lead  Ores. 

SPECIAL  ATTENTION  GIVEN  TO   THE  ANALYSIS  OF 
Ores,  Minerals,  Clays,  Waters,  and  General  Commercial 
Products  of  all  kinds. 

Tests  of  Gold,  Silver,  Copper  and  Lead  Ores,  by  Smelting, 
in  quantities  of  fifty  pounds  to  five,  ten  or  tlftv  tons. 

Consignments  of  Ores  solicited. 

Refining  of  Bullion  at  usual  rates. 

Founders  and  Metal  Workers  furnished  with  alloys  of 
every  description. 

Parties  requiring  plans  and  specifications  for  the  erection 
of  Smelting  Works,  can  be  supplied,  and  the  actual  process 
while  working  shown. 

Plans  and  specifications  furnished  for  works,  and  pro- 
cesses for  the  manufacture  of  Sulphuric  Acid,  Soda  Ash, 
and  general  Chemical  Produce. 

Superintendent,  Mr.  "WIGLIAM  WEST,  formerly  of  Swan- 
sea, wales. 

For  engagements  and  terms,  apply  at  the  office  of 

SECOR,  SWAN  A  CO.,  66  Broadway, 

lSvlfi  6m  PostotHce  Box  1412. 


JAMES   M.    TAYLOR, 

Attorney  and  Counsellor  at  Law, 

Court  Block,  636   Clay   Street, 


SAN    FRANCISCO. 
2vl5-lqy 


ISAAC  LOBREE  &  CO., 
,  GOLDEN  STATE  P0TTERY,C|| 

ANTIOCH,  OIL,  ^j© 

Office  in  San  Francisco,  516  Commercial  st. 

Constantly  on  hand  a  large  assortment  of  Earthenware, 

Fire  Bricks,  Fire  Clay,  aud  Stoneware. 


J.  W.  WINTEB, 
DENTIST. 


Office,  e^fClay  street San  Franciscb. 

First-class  gold  fillings  for  $3,  as  pood  as  any  dentist  can 
produce  in  the  city.  Dr.  Winter  has  practiced  Dentistry 
twenty  years— fifteen  In  this  State.  For  a  full  upper  set  t,f 
gum  teeth,  on  vulcanite  base,  from  S'^0  to  $35.  Teeth  ex- 
tracted without  pain  by  local  application.  lSvll-tf 


RADICAL  CURE 


drtjpttjiwe: 


X 


Treatment  of  all  Deformities  of  the  Body,  by  DR. 
"  "  ""ishlngton  street,  up  stalrn, 

between  Montgomery  and 

FOLLEATJ 


FOLLEAU'S  process,  034  Washington  street,  up  stairs, 
Washington    Baths   Building,    *—  .     ...  ■ 


Kearny  streets. 

DB. 

Has  his  studies  and  manufactories  in  the  same  building. 

Every  kind  of  Apparatus,  Trusses,  Orthopedic  Instru-1 
ments.  Artificial  Limbs,  etc,  are  manufactured  and  applied 
by  himself. 

ffS^Me  has  no  convection  with  any  Agency.  24yl4-llptf 


Blanks,  Blank  Mining  Books, 

Constitution  and  By-Laws 

—  FOB  — 

Mining-   and  Prospecting" 

Comp  anies 

Elegantly  printed,  with  care  and  dispatch,  at  the  office  of  the 
Mini  ng  and  Scientific  Press. 

jgr  Orders  from  the  interior  faithfulv  attended  to. 


HISTORY    AND    DIRECTORY 

— OF— 

NETADA    OOTXIVTY, 

CALIFORNIA. 

Containing  a  complete  History  of  the  County,  with  Sketches 

of  the  various  Towns  and  Mining  Gamps,  the 

Names  and  Occupation  of  Residents; 

aloso.  full  Statistics  of  Mining 

and  all  other  Industrial 

Resources. 


COMPILED  BY  EDWIN  F.  BEAN. 


Price,  $5-Forsale  at  the  office  or  the  Mining 
entitle  Press,  San  Francisco. 


and  Sci| 
13vl5lt 


Pacific  Mail  Steamship  Co's 

STEAMSHIPS    FOR 

NEW  YOBK,  JAPAN  AM  OHItfA. 

LEAVE  FOLSOM  STREET  WHARF,  AT  11 
_  o'clock  A.  M.  of  the  following  dates,  for 
PANAMA,  connecting  via  Panama  Railroad,  with  one  of 
the  Company's  splendid  steamers  from  ASPINWALL  for 
NEW  YORK. 

On  the  lOth,  18th  and  34>th  of  each  month  that  has 
SO  days. 

On  the  lOth,  19th  and  30th  of  each  month  that  has 
31  days 

When  the  10th,  19th  and  30th  fall  on  Sunday,  they  will 
leave  on  Saturday  preceding;  when  the  18th  tails  on  Sun- 
day, they  will  leave  on  Mimday  following. 

Steamer  leaving  San  Francisco  on  the  10th  touches  at 
Manzanillo.    All  touch  at  Acapulco. 

Departures  of  13th  or  19th  connect  with  French  Trans- 
Atlantic  Co.'s  steamer  for  St.  Nazaire,  and  English  steamer 
for  South  America. 

Departure  of  10th  is  expected  in  connect  with  English 
steamer  for  Southampton  and  South  America,  and  Austra- 
lia, and  P.  R.  K.  Co's  steamer  for  Central  America. 
Through  tickets  can  be  obtained. 

The  following  Steamships  will  ba  dispatched  on  dates  as 
given  below : 

November  9th— CONSTITUTION Cap!.  J.  M.  Cavarty 

Connecting  with  HENRY  CHAUNOEY,  Oupt.  Gray 

November  18ih— MONTANA ('apt.  E.  S.  Famsivorth 

Connecting  with  the  RISING  STAR,  Capt.  Conner. 

November  3mh— GOLDEN  CITY Capt.  W.  F.  Lapidgc 

Connecting  with  ARIZONA,  Capt.  Maury. 

Cabin  passengers  berthed  through.  Baggage  checked 
through— 1U0  pounds  allowed  each  adult. 

An  experienced  Surgeon  on  board.    Medicine  and  attend- 

These  steamers  will  positively  sail  at  11  o'clock.  Passen- 
gers are  requested  to  have  their  baggage  on  board  before  10 
o'clock.  i 

Through  Tickets  for  Liverpool  by  the  Cunard.Inmanand 
National  Steamship  Lines,  can  be  obtained  at  the  office  of 
the  P.  M.  S.  S.  Co.,  San  Francisco,  where,  may  also  be  ob- 
tained orders  for  passage  from  Liverpool  or  Southampton 
to  San  Francisco,  either  via  New  York  or  St.  Thomas— if 
desired  an  amount  of  £10  10  £20  Mill  he  advanced  with  the 
above  orders.  Holders  of  orders  will  be  required  lo  iden- 
tify themselves  to  the  Agents  in  England. 

For  Merchandise  and  Freight,  for  New  York  and  way 
ports,  apply  to  Messrs.  WELLS.  FARGO  &  CO. 

S®"  The  Steamship  GREAT  REPUBLIC.  Capt.  S.  Doane, 
will  be  dispatched  December  -1th,  from  wharf,  corner  of 
First  and  Brannan  streets,  for  YOKOHAMA  and  HONG 
KONG,  connecting  at  Yokohama  with  the  si  earner  COSTA 
RICA  for  SHANGHAI. 

Forpussago  and  all  other  Information,  apply  at  the  Pa- 
cific Mail  Steamship  Co's  office,  corner  of  Sacramento  and 
Leidesdorff  streets. 

OLIVER  ELDRIBGE,  Aireut. 


$foe  Pining  mA  JKritntiffc  Qtm. 


301 


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New  Mining  Advertisements. 


Adclla    Gold    Minim;    Company,  Rock. '  Creek, 

Sierra  County,  California. 

Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  second  day  of  No- 
vember, 1867,  an  assessment  of  one  dollar  (SI)  per  share 
was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company,  pay- 
able Immediately,  in  United  States  gold  and  silver  coin, 
to  the  Secretary,  at  the  office.  No.  42y  Pacific  street,  San 
Francisco. 

Auv  stock  noon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain 
unpaid  on  the  first  day  of  December,  luff,  shall  be  deemed 
delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale  at  public 
auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  marie  before,  will 
be  sold  on  Monday,  the  twenty-third  day  of  December,  1867, 
to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of  ad- 
vertising and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees. 

A.  C.  TAYLOR,  Secretary. 

Office,  429  Pacific  street,  San  Francisco,  CaL  no9 


Ethan  Allen  Gold  and  Silver  Mining;  Compa- 
ny.— Location  of  Works:  Austin,  Lander  County,  Nevada. 
Notice.  —There  are  delinquent  upon  the  following  de- 
scribed stock,  on  account  of  assessment  levied  on  the 
thirtieth  day  of  September,  1867,  the  several  amounts  set 
opposite  the  names  of  the  respective  shareholders,  as  fol- 
lows: 

Names.  No.  Certificate.    No.  snares.    Amount 

M  L  McDonald 527  700  $700  00 

KD  Sawyer 529  125  125  Otl 

Nullum  Porter 528  120  120  00 

Thomas  B  Bishop 5.10  100  100  00 

Oeo  U  Willard 5'6  100  100  00 

JM  Reynolds not  issued  168  168  UO 

J  L  Bardwoll not  issued  87  87  00 

John  Taylor not  Issued  12  12  oO 

A  C  Nichols not  Issued  51  51  00 

S  Harris -not  issued  10  io  00 

J  L  Perkins not  Issued  47  47  U0 

J  M  OUchell  not  issued  80  80  00 

F  Mansell not  Issued  6  fi  00 

L  Story not  issued  20  20  00 

John  R  Wheln  11    not  Issued  40  40  00 

M  Farrell not  issued  5  5  00 

J  B  Harms'eml not  issued  19  19  no 

George  Fisher not  Issued  10  10  00 

And  in  accordance  with  law,  and  nn  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees,  made  on  the  fifteenth  day  of  October,  1867,  so 
many  shares  of  each  parcel  of  said  stock  as  may  be  neces- 
sary, will  be  sold  at  public  auction,  by  Messrs.  Olney  A-  Co., 
auctloueers,  at  No.  418  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco. 
Gat,  on  Monday,  the  second  day  of  December,  1867,  at 
the  hour  of  12  o'clock  M.  of  said  day,  to  pay  said  delin- 
quent assessment  thereon,  together  with  costs  of  advertis- 
ing and  expenses  of  sale. 

H.  B.  CONGDON,  Secretary. 
ORlce,  No.  620  Washington  street,  (Room  5)  San  Fran- 
clsco,  Cal.  no9 


Great  Central  Alining  Company.— Location   of 

Works:  Yuma  County,  Arizona  Territory. 

Notice.— There  are  delinquent,  upon  the  following  de- 
scribed stock,  on  account  of  assessment  levied  on  the 
thirtieth  day  of  September,  1867,  the  several  amounts  set 
opposite  the  names  of  the  respective  shareholders,  as  fol- 
lows: 

Names.  No.  Certificate.    No.  Shares.    Amount. 

Enrke.  M  J 70  30  $30  00 

Jcghers,  A  J 3  5  500 

Jenhers,  A  J s  5  5  00 

Jeghers.AJ 5  -6  5  00 

Jcghers,  A  J 6  5  c  00 

Jeghers.AJ 7  6  6  00 

Kellogg,  Jas 176  50  50  00 

Wheatou,  W  R,  Trustee 307  40  40  00 

And  in  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees,  made  on  the  thirtieth  day  of  September,  1867,  so 
many  shares  of  each  parcel  of  said  stock  as  may  be  ne- 
cessary, will  be  sold  at  public  auction,  by  Messrs.  Olney 
Co.,  at  No.  -118  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal.,  on 
Monday,  the  twenty-fifth  day  of  November,  1867,  at  the  hour 
of  4  olclock  P.  M.  of  said  day,  to  pay  said  delinquent  assess- 
ment thereon,  together  with  costs  of  advertising  and  ex- 
penses of  sale. 

O.  D.  SQUIRE,  Secretary. 

Office,  No.  302  Montgomery  street  (nov9 


ll.ui..  ..in  Copper  Mlu  1  n:;  Company.    Locution  1 

Low  Divide  District.  Del  Norte  County,  California. 

Notice  Is  hereby  given,  thai  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  first  day  of  No- 
vember, 1867,  au  assessment  of  fifteen  cents  il5c)  per  share 
was  it-vied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company, 
j.  ivLiblo  on  and  alter  November  sixth,  1867,  In  t'nlted  Status 

sold  and  silver  coin,  to  tin-  Secretary,  at  his  office,  6oo  Mnr- 
Kel  Itrl  it,  ■"•an  Francisco,  CaL 

ahy  stock  upon  which  aald  aaseasment  shall  remain 
unpaid  on  the  tenth  (lUtbl  d.iv  Decembor,  lt<67.  shall  be 
!.  Died  delinquent,  and  will  bo  duly  advertised  for  sale 
at  nubile  auction,  and  unless  payment  ihall  !"■  made  before, 
will  be  sold  on  Tuesday,  the  twenty-fourth  dej  qj 

ber,  1867,  to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with 
costs  of  advertising  and  expenses  of  sale.  Byorderofthe 
Board  of  Trustees. 

S.  S.  SWEET,  Secretary. 
Office,  609  Market  street.  San  Francisco.  no9 

I.  X.  I-.  Gold  and  Silver  Mining  Compuny.-Lo. 
cation  of  Works:  Silver  Mountain  District,  Alpine  Coun- 
ty, Cal. 

Notick.— There  aro  delinquent,  upon  tho  following  de- 
scribed stock,  on  account  of  assessment  levied  on  the 
twenty-third  day  of  September,  1867,  the  several  amounts 
setopposltu  the  names  of  tho  respective  shareholders  as 
follows: 
Names.  No,  Certificate.    No.  Shares.  Amount. 

John  H  Williams 307  10  315  00 

Martin  0  Miller. ...not  issued  281  1  1  60 

Mary  G  Bridges 297  ,      7%  11  -x 

Marv  C  Brldues 313  6  7  60 

George  L.irenz nut  Issued  285  2K  3  75 

Blley  Semer 55  10  15  oo 

Charles  C  Ph lllios 08  iK  6  65 

J  nines  Barron not  issued  287  13-i      •  2  25 

Thomas  1'rlsk 133  fi  7  60 

Oeorgiana  Day  ley 295  6  7  60 

George  Morehouse.. not  issued  288  4  6  00 

A  H  ^abln 149  6  7  60 

Benjamin  Starr  .  ...not  Issued  280  %  1  10 

Daniel  1!  Dickinson 294  10  15  00 

CH  Pearse  2lu  9  13  50 

tilt  Penree 2*3  2%  3  75 

Samuel  Michelson 181  4)tf  6  75 

P  A  RhiKstrom 311  6  7  50 

H  Q  Blasdel 237  flVi  14  25 

H  G  Blusdel not  issued  292  15-16  1  40 

Louis  Blandlng 237  28  42  <K) 

Henrv  Eno 301  3  4  60 

HenrvEno 327  7«  11  i5 

Wm  Browning 249  5  7  50 

H  CJohnson 323  6  7  50 

John  Cairns 249  70  105  00 

W  O  Hayes 250  5  7  6U 

EB  Curtis 266  6  7  60 

And  in  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees,  made  on  the  twenty-third  day  of  September,  1867, 
so  many  shares  of  each  parcel  of  said  stock  as  may  bo  neces- 
sary will  be  sold  at  public  auction,  by  Olney  i  Co.,  auc- 
tioneers, 418  Montgomery  street,  San  Frnocfsco,  Cal.,  on 
Thursday,  the  twentv-first  day  of  November,  1867,  at  the 
hour  of  12  o'clock  M.  of  said  day,  to  pay  said  delinquent 
assessment  thorcon,  together  with  costs  of  advertising  and 
expenses  of  sale, 

J.  CROWNINSHIELD,  Secretary 

Office,  Pioneer  Hall,  Montgomery  street,  up  stairs,  San 
Francisco.  nov9 


Mount  Xennbo  Silver  Mining  Company.— lo- 
cation of  Works:  Cortez  District,  Lander  County,  State 
of  Nevada. 

Notice  is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  eighth  day  ol  No- 
vember, 1867,  an  assessment  of  one  dollur.and  fifty  cents  per 
share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company 
pavable  immediately,  m  United  States  gold  and  silver  coin 
to  the  Secretary,  No-  331  Montgomery  streets,  Sun  Fran 

CISCO. 

Any  stock  upon  whicn  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid on  the  twelfth  day  of  December,  1H67,  shall  be  deemed 
delinquent,  and  will  he  duly  advertised  for  sale  at  public 
auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  before,  will  be 
sold  on  Tuesday,  the  thirty-first  day  of  December,  1867. 
to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of 
advertising  and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees. 

R.  N.  VAN  BRUNT,  Secretary. 

Office,  331  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco. 

N.  B.— Two  per  cent,  will  be  allowed  on  all  payments 
made  on  the  above  prior  to  the  23d  inst.  no6 


Mount  Tenabo  Silver  Mining:  Company,Cortez 

District,  Lauder  County,  Nevada. 

Notice  is  hereby  given,  that  the  Annual  Meeting  of  the 
Stockholders  of  the  above  named  Company  will  be  held 
on  THURSDAY,  the  twenty-eighth  day  of  November,l867,at 
11  o'clock  A.  M.,  at  the  office  of  the  Company,  No.  331 
Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco,  for  the  election  of  Trus- 
tees  to  serve  the  ensuing  year,  and  for  the  transaction 
of  other  business. 

R.  N.  TAN  BRUNT,  Secretary. 

Office.  No.  331  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco. 

San  Francisco,  November  8th,  1867.  nov9 


Caiition- 

Whltman  Gold  and  Silver  Mining;  Company.- 

Location  of  Works:  Indian  Springs  district,  Lyon  County, 

Nevada. 

Notice  la  hereby  given,  that  tho  following  named  shares 
In  the  capital  stock  of  the  Whitman  Gold  and  Silver  M  In 
ing  Company,  designated  by  the  number  of  Certificate  of 
each  parcel  of  said  stock,  were  sold,  as  by  law  provided, 
at  publie  auction,  on  the  twentieth  day  of  October,  1867,  for 
delinquent  assessments  thereon,  and  will  not  be  transferred 
by  said  Company: 
No.  Cert.  No.  Bhs.  No.  CerL  No.  shs.  No.  Cert.  No.  shs. 
6         220, 


144 

230 

10 

6 

30 

17 

18 

5 

......  6 

10 

10 

14 

6 

..10 

..10 
..10 


221 

167 

S 

25 

286 

It 

78 

29 

T.  W.  COLBURN,  Secretary 

Whitman  G.  &  S.  M.  Co. 
San  Francisco,  Oct.  31, 1867.  no9-3w 


.Postponement)*  and  Alterations.— Secretaries  are 
requested  to  glvo  notice  of  postponements,  or  alterations 
which  they  may  desire  made  in  their  advertisements  at 
theirearliestconvemence.  New  advertisements  should  be 
sent  in  as  early  as  possible. 


Illegal  Supplemental  Advertising;.— It  would  be 
well  for  Mining  Companies,  whose  advertisements  are  re- 
peatedly appearing  in  the  Supplements  of  daily  papers,  to 
inquire  lnto;tlie  legality  of  that  class  of  advertising. 


Sopbla  Consolidated    Gold    und   Silver   Mining 

Company.  Tuolumne  County,  California. 
Notice  is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  hold  on  the  seventh  day  of 
November,  1867,  an  assessment  of  fifty  cent?-  per  shore  was 
evied  Qpon   the  capitul  stock  of  said  Company,  payable 
Ij   hi  united   States  gold  and  silver  coin,  to  the 
Secretary,  a(  No  Ml  Washington  street.  San  Francisco,  Cal. 
Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  Shall  remain  un- 
paid on  the  seventh  day  of  December,  IS67,  shall  bedecmed 

delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale  at  public 
auction,  and  unless  payment  xlmllbe  made  before,  will  bo 
sold  on  Monday,  tho  twenty-third  day  of  December,  1«G7,  to 

pay  the  delinquent  aaaeannent,  together  with  costs  of  ad- 
vernalna  and  expenses  uf  sale.  By  order  of  tho  Board  of 
Trustees 

DAVID  E.  JOSEPHI,  Secretary. 
Oflico,  641  Washington  street,  San  Francisco.  no9 


Mining   Notices— Continued. 


Cordillera  Gold  and  Silver  Mining  Company. 

Chihuahua,  Morolles  Mining  District,  Mexico. 

Notice  is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  Buld  Company,  held  on  tho  twenty. fourth  day 
of  October,  1867,  an  assessment  of  one  dollar  per  share 
was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company,  payable 
Immediately,  in  United  States  gold  aud  silver  coin,  to  the 
Secretary. 

Anystock  upon  whlchsnidasnessraontshallremaln unpaid 
n  the  twenty -sixth  flay  of  November,  1867,  shall  be  deemed 
delinquent,  and  will  beduly  advertised  for  sale  at  public 
auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  before,  will  be 
sold  on  Monday,  the  sixteenth  day  of  December,  1807,  to  pay 
the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of  ad- 
vertising and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees. 

ITENRY  R.  REED,  Secretary. 

Office,  321  Washington  street, San  Francisco.  Cal.      oc26 


Chtplonenu  Mining  Company— 11  Is tr let  of  Orel, 

Sonora,  Mexico. 

Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  ol 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  twenty -first  day  of 
October,  1867,  an  assessment  of  five  dollars  ($5)  per 
share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company, 
pavable  immediately,  In  United  States  gold  and  silver 
coin,  to  the  Secretary,  at  Mb  otfice,  318  California  street, 
San  Francisco. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid on  the  twenty-second  day  of  November,  1867,  shall  be 
deemed  delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale  at 
public  auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  bo  made  before, 
will  be  sold  on  Monday,  the  ninth  day  of  December,  1867,  to 
pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  or  ad- 
vertising and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees. 

JOHN  F.  LOHSEj  Secretary. 

Office,  318  California  street,  up-stairs,  San  'Francisco.    oc26 


Chalk  Mountain  Slue  Gravel  Company. —  Lo- 
cation of  Works:  Nevada  County,  California. 
Notice  is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  eighth  day  of 
October,  1867,  an  assessment  of  one  dollar  and  fifty  cents 
per  share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Com- 
pany, payable  Immediately,  in  United  States  gold  and  sil- 
ver coin,  to  the  Secretary. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain 
unpaid  on  the  eleventh  day  of  November.  1867,  shall  be 
deemed  delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale  at 
public  auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  mode  before, 
will  be  sold  on  Monday,  the  twenty -fifth  day  of  November, 
1867,  to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs 
of  advertising  and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees. 

J.  M.  BUFFINGTON,  Secretary. 
OfHco,  No.  5  Government  House,  corner  of  Washington 


and  Sansome  streets. 


uo  12 


Gold   Mill  Tunneling;  Gold  and  Silver    Mining 

Company-—  Location:  Gold  Hill  Mining  District,  County 

of  Storey.  State  of  Nevada. 

Notice. — There  are  delinquent,  upon  the  following  de- 
scribed stock,  on  account  of  assessment  (No.  9)  levied  on  the 
nineteenth  day  of  September,  1867,  tho  several  amounts 
set  opposite  the  names  of  the  respective  shareholders,  as 
follows: 

Names.  No.  Certificate.    No.  Shares.    Amount 

C  LGuyard 49  20  $20  00 

OL  Guyard 60  20  20  00 

R  Fnsqiiale 8  6  6  00 

E  Villette 323  20  20  00 

A  Voitelot ....312  15  15  00 

And  in  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  tho  Board 
of  Trustees,  made  on  the  nineteenth  day  of  September,  1867, 
so  many  shares  of  each  parcel  of  said  stock  as  may  be  nec- 
essary, will  be  sold  at  public  auction,  by  Messrs.  Maurice 
Dore  &  Co.,  No.  327  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco,  on 
Tuesday,  the  nineteenth  day  of  November,  1S67,  at  the 
hour  of  1  o'clock,  P.  M.  of  said  day,  to  pay  said  delinquent 
assessment  thereon,  together  with  costs  of  advertising  and 
expenses  of  sale. 

R.  WEGENER,  Secretary. 

Office  415  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal.     oc26 


H.el«ey  Gold  and  Silver  Mining:  Company,  FA 

Dorado  County,  California. 

Notick.— There  are  delinquent,  upon  the  following  de- 
scribed stock,  on  accountofassessment  levied  on  the  twelfth 
day  of  September,  1867,  the  several  amounts  set  opposite  the 
names  of  the  respective  shareholders  as  follows: 

Names.  No.  Certificate.    No.  Shares.    Amount. 

Noble  Lovely 105  10  $2  11O 

Noble  Lovely 529  215  43  00 

WmScarles 505  10  2  00 

WinSearles 146  30  2  00 

J  W  Gould 628  6  1  Oil 

Mrs  M  M  Gardiner bill    31  120  24  00 

HA  Cobb 271  125  25  00 

H  A  Cobb 465  125  25  00 

E  Franklin 307  10  2  00 

E  Franklin 457  10  2  00 

E  Franklin 485  83  16  60 

E  W  F.dsOll 610  50  10  DO 

B  G  St  John 514  125  25  00 

Z  Colby 515  20  4  00 

TR  Worthley 526  60  10  00 

TR  Worthley 527  15  3  00 

T  R  Worthley 482  20  4  00 

TR  Worthley 414  20  4  00 

EAEdsoii 419  10  2  00 

John  Patterson .423  10  2  00 

WTObcr 430  30  6  00 

S  ABemis 432  '10  2  110 

fi  A  Bemis 511  55  11  00 

C  L  Warner 508  70  14  00 

D  Cronln 460  10  2  00 

D  Cronln 461  10  2  00 

D  Cronin  462  10  2  00 

Mary  A  Gavard  458  10  2  00 

John  Knox 519  4-1  8  80 

Geo  E  Davis 475  84  16  80 

Geo  E  Davis 518  97  19  40 

Geo  E  Davis 521  25  5  00 

GcoE  Davis 522  5  1  00 

Geo  E  Davis 523  10  2  00 

GeoE  Davis 524  10  2  00 

Geo  E  Davis 525  70  14  00 

D  P  Belknap 520  15  S  00 

J  N  McKeuzie 516  35  7  0(1 

JN  McKenzie 517  15  3  00 

JN  McKenzie 513  50  10  00 

O  L  Lippman 402  10  2  00 

C  L  Lippman 403  15  3  00 

And  in  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees,  made  on  the  twelfth  day  of  September,  1867,  so 
many  shares  of  each  parcel  of  said  stock  as  may  be  nee 
essary,  will  be  sold  at  public  auction,  at  the  salesroom  of 
Maurice  Dore  &  Co.,  No.  327  Montgomery  street,  San  Fran- 
cisco, Cal.,  on  Monday,  tho  eleventh  day  of  November, 
1867,' at  tho  hour  of  12  o'clock,  M.,  of  said  day,  to  pay  said 
delinquent  assessment  thereon,  together  with  costs  of  ad- 
vertising and  expenses  of  sale. 

H.  "V.  HERBERT,  Secretary. 

Office,  No.  405  California  street,  San  Francisco.        oc26 


Lady  Bell  Copper  Mining  Conapuny,  Low  Di- 
vide Mining  District,  Dol  Nono  County,  California. 
Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  twenty -fourth  day 
of  October,  1867,  an  assessment  of  fi!  teen  cents  per  share  was 
levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company,  payable 
immediately,  in  United  states  sold  and  stiver  coin,  to  tho 
Secretary,  or  to  J.  K.  Johnson,  at  Crescent  City. 

Any  stuck  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid on  the  twenty-sixth  day  of  November,  1867,  shall  bo 
deemed  delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale  at 
public  auction,  und  unless  payment  shall  be  made  before, 
will  bo  sold  on  Monday,  the  sixteenth  day  of  December, 
1867,  to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costx 
of  advertising  and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees. 

B.  P.  WILKINS,  Secretary. 

Office,  61?  Market  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal.  oc26 


Nuestra  Senora   de  Gaadelape    Silver  Mining 

Company.    Location  of  Works :  Tayoltlta,    San   Dlnias 

District,  Durango,  Mexico. 

Notice  is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  ot  tho  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  tho  twenty-first  day  of 
October,  1367,  an  assessment  (No.  29)  of  one  dollar  ($1)  per 
share  was  levied  upon  the  assessable  capital  stock  of 
said  Company,  payable  immediately.  In  United  States 
giddand  silver  coin,  to  the  Secretary,  E,  J.  PrKirrKB,  at 
the  olllce.  No.  210  Post  Btrcot,  or  to  the  Treasurer.  A.  Him. 
mklmann,  at  his  office,  No.  637  Washington  street,  San 
Francisco. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid on  the  thirtieth  day  of  November,  1867,  shall  he  deemed 
delinquent  nnd  will  b«  duly  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auc- 
tion, and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  before,  will  bo 
sold  on  Monday,  the  twenty-third  day  of  December,  1867,  to 
]niv  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of  adver- 
tising and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees. 

E.  J.  PFEIFFER,  Secretary. 

Office,  No.  210  Post  street.  San  Francisco,  Cal.  oc26 


North  Slur  Gold  and  Silver  Mlnlns  Company, 

Reese  River  Mining  District,  Lander  County,  Nevada. 

Notice  is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  19th  day  of  Septem- 
ber, 1867,  an  assessment  of  twenty  dollars  per  share  was 
levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company,  payable 
immediately,  to  the  Secretary,  George  H.  Faulkner,  No. 
423  Front  street,  San  Francisco. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid on  Tuesday,  the  twenty-second  day  of  October,  1867, 
shall  be  deemed  delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised 
for  sale  at  public  auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be 
made  before,  will  be  sold  on  Monday,  the  eleventh  day 
of  November,  1867,  to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment, 
together  with  costs  of  advertising  and  expenses  of  sale. 
By  order  of  the  Board  of  Trustees. 

GEORGE  H.  FAULKNER,  Secretary. 

Office,  423  Front  street,  San  Francisco,  CaL  se21 

Postponement,—  Tho  day  for  deeming  stock  delinquent  on 
the  above  assessment  is  hereby  postponed  until  Wednesday, 
the  20th  day  of  November,  lf67,  and  the  sale  thereof  until 
Saturday,  the  7th  day  of  December,  1S67.  Byorderofthe 
Board  of  Trustees. 

oc26  GEORGE  H.  FAULKNER,  Secretary. 


Quail  Hill  Mining;  und  Water  Compuny,-Lo> 
cation  of  Works:  Quail  Hill,  Calaveras  County,  CaL 
Notice.— There  are  delinquent  upon  the  following  de- 
scribed stock,  on  account  of  assessment  levied  on  tho 
eighteenth  day  of  September,  1867,  the  several  amounts  set 
opposite  the  names  of  the  respective  shareholders,  as  fol- 
lows: 

Names.  No.  Certificate.    Mo.  ShareB.    Amount, 

GW  Beaver,..; 18  .    60  $2,000  00 

A  E  11111.  Trustee 6  3  100  00 

A  E  Hill,  Trustee 7  2  66  66 

AE  Hill,  Trustee 8,9,  10    5-ca  15  500  00 

AEHill,  TruBtee 11,  12.  13 

14.  15  10-ea  60  1,666  6T 

AE  Hill,  Trustee 16,  17  25-ea  50  l,66i  67 

WE  Dean 19  60  2,000  00 

And  in  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees,  made  on  the  eighteenth  day  of  September,  1867, 
so  many  shares  of  each  parcel  of  said  stock  as  may  be  nec- 
essary, will  be  sold  at  public  auction,  by  Messrs.  Duncan 
&  Co.,  auctioneers,  at  tho  office  of  the  Company,  room  No. 
10,  second  floor  of  No,  402  Montgomery  strest,  San  Francisco, 
on  Monday,  theeloventh  day  of  November, 1867,  at  the  hour 
of  2  o'clock  P.  M.  of  said  day,  to  pay  said  delinquent  as- 
sessment thereon,  together  with  costs  of  advertising  and  ex 

penscsofsale. 

T.  W.  COLBTJRN,  Secretary 
Office,  room  No.  10  second  floor  of  No.  402  Montiome 
street,  San  Francisco. 

Kattlesnake  Gold  and  Silver  Mining  Compa- 
ny, Brown's  Valley,  Yuba  County,  California. 
Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company, held  on  the  seventeenth  day  of  Oc- 
tober, 1867,  an  assessment  of  one  dollar  (£1)  per  share  was 
levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company,  payable 
Immediately,  In  United  States  gold  and  silver  coin,  to  the 
Secretary,  318  California  street,  San  Francisco,  California. 
Anv  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain 
unpa'id  on  the  twenty-flea)  day  of  November,  1867,  shall  be 
deemed  delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale  at 
public  auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  before, 
will  be  sold  on  Monday,  the  ninth  day  of  December, 
1867,  to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs 
of  advertising  and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board 
ol  Trustees. 

JOHN  F.  LOHSE,  Secretary. 
Office,  318  California  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal.        ocl9 


Whitman   Gold  and    Silver   Mining   Company. 

Location  of  Works:  Indian  Springs  District,  Lyon  County, 

Nevada. 

Notice  is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  thirty -first  day  of 
October,  1867,  an  assessment  of  one  dollar  and  fifty  cents  per 
share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company, 
payable  immediately  in  United  States  gold  and  silver  coin, 
to  the  Secretary,  at  his  office,  (room  No.  10,  2d  floor)  No.  402 
Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain 
unpaid  on  the  second  day  of  December,  1S67,  shall  be 
deemed  delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  tor  sale 
at  nubiic  auction,  ami  unless  payment  shall  be  made  bo- 
fore,  will  be  sold  on  Monday,  the  twenty-third  day  of 
December,  1867,  io  pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together 
with  costsof  advertising  and  expenses  of  sale.  Byorderof 

the  Board  of  Trustees.  ™-*„~„  „ 

T.  W.  COLBURN,  Secretary. 

Office,  room  No.  10,  2d  floor,  No.  402  Montgomery  street, 
San  Francisco,  Cal.  no2 


Olnky  &  Co.,  Auctioneers  and  Real  Estate  Agents,  attend 
promptly  to  all  business  entrusted  to  their  care  in  San 
Francisco  and  Oakland.  Mining  and  other  corpora'iona 
will  And  Col.  Olney  well  posted  and  thorough  in  transacting 
sales  of  delinquent  stock.  Office,  on  Broadway,  Oakland, 
and  No.  318Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco.  nolO 


Our  Patent  Afrency. 

The  Patent  Agency  of  tho  Mining  and  Scientific  Pres 
has  been  signalized  with  remarkable  success  during  the 
past  two  years.  The  importance  to  the  inventive  genius  of 
this  coast  of  a  thorough  and  reliable  agency  for  tho  solicita- 
tion of  Letters  Patent  from  the  United  States  and  foreign 
Governments  cannot  beovcr-rated.and  the  Proprietors  of  the 
Press,  feeling  the  responsibility  which  rests  upon  them,  and 
the  reward  which  must  follow  the  faithful  performance  of 
their  trusts,  will  take  care  to  afford  inventors  every  advan- 
tage to  be  secured  to  them  through  a  competent  and  re- 
soonslble  agency  upon  this  coast. 


Register  your  Letters  containing  money  addressed  to 
us,  or  we  will  not  be  responsible.  Remittances  by  Express 
must  be  in  packages,  prepaid.  When  practicable,  it  is  best 
to  remit  by  draft,  or  order,  on  some  San  Francisco  bank  o  r 
firm. 


302 


W&  Piling  wA  MmMk  §ta. 


Machinery. 


PATENT    AMALGAMATOR. 

These  Machines  Stand  Unrivaled. 

For  rapidly  pulverizing  and  amalgamating  ores,  they 
nave  no  equal.  So  effort  has  been,  or  will  be,  spared  to 
have  them  constructed  in  the  most  perfect  manner.and  of 
the  great  number  now  in  operation,  not  one  has  eVer re- 
quired repairs.  The  constant  and  increasing  demand  for 
them  is  sufficient  evidence  of  their  merits. 

They  are  constructed  so  as  to  apply  steam  directly  into 
the  pulp,  or  with  steam  bottoms,  as  desired. 

This  Amalgamator  Operates  as  Follows : 

The  pan  being  filled,  the  motion  of  themuUer  forces  the 
pulp  to  the  center,  where  it  is  drawn  down  through  the  ap- 
erture and  between  the  grinding  surfaces.  Thence  it  is 
thrown  to  the  periphery  into  the  quicksilver.  The  curved 
plates  again  draw  it  to  the  center,  where  it  passes  down, 
and  to  the  circumference  as  before.  Thus  it  is  constantly 
passing  in  a  reeularflowbetween  the  grinding  surfaces  and 
.mo  the  quicksilver,  until  the  ore  is  reduced  to  an  impalpa- 
ble powder,  and  the  metal  amalgamated. 

Setlers  made  on  the  same  principle  excel  all  others.— 
They  bring  the  pulp  so  constantly  and  perfectly  in  contact 
with  quicksilver,  that  the  particles  are  rapidly  and  com 
pletely  absorbed. 

Mill  men  are  invited  to  examine  these  pans  and  setlers  for 
themselves,  at  the  PACIFIC  FOUJfBKT, 

1-vl  San  Francisco. 


Hunt's  Double-Action  Pump 


e 


5s  cheap,  durable ,  strong,  and  not  liable  to  get  out  of  order 
Built  and  on  hand  at  No.  ;28  Second  street,  and  1U8  Jessie 


E.  O.-BTUBTT,  Prop'r. 


E.  T.  STEEN, 

Commission  Ageut  for  the  purchase  aud  sale  of 

Engines,  Boiler   Castings, 

AXD  ALL  KINDS  OF  MACHINERY, 

Mo.  S37  Washington,  and  532  Merchant  St.,  San  Francisco. 

HAS  FOR  SALE 
•One  ."Eiijrl n ef,  Clio i- we    Power,    -  &140 

■Ouo  EuL'lue  with  Boiler,  7-Horse,  -  8O0 
One  Enfflne,  lA.nk.  for  Hoisting,  15-Horse,-800 
Two  Engines,  Boilers,  Port.,  lC-Uoiae,  l.SOO 
One  Engine,  40^Hor«e,  .....  1,200 
One  Iroa  Buttery  of -4  Stamps,  -  -  GOO 
Also,  a  great  variety  of 

Boilei-ts    and    MlacIxiMiery., 

©ASTIAGS  OF.  ALL  KINDS, 

AT    LESS   THAN    MARKET   RATES. 


OSfPartlea  wishing  to  purchase  or  sell  Machinery,  of  auy 
kind,  can  do  so  to  advantage  through  this  agency. 
12vl5qr 


Steam  Pumps, 

FOE   DBAEHINQ    MINES    OK   ELEVATING   WATEK  TO 
ANY*  SIGHT. 

PICKERING'S  GOVERNORS 

•  For  Steam  Engines. 

CS-ifFax-ti's    InJ  e  ctors, 

For  Feeding  Boilers. 

STODBART'S   IRON    WORKS, 


Kettle  Street,  Ssi 

231-12  bin 


Friinclaco. 


PATTINSON'S 
HURDY-GURDY  WATER-WHEEL. 

The  inventor  of  this  Wlieei  having,  after  much  delay, 
Anally  obtained  the  patent  for  the  same,  is  prepared  to  sell 
rights  therefor  to  such  as  mar  be  desirous  of  putting  them 
up,  or  continuing  those  already  in  use.  This  is  well  known 
among  miners  as  the  "hurdy-gurdy  wheel,"  and  Is  con- 
sidered the  most  economical  Water-Wheel  uow  in  use. 

Notice  ia  hereby  given,  that -the  subscriber  Is  the  inventor 
-and  lioltis  the  patent  right  for  ibe  construction  and  use  of 
the  same;  aad  that  no  person  -has  a  right  to1  manufacture 


or  use  them  without  his  permit. 
7vl5-qy 


THOMAS  PATTINSON. 


Brodie's  Patented  Improvements 


FOB  THE  TREATMENT  OF 

Gold  and  Silyer  Ores. 


BRODIE'S  PATENTED  IMPROVED  QUARTZ  CRUSHER. 
The  attention  of  all  Interested  in  Mining  is  respect- 
fully called  to  this  Improved  Machine    for  Breaking    or 
Spalling  Quartz,  or  other  Rock,  possessing,  as  it  dues,  sim- 
plicity of  action  and  lightness  of  construction,  so  far  as  is 
compatible  with  strength  and  durability.    Inconsequence 
of  these  advantages,  the  advertisers  are  enabled  to  offer 
these  machines  to  the  public  at  the  following  low  terms: 
No.  1— Or  iO-inch  Crnsher,  capable  or"  reducing  fmm 
three  to  four  tons  of  quartz  per  hour,  no  piece  be- 
ing larger  than  a  walnut— price JS600 

No.  2— Or  15  inch  Crusher,  capable  of  similarly  putting 

through  tive  to  six  tons  per  hour 85© 

No.  3— Or  18-inch  Crusher,  will  in  a  similar  manner 

crush  from  seven  to  eight  tons  per  hour l.SOO 

EXPLANATION  OP  THE  ABOVE   KNGKAVIKC. 

The  frame  is  made  of  cast  iron,  bound  with  heavy 
wrought  iron  bands,  making  it  very  strong,  and  at  the  same 
limelight  and  portable.  The  crusher  is  bolted  to  a  wood 
frame  of  sufllcient  high t  to  clear  ihe  fly-wh.el,  and  allow 
the  crushed  quartz  io  pass  off.  The  dotted  lines  show  the 
movable  and  stationary  jaws.  Letter  A  represents  the 
eccentric  shaft  by  which  the  power  is  applied  direct  to  the 
movable  jaw.  B  represents  the  movable  law,  and  0  the 
fixed  jaw.  D  represents  the  link  or  radius  bar.  E  repre- 
sents the  bolts  for  regulating  the  opening,  P,  which  can  be 
regulated  at  pleasure,  so  as  to  graduate  to  the  size  to  which 
it  is  Intended  the  quartz  shall  be  crushed.  G  represents  the 
feed  opening,  by  which  the  size  of  the  machine  is  desig- 
nated. 

The  arrow  on  the  fly-wheel  shows  the  direction  to  drive 
the  eccentric,  which,  in  combination  with  the  link,  D,  gives 
the  movabiejaw,  B,  a  forward  and  downward  motion  at  the 
same  time,  and  which  makes  the  hardest  rock  yield  and 
separate  into  fragments  of  auy  desired  size. 
1  The  above  Crushers  have  been  recently  erected  and  tire 
now  successfully  employed  at  Bear  Valley,  Mariposa  conn- 
ty,  Rawhide  Ranch.  Tuolumne  county.  Excelsior  Mine, 
Lake  District,  Nevada  eounty,  and  can  be  seen  in  opera- 
tion at  Hie  Pulton  Foundry,  h  irst  street.  San  Francisco. 

The  following  testimonial  respecting  the  effectiveness  of 
this  Crusher,  has  been  received  from  the  Superintendent 
of  the  "Rawhide  Ranch"  Mine,  in  Tuolumne  County; 
Rawiiiok  Ranch.  Tuolumne  Co.,  Sept.  '28,  1S66. 

James  Bhodie,  Esq.,  San  Francisco—  My  Dear  Sir:  Itgives 
me  pleasure  to  inform  you  that  I  have  for  the  past  three 
months  had  one  of  your  largest  sized  Rock  Crushers  in 
use,  at  the  Rawhide  Ranch  Mining  Company's  Mill,  which 
h^sentirely  met  my  expectations;  and  I  have  no  hesita- 
tion in  recommending  it  to  ail  who  are  in  need  of  a  machine 
for  rapidly,  cheaply  and  properly  preparing  quartz  for  the 
stamps.     Yours  truly,  R.  P.  JOHNSON, 

Supt  Rawhide  Ranch  Quartz  Mill. 

BRODIE'R  PATENT  IMPROVED  GERMAN  AMALGA- 
MATING BARREL.— This  Barrel  obtained  a  premium  at 
the  Fair  of  the  Mechanics'  Institute  in  San  Francisco, in 
1864.  Further  particulars  will  be  afforded  on  application 
to  the  subscribers. 

For  the  present  It  ts  not  intended  to  grant  licenses  for  the 
use  of  the  improved  German  Barrel,  for  a  longer  term  than 
twelve  months.  All  peioui  s  desirous  of  compromising, 
without  having  recourse  t'-  legal  proceedings,  lor  pastin- 
iriHgemeiits.  it  desirous  of  receiving  Lc iters  of  License  for 
the  limited  period  named,  are  reque-ted  to  address  as  below. 

A  diagram,  with  explanations  of  this  machine,  will  be 
found  in  the  "Mining  and  Scientific  Press,"  of  September 
29th,  1866. 

BRODIE'S  PATENT  WIND-BLAST  SEPARATOR  FOR 
DRY  CRUSHING.— This  Dry  Crusher  has  been  found  the 
most  economical  and  effective  mode  of  crushing  ores  in 
Mexico.  Oabfornift  and  Nevada.  Diagrams  and  explana- 
tions afforded  on  application  to  the  subscribers. 

A  drawing  and  full  description  of  this  machine  will  be 
found  in  the  Mining  and  Scientific  Press  of  Sept.  22d.lS66. 
JAMES  BRODIE.  Fulton  Foundry,  or 
CHARLES  RADCLlFF, 
Express  Building,  41)2  Montgomery  street, 
12vl3tf  San  Francisco,  i 


'LEFPEL'8 

American   Double  Turbine 


THESE  WHEELS,  UNEQUALED  AND  UNRIVALED  TN 
the  United  States  or  the  world,  have  been  fully  tested 
on  this  coast,  more  than  forty  being  in  use  at  this  date  in 
California  and  Oregon,  driving  all  kinds  of'mnchinerj".  Saw 
Mills,  Fluur  Mills,  Quaru  Mills,  etc.,  etc.,  etc.     .< 

California  Kkfkkbnces.— E.  Stocton,.  Folsom;  O.  Sim- 
mom,  Oakland,  (Mill  at  Clear  Lake):  Morgan  Coville,  Lex- 
ington, Santa  Clara  County;  J.  T.  McMillan,  Lexington- 
Santa  Clara  County.     flSfPeud  for  Circular,  to 

KBiAPP  *fe  GRAUrT, 
Agents  for  California. 
26vl3-lyq  310  Washington  street,  San  Francisco. 


NELSON   &    DOBLE, 

ACBNTS  FOR 

Thomas  Firth  &  Sons'  Cast  Steel,  Files, 

Etc.,  Shear,  Spring,  German,  Plow,  Blister  and  Toe  Calk 

Steel;  manufacturers  of 

Uliil    Piclts,    Sledges,    Hammers,  Picks, 

Stone   Cutlers',    Blacksmiths'    and    Horse-Shoers1   Tools, 

319  an -j  321  Pine  Street, 

Between  Montgomery  and  Sansome.lSan  Francisco. 

luvUqr 


Quartz  Mill  Construction  and  Superintendence 

THE  UNDERSIGNED  IS  AT  PRESENT  OPEN  FOR  AN 
engagement  as  a  working  Superintendent  in  the  con- 
struction or  operation  of  a  Quartz  Mill.  Has  hud  five  years 
steady  and  successful  experience  in  working  ores  in  Washoe, 
and  i-i  practiced  in  saving  sulpburets  and  the  treatment  of 
rebellious  ores.  Is  prepared  to  furnish  references' for  all 
the  necessary  qualifications  of  an  intelligent,  faithful,  and 
reliable  quartz  operator.'    Address  F.M.SHAW. 

San  Francisco,  caro  Mining  and  Scientific  Press.    2DVl43m 


PICKERING'S 
EJVGrliVE    HEGrXJL^TOIt, 


Warranted  the  Best  In  Existence. 

Cheap  and  easy  to  attach  to  any  Engine,  old  or  new. 
Send  for  a  Circular,  to  DAVID  STODDART,  Hi  Boale 
street,  Sail  Francisco.  12vl5-2amlq 


E.      O.     HUNT, 

Manufacturer  of 

"Windmill*,  Home-Powers 

l'limjc,  Pumping; 

Frames  and 

Q  earing* 

Hu.vt's  Adjustable  Wind  Mills 
to  have  all  the  sails  so  arranged  as 
turn  edgewavs  to  the  wind  when 
the  mill  is  stopped.  The  sails  can 
be  set  at  any  angle  to  suit  the 
force  of  the  wind,  while  the  mill 
is  running, l.y  means  of  the  brake 
lever  at  the  foot  of  the  mill,  by 
any  person.    ■ 

Host's  Sp:lfRegclatin'G  Mill 
is  strong,  durable  and  cheap.  It 
is  provided  wiih  means  for  stop- 
ping, in  the  most  violent  winds. 
This  mill  is  well  known  through- 
out the  State. 

Tread  Horse-Powers,  Swap  Horse-Powers,  Pumps  in  great 

variety,  single  and   Double-Acting.      Frames  and  Gearing 

for  running  pumps,  from  steam  or  other  power,  constantly 

on  hand  and  bulltto  order.    Water  Tanks  built  to  order. 

No.  28  Second  S..,  and  10B  and  1L0  JessiuSt, 

2vl5qy  San  Francisco. 


SUPERIOR  CUT-OFF  ENGINES. 

We  desire  to  call  the  attention  of  Engineers,  Manufac- 
turers, and  Millmcn,  to  ihe  celebrated 

Hartford    Engine, 
With  Wright's  Patent  Variable  Cut-off,  which  we  ore  now 
manufacturing  under  a  license  from  the  Woodruff  &  Beach 
Iron  Work  Co.,  Hartford,  Ct,    To  parties  wishing  a  First- 
class 

Fuel-Saving  Engine, 

Simple  and  durable  in  construction,  this  Engine  is  offered 
in  the  belief  that  it  is  superiorto  any  other  manufactured. 
It  enjoys  the  very  highest  reputation  in  the  Atlantic  States, 
where  it  is  well  known;  over  SOU  of  them  having  been  built 
by  the  Woodruff  &  Beach  Com  puny,  and  being  now  in  suc- 
cessful operation. 


San  Francisco,  Aug.  29, 1S57. 


CODDAKI)  «fc  CO., 
•  Pacific  Iron  Works. 


"DR.  BEERS'  PATENT 
WIRE  GAUZE  AMALGAMATOR. 


THE  ATTENTION  OF  QUARTZ,  HYDRAULIC  AND 
Placer  Miners,  is  called  to  thisnew  invention  for  saving 
Fine  Gold  It  is  designed  to  furnish  the  miner  wilh  a  cheap 
and  simple  apparatus  bv  which  the  finest  freegoid  can  be 
saved  without  loss,  requiring  little  attention, no  machinery 
to  drive  it,  and  will  positively  collect  every  particle  of 
amalgam,  or  of  waste  mercury  that  may  have  escaped  trom 
mill  or  sluice,  and  as  these,  particles  are  at  way.*  charged 
■with  more  or  less  gold,  this  item  alone,  in  many  instances, 
will  more  than  pav  the  cost  of  this  Amalgamator  every 
month.  For  Circulars,  and  further  particulars,  address 
Da.  J.  B.  BEERS.  Sail  Francisco, 
Hvl5-Gin  Per  Wells,  Fargo  &  Co's  Express. 


BLAKE'S  QUARTZ  BREAKER! 

_E»  K,  I  O  E  S     K^EDUCED! 

MACHINES   OF  ALL   SIZES   FOR   SALE 

¥1.   P.   BLAKE, 

Corner  First  and  Mission  streets,  or  Box  3,077 

Svl3f  SAN   FEANOISCO. 


A  Mechanical  Course  for  Our  Pub- 
lic Schools. 

We  are  pleased  to  observe  that  a  move- 
ment has  been  made  in  the  Board  of  Educa- 
tion for  this  city  for  the  establishment  of  a 
Mechanical  Course  in  our  public  schools. 
This  is  a  movement  in  the  right  direction, 
which,  if  properly  carried  out,  cannot  fail  to 
be  productive  of  the  most  beneficial  results. 
We  have  understood  that  the  real  mover  in 
this  matter  was  Mr.  E.  Bragg,  of  the  10th 
Ward,  who  personally  urged  the  matter 
upon  the  attention  of  Mr.  Scott,  Director 
for  the  9th  District,  who  introduced  it  to 
the  Board.  In  support  ofjthe  measure,  Mr. 
B.  has  sent  a  very  carefully  prepared  com- 
munication to  the  Times,  which  we  fully  en- 
dorse and  reproduce,  slightly  condensed,  as 
follows : 

The  Eastern  cities  are  alive  to  the  import- 
ance of  educating  the  working  class.  There 
have  been  legacies  bequeathed  from  time  to 
time  for  this  purpose  by  men  who  knew  the 
need  of  some  system  for  their  education. 
In  Boston,  for  instance,  there  is  a  Mechan- 
ics' Apprentice  Association,  for  the  elevation 
and  eduoation  of  the  apprentices.  There  is 
the  Lowell  Institute,  where  we  have  listened 
to  many  lectures,  free  to  all.  There  is  also 
an  association  of  the  leading  mechanios, 
called  the  Mechanics'  Charitable  Associa- 
tion. The  course  adopted  by  the  members 
of  this  association  in  their  shops  for  appren- 
tices is  a  model  course.  For  machine  shops, 
for  instance,  it  is  this :  The  first  year  the 
apprentice  serves  in  the  blacksmith's  de- 
partment, by  which  he  is  enabled  to  manu- 
facture his  own  tools.  The  second  and  third 
year  is  passed  in  the  machine  shops,  where 
he  receives  instruction.  He  is  not  worked 
to  the  utmost  of  his  physical  capacity ;  he  is 
taught  to  take  time  and  do  his  work  well, 
and  during  the  winter  he  is  sent  to  a  me- 
chanical evening  school,  where  mechanical 
drawing  is  made  a  specialty.  In  the  last 
year  of  his  apprenticeship  he  is  taken  into 
the  counting-room  and  taught  the  business. 
We  have  seen  graduates  of  the  high  schools, 
sons  of  the  wealthy  and  influential,  laboring 
at  the  forge  and  vice  in  the  shops  of  mem- 
bers of  this  association. 

By  educating  the  mechanic,  we  elevate 
him  socially.  We  add  that  dignity  to  labor 
which  we  often  hear  spoken  of,  but  seldom 
see  in  practice.  We  enable  him  to  fill  al- 
most any  position  in  the  business  world. 
We  do  not  wish  in  any  manner  to  discour- 
age a  commercial  course  ;  in  fact,  we  believe 
we  should  have  one.  But  how  many  young 
men  there  are,  loafers  on  i  the  corners  of 
streets,  waiters  in  saloons  and  bar-rooms, 
and  occupying  all  sorts  of  menial  positions, 
who  have  been  highly  educated  to  fill  a 
commercial  position,  or  more  particularly 
educated  to  gain  a  livelihood  without  physi- 
cal labor,  because  work  was  undignified. 
Had  these  young  men  received  a  mechanical 
education,  how  much  better  it  would  have 
been  for  society  and  themselves.  Prom  al- 
most the  earliest  history  of  the  world,  we 
have  accounts  of  sending  from  one  country 
to  another  for  mechanics,  owing  to  the  neg- 
lect on  the  part  of  certain  nations  to  edu- 
cate their  mechanics.  This  ice  are  doing, 
and  it  is  wrong.  It  is  an  urgent  necessity 
that  we  have  a  mechanical  course,  that  we 
may  make  our  own  mechanics.  The  capital 
that  is  expended  on  flying  machines,  per- 
petual motion,  and  other  machines  and  con- 
trivances, whose  principles  are  contrary  to 
the  mechanical  laws,  on  this  coast  alone, 
would  educate  mechanics  to  that  extent  that 
they  would  be  able  to  give  an  approximate 
estimate  and  an  elaborate  opinion  on  any 
machine  or  undertaking  which  might  be 
brought  before  them. 

Who  are  the  prosperous  mechanics  ?  They 
are  the  self-educated,  who  from  the  time  of 
their  apprenticeship  have  devoted  their  leis- 
ure to  self-culture.  Let  any  professional 
man  who  has  had  the  benefit  of  a  collegiate 
course,  visit  the  workshops  of  one  of  them, 
and  I  will  venture  to  say  that  not  one  in  ten 
could  tell,  whilst  reviewing  their  sectional 
drawings,  whether  they  were  for  a  ship,  a 
steam  engine,  a  mill,  or  a  suspension  bridge; 
and  could  they,  while  reviewing  these  drafts, 
deny  the  importance  of  a  mechanical  course? 
Every  one  will  become  aware  of  the  import- 
ance of  a  mechanical  course,  if  they  will  ex- 
amine any  one  of  the  mechanical  works  that 
are  published,  for  it  is  almost  impossible  for 
a  work  of  this  kind  to  be  placed  in  print 
that  may  be  comprehended  by  any  one  of 
the  graduates  of  our  grammar  schools,  under 
their  present  system. 

The  future  of  this  city  is  not  known. 
Paris,  London  and  New  York  will  sink  into 
insignificance,  for  this  is  the  great  mart  of 
the  Pacific.  The  whole  Pacific  Coast  natu- 
rally looks  to  us  for  mechanical,  commercial 


®ht  Pining  and  ^(swntiflc  fwfts. 


303 


anil  scientific  men.  On  tho  edncntionnl 
system  of  this  city  depends  the  future  of 
this  coast.  If,  in  ■•in-  geaEoh  for  riches,  we 
neglect  to  educate  the  young,  who  are  to  fill 
positions  in  every  branch  of  industry,  we 
retard  the  progress  of  civilization. 

Let  us  take  a  financial  view  of  the  case. 
A  mechanic  without  an  education — a  ma- 
chine— receives  $2. 50  per  day.  while  one  me- 
chanically educated  receives  §5.50  per  day. 
The  difference  in  favor  of  the  educated  is  §3 
per  day.  Calling  three  hundred  days,  xcork- 
ing  days  in  a  year,  8900.  This  is  equivalent 
to  8 110,  <>00  capital  invested  on  good  security, 
f<  >r  there  are  no  taxes.  In  fact,  there  is  no 
capital  like  a  good  trade,  and  no  person  can 
have  a  good  trade  without  the  education,  for 
capital  will  vanish  as  a  shallow,  whilo  the 
trade  in  cvor  your  friend. 


Mixing  in  Utah  Termtory. — From  tho 
Salt  Lake  Vedette,  Oct.  20th:  Paul  Engel- 
brecht,  arrived  last  ovening  from  the  Sal- 
mon mines,  and  reports  favorably  of  that 
semi-arctic  mining  region.  He  says  that 
new  and  nood  claims  are  constantly  being 
found,  and  that  by  next  season  they  will 
have  a  lively  camp  there.  There  are  a  large 
number  of  claims  that' will  pay  from  $8  to 
S20  pet  hand  us  soon  as  water  is  brought  on 
to  work  them.  l-'roru  000  to  600  miners 
will  winter  there. 

We  noticed  quite  a  large  loaded  pack 
train  pass  our  office  this  morning  bound  for 
the  Sweotwator  mines. 

John  E.  Murphy  informs  tho  Salt  Lake 
Vedette,  Oct..  10th,  that  everything  is  lovely 
at  these  mines  ;  all  highly  pleased  with  their 
prospects  ;  that  he  had  crushed  in  his  aras 
tra  aud  amalgamated  seven  tons  of  average 
"caresa  rock,"  which  yielded  §2,158,  being 
an  average  of  a  little  over  $<i00  per  ton  ; 
and  he  assured  ns  that,  on  account  of  the 
imperfoct  facilities  for  working  the  rock,  he 
did  not  save  over  two-thirds  of  the  gold  it 
contained. 


"Foub  Eiohts." — An  English  paper, 
anxious  to  get  an  insight  into  the  opinions 
of  working  men,  passed  the  greater  part  of 
an  evening,  not  long  since,  at  a  public  house 
resorted  to  by  artisans  on  a  strike.  While 
there  he  was  greatly  puzzled  by  a  toast 
which  was  given  unctuously  and  received 
rapturously.  It  was  the  "  Four  Eights. "  He 
did  not  like  to  display  his  ignorance  by  ask- 
ing what  it  meant,  so  he  waited,  and  by-and- 
by  his  patience  was  rewarded.  The  whole 
company  burst  into  a  song,  and  the  refrain 
of  the  ballad  they  sang  was  this: — 

"El.'hl  houre  work  and  effiht  hours'  play, 
hit  la  Ih.iiiV  slei-p  and  eiKht  shillings  a  day." 

These  were  the  "Four  Eights;"  and  the 
"  Four  Eights,"  it  was  subsequently  found, 
was  the  workingmens'  millenium. 


Napoleon  has  paid  a  delicate  compliment 
to  the  United  States  in  naming  the  iron-clad 
ram  Dunderberg,  the  "Boehambeau."  It 
was  Count  Eochambeau  who  commanded 
the  French  auxiliaries  that  aided  the  Ameri- 
cans in  capturing  the  British  at  Yorktown. 


SANTA  CLARA  COLLEGE,  S.  J. 

SANTA  CLARA,  CAL. 
Conducted  by  tile  Fathers  of  the  Society 


The  SEVENTEENTH  ANNUAL  SESSION  of  this  College 
will  commence  on  Augustas,  18G7. 

TERMS— Tuition  in  the  Classical  and  Scientific  Depart- 
ment, Boarding  and  Lodging,  Washing  and  Mending  of 
Articles  Waslied,  School  Stationery,  Medical  Attendance 
and  Medicines,  Fuel,  Light,  Baths,  etc ,  per  session  of  ten 
months,  $350. 

For  further  Information  and  catalogues,  apply  to  the 
President  of  the  College,  or  to  Rev.  A.  Maraschi,  St  Igna- 
tius' College,  Market  street,  San  Francisco, 

8V15-1U1  REV.  A.  MASNATA,  S.  J.,  President. 


THE  GEUTRAL  PARE  OF  THE  PA0IFI0, 
Woodward's     G-ax-dens, 

ART    GAILEBT, 

MUSEUM,     GYMNASIUM, 

— ANE — 

ZOOLOGICAL    GARDENS. 

Ijgp-A  GRAND  INSTRUMENTAL  CONCERT  every  Saturday 

afternoon,  ami  mi  Sundays  a  GRAND  CONCERT  OP 

SACKED  MUSIC,  appropriate  to  the  occasion. 

THESE  BEAUTIFUL  GARDENS  ARE  VISITED  DAILY 
by  hundreds  of  the  pleasure-seeking  public,  and  all 
agree  In  pronouncing  them  the  beat  and  onlv  first-class  sub- 
urban resort  ou  the  Pacific  Coast. 

The  extensive  grounds  are  covered  with  the  rarest  trees 
and  shrubbery,  making  It  a  most  desirable  spot  tor  small 
parties  wishing  to  enjoy  a  Pic-Nic. 

To  all  departments  new  attractions  are  being  constantly 
added. 

These  Gardens  are  accessible  by  the  Howard  and  Market 
street  Cars. 

Entrances  on  Mission  and  Valencia  streets,  between  Thir- 
teenth and  Fourteenth.     OPEN  EVERY"  DAT. 

Admission  to  all  parts,  S5  Cent*.  Children,  under  12 
years,  halt'  priee.  IbvlOor 


Favorable  to  Inventors.— Persons  holding  new  In 
ventlons  of  machinery  and  Important  improvements,  can 
have  the  same  Illustrated  and  explained  In  the  Mining  and 
Suikntifio  Press,  free  of  charge,  If  in  our  judgment  the 
discovery  Is  one  of  real  merit,  and  of  sufficient  interest  t« 
our  readers  to  warrant  publication. 


3     w      - 


NEW     YORK.     PRICES. 


C   E.    COLLINS, 

No.  603  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco. 
EXOLUNIVfi    AGENT 

FOR  TFIK 

WATCH    FACTORY. 

A  targe  assortment  of  these 

Superior     "W  atohes, 

In  Gold  ana  Sl)v<-a-  Canew, 

Constantly  on  hand,  and  sold    at    Factory 
prices.    Also, 

ENGLISH    AND    SWISS     WATCHES, 

Imported  directly  from    he  Manufacturers. 

The  Ainonoan  Company  are  now  making 

VERY    FINE     WATCHES     FOR     LADE5S. 

,'■'.-  .\    largo  assortment  of  Gold    Chains 
and  Jewelry  ,26vip6in 


S  EW     YORK     PRICES. 


WE  ARE  NOW  OFFERING 
OTJTR    IMMENSE    STOCK 

Fine  Custom  Made  Clothing 

AND— - 

■Gents'  Furnishing  Goods 

AT  PRICES  THAT  BEFY  COMPETITION. 

Oar  stotlc.  of  Clothing:  Consists  ot 
AJLT-i  THE  LATEST  STYLES 

BOTH  Of  MATERIAL  AND  FINISH. 

A  Largo  Assortment  of 
Trunks,  "Valine**,  Carpet  Baas  Blankets,  Etc., 

AT  EXTREMELY  LOW  PRICES. 

«T.  IR.  MEAD  <Se  CO., 

8vl0  Cor.  of  Washington  and  SanBome  streets. 


M.  S.  WHITING.  F.  G.  BERRY, 

WHITING  &  BERRY, 

No.  COO  Sacramento  street,  two  doors  above  Montgomery, 
SAN   FRANCISCO. 

TEA,  WINE  AND  SPIRIT  MERCHANTS, 

TMPORTERS  AND  WHOLESALE  DEALERS  IN  FINE 
J.  Brandies.  Whiskies,  Gins,  l'nrt,  Sherry  and  Champagne. 
Wines,  Ale,  Porter,  Older]  Bitters,  Cordials,  Syrups,  etc  , 
for  medicinal  and  family  use.  and  suppliers  to  families, 
apothecaries,  physicians,  city  and  country  dealers,  hotels, 
clubs,  etc..  in  targe  or  small  quantities. 

Observe  firm  name  on  each  cork  and  fac  simile  of  signa- 
ture on  label.     Trade  mark  registered. 

This  is  the  only  exclusive  Tea.  Wine  and  Spirit  Store  on 
the  Pacillc  coast.  It  is  neither  a  saloon  nor  Bamplc  room 
(as  no  wines  or  spirits  are  allowed  <c.  bo  drank  on  the  prem- 
ises); but  a  depot  where  selected  Tens  and  Pure  Wines  and 
Spirits  may  be  found,  at  wholesale  and  retail,  fur  medicinal 
and  family  use.  In  this  respect  it  is  our  aim  to  vie  with 
Bininger  A:  Co..  of  New  York.  Biglow  &  Davis,  of  London, 
and  Cozzens  &  Co.,  Of  Washington,  where  every  facility  Is 
offered  to  ladies,  as  well  as  to  gentlemen.  In  making  their 
own  selections  and  purchases  in  quantities  to  suit.  Our 
Treatise  on  Wines,  Spirits  "lid  Teas  may  be  had  at  our 
depot  irrat-K  and  will  be  mailed  to  consumers  and  dealers 
In  the  interior  when  requested. 

WHITING  &  BERRY, 
609  Sacramento  street,  2d  door   from    Montgomery.  San 

Francisco.  I4vl5 


Notice  "to  Miners, 

Well-Borers    and  Water    Companies, 

MPRAG  IS  NOW  PREPARED  TO  MANUFACTURE 
■  Hydraulic  and  Artesian  Well  Pipes  In  the  best  work- 
manlike manner,  and  at  the  lowest  market  rates.  Having 
made  large  additions  to  my  stock  of  machinery  fur  that 
branch  of  business.  I  am  prepared  to  till  all  orders  with  dis- 
patch, and  guarantee  entire  satisfaction.  I  also  manufac- 
ture Mississippi  Stoves,  nf  the  latest  improved  patterns,  for 
vessels  of  all  classes.     Also,  Shiii  Plumbing  done. 

M..  PRAO, 
8vl3-ly       Stove  Store,  No.  125  Clay  street,  below  Davis. 


Assayer  and  Chemist. 

A  GENTLEMAN  WELL  VERSED  IN  ASSAYING  AND 
Analytical  Chemistry,  is  desirous  of  securing  a  position 
In  some  assaying  establishment,  or  would  take  charge  of 
the  assaying  and  amalgamating  department  of  either  a 
gold  or  silver  mine.  Steady  employment,  rather  than  high 
wages,  is  desirable.  The  advertiser  would  take  his  own 
laboratory  to  the  mine  if  desired.  Proper  references  given 
Inquire  at  this  office.  3vl5tf 


Mechanical  X>ra-wixi.gs- 

Persons  wishing  Mechanical  Drawings  can  obtain  the 
services  of  competent  draughtsmen,  by  applying  to  this 
of?.cel 


HAYWARD  &  COLEMAN, 

lSU'ORTKRS  AND  REFINERS 


Illuminating,   Lubricating, 


P^VIIfT     OILS! 

CONSISTING   OF 

KEROSENE,     LARD,     SPERM.    ELEPHANT,     POLAR, 

TANNERS',  N7'.ATSEOOT,  BOILED  AND  RAW 

LINSEED,  CASTOR   AND  CHINA  NUT. 

—  ALSO,— 

SPIRITS  OFTURPENTINE&  ALCOHOL 

Note. —We  would  specially  call  the  attention  of  Mill 
owners  and  Engineers  to  our  superior  PARAFFINS  OIL, 
which  we  manufacture  from  the  California  Petroleum 
This  oil-will  nm  gum.  Machinery  thoroughly-  eleuUen  and 
lubricated  with  it  will  not  heat,  and  alter  remaining  at  rest, 
can  be  started  without  cleaning  oil". 

«S-  A  sample  can  of  our  Purafllnc  Oil  will  be  forwarded 
on  application  to  us,  as  we  desire  a  lair  and  impartial  trial. 

Lamps  and  Lamp  Stock ! 

agj-An  elegant  and  complete  assortment  on  !i  and.  .  Cur 
19vl3-3m  414:  Front  street,  San  Francisco. 


Grolden  City  Chemical  Works. 

LABOKATOI!  V, 
Corner  of  SeycntU  anil  Townsend  Streets. 

OFFICE 
Corner  of  Montgomery  And    Bash  Streets. 


CAPITAL  STOCK, 


Trustee*: 

H.  P.  WAKELEE, 

NICHOLAS  LUNING,  7 

CUAS.  E.  MoLANE, 


$500,000 


THOS.  II.  SELBY, 
Tenia    BELL, 


IT.  P.  WAKELEE  . 


..MANAGER. 


THIS  COMPANY  ARE  NOW  PREPARED  TO  FURNISH 
Sulphuric,Ni  trie  and  Muriatic  Acids  of  superior  nihility, 
in  quantities  to  suit. 

Orders  will  be  received  at  the  office  on  y  for  Chemicals  of 
every  description,  which  will  be  manufactured  as  maybe 
required.  The  Company  hep  to  pay  that  they  have  the  ad- 
vantages^ all  improved  machinery  and  apparatus  for  the 
manufacture  and  manipulation  of  these  products,  and  our 
Laboratory  is  fitted  up  with  the  most  recent  improvements 
which  experience  and  science  suggest,  and  is  surpassed  by 
none  in  completeness  and  perfection  for  the  purposes  it  is 
designed.  Pvl  j-3m ' 


Dr.  Hufeland's  Swiss  Stomach 
Bitters. 

THE  WORLD  RENOWNED  REPUTATION,  TOGETHER 
with  the  extensive  and  increasing  demand  for  Dr.  Hufe- 
land's  Swiss  Stomach  Bitters,  will  at  once  recommend  them 
to  the  favorable  notice  of  all  connoisseurs  and  lovers  nt  a 
good  and  healthful  tonic  and  invigorator.  As  a  purifier  of 
the  blood,  acting  surely,  yet  gently,  on  the  secretions  of  the 
liver  and  kidneys,  they  are  unsurpassed,  anda.mostacrec- 
ablc  drink. 


For  sale  at  all  wholesale  and  retail  stores  on  the  Pacific 
Coast,  and  at  the  .depot  of  TAYLOR  &.  HENDEL,  413  and 
415  Clay  street,  between  Sansome  and  Battery,  San  Fran- 
cisco. 2Gvl4-6m 


Pratt's  Abolition  Oil. 

FOR  ABOLISHING  PAIN  — THE  BEST  REMEDY  IN 
existence  for  Rheumatism,  Neuralgia,  Paralysis,  Head- 
ache, Toothache,  Sore  Throat.  Diptheria,  Weak,  Swolen  and 
Stiff  Joints,  Contracted  Cords  and  Muscles,  Cramps,  Colic, 
Diarrhoea,  Cholera,  Pains  in  the  Breast,  Lame  Back,  and 
all  aches  and  pants.  It  is  the  poor  man's  friend,  and  the 
best  family  physician.  l-'uLl  directions  accompany  each 
bottle.  Price  50  cents  and  $l  per  bottle.  Fur  sale  by  all 
dealers  in  medicines.  Sole  Proprietors,  A.  McBOYLE  & 
CO.,  Druggists  and  Chemists,  53-1  Sacramento  street,  op- 
posite What  Cheer  House,  San  Francisco.  Hjvl4-ly 


Economy  In  Advertising:.— The  Mining  and  Scifn- 
:fio  Prkss  is  the  best  and  most  economical  mining  adver- 
tising medium  in  this  city.  Onr  terms  arc  less  than  onb 
half  the  rates  now  charged  by  daily  newspapers,  and  the 
mining  community  are  beginning  to  appreciate  ourroasona 
bio  rates  of  advertising.  The  "kess  contains,  proportionally, 
a  larger  amount  of  mining  ad  .ertising  than  any  other  paper 
on  the  Pacific  coast.  Its  character  renders  it  the  proper 
journal  for  the  concentration  of  mining  patronage. 


l^ACIFIC 

Insurance  Company, 

— or— 
SAX  FRANCISCO,  OAL., 

Offloe,No.433  California  Street 

CASH  ASSETS,  JUI/V  1,180?, 

$1,G38,054  91. 

FIttE, 

OCEAIf, 

MA  KINK, 

INLAND 

I  NSU  RANCE. 


DIRECTORS: 


Sm  FraytiiKCo: 
w.  C.  Ralston, 
A.  L.  Tubhs, 
Wdi    Alvoid 
Jonathan  Hunt, 
A.  B.  llnrbCN, 
A.  O.  Silles. 
A.  Seliginan, 
L.  B.  Bftichley, 
"Win.  Sherman, 
L.  S&0U& 

James  DeFreniery, 
J.  (J    Bray, 

David  stern, 

D.  O.  Mills, 
I    Frlerilamler, 
.Moses  Heller, 
H.  M,  Newhall, 
G.  T,  Lawion, 
Edworu  .Martin, 
Ohas.  Maviie. 

E.  L.  Goldstein, 
J.  O.  Earl, 
Lloyd  Tevis, 
Thos.  II    Selby, 
Adam  Grant , 
Alpheus  Bull, 
S.  -M.  Wilson, 
D.  J.  Oliver, 
W.  Scholle, 
Morton  Cheesman, 
A.  Haiisinanu, 
D.  W.C.Rice, 


Oliver  Bldrldje. 
J.  B.  Roberts, 
S.  Sieltihart, 
r*.  L.  Weaver 
Win.  Hooper 
J.  W.  Clark. 
A.  Haywaid, 
T.  L.  Barker, 
Alex.  Weill. 
Ohas.  Meyer, 
Chits.  E.  McLnne, 
U    Rotseuhuuui, 
Henry  Carleion,  Jr. 
A.  J.  Ralston.  . 

T.  Lcnimeu  Meyer 

Jvttc   YmVi 

Louis  McLane, 
Knd'k  Billings, 
J  ■  B.  Newlon, 
J.  G,  Kellogg. 
Win.  T.  Coleman, 
Mppps  Ellis. 

Sacrttvtriito: 
Edgar  Mills, 
Q,  W   Mowe, 
0    T.  "Wheeler. 

Mury/nille; 

it.  H.  Jewctt. 

Portland,  Oregon: 
\\.  s   La dd, 
Jacob  Kamm. 

.Vrri/imn,'A'erutla: 

Win.  Sharon. 
OFFICERS: 

JdNA.   HUNT,  President. 
A.  G.  STILES,.  Vice  President 
A.  J.  RALSTON,  Secretary. 
C.  A.  LATUN,  Marine  Secretary. 
9vi5tf  H.  H.  OilGELOM',  Gen'l  A^ea 


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BLAKE'S  PATENT 
QUAIfcTZ CRUSHER. 

CAUTION! 

The-owners  of  the  Patent  for  this  valuable  mach lite,- In- 
order  to  facilitate  the  protection  of  their  rights  against  nu- 
merous infringers,  procured,  some  time  since,  a  reissue  of 
the  Patent,  bearing  date  January  9th,  1806. 
This  Patent  secures  the  exclusive  right  to  em- 
ploy In    Stone-Brt;al£lii(e  ninc-hlnex  l>- 
rlffht  Convergent  Jaw»,  actuated 
by  a  Revolving  Shaft. 
All  persons  who  are  violating  the  Patent  by  the  nnan- 
horized  making, selling  or  Ufliny  maohlnes  in  which  o,uiirtz 
other  material  is  crushed  between  upright  convergent 
aws.  actuated  by  a  revolving  shaft,  are  hereby  warned 
hat  they-  are  appropriating  the  property  of  others,  and 
they  will  beheld  responsible  inlaw  and  in  damages, 
cveral  infringing  machines  are  inude  and  offered  for 
in  this  city,  upon  which  Patents  have  been  obtained, 
nufacturcrs,  purchasers  and  users,  are-notlfled  iii.it  such 
Patents  do  not  authorize  the  use  of  the  original  invention, 
and  that  such  machines  cannot  be  used  without  incurring 
liability  for  damages.  BLA'KE  A  TYLER, 

Hvl4tf  Agents  for  tho  Pacific  Coast. 


California  Steam  Navigation. 

KI&J    COMPANY. 


Steamer  CAPITAL CAPT.  E.  A.  POOLE 

CHRYROPOLIS... CAPT.  A.  FOSTER. 

'"         YOSEMITE 

"         CORNELIA CAPT.  W.  BROMLEY 

11  |      JULIA-, CAPT,  E.  CONCKLIN. 

One  of  the  above  steamers  leave  BROADWAY  WHARF 
at  4  o'clock  P.  M.  EVERY  DAY  (Sundays  excepted),  for 
Sacramento  and  Stockton,  connecting  with  light-draft 
steamers  for  Marysville,  Colusa,  Chico,  and  Red  Bluff. 

Omca  of  the  Company,  northeast  corner  of  Front  and 
Jackson  streets. 

B.  M.  HARTSHOKTVE, 
I3vl2  1'reHluent,. 


X-t   is   a  ITjiot, 


THatBOffMAN'K  AMERICAN  WASHING  COMPOUND  is 
tho  best  article  for  Washing  and  Cleaning  yet  discovered. 
Is  acknowledged  to  he  a  saving  both  in  money  and  labor. 
Aslhc  Compound  suftens  the  dirt,  ihe  clothes  require  not 
more  than  one- half  the  rubbing  necessary  in  washing  by 
theold  method;  besides  all  who  give  It  a  trial  acknowledge 
that  their  clothes  are  whiter  in  washing  with  this  Com- 
pound than  they  were  ever  known  to  be  by  using  any 
other  preparation.  For  washing  woolen  goods  and  tlttn- 
ncls,  It  cannot  be  equalled.  Calicoes  that  cannot  be  washed  . 
with  soap  without  lading  are  washed  in  the  water-used  for 
boiling  white  clothes.  This  Compound  has  been  used  in 
the  Eastern  States  for  the  past  three  years,  with  perfect, 
success, 

WARRANTED  NOT  TO  INJURE  THE  CLOTHES. 

Jjgy-For  sale  by  all  Grocers. 

LYNCH  &  PARSONS,  Agents, 

14vl5-3m  »22  Jackson  street,  near  Battery. 


Mining  Secretary. 

THE  SUBSCRIBER,  HAVING  SERVED  FOR  THE  LAST 
five  years  as  Secretary  of  various  mining  companies, 
feels  fully  competent  to  serve  in  ihul  eapaciiy.  Any  par- 
tics  wishing  to  secure  the  services  of  a  Secretary  can  bo 
accommodated  on  reasonable  terms.  Information  given, 
and  all  necessary  papers  correctly  marie  out. . 

Having  had  a  long  experience  in  the  purchasing  of  goods 
and  machinery  tor  miners,  parties  in  the  mines  will  rind  it 
to  their  advantage,  where  purchasing  agents  are  employed, 
to  send  their  orders  to  the  undersigned. 

J.  M.  BUFFINGTON 
17vl5tf  No.  5  Government  House,  San  Francisco. 


Copperas !    Copperas ! 

r>X.  f\nn  ELBS.  IMPORTED  COPPERAS-SULPHATE 
i  O.UUU  of  Iron— for  sale  in  lots  to  flint,  by 

BENJ.  BRADY.  103  California  street, 
lS.15-3m  S.  W.  corner  Davis,  up  stairs. 


304 


fib*  pitting  anfl  Mtntifk 


California  Academy  of  Natural 
Sciences. 

BEffttLAB  MTIKHNg. 

Monday  Evening,  Not.  4,  1867. 
President  Whitney  in  the  chair.    Thirty 
members  present. 

George  0.  Johnson  was  elected  a  resident 
member. 

Donations  to  Cabinet— Mr.  Bolander  pre- 
sented four  packages  of  plants  from'France 
and  Australia. 

Mr.  Stearns  exhibited  some  fossil  shells 
collected  by  Mr.  Schmidt  near  Orleans  Bar, 
Klamath  county.  Mr.  Schmidt  explained 
the  method  in  which  the  Indians  use  an  In- 
dian relic,  exhibited  by  himself.  Mr. 
"Whitney  called  attention  to  two  mineral 
specimens  obtained  in  Humboldt.  These 
specimens  consisted  of  oxide  of  antimony 
and  antimoniate  of  lead. 

Professor  Whitney  gave  some  statistics 
with  regard  to  the  occurrence  of  mineral 
species,  and  of  the  elementary  substances 
contained  in  them,  on  the  Pacific  coast. 
He  stated  that  the  number  of  minerals  oc- 
curring in  California,  and  on  the  Pacific 
coast  in  general,  taking  the  country  from 
Northern  Mexico  to  British  Columbia,  was 
quite  small  in  proportion  to  the  area  of  the 
region.  Especially  among  the  silicates  is 
there  a  great  deficiency  in  species,  and  very 
few  of  those  which  do  occur  are  found  suffi- 
ciently well  crystallized  form  to  be  valuable 
as  cabinet  specimens. 

The  total  number  of  species  (following 
the  fourth  edition  of  Dana's  Mineralogy  for 
names,  etc.,)  believed  to  exist  on  the  Pacific 
coast,  including  Northern  Mexico,  Arizona, 
California,  Nevada  and  Oregon,  is  110,  of 
which,  however,  13  are  somewhat  doubtful. 
Of  the  110,  there  are  89  which  occur  in 
California.  Some  of  the  mineral  species 
most  common  in  other  parts  of  the  world, 
and  especially  in  mining  regions,  are  eithei 
entirely  unknown  here,  or  else  exceedingly 
rare.  Thus,  barytes,  which  is  so  abundant 
a  veinstone  in  England  and  Germany,  is 
almost  unknown  in  the  Sierra  Nevada,  hav- 
ing been  only  found  in  one  or  two  localities, 
and  there  in  minute  quantity.  Fluor  is  en- 
tirely wantinginthe  SierraNevada,  although 
found  in  some  quantity  in  Arizona  and  Ne- 
vada. Not  a  trace  of  this  elsewhere  so  com- 
mon mineral  has  been  found,  so  far  as 
known,  in  California. 

Among  the  silicates  most  universally  dif- 
fused, but  which  are,  up  to  this  time,  en- 
tirely unknown  in  California,  the  following 
may  be  mentioned  as  some  of  the  most  pre- 
dominant :  Beryl,  topaz,  zircon,  Wollaston- 
ite,  scapolite,  spodumene,  Allanite,  iolite, 
staurotide,  kyanite,  spinel,  nepheline,  datho- 
,  lite,  and  all  the  zeolites  in  other  countries 
so  abundant  where  volcanic  rocks  occur. 
Not  a  well  defined  specimen  of  a  zeolite  has 
yet  been  found  within  the  borders  of  Cali- 
fornia. 

Another  curious  fact  in  the  mineralogy  of 
California  is  the  occurrence  of  some  mine- 
ral species  which  are  common  as  ores  in 
other  mining  countries  ;  but  which,  in  Cal- 
ifornia, or  at  least  in  the  mining  region  of 
the  Sierra  Nevada,  are  disseminated  through 
a  great  number  of  localities,  but  nowhere 
existing  in  workable  quantity.  Galena  and 
blende  maybe  particularly  referred  to  as 
occurring  in  this  way.  There  is  hardly  a 
gold-bearing  vein  in  the  Sierra  which  has 
not  some  galena  and  blende  in  fine  particles 
in  the  veinstone ;  but  not  a  locality  is 
known  where  the  quantity  of  either  of  these 
ores  is  anything  like  sufficient  to  justify 
mining,  even  were  the  other  conditions  as 
favorable  as  in  the  Eastern  States  or  in 
Europe.  Galena  occurs  in  considerable 
quantity  in  the  extreme  southeastern  por- 
tion of  the  State,  or,  just  over  the  borders, 
in  Arizona  and  Nevada ;  but  no  considerable 
deposit  of  zinc-blende  has  yet  been  made 
known  anywhere  in  the  Pacific  States  or 
Territories  ;  nor  is  any  other  ore  of  zinc 
known  to  occur  in  workable  quantity  in  any 
one  of  the  Pacific  States  or  Territories. 

The  mineral  region  with  which  ours  most 
nearly  agrees,  in  the  character  of  its  ores 
and  mineral  substances,  is  that  of  the  South 
American  Andes,  especially  of  Chili.  In 
Mr.  David  Forbes'  recent  catalogue  of  the 
Chilian  minerals,  there  are  about  two  hund- 
red species  enumerated,  of  which  about  sixty 
have  hitherto  been  discovered  in  California 
and  the  other  Pacific  States  and  Territories. 
The  Chilian  mineral  list,  like  that  of  Cali- 
fornia, is  remarkable  for  the  absence  of 
many  of  the  almost  universally  distributed 
silicates  mentioned  above  as  wanting  in  the 
Pacific  States,  namely :  beryl,  topaz,  zircon, 
Wollastonite,  Allenite,  iolite,  staurotide, 
kyanite,  spodumene,  spinel  and  datholite. 
Many  other  silicates,  abundantly  distributed 
throughout  other  portions  of  the  world, 
might  be  mentioned  as  entirely  wanting 
along  the  whole  Pacific  Coast.  Several  of 
the  more  common  zeolites  are  found  in  the 


Chilian  list,  which  are  wanting  in  Califor- 
nia ;  while  several  others  are  equally  want- 
ing to  both  countries.  Among  the  common 
zeolites  found  in  Chili  which  have  not  yet 
been  discovered  in  California  are  Prehnite, 
stilbite,  Laumontite  and  scolecite;  while 
analcime,  harmotome,  Thomsonite,  hatro- 
lite,  henlandite,  are  wanting  there  as  well  as 
here. 

It  is  evident  from  a  comparison  of  the 
mineral  lists  of  the  States  situated  along  the 
Pacific  Coast  of  North  and  South  America, 
that  there  has  been  a  most  remarkable  re- 
semblance in  the  conditions  which  have 
influenced  the  formation  and  segregation  of 
the  accidental  minerals  now  found  accom- 
panying the  stratified  and  eruptive  masses 
throughout  the  whole  vast  extent  of  the 
regions  in  question.  This  is  another  of  the 
facts  which  go  to  show  the  unity  of  the  Cor- 
dilleras of  North  and  South  America  as  a 
geological  result 

Mr.  Bolander  stated  that  the  absence  of 
many  mineral  species -from  this  coast  found 
its  parallel  in  a  similar  absence  of  many  bo- 
tanical groups.  Dr.  Cooper  did  not  think 
there  was  any  poverty  with  respect  to  ani- 
mal species  on  this  coast,  and  suggested 
that  the  absence  of  certain  groups  of  plants 
might  be  due  to  the  absence  of  certain  ap- 
propriate mineral  constituents  from  the 
soil.  Dr.  Behr  thought  that  the  California 
lepidoptera  more  nearly  conformed  to  Eu- 
ropean and  Mexican  types  than  to  those  of 
the  Eastern  States. 


New  Inoobpokations. — Articles  of  incor- 
poration have  recently  been  filed  in  the 
County  Clerk's  office  in  this  city  as  follows: 

San  Fkancisoo  Akt  Association. —San 
Francisco.  Nov.  4th.  Capital  stock,  $100,- 
000;  10,000  shares,  $10  each.  Trustees: 
G.  A.  Fuller,  J.  B.  Lambert,  B.  J.  Leader, 
H.  S.  Sparks  and  S,  A  Edgwain. 

BEDDiNeTON  Quicksilveb  Mining  Co. — 
Lake  county,  Cal.  Nov.  5th.  Capital 
stock,  $1,260,000  ;  l,260shares,  $1,000 each. 
Trustees :  John  H.  Beddington,  George  N. 
Cornwall  and  Horatio  P.  Livermore. 

"United  Mechanics  of  San  Fbancisoo.— 
San  Francisco.  Nov.  6th.  Capital  stock, 
$500,000;  1,000  shares,  $500  each.  Trus- 
tees :  Albert  M.  Winn,  J.  D.  Cornell  and 
Charles  C.  Terrell. 

Election  or  Officers. — At  an  annual 
meeting  of  the  Golden  Homestead  Associ- 
ation, held  on  the  evening  of  Nov.  4th,  the 
following  officers  were  elected.  A  Holmes, 
President ;  Wm.  Monahan,  Secretary  ;  Di- 
rectors, T.  Beynolds,  John  T.  Barry,  D.  P. 
Fenton,  H.  Besby,  Thomas  B.  Gately. 

Catedonia  G.  &  S.  M.  Co.— Oct  28th. 
Trustees :  Dr.  Wake  Bryarly,  Edward  Ken- 
nedy, Donald  McDonald,  W.  S.  O'Brien 
and  W.  B.  Agard. 


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CHICKERING   &   SONS' 

PIANOS 

Received  the 

FIRST  PREMIUM 

(Gold  Medal) 

And  Decoration  or  I^eclon  of  Honor,  at  the 

Paris  Exposition. 

KOHLEll,  CHASE  &  CO.,  Agents, 

26vl4nrl6p  431  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco. 


Order  Bussey's  Oombination  Burglar  and 
Powder-Proof  Keyless  Lock ! 

REASONS  WHY. 

1st-  It  is  the  best  Combination  Lock  known. 

2d.  It  is  impossible  to  pick  it. 

3d.  It  can  be  subjected  to  over  half  a  million 
changes,  and  when  run  by  a  burglar,  he  is  no 
nearer  entrance  than  when  he  began; 

4th.  It  has  no  key  to  lose. 

5th.  The  more  it  is  used  the  better  it  is  liked. 

6th.  It  has  no  signs,  letters  or  figures,  on  its 
face. 

7th.  It  is  the  simplest  to  understand. 

8th.  It  is  impossible  to  open  it  without  knowing 
the  set. 

9th.  It  is  least  possible  to  get  out  of  repair,  as 
any  one  will  be  convinced  on  examination. 

10th.  It  is  the  strongest  Lock. 

11th.  No  possible  derangement  of  combination 
can  be  made. 

12th.  Amador  County  has  adopted  this  Lock 
for  its  safes. 

13.  It  received  a  special  premium  at  State  Fair 

Opinions  of  the  Press  and  others  In  regard  to 
Ifiugsey's  Combination  JLock. 

The  Bank  of  British  Columbia  ordered  the  first  one  ot 
these  locks  introduced  in  this  city,  and  the  following  rec- 
ommendation has  been  received  by  the  iuventor: 

Bank  of  British  Colombia  ,  "J 

San  Francisco,  May  24,  1866.     J 

Recently,  two  of  Wm.  C.  Bussey  s  new  Patent  Com- 
biuation  Burglar-Proof  Locks  were  placed  upon  the  vault 
doors  of  the  Bank  of  British  Columbia.  Tbey  are  found 
to  operate  with  all  the  efficiency  claimed  by  the  inventor 
and  in  every  way  meut  our  fullest  approval. 

They  were  ordered  upon  mature  deliberation,  after 
strict  iuvestigatiou  of  their  merits,  in  comparison  with 
some  of  the  most  noted  and  popular  old  styles  of  combin- 
ation locks. 

We  deem  the  lock  entirely  burglar-proof.  It  is  strong 
in  construction,  without  intricate  or  delicate  parts,  with 
simple  and  easy  movement.  We  find  no  difficulty  in 
either  opeuiug  or  closing  it,  nor  in  changing  its  combina- 
tions,which  may  be  madealmost  innumerable. 

As  a  California  invention  of  extraordinary  merit,  we 
take  Dloasure  in  recommending  it  to  public  attention,  be- 
I'.eviug  it  to  possessall  the  advantages  which  are  claimed 
for  it.  WM.  H.  T1LUNGHAST,  Sub-Manager. 

We  do  hereby  certify,  that  Wm.  C.  Bussey's  Combina- 
tion Lock  is  the  best  Sale  Lock  in    existence,  and  impos- 
sible to  be  picked.     We   have  applied  several   to  Vaults 
and  Safes,  to  entire  satisfaction  to  parties  interested. 
KrrTREDUE  &  LEAVITT, 
Pioneer  Iron  Works,  cor.  Fremont  and  Market  sts, 

San  Francisco,  May  6, 1867. 
I  do  hereby  certify,  that  Mr.  Wm.  C.  Bussey's  Com- 
DiDatiou  Lock  is  the  simplest  and  strongest  in  construc- 
tion, and  the  least  possible  to  get  out  of  repair;  and  for 
Safes  and  Vaults  in  every  other  respect  as  good  as  any 
other  improved  combination  lock  which  I  am  acquainted 
with.  JOHN  R.  SIMhS, 

Vault  Manufacturer,  Oregon  street. 

Jackson,  April  27, 1S67. 

I,  the  undersigned,  Shpriff  of  Amador  County,  do  here- 
by certify  that  I  am  using  one  of  Wm.  C.  Bussey's  Key- 
less Combination  Locke  on  my  safe,  which  is  made  to 
draw  four  bolts  with  facility.  I  believe  the  lock  to  be 
the  best  lock  ever  invented,  for  the  following  reasons: 

1st  — Because  it  is  impossible  for  either  burglar  or  ex- 
pert to  pick  it. 

2d. — The  lock  being  constructed  without  a  key-hole,  it 
cannot  be  blown  to  pieces  by  powder. 

3d. — There  is  no  possibility  of  deranging  the  combina- 
tion by  breaking  off,  or  attempting  to  drive  the  knobs  into 
the  safe.  And  it  is  in  fact  the  nearest  approach  to  per- 
fection yet  arrived  at  iu  the  art  of  Lock  making. 

R,  COSNER. 

Attested  by  J.  C.  Seqpman,  County  Clerk. 

Jackson,  April  27, 1867. 

The  undersigned,  Treasurer  of  Amador  County,  do  here- 
by certify,  that  I  am  now  using  ono  of  Wm.  C.  Bussey's 
Keyless  Combination  Locks.  It  is  fastened  to  the  outside 
door  of  the  Treasurer's  Safe.  I1  have  uo  fear  of  any  by- 
stander gaining  a  knowledge  of  the  set  of  the  combina- 
tion, when  looking  or  unlocking  the  same.  If  I  desire  to 
have  access  to  the  safeevcry  fow  minutes,  I  can  so  adjust 
the  combination  as  to  open  this  lock  in  two  seconds  of 
time.  lam  exceedingly  well  pleased  with  the  same,  and 
I  deem  this  lock  to  be  all  that  the  inventor  claims  for  it. 
OTTO  WALTHER. 

Attested  by  J.C.  Shipman,  County  Clerk. 

California  Lock  Ahead. —  A  special  premium  was 
awarded  Mr.  W.  C.  Bussey.  for  his  superior  Combination 
Powder  aud  Burglar-Proof  S<ife  Lock,  at  the  recent  State 
.  Fair.  Wo  are  sure  no  award  was  ever  more  meritoriously 
bestowed.  This  Lock  was  described  at  length  in  the- 
Press  several  months  since.  At  that  time  it  was  adopted 
by  several  banking  houses  in  this  city,  and  we  are  now 
assured  that  the  remirkable  claims  asserted  in  favor  of 
the  Lock  at  that  time,  have  been  confirmed  since  by  its 
practical  use.  We  feel  an  interest  in  this  California  in- 
vention, and  wish  to  see  it  speedily  meet  with  the  success 
it  is  ultimately  certain  to  attain.  Mr.  Bussey,  having 
properly  first  fairly  tested  his  lock  in  California,  is  now 
desirous  of  introducing  it  in  the  East,  and  offers  to  dispose 
of  the  right  Tor  several  States  at  very  reasonable  rates. — 
[Mining  and  Scientific  Press,  Sept.  29,  1866. 

They  are  the  only  safe  lock  ever  invented.  Every 
State  and  County  treasury  vault,  and  every  bank  and  bus- 
iness place  should  have  oue. — f,  Amador  Ledger. 

Thisisa-iock  in  which  a  series  of  rotating  annular 
tumblers  is  employed,  and  it  consists  in  a  novel  arrange- 
ment of  such  tumblers  in  connection  with  one  or  more 
arms  connected  with  one  or  more  bolts,  whereby  an  ex- 
tremely simple  and  effective  lock  is  obtained,  presenting 
an  almost  unlimited  number  of  combinations.  For  which 
he  was  awarded  a  special  premium  at  the  State  Fair. — 
[Sacramento  Union. 

We,  the  undersigned,  practical  Locksmiths,  unhesita- 
tingly pronounce  Bussey's  Improved  Combination  Burglar 
Proof  Lock  to  be  the  most  reliable  lock  constructed. 
F.  MARKT  &  C.  FLK1SHEL, 

No.  18  Post  street. 


REFERENCES : 


R.  COSNER;  Sheriff. 

0.  WALTHER  Treasurer. 

W.  JENNINGS.     -) 

0.  H.  1NGALLS,    ^Supervisors. J 

L.  McLAINE,  J 


Any  good  blacksmith  can  put  this  look  on  safe  doors. 
Boxe-cl  or  single  old  locks  removed  and  this  placed  in  their 
sieaa,  to  work  one,  two,  three  or  four  bolts,  as  the  case 
may  be. — [See  page  30  in  Pacific  Coast  Directory. 

A  deaf  or  blind  man  can  open  this  lock  when   he  knows 
the  set  and  understands    the   full   manipulation,  without 
any  expert  detecting  the  combination. 
19vl4myll&18.1ain 


W.    TV  G-A-Mfc.A.I'T, 
Oity 

BRASS  AND  BELL  FOUNDER. 


Cor.  mission  and  Fremont  sts., 

SAD    FRANCISCO. 

Manufacturer  of  Brass,  Zinc,  and  Antl- Friction  or 

Babbet  BXetal  Castings; 

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Gange  Cocks,  Cylinder  Cocks,  Oil  Globes,  Steam  Whistles, 

ii  rsm ATTI.IC  PTPJES  AXB  XOZZELS 

For  Mining  purposes,  Iron  Steam  Pipe  furnished  with  Fit 
tings,  &c.  Coupling  Joints  of  all  sizes.  Particular  attention 
paid  to  Distillery  Work.  Manufacturer  of  "Garratt's  Pat- 
ient Improved  Journal  Metal." 

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AND  BRASS.  *SB  6tf 


MINING   COMPANIES 

Can  get  their  Printing  done  cheaper  and  better  by 

TRUESDELL,  DEWEY  &  CO. 
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COUNTY  OFFICERS 

Can  get  their  Blank  Books  and  Blanks  cheaper  of 

TRUESDELL,  DEWEY  &  CO., 

Than  of  any  other  printing  house  in  the  city. 

MERCHANTS 

Wb.en  yon  want  Printing  done  cheap,  send  to 

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Who  do  all  kinds  of  Printing  at  tho  lowest  rates. 

FOUNDRIES 

Will  save  money  by  having  their  printing  done  by 

TEUESDELL,  DEWEY  &  CO., 
Who   have  put  prices  down  to  the  lowest  rates. 

EVERYBODY 

Who  wishes  to  save  money  and  get  good  work,  see 

TEUESDELL,  DEWEY  &  CO., 
Who  are  always  ready  to  receive  and  fill  orders, 

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Can  get  their  Printing  well  done  at  lpw  prices,  by 

TEUESDELL,  DEWEY  &  CO., 
Who  are  now  prepared  for  all  kinds  of  Printing. 

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Foundry  for  Sale. 

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UNION    IRON   WORKS, 

SACRAMENTO, 

Owned  hy  William  R.  "Williams,  is  offered  for  sale  on  the 
most  favorable  terms. 

A.    Gi-oocl   Bargain 

May  he  had,  as  the  proprietor  is  going  home  to  Europe.  It 
is  seldom  that  so  good  an  opportunity  is  offered  for  a  sure 
and  permanent  investment.  The  business  of  the  establish- 
ment is  exceedingly  flourishing,  as  can  be  shown.  The 
Sbop  is  of  brick,  new  and  well  built.  The  lot  is  85  feet  front 
by  16a  feet  in  depth,  in  a  good  location  for  this  business,  on 
Front  street,  between  N  and  O  streets. 

Inquire  at  the  office  of  tho  Foundry,  or  address 

WILLIAM   K.  WILLIAMS, 

26vl3tf9-16p  Sacramento.  CaU 


TN  THE  PROBATE  COURT  OF  THE  CITY  AND  COUNTY; 
X  of  San  Francisco,  Stale  of  California— In  the  matter  of 
the  Estate  ol  HENRY  GANaHL-i deceased.  Order  to  show 
cause  why  Order  of  Sale  of  Real  Estate  should  not  bo  made. 

It  appearing  to  the  said  Court,  by  the  petition  this  dav 
presented  una  filed  by  Andrew  D.  Smith,  the  Administrator 
of  the  Estate  of  Henry  Ganalil,  deceased,  praying  tor  an  or- 
der of  sale  of  real  estate,  that  It  is  necessary  to  sell  the 
whole  of  the  real  estate  to  pay  iho  debts,  expenses  and 
chaise.-,  of  tho  administration  oj'said  estate. 

It  Is  therefore  ordered  by  the  said  Court,  that  all  persons 
interested  in  the  estate  oi  said  deceased,  appear  before  the 
siud  Probate  Court  on  MONDAY,  the  eighteenth  day  of  No- 
vember, A.  D.  1867,  at  ten  o'clock  in  the  forenoon  of  said 
flay,  nt  the  Court  Kooni  of  said  Probate  Court,  at  the  City 
Hall,  In  the  City  and  County  of  San  Francisco,  to  show 
cause  why  an  order  should  not  be  granted  to  the  said  Ad- 
ministrator to  sell  so  much  ot  the  real  estate  of  the  said  de- 
ceased as  shall  be  necessary: 

And  thai  a  copy  of  this  order  be  published  at  least  four 
successive  weeks  in  the  Mining  and  Scientific  Press,  a  news- 
paper printed  and  published  in  said  Citv  anrt  County. 

SI.  C.  BLAtE,  Probate  Judge. 

Dated  October  17th,  A.  D.  1867.  16vl5-5w 


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^  ^Journal  of  Useful  §Vtl0,  Mtnct,  w&  pining  anrt  ^wtorowal  groflMSS. 


OEWKY  .fc  CO.,   l-l  'KI.ISII  V.Ktl 
A... I   PAeeat  Modlcllnra.  * 


SAN  FRANCISCO,  SATURDAY,  NOVEMBER  16,  1867. 


I  VOLUME   XV. 

I         Number     SO. 


TABLE  OF  CONTENTS. 


Httk's  steam  Engine— Illus- 

r  rrtt.-.l. 
King  tron. 
'-■II. [ii   vlow  tit  the   1'arU 

R     Dfttltloil  of  1887. 
Shall    \\V  bo   Able  to  Make 
Dnunundtff 


Th 


Ma 


Prob  iblo  t'ti.i 
Redt 


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anil  flllv 


-linn    nt  Uold 


:  Progress. 
•  Freiberg  llnrr.l  Process. 
Shall  We  Have  a  statu  L'ui- 

VIT-Itl   V 

'I'll.'  Ensley  Gas. 

llcn.kir  i  Improved  Force 
anil   Lilt  I'umjis 

Mining  and  Mining  Machin- 
ery. 

Mining  Shareholders'  Direct- 
ore 

New  in  orporatlons—  List  of 

I  Mil,'. -r- 
NoiIcch  to  Correspondents. 
San  Francisco  Metal  Market, 
flan  Francisco  Market  Rates. 


MKt:il*NlCAL  Ml:l('VLI.AMT.— 
VJbratlun:  Iron  shin  Build- 
IntC  Uinl.Tsli.il  '.111.,!, 
Whet]  to  Ainilv  Faint. 

s.'  i  k  s  t  t  r  I  e  Mis.iihsv  — 
Tba  l'hllo-..r.hv  ortbeSonp 
Bubble;  UnUti  nf  the  llu- 
inun  Kiir:  Meat  fnnn  Onn- 
powder;  Thallinin.  Oxides 
and  ozone;  Magnetism; 
Cadmium  as  a  Precl[iiiiHe 
for  silver;  New  Compound 
of  Gelatine;  Universality 
of  Nickel  and  Cobalt;  The 
Aneroid  Barometer;  To 
I'rvsi-ive  Pegged  Boots  and 
shoes. 

tlr.'.M.  Sijhvahy— Embracing 
late  Intelligence  Iroin  the 
various  counties  and  dis- 
tricts In  Onlilornla.  Ari- 
zona Alaska.  OolOrfUlO. 
Huh. i.  Nevada.  Utah  and 
nregoii, 

Sew  Patents  and  Inventions. 

Stock  Prices— Bid  and  Asked. 

San  Francisco  Weekly  Stock 
circular 


Hooker's  Improved  Lift  and  Force 
Pump. 

We  give  herewith  an  illustration  of  Hoot 
or's  Improved  Excelsior  Pump,  a  re-issue 
and  patent  for  which  was  recently  obtained- 
through  this  office.  The  improvement  con- 
sists in  casting  the  valve  chambers  and  cyl- 
inder all  in  one  piece,  by  which  means  larger 


The  Hicks  Steam  Engine. 

We  place  before  our  readers,  to-day,  an 
illustration  of  the-  Hicks  Steam  Engine, 
which  attracted  so  much  attention  at  the 
State  Fair,  and  which  was  awarded  a  special 
gold  medal  by  the  California  State  Agricul- 
tural Society.  The  engine  was  exhibited  by 
the  side  of  one  of  the  well  known  and  well 
finished  Corliss  Engines,  made  by  Messrs. 
Goss  &  Lambard  of  Sacramento,  with  which 
it  presented  a  most  marked  contrast,  both  in 
arrangement  and  appearance.  The  former 
was  the  ne  phis  ultra  of  a  perfectly  finished 
engine,  with  all  the  most  nicely  adjusted 
arrangements  for  working  steam  expans- 
ively. The  latter  was  probably  the  plainest 
and  simplest  looking  piece  of  machinery 


water  spaces  are  obtained,  and  the  break- 
ing of  a  largo  joint  to  get  at  the  valves 
obviated.  A,  A,  show  the  bonnets  covering 
the  valves,  which  are  always  accessible  and 
easily  removed,  so  that  the  valves  may  be 
reached  without  disconnecting  the  air-cham- 
ber or  pipes.  Four  holes  are  drilled  in  the 
flange  of  the  air-chamber,  so  as  to  allow  the 
discharge  pipe  to  bo  turned  to  the  right  or 
left,  as  desired.  The  suction  pipe  is  easily 
detached,  without  disturbing  the  position 
of  the  pump,  and  arranged  for  iron  or  ■  lead 
pipe.  The  largely  increased  sales  of  this 
pump,  already  a  great  favorite  with  the 
public,  warrants  us  in  making  this  illus- 
tration of  the  "improvement,"  which  the 
proprietors  feel  confident  will  place  it  at  the 
head  of  all  double-acting  force  pumps.  We 
are  informed  that  there  are  seventeen  dif- 
ferent styles  and  sizes  of  this  pump  for  sale, 
suitable  for  all  purposes,  aud  for  every  kind 
of  power. 

A  New  County. — Parties  residing  in  that 
part  of  Sacramento  County  lying  south  of 
the  Cosumncs  River,  and  others  residing  in 
the  northern  part  of  San  Joaquin  County, 
are  taking  steps  to  petition  the  next  Legis- 
lature to  be  set  off  into  a  new  county. 


valve-rods,  eccentrics,  rock  shafts,  packing- 
boxes,  slides,  levers,  cross-heads,  and  exter- 
nal attachments  of  every  kind  which  they 
necessitate.  The  action  of  the  pistons  is  alike 
simple  and  uniform,  each  being  a  slide 
valve  for  the  one  beside  it.  This  invention, 
therefore,  forms  the  most  radical  and  entire 
change  in  steam  engines  which  has  been 
made  since  the  days  of  Watt. 

Four  single-acting  pistons,  working  in  the 
four  cylinders  marked  B,  B,  B,  B,  are  all 
connected  to  cranks  on  one  shaft  by  suitable 
connecting  rods,  each  piston  taking  steam 
before  the  next  succeeding  one  has  finished 
its  stroke,  thereby  insuring  a  uniform  and 
continuous  motion,  and  avoiding  the  dead 
points  which  render  ordinary  engines  so 
variable  in  their  motions,  and  difficult  to 
start,  if  stopped  or  caught  on  the  center. 
This  is  in  fact  a  double  cut-off  engine,  with- 


HIOKS'  6TEAK  ENGINE. 


which  was  ever  constructed  as  a  steam  mo- 
tive power. 

To  the  stereotyped  eye  the  Hicks  engine 
may  seem  faulty  in  the  principle  of  its  con- 
struction; but,  judging  from  the  operation 
of  the  one  at  the  Fair,  also  the  report  of  the 
manufacturers,  Messrs.  Howland,  Angell  & 
King,  as  well  as  from  its  reported  practical 
working  in  the  Atlantic  States,  where  several 
hundreds  are  at  work,  giving  results  entirely 
satisfactory,  both  as  regards  economy  and 
durability,  we  think  there  is  nothing  to  jus- 
tify any  particular  objection;  but  rather 
that  it  possesses  many  excellent  features 
well  adapted  to  the  requirements  of  this 
coast. 

For  hoisting  purposes,  and  general  use  in 
the  mines,  it  appears  to  possess  many  advan- 
tages over  any  engine  now  in  use,  its  chief 
feature  being  its  matchless  simplicity.  Its 
inventor  claims  that  while  retaining  the 
entire  principle  and  action  of  the  best  ap- 
proved reciprocating  engines,  and  doing  no 
violence  to  the  convictions  of  our  most 
intelligent  engineers,  that  this  principle  and 
action  cannot  be  superseded  as  long  as  the 
present  mode  of  applying  steam  continues; 
the  details  are  so  far  simplified  that  the 
pistons  connected  directly  to  the  crank  form 
the  only  moving  parts,  and  these  with  the 
cylinders  compose  the  whole  engine.  This 
is  done  by  making  the  pistons  of  suitable 
form  and  arrangement  to  enable  them  to 
perform  also  the  offices  of  valves  and  cut- 
offs, dispensing  not  only  with  these  contri- 
vances, but  also  with  the  whole  array  of 


out  the  friction  of  a  double  set  of  valves, 
with  their  multiform  attachments. 

The  pistons  are  provided  with  proper 
ports  and  passages,  which  act  in  combina- 
tion with  ports  and  passages  in  the  cylinders, 
to  admit  and  release  the  steam,  thus  com- 
bining a  slide-valve  with  the  piston  in  one 
and  the  same  piece,  each  piston  admitting 
and  exhausting  the  steam  for  its  neighbor 
cylinder,  as  well  as  cutting  off  its  own  sup- 
ply of  steam  from  the  boiler  at  any  desired 
point.  By  this  means  the  expansive  force 
of  the  steam  is  used,  and  the  exhaust  allowed 
to  remain  open  during  the  entire  return 
stroke. 

These  ports  and  passages  are  arranged 
opposite  to  each  other  in  such  a  manner 
that  a  perfect  balance  to  the  pressure  of  the 
steam  is  effected,  aud  the  ordinary  wear  and 
fiiction  of  cylinders,  pistons  and  valves 
almost  entirely  obviated.  It  will  also  be 
observed  that  the  motions  of  the  valve  and 
cut-off  are  equal  in  rapidity  to  the  speed  of 
the  piston,  and  that  the  cut-off  works  in  the 
closest  possible  proximity  to  the  piston. 

The  pistons  are  effectually  packed  by  a 
simple  and  convenient  method,  and  can  be 
tightened  at  pleasure.  It  is  valuable  for  its 
extreme  lightness,  and  its  great  freedom 
from  liability  of  repairs.  It  is  only  about 
one-fourth  the  size  and  weight  of  the  ordi- 
nary stationary  engines  of  equal  power ;  it 
requires  no  engineer  to  set  it  up;  it  needs 
only  about  one-fourth  the  area  and  cost  of 
foundation;  it  cannot  get  out  of  line,  and 
requires  much  less  care  and  attention  than 
any  other  engine.  This  engine  was  invented 
by  Mr.  Wm.  C.  Hicks,  and  was  patented 
February  21st,  1865.  We  hope  at  an  early 
day  to  bo  able  to  give  an  illustration  of  its 
interior  and  working  parts. 

Continental  Life  Insurance  Company, 
302  Montgomery  street,  corner  of  Pine. 


Mining  and  Mining  Machinery. 

We  understand  that  owing  to  recent  very 
favorable  developments  made  by  Mr.  W.  H. 
Bovee  in  his  mine  near  Angel's,  Calaveras 
Co.,  he  has  laid  aside  the  machinery  hitherto 
used,  as  insufficient  for  the  present  demands 
of  the  same,  and  ordered  from  this  city  new 
machinery  of  greater  capacity,  which  is  to 
consist  of  two  Wheeler  &  Randall  and  six 
Knox  pans.  A  45-horse  power  engine  has 
also  been  ordered,  with  boiler  in  proportion; 
the  latter  is  54  inches  in  diameter,  and  con- 
tains 50  three  and  a  half  inch  tubes.  It  was 
made  of  C.  H.  No.  1  American  iron,  and 
tested  at  150  Bis.  hydrostatic  pressure,  by 
Mr.  C.  C.  Bemis,  TJ.  S.  Boiler  Inspector  of 
this  city. 

We  understand  that  the  work  was  put  up 
under  the  supervision  of  Mr.  Bemis  and  Mr. 
R.  G.  Carlyle,  and  is  represented  as  unsur- 
passed as  to  quality  of  material  and  style  of 
workmanship  by  anything  of  the  kind  turned 
out  upon  the  coast. 

The  boiler  was  built  at  the  new  establish- 
ment of  Messrs.  Bauerhyte  &  McAfee,  corner 
of  Howard  and  Beale  streets,  and  was  ready 
in  two  weeks  from  the  day  the  order  was 
received,  doing  much  credit  both  to  the 
skill  and  dispatch  of  the  new  firm.  The 
pans  and  engine  were  from  the  Golden 
State  Iron  Works,  First  street. 

Palmer,  Knox  &  Co.  have  also  just  shipped 
a  complete  set  of  hoisting  works  to  Jackson, 
Amador  Co.,  to  the  firm  of  Messrs.  Coney 
&  Bigelow,  who  have  now  a  30-horse  power 
engine  in  process  of  construction  at  the 
same  foundry. 

♦-*•■  ^   * — » 

A  Valuable  Present.  —  We  had  the 
pleasure,  a  day  or  two  since,  of  examining 
a  most  elegant,  valuable  and  appropriate 
gift,  which  will  go  East  on  the  next  steamer, 
sent  by  Mr.  David  Hewes,  of  this  city,  as  a 
holiday  present  to  a  friend  "at  home." 
The  gift  consists  of  an  elegant  and  beauti- 
fully finished  cabinet,  well  filled  with  a  rare 
and  choice  selection  of  minerals,  fossils  and 
curiosities — among  which  we  notice,  in  ad- 
dition to  rich  specimens  of  gold  and  silver 
ore  from  the  most  celebrated  mines  of  Cali- 
fornia and  Nevada,  several  beautiful  speci- 
mens of  stream  tin  from  the  newly  discov- 
ered tin  mines  of  Idaho,  malachite  from 
Siberia,  azurite  (blue  copper  ore)  from  the 
famous  Burra  Burra  mine  in  Australia,  sil- 
ver from  the  Battapillas  mine  in  Mexico, 
garnets  from  our  new  possessions  in  Alaska, 
etc.  This  collection  was  put  up,  arranged 
and  catalogued  by  Mr.  Charles  Beiderman, 
of  Thayer's  drug  store,  corner  of  Howard, 
and  Third  streets,  where  we  had  the  pleas- 
ure of  examining  it.  Mr.  B.  draws  largely 
upon  his  own  private  collection  in  making 
up  this  elegant  and  appropriate  present  from 
an  old  Calif ornian  to  his  friends  "  at  home.' 


Amekioan  Wines  in  Pakis. — The  French 

journal  V Invention,  over  the  signature  of 

Denos-Gardissol,    Solicitor  of  Patents,   in 

speaking  of  the  California  wines  at  the  Exhi- 

I  bition,  says :  "  We  believe  this  manufacture 

j  is  destined  at   no  distant  day  to  pompete 

'  successfully  with  us  in  the  markets  of  the 

'New  World." 


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M>U  pitting  m&,  Mmtifk  Wxm. 


(Sommmxlatimxs. 


In  tfiis  Dehaktment  we  invite  the  fkek  discossiok  of  all 
proper  subjects— correspondents  nlone  being  responsible  for 
the  ideas  and  theories  they  advance. 


[By  our  Special  Correspondent.] 

General  View  of  the  Paris  Exposi- 
tion of  1867. 

BrW.  P.  Blake,  ComuiissionerfromtheState  of  California. 

THE   METALS  OF  THE  EXHIBITION  CONTINUED. 
SILVER  AND   GOLD. 

The  silver  ores  from  the  region  of  Austin 
and  Eastern  Nevada,  brought  by  CoL  Buel, 
form  the  last  addition  to  the  mineral  display 
of  the  United  States.  It  is  by  far  the  most 
important  contribution  of  silver  ores  in  the 
Exhibition,  and  coupled  with  the  large 
masses  of  rich  ore  from  the  Poorman  lode, 
Idaho,  and  the  beautiful  mass  of  dark-col- 
ored  silver  ore  from  Blind  Springs,  Cali- 
fornia, it  makes  an  array  of  which  the  silver 
miners  of  the  Pacific  coast  may  well  be  proud, 
although  they  have  not  shown  specimens  of 
half  of  the  well-known  lodes.  The  Corn- 
stock  lode  is  not  represented  in  Col.  Buel's 
collection,  but  fortunately  there  are  a  few 
specimens  in  Dr.  Pigne's  collection,  and  in 
that  sent  by  your  correspondent,  so  that  it 
has  been  possible  to  show  the  character  of 
the  ores  to  those  most  interested,  and  to 
make  some  comparisons.  There  have  been 
many  inquiries  for  specimens  of  the  Corn- 
stock,  and  many  Californians  are  surprised 
that  it  is  not  more  extensively  and  appropri- 
ately represented.  There  is  a  great  demand, 
also,  for  information  and  statistics,  and  the 
edition  of  the  little  book  which  Col.  Buel 
published  upon  Eastern  Nevada  has  been 
exhausted.  This  was  prepared  by  Myron 
Angel  for  the  committee,  and  is  accompa- 
nied by  a  map  showing  the  various  mining 
districts  around  Austin,  and  north  and  south 
of  it. 

A  suite  of  specimens  of  the  ores  'sent  to 
the  Imperial  School  of  Mines,  was  assayed 
and  yielded  in  silver  at  the  rate  of  from  §67 
to  §5,000  per  ton  of  silver  and  gold.  The 
committee  have  awarded  a  silver  medal  for 
this  collection,  and  it  will  doubtless  receive 
an  appropriate  notice  in  the  official  report 
to  the  French  Government. 

THE  POORMAN   ORE. 

The  New  York  company  'which  now  owns 
and  works  the  Poorman  lode,  sent  over,  in 
good  season,  several  very  large  and  won- 
derfully rich  masses  of  the  ore.  It  has  oc- 
cupied the  top  of  a  great  pile  of  ores  from 
the  United  States,  and  for  a  long  time  was 
hardly  noticed  by  even  experts  as  an  object 
of  any  great  consequenee.  It  was  only 
necessary,  however,  to  look  closely  to  see 
the  massive  ruby  silver  and  crusts  of  chlo- 
ride. The  jury  awarded  a  gold  medal  to 
Mr.  Walbridge  for  this  display.  I  am  in- 
formed that  the  specimens  are  all  to  be 
smelted  at  the  end  of  the  Exposition.  They 
will  make  a  good  sized  ingot  of  silver  anil 
thus  give  convincing  testimony  of  the  value 
of  the  ores. 

THE  BLIND    SPRING  ORE. 

The  very  fine  specimen  sent  by  Dr.  Hark- 
ness  and  Dr.  Frey,  of  Sacramento,  has  at- 
tracted some  attention  from  the  mineralo- 
gists by  reason  of  its  richness  in  silver,  and 
because  it  contains  some  of  the  compound 
called  Partzite,  and  supposed  to  be  a  new 
mineral.  It  is  the  general  opinion,  however, 
that  the  mineral  is  not  sufficiently  well 
characterized  to  be  regarded  as  a  distinct 
species.  It  is  probably  a  mixture  of  other 
minerals,  and  has  not  a  constant  composi- 
tion. 

KONGSBERG  SILVER  UTNES,    NORWAY. 

As  regards  beauty  of  specimens,  and  min- 
eralogical  interest,  there  is  nothing  so  fine 
as  the  exhibit  made  by  the  Norwegian  Gov- 
ernment of  the  products  of  the  Kongsberg 
mines.  A  glass  case  is  filled  with  the  most 
extraordinary  crystallizations  of  native  sil- 
ver and  of  the  sulphuret.  This  silver  is 
remarkably  white  and  contains  a  little  quick- 
silver naturally  alloyed  with  it.  This  col- 
lection is  a  very  complete  one,  as  regards 
the  associate  minerals  and  rocks,  and  is  ac- 
companied by  several  colored  sections  of  the 
veins  and  galleries  of  the  mine. 

CHILI   SILVER   MINES. 

,  There  is  a  very  important  collection  of  the 
silver  ores  of  Chili.  Some  specimens  of 
ruby  silver  in  crystals  from  Chanarcillo, 


are  remarkably  large  and  beautiful,  and  are 
coveted  by  mineralogists  without  any  hope 
of  satisfaction,  for  the  exhibition  is  made  by 
the  Chilian  Government.  There  is,  also,  to 
be  found  in  this  collection,  some  specimens 
of  the  rare  compounds  of  silver,  such  as 
amalgam  crystals,  the  chloro-bromide  of  sil- 
ver, and  a  new  mineral,  (a  double  iodide  of 
silver  and  of  mercury,)  called  tocornalite, 
by  M.  Domeyko,  professor  in  the  School  of 
Mines  at  Santiago,  who  sends  a  short  me- 
moir with  the  collection.  According  to  this 
author,  the  silver  veins  of  Chili,  such  as 
those  of  Tres  Puntas,  Chanarcillo,  Agua 
Ainarga,  are  found  in  an  argillaceous  lime- 
stone formation,  often  fossiliferous,  and  be- 
longing to  the  Jurassic  epoch.  These  mines 
are  further  from  the  coast  than  the  rich 
copper  deposits. 

SILVER  LEAD   ORES. 

The  largest  mass  of  silver  in  the  Exhibi- 
tion is  in  the  French  department,  and  comes 
from  one  of  the  silver  lead  companies  of 
Pontgibaud.  It  is  just  as  it  came  from  the 
cupel,  and  is  nearly  one  yard  in  breadth, 
and  is  valued  at  §27,000.  It  is  accompanied 
by  interesting  samples  of  the  ores  of  lead, 
rough  and  dressed,  and  the  products  of  the 
smelting  and  eupellation.  There  are  sev- 
eral other  similar  exhibits  and  some  very 
interesting  models  of  furnaces  of  improved 
construction. 

GOLD   AND   ITS    ORES. 

California,  of  course,  is  first  to  be  named, 
but  it  is  not  necessary  to  analyze  the  exhi- 
bition, or  to  write  yon  anything  about  the 
mines  and  processes.  Superficial  observers 
are  generally  greatly  disappointed  in  the 
representation  of  our  mines.  This  is  true 
of  the  public  generally,  and  of  most,  per- 
haps, of  the  Californians.  Almost  every 
one  looks  for  solid  chunks  of  gold — for  nug- 
gets and  trays  full  of  the  shining  dust,  and 
perhaps  for  a  few  ingots.  All  this  would 
have  been  quite  attractive  to  the  crowd  of 
visitors,  but  it  would  have  told  only  a  sin- 
gle fact  after  all,  and  one  which  every  one 
knows — that  there  is  and  has  been  plenty  of 
gold  in  California.  The  more  observing  and 
inquiring,  however,  find  enough  to  interest 
and  surprise  {hem,  in  the  hundreds  of  speci- 
mens of  ore,  differing  in  their  appearance 
and  characters.  A  distinguished  French 
savant  when  he  stood  before  the  open  case 
with  some  200  specimens  of  quartz  before 
him,  all  containing  more  or  less  gold,  could 
hardly  believe  the  fact.  He  wanted  to  see 
the  particular  kind  of  quartz  that  carried 
gold  ;  he  wanted  to  see  some  distinctive  pe- 
culiarity in  the  color  or  luster  of  the  quartz, 
that  surely  indicated  the  presence  of  gold. 
A  few  specimens  sufficed  to  show  him  that 
it  would  not  be  safe  to  condemn  any  quartz 
without  a  trial. 

It  is  to  be  admitted,  however,  that  the 
collection  is  not  as  rich  in  gold  as  it  should 
be  to  properly  represent  the  richest  and 
most  valuable  gold  veins  of  the  world,  and 
the  most  extensive  deep  placers. 

The  collection  of  gold  crystals  belonging 
to  your  correspondent  has  been  privately 
exhibited  to  the  mineralogists,  and  those 
who  could  best  appreciate  them,  and  they 
have  excited  great  admiration.  There  is 
nothing  comparable  with  them  in  the  mu- 
seums and  collections  of  Europe.  It  has 
received  an  important  addition  by  a  present 
from  his  Imperial  Highness,  the  Prince 
Nicolas  Maximilianovitch  of  Eussia,  of  a 
fine  dodecahedral  crystal  from  the  Siberian 
mines.  The  large  crystalline  mass  of  gold 
from  the  Spanish  dry  diggings,  California, 
which  was  exhibited  for  a  time  at  San  Fran  ■ 
cisco,  in  the  window  of  Hickox  &  Spear,  and 
was  photographed  by  Watkins,  is  now  in 
Paris,  the  property  of  M.  Fricot,  formerly 
the  owner  of  the  Eureka  mine  at  Grass  Val- 
ley. Owing  to  the  difficulty  and  expense  of 
making  this  unique  specimen  perfectly  safe 
in  the  Exposition,  it  was  not  entered  there, 
but  M.  Fricot  has  taken  pleasure  in  showing 
it  freely  at  his  house  to  those  most  inter- 
ested. 

COLORADO   GOLD    ORES. 

Mr.  J.  P.  Whitney,  of  Boston,  has  made 
a  large  display  of  the  auriferous  ores  of 
Colorado.  They  occupy  a  long  wall  case, 
opposite  to  the  central  case  in  which  the 
California  collection  is  displayed,  and  the 
contrast  between  the  two  collections  is  very 
striking.  The  Colorado  ores  are  nearly  ail 
sulphurets  of  iron,  and  quartz  does  not  ap- 
pear. They  make  a  brilliant,  sparkling  dis- 
play, and  some  of  the  specimens  contain 
considerable  quantities  of  gold  visible  to 
the  unassisted  eye,  but  in  general  the  value 
is  only  to  be  known  by  assays.  Mr.  Whit- 
ney has  published  a  pamphlet,  with  a  map, 
descriptive  of  the  Territory,  in  three  lan- 
guages, and  distributes  copies  liberally.  I 
am  told  that  furnaces  are  erecting  at  the 
mines  on  a  large  scale  for  the  reduction  of 
the  ore  to  a  matte  rich  in  copper  and  gold. 
This  matte  is  then  shipped  to  Swansea,  Wales, 
where  the  separation  of  the  metala  is  eco- 


momically  effected.  A  gold  medal  was 
awarded  for  this  display.  Mr.  Whitney 
left  here  with  a  party  a  few  days  ago,  for  a 
short  visit  to  the  territdry,;.aficHstb  be  back 
here  in  December. 


AUSTRALIA. 

The  total  gold  product  of  Victoria  is  very 
effectively  shown  by  a  tall  gilded  pyramid, 
which  represents  the  bulk  of  the,  gold  which 
was  taken  out  of  the  mines  from  1851  to  1866. 
This  pyramid  is  10  feet  square  at  the  base, 
and  is  62  feet  5%  inches  high  ;  its  bulk  is 
2,081%  cubic  feet.  It  represents  the  .gross 
weight  of  36,514,361  ounces,  or  1,117  tons, 
15cwt.  2qrs.  26  lbs.,  and  value  .£146,057,- 
444  sterling.  The  pyramid  is  made  in  sec- 
tions placed  one  upon  another..  A  frame- 
work is  covered  with  boards,  and  these  are 
covered  with  stout  canvas,  the  surface  of 
which  is  studded  with  bits  of  plaster  and 
pebbles  to  representthe  grains  and  lumps  of 
gold.  The  gilding  gives  a  uniform  gold 
surface  and  the  effect  is  very  good.  We 
could  have  sent  a  similar  pyramid  from  Cali- 
fornia at  a  very  m  oderate  cost.  But  Victoria 
is  not  content  with  sending  the  appearance 
merely,  the  dust  is  there  also.  There  are 
several  varieties  of  placer  gold  in  trays,  and 
a  few  ingots,  but  there  is  no  peculiar  in- 
terest attaching  to  them.  There  are,  also, 
some  collections  illustrative  of  the  varieties 
of  quartz,  and  some  of  the  specimens,  much 
resemble  some  of  our  quartz  from  Amador 
and  Mariposa  counties. 

A  model  of  the  celebrated  "Welcome 
Nugget,"  in  plaster  arid  gilt,  is  almost  as 
good  to  exhibit  as  the  original  which  was 
worth  about  §50,000.  It  weighed  a  little 
over  2,200  ounces. 

QUEENSLAND  AND  NOVA  SCOTIA. 

There  are  several  nuggets  of  gold  from 
Queensland,  the  heaviest  weighing  eighty- 
four  ounces.  The  quartz  veins  of  Nova 
Scotia  are  represented  by  numerous  speci- 
mens, some  of  them  quite  rich  in  coarse 
gold.  The  quartz  is  remarkable  for  its  pe- 
culiar resinous  and  glassy  luster,  and  the 
gold  is  remarkably  yellow  and  of  superior 
fineness. 

There  are  several  other  collections  of  less 
extent  which  there  is  not  space  to  notice  in- 
detail.  In  a  future  communication  or  re- 
port, I  may  be  able  to  add  many  more  facts 
and  statistics  of  general  interest  regarding 
the  gold  and  silver  productions  of  the  vari- 
ous countries. 


[Written  for  the  Mining  and  Scientific  Press.] 

Shall  we  be  able  to  make  Diamonds? 

BY  E.    PIQUE. 

As  bearing  on  the  above  question,  I  in- 
tend to  lay  before  your  readers  an  article  on 
"Allotropy,"  by  Berzelius,  adding  some  of 
my  own  remarks.  Allotropy,  as  everybody 
knows,  signifies  the  capability  of  some  of 
the  elements  of  assuming  different  con- 
ditions. Sometimes  the  same  body  will  aj>- 
pear  so  different  from  what  it  has  been  a  few 
moments  before,  as  tomake  us  doubtwhether 
it  be  the  same  thing,  and  we  would  have  the 
right  to  call  it  something  else,  only  that  in 
most  cases  we  are  able  to  change  the  body 
from  one  state  into  the  other,  although  we 
have  not  yet  been  able  to  change  the  differ- 
ent elementary  bodies  into  each  other. 

There  is  much  more  difference  between  a 
piece  of  charcoal  and  a  diamond,  than  be- 
tween copper  and  silver,  as  regards  physical 
and  chemical  properties,  but  still  we  have 
no  guide  which  will  lead  us  to  the  transmu- 
tation of  copper  into  silver,  although  we 
have  sufficient  proof  of  the  identity  of  char- 
coal and  diamond,  so  that  by  studying  the. 
difference  between  the  conditions  of  the  lat- 
ter we  might  possibly  be  able  to  transform 
one  into  the  other.  It  is  also  to  be  remarked, 
that  many  of  the  elements  retain  their  allo- 
tropic  conditions  even  in  their  combinations 
with  other  bodies. 

By  examining  the  manner  in  which  differ- 
ent bodies  are  changed  from  one  condition 
into  another,  we  might,  by  analogy,  arrive 
at  a  process  by  which  we  might  change 
charcoal  into  diamonds.  Berzelius  distin- 
guishes three  different  allotropic  conditions, 
and  calls  them  a,  b,  g  : 

1st.  Carbon  appears  in  all  three  of  these 
conditions. 

a  Carbon — (Charcoal,  Woodcoal.) — Very 
combustible ;  specific  heat=0. 24.  The  hy- 
drogen it  contains  is  not  the  cause  of  this 
condition,  since  the  hydrogen  can  be  re- 
moved by  gently  heating  the  coal  in  chlorine 
gas  or  in  the  atmosphere,  and  still  it  will 
not  be  changed  into  Gbox  Gg.     This  change  I 


can  be  accomplished  by  continued  white 
heat. 

Ga  can  also  be  obtained  by  gently  heat- 
ing a  mixture  of  anhydrous  carbonate  of 
potash  or  soda,  and' potassium".  After  this, 
dissolve  the  mixture  in  water  and  wash  the 
-remaining  coal.  This  is  even  still  more 
combustible  than  charcoal. 

b  Carbon — (Blacldead,  Golce,  Anthracite, 
etc.  J — Difficult  to  ignite,  metallic  luster, 
opaque;  specific  gravity =2. 5;  specific heafci 
0. 20.     Good  conductor  of  electricity. 

g  Carbon— (Diamond.)— Very  difficult 
to  ignite,  transparent,  colorless;  specific 
gravity —3. 5,  specific  heat=  0.147.  Insula- 
tor of  electricity.  The  difference  between 
the  diamond  and  black  lead  consists,  there- 
fore, in  the  form  of  the  crystals,  the  specifio 
gravity,  specific  heat,  and  in  the  facility  for 
uniting  with  oxygen. 

Bemark. — Carbon  combined  with  nitro- 
gen is  difficult  to  ignite.  It  might  contain 
the  carbon  as  Gb  or  Gg. 

2d.  SrxioroM  is  known  in  two  conditions: 
.  a  Silicium — Prepared  by  reducing  silica 
with  potassium.  Very  easily  ignited.  It 
explodes  with  molten  saltpeter.  It  unites 
with  sulphur  by  gently  heating  the  mixture. 
The  sulphuret  of  sDieium  so  produced  is 
very  soluble  in  water,  and  forms  silica, 
soluble  in  water,  and  still  more  soluble  in 
muriatic  acid. 

b  Silioium — By  subjecting  a  silicium  to 
a  strong  heat,  which,  however,  need  not  be 
so  powerful  as  that  required  to  change  a 
carbon  into  b  or  g  carbon.  This  b  silicium 
does  not  ignite,  even  if  exposed  to  white 
heat.  Molten  saltpeter  does  not  act  upon  it, 
neither  does  hydrofluoric  acid  show  any 
action  (although  the  latter  acts  very  power- 
fully on  a  silicium. )  It  does  not  unite  with 
sulphur.  The  silicates  found  in  nature  con- 
tain silica,  likewise,  in  different  conditions. 
Some  of  them  are  perfectly  soluble  in  muri- 
atic acid;  but  if  they  are  submitted  to  a 
strong  heat,  and  afterwards  treated  with 
muriatic  acid,  the  acid  will  only  dissolve  the 
base  they  contain  without  dissolving  any  of 
the  silica.  Sometimes  even  the  bases  will 
not  be  dissolved,  but  remain  in  the  residue ; 
so  that  the  Bilica  in  changing  its  allotropic 
condition  simultaneously  changed  that  of 
the  bases. 

3d.  Sulphur— There  are  three  different 
kinds  of  sulphur,  which  possess  different 
forms  of  crystallization,  different  specific 
heat,  and  specific  gravity. 

4th.  Phosphorus  and  Selenium,  likewise. 

5th.  Aesenio,  shows  two  conditions. 

a  Arsenic — By  sublimating  gaseous 
arsenic  in  another  heated  gas  in  a  vessel  at 
a  low  heat.  Dark  gray  crystals,  oxidizes  in 
the  atmosphere,  changes  at  49°  into  black 
sub-oxide. 

b.  Arsenic — By  sublimating  arsenic  in  a 
vessel  of  which  that  part  where  the  subli- 
mate deposits  is  heated  to  near  the  point  at 
which  arsenic  assumes  the  form  of  gas,  it 
is  nearly  white,  of  metallic  luster,  and  of 
greater  specific  gravity  than  a  arsenic.  It 
oxidizes  slowly,  even  when  heated  above 
100°  Fahrenheit. 

6th.   Chromium. 

a  Chromium — By  reducing  chemically 
pure  chloride  of  chromium  through  potas- 
sium. Gray  powder;  ignites  between  200° 
and  300°,  and  changes  to  green  oxide  of 
chromium.  It  dissolves  in  muriatic  acid 
with  evolution  of  gas. 

b  Chromium — By  reducing  it  with  coal 
at  a  very  high  temperature.  Light  gray, 
metallic.  Neither  by  heating  nor  by  boiling 
it  with  aqua  regia  can  it  be  oxidized  or  dis- 
solved. (Only  by  hydrofluoric  acid,  or  by 
strongly  heating  it  with  saltpeter  or  potash 
in  the  atmosphere,  can  it  be  changed  into 
a  chromium.) 

If  the  oxide  of  chromium  crystallizes  in 
the  state  of  b,  it  cuts  glass  like  the  crystal- 
lized silica. 

7th.  Titanium  is  analogous  to  the  chro- 
mium. 

8th.  Tin — (The  two  modifications  of  the 
peroxide  of  tin  are  known  to  every  chemist. ) 

9th.  Iridium  and  Osmium — We  cannot 
obtain  these  artificially,  either  of  such  great 
specific  gravity  as  found  in  nature,  or  with 
a  like  indisposition  to  combination.  The 
native  metals,  even  at  white  heat,  do  not 
combine  with  other  molten  metals,  but  re- 
appear in  the  original  shape  quite  unchanged 
if  we  dissolve  the  metal  with  which  we  have 
attempted  to  combine  them. 

But  the  osmium  of  the  laboratory  is  easily 
changed  by  heat  into  volatile  oxide,  which  is 
very  difficult  of  reduction  by  means  of  hy- 
drogen. 

If  we  reduce  iridium,  in  the  humid  way, 
by  formic  acid,  it  is  soluble  in  aqua  regia ; 
not  so  when  reduced  in  the  dry  way. 

10th.  Platinum,  Palladium  and  Bhoei- 
um  show  the  same  behavior. 

11th.  Copper — If  it  has  been  reduced  by 
hydrogen  below  red  heat,  changes  in  the  air 
in  a  short  time  into  oxide,  and  if  rubbed  with 
sulphur  it  ignites,  forming  sulphuret.  But 
if  the  copper  has  been  reduced  at  red  heat, 


fflu  pining  and  g> acirtifi*  %m$. 


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it  can  be  kept  for  years  without  changing, 
and  cannot  be  combined  with  sulphur  with- 
out applying  heat 

12th.  Ikon,  Cobalt,  Nickel — H  reduced 
by  hydrogen  below  red  heat,  and  after  cool- 
ing exposed  to  the  air,  oxidizo  and  ignite. 
To  avoid  spontaneous  oombustion,  we  throw 
them  immediately  into  water  ;  they  will  ig- 
nite, however,  if  we  dry  them  afterwards. 
This  behavior  does  not  apply  to  iron  that 
has  been  reduced  at  red  heat.  If  we  reduco 
phosphate  of  iron  before  the  blast,  by  means 
of  coal,  we  obtain  a  regulus  of  phosphide  of 
iron.  Now,  although  the  iron  and  the  phos- 
phorus both  possess  great  affinity  for  oxy- 
gen, still  this  phosphide  of  iron  oxidizes 
with  difficulty  at  red  heat ;  is  not  acted  on 
by  weak  acids;  even  nitric  acid  will  only 
oxidize  it  when  reduced  to  a  fine  powder, 
and  boiled  for  a  considerable  time  with  the 
acid. 

18th.  Manhanese — If  reduced  by  coal 
before  the  blast,  oxidizes  in  the  atmosphere 
and  even  under  water  (evolving  hydrogen)  ; 
hut  by  reducing  the  manganese  together 
with  silica,  we  obtain  a  regulus  containing 
from  six  to  eight  per  cent,  of  silieium  ;  and 
this  does  not  oxidize  even  at  red  heat,  and 
is  not  acted  upon  even  by  aqua  regia.  The 
silieium,  therefore,  in  its  condition  of  b  sili- 
eium has  the  power  to  change  the  manga- 
nese likewise  into  b  Mn. 

This  is  also  the  reason  why  many  silicates 
with  powerful  bases  (alkalies, garths,  oxides 
of  iron,  manganese,  etc.)  appear  quite  indif- 
ferent to  the  most  powerful  reagents  in  the 
humid  way. 

We  may  arrive  at  the  conclusion  that  all 
the  elements  are  capable  of  assuming  the 
state  of  indifference  (6) ,  and  that  this  condi- 
tion, b,  if  we  cannot  produce  it  in  a  certain 
body  by  itself,  can  still  be  obtained  by  con- 
necting the  same  with  another  element,, 
which  more  easily  enters  into  that  condition, 
and  subjecting  the  compound  to  a  treatment 
capable  of  changing  the  latter  into  that 
state.  For  this  reason,  the  connections  of 
the  peroxide  of  tin,  titanic,,  tantalic,  silicic, 
and  other  acids,  with  the  basic  oxides,  yield 
the  bases  very  easily  if  they  have  been  pre- 
pared in  the  humid  way ;  but  if  these  com- 
binations by  red  heat  have  been  transmuted 
into  the  condition  of  /;,  we  are  no  more  able 
■to  extract  even  a  trace  of  the  bases,  since  the 
radical  of  the  acid,  in  assuming  the  condition 
of  b,  has  caused  the  radical  of  the  bases  to 
assume  the  same  condition. 

14th.  Niteogen — This  shows  a  complete 
■indifference,  since  it  exists  always  in  the  condi- 
tion of  b.  It  is,  therefore,  impossible  to 
unite  nitrogen  immediately  with  either  oxy- 
gen, hydrogen,  chlorine  or  carbon.  To 
obtain  these  combinations,  the  nitrogen  has 
to  be  changed  into  nitrogen  a. 

The  combination  of  nitrogen,  with  carbon  is 
difficult  of  combustion,  because  the  nitrogen 
has  transmuted  the  carbon  into  carbon  6. 

The  pliosphide  of  nitrogen  is  difficult  to 
ignite  for  the  same  reason,  etc.,  etc. 

The  result  of  these  considerations  by  Ber- 
zelius  is  the  idea,  that  most  likely  we  shall 
succeed  in  changing  the  charcoal  into  dia- 
mond, by  separating  the  carbon  out  of  its 
connection  with  nitrogen,  for  the  reason  that 
the  latter  being  itself  one  of  the  most  indif- 
ferent bodies  informing  connections,  or,  as 
Berzelius  expresses  it,  being,  always  in  the 
condition  of  b  or  g,  did  most  likely  change 
the  carbon  into  the  same  condition.  In  con- 
firmation of  the  above  supposition,  I  wish 
to  lay  before  your  readers  the  result  of  some 
experiments  made  a  number  of  years  ago  by 
some  celebrated  chemists. 

If  we  heat  in  a  closed  vessel  the  sulpho- 
cyanides  of  iron,  copper,  lead,  zinc,  bismuth, 
silver,  tin,  or  manganese,  there  escapes  nitro- 
gen and  bisulphide  of  carbon,  and  the  resi- 
due is  a  simple  carburet  of  the  metal  em- 
ployed. If  we  treat  in  the  same  manner  the 
cyanides  of  the  same  metals,  nitrogen  escapes 
and  the  metal  remains  as  double  carburet. 
These  carburets  of  metals  form  a  tender, 
dark  powder,  which  easily  ignites,  but  can- 
not be  fused  nor  dissolved.  But  if  we  put 
the  above  cyanides  or  sulpho-cyanides  in  a 
perfectly  dry  state  in  a  glass  tube,  whose 
end  be  bent  in  a  right  angle,  place  the  same 
in  a  small  sand-bath,  heat  it  until  decompo- 
sition commences,  but  at  the  first  appear- 
ance of  decomposition,  moderate  theheat  to 
the  lowest  possible  degree  that  will  still 
keep  up  the  decomposition,  and  continue 
that  gentle  heat,  until  it  be  completely 
decomposed,  we  do  not  obtain  the  carburet 
as  a  black  amorphous  powder,  but  as  bright, 
transparent,  colorless  crystals  or  grains,  which 
resemble  the  diamond  in  appearance,  and 
cut  glass. 


£rieutifi*  ftUsallmig. 


Opposition  to  Panama. — The  Nicaraugua 
Steamship  Company  announce  their  inten- 
tion to  dispatch  the  steamship  Oregonian 
for  Panama,  on  Monday,  the  25th  instant, 
to  connect  by  way  of  the Panama,  Bailroad 
wifh,  the  steamer  Nebraska  for  New, York. 
The  steamera  in  the  Nicaraugua  line  will  be 
kept  on  their  regular  trips  as  at  present. 


Tire  PniLosornv  or  the  So  u>  Bubble. — 
Simple  and  evanescent  as  is  the  little  soap- 
bubble,  it  has  nevertheless  attracted  a  largo 
share  of  attention  from  scientists.  Even 
the  great  Sir  Isaac  Newton  did  not  consider 
it  beneath  his  careful  study.  In  our  own 
time,  Prof.  Henry,  Sir  David  Brewster, 
and  Sir  William  Thompson,  have  each  de- 
voted more  or  less  time  to  this  study.  The 
latter  named  gentleman  has  recently  re- 
marked that  the  mechanical  questions 
involved  in  the  seemingly  simple  operation 
of  blowing  soap  bubbles  are  amongst  the 
greatest  enigmas  to  scientific  men.  The 
extraordinary  expansion  and  adhesion  com- 
bined in  these  little  vapor  spheres  are  well 
worthy  of  the  fullest  investigation.  Prof. 
Henry  has  calculated  that  the  elastic  tension 
of  the  thin  film  of  the  soap-bubble,  is  equal 
to  several  hundred  pounds  to  the  square 
inch. 

In  our  issue  of  January  23,  1S66,  we  gave 
a  full  account  of  the  philosophy  of  the 
soap-bubble;  but  the  progress  of  investi- 
gation since  that  time  appears  to  have  pretty 
effectually  upset  the  previous  conclusions 
with  regard  to  the  cause  of  its  color  and 
the  noticeable  variations  thereof.  Hereto 
fore  the  varying  colors  of  the  soap-bubbles 
have,  been  attributed  to  the  constant  varia- 
tions in  their  thickness.  In  reference  to  the 
new  theory  we  append  the  following: 

At  the  late  meeting  of  the  British  Asso 
ciation  for  the  Advancement  of  Science,  Sir 
David  Brewster  read  a  paper  on  this  subject 
from  which  it  appears  that  he  had  been  led 
to  make  some  new  investigations, as  to  the 
cause  of  colors  of  soap-bubbles,  after  he 
had  repeated  the  beautiful  experiments  of 
Prof.  Plateau  "  On  the  Equilibrium  of  a. 
Liquid  Mass  without  Gravity. "  In  these 
cases  the  colors  of  soap-bubbles  were  pre- 
sented to :  him  upon  soap  films,  plain,  con- 
vex and  concave;  but  the  changes  of  form 
which  they  underwent  and  their  motions 
upon  the  film  itself,  were  incompatible  with 
the  common  theory  .-of  their  ,  formation. 
After  describing  various  phenomena  emitted 
by  the  ordinary  soap-bubble,  and  also  with 
the  bubble  having  its  film  toughened  by  a 
mixture  of  glycerine,  Sir  David  remarked 
that  his  experiments  were  sufficient  to  estab- 
lish the  almost  incredible  truth  that  the  col- 
ors of  the  soap-bubble  are  not  produced  by 
the  thickness  of  the  film  itself,  but,  by  the 
secretion  from  it  of  a  new  substance  flowing 
over  the  film  and  expanding,  under  the 
influence  of  gravity  and.  molecular  forces, 
into  colored  groups  of  various  shapes  and 
returning  spontaneously,  when  not  returned 
forcibly,  into  the  parent  films. 

So  much  for  the  color;  but  no  one  has 
ever  yet  ventured  even  a  theory  to  explain 
how  the  presence  of  saponeous  particles  can 
give  the  enormous  cohesive  power  known 
to  exist  in  the  soap  bubbles. 


Limits  of  the  Human  Eab. — The  limits 
of  hearing  are  different  in  different  persons. 
Dr.  Wollaston,  to  whom  we,  owe ,  the  first 
proof  of  this,  while  endeavoring  to  estimate 
the  pitch  of  certain  sharp  sounds,  remarked 
in  a  friend  total  insensibility  to  the  sound  of 
a  small  organ-pipe,  which,  in  respect  to 
acuteness,  was  far  within  the  ordinary  limits 
of  hearing.  The  sense  of  hearing  of  this 
person  terminated  at  a  note  four  octaves 
above  themiddle E  of  the  piano- forte.  The 
squeak  of  the  bat,  the  sound  of  a  cricket, 
even  the  chirrup  of  the  common  house 
sparrow,  are  unheard  by  some  people,  who, 
for  lower  sounds,  possess  a  sensitive  ear. 
The  ascent  of  a  single  note  of  sound,  is 
sometimes  sufficient  to  produce  the  change 
from  sound  to  silence.  "The  suddenness 
of  the  transition,"  writes  Wollaston,  "from 
perfect  hearing  to  total  want  of  perception, 
occasions  a  degree  of  surprise  which  renders 
an  experiment  of  this  kind  with  a  series  of 
small  pipes  among  several  persons  rather 
amusing.  It  is  curious  to  observe  the 
change  of  feeling  manifested  by  various  in- 
dividuals of  a  party,  in  succession,  as  the 
sounds  approach  and  pass  the  limits  of  their 
hearing. 

Heat  feom  Gunpowdeb. — A  gramme  of 
gunpowder  burned  in  a  hermetically  sealed 
vessel  generates  a  sufficient  quantity  of  heat 
to  raise  the  temperature  of  404. 7  grammes 
of  water  1. 14  deg.  Centigrade.  Hence  the 
combustion  of  one  gramme  of  powder  will 
raise  nearly  644  times  its  own  weight '  of 
water  one  deg.  Centigrade. 


TnALi.irai  Oxides  and  Ozone.— Scln'in- 
bein  states  that  ordinary  oxygen  is  without 
action  on  protoxide  of  thallium,  while  ozo- 
nized oxygen  combines  rapidly  with  this 
oxide,  and  forms  the  peroxide  of  thallium, 
which  is  brown.  Paper  steeped  in  a  solu- 
tion of  protoxide  of  thallium  and  exposed  to 
the  free  air  would  bo  an  excellent  test  for 
the  presence  of  ozone,  if  the  carbonic  acid 
of  the  air  did  not  transform  the  oxide  into 
carbonate,  which  passes  more  slowly  to  the 
state  of  peroxide  and  blackens  with  difficulty 
under  conditions  where  strips  of  paper 
iodized  and  starched,  became  colored  at  the 
end  of  a  few  minutes  in  an  atmosphere  con- 
taining only  one  two-hundred-thousandth 
part  of  ozone.  However,  it  will  be  found 
advantageous  to  use  both  the  oxide  of  thal- 
lium and  the  iodized  paper  as  ozone  tests. 

Magnetism.  — In  a  discussion  on  this  sub- 
ject before  the  British  Association,  Sir  Wil- 
liam Thomson  took  exception  to  the  remark 
that  magnetism,  like  electricity,  distributes 
itself  upon  the  surface  of  bodies.  The  same 
statement  had  been  made  by  authors  of 
repute,  but  it  only  added  proof  of  the  fact 
that  in  many  popular  books  there  were 
statements  not  merely  false  in  theory,  but 
false  as  being  in  direct  opposition  to  facts 
published  many  years  ago.  Harlow,  in  ex- 
perimenting with  bars  of  iron,  found,  long 
ago,  that  the  magnetic,  influence  was  not 
discoverable.  His  experiments  were  not 
carefully  made,  yet  he  rashly  stepped  to  the 
conclusion  that  magnetism  resides  at  the 
surface  ;  and,  although  it  was  soon  proved 
incorrect  by  a  celebrated  mathematician, 
this  statement  has  been  the  fruitful  parent 
of  many  fallacies. 

Cadmium  as  a  Peeoipitate  foe  Silvee. 
Mr.  Clausen,  of  Paris,  states  that  silver  is 
wholly  precipitated  by  cadmium ;  when 
dealing  with  a  nitric  solution  of  silver, 
evaporate  to  dryness  in  the  presence  of  sul- 
phuric acid,  dissolve  the  sulphate  of  silver 
in  boiling  water,  plunge  into  it  a  plate  of 
cadmium,  and  the  reduction  of  the  silver 
takes  place  at  once.  The  silver  is  deposited 
in  a  compact  mass,  easily  washed  with 
water,  as  it  may  contain  a  little  cadmium; 
boil  it  in  the  acid  liquid  until  no  hydrogen 
escapes ;  wash  it  until  the  water  contains 
no  sulphuric  acid;  then  dry  and  calcine. 
The  silver,  at  first  a  dry  gray,  takes  the  me- 
tallic lustre.  It  may  then  be  weighed ;  the 
results  are  very  exact. 

New  Compound  of  Gelatine. — It  has 
been  found,  says  the  Engl'ish  Mechanic,  that 
the  addition  of  glycerine  to  gelatine  imparts 
to  it  new,  curious  and  useful  properties. 
Mixed  with  glycerine,  gelatine  solidifies  on 
cooling,  without  losing  its  ductility,  and 
answers  well  for  hermetically  sealing  bot- 
tles. For  this  purpose  it  is  merely  neces- 
sary to  plunge  the  neck  of  the  bottle,  after 
it  has  been  corked,  into  the  heated  mixture, 
and  after  allowing  it  to  cool,  repeating  the 
dipping  until  a  sufficiently  thick  coating  is 
obtained. 


PMUattical. 


Dntveesality  of  Nickel  and  Cobalt. — 
Weiske  has  examined  iron  obtained  from 
every  possible  source,  for  nickel  and  cobalt, 
and  detected  in  almost  every  case  the  pres- 
ence of  these  metals.  Their  amount  varied 
greatly :  the  average  quantity  may  he-  said 
to  be  seven  grammes  in  the  hundred  weight. 
Taking  this  quantity  as  a  mean,  and  com- 
puting the  yearly  production  of  iron  at 
seven  and  a  half  million  of  tons,  the  annual 
yield  of  these  metals  amounts  to  one  million 
of  kilogrammes. 


ArmnATiON. — All  matter  is  subject  to  vi- 
bration, consequently  this  phenomena  will 
be  observed  more  or  less  in  all  engineering 
works.  Whether  a  stone  arch  or  an  iron 
arch  is  erected,  it  is  subject  to  vibration. 
The  vibratory  effect  of  a  railway  train  mov- 
ing rapidly  over  solid  ground  may  be  felt 
at  a  distance  of  one  mile.  ' '  The  action  of  a 
large  hammer,"  says  Boehling,  "I  have 
frequently  felt  distinctly  across  a  wide  riv- 
er. "  If  a  bell  is  struck,  intense  vibrations 
are  produced,  and  their  successive  waves  are 
transmitted  through  the  medium  of  the  air 
miles  away.  Intense  as  these  vibrations 
may  be,  if  the  mass  of  the  bell  is  large,  its 
body  as  a  whole,  in  a  suspending  position, 
may  remain  perfectly  at  rest.  The  sound 
produced  is  the  result  of  molecular  move- 
ment, not  visible  to  the  eye.  If  the  air  could 
be  perfectly  exhausted,  no  sound  whatever 
could  be  produced.  Iron  railway  bridges, 
when  traversed  by  ponderous  trains,  are 
subject  to  the  same  kind  of  vibration.  And 
the  intensity  of  these  vibrations  will  also  be 
in  proportion  to  the  ,  massiveness  of  the 
structure.  A  tubular  bridge  will  be  subjedt 
to  greater  vibrations  than  a  lattice,  and  a 
lattice  more  than  a  suspended  girder  or 
truss._  The  more  divided  and  broken  the 
mass  is,  the  less.intense  will  be  its  vibration. 
Suppose  an  elastic  substance,  cloth,  felt,  or 
india-rubber,  was  laid  between  the  joints  of 
a  lattice  bridge,  this  would  effectually  break 
vibrations,  and  save  the  structure.  Of 
course  substances  would  weaken  the  struc- 
ture mechanically,  and  they  are  therefore 
inadmissible,  but  I  mention  this  simply  by 
way  of  illustration. 

The  late  experiments  of  Prof.  Tyndal  have 
rendered  this  movement  of  the  air  molecules 
visible  to  the  eye,  through  the  medium  of  a 
gas  flame.  The  fact  was  fully  established^ 
however,  before,  by  the  proof  that  sound 
cannot  pass  through  vacuum.  H  a  small 
bell  be  suspended  under  the  receiver  of  an 
air-pump,  and  rung  by  clock  work,  its  sound 
will  gradually  die  away  as  the  receiver  is 
exhausted  of  its  air. 


The  Aneeold  Baeometee. — Dr.  Stewart, 
of  the  Eew  Observatory,  has  made  a  series 
of  experiments  with  this  barometor,  under 
different  ^pressures,  and  concludes  that  on 
taking  this  barometer  up  a  mountain  12,000 
feet  high,  it  would  indicate  the  true  hight 
within  300  feet.  There  are,  however,  seri- 
ous objections  to  the  metallic  barometer, 
not  fully  set  forth  by  Mr.  Stewart,  which 
should  prevent  its  use  for  strictly  scientific 
purposes. 

To  Pbesebve  Pegged  Boots  and  Shoes. 
It  is  said  that  if  pegged  boots  are  occasion- 
ally dressed  with  petroleum  betWeeU  the 
soles  and  the  upper  leather,  will  not  rip. 
If  the  soles  of  boots  or  shoes  are  di'essed 
with  petroleum  they  will  resist  wet  and  wear 
well.  The  pegs,  it  is  said,  are  not  effected 
by  dryness  after  being  well  saturated  with 
the  liquid. 

Chaecoal  produced  from  rice,  starch,  al- 
bumen, blood,  or  leather,  will  produce  no 
detonation  when  inflamed  with  niter. 


Ieon  Ship  Building.— Attention  is  being 
called  to  the  fast  increasing  per  centage  in 
the  number  of  English  built  iron  vessels 
which  have  foundered  at  sea  within  the  past 
few  years.  The  reasons  assigned  for  this 
increase  of  casualties  are :  first,  the  increased 
length  over  those  which  were  built  when 
iron  first  came  into  use ;  but  the  chief  cause 
is  attributed  to  the  inferior  strength  and 
thickness  of  the  iron  which  is  now  used.  It 
is  not  unfrequently  the  case  that  builders 
who  formerly  employed  plates  three-  eighths 
thick  are  now  contenting  themselves  with 
iron  only  thxee-sixteenilis  of  an  inch  in  thick- 
ness, while  the  strength  of  the  angle  iron 
employed  has  been  reduced  in  the  same 
proportion.  It  has  been  stated  that  the 
weight  of  iron  and  wood  used  for  a  given 
tonnage  is  fully  one-third  less  than  that 
considered  necessary  a  few  years  ago.  An 
iron  ship  of  proper  thickness  of  plates  will 
stand  much  harder  bumping  than  ai  staunch 
built  wooden  one ;  but  .  iron  of  inferior 
quality,  or  too  little  thickness,  is  much  less 
safe  than  an  inferior  built  wooden  ship. 


When  an  TJndeeshot  Wateb-Wheel  is 
not  required  to  work  both  ways,  it  appears, 
from  the  experiments  of  De  Parcieux 
and  ,  Bossut,  that  a  decided  advantage  is 
gained  by  inclining  the  float-boards  toward 
the  advancing  stream,  at  an  angle  of  twenty 
degrees  to  the  radius  of  the  wheel.  The 
water  then  becomes  partially  heaped  up  on 
the  float-boards,  and  acts  by  its  Jgravity  as 
well  as  ;its ,  momentum  ;  they  also  leave  the 
retiring  stream  with  less  resistance. 


The  American  Gun  Teiumphant. — The 
English  now  acknowledge  that  the  American 
15-inch  Bodman  gun  has  no  superiority  in 
its  penetrating  power — no  iron  or  steel  ar- 
mor yet  invented  is  callable  of  resisting  it. 


MobePeat. — The  Territorial  Enterprise  is 
informed  that  the  Central  Pacific  Bailroad, 
above  the  Sink  of  the  Humboldt,  will  run 
for  fifteen  miles  through  a1  peat-bed,  with 
several  miles  of  peat  on  either  side. 


When  to  Apply  Paint. — Paint,  to  last 
long,  should  be  put  on  early  in  winter  or 
spring,  when  it  is  cold  and  no  dust  flying. 
Paint  put  on  in  cold  weather  forms  a  body 
or  coat  upon  the  surface  of  the  wood  that 
becomes  hard  and  resists  weather,  or  an 
edge  tool  even,  like  slate. 


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New  Patents  and  Inventions. 

Under  this  heading  wo  shall  mention,  from  week  to  week 
as  occasion  may  demand  New  and  Important  Inven- 
tions: also,  the  List  of  Patent  Claims  recently  issued  from 
the  U.  S.  Patent  Office  to  inventors  on  the  Pacific  Coast, 
and  other  Patent  Issues  which  we  deem  of  local  in- 
terest to  readers  on  this  side  of  the  Continent.  Most 
Patents  on  this  coast  are  secured  ihrough  the  MINING 
AND  SCIENTIFIC  PRESS  PATENT  AGENCY.  We  are 
prepared  to  obtain  from  Washington,  with  despatch, 
copies  of  any  Patent  issued. 

PATENTS  RECENTLY  ISSUED. 

69,788. — Gate. — Daniel  Flint,  Sacramento, 
California: 

I  claim  the  combination  and  arrangement 
of  a  crotched  hinge,  F,  with,  forked  arms 
.and  the  cords,  G,  G,  and  weights,  I,  I,  with 
the  automatic  catches,  N,  N,  all  substan- 
tially as  described  and  for  the  purposes  as 
set  forth. 

The  object  of  this  invention  is  to  provide 
an  improved  gate,  bo  constructed  and  ar- 
ranged that  it  may  be  opened  and  closed 
without  alighting.  It  consists  of  so  balanc- 
ing the  gate  and  attaching  it  at  an  angle  to 
the  post  upon  which  it  hangs  that,  by  pull- 
ing cords  to  which  weights  are  attached,  the 
gate  will  open  and  close.  To  do  this  the 
inventor  employs  any  common  single  gate, 
having  a  high  swinging  post,  which  is 
hitched  to  a  main  stationary  post  by  a  hook 
and  eye,  the  top  of  which  is  over  the  main 
post.  A  crotch  is  attached  loosely,  by  ver- 
tical pins,  to  the  top  of  the  main  and  gate 
posts,  allowing  it  to  swing  to  and  fro  as  the 
gate  opens  and  shuts.  To  the  ends  of  the 
crotch  are  connected  forked  arms  to  which 
cords  are  attached,  passing  through  station- 
ary wings  placed  in  the  post  at  the  right  and 
left  of  the  gate.  On  the  center  or  latch 
post,  upon  a  horizontal  cross-bar,  are  placed 
two  automatic  catches,  with  a  sufficient  space 
between  to  hold  the  latch. 
169,819. — Axle-tbee  for  Wagons. — George 

P.  Kimball,  San  Francisco,  Cal. : 

I  claim  the  combination  with  a  superposed 
wooden  axle-bed  of  the  steel  plate  or  spring 
axle-tree,  A,  constructed  and  arranged  for 
operation  substantially  as  herein  shown  and 
for  the  purposes  set  forth. 
69,900. — Hat  Ventilatoh. — Charles  Henry 

Coffin,  San  Francisco,  Cal.  : 

I  claim,  as  a  new  article  of  manufacture, 
a  hat  ventilator,  provided  with  a  slide  or 
valve  to  olose  the  openings,  and  a  flange  of 
flexible  metal  teeth  for  fastening  it  to  the 
hat 

The  object  of  this  invention  is  to  provide 
a  ventilator  for  hats,  so  constructed  that  it 
can  be  opened  and  closed  at  will,  and  easily 
removed  from  a  hat  that  has  become  worn 
or  unfashionable,  and  readily  attached  to  a 
new  one;  it  may  also  be  composed  of  such 
material  as  will  not  corrode  or  discolor  the 
hat  in  oase  it  is  of  a  light  and  delicate  mate- 
rial. It  consists  of  a  thin  plate,  with  a  scol- 
loped edge,  composed  of  any  material  which 
will  allow  of  gilding  or  plating  or  of  pure 
silver,  having  radial  perforations. 

69, 947.  — Laying  Telegraph  Wire  on  Rail- 
eoads.: — D.  W.  Strong,  Dutch  Flat,  Cal. : 
I  claim  the  slotted  bracket  or  holder,  D, 
for  retaining  and  protecting  the  wire,   sub- 
stantially as  described. 

The  object  of  this  invention  is  to  provide 
an  improved  method  for  laying  telegraph 
wires,  which  are  used  on  lines  of  railroad, 
for  the  purpose  of  securing  them  against 
the  danger  of  accidents  and  delays,  or  from 
limbs  of  trees  breaking  the  wires.  In  order 
to  effect  this  the  inventor  constructs  the 
wire  with  an  insulating  covering  to  protect 
it  from  contact  with  its  attachments,  and  in 
that  condition  places  it  along  the  side  of  the 
rail,  supported  by  properly  constructed 
brackets  placed  as  often  as  may  be  found 
necessary  upon  the  railroad  sleepers.  These 
brackets  are  made  to  fit  the  side  of  the  rail, 
and  have  slots  or  openings,  through  which 
one  or  any  number  of  wires  may  be  made 
to  pass,  thus  securing  them  firmly  and  pro- 
tecting them  from  danger. 

recent  inventions, 
pbintrng  and  stereotyping  by  a  new 
Process. — Mr.  J.  B.  Elliot,  of  New  York,  is 
engaged  in  perfecting  a  new  process  for 
printing  and  stereotyping,  by  which  the 
use  of  types  is  dispensed  with  and  the  oper- 
ation of  preparing  matter  for  the  press  is 
greatly  facilitated.  His  apparatus  consists 
of  an  instrument  provided  with  keys,  like 
those  of  a  piano,  each  key  being  arranged  to 


operate  a  letter  die.  A  sheet  of  soft  paper, 
made  for  the  purpose,  is  placed  in  the  ma- 
chine, and  by  operating  the  keys,  impres- 
sions of  letters  are  made  in  the  paper.  At 
the  same  time,  the  paper  is  caused  to  move 
appropriately  after  each  impression,  so  that 
impressions  of  letters  to  form  words,  and 
words  to  form  lines,  and  successions  of  lines 
to  form  sentences,  are  appropriately  made. 
After  the  paper  has  been  thus  stamped  with 
the  matter  for  a  book  or  newspaper  page,  it 
is  used  as  a  matrix  or  mold  from  which  a 
stereotype  is  taken,  and  this  is  used  like  an 
ordinary  stereotype  plate  for  printing.  The 
invention  has  been  exhibited  at  the  Paris 
Exposition,  and  received  a  gold  medal  and 
the  most  gratifying  notices  from  the  Euro- 
pean press. 

Prepabed  Wood. — Another  Invention. 
Louis  S.  Robbins,  of  New  York,  has  per- 
fected an  invention  for  rendering  wood  dur- 
able, which,  it  is  claimed,  if  used  by  railroad 
builders,  will  save  $20,000,000  a  year,  in  the 
aggregate,  in  behalf  of  the  railroads  in  this 
country. 

A  Railway  Novelty. — A  Russian  engi- 
neer exhibits  a  railway  invention.  The 
object  is  to  save  the  power  gained  in  a  de- 
scent, now  lost  in  the  friction  of  the  brakes, 
with  wear  and  tear,  and  use  it  in  an  ascent. 
To  do  this,  the  engineer  has  attached  to  the 
locomotive  two  very  heavy  fly-wheels.  Go- 
ing down  hill  they  act  as  a  break,  and  the 
force  they  gather  will  carry  the  train  up  an 
equal  rise,  less  the  friction.  Here  a  model 
train  loaded  with  water  runs  down  a  sharp 
incline,  the  water  runs  off,  and  the  force  of 
the  fly-wheel  carries  the  train  back  to  the 
place  of  starting.  In  this  way  a  short  line, 
taking  coal  down  an  incline — from  the  pit's 
mouth  for  example — could  be  worked  with- 
out any  power  but  that  gained  by  each  de- 
scent of  the  train. 

New  Knitting  Machine. — A  Mr.  Hinck- 
ley, of  Norwalk,  Ohio,  has  invented  a  knit- 
tins;  machine  quite  novel  in  character,  which 
will  knit  all  kinds  of  goods  from  suspenders 
to  quilts.  It  has  few  parts,  and  knits  flat 
with  a  selvedge  or  round;  it  widens  and 
narrows ;  there  is  only  one  needle,  which  is 
similar  to  the  needle  of  a  sewing  machine  ; 
it  will  take  a  great  many  different  kinds  of 
stitches,  which  can  be  changed  while  in 
operation,  and  it  has  a  self-spooling  appara- 
tus. It  can  be  sold  for  $25,  and  is  said  to 
embody  the  true  principles  of  what  a  family 
knitting  machine  should  be.  Instead  of  a 
needle  for  each  stitch,  as  is  usually  employed 
in  knitting  machines,  only  one  needle  is 
employed  in  this  machine,  which  is  threaded 
the  same  as  the  needle  in  the  sewins;  ma- 
chine. It  will  knit  at  a  high  rate  of  speed, 
and  knits  hosiery  with  heel  and  toe  com- 
plete. It  will  knit  the  button-holes  into  the 
garment !  One  good  feature  in  connection 
with  it  is,  that  all  the  work  is  at  all  times  in 
full  view  of  the  operator. 


California  Life  Insurance.- — "We  take 
pleasure  in  calling  the  attention  of  our 
readers  to  a  letter  which  appears  to-day, 
from  Mr.  Mooney,  addressed  to  the  editors 
of  the  Alia,  not  only  for  the  importance  of 
the  subject  matter  to  this  community  and 
to  the  inhabitants  of  the  whole  coast,  but 
also  for  the  valuable  statistical  matter  the 
communication  contains.  A  few  men  pos- 
sessed of  the  business  tact  and  energy  of 
Mr.  Mooney,  can  do  much  in  embarking  in 
an  undertaking  of  the  kind  here  presented  in 
keeping  our  capital  at  home,  to  build  up 
our  own  mechanical  industry  and  develop 
'the  mineral  and  agricultural  interests  of  this 
coast. 

We  are  also  pleased  to  notice  that  other 
prominent  parties  are  about  to  embark  in  a 
similar  enterprise.  Among  the  parties  in- 
terested in  this  second  movement,  we  notice 
the  names  of  Alonzo  Hayward,  Charles 
McLain,  W.  C.  Ralston,  S.  F.  Butterworth, 
Oliver  Eldridge,  L.  L.  Robinson,  and  others. 
The  argument  in  favor  of  local  insurance 
companies  is  full  as  strong  as  that  in  favor 
of  the  great  body  of  our  local  and  home 
industries.  The  money  they  receive  will 
all  be  retained  and  invested  here.  This 
movement  may  be  considered  as  a  new  ele- 
ment toward  the  consolidation  of  financial 
influence  for  the  development  of  this  coast. 

Filling  Up  of  Eastern  Rivers. — A 
Board  of  17.  S.  Engineers,  who  have  recently 
been  employed  in  surveying  the  Penobscot 
river,  in  the  State  of  Maine,  report  that  the 
bed  of  that  river  is  fast  rilling  up  with  saw- 
dust and  slabs  from  the  numerous  lumber 
mills  along  its  banks.  Probably  other 
rivers  in  that  densely  timbered  region  are 
also  filling  up  from  a  similar  cause. 


"Weekly  Stock  Circular. 

Of  Associated  Brokers  of  the  S.  F.  Stock  and  Exchange  Board. 

Sam  Francisco.  Satotujat  Morning, ) 
November  16, 1867.  I 

CITY  STOCKS. 

City  shares  continue  inactive.  California 
Steam  Navigation  stock  commanded  im- 
proved rates,  a  few  shares  changing  hands 
at  78  per  cent.  The  usual  monthly  dividend 
of  Xy,  per  cent,  on  the  capital  stock  of  this 
company  is  payable  since  yesterday.  In  the 
open  session  of  the  Board,  San  Francisco 
Gas  stock  realized  $66,  seller  3.  National 
Insurance  stock  sold  at  $66.50.  In  city 
railroad  stocks  we  note  sales  of  Sutter  Street 
at  $11,  and  Central  at  $45.  North  Beach  is 
held  at  $53.  Both  the  Central  and  North 
Beach  companies  pass  their  dividends  for 
the  present  month.  For  Spring  Valley 
Water  stock  $66  is  bid.  The  usual  month- 
ly dividend  of  %  per  cent,  is  payable  to  the 
stockholders  since  the  11th  inst.  We  quote 
State  Telegraph  stock  at  $30  bid  and  $31 
asked.  A  dividend  of  $1  per  share  is  paya- 
ble on  the  outstanding  stock  of  this  company 
since  yesterday. 

Yesterday  the  Bank  of  California  dis- 
bursed its  usual  monthly  dividend  of  1  per 
cent  on  its  capital  stock. 

MINING  SHAKE  MARKET. 

The  mining  share  market  presented  no 
new  feature  this  week  until  near  the  close, 
when  quite  encouraging  information  was 
received  from  several  claims  on  the  Corn- 
stock  Lode,  which  we  give  in  detail  below. 
This  is  producing  a  reaction  in  the  market, 
and  most  descriptions  show  an  upward 
tendency;  however,  some  "shorts"  being 
required  to  fill  contributed  somewhat  to  the 
advance.  A  much  better  feeling  prevails, 
and  we  would  not  be  surprised  to  see  a 
greatly  improved  market  at  an  early  day. 

Crown  Point — has  been  for  the  most  part 
inactive,  opening  at  $540,  then  selling  at 
$610,  assessment  delinquent,  and  at  the 
close  $570  is  bid.  The  north  drift  on  the 
700-foot  level  has  been  carried  125  feet  from 
the  forks,  making  a  distance  of  about  150 
feet  from  the  shaft,  and  the  south  drift  is 
112%  feet  from  the  forks. 

Hale  &  Noroross — exhibited  considera- 
ble improvement  early  in  the  week,  rising 
from  $840  to  $900,  seller  3,  gradually  reced- 
ing to  $760,  then  selling  at  $775,  and  closing 
at  $860.  We  are  informed  that  the  average 
yield  of  the  ore  so  far  during  the  present 
month  shows  a  very  favorable  gain  as  com- 
pared with  the  October  returns.  The  ac- 
tual bullion  product  for  the  month  of  Octo- 
ber was  $49,980. 

Gould  &  Cubby — has  been  in  limited 
request  during  the  past  week,  improving 
from  $300  to  $375,  declining  to  $310,  rising 
to  $400,  s.  5,  and  closing  at  $365,  s.  30. 
The  rapid  appreciation  of  this  stock  at  the 
close  is  attributable  to  the  discovery  of  a 
seam  of  quartz  in  the  east  drift,  on  the  sixth 
station. 

Chollab-Potosi — has  been  less  active  at 
declining  rates,  opening  at  $125@130,  re- 
ceding to  $118,  and  closing  at  $128.  We 
learn  of  nothing  of  special  interest  concern- 
ing the  developments  in  this  mine  since  our 
last  reference.  The  yield  of  bullion  in  Oc- 
tober amounted  to  $165,000,  against  $252,- 
000  in  September. 

Savage — continues  quite  active,  selling 
within  a  range  of  $95@107.50,  then  at  $91, 
and  closing  at  $106.  At  the  close,  a  dis- 
patch has  been  received  stating  that  they 
"struck  very  good  ore  in  the  east  cut  from 
the  south  winze,  third  station.  North  drift, 
fourth  station,  improving." 

Kentuck — has  been  freely  dealt  in,  ad- 
vancing from  $123  to  $141,  declining  to 
$123,  rising  to  $149  seller  30,  and  closing 
yesterday  at  $137.  Fifty  tons  of  ore  per 
day  are  now  hoisted  through  the  Kentuck 
shaft,  showing  a  very  good  average  assay, 
and  twenty-five  tons  are  supplied  through 
the  Yellow  Jacket  shaft,  producing  an  aver- 
age yield  of  about  $30  to  the  ton.  The  an- 
nual meeting  of  this  company  takes  place 
on  the  27th  inst. 


Impeeial — has  been  largely  dealt  in  under 
a  rapid  advance,  improving  from  $138. 50  to 
$163,  and  closing  on  the  15th  at  $155.  The 
discovery  of  a  body  of  ore  on  the  370-foot 
level,  which  it  is  said  will  afford  a  six 
months'  supply  for  both  mills,  produced  the 
recent  very  material  advance  in  this  stock. 

Yellow  Jacket — opened  at  $350@375, 
then  sold  at  $460,  assessment  of  $100  per 
foot  delinquent,  and  closed  at  $382.50. 
Work  on  the  shaft  continues  uninterrupted, 
and  it  is  believed  that  the  developments  from 
the  new  level  will  greatly  enhance  the  value 

of  the  stock Empire  advanced  to  $190, 

and  closed  at  $175. 

Overman— advanced  from  $44  to  $48,  de- 
clined to  $42.50,  and  closed  at  $44.  This 
mine  at  present  yields  about  sixty  tons  of 
low  grade  ore  per  day. . .  .Belcher  sold  at 
$120@123,  then  at  $105,  and  at  the  close 
$120  is  bid.  The  Trespass  says  that  drifting 
continues  toward  the  Crown  Point  line,  with 
no  new  developments ....  Confidence  was 
in  the  market  at  $36  seller  3. 

Gold  Hill  Quartz — has  advanced  to  $90 
per  share.  The  rock  shows  an  improved 
average  yield — nearly  $30  to  the  ton — and 
it  is  thought  that  the  bullion  product  of  the 
current  month  will  exceed  any  previous  like 
period.  The  ore  is  mainly  obtained  from 
the  west  drift  on  the  290-foot  level. 

Bullion — sold  at  $6@8 ;  at  the  close  we 
quote  it  at  $6  bid  and  $8  asked.  Assessment 
of  $10  per  share  will  be  delinquent  on  the 

21st  inst Segregated  Belches  brought 

$3.50, De  Soto,  $5 We  quote  Sierra 

Nevada  at  $6  bid,  $7  asked.  An  assessment 
of  $4  per  share  was  levied  by  the  Trustees 
on  the  13th  instant. 

The  aggregate  sales  of  Stocks,  Legal  Ten- 
der Notes,  etc.,  at  the  regular  sessions  of  the 
Board  since  Saturday  last,  amounted  to 
$1,015,235.  The  sales  in  the  open  sessions 
amounted  to  $237,806,  showing  a  combined 
aggregate  to  date  during  the  past  week  of 
$1,289,041. 


New  Incorporations. — Articles  of  incor- 
poration have  recently  been  filed  in  the 
County  Clerk's  office  in  this  city  as  follows: 
Associated  Homestead  Association — 
San  Francisco.  Nov.  9th.  Capital  stock, 
$26,400  ;  44  shares,  $600  each.  Trustees  : 
Joseph  Scheyer,  George  Haas,  J.  Guthbert, 
James  Smith,  Thomas  Price,  James  Thomp- 
son and  J.  B.  Chase. 

Election  of  Officers.  —  South  San 
Francisco  Dey  Dock  Co.  — San  Francisco. 
Nov.  12th.  H.  F.  Williams,  President; 
Alexander  G.  Abell,  Vice-President;  Joseph 
DeForest,  Treasurer;  A.  S.  Gould,  Secre- 
tary ;  Edward  Tompkins,  H.  Rosekrans, 
Capt.  W.  W.  Neal,  Henry  0.  Howard,  J. 
B.  Knapp,  William  C.  Bryan,  Thomas  An- 
derson, W.  H.  Ladd,  Stephen  L.  Piper, 
Trustees. 


Market  Stbekt  Homestead  Association.— J.  S.  Ltrrr,  Sec- 
retary. Office,  305  Montgomery  street,  corner  of  Pine,  San 
Francisco. 


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Business  Notice.— Mr.  A.  T.  Dewey,  of  this  journal,  con- 
templates a  visit  of  several  months  in  the  Atlantic  States,  a 
portion  of  wilich  time  he  will  spend  in  Washington,  New 
York  and  Boston.  Any  of  our  Eastern  friends  who  wish  to 
communicate  with  him,  for  business  or  oilier  purposes,  will 
address  their  letters  to  "  Westfleld,  Mass." 


Jacob  Shew,  Pioneer  Photographer,  612  Clay  street,  north 
side,  four  doors  above  Montgomery,  (late  316  Montgomery 
street,)  takes  all  kinds  of  Photographs  In  the  best  style  of 
the  Art    He  would   invite  especial  attention  to  the  new 


'  Cabinet  Photographs,' 


which  he  is  taking  to  perfection. 
lOvUtf 


Secretaryship  for  Mining  Companies.— A  gentleman  of 
education,  ability  and  experience,  is  desirous  of  procuring 
a  position  as  Secretary,  or  Assistant  Secretary,  in  some 
good  Milling  Company.  Has  most  unexceptionable  refer- 
ences.   Address  "SECRETARY,"  at  this  office.         6vl6tf 


Save  Tour  Teeth.— Do  not  have  them  extracted 
without  first  consulting  a  good  Dentist.  The  lossis  irrepar- 
able, and,  in  many  instances,  unnecessary-  DR.  BEERS, 
comer  of  Pine  and  Kearny  streets,  makes  a  specialty  of 
filling  the  fangs  of  dead  Teeth,  and  building  up  broken 
crowns  with  pore  gold— thus  restoring  theni-to  their  origi- 
nal usefulness  and  beauty. 

03-  Call  and  examine  the  work.  Finest  quality  of  arti- 
ficial work  also  manufactured.  I6vl4-tf 


American  and  Foreign  P'atents.— Letters  Patent 
tor  Inventors  can  bo  secured  lu  the  United  States  and  foreign 
countries  through  the  Mining  and  Scientific  Press  Patent 
Agenct.  We  offer  applicants  reasonable  terms,  and  they 
can  rest  assured  of  a  strict  compliance  with  onr  obligations, 
and  afaifhfnl  performance  of  all  contracts.  For  reference, 
we  will  furnish  the  names  of  nnmcrous  parties  for  whom 
we  have  obtained  patents  during  the  past  two  years. 


to  pining  and  Mttdtiu  § rcjijs. 


309 


King  Iron*. — Gold  and  cotton  havo  each, 
in  turn,  been  awarded  the  high  position  as 
king  among  the  productions  of  the  earth  ; 
and  right  royally,  too  havo  they  worn  their 
honors.  But  thero  has  recently  arisen  a 
new  aspirant  for  kingly  prerogatives.  Iron 
has  lately  come  forth  from  the  bowels  of  the 
earth  in  such  quantity,  and  by  its  superior 
merits  insinuated  itself  so  much  more  large- 
ly than  formerly  into  the  multifarious  uses 
of  mankind,  that  it  can  now  rightfully  as- 
sort its  claim  to  a  share  of  sovereignty,  if, 
indeed,  it  must  not  be  allowed  the  highest 
post  of  honor.  While  wo  would  still  be 
loyal  to  its  predecessors,  we  should  in  every 
sense  rejoice,  that  in  these  latter  days  so 
useful  and  so  universal  a  product  as  iron  is 
being  duly  appreciated.  It  is  most  remark- 
able, as  well  as  instructive,  to  see  how 
Providence  provides  and  enables  man  to 
adopt  the  various  instruments  of  utility  with 
which  the  earth  abounds,  just  as  the  ad- 
vancing state  of  society  seems  to  call  for 
them.  Time  was  when  a  universal  medium 
of  exchange  was  the  most  needed,  and  gold 
came  forth;— iron  was  but  little  used,  but 
little  needed.  Coal  and  cotton  succeeded  in 
just  the  point  of  time  when  we  do  not  see 
how  we  could  have  well  done  without  them. 
And  now  we  have  iron.  Wood  is  rapidly 
passing  away.  The  earth  is  needed  for  the 
sustenance  of  man,  and  man  no  sooner 
realizes  the  fact,  than  the  substitute  is  made 
plain  ;  it  comes  forth  in  quantity  previously 
unthought  of,  and  at  prices  which  place  it 
within  reach  of  everything  for  which  it  is 
applicable. 


All  About  Sending  Money  by  Mail. 

Rates  ov  Commission. — The  following  aro  the  rates 
charged  (lo  currency)  for  transmitting  money  to  any  part 
of  the  United  States: 

(in  (inters  not  exceeding  $20 10  cents. 

Ov<T$-20  and  not  excelling  $50 '25  cents. 

No  fractions  of  ceut.^to  bo  introduced  in  an  Order. 
Halted  States  Treasury  Notes,  or  National  Bank  Notes 
only  received  or  paid. 

To  send  over  *50,  additional  Orders  must  bo  obtained. 

P<is»  Olllces  whore  Al'incy  Orders  may  be  obtained  will 
furnish  blanks  as  follows,  which  the  applicants  will  tillout: 
No Amount Date, ,186    . 

MOSKT  ORDER. 

Required  for  the  sum  of  $ Payable  at 

Statoof Payabloto Rosiding 

nt ,  State  of Sent  by 

Residing  at    State  of 

Entered  jn  Register: 

,  Postmaster. 

The  applicant  must,  in  all  cases,  write  his  own  given 
name  and  surname  in  full,  and  when  tlio  given  name  of 
the  payee  is  known,  it  should  bo  so  stated  ;  otherwise 
initials  may  be  used.  The  given  nameB  of  married  women 
must  be  stated,  and  not  those  nf  their  husbands.  For  ex- 
ample: Mrs.  Mary  Brown  must  not  be  described  as  Mrs. 
William  Brown. 

Names  of  parties  and  places,  and  the  sums,  to  be  writ- 
ten in  the  plainest  possible  manner. 

As  th.-re  aro  several  places  of  the  same  name  in  the 
United  States,  applicants  must  bo  careful  to  indicate  which 
of  them  they  mean;  and  the  Postmaster  will  satisfy  him- 
self,  before  writing  out  the  order,  that  tho  place  indicated 
is  the  one  iutended. 

List  of  Money-Order  Post  Offices  in  the  Pacific 
States  and  Territories,  May  SO,  1867. 

CALIFORNIA. 

Office,  Cotinti/. 

Auburn Placer. 

Benicia tiokino. 

Ctimpton  ville Yuba. 

Cliico Butte. 

Columbia.. Tuolumne. 

Colusa C>ilusa. 

Downievillo Sierra. 

Dutch  Flat Placer. 

Eureka Humboldt. 

Folsom  City.... Sacramento. 

Forest  Hill Placer. 

Georgetown El  Dorado. 

Gitaonville Sierra. 

Gilrpy aanta  Clara. 

Grass  Valley Nevada. 

Hoaldsburg Sonoma. 

Iodo  Valley ...Amador. 

Jackson Amador. 

L'i  Porte Plumas. 

Los  Angoles Los  Angeles. 

Mariposa Mariposa. 

Markleeville Alpine. 

Marysville Yuba. 

Martinez Contra  Costa. 

Mokolumne  Hill.. Calaveras. 

Monterey... Monterey. 

NEVADA. 

Office.  Count}/.     I     Office.  County. 

Virginia  City Storey.  Austin Lander 

Carson Ormsby.|  Aurora Esmeralda. 

OREGON. 

Office.  County. 

Albany Linn. 

Canyon  City Grant. 


Office.  County. 

N'U'a  City Napa. 

Nevada  City Nevada. 

Oakland Alameda. 

Oroville Butte. 

PptaJuma Sonoma. 

PIncerville El  Dorado. 

K'td  Bluff Tehama. 

Sacramento Sacramento. 

Snn  Rafael Marin. 

rian  Francisco. .San  Frauc'o. 

SintaCruz Santa  Cruz. 

San  Jose. Santa  Clara. 

Santa  Rosa Sonoma, 

Shasta Shasta. 

J»oni , Tuolumne 

Stockton San  Joiiauin. 

Suisun  City. Solano. 

Susan  ville Lussen. 

Vacaville Solano. 

Vallejo Solano. 

Visalia Tulare. 

Watsooville Santa  Cruz. 

Weaverville Trinity. 

Wilmington ....  Los  Angeles. 
Yrcka. Siskiyou. 


Corvallis Benton 

Dallas Polk. 

Eugene  City Lane. 

Jacksonville. Jackson. 

Lafayette Yam  Hill. 


Office.  County. 

La  Grande Union. 

Oregon  City Clackamas. 

Portland Multnomah. 

ttoseburgh Douglas. 

salem Marion. 

The  Dalles Wasco. 

Umatilla Umatilla. 

IDAHO  TERRITORY. 


Office. 
Boise  City 
Idaho  City. 

County.     1     Office. 

Ada .  Ruby  City 

Boise.  jLewistou 

MONTANA  TERRITORY. 

County. 

Owyhee. 

. . .  N'cy  Perce. 

Office. 
Helena.. .. 

County.     1     Office. 

Edgtirinn.  [Virginia  City.. 

WASHINGTON  TERRITORY. 

County. 
Madison. 

Office. 

Oljiupia.. 
bteilacooin 

County,     l     Office. 

Thurston,  Vancouver. .. . 

City Pierce.  |  Walla- Walla. . 

County, 

Clark 

.Walla-Walla 

MUTING  SHAREHOLDERS'  DIRECTORY. 

[Compiled  for  every  issue,  irom  advertisements  In  the 

iiisiNo  i.to  SciKNTinc  Press  and  other  San 

Franc  Lsco  Journals,  j 

Comprising   the  Names  of  Companies,  District  or  Oountj 

oi    Location;  Ainouni  ami  dafo  of  Assess nt;  Date  of 

Meeting;  Day  of  Delinquent  Sale;  und  Ann. nut  and  Time 
of  Payment  of  Dividends. 

DAT  TAT 

OKLIMuCinT.      Of  *ALK 

km  Ml  I  Co., dividend,  $6per  share Payable  Nov  9 

Adclla,  Sierra co.,  Nov  2.  $1 Dec  l— Doe  2S" 

Bullion. Btorey  co.,  Nev.  OctSS,  $10.. Payable  Im'medtatoly 
Sept  21,  sis  per  shore Oct  *2— Nov.  -- 

Belcher,  Baldwin  x  Alter.  Co.,  Kept  2t,*S...<ict  22— Nov  22 

Clear  Lake  Water  Co Annual  Beetinfl  Nov  11 

Charokee  t'lut  Blue  Gravel  Co  ,  Nov  12.  £5. ...Dec  16— Jan  .1 

Cordillera,  Mexico.  (ict2t,  $1 No?  20— Dec  ]»*>• 

Cambridge,  Grass  Valley,  Oct  B.t>20 Nov  16— Doc  3 

Chlplonciia,  Sonora,  Mexico,  Oct 21,  55... ....Nov  22*-Dec  9" 

Crown  Point,  Store v  CO  ,OCl  12.  S25 Nov  111— Nov  2tJ 

Chalk  Upunt..  N'-vkiIuco,  Oct. 8.  SI  60 60,. Nov.  11— Nov. 25* 

Chnllar-l'ulosl.  storev  Co.,  Nov.,  dlv.  $25 Payable  Orl  15 

Crown  Point.  Nov.  dividend  *8U Payable  May  li 

Ethan  Allen,  Lander  co..  Ncv.,  SoptjSQ;  $1.  ..Nov  a— Dec  2" 

Enti  rpi  Ira,  Nevada  co..  Rept  23,  SI. Dei  28—  Ndv  18 

Emnln  M.  &  M.,  Nov.,  dividend  $6 Payable  May  15 

Focus  M.  &  M.,  Amador  co,,  Nov  4,  $5 Dec  5— Dec  21 

Fogus  M.  A  M.  Co Annual  Meeting  Nov  28 

QoIdOJi  Rule,  Tuolumne  Co,  div  50c  t*  sh... Payable  Oct.  28" 

Great  Central.  Arizona,  Sept  30,  $  I Nov  4— Nm-'W 

Gold  Quarry,  Placer  co.,  6ep|  19.(20 Oct  £{-Nuv2J' 

Gold  Hill  Tun..  Storev  co.  Ncv.  Sep  10,  $1...0et  26-^Not  19" 

Gold  UlllQ  M  A  M-divideml,   $15 Payable  Aug  15 

Hanscom  Copper.  Del  Norte  Co Annual  Meeting  Dec  21* 

Hale  4  Norcross Annual  Meeting  Nov  27 

Hunsconi,  Del  Norte  co.,  Nov  1,  15c Dec  HI— Dec  24' 

Hale  .v  Norcross,  Virginia Special  Meeting  Nov  27 

Hope  Gravel.  Nev.  co..  Cal  .  Sopt  13,  $I.  ...Nov  6— 'Nov 25* 
llumholdi  Canal  Co.,  Humboldt,  Sept  20,  $2..i)ct  20— Nov  16 
Halu  &  Norcross,  Virginia,  Nev..  dlv.  $125.. .Payable  Sept  15 

I.  X.  L.,  Alpine  co.,  Oct  18,  $1 Dec  16— .Jan  22* 

I  -\  L,  Alpine  co..  Sept  23,  £1 .50 Nov  4— Nov  21* 

Imperial,  Virginia,  Ncv.,  div.  $10 Payable  July  15 

Jefferson  Ian  M.  A  M.,  Nov  2,  $3.50 Dec  9— Dec  28 

Jusils  &  Independent  (Ions.,  .stockholder's  Minting  Nov  18 

Josephine  Quicksilver,  San  Luis  Obispo,   div,  $2 July  8 

Kentuck,  dlv.,  $750  per  share Payable  Nov  9 

Lady  Bell,  Del  Norte  Co.,  Oct  24, 15c Nov  26-Dec  16" 

Mount  Tcnabo,  Lander  co..  Nov... Annual  Meeting  Nov2S* 

Mount  Tenabo,  Lander  co.,  Nov  8,  $t.50 Dec  12—  Dec  31* 

Morning  Star,  Alpine  co.,  Aug  6,  $2 Sept  9— Sept  30 

North  Star,  Lander  co.,  Nov.,  dividend Pavablo  Nov  16 

North  Star,  Lander  co.,  Nev,.  Sent  19,  S2U.... Nov  20— Dec  7* 

Nuestra  Scnora.  Mex.,  Oct  21,  Si Nov  30— Dec  23* 

Ophlr,  Storey  co.,  Nev.,  Sept  27,  S3 Nov  12— Nov  30 

Oxford  Beta,  Esmeralda.  Nev .,  Sept  11, 50c... Nov y— Nov  26* 

Old  Colony,  Austin,  Nev.,  Sept  28,  $3 Nov  2— Nov  25* 

Patroclnai  Dolores,  Mex.,  Nov  8,  $3 Dec.  12— Dec  30 

Sierra  Nevada,  Storey  co.,  Ncv.,  Nov  13,  $4. ..Dec  17— Jan  4 

Savage,  Virginia,  Nov,  dividend Payable  Nov  7 

Santiago,  Silver  City,  dividend Pavabie  Nov  8 

Sophia  Cons..  Tuolumne  co  ,  Nov  7,  50c Dec  7— Dec  23* 

Shoshone  S.  M.,  dividend,  $2  per  share. . .  .Payable  March  14 

Rattlesnake,  Yuba  CO.,  Oct  17,  $1 Nov  21— Dec  9* 

Whitman,  Lvon  co.,  Nov.,  Oct  31,  $1.50 Dec  2— Dec  23* 

Yellow  Jacket,  Storey  co.,  Ncv,  Oct  12,  £100. .Nov  13— Dec  14 
Yellow  Jacket,  Gold  Hill,  div.  $76  sh Payable  July  lu 


Latest  Stock  Prices  Bid  and  Asked. 

S.  F.  STOCK  .AND  EXCHANGE  BOARO. 


Friday  Evening,  Nov.  16,  1867. 
Aekd. 
78K 
7li? 


MISCELLANEOUS  STOCKS.  Bid. 

United  States  7  3-10ths  Bonds,  June  Issue $  77 

Legal  Tender  Notes 71 

Calilornia  State  Ponds,  7s,  1857 90 

San  Francisco  Bonds,  10s,  1851 100 

San  Francisco  City  Bonds,  6s.  1855 80 

San  Francisco  City  and  County  Bonds,  6s,  1858.  75 

San  Francisco  City  and  Co.  Sc'h'l  B'ds,  7s.  1866.  80 

San  Francisco  Cltv  and  Co.  Bonds,  7s,  1862 80 

San  Francisco  City  and  Co.  Bonds,  7s,  1864 80 

San  Francisco  City  and  Co.  Bonds,  7s,  1865 80 

San  Francisco  City  and  Co.  Judg.  Bds.  7s,  1863.  80 

San  Francisco  City  and  Co.  Judg.  Bds,  7s,  1864.  80 

Sacramento  City  Bonds 22}£ 

Sacramento  County  Bonds,  6s 68 

Marysville  Bonds,  10s 75 

Stockton  City  Bonds 70 

Yuba  County  Bonds,  10s 75 

Santa  Clara  County  Bonds,  7s 75 

Butte  County  Bonds,  10s,  I860 70 

San  Mateo  County  Bonds,  7s — 

Calilornia  Steam  Navigation  Co 77 

Spri  ng  Valley  Water  Co _ 

State  Telegraph  Co 30 

GAS   COMPANIES. 


RAILROADS. 

Sacramento  Valley  Railroad — 

San  Frai.cinco  and  San  Jose  Railroad 40 

Omnibus  Railroad , tsi 

Central  Railroad 47 

North  Beach  and  Mission  Railroad 52K 

Front  Street,  Mission  and  Ocean  Railroad li 

BANKING  INSTITUTIONS. 

California,  Loan  and  Savings  Society 

Bank  of  Pacific  Accumulation  Loan  Society..      — 
The  Bank  of  California. 145 

INSURANCE  COMPANIES. 

Flremans'  Fund  Insurance  Co , 88 

Pacific  Insurance  Co 

San  Francisco  Insurance  Co 

Merchants'  Mutual  Marine  Insurance  Co.. 

California  Insurance  Co 

Union  Insurance  Co 

California  Home  Insurance  Co '., 

Home  Mutual  Insurance  Uo 

Occidental  Insurance  Co 

National  Insurance  Co ...'.'. 


MINING  STOCKS— WASHOE  DISTRICT. 


115 

12H 

1110 

S7I) 

,r)U 

Hum 

13HU 

85 

!HJ 

9 

10 

80 

65 

W 

4-0 

Bullion,  a.  H 

Crown  Point 

Con  fidencc 

Cliollar-Potosi 

6 

...    670 

-35 

126 

Umpire  Mill  and  Mining  Co 

170 

Hale  &  Norcross 

840 

675 
128 


San  Francisco  Market  Kates. 

"Wholemale  Prices. 

„„,  Fhidat,  Nov.  15,  1867. 

Flour,  Extra,  $bbl $7  00  @$s  00 

Do.    Superfine.... 6  50  @  7  00 

Cora  Meal,  ft  100  lbs 2  50  ®  3  00 

Wheat,  ft  lad  Ojs 2  25  <a  2  50 

Oats,  ft  jou  lbs 1  65  @1  SO 

Barley,  ft  100  lbs l  65  @  1  85 

Beans,  ft  IOn  ffis 3  0O  @  4  01) 

Potatoes,  ft  luOlbs l  00  @  1  75 

Hay  ft  toil. uoo  ©18  00 

Live  Oak  Wood,  ft  cord 9  do  ©10  00 

Beef,  extra,  dressed,  ft  fb 9  ©     10 

Sheep,  on  foot 3  00  @  i  00 

Hogs,  on  toot,  ft  lb ai  ©       4% 

Hogs,  dressed,  ft  lb @       7^ 

GROCERIES,  ETC. 

Suear,  crushed,  ft  lb 141^  @     u v 

Do.    China 12  @     — 


Tea. Japan,  $  I 


H.l\V;u.:ill    RlOti       ,-    It) 

China   Klce.fcll 

1  callon 

I  n> 

Ranch  Butter,  ft  Ih 

IsfhmuH  Hotter,  ft  lb 

Cheese,  California,  ffi  fb , 

1  I  EOIl 

Lara,  V  v- 

Ham  and  Hucon.  \>  lb 

Shoulders,  ft  lb 


Retail  1*  rice  a. 

Butter,  California,  fresh,  ft  lb 

do.      pickled,  fl  tt 

do.       Oregon,  ft  lb 

do.      Nvw  York,  ft  lb 

Cheese,  ft  lb 

H y.  ft  ft 

Eggs,  «  dozen.. 

Lard,  ft  lb 

Hamx  and  Bacon,  ft  lb 

Cranhcrrie*,  ft  «nilon l 

Potatoes,  ft  lb 

Potatoes,  Rwcoi,  ft  tt. 

Tomatoes,  ft  lb 

Onions,  ft  lb 

Apples,   No.   1,  ft    th 

Pears,  Table,  ft  lb 

Plums,  dried,  ft  lb 

Peaches,  dried,  ft  lb 

Orange*,  ft  dozen 

Lemons,  ft  dozen 

Chickens,  apiece 

Turkeys,  ft  (b 

Soap,  Pale  and  O  O 

Soap,  Castile,  ft  lb 


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21 

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San  Francisco  Metal  Market, 

PRICES  FOR  INVOICES. 

Jobbing  priceo  rule  from  ten  to  fifteen  per  cent.  Iiigher  than  the 
following  quotations. 
„  „  Friday,  Nov.  15, 1867. 

iRoy.— Duty:  Pip,  $9  per  ton;  Railroad,  6nc  ft  100  lbs;  Bar, 
J@lLiC  ft  lh;  Sheer,  polished.  3c  ft  Hi ;  common,  iyB@I%c 
ft  ft;  Plate,  l&c  ft  ft;  Pipe,  l>^c  ft  ib;  Galvanized,  2>ic 
ft  tb. 

Scotch  and  Enplish  Pig  iron  ft  ton £34  00    ©J 

White  Pit;  ft  ton 38  00    @  -Hi  00 

Refined  Uar,  had  assortment  ft  lb —  03    @ 

Refined  Bar,  good  assortment,  ft  Ib —  03^@ 

Boiler,  No,  1  to  4 —  Q4-&& 

Plate,  No.  5  to  9 —  Oli-i®  —  05 

Sheet,  No.  10  to  13 —  04&© 

Sheet,  No.  14  to  20 _  05   © 

Sheet,  No.  21  to  27 —  05    @ 

CoprER.— Duty:    Sheathing,  3^c  ft  lb;  Pig  and  Bar,  2j4c  ft  ft 

Sheathing,  ft  lb _  34    ©  —  — 

Sheathing,  Yellow —  22    ©  —  23 

Sheathing,  Old  Yellow _  11    @ 

Bolts —22    ©—23 

Composition  Nails —  22    ® 23 

Tik  Plates.— Duty:  25 ft  cent,  ad  valorem. 

Plates,  Charcoal,  IX,  ft  box 12  50    @  13  00 

Plates,  I  C  Charcoal 12  00    @  12  B0 

Roofing  Plates 12  00    ©12  50 

BancaTin,  Slabs,  ft  ft —  29    ©  —  30 

Ptkel.— English  Onst  Steel,  ft  tb —  12^@  —  15 

Quicksilver.— ip  lb —  —    @ 

For  export .• @ 

Zinc— Sheets,  ft  lb @  —  11 

Lead.— Pig. ftft -     7K@  —    8 

Sheet —  10    © 

Pipe —  ll    © 

Bar _    9    ©_    93.' 

Borax.— California,  ft  Ib —  20    ©  —  23 


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Prof.    LAYRES' 

ELEMENTS  OF  COMPOSITION, 

BELLE8.LKTTBES  AJB  ORATOBT 

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The  following  information  is  gleaned  mostly  from  jour- 
nals published  in  the  interior,  in  close  proximity  to  the 
mines  mentioned. 


CALIFORNIA. 

Alpine    County. 

Miner,  Nov.  9th.:  Two  cross  cut  at  points 
60  or  70  feet  apart,  have  been  run  this  week 
into  the  Merrimack  lode,  about  four  feet 
each,  showing  good  ore  all  the  way. 

Considerable  prospecting  is  being  done 
to  the  eastward  of  the  Comstock,  in  the  di- 
rection of  the  Occidental  mine.  Several  of 
the  leads  promise  shortly  to  yield  paying 
ore. 

In  Silver  Mountain  District,  the  Mount- 
ain, Pennsylvania,  and  I  X  L  Co's  have 
their  winter  supplies  laid  in,  and  will  pros- 
pect their  respective  claims  in  spite  of  the 
snow.  Several  other  claims  there,  among 
which  are- the  Lady  Elgin,  Balaclava  and 
Lady  Franklin,  also  show  symptoms  of  life 
and  returning  activity.   - 

The  Mt.  Bullion  claims,  opposite  the 
mouth  of  Monitor  Creek,  have  recently 
passed  info  the  hands  of  a  London  Co.  who 
have  started  work  for  the  purpose  of  run- 
ning a  tunnel. 

Amador   County. 

Ledger,  Nov.  9th^  "We  are  glad  to  an- 
nounce that  the  Kearsing  mill,  in  this  place, 
is  again  in  operation,  after  having  been  idle 
for  some  months. 

The  shaft  of  the  Dictator  claim  is  sunk 
on  the  foot  wall  of  the  vein  which  is  now 
seven  feet  wide;  the  hanging  wall  has  not 
yet  been  reached.  The  rock  has  all  the 
characteristics  of  that  taken  from  the  Coney 
&  Bigelow  mine,  and  is  literally  studded 
with  rich  sulphurets.  The  owners  contem- 
plate the  immediate  erection  of  a  whim,  and 
sinking  to  the  depth  of  150  feet  before 
taking  out  rock  for  working. 

At  the  Coney  &  Bigelow  works,  under  the 
superintendence  of  Mr.  John  Agrell,  the 
result  has  more  than  met  the  expectations 
of  the  proprietors.  Last  Monday  they 
melted  down  the  last  28  days'  run,  and  were 
rewarded  by  receiving  a  brick  of  gold  worth 
$4,540  I  This  gold  is  .996  fine,  and  worth 
$20. 58  per  ounce. 

Last  Sunday  the  Oneida  made  another 
good  clean  up — the  result  being  $12,000 
after  it  was  melted  down.  Thirty  additional 
stamps  will  soon  be  pounding  away  on  the 
rock  of  the  mine,  when  the  "cleanup" 
will  prove  still  richer. 

Cala\-eras    County. 

Chronicle,  Nov.  9th:  The  rock  now  being 
taken  out  of  the  Petticoat  lead,  at  Railroad 
Plat,  will  pay  $100  per  ton. 

The  "West  Point  correspondent  writes: 
Sletcher  and  Lightfoot  cleaned  up  14  tons 
from  the  Last  Chance  claim,  which  paid  $20 
per  ton.  The  Casner  &  Barnes'  last  run  of 
55  tons,  paid  $41  per  ton;  the  mill  is  now 
running  on  rock  they  expect  to  pay  better. 
Peters,  Champion  &  Co.  on  Enterprise  Flat, 
have  got  the  old  Gouldsen  mine  in  working 
order,  and  have  out  40  tons  of  rock  that  will 
pay  from  $50  to  $80  per  ton.  The  Mina 
Rica  mill  has  been  sold  and  will  be  moved 
away  soon. 

White  &  Co.  have  got  their  rotary  furnace 
in  operation  in  Harris'  mill,  but  have  not 
yet  made  any  thorough  trial  of  sulphurets 
by  this  process.  In  Railroad  Flat,  Hepburn 
&  Co.  have  got  a  Hess  pan  in  operation  at 
their  mill.  Cadell,  Weihe  &  Co's  last  run 
of  110  tons  paid  $15  per  ton.  Gamble  & 
Zane  are  going  down  Man  Fashion  with 
good  prospects,  while  on  the  Petticoat  they 
are  gouging  rich  rock  along  on  top  and  wait- 
ing for  something  to  turn  up. 

San  Andreas  Register,  Nov,  9th:  Captain 
Ferguson  says  that  the  quartz  veins  at  San 
Antonio  Ridge  are  the  richest  he  ever  saw 
in  the  State.  We  saw  $134  of  amalgam 
weighed,  sold,  and  paid  for,  which  he  took 
out  of  five  tons  of  quartz  rock,  in  an  arastra. 
In  working  the  rock  he  says  that  he  lost  half 
of  his  quicksilver,  and  must  have  lost  a 
great  deal  of  gold,  as  he  knows  nothing  of 
of  working  an  arastra.  There  are,  in  the 
mining  district,  ten  or  twelve  shafts,  on 
veins  of  quartz  which  will  pay  from  $12  to 
$75  per  ton. 

George  W.  Cox,  an  old  resident  of  El  Do- 
rado, has  discovered  a  veritable  diamond 
mine  near  that  place.  The  stones  are  very 
beautiful  and  peculiar,  for  one  of  which  he 
was  offered  the  sum  of  $100.  He  has  his 
pockets  full  of  them,  and  says  he  can  find 
bushels  of  the  same  kind.  He  intends  test- 
ing them,  to  ascertain  if  they  really  are 
diamonds.  Should  his  investigation  prove 
favorable,  it  will  establish  the  fact,  not  only 
that  the  age  of  wonders  is  not  passed,  but 
that  here,  in  Calaveras,  lie  beds  of  marvel- 
ous riches. 


IWCa-ripONJifc    County. 

Mail,    Nov.    9th:     We  learn   that  H.  M, 
Bell,  of  saloon  fame  at  Coultervilie,  has  re- 


tired from  the  world  and  gone  to  "doing  his 
own  cooking,"  on  account  of  his  quartz 
vein  changing  from  gold  to  copper.  It  is 
said  that  he  has  struck  a  lead  of  the  pure 
virgin  ore. 

The  late  heavy  rains  raised  the  Merced 
river  so  much  as  to  threaten  the  destruction 
of  the  Mariposa  Co's  dam  at  the  Benton 
mill,  and  to  suspend  work  upon  it  for  the 
time  being. 
IVapa   Cunty. 

The  Register,  speaking  of  the  quicksilver 
prospects  in  Napa  county,  says :  Gangs  of 
men  are  hard  at  work  upon  three  different 
claims  in  Hope  Valley,  and  upon  two  of 
them  a  large  quantity  of  excellent  cinnabar 
had  already  been  taken  out,  and  there  is  a 
most  flattering  prospect  of  an  inexhaustible 
supply.  "We  were  assured  by  old  miners, 
familiar  with  quicksilver  working,  that  no 
mine  yet  opened  upon  this  continent  ever 
agorded  so  favorable  a  prospect  at  the  outset 
as,  at  least,  one  of  the  claims  in  question, 
and  from  appearances  and  information,  we 
are  confident  they  are  right. 

Jfevada    County. 

Grass  "Valley  National,  Nov.  6th:  The 
contracts  for  running  tunnels  on  the  Blue 
Point  Gravel  Co's  claims  have  been  awarded 
as  follows :  For  running  500  ft.  down  grade 
to  Simons  &  Co.  at  $36  per  ft.,  and  400  ft 
up  grade  to  Mitchell  &  Co.  at  $28  per  ft, 
making  the  aggregate  cost  to  the  company  of 
$29,200. 

The  Empire  Co.  still  continues  to  take  out 
the  richest  kind  of  rock  from  their  mine. 
Thirty-eight  men  are  at  work,  and  the  com- 
pany are  unable,  with  their  30-stamp  mill, 
to  crush  all  the  rock  taken  out. 

Nov.  8th:  Several  kegs  of  the  richest  kind 
of  specimens  were  taken,  on  Wednesday 
night  last,  from  the  Dromedary  mine,  Echo 
Hill. 

Nov.  11th  :  The  Dromedary  Co.  have  just 
finished  cleaning-up,  at  Gold  Hill  mill,  a 
crushing  of  30  loads  of  rock  from  their 
mine,  including  the  specimens  taken  out 
since  commencing  work.  The  total  cleaned 
up  is  between  $6,000  and  $7,000. 

From  199  loads  of  quartz,  crushed  recent- 
ly at  the  Sebastopol  null,  from  the  Illinois 
and  Wisconsin  mine,  12%  tons  of  sulphurets 
were  obtained,,  valued  at  $115  per  ton. 

Mr.  Chas.  Leech  has  disposed  of  three- 
eighths  of  the  Illinois  mine  for  $15,000. 

Gazette,  Nov.  7th:  Fourteen  loads  of 
quartz  from  the  Seven-Thirty  lode,  near 
Deadman's  Flat,  crushed  at  the  Gold  Hill 
mill,  Grass  Valley,  was  cleaned-up  on  Mon 
day,  and  yielded  46  ounces  in  gold.  This, 
,at  the  rate  of  $17.50  an  ounce,  is  worth 
$805,  or  at  the  rate  of  $57.50  a  load.  The 
rock  was  taken  out  at  a  depth  of  96  ft.  on 
the  ledge,  at  which  depth  no  water  is  met 
with. 

The  name  of  the  Mary  Etta  quartz  ledge, 
recently  sold  to  a  San  Francisco  company, 
has  been  changed  to  "Salathiel"  by  the 
present  owners. 

A  promising  quartz  ledge  was  discovered 
a  few  days  ago,  on  Diamond  Creek,  a  short 
distance  east  of  the  Mary  Etta,  or  "Sala- 
thiel." The  ledge  is  some  three  feet  in 
width,  shows  much  free  gold,  and  gives 
good  prospects. 

IranscHpi,  Nov.  6th:  The  shaft  on  the 
Caswell  ledge  at  Newtown  is  down  40  ft, 
having  a  ledge  five  feet  wide,  the  rock  of 
which  is  looking  first-rate,  and  contains  a 
large  quantity  of  sulphurets  and  some  free 
gold.  A  crushing  of  10  tons  recently  had, 
yielded  $16  per  ton.  A  large  amount  of 
rock  is  now  being  taken  out  and  another 
crushing  will  soon  be  had. 

H.  Schardin  &  Co.  are  working  the  GaleEa 
ledge  with  good  prospects.  It  has  been 
opened  on  to  the  depth  of  46  ft. ,  at  which 
point  the  ledge  is  18  in.  wide.  The  rock 
prospects  well  in  a  hand  mortar,  and  it  will 
soon  be  tested  by  mill  process.  It  contains 
a  large  quantity  of  galena  sulphurets. 

Nov.  7th  :  In  reviewing  the  work  of  the 
season,  the  Transcript  says  :  The  yield  from 
placer  claims  will,  in  all  probability,  be 
larger  than  last  year.  Several  new  bed- 
rock tunnels  have  been  completed  and  large 
enterprises  have  been  entered  upon  for 
opening  extensive  ranges  of  gravel.  Seve- 
ral large  corporations  with  abundant  capital 
have  taken  hold  of  such  mines  with  every 
prospect  for  abundant  success.  Many  old 
claims  are  also  being  fitted-up,  and  miners 
are  only  waiting  for  sufficient  water  to  com- 
mence operations.  Extensive  claims  at 
Sailor  Flat,  near  Blue  Tent,  have  been  pur- 
chased by  parties  from  Smartsville,  Yuba 
county,  and  they  will  be  worked  this  season 
on  a  large  scale. 

Nov.  10th :  The  old  Cozzens  &  Garber 
mine  on  Missouri  Canon,  between  Red  Dog 
and  Yon  Bet.  was  not  long  since  purchased 
by  Neece  &  West,  and  since  that  .time  they 
have  run  a  substantial   double-track  pros- 


men  will  commence  taking  out  cement  for 
mill  work. 

Nov.  12th :  On  the  first  of  February  last, 
W.  D.  Smith  and  eleven  other  persons  took 
a  contract  to  work  the  Hlinois  and  Wiscon- 
sin mine  at  Grass  Valley,  and  they  have 
been  so  successful  in  taking  out  gold  that 
they  yesterday  bought  three-eighths  of  the 
entire  mine.  During  the  last  two  months 
they  took  ont$ll,000  in  gold. 

Grass  Valley  Union,  Nov.  5th  :  We  yes- 
terday saw  at  A.  Delano's  banking-house,  in 
this  place,  another  lot  of  beautiful  quartz 
specimens  from  the  Empire  Co's  mine, 
which  were  taken  ont  on  Saturday  evening 
last  For  the  lot,  embracing  four  or  five 
pieces  of  quartz,  none  of  them  being  large, 
a  good  judge  of  such  articles  offered  $500  in 
coin,  and  the  offer  was  refused.  They  were 
certainly  the  richest-looking  quartz  speci- 
mens we  have  ever  seen  in  Grass  Valley. 

Excelsiok. — Meadow  Lake  Sun,  Nov.- 
9th :  The  shaft  on  the  Enterprise  mine  has 
reached  a  depth  of  98  ft.  The  width  of  the 
ledge  at  the  bottom  of  the  shaft  has  not  yet 
been  ascertained,  but  is  the  full  width  of 
the  shaft ;  at  the  surface  it  is  upwards  of  20 
ft.  in  width.  The  company  intend  to  run 
their  mine  and  mill  the  entire  winter. 

Gold  Hill  News,  Nov.  9th :  The  Meadow 
Lake  correspon  dent  writes :  ' '  The  Ken  tucky 
Co.  are  driving  the  work  ahead  on  their 
mine  with  great  vigor.  The  lower  tunnel 
is  now  in  a  distance  of  68  ft,  and  the  shaft 
which  is  being  sunk  from  the  surface  above 
to  connect  with  the  tunnel  is  down  20  ft. 
They  are  now  erecting  a  house  over  the 
shaft,  in  order  to  protect  the  workmen  from 
the  inclement  weather  of  winter.  The  work 
is  being  prosecuted  night  and  day.  Quite  a 
number  of  the  mining  companies  in  Meadow 
Lake  intend  to  winter  here,  and  they  are 
accordingly  building  warm  cabins,  and  also 
substantial  houses  over  their  mining  works, 
so  as  to  keep  in  operation,  as  next  summer 
will  reveal  some  wonderfully  rich  gold  mines 
here. 


Pluiuns     County. 

The  Altaoi  this  city  has  the  following: 
The  Crescent  mill  property,  in  Plumas 
county,  was  sold  by  the  sheriff  on  Wednes- 
day last  for  $45,000.  We  presume  this 
was  the  famous  Indian  Valley  quartz  mine 
which,  from  November,  1862,  to  the  9th  of 
June  last,  yielded  $667,213,  of  which  $100,- 
000  were  paid  in  dividends,  and  $150,000 
spent  in  improvements,  current  expenses 
having  absorbed  the  rest.  The  total  yield 
of  rock  was  about  40,000  tons,  and  the  aver- 
age production  per  ton,  $16.18.  The  mill 
has  32  stamps.  There  were  two  mills  at 
one  time,  but  the  second  mill  of  24  stamps, 
was  sold  in  1866,  and  moved  to  the  Whitney 
mine.  The  Crescent  property  includes  claim  s 
on  three  veins,  two  of  which,  the  Crescent 
and  Horseshoe,  run  east  and  west  12  feet 
apart,  and  the  third,  called  the  Pet,  runs 
northeast  and  southwest,  and  cuts  through 
both  the  others.  The  parallel  veins  are 
about  five  ft.  wide  each,  and  the  Pet  is 
about  half  as  wide,  but  the  ore  is  richer 
than  in  the  others. 

JSlia.*-ta    County. 

Gmvrix/r,  Nov.  9th:  R.  Johnson  and  a  man 
named  Williams  have  located  a  claim  on 
what  appears  to  be  a  copper  ledge,  near  Sil- 
ver City,  on  North  Cow  Creek.  The  crop- 
pings  yield  a  prospect  of  70  per  cent,  in 
pure  coxiper,  and  the  locators  are  confident 
that  they  will  strike  a  permanent  ledge. 

Sierra    County. 

Downieville  Messenger,  Nov.  9th :  The 
Trustees  of  the  Tubal  Cain  Quartz  Mining 
Co.,  located  near  the  Docile  ledge,  Alle- 
ghany, have  let  a  contract  to  sink  40  ft.  on 
their  ledge,  the  shaft  to  be  five  ft.  by  seven. 

"XTiilja.  County. 

Marysville  Appeal,  Nov.  11th  :  The  Jeffer- 
son mine  at  Brown's  Valley,  has  gone  down 
about  550  ft. ,  nearly  all  the  way  in  pay  rock, 
which  has  averaged  from  $10  to  $200  per 
ton.  The  mine  is  now  owned  by  a  San 
Francisco  company,  and  from  Sept.  13th, 
1863,  when  they  commenced  work,  until 
Oct.  1st,  1867,  the  mine  yielded  $409,617, 
and  paid  $131,000  as  dividends.  The  pro- 
duction before  the  present  company  got 
possession  is  estimated  at  $130,000.  The 
claim  is  780  ft.  long,  and  the  mill  has  12 
stamps  driven  by  steam.  The  average  yield 
of  the  rock  is  now  from  $10  to  $15  per  ton. 

The  Pennsylvania  mill  has  16  stamps,  and 
crushes  about  1,000  tons  per  month.  The 
Dannebroge  mine  has  yielded  $250,000  ac- 
cording to  rumor,  which  avers  further  that 
no  books  were  kept  for  fear  that  they  might 
be  produced  in  litigation,  of  which  the  com- 
pany have  had  more  than  a  fair  share.  The 
rock  yielded  from  $15  to  $20  per  ton,  and 
the  mill  has  eight  stamps.  The  Sweet  Ven- 
geance Co.  have  a  10-stamp  mill ;  have  taken 
out  $25,000,  have  put  in  $8,000,  and  are 
doing  nothing  just  now. 


vania  mill  is  in  full  operation  again,  run- 
ning 16  stamps,  and  crushing  very  good 
quartz.  The  late  interruption  in  this  mine 
originated  from  a  miscalculation,  or  a  vari- 
ation in  the  dip  of  the  pay  streak.  The  su- 
perintendent expected  to  strike  it  in  level 
No.  9,  at  a  distance  of  70  ft.  from  the  in- 
cline, but  had  to  go  105  ft.  to  retap  the  rich 
chimney.  A  similar  interruption  may  never 
be  expected  again.  Incline  No.  2  is  ex- 
pected to  supply  deficiences  in  the  future, 
as  the  rock  is  improving  every  day  in  quality. 

ARIZONA. 

Miner,  Oct,  26th.:  The  quartz  mill  of 
By  n  ei-son  &  Stone,  at  Pino  Attn,  New  Mexico, 
commenced  crushing  ore  recently. 

There  are  about  50  men  at  work  on  the 
Vulture  lode  engaged  in  taking  out  ore, 
wheeling  it  away,  assorting  and  piling  it  up. 
There  is  already  taken  out  about  350  tons 
of  first  class  rock,  and  about  3,000  tons  of 
second  and  third  class  qualities.  The  mine 
is  the  largest  and  best  upon  the  continent. 
The  rock  is  of  all  shades  of  color,  coarse, 
fine  grained  and  porous.  Free  gold  may  be 
seen  in  almost  every  piece,  and  rich  speci- 
mens are  frequently  found. 

ALASKA. 

Honolulu  Commercial  Advertise?',  Oct. 
12th  :  By  the  ship  William  Gifford  we  have 
a  report,  received:  from  the  revenue  cutter 
Lincoln,  which  was  spoken  off  Sitka,  that 
goldhad  been  discovered  back  of  Sitka,  and 
that  the  diggings  promise  to  be  as  rich  as 
any  in  California  or  British  Columbia. 

COLORADO. 

Georgetown  Miner,  Oct  24th:  A  quan- 
tity of  very  fine  ore  has  been  delivered  at 
the  works  of  Garrott,  Martine  &  Co.  for  re- 
duction, from  the  Cliff  lode  on  Democrat 
Mountain. 

Ore  to  the  amount  of  $30,000  have  been 
subscribed  for  the  erection   of    reduction 

Wnvbs  of.  tl-iia  r,ln/>o 


Nov.  12th:  The  Rattlesnake  Co.  crushed 
pect  tunnel  under  the  creek  and  found  first- 1  60  tons  of  rock  last  week,  which  yielded  an 
rate  gravel.     On  next  Monday  these  gentle- 1  average  of  $25  to  the  ton.     The  Pennsyl- 


works  at  this  place. 

Some  two  or  three  tons  of  very  fine  ar- 
gentiferous galena  ore,  from  the  Chihuahua 
lode,  situated  in  Colfax  Park,  Snake  River 
Dist ,  has  been  brought  over  for  reduction. 
A  16-in.  vein  of  very  fine  ganaue,  carrying 
galena  and  zinc  blende,  has  been  discovered 
in  the  Monticello  lode,  Columbia  Mountain. 
An  8-in.  vein  of  sulphuret  of  silver  lies 
against  the  lower  wall. 

A  certificate  of  assay  of  ore  from  the  Gen. 
Fitch  lode  in  West  Argentine  Dist.  has 
been  shown  the  editor,  which  places  the  re- 
sult obtained  at  $1,344.41  per  ton  silver. 
The  pre  is  pronounced  by  Prof.  Martine, 
who  made  the  assay,  to  be  a  pure  gray  and 
black  sulpkuret  of  silver.  An  assay  of  10 
lbs.  of  the  ore  yielded  fiveozs.  and  onepwt. 
of  silver. 

We  saw,  on  Monday  evening  last,  in  the 
hands  of  Mr.  Miuer,  a  fine  piece  of  pure 
silver  bullion  weighing  3%  ozs.,  which  was 
extracted  from  10  lbs.  of  Belmont  ore.  The 
value  of  the  bullion  is  $4.72%,  coin,  at  the 
rate  of  $950  per  ton. 

News,  Oct.  30th  :  Wo  saw  at  the  Colorado 
National  Bank,  this  morniug,  two  bars  of 
gold  bullion.  The  weight  of  the  largest 
was  27  30-100  ozs.,  fineness,  .826,  value 
$472. 10  in  coin.  The  weight  of  the  other 
was  13  1-100  ozs.,  fineness  .871,  value 
$236.33  in  coin. 

A  new  discovery  has  been  made  in  Sum- 
mit Dist. ,  called  Soda  Gulch,  which  is  yield- 
ing richly, 

Warren  Hussey  &  Co.  sent  260  ozs.  of 
gold  dust  to  the  mint  this  morning.  Among 
the  lot  were  190  ozs.  from  the  Clear  Creek 
diggings  above  Idaho,  which  is  said  to  be 
one  of  the  finest  lots  ever  seen  in  this  city. 

We  saw  at  the  mint  this  morning,  a  fine 
bar  of  gold  bullion  weighing  200  ozs. ,  and 
valued  at  about  $3,000.  Four  other  bars, 
valued  at  $1,600  were  also  shown  us,  white 
down  below  the  smelter  was  busy  at  work, 
and  passed  to  us  two  fine  bars,  warm  from 
the  fire. 

We  saw  at  the  Colorado  National  Bank 
this  morning,  a  package  of  gold  dust  from 
Gold  Run,  in  Summit  county,  forwarded  by 
mail. 

Times,  Oet  26th :  The  Excelsior  Reduc- 
tion Works  of  Rrauss,  Reese  <Sr  Bruckner, 
have  lately  treated  the  following  parcels  of 
ore:  Forty-two  tons  of  Pewabic  yielded  61 
50-100  ozs,  gold ;  three  tons  of  Bobtail  ore, 
10  50-100  ozs.,  and  4%  tons  from  the  Wau- 
toga  lode,  7  60-100  ozs.  Tho  "California 
process"  keeps  steadily  at  work,  and  its  suc- 
cess as  a  paying  method  of  treating  refrac- 
tory ores  is  undoubted. 

The  recent  discovery  on  Mr.  Peter  Flem- 
ing's claims  on  the  American  Flag  has  not 
been  over  estimated.  Three  men  recently 
took  out  four  cords  of  ore  in  three  days. 
The  quartz  appears  rich  in  free  gold. 
IDAHO. 
Owyhee  Avalanche,  Nov.  2d:  The  Lincoln 
mill  will  be  put  in  running  order  and  at 
work  next  week.  Tho  mill  will  be  supplied 
from  the  mine  upon  which  Fogus  ic  Co.  are' 
working.     The  last  crushing  of  16  tons  of 


Sh*  pining  and  £'ocntfffc  §m$. 


311 


oro  from  this  mine  yielded  8190  per  ton, 
and  the  bullion  is  worth  .-Hii.50  per  onnce. 

Recent  reports  say  that  good  ptocer  dig- 
gings exist  on  Willow  Creek.  The  diggings 
are  said  to  be  of  a  bench  or  bar  character, 
and  in  many  places  prospect  well  20  feot 

deep. 

In  speating  of  the  Oro  Fino,  Ada  Elmore 
and  North  Star  mining  works,  tho  editor 
nn\  s  :  Xhare  is  about  L'.UUO  feet  of  ground  in 
that  vicinity  that  shows  the  glittering  ore 
along  the  whole  liuo,  wherever  any  work  is 
being  done.  At  each  of  the  dump-piles 
abundance  of  tho  coveted  Stuff  is  visible  in 
mnch  of  the  ore.  About  100  men  are  em- 
ployed by  the  various  companies,  and  that 
part  of  tho  mountain  is  one  picture  of  in- 
dustry. 

The  people  are  generally  preparing  for 
the  wintor. 

Tho  Iowa  Co's  mill,  in  Flint  Dist,  has 
commenced  work.  Everything  works  ad- 
mirably. 

IIotV./,  Oct.  2<;th:  Tho  first  clean-up  of 
ore  from  the  Pioneer  ledge,  worked  at  their 
mill,  was  highly  satisfactory,  and  the  work- 
ing force  has  been  considerably  increased, 
and  the  mill  is  kept  in  constant  operation, 
day  and  night. 

Ellis,  Devine  &  Co-.,  who  purchased  the 
ditch  proporty  of  William  Lynch  lately  for 
§20,000,  aro  putting  their  lines  of  ditching 
in  excellent  order. 

Another  clean-up,  after  a  three  weeks' 
run,  was  made  at  the  Elkhorn  mill  last  Sat- 
urday, and  the  very  handsome  total  of  080 
ounces  was  the  result,  which  yielded  $0,800. 
in  bars.  The  Co.  have  paid  up  every  dollar 
of  indebtedness,  and  have  over  $15,000  sur- 
plus funds  on  hands.  The  mill  is  kept  con- 
stantly running,  and  the  rock  from  the  ledge 
is  rich  as  ever. 

Lewiston  Journal,  Oct.  24th  :  The  work- 
men on  the  Hie  Jacet  have  already  com- 
menced the  construction  of  the  necessary 
buildings  for  the  Hie  Jacet  mill.  About  40 
tons  of  ore  are  already  extracted  from  the 
Hie  Jacet  vein,  a  part  of  which  will  betaken 
to  the  Williams  &  Maxwell  mill  for  reduc- 
tion, and  the  balance  will  be  for  the  Hie 
Jaeet  mill.  Work  is  being  progressed  in 
taking  out  more  ore  from  this  vein,  and  will 
continue  through  the  winter. 

All  the  tests  made  by  the  little  mortar 
mill  of  Sanderson  &  Sherwin  have  fully 
sustained  the  hopes  of  the  quartz  men  of  the 
camp  relative  to  the  yield  of  the  ore. 

NEVADA. 

Black   Bocb. 

Sage  Brush,  Nov.  7th  :  Black  Rock  sends 
us  but  little  information  this  week.  The 
mill  of  A.  Evans  &  Co.  started  on  Monday. 
Isenbeck  superintends  the  entire  working 
of  the  ore  at  this  mill  and  will  furnish  the 
country  with  the  result  in  a  few  days  from 
this  time.  Some  of  the  appliances  for  a 
new  mill  being  built  by  the  Atchison  Bros, 
at  Black  Kock,  were  shipped  from  Susan- 
ville  on  last  Tuesday.  Atchison  &  Co.  in- 
tend to  put  in  operation  a  stamp  mill  of 
which  the  machinery  that  passed  through 
here  on  the  day  mentioned  above  was  a  part. 
At  what  point  it  will  be  located  we  have 
not  as  yet  been  advised.  We  are  as  usual 
waiting  for  results  and  feel  quite  sanguine 
of  the  entire  success  of  the  present  working. 
Pahranagat. 

Reveille,  Nov.  8th :  The  10-stamp  mill  of 
the  Pahranagat  M.  &  M.  Co.  is  not  yet  fin- 
ished on  account  of  the  delay  in  the  arrival 
of  the  machinery.  Pending  the  completion 
of  the  mill  there  is  not  much  activity  in 
mining  operations  in  the  district,  although 
a  few  mines  are  worked  steadily.  The  In- 
diana ledge,  which  belongs  to  the  mill  com- 
pany looks  exceedingly  promising,  and  is 
producing  a  fair  quantity  of  good  ore.  The 
Illinois  is  also  worked  by  the  same  com- 
pany, and  continues  to  develop  well.  An- 
other ledge,  called  the  Webster,  is  produc- 
ing an  excellent  quality  of  ore.  Springer, 
one  of  the  earliest  settlers  in  Pahranagat,  is 
doing  some  work  on  several  ledges  for  an 
eastern  company.  Hiko,  the  town  and 
county  seat,  improved  a  little  during  the 
past  summer,  and  will  become  a  lively  place 
as  soon  as  the  first  mill  works  successfully. 
The  present  residents  of  the  district  have 
the  fullest  confidence  that  there  are  good 
mines  there,  in  spite  of  the  bungling  man- 
agement and  waste  of  money  which  have 
been  the  characteristic  features  of  some 
companies. 

Beese    Biver. 

Reveille,  Oct.  29th :  The  editor  has  been 
on  a  tramp  among  the  mines  of  Belmont, 
in  order,  we  suppose  to  prove  for  himself, 
on  the  principle  that  seeing  is  believing, 
that  all  the  reports  which  he  published  of 
strikes,  discoveries,  big  things,  etc.,  are 
veritable  facts.  We  give  a  synopsis  of  his 
report.  First  he  visits  the  great  Highbridge 
or  Transylvania  vein,  also  the  Achilles, 
Quintera,  El  Dorado  and  many  others.  He 
says  there  appears  to  be  considerable  con- 
fusion and  uncertainty,  at  least  there  is  in 


our  mind,  respecting  the  position  and  gen- 
eral character  of  these  mines,  and  of  none 
less  than  the  Highbridge,  but  after  a  careful 
examination  ho  came  to  the  conclusion,  by 
the  aid  of  information  imparted  to  him  by 
ineer  in  charge,  that  there  was  no 
doubt  of  thero  being  three  continuous  and 
well  defined  veins.  Upon  the  veins  the 
principal  companies  operating  aro  the  Com- 
bination, Belmont,  MeAleer,  and  the  Silver 
Bend  companies.  In  all  these,  the  vein  is 
found  quite  regular  and  rich,  bearing  tho 
same  quality  of  ore  throughout  and  every- 
where continuous.  The  principal  openings 
aro  those  of  tho  Belmont  Co.  Upon  this 
quite  extensive  workings  have  been  con- 
ducted. 

The  croppings  of  tho  Highbridge  and 
Transylvania,  on  both  the  Combination  and 
Belmont  Co's  property  have  been  mined,  or 
quarried  out,  to  a  depth  of  from  20  to  40  ft. 
and  those  of  the  latter  company  reduced  at 
their  mill  in  Belmont.  From  the  amount 
worked,  some  S130.000  have  been  produced, 
although  principally  worked  by  wet  crush- 
ing process,  leaving  a  large  percentage  in 
the  tailings,  all  of  which  have  been  care- 
fully saved,  and  probably  contain  as  much 
silver  as  the  ore  had  already  yielded. 

The  MeAleer  and  Silver  Bend  Cos.  were 
not  at  work  at  the  time  of  the  visit,  and  he 
did  not  visit  the  interior  of  the  mines,  but 
the  ore  on  the  dump  and  the  regularity  of 
the  vein  were  sufficient  evidence  of  their 
wealth. 

Next  came  the  works  of  the  Combination 
Co.  This  mine,  according  to  a  New  York 
pamphlet,  "is  the  richest  mine  in  the  world," 
and  "from  the  reflection  of  a  candle  the 
walls  shone  like  ten  thousand  diamonds." 
Fearing  to  be  struck  blind  by  such  a  gor- 
geous and  brilliant  sight,  our  editor  re- 
mained in  the  upper  light,  especially  as  he 
was  refused  admission  to  enter  by  one  who 
"had  been  out  all  night,"  or  nearly  so. 
After  examining  the  arrangements  for  the 
new  mill,  the  editor,  after  promising  us  an- 
other report  from  these  mines,  returns,  we 
suppose,  to  his  editorial  duties. 

Nov.  5th:  This  morning,  2,100  ozs.  of 
crude  bullion  from  Coover's  mill,  at  Bunker 
Hill  Dist. ,  were  brought  into  the  city  for 
melting  and  assay. 

Yesterday  a  bar  of  bullion,  valued  at 
$1,500,  was  received  in  town  from  the 
Knickerbocker  mill,  near  lone. 

The  extraordinary  quality  of  the  ore  which 
the  Diana  mine  is  producing  excites  general 
suprise,  as  it  had  not  hitherto  obtained  dis- 
tinction in  that  respect.  .We  have  before 
us  the  result  of  the  working  of  two  batches 
of  its  first  class  ore  at  the  Metacom  mill ; 
the  first  lot  of  3%  tons  yielded  at  the  rate  of 
$842  per  ton  ;  the  second  lot  of  three  tons, 
at  the  rate  of  $844  per  ton.  Seven  and  a 
half  tons  of  silver  ore,  producing  $5,579, 
could  scarcely  be  met  elsewhere  than  on 
Lander  Hill.  The  second  class  ore,  of  which 
the  Diana  yields  a  large  quantity,  is  also  of 
superior  quality,  and  will  work  upwards  of 
$200  per  ton.  It  must  be  classed  among 
the  richest  mines  of  the  Beese  Biver  Dist. 

Nov.  6th :  Bussell's  stage,  which  arrived 
from  Cortez  last  night,  brought  1,400  ozs. 
of  crude  bullion  from  the  St.  Louis  Co. 

Last  evening,  three  large  bars  of  bullion, 
weighing  4,805  ozs.,  were  brought  into  the 
city  from  the  Knickerbocker  mill,  near  lone. 

The  mill  and  mine  of  the  Mt.  Tenabo  Co. 
have  been  closed  for  the  winter,  by  order  of 
the  Board  of  Engineers  in  San  Francisco. 

Nov.  8th  :  The  South  American  mine,  on 
Lander  Hill,  is  literally  improving  daily. 
Good  developments  might  properly  be  ex- 
pected from  its  situation,,  lying  as  it  does 
near  to  the  mines  of  the  Manhattan  Co. ,  to 
the  Tinioke,  Savannah,  and  other  valuable 
mines.  At  the  depth  of  150  ft.  the  vein  is 
well  developed  in  a  drift,  and  varies  in  size 
from  one  foot  to  four  feet,  and  the  great 
mass  of  the  ore  produced  will  pay  hand- 
somely in  the  mill.  This  morning  we 
learned  the  result  of  the  reduction  of  25 
tons  of  the  ore  at  the  Metacom  mill  last 
week.  Seventeen  tons  of  the  first  class 
yielded  at  the  rate  of  $302  per  ton,  and 
eight  tons  of  the  second  class  at  the  rate  of 
$84  per  ton.  The  Supt.,  T.  W.  Triplett,  is 
satisfied  he  is  handling  one  of  the  mines 
upon  which  the  prosperity  of  the  city  will 
rely. 

Nov.  9th:  There  arrived  in  the  city  on 
Saturday  evening,  by  Russell's  stage  from 
Cortez,  five  bars  of  bullion  from  the  Mount 
Tenabo  Co.,  and  6,000  ozs.  of  crude  bullion 
from  the  St.  Louis  Co.    ■ 

[In  the  Stock  Circular,  in  another  portion 
of  this  paper,  will  be  found  late  mining 
news  from  this  district.  ] 

Virginia  Enterprise,  Nov.  5th  :  Last  Sat- 
urday a  melting  was  made  at  the  Gould  & 
Curry  mill  of  sufficient  crude  bullion  to 
produce  37  large  bars.  The  bullion — valued 
at  $80,000 — was  brought  to  this  city  yester- 


day by  the  Gould  &  Curry  bullion  wagon, 
and  deposited  at  Wells,  Fargo  A-  Co's.  The 
bullion  was  extracted  from  Gould  &  Curry 
and  Savage  ore. 

Nov.  0th  :  No  less  than  six  of  the  most 
prominent  mines  in  and  about  Como,  Pal- 
myra Dist.,  including  the  Wagi-am  and 
Union,  are  being  reopened  and  work  in 
them  prosecuted  with  great  energy,  some  40 
men  being  employed.  Ore  selected  from 
the  old  dump-piles,  and  hauled  to  Dayton, 
is  yielding  at  tho  rate  of  over  $20  per  ton. 

Nov.  9th :  Tho  total  amount  of  bullion 
shipped  from  this  city  and  Gold  Hill  for  the 
past  week  was  S,409  lbs,  worth  $214,- 
930. 58 ;  and  the  total  amount  assayed  in  the 
two  towns  was  97,973  ounces — a  marked 
improvement  over  the  previous  week,  both 
in  the  amount  of  bullion  shipped  and  as- 
sayed. 

Gold  Hill  y.-M-s,  Nov.  5th  :  We  noticed  a 
large-sized  pile  of  bricks  in  Wells,  Fargo  & 
Co's  office  this  morning.  On  inquiring,  wo 
ascertained  that  there  were  23  in  the  pile — 
beautiful,  bright  bricks  as  were  ever  melted 
and  assayed.  Twelve  belonged  to  the  Ken- 
tuck  Co.,  were  worth  $25,000,  and  weighed 
910  lbs;  nine  belonged  to  the  Crown 
Point  Co.,  were  worth  $20,000,  and  weighed 
670  lbs. ;  and  two  were  from  the  Winters  & 
Kustel  mine,  and  were  worth  $4,500,  and 
weighed  170  lbs.  In  all,  worth  nearly  $50,- 
000. 

Nov.  7th  :  The  Savage  Mining  Co.  has 
declared  a  dividend  of  $7. 50  per  sh.  ($150 
per  ft.),  amounting  in  the  aggregate  to 
$120,000,  payable  on  and  after  Friday  of 
this  week.  From  the  above  disbursement 
the  company  carry  over  a  surplus  of  $60,000. 

The  heaviest  dividend  of  the  year,  on  the 
Comstock,  was  declared  yesterday  in  Gold 
Hill.  The  Eclipse  Mill  and  Mining  Co.  de- 
clared a  dividend  of  $1, 500  per  sh. 

Trespass,  Nov.  9th :  This  paper  thus  gives 
a  description  of  the  Hoosier  State  mill : 
The  mill  is  run  by  a  14-inch  cylinder  engine 
of  about  100-horse  capacity,  and  it  propels 
the  large  lot  of  machinery  with  great  ease. 
The  steam  is  supplied  from  two  tubular 
boilers,  one  44  inches  in  diameter  and  15  ft. 
in  length,  the  other  54  inches  in  diameter 
and  16  ft.  in  length.  The  superheated  steam 
which  is  saved  makes  a  great  credit  in  favor 
of  fuel  used.  Eighteen  700-pOund  stamps, 
in  four  batteries,  crush  daily  about  40  tons 
of  ore  from  the  Chollar  mine.  Each  stamp 
drops  9  ins.  and  80  times  a  minute,  yet 
with  all  this  immediate  weight  the  battery 
frames  are  not  susceptible  of  a  jar,  so  firm 
are  the  battery-blocks  set  in  the  earth.  The 
ore,  properly  crushed,  passes  through  trans- 
verse troughs  directly  to  six  8-ft.  settling 
vats,  thence  to  eight  of  Greeley's  improved 
pans,  where  it  is  ground  and  amalgamated 
for  five  hours ;  then  to  four  huge  sheet-iron 
settlers  just  below,  and  then  to  three  agita- 
tors, yet  beneath,  from  whence  the  tailings 
run  over  400  ft.  of  blankets  to  the  canon, 
where  asain  they  are  corraled  in  a  large  res- 
ervoir, for  use  at  some  future  day.  At  the 
south  side  of  the  mill  are  six  Knox  pans, 
which  are  in  constant  use  working  sulphu- 
rets  and  cleaning  amalgam.  One  of  the  most 
noticeable  improvements  of  the  whole  con- 
cern is  the  ease  with  which  every  portion  of 
the  gearing  can  be  reached  and  repaired. 
One  can  walk  erect  among  wheels  and  pul- 
leys, and  belts  and  shafts:  so  if  anything 
gets  out  of  order  it  may  be  reached  without 
delay.  Again,  the  water  from  the  batteries 
is  saved  and  used  again.  Signal  bells  from 
the  batteries  and  amalgamating  room  con- 
nect with  the  engine  room.  So  in  case  of 
accident  the  engine  may  at  once  be  stopped. 

UTAH. 

Salt  Lake  Vedette,  Nov.  2d  :  We  are  prom- 
ised early  next  week,  the  sight  of  nearly 
1,000  lbs.  of  silver,  in  bars,  the  same  being 
the  result  of  the  first  run  of  the  Smelting 
Co.  in  Little  Cottonwood  Canon  during  the 
present  week.  That  amount  was  extracted 
entirely  from  the  cinders  made  by  Dr.  Con- 
ger and  others  in  their  abortive  attempts  to 
manipulate  the  North  Star  lode.  This  result 
demonstrates  that  all  that  was  wanted  to 
prove  the  wealth  of  our  mines  in  Utah  was 
the  employment  of  skilled  labor  in  the  treat- 
ment of  the  ores,  men  who  have  devoted  the 
best  portion  of  their  lives  in  acquiring  the 
necessary  information  to  combat  and  over- 
come the  difficulties  incident  to  nearly  every 
class  of  silver  mining  operations. 

Beese  Biver  Reveille,  Oct.  31st:  There 
are  several  specimens  of  gold  bearing  quartz 
from  Sweetwater  at  the  notarial  office  of  J. 
H.  Schermer,  which  the  curious  may  exam- 
ine. 

OREGON. 

Dalles Momitaineei-,  Oct.  26:  From  Susan- 
ville,  Grant  county,  we  learn  the  following: 
The  John  Day  Quartz  Mining  Co.  will  be 
ready  to  commence  crushing  quartz  next 
week,  and  then  we  will  be  able  to  tell  what 
our  quartz  is  going  to  amount  to.  If  it 
proves  rich  it  will  be  a  good  thing  for  that 
camp,  as  there  are  ledges  too  numerous  to 


mention.  Some  of  them  prospect  well 
with  a  hand  mortar,  but  nothing  short  of  a 
mill  will  test  it  well.  The  mill  will  be  suf- 
ficient to  give  the  quartz  a  fair  test,  as  far 
as  free  gold  is  concerned. 

Messrs.  Crcsap,  Sawyer  &  Marshall  are 
getting  out  quartz  from  the  Marshall  Ledge, 
for  the  mill  to  work  assoon  as  it  gets  to  run- 
ning, which  prospects  very  well.  That 
is  the  only  ledge  being  worked  at  present. 
There  is  some  rock  at  the  National  ledge 
ready  for  the  mill,  which  is  said  to  be  very 
rich,  but  the  company  have  suspended  work 
for  the  prosent. 


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Notices  to  Correspondents. 

Charlamagne. — The  Darien  Canal,  which 
is  again  being  brought  into  prominent 
notice,  was  originally  suggested  by  the 
celebrated  founder  of  theSaint  Simonians, 
a  sect  which  at  one  time  occupied  a  large 
share  of  public  attention  in  France.  The 
suggestion  for  this  canal  may  be  traced 
as  an  emanation  of  our  own  revolution,  as 
will  appear  by  the  following  brief  history. 
Henri  de  Saint  Simon  was  born  in  1760, 
being  the  lineal  representative  of  the  gos- 
siping historian  of  Louis  XTV.  By  an 
alliance  with  the  ancient  Counts  of  Ver- 
mandois,  his  family  claimed  to  descend 
from  Charlamagne,  which  fact  primarily 
incited  the  ambition  of  Saint  Simon.  At 
seventeen  he  entered  the  army  and  served 
five  campaigns  during  our  revolutionary 
war.  It  was  in  this  bellicose  occupation 
that  he  conceived  that  the  future  of  civili- 
zation lay  in  an  era  of  peace  and  equality, 
sustained  by  the  encouragement  of  scien- 
tific thought,  and  industrial  activity. 
"With  these  feelings  his  first  occupation 
was  the  cutting  of  a  canal  through  the 
Isthmus  of  Panama,  the  plans  for  which 
he  laid  before  the  Viceroy  of  Mexico ;  he 
soon  found,  however,  that  all  his  views, 
including  this  amongst  the  number,  were 
too  far  in  advance  of  his  age.  There  ex- 
ists but  little  doubt  but  the  original  design 
of  the  Suez  canal,  now  under  construction, 
emanated  from  the  fertile  brain  of  Saint 
Simon,  as  proof  exists  in  abundance,  that 
it  was  St.  Simon's  disciple,  Enfantin,  who 
communicated  theidea to  Lessep,  the  pres- 
ent coneessionist. 

A  Well  Wisher  is  informed  that  there  are 
mineral  substances  other  than  the  flexi- 
ble stone  alluded  to  recently,  which  are 
more  or  less  susceptible  of  flexure,  the 
most  remarkable  and  rare  of  which  is 
flexible  silver  ore,  or  ferro  sulphuret  of 
silver.  Mica  and  asbestus  are  the  most 
generally  known  varieties ;  talc  only  is 
flexible,  and  not  like  the  preceding,  elas- 
tic also,  as  it  does  not  when  bent  recover 
its  original  form  on  removing  the  force 
which  compressed  it ;  the  other  minerals 
described  do.  When  the  fibers  of  asbes- 
tus are  so  interlaced,  in  place  of  being 
parallel,  as  not  to  be  apparent,  it  has  been 
called  mountain  leather,  and  sometimes 
rock  or  mountain  cork.  The  former  oc- 
curs in  flexible  laminae  or  sheets,  resem- 
bling leather,  and  the  latter  possesses  the 
feel  and  somewhat  the  texture  of  cork. 
Both  are  so  light  as  to  float  on  the  surface 
of  water,  in  consequence  of  the  loose  in- 
terlacement of  its  fibers. 

Young  Naturalist. — Of  the  extinct  birds 
during  the  historic  period,  the  Moa  (Di- 
nornis  fxiganteus),  of  New  Zealand,  is  one 
of  the  most  remarkable.  It  exceeded  the 
ostrich  in  size,  being  from  ten  to  twelve 
feet  in  bight.  The  tibia  (drumstick)  of 
this  bird  was  from  thirty  to  thirty-two 
inches  in  length,  and  the  eggs  so  large 
that  it  is  said  that  a  man's  hat  would  form 
only  a  sizeable  egg-cup  for  one  of  them. 
These  bones  have  been  found  in  company 
with  charred  wood,  evidencing  that  they 
were  occasionally  killed  and  eaten  by  the 
natives. 

N.  G.  H.,  Coulterville.— The  package  of 
minerals,  to  which  you  refer  us,  has  not 
yet  come  to  hand.  The  matter  of  which 
you  write  is  very  interesting  and  import- 
ant, and  we  shall  give  it  full  attention  so 
soon  as  the  package  reaches  us. 


Shall  "We  have  a  State  University  ? 

This  question,   which  has  been   so  fre- 
quently and  so  earnestly  asked  in  this  State, 

appears  now  to  be  in  a  fair  way  to  receive 

an  early  and  practical  answer.     Some  weeks 

since  we  mentioned  the  fact  that  the  College 

of  California  offered  to  donate  150  acres  of 

land,  about  five  miles  from  Oakland,  to  the 

State  for  the  use  of  the  State  Agricultural 

College.     The  Board  of  Managers  of  that 

Institution  having  visited  the  place,  have 

unanimously  voted  to  accept  the  offer ;  and 

thus  it  is  settled  that  the  Agricultural  Col- 
lege is  to  be  located  there.     Tho  Trustees 

of  the  College  of  California  further  offer  to 

donate  the  remainder  of  their  land,  450  acres 

at  the  same  place,  to  the  State,  on  condition 

that  the  Legislature  shall  establish  a  first- 
class  University  there.      The  Constitution 

requires  the  establishment  of  a  State  Uni- 
versity ;  we  have  a  handsome   University 

fund  now  in  the  treasury,  and  the  present 

appears  the  proper  time,  and  Oakland  the 

proper  place,  to  establish  such  an  institu- 
tion.    A  few  objections  have  been  raised, 

but  their  weakness  shows  the  strength  and 

importance  of  the  proposition. 
A  cotemporary  has  remarked,  ' '  that  it  has 

been  suggested  that  a  University  would 

absorb  the  Agricultural  School. "  So  far  from 

this,  it  is  the  only  plan  known  by  which 

such  a  school  can  be  kept  alive.     There  is 

not  to-day,  in  this  country,   a  flourishing 

school  of  agriculture  which  is  other  than  a 
department  of  some  other  institution  on  a 
broader  foundation.  The  experiments  which 
have  been  made  in  founding  separate  Agri- 
cultural Colleges  in  the  United  States,  have, 
we  believe  without  a  single  exception,  been 
failures.  The  experiment  made  in  the  State 
of  New  York  did  not  succeed,  although  it 
was  backed  by  a  handsome  endowment  and 
strong  personal  influence.  The  school  has 
been  merged  into  the  Cornell  University, 
where,  surrounded  by  all  the  other  depart- 
ments of  liberal  learning,  its  existence  and 
success  are  made  certain. 

The  attempt  to  found  a  separate  Agricul- 
tural School  in  Massachusetts  has  not  been 
a  success.  The  first  President  resigned. 
The  second  one,  after  a  few  months  labor, 
retired,  we  judge,  if  not  with  disgust,  with 
something  of  disappointment.  The  idea  of 
total  separation  was  practically  ignored  by 
locating  the  school  within  the  shadow  of 
Amherst  College,  where,  in  various  ways, 
the  support  and  advantages  of  that  institu- 
tion could  be  secured.  At  New  Haven  an 
Agricultural  department  has  been  grafted 
on  to  the  renowned  University,  as  well  as  a 
scientific  school.  The  same  is  true  with 
respect  to  several  of  the  older  colleges  of 
New  England  and  the  few  vigorous  ones  of  i 
the  Western  States.     In  tins  way  the  experi-   HSht>  and  is  produced  much  cheaper  than 


The  Recent  Meteoric  Display. 

The  predictions  of  astronomers  in  regard 
to  the  periodic  nature  of  the  great  "me- 
teoric showers,"  as  they  are  called,  seems 
now  to  be  quite  fully  established.  There 
is  evidently  a  point  in  the  heavens,  reached 
by  our  earth  and  a  large  body  of  meteorites, 
in  periods  of  from  thirty-three  to  thirty-four 
years. 

Various  theories  have  been  proposed  to 
account  for  the  phenomena  of  meteorites ; 
but  that  of  Chaladni  is  the  only  one  that  has 
met  with  any  considerable  favor.  It  con- 
sists in  supposing  that,  independently  of 
the  great  planets,  there  exist  in  the  planetary 
regions  myriads  of  small  bodies,  which  cir- 
culate about  the  sun,  generally  in  groups 
or  zones ;  and  that  some  of  these  zones  inter- 
sect the  ecliptic,  and  are  consequently 
encountered  by  the  earth  in  its  annual  revo- 
lutions. There  are,  indeed,  many  objections 
to  this  theory,  and  many  facts  in  regard  to 
meteoric  appearances  which  it  is  difficult  to 
account  for  on  this  hypothesis  ;  but  it  must 
be  recollected  that  as  yet  we  have  collected 
but  very  little  knowledge  with  regard  to  the 
nature  of  such  bodies.  Certain  it  is  that 
they  appear  at  great  altitudes  above  the 
earth,  move  with  immense  velocity,  and  pre- 
sent phenomena  which  are  quite  as  difficult 
to  be  accounted  for  on  the  only  other  admis- 
sible hypothesis,  -that  they  owe  their  origin 
to  the  disengagement  of  electricity,  or  some 
analagous  matter,  which  takes  place  in  the 
celestial  regions,  on  every  occasion  on  which 
the  conditions  recur  for  the  production  of 
the  phenomena  are  renewed. 

The  display  on  Thursday  night  last,  the 
14th  instant,  was  almost  identical  in  charac- 
ter, and,  had  it  not  been  for  the  presence  of 
a  full  moon,  would  undoubtedly  have  been 
quite  as  brilliant  as  that  of  1833. 

The  hight  of  the  display  was  between  the 
hours  of  12  and  1  o'clock.  The  air  was 
highly  charged  with  electricity  at  the  time, 
and  the  meteors,  such  as  were  visible,  ap- 
peared  at  the  rate  of  about  fifty  per  minute, 
according  to  the  observations  of  Dr.  Hark- 
ness  in  Sacramento.  According  to  that 
gentleman's  observations,  they  appeared  to 
start  from  a  point  about  five  degrees  south- 
east of  the  zenith,  as  their  center  of  appear- 
ance— precisely  the  same  noticed  by  him  as 
the  central  point  of  their  appearance  in 
1S33.  Their  general  direction  was  westerly, 
in  a  nearly  horizontal  direction.  Their 
next  axjpearance  may  be  looked  for  in  1901. 


The  Ensley  Gas. — The  Pacific  Knitting 
Mills  at  the  Mission,  are  lighted  with  the 
Ensley  gas,  which  is  made  at  that  estab- 
lishment,— from  wood  and  the  wool  refuse 
of  the  works.     This  gas  gives  a  fine,  white 


ment  has  been  successful,  and  in  no  other." 
The  fact  is,  we  want  a  State  University 
which  shall  embrace  within  its  scope  the 
entire  of  a  Classical,  an  Agricultural,  a 
Mining  and  a  Mechanical  s*kool.  We  want 
such  a  University  on  a  broad  and  liberal 
foundation,  under  the  immediate  patronage 
and  charge  of  the  State.  Such  an  institu- 
tion will  draw  around  it  the  interest  and 
supportof  nearly  all  the  highly  educated  life 
of  the  State.  We  have  the  germ — already, 
in  fact,  a  thrifty  shoot — of  such  a  concen- 
tration in  the  Associated  Alumni  of  this 
coast,  which  now  holds  its  annual  gatherings 
in  Oakland,  on  the  same  day  on  which  occurs 
the  commencement  of  the  College  of  Cali- 
fornia This  association  will  throw  its  active 
influence  in  the  support  of  a  State  institu- 
tion, such  as  wo  have  shadowed  forth.  It 
is  already  a  power  which  is  being  felt  in  the 
literary  circles  of  the  State — purely  intel- 
lectual and  cosmopolitan  in  character,  and 
eminently  safe  to  be  the  nursing  mother  of 
the  coming  University,  which  we  have  faith 
to  believe  is  about  to  be  inaugurated  within 
the  already  classic  confines  of  our  neighbor- 
ing suburb. 

Gas.  — The  gas  company  has  reduced  the 
price  of  gas  about  eight  per  ceu  t. ;  this  favor 
would  be  thankfully  acknowledged  if  it  was 
not  coupled  with  a  deterioration  of  fully 
wenty  pec  cent,  in  quality. 


gas  can  be  made  from  coal,  where  a  supply  of 
animal  refuse  can  be  obtained  at  a  reason- 
ably low  price.  The  Pacific  mills  are  now 
running  to  their  fullest  capacity,  and  are 
turning  out  large  quantities  of  goods,  equal 
in  their  kind  to  any  which  can  be  imported. 
This  is  a  most  important  enterprise  and  one 
well  worthy  of  encouragement.  Everybody 
who  buys  knit  goods,  should  inquire  for 
those  of  California  make.  That  is  the  way 
to  build  up  our  home  manufactures,  and 
create  a  demand  for   the  labor  of  our  own 

people. 

»  »—  ■■  — ♦-.♦ 

Indelible  Pencils. —  Traver  Bros.,   at 

No.  32  Merchants'  Exchange,  are  agents  for 

a  patent  indelible  pencil  for  marking  linen 

and  other  kinds  of  white  goods.     The  pencil 

is  one  of  the  handiest  and  most  useful  little 

affairs  we  have  seen  for  some  time.     It  does 

away  entirely  with  the  indelible  ink,  which 

requires  a  pen  to  do  the  marking,  and  any 

one  who  has  tried  that  mode  of  marking 

linen,  will  readily  appreciate  the  indelible 

pencil,   besides  it   will  save  ten  times  its 

value  in  one  year,  in  keeping  track  of  the 

various  articles  of  apparel,  generally  lost  or 

exchanged  by  various  means.     It  is  said  to 

be  an  improvement  on  all  former   indelible 

pencils. 


Probable  Change  of  Method  in  the 
Reduction  oe  Gold  and  Silver  Okes.^ 
Several  weeks  ago  we  briefly  alluded  to  the 
necessity  which  existed  for  some  beneficial 
alteration  in  the  mode  of  obtaining  the 
precious  metals  from  their  accompanying 
gangue,  if  our  mines  are  to  return  to  their 
stockholders  a  fair  remuneration  for  the 
capital  and  risk  incurred.  At  that  time 
we  vaguely  hinted  at  the  possibility  of  an 
early  approach  to  a  more  desirable  state  of 
things,  an  opinion,  however,  that  was  based 
more  upon  rumor  than  facts  positively 
known  to  us.  In  the  same  article  we 
made  the  statement  that  a  gentleman  who, 
we  may  here  state,  has  been  long  known 
to  us,  whose  name,  when  made  public, 
will  doubtless  be  also  either  personally 
or  by  reputation  very  familiar  to  most 
of  our  readers,  had  repeatedly  stated  that 
the  loss  nowsustained,  of  fifty-five  per  cent, 
on  the  yield  of  bullion,  was  preventable  to 
tlie  extent  of  fifty  per  cent.  This  announce-, 
ment  led  to  some  correspondence,  through 
us,  with  parties  interested  in  improving  the 
present  system  of  work,  but,  thus  far,  with- 
out any  practical  result. 

In  consequence,  however,  of  some  matters 
connected  with  the  negotiations  above  al- 
luded to  coming  to  the  notice  of  certain 
shrewed,  practical  business  commercial  men, 
whose  status  in  the  general  welfare  and 
progress  of  California,  both  individually 
and  collectively,  is  of  the  most  extensive" 
character,  the  subject  which  forms  the  cap- 
tion of  this  paragraph  is  now  under  serious 
advisement,  with  the  object  of  ascertaining 
the  feasibility  of  carrying  into  execution 
some  practical  plan.  In  another  week  or 
so  we  hope  to  be  able  to  state  what  progress 
has  been  made  in  this  connection. 


Prof.  Lathes'  Elements  of  Composition. 
We  notice  that  at  the  meeting  of  the 
Board  of  Education,  on  Tuesday  evening" 
last,  on  recommendation  of  the  Committee 
on  Text-books,  the  Secretary  of  the  Board 
was  directed  to  address  a  note  to  each  Gram- 
mar and  High  School  teacher,  requesting 
them  to  adopt  Prof.  Layres'  new  work, 
"Elements  of  Composition  and  Belles 
Lettres"  in  their  schools.  This  movement 
is  a  most  proper  one.  The  work  alluded  to 
has  been  pronounced  by  all,  without  excep- 
tion, who  have  examined  it,  as  the  best  work 
of  the  kind  extant.  It  is,  moreover,  a  Cali- 
fornia book,  written  and  printed  in  this 
State,  and  as  such,  all  other  things  being 
equal,  has  an  especial  claim  upon  the  atten- 
tion of  our  teachers  and  School  Superin- 
tendents. We  would  call  the  especial  atten- 
tion of  all  interested  in  education,  through- 
out the  State,  to  the  above  action  of  the 
San  Francisco  Board  of  Education.  Speci- 
men copies  of  the  work  can  be  obtained  at 
this  office. 


The  Ikon  Age,  the  exponent  of  the  iron 
interest  in  the  Atlantic  States,  entered  upon 
its  4th  volume  on  the  26th  of  September 
last  Its  publisher  took  occasion  on 
that  event  to  enlarge  the  paper  to  double 
its  former  dimensions.  This  is  an  ably  con- 
ducted and  most  valuable  journal.  It  is 
read  largely,  enjoys  the  confidence  and 
approval  of  most  of  our  eminent  statesmen, 
and  is  named  as  authority  on  all  questions 
connected  with  the  iron  and  hardware  inter- 
ests of  this  country.  We  esteem  it  as  one 
the  most  valuable  of  our  exchanges.  It  is 
conducted  by  John  Williams,  SO  Beekman 
street,  New  York. 


Perth  &  Son's  Steel. — The  agents  of  this 
celebrated  firm,  Nelson  &  Doble,  319  and 
321  Pine  street,  received  per  ship  Hertford- 
shire, a  few  days  since,  their  first  invoice  of 
Eirth  &  Son's  celebrated  boiler  steel,  made 
especially  for  flie  manufacture  of  steel 
boilers,  and  generally  acknowledged  to  be 
the  best  steel  for  that  purpose.  We  pro- 
pose to  make  especial  allusion  to  this  steel 
in  our  next  issue. 


Another  Terrible  Mine  Explosion  is 
reported  by  telegraph  to  have  occurred  at 
the  Forindale  Colliery,  near  Glamorgan  ; 
300  miners  were  at  work,  of  whom  200  are 
reported  as  being  killed. 


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[Written  for  the  Mining  and  Scloullflc  Preia-1 

The  Freiberg,  or  Barrel  Process,  for 
the  Reduction  of  Gold  and  Silver 
Ores. 

BY  I'HOF.    EOWIulNDSON,    P.    O.    S.    L. 

Messrs.  Editors: — Two  recent  occur- 
rences have  combined  to  again  introduce 
into  more  prominent  public  attention  the 
subject  which  forms  the  caption  to  this  arti- 
cle, as  compared  with  tho  dormant  state  into 
which  it  has  for  some  time  fallen.  I  allude 
to  the  statement  made  in  Prof.  Blake's  cor- 
respondence from  Freiberg,  "that  the  bar- 
rel method  had  become  quito  abandoned  at 
Freiberg."  This  fact  has  been  well  known 
to  the  writer  for  a  considerable  time,  as  well 
as  to  a  few  others,  whose  habit  is  to  ascer- 
tain what  is  going  forward  in  connection 
with  their  profession  at  other  places  outside 
of  their  individual  locality.  With  the  gen- 
eral public,  however,  the  information  so 
conveyed  through  the  medium  ct  the  Min- 
ino  and  Scientific  Press,  the  news  appears 
to  have  come,  to  use  a  vulgar  expression, 
like  an  unexpected  thunderclap  ;  so  much 
so  that  by  way  of  illustration  I  may  state, 
that  after  tho  hearing  of  the  argument  re- 
cently held  in  the  V.  S.  Circuit  Court,  on 
the  motion  for  a  new  trial  in  the  case  of 
Brodie  et  al  vs.  the  Ophir  S.  M.  Co.,  an  ir- 
regular but  interesting  conversation  oc- 
curred, in  which  the  bar  and  the  court 
participated,  respecting  the  probable  future 
employment  or  abandonment  of  the  barrel 
method  of  reducing  gold  and  silver  ores. 
Such  an  occurrence,  while  it  prominently 
displays  the  lively  and  deep  interest  felt  by 
every  section  of  the  public  on  all  matters 
tending  to  improve  or  economize  the  ex- 
traction of  bullion  from  its  ores,  at  the  same 
time  illustrates  the  very  superficial  and  lim- 
ited amount  of  the  reasoning  faculties  which 
has  hitherto  heen  brought  to  bear  on  the 
subject  by  the  public  generally ;  so  little,  in 
fact,  that  its  conduct  siuce  the  Washoe  dis- 
coveries, has  been  characterized  by  the  total 
absence  of  the  mental  qualities,  best  calcu- 
lated to  produce  permanently  beneficial  re- 
sults. Instances  will  hereafter  be  intro- 
duced to  illustrate  this  strange  mental 
hallucination  on  the  part  of  the  many,  but 
not  wise-headed  public.  This  deficiency  of 
logical  powers  on  its  part,  will  be  shown  in 
the  course  of  the  ensuing  remarks  respect- 
ing the  Freiberg  barrel. 

In  the  first  place,  it  may  be  stated  that,  at 
the  commencement  of  the  Washoe  discov- 
eries, or  say  nearly  eight  years  ago,  I  wrote 
a  series  of  articles  which  appeared  in  the 
Evening  Bulletin,  giving  an  abstract  of  the 
geological  accompaniments  ordinarily  asso- 
ciated with  metallic  mineral  veins;  more 
particularly  gold  and  silver  ores,  the  latter 
having  for  many  years  prior  to  my  arrival 
in  California,  occupied  no  small  portion  of 
my  time,  means  and  attention.  In  addition 
to  the  preceding,  I  dwelt  very  largely  on 
the  different  modes  adopted,  under  varied 
circumstances  and  place,  with  the  intent  of 
beneficiating  auriferous  and  argentiferous 
ores.  This  latter  named  portion  of  the 
series  was  copious,  and  I  am  not  aware  that 
anything  material  relating  to  the  reduction 
of  these  metals  from  their  ores  was  omitted; 
it  was  brought  up  to  all  the  facts  then 
known  to  science,  and  I  have  yet  to  learn  of 
any  material  fact  that  has  since  been  dis- 
covered in  relation  thereto  by  science,  or 
changed  manipulation  possessing  novelty, 
combined  with  economic  advantage. 

Those  parts  of  the  series  above  mentioned 
■were  probably  of  too  didactic  a  character  to 
please  many,  especially  those  who  esteem 
expertness  at  note-shaving  and  jacket  swap- 
ping, as  the  two  highest  and  most  estimable 
faculties  pertaining  to  human  wisdom,  and 
the  only  essentials  to  the  perfectly  practical 
man  of  business,  as  such  usually,  when  pos- 
sessed of  a  few  dollars,  in  their  vanity  cus- 
tomarily esteem  and  describe  themselves  to 
be.  Yet  such,  from  the  time  alluded  to  up 
to  the  present  period,  have  more  or  less 
been  the  victims  and  patronizers,  sometimes 
of  self  deluded  enthusiasts,  at  others,  of 
downright  charlatans  and  humbugs,  the 
whole  of  which  would  form  a  long  series, 
commencing  with  McCulloch's  "bricks," 
and  probably  will  not  terminate  with  Eisen- 
beck's  "twenty  cent  chemical  nostrums," 
(which  now  forms  the  Black  Bock  and  Gold 
Hill  excitement),  unless  those  interested  in 
silver  mining  operations  very  much  change 
their  course  of  proceeding,  and  engage  the 
services  of  parties  both  theoretically  and 
practically  acquainted  with  mining  and  the 
reduction  of  ores,  and  so  avoid  the  enor- 
mous losses,  amounting  to  full  fifteen  mill- 
ion dollars  per  annum  now  sustained,  owing 


to  the  employment  of  irrational  methods — 
the  result  of  ignorance,  not  of  wilfulness. 
It  was  my  intention  in  this  place  to  have 
made  some  personal  allusions,  merely,  how- 
ever, relating  to  the  writer ;  but  thev  will 
be  deferred  until  the  conclusion  of  the  se- 
ries, in  order  to  at  once  enter  into  the  inves- 
tigation. 

WHETHER  THE  BARREL  OR  OTHER  METHODS  IS 
BEST  ADAPTED  TO  THE  CIBCUMSTANIXS  OS 
THE  PACIFIC  STATES,  FOR  THE  REDUCTION 
OF  SILVER  ORES. 

We  see  few  things  more  common,  even 
among  educated  people,  than  that  of  erro- 
neous ideas  arising  in  their  minds  in  conse- 
quence of  illogieally  associating  the  complex 
with  tho  simple.  Thus,  when  a  barrel  or 
the  barrel  process  is  alluded  to  by  or  before 
one  unacquainted  with  the  possible  vari- 
ations which  may  occur  to  change  the  char- 
acter of  tho  one,  or  the  propriety  of  the 
a  loption  of  the  other,  he  is  very  apt  to  con- 
clude, from  what  by  logicians  is  termed 
simple-apprehension,  to  mentally  embody 
the  conception  that  like  results,  whether 
benefioial  or  detrimental,  must  occur  wher- 
ever the  same  article  or  method  may  be 
employed,  not  heeding  the  numerous  com- 
plex circumstances  which  may  occur  to 
completely  render  the  comparison  valueless. 

This  remark  particularly  applies  to  the 
subject  under  consideration.  As,  however, 
very  few  are  aware  of  the  conditions  under 
which  the  barrel  process  was  formerly  em- 
ployed at  Freiberg,  and  subsequently  dis- 
continued, a  brief  recapitulation  will  prob- 
ably be  deemed  of  general  interest.  Before 
doing  so,  however,  I  wish  to  make  one 
observation.  Prof.  Blake,  in  his  interesting 
letter  from  Freiberg,  stated  that  the  barrel 
process  was  abandoned,  and  fire  now  only 
was  used;  neglecting,  I  presume,  in  the 
hurry  of  traveling,  to  mention  that  "the 
fire"  was  used  only  in  the  first  instance  in 
the  concentration  of  the  ore  into  a  matte, 
containing  60  to  65  per  cent,  of  metallic  cop- 
per, the  particulars  of  which  will  hereafter 
be  given.  The  separation  of  the  silver  con- 
tained in  this  concentrated  matte,  obtained 
by  means  of  fire,  has  again  to  be  subjected 
to  the  same  ordeal  in  the  roasting  furnace, 
after  which  the  silver  has  to  be  extracted  by 
the  humid  or  aqueous  method  in  the  mode 
patented  some  years  ago  in  the  United  States 
by  Huttmeister  Ziervogel,  when  a  resident 
of  this  country,  and  engaged  in  the  coal 
mines  of  Pennsylvania.  All  these  matters 
will,  however,  be  explained  in  the  course  of 
this  series. 

Finding  the  space  rapidly  filling  which  it 
is  customary  for  newspaper  publishers  to 
ordinarily  give  to  any  single  subject  in  one 
publication,  I  shall  have  to  defer  to  an- 
other week  the  description  of  the  various 
modes  that  have  been  heretofore,  and  such 
as  still  are  employed,  as  well  as  explana- 
tions comparative  of  the  advantages  of  each. 
I  shall  therefore,  this  week,  make  a  brief 
summary  of  those  points  connected  with 
the  barrel  process  which  it  appears  to  me 
has  cheifly  tended  to  retard  its  general  in- 
troduction. 

In  the  first  place,  no  means  have  hitherto 
been  devised  of  practically  chlor-idizing 
silver  ores,  excepting  at  a  loss  of  fifteen  per 
cent,  of  the  precious  metal — :gold  not  so 
great,  unless  copper  is  also  present,  in  which 
case  the  loss  of  gold  is  even  greater  than 
what  occurs  with  silver.  In  Germany  one 
half  of  the  loss  sustained  by  chloridizing 
has  been  saved  hitherto  by  periodically 
sweeping  the  flues  and  chimneys,  which  are 
constructed  in  such  a  manner  as  to  have  spec- 
ialreference  to  the  subsequent  condensation 
and  extraction  of  the  precious  metals  so 
sublimed;  but  on  the  Pacific  coast  no  such 
costly  constructions  are  formed  for  the  pur- 
pose of  effecting  this  saving,  consequently 
all  the  precious  metal  which  becomes  sub- 
limed is  lost  to  the  Operator,  Owing  to  the 
high  price  of  labor  and  other  circumstances 
connected  with  the  Pacific  coast,  it  is  by  no 
means  probable  that  within  any  reasonable 
period  such  expensive  condensing  appliances 
will  be  constructed.  It  therefore  becomes 
important  to  consider  whether  any  less  costly 
mode  of  procedure  to  obtain  the  same  object 
could  be  adopted.  This  I  fully  believe  may 
be  done,  chiefly  by  employing  a  different 
mode  of  chloridizing  in  such  a  manner  as 
to  obtain  perfect  chlorinationjwithout  being 
accompanied  by  any  loss,  of  the  precious 
metals,  combining  at  the  same  time  some 
additional  improvements  in  the  barrel  and 
the  admixture  of  the  pulp,  by  which  means 
the  lining  of  the  barrels,  in  place  of  lasting 
only  from  twelve  to  sixteen  months,  as  shown 
by  Mr.  Brodie,  in  his  evidence  on  the  recent 
trial,  such  lining  might  be  made  to  endure 
certainly  double,  perhaps  treble  the  time 
named  by  him.  As  the  changes  here 
alluded  to  could  be  effected  at  a  com- 
paratively small  outlay,  and  would  probably 
not  cost  more  than  one  dollar  per  ton  more 
than  the  ordinary  mode  of  amalgamating  by 
means  of  pans,  the  saving  would  be  enor- 


mous. In  fact  the  difference  in  the  cost  for 
wear  only  between  the  pan  and  barrel,  under 
the  circumstances,  would  about  suffice  to 
pay  the  additional  one  dollar  per  ton  cost  by 
operating  with  the  latter  in  place  of  the 
former.  The  outlay  in  the  cost  of  construct- 
ing and  erecting  these  different  machines 
wouldalso  be  a  considerable  item.  It  would 
probably,  therefore,  be  quite  safe  to  say  that 
on  the  completion  of  such  a  state  of  things  as 
enumerated  above,  a  saving  could  be  accom- 
plished of  30  per  cent,  out  of  the  35  per 
cent,  on  the  fire  assay,*  now  being  lost  on 
Washoe  ores,  under  the  ordinary  mode  of 
operating;  this,  with  an  ore  that  assayed 
fifty  dollars  per  ton,  would  amount  to  fifteen 
dollars  per  ton,  or  equivalent  to  the  entire 
sum  charged  for  treating  ores  at  the  custom 
mills ;  or,  to  make  the  remark  more  pointed 
by  giving  a  special  illustration,  it  may  be 
mentioned  that  according  to  the  Slock  Cir- 
cular, the  Savage  mine  raised  during  the 
fortnight  terminating  on  the  26th  October 
last,  3,865  tons  of  ore,  on  which,  at  the  cus- 
tomarily estimated  loss  of  thirty-five  per 
cent,  on  the  fire  assay,  could  not  amount  to 
less,  in  round  numbers,  than  the  gross  sum 
of  $75,000,  or  at  least  $150,000  per  month; 
a  nice  sum  to  add  to  the  monthly  dividends; 
more,  I  anticipate,  than  will  find  its  way  to 
the  stockholders'  pockets  under  existing  cir- 
cumstances. I  shall  briefly  conclude  for 
the  present  week,  by  observing  that  the 
fact  of  gold  existing  in  combination  with 
Washoe  silver  ores,  would,  I  believe,  alone 
make  Ziervogel's  method  inapplicable  for 
the  class  of  ores  found  at  Washoe,  except 
the  gold  is  to  be  subsequently  obtained  by 
a  second  operation,  which,  with  many,  would 
be  an  objection.  I  have  alluded  to  Zier- 
vogel's method,  more  particularly,  because 
it  is  the  one  which  has  superseded  most  of 
the  other  methods  in  Saxony,  and  some  ad- 
joining States. 

•  Thirty-five  per  cent,  on  the  fire  assay,  is  equivalent  to 
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Patent  Force  Blast  Blower. 

Adapted  for    Smelting,  Foundry,  Mining 
and  Steamships. 

Requires  50  per  eent.  less  power  tlian  any  Blower  now  In 
use.  Forfurther  particulars,  addrcssKEEP,  BLAKE  &  CO., 
Stockton;  or  Wm.  T.  Garrett,  corner  Mission  and  Frcmout 
streets,  San  Francisco.  Svlin.Mp 


Oakland  College  School. 

Thk  Patroks  of  this  Institution  have  the  choice  of  scv 
eral  distinct  Departments.  The  SENIOR  CLASSICAL  is 
designed  as  preparatory  to  the  College  of  California. 

The  SENIOR  ENQLISn  affords  a  complete  course  of  in 
struction  in  the  English  branches,  in  Theoretical  and  Prac- 
tical Business,  Science  and  Art. 

The  JUNIOR  is  especially  qualified  to  meet  tho  wants  of 
young  boys,  for  whom  separate  apartments  and  Teachers 
are  provided. 

Throughout  nil  the  various  departments,  great  attention 
is  given  to  l  he  study  of  the  Moderu  Languages. 

For  further  information,  or  Catalogues,  address, 

I.  XI.  BKATTOX,  Principal. 

Oakland,  California.  6vl5qr9p." 


Pacific  Powder  Mills. 


CUPERIOR  BLASTING  AND  SPORTING  GUNPOWDER: 

Black  Diamond,  in  llh  canister*. 

do  do         in  }69i  canisters. 

do  do        in  %  kegs. 

Hunter's  Pride,  in  lth  canisters. 

do  do        in  J£tb  canisters- 

do  do         Jn  %  Kegs. 

do  do         in  W  kegs. 

Pacific  Mills  River  Sliooting,  in  lib  canisters. 

do  do  do    in  >;lb  canisters. 

do  do  do    in  %  kegs. 

do  do  do    in  %  kegs. 

do  do  do    in  251b  kegs. 

Pacific  Mills  Rifle,  tn  1Mb  canisters. 

do  do       in  Kit)  ennisters. 

do  do       in  }i  kegs. 

do  do       in  %  kegs. 

do  do       in  25tb  kegs. 

Blasting  and  Mining  Powder  S3  per  keg. 
Safety  Fuse  and  Shot  for  sale  by 

HAYWASD  «fc  COLEMAX,  Agent*, 
20vl51m  414  Front  street,  San  Francisco. 


PACIFIC 

Rolling  Mill  and  Forge  Co., 

SAN    FRANCISCO,    CAL. 
Established  for  the  Manufacture  of 

RAILROAD    AND   OTHER   IRON 

—  AND  — 

J±2"vevy  "Vax'iety  of  ©liaising; 

'  Embracing  ALL  SIZES  of 

Steninbnat    Shaft*,    Crank*,    Piston    and    Con 

nectluK  Rods,  Car  and  Tjuconiotlye  Axles 

iintl    Frame*. 

HAMMERED     ITtCXLV 

Of  every  description  and  size. 

BSI-  Orders  addressed  to  PACIFIC  ROLLING  MILL  and 
FORGE  CO.,  Post  Office,  San  Francisco,  CaL,  will  receive 
prompt  attention. 

jigj-  The  highest  price  paid  for  Scrap  Iron.       0vlJ3m9p 


<SP*  San  Francisco  Eye  Infirmary.  "'^Ip* 

Permanently  established  for  tho  treatment  of  all  diseases 
of  the  Eye.  Dr.  F.  was  for  seventeen  years  principal  of 
the  Lafayette  (Tml.)  Eye  Infirmary.  P.  W.  Fonda,  M.  D,. 
Surgeon  in  Charge.  Office,  4l>3  Mtmtgoinery  street,  oppo- 
site Well  ,  Fargo  &  Co's.  4vl5-lv9p 


Quartz  Mill  Machinery. 

FOR  SALE  AT  GREATLY  REDUCED  RATES.-IT  HAS 
been  usp-d  but  three  months,  and  is  in  perfect  order. 
The  principal  items  are:  2  Hcndy'a  Concentrators;  3  Knox's 
Pans:  Hoisting  Works,  and  various  mlcellaneous  machin- 
ery, Counter-sTiaft,  Pulleys,  etc.  It  is  within  half  a  mile  of 
a  railroad  station.  Address  P.  O.  Box  5»,  at  1  oisom. 
19vl5-4iv» 


AGENTS  WANTED. 


ENERGETIC    MEN   OE  WOMEN    CAN  MAKE   MONEY 
In  canvassing  for  our  NEWBOOKS  and  ENUKAVJ.NOS. 
One  Accnt  reports  thirty  three  orders  for  one  Boolcin  three 
days.'    Address,        PACIFIC  PUBLISHING  COMPANY, 
4vl5qr9p        31)5  ilonlgomcry  street,  San  Francisco,  Cat. 


314 


ICjst.aJblisliedl    in.   1849—Cor,]ie!r    JFirst   aaid.    Mission   streets,   JSan   Francisco. 


TT  A  VING  INCREASED  OUR  FACILITIES  IN  EVERY  DEPARTMENT,  WE,  ARE  NOW 
JLL  prepared  at  the  shortesl  notice  and  at  the  most  reasonable  rates,  to  furnish  all 
kinds  and  description  of  Machinery,  including  Steam  Engines,  Quartz  Mills, -'Mining  Pumps 
of  all  kinds,  Hoisting  Gear,  Uas  Work,  Lnundrv  Machinery,  Architectural  and  Ornamental 
Castings,  Sugar  Mills,  Saw  and  Flour  Mills,  Water  Wheels  of  all  kinds.  Hydraulic,  Hay,  Rag, 
screw  and  Drop  Presses,  Coining  Machinery,  Pile  Drivers,  Bark  and  Malt  Mills,  and  all 
kiniWof  Castings. 

ESGtXNES.  —  Marino  Engines,  Oscillating  and  Beam  ;  Stern  and  Side  Wheel  Boats, 
Locomotives,  Stationary  Engines,  Horizontal,  Upright,  Oscillating  and  Beam,  from  six 
to  fifty  inches  diameter.  Also,  Scott  &  Eclcavt's  Adjustable  Cut-off  Regulator— best  In 
use;  W.  11.  Eckart's  Balance  Valve  for  Stationary  Engines;  Woodward's  Patent  Steatn 
Pump  and  l-'ire  Engine. 

KOIJLERt*.  Locomotive,  Flac,  Tubular.  Upright,  Cylinder  and  Cornish,  and  over" 
variety  of  Boiler  Work.     All  sizes  of  tubes  and  pipes  for  pumps. 

PUMl'S.-The  Excelsior  double-acting  Force  Pumps  are  manufactured  by  us.  These 
very  superior  Pumps  are  warranted  the  best,  and  are  fast  replacing  all  other  Force  Pumps. 


A!t[AT<aA1l[ATI\G  SfACHIXJEKY.-Wheclor  <fc  Randall's  improved  Tractory 
Curve    Pan,  Zenas  Wheeler's    improved   flat    bottom   pan,    Beklin's    pan;   Veatch's  tubs, 


nupr.  _ 
Pratcr's-concentrators,  Waklec's  pans.  Beers1  pan,  German  Barrels,  Arastra  Gearing,  Chile 
Mills,  Settlers  of  all  descriptions,  Retorts  of  nil  sizes  and  shapes,  for  Silver  and  Gold, 
Portable  Stamp  Mills,  Straight  Batteries,  for  wood  or  Iron  frames,  Dry  Crushing  Bat- 
teries, orimachmes  with  tho  latest  improvements,  everv  variety  or  Stamps,  Mortars,  Cams, 
Pans  and  Tubs.  BLAKE'S  PATENT  QUARTZ  CRUSHERS,  of  all  sizes. 
OIL  iiOTCIXCl  TOOLS  A1VB  'AKAGJXIWERT-^Or  tho  latest  and  most  ap- 
d  construction,  made  from  drawings  lately  made  by  Prof.  Blake  at  tho  oil  wells  m 
iylvania.  We  have  the  facilities  for  working  gold  and  silver  quartz  and  other  ores,  to 
test  their  value,  by  the  hundred .weigln  or  ton.    _    . 

Russia  Iron  Screens,  of  all  degrees  of  fineness  and  of  all  qualities  ofiron.    All  work  done 
in  the  host  manner  at  the  lowest  cash  prices. 

H.  J.  BOOTH.'  GEO.  W.  rBKSCOTT.  IRVING  M,  SCOTT 

24vl2  II.   J.    BOOTH    «&f    CO. 


proved  cot 

rcnnsylva 


Machinists  and  Foundries. 

PALMER,  KNOX  &   CO., 

Golden    State  Iron   Works, 

Nos.  IV,  SI,  2»  and  35  First  Street, 

SAN  FRANCISCO. 

MANUFACTURE  ALL  KINDS  OF 

RE-  A  a  H'l  NEBY, 

8'1'KAM   ENfeUJTES  ANI>  HXJA-TVTZi    MILLS 

'     DUNBAR'S    IMPROVED 

©elf- A_<lj  listing-  X*lston.  iPaelElng;, 

Requires  no  springs  or  screws;  is  always  steam  tight; 
without  excessive  friction,  and  uover    ■ 
gets  slack  or  leaky. 

-   wheeler  a  randall's 

new  oki  ms  e  ie  and  amaloasiatoa 

hepburn  a  peterson's 

amii.(;amatoji  ix»  sepakator, 

Knox's   A. in a  1 52: a 111 a t o r js9 

WITH    PALMER'S   PATENT   STEAM   CHEST, 

Superior  lor  working  either  GOLD  OR  SILVER  ORES,  apd 
isthe  only  Amalgamator  that  has  stood  the  test  of  seven 
years'  continual  working, 
tiunulue    White  Iron  Stump  Shoes  and   Die* 

Having  been  engaged  for  tho  past  ten  years  in  quartz 

mining,  and  being  conversant  with  all  the  improvements, 
either  in  Mining  or  .Milling,  we  are  prepared  to  furnish,  at 
the  shortesl  notice,  the  most  perfect  machinery  for  reduc 
lng  ores,  or  saving  either  gold  or  silver.  13vlOoy-tf 


WILLAMETTE  IRON  WORKS, 

POKTLiXB,    u)iEC»5. 

Steam    Engines,    Boilers, 
SAW  AND  CRIST  MILLS, 

MINING    MACHINERY,     WROUGHT     IRON     SHUTTER 
WORK,  AND  BLAGICSMITIIINU  IN  GENERAL. 
Corner  North-Front  »nd  J3  afreets, 

ISV13-1Y  One  blyck  north  ol'  Coucll's  Wharf. 


GLOBE 

Foundry  and  Machine  Shop, 

STOCKTON,    OAL. 

KEEP,   BLAKE   &  CO., 

MANUFACTURERS   OF 

Quartz,  Saiv  and  Grist.  Mill  Irons,  Steam 
.Engines,  Horse  Powers, 

Mining  and  Irrigating  Pumps,  Car  Wheels,  Derrick  Irons, 
House  Fronts,  Iron  Fencing,  Balcony  Railings,  etc., 
at  San  Francisco  prices.    Orders  solicited 
13vl3-ly         .       aud  promptly  executed. 


GEORGE  T.  PRACY, 

MACHINE     WOIlIEiBi, 

N09 109  aud  111  Mission  street,  between  Main  and  Spear, 

SAN   FRANCISCO. 

STEAM  ENGINE,  FJLOTTK.  AN ',  It  SAW  MILL 

And  Quartz  Machinery,  Printing  Presses, 

AND 

MACHINERY   OF   EVERY  DESCRIPTION    MADE   AND 
REPAIRED. 


«®*Rpecial  attention  paid  to  Repairing.* 


OT-3 


UEFIQW    IRON  WORKS, 
Sacramento. 

WILLIAMS,  SOOT  &■  NEILSON, 

MANUFACTURERS  OF 

CROSS'  PATENT  BOILER  FEEDER, 

6TEAM  ENG-INES,  BOILISBS, 

And  all  kiudK  ol*  Mining  Mnehluery, 

Also,  Hay  and  Wine  Presses  made  and  repaired 
with  neatness,  durability  and  dispatch. 

lHunbiir'n  Pntcnt  Self- A. <U listing  Stcuni  PlMton 

PACKING,  for  new  and  old  Cyllndors,  manufactured 

to  ordor. 

Front. Street,  oetwecu  JX  and  O  streets, 

14vll  SACRAMENTO  ClTT 


SAN    FRANCISCO 

Foundry  and  Machine  Works, 

N.  E.  Cor.  Fremont  mid  Mlnslon  streets* 

Manufacturers  of 

Marine  and  Stationery  Engines 

Quartz  Machinery,  Sow,  Flour  and  Sugar  Mills,  Mining 

Pumps,  Hoisting  Gear,  Agricultural  Implements,  etc. 

— ALSO— 

Wine,   Cider,    Cotton     and    Tobacco    Pressen 

of  the  latest  Improved  Patterns. 

STEAM  ENGINES  AND  BOILERS, 

Of  all  sizes,  constantly  on  hand;  Quartz  Mill  Shoes  ano 
Dies  warranted  to  be  made  of  tho  best  white  iron. 
Xloubur's  Improved  Seir-AflluNtlngr  Piston- 
PiicUluc  requires  no  springs  or  screws;  is  always  steam- 
tight;  without  excessive  friction,  ami  never  gets  slack  or 
leaky. 

JJACHIMIIT,  OP  All  BJESCKIPTIOWS 

Bought,  sold,  or  exchanged.    Bolt  Cutting  and  Castings  rt 

the  lowest  market  rntes. 


Canals. — The  farmers  residing  north,  of 
the  Calaveras  river,  between  Cherokee  lane, 
and  the  "Woodbridge  road,  says  the  Stockton 
Independent,  have  expended  a  considerable 
amount  of  labor  in  constructing  canals, 
■which  answer  the  double  purpose  of  carry- 
ing off  the  water  in  winter,  and  irrigating 
the  land  in  summer.  The  fields  are  nearly 
level,  the  soil  rich,  and  with  irrigation  an 
annual  crop  is  a  certainty. 


The  next  great  gold  field  of  the  /West  is 
believed  to  be  the  neighborhood  of  th 
Black  Hills  of  Dakotah,  and  known  from 
actual  demonstration,  topossess  the  precious, 
metals  in  great  profusion.  These  hills,  it 
is  said,  contain  silver,  copper,  and  coal, 
with  some  of  the  finest  timber  in  the  world. 


New  Cohnteefeit. — A  new  counterfeit 
half  dollar,  purporting  to  be  an  issue  from 
the  mint  of  1867,  has  made  its  appearance. 
It  is  slightly  lighter  than  the  genuine,  and 
is  a  base  metal  plated. 

i *—*r  ^i    '   * 

Gold  in  Sitka. — Gold  is  reported  as 
having  been  discovered  back  of  Sitka.  If 
such  is  the  fact,  the  exploring  expedition 
will  soon  communicate  the  fact  in  a  reliable 
shape. 

The  monster  gun  known  during  the  siege 
of  Charleston  as  the  "Swamp  Angel,"  and 
which  sent  its  ponderous  messages  into  the 
doomed  city  from  a  point  seven  miles  away, 
is  now  lying  in  front  of  the  Trenton  (N.  J.) 
American  office. 


Heavy  Job.  — A  wood-chopper  named 
Thomas  Smith,  living  near  Grass  Valley, 
will  wager  $200  that  he  can  cut,  split,  and 
pile-up  six  cords  of  wood  in  twelve  hours— 
the  banter  to  remain  open  for  two  months. 


tWBBSgSl  HANSC0M&C0.,  ft&H^E! 

iEtna  Iron  Works ! 

Southeast  corner  Fremont  and  Tehamn.  .treets, 

SAN  FRANCISCO, 

Practical  Machinists  and  Iron  Pounders, 

MANUFACTURE 

STEAM     ENGINES, 

QUARTZ    MILL    MACHINERY    OF    ALL    KINDS, 

SAW  MILLS,  FLOUR    MILLS, 

Similar'.    Improved     Selt-Ad1nstln{r 

PISTON  PACKING, 

Now  so  extensively  used  in  the  East  and  in  this  State.  Re- 
quires no  springs  or  screws;  is  always  steam-tight;  without 
excessive  friction,  and  never  gels  slack  or  leaky, 

HANSCOM'S  CRUSHER, 

Tho  best  of  the  kind  now  in  use  in  this  State  or  anywhere  else} 

Whci'icr  a  tSjMHiiiM's  New  Grinder  und 

A  in: 1 1  l;:i  mil  (  or, 

Which  only  needs  examination  to  be  appreciated. 

Tyler's  Improved  "Water  Wheel, 

GIvinc greater  power,  at  lower  cost,  than  nnv  wheel  in  use 

Send  for  one  of  our  circulars,  giving  full  tables 

All  Wheels  warranted  to  give  the    i  ower  as  sot  forth,  or 

the  money  will  bo  refunded. 

Sole  maken  for  this  count  of  the  *'  Pcndergnitt 
White  Iron  Stamp  &hoi*ff   and  Sled. 

None  genuine  unless  obtained  from  us.  Every  one  war- 
ranted. 

Talented  Machinery  of  all  kinds  will  be  furnished  bv  us 

at  market  prices.     Particular  attention  given  to  dr-awincs 

and  specifications  of  machiner-v,  which  will  be  made  lo 

order.  The  pntronaue  of  the  public  Is  respectfully  solicited. 

I9vl2 


6vll-ly 


WEVOE,  KXNSMOKE  <fe  CO 


I 


LH.  SMALL, 


MACHINE       SHOP, 

aUII.OKR  OF 

Steam    Engine*,  SatwmilU..  Mining    Macliiuci-r, 
and   %V<vud  l'luncr*. 

Repairing  of  all  kinds  done  with  promptness  and  dispatch. 
Gears  of  all  kinds  cut  at  short  none1,  eurner  of 

Market  and  Beale  at,  San  Francisco.    I>vl5-3m 


LKWIS  COFFEV.  J.  3.    MSUOJj 

LEWIS  COFFEY   &  KISlrOJN, 

Steani  Boiler  &  Sheet  Iron  Works. 

THE  only  exclusively  Boiler  Making  establishment  .>>>  the 
Pacific  Ooast  owned  and  conducted  bv  Practical  Boiler 
Makers.  All  orders-  tor  New  Work  and  the  repairing  of  Old 
Work,  executed  as  ordered,  and  warranted  as  to  qualltv. 

Old  stand,  corner  of  Bush  and  Market  streets,  opposite 
Oriental  Hotel,  San  Francisco. 


CALIFORNIA    BRASS    FOUNDRY. 

No.  1SS  FlrHt  street,  opposite  Minna, 

SAN  FKANCISCO. .; 

Alt.  kinds  of  Brass,  Composition,  Zinc,  and  Babbitt  Jletnl 
Oaslintrs,  Bi'ass  Sliip  Work  of  all  kinds,  Spikes,  .Klicnthini: 
Nails,  Rudder  Brai'i'S,  Illli|ic«,  shlu  and  Slcamluiat  H.dlsand 
Gongs  Of  superior  tone.  All  kinds  of  Cooks  and  Valves,  Hy- 
draulic Pipes  and  No/./.k-s,  and  Iloso  Coaplinss  and  Connec- 
tions of  all  sizas  and  patterns,  furnished  with  dispatch. 
•CSr  PRICES  MODERATE,  .ffia 

V.  KINGWELL.  Wvl3.lv  |  J.   H.  WEED. 


FULTON 

Foundry  and  Iron  Works. 

HINCKLEY  &  CO.. 

MATnrTACTUHERS  o* 

STE-A.M    ENGINES, 

Q\iartz»    Eloxor    and.    <3»*v    Bitills, 

Moore's  Grinder  and  Amnlanmsitor,  Urodle's 

Improved     CrnRlier,    MInlnpr    Fnmps, 

AniidKaraa(or«,  and  all  kinds 

of  Machinery. 

N.  E.  corner  of  Tehama  and  Fremont  streets,  above  Hov.-. 
jird  street,  San  Francisco.  3-qy 


TOWNE  &  BACON, 
Book  and  Job  Printers, 
Have  the  Largest  Office, 
Do  the  most  work, 
And  do  it  better 
Than  other  offices 
jln  this  City, 
Try  them 
'With  a  Job, 
And  you  will  be 
Satisfied  the  above 
Statements  are  facts* 
Thoir  office  is  at  536 
Clay  St.,  below  Montgom'y, 
Over  Pacific  Fruit  Market. 


J.  WKICHHART.  H.   KKOHK. 

CALIFORNIA 

TOOL    AND     FILE    FACTORY. 

Blncksmilli  unci  Miuhim    Shop. 
No.  17  Fremont  street,  between  Market  and  Mission,  8.  F. 

Job  GrlndlnE  and  Polish  Ins  done  at  shortest  notice. 

jOSp-Spficial  premium  awarded  nt  Hie  last  State  Fair,  Sac- 
ramento. 4vl5-qy 


LINCOLN   IRON   WORKS, 

;.o.  51  Bi'nle   si.,  bet..  Market  and  Mission* 

D.  &  W.  FOURNESS,  Prop'rs. 
steam:  engines, 

Flour  and  Sawmills,  and  MACHINERY  of  all  descriptions 

made  and  repaired  nr  shortest  notice. 

I©- Particular  attention  paid  to  repairing  Reynold's  Cut-off 

6vi5t|r 


J.  NEWSnAM.  J.  BIGWOOD. 

SOUTH  BEACH  IRON  WOBES, 

Near  corner  of  King  and  Third  streets,  San  Francisco. 

MAIMSF      EXCIXES, 

AND  ALL  KINDS  OF 

MACHINERY     FOKOI3VO. 

All  kinds  of .  Ship-smilhlnK  and  Mill  work  manufactureO  to 
order.  Jobbing  of  every  description  promptly  attended  to. 
All  woikdoiie  guaranteed.  l3vJ4-ly 


NEPTUNE  IRON  WORKS, 

Corner   of    Mission    amdl  Fremont  Streets, 

SAN  FRANCISCO. 

EocQinotivc, 

And  all  kinds  of 
HIGH  PRESSURE 

Steam   Boilers 

MADE. 
All  Boilers  guaranteed  and 
tested  by  D.  S.  Boiler.  Inr 
spoator  before  sent 'out  of 
the  Soon;  at -Shop  exp.eh§et 

Al'.klnds  of  Sheet  Iron  and 

Water  Pipe,    Coal    Oil 

Stills,  Wrought  Iron 

VVortns,  etc.,  etc. 

ManufHctured  to  Order. 

Old  Roller*  16 t>)Milr«d. 

Ik.  CAMEKON. 


JOHN   LOCHHEAD'S 

Steam  Engine  Works, 

£t*nlc  street*  near  Mission,  San  FrnnclMco. 

STEAM    ENGINES    OF  EVERT   DESCRIPTION    BUILT 
to  order— Marine.  Stationary,  or  Locomotive. 

HOISTING  AND  PUMPING  ENGINES, 

PORTABLE  ENGINES,   OF  ALL  SIZES, 

DOlvEEY   PUMPS,  Etc.,  Etc.,  Etc. 

The  attention  of  thepnrtles  engaged  In  shipping  or  inland 
navigation  Is  called  to  tlio 


Superior  "Worltr 


nnftlilp 

nthe 


of  Mr.  LOOHHEAT),  who  has  betn  in  Ihn  business  In  Snn 

Francisco  for  the  hist  fotirlem  vcurs.  nini  eniovs  the  repri 
tation  Of  hnvin?  built  ONE  HUNDKED  AND  SEVENTEEN 
STEAM   ENGINES 

Srrew  Propellorsof  all  kinds,  and  Steam  Root  Mnrhiner 
generally,  made  to   order,  and  warranted  to  glye  perfect 
s&tef*    ,ion  in  every  particular    '  25v]2-?,m 


®k  pining  and  fricnttfic  § w&. 


315 


Discovery  or  Saltpetkr. — The  Oakland 
'  is  informed  that  :i  party  camping 
out  on  one  of  the  hills  in  Murray  township, 
lately,  discovered  a  bed  of  saltpeter.  A 
camp  fire  had  been  built,  and  some  of  the 
mineral  near  the  surface  of  the  ground  took 
fire.  If,  on  further  exploration,  it  should 
be  found  that  an  extensive  bod  of  saltpoter 
actually  does  exist  there,  a  want  so  long  felt 
in  this  State  will  be  supplied,  for  wo  believe 
that  all  that  has  thus  far  been  used  has  been 
imported. 

A  i "'1'itiors  meteorological  phonomonon 
was  recently  observed  in  Georgia.  It  is  re- 
pi  n-tcd  that  a  heavy  cloud  passed  over  Ma- 
con, in  an  otherwise  clear  sky,  at  such  a 
rate  that  from  its  first  appearance  on  the 
Eastern  horizon  to  its  disappearance  in  the 
northwest  was  not  more  than  three  minutes. 
It  was  densely  block,  except  all  the  edges, 
which  were  lighted  by  the  moon. 

At  the  Hot  Spring  smelting  furnacefi, 
Mono  comity,  they  are  using  a  very  superior 
soapstone  lining,  which  stands  the  heat  far 
better  than  the  English  brick.  It  is  taken 
from  a  ledge  near  Sonora,  Tuolumne  county, 
owned  principally  by  Jack  and  Fred.  Faxon. 


FBIEDLANDER'S 

SOBTH  POINT 
G  It  A  I IV     WAItEHOUSES, 

Srtnsomc  una  Chestnut  streets.  Sun  Francisco. 


fherom&ffnUlccnt  BRTCK  WAREHOUSES— tlie  largest  ia 
tlie  Sttttfi— ttrf  now  completed  nttd  ready  for  the  reception 
Of  storutte.  Tile  faculties  for  receiving  and  cli*churmim'  arc 
unsurpassed,  there  being  a  water  front  of  six  hundred  feet. 
Insurance  and  advances  effeoted  at  lowest  rates. 
For  storage,  apply  at  the  Warehouses,  to 
THOMAS  II.  DOUOLAS, 

Storekeeper  and  Wharfinger, 

Or  to  I.   FRIEDLANDEft, 
19vi;.  -Iw  112  California  street. 


FAIRBANKS   PATENT 


rVLATIfOUMI   SCALES! 

Also,  large  Scales  for  weighing  loaded  wagons  of  Ore,  Hay, 
etc.,  from  (j,WHJ  lo  40,1100  pounds  capacity.  Manufacturers' 
Branch  Lfou<e. 

FAIKBAM4S  <fc  HCTCHJJiSOX, 
la)  Cnllfornia  street,  San  Francisco. 
OSJ'-fiend  lor  a  Catalogue.  2-ivl4oow6ra 


BLASTING  POWBEH. 


PRICE,  §3.00  PER,  KEG. 

— ALSO— 
POItTING,  CAXNOlf  ATfD    MUSK.ET 

POWDER, 

Of  superior  quality 
FU8E     A.]Vr>      SHOT* 

Always  on  hand  and  for  sale  at  the  office  of  the 

CALIFORNIA  POWDER  WORKS, 

No.  81 8  California  Street. 

JOHN  F.  LOHSE,  Secretary. 

Z5vl4qr 

Piles!    Piles!    Piles! 

NOT  PILES  OF  GOLD,  NOR  YET  OF  SILVER,  SO 
much  coveted  by  all  men;  out  the  BLEEDING,  BLIND 
or  EXTERNAL  TILES,  can  be  easily  and  speedily  cured  by 
the  use  of 

WOOD'S  SUB-FOSITOBY. 

It  lisa'preparatlon  totally  distinct  from  anything  hereto- 
fore offered  as  a  remedy  for  this  painful  and  often  fatal 
complaint.  The  SUB-FOSITOBY  is  neither  a  pill,  powder, 
wash  or  salve,  and  yet  it  has  proved  to  be  a  certain  Rem- 
edy for  the  Flics.  Do  not  doubt  this  assertion,  or  delay 
testing  the  truth  of  it  if  you  are  troubled  with  the  Piles— 
you  will  not  be  deceived  in  It. 

Sold  wholesale  and  retail  by  J.  H.  REDINGTON  &  CO., 
Nos.  41Gand  418  Front  street;  GEO.  GRI3WOLD,  corner  of 
Mission  and  First  streets;  OLD  FAMILY  DRUGSTORE, 
coroer  Mission  and  Second1  streets;  UNITED  STATES  DRUG 
STORE,  Bush  street,  between  Montgomery  and  Kearny. 

C.  WOOD,  Proprietor,  No-  63  Tehama  street,  between 
First  and  Second.  ■  24vl4-3 


I  Mil   1  mi\">  ■  i    SJ.n 

St'l  -I  >      iEIM'Nn   1  ■  i- 'nits 


:li 


mm 


m 


THE    JP^CIFTO   IRON   -WORKS, 

First  «Sc  FremontSts.,  between  Mission  &  Howard,  6an  Francisco, 

The  proprietors  of  the  above  Works  Invite  the  attention  of  all  parties  interested  to  their  greatly  improved  and  une 
quiiled  facilities  for  manufacturing  Stents  Engines  and,  Bollqrs,  both  Marine  and  Stationary,  of  any  required  size  and 
pattern,  Quartz  Mills,  Amalgamating,  Pumping  and  Hoisting  Machinery  of  the  most  approved  construction.  Flour,  Saw, 
and  Sugar  Mills,  Water  Wheels,  Ac,  &c.  Our  pattern  list  Is  most  complete  and  extensive,  embracing  the  late  Improve' 
ments  in  all  classes  of  machinery  adapted  to  use  on  this  coast  We  would  call  especial  attcntf  on  to  the  fact  that  we  have 
secured  the  exclusive  right  of  manufacture  for  the  Pacific  Coast  of  the  celebrated  Greene  Engine,  conceded  to  be  the 
most  economical  and  perfect  working  Engine  now.in  use.    Wc  are  also  exclusive  manufacturers  of  the  celebrated 

JSry:in  JEu.lt«ry,  Viinu-vV  Ainnl!.':iniutors  mill  Sep;i  rsitors,    IC  >  <-rm>nV  .Siijuji'lii'iiU'd  Slcmti   Amal 
Kamatoi'N  and  ICotary  GtubIlci-x,  Stone   JSSrenkers,  »kc.    Orders  respectfully  Solicited. 

GODDARD  <fc  COMFAJVY. 


Office   Pacific  Business  College  and  Telegraphic  Institute, 

Mechanics'  Institute  Building;,  Post  Street.    [Exterior  View.] 
A.  de  liEO  de  LAODM.  [7vlfi-8ni]  JAMES.  TIXSOSHALEK. 


PACIFIC   POWDER -MILL 

COMPANY'S 

BLASTING  POWDER! 

'  MANUFACTURED 

.IINT    MARIN    COUNTY, 

CALIFORNIA. 

t'OttSALK  »v 

HAYWARD  &  COLEMAN, 

AGENTS,     . 

414;  Front  Street,  San  Francisco. 

3vl4-lm 


STOCK  CERTIFICATES, 

STOCK  TRANSFER  JOURNALS, 

STOCK  LEDGERS, 

ASSESSMENT   RECEIPTS, 

And  all  other  Blanks,  Blank  Books,  etc. ,  requited  Ijy  Min- 
ing and  other  Corporations,  kept  on  hand  or  printed  to 
order  on  short  notice,  at  moderate  prices,  at  the  office  of 
he  Mutitm  cmdiScieiHijiQPr 


MACCARpN!,  VERMICELLI, 

"^— "  "  »  "      FRANCISCO. pQ 

rLL# 


12vl4-6m 


Important  to  UaUt'orniium. — Many  Inventors'  have 
ately  bad  their  .claims  for  Patents  seriously  (and  in  some 

cases  fatally)delaycd  by  the  unqualification  of  agents  who 
have  not  complied  with  the  Government  license  and, revenue 
laws,  as  "well  as  other  new  and  imperative  regulations. 
These  discrepancies,  although  arising  from  the  iuexfiericncs 
of. hones^agents.  are  QOute  the  less  dangerous  to  apblicants 
for  patents,  whose  safest  course  is  to  trust  their  business 
With  nnrio  but  active  and  experienced  solicitors.  TnK  Min- 
ing and  Scientific  Fjirss  I'-itkkt  Agency  lias  strlctlv  com- 
Eiicd  with  tlui  requisitions  ol  tho  Department,  and  properly 
led  all  necessary  papers  as  Claim  Agents. 


Machinists  and  Foundries. 


FI.OUK  MII.I.S. 

SliOAK    MILLS, 
I'AfBR     MILLS 


Miners'  Foundry 

—AND  — 

MACHINE     WORKS 

Nos.  245  to  255  Fjbst  Street, 

Sun  FrauclHco. 

HOWLAND,  ANGELL  &  KING, 

ntOI'KI  I'TU  IM, 

Manufacturers  of  Machinery  for 

WARTZ  31  ILLS. 
SAW  MILLS, 
POWDEK  HILLS, 

Steam  Engines  of  all  Kinds. 
Amalgamators  of  all  Kinds. 

MIMS'G  PUMPS,  HOISTING    IVllliKD, 

OIL  WELL  TOOLS,       ROCK  II  IC1..1  K  IJ1CS, 

— AND— 

Maohinery  and  Castings  of  all  kinds,  either 
of  Iron  or  Brass. 

Boilers  and  Sheet  Iron  Work  in  all  its? 
Branches. 

Shoe*  unil  JMi'H  of  TVhllc  Iron,  mnnnrncture.t 

forandlmilorlcil  by  u"  l:xlire«»ly  for  thin  par. 
1m>hi%  Hurt  will  lost  2ft  per  cent,  longer  tlmn  liny 
«(  lui-  niiide  oit  thitt  count. 

RiiNnln  Iron  Screen*,  of  nny  dt'gi-ue  of  JincnefO!, 
We  lire  Ihronlv  mniiul'uc-iiirci'.im  tlilx  cuiiMt  of 
the  "Hick*  IlOKinr,"  th*  luottt  .<  m|.:..i,  Nintplo 
In  coiieti-uctioii.nnU  durable,  of  any  Engine  in 
iuue. 

"W.  H.  IlillVI.ASIl  E.  T.  KINO. 

II.  B.  A.VGELL,  CXItlTS  FALURQ. 

ISvM-nr 


JAMES  MACKEN, 

No.  32C  Fremont  St.,  bet.  Howard  <fe  Foletom 

All  kinds  of  COPPER  WORK  done  to  order  in  the  best- 
manner.  Pnrtienlar  intention  paid  to  Steamboat,  Sugai 
House  and  Distiilerywork. 

Kcpnirlnis  promptly  and  neatly  attended  to. 

18V1I 


nnwT 

Faint     Manufactory 

IS     CALIFORNIA. 

EPES  &.E.  H.  B.  ELLERY 

Have  the  Patent  Right  tor  the  Pacific  Ooast  to  manufac- 
ture, sell  and  use 

jEUary's  Patent  India  Rubber  Cement  &  Paint. 

lit  is  for  all  exposed  surfaces;  impervious  to  wet;  will  not 
'rot,  peel,  blister  or  crack,  in  any  climate.  A  superior  Paint 
for  brick,  wood,  cloth,  metals,  etc  ;  successfully  nscl  in  the 
Eastern  Stales.  The  old  tin  roof  of  that  lartre  building,  tho 
Kew  York  Iih-f  iMilKwa.sin  such  bad  condition  it  was  about 
to  be  taken  off  ten  years  since.  Instead,  they  put  on  tho 
INDIA  RUB11ER  CKAiENT  AND  1'AINT,  m'ulciof,'  a  Rood 
tight  roof.  A  coat  of  lodia  Rubber  Paint  every  two  years 
.since  keeps  it  in.  tiood  condition.  We  can  reler  to  many- 
others.    The  Atliint  c  Lead  Works  use  our  Paint  only. 

NEW  CLOTH  ROOKS  put  on;  copings  and  all  seems 
cemented  and  s;itur:ited,  then  coated  with  the  India  Rub- 
ber dement  and  P»int—  the  same  as  on  the  St.  Nicholas 
Hotel  at  New  York  City,  the  Oily  Buildings  and  many 
others,  the  roofs  of  all  the  horse  and  steam  cars,  decks  of 
steamboats,  etc.,  around  New  York— for  eight  dollars  per 
one  hundred  square  feet.  NEW  OR  OLD  TZN  ROOKS 
cemented  and  painied  with  the  India  Rubber  Cement  and 
Paint  guaranteed,  at  from  one  ecnt  to  two  and  a  half 
cents  per  j-fruaTC  foot,  according  to  size  and  condition  of" 
roof.    Good  men  and  the  best  materials  used. 

We  have  jiwt  cemented  and  painted  old  tin  roofs  of  I>r. 
11.  D.  Cogswell,  Tubbs  &  Co.,  D  J.  Oliver,  etc.,  and  Ihc 
wood  work  ol  sheriff  Davis'  build ine,  PS  feet  front,  on  Fol- 
,soni  street,  between  Third  and  Kourth  streets— only  one 
coat.  The  wi-rk  will  speak  for  Itself.  Now  paintingJhe 
cornice  and  iron  work  of  Dr.  11.  D.  Cogswell's  buildiujr, 
corner  of  Kront  and  Clark  streets— one  coat.  Sec  the  above 
and  further  references  at  our  ottleo. 

ELLBRY'S  PATENT  INDIA  11UHBER  CEMENT  AND 
PAINT  i-=  com  nosed  of  India  rubber  and  other  gums,  dis- 
solved in  linseed  oil,  mixed  wiih  the  various  coloring  mat- 
ters, and  ground  in  any  color.  When  applied  to  roofs  or; 
other  nurooses.  it  is  mixed  with  pure  linseed  oil  to  the  re- 
quired thickness,  and  put  on  as  other  paints  are,- with  a 
paint  brush— retaining  sufficient  elasticity  to  give  and  take 
with  the  heat  and  co'd.  Fifteen  hundred  fishing  vessels  at 
Cape  Ann  use  the  India  Rubber  Paint,  finding  it  superior  lo 
nil  others. 

EPES  &  E.  H.  R.  ELLERY  are  now  prepared  to  make 
good  roofs,  and  cement  and  paint  new  or  old  ones,  and  do 
all  kinds  of  outside  painting  with  Ellery'a  Patent  India 
Rubber  Paint.    No  asphaltum  or  coal  tar  used. 

Office,  No.  22C  Jackson  street,  corner  Battery,  San  Fran- 
eisco,  Cal.  6vtfi 


International   Hotel, 

JACKSON       S  T  Tfc  IK  12  T  , 

BETWEEN  MONTGOMERY  AND  KEARNY  STS., 

SAN   FRANCISCO,  CAL. 

THIS  OLD  ESTABLISHED  HOUSE  IS  IN  PERFECT 
order  for  the  accommodation  of  guests.  Persons  seek- 
ing comfort  and  economy  will  find  this  the  best  Hotel  In 
the  city  to  slop  at.  The  Beds  are  new  and  in  good  order, 
and  the  Rooms  well  ventilated.  The  Table  will  always  be 
supplied  with  the  best  in  the  market. 

Prices  varying  from  $1  5©  to  j$2  per  day  for 
Board  and  Room. 

FINE  BATH   HOUSE  AND  BARBER  SHOP  ATTACHED 
TO  THE  HOUSE. 

Bgr  Teams  belonging  to  the  House  will  be  in  atlenflanee 
at  all  the  boats  and  cars  to  convey  passengers  to  the  House 
pkkk  op  ohaiiui!,  and  to  any  part  of  Lhc  city  for  SO  cents 

alv!2  F.  E.  WEYGANT,  Proprietor. 


SACRAMENTO  SEMINARY. 

Boarding    School    for    Younc     I^a'tites, 

I  street,  between  Tenth  and  Eleventh  streets,  Sacramento 

The  present  Session  commenced  July  29th,  and  .will  close 

December  20th      A  full  course  of  instruction  is  given.     Six 

Teachers  are  employed.    For  further  particular's,  Address 

HERMON  PERRY, 

llvl8-4m  Sacramento,  Cal. 


Just  l?w.lfc>lislie<i. 

THE  PHILOSOPHY  OF  MARRIAGE,  BEING  FOUR-  IM- 
nortant  Lectures  on  FUNCTIONS  and  DISORDERS  of 
the  Nervous  System  and  Reproductive  Organs,  to  be  had  by 
addressing  and  inclosing  tweiitv-tlve  cents,  postage  stamps 
to  Secretary  PACIFIC  MUSEUM  OF  ANATOMY.  Mont- 
gomery street,  San  Francisco.  <t2vl3-lv 


316 


%U  pining  and  Mmtitit  fra&s. 


Business  Cards. 


N.UILLMICI,  GBAT. 


II.   IT.  GRAY. 


N.    GRAY  &  CO., 

UNDER     TAKERS, 

641  Sacramento  St,  cor.  Webb,  San  Francisco. 

BSj-Role  Agents  for  Baratow's  Metallic  Burial  Cases  and 
25vl4tf  Caskets. 


T.  B.  RODG-ERS, 

CUTLER, 
108   I.eldes<lorff  Street. 

Corner  California,  adjoining  the  Pacific  Insurance  Office, 

9vl5-3m*  SA.N   FRASCIBCO. 


JONES  &  Wooll, 
Looliiiig-Grlass  and  Fictixre 

DEALERS, 

643  Market  street,  near   Montgomery.     Factory,  Market 

street,  between  Seventh  ana  Eighth  streets. 

14vl5tf  

Shot  G-uns  and  Rifles 

Selling    at    Five    Dollars    Each  ! 

k     THE    AMERICAN   ARMS    COMPANY, 

"arc  closing  out  their  large  stock  of  Heavy 

and  Light  Single  Barrel  Guns,  suitable  lor  Geese,  Duck, 

Pigeon  or  Quail  Shooting.    Heavy  and  Light  Rifles  at  S» 

each.    Enclose,  .tamp,  and  •""^f/^g-'SlMS  00., 

9vlfi-3m  639JS  Market  street,  San  Francisco. 


Schmieden  &  Shotwell, 

Stock  and  Money  Brokers,  and  dealers  in  Government 
Bonds,  State,  City  and  County  J Securities,  Gas,  Water  and 
Insurance  Stocks,  etc.,  southwest  corner  of  California  ana 
Sansome  streets,  opposite  Bank  of  California.        Ivl5-fim 


The  well  known,  establishment  of 

LUCY   &   HYMES, 

HAMUFACTtJRERS  OF 

Genuine  Pale  and  Chemical 
OLIVE    SOAPS, 

Has  been  removed  from  Beale  street,  between  Mission  and 
Howard,  to  BRAN  NAN  STREET,  between  Eighth  and 
Ninth,  and  greatly  enlarged.  ,     , 

The  capacity  ot  tliia  establishment  Is  now  the  largest  on 
the  Pacific  Coast.  It  is  now  in  full  operation,  and  prepared 
o  supply  the  demand  of  the  trade. 

Office- 319  California   St.,  San   Francisco. 
Ivl5qr 


Trades  and  Manufactures. 


WBI.   BAHTLIIfG. 


HENRY  KIMBALL, 


BARTLING-  &   KIMBALL, 
BOOKBINDERS, 

Paper  Eulers  and  Blank  Book  Manufacturers. 

505  Clay  street,  (southwest  cor.  Sansome), 
16vl2-3m  SAN  FRANCISCO. 


JOHN    DANIBt,, 

(SUCCESSOR  TO  O.  GORl) 

MARBLE     WORKS, 

No.  421  Pine  st  bet  Montgomery  and  Kearny,  San  Francisco 

Mantels,  monuments*  Tombs*  Plumbers'  Slabs 

Etc.,  On  hand  and  Manufactured  to  order. 
9&-  Goods  shipped  to  all  parts  of  the  State.     Orders  re 
gpcctfulli  solicited.  5v8-3m 


Palmer's  Patent 
ARTIFICIAL    LEG, 

Mannfactnred  in  Philadelphia,  Penn. 
JAKTIS    JEWETT,   AGENT. 

218  Montgomery  Street,  San  Francisco.  10v8-lra 


EUREKA  WROUGHT  IRON  WORKS 

Corner  Howard  and  Fremont  sts., 
Manufacture  all  kiuds  of 

Iron  Bailings,   Stairs,  Doors  and   Shutters, 

AND  HOUSEWORK  IN  GENEKAL. 
18vl5-lm  WE  McKIBBIN. 


LEATHER  HOSE  AND  BELTING, 

ALL   SIZES. 

SUCTION    HOSE    MADE     TO   ORDER 

At  short  notice,  by 

M.   M.   COOK   &>  SOTST, 

No.  SOI  Battery  street, 

13vl3-3m  SAN  FRANCISCO. 


MEUSSDORFFER, 

Nos.    635   and   637    Commercial   Street, 

WILL  INTRODUCE 

On  Saturday.Pebruary  0, 1867, 
An  Entirely  New  Style  of 

J|  Cloth  Cashmere  Hat 

"TACHT    HENKIETTA," 

Which  are  the  most  dressy  Eat  ever  introduced  on  the 

Pacific  Coast. 
08-Call  and  see  them.  8vU 


ASPHALTUM 

For  sale  in  any  quantity  to  suit,  by  the 

Pacific  Asphaltum   Company, 

No.  633  Kearny  street,  corner  Sacramento,  San  Francisco. 

This  Asphaltum  in  the  purest  to  be  found  in  the  market, 
being  free  from  rock  nncl  clay,  or  other  impurities. 
Sidewalks  laid  and  Roofing  done  ut  shortest 

notice* 
15vl5qr  NEUVAL  A  CO. 


T.    B.    CHURCH, 

FASHIONABLE 

CLOTHING  EMPORIUM 

No,  233  Hoateomery  Nt.,  Id?**  Jjtlock. 

WHOLESALE  AND  KETAIL  DEALER  IN 

FINE  CUSTOM-MADE  CLOTHING, 

AND  GENTS'  Fl'lHISIIISG   GOOItS,! 

TRUNKS,   VALISES,    CARPET-BAGS, 

Etc.  at  the  Lowest  Prices. 
13vl5-qr 


E.    POWDER, 

WOOD    CARVER 

—  AKD  — 

Composition  Ornament  Manufacturer. 
Designing,  Modeling  and  Patterns 

FOR    CASTING, 

INTERIOR    DECORATIONS    OF  ALL    DESCRIPTIONS, 

In  Wood,  Composition  and  Metal. 

Noa.  311  and  313  Market  street,  San  Francisco. 
25vH-qy 


J.   M.   STOCKMAN, 

Manufacturer  of 
PATTERNS     AND     MODELS, 

(Over  W.  T.  Garratt's  Brass  Foundry,) 
S.  K.  Corner  of  Mission  and  Fremont  sts,, 
6vl4tf  SAN  FRANCISCO. 


J.   H,    WHITE.  JACOB    KRAMKK. 

JPetroline    Oil    Works. 

J.  H.  "WHITE  &  CO., 

No.  109  Commercial  street,  San  Francisco, 

Are  now  manufacturing 

LUBRICATING  OILS  &  AXLE  CREASE, 

From  Petroleums  of  California,  and  ask  to  be  encouraged 
by  the  citizens  of  California.  As  a  home  production  in  all 
their  parts,  these  Lubricators  are  equal  to  any  In  the 
market,  and  surpass  all  others  fc  r  cleansing  off  gum  caused 
by  the  use  of  animal  oils  which  contain  stearino  and  marga- 
rin,  which  soon  become  acid.  Afair  trial,  at  the  low  price 
asked,  is  all  that  we  solicit  25vI4tf 


Metallurgy. 


THEODOKE  KALLENBEKG, 

Machinist,  Maker  of  Models  forlnventors, 

Scales,  Weights,  Dies,  Stamps,  Drawing  and  Philosophical 

Instruments,  etc. 

No.  lO  Stevenson  street,  near  First,  San  Francisco. 

jjg-Re pairing  promptly  attended  to.  3vl5tf 


GOVERNMENT  HOUSE, 

Corner  of  Sansome  and  Washington  sts. 
SAN  FRANCISCO,  CAL. 

M.THE    STREET    CARS     PASS    THIS    HOUSE    IN 
every  direction,  every  ten  minutes. 
The  rooms  of  the  House  are  well  furnished,  large 
and  airy,  are  let  by  the  month,  week  or  day,  and  are 
kept  in  superb  order.    There  is  a  Restaurant  attached  for 
ludleB  ami  families,  where  persons  cau  board  tor  one-half 
they  are  required  to  pay  at  hotels. 
\7vl3-6m  SANBORN  &  00 


WESTERN   HOTEL, 

Nos.  43  and  45  it  street,  between  Second  and  Third  streets, 

SACRAMENTO. 

Board,  per  week $4 

Meals a.>  Cents. 

12vl5qr  N.  D.  THAYER,  Proprietor. 


^      SAN  FRANCISCO.      ^ 


BOA1.T  &  SIETEPELDT, 

Metallurgists  and  Mining  Engineers 

A"USTIjr,  NEVADA. 
Western  Branch   of  ADELBEBG    4   BATMOND,  No.  90 
Broadway,  New  York.  llvll 


G.    W.    MAVNAhH. 


J.  H.  TIEMANN. 


MAYWAKD   «5fc  TIBMANN, 

Mining  Engineers  and  Metallurgists, 

»40  Pearl  street,  New  York, 

— AHD— 

CENTRAL    CITY,    COLORADO. 
19vl2-ly 


G.  W.  STRONG, 

ASSAYEK.    AND    WORKER   OF    ORES, 

SAN  FKANC1SC0  FOUNDKY, 

Fremont  street,  near  Mission,  San  Francisco. 

l-lvlSqr. 


JOHN    TAYLOR    &   CO. 

IMPORTERS, 
Attn  m-.Ai.Eiis  IN 

ASSAYERS'  MATERIALS, 

Druggists'  &  Chemists'  Glassware, 

IPjb.otograpjb.io    Stock,  Etc. 

613  and  51*  Washington.  Street, 

SAN  FRANCISCO. 

WE  are  receiving  direct  from  MESSRS.  LADD  A  OERT 
LING  (London)  and  BEEKER  &  SONS  (Antwerp,  Bel 
glum)  their  superior 

ASSAY  AXB  B1I.LIOX  BAXAIVCES, 

And  from  Prance  and  Germany,  as  well  as  the  Eastern 
States,  FURNACES,  CRUCIBLES,  MUFFLES,  BLOW-PIPE 
CASES,  GOLD  SCALES,  CHEMICAL  GLASSWARE,  and 
every  article  required  for  ASSAY  OFFICES,  LABORATO 
RIES,  etc.  We  have  given  this  branch  of  our  business  par 
ticular  attention,  to  select  such  articles  as  are  necessary 
in  the  development  of  the  mineral  wealth  of  this  coast 

A  Full  Assortment  of  DRUGGISTS'  GLASSWARE  and 
DRUGGISTS'  SUNDRIES,  ACIDS  and  CHEMICALS,  cod 
stantly  on  hnnd. 

San  Francisco  March   6. 1865.  llvlO-tf 


Mineral  Land  Law  Blanks 

FOR     &A.TJ3Z. 

We  are  prepared  to  furnish  any  of  the  following 
hlanks  used  in  securing  patents  for  lands  under  the 
National  Mineral  Land  Act  of  1866  : 

I.  Applicants'  Declaratory  Statement. 

II.  Diagram,  Description  of  Diagram  and  Bound- 

aries, and  Notice. 

III.  Register's  Order  for  Publication — with  No- 

tice. 

IV.  Deposition  that  Notice  has  been  Posted. 

V.  Application  for  Survey  Etc. 

Prices. — Single  blanks,  10  cents  j  75  cts  per  doz- 
en j  $4  per  hundred — postage  paid. 

Pamphlet  containing  the  Law  and  the  Instruc- 
tions of  the  General  Land   Commissioner,  post 
paid,  25  cts.     Address        DEWEY  &  CO., 
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To  the  People 
Or  the  Pacific  States, 

And  Especially  those  Engaged  in  Mining. 

Gold  is  the  attractive  clement  which  has  brought  more 
than  half  a  million  people  to  this  coast.  Every  one  who 
comes  here  wishes  to  have  his  share  out  of  Nature's  treas- 
ure box  as  quick  as  possible.  The  laws  of  the  land  are  lib- 
eral. They  say  you  are  welcome  to  all  the  gold  you  can 
find  or  dig  out,  and  it  depends  only  on  you  to  know  or  to 
learn  how  to  do  lt- 

That  our  mines  are  rich  beyond  calculation,  is  plainly 
proven  by  the  thirty  millions  oi  gold  we  annually  produce, 
and  which  is  still  on  the  increase,  in  spite  of  the  many 
failures  and  the  imperfect  mode  of  working,  by  which 
more  than  tlfty  per  cent,  of  the  precious  metals  is  lost. 

The  days  of  placer  mining— where  only  physical  strength 
was  required— arc  gone,  and  we  have  now  to  resort  to 
Practical  Chemistry  and  Metallurgy  tor  working  the  ores 
of  our  mines.  Not  every  miner  can  bo  a  Chemist  and  Met- 
allurgist, nssueh  an  acquirement  requires  years  of  study; 
bin  what  They  want,  and  what  pretty  effectually  meets  the 
case.  Is  a  place  where.  In  a  few  jessons,  they  can  obtain  a 
practical  knowledge  of  how  to  treat  certain  classes  of  ore; 
and  for  this  purpose,  to  make/mining  in  the  future  more 
reliable,  sale  and  profitable.  With  this  end  In  view,  I  have 
endeavored  to  bring  within  the  reach  of  every  one  the 
necessary  practical  knowledge  of  how  to  be  successful  In 
miniDg;  and  for  this  purpose  I  have  now  established  the 
first  and  only  Practical  METALLURGICAL  AND  MINING 
SCHOOL  in  ithe  United  States,  where  gentleman  can  learn 
more  in  a  few  practical  lessons  than  by  j  ears  of  book  study 
without  practice. 

I  have  also  the  only  METALLURGICAL  WORKS  in  Cali- 
fornia, where  I  undertake  to  assay  and  work  ores  of  every 
description. 

Many  eminent  gentlemen  have,  within  the  past  year, 
taken  lessons  and  graduated  from  my  establishment,  and 
all  of  them  will  bear  testimony  that  they  were  perfectly 
satisfied  with  the  amount  of  information  they  obtained,  and 
that  It  was  so  obtained  in  half  the  time  they  expected. 

For  further  particulars  apply  at  my  office,  saj  Montgom- 
ery street,  San  Francisco. 

6lvl5-tf  rJ.  MOSHEIMER. 


Professional  Cards. 


MANHATTAN 

Metallurgical   and   Chemical  Works, 

Nos.  552  and  554t  "West  Twenty-eighth,  st., 
NEW  TORE. 

Assays  of  Gold,  Silver,  Copper  and  Lead  Ores. 


SPECIAL  ATTENTION  GTVEN  TO  THE  ANALYSIS  OF 
Ores,  .Minerals,  CIuys,  Waters,  and  General  Commercial 
Products  of  all  kinds. 

Tests  of  Gold,  Silver,  Copper  and  Lead  Ores,  by  Smelting, 
in  quantities  of  fifty  pounds  to  five,  ten  or  flftv  tons. 

Consignments  of  ores  solicited. 

Refining  of  Bullion  at  usual  rates. 

Founders  and  Metal  Workers  furnished  with  alloys  of 
every  description. 

Parties  requiring  plans  and  specifications  for  the  erection 
of  Smelting  Works,  can  be  supplied,  and  the  actual  process 
while  working  shown. 

Plans  and  specifications  furnished  for  works,  and  pro- 
cesses for  the  manufacture  of  Sulphuric  Acid,  Soda  Ash, 
and  general  Chemical  Produce. 

Superintendent,  Mr.  WILLIAM  WEST,  formcrlyof  Swan- 
sea, Wales. 

For  engagements  and  terms,  apply  at  tre  office  of 

SECOR,  SWAN  it  CO.,  6U  Broadway, 

18vl5-6m  Postottlce  Box  1412. 


BEA  N»6 

HISTORY    AND    DIRECTORY 

-OF- 

ISTEVADA    COUNTY, 

CALIFOKHIA. 

Containing  a  complete  History  of  the  County,  with  Sketches 

of  the  various  Towns  and  Mining  Camps,  the 

Names  and  Occupation  of  Residents; 

aloso.  full  Statistics  of  Mining 

and  all  other  Industrial 

Resources. 

COMPILED  BY  EDWIN  F.  BEAN. 

Price,  S5— For  sale  at  the  office  of  the  Mining  and  Sci 
entlflc  Press,  San  Francisco.  13vl5ti 


SHEEMAW  DAT, 
]Mi miliar  Eiifriucer, 

No.  lllMonlKonu'i'y  Block, San  Francisco, 

Will  examine,  survey  and  report  upon  mines,  *nd  consult 
and  advise  concerning  investments  in  mining  property,  or 
the  machinery  management  and  expenditures  of  mines. 


FBEDEItlCK  31 ATCSEFX. 

Mechanical  &  Architectural  Draughtsman, 

No.  422  California  street,  corner  of  Leidsdorff. 

wings  of  Modkls  made  foi 

ents  at  Washington  or  London. 


J-AJMCDBS   M-    TAYLOR, 

Attorney  and  Counsellor  at  Law, 

Court  Block,  63G   Clay  Street, 

SAN   FRANCISCO. 
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J.  W.  WINTER, 
DENTIST. 

Office,  €47  Clay  street San  Francisco. 

First-class  gold  fillings  for  S3,  as  good  as  any  dentist  can 
produce  in  lhe  city.  Dr.  Winter  has  practiced  Dentistry 
twenty  years— fifteen  In  this  State.  For  a  full  upper  set  <,f 
Kum  teeth,  on  vulcanite  base,  from  $'M  to  $35.  Teeth  ex- 
tracted withoutpam  by  local  application.  18vU-tf 


RADICAL  CURE 

— OF— 

RUPTURE  ! 


Treatment  of  all  Deformities  of  the  Body,  by  DR.  A. 
FOLLEAU'S  process,  «24  Washington  street,  up  stairs, 
Washington  Baths  Building,  between  Montgomery  and 
Kearnj'  streets. 

DR.  A.  FOLLEAU 

Has  his  studies  and  manufactories  in  the  same  bnildlng. 

Every  kind  of  Apparatus,  Trusses,  Orthopedic  Instru- 
ments. Artificial  Limbs,  etc., are  manufactured  and  applied 
by  himself. 

gSptfe  /mm  no  convection  with,  any  Agency.  24yl4-ltptf 


Blanks,  Blank  Mining  Books, 

Constitution  and  By-Laws 

—  tor  — 

MAniixg    and  Prospecting" 
O  omp  a  1 1  i  e  s 

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Mining  and  Scientific  Press. 

JST  Orders  from  the  interior  falthfnlv  attended  to . 


Pacific  Mail  Steamship  Co's 

STEAMSHIPS    FOR 

NEW  YOKE,  JAPAN  AND  CHINA. 

LEAVE  FOLSOM    STREET  WHARF,  AT  11 

. o'clock    A.  M.    of  the    following  dates,    for 

PANAMA,  connecting  via  Panama  Rnllroad,   with  one  of 
the  Company's  splendid  steamers  from  ASPINWALL  for 
NEW  YORK. 
On  the  lOth,  18th  and  30th  of  each  month  that  haa 

30  days. 

OnthclOth,  19th  and  30th  of  each  month  that  has 

31  days 

When  the  10th,  19th  and  30th  fall  on  Sunday,  they  will 
leave  on  Saturday  preceding;  when  the  18th  fallson  Sun- 
day, they  will  leave  on  Monday  following. 

steamer  leaving  San  Francisco  on  the  10th  touches  at 
Manzanlllo.    All  touch  at  Acapulco. 

Departures  of  lSth  or  19th  connect  with  French  Trans- 
Atlantic  Co.'s  steamer  for  St.  Nazaire,  and  English  steamer 
for  South  America. 

Departure  of  10th  Is  expected  to  connect  with  English 
sttamer  for  Southampton  and  South  America,  and  Austra- 
lia, and  P.  R.  R.  Co's  steamer  for  Central  America. 
Through  tickets  can  be  obtained. 

The  following  Steamships  will  be  dispatched  on  dates  aa 
given  below  : 

November  9th— CONSTITUTION Capt.  J.  Iff.  Cacurly 

Connecting  with  IIKNRV  0HAUNCEY,  dipt.  Gray 

November  18th— MONTANA Capt.  E.  S.  Fnrnsworth 

Conncctim:  with  the   RISING  STAR,  Capt.  Conner. 

November  3  ith— GOLDEN  CITY Capt.  W.  F.  Lapidge 

Connecting  with  ARIZONA,  Capt.  Maury. 

Cabin  passengers  berthed  through.  Baggage  checked 
through— 100  pounds  allowed  each  adult. 

An  experienced  Surgeon  on  board.  Medicine  and  attend- 
ance free. 

These  steamers  will  positively  sail  at  11  o'clock.  Passen- 
gers arc  requested  to  have  their  baggage  on  board  before  10 
o'clock. 

Through  Tickets  for  Liverpool  by  the  Cunard,  Inman  and 
National  Steamship  Lines,  can  be  obtained  at  the  office  of 
the  P.  M.  S.  S.  Co.,  San  Francisco,  where  may  also  he  ob- 
tained orders  for  passage  from  Liverpool  or  Southampton 
to  San  Francisco,  either  via  New  York  or  St.  Thomas— if 
desired  an  amount  of  £10  to  £20  will  be  advanced  with  the 
above  orders.  Holders  of  orders  will  be  required  to  iden- 
tify themselves  to  the  Agents  in  England. 

For  Merchandise  and  Freight  for  New  York  and  way 
porls,  nnply  to  Messrs.  WELLS.  FARGO  A  CO. 

US- The  Steamship  GREAT  REPUBLIC,  Capr.  S.  Doane,  ,- 
will  be  dispatched  December  4th.  from  wharf,  corner  of 
First  and   Rrannan  streets,   for   YOKOHAMA  and  HONG- 
KONG, connecting  at  Yokohama  with  lhe  si  earner  COSTA 
RICA  for  SHANGHAI. 

For  .passage  and  all  other  information,  apply  at  the  Pa- 
cific Mail  Steamship  Co's  office,  corner  of  Sacramento  and 
Leidesdorff  streets. 

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STOCK  CERTIFICATES, 

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ASSESSMENT   RECEIPTS, 

And  all  other  Blanks,  Blank  Books,  etc. ,  required  by  Min- 
ing and  other  Corporations,  kept  on  hand  or  printed  to 
order  on  short  notice,  at  moderate  prices,  at  the  office  of 
the  Mining  and  Scientific  Press. 


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The  PiTurrr  A'iuxrr  <>r  the  Minna  and  Scix!«Tiric  Prmb 
ha*  been  signalized  with  remarkable  succcNt  during  the 
paattwoycar^.  The  importan m  to  the  Uweptivfe  genius  of 
tliu  coast  of  a  thorough  and  reliable  agency  for  the  solicita- 
tion of  Lkttkus  1'atf.st  from  the  Cnftcd  States  and  foreign 
Govcmmentacannotbeovcr-rated.andihe.ProprletQrsofthe 
Paws,  feeling  i)i>.-  responsibility  which  rests  upon  thorn, and 
the  reword  which  inuHt  follow  the  faithful  performance  of 
their  trusts,  win  uk«  earn  to  afford  Inventors  every  advan- 
tage to  be  secured  to  ihom  through  a  competent  and're- 

SOoiisible  agency  upon  this  coast. 


THE  GOLDEN  ERA. 

Pounded  In  1852,  It  is  the  oldest  Weekly  Paper  In  the 
State,  permanently  estab  lahed,  nod  more  wldoiy  circulated 
at  homo  and  abroad  than  any  other  on  the  Pacific  Coast. 
In  California,  the  Atlantic  Males,  and  throughout  the  en- 
tire field  of  Its  great  and  rapidly  Increasing  circulation, 
Tur  Golpkk  Eit*  Is  universally  legarded  asa  Literary  and 
Family  Journal  of  unequalled  excellence,  Among  Its  con- 
tributors are  all  the  best  writers  on  this  side  of  the  Conti- 
nent. 

Till:  GOLO£X  ERA 
Is  the  most  universally  popular  of  all  the  Weekly  journals. 
It  proeenls  forty-eight  columns,  containing  the  greatest 
j.- . .  -.11.1.-  variety  of  Valuable  and  Entertaining,  Original  and 
Selected  matter.  It  is  a  welcome  guest  In  Cottage  and  Cub- 
lu;  the  favorite  at  the  fireside  lit  city  aod  country;  the 
most  useful,  agreeable  and  altogether  desirable  publication 
for  California  readers  and  their  kindred  and  friends  in  the 
All;inila  States.  Europe  and  elsewhere.  Every  household 
In  the  mountains  and  valleys,  the  cities,  towns  and  mining 
camps  of  California,  and  throughout  the  Pacific  States  and 
Territories,  should  receive  aud  welcome  The  Golden  Era 
as  a  regular  weekly  visiter.  Inspired  with  the  genius  of 
the  age,  it  Is  progressive,  aDd  alma  not  so  much  at  dis- 
tinction as  a  newspaper,  as  at  honorable  success  In  I ta  ca- 
pacity of  a  great  Moralizing  and  Improving  Influence,  Ex- 
orcising a  positive  poworfor  good,  and  wielding  a  perma- 
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columns  as  a  means  of  communicating  with  the  public. 
No  ellbrt  will  be  spared  to  make  it  a  thoroughly  California 
newspaper,  and  worthy  of  thu  support  of  all  classes  of  oui 
citizens. 

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Mining   Notices— Continued. 


New  Mining  Advertisements. 


Adella    bold    Mluinic    Cunipuny,   l&uuk.    Crci-k, 

Blent  County.  California. 

Notice  is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Compuny,  held  on  the  second  day  of  No- 
vember, 1867,  an  assessment  of  one  dollar  i$u  per  share 
was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company,  pay- 
able Immediately,  in  Doited  States  gold  and  silver  coin, 

to    ihc   Secretary,  at   the   Office,  No.  429  Pacific  street,  San 

Francisco. 

\n\  >i.>ck  udoo  which  said  assessment  shall  remain 
unpaid  on  theflrstdav  of  December,  1867, shall  be  deemed 
ilctlmment,  mid  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale  at  public 
auctfnn,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  before,  will 
be  s&Jdon  Monday.tne  twenty-third  day  of  December,  1867. 
to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  eo^tsoi  ad- 
vertising aud  expenses  of  sulo.  Bv  order  ot  the  Board  of 
Trustees. 

A.  C.  TAYLOR,  Secretary. 

Office,  429  Pacific  street,  San  Frunclsco,  CaL  no9 


Chalk  Mountain  Bine  G-ravel  Company.  —  3Lo- 

cutlon  of  Works:  Nevada  County,  California. 

Notice.— There  are  delinquent,  upon  the  following  de- 
scribed stock,  on  account  ol  assessment  levied  on  the  eighth 
dav  of  October,  1867,  the  several  amounts  set  opposite  the 
names  of  the  respective  shareholders  as  follows: 

Names.  No.  Ccrtlllcates.    No.  Shares.    Amount 

Martin  White 5  300  5*50  00 

S  N  Str--nab.au 8  300  450  00 

A  P  Smith 10  75  112  50 

A  J  Downer.  Trustee 30  83>£  125  01) 

11  W  Hall 45  20  30  00 

PC  Lander 48  75  112  50 

PCLander 51  150  225  00 

J  R  Mead 49  50  75  10 

EC  MeComb 50  25  37  50 

And  in  accordance  with  law.  and  an  order  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees,  made  on  the  eighth  day  of  October,  1867, 
so  many  shares  of  each  parcel  of  said  stock  as  may  be 
necessary,  will  be  sold  at  public  auction,  by  Olney  A  Co., 
at  their  salesrooms,  318  Montgomery  street,  San  Fran- 
cisco, on  Monday,  the  twenty -fifth  day  of  November,  1867, 
at  the  hour  of  12  o'clock  M. ,  of  said  day,  to  Day  said  delin- 
quent as*e*-iuciil  thereon,  together  with  costs  of  advertis- 
ing and  expenses  of  sale. 

J.  M.  BUFFINGTON,  Secretary. 
Office,  No.  5  Government  House,  corner  of  Washington 
and  Sausome  streets.  no!6 

Hanncora    Copper    Allnliifr    Company)  Low  1)1- 

vlde  District,  Del  Norte  County,  California. 

Notice.— The  Fourth  Annual  Meeting  of  the  stockholders 
of  the  above  numed  Company,  will  be  held  at  their  of- 
fice 609  Market  street,  San  Francisco,  California,  on  SAT- 
URDAY, the  twenty-first  day  of  December,  1867,  at  7>i 
o'clock  P.  M„  for  the  purpose  of  electing  Trustees  to  serve 
for  the  ensuing  year,  and  for  the  transaction  of  such  other 
business  as  may  properly  come  before  them. 

S.  S.  SWEET,  Secretary. 

San  Francisco.  November  15. 1807.  nolS 


Curulllera  Gold  and  Silver  Mining  Company, 
Chihuahua,  Morclles  Mining  District,  Mexico. 
Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trusteesof  said  Company,  hold  on  the  twenty-fourth  day 
of  October,  1807,  an  assessment  of  one  dollar  per  share 
was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company,  payable 
linmcdiiitely,  In  United  States  gold  aud  sliver  coin,  to  the 

Any  stock  upon  whlchsald  assessment  shall  remain  nnpalrt 
on  the  tweiitv-sixth  day  of  November,  1867,  ahsU  bedCIBmed 
delinquent,  and  will  beduly  advertised for  sale  at  public 
auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  before,  will  be 
-sold  on  Monday,  the  sixteenth  day  of  December,  1867,  to  pav 
the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  ot"  ad- 
vertising and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees. 

HENRY  R.  REED.  Secretary. 

Office,  321  Washington  street,  Sau  Francisco,  Cal.      oc2< 


Unuhcom  Copper  Mtulnjt  Company.    Location: 

Low  Divide  District.  Del  Norte  County.  California. 

Notice  is  hereby  given,  that  at  u  meeting  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  first  day  of  No- 
vember, 1S67,  an  assessment  of  fifteen  cents  (15c)  per  share 
was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company, 
payable  on  and  after  KovemWu  sixth,  1867.  In  United  States 
gold  and  silver  cnlo.  to  the  Secretary,  a:  his  office,  609  Mar- 
ket street,  Sun  Frunclsco,  Cal. 

Anv  stuck  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain 
nnpu'ld  on  the  tenth  doth)  dav  December,  1^07,  shall  bo 
deemed  delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale 
Republic  auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  before, 
will  be  sold  unTu'.'siljiv,  the  twenty-fourth  day  of  Decem- 
ber, 1867,  to  pav  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with 
com,  of  advertising  ami  expenses  of  sale.  Byorderofthe 
Board  of  Trustees. 

S,  S.  sWEET,  Secretary- 

Office.  609  Market  street.  San  FrancUco.  no9 


Chlplonena  Mining  Company— District  of  Ores, 

BonoTAi  Mexico. 

Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  ol 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  twenty-first  day  of 
October,  1867,  an  assessment  of  five  dollars  ($5)  per 
share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company, 
payable  immediately,  in  United  States  gold  and  silver 
coin,  to  the  Secretary,  at  his  office,  old  California  street, 
San  Francisco. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid on  the  twenty-second  dav  of  November,  1867,  shall  be 
deemed  delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  lor  sale  at 
public  auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  before, 
will  be  sold  on  Monday,  the  ninth  day  of  December,  1867,  to 
pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of  ad- 
vertising and  expenses  of  sale.    By  order  ot  the  Board  of 

JOHN  F.  LOHSE,  Secretary. 
Office,  318  California  street, up-stalrs,  SanTrancisco.    oc26 


Ethan  Allen  Gold  and  Silver  Mining  Compa- 
ny.—Location  of  Works:  Austin,  Lander  County,  Nevada. 
Notice.— There  are  delinquent  upon  the  following  de- 
scribed stock,  on  account  of  assessment  levied  on  the 
thirtieth  day  of  September,  1867,  the  several  amounts  set 
opposite  the  names  of  the  respective  shareholders,  as  fol- 
lows: 

Names.  No.  Certificate, 

M  L  McDonald 527 

E  D  Sawyer 529 

Nathan  Porter 528 

Thomas  B  Bishop 530 

GeoH  Wiliard 5<6 

JM  Reynolds not  issued 

J  L  Bardwell not  issued 

John  Taylor not  issued 

A  C  Nichols not  issued 

S  Harris not  issued 

J  L  Perkins not  issued 

J  M  Gltchell not  issued 

F  Mausell not  issued 

L  Story not  issued 

John  R  Whelan not  issued 

M  l-'arrell...' not  issued 

,T  B  Harmstead not  issued 

George  Fisher not  issued 

And  In  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees,  made  on  the  fifteenth  day  of  October,  1867,  so 
many  shares  of  each  parcel  of  said  stock  as  may  be  neces- 
sary, will  be  sold  at  public  auction,  by  Messrs.  Olney  Al  Co., 
auctioneers,  at  No.  418  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco. 
Cal.,  on  Monday,  the  second  day  of  December,  1867,  at 
the  hour  of  1Z  o'clock  M.  of  said  day,  to  pay  said  delin- 
quent assessment  thereon,  together  with  costs  of  advertis- 
ing and  expenses  of  sale. 

H.  B.  CONGDON,  Secretary. 
Office,  No.  620  Washington  street,  (Room  5),  San  Fran- 
cisco, Cal.  no9 


I.  X.  Xi.  Guld  and  Silver  Mining  Compuny.— Lo- 
cation of  Works:  Silver  Mountain  District,  Alpine  Coun- 
ty, CaL 

Notiob.— There  are  delinquent,  upon  the  following  de- 
scribed stock,  on  account  of  assessment  levied  on  the 
twenty-third  day  of  September,  1867,  the  several  amounts 
set  opposite  the  names  of  the  respective  shareholders  as 
follows ; 
Names.  No.  Certificate.    No.  Shares.  Amount. 

John  II  William* 307  10  $15  00 

Martin  C  Miller.. ..not  Issued  284 

Mary  C  Bridges 297 

Mary  C  Bridges 313 

George  Lore  nz not  Issued  285 

Riley  Senior 65 

Charles  C  Phillips 63 

James  Barron not  Issued  287 

Thomas  Frisk 133 

Georgiana  Daylcy 295 

George  Morehouse. .not  Issued  288 

A  B  Sabin 149 

Benjamin  Starr not  Issued  289 

Daniel  H  DickhiBon 294 

CH  Pcaise  210 

C  H  Fenrsc 223 

Samuel  M  ichelson 161 

P  A  Ringstrom 311 

HGHIasdel 237 

li  G  Blusdel not  issued  292 

Louis  B land ing 237 

Henrv  Euo 301 

Henry  Eno 327 

Win  Browning 239 

H  C  Johnson 323 

J'hn  Cairns 249 

WO  Hayes 250 

EB  Curtis 265 

And  in  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees,  made  on  the  twenty-third  day  of  September,  1867, 
so  many  shares  of  each  parcel  of  said  stock  as  may  be  neces- 
sary will  be  sold  at  public  auction,  by  Olney  &  Co.,  auc- 
tioneers, 418  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal.,  on 
Thursday,  the  twenty-first  day  of  November,  1867,  at  the 
hour  of  12  o'clock  M.  of  said  day,  to  pay  said  delinquent 
assessment  thereon,  together  with  costs  of  advertising  and 
expenses  of  sale. 

J.  CROWNINSHIELD,  Secretary. 
Office,  Pioneer  Hall,  Montgomery  street,  up  stairs.  San 
Francisco.  nov9 


No.  snares. 

Amount 

701) 

S700  00 

125 

125  00 

120 

120  00 

100 

100  00 

1IW 

100  00 

168 

168  00 

87 

87  00 

13 

12  00 

51 

51  00 

10 

10  00 

47 

47  00 

80 

80  00 

5 

5  00 

20 

20  0(1 

m 

40  00 

5 

5  00 

19 

19  00 

10 

10  00 

I.  X.  Xj.  Oold  and  Silver  Mining  Company,  \o. 

2,  Silver  Mountain  District,  Alpine  County,  California. 
Assessment  No.  3. 

Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  ot  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  eighteenth  day 
of  October,  1867,  an  assessment  of  one  dollar  per  share 
was  levied  upon  the  capital  Btock  of  said  Company,  paya- 
ble Immediately,  iu  United  States  gold  and  silver  coin,  to 
the  Secretary,  K.  Thompson,  at  No.  523  Kearny  street,  San 
Francisco,  or  to  O.  Farmer,  Treasurer  of  the  Company,  at 
Silver  Mountain,  Alpine  County. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid on  the  sixteenth  (10th)  day  of  December,  1867,  shall  bo 
deemed  delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  tor  sale 
at  public  auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  be- 
fore, will  be  sold  on  Wednesday,  the  twenty-second  day  of 
January,  1868,  to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together 
with  costs  ul*  advertising  and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of 
the  Board  of  Trustees. 

K.  THOMPSON,  Secretary. 

Office,  No.  523  Kearny  street,  Sau  Francisco,  Cal.     no'16 

PoNtponemeatM  and  Alterations. — Secretaries  are 
requested  to  give  notice  of  postponements,  or  alterations 
which  they  may  desire  made  in  their  advertisements  at 
their  earliest  convenience.  New  advertisements  should  be 
sent  In  as  early  as  possible. 


Gold   JIlll  Tunneling  Oold  and  Silver   Alining: 

Company.— Location:  Gold  Hill  Mining  District,  County 

of  Storey,  State  of  Nevada. 

Notice.— There  are  delinquent,  upon  the  following  de- 
scribed stock,  on  account  of  assessment  (No.  9)  levied  on  the 
nineteenth  day  of  September,  1867,  the  several  amounts 
set  opposite  the  names  of  the  respective  shareholders,  as 
follows: 

Names.  No.  Certificate.    No.  Shares- 

C  LGuyard 49  20 

C  L  Guyard 50  20 

k  Pasquate 8  6 

EVilleite 323  20 

A  Voitelot 3i2  15 

And  In  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees,  made  on  the  nineteenth  day  of  September,  1867, 
so  many  shares  of  each  parcel  of  said  stock  as  may  be  nec- 
essary, will  be  sold  at  public  auction,  by  Messrs.  Maurice 
Dore  &  Co.,  No.  327  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco,  on 
Tuesday,  the  nineteenth  day  of  November,  1867,  at  the 
hour  of  1  o'clock,  P.  M.  of  said  day,  to  pay  said  delinquent 
assessment  thereon,  together  with  costs  of  advertising  and 

expenses  of  sale. 

K.  WEGENER,  Secretary. 
Office  415  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal.     oc2G 


Amount:. 
$211  IU) 
20  00 
6  00 
20  00 
15  00 


1 

1  50 

iy. 

11  25 

5 

7  50 

2« 

3  75 

10 

15  00 

*?i 

6  65 

1% 

2  25 

5 

7  50 

5 

750 

4 

600 

6 

7  60 

3i 

1  10 

10 

15  00 

9 
2X 

13  50 
3  76 

4« 

6  75 

5 

76J 

9K 

14  25 

15.16 

1  40 

28 

42  00 

3 

450 

in 

11  25 

5 

7  50 

5 

7  60 

70 

105  00 

i 

7  50, 

5 

750 

Nneitru  Senora  de  Gnadelnpe    Silver  Mining 

Company.    Location  of  Works  ;  Tayoltita,    San   Dimaa 

Dibtrict,  Durango,  Mexico. 

Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  ot  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  twenty-first  day  of 
October,  1867,  an  assessment  (No.  29)  of  one  dollar  ($1)  per 
share  was  levied  upon  the  assessable  capital  stock  of 
said  Companv,  pavable  Immediately,  in  United  States 
gold  and  silver  coin,  to  the  Secretary,  E.  J.  Pfeiffkr.  at 
the  office.  No.  210  Post  street,  or  to  ihe  Treasurer.  A.  Hiit- 
xkuiamh,  at  his  office.  No.  637  Washington  street.  San 
Francisco. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid on  the  thirtieth  dav  ol  November.  1867,  shall  be  deemed 
delinquent  and  will  bu  duly  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auc- 
tion, and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  before,  will  bo 
sold  on  Monday,  the  twenty-third  day  ol  December,  1867,  to 
pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of  adver- 
tising and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees. 

E.  J.  PFEIFFER,  Secretary. 
Office,  No.  210  Post  street  San  Francisco,  Cal.  oc26 


l.ady  Bell  Copper  Mining  Company,  Lotv  .Di- 
vide Mining  District,  Del  Norte  County,  California. 
Notice  is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  twenty-fourth  day 
of  October,  1867,  an  assessment  of  fit  teen  cents  per  share  was 
levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company,  payable 
immediately,  in  United  States  gold  and  silver  coin,  to  the 
Secretary,  or  to  J.  K.  Johnson,  at  Crescent  City. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid on  the  twenty-sixth  day  of  November,  18l»7,  shall  be 
deemed  delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale  at 
public  auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  before, 
will  be  sold  on  Monday,  the  sixteenth  day  of  December, 
1867,  to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs 
of  advertising  and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees, 

B.  P.  WILKINS,  Secretary. 
Office.  648  Market  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal.  oc2C 


Mount  Tennbo  Silver  Mining  Company.— Lo- 
cation of  Works:  Cortez  District,  Lander  County,  State 
of  Nevada. 

Notice  is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  eighth  day  of  No- 
vember, 1867,  an  assessment  of  one  dollar  and  fifty  cents  per 
share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company, 
pavable  immediately,  in  United  States  gold  and  silver  coin, 
to  the  Secretary,  No.  S3L  Montgomery  streets,  Sau  Fran- 
cisco. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid on  the  twelfth  day  of  December,  1307,  shall  be  deemed 
delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale  at  public 
auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  before,  will  be 
sold  on  Tuesday,  the  thirty-first  day  of  December,  18B7. 
to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of 
advertising  and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees. 

R.  N.  VAN  BRUNT,  Secretary. 
Office,  331  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco. 

N.  B.— Two  per  cent,  will  be  allowed  on  all  payments 
made  on  the  above  prior  to  the  23d  inst.  1106 


Great  Central  Mining  Company.— Location    of 

Works:  Yuma  County,  Arizona  Territory. 

Notice.— There  are  delinquent,  upon  the  following  de- 
scribed stock,  on  account  of  assessment  levied  on  the 
thirtieth  day  of  September.  1867,  the  several  amounts  set 
opposite  the  names  of  the  respective  shareholders,  as  fol- 
lows: 

Names.  No.  Certificate. 

Burke,  M  J 70 

Jeghers,  A  J 3 

Jeghere,  A  J s 

Jeghers,  A  J 5 

Jeghers,  A  J 6 

Jeghers,  AJ  7 

Kellogg,  Jas 175 

Wheaton,  WR,  Trustee 3u7 

And  in  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees,  made  on  the  thirtieth  day  of  September,  1867,  so 
many  shares  of  each  parcel  of  said  stock  as  may  be  ne- 
cessary, will  be  sold  at  public  auction,  by  Messrs.  Olney 
Co.,  at  No-  418  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal.,  on 
Monday,  the  twenty-flfth  day  of  November,lS67,  at  the  hour 
of  4  o'clock  P.  M.  of  said  day,  to  pay  said  delinquent  assess- 
ment thereon,  together  with  costs  of  advertising  and  ex- 
penses of  sale. 

O.  D.  SQUIRE,  Secretary. 

Office,  No.  302  Montgomery  street  nov9 


No.  Shares. 

Amount. 

30 

$30  00 

5 

5  00 

5 

5  00 

5 

5  00 

6 

5  00 

5 

5  00 

50 

51)  00 

40 

40  00 

Mount  Tenabo  Silver  Mining  Company,  Cortez 

District,  Lander  County.  Nevada. 

Notice  is  hereby  given,  that  the  Annual  Meeting  of  the 
Stockholders  of  the  above  named  Company  will  beheld 
on  THURSDAY,  the  twenty-eighth  day  of  November, 1867, at 
11  o'clock  A.  M,,  at  the  office  of  the  Company,  No  331 
Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco,  for  the  election  of  Trus- 
tees to  serve  the  ensuing  year,  and  for  the  transaction 
of  other  business. 

R.  N.  VAN  BRUNT,  Secretary. 

Office.  No.  331  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco. 

San  Francisco,  November  8th,  1867.  nov9 


Qanll  Hill  Mining  and  Water  Company.— Lo- 
cation of  Works:  Quail  Hill,  Calaveras  County,  CaL 
Noti ok.— There  are  delinquent  upon  the  following  de- 
scribed stock,  on  account  of  assessment  levied  on  the 
eighteenth  day  of  September,  1867,  the  several  amounts  set 
opposite  the  names  of  the  respective  shareholders,  as  fol- 
lows: 

Names.  No.  Certificate    No.  Shares.    Amonnt. 

G  W  Beaver 18  CO  $2,000  00 

AE  Hill.  Trustee 6  3  100  00 

A  E  Hill,  Trustee 7  2  66  66 

AE  Hill,  Trustee 8,  9,  10    5-ea  16  600  00 

AEUill,  Trustee 11,  12,  13 

14,  15  10-ea  60  1,666  67 

AE  Hill.  Trustee 16,  17  25-ea  50  1,66167 

WE  Dean 19  60  2,000  00 

And  in  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees,  made  on  the  eighteenth  day  of  September,  1867, 
so  many  shares  of  each  parcel  of  said  stock  as  may  be  nec- 
essary, will  be  sold  at  public  auction,  by  Messrs.  Duncan 
A  Co.,  auctioneers,  at  the  office  of  the  Company,  room  No. 
10,  second  floor  of  No,  402  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco, 
on  Monday,  the  eleventh  day  of  November, 1867,  at  the  hour 
of  2  o'clock  P.  M.  of  said  day,  to  pay  said  delinquent  as- 
sessment thereon,  together  with  costs  of  advertising  and  ex 
peases  of  sale. 

T.  W.  COLBURN,  Secretary 
Office,  room  No.  10  second  floor  of  No.  402  Montgome 
street.  Sun  Francisco. 

Postpoemet.— By  order  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  the 
Quail  Hill  Mining  and  Water  Company,  this  day  made,  the 
above  sale  Is  postponed  until  Monday,  the  twenty-fifth  day 
of  November,  1367.  at  the  same  hour  and  place. 

T.  W.  COLBURN,  Secretary. 

San  Francisco,  Nov.  9, 1867.  nol6 

Rattlesnake  Oold  and  Sliver  Mining  Compa- 
ny, Brown's  Valley,  Yuba  County,  California. 
Notice  is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company, held  on  the  seventeenth  day  of  Oc- 
tober, 1867;  an  assessment  of  one  dollar  (?1)  per  share  was 
levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company,  payable 
immediately,  in  United  States  gold  and  silver  coin,  to  the 
Secretary,  318  California  street,  San  Francisco,  California. 
Any  stock  upon  wbich  said  assessment  shall  remain 
unpaid  on  the  twenty-first  day  of  November,  1S67,  shall  be 
deemed  delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale  at 
public  auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  before, 
will  he  sold  on  Monday,  the  ninth  day  of  December, 
1867,  to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  cesta 
of  advertising  and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board 
ol  Trustees. 

JOHN  F.  LOHSE,  Secretary. 
Office.  318  California  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal.        oc!9 


North  Star  Oold  and  Silver  Mining  Company, 

Reese  River  Mining  District,  Lander  County.  Nevada. 

Notice  is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  19th  day  of  Septem- 
ber, 1867,  an  assessment  of  twenty  dollars  per  share  was 
levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company,  payable 
immediately,  to  the  Secretary,  George  H.  Faulkner,  No. 
423  Front  street,  San  Francisco. 

Anv  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid'on  Tuesday,  the  twenty-second  day  of  October,  1867, 
shall  be  deemed  delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised 
for  sale  at  public  auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be 
made  before,  will  be  sold  on  Monday,  the  eleventh  day 
of  November,  1867,  to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment, 
together  with  costs  of  advertising  and  expenses  of  sale. 
By  order  of  the  Board  of  Trustees. 

GEORGE  H.  FAULKNER,  Secretary. 

Office,  423  Front  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal.  se2l 

Postponement.— The  day  .for  deeming  stock  delinquent  on 

the  above  assessment  is  herebv  postponed  until  Wednesday, 
the  20th  dav  of  November,  1867,  and  the  sale  thereof  until 
Saturday,  the  7th  day  of  December,   1367-    By  order  of  the 
Board  or  Trustees. 
0l;26  GEORGE  H.  FAULKNER,  Secretary. 


Olnky  &.  Co.,  Auctioneers  and  Real  Estate  Agents,  attend 
promptly  to  all  business  entrusted  to  their  care  in  San 
Francisco  and  Oakland.  Mining  and  other  corporations 
will  find  Col.  Olney  well  posted  and  thorough  in  transacting 
sales  of  delinquent  stock.  Office,  on  Broadway,  Oakland, 
and  No.  318  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco.  nolO 


Sophia  Consolidated    Oold   and  Silver  Mining 

Company,  Tuolumne  County,  California. 

Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  seventh  day  of 
November,  1867,  an  assessment  of  fifty  cents  per  share  was 
levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company,  payable 
immediately  in  United  Stales  gold  and  silver  coin,  to  the 
Secretary,  at  No.  641  Washington  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid on  the  seventh  day  ol  December.  1867,  shall  be  deemed 
delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  lor  sale  at  public 
auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  before,  will  be 
sold  on  Monday,  the  twenty-third  day  of  December,  1867,  to 
pay  the  delinquent  assessmeut,  together  with  costs  of  ad- 
vertising and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  thj  Board  of 
Trustees. 

DAVID  E.  JOSEPHI,  Secretary. 

Office,  641  Washington  street,  San  Francisco.  noD 


Illegal  Supplemental  Advertising.— It  would  be 
well  for  Mining  Companies,  whose  advertisements  are  re- 
peatedly appearing  in  the  Supplements  of  daily  papers,  to 
inquire  luto.the  legality  of  that  class  of  advertising. 


Caution. 

"Whitman  Oold   and  Silver  Mining  Company.— 

Locallon  of  Works:  Indian  Springs  district,  Lyon  County, 

Nevada. 

Notice  is  hereby  given,  that  the  following  named  shares 
in  the  capital  stock  of  the  Whitman  Gold  and  Silver  Min- 
ing Company,  designated  by  the  number  of  Certificate  of 
each  parcel  of  said  stock,  were  sold,  as  by  law  provided, 
at  public  auction,  on  the  twenty-eighth  day  of  October,  1867, 
for  delinquent  assessments  thereon,  and  will  not  be  trans- 
ferred by  said  Company: 
No.  Cert.     No.  shs.  No.  Cert.     No.  shs.   No.  pert     No.  shs. 


20.. 
59.. 
152.. 


159 

232  .... 
165 ■ 


9... 
10... 
11... 
12.... 


274 

10 

40 

10 

238 

.5 

221 

5 

284. 

228 

10 

5 

28 

236 

272 

5 

15 

227 

b 

29 

T.  W.  COLBURN,  Secretary 

Whitman  G.  *  s.  M.  Co. 
San  Francisco.  Oct.  31, 1867.  no9-3w 


Whitmau    »old  and    Silver    Mining   Company. 

Location  of  Works:  Indian  Springs  District,  Lyon  County, 

Nevada. 

Notice  U  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting^of  the  Board 
of  Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  thirty -tirst  day  of 
October,  1867,  an  assessment  of  one  dollar  and  flfty  cents  per 
share  waslevied  upon  the  capital  stock  ot  said  Company, 
payable  immediately  In  United  states  god  an  d  silver  coin, 
to  the  Score tarv,  at  his  offlcc,  (room  No.  10,  2d  door)  No.  J02 
M..iiii'omery  street,  San  Francisco. 

Anv  stock  uunn  which  said  assessment  shall  remain 
unpaid  on  tne  second  day,  of  December,  1867  shall  be 
deemed  delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  lor  sale 
at  nubile  auction,  aud  unless  payment  shall  be  made  be- 
fore will  be  sold  on  Monday,  the  twenty-third  day  of 
December  1867,  to  pav  the  delinquent  assessment,  together 
with  costs 'of  advertising  and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of 
the  Board  of  Trustees.  T  w  coLBOEN.  Secretary. 

Ofllco,  room  No.  10,  2d  floor,  No.  J02  Montgomery  street, 
San  Francisco,  Cal.  noJ 


mu  pining  m&  Mtntlik  f$k 


Machinery. 


PATENT    AMALGAMATOR. 

These  Midlines  Sturnd  UnrivAIed. 

For  rapidly  pulverizing  and  amalgamating  ores,  they 
'Have  no  equal.  No  effort  has  been,  or  will  be,  spared  to 
have  them  constructed  in  the  most  perfect  manner,  and  of 
the 'great  number  now  in  operation,  not  one  has  everre- 
qnired  repairs.  The  constant  and  increasing  demand  for 
them  is  sufficient  evidence  of  their  merits. 

They  are  constructed  so  as  to  apply  steam  directly  into 
the  pulp,  or  with  steam  bottoms,  as  desired. 

This  Amalgamator  Operates  as  Follows: 

The  pan  being  filled,  the  motion  of  the  mullcr  forces  the 
pulp  tothe  center,  where  It  is  drawn  down  through  the  ap- 
erture and  between  the  grinding  surfaces.  Thence  it  is 
thrownto  the  periphery  Into  the  quicksilver.  The  curved 
.plates  again  qraw.it  to  the  center,  where  it  passes  down, 
and  to  the  circumference  as,  before.    Thus  it  is  constantly 

fiassitig  in  a  regular  How  between  the  grinding  surfaces  and, 
nto  the  quicksilver,  until  the  ore  is  reduced  to  auimpalpa- 
ble  powder,  and  the  metal  amalgamated. 
Setters  made  oil  the  same  prlnctiile  excel  all  others. — , 
:They  bring  the  pulp  so  constantly  and  perfectly  In  contact 
with  quicksilver,  that  the  particles  are  rapidly  and  coin] 
pletely  absorbed. 

Mill  men  are  invited  to  examine  these  pans  and  setters  for 
themselves,  at  the  PACIFIC  FOUNDRY, 

1  Ivl  •••  San  Francisco.    : 


Hunt's  Double- Action  Pump 

lll"W 


Is  cheap,  durable,  strong,  and  not  liable  to  get  out  of  order 
Built  and  on  hand  at  No.  123  Second  street,  and  108  Jessie 
fiireet 
HvlStf  K.  O.  HUNT,  Prop'r. 


E.  T.  STEEN, 

Commtssioa  Agent  for  the  purchase  and  sale  of 

Engines,  Boiler   Castings, 

AND  ALL  KINDS  OF  MACHINERY. 

No.  637  Washington,  and  532  Merchant  st.,  San  Francisco- 

HAS  FOR  SALE 
<Omi  Engine,  6 -Horse  Power,    ...       :<S140 
One  Eiitiue  with.    U oiler,  ^Horse,         -  60O 

One  Ensliie,  Xluk  for  Hoisting,  15-IIorse,  800 
Two  Engines,  Boiler*,  Port.,  16-Ifforae,  1,200 
One  Engine,  40-Korae,  .....  l,SOO 
One  Jron  Mattery  of  -L  Stamps,  -  .-  500 
Also,  a  great  variety  of 

Boilex-s    ;nul    Maclilnei-y, 

GASTIjNUS  OF  ALL  KINDS, 

AT    LESS    THAN    MARKET   RATES. 


■  iBSF"  Parties  wishing  to  purchase  or  eellMaohluery,  of  any 
kind,  can  do  so  to  advantage  through  this  agency. 

J.2vl5(ir 


Steam  Pumps, 

FOB   DRAINING    MINES    OR    ELEVATING  WATER  TO 
ANV    UIOHI. 

PICKERING'S  GOVERNORS 

For  Steam  Engines. 

GJ-iJQfUi-cl's    ImLJeetor-s, 

For  Feeding-  Boilcra. 

STODDA&T'S   IRON    WORKS, 

K  title-  Street,  S:lu  Fra.ncI«co. 

23V12  3m 


PATTINSON'S 
HURDY-GURDY  WATER-WHEEL. 


The  inventor  of  this  Wheel  having,  after  much  delay, 
Anally  obtained  the  patent  for  the  same,  Is  prepared  to  sell 
rights  therefor  to  such  as  may  be  desirous  of  putting  them 
«p,  or  continuing  those  already  in  use.  This  is  well  known 
among  miners  as  the  "hurdy-gurdy  wheel,"  and  is  con- 
sidered the  mostecouonaical'Watei-'Wheelnowin  use. 

ttftlce  Is  hereby  given,  that  the  suhBcribei'  is  ihe  invoutor 
and  holds  the  patent  right  for  the  construction  and  use  of 
eba'wwne;  and  that  no  person  has  a  .night  to  manufacture 
or  use  tTieiii  without  his  permit. 

7vl5-qy  THOMAS  PATTINSON. 


Brodie's  Patented  Improvements 


FOE  THE  TREATMENT  OF 

Gold  and  Silver  Ores. 


BRODIE'S  PATENTED  IMPROVED  QUARTZ  CRUSHER. 
The  attention  of  all  interested  in  Mining  is  respect- 
fully called  to  this  Improved  Machine  for  Breaking  or 
Spalliiig  Quart/,,  or  other  Rock,  possesslnu.  as  it  does,  sim- 
plicity of  action  and  lightness  of  construction,  so  far  as  is 
compatible  with  strength  and  curability.  In  consequence 
oP these  advantages,  the  advertisers  are  enabled  to  offer 
these  machines  to  the  public  at  the  following  low  terms:' 
No.  1— Or  i(iinch  Crusher,  capable  of  reducing  from 
'  three  to  four  tons  of  quartz  per  hour,  no  piece  be- 

'  :  ing  larger  than  a  walnut—  price.; *«00 

No.  2— Or  15  inch  Crusher,  capable  of  similarly  putting 

'   through  live  to  six  tons  per  hour.  ..... ..." 850 

No.  3— Or  13-Inch  Crusher,  will  in  a  similar  manner 

crush  from  seven  to  eight  tons  per  hour 1.20O 

EXPLANATION   OP  THE   ABOVK   KNGI1AV1NG. 

The  frame  is  made  of  cast-iron,  bound  with  heavy 
wrought  iron  bands,  making  It  very  strong,  and  at  the  same 
time  light  and  portable.  Tlie  crusher  is  bolted  to  a  wood 
frame  of  sufficient  higbtto  clear  the  .Iv-wlu-el,  and  allow 
■the  crushed  quartz  to  pass  off.  The  dotted  linos  show  the 
movable  anu»  stationary  jaws.  Letter  A  represents  the 
eccentric  slialtby  which  the  power  is  applied  direct  to  the 
•movable  jaw.  B  represents  the  movable  iaw,  and  0  the 
fixed  jaw.  D  represents  the  link  or  radius  bar,  E  repre- 
sents the  bolts  for  regulating  the  opening,  F,  which  can  be 
•regulated  at  pleasure,  so  as  to  graduate  to  the  size  to  which 
Itfs  intended  the  quartz  shall  be  crushed.  G  represents  the; 
feed  opening,  by  which,  tho  size  of  the  machine  is  desig- 
nated. 

The  arrow  on  the  fly-wheel  shows  tlie  direction  to  drive 
the  eccentric,  which,  in  combination  with  the  link,  D,  gives 
the  movable  jaw,  B,  a  forward  and  downward  motion  at  the 
sp.me  times  and  which  makes  the  hardest  rock  yield  and 
separate  into  fragments  of  any  desired  size. ' 

The  above  Crushers  have  been  recently  erected  and  are 
now  successfully  employed  at  Bear  Valley,  Mariposa  comi- 
ty. Rawhide  Ranch,  Tuolumne  county,  Excelsior  Mine, 
Lake  District,  Nevada  enmity,  and  can'  be  sften  in  opera- 
tion at  the  Fulton  Foundry,  First  street,  San  Francisco, 

The  following  testimonial  respecting  tlie  effectiveness  of 
this  Crusher,  has  been   received   from  the   Superintendent 
of  the  "  Rawhide  Ranch"  Mine,  in  Timlunine  Countv: 
Rawhiok  Ranch,  Tuolumne  Co.,  Sept.  28, 18fi6. 

James  BiioniH,  Esq.,  S;\n  Francisco— My  Hear  Sir:  Itglvcs 
me  pleasure  to  Inform  you  that  I,  have  for  the  past  three 
months  had  one  of  your  largest  sized  Rock  Crushers  In 
use,  at  the  Rawhide  Ranch  Mining  Company's  Mill,  which 
hssonlfroly  met  my  expectations:  and  I  haTe  no  hesita- 
tion in  reoom  mending  it  to  nil  who  arc  in  need  of  a  machine 
for  rapidly,  cheaply  and  properly  preparing  quartz  for  the 
stamps.     Yours  truly,  R.  P.  JOHNSON, 

Supt  Rawhide  Ranch. Quartz  Mill. 

BRODIE'S  PATENT  IMPROVED  GERMAN  AMALGA- 
MATING BARREL.— This  Barrel  obtained  a  premium  at 
the  Fair  of  the  Mechanics'  Institute  in  San  Francisco,  in 
1H64.  Further  particulars  will  bo  aflorded  on  application 
tothe  subscribers. 

For  the  pre.se otitis  not  intended  to  grant  licenses  for  the 
use  of 'the  improved  German  Barrel,  for  a  longer  term  than 
twelve  months.  All  pci'sois  desirous  of  compromising, 
wltbout  having  recourse  t>>  legal  proceedings,  for  past  in- 
fringements, <ir  denrous  of  receiving  Letters  of  License  tor 
the  limited  period  named,  are  requested  to  address  as  below. 

A  diagram,  with  explanations  of  this  machine,  will  be 
found  in  the  "Mining  and  Scientific  Press,"  of  September 

23th,  iaoti. 

BRODIE'S  PATENT  WIND-BLAST  SEPARATOR  FOR 
DRY  CRUSHING.— This  Dry  CrUbhcr  has  been  found  the 

most  economical  and  effective  mode  of  crushing 
Mexico,  California  and  Nevada.  Diagrams  and  c: 
tions  afforded  on  application  to  the  subscribers. 

A  drawing  and  full  description  of  this  machine  will  be 
found  in  the  Mining  and  Scientiiic  Press  of  Sept.  22d.  It'ijO. 

JAMES  BROOIE,  Fulton  Foundry,  or 
,,  OHARLES  UAIHUoFK1, 

1  Express  Building,  4t)2  Montgomery  street, 
12v!3tf  Sau  Francisco. 


cxplana- 


LEPFEL'S 

American   Double  Turbine 


THESE  WHEELS,  UNEQUALED  AND  UNRIVALED  IN 
the  United  states  or  the  world,  have  been  fully  tested 
on  this  coast;  more  than  fortv  being  in  use  at  this  date  in 
California  and  Oregon,  driving  all  kinds  of  machinery,  Saw 
Mills,  Flour  Mills,  Quartz  Mills,  etc.,  etc.,  etc. 

0.u.iFi)itNi.i  kkffuk.nces.— E.  stocton,  Folsom;  O.  Sim- 
mons, Oakland,  (Mill  at  Clear  Lake):  Morgan  Coville,  Lex- 
ington, Santa  Clara  County;  J.  Y,  McMillan,  Lexington. 
Santa OHira  County.    BSJ-Send  for  Circular,  to 

KMPP  cfc  OJBAKT, 
Agents  for  California. 
26vl3-lyq  SXO  Washington  street,  San  Francisco. 


NELSON   &    DOBLE, 

AGKNTS  FOR 

Thomas  Firtb  &  Sons'  Cast  Steel,  Files, 


Mill    Piclis,    Sleeiges,    Hammers,  Picks, 

Stone    Cutters',    Blaclcsmiths'    and    Borse-Shoers'   Tools, 

319  ana  321  Pine   Street, 

Between  Montgomery  and  Sansome.  [San 'Francisco! 

lovl-lnr 


Quaitz  Mill  Construction  and  Superintendence 

THE  UNDERSIGNED  IS  AT  PRESENT  OPEN  FOR  AN 
-engagement  as  a  worhimf  Superintendent  in  tlie  con- 
struction or  operation  of  a  Uuartz  Mill.  Has  had  live  years 
steady  and  successful  experience  in  working  ores  in  Washoe, 
and  U  practiced  in  saving  sulpburets  and  tho  treatment  of' 
rebellious  ores.  Is  prepared  to  furnish  references  for  all 
the  necessary  qualifications  of  rui  intelligent,  faithful  and 
reliable  quartz  operator.     Address  F.M.SHAW. 

San  Francisco,  care  Mining  and  Scientific  Press.    26vH3m' 


f  HUE  CKZ.JRJBKATEB 

Self  Generating  Portable 
Gas   ILajup. 


This  extraordinary  Lamp  pro- 
duces its  own  gas  by  the  vapor- 
ization of  Petroleum,  Naphtha, 
or    Benzine.     It   emits  neither 
smoke  nor'smoli,  and  burns  with 
a  pure  white  home,  equal  in  in- 
tensity to  an  ordinary, gas  burn- 
au  expense  of  frotu'one 
cms  per  hour  only,  ac- 
o  the  quantity  of  light 
Itis  peculiarly  adup- 
iuing  purposes,  also  for 
stories,  billiard  rooms, 
'act,    for    all  purposes 

ble,   and  for  which  it  is  an  ud- 

mirabU'  substitute.  As  an  out- 
door light  it  stands  unrivalled, 
burning  with  undiminished  bril- 
lianoy  In  a  strong  wind. 


.Directions  for  Use. 
Jharpe  the  reservoir  with  the  prepared  fluid,  or  with 

Benzine,  from  half  to  three- fourths  full;  allow  a  portion  to 
run  through  Into  the  cup,  then  turn  oft"  die  tap  and  ignite 
the  fluid,  which  will  heat  the  burner  sufficiently  to  gener- 
ate the  i;as,  which  will  be  seen  issuing  from  the  top.  The 
tap  must  now  be  turned  on,  and  a  steady  liirln  will  be  main- 
tained till  the  whole  oi  the  contents  of  the  reservoir  is  con- 
sumed . 

A  small  noodle,  bent  nt  the  point  and  fixed  in  a  holder, 
may  be  occasionally  required  to  clear  the  minute  hole 
-thrnmrh  which  the  gas  issues,  and  the  rcmilating  -screw at 
the  bottom  turned  a  HLtle  back;  but  care  must  be  taken  not 
to  force  the  screw  too  high,  and  it  should  newer  be  tuted  io 
extinguish  the  light—  by  Cumin;/  the  tap  off  It  will  gradually 
go  out. 

When  necessary  to  renew  the  cotton  which  is  placed  in 
the  lower  pipe  to  prevent  the  too  rapid  tlow  of  the  fluid,  tho 
lamp  should  be  placed  in,  a  vise  and  Ihe  burner  screwed. ,oIT; 
The  burnt  cotton  must  then  be  withdrawn,  and  a  Fresh 
niece  of  stout  cotton  rag,  one  inch  wide  and  four  or  flvri 
Inches  long,  should  be  doubled  over  a  piece  of  wire,  and 
inserted  into  the  pipe— the  ends  cut  short  oil",  the  burner 
again  screwed  on  with  a  little  white  lead,  and  the  lamp  is 
readv  for  use. 

Manufactured  solely  by  JOHN  J.  HUCKS.  original  propri- 
etor. Factory,  North  Beach,  San  Francisco;  and  for  sale 
by  his  agents  In  every  city  mid  town  throughout  the  State.' 
l8v!4-3m-8 


JE .      O .     HUNT^ 

Manufacturer  of 

"Wind millet,  Horse-Powera 
Pump*,  Pumping 

l'r:.im-i.  Uiiu 
Gearing. 


Hunt's  Apjostaulk  Wisd  Mills 

to  have  all  the  sails  so  arranged  as 
turn  cdgewuv.s  to  the  wind  when 
the  mill  is  stopped.  The  sails  can 
be  set  at  any  uncle  to  suit  the 
force  of  the  wind,  while  tho  mill 
is  running,  by -means  of  the  hralte 
lover  at  the  foot  of  the  mill,  by 
any  person. 

Hunt's  Ski-v- Regulating    Miti. 
isstrong.-dur.Hble  and  cheap.     It 
is  provided  wlih  means  for  stop- 
plug,  in  the  most  violent  winds. 
This  mill  is  well  known  through- 
out the  State- 
Tread  Horse-Powers,  Swap  Horse-Powers,  Pumps  in  great 
variety,  Single  and   Double-Acting.      Fruines  and  Gearing 
lor  running  pumps,  from  steam  or  other  power,  constancy 
ou  hand  and  built  to  order.     Water  Tanks  built  to  order. 
No.  2S  Second  St.,  and  108  and  U0  Jessie  St  , 
2vl5qy  San  Francisco. 


SUPERIOR  CUT-OFF  EKGIWES. 

"We  desire  to  call  the  attention  of  Engineers,  Manufac- 
turers, and  Millmen,  to  the  celebrated 

Hartford    Engine, 
With  Wright's  Patent  Variable  Cut-off,  which  we  arc  now 
manufacturing  under  a  license  from  the  Woodruff  &  Beach 
Iron  Work  Co.,  Hartford,  Ct.    To  parties  wishing  a  First- 
class 

Fuel-Saving  Engine, 

Simple  and  durable  In  construction,  this  Engine  Is  offered 
in  the  belief  that  it  is  superior  to  any  other  manufactured. 
It  enjoys  the  very  highest  reputation  in  the  Atlantic  States, 
where  it  is  well  known;  over  300  of  them  having  been  built 
by  the  Woodruff  &  Beach  Company,  and  being  now  in  suc- 
cessful operation. 

GOI»H>  A. IE  IP  «fc  CO., 
Pacific  Iron  Works. 
San  Francisco,  Aug.  29,  1867.  9vl5tf 


DR.  BEERS'  PATENT 
WIRE   GAUZE  AMALGAMATOR. 


THE  ATTENTION  OF  QUARTZ,  .HYDRAULIC  AND 
Placer  Miners,  is  called  to  this  new  invention  lor  saving 
Fine  Gold  it  is  designed  to  furnish  the  minerwith  a  cheap 
and  simple  apparatus  bv  which  the  llncsi  fr>cgold  can  be 
saved  without  loss,  requiring  little  atiention,  no  machinery 
to  drive  it,  and  will  positively  collect  everv  particle  of 
amalgam,  or  of  waste  mercury  that  may  have  escaped  from 
mill  or  sluice,  and  as  these  particles  are  always  charged 
with  more  or  less  gold,  this  item  alone,  in  many  instances, 
will  more  than  pay  the  cost  of  this  Amalgamator  every 
month.  For  Circulars,  and  further  particulars,  address 
Dit  J.  B.  BEiERS,  San  Francisco, 
llvl5  6m  Per  Wells,  Fargo  A  Co's'Express. 


BLAKE'S  QUARTZ  BREAKER! 

PBLCES     KTEI>XTCEr>! 

MACHINES   OF   ALL   SIZES   POB   SALE 
—  1ST  — 

Wl.   P.   BLAKE, 

Corner  First  and  Mlsxlon  streets,  or  Box  "i,077 

3vl3f  SAN    FRANCISCO. 


TO    SPORTSMEN. 


THE  UNDERSIGNED.  HAYING  BEEN  APPOINTED 
Sole  Vuenl  for  the  fcaciflc  Coast  fur  the  sale  of  RO- 
PER'S BREECH- LOADING  SHOT  GUN.  which  discharges 
four  shots  in  two  seconds,  circulars  will  be  i'urnishud  by 
apflWnB  to  or  addr^lue         nJ!KKX  ^^ 

111  second  street. 
Or  Lock  Box  1172  P.  O. ,  San  Francisco.  lSvla  2tmGiu 


EiiitrftTCil  to  Order.— Persons  ivho  desire  to  illustrate 
their  individual  establishments  or  business,  should  give  us 
their  orders  for  Engraving  and  Printing,  and  we  will  guar 
antes  good  work  and  reasonable  prices. 

DEWEY  *  CO,, 

Patent  Agents,  Publishers  and  Job  Printers,  605  Clay  st 


TKAYELiNGSTOrtes.— They  have  " -walking 
leaves"  in  Australia,  and,  as  we  are  now  in- 
formed, they  have  "traveling  stones"  in 
Nevada.  Mr.  Hart,  from  Pahranagat,  Ne- 
vada, has  shown  the  editor  of  the  Territorial 
Enterprise  several  curious  pebbles — not  cu- 
rious in  appearance,  but  rather  curious  in 
action.  They  were  almost  perfectly  round, 
the  majority  of  them  nearly  as  large  as  a 
walnut,  and  of  an  irony  nature.  When  dis- 
tributed about  upon  a  floor,  table  or  other 
level  surface,  within  two  or  three  feet  of 
each  other,  they  immediately  began  travel- 
ing toward  a  common  center  and  there  hud- 
dled up  in  a  bunch  like  a  lot  of  eggs  in  ,a 
nest.  ,  A  single  stone,  removed  to  the  dis- 
tance of  three  and  a  half  feet,  upon  being 
released  at  once  started  off  with  wonderful 
and  somewhat  comical  celerity  to  rejoin  its 
fellows  ;  token  away  four  or  five  feet  it  re- 
main motionless.  Mr.  Hart  says  they  are 
found  in  a  region  of  country  that,  although 
comparatively  level,  is  nothing  but  bare 
rock.  Scattered  over  this  barren  region  are 
little  basins,  from  a  few  feet  to  a  rod  or  two 
in  diameter,  and  it  is  in  the  bottom  of  these 
that  the  rolling  stonesare  found.  They  are 
from  the  size  of  a  pea  to  five  and  six  inches 
in  diameter.  The  cause  of  these  stone  roll- 
ing together  is  doubtless  to  be  found  in  the 
material  of  which  they  are  composed,  which 
appears  to  be  loadstone,  or  magnetic  iron 


New  Hydraulic  Process. — A  mining  com- 
pany at  Newtown,a  few  miles  below  Nevada, 
are  making  preparations  to  work  their  claims 
by  means  of  a  steam  engine  which  will 
throw  a  stream  of  water,  instead  of  the  or- 
dinaryhydrauliopressure.  Samuel  Pairone 
of  the  owners,  is  now  engaged  in  getting  up 
the  machinery,  and  has  given  us  an  explan- 
ation of  the  company's  plans.  The  company 
have  already  run  a  bed-rock  tunnel  for  a 
sluiceway,  and  the  ditch,  from  whence  they 
will  prooure  water,  runs  along  the  rim  rock, 
but  not  of  a  sufficient  elevation  above  the 
mining  ground  to  afford  hydraulic  pressure 
for  working.  The  water  will  be  thrown  from 
the  engine  on  the  principle  of  the  fire  engines 
in  the  cities.  The  San  Francisco  fire  engines 
which  are  four  or  five  horse-power,  will 
throw  three  or  four  streams  of  water,  of 
about  ten  inches  each,  with  a  forceequal  to 
a  pressure  of  about  200  feet.  The  Newton 
company  estimates  that,  with  a  ten  or  twelve 
horse  power  engine,  they  can  throw  a  hund- 
red inches  of  water  with  a  force  equal  to  at 
least  a  hundred  and  fifty  feet  fall.  This 
process  of  piping  down  banks  by  means  of 
steam  engines  has  been  used  to  some, extent 
in  Colorado  Territory  ;  but  it  was  not  very 
successful  there,  on  account  of  the  lack  of 
sufficient  gold  in  the  ground  to  pay.  But 
it  will  be  tried  at  Newton  under  more  favor- 
able circumstances,  and  should  it  prove  suc- 
cessful there,  we  may  expect  the  process 
will  be  adopted  at  other  localities.  There 
is  a  vast  amount  of  good  hydraulic  ground, 
in  Nevada  and  the  adjoining  counties,  whioh 
can  not  be  worked  by  the  ordinary  process 
for  the  want  of  fall,  but  which  may  yet  be 
worked  by  means  of  steam  engines. — Nevada 
Gazette. 


A  Heavy  Dbell. — The  two  great  obsta- 
cles to  the  navigation  of  the  Upper  Missis- 
sippi— the  Keokuk  Rapids  and  those  near 
Eock  Island — are  to  be  surmounted,  partly 
by  the  removal  of  obstructions  from  the 
channel,  and  partly  by  canaling.  A  canal 
seven  and  a  half  miles  long,  and  250  feet 
wide  is  to  be  constructed  around  the  Keokuk 
Eapids.  Among  the  instruments  used  for 
rock  excavations  on  the  Eock  Island  Eapids 
is  a  drill  weighing  over  four  tons,  and  which 
plows  into  the  solid  rook  more  than  four 
feet  at  a  single  stroke. 


A  Novel  Boat. — A  boat  maker  of  Troy, 
N.  Y. ,  has  constructed  one  thirty  feet  long, 
which  weighs  but  forty  pounds,  and  is  in 
every  respect  superior  to  boats  made  of 
wood.  It  is  thin,  lighter  than  a  wooden 
boat,  is  rendered  impervious  to  water  by  a 
coating  of  oil  and  other  compounds,  and  is 
claimed  to  be  more  durable,  and  that  it  will 
stand  shocks  that  would  destroy  a  wooden 
shell.  Such  a  boat  cannot  be  split  or  broken, 
but  if  a  hole  be  made  in  it  by  accident,  the 
perforation  will  be  no  longer  than  the  size 
of  the  object  piercing  it,  and  could  be  easily 
mended ;  it  will  not  swell  or  crack,  requires 
no  caulking  or  pitching,  and,  above  all,  the 
cost  is  much  less  than  a  wooden  boat. 


Nicolson  Pavement  on  Health. — It  is 
said  that  out  of  the  sixty  workmen  engaged 
in  laying  the  Nicolson  pavement;  covering 
the  wood-blocks  with  tar;  in  New  Orleans, 
not  one  has  been  attacked  with  yellow  fever. 


®tw  gtttmng  n«a  ^tfwtific  gww. 


319 


The  Emperor's  Xapoloon'B  new  gun,  it 
appears,  is  to  bo  immediately  put  into 
requisition.  Gunboats  are  already  in  course 
of  construition,  and  so  put  together  that 
they  can  be  readily  taken  apart  and  con- 
veyed from  placo  to  place.  It  is  claimed 
that  in  a  few  hours  it  will  bo  possible  to 
launch  a  numerous  flotilla  on  the  Rhine,  or 
any  other  navigable  river,  with  a  powerful 
force  of  artillery,  borne  on  invulnerable 
vessels,  such  as  will  bo  sufficient  to  utterly 
destroy  the  largest  army  that  should  venture 
to  place  itself  within  range,  or  to  quickly 
silence  any  other  field  battery  now  known. 


A  Mastodon  Skeleton  in  Nevada.— The 
Virginia  Enterprise  is  informed  that  the 
skeleton  of  a  mastodon,  in  excellent  state  of 
preservation,  has  recently  been  discovered 
in  Owen's  Valley,  about  three  miles  from 
Fort  Independence.  It  was  found  by  a 
party  of  miners,  buried  about  ten  feet  deep 
in  the  sand  and  gravel.  The  animal  must 
have  stood  fifteen  feet  high,  when  living. 
As  is  usually  the  case,  the  parties  finding  it 
allowed  many  of  the  bones  to  be  taken  away. 
It  is  singular  that  people  will  not  bear  in 
mind  that  such  things  are  almost  invaluable 
for  scientific  collections,  if  kept  entire,  but 
next  to  worthless  when  parts  are  broken  up 
or  suffered  to  be  taken  away  by  mere  curi- 
osity hunters. 

Consoling. — A  French  botanist  believes 
that  by  the  end  of  the  present  century  all 
the  genera  of  plants  on  the  globe  will  be 
described,  and  that  then  the  only  scope  for 
botany  will  be  with  species  and  variety. 


SANTA  CLARA  COLLEGE,  S.  J. 

&A.W&.  Ct.lllA,  CAl. 

Conducted  by  Mn-  FiLlUcrs  of  the  Society 

of  Jesus* 

The  SEVENTEENTH  ANNUAL  SESSION  of  this  College 
will  commence  on  August  28, 1HG7. 

TERMS— Tulllon  ill  the  Classical  and  Scientific  Depart- 
ment, Boardint,'  and  Lodeing,  Washing  and  Mending  of 
Articles  Washed,  School  Stationery,  Medical  Attendance 
and  Medicines,  Fuel,  Light,  Baths,  etc.,  per  session  of  ten 
mouths.  $350. 

For  further  Information  and-  catalogues,  apply  to  the 
President  of  the  College,  or  to  Eev.  A.  Maraschl,  St.  Igna- 
tius' College,  Market  street,  San  Francisco. 

5vlMm  KEV.  A.  MASNATA,  S.  J.,  President 


THE  OEHTEAL  PAEK  OF  THE  PACIFIC 
Woodward's     Gardens, 

.HIT    6ALLE3Y, 

MUSEUM,     GYMNASIUM, 

—AND — 

ZOOLOGICAL    GARDENS. 

S5J-A  GRAND  INSTRUMENTAL  CONCERT  every  Saturday 

afternoon,  anil  on  Sundays  a  GRAND  CONCERT  OF 

HACKED  MUSIC,  appropriate  to  the  occasion. 

THESE  BEAUTIFUL  GARDENS  ARE  VISITED  DAILY 
by  huii dre (Is  of  the  pleasure-seeking  public,  anil  all 
agree  in  pronouncing  them  the  best  andonK  flrst-class  sub- 
urban resort  on  the  1'acille  Coast, 

Tin?  extrusive  grounds  are  covered  with  the  rarest  trees 
and  shrubbery,  making  it  a  must  desirable  spot  for  small 
panics  wishing  tnenjoy  a  Plo-Nic. 

To  all  dt-purinieuts  new  attractions  are  being  constantly 
added . 

-  These  Gardens  are  accessible  by  the  Howard  and  Market 
street  Cars. 

Eiitraneis  mi  Mission  and  Valencia  streets,  between  Thir- 
teenth ami    l-ouiteeiith.     OPEN   EVERYDAY. 

Admission  1.1  all  parts,  35  Cent*.'  Children,  under  12 
years.  Ball"  price.  10vl5qr 


FAEMEES'    AND   MECHANICS' 

BANK    OF    SAVINGS. 


335  Sansome  street,  near  California. 


Incorporated  under  the  Act  of  the  Legislature  of  California, 
approved  April  llth,  18fi2. 


CAPITAL    STOCK,     j 


I     t 


$150,000. 


DIRECTORS: 
N.  C.  Fassett,  George  M.  Condeo,      Reuben  Morton, 

(J.  H.  Wheeler,        Isaac  E.  Davis,  James  Laidley, 

Henry  Duiton.        B.  H.  Freeman.  Samuel  L.  Palmer. 

G.  H.  WHEELER,  Cashier,    N.  C.  FASSETT,  President. 

,  Deposits  received  In  gold,  silver  or  currency,  payable  In 
like  kind,  at  sight.  Funds  may  be  sent  by  express,  or. In 
registered  packages  by  malL  Receipts  will  he  promptly 
furnished. 
.  We  will  receive  Gold  Dust  and  Bullion,  for  refining  or 
assay;  make  advances  on  the  same,  and  return  proceeds 
promptly. 

Best  Bankers'  Drafts,  on  all  parts  of  the  world,  furnished 
at  lowest  rates,  by  addressing  us.  Write  names  plain. 
Cheeks  of  nil  banks  taken. 

Money  loaned  only  on  first-class  security,  safety  being 
our  llrst  consideration. 
TUe  lXlghc»t  Kates  of  Interest  paid  ou   Gold 

Deposit** 
DEPOSITS  RECEIVED  IN  SUMS  OF  gl  AND  UPWARDS. 

Wo  will  keep  safely  all  bonds  deposited  with  us;  collect 
and  remit  i  he  interest  to  our  friends  in  the  counlry,  as  may 
be  direetcd.     For  further  particulars,  address 

FARMERS' AND  MECHANICS'  BANK. 

2vl5-6meow  San  Francisco. 


favorable  to  Inventors, — Persons  holding  new  in 
ventlons  of  machinery  and  Important  improvements,  can 
hayo  the  same  illustrated  and  explained  in  the  Mining  and 
Scientific  Press,  free  ot  charge,  if  in  our  judgment  the 
■discovery  is  one  of  real  merit,  and  of  sufiflcient  interest  ta 
our  readers  to  warrant  publication. 


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AMERICAN 

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A  large  assortment  of  these 
Superior     "W  atohes, 

In  Gold  and  Silver  Citses, 

Constantly  on  hand,  and  sold    at   Factory 
prices.    Also, 

ENGLISH    AND    SWISS    WATCHES. 

Imported  directly  from    he  Manufacturers. 

The  American  Company  are  now  making 

VERY     FINE     WATCHES     FOR    LADIES. 

03"  A  large  assortment  of  Qold    Chains 
and  Jewelry  •,25vlu-6m 


NEW    YORK     PRICES. 


WE  ARE  NOW  OFFEPUNG- 
OTJK,    IMMENSE    STOCK 

or 

Fine  Custom  Made  Clothing 

AND  — 

Gents'  Furnishing  G-oods 

AT  PKICES  TJELA.T  DEFY  COMPETITION. 

Our  Stock  or  Clothlncr  Consist*  ot 

ATJ,  THELA^EST  STYLES 

BOTH  Of  MATERIAL  AND  .FINISH. 

A  Largo  Assortment  of 
Trunkal  Values,  Carpet  Saga,.  Blankets,  Etc., 

AT  EXTREMELY  LOW- PRICKS.  

J.  Tl.  MEAD  *  CO., 

8V10  Oor.  of  Washington  and  Sansome  streets. 


M.  3.  WHITING.  '    F.  c:  BICRRY. 

WHITING-  &  BERRY, 

No.  009  Sacramento  street,  two  doors  above  Montgomery, 
SAN  FRANCISCO. 

TEA,  WINE  AND  SPIKIT  MEKOHArTTS, 

TMPORTERS  AND  WHOLESALE  DEALERS  IN  FINE 
1  Brandies.  Whiwkics,  Gins,  Port,  Sherry  and  Champagne 
Wj nes,  Ale,  Porter,  Cider,  Hitters,  Cordials,  Syrups;  etc  , 
for  medicinal  and  familv  use.  mid  suppliers'  to  families, 
apothecaries,  physicians,  city  and  country  dealers,  hotels, 
clubs,  etc..  in  •argo  or  small  quantities. 

Observe  firm  name  on  each  cork  and  fac  simile  of  signa- 
ture on  label.    Trade  mark  registered. 

Tiiia  is  the  only  exclusive  Tea,  Wine  and  Spirit  Store  on 
the  Pacific  coast.  It  is  neither  a  saloon  nor  sample  room 
(asuo  wines  or  spirits  are  allowed  to  be  drank  on  the  prem- 
ises); hut  a  depot  -where  sHceted  Teas  and  Pure  Wines  and 
Spirits  may  he  found,  at  wholesale  and  retail,  for  medicinal 
and  familv  use.  In  this  respect  it  is  our  aim  to  vie  Willi 
Jiiningcr  it  Co..  of  New  York.  Bifrlow  A  Davis;  of  London, 
and  Uojszens  .t  Co.,  of  Washington,  -where  every/facility  in 
ottered  to  ladies,  as  well  as  to  gentlemen,  in  making  their 
own  selections  and  purchase  in  quantities  to  suit.  Our 
Treatise  on  Wines,  Spirits  ..nd  Teas  may  he  had  at  our 
depot  irrati1*,  and  will  he  mailed  to  consumers  and  dealers 
In  the  interior  when  requested. 

WHITING  A  BERRY, 
G09  Sacramento  street,  2d  door   from    Montgomery,  San 

Francisco.  UvlO 


lVotioe  to  Miners, 

Well-Borers    and  Water    Companies. 

MPRAQ  IS  NOW  PREPARED  TO  MANUFACTURE 
.'Hydraulic  and  Artesian  Well  Pipes  in  the  host  work- 
manlike manner,  and  at  the  lowest  market  rates.  Having 
made  large' additions  to  mv  stock  of  machinery  for  that 
branch  of  business,  I  am  prepared  to  fill  all  orders  with  dis- 
patch, and  guarantee  entire  satisfaction.  I  also  manufac- 
ture Mississippi  Stoves,  of  the  latest  improved  patterns,  for 
vessels  of  all  classes.    Also,  Ship  Plumbing  done. 

M.  PKAG. 
8vl3-ly       Stove  Store.  No.  125  Clay  street,  below  Davis. 


Assayer  and  Chemist. 


A  GENTLEMAN  WELL  VERSED  IN  ASSAYING  AND 
Analytical  Chemistry,  is  desirous  of  securing  a  position 
in  some  assaying  establishment,  or  would  t:ike  charge  of 
the  assaying  and  amalgamating  department  of  either  a 
gold  or  silver  mine.  Steady  employment.  Hither  than  high 
wages,  is  desirable.  The  advertiser  would  take  his  own 
laboratory  to  the  mine  if  desired.  Proper  reference's  given 
Inquire  at  this  onlee.  -3vi5tf 


JMCeclaanipal  X>ra  wings. 

Persons  wishing  Mechanical  Drawings  can  obtain  the 
services  of  competent  draughtsmen,  by  applying  to  this 
office 


HAYWAHD  &  COLEMAN, 

IMPORTERS  AND  REFINERS 
—  or— 

Illuminating,   Lubricating, 


PAINT     OILS! 

OONS1  STING   OF 

KEROSENE,    LARD,     SPERM,    ELEPHANT,    POLAR, 

TANNERS',  NEATSFOOT,  BOILED  AND  RAW 

LINSEED,  CASTOR    AND  CHINA  NUT. 


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Notk.  —  Wo   would  specially  call  the  attention  of  Mill 

owners  and  Engineers  to  our  superior  PARAFFINE  OIL, 
which  we  manufacture  from  the  California  lVtroleum 
This  Oil  will  not  gum.  Machinery  thoroughly  dunned  and 
lubricated  with  it  will  not  heat,  anil  after  remaining  at  rest, 
can  be  started  without  cleaning  oil". 
■  S3"  A  sample  can  of  our  P.iratllne  Oil  will  be  forwarded 
on  application  to  us,  as  wo  desire  a  fair  and  impartial  trial. 

Lamps  and  Lamp  Stock ! 

JBSJ-'An  elegant  and  complete  assortment  on  hand. -EKT 
19vl3-3m  414  Front  uti-eet,  San  Francisco. 


Golden  City  Chemical  Works. 

LABORATORY, 

Corner  of  Seventh  and  Townsend  Streets. 

OFFICE 
Corner  of  Montgomery  and    Bush  Streets. 


CAPITAL  STOCK, 


$500,000 


Trustee* : 

H.  P.  WAKELEE,  THOS.  H.  SELBY, 

NICHOLAS  LUNING,  THOS.  BELL, 

CHAS.  E.  McLANE. 


H.  P.  WAKELEE  . 


MANAOEffi, 


THIS  COMPANY  ARE  NOW  PREPARED  TO  FURNISH 
Sulphuric1,  Nitric  and  Muriatic  Acids  ofsuperiortiuality, 
in  quantities  to  suit. 

Orders  will  be  received  at  the  office  on'y  for  Chemicals  of 
every  description,  which' will  be  manufactured  as  maybe 
required.,  The  Company  beg  to  .say  that  thoy  have  the  ad- 
vantages of  all  improved  machinery  and  apparatus,  for  the 
manufacture  and  "manipulation  of  these  products,  and  our 
Laboratory' is  fitted  up  with,  the  most  recent  Improvements 
which  experience  and  science  suggest,  and  is  surpassed  by 
none  in  completeness  and  perfection  for  the  purposes  it  is 
designed.  Pvl4-3m 


Dr.  Hufeland's  Swiss  Stomach. 
Bitters. 

THE  WORLD  RENOWNED  REPUTATION,  TOGETHER 
with  the  extensive  and  increasing  demand  for  Dr.  Hufe- 
land's Swiss  Stomach  Killers,  will  at  once  recommend  therii 
to  the  favorable  notice  of  all  connoisseurs  and  lovers  of  a 
good  and  healthful  tonic  and  invigorator.  As  a  purifier  of 
the  blood,  acting  surely,  yet  gently,  on  the  secretions  of  the 
liver  and  kidneys,  they  are  unsurpassed,  and  a  most  agree- 
able drink. 


Insurance  Company, 

— OF— 
SAX  FRANCISCO,  CAL., 

Omce,No.42a  California  Street 
CASH  ASSETS,  OILY  1,1807, 

$1,^38,054  S>1. 


FIKE, 


OCEAX, 


1  For  sale  at  all  wholesale  and' retail  stores  on  the  Pacific 
Coast,  and  at  the  depot  of  TAYLOR  A  BENDEL,  413  and 
415  Clay  street,  between  sansome  and  Battery,  San  Fran- 
cisco. 20vi4-6ni 


Pratt's  Abolition  Oil. 

FOR  ABOLISHING  PAIN  —  THE  BEST  REMEDY  IN 
existence  for  Rheumatism,  Neuralgia,  Paralysis,  Head- 
ache, Toothache.  Sore  Throat,  Diptlierla.  Weak,  Swolen  and 
Stiff  Joints,  Contracted  Cords  and  Muscles.  Cramps,  Colic, 
Diarrhoea,  Cholera,  Pains  in  the  Breast,  Lame  Back,  and 
all  aches  and  pains.  It  is  the  poor  man's  friend,  and  the 
best  family  physician.  Full  directions  accompany  each 
bottle.  Price  fill  cents  and  51  per  bottle.  For  sale  by  all 
dealers  in  medicines.  Sole  Proprietors,  A.  McBOYLE  A 
CO.,  Druggists  and  Chemists,  5:54  Sacramento  street,  op- 
posite What  Cheer  House,  San  Francisco.  10v-14-ly 


MAltlW, 


INSURANCE. 


DIRECTORS: 


n  Fratictseo: 
W.  i;.   ItalHton, 
A.  L.  Tubbs. 
Wni.  AlvQrd 
Jonathan  Hunt, 
A.  B.  Uorbex, 
A.  O    St  ibis, 
A.  Kcliginiin, 
L.  B.  Ueiichley, 
Win.  Sherman, 
L,  Sachs, 

James  PeFrcmcry, 
J.  U   Bray, 
David  Slum, 

D,  Q.  Mills, 
1    Frledlandor, 
Moses  Heller, 
11.  M.  Newhall, 
(J.  T.  Law  ton. 
Edward  Martin, 
Chas.  Mavne, 

E.  L.  Goldstein, 
J.  0-  Earl, 

LlnVd  Tcvls, 

Tbos;  H.  Selby, 
Adam  Grant. 
AlpliL-us  Bull, 
S.  M.Wilson, 
i  P.  J.  Oliver. 
V.  Scholle, 
Morton  Chcesman^ 
A.  tlansmaiin, 
D.  W.  C.Rice, 


■  Oliver  Kfdrldgo. 
J.  B.  Roberts, 
S.  .stelnbait, 
P.  L.  Weaver 
Win.  Hooper 
J.  W.  Clark. 
A.  II n v ward, 
T  L.  Earlier, 
Alex.  Weill. 
Chas,  Meyer, 
Chas.  E.  McLane, 
M     It;isi.!il.auiii, 
Henry  Carleion,  Jr. 
A.  .1.  Roision, 
T.  Lemmen  Meyer 

K.w    IV.r/,-; 

I. mil-  McLane, 
Fred'k  Billings, 
J.  B.  Newton, 
J.  G    Kellogg, 
Wm  T.  Cnteman, 
Mopes  Ellis, 

Sacrmifjito: 
Edgar  Mills, 
O   W   Mowc, 
C    T.  Wheeler. 

Jfari/KPille: 

J.  H.  JCwett. 

Portland;  Ort-qom 
W.  S   Ladd, 
Jacub  Kamna. 

ViTffinia,  JJnadu: 
wui.  Sharon. 
OFFICERS: 


A.  J.  RALSTON,  Secretary. 

0.  A.  LATON,  Marine  Secretary. 

Dvlfitf  H.  H.  BIGELOW,  fienl  Agen 


BLAKE'S  PATENT 
QTJA.K-T5C    CBUSHEK. 

CAUTION! 

The  owners  of  the  Patent  for  this  valuable  machine,  In 
order  to  facilitate  the  protection  of  their  rights  against  nit- 
merous  infringers,  procured,  some  time  since,  a  reissue  of 
the  Patent,  hearing  date  January  9th,.  1866 
This  Patent  Hecnrev  the  exclusive  right  to  em- 
ploy In    Stoiie^BreiikitiE  Machine*  Up- 
right Convergent  JawH,  actuated 
by  a  Revolving  siwi't, 
All  persons  who  are  violating  the  Patent  by  the  un&n- 
horlzed  making,  selling  or  using  machines  in  which  quarts 
other  material  is  crushed  between  wpxight  convergent 
aws,  actuated  by  a  revolving  shaft,,  are  hereby  warned; 
i  hat  they  are  appropriating  the  property  of  others,  and 
they  will  beheld  responsible  in  law  and  in  uainages. 
ever'al  infringing  machines  art  made  and  offered  for 
In  this1  city,  upon  which  Patents  have  been  obtaioed. 
rmfacturers,  purchasers  and  users,  are  notlned  that  such 
■Patents  do  not  authorize  the  use  of  the  original  invention,, 
and  that  such  machines  cannot  be  used  without  incurring 
liability  lor  damages.  BLAKE  &  TYLER, 

HvMtf  Agents  for  the  Pacific  Coast, 


California  Steam  Navigation 


COMPANY. 


■ggsTE-^rea 


..CAPT.  E.  A,  POOLE 
...CAPT.  A.  FOSTER. 


Ecoiutmy  In  Advcrtl King.— The  Mining  and  Scifn- 
tific  Pnusflls  the  best  and  most  economical  mining  adver- 
tising medium  in  this  city.  Our  terms  arc  less  than  onk 
half  the  rates  now  charged  by  dally  newspapers,  and  the 
mining  community  are  beginning  to  appreciate  our  roasona 
ble  rates  of  advertising.  The  "kkss  contains,  proportionally, 
a  larger  amount  of  mining  ad  .-ertising  than  any  other  pap€» 
on  the  Pacific  coast.  Its  character  renders  it  the  proper! 
journal  for  the  concentration  of  mining  patronage. 


Steamer  CAPITAL 

CHRYSOPOLIS... 

"        YOSEM1TE 

"         CORNELIA CAPT.  W.BROMLEY 

JULIA.  ...>-.......^.-....CABT.  K  CONCKUN. 

One  of  the  above  steamers  leave  BROADWAY  WHARF 

fit  4t  o'clock  p.  M.  EYERY  DAY  (Sundays   excepted),  for 

Sacramento  and    Stockton,    connecting    with    light-draft 

steamers  for  Marysville,  Colusa.  Chico,  and  Red  Bluff. 

Uftlce  of  the  Company,  northeast  comer  of  Front  and 


Jackson  streets. 
I3vl2 


m.  sr.  haktshohm:, 

JCrenlUent. 


It   in  a  Fact, 


ThatBO^'MAN't;  AMERICAN  WASHING  COMPOUND  is 
the  best  article  for  Washlne  nod-  Cleaning  yet  discovered. 
Is  acknowledged  to  be  a  saving  both  in  money  and  labor. 
As  the  compound  softens  thedirt.ihe  clothes  retmire  not 
more  than  one-half  tho  rubbing  necessary  in  washing  by 
the  old  method:  besides  all  who  give  ita  tnal  acknowledge 
that  their  clothes  are  wbrter  in  washing  with  this  Com- 
pound than  they  were  ever  known  lo  be  by  using  any 
other  preparation.  For  washing  woolen  goods  and  flan- 
nels, it  cannot  be  equalled  Calicoes  that  cannot  bevrashed 
with  soap  without  lading  are  washed  in  the  water  used  for 
boiling  white  clothes.  Tins  Compound  1ms  been  used  In 
the  Eastern  States  for  the  past  three  years,  with  perfect 
success. 

WARRANTED  NOT  To  INJURE  THE  CLOTHES. 

flSy-For  Mule  by  all  Grocers. 

LYNCH  &  PARSONS,  Agents. 

14vl53m  »23  Jackson  street,  near  Battery. 


Mining  Secretary. 

THE  SUBSCRIBER.  HAYING  SERVED  FOR  THE  LAST 
five  years  as  Secretarv  of  various  mining  companies, 
feel«  fully  competent  lo  serve  In  thai  capacity.  Any  par- 
ties wishing  to  secure  the  services  of  a  Secretary  can  be 
accommodated  on  reasonable  lerms.  Information  given, 
and  all  necessary  papers  correctly  mark',  out. 

Having  had  along  experience  in  the  purchasing  of  goods 
and  machinery  for  miners,  parlies  in  the  mines  will  llnd  It 
to  their  nd  vantage,  where  purr .hasing  agents  are  employed, 
to  se„d  their  order,  .o  the  ^ersjsned.^^ 

17vl5-tf  No.  5  Government  House,  San  Francisco. 


Copperas ! ,  Copperas ! 
t:  nnrwLBS.  imported  copperas-sulphate 

I  O.^/UU  of  Iron-for  snip  irrlots  to  suit,  bv 

J  BENJ.  BKADV.  If);;  California  street, 

l3.15-3m  S.  W.  corner  Davis,  up  stalra. 


320 


W>\w  pitting  m&  MMlfu  §xt$$. 


ENGraEEKiNa  Pbogbess. — The  science  of 
engineering  has  achieved  another  triumph, 
in  the  passage  of  Mount  Cenis  by  a  railway 
train.  Thattransit  teaches  a  most  important 
lesson  in  engineering.  As  is  well  known, 
this  feat  has  been  accomplished  by  Mr.  Fell's 
locomotive,  which  climbs  and  decends  steep 
ascents,  by  the  aid  of  two  wheels  working 
as  friction  wheels  upon  a  third  or  center 
rail.  The  experiment  has  proved  that  there 
are  few  Alpine  passes,  open  to  ordinary 
wheels,  which  cannot  be  surmounted  by 
this  kind  of  an  iron  rail.  Napoleon  the 
First  said  that  wherever  two  men  can  pass,  a 
road  is  open  to  an  army ;  and  Mr.  Fell  may 
say  that  since  he  has  conquered  Mt.  Cenis 
every  practicable  pass  in  Alpine  ranges  is 
at  the  service  of  the  engineer.  The  great 
tunnel  through  the  Western  Alps  is  a  monu- 
ment of  waste,  for  the  summit  can  be  crossed 
at  far  less  expense. 


Life  Insurance— The  Money  Drift. 

Editors  Alta— Sirs:— I  rend  in  your  issue  of  the  11th,  a 
very  important  statistical  paper,  compiled  by  you  from  the 
Federal  revenue  returns,  which  proves  the  astounding  fact 
that  the  distant  Life  Insurance  Companies  plying  in  Cali- 
fornia through  "Agents,"  draw  awtfy  nearly  one  million 
dollars  per  annum. 

The  drain  Under  this  head,  as  you  state  It,  amounts  to— 

Year  ending  1st  August,  1866 $496,239 

Year  ending  1st  August,  1867 877,264 

And  as  we  write  the  drain  increases  and  must  be  now 
near  a  million  a  year— to  be  a  million  and  a  half  next  year, 
and  so  on. 

And  you  naturally  ask  with  surprise  why  this  matter  has 
not  been  taken  in  hand  by  some  of  our  enterprising  insur- 
ance men,  so  as  to  arrest  the  flight  of  a  moiety  at  least  of 
this  enormous  drain. 

I  think,  sirs,  your  question  is  well  put,  and  though  my 
hands  are  full,  I  am  yet  willing  to  step  forward  and  assume 
some  of  the  responsibility  and  bear  some  of  the  preliminary 
expenses  of  formiug  such  a  Company, 

When  you  reflect, sirs, that  this  million  dollars  a  year  iscar- 
ried  over  land  and  sea,  thousands  upon  thousands  of  miles, 
to  places  where  it  Is  lent  out  by  distant  Managers  and  Di- 
rectors to  their  manufacturing  and  commercial  triends 
around  them,  a.t  Jivcper  cent,  per  annum,  while  our  merchants 
--and  manufacturers,  irhoare  to  compete  with  thexe,  have  to  pay 
jifteenper  cent,  per  annum,  for  money  [we  supply  them  with 
the  golden  weapons  to  beat  us]  you  will  then  conceive  the 
magnitude  of  the  injuries  effected  by  the  sapping  and  min- 
ing operations  ot  those  distant  Insurance  Companies.  The 
money  which  must  drain  away,  day  by  dny,  steamer  after 
steamer,  from  our  people,  will, If  not  stopped,  Impoverish  this 
country  quite  as  much  as  if  It  were  conquered  by  a  foreign 
power  and  held  in  perpetual  tribute.  A  million  a  year,  by 
compound  Interest,  will  be  ten  millions  iu  five  years,  twen- 
ty millions  in  ten  years,  forty  millions  In  fifteen  years, 
eighty  millions  in  twenty  years,  one  hundred  and  sixty  mil- 
lions in  twenty-flve  years,  three  hundred  and  twenty  mil- 
lions in  thirty  years!  I  will  admit  that  the  ordinary  per- 
centage of  deaths  on  a  business  of  thirty  years  will  effect  a 
drawback  of  one-third  of  the  income,  which  in  thirty 
years  we  will  put  at  one  hundred  millions.  Notwithstand- 
ing this,  if  we  go  on  at  our  present  scale  of  draining,  we 
shall  in  thirty  years  lose  by  the  insurance  operation  two 
hundred  millions  of  dollars!  But  our  drain,  if  we  don't 
stop  it,  will  not  stand  at  one  million  a  year;  it  will  increase 
year  after  year  from  one  million  a  year  to  two  millions  a 
year,  which,  by  my  foregoing  computation,  would  in  thirty 
years  foot  up  to  /our  hundred  million*  1  What  it  would 
amount  to  in  sixty  years  I  leave  to  other  calculators.  In 
round  numbers,  I  should  guess  it  \totild  come  to  the  full 
number  of  dollars  equaling  the  national  debt  of  the  United 
States ! 

Now,  sirs,  I  care  not  whatinay  be  said  of  mc  by  critics  or 
jealous  opponents, somcof  whom  cannot  see  farther  th»n 
their  own  noses.  I  announce  myself  rs  ready  to  make  an 
effort  to  stop  this  drain,  and  I  hold  every  man  who  co-oper- 
ates with  me  a  benefactor  of  his  adopted  country. 

Let  the  capital  of  d  Local  Life  and  Health  Insurance  Com* 
pany  be  one  hundred  thousand  dollars  to  begin,  in  shares 
of  one  hundred  dollars  each.  I  shall  cheerfully  take  the 
names  of  co-operators  m  a  book  opened  tliiB  day, in  the  of- 
fice of  the  California  Building  and  Savings  Bank,  Califor- 
nia street,  lor  that  purpose. 

I  remain,  your  obedient  servant, 

Thomas  Mooney, 
Building  and  Savings  Bank,  California  street! 
November  12th,  1897.  20vl5-4w 


Parties  desirous  of  Talcing 

A   COURSE  OF  INSTRUCTION 

IS 

CHEMICAL     ANALYSIS, 

THE  ASSAY  OF   ORES, 
Anil  tlie  Use  of  tlie  Blow-pl/pe, 

OE  ANT  FART  OP  SUCH  COURSE, 

5Iny  apply  at  thla  Office. 

OQf*  Pupils  will  have  the  advantage  of  a  Complete  Labor- 
atory. 19vl6 

CHICKERING-  &   SONS' 

PIANOS 

Received  the 

FIRST  PREMIUM 

(Gold  Medal) 

And  Decoration  of  Leirloa  of  Honor,  at  the 

Paris  Exposition. 

KOHLER,  CHASE  &  CO.,  Agents, 

2G\  Har  10,i  4JS1  Montgomery  street,  Sau  Francisco. 

I 


LATEST  IMPWED 


TT  TP  "NT  D  "Y"  '  S 

PATENT  SELF-BISCMMING  SULFEUEETS 


CON  CETsTTR  ATOR. 


FOU    GOLD    ANX>    SILVER    ORES, 
With  Revolving  Stirrers  and  Rotary  Distributor. 

This  machine  is  designed  for  saving  finely  divided  Quicksilver,  Amalgam  and  Gold  from  the  sands 

and  for  concontrating-and  saving  the  Sulphurets.    Any  person  of  ordinary  experience 

with  Quartz  Mills   can  readily  fit  them  up  and  run  them. 

Those  in  want  of  Concentrators  would  do  well  to  visit  some  of  the  quartz  mills  that  hav1 
Hendy's  Patent  Concentrators  in  use,  and  satisfy  themselves  before  purchasing  other  Concentrators  of 
pretended  merit, 


THEY  ABE  WARRANTED  TO  WORK  SATISFACTORILY. 


IHreotions  for  Operating  Hendy's   Concentrators: 

The  sulphmots  are  drawn  off  while  the  Concentrator  is  in  motion,  in  the  following  manner : 
First — In  setting  np,  set  the  pan,  A,  level  by  the  inn6r  rim,  near  its  contor. 
Second — While  in  operation,  keep  the  Pan,  A,  about  half  full  of  sulphurets. 
Third — Open  the  gate,  E,  sufficiently  to  discharge  the  sulphurets  as  they  accumulate  over  the 
amount  above  mentioned. 

Fourth — The  crank  shaft  to  make  200  to  220  revolutions  por  minute. 


References  : 

Reference  is  made  to  the  following  mills,  which  have  HENDY'S  CONCENTRATORS  in  use: 

EMPIRE  MILL.     (7  Concentrators) Grass  Valley,  Nevada  County. 

NORTH  STAR  M.  &  M.  CO.     (4  Concentrators) Grass  Valiev,  Nevada  County. 

NORRIDGEWOCK  MILL.     (2  Concentrators) Grass  Valley,  Nevada  County. 

VALENTINE  &  CO.,  Commercial  Mill  (3  Concentrators) Nevada  County. 

HUMBOLDT  CANAL  CO.     (1  Concentrator) Humboldt  County,  Nevada. 

ROBINSON  &  MCALLISTER  M  &  M.  CO.  (3  Concentrators)  Hunter's  Valley,  Mariposa  County: 

PLYMOUTH  ROCK  MILL  CO.  (2  Concentrators) Calaveras  County. 

MIDAS  MILL   CO.  (4  Concentrators)... Virginia,  Montana. 

GOULD  &  CURRY  G.  &  S.  M.  CO.  (4  Concentrators) Virginia  City,  Nevada. 

VULTURE  CO.  (4  Concentrators) Prescott,  Arizona. 

NOYES  &  CO'S  MILL.      (2  Concentrators) Prescott,  Arizona. 

LUCY  MINING  CO.    (3  Concentrators) Owyhee  District,  Idaho. 

MOREY  &  SPERRY  (1   Concentrator) New  York. 

GUADALUPE  &  SACRAMENTO  G.  &.  S.  M.  CO Sinaloa,  Mexico. 

EL  TASTE  CO.     (2  Concentrators) Sonora,  Mexico. 

B.  F.  BROWN  (1  Concentrator).... Melbourne,  Australia. 

And  in  use  in  many  other  parts  of  this  coast. 


The  following  give  additional  proof  of  the  increasing  popularity  of  the  machine : 

San  Feancisco,  October  10th,  1867. 
J.  Hendy,  Esq. — Dear  Sir: — To  your  request  for  an  expression,  in  writing,  of  my 
opinion  in  regard  to  the  merits  of  your  Concentrator,  I  reply,  that  I  consider  it  the 
best  machine  for  saving  quicksilver  and  amalgam,  and  for  concentrating  sulphurets,  that 
I  have  ever  used,  or  seen  used.  I  may  add,  that  I  could  give  you  no  stronger  proof  of 
this  than  to  order,  as  I  did,  six  more  of  them,  after  a  trial  of  one  for  several  months.  I 
shall  take  pleasure  in  showing  the  machine  in  operation  to  any  one  interested,  who  will 
call  at  the  mill  of  the  Empire  Company,  in  Grass  Valley.    Tours, 

S.  "W.  LEE,  Supt. 


Superintendent's  Office,  Gould  &  Cubby  S.  M.  Co.,     I 
Virginia  Citt,  Nev.,  Sept.  17,  1867.         ) 
Joshua  Hendt,  Esq.,  San  Erancisco: — Dear  Sir: — According  to  the  terms  under 
which  I  secured  from  you  four  (4)  of  your  Concentrators,  namely — that  they  were  to  be 
paid  for  only  after  a  thorough  trial  had  demonstrated  their  value — I  desire  to  inform 
you  that  I  have  tried  them,  and  have  found  them  to  work  very  satisfactorily,  and  that 
they  will  now  be  accepted  by  the  Company.     You  will  please  present  the  bill  for  said 
Concentrators,  say  $1,200,  at  the  office  pf  the  Gould  &  Curry  Company  in  San  Erancisco. 
Yours,  very  truly,  LOUIS  JANIN,  Jr. 

The  bill  was  presented  in  accordance  with  the  above  request,  and  duly  paid. 


CAUTION. 

All  of  HENDY'S  PATENT  CONCENTRATORS  are  marked  thus  : 

"J,  HENDT,  Patented  February  27th  and  April  17th,  1866." 
Orders  or  letters  of  onquiry,  address, 

JOSHUA  HENDY,  Patentee, 

Union  Foundry,  San  Francisco. 


W.    T.   GAERATT, 
City 

BRASS  AND  BELL,  FOUNDER. 


Cor.  Mission  and  Fremont  sts., 

SAN    FRANCISCO. 

Manufacturer  of  Brass,  Zinc,  and  Antl-Frictlon  or 
Babbet  M!etal  Castings; 

CUURCH  AND  STEAMBOAT 

BELLS, 

TAVERN    AND   HAND    BELLS    AND    GONGS, 

PIEE   ENGINES,     FORCE    AND    LIFT    PUMPS, 


Steam,  Liquor 

Soda  Oil,  Water  and  Flange  Cocks,  and 

Valves  oi  all  de 

criptlons,  made  and  repaired.    Hose  and 

all  other  Joints 

Spelter,  Solder,  and  Copper  Rivets,  &c. 
lindcr  Cocks,  Oil  Globes,  Steam  Whistles, 

Gauge  Cocks,  Cj 

HTDKATJLIC  PIPES  AA9   NOZZELS 

For  Mining  purposes,  Iron  Steam  Pipe  furnished  with  Fit 
tings,  &c.  Coupling  Joints  of  till  sia^t.  Particular  attention 
paid  to  Distillery  -work.  Manufacturer  of  "Garratt's  Pat- 
tent  Improved  Journal  Metal." 

JB®-  Highest  Market  price  paid  for  OLD  BELLS,  COPPER 
AND  BRASS.  «ffiS  6tf 


JOHN  G-.  HODGE  &  CO., 

Importers  and  Dealers  In 

STATIONERY, 

Blank    Books,   School    Books    and    Cktiap 
Publications. 

"WRAPPING-  PAPER, 

PAPER   BAGS,  ETC, 
Nos.  339  and  SSI  Sansomc  street,   corner  Sacramento. 
AST*  Special  attention  given  to  orders  from  Country  Mer- 
chants. 15vl5eow-16p 


MAGAZINES. 

Per  An. 

W.  E.  L00MIS, 
News    Dealer 

$  4  0U 

300 

600 

600 
15  00 

New  York  Ledger. 

Blackwood 

Hours  at  Home — 

AND  STATIONER, 
Southeast  corner  Sansomc  and 

Lady's  Friend....... 

Harper's  Weekly.. 
Chimney  Corner,.. 
Literary  Album... 
London  Society.... 

All  the  Year  Round 
London  111.  News.. 

SUPPLIES  ALL 

EA8TSKK 
JPIEirciO  DICALe 

By  the  Year,  Month  or  Number. 

Foundry  for  Sale. 

A  One-half  Interest  iu  the 

UNION    IRON    "WORKS, 

SACRAMENTO, 
Owned  by  William  R.  Williams,  is  offered  for  sale  on  the 
most  favorable  terms, 

A.    Good    Bargain 

May  be  had,  as  the  proprietor  is  going  homo  to  Europe.  It 
is  seldom  that  bo  good  an  opportunity  is  offered  for  a  sure 
and  permanent  investment.  The  business  of  the  establish- 
ment Is  exceedingly  nourishing,  as  can  be  shown.  The 
Shop  is  of  brick,  new  and  well  built.  The  lot  is  85  feet  front 
by  163  feet  in  depth,  in  a  good  location  for  this  business,  ou 
Front  street,  between  N  and  O  streets. 

Inquire  at  the  office  of  the  Foundry,  or  address 

WILLIAM   R.  WILLIAMS, 

26vl3tf9-16p  Sacramento.  CaU 


IN  THE  PROBATE  COURT  OF  THE  CITY  AND  COUNTY 
of  Sun  Francisco,  Ktatc  of  California — In  the  matter  of 
the  Estate  of  HENRY  GANAHL,  deceased.  Order  to  show 
cause  why  Order  of  Sale  of  Real  Estate  Should  not  bemude. 

It  appearing  to  the  said  Court,  by  the  petition  Ihfs  day 
presented  and  tiled  by  Andrew  D.  Smith,  the  Administrator 
of  the  Estate  of  Henry  Ganahl,  deceased,  praying  tor  an  or- 
der of  sale  of  real  estate,  that  it  is  necessary  to  sell  the 
whole  of  the  real  estate,  to  pay  the  debts,  expenses  and 
charges  of  the  administration  of  said  estate. 

It  Is  therefore  ordered  by  the  said  Court,  that  all  persons 
interested  in  the  estate  of  .said  deceased,  appear  be  tore  the 
snid  Probate  Court  on  MONDAY,  the  eighteenth  day  of  No- 
vember, A.  D.  1H67,  at  ten  o'clock  in  the  forenoon  ot"  said 
day.  at  the  Court  Room  of  said  Probate  Court,  at  the  City 
Hall,  in  the  City  and  County  of  San  Francisco,  to  show 
cause  why  an  order  should  not  be  granted  to  the  said  Ad- 
ministrator to  sell  so  much  ot  thcreal  estate  of  the  said  de- 
ceived its  shall  be  necessary: 

And  that  a  copy  of  this  order  be  published  at  least  four 
successive  Weeks  tn  the  Mining  and  Scientific  Press,  a  news- 
paper printed  and  published  in  said  City  ami  County. 

M.  C.BLAkE,  Probate  Jtldgo. 

Dated  October  17th,  A.  D.  1S67.  liSvl0-Sv 


Mining  and  Scientific  Prkss. — This  valuable  journal  has 
closed  its  fourteenth  volume  and  entered  upon  its  tiitecnth. 
It  is  a  publication  that  should  have  a  wide  circulation 
among  our  mining  and  mechanical  population.  It  pub- 
lishes, iu  addition  to  the  most  complete  summary  of  mining- 
news,  a  vast  amount  ot  information  on  the  application  of 
science  to  mining  and  the  mechanic  arts.  It  contains  no- 
tices and  descriptions  of  all  new  mining  processes,  and  all 
machines  intended  lo  facilitate  the  extraction  of  the  prec- 
ious metal  from  ore  and  rock  with  which  it  is  blended.  It 
also  chronicles  all  new  inventions,  aud.  in  most  instances, 
contains  drawings  to  illustrate  them.  To  miners  mul  me- 
chanics it  is  a  paper  ot  incalculable  value,  and  should  be  iu 
tho  hands  of  nil  who  desire  to  keep  themselves  posted  in 
the  progress  being  made  iu  these  departments.— l'rcka 
Union. 


Single  Coplea,  Fifteen  Genu, 


Termn  One   Tear,  85j  Six  Mon  ih«,  83. ' 


&  gouruat  of  %rtul  guls,  J>mtt«,  and  spniug  and  fjKeitomiral  ^ro(jwss. 


DEWEY  *  CO., 


Ami  Patent  Solicitor*.  I 


SAN  FRANCISCO,  SATUEDAY,  NOVEMBER  23,  1867. 


(VOM'ME  XV. 
'         Number     XI. 


TABLE  OF  CONTENTS. 


Craig's  Patent  Hoso  Coup- 
ling—Illustrated. 

General  view  .if  the  rarls 
BxpoMtlon  of  1867. 

Formation,  Distribution  mid 
Age  ol*  Igneous  Rocltil — 
Continued. 

Extraction  of  Gold,  Silver 
noil  Copper. 

A  Boiling  Lake. 

The  K.elntnn  Oun. 

PolloAlno  bv-  Phosphorus. 

The  Largest  Armor  Plate  In 
the  World 

Interesting  Process. 

Thu  Napoleon  Cunnon. 

Wroiicht  Iron 

Tile  Freiberg  Barrel  Process 
for  the  Rodncllon  of  Gold 
and  silver  ore— No.  2. 

Iron  Works  for  the  San  Fran- 
cisco Dry  Dock. 

California  Academy  of  Nat- 
ural Sclcnecs. 

Commerce  vs.  Mining— The 
Late  Banquet. 

Tne  Return  of  the  Alaska 
Scleutlue  Expedition. 


SCIRffTtrtC    MlSCKLLjltfT.— 

Flight  of  Birds;  Balloon- 
log;  The  Firm  Earth;  New 
Meteoric  Theory:  Analysis 
of  Bllsicr  steel;  Molting  of 
Flshe.s;  Autl  Incrustation 
Solution;  Double  Sesqul 
Chloride  of  Iron  and  Sodi- 
um; Rod  Lead;  Bronze  and 
steel  Ordnunce. 
ininc  So*  haiiy— Embracing 
late  intelligence  troni  the 
various  counties  and  dis- 
tricts In  California.  Col- 
orado, Idaho.  Montana,  Ne- 
vada and  Utah. 

Sending  Moneyby  Malt 

New  Patents  ami  Inventions. 

"lock  Prices— Bid  and  Asked. 

San  Francisco  Weekly  Stock 
Circular. 

Mining  Shareholders'  Direct- 
ory. 

New  Incorporations— List  of 
Orllcers. 

Notices  to  Correspondents. 

San  Francisco  Metal  Market. 
Francisco  Market  Rates. 


Commerce  vs.  Mining— The  Late 
Banquet. 

The  Chamber  of  Commerce  of  San  Fran- 
cisco, gave  a  banquet  on  the  12th  instant,  a 
report  of  the  proceedings  at  which  appeared 
in  the  Alia  California  of  the  13th  and  14th. 
From  that  report,  we  learn  that  some  eight- 
een toasts  were  given,  and  that  each  toast 
was  responded  to  in  a  speech  of  more  or  less 
length.  Outside  of  the  toasts  usually  given 
upon  such  occasions,  the  arts  and  manufac- 
tures, agriculture,  commerce,  and  almost 
everything,  indeed,  but  mining,  was  toasted 
and  complimented  with  set  speeches.  Why 
this  omission  ? 

True,  mining  was  referred  to ;  but  in 
what  manner?  Mr.  C.  T.  Hopkins,  who 
made  perhaps  the  best  speech  of  the  even- 
ing, referred,  incidentally,  to  mining,  but 
in  terms  by  no  means  just  to  that  [great 
interest,  or  complimentary  to  those  engaged 
in  that  precarious  business.  He  said  he 
believed  "that  the  great  statesman,  Thomas 
H.  Benton,  was  more  than  half  right  when 
he  denounced  '  the  possession  of  gold  and 
silver  mines  as  the  greatest  curse  with 
which  the  industry  of  a  country  could  be 
afflicted.'"  He  also  said:  "I  further  be- 
lieve that  until  the  political  economy  reverts 
to  those  time-honored  principles  which  place 
varied  agriculture,  the  mechanic  arts  and 
manufactures,  at  the  head  of  the  list,  and 
mining  for  the  precious  metals  at  the  fool,  our 
permanent  prosperity  will  remain  in  abey- 
ance ;  and  it  seems  to  me  that  this  Chamber 
will  fall  short  of  its  whole  duty,  unless  we 
make  it  our  principal  object  to  encourage 
enterprise,  to  oppose  the  devilish  spirit  of 
opposition,  now  brooding  like  a  nightmare 
over  every  branch  of  industry,"  etc. 

The  above  quoted  remarks  of  Thomas  H. 
Benton  were  made  when  California,  as  a 
gold-producing  State,  was  in  its  infancy. 
They  were  based  upon  the  teaching  of  his- 
tory, as  applied  to  Spain  and  the  continent 
of  America  south  of  the  United  States.  The 
people  of  the  United  States  and  Australia 
had  not  then  been  tried  in  the  business  of 
mining  for  the  precious  metals  ;  and  we 
venture  the  opinion,  that  were  that  states-; 
man  now  living,  he  would  neither  repeat 
the  remark  referred  to,  nor  thank  the  man 
who  reminded  him  of  it,  unless  to  acknowl- 
edge the  error  of  forming  an  opinion  too 
hastily.  We  believe  Mr.  Hopkins  to  have 
fallen  into  a  similar  error — that  he  has  done 


so  inadvertently,  and  from  a  want  of  knowl- 
edge ;  and,  consequently,  of  appreciation  of 
what  the  miner  has  done,  is  doing,  and  is 
likely  to  do  for  California.  That  he  has  con- 
demned mining  from  what  he  has  seen,  and 
may  see  daily,  upon  Montgomery  and  Cali- 
fornia streets.  But  there  is  a  wide  difference 
between  mining  in  San  Francisco  and  min- 
ing in  the  mountains.  Stock  jobbing  is  not 
mining;  but  a  curse  to  its  prosperity. 
There  are  plenty  of  men  in  San  Francisco 
who  are  ready  to  risk  thousands  in  the  frac- 
tional part  of  an  incorporated  mine,  who 
would  not  risk  the  same  amount  to  purohase 
the  whole.  When  mining  is  treated  more 
as  a  business  and  less  as  a  speculation,  it 
will  become  more  profitable  than  it  has  been 
thus  far. 

We  do  not  complain  so  much  of  what  Mr. 
Hopkins  said,  as  we  do  of  what  was  left  un- 
said. There  were  many  gentlemen  at  that 
banquet  who  ought  to  have  had  a  kindly 
word  for  that  interest  which  has,  indirectly 
at  least,  enriched  them.  Were  there  none 
of  the  pioneer  merchants  of  Marysville, 
Sacramento  or  Stockton  present?  Were 
there  no  merchants  present  whose  trade  is 
almost  exclusively  with  the  mountains? 
Were  there  no  ship-owners  or  consignees 
present  to  appreciate  the  importance  of  the 
mines  to  the  shipping  and  agricultural  in- 
terests ?  Was  the  foundry  business  unrep- 
resented there  ?  Has  not  the  mining  inter- 
est, more  than  any  or  all  others,  transformed 
the  smith's  forge  of  1850-1  to  the  mammoth 
foundries  and  machine  shops  of  to-day? 

Go  down  to  Broadway  wharf  .from  the 
first  of  January  to  the  last  of  December- 
look  at  the  freight,  look  at  the  passengers, 
and  ask  their  destination.  Let  the  Chamber 
of  Commerce  look  out  of  their  window  and 
ask  who  is  erecting  that  large  building  at 
the  corner  of  Leidesdorff,  and  who  the  other 
one  below  Leidesdorff,  on  the  opposite  side 
of  California.  Let  them  pass  from  their 
splendid  edifice  and  proceed  down  Sansome 
street  to  corner  of  Bush,  and  observe  the 
Cosmopolitan ;  thence  to  First  and  Fremont 
streets,  between  Market  and  Folsom ;  then 
return  by  way  of  Montgomery  to  the  corner 
of  Pine ;  then  to  Kearny  and  Clay,  by  way 
of  Wells,  Fargo  &  Co.  and  the  Mint.  Be- 
fore again  entering  the  Exchange,  take  a 
look  at  the  Bank  of  California — ask  who 
erected  this  building,  whence  is  derived  the 
business  of  that  establishment?  And,  final- 
ly, let  them  reflect  upon  the  most  gigantic 
and  expensive  war  ever  waged,  and  ask  how 
that  war  could  have  been  conducted  to  a 
successful  issue,  but  for  the  gold  and  silver 
produced  by  the  mines  of  California. 

In  view  of  all  this,  we  are  unable  to  ap- 
preciate the  fact  that  the  merchants  of  San 
Francisco  could  assemble  upon  such  an 
occasion  and  ignore  the  great  interest  which 
brought  them  to  our  Bhores,  and  carried 
them  through  "fire  and  water"  to  their 
present  prosperous  and  wealthy  condition. 

In  the  days  of  the  great  fires,  when  one- 
half  the  supply  of  an  article  was  destroyed, 
the  balance  doubled  in  value,  and  thus  the 
consumer  [miner?]  paid  the  insurance. 
I  True,  the  owner  of  the  half  destroyed  might 
I  be,  and  was,  for  the  day,  ruined — yet,  to 
get  even,  he  had  to  wait  only  for  another 
fire.  C.  M. 


Craig's  Patent  Hose  Coupling. 

In  hose  and  other  similar  couplings  it  is  a 
matter  of  no  small  moment  that  the  two 
butts,  to  which  the  adjacent  ends  of  con- 
tinuous hose  sections  or  lengths  are  lashed, 
be  so  constructed  as  that  they  may  not  only 
be  readily  and  quickly  united  and  disunited 
from  time  to  time,  but  also  when  unitedform 
a  tight  junction  and  perfect  lock,  and  one 
that  will  be  little  impaired  by  wear  or  rough 
usage.     A  stud  and  groove  is  a  general,  and, 


Fi 


Ji 


perhaps,  the  simplest  mode  of  forming  the 
entering  butt  and  sleeve  that  holds  the  op- 
posite one  together,  as  such  mode  affords 
great  facility  for  connecting  and  disconnect- 
ing the  two  butts;  but  all  such  previous 
constructions  have  been  so  defective  in  es- 
tablishing a  perfect  lock  against  the  butts 
separating  accidentally,  in  twisting  or  turn- 
ing and  handling  the  hose  so  united  in  sec- 
tions, that  it  has  even  been  proposed  to 


insert  an  independent  locking  screw  to  pre- 
vent the  sections  disconnecting,  excepting 
when  it  is  desired  they  should  be  drawn 
apart.  The  liability  to  loss  and  breakage, 
however,  of  such  independent  locking-screw, 
and  the  time  required  to  work  it,  are  great 
objections  to  its  general  adoption  ;  and  the 
object  and  nature  of  this  invention  which 
we  illustrate  is  to  give  an  equally  or  more 
secure  lock  by  forming  the  entering  butt 
with  studs  or  projections,  and  the  sleeve 
that  holds  the  other  butt  with  such  pecu- 
liarly shaped  grooves  as  that,  by  the  inter- 
position of  an  elastic  ringorwash'erbetween 
the  butts,  every  facility  will  be  afforded  for 
establishing  or  breaking  the  connection 
when  it  is  desired  to  unite  or  disunite  the 
butts ;  yet,  when  joined,  a  perfect  lock  of 
them  will  be  established  by  the  studs  pass- 
ing the  culminating  line  of  gear  in  the 
goooves  or  points  that  draws  the  butts  closest 
together,  and  being  held  there,  to  prevent 
the  casual  turning  of  either  hose  section 
working  the  studs  out  of  grooves,  by  the 


elastic  character  of  the  interposing  ring  or 
washer. 

Fig.  1  represents  a  perspective,  and  Fig.  2 
a  sectional  view  of  this  improved  coupling. 
A  is  the  outer  ring  or  sleeve,  formed  with 
curved  grooves,  i,  open  at  the  outer  end  of 
the  body  of  the  sleeve,  and  extending  from 
the  end  or  face  some  distance  beyond  lines 
drawn  longitudinally  with  the  coupling  from 
the  centers  from  which  the  curves  were 
struck,  so  that  the  inner  end  or  portion  of 
each  curve  will  form  a  locking  cavity  or 
continuation,  as  shown  at  c,  varying  some- 
what towards  the  outer  end  of  the  sleeve 
body,  that  the  curve,  at  its  mouth  started 
from  B,  is  the  one  butt  held  by  an  inner 
annular  extension  of  the  sleeve-collar,  lap- 
ping over  an  outer  collar,  to  the  inner  end 
of  the  butt  which  has  the  usual  grooves  for 
lashing  to,  and  round  it  the  one  end  of  a 
hose  length  or  section.  C  is  the  sliding  or 
entering  butt  to  the  sleeve,  and  has  the 
usual  grooves  for  lashing  it  to  the  adjoining 
length  or  section  of  hose,  and  is  formed  at 
its  interior  end  with  an  inner  projecting 
flange,  between  which  and  the  collar  of  the 
other  butt,  B,  is  interposed  an  india  rubber 
or  elastic  ring,  D.  Studs  or  projections,  g, 
are  arranged  round  the  body  of  the  ehter- 
ing-butt,  one  for  each  curved  groove  or 
slot,  b,  in  the  sleeve,  and  of  such  diameter 
or  thickness  as  to  enter  and  fit  easily  but 
snugly  within  the  grooves.  To  afford  facil- 
ity for  connecting  and  disconnecting  the 
entering-butt,  C,  and  sleeve,  A,  which  car- 
ries the  other  butt,  and  so  uniting  or  dis- 
uniting the  adjacent  hose  sections  by  simply 
turning  the  sleeve  or  entering-butt.  To 
throw  into  or  out  of  gear,  short  arms  or 
handles  are  made  upon  opposite  sides  of 
both  sleeve  and  entering-butt,  and  by  these 
being  grasped  in  the  hands  and  forcibly 
turned  while  the  stud,  g,  is  entering  the 
curved  slot,  the  stud  passes  the  culminating 
point,  c,  of  the  slot,  thereby  compressing 
the  india-rubber  packing-ring,  D,  which, 
upon  being  relieved  of  the  compression,  is 
still  sufficiently  compressed  to  hold  the 
sleeve  and  butt  in  their  coupled  connection. 
To  break  the  connection,  however,  it  will  ba 
necessary  to  again  compress  the  elastic  ring, 
by  the  studs  working  inward  on  approach- 
ing and  passing  in  their  return  their  cul- 
minating points  or  lines,  that  is,  passing 
from  the  cavities  or  continuations,  c,  to  the 
main  portions  of  the  grooves,  !>,  and  thus  it 
will  be  seen  that  there  is  a  restraint  or  lock 
placed  upon  the  coupling  when  the  connec- 
tion is  fully  established,  so  that  no  acci- 
dental twisting,  turning,  or  handling  of  the 
hose  sections  can  break,  so  as  to  pass  the 
studs  beyond  their  culminating  lines  or 
points,  and  to  compress  the  elastic  ring  will 
require  a  positive  and,  though  not  to  an  ob- 
jectionable degree,  a  considerable  force. 

A  patent  was  granted  for  this  invention, 
to  William  Craig,  of  Newark,  N.  J.,  on  Jan. 
29th,  1867,  and  the  invention  was  first  de- 
scribed and  illustrated  as  above  in  the  Amer- 
ican Artisan  of  Feb.  27th,  1867. 


Funs.— It  is  said  that  Kussian  furs  have 
declined  in  this  market  fully  one  half  in 
value  since  the  purchase  of  Alaska.  This  is 
in  consequence  of  European  dealers  having 
arrived  at  the  conclusion  that  American  en- 
terprise would  soon  vastly  improve, the  de- 
velopment of  the  fur  interests. 

—*--.-  ^m-  -«-  -t- 1 

The  Fog  Whistle. — One  of  the  mam- 
moth fog  whistles,  which  we  have  recently 
noticed,  is  to  be  put  up  near  Fort  Point  by 
the  P.  M.  S.  Co. 


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®fa  pimttg  m&  Mmtifh  jgm$. 


{•towmunratim^. 


In  this  Department  we  Invite  the  preb  discussion  of  all 
proper  subjects— correspondents  alone  beJug  responsible  for 
the  ideas  and  theories  they  advance. 

[By  our  Special  Correspondent.] 

General  View  of  the  Paris  Exposi- 
tion of  1867. 



BtW.  P.  Blake,  CommisslonerfromthcState  of  California. 


PLATINA- 


-  NICKEL.     CO- 


-THE  BABE  METALS 
BALT  AND   QUICKSILVER. 

My  last  letter,  upon  the  silver  and  gold 
was  incomplete,  -without  a  notice  of  the  re- 
markable exhibit  of  these  metals  by  Messrs. 
Johnson,  Matthey  &  Co.,  of  London,  large 
manufacturers  of  platinum  apparatus  for  the 
use  of  chemists  and  chemical  manufacturers. 
This  firm  has  filled  two  large  glass  cases  in 
the  English  section  with  samples  of  its  vari- 
ous products,  both  raw  and  manufactured. 
One  case  is  devoted  almost  exclusively  to  a 
collection  of  native  gold  and  gold  in  ingots, 
in  plate  and  in  foil,  together  with  an  im- 
posing array  of  bars  of  silver  from  various 
parts  of  the  world,  but  particularly  from 
Nevada  and  Chili. 

The  collection  of  native  gold  contains 
samples  from  most  of  the  gold-producing 
countries,  and  is  formed  chiefly  of  river  or 
' '  scale  gold, "  and  thus  presents  a  great  uni- 
formity in  its  appearance.  The  samples  are 
very  neatlyarrangedin  flat-topped  show  bot- 
tles, and  the  exhibit  is  interesting  chiefly  for 
thenumberpf  localities  represented.  Most  of 
the  largest  "ingots"  are  crnlj  models,  but  hav- 
ing exactly  the  form  and  appearance  of  the 
originals,  they  are  just  as  good  for  the  satis, 
faction  of  the  public  curiosity;  but  not- 
withstanding the  fact  that  most  of  the  ingots 
present  only  the  f  onn  and  appearance  of  the 
real. article,  the  actual  value  of  the  metals 
and  articles  manufactured  of  them  in  the 
two  cases,  is  nearly  $100,000.  The  atten- 
tion is  first  attracted  by  the  enormous  size  of 
the  platinum  boilers  used  for  the  concentra- 
tion of  sulphuric  acid..  These  are  in  the  form 
of  stills,  nearly  four  feet  in  diameter,  and  are 
sufficiently  capacious  to  concentrate  eight 
tonsof  acidaday:  They  show  many  improve- 
ments over  old  patterns,  but  what  is  most 
remarkable  is  that  they  are  made  without 
joints  soldered  with  gold  as  usuaL  They 
may  be  considered  as  formed  of  one  piece  of 
metal,  and  as  specimens  of  autogenous  sol- 
dering they  are  remarkably  fine  and  interest- 
ing. The  price  of  a  still  of  the  capacity  of 
five  tons  a  day  is  4,000  francs,  and  of  one 
that  can  concentrate  eight  tons,  62,500 
francs. 

There  is  a  great  variety  of  smaller  plati- 
num vessels,  such  as  evaporating  dishes, 
crucibles,  small  stills  for  fluoric  acid,  sy- 
phons, tubes  and  alembics,  all  of  them 
showing  great  skill  in  forging  and  working 
the  metal. 

Alongside  of  these  vessels  we  find  several 
large  ingots  of  the  metal  chemically  pure, 
and  intendedfor  the  fabrication  of  sulphuric 
acid  stills. 

These  ingots  are  about  as  large  as  two 
bricks,  placed  side  by  side,  and  they  were 
melted  under  the  oxy-hydrogen  blow-pipe, 
according  to  the  method  of  St  Claire  De- 
ville  and  Debray.  A  few  irregular  projec- 
tions on  these  masses  show  how  perfectly 
fluid  the  metal  was,  so  much  so  as  to  pene- 
trate into  every  small  cavity  of  the  mold. 
There  are  few  of  the  many  persons  that  look 
upon  these  triumphs  of  science  that  know 
that  even  a  small  wire  of  the  same  metal 
cannot  be  melted  in  the  hottest  forge  fire. 
Each  of  these  ingots  is  valued  at  1, 300  francs. 
In  addition  to  these  ingots  there  is  a  model 
of  the  great  ingot  melted  for  the  Exhibition 
of  1862.  This  ingot  was  the  largest  ever 
made  and  weighed  100 kilos.,  and  was  valued 
at  85,000  francs.  It  is  not  probable  that 
another  ingotof  equal  size  will  be  produced. 
The  model  is  therefore  of  peculiar  interest 
and  value. 

APPARATUS  FOB  ASSA5TEES. 

Among  the  great  variety  of  objects  there 
is  an  apparatus  in  platina  for  facilitating 
gold  assays.  This,  if  not  already  in  use  by 
our  assayers,  should  interest  some  of  our 
establishments  in  San  Francisco,  for  it  is 
claimed  to  be  a  greatimprovement  upon  old 
methods  and  to  give  more  exact  results. 

It  consists  of  two  shallow  kettles  of  plati- 
num, about  a  foot  across  the  top;  set  in 
holes  like  those  of  the  top  of  a  stove,  so  that 
heat  from  a  gas  lamp  or  stove  can  be  ap- 
plied below.    The  nitric  acid,  for  dissolving 


the  silver  out  of  the  assays,  is  placed  in  the 
kettles.  A  frame  of  platina,  made  to  fit  the 
kettles,  is  divided  into  200  or  more  little 
partitions,  into  each  of  which  a  small  pla- 
tinum cup  is  placed.  These  cups  are  not 
larger  than  a  child's  thimble,  and  are  mov- 
able. The  bottom  of  each  is  pierced  with 
fine  slits  at  right  angles,  so  that  the  acid  can 
enter  when  they  are  lowered  with  the  frame, 
into  the  kettle,  and  so  that  it  may  drain  out 
when  the  frame  is  raised.  It  will  be  seen 
that  the  number  of  assays  is  limited  only  by 
the  number  of  the  cups.  No  glass  is  used. 
By  means  of  this  apparatus  the  pouring  off 
of  acid,  and  the  separate  washing  of  each 
assay  is  avoided.  It  has  been  in  use  for  five 
years  in  the  laboratory  of  the  firm  with 
complete  Success^  The  whole  apparatus 
with  two  kettles  is  about  two  feet  long  and 
thirteen  inches  wide.  A  porcelain  hood 
covers  the  kettles  and  discharges  the  dis- 
tilled acid  into  a  vessel  at  one  side. 

MAGNESIUM. 

The  same  firm  exhibita  an  obelisk  of  pure 
magnesium,  weighing  five  kilogrammes,  or 
eleven  pounds.  The  metal  is  shown,  also, 
jn  large  quantities  in  the  shape  of  foil  for 
batteries,  in  ribbons  and  wires  of  various 
sizes.  In  another  part  of  the  Exposition  a 
little  apparatus  is  shown  which  contains  a 
coil  of  magnesium  wire  which  may  be  fed 
out  regularly  as  fast  as  it  burns.  The  whole 
is  not  larger  than  a  watch,  and  may  be  car- 
ried in  the  pocket  in  readiness  for  the  pro- 
duction of  a  light  almost  equal  to  that  of 
the  sun.  This  would  be  very  useful  in  caves 
and  in  the  examination  of  the  dark  galleries 
and  chambers  of  mines,  but  the  direct  light 
should  of  course  be  carefully  kept  from  the 
eye. 
iridium,  ozmium  and  otheb  babe  metals. 

The  exhibition  of  the  rare  metals  is  the 
most  complete  ever  witnessed,  and  rejoices 
the  heart  of  a  chemist  who  perhaps  has 
never  before  seen  more  than  a  grain  or  two 
of  some  which  are  here  shown  in  massive 
ingots.  Look  at  that  bar  of  iridium; — solid, 
homogeneous  metal,  two  or  three  inches 
long !  This  is  the  second  which  has  ever 
been  melted  and  cast,  and  was  made  up  of 
small  grains  not  much  larger  than  the  tips 
of  a  gold  pen.  This  metal  is  so  hard  that 
diamond  dust  must  be  used  to  cut  it,  and 
the  question  here  arises  whether  im  this 
solid  form,  we  may  not  use  it  for  tools  by 
which  to  cut  hardened  steel,  and  turn  and 
fashion  the  hardest  rocks. 

The  bar  of  osmium  which  is  near  by,  and 
is  a  metal  generally  found  in  nature,  in  close 
association  with  iridium,  presents  a  totally 
different  appearance,  for  it  looks  like  a  mass 
of  coke. 

Ruthenium  is  the  only  one  of  these  rare 
elements  which  is  not  shown  in  great  quan- 
tity. We  are  obliged  to  be  content  with 
seeing  a  few  grains  as  large  as  peas.  But 
any  disappointment  in  this  case  is  more  than 
compensated  by  the  sight  a  goodly  quan- 
tity of  boron  and  silicon,  and  of  a  remark- 
able series  of  the  various  metals  cast  in  cyl- 
inders of  equal  diameter,  but  each  specimen 
having  the  same  weight  (one  kilo,  or  about 
two  pounds  each) .  The  result  is,  that  the 
cylinders  have  very  unequal  lengths,  and 
thus  exhibit  in  a  very  striking  manner  their 
difference  in  the  specific  weights  of  the 
metals.  The  series  contains  gold,  silver, 
platina,  iridium,  rhodium,  pulladium,  lead, 
bismuth,  copper,  cadmium,  cobalt,  nickel, 
iron,  antimony,  zinc,  magnesium,  alumi- 
num, thallium,  sodium,  potassium,  ozmium 
(not  melted),  and  mercury. 

Each  cylinder  is  about  one  inch  in  diam- 
eter. Quicksilver,  which  is  in  a  melted 
state  at  our  ordinary  temperatures,  and  the 
metals  which  oxidize  rapidly  in  the  air,  are 
confined  in  glass.  The  other  specimens  are 
just  as  they  came  from  the  mold. 

The  platinum-  cylinder  is  about  four 
inches  long;  the  quicksilver  about  seven 
inches,  and  the  others  elongate  by  a  very 
regular  gradation  up  to  aluminum,  which 
towers  two  feet  above  the  preceding,  and  is 
in  its  turn  over-topped  by  the  magnesium 
cylinder  ne&r\y four  feet  long.  Thus,  at  one 
end  of  the  series,  a  bar  of  metal  four  feet 
long  would  just  counterpoise  the  bar  of 
platinum  at  the  other  end,  and  only  seven 
inches  long. 

In  the  collection  sent  from  the  metallur- 
gical works  of  Freiberg,  Saxony,  there  is  an 
ingot  of  the  new  metal  indium  which  was 
prepared  by  Prof.  Bichter,  at  great  cost,  and 
is  a  great  novelty.  It  is  a  little  puzzling  to 
know,  however,  whether  this  ingot  is  the 
"real  Jacob, "or  an  imitation;  for  I  certainly 
:<aw  a  bar  of  indium  at  the  exhibition  in 
Chemnitz,  Saxony,  and  only  one  bar  has 
been  made. 


Nevada.     These  are' representedin  the  col- 
lection by  the  specimens  given  by  Mr.  Gas- 


NIOKEL  AND   COBALT. 


I  have  gathered  some  information  in  de- 
tail upon  the  manufacture  or  production  of 
these  metals,  because  we  in  California  now 
have  an  interesting  locality  of  such  ores  in 
abundance  at  or  near  the  top  of  the  Sierra 


kill. 

There  are  numerous  exhibitions  of  nickel 
and  its  ores  from  various  and  remote  parts 
of  the  world.  We  find  specimens  from 
Chili,  from  Italy,  Prussia,  Sweden,  Austria; 
also  from  New  Jersey.  Erom  the  last  named 
locality,  Messrs.  Wharton  and  Eleitman 
send  specimens  of  matte,  containing  about 
twelve  per  cent,  of  nickel,  and  some  of  the 
ordinary  commercial  nickel  in  small  cubes, 
containing  75  per  cent,  of  nickel  and  25  per 
cent,  of  copper.  This  is  produced  from  nick- 
eliferous  pyrrhotine  (magnetic pyrites),  and 
the.  sulphuret  of  nickel ;  which  last  occurs  in 
crusts  at  the  Gap  mine  in  Pennsylvania.  The 
pyrites  is  said  to  contain  only  about  3  per 
cent  of  nickel. 

The  Swedish  nickel  is  produced  at  Klep- 
wa.  This  ore  is  also  a  mixture  of  nickel- 
iferous  pyrrhotine  with  ordinary  copper 
pyrites,  and  is  shown  in  large  masses.  It 
appears  to  be  taken  from  heavy  beds.  The 
best  ore  shows  by  analysis  only  2.75  per 
cent,  of  nickel  and  0.10  of  cobalt.  The 
concentrated  matte  contains  53.74  per  cent, 
of  nickel  and  25.46  of  copper.  The  small 
cubes  contains  66  per  cent,  of  nickel  and 
34  of  copper.  Another  quality  contains  72 
per  cent,  of  nickel.  The  establishment  pro- 
duces annually  S5,00Q  kilos,  of  concentrated 
nickel  matte,  containing  from  53  to  56  per 
cent,  of  nickel  and  24  to  27  per  cent,  of 
copper,  seven  per  cent,  of  iron  and  13  per 
cent,  of  sulphur. 

The  price  of  the  products  varies  accord- 
ing to  the  percentage  of  nickel.  The  ordi- 
nary matte,  containing  from  50  to  56  per 
cent,  of  nickel,  is  worth  6. 70  francs  the  kilo 
of  nickel.  Eor  example,  100  kilos,  of  matte 
of  54  per  cent,  is  worth  about  362  francs. 
For  a  60  per  cent,  matte,  the  price  is  about 
504  francs  for  100  kilos.    ' 

A  cobalt  and  nickel  company  in  Hungary 
exports  a  crude  product  containing  48  per 
cent,  of  nickel  and  cobalt  to  England,  to 
the  extent  of  1,000,000  kilos,  a  year,  (about 
2,200  tons.)  Further  details  are  not  of  suf- 
ficient interest  to  be  given  here. 

QUICKSILVER, 

The  finest  display  of  ores  and  the  metal  is 
made  by  the  Old  Almaden  mine  of  Spain. 
It  has  sent  twenty  or  thirty  solid  blocks  of 
cinnabar  more  than  a  foot  square.  This  ore 
is  of  finer  grain  than  ours  from  New  Alma- 
den, but  the  color  is  not  so  brilliant.  The 
Old  Almaden  ore  looks  more  like  the  red 
oxide  of  iron.  A  large  flask  of  native  quick- 
silver is  found  with  the  collection. 

Algeria  sends  some  very  large  masses  of 
ore  in  which  the  cinnabar  is  associated  with 
carbonate  of  lime,  very  much  as  in  our  Cali- 
fornia mines.  This  association  appears  to 
be  as  characteristic  of  cinnabar  as  that  of 
quartz  with  gold. 

Most  of  our  Calif ornia  localities  are  rep- 
resented, but  not  by  large  and  brilliant 
specimens.  I  am  told  by  a  Californian  who 
has  recently  returned  from  there,  that  the 
Old  Almaden  mine  is  worked  in  a  very  rude 
manner,  and  that  one  of  the  most  ancient 
single  acting  steam  engines  is  still  at  work 
there  raising  water. 

Paris,  Sept.  11th,  1867. 

*.— ^-^^  •*--«. 

[Entered  accordlne  to  Act  of  Concrcssln  the  year  1856.  bv 
P.  A.  Henine-,  in  tlie  Clerk's  Office  or  the  District  Court 
of  the  District  of  California.] 

Formation,  Distribution  and  Age  of 
Igneous  Bocks, 


Concluded  from  Page  274.] 

There  seems  to  have  been  three  of  the 
anticlinal,  or  volcanic  lines  or  ridges  run- 
ning nearly  parallel,  the  central  one  being 
the  present  summit  of  the  Sierra  Nevada, 
the  westerly  volcanio  axis  along  the  line 
from  Oroville  to  Folsom,  and  the  easterly 
anticlinal  line  running  in  a  northerly  and 
southerly  direction  from  Mount  Davidson, 
Nevada.  The  ore  in  the  newly  discovered 
mine  described  by  W.  T.  Bickard,  must 
have  been  erupted  at  a  period  when  the 
eastern  flank  of  Mount  Davidson  was  nearly 
if  not  quite  level,  for  the  limestone  which 
forms  a  part  of  the  vein  is  unquestionably 
a  deposit  which  was  formed  under  water. 
At  the  ancient  anticlinal  axis,  at  Folsom, 
the  stratum  of  decomposed  quartz  rests  upon 
the  hard  gray  granite,  and  dips  under- 
neath the  high  hills  east  towards  the  sum- 
mit of  the  Sierra  Nevada.  This  auriferous 
stratum  is  now  lower  than  tho  bed  of  the 
American  river,  but  the  granite  must  have 
been  above  water,  when  it  was  covered  by 
molten  quartz  of  the  manner  of  the  lavas 
of  a  later  period.  And  when  we  consider 
the  fact,  that  the  gold  in  this  deposit  is  not 
what  the  miners  term  "washed"  gold,  it  is 
impossible  to  conceive  how  the  quartz  found 


its  way  there  upon  that  ancient  anticlinal 
axis  in  any  other  manner.  Immediately 
overlying  is  a  marine  deposit  20  feet  in 
thickness,  and  along  the  same  axis  or  line 
at  Butte  Creek  is  another  similar  deposit, 
filled  with  molusca,.  At  the  beginning  of 
the  old  red  sandstone  period,  the  solid  crust 
of  the  earth  was  probably  about  15  miles  in 
thickness,  and  it  was  possible  for  a  syncli- 
nal line  to  be  no  farther  from  an  anticlinal 
axis  than  15  miles.  But  when  the  solid 
crust  had  increased  to  50  miles  in  thick- 
ness, the  synclinal  line  would  be  removed 
not  less  than  -50  miles  from  the  anticlinal 
axis.  Now  from  Folsom  to  Mount  David- 
son is  not  less  than  a  hundred  miles,  in  a 
direct  line.  Thus  it  will  be  seen  how  the 
original  flanking  anticlinal  lines  or  axis, 
each  50  miles  or  thereabouts  from  the  cen- 
tral anticlinal  axis,  might  become  syncli- 
nal lines,  during  the  process  of  the  up- 
heaval of  mountain  ranges,  in  consequence 
of  the  increased  thickness  of  the  earth's 
crust.  During  the  old  red  sandstone  pe- 
riod the  solid  crust  increased  to  about  25 
miles  in  thickness,  to  which  was  added  12 
miles  during  the  carboniferous  era.  The 
deposits  upon  these  ancient  anticlinal  lines, 
show  them  to  have  been  submerged  during 
the  upheaval  and  widening  of  the  Sierra 
Nevada.  This  period  of  submergence 
probably  began  in  the  carboniferous  era, 
and  continued  up  to  the  cretaceous  period. 
Thus  it  appears  that  the  changes  in  na- 
ture are  slow  and  uniform,  and  that  the 
great  forces  which  elevated  and  built  up 
extended  chains  of  mountains,  have  operated 
through  vast  periods  of  time.  When  the 
crust  of  our  globe  was  thin  and  unable 
to  support  elevated  mountains,  the  vast 
ocean  which  covered  the  whole  earth  was 
dotted  with  islands.  As  the  crust  gradually 
became  thicker  and  stronger,  some  of  the  low 
islands  disappeared,  while  others  grew  to 
extensive  tracts  of  land,  then  to  continents, 
diversified  with  hills  and  valleys,  and  vast 
ranges  of  mountains  were  built  by  repeated 
elevations  and  additions  on  sites  selected  by 
the  Great  Architect. 

I  am  well  aware  that  these  views,  respect- 
ing the  time  and  manner  of  the  upheaval 
of  extended  chains  of  mountains,  differsome- 
what  from  the  commonly  received  opinion. 
Agassiz  says  :    "It  is  in  accordance  with 
an  invariable  rule,  by  which  the  relative 
age  of  mountains  may  be  estimated,    that 
the  oldest  mountains  are  the'  lowest,  while 
the  younger  and  more  recent  ones  tower 
above  their  elders,  and  are  usually  more 
torn  and  dislocated  also.     This  is  easily  un- 
derstood when  we  remember  that  all  mount- 
ains and  mountain  chains  are  the  result  of 
upheavals,  and  that  the  violence  of  the  out- 
break must  have  been  in  proportion  to  the 
strength  of  resistance.     When  the  crust  of 
the  earth  was  so  thin  that  the  heated  masses 
within  easily  broke  through  it,  they  were 
not  thrown  to  so  great  a  hight,  and  formed 
comparatively  low  elevations,  such   as  the 
Canadian  hills   or  the   mountains   of  Bre- 
tagne  and  Wales.     But  in  later  times,  when 
young  and  vigorous  giants,  such  as  the  Alps, 
and  Himalayas,    or  later  still,    fhe  Eocky 
Mountains,  forced  their  way  out  from  their 
fiery  prison-house,  the  crust  of  the  earth 
was  thicker,  and  fearful  indeed  must  have 
been  the  convulsions  attending  their  exit." 
In  a  recent  lecture,  he  endeavors  to  show 
that  the   Bocky  Mountains  have  been  en- 
tirely upheaved  since   the   cretaceous   pe- 
riod.    Now  the  Bocky  Mountains  are  capped 
by  some  of    the  oldest  land,    the    gneiss 
formation  ;  huge  cones  of  granite  are  piled 
upon  them,  and  they  are  intersected    by 
veins  of  the  intrusive  rock  of  all  ages,  in- 
cluding metal-bearing  quartz,  showing  their 
structure  to  be  similar  to  that  of  the  Sierra 
Nevada.      He  evidently  errs  in  supposing 
their  upheaval   to  have  been  so  recent,  so 
violent  and  sudden,  when  he  only  produces 
evidence  of  their  recent  completion.     Then! 
the  rugged  and  torn  appearance  of   some 
mountains  is  more  due  to  the  refractory 
character  of  rock  composing  them,  than  to 
the  time  or  manner  of  their  upheaval.     It 
is  quite  true  that  when  the  crust,  of  our 
globe  was  thinner,  it  was  unable  to  support 
lofty  and   extended  chains  of  mountains  ; 
but  it  does  not  necessarily  follow  that  the 
building-up    process    of    such    mountains 
should  not  have  begun  with  the  earliest 
upheaval.  Futureexplorationswillshowthat  . 
there  are  other  tracts  of  land  on  the  North 
American  continent,  quite  as  anciently  up- 
heaved as  the  Laurentian  Hills  in  Canada. 

I  cannot  help  believing  that  Agassiz  and 
his  followers  attach  too  much  importance  to 
glacial  action.  They  advance  the  extraor- 
dinary theory  that  what  they  suppose  to  be 
glacier-marked  territory,  was  once  covered 
with  ice  a  mile  or  more  in  depth.  They 
speak  of  the  drift  period  as  if  it  belonged 


%ht  piuiug  and  ^mutifw  §to. 


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to  some  particular  age,  when  in  fact  it  in- 
cludes all  ages  since  water  rested  npon 
the  heated  surface  of  our  earth.  They  see 
drift  six  thousand  feet  up  the  side  of  a 
mountain  in  Maine,  and  arrive  at  the  ab- 
surd conclusion  that  Maine  was  at  one  time 
covered  with  ice  six  thousand  feet  deep. 
Now  there  aro  deposits  of  drift  at  a  greater 
altitude  on  the  Sierra  Nevada,  high  above 
the  present  water  courses;  yet  no  miner  who 
is  familiar  with  their  appearance  supposes 
their  origin  to  be  due  to  glacial  action,  from 
the  fact  that  they  present  every  indication 
of  hydrostatic  action.  To  account  for  such 
an  extraordinary  degree  of  frigidity,  they 
advance  the  idea  that  the  supposed  glacier- 
marked  territory  was  once  much  more  ele- 
vated than  at  the  present  time.  It  is 
not  probable  tho  intrusive  igneous  rocks, 
intersecting  such  torritoi-y,  will  present  any 
evidence  of  such  an  extraordinary  upheaval. 
On  the  ground  of  tho  ever-increasing  thick- 
ness of  tho  earth's  crust,  it  may  be  safely 
affirmed  that  the  average  hight  of  all  the 
mountains  upon  our  globe,  is  greater  to-day 
than  at  anv  former  period.  I  can  see  no 
evidence  that  the  temperature  of  our  earth 
was  ever  below  its  present  average.  In 
geological  time,  the  advent  of  mammels  is 
a  recent  occurrence,  a  fact  showing  the  at- 
mosphere to  have  been  loaded  with  poison- 
ous gases.  And  the  further  we  go  back 
into  primeval  time,  the  more  compound,  ex- 
tended and  dense,  must  have  been  the  at- 
mosphere, and  its  increase  in  apparent  heat 
according  to  well  known  laws,  would  cor- 
respond with  its  decreased  capacity  for  heat, 
consequent  to  its  greater  density. 

Kind  reader,  while  this  subject  affords  a 
field  of  research  to  the  man  of  science,  I  have 
endeavored  to  present  what  to  my  mind  ap- 
pears to  bo  the  plan  of  the  distribution  of 
igneous  rocks,  in  such  a  manner  that  all 
may  comprehend  it,  reserving  to  myself  only 
the  right  of  future  publication.  Comment 
and  suggestions  are  invited,  to  the  end  that 
if  the  theory  proposed  proves  to  have 
foundation  in  truth,  this  paper  will  be  re- 
published with  such  conditions  and  addi- 
tions as  further  research  and  reflection  may 
dictate. 


Extraction    of    Gold,    Silver    and 
Copper. 

We  quote  the  following,  as  the  conclusion 
of  the  chlorination  process  on  sulphurets, 
desoribed  and  illustrated  in  detail,  in 
Kustel's  new  work  on  Concentration  and 
Chlorination,  now  in  press,  and  shortly  to 
appear. 

Sulphurets,  or  ores  containing  sulphurets, 
cannot  be  treated  either  with  chlorine  or 
with  chlorureted  water  without  roasting,  no 
matter  how  fine  the  ore  may  be  reduced. 
Besides  the  great  quantity  of  chlorine  which 
would  be  consumed,  in  either  way,  by  the 
decomposition  of  sulphurets,  there  will  al- 
ways be  formed  some  chloride  and  sulphate 
of  iron,  both  of  which  precipitate  the 
chloride  of  gold,  if  such  should  be  formed, 
and  would  prevent  its  extraction.  If  there 
is  silver  present,  it  is  converted  into  a 
chloride,  and  this  is  also  the  case  with  the 
copper  ;  but  the  sulphur  must  be  driven 
out  before  the  chlorination. 

The  chloride  of  copper  is  soluble  in  water, 
and  can  be  leached  together  with  the  gold ; 
but  the  chloride  of  silver  remains  undis- 
solved in  the  residue  ;  it  is,  however,  solu- 
ble in  a  saturated  solution  of  common  salt. 
If,  therefore,  chlorine  is  conducted  through 
a  salt  solution,  to  saturation,  this  saturated 
solution  dissolves  gold,  silver  and  cop- 
per at  the  same  time,  if  the  ore,  containing 
such  metals  is  treated  therewith.  On  this 
principle  Patera  and  Eoeszner  subject  aurif- 
erous silver  ores  first  to  a  chloridizing 
roasting ;  the  roasted  ore  is  then  charged 
into  tubs  with  false  bottoms,  and  the  cold 
solution  of  saltandchlorine  added.  Silver  ore 
from  Arany-Idka  (Hungary),  treated  after 
this  method,  gave  93. 94  per  cent  of  silver, 
all  the  copper,  and  nearly  all  gold.  An  ex- 
periment on  five  tons  of  ore  gave  a  clear 
profit  of  seventy-five  florins,  compared  with 
the  amalgamation. 

Eoeszner  roasts  the  ore  with  salt,  extracts 
a  part  of  the  silver  by  Augustin's  method, 
with  a  hot  solution  of  salt,  and  treats  the 
residue  alternately  with  a  solution  of  salt  and 
chlorine,  and  hot  concentrated  solution  of 
salt  for  the  extraction  of  gold,  and  the  re- 
mainder of  the  silver. 

It  is  not  absolutely  necessary  to  roast  the 
ore  with  salt,  especially  if  the  copper  is  not 
regarded.  There  is  a  class  of  silver  ore 
found  in  considerable  quantities  in  Nevada, 
which,  treated  on  a  small  scale  with  chlo- 
rinated salt  solution,  gives  nearly  50  per 
cent,  of  its  silver,  without  roasting,  provided 
it  is  ground  very  fine.  The  ore  in  question 
is  principally  the  argentiferons  carbonates, 
containing  some  copper,  antimony  and  lead. 


It  has  a  greenish  or  black,  dull  appoarauce, 
generally  rich  in  silver — frequently occuring 
at  Blind  Springs,  Hot  Creek,  Humboldt, 
Loan  Pine,  and  in  Idaho.  There  is  also  a 
light  yellow  earthy  mineral,  in  the  form  of 
powder,  composed  principally  of  antimony, 
lead  and  silver,  (Pahranagat,  Arizoua,  etc.  ;) 
also  the  Stetefeldite  and  Partzite  (both  pro- 
bably the  same  mineral,  and  in  regard  to 
origin,  likely  connected  with  the  above 
named  carbonates. )  The  last  two  minerals 
are  greenish  black,  or  black,  with  a  peculiar 
horny  appearance,  and  also  rich  in  silver. 

In  treating  these  ores  without  roasting, 
besides  the  above  mentioned  proportion  of 
silver,  coppor  also  comes  into  the  solution. 
It  may  be  expected,  that,  operated  on  a  large 
scale  (the  ore  properly  ground,  for  instance, 
with  the  newly  constructed  Vamey's  quartz 
grinder),  a  more  favorable,  and  perhaps 
satisfactory  result  could  be  obtained,  with- 
out roasting,  thanexperimenting  on  ounces  ; 
but  a  calcination,  sufiieieut  to  drive  out  the 
carbonic  acid,  appears  advisable,  especially 
if  the  ore,  with  the  solution,  should  be  sub- 
jected to  a  slow  revolving  motion,  (in  a 
barrel)  whereby  the  evolution  of  carbonic 
acid  becomes  very  inconvenient.  A  proper 
furnace  might  be  sufficient  to  calcine  from 
ten  to  fifteen  tons  of  tho  named  ore  in 
twenty-four  hours. 

This  mode  of  extraction,  roasting  the  sil- 
ver ores  with  salt,  is  very  important,  on  ac- 
count of  tho  close  percentage  which  is 
obtained,  and.  also  for  the  reason  that  the 
copper  can  be  precipitated  in  metallic  con- 
dition by  itself,  at  the  same  time. 

The  precipitation  of  the  metals,  in  the 
solution,  after  leaching,  can  be  effected  in 
different  ways.  A  dilution  of  the  salt  leach, 
with  water,  produces  a  white  precipitate  of 
chloride  of  silver.  It  takes  about  twelve 
hours  for  all  the  silver  to  settle,  and  the 
fluid  to  become  clear,  ready  for  precipita- 
tion of  gold  by  sulphate  of  iron.  After  this, 
the  fluid,  when  clear,  is  conveyed  into 
tanks  containing  pieces  of  old  wrought  iron, 
for  the  purpose  of  precipitating  the  copper. 
This  is  the  cheapest  way  of  precipitation  ; 
but  the  further  reduction  of  the  chloride  of 
silver,  by  means  of  zinc  and  sulphuric  acid, 
is  troublesome,  and  it  might  be  preferable 
to  amalgamate  the  chloride  with  sodium, 
amalgam  and  iron  filings,  which,  according 
to  Professor  Wurtz,  is  performed  almost 
instantly.  Another  inconvenience  is  the 
quantity  of  water  required  for  the  precipi- 
tation of  the  chloride  of  silver,  amounting 
at  least  to  one  half  of  the  volume  of  the 
lixivium,  diluting  it  thus  too  much  for  the 
copper  precipitation. 

Sulphureted  hydrogen,  or  poly-sulphide 
of  sodium,  precipitates  silver  and  copper  to- 
gether, as  sulphides  ;  it  is,  therefore,  the 
most  proper  way  to  precipitate  the  gold  and 
silver  in  metallic  condition,  by  metallic  cop- 
per, and  then  both  the  dissolved  precipita- 
ting copper  and  that  from  the  ore,  by 
means  of  old  iron. 

It  seems  that  if  the  lixivium  should  not 
be  rich  enough  for  precipitation,  the  same 
could  be  saturated  again  with  chlorine  and 
applied  to  another  charge  of  roasted  ore. 
That  might  be,  perhaps,  repeated  even  after 
the  gold  and  silver  has  been  precipitated 
once  or  twice,  thus  considerably  diminish- 
ing the  expenses  of  extracting.  It  is  onlj' 
necessary  to  keep  the  solution  always  satur- 
ated with  salt  before  the  chlorine  is  intro- 
duced. In  order  to  utilize  the  chlorine 
(generated  according  to  Sec.  58)  to  the 
best  advantage,  the  salt  solution  must  be 
divided  into  many  chloridizing  vessels,  so 
that  the  chlorine  is  forced  to  pass  several 
times  through  the  fluid. 


Scientific  ftUsrctUMti. 


Flight  op  Birds — Ballooning. — The 
force  of  gravitation,  paradoxical  as  it  may 
seem,  is  really  the  very  force  which  makes 
flight  possible  ;  and  it  has  recently  been  re- 
marked as  very  singular,  how  completely 
this  fact  has  been  lost  sight  of  in  all  attempts 
to  iiarigate  tho  air.  A  bird  lighter  than 
tho  air,  at  the  surface  of  the  earth,  might 
float  in  that  medium  a  short  distance  above 
the  earth,  where  the  stratum  of  air  is  not 
so  dense  ;  it  might  move  along,  indeed,  with 
the  current  of  air  in  which  it  floats  ;  but 
any  effort  at  flight  would  be  awkward  in- 
deed— it  would  be  a  mere  awkward  flop- 
ping instead  of  tho  graceful  motion  of 
flight.  So  with  a  balloon.  To  navigate  the 
air  on  the  true  principle  of  the  flight  of  a 
bird,  the  machinery  of  the  balloon  must  be 
so  constructed  as  to  raise  it  long  before  it  is 
sufficiently  buoyant  to  float.  Again,  to 
navigate  with  wheels  or  sails,  as  a  boat,  the 
balloon  must  occupy  a  position  where  it 
will  encounter  either  two  elements,  or  one 
whore  the  same  element  presents  a  marked 
intermediate  line  of  great  difference  in  speci- 
fic gravity. 

All  attempts  at  ballooning  have  hereto- 
fore been  attempts  to  do  something  on  a 
principle  quite  diverse  from  any  natural  ac- 
tion. No  bird  is  ever,  for  an  instant  of 
time,  lighter  than  the  air  in  which  it  flies  ; 
if  it  was  it  would  be  as  powerless  for  flight 
as  a  balloon  ;  but  being,  on  the  contrary, 
always  heavier,  it  is  in  constant  possession 
of  a  force  (gravity)  capable  of  being  con- 
verted into  momentum,  and  therefore  able 
to  overcome  the  resistance  of  the  atmos- 
phere, or  even  a  moderate  gale  of  wind.  If 
ballooning  is  ever  made  practicable  for  mov- 
ing from  point  to  point,  at  will,  its  machin- 
ery will  be  employed  for  elevation  rather 
than  propulsion.  Gravitation  must  be  made, 
in  ballooning,  as  in  flying,  the  most  essen- 
tial part  of  the  process  available  for  the  ob- 
ject in  view. 


A  Boiling  Lake. — There  is  a  singular 
boiling  cauldron,  or  lake,  near  Humphreys 
Station,  in  Monitor  Valley,  Beese  River, 
which  is  said  to  be  well  worthy  of  a  visit. 
In  the  center  of  a  low,  round  hill,  composed 
of  sedimentary  matter,  there  is  a  natural 
bowl  about  seventy-five  feet  in  diameter,  and 
apparently  sixty  or  seventy  feet  in  depth. 
At  the  bottom  there  is  a  large  volume  of 
scalding  hot  water  constantly  in  active 
ebullition.  The  water  is  so  remarkably 
pure  that  a  stone  thrown  into  it  is  seen  des- 
cending with  a  slow  spiral  motion  to  a  great 
depth,  being  gradually  drawn  toward  the 
point  where  the  spring  seems  to  burst  from 
the  rocks  beneath.  The  lake  has  no  outlet, 
and  the  water  stands  at  about  20  feet  below 
its  banks. 


The  Friend  of  India  says  that,  owing  to 
the  heat,  half  the  engine-drivers  on  the  East 
India  Eailway  are  sick.  "  The  other  day, " 
it  adds,  "a  train  was  stopped  at  Hooghly 
with  the  stoker  dead  and  the  driver  dying." 

A  girl,  ten  years  of  age,  was  resuscitated 
at  Eumney,  Mass.,  twelve  hours  after  she 
was  supposed  to  have  been  drowned.  She 
did  not  regain  full  consciousness  for  more 
than  two  days. 


The  "Firm  Earth"  has  been  proven,  by 
unfailing  tests,  to  be  not  so  firm  after  all. 
It  is  now  considered  an  unsteady  base  for 
science.  Dr.  Eobinson  has  reported  to  the 
British  Association,  that  "he  found  the  en- 
tire mass  of  roek  and  hill  on  which  the  Ar- 
magh Observatory  is  erected,  to  be  slightly, 
but  to  an  astronomer  quite  perceptibly  tilted 
or  canted,  atone  season  of  the  year  to  the 
east,  at  another  season  to  the  west. "  And 
what  is  still  more  startling  to  the  astronom- 
ical world,  the  Greenwich  transit  instrument 
the  very  ark  of  the  covenant  of  scientific 
certainty  itself,  ,  has  wavered,  The  high 
priest  of  that  sanctum  sanctorum  of  science, 
Prof.  Airey,  the  Astronomer  Eoyal,  makes 
the  alarming  confession  as  follows  :  "While 
the  construction  of  this  instrument,  and 
the  modes  of  observation  with  it,  have  given 
a  warranty  such  as  the  world  never  pos- 
sessed before,  for  the  steadiness  of  the  in- 
strument and  its  adjuncts,  there  have  been 
instances  where  the  azimuth,  of  the  instru- 
ment, greatly  to  the  surprise  of  the  astron- 
omer, has  varied  four  seconds,  as  determined 
by  opposite  passages  of  the  polar  star." 
Mr.  Airey  has  no  other  way  of  explaining 
this  than  by  the  .supposition,  that  "the 
sound  and  firmest  earth  itself  is  in  motion." 
A  supposition  fatal  to  the  scientific  certainty 
of  observations  made  on  such  a  tremulous 
basis ;  for  if  the  whole  hill  on  which  Ar- 
magh Observatory  stands,  can  be  canted  to 
the  east  and  to  the,  west,  and  if  the  solid 
earth  at  Greenwich  has  been  detected  in 
wavering  four  seconds,  who  can  assume 
greater  stability  for  any  other  observatory? 
Or  who  can  tell  whether  such;  trepidations 
have  not  vitiated  the  most  far  reaching  ob- 
servation? It  is  only  occasionally  that 
siderial  rectifications  can  be  mode,  and  in 
all  intervening  hours  nobody  can  tell  how 
much  wavering  may  arise  from  the  secular 
and  magnetical  expansions  and  contradic- 
tions of  the  earth,  which  physical  geograph- 
ers assure  us  are  continually  active.  Yet 
Ave  are  asked  to  accept  visionary  theories  of 
the  formations  of  worlds,  based  on  observa- 
tions of  minute  angles,  where  the  error  of 
the  tenth  of  a  second  in  the  parallax  of  a 
distant  star  involves  an  error  of  distance  of 
thousands  of  millions  of  miles  !  The  whole 
modern  theory  of  the  lenticular  formation 
of  this  earth's  universe,  and  of  the  actual 
distances  of  the  fixed  stars,  has  absolutely 
no  broader  basis  of  observation  than  the  ac- 


curacy of  observations  of  the  sixtieth  or 
hundredth  part  of  a  degree.  What  then  ore 
we  to  think  of  the  scientific  certainty  of  ob- 
servations continually  exposed  to  such  dis- 
turbances and  jostlings. 

New  Meteoric  Theory. — Eichard  A. 
Procter,  an  astronomer  of  some  reputation, 
contributes  a  paper  to  the  last  number  of 
Temple  Bar,  which,  in  connection  with  the 
late  meteoric  shower,  has  special  interest. 
Ho  advances  tho  hypothesis,  which  he  states 
to  be  that  of  Adams,  Leverrier,  Schiaparelli, 
Weise,  and  many  other  eminent  astrono- 
mers, that  these  meteors  belong  to  the  trains 
of  comets.  The  evidence  upon  which  this 
is  based  is  as  follows : 

An  examination  of  a  small  comet  last 
year — Temple's  comet — by  means  of  a  speo- 
troscope  (which,  by  analyzing  tho  light 
emitted  by  a  luminous  body,  shows  to  some 
extent  of  what  that  body  is  composed), 
proved  to  the  satisfaction  of  astronomers 
that  the  nucleus  consists  of  incandescent 
vapor,  shining  by  its  own  light,  and  the 
coma  of  incandescent  solid  or  liquid  matter, 
or  more  probably  of  widely  dispersed  solid 
or  liquid  particles,  which  shine  by  reflect- 
ing the  sun's  light.  On  the  night  of  Nov. 
14th,  1866,  when  a  great  meteoric  shower 
took  place  in  Europe,  the  earth  was  near 
the  orbit  of  Temple's  comet.  And  it  has 
been  proved  by  laborious  calculations,  con- 
ducted in  different  ways  by  Adams  and  Lev- 
errier, that  the  path  round  the  sun  of  the 
meteors  seen  that  night  coincided  exactly 
■with  the  path  of  Temple's  conv.t  though 
that  comet  was  then  millions  of  miles  away. 
These  calculations  were  undertaken  and  con- 
ducted without  any  thought  of  the  result 
to  which  they  led.  The  paths  of  other 
showers  of  meteors  have  since  been  iden- 
tified with  the  orbits  of  other  comets,  and  i 
in  the  language  of  Mr.  Proctor,  '••  It  would 
seem  that  the  great  April  aerolite  shower, 
which  sends  down  solid  masses  upon  the 
earth  (of  which  four  are  known  to  have 
fallen  in  England  alone),  follows  the  path 
of  the  great  comet  of  1861. " 

From  this  it  is  concluded  that  comets  are 
followed  by  trains  of  cosmical  dust,  of 
which  the  tails  are  the  denser  part,  and  that 
the  tenuity  of  the  tails  is  due  to  the  wide 
dispersion  of  the  particles  composing  them. 

Analysis  of  Blister  Steel. — David 
Forbes,  F.  B.  S.,  has  communicated  to  the 
Chemical  News  the  results  of  his  analysis  of 
specimens  of  blister  steel,  which  will  be  ex- 
amined with  interest  because  analyses  of. 
such  steel  are  rare  and  seldom  found  in 
chemical  works.  The  per  cent  results  are 
as  follows :  Iron,  99. 116 ;  carbon,  combined 
0.627  ;  graphite  carbon,  0.102;  manganese, 
0.120;  silicon,  0.030;  sulphur,  0.005.  No 
trace  of  phosphorus  was  found,  although 
search  was  made  for  it  by  several  different 
methods. 

Molting  op  Fishes. — M  Baudelot,  in  a 
paper  read  before  the  French  Academy  of 
Sciences,  says  tubercles  are  often  observed 
on  the  sides  of  fishes,  accompanied  by  the 
falling  off  of  the  scales;  these  were  somet 
times  considered  a  characteristic  of  a  new 
species  of  fish.  They  are,  however,  peri- 
odical, and  found  only  at  certain  seasons  of 
the  year,  thus  constituting  a  true  molting. 

Anti-Incbustation  Solution. — To  pre- 
vent the  formation,  of  strongly  adhesive 
sediments  in  a  Bteam-boiler,  mix  125  kilo- 
grams of  ehrystallized  chloride  of  barium 
dissolved  in  50  of  water,  with  25  kilograms 
of  hydrochloric  acid  having  a  specific  gravity 
of  1.20 ;  apply  15  parts  by  measure,  of  this 
acid  solution  to  every  1,000  parts  of  water 
to  be  used  in  the  boiler.  . , 

Double  Sesqutchloride  op  Iron  and  So- 
dium.— F.  Landauer  has  produced  this  new 
compound  by  the  action  of  hydrochloric 
acid  on  artificial  ultramarine.  By  writing 
upon  paper  with  the  solution  and  afterward 
warming  it,  the  letters  become  black,  just 
as  in  the  case  of  some  sympathetic  inks,  but 
the  writing  does  not  disappear  by  the  action 
of  water. 

Bed  Lead. — Barton  produces  red  lead  by 
heating  the  oxide  of  lead  to  redness  with 
nitrate  of  soda,  or  by  heating  at  the  same 
temperature  a  mixture  of  1,894  parts  of  sul- 
phate of  lead,  665  parts  of  carbonate  of  soda, 
and  177  parts  of  nitrate  of  soda.  The  result- 
ing mass  is  to  be  washed. 

Bronze  and  Steel  Ordnance.  —  The 
French  Government  are  now  testing  guns 
having  an  interior  of  steel  and  exterior  of 
bronze.  It  is  supposed  such  cannon  com- 
bine the  maximum  of  wear  with  the  maxi- 
mum of  liability  to  explosion. 


WU  pittmg  m&  gtimtifk  ^tm. 


New  Patents  and-  Inventions. 

Under  this  heading  we  shall  mention,  from  week  to  week 
as  occasion  may  demand  New  and  Important  Inven- 
tions: also,  the  List  of  Patent  Claims  recently  issued  from 
the  U.  S.  Patent  Office  to  inventors  on  the  Pacific  Coast, 
and  other  Patent  Issues  which  we  deem  ol  local  in- 
terest to  readers  on  this  side  of  the  Continent  Most 
Patents  on  this  coast  are  secured  ihrouith  the  WINING 
"AND  SCIENTIFIC  PRESS  PATENT  AGENCY.  We  are 
prepared  to  oblaln  from  Washington,  with  despatch, 
copies  of  anv  Patent  issued. 

JRECENT  INTENTIONS. 

A  New  Needle. — Messrs.  G.  A.  Lloyd 
and  S.  Titlow,  of  this  city,  have  recently 
invented  a  needle  which  may  be  employed 
lor  making  sails  or  for  common  sewing  pur- 
poses. It  is  round  like  the  common  needle, 
but  the  eye  is  placed  at  a  distance  of  one- 
fourth  the  length  of  the  instrument  from  its 
heel.  The  object  of  this  construction  is  to 
give  ample  leverage  to  the  thimble  or  palm 
to  put  the  loop  of  the  thread  through  the 
cloth.  A  groove  extends  from  the  eye 
around  the  heel  of  the  needle,  so  as  to  take 
in  the  thread  or  twine,  and  enable  it  to 
readily  follow  the  point.  Capt.  Lloyd  is  a 
sailor,  and  was  led' to  this  invention  by  a 
practical  knowledge  of  the  difficulty  attend- 
ing the  roping  of  sails  and  other  heavy 
work.  The  change  in  the  sail  needle  from 
its  triangular  shape  to  that  of  a  round  shaft 
is  to  prevent  the  cutting  of  the  cloth,  which 
is  so  apt  to  follow  the  course  of  the  present 
instrument.  The  round  shaft  leaves  a  hole 
•which  more  readily  closes  up,  tightly,  upon 
the  thread  than  does  the  angular  hole  ;  and, 
for  that  reason,  is  especially  preferable  for 
use  in  making  hydraulic  hose,  etc.  The 
ladies,  we  opine,  will  encounter  less  of  the 
breaking  of  needles  when  they  are  made 
after  this  patent  than  when  made  as  at 
present,  so  that  the  indentation  of  the  thim- 
ble comes  in  direct  contact  with  the  portion 
weakened  by  the  punching  of  the  eye.  This 
is  the  only  important  improvement  which 
has  been  made  in  the  form  of  the  common 
sewing  needle,  for  aught  we  know,  since 
Eve  first  used  the  instrument  for  sewing  fig 
leaves.  We  trust  the  inventor  will  find  it 
as  profitable  as  did  Howe  in  his  sewing  ma- 
chine needle. 

New  Davit  Hook.— More  lives  at  sea 
have  been  lost  by  parties  trying  to  unhook 
the  davit  hooks  of  small  boats,  lowered  dur- 
ing storms,  than  in  any  other  way,  not  tak- 
ing into  consideration  fires  and  wrecks.  Our 
friend,  Mr.  Jos.  Condon,  says  the  Meadow 
Lake  Sun,  has  invented  a  new  way  of  fasten- 
ing the  hooks,  which  is  extremely  simple, 
and  which  works  well  in  all  respects.  By 
the  Condon  fastening  both  hooks  can  be 
easily  unhooked  at  the  same  instant  and 
with  perfect  safety.  It  seems  strange,  after 
seeing  this  new  arrangement,  that  the  like 
has  not  been  thought  of  before.  Had  the 
hook  been  in  use  years  ago,  thousands  of 
lives  might  have  been  saved. 

A  New  Gate  is  on  exhibition,  in  model, 
at  the  Merchants'  Exchange,  recently  in- 
vented by  Smith  &  Hudson.  In  place  of 
opening  outward,  and  swinging  on  hinges 
from  the  gate  post,  this  gate  raises  up,  on 
the  principle  of  the  toy  used  by  our  grand- 
mothers, and  known  as  "lazy-tongs."  The 
pickets  work  on  screws,  and  when  the  gate 
is  pushed  up,  which  movement  is  facilitated 
by  a  heavy  weight  at  one  end  of  the  upper 
horizontal  bar,  the  pickets  fall  together, 
and  the  whole  affair  assumes  a  vertical  po- 
sition, folding  upon  itself,  and  standing 
close  up  to  the  post  on  which  it  is  hung. 
The  idea  is  a  novel  one,  and  many  advant- 
ages are  claimed  for  it  over  the  old  style. 
The  same  was  on  exhibition,  of  full  size,  at 
the  recent  State  Eair,  in  Sacramento,  where 
it  elicited  much  consideration. 

patents  recently  issued. 
70,256. — Means  fob  setting,  purling,  and 

reefing  Sails. — Charles  Peterson,   San 

Francisco,  Cal.  : 

I  claim,  1st,  The  within-described  mode 
of  setting,  furling,  and  reefing  sails  from 
the  deek  of  a  vessel  by  means  of  the  swivel- 
booms,  D,  swivels,  G,  H,  and  ropes  or 
chains,  1,  2,  3,  &,  5,  6,  7,  and  8,  substan- 
tially as  described, 

2d,  Setting,  furling,  and  reefing  stay-sails 
and  jibs  by  rolling  them  on  the  stay,  sub- 
stantially as  described. 

3d,  Setting,  furling,  and  reefing  the  upper 
.SGiHare  sails  from  the  deck  by  means  of  two 
■sets  of  ropes  or  chains  only,  operating  to- 
gether with  the  swivel-booms,  I),  substan- 
tially as  described. 

4th,  A  swivel  boom,  around  which  the  up- 
per square-sails  are  rolled  or  furled,  sub- 
stantially as  described. 
"£th,  An  india-rubber  cap,  P,  on  the  end 
of  fixe  rotating  spar,  for  the  purpose  and  in 
the  inanner  setfortli, 

6th,  TJje  swivel,  D,  provided  with  friction 


balls,    substantially  as  described,   for  the 
purpose  specified. 

7th,  An  india-rubber  roller  over  the  peri- 
phery of  a  sheave,  substantially  as  and  for 
the  purpose  described. 

8th,  A  stay  for  ship  sails  constructed  of 
metal  links,  substantially  as  described. 

9th,  The  combination  of  the  swivel,  H, 
link,  I,  and  swivel,  G,  substantially  as  de- 
scribed, for  the  purpose  specified. 

10th,  The  india-rubber  covered  rollers,  g 
and  g',  in  combination  with  the  india-rub- 
ber covered  boom,  E,  substantially  as  and 
for  the  purpose  described. 

11th,  The  guide-rope,  5,  in  combination 
with  the  courses,  substantially  as  and  for  the 
purposes  described. 

70,321. — Apparatus  foe  reducing  Quick- 
silver Ores. — Joseph  C.  Coult,  San  Fran- 
cisco, Cal.  : 

I  claim,  1st,  The  fire-chambers,  B,  B,  ore- 
chambers,  C,  C,  and' vapor-chamber,  D,  ar- 
ranged together  and  with  a  steam- tank  above 
them,  as  and  for  the  purposes  set  forth. 

2d,  The  arrangement  of  the  pans  within 
the  chamber,  D,  with  alternate  spaces  be- 
tween their  sides  and  the  walls  of  the  cham- 
bers, as  and  for  the  purpose  set  forth. 

3d,  The  silvered  wire  screens,  c,  c,  c,  in 
the  condensing^flue,  E ",  used  as  and  for 
the  purpose  set  forth. 

4th,  The  arrangement  of  the  flues,  H,  H', 
H",  water- tanks,  I,  and  partitions,  J,  J, 
substantially  as  and  for  the  purpose  set 
forth. 

5th,  The  arrangement  of  the  steam-pipe, 
F,  and  its   orifice,  KV,  with  the  orifice,  K, 
for  creating  a  draught,  as  and  for  the  pur- 
pose set  forth. 
70,354.— Bo at-det aching  Tackle. — Charles 

Peterson  and  Charles  Gunner,  San  Fran- 
cisco, Cal. : 

We  claim,  1st,  The  rods,  C,  attached  to 
the  bottom  of  a  boat,  their  upper  ends  being 
free  and  provided  with  loops,  c,  substan- 
tially as  and  for  the  purposes  described. 

2d,  The  sleeves,  I),  D',  on  the  rods,  C, 
substantially  as  and  for  the  purposes  de- 
scribed. 

3d,  The  rods,  B,  B',  pivoted  as  described, 
in  combination  with  the  rods,  C,  sleeves,  D, 
D',  and  ropes  b  and  d. 

4th,  The  roller  or  drum,  e,  pivoted  in  a 
slot  in  a  thwart  or  cross-board  and  provided 
with  a  lever,  f,  substantially  as  and  for  the 
purposes  described. 

5th,  The  detaching  device  consisting  of 
the  rods,  B,  B',  and  C,  sleeves,  D,  D', 
ropes  b  and  d,  and  roller  or  drum,  e,  pro- 
vided with  a  lever,  J,  and  pivotted  in  a 
slotted  thwart  or  board,  substantially  as  de- 
scribed. 


New  Incorporations. — Articles  of  incor- 
poration have  recently  been  filed  in  the 
County  Clerk's  office  in  this  city  as  follows: 

California  Mutual  Life  Insurance  Co. 
San  Francisco.  Nov.  16th.  Capital  stock, 
$100,000,  with  a  Guarantee  Fund  of  $250,- 
000;  1,000  shares,  $100  each.  Trustees: 
David  Stern,  Thomas  H  Selby,  L.  Sachs, 
John  F.  Miller,  J.  Mora  Moss,  William  C. 
Ralston,  Oliver  Eldridge,  Eugene  Casserly, 
Joseph  A  Donahue,  Myles  D.  Sweeny  and 
Orville  C.  Pratt. 

University  Homestead  Association. — 
San  Francisco.  Nov.  20th.  Capital  stock, 
$136,400 ;  341  shares,  $400  each.  Trustees: 
L.  L.  Bobinson,  J.  Babcock,  T.  B.  Lewis, 
J.  F  Michel  and  O.  S.  Hatch. 

Election  of  Officers. — At  a  meeting  of 
the  Stockholders  of  the  Bay  View  Home- 
stead Association,  held  on  the  19th,  the  fol- 
lowing officers  were  elected.  Trustees :  Asa 
B.  Wells,  Henry  B.  Forester,  Arthur  B. 
Stout,  William  H  Bryan,  Henry  O.  How- 
ard, Joseph  De  Forest  and  William  A. 
Woodward.  Silas  Selleck,  President ;  Hen- 
ry A.  Crane,  Vice-President ;  Henry  F. 
Williams,  Treasurer;  A  S.  Gould,  Secre- 
tary. 

Confidence  S.  M  Co. — San  Francisco. 
Nov.  8th.  Trustees,  A.  E.  Head,  Wm.  S. 
Head,  Geo.  W.  Beaver,  B.  E.  Morrow  and 
Frank  Levington.  A.  E.  Head,  President  ; 
B.  Wegener,  Secretary ;  Charles  Foreman, 
Superintendent. 


Moore's  Friction  Hoist.  —  We  would 
call  the  especial  attention  of  merchants  and 
miners  to  the  advertisement,  in  another  col- 
umn, of  "Moore's  Friction  Hoist" — one  of 
the  best  inventions  of  the  kind  extant.  We 
shall  give  an  illustrated  description  of  it  as 
soon  as  the  necessary  engravings  can  be 
prepared. 

Picnics. — All  ia  search  of  health,  pleasure,  or 
recreation,  will  find  Woodward's  Gardens  one  of 
the  most  desirable  places  of  resort  this  side  the 
garden  of  Eden. 


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I4vi3-iamtf 


Oar  Patent  Ag:eacy. 

The  Patent  Agency  of  the  Mining  and  Scikntipic  Press 
has  been  signalized  with  remarkable  success  during  the 
past  two  years.  The  importance  to  the  inventive  genius  of 
this  coast  of  a  thorough  and  reliable  agency  forthesolicita" 
tion  of  Letters  Patent  from  the  United  States  and  foreign 
Governments  cannot  be  over-rated, and  the  Proprietors  of  the 
Press,  feeling  the  responsibility  which  rests  upon  them,  and 
the  reward  which  must  follow  the  faithful  performance  of 
their  trusts,  will  take  care  to  afford  inventors  every  advan- 
tage to  be  secured  to  them  through  a  competent  and  re- 
sponsible agency  upon  this  coast. 


Life  Insurance— The  Money  Drift. 

Editors  Alta— Sirs:— I  read  in  your  issue  of  the  11th,  a 
very  important  statistical  paper,  compiled  by  you  from  the 
Federal  revenue  returns,  which  proves  the  astounding  fact 
that  the  distant  Life  Insurance  Companies  plying  in  Cali- 
fornia through  "Agents,"  draw  away  nearly  one  million 
dollars  per  annum. 

The  drain  under  this  head,  as  you  state  it,  amounts  to— 

Year  ending  1st  Anpust,  1865 1 $496,239 

Year  ending  1st  August,  1S67 «■..;, 877,26* 

And  as  wo  write  the  drain  increases  and  must  be  now 
near  a  million  a  year— to  be  a  million  and  a  half  next  year, 
and  so  on. 

And  you  naturally  ask  with  surprise  why  this  matter  has 
not  been  taken  in  hand  by  some  of  our  enterprising  insur- 
ance men,  so  as  to  arrest  the  flight  of  a  moiety  at  least  of 
this  enormous  drain. 

I  think,  airs,  your  question  is  well  put,  and  though  my 
hands  are  full,  I  am  yet  willing  to  step  forward  and  assume 
some  of  the  responsibility  and  hear  some  of  the  preliminary 
expenses  of  forming  such  a-  Company. 

When  you  reflectisirs.that  thlsmillion  dollars  a  year  isear- 
rled  over  land  and  sea,  thousands  upon  thousands  of  miles, 
to  places  where  it  is  lent  out  by  distant  Managers  and  Di- 
rectors to  their  manufacturing  and  commercial  friends 
around  them,  at  fivepcr  cent,  per  annum,  while  our  merchants 
and  manufacturers,  who  urs  to  compete  with  these,  have  to  pay 
fifteen  per  cent,  per  annum  for  money  [we  supply  them  with 
the  golden  weapons  to  heat  usj  you  will  then  conceive  the 
magnitude  of  the  injuries  effected  by  the  sapping  and  min- 
ing operations  ot  those  distant  Insurance  Companies.  The 
money  which  must  drain  away,  day  by  day,  steamer  after 
steamer,  from  our  people,  will.if  not  stopped,  impoverish  this 
country  quite  as  much  as  if  it  were  conquered  by  a  foreign 
power  and  held  in  perpetual  tribute.  A  million  a  year,  by 
compound  interest,  will  be  ten  millions  in  Ave  years,  twen- 
ty millions  in  ten  years,  forty  millions  in  fifteen  years, 
eighty  millions  In  twenty  years,  one  hundred  and  sixtymil- 
lions  in  twenty-five  years,  three  hundred  and  twenty  mil- 
lions in  thirty  years!  I  will  admit  that  the  ordinary  per- 
centage of  deaths  on  a  business  of  thirty  years  will  effect  a 
drawback  of  one-third  of  the  income,  which  in  thirty 
years  we  will  put  at  one  hundred  millions..  Notwithstand- 
ing this,  if  we  go  on  at  our  present  scale  of  draining,  we 
shall  in  thirty  years  lose  by  the  insurance  operation  two 
hundred  millions  of  dollars!  But  our  drain,  if  we  don't 
stop  it,  will  not  stand  at  one  million  a  year;  it  will  increase 
year  after  year  from  one  millicn  a  year  to  two  millions  a 
year,  which,  by  my  foregoing  computation,  would  in  thirty 
years  foot  up  to  four  hundred  millions  I  What  it  would 
amount  to  in  sixty  years  I  leave  to  oilier  calculators.  In 
round  numbers,  I  should  guess  It  would  come  to  the  full 
number  of  dollars  equaling  the  national  debt  of  the  United 
States  I 

Now,  sirs,  I  care  not  whatmay  be  said  of  me  by  critics  or 
jealous  opponents,  some  of  whom  cannot  see  farther  lh»n 
their  own  noses.  I  announce  myself  as  ready  to  make  ah 
effort  to  stop  this  drain,  and  I  bold  every  man  who  co-oper- 
ates with  me  a  benefactor  of  his  adopted  country. 

Let  the  capital  of  a  Local  Life  and  Health  Insurance  Com- 
pany be  one  hundred  thousand  dollars  to  begin,  in  shares 
of  one  hundred  dollars  each.  I  shall  cheerfully  take  the 
names  of  co-operators  in  a  book  opened  this  day,  in  the  of- 
fice of  the  California  Building  and  Savings  Bank,  Collfor 
nia  street,  for  that  purpose . 

I  remain,  your  obedient  servant, 

Thomas  Moom:y, 
Building  and  Savings  Bank,  California  street, 

Novemberl2th,  1897.  20vl5-iw 


Market  Street  Homestead  Association.— J.  S.  Luty,  Sec- 
retary- Office,  305  Montgomery  street,  corner  of  Pine,  San 
Francisco.  2vl5 


Business  Notice.— Mr.  A.  T.  Dewey,  of  this  journal,  con- 
templates a  visit  of  several  months  in  the  Atlantic  States,  a 
portion  of  which  time  he  will  spend  in  Washington,  New 
York  and  Boston.  Any  of  our  Eastern  friends  who-  wish  to 
communicate  with  him,  for  business  or  other  purposes,  will 
address  their  letters  to  "  Westfleld,  Mass." 


Jacob  Shew,  Pioneer  Photographer,  612  Clay  street,  north 
side,  four  doors  above  Montgomery,  (late  315  Montgomery 
street,)  takes  all  kinds  of  Photographs  in  the  best  style  of 
the  Art.  He  would  invite  especial  attention  to  the  new 
'  Cabinet  Photographs,"  which  he  is  taking  to  perfection. 
lOvUtf 


Secretaryship  tor  Mining  Companies.— A  gentleman  of 
education,  ability  and  experience,  is  desirous  of  procuring; 
a  position  as  Secretary,  or  Assistant  Secretary,  in  some 
good  Mining  Company.  Has  most  unexceptionable  refer* 
ences.    Address  "SECRETARY."  at  this  office.        6vl5tf 


Save  Your  Teeth.— Do  not  have  them  extracted 
without  first  consulting  a  good  Dentist.  The  lossis  irrepar- 
able, and,  In  many  instances,  unnecessary.  DR.  BEERS, 
corner  of  Pine  and  Kearny  streets,  makes-  a  specialty  of 
filling  the  fangs  of  dead  Teeth,  and  building  op  broken 
crowns  with  puke  gold — thus  restoring  them  to  their  origi- 
nal1 usefulness  and  beauty. 

a&~  Cal!  and  examine  the  work.  Finest  quality  of  arti- 
ficial work  also  manufactured-  i&via  tr 


American  and  Foreien  Patent*.— Letters  Patent 
lor  Inventors  can  be  secured  in  the  United  States  and  foreign 
countries  through  the  Mining  ahd  Scientific  Press  Patent 
Agenct.  TVe  offer  applicants  reasonable  terms,  and  tbey 
oan  zest, assured  of  a  strict  compliance  with  our  obligations, 
and  a  faithful  performance  of  all  contracts.  For  reference, 
we  wiljfuraisb  the  names  of  numerous  parties  for  whom 
we  have  obtained  patents  during  the  past  two  years. 


Administrator's  Sale. 

NCTICE  IS  HEREBY  GIVEN,  THAT  IN  PURSUANCE 
of  the  order  of  the  Probate  Conrt  of  the  City  and  County 
of  San  Franeisco,  in  the  State  of  Ca'ifnrnia,  made  on  tha 
twenty-first  dav  of  November.  A.  D.  1R67,  in  the  matter  of 
the  estate  of  HENRY  GANAHL,  deceased,  the  undersigned. 
Administrator  of  said  estate,  will  sell  at  public  auction,  to 
the  highest  bidder,  for  cash  in  hand,  in  one  parcel,  and  sub- 
ject to  confirmation  bv  said  Probate  Court,  on  MONDAY, 
the  sixteenth  day  of  December,  A.  D.  1867,  at  twelve  o'clock 
M.,atthc  auction  rooms  of  Maurice  Dore  &  Co.,  No.  327 
Montgomery  street,  in  said  City  and  County,  all  the  richt, 
title,  interest  and  estate  of  the  said  intestate  at  the  time  of 
his  death,  and  all  the  right,  title  and  interest  that  the  said 
estate  has,  bv  operation  of  law  or  otherwise,  acquired  other 
than  or  in  addition  to  that  of  the  said  intestate,  at  the  time 
of  his  death,  in  and  to  all  that  lot.  piece  or  parcel  of  land, 
situate,  iving  and  being  in  the  said  City  and  County,  and 
bounded  and  described  as  follows,  viz:  Commencing  on  the 
southerly  line  of  Bush  street,  distant  137  feet  B  inches  west- 
erly from  the  southwesterly  corner  of  Bush  and  Hyde 
streets;  thence  running  westerly  on  said  sou therly  fine  of 
Bush  street  137  feet  6  inches;  thence  at  right  angles  south- 
erly 137  feet  6  inches;  thence  at  right  angles  easterly  137 
feet  5  inches;  thence  at  right  angles  northerly  137  feet  6 
inches,  to 'the  souihcrly  line  of  Bu-h  street,  the  point  of 
commencement,  being  5u-vara  Lot  No.  1,367. 

ANDREW  D.  SMITH, 
Administrator  of  the  estate  of 

Henry  Ganahl,  deceased. 
Dated,  NoTembcr  21, 1867.  21vl6-4w 


©h*  pining  and  gtimti&it  §xt$$. 


325 


"Weekly  Stock  Circular. 

Or  Associated  Brokers  of  the  8.  F.  Stock  and  Exchange  Board. 


San  Francisco.  Satckdw  Mooning, 
Nvvumbcr  a,  1«7. 


City    Stocks. 


Tho  transactions  in  city  shares  during  the 
post  week  have  been  confined  to  a  limited  num- 
ber of  companies  ;  however,  the  sales  have  been 
unusually  large,  San  Francisco  Gas  stock  shows 
an  improvement,  several  hundred  shores  realiz- 
ing $66@67  per  share.  Pacific  Insurance  stock 
sold  at  $115,  this  being  the  ruling  rate  during 
tho  past  few  months.  At  tho  close  we  note  the 
sale  of  twenty  shares  Oakland  Railroad  stock 
at  $60  per  share. 

"U'itbin  the  period  under  review,  Spring  Val- 
ley Water  stock  was  disposed  of  to  an  unusually 
large  extent,  and  under  a  very  material  decline. 
During  the  previous  week  no  sales  were  effected 
in  the  Board,  and  on  the  4th  instant  we  have 
the  record  of  120  shares  being  sold  at  §66,  while 
during  the  present  week  upwards  of  1,500  shares 
were  sold  within  a  range  of  $65@,60,  closing  at 
$60  50,  under  an  apparently  better  feeling.  On 
the  street  this  decline  is  attributed  to  various 
causes,  viz  :  the  incorporation  of  the  San  Fran- 
cisco Water  Works,  a  company  recently  organ- 
ized to  bring  water  from  the  Pescadero  Creek  to 
the  Canada  Raymundo,  and  from  thence  to  the 
city ;  and  that  the  company  will  cease  paying 
dividends  for  the  present.  On  the  other  hand 
we  learn  that  all  the  works  of  this  company  are 
in  a  sound  condition,  and  that  they  have  suffi- 
cient funds  on  hand  to  pay  the  dividend  as 
usual,  but  it  is  yet  premature  to  know  whether 
the  Trustees  will  so  declare,  or  whether  they 
will  deem  it  advisable  to  place  the  amount  so 
required  to  the  construction  fund. 

The  California  Mutual  Life  Insurance  Com- 
pany was  recently  incorporated  under  the  names 
of  more  than  fifty  of  our  leading  moneyed  citi- 
zens. The  capital  stock  is  fixed  at  $100,000, 
together  with  a  Guarantee  Fund  of  ¥250,000, 
divided  into  1,000  shares  of  $100  each.  The 
Board  of  Trustees  is  composed  of  the  following 
persons  :  David  Stern,  Thomas  H.  Selby,  L. 
Sachs,  John  F.  Miller,  J.  Mora  Moss,  William 
C.  Ralston,  Oliver  Eldridge,  Eugene  Casserly, 
Joseph  A.  Donohue,  Myles  D.  Sweeney,  and 
Orville  C.  Pratt 

We  note  considerable  sales  of  Legal  Tender 
Notes  at  71%®71%,  and  71%  seller  30. 

Mining   Share   Market. 

During  the  past  week  the  mining  share  market 
acquired  more  strength,  and  the  list  exhibits 
considerable  improvement  over  the  transactions 
of  the  previous  week.  The  information,  as  a 
whole,  is  of  a  favorable  nature,  and  the  indica- 
tions are  that  a  still  greater  advance  will  ensue. 
No  unusual  excitement  prevails  ;  the  speculative 
feeling  is  less  urgent,  and  altogether  the  market 
is  more  healthful. 

Crown  Point— advanced  to  $622  50  early  in 
the  week,  declined  to  $590,  lose  to  $665,  then 
sold  at  $595,  and  closed  yesterday  at  $620.  The 
drifts  on  the  700-foot  level— the  south  drift  being 
opened  132  feet,  and  the  north  drift  142— have 
passed  through  much  quartz  with  considerable 
pay  ore,  but  the  "pay  "  continues  so  scattered 
that  it  requires  close  sorting  to  obtain  any  mar- 
gin of  profit.  The  south  drift,  on  the  600-foot 
level,  continues  to  look  welL  We  have  no 
change  to  note  in  the  other  levels.  About  sixty 
tons  of  ore  are  daily  extracted  from  the  mine, 
showing  an  average  yield  of  about  $30  per  ton. 

Chollar-Potosi— sold  within  a  range  of  $128 
@138,  and  closed  at  $131.  The  ore  extraoted 
during  the  week  ending  Nov.  15th,  amounted 
to  1, 636  tons,  of  which  amount  the  Piute  Switch 
Station  yielded  969  tons.  So  far  as  we  can  judge 
from  the  present  developments  this  amount  will 
not  be  increased  during  the  subsequent  week. 
In  the  new  shaft  the  drift  south  and  west  from 
the  fifth  station  is  in  120  feet,  and  running  in 
hard  rock;  the  north  drift  runs  in  clay.  The 
ore  slip  of  Nov.  19th,  shows  that  258^  tons  of 
ore  were  delivered  to  five  different  mills. 

Hale  &  Norcross — has  been  well  maintained 
at  about  $800  per  foot,  a  few  feet  having  sold 
at  $825  s  15,  closing  at  $800  s  30.  The  new 
shaft  is  now  of  sufficient  depth  to  open  the  new 
station,  which  is  150  feet  below  the  780-foot 
level,  making  it  the  930-foot  level,  and  from 
which  point  they  are  about  ready  to  drift  The 
liabilities  of  this  company  amounted  to  $90,000 
on  the  first  instant,  and  it  is  believed  that  the 
yield  of  the  present  month  will  be  equal  to  the 
expenses.     The  ore  averages  $30  75  to  the  ton. 


Gocxd  &  Ccrby— is  dull,  opening  at  $350 

seller  30,  declining  to  $320,  and  closing  on 
Thursday  at  $325.  We  have  nothing  new  from 
this  mine  during  the  period  under  review. 

Yellow  Jacket— exhibits  a  steady  advance 
from  $380  to  $415  s  3,  closing  at  $407  50.  An 
assessment  of  $100  per  loot  was  levied  on  the 
15th  instant  Our  information  from  this  mine 
is  meagre.  The  shaft  is  nearly  200  feet  in  depth 
toward  the  new  level,  requiring  about  two  hun- 
dred feet  more  before  the  new  station  will  be 
opened. 

Savage— has  met  with  largely  increased  sales 
during  the  past  week,  upwards  of  3,000  feet 
having  changed  hands,  opening  at  $107  seller  3, 
advancing  to  $110,  receding  to  $100,  then  sell- 
ing at  $103  50,  and  closing  at  $107  50.  The 
amount  and  approximate  value  of  the  ore  ex- 
tracted during  the  past  five  weeks  compare  as 
follows : 

Tima.  Value  per  Ton. 

November  16th 1,626  $36  20 

NovemberSth 1,706  3S  M 

November  2d 1,021  33  80 

Octnber26th 1,921  38  .« 

October  19th 1.944  39  90 

The  north  mine,  on  the  third  station,  pro- 
duced 676  tons  of  this  amount,  and  from  the 
south  mine,  same  level,  352  tons ;  the  north 
mine,  on  the  seventh  level,  yielded  410  tons. 
A  telegram  of  the  22d  instant  states  that  the 
fourth  station  shows  no  change.  The  east  cut 
from  the  south  winze,  on  the  third  station,  is 
said  to  be  improving  — "  all  ore  in  the  face. ' ' 
The  Potosi  winze,  which  is  about  twenty  feet  in 
depth,  is  reported  to  be  improving  on  the  east 
side.  These  developments  give  considerable 
encouragement  as  to  the  future  of  the  mine,  the 
stock  in  the  meantime  having  acquired  a  better 
tone. 

Imperial— has  been  less  active,  but  has  been 
well  sustained,  improving  from  $153  to  $162, 
receding  to  $155  buyer  3,  then  selling  at  $159@ 
157  50,  and  closing  at  $162.  The  bullion  re- 
turns from  the  Rock  Point  mill,  during  the  cur- 
rent month,  show  a  yield  of  $23,033,  against 
$16,984  same  time  hi  October.  The  Gold  Hill 
Mill,  owing  to  repairs  early  in  the  month,  has 
not  yet  reported,  and  the  first  clean-up  will  be  -in 
place  of  the  second  return,  which  is  shortly  ex- 
pected. Both  mills  usually  make  three  "clean- 
ings "  during  the  month,  and  are  now  in  good 
running  order. 

Kenttjck — rose  from  $132  to  $159,  receded  to 
$147  50,  and  closed  at  $142.  The  receipts  of 
bullion  by  this  company  from  the  1st  to  the  16th 
instant  amounted  to  $22,463,  against  $24,807 
same  time  previous  month.  It  will,  however, 
be  remembered  that  the  returns  for  October  in- 
cluded three  days  of  the  present  month. 

Amadoe— was  in  the  market  at  $200  seller  30. 
It  is  believed  that  the  bullion  yield  will  reach 
$40,000  during  the  present  month  ;  so  far  the 
receipts  amount  to  $19,500.  Owing  to  the  les- 
sened expense  during  the  current  month,  it  is 
expected  that  a  larger  dividend  will  be  paid  the 
next 

Gold  Hill  Quartz— is  in  better  request,  ad- 
vancing from  $95  to  $105  seller  3,  and  closing 
at  $116.  The  290-foot  level  continues  to  yield 
well,  and  from  the  154-foot  level  a  small  quantity 
of  good  ore  is  regularly  obtained.     A  dividend 

is  anticipated  in  December Overman  sold 

at  $44@50,  and  closed  at  $49.  The  ore  taken 
from  the  east  drift,  on  the  300-foot  level,  is  not 
so  good  as  formerly. 

Alpha— sold  at  $450  seller  30 Empibe 

uniformly  at  $175 Ophie  at  $60@64  seller 

30,  and  closed  at  $67  50 Confidence  was  in 

the  market  at  $35  seller  3 Sieeka  Nevada 

rescinded  the  assessment  of  $4  per  share  levied 
on  the  13th  instant 

The  aggregate  sales  of  Stocks,  Legal  Tender 
Notes,  etc. ,  at  the  regular  sessions  of  the  Board 
since  Saturday  last,  amounted  to  $1,090,660. 
The  sales  in  the  open  sessions  amounted  to 
$234, 167,  showing  a  combined  aggregate  to  date 
during  the  past  week  of  $1,324,827. 


Nova  Scotia  is  talking  saucy,  because  she 
has  been  forced  into  the  "Dominion"  ar- 
rangement against  her  wishes.  Her  remon- 
strances not  having  been  heeded,  the  papers 
say :   "The  people  will  see  what  is  the  next 

step  to  take?" 

^-*«-^^— »-»  ■— 

_  Henry  H.  Haight,  Governor  of  Califor- 
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[Compiled  for  every  Issue,  from  advertisements  in  the 

Ml.tlNG  AND   SCIENTIFIC   PRESS   fill  J  Ol  111?  r    Sail 

Francisco  Journals.] 

Comprising  the  Names  of  Companies,  District  or  Count) 
of  Location;  Amount  and  date  of  Assessment;  Date  of 
Meeting;  Day  of  Delinquent  Sale;  and  Amount  and  Time 
of  Payment  of  Dividends. 

DAT  DAT 

DELINQUENT.      OF  SALE 
Ancient  River  Channel,  N<'v.  co  ,  Nov 22,  $2. Dec  27— .Inn  13* 

Amiidur  Go.(  dividend)  i&  per  share Payable  Nov  9 

Adi-lla,  Sierra  co..  Nov  2,  { I i Dec  1— Dec  23» 

Bullion,  Storey  co.,  Nev.  Oct  22,  $10.. Payable  immediately 
Cherokee  Flat  Blue  Gravel  Co  ,  Nov  12,  $5.... Dec  t&Wan  3 

Cordillera.  MexlflO.OcI  li,  %\ Nov  29— Dec  16* 

Cambridge.  Urnas  Valley,  Oct  8.  $20 Nov  15— Dec  3 

Chlplunena,  Sonora.  Mexico,  Oct  21,  $5 Nov  22— Dee  9# 

Crown  Point,  Storey  co,  Oct  12.  $25. Nov  13— Nov  26 

Chalk  Mount..  Nevada  co,  Uct.8.  SI  50  5U..Nov.  11— Nov.  25* 

Chollar-Potosi,  Storey  co..  Nov..  dlv.  $25 Payable  Oct  15 

Crown  Point. 'Ncv  dividend  $80 Payable  May  15 

Ethan  Allen.  Lander  en.,  Nov.,  Sept  30,  $1... Nov  5— Dec  2* 

Empire  M.  A  M.,  Ncv.,  dividend  $6 Payable  May  15 

Fogus  M   AM.,  Amador  co,  Nov  4,  $5 Dec  5— Dec  21 

Pogus  M.  A  M.  Co Annual  Meeting  Nov  28 

Golden  Rule,  TuolnmnoOo.dlv.  50c  5*  sh...Pavable  Oct.  26* 

Great  Central.  Arizona,  Sept  30,  $1 Nov*—  Nov  25» 

Gold  Quarry,  Placer  co..  Sept  19,  S2U Oct  23-Nov  25» 

Gold  HII1QM  AM-dividend,  $15 Payable  Aug  15 

Hanscom  Copper.  Del  Norte  Co Annual  Meeting  Dec  21* 

Hale  A  Norcross Atiminl  Meeting  Nov  27 

Hanncom,  Del  Norte  co.,  Nov  1,  15c Dec  10—  Dec  2l» 

Hale  A  Norcross.  Virginia Special  Meeting  Nov  27 

Hope  Gravel.  Nev  co  .  Cal  .  Sept  13,  $1.  ...Nov  6— Nov 25" 
Hale  &  Norcross,  Virginia,  Nev.,  dlv.  $125... Payable  Sept  15 

I.  X.  L..  Alolnc  co.,  Oct  18.  $1 Dec  16— Jan  22" 

Imperial,  Virginia,  Nev.,  dlv.  $m Payable  July  15 

Jeffersonlan  M.  A  M.,  Nov  2,  $3.50 Dec  9— Dec  28 

Josephine  Quicksilver,  San  Luis  Obispo,  dlv,  $2 July  8 

RTcarsurjre,  Inyo  co Meeting  Nov  28 

Kcntuck,  dlv.,  $7  50  per  share Payable  Nov  9 

Lady  Bell,  Del  Norte  co.,  Oct  24, 15c Nov  26- Dec  16* 

Mount  Tenabo,  Lander  co.,  Nev. ..Annual  Meeting  Nov  28* 

Mount  Tenabo,  Lander  Co.,  Nov  8.  $1.50 Dec  12— Dec  31* 

Morning  Star,  Alpine  co.,  Aug  6,  $2 Sept  9— Sept  30 

North  Star,  Lander  co.,  Nev.,  dividend Pavable  Nov  16 

North  Star,  Lander  co.,  Nev..  Sept  19,  $20 Nov  20— Dec  7* 

Nucstra  Senora,  Mex.,  Oct  21,  $1 ....Nov  30— Dec  23* 

Oxford  Beta,  Esmeralda,  Nev.. Nov  18, 50c... Dec  26— Jan  16* 

Ophir,  Storey  co.,  Nev.,  Sent  27,  $3 Nov  12— Nov  W 

Old  Colony,  Austin,  Nev.,  Sept  28,  $3 Nov  2— Nov  25* 

Patroclna  A  Dolores,  Mex.,  Nov  8, $2 Doc.  12— Dec  30 

Quail  Hill  .V.  A  W.  Co Annual  Meeting  Nov  23 

Santiago,  Sliver  City Annual  Meeting  Nov  26 

Seaton,  Amador  co  ,  Nov.  21,  $150 Dec  28— Jan  18* 

Sierra  Nevada,  Slorey  co.,  Nev.,  Nov  13,  $4... Dec  17— Jan  4 

Savage,  Virginia,  Ncv,  dividend Payable  Nov  7 

Santiago,  Silver  City,  dividend Pavable  Nov  8 

Snjthia  Cons..  Tuolumne  co  ,  Nov  7,  5lJu Dec  7— Dec  23* 

Shoshone  S.  M.,  dividend,  $2  per  share Payable  March  14 

Rattlesnake,  Yuba  co.,  Oct  17,  $1 Nov  21— Dec  9* 

Whitman,  Lyon  co  ,  Nov.,  Oct  31,  $1.50 Dec  2— Doc  23* 

Yellow  Jacket. Storey  co.,  Nev,  Nov  15,  $100.. Dec  16— Jan  15 
Yellow  Jacket,  Gold  Hill,  dlv.  $75  sh Payable  July  10 

"Those  marked  'with  an  asterisk  (*) are  advertised  In  this 
ournal. 


Latest  Stock  Prices  Bid  and  Asked, 

s.  f.  stock  jni)  exchange  board. 

Friday  Evening,  Nov.  22,  1867. 

MISCELLANEOUS  STOCKS-  Sid.     Askd. 

United  States  7  3-loths  Bonds,  June  Issue $  78  79 

Legal  Tender  Notes 7I?£  72J£ 

California  State  Bonds,  7s,  1S57 92>j  95 

San  Francisco  Bonds.  Ills,  1851 100  102 

San  Francisco  City  Bonds,  6s.  1855 80  9fi 

San  Francisco  Ctiy  and  County  Bonds,  6s,  185H.  75  80 

San  Francisco  City  and  Co.  Sch'i  B'ds,  7s,  1866.  80  — 

San  Francisco  Cltv  and  Co-  Bonds,  7s,  1862 80  84 

San  Francisco  City  and  Co.  Bonds,  7s,  1864 81  84 

San  Francisco  City  and  Co  Bonds,  7s,  1665 80  84 

San  Francisco  City  and  Co.  Jurig.  Itds.  7s,  1863.  80  84 

San  Francisco  City  and  Co.  Judg.  Bds,  7s,  lSt'rf.  80  ?4 

Sacramento  City  Bonds 22Jtf  25 

Sacraincnio  County  Bonds,  6* -. 68  70 

Marysville  Bonds,  10s 75  85 

Stockton  City  Bunds 70  85 

Yuba  County  Bonds,  10s 75  95 

Santa  Clara  Count v  Bonds,  7s 75  8(1 

Butte  County  Bonds,  10s,  I860 70  73 

San  Mateo  County  Bonds,  7s —  85 

Oalilornia  Steam  Navigation  Co 77  78M 

Sprint:  Valley  Water  Co 60  6U>£ 

State  Telegraph  Co 30  31 

CAS  COMPANIES. 

San  Francisco  Gas  Co 66  67 

Sacramento  Gas  Co 6ti>£  70 

RAILROADS. 

Sacramento  Yalicy  Railroad , —  — 

San  Fraucisco  and  San  Jose  Railroad..........  40  45 

Oinulbus  Railroad tit  62 

Ceniral  Railroad 47  48 

North  Beach  and  Mission  Railroad 63  KS% 

Front  Street,  Mission  and  Ocean  Railroad 11  12 

llAMilMi  INSTITUTIONS. 

California,  Loan  and  Savings  Society.. —  — 

Bankot  Pacific  Accumulation  Loan  Society..  —  — 

The  Bank  of  California    145  — 

INSURANCE  COMPANIES. 

Firemans'  Fund  Insurance  Co 

Pacific  Insurance  Co 

San  Francisco  Insurance  Co 

Merchants'  Mutual  Marine  Insurance  Co.. 

California  Insurance  Co 

Union  I nsurancc  Co 

California  Home  Insurance  Co 

Home  Mutual  Insurance  Co 

Occidental  Insurance  Co 

National  Insurance  Co 


.    110  115 

—  100 

.    375  400 

.  1000  1300 

82>£  85 

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HINING  STOCKS— WASHOE   DISTRICT. 


Alpha 

Baltimore  American 

Belcher 

Bullion.  O.  H 

Crown  Point 

Con  fldcucc 

Chollar-  Potosi 

Dancy  

Exchequer 

Empire  Mill  and  Mining  Co.. 

Gould  A  Curry 

Hale  A  Norcross 

Imperial. 

Lady  Bryan _ 

Ophir * 

Overman 

Savage  

Sierra  Nevada 

Yellow  Jacket 

Golden  Rule,  Calllornla 


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Wholesale  'Pi-lee*. 

Friday,  Nov.  22,  1867. 

Flour,  Extra,  $  bbl $7  00  @$8  00 

Do.    Superfine 6  50  ®  7  00 

Corn  Meal,  ^  100  lbs 2  50  @  3  00 

Wheat,  ft 100  lbs.... 2  25  @  2  50 

Oats,  %  100  lbs »  75  @  1  80 

Barley,  $  100  lbs 1  75  @  1  85 

Beans,  frlOolbs 2  50  ©3  50 

Potatoes,  ft  100  lbs I  00  @  1  50 

Hay. ft  ton 20  "0]    ©25  00 

Live  Oak  Wood,  ft  cord 9  00  ©10  00 

Beef,  extra,  drossed,  ft  ft 9  @     10 

Sheep,  on  foot 3  00  @  4  00 

Hogs,  on  foot,  ©ft i*  @       *% 

Hogs,  dressed,  &  ft ©       7>J 

GROCERIES,  ETC. 

Sugar,  crushed,  $  ft 14J£  @     14^ 

Do.    China 12  @     — 


Coffee.  Costa  Rica.  %1  lb 20W 

Do.  Rio 20 

Tea.  Japan,  $fi> 65 

Do.  Green 60 

Hawaiian  Rice,  ^  lb 9 

China  Rlce.plft 6 

Coai  Oil,  ^  callon 48 

Dandles,  $  ft 20 

Ranch  Butter,  %*lb 36 

Isthmus  Butter.  '&  ft 15 

Cheese.  Calllornla,  %*  lb 18' 

Errs,  »  dozen 62j£ 

Lnnl,  r»  lb 10 

Bam  .mi!  Bacon,  V  ft 13 

Shoulders,  %i  ft 10 

.Retail  Price*. 

Butter,  California,  fresh.  SA  ft 60 

do.      pickled,  a  lb 25 

do.      Oregon.  $  ft 15 

do.      New  York,  $  lb 35 

Cheese,  $  ft 20 

Honey,  ft  ft 30 

Errs,  «  dozen _ 

Lard,  ^  ft i2Ji 

Hams  and  Bacon,  a  lb 20 

Cranbcrrlpfl,  "&  gallon 1  OO 

Potatoes,  Sib 2 

Potatoes,  bweet,  ^1  ft 3 

Tomatoes,*  lb a 

Onions,  B  ft 3 

Apples.  No.  I,  iK  ft 4 

Pears,  Table,  fift 5 

Plums,  dried.  |*  ft 13 

Peaches,  dried,  ^  ft 11 

OraiiRcs,  f,  dozen 50 

Lemons,  $  dozen 75 

Chickens,  nnlcce 75 

Turkeys,  $  ft 20 

Soap,  Pale  and  O.  O 7 

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San  Francisco  Metal  Market. 

PRICKS  FOR  INV01CI8. 

Jobbing  prices  rule  from  ten  to  fi/Uen  per  cent,  higher  than  th4 
foltoieing  quotations. 

Friday,  Nov.  22, 1867. 

Iron.— Dnty:  Pig,  $9  per  ton ;  Railroad,  file  ^  100  lbs;  Bar, 
IQItScB  ft;  Sheet,  polished.  3c  a  lb;  common,  HiaiJic 
$>.  ft;  Plate,  Ifcc  $  ft;  Pipe,  l^c  ft  ft;  Galvanized,  2£c 
ft  ft. 

Scoich  and  EnRllsh  Pig  Iron  ft  ton < @$35  n) 

White  Pig  ft  ton 38  00    ©  40  00 

Refined  Bar,  bad  assortment  ftft —  03    @ 

Refined  Bar,  good  assortment,  ftft —  03i£@ 

Boiler,  No.  1  to  4 —04%© 

Plate,  No.  6  to  9 —  04s@  —  05 

Sheet,  No.  10  to  13 —  04^@ 

Sheet,  No.  14  to  20 , —  05    © 

Sheet,  No.  24  to  27 ~0h    ® 

Copper.— Duty :    Sheathing,  3?Vac  ft  ft ;  Pig  and  Bar,  2^c  ft  ft 

Sheathing,  ftft —  34    @ 

Sheathing,  Yellow  —  22    ©  —  23 

Sheathing,  Old  Yellow —  II    © , 

Bolts —  22    ©  —  23 

Composition  Nails —  22    ©  —  23 

Tin  Plates.— Duty:  25ft  cent,  ad  valorem. 

Plates,  Charcoal,  IX,  ft  box 12  50    @  13  00 

Plates,  I  C  Charcoal 12  00    ©  12  Ml 

Roofing  Plates 12  00    @  12  50 

Banea  Tin.  Slabs.ft  lb.. —  29    @  —  30 

Pteel.— English  Cast  Steel,  ft  ft —  12j£@  —  15 

Quicksilver.— «  ft © 

Zinc— Sheets,  ftft ©  —  11 

For  local  use @  —  60 

Lead— Plg.ftft -     7&9  —    S 

Sheet —  10    © 

Pipe —  11    © 

Bar —   9    @—    9>J 

Borax.—  California,  ft  ft —  20    @  —  23 


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mines  mentioned. 


CALIFORNIA. 

Amador  County. 

Ledger,  Nov.  16th :  A  party  of  Austrians 
have  a  very  rich  discovery  of  quartz  on 
Jackson  Creek,  near  the  Indian  raneheria, 
about  two  miles  above  this  place.  They 
have  done  but  little  work  on  it,  but  the 
rock  is  represented  as  being  extremely  rich. 
One  piece,  about  the  size  of  a  goose  egg, 
produced  810  in  free  gold. 

The  extensive  frame  for  the  new  hoisting 
works  at  the  Coney  &  Bigelow  mine  is  now 
up,  and  the  workmen  are  enclosing  it.  All 
of  the  machinery  is  expected  here  to-day. 

The  Golden  Eagle  Will  soon  resume  work 
tinder  a  new  superintendent,  and  try  the 
.  value  of  a  different  kind  of  amalgamating 
from  those  formerly  used. 
Calaveras    County. 

Mokelumne  Hill  Chronicle,  Nov.  16th: 
For  the  past  few  weeks  there  has  been  an 
unusual  excitement  in  regard  to  quartz  in 
this  vicinity.  The  whole  region  of  country 
hereabouts  is  alive  with  anxious  seekers 
after  leads,  and  in  most  instances  the  "voy- 
ages of  discovery"  have  been  crowned  with 
success.  The  first  check  which  the  spread- 
ing disorder  received  in  this  vicinity,  was 
administered  by  Alexander,  Seavers  &  Co. 
They  purchased  the  old  Eich  Gulch  claim, 
and  without  making  any  fuss  about  it, 
erected  a  10-stamp  mill  and  commenced 
crushing.  Our  citizens  looked  on  with 
arms  folded.  At  the  expiration  of  a  few 
months  they  have  paid  for  their  machinery, 
all  the  expenses  of  working  the  mine,  and 
have  the  snug  little  sum  of  $8,000  in  bank. 
Mokelumne  Hill  opened  its  eyes  and  wig- 
gled. A  short  time  since  it  transpired  that 
a  company  of  capitalists  had  purchased  an 
extension  of  their  lead,  paying  a  round  sum 
for  it  as  it  was— totally  undeveloped.  Mokel- 
umne Hill  shivered  with  excitement  Since 
then  every  quartz  vein  within  a  radius  of 
five  miles  of  town  has  been  located,  and 
work  commenced  in  earnest.  The  company 
■which  purchased  the  extension  of  the  Eich 
Gulch  claim — Staples,  Norton  &  Co. — are 
making  preparations  for  the  erection  of  a 
20-stamp  mill. 

The  name  of  Cat  Camp  has  been  changed 
to  Frankfort.  The  reports  in  relation  to  the 
extent  and  richness  of  the  mines  are  flatter- 
ing in  the  extreme. 

Prof.  Blake,  after  visiting  the  mines  at 
Angels,  Murphys,  West  Point,  and  in  this 
vicinity,  says  that  he  thinks  Calaveras  will 
yet  rank  among  the  first  counties  in  the 
State  for  gold  bearing  quartz. 

San  Andreas  Regvtier,  Nov.  16th :  From 
every  direction-  we  learn  of  the  success  of 
miners,  who  have  started  upon  veins  and 
commenced  crushing  the  quartz  in  arastras  ; 
some  of  them  actually  making  money  from 
the  surface  down.  The  success  of  such 
quartz  workers  as  Mr.  Bovee  of  Angels,  and 
Dr.  Southwell  of  Carsons,  has  established 
■  beyond  a  doubt  the  existence  of  lodes  in  the 
vicinity  of  these  places,  of  the  best  paying 
character  in  the  State.  While,  in  the  vicin- 
ity of  El  Dorado,  West  Point,  Mokelumne 
Hill,  San  Antone,  Indian  Creek,  Eailroad 
Flat,  Murphys,  Fourth-Crossing,  Jenny 
Lind,  Campo  Seco,  and  San  Andreas,  the 
prospects  are  all  flattering. 

A  correspondent  at  El  Dorado,  writes :  It 
is  evident  that  none  believe  our  mines  are 
played  out,  and  I  would  not  be  surprised  if 
we  should  do  better  this  winter  than  we  did 
last  I  notice  that  work  is  being  resumed 
on  several  claims,  which  have  lain  idle  for 
two  or  three  years. 

The  Mokelumne  Hill  Ditch  Co.  at  Ca- 
manche,  are  progressing  rapidly  with  their 
extension  from  Camp  Seco,  to  Frankfort  and 
Haightville;  very  soon  there  will  be  an 
abundance  of  water  in  these  camps.  Pros- 
pecting since  the  late  rains  has  commenced 
in  good  earnest. 

Contra  CowtEt  County. 

Gazelle,  Nov.  11th  :  The  Central  Coal  Co. 
are  about  resuming  work.     They  expect  to 
ship  during  the  winter  from   800  to   1,000 
tons  per  month. 
Kern  County. 

Havilah  Courier,  Nov.  16th  :  Dropping  in 
at  the  Havilah  Assay  Oifice  we  saw  three 
gold  bricks  from  the  St.  John  mine,  marked 
Havilah— W.  H.  Mead— gold— fine.  684  ozs., 
149.84—155.01—130.85,  making 435. 70  ozs., 
footing  up  in  value  the  snug  little  sum  of 
86,316.13.  Also  a  gold  bar  from  the  New 
York  Co.,  valued  at  §1,600.  The  St.  John 
bullion  was  from  158  tons  of  rock,  and  they 
have  600  tons  at  the  dump  of  the  same  kind, 
with  quartz  en'ottiih  in  sight  to  keep  them 
running  for  two  years,  that  prospects  (squally 
as  well. 


Kevada    County. 

Transcript,  Nov.  14th :  On  Tuesday  even- 
ing a  big  strike  was  made  in  the  Buckeye 
claim,  near  the  Oriental  mill,  on  Deer  Creek, 
and  it  is  estimated  that  $3,000  in  gold  was 
thrown  out  by  a  single  blast  The  Oriental 
mill  and  Buckeye  mine  were  recently  pur- 
chased by  Mr.  Kittz  and  others  of  San  Fran- 
cisco. Some  12  years  ago  a  rich  pocket  was 
found  in  the  ledge,  but  when  last  worked  it 
was  not  a  paying  enterprise.  The  new  com- 
pany went  to  work  immediately  and  suc- 
ceeded in  making  this  rich  striked 

Nov.  15th:  Yesterday  a  wagon  passed 
through  this  place  having  on  a  boiler  weigh- 
ing 9,575  pounds,  designed, for  the  Grizzly 
mine,  which  is  located  at  Devil's  Canon, 
near  the  Magenta  flume. 

Nov.  16th :  A.  Hamlin,  John  Snyder  and 
E  Mellin  struck  a  rich  quartzledge  in  Pleas- 
ant Valley  last  week.  The  ledge  was  found 
in  a  ravine  which  empties  into  the  creek, 
and  on  the  surface  decomposed  rock  was  ob- 
tained which  prospected  $2.50  to  the  pan. 
The  ledge  is  two  and  a  half  ft.  thick  and  the 
rock  contains  a  large  quantity  of  free  gold. 
The  parties  after"  striking  this  ledge  located 
a  claim  of  1,200  ft,  levied  an  assessment  of 
$20  to  the  share,  and  are  now  sinking  a  shaft 
upon  the  ledge. 

The  Eocky  Bar  mines  in  Washington  dis- 
trict have  been  impeded  in  work  by  the 
breaking  of  a  ditch  in  the  Yuba,  but  they 
have  repaired  damages,  and  there  is  every 
prospect  that  the  rich  mines  in  the  vicinity 
will  yield  abundantly.  Considerable  atten- 
tion is  being  given  to  quartz  mining,  and 
some  fine  ledges  are  being  worked  along 
the  banks  of  the  Yuba. 

The  Scandinavian  Company  of  Pleasant 
Valley  are  getting  out  timbers  for  an  S-stamp 
mill,  and  preparing  to  run  the  tunnel.  The 
mine  looks  as  well  as  ever.  Preparations 
are  being  made  to  work  the  northern  exten- 
sion of  this  mine. 

Nov.  17th :  A  few  months  since  a  gravel 
mining  claim,  located  on  the  Eidge,  was 
purchased  by  a  gentleman  for  $9,000.  He 
sold  it  recently  for  $12, 500,  and  after  the 
first  run  of  twelve  days  the  purchaser  took 
out  $4,500  in  gold. 

Grass  Valley  National,  Nov.  13th :  Colonel 
O'Conner  is  making  preparations  to  erect  a 
mill  on  the  O'Connor  lead,  situate  on  Union 
Hill.  A  quamity  of  rock  from  the  Burdett 
mine,  Union  Hill,  is  now  being  crushed  at 
the  mill  of  Messrs.  Baton  &  Son. 

Nov.  14th:  Another  lot  of  specimens, 
valued  at  $500,  were  taken  from  the  Drome- 
dary ledge  last  night. 

The  new  hoisting  and  pumping  machinery 
of  the  Eureka  mine  is  completed  and  ready 
for  operation,  and  consists  of  two  substan- 
tial engines  of  30-horse  power  each,  with 
all  the  latest  improvements. 

Gazette,  Nov.  14th :  We  saw  yesterday  at 
the  Union  Hotel,  some  very  rich  quartz  from 
the  Buckeye  ledge,  situated  a  short  distance 
above  Willow  Valley.  The  ledge  is  owned 
by  James  Kitts,  and  was  purchased  by  him 
about  two  months  ago,  together  with  the 
Oriental  mill  and  other  property,  from  a 
New  York  Co.  The  specimens  shown  us 
yesterday  are  very  rich,  the  gold  being  visi- 
ble in  every  piece,  and  containing  besides  a 
large  proportion  of  good-looking  sulphurets. 
The  ledge  is  about  three  feet  in  width,  is 
situated  at  the  junction  of  the  granite  and 
slate,  and  as  yet  has  been  opened  to  a  depth 
of  only  a  few  feet  Mr.  Kitts  is  now  having 
rock  taken  out  for  crushing,  and  will  soon 
test  it  by  mill  process. 

Excelsior.  —  Meadow  Lake  Sun,  Nov. 
16th :  The  rock  in  the  Kentucky  mine  looks 
splendidly.  It  is  of  the  same  character  as 
that  of  the  U.  S.  Grant,  and  fully  as  rich. 
Extensive  machinery,  including  hoisting 
works  and  mill,  will  be  put  upon  the  claim 
in  the  spring.  By  that  time  the  mine  will 
be  fully  developed,  and  will,  doubtless, 
prove  as  rich  a  gold  lode  as  there  is  in  the 
State.  The  mine  can  be  cheaply  worked 
and  the  ore  is  very  rich. 

Owing  to  the  water  from  the  surface,  pro- 
duced by  thelate  storm,  work  was  suspended 
on  the  shaft  of  the  U  S.  Grant  mine  for 
several  days.  As  fine  looking* ore  as  can  be 
seen  in  the  bottom  of  this  shaft.  The  mine 
promises  to  be  one  of  the  most  valuable  on 
the  coast. 

We  saw  several  days  ago  an  enormous 
prospect  from  rocktaken  from  the  Pine  Tree 
ledge.  The  quartz  vein  is  from  12  to  20 
inches  wide  and  is  very  rich.  The  claim  is 
being  prospected  by  a  shaft  which  is  down 
about  35  ft. 

Pluoer  County. 

Dutch  Flat  Enquirer,  Nov.  16th:  The 
Yuba  ditch  is  running  1,400  inches  of  water 
at  present,  and  three  or  four  claims  are 
working  day  and  night  at  Canon  Creek  and 
Gold  Eun. 

The  You  Bet  correspondent  writes:  At 
present  there  are  five  mil^ls  for  crushing 
cement  run  by  water  power  on  Brown's  Hill 
and  Wilcox  Eavine.      Mr.  A.  Neece,  of  the 


firm  of  Neece  &,  West,  at  Brown's  Hill,  the 
owners  of  one  of  the  richest  claims  on  the 
Blue  Lead,  has  purchased  the  old  Cozzens 
&  Garber  steam  mill  and  mine,  on  Missouri 
Canon,  between  this  place  and  Eed  Dog,  for 
the  sum  of  $12,000.  The  old  and  well 
known  Brown  claims,  on  Wilcox  Eavine,  are 
still  paying  well.  Mr.  G  S.  Brown,  the 
present  owner,  has  been  working  them  con- 
stantly, night  and  day,  taking  out  from 
$1,500  to  $2,000,  with  an  average  expense 
of  $400  per  week.  Yesterday  I.  was  shown 
in  this  claim  some  of  the  richest  cement  I 
ever  saw,  and  from  all  appearances  there 
was  plenty  of  it. 

Auburn  Stars  and  Stripes,  Nov.  13th :  An- 
other ledge,  or  an  extension  of  either  the 
Green  Emigrant  or  Black ,  ledge,  has  been 
discovered  and  partially  opened,  between 
the  two  latter  named  companies.  The  new 
company  is  known  as  the  North  Star  Co. 
The  ledge  has  been  sunk  upon  to  the  depth 
of  20  ft.,  at  which  depth  they  find  a  width 
of  14  ins.  of  conglomerate  similar  to  the 
Green  Emigrant  and  Black  ledges.  From 
this,  they  obtain  a  yield  of  from  10  to  20 
cents  per  pah  of  loose  free  gold,  without 
crushing.  The  rock  is  apparently  very 
rich.  They  have  sent  500  lbs.  below  for 
crushing.  Allowing  nothing  for  the  rock 
when  crushed,  the  free,  panable  gold  will 
alone  make  the  discovery  a  valuable  and 
important  one.  '  Messrs.  McLaughlin  & 
Lowery  are  engaged  on  another  claim  in 
the  same  neighborhood,  which  promises  as 
well  or  better  than  the  North  Star. 

The  Colfax  correspondent  of  the  Placer 
Herald  says :  The  rains  within  the  last  few 
days  have  brightened  the  prospects  of  the 
miners  in  the  surface  diggings  ill  this  vicin- 
ity. Several  parties  who  have  been  engaged 
in  throwing  up  dirt  for  the  last  six  months 
have  been  able  to  wash  some  of  it,  and  the 
result  has  been  all  that  could  be  anticipated. 
Walker  &  Co.  washed  up  the  dirt  that  has 
been  taken  from  one  of  their  side  drifts,  and 
the  average  will  be  about  $14  per  day.  Dil- 
lon &  Co.  have  disposed  of  their  claim  for 
$300.  Abanathy  is  making  preparations  to 
work  his'  claim  on  an  improved  plan.  The 
mines  at  Burnt  Flat  are  receiving  the  atten- 
tion of  the  miners  in  this  vicinity ;  in  fact 
all  the  surface  diggings  in  this  section  of 
the  county  promise  to  yield  from  $8  to  $20 
per  day  to  the  man.  The  quartz  prospect- 
ing is  looking  up.  Eich  discoveries  have 
been  made  near  the  Big  Hill.  TheBising 
Sun  have  erected  machinery  on  their  mine, 
and  anticipate  to  do  good  work  soon.  _  The 
Mountain  View,  which  has  lain  still  for 
some  time,  is  about  to  be  prospected  in  a 
manner  creditable  to  the  owners. 

Fluvnas     County. 

The  Taylorville  correspondent  of  the 
Quincy  National,  of  Nov.  9th,  says :  Chero- 
kee Flat,  or  Caledonia,  is  one  of  the  liveliest 
places  in  the  county.  Over  100  men  are  at 
work  there. 

The,  Golden  Gate,  Lone  Star  and  Bull 
Frog  mills  have  stopped  running  for  a  short 
time.  Work  has  also  been  susrjeuded  on 
the  Cosmopolitan  mine  at  Genesee. 

Sliastn,    County. 

Courier.  Nov.  16th :  L.  Wellendorf  is  in 
possession  of  some  very  rich  specimens  of 
silver  rock  from  the  Crystal  ledge.  The 
Bullion  Co.  have  100  tons  of  rock  laying  at 
their  claim.  This  rook  is  estimated  to  be 
worth  from  $50  to  $75  per  ton. 

Several  good  paying  claims  are  reported 
on  Arbuckle.  The  Parks  brothers  have 
lately  erected  a  hydraulic  apparatus  on 
their  claim  and  expect  to  take  out  a  large 
amount  of  gold  during  the  coming  winter. 

Sierra    Cotxnty. 

Downieville  Messengei;  Nov.  16th :  We 
recently  saw  a  prospect  from  some  rock 
from  a  ledge  recently  discovered,  called  the 
South  Fork  Cb. ,  which  would  indicate  that 
the  rock  was  worth  at  least  $1  per  lb.  The 
ledge  is  situated  near  the  lower  end  of 
Breyf ogle  Flat.  •      .     , 

The  Ackerly  ledge  is  being  opened  with 
a  view  to  erecting  suitable  mills  for  crush- 
in?  the  rock  in  the  spring. 

The  Campton  /ille  correspondent  says  that 
the  late  rain  raised  the  river  enough  to  sweep 
away  every  wheel  and  wing-dam  between 
Goodyears'  and  Foster's  Bar,  and  close  river 
mining  for  this  season. 

SSisKiyou    County. 

Yreka  Union,  Nov.  9th :  The  Knapp  claim, 
on  the  north  fork  of  Humbug,  furnishes  the 
best  indications  of  a  permanently  paying 
ledge  of  any  that  has  yet  been  worked  in  the 
county.  They  ran  a  tunnel  which  struck 
the  ledge  about  100  ft.  below  where  it 
cropped  on  the  surface,  and  have  taken  out 
from  between  this  level  and  the  surface  300 
tons  of  rock,  which  has  averaged  $50  to  the 
ton,  making  a  total  yield  of  $15,000.  From 
this  tunnel  they  have  sunk  a  shaft  on  the 
ledge  70  ft,  making  a  total  depth  of  170  ft. 
from  the  surface.  The  ledge  has  increased 
regularly  in  size  from  the  surface  down- 
ward.    Twelve   or  fifteen  tons  have  been 


taken  from  the  shaft  below  the  level  of  the 
tunnel  which  have  yielded  $65  to  the  ton. 

A  company  of  Chinamen  have  taken  out 
of  their  claim  on  Poor  Man's  Bar,  Scott 
Eiver,  from  $800  to  $1,500.  per  week  for  the 
last  two  months.  They  purchased  the  claim 
about  one  year  ago  for  $2,500,  and  at  the 
time  there  was  not  a  white  man  on  Scott 
Eiver  who  would  have  given  $100  for  it. 

Mr.  Coddington,  the  owner  of  the  old 
Live  Yankee  quartz  claim  on  Salmon  Eiver, 
near  Sawyer's  Bar,  has  several  men  at  work 
prospecting  the  claim.  The  success  of  the 
Black  Bear  Co.  is  stimulating  the  owners  df 
other  ledges  to  go  to  work  systematically  to 
prospect  them  thoroughly; 

The  storm  of  Tuesday  last  blew  down  the 
flume  of  the  Altona  Ditch  near  Mugginsville. 

J.  J.  Jones  &  Co. ,  of  Humbug,  have  sold 
their  claim  to  a  company  of  Chinamen. 
Eeport  says  they  received  $5,000. 

Tuha  County. 

The  Alia  of  this  city  speaking  of  the  Tim- 
buctoo  mines,  says :  The  Warren  claim  at 
Timbuctoo  yields  about  $200  per  day  when 
water  can  be  obtained,  using  about  500  in. 
The  Antone  and  Union  claims  adjoin,  and 
were  worked  by  drifting  previous  to  1854, 
and  since  then  by  piping.  They  sometimes 
have  to  lie  idle  for  lack  of  water.  McAllis 
&  Gordon  have  been  at  work  seven  years, 
and  will  probably  work  as  much  longer  be- 
fore they  exhaust  their  claim.  The  Taylor 
claim  uses  600  in.  of  water  and  pays  $400 
per  day,  with  six  men.  The>Michigan  Co. 
have  a  large  claim,  and  have  been  at  work  10 
or  12  years.  They  have  paid  about  $50,000 
in  dividends,  and  perhaps  twice  as  much  for 
Water.  The  Babb  Co.  pipe  about  600  in.  of 
water,  and  take  out  sometimes  as  much  as 
$500  in  a  day,  employing  10  to  12  men.  It 
is  saidthatthe  total  yield  has  been  $250, 000. 
The  O'Brien  claim  is  a  large  one,  and  it  is 
being  opened  by  a  tunnel  160  ft.  below  the 
present  outlet.  The  yield  per  day  with  600 
in.  of  water  is  from  $150  to  $250, 

COLORADO. 

Denver  News,  Nov.  6th:  Thomas  Wells 
and  F.  Eicketson,  just  arrived  from  Cali- 
fornia Gulch,  have  several  fine  specimens 
from  the  Five-Twenty  lode. 

The  First  National  Bank  shipped  this 
morning  a  bar  of  gold  bullion,  weighing 
262  72  100  ozs.,  valued  at  $6,700. 

Maj.  DeMary  has  showed  us  a  prospect 
of  13  pwts.  and  two  grs.  of  gold,  taken  from 
two  lbs.  of  ore  from  the  Five-Twenty  lode. 
He  has  also  several  fine  specimens  of  ore, 
showing  free  gold.  The  vein  is  between 
three  and  four  ft  in  width,  and  has  been 
traced  some  400  or  500  ft  ,  Twelve  hours 
sluicing  have  given  20  ozs.  of  gold.  The 
lode  is  one  of  the  richest  and  most  promis- 
ing ever  discovered.  ■ 

A  new  reduction  company  is  being  formed. 
It  is  proposed  to  erect  the  Live  Yankee  pro- 
cess. Its  capital  is  placed  at  $250,000 ;  par 
value  of  shares  $10. 

IDAHO. 

Owyhee  Avalanche,  Nov.  2d :,  The  new 
ledge  of  Col.  D.  H.  Fogus  &  Co.  is  yielding 
very  rich  ore.  The  last  crushing  of  16  tons 
gave  an  average  of  $190  per  ton.  The  Lin- 
coln mill  is  working  the  ore. 

The  Oro  Fino,  North  Star  and  Ada  El- 
more ledges  are  each  paying  handsomely. 
The  three  ledges  employ  about  100  men. 

Parties  returned  from  the  new  diggings 
on  Willow  Creek,  between  the  Mulhuer  and 
Burnt  river,  and  near  Mormon  Basin,  say 
the  mines  are  fair,  but  water  is  very  scarce. 

The  Iowa  mill  in  Flint  is  in  operation, 
with  promise  of  success. 

Lewiston  Journal,  Oct.  31st:  The  placer 
mines  are  still  profitably  worked  in  War'- 
ren's  Diggings. 

Williams  &  Maxwell's  new  quartz  mill 
will  be  ready  to  work. 

World,  Nov.  9th:  Greatactivity  has  lately 
sprung  up  in  Eocky  Bar  Dist ,  in  the  substi- 
tution of  arastras  for  working  rebellious 
ores  from  ledges  where  the  mill  machinery 
now  in  use  is  inadequate.  Bock  which 
barely  paid  under  the  mill  process,  is  now 
being  worked  with  Mexican  or  Chili  arastras 
with  very  great  success.  The  ore  from  the 
Golden  Star  ledge,  which  barely  paid  by 
milling  process,  pays  richly  by  arastra. 
Within  the  past  two  months,  20tohs  of 'ore, 
by  the  latter  process,  yielded  over  $3,000. 
At  another  ledge,  two  men  have,  with  an 
arastra,  averaged  $110  each  per  week  for  the 
last  six  weeks.  The  Fielding  C.  Brown 
arastra,  worked  by  Mr.  Hazlett,  is  also  pay- 
ing handsomely.  An  offer  of  $1,000  was 
made  a  short  time  ago  to  Geo.  Ebell,  for 
the  privilege  of  working  some  from  his  ledge 
by  arastra. 

Nov.  9th  :  The  North  Star  mine  is  yield- 
ing ore  of  almost  unexampled  richness. 
The  disputes  as  to  its  ownership  are  settled. 
A  large  force  is  employed  on  the  mine,  tak- 
ing out  ore  enough  to  keep  two  mills  at 
work — the  Cosmos  and  Minear.  There  is 
considerable  silver  in  the  ore,  but  it  is  chiefly 


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valuable  on  account  of  its  gold  bearing 
quality.  Some  large  pieces  of  the  ore  that 
■were  s'honu  us  were  literally  covered  with 
the  shining  metal. 

MONTANA. 

Post,  Nov.  2d :  Prof.  G.  C.  Swallow,  of 
St.  Louis,  who  has  been  stopping  hero  <lnr- 
ing  llio  summer,  has  returned  to  St.  Louis 
after  aoquiringinterest-sin  someof  the  finest 
ledges  in  Flint  and  Highland  Dists.  He 
aspects  to  bring  out  machinery  in  tho 
spring  to  open  his  mine. 

There  is  a  rumor  that  the  mill  of  the  St. 
Louis  &  Montana  ( 'o.  of  FlintCreek,  cleaned 
up  lately  an  amount  of  butlibn  estimated  at 
from  DO' and  100  Itis.,  to  two  wagon  loads  of 
quartz. 

NEVADA. 

K^m*rnUlii, 

The  Pine  Grove  correspondent  of  the  Vir- 
ginia Enterprise,  of  Nov.  14th,  says:  The 
Pioneer  Mill  Co.  have  finally  succeeded  in 
purchasing  n  major  interest  in  the  Wheeler 
Go's  Mastodon  ledge  for  «10, 600.  The  Pio- 
neer mill  has  been  running  of  late  on  rock 
from  the  Midas  and  Wilson  ledges,  giving 
largo  returns  per  ton  on  the  ore.  The  last 
run  it  made  was  on  some  rock  taken  out  of 
the  Wheeler  claim  by  Messrs.  Clark  &  Good- 
rich which  yielded  895  per  ton.  There  were 
44  tons  in  that  run.  A  short  time  since 
Capt  Todman  experimented  on  the  blue  sul- 
pliuret  rock,  of  which  there  is  a  great  mass 
in  the  Wheeler  mine,  and  has  succeeded  in 
being  able  to  work  so  as  to  show  large  re- 
turns in  gold  from  it.  The  arastras  which 
formerly  belonged  to  Emanuel  Penrod,have 
been  purchased  by  ex-Lieut  Gov.  Orosman 
and  Sam.  Halsey,  who  have  recently  pur- 
chased a  large  number  of  tons  of  the  Wilson 
ore,  for  which  they  paid  Mr.  Toombs  $70 
per  ton.  The  Wheeler  mine  which  has 
never  heretofore,  to  any  extent,  had  ore  ex- 
tracted from  it  at  more  than  one  place  at  a 
time,  is  now  having  it  extracted  from  three 
different  places,  at  the  rate  of  about  four 
tons  a  day  to  the  two  laborers.  This  ore 
will  average  from  850  to  880  per  ton  in  free 
gold.  The  croppings  of  the  Deposit  mine 
are  being  worked  by  Mr.  Boss,  who  is  slid- 
ing down  the  steep  hill  great  cow-hides 
heavily  laden  with  rich  ore  in  sacks,  taken 
from  it.  Some  rock  from  the  Wilson  claim 
is  now  being  worked  by  the  Pioneer  mill. 
It  is  taken  from  their  upper  tunnel,  and  is 
of  very  fine  character.  Messrs.  Clark  & 
Goodrich,  who  have  been  engaged  for  Borne 
time  in  taking  rock  out  of  the  Wheeler 
claim  on  shares,  giving  that  company  one- 
fifth  of  the  value  of  the  rock  for  the  privi- 
lege, have  been  doing  a  good  thing  for 
themselves.  Their  last  run  of  43  tons, 
worked  by  the  Pioneer  Co. ,  retorted  at  the 
rate  of  §95  per  ton.  The  terms  of  the  con- 
tract permits  the  contractors  to  take  out  100 
more  tons,  which  they  will  proceed  to  do 
immediately.  Toombs  &  Abraham  are  still 
working  on  the  Wilson  mine  as  contractors, 
paying  Mr.  Wilson  a  certain  price  per  ton. 

Later  he  adds :  The  sale  of  Wheeler  ground 
to  the  Pioneer  Mill  Co.  has  just  been  con- 
summated. 

Humboldt. 

TJnionville  Register,  Nov.  9th,  The  Pio- 
neer mill  has  been  undergoing  repairs, 
whereby  its  capacity  of  reduction  has  been 
considerably  increased.  The  mill  is  now 
kept  constantly  at  work,  day  and  night,  on 
ore  from  the  Manitowoc  and  Arizona  ledges. 
The  supply  of  ore  appears  to  be  exhaustless 
as  the  ledges .  are  constantly  improving  as 
depth  is  attained. 

Work  on  the  mines  in  Winnemucca  is 
progressing  with  most  excellent  prospects 
ahead.  The  French  Co's  new  mill  will  soon 
be  ready  to  run. 

Reese    River. 

A  friend  writing  from  Belmont,  under 
date  of  Nov.  5th,  says :  Mining  in  this  sec- 
tion of  the  country  is  now  assuming  a  more 
business  like  shape  and  permanence  than 
formerly ;  even  the  poor  prospector  in  the 
hills  feels  that  his  success  i3  sure,  and  only 
a  matter  of  time. 

The  famous  Highbridge  ledge — the  Corn- 
stock  of  this  district — is  now  looking  mag- 
nificently, and  some  claim  plenty  of  i  ore  in 
sight  in  the  Combination  Co's  claim  to  pay 
all  the  expenses  of  their  big  mill,  which  is 
being  rapidly  brought  to  completion.  This 
will  be  a  larger  and  better  mill  than  the 
Gould  &  Curry  mill  at  Virginia  City.  The 
Combination  Co.  have  an  immense  property 
here  in  mines,  ranches,  and  buildings,  and 
are  doing  everything  on  very  thorough,  yet 
economical  principles. 

There  are  many  other  claims,  perhaps 
equally  as  good  as  this  lode,  which  are  not 
so  well  proved.  Several  new  strikes  have 
been  made  a  few  miles  south  of  the  High- 
bridge  outcrop,  that  is  possibly  a  continu- 
ation of  it.  The  discoverers  claim  it  is  good 
enough,  and  now  they  cease  to  prospect  for 
ledges,  but  will  develop  this  for  a  "  home 
stake."  Again  valuable  mines  are  being 
developed  in  the  Spanish  belt,  about  seven 


miles  northwest  of  Belmont,  in  this  same 
district,  which  are  well  defined  and  large, 
rich  ledges. 

The  Belmont  Co's  mill  is  now  running  on 
very  good  ore,  from  their  own  mine.  As 
yet,  wo  have  no  custom  mill,  and  of  course 
there  is  not  much  inducement  for  miners  to 
throw  out  their  rich  ore  on  the  surface. 

Hot  Creek,  38  miles  east  of  here,  is  grow- 
ing up  rapidly ;  and  seemingly  on  true 
merits.  It  is  showing  a  large  bullion  yield 
from  the  ore.  Empire  and  Beveille  Dists., 
a  few  miles  south  of  Hot  Creek,  are  also  in 
the  best  of  hopes,  based  on  milling  results 
from  their  ore,  taken  from  large  and  numer- 
ous ledges. 

Some  visitors  express  surprise  that  so 
many  good  mines  creates  so  little  excite- 
ment. The  multitude  of  them,  and  daily 
contact  with  so  many  rich  ledges,  tends  to 
familiarize  the  people  with  them,  and  pre- 
vent excitements.  Silver  mining  is  scarcely 
begun  in  Nevada. 

Reveille,  Nov.  9th :  The  California  mill, 
lately  crushed  53  tons  of  ore  from  the  Flor- 
ida mine,  which  gave  an  average  yield  of 
8379.36  per  ton.  The  ore  was  of  the  sul- 
phuret  variety,  and  was  well  assorted. 

Silver  Bend  Reporter,  Nov.  9th  :  The  va- 
rious mines  on  the  Spanish  Belt  are  turning 
out  exceedingly  well.  At  a  depth  of  50  ft. 
the  Westport  discloses  a  ledge  12  feet  in 
width,  5Ya  ft.  of  which  will  average  not  less 
than  8150  to  8200  per  ton  by  the  ordinary 
process  for  working  ores. 

The  X.  L.  C.  B.  Co.  has  some  very  rich 
ore  at  the  surface ;  also  the  Pennsylvania 
Co.  The  natural  facilities  for  working  the 
ores  of  this  locality  are  not  excelled  by  any 
other  in  Central  Nevada. 

The  incline  ljpon  the  Belmont  Co's  Tran- 
sylvania No.  1,  has  reached  the  water  line 
at  153  ft.  from  the  starting  point.  The  ledge 
is  15  ft.  thick,  and  almost  entirelygood  ore. 
From  the  extreme  surface  to  its  lowest 
developed  point  this  lode  preserves  a  won- 
derful evennesss  and  in  its  faultless  and 
symmetrical  beauty  cannot  be  excelled,  and 
challenges  the  admiration  of  all  who  behold 
it.  The  level  now  running  will,  when  com- 
pleted to  the  line  of  the  claim,  give  the 
Belmont  Co.  a  body  of  ore  for  stoping  of 
the  depth  of  97  ft.,  of  an  average  thickness 
of  10  ft.,  and  in  length  nearly  600  ft.— suf- 
ficient to  keep  their  mill  in  continual  motion 
for  more  than  a  year. 

The  Combination  Co.  are  now  erecting 
steam  hoisting  works  at  their  mine.  The 
body  of  rich  ore  in  the  level  at  the  water 
line  has  been  found  continuous  as  far  as  ex- 
plored— now  over  100  ft.  in  length  along 
the  vein — and  of  great  width.  A  good  por- 
tion of  this  ore  it  is  estimated  will  yield  $500 
per  ton,  and  a  large  quantity  of  it  is  ready 
for  the  mill. 

The  pulp  assay  of  the  3%  tons  of  Fisher- 
man ore,  taken  to  the  Metacom  mill  near 
Austin  for  reduction,  was  $420  per  ton.  Six 
tons  of  second  class  ore,  worked  at  the  Hot 
Creek  mill,  yielded  8175.35  per  ton.  The 
Beveille  Co.  are  taking  out  ore  for  the  Hot 
Creek  mill  from  the  Mediterranean  and  At- 
lantic mines,  estimated  to  be  worth  about 
8150  per  ton. 

During  the  month  of  October  there  were 
shipped  from  Austin  223  bars  of  bullion, 
weighing  15,075  lbs.,  and  valued  at  $223,- 
075/58.  Of  this  amount  $82,449.39  were 
shipped  by  the  First  National  Bank,  and 
$53,462.19  by  John  A  Paxton  &  Co. 

Seven  and  a  half  tons  of  ore  from  the 
Diana  mine,  Lander  Hill,  lately  worked  at 
the  Metacom  mill,  yielded  the  sum  of  $5,579 
— nearly  $850  per  ton,  The  second  class 
ore  from  this  mine  generally  yields  near 
$200  per  ton. 

Nov.  13th:  The  Manhattan  mill  is  turn- 
ing out  3,000  ozs.  daily.  Most  of  the  ore 
crushed  is  from  the  North  Star  mine,  which 
is  wonderful  both  in   quantity  and  quality. 

The  product  of  the  famous  Murphy  mine 
will  this  month  exceed  that  of  any  month 
since  the  mill  was  opened.  Last  evening 
eight  bars,  valued  at  $9,000,  arrived  in  this 
city,  making  29  bars  received  so  far  this 
month.  The  value  of  these  bars  is  about 
$30,000. 

The  14  tons  of  rock  from  the  Northern 
Belle  ledge,  taken  to  the  mill  at  lone  to  be 
worked,  yielded  at  the  rate  of  $123  per  ton. 
Work  is  progressing  on  the  Geo.  Washing- 
ton, Potosi  and  other  ledges,  and  excellent 
rock  obtained. 

Yesterday  3,611  ozs.  of  crude  bullion  ar- 
rived from  the  mill  of  the  Old  Dominion 
Co.  at  Hot  Creek. 

Nov.  14th  :  At  a  depth  of  95  ft.  the  work- 
men in  the  North  Star  mine  have  cut  through 
a  vein  of  sulphuret  ore,  from  eight  to  ten 
inches  thick,  specimens  of  which  yielded  by 
assay  $300. 

Last  evening  2,500  ozs.  of  crude  bullion 
arrived  from  Bunker  Hill. 

Nov.  15th :  A  new  district  named  Pleasant 
Valley,  has  been  discovered  and  organized, 
about  100  miles  east  of  Austin.     The  mines 


were  first  shown  to  Mr.  A  J.  Leathers  by 
some  Goshuto  Indians,  where  a  ledge  was 
found  cropping  out  about  four  ft,  in  width 
and  for  a  length  of  800  or  400  ft.,  showing 
ore  throughout,  and  in  places  tho  ore  was  of 
extraordinary  richness,  containing  masses  of 
horn  silver  so  pure  and  soft  that  a  finger 
nail  will  make  a  bright  streak  upon  it.  The 
ledge  was  located  under  the  name  of  Hidden 
Treasure.  A  quantity  of  ore  was  taken  to 
the  Centenary  mill  at  Newark,  and  assays 
were  made,  going  from  §l,600to  $2,800  per 
ton.  We  learn  that  a  ton  could  be  easily 
gathered  from  the  croppings  that  would  be 
worth  over  $1,000.  The  specimens  brought 
to  Austin  were  very  choice,  and  would  as- 
say several  thousand  dollars  per  ton. 

The  20-stamp  mill  of  the  Centenary  Co. 
in  Newark  Dist. ,  is  now  prepared  to  work 
successfully.  Some  400  tons  of  ore  are  al- 
rendy  out  that  will  pay  $150  per  ton. 

A  salt  bed  has  been  discovered  six  miles 
from  the  mill,  which  produces  abundantly. 
Three  hundred  tons  of  salt  were  gathered 
which  assayed  50  per  cent,  chloride  of  so- 
dium. A  second  gathering  will  produce 
700  tons  that  will  assay  81  per  cent. 
Wastooe. 

[In  the  Stock  Circular,  in  another  portion 
of  this  paper,  will  be  found  late  mining 
news  from  this  district.  1 

Enterprise,  Nov.  15th:  Schamp's  new 
mill,  situated  in  Washoe  Valley,  started  up 
a  day  or  two  since.  The  water  wheel  by 
which  it  is  driven  is  one  of  the  largest  in 
the  State,  and  throughout  it  is  in  every  re- 
spect as  complete  a  mill  as  can  be  found  in 
the  country. 

The  Crown  Point  Co.  are  drifting  in  the 
ledge  at  the  depth  of  700  ft.  from  the  sur- 
face, where  they  find  a  large  body  of  quartz, 
the  most  of  which  is  barren,  although  they 
have  cut  one  small  strata  of  very  rich  ore, 
showing  that  metal  exists  at  that  depth. 
Some  of  the  specimens  are  almost  pure 
black  sulphurets  of  silver,  and  indicate  that 
there  is  a  good  body  of  ore  near  at  hand. 

Within  a  few  days  the  Yellow  Jacket  Co. 
will  start  a  new  level  in  the  south  shaft  at 
200  ft.  greater  depth  than  heretofore  run. 
The  design  of  the  company  is  to  sink  200  ft. 
more  before  they  stop,  which  will  make  the 
Yellow  Jacket  the  deepest  mine  in  the  State 
by  80  ft.  The  work  of  sinking  is  being 
prosecuted  with  great  vigor,  and  before 
spring  opens  a  new  level  will  be  run  at  a 
depth  of  980  ft. 

The  total  amount  of  bullion  shipped  from 
this  city  and  Gold  Hill  for  the  past  week 
was  5,747  lbs.,  worth  $169,830.15.  The 
total  amount  of  bullion  received  for  assay  at 
the  various  offices  here  and  in  Gold  Hill  was 
77,383  ozs. 

Gold  Hill  News,  Nov.  16th :  The  Union 
G.  &  S.  M.  Co.,  Palmyra  Dist,  will  sell 
stock  on  Monday  the  18th,' to  satisfy  assess- 
ments. The  mine  is  represented  as  one  of 
the  best  in  Palmyra  Dist. 

UTAH. 

Salt  Lake  Vedette,  Nov.  5th :  The  Bingham 
Canon  gold  mines  are  yielding  from  $5  to 
$S  to  the  day  to  the  hand.  If  these  mines 
were  not  situated  directly  under  our  nose 
we   would  hear  a  great  deal  more  of  them. 


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and  reasoner,)  In  his  preface  says:  "The  method  pursued 
by  the  Author  In  developing  the  subject  of  Composition,  la 
both  the  synthetical  and  analytical.  The  former  is  neces- 
sary to  teach  the  theory,  the  latter  the  practice  of  the  art; 
and  as  these  are  both  indispensable  to  the  scholar,  so  are 
also  the  two  methods,  as  the  sequel  will  show."| 

Tho  Work  has  lately  been  approved  and  authorized  by 
the  State  Board  of  Education  for  use  In  the  Public  Schools. 

To  further  illustrate  the  varied  and  popular  sndorsorocnt 
the  book  has  so  rapidly  received,  we  quote  the  following 

Beoommendations  : 

It  is  simple,  concise,  and  well  arranged.  It  seems  to  be  a 
work  of  great  value.— John  Sweit. 

I  am  prepared  to  concurin  the  recommendation  oflho 
Honorable  Superintendent  of  Public  Instruction.—^.  C. 
Pdton. 

After  as  careful  and  thorough  perusal  of  the  same  as  it 
was  in  mv  power  to  give,  I  came  to  the  conclusion  that,  for 
conciseness,  correctness,  and  precision  of  definition,  as  well 
as  for  completeness  and  simplicity  of  style.it  was,  and 
would  be,  without  a  rival.  I  regard  your  work  as  the  best 
of  its  kind.  I  know  of  but  few  men  in  any  profession  who 
would  not  be  benefited  by  its  careful  study.—  Wm.  H.Hill. 

I  regard  it  as  one  of  the  best  treatises  upon  these  import- 
ant branches— perhaps  the  only  one  obtainable  possessing 
equal  advantages— coinbiningcomprebenslvcnesswith  con- 
ciseness, and  of  such  simplicity  in  its  arrangement  as  to  be 
readily  understood  by  the  advanced  pupil.— F.  W.  Batch. 

It  is  admirably  arranged  to  develop  the  correct  idea  of 
the  analysis  and  synthesis  of  language,  and  the  amplifica- 
tion of  ideas  into  sentences  and  periods.  The  style  is  clear, 
terse  and  pleusing.  I  do  not  hesitate,  to  recommend  it  as  a 
great  acquisition  to  our  text  books.—  Jnmes  Venman. 

I  am  happyto  express  my  conviction  "ftlio  valne  of  tho 
whole  treaiise.  It  would  give  me  much  gratification  to  see 
so  thorough  and  excellent  a  treatise  emunate  from  young 
California.— Martin  Kellogg. 

I  recommend  ft  to  all  those  who  wish  to  obtain  abook 
that  will  give  tlicin  definite  ideas  on  this  subjert,  0,111!  teach 
them  to  express  their  thoughts  and  feelings  in  a  clear,  sim- 
ple, and  forcible  manner.  —  Caroline  L.  Atwood, 

Ireg.ird  Hie  book  about  to  be  published  as  far  superior  to 
any  work  extant  upon  that  subject. -—Wm.  S.  Hunt,  A.  M. 

I  believe  the  work  will  be  a  valuable  and  much  needed 
addition  to  our  school  text-books  —Herman  Perry. 

You  have  brought  the  results  ot  a  profound  analysis,  and 
made  them  available,  in  a  practical  form.— /.  H.  Brayton. 

I  can  recommend  it  particularly  to  my  youm?  friends  of 
the  legal  profession,  as  a  source  from  which  they  may  be 
able  to  learn  much  of  value  as  special  pleaders  and  asadvo- 
cates  at  the  forum.— John  Curry. 

The  subjects  upon  which  you  treat  have  heretofore  been 
too  much  neglected  In  the  education  of  youngmen  in  Amer- 
ica. *  •  Exactly  calculated  10  interest.  *  •  It  will  soon 
become  a  necessity  In  every  lawyer's  library.— Charles  A. 
TuUtc.\ 

Itsclcarnessand  comprehensiveness  make  it  easy.— G.  TFJ 
Boicie. 

Agent'eman  of  varied  learning  and  ripe  culture,  who  has 
half  a  dozen  languages  at  his  tongue's  end.  He  seeks  to 
teach  the  student  not  only  how  to  take  sentences  apart,  but 
how  to  construct  them.  Hissystom  has  the  merit  of  origin- 
ality-. Wc  know  of  no  work  in  which  can  be  obtained 
so  lucid- an  exposition  of  the  elements  of  composition,  and 
such  valuable  assistance  In  learning  how  to  put  his  Ideas 
into  language.  Prof.  Lay  res  has  done  the  canse  of  popular 
education  good  service.— S.  P.  Bulletin. 

This  Is  a  San  Francisco  hook  by  a  San  Francisco  author. 
It  contains  166  pages,  and  is  altogether  creditable  to  San 
Francisco.  It  meets  a  public  want,  and  meets  it  in  a  form 
and  size  cheap  and  convenient,  and  In  reach  of  the  hum- 
blest— AUa  California. 

The  writer,  the  lawyer,  the  minister,  or  the  statesman, 
may  study  its  rules  and  definitions  with  profit.  Nothing 
conduces  more  to  Hie  purity  of  a  national  literary  taste 
than  a  general  and  thorough  knowledge  of  the  rules  by 
which  the  construction  of  language  is  governed.— S.  P.  Times 

Prof.  Layrcs  plunges  at  once  Wm  media*  res."  He  seizes  a 
a  sentence  (which  is  the  unit  in  composition,  whether  writ- 
ten or  spoken,)  holds  It  up  before,  you ;  tears  it  to  pieces  be- 
fore your  eyes— or  rather,  we  should  say,  neatly  and  skill- 
fully dissects  it— displays  one  by  one  its  several  parts; 
makes  you  thoroughly  acquainted  with  each,  In  its  entire- 
ty; and  then  shows  you  how  to  put  them  together  a^ain. 
A  scries  of  such  experiments,  increasing  In  complexity  so 
gradually  that  you  do  not  feel  the  difficulty,  and  the  thing 
is  done;  you  are  master  of  the  subject. — Mining  andScien- 
ti/ic  Press. 

Its  design  Is  to  show  that  ideas  can  be  so  arranged  as  to 
Increase  their  power;  In  short,  to  leuch  the  mechanism  of 
composition,  eloquence  and  oratory.  A  desideratum  long 
felt  is  supplied.— S.  F.  Examiner. 

This  is  an  age  In  which  the  occasions  are  rapidly  multi 
plving,when  educated  men,  and  women,  too,  are  caller 
upon  to  express  their  views  in  writing,  either  lor  public  or 
private  inspection  and  criticism.— StocTcton  Independent. 

The  most  eminent  educators  In  California  give  It  their 
hearty  approval,  and  we  concur.— Marysoilie  Appeal 

Mot  only  one  of  the  best  of  Its  kind,  but,  what  is  still 
better,  one  of  the  briefest    It  contains  166  pages.—  Virginia 

Enterprise. 

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Notices  to  Correspondents. 

Abatob.— Ammonia  or  other  nitrogenous 
compound  appears  to  be  less  an  absolute 
necessity  for  the  purpose  of  forming  a 
fertile  soil  than  those  of  the  principal  min- 
eral ingredients  required  by  the  growing 
plant.  Experiment  has  distantly  shown 
that  an  appreciable  amount  of  ammonia 
and  nitric  acid  becomes  precipitated  by 
rains  and  dews,  and  consequently  sus- 
ceptible of  absorption  by  the  leaves  and 
roots  of  plants,  possibly  also  by  means  of 
their  foliage,  from  a  humid  atmosphere ; 
but  no  appreciable  amount  of  phosphoric 
acid,  potash,  etc.,  could  be  so  conveyed, 
other  than  in  a  secondary  manner — that 
is,  by  the  solvent  agency  of  the  rain 
water  upon  the  otherwise  dormant  fertile 
minerals  composing  any  soil. 

A  Traveler. — Mining  for  eggs,  for  such 
literally  is  the  case,  according  to  Hum- 
boldt's description,  occurs  on  the  Ori- 
noco. The  missionary  who  accompanied 
this  celebrated  traveller  and  Boupland,  at 
this  part  of  the  river,  carried  a  long  pole 
and  showed  that  by  means  of  it  the  extent 
of  the  stratum  of  turtles  eggs  lying  be- 
neath their  feet,  could  be  as  accurately 
ascertained  as  a  miner  could  determine 
the  limits  of  a  bed  of  marl,  of  bog  iron 
ore,  or  coal.  He  says:  "Here  they 
talked  continually  of  square  perches  of 
eggs;  it  was  like  a  mining  country  divided 
into  lots,  and  worked  with  the  greatest 
regularity. "  Humboldt  further  describes 
how  the  lieutenant  or  commissary  divided 
the  ground. 

Ftjego. — Chemical  combination  will  not  in 
many  cases  commence  spontaneously,  an 
elevated  temperature  being  one  of  the 
most  common  excitants  ;  for  example,  a 
bit  of  phosphorus  will  commence  to  burn 
slowly  the  instant  it  comes  in  contact  with 
the  atmosphere,  and  in  hot  weather  will 
speedily  burst  into  flame  ;  on  the  other 
hand,  a  heap  of  charcoal  may  for  years 
be  similarly  exposed  without  any  altera- 
tion taking  place.  If,  however,  two  or 
three  pieces  be  taken,  and  after  being  made 
red  hot  are  thrown  upon  the  dry  heap, 
chemical  action  will  at  once  commence 
and  continue  until  the  whole  mass  is  con- 
sumed, if  measures  are  not  adopted  to 
prevent  such  a  result. 

B.  A — It  has  been  calculated  that  owing  to 
diminution  of  density,  if  indefinitely 
continuous,  one  cubic  inch  of  air  of  the 
earth's  surface  would  fill  the  entire  orbit 
of  Saturn  ;  on  the  other  hand,  if  a  mine 
could  be  dug  to  a  depth  of  forty-six 
miles,  the  air  at  the  bottom  would  be  aa 
dense  as  quicksilver. 

Alchemest. — The  term  regulus  was  first 
employed  in  Alchemy,  and  particularly  to 
the  metallic  form  of  antimony ;  the  term 
means  "the  little  king,"  as  great  expecta- 
tions in  the  transmutation  of  metals  was 
expected  from  this  substance.  In  modern 
metallurgy  a  regulus  of  any  other  metal 
means  a  concentrated  mass  of  metal  com- 
bined with  sulphur. 

Enquirer. — No  alkalies  exist  which  are  per- 
fectly insoluble — many  are  extremely  so, 
such  as  potash  and  soda.  Others  are  spar- 
ingly soluble  ;'  such  usually  consist  of 
the  alkaline  earths,  such  as  lime  and 
baryta. 


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Iron  "Work  for  the  San  Francisco 
Dry  Dock. 

THE  LARGEST  PUMPS  IN  THE  UNITED  STATES — 
CREDIT  TO  SAN  FRANCISCO  MECHANICS. 

The  Vulcan  Iron  Works  Company,  of  this 
city,  have  just  completed  the  iron  work  an 
machinery  for  the  San  Francisco  Dry  Dock, 
now  nearly  finished,  at  Hunter's  Point. 
This  machinery  consists  of  two  powerful 
steam  engines,  constructed  in  the  most  sub- 
stantial manner,  and  two  enormous  pumps 
— the  largest  ever  built  in  the  United  States! 
The  necessity  for  such  heavy  machinery  be- 
comes apparent  when  the  immense  size  and 
capacity  of  this  structure  is  considered — a 
capacity  sufficient  to  take  in  the  largest 
ships  afloat,  with  the  exception  of  the  Great 
Eastern.  The  first  ship  which  will  go  into 
this  dock  will  be  the  British  frigate  Zealous, 
now  on  this  coast,  The  pumps  referred 
to  are  to  be  employed  for  removing  the 
water  after  the  ship  has  been  floated  into  the 
dock.  They  are  of  such  extraordinary  di- 
mensions that  we  have  thought  it  would  in- 
terest our  readers  to  give  a  description  of 
them,  which  has  been  kindly  furnished  us 
by  Mr.  Joseph  Moore,  President  of  the  Vul- 
can Iron  Works  Company,  and  where  we 
had  the  pleasure  of  making  a  careful  exam- 
ination of  them  a  few  days  ago. 

The  engines  are  two  in  number,  right  and 
left,  each  having  a  22-inch  cylinder  with 
4-foot  stroke,  working  with  Myers'  cut-off, 
adjustable  to  any  degree  of  expansion  and 
any  desirable  number  of  revolutions  per 
minute.  The  pumps  are  driven  directly 
from  the  crank  shaft,  by  means  of  an  up- 
right shaft,  geared  by  bevel  pinions  to  each 
pump,  set  one  on  one  side  and  the  other  on 
the  other  side  of  the  well. 

As  already  stated,  the  pumps  are  two  in 
number,  of  the  class  known  as  centrifugal, 
and  the  most  approved  for  this  description 
of  work.  The  casings  are  of  mammoth  di- 
mensions, about  ten  feet  in  diameter,  while 
the  runner  or  wheel,  working  within  them, 
is  eight  feet  in  diameter,  having  eight  dis- 
charges which,  when  running  attheir  proper 
speed  of  150  revolutions,  are  each  capable 
of  lifting  to  the  hight  of  27  feet,  2,100  cubic 
feet  of  water  per  minute  -  equal  to  159,600 
miner's  inches,  which  would  fill  a  ditch 
twelve  feet  wide  and  three  feet  deep  i 

The  pumps  are  placed  upon  a  channel 
plate  or  square  suction,  four  feet  six  inches 
square,  and  weighing  30,000  pounds,  which 
will  be  well  fastened  into  the  brick  work,  at 
the  foot  of  the  pump  well,  and  separated 
from  the  dock  by  a  huge  iron  gate,  measur- 
ing four  feet  six  inches  in  hight  and  breadth, 
and  worked  from  the  surface — 27  feet  above 
the  bottom.  Some  idea  of  the  magnitude 
of  this  pump  may  be  formed  from  the  fact 
that  the  weight  of  the  material  alone,  of 
which  they  are  constructed,  exceeds  75  tons 
— and  this  for  the  pumps  alone,  exclusive  of 
engines  and  boilers. 

The  boilers  to  furnish  the  necessary  steam 
to  drive  these  mammoth  pumps  are  four  in 
number,  54in.  in  diameter,  16ft.  long,  and 
present  1,000  feet  of  heating  surface  each  ; 
yet  they  will  consume  only  two  tons  of  coal 
to  free  the  dock  from  water,  or  to  raise 
504,000  cubic  feet  of  water  (16,150  tons)  in 
two  hours,  to  the  hight  of  27  feet. 

Everything  connected  with  these  pumps 
is  made  of  the  best  material,  and  put  to- 
gether by  the  best  workmanship  on  the 
coast — the  contractors  having  spared  neither 
money  or  care  to  render  the  work  as  per- 
fect as  anything  of  the  kind  ever  built. 
The  work  reflects  the  highest  credit  upon 
the  managers  of  the  Vulcan  Foundry,  which 
institution  may  well  feel  a  just  pride  in 
having  been  selected  for  the  fabrication  of 
this  important  and  notable  mass  of  ma- 
chinery. 

The  entire  work  has  been  most  carefully 
arranged  for  durability,  efficiency,  and  for 
giving  the  most  economical  results.  Pew, 
except  those  practically  conversant  with 
such  things,  can  form  any  adequate  idea  of 
the  responsibility,  difficulty  and  skill  re- 
quired in  designing  and  getting  up  work  of 
this  kind,  or  of  the  constant  care  and  watch- 
fulness required  to  carry  out  the  original 
designs  of  the  engineer,  through  the  work- 
ing drawings  of  the  draughtsman,  and  the 
complicated  manipulation  of  the  workshop, 
to  a  successful  termination,  so  that  every 
piece  of  iron,  from  the  heaviest  casting 
down  to  each  individual  bolt,  shall  be  found 


in  its  place,  and  fully  answering  the  pur- 
pose intended.  We  shall  watch,  with  much 
interest,  the  removal  of  this  pondrous  ma- 
chinery from  the  shop  to  its  place  of  duty, 
and  shall  take  a  becoming  pride  in  record- 
ing, for  the  credit  of  our  San  Francisco 
mechanics,  the  success  which  will,  without 
doubt,  attend  its  first  practical  trial. 

The  above  machinery  was  designed  by 
Col.  A.  W.  Von  Schmidt ;  drawn  in  detail 
and  proportioned  by  Mr.  H.  Huttner, 
draughtsman  of  the  Vulcan  Iron  Works  ; 
superintended,  in  the  shop,  by  Mr.  Wm. 
Birch,  Messrs.  Von  Schmidt  and  Thos. 
Hardy,  are  the  contractors  for  the  con- 
struction of  the  Dry  Dock  ;Mr.  Jas.  Pollock, 
of  the  P.  M.  S.  Co. ,  acts  as  superintendent 
for  the  Dry  Dock  Company.  The  work  will 
probably  be  ready  for  docking  in  about  two 
months. 


More  Chlobtnation  Works. — Mr.  Mos- 
heimer  has  now  under  contract  the  erection 
of  three  different  Chlorination  Works — one 
at  Cold  Springs,  near  Plaoerville,  for  Pro- 
fessor Pascal;  another  for  the  Havilah 
Mine,  in  El  Dorado  county,  near  Mud 
Springs,  which  will  be  of  a  capacity  to  work 
four  tons  of  sulphurets  per  day  ;  the  third 
at  the  Soulsby  Mine,  Toulumne  county, 
near  Sonora,  to  work  two  tons  per  day. 

The  difference  of  working  by  the  chlorine 
process  over  the  ordinary  mode  of  working, 
may  be  inferred  from  the  fact  that  the 
Washington  Mine,  in  Mariposa,  paid  on  a 
hundred  tons  only  $10  per  ton  ;  while  the 
same  ore,  worked  in  Mosheimer's  Chlorina- 
tion Works  in  this  city,  yielded  over  $100 
per  ton.  The  difference  consisted  in  the 
thorough  working  of  the  sulphurets,  in 
which  the  chief  portion  of  the  gold  con- 
tained in  the  vein  rock  of  that  mine  is  to  be 
found.  This  is,  of  course,  an  extreme 
case  ;  yet  there  are  no  doubt  many  hun- 
dreds of  mines  in  California,  which  can 
never  be  worked  to  a  profit  except  by  a 
judicious  saving  and  treatment  of  the  sul- 
phurets ;  while  there  are  still  other  hun- 
dreds whose  profits  might  be  largely  in- 
creased by  the  same  mode  of  working. 

Value  of  Corn-Husks. — Corn-husks  are 
worth  $70  per  ton  in  St.  Louis,  where  they 
are  used  for  making  mattresses.  This,  we 
suppose,  is  for  the  inside  husks,  clear  of  the 
stalks.  We  should  suppose  that  the  Cali- 
fornia "soap  root,"  being  so  much  more 
durable,  will  be  made  to  take  the  place  of 
husks,  when  it  becomes  known  there.  We 
notice  that  an  enterprising  Boston  firm  has 
already  introduced  it  into  that  city.  It  is 
sold  at  about  half  the  price  of  curled  hair, 
and  is  said  to  be  nearly  or  quite  as  good. 
It  is  put  up  in  the  form  of  rope,  the  same 
as  hair. 


A  New  Bepeattng  Shot  Gun  has  been 
introduced  here  by  the  Boper  Bepeating 
Bifle  Co.,  Amherst,  Mass.  It  is  well  worthy 
of  examination  and  trial  by  our  sporting 
community.  It  is  simple  in  construction, 
is  loaded  at  the  breech,  and  weighs  about 
six  aDd  one-half  pounds.  It  is  fired  four 
times  within  as  many  seconds,  by  simply 
cocking  and  discharging,  and  is  re-charged 
in  less  time  than  it  takes  to  write  the  fact. 
For  charging,  durable  steel  cartridges  are 
used,  placed  in  a  revolving  cylinder,  called 
a  carrier — a  part  of  the  barrel — and  take 
their  proper  position  in  the  act  of  cocking 
the  gun.  This  ingenious  piece  of  mech- 
anism can  be  seen  at  the  office  of  Mr.  Henry 
Eitel,  No.  Ill  Second  street. 


Columbia  Iron  Foundry. — This  is  the 
name  given  to  an  establishment  recently 
opeued  at  No.  120  Fremont  street,  for  the 
manufacture  of  house  fronts,  sash-weights, 
and  machinery  castings  generally,  at  the  old 
stand  of  the  Franklin  Foundry.  It  is  under 
the  management  of  Mr.  Beese  Llewllyn, 
formerly  of  the  Atlas  Works,  who  has  had 
many  years  of  experience  in  the  business, 
both  here  and  in  New  York. 


Oil  Boring  is  not  entirely  suspended  in 
California.  The  Contra  Costa  Gazette  says 
the  Messrs.  Sappington  are  still  "going 
down"  at  their  well  in  Marsh  Canon,  and 
"  working  with  energy  and  confidence." 


Eeturn  of  the  Alaska  Scientific 
Expedition. 

This  expedition  returned  to  our  harbor 
on  Monday  evening  last,  all  hands  in  good 
health  and  much  pleased  with  the  trip,  on 
account  of  its  scientific  and  industrial  re- 
sults, although  it  was  one  of  much  toil  and 
privation.  The  party  left  San  Francisco  in 
the  revenue  cutter  Lincoln,  commanded  by 
Capt.  Howard,  an  old  and  experienced 
veteran  in  the  revenue  service,  on  the  21st 
of  July  last.  It  was  organized  under  the 
direction  of  Prof.  Pierce,  of  the  TJ.  S.  Coast 
Survey,  and  conducted  by  George  David- 
son, as  chief  ;  A  T.  Mosman,  as  astrono- 
mer ;  Geo.  Farquhar,  hydrographer,  with 
whom  was  associated  I.  Forney  as  aid  ;  Dr. 
Albert  Kellogg,  botanist ;  W.  G.  W.  Har- 
ford, conchologist ;  T.  A.  Blake,  geologist ; 
John  Leeds,  tidal  observer,  and  W.  Hamell 
as  engineer.  The  lateness  of  the  season 
prevented  such  full  results  as  would  have 
followed  an  early  start ;  still  the  main  ob- 
ject of  the  expedition  has  been  accom- 
plished, a  large  amount  of  scientific  informa- 
tion has  been  gained,  and  we  are  informed 
that  many  facts  of  vast  industrial  value  will 
be  made  known  to  the  country,  when  the 
chief,  Mr.  Davidson,  makes  his  report  at 
Washington,  which  he  will  do  so  soon  as  he 
arrives  there — it  being  his  purpose  to  go 
East  by  the  next  steamer. 

We  learn,  incidentally,  that  the  party  ar- 
rived at  Sitka  on  the  12th  of  August,  when 
work  really  begun. 

SEARCH   FOR   SILVER. 

Besearches  have  been  made  in  the  neigh- 
borhood of  Sitka,  for  reported  silver  depos- 
its ;  but  nothing  was  found  at  the  localities 
indicated,  or  elsewhere. 

timber,  etc. 

The  botany  of  that  region  was  explored, 
so  far  as  his  limited  time  would  admit,  by 
Prof.  Kellogg.  No  hard  wood  timber  was 
found,  of  value ;  but  a  valuable  species  of 
yellow  cedar  was  found  in  great  abundance, 
and  of  large  growth.  This  wood  is  valuable 
for  shipbuilding,  and  specimens  of  a  Bus- 
sian  ship  were  brought  down,  perfectly 
sound,  although  the  vessel  had  been  built 
32  years,  and  lain  upon  the  beach  as  a  wreck 
for  several  years  past— the  wood  around  the 
iron  and  copper  bolts  was  perfectly  sound. 
This  wood  is  also  valuable  for  cabinet  work 
and  other  purposes.  Sitka  spruce  is  also 
very  abundant.  Almost  the  entire  country 
is  covered  with  a  dense  growth  of  sphagnum 
(peat  moss,)  into  which  the  feetof  the  pedes- 
trian sinks  to  the  depth  of  ten  or  twelve 
inches  at  every  step,  The  moisture  to  sup- 
port this  growth  is  derived  almost  entirely 
from  the  atmosphere  ;  hence  it  is  Dot  con- 
fined to  swamp  ground,  but  abounds  equally 
as  much  on  hill  sides  as  in  swampy  places. 
Potatoes,  turnips,  ets.,  grow  well  in  many 
places,  after  the  sphagnum  is  removed. 

The  party  proceeded  from  Sitka  to  Kodiack 
Island,  some  700  miles  almost  due  west  from 
Sitka,  and  near  the  Peninsula  of  Alaska, 
where  they  found  an  agreeable  change  from 
universal  forests  to  a  country  covered  with 
herbage.  An  abundance  of  good  pasturage 
exists  there. 

A   VALUABLE    COD    BANK,  ETC. 

Perhaps  the  most  valuable  discovery  made 
was  an  extensive  Cod  bank,  probably  surpass- 
ing, in  extent  and  value,  the  Banks  of  New- 
foundland, one  advantage  being  the  fact  that 
the  water  is  only  50  fathoms  deep,  50  miles 
from  the  shore,  whereasat  Newfoundland  the 
depth  is  90  fathoms,  within  a  few  miles  only 
of  the  coast.  There  are  a  number  of  islands 
convenient  for  dryingthe  fish.  All  fish  here- 
tofore caught  in  our  northern  waters  have 
bad  to  be  brought  to  this  city  to  be  dried. 
This  discovery  will  soon  secure  for  this 
coast  a  large  fishing  fleet,  which  will  prove, 
what  is  greatly  needed,  a  most  excellent 
nursery  for  seameD.  Good  bait  for  cod 
fishing  was  also  found  in  great  abundance 
in  the  immediate  vicinity.  It  is  estimated 
that  there  are  20,000  square'miles  of  sound- 
ings filled  with  cod  and  halibut.  Excellent 
whaling  ground  was  also  found. 

Much  geographical  information  was  col- 
lected, which  will  be  of  especial  value  to 
commerce,  etc. 

MINERALS. 

With  regard  to  minerals,  large  and  valua- 
ble coal  deposits  were  found,  convenient  to 
shipping  points.  Gold  is  reported  by  Bus- 
sians  on  the  Kakuy,  a  river  emptying  into 
Cook's  Inlet,  about  latitude  60".  Copper  is 
reported  plenty  on  Copper  Eiver,  from 
whence  native  copper  is  brought  to  the 
coast  by  the  natives  as  an  article  of  traffic. 
The  miners  from  the  Stickeen  report  that 
they  are  making  an  average  of  $5  per  day 
with  a  rocker. 

It  is  said  that  the  annual  collection  of  furs 
exceeds  one  million  of  dollars  in  gold  value. 

Salmon  exist  in  great  abundance  in  Sitka 
Sound. 

The  official  report  of  the  expedition  will 
be  looked  for  with  much  interest. 


Mht  pitting  and  gticnMt  §«#. 


329 


[Written  for  tile  Mlninc  and  Scientific  Press.] 

The  Freiberg,  or  Barrel  Process,  for 
the  Reduction  of  Gold  and  Silver 
Ores. 

BY  FBOF.    BOWXAKDSON,    F.    G.    S.    L. 

NTJMBEK   TWO. 

SYNOPTICAL  HISTORY    OF  AMALGAMATION. 

The  knowledge  of  the  affinity  which  mer- 
cury possesses  for  combining  with  gold  and 
silver,  was  well  known  at  even  a  very  early 
part  of  the  historic  period  of  man ;  advant- 
age having  been  taken  of  the  property  to 
remove  the  golden  ornamentations  of  worn- 
out  apparel,  by  first  burning  the  latter  to 
ashes  and  then  triturating  the  remains  with 
merenry.  Humboldt  has  stated  that  prior 
to  the  discovery  of  America  the  Germans 
employed  mercury  to  extract  gold  from 
auriferous  sands,  and  also  from  copper  and 
iron  pyrites.*  No  account,  however,  exists 
of  the  employment  of  quicksilver  for  the 
reduction  of  silver  ores  prior  to  1557,  when, 
Babtolome  Medina,  a  miner  at  Pachuca,  in 
the  neighborhood  of  Real-del-Monte,  Mex- 
ico, first  introduced  the  "Patio"  f  mode  of 
amalgamation,  by  the  admixture  of  magis- 
tral, (burned  copper  pyrites)  salt  and  mer- 
cury with  the  ore  to  be  beneficiated. 

How  this  important  improvement  became 
first  suggested  to  Medina  there  does  not 
exist  any  record.  The  chemistry  of  the  day 
was  quite  insufficient  for  the  purpose  of 
leading  us  to  infer  that  it  was  arrived  at  by 
any  course  of  inductive  reasoning.  The 
probability  is  that  Medina  dabbled  in  al- 
chemy, and  as  salt,  copper  and  mercury 
were  amongst  the  most  frequent  agents  em- 
ployed by  these  pioneers  of  modern  chem- 
istry, it  is  quite  probable  that  some  tentative 
trial  had  been  made  with  calcined  copper 
pyrites,  salt,  mercury  and  silver  ore. 

Some  years  afterwards,  (in  1586)  a  Peru- 
vian miner,  named  Carlos  Corso  de  Leca, 
introduced  the  method  called  "el  beneficio 
de  hierro"  (reduction  by  iron)  which  con- 
sisted in  adding  to  the  toria  J  small  pieces 
of  metallic  iron,  the  object  being  to  avoid 
the  loss  of  mercury  often  occasioned  by  the 
peroxidation  of  the  chloride  of  iron,  which, 
when  formed,  rapidly  converts  the  mercury 
present  into  a  sub-chloride  (calomel).  If 
applied  in  sufficient  quantity,  and  not  sub- 
jected to  much  exposure  of  atmospheric 
influence,  iron  would  reduce  the  chloride  of 
silver,  produced  to  the  metallic  condition, 
as  rapidly  as  the  chloride  became  formed, 
and  so  promote  amalgamation.  No  accounts 
are  to  be  found  which  would  justify  the 
concl  usion  that  this  mode  of  treating  silver 
ores  was  either  extensively  adopted  or  con- 
tinued in  use  for  any  lengthened  period ;  it 
was,  however,  based  on  sound  chemical 
reasoning,  though  probably,  as  well  as  the 
mode  introduced  by  Medina,  both  were  the 
offsprings  of  experiment.  In  whatever  way 
the  latter  invention  may  have  arisen,  it 
forms  undoubtedly  the  originating  source 
of  the  Freiberg  barrel  amalgamation,  in 
which  it  is  well  known  that  small  fragments 
of  iron  form  so  important  a  function.  I 
cannot  dismiss  the  statement  just  made 
without  requesting  particular  attention  to 
the  circumstance  that  it  is  probable  that  the 
non-success  of  Leca,  in  introducing  iron 
into  the  torta,  and  the  success  of  Gellert  in 
introducing  the  same  agent  into  the  Frei- 
berg barrel,  are  respectively  due  to  causes 
the  most  simple ;  but  which,  in  the  infantine 
state  of  science  at  the  close  of  the  sixteenth 
century,_was  necessarily  unappreciated  by 
the  original  inventor.  The  different  results 
alluded  to,  in  the  opinion  of  the  writer,  un- 
doubtedly arose  from  the  fact,  that,  in  the 
torta,  atmospheric  influence  was  constantly 
exercising  its  oxygenating  action  on  the 
metallic  salts  formed — more  particularly 
those  of  iron — which,  unless  neutralized  by 
precipitation,  or  reduced  to  the  lowest  state 
of  oxidation  by  the  application  of  addition- 
al, or  the  presence  in  the  mixture  of  a  sur- 
plusage of  metallic  iron,  would  rapidly 
convert  no  small  portion  of  the  quicksilver 
into  calomel,  as  previously  explained,  a 
fact  that  was  experienced  at  an  early  period 
in  Washoe  by  many  amalgamators,  and  still 
continues  when  the  distraction  of  the  pans 
do  not  keep  pace  with  the  acidifying  influ- 
ence of  oxygen.  In  the  barrel,  on  the  con- 
trary, the  materials  for  amalgamation  are 
preserved  from  atmospheric  influence  j  con- 

*  It  is  unfortunate  tliat  this  celebrated  philosopher  did 
not  give,  possibly  from  inability,  tbe  ratio  ol  gold  extracted 
Irom  these  latter. 

t  From  the  Spanish  word  sienlfyinc:  a  court  or  openspace. 

f  An  abbreviation  of  "  Lortado/  a  kind  of  large  pie. 


sequently,  no  inimical  oxygenating  action 
results.  The  explanation  just  made,  which, 
I  believe,  is  the  first  that  has  ever  been 
published  of  the  varied  results  which  occur 
sometimes  even  when  the  same  process  has 
been,  to  a  large  extent,  followed ;  the  ex- 
ception, principally  consisting  of  the  differ- 
ence occasioned  by  the  free  access  in  the  one 
case,  and  the  exclusion  of  the  atmosphere 
in  the  other,  forms  a  digression  from  the 
strictly  historical  details.  It  was  thought, 
however,  that  no  more  favorable  opportuni- 
ty would  occur  for  instancing,  as  an  exam- 
ple, how  very  much  extremely  slight 
ohanges  of  condition  may  effect  most  im- 
portant, and  oftentimes  disappointing,  re- 
sults. 

alonzo  barba's  improvements 
Were  introduced  in  1590,  and  are  still  em- 
ployed, in  some  instances,  in  Mexico  and, 
I  believe,  occasionally  in  Chili,  where  pretty 
rich  ores  are  obtainable.  The  method 
adopted  by  Barba  consisted  in  amalgam- 
ating in  large  copper  pans,  which  were 
heated  from  below.  I  do  not  at  present  re- 
member the  exact  orthography  of  the  Span- 
ish term  which  was  applied  to  this  mode, 
nor  probably  am  I  correct  in  submitting 
' '  poultice  reduction  "  *  as  a  free  translation 
into  English.  Barba's  method  occasioned 
a  considerable  saving  in  mercury ;  but  the 
consumption  of  copper  was  great,  owing 
not  merely  (as  always  has  been  assigned  by 
former  writers)  in  consequence  of  the  cop- 
per reducing  the  chloride  of  silver,,  but 
chiefly  by  the  peroxidation  of  the  salts  of 
iron  previously  noticed,  which  not  only 
rapidly  dissolves  copper,  but  also  possesses 
the  property  of  holding  in  solution  no  in- 
considerable amount  of  the  salts  of  the  lat- 
ter named  metal,  which  is  not  precipitable 
therefrom,  even  by  iron,  until  the  salts  of 
the  latter  are  reduced  to  the  lowest  state  of 
oxidation.  These  facts  are  well  known  to 
those  occupied  in  the  precipitation  of  cop- 
per from  the  cupreous  solution  of  mines,  in 
which  cases  it  is  found  that,  owing  to  the 
causes  assigned,  the  consumption  of  iron  is 
usually  treble,  and  sometimes  amount  to 
more  than  six  times,  the  quantity  which 
simple  theory  would  assign  as  being  re- 
quired. Those  desiring  more  proofs  of  the 
asserted  fact  are  referred,  for  inquiry,  to  the 
Parys  and  Mona  mine,  in  the  Isle  of  Angle- 
sea,  North  Wales,  the  Wicklow,  in  Ireland, 
or  the  Bio  Tinto,  in  Spain.  Barba's  method 
was  found  to  apply,  with  good  effect,  when 
treating  native  chlorides  without  the  use  of 
magistral,  by  which  means  the  consumption 
of  copper  only  amounted  to  thirty-two  for 
every  one  hundred  and  eight  parts  of  silver, 
which  ought  to  be  obtained  according  to 
strict  theoretical  proportions.  As  the  sul- 
phides of  silver  require  to  be  converted  into 
a  chloride  or  metallic  silver,  in  order  to 
promote  the  action  of  mercury,  and  the 
consumption  of  copper  being  so  great, 
Barba's  method  was  never  widely  adopted, 
unless  when  chlorides,  or  ores  richer  than 
the  average,  were  pretty  abundant. 

Many  of  the  changeful  phenomena  just 
described  have  not  unfrequently  fallen  un- 
der the  observation  of  puzzled  pan  amal- 
gamators, by  occasionally  finding  their  re- 
torted amalgam,  when  converted  into  a  bar, 
being  composed  of  a  larger  weight  of  copper 
than  anticipated,  frequently  derived  from 
the  sulphate  of  copper  employed.  At  other 
times  the  same  operators  have  found  that  a 
more  than  usual  loss  of  mercury  has  taken 
place  in  either  or  both  cases  ;  should  they 
occur  simultaneously,  the  cause  may  safely 
be  sought  for  generally  in  the  active  oxy- 
genating influence  of  the  atmosphere.  This 
mode  was  introduced  into  Europe  in  1784  ; 
first,  I  believe,  into  Hungary,  by  Baron  de 
Born,  an  Austrian  mining  officer,  and  was 
employed  in  the  country  named,  in  some 
localities,  up  to  a  very  late  period.  An 
erroneous  opinion  has  not  unfrequently 
gone  forth  that  the  last  described  method  of 
Barba  gave  origin  to  the  European  improve- 
ment which  next  succeeded,  consisting  of 
the 

BAKKEIi  OB  FBEIBEEG  METHOD  OF  AMAL- 
GAMATION. 

It  would  be  but  an  indifferent  compliment 
to  the  perceptive  faculties  of  Gellert,  who 
introduced  the  barrel  mode  of  amalgama- 
tion into  Saxony  in  the  year  1790,  to  at- 
tribute his  success  as  being  based  on  rational 
inferences,  founded  on  the  phenomena  ac- 
companying Barba's  method. 

The  success  of  Barba's  mode  of  beneficia- 
tion  is  owing  to  the  reciprocating  action 
which  takes  place  between  chloride  of  cop- 
per, formed  through  the  medium  of  the 
chloride  of  sodium  (common  salt)  present, 
and  the  sulphides  of  silver  existing  in  the 
"poultice"  or  pulp ;  chloride  of  silver  and 
sulphide  of  copper  f  being  thus  formed  by 
what  is  termed  by  chemists  mutual  decom- 

*  So  tormed,  probably,  because  the  mixture  In  the  copper 
nan  had  the  appearance  and  consistence  of  the  preparation 
for  making  an  ordinary  poultice;  the  more  elegant  term, 
pulp,  has  been  adopted  for  a  similar  mixture  at  Washoe 

1-  On  this  fact  is  based  the  employment  of  sulphate  of  cop- 
per in  pan  amalgamation. 


position.  If  this  was  all  that  occurred,  the 
loss  of  copper  would  be  but  trifling,  so  far 
as  the  relative  expense  of  obtaining  so  val- 
uable a  product  as  silver  is  concerned,  which 
would  be  obtained  in  the  theoretical  propor- 
tion of  only  thirty-two  parts,  by  weight  of 
the  low-priced  metal,  for  every  one  hundred 
and  eight  parts  of  silver,  which  would,  by 
this  means,  become  susceptible  of  forming 
an  amalgam  with  the  merenry  present.  The 
large  consumption  of  copper  being  caused 
almost  wholly  in  consequence  of  the  oxidiz- 
ing influence  of  the  atmosphere  on  the  salts 
of  iron  present,  and  their  subsequent  de- 
structive action  on  the  interior  of  the  enclos- 
ing copper  vessel,  as  briefly  explained  pre- 
viously. The  destructive  action  would,  by 
Barba's  mode,  be  further  intensified  by  the 
additional  agency  of  the  artificial  heat  ap- 
plied to  the  bottom  of  the  pan,  a  circum- 
stance noteworthy  by  the  pan  amalgamators 
of  the  present  day.  In  order,  however,  to 
make  these  phenomena  better  understood 
by  the  general  reader,  attention  is  drawn  to 
the  following  well  established  facts : 

It  was  found  after  the  introduction  of  the 
barrel  mode  of  amalgamation  by  Gellert, 
that  the  loss  of  quicksilver  was  great,  owing 
to  the  cause  already  explained,  the  remedy 
adopted  and  subsequently  pursued  was  that 
of  turning  the  mixed  ore,  water  and  pieces 
of  iron  for  one  hour  or  more  in  the  barrels 
prior  to  the  introduction  of  the  mercury. 
In  this  way,  the  acid  salts  present,  formed 
during  the  roasting  of  the  ore,  became  re- 
duced to  neutral  and  proto  forms,  and  con- 
sequently innoxious  thereafter,  provided 
the  materials  during  the  subsequent  opera- 
tion were  preserved  from  the  oxygenating 
influence  of  the  atmosphere,  as  would  be 
the  case  when  enclosed  in  air-tight  barrels. 
Notwithstanding  the  practical  knowledge 
long  ago  ascertained  which  has  just  been 
described,  a  lengthened  period  elapsed  be- 
fore the  Washoe  pan  amalgamators,  by 
"  blundering  luck,"  tumbled  upon  the  same 
circumstance,  and  now  find  it  advantageous 
to  pursue  a  similar  method,  namely,  to 
work  the  pans  a  like  period  prior  to  the  in- 
troduction of  the  quicksilver.  In  this  last 
case,  the  iron  of  the  vessel  and  stirrers  sup- 
ply the  place  of  the  scrap  iron  used  by  the 
barrel  method,  at  the  expense,  however,  of 
the  durability  of  the  pan.  In  the  latter 
case,  however,  acid  salts  are  continually  be- 
ing formed,  owing  to  the  pulp  being  con- 
tinuously exposed  to  the  atmosphere,  thus, 
adding  greatly  to  the  wear  of  this  species  of 
apparatus.  Were  this  not  the  case,  a  cor- 
responding equivalent  of  mercury,  as  com- 
pared with  the  iron  thus  destroyed,  would 
become  converted  into  calomel.  Strictly 
speaking,  the  barrel  process,  as  originally 
established,  combines  the  methods  of  Me- 
dina, Leca  and  Barba;  the  last,  however, 
being  an  accidental  occurrence,  owing  to 
the  circumstance  that  the  ores  of  Saxony  bo 
beneficiated,  excepting  the  lead  or  what  the 
Mexicans  term  "fuego  ores,"  almost  invari- 
ably contain  sufficient  copper  to  assimilate 
their  operation  somewhat  to  the  phenomena 
which  occurs  by  Barba's  method.  On  the 
other  hand,  the  Washoe  pan  mode  assimi- 
lates to  the  one  introduced  by  Leca,  viz  : 
reduction  by  iron,  superadded  to  that  of 
Medina ;  but  which  experience  has  shown 
can  be  considerably  facilitated  by  the  em- 
ployment of  sulphate  of  copper,  which,  as 
formerly  shown,  acts  when  converted  into  a 
chloride  by  the  common  salt  present  on 
such  parts  of  the  ore  as  consist  of  sulphides 
of  silver. 

Practically,  however,  the  writer  has  never 
found  the  double  decomposition  of  chloride 
of  copper  with  sulphide  of  silver  to  fully 
meet  the  requirements  of  theoretical  calcu- 
lators, which  induces  him  to  believe  that  the 
very  great  loss  of  silver  which  occurs  in  the 
Washoe  pan  method  of  amalgamation,  as 
compared  with  what  takes  place  in  the  bar- 
rel and  Barba's  methods,  chiefly  arises  from 
the  fact  that  the  efficacy  in  producing  the 
double  decomposition  alluded  to,  is,  in  a 
large  degree,  dependent  upon  the  presence 
of  chloride  of  copper,  greatly  preponder- 
ating in  mass  beyond  the  atomic  proportion 
of  the  sulphide  of  silver  present.  If  this 
should  prove  on  investigation  to  be  the  case, 
it  will  be  easy  to  understand  why  Barba's 
and  Gellert's  modes  should  be  very  effective 
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Notices  to  Correspondents. 

Abator. — Ammonia  or  other  nitrogenous 
compound  appears  to  be  less  an  absolute 
necessity  for  the  purpose  of  forming  a 
fertile  soil  than  those  of  the  principal  min- 
eral ingredients  required  by  the  growing 
plant.  Experiment  has  distantly  shown 
that  an  appreciable  amount  of  ammonia 
and  nitric  acid  becomes  precipitated  by 
rains  and  dews,  and  consequently  sus- 
ceptible of  absorption  by  the  leaves  and 
roots  of  plants,  possibly  also  by  means  of 
their  foliage,  from  a  humid  atmosphere ; 
but  no  appreciable  amount  of  phosphoric 
acid,  potash,  etc.,  could  be  so  conveyed, 
other  than  in  a  secondary  manner — that 
is,  by  the  solvent  agency  of  the  rain 
water  upon  the  otherwise  dormant  fertile 
minerals  composing  any  soil. 

A  Traveler. — Mining  for  eggs,  for  such 
literally  is  the  case,  according  to  Hum- 
boldt's description,  occurs  on  the  Ori- 
noco. The  missionary  who  accompanied 
this  celebrated  traveller  and  Bonpland,  at 
this  part  of  the  river,  carried  a  long  pole 
and  showed  that  by  means  of  it  the  extent 
of  the  stratum  of  turtles  eggs  lying  be- 
neath their  feet,  could  be  as  accurately 
ascertained  as  a  miner  could  determine 
the  limits  of  a  bed  of  marl,  of  bog  iron 
ore,  or  coal.  He  says:  "Here  they 
talked  continually  of  square  perches  of 
eggs;  it  was  like  a  mining  country  divided 
into  lots,  and  worked  with  the  greatest 
regularity. "  Humboldt  further  describes 
how  the  lieutenant  or  commissary  divided 
the  ground. 

Fuego. — Chemical  combination  will  not  in 
many  cases  commence  spontaneously,  an 
elevated  temperature  being  one  of  the 
most  common  excitants ;  for  example,  a 
bit  of  phosphorus  will  commence  to  burn 
slowly  the  instant  it  comes  in  contact  with 
the  atmosphere,  and  in  hot  weather  will 
speedily  burst  into  flame  ;  on  the  other 
hand,  a  heap  of  charcoal  may  for  years 
be  similarly  exposed  without  any  altera- 
tion taking  place.  If,  however,  two  or 
three  pieces  be  taken,  and  after  being  made 
red  hot  are  thrown  upon  the  dry  heap, 
chemical  action  will  at  once  commence 
and  continue  until  the  whole  mass  is  con- 
sumed, if  measures  are  not  adopted  to 
prevent  such  a  result 

B.  A — It  has  been  calculated  that  owing  to 
diminution  of  density,  if  indefinitely 
continuous,  one  cubic  inch  of  air  of  the 
earth's  surface  would  fill  the  entire  orbit 
of  Saturn  ;  on  the  other  hand,  if  a  mine 
could  be  dug  to  a  depth  of  forty-six 
miles,  the  air  at  the  bottom  would  be  as 
dense  as  quicksilver. 

Alchemest. — The  term  regulus  was  first 
employed  in  Alchemy,  and  particularly  to 
the  metallic  form  of  antimony ;  the  term 
means  "the  little  king,"  as  great  expecta- 
tions in  the  transmutation  of  metals  was 
expected  from  this  substance.  In  modern 
metallurgy  a  regulus  of  any  other  metal 
means  a  concentrated  mass  of  metal  com- 
bined with  sulphur. 

Enquirer. — No  alkalies  exist  which  are  per- 
fectly insoluble — many  are  extremely  so, 
such  as  potash  and  soda.  Others  are  spar- 
ingly soluble  ;' such  usually  consist  of 
the  alkaline  earths,  such  as  lime  and 
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Iron  "Work  for  the  San  Francisco 
Dry  Dock. 

THE  LARGEST  PUMPS  IN  THE  UNITED  STATES — 
CREDIT  TO  SAN  FRANCISCO  MECHANICS. 

The  Vulcan  Iron  Works  Company,  of  this 
city,  have  just  completed  the  iron  work  an 
machinery  for  the  San  Francisco  Dry  Dock, 
now  nearly  finished,  at  Hunter's  Point. 
This  machinery  consists  of  two  powerful 
steam  engines,  constructed  in  the  most  sub- 
stantial manner^  and  two  enormous  pumps 
—the  largest  ever  built  in  the  United  States! 
The  necessity  for  such  heavy  machinery  be- 
comes apparent  when  the  immense  size  and 
capacity  of  this  structure  is  considered — a 
capacity  sufficient  to  take  in  the  largest 
ships  afloat,  with  the  exception  of  the  Great 
Eastern.  The  first  ship  which  will  go  into 
this  dock  will  be  the  British  frigate  Zealous, 
now  on  this  coast,  The  pumps  referred 
to  are  to  be  employed  for  removing  the 
water  after  the  ship  has  been  floated  into  the 
dock.  They  are  of  such  extraordinary  di- 
mensions that  we  have  thought  it  would  in- 
terest our  readers  to  give  a,  description  of 
them,  which  has  been  kindly  furnished  us 
by  Mr.  Joseph  Moore,  President  of  the  Vul- 
can Iron  Works  Company,  and  where  we 
had  the  pleasure  of  making  a  careful  exam- 
ination of  them  a  few  days  ago. 

The  engines  are  two  in  number,  right  and 
left,  each  having  a  22-inch  cylinder  with 
4-foot  stroke,  working  with  Myers'  cut-off, 
adjustable  to  any  degree  of  expansion  and 
any  desirable  number  of  revolutions  per 
minute.  The  pumps  are  driven  directly 
from  the  crank  shaft,  by  means  of  an  up- 
right shaft,  geared  by  bevel  pinions  to  each 
pump,  set  one  on  one  side  and  the  other  on 
the  other  side  of  the  well. 

As  already  stated,  the  pumps  are  two  in 
number,  of  the  class  known  as  centrifugal, 
and  the  most  approved  for  this  description 
of  work.  The  casings  are  of  mammoth  di- 
mensions, about  ten  feet  in  diameter,  while 
the  runner  or  wheel,  working  within  them, 
is  eight  feet  in  diameter,  having  eight  dis- 
charges which,  when  running  at  their  proper 
speed  of  150  revolutions,  are  each  capable 
of  lifting  to  the  hight  of  27  feet,  2,100  cubic 
feet  of  water  per  minute  -  equal  to  159,600 
miner's  inches,  which  would  fill  a  ditch 
twelve  feet  wide  and  three  feet  deep  ! 

The  pumps  are  placed  upon  a  channel 
plate  or  square  suction,  four  feet  six  inches 
square,  and  weighing  30,000  pounds,  which 
will  be  well  fastened  into  the  brick  work,  at 
the  foot  of  the  pump  well,  and  separated 
from  the  dock  by  a  huge  iron  gate,  measur- 
ing four  feet  six  inches  in  hight  and  breadth, 
and  worked  from  the  surface — 27  feet  above 
the  bottom.  Some  idea  of  the  magnitude 
of  this  pump  may  be  formed  from  the  fact 
that  the  weight  of  the  material  alone,  of 
which  they  are  constructed,  exceeds  75  tons 
— and  this  for  the  pumps  alone,  exclusive  of 
engines  and  boilers. 

The  boilers  to  furnish  the  necessary  steam 
to  drive  these  mammoth  pumps  are  four  in 
number,  54in.  in  diameter,  16ft  long,  and 
present  1,000  feet  of  heating  surface  each  ; 
yet  they  will  consume  only  two  tons  of  coal 
to  free  the  dock  from  water,  or  to  raise 
504,000  cubic  feet  of  water  (16,150  tons)  in 
two  hours,  to  the  hight  of  27  feet. 

Everything  connected  with  these  pumps 
is  made  of  the  best  material,  and  put  to- 
gether by  the  best  workmanship  on  the 
coast — the  contractors  having  spared  neither 
money  or  care  to  render  the  work  as  per- 
fect as  anything  of  the  kind  ever  built. 
The  work  reflects  the  highest  credit  upon 
the  managers  of  the  Vulcan  Foundry,  which 
institution  may  well  feel  a  just  pride  in 
having  been  selected  for  the  fabrication  of 
this  important  and  notable  mass  of  ma- 
chinery. 

The  entire  work  has  been  most  carefully 
arranged  for  durability,  efficiency,  and  for 
giving  the  most  economical  results.  Few, 
except  those  practically  conversant  with 
such  things,  can  form  any  adequate  idea  of 
the  responsibility,  difficulty  and  skill  re- 
quired in  designing  and  getting  up  work  of 
this  kind,  or  of  the  constant  care  and  watch- 
fulness required  to  carry  out  the  original 
designs  of  the  engineer,  through  the  work- 
ing drawings  of  the  draughtsman,  and  the 
complicated  manipulation  of  the  workshop, 
to  a  successful  termination,  so  that  every 
piece  of  iron,  from  the  heaviest  casting 
down  to  each  individual  bolt,  shall  be  found 


in  its  place,  and  fully  answering  the  pur- 
pose intended.  We  shall  watch,  with  mUch 
interest,  the  removal  of  this  pondrous  ma- 
chinery from  the  shop  to  its  place  of  duty, 
and  shall  take  a  becoming  pride  in  record- 
ing, for  the  credit  of  our  San  Francisco 
mechanics,  the  success  which  will,  without 
doubt,  attend  its  first  practical  trial. 

The  above  machinery  was  designed  by 
Col.  A.  W.  Von  Schmidt ;  drawn  in  detail 
and  proportioned  by  Mr.  H.  Huttner, 
draughtsman  of  the  Vulcan  Iron  Works  ; 
superintended,  in  the  shop,  by  Mr.  Wm. 
Birch,  Messrs.  Von  Schmidt  and  Thos. 
Hardy,  are  the  contractors  for  the  con- 
struction of  the  Dry  Dock  ;Mr.  Jas.  Pollock, 
of  the  P.  M.  S.  Co.,  acts  as  superintendent 
for  the  Dry  Dock  Company.  The  work  will 
probably  be  ready  for  docking  in  about  two 
months. 


More  Chlorlnation  Works. — Mr.  Mos- 
heimer  has  now  under  contract  the  erection 
of  three  different  Chlorination  Works — one 
at  Cold  Springs,  near  Placerville,  for  Pro- 
fessor Pascal;  another  for  the  Havilah 
Mine,  in  El  Dorado  county,  near  Mud 
Springs,  which  will  be  of  a  capacity  to  work 
four  tons  of  sulphurets  per  day  ;  the  third 
at  the  Soulsby  Mine,  Toulumne  county, 
near  Sonora,  to  work  two  tons  per  day. 

The  difference  of  working  by  the  chlorine 
process  over  the  ordinary  mode  of  working, 
may  be  inferred  from  the  fact  that  the 
Washington  Mine,  in  Mariposa,  paid  on  a 
hundred  tons  only  $10  per  ton  ;  while  the 
same  ore,  worked  in  Mosheimer's  Chlorina- 
tion Works  in  this  city,  yielded  over  $100 
per  ton.  The  difference  consisted  in  the 
thorough  working  of  the  sulphurets,  in 
which  the  chief  portion  of  the  gold  con- 
tained in  the  vein  rock  of  that  mine  is  to  be 
found.  This  is,  of  course,  an  extreme 
case  ;  yet  there  are  no  doubt  many  hun- 
dreds of  mines  in  California,  which  can 
never  be  worked  to  a  profit  except  by  a 
judicious  saving  and  treatment  of  the  sul- 
phurets ;  while  there  are  still  other  hun- 
dreds whose  profits  might  be  largely  in- 
creased by  the  same  mode  of  working. 

Value  op  Corn-Hcsks. — Corn-husks  are 
worth  $70  per  ton  in  St.  Louis,  where  they 
are  used  for  making  mattresses.  This,  we 
suppose,  is  for  the  inside  husks,  clear  of  the 
stalks.  We  should  suppose  that  the  Cali- 
fornia "soap  root,"  being  so  much  more 
durable,  will  be  made  to  take  the  place  of 
husks,  when  it  becomes  known  there.  We 
notice  that  an  enterprising  Boston  firm  has 
already  introduced  it  into  that  city.  It  is 
sold  at  about  half  the  price  of  curled  hair, 
and  is  said  to  be  nearly  or  quite  as  good. 
It  is  put  up  in  the  form  of  rope,  the  same 
as  hair. 


A  New  Repeating  Shot  Gun  has  been 
introduced  here  by  the  Koper  Bepeating 
Rifle  Co.,  Amherst,  Mass.  It  is  well  worthy 
of  examination  and  trial  by  our  sporting 
community.  It  is  simple  in  construction, 
is  loaded  at  the  breech,  and  weighs  about 
six  and  one-half  pounds.  It  is  fired  four 
times  within  as  many  seconds,  by  simply 
cocking  and  discharging,  and  is  re-charged 
in  less  time  than  it  takes  to  write  the  fact. 
For  charging,  durable  steel  cartridges  are 
used,  placed  in  a  revolving  cylinder,  called 
a  carrier — a  part  of  the  barrel — and  take 
their  proper  position  in  the  act  of  cocking 
the  gun.  This  ingenious  piece  of  mech- 
anism can  be  seen  at  the  office  of  Mr.  Henry 
Eitel,  No.  Ill  Second  street. 


Columbia  Iron  Foundry. — This  is  the 
name  given  to  an  establishment  recently 
opened  at  No.  120  Fremont  street,  for  the 
manufacture  of  house  fronts,  sash-weights, 
and  machinery  castings  generally,  at  theold 
stand  of  the  Franklin  Foundry.  It  is  under 
the  management  of  Mr.  Reese  Llewllyn, 
formerly  of  the  Atlas  Works,  who  has  had 
many  years  of  experience  in  the  business, 
both  here  and  in  New  York. 


Oil  Boring  is  not  entirely  suspended  in 
California.  The  Contra  Costa  Gazette  says 
the  Messrs.  Sappington  are  still  "  going 
down"  at  their  well  in  Marsh  Canon,  and 
'.'  working  with  energy  and  confidence." 


Return  of  the  Alaska  Scientific 
Expedition, 

This  expedition  returned  to  our  harbor 
on  Monday  evening  last,  all  hands  in  good 
health  and  much  pleased  with  the  trip,  on 
account  of  its  scientific  and  industrial  re- 
sults, although  it  was  one  of  much  toil  and 
privation.  The  party  left  San  Francisco  in 
the  revenue  cutter  Lincoln,  commanded  by 
Capt  Howard,  an  old  and  experienced, 
veteran  in  the  revenue  service,  on  the  21st 
of  July  last.  It  was  organized  under  the 
direction  of  Prof.  Pierce,  of  the  U.  S.  Coast 
Survey,  and  conducted  by  George  David- 
son, as  chief  ;  A  T.  Mosman,  as  astrono- 
mer ;  Geo.  Farquhar,  hydrographer,  with 
whom  was  associated  I.  Forney  as  aid  ;  Dr. 
Albert  Kellogg,  botanist ;  W.  G.  W.  Har- 
ford, conchologist ;  T.  A.  Blake,  geologist ; 
John  Leeds,  tidal  observer,  and  W.  Hameli 
as  engineer.  The  lateness  of  the  season 
prevented  such  full  results  as  would  have 
followed  an  early  start ;  still  the  main  ob- 
ject of  the  expedition  has  been  accom- 
plished, a  large  amount  of  scientific  informa- 
tion has  been  gained,  and  we  are  informed 
that  many  facts  of  vast  industrial  value  will 
be  made  known  to  the  country,  when  the 
chief,  Mr.  Davidson,  makes  his  report  at 
Washington,  which  he  will  do  so  soon  as  he 
arrives  there — it  being  his  purpose  to  go 
East  by  the  next  steamer. 

We  learn,  incidentally,  that  the  party  ar- 
rived at  Sitka  on  the  12th  of  August,  when 
work  really  begun. 

search  for  silver. 

Researches  have  been  made  in  the  neigh- 
borhood of  Sitka,  for  reported  silver  depos- 
its ;  but  nothing  was  found  at  the  localities 
indicated,  or  elsewhere. 

TIMBER,    ETC. 

The  botany  of  that  region  was  explored, 
so  far  as  his  limited  time  would  admit,  by 
Prof.  Kellogg.  No  hard  wood  timber  was 
found,  of  value;  but  a  valuable  species  of 
yellow  cedar  was  found  in  great  abundance, 
and  of  larire  growth.  This  wood  is  valuable 
for  shipbuilding,  and  specimens  of  a  Rus- 
sian ship  were  brought  down,  perfectly 
sound,  although  the  vessel  had  been  built 
32  years,  and  lain  upon  the  beach  as  a  wreck 
for  several  years  past — the  wood  around  the 
iron  and  copper  bolts  was  perfectly  sound. 
This  wood  is  also  valuable  for  cabinet  work 
and  other  purposes.  Sitka  spruce  is  also 
very  abundant.  Almost  the  entire  country 
is  covered  with  a  dense  growth  of  sphagnum 
(peat  moss,)  into  which  the  feetof  the  pedes- 
trian sinks  to  the  depth  of  ten  or  twelve 
inches  at  every  step,  The  moisture  to  sup- 
port this  growth  is  derived  almost  entirely 
from  the  atmosphere ;  hence  it  is  not  con- 
fined to  swamp  ground,  but  abounds  equally 
as  much  on  hill  sides  as  in  swampy  places. 
Potatoes,  turnips,  ets.,  grow  well  in  many 
places,  after  the  sphagmtm  is  removed. 

The  party  proceeded  from  Sitka  to  Kodiack 
Island,  some  700  miles  almost  due  west  from 
Sitka,  and  near  the  Peninsula  of  Alaska, 
where  they  found  an  agreeable  change  from 
universal  forests  to  a  country  covered  with 
herbage.  An  abundance  of  good  pasturage 
exists  there. 

a  valuable   cod   bank,  etc. 

Perhaps  the  most  valuable  discovery  made 
was  an  extensive  Cod  bank,  probably  surpass- 
ing, in  extent  and  value,  the  Banks  of  New- 
foundland, one  advantage  being  the  fact  that 
the  water  is  only  50  fathoms  deep,  50  miles 
from  the  shore,  whereas  at  Newfoundland  the 
depth  is  90  fathoms,  within  a  few  miles  only 
of  the  coast.  There  are  a  number  of  islands 
convenient  for  dryingthe  fish.  All  fish  here- 
tofore caught  in  our  northern  waters  have 
had  to  be  brought  to  this  city  to  be  dried. 
This  discovery  will  soon  secure  for  this 
coast  a  large  fishing  fleet,  which  will  prove, 
what  is  greatly  needed,  a  most  excellent 
nursery  for  seamen.  Good  bait  for  cod 
fishing  was  also  found  in  great  abundance 
in  the  immediate  vicinity.  It  is  estimated 
that  there  are  20,000  square'miles  of  sound- 
ings filled  with  cod  and  halibut.  Excellent 
whaling  ground  was  also  found. 

Much  geographical  information  was  col- 
lected, which  will  be  of  especial  value  to 
commerce,  etc. 

MINERALS. 

With  regard  to  minerals,  large  and  valua- 
ble coal  deposits  were  found,  convenient  to 
shipping  points.  Gold  is  reported  by  Rus- 
sians on  the  Kakuy,  a  river  emptying  into 
Cook's  Inlet,  about  latitude  60".  Copper  is 
reported  plenty  on  Copper  River,  from 
whence  native  copper  is  brought  to  the 
coast  by  the  natives  as  an  article  of  traffic. 
The  miners  from  the  Stickeen  report  that 
they  are  making  an  average  of  $5  per  day 
with  a  rocker. 

It  is  said  that  the  annual  collection  of  furs 
exceeds  one  million  of  dollars  in  gold  value. 

Salmon  exist  in  great  abundance  in  Sitka 
Sound. 

The  official  report  of  the  expedition  will 
be  looked  for  with  much  interest. 


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[Written  for  the  Mlnlnc  and  Scientific  Press.  1 

The  Freiberg,  or  Barrel  Process,  for 
the  Reduction  of  G-old  and  Silver 
Ores. 

BY  PBOF.    BOWLANDSOS,   P.    G.    a    It 

NUMBEB   TWO. 

SrjJOPTIOAL  HISTORI   OF  AMALGAMATION. 

The  knowledge  of  the  affinity  which  mer- 
cury possesses  for  combining  with  gold  and 
silver,  was  well  known  at  oven  a  very  early 
part  of  the  historic  period  of  man ;  advant- 
age having  been  taken  of  the  property  to 
remove  the  golden  ornamentations  of  worn- 
oat  apparel,  by  first  burning  the  latter  to 
ashes  and  then  triturating  the  remains  with 
merenry.  Humboldt  has  stated  that  prior 
to  the  discovery  of  America  the  Germans 
employed  mercury  to  extract  gold  from 
auriferous  sands,  and  also  from  copper  and 
iron  pyrites.*  No  account,  however,  exists 
of  the  employment  of  quicksilver  for  the 
reduction  of  silver  ores  prior  to  1557,  when, 
Babtolome  Medina,  a  miner  at  Pachuca,  in 
the  neighborhood  of  Eeal-del-Monte,  Mex- 
ico, first  introduced  the  "Patio"  f  mode  of 
amalgamation,  by  the  admixture  of  magis- 
tral, (burned  copper  pyrites)  salt  and  mer- 
cury with  the  ore  to  be  beneficiated. 

How  this  important  improvement  became 
first  suggested  to  Medina  there  does  not 
exist  any  record.  The  chemistry  of  the  day 
was  quite  insufficient  for  the  purpose  of 
leading  us  to  infer  that  it  was  arrived  at  by 
any  course  of  inductive  reasoning.  The 
probability  is  that  Medina  dabbled  in  al- 
chemy, and  as  salt,  copper  and  mercury 
were  amongst  the  most  frequent  agents  em- 
ployed by  these  pioneers  of  modern  chem- 
istry, it  is  quite  probable  that  some  tentative 
trial  had  been  made  with  calcined  copper 
pyrites,  salt,  mercury  and  silver  ore. 

Some  years  afterwards,  (in  1586)  a  Peru- 
vian miner,  named  Carlos  Corso  de  Leca, 
introduced  the  method  called  "el  beneficio 
de  hierro,"  (reduction  by  iron)  which  con- 
sisted in  adding  to  the  lorta  %  small  pieces 
of  metallic  iron,  the  object  being  to  avoid 
the  loss  of  mercury  often  occasioned  by  the 
peroxidation  of  the  chloride  of  iron,  which, 
when  formed,  rapidly  converts  the  mercury 
present  into  a  sub-chloride  (calomel).  IE 
applied  in  sufficient  quantity,  and  not  sub- 
jected to  much  exposure  of  atmospheric 
influence,  iron  would  reduce  the  chloride  of 
silver,  produced  to  the  metallic  condition, 
as  rapidly  as  the  chloride  became  formed, 
and  so  promote  amalgamation.  No  accounts 
are  to  be  found  which  would  justify  the 
conclusion  that  this  mode  of  treating  silver 
ores  was  either  extensively  adopted  or  con- 
tinued in  use  for  any  lengthened  period ;  it 
was,  however,  based  on  Bound  chemical 
reasoning,  though  probably,  as  well  as  the 
mode  introduced  by  Medina,  both  were  the 
offsprings  of  experiment.  In  whatever  way 
the  latter  invention  may  have  arisen,  it 
forms  undoubtedly  the  originating  source 
of  the  Freiberg  barrel  amalgamation,  in 
which  it  is  well  known  that  small  fragments 
of  iron  form  so  important  a  function.  I 
cannot  dismiss  the  statement  just  made 
without  requesting  particular  attention  to 
the  circumstance  that  it  is  probable  that  the 
non-success  of  Leca,  in  introducing  iron 
into  the  torta,  and  the  success  of  Gellert  in 
introducing  the  same  agent  into  the  Frei- 
berg barrel,  are  respectively  due  to  causes 
the  most  simple ;  but  whioh,  in  the  infantine 
state  of  science  at  the  close  of  the  sixteenth 
century,  was  necessarily  unappreciated  by 
the  original  inventor.  The  different  results 
alluded  to,  in  the  opinion  of  the  writer,  un- 
doubtedly arose  from  the  fact,  that,  in  the 
torta,  atmospheric  influence  was  constantly 
exercising  its  oxygenating  action  on  the 
metallic  salts  formed — more  particularly 
those  of  iron — which,  unless  neutralized  by 
precipitation,  or  reduced  to  the  lowest  state 
of  oxidation  by  the  application  of  addition- 
al, or  the  presence  in  the  mixture  of  a  sur- 
plusage of  metallic  iron,  would  rapidly 
convert  no  small  portion  of  the  quicksilver 
into  calomel,  as  previously  explained,  a 
fact  that  was  experienced  at  an  early  period 
in  Washoe  by  many  amalgamators,  and  still 
continues  when  the  distraction  of  the  pans 
do  not  keep  pace  with  the  acidifying  influ- 
ence of  oxygen.  In  the  barrel,  on  the  con- 
trary, the  materials  for  amalgamation  are 
preserved  from  atmospheric  influence  j  con- 

•  rt.  Is  unfortunate  thai  this  celebrated  pbllowopher  did 
not  give,  possibly  from  inability,  tho  ratio  ot  gold  extracted 
from  these  lattor. 

+  From  the  Spanish  •o'ordsicnirylngacourt  or  open  space. 

t  An  abbreviation  of  "  lortado,1  a  kind  of  large  pie. 


sequently,  no  inimical  oxygenating  action 
results.  The  explanation  just  made,  which, 
I  believe,  is  the  first  that  has  ever  been 
published  of  the  varied  results  which  occur 
sometimes  even  when  the  same  process  has 
been,  to  a  large  extent,  followed ;  the  ex- 
ception, principally  consisting  of  the  differ- 
ence occasioned  by  the  freo  access  in  the  one 
case,  and  the  exclusion  of  the  atmosphere 
in  the  other,  forms  a  digression  from  the 
strictly  historical  details.  It  was  thought, 
however,  that  no  more  favorable  opportuni- 
ty would  occur  for  instancing,  as  au  exam- 
ple, how  very  much  extremely  Blight 
changes  of  condition  may  effect  most  im- 
portant, and  oftentimes  disappointing,  re- 
sults. 

ALONZO  babba's  impbovements 
Were  introduced  in  1590,  and  are  still  em 
ployed,  in  some  instances,  in  Mexico  and, 
I  believe,  occasionally  in  Chili,  where  pretty 
rich  ores  are  obtainable.  The  method 
adopted  by  Barba  consisted  in  amalgam- 
ating in  large  copper  pans,  which  were 
heated  from  below.  I  do  not  at  present  re- 
member the  exact  orthography  of  the  Span- 
ish term  which  was  applied  to  this  mode, 
nor  probably  am  I  correct  in  submitting 
"poultice  reduction"  *  as  a  free  translation 
into  English.  Barba's  method  occasioned 
a  considerable  saving  in  mercury ;  but  the 
consumption  of  copper  was  great,  owing 
not  merely  (as  always  has  been  assigned  by 
former  writers)  in  consequence  of  the  cop- 
per reducing  the  chloride  of  silver^  but 
chiefly  by  the  peroxidation  of  the  salts  of 
iron  previously  noticed,  which  not  only 
rapidly  dissolves  copper,  but  also  possesses 
the  property  of  holding  in  solution  no  in- 
considerable amount  of  the  salts  of  the  lat- 
ter named  metal,  which  is  not  precipitable 
therefrom,  even  by  iron,  until  the  salts  of 
the  latter  are  reduced  to  the  lowest  state  of 
oxidation.  These  facts  are  well  known  to 
those  occupied  in  the  precipitation  of  cop- 
per from  the  cupreous  solution  of  mines,  in 
which  cases  it  is  found  that,  owing  to  the 
causes  assigned,  the  consumption  of  iron  is 
usually  treble,  and  sometimes  amount  to 
more  than  six  times,  the  quantity  which 
simple  theory  would  assign  as  being  re- 
quired. Those  desiring  more  proofs  of  the 
asserted  fact  are  referred,  for  inquiry,  to  the 
Parys  and  Mona  mine,  in  the  Isle  of  Angle- 
sea,  North  Wales,  the  Wicklow,  in  Ireland, 
or  the  Bio  Tinto,  in  Spain.  Barba's  method 
was  found  to  apply,  with  good  effect,  when 
treating  native  chlorides  without  the  use  of 
magistral,  by  which  means  the  consumption 
of  copper  only  amounted  to  thirty-two  for 
every  one  hundred  and  eight  parts  of  silver, 
which  ought  to  be  obtained  according  to 
strict  theoretical  proportions.  As  the  sul- 
phides of  silver  require  to  be  converted  into 
a  chloride  or  metallic  silver,  in  order  to 
promote  the  action  of  mercury,  and  the 
consumption  of  copper  being  so  great, 
Barba's  method  was  never  widely  adopted, 
unless  when  chlorides,  or  ores  richer-than 
the  average,  were  pretty  abundant. 

Many  of  the  changeful  phenomena  just 
described  have  not  unfrequently  fallen  un- 
der the  observation  of  puzzled  pan  amal- 
gamators, by  occasionally  finding  their  re^ 
torted  amalgam,  when  converted  into  a  bar, 
being  composed  of  a  larger  weight  of  copper 
than  anticipated,  frequently  derived  from 
the  sulphate  of  copper  employed.  At  other 
times  the  same  operators  have  found  that  a 
more  than  usual  loss  of  mercury  has  taken 
place  in  either  or  both  cases  ;  should  they 
occur  simultaneously,  the  cause  may  safely 
be  sought  for  generally  in  the  active  oxy- 
genating influence  of  the  atmosphere.  This 
mode  was  introduced  into  Europe  in  1784 ; 
first,  I  believe,  into  Hungary,  by  Baron  de 
Born,  an  Austrian  mining  officer,  and  waa 
employed  in  the  country  named,  in  some 
localities,  up  to  a  very  late  period.  An 
erroneous  opinion  has  not  unfrequently 
gone  forth  that  the  last  described  method  of 
Barba  gave  origin  to  the  European  improve- 
ment which  next  succeeded,  consisting  of 
the 

BABBEIj  oe  fbeibeeg  method  of  amal- 
gamation. 

It  would  be  but  an  indifferent  compliment 
to  the  perceptive  faculties  of  Gellert,  who 
introduced  the  barrel  mode  of  amalgama- 
tion into  Saxony  in  the  year  1790,  to  at- 
tribute his  success  as  being  based  ou  rational 
inferences,  founded  on  the  phenomena  ac- 
companying Barba's  method. 

The  success  of  Barba's  mode  of  beneficia- 
tion  is  owing  to  the  reciprocating  action 
which  takes  place  between  chloride  of  cop- 
per, formed  through  the  medium  of  the 
chloride  of  sodium  (common  salt)  present, 
and  the  sulphides  of  silver  existing  in  the 
"poultice"  or  pulp ;  chloride  of  silver  and 
sulphide  of  copper  f  being  thus  formed  by 
what  is  termed  by  chemists  mutual  decom- 

*  So  tormed.  probably,  because  the  mixture  in  tho  copper 
pan  had  the  appearance  and  consistence  of  the  preparation 
for  making  an  ordinary  poultice;  the  more  elegant  term, 
pulp,  has  been  adopted  lor  a  similar  mixture  nl  Washoe 

t  On  this  fact  is  based  the  employment  of  sulphate  of  cop- 
per in  pan  amalgamation. 


329 


position.  H  this  was  all  that  occurred,  the 
loss  of  copper  would  be  but  trifling,  so  far 
as  the  relative  expense  of  obtaining  so  val- 
uable a  product  as  silver  is  concerned,  which 
would  be  obtained  in  the  theoretical  propor- 
tion of  only  thirty-two  parts,  by  weight  of 
the  low-priced  metal,  for  every  one  hundred 
and  eight  parts  of  silver,  which  would,  by 
this  means,  become  susceptible  of  forming 
an  amalgam  with  the  mercury  present.  The 
large  consumption  of  copper  being  caused 
almost  wholly  in  consequence  of  the  oxidiz- 
ing influence  of  the  atmosphere  on  the  salts 
of  iron  present,  and  their  subsequent  de- 
structive action  on  the  interior  of  the  enclos- 
ing copper  vessel,  as  briefly  explained  pre- 
viously. The  destructive  action  would,  by 
Barba's  mode,  be  further  intensified  by  the 
additional  agency  of  the  artificial  heat  ap- 
plied to  the  bottom  of  the  pan,  a  circum- 
stance noteworthy  by  the  pan  amalgamators 
of  the  present  day.  In  order,  however,  to 
make  these  phenomena  better  understood 
by  the  general  reader,  attention  is  drawn  to 
the  following  well  established  facts : 

It  was  found  after  the  introduction  of  the 
barrel  mode  of  amalgamation  by  Gellert, 
that  the  loss  of  quicksilver  was  great,  owing 
to  the  cause  already  explained,  the  remedy 
adopted  and  subsequently  pursued  was  that 
of  turning  the  mixed  ore,  water  and  pieces 
of  iron  for  one  hour  or  more  in  the  barrels 
prior  to  the  introduction  of  the  mercury. 
In  this  way,  the  acid  salts  present,  formed 
during  the  roasting  of  the  ore,  became  re- 
duced to  neutral  and  proto  forms,  and  con- 
sequently innoxious  thereafter,  provided 
the  materials  during  the  subsequent  opera- 
tion were  preserved  from  the  oxygenating 
influence  of  the  atmosphere,  as  would  be 
the  oase  when  enclosed  in  air-tight  barrels. 
Notwithstanding  the  practical  knowledge 
long  ago  ascertained  which  has  just  been 
described,  a  lengthened  period  elapsed  be- 
fore the  Washoe  pan  amalgamators,  by 
"  blundering  luck,"  tumbled  upon  the  same 
circumstance,  and  now  find  it  advantageous 
to  pursue  a  similar  method,  namely,  to 
work  the  pans  a  like  period  prior  to  the  in- 
troduction of  the  quicksilver.  In  this  last 
case,  the  iron  of  the  vessel  and  stirrers  sup- 
ply the  place  of  the  scrap  iron  used  by  the 
barrel  method,  at  the  expense,  however,  of 
the  durability  of  the  pan.  In  the  latter 
case,  however,  acid  salts  are  continually  be- 
ing formed,  owing  to  the  pulp  being  con- 
tinuously exposed  to  the  atmosphere,  thus 
adding  greatly  to  the  wear  of  this  species  of 
apparatus.  Were  this  not  the  case,  a  cor- 
responding equivalent  of  mercury,  as  com- 
pared with  the  iron  thus  destroyed,  Would 
become  converted  into  calomel.  Strictly 
speaking,  the  barrel  process,  as  originally 
established,  combines  the  methods  of  Me- 
dina, Leca  and  Barba;  the  last,  however, 
being  an  accidental  occurrence,  owing  to 
the  circumstance  that  the  ores  of  Saxony  bo 
beneficiated,  excepting  the  lead  or  what  the 
Mexicans  term  "fuego  ores,"  almost  invari- 
ably contain  sufficient  copper  to  assimilate 
their  operation  somewhat  to  the  phenomena 
which  occurs  by  Barba's  method.  On  the 
other  hand,  the  Waahoe  pan  mode  assimi- 
lates to  the  one-  introduced  by  Leca,  viz  : 
reduction  by  iron,  superadded  to  that  of 
Medina;  but  which  experience  has  shown 
can  be  considerably  facilitated  by  the  em- 
ployment of  sulphate  of  copper,  which,  as 
formerly  shown,  acts  when  converted  into  a 
chloride  by  the  common  salt  present  on 
such  parts  of  the  ore  as  consist  of  sulphides 
of  silver. 

Practically,  however,  the  writer  has  never 
found  the  double  decomposition  of  chloride 
of  copper  with  sulphide  of  silver  to  fully 
meet  the  requirements  of  theoretical  calcu- 
lators, which  induces  him  to  believe  that  the 
very  great  loss  of  silver  which  occurs  in  the 
Washoe  pan  method  of  amalgamation,  as 
compared  with  what  takes  place  in  the  bar- 
rel and  Barba's  methods,  chiefly  arises  from 
the  fact  that  the  efficacy  in  producing  the 
double  decomposition  alluded  to,  is,  in  a 
large  degree,  dependent  upon  the  presence 
of  chloride  of  copper,  greatly  preponder- 
ating in  mass  beyond  the  atomic  proportion 
of  the  sulphide  of  silver  present.  If  this 
should  prove  on  investigation  to  be  the  case, 
it  will  be  easy  to  understand  why  Barba's 
and  Gellert's  modes  should  be  very  effective 
in  reducing  all  the  sulphides  of  silver  found 
in  the  ore — while  the  Washoe  pan  mode  is 
ineffective  to  the  extent  of  thirty-five  per 
cent,  of  the  Jfire  assay.  To  Gellert  is  un- 
doubtedly due  a  very  large  amount  of 
praise;  first,  for  ingeniously  adopting  a 
rapid  mode  of  chlorinating  silver  by  means  of 
roasting ;  second,  by  employing  Leca's  mode 
of  afterwards  dechlorinating  it  by  means 
of  iron,  so  as  to  be  made  available  for  amal- 
gamating with  mercury ;  and  lastly,  insur- 
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process  by  employing  utensils  for  the  pur- 
pose, that  practically,  whilst  in  operation, 
they  and  their  contents  would  not  be  under 
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SAN  FRANCISCO. 


THREE    PKEMIXJMS 

AWARDED  TO  THE 

PACIFIC    TANNERY 


BOOT  AND  SHOE  COMPANY 

—AT  THE- 

State  Fair, 

Jnst  held  in  Sacramento,  for 

THE  BEST 

LEATHER 

BOOTS  AND 


SHOES. 


The  Goods  are  for  sale  everywhere,  and  STAMPED  with 
THE  COMPANY'S  TITLE.     . 
Liberal  Discount  to  the  Trade. 

DEIIVSTEHV  BROS.  «fc  CO.,  A.sts. 
18vl5-9p4w  20T,  209,  211,213  Battery  street. 


ROOT'S 

Patent  Force  Blast  Blower. 

Adapted  for    Smelting,  Foundry,  Mining 
and  Steamship*. 

Requires  60  per  cent,  less  power  than  any  Blower  now  In 
use.  For  further  particulars,  address  KEEP,  BLAKE  &  CO., 
Stockton;  or  Wm.  T.  Garrett,  corner  Mission  and  Fremont 
streets,  Han  Francisco.  6vl6tfl9p 


PACIFIC 

Kolling  Mill  and  Forge  Co., 

SAN   FBANCISCO,    OAL. 

Established  for  the  Manufacture  of 
RAILROAD    AND  OTHER  IRON 

—  AMD  — 

Every  "Variety  or  Shafting 

Embracing  ALL  SIZES  of 

Steamboat    Shafts.  Crank*,    Piston    and    Con 

nectlne  Bods,  Car  and  Tjocomotlve  Axles 

and  Frames. 

—  ALSO  — 

II^MM^EItEX*     IRON 

Of  every  description  and  size. 

act-  Orders  addressed  to  PACIFIC  ROLLING  MILL  and 
FORGE  CO.,  Post  Office,  San  Francisco,  Cal,  will  receive 
prompt  attention.  , 

as-  The  highest  price  paid  for  Scrap  Iron.       &v»3m9p 


330 


Wkt  pfofag  wn& 


mn. 


Established    in.   1849-Corlier   IPii-st   a*icl   Mission,   streets,  San   Francisco. 


HAVING  INCREASED  OUR  FACILITIES  IN  EVERY  DEPARTMENT.  WE  ARE  NOW 
prepared  at  the  shortest  notice  and  at  the  most  reasonable  rates,  to  furnish  all 
kinds  and  description  of  Machinery,  including  Steam  Engines,  Quartz  Mills,  Mining  1'uraps 
of  all  kinds,  Hoisting  Gear,  lias  Work,  Liiundry  Machinery,  Architectural  and  Ornamental 
Castings,  Sugar  Mills,  Saw  and  Flour  .Mills,  Water  Wheclsot  all  kinds.  Hydraulic,  Hay,  Rag. 
screw  and  Drop  Presses,  Coining  Machinery,  Pile  Drivers,  Bart  and  Malt  Mills,  and  all 
kinds  of  Oastings.  ' 

JS.VftlNES.—  Marine  Engines,  Oscillating  and  Beam  ;  Stern  and  Side  Wheel  Boats. 
Locomotives,  Stationary  Engines.  Horizontal,  Upright,  Oscillating  and  Beam,  from  six 
to  tll'tv  inches  diameter.  Also,  Scott  A  Eckart's  Adjustable  Cut-off  Regulator— best  in 
use;  W.  R.  Eckart's  Balance  Valve  for  Stationary  Engines;  Woodward's  Patent  Steam 
PumnandFire  Engine. 

BOILERS.  Locomotive,  P'.ae.  Tubular.  Upright,  Cylinder  and  Cornish,  and  over" 
variety  of  rtoiler  Work.    All  sizes  of  tubes  and  pipes  for  pumps. 

PrHPS,- The  Excelsior  double-acting  Force  Pumps  are  manufactured  by  ns.  These 
very  superior  Pumps  are  warranted  the  best,  and  arc  fast  replacing  all  oilier  Force  Pupips. 


AMALGAMATING  M  ACHUVEKT.-Wheeler  .1  Randall's  Improved  Tractory 
Curve  Pan,  Zenas  Wheeler's  improved  Hat  bottom  pan,  Beldin's  pari,  Veatcli's  tubs. 
Prater's  concentrators.  Wakiee's  pans,  Heers'  pan,  German  Barrels,  Arastra  Gearing,  Chile 
Mills.  Settlers  of  all  desfrtpiions,  Retorts  of  nil  sizes  and  shapes,  for  Silver  and  Gold, 
Portable  Stamp  Mills,  Straight  Batteries,  for  wood  or  iron  frames,  Dry  Crushing  Bat- 
teries, or  machines  with  the  latest  improvements,  evot-v  variety  01  stamps.  Mortars,  Cams, 
Pans  and  Tuba.     BLAKE'S  PATENT  QUARTZ  CRUSHERS,  of  all  siz'is. 

Oil/  «»RI\o  TOOLS  AND  MACHI3TEllX-0f  the  latest  and  most  ap- 
proved construction,  made  from  drawings  lately  made  by  Prof.  Blake  at  the  oil  wells  in 
Pennsylvania.  We  have  the  facilities  lor  working  gold  andsilver  quartz  and  other  ores,  to 
test  their  value,  bv  the  hundred  weighi  or  ton. 

Russia  Iron  Screens,  of  all  degrees  of  fineness  and  of  all  qualities  of  Iron.  All  Work  done 
In  the  best  manner  at  the  lowest  cash  prices. 

H.   J.   HOOTH.  GEO.   W.   I'RESCOTT.  IRVING    JT.  SCOTT 


The  Bobmas  Gun. — An  English  paper, 
speaking  of  the  successful  trial  of  the  Rod- 
man gun,  (American)  says:  "The  fifteen- 
inch  Rodman  has  really  penetrated  the 
eight-inch  target  at  Shoeburyness.  There 
need  he  no'  longer  any  dispute  as  to  the 
quality  of  the  powder  nor  the  amount  of 
the  charge.  The  smash  was  tremendous, 
and  so  was  the  noise.  The  roar  of  the  huge 
gun  'made  the  earth  tremble.'  Two  masses 
of  armor  plate,  each  weighing  about  six 
hundred  weight,  were  tossed  some  twenty 
yards  or  more  to  the  rear  of  the  target,  and 
a  shower  of  'smaller'  pieces  lay  scattered 
upon  the  ground.  A  massive  timber  sheet 
was  dashed  into  splinters,  and  "three  others 
were  injured.  On  the  inner  skin  of  the 
target  a  .  piece,  was  carried  away, .  which  is 
described  as  being  of  the  size  of  an  ordinary 
tea  tray.  A  second  shot  was  even  more  tri- 
umphant than  the  first,  seeing  that  it  struck 
the  target  in  a  stronger  place,  being,  in  fact, 
the  soundest  part  of  the  structure." 

No  other  gun  has  ever  been  able  to  pene- 
trate that  target. 


In  Florida,  peaches  will  not  grow.  Where 
peaches  end,  oranges  commence. 


24vl2 


M.  J.  BOOTH  «!fc  CO. 


...  Machinists  and  Foundries. 

PALMER,  KNOX  &   CO., 

Golden    State  Iron    Works, 

BTos.  19,  SI.  3J*  and  S5  First  Street, 

SAN  FRANCISCO. 

MANUFACTURE  ALL  KINDS  OF 

MACHINERY, 

STEAM    ESGISI'.S    AM>   qt'AKTZ    MI1>LS 
DUNBAR'S    IMPROVED 

©elf-A.<ijixstiiig  Piston  JPaclclng, 

Requires  no  springs  or  screws;  is  always  steam  tight; 

without  excessive  friction,  and  never 

gets  stack  or  leaky. 

WHEELER  &  RANDALL'S 

NEW   6BINDER    AM)    AMALGAMATOB 

HEPBURN  &  PETERSON'S 
AMA.LO1MAT01L  AMI  8EPABATOK, 

Knox's   Ajualffainators, 

WITH   PALMER'S   PATENT   STEAM   CHEST, 

Superior  for  working  either  GOLD  OR  SILVER  ORES,  and 
is  the  only  Amalgamator  that  has  stuod  the  test  of  seven 
years'  continual  working. 
tftennlne    White  Iron  Stamp  Shoes  and   Die* 

Having  been  eugaged  for  the  past  ten  years  in  quartz 
mining,  and  being  conversant  with  all  the  improvements, 
either  in  Mining  or  billing,  we  are  prepared  to  furnish,  ai 
the  shortest  nonce,  the  most  perfect  machinery  for  reduc 
ing  ores,  or  saving  cither  gold  or  silver.  13vl0qy-tf 


GLOBE 

Foundry  and  Machine  Shop, 

STOCKTON,    CAL. 

KEEP,   BLAKE   &  CO., 

i 

MANUFACTURERS   OK 

(|mir»x,  Saw  and  Grist  Mill   Irons,  Steam 
.Engines,  Horse  Powers, 

Mining  and  Irrigating  Pumps.  Car  Wheels,  Derrick  Irons, 
House  Fronts,  Iron  Fencing,  Balcony  Railings,  etc., 
at  San  Franciscojirices.    Orders  solicited 
13vI3-ly  and  promptly  executed. 


G-EORGE  T.  PRACY, 
M  A.  O  H  I  3V  El     WORKS, 

Nos  109  and  111  Mission  street,  between  Main  and  Spear, 

SAN   FRANCISCO. 

STEAM  E\GIXE,  FJLOTTR  AND  SAW  MILL 

And  (ftnartz  Machinery,  Printing  TVeSKCS, 

AND 

MACHINERY    OF  EVERY  DESCRIPTION    MADE    AND 
REPAIRED. 
SQr»Specia]  attention  paid  to  Repairing.«ffi<r    qy-S 


WILLAMETTE  IRON  WORKS, 

roira..iMi,   OKEGOS. 
:_ 

Steam    Engines,     Boilers, 

SAW  AND  CRIST  NULLS, 

MINING     MACHINERY.    .WKOUUHT'    IRON     SHUTTER 
WORK.  AND.  liLACKSMJX  HINU  IN  GENERAL. 
Comer  North-Front  and  13  Htrevt*, 

18t13-1v  One  block  north  of  Coucli's  Wliarf. 

UNION    IRON  WORKS, 

Saoraiuento. 

WILLIAMS,  ROOT  &  NEILSON, 

MANUFACTURERS  OF 

CROSS'  PATENT  BOILER  FEEDER, 

STEAM  JEaVOIlVES,  330X3L.E11TS, 

And  nil  kinds  of  Mining  Machinery. 

Also,  Hay  and  Wine  Presses  made  and  repaired 
with  neatness,  durability  and  dispatch. , 

Dunbar's  Patent  Self-Adjuatlug  Steam   Piston 

PACKING,  for  new  and  old  Cylinders,  manufactured 
to  order. 
Front  Street,  between  N  and  O  streets, 
14vll  Sacramento  Citt 


I.  H.  SMALL, 
M  Ai  C  II  I  N  E        (SHOP, 

BUILDER  OF 

Steam  Engine*,  Sawmills,  Mining   Machinery, 
and  'Wood  Planers. 

Repairing  of  all  Kinds  done  with  promptness  and  dispatch. 
Uearsot"  all  kinds  cut  at  short  notice,  corner  of 

Markot  and  Bcalc  st.  San  Francisco.    6vl5-3ra 


SAN    FRANCISCO 

Foundry  and  Machine  Works. 

K.  £>  Cor.  Fremont  and  Mission  streets, 

Manufacturers  of 

Marine  and  Stationery  Engines 

Quaru  Machinery,,  Saw,  Flour  and  Sugar  Milts,  Mining 

Pumps,  Hoisting  Gear,  Agricultural  Implements,  etc. 

—ALSO— 

Wine,    Cider,    Cotton     and    Tobaceo    Presses 

of  the  latest  Improved  Patterns. 

STEAM  ENGINES  AND  BOILERS, 

Of  all  sizes,  constantly  on  hand;  Quartz  Mill  Shoes  and 
Dies  warranted  to  be  made  of  the  best  white  iron. 
Dnnbni-'x  Improved     Self- Adjusting     Piston- 
Packing,  requires  misprints  or  scic\vs;is  al.vaysstea.m- 
tight;  without  excessive  friction,  and  never  gets  slack  or 
leaky. 
MACHINERY,  OP  AU  UESCKIPTIOAS 


BETOE,  UINSAIORE  «fe  CO 


FULTON 

Foundry  and  Iron  Works. 

HINCKLEY  &  CO., 


manufacturers  Of 


/s-xeam:  engines, 

Qxiartz,    Flour    and.    ©aw   Mills, 

Moore's  Grinder  and   Amalgamator,  Bro  die's 
Improved     Crusher,    Mining    Pumps, 

Amalgamators,  and  all  kinds 
of  Machinery. 

N.  E.  corner  of  Tehama  and  Fremont  streets,  above  How 
arc"!  street,  San  Francisco.  3-qy 


LEWIS  COFFKY. 


J.  S.  R13DON 


LEWIS   COFFET   &  RISI>ON, 

Steam  Boiler  &  Sheet  Iron  Works. 

THE  only  exclusively  Boiler  Making  establishment.  >,  i  the 
Pacific  Coast  owned  and  conducted  by  Practical  Boiler 
Makers.  All  orders  for]  New  Work  and  the  repairing  of  Old 
Work,  executed  as  ordered,  and  warranted  as  to  quality. 

Old  Stand,  corner  of  Bush  and  Market  streets,  opposite 
Oriental  Hotel,  San  Francisco. 


CALIFORNIA    BRASS    FOUNDRY. 

No.  1S5  First  street,  opposite  Minna, 

SAN  FRAN  DISC  0. 

AtL  kinos  of  Brass,  Composition,  Zinc,  and  Babbitt  Metal 
Castings,  Brass  Ship  Work  of  all  kinds,  Spikes,  Sheathing 
Nails.  Rudder  Braces,  Hinges,  Shin  and  Steamboat  Bcllsand 
Gongs  of  superior  tone.  All  kinds  of  Cocks  and  "Valves,  Hy- 
draulic Pipes  and  Nozzles,  aud  Hose  Couplings  and  Connec- 
tions of  all  sizes  and  patterns,  furnished  with  dispatch. 
03-  PRICES  MODERATE.  -©8 


NEPTUNE  IRON  WORKS, 

Corner  of    Mission    and   Fremont  Streets, 

SAN  FRANCISCO. 

MAKIXK, 
Locomotive, 

And  all  kinds  of 
HIGH  PRESSURE 

Steam   Boilers 

MADE. 
All  Boilers  guaranteed  and 
tested  by  U.  S.  Boiler  In- 
spector before  sent  out  of 
the  Shop,  at  Shop  expense. 

All  kinds  of  sheetlron  and 

Water' Pine,    Coal    Oil 

Stills,  Wrought  Iron 

Worms,  etc.,  etc. 

Manufactured  to  Order. 

Old  Boiler*  Repaired 

J>.   CAM  EBON. 


JOHN   LOCHHEAD'S 

Steam  Engine  Works. 

Bealc  street,  uear  Mission,  San  Francisco. 

STEAM    ENGINES    OF  EVERY   DESCRIPTION   BUILT 
to  order— Marine,  Stationary,  or  Locomotive. 

HOISTING  AND  PUMPING  ENGINES, 

PORTABLE  ENGINES,   OF  ALL  SIZES, 

DONKEY  PUMPS,  Etc.,  Etc.,  Etc. 

The  attention  nf  the  parties  engaged  in  shipping  or  Inland 
na  \-igii  tion  is  culled  to  the 

i    Superior  "Workmanship 

of  Mr.  LOCHHEAD,  who  has  been  in  the  business  in  San 
Francisco  for  the  lost  fourteen  years,  and  enjovsthe  repu 
larionof  having  built  ONE  HUNDRED  AND  SEVENTEEN 
STEAM   ENGINES 

Screw  Propel] ors  of  all  kinds,  and  Steam  Boat  Machiner 
generally,  made  to  order,  and  warranted  to  give  perfect 
satisf*  "jon  in  every  particular  26vl2-3m 


Rates  of  Postage  on  Printed  Matter  to  Europe 
andAsia. 

The  Post  Office  Department  has  made  arrangements  by 
which  a  number  of  European  an4  Asiatic  countries,  hith- 
erto beyond  the  reach  ol  our  mail  communication  except 
by  letter,  are  brought  within  tho  range  of  delivery  of  all, 
or  nearly  all.  United  States  mail  matter.  It  is  a  singular 
fact,  unknown  probably  to  most  persons  who  have  not 
occasion  to  leara  it  by  unpleasant  experience,  that  thero 
was  a  considerable  region  in  the  civilized  wcrld  where 
an  American  traveler  might  not  receive  a  newspaper  di- 
rectly from  home. 

Under  the  arrangement  now  completed,  prepayment  of 
postage  (sometimes  at  high  rates),  is  made  necessary  In 
all  cases,  [The  lollowing  official  statement  gives  a  lull  lint 
of  the  countries— with  some  of  which  there  has  been  reg- 
ular communication — thatare  now  included  iu  the  delivery 
by  way  of  Hamburg  and  Bremen: 

Rates  of  postage  on  hewspapers  and  other  printed  matter 
(periodicals,  etc)  sent  from  the  United  Stales  to  coun- 
tries in  Europe  and  Asia,  by  Bremen  or  Hamburg 
mail— prepayment  compulsory : 

JfEWSI'APEKS — MARKED  AS  FOLLOWS: 

Bremen ,  by  Bremen  mail — "2  cen  ts  each . 

Hamburg,  by  Hamburg  mail — 2ccnts  each.' 

Prussia,  Austria  and  German  States,  by  Bremen  and 
Hamburg  mail— 3  cents  each. 

Lunenburg,  by  Rrenun  mail — 3  cents  each.  , 

Lunenburg,  tiy  Hamburg  mail— 3  cunts  each  and  I  ceDt 
por  tii  ounce, 

Schleswig-Holstein  and  Denmark,  by  Bremen  or  Ham- 
burg mail— 3  cents  each  and  1  cent  perl^  ounce. 

Sweden, -by  Bremen  or  Hamburg — 3  cents  each,  and  1}& 
cent  per  lj^  ounce. 

Norway,  by  Bremen  or  Hamburg— 3  cents  each,  and 
Z}i  cents  per  lfj$  ounce. 

Holland,  by  Bremen  or  Hamburg— 3  conts  each,  and  1 
cent  pprlV  ounce, 

Kussla,  by  Bremen' or  Hamburg — 3  cents  earn,  and  1 
cent  per  ljj£  ounce. 

Switzerland,  by  Bremen  or  Hamburg>-4  cents  each. 

Daly,  by  Bremen  or  Hamburg— 5  cents  each. 

Turkey,  by  Bremen  or  Hamburg — 3  cents  each,  and  6>£ 
cents  per  1^  ounce. 

Greeco,  by  Bremen  or  Hamburg— 3  cents  each,  and  b% 
cents  per  1*£  ounce. 

Gibraltar,  Spain  and  Portugal,  by  Bremen  or  Hamburg 
— 3  cents  each,  and  2J£  cents  per  \%  ounce. 

Austria,  India  and  China,  by  Bremen  or  Hamburg 
mail  via  Marseilles— 3  cents  each,  and  9  conts  per  1^ 
ounce. 

Austria,  India  and  China,  by  Brpmen  and  Hamburg 
mails  .  via  Trieste— 8  cents  each,  and  2  cents  per  >,£  ounce. 

PERIODICALS,   ETC. 

Bremen,  by  Bremen  mail— 1  cent  per  ounce. 

Hamburg,  by  Hamburg  mail--!  cent  per  ounce. 

Prussia,  Austria  and  German  States,  by  Bremen  or  Ham- 
burg— 1}4  cent  per  ounce, 

Lunenburg,  by  Bremen  mail— 1J^  cent  per  ounce. 

Lunenburg,  by  Hamburg  mail — \%  cent  per  ounce,  and 
1}£  cent  per.  1>^  ounce. 

Schleswig  Holslein  and  Denmark,  by  Bremen  nr  Ham- 
burg— 1>£  cent  per  ounce  and  1>£  cent  per  lj^  ounce. 

Sweden,  by  Bremen  or  Hamburg—  \%  cent  per  ounce, 
and  2  cents  per  \}+  ounce. 

Norway;  by  Bremen  or  Hamburg— \%  cent  per  ounce, 
and  4  cents  per  }}£  ounce. 

Holland,  by  Bremen  or  Hamburg— 1J£  cent  per  ounce, 
and  \%  cent  p»r  \%  ounce. 

Rus-ia,  by  Bn-ioon  or  Hamburg— 1>£  cent  per  ounce, 
and  \%  cent  per  1%  ounce. 

Switzerland,  by  Brrmen  or  Hamburg—  \%  cent  per 
ounce,  and  1  cent  per  %  mince. 

Italy,  by  Bremen  or  Hamburg— 1}£  cent  per  ounce,  and 
2  cents  per  %  ounce. 

Turkey,  by  Bremen  or  Hamhurg-r-l^  cent  per  ounce, 
and  h%  Cents  per  1%  ounce. 

Gri-rii.*,  by  ]lren..  11  ->r  Hamburg — lji  cent  per  nnnce, 
and  &K  ceuts  per  1}£  nunc*. 

Gibiuliar.S'Viin  and  P<viugal,  by  Bremen  or  Hamburg— 
Ijjj  cent  per  ounce,  and  2)£  cents  nor  V,%  miner-. 

Tmstria,  India  and  China,  by  Bremen  or  Hnmhurg  mail, 
bv  way  of  Marseilles— 1)£  cent  pur  ounce,  am.  9  cents  por 
\}£  oudcg. 

Austria,  India  and  China,  by  Bremen  or  Hamburg  mail, 
by  way  of  Trieste — 6H  cents  per  ounce,  and  2  cents  per  % 
ounce. 

These  charges  are  in  each  case  in  full  to  destination, 
combining  rates  between  the  United  States  and  Bremen  or 
Hamburg,  and  the  rate  beyond  Bremen  aud  Hamburg  to 
points  of  delivery. 


J.   WKlCHHAnT. 


J.    NEWSHAM. 


J.  BIRWOOD. 


V:  KINGWELL. 


19vl3-lyj 


J.   H.  WEED. 


SOUTH  BEACH  IRON  WOEKS, 

Near  corner  of  Ring  and  Third  streets,  San  Francisco. 

MAKIXE     ENGINES, 

AND  ALL  KINDS  OF 

MACHINEBY      FOKGTNG. 

All  kinds  of  Ship-smithing  and  Mill  work  manufactured  to 
order.  Jobbing  of  every  description  promptly  attended  to. 
All  work  done  puarantced.  ISvI4-l3f 


Electrotype  Cuts,  Engravings.  Etc.— Our  Job  Printing 
Office  is  abundantly  supplied  with  elegant  enyraviiiEs.  or 
uaments,  and  other  embellishments  to  suit  the  various 
branches  of  industry  in  this  State. 


TOOL    AND     FILE    FACTOKY. 

Blacksmith  and  Machine  Shop. 

No.  It  Fremont  street,  between  Marhet  and  Mission,  S.  F. 

Job  Grinding  and  Polishing  done  at  shortest  notice. 

,BSr"Speclal  premium  awnrded  at  the  last  State  Fair,  Sac- 
ramento, 4vl0-qy 


LINCOLN   IRON   WORKS, 

No*  51  Bcalc  st.9  Iict.  Mitikci  and  Mission. 

D.  &  "W".  FOURNESS,  Frop'rs. 

STEAM    DEIIVOITSrE^, 

Flour  and  Sawmills,  and  MACHINERY  of  all  descriptions 

made  and  repaired  at  shortest  notice. 

AST  Particular  attention  paid  to  repairing  Reynold's  Cut-off 

5vl5qr 


<Tlie  glining  mul  Scientific  gvtw. 


331 


National  Mineral  Land  Law,  Instructions. 
Blanks,  Etc. 

Copies  of  thoActof  Congress,  approved  July 
26th,  18CS,  refuting  to  the  Location  of  Minora 
Luutls,    together    with    the    JB6tsnc6orjs    tu    the 

Unite.l  Statee  Regbtea  end  Receivers  anil  Sur- 
vey,rs  General,"  from  the  Commissioner  of  the 
General  Land  Office  Department  of  the  Interior, 
dated  at  Washington,  Jan.  14th.  1867,  can  he  had 
at  this  office.  Also  a  full  set  of  blanks  for  making 
applications,  advertising,  etc.  Address  Dbwev  & 
Co.,  office  Mining  and  Scientific  Press,  San 
Francisco. 


Poisontno  by  PHospnoncs. — M.  Dyb- 
kowsky,  in  a  recent  memoir,  states  that  the 
poisonous  action  of  phosphorus  is  entirely 
due  to  the  formation  of  phosphorated  hydro- 
gen gas,  which,  iu  passing  into  tho  blood, 
rapidly  combines  with  the  oxygen  present. 
Hence  ho  concludes  that  death  from  phos- 
phorus is  nearly  equivalent  to  death  by 
asphyxia. 

The  establishment  of  the  fishing  business 
in  Nantucket  has  given  the  island  a  start, 
and  SG.000  is  now  rofused  for  houses  which, 
four  years  since,  were  purchased  for  $1,500. 


FBIEDLANDEB'S 

NOR.TH  POINT 
GR^IN     WAUEUOUSE8, 

s  in --in"  mill  Cboslaut  slrecu,  Sun  Francisco. 


Tlie*e  mnunlncont  MUCK  WAREHOUSF.S-tllc  lnrpcst  In 
th>-  s,nt,.— arc  now  completed  and  ready  hir  thercci'ptlon 
or  stornse.  Tlic  racUIttosror  reatMtig  and  di.clitirjrnit*  arc 
un»nriia."#ed,  there  tjelnj/  a  water  front  of  six  hundred  I'ccL 
Insurance  and  advances  effected  at  lowest  rates. 
Forstornge,  apply  Bt  the  Warehouses,  to 
THOMAS  H.  DOUGLAS, 

Storekeeper  and  Wharfinger, 

Or  to  I.  FRIEDLANDER, 
19vl5-iw  112  California  street. 


FAIRBANKS  PATENT 


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PLA.TFOBM    SCALES*! 

Also,  larire  Scales  for  welffhinp  loaded  wagons  of  Ore,  Hav, 
etc.,  [niinfi.nOti  to  40,000  pounds  capacliy  -Manufacturers' 
Branch  Huii-c. 

IMIKB.IVKS  <te  mjTCHHVSOBT, 

120  California  sueol.  Ssn  Francisco. 
JCQr-Send  for  a  Cntaloyue.  24vl-leowtim 


13LASTING  P0WDEK. 


PRICE,  Sgi3.00  PER  KEG. 

— ALSO— 
POBTUTCCASmUilSD    MUSKET 

POWDER, 

Of  superior  puality, 
3T  XJ  ®  JE     A.  rf  r>      SHOT, 

Ahv  iiys  on  hand  and  for  sale  at  the  ofllco  of  tho 

CALIFORNIA  POWDER  WORKS, 

Wo.  31S  California.  Street. 

JOHN  F.  LOHSE,  Secretary. 

2fivl4qr 

Files!    3?Iles!    Piles! 

NOT  PILES  OF  GOLD,  NOR  YET  OF  SILYER,  SO 
much  coveted  by  nil  men;  biitthe  BLEEDING,BLIND 
or  EXTERN AIj  FILES,  can  bo  easily  and  speedily  cured  by 
the  use  of 

WOOD'S  SUB-POSITORY. 

It  is  a  preparation  totally  distinct  from  anything  hereto- 
fore offered  as  a  remedy  for  this  painfuland  often  fatal 
complaint.  The  SUB-POSITORY  Is  neither  a  pill,  powder, 
wash  or  salve',  and  yet  it  has  proved  to  be  a  certain  Rem- 
edy for  the  Piles."  Do  not  doubt  this  assertion,  or  delay 
testing  the  truth  of  tt  If  you  are  troubled  with  the  Piles— 
you  will  not  be  deceived  in  it. 

Sold  wholesale  and  retail  by  J.  H.  KEDiNGTON  &  CO., 
Nos.  4IGaiid418  Front  street:  UEO.  GRI3WOLD,  corner  of 
Mission  and  First  streets;  OLD  FAMILY  DRUG  STORE, 
corner  Mission  and  Second  streets;  UNITED  STATES  DRUG 
STORE,  Bush  street,  between  Montgomery  and  Kearny. 

C.  WOOD,  Proprietor,  No.  63  Tehama  street,  between 
First  and  Second.  24vH-3 


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THE    PACIFIC   IRON"   WORKS, 

First  <fc  Fremont  £?tss.,  "between  Mission  «fc  Howard,  San  Pran^lsoo. 

Tlic  proprietors  of  the  above  Works  Invite  the  attention  of  all  parties  interested  to  their  greatly  improved  and  unc- 
oufllcd  facilities  for  manufacturing  Steam  Engines  and  Boilers,  both  Marine  and  Stationary,  of  any  required  size  and 
pattern,  Quartz  Mills,  Amalgamating,  Pumpingnnd  Hoisting  Machinery  of  the  most  approved  construction,.  .Flour,  Saw, 
and  i5ugar  Mills,  Water  Wheels,  tfcc,  Ac.  Our  pattern  list  is  most  complete  and  extensive,  embracing  tbe'late  Improve- 
ments in  all  classes  of  mncliinory  adapted  to  use  on  this  coast.  We  would  call  especial  attention  to  the  fact  that  wo  have 
secured  the  exclusive  right  of  manufacture  for  tho  Pacific  Coast  of  the  celebrated  Greene  Engine,  conceded  to  be  the 
most  economical  and  perfect  working  Engine  now  In  use.    We  are  also  exclusive  manufacturers  oi  tho  celebrated 

Bryan  Battery,  Vnriu'y'«AmiiIi:;<miitor«  and  Scuarutorn,  Kyei'Mon'*  Superheated  Steam  Aiiml- 
framntorn  and  Kotary  €r tinker*.  Stone   Breakers,  «fcc.    Order*  respectfully  Solicited. 

GODDART*  <fc  COMPANY. 


Office   Pacific  Business   College  and  Telegraphic  Institute. 

Meehauicft'  Institute  Building,  Tost  Street.    [Exterior  View,] 
A.  do  LEO  de  LAGVKA,  |7vl5-8m]  JAMES  TISSOXHALUK. 


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PACIFIC   POWDER  MILL 

COMPANY'S 

BLASTING  POWDER! 

MANUFACTURED 

XIV    MA.  RUN"    COUNTY. 

CAI.IPOR.1VIA.! 

FOB  SALl!  BY 

HAYWARD  &  COLEMAN, 

AGENTS, 

414  Front  Street,  San  irrancjsco. 

JSvM-Im 


WESTERN   HOTEL 


i 
Nos.  43  and  45  K  street,  between  Second  and  Third  streets, 
SACRAMENTO . 

Board,  nor  weelc 1*1 

Meala ©."»  Cents. 

12vl5rir 


Machinists  and  Foundries. 


Miners'  Foundry 

—AND— 

MACHINE     WORKS 

Nos.  245  to  255  Fuist  Street, 

Sun  Frunctitco. 

HOLLAND,  ANGELL  &  KING, 

l'KOPKIF.TOBS, 

Manufacturers  of  Machinery  for 


QTJAKTZ  MILLS. 
SAW  M  .  I,l.s, 
POWDElt  MILLS, 


Flo  I  It  MILLS, 
Sl'OAR  MILLS, 
PAPER    MILLS 


Steam  Engines  of  all  Kinds. 
Amalgamators  of  all  Kinds. 

M  .  V  I.VO  PTTMPS,  HOISTING  WORKS, 

OIL  WELL  TOOLS,       KOCK.  BREAKERS, 

— >Nn — 

Machinery  and  Castings  of  all  kinds,  either 
of  lion  or  Brass. 

Boilers  and  Sheet  Iron  Work  in  all  its 
Branches. 

Shoe,  lind  ])le«  nfVPllttC  Iron,  ininiiilii<lnre>! 
for  und  Imported  l»y  n*  expre.iily  for  thtH  pnr> 
unie.andwll]  Inut  sftS  per  ecut.  longer  than  any 
other  made  on  thin  eoaptt. 

ICuKMla  Iron  SereenN,  of  any  degree  of  flnenent,, 
"We  ore  (he  only  munii  fuel  nt  ,■»  «  on  till*  eo»„t  of 
the  "  HlekH  Engine,"  the  miiMt'ciintnact.  .imple 
In  con.eruellon.anU  dnruble,of  uuy  Engine  In 
ii*e. 
W,  It.  IIDKLAMI 


II.  B.  ANGELL, 


F.  T.  KIMi. 
CYRUS  PALMER. 


JAMES  MACKEN, 

C   O   F   !■   E   R,  S   Ml   I  T  H  , 

No.  220  Fremont  St.,  net.  llowurd  dti  PolHom 

All  kinds  of  COPPER  WORK  done  to  ordor  In  the  beat 
rnnnncr.  Particular  attention  paid  to  Steamboat,  Sugar 
Lf  oiisc  and  Distillery  work. 

Repairing  promptly  and  neatly  attended  to. 

13vll 


FIRST 

Paint     Manufactory 

IN     CALIFORNIA. 

EPES  &  E.  H.  R.  ELLERY 

Have  tlie  Fiilent  Klght  tor  the  Paclllt;  Coast  to  manufac- 
ture, sc-i  i  and  uho 

Ellery's  Patent  India  Rubber  Oement  &  Paint. 

It  la  for  all  expoRfd  surfaces;  inipnrvioua  to  wet;  will  not 
rot,  pisel.  bllsmr  or  crack,  in  any  climate  A  superior  Taint 
for  nrlck,  wood,  cloili,  metals,  etc  ;  t-iU'oCssftiHv  um-3  In  tlic 
Eastom  Slates,  The  old  tin  roof  of  tlmt  large  bulldinR,  the 
New  York  Ilice  mills, wasin  such  bad  condition  it  wn9  about 
to  be  taken  otf  len  vcar^  since  Instead,  they  put  on  the 
INDIA  RUBBER  CEMENT  AND  TAINT,  making  a  good 
tight  roof.  A  coat  of  India  Rubber  Taint  every  two  years 
slnoe  keeps  It  in  good  condition.  We  can  re.er'fo  mnny 
others.    The  Atlant  c  Lead  WorkNiisc  our  Taint  only. 

NEW  CLOTH  ROOKS  put  on;  copings  and  all  eeema 
cemenlcd  and  saturated,  then  coated  with  tbe  India  Ituti- 
ber  Cement  and  T-dnt— tlie  same  as  on  the  St  Nicholas 
Hotel  at  New  York  City,  the  City  Buildings  and  many 
in  hers,  the  roofs  of  all  tho  horse  and  xteain  car...  decks  of 
steamboats,  etc.,  around  New  York— for  eieht  dollars  per 
«ne  hundred  square  feet.  NEW  OR  OLD  TIN  HOOFS 
cemented  and  painted  with  the  India  Rubber  Cement  and 
Talni  guaranteed,  at  from  one  cent  tn  two  and  a  half 
cc'h  per  Fqunre  foot,  according  tn  size  nnd  condition  of 
roof     Gtiod  men  and  the  best  materials  used. 

We  have  just  cemented  and  puJuiod  old  tin  roofs  of  Dr. 
H.  J).  Cntrswell,  Tui.bs  &  Co.,  D.  J.  Oliver,  etc.,  and  the 
wood  work  of  Shcrifl'  Davis'  buildinc,  8s;  feet  front,  on  Fol- 
siiin  street",  between  Third  and  Fourth  streets—  mily  one 
coat.  The  work  will  speak  for  itself.  Now  nainiint:  tho 
curnlce  and  Iron  work  of  Dr.  H.  D.  CugswulTs  building, 
i  orner  of  Front  and  Clark  streets— one  coat.  See  the  abovo 
and  further  ri'lerences  at  our  office. 

ELLERY'S  TATENT  INDIA  RUBBER  CEMENT  AND 
TAINT  Is  composed  of  India  rubher  and  oilier  gums,  dis- 
solved in  linseed  oil,  mixed  wiih  the  various  cnlonifg  mut- 
ters, and  ground  In  nny  color.  When  applied  to  roofs  or 
other  nuri'oses.  it  is  mixed  with  pure  linseed  oil  to  the  re- 
quired thicknesdiand  tmt  on  as  other  paints  tire,  with  a 
paint  brush— retaining  sufficient  elasticity  in  give  and  take 
with  the  heat  and  t'O'cl.  Fifteen  hundred"  fishing  vesse's  at 
Cape  Ann  use  the  India  Rubber  Taint,  Hading  it  superior  to 
all  others. 

ETES  A  E.  H.  R.  ELLERY  arc  now  prepared  to  make 
good  roofs,  and  cement  and  paint  new  or  old  ones,  and  do 
rII  kinds  of  outside  painting  with  Ellery's  Putent  India 
Rubber  Taint.     No  asphalinni  or  eoal  tar  used 

Otticc,  No.  SSO  Jackson  struct,  corner  Battery,  San  Fran- 
cisco, Cal.  Ovifi 


MACCARONI,  YERMICELLI, 
—  PASTE  ^XARXWtik.>- 

J2vl4-6m 


lraportaul  to  CaHiCol'iiiaiis.— Many  inventors  have 
ately  had  tlietr  claim's  fo1!-  Patents  seriously  (arid  in  some 
cases  fatallyjdelayed  bythe  unriualiflcation  of  agents  who 
have  not  complied  with  (he  Government  license  and  revenue 
laws,  as  well  as  other  new  and  imperative  regulations- 
These  discrepancies,  altboucii  arising  from  the  Inexperlcncs 
of  honest  agents,  are  none  the  less  dangerous:  to  applicants 
for  patents,  whose  safest  course  is  to  trust  their  business 
with  none  but  active  and  experienced  solicitors.  The  Min- 
inh  and  Scientific  Tri;ss  'I'atkint  AoKNcvhas  strlctlv  com- 
piled with  the  requisitions nf  the  Dei.artnient,  and  properly 
N.  D.  THAVER,  Troiirielor.        Hied  all  necessary  papers  as  Claim  Agents. 


International   Hotel, 

JACKSON      STREET, 

BETWEEN  MONTGOMERY  AND  KEARNY  STS„ 

SAN   FRANCISCO,  CAL. 

THIS  OLD  ESTABLISHED  HOUSE  IS  IN  PERFECT 
order  for  the  accommodation  of  guests.  Persons  seek- 
ing: Comfort  and  economy  will  find  this  the  best  Hotel  in 
the  city  to  Stop  at.  The  Beds  are  new  and  in  good  order, 
and  the  Rooms  well  ventilated.  The  Table  will  alway*  be 
supplied  with  thehest  in  the  market. 

Price*  varyiuie  ironi  S&l  SO  to  -iSiS  per  tiny  for 

Board   mid   XConm. 
FINE  BATH   HOUSE   AND  BARBER  SHOP  ATTACHED 

TO  THE  HOUSE. 

03r"  Teams  belonging  to  the  House  will  ho  in  attendance 
at  all  the  boats  and  cars  to  convey  passengers  to  the  House 
trek  or  charge,  and  to  any  part  of  the  city  for  SO  cents 

Z1V12  F.  E.  WEYGANT,  Proprietor. 


SACRAMENTO  SEMINARY. 

Boarding    School     for    Tonng:     LadleN, 

I  street,  between  Tenth  and  Eloventh  streets,  Sacramento 

The  present  Session  commenced  July  29tli,  and  will  close 

December  20th.    A  full  course  of  instruction  Is  given.    Six 

Teachers  arc  employed.    For  further  particular".  Address 

HERMON  PEItRY, 

llvlfi-4m         '  Sacramento,  Cal. 


THE  PHILOSOPHY  OF  MARRIAGE,  BEING  FOUR  IM- 
portant  Lectures  on  FUNCTIONS  and  DISORDERS  of 
the  Nervous  System  and  Reproductive  Organs,  to  he  had  by 

nddressins  and  inclosing  twentv-ftvc  cents,  postage  stamps 
to  Secretary   PACIFIC    MUSEUM    OF   ANATOMY,    Mont- 


gomery street,  San  Francisco. 


332 


Mt  P«m*g  m&  Mmtific  ffim. 


Business  Cards. 


NATIIiNIEL  GRAT. 


H.  M.  OBAT. 


N.    GRAY  &  CO., 

UNDER    TAKERS, 

641  Sacramento  St,  cor.  Webb,  San  Francisco. 

JUgrRole  Agents  for  Barstow's  Metallic  Burial  Cases  and 
25vl4tf  Caskets. 


T.  B.  RODG-ERS, 


CUTLER, 
lOS   XieldesdorfT  .Street. 

Corner  California,  adjoining  the  Pacific  Insurance  Office, 


9vt5-3m* 


SAN   J-KA5CISC0. 


JONES  &  "Wooll, 
Loolcing'-Grlass  and.  Picture 

DEALERS, 

613  Market  street,  near   Montgomery.     Factory,  Market 

street,  between  Seventh  and  Eighth  streets. 

14vl5tf 

Shot  G-uns  and  Rifles 

Selling    ttt    rive    Dollar*    Each  ! 

h     THE    AMERICAN   ARMS   COMPANY, 

"are  closing  out  their  large  stock  ol  Heavy 

and  Light  Single  Barrel  Guns,  suitable  tor  Geese,  Duck. 

Pigeon  or  Quail  Shooting.    Heavy  and  Light  Rlfiesat$5 

«„ch.    Endue  .trap  and  «»**ffi<*|S£S»»&ijj  c0.. 

9vl5-3m  639JS  MarKet  street,  San  Francisco. 


Schmieden  &  Shotwell, 

Stock  and  Money  Brokers,  and  dealers  in  Government 
Bonds,  State,  City  and  County  Securities,  Gas,  Water  and 
Insurance  Stocks,  etc.,  southwest  corner  of  California  and 
Sanaome  streets,  opposite  Bank  of  California.        Ivl5-6m 


REMOVAL. 

The  well  known  establishment  of 

LUPY   &   HYMES, 

MANUFACTURERS  OF 

Genuine  Pale  and  Chemical 
OLIVE    SOAPS, 

Han  been  removed  from  Bealc  street,  between  Mission  and 
Howard,  to  BRANNAN  STREET,  between  Eighth  and 
Ninth,  and  greatly  enlarged. 

Thecapacity  of  this  estHbllshment  is  now  the  largest  on 
the  Pacific  Coast.  It  is  now  in  full  operation,  and  prepared 
o  supply  the  demand  of  the  trade. 

Office— 319  California,   St.,  San   Francisco. 
IvlSqr 


MEUSSDORFFER, 

Not.    635    and   637    Commercial   Street, 
WILL  INTRODUCE 

On  Saturday,  February  0, 1867, 
An  Entirely  New  Style  of 

Cloth  Cashmere  Hat 

"TACHT    HENRIETTA," 

Which  are  the  most  dressy  Hat  ever  introduced  on  the 

Factrlc  Ooast. 
*3-CaIl  and  see  them.  8tH 


Trades  and  Manufactures. 


HENRY    KIMBALL. 


¥M.  BARTLIMG. 

BARTLING  &   KIMBALL, 
BOOKBINDERS, 

Paper  Eulers  and  Blank  Book  Manufacturers. 

505  Clay  atreet,  (southwest  cor.  Sansome), 
16vl2-3m  SAN  FRANCISCO. 


JOUIST    DAIHBL, 
(successor  to  o.  Gobi) 

MARBLE     WORKS, 

No.  421  Pine  st.  bet  Montgomery  and  Kearny,  San  Francisco 

Af  untel*,  lU.om.ment*.  Tomb*,  Plumber*'  Slabs 

Etc.,  On  hand  and  Manufactured  to  order. 
J®-  Goods  shipped  to  all  parts  of  the  State.    Orders  re 
■pcctfullj  solicited.  6v8-3m 


ASPHALTITM 

For  aale  in  any  quantity  to  suit,  by  the 

Pacific  Asphaltum   Company, 

No.  fiSS  Kearny  street,  corner  Sacramento,  San  Francisco. 

This  Asphaltum  la  the  purest  to  be  found  in  the  market, 
beintr  free  from  rock  and  clay,  or  other  impurities. 
Sidewalks  laid  and  Koiiniig  done  nt  shortest 

notice. 
15rl5qr  XKDTAl  *  CO. 


T.   R.   CHURCH, 

FASHIONABLE 

CLOTHING  EMPORIUM 

No.  223  Montgomery  at.,  Riias  Ulock. 

■WHOLESALE  AND  RETAIL  DEALEKIX 

FIWE  CUSTOM-MADE  CLOTHING, 

AM>  OEMS'  FUKMSHI  x«  GOODS,. 

TRUNKS,  VALISES,    CARPET-BACS, 

Etc.  at  the  Lowest  Prices. 
Uvl5-qr 


Palmer's  Patent 
ARTIFICIAL    LEG, 

Manufactured  in    Philadelphia,   Pcnn, 
JAJtTIS   JEWETT,   AGENT. 

218  Montgomery  Street,  San  Francisco.  10v8-lm 


EUREKA  WROUGHT  IRON  WORKS 

Corner  Howard  and  Fremont  st  s., 
Manufacture  all  kinds  of 

Iron  Bailings,  Stairs,  Doors  and  Shutters, 

AND  HOUSEWOKK  IN  GENERAL. 
18vlS.lm  WM.  McKIBBIN. 


LEATHER  HOSE  AND  BELTING, 

ALL   SIZES. 

SUCTION    HOSE    MADE     TO   ORDER 

At  short  notice,  by 

m.  at.  cook  &,  soisr, 


13vl3-3m 


No.  SOI  Battery  street, 

SAN  FKANC1SOO. 


E.    POWER, 

WOOD    CARVER 

—  AND  — 

Oomposition  Ornament  Manufacturer. 
Designing,  Modeling  and  Patterns 

FOR    CASTING. 

INTERIOR    DECORATIONS    OF  ALL    DESCRIPTIONS, 

In  Wood,  Composition  and  Metal. 

Nos.  311  and  313  Market  street,  San  Francisco. 
25vl4-qy 


J.  M.   STOCKMAN, 

Manufacturer  of 
PATTERNS     AN"D     3MC033ELS, 

(Over  W.  T.  Garratt'a  Brass  Foundry,) 
S.  E.  Corner  of  Mission  and  Fremont  its., 

6vlltf  SAN  FRANCISCO. 


Metallurgy. 


J.    B.    WHITE.  JACOB  KRAUKR. 

Petroline    Oil    Works. 
J.  H.  WHITE  &  CO., 

No*  109  Commercial  street,  San  Francisco, 

Are, now  manufacturing 

LUBRICATING  OILS  &  AXLE  CREASE, 

From  Petroleums  of  California,  and  ask  to  be  encouraged 
by  the  citizens  ot  California.  As  a  home  production  in  all 
their  parts,  these  Lubricators  are  equal  to  any  In  the 
market,  and  surpass  all  others  fcr  cleansing  off  gum  caused 
by  the  use  of  animal  oils  which  contain  stearlnc  andmarga- 
rln,  which  soon  become  acid.  Afair  trial,  at  the  low  price 
asked,  is  all  that  we  solicit  25vl4tf 


THEODORE  ZALLENBEEG, 

Machinist,  Maker  of  Models  forlnventori, 


No.  lO  Stevenson  street,  near  First,  San  Francisco. 
BSr  Repairing  promptly  attended  to.  SvlBtf 


Generous  Compliments. 

The  following  is  a  sample  of  the  generous  acknowdgments 
which  wo  frequently  receive.  \\Te  can  enly  return  thanks 
for  such  gentlemanly  obligations,  and  assure  our  friends  of 
our  best  endeavors  to  merit  their  respectand  kindness: 

Georgetown,  January  22,  '67. 
Messrs.  Dewey  &  Co.— Sin :  1  have  the  honor  to  ac- 
knowledge receipt  of  your  letter  of  the  2lst  instant,  trans- 
mitting tome  "Letters  Patent"  on  my  application  through 
you  lor  an  "  Improved  Macliine  for  Wanning  Ores." 

It  came  to  hand  safely,  and  I  am  pleased  to  tender  you  my 
grateful  ackuowlcdmcuts  for  your  success  on  my  behalf. 
Very  truly  yours, 

M.  A.  WOODSIDE. 

By  Mail.— The  3)itiinf/  and  Scientific  Press  will  be  sent  by 
mail  to  any  pari  of  the  civilized  World.  In  cu.se  Of  removal 
Subscribers  nave  only  to  inform  usul'lhe  post  oillce  addict 
of  their  old  and  new  .location,  and  the  paper  will  be  sen 
accordingly. 


Mitv^AN-TNcrsco^. 


BOALT  «&  6TETEFELDT, 

Metallurgists  and  Mining  Engineers 

AUSTIN,  NEVADA. 

Western  Branch    of   ADELBERG    &    RAYMOND,  No.   90 
Broadway,  New  York,  llvll 


G.  yr.  MATNAHD. 


J.    II.  TIENANH. 


3IA.YlVA.Iir>  «fc  TIEMANN, 

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Wi, liana  Brown. 

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CALIFORNIA. 

Office.  County. 

Auburn Placer. 

Benicia Solano. 

Campion  v  illo Yuba. 

Chico Butte. 

Columbia Tuolumne. 

Colusa C<>lusa. 

Downievillo Sierra. 

Dutch  Flat Placer. 

En  rvka H  umboldt. 

Folsora  City.. ..Sacramento. 

Forest  Hill Placer. 

Georgetown. .....El  Dorado. 

Gibsouville. .....Sierra. 

Gilroy Sunia  Clara, 

Grass  Valley Nevada. 

Healdsburg Sonoma. 

lone  Valley Amador. 

Jackson Amador. 

La  Porte ..Plumas. 

Los  Angeles Los  Angeles. 

Mariposa (Kariiiris'a. 

Markloeville Alpine. 

Marys  v  tile Yuba. 

Martinez Contra  Costa. 

11  ukelu e  Hill. .Calaveras 

Monterey Monterey. 

NEVADA. 

Office  County,     j     Office.  Cwmty. 

Virginia  City Storey. J  Austin Lauder 

Carson Ormsby.)  Aurora Esmeralda. 

OREGON, 

Off?.  County. 

Albany Linn, 

Canyon  City,.  ........Grant. 

C«:r  vallis Benton, 


Office.-  Count;/. 

Napa  City Napa. 

Nevada  City Nevada. 

Oakland Alameda. 

Oroville Butte. 

Pelaluma .Sonoma. 

Placi-rville El  Dorado. 

ttud  Bluff Tehama. 

Sacramento  . . .  -Sacramento. 

S.m  Rakel Mann. 

-^iu  Francisco. .San  Franc'o. 

Santa  Cruz Santa  Cruz. 

San  Jose Sauta  Clara. 

Santa  Rosa Sonoma. 

Shasta .Shasta. 

Sonora Tuolumne 

Stockton San  Joaauia. 

Suisun  City Solano. 

Sosat:  ville .Lassen. 

Vucaville Solano. 

Vallejo Solano. 

Vtsurta Tulare. 

Watsonville  .  ...Santa  Cruz. 

Weavervillo Trinity. 

Wilmington. . . .Los  Angeles. 
YTreka. Siskiyou. 


Dallas.. 
Eugene  City,, 
Jacksonville. 
Lafayette 


Office.  Comity. 

La  Grande ..Union. 

Oregon  City. . . . .  .Clackamas. 

Portland ...Multnomah. 

.Polk,  lloseburgh Douglas. 

..Lane.  ->alem Marion. 

..Jackson,    fiie  lialles ...Wasco. 

.Yam  Hill.  Umatilla..... Umatilla. 

IDAHO  TERRITORY. 
Office'.  County.     I     Office.  OotuUy. 

Boise  City... Ada.  Ruby  City Owyhee. 

Idaho  City Boise. JLewiston  ........Ney  Perce. 

MONTANA  TERRITORY. 

Office.  Cotutty.     I     Office.  County. 

Hulena Edgerion.  |  Virginia  City Madison . 

WASHINGTON  TERRITORY. 
Office.  County.     1     Office.  County. 

Oly mpia Thurston.  Vancouver. Clark 

fcteilacooin  City Pierce.  I  Walla-Walla. . . .  Walla- Walla 


New  Mining  Advertisements. 


North  Mtnr  Gold  and  Silver  Mlulng  Company, 

Reese  River  Mining  District.  Lander  County,  Nevada. 
Norica.— Then  are  delinquent  upon  the  following  dOAOrlbtd 
■tock.on  account  ofassewmeut  levied  on  the  nineteenth  day 
of  September,  1367,  the  several  amounts  eet  opposite  the 
nam.  -  ii  the  respective  shareholders,  as  follows: 

Names.  No.  Certificate.    No.  Shares.    Amount. 

Oliver  AtDM 456,  463,  459,  *m  ISO  $2li«  i0 

Cjnn  La-drop 101  40  800  00 

Jirome  W  Tvlt-r 46Z.  463,  464 

405.  46G,    467,  IW,  469  SO  1600  00 

JosCTylcr 470,  471.  472,  47.1 

47t.  476.  47fi.  477  80  1600  00 

Danl  HlnMell 478  8  160  00 

John  B  Keys* 479,  4&i  sa  wo  uo 

J  Z  Goodrich  ....481,  48?.  4K\  484 
48s,  486,  487.  488,  4»,   490 

491,  49 1,  53 1  178  350"  CO 

Thos  Dalbv 494,  4i)5  20  400  00 

Wendell  Phillips. *97,  498,  499.  600  39  780  00 

Clark  0  Walworth 505,  606  IS  33)  00 

J  li  Stephenson.  602,  503,  5J'4,  535  38  860  00 

M  SSruddi-r ...607.  SbH  lfl  320  00 

Geo  Osgood 500.  A10,  611,  612 

611.  S14,  615.  616  40  800  00 

O  W  Warren 617.  618,  619,  620  40  800  "0 

Geo  B  Ncal  621,  623  10  2()0  00 

W  T  H,vt,oldd 523  1  20  00 

Ceo  H  Faulkner 529  1  20  00 

John  Kurtz 630  1  20  00 

Curth  B  Rnvniund.  Trusleo...532  60  1000  00 

Jacob  Burtz 533  70  1400  00 

T  W  Tut llo 63*  10  200  00 

Geo  H  Vincent....- 536  10  200  00 

And  In  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees,  made  on  the  nineteenth  day  of  September,  1867,  so 
many  shares  of  each  parcel  of  said  stock  as  may  be  neces- 
sary, will  be  sold  at  public  auction,  at  the  office  of  the 
Company,  No.  423  Front  street,  San  Francisco,  California, 
on  Saturday,  the  seventh  day  of  December,  1867,  at  the 
hour  of  2  o'clock  P.  M.  of  said  day,  to  pay  said  delinquent 
assessment  thereon,  together  with  costs  of  advertising  and 
expenncsof  sale. 

GEORGE  H.  FAULKNER,  Secretary. 

Office,  423  Front  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal.  no23 


Ancient  River  Channel  Blue  Gravel  Company. 

Location  of  Works:  Nevada  County,  California.} 

Notice  is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  twenty-second  day 
or  November,  1867,  an  assessment  of  two  dollars  per  share 
was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company,  pay- 
able immediately,  In  United  States  gold  coin,  to  the  Sec- 
retary. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid on  the  twenty-seventh  dav  of  December,  1867,  shall 
be  deemed  delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale 
at  public  auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  be- 
fore, will  be  sold  on  Monday,  the  thirteenth  day  of  January, 
1868,  to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of 
advertising  and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees. 

J.  M.  BUFFINGTON,  Secretary. 

Office,  No.  6  Government  House,  corner  Washington  and 
Sansome  street*.  uo23 


Oxford  Beta  Tunnel  and  Mining  Company,  £•- 

mcralda  District  and  County,  State  of  Nevada. 

Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  eighteenth  day  or 
November,  1867,  an  assessment  (No.  25)  of  fifty  ceiita  per 
share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Compa- 
ny, payable  immediately  In  United  Suites  pold  and  silver 
coin,  to  the  Secretary,  at  his  office,  or  to  the  Superintendent 
at  the  mine. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid on  the  twenty-sixth  day  of  December,  1867.  shall  be 
deemed  delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale 
at  public  auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  he  made  before, 
will  be  sold  on  Wednesday,  the  fifteenth  dav  of  January. 
1808,  to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  togetherwith  costsof 
advertising  and  expenses  of  Gale.  By  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees. 

GEO.  H.  PECK,  Secretary. 

Office.  212  Clay  street,  San  Francisco.  no23 


Etunu  Allen  Gold  nnd  Silver  Mining  Compa- 
ny.— Location  of  Works:  Austin,  Lander  County,  Nevada. 
Notice.— There  arc  delinquent  upon  the  following  de- 
scribed stock,  on  account  of  assessment  levied  on  the 
thirtieth  day  of  September,  1867,  the  several  amounts  sot 
oppobttethe  names  of  the  respective  shareholders,  as  fol- 
lows: 


Beaton  Mining  Company—— Locution  of  Works  i 

Drytown  Mining  District,  Amador  County,  Stale  of  Cali- 
fornia. 

Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  twenty-flrst  day 
of  November,  ,1807,  an  asscusmcnt  of  one  hundred  and  flflv 
dollars  per  share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said 
Company,  payable  on  the  twentieth  day  of  December,  1867, 
lu  United  States  gold  coin,  to  the  Secretory,  at  the  office 
of  the  Company,  No.  60  Exchange  Building,  San  Francisco, 
California. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid on  the  twenty-eighth  day  of  December.  18C7.  shall  be 
deemed  delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale  at 
public  auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  before, 
will  be  sold  on  the  eighteenth  day  of  January,  1868,  to  pay 
the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of  advertis- 
ing and  expenses  of  sale.  Bv  order  of  the  Board  of  Trustees. 
JOE-L  F.  LIGHTNER,  Secretary. 
Office,  No.  60  Exchange  Building,  N.W.  corner  Washing- 
ton and  Montgomery  streets,  San  Francisco.  Cal.         no23 


Mining   Notices— Continued. 


Adella    Gold   Mining    Company,  Root    Creek, 

Sierra  County,  California. 

Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  second  day  of  No- 
vember, 1867,  an  assessment  of  one  dollar  (SI)  per  share 
was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Companj -,  pay- 
able Immediately,  in  United  States  gold  and  silver  coin, 
to  the  Secretary,  at  the  office.  No.  429  Pacific  street,  San 
Francisco. 

Any  stock  unon  which  said  absessment  shall  remain 
unpaid  on  thefirstday  of  December,  1867,shall  be  deemed 
delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale  at  public 
auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  before,  will 
be  sold  on  Monday,  the  twenty-third  day  of  December,  1867, 
to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of  ad- 
vertising and  expenses  of  sale.  Bv  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees. 

A.  C.  TAYLOR,  Secretary. 

Office,  429  Pacific  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal.  no9 


Cordillera  Gold  and  Silver  Mlnlngr  Company, 

Chihuahua,  Morellcs  Mining  District,  Mexico. 

Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  twenty-fourth  day 
of  October,  1867,  an  assessment  of  one  dollar  per  share 
was  levied  upon  the  capita)  stock  of  said  Company,  payable 
lmmediutcly,  lu  United  States  gold  and  silver  coin,  to  the 
Secretary. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said. issessment  shall  remain  unpaid 
on  the  twenty-sixth  day  of  November,  1867,  shall  be  deemed 
delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale  at  public 
auction,  mid  unless  payment  shall  be  made  before,  will  be 
sold  on  Mtnday,  tbe  sixteenth  day  of  December,  1867,  to  pay 
the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of  ad- 
vertising and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees. 

HENRY  R.  REED,  Secretary. 

Office,  321  Washington  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal.      oc26 


Names. 


Chalk  Mountain  Blue  Gravel  Company.—  Lo- 
cation of  Works:  Nevada  County,  California. 
Notice.— There  arc  delinquent,  upon  the  following  de- 
scribed stock,  ou  account  ot  assessment  levied  on  the  eighth 
dav  of  October,  1867,  the  several  amounts  set  opposite  the 
names  of  the  respective  shareholders  as  follows: 

Names.  No.  Certificates.    No.  Shares.    Amount. 

Martin  White 5  301'  $450  00 

SN  Strnahan 8  300  450  00 

A  P  Smith 10  75  113  50 

A  J  Downer,  Trustee 30  8S>£  125  00 

H  W  Hall 45  20  30  00 

J  RMead 49  50  75-0 

ECMcComb 50  25  37  50 

And  in  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  the  Boai'd 
of  Trustees,  made  on  the  eighth  day  of  October,  1867, 
so  many  shares  of  each  parcel  of  said  stock  as  may  be 
necessary,  will  be  sold  at  public  auction,  by  Olney  &  Co., 
at  their  salesrooms,  318  Montgomery  street,  San  Fran- 
cisco, on  Monday,  the  twenty-fifth  day  of  November,  1867, 
at  the  hour  of  12  o'clock  M.,  of  said  day,  to  pay  said  delin- 
quent assessment  thereon,  together  with  costs  of  advertis- 
ing and  expenses  of  sale. 

J.  M.  BUFFINGTON,  Secretary. 
Office,  No.  5  Government  House,  corner  of  Washington 
and  Sansome  streets.  nol6 

Olnky  &. Co.,  Auctioneers  and  Real  Estate  Agents,  attend 
promptly  to  all  business  entrusted  to  their  care  in  San 
Francisco  and  Oakland.  Mining  and  other  corpora'ions 
Avlll  find  CoL  Olney  well  posted  and  thorough  In  transacting 
sales  of  delinquent  stock.  Office,  on  Broadway,  Oakland, 
and  No.  318 Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco.  nolO 


M  L  M  e  Don  aid 527 

R  i)  Sawyer 529 

Nathan  Porter.     538 

Thomas  It  Bishop 530 

Geo  H  Wllhird 5'6 

J  M  Reynold* not  i-su<-ii 

J  L  Bard  well no!  tailed 

John  Tiiylur not  Issued 

A  C  Nichols not  isoued 

S  Hnrrl* not  issued 

J  i .  Perkins not  Issued 

J  M  Gltcheil not  issued 

F  Mansell not  Issued 

L  Story not  Issued 

John  R  Whelan not  Issued 

M  Farrell not  Issued 

J  B  Harmsiead not  issued 

George  Fisher not  Issued 


No.  Certificate.    No.  (mares.    Amount 
700 


$7i>0  no 
l?ft  125  On 

120  120  00 

100  )('■'  00 

liO  100  no 

161  16S  no 

87  87  "0 

18  12  00 
61  51  00 
10  10  00 
47  47  00 
80                 80  0tl 

6  600 

20  2000 

40  40  00 

6  600 

19  19  110 
10  10  00 

And  in  accordance  with  law,  and  anorderofthc  Board  of 
Trustees,  made  on  the  fifteenth  day  of  October,  1867,  so 
many  shares  of  each  parcel  of  said  stock  as  may  be  neces- 
sary, will  be  sold  at  public  auction,  by  Messrs.  Olney  it  Co., 
auctioneers,  at  No.  418  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco. 
Cal.,  on  Monday,  the  second  day  of  December,  1867.  at 
the  hour  of  12  o'clock  M.  of  said  day,  to  pay  snld  delln. 
quont  assessment  thereon,  together  with  costs  of  advertis- 
ing and  expenses  of  sale. 

H.  B.  CONODON,  Secretary. 

Office,  No.  620  Washington  street,  (Room  5)  San  Fran- 
cisco, Cal.  no9 


Great  Central  Mining  Company.— ^Location  ot 

Works:  Yuma  County,  Arizona  lerritory. 

Notice.— There  arc  delinquent,  upon  the  following  de- 
scribed stock,  on  account  of  assessment  levied  on  the 
thirtieth  day  of  September,  1867,  the  several  amounts  set 
opposite  the  names  of  the  respective  shareholders,  as  fol- 
lows: 

Names.  No.  Certificate.    No.  ShareB.    Amount. 

Burke,  M  J 70  30  $30  00 

.leghers.  A  J 3  5  5  00 

Jevhers,  A  J. s  5  5  00 

Jegbers,  AJ1, 5  5  ft  00 

Jeghers.AJ 6  6  5  00 

Jeghers.AJ  7  5  6  00 

Kellogg,  J  as 175  50  50  00 

Whoaton,  WR,  Trustee 3i>7  40  40  00 

And  In  accordance  with  law,  and  nn  orderofthe  Board  of 
Trustees,  made  on  the  thirtieth  dny  of  September,  1867,  so 
many  shares  of  each  parcel  of  said  stock  as  may  be  ne- 
cessary, will  be  sold  at  public  auction,  by  Messrs.  Olney 
Co.,  at  No.  418  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal.,  on 
Monday,  the  twenty-fifth  day  of  November.  1867,  at  the  hour 
of  4  o'clock  P.  M.  of  said  day,  to  pay  said  delinquent  assess- 
ment thereon,  together  with  costs  of  advertising  and  ex- 
penses of  sale. 

O.  D.  SQUIRE,  Secretary. 

Office,  No.  302  Montgomery  street.  nov9 


Hanncom  Copper  Mining  Company.    Locations 

Low  Divide  District,  Del  Norte  County,  California. 

Notice  is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  first  day  of  No- 
vember, 1867,  an  assessment  of  fifteen  cents  (15c)  per  share 
was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company, 
payable  on  and  after  November  sixth,  1867,  In  United  States 
cold  and  silver  coin,  to  the  Secretary,  at  his  office,  609  Mar- 
ket street,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

Anv  stock  upon  which  sitld  assessment  shall  remain 
unpaid  on  the  tenth  (loth)  dav  December,  1867.  shall  he 
deemed  delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale 
at  public  auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  before, 
will  be  sold  on  Tuesday,  the  twenty-fourth  day  of  Decem- 
ber, 1867,  to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with 
costs  of  advertising  and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the 
Board  of  Trustees. 

S.  S.  SWEET.  Secretary. 

Office,  609  Market  street,  San  Franci-co.  no9 


Hnnseom  Copper  Mining  Company,  Low  Di- 
vide District,  Del  Norte  Connty,  California. 
Notice,— The  Fourth  Annual  Meeting  of  the  stockholders 
of  tbe  above  named  Company,  will  be  held  at  their  of- 
fice, 609  Market  street,  San  Francisco,  California,  on  SAT- 
URDAY, the  twenty-first  day  of  December,  1867,  at  7tf 
o'clock  P.  M.,  for  the  purpose  of  electing  Trustees  to  serve 
for  the  ensuing  year,  and  for  the  transaction  of  such  other 
business  as  may  properly  come  before  them. 

S.  S.  SWEET,  Secretary. 
San  Francisco,  November  15. 1867.  nol6 


Lady  Bell  Copper  Mining  Company,  Low  Di- 
vide Mining  Diatrict,  Del  Norte  County,  California. 
Notice  is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  safd  Company,  held  on  the  twenty-fourth  day 
of  October,  1867,  an  assessment  of  fifteen  cents  per  share  was 
levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company,  payable 
immediately,  In  United  States  gold  and  silver  coin,  to  the 
Secretary,  or  to  J.  K.  Johnson,  at  Crescent  City. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remnm  un- 
paid on  the  twenty-sixth  day  of  November,  1867,  shall  be 
deemed  delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale  at 
public  auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  before, 
will  be  sold  on  Monday,  the  sixteenth  day  of  December. 
1867,  to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs 
of  advertising  and  expenses  of  sale.  By  orderofthe  Board 
of  Trustees. 

B.  P.  WILKINS,  Secretary. 
Office,  6i8  Market  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal.  oe26 


I.  X.  L.  Gold  and  Silver  Mining  Company,  No, 

2,  Silver  Mountain  District,  Alpine  County,  California- 
Assessment  No,  3. 

Notice  is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  ot  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  eighteenth  day 
of  October,  1867,  an  assessment  of  one  dollar  per  share 
was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company,  paya- 
ble Immediately,  in  United  States  gold  and  silver  coin,  to 
the  Secretary,  R-  Thompson,  at  No.  523  Kearny  street.  San 
Francisco,  or  to  O-  'fanner,  Treasurer  of  the  Company,  at 
Silver  Mountain,  Alpine  County. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un 
paid  on  the  sixieenth  (16th)  day  of  Decemher,  1867,  shall  be 
deemed  delinquent,  and  will  he  duly  advertised  lor  sale 
at  public  auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  be- 
fore, will  bo  sold  on  Wednesday,  the  twenty-second  day  of 
January,  1868,  to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together 
with  costs  of  advertising  and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of 
the  Board  of  Trustees. 

R.  THOMPSON,  Secretary. 

Office,  No.  523  Kearny  street.  San  Francisco,  Cal.     nol6 


Mount  Tennuo  Silver  Mining  Company,Corten 

District,  Lander  County,  Nevada- 
Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  the  Annual  Meeting  of  th* 
Stockholders  of  tho  nbove  named  Compnny  will  be  held 
on  THURSDAY,  the  twenty-elghlh  day  of  Novembcr,l867,at 
11  o'clock  A.  SI.,  at  tho  office  of  the  Company,  No.  331 
Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco,  for  the  election  of  Trus- 
tees to  serve  the  ensuing  year,  and  for  the  transaction 
of  other  business. 

R,  N.  VAN  BRUNT.  Secretary. 
Office.  No.  331  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco. 
Sun  Francisco,  November  8th,  1867.  nov9 


Mount   Xenubo  Silver  Mining;   Company.— Lo. 

cation  of  Works:  Cortez  District,  Lander  County,  State 

of  Nevada. 

Notice  is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  eighth  day  of  No- 
vember, 1867,an  assessmentof  one  dollar  and  fifty  cents  per 
share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company, 
pavablc  immediately,  m  United  States  gold  and  silver  coin, 
to  the  Secretary,  No.  426  Montgomery  streets,  San  Fran- 
cisco. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid on  thclweirth  day  of  December,  1867,  shall  be  deemed 
delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale  at  public 
auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  he  made  before,  will  be 
sold  on  Tuesday,  the  thirty-first  day  ot  December,  1867. 
to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of 
advertising  and  expenses*  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees. 

R.  N.  VAN  BRUNT,  Secretary. 

Office,  426  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco. 

N.  B.— Two  per  cent,  will  be  allowed  on  all  payments 
made  on  the  above  prior  to  the  23d  insL  nofi 


Nneitra  Seuora   de  Gnadelupe    Sliver  Mining 

Company.    Location  of  Works  :  Tayoltlta,    San  Dtmas 

Dlitrlct,  Durango,  Mexico. 

Notice  is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  ol  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  twenty-flrst  day  of 
October,  1867,  an  assessment  (No.  29)  of  one  dollar  {$0  per 
share  was  levied  upon  the  assessable  capital  Btock  of 
Bald  Company,  payable  Immediately,  In  United  Statei 
gold  and  sliver  coin,  to  the  Secretary,  E.J.  PrxirrER,  at 
the  office,  No.  210  Post  street,  or  to  the  Treasurer,  A.  Hm- 
mki.mann,  at  bis  office,  No.  637  Washington  street,  San 
Francisco. 

Any  Btock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid on  the  thirtieth  day  of  November,  1867,  shall  be  deemed 
delinquent  nnd  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auc- 
tion, and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  before,  will  be 
sold  on  Monday,  the  twenty-third  day  of  December,  1867,  to 
pa  v  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of  adver- 
tising and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees. 

E.  J.  PPEIFFER.  Secretary 

Office,  No.  210Poststrect.  San  Francisco,  Cal.  oc26 


Quull  Hill  Mining  and  Water  Company.— Lo- 
cution of  Works:  Quail  Hill,  Calaveras  County,  Cal. 
Noticx.— There  are  delinquent  upon  the  following  de- 
scribed stock,  on  account  of  assessment  levied  on  the 
eighteenth  day  of  Sepiember,  1867,  the  several  amounts  set 
opposite  the  names  of  the  respective  shareholders,  as  fol- 
lows: 

Nnmes.  No.  Certificate.    No.  Shares.    Amount. 

G  W  Benw 18  60  $2,000  00 

A  E  Hill,  Trustee 6     I  3  100  00 

A  E  Hill.  Trustee 7  2  66  66 

a  ]'•:  Hill,  Trustee 8,9,  10    5-ea  15  500  00 

AE  11111,  Trustee 11,  12.  13 

14.  15  10-ca  50  1,666  67 

AE  Hill,  Trustee 16,  17  25-ca  60  l,66i  67 

WE  Dean 19  60  2,0o0  00 

And  in  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees,  made  on  the  eighteenth  day  of  September,  1867, 
so  many  shares  of  each  parcel  of  said  stock  as  may  be  nec- 
essary, will  be  sold  at  public  auction,  by  Messrs,  Duncan 
&  Co.,  auctioneers,  at  the  office  of  tho  Company,  room  No. 
10,  second  floor  of  No.  402  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco, 
on  Monday,  theeleventh  day  of  November,1867,  at  the  hour 
of  2  o'clock  P.  SI.  of  said  day,  to  pay  said  delinquent  as- 
sessment thereon,  together  with  costs  of  advertising  and  ex 
penses  of  sale, 

T.  W.  COLBURN,  Secretary 
Office,  room  No.  10  second  floor  of  No.  402  Montgome 
street,  San  Francisco. 

Postposmki;— By  order  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  the 
Quail  Hill  Mining  and  Water  Company,  this  day  made,  the 
above  sale  is  postponed  until  Monday,  the  twenty -fifth  day 
of  November,  1867.  at  the  same  hour  and  place. 

T.  W.  COLBURN,  Secretary. 

San  Francisco,  Nov.  9, 1867.  no!6 


Sophia  Consolidated   Gold   nnd   Silver  Mining- 

Company,  Tuolumne  County,  California. 

Notice  is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  seventh  day  of 
November,  1867,  an  assessment  of  fifty  cents  per  share  was 
levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company,  payable 
immediately  in  United  States  gold  and  sliver  coin,  to  the 
Secretary,  at  No.  641  Washington  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid on  the  seventh  day  of  December,  1867,  shall  be  deemied 
delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale  at  public 
auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  before,  wtlrbe 
sold  on  Monday,  the  twenty-third  day  of  December,  1867,  to 
pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of  ad- 
vertising and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees 

DAVID  E.  JOSEPHI,  Secretary. 

Office,  641  Washington  street,  San  Francisco.  no9> 


Ciiulion. 

"Whitman  Gold   and  Sliver  Mining   Company,— 

Location  of  Works:  Indian  Springs  district,  Lyon  County, 

Nevada. 

Notice  is  hereby  given,  that  the  following  named  shares 
in  the  capital  stock  of  the  Whitman  Gold  and  Silver  Min- 
ing Company,  designated  by  the  number  of  Certificate  of 
each  parcel  ot  said  stock,  were  sold,  as  by  law  provided, 
at  public  auction,  on  the  twenty-eighth  day  of  October,  1867, 
for  delinquent  assessments  thereon,  and  will  not  be  trans- 
ferred by  said  Company: 


No.  Cert. 

No.  shs 

No.  Cert. 

21 

22 

23 

24 

26 

No.  shs. 

5 

......  6 

10 

No.  Cert. 

220     , 
221 

No.  shs. 

231...., 

273 

278 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20..... 

5 

13 

5 

5 

193 

127 

121     ,    .. 

•m 

260...... 

262....:. 

237 

240 

289 

40 

11 

69 

86 

87 

81 

5 

3 
3 

::::::tS 
ii 

152 

95 

159 

165 

4 

11 

60 

229 

285 

28  ... 

104 

105 

5 

5 

s 

6 

40 

41 

42 

43 

10 

10 

10 

5 

272 

241 

244 

261 

280 

5 

30 

15 

Ill 

811 

IS 

217.... 

238 

239 

222 

223 

224 

5 

5 

5 

6 

5 

10 

227  

78      ,. 

6 

6 

li....; 

12 

13 

5 

5 

3 

29  .   ... 

T.  W.  COLBURN,  Secretary 

Whitman  G.  &  S.  M.  Co. 
San  Francisco,  Oct.  31, 1867.  no9-3w 


Whitman    Gold  and    Silver   Mining   Company, 

Location  of  Works:  Indian  Springs  District,  LyonCounty, 

Nevada. 

Notice  is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  thirty-first  day  of 
October,  1867,  an  assessment  of  one  dollar  and  fiftv  cents  per 
share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  siocl:  oi  said  Company, 
pavable  immediately  in  United  States  god  n»d  stlvoi -coin, 
to  the  Secretary,  at  his  office,  (room  No.  10,  2d  floor)  No.  402 
Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco.  .... 

Anv  smelt  unon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain 
u*pa!d  o,i  tEecu.»l<Iay  of  Dfccmujr,  1867 .  shall,  be 
deemed  dclinnueol,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  lor  sale 
at  nubile  auct  on,  ana  unless  paymenl  shall  he  made  tio- 
fore  will  he  Bold  on  Monday,  the  twenty-third  day  of 
December  1867,  to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment.  toRether 
with  costs  of  advertising  and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  or 
the  Board  of  Trustees.  %  ^  COLBURN.  Secretary. 

Office,  room  No.  10,  2d  floor,  No.  402  Montgomery  street, 
San  Francisco,  Cal. 


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®k  pitting  mtrt  gtiwHttfa 


Machinery. 


yabnevs 

patent  amalgamator. 

These  machines  Stand.  Unrivaled. 

For  rapidly  pulverizing  and  amalgamating  ores,  they 
have  no  equal.  No  effort  has  been,  or  will  be,  spared  to 
have  them  constructed  In  the  most  perfect  manner,  and  of 
the  great  number  now  tn  operation,  not  one  has  everre- 
qulred  repairs.  The  constant  and  increasing  demand  for 
them  Is  sufficient  evidence  of  their  merits. 

They  are  constructed  so  as  to  apply  steam  directly  into 
the  pulp,  or  with  steam  bottoms,  as  desired. 

This  Amalgamator  Operates  as  Follows : 

The  pan  being  filled,  the  motion  of  the  muller  forces  the 
pulp  to  tho  center,  where  itis  drawn  down  through  the  ap- 
erture and  between  the  grinding  surfaces.  Thence  It  is 
thrown  to  the  periphery  into  the  quicksilver.  The  curved 
plates  again  draw  it  to  the  center,  where  it  nasfees  down, 
and  to  the  circumference  as  before.  Thus  it  is  constantly 
passing  In  a  regular  flow  between  the  grinding  surfaces  and 
thto  the  quicksilver,  until  the  ore  is  reduced  to  an  impalpa- 
ble powder,  and  the  metal  amalgamated. 

Sellers  made  on  the  same  principle  excel  all  others.— 
They  bring  the  pulp  so  constantly  and  perfectly  in  contact 
with  quicksilver,  that  the  particles  are  rapidly  and  com 
pletely  absorbed. 

Mill  men  are  Invited  to  examine  these  pans  and  sellers  for 
themselves,  at  the  PACIFIC  F61TBTBRY, 

'  lvl  San  Francisco. 


Hunt's  Double-Action  Pump 


Is  cheap,  durable,  strong,  and  not  liable  to  get  out  of  order 
Bulltaud  on  hand  ut  No.  ;28  Second  street,  and  1U8  Jessie 
street 
'.Hvlfitf  E.  O.  HITNT,  Frop'r, 


E-  T-  STEEN, 

Commission  Agent  for  the  purchase  and  sale  of 

Engines,  Boilers,  Castings, 

ASfD  ALU,  KINDS  OF  MACHINERY. 

No.  537  Washington,  and  532  Merchant  St.,  San  Francisco* 

HAS  FOR  SALE 
One  Eufflne,  5-Hor«e  Power,  ...  $100 
One  Eugflne  With  Boiler,  7-Horite,  L  GOO 
One  Engine,  lAnit.  for  lioI«tlntr,  lS-ttorec,  SOO 
Two  Engine*,  lfiollers.  Port,,  lG-Uorse,  l,20O 
One  Engine,  lO-Uui  *e,  .....  l.SOO 
One  SO-Hurue  Roller  .....  300 
Also,  a  groat  variety  of 
Boilers    and    Machinery, 

CASTINGS  OF  ALL  KINDS, 

AT    LESS   THAN    MARKET   RATES. 


■JS^Parties  wishing  to  purchase  or  sell  Machinery,  of  any 
kind,  can  do  so  to  advantage  through  this  agency. 
12vlfiqr 


Steam   Pumps, 

FOB   DKAININQ    MINES    OK    ELEVATING   WATER  TO 
ANY   1IIGHT. 

PICKERING'S  GOVERNORS 

For  Steam  Engines. 

GrijQTarcl's    Injectors, 

For  Feeding  Boilers. 

STQDDART'S   IRON    WORKS, 


PATTINSON'S 
HURDY-GURDY  WATER-WHEEL. 


The  Inventor  of  this  Wheel  having,  after  much  delay, 
finally  obtained  tlie  patent  for  the  same,  is  prepared  to  sell 
rights  therefor  to  such  as  may  be  desirous  of  putting  them 
up,  or  continuing  those  already  In  use.  Tins  is  well  known 
among  miners  as  the  "hurdy-gurdy  wheel,"  and  is  con- 
sidered the  most  economical  Water-Wheel  now  in  use. 

Notice  U  hereby  given,  that  the  subscriber  Is  the  Inventor 
and  holds  the  patent  right  for  the  construction  and  use  of 
the  same;  and  that  no  person  has  a  right  to  manufacture 

THOMAS  PATTINSON. 


or  use  them  without  his  permit. 
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Brodie's  Patented  Improvements 

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FOR  THE  TREATMENT  OF 

Gold  and  Silver  Ores. 


BRODTE'S  PATENTED  IMPROVED  QUARTZ  CRUSHER. 
The  attention  of  all  interested  in  Mining  is  respect- 
fully called  to  this  Improved  Machine    for  Breaking1  or 
Spulling  Quartz,  or  other  Rock,  possessintr,  as  it  does,,  sim- 
plicity of  action  and  lightness  of  construction,  so  far  us  is 
compatible  with  strength  and  durability.  rI»  consequence 
of  these  advantages,  the  advertisers  are  enable'd  to  otter 
these  machines  to  the  public  at  the  following  low  terms: 
No.  1— Or  ID-inch' Crusher,  capable  of  reducing  from 
thre&Jo  four  tons  of  quartz  per  hour,  no  piece  be- 
ing larger  than  a  walnut— price SGOO 

No.  2— Oft  15-ineh  Crusher;  capable  of  similarly  putting 

thrJcj-ch  five  to  six  tons  per  hour — ...  8SO 

No.  3— Or  lijj-ineh  Crusher,  will  in  a  similar  manner 

crush  from  seven  to  eight  tons  per  hour 1,-JOO 

EXPLANATION  OP  THE  ABOVE  ENGRAVING. 

The  frame  is  made  of  cast  iron,  bound  with  heavy 
wrought  Iron  bands,  making  it  very  strong,  ami  at  the  same 
time  light  and  portable.  The  crusher  is  bolted  to  a  wood 
frame  of  sufficient  hightto  clear  the  fly-wheel,  and  allow 
the  crushed  quartz  to  pass,  off.  The  dotted  lines  show  the 
movable  ana  stationary  jaws.  Letter  A  represents  the 
eccentric  shaft  by  which  the  power  is  applied  direct  to  the 
movable  jaw.  B  represents  the  movable  iaw,  and  C  the 
fixed  jaw.  D  represents  the  link  or  radius  bar.  E  repre- 
sents the  bolts  for  regulating  the  opening,  F,  which  can  be 
regulated  fit  pleusure,  so  as  to  graduate  to  the  size  to  which 
It  is  intended  the  quartz  shall  be  crushed.  G  represents  the 
feed  opening,  by  which  the  size  of  the  machine  is  desig- 
nated. 

Tho  arrow  on  the  fly-wheel  shows  the  direction  to  drive 
the  eccentric,  which,  in  combination  with  the  link,  D,  gives 
the  movable  jaw,  H.  a  forward  and  downward  motion  at  the 
seme  time,  and  which  makes  the  hardest  rock  yield  and 
separate  into  fragments  of  any  desired  size. 

The  above  Crushers  have  been  Recently  erected  and  are 
n&wsuccossfullv  employed  at  Bear  Valley,  Mariposa  conn 
ty.  Rawhide  Ranch.  Tuolumne  county,  Excelsior  Mine. 
Lake  District,  Nevada  county,  and  can  be  seen  in  opera- 
tion at  the  Fulton  Foundry,  First  Street.  San  Francisco: 

The  following  testimonial  respecting  the  effectiveness  of 
this  Crusher,  has  been  received   from  the  Superintendent 
of  tho  "  Rawhide  Ranch"  Mine,  in  Tuolumne  Countv: 
Rawhihk  Ranch,  Tuolumne  Co.,  Sept.  28, 1866. 

James  Brodie,  Esq.,  San  Francisco— Jlv  Dear  Sir:  It  gives 
mo  pleasure-to  Inform  you  that  I  have  "for  the  past  three 
months  had  one  of  your  largest  sized  Rock  Crushers  in 
use,  at  the  Rawhide  Ranch  Mining  Company's  Mill,  which 
Ins  entirely  met  my  expectations;  and  I  have  no  hesita- 
tion in  recommending  it  tonllwhoareinneod  of  a  machine 
for  rapidtv.  cheaply  and  properly  preparing  quartz  for  the 
stamps.    Yours  trulv,  R.  p.  JOHNSON, 

Supt.  Rawhide  Ranch  Quartz  Mill. 

BRODIE'S  PATENT  IMPROVED  GERMAN  AMALGA- 
MATING BARREL.— This  Barrel  obtained  a  premium  at 
the  Fair  of  the  Mechanics1  Institute  in  San  Francisco,  in 
1864.  Further  particulars  will  bo  afforded  on  application 
tothe  subscribers. 

For  tho  present  It  is  not  intended  to  grant  licenses  for  the 
use  of  the  improved  German  Barrel,  for  a  longer  term  than 
twelve  mouths.  MI  persors  desirous  of  compromising, 
without  havim?  recourse  t<>  legal 'proceedings',  for  past  In- 
fringements, or  desirous  of  receiving  Lelters  of  License  for 
the  limited  period  named,  are  requested  to  address  as  below. 

A  diagram,  with  explanations  of  this  machine,  will  be 
found  in  the  "Mining  and  Sclcuttflc  Press,"  of  September 
29th,  I860. 


BRODIE'S  PATENT  WIND-BLAST  SEPARATOR  FOR 
DRY  CRUSHING.— This  Dry  Crusher  has  been  found:  the 
most  economical  and  effective  mode  of  crushing  ores  in 
Mexico.  California  and  Nevada,  Diagrams  and  explana- 
tions affordeo  on  application  to  the  subscribers. 

A  drawing  and  full  description  of  this   machine  will  be 
fouud  in  the  Mining  and  Scientific  Press  of  Sept.  22d,lfiC6. 
JAMES  BKOPIE.  Fulion  Found rv1,  or 
CHARLES  RADCLll'F, 
Express  Building,  402  Montgomery  street, 
San  Francisco. 


12vlStf 


E.     O.     HUNT, 

Manufacturer  of 

"Windmills,  Horite-Powcra 

I*ii m i» v,  iPuinpliiLff 

tV.imvs  nutl 

Hunt's  Adjustadlk  Wind  Mills 
to  have  all  the  sails  so  arranged  as 
turn  edgfcwavs  to  the  wind  when 
thomill  is  stopped.  The  sails  can 
be  set  at  anv  angle  to  suit  the 
force  of  the  wind,  while  the  mill 
is  running,  by  means  of  the  brake 
lever  at  the  foot  of  the  mill,  by 
5=r=    any  person. 

Hunt's  Sklf-Regulating  Mill 
Is  strong,  durable  and  cheap.  It 
is  provided  wiib  means  for  stop- 
ping, in  the  most  violent  winds. 
This  mill  is  well  known  through- 
out the  State. 

Tread  Horse-Powers,  Swap  Horse- Powers,  Puropsingreat 

variety.  Single  and  Double-Acting.      Frames  aud  Gearing 

for  running  pumps,  from  steam  or  other  power,  constantly 

ou  hand  and  built  to  order.     Water  Tanks  built  to  order. 

No.  28  Second  St.*  and  108  and  ill)  Jessie  St , 

2vl5qy  San  Francisco. 


DR.  BEERS'  PATENT 
WIRE   GAUZE  AMALGAMATOR, 


THE  ATTENTION  OF  QUARTZ,  HYDRAULIC  AND 
Placer  Miners,  is  called  to  this  new  invention  for  saving 
Fine  Gold  It  is  designed  to  furnish  the  miner  with  a  cheap 
and  Simple  apparatus  bv  which  the  finest  freeffopl  con  be 
saved  without  loss,  requiring  little  attention,  no  machinery 
to  drive  it, .ami  will  positively  collect  evei-v  particle  of 
amalgam,  or  of  waste  mercury  that  may  have  escaped  from 
mill  or  sluice,  and  as  these  particles  arc  al way- charged 
with  more  or  less  gold,  this  item  ulone,  in  many  instances, 
will  more  than  pav  the  cost  of  this  Amalgamator  every 
month.  For  Circulars,  and  further  particulars,  address 
Dit  J.  B.  BEERS,  San  Francisco, 
llvlSGm  Per  Weils,  Fargo  .t  Co's  Express. 


PICKERING'S 
ENGINE    BEGTJLATOR, 


NELSON   &    DOBLE, 

AGK.VTS  FOH 

Thomas  Firth  &  Sons'  Cast  Steel,  Files, 

Etc.,  Shear,  Spring,  German,  Plow,  Blister  and  Toe  Calk 

Steel;  manufacturers  of 

31  ill    Piclcs,    Sledges,    Hammers,  PIclcs, 

Stouo  Cutters',    Blacksmiths'    and    Hovso-Shoers'  Tools, 

319  ana  321  Pine  Street, 

Between  Montgomery  and  Sansomc.JSan  Francisco. 

lOvliqr  I 


"Wu.rrunt»id  the  Bust  In  Existence. 

Cheap  and  easy  to  attach  to  any  Engine,  old  or  new. 
Send  for  a  Circular,  to  DAVID  STODDART,  114  Beale 
street,  San  Francisco.  12vl5-2amlq 


SUPERIOR  CUT-OFF  ENGINES. 

We  desire  to  call  the  attention  of  Engineers,  Manufac- 
turers, and  Milimcu.  to  the  celebrated 

Hartford.    Engine, 

With  Wright's  Patent  Variable  Cut-off,  which  we  are  now 
manufacturing  under  a  license  from  the  Woodruff  A  Beach 
Iron  Work  Co.,  Hartford,  Ct.  To  parties  wishing  a  First- 
class 

Fuel-Saving  Engine, 

Simple  and  durable  in  construction,  this  Engine  Is  offered 
In  the  belief  that  it  Is  superior  to  any  other  manufactured. 
It  enjoys  the  very  highest  reputation  in  the  Atlantic  States, 
where  it  is  well  known;  over  3UI)  of  them  having  been  built 
by  the  Woodruff  &  Beach  Company,  and  being  now  In  suc- 
cessful operation. 

GODBARD  *t  CO., 
Pacific  Iron  Works. 
San  Francisco,  Aug.  29, 1SG7.  9vl5tt 


BLAKE'S  QUARTZ  BREAKER! 

PRICES     rTeDTJCED! 

MACHINES  OP   ALL   SIZES   FOE   SALE 
—  uy  — 

¥M.   P.   BLAKE, 

Corner  First  and  Mission  Mtreets,  or  Box  S,<W1 

3vlSf  SAN    FRANCISCO. 


Quartz  Mill  Construction  and  Superintendence 

THE  UNDERSIGNED  IS  AT  PRESENT  OPEN  FOR  AN 
engagement  as  a  working  Superintendent  in  the  con- 
struction or  operation  of  a  Quartz  Mill.  Has  had  Ave  years 
steady  and  successful  experience  In  working  ores  In  Washoe, 
and  Is  practiced  in  saving  sulphurets  and  the  treatment  of 
rebellious  ores.  Is  prepared  to  furnish  references  for  a'l 
the  necessary  qualifications  of  an  intelligent,  faithful  and 
reliable  o,ii;irtz  operator.     Address  F.  M.  SHAW. 

San  Frahcisco.  care  Mining  and  Scientific  Press.    26vl43m 


TO    SPORTSMEN. 


THE  UNDERSIGNED,  HAVING  BEEN  APPOINTED 
SoTe  Agent  lor  the  Paeijle  Coast  fur  tho  sale  of  RO- 
PER'S BREECH-LOADING  SHOT  GUN,  which  discharges 
four  shots  in  two  seconds,  circulars  will  he  furnished  by 
applying  to  or  addressing 

nCHY  EITEL, 

111  Second  street. 
Or  Lock  Box  1172  P.  0.,  San  Francisco.         1Sv15  2tin6m 


.Economy  Iji  Advertising.— Tho  Miking  and  Scifn- 
tific  Pkksb  is  the  best  and  most  economical  mining  adver- 
tising medium  in  this  city.  Our  terms  are  less  than  onk 
half  tlie  rates  now  charged  hy  daily  newspapers,  and  the 
miuing  community  are  beginning  to  appreciate  our  reasons 
ble  rates  of  advertising.  The  "hkss  contains,  proportionally, 
.-.larger  amount  of  mining  ad -ertising  than  any  othor  paper 
on  tho  Pacific  coast.  Its  character  renders  it  the  proper 
journal  for  the  concentration  of  mining  patronage. 


Eng-ravcd  to  Order.— Persons  who  desire  to  illustrate 
their  individual  establishments  or  business,  should  give  us 
their  orders  for  Engraving  and  Printing,  and  we  will  guar 
antee  good  work  and  reasonable  prices. 

DEWEY  4  CO., 

Patent  Agents,  Ptibli6hors  aud  Job  Printers,  605  Clay  St, 


The  Largest  Armor  Plate  in  the 
"World— Interesting  Process. 

One  o'f  the  finest,  thickest,  and  heaviest 
armor  plates  ever  rolled  in  the  world,  was 
recently  pressed  into  the  very  perfection  of 
a  manufactured  armor  plate  at  the  great 
Atlas  Ironworks  of  Sir  John  Brown  &  Co., 
Sheffield.     The  size  of  this  monstrous  slab 
of  iron,  when  in  the  furnace,  was  a  little 
over  20  feet  long  by  about  4  feet  broad,  and 
21  inches  thick.     Its  rough  weight  was  over 
21  tons.     It  was  built  up  in  the  furnace  be- 
fore being  rolled  by  five  plates,  each  three 
inches  thick,  and  one  plate  of  six  inches. 
The  plate,  when  laid  in  the  furnace,  rested 
upon  little  stacks  of  fire  bricks,  so  that  the 
flame  and  heat  played  equally  around  it 
till  it  was  all  glowing  white,  and  the  suc- 
cessive layers  settled  down  into   one  dense 
mass.      As  the  time  for    "drawing"    ap- 
proached, bands  of  workmen,  to  the  num- 
ber of  about  60,    arranged  themselves   on 
each  side  of  the  furnace,  as  near  to  it  as 
they  could  bear  the  heat.     Then  the  doors 
were  opened  to  their  fullest,  and  what  had 
been  a  glare  before,  and  what  had  been  a 
heat,   were  quite  eclipsed  by  the  intense 
light  and  fervency  with  which  the  long 
tongues  of  flame  leapt  forth.  It  the  midst  of 
this  great  light  lay  a  mass  even  whiter  than 
the  rest.     To  this  some  half  a  dozen  men 
drew  near.     They  were  all  attired  in  thin 
steel  leggings,   aprons  of  steel,  and  a  thin 
curtain   Of  steel  wirework  dropping   over 
their  faces  like  a  large,  long  visor.     All  the 
rest  of  their  bodies  were  muffled  in  thick, 
wet  sacking.  Thus  protected  they  managed, 
with  the  aid  of  a  gigantic  pair  of  forceps 
slung  from  a  crane  above,  to  work  as  it  were 
amid  the  flames  for  a  few  seconds,  and  to 
nip  the  huge  plate  with  the  forceps.     The 
signal  was  then  given,  and  the  whole  mass 
of  iron,  fizzing,  sparkling,  and  shooting  out 
jets  of  lambent  flame,  was  by  the  main  force 
of  chains  attached  to   the  steam    rollers, 
drawn  forth  from  the  furnace  on  to  a  long 
wrought-iron  car.     The  heatandlightwhieh 
it  then  diffused  were  almost  unbearable  in 
any  part  of  the  huge  mill,   but  the  men 
Beemed  to  vie  with  each  other  to  approach 
and  detach  the  colossal  pinchers  which  had 
drawn  ihe  iron  forth.     More  than  a  dozen 
attempts  were  made  before  this  was  effected, 
and  more  than  a  dozen  of  the  best  and  most 
skillful  workmen  were  driven  back  one  after 
another  by  the  tremendous  heat  and  glare. 
At  last  all  was  made  clear.     The  forceps 
was  drawn  away,  the  chains  cleared  from 
the  rollers,  and  the  other  workmen  seized 
the  chains  attached  to  the  iron  truck,  and 
drew  it  to  the  incline  by  main  force,  where 
it  was  left  by  its  own  weight  to  ran  into  the 
jaws  of  the  rolling-mill.      The    workmen 
rushed  for  shelter  in  all  directions  as  the 
mass  was  nipped  between  the  rollers,  and 
wound  rapidly  in   amid  quick  reports  like 
those  of  dull  musketry,  as  the  melted  iron 
was  squeezed  by  the  tremendous  pressure 
from  the  mass,  and  flew  out  in  jets  of  liquid 
fire  on  all  sides.     The  turningof  the  rollers 
crushes  the  plate  through  to  the  other  side, 
where'  it  rests  for  a  minute  on  a  wrought 
iron  truck  similar  to  that  on  which  it  was 
brought  from  the  furnace.     The  action  of 
the  rollers  is  then  reversed  after  they  have 
been  brought  closer  together  by  about  an 
inch.     These  again  nip  the  plate  and  draw 
it  back  in  an  opposite  direction,  and  again 
and  again  does  this  mass  go  forward  and 
backwards,   each  time  passing  between  a 
smaller  space,  till  the  whole  of  the  huge 
thickness  was  reduced  to  a  compact  mass 
15in.  thick,  in  a  quarter  of  an  hour.     Dur- 
ing every  stage  of  the  process,  quantities  of 
fine  sand  are  thrown  upon  the  plate ;  this 
takes  fire  as  it  touches  the  flaming  surface, 
and  covers  it  as  it  melts,  witha  coat  of  silica, 
or  with  a  glaze  like  that  of  earthenware, 
thus  preventing  the  active  oxidation,  which 
would,  otherwise  take  place.     After  every 
discharge  of  sand,  and  these  go  on  almost 
incessantly,   buckets  of  water  are  thrown 
upon  the  plate  and   explode  in   scalding 
steam,  and  when  these  are  partly  dissipated, 
men  rush  forward  and  with  wet  besoms, 
with  handles  20ft.  long,  sweep  off  whatever 
little  scraps  of  oxidation  may  have  taken 
place.     Thus,   every  time   the  plate  passes 
through  the  mill,  the  sand  is  scattered,  the 
water  thrown,   and  the  surface   swept,  and 
at  every  roll  the  chief  roller  of  the  establish- 
ment runs  forward,  and  under  the  shelter 
of  wet  clothes,  measures  with  a  guage  its 
thickness  end  to  end.     The  required  dimen- 
sions were  obtained,  as  we  have  said,  by  less 
than  a  quarter  of  an  hour's  rolling,  and  a 
plate  15in.  thick,  the  product  of  the  labor 
of  nearly  200  men,  and  of  the  consumption 
of  nearly  250  tons  of  coal,  was  shot  out  by 
the  rolling  mills  and  left  to  cool.     When 
this  had   been  effected,  two  large  rollers  of 
iron,  each  weighing  15  tons,  were  left  upon 
its  ends  to  keep  the  whole  perfectly  level. 
Nothing  further  now  remained  in  order  to  ■ 
complete  it  as  the  finest  specimen  of  armor 


®fc*  §lintog  anil  Jrinttifw  §?««s. 


335 


plate  manufacture  ever  attempted,  font  to 
plane  off  its  rough  ends  and  edges.  The 
flat  surfaces  on  either  side,  'which  form 
■what  is  called  tho  skin  of  the  plate,  are 
never  interfered  with,  for  the  action  of  the 
steel  rollers  leaves  them  literally  almost  as 
smooth  as  plate  glass. 

>    I      fg)     f    • 

The  Napoleon-  Cannon. — A  special  cor- 
respondent of  the  London  Times,  writing 
from  Paris  of  tho  Napoleon's  new  cannon, 
says :  "It  seems  to  be  asort  of  light  revolv- 
ing cannon.  I  suppose  it  is  to  be  a  sur- 
prise, like  the  rifled  guns  in  the  Italian 
campaign.  The  strangest  stories  are  circu- 
lated about  it ;  the  Emperor  is  supposed  to 
be  himself  the  inventor,  or,  at  least,  the 
juiut  inventor  with  the  Colonel  of  Artillery, 
who  had  so  much  to  do  with  the  model  gun 
of  1858,  and  who  is  supposed  to  have  turned 
out  these  new  weapons  from  his  factory 
at  Mendon.  It  is  supposed  there  are  agreat 
number  of  sealed  cases  deposited  somewhere 
or  other,  and  each  battalion  is  to  be  provid- 
ed with  two  of  them.  Rumor  says  that  the 
projectiles  are  not  discharged  by  the  force 
of  gunpowder,  but  by  some  other  agency, 
and  that  the  effect  is  a  shower  of  bullets. 
One  would  almost  wish  for  a  war,  to  see 
these  new  infernal  machines. 


Wrought  Iron  is  often  found  to  stand 
more  wear  or  friction  than  cast  iron.  At 
Denver  there  is  a  quartz  grinder  which  had, 
as  usual  chilled  cast  iron  rubbers.  When 
they  require  renewing,  there  were  no  cast 
iron  to  be  had,  so  rubbers  of  wrought  iron 
were  substituted  as  a  temporary  resort.  But, 
to  the  surprise  of  every  one,  these  entlasted 
two  sets  of  castings,  doing  the  same  work. 
This  induced  a  trial  of  steel.  But  it  proved 
inferior  to  the  wrought  iron,  which  is  now 
used  altogether.  The  explanation  probably 
is,  that  to  the  fibrous  structure  of  wrought 
iron  is  due  its  lessened  liability  to  abrasion ; 
whereas  the  orystalline  and  brittle  structure 
of  cast  iron  presents  chipping  angles  to  the 
man.  — Alia. 

A  curious  trial  of  strength  occurred  in 
Buffalo  some  days  since.  There  was  a  dis- 
pute as  to  the  relative  strength  of  two  tugs, 
and  it  was  decided  by  attaching  a  strong 
hawser  from  the  stern  of  one  to  the  other, 
and  that  at  a  given  signal  each  endeavored 
to  pull  the  other  backward.  The  winning, 
and  of  course  the  strongest  tug,  dragged  the 
other  off  captive. 

The  Northern  Pacific  Railroad. — The 
engineers  of  the  Northern  Pacific  Railroad 
have  completed  their  survey  of  the  passes 
in  the  Cascade  range,  and  find  them  not  as 
bad  as  formerly  believed.  The  altitude  of 
the  highest  was  4,000  feet,  and  of  the  lowest 
3, 150  feet.  Only  six  passes  were  examined. 
The  object  of  the  survey  is  to  furnish  data 
to  lay  before  Congress  in  order  to  obtain,  if 
possible,  a  subsidy. 

Disease  is  simply  obstruction.  The  man 
who  can  touch  the  bottom  of  his  lung  with 
a  bit  of  fresh  air,  and  the  end  of  his  toe  with 
a  little  blood,  may  laugh  at  the  doctor  and 
break  off  acquaintance  with  the  undertaker, 
He  is  sure  of  getting  into  the  nineties. 


LKW1S  l-ALKENAD. 


HKNUY  Q.  HAMKS 


Pacific  Chemical  Works, 

Laboratory,  Sixteenth  street,  near  Folsom.    Office,  G'i-l 
Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco. 

FALKEINTAU    &    HANKS, 

MANUFACTURING    AND    CONSULTING 

CHEMISTS. 

•OS*  Particular  attention  given  to  the  analysis  of  Ores. 
Minerals,  Metallurgical  Products,  Mineral  Waters,  Soils 
Comraere  al  Articles,  etc.  Uvl5 


SANTA  CLARA  COLLEGE,  S.  J. 

SANTA  OL1R1,  CAL. 

Conducted  by  the  Fathers  of  the  Society 

of  Jesus. 

The  SEVENTEENTH  ANNUAL  SESSION  of  this  College 
will  commence  on  August  28, 1867. 

TERMS— Tuition  In  the  Classical  and  Scientific  Depart- 
ment, Boarding  and  Lodging,  Washing  and  Mending  of 
Articles  Washed,  School  Stationery,  Medical  Attendance 
and  Medicines,  Fuel.  Light,  Baths,  etc.,  per  session  of  ten 
months,  $350. 

For  further  Information  and  catalogues,  apply  to  tho 
President  of  the  College,  or  to  Eov.  A.  Maraschl,  St.  Igna- 
tius' College,  Market  street,  San  Francisco* 

5vl5-lm  REV.  A.  MASNATA,  S.  J.,  President 


Pratt's  Abolition  Oil. 

FOR  ABOLISHING  PAIN  — THE  BEST  REMEDY  IN 
existence  tor  Rheumatism,  Neuralgia,  Paralysis,  Head- 
ache, Toothache.  Sore  Throat.  Dlptherla.  Weal;,  Swolcn  and 
Stiff  Joints,  Contracted  Cords  arid  Muscles,  Cramps,  Colic, 
Diarrhoea,  Cholera,  Pains  in  the  Breast,  Lame  Back,  and 
all  aches  and  pains.  It  Is  the  poor  man's  friend,  and  the 
best  family  physician.  Full  directions  accompany  each 
bottle.  Price 'SO  cents  and  $l  per  bottle.  For  sale  by  all 
dealers  In  medicines.  Sole  Proprietors,  A.  McBOYLE  & 
CO.,  Druggists  and  Chemists,  534  Sacramento  street,  op- 
posite What  Cheer  House,  Saa  Francisco.  IQvU-iy 


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WE  ARE  NOW  OFFERING 
OTJK.    IMMENSE    STOCK 

Fine  Custom  Made  Clothing 

AND 

Gents'  Furnishing  Goods 

AT  PRICES  THAT  DEFY  COMPETITION, 

Our  Slock  of  Clothing  Consists  at 

AJOX-  THE  LATEST  STYLES 

,  BOTH  OF  UATK RIAL  AND  FINISH. 

A  Large  Assortment  of 
Trunki)  Vall«e«,  Carpet  Bags,  ISlanketB,  Etc., 

AT  BXTREMELY  LOW  PEICES. 

J.  H.  MEAD  <St  CO., 

8vl0  Cor.  of  Washington  and  Sansome  streets 


M.  3.  WHITING.  F.  G.  UEltEY. 

"WHITING-  &  BERRY, 

No.  GOO  Sacrameiuo  street,  two  doors  above  Montgomery*, 
SAN   FRANCISCO. 

TEA,  WINE  ATO  SPIRIT  MERCHANTS, 

TMPORTERS  AND  WHOLESALE  DEALERS  IN  FINE 
J.  Brandies.  Whiskies,  Gins.  Port,  Sherry  and  Champagne 
Wines,' Ale,  Porter,  Cider,  Bitters,  Cordials,  Syrups,  etc, 
lor  medicinal  and  family  use.  and  suppliers  to  families, 
auothecarics,  physicians,  city  and  country  dealers,  hotels, 
clubs,  etc..  In  'arge  or  small  quantities, 

Observe  firm  name  on  each  cork;  and  fac  simile  of  signa- 
ture on  label.    Trade  mark  registered. 

This  Is  the  only  exclusive  Tea,  Wine  and  Spirit  Rtoro  on 
the  Fficiflc  coast.  It  is  neither  a  saloon  nor  sample  room 
(asno  wines  or  spirits  are  allowed  to  be  drank  on  the  prem- 
ises); but  a  depot  where  selected  Tens  aud  Pure  Wines  and 
Spirits  may  be  found,  at  wholesale  and  retail,  for  medicinal 
and  family  use.  In  this  respect  it  is  our  aim  to  vie  with 
Biningcr  k  Co.,  of  New  York.  Biglow  &  Davis,  of  London, 
andCozzeus  &  Co.,  of  Washington,  where  every  facility  is 
offered  to  ladies,  as  well  as  to  gentlemen,  lu  making  their 
own  selections  and  purchases  in  quantities  to  suit.  Our 
Treatise  on  Wines,  Spirits  and  Teas  may  be  had  at  our 
depot  gratis,  and  wjll  be  mailed  to  consumers  and  dealers 
in  the  interior  when  requested. 

WHITING  A:  BERRY, 
609  Sacramento  street,  2d  door   from    Montgomery,  San 

Francisco.  Uvl5  , 


IVotice  to  Miners, 

Well-Borers    and  Water    Companies. 

MPRAG  IS  NOW  PREPARED  TO  MANUFACTURE 
.  Hydraulic  and -Artesian  Well  Pipes  In  the  best  work- 
manlike manner,  and  at  the  lowest  market  rates.  Having 
made  large  additions  to1  my  stock  of  machinery  for  that 
branch  of  business.  I  am  prepared  to  fill  all  ordurs  with  dis- 
patch, and  guarantee  entire  satisfaction.  I  also  manufac- 
ture Mississippi  Stoves,  of  the  latest  Improved  patterns,  for 
vessels  of  all  classes.    Also,  Ship  Plumbing  done. 

hi.  Pit  ag, 

8vl3-ly       Stove  Store,  No.  12fi  Clay  street,  below  Davis. 


Assayer  and  Chemist. 


A  GENTLEMAN  WELL  VERSED  IN  ASSAYING  AND 
Analytical  Chemistry,  is  desirous  of  securing  a  position 
in  some  assaying  establishment,  or  would  tnke.  charge  of 
the  assaying  and  amalgamating  department  of  cither  a 
gold  or  sliver  mine.  Steady  employment,  rather  than  high 
wages\  is  desirable.  The  advertiser  would  take  his  own 
laboratory  to  the  mine  if  desired.  Proper  references-given 
Inquire  at  this  office.  bv!5tt 


MleoJiaixioal   Byawlngs. 

Persons  -wishing  Mechanical  Drawings  can  obtain  the 
services  ,of  competent  draughtsmen,  uy  applying  to  this 

oi::cc 


HAYWARD  &  COLEMAN, 

ISll-OKTfcKS  AND  REF1NKH3 
—  u*  — 

niunuuatiug,   Lubricating 


PA.X1ST     OILS! 

CONSISTING   OF 

KEROSENE,    LARD,     SPERM.    ELEPHANT,     POLAR, 

TANNERS'.  NEATSFOOT,  ROILED  AND  RAW 

LINSEED,  CASTOR    AND  CUINA  NUT. 

—  A  I.SO,  — 

SPIRITS  OF  TURPENTINES  ALCOHOL 

Notb.  —  We  would  specially  call  Ihe  attention  of  Mill 
owners  and  Engineers  to  our  superior  PARAFF1NE  OIL 
which  we  manufacture  from  the  California  Petroleum 
This  (ill  will  not  gum.  Miiuliin.-ry  thoroughly  cleaned  and 
lubricated  with  It  will  not  heat,  and  alter  remaining  at  rest, 
can  be  started  without  cleaning  oil'. 

5§r"  A  sample  can  of  our  P.irafllne  Oil  will  be  forwarded 
on  application  to  us,  as  we  desire  a  fair  and  Impartial  trial. 

Lamps  and  Lamp  Stock ! 

as*- An  elegant  and  complete  assortment  on  hand.  JBtf 
19vl3-3oi  414  Front  street,  San  Francisco.1 


Golden  City  Chemical  Works. 

LABOKATOKT, 
Corner  of  Seventh  and  Townscmt   Streets. 

OFFICE 
Corner  of  Montgomery  uml    Rush  Streets. 

CAPITAL  STOCK,  -  -  -  $500,000 


H.  P.WAKELEE, 
NICHOLAS  LUNING, 
GHAS. 


TIIOS.  TI.  SELBY, 
TFIOS.  BELL, 
,  MoLANE. 


II.  P.  WAKELEE MANAGER, 

THIS  COMPANY  ARE  NOW  PREPARED  TO  FURNISH 
Sulphuric,  Nitric  and  Muriatic  Acids  of  superior  quality, 
in  quantities  to  suit. 

Orders  will  he  received  at  tho  office  on'y  for  Chemicals  of 
every  description,  which  will  be  manufactured  as  maybe 
required.  The  Company  beg  to  say  that  they  have  the  ad- 
vantages of  all  improved  machinery  and  apparatus  for  the 
manufacture  and  manipulation  of  these  products,  and  our 
Laboratory  Is  fitted  up  with  tho  most  recent  improvements 
which  experience  and  science  suggest,  and  is  surpassed  by 
hone  in  completeness  arid  perfection  for  the  purposes  it  is 
designed.  5>vH  3m 


THE  CENTRAL  PARK  OF  THE  PA0IFI0. 
Woodward's     Gardens, 

ART    OAL1UY, 

MUSEUM,     GYMNASIUM, 

—AND  — 

ZOOLOGICAL    CARDERS. 

BSr-AGRANDl'NSTRUMENT\L  CONCERT  everv  Saturday 

afternoon,  and  on  Sundays  a  GRAND  CONCERT  OP 

SACRED  MUSIC,  appropriate  to  the  occasion. 

THESE  BEAUTIFUL,  GARDENS  ARE  VISITED  DAILY 
by  hundreds  of  the  pleasure-seeking  public,  and  all 
agree  in  pronouncing  them  the  best  and  ontv  first-class  sub- 
urban resort  on  the  Pacific  Coast, 

The  extensive  grounds  are  covered  with  the  rarest  trees 
and  shrubbery,  making  it  a  most  desirable  spot  for  small 
parties  wishing  to  enjoy  a  Pic-Nic. 

To  all  departments  new  attractions  are  being  constantly 
added. 

±  These  Gardens  are  accessible  by  the  Howard  and  Market 
street  Cars. 

Entrances  on  Mission  and  Valencia  streets,  between  Thir- 
teenth and   Fourteenth.     OPEN  EVEKV  DAY, 

Admission  to  ail  parts,  35  Ceuta.  Children,  under  12 
years,  half  price.  Il)vl5qr 


Pacific  Powder  Mills. 


^UPERIOR  BLASTING  AND  SPOUTING  GUNPOWDER; 

Black  Diamond,  in  'lb  caniiters. 
do  do        in  M  lb  canisters. 


do 


do 


ecs. 


Hunter's  Pride,  in  lib  canisters, 
do  do         in  >^lb  canisters, 

do  do        in  }£  kegs, 

do  do         in  %  kegs. 

Pacific  Mills  River  Shooting,  in  1ft  canisters, 
do  do  do    in  '-Hi  cauistors, 

do  do  do    in  J4  kegs, 

do  do  do    in  M  kegs, 

do  do  do    in  251b  kegs. 

,  Pacific  Mills  Rifle,  In  lib  canisters, 
do  do       in  ijib  canisters. 

do  do        in  h  kegs. 

do  do       in  %  kegs, 

do  do       in  25lb  kegs. 

Blasting  and  Mining  Powder  S3  per  keg. 
Safety  Fuse  and'Shot  for  sale  by 

KJLY WARM  <fc  COLEMAN,  Affcnts, 
20vI5  lm  414  Front  street,  San  Francisco. 


Vnvo ra.l» le  to  Inventors.— Persons  holding  new  in. 
vent  ions  of  machinery  and  important  improvements,  can 
have  the  same  illustrated  and  explained  in  the  Mining  and 
Scientific  Piikss,  free  ot  charge,  if  in  our  judgment  the 
'liscovervis  one  of  real  merit,  and  of  sufficient  interest  is 
our  readers  to  warrant  publication.  ' 


PACIFIC 

Insurance  Company, 

— OF— 
•NAN    J'UA.M  l.N<  <>,  <    VI... 

Oflloe,  No,  433  California  Street 


CASH  ASSETS,  JTTI.Tr  1,1867, 

§1,238,054  Ol. 


OCEAN, 

MABISI', 

INSURANCE. 


San  FmndMcp: 

W.  0.  'KulMlon, 
A.  L.  Tubus, 

Will    AlvuiM 
JohathnnHunt; 
A.  U.  Horbe*. 
A.  0.   SlileS, 

A.  BelbtinEUi, 

L'.  B.  Benchley, 
Win  Miiinuan, 
L.  Sachs. 
James  DeFremery, 


DIRECTORS: 


J1.  It.  Ilobrrle, 

H« 

Win.  Hooper 
J.  W.  Clark. 
A.  Hayward, 


chas.  M every 
Ohas.  E-  MeLane, 
M    Rosstnt  nun., 
Henry  Carloton.  Jr. 
A.  J.  Ralston, 
T.  Lemraeu  Meyer 

JVew  l'ork: 

Louis  McLane, 
Fred'k  Billings, 
j .  B.  Newton, 
J.  O.  gfirtogff, 
Wm  T.  Coleman, 
Moses  Ellis. 

8aeritfii*nto! 

3dgarMim, 
O.  W  Mi.wo. 
C    T.  Wheeler. 

3farysni1U: 

.1.  H.  Jcwctt, 

Portland,  Ortyrm: 
\i'.  S    Ludi 
;  .(Jacob  Karnm. 

Virffiitin,  A'eemla: 

Wm,  Sharon. 
OFFICERS: 

JON  A.  HUNT,  President. 
A.  G.  STILES,  Vice  President 
A.  J.  RALSTON,  Secretary. 
0.  A.  LATON,  Marine  Secretary. 
yvlStf  H.  H,  BIGELOW,  Gen'l  Agon 


David  Stern, 
D.  Oi  .Mills. 
I    Frk'dlaiidor, 
MdsBfl  Heller. 
H.  M    Newhall, 
U.  T.  Law  ton, 
Edward  Muriln, 
(mas.  Mavue, 
E.L.  Goldstein, 
J.  0.  Earl. 
Llovd  Tcvis, 
Tho's.  H  Selby, 
Adam  Gram, 
AlpheiiBBull, 
S.  M.  Wilson, 
D.-J.  Oliver. 
W.  Seholle, 
Morton  Checsman, 
A.  Hansmann, 
D.  W.  G.Klce, 


BLAKE'S  PATENT 
QUARTZ    CRUSHER. 

CAtJTION ! 

The  owners  of  the  Patent  for  thl3'  valuable  machine,  in 
order  to  facilitate  the  protection  of  their  rights  against  nu- 
merous Infringers,  procured,  some  time  since,  a  reissue  of 
tho  Patent,  bearing  date  January  9lh,  18G6. 
TJniN  Fit  (out  secure*  tho  exclusive  right  to  em- 
ploy In    Stone-  ltreakJn^   M  nehlin-*  V  p. 
ri[flit  Convergent  Jawn,uvtuated 
"by  u  ltevolvim:  Shaft. 
All  persons  who  are  violating  the  Patent  by  the  unau- 
h6rized  making,' selliiig  or  using  machines  in  which  quartz 
other  material  Is  crushed  between  upright  convergent 
aws,  actuated  by  a  revolving  shaft,  are  hereby  warned 
hat  they  .are,  appropriating  the  property  of  others,  and 
they  will  beheld  responsible  in  law  and  in  damages. 
everal  Infringing  machines  arc  made  and  odercd  for 
in  this  city,  upon  which  Patents  have  been  obtained. 
1  nufacturors,  purchasers  and  users,  ar^ notified  ihatsuch 
Patents  do  not  authorize  the  use  of  the  original  invention, 
and  that  such  machines  cannot  be  used  without  incurring 
liability  for  damages.  BLAKE  &  TYLER, 

14vl£tf     '  Agentsior  tho  Pacific  Coast. 


California  Steam  Navigation 

KSkJ    COMPANY. 


A^^^^La; 


Steamer  CAPITAL i CAPT.  E.  A.  POOLE 

CHRYSOPOLIS CAPT.  A.  FOSTER. 

V         YOSEMITE - —  

CORNELIA CAPT.  W.  BROMLEY 

"    JULIA , -CAPT.  E.  CONCKLLX 

One  of  the  above  steamers  leave  BROADWAY  WHARF 
at  4  o'clock'  P.  M:'  EVEKY  DAy  (Sundays  excepted),  for 
Sacramento  and  Stockton,  connecting  with  light-draft 
steamers  for  Marysville,  Colusa,  Ohico,  and  Red  Bluff. 

Office  of  the  Company,  northeast  corner  of  Front  and 
Jackson  streets. 

B.  M.  HAKTSITOKXJE, 


13vl2 


President, 

! 


_ 


It  is  a  Faot, 


That  BOATMAN'S  AMERICAN  WASHING  COMPOUND  is 
the  best  article  for  Washing  and  Cleaning  yet  discovered. 
Ia  acknowledged  to  ben  saving  both  in  money  and  labor. 
Ah  the  Compound  softens  the  dirt,. « he  clothes  require  not 
more  than  one-half  the  rubbing  necessary  in  washing  by 
the  old  method;  besldesall  who  give  ita  trial  acknowledge 
that  their  clothes  are  whiter  in  washing  with  this  Com- 
pound than  they  were  ever  known  to  be  by  using  any 
other  preparation.  Fur  washing  woolen  goods  aud  flan- 
nels it  cannot  be  equalled  Calicoes  that  cannot  be  washed 
with  soap  without  lading  are  washed  In  the  water  tit-ed  for 
bnlllngwhite  clothes.  This  Compound  has  been  used  In 
the  Eastern  States  for  ihe  past  three  years,  with  perfect 
success. 

WARRANTED  NOT  TO  INJURE  THE  CLOTHES. 

//■j-For  »ale  by,  all  Grucen, 

LYNCH  &  PARSONS,  Agents, 

14vl5-3m  SJBSS  Jackson  Btrect,  near  Battery. 


Mining  Secretary. 

THE  SUBSCRIBER,  HAVING  SERVED  FOR  THE  LAST 
five  years  as  Secretary  Of  various  mining  companies, 
feels  fully  competent  to  serve  In  that  capacity.  Any  par- 
ties wishing  tu  secure  the  services  of  a  secretary  can  bo 
accommodated  on  reasonable  terms.  Information  given, 
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to  their  advantage,  where  purchasing  agents  are  employed, 
to  send  their  orders  to  the  undersigned. 

J    M.  BUFFINGTON, 
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California  Academy  of  Natural 
Sciences. 

BEGUIiAB  MEETTNO. 

Monday  Evening,  Not.  18,  1867. 

President  Whitney  in  the  chair.  Twenty^ 
five  members  present 

B.  H.  Stretch,  late  State  mineralogist  of 
Nevada,  was  elected  a  resident  member. 

PKOPOSED   SITE  FOB  AN  ACADEMY  BUILDING. 

Dr.  A.  B.  Stout,  from  the  Committee  on 
Building,  submitted  a  report  of  progress, 
recommending  that  the  Legislature  be  peti- 
tioned to  authorize  the  occupation  and  im- 
provement by  the  Academy  of  Yerba  Buena 
Square,  and  proposing,  if  the  grant  is  ob- 
tained, to  lay  out  and  ornament  the  grounds, 
establish  a  botanical  garden,  and  erect  a 
building  in  which  the  geological,  paleonto- 
logical,  botanical,  zoological  and  mineralo- 
gical  collections  of  the  Academy,  and  of 
the  State  Geological  Survey,  could  be  pre- 
served and  opened  to  the  instruction  and 
pleasure  of  the  public.  The  square  com- 
prises 16  acres,  and  under  the  charge  of  the 
Acad(  my  would  be  not  only  promotive  of 
scientiac  uses,  but  be  kept  open  at  all  times 
to  the  people  as  an  attractive  and  healthful 
park.  On  Dr.  Cooper's  suggestion,  the 
committee  was  continued,  with  instruc- 
tions to  report  again  and  to  take  such  mea- 
i  sures  as  are  likely  to  promote  the  object  in 
view. 

minebaijOgy  or  the  pacific. 
Professor  Whitney  made  the  following 
remarks  on  the  elementary  substances  oc- 
curring in  California  and  the  Pacific  States 
and  Territories,  both  of  North  and  South 
America,  in  continuation  of  his  remarks 
upon  the  same  subject  at  the  previous  meet- 
ing: 

The  subject  of  the  relation  of  the  acci- 
dental minerals  occurring  on  the  Pacific 
coast  was  brought  forward  by  me  at  the  last 
meeting,  and  I  wish  now  to  add  a  few  words 
in  regard  to  the  elementary  substances  oc- 
curring in  California,  an  inquiry  which  will 
also  afford  us  some  interesting  data  for  com- 
paring the  geological  and  chemical  condi- 
tions prevailing  through  the  great  chain  of 
the  Cordilleras  of  North  and  South  America. 
I  find  on  carefully  tabulating  the  facts  ob- 
served by  the  Geological  Survey,  in  regard 
to  the  mineral  combinations  existing  on  the 
coast,  that  of  the  64  elementary  substances 
existing  in  nature,  so  far  as  yet  known  to 
chemists,  there  are  only  36  which  have  yet 
been  proven  to  occur  in  California,  in  min- 
eral combinations. 

Those  which  are  wanting  here  are  the  fol- 
lowing: Bromine,  Glucinum,  Cadmium, 
Caesium,  Cerium,  Didymium,  Erbium, 
Fluorine,  Iodine,  Indium,  Lanthanum, 
Lithium,  Niobium,  Norium,  Palladium, 
liuthenium,  Bubidium,  Strontium,  Tanta- 
lum, Terbium,  Thallium,  Thorium,  Urani- 
um, Vanadium,  Bismuth,  Tungsten,  Yttri- 
um, Zirconium  (28.) 

Of  elementary  substances  occurring  in 
the  adjacent  States,  and  not  yet  detected  in 
California,  there  are,  so  far  as  I  know,  only 
three,  namely :  Bismuth,  Fluorine  and 
Tunusten.  This  would  make  23  elements 
wanting  on  the  Pacific  Coast  of  North 
America.  Of  these  a  few  are  extremely 
rare  in  general,  and  would  hardly  be  ex- 
pected to  occur  here.  Among  these  are 
Didymium,  Erbium,  Indium,  Lanthanum, 
Norium,  Thorium.  But  there  are  others, 
the  absence  of  which  is  indeed  quite  sur- 
prising. Fluorine,  for  instance,  is  an  ele- 
ment of  extremely  wide  distribution,  and 
one  which  occurs  in  great  quantity  in  most 
mineral  countries.  Here  it  will  probably, 
hereafter,  be  detected  in  our  micas,  and 
perhaps  in  other  combinations,  and  also  in 
mineral  and  sea  water  ;  but  its  most  abund- 
ant source,  fluor-spar,  seems  entirely  want- 
ing in  this  State. 

Bismuth  is  another  element  of  common 
occurrence  in  various  combinations,  but  it 
has  not  yet  been  detected  in  California.  A 
few  minute  scales  of  a  mineral  that  I  deter- 
mined to  be  bismuth  silver,  from  the  Twin 
Ophir  mine,  Nevada,  is  the  only  authentic 
instance  I  know  of  thus  far,  of  the  occur- 
rence of  this  element  on  the  Pacific  coast. 
Tungsten,  Uranium  and  Vanadium,  are 
tolerably  widely  disseminated ;  the  latter, 
however,  less  so  than  the  former.  No  trace 
of  either  has  yet  been  found  on  this  coast 
north  of  Mexico ;  of  Strontium,  Zirconium, 
and  Glucinum,  the  same  may  be  said.  If 
now  we  compare  the  distribution  of  the  ele- 
ments in  the  South  American  Andes  with 
that  on  this  coast,  we  shall  find  some  strik- 
ing points  of  resemblance,  and  to  a  large 
extent,  either  the  absence,  or  else  the  great 
rarity  of  several  of  the  elementary  sub- 
stances not  seen  in  other  mineral  regions,  is 
a  fact  which  holds  good  along  the  whole  ex- 


tent of  the  American  Continent  on  the  Pa- 
cific side.  Fluorine,  in  combination  with 
calcium,  is  almost  as  rare  in  Peru,  Bolivia, 
and  Chili,  as  on  this  coast.  Indeed,  until 
recently,  it  was  supposed  by  Domeyko  not 
to  occur  at  all  in  Chili,  but  recently  one  or 
two  localities,  where  it  is  found  in  small 
quantity,  have  been  made  known.  Tung- 
sten occurs  in  Peru  at  one  locality  in  the 
form  of  Wolfram,  and  in  Chili  in  one  or 
two  localities,  also  in  Lower  California,  but 
its  combinations  are  extremely  rare  along 
the  whole  coast.  The  same  may  be  said  of 
Uranium.  Strontium  and  Zirconium  have 
not  yet  been  discovered  in  Chili  or  Peru, 
although  the  former  occurs  in  one  locality 
in  New  Grenada,  and  Glucinum  has  only 
been  recently  found  in  Chili  in  very  minute 
quantity  in  one  locality.  No  combination 
of  Lithium  is  yet  known  on  the  Pacific 
coast 

Among  the  general  facts  connected  with 
the  occurrence  of  mineral  substances  and 
the  elementary  bodies  on  the  Pacific  coast, 
and  especially  in  the  Cordilleras  of  North 
and  South  America,  the  following  may  be 
met  and  is  generally  applicable  to  the  whole 
of  the  vast  region  extending  from  British 
Columbia  to  Chili : 

1st.  The  paucity  of  species  considering 
the  extent  of  the  region  as  compared  with 
other  parts  of  the  world,  and  especially  with 
other  mineral  regions. 

2d.  The  remarkable  absenoe  of  the  promi- 
nent silicates,  and  especially  of  the  zeolites. 

3d.  The  absence  of  a  large  number  of  the 
elementary  substances,  and  the  paucity  of 
several  others  of  very  common  occurrence 
in  other  mineral  regions. 

4th.  The  very  wide  spread  and  attendant 
occurrence  of  the  precious  metals,  gold  and 
silver,  and  the  not  uncommon  occurrence 
of  platina. 

5th.  The  great  abundance  of  ores  of  cop- 
per, and  the  comparative  absence  of  tin  and 
lead. 

6th.  The  similarity  in  the  mineralized 
condition  of  the  silver — sulphur,  antimony 
and  chlorine  being  the  principal  minerali- 
zers  of  these  metals — while  in  Chili  the 
rarer  combination  of  iodine,  bromine,  and 
selenium  occur,  these  latter  being  as  yet  un- 
known north  of  Mexico. 

7th.  The  absence  or  paucity  as  veinstone 
or  gangue  of  one  of  the  most  prominent 
minerals  occurring  as  much  in  other  min- 
eral regions,  namely,  fluor,  to  which  it  may 
be  added,  that  both  calcite  and  barytes  are 
extremely  rare  as  veinstones  in  California, 
and  to  judge  from  all  the  Mexican  and 
Chilean  collections  that  I  have  seen,  well 
crystallized  specimens  are  very  rare  in  those 
countries. 

8th.  There  is  no  elementary  substance 
and  but  few  mineral  species  peculiar  to  the 
Pacific  coast. 

ALTITUDE  OF  DEATH  VALLEY. 

Prof.  Whitney  presented  a  paper  from 
Major  Williamson,  detailing  a  series  of 
barometrical  observations,  and  the  pro- 
cesses by  which  they  were  verified,  to  ascer- 
tain the  altitude  of  Death  Valley — a  re- 
markable depression  lying  partly  in  San 
Bernardino  and  partly  in  Inyo  county,  be- 
tween Owen's  Lake  and  the  Nevada  State 
line.  This  valley  is  stated  in  the  Geologi- 
cal reports  to  be  about  150  feet  below  the 
level  of  the  sea,  and  is  further  remarkable 
for  the  peculiarity  of  its  flora.  The  Nevada 
papers  have  lately  denied,  on  the  authority 
of  observations  made  by  Mr.  Gabb,  the  ac- 
cepted statements  on  this  subject,  and 
asserted  that  Death  Valley  is  really  several 
thousand  feet  above  the  sea,  and  has  no 
such  peculiar  features  as  have  been  assigned 
to  it.  Prof.  Whitney  said  this  contradiction 
resulted  from  confounding  the  upper  sink 
of  the  Amargosa  river,  in  Nevada,  with  the 
lower  sink  of  the  same  stream,  in  Califor- 
nia, distant  70  miles  in  a  direct  line  and  200 
by  the  river,  which  is  the  true  Death  Val- 
ley, and  was  not  seen  by  Gabb.  Major 
Williamson's  paper  demonstrates  that  the 
lower  sink  of  the  Amargosa,  though  situated 
in  the  high  Sierra,  is  at  least  100  feet  below 
sea  level,  and  several  thousand  feet  below 
the  summits  of  the  surrounding  mountains. 
The  paper  will  be  published  by  the  Acad- 
emy. 

CALIFOENIA  CONTFEB2E. 

Mr.  Bolander,  referring  to  a  previous 
enumeration  of  pine  species  in  California, 
submitted  by  him,  stated  that  he  must  now 
reduce  the  number  of  true  species  by  one, 
leaving  the  total  at  only  fifteen.  He  also 
remarked  upon  the  species  of  fir  in  this 
State,  enumerating  four  only,  which  are 
strongly  marked.  He  showed  the  leaves 
and  seeds  of  two  species,  and  commented 
upon  the  mistake  of  Murray,  in  asserting 
that  there  is  a  fifth  species,  which  he  calls 
Picea  Magnified,  but  which  is  really  Picea 
Amabilis,    Mr.  Bollander  thought  the  tend- 


ency to  multiply  species  erroneously  was 
attributable  to  a  desire  to  make  a  market  for 
seeds,  those  of  new  species  being  always  in 
demand  at  good  prices. 


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this  world  famous  reaper,  was  recently  in- 
vited by  the  Emperor  Napoleon  to  give  a 
private  exhibition  of  his  machine.  McCor- 
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(TOIYUMK   XV. 

1        Numl»er     S*i. 


TABLE  OF  CONTENTS. 


Qrm  ni  view   of  Hit'   Purl»; 


Operative  A-ssoetnllons. 


Am 


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Biidiuutx kiinldorn 

Tl.e  mil.  t.  Honk  Minos 

'III.-  N--w  iiuvlilm;  I'nirt'HH  ni' 

Mariposa. 

Keehnntcl1  Pnlrof  1WW. 

Th\t  Prelbora  Barral  Pr sin 

f.ir  111'-    It.iliii'il.iii  of    Ookl 

and  Silver  me— No.  3. 
Glacial  Action. 
Science  in  Navigation 
Manufacture  of  Black  Lead 

Crucibles 
Niiiiii-  to  Correspondents. 
Now  hi  :orporationa— List  of 

Offloers. 

H .nil.        MlSCKLLANV 

striiiture  of  Irnn  ;  Pump 
lui:  II.it  Water  fur  Boilers 
Metallic  Vegetation;  Mag 
nettsm  Used  In  Making 
Iron;  Cant  Iron  liar  Wheels; 
Water  Proof  (Ml;  Cupper 
Tuyrea  vs.  Iron. 


Fluo 


lit  s 


Paint;    T, 


u-  Ii.lri' 


Ele 


trlclly  In  sti'iiin  Boilers; 
Tin'    Internal    Heat   Of    the 

Earth;  Explosion  Expcrl- 
nii'iit;  Aiiiiliniiical  Prepn- 
rntU.li:  Thunder  made  Visi- 
ble; Improved  Insulator; 
I'll.'  Calorof  Mars. 

Miming  8Diuf  akt— Comprising 
late  Intellieonce   Horn  the 
v,i,  i.-ii .  counties  and    dis- 
tricts   In   California,    An- 
zona,     British     Columbia, 
Colorado.  Iilalio.  Montana, 
Nevada,  Orocon"and  Umli. 
New  Patents  and  Inventions. 
San  Francisco  Metal  Market- 
San  Francisco  Market  Bates. 
Stock  Prices— Uki  and  Asked. 
Sail  Francisco  Weekly  Stock 

Circular. 
Mining  Shareholders'  Direct- 
ory. 


Mechanics'  Fair  for  1868. 

The  Executive  Committee  of  the  Mechan- 
ics' Institute  have  issued  the  following  cir- 
cular : 

"  The  undersigned,  acting  under  authority 
from  the  Mechanics'  Institute  of  the  city  of 
San  Francisco,  take  great  pleasure  in  an- 
nouncing to  the  public  that  they  have  re- 
solved upon  holding  an  Industrial  Exhibi- 
tion in  the  month  of  August,  1868,  on  a  much 
larger  scale  than  was  ever  before  attempted 
on  this  coast ;  and  they  make  this  early  an- 
nouncement of  their  intention,  that  all  who 
may  desire  to  participate  shall  have  ample 
time  for  preparation. 

"A  programme,  embracing  rules  and  reg- 
ulations for  the  government  of  participants, 
with  a  list  of  premiums  to  be  awarded,  etc. , 
is  receiving  such  earnest  and  careful  atten- 
tion as  the  importance  of  the  enterprise  de- 
mands, and  in  due  season  the  same  will  be 
made  public  by  circular  letters  widely  dis- 
tributed, and  by  advertisements  in  the  lead- 
ing journals  of  this  coast." 

There  is  every  reason  to  believe  that  the 
proposed  Exhibition,  under  the  direction  of 
the  Mechanics'  Institute  of  this  city,  will  be 
a  far  more  complete  and  imposing  exposition 
of  the  industry,  enterprise,  resources  and 
increasing  wealth  of  this  coast,  than  has 
hitherto  been  witnessed.  Although  not 
formally  announced  in  the  above  circular,  it 
is  within  our  knowledge  that  especial  efforts 
will  be  made  to  give  the  coming  exposition 
an  international  character,  so  far  as  the  na- 
tionalities bordering  on  the  Pacific  Ocean 
are  concerned.  For  this  purpose,  China, 
Japan,  the  Hawaiian  and  Society  Islands, 
Australia,  Mexico,  and  the  South  American 
Bepublies,  will  be  invited  to  send  specimens 
of  their  national  products-and  manufactures 
to  this  exhibition. 

In  order  to  carry  out  this  portion  of  the 
programme,  it  will  be  necessary  to  secure 
the  assistance  and  cooperation  of  both  Con- 
gress and  the  State  Legislature — the  former 
for  the  remission  of  duties  on  articles  in- 
tended for  exhibition,  and  to  secure  official 
instructions  to  our  ministers  and  consuls 
abroad  for  their  aid  and  interest  in  the  mat- 
ter ;  the  latter  to  secure  pecuniary  aid  to  a 
certain  extent,  in  the  same  manner  as  such 
aid  is  extended  to  the  State  Agricultural 
Society.  Some  kind  of  official  character 
must  be  given  to  the  enterprise,  or  it  would 
be  in  vain  to  look  for  cooperation  from  the 
ceremonial  nationalities  of  Eastern  Asia. 

One  of  the  principal  objects  of  the  inter- 
national character  proposed,  is  to  bring  into 
closer  commercial  and  social  relations  the 
various  nationalities  in  this  part  of  the 
world,  especially  those  with  whom  we  have 
just  opened  steam  communication,  and  with 
whom  we  hope,  ere  long,  to  be  in  telographic 
communication  as  well. 


[By  our  Special  Correspondent.] 

General  "View  of  the  Paris  Exposi- 
tion of  1867. 

BvW.  P.  Blskb,  Commissioner  from  the  State of  California 
MINING    MACHINERY. 

It  is  the  general  expression  of  mining  en- 
gineers and  experts  who  have  visited  the 
Exposition,  that  the  display  of  mining  ma- 
chinery is  not  as  large  and  interesting  as 
there  was  reason  to  expect.  One  explan- 
ation of  the  disappointment  may  be  found 
in  the  fact  that  the  objects  exhibited  are 
scattered  about  in  the  vast  assemblage  of 
machines  in  the  outer  circle,  or  are  placed 
in  the  outbuildings  of  the  Park.  If  all  had 
been  brought  together  in  one  place,  the  dis- 
play would  have  been  considered  much 
more  satisfactory.  There  is,  however,  very 
little  that  is  new  and  striking ;  there  is  no 
great  improvement  or  advance  to  record  ; 
scarcely  anything  that  has  not  been  already 
described  in  mining  and  engineering  pub 
lications.  Some  of  the  most  important  of 
late  improvements  in  dressing  machinery  are 
not  represented  at  all ;  such,  for  example, 
as  the  continual  working  stossheerd  of  Eit- 
tenger,  and  his  other  various  contrivances 
for  sizing  pulverized  ores  before  concentra- 
tion. The  California  pan  machines,  con- 
centrators, etc.,  which  form  the  bulk  of  our 
mining  exhibits  at  the  exhibitions  of  the 
Mechanics'  Institute,  are  not  to  be  found 
here,  nor  is  there  a  stamp  mill,  or  the  parts 
of  one.  In  fact,  there  is  not  one  in  Europe 
comparable  with  ours  for  perfection  of  con- 
struction or  in  workirig  effect.  The  bulk  of  the 
exhibit,  however,  consists  of  the  very  ma- 
chines in  which  we  are  most  deficient,  and 
in  which  we  are  lamentably  behind  the  rest 
of  the  mining  world,  namely,  hoisting  or  ex- 
tractive machinery. 

The  various  objects  may  be  classed  under 
the  following  heads : 

1.  Mining  Tools. 

2.  Pock  perforators  or  drilling  machines. 

3.  Boring  tools  for  wells  or  shafts. 

4.  Hoisting  engines  and  apparatus. 

5.  Cables. 

6.  Cages  and  wagons. 

7.  Machines  for  crushing  and  dressing 
ores. 

1.    MINING  TOOLS. 

Under  this  head  are  included  drills,  ham- 
mers, picks,  blasting  implements,  lamps, 
etc.  The  tools  of  Germany  and  Austria  were 
shown  in  their  respective  sections,  and  were 
displayed  upon  the  walls  above  the  maps 
and  sections  of  mines.  All  of  the  drills  are 
characterized  by  their  extreme  lightness,  as 
compared  with  American  tools  of  the  same 
kind.  Pound  bar  iron,  tipped  with  steel, 
or  round  steel  is  used  instead  of  octagonal 
bars.  The  picks,  however,  are  more  heavy 
and  clumsy  than  ours,  and  are  not  so  well 
mounted.  There  is  no  wood  so  well  adapted 
to  the  purpose  as  our  hickory,  and  in  no 
other  country  is  so  much  pains  taken,  as 
with  us,  infashioning  the  handles  of  com- 
mon tools.  Some  turned  pick  handles  from 
Australia,  made  of  the  hard  woods  of  that 
country  may  be  cited  as  an  exception. 

The  various  mining  costumes  sent  maybe  ' 
appropriately  noted   here ;  although  a  de- 
scription is  impossible.     In  the  Chilian  sec- 
tion the  heap  of  copper  and  silver  ores  was 


permanently  presided  over  by  a  figure  of  a 
miner  with  one  foot  resting  upon  a  block  of 
the  ore.  In  the  Austrian  section  two  fig- 
ures displayed  the  peculiarities  of  the  Ger- 
man miners'  dress,  including,  of  course,  the 
fanciful  cap  and  the  leather  apron  placed 
behind.  In  the  Park  of  the  French  section 
a  complete  miner's  cottage  gives  a  view  of 
the  home  comforts  of  the  French  collier, 
and  at  the  same  time  serves  the  purpose  of 
exhibition  of  the  great  variety  of  coal 
mining  tools  and  lamps  placed  around  the 
room. 

rock  drilling:  machines. 
There  is  more  of  novelty  under  this'head 
than  any  other.  We  find  machines  for 
drilling  holes,  driven  either  by  the  force  of 
compressed  air,  or  by  water,  under  pressure ; 
machines  to  drill  one  hole  or  to  drill  several 
at  the  same  time,  or  to  cut  an  annular 
groove  or  channel  around  a  central  core  of 
in  opeuing  tunnels.  To  describe  all  these 
machines  would  be  to  give  you  along  chap- 
ter of  the  experience  at  the  tunnel  of  Mt. 
Cenis.  The  machine  of  Gen.  Haupt  has 
attracted  much  attention  here  and  in  Eng- 
land, and  was  noticed  by  the  General  him- 
self, at  the  recent  meeting  of  the  British 
Association  at  Dundee.  He  claims  to  have 
achieved  a  perfect  success  in  the  application 
of  steam  to  tunneling,  and  he  makes  out  a 
very  strong  case  against  the  advocates  of 
compressed  air,  by  showing  what  an  enor- 
mous force  is  required, to  force  it  to  great 
distances  in  pipes  of  ordinary  diameter.  He 
proposes  to  mine  in  true  military  style  by 
throwing  up  breastworks  in  front  of  a  blast, 
so  that  the  miners  need  not  loose  time  by 
retreating  at  the  word  "fire,"  but  stand  and 
face  the  shots  like  heroes.  This  may  suit 
military  miners,  but  it  will  be  a  long  time 
before  we  can  find  any  better  and  cheaper 
protection  than  a  cross-cut  or  side  drift. 

The  drilling  machine  has  been  tested  in 
Cornwall  this  summer,  but  is  said  not  to 
have  given  the  expected  satisfaction  to  the 
Cornishmen. 

In  the  Swedish  section,  we  may  see  the 
boring  machine  of  Bergstroem  at  work  upon 
a  mass  of  hard  iron  ore.  It  is  said  to  be  in 
successful  use  at  the  Perseberg  iron  mines 
of  Sweden,  and  to  have  replaced  hand  labor 
in  drilling,  with  a  saving  of  20  to  25  per 
cent,  in  cost.  This  machine  is  worked  by 
compressed  air,  weighs  only  122  pounds,  and 
costs  about  $100.  It  is  small  and  compact, 
and  is  supported  in  place  by  set-screws 
bearing  against  the  top  and  the  bottom  or 
the  sides  of  the  tunnel. 

The  Swedish  machine  is  the  most  port- 
able and  compact  which  has  been  shown, 
but  we  are  promised  something  still  better 
by  Darlington,  of  England,  who  will  use 
the  pressure  of  a  column  of  water  to  operate 
the  drill.  His  machine  will  be  shortly  in- 
troduced to  the  notice  of  California  miners, 
and  it  has  this  great  recommendation  for 
them  that  is  very  light  and  cheap,  and  is  to 
be  operated  by  water  alone,  and  does  not 
require  any  engine  or  expense  for  install- 
ation. V  , 

In  the  French  section,  ^essrs.  Huet  & 
Gayler  show  a  perforator  which  operates 
upon  the  hardest  rocks  by  means  of  rough 
diamonds  set  firmly  in  the  end  of  a  long, 
hollow  cylinder,  about  as  large  as  a  gun 
barrel.  The  cylinder  thus  armed,  is  made 
to  revolve  rapidly  and  is  brought  against 
the  rock  by  the  pressure  of  water.  The  dia- 
monds at  the  end  form  a  kind  of  "crown 
saw,"  and  they  cut  the  rock,  whether  lime- 
stone, sandstone,  granite  or  flint,  into 
powder.  This  is  removed  by  a  constant 
stream  of  water,  which  at  the  same  time 
keeps  the  drill  cool.  An  annular  channel 
or  opening  is  thus  made  in  the  rock,  and 
the  central  core  of  rock  passes  into  the  hol- 
low of  the  drill,  and  breaks  out  when  the 
drill  is  withdrawn.  The  diamonds  last  a 
long  time  beforo  they  show  woar,  and  when 


they  lose  their  cutting  aDgles  they  are 
turned  over  in  the  setting.  The  tip  of  the 
drill  in  which  they  are  set  is  attached  to  the 
cylinder  by  a  bayonet  joint,  and  can  thus 
be  changed  with  facility. 

coal  cutting  machine. 

A  machine  is  shown  in  the  English  seo- 
tion  for  under-cutting  coal  beds  or  blocking 
out  masses  of  coal.  It  is  operated  by  com- 
pressed aii-,  and  will  cut  a  channel  only  two 
or  three  inches  wide,  and  two  feet  or  more 
in  depth.  It  is  said  to  be  in  successful  op- 
eration in  England,  and  to  effect  a  great 
saving  over  hand  labor,  not  only  in  work, 
but  in  coal  also,  as  there  is  not  so  much 
waste 

Paris,  Sept.  25th,  1867. 

Co-operative  Association. — We  would 
call  the  attention  of  our  readers  to  the  ad- 
vertisement, in  another  column,  of  the  Co- 
operative Union  Association,  located  at  No. 
115  Sutter  street.  This  Association  has  been 
founded  for  the  purpose  of  enabling  its 
members  to  obtain  their  groceries  and  pro- 
visions at  the  nearest  approach  to  wholesale 
cost,  by  saving  the  profits  of  the  "middle 
men,"  which  often  constitute  an  important 
percentage  in  retail  prices.  Co-operative 
associations,  of  various  kinds,  have  become 
an  important  feature  in  the  commercial  and 
industrial  history  of  the  day.  When  prop- 
erly organized  and  conducted,  they  are  gen- 
erally found  advantageous  to  those  inter- 
ested in  them.  They  afford  the  most  legiti- 
mate and  only  efficient  means  for  settling 
differences  between  labor  and  capital.  While 
the  "strikes  "  of  the  last  few  years  have  cost 
the  working  men  of  this  country  and  Europe 
millions  of  dollars  and  indescribable  misery 
and  suffering,  to  say  nothing  of  the  bitter- 
ness of  feeling  engendered  between  the 
employer  and  employe,  co-operative  asso- 
ciations have  multiplied,  almost  without 
number,  and  in  almost  all  instances  have 
been  productive  of  good,  and  good  only. 
Capital  itself  has  in  numerous  cases  recog- 
nized the  beneficial  influence  of  the  prin- 
ciple, and  entered  into  friendly  alliance  with 
labor  to  mutual  benefit,  both  pecuniarily 
and  socially.  The  workingmen  of  this  city 
would  be  greatly  benefited  by  discarding 
most  of  their  present  advisers,  who  are 
usually  influenced  by  political  or  private 
considerations,  rather  than  the  good  of  those 
they  affect  to  serve,  and  following  the  advice 
and  example  of  the  more  considerate,  better 
informed  and  less  selfish  co-operative  writers 
of  England  and  the  Atlantic  States. 


Patent  Solicitor. — We  would  direct  at- 
tention to  the  card  of  Dr.  Daniel  Breed,  of 
Washington,  which  will  be  found  in  to-day's 
issue.  We  have  had  the  pleasure  of  a  brief 
acquaintance,  only,  with  the  Doctor,  but 
can  say  he  certainly  promises  well,  Tjo  is 
the  practice  of  at  least  one  scientific  journal 
in  the  Atlantic  States  to  refuse  to  notice,  or 
even  advertise  competing  patent  agents. 
That  is  not  our  rule,  however,  and  we  cheer- 
fully give  this  notice  to  our  Washington 
friend  and  competitor. 

Over  the  Summit.  — The  rails  are  now  be- 
ing laid  through  the  summit  tunnel,  and  the 
first  passenger  train,  which  will  cany  an 
excursion  party,  will  be  made  oarlynext 
woek. 


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flitting  mu\  ^tmxtifk  jgxm. 


®0mmumati««s. 


In  this  Department  we  invite  tlic  fiiee  disodssion  of  Hll 

fi  roper  subjects— correspondents  alone  be'ng  responsible  for 
ho  ideas  and  ttieories  they  advance. 


[Written  for  the  Mining  and  scientific  Press.l 

The  Freiberg,  or  Barrel  Process,  for 
the  Reduction  of  Gold  and  Silver 
Ores. 

EX  PROF.    ROWLANDSON,    F.    G.    S.    L. 

NUMBER   THREE. 

THE  REDUCTION  OF  CHLORINATED  SILTEB  OEES 
WITHOUT  MERCURY 

Dr.  Percy's,  or,  as  it  is .  sometimes  er- 
roneously called,  Von  Patera's,  method. 
About  1810,  owing  to  a  considerable  im- 
portation into  England  of  native  chloride  of 
silver  from  Chili,  Dr.  Percy,  the  present 
Professor  of  Metallurgy  at  the  School  of 
Mines,  London,  proposed  the  method  of 
leaching  out  the  chloride  of  silver  by  means 
of  the  hyposulphite  of  soda,  but  I  am  not 
aware  that  any  one  proposed  to  introduce 
this  method  into  practice,  by  acting  on 
chlorinated  silver  ores  artificially  produced 
in  the  manner  already  described,  until  Von 
Patera  adopted  this  method  at  the  Joachim- 
isthal  mines,  and  subsequently  employed  on 
copper  matts  at  Eiselben  and  Freiberg.  No 
known  substance  has  the  effect  of  convert- 
ing the  insoluble  chloride  of  silver  into 
a  soluble  form  so  economically,  and  at  the 
same  time  efficiently,  as  hyposulphite  of 
soda  ;  and,  in  expert  hands,  it  is  a  most  ef- 
fective agent.  The  precipitant  employed  to 
eventually  obtain  the  silver  so  rendered 
soluble,  is  the  five-fold  sulphide  of  sodium. 
Some  have  recommended  this  process  for 
adoption  on  this  coast,  and  certain  parties 
tried  the  same  and  failed  in  Lower  Califor- 
nia. The  latter,  not  so  much  on  account  of 
any  inherent  defect  attached  to  the  process 
itself,  as  being  attempted  upon  ores  not  fitted 
for  its  employment,  and  under  the  direction 
of  inexpert  individuals ;  in  able  hands  it  is 
a  most  elegant  and  effective  method. 

AUGUSTUS'S  METHOD 

Comes  next  under  consideration.  In  this 
mode,  also,  the  ore  has  to  be  chlorinated — 
the  mode  adopted  being  that  of  the  ordinary 
Freiberg  chloridizing  process  introduced  by 
Gellert.  In  place,  however,  of  using  mer- 
cury for  the  purpose  of  obtaining  the  silver, 
a  hot  saturated  solution  of  common  salt  is 
employed  for  the  purpose,  the  silver  con- 
tained in  the  argentiferous  brine  being  pre- 
cipitated by  flowing  through  three  vats,  the 
bottom  of  each  of  which  contains  a  layer  of 
cement  copper.  The  reader  will  perceive, 
by  what  has  preceded,  that,  with  the  excep- 
tion of  the  liquating  method,  and  that  as- 
sociated with  the  reduction  of  the  precious 
metals  in  association  with  lead,  by  means  of 
its  oxides  or  ores,  all  the  methods  for  ob- 
taining silver  from  the  time  of  Medina,  in 
1547,  to  the  year  1855,  when  Ziervogel  first 
introduced  the  mode  of  extraction  by  the 
employment  of  hot  water,  that  chlorinating 
by  one  means  or  another  was  essential  to 
all.* 

PRELTMINABY  TREATMENT  OP  LOW  GRADE 
ORES  PREVIOUS  TO  EMPLOYING  ZIERVO- 
GEL'S METHOD  TO  EXTRACT  THE  SILVER 
THEREFROM. 

Before  entering  into  technical  details,  it 
will  probably  not  be  an  unacceptable  piece 
of  antiquarian  information  to  many  to  men- 
tion, that  the  ore  obtained  by  Ziervogel  for 
his  earliest  experiments  was  procured  from 
the  same  vein  at  which  the  father  of  Martin 
Luther  wrought  as  a  miner  more  than  three 
centuries  ago ;  the  same  vein  also  furnishes 
the  largest  amount  of  ore  which  is  at  the 
present  time  treated  by  the  hot  water  meth- 
od. The  Mansfeld  ores  here  alluded  to, 
from  which  the  silver  is  extracted  by  the 
above  named  method,  are  exceedingly  poor 
in  the  precious  metals,  containing  at  the 
highest  average  not  more  than  2%  per  cent, 
of  metallic  copper  and  only  1-70  of  one  per 
cent,  of  silver.  It  may  be  well  to  here  state, 
as  the  fact  is  most  probably  not  known  to 

*  After  the  ahovc  was  written,  I  perceived  in  the  last 
number  or  the  Mining  and  Scientific  Prbss  an  article 
quoted  in  advance  of  Mr.  K listers  new  work  on  Metallurgy, 
In  which  Mr  K,  enumerates,  (but  more  fully  than  I  have 
done}  several  matters  above  alluded  to  and  that  will  here- 
after be  noticed.  As  this  series  and  Mr!  Kustel's  work  have 
been  written  quite  indcpendentlv  of  each  other,  tins  coin- 
cidence of  thought  ought,  bv  the  public,  lo  he  deemed  cor- 
roboration of  each  other.  Mr.  Kustel's  work  will  doubtless 
be  a  most  useful  one. I 


the  bulk  of  readers,  that  the  Mansfeld  bitu- 
minous copper  schists  now  under  consider- 
ation possess  a  peculiar  character,  consist- 
ing, as  they  do  very  largely,  of  bituminous 
matter,  which  it  is  desirable  should  be  got 
rid  of  to  a  great  extent  prior  to  subsequent 
treatment  by  the  blast  furnace.  This  is  ef- 
fected by : 

No.  1 — Boasting  the  Schists,  by  burning  it 
in  heaps  in  the  open  air;  which,  when  com- 
pleted, is  followed  by 

JSro.  2 — Fusion  of  "the  Boasted  Ore,  which 
is  effected  in  a  kind  of  blast  furnace,  called 
a  Brillen  Of  en,  in  which  the  roasted  ore  is 
mixed  with  any  needful  flux,  concentration 
slags  and  fluor  spar  being  those  most  com- 
monly employed.  The  last  named  circum- 
stance ought  to  be  sufficient  to  convince 
the  Stevens  flux  men  of  Boston  that  their 
boasted  process  is  nothing  new.  In  this 
stage  of  the  operation,  ore-furnace  regulus 
(Bohstein)  is  obtained,  containing  from  22 
to  33  per  cent,  of  copper,  which  is  now 
ready  for 

]S/o.  3 — Boasting  of  the  Ore-Furnace  Begu- 
hts.  This  has  been  found  from  experience 
to  be  requisite,  in  order  to  obtain  the  most 
perfect  results.  This  roasting  is  effected  in 
kilns,  (another  pseudo  invention  palmed  on 
ill-informed  Californians)  by  which  it  is 
prepared  for 

No.  4 — Fusion  of  the  Boasted  Ore-Furnace 
Begulus.  This  final  concentration  is  now 
always  performed  in  a  reverberatory  fur- 
nace, the  flux  employed  being  quartzose 
ores,  sand  or  ore-furnace  slag.  In  the 
course  of  this  last  described  operation,  a 
concentration  regulus  is  obtained  which  is 
generally  composed  of  from  0>o  to  09  per 
cent,  of  copper,  6  to  7  per  cent,  of  iron,  0.3 
per  cent,  of  silver,  and  the  balance  sulphur. 
When  the  concentration  regulus  is  fully 
formed,  the  furnace  is  tapped  and  the  regu- 
lus is  allowed  to  flow  into  water,  by  which 
means  it  becomes  granulated,  and  conse- 
quently of  much  more  easy  pulverization  by 
the  subsequent  grinding  process,  which  is 
requisite  in  order  to  prepare  the  concen- 
trated regulus  for  the  succeeding  roasting 
or  oxidizing  process. 

No.  5 — Extraction  of  the  Silver.  It  may  be 
mentioned  that  since  1831,  with  the  excep- 
tion of  some  parts  of  the  Hartz  and  other 
European  localities,  silver  ores  have  very 
generally  been  concentrated  from  their 
gangues,  not  by  the  ordinary  aqueous 
methods,  by  employing  buddies,  etc.,  but 
by  fire,  by  means  of  which  a  regulus  is  or- 
dinarily obtained,  constituting  a  chemical 
formula  as  follows,  without  the  per  centage 
proportions  being  given,  viz :  Fe  S,  Cu  S, 
and  Ag  S,  which  has  to  be  roasted  until 
these  compounds  are  first  converted  into 
sulphates  (unless  when  the  chlorinated 
mode  is  employed) ;  this  can  only  be  in- 
sured by  the  roasted  ore  containing  a  suf- 
ficient supply  of  sulphur  for  this  object 
and  jthe  free  admission  of  oxygen  during 
the  operation.  Eor  this  purpose,  the  well 
known  double-bedded  furnace  is  employed.* 
The  progress  of  the  operation  is  carefully 
watched,  and  test  samples  from  time  to 
time  withdrawn,  in  order  to  ascertain  the 
progress  made.  This  oxidized  roasting  is 
continued  until  the  metallic  contents  of  the 
furnace  are  converted  into  sulphates,  and 
also,  to  some  extent,  into  oxides,  by  the 
continuous  action  of  an  elevated  tempera- 
ture. This  reduction  from  a  sulphate  to  an 
oxide  is  found  more  particularly  to  take 
place  with  the  sulphate  of  iron  previously 
formed,  which,  from  the  combined  causes 
above  named,  is  the  first  to  e  .-olve  its  sul- 
phuric acid  and  become  converted  into  the 
per  or  red  oxide  of  iron  ;  the  sulphuric  acid 
so  evolved  doing  good  service,  however,  by 
aiding  the  conversion  of  the  silver  present 
into  the  desired  sulphate.  When  the  whole 
of  the  silver  present  has  become  a  sulphate, 
the  operation  might  be  stopped,  and  the  re- 
maining soluble  salts  of  silver  and  copper 
present  removed  by  means  of  hot  water,  or, 
still  better,  hot  water  slightly  acidulated. 
This  would  be  the  best  mode  in  cases  such 
as  will  generallyjoccur  with  Comstock  ores, 
if  this  process  should  ever  be  employed  for 
their  reduction,  as  the  silver  could  be  pre- 
cipitated from  the  solution  obtained  by  em- 
ploying cement  coijper;  which  dissolved 
copper,  as  well  as  that  leached  from  the 
roasted  ore,  could  be  recovered  by  again 
being  reduced  to  cement  copper  by  precipi- 
tation with  iron. 

I  have  thus  deviated  from  describing  the 
actual  course  now  followed  to  a  large  extent 
in  Germany,  for  tlie  purpose  of  extracting 
silver,  in  order  to  illustrate  how  requisite  it 
is,  before  forming  any  definite  opinion  re- 
specting the  prudence  of  adopting  any  par- 
ticular method,  of  well  weighing  ail  the 
attending  circumstances  which  may  be  con- 
nected therewith.  Thus,  in  Nevada,  the 
chief  objects  sought  are  gold  and  silver,  the 

*  It  is  in  the  furnace  operations,  as  will  he  shown  herenf- 
ter,  that  some  of  i  he  eh  lei  improvements  are  to  be  sought 
An  ingenious  friend  lias  shown  me  how  many  inconven- 
iences heretofore  existing  may  be  obviated  by  "certain  me- 
*  chanical  contrivances. 


copper  in  the  ore  being  scarcely  of  any  ac- 
count; on  the  other  hand,  with  the  ores 
reduced  in  no  inconsiderable  portion  of 
German  silver  reduction  works,  the  copper 
in  the  ore  exceeds  in  value  the  silver  to  be 
obtained,  and  gold  is  not  present.  In  con- 
sequence of  the  facts  just  named,  at  the 
European  works  alluded  to,  in  place  of 
leaching  out  the  sulphate  of  silver  at  this 
step  in  the  process,  in  the  manner  which  I 
have  previously  indicated,  (which  would,  on 
many  accounts,  be  the  most  desirable  mode, 
too  lengthy,  however,  now  to  describe ;)  at 
Gottesbelohnungschutte,  and  other  similar 
reduction  works,  a  second  stage  in  the  roast- 
ing occurs,  which  is  technically  termed 
"the  dead  roasting,"  by  which  it  is  at- 
tempted to  decompose  all  the  sulphates, 
excepting  the  sulphate  of  silver ;  this  last 
step  being  an  exceedingly  delicate  matter, 
as  will  be  hereafter  noticed.  By  doing  so, 
the  sulphate  of  copper  is  converted  into  an 
oxide,  in  which  form  it  is  insoluble  in  the 
hot  water  which  is  employed  to  dissolve  out 
the  sulphate  of  silver;  the  former  conse- 
quently remains  in  the  roasted  regulus  so 
desilverized.  After  which,  the  highly  cu- 
priferous mass  which  remains,  is  smelted 
for  blaok  copper,  and  subsequently  refined. 
The  soundness  of  the  mode  employed  in 
Germany,  when  such  ores  can  be  treated  as 
above  described,  is  easily  to  be  seen  when  a 
comparison  is  made  of  the  value  of  the  dif- 
ferent products  sought  are  compared — cop- 
per and  silver — thus :  the  value  of  the  cop- 
per contained  in  a  ton  of  concentrated  regu- 
lus will  amount  generally  to  §350,  whilst 
the  silver  in  the  same  will  scarcely  reach 
one-half  of  that  amount,  or  about  $170.  In 
addition  to  this  great  difference,  it  may  be 
mentioned  also  that  as  much  nickel  is  ob- 
tained from  the  granulated  refinery  slag  as 
about  pays  the  cost  of  the  subsequent  stages 
required  to  procure  fine  copper  from  the 
desilverized  concentrated  regulus. 

The  difficulties  which  chiefly  present  them- 
selves during  Ziervogel's  method,  especially 
if  the  desilverized  copper  has  subsequently 
to  be  smelted,  arises  from  the  necessity  of 
decomposing  the  larger  portion  of  the  sul- 
phates, excepting  ouly  the  sulphate  of  silver, 
no  part  of  which  latter  ought  to  be  decom- 
posed, nor  its  solubility  in  water  diminished 
by  prolonged  calcination,  for  it  is  not  only 
requisite  to  convert  the  whole  of  the  silver 
present  into  a  sulphate,  whether  originally 
metallic  or  mineralized,  and  to  maintain  it 
in  this  soluble  form,  but  at  the  same  time 
convert  the  martial  and  cupreous  accom- 
paniments into  oxides  or  insoluble  basic 
sulphates.  i 

Another  essential  of  success  is,  that  it 
should  be  constantly  kept  in  view,  that,  if 
the  roasting  is  insufficient,  a  portion  of  the 
silver  will  remain  in  its  mineralized  condi- 
dition  as  a  sulphide,  and  if  subjected  to  too 
high  a  temperature,  metallic  silver  may  be 
formed  by  the  dscomposition  of  the  sulphate; 
in  neither  of  which  cases  could  the  hot  wa- 
ter act  upon  them.  The  water  employed 
should  be  entirely  free  from  chlorides, 
otherwise  to  the  extent  of  their  presence 
would  the  silver  be  rendered  insoluble. 

With  experienced  and  well  directed  work- 
men, results  are  obtained  by  '.this  method 
which  approximate  as  nearly  as  possible  to 
perfection  as  can  be  fairly  looked  for  when 
operating  on  the  large  scale  ;  provided,  how- 
ever, that  the  ore  is  of  the  simple  composi- 
tion above  noticed.  When,  however,  arsenic 
and  antimony  are  present,  the  problem,  is 
more  difficult,  and  if  not  removed  at  one  or 
more  of  the  earlier  stages,  insoluble  arseni- 
ates  and  antimouiates  of  silver  would  be 
formed.  In  such  cases,  the  roasting  has  to 
be  so  conducted  as  to  secure  the  volatiliza- 
tion of  these  obnoxious  metals,  This  and 
many  other  points  for  the  sake  of  condensa- 
tion are  here  omitted.  Those  wishing  to 
peruse  a  more  detailed  account  are  referred 
to  the  Eighth  Volume  of  the  Mining  and 
Scientific  Press,  page  262,  on  which  will 
be  found  a  copious  description  of  this 
method.  It  will  be  obvious  to  any  one 
conversant  with  these  matters,  that  any  gold 
existing  in  the  ore  cannot  be  extracted  by 
Ziervogel's  method,  without  having  recourse 
to  a  second  operation  for  the  purpose  of  pro- 
curing that  result.  Two  other  difficulties 
will  readily  occur  to  many,  so  far  as  this 
coast  is  concerned.  First — How  is  the  con- 
tinued attendance  of  numerous  expert  work- 
men to  be  obtained  ?  Second — In  what  man- 
ner is  the  presence  of  sulphur  in  the  ore  to 
be  secured,  so  as  to  obtain  the  requisite  sul- 
phatization  at  any  reasonable  cost  of  fuel 
and  labor. 


[Written  for  the  Mining  and  Scientific  Press.] 

Glacial  Action. 

Editors  Press  : — In  your  paper  of  Nov. 
9th,  there  appeared  a  paper  by  Prof.  Blake, 
translated  from  the  French,  on  the  origin 
of  the  Yo-Semite  Valley ;  wherein  he  at- 
tributes the  phenomena  presented  by  the 
granitic  domes,  in  its  vicinity,  to  ancient 
glacial  action.  To  my  mind,  the  true  read- 
ing of  the  facts  which  he  presents,  leads  to 
quite  a  different  conclusion.  Now,  if  the 
wavy  and  striated  surface  of  those  elevated 
summits  is  entirety  due  to  ancient  glacial, 
why  is  not  the  granite  rough  and  weather- 
beaten  like  the  surface  of  granite  boulders 
which  are  but  a  few  yards  across  ?  But,  he 
says,  "the  view  extends  over  an  immense 
expanse  of  summits,  all  rounded  off,  and  in 
a  great  part  so  highly  polished  that  they  glit- 
ter in  the  sun ;"  a  fact,  showing  that  the  an- 
nual fall  of  snow,  which  is  converted  into 
granular  ice,  has  the  power  to  continue  the 
polish  over  the  broad  surfaces  which  he  sup- 
poses to  have  been  originally  polished  by 
ancient  glacial  action.  If  the  action  of  the 
great  depth  of  snow  can  be  supposed  to 
continue  the  polished  surface,  why  may  not 
its  rounded,  wavy,  striated  appearance  be 
entirely  due  to  the  same  cause ;  since  feld- 
spathic  granite,  on  account  of  the  large 
amount  of  potash  it  usually  contains,  is  the 
more  readily  acted  upon  by  atmospheric  ' 
agencies  ?  Snow  falls  many  feet  in  depth 
upon  those  elevated  summits,  each  winter, 
which,  by  the  action  of  the  prevailing 
winds,  is  drifted  into  the  gorges  and  other 
inequalities,  forming  an  icy  covering,  (not 
the  less  potent  because  it  does  not  continue 
through  the  year,)  dragging  with  it  detached 
particles  of  the  friable  rock,  thus  giving  the 
surface  an  annual  scouring. 

'  When  phenomena  can  be  traced  to  ordi- 
nary, visible  agencies,  where  is  the  necessi- 
ty of  referring  them  to  causes  outside  of 
those  already  existing  and  in  operation  ?  I 
have  observed  that  when  the  advocates  of 
extraordinary  ancient  glacial  action  wish  to 
exercise  their  imaginations,  they  always 
select  certain  choice  localities,  where  the 
formation,  owing  to  its  chemical  compo- 
sition, is  easily  acted  upon  by  disintegrating 
agencies.  Why  should  they  not  also  see 
evidences  of  ancient  glacial  action  upon  the 
surfaces  of  mountains  which  are  composed 
of  the  more  recent  and  refractory,  intrusive 
and  eruptive  rocks,  and  upon  the  slates, 
since  the  altitude  of  such  mountains  is  quite 
cs  great?  The  formation  of  Yo-Semite  Val- 
ley, like  the  other  canons,  some  of  them  in 
rock  much  less  susceptible  to  ordinary 
chemical  action,  upon  the  western  flank  of 
the  Sierra  Nevada,  is,  no  doubt,  due  to  the 
erosive  action  of  water  through  long  ex- 
tended periods  of  time.  F.  A.  H. 


Cleansing  Tubs  ob  Stone  Jars. — Some 
young  housekeepers  may  like  to  know  how 
to  cleanse  tubs  or  stone  jars.  Fill  them 
with  hay  (dry  hay)  and  pour  on  boiling 
water ;  cover  up  immediately,  and  let  it 
stand  until  they  get  cold,  and  the  vessel 
will  be  found  to  be  perfectly  sweet. 


Science  in  Navigation. — The  New  York 
Herald  says  a  plan  has  been  broached  for 
the  establishment  of  a  system  of  storm  sig- 
nals on  the  Cape  Hatteras  lighthouse,  by 
which  vessels  in  sight  or  hearing  can  be 
warned  of  storms  prevailing  elsewhere.  A 
line  of  telegraph  is  proposed  to  run  from 
Newborn  to  Hatteras,  by  means  of  which 
the  lighthouse  keeper  can  be  informed  of 
storms  at  any  distant  part  of  the  coast,  and 
thus  communicate  by  signal  flags  or  cannon 
the  information  to  passing  vessels,  who, 
being  forewarned,  can  be  forearmed.  It  is 
well  known  that  storms  frequently  prevail 
in  one  direction  on  the  Atlantic  while  every- 
thing is  calm  in  another.  It  is  also  pro- 
posed to  extend  these  signals  to  Key  West, 
Fort  Taylor,  Havana  and  other  points,  and 
it  is  sta'ted  that  the  expense  will  be  very 
slight. 

Legal  Quibbles. — The  Grass  Valley  Na- 
tional says  that  John  Williams,  a  Cornish- 
man  who  stole  quartz  specimens  from  the 
Bush  Creek  quartz  mine,  and  who  was  con- 
victed therefor  in  Sierra  County,  was  re- 
leased on  bail  on  account  of  some  flaw  in, 
the  indictment,  and  will  await  the  action  of 
the  next  Grand  Jury.  This  case  illustrates 
some  of  the  beauties  and  consistencies  of 
common  law,  to  wit:  The  prisoner  testifies 
that  he  stole  the  quartz,  told  where  and  how 
he  got  it,  which  all  went  to  prove  that  he 
did  not  steal  anything.  The  law  is  that  real 
estate  cannot  be  stolen,  and  the  counsel  for 
prisoner  claimed  that  the  quartz  was  real 
estate  if  taken  from  the  ledge  and  carried 
away  immediately. 

At  Louisville,  a  few  days  ago,  a  locomo- 
tive was  found  in  the  Ohio,  where  it  had 
fallen  in  1S64,  while  being  taken  over  the 
falls  in  a  flatboat. 


A  Million  of  Dollars,  in  gold,  weigh 
.4,479  pounds,  or  within  a  fraction  of  2% 
tons. 


$h*  Pining  and  Scientific  grow. 


339 


SHfrlwttiral. 


The  Structure  of  Iron- 
It  was  made  a  great  objection  to  the  Bes- 
semer iron,  when  that  manufacture  was  first 
introduced,  that  its  structure  was  crystalline 
rather  than  fibrous.  The  idea  was  then 
almost  or  quite  universally  entertained  that 
tho  fibrous  nature  of  iron  was  its  chief 
element  of  strength.  Later  investigations, 
however,  have  completely  reversed  this 
theory,  and  proved,  beyond  a  doubt,  that 
the  fiber  of  iron  is  really  an  element  of 
wookness,  and  that  tho  best  and  strongest 
iron  is  that  which  is  the  most  perfectly 
crystalline. 

The  fallacy  of  the  former  theory  grew  out 
of  the  ignorance  with  regard  to  the  cause  of 
the  "fiber"  of  iron.  It  has  recently  been 
ascertained  that  this  fibrous  condition  is  due 
to  the  presence,  in  the  iron,  of  foreign  mat- 
ters which  are  taken  up  during  its  manufac- 
ture, aud  which  prevent  the  proper  arrange- 
ment or  adhesion  of  its  particles,  however 
powerfully  the  metal  may  he  compressed  or 
however  carefully  it  maj'be  twisted,  doubled 
up,  etc.  The  effect  of  this  foreign  matter 
is  similar  to  that  which  is  obtained  when  a 
hermejaoftlly  sealed  glass  tube  is  heated, 
drawn  out,  doubled  up,  twisted,  etc.  How- 
ever much  it  may  be  wrought  and  worked, 
it  will  not  part  with  the  air  it  contains,  which 
in  the  end  will  impart  to  the  glass  a  fibrous 
appearance,  weakening  rather  than  increas- 
ing its  strength. 

A  great  number  of  experiments,  made  by 
both  the  French  and  English,  on  armor 
plates,  shafts,  etc.,  have  definitely  settled 
this  question  in  the  manner  stated.  The  in- 
tense heat  employed  in  the  manufacture 
softens  the  scoriaceous  matter,  but  never 
expels  it. 

Neither  iron  nor  any  other  metal  is  abso- 
lutely solid.  All  are  either  fibrous  or  crys- 
talline, and  in  all  their  conditions  they  have 
void  places  or  cells  between  their  angles  or 
between  their  fibers.  If  it  were  possible  to 
compress  any  metal  into  a  perfectly  solid 
state,  its  bulk  would  be  greatly  diminished, 
and  its  density  proportionally  increased. 

The  formation  of  the  cell,  in  crystalline 
iron  appears  to  take  place  in  the  process  of 
cooling,  under  the  double  action  of  the  re- 
repellant  and  cohesive  forces  inherent  in  the 
metal.  Fluidity  is  first  obtained  by  the  in- 
troduction of  as  much  heat  as  is  necessary 
to  properly  overcome  the  cohesive  force  of 
the  molecules  ;  then  in  reducing  the  heat  by 
radiation,  the  cohesive  force  again  comes 
into  action  till  an  equilibrium  is  attained, 
and  the  mass  solidifies  into  innumerable 
arches  or  spherical  cells.  Important  modi- 
fications in  the  cellular  formation  are  ob- 
tained as  the  mass  is  more  or  less  rapidly 
cooled. 

Fusion  seems  to  be  an  indispensable  con- 
dition for  the  prevention  of  a  laminated  or 
fibrous  structure — it  is  the  most  ready,  and, 
in  fact,  the  only  process  by  which  the  iron 
can  be  properly  freed  from  its  scoria  or  for- 
eign matter ;  hence  the  very  objection,  at 
first  urged  against  Bessemer  iron,  has  now 
been  proven  to  be  its  most  important  and 
useful  element. 

In  iron  produced  by  the  Bessemer  process, 
the  after  use  of  the  roller  or  hammer  imparts 
new  and  valuable  qualities  which  cannot  be 
obtained  in  iron  which  has  been  obtained 
from  the  ordinary  puddling  furnace.  The 
one,  as  is  fully  proven  by  a  careful  exami- 
nation with  the  microscope,  consists  of 
broken  down  cells — their  angles  simply  re- 
duced—and the  cells  elongated  ;  the  other 
presents  the  usual  fibrous  structure,  once 
thought  so  essential  to  the  character  of  a 
good  iron  or  steel. 

Of  course  care  must  be  taken  in  the  roll- 
ing or  hammering  of  iron  to  see  that  a  proper 
degree  of  heat  is  employed,  for  it  is  well 
known  to  those  practically  acquainted  with 
the  manufacture  of  iron,  that  a  metal  of  the 
same  degree  of  chemical  purity  may  pro- 
duce bars  greatly  varying  in  quality,  accord- 


ing ns  the  heat  ut  which  it  is  worked  is 
greater  or  less,  or  the  rapidity  or  slowness 
of  the  cooling  is  regulated.  Metal  which, 
worked  at  tho  right  temperature,  will  pro- 
duce good  iron  or  steel,  if  worked  too  hot 
will  prove  short  or  brittle. 

Prarpnra  Hot  Water  for  Boilers. — 
Owen  Redmond,  of  Rochester,  writes  to  the 
American  on  tho  subject  of  pump- 
ing hot  water,  one  of  much  importance  in 
regard  to  the  safe  working  of  steam  engines, 
etc.  It  might  be  considered  a  matter  of 
course,  by  many,  that  if  a  force  pnmp  of 
given  dimensions  will  inject  a  certain  vol- 
ume of  cold  water  into  a  boiler  within  a 
stated  period  and  continue  to  do  so  uni- 
formly, that  the  same  pump  will  inject  a 
like  quantity  of  hot  water  in  the  same  length 
of  time.     Mr.  Redmond  says: 

' '  I  am  of  opinion  that  somewhere  about 
here  lies  the  key  to  the  solution  of  so  many 
mishaps  in  "the  bursting  of  steam  boilers, 
and  that  the  explosions  generally  arise  from 
the  want  of  a  sufficient  supply  of  water  by 
the  force  pump.  My  theory  is  that  a  force 
pump  for  water  of  a  high  temperature  ought 
to  have  twice  the  capacity  of  that  used  to 
pump  cold  water  when  tho  volumes  to  be 
pumped  are  alike,  because  it  is  a  fact  that 
although  water  does  not  boil  in  an  open  ves- 
sel under  212  degrees,  it  is  quite  otherwise 
in  a  vacuum  or  a  partial  one.  Hence,  it 
does  appear  that  in  the  case  of  hot  water, 
the  moment  that  the  plunger  forms  the 
vacuum,  just  then,  the  hot  water  being  re- 
lieved from  pressure,  forms  into  steam  more 
or  less  and  partially  fills  the  pump  chamber 
and  thus  prevents  the  regular  passage  of 
water  through  the  valve.  I  therefore  con- 
clude that  if  the  water  to  be  injected  is  of  a 
high  and  varying  temperature  its  regular 
flow  is  not  to  be  depended  upon  unless  the 
pump  be  made  sufficiently  large  to  contain 
both  water  and  steam  in  quantity  at  the 
same  time,  owing  to  its  sudden  transition 
from  water,  in  the  supply  pipe,  to  steam,  in 
the  vacuum  chamber  of  the  pump. " 

Metallic  Vegetation. — This  new  chem- 
ical toy  is  founded  on  the  decomposition  of 
a  solution  of  silicate  of  soda  and  a  metallic 
salt,  such  as  crystallized  chloride  of  iron, 
proto-chloride  of  cobalt,  nitrate  of  uranium, 
or  sulphate  of  protoxide  of  manganese.  A 
tumbler  having  a  fiat  bottom  is  first  filled 
with  silicate  of  soda  of  a  density  equal  to  22° 
Baume,  and  then  small  fragments  of  a  salt 
are  thrown  in.  After  some  hours,  a  minia- 
ture forest  may  be  seen,  variegated  by  re- 
markable forms  and  most  brilliant  colors. 


Magnetism  used  in  Making  Iron. — The 
London  Athenceum  says  among  the  many 
new  applications  of  electro-magnetism  to 
the  arts  and  manufactures,  is  that  of  making 
it  instrumental  in  the  smelting  of  ore.  A 
fixed  electro-magnet  is  placed  opposite  an 
opening  in  the  side  of  the  furnace  contain- 
ing the  metal  to  be  smelted,  and  a  current 
of  magnetism  is  directed  on  the  molten 
metal.  The  effect  on  the  iron  is  said  to  be 
very  remarkable,  rendering  it  hard  and 
tough.  The  process  is  carried  on  with  great 
success  at  one  of  the  most  important  iron 
works  in  Sheffield. 


Cast  Iron  Cae  Wheels. — An  English 
writer  in  the  Engineering,  says  that  wrought 
iron  wheels  of  the  best  English  make,  have 
been  tried  again  and  again  on  railroads,  and 
abandoned  as  not  being  equal  in  strength 
and  wearing  qualities  to  American  cast  iron 
wheels.  The  cast  iron  wheel  is  about  one- 
half  heavier  than  the  wrought  iron.  The 
American  truck  wheels  are  chilled,  while 
the  drivingwheels  have  Krupp's  steel  tuyres. 

Water  Proof  Oil. — W.  R.  Wyckoffof 
Ripon,  Wis. ,  exhibited  at  the  recent  Amer- 
ican Institute,  in  New  York,  an  oil  of  his 
manufacture  which  is  designed  to  render 
leather  water-proof,  soft  and  pliable.  It  is 
claimed  that  leather  treated  with  it  will  not 
mold,  and  that  neither  rats  or  vermin  will 
attack  it. 

Copper  Tuyeres  vs.  Ibon. — Copper  tuy- 
eres have  recently  been  found  to  last  much 
longer,  and  to  prove  upon  the  whole  much 
more  economical  than  iron  tuyeres,  espec- 
ially with  hard  water.  In  some.experirnents 
recently  carried  out,  iron  tuyeres  lasted 
only  for  about  six  weeks,  sometimes  not  so 
many  days,  while  copper  lasted  for  from 
ten  to  twelve  months,  in  active  use. 


.Scientific  $U.sccltamt. 


Animal  Electricity  a  Myth  (?). — M. 
SohultzShallzenstein  has  recently  published 
somo  investigations  mado  by  himself  with 
regard  to  the  relation  of  electricity  to  mus- 
cular action,  in  which  he  comes  to  the  con- 
clusion that  there  is  no  such  thing  as  elec- 
tricity in  healthy  muscle.  His  novel  and 
startling  conclusions  are  formulated  as  fol- 
lows: 

1.  Tire  supposition  that  living  muscle 
produces  electricity  is  incorrect.  If  needles 
be  plunged  into  the  foot  of  a  living  animal 
and  bo  placed  in  connection  with  a  galva- 
nometer, no  deflection  of  the  galvanometer 
needle  occurs. 

2.  Muscles  removed  from  the  body  give 
evidence  of  electricity,  but  this  is  because 
of  the  combination  of  the  decomposing  tis- 
sue with  the  oxygen  of  the  air. 

3.  Salt  water  causes  the  galvanometer 
needle  to  be  deflected.  This  explains  why 
salted  meat  gives  evidence  of  electricity. 

4  The  supposed  electric  current  in  the 
human  muscle  is  solely  caused  by  the  salt 
water  in  contact  with  the  tissue. 

5.  In  deceased  structures  the  electric  cur- 
rent is  derived  from  the  decomposing  tis- 
sues. 

(i.  The  electricity  of  tho  secretions  is  also 
derived  from  the  decomposing  tissues. 

7.  Animal  electricity  is  an  illusion. 

The  author  has  requested  the  French 
Academy  of  Sciences  to  appoint  a  commis- 
sion to  witness  and  report  on  the  experi- 
ments upon  which  his  conclusions  are  based. 

Fluorine. — Many  attempts  have  been 
made  to  obtain  this  highly  electro-negative 
element  in  an  isolated  condition,  but  with- 
out success.  M.  Prat  now  avers  that  he 
has  isolated  fluorine  by  heating  fluoride  of 
lead  either  with  nitrate  of  potash  or  binox- 
ide  of  manganese.  The  result  of  this  operation 
is  a  gaseous  mixture  of  oxygen  and  fluorine 
from  this  the  oxygen  is  obstructed  from  pass- 
ing the  mixture  over  the  heated  oxide  of 
barium.  The  binoxide  of  barium  is  formed 
while  the  fluorine  is  left  in  the  form  of  a  gas. 
M.  Prat  saysitiscolorless.andhasanodorre- 
semblingehlorine.  Itdecolorizesindigo; red- 
dens litmus;  fumes  on  coming  in  contact  with 
air ;  gives  dense  fumes  with  ammonia  ;  de- 
composes wateras  wellas  hydrochloric  acid 
unites  with  hydrogen  in  diffuse  light,  form- 
ing hydro-fluoric  acid ;  and '  last,  it  com- 
bines with  all  metals,  excepting,  perhaps, 
platinum  and  gold.  M.  Prat's  experiments 
are  to  be  repeated  before  a  committee  from 
the  French  Academy  of  Sciences.  He  seems 
to  have  selected  a  most  direct  path  to  suc- 
cess by  first  obtaining  a  mixture  of  two 
gases,  which,  it  is  well  kuown,  do  not  com- 
bine chemically. 

Zinc  Paint. — An  improved  metallic  zinc 
paint  has  been  invented  by  Messrs.  Webster, 
Deane  &  Rumble,  of  Birmingham,  England. 
They  propose  to  take  spelter  and  melt  it  in 
a  suitable  furnace,  and  raise  it  to  about  80CT 
Fah. ;  they  then  cover  the  molten  metal 
with  a  flux  of  borax  mixed  with  caustic  of 
soda  or  chloride  of  ammonia,  or  other  suit- 
able flux,  to  prevent  the  action  of  the  atmos- 
phere upon  the  surface  of  the  molten  zinc 
they  then  add  thereto  about  seven  to  eight 
per  cent,  (or  more  or  less)  of  finely-divided 
iron  wire  or  scrap,  agitating  the  whole  with 
an  iron  rod  until  the  whole  of  tho  iron  or 
scrap  particles  are  taken  up  by  the  zinc  ; 
they  then  add  sufficient  antimony  to  cause 
the  metal  to  run  freely  from  the  furnace. 
When  the  metal  thus  prepared  has  cooled 
down  it  is  next  pulverized  and  ground,  when 
it  may  be  mixed  with  any  oleaginous  matter 
or  varnish,  and  the  metallic  zinc  paint  re- 
sults. When  the  paint  is  intended  to  be 
used  for  coating  ships'  bottoms  or  marine 
purposes,  they  add  thereto  1%  per  cent,  or 
thereabouts,  of  vermillion  or  oxide  of  mer- 
cury. 


To  Cement  Stone  to  Ieon. — A  German 
chemist  gives  the  following  formula :  Six 
parts  Portland  cement,  one  part  finely  pow- 
dered lime,  burnt,  but  not  slacked,  two 
parts  sand,  or  part  slacked  lime  mixed  with 
the  necessary  quantity  of  water.  The  sand 
and  iron  should  each  be  damped  before  ce- 
menting. In  forty-eight  hours  the  cement 
will  be  nearly  as  hard  and  durable  as  the 
stone  itself. 

Electricity  in  Steam  Boilers. — Dry 
steam  has  electric  properties ;  when  in  a 
gaseous  state  it  is  a  non-conductor  of  elec- 
tricity. The  electric  discharges  which  may 
be  obtained  from  dry  steam,  are  supposed 
to  attend  the  process  of  condensation.  A 
small  steam  boiler,  insulated  upon  a  glass 
plate,  and  under  considerable  pressure  of 
steam,  may  be  made  to  deliver  continuous 
electric  flashes. 


The  Internal  Heat  of  the  Earth. — Br. 
Julius  Sehavarez  read  a  paper  on  this  sub- 
ject before  the  British  Association,  in  which 
ho  concludes  that  the  different  corollaries 
of  the  central-fire  doctrine  were  not  adequate 
to  explain  the  differont  groups  of  natural 
phenomena  for  the  sake  of  which  these  co- 
rollaries wcro  deemed  essential  50  years  ago. 
He  adds  some  suggestions  as  to  how  experi- 
ments should  be  made  in  order  to  ascertain 
the  temperature  of  the  earth  at  different 
depths,  simultaneously  in  different  quarters 
of  the  globe.  Sir  Charles  Lyell  said  he  was 
glad  toknow  that  the  subject  of  underground 
temperature  was  to  be  taken  up  at  the  ex- 
pense of  the  British  Association.  He  had 
long  been  convinced  that,  so  far  as  the  evi- 
dence now  goes,  there  is  an  increase  of  tem- 
perature very  generally  as  we  descend  from 
the  surface  of  the  earth  as  far  into  the  inte- 
rior as  we  can  enter,  but  it  is  a  mistake  to 
suppose  that  the  best  observations  indicate 
a  uniform  increase.  That,  he  believed, 
would  be  one  of  the  results  of  the  inquiry, 
but  it  would  also  be  a  great  point  to  ascer- 
tain what  was  the  amount  of  difference  of 
temperature  at  differont  places. 


Explosion  Experiment. — The  Paris  Cos- 
mos describes  an  interesting  experiment 
which  may  be  new  to  many  of  our  readers. 
A  large  bell-glass  full  of  air  is  placed  over 
water,  and  a  stream  of  mixed  air  and  hydro- 
gen gas  is  slowly  sent  up  through  the  water, 
so  that  each  bubble  of  gas,  as  it  escapes, 
meets  the  point  of  a  Rhumkorff  coil,  and  is 
ignited  by  the  spark.  The  result  is  not  a 
sudden  explosion,  but  a  succession  of  lighted 
bubbles,  which  continue  their  course  within 
the  bell-glass,  describing  a  series  of  curves. 
The  effect  is  most  brilliant  when  the  experi- 
ment is  performed  in  the  dark,  the  small 
flames  then  darting  about  and  crossing  each 
other's  track  in  all  directions,  give  the  ap- 
pearance of  a  bell-glass  filled  with  fire-flies. 


The  Slaughter  of  Cattle.  — A  series  of 
experiments  took  place  lately  in  Paris  with 
a  view  to  try  whether  cattle  might  not  be 
spared  the  frightful  tortures  it  is  supposed 
they  eudure  on  being  felled  with  sledge 
hammers.  Physiologists  had  affirmed  that 
the  severing  of  the  spine  will  strike  the  ani- 
mal down  as  if  by  lightning,  but  tho  ex- 
periments have  not  corroborated  this  opin- 
ion. Oxen  not  only  showed  signs  of  life, 
but  gave  evidence  of  suffering  for  more  than 
fifteen  minutes  after  this  operation.  Ex- 
periments were  tried  on  sheep  and  calves 
with  a  similar  result. 


Anatomical  Preparations.  — Glycerine 
has  been  found  to  be  a  valuable  ingredient 
in  preventing  putrifaction.  The  subject  to 
be  preserved  is  immersed  in  a  mixture  of 
fourteen  parts  of  glycerine,  two  parts  of 
brown  sugar  and  one  part  of  nitrate  of  pot- 
ash, until  a  slight  deposit  begins  to  be 
formed  in  the  bottom  of  the  vessel.  When 
removed  from  the  solution  the  muscles  and 
articulations  are  perfectly  rigid,  but  they 
will  recover  their  pliancy  after  exposure  to 
warm,  dry  air. 


The  diameter  of  the  earth,  multiplied  by 
one  hundred  and  eight,  gives  the  diameter 
of  the  sun ;  the  diameter  of  the  sun  multi- 
plied by  one  hundred  and  eight,  gives  the 
mean  distance  of  the  earth  from  the  sun  ; 
and  the  diameter  of  the  moon  multiplied  by 
one  hundred  and  eight,  gives  the  mean  dis- 
tance of  the  moon  from  the  earth. 


Thunder  Made  Visible. — Dr.  Topler 
focalizes  a  ray  of  light  on  the  object  glass  of 
a  telescope,  which  is  connected  in  such  a 
way  that  any  disturbance  of  the  air  becomes 
visible ;  for  instance,  the  intense,  sonorous 
vibrations  of  the  atmosphere  produced  by 
electric  explosions  show  themselves  in  the 
telescope  as  visible  rings  or  circles  of  light. 

Improved  Insulator. — A  new  insulator 
for  telegraphic  purposes  has  been  brought 
out  in  Philadelphia,  which  consists  in  giv- 
ing the  ordinary  sulphur  and  glass  insulator 
a  coating  of  paraffine;  this  being  a  thorough 
repellant  of  water,  is  found  to  make  the  in- 
sulator more  perfect  in  wet  weather. 

A  Perfect  Lubricating  Oil  should  have 
just  sufficient  viscidity  to  keep  the  axle  and 
bearing  from  coming  in  contact,  should  be 
unaffected  in  consistency  by  changes  in 
temperature,  should  not  be  volatile,  and 
should  not  change  from  chemical  causes. 


The  Coloe  of  Maes. — Mr.  Huggins,  F. 
R.  S. ,  is  of  opinion  that  the  color  of  the 
planet  Mars,  is  not  due  to  the  peculiar  ab- 
sorption or  other  effects  of  its  atmosphere, 
but  that  the  color  has  its  origin  in  the  mate- 
rial of  which  some  of  the  planet's  surface  is 
composed. 


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Wht  pitting  mft  Sttimtttk  §xm. 


New  Patents  and  Inventions. 

Under  tills  heading  we  shall  mention,  from  week  to  week 
as  occasion  may  demand  New  and  Important  Inven- 
tions; also,  tile  List  of  i'atent  Claims  recently  issued  trom 
the  U.  S.  I'atent  Office  to  iirsentore  on  the  Pacific  Coast, 
and  other  Patent  Issues  -which  we  deem  of  local  in- 
terest to  readers  on  this  side  of  the  Continent.  Most 
Patents  on  this  coast  arc  secured  ihroneh  the  MINING 
AND  SCIENTIFIC  PRESS  PATENT  AGENCY:.  We  are 
prepared  to  obiain  from  Washington,  with  despatch, 
copies  of  any  Patent  issued. 

RECENT  INVENTIONS. 

A  Cabpet  Stretcheb  is  among  the  latest 
novelties  of  invention  at  the  east.  It  was 
recently  exhibited  before  the  American  In- 
stitute, at  New  York,  when  it  was  highly 
spoken  of.  It  is  for  tacking  down  and 
stretching  carpets.  It  is  made  of  wood  and 
metal;  is  about  the  size  and  length  of  a 
broom  handle.  A  small  tin  pipe  runs  down 
along  side  of  the  stick' to  a  small  iron  mouth 
at  the  bottom,  where  there  is  a  spring  ham- 
mer and  a  piece  of  iron  with  teeth  which 
takes  hold  of  the  carpet.  The  operator 
stands,  putting  the  tacks  in  the  small  pipe 
at  the  top,  and  placing  the  "teeth"  on  the 
edge  of  the  carpet  and  stretching  it  as  neces- 
sary, then  pulls  a  string,  the  hammer  goes 
down,  and  the  tack  is  in.  The  machine  is 
very  simple,  and  costs  $4  at  retail.  This 
seems  to  be  just  the  thing  needed  for  house- 
keepers, who  propose  to  let  their  carpets 
remain  down  longer  than  they  should  do, 
on  account  of  the  back-breaking  operation 
of  stretching  and  tacking  them  down  again. 
"With  this  instrument,  such  work  will  be 
pastime.  If  it  is  not  a  "  big  thing  on  the 
carpet,"  it  is  certainly  a  valuable  little  one, 
and  one  which  will  call  forth  many  thanks 
from  weak-backed  mothers  and  daughters. 

PATENTS  RECENTLY  ISSUED. 

70, 121.  — Life-peeserver.  — Beuel  Eobinson 

San  Francisco,  Oal. 

I  claim  the  frame,  A,  provided  with  air- 
tight compartments,  and  a  flexible  case  for 
the  legs,  body  and  arms,  and  having  a  seat, 
D,  and  opening,  F,  all  substantially  as  de- 
scribed. 

The  object  of  this  invention  is  to  provide 
a  life-preserver  or  boat  for  vessels,  so  con- 
structed that  it  will  not  occupy  the  space 
required  for  freight  or  other  purposes,  and 
furnish  to  each  person  a  simple  and  com- 
plete life-boat  and  armor  combined,  in 
which  one  having  provisions  can  live  at  sea 
for  an  indefinite  time,  and  so  be  a  safe  and 
ready  means  of  escape  from  the  ship  in 
case  of  wreck. 

To  do  this  the  inventor  constructs  a  raft 
or  float,  of  sufficient  depth  to  give  it  the  re- 
quired buoyancy  and  strength,  say  six  feet 
long  by  two  feet  wide,  and  four  inches  deep, 
more  or  less  with  water  tight  compartments. 
Through  the  center  of  this  an  opening  is 
made  about  four  feet  long,  sharp  at  each 
end,  and  twenty  inches  wide  at  the  middle  ; 
in  this  raft  is  placed  an  armor  to  fit  it,  made 
of  water  proof  material,  about  20  inches 
deep,  with  a  narrow  piece  or  strip  of  wood 
or  other  material  at  the  bottom.  This  ar- 
mor is  secured  to  the  sides  of  the  opening. 
Legs  are  attached  below.  Conveniences  are 
affixed  for  paddling  and  receptacles  for  food 
and  drink.  It  may  be  conveniently  placed 
in  the  bottom  of  a  berth,  so  as  to  not  to  oc- 
cupy room  which  might  be  otherwise  needed. 
The  individual  sits  astride  very  much  as  if 
upon  a  saddle.  As  nearly  the  entire  weight 
of  the  person  is  placed  below  the  main  bear- 
ings, it  can  be  capsized  only  with  great 
difficulty,  find  the  person  is  readily  adjusted 
again  by  his  own  specific  gravity;  being 
securely  attached  to  the  raft,  by  means  of 
straps,  etc. 
70,126. — Gbatn  Elevator  and  Feeder. — 

Benjamin  F.    Sherman,    San  Francisco, 

Cal. 

I  claim,  1st,  The  elevator-feeder  described, 
arranged  at  the  lower  end  of  the  elevator, 
and  operated  by  the  gear,  D,  on  the  lower 
pulley-shaft  of  the  elevating-belt,  in  combi- 
nation with  the  gears,  E,  F,  and  G,  so  con 
structed  and  arranged  that  the  feeder  may 
be  swung  around  in  the ,  arc  of  a  circle  to 
bring  it  to  the  grain  to  be  fed  to  the  ele- 
vator. 

2d,  Lengthening  or  shortening  the  saw- 
feeder  by  taking  out  or  putting  in  the  exten- 
sion pieces,  H'  and  H,  substantially  as 
described. 

The  object  of  this  invention  is  to  provide 
a  feeder  for  the  common  grain  elevator,  so 
arranged  that  when  the  grain  is  removed  by 
it,  a  sufficient  quantity  may  be  brought 
within  easy  reach  of  the  common  elevator, 
without  the  aid  of  man  power ;  also  so  con- 
structed  that  it  may  be  lengthened  and  ex- 
tended to  any  part  of  the  storehouse  or 
vessel. 

For  the  accomplishment  of  this  object, 
the  inventor  attaches  to  the  ordinary  ele- 
vator-case, by  means  of  brackets,  a  yoke. 


Through  this  yoke  is  placed  a  shaft,  to 
which,  by  means  of  bevel-gearing,. the  ele- 
vator and  his  improvement  are  connected. 
Adjustable  extension  pieces  for  lengthening 
or  shortening  the  feeder,  are  placed  along 
each  side  of  the  case,  which  may  be  taken 
out  or  put  in  at  pleasure.  It  is  claimed  by 
the  inventor  that  with  this  improvement, 
much  time  and  expense  will  be  saved  in 
discharging  ships,  as  well  as  in  emptying 
storehouses. 

70,130. — Means  foe  Propelling:  Vessels. 
E.  B.  Stevens,  Mokelumne  Hill,  Cal. : 
I  claim  the  combination  and  arrangement 
of  the  cams,  D,  D,  and  D',  IV,  with  the 
frames,  H  and  G,  and  cranks,  F  and  F', 
constructed  and  arranged  to  operate  the 
paddles,  P,  as  described. 

The  design  of  this  invention  is  to  provide 
a  paddle  or  paddles  for  steam  vessels,  which 
shall  combine  a  powerful  means  of  propul- 
sion, with  the  avoidance  of  the  dead  weigh 
and  lifting  or  backing  of  water  inseparable 
from  the  ordinary  paddle  wheels,  and  by 
which  a  large  amount  of  power  is  lost. 

To  accomplish  this  object  a  frame  of  wood 
or  other  material  is  constructed  at  the  sides 
of  the  vessel  in  which  the  paddles  are 
placed,  which  consists  of  two  smaller  iron 
frames  upon  each  side,  supported  by  suit- 
able shafts  placed  across  the  under  frame, 
the  two  iron  frames  being  connected  by 
double  eccentrics  or  cams,  with  crank  shafts 
operating  in  gears.  These  cranks  connect 
at  each  end  to  a  double  piston  rod,  the  pad- 
dles being  vertically  attached  to  upright 
bars,  which  extend  up  through  the  iron 
frames. 

The  inventor,  in  making  his  claims,  ad- 
mits that  vertical  paddles  are  known,  and 
that  attempts  have  been  made  to  use  them 
in  certain  forms  for  propelling  vessels  ; 
but  by  certain  defects  in  their  application 
to  the  machinery,  and  a  want  of  parallelism 
and  certainty  of  action,  they  have  thus  far 
been  practically  useless. 
70,101. — Syphon  Pbopellee. — John  Mar- 
quis, San  Francisco,  Cal. : 
I  claim  the  propelling  of  a  vessel  by  water 
raised  to  any  night  that  can  be  acquired  by 
means  of  a  steam  or  hot-air  syphon,  or  its  equi- 
valent, the  fall  of  the  water  from  the  hight 
being  the  propelling  power,  either  by  its 
own  weight  or  velocity,  or  pressure,  sub- 
stantially as  described. 

The  design  of  this  invention  is  to  provide 
the  means  of  propelling  a  vessel  through 
the  water  without  the  aid  of  the  ordinary 
steam  engine,  paddles  and  machinery  now 
in  use;  and  consists  in  elevating  the  water 
to  a  certain  hight  above  the  water  line  of  the 
vessel,  and  allowing  it  to  descend  upon  the 
surface  of  the  water  in  the  vessel  which 
floats.  In  order  to  accomplish  this,  the  in- 
ventor employs  a  steam-syphon,  consisting 
of  a  pipe  placed  transversely  across  the  ves- 
sel, abaft  of  midships,  with  radial  arms 
attached  to  each  end,  and  extending  down 
upon  each  side  of  the  vessel,  to  near  the  sur- 
face of  the  water.  A  vertical  pipe  is  at- 
tached to  the  transverse  pipe  near  the  center, 
which  descends  to  the  water  through  the 
vessel,  passing  through  an  inverted  trough 
above  the  keel,  an  opening  or  well  being 
made  in  the  bottom  of  the  vessel,  corres- 
ponding to  the  size  of  the  trough.  In  front 
of  the  vertical  pipe  is  placed  the  engine  and 
boiler  for  steam  or  hot  air  of  sufficient  ca- 
pacity for  operating  the  syphon.  A  small 
pipe  leads  from  the  boiler  or  hot-air  cham- 
ber of  the  engine  to  the  vertical  pipe,  regu- 
lated by  a  valve  or  valves.  The  vacuum 
created  will  raise  the  water  to  the  desired 
hight,  and  it  will  descend  in  the  opposite 
direction  by  gravity,  with  a  force  equal  to 
its  hight  and  velocity.  The  principle  is 
similar  to  that  employed  in  the  late  English 
experiments  on  the  Water  Witch  ;  with  the 
important  difference  in  its  application,  that 
Mr.  Marquis  employs  direct  action  of  steam 
through  a  steam  syphon  to  raise  the  water, 
while  in  the  Water  Witch  experiments  a  tur- 
bine wheel  was  used,  necessitating  the  em- 
ployment of  a  steam  engine.  No  engine  is 
required  by  Mr.  Marquis'  plan — all  that  is 
needed  is  a  boiler  and  a  few  feet  of  steam 
pipe. 


Important  to  Inventors. — Young's  pa- 
tent for  distilling  coal  oil,  was  opposed  on 
the  ground  that  the  process  had  long  been 
known  in  laboratories,  where  it  was  often 
practiced  on  a  small  scale  as  a  mere  experi- 
ment. It  was  decided  that  such  use  was  no 
bar  to  a  patent,  inasmuch  as  Young  was  the 
first  to  make  it  a  really  practical  process,  and 
ofvahtfi  to  the  public. 


American  Mining  Machinery  in 
Europe. 

AN  AMERICAN  ROOK  DBILLING  MACHINE 
TAKES  THE  HIGHEST  PRIZE  AT  THE  PARIS 
EXPOSITION. 

The  depressed  condition  of  the  mining  in- 
terest in  Great  Britain,  growing  out  of  the 
great  depth  at  which  explorations  have  to 
be  made  there,  the  recent  general  move- 
ments for  the  advance  of  wages,  and  the  im- 
portant mining  developments  now  being 
made  in  this  country,  has  of  late  greatly 
exercised  our  English  cousins.  Prices  of 
stocks  have  fallen,  very  materially,  and  des- 
titution and  dismay  are  beginning  to  appear 
in  many  sections  of  the  mining  region. 

In  casting  about  for  relief,  there  appears 
to  be  no  prospect  of  deliverance  from  the 
impending  disaster,  except  in  the  introduc- 
tion of  new  and  improved  machinery,  to 
reduce  the  cost  of  mining.  Proceeding  upon 
thatsupposition,the  English  "Miner'sAsso- 
ciations,"  acting  in  concert  with  others 
equally  interested,  sent  two  of  their  most 
competent  experts — Dr.  C.  L.  Foster  and 
Mr.  Chas.  Fox — to  examine  and  report  upon 
the  mining  machinery  which  should  be  ex- 
hibited at  the  Paris  Exposition.  These  gen- 
tlemen were  also  instructed  to  visit  such 
other  localities  as  would  be  likely  to  furnish 
them  with  practical  information  with  regard 
to  the  object  of  their  mission.  In  accord- 
ance with  the  latter  instruction,  Dr.  Foster 
visited  the  mines  of  Sweden,  and  Mr.  Fox 
went  to  Mount  Cenis  to  examine  into  the 
working  of  the  tunneling  machinery  em- 
ployed there.  The  result  of  their  examina- 
tions and  conclusions  have  not  yet  been 
made  public. 

One  important  fact,  however,  in  this  di- 
rection, has  been  brought  to  our  notice, 
through  a  correspondent  of  the  American- 
Artisan,  writing  from  England,  which  will 
doubtless  also  find  a  prominent  place  in  the 
report  of  the  experts  above  alluded  to. 

It  appears  that  the  United  States,  was  un- 
officially represented  at  Paris  in  this  par- 
ticular, by  General  Herman  Haupt,  of 
Philadelphia,  who  took  over  and  exhibited 
a  machine  and  system  of  mining,  which  was 
placed  in  the  Exhibition  in  competition 
with  the  best  machinery  of  Europe.  The 
result  of  this  exhibition  was  that  the  Amer- 
ican General  carried  off  the  highest  prize  in 
his  line  of  exhibit,  with  an  expression  of  opin- 
ion from  the  judges  that  his  machine  and 
system  of  mining  was  not  only  the  best,  but 
the  only  one  that  was  applicable  to  all 
kinds  of  mining,  shafting  and  tunneling 
operations  ! 

In  addition  to  the  above,  we  are  further 
informed  that  the  fame  of  this  American 
machine  had  been  brought  to  the  notice  of 
a  Mr.  Loam,  a  practical  mining  engineer  of 
great  reputation  in  Cornwall,  who  went  to 
Paris  especially  to  examine  Gen.  Haupt's 
machine.  He  appears  to  have  expressed 
much  confidence  in  the  same  after  his 
return,  and  declared  that  "that  American 
machine  will  work  anywhere. " 
-  Be  that  as  itmay,  there  is  no  doubt butthis 
"American  Machine"  has  carried  off  the 
highest  honors  over  any  other  machine 
known  in  Europe,  not  forgetting  the  fa- 
mous machinery  which  has  been  so  long 
employed  at  Mount  Cenis.  We  infer  that 
the  machine  especially  referred  to  is  a  drill- 
ing machine,  of  superior  construction  and 
efficiency,  capable  of  being  applied  to  work- 
ing either  in  hard  rock  or  for  cutting  out 
coal.  [This  machine  is  referred  to  in  the 
letter  of  our  Paris  correspondent,  which  ap- 
pears to-day,  received  since  this  article  was 
written.] 

The  peculiarities  of  the  machine  appear 
to  consist  in  its  lightness  and  small  size,  and 
the  facility  with  which  the  drill  can  be 
changed  and  the  machine  itself  operated. 
The  cylinder,  which  gives  the  reciprocating 
movement  is  stationary,  while  the  drill  tool 
advances,  the  feed  being  automatic.  The 
drilling  engines  weigh  only  about  125  pounds 
each  ;  and  three  or  four  of  these  can  be 
mounted  on  a  pair  of  hollow  columns,  only 
four  inches  in  diameter,  placed  ten  inches 
apart,  resting  on  a  base  only  eight  inches  in 
diameter,  and  fixed  firmly  in  the  rock  by 


two  large  and  stiff  screws,  arranged  much 
like  jack-screws. 

It  does  not  appear  that  the  machine  has  ' 
been  introduced  to  any  extent  into  use  in 
the  United  States  or  elsewhere,  although  it 
is  somewhat  known  at  the  East,  It  is  said 
that  it  would  have  been  introduced  into  the  ■ 
Hoosac  Tunnel,  but  for  some  personal  an- 
tagonism between  the  inventor  and  those  in 
charge  of  affairs  there.  We  have  made  ar- 
rangements to  learn  further  particulars  with 
regard  to  this  invention,  and  hope  soon  to 
be  able  to  lay  something  further,  with  re- 
gard to  it,  before  our  readers. 

♦— »«-   IIM       « — «. 

New  Eeligious  Pebiodtcals. — We  have 
before  us  the  prospectus  of  "The  Occi- 
dent," the  first  number  of  which  will  be 
issued  by  H.  H.  Bancroft  &  Co. ,  as  publish- 
ers, January  3d,  1868.  This  paper  is  to  be 
established  as  the  especial  organ  and  repre- , 
sentative  of  the  Presbyterian  organization 
on  this  coast.  It  will  be  published  weekly, 
under  the  editorial  management  of  Eev. 
James  Eells,  with  Eev.  E.  B.  Walsworth,  as 
associate. 

"The  Spare  Hotje,"  is  the  name  of  an- 
other religious  periodical,  the  initial  num- 
ber of  which  will  make  its  appearance  about 
the  10th  of  December.  It  will  be  under  the 
editorial  charge  of  Eev.  H.  A.  Sawtelle,  and 
will  be  published  as  the  organ  and  repre- 
sentative of  the  Baptist  (open  communion) 
interest  on  this  coast.  The  open  commu- 
nion Baptists,  as  they  are  called,  are  identi- 
cal in  practice  and  belief  with  Mr.  Spur- 
geon,  and  the  great  mass  of  Baptists  in 
England,  and  differ  from  the  regular  Bap- 
tists only  on  the  point  of  communion — the 
former  communing  with  all  evangelical 
churches,  while  the  latter  commune  only 
among  themselves. 

* — i    ■■    i — * 

Eights  of  Stockholders. — Two  cases 
were  recently  brought  before  Judge  Suther- 
land, of  the  N.  Y.  Supreme  Court,  involv- 
ing the  right  of  stockholders  to  inspect 
corporation  books,  a  privilege  denied  by  the 
officers.  In  both  cases  the  court  granted  its 
writ  of  mandamus  commanding  the  officers 
to  submit  the  company's  books  (leave  to 
examine  stock  was  prayed  for)  for  inspec- 
tion. The  Judge  intimated  that  the  right 
of  a  shareholder  to  examine  the  books  of 
his  company  existed  at  common  law  in  the 
absence  of  any  statute. 


Mr.  C.  T.  Eaney,  of  the  Eailroad  Depot 
Book  and  Periodical  Store,  Sacramento,  is 
our  duly  authorized  agent  for  that  county. 
Members  of  the  Legislature,  and  others 
who  may  wish  for  copies  of  the  Press,  will 
find  a  supply  at  the  above  place  constantly 
on  hand,  in  convenient  wrappers  for  mailing. 

It  is  said  that  an  American  house  recently 
sent  500  hoop  skirts  to  Japan,  as  a  venture. 
The  Japs  put  a  cover  on  them  and  use  them 
as  umbrellas. 


Market  Street  Homestead  Association.— J.  S.  Lury,  Sec- 
retary. Office,  305  Montgomery  street,  corner  of  Pine,  San 
Francisco. 


2vl5 


Business  Notice.— Mr.  A.  T.  Dewey,  of  this  journal,  con- 
templates a  visit  of  several  months  in  the  Atlantic  states,  a 
portion  of  which  time  ho  will  spend  in  Washington,  New 
York  and  Boston.  Any  of  our  Eastern  friends  who  wish  to 
communicate  with  him,  for  business  or  other  purposes,  will 
address  their  letters  to  "  Wcstfleld,  Mass." 


Jacob  Shew,  Pioneer  Photographer,  012  Clay  street,  north 
side,  fonrdoors  ahove  Montgomery,  (late  315  Montgomery 
street,)  takes  all  kinds  of  Photographs  in  the  best  stylo  of 
the  Art.  He  would  invite  especial  attention  to  the  new 
•  Cabinet  Photographs,"  which  he  is  taking  to  perfection. 
luvHtf 


Secretaryship  for  Mining  Companies.—  A  gentleman  of 
education,  ability  and  experience,  is  desirous  of  procuring 
a  position  as  Secretary,  or  Assistant  Secretary,  in  some 
good  Mining  Company.  Has  most  unexceptionable  refer- 
ences.   Address  "SECRETARY,"  at  this  office.         6vl5tf 


Co-operative  Union  Store.— This  ts  becoming  one  of  the 
most  useful  institutions  in  the  city,  and  the  Mechanic  and 
Laboring  Man  fully  appreciate  it  They  are  now  enabled 
to  buy  their  Groceries  and  Provisions  twenty  per  cent, 
cheaper  than  ever  before,  and  the  very  best  articles  in 
market  The  store  is  located  at  115  Sutter  street,  Lick 
House  Block.  22vl5tf 


Save  TTonr  Teeth.— Do  not  have  them  extracted 
without  first  consulting  a  good  Dentist.  The  loss  is  Irrepar- 
able, and,  In  many  instances,  unnecessary.  DR.  BEERS, 
corner  of  Pine  and  Kearny  streets,  makes  a  specialty  of 
dlling  the  fangs  of  dead  Teeth,  and  building  up  broken 
crowns  with  pure  gold— thus  restoring  them  to  their  origi- 
nal usefulness  and  beauty. 

Caf-  Call  and  examine  the  work.  Finest  quality  of  arti- 
ficial work  also  manufactured.  lGvhl-tf 


®toe  pining  and  ^dcntific  frw, 


«. 


fyjL 


"Weekly  Stock  Circular. 

Or  Associated  Brokers  of  the  S.  F.  8tock  ud  Eichiaga  Board- 

SAS    Fi  I    DAT    MoRKlKG,  ) 

November  »J»  WW.  t 

Oity    BtocJca- 

Transactions  in  city  Hharoii  havo  boon  quite  limited  during 
too  paet  vtMk.  W«  not*  mitt  ••'  Pacific  [hbqthom  <-'■>. 
■took  at  Hi  pen  •  owe,  ud  California  Steam  Navigation 

(,'-©.  at.  *&!«    ,'   oenfc.    Sntl  -tod  sold  at  $iV. 

ft  oonaidanlila  saleit  of  San  Fraoolsoo  Gas  Co. 
and  Spring  Vnllry  Water  Co.  weru  made  at  $tjti  and  $»>1  &0 
respect ivvly,  the  latter  closing  at  $W  M)  Holler  3. 

Wo  are  informed,  says  the  fiuiblta,  that  the  People's  Firo 
and  Marino  lnauranoe  Company,  racoatlj  incorporated  with 
a  capital  »t  glW.iwu,  having  complied  with  the  law  by  oall- 
hii;  in  twonty-five  per  cent.,  or  §2o,000,  will  oonimence  tho 
iiin.iiicu  of  policioa  on  Monday,  December  'id.  The  general 
omcera  of  this  company  are  as  follows:  President,  0,  F. 
.M.lJfrrm.t;  Vico  President,  Jolin  H.  YV'iso;  Secretary, 
Julia  Fowl«r;  General  Agent,  J.  U. Taylor.  This  organiza- 
tion will  swell  the  cumber  of  our  local  insurance  componiea 
t«>  eleven,  having  an  aggregate  capital  of  §.\70a,UOQ. 

I'll-  receipts  of  tho  local  insurance  companies  during  the 
Brat  ten    month*  of  lMiiT,  according  to  the  returns  mado  to 
tho  Internal  Uevenue  Department,  have  been  as  follows: 
PrvtU>unly 
COMPANHM.  Oct'<f>-T.       Uii'  •/■'"-■  Tbfct/. 

Pacific l^SHJ  ■H&.383  $«3H,;W5 

Union i»,t»*7  254.M2  -^>,>^> 

National ;\l,tM  212,5(0  844, 197 

Fireman'!  Fund UWW8  133,119  L>1  .■„'.')  I 

Uuildfrs* W.'iVJ  W1B49  lttl.StW 

OaUfornU 13.A10  tt-V-'W  luH.Nfci 

Merchants'  Mutual  Mariuu.  ll.'-ll  l&i.J.U  1-W.W4 

tal, 8,3'.M  tfMffl  75.7ill> 

Home  M  utual 'B,G7K  B7,u77  y.\76t» 

San  Francisco a.oil  39,»B  4.1  .WK 

Totals 9236,977       0 ,730,  [88       $I.'JG7,M7 

Tho  returns  were  mado  upon  a  legal  tender  basis,  the  rate 
being  rued  every  month  by  the  Collector  of  the  district,  as 
follown:  In  January,  74.'jo;  February,  73Jic;  March,  75c; 
April,  75c;  May,  74o;  Juno,  73c;  July.  72,'jc;  August,  72o; 
September,  "lo;  October,  TJ'jC 

The  aggregate  increase  of  receipts  in  October  as  against 
September  is  $1,7(77.  Tho  receipts  of  the  several  companies 
In  October  as  compared  with  September,  show  the  follow- 
ing difference: 

Pacific 

Union 

Nat  tonal 

Fire  man's  Fund 

Builders' 

California. 

Merchants'  Mutual  Marino 

Occidental , 

Homo  Mutual 

San  Francisco 

From  the  foregoing  statistics  it  will  be  seen  that  tbo 
more  business  oar  insurance  offices  do,  tho  groater  will  be 
their  loss.  Let  us  exemplify.  The  publication  of  a  penny 
nowspapor accomplishes  a  general  good:  but  it  is  obvious 
that,  if  the  paper  cost  threo  quarters  of  a-  cent,  and  tho 
printing,  pressing  aud  other  expenses  involve  three  quarters 
of  a  cent  more,  tho  publisher  is  out  of  pocket  onu  half  cent 
for  each  paper  circulated.  But  this  loss  is  made  up  by 
more  extensive  circulation,  and  the  greater  inducement  for 
advertising  patronage,  which  is  relied  upon  as  the  only  prof- 
itable resource  of  the  journal.  This  resource  does  not 
exist  in  insurance  offices,  and  if  they  continue  to  do 
business  at  present  rates,  where  is  their  "advertising 
patronage"  to  come  from?  It  is  quite  evident  that  the 
company  which  docs  tho  leust  business  is  best  off,  at  the 
present  writing.  The  low  rates,  the  high  risks,  and  the  rule 
or  ruin  competition  which  has  been  inaugurated  are  fast 
sapping  the  foundations  of  our  staunchest  and  most  relia- 
ble insurance  companies,  without  giving  better  guarantees 
to  property  holders,  or  alfording  as  sufficient  safeguards 
against  the  wanton  and  criminal  destruction  of  thoir  prop- 
erty. While  admitting  that  competition  is  the  "  life  of 
trade,"  wo  can  not  reason  ourselves  into  tho  opinion  that 
tho  adage  holds  good  in  all  cases.  The  insurance  business 
!»  exceptional,  and  can  not  be  "  run  into  tho  ground  "  with 
profit  to  tho  parties  undertaking  that  exploit,  or  benefit  to 
tho  insured. 

Tho  ruceipts  of  tho  city  railroads  for  the  month  of  Octo- 
ber, and  previously  this  year  have  been  as  follows: 
Frroiowily 


TfKIM. 

Decrease. 

i/aa 

a.... 

ti.Uiil 

ws 

l.MW 

5,323 

4,4-74 

5,037 

711 

1,H1 


till* 


Total. 


$194,047 
177.7S& 
l(ly,914 

60,932 
05,179 

$220,011 
201,525 
122,773 
KU26 
73,531 

October. 

Omnibus $2-5,904 

North  Bench  &  Mission....     23,737 

Central 12,*)9 

Front  St.,  Mission  it  Ocean.      s,l!rt> 
Market 8,352 

Totals $79,10H  $607,860  $686,963 

Tho  uggregate  increase  of  receipts  in  October  over  Sep- 
tember is  very  small,  amounting  to  only  $620.  The  differ- 
eaco  of  the  income  of  the  several  companies  in  October  as 
compared  with  September  is  as  follows : 

Ittcreanf,      JJrcrcasc 

Omnibus $1,580  $  ...v 

North  Beach  A,  alissiou 266 

Central Ul!J 

Front  Street,  Mission  ,fc  Uceuu 84 

Market  Street 391 

Although  the  several  city  railroads  nro  ia  a  prosperous 
condition,  no  dividends  have  been  disbursed  for  some  time, 
the  North  Beach  and  Mission  road  so  late  as  August  last, 
and  the  Omnibus  and  Central  companies  in  September 
Constant  improvements  and  extensions  have  been  a  heavy 
drain  upon  their  surplus  earnings. 

The  State  Board  of  Examiners,  at  their  meeting  on  the 
l'Jth  of  November,  in  Sacramento,  opened  the  bids  for  the 
sale  of  California  State  Bonds.  The  proposals  wore  as  fol- 
lows: Woods  &  Cheesman,  $6,000,  at  98  cents;  L.  H.  Faller, 
$7,000,  at  90  cents;  L  4  S.  Wormser,  entire  amoant,  at  98 
oeats;  Joseph  S.  Paxson,  of  San  Francisco,  at  95  ceats. 
These  bids  wore  all  for  the  face  valao  of  the  bonds,  ex- 
clusive of  accrued  interest.  The  Board  awarded  to  L.  II. 
Fuller  the  amount  bid  by  him,  and  to  Joseph  S.  Paxson  the 
balance  of  the  amount  advertised  for.  The  amount  of 
money  on  hand  yielded  bonds  as  follows:  For  State  School 
Fund,  $20,000 ;  for  Seminary  Fund,  $2,500. 

Mining*   Slia/re    Market. 

The  general  list  of  mining  stocks  during  the  past  week 
shows  a  very  material  appreciation  over  prices  that  have 
ruled  for  some  time  past,  tho  upward  tendency  having  been 
gradual  and  without  any  undue  excitement  on  tho  part  of 
speculators.  Tho  enhanced  valuo  of  Imperial  seems  to 
have,  been  the  initiatory  step  towards  a  sympathetic  feeling ; 
however,  the  intrinsic  merits  of  the  advance  is  warranted 
in  a  namber  of  coses.  All  things  considered,  the  present 
condition  of  the  mines  on  the  Comstock  Lode  is  mach  bet- 
ter than  was  anticipated  loss  than  a  month  ago. 

Grown  Point—  was  in  better  request,  advancing  from 
$620  to  $710,  receding  to?$640,  and  closing  at  $685.  The  latest 
advices  state  that  in  tho  north  drift,  on  the  700-foot  level, 
they  are  nine  feet  in  the  face  from  where  they  cut  quartz 
and  pay  ore  on  tho  22d  instant,  and  now  continue  in  quartz 
with  spots  of  pay.  It  is  said  that  about  seven  feet  of  the 
ground  will  yield  $115  per  ton  at  the  mill.  The  soath  drift 
rans  in  porphyry  and  quartz. 

Hale  «t  Noiicnoss— continues  to  be  well  maintained, 
sailing  at  ;5W0Uw>t.Mi,  and  closing  on  Uerhn-sJ.o  at  ij«2ll.  The 
vein  running  toward  the  Savage  groand,  lif  ty  feet  below 


tho  "xO-foot  lovnl,  is  about  ten  feet  wide,  and  produce*  an 
fctttotha  ton.    The  general  average  pro- 
duct of  thle  mine  during  thn  currvnt  m>ml  It  rum*  a  little 
-  ■!  in  r  h-  i  -ui.    At  n  meeting  of  the  stockholders 
m party,  held   on  I  n   hundred 

and  twenty-fooi  oat  of  the  eight   hundred  shares  being 
■    it.  it  was  unanii.i  .  lue  ol  the 

■■-'.. :..-il.     [■ 

capital  $1.-  m  to  luvy  a 

■    ii  -  \.  hioh    will  '"-'    ilmii'   v. 

could  have  been  made  with  a  eupital  of  only  $400,000. 

>;— ban  been  somewhat  ami  toady  daring  the  period 
under  review,  rising  from  $144  to  fIH2  50,  falling  1  i 

agat  fl6L    Wo  have  nothing  ol  ttpeoial    nl   >■ 
cow  •  ruli  bullion)      iipt    J         i  be  i  >1  to 

the  -,;kl  instant  amounted  to  $36,965,  At  t  he  meeting  ol  the 
■toekholden  on  the  jfitb  instant),  the  following  gentleman 

wore  elected  •< dicer*  to  servo  the  ensuing  year:  Thus.  Sun- 
derland, President :  A  Ha>-ward,  James  O,  Blood,  Jaw.  \v. 
Etle  mi  II,  and  William  Sharon,  Truat*  ee;  H.O,  Einbe,  Seo- 
retary.    Prom  the  raporte  suomltted  bj  the  President  and 

Secretory  weinako  the  following  extracts: 

Tho  west  drift.  420  foot  from  the  surface,  yields  about 
forty  tons  of  ore  per  day,  of  the  average  ;>  isaj  Value  tho 
present  month,  up  to  the  lath,  of  fin  04  per  ton,  Sixty-five 
per  cent,  "f  which  would  rive  $52  «rj.  It  is  estimated  by 
pwties  oxporiencod  in  mining  that  this  west  body  of  ore, 

n I  an  1 1   oi  tin-  pros-en  t  numth.  will  lust  for  eight  mnntli*. 

The  tin  nro  of  tho  mine,  however,  is  do  pendent  upon  tho 
east  body,  partially  developed  by  the  frown  Point  and  Yel- 
low Jacket  OompaniOB.  and  lying  about  four  hundred  feet 
to  tho  east,  of  the  Keiituek  snafu  The  lowest  levol  of  tho 
( 'nmu  Point  lion  fi'.-t )  it>  throe  hundred  feot  below  the  low- 
est level  "f  the  Kentuok;  and  the  north  drift  in  tho  former 
mine  is  being  run  jointly  by  the  two  Companies,  and  on  tho 
dividing  lino.  According  to  the  report  of  the  Superinten- 
dent of  the  Orown  Point  .Mine,  lie  had.  up  to  the  'J'Jd  instant, 
run  through  ore  in  this  drift  which,  if  concentrated,  woulu 
make  a  compact  body  of  eleven  feet;  since  which  time  the 
drift  bus  improved  in  going  oust,  and  is  now  in  pay  ore. 
This  east  body  of  ore,  at  the  hve  hundred  foot  levol  of  tho 
Crown  Point  Company,  runs  through  the  Kentuck  Aline 
ninety-five  feel  to  the  Yellow-  , lacker  ground,  and  is  aow 
being  worked  through  the  Yellow  Jacket  shaft.  It  yields 
about  thirty  tone  per  day,  of  S'lh  to  $30  mill  ore.  About  the 
same  quality  of  ore  is  found  on  the  Kentuck  lino  in  tho 
Crown  Point  Mine,  twenty-eight  feot  below  the  tatter's  six 
hundred  foot  level,  but  uo  prospecting  has  been  done  on  tho 
Kentuck  ground  at  this  level.  So  far  as  can  be  ascertained, 
the  Kentuck  ground  seems  to  cover  the  cente  of  the  chim- 
ney of  ore  in  tho  east,  as  does  the  west  body.  The  mine,  to 
be  worked  with  economy,  cannot  be  made  to  yield  above 
eighty  tons  of  ore  per  day.  During  the  last  month  an  at- 
tempt was  made  to  increase  the  dividends  by  extracting  a 
largo  quantity  of  ore,  and  U.71H  tons  were  taken  out  and 
worked  While  that  Quantity  largely  increased  the  expen- 
ses of  mining  and  milling,  the  product  was  little  more  than 
it  would  have  been  with  li,4lH)  tons,  or  eighty  tons  per  day. 
Tliis  company  has  never  collected  an  assessment.  Money 
wus  borrowed  to  tho  extent  of  about  twenty  thousand  dol- 
lars toiopen  the  mine,  and  an  assessment  levied  to  secure  tho 
party  making  the  loan,  but  before  it  was  collected  the  pros- 
pects of  tho  mine  wore  so  llattering  that  it  was  rescinded, 
aud  the  loan  paid  off  by  the  product  of  the  mine.  The  first 
bullion  received  from  the  mine  was  in  January,  1H66,  and, 
amounted  to  $1  ,SI30  'Si.  In  February  it  amounted  to  $3,127  'Si. 
The  first  dividend  was  paid  in  September,  lBoo*,  and  includ- 
ing that,  tho  company  bus  disbursed  to  the  present  time 
the  sum  of  SSKi.OOO  in  dividends,  or  $6,231  St  per  foot  of 
ninety-five  feet,  the  actual  quantity  of  ground  in  tho  claim. 
The  company  has  also  paid  legal  expenses  and  to  quiet  title 
the  sum  of  $44,MH  76.  The  grass  yield  per  foot  of  ninety-five 
feet,  as  above,  has  been  $16,2X8  4X,  and  tho  dividends  3SM 
per  coat,  of  the  total  bullion  produced. 

The  Secretary  submitted  tho  following  report,  extending 
from  November  1st,  1865  to  November  21st,  1867: 
Beeeipfc 

Bullion $1,574,647  35 

Sundries 63,124  10 


1,637, 


71  45 


filibttr/wmtmfx. 

Expenses $1,025,406  42 

Dividends,  No.  1  to  14 592,1100  00 

Cash  in  Treasury 20,365  03 

$1,637,771  45 

Ore  statement  from  May  1st  to  November  1st,  1867:  Tons 
worked,  15.834 ■ ^ :  average  yield  of  bullion  per  ton,  $43  86; 
average  cost  of  mining  and  milling  per  ton,  $24  72;  average 
net  yield  por  ton,  $ia  14. 

Savage — continues  to  be  actively  dealt  in  and  at  better 
prices,  advancing  to  $112  50,  then  selling  at  $108  50,  and 
closing  at  $107  b.  30.  The  amount  and  approximate  value  of 
the  ore  extracted  during  the  past  six  weeks  compare  as  fol- 
lows : 

Terns. 

November  23d 1,813 

November  16th 1,626 

November  9th 1,766 

November  2d 1,8-21 

October  26th 1,5121 

October  19th 1,944 


Value  per  Ton. 

$37  62 
36  20 
35  52 
33  80 

38  55 

39  90 

Tho  north  mine,  on  the  third  station,  continues  to  pro- 
duce tho  largest  amount,  having  yielded  NX8  tons  of  the  ag- 
gregate reported  for  week  under  review.  Dispatche3  of  the 
25th  state  that  the  south  drift,  on  the  fourth  .station,  passed 
through  oro  eleven  feet  wide,  and  thoy  aro  now  working 
south  to  roach  the  drift  from  the  winze.  In  the  east  drift, 
from  same  winze,  the  oro  is  said  to  be  fourteen  feet  wide. 
It  is  reported  that  all  parts  of  tho  mine  have  generally  im- 
proved ia  quality. 

Choller-Poiosi— met  with  moderate  sales  at  $130@121, 
rose  to  $133,  aad  closed  at  $128.  This  advance  is  based  upon 
the  following  information:  On  the  third  Santa  Fe  station, 
at  the  south  end,  a  fine  body  of  ore  comes  in ;  it  is  said  to 
be  thirty-five  feet  wide,  showing  large  assays.  The  deposit 
is  entirely  new  ground,  and  it  is  said  the  indications  are  fa- 
vorable toward  a  large  body  of  ore.  The  old  mine  yielded 
1,700  tons  of  ore  during  tho  week  ending  Nov.  22d,  and  1,647 
tons  were  sent  to  custom  mills  during  the  same  period.  On 
the  25th  inst.  265  tons  wore  delivered  to  custom  millo. 

Imperial— is  ia  marked  favor,  advancing  from  $168  to 
$195,  then  selling  at  $184,  and  closing  at  $175.  The  bullion 
receipts  during  the  current  month— three  shipments  from 
Rock  Point  Mill  and  one  from  Gold  Hill  Mill— amoant  to 
$35,308.  The  mines  of  this  company  now  yield  160  tons  of 
oro  per  day.  A  test  has  been  made  of  the  machinery  at  the 
Inijierial-knipive  shaft,  and  everything  is  foond  to  work 
satisfactorily. 

Overman— declined  from  $49  to  $43,  rose  to  $46  50.  and 
closed  at  $45.  On  the  24th  inst.  they  commenced  drifting 
oa  the  500-foot  level.  A  smaller  quantity  of  ore  is  now  ex- 
tracted, and  of  an  inferior  quality.  The  receipts  of  bullion 
so  far  this  month  aggregate  about  $7,0U0. 

Gold  Hill  QuAitTZ—advaaced  from  $110  to  $132  50 

Yellow  Jacket  from  $405  to  $515,  closing  at  $490 

Alpha  is  quotable  at  $400  per  foot.    An  assessment  of  $10 
per  share,  or  $40  per  foot,  was  levied  oa  the  Ittth  instaat. 

The  aggregate  sales  of  Stocks,  Legal  Tender  Notos,  etc., 
at  the  regalar  sessions  of  the  Board  since  Saturday  last, 
amounted  to  $894,070.  The  sales  in  the  open  sessions 
amounted  to  $188,864,  showing  a  combined  aggregate  to 
date  during  the  past  week  of  $1,082,934. 


Improved  Boh^er-making. — Unusual  in- 
terest is  manifested  in  our  Eastern  cities 
in  various  improved  methods  of  con- 
structing boilers  for  generating  steam  eco- 
nomically. Messrs.  Connery  &  Bros.,  at 
Wilmington,  Delaware,  are  manufacturing, 
under  their  own  x^atent,  a  very  compact 
boiler,  consisting  of  coils  of  tubes  placed 
near  the  furnace,  connected  with  upright 
tubes  in  the  upper  portion,  so  arranged  as 
to  cause  a  free  circulation  of  water,  and 
greatly  economize  the  heat  with  perfect 
security.  An  engraving,  which  is  necessary 
to  illustrate  the  device,  may  be  given  in  a 
future  number. 


Br.  LrviNGSTONis  Alive. — Late  tele- 
graphic advices  state,  on  what  appears  to  be 
perfectly  authentic  evidence,  that  the  dis- 
tinguished African  explorer,  Dr.  Living- 
stone, is  still  alive  and  prosecuting  his  re- 
searches with  as  much  energy  as  ever. 


MINING  SHAREHOLDERS'  DIRECTORY. 

[Complied  for  every  Issue,  from  advertisements  In  the 
Mi.tina  amp  Bouumno  Prksb  and  other  San 
oo  Ibnnula-  ] 

Comprtslnc  tho  Name*  of  Companies,  District  or  Coimtv 
ol  Location;  Amotim  and  doto  ••'■  Assessment;  Dsts  ol 
Mooting;  Day  of  Ui-ilnumjiu  Sale;  and  Amount  and  Time 
of  Payment  of  DIvW   I 

HAXC,    LOCATIOK,    AMOUNT,    XHD  nAT  OAT 

DATS  or  a.-w:;jsuk;jt.  dkliiojuhNT.      OVSALX 

(Old  Hill,  ston  v  CO.,    Nov  IS.  510  ...Dec  19— Jan  20 
AlicU'Ht  Bivi  r  Channel.  NVv.ro,,  x,.\  -2,  S2.Dlc  27— Jan  IS1 

Amador  Co., dividend,  »o  nui  share Payable  Nov  y 

Adclia,  Sierra co.,  Nov  2,  $1 Dee  l— Dec  a* 

Bullion,  $lorey  oo.,  Nev,  Oct  22,  $10.. Payable  immediately 
Campo  sic.-.,  copjior Auiuial  Hooting  Dec  19 

ChlplonenR,  Souoro,  .Mexico.  Nov  27,  S6 Jan  3-JBO  2U< 

i  ,,],..  si,ir,y  (.-,,..  N.'v   ..Annual  Meet  inn  l>i-c  H 

Cherokee  I- hit  Klue  Gravol  Co.  Nov  12.  $5....DCC  lii-.Inn  3 

Cordillera,  Mexico.  UotU,  SI Nov  W— Dec  10* 

Cambrldifu.  Grass  Valley,  Oct  8,  $20 Nov  16— Dec  3 

ChoUar  1'otosl,  Storey  do.,  Nev  ,  iiiv.  525 Payable  Oct  15 

Crown  Point,  Nov  illvlilcnd  SSU Payable  .May  15 

Etnail  Allen,  I.iiiiuVr  Co.,  Nev.,  Sept  30,  SI. .  .Nov  5—  Dec  2- 

Empire  M.  .t  :.:.,  Nev.,  dividend  S6 Payable  Muy  15 

Focus  M.  ii  M.,  Amador  co  ,  Nov  *,  $5 Dec  5— Dec  21 

Golden  Rule,  Tuolumne  Co, dtv  60c %*  sh.. .Payable  Oct-  26» 

<;i-.'.[t  Central,  Ariioila,  Sept  .'io,  fi Nov i— Nov  25* 

Gold  Quarry,  Placer  co..  Sept  19,  $20 oct  23-Nov  25» 

(iold  H.111Q  M  A:  M— dividend,  S15 Payable  Aug  15 

Hanscom  Copper.  Del  Norte  Co  —  Annual  Meeting  Dec  21» 

Hanscom,  Del  Norte  co  ,  Nov  1,  lfte Dec  10— Dec  2 1* 

UalcA  Norcross,  Virginia,  Nev.,  div.  $125... Payable  Sept  15 

I.  X.  L.,  Aloineco.,  Oct  18,  SI Dec  I6-Jati22* 

Imperial,  Virginia,  Nov.,  div.  SW Payable  July  15 

Julia,  Storey  co.,  Nev,  Nov  6.  SI Dec  10— Dec  28 

Joflersonlan  M.  .t  M.,  Nov  2.  83.60 Dee  9— Dec  2S 

Josephine  Quicksilver,  San  Luis  Obispo,  div,  S3 July  a 

Kcnluck,  dtv.,S7 .50  per  share Payable  Nov  9 

Lonilon  Q.  M.,  Slsklvuu  co.,  Nov  23,  70c Jtin  i— Feb  4 

Lyon  M.  .t  M.,  Kl  Dorndo  co.,  Nov  27,  50c Ian  1— Jan  17* 

Lady  Bell,  DelNurle  co.,  Oct 24,  16c Nov26-Dcc  16* 

Mount  Tenabo,  Lander  co.,  Nov  8,  $1.50 Dec  12— Dec  31* 

Morning  Star,  AJnlno  co.,  Aug  6,  S2 Sept  D— Sept  30 

Neaglc  ACnrconiii.Storeyco.Ncv,  Nov26,$2.Dec26— Jan  11* 

North  star.  Lander  co.,  Ncv„  dividend Pavable  Nov  15 

North  Star,  Lander  co..  Nov..  Sept  19,  S20....Nov  20- Dec  7* 

Nuestra  Senon,  ilex.,  Oct2i,  St Nov 30— Dec  23* 

Oxford  Beta,  Esmeralda,  Nev.  Nov  18, 50c... Dec  26— Jnn  15* 

Ophir,  Storey  co.,  Nev.,  Scot  27,  $:i Nov  12— Nov  so 

Old  Colony,  Austin,  Nev. ,  Sept  28,  S3 Nov  2— Nov  25* 

1'atroclna.fc  Dolores,  Mex.,  Nov  8, 82 pec.  12— Dec  30 

Santiago,  Silver  City Annual  Meeting  Nov  26 

Seaton,  Amador  co  ,  Nov.  21,  SlJU Dec  28— Jan  18* 

Savage,  Virginia,  Nev,  dividend Payable  Nov  7 

Santiago,  Silver  Oily,  dividend Payable  Nov  8 

Sophia  Cons..  Tnol inn ne  co  ,  Nov  7,  5Hc Dec  7— Dec  23* 

Shoshone  S.  M.,  dividend,  S2  per  share Payable  March  14 

Rcdiiigton  Quicksilver Stockholders  mcoiingDec4 

Rattlesnake,  Vnbaco.,  (Jet  17,  SI Nov  21— Dec  9* 

Whitman,  Lyon  co  -Nov.,  Oct  31,  $1.50 Jan  1— Jan  22* 

Yellow  Jacket, Storey  co.,  Nev,  Nov  15,  $100.. Dec  1G— Jan  15 
Yellow  Jacket,  Uold  Hill,  div.  $76  sh Payable  July  10 

•■Those  marked  with  an  asterisk  (*)  are  advertised  in  this 

o  urn  nl. 


Latest  Stock  Prices  Bid  and  Asked. 

S.  F.   STOCK  AND  KXCHANGK  BOARD. 

Friday  Evening,  Fov.  29,  1867. 

MIPCELLANKOUS  STOCKS-  Bid.      At/id, 

United  States  7  3-KUhs  Bonds,  June  isaue S  78  79 

Legal  Tender  Jfoius 7i'i  72^ 

Caltlornia  Stale  I'.onds,  7s.   1837 92^  95 

San  Francisco  Bonds,  10s,  ISol 100  102 

San  Francisco  i:iiv  Bonds,  6s.  1855 80  95 

San  Francisco  Citv  and  Counlv  Bonds,  Cs,  1858.      75  80 

Sun  Francisco  City  and  Co.  Sch'l  E'ds,  7s,  1866.  80  — 

San  Francisco  Citv  and  Uo.  Bonds,  7s,  1862 80  84 

San  Francisco  City  and  Co.  Bonds,  75, 1864 81  84 

Sau  Francisco  Cityaud  Co  Bonds,  7v,  1865 80  84 

Sun  Francisco  City  and  Co.  JuOg.  Ktls.  7s,  1863.  60  84 

San  Francisco  Ciiyatnl  Co.  Judg.  Bds,  7a,  1864.  SO  Si 

Sacramento  City  Bonds 22%  25 

Sacramento  County  Bonds,  6* 68  70 

Marvsville  Bonds,  10s 75  85 

Stockion  City  Bonds 70  85 

Vnba  County  Bonds,  10s 76  95 

Santa  Clara  County  Rmnls.  7s 75  80 

Buue  County  Bonds,  lUs,  i860 70  73 

Sau  .Maieo  County  Bonds,  7s —  85 

Caliliihlia  Sleam  Nflvi^alion  Co 77  78M 

Spring  Valley  Water  Co 60  61 

State  Telegraph  Co 30  31 

CAS  COBTI'ANIES. 

San  Frnncisco  G;isCo  66  67 

Sacramento  Gas  Co (56>£  70 

RAILROADS. 

Sacramento  Valley  Railroad , —  — 

San  Francisco  and  San  .lose  Railroad 40  45 

Omnibus  Railroad 61  62 

Central  Railroad 45  48 

North  Bcaeli  and  Mission  Railroad 63  «ij< 

Kront  Street,  Mission  aud  Ocean  Railroad 11  12 

BANKING   INSTITUTIONS. 

California,  Loan  and  Savings  Society —  — 

Bank  01'  i'acilic  Accumulation  Loan  Society..      —  — 

The  Banker  Catliomia     145  — 

INSURANCE  COMPANIES. 

Firemans'  Fund  Insurance  Co 88  89 

Pacific  Insurance  Co 110  115 

San  Francisco  Insurance  Co —  luo 

Merchants*  Mutual  Marine  Insurance  Co 375  400 

California  Insurance  Co 1000  1300 

Union  Insurance  Co 82>£  85 

California  Home  Insurance  Co —  — 

H01ne.MutualInsurau.ee  Co 9  10 

Occidental  Insurance  Co —  80 

National  Insurance  Co 65  66 

HIKING  STOCKS— WASHOE  DISTRICT. 

Alpha 400  — 

Ba  Itiinorc  Aine rican —  — 

Belcher X . .  120  125 

Bullion.  G.  II 15  16 

Crown  Point 675  685 

Con  lidencc 35  — 

Chollar-Potosi 127  130 

Daucy 7  9 

Exchequer 10  11 

Empire  Mill  and  Mining  Co 170  175 

Would  &  Curry 320  330 

HaleA  Norcrosa 800  850 

Imperial 172^  175 

Lady  Bryan —  — 

Ophir 60  65 

Overman 44  45 

Sa  vafie 106  107 

Sierra  Nevada ■ —  7 

Ye  I  In  w  Jac  ltd 490  600 

Golden  Uulc,  California 19  20 


San  Francisco  Market  Kates. 

Wli*>lo-;;Iu  Pi'ice*. 

Fiudat,  Nov.  29,  1867. 

Flour,  Extra,  B  bbl $7  00  @$S  00 

Do.    Superilne 6  60  @  7  00 

Corn  Meal,  fi  100  lb3 2  60  @  3  00 

Wheat,  ~i  100  lbs 2  25  @  2  65 

oats,  $  HWtos 1  75  ©  1  80 

Barley,  #  100  Iba 1  75  (3)  1  85 

Beans,  fa  10U  lbs 2  50  <&  3  50 

Potatoes,  "ft,  1U0  lbs 1  00  @  1  50 

Hay, 58  ton 20  OO  '  @25  00 

Live  Oak  Wood,  fa  cord 9  00  @10  00 

Beef,  extra,  dressed,  fa  lb 9  @      10 

Sheep,  on  foot 3  00  ©  4  00 

Hogs,  on  foot,  fa  lb 4  @        4t^ 

Hogs,  dressed ,  fa  lb 7  ®       7>i 

GU0CER1F.S,  KTC. 

Ruear,  crushed ,  fa  lb U*4  Oi      \4M 

Do.    Cliina 1.J  @     — 

Coffee,  Costa  Ric^,  fa  lb 20J£  @     21 


Do.  Klo 20 

Ti-a.. Japan,  fl  ft 65 

Do   crvro. 60 

ElawaUau  ltlce.il  lb 9 

China  Rlci    ■■■  lb    0 

Coal  "il,  n  callou 48 

Candle*,  f  B      3a 

Rnucli  Butter,  Q  lb 35 

iBthmua  lluttor,  n  lb 15 

Chei  its,  <  lull          ;.            irt 

Eke»,%  dozen 62X 

Lord, ':'  » in 

!  B  icon,  >'  Iti 13 

Bbouldors.  ;■ .it. iu 

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The  following  information  is  gleaner:  mostly  from  Jour- 
nals published  in  the  interior,  in  close  proximity  to  the 
mines  mentioned. 


CALIFORNIA. 

Alpine    Comity. 

Miner,  Nov.  16tli :  The  plan  of  opera- 
tions at  the  Morning  Star  mine  will  be  radi- 
cally changed,  and  a  shaft  sunk  upon  the 
ore  deposit  now  opened,  100  ft. 

The  north  drift  in  the  Tarshish  mine  is 
now  in  good  ore,  and  promises  well. 

The  Globe  Co.  on  the  Hercules  lode  are 
pushing  their  tunnel  ahead. 

Large  quantities  of  rock  from  the'erop- 
pings  of  the  Leviathan  Co's  mine  exhibits 
true  gold-bearing  indications.  Some  of  it, 
pulverized,  gave  several  colors  to  a  pound 
of  rock. 

Chronicle,  Nov.  16th  :  The  last  steamer 
brought  out  the  agent  of  the  Imperial  Sil- 
ver Quarries  Co.  of  London,  and  work  will 
be  commenced  before  long  on  the  Michigan 
Tunnel. 

Amador  County. 

Ledger,  Nov.  23d :  Mining  in  Alpine 
county  is  at  last  to  be  commenced  in  good 
earnest.  We  notice  that  several  capitalists 
have  recently  arrived  there  from  the  East 
and  Europe,  who  will  it  onee  commence 
vigorous  operations. 

Dispatch,  Nov.  23d :  The  arastra  at  French 
Hill  is  able  to  crush  three  tons  of  rock  in  24 
hours.  The  first  clean  up,  on  ore  from 
Brumel  &  Lockwood's  claim  on  the  Mother 
Quartz  lode,  paid  $9  per  ton. 
XSutte    pounty. 

Oroville  Record,  Nov.  23d:  Copper  ore 
of  a  very  rich  quality  has  been  struck  in 
this  county,  and  from  the  specimens  now 
on  our  desk,  it  is  unexcelled  in  richness  by 
any  in  the  State. 

Calaveras    County. 

Chronicle,  Nov.  23d  :  Bates,  Bedfern  & 
Co.  are  prospecting  a  very  promising  lead 
in  the  Middle  Bar  District.  Wesson  &  Co. , 
whose  claim  is  located  in  the  same  vicinity, 
are  progressing  rapidly  in  its  development, 
and  obtaining  the  most  flattering  prospects. 
The  mine  of  Alexander,  Seavers  &  Co.,  upon 
which  a  10-stamp  mill  has  been  erected,  is 
paying  handsome  dividends.  Staples,  Nor- 
ton &  Co.,  who  have  purchased  a  claim  on 
the  old  Bich  Gulch  vein,  are  making  prepar- 
ations for  the  erection  of  a  20-stamp  mill. 
Mitchell  &  Co.,  located  at  the  junction, have 
contracted  for  the  hauling  of  100  tons  of 
rock  to  the  French  mill  at  Bich  Gulch. 

At  Bailroad  Flat,  Hepburn  &  Co's  mill  is 
crushing  some  of  the  richest  rock  ever  dis- 
covered in  this  part  of  the  State. 

The  West  Point  correspondent  of  the  San 
Andreas  Register  of  Nov.  23d,  says:  The 
mining  prospects  of  our  district  continue 
good.  The  Casner  Bros,  have  just  got  into 
the  Zacetara  mine  with  their  lowest  tunnel, 
which  tups  the  mine  1-40  feet  below  the  sur- 
face. At  this  depth  the  ore  is  much  richer 
than  any  hitherto  taken  from  the  mine — pros- 
pecting $150  to  the  ton  in  free  gold.  At 
the  Gouldson  mine,  they  are  taking  out  a 
large  quantity  of  rich  ore.  Mr.  Lascy  ex- 
pects to  have  his  ehlorination  works  in 
operation  by  the  middle  of  next  month.  In 
the  meantinie  he  is  vigorously  prosecuting 
work  on  his  mine  at  Valentine  Hill,  and  is 
raising  a  large  amount  of  ore.  Widderholt 
&  Co. ,  on  Soap  Boot  Gulch,  are  sinking  on 
their  mine,  which  will  in  a  short  time  pass 
into  the  hands  of  a  San  Francisco  Co.  Six- 
teen hundred  pounds  of  ore  from  the  Heck- 
endorn  mine,  at  Blue  Mountain,  crushed  by 
White  &  Bro. ,  at  the  Harris  mill,  last  week, 
yielded  at  the  rate  of  .$20  per  ton.  in  free 
gold,  working  through  a  common  battery, 
and  $26  per  ton  from  the  tailings,  worked 
through  White's  iBtna  Calcining  Furnace, 
making  a  total  yield  of  $46  per  ton. 

Mariposa    County. 

Mail,  Nov.  23d:  Mr.  J.  Hambleton  has 
purchased  the  Guadaloupe  mill  and  prem- 
ises. He  has  reconstructed  the  mill  and 
built  a  new  water  wheel  of  29  feet  5  inches 
diameter,  which  will  run  a  battery  of  four 
stamps,  and.  arastra. 

The  miuing  interests  of  Coulterville  are 
in  a  promising  condition.  McKee  &  Flan- 
nagan,  on  Beau's  Creek,  will  start  their  mill 
within  the  week.  This  is  a  new  mining-  en- 
terprise. They  have  ready  for  crushing 
about  GOO  tons  of  ore.  They  have  a  mill 
of  eight  stamps.  Peter  Wynants,  on  the 
North  Fork  of  the  Merced,  is  completing  a 
new  mill,  to  be  run  by  water-power.  The 
machinery  will  start  within  a  week  or  ten 
days.  Mr.  Coward  is  putting  up  a  10-stamp 
mill  on  the  same  stream,  which  is  nearly 
ready  to  work.  The  Coulterville  Co.  are 
sinking  on  the  main  lead,  and  are  down  70 
feet.  This  company  proposes  to  erect  a  mil) 
if  the  rock  holds  out.  The  French  Co.  are 
sinking  on  the  Malvina  vein,  and  are  down 
180  feet  below  the  tunnel.  The  rock  found 
at.  t  taken  out  promises  to  pay  well. 


Ores  from  the  Josephine  and  Pine  Tree 
mines  which,  under  the  old  processes,  yield- 
ed $10  per  ton,  are  now  yielding,  at  the  Bear 
Valley  mill,  under  the  Byerson  Dry  Crush- 
ing process,  $40  to  $75  per  ton. 
rfevacLa.   County. 

Transcript,  Nov.  22d:  The  storm  has  sup- 
plied the  miners  in  every  part  of  the  county 
with  plenty  of  water  for  washing,  and  unless 
we  have  a  very  long  interval  between  this 
and  the  next  rain,  the  ruining  season  may  be 
considered  fairly  commenced.  The  season 
opens  more  auspiciously  for  miners  than  any 
previous  one  for  many  years. 

The  North  Bloomfield  Gravel  Co.  are  run- 
ning a  tunnel  and  deep  cut  for  the  purpose 
of  opening  a  gravel  range  near  Bloomfield, 
and  they  are  working  out  their  ground  as 
the  tunnel  progresses. 

Yesterday  the  Spring  Slide  Gravel  mining 
claim  was  purchased  of  Mr.  Bagon  by  Dr. 
Farnham  for  $21,000.  The  claim  is  located 
on  the  north  bank  of  the  North  Fork  of 
Deer  Creek  and  about  11  miles  north  of  Ne- 
vada. He  will  immediately  open  the  ground 
which  he  has  purchased  and  commence 
washing  this  season. 

Nov.  23d:  The  Brown  claim  at  You  Bet, 
which  was  offered  last  spring  for  $40,000, 
cannot  now  be  bought  for  $100,000.  The 
average  yield  is  $2,500  per  week. 

Nov.  24th:  Oscar  Maltman  has  recently 
greatly  improved  his  sulphuret  works,  on 
the  Grass  Valley  road.  He  treats  sulphu- 
rets  by  the  chlorine  process,  and  has  been 
exceedingly  successful  with  all  classes  of 
sulphurets.  The  capacity  of  the  works  has 
heretofore  been  only  about  eight  tons  per 
week,  but  he  is  now  building  a  furnace 
which  will  easily  reduce  18  tons  per  week. 

Gazette,  Nov.  21st:  A  clean  up  of  $5,000 
was  made  in  the  San  Joaquin  claims,  at 
Birchville,  on  Saturday  last,  after  a  run  of 
two  weeks.  The  ground,  is  now  bein^ 
worked  by  a  party  of  Chinese,  who  have 
made  a  conditional  purchase:  They  use  350 
inches  of  water. 

The  Eureka  Minin?  Co.  have  just  declai-ed 
a  monthly  dividend  of  $20,000,  carrying 
over  a  surplus  of  §30,000.  The  North  Star 
Co.  have  declared  a  dividend  of  $10,000. 

A  company  has  been  formed  and  arrange- 
ments perfected  to  run  a  tunnel  into  Gold 
Bidge,  the  main  divide  between  the  sources 
of  Bear  river  and  the  South  Yuba.  The 
tunnel  will  start  in  near  the  head  of  Scotch- 
man's Creek,  and  the  projectors  expect  to 
have  to  run  300  ft.  to  get  through  the  rim 
rock. 

Nov.  22d :  Bemarkably  "  rich  prospects 
are  now  being  obtained  in  the  gravel  claim 
of  the  Chalk  Bluff  Blue  Gravel  Co.  near  the 
Cascades.  They  find  considerable  coarse 
liold,  nuggets  having  been  picked  up  on  the 
bed  rock  of  the  value  of  $5.  At  no  distant 
day  they  will  be  compelled  to  erect  one  or 
more  mills  to  crush  the  cement,  but  the 
loose  gravel  will  be  washed  in  sluices  and 
the  tailings  will  be  saved  and  re-worked 
another  season.  In  the  claims  of  the  Bed 
Diamond  Co.,  near  by,  the  prospects  are 
equally  as  favorable. 

The  new  mill  of  the  Norridgewock  Co.  is 
completed,  and  was  started  in  operation  last 
Tuesday.  The  mill  has  10  stamps,  and  the 
machinery  works  finely. 

Grass  Valley  National,  Nov.  21st :  Pros- 
pects in  the  Slate  Ledge,  between  Perrin's 
crossing  of  Wolf  Creek  and  Forest  Springs, 
are  flattering.  One  hundred  and  fifty  tons 
of  rock  from  Osborne  Hill,  being  crushed 
at  the  Orleans  mill,  will  yield  between  $80 
and  $90  to  the  ton,  and  a  crushing  from  the 
Union  Jack  mine  at  the  same  mill,  yielded 
clear  of  all  expenses  $23  per  ton. 

.The  Dromedary  Co.  have  struck  a  ledge 
averaging  from  8  to  15  inches  in  thickness, 
which  in  its  general  character  gives  evidence 
of  being  richer  than  anything  yet  struck  m 
the  mine. 

Nov.  22d:  Aaron  Clark,  picked  up  a  speci- 
men on  Pike  Flat,  this  morning,  equal  in 
value  to  $100  in  coin. 

The  miners  are  turning  their  attention  to 
placer  mining.  Large  sums  of  money  have 
beeu  taken  from  Alta  Hill  by  the  companies 
working  them  in  times  gone  by,  and  we  learn 
that  Messrs.  Early  &  AValker  are  now  en- 
gaged m  hydraulic  washing  the  face  of  Alta 
Hill,  and  have  a  lead  of  gravel  which  bids 
fair  to  pay  them  handsome  returns  for  their 
outlay  and  labor.  Messrs.  Hamilton  & 
Harrison  have  been  for  some  time  past  pros- 
pecting in  the  neighborhood  of  Crocker's 
ranch,  and  with  a  good  prospect  of  success, 
as  we  learn  they  have  struck  a  lead  of  gravel 
which  affords  sufficient  encouragement  to 
commence  work  as  soon  as  the  necessary 
preparations  can  be  completed. 

Grass  Valley  Union,  Nov.  21st :  A  crush- 
ing from  the  Union  Jack  mine,  made  last 
week,  showed  a  yield  of  $:"5  per  ton,  the 
largest  yet  obtained  from  the  Union  Jack. 
The  rock  is  cheaply  worked,  the  entire  ex- 
penses for  extracting  and  reducing  being 
but  $12  per  ton,  leaving  a  profit  of  $23  per 


ton.  The  rock  recent!/ crushed  was  obtained   in  length. 


at  a  vertical  depth  of  150  feet  from  the  sur- 
face, and  450  south  of  the  lone  shaft.  The 
lode  at  this  depth  varies  in  width  from  18 
inches  to  8  feet.  The  lone  mill  is  noSv  run- 
ning night  and  day  on  Union  Jack  rock. 
Placer  County. 

Auburn  Stars  and  Stripes,  Nov.  21st :  The 
qnartz  mill  near  Ophir,  which  was  erected 
by  the  late  Col.  Hagen  and  destroyed  by 
fire  some  months  ago,  has  been  rebuilt  un- 
der the  superintendence  of  Mr.  B.  W.  Billet, 
and  was  set  in  motion  last  week.  Mr.  Billet 
has  a  large  amount  of  promising  rock  out, 
ready  for  crushing.  Specimens  taken  from 
the  shaft  have  been  shown  us,  which  consist 
almost  wholly  of  sulphurets.  Working 
tests  of  these  sulphurets  yielded  an  average 
of  $480  per  ton.  Of  the  specimens  which 
we  have  inspected,  fully  80  per  cent,  con- 
sists of  sulphurets.  They  much  resemble 
the  best  of  the  specimens  from  Meadow 
Lake  ledges  that  created  such  a  furore  about 
two  years  ago. 

Herrick  Bobards,  an  old  Californian,  and 
generally  an  unfortunate  one,  who  has  pros- 
pected for  years  without  any  decided  suc- 
cess, struck  a  fissure  last  Friday  that  yielded 
in  36  hours'  digging  and  washing  a  little 
over  813  ozs.  of  gold.  Being  coarse,  washed 
river  gold,  from  a  neighborhood  that  has 
always  been  famous  for  good  dust,  this  lot 
is  estimated  to  be  worth  $19.50  per  oz.. 
which  would  give  Bobards  $15,853.50  for 
three  days'  labor. 

Dutch  Flat  Enqtnrer,  Nov.  23d:  Mining 
is  all  the  go  here.  The  late  encouraging 
prospects  of  the  Bising  Sun  Co.  have  put 
our  quartz  men  at  work.  This  enterprising- 
company  have  erected  hoisting  and  pump- 
ing machinery. 

Auburn  Herald,  Nov.  23d:  The  rock  in 
the  Wall  ledge  continues  to  prove  rich.  On 
Sunday  last,  we  saw  a  piece  of  rock  taken 
out  at  the  depth  of  50  ft. ,  which  was  studded 
with  free  gold.  The  company  have  out 
about  20  tons  of  rock,  which  they  believe 
will  pay  $100  to  the  ton. 

Pltnnas     County. 

Quincy  Natimial,  Nov.  16 :  Messrs.  West- 
cott  &  Co.,  near  Greenville,  lately  cleaned 
up  $2, 500  for  a  week's  run.  Their  vein  is 
six  feet  in  width. 

The  New  Caledonia  mill,  built  by  H.  C. 
Bidwell  &  Co.,  in  Cherokee  Dist. ,  is  now 
under  way.  The  mine  is  highly  valuable. 
The  yield  for  the  past  week,  we  are  in- 
formed, was  $4,000.  The  machinery  of  this 
mill  was  built  by  Prescott  &  Scheidell,  of 
Marysville,  and  gives  full  satisfaction.  Jud- 
kins  &  Kellogg  have  a  seven-foot  vein  of 
fine  pay  on  the  lode  as  the  Caledonia. 

Messrs.  Keating  &  Co.  are  erecting  a  new 
quartz  mill  in  Light's  Canon,  for  the  pur- 
pose of  crushing  rock  from  the  Enterprise 
ledge.  This  ledge  prospects  well,  and  is 
expected  to  yield  largely  in  silver. 

We  learn  that  Van  Buskirk  &  Co.  have 
obtained  a  prospect  from  the  Buchanan 
ledge,  in  the  north  arm  of  Indian  Valley,  of 
about  $7  to  the  ton  upon  a  working  test. 
The  rock  was  crushed  in  the  Lone  Star  mill. 

The  Central  ledge,  Cherokee  Dist.,  has 
commenced  to  lai-ospeet  finely.  A  lot  of  the 
rock  was  crushed  last  week,  and  yielded  20 
ozs.  for  40  hours  run. 

Sutter  County. 

Banner,  Nov.  23:  A  correspondent  writes: 
The  Nimrod  Copper  ledge  presents  a  crop- 
ping of  some  00  ft.  in  width,  and,  from  ev- 
ery appearance,  is  rich  enough  in  copper  to 
satisfy  the  most  avaricious.  The  ore  is  con- 
tained in  a  grey  rock  and  is  of  the  kind 
known  as  the  Peacock  ore,  and  runs  through 
the  rock  in  seams  of  one-fourth  to  one-half 
an  inch  in  thickness.  The  whole  ledge 
seems  to  be  half  copper. 

Sierra    County. 

Downieville  Messenger,  Nov.  23d :  The 
first  run  of  the  Phcenix  mill,  located  just 
above  Sierra  City,  will  close  with  this  week. 
The  rock  from  the  ledge  up  on  the  Buttes  is 
run  down  on  pack  mules,  and  prospects  re- 
markably rich. 

The  Chips  Quartz  Co.  are  getting  out  the 
material  for  a  new  mill.  The  old  one  is  still 
tramping  out  rock  and  pays. 

At  Gibsonville,  mining  matters  seem  to 
be  progressing.  The  correspondent  from 
that  place  gives  a  descriptive  account  of 
several  of  the  mines,  but  nothing  new  ap- 
pears.— [Eds.  Peess. 

The  Comet  Co.,  of  Gardiner's  Point,  took 
out  last  week,  with  four  picks  only,  SI,  490; 
and  that  was  taken  out  along  the  main  tun- 
nel, -whilst  repairing  the  same. 
Tuolumne   County. 

Nevada  Gazette,  Nov.  25th:  D.  O.  Mc- 
Carthy, formerly  proprietor  of  the  Flag, 
has  perfected  arrangements  for  the  purpose 
of  working  Kincaid's  Flat,  near  Sonora, 
Tuolumne  County.  A  company  has  been 
organized  in  San  Francisco,  the  ground 
purchased,  and  a  tunnel  will  be  run  through 
the  ridge  that  will  tap  the  basin  to  the  depth 
nf  126  ft. ;  the  tunnel  will  be  about  200  ft 


Tnba  County. 

Marysville  Appeal,  Nov.  24th:  The  late 
rains  give  an  abundance  of  water  for  the 
miners,  as  well  as  rendering  the  earth  soft 
and  yielding  to  the  hydraulic  pipe. 

The  Alta  of  this  city,  speaking  of  the 
Smartsville  mines,  says  :  From  Smartsville 
we  hear  that  the  valuable  hydraulic  mines 
of  that  locality  are  well  supplied,  and  work 
has  been  recommenced  on  some  claims  in 
which  there  will  be  no  cessation  until  next 
July  or  August.  On  the  famous  Blue  Point 
and  Union  gravel  claims  work  is  being 
pushed  with  vigor,  these  claims  being  sup- 
plied from  the  Nevada  Eeservoir  Ditch  Co. 
ARIZONA. 
Miner,  Nov.  9th :  Mr.  Cook's  furnace, 
built  of  lava  rock,  for  the  purpose  of  testing 
ores,  has  not  been  a  complete  success.  The 
rock,  it  seems,  will  not  resist  very  great 
heat.  Mr.  Cook,  however,  informs  us  that 
he  has  received  a  specimen  of  rock,  said  to 
have  come  from  an  extensive  deposit  in  the 
vicinity  of  Walnut  Grove,  which  stood  a 
severe  test,  and  as  soon  as  he  is  satisfied  that 
enough  of  the  material  can  be  obtained  for 
his  purpose,  he  will  dispatch  a  team  for  a 
load  of  it. 

Mr.  Gray  will  go  to  San  Francisco  in 
about  a  week,  and  on  his  return  hither  will 
be  accompanied  by  the  eminent  metallur- 
gist, F.  Kustel,  who  will  introduce  here  the 
chlorination  process,  now  so  successfully 
employed  in  the  reduction  of  sulphurets  at 
Grass  Valley,  California.  Mr.  Kustel  tested 
by  this  process  a  quantity  of  rock  from  the 
Galena  lode,  Big  Bug  Dist. ,  and  was  satis- 
fied that  it  would  pay  well  to  work  such  rock 
on  a  large  scale. 

Major  Coffin  writes  from  the  East  that 
money  matters  are  all  right,  but  that  the 
company  have  not  yet  decided  what  to  do. 

BRITISH  COLUMBIA. 

Cariboo  Sentinel,  Oct.  10th;  Notwith- 
standing the  great  scarcity  of  water;  the 
news  from  Mosquito  Gulch  is  encouraging. 
The  result  of  work  during  the  past  week  was 
as  follows  :  Hocking  Co.  (one  day)  65  ozs. ; 
Minnehaha  Co.  50  ozs. ;  Holman  Co.  50 
ozs. ;  Point  Co.  25  ozs. ;  Discovery  Co.  12 
ozs. ;  and  Willow  Co.  40  ozs. 

Oct.  14th :  On  William's  Creek  the  Wil- 
son Co.  have  erected  a  hydraulic  apparatus, 
and  are  now  taking  off  the  top  dirt  in  large 
quantities.  All  the  companies  on  this  creek 
are  doing  well,  taking  out  from  10  to  100 
ozs.  each  per  week. 

All  the  companies  on  Stout's  Gulch  have 
resumed  operations.  The  different  com- 
panies taking  out  from  40  to  70  ozs.  each 
during  the  past  week, 

On  Conklin's  Gnlch,  prospects  are  fail-, 
all  the  eompaniesat  work  are  makingwages. 

The  Minnehaha  Co.  in  Mosquito  Gulch, 
washed  up  for  the  week  ending  Oct.  13th, 
112  ozs.  Considerable  prospecting  is  going 
on  in  Bed  Gulch,  with  more  or  less  suc- 
cess. 

The  water  in  Lowhee  Creek  has  not  risen 
sufficiently  to  enable  the  hydraulic  claims 
to  commence  work. 

It  is  reported  that  the  Bolly  Co.  on  Grouse 
Creek  has  struck  a  prospect  of  355  to  the 
pan.  Other  companies  on  the  creek  aa-e 
doing  well. 

Miners  on  Lightning  Creek  are  making 
wages. 

Stevens  Creek,  which  gave  such  flattering 
promise  last  spring  of  becoming  a  profit- 
able mining  camp,  has  not,  so  far,  come  up 
to  general  expectation. 

Oct.  17th :  The  result  of  the  last  week's 
work  in  Mosquito  Gulch  were  as  follows : 
Willow  Co.  25  ozs. ;  Point  Co.  15  ozs. ;  Hol- 
man Co.  40  ozs. ;  and  Jeffree  Co.  57  ozs. 

Companies  on  Keithley's  Creek  are  mak- 
ing $15  per  day  to  the,  hand. 

The  report  that  good  prospects  have  been 
struck  in  the  Bolly  claim  at' Grouse  Creek, 
has  been  confirmed.  As  much  as  $5  has 
been  obtained  from  two  buckets  of  dirt. 
The  Point  Co.  are  making  from  50  cts.  to  $1 
to  the  pan. 

The  companies  on  Antler  Creek  are  get- 
ting good  prospects. 

On  Cedar  Creek  the  different  companies 
are  making  from  $15  to  .$20  per  day  to  the 
hand.  A  party  who  lately  prospected  from 
Cedar  Creek,  towards  the  headwaters  of  the 
Thompson  Creek,  reports  good  prospects  in 
several  places. 

COLORADO. 

Georgetown  Miner,  Nov.  7th :  A.  D.  Fos- 
ter has  made  six  assays  of  ore  from  the  full 
width  of  the  pay  vein,  in  the  Junction  lode 
on  Democrat  Mountain,  taken  from  the 
crevice  with  his  own  hands,  which  gave  the  - 
following  results  :  1st  class  sulphuret  ore, 
$4,749.92  silver  per  ton  ;  2d  class,  $1,779.64 
per  ton  ;  3d  class,  with  galena,  $479.56  per 
ton;  4th  class,  $440.97  per  ton  :  5th  class, 
$215.76  per  ton  ;  6th  class,  with  clay  or 
gouge,  $93. 27  per  ton.  The  above  .assays 
indicate  an  average  of  $1,293.19  silver  per 
ton  of  ore, 

Byron  E.  Cox  has  made  a  new  discovery 


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on  Democrat  Mountain,  that  shows  four  ft. 
of  .sulphuret  ore.  It  is  railed  the  William 
Peon,  and  is  the  extension  of  the  Midas. 
The  disojvery  is  owned  by  Oox,  Bites  & 
They  are  dow  engaged  iu  actively 
developing  the  pro] 

The  Morning  Star  lode  is  opened  by  a 
13  ft  in  depth,  and  has  a5-ft.  crevice, 
Dairying  an  are  seam  of  argentiferous  ga- 
lena two  It.  in   width.     The  ore  assays  as 
is 81,078  I- 

Five  tons  of  ore,  from  the  W.  !'■.  Astor 
lode,  run  during  the  past  week  by  Gorrott, 
Martine  &  Co.,  the  result  was  as  follows: 
Average  assay,  8205.50.  Yield  of  tin'  five 
ton-.  1,017  ozs.,  ''"iii  value,  SI. 140.48. 
yield.pei  ton  8229.33  ..  Per  cent,  saved 
$0.5.     Currency  value,  81,  W0. 

Denver  News,  Nov.  13th:  Mr.  Geo.  L. 
Bites  showed  us  last  evening,  a  fine  silver 
brick  weighing  25445-lOOoxs.  It  was  from 
four  tuns  of  ore  from  tlio  Nyanza  and  Cres- 
cent lodes,  and  was  from  the  reduction 
works  of  <  iarrott,  Martine  &  Co.  Its  valuo 
was  826X55. 

At  the  First  National  Bank  this  morning, 
■was  a  tine  bar  of  gold  bullion,  weighing 
192  33-100  ozs.;  fineness,  .814%;  value  in 
ooinj  83,283.20.  At  the  mint  were  two  bars 
belonging  to  Warren  Hussey  &  Co.,  weigh- 
ing and  valued  as  follows:  38  40-100  ozs., 
SO  32-100 ozs.;  8639.92,  8546.12,  in  coin. 

The  Register  says:  Wm.  Main,  Jr.,  has 
been  making  experiments  in  amalgamating 
at  tho  Monnier  works,  which  have  resulted 
so  well  that  he  is  momentarily  expecting 
orders  from  the  company  to  start  their 
works. 

Mr.  Badger  has  leased  the  Quartz  Hill 
Co's  mill,  and  Mr.  Bemick  the  La  Crosse 
Co's,  both  to  be  run  on  custom  ores. 

Some  persons  have  discovered  a  rich  lode 
near  the  American  Flag,  on  a  line  with  the 
Burroughs,  believed  to  be  the  extension  of 
that  lode.  The  Clark  Gardiner  Co.  are 
mining  and  getting  their  ore  crushed  at 
Young's  mill  in  Spring  Guleh.  Mr.  George 
T.  Clark  is  sending  150  lbs.  of  ore  from 
Young  America  lode  to  the  East.  Joseph 
Kenyon  yesterday  showed  us  a  gold  brick, 
very  fine,  weighing  101%  dwts.,  which  he 
says  came  from  two  tons  of  ore. 
IDAHO. 

Owyhee  Avalanche,  Nov.  10th :  Great  im- 
provements have  recently  been  made  at  the 
Oro  Fino  mine.  A  large  ore  house  has  been 
built,  and  the  car-track  leading  thereto  from 
the  tunnel  is  substantially  covered,  to  ren- 
der it  proof  against  the  storms  of  winter. 

Large  quantities  of  ore  has  been  taken 
out  of  the  Ida  Elmore. 

"Work  on  the  North  Star  or  Golden  Char- 
iot mine  is  rapidly  progressing,  and  build- 
ings for  the  reception  of  ore,  etc.,  are  being 
erected.  The  ore  is  of  the  same  character 
as  that  of  the  Ida  Elmore — being,  in  fact,  a 
continuation  of  the  same  ledge.  We  noticed 
a  large  pile  of  ore  on  the  dump,  several 
pieces  of  which  we  examined  contained  gold 
visible  to  the  naked  eye.  It  also  contains  a 
large,  amount  of  silver  in  the  form  of  black 
snlphurets. 

Several  tons  of  Woodstock  ore  are  now  at 
the  Sinker  mill,  and  will  be  crushed  in  a 
few  days. 

World,  Nov.  13th:  Mining  at  Willow 
Creek  is  mostly  in  small  gulches.  The 
diggings  pay  fair  wages. 

MONTANA. 

Post,  Nov.  9th :  From  the  Salmon  river 
mines  we  learn  the  following  :  There  are 
now  some  400  men  at  the  mines.  A  major- 
ity will  remain  during  the  winter.  The 
Douglas  Co.,  on  Napias,  have  taken  from 
their  claim  of  400x50  feet,  over  .$40,000. 
They  had  $2  and_  §3  to  the  pan,  and  eight 
feet  of  bed  rock,  when  work  was  suspended. 
Below  the  falls  on  Napias,  §50  per  hand  has 
been  taken  but.  B.  L.  Heath  &  Co.  have 
about  1,000  feet  above  the  falls,  and  are  now 
putting  in  a  bed-rock  flume.  In  Wright's 
Gulch,  where  water  failed  early  in  the  sea- 
son, good  wages  have  since  been  made  with 
rockers.  Taking  the  camp  on  an  average, 
it  is  believed  it  will  afford  good  wages  to 
800  or  1,000' men,  and  sufficient  water  to 
give  them  steady  employment.  The  quan- 
tity of  second  or  third  rate  ground  is  un- 
limited.    The  Chinese  are  coming  in  thickly. 

A  10-stamp  mill  has  been  started  for  Flint 
Creek  District. 

Gulch  mining  has  been  sadly  interfered 
with  in  the  past  week  by  the  severe  night 
frosts,  and  but  little  has  been  accomplished. 
Ground  sluicing  on  the  bars  along  Alder 
Gulch  is  almost  entirely  suspended. 

We  saw  to-day  in  the  banking  house  of 
Messrs.  Pinny  &  Co.  two  bars  of  bullion, 
which  aggregated  45  Sis.,  the  result  of  two 
days  purchase. 

The  Philadelphia  Co's  mill  cleaned  up  on 
Sunday  about  §3,500  from  the  last  week's 
run  on  the  Union  lead. 

NEVADA. 
IBln-c-]*:   Itoclc. 

Susanville  Sage  Brush,  Nov.  9tli :  Parties 


in  from  Blnck  ltock  state  that  the  work  is 
going  ahead  upon  the  two  mills  situated  at 
Ram's  Horn.     The  mill  of  Messrs.  Opdyke, 

on  &  Co.  is  being  built  at  Black 
Book,  north  of  the  mill  of  A.  Evans  ,v  Co. 
They  will  have  their  mill  in  running  order 

in  a  few  weeka    The  ore  that  had   I d 

crushed   at  the  old  mill  w as  oil aned-up  by 

■k  and  produced  a  large  mass  of 
amalgam  proportioned  to  the  ore  worked. 

Ten  tons  of  the  Snow  Storm  ore  has  been 
recently  crushed  in  the  same  mill,  and  will 
be  amalgamated  in  a  few  days.  Every  man 
upon  the  ground  is  reported  to  be  at  work 
and  sanguine  of  success  at  the  present 
working. 

From  the  same  paper  of  a  later  date,  Nov. 
16th,  we  find  the  above  statement  materially 
affected  by  the  following :  From  parties  that 
have  arrived  from  Black  Book  wo  ascertain 
that  the  experimenting  of  Professor  Esen- 
beok  in  the  mill  of  Evans,  Harvey  &  Co., 
has  been  a  signal  failure.  Some  15  tons  of 
Snow  Storm  ore  were  crushed  and  manipu- 
lated at  this  mill  and  not  a  trace  of  gold  or 
silver  was  obtained. 

Notwithstanding  this  failure,  the  Sage 
/Irus/i  declares  its  faith  in  the  richness  in 
Black  Bock. 

The  Humboldt  Register,  of  Nov.  10th, 
says  that  after  his  failure  at  Evans'  mill, 
Isenbeck,  feeling  a  little  unwell,  started  for 
California,  where  he  considers  the  atmos- 
phere more  healthy  for  him  just  at  this 
time,  but  j'roniised  his  mirnerous  and  be- 
reaved friends  that  he  would  return  again 
in  the  "Spring-time,  Gentle  Annie,"  when 
all  would  be  made  satisfactory  ! 

The  same  paper  adds :  The  Isenbeck 
"flats,"  we  learn,  are  about  worked  out. 
In  fact  it  has  been  a  mystery  to  many,  how 
they  could  be  made  to  yield  "pay  dirt "  so 
long,  as  they  were  very  shallow  and  the 
gold  coarse. 

[A  description  of ;  the  ores  of  the  Black 
Bock  mines,  together  with  further  informa- 
tion concerning  Isenbeck's  failure,  will  be 
found  in  our  editorial  columns. — IEditors 
Pkess. 

Virginia  Enteiprise,  Nov.  23d :  A  lot  of 
10%  tons  of  ore  from  the  Wilson  mine,  H. 
C.  Toombs,  superintendent,  lately  worked 
in  Crosman's  arastras,  yielded  82,076.29. 
The  Wheeler  mine  looks  well  in  sulphuret 
ore.  The  Pioneer  mill  will  do  no  custom 
work,  but  will  be  run  altogether  on  ore 
from  the  Wheeler  mine.  The  erection  of 
the  Williams  mill  is  being  rushed  forward 
with  all  possible  speed. 
Pahranagat. 

San  Bernardino  Guardian,  Nov.  16th : 
From  Pahranagat  we  learn  that  the  New 
York  Co.  are  in  full  and  successful  opera- 
tion ;  that  in  addition  to  the  mill,  already  at 
work,  a  Philadelphia  Co.  is  putting  up  an- 
other, and  the  camp  generally  is  in  a  pros- 
perous condition,  all  hands  being  employed 
and  doing  well. 

Reveille,  Nov.  16th  :  The  shipment  of 
bullion  from  the  Florida  mine  from  Nov. 
17th,  1866,  to  Nov.  12th,  1807,  was  $100,- 
503.35. 

Nov.  18th:  The  Magnolia  mine,  in  the 
MoreyDist.,  is  now  producing  a  superior 
quality  of  ore.  A  lot  of  12  tons,  worked  at 
the  Old  Dominion  mill  at  Hot  Creek,  yielded 
a  pulp  assay  of  8259  per  ton.  A  force  of 
eight  men  is  employed  in  the  mine,  and  two 
teams  are  constantly  engaged  in  hauling  ore 
from  the  mine  to  the  mill.  The  ore  met 
with  below  the  water  line  is  an  antimouial 
sulphuret,  and  is  very  similar  to  that  pro- 
duced by  the  mines  of  Lander  Hill. 

Last  week,  10  tons  of  ore  from  the  Buck- 
eye mine  in  Summit  Canon,  North  Twin 
Biver  Dist. ,  were  reduced  at  the  Metaeom 
mill  with  "the  following  result :  seven  tons 
of  chloride  ore  gave  a  pulp  assay  of  $241 
per  ton,  and  three  tons  of  sulphuret  ore  at 
the  rate  of  $231  per  ton.  The  mine  pro- 
duces unique  ore. 

.  In  six  days  of  last  week,  from  Monday 
until  Saturday,  inclusive,  the  Long  Island 
mill,  with  a  battery  of  five  stamps  and  two 
roasting  furnaces,  produced  bullion  of  the 
value  of  $7,000.  The  ore  reduced  was  from 
the  Timoke  mine,  and  was  of  a  very  high 
grade. 

Nov.  19th  :  The  negotiations  for  the  trans- 
fer of  the  Santa  Elena  property  in  Washing- 
ton Dist.  have  been  concluded,  and  all  the 
property — mines,  houses,  etc. — is  now  in 
possession  of  the  agent  of  a  New  York  Co. 
It  is  the  intention  of  the  present  owners  to 
erect  immediately  extensive  smelting  works 
for  the  reduction  of  the  ore  produced  by  the 
Santa  Elena  and  other  veins  bearing  rich 
galena. 

A  gentleman  lately  from  Keveille  Dist. 
reports  success  in  obtaining  large  amounts 
of  silver  from  the  ores  there  mined.  Eight 
tons  of  ore  from  the  Sweepstake  mine  were 


lately  hauled  to  the  mill  at  Hot  Creek.  One 
ton  of  this  being  first  class  yielded  8900 ; 
the  balance  had  not  been  worked,  but  was 
estimated  at  over  8200  per  ton.  Seven  tons 
weiv  taken  from  the  Davis  lode  to  the  same 
mill,  producing  an  aggregate  of  $987,  or 
sill  per  ton.  Tin'  first  class  ore  produced 
$208  per  ton.  There  are  but  few  miners 
now  in  the  district*  but  these  are  profitably 
engaged   in  gathi  ring  ore,  which  is  taken 

either  In  1 1  el  (  Irei  !.  "i-  Austin  for  reduction. 
The  two  mills  at  Hot  Creek  are  kept  at 
work ;  that  of  the  Consolidation  Co.  on  tail- 
ings of  its  former  workings,  and  the  mill  of 
the  ( )ld  Dominion  Co.  on  the  company's  and 
custom  ore.  Sixty-five  tons  of  ore  from 
Morey  Dist.  were  lately  worked  at  the  latter 
mill  which  gave  an  average  of  $171  per  ton, 
and  it  is  understood  that  the  ledge  from 
which  it  wfas  taken  was  a  large  one,  and  all 
through  it  the  ore  is  equally  good. 

The  Troy  mine,  on  Lander  Hill,  is  pro- 
ducing ore  of  extraordinary  richness.  Ten 
tons  were  reduced  at  the  California  mill  last 
week,  which  yielded  by  assays  of  the  pulp 
at  the  rate  of  $381.75  per  ton.  Tho  Troy  is 
opened  through  an  incline  to  the  depth  of 
375  ft.,  along  which  a  small  compact  vein 
holds  a  fine  quality  of  ore.  It  is  a  parallel 
vein  to  the  Florida,  both  in  its  course,  size, 
appearance,  and  character  of  mineral. 

Splendid  ore  has  been  developed  in  the 
El  Dorado  mine,  iu  Silver  Bend  Dist.  At 
the  depth  of  104  ft.  in  the  incline,  about  00 
ft.  perpendicular,  a  stratum  15  ins.  wide 
was  uncovered,  selected  specimens  of  which 
gave,  by  assay,  82,803.32  of  silver  per  ton. 
The  ledge  has  not  been  cut  through  in  the 
incline,  but  it  is  known  to  be  very  wide. 

The  stage  this  morning  brought  $2,000 
ozs.  of  bullion  from  the  mill  of  the  Social 
and  Steptoe  Co.  at  Egan  Canon.  It  is  600 
fine  in  silver  and  12%  fine  iu  gold. 

Last  evening,  Russell's  stage  from  the 
Cortez  Dist.  brought  six  bars  of  bullion,  of 
the  value  of  $5,000,  produced  by  the  mill  of 
the  Mount  Tenabo  Co.  It  was  the  result  of 
the  clean-up,  and  the  mill  has  been  closed. 
Yesterday,  a  bar  of  bullion,  weighing 
1,535  ozs.,  arrived  in  the  city  from  the 
Knickerbocker  mill,  near  lone. 

Nov.  20th:  Last  evenimr,  3,200  ozs.  of 
crude  bullion,  from  the  Old  Dominion  mill, 
arrived  in  the  city. 

At  one  o'clock  to-day,  two  teams  passed 
through  the  city  with  hoisting  machinery 
for  the  Combination  Co.  at  Belmont. 

Silver  Bend  Reporter,  Nov.  10th :  Some  of 
the  Transylvania  No.  1  ore  is  exceedingly 
rich,  as  will  be  seen  by  the  following  assay 
made  by  Messrs.  Cahill  Bros,  on  Wednes- 
day: $26,091.97  i>er  ton.  The  assay  was 
made  for  the  Belmont  Co.,  from  ore  taken 
from  the  upper  level  of  their  mine. 

Within  the  past  few  weeks  several  prom- 
ising led'jes  have  been  found  and  locations 
made  in  the  hills  across  the  neck  at  the 
lower  end  of  Monitor  Valley,  commencing 
about  a  half  mile  south  from  the  point 
where  the  El  Dorado  and  Transylvania 
ledges  disappear,  and  continuing  in  that 
direction.  As  there  are  two  well-defined 
and  distiuct  parallel  lodes,  lying  about  the 
same  distance  apart,  as  are  tho  two  ledges 
named,  and  from  a  similarity  of  ore,  nearly 
all  who  have  seen  them  consider  the  newly 
discovered  veins  and  the  Transylvania  and 
El  Dorado  identical. 

A  day  or  two  since  we  saw  a  beautiful 
specimen  of  horn  silver  from  the  upper 
level  of  the  Belmont  Co's  Transylvania  No. 
1.  It  was  nearly  as  large  as  a  person's  hand 
and  about  half  as  thick  as  a  quarter  of  a  dol- 
lar— having  been  scaled  from  the  quartz,  in 
the  interstices  of  which  it  was  formed.  In 
the  flame  of  a  candle  it  would  melt  as  read- 
ily as  wax,  precipitating  globules  of  virgin 
silver.  A  great  deal  of  this  ore  is  found  in 
the  level  whence  it  came,  though  seldom 
separated  from  the  rock  in  such  immense 
flakes  as  the  specimen  shown  us. 

In  the  incline  of  the  El  Dorado  South  a 
stratum  of  good  ore  has  been  disclosed, 
which  is  several  feet  in  thickness  and  is  fast 
increasing  its  size  as  greater  depth  is  at- 
tained. In  richness  this  ore  is  said  to  be 
fully  up  to  the  average  quality  of  any  in  the 
district. 

The  Magnolia  mine  at  Morey  is  producing 
a  superb  ore.  A  lot  of  10  or  15  tons,  just 
worked  at  the  mill  of  the  Old  Dominion 
Co.,  Hot  Creek,  gave  a  pulp  assay  of  $259 
per  ton.  Two  teams  are  constantly  em- 
ployed in  hauling  ore  to  the  mill  from  this 
mine,  and  eight  men  are  at  work  upon  it. 
At  the  water  line  the  ore  is  an  antimonial 
sulphuret — similar  to  that  of  the  mines  of 
Lander  Hill. 

The  Old  Dominion  mill  is  now  supplied 
with  salt  from  a  marsh  about  30  miles  east 
of  the  mill.  The  saline  deposit  embraces  au 
area  of  10  or  15  miles  square. 

Reveille,  Nov.  21st :  The  roasting  furnaces 
for  the  Old  Dominion  mill  were  completed 
last  week,  and  the  mill  will  now  produce 
bullion  to  the  full  extent  of  its  capacity. 


The  Old  Dominion  mine  looks  well,  and  af- 
ter a  while  it  will  be  in  a  condition  to  pro- 
duce sufficient  ore  for  the  supply  of  the 
mill. 

Nov.  22d:  This  morning  8,000  ozs.  of 
bullion  arrived  from  Bigby's  mill  in  San 
Antonio  Dist. 

Three  bars  of  bullion  arrived  last  evening 
from  the  mill  of  the  Belmont  Co. 

Tho  mine  of  the  Combination  Co. ,  on  the 
Highbridge,  presents  a  superb  appearance. 
A  large  amount  of  ore  of  high  quality  has 
been  brought  to  the  surface,  but  the  best  is 
stored  in  chambers  below  ground  until  it 
can  be  taken  to  the  mill. 

We  were  shown  this  morning  a  variety  of 
specimens  of  ore  from  the  Twin  Ophirs 
mine  of  the  La  Plata  Co.,  iu  Park  Canon. 
They  are  chiefly  remarkable  for  the  exhibi- 
tion of  metallic  silver,  which  occurs  in 
flakes  and  occasionally  in  threads  or  wires. 
The  ore  is  of  an  improved  quality  to  that 
produced  formerly  by  the  mine,  and  appears 
to  be  of  a  different  character.  We  learned 
that  500  tons  were  on  the  dump,  the  whole 
of  which  would  yield  a  handsome  profit 
over  the  cost  of  reduction.  The  mine  is  an 
extensive  deposit  of  peculiar  and  valuable 
ore. 

Eight  tons  of  ore  from  the  Sweepstakes 
ledge  in  Beveille  Dist.  have  been  hauled  to 
Hot  Creek  for  reduction  in  the  Old  Domin- 
ion mill,  with  the  following  result :  one  ton 
of  first  class  yielded  $900,  and  seven  tons 
of  second  class  $2,800— at  the  rate  of  8400 
per  ton. 

Washoe. 

[In  the  Stock  Circular,  in  another  portion 
of  this  paper,  will  be  found  late  mining 
news  from  this  district.  1 

Virginia  Enterprise,  Nov.  19th  :  We  were 
yesterday  shown  a  specimen  of  ore  said  to 
have  been  found  a  mile  west  of  the  Corn- 
stock.  It  appeared  to  be  rich  in  silver  sul- 
phurets.     An  assay  is  being  made. 

Nov.  21st:  At  the  present  time  a  very 
considerable  amount  of  prospecting  is  being 
done  iu  the  viciuity  of  this  city  iu  the  surface 
works  of  the  numerous  abandoned  claims. 
A  lot  of  four  tons  of  ore  from  one  such 
mine  is  now  being  worked  at  a  mill  in  Sil- 
ver City. 

A  party  now  in  this  city  has  some  speci- 
mens of  ore  nearly  covered  with  native  sil- 
ver, said  to  have  been  obtained  from  a 
newly-discovered  mine  about  ' '  ninety  miles 
away."  A  few  old  miners  have  obtained 
the  secret  in  regard  to  the  situation,  and 
will  leave  for  the  mine  in  a  few  days. 

Nov.  23d:  The  claim  of  the  Gold  Hill 
Quartz  Mill  and  Mining  Co.,  Gold  Hill 
proper,  is  looking  exceedingly  well  in  the 
290-foot  level. 

The  weekly  shipment  of  bullion  from 
Gold  Hill  and  Virginia,  by  Wells,  Fargo  & 
Co.,  was  9,044  ozs.,  valued  at  $260,302.42. 

Trespass,  Nov.  19th:  We  learn  that  100 
tons  of  ore  from  the  mines  of  Como  have 
been  hauled  to  Birdsall  &  Carpenter's  mill 
for  reduction. 

OREGON. 

Jacksonville  Sentinel,  Nov.  16th:  Times 
in  the  Sterlingville  mining  camp  are  as 
prosperous  as  ever.  Spanlding  and  John- 
son are  driving  their  tunnel  into  the  boulder 
channel,  and  expect  to  strike  pay  in  a  few 
weeks.  There  is  work  for  100  men  in  this 
channel,  at  good  wages,  if  the  waters  of 
Applegate  Creek  are  ever  brought  to  work 
it. 

Dalles  Mountaineer,  Nov.  16th:  The  min- 
ing season  in  the  John  Day  mines  is  pretty 
nearly  closed,  except  on  Canon  and  Dixie 
creeks. 

Five  miners  have  undertaken  the  construc- 
tion of  a  large  ditch  from  the  main  John 
Day  Biver  to  the  flat  at  the  mouth  of  the 
creek.  They  have  an  extensive  lot  of  mining 
claims,  which  will  pay  from  $6  to  $16  per 
day. 

Among  the  new  mining  speculations  about 
Canon  City,  is  the  erection  of  a  hydraulic 
of  great  power  by  Thompson  &  Armington, 
on  the  Marysville  Hill.  The  hydraulic 
claims  of  Clark  &  Bice,  at  the  foot  of  Rich 
Gulch,  have  been  lying  idle  most  of  the 
past  season,  but  promise  to  turn  out  well 
when  water  can  be  had. 
UTAH. 

Frank  McGowan  and  John  Holbrook, 
who  have  just  arrived  from  the  Sweetwater 
mines,  report  that  up  to  the  time  they  left 
the  weather  had  been  favorable,  and  the 
miners  had  improved  it  by  getting  well 
housed  for  the  winter.  A  number  of  new 
and  very  rich  claims,  both  quartz  and  placer, 
had  been  discovered,  and  the  miners  gen- 
erally were  in  high  feather  over  their  really 
brilliant  prospects. 


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slightly,  rub  him  smooth,  wipe  off  the  hair 
pretty  hard,  and  this  will  make  a  dark-col- 
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Notices  to  Correspondents. 

Total  Cain. — By  the  reduction  of  ores  is 
meant  the  treatment  of  metallic  minerals 
in  such  a  manner  that  the  metals  sought 
for  shall  be  eventually  obtained  in  the 
state,  free  from  earthy  or  other  impuri- 
ties. The  term  is  an  alchemical  one,  but 
owing  to  its  propriety,  has  always  been 
employed  by  modern  chemists  and  metal- 
lurgists, especially  when  treating  of  ores 
containing  the  precious  metals.  The  term, 
in  its  simplest  aspect,  means  the  reduction 
of  minerals  from  complex  into  less  com- 
plex conditions.  Thus,  a  regulus  (except- 
ing that  of  antimony,  which  forms  an  ex- 
ception,) is  a  term  ordinarily  applied  to 
the  reduction  of  the  metal  sought  into  an 
impure  sulphuret  or  oxide,  which  again 
maybe  further  reduced  to  still  more  sim- 
ple forms,  and  ultimately  to  the  primitive 
or  metallic  state.  You  err  in  supposing 
that  common  usage  has  reversed  the  mean- 
ing of  the  term  reduction,  as  applied  to 
ores,  because,  as  you  assert,  the  word  is 
vulgarly  understood  to  apply  in  a  manner 
quite  the  reverse  of  that  above  described. 
For  example :  iron  or  steel  is  frequently 
said,  in  the  ordinary  language  of  life,  to 
be  reduced  to  rust,  or  copper  being  re- 
duced to  a  carbonate.  Conversion  or  con- 
verted would  be  the  correct  terms  to  ap- 
ply in  such  cases.  It  would  be  quite 
proper  to  say  that  a  piece  of  coal  or  wood, 
after  being  burned,  is  reduced  to  a  cinder, 
as  the  latter  in  such  a  case  would  not  only 
be  reduced  in  weight,  but  at  the  same  time 
be  reduced  to  a  less  complex  chemical 
form.  "When  iron  becomes  oxidized  or 
rust,  or  copper  becomes  a  carbonate,  in 
each  case  the  resulting  rust  or  carbonate 
will  weigh  more  than  the  original 
metal. 

Medusa. — CJdgnon  is  the  French  word  for 
the  nape  of  the  neck,  from  which  word 
the  term  for  the  ungainly  bundle  of  hair 
is  derived,  which  ladies  at  the  present 
time  are  in  the  habit  of  disfiguring  the 
posterior  part  of  their  crahinms.  The 
London  Hair-Dressers'  Journal,  in  a  recent 
number,  quoted  the  following  from  a  treat- 
ise on  hair-dressing  published  eighty-five 
years  ago  (1782) :  "Those  ladies  who  are 
obliged  to  wear  false  hair,  I  would  inform 
them  that  the  greatest  difficulty  attending 
it  is  the  putting  it  on  properly.  Now  to 
put  it  on :  and  first,  the  false  chignon.  I 
have  before  said  where  this  is  to  be  placed 
but  if  it  is  not  made  very  flat  and  strong, 
with  a  good,  small  comb,  it  will  make  the 
head  appear  bumpy  and  awkward  be- 
hind. "  Chignons  do  not  therefore  possess 
the  merit  of  being  a  fashionable  novelty. 
Our  grandmothers  speedily  discarded  it. 
How  soon  will  their  grand-daughters  dis- 
play the  same  good  sense? 

S.  W.,  San  Bernardino. — Capillai-y  pyrites 
is  a  sulphuret  of  nickel.  It  is  rather  a 
rare  mineral.  It  consists  of  the  proto- 
sulphide  of  nickel ;  the  proportion  being 
about  65  per  cent,  of  nickel  and  35  per 
cent,  of  sulphur.  It  is  harder  than  calc 
spar,  brass  yellow  color,  inclining  to 
bronze.  It  is  found  as  capillary,  regular 
six-sided  prisms.  The  most  singular  lo- 
calities in  which  it  is  found  are  at  the 
Dowlais  Iron  Works,  near  Merthyr  Tyd- 
vil,  South  Wales,  where  it  is  found  in 
regular  crystals,  occupying  cavities  iu 
nodules  of  apathetic  iron ;  and  at  the 
Sterling  mine,  Antwerp,  N.  Y.,  where  it 
is  in  a  somewhat  similar  manner  found 
amongst  crystals  of  spathetic  iron  as  deli- 
cate capillary  crystals. 


The  Black  Bock  Mines. 

There  is  probably  no  locality  on  the  Pa- 
cific Coast  from  which  such  contradictory 
reports  and  opinions  have  been  received,  as 
from  the  Black  Bock  mines.  "While  nearly 
all  assayers  and  experts  of  established  repu- 
tation have  pronounced  the  so-called  "ores" 
from  that  district  to  be  utterly  worthless, 
and  no  ores  at  all — there  has  been,  ever  since 
the  discovery  of  the  mines,  a  class  of  men 
with  but  little  or  no  experience,  either  as 
miners  or  metallurgists,  who  have  been 
persistent  in  their  declarations  that  those 
"ores"  were  very  generally  of  extraordinary 
richness.  These  men  have  even  exhibited 
to  the  hopeful  shareholders  "bars"  and 
"buttons"  of  the  precious  metals,  which 
they  claim  to  have  taken  from  the  ores 
by  assays  and  working  processes — which 
they  generally  assert  to  be  new  and  secret, 
and  hence  the  fact  that  others  do  not  suc- 
ceed in  their  manipulations. 

"We  have  sought  in  vain,  for  two  years 
past,  to  get  access  to  some  of  these  ores,  but, 
with  the  exception  of  three  or  four  very 
small  specimens,  have  never  been  able  to 
meet  with  any  until  a  few  days  since,  when 
Mr.  John  Cuddy,  a  gentleman  who  has  been 
induced  to  invest  a  considerable  amount  of 
money  and  some  labor  and  time  in  these 
mines,  on  the  faith  of  those  "secret  process" 
men,  brought  to  this  office  a  flour  sack  full 
of  specimens,  which  he  had  collected  him- 
self from  more  than  twenty  claims  in  that 
district.  A  brief  examination:  of  the  con- 
tents of  this  sack  satisfied  us,  at  once,  that 
so  far  as  those  samples  went  to  illustrate  the 
value  of  the  Black  Rock  mines,  they  were 
the  veriest  humbugs  that  were  ever  palmed 
off  upon  a  credulous  public.  Only  two 
samples  out  of  the  entire  number  presented, 
were  such  as  could  for  a  moment  be  consid- 
ered as  coming  from  a  vein  carrying  either 
silver  or  gold,  and  each  of  these  (the  Snow 
Storm  and  Green  Series)  were  of  an  ex- 
tremely doubtful  character.  All  the  oOiers 
were  unmistakably  volcanic  debris,  such  as 
were  never  known  to  yield  either  of  the  pre- 
cious metals ;  and  we  venture  the  assertion, 
that  not  even  the  color  of  either  gold  or  sil- 
ver was  ever  found  in  any  such  rock,  not- 
withstanding the  oft-repeated  assertions  to 
tho  contrary  by  pretended  experts  and  as- 
sayers. 

It  is  one  of  the  most  extraordinary  facts 
connected  with  mining  on  this  coast,  that 
mine  adventurers,  who  themselves  make  no 
claims  to  a  knowledge  of  such  things,  nev- 
ertheless persist  in  giving  heed  to  the  pre- 
tensions of  men  of  but  limited,  if  any  ex- 
perience in  mining  or  metallurgy,  to  the 
almost  utter  rejection  of  those  who  are 
known  to  have  had  large  experience  in  some 
of  the  most  advanced  and  successful  mining 
districts  in  other  parts  of  the  world.  This 
unaccountable  disposition  on  the  part  of 
mine  owners  has  cost  the  country  untold 
millions  of  dollars,  and  is  being  constantly 
repeated  to  the  present  day. 

STILL  LATEE  FEOH  BLACK  EOCK. 

Since  the  above  was  written,  our  attention 
has  been  called  to  the  following  paragraph 
from  the  Gold  Hill  Trespass,  fully  confirma- 
tory of  what  we  have  written  above  : 

Yesterday  we  published  intelligence  from 
the  Black  Bock  mines,  upon  the  authority  of 
Charles  Isenbeck,  who  has  just  returned 
from  that  country,  where  he  has  been  super- 
intending tho  working  of  various  ores  from 
the  mines  thereabouts,  at  Evans  &  Co's  mill. 
This  morning  we  received  a  call  from  Mr. 
L.  Bass,  who  is  a  partner  of  Evans  in  the 
Black  Bock  mill,  who  makes  a  statement  di- 
rectly in  contravention  of  what  Isenbeck 
informed  us,  and  making  a  direct  issue  of 
veracity  between  the  two  gentlemen.  "We 
do  not  propose  to  take  any  stock  in  the  fight, 
but  feel  williug  that  both  parties  shall  have 
full  benefit  of  all  doubts  arising  as  to  the 
wealth  of  the  Black  Bock  country. 

Mr.  Bass  says :  "I  am  part  proprietor  of 
the  Black  Bock  mill ;  I  engaged  Charles 
Isenbeck  to  go  there  and  superintend  the 
working  of  the  Black  Bock  ore,  at  a  salary 
Of  §1,0110  per  month,  provided  he  could  pro- 
cure paying  returns  from  the  ore  ;  I  paid  him 
$500  in  advance,  and  he  went  to  the  mill ;  I 
furnished  him  everything  he  demanded  that 


would  insure  success  in  reducing  the  ore ; 
he  worked  between  ten  and  twelve  tons.  In- 
stead of  the  quicksilver  gaining  122  pounds 
of  amalgam,  as  stated  by  Mr.  Isenbeck  yes- 
terday, it  lost  the  usual  amount  in  working; 
and  all  the  amalgam  found  was  about  a  half 
pound,  which,  upon  examination  and  assay, 
proved  to  be  nothing  but  copper,  with  no 
trace  of  gold  or  silver  therein.  After  this  test 
by  Isenbeck,  I  called  upon  him  to  return 
the  $500  advanced  upon  contract,  which  he 
promptly  refunded  to  me,  he  not  having 
been  able  to  procure  any  precious  metals 
from  the  ore  by  his  process.  Mr.  Isenbeck 
is  tlie  third  person  who  lias  asserted  tJiat  he 
could  gel  rich  returns  from  the  ore  ;  each  has 
failed,  and  I  never  yet  have  seen  a  quarter  of 
a  dollar  in  silver  or  gold  actually  produced 
from  working  the  Black  Rock  ores,  and  never 
any  signs  of  either,  except  in  fire  assays,  one  of 
a  dozen  of  which  have  perhaps  shown  gold  and 
silver  in  paying  quantities." 

Mr.  B.  concludes  his  statement  with  still 
asserting  his  belief  in  the  richness  of  the 
Black  Bock  mines,  notwithstanding  the 
above  failure.  "We  most  certainly  hope  that 
his  faith  may  be  fully  realized,  for  we  do 
not  wish  to  see  loss  or  failure  in  mining 
enterprises  anywhere ;  but  if  he  relies  upon 
such  ore  as  has  been  submitted  for  inspec- 
tion by  Mr.  Cuddy,  as  a  fair  sample  of  the 
best  mines  in  that  district,  he  had  better 
abandon  his  enterprise  at  once  as  utterly 
hopeless. 

Pacific  Chemical  "Works. 

We  have  recently  paid  a  visit  to  this  estab- 
lishment. We  can  truly  say  that  in  our 
frequent  "raids  "  in  search  of  signs  of  pro- 
gress in  our  city,  nothing  has  given  us 
greater  pleasure  than  this  visit.  Messrs. 
Falkenau  &  Hanks,  the  proprietors,  recog- 
nizing in  us  a  "kindred  spirit," — a  lover  of 
science  for  itself, — "showed  us  round"  with 
the  greatest  courtesy,  explaining  their  vari- 
ous processes  and  plans  with  that  freedom 
from  petty  narrowness  which  characterizes 
true  scientists. 

These  gentlemen  are  bound  to  make  their 
mark.  Their  business  union  is  a  fortunate 
one.  Both  well  grounded  iu  the  principles 
of  their  profession— one  in  European  scien- 
tific schools,  the  other  in  those  of  the  "Uni- 
ted States — they  constitute  a  firm  in  which 
German  exactness  and  pains-taking  thor- 
oughness are  most  happily  blended  with 
American  originality  and  energy.  Both 
have  had  large  experience,  and  both  have 
been  teachers  in  their  scientific  specialty. 
They  are  no  ordinary  manipulators  ;  they 
are  thinkers.  Engaged  in  the  pursuit  of  the 
most  fascinating  of  sciences,  they  discuss 
with  enthusiasm  the  more  abstruse  meta- 
phj  sical  questions  which  such  researches 
are  sure  to  suggest  to  men  of  a  philosophic 
turn; — without,  however,  losing  sight  of  the 
fact  that  nothing  is  truly  science  except  those 
truths  which  are  demonstrated,  and  which 
can  be  stated  in  terms  as  rigidly  exact  as 
those  of  an  algebraic  formula.  Such  men 
as  these  are  the  real  progressionists  ;  men 
who,  while  their  positive  conclusions  are 
always  held  in  suspension  until  warranted 
by  absolute  proof,  enter  with  a  genuine 
heartiness  into  scientific  investigations. 
Without  such  enthusiasm  the  most  thorough 
scientific  training  is  comparatively  unpro- 
ductive ;  for,  although  the  beaten  track  may 
be  unerringly  followed,  no  new  paths  in  the 
exploration  of  this  immense  field  will  be 
struck  out. . 

But  to  our  description  of  the  establish- 
ment. In  the  arrangement  of  the  different 
departments  tho  most  perfect  system  is  ap- 
parent. Taking  them  in  their  order,  we 
first  visited  the 

ACID   IiOOM. 

Here  are  manufactured  pure  nitric,  muri- 
atic, and  sulphuric  acids.  A  furnaco  of  pe- 
culiar construction,  designed  by  Messrs. 
F.  &  H. ,  and  arranged  in  such  a  manner  as 
to  afford  tho  greatest  convenience,  and  at  the 
same  time  to  economize  space,  stands  in  the 
center.  It  has  room  for  eight  retorts, 
each  capable  of  preparing  from  thirty  to 
forty  pounds  of  acid  in  twenty-four  hours. 
These  acids  are  put  up  in  bottles  containing 
about  seven  and  a  half  pounds  each.  Both 
imported  bottles   and  those  of  California 


manufacture  are  used ; — in  the  latter  ease  it 
is  necessary  to  "grind  in"  the  stoppers. 
This  is  done  at  the  establishment ;  and 
though  apparently  a  simple  matter,  it  is 
really  a  process  involving  not  only  a  good 
deal  of  ingenuity  as  regards  the  apparatus 
devised  for  the  purpose  by  Messrs.  F.  &  H., 
but  also  considerable  practice  for  the  dex- 
terous handling  of  that  apparatus.  Tho 
next  is  the 

CKYSTALLIZING  BOOM. 

This  room  contains  two  large  boilers, — one 
of  copper,  the  other  of  iron, — besides  several 
smaller  ones  of  the  latter  material.  There 
are  also  tanks  of  different  sizes,  in  which 
the  crystallization  of  various  chemicals  is 
going  on.  Some  of  these  tanks  are  lined 
with  lead.  Vats  for  clarifying  and  settling 
liquids,  and  other  apparatus  necessary  in 
this  connection  occupy  the  remaining  space. 

FTJENACE  BOOM. 

Here  are  two  calcining  furnaces,  one  melt- 
ing furnace  for  bullion  or  for  crucible  assays, 
one  muffle  furnace  for  scorification  and  cupel  - 
lation,  and  a  furnace  with  a  top  of  boiler- 
iron,  upon  which  to  place  a  large  sand-bath. 
Shelves  filled  with  crucibles,  scorifiers, 
cupels,  and  molds,  are  at  hand.  Tongs 
and  pokers  of  multifarious  shapes,  hang 
conveniently  within  reach  of  the  furnace 
doors  ; — and  an  anvil  stands  ready  for  use, 
in  the  freeing  of  an  assay  button  from  its 
slag  for  cupellation,  or  flattening  the  cu- 
pelled globule  for  parting.  In  this  room 
we  saw  an  iron  apparatusfor  the  distillation 
of  ammonia ;  as  also  two  stone-ware  con- 
densers, used  in  the  manufacture  of  that 
article.  We  may  add,  that  these  condensers 
were  made  at  the  pottery  of  J.  W.  Orr,  in 
the  immediate  neighborhood  of  the  works. 
A  sink  with  a  supply  of  water,  and  an  in- 
clined and  grooved  table  for  draining,  com- 
plete the  furniture  of  this  apartment. 

NITEATE    OF    SILVEE   BOOM. 

This  is  a  small  room  devoted  solely  to  the 
manufacture  of  the  above  named  important 
article.  The  necessity  for  the  careful  avoid- 
ance of  fumes  and  gases  generated  by  any 
other  processes  which  might  be  going  on, 
will  at  once  be  apparent; — since,  for  the 
use  of  photographers,  etc. ,  the  article  must 
be  absolutely  pure.  On  one  side  of  the  room 
are  air-tight  closets  with  glazed  doors,  with- 
in which  large  evaporating  dishes  containing 
the  nitrate  of  silver  in  solution  are  placed, — 
upon  a  frame-work, — each  with  its  heating 
lamp  beneath.  "Upon  the  weighing  table 
close  at  hand,  everything  is  in  its  place ; 
consequently  no  leaving  the  room  or  the 
table  is  necessary.  The  apparatus  used  is 
for  this  room  only.  No  assistant  is  intrusted 
with  this  manufacture.  Although  several 
men  are  employed  in  other  parts  of  the 
establishment,  the  work  in  this  room  is  per- 
formed entirely  by  the  proprietors  them- 
selves. They  find  their  reward  in  the  high 
reputation  which  the  article  sent  out  from 
their  establishment  has  already  achieved. 
It  is  acknowledged  as  unrivaled. 

STOBE   BOOM   AND   PACKING   BOOM. 

Here  are  kept  on  hand,  and  put  up  for  the 
market,  the  results  of  the  work.  Besides 
the  acids  and  the  nitrate  of  silver  which  we 
have  mentioned,  we  saw  here  large  quanti- 
ties of  cyanide  of  potassium,  sodium  in 
large  and  small  packages,  sodium-amalgam 
in  one  and  two  pound  bottles,  fused  nitrate 
of  silver,  or  lunar  caustic,  for  medicinal  use, 
— Nos.  1  and  2, — chloride  of  zinc,  chromic 
acid,  test  lead  for  assayers,  fine  chemicals 
for  photographers,  etc.,  and  a  multitude  of 
other  preparations  which  it  is  not  necessary 
here  to  particularize.  We  may  mention, 
that  cyanide  of  potassium  is  growing  more 
and  more  into  favor  with  millmen,  and  the 
demand  is  constantly  increasing.  It  seems 
to  act  in  a  manner  similar  to  that  in  which 
sodium-amalgam  acts, — does  not  decom- 
pose so  rapidly,  and  is  much  cheaper.  In 
this  room  is  also  stored  such  apparatus  as 
is  not  at  the  moment  in  use.  We  come  now 
to  the 

LABOBATOEY. 

As  we  enter,  we  notice  first  the  Blowpipe 
table.  We  will  not  mention  in  detail  its  ap- 
pliances, but  merely  state  that  they  comprise 
everything  necessary  for  the  making  of  ore 
assays,  and  for  the  determination  of  miner- 
als ;  as  well  as  for  the  many  little  operations 
for  which  this  instrument  is  so  often  used 
by  the  chemical  manipulator.  Next  to  this 
table  is  another,  upon  which  is  placed  a 
desiccator,  consisting  of  a  large  bell-glass,  so 
ground  upon  its  edge  as  to  fit  perfectly  air- 
tight on  the  surface  of  a  heavy  glass-plate, 
which  is  also  ground.  It  is  for  drying  such 
matters  as  will  not  bear  heat.  The  article 
to  be  dried  is  placed  within  it  upon  a  sup- 
port, underneath  which  is  a  vessel  of  sul- 
phuric acid,  for  the  purpose  of  absorbing 
every  particle  of  the  moisture.  We  come 
next  to  a  case  of  shelves  with  glazed  doors, 
containing  a  collection  of  pure  chemicals, 
and  rare  preparations  used  for  special  pur- 
poses of    investigation.     Under  this    is  a 


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chest  of  small  drawers  in  which  are  kept  all 
sorts  of  tools  and  implements,  glass  tubing 
and  other  glassware,  porcelain  crucibles, 
etc.,  etc.  An  exquisitely  delicate  apparatus 
for  volumetric  assays,  with  divers  minutely 
graduated  burettes,  pipettes,  etc.,  is  arranged 
uponastund  alongside.  The  working-tables, 
one  for  each  of  the  partners,  each  the  coun- 
terpart of  the  other,  and  each  provided  with 
its  own  complement  of  re-agents,  and  other 
requisites,  stand  back  to  back  in  the 
center  of  the  room.  Between  them  is  a  re- 
ef 3fl  which  serves  as  a  receptacle  for  dirty 
glasses,  mortars,  etc.,  which  being  done 
with  for  the  time,  are  ready  to  bo  taken 
away  by  an  assistant  to  be  washed.  Until 
an  article  is  placed  within  that  receptacle, 
it  is  never  to  be  touched,  do  matter  how 
tlirli/.  or  how  empty  it  may  appear.  Even 
of  tho  partners,  neither  ever  thinks  of 
meddling  with  anything  upon  the  table  of 
tho  other.  The  necessity  for  this  invariable 
rule  will  bo  seen,  when  it  is  remembered 
that  an  experiment  is  sometimes  on  hand  for 
weeks  and  that  a  thin  film  of  what  may 
scorn  to  be  nothing  but  chut,  upon  the  inside 
of  a  glass,  may  be  the  precious  crystallized 
result,  of  the  patient  work  of  all  those  weeks. 
Again ;  the  mere  withdrawing  of  the  stopper 
of  a  re-agent  bottle,  -under  certain  circum- 
stnnces, — as  for  instance,  when  the  room  is 
filled  with  fumes  of  such  or  such  a  nature, — 
may  so  modify  tho  contents  of  such  bottle, 
as  to  vitiate  the  next  analysis  made  with 
such  contents,  and  lead  to  wrong  conclu- 
sions. It  is  therefore  essential  that  the 
operator  should  be  able  to  recall  to  mind 
even-  circumsmnco  which  may  have  con- 
tributed to  produce  an  unexpected  result ; 
and  this  is  obviously  impossible,  if  any  other 
person  has  had  the  handling  of  his  aj)para- 
tus. 

The  labor  of  weeks  in  a  laboratory  may  be 
destroyed  by  a  moment  of  carelessness,  as 
well  as  by  a  moment  of  middling.  As  an 
instance  of  this,  Mr.  Falkenau  related  to  lis 
the  following  incident :  When  that  gentle- 
man was  Assistant  at  the  Royal  Laboratory 
in  Munich,  Bavaria,  he  had  occasion  to  make 
a  series  of  elaborate  experiments  for  the 
analysis  of  a  certain  compound,  in  a  case 
involving  a  question  in  reference  to  a  valu- 
able patent.  He  was  occupied  in  this  for 
nine  months,  and  was  on  the  point  of  com- 
pleting his  labors,  which  only  farther  con- 
sisted in  the  final  operation  of  weighing 
several  separate  articles  already  arranged 
upon  a  tray,  when  a  careless  student,  enter- 
ing hastily,  upset  the  tray,  and  ruined  his 
work !  There  was  no  alternative ;  the  patient 
labor  of  three-fourths  of  a  year  had  to  be 
commenced  anew. 

WEIGHING  BOOM,  LIBEAEY  AND  STUDY. 

This  room  is  the  last  in  the  list.  In  it  are 
contained  two  delicate  assay  balances  with 
the  necessary  appurtenances, — the  library 
of  the  establishment,  consisting  chiefly  of 
the  most  important  works  in  German, 
French  and  English,  upon  the  subjects  with 
which  it  has  to  deal, — and  desks  with  writing 
materials  and  all  conveniences  for  making 
necessary  calculations. 

The  proprietors  find  here  already  an  ex- 
tensive field  for  their  work  in  the  analysis 
of  mineral  waters,  wines,  fuels,  ores,  and 
commercial  articles.  Analyses  pertaining 
to  medico-judicial  investigations,  occupy  a 
portion  of  their  time.  They  are  making 
arrangements  to  still  further  extend  their 
operations  by  the  manufacture  of  certain 
other  articles  which  have  not  hitherto  been 
made  on  this  side  the  continent. 

This  establishment  is  unquestionably  one 
of  the  mostimportant  upon  the  Pacific  coast. 
As  pioneers  in  the  business,  Messrs.  F.  &  H. 
deserve  great  credit ;  and  as  thorough  and 
reliable  men,  fully  competent  to  carry  it  on 
as  it  ought  to  be  carried  on,  they  deserve, 
and  will  undoubtedly  secure,  the  patronage 
and  the  friendship  of  alL 


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FOR    G.OL,JD    -A-NjD    SILVER    ORES, 

With  Revolving  Stirrers  and  Rojary  Distributor. 

This  machino  is  designed  for  saving  finely  divided  Quicksilver,  Amalgam  and  Gold  from'  tho  sands, 

and  for  concentrating  and  saving  tho  Sulphurcts.    Any  person  of  ordinary  experience 

with  Quartz  Mills   can  readily  fit  them  up  and  run  them. 

Thoso  in  want  of  Concentrators  would  do  well  to  visit  some  of  tho  quartz  mills  that  have 
Ilendy's  Patent  Concentrators  in  use,  and  satisfy  themselves  before  purchasing  other  Concentrators  of 
pretended  merit.      THEY  ARE  WARRANTED  TO  WORK  SATISFACTORILY. 


^Directions  for  Operating  Hendy's  Concentrators : 

The  sulphuieis  are  drawn  off  while  the  Concentrator  is  in  motion,  in  tho  following  manner : 
First — In  setting  up,  set  the  pan,  A,  level  by  the  inner  rim,  near  its  center. 
Second — While  in  operation,  keep  the  Pan,  A,  about  half  full  of  sulphurets. 
Third — Opea  tho  gate,  E,  sufficiently  to  discharge  the  sulphurets  as  they  accamulatc  over  the 
amount  above  mentioned. 

Fourth — The  crank  shaft  to  make  200  to  220  revolutions  per  minute. 


References  : 

Referenco  is  mado  to  the  following  mills,  which  have  HENDY'S  CONCENTRATORS  in  use: 

EMPIRE  MILL.     (7  Concentrators) Grass  Vallcv,  Nevada  Countv. 

NORTH  STAR  M.   &  M.  CO.     (4  Concentrators) Grass  Vallcv,  Nevada  County. 

NORRIDGEWOCK  MILL.     (2  Concentrators) Grass  Valley,  Novada  County. 

VALENTINE  &  CO.,  Commercial  Mill   (3  Concentrators) Novada  County. 

HUMBOLDT  CANAL  CO.     (1  Concentrator) Humboldt  Count}-,  Nevada. 

ROBINSON  &  MCALLISTER  M  &  M.  CO.  (3  Concentrators)  Hunter's  Valloy,  Mariposa  County. 

PLYMOUTH  ROCK  MILL  CO.  (2  Concentrators) Calaveras  County. 

MIDAS  MILL   CO.  (4  Concentrators) Virginia,  Montana. 

GOULD  &  CURRY  G.  &  S.  M.  CO.  (4  Concentrators) Virginia  City,  Nevada. 

VULTURE  CO.  (4  Concentrators) Prcscott,  Arizona. 

NOYES  &  GO'S  MILL.      (2  Concentrators) Prcscott,  Arizona. 

LUCY  MINING  CO.     (3  Concentrators) Owyhee  District,  Idaho. 

MOREY  &  SPERRY  (1    Concentrator) New  York. 

GUADALUPE  &  SACRAMENTO  G.  &  S.  M.  CO Sinaloa,  Mexico. 

EL  TASTE  CO.     (2  Concentrators) Sonora,  Mexico. 

B.  F.  BROWN  (1  Concentrator) Melbourne,  Australia. 

And  in  use  in  many  other  parts  of  this  coast. 


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The  following  give  additional  proof  of  tho  increasing  popularity  of  the  machine : 

San  Francisco,  October  10th,  1867. 
J.  Hendy,  Esq. — Sear  Sir:— To  your  request  for  an  expression,  in  writing,  of  my 
opinion  in  regard  to  the  merits  of  your  Concentrator,  I  reply,  that  I  consider  it  the 
best  machine  for  saving  quicksilver  and  amalgam,  and  for  concentrating  sulphurets,  that 
I  have  ever  used,  or  seen  used.  I  may  add,  that  I  eould  give  you  no  stronger  proof  of 
this  than  to  order,  as  I  did,  six  more  of  them,  after  a  trial  of  one  for  several  months.  I 
shall  take  pleasure  in  showing  the  machine  in  operation  to  any  one  interested,  who  will 
call  at  the  mill  of  the  Empire  Company,  in  Grass  Valley.     Yours, 

S.  W.  LEE,  Supt. 


Superintendent's  Office,  Gould  &  Curry  S.  M.  Co., 
Virginia  City,  Nov.,  Sept.  17,  1867. 

Joshua  Hendy,  Esq.,  San  Francisco: — Dear  Sir: — According  to  the  terms  under 
which  I  secured  from  you  four  (4)  of  your  Concentrators,  namely — that  they  were  to  bo 
paid  for  only  after  a  thorough  trial  had  demonstrated  their  value — I  desire  to  inform 
you  that  I  h'avo  tried  them,  aud  have  found  them  to  work  very  satisfactorily,  and  that 
they  will  now  bo  accepted  by  the  Company.  You  will  please  present  the  bill  for  said 
Concentrators,  say  $1,200,  at  the  office  of  the  Gould  &  Curry  Company  in  San  Francisco. 
Yours,  very  truly,  LOUIS  JANIN,  Jr. 

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JO®-  The  highest  price  paid  for  Scrap  Iron.       9vM3m9p 


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*n§P»  San  Francisco  Eye  Infirmary.  Ng^S" 

Permanently  established  for  the  treatment  of  all  diseases 
of  the  Eye.  Dr.  K.  was  lor  seventeen  years  principal  of 
tho  Lafayette  (Ind.)  Eve  Infirmary.  P.  W.  Fonda.  SI.  D., 
Surgeon  in  Charge.  Office,  4<»«  Montgomery  street,  oppo- 
site Well  ,  Fargo  &  Co's.  4vl5-ly9p 


Quartz  Mill  Machinery. 

FOR  SALE  AT  GREATLY  REDUCED  RATES.— IT  HAS 
been  used  but  three  months,  and  Is  in  pcrlect  order. 
The  principal  items  are:  2  Hendy's  Ooncenirarors;  3  Knox's 
Pans;  Hoisting  Works,  and  various  mic'llaneous  mnchin: 
cry,  Counter-shaft,  Pulleys,  etc.  It  Is  within  half  a  mile  ot 
a  railroad  station.  Address  P.  O.  Box  50,  at  l'olsom. 
19vl5-4W* 


AGENTS  WANTED. 


ENERGETIC    MEN    OR  WOMEN    CAN  MAKE  'MONEY 
in  canvassing  for  our  NEW  BOOKS  and  ENOKAVINGS. 
One  A"C1U  reports;  tliirtvthree  orders  for  one  Bookin  three 
days.    Address,       PACIFIC  PUBLISHING  COMPANY 
4vl5qr9o       31)6  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 


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Wte  pitting  mu\  ^dmtliu  §.$$. 


Canal  Aoeoss  Flobiba. — The  old  idea  of 
cutting  a  canal  across  the  northern  portion 
of  the  peninsula  of  Florida  seems  to  have 
been  renewed  again,  with' a  fair  prospect  of 
being  carried  out  this  time.  Some  enter- 
prising New  York  capitalists  are  moving  in 
the  matter. 


Captain  Robert  J.  Lincoln,  instead  of 
having  been  called  to  the  bar  a  few  weeks 
ago,  as  several  papers  stated,  has  been  a 
practising  lawyer  for  more  than  a  year.  He 
has  just  been  admitted,  however,  to  the  bar 
of  the  United  States.  Supreme  Court. 


Mb.  Simoein,  Professor  of  the  French 
School  for  Mining,  under  instructions  from 
Napoleon  to  examine  the  resources  of  Colo- 
rado, and  Mr.  Haine,  who  is  looking  for  a 
settlement  for  German  emigrants,  arrived  at 
Denver,  October  5th.  Many  hundred  Ger- 
man miners  propose  to  emigrate  to  Colorado. 


Deodobization  oe  Kerosene  and  Coal 
Oils. — According  to  Wagner  the  peculiar 
odor  of  these  oils  is  removed  by  treating 
them  with  a  solution  of  oxide  of  lead  in 
caustic  soda. 


Established    in.   1849 — Corner-    First    and   Mission   streets,   San   Francisco. 


HAVINQ  INCREASED  OUR  FACILITIES  IN  EVERT  DEPARTMENT,  WE  ARE  NOW 
prepared  at  the  shortest  notice  and  at  the  most  reasonable  rates,  to  furnish  all 
kinds  and  description  of  .Machinery,  including  Steam  Engines,  Quartz  .Mills,  Mining  Pumps 
of  all  kinds.  Hoisting  Gear,  Gas  Work,  Lnundrv  Machinery,  Architectural  and  Ornamental 
Castings,  Sugar  Mills,  Saw  and  Flour  Mills,  Water  Wheels ol  all  kind-,  Hydraulic.  Hay,  Rag, 
screw  and  Drop  Presses,  Coining  Machinery,  Pilo  Drivers,  Bark  and  Malt  .Mills,  and  ail 
kinds  of  Castings. 

E.VfllSES.-  Marine  Engines,  Oscillating  and  Beam;  Stern  and  Side  Wheel  Boats, 
Locomotives,  Stationary  Engines.  Horizontal,  Upright,  Oscillating  and  Beam,  from  six 
to  fifty  inches  diameter.  Also,  Scoit  A:  Eekart's  Adjustable  Cut-olf  Regulator— best  in 
use;  VV.  It.  Eekart's  lialauco  Valve  for  Stationary  Engines;  Woodward's  Patent  Steam 
Puinn  and  Fire  Engine. 

JSOKIjEI&S.  Locomotive,  F'.ae,  Tubular.  Upright,  Cylinder  and  Cornish,  and  ever" 
variety  of  Boiler  Work.    All  sizes  of  lubes  and  pipes  for  pumps. 

PUMPS.—  The  Excelsior  doublo-acling  force  rumps  are  manufactured  by  us.  These 
very  superior  Pumps  are  warranled  the  Pest,  and  are  fast  replacingall  other  Force  Pumps. 


AMALGAMATING  JIACHIXEKT.- Wheeler  &  Randall's  Improved  Tractory 
Curve  Pan,  Zenas  Wheeler's  improved  tiat  bottom  pan,  Bcldin's  pan.  Veatch's  tubs, 
Prater's  concentrators,  Waklee's  pans,  Beers'  pan,  German  Barrels,  Arastra  Gearing,  Chile 
Mills,  Settlers  of  all  descriptions.  Retorts  of  all  sizes  and  shapes,  for  Silver  and  Gold, 
Portable  Stamp  Mills,  Straight  Batteries,  for  wood  or  iron  frames.  Dry  Crushing  Bat- 
teries, or  machines  with  1  lie  latest  improvements,  every  variety  oi  Stamps,  Mortars,  Cams, 
Pans  and  Tubs.     BLAKE'S  PATENT  QUARTZ  CRUSHERS,  of  all  sizes. 

Oil.  IMEIIC  TOOLS  AMI  MACIIIXEKY-Of  the  latest  and  most  ap- 
proved construction,  made  from  drawings  lately  made  by  Prof.  Blake  at  the  oil  wells  in 
Pennsylvania.  We  have  the  facilities  for  working  gold  and  silver  quartz  and  other  ores,  to 
test  their  value,  by  the  hundred  weiglii  or  ton. 

Russia  Iron  Screens,  of  all  degrees  of  Oneness  and  of  all  qualities  of  iron.  All  work  done 
in  the  best  manner  at  the  lowest  cash  prices. 

it.  j.  nocrrn.  gko.  w.  prescott.  Irving  m.  spott 


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II.   J.    BOOTH    «&:    CO. 


Machinists  and  Foundries. 

PALMER,  KNOX  &   CO., 

Golden   State  Iron   Works, 

K»«.  10,  551,  3S  and  35  First  Street, 

SAN  FKANCISCO. 

MANUFACTURE   ALL.   KINDS    07 

MACHINERY, 

8TEAM   ENGINES   AX1)   QTLA.JIS.TZ    MILLS 
DUNBAR'S    IMPROVED 

Selt-.A_clj  listing  3?iston  X*aeltiiig, 

Requires  no  spriugi>  or  screws;  is  always  steam  tig  lit; 

without  excessive  friction,  ami  never 

gets  slack  or  leaky. 

WHEELER  &  RANDALL'S 

NEW    (JlCI.Vina.    AN1>    ASIALGAMATOK 

HEPBURN  &  PETERSON'S 

AMALttAAIATUa  AND  SEPAKATOR, 

Jin.  ox's  .A.  mi  sa  1  e;  a  in.  sx  1;  o  its*, 

WITH    PALMER'S   PATENT   STEAM   CHEST, 

Superior  tor  working  either  GOLD  OR  SILVER  ORES,  and 
is  the  only  Amalgamator  that  has  stood  ihe  test  of  acveu 
years'  continual  working, 
Ueuulue     White    Irou   Stamp   Shoes   and    IMea 

Having  beon  engaged  for  the  past  ten  years  In  quart* 
mining,  and  being  conversant  with  all  l he  improvements, 
cither  ill  .Uiuiug  or  .Milling,  we  are  prepared  to  furnish,  at 
the  shortest  notice,  the  most  perfect  machinery  for  rcduc 
ing  ores,  or  saving  either  gold  or  silver.  13vl0fiy-tf 


WILLAMETTE  IHOJM  WO&KS, 

Steam    Engines,    Uoilers, 
SAW  AND  GRSST  MILLS, 

MINING    MACHINERV,    WUlUU^-ftT     IRON     SHUTTER 
WORK,  AND  BLAOrCSMITHINU   IN   GENERAL. 
Curlier  A'orlli-Frimt  and  K  *l!-eet*t 

18vl3-ly  One  block  north  of  Couch's  Wharf. 

UNION    IRON  WORKS, 
Sacriunento. 

WILLIAMS,  ROOT  &  NEILSON, 

MANDFACTUllIiKS  OF 

CROSS'  PATENT  BOILER  FEEDER, 

STEAM  ErVOIJCJVEW,  IiO£_L,EX£&>, 

And  all  Uimlr.  of  Milling  Mackiuerv. 

Also,  Hay  and  Wine  Presses  made  and  repaired 
with  neatness,  durability  and  dispatch. 

Dunbar'a  Patent  Scli'-Aii.ju-i Ji>^  Steam  Piston 


Front  Street,  between  N  and  O  streets, 
livll  Sacramento  Citt 


GLOBE 

Foundry  and  Machine  Shop, 


BTOCKTOX,     CA1. 


KEEP,   BLAKE   &   CO., 

UANTJFACTCKERS   OK 

Q,ua.rtz,  Saw  and  Grist  Mill   Irons,  St  cam 
.Engines,  £Iorsc  Powers, 

Mining  and  Irrigating  Pumps.  Car  Wheels,   Derrick  Irons, 
House  Fronts,  Iron  Fencing,  Balcony  Railings,  etc., 
at  Sau  Francisco  prices.    Orders  solicited 
i;SvlU-ly  and  promptly  executed. 


GEORGE  T.-PRACY, 
M  A.  C  H I  I»J"  E      W  O  13,  IE S"> , 

Nos  109  and  HI  Mission  street,  between  Main  and  Spear, 

SAN   FRAN'CISCO. 

STEAM  ENGINE,  FLOXIJtt,  ANM  SAW  MILL 

And  Quartz  Machinery,  Printing  Presses, 

AND 

MACHINERY    OF   EVERY   DESCRIPTION    ilADE    AND 
REPAIRED. 
«3F*Spccial  attention  paid  to  ReDairing.-Sff    qy-3 


I.  H.  SMALL, 
MACHINE        SHOP, 


UUILDEU   OP 


Steam    Engines,  Snwmill",  JWinEnp;    Maelituery, 

and  Wood  Planerc. 

Repairing  of  all  Rinus  done  with  promptness  and  dispatch. 

Ceurs  of  all  ki mis  cut.  at  short  notice,  corner  of 

.Market  and  iieale  st.  ban  Francisco.    6vl5-3m 


SA.1ST    FRANCISCO 

Foundry  and  Machine  Works, 

X.  E.  Cor.  Fremont  and  Mission  street**. 

Manufacturers  of 

Marine  and  Stationery  Engines 

Quartz  Machinery.  Saw,  Flour  and  Sugar  Wills,  Mining 

Pumps,  Hoisting  Gear.  Agricultural  Implements,  etc. 

— ALSO— 

Wine,    Cider,    Cotton     and    Tobacco     Pressen 

of  the  latest  Ini  proved  Patterns. 

STEAM  ENGINES  AND  BOILERS, 

Of  all  sizes,  constantly  on   hand;  Quartz   -Mill   Shoes  anc 
Dies  warranted  to  be  made  of  the  best  white  iron. 
Dnnhar'K  Improved     $elf-AtlJu*tlii[r     Piston- 
Packing,  reo.u ires  no  springs  or  screws;  is  alwavs  steam- 
tight;  without  excessive  I'rieiion,   and  never  gets  slack  or 
leaky. 
RSACHII.VEKY,  OF   A*,//  DESt'RIPTIOXS 
It  Cutting  and  Castings  tl 
■ket  rates. 
6vII-ly  JDEVOE,   l>12VSMOKE  <fe  CO 


LEWIS  C0FFKY.  J.  S.    I'tSDON 

LIS  WIS   CO^FBY   &   1MSUON, 

Steam  Boiler  &  Sheet  Iron  Works. 

THE  only  exclusively  Roikir  Making  establishment  ,.,i  Hie 
Pacific  Coast  owned  and  conducted  by  Practical  Boiler 
.Makers.  All  orders  for  New  Work  and  the  repairing  of  Old 
Work,  executed  nsurdcred,  and  warranted  ns  to  quality. 

Old  Stand,  corner  of  Bush  and  Market  streets,  opposite 
Oriental  Hotel,  San  Francisco. 


FULTON 

Foundry  and  Iron  Works. 

HINCKLEY  &  CO., 


aiANUFACTURKRS    OP 


©'team:  engines, 

C^Tiartz,    HTloxir    and.    !S»Tr    Mills, 

Moore'n  Grinder  and   Amalgamator,  Brodle's 

Improved     CriiKher,     Mining    Pumps* 

Amalgamators,  and  all  kinds 

of  Machinery. 

N,  E.  coiner  of  Tehama  and  Fremont  streets,  above  now 
ard  street,  San  Francisco.  3-qy 


NEFTUNE  IRON  WORKS, 

Corner   of    M  fusion     and   Fremont   Streets, 

SAN   FRANCISCO. 

WARINE, 

Locomotive, 

And  all  kinds  of 
HIGH  PRESSURE 


Steam   Boilers 

StADE. 

All  Boilers  guaranteed  and 
tested  by  U.  S.  K.uicr  In- 
spector before  sent  out  of 
the  Shop,  at  Shop  expense. 

AI!  kinds  of  Sheet  Iron  and 

Water   Pipe,    Coal    Oil 

Stflls,  Wrought  iron 

Worms,  etc.,  etc. 

Manufactured  to  Order. 

Old  SEnilerHRepulrcd 

It,   <  ATKF.RON. 


CALIFORNIA    BRASS    FOUNDRY. 

Xo.  135  .First  street,  opposite  Minna, 

SAN  FRANCISCO. 

Ai,i.  kinds  of  Brass,  Com  position,  Zinc,  and  Babbitt  Metal 
Castings,  Brass  Snip  Work  of  all  kinds,  spikes.  Shoathiug 
Nails.  Rudder  Braces,  Binges,  Ship  and  Steamboat  Bells anu 
(longs  of  superior  tune  All  kinds  .it  CncKs  and  Vn!\  cs,  1 1  V- 
draulie  Pipes  and  Noz2le_s,  and  Hose  Couplings  and  Counuc- 
llons  of  all  sizes  and  patterns,  furnished  with  dispatch. 
AST-  PRICES  MODERATE.  ~&8 

V.  KING  WELL.  19vl3rly]  J.   H.  WEED. 


JOHN   LOCHHEAD'S 

Steam  Engine  Works, 

Beale  street,  near  Mission,  San  Francisco. 

STEAM    ENCINES    OF  EYEKY   DESCRIPTION   BUILT 
to  order— Marine,  Stationary,  or  Locomotive. 

MOE5TGNG  AND  PUMPBNC  ENCENES. 

PiHiTAP.LE  ENGINES,   OF  ALL  SIZES, 

DONKEY    PUMPS,  Etc.,  Etc,  Etc. 

The  attention  of  the  parties  engaged  in  shipping  or  Inland 
navigation  is'called  to  the 

Superior  Workmanship 

of  Mit.  LOCH  HEAD,  who  has  been  in  the  business  in  San 
Francisco  for  the  hist  fourteen  vcars,  and  eniovsth'o  rrpn 
tation  of  having  boil  I  ONE  HUNDRED  AND  SEVENTEEN 
STEAM   ENGINES 

Screw  Propcllorsof  all  kinds,  and  Steam  Boat  Macliiner 
generally,  made  to  order,  and  warranted  to  give  perfect 
satisf*    'ion  In  every  particular  25vl2-Sm 


SOUTH  BEACH  IRON  WOBKS, 

Near  corner  of  King  and  Third  streets,  San  Francisco. 

BI  A  II  I  X  F,     KXCIXES, 

AKD  ALL  KINDS  OF 

MACHTNE11Y      FORGING. 

All  kinds  of  Shlp-^milhine  and  Mill  work  manufacture''  to 
order.  JobbiUR  ol  every  description  promptly  atlended  to. 
.\ll  work  iluiie  '-iiarantecd.  t.'ivll-ly 


Elkctrotwe  Cuts,  Ek GRATINGS.  Etc.— Our  Joli  Printing 
Ofllce  is  abundantly  supplied  with  elegant  enyravjnps,  or 
namenrs,  and  other  embellishments  to  suit  "the  various 
branches  of  Industry  in  this  State. 


Bates  of  Postage  on  Printed  Matter  to  Europe 
and  Asia, 

The  Post  Offico  Department,  has  made  arrangements  by 
which  a  number  of  European  am*  Asiatic  countries,  hith- 
erto beyond  the  reach  ol  our  mail  communication  except 
by  lelter,  are  brought  within  tho  range  ol  delivery  of  all, 
or  nearly  all,  United  States  mail  matter.  It  is  a  singular 
fact,  unknown  probably  to  most  persons  who  have  Dot 
occasion  to  learn  it  by  unpleasant  dxpeEiunce,  that  there 
was  a  considerable  regiou  iu  tho  civilized  wrld  whero 
an  American  traveler  might  not  receive  a  newspaper  di- 
rectly from  home. 

Under  tbe  arrangement  now  completed,  prepayment  of 
postiige  (sometimes  at  high  rates),  is  imide  necessary  in 
all  cases.  The  iollowjngoflicia)  statement  gives  a  full  list 
of  tbo  countries— with  some  ol'which  thero  has  been  reg- 
ular communication — that  are  now  included  in  the  delivery 
hv  way  of  Hamburg  and  Bremen  : 

Rates  of  postage  on  newspapers  and  other  printed  matter 
(poriodicnls,  etc.)  sent  Irani  the  United  States  to  emin- 
iries  in  Europe  and  Asia,  by  Bremen  or  Hamburg 
mail— prepayment  compulsory: 

XEWSl'-APERS— 3I4RKKD  AS  FOLLOWS: 

Bremen,  by  Bremen  mail — '2  cents  each. 

Hamburg,  liy  Hamburg  mail— 2ccnls  each. 

Prussia;  Austria  and  German  Stales,  by  Bremen  and 
Hamburg  mail— 3  cents  each. 

Lunenburg,  by  Bremen  mail — Scents  each. 

Lunenburg,  by  Hamburg  mail— 3  cents  each  and  1  cent 
per  ]>£  oupce. 

ychleswig-Holfitein  and  Di'imiurk,  by  Bremen  or  Ham- 
burg mail— 3  cents  each  and  1  cent  per  1,\,'  ounce. 

Sweden,  by  Bremen  or  Hamburg— 3  cents  each,  and  JJ£ 
cent  per  1>£  ounce. 

Norway,  by  Bremen  or  Hamburg— 3  cents  each, and 
3'X  eriits  per  1 '.,  ounce. 

Holland,  by  Bremen  or  Hamburg— 3  cents  each,  and  1 
cent  perljjj  ounce. 

Russia,  by  Bremen  or  Hamburg— 3  ceuts  each,  and  1 
cent  per  1!.L  ounce. 

Switzerland,  by  Bremen  or  Hamhurg-4  cents  each. 

Italy,  by  Bremen  nr  Hamburg—  6  cents  each. 

'I'nris-.y.by  Bremen  or  Hamburg— 3  ceuts  each, and  5>£ 
cents  per  1  !*  ounce. 

Greece,  by  Bremen  or  Hamburg— 3  cents  each,  and  5& 
cenls  per  1  V  ounce. 

Gibraltar,  Spain  and  Portugal,  by  Bremen  or  Hamburg 
—3  cents  each,  and  \%  cut?  per  1>£  ounce. 

Austria.  India  ami  Ch  na,  by  Bremen  or  Hamburg 
mail  via  Marhcillcs— 3  cent*  each,  and  9  cents  per  1}.{ 
ounce. 

Austria,  India  and  China,  hy  Bremen  and  Hamburg 
mails  , via  Trieste— 3  cents  each,  and  2  cenisper  ^  ounce. 

PERJO])ICAI^>,   KTC. 

Bremen, by  Bremen  mail — 1  cent  per  ounce. 

Hamburg,  by  Hamburg  mail  -1  cent  per  ounce., 

Prussia,  Austria  and  Cermau  Slates,  by  Bremeu  or  Ham- 
burg— 1>£  cent  per  ounce. 

Lunenburg,  by  Bremen  mail—  l]/f,  cent  per  ounce. 

Lunenburg,  Ijy  Hamburg  mail—  \%  cent  per  ouuee,  and 
1  H  cent  per  \%  ounce. 

h.cbleswig  Hoisteiu  and  Penim>rk,  by  Bremen  or  Ham- 
burg—1><  pint  per  ounce  and  1^  cent  perl,*i  ounce. 

Swedei",  by  Bremen  or  ■Hamburg—  1%  cent  per  ounce, 
and  2  cents  per  Y%  mince. 

Nqrway,  by  Bremen  or  Hamburg—  1%  cent  per  ounce, 
and  J  cents  per  M£  ounce. 

Holland,  by  Bn-min  or  Hamburg— 1}-i  cent  per  ouuee, 
and  l}i  ceut  per.  ),'.£  ounce, 

ItUL^t!9>t  by  Bremen  or  Hamburg— 1%  cent  par  ounce, 
and  \%  cent  per  l,'^  ounce. 

Switzerland,  by  Brrmou  or  Hamburg— 1^  cent  per 
ounce,  and  1  cut  per  %  ounce. 

Italy, by  Bremen  or  Hamburg— IK  cent  per  ounce, and 
2eeins  per  %  ounce. 

Turkey,  by  Brem--n  or  Hamburg — 'j^  cent  per  ounce, 
and  5><  cents  per  l?.i  ounce. 

Greece,  by  Breitn  u  or  Hamburg— 1%  cent  per  ounce, 
and  b%  cents  per  \%  ounce. 

C.ibiTdiar,  Spain  and, Portugal,  by  Bremen  or  Hamburg— 
\y,  cent  per  nunc". and  %%  ceuts  ner  1%  ounce. 

Austria',  India  and  Chi"",  by  Bremen  or  Hamburg  mail, 
by  way  of  Marseilles— 1%  cent  per  ounce,  and  9  cents  per 
\ii  ounce, 

Austria,  India  and  China,  by  Bremen  or  Hamburg  mall, 
by  way  of  Trieste— 6  Jtf  cents  per  ounce,  and  2  cenls  per  % 
ounce. 

These  charges  are  in  each  case  in  full  to  destination, 
combining  rates  between  the  United  States  aud  Bremen  or 
Hamburg,  and  tire  rate  beyond  Bremen  and  Hamburg  tu 
points  ol  delivery. 


J.  WKlCnBABT.  U.    KllONK. 

CALIFORNIA 

TOOL    AND     FILE    FACTORY. 

Blac-Ecsmilli  and  BJacliine  Sliop. 

No.  V*  Fremont  strect,*betwccn  Market  and  Mission,  S.  F. 
Job  Grinding  and  Polishing  done  at  shortest  notice. 

•Special  premium  awarded  at  the  Inst  State  Fair.  Sac- 


ramento. 


4vl5-qy 


LINCOLN   IRON   WORKS, 

No.  51  Bfnlc   St.,  l>c*.  Marlict  and  mission. 

D.  &  W.  FOURNESS,  Prop'rs. 

STEAM    ENGINES, 

Flour  and  Sawmills,  and  MA'CfllNERt  of  all   descriptions 

made  and  repaired  at  shortest  notice. 
iKff-Farlicular  attention  paid  to  repairing  Reynold's  Ont-oll 

Svl5e,r 


$h*  Pining  and  ^muttfic  §rw.o. 


347 


Tin;  Xew  TbBX  Ei.kvated  1!a>lway. — 
The  first  mile  of  tho  elevated  railway  in 
Greenwich  street,  New  York,  will  be  com- 
pleted in  about  a  fortnight  The  road  runs 
upon  a  series  of  columns,  eighteen  feet 
above  the  sidewalk  ;  and  is  by  this  means 
1  from  all  interference  with  tho  or- 
dinary traffic  of  the  streets.  The  columns 
are  of  wrought  iron,  and  placed  at  distances 
varying  from  twenty-five  to  thirty  fort  apart. 
The  motive  force  is  an  endless  wire  rope  be- 
tween tho  rails,  moved  by  a  stationary  en- 
gine. Certain  catches  are  placed  along  the 
rope  at  intervals  of  about  2U0  feet,  to  which 
cars  may  be  attached. 


National  Mineral  Land  Law,  Instructions. 
Blanks,  Etc. 

Copies  of  thcActof  Congress,  approved  July 
26th,  1866,  relating  to  tho  Location  of  Minora 
Lauds,  together  with  the  instructions  to  tho 
*'  Doited  States  Registers  aud  Recoivers  and  Sur- 
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Patent  AL'eney  ami  Job  Priming  Office,  5(J5  Clay  Street,  San 

Francisco.  [lamls]  July  I,  ISOti. 


FRIEDLANDER'S 

MOUTH  POINT 
OK.A-IN     WAREHOUSES, 

Sausome  and  Chestnut  streets,  San  "Francisco. 


These  magnificent  BRICK  WAREHOUSES— the  largest  in 
the  State— are  now  completed  and  ready  for  the  reception 
of  storage.  The  labilities  for  reccivlug  and  discharging  are 
unsurpassed,  there  being  a  water  front  of  six  hundred  feet. 
Insurance  and  advances  effecled  at  lowest  rates, 
For  storage,  apply  at  the  Warehouses,  to 
THOMAS  H.  DOUGLAS, 

Storekeeper  and  Wharfinger, 

Or  to  I.  FRIEDEANDER, 
19vl5-4w  112  California  street. 


BLASTING  POWDER. 

PBICE,  Sg3.00  PES  KEG. 

— ALSO— 
POJITIXO,  CASIKOSi  AND    MTJSitET 

POWDER, 

Of  superior  quality! 
JT  TJ  ©  JE      JL  1ST  X>       SHOT, 

Always  on  hand  and  for  sale  at  the  office  oflthc 

CALIFORNIA  POWDER  WORKS, 

No.  32  8   California  Street. 

JOHN  F.  LOHSE,  Secretary. 


Machinists  and  Foundries. 


THE    PACIFIC    IRON    WORKS, 

First  <fc  Fremont  Sts.,  between  Mission  «fe  Howard,  San  Francisco. 

The  proprietors  of  the  above  Works  invite  tho  attention  of  all  parties  interested  to  their  greatly  improved  and  une- 
qualed  facilities  for  manufacturing  Steam  Engines  and  Boilers,  both  Marine  and  Stationary,  of  any.  required  size  and 
pattern,  Quartz  Mills,  Amalgamating,  Pumping  and  Hoisting  Machinery  of  the  most  approved  construction.  Flour,  Saw, 
and  Sugar  Mills,  Water  Wheels,  Ac.,  Ac.  Our  pattern  list  Is  most  complete  and  extensive,  embracing  the  late  Improve- 
ments In  all  classes  of  machinery  adapted  to  use  on  this  coast.  We  would  call  especial  attention  to  the  fact  that  we  have 
secured  the  exclusive  right  of  manufacture  for  the  PacllioCoast  of  the  celebrated  Greene  Engine,  conceded  to  be  the 
mostecouomical  and  perfect  working  Engine  now  In  use.    We  are  alsoexcluaive  manufacturers  ol  the  celebrated 

Bryjui  W;mcry,  Vaniey's  AmalKiiiuatai'N  und  Separator*',  Ryemi 
gamatoi'M  aiul  lE.ota.ry  CruMlmi'H,  Stone  Breaker*!,  <fcc,    Orde 


»  Superheated  Steam  Amai 
reuiiectfullv  Solicited. 


GODBARB  <fc  COMPANY. 


Office   Pacific   Business   College  and  Telegraphic  Institute. 

Mechuulctt'  Institute  Bntldiiitf,  Pout  Street.    (Exterior  Yiew.l 

A.  dc  LEO  de  LAGUKA.  (Tvlo-Sml  JAMES  VIJiSONHAISK. 


PACIFIC   POWDER.  MILL. 


COMPANY'S 


BLASTING  POWDER! 


IMANUFACTUKED 


IN    MARIN    COUNTY 


CAIilFOlEMlA. 


on  S.U.N  uy 


HAYWARD  &  COLEMAN, 


AGENTS, 


■111  Front  Street,  San  Francisco. 

avi4-im 


WESTERHf   HOTEL, 

Nos.  43  and  45  3£  street,  between  Second  and  Third  streets; 
SACRAMENTO. 

Board,  per  week US* 

Meals SS  Cents. 

12vI5qr  N.  D.  THAYER,  Proprietor. 


MACCARONI,  VERMICELLI, 
(a06_^oME3x7067) 


STOCK   CERTBF3CATES, 

STOCK  TRANSFER  JOURNALS, 

STOCK  LEDGERS, 

ASSESSMENT   RECEIPTS, 

And  all  other  Blanks,  Blank  Books,  etc.,  required  by  Min- 
ing and  other  Corporations,  kept  on  hand  or  printed  to 
order  on  short  notice.,  at  moderate  prices,  at  the  office  of 
the  Mining  awl  Scientific  Press. 


Miners'  Foundry 


M. 


iCIIINE     AYOKKS 
Nos.  215  to  255  Fzkst  Stbeet, 

8,m  Fronclaeo. 

HOWLAND,  ANG-ELL  &  KING, 

I"KOPKIETOKS, 

Manufacturers  of  Machinery  for 

QTTARTie  MILLS. 
SAW  MILLS, 
rOWDEJK  -".:  II.I.S, 

Steam  Engines  of  all  Kinds. 
Amalgamators  of  all  Kinds. 

HOISiTINU   WOHK8, 
ItOCIS.  mtlAKEKS, 


FLOUK  .1111. l.s, 
8IOAK  MILLS, 
PAPER     MILLS 


MIXING  1'irMPS, 
OIL  1V£LL  TOOLS, 


Machinery  and  Castings  of  all  kinds,  either 
of  Iron  or  Brass. 

Boilers  and  Sheet  Iron  Work  in  all  its 
Branches. 

Mule"  unci  Die*  ofVPhlte  Iron,  tni.unriictnred 
for  itml  imported  bv  \ln  t'xptcwly  1'or  l!ilh  [;;ir. 
lio.e,  :,,nl  will  laiMt  C>  per  euitt.  luuuur  limn  nuy 
other  made  on  thl.  const. 

ICkhkIu  Iron  Sereens,  ol"  any  decree  oi'flnencws, 
"We  ore  the  only  manufacturers  on  thl.  cnu„t  of 
the  "  HieltM  leucine,"  the  mci.i  , .  input  t ,  .implo 
In  construction,  and  durable,  of  uuy  £nij;lue  in 
n.c. 

•W.  H.  HOWLAXO  E.  T.  KING, 

H.  B.  ANGELL,  CTTKUS  PALHEB, 

lSvlliir 


JAMES  MACKEN, 

No.  SSO  Fremont  St.,  bet.  Howard  A-  Folnora 

All  kinds  of  COPPER  WORK  (lone  to  order  in  the  best 
manner.  Particular  attention  paid  to  Steamboat,  Sugar 
House  and  Distillery  work. 


FIE,  ST 

Paint     irVtaimfaotory 


IN     CALIFORNIA. 


EPES  &  E.  H.  R.  ELLERY 

Have  the  Patent  Right  for  ilie  Pacific  Coast  to  inanulac- 
ture,  sell  und  use 

Ellery's  Patent  India  Eubber  Cement  &  Paint. 

It  is  for  all  exposed  surrnccs;  Impervious  to  wet;  will  not 
rot,  peel,  bluster  or  cracR,  inimv  cllniatc  APuperior  Pnlnc 
for  brick,  wood,  cloth,  metals,  etc  ;  successful lv  uspA  hi  tho 
Easti'i-n  Stares.  The  old  liu  roof  of  that  large  biiililinir,  the 
New  York  Bin-  Mills, wnsin  such  bad  nmdlttoil  it  Vns  about 
to  be  taken  oil'  Irn  rears  since.  Instead,  tliev  i>ut  on  tins 
INDIA  KUBBER  CEMENT  AND  J'AIKT,  uiakiim  a  ftnoil 
tic-lit  roof  A  coat  of  India  Rubber  I'aint  every  iwo  years 
since,  keeps  it  in  (join!  condition.  We  can  reler  l"  many 
others.     Tho  Atlntu  c  Lead  Works  use  our  J'ainl  only. 

NEW  CLOTH  ROOFS  put  on;  copings  and  all  seems 
cemented  und  .saturated,  then  coaled  willi  the  India  Ruh- 
her  Cement  and  Faint— the  same  as  on  the  St  Mclmhis 
Hole]  at  Hew  York  City,  the  City  Buildings  and  many 
olhers,  the  roofs  of  all  tho  horse  nnd  steam  cars,  decks  of 
sn-rtinhnats,  etc.,  around  New  York — 'or  eiuht  dollars  per 
yue  hundred  sniuirc  feet.  NEW  OR  OLD  TIN  ROOFS 
fomented  and  painted  with  the  India  Rubber  Cement  and 
Paint  guaranteed,  at  from  one  cent  to  two  and  a  htilf 
cenid  |k-!' .-quare  foot,  according  to  size  and  condition  of 
roof.     Cood  men  and  Hie  host  materials  used. 

\\"e  have  just  cemented  and  palmed  old  tin  roofs  of  Dr. 
H,  D  Ooirswer,  Tuhbs  &  Co.,  D  J.  Oliver,  etc.,  and  tlio 
wood  work  of  She  riff  Davis'  huildintr,  Ss  feet  front,  on  Kol- 
soin  street,  between  Third  and  Fourth  streets— only  ouo 
coat.  The  work  will  speak  for  itself.  Now  painting  tlie 
cornice  and  iron  work  of  Dr.  11,  D.  Cogswell's  buildiiifr, 
eonu'.r  of  Front  and  Olarkstreets— one  coat.  See  the  above 
and  further  relerences  nt  our  otlice. 

ELLERY'S  PATENT  INDIA  RUBBER  CEMENT  AND 
f'AINT  Is  composed  of  India  rubheraiid  other  mims,  dis- 
solved in  linseed  oil.  mixed  with  the  various  coloring  mat- 
ters, and  ground  in  any  color.  When  applied  to.  root's  or 
other  punuises.  it  is  mixed  wirh  pure  linseed  oil  to  the  re- 
quired^ thickness,  and  put  on  as  other  paints  are,  with  a 
paint  hrusli— retaining  suttlciciH  elasiicity  io  give  and  take 
with  Hie  heat  and  eo  d.  FifteiMi  hundred  fish  lug  vessels  at 
Cape  Ann  use  the  Italia  Rubber  Paint,  llmim','  it  superior  to 
all  others. 

EPES  Jfc  E.  H.  R.  ELLERY  are  now  prepared  to  make 
good  ronfs,  and  cement  anil  paint  new  or  old  ones,  and  do 
all  kinds  of  outside  painting  with  HllerVs  Patent  India 
Rubhcr  Paint.     No  nsnunltuin  nr  coal  tar  used 


International   Hotel, 

JACK803V       STREET, 

BETWEEN  MONTGOMERY  AND  KEARNY  STS., 

SAN    FRANCISCO,   CAL. 

THIS  OLD  ESTABLISHED  HOUSE  IS  IN  PERFECT 
order  for  the  accommodation  oi'  quests.  Personsseek- 
Ing  comfort  and  economy  will  And  this  the  best  Hotel  in 
the  city  to  stop  at.  The  Beds  are  naw-and  in  good  order, 
and  the  Rooms  well  ventilated.  The  Table  will  alwavs  he 
supplied  with  the  best  In  the  market. 

Prices  varying  from  ($1   SO  to  8®  per  day  for 
JBoard  and  Room. 

FINE  BATH  HOUSE  AND  BARBER  SHOE  ATTACHED 
TO  THE  HOUSE. 

O?*  Teams  belonging  to  the  House  will  be  in  attendance 
at  all  the  boats  and  ears  to  convey  pnsfongers  in  tho  House 
free  of  ouAKGti,  and  to  any  part  of  I  he  city  for  SO  cents 

£lvl2  F.  E.  WEYGANT,  Proprietor. 


S&CRAMEMTO  SEMIMAEY. 

Boarding    School     for    Yohiib     X.adles, 

I  Street,  between  Tenth  and  Eleventh  streets,  Sacramento 

The  present  Session  commenced  July  29th,  and  will  close 

December  20th     A  full  course  of  instruction  is  given.    Six 

Teachers  are  employed.    For  further  particulars,  Address 

HERM.ON  PERRV, 

llvl5-ini  Sacramento,  Cal. 


Jussit  DPwlblished. 

THE  PHILOSOPHY  OF  MARRIAGE,  BEING  FOUR  TM- 
portaut  Lectures  on  FUNCTIONS  and  DISORDERS  of 
the  Nervous  Svstem  and  Reproductive  Organs,  to  be  had  by 
addressing  and  inclosing  twenty-live  cents,  postage  stamps 
to  secretary  PACIFIC  MUSEUM  OF  ANATOMY,  Mont- 
gomery street,  San  Francisco.  *2vl3-ly 


348 


%U  §pttiwg  m&  Mmtiik  <§xm. 


Business  Cards. 


NATHANIEL  GRAY. 


H.  M.  GRAT. 


N.    GRAY  &  CO., 

UNDER    T^KLEIIS, 

6*1  Sacramento  St,  cor.  Webb,  San  Francisco. 

JBQj-Solo  Agents  for  Barstow's  Metallic  Burial  Cases  and 
*6vl4tf  Caskets. 


T.  B.  RODG-ERS, 

CTTTEEXt, 

lOS    XieidesdorlT  Street. 

Corner  California,  adjoining  the  Pacific  Insurance  Office, 

9vl5-3m*  SAN  FRAt*ClBCO. 


JONES  &  "Wooll, 
Looliing'-Grlass  and.  Picture 

DEALERS, 

6*3  Market  street,  near    Montgomery.     Factory,  Market 

street,  between  Seventh  and  Eighth  streets. 

14vl5tf  

Shot  Guns  and  Rifles 

Selling    at    Five     Dollars    Each  ! 

fc     THE    AMERICAN    ARMS    COMPANY, 

'arc  el-islng  «'iH  ihcir  large  stock  of  Heavy 

.  and  Light  Single   Barrel  Guns,  suitable  lor  Geese,  Duck, 

Pigeon  or  Quail  Shooting,    Heavy  and  Light  Kifles  at  S5 

each.    Enclose  stamp  and  send  lor  Catalogues 

AMERICAN  ARMS  CO., 
9vl5-3m  639>£  Marstct  street,  San  Francisco. 


Schmieden  &  Shotwell, 

Stock  and  Money  Brokers,  and  dealers  in  Government 
Bonds,  State,  Citv  and  County  Securities,  Gas,  Water  and 
Insurance  Stocks',  etc.,  southwest  corner  of  California  and 
Sansome  streets,  opposite  Bank  of  California.        Ivl5-(5m 


KEMOYAL. 
Tlic  well  known,  establishment  of 

LUCY   &   HYMES, 

MANUFACTURERS  OF 

Genuine  Pale  and.  Chemical 
OLIVE    SOAPS, 

Has  been  removed  from  Beale  streot,  between  Mission  and 
Howard,  to  BRA.NNAN  STREET,  between  Eighth  and 
Ninth,  and  greatly  enlarged. 

Tbecapaeitv  ot  this  establishment  is  now  the  largest  on 
the  Pacific  Coast.  It  is  now  in  full  operation,  and  prepared 
o  supply  the  demand  of  the  trade. 

Olfice— 319  California.   St.,  San   Francisco. 
lvlGqr 


MEUSSDORFFER, 

Nos.    635    and   637    Commercial   Street, 

WILL  INTRODUCE 

On  gatnrday,  JFebruary  0, 1867, 
An  Entirely  New  Style  of 

Cloth  Cashmere  Hat  J^ 

"TACHT    HENItlETTA," 

Which  arc  the  most  dressy  Hat  ever  introduced  on  the 

Pacific  Coast. 
0&-Cull  auil  see  them.  8vH 


ASPHALTUM 

For  sale  in  any  quantity  to  suit,  by  the 

Pacific  Asphaltum   Company, 

No.  533  Koarny  street,  corner  Sacramento,  San  Francisco. 

This  Asphaltum  is  the  purest  to  be  found  m  the  market, 
being  free  from  rock  and  clay,  or  oilier  impurities. 
Sidewalks  laid  and   Koofins  douc  at  shortest 

notice. 
15vl5n.r  NETTVAL.  .&  CO. 


T.    K.    CHURCH, 

FASHIONABLE 

CLOTHING   EBIPOXtlTJM 

No.  SOS  Moulffomery  M..  Kiiss  .Block. 

WHOLESALE  AMD  RETAIL  DEALER  IN 

FINE  CUSTOM-MADE  CLOTHING, 

ash  o  i:\ts'  n'KMMKxe  goods,, 
TRUNKS,   VALISES,    CARPET-BACS, 

Etc.  at  the  Lowest  Prices. 
lSYl5-qr 


Trades  and  Manufactures. 


VJI.  BARTLING. 


HENRY   KIMBALL. 


BARTLING  &   KIMBALL, 
BOOKBINDERS, 

Paper  Rulers  and  Blank  Book  Manufacturers. 

505  Clay  street,  (southwest  cor.  Sansome), 
15vl2-3m  SAN  FRANCISCO. 


JOHN    DANIEL, 

(SUCCESSOR  TO   O.  GORl) 

MARBLE     WORKS, 

No.  421  Pine  st  bet  Montgomery  and  Kearny,  San  Francisco 

Mantels,  Monument*;,  Tombs,  Plumbers'  Slabs 

Etc.,  On  hand  and  Manufactured  to  order. 
flESl-  Goods  shipped  to  all  parts  of  the  State.    Orders  re 
spectfullj  solicited.  5v8-3m 


Palmer's  Patent 
ARTIFICIAL    LEG-, 

Jttairafaxturedl  in    Philadelphia.,  Penn. 
JAItVIS   JEWETT,  AGENT. 

218  Montgomery  Street,  San  Frnncisco.  10v8-lm 


EUREKA  WROUGHT  IRON  WORKS 

Cornerliowaril  and  Fremont  sts., 
Manufacture  all  kinds  of 

Iron  Bailings,  Stairs,  Doors  and   Shutters, 

AND  HOUSEWORK  IN  GENERAL. 
18vl5-lm  M.  WcKIBBIN. 


LEATHER  HOSE  AND  BELTING, 

ALL    SIZES. 

SUCTION    HOSE    MADE     TO   ORDER 

At  short  notice,  by 

M.  M-    COOK   «5c  SON, 


13vl3-3m 


No.  801  Battery  street, 

SAN  FRANCISCO. 


WOOD    OAEVEE 

—  AND  — 

Composition  Ornament  Manufacturer. 
Designing,  Modeling  and.  Patterns 

FOR    CASTING. 

INTERIOR    DECORATIONS    OE   ALL    DESCRIPTIONS, 

In  Wood,  Composition  and  Metal. 

Nos.  311  and  313- Market  street,  San  Francisco. 
25vl4-qy 


J.   M.   STOCKMAN, 

Manufacturer  of 
IVA.TTEIUVS     A73"D     MODELS, 

(Over  W.  T.  Garratt's  Brass  Foundry,) 
S>  E.  Corner  of  Mission  and  Fremont  sts., 

6vUtf  SAN  FRANCISCO. 


Generous  Compliments. 

Tlic  following  is  a  sample  of  the  generous acknowdgments 
which  we  frequently  receive.  We  can  enly  return  thanks 
for  such  gentlemanly  obligations,  and  assure  our  friends  of 
our  best  endeavors  to  merit  their  respect  and  kindness: 

Georgetown,  January  22,  !B7. 
Messrs.  Dewey  &  Co.— Sire :  I  have  the  honor  to  ac- 
knowledge receipt  of  your  letter  of  the  21st  instant,  trans- 
mitting tome  "  Letters  Patent "  on  my  application  through 
you  I 'or  an  "  Iviprmrii  ilncliiw for  Wt  wiling  Ores.11 

It  came  to  hand  safely,  and  Iain  pleased  to  tender  you  my 
grateful  ackuowledinents  for  your  success  on  my  behalf. 
Very  truly  yours, 

M.  A.  WOODSIDE. 

By  Mail.— The  Mining  and  Scientific  Press  will  be  sent  by 
mail  to  any  pari  ot  Hie  civilized  world.  Incase  of  removal 
subscribers  nave  only  to  inform  um  of  the  p"ost  otHcQ  address 
of  their  nid  aud  new  ftiocation,  nnd  the  paper  will  be  aen 
accordingly. 


J.    II.    WIUTK.  JACOB   KRAHKR. 

DPeti*olin.©    Oil    Works. 

J.  H.  WHITE  &  CO., 

No.  100  Commercial  street,  San  Francisco, 

Are  now  manufacturing 

LUBRICATINCOILS&  AXLE  CREASE, 

From  Petroleums  of  California,  and  ask  to  be  encouraged 
by  the  citizens  ot  California.  As  a  home  production  in  all 
their  parts,  these  Lubricators  are  equal  to  any  In  the 
market,  and  surpass  all  others  fcr  cleansing  oil' gum  caused 
by  the  use  of  animal  oils  which  contain  stearine  and  marga- 
rin,  which  soon  become  acid.  A  fair  trial,  at  the  low  price 
asked,  is  all  that  we  solicit  25vl«f 


Metallurgy. 


THEODOEE  KALLEHBEBG, 

Machinist.,  Maker  of  Models  for  Inventors, 

Scales,  Weights.  Dies,  Stamps,  Drawing  and  Philosophical 

Instruments,   etc. 

No.  lO  Stevcnson.street.  near  First,  San  Francisco. 

03- Repairing  promptly  attended  to.  3vl5tf 


^  9^  Ztf&»  AND  POBltsZ *v  2*^ 

Mi^|ANTHT^Tsco^. 


Mineral  Land  Law  Blanks 

FOR     S^EE. 

Wc  arc  prepared  to  furnish  any  of  the  following 
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349 


Life  Insurance— The  Money  Drift. 

EruTfiR*  An \— Sir-  —I  read    in    yonr  K>m-  <•<  the   1Kb,  a 

:  ortani  statistical  fou  from  the 

k.-.i.  r.ti  t.  renoe  returns,  which  pravu  the  utoundlnj;  fact 

thai  ihe  dUidiit  Lif<  [nsaraoce  Coinpa">' 

forma  through  "  .\-cnls,"  draw  away  nearly   one   million 

dollars  per  anoam 

Hi--  dram  vin-l.  r  this  head,  as  you  state  It,  amnunMo- 

2fe«r  ending  1st  August,  i*v» ' 

ttar  ending  1st  August,  1857 ; 

And  as  wo  write  the  drain  increases  and  mu-.tbcnow 
iUUoji  a  year— to  be  a  million  and  a  half  next  year, 
and  MOIL 

And  you  naturally  a*k  with  surprise  why  this  matter  has 
not  been  taken  In  hand  by  some  "i"  our  enterprising  Insur* 

i   iuia.i  to  arrest  the   night  of  a  moiety  at  least  Of 

this  enonaoni  drain. 

I  think,  sirs,  your  question  Is  well  put,  ami  though  my 
hands  are  full,  I  am  yet  witling  to  stop  forward  and  uwuino 
somo  of  the  responsibility  and  hear  some  of  the  preliminary 
expenses  of  forming  such  u  Company. 

When  you  retlec  t.Nirs.that  this  million  dollars  a  yoar  Is  car- 
ried over  land  and  sea,  thocsunds  upon  thousands  of  miles, 
tu  planes  where  it  Is  lent  out  by  distant  Managers  and  Dl- 
rectors  to  their  manufacturing  and  commercial  friends 
around  theiu,  atyhsijuroaL  p*  oomim,  while  our  merchants 
and  manufacturer*,  wAoore  to  ophi/mA  n,  r  ■  e,  have  to  pay 
tent,  per  annum  for  money  [WO  supply  them  with 
the  golden  weapons  to  beat  us]  you  will  then  conceive  the 
Bjagnltada  of  the  Injuries  effected,  by  the  sapplne  ond  mm- 
lllg  Operation*  ol  Lbosedlstant  Insurance  Companies.  The 
money  which  must  drain  away,  fikj  by  day,  steamer  after 
■teajner,  rromonr  people,  win. if  not  stopped;  impoverish  this 
country  unite  us  much  as  If  it  were  conquered  by  it  foreign 
power  and  held  In  pcrpetuaf  tribute.  A  million  a  year,  by 
compound  interest,  will  be  ten  millions  in  live  years,  twen- 
ty millions  In  ten  years,  forty  millions  In  fifteen  years, 
eit'tiiy  millions  In  twenty  years,  one  hundred  and  sixty  mil- 
lions In  twenty-five  years,  three  hundred  and  twenty  mil- 
lions in  thirty  years!  1  will  admit  that  the  ordinary  per- 
centage of  deaths  on  a  business  of  thirty  years  will  effect  a 
drawback  of  one-third  of  the  income,  which  In  thirty 
yoars  we  will  put  at  one  hundred  millions.  Notwithstand- 
ing tflts,  if  we  go  on  at  our  present  scale  of  draining,  wo 
tiliall  In  thirty  years  lose  by  the  insurunco  operation  two 
Bond  rod  millions  of  dollars  1  But  our  druin.  If  wc  don't 
Hop  it,  will  not  stand  at  one  million  a  year;  it  will  Increase 
year  utter  year  from  ono  inilllcn  a  year  to  two  millions  a 
year,  which,  by  my  foregoing  computation,  would  in  thirty 
yean  fOOt  up  to  four  haiuirnl  millions  !  What  It  would 
amount  to  in  sixty  years  I  leave  to  other  calculators.  In 
round  numbers,  I  should  guess  It  would  come  to  the  full 
Dumber  of  dollars  equaling  the  national  debt  of  the  United 
States! 

Now,  sirs,  I  care  not  what  may  be  said  of  me  by  critics  or 
jealous  opponents,  someof  whom  cannot  sec  farther  tlrnn 
their  own  noses.  I  announce  myself  as  ready  to  make  an 
effort  to  stop  this  drain,  and  I  hold  every  man  who  co-opcr- 
atcs  with  me  a  benefactor  of  his  adopted  country. 

Lot  the  capital  of  a  Local  Life  and  Health  Insurance  Com- 
pany bo  one  hundred  thousand  dollars  to  begin,  in  shares 
of  one  hundred  dollars  each.  I  shall  cheerfully  take  the 
namesof  co-operators  in  a  book  opened  this  day.  In  the  of- 
fice of  the  California  Building  and  Savings  Bank,  Callfor 
in.'  street,  for  that  purpose. 

I  remain,  your  obedient  servant, 

Thomas  Moosby, 
Building  and  Savings  Bank,  California  street. 

November  l2tft,  1S97.  2l)vl5-lw 


New  Mining  Advertisements. 


t'tuMlllli-rn    Gold    uutl    Silver    MIiiIul;    Company, 

Ohlhuatms,  Horeilos Mining  District,  Mexico. 

Notice.—  There  are  delinquent,   upon   the  lull. 
scribed  stock,  on  account  of  aw&iraent  levied  On  the  twen- 
ty-fourth day   of  October)   1867,    the    several    amounts 
■el  opposltotne  names  of  the  respective  shareholders,  as 
follows: 

Names.                No.  Certificate.    No.  Shares.  Amount. 

Whither*.  J.1 ;i;  u  am  wj 

Cooper.  Jesse Uti  16  18  on 

HundflL  ■'  w yj  26  2tj  hi 

BrowolecJ UQ  1.1  13  ou 

B<  l  !■  H    rr  ii'J  2  2  00 

Hi  Idin,  If l^J  60  &'  00 

Watch,  James loo  a  is  oo 

Rolling,  '  n Ita  13  13  oo 

Dickson,  ■' 147  21  21  oo 

Harris,  Alfred 135,  137  5-ca  10  10  00 

Harris,  Alfred US  8  8  tW 

Kelly,  i"  M lint  a  s  oo 

Kelly,  I*  M 220  2  2  00 

Cravln,  J  N 231  6  6  00 

Curtu.J  M.Trusteo 241.  2»9  10-ca  20  20  00 

King,  T  P MS  13  1300 

Klmt.T  1' 242  3  3  00 

And  in  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees,  made  on  the  twenty-fourth  day  of  October,  1867. 
so  many  shares  of  each  parcel  of  said  stock  as  may  be  nec- 
essary, will  bo  sold  at  public  auction,  by  Messrs.  Maurice 
Dore  &  Co.,  No.  327  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco,  on 
Tuesday)  tho  sixteenth  day  of  December,  1807,  at  the 
hour  of  I  o'clock,  1*.  M.  of  said  day,  to  pay  said  delinquent 
assessment  thereon,  together  with  costs  of  advertising  and 
expenses  of  sale. 

HENRY  R.  REED,  Secretary. 

Office,  321  Washington  street, San  Francisco,  Gal.      no30 


Chlploiicmt  Mining  Coiupuuy— I>lMtrlct  of  Urea, 

Sonora,  Mexico.  „. 

Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  ot 
Trusteesof  6ald  Company,  hold  on  the  twenty -seventh  day 
of  November,  1867,  an  assessment  of  five  dollars  ($5)  per 
share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  Bald  Company, 
payable  immediately,  in  United  States  gold  and  silver 
coin,  to  tho  Secretary,  at  hlsotllce,  313  California  street, 
San  Francisco, 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid on  the  third  (3d)  day  of  January,  1863.  shall  be 
deemed  delinquent,  nnil  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale  at 
public  auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  before, 
will  he  sold  on  Monday,  the  twentieth  day  of  January,  1868. 
to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of  ad 
vertlslng  and  expenses  of  sale,  liy  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees. 

JOHN  F.  LOHSE.  Secretary. 

Ofllcc.  SlSCalifornla  street,  upstairs,  San  Francisco.    rio30 


3B  E  _A.3V»ftS 

HISTOBY    AND    DIRECTORY 

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CALIFORNIA. 

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SULPHURETS ; 

What  they  are; 

How  Assayed ; 

How  Concentrated; 

And  How  Worked; 

With  a  Chapter  on  the 

BLOW-PIPE  ASSAY  OF  MINERALS. 

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Published  by  A.  Roman  ft  Cn„  San  Francisco. 
For  aule  nt  this  Ofllce. --Price,  One  Dollar. 

With  the  aid  of  this  Book,  the  miner  can  assay  his  own 
ores,  requiring  but  few  materials,  etc.,  except  such  as  are 
generally  to  be  found  In  the  interior  towns.  21vl5tf 


75 
75 

57  01) 
760 
3  75 


Lady   Bell  Copper  Ml  nine  Company*   Low  Di- 
vide Mining  District,  Del  Norte  County,  California. 
Notick.— There  are  delinquent,  upon    the   following  de- 
scribed stock,  on  account  of  assessment  levied  on  the  twenty- 
fourth  day  of  October,  1867,  the  several  amounts  set  opposite 
the  names  of  the  respective  shareholders  as  follows: 
Names.  No.  Certificate.    No.  Shares.    Amount. 

RW  Fellows 4  5 

«  W  Fellows 227  5 

G  W  Fellows 407  60 

FCcnrades 'J77  60 

Gavin  Ralston 40*  25 

And  in  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  the  Bonrd 
of  Trustees,  made  on  the  twenty-fourth  day  of  October,  1867, 
so  many  shares  of  oach  parcel  of  said  stock  as  may  be  nec- 
essary, will  be  sold  at  public  auction,  at  the  salesroom  of 
Maurice  Dore  A  Co.,  No.  327  Montgomery  street,  San  Fran- 
cisco, Cal.,  on  Monday,  tho  sixteenth  day  of  December, 
1867,  at  the  hour  of  12  o'clock,  M.,  of  said  day,  to  pay  said 
delinquent  assessment  thereon,  together  with  costs  of  ad- 
vertising and  expenses  of  sale. 

B.  P.  WILKINS,  Secretary. 
Office,  643  Market  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal.  no30 


Lyon  Mill  and  Mining  Company,  K.el«ey  Dis- 
trict, El  Dorado  County,  California. 
Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  twenty -seventh  day 
of  November,  1867,  an  assessment  of  fifty  cents  (50c)  per 
share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company, 
tavable  Immediately,  in  United  States  gold  and  silver 
coin,  totho  Secretary. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  unpaid 
on  trie  first,  day  of  January,  1863.  shall  be  deemed  delin- 
quent, and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale  at  public  unction, 
and  unless  payment  shall  he  made  before,  will  he  sold  on 
Saturday,  the  seventeenth  day  of  January,  1863,  to  pay 
the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of  adver- 
tising and  expenses  ot  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees. 

J.  M.  BUFFINGTON,  Secretary, 
Office,  No.  5  Government  House,  corner  Washington  and 
Sansrjinc  streets,  San  Francisco,  California,  no30 


Administrator's  Sale. 

NOTICE  IS  HEREBY  GIVEN,  THAT  IN  PURSUANCE 
of  the  order  of  the  Probate  Court  of  the  City  and  County 
Of  San  Francisco.  In  the  State  of  California,  made  on  the 
t wen ty -first  d«v  of  November,  A.  D.  18G7,  in  tho  matter  of 
the  estate  of  HENRY  G  AN  AH  L,  deceased,  the  undersigned. 
Administrator  of  said  estate,  will  sell  at  public  auction,  to 
the  highest  bidder,  for  cash  in  hand,  in  one  parcel,  and  sub- 
ject to  continuation  by  said  i'robnte  Court,  on  MONDAY, 
the  sixteenth  day  of  December,  A.  D,  1867,  at  twelve  o'clock 
M.,  nt  the  auction  rooms  of  Maurice  Dore  A  Co.,  No.  327 
Montgomery  street,  in  said  City  and  County,  all  the  right, 
title,  Interest  and  estate  of  tin'  said  intestate  at  the  time  of 
his  death,  and  all  the  right,  title  and  interest  that  the  said 
estate  has,  bv  operation  of  law  or  otherwise,  acquired  other 
than  or  in  addition  to  that  of  the  said  intestate,  at  the  time 
of  his  death,  in  and  to  all  that  lot,  piece  or  parcel  of  land. 
situate,  lying  and, being  In  the  said  City  and  County,  and 
bounded  'and  described  as  follows,  viz:  Commencing  on  the 
southerly  line  of  Bush  street,  distant  137  feet  6  inches  west- 
erly from  the  southwesterly  corner  of  Bush  and  Hyde 
streets;  thence  running  westerly  on  said  southerly  line  of 
Bush  street  i:t7  feet  6  inches;  thence  at  right  angles  south- 
erly 137  feet  ii  inches;  thence  at  right  angles  easterly  137 
feet  6  inches;  thence  at  right  angles  northerly  137  feet  6 
Indies,  to  the  southerly  line  of  Bush  street,  the  poini  of 
commencement,  being  oVvara  Lot  No.  1,367. 

ANDREW  D.  SMITH, 
Administrator  of  the  estate  of 

Henry  Ganahl,  deceased. 
Dated,  November  21, 1867.  21vl6-iw 


Nenele  and  Corcoran  Silver  Mining;  Company, 

Storey  County,  State  of  Nevada. 

Notice  is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trusteesof  said  Company,  held  on  the  twentv-sixth  day 
ot  November,  1867.  an  assessment  of  two  dollars  per 
share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  -stock  of  said  Company, 
payable  Immediately,  in  United  States  gold  and  silver 
coin,  to  the  Secretary,  at  the  office  of  the  Company. 

Any  stock  upon  wldeh  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid on  the  twenty-sixth  day  of  December.  1867,  shall  be 
deemed  delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale 
at  public  auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  be- 
fore, will  be  sold  on  Saturday,  the  eleventh  day  of  January, 
136S,  to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs 
of  advertising  and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  tho  Board 
of  Trustees. 

T.  B.  WINGARD,  Secretary. 

Office,  ■iOSCaliforniastrcet,  San  Fruncisco.  no30 


BUkon    Allen  Gold  »ud   Silver  Mining  Compu- 
ny— Location  of  Works:   Austin,  Lander  Connty,  Nevada. 

Nonca.— Then  an  deUnqnenl  anon  the  following  de- 
scribed stock,  on  account  of  avws.sin.-iit  levied  on  tin: 
thirtieth  day  Of  September,  18S7,  the  several  amounts  *et 
opposite  the  names  of  the  respective  shareholders,  as  fol- 
lows: 

No.  Certificate. 

M  L  McDonald M7 

E  DSawyer 

Nathan  Porter ;.-•* 

Tlu.inus  r  j[i-hop 530 

Geo  h  Willard 5>6 

j  m  Reynolds not  Issued 

,i  l  Bardwall not  luautd 

John  faylor noi  Issued 

A  l    Nn-lo.ls not  Is* tied 

H  Unrrls not  Issued 

.1  L  IVrklm not  !-- 1 

J  M  GltclK-U not  Issued 

l''  Hansell not  Issued 

L  Story tmi  Issued 

John  It  Whclan not  Issm-d 

M  Farrell not  Issued 

.1  B  llurmstead not  issued 

George  Klshcr not  Issued 

And  In  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  tho  Board  of 
Trustees,  made  on  the  fifteenth  day  of  October,  1867,  so 
many  shares  of  oach  parcel  of  said  stock  as  may  be  neces- 
sary, will  be  sold  at  public  auction,  by  Messrs.  OInoy  &  Co., 
auctioneers,  at  No. -118  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco. 
Cal.,  on  Monday,  the  second  day  of  December,  1867,  at 
the  hour  or  12  o'clock  H.  of  said  day,  to  pay  said  delin- 
quent assessment  thereon,  together  with  costs  of  advertis- 
ing aud  expenses  of  sale. 

H.  B.  CONGDON,  Secretary. 

Office,  No,  620  Washington  streot,  (Room  6J  San  Fran- 
cisco, Cal.  no9 


No.  pnarca. 

Amount 

700 

$7110  00 

Itt  DU 

IM 

ISO  'M 

iao 

Ml)  00 

MO 

100  (HI 

KB 

]i;«  iki 

87 

87  IH) 

a 

IS  00 

91 

51  00 

111 

10  oo 

47 

41  00 

80 

80  01) 

5 

SOI) 

20 

20  00 

10 

40  DO 

S 

600 

19 

19  III) 

10 

10  00 

Hanncoin  Copper  Mlnluic  Company.    Locution: 

Low  Divide  District,  Del  Norte  County,  California. 

Notice  is  hereby  given,  thnt  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  first  day  of  No- 
vember, 1867,  an  assessment  of  fifteen  cents  (15c)  per  share 
was  levied  upon  tho  capital  stock  of  said  Company, 
payable  on  and  after  November  sixth,  1867,  in  United  States 
gold  and  silver  coin,  to  the  Secretary,  nt  his  ofllce,  6U9  Mar- 
ket street,  Sun  Francisco,  Cal. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  sh«Il  remain 
unpaid  on  the  tentli  (luth)  duv  December,  1867,  shall  be 
deemed  delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale 
at  public  auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  before, 
will  be  sold  on  Tuesday,  the  twenty-fourth  day  of  Decem- 
ber, 1867,  to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with 
costs  of  advertising  and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the 
Board  of  Trustees. 


Hnuijcom  Copper  Mlnlne  Company,  Low  Di- 
vide District,  Del  Norte  County,  California. 
Notice.— The  Fourth  Annual  Meeting  of  the  stockholders 
of  the  above  named  Company,  will  be  held  at  ihelr  of- 
fice, 609  Market  street,  San  Francisco,  California,  on  SAT- 
URDAY, the  twenty-first  day  of  December,  1867,  at  7>£ 
o'clock  P.  M.,  for  the  purpose  of  electing  Trustees  to  serve 
for  the  ensuing  year,  and  for  the  transaction  of  such  other 
business  as  may  properly  come  before  them. 

S.  S.  SWEET,  Secretary. 
San  Francisco,  November  15,  18U7.  nol6 


I.  X.  Ii.  Oold  and  Silver  Mining:  Company,  No. 

2,  Silver  Mountain  District,  Alpine  County,  California. 
Assessment  No.  3. 

Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  ot  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  eighteenth  day 
of  October,  1867,  an  assessment  of  one  dollar  per  share 
was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company,  paya- 
ble Immediately,  in  United  States  gold  and  silver  coin,  to 
the  Secretary,  R.  Thompson,  at  No.  523  Kearny  street,  San 
Francisco,  or  to  O.  Tanner,  Treasurer  of  the  Company,  at 
Silver  Mountain,  Alpine  County. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid on  the  six  teem  ii  (ItJtli)  dav  of  December,  iSt>7,  shall  be 
deemed  delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  tor  sale 
at  public  auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  he  made  be- 
fore, will  be  sold  on  Wednesday,  the  twentv-second  dav  of 
January,  1863,  to  pay  thedclinquent  assessment,  together 
with  costs  of  advertising  aud  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of 
the  Board  of  Trustees, 

R.  THOMPSON,  Secretarv. 

Office,  No.  523  Kearny  street.  San  Francisco.  Cal.     no!6 


Mount  Tenabo  Silver  Mining  Company,  Cortex 

District,  Lander  County,  Nevada. 

Notice  is  hereby  given,  that  the  Annual  Meeting  of  the 
Stockholders  of  the  above  named  Company  will  be  held 
on  THURSDAY,  the  twenty-eighth  day  of  November, I867,nt 
11  o'clock  A.  M.,  at  the  office  of  the  Company,  No.  331 
Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco,  for  the  election  of  Trus- 
tees to  serve  the  ensuing  year,  and  for  the  transaction 
of  other  business. 

R.  N.  VAN  BRUNT,  Secretary. 

Office.  No.  331  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco. 

San  Francisco,  November  Sth,  1867.  nov9 


Mining   Notices— Continued. 


Adella    Gold   Mining    Company,  Rock.  Creek, 

Sierra  County,  California. 

Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  second  day  of  No- 
vember, 1867,  an  assessment  of  one  dollar  (SI)  per  share 
was  levied  upon  t lie  csipital  stock  of  said  Company,  pay- 
able Immediately,  in  United  States  gold  snrt  silver  coin, 
to  ihc  Secretary,  at  the  office.  No.  429  Pacific  street,  San 
Francisco. 

Any  stock  unon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain 
unpaid  on  the  first  day  of  December.  1867,  shall  be  deemed 
delinquent,  find  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale  at  public 
auction,  and  unless  payment  sliiill  he  made  before,  will 
be  sold  on  Monday,  the  twenty-third  dav  of  December,  1867, 
to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of  ad- 
vertising and  expenses  of  sale.  Bv  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees. 

A.  C.  TAYLOR,  Secretary. 

Office,  429  Pacific  street.  San  Francisco,  Cal.  no9 


Monnt  Tenabo  Silver  Mining  Company.— lo- 
cation of  Works:  Cortcz  District^ Lander  County,  State 
of  Nevada. 

Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  eighth  day  of  No- 
vember, 1867,  an  assessment  of  one  dollar  and  fifty  cents  per 
share  was  levied  upon  tho  capital  stock  of  said  Company, 
payable  immediately,  in  United  States  gold  and  silvercoln, 
to  the  Secretary,  No.  426  Montgomery  streets,  San  Fran- 
cisco. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid on  the  twelfth  day  of  December,  1807,  shall  bedecmed 
delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale  at  public 
auction,  and  unless  pavment  shall  he  made  before,  will  be 
sold  on  Tuesday,  the  thirty-first  day  of  December,  1867. 
to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of 
advertising  and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees. 

R.  N.  VAN  BRUNT,  Secretary. 
Office,  426  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco. 

N.  B.— Two  per  cent,  will  be  allowed  on  all  payments 
made  on  the  above  prior  to  the  23d  Inst.  nofi 


North  Star  G-old  and  Silver  Mining-  Company, 

Reese  River  Mining  District,  Lander  County,  Nevada- 
Notice.— There  arc  delinquent  upon  the  folio  wing  described 

stock,  on  account  of  assessment  levied  on  the  nineteenth  day 

of  September,  1867,  the  several  amounts  set  opposite  the 

names  of  the  respective  shareholders,  as  follows: 
Names.  No.  Certificate. 

Oliver  Ames 456,  458,  459,  460 

Cyrus  Lathrop 161 

JeromeWTylcr 462,  463,  461 

465,  4H6,   467.  468,  469 

JosCTyler 470,  471,  472.  473 

474,  470.  476,  477 

Diwl  Blaisdell 478 

JohnS  Keyes 479.  480 

J  Z  Goodrich  ....4SI,  43-',  483,  484 

43S,  436,  487,  483,  489,   490 

491,  49'.  531 

Thos  Dalbv 494,  495 

Wendell  Itiil lins. 4>J7,  49S,  VX>,  500 

Clark  C  Walworth 505,  506 

J  H  Stephenson.  £02,  503.  5H4..525 

M  SScnddefc 507,  50« 

Geo  Osgood W.i.  r.hi,  511,-512 

51*.  514,  615.  516 

GW  Warren 517,  518.  519,  520 

Geo  B  Neal 521,  522 

WT  Reynolds 523 

Geo  H  Faulkner 529 

John  Kurtz MO 

Curtis  B  Ray  mom],  Trustee. ..532 

Jacob  Burtz 533 

T  WTuttle 534 

Geo  II  Vincent. . . .  * 535 


A.nclent  Slvcr  ChnnnePIIlne  Gravel  Company. 

Location  of  Works:  Nevada  County,  California. 

Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  twenty-second  day 
of  November,  1867,  an  assessment  of  two  dollars  per  share 
was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company,  pay- 
able immediately,  in  United  States  gold  coin,  to  the  Sec- 
retary. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid on  the  twenty-seventh  day  of  December,  1867,  Shall 
be  deemed  delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale 
at  public  auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  be- 
fore, will  be  sold  on  .Monday,  the  thirteenth  day  of  January, 
1868,  to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of 
advertising  and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees. 

J.  M   BUFFINGTON,  Secretary. 

Office,  No.  5  Government  House,  corner  Washington  and 
Sansomo  streets.  no23     I     And  In  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  tho  Board  of       San  Francisco,  Nov.  27,  imt. 


hares 

Amount. 

120 

$2400  K 

40 

800  00 

80 

1600  00 

80 

160(1  00 

H 

160  Ofl 

sa 

640  00 

178 

3560  00 

211 

400  on 

39 

730  00 

16 

320  OO 

38 

860  00 

16 

320  00 

40 

800  00 

411 

800  00 

10 

2'K)  00 

1 

20  00 

1 

20  00 

1 

20  00 

50 

1000  00 

it\ 

1400  no 

10 

200  00 

10 

200  00 

Trustees,  made  on  the  nineteenth  day  of  September,  1867,  bo 
many  shares  of  each  parcel  of  said  stock  as  may  be  neces- 
sary, will  be  sold  at  public  auction,  at  tho  office  of  the 
Company,  No.  423  Front  street,  San  Francisco,  California, 
on  Saturday,  the  seventh  day  of  December.  1867,  at  the 
hour  of  2  o'clock  P.  M.  of  said  day,  to  pay  said  delinquent 
assessment  thereon,  together  with  costs  of  advertising  and 
expenses  of  sale. 

GEORGE  H.  FAULKNER,  Secretary. 
Ofllce,  423  Front  street.  San  Francisco.  Cal.  noZ3 


Oxford  Beta  Tunnel  and  Mining  Company,  Es- 
meralda District  and  County,  State  of  Nevada. 
Notice  is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  eighteenth  day  of 
November.  1867,  an  assessment  (No.  25)  of  fifty  cents  per 
share  was  k-vicd  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Compa- 
ny, payable  immediately  in  United  states  gold  ami  silver 

com,  to  (he  Secretary,  at  hb  office,  or  to  tho  Superintendent 
at  the  mine. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid on  the  twenty-sixth  day  oi  December,  1867.  shall  bo 
deemed  delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale 
at  nubile  auction,  and  unless  pavment  shall  be  made  before, 
will  be  sold  on  Wednesday,  the  fifteenth  dav  of  January, 
Ixks.  to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  "of 
advertising  and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees. 

GEO.   H.  PECK,  Secretarv. 

Office,  212  Clay  street,  San  Francisco.  no'23 


NueNtni  Senora    de  Onndelupe    Silver  Mining 

Company.    Location  of  Works  i  Tayoltita,    San    Dlmas 

District,  Durango,  Mexico. 

Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  tho  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  twenty-first  day  of 
October,  1867,  an  assessment  (No  29)  of  one  dollar  ($1)  per 
share  was  levied  upon  the  assessable  capital  stock  of 
said  Company,  payable  immeillaii'lv,  in  United  States 
gold  and  silvercoln,  to  the  Secretarv,  E.  J.  Pfkiffku,  at 
the  office,  No.  210  Post  streot,  or  to  the  Treasurer,  A.  Him- 
mhlmann,  at  his  office.  No.  637  Washington  street.  Sun 
Francisco. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid on  tho  thirtieth  dav  of  November.  1867,  shall  be  deemed 
delinquent  and  will  br-dulv  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auc- 
tion, and  unless  pavment  shall  be  made  before,  will  be 
sold  on  Monday,  the  twentv-thlrd  day  of  December,  1867,  to 
pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of  adver- 
tising and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees. 

„M       „  E.  J.  PFEIFFER.  Secretary. 

Office,  No.  2I0Poststreet,  San  Francisco.  Cal.  oc26 


Senton  Mining  Company.— LocntI on  of  V/vrkv  t 
Drytown  Mining  District,  Amador  County,  State  of  Cali- 
fornia. 

Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board 
of  Trusteesof  said  Company,  held  on  the  twenty-first  day 
of  November,  18C7,  an  assessment  of  one  hundred  and  fifty 
dollars  per  share  wa^  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said 
Company,  payable  on  the  twentieth  dav  of  December,  1867, 
in  United  States  gold  coin,  to  the  Secretarv,  at  the  ofllce 
of  the  Company,  No.  60  Exchange  Building,  San  Francisco. 
California. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid on  the  twenty-eighth  day  of  December.  1867.  shall  be 
deemed  delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale  ut 
public  auction,  and  unless  pavment  shall  be  made  before, 
will  be  sold  on  the  eighteenth  day  of  Januarv,  1868.  to  pay 
the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  cost  *  of  advertis- 
ing and  expenses  of  sale.  Bv  order  of  the  Board  of  Trustees. 
JOEL  P.  LIGHTNER,  Secretarv. 
Office,  No.  60  Exchange  Building,  N.W.  corner  Washing- 
ton and  Montgomery  streets,  San  Francfsco.  Cal.         no23 


Sophia  Consolidated   Gold   and  Silver  Mlnlntr 

Company,  Tuolumne  Connty,  California. 

Notice  is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  seventh  day  of 
November,  1867,  an  assessment  of  fifty  cents  per  share  was 
levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company,  payable 
Immediately  In  United  States  gold  and  silver  coin,  to  tho 
Secretary,  at  No.  641  Washington  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid on  the  seventh  day  of  December,  18G7.  shall  bedecmed 
delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale  at  public 
auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  Before,  will  bo 
sold  on  Monday,  the  twenty-third  dav  of  December,  1867,  to 
pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of  ad- 
vertising and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board  ot 
Trustees 

DATID  E.  JOSEPHI,  Secretary. 

Office,  611  Washington  stroet,  San  Francisco.  no9 


CautioB. 

Whitman  Gold   and  Silver  Mining  Company.— 

Location  of  Works:  Indian  Springs  district,  Lyon  County, 

Nevada. 

Notice  is  hereby  given,  that  the  following  named  shares 
in  the  capital  stock  of  the  Whitman  Gold  and  Silver  Min- 
ing Company,  designated  by  the  number  of  Certificate  of 
each  parcel  of  said  stock,  were  sold,  ashy  law  provided, 
at  public  auction,  on  the  twenty-eighth  day  of  Oc  tobcr,  1807, 
for  delinquent  assessments  thereon,  and  will  not  bo  trans- 
ferrcd  by  said  Company: 
No.  Cert     No.  shs.  No.  Cert     No.  sha,  No.  Cert     No.  shs. 


278X.... 

20 

59 

152 

5 

10 

5 

282   .. 

10 

14 

5 

21. 
22.. 


23.. 


220.. 
221.. 

167.. 

iy3.. 

127.. 


..25 


274.. 
39.. 
40.. 


241... 
244.... 
128.... 
225.... 


T.  W.  COLBURN,  Secretary 

Whitman  G.  &  S.  M.  Co. 
San  Francisco,  Oct.  31, 1867.  no9-3w 


Whitman    Gold  and    Silver   Mining    Company. 

Location  of  Works:  Indian  Springs  District,  Lyon  County, 

Nevada. 

Notice  is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  tho  Board 
of  Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  tho  thirty -first  day  of 
October,  1867,  an  assessment  of  one  dollar  and  fifty  cents  per 
share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company, 
payable  immediatelv  in  United  States  cold  and  silver  coin, 
to  the  Secretary,  at  his  office,  (room  No.  10,  2d  floor)  No.  40i 
Montgomery  street,  San   Francisco. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain 
unpaid  on  tho  second  dav  of  December,  1867.  shall  bo 
deemed  delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale 
at  nubile  auction,  ami  unless  payment  shall  he  made  be- 
fore, will  be  sold  on  Monday,  the  twenty-third  day  of 
December,  1867,  to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together 
with  costs  of  advertising  and  expenses  ot  sale.  By  order  of 
the  Board  of  Trustees.  „„,.,.„„,,  n 

T.  W.  COLBURN.  Secretary. 

Office,  room  No.  10,  2d  floor.  No.  4C2  Montgomery  street, 
San  Francisco,  Cal.  no2 


Postpontimknt.— The  dav  for  deeming  stoek  delinquent 
...a  the  above  assessment  Is  hereby  postponed  until  Wednes- 
day the  first  day  of  January,  18G8,  and  the  sale  thereof  until 
Wednesday,  the  twenty-second  day  of  January,  1868,  By 
order  of  the  Board  of  Trustees. 

,n    \V.  COLBURN,  Secretary. 


350 


Wto  Upwmg  m&  Mmtiik  Jww. 


Machinery. 


V-AJRINTEY'IS 
PATENT    AMALGAMATOR. 

These  Mac. Jii ties  Sta-nd  Unrivaled. 

for  rapidly  pulverizing  and  amalgamating  ores,  they 
have  no  equal.  No  effort  has  been,  or  will  be,  spared  to 
have  them  constructed  in  the  most  perfect  manner,  and  of 
the  great  number  now  in  operation,  not  one  has  ever-re- 
quired repairs.  The  constant  and  increasing  demand  for 
them  is  sufficient  evidence  of  their  merits. 

They  are  constructed  so  as  to  apply  steam  directly  into 
the  pulp,  or  with  steam  bottoms,  as  desired. 

This  Amalgamator  Operates  as  Follows : 

The  pan  being  filled,  the  motion  of  the  muller  forces  the 
pulp  to  the  center,  where  it  is  drawn  down  through  the  ap- 
erture and  between  the  grinding  surfaces.  Thence  it  is* 
thrown  to  the  periphery  into  the  quicksilver.  The  curved 
plates  again  draw  it  to  the  center,' where  it  passes  down, 
and  to  the  circumference  as  before.    Tbusit  is  constantly 

fiasslng  in  a  regular  flow  between  the  grinding  surfaces  and 
nto  the  quicksilver,  until  the  ore  is  reduced  to  an  impalpa- 
ble powder,  and  the  metal  amalgamated. 

Sellers  made  on  the  same  principle  excel  all  others. — 
They  bring  the  pulp  so  constantly  and  perfectly  in  contact 
■  with  quicksilver,  that  the  particles  are  rapidly  and  com 
pletely  absorbed. 

Mill  men  are  invited  to  examine  these  pans  and  sellers  for 
themselves,  at  the  PACIFIC  -FOUNDS'?', 

Ivl  San  Francisco. 


Hunt's  Double-Action  Pump 


'C&lcr. 


Is  cheap,  durable ,  strong,  and  not  liable  to  get  ont  of  order 

Built  and  on  hand  at  No.  i23  Second  street,  and  108  Jessie 

Hvl5tf  E.  O.  HUNT,  Prop'r. 


E.  T.  STEEN, 

Commission  Agent  for  the  purchase  and  sale  of 

Engines,  Boilers,  Castings, 

AND  A.L.L.  KIKBS  OF  MACHINEKT, 

No,  537  Washington,  and  532  Merchant  at,  San  Francisco- 

HAS  FOK  SAUE 
One  Fugrlne,  5-Harse  .Power,    ...       $100 
One  Engine  with    Boiler,  7-Morsc,         -  GOO 

OneEiisiiK',  Link  for  Hoisting,  15-Horse,  SOO 
Two  Engines,  toilers,  Port.,  XO-JSorse,  l.SOO 
One  Engine,  40-Bfforse,  --...-  1,£00 
One  30-Horse  Roller  .....  300 
.    Also,  a  great  variety  of 

Boilers    and    Mlacliiiieiry, 

CASTIRtiS  of'  ALL  KINDS, 

AT    LESS   THAN    MARKET   RATES. 


OS-ParticS  wishing  tp  purchase  or  sell  Machinery,  of  any 
kind,  eaii  do  so  to  advantage  through  this  agency. 
12vl5qr 


Steam   Pumps, 

FOR    DRAINING    MINES    OR    ELEVATING   WATER  TO 
ANY   HIGHT. 

PICKERING'S  GOVERNORS 

For  Sieam  Engines. 

GtUSTavd's    Injectors, 

For  Feeding  Boilers. 

STQDBaRT'S   IROM    WORKS. 


PATTINSON'S 
HURDY-GURDY  WATER-WHEEL. 


The  inventor  of  this  Wheel  having,  after  much  delay, 
finally  obtained  the  patent  for  tho  same,  is  prepared  to.  sell 
rights  therefor  to  such  as  may  be  desirous  of  putting  them 
up,  or  continuing  those  already  in  use.  This  i3  well  known 
among  miners  as  the  "hurdy-gurdy  wheel,"  and  is  con- 
sidered tlie  most  economical  Water-Wheel  now  in  use. 

Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  the  subscriber  is  the  Inventor 
and  holds  the  patent  right  for  the  construction  and  use  of 
the  same;  and  that  no  person  has  a  right  to  manufacture 
or  use  tliom  without  his  permit 

7vl0.qy  THOMAS  PATTINSON. 


Brodie's  Patented  Improvements 


Mggm 

I;'    \\   :       I     I  ■.,..,'.  :■■■■■?■  ^-   ..  " '/I1  |,-r'  "■'-■  '      ■■!  L' >■"'  L-^-. 


FOR  THE  TREATMENT  OP 

Gold  and  Silver  Ores. 


BRODIE'S  PATENTED  IMPROVED  QUARTZ  CRUSHER. 
The  attention  of  all  Interested  in  Si  ining  is  respect- 
fully called  to  this  Improved  Machine    for  Breaking   or 
Spalling  Quartz,  or  other  Rock,  possessing,  as  it  does,  sim- 
plicity of  action  and  lightness  of  construction,  bo  far  as  is 
compatible  with  strength  and  durability.    In  consequence 
of  these  advantages,  the  advertisers  :ire  enabled  to  oiler 
these  machines  to  the  public  at  the  following  low  terms: 
No:  1— Or  lO-inch  Ornsher,  capable  of  reducing  from 
three  to  four  tons, of  quartz  per  hour,  no  piece  be- 
ing larger  than  a  walnut— price !£600 

No.  2— Or  15-inch  Crusher,  cnpable-uf  similarly  putting 

through  live  to  six  tons  per  hour 85© 

No.  3— Or  "18-inch  Crusher,  will  in  a  similar  manner 

crush  from  seven  to  eight  tons  per  hour. 1,200 

Explanation  op  the  abovk  engraving. 

The  frame  is  made  of  cast  iron,  bound  with  heavy 
wrought  iron  hands,  making  it  very  strong,  and  at  the  same 
time  light  and  portable.  The  crusher  is  bolted  to  a  wood 
frame  of  sufficient  hightto  clear  the  fly-wheel,  and  allow 
the  crushed  quartz  to  pass  off.  The  dotted  linos-show  the 
movable  and  stationary  jaws,  Letter  A  represents  the 
eccentric  shaft  by,  which  the  power  is  applied  direct  to  the 
movable  jaw.  B  represents  the  movable,  law,  and  C  the 
fixed  jaw.  D  represents  the  link  or  radius  bar.  E  repre- 
sents the  bolts  for  regulating  the  opening,  F,  which  can  be 
regulated  nt  pleasure,  so  as  to  graduate  to  the  size  to  which. 
it  is  intended  trie  quartz  shall  be  crushed.  G  represents  the 
feed  opening,  by  which  the  .size  of  the  machine  is  desig- 
nated. 

The  arrow  on  the  fly-wheel  shows  the  direction  to  drive 
the  eccentric,  which,  in  combination  with  the  link,  D,  gives 
the  movabie.iaw,  tt,  a  forward  and  downward  motion  at  t lie 
sp.nie  time,  and  which  makes  the  hard  est  rock  yield  and 
si;p;ir:ite  into  fragments  oi'aiiv  desired  size. 

The  above  Crushers  have  been  r-eeently  erected  and  are 
now  successfully  employed  at  Bear  Valley,   Mariposa  conn- 

K,   Rawhide   Ranch.  Tuolumne   county,   Excelsior  Mine, 
ike  District,  Nevada  county,  and  can  be  S"cn  in  opera- 
tion at  the  Fulton  Foundry,  First  street.  San  Francisco. 

The  following  testimonial  respecting  the  effectiveness  of 
this  Crusher,  has  been  received  from  the  Superintendent 
of  tho  "Rawhide  Ranch"  Mine,  in  Tuolumne  Cotintv: 
Rawhiok  Ranch,  Tuolumne  Co.,  Sept.  28,  18tiG. 
James  Brodie,  Esq.,  San  Francisco— My  Dear  Sir:  Itgjvqs 
mo  pleasure  to  inform  you  that  I  have  for  the  past  three 
months  had  one  of  your  largest  sized  Rock  Crushers  in 
use,  at  the  Rawhide  Ranch  Mining  Company's  Mill,  which 
h  is  entirely  met  my  expectations;  and  I  have  no  hesita- 
tion in  recommending  it  to  all  who  are  in  need  of  a  machine 
for  rapidly,  cheaplv  and  properly  prcparintr  quartz  for  the 
staihps.    i'ours  truly,  R.  P.  JOHNSON, 

Supt  Rawhide  Ranch  Quartz  Mill. 

BRODIE'S  PATENT  IMPROVED  GERMAN  AMALGA- 
MATING BARREL.— This  Barrel  obtained  a  premium  at 
the  Fair  of  the  Mechanics'  Institute  in  San  Francisco,  in 
18(14.  Further  particulars  will  be  afforded  on  application 
to  the  subscribers. 

For  the  present  it  is  not  Intended  to  grant  licenses  for  the 
use  of  the  improved  German  Barrel,  for  a  longer  term  than 
twelve  months.  All  persors  desirous  of  compromising, 
without  'having  recourse  to  legal  proceedings,  for  past  in- 
fringements, or  desirous  of  receiving  Le iters  of  License  lor 
the  limited  period  named,  are  requested  to  address  as  below. 

A  diagram,  with  explanations  of  this  machine,  will  be 
found  in  the  "Mining  and  Scientific  Press,"  of  September 
29th,  1866. 


BRODIE'S  PATENT  WIND-BLAST  SEPARATOR  FOR 
DRY  CRUSHING. -This  Dry  Crn-her  has  been  found  the 
most  economical  and  effective  mode  of  crushing  ores  in 
Mexico.  California  and  Nevada.  Diagrams  and  explana- 
tions afforded  on  application  to  the  subscribers. 

A  drawing  and  full  description  of  this  machine  will  be 
found  in  the  Mining  and  Scientilic  Press  of  Sept.  22a,  1866. 
JAMES  BRODIE.  Kiilion  Foundry,  or 
CHARLES  RADCLtFF, 
Express  Building,  41)2  Montgomery  street, 
12vl3tf  San  Francisco. 


E  -      O .     HUNT, 

Manufacturer  of 

Wind  mi  lis,  Mo  rue-Powers 

Pumpn,  Pumping 

frames  and 

Qcarlug. 

Hunt's  AnjtrsT.\BLE  Wind  Mitls 
to  have  all  the  sails  so  arranged  as 
turn  edgeways  to  the  wind  when 
thcmill  is  stopped.  The  sails  can 
be  set  at  any  angle  to  suit  the 
force  of  the  wind,  while  the  mill 
Is  running. hy  means  of  the  brake 
lever  at  the  loot  of  the  mill,  by 
=S    any  person. 

Hunt's  Ski.f- Regulating    Mill 
is -Strom*,  durable  and  cheap.     It 
Is  provided  wiih  means  for  stop- 
ping, in  uie  most  violent  winds. 
,   This  mill  is  well  known  through- 
^  out  the  State. 
Tread  Ilorse.- Powers,  Swap  Horse-Powers,  Pumps  in  great 
variety,  Single  and   Double- Acting.      Frames  and  Gearing 
for  running  pumps,  from  steam  ur  other  power,  constantly 
on  hand  and  built  to  order.     Water  Tanks  built  to  order. 
No.  28  Second  St.,  and  lus  and  Ul)  Jessie  St , 
2vl5tiy  San  Francisco. 


DR.  BEERS'  PATENT 
WIHS   GAUZE  AMALGAMATOR. 


THE  ATTENTION  OF  QUARTZ,  HYDRAULIC  AND 
Placer  Miners,  is  called  to  this  new  invention  for  saving 
FinoOold  It  is:  designed  toturnish  the  minerwiih  a  cheap 
and  simple  apparatus  by  which  the  finest  freei/old  can  be 
saved  without  lois,  requiring  little  attention,  ny  machinery 
to  drive  it,  and  will  positively  collect  everv  particle  of 
amalgam,  or  of  waste mercilrj  that  may  have  escaped  trom 
mill  or  sluice,  and  as  those  particles  tire  always  charged 
with  more  or  less  gold,  this  item  alone,  in  many  instances, 
will  more  than  pav  the  cost  of  this  Amalgamator  every 
month-  For  Circulars,  and  furllier  parucuhirs,  address 
Da  J.  B.  BEERS,  San  Francisco, 
llv!5  Gm.  Per  Wells,  Fargo  &  Co's  Express. 


NELSON   &    DOBLE, 

AGENTS  FOR 

Thomas  Firth  fe  Sons'  Cast  Steel,  Files, 

Etc.,  Shear,  Spring,  German,  Plow,  Blister  and  Toe  Calk 

Steel;  manufacturers  of 

JM.U1    Piclcs,    Sledges,    Hammers,  Plclts, 

Stone   Cutters',    Blacksmiths'    and    Horse-Shoers'   Tools, 

319  and  321  Pine   Street, 

Between  Montgomery  and  Sansome.lSan  Francisco. 

lOvllqr 


THE  CJSLEBKATEO 

Self  Generating  Portable 


This  extraordinary  Lamp  pro- 
duces its  own  gas  by  the  vapor- 
ization of  Petroleum,  Naphtha, 
or  Benzine.  It-  emits  neither 
smoke  mirsmeli,  and  burnt* with 
a  pure  white  (lame,  equal  in  in- 
tensity to  an  ordinary  gas  burn- 
er, and  at  an  expense  of  from  one 
to  three  cents  per  hour  only,  ac- 
cm-ding  to  the  quantity  ot  light 
reouired.  It  is  peculiarly  adap- 
ted lor  mining  purposes,  alto  for 

^.., .  •    tii-  i-ii  !■:■- .  I'llluud  ■•. 

and.  in  fact,  for  all  purposes 
where  regular  gas  is  not  availa- 
bly and  lor  which  itisauad- 
mirabli'  substitute.  As  an  pal- 
,;„„/'  light  it  stands  unrivalled, 
uuniingwilh  undiminished  bril- 
liancy in  a  strong  wind. 


Directions  for  U*te. 

Charge  the  reservoir  with  the  prepared  fluid,  or  with 
Benzine,  from  half  to  three-fourths  full;  allow  a  portion  to 
run  through  into  the  cup.  then  turn  off  the  tap  and  ignite 
the  fluid,  which  will  heat  the  burner  sufficiently  to  genei"- 
ate  the  gas,  which  will  be  seen  issuing  from  the  top.  Tho 
tan  must  now  be  turned  on.  and  a  steady  light  will  be  main- 
tained till  the  whole  ot  the  contents  of  the  reservoir  is  con- 
sumed. 

A  small  needle,  bent  at  the  point  nnd  fixed  in  a  holder, 
may  be  occasionally  required  to  clear  the  minute  hole 
through' which  the  gas  issues,  and  the  regulating  screw  at 
the  bottom  turned  a  little  back;  but  care  must  be  taken  not 
to  force  the  screw  loo  high,  and  It  should  never  he  used  to 
extinguish  the  light—/*//  turni-iiy  the  tap  off,  it  will  gradually 
go  out. 

When  necessary  to  renew  the  cotton  which  is  placed  in 
the  lower  pipe  to  prevent  the  too  rapid  flow  of  the  flu  id.  the 
lnnio  should  be  placed  in  avlse  and  the  burner  screwed  off. 
Tho'burnt  cottou  must  then  be  withdrawn,  and  a  fresh 
piece  of  smut  cotton  rag,  one  inch  wide  and  four  or  five 
inches  long,  should  be  doubled  over  a  piece  of  wire,  and 
inserted  into  the  pipe— the  ends  cut  short  off;  the  burner 
again  screwed  on  with  a  little  white  lead,  and  the  lamp  is 
ready  for  use. 

Manufactured  solely  bv  JOHN  J.  HCCKS,  original  propri- 
etor. Factory,  North  Beach,  San  Francisco;  and  for  sale 
by  his  agents  in  every  citv  and  lown  throughout  the  State, 
iSvH-am-S 


3L.  E  IF1  F  E  HI.  >  S 

American  Double  Turbine 


THESE  WHEELS,  HNEQUALED  AND  UNRIVALED  IN 
the  United  States  or  the  world,  have  been  fully  tested 
on  this  coast,  more  than  forty  being  in  use  at  this  date  in 
California  and  Oregon,  driving  all  kinds  of  machinery,  Saw 
Mills,  Flour  Mills,  Quartz  .Mills,  etc.,  etc.,  etc. 

California  Rjtfbrknces.— E.  Stocton,  Folsom;  O.  Sim- 
mons, Oakland,  (Mill  at  Clear  Lake}:  Morgan  Coville,  Lex- 
ington, Santa  Clara  County;.!.  Y.  McMillan,  Lexington- 
SantaClara  County.     flSrSend  far  Circular,  to 

K\APP  <fc  GRANT, 
Agents  for  California. 
26vl3-lyq  31©  Washington  street,  San  Francisco. 


SUPERIOR  CUT-OFF  EMGINES. 

We  desire  to  call  Ihe  attention  of  Engineers,  Manufac- 
turers, and  Millmen,  to  the  celebrated 

Hartford    Engine, 

With  Wright's  Patent  Variable  Cut-off,  which  we  n'ro  now 
manufacturing  under  a  license  from  the  Woodruff*  Boach 
Iron  Work  Co.,  Hartford,  Ct.    To  parties  wishing  a  Flrst- 

Fuel-Saving  Engine, 

Simple  and  durable  in  construction,  this  Engine  Is  offered 
in  the  belief  that  it  is  superior  to  any  other  manufactured. 
It  enjoys  the  very  highest  reputation  in  the  Atlantic  States, 
where  it  is  well  known;  over  300  of  them  having  been  built 
by  the  Woodruff  &  Beach  Company,  and  being  now  in  suc- 
cessful operation. 


OODBARD  *fe  CO., 


San  Francisco,  Aug.  29, 1S67. 


NOTICE   TO  MERCHANTS 


MANUFACTURERS, 


Moore's  Patent  Friction  Hoist 

Now  in  successful  operation  in  the  principal  stores  in 
San  Francisco,  possesses  many  advantages  over  the  com- 
mon Hoist— viz:  Greater  strength;  less  danger  in  work- 
ing, as  goods  require  no  slinging  or  landing,  consequently 
make  fewer  breakages;  requires  one  mail  less  to  operate 
it;  stops  with  the  load  at  any  point,  without  auy  fasten- 
ing or  attention  from  the  operator. 

The  undersigned  take  this  opportunity  to  notify  all  whom 
it  may  concern  that  they  have  secured,  by  letters  patent, 
the  application  of  a  friction  pawl,  or  stop,  to  hoisting 
machines,  and  that  they  will  prosecute  any  purty  making 
or  using  am  machine  hitnnumg  up»ii  ihe  same. 

VULCAN   I  HON  WORKS  CO., 
By  Joskph  Moore,  President 
21vl5tf  JOSEPH  MOORE. 


BLAKE'S  Q1?AM3!   BREAKER ! 

JP  I£  X  O  El  S=t     KEDXJCED! 

MACHINES   OF   ALL   SIZES   FOE   SALE 

—  BY  — 

WM.   P.   BLAKE, 

Corner  First  and  Mission  streets,  or  Box  H,W1 

3vlSf  SAN   FRANCISCO. 

Enjjriived  to  Order.— Persons  who  desire  to  illustrate 
their  individual  establishments  or  business,  should  give  us 
their  orders  for  Engraving  and  Printing,  and  we  will  guar 
antee  good  work  and  reasonable  prices. 

DEWEY  &  CO.. 

Patent  Agents,  Publishers  and  Job  Printers,  505  Clay  at. 


Manufacture  of  Black  Lead  Cruci- 
bles. 

The  manufacture  of  black  lead  crucibles, 
and  their  extensive  use  in  California" by  the 
United  States  Mint  and  by  a:isayers,  for 
melting  gold  into  bars,  and  the  demand  for 
the  larger  size  for  forming  our  silver  bricks  in 
"Washoe  and  other  silver  districts,  is  an  im- 
portant item.  Such  crucibles  are  also  large- 
ly used  by  brass  founders.  Many  veins  of 
black  lead  have  baen  discovered  in  Califor- 
nia, and  samples  have  been  sent  East ;  but 
this  article  has  never  yet  been  produced  here 
of  the  right  quality  for  the  manufacture  of 
crucibles.  Their  manufacture  has  never  been 
attempted  here,  except  as  an  experiment. 
There  are  but  one  or  two  even  of  our  East- 
ern manufacturers  who  have  arrived  at  that 
degree  of  perfection  in  this  art  that  enables 
them  to  turn  out  a  crucible  that  will  stand 
the  great  heat  to  which  they  are  necessarily 
subjected,  and  particularly  to.  endure  a 
number  of  successive  melts,  as  is  expected 
of  a  good  article. 

The  crucibles  made  by  Joseph  Dixon  & 
Co. ,  of  Jersey  City,  have  the  best  reputation 
in  California.  Indeed,  their  reputation  is 
world-wide  ;  they  are  even  found  superior 
to  the  English  and  French,  and  are  exported 
to  Europe  and  employed,  in  many  places,  in 
preference  to  those  made  there.  It  requires 
much  care  and  experience  to  select  the  right 
quality  of  black  lead  for  this  manufacture, 
and  to  get  the  right  proportion  of  mixture 
with  other  materials  to  form  an  article  to 
stand  the  greatest  amount  of  heat. 

Messrs.  Dixon  &  Co.  claim  a  great  degree 
Of  skill  in  their  manufacture,  and  more  or 
less  secresy  in  their  mixtures.  This  firm 
also  manufacture  a  very  superior  article  of 
stove  polish. 

.  Messrs.  John  Taylor  &  Co.,  of  this  city, 
have  imported  large  quantities  of  these 
crucibles  and  stove  polish,,  and  supplied 
the  greater  portion  of  the  demand  for  those 
articles  on  the  Pacific  Coast  since  1852. 
We  clip  the  following  description  of  the 
works  of  the  Messrs.  Dixon  &  Co.  from  the 
New  York  Evening  Mail: 

Perhaps,  away  from  the  immediate  vicinity 
of  New  York,  jersey  City  is  best  known  as 
the  place  from  which  come  the  famous  black 
lead,  or  plumbago  crucibles  which  are  now 
so  extensively  used  the  world  over.  There 
are  two  manufactories  of  these,  and  as  one 
of  them  is  the  originator  of  all  such  estab- 
lishments in  the  country,  it  is  but  just  that 
it  should  be  reviewed  and  described  first. 
We  refer  to  the  well  known  Crucible  and 
Stove  Blacking  Works  of  Messrs.  Dixon  & 
Co.,  located  on  Railroad  avenue,  something 
more  than  a  mile  from  the  ferry.  In  the 
year  1827,  Mr.  Joseph  Dixon,  the  originator 
of  the  firm  and  of  the  business,  began  the 
making  of,  plumbago  crucibles  at  Salem, 
Mass.  It  is  a  remarkable  fact,  that  previous 
to  that  time  plumbago  from  Ceylon  had 
long  been  looked  upon  in  the  light  of  a 
very  beautiful  mineralogical  specimen  and 
of  no  practical  use,  as  it  was  too  coarse  for 
use  as  lead  pencils.  But  Mr.  Dixon  con- 
ceived the  plan  of  making  crucibles  of  it  for 
the  smelting  of  metals,  and  the  first  lot  of 
plumbago,  only  a  few  tons,  was  broxight  to 
Salem  in  1827  by  Captain  Joseph  Rogers,  a 
prominent  Indiaman  of  that  city,  which,  it 
may  not  be  remembered,  at  one  time  had 
the  monopoly  of  the  American  India  trade. 

It  required  twenty  years  to  drive  the  for- 
eign crucibles  out  of  even  the  American 
foundries,  as  many  of  the  workmen  then 
employed  were  foreigners.  In  1847,  the 
business  was  begun  in  Jersey  City,  where  it 
has  grown  to  its  present  proportions.  The 
plumbago  is  brought  from  the  mountains  of 
Ceylon,  and  is  mixed  with  clay  brought 
from  Bavaria,  and  then  is  made  into  cruci- 
bles upon  wheels,  precisely  as  pottery  or 
stone  ware  is  turned  out,  and  is  baked  in  a 
kiln  in  the  same  manner.  Messrs.  Dixon  & 
Co.  have  sent  out  something  over  two  mil- 
lions of  these  crucibles  since  the  works  were 
started.  This  year  the  number  will  proba- 
bly be  two  hundred  and  fifty  thousand. 
They  are  made  of  all  sizes,  from  those  to 
contain  one  pound  of  brass  up  to  six  hund- 
red pounds.  They  have  been  used  in  our 
Mint  for  twenty  years,  and  for  fourteen  in 
the  French  and  English.  Years  ago  certifi- 
cates were  received  from  both  these  mints 
attesting  the  great  durability  and  excellence 
of  these  crucibles.  The  director  of  the  Fye- 
woord  Works  at  Rotterdam   says  he  has 


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molted   nearly  li.OOO   pounds   v!  pieces  of 
cannon  and  copper  in  one  "f  these  cruci- 
bles, while  to  nr  It  the  torrie  amoi 
metal  would  I 

eight  G  The  firm  have  just  re- 

ceived an  order,  from  tho  British  Branch 
Mint  at  Calcutta  for  twelve  pots  to  hold  four 
hundred  pounds  of  silver  each. 

An  Ixtf.hf.stixo  Relic. — The  original  log 
book  of  tho  Fulton,  which  mode  the  first 
steam  voyage  across  tho  Atlantic,  is  in  the 
possession  of  Capt.  Charles  H.  Tmvusend  of 
the  Havre  steamship  Fulton.  Capt.  Town- 
send  is  a  grandson  of  ''apt.  Moss  Rogers, 
who  commanded  the  old  Fultou  on  her 
memorable  voyage  from  Savannah   in  lSlii. 

Tire  Mexican  Mountain  of  San  Jose-  is 
one  vast  silver  mine.  There  are  no  veins. 
From  any  part  of  it  rock  can  be  taken  pro- 
ducing from  SIM  to  £11111  per  ton.  Herein 
tho  open  day  miners  pick  their  rock  from 
any  portion  of  tho  mountain  they  choose, 
without  any  fear  of  the  lead  giving  out.  The 
■  -ah  tools  there  used  are  the  drill,  pick  and 
crowbar.     Crushing  mil's  are  unknown. 


Deep. — A  cavern,  and  subterranean  lake, 
whoso  depths  cannot  be  fathomed,  have 
been  found  in  Wyandot  county,  Ohio. 


I'nriTis  the  antidote  of  fevers,  and  both 
come  in  the  same  season.  The  best  remedy 
for  the  bite  of  a  rattle  snake  is  lobelia,  which 
grows  around  its  den. 


Less  skill  is  required  to  make  whisky 
than  vinegar.  In  Germany,  they  have  a 
vinegar  school  where  the  student  graduates 
in  four  months. 


The  Nova  Scotia  gold  mines  are  now 
yielding  more  abundantly  than  at  any  pre- 
vious time,  and  the  work  of  developing  them 
is  being  prosecuted  with  great  vigor. 

Gold  mining  is  about  to  bo  commenced 
at  Bluffton  and  Huntington,  Ind.  At  the 
latter  place  a  quart?  mill  is  being  erected  at 
a  cost  of  810,000. 


l.t.W  H  KALKKNAU. 


IIKSHV  ll.    HANKS 


Pacific  Chemical  Works, 

Laboratory,  Sixteenth  street,  near  Folsom.    Office,  623 
Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco. 

FALKENAU    &    HANKS, 

MANUFACTURING-    AND    CONSULTING 

CHEMISTS. 

03?*  Particular  attention  given:  to  the  anf'ysis  of  Ores, 
nerals,  Metallurgical  Products,  Mineral  Waters,  Soils 
ninmcrc  al  Ankles,  etc.  llvlfl 


SANTA  CLARA  COLLEGE,  S.  J. 

SANTA  CLARA,  GAL. 
r 
Conducted   by  tlie  Fathers   of  the  Society 

of  Jesus. 


The  SEVENTEENTH  ANNUAL  SESSION  of  this  College 
will  commence  on  August  28,  IS07. 

TERMS— Tuition  in  the  Classical  anil  Scientific  Dcpart- 
ment,  Boarding  ami  Lodging,  Washing  and  Mending  of 
Articles  Washed,  School  Stationery,  Medical  Attendance 
and  Medicines,  Fuel,  Light,  Baths,  etc  ,  per  session  of  ten 
months,  S:J5J. 

For  further  information  and  catalogues,  apply  to  the 
President  of  the  College,  or  to  Rev.  A.  Maraschi,  St.  Igna- 
tius' College,  Market  street,  San  Francisco. 

fivL5-lra  REV.  A.  MASNATA,  S.  .7.,  President. 


Pratt's  Abolition  Oil. 

FOR  ABOLISHING  PAIN  — THE  BEST  REMEDY  IN 
existence  for  Rheumatism,  Neuralgia,  Paralysis,  Head- 
ache, toothache.  Sure  Throat,  Dlptlieria.  Weak,  Swolen  and 
Stiff  Joints,  ITimfrncted  Co>*d9  and  Muscles,  Cramps.  Colic, 
Dlarrluua,  Clwlura,  Pains  in  the  Breast,  Laims  Back,  and 
all  aches  and  pains.  It  is  the  poor  man's  I'rieud,  and  tiie 
best  family  phvsician  Full  directions  accompany  each 
buttle.  I' rice  50  cents  and  SI  per  buttle.  For  sale  by  all 
dealers  In  medicine.  Sole  Proprietors,  A.  McBOYLE  & 
Co.,  Druggists  and  Chemists,  .">:5A  Sacramento  street,  op- 
po-itc  What  Cheer  House,  San  Francisco.  lOvU-ly 


Assayer  and  Chemist. 


A  GENTLEMAN  WELL  VERSED  IN  ASSAYING  AND 
An aly Heal  Chemistry,  Is  desirous  of  sec. tiring  a  position 
In  some  assaying  establishment,  or  would  take  charge  of 
the  assaying  and  amalgamating  department  of  either  a 
gold  or  silver  mine.  Steady  employment,  rather  than  high 
wanes,  is  desirable.  The  advertiser  would  take  his  own 
laboratory  to  the  mine  if  desired.  Proper  references  given 
Inquire  at  this  office  3vl5tl 


Quartz  Mill  Construction  and  Superintendence 

THE  UNDERSIGNED  IS  AT  PRESENT  OPEN  FOR  AN 
engagement  as  a  working  Superintendent  in  the  con- 
struction or  operation  of  a  g.u.irts:  Mill.  Has  had  five  years 
steady  and  success!  ul  experience  in  working  ores  in  Washoe, 
and  is  practiced  in  saving  sulpluirets  and  the  treatment  of 
rebellious  ores.  Is  prepared  to  furnish  references  for  a'l 
the  necessary  qualifications  of  an  Intelligent,  faithful  and 
reliable  fluartz operator.    Address  F.  M.  SHAW. 

1  San  Francisco,  care  Mining  and  Scientific  Press.    2(jvl43m 


.Kconoiuy  in  Advertising.— The  Mlving  and  Soifn- 
»ific  Press  is  the  best  and  most  economical  mining  adver- 
tising medium  in  this  city.  Our  terms  arc  less  than  one 
half  the  rates  now  charged  by  daily  newspapers,  and  the 
mining  community  are  beginning  to  appreciate  our  roasona 
ble  rates  of  advertising.  The  "hess  contains,  proportionally, 
alarger  amount  of  mining  advertising  than  any  other  paper 
on  the  Pacific  coast.  Its  character  renders  it  the  proper 
journal  for  the  concentration  of  mining  patronage. 


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I»  K  W     YORK     P  II  I  C  KS  . 


C.   IE.   COT-.IVIJN'S, 

No.  603  Montgomery  street,  Sun  Francisco. 
EXCLUSIVE    AOEXT 

cor  Tin: 

A.iVIERieA-lV 

"WATCH    FACTORY. 

A  large  assortment  of  these 
Superior    "W  atehes, 

In  Gold  mid  Silver  fuse*, 

Oonsiantly  on  hand,  and  sold    at    Factory 
prices.    Also, 

ENGLISH     AND    SWISS     WATCHES, 

Imported  directly  from    ho  Manufacturers. 

The  American  Company  are  now  making 

VERY*    FINE     WATCHES    FOR    LADIES. 

03T  A.  large  assortment   of  Gold    Chains 
and  Jewelry  fl25vlu-tim 


$  KW     YORK.     PRICES. 


WE  ARE  NOW  OFFERING- 
OtTK.    IMMENSE    STOCK 

OF 

Fine  Custom  Made  Clothing 

AND 

Gents'  Furnishing  Goods 

AT  PRICES  THAT  DEFT  COMPETITION. 

Our  Stock.  oT  Clothing  Consist**  ot 

AJL.I4  TIDE  LATEST  STYLES 

BOTH  OF  MATERIAL  AND  FINISH. 

A  Largo  Assortment  of 

Trunk*!  VjiIIii'm,  Cur|»et  Buff*,  Blankets,  Eto>, 

AT  EXTREMELY  LOW  PRICES. 

J.  H.  BIEAD  &  CO., 

8vl0  Cor.  of  Washington  and  Sanaome  streets. 


Notice  "to  ]>Xiiiex-si, 

Well-Borers    and  Water    Companies, 

MPRAG  IS  NOW  PREPARED  TO  MANUFACTURE 
.  Hydraulic  and  Artesian  Well  Pipes  in  the  hest  work- 
manlike manner,  and  at  the  lowest  market  rates.  Having 
made  large  additions  to  mv  stock  of  machinery  for  that 
branch  of  business.  I  am  prepared  to  till  all  orders  with  dis- 
patch, and  guarantee  entire  satisfaction.  I  also  manufac- 
ture Mississippi  Stoves,  o<  the  latest  improved  patterns,  for 
vessels  of  all  classes.    Also,  Ship  Plum  bine  done. 

M.  PR  AG, 
8vI3-ly       Stove  Store.  No.  125  Clay  street,  below  Davis. 


PAEMERS'    A35TD    MECHANICS' 

BANE    OF    SAVINGS. 

335  Sansome  street,  near  California, 

Incorporated  under  the  Act  of  the  Legislature  of  California, 
approved  April  11th,  1862. 

CAPITAL.    STOCK,     :     ;      :     : 


$150,000. 


DIRECTORS: 


N.  C.  Fassott,  George  M.  Condec,      Reuben  Morton, 

G.  H.  Wheeler,       Isaac  E.  Davis,  James  Laid  ley, 

Henrv  Dmton.         B.  II    Freeman,  Samuel  L.  Palmer. 

G.  H.  WHEELER,  Cashier.     N.  C.  FASSEXT,  President. 

Deposits  received  In  gold,  silver  or  currency,  payahlo  in 
like  kind,  at  sight.  Funds  may  be  sent  by  express,  or  in 
registered  packages  by  mail.  Receipts  will  be  promptly 
famished. 

We  will  receive  Cold  Dust  and  Bullion,  for  refining  or 
assay;  make  advances  on  the  same,  and  return  proceeds 
promptly. 

Best  Bankers'  Drafts,  on  all  parts  of  the  world,  furnished 
at  lowest  rates,  by  addressing  us.  Write  names  plain, 
Checks  of  nil  banks  taken. 

.Money  loaned  only  on  first-class  security,  safety  being 
our  first  consideration. 

The  Highest  Itatcn  of  Interest  paid   on    Gold 
Deposit*. 

DEPOSITS  RECEIVED  IN  SUMS  OF  St  AND  UPWARDS. 

We  will  keep  safely  all  bonds  deposited  with  us;  collect 
and  remit  the  interest  to  our  friends  in  the  country,  as  may 
be  directed.    Fur  further  particulars,  address 

FARMERS' AND  MECHANICS'  HANK, 

2vl5-Gmeow  San  Francisco. 


Median!  eal  X>x*a-wixigs. 

Persons  wishing  Mechanical  Drawings  can  obtain  tho 
services  of  competent  draughtsmen,  by  applying  to  this 
oiSccl  ,-■<-..  --4 


HAYWAKD  &  COLEMAN, 

IMPORTERS  AND  REF1N1CRS 


Illuminating',    Lubrica  tin  g, 


PA.I  3VT     OILS  ! 

CONSISTING   OF 

KEROSENE,    LARD,    SPERM.     ELEPHANT,     POLAR, 

TANNERS',  NEATSF0OT,  BOILED  AND  RAW 

LINSEED,  CASTOR   AND  CHINA  NUT. 

—  also,  — 

SPIRITS  OF  TURPENTINE  &  ALCOHOL 


JfOTK.  —  We  would  specially  call  the  attention  of  Mill 
owners  and  Engineers  to  our  superior  PAUAFFINE  OIL, 
which  we  manufacture  from  the  California  Petroleum 
This  oil  will  nni  gum.  Machinery  thoroughly  cleaned  and 
lubricated  with  it  will  not  beat,  and  after  remaining  at  rest, 
can  be  started  without  cleaning  off. 

V3r~  A  sample  can  of  our  Pm-aftlne  Oil  will  be  forwarded 
on  application  to  us,  as  we  desire  a  lair  and  impartial  trial. 


Lamps  and  Lamp  Stock 


OSrAn  elegant  and  complete  assortment  on  hand.  -©* 
19vl3-3m  414  Front  street,  San  Francisco. 


Golden  City  Chemical  Works. 

L11SOKATOET, 
Corner  of  Seventh  ami  Townscncl  Streets 

OFFICE 
Corner  of  Montgomery  nn<l    Busli  Streets. 


CAPITAL  STOCK, 


$500,000 


II.  P.  WAKELEE,  TITOS.  H.  SELBY, 

NICHOLAS  LDNINO,  THOS.  BELL, 

CHAS.  E.  McLANE. 


H.  JP\  WAKELEE  MMAOEK, 

THIS  COMPANY  ARE  NOW  PREPARED  TO  FURNISH 
Sulphuric, Nitric  and  Muriatic  Acids  of  superior  quality 
in  quantities  to  suit. 

Orders  will  be  received  at  tho  office  on'y  for  Chemicals  of 
every  description,  which  will  be  manufactured  as  may  be 
required.  The  Company  beg  to  say  that  they  have  the  ad 
vantages  of  all  improved  machinery  and  apparatus  for  the 
manufacture  and  manipulation  of  these  products,  and  our 
Laboratory  is  fitted  up  with  the  most  recent  Improvements 
which  experience  and  science  suggest,  and  is  surpassed  by 
none  in  completeness  and  perfection  tor  the  purposes  it  is 
designed.  9vU  3m 


THE  CENTKAL  PAKE  OF  THE  PACIFIC. 
■Woo<!"w»i*cl-'s     Gardens, 

AUT    fiAUEKT, 

MUSEUM,     GYMNASIUM, 

—AND— 

ZOOLOGICAL.    GARDENS. 

fl!3-A  GRAND  I  VSTRUMENTA.L  CONCERT  c-verv  Saturday 

afternoon,  and  on  Suudaysa  GRAND  CONCERT  OF 

SACRED  MUSIC,  appropriate  to  the  occasion. 

THESE  BEAUTIFUL  GARDENS  ARE  VISITED  DAILY 
by  hundreds  of  tho  pleasure-seeking  1  uhlic.  and  all 
agree  in  pronouncing  them  the  best  andonh'  first-class  Sub- 
urban resort  on  the  Pacific  Coast. 

The  extensive  grounds  are  covered  with  the  rarest  trees 
and  shrubbery,  making  it  a  most  desirable  spot  for  small 
parties  wishing  10  enjoy  a  Pic-Njc. 

To  all  departments  new  attractions  are  being  constantly 
added. 

r-  These  Gardens  are  accessible  by  tho  Howard  and  Market 
street  Cars. 

Entrances  on  Mission  and  Valencia  streets,  hctween  Thir- 
teenth and  Fourteenth.     OPEN  EVERY  DAY. 

Admission  to  all  parts,  35  Centx.  Children,  under  12 
years,  half  price.  lOvlSar 


Pacific  Powder  Mills. 


SUPERIOR  BLASTING  AND  SPORTING  GUNPOWDER: 

Black  Diamond,  in  'lb  canisters. 

do  do        in  Mlb  canisters. 

do  do         in  ii  kegs. 

Hunter's  Pride,  In  llh  canisters. 

do  do         in  Jfclb  canisters. 

do  do        in  U  kegs. 

do  do         in  k  kogs: 

Pacific  Mills  River  Snooting,  in  lib  canisters. 

do  do  do    In  klb  canisters. 

do  do  do  'In  hi  kee;x. 

do  do  do    in  hf,  kegs. 

do  do  do    in  2.rilb  kegs. 

Pacific  Mills  Rifle,  in  llh  canisters. 

do  do      in  VjH'  canisters, 

do  do       in  -.i  kegs. 

do  do       In  y.  kegs. 

do  do      in  251b  kegs. 

Blasting  and  Mining  Powder  S3  per  keg. 
Safety  Fuse  and  Shot  for  sale  by 

HATWAKB  <fc  COLHMAX,  Amenta, 
20vI5  lm  JU  Front  street,  San  Francisco. 


Favorable  to  Inventors.— Persons  holding  new  In 
ventlons  of  machinery  and  important  improvements,  can 
have  the  same  illustrated  and  explained  in  the  Mining  and 
Scientific  Press,  free  of  charge,  if  in  our  judgment  the 
"liaeoveryls  one  of  real  merit,  and  of  sufficient  interest  te 
our  readers  to  warrant  publication. 


PACIFIC 

Insurance  Company, 

—or — 
SAX  FKAXCISCO,  CAL„ 

Office,?fo.-12a  California  Street 


CASH  ASSETS,  JVLT  1,1867, 


MAKIXF. 


IMAM* 


INSURANCE. 


DIRECTOR?: 

Oliver  Eld  ridge, 
J.  B.  Roberts, 
S.  sielnhurt, 
P.  L.  Weaver 
Will.  Hooper 
J.  \V,  Clark, 
A.  Unvwnrd, 
T.  L.  Barker, 
Ahx.  Weill. 

rims.  Meyer, 
Chns.  E.  McLano, 
M     RoMMitanm. 
Henry  Curleioii.  Jr. 
A.  .1    Raistou, 
T.  I.ciinricn  MjQjer 

A'-u    Vat*: 

[,OUJB  Mfl.aiic, 
Fied'l;  BUlHtgB, 
j    B,  Newton, 
.1   G    KelloRg, 
Wm.  T.  Coleman, 
MnMS  Ellis. 

Sacriiw  nlo: 

Edcar  Mills, 
G  w  Mqwe, 
C    T   Wheeler. 

.V'n-./.-illc: 

,1.  11.  J  c  welt. 

£ortl(uiilt  Orrqon; 

W.  S    I. add, 

Jacob  Kiunm. 

Tiri/invi,  A'crntta: 

Win.  Sharon. 

OFFICERS: 

JONA.  HUNT,  President. 
A.  G-  STILES,  Vice  President. 
A.  J.  RALSTON,  Secretary. 
0.  A.  LATON,  Marine  Secretary. 
Ovlf.tf  H.  H.  BIGELOW,  Ocn'l  Agen 


S(tn  frniiciuro: 

W.  0,   Ralston, 

A.  L.  Tatd.s. 

win  Alvord 

Jonathan  Hunt, 
A.  B.  Uorl.es, 
A.  G.  Si  lies, 
A.  Sellirman, 
L.  B.    Keti.liley, 
Win   Sbernian, 
■    L.  Sachs, 
James  DeFremery 
J.iO   Biuv. 
David  su-rn, 

D.  O.  MHN. 
1     Frle.lbiiidcr, 
Moeoe  llelhr,. 
II.  M    Newhal), 
11,  T.  I.ftwion. 
Edward  Marlin, 
Cnas.    Mavne. 

E.  L  Goldstein, 
J.O.  Ear), 
Llovd  Tevls, 

Thos   II    Selby, 
Adam  Grnni, 
Alphens  Bull, 
S.  M,  Wilson, 
D.J    Oliver, 
V.  Scholle. 
Morton  ('hcesman 
A.  Oaiisinann, 
D.  W.  U.Rico, 


BLAKE'S  PATENT 
QUAKTZ    CRUSHER,. 

CAHTIOJf! 

The  owners  of  the  Patent  for  this  valuable  machine.  In 
DTtler  to  faeilltate  the  protection  of  their  rights  against  nu- 
merous Infringers,  procured,  some  time  since,  a  reissue  of 
the  Patent,  bearing  date  January  9th,  13ti6 
ThlK  Patent  necurcH  the  exuliiMive  rfffht  to  em- 
ploy in    Stone-Brenkliiir  M  :iohiu«--  ("i>- 
l-li: lit  C'onvertrent  JawK.netiinted 
by  a  Kevolvlnu  Shivft. 
All  persons  who  are  violating  the  Patent  by  the  unau- 
borized  making.sollingor  using  machines  in  which  qunrtz 
other  material  is  crushed  between  upright  convergent 
aws,  actuated  by  a  revolving  shaft,  are  hereby  warned 
hat  they  arc  appropriating  the  property  of  others,  and 
they  will  beheld  responsible  Inlaw  and  in  damages, 
everal  Infringing  machines  arc  made  and  offered  for 
in  this  city,  upon  which  Patents  have  been  obtained, 
nufaeturcrs,  purchasers  and  users,  are  notified  that  such 
Patents  do  not  authorize  the  use  of  the  original  invention, 
and  that  such  machines  cannot  be  used  without  incurring 
liability  for  damages.  BLAKE  .t  TYLER, 

Uvl-ltf  Agents  for  the  Pacific  Coast 


California  Steam  Navigation 

KS&S    COMPANY. 


Steamer  CAPITAL CAPT.  E.  A.  POOLE 

CHRYSOPOLIS CAPT.  A.  FOSTER. 

YOSEMITE 

"         CORNELIA CAPT.  W.  BROMLEY 

"         JULIA CAPT.  E.  CONCKLIN. 

One  of  the  above  steamers  leave  BROADWAY  WIT  ARF 
at  4  o'clock  P.  M.  EVERY  DAY  (Sundays  excepted),  for 
Sacramento  and  Stockton,  connecting  with  iight-draf! 
steamers  for  Marysville,  Colusa.  Ohico,  and  Red  Bluff. 

otllce  of  the  Company,  northeast  corner  of  Front  and 
Jackson  streets. 

B.  M.  HAKTSHORVE, 
!3vl2  Pre  m  dent. 

It  is   a  Fact, 

That  BOWMAN'S  AMERICAN  WASHING  COMPOUND  is 

the  best  article  for  Washing  and  Cleaning  yet  discovered.  , 
Is  acknowledged  to  be  a  saving  hoth  in  money  and  labor. 
As  the  Compound  softens  tho  dirt,  the  clothes  require  not 
more  than  one-half  the  rubbing  necessary  in  washing  by 
the  old  method:  besidcsnll  who  give  it  a  trial  acknowledge 
that  iheir  clothes  are  whiter  in  washing  with  thW  .Com- 
pound than  they  were  ever  known  to  be  bv  using  any 
other  preparation-  For  washing  woolen  coods  and  flan- 
nels, It  cannot  be  equalled  Culiooes  that  cannot  be  washed 
with  soup  without  lading  are  washed  in  the  water  used  la- 
belling white  clothes.  This  Compound  has  been  used  in 
the  Eastern  States  for  tho  past  three  years,  with  perfect 
success 

WARRANTED  NOT  TO  INJURE  THE  CLOTHES. 

JOS- For  Hille  by  all  Grocer*. 

LYNCH  &  PARSONS,  Anents. 

Mvl5-3m  333  Jackson  street,  near  Battery. 

Mining  Secretary. 

THE  SUBSCRIBER.  HAVING  SEKYED  FOR  THE  LAST 
five  years  as  Secrctarv  of  various  mining  companies, 
feels  fnllv  competent  to  serve  in  that  capacity.  Any  pur- 
ties  wishing  to  secure  the  services  of  a  Secretary  can  bo 
accommodated  on  reasonable  terms.  Information  given, 
and  all  necessary  papers  correctly  tonde  out. 

Having  had  a  long  experience  in  the  purchasing  or  goods 
and  machinery  for  miners,  parties  in  the  mines  will  ttnri  it 
to  their  "dvan'ratfe,  where  purchasingagentsare  employed, 
to  send  their  orders  to  the  undersigned 

J.  M.  BUFFINllTON 
17vl5tf  No.  5  Government  House,  San  Francisco. 

Copperas !    Copperas ! 

r>r  C\C\C\  :LBS.  IMPORTED  COPPERAS-SULPHATE 

i  Q.WKJ  of  Iron— for  sale  in  lots  to  suit,  bv 

BENJ,  BRADY.  103  California  street. 
13.IS3m  S.  W-  corner  Davis,  up  stairs. 


352 


%e  ipttfag  mft  Mmtifk  §xm. 


The  New  Ceushinq  Pbocees  at  Mari- 
posa.— We  understand  that  Prof.  Silliman, 
one  of  the  principal  proprietors  and  mana- 
gers of  the  Quail  Hill  Mining  Co.,  a  few 
weeks  since,  sent  two  tons  of  the  ore  from 
that  mine  to  the  mill  at  Mariposa,  to  be 
treated  by  the  process  now  in  operation 
there — dry  crushing  with  stamps,  and  final 
pulverization  by  the  ball  and  barrel  process, 
The  ore,  such  as  sent,  when  worked  at  the 
mine  by  the  ordinary  stamp  mill  process, 
yields  about  $5  to  the  ton.  The  yield 
at  Mariposa,  we  are  informed,  was  $15  to 
the  ton.  It  was  put  through  the  barrels  in 
three  charges  of  about  1,300  pounds  each. 
The  yield  of  the  separate  charges  was  very 
nearly  equal.  This  experiment  is  consid- 
ered a  very  fair  test  of  the  relative  value  of 
the  two  processes.  The  yield  was  increased 
from  $5  to  $15  per  ton.  Of  the  relative 
cost  we  have  no  knowledge ;  but  from  the 
statements  of  the  owners  of  the  Mariposa 
process,  it  can  bear  no  manner  of  proportion 
to  the  reported  increase  of  yield.  The  char- 
acter of  the  ore,  however,  is  extremely 
favorable  for  exhibiting  a  marked  contrast 
between  the  two  modes  of  working — it  be- 
ing a  highly  decomposed  sulphuret,  con- 
taining extremely  fine  gold,  a  large  portion 
of  which  must  unavoidably  be  washed  away 
by  the  large  quantity  of  water  necessarily 
employed  in  the  wet  process  of  stamping. 

We  give  the  above  from  hearsay.  If  it 
is  half  true,  we  shall  soon  hear  of  the  Mari- 
posa process  being  adopted  at  Quail  Hill. 
If  no  change  is  made  in  the  works  there,  we 
may  reasonably  infer  that  we  have  been  mis- 
informed with  regard  to  the  main  facts  in 
the  case. 


Cox's  Cement  Mm*  continues  to  work  sat- 
isfactorily. One  of  the  mills  has  been  in 
constant  operation  at  Jeffersonville,  near 
Jamestown,  Tuolumne  county,  for  some 
three  months.  The  gentleman  upon  whose 
claim  it  is  located,  says  that  thirty-five  tons 
of  ordinary  cemented  gravel  can  be  put 
through  it  in  twelve  hours,  and  if  the  gravel 
is  not  very  hard,  forty  tons  may  be  worked 
in  the  same  time.  His  works  are  so  ar- 
ranged that  one  man  attends  to  the  entire 
work.  Another  company,  in  the  same  vicin- 
ity, have  become  so  well  satisfied  with  regard 
to  the  value  of  this  improved  manner  of 
working  cement,  that  they  will  probably 
soon  procure  one  for  their  mine.  The  Grass 
Valley  National  says  that  the  Hope  Gravel 
Mining  Company  of  Grass  Valley,  are  put- 
ting up  one  of  these  machines  at  their  mine 
on  Alta  Hill,  which  will  be  in  operation  by 
the  middle  of  December.  There  can  be 
little  doubt  but  these  machines  are  calcu- 
lated to  add  greatly  to  the  economy  of  ce- 
ment working,  and  that  they  will  eventually 
render  profitable  much  ground  that  cannot 
be  worked  at  present  on  account  of  the  cost 
of  stamping,  or  loss  of  gold  entailed  by  the 
ordinary  process  of  sluicing. 


A     FULL  ASSORTMENT  OP 

Molders'    Tools, 

Oonsrautly  on  baud  and  for  sale  at  low  prices,  by 

CHAS.  OTTO  *  CO., 
Successors  to  Marwedel  ±  Otto,  312  Busb  st.,  a  few  doors 
a:iovu  Montgomery,  San  Francisco.  22vloam 


A    FDLL  ASSORTMENT  OF 

MACHINE    SCREWS   AND  TAPS, 

Constantly  on  band  and  for  sale  by 

CHAS  OTTO  £  CO., 
23vl5-3m  S12  Bush  street. 


A    FULL  ASSORTMENT  OF 

TWIST     DRILLS, 

At  low  prices,  beiug  solo  Agents  for  the  manufacturers, 

(the  Maubattan  Firearms  Company.) 

— al  o — 

Steam  Gauges,    a    general    assortment  of 

Hard-ware,  Cutlery,  and 

MECHANICS'     TOOIL.S, 

By  OHAS.  OTTO  Jz  00., 
22vl5-3m  312  Busb  street,  San  Francisco. 


DR.  DANIEL  BREED, 

Solicitor  of  Patents   and    Con«uUlnir   Chemist, 

untoe,  371  v  street,  opp.  Patent  oincc,  Washington;  D.  o. 

(Latent  the  U.  S.  Patent  Office;  formerly  of  the  German 

Laboratories  of  Lieui^   ami   Loiwig;    Translator  of 

tua  Chemistries  of  Lanyigand  Will.) 

Dn.  Brebu  will  promptly  attend  to  any  business,  and  give 

especial  attention  to  eheinicul,  rejected,  and  other  diiticult 

un.d  important  cases.    .ugr-Address  Dr.  DANIEL  BREED, 

WiuhiHjj|fl».  1>.  0.  2iivl&-0ux* 


HANSBEOW'S     CHALLENGE 
Deep-Well,  Mining  and  Double-Cylinder  Patent  Pumps. 


Six-Inch  5ffi.iiS.nff  Pump. 


-  These  Pumps  combine  all  the  advantages  of  the  common 
Lift  and  the  Double-Acting  Suction  and  Force  Pumps,  and 
are  equally  fitted  for  all — Household,  Farm,  Mill,  Mann- 
factory,  Brewery,  Ship,  Railway,  Mining,  and  other  purposes, 
and  are  especially  recommended  on  account  of  their  light 
ness,  compactness,  durability,  cheapness,  and  the  facility  with 
which  they  can  be  placed  in  any  position. 

They  are  adapted  for  Hand,  Steam,  Horse,  Water,  or 
Wind  Power.  They  are  more  durable  in  all  their  parts  than 
any  other  Pumps  of  the  same  power. 

Four-Inch  Deep-Well  Fnmp, 


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w ..: 


The  "Valves  are  of  the  simplest  construction,  and  can  be  readily  taken  out  by  loosoning  two 
common  nuts.  They  are  not  liable  to  got  out  of  order,  and  can  at  all  times  be  removed  without  the 
aid  of  a  skillful  mechanic. 

The  lower  valves  of  these  Pumps  work  upon  inclined  seats,  which  prevents  sand  or  other  matter 
that  the  Pumps  may  take  up,  from  remaining  under  the  valves;  or  stopping  the  flow  of  water. 

These  Pumps  are  worked  with  les6  friction,  and  consequently  require  less  power  than  any  other 
Double-Acting  Pumps  of  equal  capacity. 

All  sizes,  from  2-inch  to  8-inch  Cylinder,  manufactured  by  the  Pacific  Iron  Works,  GODDAKD 
&  CO.,  and  for  sale  by  the  Agents,     "  LOCKE  &  MONTAGUE, 

[C^Send  for  a  descriptive  Circular.  112  and  114  Battery  Street,  San  Francisco. 


MINING   COMPANIES 

Can  get  their  Printing  done  cheaper  and  better  by 

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COUNTY  OFFICERS 

Can  get  their  Blank  Books  and  Blanks  cheaper  of 

TKUESDELL,  DEWEY  &   CO., 

Than  of  any  other  printing  house  in  the  city. 

MERCHANTS 

When   you  want  Priuting  done  cheap,  send  to 

TKUESDELL,  DEWEY  &  CO., 
Who  do  all  kinds  of  Printing  at  the  lowest  rates. 

FOUNDRIES 

Will  save  money  bv  having  their  printing  done  by 

TKUESDELL,  DEWEY  <fc  CO., 
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EVERYBODY 

Who  wishes  to  save  money  and  get  good  work,  see 

TKUESDELL,  DEWEY  &  CO., 
Who  are  always  ready  to  receive  and  fill  orders. 

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Can  get  their  Printing  well  done  at  low  prices,  hy 

TETJESDELL,  DEWEY  &   CO., 
Who  are  now  prepared  for  all- kinds  of  Printing. 

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SAN  FRANCISCO,  SATURDAY,  DECEMBER  7,  1867. 


(VOLUME   XV. 


TABLE  OF  CONTENTS. 


Cai-vallu.'s  Improvod  Slenni 
Hupar  HodreT— Illustrated 

i.iii.iiU  View  uf  tin:  I'arl*. 
Bxiii« '  I.1*!. 

Tiic  Krelburtf  Barrel  Process 

Im-  the  Itedtlctli I    Oold 

ami  siIv.t  Ore— No.  I. 

Nolo,  ol    1'r.ivH 

A  .Mill  lor  i:..t  ii.-iiiu'  Conn-til. 

Tii.-  Manufacture  of  Uold- 
Beaters'  skins. 

Avervs  Patent  rump. 

A  New  Quicksilver  l-urnuee. 

Catalogue  ..i  tliu  Mechanics' 
Iu-Mlluto. 

California  Academy  of  Natu- 
ral Sciences. 

How  to  clus.se  .Vents. 

Tno  New  York  Motal  Market. 

■SflnstirlC    MlsCKLLASY.— 

Preserving  Meal  anil  Fruit; 
Another  Sound  Wonder 
The  Colors  ol  Soap  Buh 
bios:  Pyrotechnics  lor  tlu 
Savuscs. 


h.-   Lata  Explosion    at  the 

I UK  Tunnel. 

uutIcuii  Iron. 

l.'n  a.m.'  u.        MlsOKLt.ANY.— 
I'nin  ej  Ing   Steam   IhTOUGh 

Lnnjr  Pip.-.;    Brokeu  Uar 
Wheels;  Stool  CTutikA 

Misisr,  Su.mmaiiv— Cniuprislnc 
late  Inielllcencc  in.iu  the 
various  counties  anil  dis- 
tricts In  Culiiornlu.  Ari- 
zona, British  Colombia, 
Colorado,    Iilnlin.    Nevada. 

'  IrOI and    Utall. 

cw  Puicnlsand  Iuveiilloiis. 

New  incorporations—  List  of 
OlHccrs. 

Nonces  to  Correspondents. 

",ui  Francisco  Metal  Market 

-an  Francisco  Market  Kates. 

Mock  Prices— Bid  and  Asked. 

Sun  Kruncisco  Weekly  stock 
Circular. 

Mining  Suaieholders'  Direct- 
ory. 


Carvalho's  Improved  Steam  Super- 
Heater. 

Every  engineer  is  fully  aware  of  the  great 
superiority  of  dry  over  wet  steam,  and  nu- 
merous contrivances  have  been  from  time 
to  time  devised  to  more  perfectly  and 
economically  attain  this  end.  Different 
forms  of  boiler  construction,  such  as  steam 
drums,  pipes  on  the  interior  of  the  up-takes 
of  furnaces,  etc.,  are  the  most  common 
means  employed ;  but,  despite  the  most 
carefully  constructed  furnace  and  boiler,  a 
large  amount  of  water  will  find  its  way  into 
the  engine  cylinder  and  greatly  interfere 
with  its  proper  work,  causing  it  to  labor 
and  thump.  This  is  not  at  all  to  be  won- 
dered at  when  we  consider  that  nearly  all 
the  steam  generated  in  boilers,  of  whatever 
make,  must  necessarily  pass  through  a 
greater  or  less  depth  of  water  before  reach- 
ing the  steam  place  or  chamber,  and  so  be- 
come mechanically  charged  with  moisture. 
A  large  proportion  of  this  moisture  una- 
voidably finds  its  way  to  the  engine,  when 
no  super-heating  apparatus  intervenes. 
That  such  may  be  the  case,  even  when  all 
parts  of  the  machinery  are  brought  to  a 
proper  degree  of  temperature,  is  often  ap- 
parent in  a  most  aggravating  manner,  when, 
for  some  cause  or  other,  foaming  of  the  wa- 
ter (priming)  is  induced.  In  addition  to 
these  troubles,  the  evil  is  generally  serious- 
ly increased  by  the  rapid  condensation  of 
steam  when  so  conditioned.  Moreover,  the 
water  so  carried  over  with  the  steam,  has 
been  highly  heated  at  the  cost  of  much  fuel, 
which,  instead  of  being  converted  into  pow- 
er, is  actually  made  to  operate  as  a  detri- 
ment thereto. 

Of  late  years,  various  plans  have  been  de- 
vised for  passing  the  steam,  on  its  way  from 
the  boiler  to  the  engine  cylinder,  through 
the  fire-box,  for  the  purpose  of  converting 
the  wet  or  saturated  vapor  into  dry  steam. 
This  process  is  usually  termed  "super- 
heating," and  by  it  not  only  the  vapory 
matter,  commingling  with  the  steam,  is  con- 
verted into  pure  steam ;  but  a  much  greater 
degree  of  elasticity  is  also  given  to  the  entire 
amount  of  steam  generated,  while  its  tem- 
perature is  so  materially  increased  as  to 
preserve  it  from  condensation  in  the  steam 
pipe  and  cylinder,  which  always  takes  place, 
to  a  greater  or  less  extent,  in  working  satu- 
rated.steam.  An  engine  always  works  easier 
and  with  less  steam,  when  dry  steam  only  is 
allowed  to  pass  into  the  cylinder. 

The  illustrations  which  we  give  herewith 


represent  what  is  probably  the  best,  sim- 
plest and  cheapest  device  for  super-heating 
steam  wliich  has  yet  been  devised.  It  is 
known  as  "Carvalho's  Patent  Steam  Super- 
Heater."  Fig.  1  represents  the  super-heater 
with  a  portion  of  the  shell  taken  away,  so  as 
to  show  the  manner  in  which  it  is  prepared 
inside — being  filled  with  coiled  wire.  By 
this  arrangement,  every  portion  of  the  steam 
is  compelled  to  come  in  contact  with  a  dry, 


heater,  so  increased  in  temperature  as  to 
fulfill  the  conditions  already  described  as  so 
essential  to  the  proper  working  of  an  engine. 
A  represents  the  connection  witli  the  boiler, 
while  B  connects  with  the  engine  cylinder. 
These  connections  are  fully  seen  in  Fig.  2, 
which  presents  a  side  view  of  the  boiler. 
The  super-heater,  as  will  be  seen,  is  placed 
about  midway  between  the  fii'e-bridae  and 
the  rear  of  the  boiler,  so  as  to  take  up  waste 


CARVALHO'S    IMPROVED    STEAM    SUPER-HEATER.— Fig.   L 


SECTIONAL  END  VIEW, 
heating  surface.  Without  this  metallic  fill- 
ing the  steam  would  rush  through  in  an  un- 
disturbed column,  in  such  a  manner  that 
the  outside  of  the  column  only  would  be 
brought  in  contact  with  a  heating  surface. 
By  this  contrivance,  every  particle  of  the 
vapor  contained  in  the  steam  is  first  con- 
verted into  true  steam,  which  steam  is,  in 
I  its  subsequent  travel  through  the  super- 


8E0TI0NAL    SIDE    VIEW. 

heat  only.  Fig.  3  represents  an  end  view  of 
the  boiler  with  a  side  view  of  the  super- 
heater in  position.  The  boiler  and  engine 
connections  will  be  readily  seen  in  both 
figures. 

In  addition  to  the  advantages  enumerated 
above,  they  also  effect  an  important  saving 
of  fuel,  admit  of  the  employment  of  steam 
at  a  lower  pressure,  and  thereby  diminish 
the  strain  upon  the  boilers  and  lessen  the 
danger  of  explosion.  They  have  been  very 
extensively  introduced  into  use  at  the 
East,  where  they  are  giving  great  satisfac- 
tion, as  is  shown  by  the  high  character  of 
the  testimonials  exhibited  by  the  agent  here, 
some  of  which  will  be  spread  before  the 
readers  of  the  Peess,  through  its  advertising 
columns,  in  a  few  weeks. 

Mr.  Bobert  L.  Harris  is  the  agent  for  the 
manufacture  and  sale  of  these  super-heaters 
for  the  Pacific  Coast.  He  may  be  found  at 
the  jEtna  Iron  Works,  in  this  city,  where 
they  are  manufactured  and  sold,  and  where 
one  of  them  may  be  seen  in  use.  They  can 
be  readily  attached  to  any  boilers,  new  or 
old,  at  a  small  cost. 


Catalogue  op  the  Mechanics'  Institute 
Libeahy. — The  Mechanics' Institute,  for  the 
first  time  in  its  history,  has  just  issued  a  full 
and  carefully  prepared  catalogue  of  its  li- 
brary. It  appears  from  the  statement  of  the 
Librarian,  J.  B.  Pierce,  that  the  subject  of 
preparing  a  catalogue  has  been  considered 
at  various  times  for  the  past  seven  years; 
but  for  one  cause  or  another  has  been  de- 
ferred until  the  present  time.  The  present 
catalogue  was  mainly  arranged  and 
prepared  about  a  year  ago  by  Mr.  E. 
B.  Lloyd,  the  late  additions  having 
been  made  by  Mr.  Pierce,  and  er- 
rors corrected  as  far  as  discovered. 
The  opening  pages  contain  a  list  of 
the  officers  of  the  Institute,  a  copy  of 
the  constitution  and  by-laws,  rules 
and  regulations  of  the  library,  read- 
ing room,  chess  room,  etc. 

The  catalogue  is  divided  into  two 
parts — the  first  being  an  alphabetical 
list  of  authors,  each  name  followed  by 
an  alphabetical  list  of  works  by  that 
author.  The  second  part  contains  an 
analytical  list  of  books,  arranged  by 
titles,  with  names  of  authors  ap- 
pended, so  far  as  known.  This  por- 
tion of  the  catalogue  is  divided  into 
21  classes,  with  a  supplemental  list 
of  books  received  since  the  manu- 
script was  put  into  the  hands  of  the 
printer.  The  classification  of  the 
works  has  evidently  been  made  with 
much  care  and  most  excellent  judg- 
ment. By  the  aid  of  this  catalogue, 
any  person  at  all  conversant  with 
books  may  most  readily  find  any  work 
in  the  library,  upon  any  subject 
which  he  may  have  in  mind.  Every 
member  of  the  Institute  should  pro- 
vide himself  with  a  catalogue  of  the 
library.  It  will  be  found  a  great  con- 
venience in  the  selection  of  read- 
ing matter,  and  by  its  assistance  much  work 
may  be  leisurely  done  at  home,  which  must 
otherwise  be  done  at  great  inconvenience 
and  loss  of  time,  at  the  library.  The  cost  of 
printing  is  to  be  reimbursed  to  the  Institute 
by  the  sale  of  the  catalogues  at  50  cents 
each. 


Good  Pay. — The  present  proprietors  of 
the  Atlantic  MohIIi.Ii/  havo  made  $200,000 
out  of  it  sinco  they  took  hold  of  it. 


Taken  Down  a  Little. — By  reference  to 
the  reported  proceedings  of  the  Academy  of 
Sciences,  on  Monday  evening  last,  it  will 
be  perceived  that  our  Sacramento  friends 
will  have  to  come  down  a  little  in  their 
hitherto  claimed  altitude  over  the  Bay  City. 
According  to  the  remarks  of  Mr.  B.  L.  Har- 
ris, there  has  heretofore  existed  an  error  of 
no  less  than  thirty-Jive  feel  in  the  supposed 
elevation  of  the  State  Capital  above  the  tide 
level.  The  Pacific  Bailroad,  too,  will  ob- 
serve that  they  have  not  taken  a  locomotive 
quite  as  high  as  heretofore  reported;  yet, 
they  can  afford  to  come  down  a  little  as  long 
as  they  can  still  claim  to  have  run  the  iron 
horse  to  a  higher  elevation  than  it  has  ever 
before  reached  in  any  part  of  the  world. 
Some  important  facts  aud  considerations 
with  reference  to  the  tule  lands  will  also  be 
found  in  our  report  of  the  Acadeiny's  pro- 
ceedings. 


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InTHISDePAIITMKNT   WP  IllvltO    the  FHKK    DISCUSSION  Of   all 

proper  subjects— correspondents  alone  bemg  responsible  tor 
the  ideas  and  theories  they  advance. 


[By  our  Special  Correspondent.] 

General  View  of  the  Paris  Exposi- 
tion of  1867. 

BvW.  F.  Blakk,  CommlssionerfromtheStateof California 

[Continued  from  page  357.1 
TOOLS  FOE  BOEING  SHAFTS. 

It  is  unnecessary  to  describe  the  various 
forms  of  augurs  and  drills  for  boring  arte- 
Bian  wells,  displayed  in  the  French  section. 
They  are  not  superior  to  those  now  in  use, 
■with  us  for  sinking  oil  wells.  But  there  is 
another  class  of  boring  tools  used  for  open- 
ing shafts  in  soft  ground  or  in  stratified  for- 
mations that  can  be  easily  perforated,  and 
where  quantities  of  water  are  encountered. 
BS  These  tools  are  enormousreamers  or  drills, 
from  six  to  twelve  feet  across  the  face,  so 
that  they  will  open  circular  shafts  of  the 
Bame  dimensions.  They  are  made  of 
wrought  iron  and  weigh  many  tons.  A 
massive  cross-head  is  armed  with  stout  steel 
cutters,  like  teeth,  set  in  rows  at  the 
outer  ends  and  projecting  downwards. 
A  small  guide  hole  being  first  bored 
into  the  earth,  these  larger  tools  are  made 
to  follow  and  enlarge  it.  At  the  same 
time  the  shaft  is  lined  by  a  water-tight 
curbing  or  cylinder  of  wrought  iron,  made 
in  short  sections,  one  bolted  upon  another 
by  means  of  flanges,  which  descend  as  the 
shaft  progresses.  The  lower  section  is  made 
double,  and  the  space  is  so  filled  in  with 
1  moss  or  tow  that  it  makes  a  water-tight 
joint,  and  excludes  all  water  from  the  shaft 
except  that  which  enters  at  the  bottom. 
This  is  the  method  or  invention  of  Messrs. 
Kind  &  Chaudron,  and  has  been  tried  with 
success  at  the  coal  mines  of  St.  Avoid  and 
d'Hopital.    It  has  received  a  grand  prize. 

MACHINES  FOE  EXTBACTION. 

Hoisting  engines  and  apparatus  are  found 
only  in  the  French  and  Belgian  sections. 
In  the  former,  the  most  conspicuous  is  a 
machine  with  double  vertical  engines,  and 
the  winding  reels  or  bobbins  high  in  the  air 
above  them.  This  is  from  the  establish- 
ment of  Quillac,  at  Auzin,  which  has  turned 
out  a  large  number  of  powerful  engines  of 
similar  construction,  for  the  French  coal 
mines.  They  claim  to  have  supplied  67 
machines,  of  the  aggregate  horse  power  of 
7,012,  since  1856.  One  of  500-horse  power 
was  for  pumping.  The  cylinders  of  the  en- 
gine in  the  Exhibition  are  about  three  feet 
diameter,  and  six  feet  stroke.  They  are 
connected  directly  with  the  bobbin  shaft 
above,  without  gearing.  This  shaft  carries 
two  bobbins,  22  feet  in  diameter,  intended 
for  flat  wire  or  hemp  cables.  The  wooden 
arms  of  these  bobbins  are  united  at  their  ex- 
tremities by  segments  of  iron.  The  engi- 
neer stands  on  an  elevated  platform  and 
looks  under  and  between  the  bobbins  to- 
wards the  mouth  of  the  shaft.  The  move- 
ment is  controlled  by  link  motion,  and  the 
brakes  are  operated  by  steam.  The  poppet 
heads,  pulleys  and  frame  work,  to  be  placed 
over  the  mouth  of  the  shaft,  together  with 
the  cages,  guides  and  wagons  are  shown, 
in  connection  with  the  engines,  and  the 
whole  forms  the  most  complete  and  attrac- 
tive-looking hoisting  apparatus  exhibited, 
but  it  is  questionable  if  this  vertical  arrange- 
ment is  so  desirable  as  the  horizontal.  An- 
other hoisting  apparatus  in  the  Belgian 
section,  has  the  bobbins  placed  below  the 
cylinders,  the  shaft  being  on  the  level  of  the 
floor,  and  the  cylinders  inverted  above  it. 
The  engineer  of  the  machine  stands  above 
the  whole,  and  has  an  unobstructed  view  of 
the  shaft  and  the  pulleys  above  it. 

There  are  also  two  or  three  beautifully 
finished  horizontal  hoisting  engines,  all  of 
them  double  and  direct-acting  upon  the 
bobbin  shaft.  Some  of  the  bobbins  are 
provided  with  light  wrought  iron  segments 
to  connect  the  spokes.  Most  of  the  ma- 
chines have  friction  bands  suspended  around 
a  central  or  outer  wheel,  made  specially  for 
the  purpose.  These  bands  are  operated  by 
steam.  Other  machines  have  brakes  instead 
of  metal  bands.  These  are  merely  seg- 
ments of  wood  set  in  iron  frames  and  drawn 
forcibly  against  the  opposite  sides  of  a  fric- 


tion wheel,  on  the  main  shaft,  by  means  of 
levers  also  operated  by  steam.  The  power 
varies  from  80  to  150  horses. 

Much  care  is  bestowed  upon  the  construc- 
tion of  indicators  to  show  the  engineer  the 
exact  position  of  the  cages  in  the  shaft. 
Geared  wheels  connecting  with  the  bobbin 
shaft  give  motion  to  a  long  horizontal  screw, 
which  moves  indices  back  and  forth  directly 
under  the  eye  of  the  engineer,  and  rings 
bells  as  the  cages  near  the  top  or  the  bottom 
of  the  shaft. 

The  machines  which  I  have  noticed  all 
have  a  very  light,  airy  appearance,  and  are 
somewhat  in  contrast  with  another  machine 
shown  in  the  Park,  in  the  building  devoted 
to  the  productions  of  the  great  establish- 
ment of  Creuzot  This  is  made  for  the 
coal  mines  of  Blanzy,  to  perform  very 
heavy  work,  and  is  made  very  strong  and 
solid.  It  is  horizontal,  double  engines  and 
direct-acting.  The  cylinders  are  very  long, 
and  are  placed  some  20  feet  apart.  Bob- 
bins for  flat  cable  and  20  feet  diameter  ;  the 
spokes  of  which  are  not  connected  by  metal 


Some  very  heavy  and  well  made  flat  wire 
cables  are  shown  in  the  French  and  Belgian 
sections.  In  the  Belgian,  some  are  made 
of  ordinary  round  wire  cables,  one  inch  in 
diameter,  and  united  side  by  side,  and  are 
long  enough  for  mines  2,800  feet  deep.  It 
is  claimed  that  this  is  an  improvement  over 
the  usual  mode  of  laying  the  flat  cables, 
and  that  it  permits  more  rapid  winding.  I 
did  not  see,  however,  any  better  samples  of 
light  wire  rope  workthan  those  shown  in  the 
United  States  section  by  A.  S.  Hallidie  & 
Co. ,  of  San  Francisco. 

CAGES  AND  WAGONS. 

The  system  of  using  cages  of  several 
stories,  so  as  to  take  wagons  one  above  an- 
other, is  being  abandoned,  as  much  as  pos- 
sible, for  the  broad  cage,  to  receive  the 
wagons  upon  the  same  level.  This  of  course 
necessitates  a  larger  shaft,  but  the  saving  of 
time,  troublei  and  wear,  is  very  great  ovre 
the  other  method. 

Nicholas  Libotte,  of  Belgium,  exhibits 
some  very  well  made  cages,  made  wholly  of 
wrought  iron,  intended  for  the  mines  of  a 
coal  company  near  Liege,  Belgium.  They 
are  made  to  take  two  tiers  of  wagons,  three 
on  each,  or  six  wagons  in  all.  The  cage 
weighs  1,268  kilo.,  about  2,536  pounds,  and 
the  parachute  attachment,  328  pounds.  An- 
other cage  is  constructed  to  take  six  wagons, 
one  above  another — total  weight,  including 
parachute,  3,124  pounds.  The  wagons  in- 
tended for  this  cage  are  about  six  feet  long 
and  two  feet  six  inches  wide.  The  guides 
in  the  shafts  are  intended  to  be  made  of 
wood,  and  the  slides  or  bearings  on  the 
cage  are  made  of  steel.  All  the  cages  shown 
are  provided  with  safety  parachutes,  not 
differing  particularly  from  those  already 
often  described. 

qBUSHTNG  AND  DBESSTNG  MACHINES. 

The  only  ore  crushers  .shown  are  Blake's 
rock  breaker,  and  the  well  known  Cornish 
rollers,  the  former  being  exhibited  by  the 
assignees  of  the  patent  in  France,  is  in  the 
French  section,  and  received  a  gold  medal. 
The  same  parties  show  self-acting  and  dis- 
charging jigs,  modifications  of  the  Cornish 
machine,  with  the  grates  fixed  and  the  water 
forced  up  through  them  and  the  ore  by  a 
plunger.  These  are  made  entirely  of  cast 
iron,  and  were  operating  very  well  upon 
lead  ore.  A  table  for  dressing  fine  ore  is 
made  of  an  endless  belt  of  canvas,  which 
moves  in  a  direction  opposite  to  the  flow  of 
the  ore,  and  at  the  same  time  receives  a 
shock  or  percussion.  With  the  exception 
of  the  percussion,  the  arrangement  is  very 
similar  to  one  tried  by  Mr.  'Williams,  at  the 
Benton  mill,  some  years  ago,  and  abandoned 
as  unsatisfactory. 

Paris,  Sept.  25th,  1867. 


In  France  Government  raises  all  kinds  of 
improved  stock  for  sale,  and  prohibits  farm- 
ers from  doing  so.  No  agricultural  socie- 
ties are  allowed,  for  Government  does  all 
this  business,  and  there  cannot  be  a  meet- 
ing of  more  than  20  persons  for  any  object 
whatever,  without  consent  of  the  Govern- 
ment. 


A  Powerful  Explosive.  — Ehrhardt's 
safety  powder,  the  Prussian  invention,  is 
used  with  great  suceess  in  blasting  away  the 
rocks  obstructing  Boston  harbor.  Eight 
pounds  of  it  in  six  days  removed  150  tons 
of  rock,  while  520  pounds  of  ordinary  pow- 
der and  39  days'  labor  disturbed  only  20 
tons., 

A  peculiar  carriage,  with  wheels  ten  feet 
in  diameter  and  sails,  has  been  constructed 
in  St.  Louis,  for  use  on  the  plains.  It  can 
be  used  as  a  boat  in  crossing. 


[Written  for  tile  Mining  and  Sciemine.Fress.1 

The  Freiberg,  or  Barrel  Process,  for 
the  Reduction  of  Gold  and  Silver 
Ores. 

BY  PEOF.  EOWLANDSQN,  F.  G.  S.  Ii, 

NUMBER  FOUR. 

GENEEAL  EESTJME  OF  THE  PEOCESSES  DE- 
SCBIBED. 

Seven  different  modes  of  reducing  silver 
from  its  ores  have  been  described,  which, 
including  the  Washoe  pan  method,  would 
comprise  five  which  are  associated  with  the 
employment  of  mercury  as  the  chief  and 
final  reducing  agent,  and  three  of  modern 
introduction,  depending  for  their  results 
upon  chemical  treatment  of  varied  charac- 
ter. Owing  to  the  circumstance  that  mer- 
cury combines  with  almost  equal  celerity  to 
form  an  amalgam  with  either  gold  or  silver, 
it  fortunately  hax^pens  that  when  quicksil- 
ver is  used  the  last  named  metal  rapidly 
combines  the  two  first,  either  present  alone 
or  together,  into  an  amalgam,  provided  they 
are  made  to  come  into  contact  with  the  mer- 
cury in  certain  conditions.  This  is  a  cir- 
cumstance never  to  be  lost  sight  of  in 
weighing  the  merits  or  disadvantages  of 
amalgamation  in  comparison  with  the  chem- 
ical methods  of  late  introduction.  Of  the 
three  chemical  modes  alluded  to,  two  are 
totally  unfitted  for  the  extraction  of  gold  at 
the  same  time  that  the  silver  is  obtained  by 
the  different  solvents;  for  gold  is  equally 
insoluble  in  hyposulphite  of  soda  as  hot 
water,  and  whatever  may  occur  under  very 
particular  associations  and  conditions,  this 
is  quite  certain,  viz :  that  with  ores  contain- 
ing gold,  which  have  been  desulphurized 
by  means  of  heat,  that  valuable  metal  in- 
variably exists  in  the  metallic  condition. 
The  facts  just  stated  will  very  much  tend  to 
prejudice  the  introduction  of  either  method 
on  this  coast,  particularly  where  the  two 
precious  metals  are  found  in  the  same  ore. 
Augustin's  method,  by  leaching  the  arti- 
ficially produced  chloride  of  silver  by  means 
of  a  hot  solution  of  common  salt,  possibly 
may  in  one  respect  possess  some  superiority 
over  the  hyposulphite  of  soda  and  hot  water 
methods. 

It  has  been  proposed  to  obtain  gold  and 
silver  at  the  same  operation  when  employ- 
ing Augustin's  mode,  by  impregnating  the 
hot  salt  solution  with  chlorine,  which,  it  has 
been  asserted,  would  have  the  effect  of  dis- 
solving the  gold  present  also.  I  have  no 
knowledge  how  far  any  practical  results 
have  followed  from  the  above  suggestion. 
That  this  method  would  succeed  to  some 
extent  I  am  satisfied,  but  its  economic  ad- 
vantage is  problematical,  and  is  doubtful  in 
the  extreme  if  the  gold  should  exist  in  a 
coarse  condition,  other  objectionable  feat- 
ures may  also  occur. 

AN  EPISODE. 

[The  preceding,  as  well  as  the  following 
unbracketed  portions  of  the  present  paper, 
were  written  prior  to  the  appearance  of  an 
article  relating  to  Augustin's  process  which 
appeared  in  the  Mining  And  Scientific 
Peess  on  the  23d  ultimo,  being  an  extract 
in  advance  of  the  forthcoming  work  of  G. 
Kustel.  It  was  my  intention  at  the  time  of 
writing  the  immediately  preceding  remarks, 
to  have  again  returned  to  the  subject  when 
closing  a  summary  of  the  adaptation  and 
economy  associated  with  the  various  modes 
for  obtaining  gold  and  silver  from  their 
OTes.  I  then  abstained  from  doing  so,  as  I 
did  not  conceive  myself  to  be  sufficiently 
well  informed  as  to  whether  or  not  the  ap- 
plication of  a  joint  saturated  solution  of 
chlorine  and  common  salt,  would  effectively 
and  at  one  operation  leach  out  both  the  gold 
and  silver  present  in  the  ore.  With  the 
exception  of  a  case  which  will  shortly  be 
alluded  to,  I  had  not  received  any  informa- 
tion prior  to  the  appearance  of  the  above 
notice  by  Mr.  Kustel,  that  chlorine,  in  asso- 
ciation with  a  solution  of  common  salt,  had 
ever  been  employed  on  a  worlung  scale  for 
separating  gold  and  silver  from  their  ores  at 
one  and  the  same  time.  About  three  or 
four  years  ago,  this  mode  was  publicly  pro- 
posed and  underwent  the  usual  round  of  the 
press,  but  I  never  heard  that  it  had  been 
acted  upon  on  any  considerable  scale,  though 
I  suspected  that  something  of  the  kind  might 
have  been  done  at  St.  Helens,  Lancashire, 
England,  about  sixteen  years  ago.  My 
suspicions  are  based  upon  the  following 


circumstances.  As  near  as  I  can  ascertain, 
sometime  in  the  year  1859,  Mr.  J.  A.  Phil- 
lips delivered  a  lecture  at  the  rooms  of  the 
Society  of  Arts,  London,  "On  the  Metal- 
lurgy of  Lead."  In  consonance  with  the 
ordinary  practice  on  such  occasions  at  this 
institution,  a  discussion  took  place  at  the 
conclusion  of  the  lecture.  In  the  course  of 
the  closing  remarks  of  the  chairman  of  the 
meeting,  (Robert  Hume,  Esq.)  that  gentle- 
man observed,  in  common  with  other  ob- 
servations connected  with  the  subject,  that 
"The  material  formerly  thrown  away  from 
that  manufacture,  (sulphuric  acid)  was  now 
disposed  of  to  another  house,  and  being 
roasted  with  common  salt,  copper  was  ob- 
tained as  a  muriate,  and  precipitated  with 
iron;  chloride  of  silverwaslikewise  obtained, 
which,  being  dissolved  out  by  a  strong 
brine,  was  subsequently  precipitated.  The 
silver  cake  was  sent  to  the  metropolis,  where 
in  place  of  only  obtaining  the  usual  price  of 
5s.  {$1%)  it  brought  from  8s.  to  10s.  ($2  to 
$2/i)  per  oz.,  on  account  of  the  gold  it 
contained. "  Although  not  mentioned  in  the 
preceding  paragraph,  as  incident  to  the 
process,  that  chlorine  was  employed  in  com- 
bination with  brine,  I  am  pretty  well  satis- 
fied that  such  was  the  cose,  for  the  following 
reasons : 

In  my  earliest  communications  in  this 
State  on  the  subject  of  gold  and  silver  re- 
duction, I  mentioned  the  fact  that,  as  early 
as  February,  1849,  I  had  patented  in  Eng- 
land, among  other  matters,  some  improve- 
ments for  more  economically  obtaining  gold 
and  silver  from  certain  refractory,  or,  as 
they  are  called  in  Washoe  parlance,  rebel- 
lious ores ;  which,  at  the  same  time,  were 
described  as  consisting  of  a  variety,  locally 
called  blue  stone,  containing  about  40  per 
cent,  zinc,  in  the  form  of  blende,  8  to  10 
per  cent,  iron  as  pyrites,  10  to  20  per  cent, 
lead  as  galena,  2  per  cent,  copper  as  sul- 
phide, 8  to  12  ozs.  of  silver,  and  from  $ 2  to 
$3  worth  of  gold  to  the  ton  ;*  the  balance, 
consisting  chiefly  of  sulphur,  with  varying 
amounts  of  earthy  matter,  consisting  of  from 
8  to  15  per  cent.  The  motive  that  has  in- 
duced me  to  give  the  above  figures  will  soon 
appear. 

The  "material"  alluded  to  above  by  the 
chairman  of  the  Society  of  Arts,  as  having 
been  thrown  away  prior  to  being  treated  for 
the  extraction  of  copper,  gold  and  silver, 
was  the  refuse  of  pyrites  burned  for  the 
purpose  of  making  sulphurous  acid.  At  the 
time,  or  nearly  up  to  the  period  under  no- 
tice, the  pyrites  employed  at  St.  Helens  and 
the  surrounding  district  was  procured  al- 
most solely  from  Wicklow,  Ireland.  In  this 
locality  there  are  several  pyrites  mines,  one 
only,  however,  containing  gold,  and  that 
the  solitary  one  which  would  continuously 
assay  from  2  to  2%  per  cent,  of  copper,  but 
almost  devoid  of  silver ;  the  last  not  being 
present  in  more  than  from  one  to  two  pen- 
nyweights per  ton.  Before  making  any 
further  remarks  on  the  preceding  figures,  it 
will  be  as  well  to  explain  why  they  are  in- 
serted. I  have,  on  former  occasions,  stated 
that  my  improved  mode  of  obtaining  gold 
and  silver  from  ores  was  carried  on  at  the 
Flint  Lead  Works,  now  occupied  by  the 
well  known  firm  of  Muspratt  &  Co.  as  a 
chemical  manufactory.  Being  compelled  to 
leave  Flint  when  that  firm  purchased  the 
above  named  works  and  removed  their 
establishment  from  Newton  Heath  to  that 
place,  I  resumed  my  professional  business 
in  London,  and  my  partner  (now  deceased) 
established  himself,  by  the  aid  of  some 
friends,  at  St.  Helens,  with  the  object  of 
utilizing  the  ore  from  Anglesea,  as  previous- 
ly alluded  to,  and  also  the  refuse  pyrites 
above  described.  The  same  facilities  for 
final  reduction  by  means  of  lead,  did  not 
exist  at  St.  Helens,  which  were  easily  pro- 
curable at  Flint,  and  possibly  caused  my 
former  partner  to  abandon  that  mode  as  un- 
suitable to  his  new  position.  Prior,  how- 
ever, to  the  rupture  named,  we  had  made 
some  very  extensive  trials  of  various  modes 
of  concentrating,  in  the  most  economical 
manner,  the  various  ores  used,  and  also  how 
far  humid  processes  could  be  made  profita- 
bly available,  one  of  which  was  found  high- 
ly effective,  but  could  only  be  advantage- 
ously used  where  muriatic  acid  was  an 
extensive  waste  product,  as  was  the  case 
with  us  at  Flint. 

From  these  considerations,  I  am  induced 
to  believe  that  either  brine,  impregnated 
with  chlorine  or  containing  some  compound 
which  would  evolve  that  gas  was  employed 
in  the  process  at  St.  Helens,  and  render  it 
quite  probable  that  it  is  from  that  establish- 
ment that  this  method  first  emanated.  I 
have  been  led  to  this  opinion  since  Mr. 
Kustel  has  stated  that  Von  Patera  and 
Boeszner  have  adopted  this  method.  Aa 
the  statement  made  at  the  Society  of  Arts 
was  evidently  incorrect,  so  far  as  the  omis- 
sion of  details  are  concerned,  and  as  the 

*  Respecting  tuh'.ore  more  will  be  said  on  another  occa 
glon. 


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results  obtainable  by  tliia  modo  ought  to 
have  differed  very  much  from  tho  value  per 
ouuce  of  the  bullion  reduced,  if  the  above 
ores  had  been  acted  upon  separately,  1  was 
led  to  believe  that  the  chairman  of  the  So- 
ciety of  Arts  had  been  in  some  manner  mis- 
led as  to  the  'Omdi  adopted  at  St 
Helens.  At  all  events,  the  information  so 
derived  did  not,  until  corroborative  proof 
was  obtained,  justify  me  in  deeming  that 
salt  water  and  chlorine  had  ever  bi 
tised  to  any  extent  for  the  reduction  of  gold 
and  silver  ores,  nor  does  it  yet  appear  to  me 
that  such  is  the  best  manner  of  proceeding 
in  tlio  bulk  of  cases,  though  it  may  be  the 
best  in  some  instances.  ] 

Of  the  eight  methods  wliich  have  been 
previously  alluded  to,  no  less  than  six  in- 
volve the  application  of  artificial  heat  for 
the  purpose  of  expediting  the  process,  which 
exceptions  are  tlioso  of  Medina  and  Leea. 
These,  when  combined  with  tho  Freiberg 
barrel  process,  require  also  the  assistance  of 
furnace  work,  in  order  to  facilitate  tho  ehlo- 
rination  of  tlio  silver  present  in  the  ore,  and 
thus  expedite  the  reduction  of  that  metal,  as 
compared  with  the  lengthened  period  re- 
quired by  the  Putio  process.  It  is  not  in- 
truded t«'  dwell  upon  Barba's  method  at 
present  as  it  is  not  likely  in  future  to  be 
adopted  at  places  where  modern  science  has 
made  any  progress.  I  shall,  however,  again 
allude  to  it. 

Dismissing  from  consideration  for  the 
present  the  earlier  modes  of  amalgamation, 
and  commencing  a  review,  thus  abbreviated, 
with  the  Freiberg  barrel  and  terminating 
with  the  system  introduced  by  Ziervogel, 
one  incident  will  be  found  essential  to  each 
modo,  viz :  the  absolute  necessity  that  exists 
for  the  employment  of  a  furnace. 

It  is  the  more  requisite  that  this  import- 
ant circumstance  should  become  well  im- 
pressed upon  the  minds  of  all  who  feel 
interested  in  this  matter,  because  science 
points  out  no  other  means  so  speedy  and 
economical  of  setting  gold  and  silver  free 
from  their  accompanying  gangues  and  sul- 
phur as  by  the  aid  of  furnaces ;  which,  to 
be  effective,  require  special  construction 
and  careful  management  of  the  temperature 
employed.  It  cannot,  in  fact,  be  too  often 
iterated  that  future  economical  improve- 
ments will  most  probably,  chiefly,  if  not 
wholly,  depend  upon  a  better  mode  of  con- 
struction, and  management  of  these  prelim- 
inary appliances  for  the  reduction  of  gold 
and  silver  ores.  In  connection  with  the 
preceding,  it  may  also  be  briefly  mentioned, 
that,  with  the  exception  of  the  mode  intro- 
duced by  Ziervogel,  all  the  furnaces  now 
employed  in  silver  extraction  are  required 
to  be  erected  for  chlorinating  purposes, 
which,  unless  specially  constructed,  and 
managed  so  as  to  avoid  the  loss  by  volatiliza- 
tion formerly  alluded  to,  a  very  large  pro- 
portion of  the  advantages  derivable  from  an 
improved  mode  of  amalgamation  will  be- 
come neutralized,  probably  constitute  all  the 
difference  between  a  possible  gain  being 
converted  into  a  certain  loss. 


£ricutifir  piSttltaini. 


Mining  in  the  State  op  Maine. — The 
Springfield  Republican  states  that  a  tunnel  of 
100  feet  has  been  made  in  the  new-discover- 
ed silver^nine  on  the  Bennett  farm  at  Guild- 
ford, Maine,  and  ore  has  already  been  ob- 
tained that  yields  ninety-five  ounces  of  pure 
silver  to  the  ton;  also  copper  and  gold.  It 
is  believed  by  the  miners  that  seventy-five 
feet  more  will  bring  them  to  the  covered 
vein.  More  than  thirty  varieties  of  miner- 
als are  found  in  the  Mount  Mica  mines  at 
Paris,  Oxford  county;  valuable  beryls  and 
one  tourmaline,  valued  at  $1, 100,  were  re- 
cently taken  from  them. 


Long  Island  Lands. — E.  F.  Peck,  of 
Brooklyn,  N.  T.,  says  that  the  Long  Island 
Plains,  which  are  said  to  be  the  only 
prairies  west  of  the  Rocky  Mountains,  are 
quite  valuable  for  all  kinds  of  crops, 
and  particularly  suitable  for  fruit-growing. 
They  seem  worthy  of  a  fair  examination, 
but  there  seems  two  obstacles — the  railroad 
is  not  much  inclined  to  carry  freight,  nor  do 
the  proprietors  of  the  land  care  about  selling. 

Vinegar. — S.  J.  Woodman,  of  Chicago, 
HI.,  says  that  a  barrel  or  a  cask  of  new 
sweet  eider,  buried  so  as  to  be  well  covered 
with  fresh  earth,  will  turn  to  sharp,  clear, 
delicious  vinegar  in  three  or  four  weeks,  as 
good  as  ever  sought  affinity  with  cabbage, 
pickles,  or  table  sauce,  and  better  than  is 
possible  to  make  by  any  other  process. 

A  Berlin  paper  states  that  the  staff  of 
workmen  engaged  at  present  in  demolishing 
the  fortifications  of  Luxemburg  consists  of 
three  men  and  a  boy.  This  is  a  now  way 
of  evading  compliance  with  treaty  stipula- 
tions. Z 


Preserving  Meat  and  Fruit. 

A  new  meat  preserver  has  recently  been 
presented  to  the  French  Academy  by  M 
Pasteur.  It  is  composed  of  alum,  benzine 
and  water — proportions  not  given.  It  is 
said  to  cover  the  animal  substance  to  be 
preserved,  with  a  sort  of  filtering  substance, 
which  excludes  the  decomposing  animal- 
cules, while  it  admits  pure  air  and  allows 
free  evaporation.  According  tol'asteur  the 
air,  under  such  circumstances,  has  no  tend- 
ency to  produce  decay  of  the  animal  fiber. 
This  fact  is  in  accordance  with  practical  ex- 
perience, though  not  with  common  impres- 
sion. The  butcher  best  keeps  his  meat  by 
hanging  it  in  a  cm-rent  of  pure  air,  where  it 
will  keep  much  longer  than  in  a^still  atmos- 
phere. Most  California  miners,  and  most 
others,  well  know  that  if  they  hang  their 
meat  upon  the  limb  of  a  tree,  forty  or  fifty 
feet  from  the  ground,  in  tho  pure,  dry  at. 
mosphere  of  our  California  summer,  it  will 
keep  perfectly  sweet  until  it  is  actually  cured 
by  drying  ;  while  meathung  up  in  the  shade 
of  the  same  tree  and  near  the  ground,  soon 
becomes  tainted  and  decomposed. 

It  has  long  been  known  that  fruit,  care, 
fully  dipped  in  melted  wax  or  paraffine, 
will  keep  for  a  great  length  of  time.  The 
thin  film  with  which  the  fruit  is  thus  cov- 
ered acts  precisely  as  the  substance  above  de- 
scribed— it  keeps  out  the  organic  agencies 
of  decomposition,  while  the  pure  and  un- 
contaminated  air  is  allowed  to  pass  gradu- 
ally through  the  covering,  inward,  and  at 
the  same  time  the  excess  of  moisture  passes 
outward,  as  is  seen  by  the  eventual  shrivel- 
ing and  drying  up  of  the  fruit. 

Mr.  W.  E.  Frink,  late  of  this  city,  is  now 
giving  this  principle  a  thorough  test,  to 
determine  its  practical  value.  He  recently 
prepared  a  quantity  of  apples,  peaches, 
pears  and  grapes  in  this  way,  and  took  them 
by  sailing  vessel  to  the  Sandwich  Islands. 
We  have  received  word  that  they  arrived  in 
perfect  condition.  A  portion  of  them  will 
be  kept  for  a  considerable  time,  or  until  de- 
composition takes  place.  They  can  prob- 
ably be  kept,  even  in  that  tropical  climate, 
the  greater  portion,  if  not  through  the 
entire  season.  We  are  anxious  to  note  the 
result.  We  have  here,  also,  abundant  evi- 
dence that  pure  air  has  no  tendency  to  pro- 
mote deeay. 

Putting  these  last  mentioned  facts  in  con- 
nection with  Pasteur's  discovery,  there  is 
much  probability  that  a  practical  plan  for 
the  preservation  of  fresh  meats  and  fruits, 
will  soon  be  developed,  which  will  prove  of 
inestimable  importance  to  commerce.  Either 
of  the  substances  used  may  readily  be  re- 
moved, by  merely  dipping  the  articles  into 
warm  water.  In  the  case  of  the  latter 
(which  is  probably  the  best  and  cheapest 
agent,  for  the  reason  that  it  can  be  readily 
recovered  and  used  again,  for  other  pur- 
poses) there  will  be  no  taste  whatever  to 
the  article  preserved,  even  though  a  small 
portion  should  not  be  removed.  Paraffine 
is  both  innocuous  and  tasteless. 


AscrniF.n  Sound  Wondf.ii. — Prof.  Tyn- 
dall  is  both  ingenious  and  original  in  his 
researches  into  the  phenomena  of  sound. 
The  latest  item  which  we  havo  seen  from 
him  is  one  affording  a  most  remarkablo  and 
pleasing  illustration  of  the  properties  of 
sound  in  the  extinguishing  of  a  lighted  can- 
dle by  pure  noise.  The  Professor  places  a 
lighted  candlo  on  a  table  at  the  end  of  a 
tube,  supported  on  bracket  holders,  resting 
on  the  table.  The  end  of  the  tube  near  tho 
candle  is  small  and  pointed.  Tho  other  end 
is  huge  and  open.  By  clapping  two  books 
together  at  the  large'  end,  Prof.  Tyndall 
extinguishes  the  candlo  [at  the  small  end. 
"Pooh!"  says  an  over-intelligent  reader, 
"that  is  nothing.  It  is  simply  blowing  out 
a  candle  through  a  pipe. "  No  such  thing, 
super-sagacious  critic,  as  Prof.  Tyndall  pro- 
ceeds to  prove.  He  burns  a  piece  of  brown 
paper  in  the  tube,  filling  it  with  smoke. 
Now,  if  the  candle  be  put  out  by  a  pull', 
smoko  will'  issue  from  tlio  pointed  end  of 
the  tube.  Again  Prof.  Tyndall  claps  the 
books.  Agaiu  the  candle  goes  out ;  but  no 
smoke  comes  out  of  the  pointed  end  of  the 
tube.  Whatever  has  put  out  the  candle  has 
passed  through  the  air  and  smoke  in  the 
tube.  The  light  is  extinguished  by  a  pulse, 
not  by  a  puff.  The  candle  is  put  out  by 
sound — noise. 


Heat  developed  by  the  electric  current  in 
wire  is  partly  due  to  molecular  action.  This 
proposition  has  been,  to  some  extent,  de- 
monstrated by  M.  E.  Edlund,  who  finds  the 
elongation  of  a  wire  traversed  by  a  current 
is  greater  than  its  temperature,  deduced 
from  its  electrical  resistance,  would  develop. 
He  therefore  concludes  that  a  molecular 
change  of  some  sort  has  occurred  by  which 
the  additional  increment  of  heat  has  been 
produced. 

The  power  and  persistency  of  the  Bunsen 
battery,  it  is  said,  may  be  augmented  by  an 
arrangement  devised  by  M.  Zaliwski,  which 
consists  in  employing  two  concentric  porous 
vessels  in  place  of  one,  filling  the  space  be- 
tween with  sulphuric  acid,  putting  nitric 
acid  in  the  central  one,  and  a  solution  of 
sal-ammoniac  in  tho  outer  vessel  containing 
the  zinc. 


Pabis  Omnibuses  are  about  to  give  way 
to  the  street  car,  or  rails.  These  cars  are  to 
be  both  spacious  and  elegant.  They  are 
being  built  to  carry  fifty  passengers  each. 


The  Coloes  op  Soap  Bubbles. — A.  C. 
Pope  communicates  to  the  Scientific  Amer- 
ican the  results  of  some  experiments  re- 
cently made  by  him  confirmatory  of  Sir 
David  Brewster's  new  theory  with  regard  to 
the  origin  of  the  colors  of  soap  bubbles, 
which  theory  was  given  in  full  in  our  issue 
of  the  16th  nit.  Mr.  P.  writes  as  follows : 
"My  experiments  demonstrate  to  all  ap- 
pearance, this  theory.  A  preparation  of  ole- 
ate  of  soda,  carefully  prepared,  was  putinto 
solution,  in  pure  water  and  a  given  per 
centage  of  pure  glycerine  added.  Bubbles 
blown  from  this  solution  were  very  brilliant, 
and  the  colors  seemed  to  flow  over  the  film 
from  the  part  attached  to  the  pipe,  towards 
the  lower  part  of  the  bubble,  in  irregular 
belts  and  streams,  beginning  with  the  most 
brilliant  hues  and  tints  and  shadows,  and 
gradually  fading  away  as  the  menstruum 
ceased  flowing,  into  deep  blue,  ending  with 
the  bursting  of  the  bubble.  The  belts  or 
streamers  rippled  like  tiny  waves  on  the 
surface  of  a  pond,  and  from  these  ripples 
seemed  to  flash  out  the  broken  rays  of  light, 
changing  constantly.  The  thicker  the  me- 
dium, the  more  brilliant  the  display. " 

The  bronzed  appearance  sometimes  given 
to  cast  iron,  is  produced  by  dipping  the  cast- 
ings into  a  solution  of  sulphate  of  copper. 
The  copper  is  thus  precipitated  upon  the 
surface  of  the  iron,  as  in  the  experiment 
often  made  by  miners,  in  testing  a  mineral 
for  copper.  Pulverize  the  mineral  finely, 
and  subject  it  to  a  bath  of  sulphuric  acid;  if 
copper  be  present,  it  will  be  taken  up  in  so- 
lution, and  if  a  piece  of  iron,  as  the  bright 
blade  of  a  knife,  be  inserted  in  the  liquid, 
the  copper  will  be  deposited  on  the  part 
submerged,  literally  plating  it  with  copper. 

Pube  Steam,  in  the  condition  in  which  it 
enters  the  cylinder  of  an  engine,  is  as  invis- 
ible as  atmospheric  air.  It  is  also  said  that 
pure  steam,  or  steam  at  a  high  temperature, 
will  not  burn  or  scold,  until  mixed  with  the 
atmosphere.  'Query:  When  the  bulb  of  a 
thermometer  is  plunged  into  steam  of  ahigh 
pressure — or  pure  steam — the  mercury  indi- 
cates a  high  degree  of  heat,  proportioned  to 
the  pressure  of  steam ;  Why  will  not  such 
steam  scald  or  "burn  the  hand?"  Will  it 
not? 


Pfchanlr.il. 


Pyrotechnics  pok  the  Savages. — The 
Magnesium  Metal  Company,  of  London, 
have  received  an  order  for  the  manufacture 
of  50  pounds  weight  of  magnesium  to  be 
used  for  signaling  purposes  in  the  Abyssian 
expedition.  The  metal  will  be  burnt  as  a 
powder  and  mixed  with  resin  and  lycopo- 
diuni,  the  light  being  produced  at  will  by 
blowing,  by  means  of  a  pair  of  bellows,  a 
portion  of  the  compound  through  a  flame. 

It  has  been  discovered  that  if  glue  or 
gelatine  be  mixed  with  about  one-quarter  of 
its  weight  of  glycerine,  it  loses  its  brittlo- 
ness,  and  becomes  useful  for  many  purposes 
for  which  it  is  otherwise  unfit,  such  as  dress- 
ing leather,  giving  elasticity  to  porcelain, 
parchment,  or  enameled  paper,  and  for 
book-binding. 


Conveying   Steam   Through  Long 
Pipes. 

In  conveying  steam  to  great  distances 
from  the  boiler,  the  chief  care  to  be  taken 
is  to  havo  the  conveying  pipe  just  large 
enough  to  convey  a  sufficient  quantity  of 
steam  to  do  the  work  required.  In  such  a 
case  the  steam  passes  rapidly  through  the 
pipe,  and  does  not  have  tho  opportunity  to 
lose  much  of  its  heat  by  radiation.  H,  how- 
ever, a  pipe  is  used  much  larger  than  is 
necessary,  the  steam  moves  slowly  along, 
exposed  to  a  muoh  larger  surface,  and  loses 
so  much  of  its  elasticity,  by  super-satura- 
tion from  the  condensation  which  takes 
place,  that  when  it  reaches  the  engine  cyl- 
inder, it  scarcely  retains  75  per  cent  of  the 
power  with  which  it  left  the  boiler.  Regu- 
lating the  size  of  tho  conducting  pipe  is  of 
more  consequence  than  protecting  it  with 
non-conductingsubstanees.  Of  course,  felt- 
ing or  otherwise  protecting  tho  pipe  should 
not  be  neglected. 

There  is  often  much  lack  of  judgment  in 
arriving  at  the  proper  dimensions  of  a  pipe 
for  conveying  steam  to  a  given  size  of  cyl- 
inder with  given  speed  of  piston.  What 
may  appear  to  most  engineers  as  an  extreme 
case  of  diminishing  the  size  of  the  convey 
pipe,  is  given  by  a  correspondent  of  the 
Scientific  American  as  follows; 

We  have  a  steam  pump  working  in  a  mine 
slope  1,540  feet  from  the  boilers.  The  steam 
cylinder  is  14  inches  diameter,  three  feet 
stroke,  and  we  are  carrying  steam  the  whole  ' 
distance  in  a  2-inch  wrought  pipe.  We  had 
some  little  trouble  before  the  pipes  were 
covered,  but  now  experience  no  difficulty  in 
working  the  pump  up  to  its  full  speed.  We 
also  have  two  steam  pumps  in  mine  slopes 
800  feet  from  the  boilers ;  the  steam  cylin- 
ders being  twenty -five  inches  diameter  and 
four  feet  stroke.  The  steam  pipe  for  each 
pump  is  of  cast  iron,  3%  inches  internal 
diameter.  These  pumps  are  working  with 
perfect  satisfaction,  without  any  protection 
whatever  to  the  pipes. 

The  same  correspondent  illustrates  the 
advantages  of  employing  small  pipes  as  fol- 
lows : 

Suppose  we  take  the  pump  with  a  14-inch 
cylinder,  at  a  piston  speed  of  100  feet  per 
minute ;  if  we  should  use  a  14-inch  pipe  to 
carry  the  steam  it  would  be  over  fifteen 
minutes  from  the  time  the  steam  left  the 
boiler  until  it  arrived  at  the  cylinder,  and 
there  would  be  over  6,000  square  feet  of 
surface  exposed  to  condense  the  steam. 
Now  compare  the  above  with  a  2-inch  pipe. 
In  using  a  2-inch  pipe  the  steam  would  re- 
main in  the  pipe  about  twenty  seconds,  and 
there  would  be  but  a  little  over  900  square 
feet  of  surface  exposed  to  condensation. 

The  above  is  a  pretty  good  demonstration 
of  the  utility  of  small  pipes,  and  the  ques- 
tion is  one  which  is  especially  worth  the 
attention  of  all  who  desire  to  use  steam  eco- 
nomically, whether  at  a  greater  or  less  dis- 
tance from  the  boiler  where  it  is  generated. 


Broken   Cab  Wheels. — It  is  estimated 
that  about  10,000  wheels  are  taken  from 
under  the  cars  and  engines,  on  American 
railroads,  every  year.     It  is  singular  that 
with  such  a  great  wear  and  destruction  of 
wheels  no  more  accidents  occur  from  that 
cause.      Casualties  are  prevented    by  the 
custom  followed  of   ringing  every  wheel 
with  a  hammer,  as  often  as  once  a  day, 
while  running.     Such  examination  gener- 
ally detects  the  most  of  the  fractures  before 
they  become  dangerous.     Only  four  acci- 
dents from  this  cause  were  reported  last 
year.    Nearly  all  the  wheels  break  in  the 
tread,  where  they  are  chilled.     Most  of  tho 
American  car  wheels  are  cast  iron  and  chilled 
in  the  tread.     It  is  held  by  most  English 
engineers  that  such  wheels  are  more  liable 
to  break  than  wrought  iron — that^  in  fact, 
the  very  process  of  chifling  often  involves 
cracking  or  such  a  high  degree  of  tension 
that  cracking  ensues  at  the  first  sever*  jar. 
American  engineers,  on    the  other    hand, 
claim  that  on  our  roads,  at  least,  cast  iron 
wheels  are  more  reliable  than  wrought,  on 
account  of  the  rapid  wear  of  the  latter. 

Steel  Cranks.  ^Kamsbottom  saws  his 
steel  cranks  out  of  plain  flat  slab. 


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California  Academy  of  Natural 
Sciences. 

REGULAR  MEETING. 

Monday  Evening,  Deo.  2,  1867. 

President  Whitney  in  the  chair. 

Forty-three  members  present. 

Messrs.  S.  W.  Holliday,  Henry  K.  God- 
dard,  Henry  K.  Moore  and  Ferdinand  Lohr, 
were  elected  resident  members. 

Messrs.  D.  C.  Humphry,  P.  B.  Cornwall 
and  Horace  D.  Dunn,  of  this  city,  and  Prof. 
W.  B.  Eising,  of  Oakland,  were  proposed 
for  membership. 

Prof.  Silliman  read  a  very  interesting  pa- 
per on  the  new  localities  of  Tellurium  min- 
erals in  California,  and  on  some  minerolog- 
ical  features  of  the  Mother  Vein.  The  paper 
was  referred  to  the  publication  committee. 
We  shall  give  an  abstract  of  it  in  a  future 
issue. 

R.  E.  C.  Stearns  submitted  a  paper  upon 
the  shells  collected  by  the  Alaska  expedition, 
under  George  Davidson  Esq.,  of  which  Mr. 
Harford  was  naturalist. 

Mr.  Bolander  submitted  a  paper  from 
Prof.  Lesquereaux,  on  the  California  ferns, 
found  up  to  the  present  time.  Referred  to 
committee  of  publication,  without  being 
read. 

Prof.  Whitney  presented  a  paper  on  the 
condition  and  progress  of  the  geological 
survey  of  California,  an  abstract  of  which 
we  shall  give  next  week. 

Diseased  Pork.  — Dr.  Henry  Gibbons  ex- 
hibited a  slice  of  pork,  which  had  been  sent 
him  from  Mariposa,  and  which  was  supposed 
to  contain  trichinee.  The  Doctor  said  the 
animalcules  were  not  trichinae,  but  cyslicer- 
cus;  Dr.  Barker  thought  they  were  distoma. 
In  either  case,  they  were  not  positively  hurt- 
ful to  the  human  system,  especially  where 
the  meat  was  thoroughly  cooked.  Large 
numbers  of  these  minute  animals  could  be 
seen,  ( many  of  them  by  the  naked  eye) 
three  or  four  upon  every  superficial  inch  of 
the  muscle.  They  resemble  small,  light 
yellow  bunches  (soft)  about  the  size  of,  and 
much  resemblm"  a  small  pea,  rendered  soft 
by  being  soaked  in  water.  The  pigs,  from 
one  of  which  this  piece  of  pork  was  taken, 
were  raised  chiefly  on  distillery  slops. 

Impoktant  Eeeoe  Coeeected.  —  Mr. 
Robert  L.  Harris  had  recently  been  engaged 
in  running alevel,forrailroadpurposes, from 
the  bay  to  Sacramento.  In  the  perform- 
ance of  this  work,  he  was  surprised  to  learn 
that  the  elevation  of  Sacramento  above  the 
high-tide  level  of  the  sea  had  been  greatly 
overstated.  The  Pacific  Railroad  Company, 
in  starting  their  survey,  had  based  their 
initial  point  upon  the  reported  level  of  the 
present  levee,  as  being  56  feet  above  tide 
water, whenit  is  in  fact,  only  21  feet,  as  prov- 
en by  the  survey  by  Mr.  Harris.  The  low 
tule  grounds,  just  below  Sacramento,  which 
have  been  heretofore  considered  36  or  37 
feet  above  the  sea,  have,  in  reality,  an  ele- 
vation of  only  one  foot  and  a  half  !  This 
fact,  now  established  by  Mr.  Harris,  is  very 
important,  and  especially  valuable  to  the 
State  geological  survey,  and  the  various 
railroads  throughout  the  State,  all  of  which 
have  heretofore  accepted  the  commonly  re- 
ceived reports  of  the  elevation  of  Sacra- 
mento as  substantially  correct  This  error 
has  undoubtedly  arisen  from  the  imperfec- 
tion of  the  instruments  employed  in  deter- 
mining the  elevation  of  that  initial  point. 
It  was  mentioned,  in  this  connection,  that 
the  level  of  Mount  Davidson  has  been  re- 
cently reported  by  taking  the  figures  of  the 
Central  Pacific  Railroad,  near  that  locality, 
for  a  starting  point,  the  result  of  which  was 
given  as  the  only  correct  report  of  the  ele- 
vation of  that  mountain  ever  published,  and 
showing,  as  was  thought,  that  the  California 
State  Geological  Survey  had  made  a  consid- 
erable error  in  their  figures.  This  discrep- 
ancy is  now  accounted  for,  and  the  accuracy 
of  the  measurement  of  the  geological  sur- 
vey fully  established. 

Bad  Policy  in  Buentno  the  Tules. — 
Dr.  Gibbons  remarked  upon  the  bad  policy 
of  annually  burning  over  the  tules.  He 
said  that  when  burnt  off,  the  deposit  of  ash 
was  scarcely  perceptible,  nearly  the  entire 
substance  being  dissipated;  but  when  this 
vegetation  was  suffered  to  fall  into  natural 
decay,  the  annual  increase  in  depth  of  soil 
would  be  very  important,  say  one-fourth  of 
an  inch  a  year.  At  this  figure,  about  two 
feet  in  a  century  would  be  gained.  Such  a 
yearly  increase  would  soon  effectually  re- 
deem all  the  tule' land  in  the  State,  and 
render  it  highly  valuable  for  cultivation. 
The  Doctor  thought  if  the  burning  could 
not  be  stopped  in  any  other  manner,  legis- 
lative action  should  be  invoked. 

Ode  Northwestern  Pdechase.  —  Mr. 
Goodale,  who  has  recently  returned  from  a 
visit  to  Alaska,  exhibited  to  tho  Acadamy 
some  very  interesting  Indian  curiosities 
which  he  had  collected  there,  consisting  of 


horn  spoons  and  ladles,  ornamented  carv- 
ing, caps,  pouches,  etc.,  all  the  work  of  the 
natives  of  that  region.  The  Doctor  thought 
but  few  people  were  aware  of  the  magni- 
tude and  importance  of  our  new  acquisition. 
It  consisted  of  an  extent  of  country  600  by 
540  miles,  with  two  huge  arms  extending, 
the  one  southwesterly  along  the  Pacific 
Coast  400  miles,  to  British  Columbia;  the 
other  extending  westerly  into  the  Pacific 
Ocean  about  the  same  distance,  and  known 
as  the  Peninsula  of  Alaska.  The  number 
of  islands  included  in  this  purchase,  exceeds 
400,  which  will  measure  from  100  acres  of 
surface,  upward.  Of  this  number,  thirteen 
are  each  as  large  or  larger  than  the  State  of 
Rhode  Island,  and  seven  as  large  as  Dela- 
ware. 

Previous  to  this  purchase,  the  difference 
of  time  between  our  most  eastern  and  west- 
ern boundaries  was  only  three  hours  and 
forty-eight  minutes,  now  the  sun  rose  just 
eight  hours  and  eight  minntes  sooner  to  the 
inhabitant  of  Calais,  in  Maine,  than  it  did 
to  the  inhabitant  of  our  most ;  western  island 
possession,  in  the  Aleutian  group,  so  that 
our  possessions  actually  extend  across  more 
than  one-third  of  the  earth's  diameter. 
Previous  to  this  purchase  we  were  not  the 
possessors  of  a  single  active  volcano.  We 
now  number  nineteen,  mostly  on  the  islands 
above  mentioned.  We  have  also  added  gla- 
ciers to  our  other  curiosities — a  most  exten- 
sive and  magnificent  one  being  located  a 
short  distance  north  of  Sitka.  The  aborig- 
ines of  our  new  possessions  are  of  a  far 
higher  type,  both  physically  and  mentally, 
than  any  others  on  the  continent.  Their 
superiority  consists  in  their  greater  fore- 
sight in  the  construction  of  better  dwellings 
and  furniture  for  the  same,  superiority  of 
skill  in  carving,  in  the  manufacture  of  im- 
plements, etc.  Perhaps  the  most  marked 
evidence  of  their  superiority  consists  in  the 
better  treatment  of  their  women,  who  are 
not  compelled  to  do  servile  work,  as  is  the 
case  in  nearly  eveiy  or  quite  all  the  aborig- 
ines of  this  continent  They  make  no 
stone  implements,  probably  from  the  fact 
that  they  have  no  use  for  them.  Their  food 
consists  mainly  of  fish,  which  are  generally 
made  into  a  kind  of  soup,  which  is  eaten 
from  large  horn  spoons,  made  by  them- 
selves, from  the  horns  of  the  mountain 
sheep,  which  are  softened,  straightened  and 
worked  into  very  convenient  shapes,  and 
often  elaborately  carved.  These  horns  are 
sometimes  three  feet  long.  Spoons  made 
from  them  were  exhibited  which  would  hold 
two  quarts  of  liquid.  Their  soup  is  now 
made  in  iron  and  copper  kettles,  obtained 
from  the  Russian  traders.  It  was  formerly 
made  in  baskets,  similar  to  those  used  by 
the  California  Indians,  and  boiled  by 
throwing  into  the  same  heated  stones. 


New  Incorporations. — Articles  of  incor- 
poration have  recently  been  filed  in  the 
County  Clerk's  office  in  this  city  as  follows: 

California  Real  Estate  Association. — 
San  Francisco.  Nov.  29th.  Capital  stock, 
$1,000,000;  50,000sharesof  $20each.  Trus- 
tees :  M.  O'Neil,  T.  J.  Broderick,  Wm.  Mon- 
nahan,  E.  B.  Eaton,  J.  T.  Galvin,  James 
Brereton,  A.  J.  Schrader.  RobertDixon  and 
David  Landers. 

California  Trust  Co. — San  Francisco. 
Dec.  5th.  Capital  stock,  $1,000,000  ;  10,000 
shares  of  $100  each.  Trustees :  H.  H. 
Haight,  John  Curry,  Wm.  Blanding,  Henry 
L.  Davis,  John  H.  Baird,  Wm.  H.  Sharp, 
Henry  Barroilhet,  Jacob  C.  Johnson,  Wal- 
ter N.  Hawley,  Henry  J.  Booth,  Donald 
McLennan,  Charles  J.  Deering,  Samuel 
Crim,  Hiram  Rosekrans,  Chas.  T.  McDer- 
mott,  Chas.  M.  Plum,  Andrew  J.  Coghill, 
Frederick  J.  Castle,  De  Witt  C.  Thompson, 
Thos.  B.  Ludlum,  Moses  Rosenbaum. 

Willows  Land  Association. — San  Fran- 
cisco. Dec.  5th.  Capital  stock,  $430,000  : 
860  shares  of  $500  each.  Trustees :  H.  L. 
Davis,  Edward  Bosqui,  J.  W.  Brumagin, 
C.  H.  Harrison  and  Henry  A.  Cobb. 

Election  of  Officers. — California 
Agricultural  and  Manufacturing  Asso- 
ciation.— San  Francisco.  Dec.  4th.  Presi- 
dent, Hiram  Rosekrans ;  Vice  President,  E. 
W.  O'Neill;  Treasurer,  Henry F.  Williams; 
Secretary,  A.  S.  Gould. 

Calefoenia  Real  Estate  Association. — 
San  Francisco.  Dec.  4th.  President,  Rob- 
ert Dixon;  Vice  President,  M.  O.  Neill; 
Secretary,  William  Monahan ;  Treasurer, 
James  Brereton  ;  Directors :  A.  J.  Shrader 
Dr.  E.  B.  Eaton,  T.  J.  Broderick,  D.  Lan- 
ders and  J.  G.  Golvin. 

Local  Police  Protective  and  Benevo- 
lent Association. — San  Francisco.  Dee. 
4th.  President,  Joseph  Bogle ;  Vice  Presi- 
dent, James  McQuirk;  Secretary,  Armand 
Barbier;  Treasurer,  Jarp.es  E.  Wigmore; 
Relief  Committee,  George  Birdsall,  A.  Cook, 
C.  F.  Callundan. 


New  Parents  and  Inventions. 

Under  this  heading  we  shnll  mention,  from  week  to  weett 
as  occasion  may  demand  New  and  Important  Inven- 
tions; also,  the  List  of  latent  Claims  recently  Issued  from 
the  U.  S.  Patent  Ofhce  to  inventors  on  the  Pacitic  Coast, 
and  other  Patent  Issues  which  we.  deem  of  local  in- 
terest to  readers  on  this  side  of  the  Continent.  Most 
Patents  on  this  coast  arc  secured  throuch  the  MINING 
AND  SCIENTIFIC  PRESS  PATENT  AGENCY.  We  are 
prepared  to  obiain  from  Washington,  with  despatch, 
copies  of  any  Patent  issued. 

RECENT  INVENTIONS. 

Important  Invention. — A  strong  pair  of 
boots  or  shoes  is  something  that  every  one 
wishes  to  get  when  he  buys  them,  and  many 
of  the  inventions  for  the  manufacture  of 
these  articles  are  calculated  only  to  make 
them  hold  together  until  the  wearer  has 
proven  them  by  a  few  days'  wear  to  be  ut- 
terly worthless.  As  long  as  the.  leather  it- 
self is  worthless,  the  manufacturer  of  boots 
and  shoes  cannot  be  held  accountable  for 
their  early  dissolution,  but  when  the  weather 
is  good  there  is  no  excuse  for  apoorly  made 
boot  or  shoe — one  that  will  cast  its  sole  at 
the  first  trip  or  turn  of  the  ankle.  Since 
the  advent  of  the  French  screwed  boots  and 
shoes,  we  have  found  them  to  stand  the 
wear  and  tear  of  our  incontinent  kicks  aud 
stumblings  far  better  than  the  old  pegged 
or  sewed  article.  Mr.  Nicholas  Lumsden, 
of  this  city,  has  invented  a  machine  for 
making  the  French  screwed  boot,  which  is 
simple,  performs  its  work  readily,  and,  bet- 
ter still,  can  be  manufactured  at  a  compara- 
tively low  price.  Heretofore  theprice  of  the 
machines  used  for  that  purpose  have  sold  at 
such  high  figures  that  none  but  a  well-to-do 
shoemaker  was  able  to  purchase  them,  put- 
ting them  entirely  out  of  the  reach  of  the 
journeyman  ;  but  Mr.  Lumsden's  machine 
overcomes  this  objection,  and  can  be  manu- 
factured at  such  a  figure  as  to  enable  every 
shoemaker,  journeyman  or  cobbler  to  pur- 
chase one.  We  predict  for  Mr.  Lumsden's 
invention  a  success,  as  it  is  an  article  greatly 
needed,  and  one  that  will  recommend  itself. 
A  patent  has  been  applied  for  through  the 
agency  of  the  Mining  and  Scientific  Press. 

Mr.  Lumsden  is  also  the  inventor  of  a 
very  ingenious  machine  for  lasting  and 
crimping  boots,  which  entirely  obviates  the 
slow  and  laborious  process  as  commonly 
practiced,  and  prevents  the  leather  tearing 
at  the  corners  when  crimping  on  the  board. 
One  of  these  machines  is  in  daily  use  by 
the  inventor,  and  not  only  crimps,  but  lasts 
boots  across  the  joints  of  the  foot  and  at  the 
shank.  We  should  think  it  was  an  indis- 
pensable article  in  a  bootmaker's  establish- 
ment, especially  where  fine  work  on  patent 
leather  is  much  used,  as  it  operates  easily, 
by  the  simple  turn  of  the  screw,  and  per- 
forms that  part  of  the  mechanic's  labor  ef- 
fectually, which,  it  not  unf  requently  occurs, 
requires  all  the  strength  and  ingenuity  a 
man  can  command  to  accomplish.  A  patent 
has  been  applied  for  through  this  office. 

Useful  Mining  Invention. — The  Nevada 
Gazette  says  :  We  examined  yesterday  at  the 
hydraulic  diggings  of  Marselus  &  Maltman, 
a  very  useful  mining  appliance,  the  inven- 
tion of  J.  M.  Allenwood,  of  Smartsville.  It 
is  called  a  "gooseneck,"  and  is  attached  to 
the  end  of  the  pipe  and  used  in  place  of  the 
flexible  hose.  It  is  made  of  heavy  sheet 
iron,  having  a  east  iron  swivel  near  the 
neck,  so  that  it  can  be  turned  around,  and 
near  the  end  is  a  stout  hose  of  eighteen 
inches  in  length,  to  raise  or  lower  the  stream 
at  any  desired  elevation.  This  is  all  the 
hose  used,  the  rest  of  the  hydraulic  appli- 
ances being  iron  pipe.  They  have  three  of 
these  "goosenecks"  in  operation  at  the  Man- 
zanita  diggings,  and  intend  to  get  two  or 
three  more.  Mr.  Marcelus  informs  us  that 
it  is  not  only  more  convenient,  but  more 
economical  than  the  hose  ordinarily  used. 
The  hose  costs  from  $20  to  $30,  and  has  to 
be  often  replaced  ;  the  "gooseneck"  costs 
$50,  and  will  never  wear  out.  Miners  who 
are  about  rigging  up  hydraulic  works,  as 
well  as  those  replacing  worn  out  hose, 
would  do  well  to  examine  this  new  appli- 
ance. We  understand  it  is  used  altogether 
in  the  hydraulic  claims  about  Smartsville, 
but  has  not  been  introduced  into  this  county 
to  any  extent. 

A  patent  has  been  granted  to  a  Maine 
mechanic  for  an  inventiou  for  running  shaft- 
ing at  right  angles,  or  at  any  angle,  without 
the  use  of  gearing  or  belting.  The  idea  is 
entirely  novel,  and  works  to  a  charm.  A 
slide-bar  is  placed  in  the  angle,  and  motion 
transferred  by  the  action  of  a  double  crank 
on  each  shaft. 

Steam  Plow. — A  young  California  ma- 
chinist, a  resident  of  Martinez,  has  invented 
a  steam  plow  which  will  not  only  plow 
forty  acres  daily,  but  at  the  same  time  plant 
and  harrow  the  field.  The  peculiarity  of 
the  machine  is  such  that  instead  of  plowing 
in  furrows  the  soil  is  pulverized.  If,  as  he 
is  confident  it  will,  the  plow  should  perform 


such  wonderful  work  it  will  enhance  in  a 
remarkable  degree  the  production  of  agri- 
cultural crops  in  this  State.  The  inventor 
has  applied  for  a  patent  for  the  same 
through  the  Mining  and  Scientific  Press. 

patents  recently,  issued. 
70,603. — Improved    Ore-Separator   and 
Concentrator. — Thos.    N.    Paine    and 
Samuel  Stephens,  Grass  Valley,  Cal. : 
We  claim,  1st,    A  pan,  constructed  with 
■the  copper-lined  recess,  p,  at  its  top,  to  save 
the  gold  or  amalgam,  substantially  as  de- 
scribed. 

2.  The  adjustable  distributing-spouts, 
constructed  with  the  posts  d,  e  and  f,  and 
having  the  adjusting-screw  g,  the  whole  op- 
erating substantially  as  and  for  the  purposes 
described. 

3.  The  round  arms  E,  with  the  separated 
brashes  r,  r,  r,  r,  for  agitating  the  surface 
of  the  pulp,  operating  substantially  as  de- 
scribed. 

4.  The  ring  rising  automatically,  and  the 
rod  b,  together  with  the  endless  screw  L, 
and  the  cone-pulleys  K  and  K,  when  used 
for  raising  the  ring  H,  substantially  as  de- 
scribed. 

5.  The  movable  feed-trough  G,  and  the  re- 
servoir M,  supported  by  the  rollers  k,  k, 
and  the  plate  1,  operating  as  and  for  the  pur- 
pose described. 

6.  The  revolving  belt  n,  with  its  brushes 
and  the  perforated  plate,  p,  when  used  in 
the  feed-trough  G,  as  described. 

7.  The  two-part  shaft,  constructed  with  a 
hollow,  stationary  slotted  shaft,  C,  and  the 
hollow,  movable  slotted  shaft  D,  when  con- 
structed with  the  bells  and  the  grooves  in 
their  ends  to  prevent  friction,  operating 
substantially  as  and  for  the  purpose  herein 
described. 

The  object  of  this  invention  is  to  provide 
an  improved  separator  and  concentrator  for 
saving  the  sulphurets  contained  in  ores  or 
minerals,  by  depriving  them  of  the  sand  and 
debris,  and  placing  them  in  a  form  suffi- 
ciently concentrated  for  treatment  by  the 
usual  methods  employed  for  extracting  the 
bullion  which  they  may  contain.  This  ma- 
chine was  fully  described  in  our  issue  of 
June  1st,  1867,  to  which  we  would  refer. 

70,670. — Improvement    in    Wheel-Hub 

Boxes.  —  Elbridge    G.    Woodside,    San 

Francisco,  Cal.: 

I  claim,  1st,  Surrounding  the  box  A  with 
an  elastic  packing  B,  substantially  as  de- 
scribed and  for  the  purpose  set  forth. 

2.  I  also  claim,  in  combination  with  the 
packing  B,  the  end  packings,  c  and  d,  sub- 
stantially as  described  and  for  the  purposes 
set  forth. 

The  object  of  this  invention  is  to  provide 
a  wheel-hub  and  box,  so  constructed  that 
when  passing  over  rough  places,  the  wheel 
will  become  relieved  from  sudden  strain 
and  jar  by  reason  of  the  elasticity  imparted 
to  it  by  means  of  the  elastic  or  rubber  pack- 
ing, which  surrounds  the  box  and  ends  of 
the  hub. 


New  York  Metal  Market. — We  gather 
the  following  from  Winterhoff's  New  York 
Metal  Circular,  under  date  Nov.  4th,  1867: 

Tin — is  entirely  nominal,  without  large 
transactions.  Straits,  25c;  Banca,  26%c.  ; 
English,  23c,  gold. 

Copper — with  small  demands  for  manu- 
factures, had  declined  rapidly  during  the 
month  under  pressure  to  sell.  Transactions 
mostly  kept  private.  Baltimore,  reported, 
21%@22c;  Detroit,  22%@23c;  Portage 
Lake,  22%@22%c  On  day  of  date,  the 
market  had  improved,  increased  demand  at 
the  above  prices,  without  sellers.  For  De- 
cember delivery,  lc  more  added.  Last 
sale  of  Minnesota  was  made  at  25c;  fifty 
tons  had  been  shipped  to  Hamburg.  Lon- 
don market  dull.  Little  changed  in  position 
from  last  summer.  H  market  does  not  soon 
advance  both  in  New  York  and  London,  the 
fact  will  be  attributed  to  general  depression 
of  business. 

Lead — is  quoted  at  6%c,  gold,  for  ordi- 
nary foreign;  stock,  2,700 tons,  against2,000 
in  March,  1866. 

Spelter — nominally,  6%@6%c,  gold, 
for  Silesian. 


Splendid  Saloons. — Dr.  J.  C.  Jessup, 
the  eminent  dentist,  has  taken  a  suit  of 
rooms  in  Tucker's  new  building,  northwest 
corner  of  Montgomery  and  Sutter  streets. 
They  will  be  fitted  up  without  regard  to 
cost,  and  will  surely  be  the  most  elegantly 
furnished  saloons  in  the  city.  Dr.  J.  *C. 
Jessup  is  well  known  as  one  of  our  most 
skilful  dentists  on  this  coast — Helena  Ob- 
server. 


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357 


"Weekly  Stock  Circular. 

Of  AssocinUd  Brokersof  the  8.  7.  Stock  tad  Exchange  Board. 

Saw  Fumoiua.  BaTUUMT  Mrmsiso,  i 
Decmt.er?.  1367.  I 

<    ll>-     IKtoi-ks. 

City  sharon  command  a  little  more  attention,  and  t  ho  sales 
for  tbw  pant  wowk  have  boon  Tory  considerable.  California 
Statin  N&vi^tiou  Oo,  -hows  an  idvsnw,  -  11.  q  • 
percent.  Spring  Valley  Watur  was  dealt  in  ui 
per  Hharo.  This  company  will  pay  ita  usual  monthly  divi- 
dend ou  tho  Hilli  instant.  San  Francisco  Gae  stock  Bold  at 
•GB  50.  Thoir  monthly  dividend  is  payable  on  and  after  tue 
Bth  inatont.  Omnibus  Railroad  Khorua  Hold  at  962  perHhare, 
and  Sotter  Street  Railroad  at  $1"  H  ■  m. 

Tho  certificate  of  Uicorporatiun  of  the  California  Trust 
Company  ww  nlwd  in  tho  County  Clerk's  office  during  the 
pout  week.  Amount  of  capital  stock  $1,000,000,  in  10,000 
shares  of  $100  each.  Tho  certificate  sot*  forth  that  its 
business  will  bo  to  invest  and  loan  its  capital,  surplus  and 
transfers ;  to  rwoeive  money  on  deposit  for  such  time  and  at 
such  rates  of  interest  as  maybe  agreed  upon;  tonoelvfl 
valuable  proporty,  packages  and  papers  for  safe  keeping, 
and  to  charge  for  the  cure  of  the  same ;  to  act  on  agent  in 
the  purchase  and  sale  of  real  anil  personal  estate,  collection 
and  paymont  of  debts,  and  other  monetary  alfulrs;  to  act 
as  trustee  in  holding  and  managing  real  and  personal  prop- 
orty for  the  bi'iiofit  or  security  of  other  parties;  to  act  as 
receiver  of  assets  belonging  to  estates,  of  funds  awaiting 
disposition  and  in  cases  of  litigation,  and  to  transact  any 
business  that  may  properly  bo  done  by  a  financial  agent,  or  by 
a  safe  deposit,  loan,  trust  or  banking  conipan;.  The  follow- 
ing named  persons  form  its  first  Board  of  Directors:  Henry 
II.  Iiaight,  John  Curry,  William  Blanding,  Henry  L.  Davis, 
John  H.  Baird,  William  H.  Sharp,  Jacob  C.  Johnson,  Henry 
Barroillot,  Walter  N,  Hawloy,  Honry  J.  Booth,  Oharles  J. 
DMling,  Donald  McLennan,  Charlos  F.  McDermott,  Samuel 
Criin,  Andrew  J.  Coghill,  Charles  M.  Plum,  Hiram  Roso- 
krans,  De  Witt  C.Thompson,  Thomas  B.  Ludlain,  Frederick 
L.  Castle  and  Moses  Rosonbaum. 

From  tbo  City  and  County  Treasurer's  report,  for  the 
month  of  November,  we  condense  tho  following  statement: 

( Jaab.  on  hand  October  31,11807 $1,278,778  18 

Receipts  in  Novomber i 323,253  34 


ODtlio.ovonthstation.yioldoJTOtonaotore.iuiJthsnortl,    HIDING    SHAEEH0LDEES'    DIEEOT0ET. 
mine  on  the  third  station,  Twlfrmfl;  in  the  previous  week  I 

1     [Compiled  for  every  Issue,  from  advertisements  In  the 
-\ii mm.  amd  SctKNTirio  PiiKss  and  other  Sail 
PraDolsoo  Journals.] 


Paid  to  tho  State  Treasurer. ..  . 

Uther  disbursements , 

Cash  on  hand,  Nov.  30th 


,  .$48R,523  25 
..   212,957  55 

..   tsOII,550  72 


$1,502,031  52 


The  cash  items  are  ombracod  in  the  following  recapitula- 
tion: 

G  moral  Fund $336,985  50 

SoboOl  Fund. 80,6*5  52 

School  FuudSpecial 97  02 

Special  Fee  Fund 28,557  70 

Corporation  Debt  Fund.., 25,203  04 

Street  Light  Fund 89,876  34 

Ni  -I  i.il  Pound  Fee  Fund 29  50 

Police  I  ''in I  intent  Fund „ 1,701  55 

Street  Department  Fund 22,931  83 

Sinking  Fund  Mi  .mis,  1858 37,857  77 

Sinking  Fund  School  Bonds,  1*60-7 15,133  33 

Sinking  Fund  School  Bonds,  1S60 770  90 

Sinking  Fund  School  Bonds,  1801 494  70 

Sinking  Fund  Bonds,  1855 7,023  85 

Sinking  Fund  Bonds.  1803-4 35107 

Interest  Tax  Account,  S.  F.  &  S.  J.  R.  R,  Bonds..  14,995  00 

Loan  Fund  Account,  S.  F.  &  S.  J.  R.  R.  Bonds...  18,015  39 

Pacific  Railroad  Interest  Tax  Account 34,899  84 

Interest  Account  School  Bonds,  1MH0 2,703  13 

Interest  Account  School  Bonds,  1801 820  00 

Coupons,  School  Bonds,  lBUIr-7 2,100  00 

Coupons  Bonds,  1858 17,385  00 

Coupons  Bonds,  1S03-1 2,002  86 

State  of  California 53,778  86 


Balance  cash  on  hand $800,550  72 

It  will  be  seen  from  the  foregoing,  that  a  very  large 
amount  of  gold  is  lying  wholly  idle  in  our  city  treasury. 
Box  upon  box  of  gold  coin  rusting  (for  want  of  use,  when  it 
might  bo  employed  to  the  advantage  of  the  city's  interest 
and  tho  furtherance  of  legitimate  enterprises,  does  not 
seem  to  be  the  most  politic  use  to  which  it  might  be  put. 
We  cannot  conceive  that  a  judicious  disposal  of  these  funds 
c. in  in  anyway  interfere  with  privabo  enterprise;  but  wo 
can  conceive  that  they  may  be  rondored  eminently  beneficial 
under  proper  management. 

The  following  is  a  carefully  compiled  record  of  the  daily 
aggregate  Bales  in  the  open  and  regular  sessions  of  tho  San 
Francisco  Stock  and  Exchange  Board  during  the  month 
of  November: 

Regular  Session.    Open  Session. 

November  1 $215,684 

Novomber  2 134,922 

November  4 231,655 


N ovomber  5 202,414 

November  6 135,969 

November  7 154,027 

November  8 127.808 

November  9 lu'.,:,M 

November  11 2lf>,:;ii  i 

November  12 178,475 

November  13 147,187 

November  14 211, 191 

November  15 1.19,484 

November  10 94,513 

November  in 272,183 

Novem  ber  19 17\99U 

November  20 2;<i,jT7 

November  21 175.322 

November  22 M5.;i75 


November  23.. 
November  25. . 

November  26 

Novumbcr  27 

November  28 — Thanksgiving. 

November  29 

November  30 


115,861 

188,523 
241,854 
210,519 


$8,381 
21,170 

66,190 
59,470 
27.772 
23,247 
30,544 
3K.205 
37,795 
52,599 
51.924 
60,065 
35.2 1H 
46,101 
41,290 
4U.29U 
47,640 
33,870 
24.970 
32,:i52 
46,040 
35.414 
19,743 


1,028,813 


$4,322,920 
Making  a  total  of  $5,351,733.  Those  figures  compare 
follows  with  the  transactions  of  the  same  months  in  the 
tiree  preceding  years,  viz:  1814,  $1,681,152;  1865,  $3,018,996: 
1866,  $2,563,47a  The  sales  for  the  month  of  October  ex- 
ceeded the  transactions  of  any  previous  month  since  the 
organization  of  the  Board,  being  $2,699,590  more  than  the 
sales  during  the  |month  just  closed.  This  increase  was 
owing  to  two  opon  sessions  being  held  during  the  greater 
part  of  October,  whereas  but  one  opon  session  has  been 
held  during  the  month  of  November,  The  difference  in 
the  open  session  sales  of  October  and  November  is  $1,551,- 
074,  and  regular  session  $1,147,922  in  favor  of  the  former 
mouth. 

Mining    Sh;i.rc    Mo/rlrot. 

Tho  mining  share  market  has  been  characterized  by  a  con- 
siderable degree  of  activity  during  the  period  under  review, 
and  the  transactions  embraced  a  more  extended  list.  Some 
stocks  met  with  a  material  decline,  while  others  have  been 
well  maintained  at  a  slight  advance. 

Savage — continues  in  the  market  to  a  large  extent,  re- 
ceding from  $107  seller  10  to  $103,  improving  to  $109,  and 
closing  at  $109  50.  The  amount  and  approximate  valuo  of 
the  ore  extracted  during  the  post  seven  weeks  compare  as 
follows: 

20115. 

November  30th L800 

November  23d 1,813 

November  16th 1,626 

November  9th 1,700 

November  2d 1,821 

October  26th 1,921  38  55 

October  19th 1,944  39  IN) 

During  the  week  ending  November  30th,  the  north  mine, 


S8S  tons  were  taken  from  tho  last  named  locality  of  thi 
mi  in  Ti"  Improvement  in  tho  average  yield  for  Ulfl  proa* 
EldaatO  the  bettor  class  of  ore  obtained  from  tho 
PotOfJ  cliimney  and  iho  fly- font  station  of  the  south  mine. 
The  oross-cit  from  bottom  of  south  winze,  on  third  station, 
passed  through  nineteen  feet  of  ore,  and  is  said  to  continue 
in  ore,  though  the  quality  is  not  so  very  good.  It  i*  thought 
by  some  that  they  are  on  a  new  body  of  ore  in  the  south 
drifts  on  the  third  and  fourth  mat  ions,  the  deposit  com- 
mencing about  twonty-fivo  feet  above  the  lovul  of  tho 
fourth  station.  This  gives  much  more  hope  of  a  continua- 
tion of  ore  io  depth  than  if  this  was  tho  old  ore  body. 
Work  Is  still  suspended  at  tho  old  shaft.  It  is  believed  that 
the  usual  monthly  dividend  will  be  disbursed  next  week. 

Crown  I'obt- was  modorately  dealt  In,  gradually  de- 
clining from  $690  to  $610,  and  closing  yesterday  at  $625. 
During  tho  week  onding  Novomber  30th.  tho  north  drift  on 
tbe  700-foot  levol,  173  feet  from  tho  switch,  has  been  carriod 
south  some  six  feet,  and  the  breast,  now  seven  feet  wide,  is 
said  to  opon  out  well.  The  south  drift,  166  foot  from  tho 
switch,  runs  in  porphyry  and  quartz.  Tho  north  drift  on 
tho  600-foot  level  has  boon  turned  to  tho  east,  and  sixty-one 
feet  below  the  same  level  and  nineteen  feet  south  of  winze, 
they  found  five  foot  of  good  ore.  The  shaft  is  thirty  foot 
in  depth  below  the  700-foot  level,  with  a  quick  flow  of  water 
to  trouble  the  laborers.  Tho  average  daily  product  of  the 
mine  is  about  sixty  tons  of  $30  ore.  They  received  $30,000 
in  bullion  during  the  month  of  Novomber,  with  another 
cloau-up  from  tho  Rhode  Island  mill  to  hear  from,  which 
will  muko  tbo  receipts  for  the  month  about  $50,000. 

Imperial— has  been  quite  active,  advancing  from  $170  to 
$180,  recedidg  to  $150,  and  closing  at  $167  50.  The  shipntsem 
of  bullion  in  November  amountod  to  $63,308;  in  October  to 
$68,887  94.  Necessary  repairs  to  the  mills  occasioned  a  les- 
sened product  than  was  oxpectod;  however,  a  yield  of 
$90,000  is  predicted  for  tho  present  month.  Ore  from  the 
370-foot  levol  is  said  to  yield  well— largely  above  the  average 
quality,  if  worked  separately— but  the  amount  extracted  is 
not  stated.  Tho  spur-wheel  on  reel  shaft,  which  was  broken 
on  the  5th  instant,  cutting  ono  hundred  feet  of  wire  rope, 
will  have  to  bo  repaired  at  tho  expense  of  tbe  contractors, 
and  will  not  bo  any  loss  to  the  company  save  in  the  stop- 
page during  tho  period  required  to  replace  iU 

Kentdck — has  boon  well  maintained  during  the  period 
under  review,  selling  at  $160(3*165,  then  at  $161,  and  closing 
at  $168.  The  bullion  returns  for  November  account,  so  far 
as  advised,  foot  up  $49,731  50.  A  dividend  of  $15  per  share 
is  payable  on  the  14th  instant. 

Chollah-Potosi— opened  at  $131@132  50,  declined  to  $121, 
then  sold  at  $121  50,  and  closed  at  $128.  The  old  mino  yielded 
1,800  tons  of  ore  during  the  week  ending  November  29th, 
against  1,700  tons  extracted  tho  previous  week,  the  Pinto 
switch  station  continuing  to  produce  by  far  tho  largest 
amount.  In  going  south,  sixty  feet  above  tho  track  floor  of 
the  third  Santa  Fe  level,  a  good  body  of  ore  has  been  de- 
veloped, which  is  said  to  promise  well.  In  the  southwest 
drift,  from  the  fifth  Btation  new  shaft,  quartz  is  reported  to 
he  moro  abundant. 

Gold  Hill  Quartz— shows  a  decline,  sales  of  a  few 
shares  being  reported  at  $100  per  share ;  at  the  close  $12U 
per  ehare  is  asked.  The  bullion  product  of  November 
amounted  to  $12,250 ;  in  October,  $10,994.  On  the  1st  of  tho 
present  month  this  crmpany  had  a  cash  balance  of  $4,500  in 
tho  treasury,  besides  supplies  on  band  and  paid  for  valued 
at  about  $5,500.  It  iB  confidently  believed  that  the  trustees 
will  declare  a  dividend  at  their  meeting  on  Monday,  the  9th 
instant. 

amaimh: — commands  $210  per  sharo.  The  bullion  pro- 
duct for  November  reaches  $37,300;  in  October  the  yield 
amounted  to  $38,555.  The  Superintendent  reports  that  tho 
north  stopes  now  show  a  lodgo  twonty-fivo  feet  wide— ni no 
feet  constituting  tho  main  and  sixteen  feet  the  boulder 
lodge— and  tbe  south  stopes  an  nvevago  of  twelve  feet.  Tho 
Novomber  product  of  bullion  has  been  principally  obtained 
from  the  boulder  lodge. 

GOULD  &  CURRY— sold  within  a  range  of  $327  50@310, 
closing  at  $310.    The  annual  meeting  of  the  stockholders  of 

this  company  will  be  held  on  Monday,  the  10th  inst 

Ophir  is  dull  of  sale,  a  few  feet  changing  hands  at  $60@50. 
The  annual  meeting  of  the  stockholders  will  be  held  on 

Wednesday,  the  18th  instant Empire  iB  also  in  light 

request;  sales  were  made  at  $167  50.  Annual  meeting  o 
the  18th  inst. 

HALE  &  Norcross— has  been  in  moderate  request,  de- 
clining from  $840  to  $810,  then  selling  at  $815,  and  closing  at 
$830.  The  total  liabilities  of  this  company  on  the  1st  in- 
stant amounted  to  $98,000,  and  not  $130,090,  as  stated  by  a 
"  bear  "  correspondent  of  a  leading  newspaper  of  this  city. 
The  ore  at  present  extracted  averages  about  $31  per  ton. 

Yellow  Jacket— declined  from  $524  to  $465,  and  closed 
at  $490.  The  Trespass  says  that  the  station  timbers  at  the 
730-foot  level  have  been  placed,  and  two  drifts  started— 
ono  east,  tbe  other  south,  now  in  from  eight  to  seventeen 
feet,  in  clay  and  porphyry.  Tho  winze  near  tho  Kentuck 
line  continues  in  ore,  but  all  hoisted  of  late  will  not  more 

than  pay  for  working Overman  advanced  from  $44 

to  $47,  and  closed  at  $51  s  30.    Nothing  of  importance  from 

tho  mine Belcher  realized  $100@112  50 Sierra 

Nevada,  $3@3  50 Bullion,  $15. 

The  aggregate  sales  of  Stocks,  Legal  Tender  Notos,  etc., 
at  the  regular  sessions  of  the  Board  since  Saturday  last, 
amounted  to  $1,015,638.  The  sales. in  the  open  sessions 
amounted  to  $257,031,  showing  a  combined  aggregate  to 
date  during  the  past  week  of  $1,272,669. 


Comprising  the  Names  of  Companies.  District  or  County 

ui     l iitiuii;    Amount   mi.!  .l:ii.    oi    A.vei-siiieiH;    Date  of 

Hoc t lug;  Day  oi  Delinquent  Sale.;  and  Amount  u»d  Time 
u i   Payment  of  Dividends. 

AMD  OAT  DAT 

DFLINUURHT.  Or  3ALK 
Alpha,  tiold  Hill,  Storey  co.,  Nov  IS,  $10  - .  Dec  19— .Inn  21) 
Ancient  River  Channel,  Niv.co.,  Nov 22,  $2. Dec  27— -Inn  IS* 

Amador  Cm.,  dividend,  SO  per  share fay  able  Nov  9 

Ad.-lla,  Sierra  CO.,  Nov  2,  SI Dec  1— Dec  23* 

Bullion,  Storey  Co.,  New  Oct  22,  $10.. Payable  Immediately 
Ohallt  Mountain  It.  C,.  Nevada  co,  Nov  30,  $1.. Jan  3— Jan  20 

Jam  no  Beco  Copper Auuuul  Meeting  Dec  19 

'hlfilonenn,  Sonora,  Mexico,  Nov 27,  S5 Jan  S— Jan  20* 

Uolc.  Siorey  Co.,  Ncv  Annual  Meeting  Dec  U 

Cherokee  Klin  Bluo  t: ravel  Co  ,  Nov  12,  S5.  ...Dec  16— Jun  3 

Cordillera.  Mexico,  Oct  24.  $1 Nov  29— Doc  1G» 

Chniiur-i'ittMij.  Storey  oo..  Nov.,  div.  S25 Payable  Oct  15 

Crown  Point.  Nov.  dividend  SSO Payable  May  15 

Ethan  Allen.  Lander  co.,  Ncv.,  Sept  30.  $1... Nov  5— Dec  2» 

Empire  M.  A  M.,  Nov Animal  Meeting  Dec  18 

Empire  M.  A  M.,  Ncv.,  dividend  $6 Payable  May  15 

Fogus  M.  A  M.,  Amador  co.,  Nov  4,  $5 Dec  5— Dec  21 

Could  A  Curry.  Washoe Annual  Meeting  Doc  16 

Golden  Kulc,  Tuolumne  Co.  div  50c  "$,  sh...  1'uynble  Oct.  26» 

tJold  1II1I  Q  M  AM— dividend,   $15 Payable  Aug  15 

llnnscom  Copper.  Del  Norte  Co  —  Annual  Mooting  Dec  21» 

M  insi'om,  Del  Norte  on,  Nov  1,  15c Dec  10—  Dec  2l' 

Hale  A  Norcross.  Vlrginin,  Nov..  div.  $125.. .Payable  Sept  15 

I.  X.  L.,  AInino  co.,  Oct  18.  $1 Dec  16— Jan  22* 

Imperial,  Virginia,  Nov..  div.  $10 Payable  July  15 

Julia.  Storey  co..  Nov,  Nov  6,  $1 Dec  10— Doc  24 

Jeflersnnlati  M.  A  M.,  Nov  2.  S3.50 Dec  9— Doc  28 

Josephine  Quicksilver,  San  Luis  Obispo,  div,  §2 July  8 

Kentuck,  div., $7.50  per  share Payable  Nov  9 

London  Q.  M.,  Siskiyou  co.,  Nov  23,  70c J»n  4— Feb  4 

Lynn  M.  A  M.,  El  Dorado  CO.,  Nov  i!7,  6Uc Jan  1— .Ian  17* 

Lady  Bell,  Del  Norte  Co.,  Oct  21, 15c Nov  26- Dec  16« 

Mount  Tcntibo,  Lander  co.,  Nov  8,  SI. 50 Dec  12— Dec  31* 

North  Star.  Lander  CO..  Nev.,  Sept  19,  S20....Nov2ll-.Tan  2* 
Ncagle  A  Corcors u. Storey  co,  Nev.  Nov26,*2.Doc26— Jan  11* 

North  Star.  Lander  co.,  Nov.,  dividend Pavnblo  Nov  1ft 

Nuestra,  Sennra,  Mex.,  Oct  21,  51 Nov  39— Dec  23* 

Oxford  Beta,  Esmeralda.  Nev., Nov  18,50c... Dec  26-Jan  16* 
Peninsula,  San  Antonio,  Mex  ,  Dec.  8,  $10. 
Patroclna  A  Dolores,  Mex.,  Nov  8, $2 


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II  ii  w.i  I  inn  It  Ice,  ~$  D> 

China   Kiev,  "0  ft 

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KADCh  Butler,  t1  P» 

Isthmus  lluttor.  r*  It. 

ChOCse.  < '.i  1  norma,  "H  lb 

Bgss,  V  dozen 

Lard,  ft  lb 

I  Lun  and  Bacon,  %i  lb 

Shoulders,  ^Mh 

fietuil  Prices, 
Butter,  California,  fresh.  S  lb 

do.      pickled,  7H  ft 

do.      Oregon,  «  lb 

do.      Now  York,  %i  lb 

Cheese,  3S  lb 

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..Jan  3— Jan  22* 
...Ian  7 — .Ian  27" 
.Jan  111— Jan  27" 
Dee  28— Jan  18 


Sweet  Vnnppaneo.  Yuba  co,  Nov  30,  75c... 
S.  P.  A  Ciistlc  Dome,  Arizona,  Nov  10,  7ac 

Siomprc  V| vii,  Slnalon,  Dec  1,  25c 

Sen  ton,  Amador  co  ,  Nov.  21,  S150 

Savncc,  Virginia,  Nov.  dividend Payable  Nov  7 

SantlaRo,  Silver  City,  dividend Payable  Nov  8 

Sophia  Conn.,  Tuolumne  co.,  Nov  7,  5<ic Dec  7— Dec  23" 

Shoshone  S.  M..  dividend,  $2  per  share Payable  March  14 

Rattlesnake,  Yuba  co.,  Oct  17.  $1 Nov  21— Dec  9* 

Whitman,  Lyon  co  .  Nev.,  Oct  31,  $1.50 Jan  1—  Jah  22* 

Yellow  Jacket, Storey  co..  Nov,  Nov  15,  S100..Dccl6— Jan  13 
Yellow  Jacket,  Cold  Hill,  div.  S75  sh Payable  July  10 


Latest  Stock  Prices  Bid  and  Asked, 

B.  F.   STOCK  AND  EXCHANGE  BOARD. 

Friday  Evkning.Dcc.  6,  1S67. 

MISCKLLANKOns   STOCKS.  Jiiil.      Asl.ll. 

United  States  7  3-lOtlia  Bonds,  June  Issue $  78        TS 

Legal  Tender  Notea —         73 

Calilornla  State  Bonds,  7s,   1857 92&     95 

San  Francisco  Bonds,  His.  1351 Io0       102 

Kan  Frmioiscio  City  Bonds,  (is.  1855.... 80         1*5 

San  Francisco  City  and  County  Bonds,  fis,  1858.      75         80  ' 
San  Francisco  City  aud  Co.  Scli'I  B'ris.  7.i,  1856.      80         — 

San  Francisco  Cltv  and  Co.  Bonds,  7s.  1,%2 82         85 

San  Francisco  Citv  and  Co.  Bonds,  7a,  18154 82         85 

Ran  Francisco  Cltv  and  Co   Bonds.  7*.  18(35 82         85 

San  Francisco  citv  and  Co.  J  wig.  Bds.  7s,  1853.      82         85 
San  Francisco  Citv  ami  Co.  Judg.  Bds,  7s,  185-1. 

Sacraincn*o  City  Bonds 

Sacramento  County  Bonds,  Gs 

Marysville  Bonds,  10s 

Stockton  Citv  Bonds 

Yuba  County  Bonds,  10s 

Santa  tiara  County  Hondo,  7s 

Butte  County  Bonne,  10s, '1850 

San  Maton  County  Bonds, 7s 

Calitm-nla  Steam  Navigation  Co 8"         81 

Sprinj:  Valley  Water  Co ..     52        — 

State  Telegraph  Co 30        31 


1 

Hams  and  Bncnn,  \\ 

Cranberries,  ~$  gallon 1  00 

Potatoes,  ■>!  tb 2 

Potatoes,  Sweet,  ^  lb 3 

Tomatoes,  %  lb s 

Onions,  ft  lb S 

Apples,  No.  LB  lb... 
Pears,  Tatde.  W  lb.... 
Plums,  dried,  ft  lb... 
Peaches,  dried,  ft  lb. 
Oratiges,  ft  dozen  ... 
Lemons,  ft  dozen.... 
Cliickcns.  apiece.,.. 

Turkeys,  ft  lb 

Soap,  Palo  and  C.  O., 
Soap,  Castile,  ft  lb... 


@     75 


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70 


GA3  COMI'ANIKS. 


San  Francisco  Gns  Co  . 
Sacramento  Gas  Co — 


Value  per  Ton. 

.';-;i'.i  55 
37  52 
36  20 
35  52 


American  Ikon. — Tho  advantage  of  the 
the  American  Rodman  gun,  over  all  others, 
is  said  to  he  owing  to  the  superiority  of  the 
iron  from  which  it  is  manufactured.  It  is 
said  that  the  British  Admiralty  has  procured 
a  quantity  of  the  Pennsylvania  iron,  from 
which  the  Eodman  guns  are  made,  for  the 
purpose  or  experimenting  with  it  at  their 
own  foundries. 


A  Wisconsin  wine-maker  was  overtaken 
last  fall  by  cold  weather,  and  some  5, 000 lbs. 
of  his  grapes  frozen  up  in  boxes.  Wine 
made  from  these  grapes  was  "one  hundred 
per  cent,  better  than  that  made  from  the 
same  quality  of  grapes  in  the  fall."  Impor- 
tant if  true. 


RAILROADS. 

Sacramento  Valley  Railroad ~ 

San  Frni.ci->co  and  San  Jose  Railroad 40 

Omnibus  Railroad 61 

Central  Kallnmd 45 

North  Beach  and  Mission  Railroad 53 

Front  Street,  Mission  and  Ocean  Bail  road 11 

BANKING   INSTITUTIONS. 

California,  Loan  and  Savings  Society — 

Bunk  oi'  Pacific  Accumulation  Loan  Society..  — 

Tito  Bank  of  Caliiornta    150 

INSURANCE  COMPANIES. 

FlrPTrtans'  Fund  Insurance  Co... 81 

Pacific  Insurance  Co 119 

San  Francisco  Insurance  Co — 

Merchant-.'  Mutual  Marine  Insurance  Co 375 

California  Insuvanco.Co 1000 

Union  Insurance  Co 92>£ 

Calilornla  Homo  Insurance  Co — 

Home  Mutual  Insurance  Co 9 

Occidental  Insurance  Co — 

National  Insurance  Co 68 

MINING  STOCKS— WASUOK  DISTRICT. 

Alpha 400 

Baltimore  American — 

Belcher 100 

Bullion.  «.  H 14 

Crown  Point 520 

Confidence 35 

CholhuxPotosi 125 

Danoy 7 

Exchequer 9 

Empire  Mill  and  Mining  Co 160 

Gould  scurry 300 

Hale  &  Norcross 830 

Imperial 172% 

Lady  Bryan — 

Ophir 50 

Overman 61 

Savage 10SK 

Sierra  Nevada ■ . . . .  2W 

Yel low  Jac ket 87 Ya 

Golden  Kale,  California 19 


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San  Praucisco  Market  Kates. 

Wholesale  Frlces. 

Friday,  Dec.  6,  1867. 

Flour,  Extra,  ft  bbl $7  00  @S8  00 

Do.    Superfine... 6  00  &  7  00 

Corn  Meal,  $  100  lbs , 2  50  ®  3  00 

Wheal,  ft  100  lbs 2  25  @  2  55 

Oats,  %i  100  lbs J  75  @  1  85 

Barley,  ft  100  lbs 1  75  ®  1  90 

Beans,  ft  10U  lbs 2  50  ©3  60 

Potatoes,  ^  1U0  lbs I  00  @  1  50 

Hav.ft  ton 20  001  ©26  00 

Live  Oak  Wood,  ft  cord 9  00  ©10  00 

Beef,  extra,  dressed,  ft  lb 9  @     1Q 

Sheen,  on  foot 3  00  @  i  00 

Hogs,  on  foot,  ft  lb *  @        4k 

Hofe'B,  dressed,  ft  lb 7  ®      7>; 

GKOOKRIKS,  ETC. 

Sugar,  crushed,  ft  lb 14&  @     U$i 

Do.    China • 12  ®     — 

Coffee,  Costa  Rica,  ft  lb 20^  @     21 


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San  Praucisco  Metal  Market. 

PRICES  FOR  INVOICES. 

Jobbing  prices  rule  from  (en  to  fifUen  per  cent,  higher  Uian  the 
following  quotations. 

Friday.  Dec.  6, 1867. 

Iron.— Duty:  Pig.  $0  per  ton;  Railroad,  60c  ft  irJO  lbs;  Bar, 
l©Hic  ft  tt>;  Sneer,  nolishetl,  3c  ft  tb;  common,  Bi@lJ.ic 
ft  lb;  Plate,  ljfic  ft  lb;  Pipe,  l>ic  ft  lb;  Ualvanlzed,  2»^c 
ft  lb. 

Scotch  nnd  English  Pig  iron  ft  ton S @S35  00 

White  Pl«  ft  ton 38  00    @ 

Rcuncd  Bar,  bad  assortment  ft  ]b —  03    @ 

Refined  Bar,  good  assortment,  ft  lb —  033£® 

Boiler,  No.  1  to  4 —  04?i@ 

Plato,  No.  6  to  9 —  OO-i®  —05 

Sheet,  No.  10  to  13 —  0J&© 

Sheet,  No.  14  to  20 —  05   @ 

Sheet,  No.  24  to  27 —  05    © 

CoppuR.— Dutv  :    Sheathing,  3JBc  ft  lb;  Pig  and  Bar, 2&c  ft  lb 

Sheathing,  ft  lb —  34    © 

Sheathing,  Yellow  —  22    ©  —  23 

Sheathing,  Old  Yellow —  11    @ 

Bolts —22    ©  —  23 

Composition  Nails —  22    ©  —  23 

Tin  Platks.— Duty:  25ft  cent,  ad  valorem. 

JMates.Chiircoul.  IX,  ft  box 12  50    @ 

Plates,  I  C  Charcoal 12  00    @ 

Roofing  Plates 12  00    © 

Eanca  Tin.  Slabs,  ft  lb ~  29    ©  —  30 

Ptiski..— English  Cast  Steel,  ft  lb —  12^®  —  15 

Quicksilver.— ■$  lb —  66    ©  —  60 

Zinc  —Sheets,  ft  lb @  —  11 

For  local  use tsi  —  60 

Lead.— Pig,  ft  lb -     Tk,®  —    8 

Sheet —  10    @ 

Pipe —  11    & 

Bar —   9    @  —    9^ 

Boiux.— California,  ft  lb —  20    @  —  23 


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TnK  following  information  is  gleaned  mostly  from  Jour- 
nals published  in  tlio  interior,  In  close  proximity  to  the 
mines  mentioned. 


CALIFORNIA. 

Alptno    County. 

Miner,  Nov.  23d :  From  the  nature  of  the 
material  to  be  penetrated,  it  is  thought  that 
the  shaft  on  the  Morning  Star  ledge  may  be 
sunk  from  three  to  five  feet  per  week. 

Wm.  Suebbert,  M.  E.,  a  graduate  of  the 
Freiberg  School  of  Mines,  has  been  made 
superintendent  of  the-Merrimac  mine. 

The  -work  of  hauling-  ore  to  the  Silver 
Creek  mill  has  been  resumed. 

The  Pittsburg  (Jo.  are  pushing  their  main 
tunnel  ahead  as  fast  as  possible,  and  at  the 
same  time  sinking  upon  one  or  more  of 
their  lodes  to  determine  their  value. 

The  Tarshish  mine  of  the  Schenectady  Co. 
is  now  turning  out  ore  finely.  The  mine  is 
not  being  worked  for  the  ore,  but  to  pros- 
pect and  open  it  up  ;  yet  in  the  north  drift, 
in  the  main  tunnel,  in  the  up  shaft  and  in 
the  down  shaft,  the  workmen  are  taking  out 
rock  which  is  taken  to  the  assorting  floor, 
and  fine  pocket  ore  is  continually  encoun- 
tered. 

Amador  County. 

Ledger,  Nov.  30th :  At  the  Coney  &  Bige- 
low  mine,  just  now,  all  is  hurry.  All  of  the 
machinery  for  the  new  hoisting  works  is  on 
the  ground,  the  building  up,  and  the  me- 
chanics are  putting  everything  in  its  proper 
place.  The  shaft  has  been  newly  timbered 
from  top  to  bottom,  so  that  when  they  ' '  start 
up"  again  everything  will  go  along  system- 
atically. At  the  mill,  a  new  boiler,  with  47 
flues,  is  being  Bet,  and  eight  additional 
stamps  added. 

Last  Sunday,  the  Oneida  Co.  made  their 
semi-monthly  clean-up,  and  the  return  was, 
as  usual,  good.  The  amalgam  was  melted 
and  run  into  a  brick  by  Mr.  Eeichling,  of 
this  }:>lace,  and  when  cleaned  was  worth 
$11,800. 
Calaveras    County. 

Chronicle,  Nov.  30th:  Staples  &  Co.,  who 
have  purchased  the  first  extension  of  the 
"Old  BichfGGulch"  lead,  are  actively  en- 
gaged in  putting  up  machinery  on  their 
claim  for  a  new  mill.  They  expect  to  com- 
mence crushing  by  the  first  of  January. 

Alexander,  Seavers  <fc  Co. ,  who  have  been 
crushing  rock  taken  from  their  claim  on  the 
same  ledge  for  the  past  six  months,  are  still 
receiving  handsome  dividends. 

On  Sunday  last,  we  saw  the  bullion  ex- 
tracted from  42  tons  of  rock  taken  from  the 
"Petticoat"  lead  at  Bailroad  Flat.  At  $16 
per  oz.  it  was  worth  $2, 537. 

Quartz  mining  at  West  Point  and  Bailroad 
Flat  is  daily  becoming  more  successful. 
Barnes  &  Casners'  last  run  of  105  tons  aver- 
aged $51. 32  per  ton.  Austrian  John  ground 
13.^  tons  that  paid  $61  per  ton.  The  Pet- 
ticoat lead  at  Bailroad  Flat  is  improving, 
the  last  crushing  of  40  tons  paid  $60  per  ton. 

Thornarson,  Scott  &  Co.  are  at  work  on  the 
first  north  extension  of  the  Petticoat,  and 
are  taking  out  very  fine  rock ;  they  will 
have  a  crushing  of  100  tons  out  soon. 

Gamble  &  Co.  are  drifting.  Their  dump 
is  rapidly  filling  up  with  excellent  ore. 
Quiddell  &  Co.  are  working  a  strong  force 
at  their  mine  on  Austrian  ridge.  They  have 
about  70  tons  now  at  the  mine,  which  experts 
pronounce  good  for  $30  or  $40  per  ton. 

San  Andreas  Register,  Nov.  30th :  C.  V. 
McNair  brought  down  from  Washington 
Dist.  some  of  the  richest  gold-bearing 
quartz  we  have  ever  seen.  It  is  hard,  blue 
quartz,  and  the  gold  is  fine  as  flour,  with 
occasional  fine  threads  of  gold.  McNair 
says  that  the  miners  are  opening  some  of 
the  finest  quartz  veins  in  the  State,  and  are 
beginning  to  take  up  water  privileges  for 
arastras. 

InyO  County. 

Virginia  Enterprise,  Nov.  30th:  Dr.  Jas. 
Delevan,  in  Cerro  Gordo,  Inyo  Co.,  Cal., 
writes  as  follows :  I  have  been  examining 
the  mines  since  my  arrival  and  find  them 
more  extensive  and  richer  than  I  had  an- 
ticipated. They  consist  of  silver  and  lead 
mines,  and  the  ores  generally  are  of  a  char- 
acter that  require  smelting,  and  the  lead  is 
just  what  is  needed  in  smelting  out  the  bul- 
lion. There  is  also  a  large  amount  of  mill- 
ing ore  in  some  of  the  ledges.  This  is  one 
of  the  richest  mineral  countries  that  I  have 
ever  seen,  and  is  destined  to  give  employ- 
ment to  a  large  population.  There  are  a 
number  of  smelting  furnaces  here,  put  up 
and  run  by  Mexicans,  who  are  producing 
considerable  bullion.  I  am  in  charge  of  the 
Cerro  Gordo  Go's  affairs  here.  They  have 
many  good  mines.  I  am  about  to  erect  a 
furnace  for  smelting  ores,  and  a  basso  for 
refining  the  bullion.  This  company  have 
ore  that  will  produce  au  immense  amount 
of  bullion..  I  cannot  say  what  the  ore  will 
produce  per  ton  in  these  mines,   but   the 


estimate  of  others  who  have  been  longer 
here  is  from  $150  to  $600  per  ton. 

Kern  County. 

Havilah  Courier,  Nov.  23d:  The  New 
York  and  Clear  Creek  Co.  are  now  crushing 
richer  rock  than  ever  before.  The  old  firm 
of  Marsh  <fe  Kennedy,  whose  business  has 
been  suspended  for  some  weeks,  will  resume 
work  on  Monday. 

■Nov.  30th :  The  property  of  the  Mammoth 
Co.  was  sold  on  the  18th  inst.  at  sheriff's 
sale  to  Geo.  D.  Boberts.  Work  on  the  mine 
will  be  resumed. 

We  have  seen  some  rock  of  unusual  rich- 
ness taken  from  three  different  claims  in 
Sageland  Dist. :  the  St.  John,  Doekweiler  & 
Co's  and  Hurd's.  Some  of  the  rock  yields 
as  high  as  $500  to  the  ton,  There  is  an 
abundance  of  rich  rock  in  this  district,  and 
the  prospects  generally  are  encouraging. 

The  Delphi  mine,  in  the  upper  end  of 
this  town,  is  turning  out  better  rock  than 
ever  before  found. 

The  New  York  and  Clear  Creek  Co.  have 
recently  struck  a  large  new  vein  of  surpass- 
ing richness. 

Band's  mine  is  also  doing  better,  and  will 
commence  crushing  again. 
Mariposa   County. 

Gazette,  Nov.  30th:  Parties  have  leased 
the  ditch  conveying  water  from  Stockton 
Creek  to  the  small  ravines  emptying  into 
the  Mariposa  Creek,  and  are  making  ar- 
rangements for  sluicing  the  hillside  below 
the  Mariposa  Co's  vein. 

Mail,  Nov.  30th :  Adam  Volk,  proprietor 
of  the  hotel  at  Colorado,  while  working  in 
his  claim,  recently,  picked  a  nugget  weigh- 
ing 29  X  oz. 
Mono  County.  * 

Esmeralda  Union,  Nov.  23d :  Castle  Peak, 
in  Mono  Co.,  Cal.,  has  been  attracting  con- 
siderable attention  of  late,  and  several  par- 
ties interested  there  have  sold  parts  of  their 
interests  for  very  fair  figures.  The  main 
ledge  is  being  well  prospected.  Ore  from 
this  ledge  has  been  worked  by  mill  process 
both  here  and  in  Virginia,  giving  to  the 
owners  satisfactory  returns.  Interested  par- 
ties have  told  us  that  these  mines  will  be 
worked  vigorously  while  the  weather  is 
favorable. 
Pfovada    County. 

Gazette,  Nov.  28th :  Marselus  &  Maltman, 
owners  of  the  Manzanita  diggings,  com- 
menced the  work  of  hydraulicing  a  week  or 
two  ago,  having  everything  prepared  as  soon 
as  they  could  procure  water.  At  present, 
they  take  water  of  the  ditch  company,  and 
are  using  about  450  inches  ;  but  they  have 
a  ditch  [of  their  own  which  will  supply 
nearly  all  they  require  when  the  ground 
becomes  thoroughly  saturated. 

Nov.  30th :  We  were  shown  yesterday,  by 
S.  N.  Stranahan,  superintendent  of  the 
Chalk  Bluff  Blue  Gravel  Co.,  some  fine  gold 
specimens  taken  from  the  company's  claims 
near  the  Cascades.  One  nugget,  picked  up 
on  the  bed-rock,  near  the  rim  of  the  basin, 
weighs  about  1%  ozs.  Several  other  lumps, 
which  were  also  picked  up  on  the  bed-rock, 
or  washed  out  in  pans,  weighing  from  a 
quarter  to  half  an  ounce. 

Dec.  3d :  The  New  York  Hill  Co.  took 
out  of  their  mine,  during  the  month  of  No- 
vember, 540  loads  of  quartz.  This  has  been 
crushed  at  the  Massachusetts  Hill  mill,  but 
not  yet  cleaned-up.  The  yield  of  the  mine 
for  the  month  of  October  was  500  loads  of 
quartz,  producing  some  $20,000.  The  rock 
crushed  in  November,  it  is  believed,  will 
yield  at  about  the  same  rate  as  that  worked 
in  October.  The  company  have  lately  pur- 
chased the  mill  of  the  Cambridge  Co.  on 
Howard  Hill,  and  let  a  contract  to  Seth 
Mansaw  to  remove  it  to  New  York  Hill,  and 
put  it  in  running  order. 

Grass  Valley  National,  Nov.  26th:  A 
massive  9-flue  boiler,  21  ft.  in  length  and  5 
in  diameter,  passed  through  town  this 
morning  on  its  way  to  the  North  Star  mine, 
French  Lead. 

Nov.  30th :  Work  will  be  commenced  on 
the  gravel  claims  recently  discovered  by 
Messrs.  Hamilton  and  Harrison  as  soon  as 
water  can  be  brought  in.  Their  gravel 
prospects  well. 

Work  has  been  resumed  upon  the  Inker- 
man  ledge  by  Ambrose  Powning  &  Co.  This 
ledge  is  situated  on  Weimar  Hill,  near 
French  Lead.  It  is  being  worked  on  shares 
at  present,  and  the  company  working  are 
down  65  ft.  on  the  ledge,  and  the  prospect 
at  that  depth  is  flattering. 

Quite  a  number  of  specimens  are  being 
taken  from  all  parts  of  the  Dromedary 
mine.  The  company  have  out  100  loads, 
which  will  average  $50  to  the  ton. 

The  Gold  Hill  mill  is  engaged  in  crushing 
float  quartz.  A  lot  from  Woodpecker  Ba- 
vine  has  been  crushed,  and  is  now  being 
cleaned-up,  and  the  mill  is  now  at  work  on 
another  lot  from  some  other  section. 

Dec.  2d:  A  large  amount  of  gold  is  ex- 
pected to  be  taken  out  of  Gold  Bun  this 
season.     The  ditches  are  at  present  affording 


a  large  supply  of  water,  and  the  miners  are 
pitching  in  merrily. 

Transcript,  Nov.  27th :  A  quartz  ledge, 
which  shows  fine  eroppings,  was  discovered 
a  few  days  since  near  the  Starr  mine  in 
Eureka  township,  by  Michels  &  Co.  The 
parties  are  now  engaged  in  opening  the 
ledge  for  the  purpose  of  testing  its  value. 

Nov.  28th :  A  contract  has  been  given  to 
parties  to  take  out  a  large  quantity  of  rock 
from  the  upper  level  of  the  Union  mine, 
owned  by  the  New  York  Co. 

The  Birchville  mine  at  Eureka  is  a  paying 
institution.  It  has  been  opened  from  the 
surface  and  worked  continuously  for  several 
months,  every  ton  of  rook  yielding  good 
pay.  A  fine  mill  has  been  erected  upon  the 
claim,  and  all  this  has  been  accomplished 
without  a  dollar  of  assessments. 

Nov.  30th :  A  new  30-horse  engine  is  be- 
ing built  at  the  Nevada  Foundry  for  the 
Star  Spangled  Banner  mine,  which  is  to  be 
used  entirely  for  hoisting.  The  fine  30- 
horse  engine  now  used  for  pumping  and 
hoisting  will  be  used  only  to  raise  water 
from  the  mine.  The  Banner  is  now  worked 
constantly  and  keeps  two  mills  running  day 
and  night,  paying  its  owners  good  returns, 

Dec.  1st :  The  snlphurets  from  the  Mc- 
Lellan  mine  assay  SI, 400  per  ton. 

Grass  Valley  Union,  Nov.  26th:  Some 
tirne  since  the  company  working  on  Jones 
Bar,  South  Yuba  Biver,  struck  a  bed  of  ce- 
ment exceedingly  rich  in  gold.  They  took 
out  about  eight  tons  of  the  cement  before 
the  rise  in  the  river  drove  them  out.  There 
is  supposed  to  be  a  larger  quantity  left  in 
the  claim,  and  probably  running  out  of  the 
river  into  the  hill.  The  cement  is  very 
hard,  and,  to  use  our  informant's  expressive 
words,   ' '  is  lousy  with  heavy  river  gold. " 

Excelsior.  —  Virginia  Enterprise,  Nov. 
28th ;  The  Enterprise  Co. ,  Meadow  Lake, 
during  the  summer  have  built  a  new  mill, 
40  by  80  ft. ,  and  now  have  5  stamps  in  ope- 
ration, with  room  to  add  15  more  as  soon  as 
the  emergencies  require  it.  They  have  also 
put  up  a  new  shaft-house,  30  by  40  ft. ,  over 
their  new  shaft,  which  is  now  100  ft.  deep 
and  shows  excellent  ore  all  the  way  down. 
The  ledge  is  20  ft.  thick,  and  shows  free 
gold  in  almost  every  part.  The  company 
have  erected  a  furnace  30  ft.  in  hight,  and 
capable  of  roasting  30  tons  of  ore  at  one 
time. 

IMacer  County. 

Dutch  Flat  Enquirer,  Nov.  30th:  The 
Iowa  Hill  correspondent  says :  The  miners 
are  all  busily  engaged.  The  Morning  Star 
Co.  are  running  their  mill  day  and  night, 
and  are  also  running  a  new  tunnel  lower 
than  the  old  one.  They  expect  to  strike 
through  during  the  winter,  in  which  event 
they  will  put  up  a  new  mill  in  -  the  spring. 
The  Lebanon  Co.,  on  Prospect  Hill,  started 
their  mill  on  Saturday  last,  and  will  run  it 
day  and  night  as  long  as  the  water  holds 
out,  and  as  soon  as  it  fails  they  intend  to 
procure  an  engine  and  run  with  steam.  The 
old  North  Star  has  commenced  operation  by 
running  a  sluice-tunnel.  Belthe  &  Brother 
have  opened  a  new  hydraulic  claim  on  Pros- 
pect Hill  which  promises  remunerative  re- 
turns. Herman  &  Co.,  on  Wisconsin  Hill, 
are  washing  with  two  pipes  day  and  night. 
Win.  Miller  of  the  Jamison  claim  at  this 
place  is  at  work  and  will  make  the  old  dig- 
gings "talk"  shortly. 

Auburn  Stars  and  Stripes,  Nov.  28th  :  The 
recent  grateful  rains  have  filled  the  water 
ditches  and  made  the  hearts  of  the  waiting 
miners  glad. 

At  Gold  Bun,  the  Yuba  and  Bradley 
ditches  arc  furnishing  fine  supplies. 

H.  Bobards,  who  it  was  reported  had 
struck  a  fissure  that  yielded  813  ozs.  in  36 
hours,  writes  to  the  Stars  and  Stripes,  stating 
that  he  only  got  428  ozs.  He  thinks  his 
luck  was  good  enough  without  stretching 
it. 
Plumas    County. 


Quincy  National,  Nov.  23d :  The  mines  at 
Cariboo  are  still  paying  well.  Messrs.  Van- 
derpool,  Beed  &  Co.  have  commenced  two 
drifts  on  the  pay  streak  in  their  claim,  and 
large  returns  may  be  looked  for.  Joseph 
Hickman's  claim,  which  has  paid  well  dur- 
ing the  season,  still  meets  with  the  appro- 
bation of  its  owner.  Thos.  P.  W.  Orton's 
claim  is  paying  good  wages. 

The  claims  of  Barker,  McNulty  &  Co.  on 
Mill  Creek  are  paying  good  wages,  yielding 
from  $5  to  $11  per  day  to  the  hand. 

The  Bamboo  river  claim  is  still  paying 
well. 

On  Saturday  last  Messrs.  Hallsted  & 
Sparks,  cleaned  up  their  mill  in  Granite 
Basin,  after  crushing  100  tons  of  quartz,  and 
took  out  $2,000 — an  average  of  about  $20 
per  ton. 

Oroville  Record,  Nov.  30th:  Owing  to 
the  fact  that  Messrs.  Halstead  &  Sparks' 
ledge  is  not  yet  prepared  for  mining,  they 
have  leased  their  mill  to  the  owners  of  the 
Jenny  ledge  for  the  winter.      The  latter 


work  on  their  ledge.     A  new  shaft    is  to  be 
sunk  on  the  Halstead  and  Sparks  ledge. 

Since  the  recent  rains,  the  hydraulic 
claims  of  Cowley  &  Gawel,  Gard  and  Orr, 
and  William  McClelland,  at  La  Porte,  have 
resumed  piping. 

Good  quartz  rock  has  been  struck  on  the 
Pennsylvania  ledge,  in  Indian  Valley,  Plu- 
mas county,  and  it  is  being  hauled  to  the 
mill  to  be  crushed. 
Sierra    County. 

Downieville  Messenger,  Nov.  30th:  The 
owners  of  the  Chips  quartz  ledge  are  busily 
at  work  putting  up  an  8-stamp  mill,  which 
they  intend  to  have  in  running  order  in  a 
few  weeks.  Their  rock  pays  remarkably 
well. 

The  result  of  the  recent  run  of  the  Phoe- 
nix mill,  above  Sierra  City,  was  $600  per 
ton  from  the  upper  or  smaller  ledge,  and 
$25  per  ton  from  the  lower.  The  company 
has  placed  everything  in  order  for  the  win- 
ter, and  will  do  no  more  work  until  spring. 

SSslcJyou    County. 

Yreka  Union,  Nov.  23d:  A  company  is 
engaged  in  running  a  tunnel  into  one  of  the 
banks  of  Bancheria  Creek  near  Cottonwood. 
The  bed  of  the  gulch  above  the  point  where 
the  tunnel  is  being  run  has  been  very  rich, 
and  it  is  the  opinion  of  the  gentlemen  in- 
terested in  the  tunnel  that  the  lead  has  left 
the  present  bed  of  the  gulch  and  is  to  be 
found  back  in  the  bank  or  hill.  At  the  edge 
of  the  bank  there  is  high  bedrock,  but  it  is 
thought  there  is  a  channel  further  back, 
which  was  the  original  bed  of  the  stream. 
The  tunnel  is  being  run  with  the  expecta- 
tion of  finding  this  channel,  which  if  found, 
it  is  supposed,  will  be  rich  in  gold,  as  the 
bed  of  the  stream  above  that  point  has 
been. 

Tuolumne    County. 

Stockton  Gaztle,  Not.  30th:  A  gravel 
cement  mill  at  Jeffersonville,  Tuolumne 
county,  crushes  35  tons  of  ordinary  gravel 
in  12  hours,  and  80  tons  in  24  hours,  if  the 
gravel  is  not  very  hard. 

ARIZONA. 

Miner,  Nov.  16th :  Mr.  McCrackin,  who 
has  just  arrived  from  Lynx  Creek,  says  that 
before  he  left  the  creek,  he  and  others 
cleaned  up  the  proceeds  of  20  tons  of  rock 
from  the  fDeadwood,  Pointer,  Tie-Tie  and 
other  lodes,  and  that  all  of  the  rock  crushed 
averaged  $50  to  the  ton. 
Work  upon  the  recently  discovered  Chance 
silver  lode  is  progressing  finely.  It  con- 
tains plenty  of  free  gold  and  native  silver. 
It  is  the  inteution  of  the  owners  of  the  mine 
to  work  their  rock  in  arastras  as  soon  as 
water  comes.  The  silver  .amalgamates  as 
freely  as  the  purest  gold,  and  they  look  for 
no  difficulty  in  saving  it  according  to  the 
old  Mexican  style. 

A  party  of  Coloradans  who  have  pros- 
pected a  portion  of  Lynx  Creek,  and  found 
pay  dirt,  intend  to  work  the  claims  and  give 
them  a  fail  trial. 

The  parties  at  work  on  the  Dividend  con- 
tinue to  find  excellent  pay  rock  as  they  pro- 
gress with  the  shaft  which  they  are  sinking 
upon  the  lode. 

The  Wickenburg  correspondent  says  that 
everything  about  the  Vulture  mineandmill 
is  as  usual  prosperous. 

BRITISH  COLUMBIA. 

Cariboo  Sentinel,  Oct.  14th :  A  company 
of  Chinamen  who  have  been  engaged  for 
some  time  past  in  working  over  old  ground 
on  the  Grier  and  Point  claims,  below  Bich- 
field,  struck  a  small  crevice,  week  before 
last,  from  which  they  obtained  910,000. 

A  receat  assay  of  silver  ore  from  the  Har- 
rison Lake  lode,  gave  a  return  of  seven  ozs. 
of  silver  and  a  few  pennyweights  of  gold  to 
the  ton. 

Oct.  21st :  The  frost  during  the  past  week 
was  so  severe  that  it  put  a  complete  stop  to 
all  open  air  mining. 

The  Diaper  and  Sharp  Co.  on  Cunning- 
ham Creek,  who  own  the  Kentucky  claim, 
have  commenced  cleaning  their  ground 
sluice,  and  are  making  from  $60  to  $70  per 
day  to  the  hand. 

Oct.  28th  :  The  mining  season  is  about 
closed.  A  few  companies  are  still  at  work 
cleaning  up,  although  the  frosty  weather 
is  a  great  drawback  to  their  operations.  The 
publication  of  the  Sentinel  will  be  suspended 
until  next  spriug. 

COLORADO. 
Times,  Nov.  12th  :  Oil  has  been  found  on 
Cherry  Creek.     A  large  number  of  claims 
have  been  staked  off  and  recorded. 

The  Live  Yankee  furnace  seems  to  have 
proven  a  failure.  There  were  furnished  to 
them  two  tons  of  ore  from  the  celebrated 
Young  America  lode,  assaying  $133  per  ton. 
It  was  handled  in  such  a  wretched  way  that 
the  bullion  obtained  was  only  .230  fine. 
One  bar,  weighing  131%  ozs.  troy,  was  re- 
fined by  cupellation,  and  yielded  26  ozs.  of 
line  silver.  A  little  more  than  50  per  cent, 
of  the  silver  was  obtained.     Next  a  lot   of 


company  will  immediately  set  the  mill  at '  rich  ore  from  the  White  lode  was  tried.     It 


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was  manipulated  in  the  samo  way  as  tlie 
Yonng  America  ore.  It  was  found  desir- 
able to  melt  tho  bullion  down,  together 
with  a  small  bar,  obtained  by  tlanoti.  Mar- 
tine  at  Co.,  from  another  lot  of  White  ore; 
said  bar  marked  28,  weighed  103.7.">  ozs., 
coin  value,  $11%  fineness  .835;  yet  even 
this  desirable  increase  and  tho  expenditure 
of  a  large  amount  of  borax  and  niter  would 
not  produce  silver  of  a  greater  fineness  than 
.600.  A  gold  retort  obtained  at  the  same 
establishment  was  reported  to  have  con- 
tained 2%  per  cent,  of  gold. 

Assays  made  by  Mr.  Johnson  of  ore  from 
the  Gen.  Marion  lode  show3  an  average  yield 
of  8151.35  per  ton. 

A  moss  of  silver  weighing  130  lbs.  and 
valued  at  §2,300  coin,  was  sent  East  on 
Thursday  by  the  proprietors  of  the  Equator 
lode.  This  was  obtained  from  a  portion  of 
six  tons  of  ore  now  being  treated  at  the 
Georgetown  Smelting  Works,  and  is  the 
largest  button  that  has  been  sent  out  of  this 
country. 

Garrott,  Martine  &  Co.  are  now  engaged 
in  reducing  12  tons  of  Equator. 

The  exports  for  the  two  weeks  ending 
Nov.  12th  are  as  follows:  G.  T.  Clark  A: 
Co.,  $20,000;  Warren  Hussey  &  Co.,  $11,- 
000 ;  Rocky  Mountain  National  Bank,  $20,- 
000. 

Georgetown  Miner,  Nov.  14th :  Some  very 
large,  beautiful  ores  from  the  celebrated 
Baker  lodo,  West  Argentine,  are  on  exhibi- 
tion in  front  of  the  Brown  Co's  office. 

The  Wm.  Penn  lode,  on  Democrat  mount- 
ain, is  showing  up  finely,  under  the  active 
development  now  being  pushed  forward  by 
its  owners. 

A  solid  vein  of  the  richest  argentiferous 
galena  in  the  known  world,  has  been  struck 
in  tho  Terrible  lode,  recently,  at  the  depth 
of  46  ft  Tho  erevice  is  61  in.  in  width, 
between  solid,  smooth  walls.  The  ore  vein 
consists  of  five  in.  of  argentiferous  galena, 
fine  cubes,  somewhat  of  a  fractured  steel 
appearance,  that  assays  $3,195.75  per  ton  ; 
seven  in.  of  galena  and  zinc  blende,  that  as- 
says over  $200  per  ton.  The  balance  of  the 
crevice  is  gangue,  filled  with  seams  of  zinc 
blende  and  galena. 

Prof.  Burlinsame  iuado  an  assay  of  ore 
from  the  Rainbow  lode,  Brown  Mountain, 
last  week.  The  yield  was  $530  silver  per 
ton. 

An  assay  of  ore  from  the  Flora  McLain 
lode  on  Brown  Mountain,  made  by  Mr.  Pos- 
ter, gave  $1,777.75  silver  per  ton. 

More  recent  assays  of  ore  from  the  Terri- 
ble lode,  gave  $3,572.72  per  ton. 

Central  City  Register,  Nov.  19th :  An  as- 
say of  ore,  taken  from  the  bottom  of  the 
shaft  gave  $3,185.75  per  ton. 

Six  tons  of  ore  from  the  Equator  lode, 
worked  at  the  Georgetown  Smelting  Works, 
assayed  after  crushing,  $800  per  ton. 

Five  hundred  lbs.  of  ore  has  been  taken 
from  tho  Anglo-Saxon  lode  at  a  cost  of  $55, 
contains  silver  at  the  rate  of  $3,000  per  ton. 
One  hundred  tons  assorted,  yielded  167  ozs. 
per  ton. 

The  following  is  the  result  of  assays  lately 
made  at  Georgetown :  Ore  from  the  Baxter 
yielded  $437.77  per  ton,  from  the  Edwena, 
$396.98  per  ton,  and  from  the  Lilly  $754.26 
per  ton. 

A  button  of  silver  worth  $2,300  was  yes- 
terday taken  from  Equator  ore  by  the 
Georgetown  Smelting  Works. 

IDAHO. 

Boise  World,  Nov.  16th  :  The  clean  up  at 
Classen's  25-stamp  Pioneer  mill  last  Satur- 
day, gave  a  product  of  2, 300  ozs.  of  amal- 
gam. The  mill  is  now  at  work  again,  work- 
ing every  stamp,  and  gangs  of  men  are 
incessantly  employed,  day  and  night,  both 
in  the  tunnel  and  the  mill.  The  ore  is  de- 
veloping richer  and  richer  as  the  led^e  is 
penetrated. 

The  Granite  Creek  correspondent  writes : 
There  is  not  much  minim;  going  on  here 
now,  but  a  few  of  the  creek  and  bar  claims 
are  still  being  worked  with  generally  very 
profitable  results.  John  Noon  &  Co,  cleaned 
up  400  ozs.  of  amalgam  from  their  bar  claim, 
after  a  run  of  three  weeks. 

Owyhee  Avalanche,  Nov.  23d:  The  ledge 
in  the  Golden  Chariot  mine  has  been  struck. 
We  were  shown  some  ore,  with  coarse  par- 
ticles of  gold  diffused  throughout,  that  was 
taken  from  tho  ledge  in  the  tunnel.  It  is 
not  known  how  wide  the  ledge  is,  as  the 
workmen  have  not  got  through  it  yet. 

The  Iowa  mill  has  worked  several  tons  of 
ore  from  the  Rising  Star  mine  which  paid 
from  $80  to  $100  per  ton.  The  Iowa  and 
Idaho  Co.  have  now  a  sufficient  quantity  of 
ore  on  the  dump  of  the  Rising  Star  to  turn 
out  $100,000. 

NEVADA. 

Esmeralda. 

The  once  familiar  face  of  the  Esmeralda 
Union,  greeted  us  this  week  after  an  ab- 
sence of  some  five  months.  From  it  we 
learn  that  a  great  change  has  taken  place  in 
mining  operations,  and  it  adds,  from  every 


camp  in  the  country  we  hear  the  most 
cheering  news. 

Tho  same  paper  says :  Thirty-three  men 
are  employed  on  tho  Silver  Circle  ledge. 
Three  shafts  have  been  sunk  ;  one  126  ft. 
one  90  ft.  and  one  60  ft.,  from  all  of  which 
good  ore  has  been  taken.  As  high  as  $60 
per  ton  has  been  taken  from  tho  mine  by 
mill  process. 

The  Salt  Basin  &  Silver  Peak  Co.  at  Sil- 
ver Peak,  are  driving  ahead  as  though  they 
meant  business.  They  are  making  ready  to 
erect  a  fine  mill. 

At  Pine  Grove  there  is  one  mill  in  opera- 
tion and  another  in  course  of  construction, 
besides  several  arastras.  Tho  ore  they  are 
working  is  paying  well.  At  Washington 
one  mill  has  been  completed,  and  the  ma- 
chinery for  another  is  on  the  way.  Ore 
from  this  camp  has  been  worked  at  Dall's 
mill  and  yielded  well. 

Dr.  Dozier  has  made  several  successful 
tests  of  ore  at  Hot  Springs.  He  is  now  com- 
pleting some  large  furnaces,  which  are  all 
confident  will  save  the  precious  metals. 

Hiimt>olrlt. 

TJnionville  Register,  Nov.  23d :  The  ex- 
citement over  the  developments  in  Fall  & 
Co's  mine  is  unbounded.  The  tunnel  in 
the  mine  is  now  in  about  70  ft.  The  ledge 
is  considerably  decomposed,  and  is  well 
charged  from  wall  to  wall  with  ore  that  will 
pay  from  $100  to  $1,000  per  ton,  mill  pro- 
cess. These  figures  are  not  conjectural  and 
founded  on  faith,  but  are  the  result  of  ac- 
tual workings  in  the  mill,  which  is  kept 
constantly  running  day  and  night  on  this 
ore.  The  company  intend  to  erect  a  20- 
stamp  mill  at  an  early  day. 

Preparations  are  being  made  to  resume 
work  on  the  mine  of  the  Rochester  Co.  at  an 
early  day. 

Mr.  Negus  passed  through  town,  a  few 
days  ago,  with  several  hundred  pounds  of 
silver  bullion  from  the  Golconda  mine,  the 
result  of  his  first  run.  This  mine  has  proved 
to  be  better  in  every  respect  than  tho  most 
sanguine  expected.  The  supply  of  ore  is 
apparently  inexhaustible,  yielding  upon  an 
average  $60  to  the  ton.  The  entire  cost  of 
mining  and  milling  does  not  exceed  $10  per 
ton. 

Several  cords  of  silver  bricks  are  corded 
up  at  the  Oreana  furnaces,  and  still  the  su- 
perintendent is  satisfied  with  the  capacity  of 
his  works,  is  making  extensive  additions 
thereto,  among  which  are  four  new  calcin- 
ing furnaces. 

Immense  quantities  of  exceedingly  rich 
gold  ore  are  now  on  the  dump  at  the  Mon- 
roe mine,  and  still  it  comes  from  the  lower 
level  by  the  tons.  Arrangements  have  been 
made  to  supply  Holt's  mill  with  ore.  Mr. 
Holt  has  a  faculty  of  turning  out  from  $300 
to  $500  per  ton  from  this  ore. 

Fall  &  Co.  shipped  this  week  1, 200  ozs. 
fine  bullion. 

Negotiations  are  being  made  to  supply 
the  French  mill  at  Winnemueca,  with  ore 
from  the  Cumberland  mine. 

Pabranagat. 

Silver  Bend  Reporter,  Nov.  23d:  The 
Hiko  correspondent  writes  :  There  is  con- 
siderable excitement  here  about  gold  mines 
discovered  within  one  mile  of  town.  I  saw 
some  of  the  quartz ;  had  free  gold  pointed 
out  to  me  ;  saw  room  enough  for  it, ,  but  not 
having  my  microscopic  glasses  at  hand 
couldn't  see  the  gold.  However,  a  meeting 
of  miners  is  called  to  form  a  new  district. 
The  Indiana  ledge  is  looking  better  than 
ever,  and  owners  of  silver  mines  here  are 
feeling  gay.  Ostram's  mill  is  progressing 
slowly. 

The  editor  adds :  Since  the  above  was 
written  we  have  seen  a  gentleman  from  there 
and  learn  that  several  ledges  of  quartz, 
showing  gold,  have  been  found  2%  miles 
east  of  Hiko,  and  that  considerable  excite- 
ment prevailed.  Our  informant  panned  out 
a  little  dirt — debris  from  these  lodes — 
amounting  to  several  handsfuls  only,  and 
obtained  about  a  dozen  flakes  of  gold. 

Bccse    Blver. 

Reveille,  Nov.  26th :  Very  fine  ore  is  now 
produced  by  the  Chase  mine,  and  that  a  lot 
of  it  will  be  shortly  sent  to  mill  for  reduc- 
tion. Pieces  were  picked  from  the  ore  dump 
which  showed  both  ruby  and  metallic  silver, 
the  latter  occurring  in  threads  and  flakes. 
The  present  developments  of  the  mine  are 
represented  to  be  very  encouraging. 

Nov.  25th :  Persons  who  have  arrived 
here  within  the  last  few  days  from  the  New- 
ark Dist.,  speak  in  flattering  terms  of  its 
prospects.  The  fine  20-stamp  mill  of  the 
Centenary  Co.,  with  its  complement  of 
roasting  furnaces,  was  opened  on  the  18th 
inst.,  with  every  indication  of  complete  suc- 
cess. There  was  a  plentiful  supply  of  good 
ore  waiting  reduction.  The  Chihuahua 
ledge — the  principal  mine  of  the  company 
in  the  district — is  among  the  most  promising 
in  Lander  county.  In  the  deepest  excava- 
tions the  vein  is  broad,  compao   .and  carry- 


ing a  large  proportion  of  valuable  ore  ;  and 
our  informant  believes  it  can  be  soon  put  in 
a  condition  to  furnish  a  full  supply  of  ore 
for  the  mill. 

Nov.  27th :  We  were  shown  yesterday  by 
Gapt  Monroe  samples  from  the  outcrop- 
ping of  two  ledges  in  the  district  of  Hot 
Creek,  both  handsome  and  rich  looking, 
and  their  fine  indications  entitle  them  to 
development.  Ono  of  the  ledges  is  named 
the  New  Cumberland,  and  the  other,  of  the 
width  of  four  ft.,  is  named  the  Vinton. 

There  may  be  seen  at  the  First  National 
Bank  a  fine  sample  of  ore  from  Leon  &  Co's 
claim  on  the  El  Dorado  ledae,  Silver  Bend 
Dist.  It  was  selected  from  a  lot  of  ore 
thrown  out  by  a  blast.  The  handsome  ore 
might  readily  be  taken  for  a  specimen  from 
the  Highbridge  or  Transylvania,  even  by  a 
person  familiar  with  the  appearance  and 
quality  of  their  mineral. 

On  Monday  2,200  lbs.  of  ore  from  the 
Garrison  claim,  a  new  discovery  in  the  Cor- 
tez  Dist.,  were  carried  to  the  California  mill 
for  reduction,  where  it  gave  a  yield  of  $812 
per  ton. 

Nov.  29th  :  Yesterday  3,000  ozs.  of  crude 
bullion  were  brought  into  the  city  from 
Coover's  mill  at  Bunker  Hill  Dist 

Silver  Bend  Reporter,  Nov.  23d:  The 
Murphy  mine,  in  Ophir  Canon,  belonging 
to  the  Twin  River  Co. ,  will  this  month  pro- 
duce bullion  of  the  value  of  $75,000  coin. 

Two  hundred  and  forty-seven  pounds  of 
crude  bullion  were  brought  here  last  Mon- 
day fr(  m  the  O'd  Dominion  Co's  mill,  a  id 
forwarded  to  Austin. 

The  incline  in  the  El  Dorado  South  is 
progressing  finely  and  the  ledge  constantly 
increasing  in  richness.  Selected  specimens 
of  the  ore  assay  up  into  the  thousands — one 
giving  the  handsome  sum  of  $2,863.32  to 
the  ton.  Upon  the  locations  made  south 
of  this — recent  discoveries — work  is  con- 
tinued energetically  and  has  been  attended 
with  the  most  encouraging  results. 

Nine  tons  of  ore  were  recently  taken  to 
Hot  Creek  for  reduction  from  a  newly  dis- 
covered deposit  near  the  Crescent,  in  Rev- 
eille Dist.  A  ton  and  a  half  being  selected 
was  crushed  and  gave  a  pulp  assay  of  a 
little  over  $900  per  ton,  while  the  remaining 
7%  tons  yielded  over  $300  per  ton. 

The  new  20-stamp  mill  of  the  Centenary 
Co.  started  up  on  the  18th  inst,  with  a 
plentiful  supply  of  good  ore  ready  for  re- 
duction. Roasting  furnaces  have  been 
erected  and  there  is  nothing  now  in  the  way 
of  success. 
Wa^hoc. 

[In  the  Stock  Circular,  in  another  portion 
of  this  paper,  will  be  found  late  mining 
news  from  this  district.  1 

Virginia  Enterprise,  Nov.  28th  :  The  new 
hoisting  of  the  Empire  and  Imperial  Cos. 
will  start  up  next  Saturday.  The  works  aro 
among  the  largest  and  most  complete  in  the 
State. 

Dec.  1st :  Mr.  Jones — late  candidate  for 
Lieutenant  Governor  on  the  Union  ticket  in 
California — has  been  appointed  Superin- 
tendent of  the  Kentuck-mine,  in  Gold  Hill. 
Also,  James  Rule,  Esq.,  foreman  of  the  Yel- 
low Jacket  north  mine,  has  been  appointed 
Superintendent  of  the  Hale  &  Norcross 
mine  in  Virginia.  This.company  (the  Hale 
&  Norcross)  is  about  raising  its  capital 
stock  from  $400, 000,  divided  into  800  shares 
of  $500  each,  to  $1,200,000,  to  be  divided 
into  800  shares  of  $1,500.  Work  will  be 
commenced  in  the  north  shaft  of  the  Yellow 
Jacket  to-morrow. 

Trespass,  Nov.  30th :  The  Bowers  mill,  in 
Crown  Point  Ravine,  Gold  Hill,  under  the 
energetic  supervision  of  L.  S.  Bowers,  Esq., 
is  being  thoroughly  repaired.  The  engine, 
pans,  agitators,  vats,  and  other  machinery, 
are  being  overhauled  and  put  in  working 
shape,  and  next  week  the  mill  will  com- 
mence crushing  ore  from  the  Bowers  mine, 
several  hundred  tons  having  accumulated, 
while  more  is  being  mined  daily. 

UTAH. 

Salt  Lake  Vedette,  Nov.  22d:  Messrs. 
Eddy  and  Staples  who  have  just  returned 
from  the  Sweetwater  mines  near  South  Pass, 
state  that  the  weather  had  been  pleasant, 
new  placer  claims  discovered,  and  the  min- 
ers generally  well  in  high  spirits.  A  saw 
mill  has  been  erected  on  Mill  Creek,  and  is 
turning  out  an  abundance  of  good  timber 
for  building  and  mining  purposes. 

Reese  River  Reveille,  Nov.  29th :  Maj.  P. 
A.  Gallagher  lately  arrived  from  the  Sweet- 
water mines,  speaks  highly  of  the  ledges, 
several  of  which  develop  finely.  He  brought 
a  number  of  specimens  of  the  quartz  exhib- 
iting free  gold,  and  one  large  piece,  which 
may  be  seen  at  the  office  of  Wells,  Fargo  & 
Co.  has  its  faces  well  studded  with  the  yellow 
metal.  Maj.  Gallagher  thinks  that  300  men 
will  winter  in  the  district 
OREGON. 

Albany  Slate  Journal,  Nov.  16th :  An  as- 
say of  ore  from  the  rich  gold  bearing  ledge 


of  quartz,  recently  discovered  by  Mosesand 
Miller  has  been  made,  and  paid  $2.13^5 
per  tb.  The  ledge  has  been  opened  in  two 
places,  one  tunnel  run  in  about  100  ft.  be- 
low where  they  first  opened,  and  shows  full 
as  rich  quartz  as  at  the  top.  They  will 
commence  with  an  arastra  at  first,  and  as  the 
ledge  opens  they  will  make  such  improve- 
ments as  are  necessary.  Some  of  the  se- 
lected rock  assayed  as  high  as  $6,000  per 
ton. 


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Notices  to  Correspondents. 

Quid  Nunc. — The  saying  to  which  you  refer, 
viz:  "  That  he  was  the  wisest  amongst  the 
rich,  and  the  richest  among  the  wise," 
was  applied  to  Henry  Cavendish,  the  dis- 
coverer of  the  compound  character  of 
■water,  and  the  first  philosopher  "  who 
weighed  the  world;"  also  the  most  distin- 
guished of  English  chemists.  Although 
the  grandson  of  two  dukes,  viz:  Devon- 
shire and  Kent,  notwithstanding  this  high 
descent,  being  the  son  of  a  younger  son, 
his  earlier  years  were  passed  in  what  has 
not  inappropriately  been  termed  respect- 
able penury.  From  this  circumstance  it 
is  supposed  that,  combined  with  settled, 
studious  habits,  arose  that  exercise  of 
personal  economy  which  was  his  great 
characteristic,  and  which,  doubtless,  was 
the  immediate  cause  of  such  a  great  accu- 
mulation of  wealth  of  which  he  was  found 
to  be  possessed  at  the  time  of  his  death, 
amounting,  probably,  to  not  less  than  ten 
millions  of  dollars,  if  his  real  estates  are 
included  in  the  estimate.  With  the  ex- 
ception of  some  comparatively  trifling 
legacies,  this  large  sum  was  bequeathed 
to  the  younger  brother  of  the  then  duke 
of  Devonshire,  who,  however,  was  the 
father  of  the  presentduke.  Perhaps  no  de- 
scendant of  a  feudal  aristocracy  possesses 
so  thoroughly  noble  a  descent  as  the  mar- 
quis of  Hartington,  the  heir  of  Chats- 
worth,  combining  as  he  does  the  blood  of 
Boyle,  the  great  promoter  of  pneumatic 
science,  with  that  of  Cavendish,  and  by 
his  mother  remotely  allied  to  Howard,  the 
inventor  of  the  vacuum  pan.  Such  a 
genealogy  any  one  may  be  proud  of.  It  is 
gratifying  to  know  that  the  Cavendishes 
have  invariably  been  found  among  the 
formost  advocates  for  liberal  institutions. 

Manipulator,  Keese  Kiver. — Lead  readily 
amalgamates  with  mercury  in  the  cold, 
perhaps  more  readily  than  silver;  this  is 
chiefly  due  to  its  porosity.  A  bar  of  lead, 
immersed  for  ten  days  in  cold  inercury, 
becomes  thoroughly  penetrated  by  the 
latter  metal.  A  bar  of  lead,  bent  in  the 
form  of  a  siphon,  and  dipping  into  mer- 
cury by  the  shorter  end,  if  formed  of  un- 
hammered  lead,  will  be  found  in  a  short 
time  with  drops  of  mercury  at  the  longer 
or  lower  end,  and  will  permit  the  mercury 
to  flow  out  until  the  vessel  is  emptied.  If 
the  bar  is  made  of  non-hammered  lead, 
the  first  drops  of  mercury  will  appear  in 
about  twenty-four  hours;  but,  if  the  lead 
has  been  hammered,  it  does  not  appear 
until  ten  days  have  elapsed.  The  mer- 
cury does  not  pass  along  the  bar,  but 
through  its  pores,  thus  evidencing  the 
porous  character  of  the  metal. 

Bohemian. — The  singular  decrepitating  salt 
to  which  you  allude,  is  obtained  from  the 
rock-salt  mines  of  Wicliczka.  The  phe- 
nomena is  attributed  to  the  fact,  that  in 
this  peculiar  rock-salt  certain  gases  are 
retained  in  a  compressed  state  within  the 
crystals  of  the  salt,  which,  when  in  the 
act  of  dissolving,  the  gases  are  set  free, 
thus  occasioning  slight  reports.  By  H. 
Rose  these  gases  are  said  to  be  a  mix- 
ture of  hydrogen,  carbonic  acid  and  marsh 
gas.  


The  Gattlinq  Gun.  -The  Berlin  jour- 
nals state  that  the  Prussian  government  has 
determined  on  trying  a  certain  number  of 
revolver  cannons  on  Gattling's  system. 
Several  of  these  guns  have  recently  been 
sent  to  the  plains  to  be  used  against  the  In- 
dians. This  American  invention  attracted 
considerable  attention  at  the  Paris  Exposi- 
tion. 


A  New  Quicksilver  Furnace. 

While  at  the  Miners'  Foundry  a  few  days 
since,  our  attention  was  called  to  a  new  fur- 
nace for  extracting  quicksilver  from  its  ores. 
It  is  made  entirely  of  boiler  iron,  and  to  the 
casual  observer  would  be  taken  for  a  steam 
boiler,  simply.  It  in  fact  combines  the  two. 
While  roasting  the  ores  of  mercury,  it  is  at 
the  same  time  making  steam,  which  may  be 
used  either  for  propelling  machinery  or  for 
creating  its  own  draught,  to  which  latter 
purpose  the  steam  produced  by  the  furnace 
just  constructed  at  the  Miners'  Foundry,  is 
to  be  exclusively  applied.  This  furnace  is 
the  invention  of  Mr.  J.  C.  Coult,  of  this  city. 
The  one  herein  described,  is  the  first  one 
constructed  and  will  be  ereoted  upon  one  of 
the  mines  recently  opened  near  the  head 
of  Pope's  Valley,  Napa  county,  about  forty 
miles  northerly  from  Napa  City. 

The  furnace  is  divided  into  five  compart- 
ments, consisting  of  two  fire  chambers, 
which  are  on  the  outside  of  the  furnace, 
two  ore  chambers  adjoining,  and  one 
vapor  chamber  in  the  center.  The  parti- 
tions dividing  the  compartments  are  all 
water-lined,  having  tubes  passing  through 
the  linings,  of  sufficient  size  and  number 
to  admit  freely  the  heat  of  the  fire  to  pass 
through  the  cross  section  of  the  ore,  in  the 
two  ore  chambers ;  the  heat  and  vapor  of 
mercury  passing  together  into  the  center  or 
vapor  chamber,  and  from  thence  down  into 
a  pipe,  through  which  it  is  carried  off  into 
the  condensing  chambers  erected  for  that 
purpose.  These  chambers  are  all  surrounded 
by  water,  that  is  constantly  being  changed 
to  keep  the  condensing  chamber  cool,  and 
have  forty  feet  of  cooling  or  condensing 
to  one  of  heating  or  fire  surface.  The  fur- 
nace is  also  provided  with  large  steam  room 
capacity,  sufficient  to  make  ample  steam  to 
produce  the  required  draught  for  the  fur. 
naces.  Mr.  Coult  has  obtained  two  patents, 
covering  the  mechanical  principles  in- 
volved in  the  const  ruction  of  his  furnace. 


Foundry  Woke. —  In  addition  to  the 
quicksilver  furnace,  elsewhere  described, 
as  just  having  been  built  at  the  Miners' 
Foundry,  that  establishment  has  just  com- 
pleted two  large  boilers  for  the  new  Oakland 
ferry  boat,  now  on  the  ways  at  the  further 
end  of  Long  Bridge.  These  boilers  are  each 
28  feet  long  by  8  feet  in  diameter  of  shell. 
There  are  four  furnaces  and  twenty-two  flues 
to  each  boiler  ;  the  flues  varying  from  9  to 
13  inches  in  diameter.  These  boilers  are 
made  of  the  best  charcoal  branded  iron,  five- 
sixteenths  thick,  and  double  riveted  on  bot- 
tom of  shell  and  throughout  one-third  of 
circumference.  They  are  constructed  to  sit 
side  by  side,  one  smoke-stack  serving  for 
both.  They  are  now  being  hauled  on  trucks 
to  the  foot  of  Fourth  street,  from  whence 
they  will  be  taken  in  lighters  to  where  the 
boat  is  being  constructed. 

We  also  noticed,  in  course  of  construc- 
tion, a  large  number  of  sections  of  a  lift- 
pump,  which,  we  were  informed,  was  in- 
tended for  the  Imperial  and  Empire  united 
shaft.  Four  hundred  and  fifty  feet  of  pipe 
are  being  constructed,  with  which  the  com- 
pany intend  to  lengthen  their  pumps,  sev- 
eral of  which  are  in  operation,  and  pumping 
water  at  the  present  time,  from  a  depth  of 
about  1,000  feet.  The  irons  for  a  heavy 
balance  bob  are  also  being  made  for  the 
same  parties,  at  the  Miners'  foundry. 


Prior.  E.  W.  Blake,  Jr. ,  has  been  invited 
to  fill  the  chair  of  Physics  in  Columbia  Col- 
lege, New  York,  to  supply  the  place  of  Prof. 
Rood,  who  is  prevented  by  illness  from  dis- 
charging his  duties,  and  is  at  present  re- 
cruiting in  Europe.  We  understand  that 
after  the  return  of  Prof.  R.,  Prof.  Blake 
will  permanently  occupy  a  Chair  in  Cornell 
University,  at  Ithica,  New  York.  He  is  a 
native  of  New  Haven.  After  taking  his  de- 
gree at  Yale  College,  and  the  Sheffield  Sci- 
entific School,  he  completed  his  studies  at 
Heidelberg,  Germany. 


Meeting  of  the  Legislature. 

Both  branches  of  the  Legislature  assem- 
bled at  the  Capitol  at  12  M.  on  Monday  last 
Every  Senator  except  Knox  (deceased)  was 
in  his  place,  and  all  the  newly  elected  Sena- 
tors were  duly  sworn  in.  Of  the  House,  all 
but  four  were  present  and  were  sworn  in. 

The  Senate  was  organized  on  Tuesday  by 
the  election  of  L.  D.  Misner  as  President 
pro  tern :  John  White,  Secretary ;  W.  F. 
Heustis,  Assistant  Secretary;  F.  S.  Lard- 
ner,  Sergeant  at  Arms ;  C.  E.  Barnes,  Min- 
ute Clerk;  John  E.  Dent,  Journal  Clerk; 
W.  H.  Frink,  Engrossing  Clerk ;  W.  L. 
Hawkins,  Enrolling  Clerk ;  and  A.  W.  Per- 
ley  and  D.  S.  Marston,  Copying  Clerks. 

The  Assembly  was  organized  on  Wednes- 
day as  follows :  C.  T.  Ryland,  Speaker ; 
John  A.  Eagan,  Chief  Clerk ;  J.  K  Lut- 
trell,  Sergeant-at-Arms ;  Wm.  S.  Byrne, 
Assistant  Clerk  ;  N.  Benedict,  Minute  Clerk; 
D.  F.  Beveridge,  Enrolling  Clerk;  R.  M. 
darken,  Engrossing  Clerk,  and  H.  G.  Sie- 
berts,  Journal  Clerk. 

The  inaugural  ceremonies  took  place  on 
Thursday,  with  more  thaD  usual  ceremony. 
Both  Houses  adjourned  over  on  Friday,  to 
Monday  next.  The  inauguration  ball,  on 
Thursday  evening,  is  said  to  have  been  a 
grand  affair,  and  everything  was  done  which 
could  add  to  the  enjoyment  of  the  guests. 

We  append  the  names  of  the  members  of 
both  Houses,  with  the  districts  which  they 
represent: 

SENATE. 

BEADY,  E.  L.— Placer. 

BELDEN,  DAVID— Nevada. 

BANNING,  PHINEAS— Lob  Angeles. 

BEACH,  HORACE— Yuba  and  Sutter. 

CONN,  WILLIAM  A.— San  Diego  and  San  Bernardino. 

CUKTIS,  N.  GREENE— Sacramento. 

CONLY,  JOHN— Butte,  Plumas  and  Lassen. 

CHAPELLE,  J.  N— Shasta  and  Trinity. 

EWER,  S— Butte,  Plumas  and  Lassen. 

FREEMAN,  J.  W.— Fresno,  Kern  and  Tulare. 

GREEN,  JANSON  J.— Contra  Costa  and  Marin. 

HAGER,  JOHN  S  —  San  Francisco. 

HUNTER,  GEORGE  W—  El  Dorado. 

HARDY.  THOMAS— Calaveras. 

HEACOCK,  E.  H.— Sacramento. 

JOHNSON,  JAMES— El  Dorado. 

KINCAID,  H.— San  FranciBCO  and  San  Mateo. 

KNOX,  W.  J.  (deceased)— Santa  Clara. 

LAWRENCE,  J.  H.— Mariposa,  Merced  and  StJlnislaus. 

LEWIS,  E.  J.— Colusa  and  Tehama. 

McDOUGALL,  F.  A.— Monterey  and  Santa  Cruz. 

MANDEVILLE,  J.  W.— Tuolumne,  Mono  and  Inyo. 

MORRILL,  D.  L—  Calaveras. 

MURCH,  L.  H.— Del  Norte,  Humboldt  and  Klamath. 

MURPHY",  P.  W.— San  Lnis  Obispo  and  Santa  Barbara. 

MTZNER,  L.  B.— Solano  and  Y'olo. 

PERLEY,  J.  E— San  Joaquin. 

PENDEGAST,  WM.  W.— Lake,  Napa  and  Mendocino. 

PEARCE,  GEORGE— Sonoma. 

PRATT,  L.  E—  Sierra. 

ROBERTS,  E.  W—  Nevada. 

ROSE,  A.  H— Amador  and  Alpine. 

ROBINSON,  HENRY'.— Alameda. 

SAUNDERS,  JOHN  H.— San  FranciBCO. 

SHAW,  W.  J.— San  Francisco. 

TWEED,  CHARLES  A.— Placer. 

TUBBS,  A.  L.— San  Francisco. 

TEEGARDEN,  E.— Yuba  and  Snttor. 

WOLCOTT,  OLIVER.— Tuolumne,  Mono  and  Inyo. 

WADSWORTH,  E— Siskiyou. 

ASSEMBLY. 
ANGNEY,  W.  Z.— Santa  Clara. 
ABLES,  THOMAS  J— Marin. 
AYER,  IS  AAC— Calaveras. 
BEAVER,  T.  S.— Calaveras. 
BROWN,  THOMAS  A.— Contra  Costa. 
BHID,  A.  B.— El  Dorado. 
BUCKBEE,  J.  R.— Plumas  and  Lassen. 
BIGGS,  MARION.— Sacramento. 
BATTELLE,  T.  S.— Sierra. 
BRODERSON,  B.  J.— San  Francisco. 
BROWN,  J.  C— Tulare  and  Kern. 
BAC'HELDER,  A.  J.— Y'uba. 
CHURCH,  A.  M.— Alameda. 
CEIGLER,  JOHN  C— Napa  and  Lake. 
COCHRANE,  R.  M— Butte. 
CURETON,  WILLIAM  U.— Mendocino. 
COGGINS,  PASCHAL— Sacramento. 
COMTE,  A.  Jr. — Sacramento. 
CALDWELL,  WILLIAM— Sonoma. 
CANAVAN,  MATTHEW— San  Francisco. 
CONNELY,  DAVID  W—  San  Francisco. 
CLARK,  L.  B— Yuba. 
DAYS,  J.  M. — Nevada. 
DORN1N,  G.  D.— Nevada. 
DOWNER,  J.  W.— Sierra. 
DYER,  PERRY— Shasta. 
DAVIES,  W.  A. — Tuolumne,  Mono  and  Inyo. 
DWINELLE,  JOHN  W—  Alameda. 
ELLIS,  ASA— Los  Angeles. 
FRISBIE,  JOHN  B.— Solano. 
FAIRCHILD,  J.  A— Siskiyou. 
FARISH,  THOMAS  E.— San  Francisco. 
GREGORY,  J    B  —  Amador  and  Alpine. 
GREEN,  W.  S.— Qolusa  and  Tehama. 


GILDED,  CHARLES— El  Dorado. 

GILTNER,  FRANCIS— Mariposa. 

HAYES,  BENJAMIN— San  Diego. 

JAMES,  JOHN  M.— San  Bernardino. 

JONES,  T.  E.— Trinity. 

KELLY,  JOHN  M.— Yolo. 

LEE,  BRUCE  B.— Sacramento. 

LUPTON,  SAMUEL  L— San  Francisco. 

MACE,  R.  P.— Fresno. 

MENTZELL,  OTTO-Calaveras. 

MORROW,  L.  J.— San  Joaquin. 

MATTTNGLY,  R.  L.— San  Mateo. 

MOORE,  JOHN  H.— Santa  Clara. 

MARTIN,  S.  M.— Sonoma. 

MTDDLETON,  JOHN—  San  Francisco. 

MAHON,  FRANK— San  FranciBCO. 

MoELHANY,  W.  T.— Santa  Barbara,'  San  Luis  Obispo. 

MARDIS,  B.  A.— Tuolumne,  Mono  and  Inyo. 

MEAGHER,  M.— Tnolnmne,  Mono  and  Inyo. 

NEWELL, HUGH B— El  Dorado. 

NEWSOM,  J.  W.— Merced  and  Stanislaus. 

ORD.W.M.— Butte. 

OLIVER,  WARNER— San  Joaquin. 

O'M  ALLEY,  J.  J.— San  Francisco. 

PAYNE,  GEORGE  M.— Amador  and  Alpine. 

PARDEE,  GEORGE— Santa  Cruz. 

PAPY,  JASPER  J— San  Francisco. 

ROLLINS,  H.  Q— Nevada. 

RYLAND,  C.  T.-Santa  Clara. 

RECTOR,  THOMAS  H.— Klamath  and  Del  Norte. 

RUSS,  A.  G.— San  Francisco. 

SPENCER,  C.  G.— Placer. 

SPILLMAN,  B.  R.— Sutter. 

STEELE,  ELIJAH— Siskiyon. 

SCUDDER,  FRANK  V.— San  Francisco. 

SMITH,  J.  K— Y'uba. 

TULLEY,  E.  C— Monterey. 

TUTTLE,  C,  A.— Placer. 

WESTMORELAND,  CHARLES— Humboldt. 

WHITE,  JOHN  D— Nevada. 

WATSON,  J.  A.— Los  Angeles. 

WALDRON,  M— Placer. 

WOLLEB.  CnARLES— Sacramento. 

WILLETS,  STEPHEN— El  Dorado. 

WARFIELD,  J.  B— Sonoma. 

WAND,  THOMAS  N— S.tu  Francisco. 


The  Oakland  Cotton  Factoky  has 
proved  a  pecuniary  success,  as  is  sufficiently 
shown  by  the  enlargement  of  the  capital 
stock,  and  the  erection  of  new  and  additional 
buildings,  to  accommodate  the  increase  of 
machinery  and  business.  The  company  has 
recently  made  arrangements  to  go  exten- 
sively into  the  manufacture  of  grain  bags, 
which  they  say  they  can  make  and  sell 
cheaper  than  the  imported  article,  on  which 
our  farmers  have  heretofore  chiefly  de- 
pended. It  requires  about  $5100,000  per 
annum  to  pay  for  the  sacks  required  for  the 
California  grain  crop.  The  chief  part  of 
this  purchase  has  hitherto  been  made  in 
England.  The  stoppage  of  this  outgo  of 
coin  will  prove  a  most  important  item  to 
the  State. 


Aveby's  Patent  Pump. — This  new  de- 
scription of  pump,  which  digs  its  own 
wells,  and  which  may  be  put  down  to  water 
in  an  almost  incredibly  short  space  of  time, 
and  set  to  work  at  once,  appears  to  be  meet- 
ing with  universal  favor  all  over  the  world. 
It  has  lately  been  introduced  into  England 
and  France,  where  it  was  looked  upon  as  a 
most  important  and  valuable  invention.  If 
we  are  not  mistaken,  a  well  can  be  dug,  50 
feet  of  tubing  put  down,  and  the  pump  fur- 
nished and  put  in  working  order  for  $f>0. 
We  shall  soon  give  an  illustrated  descrip- 
tion of  the  manner  in  which  this  work  is  so 
effectually  and  so  cheaply  done.  This  pump 
is  rapidly  coming  into  use  in  this  city  and 
vicinity.  It  is  adapted  to  almost  any  local- 
ity, where  it  is  not  necessary  to  penetrate 
into  hard,  rocky  strata  for  water.  S.  P. 
Roberts  is  agent  for  California  and  Nevada, 


The  Golden  City.— A  new  paper  ap- 
peared upon  our  desk  this  week,  bearing  the 
name  of  TheGoldenCity.  The  paper  is  pub- 
lished and  edited  by  Foard,  Diusmore  &. 
Co.,  and  presents  aline  appearance.  It  is 
designed  for  a  first  class  family  paper,  and 
judging  from  the  first  issue,  we  would  pro- 
nounce it  all  that  it  claims. 


Minerals  in  South  Africa. — Very  im- 
portant copper  discoveries  are  reported  in 
South  Africa,  within  seven  miles  of  the 
mouth  of  a  navigable  river  and  nearly  on 
the  sea  level.  A  township  has  been  laid  off 
and  quite  a  mining  excitement  has  grown 
up.  Rumors  of  the  discovery  of  silver  and 
other  important  minerals  are  also  current. 

Continental  Life  Insurance  Company, 
302  Montgomery  street,  corner  of  Pine. 


Wht  pining  and  &  mntifk  fum 


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The  Late  Explosion  at  the  Hoosac 
Tunnel. — Much  mystery  is  attached,  ac- 
cording to  the  papers,  to  the  late  explosion 
in  the  Hoosac  Tunnel ;  and  an  Eastern  cor- 
respondent has  sent  us  a  slip  from  the 
Springfield  Republican,  giving  a  full  ac- 
count of  the  disaster,  and  asking  an  ex- 
planation of  the  mystery.  To  us  there  does 
not  appear  any  mystery  at  all.  From  the 
slip  sent,  and  from  other  accounts  at  hand, 
we  learn  that  the  explosion  occurred  on  the 
19th  of  October,  at  the  mouth  of  the  shaft 
■which  is  being  sunk  about  midway  on  the 
lino  of  the  tunnel,  for  ventilation  and  also 
to  allow  workmen  to  drift  each  way  from 
the  shaft,  in  order  to  hasten  the  completion 
of  this  great  work.  The  shaft  is  now  down 
abont  700  feet,  with  350  feot  further  to  go  to 
reach  the  level  of  tho  tunnel.  Around  the 
mouth  of  this  shaft  a  series  of  buildings  has 
boon  constructed,  for  office,  machine  shops, 
saw-mill  for  getting  out  timber,  etc. 

Previous  to  the  advent  of  the  present 
contractors,  several'  iron  tanks  had  been 
placed  in  a  portion  of  this  structure  for  the 
purpose  of  holding  naptha,  from  which  gas 
was  manufactured  for  lighting  the  workmen 
in  tho  shaft.  The  gas  was  abandoned  by 
tho  present  contractors,  and  kerosene  sub- 
stituted. The  Aa.y  before  the  explosion  took 
place,  however,  the  tanks  had  again  been 
filled  and  tho  gas  once  more  introduced. 
One  account  before  us  says  that  at  the  time 
of  tho  explosion  a  lighted  candle  was  burning 
about  20  feet  distant  from  the  tanks.  Other 
accounts  make  no  mention  of  that  or  any 
similar  fact 

According  to  the  report  in  the  Springfield 
'Republican,  just  prior  to  the  explosion,  R. 
Peet,  the  clerk,  who  has  been  at  the  shaft 
for  three  years,  formerly  in  the  employ  of 
the  State  and  latterly  retained  by  the  con- 
tractors, and  who  is  thoroughly  conversant 
with  the  gas  and  its  working,  went  with  an- 
other man  to  examine  the  meter.  When  the 
door  of  the  casing  was  opened,  the  gasoline, 
for  some  unknown  reason,  flashed  into  an 
explosion,  and  the  two  men  barely  had  time 
to  escape. 

We  are  not  advised  whether  the  tanks 
were  perfectly  closed  or  not.  Whatever 
might  have  been  the  intent,  however,  there 
is  no  doubt  but  there  was  an  escape  of  va- 
por from  somewhere,  and  that  vapor  was 
drifted  in  a  current  of  air  into  contact  with 
the  flame  of  the  candlo  above  referred  to, 
or  some  other  flame  ;  hence  the  explosion. 
Such  explosions  have  been  quite  frequent 
in  this  city,  proceeding  both  from  common 
illuminating  gas  and  from  the  gases  thrown 
off  from  coal  oil  on  storage. 

Naptha,  or  the  vapor  of  naptha,  in  a  close 
vessel,  and  apart  from  the  heat  requisite  for 
its  inflammation,  will  never  explode  spon- 
taneously. Woolen,  cotton,  or  any  other 
equally  inflammable  substance,  when  satu- 
rated with  animal  or  vegetable  oils,  will 
often  absorb  oxygen  with  sufficient  rapidity 
to  produce  spontaneous  combustion ;  but 
such  substances,  saturated  with  coal  oil  or 
its  products,  will  not  explode  spontaneous- 
ly; from  the  fact  that  the  latter  oil  is  apre- 
servalive  of  such  substances,  utterly  pre- 
cluding their  absorption  of  oxygen.  The 
oils  and  gases  themselves  will  unite  rapidly 
with  oxygen,  and  burn  violently  when  they 
are  raised  to  a  proper  degree  of  heat — yet 
they  will  never  generate  sufficient  heat  to 
produce  combustion. 


"  You  may  lalk  In  mo  of  Baltimore  ami  Philadelphia  and 
New  York,  ami  their  rail  ria'U  an  J  I  ho  trail©  of  the  V !  m 
lie— let  me  lell  vou  that  the  Pacific  Coaal  la  alrofldv  begln- 

nlnirui  revolutionise  the  world  "s,->. ;.  qj  //..„    mn.  u 

SKuanl  to  tht  jif't'^'-  <■/  .ln-ii;  ■'r-,  flavy&Mui,  June,  1867. 


The  Irrepressible  Conflict  is  the  name 
of  a  toy  recently  invented  by  a  young  lady 
of  San  Francisco,  and  is  a  very  amusing 
representation  of  a  "rough  and  tumble" 
fight,  between  a  Caucasian  and  genuine 
African.  Messrs.  Jellineck  &  Hardenburgh, 
scroll  sawyers,  California  Street,  have  the 
contract  for  making  them.  Traver  Bros., 
32  Merchants'  Exchange,  are  the  agents  for 
their  sale.  Several  toys  have  made  fortunes 
for  the  inventors.  As  this  is  in  every  re- 
spect a  home  production,  and  a  favorite 
among  the  young  folks,  it  will  doubtless  be 
well  patronized.  A  patent  has  been  applied 
for  through  this  office. 

Elleky's  Patent  India-Eueeee  Paint. — ■ 
We  would  call  attention  to  the  advertisement 
of  the  paint  sold  by  Eppes  &  E.  H.  B.  El- 
lery,  under  the  above  title.  This  paint  is 
coming  into  very  general  use  on  this  coast 
as  a  marine  paint  and  for  public  buildings, 
dwellings,  etc.  It  is  said  to  be  both  cheaper 
and  better  than  the  ordinary  lead  paint. 
Abundant  reference  of  its  use  is  given  in 
the  advertisement  above  referred  to. 


ADDRESS 

To   the  Pennanent   Citizens  of   file    Pacific 

States  and  Ten~itories. 

CWunu.*— We  enjoy  the  finest  country  that  the  sun  shines 
on,  the  most  varied  and  fertile  soil,  the  most  extensive  sea- 
board, timl  the  greatest  breadth  of  land  havlnir  the  richest 
metallic  deposits  possessed  by  any  one  nation  of  tho  earth, 
a  land  affording  all  the  most  varied  material  for  manufac- 
tures, wool,  hides,  cotton,  silk,  jnctals,  coal,  tlbor,  gums, 
wood,  nnd,  above  all.  abundance  of  every  kind  of  food. 

We  arc  only  a  million  of  people,  and  yet  have  more  land 
and  sen  than  Russia  with  sixty  millions— more  land  than 
France  and  Germany,  with  their  hundred  millions  of  peo- 
ple. In  the  face  of  those  vast  resources,  there  are  towns 
crumbling  to  decay,  men  seeking  without  finding  employ- 
ment, Something  wrong  here,  or  this  would  not  bo  hap- 
pening.   Let  us  consider. 

The  Instructed  mind  of  the  population  Is  mostly  devoted 
to  political  office  -seeking.  Their  ambition  Is  misdirected. 
The  rising  youth  Is  trained  to  Idleness.  This  mode  of  think- 
ing and  training  must  bo  reversed  if  wo  would  hold  this 
magnificent  country  against  the  Incoming  barbarian. 

Wo  must  teach  our  youth  the  glories  of  manufactures,  of 
commerce,  of  industry.  Wo  must  nourish  every  effort, 
however  rude,  at  manufacturing  what  we  require.  By  de- 
voting some  of  our  capital  and  our  young  people  to  manu- 
factures and  goncral  industries  wo  shall  soon  become  busy, 
get  rich,  bring  moro  and  more  people  Into  the  country, 
create  new  wants,  build  up  new  factories  and  new  villages 
around  them;  cultivate  moro  land,  build  more  ships,  gen 
crate  more  commerce,  nnd  thereby  create  profitable  em- 
ployment for  all  who  want  work. 

Now,  fellow  citizens,  some  money  capital  is  required  to 
help  on  this  Industrial  movement.  Whore  shall  we  get  it  ? 
There  is  a  considerable  fund  which  wo  may  divert  from  its 
present  bed  and  channel,  viz:  the  Insurance  Fund. 

Consider.  Tho  people  of  tho  Pacific  States  pay  two  hund- 
red thousand  dollars  a  month  to  the  Insurance  Companiesfor 
assuring  thcin  against  losses  from  flro  and  shipwreck. 

There  arc  some  fifteen  of  those  Insuranco  offices  in  this 
city,  each  fishing  for  its  share  of  this  large  fund.  Each 
office  pays  a  heavy  rent,  a  half  dozen  officers  and  clerks, 
besides  printing  and  advertising;  the  lowest  cost  Is  a  thou- 
sand dollars  a  month  on  oach  office,  and  with  some  It  is 
double  that.  There  arc  too  many  persons  employed  in  the 
business;  too  much  dozing  over  newspapers;  too  much  red 
tape  and  circumlocution;  too  high  salaries  and  too  little 
work.  Think  of  two  hundred  thousand  dollars  a  month  I 
two  millions  and  a.  half  a  year  1 1  paid  to  those  sleepy  gen- 
tlemen for  what  little  they  do.  This  must"  be  reformed. 
Three  or  four  Insurance  offices  are  quite  enough  for  the 
million  of  scattered  Inhabitants  of  the  Pacific  Stales.  A 
dozen  of  them  maybe  abolished  with  groat  benefit  to  the 
community;  some  one  or  two  have  already  withdrawn. 
Thts  change  would  liberate  somo  fifty  men  of  education, 
whose  business  capacity  would  bo  of  much  greater  service 
to  the  community  In  other  branches  of  industry,  such  as 
manufactures,  agriculture,  commerce,  the  fisheries,  the 
forests  and  the  mines.  This  change  would  also  divert  a 
million  or  two  of  dollars  to  other  and  more  useful  Indus 
tries,  whereby  a  thousand  fold  more  of  national  capital 
and  employment  would  be  generated  than  by  the  present 
drowsy  system. 

The  managers  of  the  Builders'  Insurance  propose,  with 
the  co-opcnttlon  of  the  people,  that  this  vast  monthly 
stream  of  wealth  shall  be  arrested  and  diverted  to  the  aid 
of  homo  manufactures,  to  effect  a  groat  reform  and  remove 
from  the  people's  shoulders  the  expense  of  supporting  a 
small  army  of  insuranco  clerks  and  agents.  The  Builders' 
Insurance  Company  has  passed  through  its  first  year  (the 
most  trying)  with  singular  success.  It  has  gathered  ahund- 
rcd  fhousanddollars,  paid  promptly,  all  its  losses,  and  es- 
tablished a  business  income  of  fully  twenty  thousand  dol- 
larsamontli!  This  has  been  done  while  we  wereyetbut 
an  experiment,  and  enjoying  the  confidence  of  only  a  por- 
tion of  the  public.  We  now  appeal  to  the  entire  people. 
We  ask  thcin  to  send  their  Insurance  business  to  us  on  the 
following  conditions,  and  soon  we  shall  have  an  income  of 

ONE  HUNDRED   THOUSAND  DOLLARS  A  MONTH,  and  here  IS  What 

we  shall  do  with  the  money. 

First,  we  calculate,  from  our  past  experience,  that  we 
shall  lose  by  fire  and  marine  disasters  half  our  monthly  in- 
come (on  our  first  year's  experience  our  losses  were  but 
one-third  of  our  income). 

Suppose,  then,  that  our  income  shall  be  worked  up  to  one 
hundred  thousand  dollars  a  month,  and  suppose  that  we 
shall  pay  outlnsnus  to  Ihe  extent  of  filly  thousand  dollars  a 
momb,  we  shall  still  have  fifty  thousand  dollars  a  moiUh  to 
bank  up,  (or  half  a  million  a  year.)  Wo  propose  to  make 
two  parls  of  this  sum— one  part  (a  quarter  of  a  million  a 
year)  to  be  invested^  in  City  Bonds,  to  protect  the  as- 
sured, and  one  part  (about  a  quarter  of  a  million  a  year) 
we  propose  to  convert  into  a 

MANDFACTCRERs'   LOAN  FOND, 

Which  shall  be  lent  exclusively  to  manufacturers  on  mort- 
gage of  their  premises  and  machinery,  at  as  low  rate  of  in- 
terest and  on  as  long  time  as  is  generally  current  on  real 
estate. 

By  the  aid  of  this  fund  the  budding  industries  of  the  Pa- 
cific States  may  be  nourished  into  active  life;  more  and  va- 
ried employments  can  be  originated  for  the  people;  immi- 
gration may  be  welcomed  and  not  feared;  the  farmer  will 
have  got  a  market  at  his  own  door  for  tho  produce  of  his 
land;  the  manufacturer  will  find  a  lively  home  demand 
from  the  farmer  for  the  products  of  his  machines. 

All  this,  good  people,  can  be  achieved,  hy  your  own  votes  at 
your  own /reside*,  without  the  aid  of  Congress  or  the  Legis- 


lature—It  is  simply  to  vote  that  your  Insurance  shall  goto 
the  Bdildkrs',  by  which  vote  you  shall  enable  us  to  pUnt 
factories  all  over  the  country.  You  shall  till  the  rivers  und 
harbors  with  busy  ships;  you  shall  send  out  upon  the  dis- 
tant waves  flatting  expeditions  that  will  bring  back  wealth 
to  your  cities;  you  shall  form  a  nursery  of  seamen  around 
your  uwn  ahores— the  uva  of  a  future  commerce  and  a  pro- 
tective navy;  you  will  create  the  hum  of  busy  workmen  la 
every  desirable  locality  on  the  Pacific  Coast;  you  will  bring 
from  neglected  fields  produce  of  the  utmost  value;  all  of 
which  will  most  certainly  multiply  a  thousand  fold  the 
wealth  of  tho  country  in  which  your  lot  Is  cast,  making  a 
worthy  home  for  yoursolt  and  a  future  country  for  your 
offspring. 

People  of  tho  Pacific  States  and  Torritoriosl  We  pledge 
ourselves  to  you  to  effect,  with  your  co-operation,  some  of 
those  things.  We  have  kept  all  our  pledges  so  far,  and  have 
uttered  nothing  that  was  not  true.  Already  have  wo  helped 
to  move  tho  shuttle  and  tho  loom,  which  others,  with  more 
means,  hnve  passed  by  and  neglected.  Already  have  we 
helped  to  build  and  rig  ships  in  our  own  dock-yards,  and 
sent  them  over  tho  wido  waves  In  search  of  riches  for  tho 
city.  Already  have  we  given  many  liberal  bounties  and 
donations  to|the  deserving  Institutions  of  tho  city.  Give  your 
vote  to  the  Builders',  nnd  we  shall  share  its  profits  with 
every  useful  charity  ond  every  honest  industry,  and  help 
along  every  enterprise  that  promises  benefit  to  the  people. 
Wo  call  for  tho  yeas  and  nays. 

THOMAS  MOONEY,  President. 

EDWARD  MacCANN, 

WM,  B.COOKE, 

W.  O.  WEIR, 

J.  D.  CONNELL, 

j.  w.  Mccormick, 

C.  A.  JENKE, 
HERMAN  SOHWARZE, 

j.  w.  Mckenzie, 

13vl5-lamit  H.  V.  HERBERT,  Secretary. 


Market  Street  Homestead  Association.— J.  S.  Luty,  Sec- 
retary. Office,  305  Montgomery  street,  corner  of  Pine,  San 
Francisco.  2vl5 


Business  Notice.— Mr.  A.  T.  Dewey,  of  this  journal,  con- 
templates a  visit  of  several  months  in  the  Atlantic  States,  a 
portion  of  which  time  ho  will  spend  In  Washington,  New 
York  and  Boston.  Any  of  our  Eastern  friends  who  wish  to 
communicate  with  him,  for  business  or  other  purposes,  will 
address  their  letters  to  "  Westfleld,  Mass." 


Jacob  Shew,  Pioneer  Photographer,  612  Clay  street,  north 
side,  four  doors  above  Montgomery,  (late  315  Montgomery 
street,)  takes  all  kinds  of  Photographs  in  the  best  style  of 
the  Art.  He  would  invito  especial  attention  to  tho  new 
'  Cabinet  Photographs,"  which  he  is  taking  to  perfection. 
10vl«f 


Secretaryship  tor  Mining  Companies.— A  gentleman  of 
education,  ability  and  experience,  is  desirous  of  procuring 
a  position  as  Secretary,  or  Assistant  Secretary,  in  some 
good  Mining  Company.  Has  most  unexceptionable  refer- 
ences.   Address  "SECRETARY,"  at  this  office.        6vl5tf 


Co-Operative  Union  Stoke.— This  is  becoming  one  of  the 
most  useful  institutions  In  the  city,  and  the  Mechanic  and 
Laboring  Man  fully  appreciate  it.  They  are  now  enabled 
to  buy  their  Groceries  and  Provisions  twenty  per  cent, 
cheaper  than  ever  before,  and  the  very  best  articles  In 
market.  The  store  is  located  at  115  Sutter  street.  Lick 
House  Block.  22vl5tf 


Save  Your  Tueth. — Do  not  have  them  extracted 
without  first  consulting  a  good  Dentist.  The  loss  is  irrepar- 
able, and,  in  many  instances,  unnecessary.  DR.  BEERS, 
corner  of  Pino  and  Kcamj'  streets,  makes  a  specialty  of 
filling  the  fangs  of  dead  Teeth,  and  building  up  broken 
crowns  with  pure  gold— thus  restoring  them  to  their  origi- 
nal usefulness  and  beauty. 

5T  Call  and  examine  tho  work.    Finest  quality  of  arti- 
ficial work  also  manufactured.  l6vU-tf 


N0KTH  AMEKI0A 

Life  Insurance  Company. 

Usual  Restrictions  on  Occupation  and  Travel 

ABOLISHED  I 


Policies  of  this  Company  are  fruntanteea  by  the  State  of 

New  York,  which  is  true  of  no  other  Company 

on  this  Const, 


The  meat  Responsible  and  Liberal  Company    n  the  World  I 
J.   A.    EATON    &   CO., 

Managers  Pacific  Branch*  3©3  Montgomery  st. 


Hulldcru*   Insurance    Company- 

OFFICE    IN    THE    BDILDINQ   OF   THE""! 

CALIFORNIA  SAVINGS  BANK,  California/ 

street,  one  door  from  Sansome  street. 

JU-FIRE  AND  MARINE  INSURANCE.  10vI4t9pqr 


lA 


Perry  Davis'  Vegetable  Pain  Killer. 

The  Pain  Killer,  bo  justly  celebrated,  was  introduced  to 
the  public  many  years  ago,  and  now  enjoys  a  popularity 
uncqualod  by  any  other  medicine.  For  the  euro  of  diptho- 
rla,  dysentery,  cholera  morbus,  rheumatism,  coughs  and 
colds,  scalds,  barns,  etc.,  It  is  without  an  equal.  Sold  by 
all  the  principal  druggists.— Cleveland  (Ohio)  Plaindealcr. 

Perrt  Davis'  Vegktablk  Pain  Kiluir  possesses  virtues 
which  not  alone  removes  pain  Instantly,  but  regulates  tho 
stomach,  gives  strength,  tone  and  vigor  to  tho  system.  It 
Is  one  of  those  medicines  which  is  worth  more  than  gold. 

Prices,  25  cents,  MTconts,  and  $1  per  bottle. 

«^-Sold  by  all  Druggists,  Grocers  and  Medicine  Dealers 
everywhere.  novlm 


TO  SOLICITORS  OF  PATENTS. 

HASELTINE,"^AKE   &   CO., 

— or  THE — 

1  International  Patent  Office," 

No.  8  Southampton  ItitiNiinit*.  London, 

Transact  European  and  Colonial  business  for  Patent  Agents 
on  favorable  forms.  23vl5tf 


Foundry  for  Sale. 

A  One-half  Interest  in  the 

UNION    IRON    WORKS, 

SACRAMENTO, 
Owned  by  William  R.  Williams,  is  offered  for  sale  on  the 
most  favorable  terms. 

A.   Good    Kai'ii'ain 

May  bo  bad,  as  the  proprietor  is  going  home  to  Europe.  It 
is  seldom  that  so  good  an  opportunity  Is  offered  for  a  sure 
and  permanent  investment.  The  business  of  tho  establish- 
ment is  exceedingly  flourishing,  as  can  be  shown.  Tho 
Shop  is  of  brick,  new  and  well  built  The  lot  is  85  feet  front 
by  163  feetln  depth,  in  a  good  location  for  this  business,  ou 
Front  street,  between  N  and  O  streets. 

Inquire  at  tho  office  of  the  Foundry,  or  address 

WILLIAM   R.  WILLIAMS, 

26vl3tf9-lG  Sacramento,  Cah 


Oakland  College  School. 

The:  Patrons  of  this  Institution  have  tho  choice  of  sot 
eral  distinct  Departments.  The  SENIOR  CLASSICAL  is 
designed  as  preparatory  to  the  College  of  California. 

Tho  SENIOR  ENGLISH  affords  a  complete  course  of  in 
struction  in  the  English  branches,  in  Theoretical  and  Prac- 
tical Bnslncss,  Science  and  Art. 

The  JUNIOR  is  especially  qualified  to  meet  tho  wants  of 
young  boys,  for  whom  separate  apartments  and  Teachers 
are  provided. 

Throughout  all  the  various  departments,  great  attention 
is  given  to  the  study  of  tho  Modern  Languages. 

For  further  information,  or  Catalogues,  address, 

I.  H.  BKATTTON,  Principal. 

Oakland,  California.  5vlCqr9p. 


BOOT'S 

Patent  Force  Blast  Blower. 

Adapted  for    Smelting,  Foundry,  Mining 
and  Steamships. 

Requires  50  per  cent  less  power  than  any  Blower  now  in 
use.  For  further  particulars,  address  KEEP,  BLAKE  &  CO., 
Stockton;  or  Wm,  T.  Garrett,  corner  Mission  and  Fremont 
streets,  San  Francisco.  5vl5tfl9p 


20vl4nr9p 


SAN  FRANCISCO. 


I*  A.CIFIO 

BARREL  AND  KEG  COMPANY. 


H.iving  now  fin  opcralion    extensive  and  improved  Ma> 
chinery  for  tho  manufacture  of 

BARBELS  AND  KEG-S, 

Are  prepared  to  contract  v 

AT      £j  O  W      RATES 

For  supplies  of  such  stock  as  may  be  required.    Will  also 
contract  tor 

Stave   Tiunlbev, 

Of  different  kinds,  delivered  here,  or  at  any  shipping  point 
in  the  interior,  or  upon  the  Coast. 
jJSyOrders  and  communications  to  be  addressed  to 
PL.1NT,  PEABODY  &  CO., 

Agents  Pacific  Barrel  and  Keg  Co., 
23vl5-3m  *0S  California  street 


Rolling  Mill  and  Forge  Co., 

SAN    FRANCISCO,    CAL. 
Established  for  the  Manufacture  of 

RAILROAD    AND   OTHER   IRON 

—  AND  — 

Every  Variety  of  Shafting- 

Embracing  ALL  SIZES  of 

Steamboat   Shafts,  Crunk,*,    Piston    und    Con 

nectlute  Rods,  Car  and  locomotive  Axles 

and  Frames. 

—  ALSO  — 

HAMMERED     IltCHV 

Of  every  doscripiion  and  size. 

Cffl-  Ordrrs  addressed  to  PACIFIC  ROLLING  MIT/Land 
FOROE  CO.,  Postofflce,  San  Francisco,  Cal,  will  receive 
prompt  attention.  ,  »_,.-    n 

fiSf-  The  highest  price  paid  for  Scrap  Iron.       flvl«miip 


"S|8^  San  Francisco  Eye  Infirmary.  <W^> 

Permanently  established  for  the  treatment  of  all  diseases 
of  the  Eye.  Dr.  F.  was  for  seventeen  years LPrmcipal  of 
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prepared  at  the  shortest  notice  and  at  the  most  reasonable  rates,  to  furnish  all 
kinds  and  description  of  Machinery,  including  Steam  Engines,  Quartz  Mills,  Mining  Pumps 
of  all  kinds,  Hoisting  Gear,  Gas  Work,  Luundry  Machinery,  Architectural  and  Ornamental 
Castings,  Sugar  Mills,  Saw  and  Flour  Mills,  Water  Wheels  ot  all  kinds,  Hydraulic,  Hay,  Rag. 
screw  and  Drop  Presses,  Coining  Machinery,  Pile  Drivers,  Bark  and  Malt  Mills,  and  all 
kinds  of  Castings.  v 

E.VGHSIES.  — Marine  Engines,  Oscillating  and  Beam;  Stern  and  Side  Wheel  Boats, 
Locomotives,  Stationary  Engines,  Horizontal,  Upright,  Oscillating  and  Beam,  from  six 
to  fifty  Inches  diameter.  Also,  Scott  <fc  Eckart's  Adjustable  Cut-off  Regulator— best  In 
use;  W.  R,  Eckart's  lialance  Valve  for  Stationary  Ei.gines;  Woodward's  Patent  Steam 
Pump  and  Ktre  Engine. 

lSOIL-EKS.  -Locomotive,  Flae,  Tubular,  Upright,  Cylinder  and  Cornish,  and  ever" 
variety  of  Boiler  Work.    All  sizes  ol  tubes  and  pipos  for  pumps. 

PUMPS.-Tlie  Excelsior  double-acting  Force  Pumps  are  manufactured  by  us.  Thcue 
very  superior  Pumps  are  warranted  the  best,  and  are  fast  replacing  all  other  Force  Pumps. 


AMALGAMATING  MACHINERY.- Wheeler  &  Randnll's  improved  Tractory 
Curve  Pan,  Zenas  Wheeler's  improved  flat  bottom  pan,  Beldin's  pan,  Veatch's  tubs, 
Prater's  concentrators,  Waklee's  pans.  Beers'  pan,  German  Barrels,  Arastra  Gearing,  Chile 
Mills.  Settlers  of  all  descriptions,  Retorts  of  all  sizes  and  shapes,  for  Silver  and  Gold, 
Portable  Stamp  Mills,  straight  Batteries,  for  wood  or  iron  frames.  Dry  Crushing  Bat- 
teries, or  machines  with  the  latest  improvements,  overv  variety  ot  Stamps,  Mortars,  Cams, 
Pans  and  Tubs.     BLAKE'S  PATENT  QUARTZ  CRUSHERS,  of  all  sizes. 

Oil,  BORING  TOOLS  AND  MACHINERY— Of  the  latest  and  most  ap- 
proved construction,  made  from  drawings  lately  made  by  Prof.  Blake  at  the  oil  wells  in 
Pennsylvania.  We  have  the  facilities  for  working  gold  and  silver  quartz  and  other  ores,  to 
test  their  value,  by  the  hundred  weigh!  or  ton. 

Russia  Iron  Screens,  of  all  degrees  of  fineness  and  of  all  qualities  of  iron.  All  work  done 
In  the  best  manner  at  the  lowest  cash  prices. 

H.   J.  BOOTH.  GEO.   W.   PRKSCOTT.  IRVING   M.  SflOTT 


24vl2 


H.   J.    BOOTH    «fc    CO. 


Machinists  and  Foundries. 

PALMER,  KNOX  &  CO., 

Golden    State  Iron    Works, 

Nos.  10,  81,  Stt  and  85  First  Street* 

SAN  FRANCISCO. 

SUNOFACTtJllK  ALL   KINDS   OT 

MACHINERY, 

STEAM    ENGINES  AlffB  Ql'AUTZ    MILLS 

DUNBAR'S   IMPROVED 

Self- Adj  listing  Piston  ^Paolciiig, 

Requires  no  springs  or  screws;  is  always  steam  tight; 

without  excessive  friction,  and  never 

gets  slack  or  leaky. 

WHEELER  &  RANDALL'S 

JfEW    GJtlNWESC    AND    AMALGAMATOR 

HEPBURN  &  PETERSON'S 

AMALGAMATOR  AND  SEPARATOR, 

Knox's  .A.  in  a  Iff  a  ma  to  vs., 

WITH    PALMER'S   PATENT   STEAM   CHEST, 

Superior  for  working  either  G-OLD  OH  SILVER  ORES,  and 
isthe  only  Amalgam  ntnr  that  has  stood  the  test  of  seven 
years'  continual  working. 
Genuine    "White    Iron   Stamp  Shoes  and   Hies 

Having  been  engaged  for  the  past  ten  years  In  quartz 
mining,  and  being  conversant  with  all  the  improvements, 
either  in  Mining  or  Milling,  we  are  prepared  to  furnish,  ai 
the  shortest  notice,  the  most  perfect  machinery  for  reduc 
ing  ores,  or  saving  cit'ier  gold  or  silver.  13vlUqy-tf 


WILLAMETTE  IRON  WORKS, 

rOBTIiAXI,    OKJEGOK. 

8  t  c  a  m    Engines,    Boilen 
SAW  AND  CRIST  MILLS, 

MINING    MACHINERY,     WROUGHT     IRON     SHUTTER 
WORK,  AND  KLACKS.UITUING  IX  GENERAL. 
Corner  North-Front  nail  E  streets, 

18vl3-lr  One  block  uurtti  of  Uoucli;s  Wliarf. 


GLOBE 

Foundry  and  Machine  Shop, 

STOCKTON,    (AL. 

KEEP,  BLAKE  &  CO., 

MANUFACTURERS  OF 

Quartz,  Saw  and  Grist  Mill  Irons,  Steam 
JESngincs,  Horse  Powers, 

Mining  and  Irrigating  Pumps.  Car  Wheels,  Derrick  Irons, 
House  Fronts,  Iron  Fencing,  Balcony  Railings,  etc., 
at  San  Francisco  prices.    Orders  solicited 
13vl3-Iy  and  promptly  executed. 


GEORGE  T.  PRACY, 
MACHINE     WOXtKS, 

Nos  109  and  111  Mission  street,  between  Alain  and  Spear, 

SAN  FRANCISCO. 

STEAM  £\en'£,  Pr-OXTB  Jl!V i»  saw  mill 

And  Quartz  Machinery,  Printing  Presses, 

'-=—  AND 


9Sr*Special  attention  paid  to  Repairing.. 


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UNION    IRON  WORKS, 

Sacramento . 

WILLIAMS,  ROOT  &  NEILSON, 

MANUFACTURERS  OF 

CROSS*  PATENT  BOILER  FEEDER, 

STEAM!  ENGINES,  BOILERS, 

And  all  kinds  «f  Mining  Machinery. 

Also,  Hay  and  Wine  Presses  made  and  repaired 
Willi  neatness,  durability  and  dispatch. 

Uiinbitr'N  Patent  Self- Adjust  Ins  Steam  Piston 

PACKING,  for  now  and  old  Cylinders,  manufactured 
to  order. 
frout  Street)  between  IV  and  O  streets, 
livll  Sacramento  Citt 


S.AJV    FRANCISCO 

Foundry  and  Machine  Works, 

\.  E,  Cor.  Frenioat  and  Mission  streets,  ■ 

Manufacturers  of 

Marine  and  Stationery  Engines 

Quartz  Machinery,  Saw,  Flour  and  Sugar  Mills,  Mining 

Pumps,  Hoisting  Gear,  Agricultural  Implements,  etc. 

— ALSO— 

"Wine,   Cider*    Cotton     and    Tobacco    Presse* 

of  the  latest  Improved  Patterns. 

STEAM  ENGINES  AND  BOILERS, 

Of  all  sizes,  constantly  on  liand;  Quartz  Mill  Shoes  anc 
Dies  warranted  to  be  made  of  the  best  white  Iron. 
Dunbar's  Improved  Self-Adj listing  Plston- 
PacUmff,  requires  nosprings  or  screws;  is  always  steam- 
tight;  without  excessive  friction,  and  never  gets  slack  or 
leaky. 

MACHINERY,  OF  ALL  DESCRIPTIONS 

Bought,  sold, or  exchanged.    BoltCultlng  and  Castings  rl 

the  lowest  market  rates. 

6vll-ly  DETOQ,  DINSMOKE  •&  CO 


FULTON 

Foundry  and  Iron  Works. 

HINCKLEY  &  CO., 

HANUTACTURKBS   OP 

8TEAM    ENGINES, 

Qnnii-z,    Flour     and    Sarw    Mills, 

Moore's  Orlnder  and  Amnlcamator,  ISrodlc's 
Improved     Crusher,    MlnJntr    Pumps, 

Amalgamators,  and  all  kinds 
of  Machinery. 

N.  E.  corner  of  Tehama  and  Fremont  streets,  above  How 
ard  street,  San  Francisco.  3-qy 


Bates  of  Postage  on  Printed  Matter  to  Europe 
and  Asia. 

The  Post  Office  Department  has  made  arrangements  by 
which  a  number  of  European  an*1  Asiatic  countries,  hith- 
erto beyond  the  reach  oi  our  mail  communication  except 
by  letter,  are  brought  within  the  range  of  delivery  of  ail, 
or  nearly  all,  United  States  mail  matter.  It  is  asiugular 
fact,  unknown  probably  to  most  persons  who  have  Dot 
occasion  to  learn  it  by  uopteasaut  experience,  that  thero 
was  a  considerable  region  iu  the  civilized  wrld  whero 
an  Americau  traveler  might  not  rcceivo  a  newspaper  di- 
rectly from  home. 

Under  tbe  arrangement  now  completed,  prepayment  of 
postage  (sometimes  at  high  rates),  is  made  necessary  in 
all  cases.  The  following  official  statement  gives  a  lull  list 
of  the  countries — with  some  of  which  there  has  been  reg- 
ular communication — that  are  now  included  in  the  delivery 
by  way  of  Hamburg  and  Bremen: 

Rates  of  postage  on  newspapers  and  other  printed  matter 
(periodicals,  etc.)  sent  from  tbe  United  States  to  coun- 
tries in  Europe  and  Asia,  by  Bremco  or  Hamburg 
mail— prepayment  compulsory : 

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Hamburg  mail — 3  cents  each. 

Lunenburg,  by  Bremen  mail — 3  cents  each. 

Lunenburg,  by  Hamburg  mail— 3  cents  eaoh  and  1  cent 
per  \yi  ounce, 

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Sweden,  by  Bremen  or  Hamburg — 3  cents  each,  and  1  \'z 
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Norway,  by  Bremen,  or  Hamburg— 3  cents  each,  and 
%%  ceuts  per  ljy  ounce, 

Holland,  by  Bremen  or  Hamburg— 3  cents  each,  and  1 
cent  per  13^  ounce, 

Russia,  by  Bremen  or  Hamburg — 3  cents  each,  and  1 
cent  per  1^4  ounce. 

Switzerland,  by  Bremen  or  Hamburg— 4  ccntB  each. 

Italy,  by  Bremen  or  Hnmburg— 5  ceuts  each. 

Turkey,  by  Bremen  or  Hamburg — 3  cents  each,  and  h% 
cents  per  1}£  ouoce. 

Greece,  by  Bremen  or  Hamburg — 3  cents  each,  and  h% 
ceuts  per  1)4  ounce. 

Gibraltar,  Spain  and  Portugal,  by  Bremen  or  Hamburg 
— 3  cents  each,  aud  *l$&  cents  per  \%  ounce. 

Austria,  India  and  China,  by  Bremen  or  Hnmburg 
mail  via  Marseilles— 3  cents  each,  aud  9  cents  per  1>£ 
ounce. 

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mails,  via  Trieste — S  cents  each,  and  2  ceuts  per  >.;  ounce. 

PERIODICALS,   ETC 

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burg— 1}£  cent  per  ounce. 

Lunenburg,  by  Bremen  mail— 1*^  cent  per  ounce. 

Lunenburg,  by  Hamburg  mail—  1%  cent  per  ounce,  and 
IK  cent  per  1J4'  ounce. 

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burg— IK  cent  per  ounce  and  1  J£  cent  per  1'a;  ounce. 

Sweden,  by  Bremen  or  Hamburg— IK  ceut  per  ounce, 
and  2  cents  per  l.'.f  ounce. 

Norway,  by  Bremen  or  Hamburg— IK  ceut  per  ouoce, 
and  4  cents  per  1}£  ounce. 

Holland,  by  Bninen  or  Hamburg— IK  cent  per  ounce, 
and  IK  cent  per  1%  ounce. 

Russia,  by  Bremen  or  Hamburg — IK  cent  per  ounce, 
and  IK  cent  per  1}£  ounce. 

Switzerland,  by  Bremen  or  Hamburg— IK  cent  per 
ounce,  and'l  cent  per  K  ounce. 

Italy,  by  Bremen  or  Hamburg— IK  cent  per  ounce,  aud 
2  cent's  per  K  ounce. 

Turkey,  by  Bremen  or  Hamburg— IK  cent  per  ounce, 
aud  5K  cents  per  \}£  ouuee. 

Greece,  by  Bremen  or  Hamburg— IK  cent  per  ounce, 
ami  f>%  ceuts  per  1%  ounce. 

Gibraltar,  Spain  and  Portugal ,  by  Bremen  or  Hamburg— 
IK  eent  per  ounce,  and  2K  cents  iter  1>^  ounce. 

Austria,  India  and  Chit. a,  by  Bremen  or  Hnmburg  mail, 
by  way  of  Marseilles— IK  ccnt  f-'1"  ouuee,  antl  9  cents  per 
1J£  ounce. 

Austria,  India  and  China,  by  Bremen  or  Hamburg  mail, 
by  way  of  Trieste— CK  cents  per  ounce,  and  2  cents  per  K 
ounce. 

These  charges  are  in  each  case  in  full  to  destination, 
combining  rales  between  ibe  United  States  and  Bremen  or 
Hnmburg,  and  the  rate  beyond  Bremen  and  Hamburg  lo 
points  ot  delivery. 


I.  H.  SMALL, 
MACHINE       SHOP, 

BUILDER  OP 

Steam   Engines,  Sawmills,  Mining  Machinery, 
3uid  Wood  Pinners, 

Repairing  of  all  kinds  dune  with  promptness  and  dispatch- 
tieurs  11I'  ill  I  kinds  cut  at  short  notice,  corner  of 

.Market  and  Bealc  st.  San  Francisco.    6vlfi-3m 


LEWIS  COFFEY.  J.  S.  KISDOW 

L.EWIS   COFFEY   &   RISVON, 

Stearn  Boiler  &  Sheet  Iron  "Works. 

THE  only  exclusively  Boiler  Making  establishment  oil  the 
Pacific  Ooast  owned  and  conducted  by  Practical  Boiler 
Makers.  All  orders  for  New  Work  and  the  repairing  of  Old 
Work,  executed  as  ordered,  and  warranted  as  to  quality. 

Old  Stand,  corner  of  Bush  and  Market  streets,  opposite 
Oriental  Hotel,  Ran  Francisco. 


CALIFORNIA    BRASS    FOUNDRY. 

No.  135  First  street,  opposite  Minna, 

SAN  FRANCISCO. 

All  kinos  of  Brass,  Composition,  Zinc,  and  Babbitt  Metal 
Castings,  Brass  Ship  Work  of  all  kinds.  Spikes,  Sheathing 
Nails,  Rudder  Braces,  Eltngus,  Pliip  and  Stenmbuat  Bellsand 
Gongs  of  superior  tone.  All  kinds  of  dicks  and  Valves,  Hy- 
draulic Pipes  and  Nozzles,  and  Hose  Couplings  and  Connec- 
tions of  all  sizes  and  patterns,  furnished  with  dispatch. 
«®-  PRICES  MODERATE.  «ffiff 

V.  KINGWELL.  19vl3-ly]  J.  H.  WEED. 


NEPTUNE  IRON  WORKS, 

Corner  of    Mission    and   Fremont  Streets, 

SAN  FRANCISCO. 

MARINE, 
Ix)ComotIve, 

And  all  kinds  of 
HIGH  PRESSURE 

Steam   Boilers 

MADE. 
All  Boilers  guaranteed  and 
tested  by  U.  S.   toiler  In- 
spector before  sent  out  of 
the  Shop,  at  Shop  expense. 

All  kinds  of  Sheet  Iron  and 

Water  Pipe,    Coal    Oil 

Stills,  Wrought  Iron 

Worms,  etc.,  etc. 

Manufactured  to  Order. 

Old  Boilei-sKepnlred 

n.   CAMKJtON. 


jyuuu 


JOHN   LOCHHEAD'S 

Steam  Engine  Works, 

Scale  street,  near  Mission,  Snn  Francisco. 

STEAM    ENGINES    OP  EVERY   DESCRIPTION   BUILT 
to  order— Marine,  Stationary,  or  Locomotive. 

HOISTING  AND  PUMPING  ENCINES, 

PORTABLE  ENGINES,   OF  ALL  SIZES, 

DONKEY   PUMPS,  Etc.,  Etc.,  Etc. 

The  attention  of  the  parties  engaged  in  shipping  or  inland 
navigation  is  called  to  the 

Superior  "Workmanship 

of  Mr.  LOCHHEAD,  who  lias  been  in  the  business  In  San 
Francisco  for  the  last  fourteen  vears.  and  enjovsthe  repu 
lotion  of  having  built  ONE  HUNDRED  AND  SEVENTEEN 
STEAM    ENGINES 

Screw  Propellorsoral]  kinds,  and  steam  BoatMachiner 
„encrRllv.  made  to   order,  and  i 
satis*'-  'ion  in  every  particular 


To  Remote  Stumps. — Mr.  John  Barnes, 
of  Baltimore,  removed  a  troublesome  stump 
from  near  his  house  in  the  following  man- 
ner :  Last  fall,  with  an  inch  augur,  he  bored 
a  hole  in  the  center  of  a  stump,  ten  inches 
deep,  and  into  it  put  about  half  a  pound  of 
the  oil  of  vitriol,  and  corked  the  hole  up 
tight.  This  spring  the  whole  stump  and 
roots,  extending  all  through  its  ramifica- 
tions, were  so  rotten  they  were  easily  eradi- 
cated. If  true,  the  above  would  be  a  cheap 
method  of  removing  stumps.  The  sulphuric 
acid  could  be  bought  for  about  five  cents  a 
pound. 

The  Norway  Bat,  which  has  so  effective- 
ly exterminated  the  native  rats  and  mice  in 
this  State,  has  done  the  same  thing  in  New 
Zealand.  The  English  housefly  is  also  ex- 
tirpating the  native  blue-bottle  fly  of  that 
island.  The  latter,  being  found  much  more 
troublesome  than  the  former,  is  carried  to 
distant  localities,  carefully  caged  in  boxes, 
to  destroy  the  native  fly. 

House  Steaks. — It  is  said  that  two  new 
shops  have  been  recently  opened  in  Paris 
for  the  sale  of  horse  meat.  These  establish- 
ments in  the  "Emporium  of  Fashion "  are 
now  said  to  number  eighteen. 


J.  KJJWSHAM. 


J.  B1GW00P. 


SOUTH  BEACH  IRON  WOEKS, 

Near  corner  of  King  and  Third  streets,  San  Francisco. 

MARINE     FSG1XJES, 

AJJD   AtLKIXDS'OF 

MACHINERY      FORGING. 

All  kinds  of  Shlp-smlthinp  and  Mill  work  manufactured  to 
order.  Jobbing  of  every  description  promptly  attended  to. 
All  work  done  guaranteed.  13vl40y 


Electrotype  Cuts,  Engravings,  Etc.— Our  Job  Printing 
Office  Is  abundantly  supplied  Willi  elegant  cngravlnptj.  or 
nil  orients,  and  other  embellishments  to  suit  the  various 
branches  of  industry  in  this  State. 


J.  WEICIIH-ART.  H.   KBOKE. 

CALIFORNIA 

TOOL    AND     FILE    FACTORY. 

Ubuksiniih  and  Machine  Shop. 

No.  17  Fremont  street,  between  Marfcct  and  Mission,  S.  F. 

Job  Grinding  and  Polishing  done  at  shortest  notice. 

agySpcclal  premium  awarded  at  the  last  Stale  Fair.  Sac- 
ramento. 4vi5-oy 


LINCOLN   IRON    WORKS, 

No.  51  Bealc    St.,  het.  Market  and  Mission* 

D.  &  W.  FOURNESS,  Frop'rs. 
©team:  engine?, 

Flour  and  Sawmills,  and  MACHINERY  of  all  descriptions 

made  and  repaired  at  shortest  notice. 

33- Particular  attention  paid  1 0  repairing  Reynold's  Cut-off 

svioqr 


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All  About  Sending  Money  by  Mail. 

Ratks    or  GommbbmOX, — The    following  aro    the  rates 
charged  (locum 
or  ibv  ( i 

1  -xi'^-iiine  $20 10  cents. 

reding  |M 

No  rrncitoni  ^f  eenU  t<>  be  lotro»Juwd  in  au  Order. 
|  .  .  ,■    KaUW,  or   National  BmL  Nutffl 

only  rooelvod  "r  paid. 

.'  opal  Orders  rami  be  ol 
Ifonoy  0  in .',    be  obi  i  i       h    I 

furulsb  bliuiku.  ;i«  follows,  which  :.'.                           Will  RUoOt: 
No Amount ....  One ,  186    . 

MOXTT  ORPKR. 

ReriQlrad  for  tho  sum  of  $,,.,     faynblout , 

Blal     >t  Payable  to [tabling 

ri ,  :»ute  of -rot  by 

Bcttldlog  -it    .-it. !■■  -l 

EVTKKXM  1>  Kuil-Tfclt: 

Postmaster. 

Tin-  applicant  must,  m    all  city's,    Write   lifts   own  c,ivn 

id  Burnamo  m  fall,  and  whuii  the  given  name  ol 
the  uayee  la  known,  it  thoutd  be  s<.  utalod  ;  otherwise 
lattl  ■  a  MM,  be  uBod,  rii-  given  oamec  of  married  women 
must  in-  -t  ii-ii,  Liri  1 1 i.i  iboee  of  their  boibuida.  For  wt- 
■mple:  Mm.  Mnry  Urown  must  not  l»«  du*cribed  ai  Mrs. 
Win  mi  Brown ( 

Names  ol  parties  and  puicca,  and  the  sums,  to  be  writ- 
ton  in  the  |i1o1d  ■-'  utMsible  manner. 

.v    there  arc    ovoral  places  of  tho  nam'-.'  Dome  In  tho 

Dolled  s-.it---.  ipplli  mlsinUKtbe  carcihl  toftanicnie  which 

ni  then]  Uuy  me  in  ;  nnd  the  po^tnuuWr  will  satisfy  him- 

'  on»  writing  out  tho  order,  that  tho  place  indicated 

io  ib f  lotextdea. 

Liat  of  Money-Order  Post  Offices  in  the  Pacific 
States  and  Territories,  May  20,  1867- 


Office 
Aninirii 

Cn,  ID  nton  Villi 

County. 
I'tiiuur. 

Office. 
Napa  CUV  , . . , 

Oakland 

County. 
..  ..Alameda. 

Potalunui .... 
PlQCorvillo... 

Sonoma. 

Placer. 

Sacnuneuto  .. 

.tfacramcuio. 

Polsom  City 
y.irrat   Hill, 
Georgetown. 

. .  .Aicramonto. 
I'lncer, 

San  FraOCiSCU 

Santa  Cruz... 

.tsin  Franc'". 
..Santa  Cruz. 

<;rus^  Valley. 
Hualdibiirg  . 

inn"  v  illoy . 

J:icks»n 

Li  Portr... 
I/m  Angeles. 

Nevada. 

Sonoma. 

Amador. 

Amador. 

I'lumas. 

..!.<•*  Aiiftvlvs. 

Stock ton 

SuiKiiii  City... 
Susanville.... 
Vucaville  .... 

Vallojo 

Visnlia 

Wntsonvillo  . 

Wilminjrtou.. 
Yreka 

.San  Joaquin. 

Solum.. 

Lassen. 

Holuuo. 

Solano. 

Tulare. 

H.i rysv  Illy  .. 

Martinez.. .. 

.Contra  C'isu. 

[ill..CntaviT;iF. 

Monterey. 

NEV 
County. 
Ston-y. 

.Los  Angeles. 

Jloulercy... 

Office. 

Virginia  City 

YDA. 
Office. 

County. 

Office. 

ORE 
County. 

SON. 
Office 

Comity. 

Grant. 

The  Dalles 

Umatilla 

RRITORY. 

Office. 
Ruby  City.... 

.  Mm hiunuiii. 

Wasco. 

....Umatilla. 

County. 

Owyhee. 

...Ney  Perce. 

County. 
Madison. 

County. 

Hark 

.Walla-Walla 

jMjgone  City. 
Jacksonville. 

Lilaycllc 

Offirt. 

Boise  City.. 

Una. 

Tuckson: 

..    ..Yam  Hill. 
IDAHO  Ti- 
County. 

MONTANA 
Office.                             County. 
Hcicn;. Riorum. 

WASHINGTON 
Office..                          County. 

Oly  tnpia Thurston. 

btuilatiooui  City Pierce. 

rt:  RRITORY. 

Office. 
Virginia  City.. 
TERRITORY. 

Office. 
Vancouver. . . . 
Walla-Walla.. 

The  North  Devon  Herald  (Eng.)  states 
that  a  poor  man  was  sent  to  jail  from  near 
Barnstable  for  21  days  because  he  allowed 
two  of  his  children  to  go  on  the  parish.  On 
inquiry,  it  was  stated  that  his  wages  were 
only  four  shillings,  or  $1  a  week,  and  out 
of  this  he  was  paying  70  cents  for  keeping 
one  child.     He  was  doing  the  best  he  could. 


BLASTING  POWDER. 

PRICE,  $3.00  PJEK.  KEG. 

— ALSO— 
PORTIUO,  CANNON  AND  'MITSKET 

POWDER, 

Of  superior  quality 
FUSE     A.1V  I>      SHOT, 

Always  on  hand  and  for  sale  at  the  ollice  ofltho 

CALIFORNIA  POWDER  WORKS, 

No.  318  California  Street. 

JOHN  F.  LOHSE,  Secretary. 

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Just  Published. 

THE  PHILOSOPHY  OP  MARRIAGE,  BEING  FOCK  IM- 
portttnt  Lectures  on  FUNUTIONti  and  DISORDERS  of 
the  Nervous  system  ami  KuuroiUtctive  Organs,  to  be  had  by 
addressing  and  inclosin--  Iw.-utv-live  cimts,  luistage  stamps, 
to  See/otary  I'AiHt'in  MUSEUM  OF  ANATOAlv,  Mont- 
gomery street,  San  Francisco.  *2vl3-Iy 


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Office   Pacific  Business  College  and  Telegraphic  Institute. 


MechuiifcN*  Iutttitute  Salldins,  Post  Street. 
A.  de  LPO  dc  LAGU\A.  [7vl5-Sm] 


[Exterior  View.] 

JAMES  VINSONHAIER. 


THE  GOLDEN  ERA. 

Founded  In  1852,  it  Is  tho  oldest  Weekly  Paper  In  the 
State,  permanently  established,  pnd  more  widely  circulated 
at  home  and  abroad  than  any  other  on  the  Pacific  Coast 
In  California,  the  Atlantic  States,  and  throughout  the  en- 
tire field  of  its  great  and  rapidly  increasing  circulation. 
The  Golpek  Era  is  universally  regarded  as  a  Literary  and 
Family  journal  of  nneriualled  excellence.  Among  its  con- 
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nent 

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MANUFACTURED 

LIS    MABIN    COUNTY, 

CALIFORNIA.' 

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AGENTS, 

ill   Fi-nut  Street,  San.  FnmciHio. 
3vt4-lm 


Blanks,  Blank  Mining  Books, 

Constitution  and  By-Laws 


MCiiiinj 


*•   ancl  ^Prospecting' 

Companies 


Machinists  and  Foundries. 


Miners'  Foundry 

— axd— 
MACHINE     WORKS 

Nos.  245  to  255  Fibst  Steeet, 

Sun  Frunclico, 

HOWXAND,  ANGELL  &  KING-, 

I'KOriCIKTOJCS, 

Manufacturers  of  Machinery  for 


QUAHTZ  MILLS. 
SAW  HILLS, 
POWDER  MILLS, 


FLOCK  MILLS, 
si  (J. lit  MILLS, 
1*AP£R     MILLS 


Steam  Engines  of  all  Kinds. 
Amalgamators  of  all  Kinds. 


MINING  PUMPS, 
OIL  WELL  TOOLS, 


HOISTI.Xe  WORKS, 
ROCK  BREAKERS, 


Machinery  and  Castings  of  all  kinds,  either 
of  Iron  or  Brasa. 

Boilers  and  Sheet  Iron  Work  in  all  ite 
Branohes. 

Shoe*  and  I>len  of  White  Iron,  mnnuOicrnreo. 
for  nnd  Imported  by  u.  exprc.Hly  for  thu  pnr. 
pose,  uiid  will  lu.t  a5  per  cent,  longer  limn  any 
other  lnude  on  till,  eoiixt. 

KuMlalroii  Screen*,  of  ony  defrrce  offlnenew, 
W  e  ore  the  only  manufacturer*  on  thlM  count  ol 
tue"IIlckK  Engine."  the  mo»t  c.mpuet,  nimplu 
■  a  couctruetlon,  and  durable,  of  uuy  Engine  In 

ate. 

W.  H.--1IO  WL.l  x  l>  E.  T.  KING, 

M.  II.  AX  CELL,  CYRUS  PALMER. 

lSvU.qr 


JAMES  MACKEN, 

COPPERSMITH, 
No.  220   Fremont:  hi.,  bet.  Howard  A  FoImoiu 

All  kinds  of  COPPER  WORK  done  to  order  in  the  best 
manner.  Particular  attention  paid  to  Steamboat,  Sugar 
House  and  Distillery  work. 

Repairing  promptly  and  neatly  attended  to. 


International  Hotel, 

JACKISOIV      JSTItEIET, 

BETWEEN  MONTGOMERY  AND  KEARNY  STS., 

SAN   FRANCISCO,  CAL. 

THIS  OLD  ESTABLISHED  HOUSE  IS  IN  PERFECT 
order  for  the  accommodation  of  gnosis.  Persons  seek- 
ing comfort  and  economy  will  And  this  the  best  Hotel  in 
the  city  to  stop  at.  The  Beds  Tare  now  and  in  good  order, 
and  the  Rooms  well  ventilated.  The  Table  will  always  bo 
supplied  with  the  best  In  the  market. 

Prices  varying  from  SI  SO  to  $2  per  day  for 
Board  and    Room, 

FINE  BATH   HOUSE  AND  BARBER  SHOP  ATTACHED 
TO  THE  HOUSE. 

ISr*  Teams  belonging  to  the  House  will  be  in  attendance 
at  all  the  boats  and  cars  to  convey  passengers  to  the  House 
trek  of  cHAnGK,  and  to  any  part  of  the  city  for  SO  cents 

aiv!2  F.  E.  WEYGANT,  Proprietor. 


WESTERN   HOTEL, 

Nob.  43  and  45  K. street,  between  Second  and  Third  streets, 

SACRASIKXTO . 

Board ,  per  week , St 

Meals C.">  Cents. 

12vl5qr  N.  D.  THAYER,  Proprietor. 

SACRAMENTO  SEMINARY. 

Boarding:    School     for    Young     Lixllcn, 

I  street,  between  Tenth  and  Eleventh  streets,  Sacramento 

The  present  Session  commenced  July  29th,  and  will  close 

December  2i)th     A  full  course  of  induction  is  given.    Six 

Teachers  arc  employed.    For  further  particulars,  Address 

HERMON  PERKY", 

llvl5-4m  Sacramento.  Cal. 


Elegantly  printed,  with  care  and  dispatch,  at  the  office  of  the 
JU~in.in.g  and  Scientific  Press. 

#&■  Orders  from  the  interior  faithfulv  attended, to. 


FBIEDLANDER'S 

NOHTH  POINT 
GRAIN     TF  A.  HE  HO  USES, 

Sansome  and  Chestnut  streets,  San  Francisco. 

These  magnificent  BRICK  WAREHOUSES— the  largest  in 
the  State— are  now  completed  and  ready  for  the  reception 
of  storage.  The  facilities  for  receiving  and  discharginn  arc 
unsurpassed,  there  being  a  water  front  of  six  hundred  feet. 
Insurance  and  advances  effected  at  lowest  rates. 
For  storage,  apply  at  the  Warehouses,  to 
THOMAS  H.  DOUGLAS, 

Storekeeper  and  Wharfinger, 

Or  to  I.  FRIEDLANDER, 
19vl5-4w  112  California  street. 


California  Steam  Navigation 

glAJ    COMPANY.  ■      ;';::; 

Steamer  CAPITAL CAPT.  E.  A.  POOLE 

*         CHRYSOPOLIS CAPT.  A.  FOSTER. 

"         YOSEMITE 

"         CORNELIA CAPT.  W.  BROMLEY 

JULIA CAPT.  E.  CONCKLIft. 

One  of  the  above  steamers  leave  BROADWAY  WHARF 

at  4  o'clock  P.  M.  EVERY  DAY  (Sundays    excepted),  for 

Sacramento  and    Stockton,    connecting    with    light-draft 

steamers  for  Marysvlllo,  Colusa.  Chlco,  and  Red  Bluff. 

Office  of  the  Company,  northeast  corner  of  Front  and 

Jackson  streets. _ 

B.  M.  HAKTSHOffiJfE, 
13vlZ  President. 

Br  Mail.— The  Mininy  and  Scientific  Press  will  be  sent  by 
mail  to  any  part  oftlm  eivili/.cd  world.  Incase  of  removal 
subscribers  liavc  only  to  infnrm  us  of  the  post  office  addrewt 
of  their  old  and  newiBlocation,  and  the  paper  will  be  sen 

accordingly. 


364 


Iftfuc  Ipmttg  m&  Mmfflk  §*$& 


Business  Cards. 


NATHANIEL  CRA1T. 


II.  II.  GRAY. 


N.    GRAY  &  CO., 

UNDERTAKE    R' S  » 

641  Sacramento  St,  cor.  Webb,  San  Francisco. 

JUSS-Sole  Agents  for  Barstow's  Metallic  Burial  Cases  and 
25vUtf  Caskets. 


JONES  &  "Wooll, 
Ijoolting-Grlass  and  Picture 

DEALERS, 

643  Market  street,  near   Montgomery.    Factory,  Market 

street,  between  Seventh  ana  Eighth  streets. 


DR.  DANIEL  BREED, 

Solicitor  or  Patents  and    Consilium;  Chemist) 

Office,  371  F  street,  opp.  Patent  Ofllce,  Washington,  D.  C. 

Late  of  the  U.  S.  Patent  Office;  formerly  of  the  German 

Laboratories  of  Liebig  and  Lrewig;  Translator  of 

the  Chemistries  of  Lcewig  and  Will.) 

Dr.  Breed  will  promptly  attend  to  any  business,  and  give 

especial  attention  to  chemical,  rejected,  and  other  difficult 

and  important  cases.    a®-Address  Dr.  DANIEL  BREED, 

Washington,  D.  C.  22vl5-6m* 

Shot  G-uns  and  Rifles 

Selling    at    Five     Dollars    Each  ! 

_  THE  AMERICAN  ARMS  COMPANY, 
'are  closing  out  their  large  stock  of  Heavy 
and  Light  Single  Barrel  Guns,  suitable  tor  Geese,  Duck, 
Pigeon  or  Quail  Shooting.  Heavy  and  Light  Rifles  at  $5 
each.    Enclose  stamp  and  send  for  Catalogues. 

AMERICAN  ARMS  CO., 
9vl5-3in  639>i  MarKet  street,  San  Francisco. 


Schmieden  &  Shotwell, 

Stock  and  Money  Brokers,  and  dealers  in  Government 
Bonds,  State,  City  and  Counly  Securities,  Gas,  Water  and 
Insurance  Stocks,  etc.,  southwest  corner  of  California  and 
Sansome  streets,  opposite  Bank  of  California.        lvlfi-6m 


REMOVAL. 

The  well  known  establishment  of 

LUCY   &   HYMES, 

MANOFACTCRERS  OP 

Genuine  Pale  and.  Chemical 
OLIVE    SOAPS, 

FI  as  been  removed  from  Benlc  street,  between  Mission  and 
Howard,  to  BRANNAN  STREET,  between  Eighth  and 
Ninth,  and  greatly  enlarged. 

Thccapacitv  ot  this  establishment  is  now  the  largest  on 
the  Pacific  Coast.  It  is  now  in  full  operation,  and  prepared 
o  supply  the  demand  of  the  trade. 

Office— -3X9  California  St.,  San  Francisco. 
Ivl6qr 


MEUSSDORFFER, 

Nos.   G35    and   637    Commercial   Street, 
WILL  INTRODUCE 

On  Saturday,  February  0, 1S67, 
An  Entirely  New  Style  of 

Cloth  Cashmere  Hat 

"YACHT    HENRIETTA," 

Wliich  are  the  most  drossy  Hat  ever  introduced  on  the 

Pacific  UoasL 
AST-Cull  and  see  them.  ,  SvM 


ASPHALTUM 

For  sale  in  any  quantity  to  suit,  by  the 

Pacific  Asphaltum   Company, 

No.  5315  Kearny  street,  corner  Sacramento,  San  Francisco. 

This  Asphaltum  is  tho  purest  to  be  found  in  the  market, 
being  free  from  rock  and  clay,  or  other  impurities. 
Nldewulka laid  and  Roofiutr  douu  nt  shortest 

notice. 
15TlSqr  NEXJVAL  JS  CO. 


T.    R.    CHURCH. 

FASHIONABLE 

CLOTHING   EMPORIUM 

No.  233  Aloutgomery  St.,  ICusg  lilock. 

WHOLESALE  AND  RETAIL  DEALER  IN 

FINE  CUSTOM-MADE  CLOTHING, 

,VM>  OEJVTS'  FURNISHING  OOUDS.I 

TRUNKS,   VALISES,     CARPET-BACS, 

Etc.  at  the  Lowest  Prices. 
I3vlfi-qr 


Trades  and  Manufactures- 


VU.  BARTLIKG. 


1IEKKV   KIMBALL. 


BARTLING  &  KIMBALL, 
BOOKBINDEBiS, 

Paper  Rulers  and  Blank  Book  Manufacturers. 

fiOS  Clay  street,  (southwest  cor.  Sansome), 
15vl2.3m  SAN  FRANCISCO. 


JOHN    DAlfDEL, 

(SUCCESSOR  10  O.  GOBI) 

MARBLE     "WORKS, 

No.  121  Pine  st  bet  Montgomery  and  Kearny,  San  Francisco 

Mantels,  Monument*,  Tombs,  Plumber** Slabs 

Etc.,  On  hand  and  Manufactured  to  order, 
as*  Goods  shipped  to  all  parts  of  the  State.    Orders  re 
spectfulb  solicited.  .  5v8-3m 


I*a.lmer»s  Patent 
ARTIFICIAL    LEG, 

Manufactured  in  Philadelphia,  Penii. 
J  Alt  VIS  JEWETT,  AGENT. 

218  Montgomery  Street,  San  Francisco.  10v8-lm 


EUREKA  WROUGHT  IRON  WORKS 

Corner  Howard  and  Fremont  sts., 

Manufacture  all  kinds  of 

Iron  Railings,  Stairs,  Doors  and  Shutters, 

AND  HOUSEWORK  IN  GENEKAL. 
18vl5-lm  WM.  McKIBBIN. 


LEATHER  HOSE  AND  BELTING, 

ALL   SIZES. 

SUCTION    HOSE   MADE     TO  ORDER 

At  short  notice,  by 

M.  M.  COOK  «&  SON, 

No.  801  Battery  street, 

13vl3-3m  SAN  FKANC1SC0. 


E.    POWEB, 

WOOD    CAEYEE 

—  AND  — 

Composition  Ornament   Manufacturer. 
Designing,  Modeling  and  Patterns 

TTOTEL    CASTING. 

INTERIOR    DECORATIONS   OP  ALL    DESCRIPTIONS, 

In  Wood,  Composition  and  Metal. 

Nos.  311  and  313  Market  street,  San  Francisco. 
25vl4-qy 


J.  M.   STOCKMAN, 

Manufacturer  of 
PATTEKN9     AND     MIOOELS, 

(Over  W.  T.  Garratt'e  Brass  Foundry,) 
S.  E.  Corner  of  Mission  and  Fremont  sts., 

6vl4tf  SAN  FRANCISCO. 


J.    II.    1\  UlTi;.  JACOB    K  RABIES. 

I*eti*olin.o    Oil    Works. 
J.  H.  WHITE  &  CO., 

JVo.  10'.)  Commercial  street,  San  Francisco, 

Are  now  manufacturing 

LUBRICATINCOILS&  AXLE  GREASE, 

From  Petroleums  of  California,  and  ask  to  be  encouraged 
by  the  citizens  oi  California.  As  a  home  production  in  all 
their  parts,  these  Lubricators  are  equal  to  any  in  the 
markBt,  and  surpass  all  others  for  cleansing  off  gum  caused 
by  the  use  of  animal  oils  which  contain  stcarinc  andmarga- 
rin,  which  soon  become  acid.  A  fair  trial,  at  the  low  price 
asked,  is  all  that  we  solicit  25vl4tf 


Generous  Compliments. 

The  following  is  a  sample  of  tho  generous  acknowdgments 
which  we  frequently  receive.  We  can  enly  return  thanks 
for  such  gentlemanly  obligations,  and  assure  our  friends  of 
our  best  endeavors  to  merit  their  respect  and  kindness: 

Georgetown,  January  22,  '67. 
Mkssks.  Dkwhy  &  Co.— &ifa:  I  have  tltu  huuor  to  ac- 
knowledge receipt  of  your  letter  of  the  21st  instant,  trans- 
muting t<j  mi!  "Lcttera  J'ulitiU"  on  my  application  through 
yon  Kir  an  "  Tmprov.t  M.trhi„r  /,„■  HWum</  Ores." 

It  came  to  hand  safely,  mid  lam  pleased  to  tender  you  my 
UratufuJ  ackuawludiuuiiUj  loryimr  Miecesaon  my  behalf. 
Very  truly  yuurs, 

M.  A.  WOODSIDE 


THEODORE  KALLENBEKG, 

Machinist,  Maker  of  Models  for  Inventors, 

Scales,  Weights,  Dies,  Stamps,  Drawing  and  Philosophical 

Instruments,  etc. 

No.  lO  Stevenson  street,  near  First,  San  Francisco. 

99- Re  pairing  promptly  attended  to.  SvlStf 


'ess. 


SAN  FRANCISCO. 


Mineral  Land  Law  Blanks 

FOB    SAIiE. 

We  are  prepared  to  furnish  any  of  the  following 
blanks  used  in  securing  patents  for  lands  under  the 
National  Mineral  Land  Act  of  1866  : 

I.  Applicants'  Declaratory  Statement. 

II.  Diagram,  Description  of  Diagram  and  Bound- 

!  aries,  and  Notice. 

III.  Register's  Order  for  Publication — with  No- 

tice. 

IV.  Deposition  that  Notice  has  been  Posted. 

V.  Application  for  Survey  Etc. 

Prices. — Single  blanks,  1 0  cents ;  75  cts  per  doz- 
en ;  $4  per  hundred — postage  paid. 

Pamphlet  containing  the  Law  and  the  Instruc- 
tions of  the  General  Land   Commissioner,  post 
paid,  25  cts.    Address        DEWEY  &  CO., 
Mining  and  Scientific  Press,  San  Francisco. 


Metallurgy. 


BOALT  «fc  6TETEFFXDT, 

Metallurgists  and  Mining  Engineers 

A-TTSTIJiT,  HE-VAJtA.. 

Western  Branch    of  ADELBEBG   4    EAM10ND,   No.  90 
Broadway,  New  York.  -    llvll 


G.  W,   HATNARD. 


J.  H.  TIEMANN. 


MATNABD  «&  TTEMANN, 

Mining  Engineers  and  Metallurgists, 

240  Pearl  Btreet,  New  York, 

—AND — 

CENTRAL    CITY,    COLORADO. 
19vl2Jy 


G.  W.  STRONG, 

ASSAYER     AND    WORKER    OF    ORES, 

SAN  FRANCISCO  FOUNDRY, 

Fremont  sireet,  near  Mission,  San  Francisco. 

Hvlfiqr. 


Parties  desirous  of  Taking 

A    COURSE  OF  INSTRUCTION 

IN 

CHEMICAL     ANALYSIS, 

THE  ASSAY  OF   ORES, 
j.V.ucl  tlie  XJse  of.tlie  Blow-pipe, 

OB  ANY  PART  OF  SUCH  COURSE, 

May  apply  at  this  Office. 

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IMPORTERS, 

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LING  (London)  and  BEEKER  A  SONS  (Antwerp,  Bel 
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States,  FURNACES.  CRUCIBLES,  MUFFLES,  BLOW-PIPE 
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RIES,  etc.  We  nave  given  this  branch  of  our  business  par 
ticular  attention,  to  select  such  articles  as  aro  necessary 
in  the  development  of  the  mineral  wealth  of  this  coast. 

A  Full  Assortment  of  DRUGGISTS'  GLASSWARE  and 
DRUGGISTS'  SUNDRIES,  ACIDS  and  CHEMICALS,  con 
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metallurgical   and   Chemical  Works, 

Nos.  552  and  554:  "West  Twenty-eighth  st., 
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Assays  of  Gold,  Silver,  Copper  and  Lead  Ores. 


SPECIAL  ATTENTION  GIVEN  TO   THE  ANALYSIS  OF 
Ores,  Minerals,  Clays,  Waters,  and  General  Commercial 
Products  of  all  kinds. 

Tests  of  Gold,  Sliver,  Copper  and  Lead  Ores,  by  Smelting, 
in  quantities  of  fifty  pounds  toflve,  ten  or  fifty  tons. 

Consignmentsof  ores  solicited. 

Refining  of  Bullion  at  usual  rates. 

Founders  and  Metal  Workers  furnished  with  alloys  of 
every  description. 

Parties  requiring  plans  and  specifications  for  the  erection 
of  Smelting  Works,  en n  be  supplied,  and  the  actual  process 
while  working  shown. 

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cesses for  the  manufacture  of  Sulphuric  Acid,  Soda  Ash, 
and  general  Chemical  Produce. 

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sea, Wales. 

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SECOK,  SWAN  &  CO.,  till  Broadway 

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this  coast  of  a  thorough  and  reliable  agency  for  the  solicita- 
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lishes, in  addition  to  the  most  complete  summary  of  mining 
news,  a  vast  amount  of  information  on  tho  application  of 
science  to  miningand  the  mechanic  arts.  It  contains  no- 
tices and  descriptions  of  all  new  mining  processes,  and  all 
machines  Intended  to  facilitate  the  extraction  of  the  prec- 
ious metal  from  ore  and  rock  with  which  it  is  blended.  It 
also  chronicles  all  new  Inventions,  and,  in  most  instances, 
contains  drawings  to  illustrate  them.  To  miners  and  me- 
chanics it  ja  a  paper  of  incalculable  value,  and  should  be  in 
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steamer  for  Southampton  and  South  America,  and  Austra- 
lia, and  P.  R.  R.  Co's  steamer  for  Central  America. 
Through  tickets  can  be  obtained. 

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given  below : 

December  10th— SACRAMENTO.  ...Capt.  Wm.  II.  Parker, 
Connecting  with  HENRY  CHAUNCEY,  Cupt.  Gray. 

December  10th— CONSTITUTION Capt.  J.  M.  Cavarly 

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gers are  requested  to  have  their  baggage  on  board  before  10 
o'clock. 

Through  Tickets  for  Liverpool  by  the  Cnnard,Inmnnand 
National  Steamship  Lines,  can  be  obtained  at  the  office  or 
the  P.  M.  S.  S.  Co.,  San  Francisco,  where  may  also  bo  ob- 
tained orders  for  passage  from  Liverpool  or  Southampton 
to  San  Francisco,  either  via  Nt?w  York  or  St.  Thomai—  if 
desired  an  amount  of  £10  to  £20  will  be  advanced  with  the 
above  orders,  Holders  of  orders  will  be  required  to  iden- 
tify themselves  to  the  Agents  in  England. 

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KONG, connecting  at  Yokohama  with  tho  steamer  COSTA 
RICA  for  SHANGHAI. 

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AN  INSTEUOTIVE  BOOK! 

JProf.    LAYRES' 

ELEMENTS  OF  COMPOSITION, 

KIM.ls.l.l    ITItlN.Wll  OKATOICV 

For  Scholars,  Teachers,  Lawyers  all  Pro- 
fessional Persons,  and  those  of  Common 
Education,  who  would  improve  the 
Eloquence    and  Effectiveness 
of  their  Composition  and 
Manners  of  Address. 

Price,  postage  paid,        -       •       -  £1.10 

Thl.i  i«  a  new  publication,  anil  in  style  and  treatment 
of  dns  Important  suhiect.  Is  original,  simple,  plain  and 
comprehensive.  Tlie  author,  I'tuir.  Layuks  (a  meritorious 
Teacher  of  good  standing  In  California,  and  a  sound  tlilnkor 
iiTui  rrtL-niiirj  In  Ills  preface  Bftyn:  "Tho  method  pursued 
by  tliu  Autlior  In  developing  the  subject  of  Composition,  Is 
both  (be  synthetical  and  analytical.  The  former  is  neces- 
sary to  teach  the  theory,  the  latter  the  practice  of  the  art; 
and  m  these  are  both  Indispensable  to  the  scholar,  so  are 
.,l-„  the  two  methods,  us  the  sequel  will  show." 

Tbo  Work  has  lately  been  approved  and  authorized  by 
the  State  Board  of  Education  for  use  In  the  Public  Schools. 

To  further  Illustrate  the  varied  and  popular  endorsement 
the  book  has  so  rapidly  received,  we  quote  the  following 

Recommendations  : 

It  is  simple,  concise,  and  well  arranged.  It  seems  to  be  a 
work  of  great  value. — John  Sicett. 

I  am  prepared  to  concur  In  the  recommendation  of  the 
Hutiorabio  Superintendent  of  Public  Instruction.— J".  C. 
Ptiton. 

After  as  careful  and  thorough  perusal  of  the  same  as  it 
was  In  my  power  to  give,  I  came  to  the  conclusion  thut,  for 
Conciseness,  correctness,  and  precision  of  definition,  as  well 
a*  for  completeness  and  simplicity  of  style.  It  was,  and 
would  be,  without  a  rival.  I  regard  your  work  as  the  best 
Of  its  kind.  I  know  of  but  few  men  in  uny  profession  who 
would  not  be  benefited  by  its  careful  study.—  Wm,  H,  HM. 

I  regard  itas  one  of  the  best  treatises  upon  these  import- 
ant branches — perhaps  the  only  one  obtainable  possessing 
equal  advantages — combining  eoniprchenslvenesswlth  con- 
ciseness, and  of  such  simplicity  in  Its  arrangement  as  tube 
readily  understood  by  the  advanced  pupil.— F.  W.  Halclu 

It  Is  admirably  arranged  to  develop  the  correct  idea  of 
tho  analysis  and  synthesis  of  language,  and  the  amplifica- 
tion of  Ideas  into  sentences  and  periods.  The  style  is  clear, 
terse  and  pleiislng.  I  do  not  hesitate  to  recommend  It  as  a 
great  acquisition  to  our  text  books. — James  Vaiman. 

T  amhappvto  express  my  conviction  of  the  value  ot  the 
whole  treatise.  It  would  give  me  much  gratification  to  see 
so  thorough  and  excellent  a  treatise  emanate  from  young 
California.—  Martin  Kdlotjg. 

I  recommend  It  to  all  those  who  wish  to  obtain  a  book 
that  will  give  them  definite  Ideas  on  this  subject,  and  teach 
them  to  express  their  thoughts  and  feelings  in  a  clear,  sim- 
plo,  and  forcible  manner.— Caroline  L.  Attcood. 

I  regard  ihe  book  about  to  be  published  as  far  superior  to 
any  work  extant  upon  that  subject. — Wm  S.  Hunt,  A.  it. 

I  believe  the  work  will  be  a  valuable  and  much  needed 
addition  to  our  school  text-books  —ffermon  Ferry. 

You  have  brought  the  results  ot  a  profound  analysis,  and 
made  them  available,  in  a  practical  form.—/.  U.  lirayton. 

I  can  recommend  It  particularly  to  my  young  friends  of 
tho  legal  profession,  as  a  source  from  which  they  may  be 
able  to  lenrn  much  of  value  as  special  pleaders  and  as  advo- 
cates at  the  lorum.—  John  Curry. 

The  subjects  upon  which  you  treat  have  heretofore  been 
too  much  neglected  in  the  education  of  young  men  In  Amer- 
ica. •  •  Exactly  calculated  to  interest.  *  *  Itwillsoon 
become  a  necessity  in  every  lawyer's  library.— Chariot  A. 
Tuttle. 


A  gentleman  of  varied  learning  and  ripe  culture,  who  has 
half  a  duzen  languages  at  his  tongue's  end.  He  seeks  to 
teach  the  student  not  only  how  to  Like  sentences  apart,  but 
how  to  construct  them.  His  system  has  the  merit  of  origin- 
ality. We  know  of  no  work  In  which  can  be  obtained 
so  liicld  an  exposition  of  the  elements  Of  composition,  and 
sach  valuable  assistance  In  learning  bow  to  put  his  ideas 
Into  language.  Prof.  Lay  res  has  done  ihe  cause  of  popular 
education  good  service,— 5.  F.  Bulletin, 

This  Is  a  San  Francisco  book  by  a  San  Francisco  author. 
It  contains  160  pages,  and  is  altogether  creditable  to  San 
Francisco.  It  meets  a  public  want,  and  meets  it  in  a  form 
and  size  cheap  and  convenient,  and  in  reach  of  the  hum- 
blest.— Alia  California. 

The  writer,  the  lawyer,  the  minister,  or  the  statesman, 
may  stndy  its  rules  and  definitions  with  profit.  Nothing 
conduces  more  to  ihe  purity  of  a  national  literary  taste 
than  a  general  and  thorough  knowledge  of  the  rules  by 
which  the  construction  of  language  is  governed.  —S.  F.  Times 

Pror.  Layres  plunges  at  once  "fn  median  res."  He  seizes  a 
a  sentence  (which  is  the  unit  in  composition,  whether  writ- 
ten or  spoken,)  holds  it  up  before  you ;  tears  it  to  pieces  be- 
fore youreyes— or  rather,  we  should  say,  ncatlv  and  skill- 
fully dissects  it— displays  one  by  one  its  several  parts: 
makes  you  thoroughly  acquainted  with  each,  in  its  entire- 
ty; and  then  shows  you  how  to  put  them  together  aj,aln. 
A  scries  of  such  experiments.  Increasing  in  complexity  so 

f;radually  that  you  do  not  feel  tho  difficulty,  and  the  thing 
sdone;  you  are  master  of  the  subject.—  Alining  and  Scien- 
tific Pres*. 

Its  design  Is  to  show  that  ideas  can  be  so  arranged  as  to 
Increase  their  power;  in  short,  to  teach  the  mechanism  of 
composition,  eloquence  and  oratory.  A  desideratum  long 
felt  Is  supplied.—  S.  F.  Examiner. 

This  is  an  aire  in  which  the  occasions  are  rapidly  multl 
plying,  when  educated  men,  and  women,  too,  are  cullet. 
upon  to  express  their  views  in  writing,  either  for  public  or 
private  inspection  and  criticism.— Stockton  Independent. 

The  most  eminent  educators  in  California  give  It  their 
hearty  approval,  and  we  concur.—  llurysville  Appeal. 

Not  only  one  of  the  best  of  Its  kind,  but,  what  is  still 
better,  one  of  tho  brietcst.  It  contains  166  pages.—  Virginia 
Enterprise. 

PiticK,  $1.10,  Sent  by  mail,  postage  paid,  without  extra 
charge.  Liberal  reductions  made  to  the  Trade,  Teachers 
and  Schools,  ordering  by  wholesale.  Orders  received  bv 
our  Traveling  Agents. 

Address  DEWEY  &  CO.,  Mining  and  Scientific  Pros.',  San 
Francisco.. 


National  Mineral  Land  Law,  Instructions. 
Blanks,  Etc. 

Copied  of  the  Act  of  Congress,  approved  July 
26th,  lytiG,  relating  to  the  Location  of  Mineral 
Lends,  together  with  the  instructions  to  the 
"  United  States  Registers  and  BoceiVQrs  and  Sur- 
veyors General,"  from  the  Commissioner  of  the 
General  Load  Office  Department  of  the  Interior, 
dated  at  Washington,  Jan.  14th,  1867,  can  he  had 
at  this  office.  Also  a  full  But  of  blanks  for  making 
applications,  advertising,  etc.  Address  Dewey  & 
Co.,  office  Mining  aud  Scientific  Press,  San 
Francisco. 


New  Mining  Advertisements. 


Adcllu    Gold    Mining    Company,  Rock   Creek, 

Sierra  County,  California. 

Notick.— There  are  delinquent,  upon  tho  following  de- 
scribed Mock,  on  account  of  assessment  levied  on  the 
second  (2d)  day  of  November,  1867,  the  several  amounts 
net  opposite  the  names  of  tbo  respective  shareholders  as 
follows: 

Names.  No,  Certificate.    No.  Shares.  Amount. 

Wm  Irelun 2  60  $60  00 

Wm  Irelan 4  100  inn  00 

L  ()  Brown 19  200  200  00 

L  G  Brown 21  20  20  00 

And  in  accordnnco  with  law,  and  an  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees,  made  on  the  second  day  of  November,  1367, 
ho  many  shares  of  each  parcel  of  said  stock  as  may  be  neces- 
sary will  be  sold  at  public  auction,  by  OIncy  4  Co.,  auc- 
tioneers, -lis  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal.,  on 
Monday,  the  twcntv-thlrd  day  of  December,  1807,  at  the 
hour  of  12  o'clock  M.  of  said  day,  to  pay  said  delinquent 
assessment  thereon,  together  with  costs  of  advertising  and 
expenses  of  sale, 

A.  C.  TAYLOR,  Secretary. 

Office,  429  Pacific  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal.  dc7 

NneNtru  Scnora  de  Gaadelape    Silver  Mining 

Company.    Location  of  Works  ;  Tayoltlta,    San   Dhuas 

District,  Durango,  Mexico. 

Notice.— There  are  delinquent  upon  tho  following  de- 
scribed stock,  on  account  of  assessment  (No.  29)  levied  on 
the  twenty-first  day  of  October,  1867,  the  several  amounts 
set  opposite  the  names  of  the  respective  shareholders,  as 
follows : 

Names.  No.  Certificate.    No.  Shares.    Amount. 

Cosmos  Damln 16  10  $in  oj 

Val.  Uassner 70  10  io  00 

Val.  Gassner 71  SO  30  00 

Joseph  GMysell 49  1  1  uu 

Fr.  Mueller 97  12  12  00 

C  Stcinbring 149  10  10  00 

Of  formerly  unassessable  stock: 

J  J  Correll 21  100  lOO  00 

J  J  Correll 162  20  20  00 

FStaud not  issued  50  50  00 

John  Grief not  ia6ued  200  200  00 

And  in  accordance -with  law,  and  an  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees,  made  on  the  twenty-first  day  of  October,  1867,  so 
many  shares  of  each  parcel  of  said  stock  as  may  be  neces- 
sary, will  be.sold  at  public  auction,  by  Messrs,  Badger 
&  Chapman,  a  tioneers,  N.  W.  corner  of  Kearny  and  Cali- 
fornia streets,  an  Francisco,  Cal.,  on  Monday,  the  twenty- 
,hlrdday  ofD  cember,  1867,  at  the  hour  of  \}£  o'clock,  P. 
M.  of  said  day  to  pay  said  delinquent  assessment  thereon 
together  with  0sts  of  advertising  and  expenses  of  sale.  ' 
E.  J.  PFETFFER,  Secretary. 

Ofllce,  No.  210  Post  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal.  dec7 

Sweet  VeneetMice  Gold  and  Silver  Mining  Com- 
pany, Brown's  Valley,  Yuba  County,  California. 
Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  thirtieth  day  of  No- 
vember, 1867,  an  assessment  of  seventy -five  cents  per  share 
was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company,  payable 
immediately,  In  United  states  gold  and  silver  coin,  to  the 
Secretary,  at  the  office  of  this  Company,  No.  7U5  Sansome 
street,  San  Francisco. 

Anystock  upon  whlchsaidnssessmentshallremain  unpaid 
on  the  third  (3d)  day  of  January.  1868,  shall  be  deemed 
delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale  at  public 
auction,  und  unless  payment  shall  be  made  before,  willTio 
sold  on  Wednesday,  the  twenty-second  day  of  January,  1868, 
to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  togetherwith  costs  of  ad- 
vertising and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees. 

F.  S.  SPRING,  Secretary. 
Office,  No.  705  Sansome  street  de7  | 


San    Francisco  and   Castle  Dome  Mining  Coin 

pany,  Castle  Dome  County,  Arizona  Territory. 

Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  twentieth  day 
of  November,  1867,  an  assessment  often  cents  (10c)  per 
share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company, 
payable  immediately,  in  United  States  gold  and  silver 
coin,  to  the  Treasurer,  A.  T.  Gladding,  No.  320  Montgomery 
street,  San  Francisco,  California. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid on  the  seventh  day  of  January,  1868.  shall  be  deemed 
delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale  at  public 
auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made,  before,  will  bo 
sold  on  Monday,  the  twenty-seventh  day  of  January,  1868,  to 
pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of  ad- 
vertising and  expenses  or'  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees. 

A.  R    SMITH,  Secretary. 

Office,  Room  No.  40  Merchants'  Exchange,  California 
street,  San  Francisco  dec7 


Slempre  Viva  Silver  Mining  Company,  District 

of  Zaragoza,  Sinaloa,  Mexico. 

Notice  is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  fourth  day  of  Decem- 
ber, 1867,  an  assessment  of  twenty-five  cents  per  share  was 
levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company,  payable 
immediately.  In  United  States  gold  and  silver  coin,  to  this 
Secretary,  318  California  street,  San  Francisco,  California. 

Any  siock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain 
unpaid  on  the  tenth  (10th)  day  of  January,  1868,  shall  be 
deemed  delinquent,  and  will  he  duly  advertised  for  sale  at 
public  auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  before, 
will  bo  sold  mi  Monday,  the  tweiiiy-seveiith  day  of  January, 
1808,  to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs 
of  advertising  and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees. 

JOHN  F.  LOHSE.  Secretary. 

Office.  318  California  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal.        dec7 


Mining   Notices—Continued. 


Ancient  Klver  Cliannel  Blue  Gravel  Company. 

Location  of  Works:  Nevada  County,  California. 

Notice  is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  twenty-second  day 
of  November,  1867,  an  assessment  of  two  dollars  per  share 
was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company,  pay- 
able immediately,  in  United  States  gold  com,  to  the  Sec- 
retary. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid on  the  twenty-seventh  day  of  December,  1867,.snall 
be  deemed  delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale 
at  public  auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  be- 
fore, will  be  sold  mi  Monday,  the  thirteenth  day  of  January, 
1868.  Io  pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  ousts  of 
advertising  and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees. 

J.  M   BUFFINGTON,  Secretary. 

Office,  No.  5  Government  House,  corner  Washington  and 
Sniisomc  streets.  no23 


Cordillera  Gold   and   Silver  Mining   Company, 
Chihuahua.  MorcHca  Mining  District,  Mexico. 
N..TH  ■> :.—  Tin  r.-  ire  d.llnquetti,  upon  the  following  de- 

■  k,  on  .-ti.C'iunt  ol  .(••.>•.  ■.suit ni  |n  u-,1  (, little  Iwen- 
ty-fourth  day  of  October.  1867,  the  several  amounts 
set  opposite  the  names  of  tho  respective  share  holders,  as 
follows: 

Names.  No.  Certificate.    No.  Shares.    Amount. 

Whither*.  J  J H7  io  $10  00 

Cooper,  Jesse 188  16  16  00 

Hundell.J  W 50  26  26  uo 

Brownlee,  J 2*1  13  13  ikj 

Belden,  FC lit*  2  2  iW 

Belden,  FC 120  60  so  uo 

Watch,  James loo  13  13  oo 

Rollins.  J  B H3  13  13  00 

Dickson,  J  H7  21  2100 

Harris,  Alfred 135,  137  5-ca  lU  10  110 

Harris,  Alfred 1H  8  8  00 

Kelly,  I'  m 190  3  3  no 

Kelly,  I*  M 220  2  2  00 

Cravin,  jn ssi  6  6  oo 

Curtis. J  M,  Trustee 341,  2>i9  10-ca         20  20  00 

King.  T  P 2411  13  13  00 

Klnff.T  P 2«  3  3  00 

And  In  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees,  made  on  the  twenty-fourth  day  of  October,  1867. 
so  many  shares  of  each  parcel  of  said  stock*  as  may  be  nec- 
essary, will  be  sold  at  public  auction,  by  Messrs.  Maurice 
Dore  <£  Co.,  No.  327  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco,  on 
Tuesday,  the  sixteenth  day  of  December,  1867,  at  the 
hour  of  1  o'clock,  P.  M,  of  said  day,  to  pay  said  delinquent 
assessment  thereon,  togetherwith  costs  of  advertising  and 
expenses  of  sale. 

HENRY  R.  REED,  Secretary. 

Office,  321  Washington  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal.      noSO 


Chtplonena  Mtntntr  Company—District  or  Crui, 

Sonora,  Mexico. 

Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  ot 
TrustcoBof  said  Company,  held  on  the  twenty-seventh  day 
of  November,  1867,  an  assessment  of  five  dollars  ($6)  per 
Bhare  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company, 
payable  Immediately,  in  United  States  gold  aud  silver 
coin,  to  the  Secretary,  at  his  office,  318  California  street, 
San  Francisco. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 

Sald  on  the  third  (3d)  day  of  January,  1808,  shall  be 
eemed delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale  at 
public  auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  before, 
will  bo  sold  on  Monday,  the  twentieth  day  of  January,  1868, 
to  nay  the  delinquent  assessment,  togetherwith  costs  of  ad- 
vertising aud  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees. 

JOHN  F.  LOHSE.  Secretary. 
Office,  SISCalifornIa  street, up-stairs,  San  Francisco.    no30 


Hanscom  Copper  Alining  Company.    Locution: 

Low  Divide  District,  Del  Norte  County,  California. 

Notice  is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  first  day  of  No- 
vember, 1867,  an  assessment  of  fifteen  cents  fl5c)  per  share 
was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company, 
payable  on  and  after  November  sixth,  1867,  In  United  States 
gold  and  silver  coin,  to  the  Secretary,  at  his  ofllce,  609  Mar- 
ket street,  San  Francisco.  Cal. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain 
unpaid  on  the  tenth  (10th)  day  December,  1867,  shall  be 
deemed  delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale 
atpublic  auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  before, 
will  be  sold  on  Tuesday,  the  twenty-fourth  day  of  Decem- 
ber, 1867,  to  pay  tho  delinquent  assessment,  together  with 
costs  of  advertising  and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the 
Board  of  Trustees. 

S.  S.  SWEET,  Secretary. 

Office,  609  Market  street,  San  Francisco.  no9 


Hanscom  Copper  Mining  Company,  Low  Di- 
vide District,  Del  Norte  County,  California. 
Notice.— The  Fourth  Annual  Meeting  of  the  stockholders 
of  the  above  named  Company,  will  be  held  at  their  of- 
fice, 609  Market  street,  San  Francisco,  California,  on  SAT- 
URDAY, the  twenty-first  day  of  December,  1867,  at  7^ 
o'clockP.  Iff.,  for  the  purposeof  electing  Trustees  to  serve 
for  theensning  year,  and  for  the  transaction  of  such  other 
business  as  may  properly  come  before  them. 

S.  S.  SWEET,  Secretary. 
San  Francisco,  November  16, 1867.  nol6 


I.  X.  I-..  Gold  and  Silver  Mining  Company,  No, 

2,  Silver  Mountain  District,  Alpine  County,  California. 
Assessment  No.  3. 

Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  ot  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  eighteenth  day 
of  October,  1867,  an  assessment  of  one  dollar  per  share 
was  levied  upon  the  capital  siock  of  said  Company,  paya- 
ble immediately,  in  United  States  gold  nnd  silver  coin,  to 
the  Secretary,  It.  Thompson,  at  No.  523  Kearny  street,  San 
Francisco,  or  to  O.  Tanner,  Treasurer  of  the  Company,  at 
Silver  Mountain,  Alpine  County. 

Anystock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid on  the  sixteenth  (16th)  day  of  December,  1867,  shall  be 
deemed  delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  tor  sale 
at  public  auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  be- 
fore, will  bo  sold  on  Wednesday,  the  twenty-second  day  of 
January,  1868,  to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together 
with  costs  of  advertising  and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of 
the  Board  of  Trustees. 

R.  THOMPSON,  Secretary. 

Office,  No.  523  Kearny  street,  San  Francisco.  Cal.     nolfi 

Lady  Bell  Copper  Minim;  Company,  Low  Di- 
vide Mining  District,  Del  Norte  County,  California, 
Notice.— There  are  delinquent,  upon  the  following  de- 
scribed stock,  on  account  of  assessment  levied  on  the  twenty- 
fourth  day  of  October,  1867,  the  several  amounts  set  opposite 
the  names  of  the  respective  shareholders  as  follows: 
Names.  No.  Certificate.    No.  Shares.    Amount. 

OW  Fellows 4  6  75 

a  W  Fellows 227  6  75 

G  W  Fellows. 407  60  $7  50 

FCr.nrados 377  611  7  50 

Gavin  Ralston 40*  25  3  75 

And  In  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees,  made  on  the  twenty-fourth  day  of  October,  1867, 
so  many  shares  of  aach  parcel  of  said  stock  as  may  be  nec- 
essary, will  be  sold  at  public  auction,  at  tho  salesroom  of 
Maurice  Dore  &  Co.,  No.  327  Montgomery  street,  San  Fran- 
cisco, Cal.,  on  Monday,  tho  sixteenth  day  of  December, 
1867,  at  the  hour  of  12  o'clock,  M.,  of  said  day,  to  pay  said 
delinquent  assessment  thereon,  together  with  costs  of  ad- 
vertising and  expenses  of  sale. 

B.  P.  WILKINS,  Secretary. 
Office.  648  Market  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal.  no30 


Lyon  Mill  and  MI  nine  Company,  ICcUey  Dis- 
trict, El  Dorado  County,  California. 
Notice  is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  twenty -seventh  day 
of  November,  1867,  an  assessment  of  fifty  cents  (50c)  per 
share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company, 
l-avable  immediately,  in  United  States  gold  and  silver 
coin,  to  the  Secretary. 

Anystock  upon  whiilis-iidnssc-^meiit  shall  remain  unpaid 
on  the  first  day  of  January,  1803.  shall  be  deemed  delin- 
quent, and  will  be  dulv  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auction, 
and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  before,  will  lie  sold  on 
Saturday,  the  seventeenth  day  of  January,  1868,  to  pay 
tnedcliiinueiit  assessment,  together  with  costs  of  adver- 
tising and  expenses  ot  sale.  Bv  order  of  tho  Board  of 
Trustees. 

J.  M.  BUFFINGTON,  Secretary. 
Office,  No.  5  Government  House,  corner  Washington  and 
Sansuine  streets.  Sun   I'rancisco,  California.  no30 


Postponement!*  and  Alterations.— Secretaries  arc 
requested  to  give  notice  of  postponements,  or  alterations 
which  they  may  desire  made  in  their  advertisements  at 
heir  earliest  convenience.  Now  advertisements  should  be 
handed  lu  as  early  as  possible 


Mount  Tennbo  Silver  Mining  Company.— Lo- 
cation of  Works:  Cortez  District,  Lander  County,  State 
of  Nevada. 

Notice  is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  tho  eighth  day  of  No- 
vember, 1867,  an  assessment  of  ouo  dollar  and  fifty  cents  per 
share  whs  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company, 
payable  Immediately,  in  United  States  gold  and  silver  COlD, 
to  the  Secretary,  No.  426  Montgomery  streets.  Sun  Frun- 
eueo, 

Any  stock  upon  wtiicn  said  assessment  shall  remain  utl- 

S  aid  on  the  twelfth  dayol  December,  1S67,  shall  be  deemed 
■■liiiuiu  nt,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  fur  sale  ai  public 
taction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  before,  win  ii« 
sold  on  Tuesday,  the  thirty-first  day  of  December,  1867. 
to  paj  the  delinquent  assessment,  togetherwith  cohUi  of 
advertising  and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees. 

R.  N.  VAN  BRUNT,  Secretary. 
Office,  426  Montgomery  street,  San  Fraucisco, 

N.  B.— Two  per  cent,  will  bo  allowed  on  all  payments 
made  on  the  above  prior  to  the  23d  insL  noG 

KeniEle  nnd  Corcoran  Silver  Mining  Compuny, 

Storey  County,  State  of  Nevada. 

Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  twenty-sixth  dnv 
ot  November,  1867.  an  assessment  of  two  dollars  per 
share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company, 
payable  immediately,  in  Unlled  States  gold  and  sliver 
coin,  to  the  Secretary,  at  the  office  of  the  Company. 

Anystock  upon  which  uald  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid on  the  twenty-sixth  day  of  December,  1867,  shall  be 
deemed  delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  tor  sale 
atpublic  auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  bo  made  be- 
fore, will  be  sold  on  Saturday,  the  eleventh  day  of  January, 
1868,  to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs 
of  advertising  and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board 
ot  Trustees. 

T.  B.  WINOARD,  Secretary. 

Office,  408  California  street,  San  Francisco.  noSO 

North  Star  Gold  and  Silver  Mining  Compnuy, 

Reese  River  Mining  District,  Lander  County,  Nevada. 
Notics.— There  are  delinquent  upon  the  followlngdescribcd 
stock,  on  account  of  assessment  levied  on  tho  nineteenth  day 
of  September,  1867,  the  several  amounts  set  opposite  the 
names  of  tho  respective  shareholders,  as  follows: 

Names.  No.  Certificate.    No.  Shares.    Amount. 

Oliver  Ames 456.  458,  459,  460  120  $24  no  DO 

Cyrus  Lathrop 161  40  800  00 

Jerome  WTyler 462,  463.  464 

465,  466,  467.  468,  460  80  1600  00 

JosC  Tyler 470,  471,  472,  473 

474,  475.  476,  477  80  1600  00 

DanlBlaisdell 478  8  160  00 

JohnS  Kcyes 479,  480  32  640  00 

J  Z  Goodrich  ....431.  482,  483,  484 
485,  486,  i87,  488,  4S9,  490 

491,  49 1.  531  178  3560  00 

ThosDalby 494,  495  20  400  00 

Wendell  Phillips. 497,  498,  499,  500  39  780  00 

Clark  C  Walworth 505,606  16  320  00 

J  H  Stephenson.  502,  503.  5"4,525  38  860  00 

M  SScuddcr 607,  50K  16  320  00 

Geo  Osgood 609.  510,  611,  512 

613.  514,  515,  516  40  800  00 

G  W  Warren 517,  618,  519,  520  40  800  14) 

GeoBNeal 621,  522  10  2u0  00 

WT  Reynolds 623  1  20  00 

GeoH  Faulkner 529  1  20  00 

John  Kurtz 530  1  20  00 

Curtis  B  Raymond,  Trustee.  ..532  60  1000  00 

Jacob  Burtz 533  70  1400  00 

T  W  TuttlC 534  10  200  00 

GeoH  Vincent....' 535  10  200  00 

And  in  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees,  made  on  the  nineteenth  day  of  September,  1867,  so 
many  shares  of  each  parcel  of  said  stock  as  maybe  neces- 
sary, will  be  sold  at  public  auction,  at  the  office  of  tho 
Company,  No.  423  Front  street,  San  Francisco,  California, 
on  Saturday,  the  seventh  day  of  December,  1867,  at  the 
hour  of  2  o'clock  P.  M.  of  said  day,  to  pay  said  delinquent 
assessment  thereon,  together  with  costs  of  advertising  and 
expenses  of  sale. 

GEORGE  H.  FAULKNER,  Secretary. 

Office,  423  Front  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal.  no23 

Postponement.— The  above  sale  is  hereby  postponed  until 
Thursday,  the  second  day  of  January,  1868,  at  the  samo 
hour  and  place.    By  order  of  the  Board  of  Trustees, 

dec7  GEO.  H.  FAUEKNER,  Secretary. 

Oxford  Beta  Tunnel  and  Mining  Company,  £m- 

meralda  District  and  County,  Stale  of  Nevada. 

Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Bonrd  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  eighteenth  day  of 
November,  1867,  an  assessment  (No.  25)  of  fifty  cents  per 
share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Compa- 
nv,  payable  immediately  in  United  States  gold  and  silver 
coin,  to  the  Secretary,  at  his  office,  or  to  the  Superintendent 
at  the  mine. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid on  tho  twenty-sixth  day  of  December,  1867.  shall  be 
deemed  delinquent^  and  will  he  duly  advertised  for  sale 
at  public  auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  before, 
will  be  sold  on  Wednesday,  the  fifteenth  day  of  January, 
1863,  to  pay  the  delinqueniassessment,  togetherwith  cosisof 
advertising  and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees. 

GEO.  H.  PECK,  Secretary. 

Office,  212  Clay  street.  San  Francisco.  no23 

Seaton  Mining  Company.— Location  of  Work «  t 
Dry  town  Mining  District,  Amador  County,  Stale  of  Cali- 
fornia. 

Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  tho  Board 
of  Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  twenty-first  day 
of  November,  1867,  an  assessment  of  one  hundred  and  fifty 
dollars  per  share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said 
Company,  payable  on  the  twentieth  day  of  December,  1867, 
in  United  States  gold  coin,  to  the  Secretary,  at  the  office 
of  the  Company,  No.  60  Exchange  Building,  San  Francisco, 
California. 
Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 

Said  on  the  twenty-eighth  day  of  December.  1867.  shall  bo 
eemed  delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale  at 
public  auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  before, 
will  be  sold  on  the  eighttenthday  of  January,  1868.  to  pay 
the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of  advertis- 
ing and  expensesofsale.  Bv  order  of  the  Board  of  Trustees. 
JOEL  F.  LIGUTNEH,  Secretary. 
Office,  No.  60  Exchange  Building,  N.W.  corner  Washing- 
ton and  Montgomery  streets,  San  Francisco.  Cal.         no23 


Whitman    Gold  and    Silver   Mining   Company. 

Location  of  Works:  Indian  Springs  District,  Lyon  County, 

Nevada. 

Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees  of  said  Compauy,  held  on  tho  thirty-first  day  of 
October,  1867,  an  assessment  of  one  dollar  and  fifty  cents  per 
share  waslevicd  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company, 
payable  immediately  in  United  States  gold  and  silver  coin, 
to  'the  Secretary,  at  his  ofllce,  (room  No.  10,  2d  floor)  No.  40£ 
Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco. 

Anv  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shah  remain 
unpa'id  on  the  second  dav  of  December,  1867.  shall  bo 
deemed  delinquent,  and  will  be  duty  advertised  lor  sale 
at  nublic  auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  bo  made  be- 
fore, will  be  sold  on  Monday,  the  twenty-third  day  of 
December,  1867,  to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together 
with  costs  of  advertising  and  expensesofsale.  By  order  of 
the  Board  of  Trustees.  „*.JlLn„  „ 

T.  W.  COLBQRN.  Recrelary. 

Office,  room  No.  10,  2d  floor,  No.  4Q2  Montgomery  street, 
San  Francisco,  Oal.  no2 

Postponement.—  The  dav  tor  deeming  stock  delinquent 
on  the  above  assessment  is  hereby  proponed  until  Wednes- 
day the  first  dav  of  January,  ISO-*,  and  the  sale  thereof  until 
Wednesday,  the  twenty-second  day  of  January,  18o-J.  By 
order  of  the  Board  of  Trustees, 
oru  T.  W.  COLBURN,  Secretary. 

San  Francisco.  Nov.  27,  1867.  no30 


Olnky"  <fc  Co.,  Auctioneers  and  Real  Estato  Agent*,  attend 
promptly  to  all  business  entrusted  to  their  care  in  San 
Francisco  and  Oakland.  Mining  and  other  corpora-ions 
will  find  Col.  Olnoy  well  posted  and  thorough  in  transacting 
sales  of  delinquent  stock.  Office,  on  Broadway,  Oakland, 
and  No.  31S Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco.  nolO 


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©to  §fcitti«0  imfl  Mmtxfk  §xm. 


Machinery. 


PATENT    AMALG-AMATOR. 

These  Machines  Stand  Unrivaled. 

for  rapidly  pulverizing  and  amalgamating  ores,  they 
have  no  equal.  No  effort  has  been,  or  will  be,  spared  to 
have  them  constructed  in  the  most  perfect  manner,  and  of 
the  great  number  now  in  operation,  not  one  has  everre- 
quircd  repairs.  The  constant  and  increasing  demand  for 
them  is  sufficient  evidence  of  their  merits. 

They  are  constructed  so  as  to  apply  steam  directly  into 
the  pulp,  or  with  steam  bottoms,  as  desired. 

This  Amalgamator  Operates  as  Follows : 

The  pan  being  filled,  the  motion  of  the  muller  forces  the 
pulp  to  the  center,  where  itis  drawn  down  through  the  ap- 
erture and  between  the  grinding  surfaces.  Thence  it  is 
thrown  to  the  periphery  into  the  quicksilver.  The  curved 
plates  again  draw  it  to  the  center,  where  it  passes  down, 
and  to  the  circumference  as  before.    Thus  it  is  constantly 

Jiasslng  in  a  regular  iiow  between  the  grinding  surfaces  ana 
uto  the  quicksilver,  until  the  ore  is  reduced  to  an  impalpa- 
ble powder,  and  the  metal  amalgamated . 

Setters  made  on  the  same  principle  excel  all  others.— 
They  bring  the  pulp  so  constantly  and  perfectly  in  contact 
with  quicksilver,  that  the  particles  are  rapidly  and  com 
pletely  absorbed. 

Mill  men  are  Invited  to  examine  these  pans  and  setters  for 
themselves,  at  the  PACIFIC  POlTJfDRT, 

Ivl  San  Francisco. 


Hunt's  Double-Action  Pump 


Is  cheap,  durable,  strong,  and  not  liable  to  get  out  of  order 
Builtandon  huiid  at  No.  J23  Second  street,  and  108  Jessie 
street 
UvlStf  E.  O.  MTTNT,  Prop'p. 


E.  T-  STEEN, 

Commission  Agent  for  the  purchase  and  sale  of 

Engines,  Boilers,  Castings, 

ABf»  AI-I,  KINDS  OF  MACHINERY. 

No.  637  Washington,  and  532  Merchant  st,  San  Francisco" 

HAS  FOR  SALE 
One  Endue,  5-Horae  Power,    ...       $14>0 
One  Euglne   with    Boiler,  T-lfforse,         -  OOO 

One  Englue,  X.lnk  for  Hoisting,  15-XEorae,  SOO 
Two  Engines,  Boilers,  Pori,,  10-Hone,  1,300 
One  Engine,  40-Horse,    -  -  1,900 

One  30-XCurse  Boiler       -  .        300 

Also,  a  great  variety  o      l 

Boilers    au<l    Maoliinery, 

CASTIAUS  OF  ALL  KINDS, 

AT    LESS    THAN    MARKET   RATES. 


aQ^Partles  wishing  to  purchase  or  sell  Machinery,  of  any 
kind,  can  do  so  to  advantage  through  this  agency. 
I2vl5iir 


Steam   Pumps, 

FOE   DRAINING!   MINES    OB   ELEVATING!   WATER  TO 
ANY   HKillT. 

PICKERING'S  GOVERNORS 

For  Steam  Engines. 

GrifiTartl's    Injectors, 

For  Feeding  Boilers. 

STODDART'S   IRON    WORKS, 


PATTINSON'S 
HURDY-GURDY  WATER-WHEEL. 


The  inventor  of  this  Wheel  having,  after  much  delay, 
finally  obtained  the  patent  for  the  same,  is  prepared  to  sell 
rights  therefor  to  such  as  may  bo  desirous  of  putting  them 
up,  or  continuing  those  already  In  use.  This  is  well  known 
among  miners  as  the  "hurdy-gurdy  wheel,"  and  is  con- 
sidered the  most  economical  Waler-Wheel  now  In  use. 

Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  the  subscriber  is  ihe  invontor 
and  holds  the  patent  right  for  the  construction  and  use  of 
the  same;  and  that  no  person  has  a  right  to  manufacture 
:»r  use  them  without  his  permit 

7vli»-o.y  THOMAS  PATTIKSON. 


Brodie's  Patented  Improvements 


*£ 


TaS^a 


■■■ill 


FOR  THE  TREATMENT  OF 

Gold  and  Silver  Ores. 


BRODIE'S  PATENTED  IMPROVED  QUARTZ  CRUSHER. 
The  attention  of  all  interested  in  Mining  is  respect- 
fully called  to  this  Improved  Machine    for  Breaking    or 
Spalling  Quartz,  or  other  Rock,  possessing,  as  it  does,  sim- 
plicity of  uciimi  and  lightness  of  construction,  so  far  as  is 
compatible  with  strength  and  durability,    Inconsequence 
of  these  advantages,  the  advertisers  are  enabled  to  offer 
these  machines  to  the  public  at  the  following  low  terms: 
No.  1— Or  lU-inch  Crusher,  capablo  of  reducing  from 
three  to  four  tons  of  quartz  per  hour,  no  piece  be- 
ing larger  than  a  walnut— price !$COO 

No.  2— Or  lfi-inch  Crusher,  capable  of  similarly  putting 

through  five  to  six  tons  per  hour. 8GO 

No.  3— Or  18-inch  Crusher,  will  in  a  similar  manner 

crush  from  seven  to  eight  tons  per  hour 1,200 

EXPLANATION   OV  THE  ABOVE  ENGRAVING. 

The  frame  is  made  of  cast  iron,  bound  with  hcavj 
wrought  iron  bands,  making  it  very  strong,  anil  at  the  same 
time  iig lit  and  portahle.  The  crusher  is  bolted  to  a  wood 
frame  of  sufficient  hightto  clear  the  fly-wheel,  and  allow 
rhe  crushed  quartz  to  pass  off".  The  dotted  lines  show  the 
movable  and  stationary  jaws.  Letter  A  represents  the 
eccentrie  shaltby  which  tlie  power  is  applied  direct  to  the 
movable  jaw.  B  represents  the  movable  i aw,  and  C  the 
fixed  jaw.  D  represents  the  link  or  radius  bar.  E  repre 
sents  the  bolts  for  regulating  the  opening,  F,  which  can  he 
regulated  ut  pleasure,  so  as  to  graduate  to  the  size  to  which 
itis  intended  the  quartz  shall  he  crushed.  Q  represents  the 
feed  opening,  by  which  the  size  of  the  machine  is  deaig 
natcd. 

The  arrow  on  the  fly-wheel  shows  the  direction  to  drive 
the  eccentric,  which,  in  combination  with  the  link,  D,  give.6 
the  movabiejaw,  B,  a  forward  and  downward  motion  at  the 
same  time,  and  which  makes  the  hardestrock  yield  and 
separate  into  fragments  of  any  desired  size. 

The  above  Crushers  have  been  r-eeently  erected  and  are 
nowsucecssfullv  cuiploved  at  Bear  Valley,  Mariposa  conn 
ty.  Rawhide  Ranch.  Tuolumne  county,  Excelsior  Mine, 
Lake  District,  Nevada  county,  and  can  be  seen  in  opera 
tion  at  the  Fulton  Foundry.  First  street,  San  Francisco. 

The  following  testimonial  respecting  the  effectiveness  of 
this  Crusher,  has  been   received    from  the  Superintendent 
of  the  "Rawhide  Ranch"  Mine,  in  Tuolumne  Countv: 
ItAWHini':  R.\nch,  Tuolumne  Co.,  Sept.  28,  1866. 

James  Brodie,  Esq.,  San  Francisco— My  Dear  Sir:  Itgives 
me  pleasure  to  Inform  you  that  I  have  for  the  past  three 
months  had  one  of  your  largest  sized  Kock  Crushers  in 
use,  at  the  Rawhide  Ranch  Mining  Company's  Mill,  which 
hisentirely  met  my  expectations;  and  I  have  no  hesita- 
tion in  recommending  it  to  all  who  are  in  need  of  a  machine' 
for  rapidly,  cheaply  and  properly  preparing  quartz  for  the 
stamps.    Yours  truly,  R,  P.  JOHNSON, 

Supt  Rawhide  Ranch  Quartz  Mill. 

BRODIE'S  PATENT  IMPROVED  GERMAN  AMALGA- 
MATING BARREL.— This  Barrel  obtained  a  premium  at 
the  Fair  of  the  Mechanics'  Institute  in  Sau  Francisco,  In 
1864.  Further  particulars  will  be  afforded  on  application 
to  the  subscribers. 

For  the  present  itis  not  intended  to  grant  licenses  for  the 
use  of  the  improved  German  Barrel,  for  a  longer  term  than 
twelve  months.  All  persons  desirous  of  compromising, 
without  having  recourse  to  legal  proceedings,  for  past  in- 
fringements, or  desirous  of  receiving  Letters  of  License  for 
the  limited  period  nameil,  are  requested  to  address  as  below. 

A  diagram,  with  explanations  of  this  machine,  will  be 
found  in  the  "Mining  and  Scienttlic  Press,"  of  September 
29th,  1866. 


BRODIE'S  PATENT  WIND-BLAST  SEPARATOR  FOR 
DRY  CRUSHING.— This  Dry  Cru-her  has  been  found  the 
most  economical  and  effective  mode  of  crushing  ores  in 
Mexico.  California  and  Nevada.  Diagrams  and  explana- 
tions afforded  on  application  to  the  subscribers. 

A  drawing  and  full  description  of  this  mnchlne  will  be 
found  In  the  Mining  and  Scientific  Press  of  Sept.  22d,186ti. 
JAMES  BRODIE.  Fulion  Foundry,  or 
CHARLES  RADCL1FF, 
ExprossBuIldiug,  402  Montgomery  street, 
12vl3tf  San  Francisco. 


OE.     O.     HUNT, 

'  Manufacturer  of 

Windmills,  Horse-Powers 
Pumps,  Pumping 

Framed  and 
Gearing. 

Hunt's  Adjustable  Wind  Mills 
to  have  all  the  sails  so  arranged  as 
turn  edgeways  to  the  wind  when 
themill  isstopped.  Thesailscan 
be  set  at  any  angle  to  suit  the 
force  of  the  wind,  while  the  mill 
isrunuinp.by  means  of  the  brake 
lever  at  the  foot  of  the  mill,  by 
any  person. 

Hunt's  Self-Regclating  Mill 
is  strom:,  durable  and  cheap.  It 
is  provided  wlih  means  for  stop- 
ping, in  the  most  violent  winds. 
This  mill  is  well  known  through- 
out the  State. 

Tread  Horse-Powers,  Swap  ITorsc-Powers,  Pumps  in  great 

variety.  Single  and  Double-Acting.     Frames  and  Gearing 

for  running  pumps,  from  steam  or  other  power,  constantly 

on  hand  and  built  to  order.    Water  Tanks  built  to  order. 

No.  28  Second  St.,  and  1U8  and  ill)  Jessie  St., 

2vl5qy  San  Francisco. 


DR.  BEERS'  PATENT 
WIRE   GAUZE  AMALGAMATOR. 


THE  ATTENTION  OF  QUARTZ,  HYDRAULIC  AND 
Placer  Miners,  is  called  to  thisnow  invention  for  saving 
Fine  Gold  It  is  designed  to  furnish  the  miner  with  a  cheap 
and  simple  apparatus  by  which  the  lines t  fi-eni/a/d  can  be 
saved  without  hiss,  requiring  little  attention,  no  machinery 
to  drive  it,  and  will  positively  collect  every  particle  of 
amalgam,  or  of  waste  mercury  that  may  have  escaped  from 
mill  or  sluice,  and  as  these  panicles  arc  alway- charged 
with  more  or  less  gold,  this  item  alone.  In  many  instances, 
will  more  than  pay  the  cost  of  this  Amalgamator  every 
month.  For  Circulars,  and  further  particulars,  address 
Dr.  J.  B.  REEKS,  Sau  Francisco, 
llvlo  6m  Per  Wells,  Fargo  A:  Co's  Express. 


NELSON   &    DOBLE, 

.AGENTS  FOR 

Thomas  Firth  fe  Sons5  Cast  Steel,  Files, 


Mill    Picks,    Sledges,    Hammers,  Picks, 

Stone   Cutters',    Blacksmiths'    and    Horse-Shoers'   Toole, 

319  and  321  Pine  Street, 

Between  Montgomery  and  SansomcSSan  Francisco; 

lOvllqr 


PICKERING'S 
ENGINE    REGULATOR. 


AYai-r;tut  eil  the  Best  in    Existence. 

Cheap  and  easy  to  attach  to  any  Engine,  old  or  new. 
Send  for  a  Circular,  to  DAVID  STODDAHT,  114  Beale 
street,  San  Francisco.  12vl5-2amlq 


LEFFEL»8 

American   Double  Turbine 


THESE  WHEELS,  TJNEQUALED  AND  UNRIVALED  IN 
the  United  States  or  the  world,  have  been  fully  tested 
on  this  coast,  more  than  forty  beinff  In  use  at  this  date  In 
Calitorma  and  Oregon,  driving  all  kinds  of  machinery.  Saw 
Mills,  Flour  Mills,  Quartz  Mills,  etc.,  etc.,  etc. 

California  Rei-thences.— E.  Stocton,  Folsom;  O.  Sim- 
mons, Oakland,  (Mill  at  Clear  Lake);  Morpnn  Covtlle,  Lex- 
ington, Santa  Clara  Countv;  J.  Y.  McMillan,  Lexington 
Santa  Clara  County,     eg- Send  for  Circular,  to 

KNAPP  «fc  GKAJTT, 
Agents  for  California. 
26vl3-lyq  310  Washington  street,  San  Francisco. 


SUPERIOR  CUT-OFF  ENGINES. 


We  desire  to  call  the  attention  of  Engineers,  Manufac- 
turers, and  Millmen,  to  the  celebrated 

Hartford    DEng-ine, 

With  Wright's  Patent  Variable  Cut-off,  which  we  are  now 
manufacturing  under  a  license  from  the  Woodruff  &  Beach 
Iron  Work  Co.,  Hartford,  Ct.  To  parties  wishing  a  First- 
class 

Fuel-Saving  Engine, 

Simple  and  durable  in  construction,  this  Engine  is  offered 
in  the  belief  that  it  is  superior  to  any  other  manufactured. 
It  enjoys  the  very  highest  reputation  In  the  Atlantic  States, 
where  it  is  well  known;  over  300  of  thein  having  been  built 
by  the  Woodruff  &  Beach  Com p tiny,  and  being  now  in  suc- 
cessful operation. 

GOSDAR9  «fc  CO., 
Facliic  Iron  Works. 
San  Francisco,  Aug.  29, 1867.  9vl5tf 


BLAKE'S  QUARTZ  BREAKER ! 

PRICES     REDUCED! 

MACHINES   OF  ALL  SIZES   FOB   SALE 

WE   P.'bLAKE, 

Corner  Flrat  null  Mission  streets,  or  Box  **,OT7 

3vl3f  SAN   FRANCISCO. 

Xlngravcd  to  Order.— Persons  wlio  desire  to  illustrate 
their  individual  establishments  or  business,  should  give  us 
their  orders  for  Engraving  and  Printing,  and  wc  will  guar 
antee  good  work  and  reasonable  prices. 

DEWEY  4  CO., 

Patent  Agents,  Publishers  and  Job  Printers,  505  day  Bt. 


IWritton  for  the  Mining  and  Scientific  Press.] 

Notes  of  Travel. 

Benton,  Nov.  20,  1867. 

The  investigator  of  geological  science, 
the  tourist,  or  casual  observer  of  nature,  on 
passing  from  the  western  to  the  eastern 
slope  of  the  Sierra  •will  find  Dew,  and,  in 
some  respects,  dissimilar  phenomena  at 
every  step  of  his  progress.  A  marked 
feature,  everywhere  apparent,  leads  to  the 
conclusion  that  the  period  of  volcanic  ac- 
tion was  continued  to  a  much  later  period 
on  the  eastern  than  on  the  western  slope. 
On  the  eastern  side  there  is  a  marked  simi- 
larity in  geological  features  and  unmistaka- 
ble evidence  of  the  very  recent  action  of 
volcanic  and  igneous  forces. 

Descending  from  the  high,  precipitous, 
granite  mountains,  bounding  Lake  Tahoe 
on  the  north  and  east,  into  the  Valley  of  the 
Washoe,  with  its  little  lake,  without  an  outlet, 
narrowed  by  constantly  encroaching  sands  to 
the  size  of  a  mill-pond,  you  are  at  no  loss  to 
understand  why  the  Valley  of  the  Washoe 
has  its  little  pond  of  dead  water,  its  wide 
sand  plain,  aDd  its  narrow  margin  of  vege- 
tation ;  for,  in  passing  over  the  high,  abrupt 
granite  wall  dividing  Lake  Tahoe  from 
Washoe  Valley,  you  encounter  at  every 
step  loose  sand  from  three  to  six  inches  in 
depth,  and  in  some  placeB  even  deeper — 
showing  that  the  disintegrating  forces  are 
greater  than  the  force  of  the  mountain  cur- 
rents in  sweeping  the  sands  to  the  levels 
below.  The  wonder  really  is,  that  there  is 
any  lake  at  all,  or  any  vegetation  possible. 
May  not  the  existence  of  Lake  Tahoe — a 
grand  and  most  beautiful  sheet  of  water  ! — 
be,  to  a  large  extent,  accounted  for  from  the 
non-disintegration  of  the  rocks  forming  the 
narrow  slope  of  the  mountain  wall  encir- 
cling it?  On  the  northeast,  the  granite 
sands  have  already  encroached  far  out  on 
the  ancient  domain  of  its  waters.  Other- 
wise, the  Valley  of  Tahoe  might  have  be- 
come a  dreary  sand  plain. 

Prom  Washoe  Valley,  in  a  southerly  di- 
rection, you  enter  Eagle  Valley — where 
stands  Carson  City — an  elongated  sand 
plain,  with  a  narrow  strip  of  arable  land. 
Here  the  same  features  present  themselves 
as  in  Washoe  Valley.  Continuing  south, 
you  enter  the  great  Carson  Valley,  or  basin, 
having  the  same  general  features.  The 
waters  filling  these  valleys  at  some  former 
period  had  an  outlet  to  the  south,  in  which 
direction  you  take  your  way,  with  low 
mountain  ranges  on  either  side.  Crossing 
west  and  east  Walker  river,  you  enter 
Desert  Valley,  presenting  the  same  features 
—an  elongated  valley,  ten  miles  in  length 
from  north  to  south  by  five  in  width  ;  the 
mountain  stream  sinking  in  its  sands,  and 
leaving,  as  it  were,  a  hand's  breadth  of 
vegetable  green  to  relieve  the  monotonous 
perspective. 

Continuing  southerly,  you  descend  into 
Adobe  Meadow  Valley,  twenty  miles  in 
length  by  ten  in  width.  Reaching  its 
southern  extremity,  along  a  granite  wall 
encircling  it  on  the  east,  but  here  glowing 
narrower  and  dipping  towards  the  plain, 
you  find  it  pierced  with  outlets,  and  at 
length  find  an  easy  passage  through,  and 
down  a  long  sand  slope  to  the  Valley  of  the 
Hot  Springs,  along  the  margin  of  whose 
waters  reposes  the  town  of  Benton. 

We  shall  here  suggest  what  may  interest 
some  of  your  readers,  that  the  valleys  above 
mentioned,  including  Mono  Lake  Valley — 
an  extended  sand  plain,  along  whose  margin 
we  passed — are  evidently  the  craters  of  ex- 
tinct volcanoes,  which,  upon  their  fires  be- 
coming extinct,  filled  with  water,  forming 
lakes;  which,  in  their  turn,  have  yielded 
their  domain  to  the  constantly  encroaching 
alluvial  formation  of  sand,  pumice,  tufa 
and  scoria,  which  by  disintegration,  denu- 
dation and  attrition,  the  mountain  currents 
have  carried  down,  filling  up  these  craters 
to  great  depths,  drinking  up  their  waters, 
and  forming  over  nearly  all  their  extended 
surface  vast  sand  plains.  The  axial  line  of 
the  igneous  force  being  uniformly  nearly 
due  north  and  south.  As  the  length  of  the 
valleys,  north  and  south,  in  proportion  to 
their  width,  being  as  two  to  one,  would  seem 
to  indicate.  Low  mountain  ranges,  strewed 
with  the  various  forms  of  volcanic  debris, 
encircle  these  valleys  on  every  side ;  while 
to  your  right,  in  going  south,  rises  in  the 
distance  the  Sierra,  with  its  sharp  or  rounded 
lofty  summits  and  deep  gorges,  draped  in 
its  soft,  wide-flowing  robe  of  beautiful, 
many- colored  light. 

In  my  next,  I  will  give  you  an  account  of 
mining  about  Benton  and  its  vicinity.     F. 


$ht  pining  mid  J^amtiftc  §  w$. 


367 


A  MrLi.  Fon  Keducino  Cement.  —  Tlio 
Oroville  Record  says:  C'apt  Darrneh  uml 
several  other  gentlemen  have  erected  a  mill 
for  the  purpose  of  working  the  cement, 
thousands  of  acres  of  which  is  found  in  this 
vicinity.  The  mill  has  been  erected  along- 
side of  the  saw  mill  at  the  upper  end  of  the 
t)wn,  for  the  purpose  of  making  use  of  the 
a  team  power  now  unemployed  by  the  mill. 
The  mode  adopted  for  working  this  coment 
is  known  as  the  barrel  process,  and  the  ar- 
rangements now  being  erected  consists  of 
two  large  boiler  iron  barrels,  capable  of 
holding  some  fifteen  hundred  pounds  of 
cement  each.  After  being  charged,  they 
are  given  a  snddeu  rotary  motion  for  a  few 
minutes,  after  which  steam  is  lot  into  the 
cylinder,  whioh  causes  the  cement  to  dis- 
solve, and  it  is  then  dumj^ed  into  a  huge 
rocker,  and  washed  over  galvanized  iron 
and  copper.  The  process  is  simple  and 
rapid.  The  cement  to  be  worked  has  been 
tested  by  hand  process  with  satisfactory  re- 
sults. The  erection  of  the  works  on  their 
present  site  is  but  temporary.  If  the  cement 
shall  be  found  to  pay,  they  will  be  removed 
to  the  bed  of  cement,  and  the  hauling  will 
bo  thus  saved.  Should  this  prove  success- 
ful, there  is  cement  enough  in  this  vicinity 
to  run  a  hundred  mills  for  the  next  century. 

The  Manufacture  of  Gold-Beatee's 
Skjn  is  Eaid  to  bo  a  secret  which  only  five 
men  in  the  world  now  know.  The  art  of 
preparing  it  has  brought  a  fortune  to  the 
manufacturers.  Wickstead,  of  London,  at- 
taiuedt  he  highest  perfection  in  the  art  in  the 
last  generation,  and  promised  to  leave  the 
secret  to  a  relative  at  his  death-bed.  In  his 
dying  gasp  he  called  his  relative  to  his  side 
to  open  the  mystery,  but  died,  and  it  re- 
mained still  a  secret  P.  Puckridge,  of 
London,  is  the  most  celebrated  maker  now. 
With  great  perseverance  and  expense  he 
succeeded  in  perfecting  the  art  Ho  has 
promised  to  reveal  the  secret  to  his  nephew. 
The  thinnest  gold  leaf  of  French  manufac- 
ture is  not  thicker  than  the  four  hundred 
and  eighty  thousandth  part  of  an  inch ;  that 
of  the  English  is  about  the  three  hundred 
thousandth  part 

The  Chinese  is  the  simplest  of  all  lan- 
guages, being  easily  traced  to  the  roots  with 
two  letters.  Egyptian  comes  next,  having 
African  roots,  also  of  great  simplicity.  The 
Semitic  languages,  such  as  tie  Hebrew, 
Arabic,  have  roots  of  three  letters.  These 
languages  form  distinct  branches  from  the 
Indo-European  family. 


HISTORY    AND    DIRECTORY 

-OF- 

NETADA    COUNTY, 

CAI.IFOKIYIA. 

Containing  a  complete  History  of  the  County,  with  Sketches 

of  the  various  Towns  and  Mining  Camps,  the 

Names  and  Occupation  of  Residents; 

aloso.  full  Statistics  of  Mining 

and  all  other  Industrial 

Resources. 

COMPILED  BY  EDWIN  F.  BEAN. 

Price,  85-For  sale  at  the  otnecortho  Mining  and  Scl 
entitle  Press.  San  Francisco.  13vl5tt 


SULPHUHETS ; 

What  they  are; 

How  Assayed; 

How  Concentrated; 

And  How  "Worked; 

With  a  Chapter  on  the 

BLOW-PIPE  ASSAY  OF  MINERALS. 

By  WM.  BAKSTOW,  M.  D. 

Published  by  A.  Roman  &  Co.,  San  Francisco. 
For  «ale  at  tUis  Office.-- Price,  One  Dollar. 

With  the  aid  of  this  Book,  the  minor  can  assay  his  own 
ores,  requiring  but  few  materials,  eic,  except  such  as  are 
generally  to  be  found  In  the  interior  towns.  2lvl5tf 


Administrator's  Sale. 

NOTICE  IS  HEREBY  GIVEN,  THAT  IN  PURSUANCE 
of  theonl':r  of  the  Prolate  Court  of  the  Cltv  and  County 
of  San  Francisco,  in  the  State  of  California,  made  on  the 
twenty-tlrst  dav  of  November,  A.  D.  1867,  in  the  matter  of 
the  estate  of  HE SRYGANAHL,  deceased,  the  undersigned. 
Administrator  ol  said  estate,  wilt  sell  at  public  auction,  lo 
the  highest  bidder,  fur  cash  in  Hand,  iu  one  parcel,  and  sub- 
ject to  continuation  by  snul  Probate  Court,  on  MONDAY, 
the  sixteenth  day  of  December,  A.  D.  I8(i7,  at  twelve  o'clock 
M.,  at  the  auction  rooms  of  Maurice  Dure  &  Co.,  No.  327 
Montgomery  street,  in  said  City  and  County,  all  the  right, 
title,  interest  and  estate  of  tiicsaid  intestate  at  the  time  of 
Ilia  death,  and  all  the  right,  title  and  interest  that  the  said 
estate  has,  bv  operation  of  law  or  otherwise,  acquired  other 
than  or  in  addition  to  that  of  the  said  intestate,  at  tbe  time 
oi' his  death,  in  and  to  all  that  lot,  piece  or  parcel  of  land, 
situate,  lynm  and  being  in  the  said  City  and  County,  and 
bounded  ami  described  aw  follows,  viz:  Commencing  on  the 
southerly  Hoc  of  Bush  street,  distant  137  feet  0  Inches  west- 
erly from  the  southwesterly  corner  of  Bush  and  Hyde 
streets;  thence  running  westerly  on  said  southerly  line  of 
Bush  street  137  feet6iucb.es;  thence  at  right  angles  south- 
erly 137  feet  C  inches;  thence  at  right  angles  easterly  137 
feet  li  Inches;  thence  at  right  angles  nurtberlv  137i'eet6 
inches,  to  the  southerly  line  of  Bush  street,  the  point  of 
commencement,  being  5J-vara  Lot  No.  1,367. 

ANDREW  D.  SMITH, 
Administrator  of  the  estate  of 

Henry  Ganalil,  deceased. 
Dated,  November  21, 1807.  21  vis-iw 


LKWIS  r  ILK..KAU. 


in  *i:v  O.  inski 


Pacific  Chemical  Works, 

Laboratory,  Sixteenth  struct,  near  Folsom.    Office,  Om4H 

Montgomery  street,  Ran  Francisco. 

FALKENAU    &    HANKS, 

MANUFAOTUEING    AND    CONSULTING 

CHEMISTS. 

B&-  Particular  attention  given  to  tlio  ana 'yew  of  Ores, 
neraw,  'Metallurgical  Products,  .Mineral  Waters,  Polls 
ommerc  al  Articles,  etc.  Hvl5 


WHITING-  &  BERRY, 


In     M.I   (^    IN 


Teas, 


"Wines, 


Spirits, 

For  .Medicinal  and  Family  Use. 
APOTHECARIES,    PHYSICIANS, 

Invalids  and  Families,  supplied  In  quantities  lo  suit,  at 

WHOLESALE  AND  RETAIL,  WITH 

rim-,  Medium   or  low.i.rlced   qtinllttc*. 

No.  009  Sacramento  street,  two  doors  nbovo  Montgomery, 

SAN   FRANCISCO. 
Hvt5 


FAIRBANK'S  PATENT 


PLATFORM    SCALES! 

Also,  large  Scales  for  weighing  loaded  wagons  of  Ore,  Hay, 
etc.,  from  6,00u  to  4U,0UU  pounds  capacity.  Manufacturers' 
Branch  House, 

FAIRBANKS  A  HUTCH  liVSOSr, 

la)  California  street,  San  Francisco. 
aSF*Send  for  a  Catalogue.  24vl4eowtim 


F 


Pratt's  Abolition  Oil. 

OR  ABOLISHING  PAIN  — THE  BEST  REMEDY  IN 
existence  for  Rheumatism,  Neuralgia,  Paralysis,  Head- 
ache, Toothache,  Sore  Throat,  Diptheria.  Weak,  Swolen  and 
Stiff  Joints,  Contracted  Cords  and  Muscles,  Cramps,  Colic, 
Diarrhoea,  Cholera,  Pains  lu  the  Breast,  Lame  Back,  and 
all  aches  and  pains.  It  is  the  poor  man's  friend,  and  the 
best  family  physician.  Full  directions  accompany  each 
bottle.  Price  50  cents  and  $1  per  hottle.  For  sale  by  all 
dealers  In  medicine*.  Sole  Proprietors,  A.  McBOYLE  A 
CO.,  Druggists  and  Chemists,  5S4  Sacramento  street,  op- 
posite What  Cheer  House,  San  Francisco.  lOvll-ly 


Assayer  and  Chemist. 

A  GENTLEMAN  WELL  VERSED  IN  ASSAYING  AND 
Analytical  Chemistry,  is  desirous  oi"  securing  a  position 
in  some  assaying  establishment,  or  would  take  charge  of 
the  assaying  and  amalgamating  department  of  either'  a 
gold  or  silver  mine.  Steady  employment,  rather  than  high 
wages,  is  desirable.  The  advertiser  would  take  his  own 
laboratory  to  the  mine  if  desired.  Proper  references  given 
Inquire  at  this  office.  3vl5tt 


Mining  Secretary. 

THE  SUBSCRIBER,  HAVING  SERVED  FOR  THE  LAST 
Jive  years  as  Secretary  of  various  mining  companies, 
feels  full  v  competent  to  aerve  in  that  capacity.  Any  par- 
tics  wishing  to  secure  the  services  of  a  Secretary  can  be 
accommodated  on  reasonable  terms.  Information  given, 
and  all  necessary  papers  correctly  made  out. 

Having  had  a  long  experience  in  the  purchasing  of  goods 
and  machinery  for  miners,  parties  In  the  mines  will  find  it 
to  their  MdvantaKe,  where  pnrchasingageutsare  employed, 
to  send  their  orders  to  lite  undersigned. 

J.  M.  BUFFINGTON 
17vl5-tf  No.  5  Government  House,  San  Francisco. 


Quartz  Mill  Construction  and  Superintendence 

THE  UNDERSIGNED  IS  AT  PRESENT  OPEN  FOR  AN 
engagement  as  a  working  Superintendent  in  the  con- 
struction or  operation  ol'a  /uartz  Mill:  Has  had  five  years 
steady  and  successful  experience  in  wurkingoresiu  Washoe, 
and  is  practiced  in  saving  sulphurets  and  the  treatment  of 
rebellious  ores.  Is  prepared  to  furnish  references  for  all 
the  necessary  qualifications  of  an  Intelligent,  faithful  and 
reliable  quartz  operator.    Address  F.  M.  SHAW. 

San  Francisco,  care  Mining  and  Scientific  Press.    2civl43m 


HAYWARD  &.  COLEMAW, 

UPOETKBS  ASH  BEF1NEBS 

—  or  — 

niuminating,   Lubricating, 


PAINT     OILS  ! 

coNBisnxa  ok 

KEROSENE,     LARD,    SPERM.    ELEPHANT,     POLAR, 

TANNERS'.  NEATSFOOT,  BOILED  AND  RAW 

LINSEED,  CASTOR   AND  CHINA  NUT. 

—  A  LSO,  — 

SPIRITS  OF  TURPENTINE  &  ALCOHOL 


Nam.  —  We  would   upeoally  call  the  attention  of  Mill 
owners  nnd   Engineers  to  our  Superior  PARAFFINE  OIL, 

which  we  manufacture  from  the  California   Petroleum 
ThUOll  will  qoi  gum.    Machinery  thoroughly  cleaned  and 

lubricated  with  it  will  not  heat,  ami  after  remaining  at  rest, 
can  he  started  without  cleaning  off. 

05)-  A  sample  oan  of  our  Ptirnttlne  Oil  will  bo  forwarded 
on  application  to  us.  us  we  desire  a  lair  and  impartial  trial. 

Lamps  and  Lamp  Stock ! 

c~-  Aii  elegant  and  complete  assortment  011  hr  ml.  .  GTJ 
19vl3-3ui  414=  Front  utreet.  San  Francisco. 


NEW     YORK     PRICES. 

o 0 


c.  e.  eooom/uvs, 

No.  603  Montgomery  street,  San  Franciiwo. 
EXCLUSIVE    AOEKT 

FOR  THE 

WATCH    FACTORY. 

A  large  assortment  of  these 

Superior    "W  atohes, 

In  Gold  and  Silver  Cnnes, 

Constantly  on  hand,  and  sold    at  Factory 
prices.    Also, 

ENGLISH    AND    SWISS     WATCHES, 

Imported  directly  from    he  Manufacturers. 

The.  American  Company  are  now  making 

VERY    FINE     WATCHES    FOR    LADIES. 

BS-  A  large  assortment   of  Gold    Chains 
and  Jewelry  J25vll>6m 


NEW     YORK     PRICES. 


WE  ARE  NOW  OFFERING- 
OXJK,    IMMENSE    STOCK 

OP 

Fine  Custom  Made  Clothing 

—  AND — 

Gents'  Furnishing  Goods 

AT  PRICES  THAT  DEFY  COMPETITION. 

Our  Stock  or  Clothing  Constats  ot 
AS£JL*  THE  LATEST  STYLES 

BOTH  Or  MATERIAL  AND  FINISH. 

A  Large  Assortment  or 
TrnnkBi  Ynllaen,  Carpet  J&ii«h,  XEIanketfl(  Etc., 

AT  EXTREMELY   LOW  PRICKS. 

J.  H.  MEAD  &  CO., 

8vl0  Cor.  of  Washington  and  Sansome  streets. 


It  is  a  Fact, 

That  BOWMAN'S  AMERICAN  WASHING  COMPOUND  is 
the  best  article  for  Washing  and  Cleaning  yet  discovered. 
Is  acknowledged  tobeasaving  both  in  money  and  labor. 
As  the  Compound  softens  the  dirt,  the  clothes  require  not 
more  than  one-half  the  rubbing  necessary  in  washing  bv 
the  old  method:  besides  all  who  give  it  a  trial  acknowledge 
that  their  clothes  are  whiter  in  washing  with  this  Com- 
pound than  they  were  ever  known  to  be  by  using  any 
other  preparation.  For  washing  woolen  goods  and  flan- 
nels, it  cannot  be  equalled.  Calicoes  that  cannot  be  washed 
with  soap  without  lading  are  washed  in  the  water  used  for 
boiling  white  clothes.  Tills  Compound  has  been  used  in 
tiie  Eastern  States  for  the  past  three  years,  with  perfect 
success. 

WARRANTED  NOT  TO  INJURE  THE  CLOTHES. 

tf3-For  sale  by  all  Grocers. 

LYNCH  &  PARSONS,  Agents, 

I4vl5-3m  332  Jackson  street,  near  Battery. 


Copperas !     Copperas ! 

7K  nnn   LBS.  IMPORTED  COPPERAS-SULPHATI 
f  tJ.UVJU  of  Iron— for  sale  in  lots  to  suit,  by 

BENJ.  BRADY.  1U?,  California  street, 
13.15-Hm  S,  W.  corner  Davis,  up  stairs, 


Economy  In  Advertising:.— The  Mining  and  Scifn- 
TiFio  Press  Is  the  best  and  most  economical  mining  adver- 
tising medium  in  this  city.  Our  terms  arc  less  than  onr 
half  the  rates  now  charged  by  daily  newspapers,  and  the 
mining  community  are  beginning  to  appreciate  our  raasona 
Die  rates  of  advertising.  The  wress  contains,  proportionally, 
alarger  amount  of  mining  ad  .-ertislng  than  any  other  paper 
on  the  Pacific  coast  Its  character  renders  it  the  proper 
journal  for  the  concentration  of  mining  patronage. 


Pacific  Powder  Mills. 


SUPERIOR  BLASTING  AND  SPORTING  GUNPOWDER: 

Black  Diamond,  in  lib  canisters. 

do  do         In  H  lb  canisters. 

do  do        in  V*  kegs. 

Hunter's  Pride,  in  lib  canisters. 

do  do        in  y,\b  canisters. 

do  do        in  %.  kegs. 

do  do         In  K  kegs. 

Pacific  Mills  River  Snooting,  In  lib  canisters. 

do  do  do    In  klb  canisters. 

do  do  -  do    In  %  kegs. 

do  do  do    in  %  keg*. 

do  do  flo    in  25ft  kegs. 

Pacific  Mills  Rifle,  in  lib  canisters. 

do  do       in  Htt>  canisters. 

In  ri  kegs. 


do 
do 


do       iu  1 


do 


in  2 


•  kegs. 


Blasting  and  Mining  Powder  S3  per  keg. 
Safety  Fuse  and  Shot  for  sale  by 

KATWARD  «fe  COLEMAX,  Aeentu, 
20vl5  lm  414  Front  street,  San  Francisco. 

BELDUKE    &■    CO., 

OF  CONCORD,  N.  H., 

Long  employed  at  the  celebrated  firm  of  Downing  £  Son, 
have  opened  a  manufactory  of 


Concord    Wagons, 

Of  all  descriptions,  at  No.  SS©  and  833  Folsora  street,  be- 
tween Fourth  and  Fifth  streets,  San  Francisco, 

Orders  received   for  Bugtries,  Expresses,  and  Light  and 

Heavy  Thorough-brace.    Cu-rume  springs  made  to  order. 

18vl5-lam-6m 


Mechanical  Drawings. 

Persons  wishing  Mechanical  Drawings  can  obtain  tbe 
services  of  competent  draughtsmen,  by  applying  to  Ibis 
office, 


Machinery. 


STEWART'S 

CEl,i;«KATEI)     HINGED 

Grinder  and  Amalgamator. 


The  Cheapest  nnd  Quickest  Pan  now  used. 

It  is  flat-bnttmned,  lowes  far  less  power  in  throwing  the 
pulp,  and  circulates  the  sume  under  llic  in u Her  tu  better 
advantage  than  any  other  Pan  in  use.  while  the  steam, 
owing  to  the  thinness  ol  the  cone,  lias  a  more  direct  effect 
of  hunting  the  pulp.  E  Is  tbe  mullcr  plate;  V  the  Grinding 
Shoe,  uttuuhed  by  an  adjustable  hinge  Joint,  in  the  middle 
in  the  same— The  bottom  wear  In  (!  down  even  with  the  dies. 

Mr.  J.  H.  Sl'EWART,  the  inventor,  has  had  ten  veursof 
experience  in  mechanical. >perat  ions,  and  ma v  be  nddrecst-d 
;it  Situ  Fraiieicco.  or  called  on  at  tbe  Miner*'  Foundrv,  Fir.-t 
street,  where  bis  Pan  ii  manufactured,  and  is  to  be  seen  ut 
any  time  in  operaliou.  14vl5-laintf 


NOTICE  TO  MERCHANTS 

—  AKD  — 

MANUFACTURERS. 

Moore's  Patent  Friction  Hoist. 

Now  In  successful  operation  jin  the  principal  stores  in 
San  Francisco,  possesses  many  advantages  over  the  cora- 
inon  Hoist— viz;  Greater  strength;  less  danger  in  work- 
ing', as  goods  require  no  slinging  or  landing,  consequently 
make  fewer  breakages;  requires  one  man  lens  to  operate 
It;  stops  with  the  load  at  any  point,  without  any  tauten- 
ing or  attention  from  tbe  operator. 

The  undersigned  take  this  opportunity  to  notify  all  whom 
It  mav  concern  that  they  have  secured,  by  letters  patent, 
tfio  application  of  a  triction  pawl,  or  stop,  to  hoisting 
machines,  and  that  tbey  will  prosecute  any  party  making 
or  using  any  machine  Infringing  upon  ilie  same. 

VULCAN   IKON  WORKS  CO., 

By  JosKfii  Mo  'itK,  President. 
21vl5tf  JOSEPH  MOORE. 


BLAKE'S  PATENT 
QUARTZ CBUHHEB. 

CAUTION ! 

The  owners  of  the  Patent  for  this  valuable  machine,  In 
order 'to  facilitate  tbe  protection  ot"  their  rights  against  nu- 
merous infringers,  procured,  some  time  since,  a  reissue  of 
the  Patent,  bearing  date  January  9th,  1866 
Thl«I*ntent  secures  the  exclusive  rlfrtit  to  em- 
ploy In    Stone-Bi-eiifclntr  IHuenlneH  Up- 
right Convergent  J  si  w«,  actuated 
hy  n  iftevolvliitf  Shaft. 
All  persons  who  are  violating  the  Patent  by  the  unau- 
horized  making,  selling  or  using  machines  in  which  quartz 
other  material  is  crushed  between  upright  convergent 
aw8,  actuated  by  a  revolving  shaft,  are  hereby  warned 
hat  they  are  appropriating  the  property  of  others,  and 
they  will  beheld  responsible  In  law  and  in  damages, 
evernl  infringing  machines  are  made  and  offered  for 
In  this  city,  upon  which  Patents  have  been  obtained, 
nufacturers,  purchasers  and  users,  are  notitled  thatsuch 
Patents  do  not  authorize  the  use  of  the  original  invention, 
and  that  such  maciiiues  cannot  bo  nsed  without  incurring 
liability  for  damages.  BLAKE  &,  TYLER, 

Uvlttf  Agents  for  the  Pacific  Coast. 


INFcrtiee  to  Miners, 

Well-Borers   and  Water    Companies, 

MPRAG  IS  NOW  PREPARED  TO  MANUFACTURE 
.  Hydraulic  and  Artesian  Well  Pipes  in  the  best  work- 
manlike manner,  and  at  the  lowest  market  rates.  Having 
made  largo  additions  to  my  stock  of  machinery  for  that 
branch  of  business,  I  am  prepared  to  fill  all  orders  with  dis- 
patch, and  guarantee  entire  satisfaction.  I  also  manufac- 
ture Mississippi  Stoves,  of  the  latest  Improved  patterns,  for 
vessels  of  all  classes.    Also,  Ship  Plumbing  done. 

Al.   I*Dt-VO, 
8vl3-ly       Stove  Store,  No.  125  Clay  street,  below  Davis. 


A 


FULL  ASSORTMENT  OF 


Constantly  on  hand  and  for  sale  at  low  prices,  by 

CHAS.  OTTO  A  CO., 
Successors  to  Marwedel  &  Otto.  31a    Bush  st.,  a  few  doors 
auove  Montgomery,  San  Francisco.  22vl5  3tn 


A 


FULL  ASSORTMENT  OF 
MACHINE    SCREWS  AND  TAPS, 


Constantly  on  hand  and  for  said  by^  ^  &  ^ 
22vl5-3m  312  Bush  street. 


A" 


FULL  ASSORTMENT  OF 

TWIST      DRILLS, 

At  low  prices,  being  sole  Agents  for  the  manufacturers, 

(the  Manhattan  Firearms  Company.) 

— Ah  o— 

Stcniu  Gauges,    a    general    assortment   of 

Hardware,  Cutlery,  awcl 

MECHANICS'     TOOLS, 

By  OH  AS.  OTTO  &  CO., 
22vl5-3m  312  Bush  street,  San  Francisco. 


Favorable  to  Inventors.— Persons  holding  new  In 

yciitions  of  machinery  and  important  improvements,  can 
havo  the  same  illustrated  and  explained  in  the  Miwiwoand 
Scikntiimc  Pkbss,  free  oi  charge,  if  in  our  judgment  the 
iiscovcryis  one  of  real  merit,  and  of  eafllcicut  interest  to 
our  readers  tu  warrant  publication. 


368 


©lie  pining  awl  JKcientfftc  §xm. 


The  San  Fkancisoo  Dekeotoky  f or  1867-8, 
compiled  and  published  by  H.  G.  Langley, 
Esq.,  is  a  complete -wort  of  the  kind,  contain- 
ing a  large  amount  of  information  respecting 
the  city  and  county,  which  is  not  only  in- 
teresting at  the  present  moment,  but  mil 
be  valuable  for  future  reference.  Besides 
being  a  full  directory  of  residents,  as  also 
of  business  houses  and  of  streets,  with  a 
map  of  the  city,  lists  of  societies  and  organi- 
zations, of  Municipal,  State  and  Federal 
officers,  of  periodicals,  public  means  of  con- 
veyance and  transportation,  incorporated 
companies,  etc.,  etc., — it  gives  a  chapter  on 
the  progress  of  the  city,  with  tables  showing 
its  population  for  1860,  1861  and  1867,  the 
assessment  and  rates  of  taxation  from  1850 
to  1867,  the  municipal  expenditures  for  the 
past  two  years,  and  the  bonded  debt  of  the 
city  up  to  July  last.  The  city  improve- 
ments made  during  the  past  year,  and  now 
in  progress,  and  all  new  buildings  of  impor- 
tance, with  the  cost  of  each,  are  noticed  in 
detail.  The  recorded  sales  of  real  estate  for 
each  month,  with  the  figures,  are  given, 
showing  the  amount  to  have  been  nearly 
fifteen  and  a  half  millions  of  dollars  for  the 
year  ending  July  31st.  A  general  review  is 
also  given  of  public  schools,  private  educa- 
tional institutions,  religious  and  benevolent 
societies,  hospitals,  literary  associations, 
banks,  water  companies,  libraries  and  manu- 
factures, with  such  particulars  as  are  im- 
portant in  the  history  of  each  from  its  be- 
ginning. A  chronological  history  of  the 
principal  events  of  the  year  is  given.  The 
Consolidation  Act,  with  its  amendments,  and 
several  laws  relating  to  the  municipal  gov- 
ernment, are  included  in  the  appendix. 
The  whole  furnishes  a  complete  picture  of 
the  city  at  the  present  time ;  and  impresses 
one  most  forcibly  with  a  belief  in  the  future 
glory  of  this  Pacific  metropolis.  A  city  of 
seventeen  years'  growth,  with  a  population 
of  one  hundred  and  thirty-two  thousand, 
and  an  annual  property  assessment  of  nine- 
ty-six millions, —  where  real  estate  to  the 
amount  of  a  million  and  a  quarter  changes 
hands  every  month — a  "city  of  homesteads" — 
more  favorably  situated  for  expansive  growth 
than  New  York,  and  bound  to  be  linked 
with  that  city  within  two  years,  by  the  iron 
thoroughfare  which  is  rapidly  and  surely 
stretching  itself  in  long  strides  across  the 
continent,  she  is  destined  at  no  distant  day, 
to  take  rank  with  her  Atlantic  rival,  as  of 
equal  importance  among  the  great  centers 
of  the  world's  trade. 


How  to  Choose  Meat. — Good  meat  has  a 
mottled  appearance,  from  its  inter-cellular 
fat;  it  is  neither  pinkish  nor  of  purple  tint; 
it  is  never  wet.  The  fat  of  good  meat  is 
somewhat  elastic  and  hardly  moistens 
the  finger.  Diseased  meat  is  soft  and  wat- 
ery, and  moistens  the  finger  freely.  Good 
meat  loses  but  little  in  cooking  ;  bad  meat 
shrivels  up  and  discharges,  in  frying,  broil- 
ing or  boiling,  a  large  amount  of  water. 
Good  meat,  as  above  described,  looks  bright, 
and  shows  a  clear  and  well  defined  fiber, 
under  the  microscope,  free  from  infusorial 
animalcuhe  ;  while  poor  and  diseased  meat 
looks  sodden  and  cadaverous,  as  if  it  had 
been  soaked  in  water,  while  the  fiber  is  indis- 
tinct, and  almost  always  shows  infusorial 
animalculce  under  the  microscope. 


Papeb  Bonnets  are  coming  into  use  again, 
made,  however,  on  an  entirely  different 
plan  from  the  original  "  Navarino,"  which 
were  simply  paper  stamped  so  as  to  appear 
like  straw.  The  material  is  now  being  made 
from  Manila  pulp,  molded  on  a  block,  then 
spread  with  dissolved  shellac  and  covered 
with  woolen  flock  or  clothiers'  waste,  and 
pressed  till  it  has  a  velvet  appearance. 
These  may  be  of  any  color.  At  present  the 
demand  is  great;  but  they  can  be  made  at 
less  cost  than  by  any  other  process,  not  ex- 
ceeding ten  cents.  Material  produced  in 
manner  above  described,  is  susceptible  of 
being  made  to  appear  very  beautiful  and 
quite  susceptible. 


CHALLENGE  FOE  TWO  THOUSAND  DOLLARS, 


— AND  THE — 

■GOU>    MEDAI.. 


W.    T.   GARKATT, 
City 

BRASS  AND  BELL  FOUNDER. 


THE  EXCELSIOR   PUMP    COMFA^TY 

Hereby  challenge  Mb.  Thomas  Hansbrow  in  the  above  amount,  to  a  Mechanical  Trial 
between  his  "Challenge  Pump "  and  the  "Excelsior  Pump,"  the  trial  to  take  place  in 
San  Francisco,  before  a 

COMMITTEE    OF    MECHANICS, 

Each  Pump  to  be  constructed  in  accordance  with  its  patent,  and  to  be  tested  from  their 
least  to  their  greatest  capacity,  together  with  the  power  required  by  each  Pump.  A 
meeting  for  settling  arrangements  for  the  trial  may  be  had  at  the  office  of  the  BIininq 
and  Sotenttfio  Peess.    This  Challenge  open  for  sixty  days. 


The     "  Excelsior     IPximp" 

Was  not  entered  for  the  Gold  Medai,  at  the  recent  State  Fair,  as  it  was  verbally  agreed, 
by  Mr.  Hansbrow  and  Mr.  Hooker,  that  they  would  not  enter  their  Pumps  for  the 
Medal,  as  no  means  were  provided  for  testing  machinery,  and  believing  that 

]?olioy,  not  Merit  of  Machines, 

Was  to  govern  the  award  of  prizes.    The  inference  is  clear — hence  the  above  Challenge. 
CUSHING    &    HOOKER,  Prop'rs. 


A  Fast  Train. — The  Cheyenne  (Kansas) 
Argus,  of  Nov.  12th,  says  that  George  Fran- 
cis Train  arrived  in  that  city  by  a  special 
train  at  10  a.  m.  on  the  day  before,  and  in 
five  minutes  afterwards,  contracts  were  made 
for  a  grand  hotel,  132x132,  on  an  entire  block, 
three  stories  high,  larger  than  Cozzen's 
House,  Omaha,  and  on  the  next  day  (12th), 
put  on  twenty-five  men  to  dig  the  cellar. 
That  is  what  we  call  an  enterprising  Train. 


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ENLARGEMENT 

OF   TDK 

American  Journal  of  Mining 

Volume  III,  Commencing  March  3. 

In  consequence  of  the  remarkable  success  that  has  at- 
tended this  Journal,  the  proprietors  feel  warranted  inin- 
crcasing  its  size  to 

Twenty   Pages, 

Thus  making  It  the  LARGEST  and  most  COMPREHENSIVE 
Mining  Journal  on  this  continent,  representing  the  Gold, 
Silver,  Copper,  Iron,  Lead,  Coal,  Slate,  Oil,  and  in  fact  all 
the  Mineral  interests  of  America,  containing  beautiful  en- 
gravings, illustrating  the  latest  improvements  in  milling, 
mining  and  inetalliu-gic.il  machinery. 

The  Journal  has  won  the  encomiums  of  the  press  of  the 
entire  country  and  Europe,  and  numbers  among  its  con- 
tributors more  eminent  scientific  men  than  any  other 
weekly  publication  in  America. 

The  reports  of  the  markets  in  stocks,  metals,  minerals 
and  ores,  carefully  corrected  weekly,  are  «u  important 
feature  of  the  Journal. 

Subscriptions:  $4  per  year;  for  six  months,  $2.25— In  ad- 
vance; single  copies,  10  cents.  Specimen  copies  sent  free. 
Address,  WESTliRN  A  COMPANY, 

IvlS-lamly  Publishers,  »7  Park  Row,  N.  Y. 


Life  Insurance— The  Money  Drift. 

Editors  Alta— Sim:— I  read  in  your  Issue  of,  the  11th,  a 
very  important  statistical  paper,  complied  by  you  from  the 
Federal  revenue  returns,  which  proves  the  astounding  fact 
that  the  distant  Life  Insurance  Companies  plying  in  Cali- 
fornia through  "Agents,"  draw  away  nearly  one  million 
dollars  per  annum. 

The  drain  under  this  head,  as  you  state  it,  amounts  to— 

Year  ending  1st  August,  1866 8496,239 

Year  ending  1st  August,  1SG7 877,264 

And  as  we  write  the  drain  Increases  and  must  be  now 
near  a  million  a  year— to  be  a  million  and  a  half  next  year, 
and  so  on. 

And  you  naturally  ask  with  surprise  why  this  matter  has 
not  been  taken  in  hand  by  some  of  our  enterprising  lnsur 
ance  men,  so  as  to  arrest  the  flight  of  a  moiety  at  least  of 
this  enormous  drain, 

I  think,  sirs,  your  question  is  well  put,  and  though  my 
hands  are  full,  I  am  yet  willing  to  step  forward  and  assume 
some  of  the  responsibility  nnd  bear  some  of  the  preliminary 
expenses  of  forming  such  a  Company. 

When  you  rcflect.sirs, that  this  million  dollars  a  year  Is  car- 
ried over  land  and  sea,  thousands  upon  thousands  of  miles, 
to  daces  where  It  Is  lent  out  by  distant  Managers  and  Di- 
rectors to  their  manufacturing  and  commercial  iriends 
around  them,  at  five  per  cent,  per  annum,  while  our  merchants 
and  manufacturers,  who  are  to  compete  icith  these,  have  to  pay 
fifteen  per  cent,  per  annum  for  money  [we  supply  them  with 
th  e  golden  weapons  to  beat  usj  you  will  then  conceive  the 
magnitude  of  the  injuries  effected  by  the  sapping  and  min- 
ing operations  ot  those  distant  Insurance  Companies.  The 
money  which  must  drain  away,  day  by  day,  steamer  after 
steamer,  from  our  people,  will.if  not  stopped,  Impoverish  this 
cou  ntry  quite  as  much  as  if  it  were  conquered  by  a  foreign 
power  and  held  In  perpetual  tribute.  A  million  a  year,  by 
compound  Interest,  will  be  ten  millions  in  five  years,  twen- 
ty millions  In  ten  years,  forty  millions  In  fifteen  years, 
eighty  millions  in  twenty  years,  one  hundred  and  sixty  mil- 
lions in  twenty-flvo  years,  three  hundred  and  twenty  mil- 
lions In  thirty  years!  I  will  admit  that  the  ordinary  per- 
centage of  deaths  on  a  business  of  thirty  years  willcfTecta 
drawback  of  one-third  of  the  income,  which  in  thirty 
years  we  will  put  at  one  hundred  millions.  Notwithstand- 
ing this,  if  we  go  on  at  our  present  scale  of  draining,  wo 
shall  in  thirty  years  lose  by  the  Insurance  operation  two 
hundred  millions  of  dollars!  But  our  drain,  if  we  don't 
stop  it,  will  not  stand  atone  million  a  year;  it  will  Increase 
year  alter  year  from  one  milllcn  a  year  to  two  millions  a 
year,  which,  by  my  foregoing  computation,  would  la  thirty 
years  foot  up  to  four  hundred  million.it  What  it  would 
amount  to  in  sixty  years  I  leave  to  other  calculators.  In 
round  numbers,  I  should  guess  it  Mould  come  to  the  full 
number  of  dollars  equaling  the  national  debt  of  the  United 
States ! 

Now,  sirs,  I  care  not  what  may  be  said  of  mo  by  critics  or 
jealous  opponents,  some  of  whom  cannot  see  farther  than 
their  own  noses.  I  announce  myself  as  ready  to  make  an 
effort  to  stop  this  drain,  and  I  hold  every  man  who  co-oper- 
ates with  me  a  benefactor  of  his  adopted  country. 

Let  the  capital  of  a  Local  Life  and  Health  Insurance  Com- 
pany be  one  hundred  thousand  dollars  to  begin,  in  shares 
of  one  hundred  dollars  each.  I  shall  cheerfully  take  the 
names  of  co-operators  in  a  book  opened  this  day,  in  the  of- 
fice of  the  California  Building  and  Savings  Bank,  Califor- 
nia street,  for,tbat  purpose. 

I  remain,  your  obedient  servant, 

Thomas  Moonky, 
Building  and  Savings  Bank,  Califomiastrcct 

November  12th,  1897.  20vl5-4w 


CHECKERING   &   SONS' 

T?  I  A.  N  O  !sS 

Received  the 

FIRST  PREMIUM 

(Gold  Medal) 

And  Decoration  of  Legion  of  Honor,  at  the 
PnrlN  Exposition. 

KOllLKIt,  CHASE  &  CO.,  Agents, 

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Patent  India  Rubber  Faint  and  Cement 

Is  composed  of  India-rubber  and  other  gums,  dissolved  In 
pure  linseed  oil,  mixed  with  the  various  coloring  matters, 
and  ground  in  any  color.  We  paint  Wood,  Brick,  Metal, 
Cloth,  etc.  It  is  a  superior  Marine  Paint  Will  not  rot, 
peel,  blister  or  crack  in  any  climate.  Fifteen  hundred  Fish 
ing  Vessels  at  Gloucester,  Mass.,  use  it  an  superior  to  other 
paints.  We  refer  to  Steamers  America,  Senator,  Paul  Pry, 
Julia,  etc.,  and  W.  K.  Van  Allen,  S.  C.  Bugbcc  &  Son,  Tubls 
&  Co.,  C.  W.  Tnomas,  Sidney  Johnson,  Dr.  Houston,  Got. 
Connor.  Stockton,  H.  L,  Davis,  Jas.  Lick,  J.  P.  Pierce, 
Esq?.,  and  others.  Filbert  Street  School  House,  two  coats 
on  redwood,  equal  to  three  coats  lead.  One  hundred 
pounds  paint  equal  in  bulk  to  two  hundred  pounds  lead. 
Cementing  ..and  painting  new  or  old  Tin  or  Metal  Roof;. 
We  first  cement  around  fire  walls  arid  skylights  all  holes 
and  cracks,  then  apply  a  good  coat  of  paint.  A  good,  clean , 
tight  roof  is  certain.  Price,  from  one  to  three  cents  per 
square  foot,  according  to  size  and  condition  of  roof. 

New  Cloth  Roofs  pat  on,  saturated  with  Ifquid  rub 
ber;  then  painted  at  nine  cents  per  square  foot.  We  use 
none  but  the  best  materials  and  pure  linseed  oil.  No  lead 
turpentine;  neither  asphaltum  or  coal  tar. 

Also,  for  sale,  "Submarine  Rubber  Varnish,"  $5  per  gal 
Ion;  any  color.  We  will  apply  to  Vessels'  Bottoms,  or  fur- 
nish at  $5  per  gallon.  23vl5tf 


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ITOL17MK   XV. 
t        Number    384. 


TABLE  OF  CONTENTS. 


Dn  iil.i-'- steam  Pl.ton  Pack 
lu*-lllu. 

Letter  i mm  M rminT v. 

Ulnlng    in    Bum 

RIvat**  Pi 

i  ninnj  toss 

..  -  i.i  !Iil-  Earth. 

.  i ;  .r.l.i  Miiii^. 

Ulatuis    ana    Wutor 

Coltccutrati-d     Solution 
sail  for  idi-  Extraction  ui 

Silver. 

C  tllforntn  Mining  Machinery 
for  GUcuriujua. 

Mhmimiii.  MMm.i.isr.- 
Stee]  Boilers;  iron  Roofs; 
II;.  Pressure  of  Water: 
Protection  .u.iiojt  Light 
ilfcur. 


Boitarino  Hisckllint.— 

Ing  I'uiiur  mi  Alln- 
iiiIiiiiiii;  a  N'ew  Lubricant; 
Organic  slracture  rrom  in- 
organic   Elements;     Mush. 

r -   In  the  L'.tr;    Hl.ii;k 

Cnrr.inl     QBUVes;     Peeling 
Sound. 
M.M>.;S|.Mvua-— Cotnrirlsln^ 

La..  InCullluoncc  i ivuii  ttiu 
mirli  lib  counties  una  dut- 
trlcte    In    California.    An- 

/•nil,       Colorado,        I.liiliii, 

M ana,    Nevada,     t'uti, 

noil  ui,  ...n 

ow  Patents  mill  Inventions. 
New   Incorporations— List  of 

Ofnoers. 
Notices  I..  Correspondent*. 
-i. ui  Praitelsoo  -Mfinl  Hurkot 
San  Prancisco  Market  Rates, 
k  Prices— Bid  and  Asked, 
San  Prtufclseo  Weekly  stuck 


i:ir 


II I II 


Mining  Snttrauolders'  Dlrec'y 


Abt  Schools. — It  is  reported  that  a  Uni- 
versity of  Art  is  to  be  established  in  the 
United  States.  There  are  no  less  than  ninety 
schools  o£  art  in  Great  Britain.  A  large 
amount  of  money  is  annually  appropriated 
by  the  Government  for  the  supportof  these 
institutions.  The  object  is  especially  the 
cultivation  of  taste  in  design,  in  order  to 
give  British  manufactures  the  same  advant- 
ages for  which  those  of  France  have  been 
so  long  noted.  These  schools  are  organized 
into  one  department,  under  the  management 
of  a  Board  of  Inspectors.  An  institution 
upon  a  somewhat  similar  plan,  at  least  so 
far  as  regards  the  Governmental  aid,  would, 
without  doubt  be  a  success  in  this  country. 
If,  at  the  same  time,  arrangements  could  be 
made  by  which  deserving  pupils  could  be 
personally  aided,  and  gratuitously  taught,  it 
would  be  well.  It  would,  forinstance,  enable 
many  women  of  culture  and  refinement,  who 
have  been  thrown  by  the  events  of  the  past 
few  years  upon  their  own  resources,  to  secure 
for  themselves  congenial  employment.  The 
attention  of  writers  and  lecturers  has  of  late 
been  turned  toward  the  pointing  out  of  some 
means  whereby  such  women  can  gain  an 
honest  independence  without  a  resort  to  the 
needle  with  starvation.  Here  now  is  the 
very  thing. 


The  National American. — The  "Ameri- 
can Industrial  League  "  has  issued  the  first 
number  of  a  new  monthly,  in  quarto  form, 
under  the  above  title.  The  Secretary  of  the 
League,  John  Williams,  known  as  the  editor 
of  the  Iron  Age,  and  Dr.  William  Elder, 
late  Chief  of  the  Bureau  of  Statistics,  will 
belong  to  the  editorial  corps.  No  subject 
is,  to  an  American,  of  greater  import- 
ance, and  none  should  be  of  greaterinterest, 
than  that  of  political  economy.  This  pub- 
lication, therefore,  promises  to  fill  a  place 
in  our  periodical  literature  which  has  been 
void.  Tho  first  number  contains  letters 
from  Peter  Cooper,  and  E.  B.  Ward,  and 
the  address  of  Horace  Greeley,  at  the  open- 
ing of  the  American  Institute.  Regular 
contributions  from  other  men  of  note,  who 
have  given  industrial  questions  special  at- 
tention, are  promised. 


Quick  Time. — The  steamship  Rising  Star 
arrived  in  New  York  on  the  8th  inst. ,  with 
passengers  from  San  Francisco,  Nov.  19th 
— the  passage  having  been  made  in  the  short 
time  of  19  days  and  21  hours ! 


Dunbar's  Steam  Piston  Packing. 

One  of  the  main  essentials  to  the  econo- 
mical working  of  a  steam  engine,  is  a  proper 
piston  packing — one  that  shall  not  wear  un- 
equally upon  tho  surface  of  the  cylinder, 
but  which,  at  tho  same  time,  shall  fit  so 
easily  and  closely  as  to  be  perfectly  steam 
tight.  Connected  with  these  conditions  is 
also  the  requirement  that  the  packing  must 
bo  readily  adjustable,  and  work  with  the 
least  possible  friction.  So  far  as  we  have 
been  able  to  learn,  nothing  has  ever  been 
offered  to  the  public  which  more  fully  meets 
the  requiremnts  of  such  service,  than  that 
which  is  known  as  ' '  Dunbar's  Steam  Piston 


Fir/.  6 


Several  who  have  used  this  packing  have  as- 
sured us  that  it  saves  each  season  many  times 
its  cost  in  friction,  time  and  power.  It  can 
easily  be  fitted  to  old  or  new  pistons.  It  is 
but  little  liable  to  get  out  of  order,  and  of- 
fers no  chance  for  an  unskillful  engineer  to 
tamper  with  it  to  the  injury  of  his  cylinder. 

In  order  that  such  of  our  readers  as  are 
unacquainted  with  it,  may  form  an  idea  of 
the  principle  of  its  construction,  we  give 
herewith  a  full  illustration  of  it,  both  in 
parts  and  as  a  whole : 

Fig.  1  represents  a  piston  with  rod  com- 
plete. 

Fig.  2  represents  a  plain  packing  ring  cut 
once  each  side  of  a  T  shaped  or  solid  ring. 


DUNBAR'S    STEAM    PISTON-PACKING    RINGS. 


Packing. "  This  packing  was  first  patented 
August  14th,  1860,  and  re-issued  18G5.  A 
patent  was  also  granted  Oct.  31, 1865,  on  his 
single  ring  packing.  This  packing  is  in 
very  general  use  at  the  East  on  railroad, 
stationary  and  marine  engines,  and  is  in 
use  on  about  four  hundred  engines  on 
this  coast. 

Perhaps  in  no  part  of  the  steam  engine 
have  greater  improvements  been  made  dur- 
ing the  past  century  than  in  the  packing  of 
the  piston.  Those  who  recollect  the  way  in 
which  the  old  hemp  packing  was  wound 
and  pressed  into  a  groove  around  the  old- 
fashioned  piston  head,  can  fully  appreciate 
the  modern  improvements  in  this  direction. 
Then  the  engineer  had  to  repack  his  piston 
almost  every  day,  and  use  a  large  amount  of 
oil  at  that.  Now  a  piston  will  often  run  a 
full  year  without  repacking.  The  introduc- 
tion of  babbit  metal,  which  followed  the  use 
of  hemp,  was  but  a  slight  improvement,  and 
both  involved  a  large  amount  of  friction. 
The  springs  and  set-screws  connected  with 
the  earlier  use  of  rings  was  a  source  of 
much  trouble,  especially  in  the  hands  of 
bungling  or  careless  engineers.  Indeed, 
their  most  careful  use  is  necessarily  attend- 
ed with  most  unequal  wearing  of  the  cylin- 
der, in  consequence  of  the  inequality  of 
bearing  given  by  the  screws. 

In  the  use  of  Dunbar's  rings  all  necessi- 
ty for  springs  or  screws  is  avoided ;  the 
packing  is  always  tight,  without  excessive 
friction,  and  it  never  gets  slack  or  leaky. 


Fig.  3  represents  a  plain  packing  ring  cut 
into  four  segments  each  side  of  a  T  ring. 

Fig.  4  represents  a  spiral  spring  placed 
in  one  joint  of  Fig.  3,  to  hold  the  other 
three  joints  firmly  together  and  out  to  the 
cylinder. 

Fig.  6.  Letters  a  d  and  c  show  a  continual 
view  of  view  of  tongue  piece  to  break  the 
joint  of  rings  Fig.  2.  Letters  A  and  B 
show  the  tongue  piece  in  the  edge  of  the 
rings,  doweled  into  the  flange  of  T  ring,  to 
keep  the  rings  from  revolving. 

Fig.  7.  Letters  d  c  andl/is  an  angle  piece 
to  cover  the  joint  of  Fig.  3,  at  the  spiral 
spring. 

Henry  S.  Smith,  of  the  iEtnalron  Works 
in  this  city,  has  the  agency  for  this  packing 
for  tho  Pacific  coast. 


Patents  Received. — The  following  pa- 
tents were  received  at  the  Mining  and  Sci- 
entific PKESsPATENTAoENcyby  the  steamer 
of  Friday : 

John  D'Ai-cy,  San  Francisco — Loaf  Bread 
Machine. 

Dr.  W.  C.  Kellum,  San  Francisco — Im- 
provements in  escapements  for  time-pieces. 

John  Synnott,  San  Francisco — Writing 
apparatus  for  the  blind. 

Charles  Colby,  San  Francisco — Improve- 
ment in  churns. 

Walter  Pierce,  Onion  Valley,  Cal. — Im- 
proved Rock  Drilling  Machines. 

Alfred  Horn,  Virginia  City,  Nev. — Im- 
rjroveinent  in  amalgamators. 

Henry  Goulding,  Silver  City,  Nev. — Im- 
provement in  furnace  for  roasting  ores. 

AVm.  B.  Lamb,  of  this  city — Improved 
watch  escapement 


The  California  Geological  Survey. 

We  condense  the  following  from  a  paper 
read  by  Prof.  Whitney,  on  the  2d  inst,  be- 
fore the  California  Academy  of  Natural 
Sciences,  on  the  condition  and  progress  of 
the  State  Geological  Survey: 

The  Geological  Survey  has  now  been  go- 
ing on  seven  years.  The  plan  of  the  Sur- 
vey, as  gradually  developed  during  the 
work,  is  divided  into  three  principal  depart- 
ments, each  of  which  is  sub-divided  into 
subordinate  branches,  as  follows: 
A. — Topography — 1.  Topographical  Maps. 

2.  Physical  Geography. 
B. — Geology — 1.  General  Geology.   2.  Pal- 
eontology.    3.  Economical  Geology,  in- 
cluding Mining  and  Metallurgy. 
C. — Natural  Histoey — 1.  Botany.     2.  Zo- 
ology. 

To  the  above  must  be  added  the  collection 
of  a  museum  of  Geology  and  Natural  His- 
tory, to  illustrate  the  geological  structure 
and  resources  of  the  S.tate  and  Pacifio  Ter- 
ritories. 

The  following  scheme  shows  the  lowest 
and  highest  number  of  volumes  contem- 
plated in  each  department,  according  to  the 
thoroughness  with  which  the  work  is  com- 
pleted, and  that  completeness  depending  on 
the  liberality  of  the  State  in  her  appropria- 
tions : 

Loicefit.    Jliflhat. 

Physical  Geology 1  1 

General  Geology... 2  2 

Economical  Geology 1  2 

Paleontology.. 2  3 

Botniiy ]  2 

Zoology S  i 

Maps I  1 

II  to  IS 
Quite  a  full  resume  of  the  work  of  the 
Survey  to  the  close  of  1865  having  been 
given  in  the  preface  to  the  volume  of  Ge- 
ology already  issued,  the  Professor  confined 
himself  in  the  paper  read  chiefly  to  the 
work  which  has  been  accomplished  within 
the  past  two  years. 

FIELD  WOKE  OF  1866. 

Messrs.  W.  M.  Gabb  and  F.  E.  Brown 
commenced  January  4th,  1866,  a  geological 
exploration  of  the  Southern  Coast  Ranges, 
with  the  special  purpose  of  obtaining  mate- 
rials for  the  paleontology  of  the  tertiary 
rocks,  and  to  determine  the  geological  posi- 
tion and  economic  value  of  the  bituminous 
materials  found  in  Los  Angeles,  Santa  Bar- 
bara, and  San  Louis  Obispo  counties.  Mr. 
Hoffman  joined  the  party  in  April,  to  take 
charge  of  the  topographical  work,  and  the 
work  was  prosecuted  northwardly  to  and 
including  the  Mount  Diablo  range,  till 
June,  when  Mr.  Gabb,  assisted  by  Mr.  F. 
Coffee,  passed  to  the  northward  of  San  Fran- 
cisco, to  continue  his  geological  researches 
into  Sonoma,  Mendocino  and  Humboldt 
counties. 

Another  party,  consisting  of  Messrs.  G. 
King,  J.  T.  Gardner,  H.  N.  Bolander  and 
C.  R.  Brinley,  commenced  the  geological 
and  topographical  survey  of  the  Yo-Semite 
Valley,  the  first  week  in  June,  the  principal 
object  of  which  was  the  preparation  of  the 
map  and  To-Semite  Guide  Book,  authorized 
by  the  last  Legislature. 

During  the  early  part  of  the  season  Prof. 
Whitney  was  with  one  or  the  other  parties 
mentioned ;   but   in   August  he  repaired 


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MU  pitting  m&  Mmtifk  §xt#$. 


to  Plumas  county,  to  make  a  geological  and 
geographical  survey  of  the  same.  The  Pro- 
fessor was  assisted  by  Mr.  Wackenreuder, 
and  at  short  intervals  by  Messrs.  A.  Hart- 
wig  and  A.  W.  Keddie.  This  party  remained 
in  the  field  as  long  as  the  season  would  ad- 
mit, including  a  part  of  Sierra  in  their 
work.  Considerable  other  detached  field 
work  was  done  during  the.  same  time  by  a 
portion  of  the  parties  mentioned,  and  others, 
particularly  in  Kern  county. 

Mr.  S.  P.  Peckham  made  a  special  detailed 
examination  of  all  the  important  oil  bearing 
localities  in  the  State,  for  the  purpose  of 
collecting  samples  for  chemical  examina- 
tion, and  to  obtain  information  in  regard  to 
the  economical  value  of  the  bituminous  sub- 
stances in  those  regions.  The  examination 
of  these  productions  was  carried  on  by  Mr. 
Peckham,  during  the  ensuing  winter,  at 
Boston  and  Providence,  and  the  results  ob- 
tained will  be  embodied  in  the  volume  of 
economical  geology. 

THE  TTELD   WOEK   FOK   1S67, 

Comprised  within  its  scope  geological  and 
topographical  surveys  of  the  foot-hills  be- 
tween the  Chowchilla  and  King's  rivers,  and 
the  elevated  region  about  the  head  of  the 
Merced  and  upper  portion  of  the  Tuolumne 
rivers,  including  the  interesting  valley, 
called  by  the  Indians  Hetch-Hetchy,  an 
almost  exact  counterpart  of  the  famous 
Yo-Semite  Valley.  The  topographical  work 
in  Kern,  Tulare  and  Inyo  counties  has  also 
been  continued.  This  portion  of  the  survey 
has  been  plotted  on  a  scale  of  two  miles  to 
the  inch,  and  embraces  an  area  of  100  miles 
north  and  south,  by  50  in  breadth,  and  in- 
cludes all  the  settled  portion  of  Kern' county, 
half  of  Tulare,  and  the  western  part  of  Inyo, 
embracing  the  whole  of  the  Sierra  Nevada 
from  Walker's  Pass  to  the  parallel  along  the 
lower  end  of  Owen's  Lake.  Mr.  Wacken- 
reuder  has  also  been  engaged  during  the 
entire  season  in  the  central  portion  of  the 
Sierra  Nevada.  He  has  made  several  trips 
along  the  Sierra,  between  Alpine  and  Plu- 
mas counties,  completing  the  high  part 
of  Alpine,  Calaveras,  Amador,  El  Dorado 
and  Sierra  counties.  Three  months  addi- 
tional work  will  enable  him  to  plot  the 
whole  of  the  Sierra  Nevada,  on  the  largest 
scale  required,  from  Walker's  Pass  to  Las- 
sen's Peak — about  400  miles  in  a  direct  line. 
An  extensive  reconnoissanee  has  also  been 
made  at  the  joint  expense  of  the  General  Gov" 
ernment  and  Prof.  Whitney  in  Southwest- 
ern Nevada,  including  the  White  Mountain 
range  and  the  Pakranagat  country  as  far 
east  as  the  116th  meridian,  when  the  season 
compelled  the  party  to  leave  the  field.  This 
expedition  was  conducted  under  the  super- 
vision of  Mr.  W.  M.  Gabb,  assisted  by 
Messrs.  Loehr,  Wilson  and  Poston,  and  was 
undertaken  for  the  purpose  of  making  the 
necessary  surveys  to  complete  the  south- 
eastern portion  of  the  Central  California 
map.  The  State  was  charged  only  with 
that  portion  of  this  reconnoissanee  which 
was  made  within  the  territory  of  the  State  of 
California. 

The  area  of  the  region  surveyed duringjthe 
past  four  years,  including onlythe  extremely 
difficult  work  in  the  "High  Sierras,"  is 
about  20,000  square  miles,  or  50  miles  in 
breadth  by  400  miles  in  length.  The  coun- 
ties in  which  the  work  is  deficient  are  Tuol- 
umne, Nevada  and  Placer. 

Luring  the  past  two  years  the  State  Geol- 
ogist has  been  actively  engaged  within  the 
State,  attending  to  the  necessary  work  of 
the  survey  in  aE  its  various  departments, 
with  the  exception  of  two  shert  periods — 
one  of  four  weeks  in  Oregon  and  Washing- 
ton Territory,  and  the  other  of  two  weeks  in 
Nevada.  Each  of  these  excursions  were  made 
for  the  purpose  of  settling  important  geo- 
logical and  geographical  questions  inti- 
mately connected  with  the  State  Survey. 

[Prof.  Whitney  states  in  connection  with 
his  notice  of  these  trips,  thatno  charge  what- 
ever was  made  to  the  State  either  for  his 
salary  or  expenses  thus  incurred.    We  trust, 


however,  that  the  Legislature,  in  view  of 
the  importance  to  his  work  within  the  State 
of  such  trips,  will  not  suffer  such  necessary 
expenses  to  come  from  the  private  means  of 
the  State  Geologist.  ] 

PEOGEESS  IN  THE  SEVEEAL  DEPARTMENTS. 

Having  thus  taken  a  general  survey  of  the 
field  work  for  the  past  two  years,  the  Geolo- 
gist proceeded  to  summarize  the  progress 
made  in  the  separate  departments.  We  pro- 
pose to  follow  him  with  a  very  brief  synop- 
sis': 

1st.  Topography  and  Maps. — By  far  the 
largest  amount  of  expenditure,  during  the 
past  two  years,  has  been  devoted  to  this  de- 
partment of  the  survey.  The  reasons  given 
for  this,  were  two-fold.  First — Because  the 
resignation  of  Prof.  Brewer,  (who  left  to 
take  a  Professor's  chair  in  Yale  College,)  and 
the  decease  of  Mr.  A.  Bemond,  deprived 
the  Chief  of  the  Survey  of  his  principal 
geological  assistants  ;  and  the  appropriation 
was  too  small  to  enable  him  to  engage  other 
parties,  without  dismissing  a  portion  of  his 
topographical  staff,  who  had  already  a  large 
amount  of  work  on  hand,  and  in  such  a  con- 
dition that  it  could  be  made  of  but  little 
future  value  if  discontinued  at  the  time,  es- 
pecially with  the  necessity  which  appeared 
of  its  finally  going  into  other  hands,  if  re- 
sumed at  all.  Second — The  want  of  any, 
even  approximately  correct  maps,  of  any 
part  of  the  State  made  it  entirely  impossible 
for  the  detailed  geology  to  be  worked  out, 
without  first  forming  such  maps.  With  the 
imperfect  maps  at  hand,  the  Geologist  could 
neither  lay  down  the  placer  or  quartz  mines, 
nor  indicate  the  different  strata  cropping  out 
at  the  surface,  or  make  a  description  of  the 
geological  structure  of  the  country  intelli- 
gible in  any  other  than  a  general  way.  An 
accurate  geographical  map  must  be  the  basis 
of  any  geological  work,  which  is  to  be  of  any 
economical  advantage  to  the  people  of  the 
State. 

The  general  plan  of  the  topographical 
maps  of  the  survey,  embraces  maps  on  four 
different  scales — the  first  and  largest  is  that 
of  a  mile  to  two  inches.  This  will  be  adopt- 
ed only  for  the  most  important  mining  dis- 
tricts, where  the  special  illustration  of  the 
occurrence  of  veins  or  mineral  deposits 
makes  a  large  scale  necessary.  The  second 
is  two  miles  to  the  inch  ;  this  will  be 
adopted  for  the  Bay  map,  and  for  the  sev- 
eral county  maps.  The  third  is  six  miles  to 
the  inch,  and  will  be  adopted  for  a  map 
representing  the  central  portion  of  the  State, 
embracing  only  one-third  of  its  area,  but 
ninety-five  per  cent  of  its  population.  The 
fourth  is  a  scale  of  ten  miles  to  the  inch, 
which  will  be  adopted  for  the  general  map  of 
the  State. 

WHAT  HAS  BEEN  ACCOMPLISHED   IN   THE  PBE- 
PABATION  OE  THESE  MAPS. 

A  Mile  to  two  inches. — On  this  scale  a 
map  of  Mt.  Diablo  and  vicinity  has  been 
completed,  and  is  now  ready  for  the  engra- 
ver. This  map  is  two  and  a  half  by  three 
feet  in  size,  covering  an  area  of  one  hundred 
and  seventy  square  miles,  and  embracing  all 
the  most  important  coal  deposits  yet  discov- 
ered in  the  State.  The  map  of  the  Yo-Semite 
Yalley,  fifteen  by  twenty-four  inches,  is  also 
on  this  scale. 

Two  Miles  to  the  inch. — A  map  of  the  Bay 
of  San  Erancisco  and  vicinity,  has  been 
drawn  and  engraved  to  this  scale.  It  covers 
an  area  of  4,248  square  miles — a  territory 
equal  to  the  State  of  Connecticut — of  the 
most  densely  settled  portion  of  the  State, 
embracing  the  heart  of  our  agricultural  and 
commercial  iuterests,  and  over  one-third  of 
oar  population.  Copies  of  this  map  are 
on  the  way  from  New  York. 

Three  other  maps  of  the  central  counties  of 
the  State,  along  the  Sierra  Nevada,  and  in- 
cluding our  principal  mining  districts,  have 
also  been  projected  on  this  scale.  Of  these, 
the  northern  embraces  all  of  Plumas  and 
Sierra,  parts  of  Yuba  and  Buttecourities  ;  the 
central,  all  of  Nevada,  Placer,  El  Dorado, 
Amador  and  Calaveras,  portions  of  Sutter, 
Sacramento  and  San  Joaquin  ;  the  southern, 
part  of  Calaveras,  all  of  Tuolumne  and  Ma- 
riposa, and  parts  of  Stanislaus,  Merced  and 
Eresno  counties.  These  maps  are  intended 
to  show  the  minute  details  of  the  topogra- 
phy, the  position  of  all  towns,  villages  and 
mining  camps,  ranches,  roads,  mines,  mills 
and  ditches.  The  field  work  for  Plumas  and 
Sierra  is  nearly  completed  ;  that  for  the  cen- 
tral and  southern  counties  is  about  one-third 
completed.  A  map  of  that  portion  of  the 
Sierra  Nevada,  adjacent  to  the  Yo-Semite, 
embracing  from  2,000  to  3,000  square  miles, 
the  roughest  and  most  picturesque  region 


of  the  State,  is  completed  and'in  the  hands 
of  the  engraver.  This  map  is  intended  to 
accompany  the  Yo-Semite  Guide-Book,  or- 
dered by  the  Legislature,  and  will  be  the 
first  accurate  map  of  any  high  mountain 
region  ever  prepared  in  the  United  States. 
Much  other  territory,  not  enumerated  above, 
has  been  plotted  to  this  scale  for  future  use 
in  a  general  map  of  the  State. 

Six  miles  to  the  inch. — This  is  the  scale 
adopted  for  the  Central  California  Map, 
which  will  embrace  an  area  of  about  80,000 
square  miles.  It  will  be  printed  on  four 
sheets,  each  24  inches  square,  to  be  put 
together  for  use  as  a  wall  map.  It  will  re- 
quire two  years  to  complete  this  work,  and 
when  finished  will  be  the  largest  inland 
work  of  topography  yet  undertaken  in  the 
United  States.  A  large  portion  of  the  terri- 
tory embraced  is  very  mountainous,  and  in- 
cludes the  highest  and  roughest  in  the 
country,  and  probably  on  the  North  Ameri- 
can continent. 

Enough  has  already  been  done  to  give  a 
very  good  idea  of  the  western  and  central 
portion  of  the  State,  and  to  make  the  wortk- 
lessness  of  all  other  maps  heretofore  com- 
piled appear  perfectly  evident.  'The'regiou 
of  country  embraced  by  this  map  is  twice 
as  large  as  that  of  Ohio. 

A  map  of  the  coast  region,  south  of 
Monterey,  has  been  commenced  on  this 
scale,  the  field  work  of  which  might  be 
completed  in  six  months.  This  map  will 
be  3  by  2%  feet  in  size,  and  embrace  16,000 
square  miles. 

Ten  miles  to  the  inch,  will  probably  be  the 
scale  adopted  for  a  general  map  of  the  whole 
State,  which  would  have  to  be  about  5  feet 
square,  and  would  necessarily  embrace  a 
large  portion  of  Nevada,  unless  that  State 
should  be  left  blank.  A  large  portion  of 
the  material  for  this  map  has  of  course 
been  collected  in  the  preparation  of  those 
already  noticed.  The  principal  part  of  the 
work  which  yet  remains  to  be  done  is  in  the 
southeastern  and  northwestern  portions  of 
the  State,  which  are  thinly  inhabited,  and  in 
which  the  work  cannot  now  be  done  except 
with  the  presence  of  a  military  escort.  Be- 
fore this  map  can  be  completed,  a  system  of 
carefully  conducted  astronomical  observa- 
tions should  be  made  to  fix  the  positions  of 
a  considerable  number  of  points  on  the 
sheets  already  prepared.  Until  this  is  done 
we  can  never  have  even  a  tolerably  correct 
map  of  the  State,  as  there  are  errors  and 
discrepancies  in  the  work  of  the  U.  S.  Land 
Office,  which  can  be  cleared  up  only  by 
such  a  series  of  observations. 

PHYSICAL   GEOGRAPHY. 

The  collection  of  materials  in  this  de- 
partment have  pone  on  uninterruptedly. 
The  number  of  barometrical  observations  to 
determine  the  hights  of  important  points 
has  been  greatly  increased  during  the  past 
two  years.  The  important  investigations  of 
f'ol.  B.  S.  Williamson  in  regard  to  the 
fluctuations  of  the  barometer  on  this  coast, 
are  now  in  process  of  publication.  As  soon 
as  that  volume  is  published  a  revision  of 
barometrical  observations  already  made  by 
the  Survey  will  be  commenced,  and  the 
corrected  results  will  be  tabulated,  and  a 
close  approximation  to  the  hights  of  from 
one  to  two  thousand  points  will  be  given. 
These  results  will  be  of  great  practical  as 
well  as  scientific  value. 

The  investigation  of  other  subjects  con- 
nected with  the  physical  geography  of  the 
State  have  been  continued,  and  among  them 
the  nature  and  distribution  of  the  forest 
trees  has  been  found  of  peculiar  interest. 
A  beginning  has  been  made  in  the  con- 
struction of  a  map  which  will  show  the 
boundaries  and  areas  occupied  by  the  prin- 
cipal groups  of  trees. 

GENERAL    GEOLOGY. 

For  reasons  already  stated,  much  less 
progress  has  been  made  in  the  strictly  geol- 
ogical, than  in  the  topographical  depart- 
ment. Still,  as  has  already  been  shown,  a 
very  large  amount  of  work  has  been  done, 
and  a  large  amount  of  material  has  been 
collected  for  the  second  volume  of  Geology. 
This  volume,  however,  will  bo  the  last  one 
published  of  the  series,  as  it  will  be  de- 
signed as  a  complete  resume"  of  all  the 
geological  and  paleonoltogical  work.  It  will 
also  be  aecomiianied  by  all  the  necessary 
sections,  showing  the  structure  of  the  mount- 
ain ranges,  and  with  a  geological  map  of 
the  State,  and  probably  of  all  the  Pacific 
States  and  territories. 

PALEONTOLOGY. 

But  little  exclusively  paleontological  work 
has  been  done  during  the  past  two  years,  as 
Mr.  Gabb  has  been  employed  in  the  field 
during  most  of  the  time  when  in  the  ser- 
vice of  the  Survey,-  as  will  be  observed  by 
the  synopsis  of  the  fiekl  work  already  given. 
Most  of  the  work  performed  has  been  in 
the  way  of  arranging  the  collections  already 


made,  and  selecting  such  as  were  needed 
for  description.  Of  this,  more  will  appear 
under  head  of  "Progress  in  the  Publication 
Department. " 

ECONOMICAL  GEOLOGY. 

It  is  proposed  in  this  department  to  pre- 
pare first  that  part  of  the  report  which  in- 
cludes the  non-metalliferous  minerals — such 
as  coal,  all  bituminous  substances,  petro- 
leum, asphaltum,  building  materials,  miner- 
al paints,  fire-clays,  etc. 

No  plans,  however,  can  be  made  for  em- 
bracing the  metalliferous  mines  of  the 
State,  unless  more  liberal  appropriations  are 
made,  such  as  will  enable  the  State  Geolo- 
gist to  secure  competent  assistants,  by  the 
aid  of  whom  that  work  can  be  thoroughly 
done.  If  properly  executed  it  cannot  fail 
to  be  of  the  greatest  value  to  the  State. 
Superficial  investigations  will  be  of  no  ad- 
vantage. 

BOTANY. 

The  collection  of  materials  for  the  botan- 
ical report  has  been  continued  during  the 
past  two  years  in  such  a  manner  as  to  be 
but  a  trifling  expense  to  the  State.  Mr. 
Bolander,  who  has  had  'charge  of  this  de- 
partment, has  made  extensive  additions  to 
the  material  previously  collected.  Indeed, 
so  many  new  discoveries  have  been  made  that 
the  working  up  of  the  material  at  the  East 
will  occupy  a  longer  time  than  was  antici- 
pated. Mr.  B.  was  in  the  field  about  five 
months  in  1866.  He  also  made  two  ex- 
tended excursions  in  1867.  Prof.  Brewer 
thinks  that  the  volume  under  his  charge 
will  be  ready  for  delivery  during  the  com- 
ing year. 

THE  COLLECTIONS  OF  THE  SURVEY 

Still  continue  where  there  is  no  probability 
of  their  being  of  any  very  great  practical 
importance  to  the  State.  They  are  large 
and  valuable.  Some  work,  however,  has 
been  done  towards  getting  this  mass  of  ma- 
terial in  order.  A  part  of  the  minerals  are 
laid  out  upon  shelves.  The  fossils  are  ar- 
ranged in  drawers  and  partially  named. 
The  shells  of  living  species  have  also  been 
arranged,  named  and  labeled.  These  col- 
lections can  thus  be  examined  and  studied, 
and  are,  to  some  extent,  by  those  interested. 

The  plants  have  been  placed  in  cases,  ar- 
ranged in  families  and  genera,  so  far  as 
known,  and  specific  names  are  added  as  fast 
as  received  from  the  various  authorities  en- 
gaged in  working  them  up.  The  cones  of 
all  the  pines,  firs  and  spruces,  with  seeds, 
fruit,  etc.,  have  been  arranged  in  drawers, 
and  the  cryptogamic  vegetation,  also,  so  far 
as  worked  out. 

publications. 

Progress  has  been  made  in  this  depart- 
ment, since  the  last  session  of  the  Legisla- 
ture, as  follows : 

Paleontology,  Vol.  II,  See.  I,  Part  I,  com- 
prising the  first  installment  of  the  Tertiary 
Invertebrate  fossils,  by  Mr.  Gabb,  with  thir 
teen  plates,  is  nearly  ready  for  delivery. 
The  text  has  been  stereotyped.  It  is  ex- 
pected that  the  whole  of  this  volume  will  be 
required  for  the  remainder  of  the  Cretace- 
ous and  Tertiary  invertebrate  fossils.  A 
third  volume  will  be  required  for  the  Sec- 
ondary and  Paleozoic  fossils,  the  plants, 
vertebrate,  remains,  and  microscopicfossils. 
The  materials  for  the  same  are  already  in 
the  hands  of  eminent  authorities  in  the 
East. 

A  Geographic  Catalogue  of  the  mollusca, 
found  west  of  the  Rocky  Mountains,  pre- 
pared by  Dr.  Cooper,  has  been  printed.  It 
contains  the  names  and  localities  of  eight 
hundred  and  twenty-five  species. 

Mining  Statistics,  Ho.  1,  containing  a  list 
of  quartz  mines  and  mills,  between  the  Mer- 
ced and  Stanislaus  rivers,  etc.,  etc.,  prepared 
by  A.  Bemond,  and  printed. 

In  the  Zoological  Series,  the  drawings  and 
engraving  for  the  volumes  of  birds  and 
fishes  has  been  going  on  steadily.  The  for- 
mer is  nearly  ready  for  the  press.  Arrange- 
ments have  been  made  for  editing  a  volume 
of  conchology,  and  a  beginning  made  in  the 
mammals.  The  progress  on  the  several 
maps  has  already  been  briefly  referred  to  in 
our  abstract  under  the  head  of  "Topogra- 
phy and  Maps. " 

The  accounts  of  the  Survey,  and  a  com- 
plete statement  of  all  the  expenditures  of 
the  different  departments  will  be  submitted 
to  the  Legislature  at  an  early  date.  The 
following  statement  was  given  in  the  paper 
as  read  : 

STATEMENT  OF  EXPENDITURES  OF  GEOLOGICAL  SURVEY. 

To  Dec.  SI,  1865,  as  per  account  rendered $89  908  71 

January  1,  to  December  1, 1866 22.617  66 

Januarv  1,  to  September  30,  1867 15  853  40 

Estimate  lor  October  1,  to  December  81, 1867...    6,600  00 

$134,069  77 
Total  amount  of  Appropriations 125,600  00 

Deaciencyat  the  eud  of  1867 $8,496  77 

An  appropriation  of  $15,000  is  asked  for 
the  continuance  of  the  Survey  through  the 
present  fiscal  year,  and  if  this  is  not  granted, 
the  Survey  will  be  stopped  at  once. 


©to  Pining  and  ^rimtifa  gtora 


371 


*Hrrluiiit;il. 


Steel  Boilers. 

Wo  notice  an  advertisement  by  Nelson  & 
Doble,  of  a  quantity  of  steel  plute,  recently 
1  bom  the  manufactory  of  lirth  A 
of  whom   the;  i  rents),  sniuv 

■  making  steel  boilers.  Thciiitrodue- 
tion  of  steel  boilers  is  a  subject  of  great  im- 
portance to  California,  and  we  have  no 
Uoiibt  that  before  long  this  will  form  an- 
other of  the  advances  in  machinery  made  in 
this  State. 

It  is  strange  that  in  this  country,  where 
transportation  forms  so  important  an  item, 
anil  whero  high  pressure  steam  is  used,  per- 
haps moro  than  in  any  other  part  of  the 
world  ;  and  whero,  in  many  places,  fuel  is 
rcry  expensive,  so  little  has  been  dono  in 
introducing  steel  plate,  instead  of  iron. 

The  United  States  government  has  made 
certain  laws  to  govern  the  thickness  of 
plates,  diameter  of  boilers,  and  pressure  of 
allowed  to  bo  carried  in  steamboal 
boilers  ;  but  no  such  law  exists  iu  relation 
to  boilers  used  on  land.  The  consequence 
is,  that  while  the  steamboat  boilers  have  to 
be  made  in  conformity  to  such  laws,  and  to 
the  approval  of  the  United  States  Inspector, 
the  land  boilers  are  made  ofteDer  after  the 
whims  of  men  who  may  be  able  to  stop, 
start  or  run  an  engine  ;  but  who  are  utterly 
unfit  to  plan  a  boiler,  or  say  under  what 
pressure  or  thickness  of  plates  it  will  work. 
The  objects  to  be  kept  in  view  in  propor- 
tioning a  steam  boiler  are,  cheapness, 
safety  and  economy  of  fuel : — Cheapness, 
in  the  ordinary  class  of  boilers,  by  making 
them  large,  in  order  to  make  one  boiler  an- 
swer instead  of  two ;  safety,  by  having  them 
properly  braced,  and  by  having  the  sheets 
as  thick  as  possible  ;  economy  of  fuel,  by 
having  the  plates  as  thin  as  possible;  other 
things,  such  as  circulation,  etc.,  not  de- 
pendent on  the  quality  of  material,  being 
equal. 

The  United  States  law,  already  referred 
to,  sets  the  limits  of  CH  No.  1  American 
iron  at  9, 2-10  pounds  tensile  strain  to  the 
square  inch,  and  objects  to  give  a  certificate, 
oven  to  that  strain,  with  plates  over  %-in. 
thick  ;  but  makes  no  objection  to  5-16  and 
J-4-in.  iron — not  distinguishing  between  sin- 
gle and  double  riveted  seams.  Now,  it  has 
been  proved  by  very  careful  experiments, 
that  the  thinner  the  iron,  the  more  readily 
heat  is  transmitted  to  water  ;  and  that  with 
steel  plates  instead  of  iron,  more  water  can 
be  evaporated  with  a  pound  of  coal.  Prom 
the  greater  strength  of  steel,  thinner  plates 
can  be  used,  thereby  accomplishing  the  ob- 
ject of  larger  boilers,  with  the  same  thick- 
ness of  plate ;  or  thinner  plate  with  the 
same  diameter  of  boiler,  and  consequently 
a  saving  of  fuel.  Steel  shows  less  liability 
to  rust,  or  waste  with  bad  water — another 
valuable  property. 

We  believe  there  has  only  been  two  steel 
boilers  made  in  California  up  to  the  present 
time.  These  were  made  for  the  Almaden 
Quicksilver  mine,  in  the  year  1861,  by  Mr. 
Sargent,  of  the  Vuloan  Iron  Works  Co., 
and  were  36  inches  diameter,  and  made  of 
3-1G  steel  plate.  After  being  used  with  a 
pressure  of  from  70  to  90  pounds  of  steam 
for  three  years,  they,  by  accident  were 
fired  up  without  having  any  water  in  them, 
and  before  the  fires  were  drawn  the  sheets 
were  at  a  red  heat.  Yet,  with  this  severe 
nsage,  they  have,  after  being  caulked  up, 
again  been  used,  and  have  continued  in 
constant  use,  nearly  night  and  day,  up  to 
the  present  time,  and  show  a  fair  promise 
of  lasting  many  years  longer. 

Since  the  times  when  those  boilers  were 
made,  great  improvements  have  been  intro- 
duced in  the  manufacture  of  steel.  Indeed, 
no  branch  so  important  in  engineering  or 
metallurgy  has  made  such  progress.  From 
recent  investigations,  made  in  England  to 
satisfy  engineers  how  far  steel  plates  could 
be  relied  upon,  it  was  shown  that  plates 
could  be  made  of  any  tensile  strain,  adapted 


to  special  purposes,  ai rding   to    its  hard- 
ness.    So  fur,  about   thirty-five  ton 
square    inch                        the    limit    to] 
boiler  plate  ;  though  plai  a  made 

d  twice  as  minh.  but  were  too  hard 
to  stand  punching.  Even  this,  ho 
may  be  remedied  by  drilling',  instead  of 
punching  the  holes.  But  whatis  most  OSton- 
is  that  steol  plates,  capable  of  sus- 
taining thirty -live  tuns  to  the  square  inch, 
and  as  thick  as  %  and  ?+  of  an  inch,  will 
bend  when  cold — flat,  oven — without  eraek- 
iiich  test  few  brands  of  soft  boiler 
iron  will  stand. 

The  brand  upon  the  steel  sold  by  Nelson 
i.  Doblo  is  sutlicient  guaranty  of  its  qual- 
ity, and  we  hope  to  hear  soon  of  its  exten- 
sive introduction  in  steam  boilers.  If  ever 
wo  have  the  good  fortune  to  havo  a  boiler 
insurance  company  in  San  Francisco,  (which 
would  bo  another  step  intlio  right  direction) 
wo  havo  no  doubt  that  a  stool  boiler  would 
bo  (as  in  England)  insurod  at  enough  less 
rate  to  warrant  the  first  increased  outlay. 

We  are  not  prepared  to  givo  the  compar- 
ative cost  between  steel  and  iron,  though 
wo  do  not  think,  when  everything  is  taken 
into  consideration,  that  there  is  much  dif- 
ference. 

We  propose  at  an  early  day  to  say  more 
upon  this  boiler  question,  which  is  one  of 
the  greatest  importance  to  California,  and 
the  Pacific  Coast  generally. 

Ikon  Boofs. — Iron  is  now  being  largely 
used,  in  many  places,  as  a  material  for  the 
construction  of  large  roofs.  Among  the 
most  noted  instances  of  this  class  of  con- 
struction, we  may  mention  the  following: 
The  main  arched  roofs  of  the  Dublin  Ex- 
hibition Building — one  of  which  is  218  feet 
long  by  50  feet  span,  and  the  other  353  feet 
long  by  50  feet  span.  The  arched  roof  of 
the  Derby  Market  Hill  is  192  feet  long  by 
86  feet  span.  The  main  roof  of  the  London 
Crystal  Palace  is  120  feet  span.  The  Am- 
sterdam Crystal  Palace  is  329  feet  long  by 
64  feet  span.  The  largest  single  span  is 
that  now  being  built  at  St.  Pancras  Station, 
on  the  Midland  Bailway,  England,  which, 
when  completed,  will  be  690  feet  long,  with 
a  clear  span  of  two  hundred  and  forty  feet ! 
This  roof  will  be  a  little  wider  than  the  roof 
of  the  Moscow  Biding  School,  the  largest 
single  span  heretofore  constructed. 

Useful  Data. — A  cubic  foot  of  water 
weighs  62%  pjounds,  and  contains  6}i  im- 
perial gallons  ;  hence  one  imperial  gallon 
may  be  taken  to  weigh  ten  pounds. 

A  pipe  one  inch  in  diameter  and  one 
yard  in  length,  contains  20.26  cubic  inches, 
or  nearly  a  pound  of  water  ;  hence  the  fol- 
lowing practical  rule  is  generally  used  to 
find  the  quantity  of  water  in  a  pipe  of  any 
given  diameter : 

Square  the  diameter  of  the  pipe  in  inches, 
the  result  is  the  weight  of  water  iu  pounds, 
per  yard  of  the  pipe's  length  ;  shift  the  de- 
cimal point  one  place  to  the  left  for  the 
quantity  of  water  iu  gallons  per  yard. 

For  practical  purposes,  water  may  be  re- 
garded as  incompressible,  inasmuch  as 
when  completely  deprived  of  air  and  sub- 
jected to  a  pressure  of  22  atmospheres,  its 
bulk  is  reduced  .only  to  the  extent  of  one 
890th. 

Water  expands  inbuilt  and  decreases  in 
density  from  a  temperature  of  39°  F.  up  to 
212°,  when  it  boils  and  evaporates  into 
steam.  Below  39°  it  again  expands  and  de- 
creases in  density  down  to  32u,  when  it 
ehrystalizes  into  ice.  In  assuming  the  form 
of  ice  the  bulk  is  increased  in  proportion  of 
9  to  8,  and  the  force  with  which  it  expands 
is  so  great  that  scarcely  any  thing  can  re- 
sist it. 


Protection  Against  Lightning. — It  has 
been  stated  by  an  especial  French  scientific 
commission,  that  if  a  copper  cylinder  two 
centimeters  in  diameter,  by  twenty  or  twen- 
ty-five inches  in  length,  be  used  instead  of 
the  ordinary  gold,  platina  or  copper,  on  the 
top  of  lightning  rods,  there  can  be  no 
danger  from  electricity,  as  the  copper  so 
used  cannot  melt  on  account  of  its  great 
conducting  power. 


Srirnttfic  pisrcllami. 


Iuterssting  Paper  on  Aluminum. 

At  the  h,  t  meeting  of  tho  New  York  Ly- 
ceum of  Natural  History,  l'rofes>or  Henry 
Wnrtz,  well  known  as  the  discover oi  the 
peculiar  value  of  -odium  amalgam  for  amo] 
gamatii'  ■  gold  ores,  read  &  Very  interesting 
iy  discovered  properties 
of  tho  motal  aluminium,  an  abstract  of  which 
we  lind  iu  the  American  Journal  of  Minim/ 
as  follows : 

The  author's  numerous  experiments  upon 
metals  with  sodium  amalgam  havo  revealed 
to  him  new  and  surprising  properties  of 
aluminium,  tho  most  abundant  metal  (as 
he  says)  upon  the  earth  ;  and  promising  to 
be  the  most  valuable.  These  new  phenom- 
ena, onco  discovered,  may,  however,  bo 
readily  reproduced  without  the  aid  of  so- 
dium, and  they  were  exhibited  to  the  Ly- 
ceum by  Prof.  Wurtz,  repeatedly,  and  in 
various  forms.  lie  first  pointed  out  the 
wonderfully  exceptional  nature  of  alumin- 
ium, never  found  native,  and  so  hard  to  de 
tach  from  oxygen ;  yet,  when  detached, 
manifesting  no  more  disposition  to  recom- 
biiio  therewith  than  gold.  His  new  discov- 
eries solve  this  paradox  perfectly.  He  first 
proved  that  the  surface  of  the  metal  is  pas- 
sive to  quicksilver,  as  he  has  before  shown 
in  native  gold,  iron,  etc.,  but  that,  wholly 
contrary  to  common  belief,  tho  inters!  parts 
of  a  piece  of  aluminium  absorbpure  quicksil- 
ver with  avidity ;  so  that  a  piece  of  rolled 
sheet  is  thus  quickly  iplit  into  component 
lamina:  The  iuternal surfaces  thus  enfilmed 
with  quicksilver,  he  then  proved  to  possess 
most  surprising  new  properties.  On  expo- 
sure to  ah",  they  at  once  take  fire  spontane- 
ously, and  bunt  with  evolution  of  heat;  a 
coating  of  hydrate  of  alumina,  as  a  bulky, 
feathery  or  filamentary  mass,  being  formed, 
with  a  growth  so  rapid  as  to  be  visible  to  the 
eye,  and  under  the  lens  wonderful  to  behold. 
To  condense  the  discoveries  of  Prof.  Wurtz 
we  give  his  new  theory  of  aluminium, 
slightly  altering  the  phraseology  for  the  sake 
of  brevity. 

1.  Normal  aluminium  is  in  the  elctro- 
negative  or  piassive  state,  corresponding  to 
"passive iron,"  for  example. 

2.  Quicksilver  induces  an  abnormal,  active 
or  electropositive  state,  precisely  corres- 
ponding to  normal  sodium  and  potassium. 

His  experiments  have  shown,  as  he  has 
maintained  in  a  previous  paper,  that  no 
amalgam  of  aluminium  is  formed  ;  and  this 
newly  discovered  absorption  of  quicksilver 
beneath  the  outer  crust  of  the  metal,  he^be- 
lieves  to  be  perfectly  analogous  to  the  phe- 
nomenon of  Prof.  Joseph  Henry's  celebrated 
lead  syphon  experiment,  in  which  a  solid 
amalgamated  lead  syphon  conducted  quick- 
silver indefinitely  through  its  internal  pores 
from  an  upper  to  a  lower  vessel.  Prof. 
Wurtz's  deductions  from  his  own  theory  are 
of  high  interest  and  importance.  For  in- 
stance, he  holds  the  idea,  that  we  may  con- 
fidently hope,  as  one  of  the  results  of  inves- 
tigations in  this  new  field,  to  obtain  i 
permanently  passive  form  of  iron ;  a.  discov 
ery  which,  if  ever  made,  will  be  surpassed 
in  practical  value  by  few  others ;  and  he 
asks,  why  we  should  not  now  regard  as  pos- 
sible the  discovery  of  sodium  and  potassium 
in  their  passive  forms,  corresponding  to  or- 
dinary aluminium — in  which  case,  these 
metals  could  be  handled  with  impunity,  and 
become  articles  of  general  commerce.  Mr. 
W.  announces  that  his  paper  will  probably 
appear  in  full  in  the  next  number  of  the 
American  Journalof  Science. 


Sulphuric  Acid  in  Living  Molusoa. — 
At  the  last  meeting  of  the  Academy  of  Sci- 
ences, M.  Dumas  communicated  a  curious 
note  by  which  M.  de  Luca  determined,  in 
the  liquid  contained  in  a  living  molusea  the 
presence  of  a  thirtieth  part,  or  about  three 
per  cent,  of  pure  sulphuric  acid ;  and  stated 
furthermore,  that  the  same  molusea,  2>lunged 
in  water,  disengages  a  considerable  quantity 
of  carbonic  acid. 


A  New  Lubricant. — From  specimens  of 
the  Chinese  tallow  tree  transplanted  into 
Northern  India,  Dr.  Jameson  has  made  sev- 
eral hundred  weight  of  grease,  and  has  for- 
warded on  trial  a  portion  of  ittothePunjaub 
railway  to  have  its  qualities  tested  as  a  lu- 
bricant. The  grease  thus  obtained  forms  an 
excellent  tallow,  and  burns  with  a  clear, 
brilliant,  and  white  light,  emitting  no  un- 
pleasant odor  or  smoke. 

Copper  deposited  by  galvanic  action  is 
rendered  lough,  according  to  M.  Bottillet,  if 
a  mere  trace  of  gelatine  bo  added  to  the  so- 
lution of  sulphate  used  in  its  preparation. 


Organic  Structures  from  Inoeoanio 
Elements. — We  have  several  times  of  late 
alluded  to  laboratory  experiments,  in  which 
various  organic  structures  have  been  pro- 
duced from  inorganic  elements.  The  experi- 
ments of  Berthelot  for  obtaining  brandy 
from  coal  were  detailed  at  some  length  in 
our  issue  of  July  20th,  1867.  Further  ex- 
periments wore  detailed  June  29th,  1807,  in 
which  the  same  distinguished  chemist,  as- 
sisted by  Daubree,  had  succeeded  iu  produc- 
ing artificial  combinations  of  carbon  and 
•hydrogen,  devised  from  purely  mineral 
substances,  without  the  intervention  of 
either  animal  or  vegetable  life.  These  same 
earl  tides  of  hydrogen,  so  formed,  were  also 
further  built  up  by  the  addition  of  oxygen 
so  as  to  form  alcohol,  oxalic  acid,  and  other 
similar  products  composed  of  C,  H  and  O. 
It  may  not  be  generally  known  that  artificial 
oil  of  bitter  almoudsisnow  m&milaoboredLfvom 
ordinary  benzine.  The  process  is  described 
as  follows  :  A  fine  stream  of  benzine  and  an- 
other of  smoking  nitric  acid,  are  allowed  to 
run  together  in  a  worm  kept  cooled.  The 
liquids  react  on  each  other  on  coming  in 
contact,  heat  is  disengaged,  and  the  artificial 
oil  collected  at  the  end  of  the  worm  is  first 
washed  with  water,  then  with  a  solution  of 
carbonate  of  soda,  and  lastly,  again  with 
water. 


Mushrooms  tn  the  Ear. — Dr.  C.  Bobin, 
in  a  paper  addressed  to  the  French  Academy 
of  Sciences,  described  two  new  kinds  of 
mushrooms  of  the  Aspergillus  genus,  grow- 
ing on  the  membrane  of  tho  tympanum. 
This  parasitical  vegetation  he  had  observed 
in  ten  patients,  four  of  whom  had  it  in  both 
ears  ;  and  in  all  cases  it  existed  independ- 
ently of  any  other  morbid  affection.  Each 
of  these  auricular  mushrooms  presents  the 
chief  botanical  characteristics  of  aspergillus 
glaucus,  but  they  differ  in  the  color  of  their 
organs  of  fructification.  They  form  a  pseudo 
membrane,  covering  that  of  the  tympanum, 
so  that  if  the  former  be  extracted  entire,  it 
will  be  found  to  have  the  exact  shape  of  the 
latter.  Dr.  Bobin  wished  to  see  whether 
these  aspergilli  could  exist  elsewhere  than 
on  the  human  body  ;  he  therefore  tried  sev- 
eral kinds  fruit,  and  found  that  they  took  to 
the  lemon  and  orange  very  readily,  but  on 
the  transfer  they  lost  the  color  exhibited 
while  on  animal  soil.  The  growth  of  these 
parasites  in  the  human  ear  is  an  obstinate 
malady,  for  which  Dr.  Bobin  prescribes 
highly  diluted  solutions  of  hydro-chloride 
of  lime  or  of  arsenite  of  potash,  which  at 
once  destroys  the  cells  of  the  aspergillus. 
Phenylic  tannic  acids  do  not  destroy  the 
cells,  but  mummify  the  pseudo-membrane 
in  a  remarkable  manner. 


Black  Currant  Leaves. — The  Journal 
des  Connaissances  Medicales  contains  an  arti- 
cle on  the  virtues  of  the  leaves  of  the  black 
currant  (Ribes  nigrum).  Theseleaves,  when 
green,  are  much  used  by  the  country  peo- 
ple for  tea  in  cases  of  difficult  digestion. 
With  sugar,  this  beverage  is  agreeable,  aro- 
matic, and  possessed  of  exciting  properties. 
M.  Blucher  has  distilled  these  leaves  in  the 
same  way  as  those  of  peppermint,  balm, 
etc. ,  the  operation  being  stopped  when  the 
liquid  obtained  is  equal  in  weight  to  the 
substance  employed.  The  leaves  should  be 
handled  as  little  as  possible,  in  order  not  to 
crush  their  odoriferous  glands.  This  medi- 
cated water  is  a  good  vehicle  for  all  stoma- 
chic potions,  and  will  keep  without  change 
for  two  years. 

Chemical  or  Mechanical. — Some  rails 
of  one  of  the  New  York  city  railroads  were 
taken  up  a  short  time  since,  and  on  their 
lower  surface  was  a  perfect  representation, 
or  reproduction  of  the  grain  of  the  sleepers 
on  which  they  rested,  with  all  the  knots  and 
the  curvatures  of  the  wood,  as  neatly  done 
as  if  by  the  painter's  art.  On  applying  the 
fingers  to  aid  the  sight,  these  lines  were 
found  to  be  really  engraved  or  indented  into 
the  iron  so  much  as  to  be  readily  detected 
by  the  sense  of  feeling.  Whether  produced 
by  chemical  action  or  by  mechanical  force 
is  a  question. 

Feeling  Sound.  — Dr.  Peet  has  discovered 
a  very  curious  fact — that  deaf  persons  can 
feel  a  drum  when  beaten.  They  feel  the  re- 
verberation as  if  striking  the  soles  of  their 
feet  and  passing  up  to  the  regions  of  the 
heart.  He  has  made  a  curious  application 
of  the  discovery,  having  an  alphabet  which 
he  beats  on  the  drum,  and  tho  mutes,  with 
their  backs  turned,  write  the  word  spelled  in 
that  way 


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New  Patents  and.  Inventions. 


Under  this  heading  ive  shall  mention,  from  week  to  week 
as  occasion  may  demand  New  and  Important  Inven- 
tions; also,  the  List  ol  1'atont  Claims  recently  issued  from 
the  U.  S.  Patent  Office  to  inventors  on  the  Pacific  Coast, 
and  other  Patent  Issues  which  we  deem  of  local  in- 
terest to  readers  on  this  side  ft  the  Continent.  Most 
Patents  on  this  coast  are  secured  ihroueh  the  MINING 
AND  SCIENTIFIC  PRESS  PATENT  AGENCY.  We  are 
prepared  to  obiain  from  Washington,  with  despatch, 
copies  of  any  Patent  issued. 


patents  recently  issued. 
70,724. — Impkotement  in  Watch  Escape- 
ment.— William  H.  Lamb,  San  Francisco, 
Cal.: 

I  claim  1st,  The  construction  of  an  es- 
capement for  time-pieces,  in  such  a  manner 
as  to  pass  the  teeth  upon  opposite  sides  of 
the  balance  staff,  thereby  giving  an  impulse 
on  both  the  right  and  left  vibration,  sub- 
stantially as  herein  described. 

2d,  Unlocking  pin,  g,  from  the  teeth,  n, 
of  the  escape  wheel,  by  the  liberating  pin, 
i,  on  the  balance-staff  coming  in  contact  with 
the  end  of  the  detent  lever,  d,  substantially 
as  described. 

3d,  The  combination  of  the  wheels  D  and 
E,  operating  on  each  side  of  the  balance- 
shaft  by  means  of  the  notched  rollers,  b  and 
c,  or  their  equivalent,  and  the  liberating 
pin,  i,  operating  on  the  detent-lever,  d,  and 
the  pin,  g,  the  whole  operating  as  and  for 
the  purposes  herein  specified  and  described. 
This  invention  relates  to  the  escapements 
used  for  time-pieces,  and  its  object  is  to  pro- 
vide an  improvement  of  such  a  nature  that  an 
impulse  is  given  to  the  balance  wheel  at  each 
vibration,  by  passing  the  teeth  of  the  escape 
wheel  on  each  side  of  the  balance-shaft;  it 
also  consists  in  unlocking  the  teeth  of  the 
escape-wheel,  by  means  of  a  pin  on  the  bal- 
ance-shaft coming  in  contact  with  the  end 
of  the  detent-lever,  the  whole  forming  a 
perfectly  free  escapement.  To  effect  the 
first,  I  attach  two  wheels  to  the  same  staff, 
one  being  much  smaller  and  placed  higher 
up  than  the  other.  The  smaller  one  has  its 
escape  teeth  on  the  outer  circumference  of 
the  rim,  while  the  larger  one  has  them  on 
the  inner  circumference.  The  staff  of  the 
balance-wheel  passes  up  between  these  two 
sets  of  teeth,  and  carries  two  notched  roll- 
ers, so  constructed  that  the  smaller  wheel 
acts  upon  one  side  of  one  roller,  on  one  vibra- 
tion, while  the  outer  one  acts  upon  the  op- 
posite side  of  the  other  roller  for  the  reverse 
motion.  A  small  pin,  also  attached  to  the 
balance-shaft,  comes  in  contact  with  the  end 
of  a  detent-lever  at  each  vibration,  and 
moves  it  back.  This  lever  carries  a  pin, 
which  is  thus  thrown  out  of  contact  with 
the  detent  teeth,  on  the  outside  of  the  larger 
wheel,  thus  allowing  the  wheel  to  rotate. 
70,971. — Improved  Loaf-Bkead  Machine. 
John  D'Arcy,  San  Francisco,  Cal.  : 
I  claim  the  combination  and  arrangement 
of  the  kneading  rollers,  C,  C,  endless 
apron,  a,  carried  by  the  rollers,  D  and  D, '  and 
the  rotating  knife,  E,  all  as  set  forth. 

The  design  of  this  invention  is  to  provide 
an  improved  machine  for  rolling  and  cut- 
ting dough  into  the  desired  size  for  loaf- 
bread,  and  consists  in  constructing  a  machine 
with  rollers  or  cylinders  placedtransversely 
aerossapJatform  operated  by  toothed  wheels. 
An  endless  belt  or  apron  revolves  beneath 
the  rollers,  and  a  revolving  knife  in  front  of 
the  rollers  cuts  a  portion  of  the  dough  into 
the  desired  size  at  every  revolution,  and  the 
endless  belt  carries  it  to  the  end  of  the  ma- 
chine, from  whence  it  is  taken  and  folded  in 
such  a  manner  that  the  gases  are  retained 
until  the  dough  is  ready  for  the  oven.  A 
full  description  of  this  machine  andprocess, 
with  the  advantages  which  it  presents  over 
the  ordinary  hand  process,  has  already  been 
given  in  our  columns. 

70,973. — Improved  Bottle  Washer. — 
Henry  B.  Davidson,  San  Francisco,  Cal. : 
I  claim  a  bench  or  supports,  provided 
with  a  series  of  holes,  B,  B,  to  hold  the  bot- 
tles, in  combination  with  a  series  of  jet 
pipes,  D,  D,  extending  into  the  nozzles  of 
the  bottles,  and  conducting  water  to  wash 
them,  substantially  as  described. 

The  design  of  this  invention  is  to  provide 
a  bos  of  any  desirable  shape,  and  of  a  size 
sufficient  to  accommodate  any  number  of 
bottles.  At  the  bottom  of  this  bosis  a  pipe, 
which  is  connected  with  the  tank  or  source 
from  which  the  water  is  derived;  consider- 
able pressure  being  necessary  to  render  it 
effectual.  A  number  of  jet  tubes  is  attached 
to  the  upper  side  of  this  pipe,  and  holes  are 
made  in  the  top  of  the  box,  corresponding 
with  those  tubes,  into  which  the  neck  of  the 
bottles  are  inserted,  and  the  water  then 
turned  on.  As  fast  the  bottles  are  washed 
they  are  removed,  and  others  take  their 
places. 


71,019. — Improvement  in  Escapement  for 

Time-pieces. — William  G.  Kellum,  San 
Francisco,\)al. : 

I  claim,  in  combination  with  the  escape 
wheel,  o,  the  arrangement  of  the  detent- 
lever,  H,  springs,  J  and  K,  lock-lever,  m, 
and  adjusting  screw,  I,  substantially  as  and 
for  the  purposes  set  forth. 

The  design  of  this  invention  is  to  provide 
an  improvement  in  escapements  used  in 
time-pieces,  and  which  consists,  first,  in  at- 
taching a  return  spring  to  the  detent-lever 
by  a  pivot,  in  such  a  manner  that  the  two 
may  be  kept  in  adjustment  by  one  spring. 
The  detent-lever  may  be  locked  upon  the 
escape  wheel  by  gravitation,  when  used  in 
an  upright  or  pendant  time-piece.  Also 
my  return  spring  may  be  kept  in  its  adjust- 
ment upon  the  point  of  the  detent  by  gravi- 
tation, whether  attached  at  any  point  of  the 
detent  by  pivots,  or  to  any  other  part  of  the 
time-piece.  A  lock  lever  is  attached  to  the 
detent  lever,  so  that  in  case  more  than  one 
tooth  passes  at  once,  this  lever  will  catch 
the  escape-wheel,  and  force  it  to  lock  upon 
the  detent-lever. 

The  invention  also  relates  to  an  arrange- 
ment for  banking,  by  which  the  balance- 
wheel  is  allowed  to  vibrate  to  a  certain 
point  in  either  direction,  but  not  far  enough 
to  pass  more  than  one  tooth.  This  is  af- 
fected, first,  by  means  of  a  light  spring,  so 
placed  that  as  the  hair.spring  uncoils,  it 
forces  it  out  so  as  to  catch  the  banking-pin 
or  the  rim  of  the  wheel ;  and  secondly,  by 
means  of  a  lever,  so  placed  as  to  be  moved 
out  and  in  by  expansion  and  contraction  of 
the  hair-spring,  and  which  shall  catch  the 
banking-pin  at  a  certain  point. 

[We  have  at  hand  four  other  California 
patents,  which  reached  us  by  yesterday's 
steamer,  tho  titles  of  which  are  given  else- 
where ;  but  the  usual  notices  of  which  are 
necessarily  deferred  till  next  week. 

RECENT   INVENTIONS. 

Another  New  Plow. — The  Stockton  In- 
dependent says  that  Mr.  Geo.  H.  Dahl,  of 
that  city,  has  constructed  an  improved 
plow,  the  advantages  claimed  for  which  are: 
First,  the  general  design  ;  second,  the  shape 
of  the  mold-board ;  third,  the  manner  of 
attaching  the  mold-board ;  fourth,  the  land- 
side,  and  manner  of  attaching  the  same ; 
fifth,  a  pivot  wheel;  sixth,  novel  scrapers 
to  keep  the  wheels  clear  of  earth ;  seventh, 
the  shape  and  strength  of  the  standard.  The 
gang  consists  of  four  ten-inch  plows,  which 
are  longer  than  most  others  in  use,  and  so 
set  in  the  beam  as  to  produce  less  resistance 
to  the  draught  than  those  set  more  squarely 
to  the  land.  The  improvement  has  been 
thoroughly  tested  in  different  soils  and  found 
to  work  well  in  all  cases. 

New  Gate  Hook. — Dr.  F.  G.  Hearn  and 
Dr.  Wm.  Bisbee,  of  Yreka,  have  invented  a 
new  spring  hook  and  bolt,  which  the  Jour- 
nal of  that  place  says  will  hook  a  door  or 
gate,  so  as  to  render  it  impossible  to  be 
opened  from  tjie  outside,  and  the  spring-  of 
the  hook  is  so  arranged  as  to  allow  sufficient 
room  for  shrinkage.  For  steamboats,  rail- 
road cars,  houses,  stores,  gates,  etc.,  they 
are  said  to  be  superior  to  anything  now  in 
use,  and  will  undoubtedly  be  in  great  de- 
mand when  offered  to  the  public. 

Improved  Dump  Cart. — Mr.  Munger  re- 
cently exhibited  to  the  New  York  Institute, 
an  improved  dump  cart  or  rather  wagon,  as 
it  is  placed  upon  four  instead  of  /wo  wheels. 
The  main  device  consists  of  rollers  on  the 
forward  and  hind  bolsters ;  hooks  hold  the 
wagon  bed  in  place,  but  when  unhooked, 
and  the  horse  backs,  the  reach,  having  a 
hinge  in  the  middle,  rises,  the  wheels  ap- 
proach each  other,  and  the  wagon  box  is 
turned  the  same  as  a  cart  body.  When  the 
horse  starts  up  the  wagon  returns  to  a  nat- 
ural position.  The  Committee  of  the  Insti- 
tute appointed  to  examine  and  report  upon 
it,  were  decidedly  of  the  opinion  that  it  is  a 
simple  and  important  improvement,  useful 
on  any  farm.  The  cost  of  such  attachment 
is  §10. 

Galvanism  ln  Oegan  Playing. — By  a 
recent  invention  galvanism  and  magnetism 
are  made  to  do  the  work  of  opening  and 
closing  the  valves  in  playing  the  organ, 
thus  doing  away  with  the  necessity  of  a 
great  physical  exertion  when  "playing  full 
organ. " 

Steel  Batlroad  Iron  Direct  feomthe 
Furkace.  — Lorenzo  Sibert,  of  Augusta 
county,  Ya.,  has  recently  devised  a  process 
for  making  steel  railroad  bars,  and  other 
steel,  direct  from  a  blast  furnace,  at  com- 
paratively little  expense.  H  such  a  process 
is  successful  it  is  one  of  the  most  important 
discoveries  of  the  age. 


TO   INVENTORS 

ON   THE 

]facifie  Coast. 


Messrs.  DEWEY  &  CO. 

Take  occasion  to  call  your  attention  to  the 
following  rules,  regulations  and  suggestions 
relative  to  the  obtaining  of  LETTERS  PAT- 
ENT of  the  United  States : 

Self-Evident  Facts. 

Having  had  large  experience,  and  gratifying 
success  with  the  great  variety  of  cases  emanating 
on  this  coast,  we  feel  confident  of  our  abilities  to 
assist  inventors  in  patenting  their  inventions,  sav- 
ing them  from  vexatious  delays,  and  from  receiving 
worthless  papers  by  reason  of  imperfect  prepar- 
ation of  their  claims  before  being  sent  to  the 
Patent  Office. 

The  branch  of  Patent  Law  is  of  itself  a  spe- 
ciality of  legal  jurisprudence  ;  or,  as  Mr,  Phil- 
lips, an  eminent  Patent  lawyer,  justly  remarked  : 
"  The  metaphysics  of  the  law." 

In  early  days  but  little  preparation  was  needed, 
or  but  ordinary  skill  required  to  obtain  a  patent ; 
but  now,  by  reason  of  the  multiplicity  of  inven- 
tions, and  the  numerous  acts  of  Congress,  found 
necessary  to  protect  the  inventor  while  the  :  patent 
lasts,  and  to  do  justice  to  the  people  after  it  ex- 
pires, the  utmost  care  and  skill  are  requisite  in 
managing  cases  and  obtaining  a  patent  that  will 
be  of  real  value  to  the  Patentee,  and  stand  the 
test  of  passing  through  the  legal  ordeal  of  an  in- 
fringement suit. 

The  general  practice  of  the  Patent  office  regard- 
ing the  examination  or  issue  of  Letters  Patent  for 
inventions  has  not  been  materially  changed  for 
many  years,  yet  there  have  been  amendments  added 
to  the  laws  of  1861,  1863  and  1866,  and  which 
it  is  necessary  for  all  parties  managing  an  appli- 
cation to  be  conversant  with.  Old  inventors  in- 
variably advise  the  employment  of  none  but  agents 
of  responsibility  and  experience.  As  agents  with 
such  qualifications,  we  solicit  your  patronage. 

Advantages  to  Patrons  of  Our 
Agency. 

Some  of  the  advantages  to  be  obtained  by  pat- 
ronizing us,  may  be  enumerated  as  follows  : 

1.  Inventors  on  this  Coast  having  their  appli- 
cations for  patents  made  out  through  our  agency 
can  sign  tbeir  papers  at  once,  and  thus  secure 
their  rights  at  least  three  months  sooner  than  by 
trusting  the  same  to  distant  agencies,  situated  at 
New  York  or  Washington. 

2.  As  many  of  the  inventions  conceived  here 
are  especially  adapted  to  the  Pacific  Coast,  they 
should  be  properly  brought  out  here,  which  can  be 
accomplished  (if  tho  invention  is  a  meritorious 
one)  by  illustrating  tho  subject,  with  a  careful  de- 
scription, in  the  columns  of  the  "  Mining  and 
Scientific  Press,"  free  of  charge;  the  inventor  pay- 
ing simply  for  the  engraving,  which  will  be  exe- 
cuted at  a  moderate  charge.  The  same  cuts  can 
be  subsequently  used  for  books,  letters,  or  circulars. 
In  a  word,  we  are  determined  to  make  it  of  decided 
interest  for  every  inventor  on  this  Coast  to  patron- 
ize home  talent  and  enterprise. 

3.  Most  inventions  on  this  Coast  are  for  objects 
and  purposes  but  little  understood  by  parties  at 
Washington  or  other  parts  of  the  East.  Our  min- 
ing machinery,  processes  and  operations  are  best 
understood  by  those  familiar  with  their  use;  and 
a  personal,  verbal  explanation  is  oftentimes  of  im- 
portant service,  and  enables  us  to  be  more  success- 
ful than  agents  generally. 

4.  Remittances  of  money  made  by  individual 
•inventors  to  the  Government  sometimes  miscarry, 
and  it  has  frequently  happened  that  applicants 
have  not  only  lost  their  money,  but  then'  inven- 
tions, also,  from  this  cause  and  consequent  de- 
lay. We  hold  ourselves  responsible  for  all  fees 
entrusted  to  our  agency.  By  sending  duplicate 
correspondence  to  our  Washington  agent  we  avoid 
hazardous  delays. 

Confidential  Advice. 

Those  who  have  made  inventions  and  desire  to 
consult  with  us  respecting  the  same,  are  cordially 
invited  to  do  so.  We  shall  be  happy  to  see  them 
in  person  at  our  office,  or  to  advise  them  by  mail, 
or  through  the  Mining  and  Scientific  Pkess. 
In  all  casos  they  may  expect  from  us  an  honest 
opinion.  For  these  consultations,  opinion  and  ad- 
vice we'  make  no  charge.  A  pen-and-ink  sketch 
and  description  of  the  invention  should  be  sent 
together  with  a  stamp  for  return  postage.  Write 
plain,  do  not  use  pencil  or  pale  ink  ;  be  brief. 

Remember  all  business  committed  to  our  care, 
and  all  consultations,  are  kept  by  us  secret  and 
strictly  confidential.  Our  permanent  business  in- 
terests demand,  as  it  were,  a  saered  compliance 
with  our  obligations  as  solicitors,  and  in  reference 
to  our  strict  fidelity  in  this  respect  we  refer  to  one 
and  all  of  the  hundreds  of  inventors  and  patentees 
on  this  coast  who  have  patronized  us. 

Letters  Patent. 

A  patent  is  an  open  letter,  embodying  all  the 
language  of  an  inventor  or  his  agent,  contained  in 
the  specification,  without  alteration,  and  is  granted 
to  citizens  of  the  United  States,  or  those  who  have 
declared  their  intention  of  becoming  such,  and  is 
signed  by  the  Secretary  of  the  Interior  and  the 
Commissioner  of  Patents,  with  the  seal  of  the 
Patent  Office  affixed.  Its  jurisdiction  is  for  the 
whole  United  States,  for  the  term  of  seventeen 
years. 

A  patent  right  is  personal  property,  and  is  as- 
signable, but  cannot  be  seized  and  sold  on  execu- 
tion. 

What  Claims  can  be  Patented? 

A  knowledge  of  Ancient  and  Modern  Mechan- 
ics and  familiarity  with  American  and  Foreign 


patent  issues  and  rejections,  enables  us  to  determine 
in  a  measure  in  all  cases  what  can  be  pat- 
ented, and  how  much  can  be  claimed  as  new  and 
novel,  and  be  covered  by  Letters  Patent.  This  is 
one  of  the  most  difficult  questions  encountered  by 
both  old  and  new  inventors — one  in  which  an  ex- 
perienced counsel  is  of  great  service — and  yet  it 
can  never  be  positively  determined  except  by  pre- 
senting a  formal  application  for  a  patent  to  the 
Government,  embracing  a  petition,  specification, 
model,  duplicate  drawings  and  payment  of  the  first 
government  fees. 

Caveats. 

A  caveat  is  a  description  of  the  invention  designed 
to  be  patented,  lodged  in  the  Patent  Office  before 
the  patent  is  applied  for,  and  while  the  inventor  is 
perfecting  his  design.  When  properly  made,  it 
operates  as  a  bar  to  applications  respecting  the 
same  invention  from  any  other  quarter ;  but  when 
improperly  done,  it  is  inoperative  by  reason  of 
such  defect.  The  Patent  Office  always  returns  a 
receipt  for  caveat  papers  with  a  copy  of  the  laws  gov- 
erning the  same,  but  does  not  seek  to  point  out  its 
incorrectness,  unless  there  be  some  glaring  defect. 

If  worth  filing  at  all,  these  cases  should  be  pre- 
pared with  very  great  care  and  caution. 

One  inventor  on  this  Coas;,  who  had  filed  a 
caveat  by  an  attorney,  was,  sometime  afterward, 
surprised  to  find  that  his  invention,  which  was  a 
very  important  one,  had  been  patented  and  was 
being  brought  out  by  an  eastern  company  with  a 
capital  of  more  than  a  million  of  dollars.  Upon 
inquiring  at  the  Patent  Office,  he  was  informed 
that  his  caveat  was  inoperative  by  reason  of  imper- 
fections and  his  not  having  complied  with  the  law 
in  that  case  as  made  and  provided. 

Our  fee  for  the  service  varies  from  $10  to  $20. 
The  Government  fee,  under  the  new  law,  is  reduced 
to  ten  dollars.  This  latter  sum  does  not  now 
apply,  as  heretofore,  as  part  of  the  fee  on  present- 
ing an  application  for  a  patent. 

Inventors  will  ofttimes  find  it  very  important  to 
take  advantage  of  the  caveat  system — the  expense 
under  the  law  being  comparatively  small. 

To  enable  us  to  prepare  caveat  papers,  we  only 
require  a  sketch  and  description  of  the  invention  ; 
no  model  being  necessary. 

If  an  inventor  publicly  uses  and  sells  his  inven- 
tion, prior  to  making  application  for  a  patent,  be 
cannot,  afterward,  prevent  others  from  doing  the 
same  thing ;  and  should  any  party  put  the  inven- 
tion into  use,  before  such  application  for  a  pateut 
is  made,  they  could  continue  to  use  the  specific 
machine  or  composition  of  matter  after  the  patent 
is  issued  to  another.  Filing  a  caveat  does  not 
give  the  right  to  affix  the  words,  "Patented,"  or 
f  Patent  applied  for." 

Re-Issues. 

When,  through  "  inadvertance,  accident,  or  mis 
take,"  an  insufficient  or  defective  patent  has  been 
issued,  the  defects  in  the  Specification  and  Claims 
can  be  cured  by  a  re-issue.  In  order  to  obtain 
this,  the  inventor,  or  the  holders  of  the  patent,  must 
surrender  the  patent,  and  file  an  amended  specifica- 
tion and  drawings,  and  a  statement  specifying  the 
ground  for  asking  for  a  re-issue.  Re-issues  arc  gen- 
erally applied  for  after  it  has  been  found  that  the 
patent  could  not  withstand  litigation.  It  is,  there- 
fore, especially  desirable  that  the  new  Specification 
and  Claims  should  be  prepared  with  great  care  and 
skill.     Terms  liberal  in  these  cases. 

Expense  of  Applyingfor  Patent. 

The  Government  fee,  on  filing  an  application 
for  a  patent  in  the  United  States,  is  fifteen  dollars  ; 
and  if  the  patent  is  allowed,  twenty  dollars  addi- 
tional is  required.  If  rejected,  the  first  fee  of  fif- 
teen dollars  is  all  that  is  demanded.  English, 
French,  Austrian,  Prussian,  Spanish,  and  invent- 
ors of  every  nationality,  may  now  obtain  patents 
in  the  United  States  upon  the  same  terms  as  our 
citizens.  The  only  discrimination  made  is  against 
subjects  of  governments  that  discriminate  against 
the  inhabitants  of  the  United  States. 

To  the  foregoing  official  fees  must  be  added  fees 
for  preparing  the  various  documents  and  expense  of 
drawings.  Our  charge  for  preparing  a  case,  pre- 
senting it  to  the  Government,  and  attending  to  all 
business  connected  with  it,  varies  from  $20  to  $40. 

Following  is  the  list  of  Government  fees  : 

On  cverv  caveat 510 

On  every  application  for  a  patent,  for  seventeen  years...  15 
On  every  application  for  a  design,  for  Hy'rs  unU  6  mas....  1U 

On  every  application  for  a  design ,  for  seven  years 15 

On  every  application  for  a  design,  for  fourteen  years 30 

On  issuing  each  original  patent... 20 

On  tiling  a  disclaimer 10 

On  every  application  for  a  re-issue 30 

On  every  additional  patent  grained  on  a  re-issue 30 

On  cverv  application  for  an  extension 50 

On  the  grant  of  every  extension 60 

On  appeal  to  the  Extimm<:vs-in-Chief 10 

On  appeal  to  the  Commissioner  from  Examincrs-in -chief  20 
On  every  appeal  to  the  Judges  of  Circuit  Court.  1).  C 25 

Illustrate  your  Inventions! 

Too  many  ingenious  inventors  lose  the  valne  of 
their  geuius  and  labor  by  not  bringing  their  im- 
provements conspicuously  or  plainly  enough  be- 
fore the  public — the  general  reading  public. 

One  of  the  best  means — and  the  cheapest,  too — 
for  eliciting  attention  to  a  new  invention,  is  that  of 
illustrating  and  describing  it  in  the  columns  of  the 
Mining  and  Scientific  Press.  To  do  this  in  tho 
case  of  a  meritorious  improvement  (and  none  other 
will  be  accepted),  will  cost  our  patrons  no  more 
than  the  price  of  a  first  class  engraving. 

With  a  cheap  representation  we  will  bave  noth- 
ing to  do,  as  it  would  be  calculated  to  injure  both 
the  inventor  and  ourselves. 

We  also  take  especial  pains  in  furnishing  en- 
gravings and  electrotypes  of  superior  merit,  of  all 
kinds,  at  fair  rates,  and  tender  our  patrons  the 
benefit  of  our  practice  and  experience,  by  advice 
and  assistance  in  getting  up  their  circulars,  adver- 
tisements, etc. 

DEWEY    &    CO., 

Paienl  Solicitors,  Mining  and  Scientific  Press  OJfir*, 
505  Clay  Sired,  San  Francisco. 


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City  Stocks,  for  the  mod  port,  ore  well  main- 
tained. (Atliiornia  Steam  NftTigation  iaintha 
market  fit  an  advance,  selling  tit  HO^"  s'  par 
cent  :  the  usual  monthly  dividend  will  be  dis- 
bursed on  Monday,  the  l(Jth  instant  Front 
Mission  and  Oct  an  Railroad,  commonly 
called  Sutter  Street  Itailroud,  sold  at  $18  for  pro- 
faned, and  $10  per  share  fur  old  stock.  Twenty- 
five  shares  of  Union  Insurance  Company  were 
disposed  of  at  $100,  and  thirteen  shares  Pacific 
Insurance.  CouijiKiuy  ut  $12U  pur  share.  Both 
the  North  Beach  and  Mission,  and  Central  Rail- 
road Companies  pass  their  dividends  for  the 
prosent  month.  We  quote  the  former  at  $53 
l.il,  and  $53  25  asked,  and  tho  latter  at  $-15  50 
bid,  aud  $-18  asked. 

The  Bank  of  California  have  declared  the 
usu.il  monthly  dividend  of  one  per  cent,  amount- 
ing to  $50,000,  payable  on  and  after  Monday 
next 

We  give  below  the  Marine  Premiums  received 
ran  different  local  Insurance  Companies 
for  tin-  two  last  quarters,  ending  July  31,  and 
October  31,  1807,  to  wit: 
Pacific— Jalj-a] $30,830  7fi 

Ootobsr  31 " 


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Union— .In! v  31 

Uotober  31 

California-July  31 925,050  :il 

Octoborai 35,118  81 

llorae  MatuiU^Julyni $6,079  00 

October  31 8,020  32 


Fireman's  Fund— October  31 7,319  V> 

ToUl $357,705  42 

Mining;  Sliaro  Market. 
The  mining  share  market  has  been  quite  ac- 
tive and  firm  during  the  past  week,  obtaining 
increased  activity  at  the  close,  owing  to  the 
somewhat  rapid  advance  of  several  prominent 
claims,  and  on  this  account  the  stock  arena  is 
more  excited  than  usual  In  several  instances 
the  rise  is  attributed  to  "  short  "  requirements  ; 
however,  the  general  appearance  of  the  Gold 
Hill  claims  show  evident  signs  of  improvement, 
and  we  may  look  for  a  still  further  advance  in 
prices.  The  bullion  shipments  for  the  month 
of  November,  through  Wells,  Fargo  &  Co.  's  Ex- 
press, according  to  the  Trespass,  are  as  follows  : 

From  Virginia  Office $730,130  92 

From  Gold  Hill  Office 289,221  in 

From  Silver  City  Office Ifi.SOO  00 

FromAustin  Office 298,762  11 

Total* 91.334,014  11 

The  assessments  of  Comstock  claims  have 
been  quite  large  during  the  present  mouth,  and 
compare  as  follows  with  the  dividends: 

Dividends. 


Kentuck 

Gold  Hill  Quartz 


$153,750 


Chollar-Potosi $40,000 

Exchequer Hi.nilt) 

Halo  A  Norcross 60,000 

Sierra  Nevatila 12,000- 


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Excess  of  dividends $35,750 

Savage  —  has  been  well  maintained  tinder 
greatly  increased  sales,  opening  at  $110  75,  im- 
proving to  Sill  50  ex-dividend  of  §7  50  per 
share,  receding  to  $104,  then  selling  at  $110, 
and  closing  at  $100.  The  ore  extracted  during 
the  week  ending  December  7th,  amounted  to 
1,741  tons  valued  at  $02,(385,  or  ©36  per  ton. 
The  north  aud  south  mines,  on  the  third  station, 
yielded  1,290  tons  of  this  amount,  the  larger 
proportion,  said  to  be  of  a  low  grade,  coming 
from  the  north  mine.  The  south  mine,  same 
level,  where  the  breast  is  fifty  feet  wide,  is  look- 
ing well  but  the  track  floor  developments  con- 
tinue poor.  "We  report  the  Potosi  chimney  about 
the  same  as  for  last  two  weeks,  and  the  winze 
down  from  this  point  still  carries  some  good  ore 
at  a  depht  of  nearly  sixty  feet,  while  the  drift  on 
the  third  station  for  this  body  of  ore  has  not  yet 
developed  anything.  The  yield  of  bullion  during 
the  month  of  November  amounted  to  $310,681, 
against  $352,066  in  October.  The  average  yield 
was  $38  G'Jt  per  ton,  at  an  expense  of  $20  72. 
After  disbursing  the  dividend  for  the  present 
month,  amounting  to  $120,000,  a  cash  balance 
of  over  $63,000  remained  in  the  treasury. 

Impebial— has  been  less  active  than  last 
week,  declining  from  $169  to  $158,  advancing  to 
$167.  and  closing  yesterday  at  $169.  The 
daily  product  of  the  Alta  mine  is  about  one  hun- 
dred and  twenty-five  tons,  fifteen  tons  of  which 
are  taken  from  the  370  level,  where  a  small  quan- 
tity of  very  rich  ore  is  found ;  and  from  the 
Holmes  mine  the  daily  yield  is  forty  tons,  the 


principal  portion  coming  from  tho  incline  of  the 
151  l'_\..l.  and  is  said  to  yield  an  increased  per 
cent  age  of  gold.  Tho  210  l.-vi-l  does  not  look  so 
promising  as  formerly.  The  first  clean-up  from 
tho  Kock  Point  Mill  for  tho  current  mouth 
amounted  to  $11,603]  against  $12,463  in  No- 
vember! 

Hale  &  Noitcaoss— was  inquired  for  at  tho 
close,  advancing  to?  1050,  and  closing  at  $1000\ 
sellex  60.  Owing  to  the  heavy  expense  of  raising 
ore  from  the  winzes,  work  was  stopped  in  them 
on  the  10th  instant.  Tho  drift  toward  tho  ledge 
from  the  930  level  is  at  present  progressing  at 
the  rate  of  ten  feet  per  day,  and  had  reached  a 
distance  of  110  feet  from  tho  shaft  on  the  9th 
instant,  requiring  a  further  extension  of  160  to 
I7fi  fei  t  to  reach  the  ledge.  An  assessment  of 
$150  per  foot  was  levied  on  the  10th  instant. 
Tho  bullion  receipts  in  November  amounted  to 
$57,655  81,  and  will  just  cover  expenses  for 
same  period.  Average  yield  was  about  $80  per 
ton,  and  in  October  tho  yield  was  $50,000,  and 
in  September  $72,000. 

Ykllow  Jacket— declined  from  $490  to  $475, 
rapidly  rose  to  $660,  and  closed  at  $615,  We 
are  informed  that  the  drift  from  the  750  level 
toward  the  Kentuck  line  "struck  "it  handsome- 
ly. A  number  of  small  feeders  of  an  encourag- 
ing naturo  were  met  while  deepening  the  shaft 
The  shaft  will  be  carried  to  a  further  depth  of 
200  feet  Assessment  of  $100  per  foot  delin- 
quent to-day. 

Kentuck— is  in  good  request,  and  during  the 
past  week  sold  at  $175@165,  thou  rapidly  rose 
to  $200,  and  closed  at  $183.  It  is  thought  that 
the  improvement  in  this  stock  is  due  to  the  very 
favorable  news  from  the  Yellow  Jacket  claim. 
The  bullion  returns  of  November  reach  $65,- 
154  77. 

Considering  all  difficulties  encountered,  these 
shipments  are  remarkable,  and  the  amount  re- 
ceived from  the  eastern  mines  is  refreshing, 
evincing  the  richness  of  their  ledges. 

Choixar-Potosi— rose  to  $135  seller  3,  then 
sold  at  $1220128,  and  closed  yesterday  at  $130. 
"We  have  no  material  change  to  note  in  the  con- 
dition of  the  mine  since  our  previous  report. 
During  the  first  week  of  December  the  product 
from  the  old  works  has  been  1,444  tons  of  ore, 
against  1,800  tons  during  the  previous  week. 
An  assessment  of  $15  per  share  was  levied  on 
the  10th  instant. 

Crown  Point— advanced  from  $630  to  $905 
under  limited  sales,  and  closed  at  $670.  "We 
have  nothing  of  especial  interest  from  this  mine. 
In  the  north  drift,  700  level,  ore  is  found  eight 
feet  wide,  and  sixty-one  feet  below  the  600  level 
the  ground  is  opening  well,  showing  some  good 
ore.  The  daily  product  is  about  sixty  tons. 
Keceipts  of  bullion  for  November  amount  to 
850,300,  against  $49,000  received  in  October, 
and  $42,000  in  September. 

Empire — was  in  the  market  at  $1G5.  The  re- 
ceipts of  bullion  in  November  aggregate  $18,- 
763  78,  against  $20,579  48  in  October.  This 
decrease  is  owing 'to  the  stoppage  of  the  mill  for 

some  time  early  in  November Gold  Hill 

Quartz  sold  at  $100@95.  They  continue  to 
extract  ore  from  the  290  level,  and  have  found 
some  ore  even  above  the  210  level,  which  it  is 
believed  will  last  some  months.  A  dividend  of 
$7  50  per  share  is  payable  on  the  16th  instant. 

Overman— has  been  sold  to  a  large  extent, 
over  3,000  shares  changing  hands  at  improved 
rates,  rising  from  $55  to  $69,  falling  to  $50,  im- 
proving to  $65,  and  Ale-sing  at  $62.  The  No- 
vember product  of  bullion  from  1,942  tons  of 
ore  amounted  to  $35,015  52,  or  $18  05  per  ton, 
and  adding  497  tons  sold,  swells  the  receipts  to 
$37,050  12.  During  the  same  period  they  dis- 
bursed $45,600.     The  300  level  is  said  to  have 

developed  a  large  body  of  low  grade  ore 

Opbxr  at  $50,  and  closed  at  $60  b  30.  The  new 
shaft  was  133  feet  in  depth  on  the  10th  instant, 
and  the  water  has  slackened  so  as  to  enable  them 
to  sink  and  timber  nearly  two  feet  per  day. 

Belcher— sold  at  $115.     Annual  meeting  at 

Virginia  on  the  16th  instant Exchequer 

obtained  $10@9.  An  assessment  of  $2  per  share, 

or  $40  per  foot,  was  levied  on  the  9th  inst 

Sierra  Nevada  sold  at  $3@4  50.  An  assess- 
ment of  $4  per  share  was  levied  on  the  11th 

instant Amador  paid  a  dividend  of  $6  per 

share  on  the  10th  instant 

The  aggregate  sales  of  Stocks,  Legal  Tender 
Notes,  etc.,  at  the  regular  sessions  of  the  Board 
since  Saturday  last,  amounted  to  $1,025,355. 
The  sales  in  the  open  sessions  amounted  to 
$250,834,  showing  a  combined  aggregate  to  date 
during  the  past  week  of  $1,276,189. 


MINING  SHAREHOLDERS'  DIRECTORY. 

(Compiled  for  every  taabe,  tram  advertisements  la  tho 

Minora  axd  Bcunmrxa  Prkss  and  other  San 

PtaucUoo  Joit mute.] 

Comprtsine  the  Names  of  Oompanleo,  District  or  Counts 

-f-MiK-iit:    lute  n"i 
■  ,  i  ".-ut  Sale;  and  Amount  and  Time 

ol   Pay  moot  of  Dlvtdflr 

KAMK,    LOCATIOM,    UtOOMff,    AND  DAT  DAT 

i'.lTK  OF  ASESaJUJElfT.  nrt-lNQUKXT.       or  BALK 

Alpnn   Gold  Hm,  Storey  CO.,    Nov  IS.  S10  ...Dec  19— Jan  20 
Rivet  Channel,  Ne>v.co.tNov22,$2.Dec  87— Jan  IS* 

■  ilund.  Miterehare Payable  Novg 

Adcila,  Sierra oo..  Nova,  (l Doc  l<— DeoSS1 

Bi  li  hor,  Storey  com  n.'v Annual  Meeting  Dm  io 

BuiUon.flto  .  Oct  li,  $10.. Payable  Immediately 

Chalk  Mountain  B.  a,'  Nevada  eo,  N  >v  80.*l..Jan3-Jatt20 

Camno  Soco  Copper Annual  .Mn'ini':  n<v  in 

Otil]Hi>iR'ii!i.  Solium.  Mi-slco,  Ni.vl'7.  S*> Jan  3-Jmn  20* 

Cherokee  Pint  Blue  Gravel  Co.,  Nov  12.  So. ...Dec  ic-Jan  s 

i,  Mexico.  Oct  24,  SI ,\„v  29-0)00  M- 

I'holhir-r.iiosi,  stnrr v  eo.,  Nov.,  div.  $X> Payable  Ocl  15 

Crown  Point,  wfev.  dividend  $«o Payable  May  is 

exchequer,  Storey  CO..  Nev..  Doo, p.  S2.  ...Jun,  11— Jan.  28 
Ethan  Allen,  bander  co.,  Nov.,  Sept  30,  si  ....Nov  5— Dec  2» 

Empire  W,  &  H  ,  Nev Annual  Meeting  i>.  l-  ik 

Empire  M.  £  ",!.,  Nov.,  dividend  $<S Payulili:  May  15 

FogUS  M.  A  M.,  Amador  co  ,  Nov  4,  $5 Dec  5— Dec  21 

Gold  HH1QM  A  M -dividend,  $7  50 Pnvablc  Dec  16 

Gould  ft  curry,  Wu-i Annual  Meeting  Dec  16 

Golden  bLule,  Tuolumne  Uo, dlv.  wcBflh... Payable Oct.  26" 
Hotiscorfi  Copper.  Del  Norte  Co  —  Annual  Meeting  Dec  2V 

Hnnse ,  Del  Norte  eo  ,  Nov  l,  lfic Dec  10— Dec  24' 

Hale*  NororofiB.  Virginia,  Nev.,  dlv.  $125... Payable  Bept  15 

I.  X.  Ii.,  Almne  co.,  Oct  18.  $1 Dec  16— -inn  22* 

imperial,  Virginia,  Nev.,  div.  $io Payable  July  15 

Julia.  Storev  co..  Nev,  Nov  6.  $1 Dec  1U— Dec  28 

Joffersonlun  M  .  &  M.,  Nov  2,  $:i.50 Dec  9-Dec  28 

Josephine  QuieksUveri  San  Luis  Obispo,  dlv, §2 July  8 

Kearflarge,  Inyoco MeetlnR,  Dec.  20 

Kemuck,  div.,  $7-50  per  ahar^ Payable  Nov  9 

London  Q.  M.,  Siskiyou  co.,  Nov  23,  70c Jan  4— Feb  A 

Lyon  M.  .v  M..  El  Dorado  BO.,  Nov  17,  50c Jan  1— Jan  17* 

Lady  Hell,  DeiNorlu  CO.,  Ocl  24,  16c Nov  2fi-Dcc  16* 

Mou nl  Tennbo,  Lander  co.,  Nev Meeting  Jnn  2' 

Mount  Tenubo,  Lander  CO.,  Nov  8,  $1.50 Dec  12— Dec  31* 

Nnrlb  Star,  Lander  co„  Nev.,  Sept  19,  $20 Nov20-Jan2" 

Ncaulu  &  Corcoran, Storey  co.  Nev,  Nov26.i2.Dcc2li— Jan  11* 

Nniib  Star.  Lander  co.,  Nev,,  dividend Pavablc  Nov  Ifl 

Nueatra   Scnora,  Mex.,  Oct2i,  SI Nov  3D— Dec  2a* 

Oxford  Beta,  Esmeralda,  Nev., Nov  18, 60c... Dec  26— Jan  15" 

Peninsula,  San  Antonio,  Mex  ,  Dec.  3,  510 Ian  14— .Jim  29 

PatroclnaA:  Dolores,  Mex.,  Nov  8.  $2 Dec. 12— Doc  30 

Sierra  Nev  ,  Storey  co.,  Nov.,  Dec.  11,  $4 Tan  10— Feb  3 

Favage,  Virginia,  Nev,  dividend Payable  Dec  7 

s.uiiiav'",  Silver  City,  dividend Payable  Doc  10 

Sophia  Cons  ,  Tuolumne  co  ,  Dec  11,  5Uc Jan  10— Jan  25* 

ShOsnone,  Lander  co,,  Nev  ,  Dec.  11,  SI Jan.  20— Feb  10 

Sweet  Vengeance,  Yuba  co,  Nov  30,  75e Jan  3— Jail  2Z* 

S.  !■'.  A  Castle    hmiir,  Arizona.  Nov  In,  7;ic I;m  7— Jan  27* 

Slempre  Viva,  Sinuloa.  Dee  l,  25c Ian  ll>— Jan  27* 

Scaton,  Amador  co  ,  Nov.  21,  §150 Dec  28— Jan  13+ 

Shoshone  S.  M.,  dividend,  S3  per  share Payable  March  14 

U.  S.  Grant, .Nevada  co.,  Dec.  10,  S5 Jan.  13— Feb.  8* 

Whitman,  Lyon  co  .  Nev  .Oct 31,  $1.50*. Jan  1 — Ian  22* 

fellow  Jacket.  Storey  co.,  Nev,  Nov  15,  $100.  .Dec  16— Jan  15 
Yellow  Jackot,  Gold  Hill,  div.  $75  sh Payable  July  10 

"■Those  marked  with  an  asterisk  (*)  are  advertised  in  this 
ooinal. 


Latest  Stock  Prices  Bid  and  Asked. 

S.  F.    STOCK  AND  EXCHANGE  BOARD. 

Friday  Evening,  Dec.  13,  IS67. 

MISCELLANEOUS  STOCKS.  JJi'L      Aslcd. 

United  States  7  3- 101  hs  Bonds,  June  issue S  SO  81 

Legal  Tender  Notes 75  75J4 

California  State  Bonis,  7s.  1857 92K  95 

san  Francisco  Bonds,  10s,  igsi 102  103 

San  Francisco  City  Bonds,  lis.  1855 80  95 

Sail  Francisco  City  and  Countv  Bonds,  68,1858:  75  80 

San  Francisco  Citv  and  Co.  Sch'l  B'ds,  7s,  18(56.  80  — 

San  Francisco  Citv  aud  Co.  Bonds,  7s,  1802 82  85 

San  FraneiscoCitv  and  Co,  Bonds,  7s,  :8til 82  85 

San  Francisco  citv  and  Co   Bonds,  7*.  1805 82  85 

San  Francisco  Citv  and  Co.  Jii'lp.  Bd&  7s,  1863.  82  85 

San  Francisco  Citvand  Co.  Judy.  Bda,  7s,  1864.  82  85 

Sacramento  City  Bonds 25  27& 

Sacrameulo  tloLintv  Bunds,  0,s 68  70 

Marvsville  Bonds,  10s 75  85 

Stockton  Citv  Bonds 70  85 

Xuba  County  Bonds,  10s 75  95 

Santa  Clara  County  Bond-;,  7s 75  80 

Butte  County  Bunds,  10s,  I860 70  75 

San  Mateo  County  Bonds,  7s —  85 

California  Steam  Navigation  Co 8'l  81 

Spring  Valley  Water  Co 62  — 

State  Telegr'aph  Co 30  31 

.CAS  COSIl-ANIKS. 

San  Francisco  Gas  Co  65  66 

Sacramento  Gas  Co G6|<  70 

RAILROADS. 

Sacramento  Valley  Railroad —  — 

San  ■•'rai.chco  and  San  Jose   Railroad 40  45 

Omnibus  Railroad 61  62 

Centra)  Railroad 45  48 

Nor  til  Beach  and  Mission  Railroad 53  fiK$£ 

Front  Slre-et,  Mission  and  Ocean  Railroad 11  12 

BARKING  INSTITUTIONS. 

Oalifornii,  Loan  and  Savings  Society- —  — 

Bunk  01  Facitic  Accumulation  Loan  Society..  —  — 

The  Bankol  Calilnnua    150  — 

INSURANCE  COMI'ANIES. 

Firemana'  Fund  Insurance  Co M  95 

Pacific  Insurance  Co 119  122 

San  Francisco  Insurance  Co —  HI0 

Merchants'  Mutual  Marine  Insurance  Co 350  375 

California  Insurance  Co KJOd     131)0 

Union  Insurance  Co 100  lul 

Call  lorn  I  a  Home  Insurance  Co —  — 

Home  Mutual  Insurance.  Co 9  10 

Occidental  Insurance  Co —  80 

National  Insurance  Co 6&  70 

MINING  STOCKS— WASHOE   DISTRICT. 

Alpha 400  — 

Baltimore  American —  — 

Belcher 115  lis 

Bullion,  G.  li 17  17K 

Crown  Point 665  670 

Confidence 35  — 

Chollar-Potosi 128  130 

Daney 7  9 

Exchequer  9  10 

Empire  Mill  and  Mining  Co 160  172H 

Gould*  Curry 300  — 

Hale  &  NororusB 1025  1075 

Imperial 169  170 

Lady  Bryan —  — 

Ophir 60  61 

Overman 62  63 

Savage 109  109  J$ 

Sierra  Nevada ' —  4}£  5 

Yellow  J ac ket 620  625 

Ooldcn  Rule.  California —  12 

Gold  lllll  Quartz,  California 95  97 X 


San  Prancisco  Market  Kates. 

"Wholesale  Prices. 

Friday,  Dec  13,  1867. 

Flour,  Extra,  ^bbl $7  00  @$7  75 

Do.    Superfine 6  50  @  7  00 

Corn  Meal,  Tfi  100  lbs 2  50  @  3  00 

Wheal,  "0100  lbs 2  25  @  2  50 

Gals,  r\  100  lbs 1  75  @  1  85 

Barley,  if.  lOOlbs 1  75  @  1  9U 

Beans,  ft  10'J  lbs 2  50  ©3  25 

Potatoes,  ft  100  lbs 1  00  @  1  50 

Hav.ft  ton ■ 18  00  (»j25  Uil 

Live  Oak  Wood,  ft  cord 9  00  ©10  00 

Beef,  extra,  dressed,  ft  lb 9  @      10 

Sheep,  on  loot 3  00  @  4  00 

Hogs,  on  foot,  ft  lb 4  @       4J£ 

Hogs,  dressed,  ft  tt. 7  @       IK 


CKOCbRU-S,  BT0, 

Sueur,  crushed,  ?*  ft ' \4\£  a  14V 

do,  ohm*..:.. :::::;  **g  _* 

C«  (fa  .  Coeu  Rica,  .■  it. a,i.  ,,,  ji 

Do    Bio...... jj)  ($  _ 

Toil,  Japan,  >t  lb ftft  n  ^5 

Do.  Green eo  a  1  26 

lb 9  a  10 

China  Kiee.vm 6  a  7 

m. if,  @  49 

-  K) ^u  (A  25 

ter.tfft Bfl  I  65 

[Btntnoj  Butter,  VIA 15  @  37 

1   illtornfa,  *p  ft 18  @  23 

i°«hi 50  a  - 

Lanl,  fJ  ft u)  a  11 

Bamud  Bacon,  ft  ft 13  @  15 

Bhoulden,  ^  ft jo  @  — 

Kvliill    ITItM. 

Butter,  California,  fresh,  ft  ft M  a  75 

'1".       pickk-d.ft  ft 25  @  Ml 

do.     Dreiron,** 15  @  25 

do.      Kvk  \  uric,  ft  ft as  <a  40 

K 20  ©  35 

h.-ks,  m  dozen _  (Jl  75 

Lard,  ft  ft WW  (i  in 

HatnB  and  Bacon, «  B 20  m  25 

cr mi,,  rries,  ft  gallon 1  no  w  — 

Potatoes,  "r?  ft.. 2  ©  — 

Pulatoes,  Sweet,  ft  ft 3  ©  . 

Tomatoes,  f  ft 3  ©  6 

0B.g  »' 3  ©  5 

Apples,  No.  1.  ft.  n 4  <a  ft 

Pears,  Tahle.  ft  ft 5  ©  7 

Pluma^rled,*  ft u  ©  13 

Peaonee,  dried,  ft  ft m  ©  n 

OraiiKOs,  ft  dozen 8t  @  _ 

Lemons,  ft  dozen SO  a  — 

Cnlekena,  apiece 75  ©  l  00 

Turkey*  ft  ft    20  ©  25 

Soap,  Pale  audC.  0 7  ©  12  . 

Soap,  Castile,  ft  ft 19  ©  20 


San  Prancisco  Metal  Market, 

PItlCBS  FOR  INVOICES. 

Jobbing  prices  rule  from  ten  to  fifteen  per  cent,  higher  than  the 
following  quotations. 

FniDAv,  Dec.  13, 1867. 
Iron.— Duty:  Fit:,  $9  per  ton;  Railroad,  Ouc  ft  lno  lbs;  Bar, 
1(3) Hie  ft  ft;  Sheet,  polished,  ;',e  ft  ft:  common,   I1   <.  l-'.e 
ft  ft;  Plate,   l,'ac   ft   ft;  Pipe,  Hie  ft  ft;  Galvanized,  2>|c 

Scotch  and  English  Pig  Iron  ft  ton $ <-?.$35  00 

While  Pic  ft  ton 37  60    © 

Refined  Bar,  bad  assortment,  ft  ft —  02    © 

Ketineil  Bar.  e.>"d  avwtnu-iil.  ftlt, —  W'liQ, 

Boiler,  No.  1  to  i —  03K© 

Plate.  No.  5  to  9 —  ftiu©  _  04 

Sheot,  No.  10  to  13 _  03k{3) 

Slicet.  No.  14  to  20 —  04    © 

Sheet,  No.  24  to  27 —  04    @ 

Cori-Mi.— Dutv:    Slieathiiif.'.s^c  ft  ft;  Plgund  Bar,2J;«  ft  lb 

SIlCHthlllR,  ft  ft _S4    ©  —  — 

Sheathing,  Yellow —  22   ©  —  23 

ShoathioK,  Old  Yellow —  n    © 

Bolts —  22    @  —  23 

<'■■  1  1     -  '■   i'  Nails —  22    @  —  23 

Tin  Pi.atks.— Duty:  2-'>ft  cent,  ud  valorem. 

Plates,  Churooal,  IX,  &  box 12  60   ©  —  — 

Plates,  I  0  Charcoal 12  00   © 

Roofing  Plates 12  00    © 

Banca  Tin.  Sluhs,  ft  ft —  29    ©—30 

Ptkel.— English  Cast  Steel,  ft  ft —  10    ©  —  12Jtf 

Quicksilver.— p  lb —  56    @  —  60 

£kad.—  Pic,  ft  ft -     7H®—    8 

Sheet —  10    © 

Pipe —  11    © 

Bar 1 —    9    @_    9*£ 

Zinc -Sheets,  ft  ft @  —  11 

For  local  use ©_60 

Bokax.— California,  ft  to —  20    ©  —  23 


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minea  mentioned. 


Owing  to  tho  non-appearance  of  our  ex- 
changes, caused  perhaps  by  the  non-arrival 
of  the  mails,  our  Mining  Summary  this 
■week  is  not  so  voluminous  as  usual. 

CALIFORNIA. 

Alplno    County. 

Miner,  Nov.  30th:  The  Morning  Star 
mine  is  again  turning  out  black  ore  as  of 
old.  We  have  seen  as  fine  ore  this  week  as 
any  taken  out  in  the  palmiest  days  of  the 
old  strike. 

Orders  have  been  received  to  start  up  on 
the  old  Alpine  tunnel. 

In  the  stomach  of  a  cow,  killed  at  Silver 

Mountain  lately,  was  found  gold  dust  to  the 

value  of  over  $10,  after  panning  out.     The 

.   cow  has  run  for  the  last  two  years  on  Wolf 

Creek.  , 

Amador  Countyi 

Ledger,  Dec.  7th ;  Last  Monday  Coney  & 
Bigelow  sent  to  San  Francisco  a  gold  brick, 
the  product  of  50  day's  run  of  their  chlori- 
nation  works,  weighing  418  ozs. ;  fineness, 
994;  value,  $20.54  per  ounce,  the  whole 
amounting  to  $8,5S8.15. 

The  Tubbs  mill  is  crushing  rock  from  the 
Kennedy  mine.  A  good  clean  up  is  antici- 
pated. 

The  Oneida  mine  is  supplying  more  ore 
than  their  40  stamps  can  crush.  They  will 
add  20  additional  stamps  and  another  boiler 
to  the  mill. 

The  ore  in  the  shaft  of  the  Union  mine  is 
as  good  if  not  better  than  any  found  above. 

The  new  steam  hoisting  works  at  the 
Coney  &  Bigelow  mine  is  now  in  operation, 
and  works  admirably. 

The  chlorination  works  are  now  running 
on  sulphurets  from  the  Keystone  mill,  at 
Amador  City. 

ISutte    County, 

Oroville  Record,  Dec.  7th:  The  machin- 
ery for  a  quartz  mill  at  Swedes  Flat,  came 
up  on  Monday.  It  is  for  the  Merrimao  Co. , 
who  are  erecting  a  15-stamp  mill.  The  en- 
gine is  from  the  Golden  State  Iron  Works, 
San  Francisco. 

A  40-stamp  mill  is  in  process  of  construc- 
tion near  Forbestown. 
Calaveras    County. 

Chronicle,  Dec.  7th:  Paul  &  Co.,  nearthe 
Junction,  are  working  their  claim  with 
profit.  At  present  they  are  taking  out  pay 
dirt. 

Prindle  &  Bowman  are  working  their 
claim  in  Chili  Gulch  night  and  day. 

Albright  &  Co.,  Allen  &  Co.,  Bracket  & 
Co.,  Dicare  &  Co.,  and  many  others  in  that 
vicinity  are  doing  well. 

Mr.  M.  Shaw  has  commenced  operations 
on  the  hydraulic  plan  on  his  claim,  and 
will  soon  wash  a  gap  through  Stockton 
ridge. 

We  were  shown,  this  week,  by  Dr.  Hep- 
burn, some  quartz  which  assayed  $700  per 
ton.  The  location  of  the  mine  is  a  secret  as 
yet.  A  few  pounds  have  been  sent  to  San 
Francisco  to  be  carefully  assayed. 

Staples  &  Co.  have  some  20  men  at  work 
clearing  off  the  ground  and  making  prepa- 
rations for  the  erection  of  their  mill  in  Bieh 
Gulch. 

The  ditch  of  the  Water  Co.  is  'completed 
to'the  new  diggings  nar  Camanche. 

Hepburn  &  Go's  mill,  at  Bailroad  Flat,  is 
employed  crushing  more  rock  from  the 
Petticoat  lead.  The  last  quartz  taken  from 
that  claim  paid  $50  per  ton. 

San  Andreas  Register,  Dec.  7th :  At  Bich 
Gulch  Alexander,  Seavers  &  Co.  the  past 
season,  have  realized  enough  from  their  lode 
to  pay  for  their  10-stamp  water  mill  and 
$6,000  beside.  Mr.  Staples,  a  capitalist 
from  San  Francisco,  is  now  making  ar- 
rangements for  the  erection  of  a  mill  on  his 
lode,  in  the  same  locality.  A  company  will 
also  erect  a  mill  on  the  Lamphear  &  Co. 
lode,  early  in  the  spring. 

Most  of  the  laborers  on  the  Union  copper 
mine  have  been  discharged.  The  company 
have  400  tons  of  first  class  ore  out  awaiting 
shipment.  Work  will  not  be  resumed  until 
spring. : 

Inyo  County. 

Los  Angeles  News,  Dec.  3d  :  The  silver- 
mines  near  Lone  Pine,  ou  Owens  river,  are 
turning  out  silver  in  large  quantities.  In 
another  place  in  this  paper  will  be  found  an 
interesting  letter  from  this  county. 

Mendocino    County. 

The  Mendocino  Democrat  says  that  a  sil- 
ver ledge  has  been  discovered  on  Eel  river 
in  that  county,  and  a  company  has  been  or- 
ganized to  work  it.  Some  croppings,  sent 
to  San  Francisco  for  assay,  made  a  return 
of  $  Lri.  5«s  to  the  ton. 

BJEono  County. 

The  Dutch  Flat  Enquirer  says  that  the 


Dozier  Co.  have  chosen  Benton,  Mono 
county,  Cal.,  as  a  field  of  operation,  where 
they  have  erected  three  furnaces.  The  Sec- 
retary has  already  received  a  test  brick 
weighing  six  pounds.  A  letter  from  this 
district  will  also  be  found  in  another  column 
of  to-day's  issue. 

IVo-vacla,    County. 

Grass  Valley  National,  Dec.  4th:  The 
owners  of  the  Chipps'  quartz  ledge  are  put- 
ting up  an  8-stamp  mill,  having  ascertained 
that  their  rock  pays  remarkably  well. 

A  man  named  Henry  Beekman  while  out 
prospecting  lately,  broke  off  a  piece  of  float 
quartz,  and  extracted  from  it  $12. 

Dee.  5th:  AVe  take  from  the  certificate 
the  following  return  of  an  assay  of  a  sample 
of  sulphurets  from  the  Dromedary  mine, 
made  in  San  Francisco.  The  sample  is 
found  to  contain  $13.42,  in  silver,  and 
$364. 12  to  the  ton  in  gold,  total  $377.  S4. 

Dee.  7th:  The  works  of  the  Nevada  mine 
on  Deer  Creek,  have  recently  been  put  in 
thorough  order.  The  dam  has  been  strength- 
ened and  the  mill  overhauled.  The  tunnels 
have  been  put  in  order,  and  a  body  of  ore 
struck  which  is  equal  to  any  ever  taken  from 
the  mine. 

Teams  are  briskly  employed  in  hauling 
float  quartz  from  off  the  slide  to  the  Gold 
Hill  mill  for  crushing. 

Dec.  9th :  Arrangements  have  been  made 
by  which  the  employes  and  creditors  of  the 
Jim  Co.  have  taken  the  mill  and  mine  for 
payment  of  their  claims. 

Transcript,  Dec.  4th :  Several  sets  of  gravel 
diggings  have  already  started  washing  at 
Scott's  Flat,  and  one  or  two  more  companies 
will  soon  be  at  work.  The  washings  have 
so  far  been  first  rate,  and  there  is  a  pros- 
pect that  all  the  claims  in  this  locality  will 
yield  large  returns  during  this  season. 

Gazette,  Dec.  4th :  Work  has  been  re- 
sumed on  the  Inkerman  ledge,  on  Weimar 
Hill,  near  the  French  lead,  by  A.  Powning 
&  Co.  They  are  now  down  65  ft.,  and  the 
prospects  are  flattering. 

Dec.  11th :  The  late  rains  have  caused  an 
extraordinary  rise  in  the  South  Yuba.  In- 
formation was  received  yesterday  afternoon 
at  the  office  of  the  Canal  Co.,  that  three 
boxes  of  the  flume  at  the  dam  had  been  car- 
ried away,  and  the  man  in  charge  writes 
that  the  river  is  higher  than  it  has  been 
since  the  winter  of  1861-62. 

Excelsioe.1 — The  snow  is  now  about  a 
foot  in  depth,  with  the  prospect  of  more, 
and  work  on  many  of  the  claimshas  ceased. 
Operations  are  still  carried  on  in  a  number 
of  claims,  among  which  aro  the  Enterprise, 
U.  S.  Grant,  Mohawk  and  Montreal,  Excel- 
sior, and  a  few  others ;  but  the  gold  produc- 
tion is  not  sufficient  to  support  the  population 
and  many  of  the  residents  will  leave  to  spend 
the  winter  in  a  more  genial  clime,  with  the 
intention  of  returning  in  the  spring.  The 
publication  of  the  Meadow  Lake  Sun  has 
been  suspended. 

Plumas     County. 

Quincy  National,  Nov.  30th :  A  corres- 
pondent from  Cherokee,  gives  the  following 
items : 

The  Indian  Valley  Co.  have  struck  it  big 
in  their  lower  level — ledge  18  ft.  in  width, 
all  pay  rock. 

Judkins  &  Kellogg's  ledge  having  been 
drained  looks  better  than  ever  before. 

The  Caledonia  mine  continues  to  pay 
largely:  Two  mills  are  kept  running  on 
$12  to"  $15  rock. 

Quincy  Union,  Nov.  30th  :  The  new  mill 
of  Keating  &  Co.,  in  the  North  Arm  of  Iu- 
dian  Valley,  is  being  built  more  for  the 
purpose  of  working  silver  bearing  rock  than 
gold.  The  ledge  contains  considerable 
gold  bearing  quartz  also. 

A  ledge  has  been  struck  in  the  Mohawk 
ledge,  and  a  well  defined  vein  with  excellent 
quartz  found. 

Chieo  Courant,  Nov.  23d:  Ml-.  Bidwell  is 
in  town  with  nine  pound?  retorted  bullion 
taken  from  the  Caledonia  ledge  in  Plumas 
county. 

Siei-ra    County. 

Downieville  Messenger,  "■  Dee.  7th  :  The 
Sawpit  Flat  correspondent  gives  the  follow- 
ing items : 

The  Eagle  Co.  are  breasting  out  good 
dirt.  The  Union  is  also  taking  out  pay 
dirt 

The  Buckeye  claims  are  paying  well. 
One-sixth  interest  sold  lately  for  $3,000. 

The  American  and  Union  Cos.  at  Wash- 
ington Hill,  are  doing  well. 

Mr.  Hagan  has  purchased  the  old  Frank- 
lin ditch  and  thoroughly  repaired  the  same. 

The  Forest  City  correspondent  says :  The 
Adella  Co.  at  Bock  Creek,  have  lately  struck 
rich  pay  in  their  main  tunnel.  Persons 
who  have  been  into  the  diggings  within  a 
week  and  prospected  them  inform  me  that 
they  obtained  from  $1  to  $3  to  each  pan  of 
dirt 

Tho  Brush  Creek  quartz  mine  near  the 
Mountain    House,   looks  as    promising  as 


ever.     The  deeper  they  go  the  better  looks 
the  rock  and  the  mine. 

©iKlriyou    County. 

Yreka   Union,  Nov.  30th :  Wm.  Smith,  of 
Cottonwood,  lately  cleaned  up,  for  a  little 
more  than  a  half  a  days'  work,  $2, 250.    The 
claim  is  known  as  the  ' '  Hundred  Feet. " 
Tulare    County. 

Visalia  Delta,  Deo.  4th :  At  Kernville,  the 
Cochran  Bros,  have  built  and  put  in  opera- 
tion a  new  quartz  mill  of  eight  stamps. 
They  have  rich  rock.  The  Staples  will 
soon  have  up  another  mill  on  their  lodes  in 
the  same  district. 

Yuba  County. 

Marysville  Appeal,  Dec.  Sth :  On  many  of 
the  Tuba  bars  work  has  been  resumed.  At 
Long  Bar  No.  2  the  Long  Bar  Co.  have 
erected,  set  wheels  and  made  other  prepara- 
tions to  continue  operations  during  the 
present  propitious  weather.  Work  has  also 
been  resumed  to  some  extent  on  Slate 
Bange  Bar,  in  the  bed  of  the  river,  where 
moderately  fair  remuneration  is  being  ob- 
tained. At  Castle  Bar  considerable  has 
been  done  the  past  season. 

The  Brown's  Valley  correspondent  writes: 
The  Rattlesnake  Co.  are  still  taking  out 
very  rich  quartz,  and  their  improvements 
are  rapidly  advancing  in  all  directions.  They 
intend  to  have  their  10-stamp  mill  ready 
within  a  week.  The  prospects  of  the  Dan- 
nebroge  are  very  flattering — meanwhile  their 
mill  is  partly  supplied  with  quartz  from  the 
Rattlesnake  mine.  The  Jefferson  seems  to 
advance  slowly. 

The  Pennsylvania  Co.  have  run  a  lot  of 
tailings,  formerly  considered  worthless, 
through  one  of  Wheeler  &  Randall's  grind- 
iug  pans,  and  cleaned  up  84  ozs.  of  amal- 
gam, worth  $5  per  oz. 

ARIZONA. 

Miner,  Nov.  23d :  Last  week,  the  Vulture 
Co.  struck  a  pocket,  out  of  which  they  took 
a  small  lot  of  rock,  which  contained  over 
$2,000  worth  of  gold.  Smith  &  Wicken- 
burg  were  getting  ready  to  work.  They  are 
fixing  up  Henry  Wickenburg's  5-stamp 
mill,  have  sent  teams  and  men  to  the  mine, 
and  expect  soon  to  turn  out  bullion. 

COLORADO. 

Georgetown  Miner,  Nov.  21st :  The  fol- 
lowing is  a  report  of  the  tests  made  on  ore 
from  the  W.  B.  Astor  lode,  in  addition  to  the 
$1,146  68  extracted  by  Garrott,  Martine 
&  Co. : 

Six  fts.  of  ore,  tested  for  A.  D.  Cooper, 
gave  24  ozs.,  silver,  998  fine,  value  $32.40. 

Six  lbs.  tested  for  J.  A.  Fisher,  gave  24 
ozs.  silver,  99S  fine,  value  $32.40. 

Six  ttis.  tested  for  A  T.  M.  Adams,  gave 
9}<  ozs.,  998  fine,  value  $12. S2%. 

Eighteen  lbs.  gave  57J.<  ozs.,  998  fine, 
value  $77.62K. 

IDAHO. 

Owyhee  Avalancke,  Nov.  30th :  Meek 
has  finished  his  contract  on  tho  Pool-man. 
The  ledge  is  widening,  and  the  ore  about 
as  rich  as  ever. 

The  Lincoln  mill  has  started  up  on  ore 
from  the  Ida  Elmore  and  will  continue  on 
that  ore  during  the  winter.  About  twenty 
tons  per  day  are  being  crushed. 

The  Iowa  mill  in  Flint  district,  is  con- 
stantly at  work,  and  Black's  mill  will  be 
started  in  a  day  or  two. 

We  were  this  week  shown  a  piece  of  ore, 
weighing  about  60  pounds,  from  the  Golden 
Chariot  mine.  Gold  was  visible  every 
where  on  its  surface,  and  a  streak,  about 
1%  in.  wide,  apparently  nearly  half  gold 
extended  entirely  through  the  mass. 

MONTANA. 

Post,  Nov.  23d :  The  new  10-stamp  mill 
of  the  Lost  Lake  Co.,  in  New  York  Gulch, 
started  up  one  day  last  week.  The  mill 
crushes  at  the  rate  of  15  tons  of  rock  per 
day.  It  is  now  crushing  ore  from  the  Little 
Giant  lode,  and  on  Saturday  last,  after  a  run 
of  two  days,  the  plates  looked  remarkably 
well  and  bid  fair  to  make  a  good  return  for 
the  first  run. 

There  is  a  silver  brick  in  the  National 
Bank,  the  result  of  ore  from  the  Poorman 
and  other  leads.  The  ore  was  crushed  in  a 
common  arastra,  without  quicksilver,  and 
yielded  at  the  rate  of  $75  per  ton. 

No  mining  of  consequence  is  now  going 
on  at  French  Bar. 

Turnley's  mill  cleaned  up  last  week 
$1, 900  from  75  tons  of  ore  out  of  the  Park 
lode,  Grizzly  Gulch.  The  returns  which 
have  recently  beeu  made  from  this  lode, 
represent  it  as  one  of  the  richest  lode's  in 
that  section^ 

NEVADA. 

flsmoralda. 

Union,  Nov.  30th  :  The  ore  in  the  Juni- 
ata mine  are  looking  well.  The  mill  is  kept 
constantly  running,  crushing  22  tons  every 
24  hours. 

Tli6  workmen  in  the  Diana  mine,  at  Hot 
Springs,  cut  the  ledge  on  the  lower  level, 


and  found  the  ore  richer  than  ever,  several 
days  since. 

Mining  matters  at  Walker's  River  and 
Pine  Grove  are  extraordinarily  quiet.  At 
Washington  but  few  people  remain. 

Mr.  Tom  Prince  has  the  machinery  on 
the  ground  for  a  mill,  which  will  be  erected 
immediately  in  Washing-ton  Dist. 

Humboldt. 

Unionville  Register,  Nov.  30th :  The  Pio- 
neer mill  has  been  undergoing  extensive  re- 
pairs for  some  time. 

The  rook  taken  from  the  Monroe  Series 
mine  is  now  sent  to  Holt's  mill,  Winne- 
mncca.  The  company  intend  to  erect  a 
steam  mill  at  Dun  Glen,  with  a  capacity  for 
crushing  20  tons  daily. 

Virginia    Enterprise,   Dec.   4th:    Several 
large  thoroughbrace  wagonsare  being  loaded 
with  machinery  at  the  Clipper  Gap  hay-yard 
for  the  Humboldt  mines. 
Pahrana^at. 

Reese  River  Reveille,  Nov.  30th :  Day  is 
breaking  in  Pahranagat  Dist.  A  better  con- 
dition of  things  exists  at  present  than  at 
any  previous  x>eriod. 

Companies  are  working  on  Peter's  Hill 
and  Silver  Hill,  on  both  of  which  there  are 
many  claims. 

The  Indiana  ledge  is  producing  chloride 
ore  of  a  superior  quality.  The  Crescent  Co. 
is  working  a  claim  on  the  List  ledge. 

Reese    River. 

Reveille,  Nov.  30th :  Wells,  Fargo  & 
Co.  shipped  from  this  city  during  the 
month  of  November  277  bars  of  bullion, 
weighing  19,672  pounds,  and  valued  at 
$298,762  11. 

The  Manhattan  Co.  shipped  during  the 
month  of  Nov.  $105,583.10. 

Dec.  2d :  During  the  month  of  Nov. 
there  were  shipped  through  Wells,  Fargo 
&  Co.,  by  the  First  National  Bank,  $89,- 
039.10;  and  by  John  A  Paxton  &  Co., 
$47,500. 

On  Saturday  evening  five  bars  of  bullion, 
valued  at  $6,399  52,  were  received  in  the 
city  from  the  Knickerbocker  mill,  near 
lone. 

Dec.  3d  :  It  is  estimated  that  the  ore  pro- 
duced by  the  Superior  ledge,  New  Pass 
Dist,  will  yield  from  $15  to  $20  per  ton. 
The  ore  has  been  tested  repeatedly  by  both 
crushing  in  mortars  and  mills,  and  the 
yield  justify  the  estimate. 

Dec.  4th  :  Keyser  &  Co. ,  in  Morey  Dist. 
are  pushing  work  on  their  claims  with  the 
most  encouraging  prospects. 

The  Belmont  stage,  last  evening,  brought 
4,000  ozs.  of  bullion  produced  by  the  mill 
of  the  Old  Dominion  Co.  at  Hot  Creek. 

Wnslioe. 

[In  the  Stock  Circular,  in  another  portion 
of  this  paper,  will  be  found  late  mining 
news  from  tins  district;.  ] 

Virginia  Enterpirise,  Dec.  3d :  Three  or 
four  leads  are  now  being  worked  in  Pal- 
myra Dist.  and  the  proopects  obtained  in 
some  of  them  aro  good.'  A  lot  of  four  tons 
recently  reduced  at  the  Eagle  mills,  Day- 
ton, yielded  $40  per  ton,  while  another  lot 
of  10  tons  went  over  $20.  Fifty  tons  are 
now  being  worked,  and  promise  to  yield  a 
handsome  profit. 

Dee.  4th :  The  Occidental  mine  is  paying 
as  handsomely  as  ever.  There  was  yester- 
day at  the  assay  office  of  Van  Wyck  &  Co. , 
three  bricks  from  the  mine,  weighing  3,320 
ozs.,  valued  at  $5,710.45,  995-l,0D0ths  fine, 
the  result  of  eight  days  working  of  a  15- 
stanip  mill. 

The  Lady  Bryan  Co.  are  working  ores  of 
their  mine  in  the  DeLand  mill,  and  find 
the  croppings  to  yield  from  $29  to  $30  per 
ton.  They  havo  150,000  tons  of  the  same 
kind  of  ore. 

Dec.  5th  :  The  Gould  &  Curry  mill  shut 
down  yesterday  on  account  of  the  scarcity 
of  ore. 

Dec'  7th :  Wells,  Fargo  &  Co.  shipped 
from  their  offices  in  this  city  and  Gold  Hill, 
during  the  past  week,  7,115  lbs.  of  bullion, 
valued  at  $203, 643. 64. 

UTAH. 
Salt  Lake   Vedette,  Nov.   30th:  It  is  ru- 
mored that  rich  placer  diggings  have  been 
recently  discovered  ou  Ham's  Fork. 

Gold  Hill  News,  Dec.  3d:  At  Wells, 
Fargo  &  Co's  express  office,  Virginia,  can  be 
seen  one  of  the  largest  and  richest  pieces  of 
gold  bearing  quartz  ever  witnessed  in  this 
section.  It  weighs  50  lbs.,  andis  estimated 
to  contain  over  $300  in  free  gold.  It  is  from 
Sweetwater  Dist. ,  Utah. 

OREGON. 
A  gentleman,  says  the  Umatilla  Press,  re- 
cently from  John  Day's  river  mines,  says 
the  Texas  Bar  diggings  are  paying  better 
than  ever.  Two  ditches  are  completed,  one 
from  Desolation  Creek,  and  the  other  from 
the  North  Fork.  In  one  run  of  10  days, 
Snead's  Co.  took  out  per  man  an  average  of 
S6. 38  per  day.  Companies  on  the  opposite 
side  of  the  river  have  taken  out  about  the 
same.  The  miners  expect  to  work  most  of 
the  winter. 


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Notes  of  Travel. 

BI.NTON. 

Benton  is  110  miles  from  Carson  City,  45 
milos  from  Aurora,  ami  has  an  altitude  of 
about  6,500  feet,  being  nearly  2,000  feet 
less  than  that  of  Aurora,  which  is  said  to 
have  the  highest  altitude  of  any  city  on  the. 
continent, 

The  Hot  Springs,  having  a  temperature 
approaching  the  boiling  point,  bubble  up 
on  the  west  side  of  the  valley,  at  the  point 
of  its  greatest  width,  and  where  the  promis- 
cuous conglomerate  of  sand  and  volcanic- 
debris,  tilling  up  an  extinct  crater,  overlies 
the  granite  wall  flanking  it  on  the  west.  At 
several  points  along  this  lino  of  conglom- 
erate and  primitive  rock,  warm  water  oozes 
out.  The  springs  send  forth  a  volume  of 
about  15H  inches  (miners'  measure)  which, 
after  flowing  two  miles  or  more,  with  dimin- 
ishing temperature,  disappears  in  the  sand. 
The  valley  proper  is  two  miles  in  width  by 
four  in  length.  But  to  the  north  and  south 
extends  a  wide  sand  plain.  In  the  midst  of 
this  plain  rises  a  low  mountain  range  to  the 
bight  of  500  feet,  and  extends  twelve  or 
fourteen  miles  in  length,  running  parallel 
with  and  along  the  base  of  tho  White  Mount- 
ains. The  latter  run  in  a  northerly  direc- 
tion, at  a  point  nearly  due  east,  and  rise  to 
the  higtit  of  over  12, 000  feet.  These  mount- 
ains are  a  spur  of  the  Sierra,  taking  this 
name  without  doubt  from  tho  white  color  of 
the  feldspathio  rocks'  of  which  they  are 
largely  composed.  On  the  low  range,  as 
also  at  points  along  the  western  and  eastern 
base  of  tho  White  Mountains,  are  found 
very  rich  mineral  veins. 

MINES. 

Owing  to  scarcity  of  water,  difficulties 
of  temperature,  and  in  gaining  altitude,  the 
White  Mountains  have  not  been  prospected; 
indeed  have  been  ascended  by  only  one 
party  (State  Geological). 

On  the  low  range — easily  accessible — are 
situated  the  Camanche,  Diana,  Cornucopia, 
Rockingham,  Kearsarge,  Eureka  and  other 
mines.  From  the  Cornucopia  and  Rocking- 
ham, considerable  quantities  of  ore  have 
been  subjected  to  a  very  imperfect  reduc- 
tion, or  smelting  process,  by  which  only 
from  thirty  to  fifty  per  cent,  of  their  silver 
and  gold  has  been  obtained,  with  the  entire 
loss  of  their  copper  and  antimony.  From 
all  of  them  except  the  Eureka,' the  first 
quality  of  their  ores  yielding,  it  is  believed, 
when  properly  worked,  from  $500  to  -31,000 
per  ton,  in  gold  and  silver,  have  been 
freighted  275  miles  overland,  to  tide  water, 
and  shipped  to  Swansea  for  reduction,  with 
very  meagre  returns  to  the  owners  of  the 
mines,  but  sufficient  to  enable  them  to  con- 
tinue their  operations. 

Of  the  ores  of  but  one  mine,  the  Diana, 
has  a  persistent  effort  been  made  to  work 
them  by  the  ordinary  mill  process.  The 
owners,  Messrs.  Williams  and  Wickland,  in 
June,  '65,  erected  a  4-stamp  mill,  (230-pound 
stamps),  with  two  of  Wakeley's  pans.  They 
crush  second  and  third  quality  of  ore ;  that 
class  of  ore  having  less  copper,  and  working 
better  by  mill  process.  They  inform  me 
this  ore  yields  $70  per  ton,  which  is  sus- 
tained by  the  fact  that  they  came  here  empty 
handed,  as  part  owners  of  the  Diana,  and 
are  now  sole  owners. 

The  rocks  in  which  this  group  of  mineral- 
bearing  veins  occur,  are  igneous  and  meta- 
morphic.  The  line  of  the  vein  is  nearly  due 
north  and  south  with  the  line  of  stratifica- 
tion. On  the  west  is  granite,  approaching 
syenite  in  character,  followed  by  chloritio 
rock  of  fine  granular  texture,  olive  green, 
which  is  succeeded  by  chloritio  chist, 
greyish  white,  soft,  forming  the  foot  wall 
lining  of  the  vein.  On  the  east  is  por- 
phoritic  granite — continuous  to  these  rock 
on  both  sides  of  the  vein  are  heavy  lines  or 
strata  of  lamelar,  feldspathio  rock ;  some 
tale  and  hornblende  also  occur.  But  the 
rocks  most  abundant  in  the  upheaval  are 
granite  and  feldspar.  The  veins  dip  to  the 
east.  The  Camanche  70°,  its  inclination  be- 
ing 30°  from  a  perpendicular ;  the  Kear- 
sarge has  a  dip  of  nearly  90°,  descending 


nearly  perpendicularly.  Others  vary  more 
or  less  from  t 

The  ores  mi  Ddant  are  antimonial 

silver,  Bulphuret  of  silver,  chloride  of  sil- 
ver;   antimonial    sulphuret    of    silver   also 

Native  silver  not  uiifrequently  appears  in 
dendritic  or  arborescent  tonne,  also  in  more 
solid    aurit.  •  .       Tho    ores    also 

abound  in  green  and  blue  carbonate  of  sop- 
pee  Galena  and  zinc  blonde  occur,  the 
former  in  some  cases  iu  considerable  quan- 
tities. 

As  these  ores  have  never  been  worked  with 
a  view  of  saving  the  copper  and  antimony, 
it  is  not  known  what  per  cent,  of  those 
metals  | hey  carry,  nor  has  it  been  only  re- 
motely determined  what  per  cent,  of  silver 
thej  cany;  as  a  large  per  cent,  of  the  chlo- 
ride of  silver  is  lost  by  the  assay  process. 

The  mines  most  extensively  developed  are 
the  Cornucopia,  Camanche,  Diana,  Rock- 
ingham and  Kearsarge.  These,  however, 
are  butpartially  developed! 

There  is  one  uniform  peculiarity  or  fea- 
ture connected  with  this  group  of  veins, 
viz.,  the  difference  in  the  quality  of  tho  ore 
taken  across  the  vein  at  any  given  point. 
There  is  a  line  or  stratum  ranging  from  six 
to  eighteen  inches  in  width — the  width  dif- 
fering moro  or  less  in  the  same  mine — that 
will  yield,  it  is  believed,  when  properly 
worked,  from  $500  to  $1,500  per  ton.  Next, 
a  quantity  of  ore  adhering  to  and  laying 
alongside  this  stratum,  that  when  properly 
worked  will  yield  $100  per  ton  and  over. 
There  is  a  large  amount  of  third  quality  of 
ore  of  the  approximate  value  of  which  no 
result  has  been  obtained. 

A  further  description  of  these  mines  must 
for  tho  present  be  deferred. 

THE  DOZTEB'S  METAI/LrrBGIO   CO. 

The  most  interesting  point  of  observation 
at  Benton,  is  the  works  of  the  Dozier  Metal- 
lurgio  Company.  They  are  nearly  com- 
pleted, and  will  very  soon  be  put  in  opera- 
tion. 

Discarding  the  mechanical  mill  process 
for  reducing  silver  ores  to  an  impalpable 
powder,  and  then  collecting  their  precious 
particles  by  the  agency  of  quicksilver  ;  also 
discarding  the  European  and  Mexican  tedi- 
ous imperfect  process  by  smelting —  Dr. 
Dozier  effects  easily  and  at  once  by  the  laws 
or  forces  of  chemical  analysis  and  combina- 
tion, aided  by  the  agency  of  heat,  a  nearly 
complete  separation  of  the  baser  metals — 
antimony,  copper  and  other  metals — from 
the  precious  metals  of  gold  and  silver.  As 
a  demonstration  will  soon  be  made,  when  it 
is  expected  the  works  will  themselves  re- 
port as  to  the  success  and  completeness  of 
the  process.  Further  description  of  the 
the  works,  or  explanation  of  the  process 
would  seem  at  present  to  be  uncalled  for. 


[Written  Tor  the  Mining  and  Selenlilic  Press.  I 

Cement  Mining  in  Sierra  County. 

Editors  Mining  and  Scientific  Pktsss  : — 
Some  eighteen  months  since  a  party  of  six 
or  eight  men  in  San  Francisco,  jointly  pur- 
chased a  claim  at  this  place,  formerly  known 
as  the  Extension  Claim,  incorporated  a  com- 
pany under  the  name  of  The  Adella  Gold 
Mining- Company,  and  forthwith  commenced 
active  operations.  But  before  alluding  to 
progress  made  by  the  present  company,  a 
brief  account  of  its  past  history  may  not  be 
amiss. 

It  was  located  in  early  days  on  the  Blue 
Lead,  adjoining  on  the  north  the  Forest 
claim,  long  noted  for  its  richness,  and 
bounded  on  the  east  by  the  Oregon  and 
Live  Yankee  claims,  two  of  the  best  gravel 
mines  in  the  State— the  latter,  as  I  am  credi- 
bly informed,  having  paid  monthly  divi- 
dends of  from  ten  to  twelve  thousand  dol- 
lars to  the  interest  for  several  years  in  suc- 
cession. It  was,  during  that  time,  owned  by 
twenty-five  members,  with  one  hundred  feet 
each. 

After  the  expenditure  of  large  sums  in  the 
prosecution  of  the  work  on  the  Adella  Com- 
pany's claim,  and  owing  to  inability,  pecu- 
niarily, to  carry  it  further,  it  passed,  before 
the  lead  was  reached,  however,  into  the 
hands  of  Messrs.  Slidell  &  Preston,  of  Ma- 
ry sville,  from  whom  the  present  company 
derive  title.  The  new  company  have  ex- 
pended some  $15,000— much  of  which  has 
been  lost  by  a  species  of  false  economy,  (too 
often  witnessed  in  our  mines,)  for  the  want 
of  a  competent  engineer  to  manage  the  ma- 
chinery. But  their  perseverance  seems  now 
about  to  be  rewarded,  as  they  have  finally 
struck  the  lead,  which,  as  far  as  prospected, 
is  similar  in  every  respect  to  that  of  the  ad- 
joining claims,  of  which  mention  has  been 


made,  and  fully  meets  the  expectations  of 
t  sanguine  of  the  comp-my.  Atun- 
nel  has  been  run  across  the  lead, "a  distance 
"ft'1"  hundred  and  fifty  feet,  through  an 
excellent  quality  of  gravel,  reaching  the 
eat  rim  or  bench,  where  it  prospects  even 
better  than  in  the  main  channel. 

I  had  the  pic      ■  .:  number  of 

pana  washed  from  this  portion  of  thi 

which  yielded  from  one  to  three  dollars  to 
the  pan.  On  inquiring  of  the  miners  pres- 
ent if  much  of  the  ground  was  likely  to  pay 
in  the  same  ratio,  one  of  them  replied,  that 
there  was  enough  already  prospected  to  af- 
ford work  to  fifty  men  for'tho  next  five  years, 
while  another  asserted  that  the  claimj  with 
all  the  force  tho  compnny  might  choose  to 
employ,  could  not  be  worked  out  in  fifty 
years.  The  company  are  only  waiting  for  a 
few  days  for  some  necessary  repairs  to  be 
made  in  the  machinery,  beforo  they  begin 
the  work  of  breasting  out  withalarge  num- 
ber of  men.  So  much  for  the  history,  the 
progress  and  prospects  of  this  claim,  which 
we  trust  you  will  publish  for  the  informa- 
tion and  encouragement  of  mining  stock- 
holders, generally.  D.  O.  S. 


Bitot's  Pkocess. — It  is  known  to  many 
of  our  readers  that  ineffectual  attempts  have 
been  made  on  this  coast,  both  in  Nevada 
City,  in  this  State,  and  in  Virginia  City,  to 
work  Rivot's  process  for  extracting  gold 
and  silver  from  sulphnrets  by  the  use  of 
superheated  steam.  We  understand  that  a 
gentleman  who  has  been  carefully  instruct- 
ed in  this  process  by  Rivot  himself,  has 
lately  arrived  with  the  intention  of  giving 
the  process  a  new  start  here.  He  brings  a 
model  of  tho  furnace  to  be  constructed, 
with  plans  and  specifications,  and  as  we  un- 
derstand, asserts,  as  also  does  Mr.  Rivot 
himself,  that  by  this  process  it  is  possible 
to  work  our  ores  and  tailings  thirty  per  cent, 
above  their  assay  value.  Of  course  this 
assertion  implies  that  our  assayers  do  not 
reach  the  full  value  of  our  ores  by  their 
laboratory  work.  The  value  of  this  asser- 
tion may  be  estimated  when  it  is  stated  that 
all  assayers  are  in  the  habit  of  proving  their 
work  by  placing  known  quantities  of  metals 
in  non-metalliferous  rocks,  and  proceeding, 
in  the  usual  way  to  recover  it.  New  pro- 
eessmeu  would  be  much  more  likely  to 
succeed  in  securing  the  confidence  of  the 
mining  public  on  this  coast,  if  they  would 
confine  their  pretensions !  moro  closely  to 
facts,  and  let  their  work  precede  their  asser- 
tions. 


Alabaster. — Immense  beds  of  pure  ala- 
baster have  recently  been  discovered  in  the 
vicinity  of  the  great  rook  salt  deposit  of  St. 
Domingo.  This  variety  of  gypsum  is  a 
hydrated  sulphate  of  lime,  with  two  atoms 
of  water.  It  is  largely  used  as  a  coating 
for  walls  and  ceilings.  The  article  recently 
obtained  as  aboye,;  at  St.  Domingo,  has 
been  pronounced  by  builders  in  New  York 
to  be  of  a  very  superior  quality. 

Coal  Mlse  Explosion  and  Loss  op  Life. 
The  Pine  Ridge  colliery,  two  miles  north 
of  Wilkesbarre,  Penn. ,  has  been  closed  f  or 
several  days  to  smother  and  quench  the 
fire-damp.  A  recent  attempt  was  made  to 
open  it,  resulting  in  an  explosion  which 
killed  three  men,  and  badly  injured  two. 
Several  explosions  followed,  some  of  which 
were  distinctly  felt  in  Wilkesbarre. 


A  new  Polar  Continent  seems  to  have 
been  discovered  in  the  middle  of  the  Arctic 
Ocean.  The  existence  of  the  land  has  long 
been  known,  but  is  has  never  yet  been  ex- 
plored. If  it  possesses  verdure,  and  rein- 
deer, walrus,  seals,  etc.,  as  the  letters  pub- 
lished would  indicate,  it  must  be  inhabited. 
Here  is  a  new  field  for  ambitious  explorers 
to  earn  a  fame  not  oftenoffered  to  them. 
And  it  will  not  now  remain  long  before  it 
will  be  explored. — Honolulu  Com.  Adver- 
tiser. 


Emperor  Theodore,  of  Abyssinia,  against 
whom  the  English  have  recently  sent  out  a 
hostile  expedition,  rules  over  5,000,000 
semi-barbarous  individuals.  They  are 
Christians  of  the  Greek  Church.  They  dif- 
fer from  our  usual  nations  of  pure  Afri- 
can, in  that  they  have  straight  hair,  and  are 
quite  black,  copper-colored,  or  fair,  accord- 
ing to  the  locality  in  which  they  reside. 


Ordor  Bussey's  Oombmation  Burglar  and 
Powder-Proof  Keyless  Lock ! 

REASONS  WHY. 

1st.  It  is  the  best  Combination  Lock  known. 

2d;  It  is  impossible  to  pick  it. 

3d.  It  can  be  subjected  to  over  half  a  million 
changes,  and  when  run  by  a  burglar,  ho  is  no 
nearer  entrance  than  when  he  began. 

4th.  It  has  no  key  to  lose. 

5th.  Tho  more  it  is  used  the  better  it  is  liked. 

Gth.  It  has  no  signs,  letters  or  figures,  on  its 
face. 

7th.  It  is  the  simplest  to  understand. 

8th.  It  is  impossible  to  open  it  without  knowing 
tho  set. 

9th.  It  is  least  possible  to  get  out  of  repair,  as 
any  one  will  bo  convinced  on  examination. 

10th.  It  is  tho  strongest  Lock. 

11th.  No  possible  derangement  of  combination 
can  bo  made. 

12th.  Amador  County  has  adopted  this  Lock 
for  its  safes. 

13.  It  received  a  special  premium  at  State  Fair 

Opinion*  of  the  Press  and  others  In  reffard  to 
Bossey'i  Combination  l.oek. 

The  Bunk  of  British  Columbia  ordered  the  first  one  ol 
these  locks  introduced  in  this  city,  and  tho  following  rec- 
ommendation has  been  rocoived  by  the  inventor: 

Ba.\k  ok  British  Colcmkia,  1 

San  I'r.ih.ise,,  May  24,  lsnri.     / 

Recently,  two  of  Wm.  C.  Bussey  s  new  Patent  Com- 
bin&lion  Burclar-Proof  Lin-ks  wore  placed  upon  the  vault 
doors  of.  tile  Bank  01'  British  Columbia.  Tbey  are  found 
to  operate  with  all  the  etlieioney  churned  by  the  tuveutor 
inn!  in  every  way  meet  our  In  lies!  approval. 

They  were  ordered  upon  mature  deliberation,  after 
strict  investigation  of  their  merits,  in  comparison  with 
some  of  the  most  noted  and  popular  old  styles  ol'  combin- 
ation locks. 

We  deem  the  lock  entirely  burglar-proof.  It  is  strong 
in  construction,  without  intricate"  or  delicate  parts,  Willi 
simple  and  easy  movement.  We  find  no  difficulty  in 
either  opening  or  closing  it,  nor  111  changing  its  combina- 
tions, wliieh  mny  be  nindcaluiosl  innumerable, 

As  a  California  invention  of  extraordinary  merit,  we 
take  pleasure  in  recommending  it  to  public  attention,  be- 
lieving it  to  posses-all  tbo  adviiulages  which  are  claimed 
for  it.  WM.  H.  TILLISGHAST,  Sub-Manager. 

We  do  hereby  certify,  that  Wm.  C.  Bussey's  Combina- 
tion Lock  is  the  best  Safe  Lock  in   existence,  and  impos- 
sible to  bo  picked.     Wo   have  applied   several  to  Vaults 
and  Safes,  to  entire  satisfaction  to  parties  interested. 
Ktl'TREUl.'H  &  I.EAVrtT, 
Pioneer  Iron  Works,  cor.  Fremont  and  Market  sis. 

San  FKANCisco,May  C,  1867. 
I  do  hereby  certify,  flint  Mr.  Wm.  C.  Bussey's  Com- 
bination Lock  is  the  simplest  and  strongest  in  construc- 
tion, and  the  least  possible  to  get  out  of  repair;  aud  for 
Safes  and  Vaults  iu  pvmy  other  respect  as  good  as  any 
other  improved  combination  lock  which  I  am  acquainted 
With.  JOHN  K.  S1M1.S, 

Vault  Manufacturer,  Oregon  street. 

Jack-on,  April  27, 18G7. 

I,  the  undersigned,  Sheriff  of  AnYadhi'  County.,  do  liMge- 
by  cerlil'y  that  1  am  using  one  of  Wm.  C.  Bus'sey's  iffy- 
less  Combination  Locks, ou  my  sale,  which  is  made  to 
drawinur  bolts  wilh  ficility.  1  believe  the  lock  to  be 
the  best  lock  over  invented,  for  the  followiug  reasons: 

1st — Becnuso  It  is  impossible  fur  either  burglar  or  ex- 
pert to  pick  it. 

2d.— The  lock  being  constructed  without  a  key-hole,  it 
cannot  bo  blown  to  pieoes'by  powder. 

3d.— There  is  no  pns'sihihty  of  deranging  the  combina- 
tion by  breaking  oil',  or  attempting  to  drive  clie  knobs  into 
the  sare.  And  it  Is  in  [act  tho  nearest  approach  to  per- 
fectiou  yet  arrived  at  in  the  art  of  Lock  uiaLiug. 

'  K.  COSNER. 

Attested  by  1  C.  SmpatAN,  County  Clerk. 

Jackson,  April  27, 1867. 

The  undersigned,  Treasurer  of  Amador  County.;  do  here- 
by oerlify,  fhatl  am  now  using  ouu  of  Win.  C.  Bussey's 
Keyless  Combination  Locks.  It  is  fastened  to  the  outside 
door  of  tho  Treasurer's  Safe.  I  have  no  tear  of  any  by- 
stander gaining  a  knowledge  of, the  set  of  the  combina- 
tion, when  looking  or  unlocking  the  same.  Ifldesireto 
have  access  to  the  sdfeeVery  few  minutes,  J  Can  so  adjust 
lie:  comliinaliou  as  to  open  this  lock  ju  two  seconds  of 
time.  I  am  exceedingly  well  pleased  with  the  same,  and 
I  deem  Ibis  lock  to  be  all  that  the  inveu tor  claims  for  it. 
OTTO  WALTHER. 

Attested  by  J.  C.  Shipman,  County  Clerk. 

OAt.rFor.NiA  Lock  AnsAD.  —  A  special  premium  was 
awarded  Mr.  W.  C.  Bnssey.  for  his  superior  Combination 
Powder  aud  Burglar-Frouf  Safe  Lock,  at  the  recent  Stale 
Fair.  "We  are  sure  no  award  was  ever  more  meritoriously 
bestowed.  This  Lock  was  described'  at'  length  in  the 
Press  several  mouths  since.  At  that  lime  it  was  adopted 
by  several  bauking  houses  in  this  cily,  and  wo  are  now 
assured  that  the  remirkahle  claims  asserted  in  favor  of 
the  Lock  at  that  time,  have  been  confirmed  since  by  its 
practical  use.  We  feel  an  interest  in  this  California  in- 
vention, and  wish  to  see  it  speedily  meet  with  the  success 
it  is  ultimately  certain  to  attain.  Mr.  Bussey,  having 
properly  first  fairly  tested  his  lock,  in  California,  is  now 
desirous  of  introducing  it  in  tho  East,  and  offers  to  dispose 
of  the  right  for  several  states  at  r^vy  reasonable  rates. — 
[Mining  and  Scientific  Press,, Sept.  29,  1866. 

They  are  the  oiily1  bafe  lock  ever  invented.  Every 
State  and  County  treasury  vault,  and  every  bank  and  bus- 
iness place  should  have  one.— f  Amador  Ledger. 

This  Is  a  lock  in  which  a  series  of  rotating  annular 
tumblers  is  eirtjiloyed,  and  it  consists  in  a  novel  arrange- 
ment of  such  tumblers  in  connection  with  one  or  more 
arms  connected  with  one  or  more,  bolts,  whereby  an  ex- 
tremely simple  aud  effective  lock  is  obtained,  presenting 
an'  almost  unlimited  uumber  of  combinations.  For  which 
be  was  awarded  a  special  premium  at  the  State  Fair. — 
[Sicramento  Unlou. 

We,  the  undersigned,  practical   Locksmiths,  unhesita- 
tingly pronounce  Bussey's  Improved  Combination  Burglar 
Proof  Luck  to  bo  the  most  reliable  lock  constructed. 
F.  MAP.KT&C.KLMSBEL, 

No.  18  Post  Street. 


RnrseKNCCS: 
R.  COSNER,  Sheriff. 
O.  WALTHER- Treasurer. 
W.  JENNINGS.     "1 
0.  J-t.  INo'ALLS,    i-Supervisore.| 


L.  McLAlNE, 

Any  good  blacksmith  cau  put  this  lock  on  safe  doors. 
Boxed  or  single  old  locks  removed  and  ibis  placed  in  their 
sle'ad  to  work  one,  two.  Hi reo  or  four  bolts,  as  the  case 
mav  be.— [See  page  30  in  Pacific  Coast  Directory. 

A  deaf  or  bliud  man  cau  opeu  this  lock   when  he  knows 
the  set  and  understands    the   full    manipulation,  without 
ariv  expert  detecting  the  combination. 
19vl4,mylL&18.1am 


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Terms  ofSulitfCrlption: 

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One  cop'v,  six  months,  in  advance, .-..  3  00 

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Canvassing  .A-gents. 

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cause  of  practical  knowledge  and  science,  by  assistine  our 
Agents  in  their  labors  of  canvassing,  by  lending  their  infiu- 
ncc  and  encouraging  favors,     we   shall  send  none  but 

orthy  men. 

Mr.  A..  C  Knox,  Is  our  city  soliciting  and  collecting 
Agent,  and  all  subscriptions,  or  other  favors  extended  to 
hira,  will  be  duly  acknowledged  at  this  office.    Jan.  11, 1866. 

Mr.  C  T.  Baney  is  our  duly  authorized  agent  for 
Sacramento  County.    Nov.  29,  1867. 

Br,  Jj.  O.  Yates  is  onr  duly  authorized  traveling 
agent:    J  nly  6, 1867i 

Mr.  A.  B.  Butler  is  a  duly  authorized  traveling 
agent  for  this  paper.    July  15, 1867. 

Mr.  BT.  C.  Northrop,  is  our  duly  authorized  agent 
for  Oregon,  Washington,  Idaho,  and  Montana.    Aug.  17. 


The  State  Geological  Survey.        Mining  Claims,  and  Water  Bights. 


©an  Francisco: 

Saturday  Morning,  Dee.  14,  1867. 


Notices  to  Correspondents. 

A  Stookhoddee  requests  our  opinion  re- 
specting statements  made  by  the  corre- 
spondent of  a  daily  evening  cotemporary 
respectingthe  future  prospects  of  the  Corn- 
stock  lead,  and  those  made  by  the  Stock 
Circular,  and  also  the  inferences  -which 
may  be  drawn  from  the  conduct  of  those 
having  the  management  of  the  principal 
mines  of  Washoe.  To  these  queries  all 
that  we  can  reply  is,  that  the  boldness  of 
the  charge  made  in  the  two  communica- 
tions alluded  to,  would,  if  we  felt  certain 
they  were  made  in  good  faith,  incline  us 
to  consider  them  as  well  founded.  There 
are, however,  several  matters  too  obscurely 
described  for  us  to  place  implicit  faith  in 
that  dolores  statement.  For  instance,  in 
the  communication  alluded  to,  it  is  boldly 
stated  that  in  all  the  mines  on  the  Gom- 
stock  lead  whereon  deep  shafts  have  been 
made,  the  entire  of  the  ore  has  ' '  petered 
out. "  This  is  a  vague  phrase,  and  ought 
to  be  explained  fully  ;  for  instance,  does 
the  correspondent  mean  that  only  barren 
rock  is  found  at  the  greatest  depths  yet 
reached  ;  such  as  slate  porphyry,  simple 
quartz,  greenstone,  etc.,  etc.,  or  merely 
that  the  vein  has  thinned  out,  either  with 
*br  without  becoming  poorer  as  respects 
the  precious  metal,  or  does  he  intend  it  to 
be  understood  merely  that  the  rock  so 
procurable  is  merely  so  poor  as  regards 
the  precious  metals  that  it  will  not  pay 
the  expenses  of  extraction  and  reduction  ? 
"We  should  like  to  hear  from  some  of  our 
Washoe  friends  respecting  these  points. 

Quid  Bides,  Stockton. — This  correspondent 
seems  to  think  he  is  able  to  be  quizzical 
at  our  expense,  by  propounding  the  in- 
quiry :  Is  there  any  connection  be- 
tween sthe  English  philosopher,  Caven- 
dish, alluded  to  in  our  last  notices,  and 
the  invention  of  ' '  Cavendish  tobacco  ?" 
Quid  may  have  laughed  in  his  sleeve  when 
he  penned  his  query  ;  he  will,  perhaps, 
in  future,  if  a  gnawer  or  smoker  of  "  the 
weed, "  enj  oy  it  with  greater  gusto  by  pos- 
sessing the  knowledge  that  indirectly  this 
well  known,  in  fact  we  may  say  world  re- 
nowned, form  of  commercial  tobacco  is 
derived  from  the  Cavendish  family.  Wil- 
liam Cavendish,  the  first  Earl  of  Devon- 
shire, was  one  of  the  earliest  adventurers 
who  settled  and  planted  a  colony  and 
plantation  in  Virginia ;  he  also  had  a  large 
grant  of  land  in  the  Bermudas;  the  latter 
was  until  recently,  and,  perhaps,  still  is, 
denominated  the  Cavendish  estate.  Tra- 
dition adds,  that  the  estates  so  owned  in 
Virginia  had  also  the  same  title,  and  that 
it  was  from  one  or  both  of.  these  proper- 
ties that  the  first  Cavendish  tobacco  was 
derived.  So  much  for  fame.  Some  square 
packets  of  what  might  easily  be  taken 
to  be  pressed  rotten  leaves,  have  spread 
the  name  of  Cavendish  over  a  wider  circle 
than  all  the  patriotic  deeds,  literary  or 
philosophic  achievements  which  its  most 
illustrious  bearers  have  been  able  to  ac- 
complish. 

Agkicola.  — The  most  valuable  mineral  con- 
stituents, in  order  to  form  fertile  soils,  are 
those  containing  potash  and  phosphoric 
acid;  no  soil  can  be  fruitful  which  is  not 
capable  of  yielding  to  the  roots  of  plants 
this  indispensable  alkali  and  acid  through 
the  medium  of  the  solvent  influence  of 
water.  Nitrogen  may  be  absorbed  by 
growing  plants  either  from  the  nitric  acid 
or  ammonia  existing  in  a  moist  atmosphere 
or  deposited  by  rain,  but  the  two  former 
named  substances  can  only  be  derived 
from  the  soil.  The  great  bulk  of  all  soils 
merely  constitute  a  nidus  for  the  growing 
plant. 


We  give  to-day  a  carefully  prepared  syn- 
opsis of  the  communication  read  on  Mon- 
day of  last  week,  before  the  Academy  of 
Sciences,  by  the  State  Geologist,  giving  a 
somewhat  detailed  report  of  the  progress 
which  has  been  made  by  the  Survey  during 
the  past  two  years,  and  which,  we  presume, 
embodies  substantially  the  report  which  he 
has  made  to  the  Governor,  to  be  laid  before 
the  present  Legislature.  From  a  perusal  of 
this  document,  it  will  be  learned  that  the 
Survey  is  still  steadily  prosecuting  its  work, 
and  constantly  adding  to  the  already  vast 
accumulation  of  material,  important  to  the 
industry  of  the  State,  to  say  nothing  of  its 
great  scientific  interest.  "The  charts  and 
drawings  of  the  Survey  have  already  been 
of  great  practical  utility  to  the  authorities 
and  citizens  of  many  counties,  who  have 
been  •allowed  access  to  them  in  advance  of 
publication  whenever  public  interests 
demanded.  The  information  and  advice 
given  by  the  officers  of  the  Survey  have  pre- 
vented many  unprofitable  investments,  and 
would  have  prevented  more,  had  they  been 
more  often  heeded.  Besides  these  points, 
and  many  others  which  bring  the  Survey 
close  home  to  our  material  interests,  and 
make  it  minister  to  our  pecuniary  wants,  we 
should  consider  that  in  enabling  us  to  in- 
crease the  comman  stock  of  knowledge,  and 
to  swell  the  number  of  facts  upon  which 
inductive  science  constructs  its  finest  fab- 
rics, the  Survey  has  done  the  State  noble 
service. " 

No  other  survey  has  been  undertaken 
where  so  much  has  been  accomplished  in 
so  short  a  time,  or  at  so  small  a  cost.  It  is 
a  fact  notorious  to  all  who  are  intimately 
acquainted  with  the  history  and  personnel  of 
the  Survey,  that  most  of  the  members  there- 
of have  retained  their  positions  more  out  of 
love  of  scientific  research  in  a  new  and  rich 
field,  than  for  the  pecuniary  co  nsideration 
derivable  from  their  respective  positions. 
There  neither  is  nor  has  been,  scarcely  a 
member  of  the  Survey,  who  could  not  have 
commanded  better  pay  for  his  services  in 
other  fields  of  labor  or  research.  We  trust 
that  the  present  Legislature  will  look  with 
more  interest  upon  this  important  enter- 
prise than  have  their  predecessors,  and  make 
a  liberal  appropriation  for  the  continuation 
of  a  work  which  has  been  so  well  begun. 


The  Volume  op  the  San  Fbancisco  Mu- 
nictpajj  Bepokts  for  the  past  year,  appears 
to  have  been  prepared  with  more  than  usual 
care,  and  is  also  more  voluminous  and  com- 
plete than  any  previous  issue.  It  forms  a 
book  of  530  pages.  It  contains  a  carefully 
written  and  instructive  report  from  the  re- 
tiring Superintendent  of  Public  Schools, 
which  covers  100  pages  of  the  volume.  In 
addition  to  the  general  statistics  of  the 
schools,  scholars,  receipts,  expenditures, 
etc.,  it  also  contains  some  valuable  remarks 
on  the  general  management  of  jjublie  schools, 
and, a  number  of  excellent  suggestions  for 
the  improvement  of  the  system.  The  ap- 
pendix, compiled  by  Mr.  Bingham,  is 
among  the  most  valuable  and  interesting 
portions  of  the  volume,  especially  to  the 
general  reader,  It  contains  information 
with  regard  to  about  forty  different  matters 
affecting  the  city,  which  can  nowhere  else 
be  found  so  concisely  stated.  It  contains 
reminiscences  of  early  days  of  the  city,  in- 
formation with  regard  to  our  military 
organization,  the  sea  wall,  the  overland 
railroad,  propertyin  the  variouswards,  valu- 
ations of  former  years,  etc.,  etc. 

ii  ■"  '^  -<-  ■ 

The  fifth  of  the  series  of  articles  on  the 
' '  Freiberg  or  Barrel  Process  for  the  Seduc- 
tion of  Silver  Ores, "  came  to  hand  too  late 
for  insertion  this  week.  These  articles  have 
been  prepared  with  great  care,  and  we  are 
pleased  to  learn  that  thej)  are  being  read 
with  much  interest  by  all  our  readers  who 
take  any  especial  interest  in  the  subject 
treated  upon.  They  will  probably  be  con- 
cluded in  two  more  numbers. 


It  is  a  somewhat  singular  fact  that  in 
American  legal  literature  there  should  have 
existed  no  original  work  on  Mining  Law, 
until  the  appearance  of  the  work  bearing 
the  title  affixed  to  this  article,  and  recently 
issued  by  Boman  &  Co.,  of  this  city.  This 
work  has  been  written  with  great  care,  and 
with  special  reference  to  the  Act  of  Con- 
gress of  1866,  granting  a  general  license  to 
mine  on  the  public  lands,  and  providing  a 
way  in  which  all  who  desire  to  do  so,  can 
secure  titles  in  fee  to  their  mining  claims. 
The  author,  Gregory  Tale,  a  well  known 
lawyer  of  this  city,  has  evidently  devoted 
much  attention  to  the  entire  subject  of  legis- 
lation and  judicial  action  with  regard  to 
mines,  going  back  into  early  English  and 
Spanish  jurisprudence,  and  tracing  out  the 
customs,  regulations,  and  legislation  which 
has  gradually  grown  up  therefrom  in  our 
own  country. 

A  large  space  is  devoted  to  the  early  cus- 
toms and  regulations  of  this  State,  which 
have  more  recently  received  the  sanction  of 
both  state  and  national  legislation.  In  the 
course  of  this  resume,  no  less  than  two  hun- 
dred and  fifty-six  cases  are  noted,  more  or 
less  at  length,  which  comprise  almost  every 
possible  question  which  can  come  up  under 
the  ' '  mining  rules  and  regulations  "  which 
govern  courts  in  this  State. 

The  Act  of  Congress  of  July,  186G,  is 
taken  up  section  by  section,  and  fully  dis- 
cussed ;  while  full  instructions  are  added 
for  procedure  under  each  section.  The 
mode  of  perfecting  land  claims  is  also  given, 
and  the  various  questions  growing  out  of 
contested  claims  are  fully  presented  and  dis- 
cussed.   , 

Several  chapters  of  much  interest  to  the 
general  reader  as  well  as  to  those  engaged 
in  mining,  are  given  in  relation  to  water 
rights,  corporations,  the  general  geology  of 
the  State,  mining  education  and  a  mining 
college.  The  subject  of  water-rights  is 
treated  on  at  great  length,  all  the  important 
decisions  given,  etc. 

In  addition  to  the  mining  laws  of  Con- 
gress and  this  State,  the  statutes  of  Oregon, 
Idaho,  Colorado,  Arizona  and  Nevada  are 
also  given,  either  in  substance  or  detail.  A 
page  is  also  devoted  to  the  mining  regula- 
tions of  Australia.  The  work  concludes 
with  a  very  full  glossary  of  mining  terms, 
and  terms  connected  with  mining,  and 
forms  an  octavo  volume  of  452  pages,  which 
should  find  its  way  into  the  house  of  every 
person  in  the  State  in  any  way  extensively 
engaged  in  mining.  It  meets  a  want  long 
felt,  and  fully  supplies  the  need. 

Sru  John  Fbanklin. — The  last  news  from 
Captain  Hall,  who  is  now  prosecutiug  the 
search  for  the  remains  of  the  lost  navigator, 
is  to  the  effect  that  he  had  obtained  inform- 
ation which  makes  it  probable  that  the 
body  of  Sir  John  was  deposited  in  a  brick 
vault,  built  for  the  purpose  by  his  men,  and 
afterwards  covered  with  large  flag-stones, 
Captain  Hall  was  about  starting  for  the 
point  indicated.  As  the  region  is  inhabited 
by  hostile  Esquimaux,  he  offered  $500  in 
gold  to  each  of  the  first  five  men  belonging 
to  the  whaling  fleet  then  in  the  Arctic,  who 
would  volunteer  to  accompany  him.  The 
party  was  soon  made  up,  and  we  may  ex- 
pect to  learn  something  definite  by  next 
midsummer,  in  reference  to  the  question  for 
the  solution  of  which  so  much  has  already 
been  risked. 


The  Message  of  the  retiring  Governor,  F. 
F.  Low,  is  a  business-like,  straight-forward 
document,  and  does  him  much  credit  It 
makes  a  very  satisfactory  exhibitof  tlie  condi- 
tion of  the  State.  Thereare  now  over$l,200,- 
000  in  the  Treasury,  with  nearly  all  the 
taxes  of  the  present  year  to  come  in.  The 
funded  debt  amounts  to  $5,126,500,  which 
the  Governor  thinks  can  be  easily  liquidated 
in  ten  years.  A  reduction  in  taxation  to 
the  amount  of  ten  cents  on  $100  is  recom- 
mended. The  message  shows  the  State  to 
be  generally  prosperous. 


New  Quaetz  Mud. — A  10-stamp  mill, 
with  engine  and  other  machinery  complete, 
left  the  .ZEtna  Iron  Works  on  Saturday 
morning  last,  for  the  Merrimac  Mining  Com- 
pany's mine,  in  Butte  county,  about  four- 
teen miles  southeast  from  Oroville.  The 
stamps  weigh  650  lbs.  each,  work  in  two 
mortars,  of  the  latest  and  most  approved 
make.  These  mortars  are  copper-lined 
throughout  upon  their  sides,  quite  to  the 
top.  The  engine  has  a  12-inch  cylinder 
with  24  inch  stroke,  and  a  balance  wheel 
weighing  1)4  tons.  The  boiler,  which  is 
16  feet  long  by  48  inches  in  diameter,  with 
46  tubes,  was  made  by  Moninan  &  Aiken, 
on  Mission  street.  It  was  made  by  the  best 
No.  1  CH.  (charcoal  hammered)  American 
iron.  All  the  castings  connected  with  this 
mill  were  very  smooth,  and  every  thing 
about  the  work  was  of  a  superior  finish. 
We  noticed,  what  was  to  us  a  novel  and 
very  .convenient  arrangement  for  holding 
up  the  stamps,  an  iron  shaft  passed  across 
the  back  of  the  battery  upon  which  was 
affixed  iron  sockets,  corresponding  in  num- 
ber to  the  number  of  stamps,  working  with 
a  sleeve  upon  the  shaft,  and  intended  to  re- 
ceive short  levers  which  could  be  readily 
made  to  catch  under  the  tappets  and  thus 
easily  and  securely  hold  up  any  one  or  all 
of  the  shafts  as  might  be  desired.  The  main 
belt,  carrying  the  power  from  the  engine 
to  the  machinery  of  this  mill,  was  made  by 
M.  M.  Cook  &  Son,  of  the  best  oak-tanned 
California  leather.  It  is  50  feet  long  by  10 
inches  wide,  and  copper  fastened.  Every 
piece  of  leather  which  went  into  the  belt 
was  carefully  selected  for  that  purpose,  to 
secure  its  uniform  wear  and  tension.  It  is 
claimed  that  a  leather  belt,  when  properly 
made  and  of  the  right  material,  is  superior 
to  rubber.  Notwithstanding  the  false  feel- 
ing of  distrust  in  California  leather  for 
hose,  belting,  etc.,  its  actual  superiority 
over  Eastern  make  is  fast  becoming  recog- 
nized. It  will  soon  be  quite  as  generally 
appreciated  here  as  it  is  at  the  East,  where 
we  understand  California  oak-tanned  leather 
is  worth  fully  three  cents  more  per  pound 
than  Eastern  leather. 


Cadfobnia  Mining  Machtneby  foe  Nic- 
abagua. — The  Union  Foundry  has  just  com- 
pleted a  10-stamp  quartz  mill,  with  amalga- 
mating machinery  (such  as  is  generally  used 
in  Grass  Valley)  complete,  which  will  be 
shipped  on  the  next  Nicaragua  steamer  for 
the  Javali  mine,  in  the  Chontales  mining 
district,  near  the  town  of  Libertad,  and 
about  fifty  miles  east  of  the  most  north- 
erly point  of  Lake  Nicaragua.  This  mine 
belongs  to  an  English  Company,  whose 
head-quarters  are  in  London ;  they  have 
given  their  orders  for  machinery  here  for 
the  reason  that  they  think  a  better  character 
of  gold-mining  machinery  can  be  furnished 
from  the  foundries  in  this  city  than  would 
be  obtained  from  English  foundries.  The 
Chontales  mining  district  yields  both  gold 
and  silver  ores.  It  was  first  made  known 
to  the  world  about  two  years  after  the  gold 
discovery  in  this  State.  But  little,  how- 
ever, has  been  done  until  quite  recently  in 
opening  the  mines.  There  are  as  yet 
only  two  or  three  mills  in  operation  there, 
one  of  which  belongs  to  an  American  named 
George  King,  who  has  just  put  up  a  steam 
mill,  the  engine  and  machinery  for  the 
same  having  been  brought  out  from  New 
York.  The  Javali  Company's  mill  will  bo 
run  by  water,  as  they  have  a  good  water 
power  convenient  to  the  mine.  No  deep 
mining  has  yet  been  done ;  the  quartz, 
which  is  of  a  friable  nature,  being  worked 
directly  from  the  surface.  The  general 
average,  so  far,  has  been  about  $16  to  the 
ton,  which,  counting  the  low  price  of  labor 
there,  and  the  small  cost  of  mining — the 
viens  being  very  large — is  good  pay. 

There  is  a  fair  prospect  that  a  valuable 
mining  district  will  be  eventually  opened 
up  there.  As  yet  but  little  is  known  of  its 
extent.  We  are  not  aware  that  any  placer 
mines  have  yet  been  found.  _  Beady  com- 
munication might  be  opened  with  the  mines 
by  a  road,  not  over  fifty  miles  in  extent, 
connecting  with  the  navigable  waters  of 
Lake  Nicaragua.  Should  extensive  mines 
be  opened  there,  they  will  probably  be  sup- 
plied with  machinery  chiefly  from  this  city. 
The  machinery,  about  to  be  sent  down  from 
the  Union  Foundry,  will  no  doubt  present 
such  a  favorable  contrast  with  that  hereto- 
fore used  as  to  determine  all  future  pur- 
chases from  this  point. 


$ta  Pining  and  £rintuffc  § xw$. 


377 


[Written  for  tin;  Mining  and  8elenUAc 

On  the  use  of  a  Concentrated  Solu- 
tion of  Salt,  saturated  by  Chlorine 
Gas,  for  the  extraction  of  Gold  and 
Silver. 

BY   DR.     LAXSZWEEET. 

Editors  Press:  — In  your  issue  of  De- 
cember 7th,  in  number  four  of  tbo  series  of 

articles  by  Prof.  KowlandsoD,  appears  tbo 
following  :  "It  has  been  proposed  to  obtain 
gold  and  silver  at  the  samo  operation,  when 
employing  Augusta's  mode,  by  improgna- 
ting  tlto  hot  solution  with  chlorine,  which 
it  has  been  asserted  would  have  the  effect  of 
dissolving  the  gold  present,  also.  1  have  no 
knowledge  how  far  any  practical  results  have 
followed  from  thoabovo  suggestion." 

In  my  general  review,  No.  V,  of  "The 
Problem  of  Gold  and  Silver  Extraction," 
published  in  the  Mining  and  Sotbntikk] 
Press  of  March  18,  18U5,  I  referred  to  a 
modification  of  tho  Plattner's  or  Calverts 
chloriuatton  process,  as  applicable  to  poor 
oreg,  and  especially  to  thoso  ores  containing 
a  natural  alloy  of  gold  and  silver,  such  as 
are  rebellious,  generallj',  to  any  other  treat- 
ment. I  am  not  aware  as  to  the  amount  of 
chlorine  gas  capable  of  being  held  in  a  hoi 
solution  of  salt ;  but  if  I  recollect  rightly, 
the  author  of  the  process  is  Mr.  Poumares, 
and  it  was  published  to  the  world  in  the 
Oestr,  Z<'i/sr}/r.  fur  Berg  und  Iluttcnwesen, 
18G3,  with  the  following  remarks  : 

"Gold  can  be  extracted  through  chlo- 
rine, as  by  Plattner's  method.  The  silver 
in  these  ores,  (according  to  their  nature  and 
previous  treatment,)  is  obtained  by  leaching 
tho  same  with  ammonia,  solutions  of  chlo- 
ride of  sodium,  or  of  hyposulphites,  or 
even  by  hot  water,  according  to  the  methods 
of  Eivero,  Ginelin,  Augustin,  John  Percy, 
Ziorvogel,  Patera,  etc.  But  applied  to  ores 
containing  a  certain  alloy  of  gold  and  silver, 
the  abovo  methods  are  far  from  being  satis- 
factory ;  as  there  generally  remains,  in  the 
tailings,  a  large  amount  of  the  precious 
metals.  They  have  tried  to  extract  both 
metals, .  alternately,  according  to  the  pro- 
cess applicable  to  each  ;  first,  for  the  silver, 
they  employed  Augustin's  or  Ziervogel's 
methods ;  then  for  the  gold,  Plattner's, 
and  rice  versa ;  but  there  always  remained 
in  the  tailings  an  auro-argentiferous  re- 
siduum, which  required  a  repetition  of  the 
process,  or  involved  the  necessity  of  pro- 
ceeding to  their  extraction  by  concentration 
in  the  dry  way.  The  reason  for  this  is  easily 
explained,  as  each  of  the  above  metals  is,  by 
itself,  insoluble  in  the  solvent  of  the  other. 
In  treating  an  auriferous  silver  ore  by  chlo- 
rine gas,  a  portion  of  the  gold  is  formed  into 
chloride  ;  chloride  of  silver  is  formed  in 
the  meantime,  and  being  insoluble,  protects 
the  balance  of  the  alloy  from  the  subsequent 
action  of  the  chlorine  gas,  by  covering  it 
with  a  film  of  chloride  of  silver.  In  dis- 
solving this  film  of  chloride  of  silver,  by  so- 
lutions of  ammonia,  salt  or  hyposulphites, 
a  pure  metallic  surface  of  gold  is  ob- 
tained, which  also  protects  the  rest  of  the 
metallic  alloy  from  the  action  of  these  solu- 
tions. If  the  ores  are  rich  enough,  they 
will  warrant  this  alternate  treatment ;  but  if 
too  poor,  the  expenses  of  extraction  would  be 
larger  than  the  value  obtained.  Heretofore 
such  alloys  have  been  lost  in  the  tailings  ; 
but  with  the  use  of  the  above  concentrated 
solution  of  salt,  saturated  by  chlorine  gas, 
they  can  be  readily  extracted  ;  as  such  a  so- 
lution dissolves  rapidly  and  entirely  an  arti- 
ficial alloy  of  gold  and  silver,  and,  as  proven 
by  experiments  referred  to  below  made  on 
ores  containing  a  silver  alloy  of  gold,  rebel- 
lious to  any  other  treatment. 

These  ores  must  first  be  properly  roasted, 
then  leached  with  a  concentrated  solution 
of  salt  saturated  with  chlorine  gas,  and  sat- 
isfactory results  will  be  obtained.  An  ore 
treated  as  above,  and  containing  only  1. 24 
per  cent,  of  native  alloy  has  left  in  tho  tail- 
ings no  more  than  0.019  per  cent.  Another 
poor  ore  containing  only  0.19  per  cent,  of 
native  alloy  has  left  only  0. 002  per  cent. 

In  both  cases  the  yield  could  still  have 
been  more,  as,  in  the  washing  water,  gold  and 
silver  were  distinctly  detected.  Thus,  the 
use  of  a  cold  concentrated  solution  of  sail  satu- 
rated 'with  chlorine  gas.  would  be  advanta- 
geous in  the  treatment  of  poor  ores  con- 
taining an  auro-argentiferous  alloy,  without 
concentrating  the  same,  and  with  hardly 
any  loss  of  the  precious  metals. 

Continental  Life  Insurance  Company, 
302  Montgomery  street,  corner  of  Pine. 


Pedestrianism.— Tho  newest  sensation 
in  this  lino  is  the  undertaking  by  Both  Wil- 
bur Payne,  to  walk  from  New  York  to  San 
Francisco  in  one  hundred  and  fifty  days. 
He  started  on  November  11th.  Tho  dis- 
tance by  the  route  which  he  proposes  to 
take, — viz  :  along  tho  lino  of  the  Central  Pa- 
cific Eailroad, — being  just  3,300  miles,  he 
must  make  an  average  of  twenty-two 
miles  per  day.  Mr.  Payne  is  doing  this  on 
his  own  account  entirely.  Walking  is  no 
now  thing  to  him.  Some  years  since  ho 
perambulated  nearly  all  Europe,  and  gave 
to  the  world  a  history  of  what  he  saw.  In 
the  present  case,  he  intends  to  do  the  same 
thing,  and  ho  apparently  set  a  time  for  the 
completion  of  the  task,  simply  becauso  it 
happens  just  now  to  be  in  the  fashion.  No 
wager  is  dependent  upon  his  success,  as  in 
the  case  of  Weston,  who  has  just  pocketed 
ten  thousand  dollars  for  a  walk  from  Port- 
land, Maine,  to  Chicago,  Illinois.  Of 
course,  therefore,  there  will  bo  no  excite- 
ment among  "the  fancy," — no  ovations,  no 
cheers,  no  goings-out  to  meet,  no  pictorial 
illustrations — with  minute  descriptions  of 
his  every  article  of  dress.  Yet  which  ex- 
ample is  best  worth  following  ? 

Another  New  Mining  Journal. — We 
have  received  two  numbers  of  a  new  mining 
journal,  just  established  in  New  York,  and 
entitled  the  Mining  World.  It  is  published 
by  Bliss  &  Thompson,  at  No.  95  Liberty 
street.  This  journal  is  ably  edited,  and  one 
of  the  neatest  lookingpapersin  the  country. 
If  it  meets  with  the  success  which  a  journal 
of  such  excellentliteraryand  practical  merit 
is  entitled  to,  it  cannot  fail  to  bring  a  most 
remunerative  pecuniary  return  to  its  enter- 
prising publishers. 

* — .       M   -*-* 

The  Vulture  Mine.  — Four  of  Hendy's 
Concentrators  were  sent  out  last  week  from 
the  Union  Foundry,  for  the  Vulture  mine, 
in  Arizona,  where  four  others  have  been  for 
some  time  at  work.  We  are  informed  that 
a  large  sample  lot  of  concentrated  sulphu- 
rets  from  this  mine  have  been  recently 
worked  in  this  city,  which  yielded  at  the 
rate  of  $812  to  the  ton.  It  was  in  conse- 
quence of  this  extraordinary  yield  that  the 
company  determined  to  double  the  number 
of  concentrators  at  their  mill.  We  under- 
stand that  this  mine  is  rapidly  developing 
into  one  of  the  most  valuable  mining  prop- 
erties on  the  coast. 


New  Mechanical  Firm. — We  notice  that 
Messrs.  Baurhyte,  McAfee  and  Spiers  have 
associated  themselves  as  a  new  firm  for  car- 
rying on  the  boiler  making  and  general 
machine  shop  business,  on  Howard  street, 
between  Fremont  and  Beale.  We  shall 
probably  take  occasion  for  further  reference 
to  this  firm  next  week. 


Markkt  Strket  Homestead  Association.— J.  S.  Ldty,  Sec- 
retary. Office,  305  Montgomery  street,  comer  of  Pine,  Sail 
Francisco.  2vl5 


Business  Notice.— Xr.  A.  T.  Dewey,  of  tills  journal,  con- 
teniplales  a  visit  of  several  months  in  the  Atlantic  Stares,  a 
portion  of  v/liieh  time  he  will  spend  in  Washington.  New 
York  and  Boston.  Any  of  our  Eastern  friends  who  wish  to 
communicate  with  him,  for  business  or  other  purposes,  will 
address  their  letters  to  "  Westtield,  Mass." 


Jacob  Shew.  Pioneer  Photographer.  612  Clay  street,  north 
side,  four  doors  above  Montgomery,  (late  315  Montgomery 
street,)  takes  all  kinds  of  Photographs  in  the  best  style  of 
the  Art.  He  would  invite  especial  attention  to  the  new 
'  Cabinet  Photographs."  which  he  is  taking  to  perfection. 
lOvHtf 


SEcnsTAitvsnir  roa  Mining  Companies. — A  gdntleman  of 
education,  ability  and  experience,  is  desirous  of  procuring 
a  position  as  Secretary,  or  Assistant  Secretary,  in  some 
good  Mining  Company.  Has  most  unexceptionable  refer- 
ences.   Address  "SECRETARY,"  al  tills  office         Gvl5tf 


Co-Ofehativk  Union  SToaE.— This  is  becoming  one  of  the 
most  useful  Institutions  in  the  city,  and  the  Mechanic  and 
Laboring  Man  fully  appreciate  it.  They  arc  now  enabled 
to  buy  their  Groceries  and  Provisions  twenty  per  cent, 
cheaper  than  ever  before,  and  the  very  best  articles  in 
market  The  store  is  located  at  115  Sutter  street,  Lick 
House  Block.  22vl5tf 


Save  Toar  Teeth.— no  not  have  them  extracted 
without  first  consulting  a  good  Dentist.  The  lossis  irrepar- 
able, and,  in  mfyiy  instances,  unnecessary.  DR.  BEERS, 
corner  of  Montgomery  and  Sutter  streets,  over  Tucker's 
Jewelry  Store,  makes  a  specialty  of  filling  the  fangs  of 
dead  Teeth,  find  building  up  broken  crowns  witli  puns 
gold— thus  restoring  them  to  their  original  usefulness  and 
beauty. 

JOSr-  Call  and  examine  the  work.  Finest  quality  of  arti- 
ficial work  also  manufactured.  lGvH-tf 


NOETH  AMEEICA 

Life  Insurance  Company. 

Usual  Bestrictions  on  Occupation  and  Travel 

ABOMSUED  ! 


PollclOSOf  tins  Company  are  yruui  itnn-i-u  by  the  State  of 
New  York,  wblon  is  In i  hi  other  Compani- 
on tbujCoaat 


The  meat  Responsible  and  Liberal  Company    n  the  World  I 

J.    A.    EATON    &   CO., 

Mutineers  Puulflc  Branch,  tfOS  -VI  uuttfomcry  at. 


aivUnryp 


SAX  FRANOISOO. 


SIXTH  INDUSTRIAL  EXHIBITION 

UNDER  THE  AUSPICES   OF  THE 

MECHANICS'  INSTITUTE, 

SAN  FKAA'CISCO. 


The  undersigned,  noting  under  authority  from  tho  Me- 
chanics'Insiitule  of  lliw  City  Hi'  San  Francisco,  take  creat 
pleasure  in  announcing  to  the  public  lliat  they  h aye  re- 
solved upon  holding  an  Industrial  Exhibition  in  the  month 
of  August,  ISliS,  on  a  much  larger  scale  than  was  ever  be 
fore  attempted  on  (his  coast;  und  they  make  this  early  an- 
nouncement of  their  intention,  that  all  who  may  desire  to 
participate  shall  have  ample  time  for  preparation. 

a  programme,  embracing  rules  and  regulations  lor 
the  government  of  participants,  with  a  list  of  Premiums 
to  be  awarded,  etc,  is  receiving  such  earnest  and  care 
ful  attention  as  the  importance  of  the  enterprise  demands" 
and  in  due  season  the  same  will  lie  made  public  by  circular 
letters  widely  distributed,  and  by  advertisements  in  the 
leading  journals  of  this  coast. 

Executive  Committee: 
GEO.  K.  GLUYAS,  P.  J.   O'CONNOR, 

THOMAS  YOUNG,  ED\V\RD  NUNAN, 

D.  E.  HAYES,  GARDNER  ELLIOTT, 

HORACE  J).  DUNN,  H.  F.  WILLIAMS, 

GEO.  T.  B01TEN,  C.  M.  PLUM, 

H.  ROSEKRANS,  J.  A.  PUITCHABD, 

C.  H.  HARRISON,.  WM.  J.  LEWIS, 

D.  R.  COLEMAN.  "W.  W    HANSCOM, 

W.  C.  PEASE,  JOSEPH  MOSFIEIMER, 

JAMES  SPIERS,  WILLIAM  CORCORAN, 

C.  L.  TILDEN,  D.  A.  MACDONALD, 

IRVING  M.  SCOTT,  GEORGE  COFRAN, 

24vl5-lm 


SOMETHING  NEW  AND  GOOD! 

THY    IT! 
IPI^ESEirVJEI}     COFFEE, 

PREPARED  FROM 

THE  BEST  OLD  GOVERNMENT 
JAVA    COFFEE, 

Condensed  in  the  form  of  a  Paste,  by  a  process  patented 
September  3d.  1867.  One  ounce  equal  to  two  of  the  bes 
Ground  Coffee,  and  suitable  lor  any  gentleman's  table 
Preserves  its  strength  and  flavor  without  deterioration  in 
any  climate,  and  without  regard  to  length  of  time. 

If  you  want  Chickory ,  apply  it  yourself. 

Give    our  Coffee  a   trial,  and  if  It  is  not  fifty  percent. 

cheaper  and  belter  than  any  other,  we  will  return  your 

money. 

FKAMt  SIJLVEK  <fe  CO., 

No.  10  Stevenson  street,  near  First, 
24vl5-3ni  San  Francisco. 


Pacific  Chemical  Works. 

Acetic  Aeid., 

Nitric  Acid, 

JMLlxriatie  .A-Cicl, 

HTilpliviric  .A-cicl, 
Cyanide  of  Potassium, 

AND  CHEMICALS  OP  All  KINDS, 

Manufactured  by  the  PACIFIC  CHEMICAL  WORKS, 

FALKENAU    &    HANKS, 

Laboratory,  Sixteenth  street,  near  Folsom.    Office,  G»3 
Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco. 

24vl5tf 


Manzanita  Pipes ! 

WHOLESALE  AND  RETAIL.— SALESROOM,  NO.  65 
Third  street,  near  Mission.  Factory,  No  10  Stevenson 
street,  near  Firat.  San  Kraiiciseo.  Tliese  Fi|>es  are  manu- 
factured  from  the  best  Mountain  Manzanita,  as  sweet  as 

M^vrS-SSim'  JACKSON  &  SPAULDING. 


To  Quartz  Miners. 

Two  Quartz  Mill*  for  Sale  at  very  Low  Bates. 

PARTIES    WISHING    TO    PURCHASE    WILL    SAVE  W 
percent  by  calling  at  HOWLAND'S  SAMPLE  MILLS, 
No.  2i  Calif  or  n'ia  street,  San  Francisco.  24vl6-;hn 


Minerals  for  Sale. 

A  COMPLETE  COLLECTION  OF  VALUABLE  MINER- 
als,  togeilier  with  a  large  collection  of  Fossils,  trom 
Hie  Trias  for  sale.  Every  obk-.et  nmuin-i-uil  and  explained. 
May  be  seen  at  PFEIFFER's  DRUG  STORE.  No.  210  Post 
street,  San  Francisco.  23via  lm 


Rkgistkr  your  Letters  containing  money  addressed  to 
us  or  we  will  not  be  responsible.  Remittances  by  Express 
must  be  in  package*,  prepaid.  When  practicable,  it  is  best 
to  remit  by  draft,  or  order,  on  ?onie  San  Francisco  bank  or 
Ann. 


J^       Bull 
&AOFFICI 

\r    CALIF* 


Udura*    Insurance    Company— 
'E    IN    THE    BUILDING    OF    THE"! 
CALIFORNIA  SAVINGS  HANK,  California/ 

street,  one  Jihit  from  Bansome  street 

Ojr-FIUE  AND  MARINE  INSURANCE.  10vlU9pqr 


:A 


Perry  Davis' Vegetable  Pain  Killer. 

SuiUKn  colds,  coughs.ctc,  can  be  cured  Immediately,  as 
hundreds  can  testify,  by  mixing  ubout  one  teaspoonful  of 
Perry  Davis's  vegetable  Palo  Ciller  with  four  tablespoon* 
fula  of  molasses,  mixed  well  together,  anil  taken  as  ymir 
COOghlng  spoil  eomaura;  threo  teaeponnfule  of  the  mixture 
will  answer  for  a  dose.  Also  rub  a  little  of  tho  Pain  Killer 
on  the  hands,  and  inhale  tho  scent  of  it  Into  the  lungs.  Af- 
ter you  have  taken  tho  medicine,  bathe  the  throat  and 
around  the  collar-bone,  also  acmss  the  upper  part  of  the 
broaat  and  down  tho  sides,  IT  they  have  been  made  sore  by 
coughing,  and  you  wl  1  soon  got  relief  If  you  do  not  neglect 
it  too  long.  Tho  sooner  tho  medicine  is  applied,  the  more 
speedy  the  rcliuf.  In  all  cases.  If  you  do  nut  get  relief  in 
thirty  minutes,  take  It  again,  and  bathe  freely  uccording  to 
directions. 

O^-Sold  by  all  Druggists,  Grocers  and  Medicine  Dealers 
everywhere,  declm 

To  Foundry  men  and  Blacksmiths. 

LUMP  LEHIGH  AND  CUMRF.RLAND    COAL,  IN    ANY 
quantity,  sacked  and  r>hippcj  to  anv  part  of  the  couu 
try.b.  JAS.  R.   I)  >VLE.  r.,,al  Denier. 

413  and  415  1'aeitic  street, 
hot  Sansome  and  Montgomery, 
24vl5-3m  San  Frunclseo. 


Foundry  for  Sale. 

A  One-half  Interest  in  the. 

UNION    IRON    WORKS, 

SACRAMENTO, 
Owned  by  William  R.  Williams,  is  offered  for  sale  on  the 
most  favorable  terms. 

A.    Good   Bargain 

May  be  had,  as  the  proprietor  is  going  home  to-  Europe.  It 
is  seldom  that  so  good  an  opportunity  is  offered  for  a  sure 
and  permanent  investment.  The  business  of  the  establish- 
ment is  exceedingly  flourishing,  as  can  be  shown.  Tho 
Shop  is  of  brick,  new  and  well  built.  The  lot  is  85  feet  front 
by  163  feetln  depth,  in  a  good  location  for  this  business,  on 
Front  street,  between  N  and  O  streets. 

Inquire  at  tho  office  of  the  Foundry,  or  address 

WILLIAM   R.  WILLIAMS, 

26vl3tf9-16  Sacramento.  CaU 


Oakland  College  School. 

This  Patrons  of  this  Institution  have  tho  choice  of  sev 
oral  distinct  Departments.  The  SENIOR  CLASSICAL  is 
designed  as  preparatory  to  the  College  of  California. 

The  SENIOR  ENGLISH  affords  a  complete  course  of  in 
struction  in  the  English  branches,  in  Theoretical  and  Prac- 
tical Business,  Science  and  Art 

The  JUNIOR  is  especially  qualified  to  meet  the  wants  of 
young  boys,  for  whom  sepaiato  apartments  and  Teachers 
nre  provided. 

Throughout  all  the  various  departments,  great  attention 
is  given  to  the  study  of  the  Modern  Languages. 

For  further  information,  or  Catalogues,  address, 

I.  H.  BKATTON,  IVIncipal. 

Oakland,  California.  5vI5qr9n. 


ROOT'S 

Patent  Force  Blast  Blower. 

Adapted  for    Smelting,  Foundry,  Alining 
and  Steamsllips. 

Requires  50  per  eent  less  power  than  any  Blower  now  in 
use.  Fur  further  particulars,  address  KEEP,  BLAKE  &  CO., 
Stockton;  or  Wm,  T.  Garrett,  comer  Mission  and  Fremont 
streets,  San  Francisco.  5vl5tfl9p 


i^voxiric 
Rolling  Mill  and  Forge  Co., 

SAN    FRANCISCO,    CAL. 
Established  for  the  Manufacture  of 

RAILROAD    AND   OTHER   IRON 

—  AND  — 

Every  "Variety  of  Shafting 

Embracing  ALL  SIZES  of 

Steamboat    Shafts,  Crank*,    Piston    and    Con 

nectiiitf  Hods,  Car  and  X-ocomotlve  Axles 

and  Frames. 

—  ALSO  — 

raAJMMEniED     IRON 

Of  every  description  and  size. 

BSP*  Orders  addressed  to  PACIFIC  ROLLING   MILLnnd 
FORG-E  CO.,  Post  Office,  San  Francisco,  Cal.,  will  receive 

flay*  The  highest  price  paid  for  Scrap  Iron.       9vH3m!lp 


"^P*  San  Francisco  Eye  Infirmary,  "^IS^ 

Permanently  established  for  the  treatment  of  all  diseases 
of  the  Eve.  Dr.  F.  was  for  seventeen  yeni-K  princiORl  of 
the  Liifavette  find  J  Eye  Infirmary.  P.  W.  Ponda.  M.  D., 
Surg^nm  Charge.  J Office,  40S  Montgomery  street  on*o- 
site  Well  ,  Fargo  &  Co's.  4vl6-ly9p 


AGENTS  WANTED. 


ENERGETIC    MEN    OR  WOMEN    CAN  MAKE    MONEY 
in  canvassing  forour  NEWBOoKS  and  KNtJRAVlNi.S. 
One  Agent  reports  thirty  three  orders  for  one  Rook  in  three 
days      Address,         PACIFIC  PUBLISHING  COMFAM  , 
4vl5qr9p        305  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 


378 


Mt  piwmg  m&  Mmtifk  $«$& 


EstaJt>lish.e«l    in   1849-Corner    First   and.    Mission   streets^   San    Francisco. 


HAVING  INCREASED  OUR  FACILITIES  IN  EVERY  DEPARTMENT.  TYE  ARE  NOW 
prepared  at  the  shortest  notice  aud  at  the  most  reasonable  rates,  to  furnish  all 
kinds  and  description  of  .Machinery,  including  Steam  Engines,  Quartz  Mills,  Mining  Pumps 
of  all  kinds,  Uoistiivj  (iear,  Gas  Work,  Laundry  Machinery,  Architectural  and  Ornamental 
Castings,  Suunr  .Mills,  Saw  and  Flour  Mills,  Water  Wheels  of  all  kind-,  Hydraulic,  Hay,  Rag, 
screw  and  Drop  Presses,  Coining  Machinery,  Pile  Drivers,  Bark  and  Malt  Mills,  aud  ail 
kinds  of  Castings. 

JEWG-INES.  —  Marine  Engines,  Oscillating  and  Beam;  Stern  and  .Side  Wheel  Boats, 
Locomotives,  Stationary  Engines,  Horizontal,  Upright,  Oscillating  and  Beam,  from  six 
tn  ilftv  indies  diameter.  Also,  Scoti  A  Eekart's  Adjustable  Out-nll  Regulator— best  in 
use;  W.  K.  Eckart's  Balance  Valve  for  Stationary  Engines;  Woodward's  Patent  Steam 
Pump  and.  Fire  Engine. 

JtOtlJ^EUt**.  Locomotive,  Flae,  Tubular,  Upright,  Cylinder  and  Cornish,  and  over" 
variety  of  (toiler  Work.     All  sizes  of  tubes  and  pipes  for  pumps. 

P  BJ SIPS. —The  Excelsior  double-aeliug  Force  Pumps  are  manufactured  hy  ua.  These 
very  superior  Pumps  are  warranted  the  best,  and  are  fast  replacing  ail  other  Puree  Pumps. 


AMAlGAMATOTfi  MACITIXER  Y.— Wheeler  &  Randall's  Improved  Tractor-y 
Curve  Pan,  Zenas  Wheeler's   improved  flat   bottom  pan.   Beldin's  pah,  "Veatcli's  tubs. 

Prater's  concentrators,  Waklee's  pans,  Beers'  pan,  German  Barrels,  Arastra  Gearing,  Chile 
Mills,  Settlers  of  all  descriptions,  Retorts  of  all  sizes  and  shapes,  for  Silver  and  Gold, 
Portable  Stamp  Mills,  straight  Batteries,  for  wood  or  iron  frames,  Dry  Crushing  Bat- 
teries, or  machines  with  the  latest  imprnvements.  every  variety  oi  Stamps,  Mortars,  Cams, 
Pans  and  Tubs.     BLAKE'S  PATENT  QUARTZ  CRUS1IEHS,  of'all  sizes. 

Oir.  BORWG  TOOLS  AND  MAOHINERT-Of  the  latest  and  most  ap- 
proved construction,  made  from  drawings  lately  made  by  Prof.  Blake  at  the  oil  wells  in 
Pennsylvania.  We  have  the  facilities  for  working  gold  and  silver  (mart/,  and  other  ores,  to 
test  their  value,  by  the  hundred  weight  or  ton. 

Russia  Iron  Screens,  of  all  degrees  of  ll lioness  and  of  all  qualities  of  iron.  All  work  done 
in  the  best  manner  at  the  lowest  cash  prices. 

11.   J.   MOUTH.  C1KO.   W.    FRBSCOTT.1  IRVING   M.  SOGTT 

24vi2  ii.  jr.  booth  «&  co- 


Machinists  and  Foundries. 

PALMER,  KNOX  &   CO., 

Golden    State   Iron    Works, 

Nob.  10,  31,  »3  and  35  Flrnt  Street, 

SAN  FRANCISCO. 

KANDFACTUKK  ALL  KINDS  OF 

MACHINERY, 

TEAM   EN'GIXES  AND  QX7AKTZ    HILLS 

DUNBAR'S   IMPROVED 

Self- Adjusting  X*istoii  Paclcing, 

Requires  no  springs  or  screws;  is  always  steam  tight; 

without  excessive  friction,  and  never 

gets  slack  or  leaky. 

WHEELER  &  RANDALL'S 

NEW   OBIXDJUR   ANIf    AMALGAMATOR 

HEPBURN  &  PETERSON'S. 

AWLALOA.UATOK  AM>  SEPARATOR, 

Knox's  Awitile'aiiiators, 

WITH    PALMER'S   PATENT   STEAM   CHEST, 

Superior  tor  working  cither  OOLD  OR  SILVER  ORES,  and 
is  the  only  Amalgamator  tliat  lias  stood  the  test  of  seven 
years'  continual  working. 
«*emiine    White    Xruu    Stamp  Shoes   aud    Die* 

Having  heon  engaged  for  the  past  ten  years  in  quartz 

mmiug,  ami  lieian  conversant  with  oil  the  improvements, 
either  in  Hiniuy  or  .Milling,  we  arc  prepared  to  furuisli,  ai 
the  shortest  notice,  the  most  perfect  machinery  for  redue 
ins  ores,  or  saving  either  gold  or  silver.  I3vll)o,y-U 


WILLAMETTE  IRON  WORKS, 

1'OKXJL.A.KI),    OJCliUOiV. 

©  t  ©  »  ill    Engines,     lloilcrs, 
SAW  AKO  CRIST  MILLS, 

MINING    SIAOIUNEiil'.     WKOL'tlllT     IKON     SHUTTER 
WORK,  AND  ISLACKSMITIIINO    IX  GENERAL. 
Corner  IVortrt-SVoiit  and  i:  n'ireeiB, 

18vl3-lv  Quo  blocknortU  ol'Oouclils  Wharf. 


UNION    IRON  WORKS, 
WILLIAMS,  BOOT  &  NEILSON. 

M_1N0FACTUREB9  OF 

CROSS'  PATENT  BOILER  FEEDER, 

STEAM  BNGtNE^,  JSOXILIJEKS, 

And  all  kliidn  of  Mining  Nlnehluery. 

Also,  Hay  and  Wlue  Presses  made  and  repaired 
with  neatness,  durability  and  dispatch. 

Vunbar'M  Patent  Self-Ad,fuatinsy  Steam   XMatou 


Front  Street,  between  X  and  O  streets, 

I4vll  Sacbamkmto  City 


GLOBE 

Foundry  and. Machine  Shop, 


STOCKTOX,    CAL, 


KEEP,   BLAKE   &  CO., 

MANUKA  CTl' TIERS   OF 

Quartz,  Saw  and  Grist  Mill  Irons,  Stciim 
Engines,  Horse  Powers, 

Mining  and  Irrigating  Pumps,  Car  Wheels,  Derrick  Irons, 
House  Fronts,  Iron  Fenciug,  Balcony  Railings,  etc., 
at  San  Francisco  prices.    Orders  solicited 
I3vl3-Iy  aud  promptly  executed. 


GEORGE  T.  PRACY, 
M  A.  O  H  I  N  E     WORKS, 

Nos  100  aud  111  Mission  street,  between  Main  and  Spear, 

SAN   FRANCISCO. 

STJEAM  ElV«IXE,FI-OTJK  AND  SAWMILL 

And  Quartz  Machinery,  Printing  Presses, 

AND 

MACHINERY   OF   EVERY  DESCRIPTION    MADE    AND 
REPAIRED. 
aar-Special  attention  paid  to  Repairing. -JST    qy-3 


I.  H.  SMALL, 
MACHINE       SHOP, 

BOILPKR  OP 

Steam   Unslnc*,  Sawmril*,  Mining  Machinery, 

and  ''iViuhI   Planci'H. 

Repairing  of  all  Kinds  done  with  promptness  and  dispatch. 

Guars  "i  all  kinds  cut  at  short  notice,  corner  of 

.Market  and  lioalo  st.  San  Francisco.    6vl5-3m 


&AJS    ^JEft^IVClSSCO 

Foundry  and  Machine  Works. 

IV.  E,  Cor.  Fremont  and  Mission  streets, 

Manufacturers  of 

Marine  and  Stationery  Engines 

Quart/.  Machinery,  Saw,  Flour  and  sucar  Mills,  alining 
Pumps,  Hoisting  Gear,  As ri cultural  Implements,  etc. 

r-ALSO— 

Wine,    Cider,    Cotton     and     Tnhaeco     Pre««eit 

of  the  latest  Improved  Patterns. 

STEAM  ENGINES  AND  BOILERS, 

Of  all .SiZQS,  constantly  on  hand;  Quartz  Mill  Shoes  an£ 
Dies  warranted  to  be  made  of  the  best  white  iron. 
l>:iii'mr's  Improved  Self-AdJ  listing  Piston- 
Pa  eking,  requires  no  springs  or  screws;  is  alwayssteam- 
ttttht;  without  excessive  triciion,  and  never  gets  slack  or 
leaky. 

MACHFXEKT,  OP   ALJ.  DESCRIPTIONS 


DEVOE.  DIXSMORE  <fc  CO 


LEWIS  COFPF-T. 


J.  S.  BISDON 


L/EWIS   COFFEY  <Sc  RISlfON, 

Steam  Boiler  &  Sheet  Iron  Works. 

THE  only  exclusively  Boiler  Making  establishment  oo  ihe 
Pacific  Coast  owned  and  conducted  by  Practical  Boiler 
Makers.  All  orders  for  New  Work  and  the  repairing  of  Old 
Work,  executed  us  ordered,  and  warranted  as  to  quality. 

Old  Stand,  corner  of  Bush   and  Market  streets,  opposite 
Oriental  Hotel,  San  Francisco, 


CALIFORNIA    BRASS    FOUNDRY. 

No.  Ifm  First  street,  opposite  Minna* 

SAN  FRANCISCO. 

All  kinds  of  Brass,  Composition,  Zinc,  and  Babbitt  Metal 
Castings,  Brass  Shin  Work  of  all  kinds,  Spikes,  Shcathlnp 
Nails.  Rudder  Braces,  I-Iinnes,  ship  and  Steamboat  Balls  and 
Goncsof  superior  tone.  All  kinds  of  Cocks  and  Valves,  Hy- 
di'aulie  I'ipes  nod  No//,les,  and  Hose  Couplings  and  Connec- 
tions of  alt  sizes  ami  patterns,  furnished  with  dispatch. 
S&3-  PRICES  MODERATE,  -ffiar 

V.  KINGWELL.  I9vl3-ly]  J.   H.  WEED. 


Foundry  and  Iron  Works. 

HINCKLEY  k  CO., 

KANDFACTOKKKS  Ot 

SU^Ej^IM    ENGINES, 
Quartz,    FloiU'    aud    Saw    IVTills, 

Muore'n  Grinder  and  Aiunlemnator,  ISrntlle'ft 

Improved     Crunhcr,    Mining    Pumps* 

Amalgamator*,  and  all  kinds 

of  Machinery. 

N.  E.  comer  of  Tehama  and  Fremont  streets,  abovo  Bow 
ard  street,  San  Francisco.  3-qy 


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or  nearly  all,  United  States  mail  matter,  ItiSasiogUlar 
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ounce,  and  1  cent  per  %  ounce. 

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and  5><  cents  per  1%  ounce. 

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and  b}<  cents  per  ]}£  ounco. 

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poiuts  ol  delivery. 


KEPTUKE  mow  WORKS, 

Corner  of    Mission    and    Fremont  Streets, 
SAN  FRANCISCO. 

MARINE, 

Locomotive, 

And  all  kinds  of 
HIGH  PRESSURE 

Steam   Boilers 
w  tr>E, 

All  Rollers  guaranteed  and 
tested  by  U.  S.  Ballet  In- 
spector before  sent  out  of 
the  Shop,  at  Shop  expense. 

AI!  binds  of  Sheet  Iron  and 

Water   I'ipe,    Coal    Oil 

Prills,  Wrought  inm 

Worms,  etc.,  etc. 

Manufactured  to  Order. 

Ok!  BollerNlCepiiired 

&>.  CAMiRROIvl 


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JOHN  LOCHHEAD'S 

Steam  Engine  Works, 

Buale  street,  near  AIl»sion,  San  Francisco. 

STEAM    ENGINES    OF  EVERY    DESCRIPTION   BUILT 
to  order— Marine,  Stationary,  or  Locomotive. 

HOISTENC  AND  PUMPING  ENGINES, 

PORTABLE  ENGINES,   OF  ALL  SIZES,, 

DONKEY  PUMPS,  Etc.,  Etc.,  Etc 

The  attention  of  the  parties  engaged  in  shipping  or  inland 
navigation  is  called.to  the 

Superior  Workmanship 

of  Ma.  LOOHB.EAD,  who  has  been  in  the  business  in  San 


STEAM    ENUTNES 

Screw  Propellers  of  all  kinds,  and  steam  BoatMachincr 
trenerally,  made  to   order,  and  warranted  to  (jive  perfect 
satisf*   '.ion  in  every  particular  25vl2-3m 


J.    NRWSMAM. 


J.  mmVooD. 


SOUTH  BEACH  HON  WORKS, 

Near  corner  of  King  nun  Third  streets,  San  Francisco. 
MAItlUli     HC1SIS, 

AND   jilX  KINDS  OP 

MAOHIJVEK-Sr      rORGIWG. 

All  kinds  of  Shlp-smilhine  and  Mtll  work  manufactui  ed  to 
order.  Jobbing  ot  every  description  promptly  attended  to. 
All  work  done  xnaranteed.  ISvH-Iy 


Electiiotypk  Cots,  Enckayings,  Etc— Our  Job  Printing 
Office  is  abundantly  supplied  with  elegant  engravings.  Or 
namcnls.  and  other  embellishments  to  suit  the  various 
branches  of  industry  in  this  state 


Cueiosittes  of  the  Eaeth. — At  the  city 
of  Modena,  in  Italy,  and  about  four  miles 
around  it,  wherever  the  earth  is  dug,  when 
the  "workmen  arrive  at  the  depth  of  63  feet, 
they  come  to  a  bed  of  chalk,  which  they 
bore  with  an  augur  five  feet  deep.  They 
then  withdraw  from  the  pit  before  the  augur 
is  removed,  and  upon  its  extraction,  the 
water  bursts  up  through  the  aperture  with 
great  violence,  and  quickly  fills  the  new- 
made  well,  which  continues  full,  and  is  af- 
fected neither  by  rains  nor  droughts.  But 
that  which  is  most  remarkable  in  this  opera- 
tion is  the  layers  of  earth  as  we  descend. 
At  the  depth  oi'  fourteen  feet  are  found  the 
ruins  of  an  ancient  city,  paved  streets, 
.houses,  floors,  and  different  pieces  of  mosaic 
work.  Under  this  is  found  a  soft  oozy  earth, 
made  up  of  vegetation,  and  at  twenty-sis 
feet  deep  large  trees  entire,  such  as  walnut 
trees,  with  the  walnuts  still  sticking  to 
the  stem,  and  the  leaves  and  branches  in  a 
perfect  state  of  preservation.  At  twenty- 
eight  feet  deep  a  soft  chalk  is  found,  with  a 
vast  quantity  of  shells,  and  this  bed  is  eleven 
feet  thick.  Under  this  vegetation  is  found 
again  with  leaves  and  branches  of  trees  as 
before. 


,f.  WlilCHMART.  H.   KBONK. 

CA.UIIF'OTMVIA. 

TOOL    AND     FILE    FACTORY. 

Blacksmith  and  Machine  Slion. 

No.  17  Fremont  street,  between  Market  and  Mission,  S.  F. 

Job  GruTjdinB.and  Polishing  done  at  shortest  notice. 

jj®-Speeial  premium  awarded  at  the  last  State  Fair.  Sac- 
ramento, ivia-qy 


LINCOLN   IRON   WORKS, 

JVo.  51  Bcalc  St.,  l>et.  Marlcet  a,jid  mission. 

D.  &  "W.  FOUKNESS,  Frop'rs. 

STEAIMC    ENGlNDGt?, 

Flour  and  Sawmills,  and  MACHINERY  of  all  descriptions 

niaili:  and  repaired  at  BrtortQSt  nolice. 

9®- Particular  attention  paid  to  repairing  Reynold's  Cut-off 

av.lfiqr 


©to  fining  ami  Scientific  <§xtt$. 


379 


As  OxDEBOBororo  I'mxst  ix  Iowa. — The 
thai  Captain 
Applemsn,    who  Uses  on  a  point   of  land 
nearly  tin-  highest  in  Fayetta  com 

rmont,  while  sinking  n  well,  a  tew 

,,f 'a  hi,  Mill  of  twelve  or  fifteen 

the  top  of  the  foi 

m  standing  upright  in  the 

rtli.    The  Breee  were  small,  about 

fifteen  foot  in  bight  ami  standing  in  a  poat- 

wni^'that  the  earth  by  which, they 

in  gently  and  gradu> 

ally  deposited  around  thi  y  could 

not  have  maintained  an  erect  position. 

Nnv  i  i!  vis. — A  new 

and  interesting  method  of  treating  bron- 
chial affections  has  lately  been  introduced. 
Uy  moans  of  an  apparatus  similar  to  the  so 
called  odorator,  a  solntion  of  sulphate  of 
zino  or  nitrate  of  silver  is  reduced  to  an  ex- 
tremely fine  spray,  so  that  it  can  be  inhaled 
with  the  breath,  and  applied  directly  to  the 
inflamed  mucous  membrane; 


S.m-I'iiihi'.s  rx  Montana. — We  have  been 
shown  by  N.  E.  Collins,  says  the  Montana 
,  sis  til!-'  sapphires  taken  from  claim 
No.  i.  on  El  Dorado  Bar,  which  have  just 
been  elegantly  cut  in  New  York  city.  Ex- 
perienced lapidifries  pronounce  these  stones 
to  be  of  very  fine  ipiality  and  second  only 
to  diamonds  in  value.  They  are  in  color 
light  and  dark-bluO,  straw-i'olor  and  red. 

:  Pboduction. — Within  a  radius  of 
five  miles  of  J-'olsom  over  100,(1111)  gallons  of 
wine  will  be  mnde  during  the  present  sea- 
son. \W  arrive  at  the  above  figure  from  a 
careful  calculation  of  the  amounts  given  us 
by  the  owners  of  the  different  vineyards  and 
gardens  in  this  place  and  its  vicinity. — Tel- 
• 

Heavy  BrjSEHEsa — A  gentleman  in  Peters- 
burg, ,'iriginia.  has  succeeded  iu  teaching 
four  chickens  to  draw  a  miniature  wagon, 
in  which  a  big  white  rooster  rides.  They 
rattle  over  a  lawn  with  great  speed,  while 
the  rooster  looks  as  grave  as  a  bishop. 

LireitovEUEXT  in  the  Sponge  Business. 
Since  the  organization  of  a  company  in  Eng- 
land for  the  purpose  of  preparing  sponge  to 
1  ic  used  for  upholstery  and  all  purposes  for 
which  curled  hair  is  used,  the  trade  in 
•  sponge  at  the  Sandwich  Islands  is  likely  to 
become  of  some  account.  A  fine  quality  is 
found  there. 


A  Cloud  of  Buttekflies. — Milan,  Mis- 
souri, was  recently  invaded  by  a  cloud  of 
butterflies.  The  air  was  filled  with  the  col- 
ored beauties  above,  below,  and  around. 
They  traveled  in  a  southwesterly  direction, 
and  were  fully  an  hour  in  passing. 


The  land  of  the  Trinity  and  St.  Paul's 
churchyard,  in  New  York,  is  of  such  a  value 
that  every  grave  is  estimated  to  be  worth 
§2,000. 


A  joint  stock  company  has  been  estab- 
lished in  Australia  for  the  purpose  of  boil- 
ing down  into  tallow  10,000  sheep  a  week 


Among  the  great  engineering  works  of 
the  day  is  a  tunnel  under  the  river  Mersey, 
o  connect  Birkenhead  with  Liverpool.  The 
cost  will  be  §5,000,000. 


BLASTING  POWDER. 


ITtlClS,  §3.50  I>EK,  KEG. 


TOUTING,  CAJVSION  ANIt    MUSKET 

POWDER, 

Of  superior  quality 
3TTJ«E      .A.  TV  X>       SHOT, 

Alwnysim  hand  ami  for  sale  at  Hie  office  orjlho 

CALIFORNIA  POWDER  WORKS, 

No,  :i  I  8  Cullfornlu  Street. 

JOHN  F.  LOHSE,  Secretary. 

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Just  IPii ljlislxetl. 

TllK  rnILOSOFHY  OF  MARRIAGE,  BEING  FOUR  IM- 
iibrtant  Lectures  on  functions  inirt  DISORDERS  of 
the  Nervous  System  and  Reproductive  Organs,  to  be  uad  by 
rnldri'SMnis  and  ijn'loMni;  twenty-live  cents,  postage  stamps, 
10  See  t',ry  PACIFIC  MUSEUM  OF  ANATOMV,  Mont- 
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THE  GOLDEN  ERA. 

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— AMi- 

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San  Franolsco. 

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IH'AIITZ  1I1LL8. 
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Machinery  and  Castings  of  all  kinds,  eitb.'  »■ 
of  Iron  or  Brass, 

Boilers  and  Sheet  Iron  Work  in  all  iU 
Branches. 

SltueN  and  I»i<'«.  nrWIilli-   Iron,  niaiiiifafttiru.; 

for  and  Imported  b.v  iih  exprvssly  I'm-  (M*  pur- 
pose,  and  will  la-i  fts  per  vent,  lunicer  Hum  any 

other  made  aik  this  iim.l. 

Kuwlu  Iron  Screens,  nf  any  decree  of  Oneness. 

We  are  (he  only  111:1  miliici  urej'S  on  clil»ena»Lof 
the  "  ILfekH  Engine,"  the  most  etinipnet,  simple 
in  eniihti'uetinn,  and  duruble,  at*  any  Ulnclne  lu 
nse. 

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II.  B.  ANGELL,  CTBUS  rAI.MEE, 

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JAMES  MACKEN, 

COPPERSMITH, 

No.  '-t'iG  Fremont  »t.t  1>et.  lKotvurd  A  FiiUuli 

All  kinds  of  COPPER  WORK  done  to  nrder  In  the  t.cst 
manner.  Particular  attention  paid  to  Steamboat,  tiugai 
House  and  pistiliery  worjt. 


Internatioiiiil   Hotel, 

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BETWEEN  MONTGOMERY  AND  KEAKNY  STS., 

SAN   FRANCflSCO,  CAL. 

THIS  OLD  ESTABLISHED  HOUSE  IS  IN  PERFECT 
order  for  the  acjumniu(i:iiinii  of,  KJiefltfl,  Persons  seek- 
inff  comfort  anfl  eoonii'my  will  vind  this  thte  best  Hotel  in 
the  city  to  stop  at.  The  Reds  are  now  and  fn  good  order, 
and  the  Rooms  well  ventilated.  The  Table  will  always  bo 
supplied  with  the  best  in  the  market. 

Prices  varying;  from  $1  5Q  to  $2  per  <luy  for 

Boaril  and   ICooni. 

PINE  BATH   HOUSE  AND  BAKBEll  SHOP  ATTACHED 

TO  THE  HOUSE. 

agj-  Teams  bclniijrlne  to  the  House  will  b<-  in  attendance 
at  all  the  boats  and  cars  to  convey  (MisseimiTs  tn  the  Unuac 
frrk  of  chaiu:e,  and  to  any  pan  of  the  city  for  AO  cents 

Jlvl2  F.  E.  WEYCJANT.  Pronriotor. 

WESTERN   HOTEL, 

Nos.  43  and  45  KL  street,  between  Second  and  Third  streets, 

SACKAilKMTO, 

Board,  per  week. f. 84 

Meals »•>  Cent*. 

12vl5qr 


.  D,  THAYER,  Proprietor. 


SACRAMENTO  SEMINARY. 

Rourdii.fr    Scbo»l     for    YouiifC     LutlicM, 

I  street,  between  Tenth  and  Eleventh  streets.  Sacranjento 

Tho  present  Session  coniimnciHl  .Fuly  2ilth,  nnd  will  close 

Decern bcr,20tb      A  full  course  of  iusmictlmi  is  given     six 

Teachers  ace  emidoyed.     For  further   pnriltilHarP,   Address 

HERMON   I'KKRY, 

Hvl5-4m  Sacramento,  Cat, 


FRIEDLANDEB'S 

jsohtji  point 

GRAIN    WAREHOUSES, 

Sansome  and  Chestnut  streets,  San  Francisco. 

These  magnificent  BRICK  WAKEHOUSES-the  largest  In 
the  State— are  now  completed  and  ready  for  the  reception 
of  storage.  The  facilities  for  receiving  and  discharging  are 
unsurpassed,  there  being  a  water  front  of  ijis  hundred  feet. 
Insurance  nnd  advances  effected  at  lowest  rates. 
For  storage,  apply  at  the  Warehouses,  to 
THOMAS  H.  DOUOLAS, 

Storekeeper  and  WnarflnKor, 

Orto  I.  FRIEDLANDER. 
19vl5-4w  112  California  street. 


California  Steam  Navigation 

Hid    COMPANY.    jj|g 

Steamer  CAPITAL OAPT.  E.  A.  POOLE 

CHRYSOPOLIS CAPT.  A.  FOSTEB. 

YOSEMITE 

"         CORNELIA OAPT.  W.  BROMLEY 

JULIA CAPT.  E.  CONUKLIft. 

One  of  tho  above  steamers  leave  BROADWAY  WHAEF 
at  4  o'clock  P.  M.  EVERY  DAY  (Sundays  excepted).  Cor 
Sacramento  and  Stockton,  connecting  with  lipht-drafl 
steamers  for  Marvsvillo,  Colusa,  Chico,  and  Rod  Bluff. 

Office  of  the  Company,  northeast  corner  of  Front  and 
Jackson  streets.  B   ^   HAKT8HOKKE, 

13vl2  Prculdent. 

Bv  Mail— The JlSnin.?  <yid, Scientific Preaa  will  be  sent  by 
mail  to  an  v  part  of  the  civilized  world.  In  case  nf  removal 
snbscnher's  nave  only  to  infnnu  im  ot'ihe  post  office  address 
of  thelrold  and  newdpo cation,  and  the  paper  will  bo  sen 
accordingly. 


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Business  Cards. 


NATHANIEL  CRAY. 


n.  II.  GRAY. 


N.    GRAY  &  CO., 

UNDER    T    -A.   351    HH    R-    S   , 

641  Sacramento  St.,  cor.  Webb,  San  Francisco. 

JBSJ-Sole  Agents  for  Barstow's  Metallic  Burial  Gases  and 
L'5vl4tf  Caskets. 


JONES  &  Wooll, 
ILooXcing'-Grlasss  and  Picture 

DEALERS, 

643  Market  street,  near   Montgomery.     Factory,  Market 

street,  between  Seventh,  ana  Eighth  streets. 

MvlDtf 


DR.  DANIEL  BREED, 

Solicitor  of  Patents  and   Consulting  Chemist, 

Office,  371  F  street,  opp.  Patent  Office,  Washington,  D.  0. 

Late  of  the  U.  S.  Patent  Office;  formerly  of  the  German 

Laboratories  of  Liebig  and   Lcewig;   Translator  of 

the  Chemistries  of  Lowig  and  Will.) 

Dr.  Breed  will  promptly  attend  to  any  business,  and  give 

especial  attention  to  chemical,  rejected,  and   other  difficult 

and  Important  cases.    ,0^-Addrcss  Dr.  DANIEL  BREED, 

Washington,  D.  0.  22vlS-t>m» 


Shot  G-uns  and  Rifles 

Selling    at    Five     Dollars    Each  ! 

THE  AMERICAN  ARMS  COMPANY!", 
'are  closing  out  their  large  stock  of  Heavy 
and  Light  Single  Barrel  Guns,  suitable  tor  Geese,  Duck, 
Pigeon  or  Quail  Shooting.  Heavy  and  Light  Kiflesat$5 
each.    Enclose  stamp  and  send  for  Catalogues 

AMERICAN  ARMS  CO., 
9vl5-3m  639>J  Marnet  street,  San  Francisco. 


Schmieden  &   Shotwell, 

Stock  and  Money  Brokers,  and  dealers  in  Government 
Bonds,  State,  City  and  County  Securities,  Gas,  Water  and 
Insurance  Stocks,  etc.,  southwest  corner  of  California  and 
Sausome  streets,  opposite  Bank  of  California.        Ivl5-6m 


REMOVAL. 

The  well  known  establishment  of 

LUCY    &   HYMES, 

MANUFACTORKRS  OP 

Genuine  Pale  and  Chemical 
OLIVE    SOAPS, 

Has  been  removed  from  Bcale  street,  between  Mission  and 
Howard,  to  BRANNAN  STREET,  between  Eighth  and 
Ninth,  and  greatly  enlarged. 

The  capacity  of  this  establishment  is  now  the  largest  on 
the  Paeilic  Coast.  It  is  now  in  full  operation,  and  prepared 
o  supply  the  demand  of  the  trade. 

Oifice—  31'.'   California   St.,  San   Francisco. 
Tvloqr 


IHEUSSDORFFER, 

Wo-s.    635   and   G37    Commercial   Street, 

WILL  INTRODUCE 

On  Satxirtlay,  February  O,  1S67, 

Aii  Entirely  New  Style  of 

Cloth  Cashmere  Hat 

"YACHT    HENRIETTA," 


Which  are  the  most  dressy  Hat  ever  introduced  on  the 

Pacific  Coast. 
335~Call  and  see  them.    '  8vli 


For  sale  in  any  quantity  to  suit,  by  the 

Pacific   Asphaltum   Company, 

No.  aSS  Kearnj- street,  corner  Sacramento,  San  Francisco. 

This  Asphaltum  is  the  purest  to  be  found  in  the  market, 
being  free  from  rock  and  clay,  or  other  impurities. 
Sidewalks  laid  and  ISoofiug  dune  at  shortest 

notice. 
15vI5qr  NEUTAL  <fc  CO. 


T.    B,.    CHUKCH, 

FASHIONABLE 

CLOTHING   EMI»OKXCTM. 

Jio,  333  Montgomery  at.,  Such  l£lock. 

WHOLESALE  AND  RETAIL  DEALER  IN 

FINE  CUSTOM-MADE  CLOTHING, 

AND  GENTS'  ETJBNISHING  GOODS,| 

TRUNKS,  VALISES,     CARPET-BACS, 

Etc.  at  the  Lowest  Prices. 
13yl5-ajr 


Trades  and  Manufactures- 


Generous  Compliments. 

The  following  is  a  sample  of  the  generous  acknowdgments 
which  we  frequently  receive.  We  can  only  return  thanks 
for  such  gentlemanly  obligations,  and  assure  our  friends  of 
our  best  endeavors  to  merit  their  respect  and  kindness: 

Georgetown,  January  22,  '67. 
Mkssrs.  Drwky  ,fc  Co.— Si>»:  I  have  the  honor  to  ac- 
knowledge receipt  of  your  letter  of  the  21st   instant,  trans- 
mitting to  mo  "L-u.-r*  Patent"  on  my  application  through 
yiiu  for  an  ,l'Tmproved  Machine  for  WaAing  Ores." 

It  caine  to  hand  safely,  and  lam  pleased  to  tender  you  my 
grateful  aeknowledinents  for  your  success  on  my  behalf. 
Very  truly  yours, 

M.  A.  WOODSIDE. 


WM.   BAUTLI.NC. 


HENBTT  KIMBALL. 


BARTLING  &  KIMBALL, 
BOOKBINDERS, 

Paper  Eiders  and  Blank  Book  Manufacturers. 

505  Clay  street,  (southwest  cor.  Sausome), 
15vl2-3m  SAN  FRANCISCO. 


JOHTV    DAJVrEL, 

(5UCCE3SOB  TO  O.  GOHl) 

MARBLE     WORKS, 

No.  421  Pine  st  bet  Montgomery  and  Kearny,  San  Francisco 

Mantels,  Monument*,  Tombs,  Plumbers'  Slabs 

Etc.,  On  hand  and  Manufactured  to  order. 

8ffi-  Goods  shipped  to  all  parts  of  the  State.     Orders  re 


gpectfulb  solicited. 


5v8-3m 


Palmer's   Patent 

ARTIFICIAL    LEG-, 

Manufactured  in   Philadelphia,   Fenn. 
JAKTIS   JEWETT,    AGENT. 

218  Montgomery  Street,  San  Francisco.  10v8-lm 


EUREKA  WROUGHT  IRON  WORKS 

Corner  Howard  and  Fremont  sts., 
Manufacture  all  kinds  of 

Iron  Railings,  Stairs,  Doors  and  Shutters, 

AND  HOUSEWORK.  IN  GENERAL. 
18vl5-lra  WM.  McKIBBIN. 


LEATHER  HOSE  AND  BELTING, 

ALL    SIZES. 

SUCTION  HOSE  MADE  TO  ORDER 

At  short  notice,  by 

M.  M.   COOK   &,  SOTST, 

No.  8©1  Battery  street. 

13Tl3-3m  SAN  FRANCISCO. 


E.    POWER, 

WOOD    CAEVEE 

—  AND  — 

Composition  Ornament   Manufacturer. 
Designing,  Modeling  and  Patterns 

FOR    CASTING. 

INTERIOR    DECORATIONS    OF   ALL    DESCRIPTIONS, 

In  Wood,  Composition  and  Metal. 

Noa.  311  and  313  Market  street,  San  Francisco. 
25vl4-qy 


J.   M.   STOCKMAN, 

Manufacturer  of 
PATTERNS     AJNT>     IMCOIXEiLS, 

(Over  W.  T.  Garratt's  Brass  Foundry.) 
S.  E.  Corner   of  Mission  and  Fremontsts., 

fivlttf  SAN  FRANCISCO. 


J.    n.   WHITE.  JACOB   KRAMER. 

Fetvoline    Oil    Works. 
J.  H.  WHITE  &  CO., 

No.  109  Commercial  street,  San  Francisco, 

Are  now  manufacturing 

LUBRICATING  OILS  &  AXLE  CREASE, 

From  Petroleums  of  California,  and  ask  to  be  encouraged 
by  the  citizens  ot  California.  As  a  home  'production  in  all 
their  parts,  these  Lubricators  are  eq.ua]  to  any  in  the 
market,  and  surpass  all  others  fcr  cleansing  off  gum  caused 
by  the  use  of  animal  oils  which  contain  stearine  andmarga- 
rin,  which  soon  become  acid.  Afair  trial,  at  the  low  price 
asked,  is  ail  that  we  solicit.  25vl4tf 


THEODORE  EALLENBEEG, 

Machinist,  Maker  of  Models  for  Inventors, 


No.  lO  Stevenson  street,  near  First,  San  Francisco. 
Og-Eepairing  promptly  attended  to.  3vl5lf 


MXV'      SAN  FRANCISCO.         **m 


Mineral  Land  Law  Blanks 

IT  OK-     S-AJL-E. 

We  are  prepared  to  furnish  any  of  the  following 
blanks  used  in  securing  patents  for  lands  under  the 
National  Mineral  Land  Act  of  1866  : 

I.  Applicants'  Declaratory  Statement. 

II.  Diagram,  Description  of  Diagram  and  Bound- 

aries, and  Notice. 

III.  Register's  Order  for  Publication — with  No- 

tice. 

IV.  Deposition  that  Notice  has  been  Posted. 

V.  Application  for  Survey  Etc. 

Prices. — Single  blanks,  10  cents;  75  cts  per  doz- 
en ;  S4  per  hundred — postage  paid. 

Pamphlet  containing  the  Law  and  the  Instruc- 
tions  of  the  General  Land   Commissioner,   post 
paid,  25  cts.    Address        DEWEY  &  CO., 
Mining  and  Scientific  Press.  San  Francisco. 


Metallurgy. 


DBO-AJLiT  «&  STETEFEI.DT, 

Metallurgists  and  Mining  Engineers 

AUSTIN,  NEVADA. 

Western  Branch   of  ADELBERG  &   RAYMOND,  No.  90 
Broadway,  New  York.  Ilvll 


G.    W,   MAYNARD. 


J.   H.   TIEMANN. 


Mining  Engineers  and  Metallurgists, 

S40  Pearl  street,  New  York, 

— AHD—  ' 

CENTRAL    CITY,    COLORADO. 
19vl2-ly 


G-.  W.  STRONG-, 

ASSAYER    AND    WORKER    OF    ORES, 

SAN  FRANCISCO  FOUNDRY, 

Fremont  street,  near  Mission,  San  Francisco. 

Uvl5qr. 


Parties  desirous  of  Taking 

A    COURSE   OF  INSTRUCTION 

IN 

CHEMICAL     AN-AJLTTSIS, 

THE  ASSAY  OF    ORES, 
And  tlxe  TJse  of  tlxe  Blow-pipe, 

OR  ANY  PART  OF  SUCH  COURSE, 

May  apply  at  this  Office. 

JST"  Pupils  will  have  the  advantage  of  a  Complete  Labor- 
atory. 19vis 


JOHN    TAYLOR   &   CO, 

IMPORTERS, 

AND  DEALERS    IN 

ASSATERS'  MATERIALS, 

Druggists'  &  Chemists'  Glassware, 

Fiiotograpblcs    Stoclc,   IEtc 
513  nud  514  Washington  Street, 

SAN  FRANCISCO. 

WE  are  receiving  direct  from  MESSRS.  LADD  &  OERT 
LING  (London)  and  BEEKER  &  SONS  (Antwerp,  Bel 

irium  i  their  superior 

ASSAY  AND  BTJLUOX  BALAXCES, 
And  from  France  and  Germany,  as  well  as  the  Eastern 

States,  FDINACES,  CRUOI  (U.TCs.  uri'FLES,  BLOW-PIPE 
CASES,  GOLD  SCALES.   CHEMICAL    GLASSWARE,   and 

every  article  required  for  assay  offices,  laborato 
RIES,  etc.  We  nave  Riven  this  branch  of  our  business  par 
ticular  attention,  to  select  such  articles  as  arc  necessary 
in  the  development  of  the  mineral  wealth  of  this  coast. 

A  Full  Assortment  of  DRUGGISTS'  GLASSWARE  and 
DRUGGISTS'  SUNDRIES,  ACIDS  and  CHEMICALS,  con 
stantlv  on  hand. 

San  Francisco  March  6. 1365.  llvio-tf 


Metallurgical   and   Chemical  Works, 

lYos.  552  and  554  West  Twenty-cigUtH  st., 

NEW  YORK. 

Assays  of  Gold,  Silver,  Copper  and  Lead  Ores. 


SPECIAL  ATTENTION  GIVEN  TO   THE  ANALYSIS  OF 
Ores,  Minerals.  Clays,  Waters,  and  General  Commercial 
Products  of  all  kinds. 

Tests  of  Gold,  Silver,  Copper  and  Lead  Ores,  by  Smelting, 
in  q  i]  amities  of  llfty  pounds  to  five,  ten  or  fifty  tons. 

Consignments  of  >>res  solicited. 

Refining  of  Bullion  at  usual  rates. 

Founders  and  Metal  Workers  furnished  with  alloys  of 
every  description 

Parties  requiring  plans  and  specifications  for  the  erection 
of  Smelting  Works,  can  be  supplied,  and  the  actual  process 
while  working  sh   wn. 

Plans  and  specifications  furnished  for  works,  and  pro- 
cesses for  the  manufacture  of  Sulphuric  Acid,  Soda  Ash, 
and  general  Chemical  Produce. 

Superintendent,  Mr.  WILLIAM  WEST,  former] v  of  Swan- 
sea, Wales. 

For  enyjieem^nis  nml  terms,  .ipj.lv  at  tie  office  of 

SECOK,  SWAN  &  CO.,  m  Broadway, 

13vl5-6m  Postoffice  Box  1412. 


Our  Patent  Agency. 

The  Patent  Agency  of  the  Miking  and  Scientific  Phess 
has  been  signalized  with  remarkable  success  during  the 
past  two  years.  The  importance  to  the  inventive  genius  of 
this  coast  of  a  thorough  and  reliable  agency  for  the  solicita- 
tion of  Letters  Patent  from  the  United  States  and  foreign 
Governmentscannotbeover-rated.andtheProprietorsoftho 
Press,  feeling  the  responsibility  which  rests  upon  them,  and 
the  reward  which  must  follow  the  faithful  performance  of 
their  trusts,  will  take  care  to  afford  inventors  every  advan- 
tage to  be  secured  to  them  through  a  competent  and  re- 
sponsible agency  upon  this  coast. 


Mining  and  Scientific  Prkss.— This  valuable  journal  lins 
closed  its  fourteenth  volume  and  entered  upon  its  niteenth. 
It  is  a  publication  that  should  have  a  wide  circulation 
among  our  mining  and  mechanical  population.  It  pub- 
lishes, in  addition  to  the  most  complete  summary  of  mining 
news,  a  vast  amount  of  information  on  the  application  of 
science  to  miningani  the  mechanic  arts.  It  contains  no- 
tices and  descriptions  of  all  new  mining  processes,  and  all 
machines  inlended  to  facilitate  the  extraction  of  the  prec- 
ious metal  from  ore  and  rock  with  which  it  is  blended.  It 
also  chronicles  all  new  inventions,  and,  in  most  instances, 
contains  drawings  to  illustrate  them.  To  miners  and  me- 
chanics it  is  a  paper  of  incalculable  value,  and  should  be  in 
the  hands  of  all  who  desire  to  keep  themselves  posted  in 
the  progress  being  made   in    these  departments. — I'relea 


Postage.— The  postage  on  the  Mining  and  Scientific 
Press  to  any  portion  of  the  United  States  is  twenty  cents  per 
annum,  or  Ave  cents  per  quarter,  payable  in  advance  at  the 
Post  Office  delivering  the  paper.  Postage  free  in  the  city 
and  county.  Foreign  postage  (with  few  exceptions)  two 
cents  per  copy,  prepaid.  To  Bremen  and  the  German 
States  (marked  via  Bremen  and  Hamburg  line),  three  cents 
pcrcop3",  prepaid.  Singiecopiestoanvaddressin the  United 
States,  two  cents. 


Professional  Cards. 


SHERMAN  DAY, 
Mining-  Sngineer, 

Jfo.  lliMoat-oniei-y  Block.,  San  Francisco, 

Will  examine,  survey  and  report  upon  mines,  End  consult 
and  advise  concerning  investments  in  mining  property,  or 
the  machinery  management  and  expeuditures  of  mines. 
22q* 

'     FREDERICK.  MANSELL. 

Mechanical  &  Architectural  Draughtsman, 

No.  422  California  street,  corner  of  Leidsdorff. 

rings  of  Models  made  for 

entsat  Washington  or  London. 


JAJVtES   2MC.   TAYLOR, 

Attorney  and  Counsellor  at  Law, 

Court  Block,  63G  Clay  Street, 

SAN    FRANCISCO. 
2vl5-lqy 


J.  W.  WINTER, 
DENTIST. 

Office,  641  Clay  street San  Francisco. 

First-class  gold  fillings  for  S3,  as  good  as  anv  dentist  can 
produce  in  the  city  Dr  Winter  has  practiced  Dentistry 
twenty  years— fifteen  in  this  State.  For  a  full  upper  set  t,f 
gum  teeth,  on  vulcanite  base,  from  £20  to  $35.  Teeth  ex- 
tracted withoutpain  by  local  application.  18vH-tf 


RADICAL  CURE 

— OF— 

RTTPXTJRE  : 


Treatment  of  all  Deformities  of  the  Bodv,  by  DR.  A. 
FOLLEAU'S  process.  024  Washington  street,  up  stairs, 
Washington  Baths  Building,  between  Montgomery  and 
Kearny  streets. 

DR.  A.  FOLLEAU 

Has  his  studies  and  manufactories  in  the  same  building. 

Every  kind  of  Apparatus,  Trusses,  Orthopedic  Instru- 
ments, Artitlcial  Limbs,  etc., are  manufactured  and  applied 
by  himself. 

OSF'Bc  has  no  connection  with,  any  Agency.  2lvl-l-llptf 


Pacific  Mail  Steamship  Co's 

STEAMSHIPS    FOR 

NEW  YOBK,  JAPAN  AND  CHINA. 

10$rffi£&k  LEAVE  WHARF,  CORNER  OF  FIRST  AND 
2wMS«£»Brannan  streets,  at  11  o'clock  A.  M.  of  the 
following  dates,  for  PANAMA,  connecting  via  Panama  Rail- 
road, with  one  of  the  Company's  splendid  steamers  from 
ASPINWALL    for  NEW  YORK. 

On  the  lOth,  18th  and  aOth  of  each  month  that  has 
SO  days. 

OnthelOth,  19th  and  30th  of  each  month  that  has 
31  days 

When  the  10th,  19th  and  30th  fall  on  Sundav,  they  will 
leave  on  Saturday  preceding;  when  the  I8lh  (alls  on  Sun- 
day, they  will  leave  on  Monday  following. 

Steamer  leaving  San  Francisco  on  the  10th  touches  at 
Manzanillo.    All  touch  at  Acapulco. 

Departures  of  18th  or  19th  connect  with  French  Trans- 
Atlantic  Co.'s  steamer  for  St.  Nazaire,  and  English  stenmer 
for  Smith  America.  ■ 

Departure  of  10th  is  expected  1o  connect  with  English 
steamer  for  Southampton  and  South  America,  and  Austra- 
lia, and  P.  R.  R.  Co's  steamer  for  Central  America. 
Through  tickets  can  he  obtained. 

The  following  Steamships  will  be  dispatched  on  dates  as 
given  below : 

December  10th— SACRAMENTO.... Capt.  Wm.  H.  Parker,. 
Connecting  with  HENRY  CUAUNUEY,  Capt.  Gray. 

December  19th— CONSTITUTION Cap;.  J.  M.  Cavarly 

Connecting  with  the  RISING  STAR,  Capt.  Conner. 

December  30th—  MONTANA Capt.  E.  S.  Farnsworth 

Connecting  with  ARIZONA,  Capt.  Maury. 

Cabin  pnssengers  berthed  through.  Baggage  checked 
through— loo  pounds  allowed  each  adult. 

An  experienced  Surgeon  on  board.  Medicine  and  attend- 
ance free. 

These  steamers  will  positively  sail  at  11  o'clock.  Passcn- 
cera  are  requested  to  have  their  baggage  on  board  before  10 
o'clock. 

Through  Tickets  for  Liverpool  by  the  Cunard.Inmanand 
National  Steamship  Lines,  can  be  obtained  at  the  otrlec  of 
the  P.  M.  S.  S.  Co.,  San  Francisco,  where  may  also  be  ob- 


desired  an  amount  of  £10  to  £20  will  he  advanced  with  the 
above  orders,  Holders  of  orders  will  be  required  to  iden- 
tify themselves  to  the  Agents  in  England. 

For  Merchandise  and  Freight  for  New  York  and  way 
pons,  nuplv  to  Messrs.  WELLS.  FARGO  A  CO. 

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First  and  Uranium  street.-,  for  YOKOHAMA  and  HDNG 
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RICA   for  SHANGHAI. 

For  passage  and  all  other  Information,  apply  at  the  Pa- 
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Jan.  1,  1867. 


National  Mineral  Land  Law,  Instructions, 
Blanks,  Etc. 

Copies  of  the  Act  of  Congress,  approved  July 
26t!i,  18(i6,  relating  to  the  Location  of  Mineral 
Lands,  together  with  tho  instructions  to  the 
*'  United  States  Registers  and  Receivers  and  Sur- 
veyors General,"  from  tho  Commissioner  of  the 
General  Land  Office  Department  of  the  Interior, 
dated  at  Washington,  Jan.  14th,  1867,  can  be  had 
at  this  office.  Also  a  full  set  of  blanks  for  making 
applications,  advertising,  etc.  Address  Dewey  & 
Co.,  office  Mining  and  Scientific  Press,  San 
Francisco. 


PoHtpouemenu  and  Alterations.— Secretanesaro 
reqOQStAi]  to  Klve  notice  of  postponements,  or  alterations 
wliiclt  they  may  desire  made  in  their  advertisements  at 
heir  earliest  convenience.  New  advertisements  should  be 
handed  in  as  curly  as  possible. 


New  Mining  Advertisements. 


HuitKCoui  Copper  Mining  Company.  Locution: 
Low  Divide  District,  Del  Norte  Comity,  California. 
Notice.— There  are  delinquent,  upon  the  following  de- 
scribed stock,  on  uccount  of  assessment  levied  on  the 
Urat  day  of  November,  18ti7,  the  several  amounts  set 
opposite  tho  names  of  the  respective  shareholders,  as  fol- 
lows : 

Names.  No.  Certificate.    No.  Shares.    Amount 

Byersdorf,  John not  issued  l  16 

Delund,  AS. (i2  \t%  £2  00 

Hanscom,  John  o not  issued  l[(i^  17  fit) 

Kinsman,  Chas  W not  issued  101)  15  DO 

Korsoy , Jl) 72  SX  125  uO 

*  Kelloy,  J  J not  issued  1  '  15 

Thompson,  MA. 73  3>jf  15 

Whitney,  Geo  S. not  issued  200  30  00 

And  In  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees,  made  on  the  first  day  of  November,  1867,  so 
many  shares  of  each  parcel  of  said  stock  as  may  be  necessaTy 
will  bo  sold  at  public  auction,  at  tho  office  of  t/ie  Secre- 
tary, 609  Market  street,  on  Tuesday,  the  twenty-fourth  day 
of  December,  1807,  at  the  hour  of  12  o'clock,  M.  of  said  day, 
to  pay  said  delinquent  assessment  thereon,  together  with 
costs  of  advertising  and  expenses  of  sale. 

S.  S.  SWEET,  Secretary. 

Office,  609  Market  street,  San  Francisco.  decl7 


Mount  Tenabo  Silver  Mining;  Company.~Lo- 
cation  of  Works:  Cortez  District,  Lander  County,  Ne- 
vada. 

Notice  ishereby  given,  that  the  postponed  Annual  Meeting 
of  tho  shareholders  ot  the  above  named  Company,  will  be 
held.at  tho  office  of  the  Company,  426  Montgomery  street 
San  Francisco,  the  SECOND  DAY  OF  JANUARY,  1868,  at 
3  o'clock,  p.  h.  for  the  election  of  Trustees  to  serve  the  en- 
suing year,  and  for  the  transaction  of  other  business. 

R.  N.  VAN  BRUNT,  Secretary. 
Office  426  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco. 


Aiount  Tenabo  Silver  Mining-  Gompany.-Lo> 
cation  of  Works :  Cortez  District,  Lander  County,  State 
of  Nevada. 

Notice.— Thero  are  delinquent,  upon  the  following  de- 
scribed stock,  on  account  of  assessment  levied  on  the 


eighth  day  of  November,  18G7,  the  several  Amounts  set 
opposite  the  names  of  the  respective  shareholders,  as  Col- 
ours: 

Amount 

Borcl,  v  \ MJ  10U             $150 <U 

Borol,  FA Ill  47 

I 63 

m  IS 1*M  6m.                  7W  ou 

Cunningham.  Lewis 5  1<  0 

funnliigtinrn,  Lewis  —    fl  100               ISO  Ou 

Cunningham,  Lewla 7  B0                75  f» 

l' iinn Ingham,  Lewis 30  375  OU 

Faltner,  RelltOo in  75               119  60 

cunt  her.  ¥ l.'l  59                 &S  50 

Cordon,  John it  &                112  50 

Liulklther,  .hunts 50  100                150  Oil 

Clnitirf,  Frank ..123  U                  18  TO 

51  Bfl                414  00 

It    ir->   Oi-ome   ■'   ■  22*                336  On 

so  a  900 

11,  A  W 26  299  4I.s  60 

M,,,  pi  1.  ....n,  A  W  127  355  632  50 

Pecfc  David 49  IN)  270  l» 

Vanflervroot,  J  C 28  M  75  00 

Wentzell.  Justus 68  2  S  UQ 

Wljp  b,  E   96  50  7500 

And  in  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  the  Board 
ol  trustees,  made  on  the  eighth  day  of  November,  1867,  so 
many  shares  of  O&Qh  parcel  of  said  stock  as  may  bo 
.  will  ("•  k"U  nt  public  auction,  by  Maurice  Dore 
A  Co  .  N"  827  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal., 
on  Tuesday,  the  thirty  -first  day  of  December,  1867,  at  the 
hour  of  12  o'clock  M.  of  told  day,  to  pay  said  delinquent 
assessment  thereon,  together  with  costs  of  advertising  and 
expenses  of  sale, 

R.  N.  VAN  BRUNT,  Secretary. 

Office,  426  Montgomery  street,  San  Franci&co.  decU 


Sophia  Consolidated    Gold    mid   Silver   Mlnlntf 

Company, Tuolumne  County,  California. 

Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  ou  the  eleventh  day  ol 
December,  1867,  an  assessment  of  fifty  cents  Dcr  share  was 
levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company,  payable 
Immediately  in  United  States  gold  and  silver  coin,  to  the 
Secretary,  at  No.  041  Washington  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

Anystock  Upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid on  the  tenth  day  of  January,  1868,  shall  he  deemed 
delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  lor  sale  at  public 
uuction,  and  unless  payment  shall  he  made  before,  will  be 
sold  on  Saturday,  the  twenty-fifth  day  of  January,  1868,  to 
pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of  ad- 
vertising and  expenses  of  sale,  by  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees 

DAVID  E.  JOSEPTII,  Secretnry. 

Office,  611  Washington  street,  San  Francisco.  decll 


X7.   S.    Grant    Mining    Company.— Location    of 

Works  and  Mine:   Excelsior  District,  Nevada  County, 

California. 

Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
TruBtccs  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  tenth  day  of  De- 
cember, 1867,  an  assessment  of  five  dollars  per  share  (S10 
per  foot)  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Com- 
pany, pavable  immediately,  in  United  Suites  gold  coin, 
to  T.  L.  Barker,  405  Front  street,  San  Francisco. 

Any  stock  unon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid  on  the  Lhlrteem h  day  of  January,  1863,  shall  be  deemed 
delinquent,  mid  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale  at  public 
auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  he  made  before/  will 
be  sold  on  Saturday,  the  eighth  day  of  February,  186S,  to 
pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of  ad- 
vertising and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees. 

T  L.  BARKER,  Secretary. 

Office,  405  Front  street,  San  Francisco.  decH 


Mining   Notices— Continued. 


Adella    Gold   Mining-    Company,  Koch;   Creek., 

Sierra  County,  California. 

Notice.— There  are  delinquent,  upon  the  following  de- 
scribed stock,  on  account  of  assessment  levied  on  the 
second  (2d)  day  of  November,  1867,  the  several  amounts 
set  opposite  the  names  of  the  respective  shareholders  as 
follows: 

Names.  No.  Certificate.    No.  Shares.  Amount. 

Wm  Irelan 2  60  S5U  00 

ffm  Irelan 4  100  mo  00 

L  G  Brown 19  200  200  00 

L  O  Brown 21  20  20  00 

And  in  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees,  made  on  the  second  day  of  November,  I867, 
so  many  shares  of  each  parcel  of  said  stock  as  may  be  neces- 
sary will  be  sold  at  oublic  auction,  by  Olney  &  Co.,  auc- 
tioneers, 418  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal.,  on 
Monday,  the  twenty-third  day  of  December,  1867,  at  the 
hour  of  12  o'clock  M.  of  said  day,  to  pay  said  delinquent 
assessment  thereon,  together  with  costs  of  advertising  and 
expenses  of  sale. 

A.  C.  TAYLOR,  Secretary. 

Office,  429  Pacific  street,  San  Francisco,  CaL  de7 


Ancient  River  Channel  Bine  Gravel  Company. 

Location  of  Works:  Nevada  County,  California. 

Notice  is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  tho  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  twenty-second  day 
of  November,  1867,  an  assessment  of  two  dollars  per  share 
was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company,  pay- 
able Immediately,  in  United  States  gold  com,  to  the  Sec- 
retary. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid ou  tho  twenty-seventh  day  of  December,  1867,  shall 
be  deemed  delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale 
at  puoiic  auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  be- 
fore, will  be  sold  on  Monday,  the'thirteenth  dav  of  January, 
18ri8,  to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of 
advertising  and  expenses  of  sale.  By  orderofthe  Board 
of  Trustees. 

J.  M,  BUFFING-TON,  Secretary. 

Office,  No.  5  Government  House,  corner  Washington  and 
Sansome  streets.  uo23 


Cordillera  Gold   and   Sliver  Mining  Company, 

Chihuahua,  Morellcs  Mining  District,  Mexico. 

Notice.— There  are  delinquent,  upon  the  following  de- 
scribed stock,  on  account  of  assessment  levied  on  the  twen- 
ty-fourth day  of  October,  1867,  the  several  amounts 
set  opposite  the  names  of  the  respective  shareholders,  as 
follows: 

Names.  No.  Certificate.    No.  Shares.    Amount. 

Whktieis,  J  J 247  10  $10  00 

Cooper,  Jesse ....188  16  16  00 

Mundell,  J  W 59  26  2(5  00 

Brownlce,  J 246  IS  13  00 

Belden,  F  C 119  2  2  00 

Belden,  FC 120  50  en  00 

Walch,  James I..100  13  13  t?0 

Rollins,  J  B 113  13  13  00 

Dickson,  J 147  21  21  00 

Harris,  Alfred 135,  137  5-ea  10  10  00 

Harris,  Alfred 148  8  8  00 

Kellv,  PM 190  3  3  00 

Kelly,  P  M 226  2  2  00 

Cravin,  J  N 231  6  6  00 

Curtis.  J  M,  Trustee 241,  209  10-ea  20  20  00 

King,  T  P 245  13  13  00 

liinc.T  P 2i2  3  3  00 

And  in  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees,  made  on  the  twenty-fourth  day  of  October,  1867, 
so  many  shares  of  each  parcel  of  said  stock  as  may  be  nec- 
essary, will  be  sold  at  public  auction,  by  Messrs.  Maurice 
Dore  &  Co.,  No.  327  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco,  on 
Monday,  the  sixteenth  day  of  December,  1807,  at  tho 
hour  of  1  o'clock,  P.  M.  of  said  day,  to  pay  said  delinquent 
assessment  thereon,  together  with  costs  of  advertising  and 
expenses  of  sale. 

HENRY  S.  REED,  Secretary. 

Office,  321  Washington  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal.     no30 


Chlpluuena  Mining  Company— DUtrlct  of  t'rea, 

Honors.,  Hi 

WotlOBi  thai    £«  meeting  of  the  Board  ol 

dd  Company,  bold  "ii  the  twenty  -Mvcnih  day 

Dbor,  1867,   an  as*essaicnt  of  five  dollar 

share  was  levied  upon  tho  capital  stock  of  said  < 

payable.    In  uod   silver 

coin,  to  the  Secretary,  at  ubiollloe,  318  California  street, 

ik  upon  which  said  a-*"  remain  un- 

paid  on  the   ihh  January,  18*8.  ahall   be 

iii.iu'  in.  anil  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale  at 
■n  m  shall  bn  made  before, 
Id  on  Monday,  the 

1-  ol   ud 

vertlslng  and  expenses  ol  sale,  uy  order  of  tho  Board  of 
1 

JOHW  k.  LOBKB.Bcoxotary 
Office,  aiscnilfornfa  street, un-ftairv,  Ban  Prancisco.    noSO 

Hanieora    Copper    Mining    Company,  Luw  1>1- 

■  Ide  i'i>irirt,  Del  Norte  County,  California. 

Notice.— The  Fourth  Annual  Meeting  of  the  stockholders 
of  the  above  named   Company,   will  be  held   m  their  of. 

floe,  609  Market  street,  Han  Francisco,  California,  on  Sat- 
urday, the  twenty-Owl  day  of  December,  1^67,  at  "»; 
o'clock  P.  M.,  for  the  purpose  of  electing  Trustees  to  servo 
for  tho  ensuing  year,  and  fur  the  transaction  of  such  other 
business  us  may  properly  como  before  them. 

8.  S.  SWEET,  Secretary. 
San  Francisco,  November  15. 1S67.  nolfl 

I.  X.  Ij.  Gold  and  Silver  Mlnlnu;  Company,  No. 

2,  Silver  Mountain  District,  Alpine  County,  California. 
Assessment  No.  3. 

Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  eighteenth  day 
of  October,  1867,  an  assessment  of  one  dollar  per  share 
was  levied  upon  tho  capital  Btocfc  3f  said  Company,  paya* 

bio  Immediately,   in  United  States  gold  and  sllver'coin,  to 

tiic-  Secretary<  »■  Thompson,  at  No.  52:1  Kearny  street,  San 
Francisco,  or  to  O.  Tanner,  Treusurer  of  the  Company,  at 
Silver  Miiuntnin,  Alpine  County. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un 
paid  on  the  sixteenth  dOthi  day  of  December,  1867,  shall  be 
deemed  delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  lor  sale 
at  public  auction,  ami  unless  payment  shall  be  made  be- 
fore, will  be  sold  un  Wednesday,  tho  iweinv-secoiiddffy  olj 
January,  1868,  to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together 
with  costs  of  advertising  and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of 
the  Board  of  Trustees. 

R.  Thompson,  Secretary. 

Office,  No.  523  Kearny  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal.     nol6 

Ljou  Mill  and  Mlnine    Company,  Kelsey  Hi* 

trict.  El  Dorado  County,  California. 

Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Hoard 
of  Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  twenty-seventh  day 
of  November,  1867,  "an  assessment  of  fifty  cents  (50c)  per 
share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  sold  Company, 
pavable  immediately,  in  United  States  gold  and  silver 
coin,  tothe  Secretary. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  unpaid 
on  the  first  day  of  January,  IS6S  shall  he  deemed  delin- 
quent, and  will  be  duly  advertised  lor  sale  at  public  miction, 
and  unless  pavment  shall  be  made  before,  will  ho  sold  011 
Saturday,  the  seventeenth  day  of  January,  1868,  to  pay 
the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  casts  of  adver- 
tising and  expenses  ot  sale.  By  order  of  tho  Board  of 
Trustees. 

J.  M.  BUFFINGTON,  Secretary. 

Office,  No.  5  Government  House,  corner  Washington  and 
Sansome  streets,  San  rrancisco,  California.  no30 

Lady  Bell  Copper  Minim;  Company,  Low  Di- 
vide Mining  District,  Del  Norte  County,  California. 
Notice.-— There  are  delinquent,  upon   the   following  de- 
scribed stock,  on  account  of  assessment  levied  on  the  twenty- 
fourth  day  of  October,  1867,  the  several  amounts  set  opposite 
the  names  of  the  respective  shareholders  as  follows: 
Names.  No.  Certificate.    No.  Shares.    Amount. 

GW  Fellows 4  6  75 

GW  Fellows 227  5  75 

G  W  Fellows 41*7  50  S7  50 

FCcnradcs 377  50  7  50 

Gavin  Ralston 404  *5  3  75 

And  in  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  the  Board 
ofTrustees,  made  on  the  twenty-fourth  day  of  October,  1867, 
so  many  shares  of  oach  parcel  of  said  stock  as  may  be  nec- 
essary, will  be  sold  at  public  auction,  at  the  salesroom  of 
Maurice  Dore  &  Co.,  No.  327  Montgomery  street,  San  Fran- 
cisco, Cal.,  on   Monday,  the  sixteenth  day   of  December, 

1867,  at  the  hour  of  12  o'clock,  M.,  of  said  day,  to  pay  said 
delinquent  assessment  thereon,  together  with  costs  of  ad- 
vertising and  expenses  of  sale. 

B.  P.  WILKINS,  Secretary. 
Office,  018  Market  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal.  no30 

Weacrle  and  Corcoran,  Silver  Mining  Company, 

Storey  County,  Slate  of  Nevada. 

Notice  is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  twenty-sixth  day 
ol  November,  1867,  an  assessment  of  two  dollurs  per 
share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company, 
payable  immediately,  in  United  States  gold  and  silver 
coin,  to  the  Secretary,  at  the  office  of  the  Company. 

Anystock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid on  the  twenty-sixth  day  of  December,  1867,  shall  be 
deemed  delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  lor  sale 
at  public  auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  be- 
fore, will  be  sold  on  Saturday,  the  eleventh  dav  of  Januarv, 

1868,  to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs 
of  advertising  and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees. 

T.  B.  WINGARD,  Sccrctarv. 
Office,  40SCaliforniastreet,  San  Francisco.  no'30 


3fortlt  Star  Gold  and  Silver  Mining  Company, 

Reese  River  Mining  District,  Lander  County,  Nevada. 

Notick.— There  are  delinquent  upon  thefollowlng  described 
stock,  on  account  of  assessment  levied  on  the  nineteenth  day 
ofSeptember,  1867,  the  several  amounts  set  opposite  the 
names  of  the  respective  shareholders,  as  follows: 

Names.  No.  Certificate.    No.  Shares.    Amount. 

Oliver  Ames 456.  45S,  459,  460  120  $2400  110 

Cyrus  Lathrop 161  40  800  00 

Jerome  W  Tvler 462,  463.  464 

465,  466,  467,  468,  460  80  1600  00 

JOS  C  Tyler 470,  471,  472,  473 

474,  475,  476,  477 

DanlBlalsdell 478 

John  S  Keves 479,  4ft} 

J  Z  Goodrich  ....481,  432,  483,  464 
485,  486,  4S7,  48S,  489,   490 
491,  492,  531 

Thos  DalbV 494,  495 

Wendell  Phillips. 497,  498,  499.  500 

Clark  C  Walworth 505.  506 

J  H  Stephenson.  502,  503.  504,  525 

M  SScudder 507,  508 

Geo  Osgood 509.  510,  Oil,  512 

513.  514,  515,  516 

G  W  Warren 517,  518,  519,  520 

GeoB  Neal 521,  622 

WT  Reynolds 523 

GeoH  Faulkner 529 

John  Kurtz 530 

Curtis  K  Raymond,  Trustee. ..532 

Jacob  Burtz 533 

T  WTuttle 534 

Geo  HVincent ■ 535 

And  iu  accordance  with  law.  and  an  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees,  made  on  the  nineteenth  day  of  September,  1867,  so 
many  shares  of  each  parcel  of  said  stock  as  may  be  neces- 
sary, will  be  sold  at  public  auction,  at  the  office  of  the 
Company,  No.  423  Front  street,  San  Francisco,  California, 
on  Saturday,  the  seventh  day  of  December,  1867,  at  the 
hour  of  2  o'clock  P.  M.  of  said  day,  to  pay  said  delinquent 
assessment  thereon,  together  with  costs  of  advertising  aDd 

expenses  of  sale. 

GEORGE  H.  FAULKNER,  Secretary. 

Office,  423  Front  street,  San  Francisco,  CaL  no23 

Postponement.— The  above  sale  ishereby  postponed  until 
Thursday,  the  second  day  of  January,  1868,  at  the  same 
hour  and  place.    By  order  of  the  Board  ofTrustees. 

dec7  GEO.  H.  FAUEKNER,  Secretary. 


80 

icon  00 

8 

160  0£ 

32 

640  U0 

178 

3560  no 

20 

400  OH 

30 

780  00 

16 

320  00 

38 

86H  00 

16 

320  00 

40 

800  00 

40 

800  00 

10 

200  00 

1 

20  00 

I 

,20  1)0 

1 

20  00 

50 

lOiW  00 

70 

1400  00 

10 

200  00 

10 

200  00 

Naeatra  Senora   d«  Gnudelupe    Silver  Mining 

Company.    Location  of  Works  :  Tayoltita,    San   Dlmaa 
District,  Duraniro,  .Mexico. 

NOTICE.— There  are  delinquent  upon  the   following  de- 
■k,  on  account  of  assessment  (No,   |Q   ;, 
the  twenty  -first  day  of  October,  1867,  the  several  amount* 
hie  the  names  of  the  respective  shareholders,   as 
follows: 

Names.  No.  Certificate.     No.  Shares.    Amount 

fiosmoa  Damm 10  jo  «l(.  no 

Ja    mmwim 70  io  1000 

V*l.Gas»ner 71  30  SO  00 

iysell  49  1  1  oV» 

Pr.  Bueller '.17  12  1J00 

l'  Bteinhrlnsr no  10  100a 

Ol  formerly  anassessable  nock: 

JJ  '.'"rrell 21  100  100  00 

162  20  20  00 

*  ymd not  iteued  50  60  00 

John  Grclf not  Issued  200  300  00 

And  In  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees,  made  on  the  twenty -first  day  of  October,  1867,  so 
many  shares  of  each  parcel  of  said  stock  as  may  be  necoa 

sury.  will  be  sold  at  public  auction,  by  Messrs.  Budtfor 
A  Chapman,  auctioneers,  N.  W.  corner  of  Kearny  and  Call- 
lornia  streets,  San  Francisco,  Cal.,  on  Monday,  the  twenty- 
third  day  of  December,  1807,  at  tho  hour  of  I'.,  o'clock,  P. 
M.  of  said  day,  to  pay  said  delinquent  assessment  thereon, 
together  with  osts  of  advertisim,'  and  expenses  of  sale. 
E.  J.  PPEIFFEE,  Secretary. 
Office,  No.  210  Post  street.  San  Francisco,  Cal.  dec7 


Oxford  Beta  Tunnel  and  Mlnluie  Compauy,  £». 

mcralda  District  and  County,  State  of  Nevada. 

Notice  is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  eighteenth  day  of 
November,  1867,  an  assessment  (No.  25)  of  fifty  cents  per 
share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Compa- 
ny, payable  Immediately  In  United  States  gold  and  silver 
coin,  tothe  Secretary,  at  his  othce,  ur  to  the  Superintendent 
at  the  mine. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid on  the  twcnty-MMh  day  01  Dceviuber.  1*7.  .-hull  be 
deemed  delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale 
at  public  miction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  before, 
will  be  sold  on  Wednesday,  the  fifteenth  day  of  January. 
1863,  to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  togrtherwiih  costs  of 
advertising  and  expenses  01  sale.  Bv  orderot  the  Board  of 
Trustees. 

GEO.   H.  PECK,  Sccrctarv. 

Office,  212  Clay  street,  San  Francisco.  noSS 


Sweet  Vengeance  Gold  and  SIlverMIitlne  Com- 
pany, Brown's  Valley,  Yuba  County,  California. 
Notice  is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  tiie  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  thirtieth  day  of  No- 
vember, 1867,  nn  assessment  of  seventy-five  cents  per  share 
was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  sa'fd  Cum  patty,  payable 
Immediately,  in  United  SUlil-s  gold  and  silver  coin,  tothe 
Secretary,  at  the  othce  of  this  Company,  No.  "US  Sansouie 
street,  San  Francisco. 

Anystock  upmi  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  unpaid 
on  the  third  (3d)  day  of  January.  1868,  shall  be  deemed 
delinquent,  and  will  beduly  advertised  forsnle  at  public 
auction,  ittid  unless  payment  shall  he  made  before,  will  he 
sold  on  Wednesday,  the  twenty-second  dav  of  January,  1868, 
to  oay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of  ad- 
vertising and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees. 

P.  S.  SPRING.  Secretary. 
Office,  No.  705  Sansome  street  de7 

San  Franclmco  and  Castle  Dome  Mlnlue  Com- 
pany, Castle  Dome  County,  Arizona  Territory. 
Notice  is  hereby  given,  ,that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  twentieth  day 
of  November,  1867,  an  assessment  often  cents  (10c)  per 
share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company, 
payable  immediately,  in  United  States  gold  and  silver 
coin,  to  the  Treasurer,  A.  I.  Cladding,  No.  320  Montgomery 
street,  San  Francisco.  California. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  nn- 
paid  on  the  seventh  day  of  January,  1868,  shall  be  deemed 
delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale  at  public 
auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  before, will  be 
sold  on  Monday,  the  twenty-seventh  dav  ui  January,  1868,  to 
pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  ol  ad- 
vertising and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees. 

A.  R    SMITH,  Secretary- 
Office,    Room  No.  40  Merchants'  Exchange,    California 
street,  San  Francisco-  dcc7 

Slempre  "Viva  Silver  Mining  Company,  .District 

of  Zaragoza,  Slnaloa,  Mexico. 

Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  fourth  day  of  Decem- 
ber, 1867,  an  assessment  of  twenty-five  cents  per  share  was 
levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company,  payable 
immediately,  in  United  States  gold  and  silver  coin,  to  tho 
Secretary.  318  California  street,  San  Francisco,  California. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain 
unpaid  on  the  tenth  (10th)  day  of  January,  1863,  shall  bo 
deemed  delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale  at 
public  auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  before, 
will  be  sold  on  Monday,  the  twcniy-seventh  day  of  January, 
1868,  to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs 
of  advertising  and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board 
ol  Trustees.     . 

JOHN  F.  LOHSE,  Secretary. 

Office,  818  California  street.  San  Francisco,  Cal.        dec7 


Seaton  Mining  Company.— Location  of  Works  : 
Drytown  Mining  District,  Amador  County,  Stnte  of  Cali- 
fornia. 

Notice  is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  twenty-first  day 
of  November,  1867,  an  assessment  of  one  hundred  and  fifty 
dollars  per  share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said 
Com  pan  v,  pavable  on  the  twentieth  day  of  December,  1867, 
in  United  Stales  gold  coin,  to  the  Secretary,  at  the  ohiee 
of  the  Company,  No.  CO  Exchange  Building,  San  Francisco, 
California. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid on  the  twenty-eighth  dav  of  December,  1867,  shall  be 
deemed  delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale  at 
public  auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  before. 
Will  be  sold  on  the  eighteenth  day  of  January,  1868,  to  pay 
tho  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of  advertis- 
ing and  expensesofsale.  By  orderofthe  Hoard  ofTrustees. 
JOEL  F.  L1GHTNEH,  Secretary. 
Office,  No.  60  Exchange  Building,  N.W.  corner  Washing- 
ton and  Montgomery  streets,  San  Francisco.  Cal.         noil 


Whitman    Gold  and    Silver   Mining   Company. 

Location  of  Works:  Indian  Springs  District,  Lyon  County, 

Nevada. 

Notice  is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  thirty-first  day  of 
October,  186",  an  assessment  of  one  dollar  and  fifty  cents  per 
share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company, 
payable  immudiatclv  in  United  States  gold  and  silver  coin, 
to  the  Secretary,  at  his  office,  (room  No.  10,  2d  floor)  No.  40S 
Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain 
unpaid  on  the  second  day  of  December.  1867,  shall  bo 
deemed  delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale 
at  oublic  auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  be- 
fore, will  be  sold  on  Monday,  the  twenty-third  day  of 
December,  1867,  to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together 
with  costs  of  advertising  and  expensesofsale.  By  order  of 
the  Board  of  Trustees. 

T.  w.  colburn.  Secretary. 

Office,  room  No.  10,  2d  floor.  No.  402  Montgomery  street, 
San  Francisco,  Cal.  no2 

Postponement.— The  dav  tor  deeming  stock  delinquent 
on  the  above  assessment  is  hereby  postponed  until  Wednes- 
day, the  first  dav  of  January,  1«68.  and  the  sale  thereof  until 
Wednesday,  the  twenty-second  day  of  January,  I80A  By 
order  of  the  Board  of  Trustees. 

T.  W.  COLBURN,  Secretary. 

San  Francisco,  Nov.  27, 1867.  no30 


Olney  &  Co.,  Auctioneers  and  Real  Estate  Agents,  attend 
promptly  to  all  business  entrusted  to  their  care  in  San 
Francisco  and  Oakland.  Mining  and  other  corporations 
will  find  Col.  Olney  well  posted  and  thorough  In  transacting 
sales  of  delinquent  stock.  Office,  on  Broadway,  Oakland, 
and  No.  313  Montgomery  Btreet,  Sau  Francisco.  nolO 


WU  pittittg  mfc  -StduMk  §?ww. 


Machinery. 


VARNEY'8 
PATENT   AMALGAMATOR. 

Tliose  Machines  Stand  Unrivaled. 

For  rapidly  pulverizing  and  amalgamating  ores,  they 
have  no  equal.  No  e (Tort  has  been,  or  will  be,  spared  to 
have  them  constructed  in  the  most  perfect  manner,  and  of 
the  great  number  now  in  operation,  not  one  has  ever,re- 
quired  repairs.  The  constant  and  increasing  demand  for 
them  is  suinoient  evidence  of  their  nierits. 

They  are  constructed  so  as  to  apply  steam  directly  into 
the  pulp,  or  with  steam  bottoms,  as  desired. 

This  Amalgamator  Operates  as  Follows : 

The  pan  being  filled,  the  motion  of  the  inuller  forces  the 
pulp  to  the  center,  where  It  is  drawn  down  through  the  ato- 
erture  and  between  the  grinding  surfaces.  Thence  It  is 
thrown  to  the  periphery  into  the  quicksilver.  The  curved 
plates  again  draw  it  to  the  center,  where  it  passes  down, 
arid  to  the  circumference  as  before.  Thus  it  is  constantly 
passing  in  a  regular  flow  between  the.grinding  surfaces  and1 
into  the  quicksilver,  until  the  ore  is  reduced  to  an  impalpa- 
ble powder,  and  the  metal  amalgamated. 

Setlers  made  on  the  same  principle  excel  all  others.— 
They  bring  the  pulp  so  constantly  and  perfectly  in  contact 
with  quicksilver,  that  the  particles  are  rapidly  and  com 
pletely  absorbed. 

Mill  men  are 'invited  to  examine  these  pans  and  setlers  for 
themselves,  at  the  PACIFIC  FOTTNJBKTT, 

lvl  San  Francisco. 


Hunt's  Double-Action  Pump 


'<^y 


s cheap,  durable ,  strong,  and  not  liable  to  get  out  of  order 
Built  and  on  hand  at  No.  i2S  Second  street,  and  108  Jessie 

Uvl5tf  JE.  O.  HtTSIT,  Prop'r. 


3£S.  T.  STEEN, 

Commission  Agent  for  the  purchase  and  sale  of 

Engines,  Boilers,  Castings, 

AKB  AIL  KIXDS  OF  MACHIBTEKT, 

No.  537  Washington,  aud  532  Merchant  St.,  San  Francisco- 

HAS  FOR  SALE 
One  Eueine,  S-TCorse  Power,    -  $100 

One  Engine  with  Boiler,  7-Korse,  -  GOO 
One  Engine,  JLluk.  for  Hoisting,  15-Horsc,  SOO 
Two  Engines,  SB  oilers,  fori.,  16-IXoi-se,  1,20© 
One  Engine,  40- Horse,    -  -  1,400 

One  30-liorae  Boiler       -  .         SOO 

Also,  a  great  variety  o 

X5oilei-s    ajarl    Maoiiiaieify9 

CASTIIiGS  OF  ALL  KINDS, 

AT    LESS   THAN    MARKET   RATES. 


BSj-Parties  wishing  to  purchase  or  sell  Machinery,  of  any 
kind,  can  do  so  to  advantage  through  this  agency. 
12vl5qr 


Steam  Pumps, 

FOR   DRAINING   MINES    OR    ELEVATING   WATER  TO 
ANY   HIGHT. 

PICKERING-' S  GOVERNORS 

For  Steam  Engines. 

G-iffiELird's    Iiyectorsj 

For  Feeding  Boilers. 

STODDART'S   IROW    WORKS, 


PATTINSON'S 
HURDY-GURDY  WATER-WHEEL. 


The  inventor  of  this  Wheel  having,  after  much  delay, 
finally  obtained  the  patent  for  the  same,  is  prepared  to  sell 
rights  therefor  to  such  as  may  be  desirous  of  putting  them 
up,  or  continuing  those  already  in  use.  This  is  well  known 
among  miners  as  the  "hurdy-gurdy  wheel,"  and  is  con- 
sidered the  most  economical  Water-Wheel. now  in  use. 

Notice  is  hereby  given,  that  the  subscriber  is  the  Inventor 
and  holds  the  patent  right  for  the  construction  aud  use  of 
the  same;  and  that  no  person  has  a  right  to  manufacture 
or  use  them  without  hia  permit. 

Tra-qy  THOMAS  PATTIHSON. 


Brodie's  Patented  Improvements 


FOE,  THE  TREATMENT  OF 

Gold  and  Silver  Ores. 


BRODIE'S  PATENTED  IMPROVED  QUARTZ  CRUSHER! 
The  attention  of  all  interested  in  Mining  is  respect- 
fully called  to  this  Improved  Machine    for  Breaking    or 
Spalling  Quartz,  or  other  Rock,  possessing,  as  it  does,  sim- 
plicity of  action  and  lisrhtnoss  of  construction,  so  far  as  is 
compatible  with  strength  and  durability.    In  consequence 
of  these, advantages,  the  adversers  are  cnaiiled  to  offer 
these  machines  to  the  public  at  the  following  low  terms: 
No.  1— Or  1 0-inch  Crusher,  capable   of  reducing  from' 
three  to  four  tons  of  quartz  per  hour,  no  piece  be- 
ing larger  than  a  walnut— price gSGOO 

No.  2— Or  lfi-ineh  Crusher,  capable  of  similarly  putting 

through  live  to  six  tons  pit  hour. . ...   SSO 

No.  3— Or  IS-inch  Crusher,  will  in  a  similar  manner 

crush  from  seven  to  eight  tons  per  hour 1,300 

EXPLANATION    OF  THE   .MiOVK  IIXGIIAVING. 

The  frame  ■  is  made  of  east  iron,  bound  with  heavy 
wrought  iron  hands,  making  it  very  strong,  and  at  the  same 
time  light  and  portable.  The  crusher  is  bolted -to  &  wood 
frame  of  sufficient  bight  to  clear  the  fly-wheel,  unci  allow 
the  crushed  quartz  to  pass  off.  The  clotted  lines  show  the 
movable  and  stationary  jaws.  Letter  A  represents  ,the 
eccentric  shattby  which  the  power  is  applied  direct  to  the 
movable  jaw.  B  represents  the  movable  i aw,  and  C  the 
fixed  jaw."  D  represents  the  link  or  radius  bar.  E repre- 
sents tho  bolts  for  regulating  the  opening,  F,  which  caU  be 
regulated  at  pleasure,  so  as  to  graduate  to  the  size  to  which 
it  is  intended  the  quartz  shall  be  crushed.  G  represents  tho 
feed  opening,  by  which  the  size  of  the  machine  Is  desig- 
nated.. 

The  arrow  on  the  fly-wheel  shows  the  direction  to -drive 
the  eccentric,  which,  in  combination  with  the  link,  D,  gives 
the  movabie  jaw,  B.  a  forward  and  downward  motion  at  the 
same  time,  and  which  makes  the  hardest  rock  yield  and 
separate  into  fragments  of  any  desired  size. 

The  above  Crushers  have  been  recently  erected  and  are 
now  successfully  employed  at  Boar  Valley,  Mariposa  conn- 
ty.  Rawhide  Ranch,  Tuolumne  county.  Excelsior  Mine, 
Lake  District,  Nevada  county,  and  can  be  seen  in  opera- 
tion at  the  Fulton  Koundry,  First  street,  San  Francisco. 

The  following  testimonial  respecting  the  effectiveness  of 
this  Crusher,  has  been  received  froni  the  Rtinerintendent 
of  the  "Rawhide  Ranch"  Mine,  in  Tuohmme  (knmtv: 
Rawhide  Ranch,  Tuolumne  Co.,  Sept.  2#,  18(56. 

James  Brodik,  Esq.,  San  Francisco— My  Dear  Sir:  Itcivea 
me  pleasure  to  inform  you  that  I  have  'for  the  past  three 
months  had  one  of  your  largest  sized  Rock  Crushers  in 
use,  at  tho  Rawhide  Ranch  Mining  Company's  Mill,  which 
has  entirely  met  my  expectations;  and  I  have  no  hesita- 
tion in  recommending  it  to  all  who  are  In  need  of  a  machine 
for  rapidly,  cheaply  and  properly  preparing  quartz  for  tho 
stamps.     Yours  truly,  R.  P.  JOHNSON, 

Supt.  Rawhide  Ranch  Quartz  Mill. 

BRODIE'S  PATENT  IMPROVED  GERMAN  AMALGA- 
MATING BARREL.— This  Barrel  obtained  a  premium  at 
the  Fair  of  the  Mechanics'  Institute  iu  San  Francisco. In 
1H64.  Further  particulars  will  be  adorded  on  application 
to  the  subscribers. 

For  the  present  it  is  not  intended  to  grant  licenses  for  the 
use  of  the  improved  German  Barrel,  for  a  longer  term  than 
twelve  nmn t lis.  All  persons  desirous  of  compromising, 
without  having  recourse  to  legal  proceedings,  for  pasi  in- 
fringements, or  desirous  of  receiving  Letters  of  License  for 
the  limited  period  named,  are  requested  to  address  as  below. 

A  diagram,  with  explanations  of  this  machine,  will  he 
found  in  the  "Mining  and  Scientific  Press,"  of  September 
29th,  1866. 


BRODIE'S  PATENT  WIND-BLAST  SEPARATOR  FOR 
DRY  CRUSHING.— This  Dry  Crusher  has  been  found  tho 
most  economical  and  effective  mode  of  crushing  ores  in 
Mexico.  California  and  Nevada.  Diagrams  and  explana- 
tions afforded  on  application  to  the  subscribers. 

A  drawing  and  full  description  of  this  machine  will  be 
found  in  the  Mining  and  Sciontiiie  Press  of  Sept.  2LM,186G. 
JAMES  BROniE.  t-'uUoii  Foundry,  or 
CHARLES  RADlILlFF, 
Express  Building.  402  Montgomery  street, 
12vl3tf  San  Francisco- 


E.      O.     HTJNT, 
Manufacturer  of 

"Windmills,  Horae-Powers 

Pumps,  Pumpiug 

Fi'inuee  and 

Geuring. 

Hunt's  Adjustable  Wind  Mills 
to  have  all  the  sails  so  arranged  as 
turn  edgeways  to  the  wind  when 
the  mill  is  stopped.  The  sails  can 
be  set  at  any  angle  to  suit  the 
force  of  the  wind,  while  the  mill 
is  running, by  means  of  the  brake 
lever  at  the  foot  of  tho  mill,  by 
any  person. 

Hunt's  Sklf-Ukculating  Mill 
is  strong,  durable  and  cheap.  '  It 
is  provided  Willi  means  for  stop- 
ping, in  ilte  most  violent  winds. 
This  mill  is  well  known  through- 
l        i-nf"— --  ^s— —-^*-~- --'*  out  the  State. 

Tread  Horse-Powers,  Swap  Horse-Powers,  Pumps  in  great 

variety.  Single  and  Double-Acting.     Frames  and  Gearing 

for  running  pumps,  from  steam  or  other  power,  constantly 

ou  hand  and  builtto  order.    Water  Tanks  built  to  order. 

No.  28  Second  St.,  and  108  and  110  Jessie  St., 

2vl5qy  San  Francisco. 


DR.  BEERS'  PATENT 
WIRE   GAUZE  AMALGAMATOR. 


THE  ATTENTION  OF  QUARTZ,  HYDRAULIC  AND 
Placer  Miners,  is  called  to  this  new  invention  for  saving 
Fine  Gold  It  is  designed  to  furnish  the  mmerwiih  a  cheap 
and  simple  apparatus  by  which  the  riuest  frcnyahl  can  be 
saved  without  loss,  requiring  little  attention,  no  machinery 
to  drive  it,  and  will  positively  collect  every  particle  of 
amalgam,  or  of  wasie  mercury  that  may  have  escaped  from 
mill  or  sluice,  and  as  these  particles  are  always  charged 
with  more  or  less  gold,  this  item  alone,  in  many  instances, 
will  more  than  pay  the  cost  of  this  Amalgamator  every 
month.  For  Circulars,  and  further  partie-iilacs,  address 
Dk.  J.  B,  BEERS,  San  Francisco, 
llvlSCm  Per  Wells,  Fargo  &  Co's  Express. 


NELSON   &    DOBLE, 

AGENTS  FOR 

Thomas  Firth  &  Sons1  Cast  Steel,  Files, 

Etc.,  Shear,  Spring,  German,  Plow,  Blister  and  Toe  Calk 

Steel;  manufacturers  of 

Mill   Piclcs,    Sledges,   Hammers,  Picks, 

Stone    Cutters',    Blacksmiths'    and    Horae-Shoers'  Tools, 
319  and  321  Pine  street. 
Between  Montgomery  and  Sansome,  fcSan  Franclsco^J    I 
lOvUqrli 


THE  CTJEI,ElfiTCATE» 

Self  Generating  Portable 

f  This  extraordinary  Lamp  pro- 
duces  its  owngasby  the  vapor- 
ization of  Petroleum,  Naphtha, 
or  Benzine.  It  emits  neither 
smoke  nor  smeli,  and  burns  With 
a  pure  white  flame,  equal  in  in- 
tensity to  an  ordinary  «as  burn- 
er, and  at  an  expense  of  from  one 
to  three  cents  per  hour  only,  ac- 
cording to  the  quantity  of  light 
rr-nmr.d.  It  is  peculiarly  adap- 
ted tor  mining  purposes,  also  for 
stores,  lactones-,  billiard  rooms, 
and,  In  fact,  for  all  purposes 
■where  regular  gas  is  not  availa- 
ble, and  tor  which  it  is  an  ad- 
mh-able  substitute.  As  au  out- 
door light  it  stands  unrivalled, 
burning  with  undiminished  bril- 
liancy in  a  strong  wiud. 


Directions  for  TTse. 

Jharge  the  reservoir  with  the  prepared  fluid,  or  with 
Benzine,  from  half  to  three-fourths  fall;  allow  a  portion  to 
run  through  into  the  cup,  then  turn  oft'  the  tap  and  ignite 
the  fluid,  which  will  heat  the  burner  suMeicntly  to  gener- 
ate the  gas,  which  will  be  seen  issuing  from  the  top.  The 
tati  must  now  be  turned  on,  and  a  stead  v  light  will  be  main- 
tained till  the  whole  oi  the  contents  of  the  reservoir  is  con- 
sumed. 

A  small  needle,  bent  at  the  point  and  fixed  iu  a  holder, 
may  be  occasionally  required  to  clear  thu  minute  hole 
through  which  tiie  ejis  issues,  and  the  regulating  screw  at 
the  bottom  turned  a  little  back:  but  care  must  be  taken  not 
to  force  the  screw  too  high,  ami  it  should  neeer  be  iased  to 
extinguish  the  light — by  laminy  Ow  tap  off,  it  will  gradually 
go  out.' 

When  necessary  to  renew  the  cotton  which  is  placed  in 
the  lower  pipe  io  prevent  the  too  rapid  How  Of  the  fluid,  the 
lamp  should  be  placed  in  a  vise  and  the  burner  screwed  off 
The  burnt  cotton  must  then  lie  withdrawn,  and  a  fresh 
piece  of  sioul  coiton  rug.  one  inch  wide  and  four  or  five 
inches  long,  should  be  doubled  over  apiece  of  wire,  and 
inserted  into  the  pipe— the  ends  cut  short  off,  the  burner 
again  screwed  on  with  a  little  white  lead,  and  the  lamp  is 

HanUraetured  solely  by  JOHN  J.  HUCKS,  original  proprU 

etor.     Factory.  North  Beach,  San   Francisco;  and  for  sale 

by  his  agents  in  every  citv  and  town  throughout  the  State. 

18yU-3m-B 


LEFFEL'8 

American  Double  Turbine 


HALED  AND  UNRIVALED  IN 
world,  have  been  fully  tested 
ou  mi*  eoasi,  more  man  iorty  being  in  use  at  this  date  in 
California  and_  Oregon,  driving  all  kinds  of  machinery,  Saw 

CiiiPORWiA'KKFBiutffiiKS.  — ' E  Stciton  Pcurcm  O.  Sim- 
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ington,  Santa  Clara  County;  J.  ST.  McMillan,  Lexington. 
Santa  Clara  County.     flSfScnd  for  Circular,  to  .  ■ 

KNAl'P  «fc  GRANT. 
Agents  for  California. 
26vl3-lyq  31 0  Washington  street,  Sau  Francisco. 


SUPERIOR  CUT-OFF  EMGINES. 

"Wo  desire  to  call  the  attention  of  Engineers,  Manufac- 
turers, and  Millmen,  to  the  celebrated 

Jlartforct    Engine, 
With  Wright's  Patent  Variable  Cut-oft',  which  we  are  now 
manufacturing  under  a  license  from  the  Woodruff  i  Beach 
Iron  Work  Co.,  Hartford,  Ct.    To  parties  wishing  a  First- 
class 

Fuel-Saving  Engine, 

Simple  and  durable  in  construction,  this  Engine  is  offered 
in  the  belief  that  it  is  superior  to  any  other  manufactured. 
It  enjoys  the  very  highest  reputation  in  the  Atlantic  States, 
where  it  is  well  known;  over  3U0  of  them  having  been  built 
by  the  Woodruff  ffl  Beach  Company,  and  being  now  in  suc- 
cessful operation. 

GOBDABB  *fe  CO., 
Pacific  Iron  Works. 
San  Francisco,  Aug.  29, 1S57.  9vl5tf 


BLAKE'S  QUARTZ  BREAKER ! 
PRICES     REDUCED! 

MACHINES   OF  ALL   SIZES   FOR  SALE 

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*    FULL  ASSORTMENT  OF 

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above  Montgomery,  San  Francisco.  22vl5  Sin 


A    FDLL  ASSORTMENT  OF 

MACHINE    SCREWS  AND  TAPS, 

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A 


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(the  Manhattan  Firearms  Company.) 
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Stcani  Gauges,    a   general    assortment  of 

Hardware,  Cutlery,  and 

MECHANICS'     TOOOGS, 

By  CHAS.  OTTO  &  CO., 
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[Written  for  the  Mining  aud  Scientific  Press.] 

The  Sierra  G-ordo  Mines. 

Editoks  Mining  and  Scientific  Pkess  : 
I  have  been  in  these  mines  sometime,  hav- 
ing come  here  from  Virginia.  They  are 
situated  in  the  Inyo  Mountains,  a  continua- 
tion of  the  White  Mountain  range  south. 
The  distance  from  Virginia  is  about  300 
miles,  The  journey  from  there  I  made  by 
stage  to  Independence;  which  is  the  county 
seat  of  Inyo  county,  and  where  there  is  a 
military  post  established.  The  distance  by 
stage  to  Independence  is  260  miles.  From 
there  to  Lone  Pine,  eighteen  miles,  I  came 
by  mule  team,  and  from  thence  to  these 
mines,  twenty-two  miles,  I  came  on  horse- 
back. The  road  passes  through  very  pro- 
ductive valleys  for  the  distance  of  100  miles 
or  more,  called  Blind  Springs  Valley,  and 
Owens  Valley.  The  range  of  White  and 
Inyo  mountains  are  on  the  east  side  of  the 
valley,  and  the  Sierra  Nevadas  are  on  the 
west.  The  distance  of  the  mining  camp 
from  the  valley,  ia  seven  miles,  over  a 
mountain  trail.  There  are  no  wagon  roads 
in  the  mines,  as  yet.  Owen's  Biver  runs 
through  the  valley  and  empties  into  Owen's 
Lake.  The  mines  are  west  of  ,the  lake, 
which  is  in  sight  from  the  camp.  The  dis- 
tance from  Los  Angeles  here  is  about  260 
miles,  and  from  there  to  San  Pedro,  twenty 
miles.  The  traders  have  their  goods  broug'ht 
in  by  this  route,  and  the  price  for  biinging 
freight  from  San  Pedro  is  seven  cents  per 
pound.  There  is  another  way  to  reach  this 
point  from  the  west  side  of  the  Sierra, 
through  Walker's  Pass  by  way  of  Visalio, 
which  is  about  180  miles  from  here.  There 
is  a  trail  leading  to  Visalia,  which  makes  the 
distance  there  only  about  ninety  miles, 
but  whioh  cannot  be  traveled  during  the 
winter  season,  on  account  of  the,  snow. 

The  first  mine  discovered  here  was  by 
Pablo  Plores,  and  two  other  Mexicans. 
They  started  from  Austin  two  years  ago  last 
March,  on  a  prospecting  tour,  and  traveled 
southwest  over  the  different  ranges  of  mount- 
ains, but  did  nDt  find  anymineral  until  they 
reached  this  place.  After  they  had  satisfied 
themselves  that  there  were  rich  silver  and 
lead  mines  here,  Pablo  Plores'  two  compan- 
ions started  for  Virginia  for  supplies,  and 
he  remained  alone  at  the  mines.  As  they 
did  not  return  at  the  appointed  time,  nor 
for  a  long  time  afterwards,  Plores  left,  on 
account  of  being  out  of  provisions,  to  look 
for  them,  fearing  that  they  might  have  been 
killed  by  the  Indians.  He  made  his  way  to 
Virginia,  and  could  learn  nothing  of  them 
from  his  countrymen,  and  they  have  not 
since  been  seen  or  heard  of.  The  Indians 
no  doubt  killed  them.  Plores  told  his 
friends  about  the  discovery  of  these  mines, 
which  induced  many  of  them  to  come  here 
with  him,  and  last  summer  there  was  quite 
an  immigration  of  other  Mexicans.  Luring 
the  summer  and  early  in  the  fall  several 
Americans  came  and  located  mines. 

I  am  connected  with  the  Sierra  Gordo 
Mining  Co.,  which  is  about  to  reorganize 
under  the  name  of  the  Virginia  Co.  The 
company  is  not  incorporated.  It  owns 
claims  in  a  great  many  different  ledgef. 
Some  of  them  contain  a  large  amount  of  si:  - 
ver,  a  little  lead  and  copper,  and  some  con- 
tain a  large  amount  of  lead  and  considerable 
silver.  The  mines  generally  are  of  that 
character.  The  Mexicans  have  been  and  are 
still  smelting  ores  in  rude  furnaces,  and  re- 
fining in  vasoS:  They  are  taking  out  quite 
a  quantity  of  bullion ;  but  there  is  difficulty 
in  disposing  of  it,  and  it  cannot  be  sold  for 
coin  here,  for  the  reason  that  coin  is  not 
here  in  quantity.  There  being  no  assayer 
here,  the  exact  value  cannot  be  ascertained, 
and  they  are  compelled  to  trade  it  off  for 
merchandise  and  provisions  at  about  $1  per 
ounce. 

The  ledges  already  discovered  are  very 
numerous  and  there  are  many  more  yet  to 
be  found.  This  is  the  richest  section  for 
mineral  that  I  have  ever  seen.  The  mines 
located  are  mostly  in  the  hands  of  poor  peo- 
ple, who  can  work  them  only  in  a  small 
way.  The  prices  ■  for  them  are  low,  being 
from  fifty  cents  to  $20  per  foot.  The  ores 
are  mostly  of  the  class  that  require  smelting. 


Kb  pining  anil  J^dcntific  pa*. 


383 


and  there  is  plenty  of  loud  for  the  purpose 
of  fluxing,  altli  "  !i  some  of  the  ores  can  be 
worked  by  the  ordinary  mill  proa 

I  am  i  i  erect   for  the  company 

a  furnace  for  smelting  and  one  for  refiniu^r, 
and  expect  to  have  them  ready  in 
three  weeks,  I  know  of  no  place  on  the 
that  holds  ont  so  gri  at  induce- 
i  i  Qiis  fox  i ■■ 
terprise,  and  there  will  probably  lie  a  large 
emurratioo  here  next  season.  The  climate 
seems  to  be  quite  mild  and  agreeable. 

Muoh  of  tho  ore  conld  be  oonveyed  to  San 
Pranoiscoand  (educed  there  at  profit,  lmt 
of  course  it  would  be  more  profitable  to 
work  it  here.  I  will  not  pretend  to  say 
what  the  ores  will  produce,  but  I  know  that 
they  will  pay  largely.  There  is  an  opening 
here  for  persons  who  wish  to  build  roads, 
work  in  the  mines,  put  up  reduction  works, 
build  sawmills,  sell  goods  of  all  kinds  and 
provisions,  for  mechanics  and  artisans,  and 
who  wont  to  speonlatein  mines  and 
town  lots.  I  may  in  a  future  communica- 
tion give  you  the  result  of  ore  that  I  shall 
of  mining,  smelting  and  refin- 
ing. The  ordinary  spelling  of  the  name  of 
nines,  "Cerro  Gordo,"  is  incorrect. 
They  should  be  spelt  Sierra  Gordo. 

James  Dj-xayax. 

Lone  Pine  Dist.,  Inyo  Co.,  Nov.  12. 


Fire  Hi'XDiiED  Danes  fob  Butte  Coun- 
ts'.—The  liutte  County  Press,  of  the  2iid 
ult,  says :  Some  months  since  we  an- 
nounced that  the  Mandcville  and  Solomon 
tract  of  five  thousand  acres  of  the  choicest 
farming  land  in  the  State,  a  little  east  of 
town,  had  been  purchased  by  the  Danish 
Consul  of  San  Francisco,  to  be  parceled  out 
among  five  hundred  Danish  emigrants,  now 
on  their  way  to  this  coast,  and  now  we  take 
pleasure  iu  further  announcing  that  the 
bargain  was  consummated  and  the  transfer 
made  on  Thursday  last.  The  emigrants,  wo 
understand,  will  be  here  in  time  to  put  in  a 
crop  the  ensuing  spring.  The  commodious 
brick  building  on  Main  street,  now  in  course 
of  construction,  is  designed  as  a  store  for 
their  accommodation.  An  addition  to  our 
population  of  five  hundred  wealth  produ- 
cers at  one  dash,  is  no  small  item.  And 
when  the  other  large  tracts,  now  held  by 
capitalists,  are  sub-divided  into  small  sized 
farms,  as  they  will  be  at  no  distant  day, 
Chico  Township  will  be  the  seat  of  popula- 
tion and  wealth  unsurpassed  by  any  other 
locality  in  the  State. 

The  Eev.  Dr.  Peck,  formerly  of  the 
Howard  Street  Methodist  Church,  in  this 
city,  is  preparing  an  original  work  to  be 
entitled  "  The  History  of  the  Great  Repub- 
lic, considered  from  a  Christian  stand- 
point. " 


A.  T.   DKWEY. 


C.  W.  M.  SMITH. 


17.  D.  EWKR. 


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at  lowest  rates,  hv  addressing  us.  Write  names  plain. 
Checks  of  idl  banks  taken. 

Money  loaned  only  on  flrst-class  security,  safety  being 
our  first  consideration. 

The  Highest  Rate*   of  Interest  paid   on    Gold 
.    JBe posit,-, 

DEPOSITS  RECEIVED  IN  SUMS  OF  SI  AND  UPWARDS. 

We  will  keen  safely  all  bonds  deposited  with  us;  collect 
and  remit  the  Interest  to  our  friends  in  Ihe  country,  as  may 
be  directed.     For  further  particulars,  address 

FARMERS1  AND  MECHANICS'  BANK, 
avlfi-fimqow  San  Francisco. 


WHITING  &  BERRY, 


DKALERS   IN 


Teas, 


"Wines, 


and 


Spirits, 

For  Medicinal  and  Family  Use. 

APOTHECARIES,    PHYSICIANS, 

Invalids  and  Families,  supplied  in  quantities  to  suit,  at 

WHOLESALE  AND  RETAIL,  WITH 

Fine,  Medium  or  low-priced  qualities. 

No.  COO  Sacramento  street,  two  doors  above  Montgomery, 

SAN  FRANCISCO. 
I*vl5 


Pratt's  Abolition  Oil. 

FOR  ABOLISHING  PAIN  — THE  BEST  REMEDY  IN 
existence  for  Rheumatism,  Neuralgia,  Paralysis,  Head- 
ache, Toothache,  Sore  Throat,  Diptheria,  Weak,  Swolen  and 
Stiff  Joints,  Contracted  Cords  and  Muscles,  Cramps,  Colic, 
Diari'lnva,  Cholera,  Pains  In  the  Breast,  Lame  Back,  and 
all  aches  and  pains.  It  is  the  poor  man's  friend,  and  the 
best  family  physician.  Full  directions  accompany  each 
bottle.  Price  .IU  cents  and  SI  per  bottle.  For  sale  by  all 
dealers  in  medicines.  Sole  Proprietors,  A.  McBOYLE  it 
CO..  Druggists  and  Chemists,  5:$1  Sue-rumen. to  street,  op- 
posite What  Cheer  House,  San  Francisco.  10vH-ly 


Assayer  and  Chemist. 


A  GENTLEMAN  WELL  VERSED  IN  ASSAYING  AND 
Analytical  Chemistry,  is  desirous  of  securing  a  position 
in  some  assaying  establishment,  or  would  take  charge  of 
the  assaying  ami  amalgamating  department  of  either  a 
gold  or  silver  mine.  Steady  employment,  rather  than  high 
wages,  is  desirable.  The  advertiser  would  take  his  own 
laboratory  to  the  mine  if  desired.  Proper  references  given 
Inquire  at  this  office,  3vl5tf 


Quartz  Mill  Construction  and  Superintendence 

THE  UNDERSIGNED  IS  AT  PRESENT  OPEN  FOR  AN 
engagement  as  a  working  Superintendent  in  the  con- 
struction or  operation  oi'a  \i.uartz  Mill.  Has  hail  five  years 
steady  and  successful  experience  in  working  ores  In  Washoe, 
and  is  practiced  in  saving  sulphnrets  and  the  treatment  of 
rebellious  ores.  Is  prepared  to  furnish  references  for  all 
tile  necessary  qualifications  of  an  intelligent,  faithful  and 
reliable  quartz  operator.    Address  F.  M.  SHAW. 

San  Francisco,  care  Mining  and  Scientific  Press.    afivM3m 


HAYWARD  &  COLEMAN, 

... 


Illuminating:,    Lubricating, 

—  AND  — 

PAINT     OILS! 

I-.U   K>Y 

!NB,     LARD,     SPERM,     ELEPHANT,     POLAR, 
TANNER*',  NEATaFOOtf,  BOILED  AND  RAW 

LINSEED,  CASTOR    AND  CHINA  NUT. 
—  ALSO,— 

SPIRITS  OFTURPENTINE&  ALCOHOL 

Nora.  — We    would    specially  call   the   attention  of  Mill 

owners  and  Engineers  to  our  superior  PARjtFPINE  OIL, 

.■■■■  manufacture   from   the  California    Petroleum 

This  oilwill  nut    gum.     Machinery    thoroughly  cleaned  and 
lubricated  ndtb  It  will  not  heal,  and  afu-r  n    II. tn: 

can  bostartcd  without  cleaning  off, 

03-  Anauif'l.-  can  of  our  1'nraiiine  Oil  will   bo  forwarded 
on  application  to  09/08  Wfl  desire  a  fair  and  impartial  triuT. 

Lamps  and  Lamp  Stock ! 

tfar*  An  elegant  and  complafe  assortment  on  hand, -fin 
19vlS-Sm  414  Front  Htrt?et,  San  I-'raueisco. 


NEW     YORK     PRICES. 


No.  603  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco. 
EXCLUSIVE    AGENT 

FOR  TUB 

AMERICAN 

WATCH    FACTORY, 

A  largo  assortment  of  these 

Superior     YV  atchee, 

Iu  Gold  and  Silver  Caseti, 

Constantly  on  hand,  and  sold    at    Factory 
prices.    Also, 

ENGLISH    AND    SWISS     WATCHES, 

Imported  directly  from    he  Manufacturers. 

The  American  Company  arc  now  making 

VERY    FINE '  WATCHES     FOR     LADIES. 

03r~A  targe  assortment    of   Gold    Chains 
and  Jewelry ,  |25vl06m 


"JEW     YORK     PRICES. 


WE  ARE  NOW  OFFERING* 

our  xmmeix^e:  stock 

Fine  Custom  Made  Clothing- 

AND 

Gents'  Furnishing  G-oods 

A.T  PKICJKS  THAT  BKFX  COMPETITION. 

Our  Stoelc  of  ClothSneTCnnsSNts  of 

AJJLilL*  THE  LATEST  STYLES 

*  BOTH  OF  MATERIAL  AND  FINISH. 

A  Largo  Assortment  of 
Trunliii  "Valises,  Curpet  Hux*,  ISlanliets,  JStc, 

AT  EXTREMELY  LOW  PRICES. 

J.  XI.  MEA_X>  &  CO., 

SvlO  Cor.  of  Washington  and  Sansome  streets 


THE  UNDERSIGNED,  HAVING  BE^N  APPOINTED 
Sole  Agent  for  the  Pacific  Coast  for  (he  sale  ol  RO- 
i'Eli'S  l-Ji;iiEf:[-[-LO.\LHNG  SHOT  GUN.  which  discliai'gos 
four  shots  in  two  seepnjds,'  circulars  will  he  i'uniishud  by 
anplying  to  or  addressing  „ 

■  ■  ■  HEKBT  EITEI-, 

111  Second  street. 
Or  Lock  Box  1172  P.  0.,  San  Franciseo.  lSvl6-2tnliim 


Economy  in  Advertising:.— The  Mimihg  and  Scifm- 
tifio  Pbess  is  the  best  and  most  ECONOiiiOAL  mining  adver- 
tising medium  in  this  city.  Our  terms  are  less  than  one 
half  the  rates  now  charged  by  dally  newspapers,  and  the 
mining  community  are  beginning  to  appreciate  our  reasona 
ble  rates  of  advertising.  Tho  "aesa  contains,  proportionally, 
a  larger  amount  of  mining  advertising  than  any  other  paper 
on  the  Pacific  coast.  Its  character  renders  it  the  proper 
Journal  for  the  concentration  of  mining  patronage. 


■  'Administrator's  Sale. 

"\TOTICE  IS  HEREBY  GIVEN,  THAT  IN  PURSUANCE 
iM  of  thfonlCL-  of  ihii  Probate  Court  of  the  City  and  County 
of  San  Francisco,  in  the  State  of  Oa'ifornia,  made  on  the 
twenty-firritdav  of  November.  A.  D.  lSi;7,"iu  the  mailer  of 
the  estate  of  HENRY  GANAtIL,  deceased,  the  undersigned. 
Administrator  of  said  estate,  will  sell  at  public  auction,  to 
the  highest  bidder,  for  cash  in  Hand,  in  one  parcel,  and  sub- 
led  to  confirmation  bv  said  Probate  Court,  on  MONDAY, 
the  sixteenth  duy  of  December.  A.  D.  1807,  at  twelve  o'clock 
SI.,  at  the  auction  rooms  of  Maurice  Dnro  &  Co.,  No.  327 
Montgomery  street,  iu  said  City  and  County,  all  the  right, 
title  interest  ami  estate  nf  the  said  intestate  at  the  time  ot 
hit;  death,  and  all  the  right,  title  and  interest  that  the  said 
estate  has  bv  o|ieratinii  of  law  or  otherwise,  acquired  other 
than  or  in  addition  to  that  of  the  said  intestate.,  at  the  time 
Of  his  death,  in  and  to  all  that  lot,  piece  or  parcel  of  land, 
situate,  lving  and  being  in  the  said  (.lily  and  County,  and 
bounded  ami  descrihi-d  as  follows,  viz:  Commencing  on  the 
southerly  line  of  Bush  si  reef,  distant  137  feet  li  inches  west- 
erly from  the  southwesterly  comer  of  Bush  and  Hyde 
streets-  thence  rnnnhig  westerly  on  said  southerly  line  of 
Bush"  street  H7  feel  f>  ineh-s;  thence  at  tight  augiea  south- 
erly  137  feet  6  inches;  thence  at  richt  angles  easterly  W 
feet  (i  inches;  thence  at  right  angles  northerly  137  feetfi 
inches,  to  the  southerly  line  of  Bu-ih  street,  the  point  ot 
commencement,  being  53-vara  ^^RE^?!)  SMITH 
Administrator  of  the  estate  of 

Henry  Ganahl,  deceased. 
Dated,  November. 21,  1S67.  ■  21vl5-4w 


3Hecli£iriical  3>ra>viiigs. 

Persons  wishing  Mechanical  Drawings  can  obtain  the 
services  of  competent  draughtsmen,  by  applying  to  this 

OiSCQ , 


Machinery. 


NOTICE   TO  MERCHANTS 


MANUFACTURERS. 

Moore's  Patent  Friction  Hoist, 

a]    operation    In   the  principal  stores   in 
San  Franei  .  m  over  the  coin- 

'■-VI.  ■    Greater  ■  ■■  ,,»  worfc- 

-■■■  i .  'i"i..-  I,,-.  stiucin  ■■  or  landing,  con* 
■  iiuir*e  one  mnn  k'&j  h 
t;    lopa  '.'.n:i  ihe   load  ai   an>  point, without  auviasien- 
lllg  or  atre1m6D  hum  the  bpei  BtOT, 

'fi !»■  tHiaVrelgned  taWetftuftoppbrtawttyto  notify  all  whom 
ii  in. iv  qoncern  iliat  thev  have  secured, hj    letters  patent, 

the    ap|.|le-,n..n    of    B    friction    pawl,    OT    Mop,    to    !iOh*trtg 
ninciiuiei .  and  tnm  (hoy  ^-111  prosecate  imv  party  making 
ur  Using  ttil.r  inaetiliie  InfrtnSIUg  ii]u>ii  Ihe  sfttoe.     " 
VULCAN    IKON   WOKKS  CO.. 


21vl5tf 


.        !'.!  -!■.■■  r 1 1 . 
JOSEPH  MOORE. 


BLAKE'S  PATENT 
QTJAKTZ    CXiXJHIIDEIt. 

OAXJTIOX! 

The  owners  of  the  Talent  for  this  valuable  machine,  in 
order  'to  facilitate  Lite  protection  of  their  rights  against  rin- 

morOUs  InMnget*!,  procured,  some    i  one  BlOCO,  a  tolBBOe  of 
the  Patent,  bearing  dale  January  Dili,  1866. 
This  Patent  Hecnrca  the  t-xelunlve  rfeht  to  eni- 
ploy  in    Stime-lEreuklntr  Maohluen  Vp-    ' 
right  Couver^eut  -!-i\\ ■•..  noiuiUed 
by  a  Jtevolvliie;  Shaft. 
All  persons  who  are  violating   the   Patent  by  the  nmui- 
horized  making,  selling  or  using  machines  In  whlch_quurtz 
other  material  is  crushed  DOtfve'lfn   upriirhl   eonverpetlt 
aws,  aciuau-d  by  a  rovolvlng  shaft,  are  hereby  warned 
hat  they  are  appropriating  ihe  property  of  others,  and 
they  will  he  held  responsible  inlaw  and  in  aaitiageV. 
cvoral  infringing  .machines  arc  made  and  offered  for 
in  this  city,  upon  which   Patents  have  been  obtained, 
nufacturcrs,  purchasers  and  users,  are  notified  that  such 
Patents  do  not  authorize  trie  use  of  the  original  invention, 
and  that  such  machines  cannot  bo  uaed  without  incurring 
liability  for  damages.  BLAKE  &  TYLER, 

Uvlltf  Agents  for  the  Paoiflc  Coast. 


IVotiee  to  Mixier&s, 

Well  Borers    and  Water    Companies. 

MPRAG  is  now  prepared  to  manufacture 
.  Hydraulic  and  Artesian  Well  Pipes  in  the  best  work- 
manlike manner,  and  at  the  lowest  market  rules.  Having 
made  largo  additions  to  my  stock  of  machinery  for  that 
branch  of  business,  I  am  prepared  to  till  all  orders  with  dis- 
patch, and  guarantee,  entire  satisfaction.  I  also  manufac- 
ture Mississippi  Stoves,  ot  the  latest  improved  patterns,  tor 

vessels  of  all  classes.     Also,  Ship  Plumbum-  m 

hi.  I'KAG, 
8vU-ly       Stove  Store.  No.  125  Clay  street,  below  Davie. 


ELLERY'8 

Patent  India  Rubber  Paint  and  Cement 

Is  composed  of  India-rubber  and  other  gums,  dissolved  In 
pure  linseed  oil,  mixed  with  the  various  coloring  matters, 
and  ground  in  any  color-  We  pntnt  Wood,  Brick,  .Metal, 
Cloth,  etc.  It  is  a  superior  Marine  Paint.  Will  not  rot, 
peel,  blister  or  crack  in  any  climate.  Fifteen  hundred  Fish 
iug  Vessels  at  Gloucester,  Mass.,  use  it  as  superior  to  other 
paints.  We  refer  to  Steamers  America,  Senator,  Paul  Pry, 
Julia,  etc.,  and  W.  K.  Tan  Allen,  S.  C\  Bnghce  ,t  Son,  Tuhba 
&  Co.,  C.  W.  Tnomas,  Sidney  Johnson,  l>r.  Heuston,  (Jen. 
Connor,  Stockton,  H.  L.  Davis,  Jas.  Lick,  J.  P.  Pierce, 
Esqs.,  and  others.  Filbert  Street  School  II o use,  two  coats 
on  redwood,  equal  to  three  coats  lead-  One  hundred 
pounds  paint  equal  in  bulk  to  two  hundred  pounds  lead. 
Cementing, and  painting  new  or  old  Tin  or  Metal  Roofs. 
We  first  cement  around  Are  walls  and.  skylights  all  holes 
and  cracks,  then  apply  a.  good  coat  of  paint.  A  good,  clean , 
tight  roof  is  certain.  Price,  from  one  to  three  cents  per 
square  foot,  according  to  size  and  condition  of  roof! 

Wcw  Cloth  Koofx  put  on,  saturated  with  liquid  rub 
bcr;  then  painted  nt  nine  cents  per  square  fooL  We  use 
none  but  the  best  materials  and  pure  linseed  oil.  No  lead 
turpentine;  neither  asphaltum  or  coal  tar. 

Also,  for  sale,  "Submarine  Rubber  Varnish,"  $5  per  gal 
Ion;  any  color.  Wc  will  apply  to  Vessels' Bottoms,  or  fur- 
nish at  S5  per  gallon.  23vl5tf 

Pacific  Powder  Mills. 

QUPERIOR  BLASTING  AND  SPORTING  GUNPOWDER: 

BlnckDIarnond,  in  lib  canisters. 

do  do         in  Hlh  canisters. 

.do  do        in  JS  kegs. 

Hunter's  Pride,  in  lib  canisters. 

do  do        in  ^11)  canisters. 

do        in  }i  kegs. 


do 


.         iu  y,  kegs. 

3  River  Shooting,  In  3 


Pacific  Mills  River  Shooting,  in  lib  canisters. 
do  do    in  >;ft>  canisters. 

(^■Q&j^B         do  do    in).i'kegs. 

do  do  dn    in  %  kegs. 

do  do  do    in  2ftlb  kegs. 

Piiciflc  Mills  Rifle,  in  lib  canisters, 
do  do       iu  ya\\>  canisters. 

■  do  do       in  M'kegs. 

do  do       in  %  kegs, 

do  do       in  25tt>  kegs. 

Blasting  and  Mining  Powder  S2  50 per  keg. 
Safety  Fuse  and  Shot  for  sale  by 

HATWAKD  An  COICEMAN,  Agents, 
24vI5-3m  414  Front  strcet^Ban  Francisco. 


It  is  a  Fact, 

That  BOWMAN'S  AMERTCAN  WASHING  COMPOUND  is 

the  best  article  for  Washing  and  Cleaning  yet  discovered. 
Is  acknowledged  to  be  a  saving  both  in  money  and  labor. 
As  the  Compound  softens  the  dirt,  the  clothes  require  not 
more,  than  one-half  Ihe  rubbing  necessary  in  washing  by 
the  old  method;  besides  nil  who  give  ira  trial  acknowledge 
(hat  their  clothes  arc  winter  in  washing  with  this  Com- 
pound than  they  were  ever  known  to  be  by  using  any 
other  preparation.  For  washing  woolen  goods  and  flan- 
nel* it  cam  in  l  be  eo  nailed.  CtilP'oi-sfhal:  cannot  be  washed 
with  snip  without  i 'id  in"  are  washed  in  the  water  used  for 
boiling  white  clothes.  This  Compound  has  been  used  in 
the  Eastern  States  for  the  past  three  years,  with  perfect 

SUCCWARRANTED  NOT  TO  INJURE  THE  CLOTHES. 
jKp»l?&r  »ale  t»v  all  Grocers. 
X^Tboi   iuw  mj         LYNCH  &  PARSONS,  Agents, 
Hvl5-3m  333  Jackson  street,  near  Battery. 


Gopperas !    Copperas ! 

75,0005 


LBS.  IMPORTED   COPPERAS-SULPHATE 

""  on— for  sale  in  lots  to  suit,  by 

ENJ.  BRADY.  10S  California  street, 


S.  W.  corner  Davis,  up  stairs. 


384 


®to  pitting  m&  Mmfflk  IJmss. 


Tobacco. — The  American  people  are  wed- 
ded to  no  habit  more  firmly  than  that  of 
using  tobacco  in  its  varioxis  forms,  and  as  a 
consequence,  we  find  that  frequently  a  poor 
man  will  spend  his  last  quarter  for  a  bit  of 
the  precious  weed  when  he  does  not  know 
from  whence  his  next  meal  will  come.  The 
habit  is  one  that  grows  upon  the  consumer, 
and  the  longer  he  uses  the  "weed"  the  harder 
it  is  to  break  off  the  habit.  Webster  says 
that  the  practice  of  using  it  in  any  form 
soon  conquers  distaste,  and  forms  a  relish 
for  it  that  is  strong  and  almost  unconquer- 
able. That  its  use  is  injurious  to  health, 
there  is  no  doubt,  besides  its  accompani- 
ments are  filthy  in  the  extreme.  The  good 
it  does  can  never  overbalance  the  bad,  al- 
though some  consider  it  the  sweetener  of 
each  day's  toil.  No  remedy  has  been  dis- 
covered for  its  use,  other  than  the  will  and 
.resolution  of  the  person  using  it,  until 
Messrs.  Traver  Bros.,  of  this  city  intro- 
duced their  antidote  for  the  evil,  which 
is  said  to  completely  eradicate  all  taste  for 
it.  We  would  recommend  its  trial  by  all 
who  use  the  "weed." 


New  Incobpoeations. — Articles  of  incor- 
poration have  recently  been  filed  in  the 
County  Clerk's  office  in  this  city  as  follows: 

San  Bkuno  Homestead  Association. — 
San  Francisco.  Dec.  10th.  Capital  stock, 
$80,000  ;  200  shares,  $400  each.  Trustees  : 
J.  W.  Beay,  William  Douglas,  B.  W.  Cof- 
fin, A.  Bryan  and  James  Johnston. 

Election  of  Officers.  — Califoknia 
Teust  Co.  — San  Francisco.  Dec.  7th. 
President,  Henry  L.  Davis ;  Cashier,  DeWitt 
C.  Thompson:  Auditor,  Thomas  B.  Lud- 
lum. 

LtJMBEEEES'  AND  StEVEDOKEs'  ASSOCIATION. 

San  Francisco.  Dec.  3d.  President,  John 
Casey ;  Vice  President,  John  Odyke ;  Be- 
cording  Secretary,  Stephen  White;  Finan- 
cial Secretary,  Edward  T.  Ackland ;  Treas- 
urer, Charles  Kirstein ;  Board  of  Trustees : 
Michael  Ford,  Ducan  McDonald,  Bichard 
Weleh,  Daniel  Logan,  Patrick  McFadden 
and  Edward  Sadler  ;  Sergent-at-Arms,  John 
Bussell. 

Cole  S.  M.  Co. — San  Francisco.  Dec. 
11th.  Trustees :  E.  S.  Eells,  Thos.  S.  Eells, 
Geo.  D.  White,  Josiah  Stanford,  Jno.  S. 
Eells,  A.  P.  Stanford  aud  J.  H.  Stouten- 
boroagh ;  Secretary,  John  W.  Allyne. 
Office,  No.  404  Montgomery  street. 

India  Bubbee  Paint. — We  would  call  at- 
tention to  the  fine  double  house  on  Capp 
street,  near  Center,  residence  of  C.  V.  Stu- 
art, Esq. ,  as  a  fair  sample  of  painting  with 
Ellery's  patent  india  rubber  paint  The 
paint  is  undoubtedly  a  good  article,  and  the 
materials,  india  rubber  gums,  pure  linseed 
oil,  and  coloring  materials,  all  of  the  best 
Call  and  see'  their  works,  corner  of  Battery 
and  Jaekson  streets. 


Busset's  Look. — Attention  is  called  to 
the  advertisement  of  W.  C.  Bussey's  Key- 
less Combination  Lock,  in  another  column. 


TO  SOLICITOUS  OF  PATHiTS. 

HASELTINEr^LAKE    &   CO., 

— OF  THE — 

International  Patent  Office/' 

No.  8  Southampton  Buildings,  London, 

Transact  European  and  Colonial  business  for  Patent  Agents 
on  favorable  terms.  23vl5tf 


PACIFIC 

BARREL  AND  KEG  COMPANY. 

Having  now  lift  operation   extensive   and   improved  Ma- 
chinery for  the  manufacture  of 

BARRELS  AND  KEGS, 

Are  prepared  to  contract 

A  T#     Ii  O  W      BATES 

For  supplies  of  such  stock  as  may  bo  required.    Will  also 
contract  lor 

Stave    Timlber, 

Of  different  kinds,  delivered  here,  or  at  any  shipping  point 
in  lhe  interior,  or  upon  the  Coast. 
SSrOrders  and  communications  to  be  addressed  to 
FLINT,  PEABODY  &  CO., 

Agents  Pacific  Barrel  and  Keg  Co., 
23vl&-3m  408  California  street 


Chutisrins'  the  Address.— No  charge  is  made  for  chang 
ug  the  address  of  this  paper.    To  give  all  necessary  inform 

atlon,  write  us  plainly  as  follows:  "Change  address  of  the 

Mining  and  Scientific  Press  from  Mr at P.  O.,  .... 

County, ....  State,  to  Mr. ....  at  ....P.  0 County, .... 

State 188-." 


CHALLENGE  FOR  TWO  THOUSAND  DOLLARS, 


— AND  THE — 


gold  bie:x>^jl.'! 


THE  EXCELSIOR   DPTJMP    COMPANY 

Hereby  challenge  Mb.  Thomas  Haksbeow  in  the  above  amount,  to  a  Mechanical  Trial 
between  his  "Challenge  Pump "  and  the  "Excelsior  Pump,"  the  trial  to  take  place  in 
San  Francisco,  before  a 

COMMITTEE    OF    MECHAOTCS, 

Each  Pump  to  be  constructed  in  accordance  with  its  patent,  and  to  be  tested  from  their 
least  to  their  greatest  capacity,  together  with  the  power  required  by  each  Pump.  A 
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and  Scientific  Peess.    This  Challenge  open  for  sixty  days. 


The     "  Excelsior    IPixxmp" 

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Medal,  as  no  means  were  provided  for  testing  machinery,  and  believing  that 

3?olioy,  not  Merit   of  Machines, 

Was  to  govern  the  award  of  prizes.     The  inference  is  clear — hence  the  above  Challenge. 
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TABLE  OP  CONTENTS. 


Wilcox's  Put.  n[  Water  Litter 

-lllus 

Tli.-  rrelborff  Barrel  Prdeen 
ror  the  Sadoctl 

nn.l  Silver  Ore  —  So.  .V 
California  Academy  of  Nnttt 

r.tl  Sell 
"Formation  and  Dulrlbatlon 

of  iRneoiM  Rocks  " 
Mining  in  Sierra  County. 
A  New  Mining  Region.  ' 
banco  Iron  Kllrniices. 

II taking. 

tlol.l  lii  Alaska 

Ken  Mil. In;  mil. 

Ariltlcinl    lee    in    Sun  Fran 

Cisco. 
Metallurgical  Works. 
New  Quartz  Mill-. 
Soclnl  ami  Llternry  Soclutle. 

In  Sin  Francisco. 
A  College  Echo. 
State  Ucolofilcal  Survey 
Mkciianicai.       MtSCKLI.ANY.— 

lv,,f.ortlons  In  Machinery; 

American  Machinery:  Bcs 


seiner;  Warmlnithv  Steam; 
Cast  Iron  Pernios. 
SoisKTiric  Misii oi .AlTt  — 
Platinum  from  Oregon;  A 
Now  Metal;  Wet  anil  Dry 
Orowtli;  Mnlleatile  Horn: 
T..I    lor  Pure  Hen/ole;   Ef- 

tecf  orPreuure  on  Fusion; 

Tesilue  I'oL'iiae;  1'ontlnlllc 
Air;  Aluminum  Hrnu/.e. 
Iibikgsvmuaky— Coinnrisinc 
late  hitelllceilee  Irom  the 
various  conntlea  and  dis- 
tricts In  California.  Art- 
zona,  Colorado,  Idnho, 
Montana,  Nevada,  Orecon., 

ffeW  Patents  anil  Inventions. 

"Tew  Incorporations— List  of 

officers. 
Notices  to  Correspondents. 
San  Francisco  Metal   Market. 
San  Francisco  Market  Kates. 
Stock  Prices— Bid  and  Asked. 
San  Frauclsoo  Weekly  stock 

Circular. 
Mining  Shareholders'  Dlrec'y 


Tee  State  Geological  Survey. — We 
rogret  to  observe  that  one  of  the  newly 
elected  members  of  the  Legislature,  Mr.Pen- 
degast,  has  given  notice  of  a  bill  for  the  dis- 
continuance of  the  State  Geological  Survey. 
Of  course  the  bill  will  find  but  few  sup 
porters  among  such  an  intelligent  body  of 
men  as  compose  the  present  Legislature  of 
California.  To  abandon  the  Survey  at  the 
present  time,  would  be  the  infliction  of  a 
grevious  wrong  upon  the  State  and  the 
cause  of  Science  throughout  the  world. 
An  immense  amount  of  valuable  statistics, 
and  other  information  with  regard  to  the 
mineral  resources,  geology  and  topography 
of  the  State  has  been  collected,  at  great 
cost,  which  would  be  virtually  abandoned 
and  lost  by  the  passing  of  such  a  bill. 
There  may  be  need  for  retrenchment  ;  but 
this  wouldsurelybearnostexpensive  way  of 
saving  the  people's  money.  Mr.  Pendegast 
represents  Lake,  Napa  and  Mendocino — ag- 
ricultural counties.  Surely  the  people  of 
those  counties  cannot  approve  of  such  a 
course  on  the  part  of  their  representative. 
We  hope  to  see,  on  the  other  hand,  a  liberal 
appropriation,  such  an  one  as  will  enable 
the  Survey  not  only  to  finish,  as  speedily 
as  possible  the  publication  of  data  already 
collected  ;  but  also  to  go  forward  with  in- 
creasing zeal,  in  the  important  work  of 
gathering  still  more  for  future  publication. 


Metallurgical  Wokks. — It  will  be  seen 
by  reference  to  our  advertising  columns,  that 
Mr.  Chas.  Balbach  &  Brother,  for  many 
years  connected  with  the  Metallurgical 
Works  of  Newark,  N.  J.,  have  opened  a 
branch  establishment  at  315  Howard  street, 
in  this  city,  for  assaying  and  working  all 
kinds  of  ores,  more  particularly  of  gold  and 
silver  and  their  sulphurets.  They  are  also 
agents  of  Edward  Balbach's  patented  process 
for  separating  gold  and  silver  from  lead, 
which  is  represented  as  having  been  in  suc- 
cessful operation  for  nearly  three  years  at 
their  works  in  Newark,  N.  J.  It  is  claimed 
that  by  this  method  the  expensive  and  tedi- 
ous process  of  '  'cupelling"  is  avoided — bet- 
ter results,  even,  being  reached  with  a 
great  saving  of  time,  labor,  fuel  and  metal. 
From  one  to  four  per  cent,  of  zinc — accord- 
ing to  the  richness  of  the  lead— is  used, 
which  is  subsequently  returned  to  the  me- 
tallic state  in  a  few  hours,  to  be  used  again 
in  a  similar  way.  We  hope  to  see  this  new 
process  tried  soon,  on  some  of  our  rich  ar- 
gentiferous lead  .ores. 


A  New  Pump  or  "Water  Lifter. 

Many  of  our  readers  will,  no  doubt,  read- 
ily call  to  mind,  in  the  accompanying  illus- 
tration, the  new  pump  or  water  lifter  which 
attracted  muchattention  at  the  State  Pairs  at 
Sacramento,  held  in  1866  and  1867.  Very 
few  of  the  visitors  at  those  exhibitions,  we 
presume,  were  able  to  form  any  intelligent 
idea  of  the  mechanism  of  those  pumps, 
known  as  "  Wilcox's  Patent  Water  Lifters," 
unless  they  previously  had  some  practical 
acquaintance  with  the  invention.  We  have 
several  times  had  occasion  to  refer  to  this 
novel  and  useful  invention,  and  in  our  no- 
tice of  its  exhibition  at  the  last  State  Pair 


Pig.  2  shows  the  internal  arrangement  of 
parts  ;  P  is  a  float  fitting  loosely  into  the  re- 
ceiver, and  acts  as. .a  floating  partition  be- 
tween the  steam  space  above  and  the  water 
space  below  it,  and  rises  and  falls  as  water 
is  alternately  received  and  discharged.  R 
is  a  rod  passing  loosely  through  the  float, 
and  is  attached  to  the  steam  valve  O.  The 
valves  of  the  supply  and  discharge  pipes  are 
seen  at  m  and  n!  The  mode  of  operation  is 
as  follows  :  Supposing  the  pump  to  be  filled 
with  water  -  the  valve  «  being  closed — steam 
is  admitted  through  i  and  the  pressure  forces 
water  out  through  b.  The  float  P  is  lowered 
by  the  pressure  of  steam  and  discharge  of 
water  until  it  strikes  the  button  on  the  lower 
end  of  the  rod  R,  and  brings  the  valve  0 
down,  cutting  off  the  steam  entrance  i  and 
opening  the  passage  H  H.  Steam  is  then 
passed  from  the?  receiver  through  H  H  into 


/iVA 


WILCOX'S    PATENT    POMP    AND    WATER    LIFTER. 


promised  an  illustrated  description  of  the 
same.  We  are  now  enabled  to  redeem  that 
promise  in  such  a  manner  that  we  presume 
all  our  mechanical  readers  will  be  able  to 
gather  a  perfectly  intelligent  and  correct 
idea  of  this  novel  steam  pump,  which  works 
without  engine,  piston,  plunger,  or  buckets. 
As  will  be  seen,  it  uses  steam  direct  from 
the  boiler,  as  does  also  the  steam  syphon 
pump,  but  with  a  much  greater  amount  of 
economy.  The  former,  however,  is  designed 
to  be  used  chiefly  in  cases  of  emergency, 
and  is  not  constructed  with  a  view  to  econ- 
omy, which  last  consideration  is  one  of  the 
chief  claims  of  the  Wilcox  lifter. 

Its  construction  and  operation  will  be  un- 
derstood by  reference  to  the  accompanying 
engraving.  In  Pig.  1  a  represents  the  re- 
ceiver or  cylinder  in  which  the  steam  is  ap- 
plied, f  the  supply  or  suction  pipe,  b  the 
discharge,  c  the  condensing  chamber,  d  and 
s  valve  chambers,  i  and  it  capped  openings 
for  access  to  valves,  g  the  case  or  block  con- 
taining the  steam  valve.  Steam  enters  at  i 
and  exhausts  through  H. 


c  and  instantly  condensed.  The  vacuum 
thus  formed  constitutes  a  suction  or  draft  by 
which  the  receiver  is  again  filled  from  be- 
low. As  the  receiver  nils,  the  float  rises, 
and  striking  the  upper  button  on  the  rod 
R,  raises  0,  cuts  off  passage  H  H,  lets  steam 
in  again  from  tj  and  thus  continually  re- 
peats. The  float  being  used  to  fill  an  inter- 
vening space  between  steam  above  and  cold 
water  below  is  made  of  such  length  as  not  to 
allow  the  steam  to  come  in  contact  with  the 
same  parts  as  does  the  cold  water  of  the  sup- 
ply, but  preserves  as  neutral  space  one-third 
or  more  of  the  length  of  the  receiver.  The 
water  surrounding  the  upper  end  of  the  float 
being  once  heated  does  not  pass  off  into  the 
discharge,  but  retains  its  position,  rising 
and  falling  with  the  float,  which,  acting  as  a 
valve  to  the  jjassago  beneath,  cuts  off  the 
discharge  of  water  at  the  same  instant  that 
its  own  motion  is  stopped,  thus  retaining 
the  water  surrounding  its  sides.  No  cold 
water  is  allowed  to  enter  the  upper  part  of 
the  receiver. 

Its  merits,  which  are  considered  as  espe-  j 
cially  worthy  of  consideration,  are  enumer- 
ated as  follows  by  its  inventor :  It  is  exceed 
ingly  cheap  and  simple  in  its  construction, 
and  not  liable  to  get  out  of  order ;  it  re- 


quires no  engine,  no  piston,  no  plunger  nor 
gearing  of  'any  description,  consequently  it 
is  without  the  friction  incident  to  those  at- 
tachments ;  its  economy  in  steam,  using 
both  the  expansive  and  exhaust  power  ;  in 
other  words,  it  uses  the  same  steam  twice 
instead  of  once,  and  receives  it  direct  from 
the  boiler  by  a  pipe  ;  it  will  work  sandy  or 
muddy  water  without  the  slightest  injury  to 
any  of  its  parts ;  it  is  light  and  easily  placed 
in  working  position,  and  requires  but  little 
space. 

It  may  bo  made  of  any  size  and  capacity 
required,  and  its  working  hight  is  limited 
only  by  the  strength  of  the  boiler  used.  Por 
mining  purposes,  it  is  adaptable  to  shafts 
and  tunnels,  whether  perpendicular,  hori- 
zontal, or  at  any  angle.  Por  basins  to  be 
prospected,  or  where  tunnels  have  been  run 
too  high  to  drain  them,  this  pump  can  be 
used  to  great  advantage,  from  its  indestruc- 
tibility by  grit,  and  the  large  quantity  of 
water  it  will  raise. 

It  is  claimed  by  the  proprietors  that  these 
pumps  will  raise  more  water,  with  the  same 
amount  of  steam,  than  any  other  in  use.  We 
are  not  aware,  however,  that  any  carefully 
conducted  experiments  have  been  under- 
taken to  verify  this  assumption  ;  although 
there  is  certainly  an  apparent  great  economy 
of  steam  in  the  invention.  By  a  cut-off  at- 
tachment, which  might  be  readily  affixed, 
the  economy  might  be  made  still  greater. 
The  steam  is  used  direct,  with  a  mere  moiety 
of  the  friction  due  to  an  engine,  and  the  ac- 
tion of  the  pump,  as  witnessed  at  the  last 
State  Pair,  was  all  that  could  be  desired 
for  such  work.  The  pump  is  extremely  sim- 
ple, and  so  easily  understood  that  a  child 
can  manage  it.  We  have  been  shown  certi- 
ficates of  the  highest  character  of  their  use 
in  this  State,  both  for  mines  and  for  irrigat- 
ing purposes,  where  they  have  been  sub- 
jected to  continuous  work,  with  the  moBt 
gratifying  success.  They  have  been  em- 
ployed in  California  to  raise  from  1,000  to 
3,000  gallons  per  hour,  and  can,  with  equal 
facility,  be  constructed  to  raise  15,000  gal- 
lons in  the  same  time.  They  oan  be  made 
double-acting  if  desired. 

By  a  slight  modification  in  the  arrange- 
ment of  the  valves,  making  the  supply  and 
exhaust  pipes  horizontal  in  position,  instead 
of  vertical,  this  pump  might  be  most  advan- 
tageously applied  to  the  propulsion  of  boats 
on  the  hydraulic  principle,  as  applied  to  the 
English  steamer  Water  Witch,  and  as  by  a 
modification  of  that  prinoiple  proposed  by  a 
San  Prancisco  inventor.  The  inventor  has 
placed  in  our  hands  a  drawing  of  such  mod- 
ification, which  is  subject  to  the  inspection 
of  any  who  may  be  interested  in  such  a  de- 
vice. For  further  information  see  the  ad- 
vertisement of  M.  &  A.  Wilcox,  which  will 
appear  in  our  next  issue. 

New  Express  Company. — The  "Paoifio 
Union  Express  Company  "  has  filed  its  cer- 
tificate of  incorporation.  It  has  been  formed 
for  the  purpose  of  carrying  on  a  general  ex- 
press business  in  the  United  States  and  ter- 
ritories and  foreign  countries.  Its  principal 
office  will  be  in  this  city.  The  proposed 
capital  is  ®3,000,'000. 

Wood  Preserving  Company. — A  com- 
pany has  been  formed  with  a  capital  stock 
of  .$320,000,  to  engage  in  the  preserving  of 
wood  after  the  patent  of  Mr.  Samuels,  which 
has  already  been  described  in  this  paper. 


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In  this  Department  we  invite  the  free  DiscossioN  of  all 
proper  subjects— correspondents  alone  being  responsible  for 
the  Ideas  and  theories  they  advance. 


[Written  for  the  Mining  and  Scientific  Press.] 

The  Freiberg,  or  Barrel  Process,  for 
the  Reduction  of  G-old  and  Silver 
Ores. 

BY  PBOP.    EOWLANDSON,    P.    G.    S.    Ii. 
NUMBER  FIVE, 

LOSS   OP  BULLION    INOUBEED-  By   DIPEEBENT 
PEOCESSES. 

In  the  first  place  -will  be  taken  into  con- 
sideration the  losses  incurred  by  the  older 
processes  of  amalgamation,  and  compare 
the  same  with  the  recently  introduced  pan 
method,  afterwards  attempt  an  approxima- 
tive estimate  of  those  which  take  place  with 
the  recently  introduced  humid  modes. 

The  Eeal  del  Monte  Co.,  Mexico,  have 
for  several  years  been  in  the  habit  of  keep- 
ing a  very  correct  account,  not  only  of  the 
cost  attendant  on  the  reduction  of  particular 
ores  by  various  methods,  but  classifying  the 
different  charges,  which  are  again  subdivided 
to  such  a  degree  that  in  the  tabulated  re- 
sults are  to  be  found  inserted  single  items 
so  low  as  four  and  five  cents  per  3, 000  lbs. 
of  ore.  Unfortunately,  however,  these  ac- 
counts, when  they  come  to  describe  the 
losses  of  bullion,  owing  to  imperfect  ex- 
traction or  otherwise,  are  not  sufficiently 
definite  to  remove  all  grounds  for  dispute. 
I  name  this  fact  because  what  will  hereafter 
be  stated  may  possibly  be  based  on  a  seri- 
ous fallacy. 

The  accounts  alluded  to  give  the  respect- 
ive amounts  of  silver  left  unextraeted  by 
the  several  methods  which  I  am  about  to 
describe,  as  follows :  Smelting,  six  per 
cent.  ;  patio  amalgamation,  15  per  cent.  ; 
the  average  of  three  Haciendas  by  the  Frei- 
berg barrel,  18  per  cent.  By  the  "Washoe 
pan  process  admitted  to  be  35  per  cent !  ! 
The  uncertainty  attached  to  the  preceding 
account  of  the  percentage  of  bullion  unex- 
tracted from  the  ores  of  Real  del  Monte, 
arises  from  the  non-statement  whether  such 
estimate  is  based  on  the  assay  of  the  raw 
ore,  or  only  applies  to  the  residuary  matters 
after  treatment.  For  reasons  which  will  be 
briefly  given,  I  have  assumed  the  former 
opinion  to  be  the  true  one.  In  the  first 
place,  the  loss  amounting  to  six  per  cent,  of 
the  silver,  when  treated  by  smelting,  is  a 
very  heavy  one,  and  clearly  displays  the 
rude  manner  in  which  this  mode  is  executed 
at  those  mines.  Seoondly,  the  loss  described 
as  attending  the  barrel  mode  is  very  much 
heavier  than  that  which  occurs  in  Germany, 
including  the  loss  of  silver  sublimed  dur- 
ing the  preparatory  furnace  work,  unless 
both  the  sources  of  waste  alluded  to  were 
included  in  the  estimate,  otherwise  the  loss 
sustained  by  the  barrel  process  of  Eio  del 
Monte  would  exceed  thirtyper  cent,  instead 
of  eighteen.  Such  a  very  great  loss  as  that 
last  supposed  would  be  the  more  surprising, 
as,  in  place  of  scrap  iron  as  used  at  Freiberg, 
at  Eeal  del  Monte  small  copper  balls  are 
employed  for  the  purpose  of  effecting  the 
dechlorization  of  the  chloride  of  silver,  the 
superiority  of  which  metal  over  that  of  iron 
for  this  purpose  is  well  known ;  therefore,  I 
do  not  think  I  can  be  very  far  wrong  in  at- 
tributing the  total  loss  at  only  eighteen  per 
cent.,  as  that  would  only  exceed  by  three 
per  cent,  the  loss  sustained  at  Freiberg 
when  the  same  process  is  employed. 

I  was  always  inclined  to  the  opinion  that 
the  loss  sustained  by  the  patio  process  was 
in  a  large  measure  attributable  to  the  losses 
sustained  by  the  drainage  or  seepage  of 
mercury  and  amalgam  through  the  floor  of 
the  "torta,"  and  to  a  considerable  extent 
I  suspect  such  a  loss  must  occur  for  some 
time  after  operating  on  a  newly  formed 
floor.  Eecently,  however,  a  gentleman  in- 
formed me  that  when  an  attempt  was  made 
to  introduce  the  patio  mode  at  Washoe,  the 
heap  or  torta  was  formed  in  a  large  wooden 
vessel  perfectly  impervious  at  the  joints  or 


through  the  pores  of  the  wood,  and  that 
consequently  no  loss  could  occur  through 
seepage ;  that  the  losses  sustained  occurred 
in  consequence,  as  my  informant  described 
it,  to  the  impossibility  of  agglomerating  the 
"floured  mercury. " 

Eespecting  the  attributed  source  of  the 
evil  I  am  disposed  to  ooncur,  but  I  suspect 
it  was  caused  by  phenomena  of  a  different 
character  to  that  to  which  my  informant  at- 
tributed it,  viz  :  the  extreme  divisibility  of 
the  mercury  or  amalgam.  This  extreme 
divisibility,  as  is  well  known,  is  obviated  to 
a  great  extent  by  prolonged  motion  of  the 
pulp  after  being  sufficiently  attenuated  to 
promote  the  desired  aggregation.  Why 
this  remedy  was  found  so  very  ineffective  in 
the  case  under  notice,  arose  most  probably 
from  the  fact  that  a  large  part  of  the  so- 
called  floured  mercury  existed  not  in  the 
metallic  form,  but  as  a  dichloride  (calomel) 
not  simply  uncombined,  but  probably  as  a 
double  or  even  poly-chloride  or  dichloride 
in  which  either  iron,  copper  or  silver,  either 
as  a  chloride  or  dichloride  may  singly'or  in 
conjunction  combine  with  the  mercury  in 
this  state,  so  as  to  form  that  extraordinarily 
impalpable  combination,  the  floating  away 
of  which  occasions  so  jmueh  loss,  not  only  of 
mercury  but  of  bulliomnalso.  This  theory 
has  never  previously  been  published,  and 
only  occurred  to  the  writer  in  consequence 
of  the  conversation  above  alluded  to  ;  its 
correctness,  however,  is  in  a  great  measure 
corroborated  by  what  occasionally  occurs  in 
patio  amalgamation,  in  which  it  is  found 
that  when  on  examining  the  "torta"  that 
the  mercury  is  in  an  extremely  divided 
state,  and  of  a  dark  color,  with  occasional 
brown  spots,  it  is  said  to  be  too  hot,  and  if 
the  operation  was  allowed  to  proceed,  avery 
large  loss  of  mercury  would  occur  along 
with  a  more  than  ordinary  incomplete  ex- 
traction of  the  silver  ;  the  remedy  for  the 
cure  of  the  malady  is  lime.  Lime  so  ap- 
plied, however,  will  not  'heal  the  injury 
which  had  previously  taken  place,  the  bene- 
fit would  merely  result  afterwards.  For  a 
similar  purpose  lime  has  been  used  with 
like  good  effect  in  pan  amalgamation.  These 
last  named  remarks  are  worthy  of  being 
noted  as  they  are  not  only  suggestive  of 
probable  sources  of  loss  in  amalgamating 
processes,  but  may  also  tend  to  lead  to  the 
introduction  of  preventatives,  palliatives  or 
cures  which  it  would  not  be  difficult  to  ar- 
rive at  by  a  priori  reasoning  if  the  theory 
above  set  forth  is  based  upon  fact. 

This  lengthened  notice  of  the  patio  pro- 
cess is  not  written  for  the  purpose  of  in- 
ducing the  reader  to  infer  that  such  a  course 
of  proceeding  is  what  the  writer  would  rec- 
ommend as  being  the  most  economical ; 
however,  as  many  of  the  phenomena  relating 
thereto  are  more  or  less  associated  with 
every  variety  of  amalgamation,  I  have 
thought  fit  to  dwell  upon  and  explain  several 
points  under  this  head.  If  otherwise  de- 
sirable, the  patio  method  could  only  advan- 
tageously be  followed  at  Washoe  for  three 
months  of  the  year,  during  which  limited 
period  the  process  would  be  greatly  retarded 
by  the  coolness  of  the  nights,  during  no  in- 
considerable portion,  even,  of  that  brief 
term.  One  of  the  most  important  practical 
facts  connected  with  the  discussion  of  this 
part  of  the  subject,  is  the  circumstance  that 
the  Washoe  pan  method  of  amalgamation 
occasions  a  loss  of  bullion  equal  to  one  hun- 
dred and;  thirty-three  per  cent !  beyond  what 
takes  place  by  the  old,  or  whatis  commonly 
called  the  rude  patio  method. 

MISCELLANEOUS  OBSERVATIONS. 

It  would  have  been  well  if  a  concise  state- 
ment could  be  made  of  the  relative  cost  of 
each  mode  of  reducing  the  ores  of  the  pre- 
cious metals,  as  well  as' the  details  respect- 
ing the  losses  of  bullion  inseparable  after 
each  method.  On  reviewing  the  whole  sub- 
ject, however,  what  with  the  fact  that  the 
chemical  modes,  which  have  never  yet  been 
attempted  on  any  scale  on  this  coast,  and 
the  cost  of  fuel,  labor,  etc. ,  varying  so  much 
from  what  occurs  in  Europe,  it  is  im- 
possible to  draw  anything  like  a  correct  con- 
parison.  I  have  found  it  impossible  to 
draw  an  estimate  other  than  an  approxima- 
tive one.  For  similar  reasons  I  have  re- 
frained from  reviewing  in  detail,  as  I  origin- 
ally intended,  the  losses  connected  with  the 
various  modes  of  extracting  the  precious 
'metals  by  the  humid  methods,  on  which 
points  the  reader  is  referred  to  what  has 
been  stated  in  former  portions  of  this  series. 
As  far  as  I  can  ascertain,  the  average  losses 
on  Augustin  and  Ziervogel,  do  not  vary 
much,  the  advantage  being  rather  in  favor 
of  the  latter,  when  very  pure  matts  are 
treated,  but  in  favor  of  the  former  when 
arsenic  or  antimony,  or  both,  are  present, 
according  to  which  conditions  the  losses  on 
account  of  non-extraction  vary  from  two  to 
eight  per  cent,  of  the  bullion  in  the  ore. 
As,  however,  metals  become,  in  the  course 
of  this  preparation,  considerably  purified 
from  many  matters  that  otherwise  would  be 


noxious*  a  comparison  made  between  sul- 
phureted  matts  and  ordinary  ores,  would 
by  no  means  be  a  fair  one,  even  though  the 
latter  should,  by'eoncentration  or  otherwise, 
be  brought  up  to  an  equal  standard  of  pro- 
duction. After  summing  up  in  my  next 
paper  my  reasons  for  recommending  the 
barrel  process,  or  something  of  an  analagous 
character,  as  being  best  adapted  to  all  the 
circumstances  and  conditions  at  present  at- 
tached to  gold  and  silver  extraction  on  this 
coast,  I  shall  attempt,  briefly,  to  explain  in 
what  cases,  probably,  the  more  modern  or 
humid  methods  might  either  wholly  or  in 
part  be  employed. 

As  an  instance  of  the  difficulty  attendant 
on  arriving  at  a  proper  estimate  of  the  vari- 
ous modern  methods  just  alluded  to,  refer- 
ence may  be  made  to  the  instance  of  Patera, 
recently  cited  by  Mr.  Kustel  in  the  current 
volume  of  The  Mining  and  Scientific 
Pbess,  page  323,  wherein  it  is  stated  that  on 
an  experiment  on  five  tons  of  ore,  a  clear 
profit  was  obtained  of  seventy-five  florins, 
by  the  hot  brine  and  chlorine  method,  as 
compared  with  that  of  amalgamation.  This 
would  be  a  saving  at  the  rate  of  fifteen  flo- 
rins per  ton. 

Presuming  silver,  not  currency  florins, 
are  meant,  the  difference  between  the  two 
methods  would  amount  to  seven  dollars  and 
one  half  per  ton.  This  great  discrepancy 
could  not  be,  on  account  of  the  charges  inci- 
dent to  each  being  so  greatly  more  in  the 
one  case  than  the  other,  because  up  to  the 
time  for  employing  either  brine  or  mercury 
the  cost  would  be  identical,  and  the  subse- 
quent charges  on  either  must  fall  very 
much  below  the  sum  named.  Consequently 
it  is  a  fair  inference  that  the  difference  of 
profit  claimed  by  Patera  must  be  wholly 
due  to  the  more  perfect  extraction  of  the 
precious  metals.  Mr.  K.  relates  that  Patera 
has  stated  that  all  the  copper  (does  not  say 
what  percentage,)  was  obtained,  98.94  per 
cent,  of  silver,  (present  in  the  ore,  it  is  pre- 
sumed,) and  nearly  all  [the]  gold.*  Such  a 
great  discrepancy  can  only  be  accounted  for 
by  the  fact  that  the  comparison  so  made  was 
with  an  ore  very  unfitted  for  ordinary  amal- 
gamation, and  probably  was  originally  com- 
posed along  with  the  ordinary  gangue,  of 
sulphides  of  copper,  iron,  antimony  and 
lead  (galena,)  with  possibly  more  or  less  of 
the  sulphide  of  zinc  (blende,)  and  arsenic 
combined  with  iron,  a  species  of  ore  which, 
it  is  well  known,  is  peculiarly  unfitted  for 
amalgamation  with  mercury.  In  the  one 
case  nearly  all  the  bullion  must  have  been 
obtained  from  the  roasted  ore,  in  the  other 
fifteen  per  cent.,  at  least,  must  have  been 
lost,  the  latter  being  more  than  double  the 
amount  lost,  even  by  badly  executed  barrel 
amalgamation.  The  last  fact,  alone,  affords 
tolerably  good  testimony  that  the  ore  may 
either  have  been  unfavorable  for  amalgama- 
tion, or  like  the  Mansfield  matts,  the  treat- 
ment of  which,  by  Ziervogel's  method,  has 
previously  been  described  at  considerable 
length,  the  greater  part,  or  even  more  than 
the  whole  of  the  saving  may  possibly  be 
comprised  in  the  article  copper,  especially 
as  all  that  metal  present  in  the  wasted  ore 
is  stated  to  have  been  obtained  by  the  hot 
brine  method. 

In  [he  forthcoming  work  of  Mr.  Kustel.  that  gentleman 
will,  it  is  hoped,  fill  the  brief  omissions  here  alluded  to 
It  would  also  be  an  acceptable  piece  of  inrernratioll  if  Mr. 
X.  could,  at  the  same  time,  furnish  more  soecilic  details  re- 
specting Palcra's  and  lluesner's  trials  with  hot  brine  and 
chlorine. 


A  New  Mining  Eegion. — A  Milwaukee 
newspaper  speaks  of  important  discoveries 
on  the  northern  shore  of  Lake  Superior. 
The  Indians  and  trappefs  of  this  region 
have  often  brought  pieces  of  silver  ore  into 
the  settlements.  This  has  given  rise  to  a 
general  belief  that  when  the  shore  should 
be  thoroughly  explored,  deposits  of  this 
precious  metel  would  be  found.  This  isola- 
tion and  ruggedness  of  the  region,  however, 
have  discouraged  private  enterprise,  and  the 
peculiar  land  policy  of  the  British  Govern- 
ment has  prevented  the  formation  of  mining 
companies.  Veins  of  ore  have  been  profit- 
ably worked  at  the  mouth  of  Pigeon  Eiver 
and  on  Prince's  Bay,  but  elsewhere  little  or 
nothing  has  been  done  until  within  a  year 
past.  It  is  about  a  year  since  a  Mr.  McKel- 
ler,  of  Ontonagon,  discovered  indications 
of  a  silver  deposit  at  the  head  of  Thunder 
Bay.  This  summer  other  persons  have 
prosecuted  the  search,  with  very  favorable 
results.  Two  veins  have  been  found  carry- 
ing paying  quantities  of  native  silver,  and 
several  others  bearing  "silver  lead."  One 
of  the  veins  with  native  silver  also  carries  a 
notable  quantity  of  argentiferous  sulphuret. 

It  is  said  that  there  are  three  extinct  vol- 
canic craters  near  Eed  Mountain  City,  in 
Montana,  which  are  so  deep  that  the  light 
is  entirely  excluded  from  their  depths,  and 
that  when  a  stone  is  thrown  into  them,  no 
sound  can  be  heard  of  it  reaching  the  bot- 
tom. 


''Formation  and  Distribution  of  the 
Igneous  Rocks." 

Messes.  Editoes  : — I  have  noticed  with 
pleasure  the  recent  conclusion  in  your  pa- 
per of  a  series  of  articles  upon  the  Forma- 
tion, Distribution,  etc.,  of  Igneous  Eocks  ; 
and  as  the  writer  now  invites  comment  and 
suggestion,  with  the  intention  of  hereafter 
republishing- the  paper  in  another  fonn,  I 
am  tempted  to.  say  a  few  words  in  the  hope 
of  inducing  him  to  spare  the  public  a  use- 
less infliction,  -and  himself  a  useless  expen- 
diture. Curiosity  led  me  to  read  the  first 
of  the  articles  to  see  if  it  contained  any- 
thing new ;  and  curiosity  has  since  led  me 
to  glance  at  the  others,  to  see  if  they  con- 
tained anything  probable  or  plausible.  I 
have  been  able  to  discover  neither  the  one 
nor  the  other.  I  cannot  attempt  to  review 
these  articles  and  point  out  their  errors, 
for  the  latter  are  strangely  numerous,  and 
of  a  character  which  the  veriest  smatterer 
in  chemistry  and  geology  should  be  able  to 
detect. 

The  writer  has  endeavored,  he  says,  to 
present  the  plan  of  the  distribution  of 
igneous  rocks  in  such  a  manner  that  all  may 
comprehend  it.  It  is  a  pity  that  instead  of 
this,  he  should  only  have  succeeded  in  pre- 
senting something  which  neither  chemist, 
geologist  nor  miner  can  comprehend  at  all, 
and  which  contains  less  truth  and  informa- 
tion than  any  other  communication  of  equal 
length  lately  offered  to  the  California  pub- 
lic. I  think  the  most  valuable  suggestions 
which  can  be  made  to  the  writer  are  :  ob- 
tain a  text  book  of  chemistry  and  a  small 
but  reliable  one  of  the  outlines  of  geology. 
When  he  has  really  mastered  the  first  prin- 
ciples of  these  subjects,  it  may  be  well 
enough  for  him  to  dip,  if  he  likes,  into  the 
more  comprehensive  works  of  Dana,  and 
others,  and  it  will  be  time  enough  after  that 
for  him  to  elaborate  new  theories  of  the 
distribution  of  rocks  and  the  formation  of 
mountain  chains.  Long  before  he  reaches 
this  point,  however,  if  he  follows  the  course 
here  indicated,  he  will  have  abandoned  his 
pet  theory  of  "erupted  quartz,"  and  some 
other  things  in  connection  with  it. 

These  suggestions  are  made  in  a  spirit  of 
kindness  to  the  writer  himself,  as  well  as  to 
the  public  ;  and  if  they  seem  severe,  it  must 
be  remembered  that  it  is  difficult  to  be  other 
than  severe  in  speaking  of  the  presentation 
of  absurdities  to  the  scientifio  world,  at  the 
present  day.  Cbiticus. 


Ftjbtheb  experiments,  and  on  a  much 
more  extensive  scale  than  any  hitherto  un- 
dertaken, are  about  being  carried  out  with 
regard  to  the  use  of  petroleum  for  generat- 
ing steam.  The  steamship  Island  City  is 
being  fitted  at  Boston  with  Foote's  apparatus 
for  burning  petroleum,  for  the  purpose  of 
making  a  trans-Atlantic  trip  to  further  test 
the  merits  of  the  invention.  The  Island  City 
will  take  on  board  a  supply  of  fuel  for  an 
extended  trip,  and  will  visit  New  York, 
Philadelphia,  Baltimore  and  other  Atlantic 
ports,  and  then  make  the  ocean  trip.  The 
liquid  fuel  for  this  proposed  [trip  will  be 
confined  in  iron  tanks,  and  the  displacement 
in  the  vessel  by  it  will  be  very  small. 

Laege  Iron  Furnaces. — Some  months 
since  we  made  mention  of  several  monster 
iron  furnaces  then  in  process  of  erection  in 
England.  Their  success  was  considered  by 
many  as  problematical.  These  furnaces 
were  finally  completed  and  have  proved  all 
that  their  proprietors  anticipated.  Player's 
monster  furnace  at  Norton,  produces  one 
ton  of  foundry  iron  to  one  ton  of  coal,  the 
ores  yielding  only  30  per  cent.  The  fur- 
nace which  yields  such  an  enormous  amount 
is  27  feet  bosh  and  103  feet  high.  Jn  this 
country  a  yield  of  one  ton  of  iron  to  two 
and  a  half  tons  of  coal  from  50  per  cent, 
ores  is  often  considered  a  good  result. 


Hops. — An  Englishman  at  Los  Angeles, 
engaged  in  the  culture  of  hops,  says  that 
this  is  the  best  country  in  the  world  for  rais- 
ing them— and  he  has  spent  a  lifetime  in  the 
business  in  Europe,  Australia  and  America. 
He  had  some  trouble  in  finding  a  purchaser 
in  San  Francisco  for  his  first  bale  of  hops. 
He  finally  disposed  of  it,  and  the  brewer  who 
used  the  hops  offered  five  cents  above  the 
market  price  for  all  he  had  for  sale  of  that 
quality. 


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IHrfltantal. 


Proportions  in  Machinery. 

Every  experienced  engineer— to  take 
steam  engines  as  a  sample — has  noticed  fre- 
quently, or  repeatedly,  that  whilo  one  en- 
gine developed  it*  full  amount  of  power, 
or  thai  quota  which  was  expected  of  it,  an- 
otlur,  built  after  the  same  patterns,  with 
the  same  tools,  and  by  the  same  workinon, 
failed  to  fulfill  tho  design  of  the  con- 
Btxuctor, 

Sometimes  it  is  difficult,  if  not  impossi- 
ble, to  account  for  these  differences,  but  it 
is  noticeable  that  they  aro  the  more  marked 
as  the  machinery  is  the  more  complex,  so 
that  it  is  natural  to  suppose  that  there  is, 
somewhere  in  tho  details,  a  difference  of 
construction,  otherwise  we  must  impute  the 
variation  to  some  mysterions  agency  whose 
operations  aro  irremediable  by  mechanical 
skill.  But  oven  when  the  machine  or  im- 
plement is  simple  in  its  parts  and  builtafter 
Unvarying  Bages,  the  difference  may  occa- 
sionally be  detected.  The  little  pocket  pis- 
tol which  may  bo  one  of  thousands  built  by 
the  same  machinery  and  workmen  will,  in 
some  cases,  differ  widely  in  its  execution 
from  others  of  the  same  lot,  when  a  careful 
comparison  fails  to  detect  the  reason.  That 
there  must  be  some  variation  either  in  qual- 
ity of  material  orcoustruction,  the  mechanic 
is  assured,  but  he  may  not  be  able  to  as- 
certain what  it  is.  Sometimes,  however, 
the  cause  of  difference  may  be  detected.  A 
case  in  point,  which  we  remember,  was  that 
of  two  locomotives  running  on  the  same 
road,  the  machinery  being  so  nearly  alike 
that  their  parts  were  interchangeable,  yet 
which  differed  widely  in  their  respective 
performances.  Repeated  examinations  of 
the  working  parts  failed  to  reveal  the  cause. 
The  engineer  of  the  inferior  machine  spent 
many  hours  in  "tinkering"  and  "coaxing" 
his  engine,  yet  still  it  refused  to  perform 
the  work  of  its  mate.  As  a  last  resort  he 
measured  the  apertures  of  the  exhaust  pipes 
on  both  engines,  and  found  that  while  those 
of  the  rival  machine  measured  one-and-a- 
qtiarter  inches,  his  measured  one-and-three- 
eights  inches.  The  pipes  being  of  copper, 
he  "drew  in"  those  of  his  engine  one-eighth 
of  an  inch,  when  it  performed  even  better 
than  the  other,  owing,  undoubtedly,  to  the 
better  care  which  had  been  taken  of  it  and 
its  more  perfect  condition.  Tho  difference 
in  the  diameter  of  these  pipes  was  but  a^ 
trifle,  yet  no  doubt  it  was  the  reason  of  the 
variation  in  the  work  of  the  two  locomo- 
tives. 

So  it  may  be  often  that  a  slight  change 
in  the  proportions  or  the  actual  dimensions 
of  parts  may  insure  evenness  and  accuracy 
where  the  divergence  and  uncertainty  may 
have  been  remarkable  and  mysterious.  To 
ascertain  and  remedy  these  points  of  differ- 
ence is  the  province  of  the  intelligent, 
practical,  and  educated  mechanic.  Exact- 
ness and  accuracy  in  tools  and  educated 
skill  are  the  true  remedies  for  these  difficul- 
ties. There  is  nothing  about  these  differ- 
ences which  need  be  mysterious  or  undis- 
covered.— Scientific  American. 


American  Machinery  Abroad. — The 
American  machinery  at  the  Paris  Exposi- 
tion has  attracted  a  great  deal  of  attention, 
and  a  correspondent  of  th  e  London  Herald 
pays  a  high  tribute  to  American  mechani- 
cal genius.  In  a  long  letter  of  three  col- 
umns he  says,  among  otherthings  : — "It  is 
an  absolute  pleasure  to  find  one's  self  on 
the  American  ground.  The  contributions 
from  the  great  and  powerful  country  form- 
ed by  the  United  States,  and  transmitted 
across  the  wide  Atlantic,  have  a  refreshing 
originality  and  exhibit  a  prolific  fertility  of 
imagination,  aptitude  of  application  and 
readiness  of  resource,  that  are  in  agreeable 
contrast  with  the  shortcomings  exhibited  in 
the  previous  series  of  courts.  True,  there 
is  an  abundance  of  novelties,  which  are  no- 
tions rather  than  perfectly  practical  inven- 
tions ;  but  even  Yankee  dodges  are  often 
marvelously  useful,  and  at  least  show  the 
talent  and  quick,  keen  acuteness  of  the  in- 
telligence which  conceived  them.  The 
Americans  have  a  fluency  of  conception  be- 
yond the  English  inventive  genius,  and  a 
suprising  readiness  for  making  some  ingen- 
ious machine  out  of  the  simplest  and  com- 
monest elements.  In  machinery  of  the 
larger  class  they  lack  the  ripe  experience  of 
the  eminent  British  firms,  but  even  in  en- 
gines and  steam-power  tools  there  are 
American,  makers  who  take  deservedly  a 
very  high  position. 


Peculiarities  of  Machinery. 

There  are  somceuiiusities  about  machines 
which  seem  to  bo  unaccountable.  l.\-i> 
user  of  a  sewing  machine  knows  that  from 
somo  unknown  reason  tho  machine  which 
yesterday  performed  its  work  so  well,  so 
almost  enthusiastically,  to-day  refuses  to 
do  more  than  half  its  task,  and  does  that 
half  in  a  surly,  indifferent  manner.  So 
with  many  other  machines.  Even  the 
steam  cngino  is  subject  to  these  fits.  Is 
there  some  occult  bond  of  sympathy  be- 
tween the  operator  and  his  machine,  by 
which  the  latter  is  influenced  by  the  men- 
tal condition  of  the  former  ;  for  it  is  certain 
that  these  differences  cannot  always  be  at- 
tributed to  atmospherio  or  other  external 
influences?  This  matter  is  quite  humor- 
ously and  truthfully  treated  in  the  subjoin- 
ed extract  from  an  exchange  : 

It  is  perfectly  well  known  to  experienced, 
practical  engineers,  that  if  a  dozen  different 
locomotive  engines  were  made  at  tho  same 
time,  of  the  same  power,  for  the  same  pur- 
pose, of  like  materials,  in  the  same  factory, 
each  of  those  locomotive  engines  would 
come  out  with  its  own  peculiar  whims  and 
ways,  only  ascertainable  by  experience. 
One  engine  will  take  a  great  meal  of  coal 
and  water  at  once ;  another  will  not  hear  to 
such  a  thing,  but  will  insist  on  being 
coaxed  by  spadesful  and  bucketsful.  One  is 
disposed  to  start  off,  when  required,  at  the 
top  of  his  speed  ;  another  must  have  a  little 
time  to  warm  at  his  work  and  get  well  into 
it.  These  peculiarities  are  so  accurately 
mastered  by  skillful  drivers,  that  only  par- 
ticular men  can  persuade  particular  engines 
to  do  their  best.  It  would  seem  as  if  some 
of  these  "excellent  monsters"  declared  on 
being  brought  out  of  the  stable,  "If  it's 
Smith  who  is  to  drive  me,  I  won't  go.  If 
it's  my  friend  Stokes,  I  am  agreeable  to  any- 
thing." 

All  locomotive  engines  are  low  spirited 
in  damp  and  foggy  weather.  They  have  a 
great  satisfaction  in  their  work  when  the  air 
is  crisp  and  frosty.  At  such  a  time  they 
are  very  cheerful  and  brisk,  but  they  strong- 
ly object  to  haze  and  mists.  These  are 
points  of  character  on  which  they  are  all 
united.  It  is  in  their  peculiarities  and  vari- 
eties of  character  that  they  are  most  re- 
markable. 

The  railway  company  who  should  con- 
sign all  their  locomotives  to  one  uniform 
standard  of  treatment  without  any  allow- 
ance for  varying  shades  of  character  and 
opinion,  would  soon  fall  as  much  behind- 
hand in  the  world  as  those  greater  govern- 
ments are,  and  ever  will  be,  who  pursue  the 
same  course  with  the  finer  piece  of  work 
called  Man. 

Bessemer. — An  objection  made  against 
Bessemer  steel  is  that  the  ingots  on  cooling 
are  full  of  blow-holes.  To  obviate  this, 
molds  are  now  used  which  rotate  slowly  on 
their  own  axes  after  the  metal  is  run  in. 
The  effect  of  this  movement  is  to  favor  the 
escape  of  gas  at  the  centre  of  the  mass, 
which  retains  the  molten  condition  the 
longest,  and  to  produce  complete  consoli- 
dation. Polished  sections  of  an  ingot  cast 
under  rotation  exhibit  but  few  or  none  of 
the  black  specks  common  in  other  speci- 
mens, supposed  to  result  from  the  air-bub- 
bles or  blow-holes,  as  they  are  called  in 
some  foundries. 

Warming  by  Steam. — When  the  external 
temperature  is  10°  below  the  freezing  point, 
in  order  to  maintain  a  temperature  of  60°: 

One  superficial  foot  of  steam-pipe  is  re- 
quired for  each  six  superficial  feet  of  glass 
in  the  windows. 

One  superficial  foot  of  steani-pipe  is  need- 
ed for  every  six  cubic  feet  of  air  escaping 
for  ventilation  per  minute. 

One  superficial  foot  of  steam-pipe  is  suf- 
ficient for  every  one  hundred  and  twenty 
feet  of  wall,  roof,  and  ceiling. 

One  cubic  foot  of  boiler  is  required  for 
every  two  thousand  cubic  feet  of  space  to 
be  heated. 

A  one  horse-power  boiler  is  sufficient  for 
fifty  thousand  cubic  feet  of  space.  Steam 
should  be  about  212°. — Molesworth. 

Cast  Iron  Ferules. — Cast  iron  dilates 
permanently  by  repeated  heatings.  Cast 
iron  ferules  for  boiler  tubes,  will  remain 
tight  when  wrought  iron  ferules  will  leak, 
from  the  fact  of  the  permanent  expansion 
soon  induced  in  the  cast  iron.  Hence  the 
preference  of  cast  iron  over  wrought  iron 
for  ferules  in  most  tubular  boilers. 


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Platinum  ii;oM  Oregon. — At  a  late 
meeting  of  the  Lyceum  of  Natural  History, 
in  X.  Y.,  Prof.  Chandler  exhibited  a  sample 
of  more  than  100  ounces  of  native  platinum 
from  Oregon.  Small  quantities  of  this  val- 
uable metal  have  found  their  way  from  tho 
Pacific  coast  from  time  to  time  for  the  last 
fifteen  years  ;  but  this  is  the  largest  amount 
over  received  at  one  time.  Tho  chief  sup- 
ply of  this  metal  is  received  from  the  "Ural 
mountains,  which  furnish  about  4,000 
pounds  per  annum.  It  occurs  in  small 
quantities  in  almost  all  placer  gold  mines, 
everywhere.  It  is  generally  found  in  very 
small  grains  ;  although  itsometimes  occurs 
quite  massive.  Humboldt  obtained  a  lump 
in  South  America  which  weighed  23£  ozs.  ; 
but  the  TJral  mountains  have  furnished 
much  larger  nuggets — one  weighing  nine 
pounds,  another  sixteen,  and  still  another 
twenty-three  pounds.  Platinum  is  always 
found  alloyed  with  other  metals,  such  as 
indium,  osmium,  and  iron.  The  California 
platinum  is  very  pure,  while  that  from  Ore- 
gon is  very  largely  alloyed — the  proportions 
of  alloy  in  the  former  is  about  7  to  10  per 
cent.,  in  the  latter  from  37  to  over  40  per 
cent.  It  is  considered  very  remarkable  that 
such  wide  difference  would  exist  in  the 
value  of  this  mineral  in  those  two  contigu- 
ous localities. 


A  New  Metal  (? )— In  1862,  Prof.  Chand- 
ler, of  New  York,  received  a  small  quantity 
of  platinum  from  Bogue  Kiver,  Oregon, 
for  examination.  In  the  course  of  this  ex- 
amination he  detected  what  he  considered 
a  new  metal.  It  was  separated  from  the  ore 
by  hydrochloric  acid,  was  precipitated  by 
sulphureted  hydrogen  ;  the  sulphide  pro- 
duced was  rapidly  dissolved  by  hydrochlo- 
ric acid  on  addition  of  chlorate  of  potassa, 
and  zinc  produced  in  this  solution  a  pre- 
cipitate resembling  metallic  tin.  This  pre- 
cipitate was  dissolved  by  hydrochloric  acid, 
but  the  solution  did  not  give  the  usual  tin 
reactions  with  chloride  of  mercury.  On 
consulting  the  journal  he  found  that  ten 
years  previously  Dr.  Gentle,  of  Philadel- 
phia, had  noticed  among  grains  of  platinum 
from  California,  a  metal  resembling  tin,  but 
differing  from  that  metal  in  some  of  its  re- 
actions. Dr.  Chandler  was  led  to  believe 
the  two  metals  to  be  identical,  but  the  quan- 
tity of  meterial  at  his  disposal  was  not  suf- 
ficient to  enable  him  to  continue  the  investi- 
gation. Through  the  kindness  of  Mr.  H. 
M.  Baynor  he  has  received  a  large  quantity 
of  the  mineral  (the  100  ounces  of  platinum 
elsewhere  alluded  to  in  the  present  issue), 
and  the  question  of  the  supposed  new  metal 
will  soon  be  determined. 


Wet  and  Dry  Growth. — There  is  a 
great  difference  in  the  specific  gravity  of  the 
same  species  of  tree  whether  grown  in  a 
dry  or  moist  soil.  The  difference  is  fre< 
quently  as  great  as  seven  to  five  ;  and  the 
weights  which  a  similar  beam  will  support 
without  breaking,  in  the  two  cases,  are  in 
about  the  ratio  of  five  to  four.  Hence  it  is 
important  in  calculating  the  strength  of 
timber  to  know  something  about  the  locali- 
ty where  it  has  derived  its  growth. 

Mvileable  Horn. — When  horn,  reduced 
to  fine  shavings,  is  boiled  for  a  considerable 
time  in  a  caustic  lye  of  the  strength  of  25» 
of  the  alkalimeter,  it  is  reduced  to  a  perfect 
solution.  After  the  liquid  has  evaporated, 
the  horn  becomes  plastic — malleable — and 
may  be  modeled  into  any  desirable  form, 
after  which  it  again  gradually  becomes  in- 
durated. 

Test  for  Pure  Benzole. — If  a  portion 
of  a  sheet  of  white  paper  is  saturated  with 
pure  benzole,  it  becomes  temporarily  trans- 
parent, as  tracing  paper.  In  a  short  time, 
however,  the  benzole  entirely  evaporates 
and  leaves  the  paper  opaque,  as  at  first, 
without  a  stain.  If  any  appearance  of 
transparency  remains  permanently,  a  por- 
tion of  fixed  oil  is  mixed  with  the  benzole. 


Effect  of  Pressure  on  Fusion. — Ex- 
periments conducted  by  Hopkins  and  Bun- 
Ben  have  shown  that  certain  organiB  com- 
pounds, such  as  spermaciti,  wax,  stearine, 
etc.,  havo  the  temperature  of  the  melting 
and  freezing  points  increased  (but  in  a  very 
irregular  manner)  when  exposed  to  press- 
ures varying  from  1  to  520  atmospheres  to 
the  square  inch.  Mr.  Hopkins  further 
Bhows  by  experiments  that  in  the  case  of 
sulphur  its  freezing  point  is  elevated,  as  in 
the  above  organic  compounds  ;  but  that  af- 
ter passing  520  almospheres,  after  793  (the 
highest  pressure  tried)  the  ratio  of  in- 
crease of  temperature  to  pressure  diminishes 
greatly  ;  and  it  is  hence  inferred  that  this 
diminution  would  continue  until  the  tem- 
perature of  fusion  in  the  open  air  was  again 
reached,  or  possibly  even  passed  in  the 
downward  scale.  It  is  possible  that  silicates 
and  other  inorganic  compounds  may  be 
subject  to  this  reversible  rule.  Such  a  con- 
dition might  also  possibly  materially  effect 
the  probable  temperature  of  the  internal 
heat  of  the  earth. 


Testing  Cognac. — A  correspondent  of 
the  London  Chemical  News  states  that  the 
aroma  left  on  slow  evaporation  of  genuine 
spirits,  when  gently  evaporated  in  the  hol- 
low of  the  hand,  is  so  very  characteristic 
that  it  is  used  as  a  criterion  in  the  south  of 
France  to  distinguish  between  esprit  de  vin, 
esprit  de  marc  de  raisin,  and  the  spirituous 
fluids  obtained  from  grain  and  beet  root. 
It  is  impossible  to  entirely  eliminate  from 
the  latter  the  fusel  oil,  but  this  is  never 
present  in  spirits  made  from  wine,  which, 
on  the  contrary,  always  contain  small  quan- 
tities of  icnanthic  and  acetic  ethers.  The 
smell  left  on  evaporation  of  spirits  not 
made  from  wine  is  so  peculiar  that  it  may 
be  even  recognized  in  the  ether  made  from 
this  spirit.  The  ripeness  of  the  wine,  its 
age,  the  grapes  it  was  made  from,  and  the 
whole  process  of  fermentation,  leaves  an  in- 
delible impression  on  the  quality  of  the 
spirits  obtained.  Since  the  ravages  occa- 
sioned by  the  grape  disease  it  will  be  dif- 
ficult to  procure  from  France  or  Spain 
really  genuine  spirits. 

Confining  Am. — In  experiments  made 
to  confine  air  under  pressure,  it  has  been  as- 
certained that  the  subtle  fluid  would  pene- 
trate iron,  copper,  gold,  platinum,  and  all 
combinations  of  metals.  The  only  thing 
which  would  keep  the  air  at  its  original 
pressure,  in  the  vessel  into  which  it  was 
forced,  was  to  submerge  that  vessel  in  an- 
other entirely  filled  with  water,  the  outer 
vessel  being  made  perfectly  water-tight. 
The  air  could  not  be  forced  through  the 
walls  of  a  vessel  in  which  it  was  confined, 
when  those  walls  were  protected  on  their 
outer  surface  by  a  fixed  column  of  water. 

Aluminum  Bronze. — This  alloy  is  now 
madein  France  by  a  process  which  is  cheaper 
than  the  direct  combination  of  aluminum 
and  copper.  An  alloy  of  aluminum  and 
cast  iron — more  easily  obtained  than  pure 
aluminum — is  melted  with  copper  and  well 
stirred  in  the  crucible.  On  cooling,  the 
aluminum  bronze  will  be  found  at  the  bot- 
tom, and  may  be  easily  separated  from  the 
iron  when  cold. 


Unhealthy  Emanations.— It  is  known 
that,  under  the  influence  of  direct  sunlight, 
the  leaves  of  aquatic  plants  prive  off  a  nota- 
ble quantity  of  carbonic  oxide  and  carbu- 
reted hydrogen.  M.  Bossingault  thinks  that 
this  emanation  of  carbonic  oxide  may  be 
one  of  the  causes  of  the  unheolthiness  of 
many  districts. 

Interception  of  Light. — A  lamp  shade 
of  the  clearest  glass  intercepts  10.57  per 
cent,  of  the  light  from  a  gas  or  other  flame ; 
ground  glass  intercepts  29.48  per  cent.,  or 
more  than  one  quarter.  While  opalized 
glass  intercepts  52. 83  per  cent,  of  the  light 
due  to  the  flame. 


Platinum,  the  densest  of  all  metals,  is 
also  the  most  infusible ;  yet,  notwithstand- 
ing this  fact,  many  of  its  confounds  or  al- 
loys, such  as  with  zinc,  tin,  arsenic,  etc., 
are  so  extremely  fusible  as  to  readily  melt 
in  the  flame  of  a  candle. 


A  Delicate  Test  foe  Sulphur. — A  di- 
luted solution  of  molybdate  of  ammonia  in 
hydrochloric  acid,  possesses  the  property  of 
coloring  blue,  if  traoes  of  sulphur  be  pres- ' 
ent.  This  test  is  so  delicate  that  sulphur 
may  be  detected  in  a  single  hair. 


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California  Academy  of  Natural 
Sciences. 

BEGTJLAB  MEETING. 

Monday  Evening,  Deo.  16,  1867. 

Vice-President  Bansoni  in  the  chair. 

About  forty  members  present. 

The  following  gentlemen  were  elected 
resident  members  :  D.  C.  Humphrey,  P. 
B.  Cornwall  and  Horace  D.  Dunn,  of  this 
city,  and  Prof,  Bising,  of  Oakland. 

The  following  gentlemen  were  proposed 
for  resident  membership :  W.  W.  MeFar- 
land,  George  F.  Allardt,  Dr.  Isaac  Bowell 
and  A.  F.  Sawyer. 

B.  M.  Hartshorne  was  proposed  for  life 
membership. 

The  Committee  on  a  permanent  building 
reported  favorable  progress,  and  asked  fur- 
ther time. 

Contributions  to  Cabinet. — Gregory  Yale 
presented  several  specimens  of  ores  ;  also 
a  series  of  samples,  in  phials,  illustrative 
of  the  chlorination  process  for  extracting 
gold  from  sulphurets.  The  sulphurets  were 
exhibited  in  their  raw  state  ;  after  being 
roasted  ;  the  chlorinated  water  containing 
chloride  of  gold  in  solution  ;  the  chloride 
of  gold  as  a  brown  precipitate ;  the  sul- 
phate of  iron  employed  tj  precipitate  the 
gold,  and  a  gold  button  obtained  from  the 
reduction  of  the  chloride  of  gold,  as  the 
concluding  part  of  the  process. 

Geology  of  the  Salt  Spring  Valley  and  the 
Region  about  Copperopolis : — W.  A.  Good- 
year, Ph.  B.,  read  a  paper  entitled  "Salt 
Spring  Valley  and  the  adjacent  region,  in 
Calaveras  county,  California. "  The  region 
described  comprises  the  copper  mining  dis- 
trict of  Copperopolis,  and  the  country  west 
of  it  as  far  as  the  San  Joaquin  plain,  in- 
cluding the  belt  of  decomposed  slates,  in 
which  the  Quail  Hill  mine  occurs.  The 
writer,  after  a  brief  description  of  the  topo- 
graphy of  the  country,  proceeded  to  give  in 
considerable  detail  the  results  of  his  obser- 
vations respecting  its  geology,  both  general 
and  economical.  The  paper  contained  many 
points  of  interest,  not  the  least  of  which 
was  a  fuller  description  than  has  yet  been 
published  of  the  geological  character  of  the 
auriferous  belt  which  contains  the  Quail 
Hill  and  other  similar  mines.  Its  reading 
occupied  about  half  an  hour.  We  shall 
publish  this  paper  in  full,  at  an  early  day. 

On  tlie  Occurrence  of  Qlauberite  at  Borax 
Lake,  California. — Prof.  Silliman  exhibited 
to  the  Academy  several  crystals  of  the  min- 
eral Glauberite,  a  species  not  before  recog- 
nized as  occurring  in  North  America.  It 
occurs  at  Borax  Lake,  where  it  has  lately 
been  obtained  in  blue  clay,  brought  up 
from  a  depth  of  40  feet  by  an  artesian  bor- 
ing. No  other  crystallized  species  was  de- 
tected in  the  masses  of  clay  examined. 

Glauberite  is  a  sulphate  of  lime  and  soda, 
half  an  atom  of  each  base  in  combination 
with  an  atom  of  sulphuric  acid.  It  is  usu- 
ally associated  with  rock  salt,  as  at  Villa 
Bubia  in  New  Castile,  and  also  at  Aussee  in 
Bavaria,  and  in  the  salt  mines  of  Vic  in 
France.  _  In  the  Atacama  desert  in  Peru,  it 
is  associated  with  a  fibrous  borate  of  lime 
called  Hayesine.  Mr.  Stretch,  the  State 
Mineralogist  of  Nevada,  in  his  catalogue  of 
minerals  found  in  that  State  mentions  borate 
of  lime  (Hayesine)  as  occurring  in  globu- 
lar masses  in  layers  from  two  to  five  inches 
thick,  alternating  with  layers  of  salt  in  a 
salt  marsh  in  the  Columbus  mining  district, 
Esmeralda  county.  It  is  quite  possible  that 
a  careful  scrutiny  would  detect  glauberite 
also  in  this  association,  so  analogous  to  that 
of  Atacama. 

Beferenee  was  also  made  to  the  occurrence 
of  the  species  GayLassite,  detected  by  Prof. 
S.  in  1864,  at  the  Little  Salt  Lake,  near  Bag 
Town,  in  Nevada,  as  illustrating,  in  an  inter- 
esting manner,  the  chemistry  of  thsse  bodies 
of  saline  water.  The  latter  species  is  a  hy- 
drous carbonate  of  lime  and  sodium,  while 
glauberite  is  a  sulphate  of  the  same  bases. 
Both  salts  undoubtedly  result  from  the  re- 
action of  the  respective  elements  pre-exist- 
ing in  solution  in  the  saline  waters. 

The  crystals  of  Glauberite  from  Borax 
Lake  occur  in  very  thin  flattened  tables,  de- 
rived apparently  from  the  great  extension  of 
the  faces  0  of  the  monoclinic  prism. 

Occurrence  of  an  Entomostraceoiis  Crusta- 
cean upon  the  surface  of  Borax  Lake.—Proi 
Silliman  called  the  attention  of  the  Acad- 
emy to  specimens  of  the  remains  of  a  species 
of  red  colored  crustacean,  which  suddenly  ap- 
peared in  the  latter  part  of  June,  upon  the 
surface  of  the  water  in  Borax  Lake,  and  al- 
most as  suddenly  disappeared  after  a  few 
hours.  He  was  indebted  for  a  knowledge  of 
the  facts  to  Mr.  Lafayette  Maynard,  of  San 
Francisco,  who  has  placed  the  specimens 
before  the  Academy  at  the  disposal  of  Pro- 
fessor S. 

In  company  with  Dr.  James  Blake,  Prof. 
S.  has  examined  these  remain3  under  the 
microscope,  which,  with  a  low  power  at  once 


disclosed  their  true  character  as  crustacean, 
referable  to  the  family  of  Entomostraca, 
most  probably  of  the  genus  Daphne. 
Some  of  the  plates  are  elegantly  fringed  with 
long  delicate  hairs;  but  decomposition  has 
impaired  the  perfectness  of  the  specimens 
so  that  it  is  difficult  to  obtain  from  the  mass 
an  entire  individual. 

The  red  colored  species  was  so  abundant 
and  brilliant  as  to  give  a  striking  red  color 
to  the  water  over  some  acres  in  extent. 

At  Mono  Lake,  and  also  at  Little  Salt 
Lake,  Prof.  S.  had  collected  one  or  two  spe- 
cies of  Entomostracea  which  occur  in  those 
waters  abundantly,  but  are  colorless. 

As  it  is  probable  that  these  species  abound 
for  only  a  very  short  time  in  the  year,  it  be- 
comes interesting  to  know  if  naturalists  have 
observed  their  transformations  and  periods. 

In  some  remarks,  which  followed  the 
reading  of  this  paper,  Dr.  Behr  stated  that 
he  had  examined  similiar  specimens  from 
another  locality,  which  were  obtained  in  a 
very  perfect  condition,,  and  had  ascertained 
beyond  a  doubt,  that  they  were  Daphne. 
Mr.  Falkeneau  had  submitted  them  to  a 
chemical  examination  to  ascertain  their  value 
in  the  arts.  .He  thought  they  might  be 
manufactured  into  a  paint.  Their  substance 
is  veiy  durable,  but  little  liable  to  change, 
even  when  submitted  to  dilute  sulphuric 
acid. 

Entozoa  in  Pork. — Dr.  Gibbons  called 
the  attention  of  the  members  to  the  speci- 
men of  pork,  which  he  had  exhibited  at  the 
last  meeting,  as  containing  parasites  which 
he  believed  to  be  the  larvaof  the  tape  worm. 
Drs.  Behr  and  Blake  pronounced  them  a 
distoma,  which  he  had  not  disputed  at  the 
time,  though  he  had  never  heard  of  the 
distoma  or  fluke  being  found  in  the  mus- 
cles. On  further  examination  he  had  as- 
sured himself  that  they  do  belong  to  the 
tape  worm  family,  and  are  a  true  cysticercus. 
He  referred  to  Dr.  Henry  Gibbons,  Jr.,  for 
a  verification  of  this  statement. 

Dr.  Gibbons,  Jr.,  said  he  had  fully  ex- 
amined the  entozoa  in  question,  and  that 
there  could  be  no  doubt  that  it  was  the  em- 
bryo of  the  tape  worm — technically  the 
Cysticercus  cellulosa.  He  gave  the  follow- 
ing reasons  for  this  conclusion  :  1st.  The 
distoma  has  never  been  found  in  the  mus- 
cle of  man,  nor,  so  far  as  lam  aware,  in  the 
muscle  of  any  other  animal.  Its  proper 
dwelling  place  is  the  liver,  and  in  that  organ 
it  is  common  iu  the  hog  and  sheep,  causing 
in  the  latter  the  disease  called  the  "rot."  It 
has  occasionally  been  found  in  the  larva 
form  in  the  human  eye  and  elsewhere. 

2d.  The  structure  of  the  distoma  and 
cysticercus  is  altogether  different.  The  dis- 
toma is  more  highly  organized — has  an  in- 
testinal canal,  vascular  system,  etc. ,  which 
the  tape  worm  family  has  not.  The  distoma, 
too,  has  no  caudal  vesicle  or  bladder,  such 
as  we  saw  in  the  parasite  exhibited. 

There  are  found  in  the  human  body  thirty- 
one  species  of  mature  parasites,  besides  sev- 
eral larval  forms  of  the  same,  and  also  some 
doubtful  species.  These  are  divided  into 
three  sub-classes,  the  Trematodas,  which 
are  flat  or  oval  worms  an  inch  or  less  in 
length,  and  inhabiting  almost  universally 
the  liver.  They  comprise  the  fasciola  and 
distoma  or  flukes. 

Nematodes,  or  thread  worms,  similar  in 
form  to  the  common  earth  worm.  They 
comprise  most  of  the  intestinal  worms, 
such  as  the  long  round  worm,  the  seat 
worm,  the  pin  worm,  also  the  lumizea 
worm,  the  trichina  spiralis,  the  renal  and 
bronchial  strongle.  They  are  supplied 
with  a  mouth  and  intestinal  canal,  circula- 
tory, nervous  and  sexual  systems,  etc.,  and 
are  more  highly  organized  than  the  other 
entozoa. 

Cestodes,  or  belt  like  worms  or  tape 
worms.  These  have  no  mouth,  but  live  by 
imbibition.  The  larval  forms,  when  taken 
into  the  body,  may  be  carried  to  any  of  its 
parts,  and  there  constitute  cysticerci,  such  as 
those  presented  at  the  last  meeting,  which 
were,  however,  very  young,  and  did  not  ex- 
hibit the  most  distinct  form.  "When  a  little 
larger  they  present  a  head  and  neck,  invag- 
inated  in  the  caudal  vesicle,  which  is  filled 
with  fluid,  such  as  I  saw  in  a  specimen 
taken  from  the  fat  (suet)  of  a  sheep,  handed 
me  by  a  butcher  some  time  since,  in  this 
city.  This  specimen  was  about  the  size  of 
a  large  marble,  and  1  believe  was  the  cysticer- 
cus lemicollis,  or  the  larval  form  of  the 
Taenia  Margincda.  From  these  imperfect 
descriptions  almost  any  one  could  decide  as 
to  which  class  the  parasite  under  consider- 
ation belonged.  As  further  proof,  the  ex- 
act representation  of  the  entozoon  may  be 
found  in  Cobbold's  larger  treatise  on  en- 
tozoa. 

[Parasites,  either  in  man  or  animals,  are 
not  common  in  California.     The  Trichina 


Spiralis  has  never  been  found  here,  and  the 
cysticerci  in  question  are  the  only  examples 
of  the  kind  that  we  have  seen  or  heard  of. 
Parasites  never  originate  in  the  body — or, 
indeed,  elsewhere — spontaneously.  They 
are  taken  up  in  the  food  or  drink,  and  in 
this  country,  where  the  food  is  generally 
better  cooked  than  in  many  parts  of  Europe, 
or  perhaps  to  word  it  better,  where  less 
rare  meat  is  eaten,  there  is  little  chance  of 
becoming  infested  with  the  more  dangerous 
parasites.  Thorough  cooking  always  de- 
stroys the  parasite,  for  its  albumen  is  coag- 
ulated at  a  temperature  of  about  170  de- 
grees, and  in  cooking,  the  temperature  is 
generally  much  higher.  Meat  containing 
the  cysticercus  or  trichina  spiralis,  if  thor- 
oughly boiled  or  roasted,  might  be  eaten 
with  impunity.  The  reason  the  inhabitants 
of  Germany  suffer  so  seriously  from  these 
parasites,  is  that  they  use  so  much  raw  ham 
and  other  dried  meats]. 

The  Big  Trees. —  Mr.  Bloomer  made 
some  interesting  remarks,  with  regard  to  the 
Big  Trees,  their  nomenclature,  etc.,  which 
will  be  given  in  a  future  issue. 

Introduction  Of  a  new  Fibrous  lUatei'ial. — 
Dr.  J.  M.  Sharkey,  exhibited  to  the  Acade- 
my, specimens  of  a  fibrous  plant  of  the 
class  Agave  and  Yucca,  known  among  the 
natives  of  Nicaragua  as  pita,  caboyo  and  ma- 
neuella.  The  specimens  exhibited  were  in 
the  dry  leaf,  the  fibre  simply  separated  from 
the  tissue,  and  the  same  bleached  to  the 
color  of  the  finest  Manila.  The  leaf  from 
which  this  fibre  is  extracted  grows  to  the 
length  of  from  12  to  15  feet ;  it  is  about  two 
inches  broad  and  of  uniform  width  through- 
out. The  fibre  is  easily  separated  from  its 
tissue,  in  its  entire  length,  with  scarcely  a 
single  broken  thread.  The  specimens  of 
fibre  exhibited  were  bunches,  each  individu- 
al fibre  of  which  was  about  six  feet  long. 
It  seems  to  be  quite  as  strong  as  manilla, 
and  may  be  readily  worked  up  into  all  the 
purposes  for  which  the  more  expensive  and 
less  tractable  manilla  is  applicable.  A  set 
of  machinery  was  recently  manufactured  in 
this  city,  at  Mr.  L.  P.  Garsin's  machine  and 
forge  shop,  No.  32  Sutter  street,  for  a  com- 
pany who  are  now  putting  up  the  same  in 
Nicaragua,  where  they  will  grow  this  plant 
and  prepare  its  fibre  for  the  manufacturer, 
placing  it  in  the  market  in  much  the  same 
condition  as  manilla  is  now  offered. 

Mr.  Sharkey  said  it  was  proposed  to  try 
the  cultivation  of  the  plant  iu  tbis  State,  in 
tome  portions  of  which,  it  would  undoubt- 
edly flourish.  H  it  could  be  raised  here 
and  made  to  supercede  the  ordinary  use  of 
hemp  and  Manila  ;  it  would  retain  among 
our  own  people  a  large  amount  of  money 
which  now  goes  abroad  to  purchase  the  for- 
eign material.  It  is  estimated  that  about 
S3, 000, 000  worth  of  such  coarse  fibrous 
manufactured  material  is  annually  con- 
sumed on  this  coast. 

[The  proposed  experiment  is  one  of  much 
economic  importance  to  this  city  and  State, 
and  we  propose  to  advert  to  it  again,  editori- 
ally]. 

«    ■      ^  ;M--» 

Patents  Allowed. — We  have  special  ad- 
vices that  the  following  applicants  for  pa- 
tents through  the  Mining  and  Scientific 
Pkess  Agency,  have  recently  had  their 
claims  allowed  by  the  Commissioner  of 
Patents,  at  Washington : 

D.  Jones,  San  Francisco — Wagon  Axles. 

S.  Wepely,  San  Francisco — Spurs. 

W.  P.  Kirkland,  San  Francisco — Drain 
and  Water  Pipes. 

H.  Donnelly,  Virginia  City — Ore  Concen- 
trator. 

D.  B.  Morgan,  San  Francisco — Eye  Medi- 
cine. 

A  W.  Putnam,  San  Francisco — Fruit  and 
Vegetable  Box. 

Payne  &  Ayres,  San  Francisco — Finish 
for  Painters. 

F.  Bohrer,  San  Francisco — Lamp  Extin- 
guisher. 

J.  D.  Cramer,  San  Francisco — Sash 
Baiser. 

Johnson  &  Milliken,  San  Francisco — 
Faucet. 

L.  P.  McCarty,  San  Francisco — News- 
paper File  Holder. 

J.  B.  Adams,  Cisco — Eailroad  Snow 
Plow. 

Wm.  Schmobz,  San  Francisco — Solar  and 
Transit  Instrument. 


That's  So. — The  College  Echo,  of  Oakland, 
says  it  was  reserved  for  the  United  States  to 
represent  all  races  in  one  nation ;  but  for 
California  to  represent  all  colleges  in  one 
Bepublic  of  Letters — the  "Associated  Alum- 
ni of  the  Pacific." 


CALIFOENIA  SPAEKLTNoWrNES. — But  few 
persons  are  aware  of  the  progress  made 
within  the  last  three  years  in  the  production 
of  sparkling  wines  or  champagnes  in  Cali- 
fornia. It  will  doubtless  be  news  to  many 
that  such  improvements  have  recently  been 
made  in  this  branch  of  industry,  that  even 
experts  or  connoisseurs  are  put  to  the 
severest  test  to  discriminate  between  the 
foreign  and  native  productions.  In  the  per- 
fection of  this  branch  of  art,  California  is 
largely  indebted  to  Mr.  Arpad  Haraszthy, 
and  who  has  spent  much  time  and  money 
in  traveling  and  studying  in  the  wine  re- 
gions of  Europe,  for  the  purpose  of  obtain- 
ing the  fullest  knowledge  in  relation  to 
wine-making,  the  most  important  part  of 
which  is  not  laid  down  in  books.  How 
well  he  has  succeeded  is  known  to  but  f ow ; 
but  that  his  success  has  been  most  full  and 
complete  may  be  fully  attested  by  any  con- 
noisseurs who  will  take  the  trouble  to  call 
on  him  at  Mr.  Landsberger's  store  on  Jack- 
son street,  who  is  himself  a  pioneer  in  the 
business  in  this  city,  and  who  has  done 
much  by  his  capital  and  energy  to  advance 
the  business  to  its  present  point  of  success. 
These  gentlemen  will  take  much  pleasure  in 
showing  parties  interested  through  their 
vaults. 


New  Qdaetz  Mills. — A  new  20-stamp 
quartz  mill,  with  hoisting  works  sufficient  to 
go  down  1,000  feet,  engine,  etc.,  complete, 
was  started  about  the  middle  of  last  month  by 
the  Mountain  View  Co.,  near  Grizzly  Flat, 
in  El  Dorado  county.  This  mill  is  working 
on  very  rich  ore,  and  is  doing  remarkably 
well.  The  pulp  from  the  battery  is  run 
over  copper  plates  and  distributed  into  eight 
of  Hungerford's  Improved  Concentrators. 
•The  company  are  now  putting  in  pans  to 
work  the  concentrated  sulphurets.  The 
mill  was  planned  by  Mr.  M.  Hungerford, 
and  the  works  constructed  under  his  personal 
supervision.  The  machinery  was  from 
Goss  &  Lombard's  Foundry,  Sacramento. 

Another  20-stamp  mill  with  engine,  boil 
ers,  etc.,  was  started  some  three  months 
since,  by  the  Golden  Bule  Mining  Co. ,  near 
Pino  Station,  Placer  ccunty.  The  engine 
and  machinery  was  built  by  Goss  &  Lom- 
bard, which,  together  with  the  mill,  was 
erected  under  the  immediate  supervision  of 
Mr.  Hungerford.  Eight  of  Hungerford's 
Concentrators  are  also  employed  iu  this  mill, 
together  with  pans  for  the  final  reduction 
of  the  concentrated  sulphurets. 

TJniveesitx  College  School  op  Mines. 
By  an  advertisement  in  another  column  it 
will  be  seen  that  the  laboratory  of  this  in- 
stitution will  be  opened  January  6th,  for  a 
course  of  lectures  by  Prof.  Price,  to  con- 
tinue during  four  months,  on  practical  met- 
allurgy and  mining,  as  applied  to  the  use- 
ful minerals  of  this  coast.  We  shall  allude 
further  to  the  plan  and  object  of  the  lec- 
tures next  week. 


Anothee  Gold  Mill  is  being  put  up  at 
Lisbon,  N  H,  a  further  evidence  of  the 
success  of  these  mines.  It  will  be  a  20- 
stamp  mill. 


Market  Street  Homestead  Association.— J.  S.  Lott,  Sec- 
retary. Office,  305  Montgomery  street,  corner  of  Fine,  Sun 
Francisco. 


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Business  Notice.— Mr.  A.  T.  Dewey,  of  tills  journal,  con- 
templates a  visit  of  several  months  in  the  Atlantic  States,  a 
portion  of  which  time  ho  will  spend  in  Washington,  New 
York  and  Boston.  Any  of  our  Eastern  friends  who  wish  to 
communicate  with  him,  for  business  or  othor  purposes,  will 
address  their  letters  to  "  Westneld,  Mass." 


Jacob  SnEW,  Pioneer  Photographer,  612  Clay  street,  north 
side,  four  doors  abovo  Montgomery,  (late  315  Montgomery 
street,)  takes  all  kinds  of  Photographs  in  the  best  style  of 
the  Art  He  would  invite  especial  attcRtlou  to  the  new 
'  Cabinet  Photographs,"  which  ho  is  taking  to  perfection, 
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Secretaryship  for  Mining  Companies.— A  gentleman  of 
education,  ability  and  experience,  Is  desirous  of  procuring 
a  position  as  Secrciary,  or  Assistant  Secretary,  in  some 
good  Mining  Company.  Has  most  unexceptionable  refer- 
ences.   Address  •' FEORETARY,"  at  this  office.        ovlr.tf 


Co-Operative  Union  Store.— This  is  becoming  one  of  the 
most  useful  institutions  in  the  city,  and  the  Mechanic  and 
Laboring  Man  fully  appreciate  it.  They  are  now  enabled 
to  buy  their  Groceries  and  Provisions  twenty  per  cent, 
cheaper  than  over  before,  and  the  very  best  articles  in 
market  The  store  Is  located  at  115  Satter  street,  Lick 
House  Block.  22vl5tf 


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City  Stu.-ks  hiivt-  been  remarkably  quiet  ilur- 
tog  the  period  andet  review,  nml  th»-  transao- 
tiMus  \i  ■  \\\-  noil! ■-■  the  very  onu- 

J  i  falifor- 
30.    Tbia  ciroamsto&ce 
has  not  I  lthin  a  long  tune  past,  the 

j  this  institution  being  firmly  held.  A 
■mall  amount  of  Pacific  Insurance  Company 
stock  soM  at  $12Qt  Sua  Francisco  Gas  was  iu 
the  market  at  $60  BO,  and  Spring  Valley  Water 
at  $t>2. 

Winjtlg    Sharo     M:«i-K.-t. 

Sinco  our  last  reference,  the  mining  share 
market  has  been  active  and  very  firm,  fully  ver- 
ifying ottf prediction  of  an  improvement^  and 
the  tendenjoy  Beema  to  be  to  still  Letter  prices. 
The  advance  in  the  Gold  Kill  claims  has  had  the 
effect  to  stimulate  prices  generally,  and  certainly 
the  developments  in  their  lower  levels  ^ive  vnv 

fararable  indications  of  new  bodies  of  ore:  how- 
ever, Speculative  operatiojOS  have  no  small  de- 
gree mi  mfloenoe  in  the  recent  advance  of  quite 
a  number  of  stocks.  Advices  from  the  mines 
are  rather  meagre.  The  present  bad  state  of 
the  mads  is  a  great  drawback  to  the  delivery  of 
ore  to  the  various  reduction  works,  and  the  num- 
ber of  tonfl  shipped  have  been  less  than  usual. 

The  bullion  receipts  of  the  Imperial,  Gold 
Hill  Quartz,  Savage,  Hale  &  Norcross,  Kentuck, 
Crowu  Point,  Chollar-Potosi,  Empire  and  Over- 
niuu  during  the  mouth  of  November,  as  per 
stateniriit  «it  official  records,  amounted  to  $761,- 
224  aguinst  $857,054  in  October.  The  ship- 
ments of  bullion  from  Virginia  and  Gold  Hill, 
through  public  channels,  during  the  month  of 
November  have  been  large,  and  aggregate  $1,- 
019,351,  showing  a  descrepuncy  of  $250,000  in 
our  report.  This  amount  may  be  credited  to 
tin*  companies  whose  oflices  are  located  at  Vir- 
ginia City  and  Gold  Hill,  and  from  which  we 
are  without  data,  comprising  the  Yellow  Jacket, 
Alpha,  Belcher,  Bacon,  and  other  companies. 

Gocld  (fc  Cubky — has  been  more  active,  ris- 
ing from  $300  to  $370,  and  closing  at  $310.  At 
the  annual  meeting  of  this  company,  on  the  IGth 
inst . ,  the  folio  wing  gentlemen  were  elected 
Trustees:  Alpheus  Bull,  M.  Morgenthau,  Abra- 
ham Seligman,  L.  Cunningham,  John  H.  Dall, 
Thos.  Bell  and  Thos.  Sunderland.  Alpheus 
Bull  was  unanimously  re-elected  President,  and 
David  Bowie,  Secretary.  The  several  reports 
fed  the  fiscal  year  ending  November  30,  18(>7, 
were  presented,  and  from  the  Secretary's  state- 
ment we  obtain  the  following  figures : 

Beaipta. 

Bullion 871.1,101  47 

Aaaoasmerife 120.000  tit) 

Other  uuaruoH tfci.TM  til 


Disbwtemcnta. 

Mine  account $29.1,  M  4i 

Mill  account IS  ~2£0  M 

It  servfirr  tailings  mill Jjfil)  41 

Reducing  ortiB  Hi  CUbtom  milla 1.  J  .r)l 

Assay  department 19.355  b» 

A.  lv  .T-'i  rl.iun--  mill   legal  >.'.-,)  "■!); -'  ■- 60,1   :.:   1,! 

Saudnes 67,516  4» 


Cash  on  hand  December  1st $147,9-1-1  15 


the  assets  and  liabilities 


On  the  16th  inst., 
were  as  follows : 

Anseb. 

Cash  on  hand  Dec.  1 $147,944  15 

LessdraHa,  etc.,  to  date 39,911)  ^9 


-$108,1124  76 
l-»,«;i4  9* 
49,900  00 


Due  for  ore  sold,  etc 

Ore  on  lumd  at  miuo  and  tailings  at  mill 

Property  at  mine 124,196  55 

Property  at  mill 330,400  55 

Proporty  at  assay  office 15,188  12 

Sundries 29,200  IW 


B«M  Xnrouibcr  30, 186t> 

Mu,«  account 

■    ■ 

lniIK>n*l-Eiiiplr?  shaft 

'  udvvpMi  claim 

Dividends 

Sundries 


M.M8  SB 
M.6S)  OB 

111,362  ta 

Ut.900  tNi 
si.'.-::  K 


Total,. 


Total  assets $678,804  96 

teat/i'Mca. 
At  San  Franciaco  and  Virginia  office $4,908  08 

The  mine  produced  24,940  tons  of  ore,  and 
26,480  tons  were  reduced,  showing  an  average 
value  of  $24  6U,  and  $3  81  per  ton  less  than  in 
1866.  From  the  incorporation  of  the  company 
in  June,  1860,  to  November  30,  1867,  a  period 
of  7  years  and  5  months,  the  mine  produced 
277,026  tons  ore,  showing  a  monthly  average 
yield  of  3, 113  tons.  The  gross  yield  of  the  mine 
during  the  above  period  was  $14,270,796,  and 
the  amount  disbursed  in.  dividends,  §3,778,800. 
The  highest  figures  were  reached  on  the  22d 
June,  1863,  when  Gould  <fc  Curry  stock  was  sold 
at  $6,300.  On  the  24th,  sales  were  effected  at 
$6,250,  and  on  the  30th  of  the  same  month, 
prices  receded  to  $6,000.  Strange  to  say,  the 
lowest  figure  to  which  the  stock  sank  was  $190, 
on  the  1st  of  July,  1861,  from  which  point  it 
soon  rose  to  the  figures  above  given.  At  latest 
mail  dates  from  the  mine,  the  ore  now  taken 
from  the  old  chambers  is  reported  to  be  of  an 
improved  quality. 

Eiipibe — sold  more  freely  than  usual,  at  $165 
@182  50,  then  at  $167  50,  and  at  the  close 
$165  is  bid.  At  the  annual  meeting  of  the  com- 
pany, on  the  18th  inst.,  the  following  named 
gentlemen  were  chosen  Trustees  for  the  ensuing 
year:  Charles  Mayne,  Robert  Sherwood,  John 
A.  Stanly,  A.  E.  Head  and  "W.  G.  Waymau.  At 
a  meeting  of  the  Board,  held  subsequently, 
Robert  Sherwood  was  elected  President;  George 
R.  Spinney,  Secretary,  and  R.  N.  Graves,  Su- 
perintendent. The  Secretary's  report  for  the 
fiscal  year  ending  November  30,  1867,  presents 
the  following  aggregates : 

EecMpts. 

Bullion  account $258,400  55 

Sales  of  5,770  tons  ore ao,183  05 

Sundries 7,360  05 


$326,880  67 

■  <  the  company  November  30,  1867, 

w.  n-H- 1  ■■■■  h  on  hand,  $1,838  39  ;  1 k 

accounts,  $68  08;  mill  and  mine  Bopplii  b,  si  L- 
056  48— total,  $15,962  88. 

l>i-niK  improved  from  $59  to  ?Hl),  nnd  clnsid 
at  $67  50;  At  the  annual  meeting  of  the  stock- 
holders, on  the  18th  instant,  Edward  Martin, 
Jeese  Ilolladay,  Solomou  Heydenfeldt,  Robert 
F.  Morrow,  George  Treat,  L.  w.  Coo  and  Frank 
Livingston  prere  elected  Trustees  for  the  en- 
suing year.  Subsequently  George  Treat  was 
eli  ctt  'l  President,  and  Robert  George)  Secretary, 
We  condense  the  following  statement  from  the 
Secretary's  annual  report  for  the  fiscal  year  end- 
ing Dec.  18th,  1867  : 

Caahonhnnd  Doc.  19.1866. tf,82Q  CO 

Receipt*  from    mine   and   property   in 

>'  o  viuln 47 .5X1  86 

From  ttSsoBimients 1M.K00  W 

$-23:1.851  46 

DiabanwmentB tt2,04*2  97 


Cash  on  hand  Dec  18,  1867 tjlLSll  -jy 

The  product  of  the  mine  from  1860  to  date  of 
report  amounted  to  $5,286,639,  and  during  the 
same  period  the  dividends  foot  up  $1,391,400, 
and  the  assessments  $125,600.  The  last  divi- 
dend was  disbursed  on  the  7th  of  March,  1864. 

Savage— has  improved  very  materially,  ad- 
vancing from  $111  to  $120,  receding  to  $113  50, 
and  closing  at  $121,  During  the  week  ending 
December  14th  this  mine  yielded  1,813  tons  of 
ore,  showing  an  approximate  value  of  $34  98 
per  ton  ;  previous  week  1,741  tons,  at  $36  per 
ton.  The  north  and  south  mines  on  the  third 
station  produced  1,400  tons  of  the  above  amount. 
The  winze  in  the  Potosi  body  of  ore  is  sixty-five 
feet  in  depth,  and  a  cross-cut  from  the  winze 
eastward,  at  a  depth  of  about  sixty-two  feet,  de- 
veloped another  clay  seam,  in  which  the  ore 
was  found  to  be  about  three  feet  wide,  and  is 
said  to  be  of  an  excellent  quality.  The  other 
portions  of  the  mine  show  no  important  changes 
from  our  previous  report. 

Ckown  Point— is  in  better  favor,  advancing 
from  $640  to  $700,  then  selling  at  $690(rt}699, 
and  closing  at  $690  s  3.  In  breasting  north  and 
south  on  the  east  body  of  the  700  level,  the 
north  drift  is  said  to  cany  good  ore,  and  is  im- 
proving toward  the  Kentuck  line. 

Kentuck — sold  to  a  large  extent,  gradually 
rising  from  $160  to  $215,  and  closing  yesterday 
at  $226.  The  President,  in  his  annual  report, 
states  that  the  future  dependence  of  the  mine  is 
upon  the  east  body,  and  this  seems  to  be  veri- 
fied by  the  late  developments  on  the  700  level, 
and  also  at  a  point  some  distance  below  the  500 
level,  where  it  is  said  they  have  a  fine  breast  of 
ore  in  going  south. 

Hale  &Norceoss— -rose from  $1,150  to  $1,300, 
receded  to  $1,140,  improved  to  $1,170,  and 
closed  at  $1,160.  "We  have  nothing  of  especial 
interest  from  this  mine.  The  drift  on  the  930 
level  was  in  155  feet  on  the  16th  inst Impe- 
rial receded  from  $178  to  $166,  then  sold  at 
$169,  and  closed  at  $172.  The  indications  are 
that  the  grey  ore  recently  found  will  extend  from 
the  371  level  upwards  to  the  234  level,  of  which 
there  are  yet  80  feet  to  stope.  Ten  tons  of  this 
ore  are  now  extracted  each  day.  Some  estimate 
the  yield  of  bullion  for  the  present  month  at 
$100,000.' 

Chollar-Potosi — sold  within  a  range  of  $130 
@,135,  then  at  $130,  and  closed  at  $132.  Dur- 
ing the  week  ending  December  14th,  this  mine 
yielded  1,442  tons  of  ore,  as  follows:  From  Piute 
Switch  station,  658;  New  Santa  Fe,  257,  and 
Santa  Fe  third,  527  tons.  The  fifth  station,  of 
the  new  shaft,  has  not  as  yet  shown  any  im- 
provement. . .  .Yellow  Jacket  is  in  marked 
favor,  rising  from  $580  to  $710  assessment  of 
$100  delinquent,  receding  to  $680,  and  closing  at 
$720 Overman  sold  to  large  extent  at  im- 
proved figures,  rapidly  advancing  from  $65  to 
$80,  dropping  to  $70,  and  closing  yesterday  at 
$77. 

Gold  Hill  Quartz — opened  at  $95,  then  sold 
at  $75  ex-dividend,  and  closed  yesterday  at  $76. 
The  yield  of  ore  has  materially  diminished  since 

our  last  issue. . .  .Alpha  sold  at  $550(^600 

Belcher  at  $120 Exchequer,  $10@15 

Bullion,  $i5@19. . .  .Sierra  Nevada  rose  from 

$6  to  $17  50,  and  closed  at  $12  50 Daney 

at  $6,  and  Segregated  Belcher  at  $7. 

The  aggregate  sales  of  Stocks,  Legal  Tender 
Notes,  etc.,  at  the  regular  sessions  of  the  Board 
since  Saturday  last,  amounted  to  $1,302,415. 
The  sales  in  the  open  sessions  amounted  to 
$255,977,  showing  a  combined  aggregate  to  date 
during  the  past  week  of  $1,558,392. 


MINING  SHAREHOLDERS'  DIRECTORY. 

LOompUtd  i'it  every  issue,  from  advertisements  In  the 

Uinimg  amd  BOIKMTIFIO  I'lttua  and  other  San 

PrftBQtSCO   .'uitfmils.) 

Domprlatiu  the  Names  of  Companies.  District  or  Oount> 
w  bocai Am. .urn  and  date  oi   uaenment;  Date  of 

>l    Delinquent  Sole:  und  Auiuunl  and  Time 
ot   Pa.viii.-iit  oJ  DlVldcudft. 

HAMK,    LOCATION,    AMOUNT,     AMI  PAY  DAT 

DATK   or   ASJUKaailKhT.  DKLI»«UK.-*T.       OF  BALK 

Alpha,  Qol  1  ntii.  Btoroy  co-,   Nov  is.  BIO... .Dec  LO—Jan  go 

UlClCIlt  Hi>  CI  i'Ii  i  iin.-l,  N.-v.  .-,...  N.,\  J  J,  j.'.Drc  2" — Jim  IS" 

\m*dor  Co., dividend,  BG per  share ...Payable  Nov  9 

Adeliu,  Sierra  co.,  Nov  i,  *i Use  I— Doc  S3' 

Belcher,  Storey  co.,  Ncv Annual  UooIIde  Dec  16 

Bnl ,S(ot«j  eo  ,  Rev,  Ooi  22,  310.. Payable  Immedlatoly 

Chalk  Mountain  B. »;..  Nevada  co.  Nov  30,  $1.  Jin  l—3tn  ?> 

riUjilom-ii.i.  s. rn.  Mexico.  Nov 27,  15 Jan  3- Jim  :V% 

ntiernkec  Klttl  Bin.*  Gravel  Co  ,  Nov  18,  ?:..... Dec  16— Jan 3 

uhollnr  I'uti.H,  storey  co.,  Nev.,  djv.  (is Payable  net  15 

Crowu  Point  Ncv  dividend  $80 Payable  May  15 

Exchequer,  Storey  co..  Nev.,  Dec.  9.  $2 fan*.  II— Jan.  28 

Empire  il.  A  M.,  New,  dividend  SO I'liynule  May  \b 

PoffU*  .M.  A  .M-,  Amndor  co  ,  Nov  t,  $5 Dec  5— Dec  21 

Hold  HIIIOM  A  H-dlvldend,  57  fio Payable  Dec  16 

Oolden  Kulu,  TiioUiinne  Co,  dlv.  50c  e*  sh...Piiyable  Oct.  26* 

llu|ie  Gravel,  Nevada  co  ,  Dec,  16,  SI Ian. 22— Feb.  10» 

lltiiiMCum  Copuer.  Oil  NortO  Uo  —  Annual  Heeling  Dec  21* 

II  in-, -Mm.  Del  Norte  CO  ,  Nov  I,  15c Dec  10— Dec  2l» 

Hale  A  Norcro-ss,  Virginia.  Nev..  dlv.  $125...  Payable  Sept  15 

I.  X.  [i,  No.  2.  Alpine  eo.,  Oct  18,  $1 Dec  16— Jan  22* 

I.X  L..  Alpine  CO  .  Dec.  12.  $1  50 Jan.  18- Feb.  6' 

Imperial,  Virginia,  Nev.,  dlv.  $10 Payable  July  15 

Julia.  Storey  Co..  Ncv,  Nov  6.  $1 Dec  10— Dec  28 

Jell'er-onlau  M.  .t  M.,  Nov  2.  $3.50 Dec  9-Dec  28 

JOSetihlne  QUlbTtMWer,  San  Luis  Obispo,   dlv,  $2 July  8 

is -il  1  ii'  l:,  (It  v.,  $7  5<)  per  share Payable  Nov  9 

London  Q.  M.,  Slsklymi  co.,  Nov  23,  70c Jan  4— Feb  I 

Lyon  M.  A  M.,  E\  Dorado  co.',  Nov  27,  60c inn  t— ,lan  17* 

Lady  Hell,  Del  Norte  Co.,  Oct 21,  15c Nov26-Dcc30» 

Mount  Teiiiilio.  Lauder  CO.,  Nov  8.  $1.50 Dec  12—  Dec  31* 

Mount  Teimuo,  Lauder  CO.,  Nev Meeting  Jan   2* 

North  Star,  Lauder  co..  Nov.,  Sept  19,  $20 Nov2ll-Jan  2" 

Nenitlc  A  Corcoran  ^Storey  eo,  Ncv,  Nov  26,$2.Dec26j-^Jaij  11" 

Norlh  Star,  Lander  co.,  Nev,,  dividend Payable  Nov  15 

Old  Colony,  Carder  CO  .  Nov.,  Dec.  19,  $2.  .Jan.  25— Feb.  20" 
Oxford  Beta,  Esmeralda,  Nev  ,  Nov  18, 60c... Dec  20— Jan  15» 
Peninsula,  San  Antonio,  Mex  ,  Dec.  3,  $10, 

Patrociua*  Dolores.  Mex..  Nov8,$2 

Hlppon,  Alpine  co  ,  Dee   17,  50c 

Sierra  Nev  ,  Storey  co.,  Nev.,  Dec.  11,  $4. 

Favage,  Virginia,  Ncv, dividend 

Santiago,  Silver  City,  dividend... Pay  able  Doc  10 

Sophia  Cons  .Tuolumne  co  ,  Dec  II,  50c I«n  10— Jan  25" 

Shoshone,  Lander  co.,  Nev  ,  Dec.  11,  $1 Jan.  20— Feb  10 

Sweet  Vengeance.  Yuba  co,  Nov 30,  75c Jan  3— Jail  22* 

S.  F.  A  Caclle  Dome.  Arizona,  Nov  lu,  75c Jan  7— Jan  27* 

Siempre  Vlvn,  Slnaloa,  Dec -t,  25c I.111  10-^1  an  27* 

Sea  tun,  Amador  co  ,  Nov.  21,  $150 ...Dec  28— Jan  18* 

U.  S.  Grant.  Nevada  co.,  Doe.  10,  $5 Jan.  13— Feb.  8' 

Whitman,  Lvon  co  ,  Nev  ,  Oct  31,  $1.50 Jan  1— Jan  22* 

Vellow  Jacket, Storey  co.,  Nev,  Nov  15,  $100.. Dec  16— Jan  15 
Yellow  Jacket,  Uold  Hill,  div.  $75  sh Payable  July  lu 

•Those  marked  w  ith  an  asterisk  (*)  arc  advertised  in  this 
oumal. 


Total Sa(H,!M3  65 

Assets  per  report  November  41),  18(j(j 35,382  85 


Total.. $342,943  55 


Violent  ys.  Modeeate  Exebcise. — Quite 
a  sharp  controversy  is  going  on  in  the  Eng- 
lish press  pro  and  con  on  the  question  of 
violent  exercise,  as  at  gymnasiums,  etc. 
The  "well  known  Dr.  Inman  argues  strongly 
against  gymnastic  training,  and  appears  to 
make  out  a  very  strong  case  to  the  effect 
that  has  more  of  a  tendency  to  bring  on  a 
decline  than  otherwise. 


A  marvelous  sleeping  car  has  been  turned 
out  of  the  Chattanooga  Railroad  shops.  It 
has  velvet  carpets,  black  walnut  casings, 
gold  and  silver  plated  ornaments,  heaters, 
gorgeous  lamps  and  mirrors,  aud  aline  Bur- 
dett  organ 


...Jan  U— Jan  20 
..Dec.  12— Dec  30 
..Jan   22— Feb,  8* 

Ian  16-Fcb3 

.Payable  Dec  7 


Latest  Stock  Prices  Bid  and  Asked. 


S.   V.    STOCK  AND  EXCHANGE  BOARD. 

FaiDAy  Evening,  Dec.  20, 

MISCELLANEOUS  STOCKS.  Bid. 

United  States  7  3-luths  Honda,  June  issue $  77^ 

Legal  Tender  Notes nya  ,-a 

Ualilomia  State  Hands,  7s,  IS&7 92K  95 

San  Francisco  Bonds,  tos,  1851 102  103 

.San  Francisco  I'itv  Bonds,  (is.  1855 80  95 

-San  Francisco  I'iiy  and  County  Honda,  Gs,  185S,  75  80 

San  Francisco  T-itv  and  Uo.  Sch'l  H'ds,  7s,  1866.  80  — 

San  Francisco  City  and  Co.  Bonds,  7s,  1862 82  85 

Ran  Francisco  City  and  Co.  Bonds,  7s,  ISO-1 82  85 

San  Francisco  City  and  Co   Bonds,  7*.  IHU5 82  85 

San  Francisco  City  and  Co.  JmiK.  Bds.  7s,  1868.  82  85 

San  Francisco  City  and  Co.  Judg.  Bds,  7s,  1304.  82  85 

Sacranienio  City  Bonds 25  27^ 

Sacramento  County  Bonds,  6s fs  70 

Mary'svillo  Bunds,  10s 75  85 

Stockton  City  Bonds 70  85 

Yuba  County  Bonds,  10s •- 75  95 

Santa  Clara  Count  v  Bonds.  7s 75  80 

Buite  County  Bonds,  10s,  I86D 70  73 

San  MatcoCoumy  Bonds, 7s —  85 

California  Steam  Navigation  Co 81  81 

Spring  Vallej  Water  Co 62  — 

State  Telegraph  Co 30  31 

GAS  COMPANIES. 

San  Francisco  Gas  Co  6iH  65 

Sacramen to  Uas  Co 66>i  70 

RAILROADS. 

Sacramento  Valley  Railroad —  — 

San  Frai.cl-co  and  Sun  Jose  Railroad 40  45 

Onuibus  Railroad 61  62 

Central  Railroad 45  48 

Nortli  Beacluind  Mission  Railroad 64  />6 

Front  Street,  Mission  and  Ocean  Railroad 11  12 


1867. 
Anhd. 
78K 


BANKING    INSTITUTIONS. 


California,  Loan  and  Savings  Society 

Bunk  Of  Fact  lie  Accumulation  Loan  Society. 
The  Bank  of  California 


INSURANCE  COMPANIES. 


Firi'tnans' Fund  Insurance  Co 

I'aeitic  Insurance  Co 

San  Francisco  Insurance  Co 

\l-  reliant--,'  Mutual  Marine  Insurance  Co 

California  Insurance  Co 

Union  Insurance  Co 

California  Home  Insurance  Co 

Home  Mutual  Insurance  Co ., 

Occidental  Insurance  Co , 

National  Insurance  Co 


MINING  STOCKS— WASHOE  DISTRICT. 


Alpha 

Baltimore  American 

Belcher 

Bullion,  G.  H 

Crown  Point 

Confidence 

Chollar-Potosi 

Daney 

Exchequer 

Empire  Mill  and  Mining  Co.. 

Gould  &  Curry 

Hale  &  Norcross 

Imperial 


Ophlr 

Overman 

Savage 

Sierra  Nevada 

Yellow  Jacket 

Golden  Rule.  California 

Gold  Hill  Quartz,  California  . 


m 

700 

■a 

130 

132 

H 

10 

14 

15 

1(15 

170 

;«ii 

i.'.(i 

11(10 

m 

178 

mn 

711 

70 

77 

121 

m 

It) 

m 

Sau  Francisco  Market  Eates. 

"Wholesnle  Prlccn. 

Friday,  Dec  20,  1867. 

Flour,  Extra,  $  bbl 57  00  @$7  75 

Do .    Superfine 6  50  @  7  01) 

Corn  Meal,  ^  100  lba 2  50  @  3  00 

Wheat,  58  Itii)  lbs.... 2  25  @  2  50 

Oats,  %  100  lbs I  75  @  1  85 

Barley,  ^  100  lbs I  75  ®  1  91) 

Beans,  fa  100  lbs 2  50  @  3  25 

Potatoes,  r#  lot)  lbs 1  00  @  1  30 

Hay.  iS  ton 15  no  ©23  00 

Live  Oak  Wood,  fa  cord 9  00  @10  00 

Beef,  extra,  dressed,  "£  lb 9  ®       9Ji 

Sheep,  on  foot.. 3  00  @  i  00  ~ 

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Aetipicial  Ice  foe  San  Feancisoo. — 
The  machinery  for  theartificial  manufacture 
of  ice  in  this  city  is  now  in  course  of  con- 
struction by  the  Ames  Manufacturing  Co., 
at  Chicopee,  Mass.  Notice  of  the  proposed 
f  ormatioD  of  such  a  company  was  given  some 
months  since,  but  nothing  definite  was  ac- 
complished until  quite  recently.  The  pro- 
cess of  manufacture  will  be  that  of  Prof. 
Lowe,  which  was  iu  use,  and  which  supplied 
the  refrigerating  element  for  the  late  Paris 
Exposition.  The  freezing  is  effected  by  the 
rapid  evaporation  of  liquefied  carbonic  acid 
gas,  which  is  condensed  to  liquefaction  un- 
der a  pressure  of  660  pounds  to  the  squaro 
inch.  When  liberated  from  this  enormous 
pressure,  it  evaporates  so  rapidly  as  to  pro- 
duce a  refrigerating  effect  equivalent,  in  in- 
tensity, from  60°  to  100°  Fah.  below  zero. 
The  ice  produced  by  such  intense  cold  is  far 
more  pure  and  transparent  than  can  be  ob- 
tained naturally  in  the  coldest  climate.  It 
is  claimed  that  ice  can  be  made  by  this  pro- 
cess, in  this  city,  for  half  the  price  at  which 
it  can  be  laid  down  here  from  Sitka,  and  of 
a  far  better  quality.  It  is  the  intention  of 
the  company  to  supply  not  only  this  city, 
but  the  whole  Pacific  Coast,  and  the  Sand- 
wich Islands,  China,  and  Japan,  with  this 
cheap  ice.  The  enterprise  is  started  under 
the  direction  of  Richard  Cheney,  and  other 
well  known  Calif  ornians.  Wc  trust  that  no 
one  of  the  enterprising  originators  of  the 
enterprise  will  ever  be  "  froze  out." 


New  Incoepoeations. — Articles  of  incor- 
poration have  recently  been  filed  in  the 
County  Clerk's  office  in  this  city  as  follows: 

Calitoenia  Chicoey  Co. — San  FrancisJ 
co.  Dec.  17th.  Capital  stock,  8100,000 ; 
100  shares,  $1,000  each.  Trustees:  Claua 
Sprockets,  G.  H.  Eggers,  C.  H.  Voight,  Ed- 
ward Kruse  and  Peter  Spreckels. 

Vikginia  City  Gas  Co. — San  Francisco. 
Dec.  17th.  Capital  stock,  $150,000;  1,500 
shares,  $100  each.  Trustees :  Milton  S. 
Latham,  AV.  B.  Homburg,  John  Parrott, 
Thomas  Sunderland  and  Chas.  E.  McLane. 

Pacific  Ship  Botldee's  Association. — 
San  Francisco.  Dec.  19th.  Capital  stock, 
$50,000  ;  2, 500  shares  $20  each,  Trustees  ;  J. 
Ahern,  J.  P.  Ferguson,  James  Taylor,  John 

F.  Barnfield,  E.  Doyle,  William  Fleming, 
John  C.  O'Brien,  A  M.  Grey,  John  L. 
Spofford,  John  W.  Denny,  and  Thomas  B. 
Jones. 

Pacific  Union  Expeess  Co. — San  Fran- 
cisco. Dec.  19th.  Capitalstock,  $300,000; 
100  shares,  $3,000  each.  Trustees:  A  K, 
Grim,  S.  W.  Coe,  S.  Heydenfeldt,  J.  E.  De 
la  Montanyr,  Edmond,  L.  Gould,  A.  E, 
Tilton,  S.  L.  Robinson,  A.  M.  Barker  and 
T.  C.  Durant. 

Election  of  Officees. — Gould  &  Cueey 

G.  &  S.  M.  Co.— San  Francisco,  Dec.  16th. 
Trustees  : .  Alpheus  Bull,  Lewis  Cunning- 
ham, M.  Morguethan,  John  H.  Dall,  Abm. 
Seligman,  Thomas  Bell,  Thomas  Sunder- 
land ;  President,  Alpheus  Bull  ;  Secre- 
tary, David  Bowie  ;  Treasurer,  Wm.  C.  Rals- 
ton ;  Superintend mt,  Louis  Jauin,  Jr. 

Esipiee  M.  &  M.  Co. — San  Francisco. 
Dec.  18th.  Trustees:  Chas.  Mayne,  Robt. 
Sherwood,  John  A  Stanly,  A.  E.  Head,  W. 
G.  Wagman.  President,  Robt.  Sherwood. 
Secretary,  Geo.  R.  Spinney.  Superintend- 
ent, Robt.  N.  Graves. 


Califoenia  Chicoey  Company. — We 
notice  that  a  company  has  been  formed,  hav- 
ing its  headquarters  in  this  city,  to  engage 
in  tho  manufacture  of  chicory,  from  the  root, 
large  quantities  of  which  are  now  being 
raised  in  different  parts  of  the  State. 


390 


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Thk  following  information  is  gleaned  mostly  from  jour 
nals  published  in  the  interior,  in  close  proximity  to  the 
mines  mentioned. 


CALIFORNIA. 

Alpine    Co-unty. 

Miner,  Dee,  7th:  The  ore  now  found  in 
the  bottom  of  the  Tarsbish  mine,  is  finer  and 
more  evenly  distributed  through  the  rook, 
than  any  heretofore  found. 

Native  oopper  in  metallic  granules  has 
been  found  in  the  Leviathan  mine.  It  is 
found  in  a  brown  ore,  or  oxide  of  copper, 
and  is  easily  smelted. 

The  tunnel  of  the  Illinois  and  California 
Co.  is  fast  approaching  the  Sacramento  lode. 

Chronicle,  "Deo.  7th:  The  work  on  the 
shaft  of  the  Pittsburg  mine  progresses  night 
and  day.  Everything  aboutthe  mine  appears 
to  be  convenient  for  working.  The  Wide 
West  claim  has  been  purchased  by  the 
Pittsburg  Co.  but  no  work  has  yet  been  done 
on  it. 

■  On  Monday  last  we  were  shown  a  large 
piece  of  ore  from  the  George  Washington 
claim  in  this  town.  It  was  a  beautiful  spec- 
imen of  gray  quartz,  130  pounds  in  weight, 
and  rich  in  silver.  It  ;was  taken  from  the 
bottom  of  the  50  foot  shaft,  and  is  considered 
one  of  the  finest  specimens  of  silver  ore  ever 
taken  out  of  any  mine  on  this  side  of  the 
Sierra  Nevadas. 

On  Monday  last  another  cow  was  slaughter- 
ed in  this  town,  and  another  gold  mine 
struck.  A  few  scales  of  gold,  a  large  num- 
ber of  tacks  and  a  bent  nail  were  found  in 
her  stoniadh.  This  cow  has  also  been  graz- 
ing on  the  Norwegian  ranch  on  Wolf  creek. 

Amador  County. 

Ledger,  Dec.  14th :  One  half  of  the  Union 
mine,  near  Pine   Grove,  was  sold  last  week 
to  a  capitalist  of  San  Francisco,  and  work 
will  be  pushed  ahead  vigorously  on  it. 
Calaveras    County. 

Chronicle,  Dec.  14th :  The  rock  which 
Mitchell  &  Co.  hauled  from  their  lead  near 
the  Junction  to  the  French  mill  in  Rich 
Gulch,  netted  them  $7  per  ton.  They  are 
now  engaged  in  hauling  a  lot  of  rook  to 
Prindle  &  Co's  mill  in  Chili  Gulch,  which 
will  probably  yield  larger  returns.  The 
shaft  sunk  on  their  claim  has  developed  a 
solid,  well  defined  vein  of  quartz,  four  feet 
in  width,  every  pound  of  which  will  pay  at 
the  rate  of  from  $7  to  $10  per  ton. 

Staples  &  Co.,  are  progressing  rapidly 
■with  the  erection  of  their  mill  in  old  Eich 
Gulch.  The  company  expect  to  commence 
crushing  on  the  first  of  January. 

Alexander,  Seavers  &  Co.  are  "pounding" 
out  the  precious  metal  as  fast  as  the  capaci- 
ty of  a  10-stamp  mill  will  permit. 

Wesson  &  Co.,  are  obtaining  encouraging 
prospects. 

Bates  &  Co. ,  are  also  busily  employed  in 
prospecting  a  promising  vein. 

Quite  a  number  of  capitalists  are  at  pres- 
ent in  town  for 'the  purpose  of  inspecting 
the  quartz  ledges  in  this  vicinity. 

Sixty  tons  of  an  inferior  grade  of  ore 
taken  from  the  "Petticoat  lead"  at  Railroad 
Plat  yielded  $20  per  ton.  The  rock  had 
been  assorted,  the  first  quality  paying  $60 
per  ton.  There  are  a  large  number  of  claims 
at  Railroad  which  are  paying  handsome 
dividends,  keeping  Hepburn  &  Co's  mill 
constantly  employed  crushing. 

San  Andreas  Register,  Dec.  14th :  Water 
was  introduced  into  Prankfort  early  this 
week.  -  The  ditch  and  reservoir  are  in  fine 
condition,  and  will  soon  supply  an  abund- 
ance of  water.  The  owners  of  three  of  the 
claims  have  commenced  washing,  but  have 
not  yet  "cleaned  up." 

Marlpi»sa    County. 

Mail,  Dec.  14th  :  The  flood  in  the  Merced 
River,  caused  by  the  late  heavy  rain,  carried 
away  the  Mariposa  Co's  oostly  dam  at  the 
Benton  Mill.  The  dam  was  approaching 
completion,  and  had  cost  about  $17,000.  Its 
destruction  at  this  time  involves  a  general 
suspension  on  the  Co's  works  at  that  point, 
until  the  water  falls  next  summer. 

The  new  and  splendid  mill  of  Robinson 
&  Co.",  working  the  ore  of  the  Potts  mine, 
in  Hunter's  Valley,  was  cleaned  up  on  Tues- 
day last,  after  the  first  month's  run,  and 
yielded  about  half  a  bushel  of  amalgam. 

...Novinio.    County. 

Transcript,  Dec.  13th  :  The  mining  pros- 
pects in  Nevada  county  were  never  better 
than  now.  Already  we  have  had  twenty-five 
inches  of  rain  and  very  little  snow  in  any 
part  of  the  county.  The  hydraulic  mines 
have  an  abundance  of  water,  and  there  is  no 
interruption  of  work  on  account  of  cold 
weather.  Quartz  prospecting  continues  to 
develop  rich  leads  and  the  yield  from  this 
source  continues  to  increase. 

The  late  storm  has  done  considerable 
damage  to  the  Union  claim  at  Relief  Hill. 
The  heavy  blasts,  one  of  which  consisted  of 
450  kegs  of  powder,  and  another  ot  300,  so 
loosened  the  banks  that  they  crumbled  down, 


during  the  heavy  rain,  and  filled  up  the 
shaft.  The  damage  will  only  delay  them  a 
;few  weeks  in  opening  the  mine.  This  com- 
pany have  been  falsing  out  large  amounts  of 
money.  The  Eagle  Co.  is  washing,  using 
four  large  streams  on  the  bank,  and  tearing 
down  an  immense  quantity  of  dirt.  They 
;will  clean  up  about  the  last  of  the  month. 
The'North  Star  and  What  Cheer  Cos.  are  also 
washing  on  the  hill.  The  Eagle  Co.  is  run- 
ning 500  inches  at  the  present  time.  A  tun- 
nel is  being  run  north  of  the  Union  Co.,  for 
drift  diggings,  and  they  have  a  fine  pros- 
pect of  striking  the  gravel  lead. 

Dec.  14th :  A  considerable  amount  of 
prospecting  is  being  done  for  quartz  in  the 
vicinity  of  Diamond  Creek.  The  Salathiel 
quartz  mill  was  started  up  for  the  first  time 
on  last  Saturday.  The  company  are  work- 
ing what  was  formerly  known  as  the  Mary 
Etta  ledge.  They  have  150  tons  of  rook 
out,  upon  which  the  mill  is  now  at  work. 
The  Enterprise  Co.  are  running  a  tunnel 
for  the  purpose  of  opening  their  lead.  East 
spring  five  tons  of  rock  from  this  claim  was 
packed  to  Grass  Valley  upon  mules,  and 
the  yield  was  $44  per  ton.  Several  com- 
panies are  also  engaged  in  working  gravel 
claims  in  this  locality,  with  fine  prospects. 
There  is  a  large  range  of  country  about 
Omega  entirely  unprospected,  which 
abounds  in  quartz  and  gravel,  which  will 
pay.  The  companies  have  not  yet  cleaned 
up  on  Diamond  Creek,  but  they  have  excel- 
lent prospects. 

Dec.  17th  :  Prospecting  for  quartz  on 
Grizzly  Ridge  is  not  so  active  as  it  was  a 
year  ago.  Hubbard  and  others  have  re- 
cently commenced  work  upon  a  ledge,  the 
rock  of  which  is  peculiar,  and  gives  evi- 
dence of  being  exceedingly  rich,  assaying 
$1,800  to  the  ton.  The  rook  contains  a 
large  amount  of  dark  sulphurets,  and  looks 
as  though  it  held  considerable  iron.  Al 
through  these  sulphurets  the  small  parti- 
cles of  bright  gold  is  embedded,  showing 
that  much  of  the  gold  contained  in  the  rock 
may  be  saved  by  ordinary  mill  process. 

Gazette,  Dec.  12th  :  The  Eureka  Co.  has 
disbursed  $20,000  among  the  owners,  and 
the  North  Star  Co.  $10,000— earnings  for 
the  month  of  November. 

Dec.  16th :  The  new  10-stamp  quartz 
mill  of  Clark  &  Poquillon,  at  Graniteville, 
Eureka  district,  was  started  up  on  Friday 
last.  The  mill  is  run  by  water  power,  the 
wheel  having  first  been  erected  to  run  aras- 
tras,  which  are  still  connected  with  the  mill 
as  amalgamators.  The  first  crushing  will 
be  a  lot  of  100  tons  of  rock  from  the  Sweet 
ledge. 

Grass  Valley  National,  Dec.  16th  :  The 
Hlinois  and  Wisconsin  Co.  are  having  200 
loads  of  Quartz  from  their  mine  crushed  at 
the  Sevastopol  mill,  which  from  present 
prospects  will  pay  from  $50  to  $70  a  ton. 

Excelsiok. — Gazelle,  Dec.  17th  :  Snow 
at  Meadow  Lake  is  from  a  foot  to  18  inches 
deep,  and  from  two  to  three  feet  in  depth  at 
the  Summit. 

Placer  County. 

Herald,  Dec.  16th  :  The  famous  Green 
Emigrant  claim  on  Bald  Hill,  which  was 
sold  about  a  year  ago,  has  reverted  back 
into  the  hands  of  the  original  owners,  the 
purchasing  parties  having  failed  to  make 
pecuniary  connection.  A  large  amount  of 
gold  has  been  taken  from  the  claim,  but  no 
dividends  have  yet  been  made. 

The  rich  quartz  claim  of  Perry,  McGoni- 
gle  &  Co.,  on  the  Black  Ledge,  which  had 
been  yielding  from  $20  to  $500  to  the  jian, 
has  during  the  recent  rains  been  caving, 
but  it  is  now  completely  timbered  and 
ready  for  work. 

The.  You  Bet  correspondent  of  the  Dutch 
Flat  'Enquirer  of  Dec.  14th,  gives  the  fol- 
lowing items  : 

Water  is  plenty  since  the  late  rains.  Ed- 
ward Williams  is  the  first  to  start  up  his 
hydraulic  mines  on  Brown's  Hill.  Last 
year  his  claim  paid  well,  and  the  prospects 
are  good  to  do  even  better  this  season. 
Quite  a  number  of  hydraulic  claims  are  in 
full  blast.  On  Saturday  of  last  week,  Mulloy 
&  Co.  cleaned  up  $750  from  the  coppers 
alone,  after  running  gthe  mill  20  hours  and 
not  more  than  one-half  of  the  gold  passes 
out  of  the  battery  on  the  coppers.  The 
best  pay  in  the  claim  is  found  about  one 
foot  from  the  bed  rock,  the  rock  itself  scarce- 
ly paying  the  men's  wages  who  are  employed 
to  clean  it  up.  Immediately  over  the  bed 
rock  is  a  layer  of  sand  soft  and  easy  to  work, 
and  from  one  foot  to  15  inches  in  thickness, 
over  which  is  found  a  strata  of  gravel  which 
contains  the  gold. 

Judge  Brown  has  taken  out  of  his  claim 
lately,  as  high  as  $5,000  in  five  and  a  half 
days'  run,  and  at  no  time  less  than  $4,000  a 
week.  The  Judge  is  taking  out  dirt  about 
four  feet  high,  and  finds  gold  in  more  or 
less  quantities  through  all  of  it ;  and  always 
where  the  most  gold  is  found  they  find  the 
heaviest  stratas  of  sand. 


Plumas    County. 

Quincy  Nutional,  Deo.  7th  :  The  Dutch 
Hill  correspondent  writes :  The  mines  in 
this  vicinity  continue  to  roll  out  some  of  the 
precious  ore,  notwithstanding  the  stormy 
weather.  The  Bamboo  Co.  still  continue  to 
work  their  river  claim,  and  are  taking  out 
good  pay.  The  old  Dutch  Hill  Co.  are 
working  better  ground  than  they  have 
worked  for  many  months.  Waggoner  & 
Ferguson  are  doing  well  in  the  Zearing 
claim.  Mr.  Zearing  left  a  few  days  ago  for 
the  Atlantic  States  with  over  $8,000,  the 
proceeds  of  last  summer's  work. 

Bly  &  Benham  have  completed  their  tun- 
nel in  the  Grey  Eagle  claim  On  Barker  Hill, 
and  are  getting  excellent  prospects.  Bryan 
&  Co's  claim  is  paying  from  a  half  ounce  to 
an  ounce  to  tie  cartload,  and  J.  J.  Mtchling 
is  doing  tolerably  well  in  his  plaim  on  the 
same  hill. 

From  the  Crescent  Mills  a  correspondent 
writes  :  The  Crescent  Mill  is  running  16 
stamps  under  the  management  of  Mr.  Thos. 
Peard,  and  to-day  cleaned  up  250  ounces  of 
amalgam,  the  result  of  a  week's  run. 

San!Beraardln6  County. 

Gtiardian,  Dec.  7th  :  The  mining  claims  of 
Green  &  Cameron  in  Tehachape  Valley,  are 
clearing  $3  per  day  to  the  hand,  after  pay- 
ing expenses. 

Snaista.    County. 

Courier,  Dec.  14th  :  McPherson  &  Co.  are 
hard  at  work  on  the  bed  rook  flume  through 
which  they  expect  to  wash  several  acres  of 
gold  yielding  gravel  near  Piety  Hill.  This 
flume  is  being  cut  three  feet  wide,  and  will 
be  several  hundred  yards  in  length.  Lud- 
wig  &  Froshlee  have  contracted  to  furnish 
1,000  inches  of  water  to  work  this  claim. 

~Bnt  little  is  going  on  at  South  Fork  at 
present.  The  recent  rains  caused  the  Bul- 
lion shaft  and  tunnel  to  cave  in  considera- 
bly, and  the  owners  are  engaged  in  clearing 
away  the  debris.  Only  a  few  persons  re- 
main at  the  mines  this  winter. 
Sierra    County. 

Mountain  Messenger,  Dec.  14th :  The 
Good  Hope  Co.  have  let  a  contract  for  run- 
ning a  new  tunnel  to  their  ledge,  which  is 
calculated  to  open  the  mine  a  long  distance, 
below  the  present  working. 

The  Montpelier  Mill  has  been  running 
for  several  days  upon  quartz  taken  from  the 
Sailor  ledge.  The  intention  is  to  crush  100 
tons  of  rook.  Work  has  been  temporarily 
suspended  by  the  drift  brought  down  by 
high  water. 

Larrieu  &  Co. ,  while  running  a  tunnel  in 
gravel  in  Slate  Castle  Ravine,  struck  a  ledge 
of  decomposed  quartz  in  which  gold  is  visi- 
ble to  the  naked  eye.  Excellent  prospects 
are  obtained  by  panning  out  the  decomposed 
rock.  The  owners  have  already  received  a 
proposal  to  erect,  an  arastra  to  be  paid  for 
out  of  the  ledge. 

Mr.  Wehe  is  still  engaged  in  developing 
his  ledge,  with  prospects  as  good  as  ever. 
Great  confidence  is  felt  of  its  permanence. 

The  Gold  Bluff  Co.  are  steadily  pushing 
in  their  tunnel,  and  it  is  expected  that  they 
will  be  re^dy  to  work  in  the  Spring. 
Sislciyoxi    County. 

Yreka  Union,  Dec.  7th  :  Gregory,  Miller 
&  Co.  are  doing  well  in  their  claim  on 
Grouse  Creek.  They  have  taken  out  some 
days  as  high  as  12  or  13  oz.  to  three  hands. 
Their  success  establishes  the  fact  that  Grouse 
Creek  is  a  good  mining  stream,  and  as  it  is 
several  miles  in  length  it  will  furnish  claims 
for  a  large  number  of  miners. 

Tulare    Ctiuaty. 

Visalia  Delta,  Dec.  11th  :  J.  T.  Carter  & 
Son  of  the  Philadelphia  Co. ,  at  White  River, 
passed  down  on  Friday,  having  discontinued 
running  their  mill  for  a  few  weeks,  while 
their  mine  is  being  properly  opened.  They 
have  been  crushing  a  very  fine  quality  of 
rock,  and  Mr.  Carter  had  with  him  the  evi- 
dence of  its  richness  in  the  shape  of  a  large 
quantity  of  bullion. 

Mr.  Keeney,  agent  of  the  Olanche  Co. , 
has  conditionally  purchased  a  very  rich  lode 
at  Sage  Land. 

5Tul>a  County. 

Marysville  Appeal,  Dec.  11th  :  At  the  an- 
nual meeting  of  the  Pennsylvania  Co.  held 
on  the  9th  inst. ,  the  treasurer  and  secretary's 
reports,  showed  that  the  company  took  out 
in  1867,  during  eight  crushing  months  $70,- 
000,  against  $29,000  in  1866.  The  mill  is 
now  running  its  full  battery  of  16  stamps, 
and  the  President  stated  at  the  meeting  that 
he  had  [several  good  paying  chimneys,  in- 
stead of  one,  as  was  the  case  last  year  ;  and 
that  sufficient  quartz  was  in  sight  to  supply 
16  stamps  regularly  for  more  than  a  year. 

ARIZONA. 

The  Wiokenburg  correspondent  of  the 
San  Bernardino  Guardian,  of  Dee.  7th,  says: 
Mr.  P.  W.  Smith,  owner  of  the  adjoining 
claim  to  the  discovery  on  the  Vulture  lode, 
has  commenced  operations.  He  has  sent 
out  a  number  of  men  to  get  out  rock  which 


is  intended  to  be  crushed  in  the  Wicken- 
burg  mill. 

The  Vulture  Co's  mill  runs  with  great 
regularity.  The  weekly  yield  of  gold  from 
it  for  several  months  did  not  vary  over  $200, 
although  the  rook  had  been  taken  from  va- 
rious parts  and  depths  on  the  vein. 
_  Los  Angeles  News,  Dec.  6th :  Capt.  Cat- 
tick,  who  hasjustarrivedfroniVulture  City, 
Arizona,  brought  some  specimens  from  the 
Vulture  mine,  that  exceed  anything  in  rich- 
ness we  have  ever  seen  in  California.  Min- 
ing prospects  are  reported  to  be  good, 

COLORADO. 

Georgetown  Miner,  Nov.  28th:  Garrott, 
Martine  &  Co.,  lately  run  two  tons  of  unse- 
leoted  ore  from  the  Junction  lode,  on  Demo- 
crat Mountain,  that  yielded  163 '  ozs.  of 
silver,  bullidp,  value,  $173.  The  yield  per 
ton  wrs  $86:50. 

Five  tons  of  ore,  from  a  greater  depth,  is 
now  being  transported  to  the  reduction 
works  for  treatment. 

At  the  surface  the  ore  from  the  Terrible 
lode  assayed  less  than  $100  per  ton;  at  20  ft. 
this  assay  was  doubled,  and  now  at  the  depth 
of  46  ft.,  the  assays  run  as  high  as  $7,000 
per  ton. 

Mr.  Dennison  is  getting  a  nugget  of  silver 
out  of  ore  from  the  Mexican  lode. 

A  fine  body  of  pre  is  being  disclosed  on 
the  Herkimer  lode. 

Dr.  Johnson,  of  the  Smelting  Works,  re- 
ports 3,914  ozs.  of  silver  bullion,  worth  in 
currency,  $6,869.07,  as  the  result  of  three 
weeks  run. 

Gen.  Marshall  is  developing  the  John  J. 
Roe  and  Hercules  lodes,  on  Brown  Mount- 
ain. The  ore  from  these  lodes  is  argentif- 
erous galena  and  sulphurets  of  silver,  as- 
saying 1,050  ozs.  silver  per  ton, 

The  L,  M.  Hartwell  lode,  on  Sherman 
Mountain,  yields  a,  sulphuret  ore  that  runs, 
in  quantity,  $274  per  ton,  in  silver. 

Martine  &  Co.  have  erected  a  small  re- 
volving barrel,  for  the  purpose  of  thor- 
oughly cleaning  the  amalgam  before  retort- 
ing. The  process  is  Wm.  Bruckner's  pateritj, 
and  has  the  reputation  of  being  the  cheapest 
and  most  efficacious  mode  of  extracting  the 
base  metals  from  amalgam. 

Garrott,  Martine  &  Co  have  reduced  one 
ton  of  unselected  ore  from  the  Silver  Eagle 
lode,  the  yield  of  which  was  194%  ozs., 
with  a  currency  value  of  $295.70. 

Register,  Nov.  26th :  In  the  Keith  shaft, 
on  the  Mammoth  lode,  the  vein  of  pure 
copper  and  iron  pyrites  is  six  feet  wide,  and 
the  ore  yields  from  $50  to  $60  per  ton.  The 
Cheney  Hill  shaft  yields  ore,  paying  from 
$20  to  $35  per  ton. 

We  saw  Mr.  Cheney  and  Mr.  Miley  meet 
at  Hussey's  counter  yesterday,  one  with  37, 
the  other  with  45  ozs.  of  gold  from the.Bob, 
tail  Co's  rock. 

Mr.  Fry.  agent  of  the  Montgomery  Co., 
recently  picked  up  some  ordinary  looking 
rook  that  had  been  thrown  out  as  refuse, 
and  hauled  it  to  lumber's  mill  in  Eureka. 
The  plates  appearing  well,  he  took  more  of 
the  same,  17  tons  in  all,  from  which  he  got 
$462  worth  of  gold — at  the  rate  of  $27  per 
ton.  The  very  choice  ore  from  this  lot  of 
rock,  to  the  amount  of  three  tons,  had  been 
reduced  at  the  California  Works,  yielding 
$104  in  gold,  at  $51.87  a  ton. 

Langford  &  Co.  have  finished  the  Dodge 
crusher  and  ball  pulverizer  for  the  KenyOn 
mill,  and  are  nearly  ready  to  run. 
_  Denver  News,  Nov.  27th :  The  First  Na- 
tional Bank  shipped  yesterday  two  bars  of 
gold  bullion,  valued  at  $2,600.  They  had 
on  their  counters  this  morning  a  bar  valued 
at  $1,000. 

At  the  United  States  Mint  this  morning, 
was  a  bar  of  gold  bullion  whose  weight  was 
102  51-100  ounces,  fineness  .843,  value 
$1,806.79.  Three  bars  were  paid  out  to 
Hussey  &  Co.,  whose-  combined  value  was 
$2,040.12,  and  one  bar  to  the  Colorado  Na- 
tional valued  at  $148.85. 

Dec.  3d  :  Messrs.  Carpenter  &  Simmons 
took  off  another  button  of  silver,  weighing 
149  lbs.,  at  the  Georgetown  Smelting 
Works,  a  day  or  two  since.  It  is  from  their 
Equator  ore. 

Times,  Nov.  28th:  Wells,  Fargo  &  Co. 
shipped  from  this  city  during  the  week  end- 
ing the  20tii  inst,  bullion  valued  at  $27,- 
840. 

IDAHO. 
Owyhee  Avalanche,  Dec.  7th :  The  rich- 
ness of  the  Oro  Fino  ore  increases  with 
depth  of  working.  Gold  is  visible  in  a 
large  portion  of  the  quartz  in  the  vein.  The 
Morning  Star  millis  kept  constantly  atwork 
on  ore  from  the  mine. 

The  ore  from  the  Ida  Elmore  is  now  be- 
ing taken  from  the  depth  of  80  ft.  Steam 
hoisting  works  have  been  erected  at  the 
mine. 

The  main  body  or  rich  streak  of  quartz  in 
the  Golden  Chariot,  shows  a  Width  of  about 
two  ft,  the  remainder  being  composed  of 
horses  of  granite  and  veius  of  quartz  a  few 
inches  wide.     The  ore  is  of  the  sameqnality 


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of  richness  as  that  of  the  Iila  Elmore.  The 
gold  can  be  aeeo  in  almost  any  of  it. 

World,  Nov.  23d:  Ore  from  the  Kin^' 
ledge  at  Summit  Flat  yields  by  working 
process  all  the  way  from  £10  to  S55  per  ton. 
Ore  from  the  Specimen  lode  pays  not  lower 
than  $39,  and  as  high  as  8100  per  ton.  Other 
in  1 1  nit  region  are  also  prospering, 
and  Summit  Flat  promises  to  become  one  of 
the  1  e  t  quartz  districts  in  the  country. 

The  Elk  Horn  Co.  have  declared  a  divi- 
dend "f  $3  pet  share.  The  last  clean  up 
yielded  $9,090 in  gold  liars. 

We  wcro  shown  yesterday  the  product  of 
28  tons  of  ore  from  a  ledgo  recently  discov- 
ered by  Channel  &  Thatcher,  which  aver- 
aged over  $47  in  bars  per  ton. 

MONTANA. 

Post,  Nov.  80th :  Mr.  E.  H.  Collins  has 
placed  on  exhibition  at  tlio  ollico  of  the 
Montana  {Post,  a  tine  lot  of  sapphires  and 
other  p/ems,  from  El  Dorado  liar,  which  aro 
pronounced  by  lapidaries  and  gem  dealers 
at  the  East,  to  bo  as  fine  as  any  sapphires 
ever  found. 

The  work  of  digging  the  El  Dorado  ditch 
is  completed,  and  a  great  portion  of  the 
Burning  done. 

Qhitea  nnmberof  miners  aro  wintering 
at  Cow  Creek.  The  mines  will  give  em- 
ployment and  good  wages  to  a  large  num- 
bor  of  persons  in  the  spring. 

The  Uannock  correspondent  writes:  The 
Now  Jersey  Co.  is  now  running  their  aras- 
tra.  At  a  trial  of  seven-eighths  of  a  cord 
from  the  Cherokee  lode,  the  result  was  22 
ozs.  Clark  &  Iiirby  run  16  cords  of  the 
same  through  their  stamp  mill  and  cleaned 
up  81,200.  Mr.  Trask  is  going  down  on 
No.  9  Dakota,  with  the  most  flattering  re- 
suits — plenty  of  rich  gold  bearing  rock  and 
every  stroke  of  the  pick  makes  money.  Mr. 
Jagf;er's  company  is  still  sluicing,  taking 
pay  dirt  out  of  the  bed  of  the  creek. 

NEVADA. 

1  llnclt    Iloelc. 

Amador  Ledger,  Dec.  7th  :  Tozier,  of  the 
Oneida  mine  has  returned  from  a  visit  to  the 
Black  Bock  mines.  He  has  no  doubt  as  to 
their  richness,  but  is  doubtful  as  to  whether 
the  ore  can  be  successfully  manipulated, 
owing  to  its  peculiarly  intractable  nature. 

Sage  Brush,  Dec.  7th  :  Mr.  Cheatham  has 
gone  to  Black  Bock  to  manipulate  the  ores 
that  will  be  brought  to  Atchison  &  Co's 
mill  for  treatment.  Mr.  Hiskey,  the  fore- 
man at  the  mill  of  Dall  &  Co.,  in  Washoe, 
the  only  man  who  has  worked  any  quantity 
of  Black  Bock  ore  successfully,  speaks  in 
high  terms  of  Mr.  Cheatham.  The  country 
is  rich  beyond  question  and  its  development 
is  only  a  question  of  time. 

The  following  is  an  extract  from  Hiskey's 
letter,  dated  JFranktown,  Nov.  29th  : 

It  may  be  of  interest  to  you  and  some  of 
your  readers  who  are  interested  in  Black 
Bock,  to  know  that  another  lot  of  Black 
Bock  ore  has  been  worked  here,  and  that 
enough  of  the  precious  metal  has  been  ob- 
tained from  it  to  excite  ouriosity  if  not  ad- 
miration. From  2  1800.2000  tons  of  ore 
worked  in  new  barrels  and  with  clean  quick- 
silver, I  have  just  extracted  a  bar  weighing 
30.16  ozs.,  -worth  $48.25. 

Humbolflt. 

Unionville  Register,  Dec.  7th :  The  anti- 
monial  dross  from  the  Oreaua  furnaces  is 
now  shipped  to  San  Francisco  to  be  used 
for  type  metal. 

The  excitement  concerning  the  develop- 
ments in  the  Fall  &  Co's  mine  continues. 
Already  sales  of  feet  have  been  made.  Bue- 
na  Vista  canon  promises  promises  to  resume 
its  former  life  and  activity. 

Satisfactory  gold  prospects  have  been  dis- 
covered in  Indejjendence  Valley. 

Ore  from  the  Cumberland  mine  in  Gold 
Bun  is  now  being  worked  at  Holt's  Mill, 
with  favorable  results. 

There  are  now  piled  up  at  the  Oreana  fur- 
naces over  400  tons  of  pig  metal,  awaiting 
the  process  of  refining. 

BeeHe    Biver. 

Reveille,  Dec.  5th:  The  Smoky  Co.,  in 
Smoky  Valley  district,  at  the  depth  of  200 
feet,  have  developed  the  full  proportions  of 
the  vein.  Twenty  feet  of  the  vein  are  com- 
posed of  ore  that  will  yield  from  $60  to  $150 
per  ton.  The  Co.  is  engaged  in  erecting  a 
20-stamp  mill  near  the  mouth  of  Geneva 
Cation.  Other  veins  in  the  district  are 
large,  and  some  of  them  exhibit  themselves 
for  great  distances  upon  the  surface,  and  al- 
though they  show  ore  of  a  low  grade,  an  im- 
proved and  cheap  mode  of  reduction  will 
render  them  valuable. 

Dec.  6th :  Yesterday  5,000  ozs.  of  crude 
bullion  were  taken  to  the  assay  office  of  the 
Manhattan  mill  for  melting.  The  bullion 
■was  produced  by  the  mill  of  the  Centenary 
Co.  in  the  Newark  district. 

On  the  Belmont  stage  which  arrived  last 
evening,  there  were  two  bars  of  bullion  from 
the  mill  of  the  Belmont  Co. 

Dec.  11th:  The  stage  tc-day,  brought  1,600 


ozs.  of  bullion  from  the  Social  and  Steptoe 
mill  at  Egan  canon. 

We  saw  this  morning  at  tho  assay  office 
of  J.  K.  Murphy  a  box  containing  To  II. s. 
of  ore  from  the  Silver  Champion  mine,  Sil- 
md  distrion  The  samples  are  not 
only  beautiful  in  appearance  but  they  are 
rich  in  silver.  Tho  Silver  Champion  is  one 
of  the  earliest  locations  in  the  district  It 
produ.-ed  rich  ore  from  the  da)'  of  its  dis- 
covery, but  tho  ledge  was  fractured  and 
crumbled  to  a  considerable  depth  below  the 
surface.  But  at  last  it  appears  to  be  well 
dofiued  and  exhibits  clean  head  and  foot 
walls.  In  the  Shaft,  tho  ledge  is  four  feet 
thick,  and  holds  good  mineral.  The  rich 
stratum  from  which  tho  samples  were  ob- 
tained lies  in  the  center  and  is  somewhat 
broken.  Tho  developments  of  the  shaft 
have  removed  every  doubt  respecting  the 
charactor  of  the  Silver  Champion,  which  is 
now  believed  to  be  a  true,  strong,  and  per- 
manent vein.  Five  or  six  tons  of  the  se- 
lected ore  are  to  be  brought  for  reduction 
at  Murphy's  California  mill. 

Dec.  13th :  Last  evening  two  bars  of 
bullion  the  value  of  $3,000,  arrived  from 
the  Knickerbocker  mill,  near  lone. 

The  workmen  in  the  Lane  and  Fullen 
mine  are  at  work  erecting  hoisting  machin- 
ery over  the  mine. 

Very  beautiful  specimens  of  fluor  spar 
were  recently  brought  into  this  city  from 
the  American  Flag  mine,  Mammoth  district. 
It  is  said  to  occur  in  great  abundance  in  the 
veinstone  of  that  mine.  The  specimens 
furnished  present  a  variety  of  colors,  the 
most  common  of  which  are  white,  yellow, 
and  very  light  green  and  rose.  The  crystals 
are  in  cubes  and  modifications,  and  are  gen- 
erally small,  none  of  them  having  faces 
greater  than  three-fourths  of  an  inch. 

Silver  Bend  Reporter,  Dec.  7th  :  Work 
progresses  finely  on  the  tunnel  of  the 
Northumberland  mine  in  Northumberland 
district,  it  having  been  already  run  180  feet. 
Parties  in  the  district  have  recently  discov- 
ered some  small  veins  that  carry  an  exceed- 
ingly rich  quality  of  ore  which  they  are  en- 
gaged in  extracting  for  reduction.  It  is  es- 
timated that  it  will  yield  from  $500  to  $1,000 
per  ton. 

A  small  mill  is  now  in  course  of  erection 
at  Columbus  district.  There  is  a  large 
amount  of  rich  ore  visible  upon  the  surface 
at  Columbus,  and  the  mill  will  be  kept  con- 
stantly employed,  and  if  the  mines  develop 
as  well  as  surface  indications  promise,  the 
present  affair  will  be  superseded  by  more  ex- 
tensive works. 

On  the  30th  ultimo,  a  lot  of  bullion,  was 
received  at  Austin  from  the  Knickerbocker 
mill,  near  lone,  of  the  value  of  $6,397. 

AVasIlo©. 

[In  the  Stock  Circular,  in  another  portion 
of  this  paper,  will  be  found  late  mining 
news  from  this  district.  ] 

Virginia  Enterprise,  Dec.  11th  :  The  flood 
in  Carson  Biver,  caused  by  the  late  rains, 
carried  away  the  dams  of  the  Mexican, 
Brunswick  and  Merrimae  mills. 

The  new  incline  of  the  Bowers  and  Plato 
mine  is  now  down  70  feet,  and  is  being  driv- 
en ahead  night  and  day.  Ore  is  still  being 
mined  in  the  old  chambers. 

The  Gold  Hill  M.  and  Co.  have  just  de- 
clared a  dividend  of  $7. 50  per  share.  Their 
prospects  are  not  excelled  by  any  mine  on 
the  Comstock  range. 

Pembroke,  Murray  and  others  have  con- 
tracted to  work  the  Lawsou  and  McMeaus 
mine,  on  American  Flat.  Many  assays  of 
ore  from  various  parts  of  the  vein,  indicate 
that  it  will  pay  for  working. 

Dec.  14th:  Wells,  Fargo  &  Co.  shipped 
from  this  city  and  Gold  Hill,  during  the 
past  week,  8,035  lbs.  of  assayed  bullion, 
valued  at  $193,928. 

Dec.  15th  :  The  Bowers  mill  has  been 
thoroughly  renovated,  and  is  now  reducing 
ore  from  the  Bowers  mine,  of  which  there 
is  a  large  quantity  on  hand. 

Nearly  all  the  miners  employed  in  the 
Hale  &  Norcross  have  been  discharged  for 
the  present ;  only  a  sufficent  number  have 
been  retained  to  push  forward  the  drift 
which  is  now  being  run  for  the  lead  from 
the  bottom  of  the  shaft. 

OREGON. 

Dalles  Mountaineer,  Nov.  30th :  TheJCan 
yon  City  correspondent  writes  that  five  tons 
of  ore  from  the  National  ledge,  retorted  $97, 
or  about  $20  per  ton,  free  gold,  without 
workingthe  sulphurets. 

The  I.  X.  L.  Co.,  at  Prairie  Diggings, 
struck  the  vein  in  their  tunnel  last  Satur- 
day, with  prospects  more  flattering  than 
they  anticipated,  having  run  600  ft. 

Jacksonville  Sentinel,  Dec.  7th:  Colonel 
Drew,  with  two  others,  are  still  driving  their 
tunnel  on  Jackson  Creek.  The  Colonel  has 
overhauled  his  mill  and  is  putting  in  the 
latest  improved  condensing  or  saving  ap- 
paratus,        ^j 


"  v. .ii  may  talk  t..  in.,  of  naliimnro  nod  riiilmli-tphla  and 
new  \  erk,  ami  their  railroad*  nnil  tha  trait..  ..i  In.  Ailim- 

t|0-  lol  i.  II  you  that  the  P.clQc  OnaM  i-   tlread,  begin. 

ntng  la  revolutionize  the   erofld."— ^erce  "'  Bon.    HVi.  //. 

\  Ji'n',  1S67. 


ADDRESS 
Tv  the  Peri.-/",",,/   Citizens  of  the   Pacific 
States  ">"/  '!'■  rriUx 

— Wc  > tmi'Y  tbe  ilin-l  country  Unit   tlio  |UD  bIiIiicb 

■  .varied  and  ferilleaoIL  the  mostaxtBfl 
board,  hikI  the  greatest  breadth  of  land  liuvlng  the  richest 
metallic  deposits  possaued  by  any  one  ballon  of  the  earth, 
a  hunt  affording  all  tho  moat  varied  material  for  manufne- 
lurvH,  wool,' Aides,  cotton.  Bilk,  metals,  coal,  fiber.  Bums, 
wood,  and,  above  all.  abundance  "("every  kind  of  fond. 

u.' .in  ..nly  a  million  of  people,  and  yet  have  more  land 
and  scu  than  Russia  with  nlxty  millions— more  land  than 
Franco  and  Germany,  with  their  hundred  millions  of  peo- 
ple. Id  tho  luce  of  those  vast  resources,  there  are  towns 
crumbling  to  decay,  men  seeking  without  finding  employ- 
ment. Something  wrong  here,  or  thin  would  not  be  hap- 
pening,    hoi  us  consider. 

The  Instructed  mind  of  tho  population  Is  mostly  devoted 
to  political  ofhco -necking.  Their  ambition  is  misdirected. 
The  rising  youth  is  trained  to  Idleness.  This  mode  of  think- 
In^  and  training  must  be  reversed  If  we  would  hold  this 
magnificent  country  ngalnst  the  Incoming  barbarian. 

Wc  must  teach  ouryoutb  tho  glories  of  manufactures,  of 
commerce,  of  Industry.  We  must  nourish  every  effort, 
however  rude,  at  manufacturing  what  we  require.  By  de- 
voting some  ofour  canltal  and  our  young  people  to  manu- 
factures ami  general  Industries  we  shall  soon  become  busy, 
get  rich,  bring  more  and  nioro  people  Into  the  country, 
create  new  wants,  build  up  new  factories  and  new  villages 
around  them;  cultivate  more  land,  build  more  ships,  gen- 
erate more  commerce,  and  thereby  create  profitable  em- 
ployment for  all  who  want  work. 

Now,  fellow  citizens,  some  money  capital  Is  required  to 
help  on  this  industrial  movement.  Where  shall  we  get  It  ? 
There  Is  a  considerable  fund  which  we  may  divert  from  its 
present  bed  and  channel,  viz:  the  Insurance  Fund. 

Consider  The  people  of  tho  Pacille  States  pay  tiro  huml- 
red  ihimwuiil  dollars  a  month  to  the  Insurance  Companies  for 
assuring  them  against  losses  from  fire  and  shipwreck. 

There  are  some  fifteen  of  those  Insurance  offices  in  this 
elty,  each  fishing  for  its  shaic  of  this  large  fund.  Each 
office  pays  a  heavy  rent,  a  half  dozen  officers  and  clerks, 
besides  printing  and  advertising;  the  lowest  cost  Is  a  thou- 
sand dollars  a  month  on  each  office,  and  with  some  It  Is 
double  thai.  There  are  too  many  persons  employed  fn  the 
business;  too  much  dozing  over  newspapers;  too  much  red 
tape  and  circumlocution;  too  high  salaries  and  too  little 
work.  Think  of  two  hundred  thousand  dollars  a  month! 
two  millions  and  a  half  a  year !!  paid  to  tho3e  sleepy  gen 
tlemcn  for  what  little  they  do.  This  must  bo  reformed. 
Three  or  four  Insurance  offiecs  are  quite  enough  for  the 
million  of  scattered  inhabitants  of  the  Pacifle  Stales.  A 
dozen  of  them  may  be  abolished  with  great  benefit  to  the 
community;  some  one  or  two  have  already  withdrawn. 
ThiBchaiige  would  liberate  some  fifty  men  of  education, 
whose  business  capacity  would  bo  ofmuch  greater  service 
to  the  community  in  other  branches  of  industry,  such  as 
manufactures,  agriculture,  commerce,  the  fisheries,  the 
forests  and  the  mines.  This  change  would  also  divert  a 
minion  or  two  of  dollars  to  other  and  more  useful  Indus 
tries,  whereby  a  thousand  fold  more  of  national  capital 
am!  employment  would  be  generated  than  by  tho  present 
dr  >wsy  system. 

The  managers  of  the  Builders'  Insurance  propose,  with 
the  co-opera t ion  of  the  people,  that  this  vast  monthly 
8  ream  of  wealth'  shall  be  arrested  and  diverted  to  the  aid 
of  home  manufacture.-,  lo  effect  a  great  reform  and  remove 
trmn  the  people's  shoulders  the  expense  of  supporting  a 
small  army  of  insurance  clerks  and  agents.  The  Builders' 
Ins  nance  Company  has  passed  through  its  first  year  (the 
most  trying)  with  smgiuar  success.  It  has  gathered  a  hund- 
red thousand  dollars,  paid  promptly  all  its  losses,  and  cs. 
tablislicd  a  business  income  of  fully  twenty  thousand  dol- 
lars a  month  I  Thishas  been  done  while  we  wereyctbut 
an  experiment,  and  enjoying  the  confidence  of  only  a  por- 
tion of  the  public.  We  now  appeal  to  the  entire  people. 
We  ask  them  to  send  their  insurance  business  to  us  on  the 
following  conditions,  aedsoon  we  shall  have  an  Income  of 
one  iinNDKKD  TnoosAKD  doli^hs  a  month,  and  hero  Is  what 
we  shall  do  with  the  money. 

First,  we  calculate,  from  our  past  experience,  that  we 
shall  lose  by  fire  and  marine  disasters  half  our  monthly  in- 
come (on  our  first  year's  experience  our  losses  were  but 
one-third  of  our  income). 

Suppose,  then,  that  our  Income  shall  be  worked  up  to  one 
hundred  thousand  dollars  a  month,  and  suppose  that  we 
shall  pay  out  losses  to  the  extent  of  fifty  thousand  dollars  a 
month,  wc  shall  still  have  fifty  thousand  dollars  a  month  to 
bank  up,  (or  half  a  million  a  year.)  We  propose  to  make 
two  parts  of  this  sum— one  part  (a  quarter  of  a  million  :, 
year)  to  be  invested  in  City  Bonds,  to  protect  the  as- 
sured, and  one  part  (about  a  quarter  of  a  million  a  year) 
we  propose  to  convert  into  a 

manitfactimikkh'  loan  fund, 

Which  shall  be  lent  exclusively  to  manufacturers  on  mort- 
gage of  their  premises  and  muehinoiT.  at  as  low  rate  of  in- 
terest and  on  as  long  time  as  is  generally  curreutou  real 
estate. 

By  the  aid  of  this  fund  the  budding  Industries  of  the  Pa- 
cific States  may  be  nourished  into  active  life;  more  and  va- 
ried employments  can  be  originated  for  the  people;  immi- 
gration may  be  welcomed  and  not  feared;  tho  farmer  will 
have  got  a  market  at  his  own  door  for  the  produce  of  his 
land;  I  lie  manufacturer  will  find  a  lively  home  demand 
from  ihe  farmer  tor  the  products  of  his  machines. 

All  this,  good  people,  can  be  achieved,  hy  your  mm  votesat 
your  otaijircxidc*,  without  the  aid  of  Congress  or  the  Legis- 


lature—It  18  simply  to  vote  lhat  your  insurance  shall  goto 
tho  Bd.ldxks',  by  which  vote  you  slmil  enable  us  to  plunt 
factories  all  over  the  country.  You -mall  nil  the  rivers  and 
harbi.r-j  with  tni-y  chips;  you  shall  Mild  "tit  upon  the  dic- 
tum wnv.-  Osalng  expeditions tbftt  will  bring  buck  wealth 
to  your  cilii--;  yon  ihlJJ  I'urm  a  nursery  of  seamen  around 
your  own  *hon>— tlic  on  Of  n  future  commerce  and  a  pro- 
tective navy;  you  will  create  the  hum  of  busy  workmen  In 
every  d.-lrablc  locality  on  tho  Pacific  Coast;  you  will  bring 

from  neglected  Beta  produce  of  the  utmost  value;  all  of 

which  will  most  certainly  multiply  a  thousand  fold  the 
wculth  of  the  country  in  which  your  lol  is  cast,  making  a 
worthy  homo  for  yourw.li  and  a  future  country  for  your 
offHprlng. 

People  of  the  Pacific  States  and  Tcr.ltorles!  We  plcdgo 
ourselves  to  you  to  effect,  with  your  cooperation,  some  of 
those  ihlngs.  We  have  kept  all  our  pledges  so  far,  and  have 
Uttered  nothing  thut  was  not  true.  Already  have  wc  helped 
to  move  the  shuttle  and  the  loom,  which  others,  with  more 
means,  have  pussed  by  and  neglected.    Already  have  we. 

helped  to  buiui  and  rig  ships  in  our  own  dock-yard*,  and 

sent  tin  movir  the  wide  waves  In  search  of  riches  for  the 
city.  Already  hav«  we  given  many  liberal  bounties  and 
donations  toltho  deserving  Institutions  of  the  city.  Che  your 
vole  to  the  Buildkks',  and  we  shall  share  Its  profits  with 
every  useful  charily  and  every  honest  industry,  and  help 
along  every  enterprise  that  promises  benefit  to  the  people. 
We  call  for  the  yeas  and  nays. 

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Notices  to  Correspondents. 

Vulcan. — The  largest  locomotive  machines 
in  the  world  are  employed  in  Belgium 
and  France,  more  particularly  the  latter 
country.  Perhaps  one  of  the  most  titanic 
proportions  is  that  recently  exhibited  at 
the  lately  closed  Paris  Exhibition.  It 
consisted  of  a  tank-engine,  intended  for 
the  goods  traffic  of  the  Aurillac  and  Marat 
section  of  the  Paris  and  Orleans  Bailway, 
on  which  there  are  gradients  of  1  in 
33,  and  curves  of  fifteen  radius.  It  has 
ten  wheels,  all  coupled,  and  divided  into 
groups  of  two  pairs  each,  before  and  be- 
hind the  central  driving  wheels.  Wheel 
base,  14  feet  10%  inches ;  weight,  loaded, 
59  tons  12  cwt.  ;  empty,  46  tons  (of  2240 
lbs.)  15  cwt.  The  boiler,  tires  and  pis- 
ton-rods are  of  cast  steel,  the  frames,  axles 
and  springs  of  Bessemer  steeL 
PhtTiQ. — Goreham  is  not  derived  from  Go- 
tham ;  the  one  means  the  home  or  dwelling 
of  the  Gore,  or  wedge-shaped  field  ; 
the  other  signifies  the  dwelling  of  the 
Goth.  The  term  gore  is  only  now 
used  by  ladies'  in  shaping  their  garments 
by  the  aid  of  triangular  slips,  as  we  un- 
derstand is  now  the  fashion  in  forming 
ladies  dresses,  and  also  by  plowmen 
who,  in  forming  their  ridges  occasionally 
find  themselves  compelled  to  make  one 
or  more  in  the  form  of  a  gore,  in  order  to 
produce  uniformity  among  the  remainder. 
Ham  is  an  abreviation  of  the  Teutonic 
word  "heim,"  as  Annaheim  and  the  Low- 
land Scotch  and  North  of  England  word 
"hame."  As  an  illustration,  we  may 
give  the  words  of  Burns'  Tarn  O'Shanter  : 
"  Na'e  thinking  a'e  the  lang  Snols  trtilefl, 
The  mosses,  waters,  slaps,  aud  stiles, 
That  He  between  us  and  our  hame; 
Whare  sits  our  sullen  sulky  dame, 
Gathering  her  broos'  like  gathering  storm; 
Nursing  her  wrath  to  keep  it  warm." 

Glunone. — The  most  violent  explosive  sub- 
stance known  is  the  chloride  of  nitrogen, 
a  grain  and  a  half  producing,  when  ig- 
nited, an  explosion  which  yields  a  report 
louder  than  a  common  gun.  The  prepara- 
tion and  handling  of  this  body  require 
the  greatest  caution.  The  glass  jar  in 
which  it  is  prepared  should  be  treated 
with  caustic  potash  or  soda  in  order  to 
free  it  from  every  trace  of  fat,  as  even 
grease  from  the  fingers  has  been  known 
to  cause  an  explosion,  which,  however, 
sometimes  takes  place  spontaneously  with- 
out any  apparent  cause. 

Brine. -A  combination  of  chloride  and  water 
known  to  chemists  under  the  denomina- 
tion of  hydrate  of  chlorine,  is  composed 
of  one  atom  of  chlorine  (35.4)  added  to 
10  atoms  (90)  of  water.  It  is  formed  by 
exposing  a  vessel  filled  with  chlorine  gas 
and  a  quantity  of  water  less  than  will  be 
sufficient  Jto  absorb  all  the  chlorine  when 
exposed  to  a  temperature  below  the  freez- 
ing point  for  some  days,  when  an  arbores- 
cent, crystalline  pale  yellow  translucent 
mass  is  formed.  When  exposed  to  the 
air,  and  gently  warmed,  it  effervesces, 
gaseous  chlorine  is  evolved  and  water  im- 
pregnated with  chlorine  remains. 


B.  G.—  By-Laws  were  originally  so  called 
in  consequence  of  their  being  laws  and 
customs  of  a  limited  locality,  such  as  a 
village  ;  the  term  being  derived  from  two 
Danish  words,  By,  a  village  or  small  town 
and  Luge,  law,  a  by-path  or  way  original- 
ly meant  the  path  or  way  to  a  small  assem- 
blage of  houses  in  contradistinction  to  the 
main  or  highway. 


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A  New  Mining  Bill. 

Mr.  Rollins,  of  Nevada  County,  has  in 
troduced  Assembly  Bill  No.  43,  entitled 
'  An  Act  for  the  Encouragement  of  Mining. " 
This  Bill  repeals  the  present  law  in  relation 
to  partnerships  for  mining  purposes,  and 
substitutes  a  more  summary  mode  of  extin- 
guishing the  title  of  non-acting  or  non-pay- 
ing claim  owners,  for  the  benefit  of  those 
who  are  copartners  or  tenants  in  common 
with  them,  and  who  desire  to  develop  their 
claims.  The  law  proposed  to  be  repealed 
is  certainly  one  which  needs  material  alter- 
ation to  avoid  the  delays  incident  to  a  strict 
compliance  with  itsprovisions  ;  but  it  would 
be  a  serious  mistake  in  the  Legislature  to 
repeal  a  law  applicable  to  both  corporations 
and  simple  partnerships,  for  the  collection 
of  assessments  and  extinguishment  of  de- 
linquent interests,  by  a  substitute  which  ap- 
plies only  to  corporations  ;  thus  compelling 
all  mining  companies  to  incorporate  to  avail 
themselves  of  the  facilities  for  the  extin- 
guishment of  the  title  of  non-paying  part- 
ners. There  is  a  strong  objection  among 
miners  generally,  and  not  without  good 
foundation,  against  incorporating,  and  it  is 
not  right  that  they  should  be  forced  to  in- 
corporate to  secure  protection  against  non- 
paying  partners. 

This  bill  provides  that — "when  three  or 
more  persons  owning  or  claiming  as  joint 
tenants,  tenants  in  common,  or  copartners, 
a  majority  of  the  number  of  feet,  shares  or 
interests  in  any  mining  claim  in  this  State, 
shall  have  formed  or  shall  hereafter  form 
themselves  into  a  corporation  or  organized 
association  for  the  purpose  of  working  or 
developing  such  mining  claim,  and  shall 
actually  proceed  to  work  and  develop  the 
same,  such  corporation  or  association 
may,  without  demand,  except  by  com- 
mencement of  action,  institute  a  suit  in  any 
Court  of  competent  jurisdiction,  in  its  cor- 
porate or  associate  name,  as  upon  an  implied 
contract  for  the  payment  of  money,  against 
any  person  not  a  stockholder  in  or  member 
of  such  corporation,  owning  or  claiming  to 
own  in  such  mining  claim  as  joint  tenants, 
etc. ,  for  his  or  her  proportion  of  the  money 
actually  expended  or  indebtedness  assumed 
by  such  corporation  or  association,  in  the 
actual  and  necessary  working  and  develop- 
ment of  said  mining  claim. " 

It  further  provides  that  defendants  shall 
have  three  weeks'  notice  prior  to  the  institu- 
tion of  suit,  either  personally  or  by  publi- 
cation in  the  usual  way,  whether  the  defend- 
ants be  residents  or  non-residents  ;  and  that 
the  summons  shall  be  served  as  in  other 
cases,  except  that  thirty  days'  publication 
shall  be  sufficient  in  any  case.  It  also  pro- 
vides that  the  interest  of  the  defendant  in 
said  claim  shall  be  the  only properly  belong- 
ing to  him  subject  to  levy  and  sale  on  the 
execution  upon  the  judgment  rendered,  and 
that  the  sale  shall  be  absolute,  leaving  no 
right  of  redemption. 

Some  such  modification  of  the  law  now  in 
force  is  needed,  and  if  the  interests  of  those 
companies  who  do  not  wish  to  incorporate 
are  protected,  we  see  no  reason  why  the 
present  bill,  so  amended,  should  not  pass. 


The' Pacific  Mail  Steamship  Election, 
which  took  place  in  New  York  on  the  ISth 
inst.,  resulted  substantially  in  the  re-elec- 
tion of  the  present  Board  of  Managers — six 
out  of  nine  being  retained.  The  stormy  op- 
position which  had  been  gotten  up  with,  ap- 
parently, no  other  object  than  to  secure,  for 
an  untried  set  of  men,  the  management  of 
this  great  commercial  enterprise,  had  elic- 
ited much  interest  in  the  result.     Business 

in  everywhere,  and  especially  in  Cali- 
fornia, as  well  as  the  traveling  public,  are 
highly  pleased  to  see  the  present  tried  and 
experienced  managers  retained  in  their 
places.  We  would  mention,  in  this  connec- 
tion, that  the  last  mail  brought  intelligence 
of  the  successful  launching  of  another  mag- 
nificent steamer  for  this  line  on  the  Atlantic 
side — the  Alaska.  Another,  the  fourth  ship, 
has  also  been  commenced  for  the  China  line. 
No  other  steamship  company  in  the  world 
has  ever  made  so  splendid  or  successful  a 
record  as  the  P.  M.  S.  S.  Co.  Its  affairs  will 
never  be  entrusted  to  abler  or  more  fitting 
managers  than  those  which  are  now  at  its 
head. 


Young  Peoples'  Social  and  Liter- 
ary Societies  in  San  Francisco. 

Among  the  most  pleasant,  profitable  and 
useful  institutions  in  this  city,  may  be 
mentioned  the  social  and  literary  societies 
connected  with  most  of  our  metropolitan 
churches.  The  young  people  of  high  moral 
and  liberal  religious  proclivities  in  this 
city,  have  banded  themselves  together  for 
the  double  purpose  of  social  enjoyment  and 
improvement  among  themselves,  and  to 
bring  under  social  and  home-like  influences 
the  hundreds  of  young  men  who  are  con- 
stantly arriving  in  this  city  as  strangers, 
from  almost  all  parts  of  the  world.  These 
societies  are  becoming  quite  a  feature  among 
our  institutions  ;  a  fact  which  is  abundantly 
attested  by  their  rapid  growth  and  increased 
popularity.  The  need  of  such  organiza- 
tions in  a  city  like  San  Francisco  is  only  too 
apparent,  while  the  real  good  they  accom- 
plish, and  the  pleasant  associations  they  en- 
gender, are  evident  to  all  who  take  an  active 
interest  in  their  progress.  Our  population 
is  continually  changing,  and  the  constantar- 
rival  of  new  comers  makes  it  necessary  that 
extra  efforts  should  be  exerted  to  bring 
within  the  refining  influences  of  a  home-like 
circle  the  many  young  men  who,  having 
left  behind,  in  the  Eastern  States  and  else- 
where, the  pleasant  associations  of  home  and 
kindred,  sadly  long  for  a  kind  reception  in 
this  land  of  their  adoption. 

If  such  young  men  are  introduced  into 
someone  of  these  societies,  and  feel  once 
more  the  pleasant  influences  of  social  gath- 
erings, they  are  at  once  led  to  choose  their 
companions  from  among  the  good  and  vir- 
tuous, and  are  thus  saved  from  the  snares 
which  constantly  beset  the  youth  in  large 
cities.  Then,  too,  those  who  have  long  lived 
here,  and  have  Bighed  for  the  opportunity 
to  spend  an  evening  in  visiting  some  family 
circle,  as  they  were  accustomed  to  in  their 
Eastern  homes,  find  in  these  gatherings  the 
friends  they  need  so  much,  and  are  pre- 
vented from  seeking  among  scenes  of  dissi- 
pation and  vice  the  gratification  of  this  long 
ing  which  must  be  satisfied  in  one  way  or 
another. 

Another  object  of  these  organizations 
is  to  bring  together  in  social  intercourse  the 
young  people  of  the  different  churches  for 
mutual  introduction  and  acquaintance.  The 
so-called  "sociables"  which  used  to  be  held 
semi-oecasionally,  have  almost  entirely  been 
superseded  by  these  pleasant  gatherings. 

Although  sociability  is  the  leading  pur- 
pose and  design  of  these  meetings,  musical 
and  literary  exercises  contribute  largely  to 
the  attractiveness  of  the  entertainment.  In- 
strumental and  vocal  music  form  a  promi- 
nent part  of  the  programme,  while  the 
instructive  addresses,  recitations,  interest- 
ing essays  and  select  readings,  with  the 
contents  of  their  spicy  journals,  complete  a 
performance  highly  creditable  to  the  socie- 
ties, and  always  appreciated  by  their  friends. 
There  is  no  reason  why  this  auspicious 
tri-partite  alliance  between  sociality,  literary 
improvement  and  the  church,  for  the  pro- 
motion of  virtue,  knowledge  and  religion, 
should  not  be  established  in  every  import- 
ant city  and  town  in  the  State.  Our  neigh- 
boring city  of  Oakland  has  already  estab- 
lished an  association  of  this  kind,  and 
possibly  some  other  localities  may  have  done 
the  same.  Wherever  they  may  be  found,  if 
properly  conducted,  they  will  not  fail  to 
bear  good  fruit.  We  desire  to  mention  each 
one  in  this  city  separately  by  name,  as  emi- 
nently worthy  of  consieration.  There  are 
in  all  eight,   as  follows : 

The  First  Congregational. — The  Young 
People's  Social  and  Literary  Society  of  the 
First  Congregational  Church,  is  the  pioneer 
society  established  here,  having  been  organ- 
ized July  21st,  1864.  It  is  in  a  most  flour- 
ishing condition.  The  first  entertainment 
was  given  on  the  evening  of  Sept.  1st  fol- 
lowing, and  proved,  beyond  a  doubt,  the 
success  of  such  societies.  At  first  the  meet- 
ings were  held  in  private  houses ;  but  the 
Society  increased  so  rapidly  that  even  the 
most  commodious  parlors  were  found  to  be  I 


quite  too  small  to  accommodate  all  who 
wished  to  attend  these  gatherings ;  and 
since  June,  1865,  the  meetings  have  been 
held  in  the  lecture-room  of  the  church,  on 
the  corner  of  Dupont  and  California  streets, 
on  the  third  Thursday  evening  of  every 
month,  There  are  altogether  about  200 
members.  The  expenses  of  the  Society  are 
paid  by  the  gentlemen ;  the  pleasure  of  the 
ladies'  presence  at  the  meetings  being  con- 
sidered more  than  sufficient  remuneration 
to  the  organization.  These  meetings  are 
always  well  attended,  and  the  exercises  are 
highly  interesting,  evincing  a  degree  of 
talent  of  which  societies  of  greater  preten- 
sions might  well  feel  proud. 

This  Society  has  shown  considerable 
enterprise  in  the  publication  of  a  month- 
ly journal,  entitled  the  Social  Voices, 
which  consists  .of  eight  pages.  The  Social 
Voices  is  published  by  Messrs.  Truesdell, 
Dewey  &  Co.,  at  the  office  of  the  Mining 
and  Scientific  Pbess,  and  its  typograph- 
ical appearance  and  contents,  every  article 
of  which  is  original,  make  it  a  perfect  little 
gem  in  its  way.  There  are  few  papers  of  its 
size  which  contain  so  much  readable  matter. 
This,  we  believe,  is  the  only  Bociety  of  its 
kind  in  the  United  States  (or  in  the  world 
beside,  for  that  matter),  which  publishes  a 
printed  paper;  showing  in  this  respect 
more  enterprise  than  those  in  the  more 
favored  parts  of  our  country. 

The  Second  Congregational. — This  Society 
was  organized  in  December,  1865.  The 
The  total  number  of  members  is  about  45. 
The  meetings  are  held  in  the  church  on  the 
second  Tuesday  evening  of  every  month. 
Our  Ideas  is  the  name  of  the  paper  pub- 
lished by  the  Society,  which  is  written,  but 
not  printed. 

Tlie  Fourth  Congregational  was  organized 
December,  1866 ;  number  of  members  about 
30.  The  meetings  are  held  at  private  resi- 
dences, on  the  second  Thursday  evening  of 
each  month.  Theirwritten  journal  is  called 
the  Monthly  Portfolio. 

Tlie  Hmcard  Social  and  Literary  Society 
was  organized  April  5th,  1866.  It  numbers 
155  members.  The  meetings  are  held  on 
the  first  Thursday  evening  of  each  month, 
at  private  residences.  This  Society  issues  a 
quarterly  publication  in  magazine  form ; 
best  selections  from  their  monthly  (written) 
journal,  The  Social  Circle,  being  published 
in  this  edition. 

The  First  Presbyterian  Social  and  Literary 
Society  was  organized  June  10th,  1867 ;  num- 
ber of  members  60.  The  meetings  are  held 
at  private  residences  on  the  first  Tuesday 
evening  of  each  month.  In  this  Society, 
and  this  one  only,  the  ladies  insist  on  pay- 
ing dues,  voting  in  the  meetings,  and  en- 
joying the  inalienable  rights  and  privileges 
allowed  the  sterner  sex.  The  name  of  their 
(written)  monthly  journal  is  The  Gem, 

The  Calvary  Literary  Society  was  organized 
May  20th,  1867,  and  numbers  100  members. 
The  pastor  of  Calvary  Church  is  Honorary 
President,  while  among  its  members  it  num- 
bers the  Governor  of  the  State,  the  Ex- 
Mayor,  and  ex-candidate  for  Mayor,  who 
did  not  get  elected,  besides  prominent 
merchants  of  the  city.  The  meetings  are 
held  in  the  church  on  the  first  Monday  even- 
ing of  each  month. 

Tlie  Baptitt  Union,  composed  of  the  First, 
Second  and  Tabernacle  Baptist  Churches, 
was  organized  April  16th,  1867,  and  num- 
bers about  50  members  ;  but  few  of  the 
ladies  being  enrolled  as  members,  though 
many  attend  the  meetings  and  take  part  in 
the  exercises.  Besides  the  social  and  lit- 
erary labors  of  the  Society,  they  combine 
city  missionary  work,  and  appoint  their 
committees,  who  report  at  stated  times  to 
the  Society.  The  meetings  are  held  in  the 
church  on  the  Tuesday  evening  following 
the  second  Sabbath  of  each  month. 

The  Powell  Street  Literacy  Society  was  or- 
ganized April,  1867,  and  numbers  about  40 
members.  The  meetings  are  held  every  al- 
ternate Friday  evening.  The  secretaryship 
is  filled  by  a  lady  member. 

It  will  be  seen  from  the  foregoing  that 
these  societies  are  in  a  flourishing  condi- 
tion, and  one  would  be  more  than  repaid  in 
attending  any  of  the  several  meetings,  held 
at  the  various  times  and  localities  men- 
tioned. 


Mb.  Kustel's  new  Book — The  Con- 
centration of  Ores,  the  Chlorination  Pro- 
cess, etc. — will  be  ready  for  sale  and  deliv- 
ery by  the  first  of  January.  We  give  this 
general  answer  to  numerous  inquiries, 
which  we  are  constantly  receiving  with  re- 
gard to  the  time  when  that  work  will  appear. 

Another  Oil  Mill. —  O.  H.  Allen  has 
just  erected  an  oil  mill  in  Los  Angeles,  for 
the  manufacture  of  castor  oiL  His  mill  is 
of  a  capacity  of  forty  gallons  per  day. 


$b*  Pining  anil  ^rirotific  § wistf. 


393 


The  College  Echo.  — We  have  received 
the  first  number  of  a  publication  bearing 
theubovc  title,  to  be  published  monthly  as  the 
literary  organ  of  the  graduates  and  under- 
graduates of  the  College  of  California,  of  Oak- 
land, and  as  a  vchiclo  for  College  news  gen- 
erally. Tbo  paper  is  a  small,  neatly  printed 
folio,  and  has  grown  out  of  a  weekly  written 
paper,  which  has  been  read  weekly  for  some 
yean  before  a  literary  society  connected 
With  the  Collego,  and  which  lias  now  cul- 
minated in  the  present  printed  sheet  The 
custom  of  issuing  weekly  or  monthly  printed 
papers  at  the  various  literary  institutions  is 
becoming  quite  general  throughout  the 
country,  ouch  journals,  properly  con- 
ducted, may  bo  made  both  useful  and  inter- 
esting. Judging  from  the  character  of  the 
initial  number  of  the  Echo,  we  venture  the 
prediction  that  it  will  not  fail  to  accomplish 
tho  proper  object  of  its  mission. 


NOBTH  AMIEIOA 

Life  Insurance  Company. 

Usual  Restrictions  on  Occupation  and  Travel 

-AJJOILISUJED  ! 


Policies  of  this  Company  are  iraitt  unteen  by  tho  Slate  of 

New  Vurk,  which  in  true  of  no  other  Company 

on  this  Coast. 


Tha  meat  Responsible  and  Liberal  Company    n  the  World  I 
J.    A.    EATON    &   CO., 

M  juuif-t-r-  i'liclilc  Itrn  mli,  302  Montgomery  «t. 

a>vHiir9p  SAN  FRANCISCO. 


UNIVERSITY   COLLEGE 
SCHOOL    OF    MINES. 

Corner  Geary  and  Stockton  atrceta. 


OX  THE  SIXTH  DAT  OP  JAKVAST,  1808, 

A  course  of  Lectures  on 

Chemistry,  Metallurgy,  Mining  and  Geology, 

W1H  be  commenced,  and  continue  lor  four  months  from 
dntc.  The  special  objects  of  these  Lectures  will  be  to  afford 
tluHo  practically  engaged  in  Metallurgical  and  Mining  pur 
suits,  full  and  complete  Information  on  all  points  bearing 
on  the  useful  minerals  of  this  coast,  together  with  practice 
In  the  Chemical  and  Metallurgical  Laboratories. 

Price  for  tho  full  Course  of  Lectures  and  Practico  in  the 
Laboratory,  $120. 

Torms  for  Lectures  alone,  J10  for  each  subject 

For  particulars  apply  to 

THOMA4  PRICE, 

2fivl6-lm  University  College,  San  Francisco. 


BRANCH 

OF  THE   NEWARK,  N.  J., 
Metallurgical    W  or  Its. 

BALBACH  &  BROTHER, 

No.  315  Howard    Street,  bet.  Fremont  and 

Bcalf,  San   Francisco. 

Assays  of  Gold,  Silver,  Copper  and  Lead  Ores. 

Gold  and  Silver  Ores  and  their  Sulphurets,  worked  In  any 
quantity,  from  a  few  pounds  to  any  number  of  tons,  H  de- 
sired, by  the  Chlorine  Process.  Also,  Jewelers'  and  Bank- 
ers' Sweepings. 

Consignments  of  Gold  and  Silver  Ores  solicited. 

Refining  of  Bullion  at  usual  rates. 

UQj-Agents  for  Ed.  Balbach's  Improved  Process  for  Sep- 
arating Silver  and  Gold  from  Lead.  26vl5-3m 


Pacific  Chemical  Works. 

A-qua  Ammonia, 
A.cotio  A.<-i<l, 

Acids  Cliomloally  J^nre, 
Nitrate  of  Sliver, 

Cyanide  of  Potassium, 

AND  MIKMICALS  OP  ALL  KINDS, 

Manufactured  by  tho  PACIFIC  CHEMICAL  WORKS, 

FALKENAU    &     HANKS, 

Laboratory,  Sixteenth  street,  near  Folsom.    Office,  iVi'-t 

Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco. 

25vl6tf 


HUNG-ERFORD'S 
Improved    Concentrators. 

MR.  HUNGERFORD,  having  been  absent  In  the  interior 
during  the  summer  months,  and  engaged  In  the  construc- 
tion of  several  Quartz  Mills,  which  have  also  been  supplied 
with  his  CONCENTRATORS,  has  now  returned  to  this  city, 
and  Is  prepared  to  answer  all  orders  for  his  Concen- 
trators, which  are  built  cither  at  the  Miners'  Foundry,  in 
this  city,  or  at  Goss  &  Lombard's,  in  Sacramento. 

Orders  addressed  to  him  at  this  city,  by  mail  or  express, 
will  bo  promptly  attended  to. 

2Sv1Stf  MORGAN  HUNGERFORD. 


HENID  Y'S 

LITEST  IMPROVED  PATENT  SELF-DISCHARGING  Sl'LPMRETS 

CON  CENTEATOE. 


FOB    GOLD    A.TST>    SILVER,    ORES, 

With  Revolving  Stirrer,  and  Rotary  Distributor. 

This  machine  is  designed  for  saving  finely  divided  Quicksilver,  Amalgam  and  Gold  from  the  sands, 

and  for  concentrating  and  saving  the  Sulphurets.    Any  person  of  ordinary  experience, 

with  Quartz  Mills   can  readily  fit  them  up  and  run  them. 

Thoso  in  want  of  Concentrators  would  do  well  to  visit  some  of  tho  quartz  mills  that  have 
Houdy's  Patent  Concentrators  in  use,  and  satisfy  themselves  before  purchasing  other  Concentrators  of 
pretended  merit.     THEY  ARE  WARRANTED  TO  WORK  SATISFACTORILY. 


Directions  for  Operating  Hendy's  Concentrators: 

^-■Tho  sulphuiels  are  drawn  off  while  the  Concentrator  is  in  motion,  in  tho  following  manner: 
First — In  setting  up,  set  the  pan,  A,  level  by  the  inner  rim,  near  its  center. 
Second — While  in  operation,  keep  the  Pan,  A,  about  half  full  of  sulphurets. 
Third — Opeu  tho  gate,  E,  sufficiently  to  discharge  the  sulphurets  as  they  accumulate  over  the 
amount  above  mentioned.  • 

Fodrth — Tho  crank  shaft  to  make  200  to  220  revolutions  per  minute. 


IBeferences  : 
Reference  is  made  to  the  following  mills,  which  have  HENDY'S  CONCENTRATORS  in  nse: 

EMPIRE  MILL.     ( 7  Concentrators) Grass  Valley,  Nevada  County. 

NORTH  STAR  M.  &  M.  CO.     (4  Concentrators) Grass  Valley,  Nevada  County. 

NORRIDGF-WOCK  MILL.     (2  Concentrators) Grass  Valley,  Nevada  County. 

VALENTINE  &  CO.,  Commercial  Mill  (3  Concentrators) Nevada  County. 

HUMBOLDT  CANAL  CO.     (1  Concentrator) iHnmboldt  County,  Nevada. 

ROBINSON  &  MCALLISTER  M  &  M.  CO.  (3  Concentrators)  Hunter's  Valley,  Mariposa  County. 

PLYMOUTH  ROCK  MILL  CO.  (2  Concentrators) Calaveras  County. 

MIDAS  MILL   CO.  (4  Concentrators) Virginia,  Montana. 

GOULD  &  CURRY  G.  &  S.  M.  CO.  (<  Concentrators) Virginia  City,  Nevada. 

VULTURE  CO.  (8  Concentrators) Prescott,  Arizona. 

NOYES  &  CO'S  MILL.      (2  Concentrators) Proscott,  Arizona. 

LUCY  MINING  CO.    (3  Concentrators) Owyhee  District,  Idaho. 

MOREY  &  SPERRY  (1   Concentrator) New  York. 

GUADALUPE  &  SACRAMENTO  G.  &  S.  M.  CO ! Sinaloa,  Mexico. 

EL  TASTE  CO.     (2  Concentrators) Sonora,  Mexico. 

B.  F.  BROWN  (1  Concentrator) Melbourne,  Australia. 

And  in  use  in  many  other  parts  of  this  coast. 


The  following  give  additional  proof  of  the  increasing  popularity  of  the  machine : 

San  Fbancisoo,  October  10th,  1867. 
J.  Hendt,  Esq. — Dear  Sir:  —To  your  request  for  an  expression,  in  writing,  of  my 
opinion  in  regard  to  the  merits  of  your  Concentrator,  I  reply,  "that  I  consider  it  the 
best  machine  for  saving  quicksilver  and  amalgam,  and  for  concentrating  sulphurets,  that 
I  have  ever  used,  or  seen  used.  I  may  add,  that  I  could  give  you  no  stronger  proof  of 
this  than  to  order,  as  I  did,  six  more  of  them,  after  a  trial  of  one  for  several  months.  I 
shall  take  pleasure  in  showing  the  machine  in  operation  to  any  one  interested,  who  will 
call  at  the  mill  of  the  Empire  Company,  in  Grass  Valley.     Yours, 

S.  W.  LEE,  Supt. 


Superintendent's  Office,  Goui/d  &  CueetS.  M.  Co.,     | 
Viegtnia  City,  Nov.,  Sept  17,  1867.         J 

Joshua  Hendt,  Esq.,  San  Francisco: — Dear  Sir: — According  to  the  terms  under 
which  I  secured  from  you  four  (4)  of  your  Concentrators,  namely — that  they  were  to  be 
paid  for  only  after  a  thorough  trial  had  demonstrated  their  value — I  desire  to  inform 
you  that  I  have  tried  them,  and  have  found  them  to  work  very  satisfactorily,  and  that 
they  will  now  be  accepted  by  the  Company.  You  will  please  present  the  bill  for  said 
Concentrators  say  $1,200,  at  the  office  of  the  Gould  &  Curry  Company  in  San  Francisco. 
Yours,  very  truly,  LOUIS  JANIN,  Jr. 

The  bill  was  presented  in  accordance  with  the  above  request,  and  duly  paid. 

Four  Concentrators  have  been  forwarded  to  the  Vulture  mine,  in  Arizona,  which 
makes  eight  for  that  mill.  The  additional  order  for  four  machines  was  made  after  a 
thorough  trial,  which  proved  their  superiority  over  all  others.  |See  Mining  and  Scien- 
tific Press  of  Dec.  14th.  ] 


CA.UTI03V. 

All  of  HENDY'S  PATENT  CONCENTRATORS  are  marked  thus  : 

"J.  HENDT,  Patented  February  27th  and  April  17th,  1866." 


Orders  or  letters  of  enquiry,  address, 


JOSHUA  HENDY,  Patentee, 

Union  Foundry,  San  Francisco. 


Builder*'    I  D.urauee    Company- 

OFFICE    IS    THE    Bl'ILDISG    OF   THE> 

CALIFORNIA  SAVINGS  HANK.  California/ 

tired,  one  door  from  Sansonie  street 

fl&~FIUE  AND  MARINE  INSIRANUE.  10vl4t9pgr 


iA 


Perry  Davis' Vegetable  Pain  Killer, 

Buddi  ii  colds,  coughs,  etc.,  can  be  cured  immediately,  as 
hundreds  van  testify,  by  mixing  about  one  teispooittu.  of 
ivn.v  Davis's  r«g«t*bta  Pain  Killer  with  four  tablespoon- 
fuis  of  molasses,  mixed  well  together,  and  taken  u  your 
oongUnv  spell  eomeaon;  Lhreo  tesspoonfttfs  of  the  mixture 
will  tuuwer  Cor  a  dose.  Also  rub  a  little  of  the  Fain  Killer 
on  tho  hand*,  and  inhale  Ibc  went  of  it  into  Ihe  lunga.  Af- 
ter you  have  taken  the  medicine,  bathe  the  throat  and 
around  the  collar-bone,  nlso  across  the  upper  port  of  the 
breast  and  down  the  sides,  If  they  have  been  made  sore  by 
coughing,  nud  you  wl  1  soon  get  relief  If  you  do  not  neglect 
It  too  long.  The  sooner  tho  medicine  is  applied,  the  more 
speedy  tho  relief.  In  all  cases.  If  you  do  not  get  relief  In 
thirty  minutes,  take  It  again,  and  bathe  freely  according  to 
directions. 

Prices,  25  cents,  flO'ccnts,  and  $1  per  bottlo. 

aa^Sold  by  all  Druggists,  Grocers  and  Medicine  Dealers 
everywhere.  dcclm 


Legitimate   Photography 

OUK    SPECIALTY.    ■ 


THE  FIRST  PREMIUM  AWARDED  AT 
the  late  State  Kair  fur  the  best  plain  Phu- 
togniphft.  and  a  special  premium  lor  the  heat 
Cabinet  Portraits,  to  SILAS  SKLLECK,  415 
Montgomery  street.  Prices  reduced  u>  con- 
form to  Association  rules.  Patent  secured. 
25  v  15.6m 


Foundry  for  Sale. 

A  One-half  Interest  in  the 

UNION    IRON    WORKS, 

SACRAMENTO, 

Owned  by  William  R.  'Williams,  is  offered  for  sale  on  the 
most  favorable  terms. 

-V    Good    Har<>ain 

May  be  bad,  as  the  proprietor  Is  going  home  to  Europe.  It 
Is  seldom  that  so  good  an  opportunity  Is  offered  for  a  euro 
and  permanent  investment.  The  business  of  the  establish- 
ment is  exceedingly  flourishing,  as  can  be  shown.  Tho 
Shop  Is  of  brick,  new  and  well  built.  The  lot  is  85  feet  front 
by  163  fectln  depth,  in  a  good  location  for  this  business,  on 
Front  street,  between  N  and  O  streets. 

Inquire  at  the  office  of  the  Foundry,  or  address 

WILLIAM   E.  WILLIAMS, 

26vl3tf9-16  Sacramento.  CaL 

Oakland  College  School. 

Tns  Patrons  of  this  Institution  have  the  choice  of  scv 
eral  distinct  Departments.  The  SENIOR  CLASSICAL  is 
designed  as  preparatory  to  the  College  of  California. 

The  SENIOR  ENGLISH  affords  a  complete  course  of  in 
structlon  in  the  English  branches,  in  Theoretical  and  Prac- 
tical Business,  Science  and  Art 

The  JUNIOR  Is  especially  qualified  to  meet  tho  wants  of 
young  boys,  for  whom  separate  apartments  and  Teachers 
are  provided. 

Throughout  all  the  various  departments,  great  attention 
Is  given  to  the  study  of  the  Modern  Languages. 

For  further  Information,  or  Catalogues,  address, 

I.  II.  ISKATTOX,  Prlnclpul. 

Oakland,  California.  6vl6qr9p. 


ROOT'S 

Patent  Force  Blast  Blower. 

Adapted  for    Smelting,  Foundry,  Mining 
and  Steamships. 

Requires  50  per  ecnt  less  power  than  any  Blower  now  In 
use.  For  further  particulars,  address  KEEP,  BLAKE  A  CO., 
Stockton;  or  Win.  T.  Garrett,  corner  Mission  and  Fremont 
streets,  San  Frnnclsco.  5vl5lfl9p 


PACIFIC 

Rolling  Mill  and  Forge  Co., 

SAN    FRANCISCO,    CAL. 
Established  for  the  Manufacture  of 

RAILROAD   AND   OTHER   IRON 

—  AND  — 

Every  Variety  of  Shafting: 

Embracing  ALL  SIZES  of 

Steamboat    Shafts,   Cranki,    Piston    and    Con 

ncctlne  Itods,  Car  and  Lvcomotive  Axles 

and   Frames. 

—  ALSO — 

HAMMERED    IIRON 

Of  every  description  and  size. 

nop  Orders  addressed  to  FAOIFIG  ROLLING  MILLand 
FORGE  CO.,  Post  Office,  San  Francisco,  Gal.,  will  receive 
prompt  attention.  .  „...,„ 

0SF-  The  highest  price  paid  lor  Scrap  Iron.       9vU.lin9p 


S?X*  DTt.    FONDA'S  :^5^\ 

■nSs>*  San  Francisco  Eye  Infirmary.  "NR?* 

Permanently  established  for  the  treatment  of  all  diseaseB 
of  the  Eve.  Dr.  F.  was  for  seventeen  yesrs  principal  of 
the  Lafavette  find.)  Eye  Infirmary.  P.  ».  Fot.ni  lit.  D„ 
Surgeon  fn  Charge.  Office,  403  Montgomery  street,  oppo- 
sue  Well  ,  Fargo  4  Co's.  4vl5-Iy9p 


AGENTS  WANTED 


NERGETIO    MEN    OR  WOMEN    CAN  MAKE    MONET 
JZjIn  canvassing  forour  NEW  BOOKS  and  ENGRAVINGS. 
Gac  A«cnt  reports  thirty-three  orders  for  one  Rm.kiii  three 
days.     AddrcU,         PACIFIC  PUBLISHING  COMPANY. 
Jvl5qr9p        305  Montgomery  atreet,  San  Francisco,  CaL 


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394 


'Wt»  fptstajj  ixnA  Mmtiik  fwiw. 


Established    in   1849-Corner   First,   and   Mission   streets,  San   Francisco. 


The  Labgest  Was  Vessel  afloat  is  said 
to  be  the  steam  frigate  Wampafioag,  ■which 
■will  soon  make  a  trial  trip  from  the  Brook- 
lyn Navy  Yard.  She  is  354  feet  long.  Her 
engines  and  boilers  occupy  160  feet  of  this 
length ;  her  engines  are  in  the  aggregate  of 
5,000-horse  power,  having  two  100-inch 
cylinders,  eight  main  boilers,  and  two  su- 
per-heaters. She  carries  ten  9-inch  Dahl- 
gren,  two  100-pound  Parrots  forward,  and 
two  howitzers  aft.  Her  full  complement  of 
men  is  about  500,  and  of  these  she  has  now 
on  board  418,  all  told.  The  engineer's  de- 
partment alone  calls  for  160  men,  and  120 
are  now  at  work. 


The  Snow  Line.1 — The  Ne-vacla  Gazette  of 
Tuesday  last  says  :  "  The  snow  line  at  pres- 
ent commences  a  short  distance  above  Gran- 
iteville.  A  few  days  since  it  was  a  foot  to 
eighteen  inches  in  depth  in  the  Meadow 
Lake  region  and  from  two  to  three  feet  in 
depth  at  the  summit."  If  the  rain  storm, 
■which  set  in  last  evening  continues,  we  may 
look  for  high  water  again. 


HAVING  INCREASED  OUR  FACILITIES  rN  EVERY  DEPARTMENT,  WE  ARE  NOW 
prepared  at  the  shortest  notice  and  at  the  most  reasonable  rates,  to  furnish  all 
kinds  and  description  of  Machinery,  including  Steam  Engines,  Quartz  Mills,  Mining  Pump" 
of  all  kinds.  Hoisting  Gear,  Gas  Work,  Laundry  Machinery,  Architectural  and  Ornamental 
Castings,  Sugar  Mills,  Saw  and  Flour  Mills,  Water  Wheels ot  all  kinds,  Hydraulic,  Hay,  Rag, 
screw  and  Drop  Presses,  Coining  Machinery,  Pile  Drivers,  Bark  and  Malt  Mills,  and  all 
hinds  of  Castings. 

E XftlSES.-  Marine  Engines,  Oscillating  and  Beam  ;  Stern  and  Side  Wheel  Boats, 
Locomotives,  Stationary  Engines,  Horizontal,  Upright,  Oscillating  and  Beam,  from  six 
to  flftv  inches  diameter.  Also,  Scott  &  Eckart's  Adjustable  Cut-off  Regulator— best  In 
use;  W.  R.  Eckart's  Balance  Valve  for  Stationary  Engines;  Woodward's  Patent  Steam 
Pump  and  Fire  Engine. 

BOILEES.  Locomotive,  F-ae,  Tubular.  Upright*  Cylinder  and  Cornish,  and  ever" 
variety  of  Boiler  Work.    All  sizes  ot  tubes  and  pipes  for  pumps. 

PUMPS.— The  Excelsior  double-acting  force  Pumps  are  manufactured  by  us.  Those 
very  superior  Pumps  arc  warranted  the  best,  and  are  fast  replacing  all  other  Force  Pumps. 


AMALGAMATCVG  MACHIIVERT.- Wheeler  A  Randall's  Improved  Tractory1 
Curve  Pan,  Zenas  Wheeler's  improved  fiat  bottom  pan,  Beldin's  pan,  Veatch's  tubs, 
Prater's  concentrators,  Waklee's  pans.  Beers'  pan,  Gorman  Barrels,  Arastra  Gearing,  Chile 
Mills.  Settlers  of  all  descriptions,  Retorts  of  all  sizes  and  shapes,  for  Sliver  and  Gold, 
Portable  Stamp  Mills,  Straight  Batteries,  for  wood  or  iron  frames,  Dry  Crushing  Bat- 
teries, or  machines  with  the  latest  improvements,  everv  variety  oi  Stamps,  Mortars,  Cams, 
Fans  and  Tubs.     BLAKE'S  PATENT  QUARTZ  CRUSHERS,' of  all  sizes. 

Olt,  HORINO  TOOLS  AX1)  MACHIlfERT-Of  tho  latest  nnd  most  ap- 
proved construction,  made  from  drawings  lately  made  bv  Prof.  Blake  at  the  oil  wells  in 
Pennsylvania.  We  have  the  facilities  for  working  gold  and  silver  quartz  and  other  ores,  to 
test  their  value,  by  the  hundred  weight  or  ton. 

Russia  Iron  Screens,  of  all  degrees  of  fineness  and  of  all  Qualities  of  iron.  All  work  done 
in  the  best  manner  at  the  lowest  cash  prices. 

H.  J.  BOOTH.  GEO.   W.   PRK8COTT.  IHV1SG    M.   SCOTT 


24vl2 


H„    J.    BOOTH    «fc    CO. 


Machinists  and  Foundries. 

.  PALMER,  KNOX  &   CO., 

Golden    State   Iron    Works, 

No*.  19,  SI,  S3  and  S5  First  Street, 

SAN  FRANCISCO. 

MANUFACTURE  ALL  KINDS  OF 

TEAM    EVOLVES   AXi)   »H;AKTZ    B1I1,L.S 

DUNBAR'S   IMPROVED 

iSelt'-Aclj  listing  Piston  Tracking, 

Requires  no  springs  or  screws;  is  always  steam  tight; 

without  excessive  friction,  and  never 

gets  slack  or  leaky. 

WHEELER  A  RANDALL'S 

A1EW    OUIXDEK    AM)    AMALGAMATOR 

HEPBURN  &  PETERSON'S 

AMALGAMATOR  AND  SEPARATOR, 

Knox's  Amalgamators, 

WITH    PALMER'S   PATENT   STEAM   CHEST, 

Superior  tor  working  either  GOLD  OR  SILVER  ORES,  and 
is  the  only  Amalgamator  that  has  stood  the  test  of  seven 
years'  continual  working. 
titsnalne    While   Iron   Stamp  Shoes  and   Dies 

Having  been  engaged  for  the  past  ten  years  in  quartz 
mining,  and  being  conversant  with  all  the  improvements, 
either  in  Mining  or  .Hilling,  we  are  prepared  to  furnish,  ai 
the  shortest  notice,  the  most  perfect  machinery  for  reduc 
ing  ores,  or  saving  either  tfold  or  silver.  13vlUqy-tf 


WILLAMETTE  IRON  WORKS, 

PORTLAND,    ORUGOX. 

Steam    E  n  t>-  i  n  o  s  ,    Boilers, 
SAW  AND  CRIST  MILLS, 

MINING    MACHINERY,     WROUGHT     IRON     SHUTTER 
WORK,  AND  BLACKS  M  IT  HINO  IN  GENERAL. 
Corner  North-Front  and  E  siretit, 
I8vI3.lv  One  block  north  of  Couch's  Wharf. 

UNION    IRON  WORKS, 
Sacramento. 

WILLIAMS,  ROOT  &  NEILSON, 

MANUFACTURERS  OF 

CROSS'  PATENT  BOILER  FEEDER, 

©TEAM  ENGINES,  BOI3L.ERS, 

And  nil  kind*  of  Mining  Machinery. 

Also,  Hay  and  Wine  Presses  made  and  repaired 
with  neatness,  durability  and  dispatch. 

ltunbur'M  Pntcut  Self-AiUuwtinsr  Steam  Piston 


Front  Street,  between  N  nnd  O  streets* 

livll  Sacramento  Citt 


globe 
Foundry  and  Machine  Shop, 


STOCKTON,    CAL, 


KEEP,   BLAKE   &  CO., 

MANUFACTURERS   OF 

Quartz*  Saw  and  Grist  Mill  Irons,  Steam 
.Engines,  Horse  Powers, 

Mining  and  Irrigating  Pumps.  Car  Wheels,  Derrick  Irons, 
House  Fronts,  Iron  Fencing,  Balcony  Railings,  etc., 
at  San  Francisco  prices.    Orders  solicited 
13vl3-ly  and  promptly  executed. 


GEORGE  T.  PRACY, 
MACHINE     WORKS, 

Nos  109  and  111  Mission  street,  between  Main  and  Spear, 

SAN  FRANCISCO. 

STEAM  ENGINE,  Fl.OlK  AN»  SAW  MILL, 

And  Quartz  Machinery,  Printing  Presses, 


KF-Special  attention  paid  to  Repairing.. 


I.  H.  SMALL, 
MA-CHINE        SHOP, 

BUILDKIl  OF 

Steam    Engines,  Sawmills,  Mining    Machinery, 

nnd  Wood  Pinners. 

Repairing  or  all  kinds  dune  with  promptness  and  dispatch 
Guars  of  all  kinds  cut  at  aliort  notice,  corner  of 

Market  and  Beale  St.  San  Francisco.    6vl5-3m 


Foundry  and  Machine  Works, 

N.  E.  Cor.  Fremont  and  Mission  streets. 

Manufacturers  of 

Marine  and  Stationery  Engines 

Quartz  Machinery,   Saw,  Flour  and   Sugar  Mills,   Mining 

Pumps,  Hoisting  Gear,  Agricultural  Implements,  etc. 

—ALSO— 

Wine,    Cider,    Cotton     and    Tobacco    Fressea 

of  the  latest  Improved  Patterns. 

STEAM  ENGINES  AND  BOILERS, 

Of  all  sizes,  constantly  on  hand;  Quartz  Mill  Shoes  and 
Dies  warranted  to  be  made  of  the  best  white  iron. 
Dnnhnr'K  Improved  Self-Ad|nsttnp;  PlNton- 
Pn.ck.lntr,  requires  no  springs  or  screws;  is  always  steam- 
tight;  without  excessive  friction,  and  never  gets  slack  or 
leaky. 

MACHIiVERT,  OF  ALL  DE8CKIPTIONS 

Bought,  sold,  or  exchanged.    Bolt  Cutting  and  Castings  ft 

the  lowest  market  rates. 

6vll-ly  DETOE,  DINSMOBE  «fe  CO 


LEWIS  COFFET.  J.  S.    KISDON 

LEWIS   COFFEY   «fc   RISUON, 

Steam  Boiler  &  Sheet  Iron  "Works. 

THE  only  exclusively  Boiler  Making  establishment  on  the 
Pacific  Coast  owned  and  cond  ucted  by  Practical  Boiler 
Makers.  All  orders  tor  New  Work  and  the  repairing  of  Old 
Work,  executed  ae ordered,  and  warranted  as  to  quality. 

Old  Stand,  comer  of  Bush  and  Market  streets,  opposite 
Oriental  Hotel,  San  Francisco. 


FULTON 

Foundry  and  Iron  Works. 

HINCKLEY  &  CO., 

MANUFACTURERS   Of 

STEAM    ENGINES, 
Quartz,    Flour    and    Saw   Mills, 

Moore's  Grinder  nnd  AnmlRitmator,  ISrodic'n 

Improved     Cruslier,    Mining    Piunp*, 

Anmlgamatorn,  nnd  nil  klndu 

ol*  Machinery. 

N.  E.  corner  of  Tehama  and  Fremont  streets,  above  How 
ard  street,  San  Francisco.  3.qy 


CALIFORNIA    BRASS    FOUNDRY. 

Wo.  135  First  street*  opposite  Mlnnu, 

SAN  FRANCISCO. 

All  kinos  of  Brass,  Composition,  Zinc,  and  Babbitt  Metal 
Castings,  Brass  Ship  Work  of  nil  kinds,  Spikes,  Sheathing 
Wails,  Rudder  Braces,  I-Iinecs,  ^liip  and  Steamboat  Bellsand 
Gonpaof  superior  tone.  All  kinds  of  Cocks  and  Valves,  Hy- 
draulic Pipes  and  Nozzles,  and  Hose  Couplings  and  Connec- 
tions of  all  sizes  and  patterns,  furnished  with  dispatch. 
BST  PRICES  MODERATE,  ^ffitf 

V.  KINGWELL.  I9vl3-ly]  J.   H.  WEED. 


NEPTUNE  IRON  WORKS, 

Corner   of    Mission    nnd    Fremont   Streets, 
SAN  FRANCISCO. 

MARINE, 

Locomotive, 

And  all  kinds  of 
HIGH  PRESSURE 

Steam   Boilers 

MADE. 
All  Boilers  guaranteed  and 
tested  by  U.   S.   Boiler  In- 
spector before  sent  out  of 
the  Shop,  at  Shop  expense. 

Al!  kinds  of  Sheet  Iron  and 

Water  ripe,    Coal    Oil 

Stills,  Wrought  Iron 

Worms,  etc.,  etc. 

Manufactured  to  Order. 

1 — '  ■  '"^     Old  Hollers  Repaired 

6vl2-ly  n.   (lAMRICON. 

JOHN  LOCH  HEAD'S 

Steam  Engine  Works, 

Beale  street,  near  Mlsslon>Sun  Francisco. 

STEAM    ENGINES    OF  EVERT   DESCRIPTION   BUILT 
to  order — Marine,  Stationary,  or  Locomotive. 

HOISTING  AND  PUMPING  ENGINES, 

PORTABLE  ENGINES,   OF  ALL  SIZES, 

DONKEY   PUMPS,  Etc,  Etc.,  Etc. 

The  attention  of  the  parties  engaged  In  shipping  or  Inland 
navigation  is  called  to  the 

Superior  Workmanship 

of  Mr.  LOCHHEAD,  who  has  been  in  the  business  In  San 
Francisco  for  the  last  fonrUTii  vcars,  and  en  jovs  the  rrpu 
lation  Ofhavlrn*  huilt  ONE  HUNDRED  AND  SEVENTEEN 
STEAM    ENGINES 

Screw  Propellers  of  nil  kinds,  and  Steam  Boat  Mnchincr 
generally,  made  to  order,  and  warranted  to  give  nerfect 
satisf" '"*.ion  in  every  particular  26vl2-Rm 


A  coin  of  Philip  of  Macedon  is  on  exhi- 
bition in  Washington.  It  is  about  the  size 
of  a  half  eagle,  and  is  twenty-two  hundred 
years  old. 

Bates  of  Postage  on  Printed  Matter  to  Europe 
and  Asia. 

The  Post  Office  Department  has  mado  arrangements  by 
which,  a  number  of  European  an?1  Asiatic  countries,  hith- 
erto beyond  the  reach  of  our  mail  communication  except 
by  letter,  are  brought  within  the  raugo  of  delivery  of  all, 
or  noarly  all,  United  States  maM  matter,  it  is  a  singular 
fact,  unknown  probabiy  to  most  persons  who  have  not 
occasion  to  learn  it  by  unpleasant  experience,  that  there 
was  a  considerable  regidu'in  tbo  civilized  world  where 
an  American  traveler  might  not  receive  a  newspaper  di- 
rectly from  home, 

Under  the  arrangement  now  completed,  prepayment  of 
postage  (sometimes  at  high  rates),  is  made  necessary  in 
all  cases.  The  following  official  statement  gives  a  full  list 
of  the  countries — with  some  of  which  there  has  been  reg- 
ular communication — that  are  now  included  in  the  delivery 
by  way  of  Hamburg  and  Bremen: 

Rates  of  postage  on  newspapers  and  other  printed  matter 
(periodicals,  etc  )  sent  from  the  United  States io  coun- 
tries in  Europe  anil  Asia,  by  Bremeu  or  Hamburg 
mail— prepayment  compulsory : 

NKWSIVAI'KRS—  MAItKKD  AS  FOLLOWS: 

Bremen,  by  Bremi  n  mall — '1  cents  each. 

Hamburg,  bv  Hamburg  mail— 2ceuts  each. 

Prussia,  Austria  and  German  States,  by  Bremen  nnd 
Hamburg  mail— 3  cents  each. 

Lunenburg,  by  Bremen  mail — 3  cents  each. 

Lunenburg,  by  Hamburg  mail— 3  cents  each  and  1  cent 
per  l}.i  ounce. 

Scbkswig  Holstein  and  Denmark,  by  Bremen  or  Ham- 
burg mail— 3  cents  each  and  1  cent  per  I  ft  ounce. 

Sweden,  by  Bremen  or  Hamburg — 3  ceuts  each,  and  \\'a 
cent  per  I  ft  ounce. 

Norway,  by  Bremen  or  Hamburg— 3  cents  cach,aud 
3ft  cents  per  Kj£  ounce.' 

Holland,  by  Bremen  or  Hamburg— 3  cents  each,  and  1 
cent  per  \\£  ounce. 

Russia,  by  Bremen  or  Hamburg — 3  cents  each,  and  1 
cent  per  lft  ounce. 

Switzerland,  by  Bremen  or  Hamburg— 4  cente  each. 

Italy,  by  Bremen  or  Hamburg— 5  cents-each. 

Turkey,  by  Bremen  or  Hamburg — 3  cents  ench,and  5ft 
cents  per  1ft  ounce. 

Greece,  by  Bremen  or  Hamburg— 3  cents  each,  and  i>ft 
cents  per  Ift  ounce. 

Gibraltar,  Spain  nnd  Portugal,  byRromcn  or  Hamburg 
—3  cents  each ,  and  1ft  c^nts  per  lft  ounce. 

Austria,  India  and  China,  by  Bremen  or  Hamburg 
mail  via  Marseilles— 3  cents  each,  and  9  cents  per  lft 
ounce 

Austria,  India  and  China,  by  Bremen  and  Hamburg 
mails,  via  Trieste— 8  cents  each,  and  2  cents  per  ft  ounce. 

PERIODICALS ,   KTC. 

Bremen, by  Bremen  mail — 1  cent  per  ounce. 

Hamburg,  by  Hamburg  mail  - 1  cent  per  ounce. 

Prussia,  Austria  and  Gorman  Slates,  by  Bremen  or  Ham- 
burg— lft  cent  per  ounce. 

Lunenburg,  by  Bremen  mail— 1%  cent  per  ounce. 

Lunenburg,  by  Hamburg  mail— 1^  cent  per  ounce,  and 
lft  cent  per  lft  ounce. 

Schleswig  Hoisleiu  and  Dennmrk,  by  Bremeu  or  Ham- 
burg— lft  ct  nl  per  ounce  and  lft  cent  per  lft  ounce, 

Sweden,  by  Bremen  or  Hamburg—  lft  cent  per  ounce, 
and  2  ceuts  per  lft  ounce. 

Norwuy,  by  Bremen  or  Hamburg— lft  cent  per  ounce, 
and  4  cenls  per  lft  ounce. 

Hoiiiind,  by  Bn  men  or  Hamburg— lft  cent  per  ounce, 
and  lft  ceut  p<T  \ft  ounce. 

Russia,  by  Bremen  or  Hamburg— lft  cent  per  ounce, 
and  lft  cent  per  lft  ounce. 

Switzerland,  by  Bremen  or  Hamburg—  lft  cent  per 
ounce,  and  1  cent  per  ft  ounce. 

Italy, by  Bremen  or  Hamburg— 1ft  cent  per  ounce,  and 
2  cents  per  ft  ounce. 

Turkey,  by  Bremen  or  Hamburg — 1ft  cent  per  ounce, 
and  5ft' cents  per  lft  ounce. 

Greece,  by  Bremen  or  Hamburg — 1ft  cent  per  ounce, 
and  bft  cents  per  lft,  ounce. 

Gibraltar,  Spain  and  Portugal,  by  Bremen  or  Hamburg— 
lucent  per  ounce. and  2ft  cents  ncr  lft  ounce. 

Austria,  India  and  Cbiiiii,  by  Bremen  or  Hamburg  mail, 
by  way  of  Marseilles— \ft  cent  pej  ounce,  and  tl  cents  per 
lft  ounce. 

Austria,  India  and  China,  by  Bremen  or  Hamburg  mail, 
by  way  of  Trieste— Cft  cenls  per  ounce,  and  2  cents  per  ft 
ounce. 

These  charges  are  in  each  case  in  full  to  destination, 
combining  rates  between  the  United  States  and  Bremen  or 
Hamburg,  and  tho  rate  beyond  Bremen  and  Hamburg  to 
points  of  delivery. 


J.   NEWSBAH. 


J.  BIGWOOD. 


SOUTH  BEACH  IRON  WORKS, 

Near  corner  of  King  and  Third  streets,  San  Francisco. 
MARINE     E'2V  GI  BT  JES  , 

AXD  ALL  KINDS  OK 

MACHINERY     FORGING. 

All  kinds  of  Ship-smilhinc  and  Mill  work  manufactured  to 
order.  Jobbing  of  every  description  promptly  attended  to. 
All  work  done  guaranteed.  13vl4-ly 


Electrotype  Cuts,  Engravings,  Etc.— Our  Job  Printing 
Oftlce  is  abundantly  supplied  with  elegant  engravings,  or 
naraeuts,  and  other  embellishments  to  suit  the  various 
branches  of  industry  in  this  State. 


J.   WEIGH  HART.  H.    KRONE. 

CALIFORNIA 

TOOL    AND     FILE    FACTOKY. 

Blacksmith  and  machine  Shop. 

No.  Xt  Fremont  street,  between  Market  and  Mission,  S.  F. 

Job  Grinding  and  Polishing  done  at  shortest  notice. 

UgySpecial  premium  awarded  at  the  Inst  State  Fair.  Sac- 
ramento. 4vl5-qy 


LINCOLN    IRON    WORKS, 

No,  51  Beale   si.,  het.  Mailtit  and  Mission. 

D.  &  W.  FOURNESS,  Prop'rs. 

STEAM    ENGINES, 

Flour  and  Sawmills,  and  MACHINERY  of  all  descriptions 

made  and  repaired  at  shortest  notice. 

33}- Particular  attention  paid  to  repairing  Reynold's  Cut-off 

5vlSqr 


©to  pining  »nd  ^jcicntifw  §w$. 


395 


Got.i>  is  Alaska. — A  correspondent  of 
the  Alia,  of  this  city,  writing  from  Sitka, 
Bays  that  ^okl  is  known  to  exist  in  paying 
quantities  on  the  Stikeon  rivor,  where  min- 
is been  carried  on  to  a  considerable 
ext  nt  for  the  |  ast  five  or  six  years.    It  hat 

:i  a  I  1 n    found  on  several  otlior  streams 

iitlio  southern  pari  i>f  Alaska  but  not  in 
1  lrge  quantities.  In  1880,  a  French  trapper, 
found  at  "Bueka  Bar,"  190  miles  from  the 
mouth  of  tliu  .Stikeen,  a  placer  which  (■aid 
him  an  ounce  per  day.  Several  paying 
bars  wcro  also  discovered  in  18<il  in  the  vi- 
cinity <if  Shakes  Creek.  The  average  yield 
with  a  common  rocker,  is  S3  per  day.  There 
iH  no  bedrock  on  the  Stikeen,  the  gold  be- 
ing found  in  a  stratum  three  ft  below  the 
surface. 

On  Copper  river,  which  empties  into  the 
Pacific,  west  of  Mount  St.  Elias,  native  cop- 
per  is  found  in  large  masses.  Copper  is 
also  found  in  some  of  tlie  western  Kurilo 
islands. 

( irrnsr.n  to  Postage  Stamps. — It  is  said 
that  the  use  of  postage  stamps  is  to  be  dis- 
couraged by  tlio  I>.  0.  Department,  which 
will  in  future  issue  only  stamped  envelopes. 
These  will  bo  issued  of  all  sizes  and  of  all 
rates  of  postage  ;  and,  to  encourage  their 
general  use,  they  will  be  sent  to  any  address, 
when  300  are  ordered,  with  the  printed  noti- 
fications on  the  back  to  return  to  the  writer, 
if  not  called  for  at  a  specified  time.  This 
remailing,  also,  will  be  done  free  of  postage. 
Tiie  change  is  no  doubt  made  in  conse- 
quence of  the  facilities  offered  for  cleaning 
and  using  our  old  stamps ;  or,  perhaps, 
somebody  wants  a  big  contract  for  tho  man- 
ufacture of  envelopes. 

Newspaper  Postage  to  Austealia. — ■ 
Postage  on  newspapers  to  Australia  and 
New  Zealand  has  been  reduced  to  four  cents 
per  copy. 


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All  About  Sending  Money  by  Mail. 

Ratks  of  Commission. — The  following  nro  llio  rates 
charged  (in currency)  for  transmitting  niunoy  to  any  part 
of  tlio  Collet.  States: 

dm  ur.lfi-s  not  exceeding  §20 10  coots. 

Over  $20  aiio'  not  exceeding  $50 26  cents. 

No  ir.i<[  ichik  of  cents,  to  bo  introduced  in  an  Order. 
Uiii'oil  States  Treasury  Notes,  or  National  Bank  Notes 
niilv  received  or  paid. 
To  ituud  oyar  ffiO,  additional  Orders  must  bo  obtained. 
pnsi  OOtajeB  where  Moooy  Orders  may  bo  obtained  will 
furnish  blanks  an  fnlltivvs,  which  the  applicants  will  rill  out: 
\i, Amount....  Date, ,188     . 

MONEY  ORPER. 

Rnpilred  for  tho  sum  of  $....     Payable  at , 

si  1 1     m!  Payable  to Residing 

ai State  of Sent  by 

Bcelldlug'nt      ,  Stale  of 

Entkkkd  in  Rkglvtek: 

,  Postmaster. 

The  applicant  must,  in  all  cases,  write  his  own  given 
Dune  anrl  surname  ia  full,  and  when  the  given  name  of 
the  payee  hi  known,  it  should  bo  so  stated  ;  otherwise 
nun  i  s  may  be  used.  Tlio  given  names  Of  married  women 
must  be  Stated,  and  not  those  of  their  husbands.  For  ex- 
ample: Mrs.  Mary  Brown  must  uot  bo  described  as  Mrs. 
William  Brown. 

N.-uii'  s  «.f  parties  and  places,  and  the  sums,  to  bo  writ- 
ten in  the  plainest  possible  manner. 

As  there  are  several  places  of  the  Ramo  name  in  the 
United  States,  applicants  must  bo  careful  to- Indicate  which 
of  thorn  they  mean ;  and  the  L>iisi muster  will  siiiisly  him- 
self, heforo  writing  out  thu  order,  that  the  place  indicated 
is  the  one  intended. 

List  of  Money-Order  Post  Offices  in  the  Pacific 
States  and  Territories,  May  %0,  1867- 

CALIFORNIA. 


County. 
...Placer, 


Qffic* 

Aumirii 

Benicia S"Uno. 

Cunptiaiville Yuba. 

C'tico Butte. 

Co  iimbia Tuolumne. 

Colusa C  -lusa. 

Dowuieville Sierra. 

Hutch  Flat Placer. 

Eureka Humboldt. 

Folsiim  City Sacramento. 

Forest  Hill Placer. 

Georgetown El  Dorado. 

Gibson  ville SioVra. 

Gilrov.. Santa  Clara. 

Grasd  Valley .Nevuda. 

Healdsburg Sonoma. 

lone  Valley Amador. 

Jackson Amador. 

La  Porte Plumas. 

tosAngelea...,Xos  Angeles. 

Mariposa Mariposa. 

Marklceville Alpine. 

Harysvllle Yuba. 

Martinez Contra  Ci-sta. 

Hofcelumne  Hill.. Calaveras.  Yretca. Siskiyou. 

Monterey Monterey. 

NEVADA. 
Office.  County.     I     Office.  County. 

Virginia  City Storey.  Austin lender 

Curson Ormsby.  [  Aurora Esmeralda. 

OREGOK. 

Count}/. 
La  Grande Union. 

.  Oregon  City Clackamas. 

.  Portland Multnomah. 

.  Koseburgh Douglas. 

.  sulem.. .'. Marion. 


Office.  County. 

Xa'pa  Cilv Napa. 

Nevada  City Nevada. 

Uakluud Alameda, 

Orovillc Butle. 

Petal  u  in Sonoma. 

Placerviilu El  D -rado. 

Red  Bluff Tehama. 

^acnimento Sucramonto. 

Sin  R:ifiiel Mann. 

in  Francisco.. Siiii  Frauc'o. 
Sinta  Cruz Santa  Cruz. 

tin  Joso Santa  Clara. 

Santa  Rosa Sonoma. 

Shasta Shasta. 

S'Uiora Tuolumne 

tockton San  Jonnuin. 

uisun  City Solano. 

Susan  ville...... lessen. 

Vacuville Solano. 

Vallejo Solano. 

Visaha Tulare. 

Watsouville  ....Santa  Cruz. 

Wcaverville Trinity. 

Wilmington.  ...Los  Augeles 


Ojfvx.  County. 

Albanv uiun. 

Canyon  Citv Grant 

C.;rvallis Benton, 

Dallas Polk. 

Eugene  City Uno. 

Jacksonville Jackson. 

Lafayette Yam  Hill. 


Tho  Dalles Wasco. 

Umati  tin Umatilla. 


IDAHO  TERRITORY. 
Office.  County,     t     Office.  County. 

Boise  City Ada.  Ruby  City Owyhee. 

Idaho  City Boise.  |Lewistou Ney  Perce. 

MONTANA  TERRITORY. 


Office. 
Helena. 


County.      I     Office 
.Edgerl«>n.|VirgmiaCity.. 


WASHINGTON  TERRITORY. 
C-unfy.     I     OjTi, 

Thurston.  Vancouver Clark 

tteilacooia  City pierce.  1  Walla- Walla Walla- Walla 


Office. 
Olympi 


County. 


Office   Pacific  Business   College  and  Telegraphic  Institute. 


Mechanic*'  Institute  Building,  Post  Street. 
A.  de  LEO  de  LAGUNA.  [7vl5-Sm] 


LExterior  View.] 

JAMKs  TIXSOXHALEB. 


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State,  permanently  established,  pud  more  widely  circulated 
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AGENTS, 


414:  Front  Street,  San  Francisco. 

3vli-lin 


Just  Published. 

THE  PHILOSOPHY  OP  MAKRIAGE,  BETNG  FOUR  IM- 
tlorlant  Lectures  on  FUNCTIONS  nnd  DISORDERS  of 
the  Nei'vou.s  Svslein  ami  lin>nnliictive  Oreaiis,  to  b.  Imd  by 
aildn^in^  ami  iiiclo^iim  tw.-ntv-livu  ccnl.s,  J'ostaKC  stamps, 
i.'i'.n  tar"  Vai'IPH:  MUSEUM  OP  AkATOSlV,  Mont- 
joiner;  street,  San  Praiicisoo.jffi't'S  Gff2vl3-ly 


Machinists  and  Foundries. 


Miners'  Foundry 

—.AM)— 

MACHINE     WORKS 

Nos.  245  to  255  First  Street, 

San  Fruuelncu. 

HOWLAND,  ANGELL  &  KING, 

ritOI'KIETOKS, 

Manufacturers  of  Machinery  for 


QUARTZ  MILLS. 
SAW  MILLS, 
POWD£tt  MILLS, 


PLOUK  MILLS, 
SUGAR  MILLS, 
1'AI'LIC     MILLS 


Steam  Engines  of  all  Kinds. 
Amalgamators  of  all  Kinds. 


MIMXC   PUMPS, 
OIL  WELL  TOOLS 


lluivnvi;    WORKS, 
ROCK    ItKK.lKLICS, 

—  AMI — 

Machinery  and  Castings  of  all  kinds,  either 
of  Iron  or  Brass. 

Boilers  and  Sheet  Iron  Work  in  all  its 
Branches. 

Nh«e«  and  I)lc»  of  While  Iron,  nuinufhctnred 
for  mill  Imported  1»>  u*  cx|»rr»Hly  for  thin  isiir- 
1>oh*>,  ami  will  1»»|  afl  per  cent,  longer  tlinu  nny 
other  made  on  (hi-  coit^t. 

lSiiMHla  Iron  Serpen*,  of  au.v  ueicree  of  flneneHK, 
We  arc  the  only  mamif;ici  ui-ets  on  ihls  ciihhI  o| 
l  lie  "  lll.lis  EiiKlue,"  the  mot-t  ctinipnct,  Klniple 
In  coiiHtruetion,  autl  durable,  of  any  £nuluc  In 
ii  «e. 

W.  II.  .IMWI.AMl  E.  T.  lil  \<i. 

II.  It.  A  \<;i-|.L,  CYKI.S  IMLMEB. 

lSvll-qr 


JAMES  MACItEN, 

COPPERSMITH, 
AIo.  £38  Fremont  at.,  net.  Iloward  «fe  FoImoei 

All  kbuls  of  COPPER  WORK  done  lo  order  in  the  best 
manner.  Particular  attention  paid  to  Steuinboat,  Su:;ui 
House  and  Diailllcry  work. 

Repairing  promptly  and  neatly  attended  to. 

13vll 


International   Hotel, 

JACKSON       STREET, 

BETWEEN  MONTGOMERY  AND  KEARNY  STS., 

SAN   FRANCISCO,  CAL. 

THIS  OLD  ESTABLISHED  HOUSE  IS  IN  PERFECT 
order  for  the  accommodaUoo  of  eiiesU,  Persons  sack- 
ing comfort  and  economy  will  find  this  tlio  heat  Hotel  In 
the  city  to  stop  at.  The  Beds  are  new  ami  in  good  order, 
and  the  Rooms  well  ventilated.  The  Table  will  alway«  be 
supplied  with  the  beat  in  the  market. 

Priced  -varying  from  J£l  SO  to  $8  per  day  for 
Roard  and  Room. 

FINE  BATH   HOUSE  AND  BARBER  SHOP  ATTACHED 
TO  THE  HOUSE. 

DST  Teams  belonging  to  the  House  will  he  in  attendance 
at  all  the  boats  and  cars  to  convey  passengers  to  tho  House 
frek  or  ciiAKCK,  and  to  any  part  of  the  city  for  tiO  cents 

•ilvl2  F.  E.  WEYGANT,  Proprietor. 


FRIEDLANDER/S 

NORTH  POINT 
GRAIN     WARE  HOUSES, 

Sansomo  and  Chestnut  streets,  San  Francisco. 

These  magnificent  BRICK  WAREHOUSES— the  largest  in 
the  State— are  now  completed  and  ready  for  tho  reception 
of  storage.  The  facilities  Tor  receiving  and  discharging  are 
unsurpassed,  there  being  a*  water  front  of  six  hundred  feet. 
Insurance  and  advances  effected  at  lowest  rates. 
For  storage,  apply  at  the  Warehouses,  to 
THOMAS  H.  DOUGLAS, 

Storekeeper  and  Wharfinger, 

Or  to  I.  FRIEDLANDER, 
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California  Steam  Navigation 

gS&J    COMPANY.         hi-,-, 

Steamer  CAPITAL CAPT.  E.  A.  POOLE 

CHRYSOPOLIS CAPT.  A.  FOSTER. 

«         YOSEMITE 

'•    CORNELIA CAPT.  W.  BROMLEY 

"    JULIA CAPT.  E.  CONCKLLN. 

One  of  the  above  steamers  leave  BROADWAY  WHARF 
at  4=  o'clock  P.  M.  EVERY  DAY  (Sundavs  excepted),  for 
Sacramento  and  Stockton,  connecting  with  light-draft 
steamers  for  Marysville,  Colusa.  Chico,  and  Red  Bluff. 

Ofllce  of  the  Company,  northeast  corner  of  Front  and 
Jackson  streets. 

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— OF  THE — 

"international  Patent  Office," 

No.  8  Southampton  Bnildinget,  London, 

Transact  European  and  Colonial  business  for  Patent  Agents 
on  favorable  terms.  23vl5tf 


NATHANIEL  GRAT.  H.  M.  GRAY. 

N.    GRAY  &  CO., 

TJ3VX>EK    TAKERS, 

611  Sacramento  St,  cor.  Webb,  San  Francisco. 

B3J"Sote  Agents  for  Baratow's  Metallic  Burial  Cases  and 
26vUtf  Casfcets. 


JONES  &  Wooll, 
JLiOoliing-Gi-lass  and  Picture 

DEALERS, 

613  Market  street,  near   Montgomery.     Factory,  Market 

street,  between  Seventh  ana  Eighth  streets. 

Uvlotf 


DR.  DANIEL  BREED, 

Solicitor  of  Patents   ami    Consulting  Chemist, 

Office,  371  F  street,  opp.  Patent  Office,  Washington,  D.  C. 

Lateot  theU.  S.  Patent  Office;  formerly  of  the  German 

Laboratories  of  Liebig  and  Loewig;   Translator  of 

the  Chemistries  of  Lcewigand  Will.) 

Dr.  Breed  will  promptly  attend  to  any  business,  and  give 

especial  attention  to  chemical,  rejected,  and  oilier  difficult 

and  important  cases.    B£ff- Address  Dr.  DANIEL  BREED, 

Washington,  D.  C.  22vl5-6m* 

Shot  G-uns  and  Rifles 

Selling    at    Five    Dollars    Each  ! 

THE  AMERICAN  ARMS  COMPANY, 
"are  closing  out  their  large  stock  of  Heavy 
and  Light  Single  Barrel  tains,  suitable  lor  Geese,  Duck, 
Pigeon  or  Quail  Shooting.  Heavy  and  Light  Rifles  at  $5 
each.    Enclose  stamp  and  send  for  Catalogues 

AMERICAN  ARMS  CO.,  . 
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Schmieden  &  Shot-well, 

Stock  and  Money  Brokers,  and  dealers  in  Government 
Bonds,  State,  City  and  County  Securities,  Gas,  Water  and 
Iusurance  Stocks,  etc .,  southwest  corner  of  California  and 
Sansome  streets,  opposite  Batik  of  California.        Ivl5-6m 


BEMOTAL. 
Tlie  well  known  establishment  of 

LUCY    &    HYMES, 

MANUFACTURERS  OF 

Genuine  Pale  and  Chemical 
OLIVE    SOAPS, 

Has  been  removed  from  Beale  street,  between  Mission  and 
Howard,  to  BRANNAX  STREET,  between  Eighth  and 
Ninth,  and  greatlv  enlarged. 

Thecapucity  ot  this  esttiblishment  is  now  the  largest  on 
the  Pacitic  Coast  It  is  now  in  full  operation,  and  prepared 
o  supply  the  demand  of  the  trade. 

Office— 319  California  St.,  San  Francisco. 
Ivl5qr 


MEUSSDORFFER, 

Nog.   635    and   637    Commercial    Street, 
WILL  INTRODUCE 

On  Saturday,  February  9,  1867, 
An  Entirely  New  Style  of 

Cloth  Cashmere  Hat 

"YACHT    HESTKIETTA," 

Which  arc  the  most  dressy  Hat  ever  introduced  on  the 

Pacific  Coast. 
JOST-Call  and  see  them.  Svll 


For  salo  in  any  quantity  to  suit,  by  the 

Pacific  Asphaltum  Company, 

No.  633  Kearny  street,  corner  Sacramento,  San  Francisco. 

This  Asphaltum  Is  the  purest  to  be  found  in  the  market, 
being  free  from  rock  and  clay,  or  other  impurities. 
Sidewalks  laid  and  Kooflng  done  at  (shortest 

notice. 
15vl5qr  NEUVAt  «fc  CO. 


Trades  and  Manufactures. 


T.    R.    CHURCH, 

FASHIONABLE 

CLOTHING   EMPORIUM 

No.  223  Montgomery  at.,  Bums  If  lock. 
WHOLESALE  AND  RETAIL  DEALER  IN 

FINE  CUSTOM-MADE  CLOTHING, 

AXl)  GENTS'  FURNISHING*  GOODS,! 

TRUNKS.  VALISES,    CARPET-BACS, 

Etc.  at  the  Lowest  Prices. 
13vl5-qr 


Register  tour  Letters  containing  money  addressed  to 
us,  or  we  will  not  be  responsible.  Remittances  bv  Express 
must  be  in  packages,  prepaid.  When  practicable",  it  is  best 
to  remit  by  draft,  or  order,  on  wine  San  Francisco  bank  or 
hrm. 


WU.  BARTLING. 


HENRY  KIMBALL. 


BARTLING  &  KIMBALL, 
BOOKBINDERS, 

Paper  Enlers  and  Blank  Book  Manufacturers. 

505  Clay  street,  (southwest  cor.  Sansome), 
15vl2-3m  SAN  FRANCISCO. 


JOHN    DAJVIEIli, 

(SUCCESSOR  TO   O.  GORl) 

MARBLE     WORKS, 

No.  421  Pine  st  bet  Montgomery  and  Kearny,  San  Francisco 

Mantels,  Monument".  Tombs,  Plumber*'  Slab* 
Etc.,  On  hand  and  Manufactured  to  order. 
J®»  Goods  shipped  to  all  parts  of  the  State.     Orders  re 
spectfulb  solicited.  fiv8-3m 


X*almer»s  Patent 
ARTIFICIAL    LEG-, 

Manufactured  in   Philadelphia,  Perm. 
J  IB  VIS    JEWETT,   AGENT. 

218  Montgomery  Street,  San  Francisco.  10v8-lm 


EUREKA  WROUGHT  IRON  WORKS 

Corner  Howard  and  Fremont  sts., 

Manufacture  all  kinds  of 

Iron  Bailings,   Stairs,  Doors  and   Shutters, 

AND  HOUSEWORK  IN  GENERAL. 
18vl5.1m  WM.  McKIBglN. 


LEATHER  HOSE  AND  BELTING, 

ALL   SIZES. 

SUCTION    HOSE   MADE     TO   ORDER 

At  short  notice,  by 

M.  M.  COOK  &,  SON, 


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So.  SOI  Battery  street. 

SAN  FRANCISCO. 


J.  M.   STOCKMAN, 

Manufacturer  of 
PATTERNS     AJVT>     MODELS, 

(Over  W.  T.  Garratt's  Brass  Foundry,) 
S.  K.  Corner  of  Mission  and  Fremont  sts., 
6vUtf  SAN  FRANdSCO. 


THEODOEE  KALLENBERG, 

Machinist,  Maker  of  Models  for  Inventors, 


No.  lO  Stevenson  street,  near  First,  San  Francisco. 
jjgj"- Repairing  promptly  attended  to.  3vl5tf 


Established]  [Mat,  1860. 

"VOILiXTJMIE     SIXTEEN 

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Mining  and  Scientific  Press, 

COMMENCING  JANUARY,  1868. 

X>EWEY    «fe    CO.,   PxibUshers. 

Issued  every  Saturday,  at  our  Book  and  Job  Printing 
Office,  *>05  Clay  street,  corner  of  Sansome,  San  Francisco. 

Term*  In  Advunee  :— One  year,  $5;  Six  months,  $3; 
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tablished.and  enjoys  one  of  the  largest  and  most  permanent 
subscription  lists  of  any  weekly  journal  on  this  coast.  The 
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throughout  the  entire  coast  is  one  of  the  best  recommenda- 
tions of  its  merits  and  value  as  a  medium  of  intelligent  pro 
gress  and  prosperity. 

DEWEY  «fe  CO.,  Proprietors, 
Mining  and  Scientific  Tress  Patent  Agency,  Newspaper, 
Book  and  Job  Printing  Office,  505  Clay  street,  San  Fran- 
cisco. 


rpEUESDELL,  DEWEY  &  CO. 
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Mining  and  Scientific  Press  Office, 

JKTO.    S05    CLAY    STREET, 

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we  will  furnish  the  names  of  numerous  parties  for  whom 
we  have  obtained  patents  during  the  pasttwo  years. 


BOALT  «fc  STETEFELDT, 

MetaUurgists  and  Mining  Engineers 

AUSTIN,  NEVADA. 

Western  Branch   of  ADELEERG    &   RAYMOND,  No.  90 
Broadway,  New  York.  llvll 


G.   W,    MATNABD.  J.  H.  TIEMANN. 

BXA.Y1V^III>   &  -TIEMANN, 

Mining  Engineers  and  Metallurgists, 


CENTRAL    CITY,   COLORADO. 
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ASSAVEK     AND     WORKER    OP    ORES, 

SAN  FRANCISCO  FOUNDRY, 

Fremont  street,  near  Mission,  San  Francisco. 

14vl5qr. 


Parties  desirous  of  Talcing 

A    COURSE   OF  INSTRUCTION 

CHEMICAL     ANALYSIS, 

THE  ASSAY  OF    ORES, 
A. iicl  the  TJse  of  tlae  Slow-pipe* 

OR  ANY  PART  OP  SUCH  COURSE, 

May  apply  at  this  Office. 

BSr*  Pupils  will  have  the  advantage  of  a  Complete  Labor- 
atory. .  19vl6 


JOHN    TAYLOR    &    CO. 

IMPOBTERS, 

JUiD  DEALERS    IN 

ASSAYERS'  MATERIALS, 

Druggists1  &  Chemists'  Glassware, 

Fliotograplii©    Stock,   Etc. 
513  and  514=  "Washington  Street, 

SAN  FRANCISCO. 

WE  arc  receiving  direct  from  MESSRS.  LADD  A  OERT 
LING  (London)  and  BEEKER  &  SONS  {Antwerp,  Bel 
glum)  their  superior 

ASSAY    AM)  BVLLIOIV  BALANCES, 

And  from  France  and  Germany,  as  well  as  the  Eastern 
States,  FURNACES,  CRUCIBLES,  MUFFLES,  BLOW-PIPE 
CASES,  GOLD  SCALES,  CHEMICAL  GLASSWARE,  and 
every  article  required  for  ASSAY  OFFICES,  LABORATO 
RIES,  etc.  We  nave  given  this  branch  of  our  business  par 
ticular  attention,  to  select  such  articles  as  arc  necessary 
In  the  development  of  the  mineral  wealth  of  this  const. 

A  Full  Assortment  of  DRUGGISTS'  GLASSWARE  and 
DRUGGISTS'  SUNDRIES,  ACIDS  and  CHEMICALS,  con 
stantly  on  hnnd. 

San  Francisco  March   6, 1865.  llvIO-tf 


MANHATTAN 

Metallurgical  and   Chemical  Works, 

±\os.  553  and  554  "West  Twenty-eighth  St., 
NEW  YORK. 

Assays  of  Gold,  Silver,  Copper  and  Lead  Ores. 


SPECIAL  ATTENTION  GIVEN  TO  THE  ANALYSIS  OF 
Ores,  Minerals,  Clays,  Waters,  and  General  Commercial 
Products  of  all  kinds. 

Tests  of  fiold,  Silver,  Copper  and  Lead  Ores,  by  Smelting, 
in  quantities  of  fifty  pounds  to  five,  ten  orflftv  tons. 

Consignments  of  Ores  solicited. 

Refining  of  Bullion  at  usual  rates. 

Founders  and  Metal  Workers  furnished  with  alloys  of 
every  description. 

Parties  requiring  plans  and  specifications  for  the  erection 
of  Smelting  Works,  can  be  supplied,  and  the  actual  process 
while  working  sh  wn. 

Plans  and  specifications  furnished  for  works,  and  pro- 
cesses for  the  manufacture  of  Sulphuric  Acid,  Soda  Ash, 
and  general  Chemical  Produce. 

Superintendent,  Mr.  WILLIAM  WEST,  formerly  of  Swan- 
sea, Wales. 

For  engagements  and  terms,  applv  at  tie  office  of 

SECOR,  SWAN  &  CO  ,  6ti  Broadwav, 

!Svl5-6m  Postoftice  Box  1412. 


Our  Patent  Agency. 

The  Patent  Agenct  of  the  Mining  and  Scientific  Pbess 
has  been  signalized  with  remarkable  success  during  the 
past  two  years.  The  Importance  to  the  inventive  genius  of 
this  coast  of  a  thorough  and  reliable  agency  for  the  solicita- 
tion of  Letters  Patent  from  the  United  States  and  foreign 
Governmentscannot  be  over-rated.and  the  Proprietors  of  the 
Press,  feeling  the  responsibility  which  rests  upon  them,  and 
the  reward  which  must  follow  the  faithful  performance  of 
their  trusts,  will  take  care  to  afford  Inventors  every  advan- 
tage to  be  secured  to  them  through  a  competent  and  re- 
sponsible agency  upon  this  coast. 


Mining  and  Scientific  Press.— This  valuable  journal  has 
closed  its  fourteenth  volume  and  entered  upon  its  Ulteenth. 
It  is  a  publication  that  should  have  a  wide  circulation 
among  our  mining  and  mechanical  population.  It  pub- 
lishes, in  addition  to  the  most  complete  summary  of  mining 
news,  a  vast  amount  of  information  on  the  application  of 
science  to  mining  and  the  mechanic  arts.  It  contains  no- 
tices and  descriptions  of  all  new  mining  processes,  and  all 
machines  intended  io  facilitate  the  extraction  of  the  prec- 
ious metal  from  ore  and  rock  with  which  It  is  blcudciF.  It 
also  chronicles  all  new  inventions,  and.  In  most  instances, 
contains  drawings  to  illustrate  them.  To  miners  and  me- 
chanics It  is  a  paper  of  incalculable  value,  and  should  be  in 
the  hands  of  all  who  desire  to  keep  themselves  posted  in 


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and  county.  Foreign  postage  (with  few  exception!)  two 
cents  per  copy,  prepaid.  To  Bremen  and  the  German 
States  (marked  via  Bremen  and  Hamburg  line),  three  cents 
per  copy,  prepaid.  Single  copies  to  any  address  in  the  United 
States,  two  cents. 


Professional  Cards. 


SHERMAN  DAY, 
Mining  Engineer, 

No.  114  Montgomery  Block,  San  Francisco, 

Will  examine,  survey  and  report  upon  mines,  tnd  consul! 
and  advise  concerning  investments  m  mining  property,  or 
the  machinery  management  and  expenditures  of  mines. 
22q* 

PREDESICK  3IAX9ELL. 

Mechanical  &  Architectural  Draughtsman, 

No.  -122  California  street,  corner  of  Leldsdorff. 

...  rings  of  Models  made  for 
entsat  Washington  or  London. 


JAMES   MI.   TA.Y2L.OIt, 

Attorney  and  Counsellor  at  Law, 

Court  Block,  G3G   Clay  Street, 

SAN   FRANCISCO. 
2vl5-lqy 


J.  W.  WINTER, 
DENTIST. 


Office,  647  Clay  street San  Francisco. 

First-class  gold  fillings  for  S3,  as  good  as  any  dentist  can 
prodnce  In  the  city  Dr.  Winter  has  practiced  Deutistrv 
twenty  years— fifteen  in  this  State.  For  a  full  upper  set  of 
gum  teeth,  on  vulcanite  base,  from  $21)  to  $35.  Teeth  ex- 
tracted without  paia  by  local  application.  18vl4-tf 


RADICAL  CURE 


KXTPXTJRE 


£ 


Treatment  of  all  Deformities  of  the  Body,  by  DR.  A. 
FOLLEAU'S  process.  024=  Washington  street,  up  stairs, 
Washington  Baths  Building,  between  Montgomery  and 
Kearny  streets. 

DR.  A.  FOLLEATJ 

Has  his  studies  and  manufactories  in  the  same  building. 

Every  kind  of  Apparatus,  Trusses,  Orthopedic  Instru- 
ments, Artificial  Limbs,  etc.,  are  manufactured  and  applied 
by  himself. 

fl®*Jfe  1uip  no  connection  with  any  Agency,  24yld-llptf 


Pacific  Mail  Steamship  Co's 

STEAMSHIPS    FOB. 

NEW  YORK,  JAPAN  AND  CHINA. 

-^sFjHrafe  LEAVE  WHARF,  CORNER  OF  FIRST  AND 
2su£n0x£Brannun  streets,  at  11  o'clock  A.  M.  of  the 
following  dales,  for  PANAMA,  connecting  via  Panama  Rail- 
road, with  one  of  the  Company's  splendid  steamers  from 
ASPINWALL    for  NEW  YORK. 

On  the  lOth,  18th  and  aoth  of  each  month  that  has 
SO  days. 

On  the  lOth,  10th  and  30th  of  each  month  that  has 
3t  days 

When  the  10th,  19th  and  30th  fall  on  Sunday,  they  will 
leave  on  Snturday  preceding;  when  the  t8th  lallson  Sun- 
day, they  will  leave  on  Monday  following. 

Steamer  leaving  San  Francbco  on  the  lOlli  touches  at 
Manzanillo.     At!  touch  at  Acapulco. 

Departures  of  14th  or  19th  connect  with  French  Trans- 
Atlantic  Co.'s  slcnmer  for  St.  Nazaire,  and  English  steamer 
for  South  America. 

Departure  of  10th  Is  expected  to  connect  with  English 
steamer  for  Southampton  and  South  America,  mid  Austra- 
lia, and  P.  R.  R.  Co's  steamer  for  Central  America. 
Through  tickets  can  be  obtained. 

The  following  Steamships  will  be  dispatched  on  dates  as 
given  below  : 

December  10th— SACRAMENTO.... Capt.  Wm.  n.  Parker, 
Connecting  with  HENKV  CHAUNCEY,  Capt.  Gray. 

December  19th— CONSTITUTION Cap*,.  J.  H.  Cavarly 

Connecting  with  the  RISING  STAR,  Capt.  Conner. 

December  30th-MONTANA Capt.  E.  S.  Farnsworth 

Connecting  with  ARIZONA,  Capt.  Maury. 

Cabin  passengers  berthed  through.  Baggage  checked 
through— 100  pounds  allowed  each  adult. 

An  experienced  Surgeon  on  board.  Medicine  and  attend- 
ance free. 

These  steamers  will  positively  sail  at  11  o'clock.  Passen- 
gers are  requested  to  have  their  baggage  on  board  before  10 
o'clock. 

Through  Tickets  for  Liverpool  bytlie  Cunard.Inman  nnd 
National  Steamship  Lines,  can  be  obtained  at  the  office  of 
the  P.  M.  S.  S.  Co.,  San  Francisco,  where  may  also  be  ob- 
tained orders  for  passage  from  Liverpool  or  Southampton 
to  San  Francisco*  either  via  New  'iork  or  St.  Thomas— if 
desired  an  amount  of  £10  Io  £20  will  be  advanced  with  the 
above  orders,  Holders  of  orders  will  be  required  to  iden- 
tify themselves  to  the  Agents  In  England. 

For  Merchandise  and  Freight  for  New  York  and  way 
pons,  applv  to  Messrs.  WELLS.  FARGO  A  CO. 

0®-Thp  Steam-hip  CHINA.  Capt.  E  W  Smith,  will  be 
dispatched  January  13th,  at  noon,  from  wharf,  comer  of 
First  and  Brannan  streets,  for  YOKOHAMA  and  HONG- 
KONG, connecting  at  Yokohama  with  the  sieamcr  COSTA 
RICA  for  SHANGHAI. 

For  passage  and  all  other  Information,  applv  at  the  Pa- 
cific Mail  Steamship  Co's  office,  corner  of  Sacramento  nnd 
Leldesdorff  streets. 

OLITER  ELhRJWOK.  Acent. 


Mineral  Land  Law  Blanks 

FOB    SALE. 

We  are  prepared  to  furnish  any  of  the  following 
blanks  used  in  securing  patents  for  lands  under  the 
National  Mineral  Land  Act  of  1866  : 

I.  Applicants'  Declaratory  Statement. 

II.  Diagram,  Description  of  Diagram  and  Bound- 

aries, and  Notice. 
HI.    Register's  Order  for  Publication — with  No- 
tice. 

IV.  Deposition  that  Notice  has  been  Posted. 

V.  Application  for  Survey  Etc. 

Prices. — Single  blanks,  10  cents ;  75  cts  per  doz- 
en ;  $4  per  hundred — postage  paid. 

Pamphlet  containing  the  Law  and  the  Instrnc- 
tioHS   of  the  General  Land    Commissioner,   pos    t 
paid,  25  cts.     Address        DEWEY  &  CO., 
Mining  and  Scientific  Press,  San  Francisco. 


G-eneroiis  Compliments. 

The  following  Is  a  sample  of  the  generous  acknowdgments 
which  we  frequently  receive.  We  can  enly  return  thanks 
for  such  gentlemanly  obligations,  and  assure  our  friends  of 
our  best  endeavors  to  merit  their  respect  and  kindness: 

Georgetown,  January  22,  '67. 
Messrs.   Dewey   k   Co.— Sirs :    I  have   the   honor  to  ac- 
knowledge receipt  of  your  letter  of  the  21st  instant,  trans- 
mitting tome  " Letters  Patau"  on  my  application  through 
you  for  an  "  Improral  MacJiinr for  Wivjimg  Ore*." 

It  came  to  hand  safely,  and  lam  pleased  to  tender  von  my 
grateful  acknowk-dments  for  your  success  on  inv  behalf. 
Very  truly  yours, 

M.  A.  WOODSIDE. 


$h*  pining  anfl  gtitvAtixt  gvtft. 


397 


Hare    Toir   Te«*tn.—  Do  not    have  them  extracted 

Wlttaoal  first  eonaiiltliit,'  a  good  Dentist.     Tho  l<.-.-l-  irrvpar- 
able,  and.  In  many  laaUlKM,  nnntmimrr     I,R-   BKEKS, 

c.iiiiit  i_.f  Monte.. mi'  r\    mid   Suiter  strrew,    over   Tuck'  t  a 

Jewelry  storr,  nuke*  a  specialty  or  filling  tbo  fangs  of 
■  ;  building  up  broken  crowns  with  ppa* 
com—thus  restoring  the  in  to  their  original  usefu 
bounty. 

airmail  and  examine  the  work.     Finest  quality  of  arti- 
ficial work  aUo  manufactured.  ISvla-tf 


PACIFIC 

BARREL  AND  KEG  COMPANY. 

Having  now^ln  operation    extensive    and    Improved  Ma 
colliery  for  Hie  manufacture  of 

BARRELS  AND  KEGS, 

Are  prepared  to  contract 

AT       LOW       RATES 

For  supplies  of  such  stock  as  may  be  required.    Will  also 
contract  tor 

Stave    Timber, 

in  kind*,  delivered  hero,  or  at  any  shipping  point 
in  the  Interior,  or  upon  (he  Coast 
S9*Orders  and  communications  to  be  addressed  to 
FLINT,  PEABOUY  £t  CO., 

Agents  Pacific  Barrel  and  Keg  Co., 
23vl5-3m  403  California  street 


New  Mining;  Advertisements. 


Hope  Gravel  Mlnlntr  Company.-Locatlon  of 
Works  aud  Property:  Grass  Valley,  Nevada  County,  Cali- 
fornia. 

Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  tho  Board 
of  Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  sixteenth  day  of 
December,  1867,  an  assessment  (No.  19)  of  one  dollar  per 
share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company, 
payable  immediately,  in  United  States  gold  coin,  to 
David  Wilder,  Secretary,  at  No.  oj3  Kearny  street,  San  Fran- 
cisco, Cat. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain 
unpaid  on  the  twenty- second  dar  of  January,  1868,  shall  be 
deemed  delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale 
at  public  auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  before, 
will  be  sold  on  Monday,  the  tenth  day  of  February,  1868. 
to  pay  the  delhujuent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of 
advertising  aud  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board 
of  Truttteea, 

DAVID  WILDER,  Secretary. 
Office,  No.  533  Kearny  street,  corner  of  Sacramento,  San 
Francisco,  California.  dec2t 


I.  X.  I,,  Cold  and  Silver  Mlnlnar  Company.— Lo- 
cation of  Mine:  Silver  Mountain  District,  Alpine  Coun- 
ty, CaL 

Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  twelfth  (12th)  daj 
of  December,  1867,  an  assessment  of  one  dollar  and  fifty 
cents  i?i  mi.i  per  share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock 
of  said  Company,  payable  immediately,  in  United  States 
gold  and  silver  coin,  to  the  Secretary,  at  his  Office,  Pion- 
eer Hall,  Montgomery  street,  near  Jackson,  San  Francisco, 
or  to  John  (J.  Slaveu.  at  Silver  Mountain. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid on  the  eighteenth  (18th)  day  of  January,  1868,  shall  be 
deemed  delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale 
at  public  auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  be- 
fore, will  be  sold  on  Thursday,  the  sixth  day  of  February, 
1868,  to  nay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs 
of  advertising  and  expenscsof  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees, 

J.  CROWNINSHIELD.  Secretary. 
Office,  Pioneer  Hall,  Montgomery  street,  up  stairs.  San 
Francisco.  dec21 


Old  Colony  Silver  Mining  Company.— Location' 

of  Works:  Austin,  Lander  County,  Nevada. 

Notice  is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  nineteenth  day  of 
December,  1867,  an  assessment  of  two  dollars  per  share 
was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company, 
payable  Immediately,  in  United  Slates  gold  and  silver  com, 
to  the  Secretary,  at  his  office.  No.  523  Montgomery  street, 
San  Francisco. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 

Said  on  the  twenty-fifth  day  of  January,  1868,shall  be  deemed 
elinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale  m  public 
auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  before,  will  be 
sold  on  Thursday,  the  twentieth  day  of  February,  1868, 
to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of 
advertising  and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees. 

HENRY  O.  HOWARD,  Secretary. 
Office,  523  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco.         dee2L 


Rlppon    Gold    and   Silver    All  nine;    Company.— 

Location  of  Works  :  Silver  Mountain   Mining   District, 

Alpine  County,  State  of  California. 

Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  9eventeenth;day,of 
December,  l8'-7.  an  assessment  offlttyecnts  persharewas 
levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company,  payable 
forthwith,  in  United  states  gold  and  silver  coin,  to  the 
Secretary,  No  87  Stevenson  street,  between  First  and  Sec- 
ond streets.  San  Francisco,  Cat. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 

Said  onihe  twenty-second  dav  of  January,  186S,  shall  be 
eemed  delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  saicat 
puiillcauctinn,  and  unless  payment  shall  bo  made  before, 
will  be  sold  on  Saturday,  the  eighth  day  of  February. 
1868,  to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  coats 
of  advertising,  and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees. 

P.  CARROLL,  Secretary. 
OfllcG,  No.  87  Stevenson  street,  between  First  and  Second, 
San  Francisco.  dec21 


Mining  Notices— Continued. 


Ad'.'lla     Gold    Mtnlnfr    Company,  Sock   Creek, 

Sierra  County,  California. 

Noticb.— There  are  delinquent,  upon  the  following  de- 
scribed stock,  on  account  of  assessment  levied  on  the 
second  (2d)  day  of  November,  1867,  the  several  amounts 
set  opposite  the  names  of  the  respective  shareholders  as 
follows: 

Names.  No,  Certificate.    No.  Shares.  Amount. 

Wm  Irelan 2  50  SOU  00 

Wm  Irelan 4  100  100  00 

L  G  Brown 19  200  200  CO 

L  U  Brown 21  20  20  00 

And  in  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees,  made  on  the  second  day  of  November,  1867, 
so  many  shares  of  each  parcel  of  said  stock  as  may  be  neces- 
sary will  be  sold  at  public  auction,  by  Olney  A  Co.,  auc- 
tioneers, 418  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal.,  on 
Monday,  the  twenty-third  day  of  December,  1867,  at  the 
hour  of  12  o'clock  M.  of  said  day,  to  pay  said  delinquent 
assessment  thereon,  together  with  costs  of  advertising  and 
expenses  of  salo. 

A.  C.  TAYLOR,  Secretary. 

Office,  429  Pacific  street,  San  Francisco,  CaL  do7 


Ancient  River  Channel  Hint-  Gravel  Company. 

Location  of  Works:  Nevada  County ,  California. 

Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  thu  twenty  second  day 
of  November,  1867,  nn  assessment  of  two  dollars  per  share 
was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company,  pay - 

able  immediately,  111  L'nilt.l    Slates  gold  Colli,    to    tho  Sec- 
rotary, 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  ihall  remain  un- 
paid on  the  twenty-seventh  flay  o(  December,  1867.  shall 
i  e  ■!■  i  mod  delinquent,  and  win  be  duly  advertised  for  sale 
at  public  miction,  aud  unless  payment  ihall  be  made  be- 
fore, will  lie  sold  mi  Mniidnv,  the  thirteenth  day  of  January, 
1  -'.\  to  i>a\  the  ilelniijii.-utuV-e^-Miieni,  together  with  cnsisof 
advertising  and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board 
of'frustees. 

J.  M    B-UFFIWGTON,  Secretary. 

Office,  No.  fl  Government  House,  corner  Washington  and 

Saiismiie   Streets.  no23 


Chlplonenn  Mining  Company— District  of  I  ii», 

Sonoru,  Mexico. 

Notice  ts  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  ot 
Trusteesof  said  Company,  hold  on  the  twenty -seventh  day 
of  November,  1867,  an  assessment  of  five  dollars  ($5)  per 
share  was  levied  upon  tho  capital  stock  of  said  Company, 
pavablo  Immediately,  in  United  States  gold  and  silver 
coin,  to  the  Secretary,  at  hlsoftlce,  318  California  street, 
San  Francisco. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid on  the  third  (3d)  day  of  January,  1868,  shall  be 
deemed  delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale  at 
public  auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  before, 
will  be  sold  on  Monday,  the  twentieth  day  of  J  a  unary,  1808, 
to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of  ad- 
vertising aud  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  tho  Board  of 
Trustees. 

JOHN  F.  LOnSE,  Secretary. 

Office,  318Callfornla  street,  up -stairs,  San  Francisco.    no30 

Hauicom  Copper  Mining  Company.    Locution: 

Low  Divide  District,  Del  Norte  County,  California. 

Notick. — There  are  delinquent,  npon  the  following  de- 
scribed stock,  on  account  of  assessment  levied  on  the 
first  day  of  November,  1807,  tho  several  amounts  set 
opposite  tho  names  of  the  respective  shareholders,  as  fol- 
lows: 

Names.  No.  Certificate.    No.  Shares.    Amount. 

Bversdorf,  John not  issued  1  15 

Delano,  A  S 62  lt%  $2  50 

Hanscom,  John  O  ....  not  Issued  116;^  17  50 

Kinsman,  Chas  W not  Issued  100  15  00 

Kersey,  JD 72  8X  1  25 

Kelley,  J  J not  issued  1  16 

Thompson,  M  A 73  3J<  50 

Whitney,  Geo  S not  Issued  200  30  00 

And  in  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees,  made  on  the  first  day  of  November,  1867,  so 
manyshares  of  each  parcel  of  said  stock  as  may  be  necessary 
will  bo  sold  at  public  auction,  at  the  office  of  the  Secre- 
tary, 609  Market  street,  on  Tuesday,  the  twenty-fourth  day 
of  December,  1867,  at  the  hour  of  12  o'clock,  M.  of  said  day, 
to  pay  said  delinquent  assessment  thereon,  together  with 
costs  of  advertising  and  expenses  of  sale. 

S.  S.  SWEET,  Secretary. 

Office,  609  Market  street,  San  Francisco.  decl7 

Hamcom  Copper  Mining  Company,  Low  Di- 
vide District,  Del  Norte  County,  California. 
Notice.— The  Fourth  Annual  Meeting  of  the  stockholders 
of  the  above  named  Company,  will  be  held  at  their  of- 
fice, 609  Market  street,  San  Francisco,  California,  on  SAT- 
URDAY, the  twenty-flrst  day  of  Decomber,  1867,  at  7>£ 
o'clock  P.  M.,  for  the  purpose  of  electing  Trustees  to  serve 
for  theensulng  year,  and  for  the  transaction  of  such  other 
business  as  may  properly  come  before  thorn. 

S.  S.  SWEET,  Secretary. 
San  Francisco,  November  15, 1867.  nol6 

I.  X.  Hi.  Gold  and  Silver  Mining;  Company,  No, 

2,  Silver  Mountain  District,  Alpine  County,  California. 
Assessment  No.  3. 

Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  ot  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  eighteenth  day 
of  October,  1867,  an  assessment  of  one  dollar  per  share 
was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company,  paya- 
ble immediately,  in  United  States  gold  and  silver  coin,  to 
the  Secretary,  R.  Thompson,  at  No.  523  Kearny  street,  San 
Francisco,  or  to  O,  Tanner,  Treasurer  of  the  Company,  at 
silver  Mountain,  Alpine  County, 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid on  the  sixteenth  (16th)  day  of  December,  1867,  shall  be 
deemed  delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  tor  sale 
at  public  auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  be- 
fore, will  be  sold  on  Wednesday,  the  twenty-second  dav  of 
January,  1868,  to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together 
with  costs  of  advertising  and  expenses  of  salo.  By  order  of 
the  Board  of  Trustees. 

R.  THOMPSON,  Secretary. 

Office,  No.  523  Kearny  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal.     nol6 

Lady  Rell  Copper  Mining  Company,  Low  Si- 
vide  Mining  District,  Del  Norte  County,  California. 
Notice. — There  are  delinquent,  upon  the   following  de- 
scribed stock,  on  account  of  assessment  levied  on  the  twenty- 
fourth  day  of  October,  1867,  the  several  amounts  set  opposite 
the  names  of  the  respective  shareholders  as  follows: 
Names.  No.  Certificate.    No.  Shares.    Amount. 

GW  Fellows 4  5  75 

G  W  Fellows 227  6  75 

GW  Fellows 407  60  $7  50 

FCcnrades 377  50  7  50 

Gavin  Ralston 401  25  3  75 

D  FRichards 235  600  90  00 

D  FRichards 239  60  7  50 

D  F  Richards 24(1  SO  7  50 

D  F  Richards 211  100  15  00 

B  Austin 358  60  7  50 

Otis  Jackson 70  26  3  75 

And  in  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  the  Board 
ofTrusteett,made  on  the  twenty-fourth  day  of  October,  1867, 
so  many  shares  of  each  parcel  of  said  stock  as  may  be  nec- 
essary, will  be  sold  at  public  auction,  at  the  salesroom  of 
Maurice  Dore  &  Co.,  No.  327  Montgomery  street,  San  Fran- 
cisco, Cal.,  on  Monday,  the  sixteenth  day  of  December, 
1867,  at  the  hour  of  12  o'clock,  M.,  of  said  day,  to  pay  said 
delinquent  assessment  thereon,  together  with  costs  of  ad- 
vertising and  expenses  of  sale. 

B.  P.  WILKINS,  Secretary. 
Office,  648  Market  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal.  no30 

PosTrorjEMENT,— The  above  sale  is  hereby  postponed  until 
Monday,  tho  30th  day  of  December,  1867,  at  the  same  hour 
and  t'lsce.    By  order  of  the  Board  of  Trustees. 

dcc21  B.  P.  WILKINS,  Secretary. 

Lyon  Milt  and  Mining  Company,  Kelsey  Dis- 
trict, El  Dorado  County,  California. 
Notice  is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  twenty-seventh  day 
of  November,  1867,  an  assessment  of  fifty  cents  (50c)  per 
share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company, 
payable  immediately,  in  United  States  gold  and  silver 
coin,  to  the  Secretary. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shnll  rem  a  in  unpaid 
on  the  fir.st  day  of  January,  lSiiS,  shall  be  deemed  delin- 
quent, and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale  at  public  .lUction, 
and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  before,  will  be  sold  on 
Saturday,  the  seventeenth  day  of  January,  1868,  to  pay 
the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of  adver- 
tising and  expenses  ot  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees, 

J.  M.  BUFFINGTON,  Secretary. 
Office,  No.  5  Government  House,  enmer  Washington  and 
Sansome  streets,  San  Hrancisco,  California.  no30 

Olnky  &  Co.,  Auctioneers  and  Real  Estate  Agents,  attend 
promptly  to  all  business  entrusted  to  their  care  in  San 
Francisco  and  Oakland.  Mining  and  other  corpora'ions 
will  find  Col.  Olney  well  posted  and  thorough  in  transacting 
sales  of  delinquent  stock.  Office,  on  Broadway,  Oakland, 
and  No.  313  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco.  uolO 


Mount  Tenuho  Silver  Mining  Compuny.- Lo- 
cation of  Works:  Cortez  District,  Lander  County,  Stute 
of  Nevada. 

Notick.—  There  arc  delinquent,  upon  the  following  de- 
scribed stock,  on  account  of  assessment  levied  on  tho 
eighth  day  of  November,  1867,  tho  several  amounts  set 
opposite  the  names  of  the  respective  shareholders,  us  fol- 
ows  : 

Names.                 No.  Certificate.    No.  Shares.    Amount. 
Borel,  F  A Hi)  100  $lftt)  un 

Borel,  F  a lis  47  in  r.n 

Borel.  FA 130  63  79  60 

Hell.  Thomas 109  fcH)  760  On 

Cunningham.  Lewis 5  HO  lso  no 

Cunningham,  Lewis 6  lot)  150  ou 

Cunningham,  Lewis 7  flQ  75  <:u 

Cunningham,  Lewis 30  250  376  00 

Falkner,  Bell  &  Co 10  76  113  50 

Ounther,  F ...124  39  58  50 

Gordon,  John 18  6  112  50 

UaUnxbor,  James 50  100  160  On 

Glndorf,  Frank 123  13  18  i'0 

Hearst,  George ■  64  276  414  00 

Hearst,  George..... *107  224  336  00 

Hcrbold,  Adam  86  6  9  00 

Macpherson,  AW 26  299  448  50 

Macpherson,  AW 127  365  632  50 

Peck,  David 49  180  270  0(1 

Vandervroot,  J  C 28  60  76  00 

Wenizell,  Justus 68  2  3  00 

Wilson,  E  90  60  75  00 

And  In  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  the  Board 
oi  Trustees,  made  on  the  eighth  day  of  November,  1867,  so 
many  shares  of  each  parcel  of  said  stock  as  may  be 
necessary,  will  be  sold  at  public  auction,  by  Maurice  Dore 
&  Co.,  No.  327  Montgomery  street,  San  Fraucisco,  Cal., 
on  Tuesday,  the  thirty  first  day  of  December,  1367,  at  the 
hour  of  12  o'clock  M.  of  said  day,  to  pay  said  delinquent 
assessment  thereon,  together  with  costs  of  advertising  aud 
expenses  of  sale. 

R.  N.  VAN  BRUNT,  Secretary. 

Office,  426  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco.  decM 


Mount  Tenabo  Silver  Mining  Company.— Lo- 
cation of  Works:  Cortez  District,  Lander  County,  Ne- 
vada, 

Notice  ishercby  given,  that  the  postponed  Annual  Meeting 
of  the  shareholders  ot  the  above  named  Company,  will  be 
held  at  the  office  of  the  Company,  426  Montgomery  Btreet, 
San  Francisco,  the  SECOND  DAY  OF  JANUARY,  1868,  at 
3o'clock,  p,  m.  for  the  election  of  Trustees  to  serve  tho  en- 
suing year,  and  for  the  transaction  of  other  business, 

E.  N.  VAN  BRUNT,  Secretary. 
Office  426  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco. 


Noestra  Senora  de  Gnadelnpe    Silver  Mining 

Company.    Location  of  Works  ;  Tayoltita,    San   Dituas 

District,  Durango,  Mexico. 

Notice.— There  are  delinquent  upon  the  following  de- 
scribed stock,  on  account  of  assessment  (No.  29)  levied  on 
the  twenty-first  day  of  October,  1867,  the  several  amounts 
set  opposite  the  names  of  the  respective  shareholders,  as 
follows: 

Names.  No.  Certificate.    No.  Shares.    Anjount. 

Cosmos  Damm 16  10  $10  0J 

Val.  Uassner 70  10  10  00 

Val.Gassncr 71  30  30  00 

Joseph  G  Mysell 49  1  I  00 

Fr.  Mueller 97  12  12  00 

C  Steinbring 149  10  10  00 

Of  formerly  unassessable  stock: 

J  JCorrell 21  100  100  00 

J  JCorrell 162  20  20  00 

F  Staud not  issued  60  60  00 

John  Greif not  issued  200  200  00 

And  In  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees,  made  on  the  twenty-flrst  day  of  October,  1867,  so 
many  shares  of  each  parcel  of  said  stock  as  may  be  neces- 
sary, will  be  sold  at  public  auction,  by  Messrs.  Badger 
&  Chapman,  auctioneers,  N.  W.  corner  of  Kearny  and  Cali- 
fornia streets,  San  Francisco,  Cal.,  on  Monday,  the  twenty- 
third  day  of  December,  1867,  at  the  hour  of  1%.  o'clock,  P. 
M.  of  said  day,  to  pay  said  delinquent  assessment  thereon, 
together  with  osts  of  advertising  and  expenses  of  sale. 
E.  J.  PFEIFFER,  Secretary. 

Office,  No.  210  Post  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal.  dec7 

Neagle  and  Corcoran.  Silver  Mialng   Company, 

Storey  County,  State  of  Nevada. 

Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  twenty-sixth  day 
oi  November,  1867,  an  assessment  of  two  dollars  per 
share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company, 
payable  immediately,  In  United  States  gold  and  silver 
coin,  to  the  Secretary,  at  the  office  of  the  Company. 

Anystock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid on  the  twenty-sixth  day  of  December,  1867,  shall  be 
deemed  delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  lor  sale 
at  public  auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  be- 
fore, will  be  sold  on  Saturday,  the  eleventh  day  of  January, 
1868,  to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs 
of  advertising  and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board 
ot  Trustees. 

T.  B.  WINGARD,  Secretary. 

Office,  408Californiastreet,  San  Francisco.  no30 

North  Star  Gold  and  Silver  Mining;  Company, 

Reese  River  Mining  District,  Lander  County,  Nevada. 

Notice.— There  are  delinquent  upon  the  followingdescribed 
stock,  on  account  of  assessment  levied  on  the  nineteenth  day 
of  September,  1867,  the  several  amounts  set  opposite  the 
names  of  the  respective  shareholders,  as  follows: 

Names.  No.  Certificate.    No.  Shares.    Amount. 

Oliver  Ames 456,  458,  459,  460  120  $2400  "0 

Cyrus  Lathrop 161  40  800  00 

Jerome  W  Tyler 462,  463.  461 

465,  466,  467.  468,  469  80  1600  00 

JosCTyler 470,  471,  472,  473 

474,  475.  476,  477  80  1600  00 

Danl  Blaisdell  478  8  160  00 

John  S  Keyes 479,  480  32  640  00 

JZGoodrich  ....481,  482,  481,  484 
485,  486,  487,  488,  489,  490 

491,  49-',  531  178  356(1  00 

ThosDalbV 494,  495  20  400  00 

Wendell  Phillips. 497.  498,  499.  500  39  780  00 

Clark  C  Walworth 505,  506  16  320  00 

J  H  Stephenson.  502,  503,  504,  525  38  860  00 

M  SSeudder 507,  508  16  320  00 

Geo  Osgood 509.  5111,  fill,  512 

Sit.  514,  515.  516  40  800  00 

G  W  Warren 517,  518,  519,  520  40  800  00 

GeoB  Neal 621,  522  10  200  00 

WT  Reynolds 523  1  20  00 

GebH  Faulkner 529  1  20  00 

John  Kurtz 530  1  20  00 

Curtis  B  Raymond,  Trustee. -.532  60  1000  00 

Jacob  Burtz 533  70  1400  00 

T  WTuttle 534  10  200  00 

Geo  H  Vincent. . . .  ■ 535  10  200  00 

And  In  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees,  made  on  the  nineteenth  day  of  September,  1867,  so 
many  shares  of  each  parcel  of  said  stock  aa  may  be  neces- 
sary, will  be  sold  at  public  auction,  at  the  office  of  the 
Company,  No.  423  Front  street,  San  Francisco,  California, 
on  Saturday,  the  seventh  day  of  December,  1867,  at  the 
hour  of  2  o'clock  P.  M,  of  said  day,  to  pay  said  delinquent 
assessment  thereon,  together  with  costs  of  advertising  and 

expenses  of  sale. 

*  GEORGE  H.  FAULKNER,  Secretary. 

Office,  423  Front  street.  San  Francisco,  Cal.  no23 

Postponement.— The  above  sale  Ishercby  postponed  until 
Thursday,  the  second  day  of  January,  I8fi8.  at  the  same 
hour  and  place.     By  order  ol "the  Bonrd  nf  Trustees. 

dec7  GEO.  H.  FAUEKNER,  Secretary. 

Postponement*  and  Alterations.— Secre tar les are 
requested  to  give  notice  of  postponements,  or  alterations 
which  they  mav  desire  made  in  their  advertisements  at 
heir  earliest  convenience.  New  advertisements  should  be 
handed  in  as  early  as  possible.  I 


Oxford  Beta  Tnnnel  and  Mining  Company,  Es- 
meralda District  and  County,  State  of  Nevada. 
Notice  is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  hold  00  tho  eighteenth  day  of 
November,  1667,  an  assessment  (No.  25)  of  ftriy  cents  per 
share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Compa- 
ny, payable  Immediately  in  United  States  gold  and  silver 
coin,  to  the  Secretary,  at  bis  office,  or  to  the  Superintendent 
at  the  mine. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid on  the  twenty-sixth  dav  of  December,  1867.  shall  be 
deemed  delinquent,  and  will  be  dulv  advertised  for  sale 
at  public  auciimi.  and  unless  payment  shall  he  made  before, 
will  he  M.hl  on  Wednesday,  the  fifteenth  dar  of  January, 
1863.  to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of 
advertising  and  expenses  Of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees. 

GEO.  H.  PECK,  Secretary. 
Office,  212  Clay  street,  San  Francisco.  no23 


Sweet  Vengeance  Gold  und  SllverMlniue  Com- 
pany, Brown's  Valley,  Yuba  County,  California. 
Notice  is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trusteesof  said  Company,  held  on  the  thirtieth  day  of  No- 
vember, 1807,  an  assessment  of  seventy-five  cents  per  share 
was  levied  upmi  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company,  payable 
Immediiitely,  in  United  States  etild  and  silver  coin,  io  the 
Secretary,  al  the  office  of  this  Company,  No.  706  Sansome 
street,  San  Francisco. 

Anystock  upon  whlehsaMasRcsnmcnt  shall  remain  unpaid 
on  the  third  (3d)  day  of  January,  1868,  shall  be  deemed 
delinquent,  and  will  beduly  advertised  for  sale  nt  public 
auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  before,  will  b* 
sold  on  Wednesday,  the  twentv-secondduyof  January,  1868, 
to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  tugethe'rwlth  costs  of  ad- 
vertising and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees. 

F.  S.  SPRING,  Secretary. 
Office,  No.  706  Bansome  street  de7 

San  FrancUco  and  CuNtle  Dome  Mining  Com- 
pany, Castle  Dome  County,  Arizona  Territory. 
Notice  is  hereby  given,  that  ata  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  twentieth  day 
of  November,  1867,  an  assessment  often  cents  (10c)  per 
share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company, 
payable  immediately,  in  United  states  (-old  and  silver 
coin,  to  the  Treasurer,  A.  I.  Uladdiug,  No.  320  Montgomery 
street,  San  Francisco.  California. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid on  the  seventh  day  of  January,  1868.  shall  be  deemed 
delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale  at  public 
auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  before,  will  be 
sold  on  Monday,  the  twenty-seven  Hi  day  ui  January,  1868,  to 
pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  ol  ad- 
vertising and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees. 

A.  R    SMITH,  Secretary. 
Office,    Room  No.  40  Morchants'  Exchange,   California 


street,  San  Francisco. 


dec7 


Slempre  Viva  Silver  Mining  Company,  IMntrlct 

of  Zaragoza,  Slnaloa,  Mexico. 

Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  fourth  day  of  Decem- 
ber, 1867,  an  assessment  of  twenty -five  cents  per  share  was 
levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company,  payable 
immediately,  In  United  States  gold  and  silver  coin,  to  the 
Secretary,  318  California  street,  San  Francisco,  California. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain 
unpaid  on  the  tenth  (10th)  day  of  January,  1868,  shall  bo 
deemed  delinquent,  and  will  he  duly  advertised  lor  saicat 
public  auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  before, 
will  be  sold  on  Monday,  thetweniy-seveuih  day  of  January, 
1868,  to  pay  tho  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs 
of  advertising  and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board 
ol  Trustees. 

JOHN  F.  LOHSE,  Secretary. 

Office,  318  California  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal.        dec7 


Seaton  Mining  Company.— Loeatl on  of  "Works: 

Drytown  Mining  District,  Amador  County,  Stale  of  Cali- 
fornia. 

Notice  is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board 
of  Trusteesof  said  Company,  held  on  the  twenty-flrst  day 
of  November,  1867,  an  assessment  of  one  hundred  and  fifty 
dollars  per  share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said 
Company,  payable  on  the  twentieth  day  of  December,  1867, 
in  United  States  gold  coin,  to  the  Secretary,  al  the  office 
of  the  Company,  No.  60  Exchange  Building.  San  Francisco, 
California. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid on  the  twenty-eighth  dav  of  December.  1867.  shall  he 
deemed  delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale  at 
public  auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  before, 
will  be  sold  on  the  cightrenth  day  of  January,  1868,  to  pay 
the  delinquent  assessment,  together  willi  costs  ot  advertis- 
ing and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board  of  Trustees. 
JOEL  F.  LIGHTNI5R,  Secretary. 
Office,  Nn.  60  Exchange  Building,  N.W.  corner  Washing- 
ton and  Montgomery  streets,  San  Francisco.  Cal.         no23 


Sophia  Consolidated  Gold  and  Silver  Mining 

Company,  Tuolumne  County,  California. 

Notice  is  hereby  glvon,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  eleventh  day  of 
December,  1867,  an  assessment  of  flfty  cents  per  share  was 
levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company,  payable 
immediately  in  United  States  gold  and  silver  coin,  to  the 
Secretary,  at  No.  611  Washington  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

Anystock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid on  the  tenth  day  of  January,  1868,  shall  be  deemed 
delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale  at  public 
auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  before,  will  be 
sold  on  Saturday,  tho  twenty-fifth  day  of  January,  1863,  to 
pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of  ad- 
vertising and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees 

DAVID  E.  JOSEPHI,  Secretary. 

Office,  611  Washington  street,  San  Francisco.  decl4 

fj.  S.    Grant    Mining  Company.— I-oe  at  Ion    of 

Works  and  Mine:  Excelsior  District,  Nevada  County, 

California. 

Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  tenth  day  of  De- 
cember, 1867,  an  assessment  of  five  dollars  per  share  ($10 
per  foot)  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Com- 
pany, payable  immediately,  In  United  States  gold  coin, 
to  T.  L.  Barker.  405  Front  street.  San  Francisco. 

Any  stock  uDon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid on  the  thirteenth  day  of  January,  1868,  shall  be  deemed 
delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale  at  public 
auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  before,  will 
be  sold  on  Saturday,  the  eighth  day  of  February,  1868,  to 
pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of  ad- 
vertising and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees.  T   L    BARKER)  Seerefary. 

Office,  405  Frontstreet,  San  Francisco.  decU 


Whitman    Gold  and    Silver   Mining   Company. 

Location  of  Works:  Indian  Springs  District,  Lyon  County, 

Nevada. 

Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  nt  a  meeting  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  thirty-first  day  of 
October,  1867,  an  assessment  of  one  dollar  and  fifty  cents  per 
share  waslevied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company 
payable  immediately  in  United  States  gold  and  silver  coin. 
to  the  Secretary,  at  his  office,  (room  No.  10,  2d  floor)  No.  40k 
M^iituomerv  street,  San   Francisco. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain 
unpaid  on  the  second  day  of  December.  1867.  shall  be 
deemed  delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale 
at  nubile  auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  he  mnde  be- 
fore will  be  sold  on  Monday,  the  twenty-third  day  of 
December,  1867,  to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together 
with  costs  of  advertising  and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of 
the  Board  of  Trustees.  T  w  C0LE  0RN  ^^ 

Office,  room  No.  10,  2d  floor,  No.  402  Montgomery  street, 
San  Francisco,  Cal.  no2 

Postpohkment.— Tlie  dav  tor  deeming  stock  delinquent 
on  the  above  assessment  is  hereby  postponed  until  Wednes- 
day theflrstday  of  January,  1868,  and  the  sale  thereof  until 
Wednesday,  the  twenty-second  day  of  January,  I80S.    By 

order  of  the  Board  of  Trustees.     

T.  W  COLBURN,  Secretary. 

San  Francisco,  Nov.  27, 1867.  no30 


398 


%\it  gpttfag  mA  Mmtifk  Jgxm. 


Machinery. 


PATENT    AMALGAMATOR,. 

These  Machines  Stand  Unrivaled. 

For  rapidly  pulverizing  and  amalgamating  ores,  they 
have  no  equal.  No  effort  has  been,  or  will  be,  spared  to 
have  them  constructed  in  the  most  perfect  manner,  and  of 
the  great  number  now  in  operation,  not  one  has  everre- 
quired  repairs.  The  constant  and  increasing  demand  for 
them  is  sufficient  evidence  of  their  merits. 

They  are  constructed  so  as  to  apply  steam  directly  into 
the  pulp,  or  with  steam  bottoms,  as  desired. 

This  Amalgamator  Operates  as  Follows : 

The  pan  being  filled,  the  motion  of  the  muller  forces  the 
pulp  to  the  center,  where  it  is  drawn  down  through  the  ap- 
erture and  between  the  grinding  surfaces.  Thence  it  is 
thrown  to  the  periphery  into  the  quicksilver.  The  curved 
plates  again  draw  it  to  the  center,  where  it  passes  down, 
and  to  the  circumference  as  before.  Thus  it  is  constantly 
passing  In  a  regular  flow  between  the  grinding  surfaces  and 
into  the  quicksilver,  until  the  ore  is  reduced  to  an  Impalpa- 
ble powder,  and  the  metal  amalgamated. 

Setters  made  on  the  same  principle  excel  all  others.— 
They  bring  the  pulp  so  constantly  and  perfectly  in  contact 
with  quicksilver,  that  the  particles  are  rapidly  and  com 
pletely  absorbed. 

Mill  men  are  Invited  to  examine  these  pans  and  setlera  for 
themselves,  at  the  IT ACIFIC  FOUNIJItT, 

lvl  San  Francisco. 

Hunt's  Double-Action  Pump 


s  cheap,  durable,  strong,  and  not  liable  to  get  out  of  order 
Built  and  on  hand  at  No.  ,23  Second,  street,  and  1U8  Jessie 
street 
14vl5tf  E.  O.  HUNT,  Prop'r. 


E.  T.  STEEN, 

Commission  Agent  for  the  purchase  aud  sale  of 

Engines,  Boilers,  Castings, 

MD  ALL  KINDS  OF  MACHINERY, 

No.  537  Washington,  and  632  Merchant  st,  San  Francisco" 

HAS  FOB  SALE 
One  Engine,  5-Horse  Power,  ...  $100 
One  Engine  with  Uoller,  ?-SSovse,  .  OOO 
One  Engine,  Link:  for  Hoisting,  15-Horse,  SOO 
Two  Eno-Iues,  Hollers,  Port.,  lC-Horse,  l,SOO 
One  Engine,  4=O.Horse,    -  .  1,300 

One  30.Horse  Holler       -  .        SOO 

Also,  a  great  variety  o 
Boilers    anil    Macli.lu.ery, 

CASTIUGS  OF  ALL  KINDS. 

AT    LESS   THAN    MARKET   RATES. 


agp-Parties  wishing  to  purchase  or  sell  Machinery,  of  any 
kind,  can  do  so  to  advantage  through  this  agency. 
I2vl5a'r 


Steam   Pumps, 

FOE   DRAINING    MINES    OB    ELEVATING   WATER  TO 
ANY   HIC1HT. 

PICKERING'S  GOVERNORS 

For  Steam  Engines. 

GJ-iiFarci's    Injectors, 

For  Feeding  Boilers. 

STODDART'STROW   works, 


PATTINSON'S 
HURDY-GURDY  WATER-WHEEL, 


Tito  inventor  of  this  Wheel  having,  after  much  delay, 
finally  obtained  the  patent  for  the  same,  is  prepared  to  sell 
rights  therefor  to  such  as  maj-  be  desirous  of  putting  them 
up,  or  continuing  those  already  in  use.  This  is  well  known 
among  miners  as  the  "hurdy-gurdy  wheel,"  and  is  con- 
sidered the  most  economical  Water-Wheel  now  in  use. 

Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  the  subscriber  is  the  invontor 
and  holds  the  patent  right  for  the  construction  aud  use  of 
the  same;  and  that  no  person  has  a  right  to  manufacture 
or  use  thorn  without  his  permit. 

7vlu-qy  THOMAS  PATTINSON. 


Brodie's  Patented  Improvements 


FOR  THE  TREATMENT  OF 

Gold  and  Silver  Ores. 


BRODIE'S  PATENTED  IMPROVED  QUARTZ  CRUSHER. 
The  attention  of  all  Interested  in  Mining  is  respect- 
fullv  called  to  this  Improved  Machine  for  Breaking  or 
SpaUlng  Quartz,  or  other  Rock,  possess  inn,  as  It  does,  sim- 
plicity of  action  :unt  lk'litn^ss  of  construction,  so  farflsis 
compatible  with  strength  and  durability.  Inconsequence 
of  these  advantages,  the  advertisers  are  enabled  to  otler 
these  machines  to  the  public  at  the  following  low  terms: 
No.  1—0 r  lO-inch  Crusher,  capable  of  reducing  from 

three  to  four  tons  of  quartz  per  hour,  no  piece  be-     ■ 

ing  larger  than  a  walnut— price $600 

No.  2— Or  Ifiineh  Crusher,  capable  of  similarly  putting 

through  rive  to  six  tons  per  hour. 85© 

No.  3—  Or  18-inch  Crusher,  will  in  a  similar  manner 

crush  from  seven  to  eight  tons  per  hour 1,300 

KXPLANATION   OF  THE   AHOVK  ENCUAVINO. 

The  frame  is  made  of  cast  iron,  bound  with  heavy 
wrought  iron  bands,  making  it  very  strong,  and  at  the  same 
time  light  and  portable.  The  crusher  is  bolted  to  a  wood 
frame  of  sufficient  hightto  clear  the  fly-wheel,  and  allow 
the  crushed  quart/,  to  pass  off.  The  dotted  lines  show  the 
movable  and  stationary-  jaws.  Letter  A  represents  the 
eccentric  shattby  which  the  power  is  applied  direct  to  the 
movable  jaw.  B  represents  the  movable  jaw,  and  C  the 
fixed  jaw.  D  represents  the  link  or  radius  bar.  E  repre- 
sents the  bolts  for  regulating  the  opening,  F,  which  can  be 
regulated  ut  pleasure,  so  as  to  graduate  lo  the  size  to  which 
it  is  Intended  the  quartz  shall  be  crushed.  0  represents  the 
feed  opening,  by  which  the  size  of  the  machine  is  desig- 
nated. 

The  arrow  on  the  fly-wheel  shows  the  direction  to  drive 
the  eccentric,  which,  in  combination  with  the  link,  D,  gives 
the  movable  jaw,  B,  a  forward  and  downward  motion  at  the 
SP.me  time,  and  which  makes  the  hardestrock  yield  and 
separate  into  fragments  of  any  desired  size. 

The  above  Crushers  have  been  recently  erected  and  are 
now  successfully  employed  at  Bear  Valley,  Mariposa  coun- 
ty. Rawhide  Ranch,  Tuolumne  county.  Excelsior  Mine, 
Lake  District,  Nevada  county,  and  can  be  seen  in  opera- 
tion at  the  Fulton  Foundry.  First  street,  San  Francisco. 

The  following  testimonial  respecting  the  effectiveness  of 
this  Crusher,  lias  been  received   from  tiie  Superintendent 
of  the  "Rawhide  Ranch"  Mine.  In  Tuolumne  Cotintv: 
Rawhiok  Ranch,  Tuolumne  Co.,  Sept.  28,  1866. 

James  Bhodie,  Esq.,  San  Francisco— My  Dear  Sir:  Itgives 
me  pleasure  to  Inform  you  that  t  have  for  the  past  three 
months  had  one  of  your  largest  sized  Rock  Crushers  in 
use,  at  the  Rawhide  Ranch  Mining  Company's  Mill,  which 
Ins  entirety  met  my  expectations;  and  I  have  no  hesita- 
tion in  recommending  it  to  all  who  arc  in  need  of  n  machine 
for  rapidly,  cheaply  and  properly  preparing  quartz  for  the 
stamps.    Yours  truly,  11.  P.  JOHNSON, 

Supt  Rawhide  Ranch  Quartz  Mill. 

BRODIE'S  PATENT  IMPROVED  GERMAN  AMALGA- 
MATING BARREL.— This  Barrel  obtained  a  premium  at 
the  Fair  of  the  Mechanics'  Institute  in  San  Francisco,  in 
1864,  Further  particulars  will  be  afforded  on  application 
to  the  subscribers. 

For  the  present  it  is  not  intended  to  grant  licenses  for  the 
use  of  the  improved  German  Barrel,  for  a  longer  term  than 
twelve  months.  All  pernors  desirous  of  compromising, 
without  having  recourse  to  legal  proceedings,  for  past  in- 
fringements, or  deMrons  of  receiving  Letters  of  License  for 
the  limited  period  name  J,  are  requested  to  address  as  below. 

A  diugram,  with  explanations  of  this  machine,  will  be 
found  in  the  "Mining  and  Scientific  Press,"  of  September 
29  th,  1866. 


BRODIE'S  PATENT  WIND-BLAST  SEPARATOR  FOR 
DRY  CRUSHING.— This  Dry  Crusher  has  been  found  the 
most  economical  and  effective  mode  of  crushing  ores  in 
Mexico.  California  and  Nevada.  Diagrams  and  explana- 
tions afforded  on  application  to  the  subscribers. 

A  drawing  and  full  description  of  this   machine  will  he 
found  in  the  Mining  and  Scientific  Press  of  Sept.  22tl,18GC. 
JAMES  BRODIE.  Fulion  Foundry,  or 
CHARLES  RADCLlFF, 
Express  Building,  402  Montgomery  street, 
12vl3tf  San  Francisco- 


JE.     O.     HUNT, 

Manufacturer  of 

'Windmill*,  Hor»c>Foweri 

Pumpx,  Pumplne 

Frames  and 

Gearing. 

Hu.vt's  Adjustable  Wind  Mills 
to  have  all  ( he  sails  so  arranged  as 
turn  edgeways  to  the  wind  when 
the  mill  is  stopped.  The  sails  can 
be  set  at  any  angle  to  suit  the 
force  of  the  wind,  while  the  mill 
Isruuning.by  mcansof  the  brake 
lever  at  the  foot  of  the  mill,  by 
!rte=r=    any  person. 

"    '  Hunt's  Sklf-Regulating    Mill 

is  strong,  durable  and  cheap.     It 
is  provided  wiih  means  for  stop- 
ping, in  the  moat  violent  winds. 
This  mill  is  well  known  through- 
psS  out  the  State. 
Tread  Horse-Powers,  Swap  Horse-Powers,  Pumps  in  great 
variety.  Single  and  Double-Acting.     Frames  and  Gearing 
for  running  pumps,  from  steam  or  other/power,  constaully 
on  hand  and  built  to  order.    Water  Tanks  built  to  order. 
No.  28  Second  St.,  and  10S  and  ill)  Jessie  St , 
2vI5qy  San  Francisco. 


DR.  BEERS'  PATENT 
WIRE   GAUZE  AMALGAMATOR. 


THE  ATTENTION  OF  QUARTZ,  HYDRAULIC  AND 
Placer  Miners,  is  called  to  this  new  invention  for  saving 
Fine  Gold  It  Is  designed  to  furnish  the  miner  with  a  cheap 
and  simple  apparatus  by  which  the  finest  freegold  can  be 
saved  without  loss,  requiring  little  atientiMn.no  machinery 
to  drive  it,  and  will  positively  collect  every  particle  of 
amalgam,  or  of  waste  mercury  that  may  have  escaped  from 
mill  or  sluice,  aud  as  these  particles  arc  always  charged 
with  more  or  less  gold,  this  item  alone,  in  many  instances, 
will  more  than  pay  the  cost  of  this  Amalgamator  every 
month.  For  Circulars,  and  further  particulars,  address 
Dn.  J.  B.  BEEBS,  Sail  Francisco, 
llvl5  Gm  Per  Wells,  Fargo  &  Go's  Express. 


NELSON   &    DOBLE, 

AGENTS  K)R 

Thomas  Firth  &  Sons'  Cast  Steel,  FileSj 

Etc.,  Shear,  Spring,  Gorman,  Plow,  Blister  and  Toe  Calk 

Steel;  manufacturers  of 

Mill    Pic  Us,    Sledges,    Hammers,  Picks, 

Stone    Cutters',    Blacksmiths'    and    Horsc-Shoers'  Tools, 

319  ana  321  Pine  Ktreet, 

Between  Montgomery  and  Sansome.LSau  Francisco!  1 

luvMqrfl 


PICKERING'S 


E3tf<M)VE 


Warrauted  the  Best  In  Exlutence. 

Cheap  and  easy  to  attach  to  any  Engine,  old  or  new. 
Send  for  a  Circular,  to  DAVID  STODDART,  114  Bcale 
street,  San  Francisco.  12vl5-2amlq 


LEFFEL'8 

American   Double  Turbine 


THESE  WHEELS,  UNEQUALED  AND  UNRIVALED  IN 
the  United  Stutes  or  the  world,  have  been  fully  tested 
on  this  coast,  more  than  forty  being  in  use  at  this  date  in 
California  and  Oregon,  driving  all  kinds  of  machinery.  Saw 
Mills,  Flour  Mills,  Quart/.  Mills,  etc.,  etc.,  etc. 

California  Kefkhrncks.—  E.  Stoctoii,  Folsom;  0.  Sim- 
mons, Oakland,  (Mill  at  Clear  Lake):  Morgan  Covlllo,  Lex- 
ington, Santa  Clara  County;  J.  Y.  McMillan,  Lexington 
Santa  Clara  County.     figs*  Send  fur  Circular,  to 

KNAT»I»  «fc  GRANT, 
„I  ,„ ,  _  Agents  for  California. 

26vl3-Iyq  310  Washington  street,  San  Francisco. 


SUPERIOR  CUT-OFF  EKGIWES. 

We  desire  to  call  the  attention  of  Engineers,  Manufac- 
turers, and  MJllmen,  to  the  celebrated  . 

Hartford    Engine, 
With  Wright's  Patent  Variable  Cut-off,  which  we  are  now 
manufacturing  under  a  license  from  the  Woodruff*  Beach 
Iron  Work  Co.,  Hartford,  Ct.    To  parties  wishing  a  First- 
class 

Fuel-Saving  Engine, 

Simple  aud  durable  in  construction,  this  Engine  is  offered 
in  the  belief  that  it  is  superior  to  any  other  manufactured. 
It  enjoys  the  very  highest  reputation  In  the  Atlantic  States, 
Where  it  is  well  known;  over  300  of  them  having  been  built 
by  the  Woodruff  &  Beach  Compnny,  and  being  now  in  suc- 
cessful operation. 

GOUBABS  «fe  CO., 
Pacific  Iron  Works. 
San  Francisco,  Aug.  29,  1867.  9vl5tf 


BLAKE'S  QUARTZ  BREAKER ! 
PKICES     REDUCED! 

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Mining  in  Sierra  County. 

Alleshany. — Quartz  in  this  vicinity  is 
looking  up  remarkably,  and  making  times 
comparatively  lively.  There  are]  a  large 
number  of  fine  looking  veins  that  evidently 
would  pay  well,  with  sufficient  capital  to 
properly  develop  and  work  them.  The 
Union  mine  has  been  very  rich,  and  would 
probably  continue  to  pay,  were  it  not  for 
some  disagreement  among  the  present  own- 
ers. As  it  is,  work  has  been  stopped  for 
some  time,  and  the  property  remains  idle, 
waiting  for  a  settlement  of  difficulties.  The 
Oak  Flat  ledge  has  the  appearance  of  being 
the  best  developed  lead  in  the  vicinity.  It 
is  owned  by  Dnnkin  &  Co.,  who  have  really 
got  a  large  and  clearly  defined  vein  of  ore, 
well  opened  for  inspection.  Parties  wish- 
ing to  purchase  a  good  vein  of  low  grade 
ore,  would  do  well  to  pay  this  mine  a  visit. 

A  VALUABLE    DISCOVERY. 

There  are  several  other  leads  that  promise 
well,  and  apparently  only  want  a  little 
means,  properly  applied,  to  prove  .them 
valuable.  Bat  what  has  caused  consider- 
able excitement,  and  apparently  given  a 
new  impetus  to  quartz  enterprise  generally 
hereabouts,  is  the  mining  discovery,  made 
about  a  year  ago  by  Messrs.  Fessler,  Lewis 
and  two  others — styled  the  Docile  Co.  This 
most  remarkable  and  peculiar  ledge  of  gold 
bearing  rock  is  located  about  one  and  a  half 
miles  from  town,  on  the  South  Pork  of 
Kanaka  Creek  by  the  above  named  parties, 
who,  mining  in  the  creek,  took  out  very 
good  pay  until  they  arrived  at  a  certain 
point,  when  their  pay  gave  out,  and  they 
then  left  the  creek  and  commenced  pros- 
pecting the  bank  immediately  opposite 
where  the  pay  had  ceased  ;  here,  to  their 
astonishment,  they  found  the  top  dirt  even 
richer  than  it  had  been  in  the  creek,  and  in  a 
very  short  time  they  were  rewarded  by  find- 
ing the  vein  from  whence  the  precious  metal 
had  emanated.  This  vein,  at  the  point  of 
discovery,  shows  no  quartz  whatever,  but 
instead,  a  very  large  strata  of  talcose  slate, 
and  soap  stone,  partially  decomposed,  and 
workable  in  a  rocker  from  which  they  aver- 
aged $15  to  the  man,  until  more  recently 
they  have  traced  their  lead  up  the  bank  or 
divide,  where  at  the  distance  of  300  feet 
from  the  point  of  discovery,  the  vein  merges 
into  a  large  ledge  of  quartz.  Prom  this 
point  they  trace  it  up  the  mountain  some 
200  feet,  where,  running  a  cross-cut, 
they  find  the  lode  to  be  forty  feet  in  width, 
of  good  pay  ore.  From  hence  a  further 
trace  is  made  to  a  distance  of  800  feet  from 
the  point  of  discovery,  where  an  incline  is 
sunk  to  the  depth  of  thirty  feet.  From  this 
incline  the  company  have  panned  out  of  de- 
composed sulphurets,  and  pounded  out  in  a 
band  mortar,  820,000  of  gold,  worth  $19  per 
ounce,  besidesapile  of  ore  yet  to  be  crushed 
(when  a  mill  is  erected) ,  and  which  is  esti- 
mated to  yield  $10,000  more — making  $30,- 
000  taken  from  a  thirty  foot  incline.  Mr. 
Frank  Smith,  of  North  San  Juan,  and  Harry 
Sears,  of  San  Francisco,  have  purchased 
one-fourth  interest  of  this  claim,  for  which 
they  are  to  erect  a  10-stamp  mill.  Mr. 
Smith  has  also  since  purchased  another  one- 
fourth  interest  (250  feet)  on  his  own  account, 
for  $15,000. 

Messrs.  Bovee  &  Co.  have  a  claim  on  the 
same  ledge,  commencing  just  above  the 
Docile  Co's  incline,  and  extending  up  the 
mountain  1,000  feet,  which  is  supposed  to 
be  equally  as  rich  as  the  Docile,  from  the 
fact  that  the  latter  company  found  their 
richest  pay  nearly  at  the  division  stake. 
They  will  commence  work  next  season.  This 
lead  can  be  worked  as  cheap  or  Cheaper  than 
any  other  known  mine  in  the  State — astheir 
rock  requires  no  blasting,  and  timber  and 
water  abounds  plentifully  close  at  hand.  It 
is  estimated  that  mining  and  milling  will 
not  cost  to  exceed  $1. 50  per  ton.  The  John- 
son Co. ,  near  by,  have  also  found  excellent 
rock  from  which  they  make  wages  in  a  hand 
mortar. 

Fobest  City. — Some  few  claims  in  this 
place  are  still  washing  out  handsome  divi- 
dends, the  most  prominent  of  which  are  the 
Live  Yankee  and  Young  America. 

Brush  Creek,  four  miles  below  Forest 
City  now,  affords  a  mine  unsurpassed  for 
richness  by  any  in  the  State.  It  is  styled  the 
Brush  Creek  mine,  and  is  owned  by  N.  A. 
Watson,  of  Camptonville,  and  S.  F.  Lord, 
of  San  Francisco.  They  have  a  shaft  over 
250  feet  deep,  with  from  four  to  six  foot 
vein,  yielding  tons  of  ore  sufficiently  rich 
for  jewel  settings,  much[of  it  being  appar- 
ently half  gold.  ^  Mr.  Watson  has  owned 


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399 


this  mine  for  a  long  while ;  it  onco  closed 
up  on  him— pinched  entirely  ont ;  but  ob- 
serving thnt  the  casings  continued  in  the 
form  of  a  seam,  he  followed  down  until  the 
quartz  again  appeared  more  abundant  and 
richer  than  ever.  It  is  now  conceded  by 
Rood  judges  to  be  a  first  class  vein.  Mr. 
\Y.  has  only  hoisting  and  pumping  ma- 
chinery at  present,  but  will  erect,  during 
the  coming  season,  a  20-stamp  mill.  Success 
to  his  efforts. 

Goodyears'  Bar  still  exists  in  the  geog- 
raphy of  Sierra.  From  this  point  to  I)ow- 
nieville,  and  far  above  nu  the  Yuba,  consid- 
erable mining  is  being  done  ;  to  what  ex- 
tent cannot  be  known,  as  it  is  principally  in 
the  hands  of  Celestials. 

DowNTEvrLtK. — This  place,  owing  to  its 
being  the  outlet  of  a  vast  scope  of  mining 
country,  presents  a  comparatively  lively  ap- 
pearance. Quartz  is  beginning  to  attract 
considerable  attention,  although  as  yet  but 
little  is  done  except  to  makea  start  in  the  mat- 
ter. There  are  some  twelve  or  fifteen  veins 
in  the  immediate  vicinity,  sufficiently  pros- 
pected to  establish  a  value,  some  of  which 
afford  high  expectations  to  thoir  owners. 
The  Gold  Bluffledge  (Stumphf  &  Co.,  pro- 
prietors,) situated  one  and  a  half  miles 
above  town,  is  a  well  defined  vein  from  four 
to  seven  feet  in  width,  paying  from  S18  to 
$£2  per  ton.  The  company  have  a  tunnel 
in  1,050  feet,  and  expect  to  strike  the  ledge 
inside  of  an  additional  100  feet,  some  time 
during  the  coming  winter,  when  they  will 
tap  the  vein  at  least  700  feet  below  the  sur- 
face. As  soon  as  this  is  done,  they  will 
start  their  12-stamp  mill  situated  on  the  vein 
about  200  yards  below  the  month  of  the  tun- 
nel. The  Good  Hope  (Dr.  Jump,  McKin- 
sey  and  others,  proprietors) ,  one  mile  from 
town,  and  finely  located  for  working  by 
means  of  tunnel,  is  a  clearly  defined  three 
foot  vein  of  decomposed  gold  bearing  quartz, 
all  of  which  prospects  well,  and  from  sev- 
eral mill  tests,  yields  §21  per  ton.  They 
are  down  100  feet,  finding  gradual  improve- 
ment in  both  quantity  and  quality  as  they 
go  down.  Intend  running  a  tunnel  this 
winter  to  strike  the  ledge  3l)0  feet  below  the 
surface.     More  next  week.  B. 


India  Bubeee  which  is  ordinarily  cut 
with  so  much  difficulty  by  a  knife,  may  be 
quite  readily  severed  if  the  operation  is  per- 
formed under  water. 


AijATE  Boston  notion  is  to  generate  steam 
with  the  aid  of  waste  coal  dust,  very  fine, 
injected  by  a  current  of  compressed  air  into 
the  space  over  the  fire,  where  it  is  said  to 
burn  with  an  intensely  hot  flame,  greatly  in- 
creasing the  production  of  steam. 


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MANUFACTURERS. 

Moore's  Patent  Friction  Hoist. 

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right  Convergent  J  awn,  actuated 
by  a  Revolving  Shalt. 
All  persons  who  are  violating  the  Patent  by  the  unau- 
Itorized  making,  helling  or  using  machines  In  which  quartz 
other  material  Is  crushed  between  upright  convergent 
aws,  actuated  by  a  revolving  shaft,  aro  hereby  warned 
hat  they  arc  appropriating  the  property  of  others,  and 
they  will  beheld  responsible  in  law  and  in-damngee. 
everal  infringing  machines  arc  made  and  offered  for 
in  ibis  city,  upon  which  Patents  have  been  obtained, 
nufacturers,  purchasers  and  users,  are  notified  lhatsuch 
Patents  do  not  authorize  the  use  of  the  original  invention, 
and  that  such  machines  cannot  bo  used  without  incurring 
liability  for  damages.  BLAKE  Jt  TYLER, 

UvHtf  Agents- for  tho  Pacific  Coast 


JXotioe  to  Miners, 

Well-Borers    and  Water    Companies. 

MPRAG  IS  NOW  PREPARED  TO  MANUFACTURE 
.  Hydraulic  and  Artesian  Well  Pipes  in  the  best  work- 
manlike manner,  and  at  the  lowest  market  rates.  Having 
made  large  additions  to  my  stock  of  machinery  for  that 
branch  of  business,  I  am  prepared  to  fill  all  orders  with  dis- 
patch, and  guarantee  entire  satisfaction.  I  also  manufac- 
ture Mississippi  Stoves,  or  the  latest  Improved  patterns,  for 
vessels  of  all  classes.    Also,  Ship  Plumbing  done. 

M.  PK.VC. 
8vl3-ly       Stove  Storo,  No.  125  Clay  street,  below  Davis. 


\    FULL  ASSORTMENT  OF 

M.  olclers*    Tools, 

Constantly  on  hand  and  for  sale  at  low  prices,  by 

CHAS.  OTTO  A  CO., 
Successors  to  Marwcdel  &  Otto.  '&V2   Bush  st.,  a  few  doors 
above  Montgomery,  San  Francisco.  22vl5  3m 


A     FULL  ASSORTMENT  OF 

MACHINE    SCREWS   AND  TAPS^ 

Constantly  on  hand  and  for  sale  by 

CHAS  OTTO  &  CO., 
22vl5.3m  312  Bush  street. 


A    FULL  ASSORTMENT  OF 

TWIST     DRILLS, 

At  lov/  prices,  being  sole  Agents  for  the  manufacturers, 
(the  Manhattan  Firearms  Company.) 

— AI/-0— 

Steam  Gauges,    a    general    assortment   of 

Hardware,  Cutlery,  and 

MECHANICS'     TOOLS, 

By  CHAS.  OTTO  A  CO., 
22vl5-3m  312  Bush  street,  San  Francisco. 


To  Foundrymen  and  Blacksmiths. 

LUMP  LEHIGH  AND  CUMBERLAND    COAL,  IN    ANT 
quantity,  sacked  and   shippe:!   to  any  part  of  the  coun 
try,  bv  JAS.  R.  I>  >VLE,  Coal  Dealer, 

■113  and  415  Pacific  street, 
bet.  Sansome  and  Montgomery, 
24v15-3m  s»n  Jranciseo. 


Manzanita  Pipes ! 

WHOLESALE  AND  RETAIL.— SALESROOM,  NO.  65 
Third  street,  near  Mission.  Factory,  No  lOStevenson 
street  near  First.  S:in  Francisco.  These  Pines  are  manu- 
factured from  the  best  Mountain  Manzanita,  as  sweet  as 

M24vI5-3mim'  JACKSON  &  SFAULDING. 


JEZLHiTSItY'S 

Patent  India  Rubber  Faint  and  Cement 

Is  composed  of  India-rubber  snd  other  gums,  dissolved  In 
pure  linseed  oil,  mixed  with  the  various  coloring  matters, 
and  ground  in  any  color.  Wo  paint  Wood,  Brick,  Metal, 
Cloth  etc.  It  is  a  superior  Marine  Paint  Will  not  rot, 
peel,  blister  or  crack  in  any  climate.  Fifteen  hundred  Fish 
in g  Vessels. at  Gloucester,  Mass  ,  uSo  it  aa  superior  to  other 
paints.  We  refer  to  Steamers  America,  Senator,  Paul  Pry, 
Julia,  etc.,  and  W.  E.  Van  Allen,  S.  C.  Bugbee  &  Son,  Tubbs 
&  Co.,  C.  W.  Thomas,  Sidney  Johnson,  Dr.  Heuston.  Gen'. 
Connor,  Stockton,  H.  L.  Davis,  Jas.-  Lick,  J.  P.  Pierce, 
Esqs.,  and  others.  Filbert  Street  School  House,  two  coats 
on  redwood,  equal  to  three  coats  lead.  One  hundred 
pounds  paint  equal  in  bulk  to  two  hundred  pounds  lead. 
Cementing  and  painting  new  or  old  Tin  or  Metal  Roofs. 
We  first  cement  around  fire  walls  and  skylights  all  holes 
and  cracks,  then  apply  a  good  coat  of  paint.  A  goodv  clean, 
tight  roof  is  certain.  Price,  from  one  to  thiee  cents  per 
square  foot,  according  tO'Sixc  and  condition  of  roof. 

Jfew  Cloth  Koofs  put  on,  saturated  with  liquid  rub 
ber;  then  painted  at  nine  cents  per  square  foot  We  use 
none  but  the  best  materials  and  pure  linseed  oil.  No  lead 
turpentine;  neither  asphaltum  or  coal  tar. 

Also,  for  sale,  "Submarine  Rubber  Varnish,"  $5  per  gal 
Ion;  any  color.  We  will  apply  to  Vessels'  Bottoms,  or  fur- 
nish at  $5  per  gallon.  23vl5tf 


It  is  a  Fact, 

That  BOWMAN'S  AMERICAN  WASHING  COMPOUND  is 
the  best  article  for  Washing  and  Cleaning  yet  discovered. 
Is  acknowledged  to  he  a  saving  both  in  money  and  labor. 
As  the  Compound  soi'lcns  the  dirt,  the  clothes  require  not 
more  than  one-half  the  rubbing  necessary  m  washing  by 
the  old  method;  besides  all  who  give  ita  trial  acknowledge 
that  their  clothes  are  whiter  in  washing  with  this  Com- 
pound than  they  were  ever  known  to  he  by  using  any 
other  preparation.  For  washing  woolen  gtiods  and  flan- 
nels it  cannot  be  equalled.  Calicoes  that  cannot  be  washed 
Willi  soap  withniit  lading  are  washed  in  the  water  need  for 
boiling  white  clollies.  This  Compound  has  been  used  in 
the  Eastern  States  for  the  past  three  years,  with  perfect' 

SUCCflfARRANTED  NOT  TO  INJURE  THE  CLOTHES. 
ass-For  Male  toy  all  Grocers. 

LVN OH  <»  PARSONS,  Agents, 
livl5-3m  333  Jackson  street,  near  Battery. 


400 


Sbt  pitting  m&  MwMk  $w#. 


New  Patents  and  Inventions. 

Under  this  heading  we  shall  mention,  from  week  to  week 
as  occasion  may  demand  New  and  Important  Inven- 
tions: also,  the  List  of  Patent  Claims  recently  issued  from 
the  U.  S.  Patent  Office  to  inventors  on  the  Pacific  Coast, 
and  other  Patent  Issues  which  we  deem  of  local  in- 
terest to  readers  on  this  side  of  the  Continent  Most 
Patents  on  this  coast  are  secured  ihroueh  the  MINING 
AND  SCIENTIFIC  PRESS  PATENT  AGENCY.  We  are 
prepared  to  obtain  from  Washington,  with  despatch, 
copies  of  any  Patent  issued. 


PATENTS  BECENTLY  ISSUED. 

70,628. — Adjustable  Pbop -Joints  fob  Car- 

biages. — Anson   Searle,    San  Francisco, 

Cal. : 

I  claim,  1st,  An  adjustable  or  extension 
prop-joint. 

2d,  A  socket,  pivoted,  or  center  joint,  all 
substantially  as  described,  and  for  the  pur- 
poses set  forth. 
70,763. — Pan-Bloweks.  —Warren  P.  Miller, 

of  San  Francisco,  Cal. : 

I  claim  the  blower,  consisting  of  two  or 
more  wheels,  constructed  and  operated  in 
manner  as  described. 

70,781. — Seeding  Machines. — Kobert  Bax- 
ter, of  French  Camp,  Cal. : 

I  claim,  1st,  The  seed-box,  constructed  as 
described,  and  provided  with  a  rod  and 
prongs,  so  located  that  a  part  of  the  several 
prongs  only  are  in  the  box,  and  that  at  the 
front  side  thereof,  as  and  for  the  purpose 
described. 

2d,  The  elbow-lever,  operated  by  a  pin 
on  the  plow-wheel,  and  operating  the  rod 
with  its  prongs,  in  combination  with  said 
rod,  in  the  manner  and  for  the  object  set 
forth. 
70,804 — Leveling  Attachment  to  Agki- 

ctjlttjbatj     Implements     Mounted!    on 

Wheels. — Benjamin  F.  Cook,  of  Olema, 

Cal.: 

I  claim  the  application  of  a  wheel,  F,  pro- 
vided with  a  rim,  a,  beveled  so  as  to  form 
inclined  planes,  and  interposed  between  the 
rear  axle  and  bolster  of  the  machine,  sub- 
stantially as  and  for  the  purpose  set  forth. 

I  also  claim  the  combination  of  the  wheel, 
F,  and  the  capstan  or  winch,  H,  substan- 
tially as  and  for  the  purpose  specified. 

I  further  claim  the  brake,  e,  arranged  in 
relation  with  the  drum  dx  of  the  capstan  or 
winch,  H,  and  connected  to  the  lever,  Gx, 
when  said  parts  are  used  in  combination 
with  the  wheel,  F,  for  the  purpose  set 
forth. 
70,839. — Amalgamatob. — Fred.   G.  Hesse, 

of  San  Francisco,  Cal. : 

I  claim,  1st,  The  narrow  annular  amal- 
gamating-chamber,  A,  formed  by  a  revolv- 
ing cylinder,  D,  and  an  inner  cylinder, 
either  stationary  or  revolving  with  D,  con- 
structed for  very  high  speed,  and  in  combi- 
nation with  a  hydraulic  device  to  cause  a 
current  of  water  to  pass  through  said  cham- 
ber, for  the  purpose  substantially  as  de- 
scribed. 

2d,  The  use  of  an  extra  current  within 
the  chamber,  A,  for  the  purpose  of  discharg- 
ing pulp  without  interfering  with  the  amal- 
gamating current,  substantially  as  described. 

4d,  The  manner  of  producing  this  cur- 
rent by  means  of  a  centrifugal  head  and 
guide-blades,  substantially  as  described. 
70,914— Gold    Sep abatob. —William   C. 

Stiles,  of  Nevada  City,  Cal. : 

I  claim,  1st,  The  arrangement  of  the 
openings,  o,  o,  protected  by  screens,  s  s,  and 
ledges,  i  i,  upon  an  inclined  vibrating  table, 
T,  having  a  series  of  transverse  ledges,  1 1, 
for  the  purpose  of  separating  the  gold  dust 
from  dirt,  substantially  in  the  manner  de- 
scribed. 

2d,  The  combination  and  arrangement  of 
a  series  of  f  oraminated  water  troughs,  w  w, 
with  an  inclined  vibrating  table,  T,  having 
openings,  o  o,  and  ledges,  1 1,  substantially 
as  and  for  the  purpose  set  forth. 
70,959. — Iepbovement  in   Chubns.— Chas. 

Colby,  San   Francisco,  Cal.,   assignor  to 

himself    and  Michael    O'Neil,    of    same 

place. 

I  claim  the  combination  and  arrangement 
of  the  driving-shaft,  B,  gears,  C  and  E,  with 
gears,  D  and  F,  at  the  opposite  end  of  the 
churn,  with  the  dashers,  H  and  K,  and  bar- 
rel L,  all  as  described  for  the  purpose  set 
forth. 

This  invention  consists  in  providing  a 
more  efficacious  method  of  dividing  and  agi- 
tating the  particles  of  cream  by  a  system  of 
rotary  dashes  or  arms  operating  in  contrary 
directions,  the  one  within  trie  other.  This 
is  done  by  constructing  a  churn  with  a  cir- 
cular barrel  having  a  shaft  passing  longi- 
tudinally through  its  center,  at  one  end  of 
which  is  a  pinion  operated  by  a  gear-wheel 
on  the  driving-shaft.  This  central  axis  car- 
ries a  set  of  arms  or  dashers.  Another  set 
of  dashers  is  carried  in  a  contrary  direction 
by  a  gear  and  pinion  at  the  other  end,  their 
supporting  arms  being  so  long  that  they  re- 
volve outside  the  first  mentioned  dashers. 


CHALLENGE  FOR  TWO  THOUSAND  DOLLARS, 


AND   THE 


"GOLD    MCEIXAJLi." 


THE  EXCELSIOR   ZPTJIMIP    COMPANY 

Hereby  challenge  Mb.  Thomas  Hansbeow  in  the  above  amount,  to  a  Mechanical  Trial 
between  his  ''Challenge  Pump"  and  the  "Excelsior  Pump,"  the  trial  to  take  place  in 
San  Francisco,  before  a 

COMMITTEE    OF    MECHANICS, 

Each  Pump  to  be  constructed  in  accordance  with  its  patent,  and  to  be  tested  from  their 
least  to  their  greatest  capacity,  together  with  the  power  required  by  each-  Pump.  A 
meeting  for  settling  arrangements  for  the  trial  may  be  had  at  the  office  of  the  Mining 
and  ScrENTrFia  Pbess.    This  Challenge  open  for  sixty  days. 


The     "  Excelsior    Pump" 

Was  not  entered  for  the  Gold  Medad,  at  the  recent  State  Fair,  as  it  was  verbally  agreed, 
by  Mr.  Hansbrow  and  Mr.  Hooker,  that  they  would  not  enter  their  Pumps  for  the 
Medal,  as  no  means  were  provided  for  testing  machinery,  and  believing  that 

Policy,  not  Merit  of  Machines, 

Was  to  govern  the  award  of  prizes.     The  inference  is  clear — hence  the  above  Challenge. 
CTJSHITSrO    «fc    HOOKER,  Prop'rs. 

23vl5lf 


71,011. — Impbovement  in  Amalgamatoes. 

Alfred  Horn,  Silver  City,  Nev. : 

I  claim,  1st,  The  application  of  a  scraper 
or  distributor,  C,  to  an  amalgamating  ma- 
chine or  pan,  for  the  purpose  of  distribu- 
ting the  mercury  through  the  pulp,  sub- 
stantially as  described. 

2d,  Arranging  the  said  distributor  to  an 
amalgamating  machine,  so  that  it  may  be 
easily  adjusted  to  the  wear  of  the  shoes  and 
dies,  substantially  as  described. 

The  nature  of  this  improvement  is  to  pro- 
vide means  for  constantly  enlivening  the  mer- 
cury employed  for  amalgamating  the  prec- 
ious metals,  and  consists  of  a  scraper  or 
distributor,  having  an  arm  attached  to  it, 
the  end  of  the  scraper  operating  in  a  groove, 
in  which  the  quicksilver  is  placed  around 
the  bottom  of  the  pan,  the  whole  being  at- 
tached to  the  muller-frame  to  be  carried 
around  with  it.  In  most  amalgamating 
pans,  says  the  inventor,  there  is  a  space  be- 
tween the  inner  end  of  the  mullers  and  the 
cone  that  is  recessed  for  the  purpose  of 
holding  mercury,  and  which  large  body  of 
mercuTy  has  no  means  whereby  it  may  be 
distributed  in  thepulp,  except  by  the  friction 
of  the  pulp  or  ore  passing  over  its  surface  ; 
and  in  many  instances  the  surface  of  the 
mercury  becomes  covered  with  a  film  or 
coating,  which  render  it  wholly  inactive  and 
ineffective  for  taking  up  the  precious  metals, 
the  friction  of  the  pulp  being  insufficient 
for  removing  the  scum  or  coatiDg. 
71,056. — Impboved  Bock  Deilling  Ma- 
chine. — Walter    Pierce,    Onion  Valley, 

Cal.: 

1st,  I  claim  the  adjustable  ways,  C,  hav- 
ing the  drill,  D,  and  the  slotted  hammer, 
F,  moving  upon  them,  substantially  as  and 
for  the  purpose  described. 

2d,  The  levers,  J,  I,  and  G,  operating 
upon  each  other,  and  upon  the  hammer,  F, 
substantially  as  and  for  the  purpose  de- 
scribed. 

3d,  I  claim  in  connection,  as  an  improved 
drilling  machine,  the  levers,  J,  L  and  G, 
the  hammer,  F,  operating  upon  the  drill, 
D,  together  with  the  adjustable  ways,  C,  C, 
the  whole  constructed  substantially  as  and 
for  the  purpose  described. 

The  object  of  this  invention  is  to  provide 
an  improved  horizontal  drilling  machine, 
which  can  be  operated  in  tunnels,  or  in  any 
place  where  it  is  difficult  to  swing  a  sledge, 
and  with  greatly  increased  power  and  ef- 
ficiency, the  direction  of  the  drill  being  de- 
termined by  the  angle  of  the  ways  in  which 
it  and  the  hammer  move.  The  hammer  is 
moved  backward  and  forward  by  a  lever  or 
system  of  levers  so  arranged  as  to  be  worked 
with  the  greatest  facility. 

71,085. — Wetting  Apparatus  poe  the 
Blind. — John  Synnott,  San  Francisco, 
CaL 

I  claim,  1st,  The  tablet  with  pins,  b,  b, 
and  the  hinged  frame,  B,  with  notches  or 
slots,  a,  a,  substantially  as  described. 


2d,  The  bars,  E,  F,  and  the  measuring 
block,  H,  with  the  pin,  I,  together  with  the 
following-block,  G,  with  its  projections,  c, 
and  lug,  d,  substantially  as  described. 
The  nature  of  the  invention  is  to  provide 
a  machine,  such  as  will  enable  that  class 
of  persons  who  have  become  premature- 
ly blind  or  near-sighted  to  write  letters 
and  direct  them,  as  well  as  to  perform  any 
correspondence  or  manuscript  writing.  In 
order  to  accomplish  this  object,  the  invent- 
or employs  an  inclined  tablet  or  desk, 
having  an  inclined  drawer  for  stationery. 
On  this  tablet  is  placed  a  hinged  frame, 
upon  the  sides  of  which  are  placed  slots, 
about  one-half  of  an  inch  apart,  in  which 
are  placed  two  rods  or  bars,  the  upper  one 
of  which  acts  as  a  guide  to  obtain  the  width 
of  the  line,  and  is  curved  at  both  ends. 
Upon  the  lower  bar  or  rod  are  placed  two 
blocks,  one  of  which  fits  closely  upon  it,  and 
is  for  the  purpose  of  a  measure;  the  other 
one  acts  as  a  guide,  and  moves  easily  along 
the  bar.  Pins  are  placed  in  one  corner  of 
the  tablet  for  the  purpose  of  a  guide  to  the 
sheet  of  paper  and  envelope. 

beissues. 

Fusible  Disks  for  Steam  Boilers. — 
William  Burnett,  of  San  Francisco,  and 
John  Absterdam,  of  New  York  city,  having 
petitioned  for  the  extension  of  a  patent 
granted  to  them  the  28th  day  of  February, 
1854,  for  an  improvement  in  the  use  of  fusi- 
ble disks  in  steam  boilers,  for  seven  years 
from  the  expiration  of  said  patent,  which 
takes  place  on  the  28th  day  of  February, 
1868,  it  is  ordered  that  the  said  petition  be 
heard  at  the  Patent  Office  on  Monday,  the 
10th  day  of  February  next. 

Gang  Plow. — William  B.  Beady,  of  Sac- 
ramento, Cal.,  has  petitioned  for  an  exten- 
sion of  a  patent  granted  to  him  Dec,  3d, 
1861.  The  claims  for  the  same  are  as  fol- 
lows :  I  claim,  1st,  The  curved  beams,  A, 
when  used  in  connection  with  a  gang  plow, 
or  a  series  of  plows  connected  together  by 
cross-bars,  B,  B,  B,  constructed  and  oper- 
ating as  and  for  the  purposes  herein  set 
forth. 

2d,  The  arrangement  of  the  arms,  G, 
wheels,  I,  and  lever,  J,  when  attached  to 
the  right-hand  arms,  G,  and  connected  to 
the  central  beam,  A,  as  and  for  the  purpose 
set  forth. 

3d,  The  arrangement  and  application  of 
the  draught  at  any  point  or  place  below  the 
top  of  the  standard  of  the  plow,  as  specified 
and  described  and  for  the  purposes  set 
forth. 


CHICKERING  &   SONS' 

PIANOS 

Received  the 
FIRST  PREMIUM 
'-■■la^  rtftg^"  (Gold  Medal) 

And  Decoration  of  Legion  of 'Honor,  at  the 

Paris  Exposition. 

KOHLER,  CHASE  &  CO.,  Agents, 

26vl4nrlCp  431  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco. 


W.    T.   GARRATT, 
City 

BRASS  AND  BELL  FOUNDER. 


Cor.  Mission  and  Fremont  sts., 

SAN    FEAH0I8CO. 

Manufacturer  of  Brass,  Zinc,  and  Anti-Friction  or 
Babtoet  Metal  Castings; 

CBURCH  AND  STEAMBOAT 

TAVERN     AND    BAND    BELLS     AND     GOKG8, 

FIRE   ENGINES,     FORCE    AND    LIFT    PUWP8, 

Steam,  Liquor,  Soda  Oil,  Water  and  Flange  Cocks,  and 
Valves  of  all  descriptions,  made  and  repaired.  Hose  and 
all  other  Joints,  Spelter,  Solder,  and  Copper  Rivets,  <sc. 
Gauge  Cocks,  Cylinder  Cocks,  Oil  Globes,  Steam  Whistles, 

H1DKATIJC  PIPES  AND    SOZZEL9 
For  Mining  purposes,  Iron  Steam  Pipe  furnished  with  Fit 
tings,  &c.    Coupling  Joints  of  all  saes.    Particular  attention 
paid  to  Distillery  Work.    Manufacturer  of  "Garratt's  Pat- 
tent  Improved  Journal  Metal." 

ea-  Highest  Market  price  paid  for  OLD  BELLS,  COPPEB 
AND  BRASS.  -&tt  6tf 

SIXTH  INDUSTRIAL  EXHIBITION 

UNDER  THE  AUSPICES  OF  THE 

MECHANICS'  INSTITUTE, 

SAN  FKAKTCISCO. 


The  undersigned,  acting  under  authority  from  the  Me- 
chanics* Institute  of  the  City  of  San  Frnnciseo,  take  great 
pleasure  in  announcing  to  the  public  that  they  haye  re- 
solved upon  holding  an  Industrial  Exhibition  in  the  month 
of  August,  186S,  on  a  much  larger  scalo  than  was  ever  bo- 
fore  attempted  on  this  coast;  and  tlioy  make  this  early  an- 
nouncement of  their  intention,  that  all  who  may  desire  to 
participate  shall  have  ample  time  for  preparation; 

A  programme,  embracing  rules  and  regulations  tor 
the  government  of  participants,  with  alist  of  Premiums 
to  be  awarded,  etc.,  is  receiving  such  earnest  and  care 
ful  attention  as  the  importance  of  the  enterprise  domanda 
and  in  due  season  the  same  will  be  made  public  by  circula- 
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(VOI.XTME    XV. 

I        Number    SO. 


BtifFor  Tublo  of  Contents,  see  Index. 
Close  of  the  Year. 

With  this  number  we  closo  the  year  18(17. 
The  year's  list  of  the  distinguished  dead,  so 
far  as  their  names  havo  reached  us,  is  re- 
corded in  another  column  ;  but  as  we  have 
not  yet  quite  reached  tho  point  where  the 
"down  grade"  commences,  tho  sad  tidings 
of  the  departure  of  others  may  yet  come  in. 
;  But  these  constitute  a  niero  moiety  of  the 
mighty  procession  which  has  crossed  the 
dark  river  during  the  year  just  drawing  to 
a  close.  More  than  thirty  millions  of  hu- 
man beings  havo  gone  down  into  the  shore- 
less ocean  sinco  last  wo,  who  aro  left,  ex- 
changed New  Year's  greetings  !  What  a 
terrible  "dead  march"  is  that  of  this 
mournf  ul  column, — moving  along, — tramp, 
tramp, — on  its  way  to  the  silent  shades  of 
"the  evermore !" 

Men  fall  everywhere.  From  the  throne, 
from  classic  shades,  from  the  lofty  seats  of 
science,  from  the  pulpit  and  from  the  fo- 
rum,— they  fall ; — high  or  low,  at  home  and 
abroad,  they  die.  In  how  many  home  cir- 
cles are  missed  to-day  some  who  so  happily 
commenced  the  year  with  us  !  The  absence 
of  father,  mother,  brother,  sister, — some 
dear  little  child,  or  some  favorite  friend, — 
brings  heartfelt  sorrow  to  thousands.  The 
quick  tear  starts  to  the  eye  as  the  vacant 
seat  at  the  festive  board  is  noted ;  and 
those  who  remain  instinctively  draw  to- 
gether in  closer  communion,  as  if  to  close 
the  gap. 

All  things  material  bear  the  legend, 
"Passing  away."  Even  the  solid  earth  will, 
in  its  turn,  cease  to  be.  Not  Revelation  only, 
but  Seience,has  thus  declared.  Its  elements 
will  recombine  in  changed  forms,  as  will 
those  which  constitute  the  material  part  of 
man.  Does  nothing,  then,  remain  un- 
changed ?  Yes  I  that  which  has  had  a  sin- 
gle glimpse  at  the  Infinite ;  that  which  has 
had,  for  one  instant,  a  conception,  however 
vague,  of  something  beyond  itself  ;  that 
which  feels  within  itself  a  dependence  upon 
a  personal  Deity  !  This  consciousness  of  In- 
finity, is  itself  infinity.  What  some  men  call 
Nature,  and  recognize  as  the  only  God,  will 
die ;  and  as  man,  when  dead,  is  laid  in  the 
grave  by  those  who  remain,  Nature  herself 
will,  in  her  turn,  be  buried  and  forgotten, 
so  to  speak,  by  the  Eternal  and  his  angels. 

^-*.  <^»  •  •--• 

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Agency. — Twelve  patents  were  issued  to 
inventors  in  this  State  from  the  U.  S.  Pa- 
tent Office  at  Washington,  for  the  week 
ending  Nov.  19th.  Of  this  number  ten  were 
obtained  through  the  Mining  and  Scien- 
tific Press  Patent  Agency.  Inventors  on 
this  coast  appear  to  have  a  due  appreciation 
of  the  advantages  of  obtaining  their  patents 
through  us.  Having  a  regular  established 
agency  at  Washington,  where  personal  at- 
tention is  given  to  every  application  through 
this  office,  gives  us  a  most  important  advant- 
age in  securing  an  early,  and  the  fullest 
and  most  favorable  attention  to  our  busi- 
ness. Inventors  will  always  find  it  to  their 
advantage  to  transact  their  business  through 
a  well  established  and  responsible  firm, 
whose  interests  are  permanently  and  closely 
ideutiiicd  with  the  prosperity  of  this  coast, 
to  say  nothing  of  the  advantages  of  having 
their  inventions  fully  set  before  the  public 
through  the  columns  of-  the  Mining  and 
Scientific  Peess. 


An  Improved.  Compressed  Air 
Hammer. 

The  invention  herewith  illustrated  exhib- 
its another  form  of  tho  Compressed  Air 
Hammer,  illustrated  and  described  iu  our 
issue  of  October  5th,  181J7.  The  object  of 
hammers  of  this  description  are  to  obtain  a 
great  range  of  force,  coupled  with  any  re- 
quired rapidity  of  blows,  so  as  to  bo  snita- 


the  blows  beyond  the  speed  of  revolution  of 
the  driving-pulley. 

An  efficient  hammer  worked  by  op- 
pressed air  is  found  very  advantageous  in 
many  situations,  such  as  whore  there  would 
lio  a  material  loss  of  power  by  condensation 
in  bringing  steam  from  a  great  distance.  It 
also  meets  tho  cases  where  water-power  or 
other  power  than  steam  is  alono  available; 


GRIMSHAW'S    PATENT    IMPROVED    COMPRESSED-AIR    HAMMER. 


ble  for  any  description  of  forging,  light  or 
heavy,  for  tilting  or  for  planishing.  These 
machines  are  also  capable  of  being  worked 
by  hand,  with  heavy  blows,  for  stamping. 

The  machine  herewith  illustrated  consists 
of  a  force-pump,  supplying  compressed  air 
to  a  reservoir,  and  a  working  cylinder  and 
piston  with  hammer  similar  to  those  of  a 
steam-hammer,  but  worked  with  compressed 
air  instead  of  steam,  and  having  arrange- 
ments for  varying  the  action  of  the  hammer 
as  required,  and  increasing  the  rapidity  of 


and  has  an  advantage  in  being  always  ready 
for  work,  not  having  any  accumulation  of 
condensed  water  in  the  cylinder  and  passages 
as  in  the  steam-hammer.  It  also  possesses 
many  other  advantages  which  we  have  no 
space  to  enumerate. 

In  the  illustration,  the  double-acting  air- 
pump,  A,  is  worked  by  a  crank-pin  on  the 
driving-wheel,  13.  Tho  interior  of  the  ham- 
mer-frame, D,  is  hollow  and  air-tight,  and 
forms  a  reservoir  into  which  the  compressed 
air  is  delivered  by  the  pump.     C  is  a  port 


in  the  valve-chest,  by  which  tho  air  is  drawn 
into  the  reservoir  by  inlet-valves,  and  there 
retained  by  suitable  delivery-valves.  The 
pressure  of  tho  compressed  air  is  regulated 
by  the  safety-valve,  E.  Pis  the  hammer-rod 
and  piston;  tho  air  is  admitted  abovo  and 
below  the  piston  alternately  by  the  valve, 
G,  at  tho  top  of  tho  cylinder,  and  escapes  by 
an  exhaust  port  at  one  side  of  the  cylinder. 
The  pressure  of  the  air  admitted  from  the 
reservoir,  D,  is  regulated  by  the  throttle- 
valve,  I,  worked  by  the  foot-treadle,  K. 
The  slide-valve,  G,  is  worked  by  a  crank-pin 
on  the  horizontal  disk,  M,  and  this  is  driven 
by  contact  with  the  vertical  wheel,  N,  on  the 
shaft  of  the  driving-pulley,  B.  The  disk, 
M,  is  pressed  down  by  a  spiral  spring  on 
the  lower  end  of  its  spindle,  and  the  wheel, 
N,  slides  along  the  driving-shaft  on  a  feather, 
and  is  shifted  by  a  lever,  P,  varying  the 
speed  of  driving  the  disk,  M,  by  acting  upon 
it  at  different  distances  from  its  center,  and 
thereby  giving  a  range  of  speed  for  driving 
the  slide-valve  up  to  more  than  double  the 
rate  of  the  revolution  of  the  main  driving- 
pulley,  B.  By  means  of  the  lever,  P,  the 
number  of  blows  of  the  hammer  can  be 
changed  without  stopping  from  one  handred 
and  fifty  to  four  hundred  and  twenty  per 
minute,  with  a  working  speed  of  the  driving- 
wheel  of  one  hundred  and  fifty  to  two  hund- 
red revolutions  per  minute.  The  valve- 
spindle  is  connected  with  the  crank-pin  on 
the  driving  disk,  M,  by  a  conneoting-rod, 
which  can  by  disconnected  at  pleasure,  and 
the  slide-valve  can  then  be  worked  by  hand 
or  foot  by  means  of  the  lever,  T,  when  the 
hammer  is  required  to  be  used  for  stamping. 
L,  L  are  two  screws,  which  pass  through 
the  side  of  the  valve-box  and  serve  to  hold 
the  cut-off  slides  stationary  in  any  desired 
position.  The  force  of  the  blow  is  regulated 
byshifting  the  safety-valve  weight,  E,  or  by 
means  of  the  throttle-valve,  I,  altering  the 
pressure  of  air  upon  the  top  of  the  hammer- 
piston,  and  the  slide-valve  motion  admits  of 
altering  the  rapidity  of  the  blow  instantane- 
ously, giving  also  the  means  of  obtaining  a 
very  high  speed  without  involving  any  de- 
structive tappet-motion  as  the  small  slide- 
valve,  G,  is  alone  required  to  be  worked  at 
the  high  speed ;  by  the  use  of  the  hand  or 
foot  lever,  T,  the  hammer  is  readily  and  con- 
veniently worked  as  a  simple  stamp.  When 
the  hammer  is  at  rest,  the  pump  and  air 
chamber  may  be  employed  as  a  blast  or 
blower  for  the  furnace  with  considerable  ad- 
vantage and  economy. 

This  hammer  is  the  invention  of  Wm,  D. 
Grimshaw,  of  Birmingham,  England,  an  il- 
lustrated description  of  which  first  appeared 
in  the  United  States  in  the  American  Arti- 
san of  January  30th,  1867.  The  United 
States  patent  is  owned  by  Thomas  Prosser 
&  Son,  of  No.  15  Gold  street,  New  York, 
who  manufacture  the  hammers,  and  on 
whose  premises  one  may  be  seen  in  opera- 
tion. 


Tee  amount  paid  for  Russian  America  is 
about  2%  cents  for  each  acre  contained  in 
tho  ceded  territory. 


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ffifltttttJUttiati^ns. 


In  this  Department  we  invite  the  prbe  discussion  of  all 
proper  subjects— correspondents  alone  being  responsible  for 
the  ideas  and  theories  they  advance. 


[Written  for  the  Mining  and  Scientific  Press.] 

The  Freiberg,  or  Barrel  Process,  for 
the  Reduction  of  G-old  and  Silver 
Ores. 


EX  PEOF.    ECWXANDSON,    P.    G.    S.    L. 


*4< 


NUMBER    SIX 


THE  CHLORINE  AND  BRINE  MODE. 

An  article  by  Dr.  Lanszweert,  which 
appeared  in  the  Mining  Press  of  the  14th 
instant,  has  induced  me  to  return  to  this 
ubject  at  greater  length  than  I  originally 
intended  when  commencing  this  series.  In 
the  first  place,  I  wish  to  observe  that  it  was 
myintention  to  confine  my  observations,  in 
.  a  great  measure,  to  actual  working  trials, 
not  to  mere  experiments,  such  as  those 
quoted  by  Dr.  L.  appear  to  be,  as  I  shall 
show  hereafter. 

In  order  to  arrive  at  a  proper  understand- 
ing in  relation  to  this  process,  it  is  requisite 
to  become  acquainted  with  the  respective 
properties  of  chlorine  as  a  solvent  of  gold, 
and  a  solution  of  common  salt  as  a  solvent 
of  chloride  of  silver,  before  a  rational  con- 
clusion can  be  arrived  at,  whether  the  pro- 
cess now  under  investigation  is  the  most 
economical,  or  otherwise,  for  the  reduction 
of  any  particular  variety  of  ores  containing 
an  admixture  of  the  above-named  metals. 

As  Dr.  L.  states  that  "  he  is  not  aware  as 
to  the  amount  of  chlorine  gas  capable  of 
being  held  in  a  hot  solution  of  common  salt," 
I  will  endeavor  to  supply  the  necessary  in- 
formation of  which  he  states  that  he  is  defi- 
cient, and  respecting  which  it  cannot  there- 
fore be  expected  that  chemically  uneducated 
men  could  be  better  informed. 

Chlorine,  at  ordinary  temperatures  and 
barometrical  pressures,  is  a  greenish-yellow 
gas,  having  a  specific  gravity,  as  compared 
with  atmospheric  air,  of  2.470,  so  that  100 
cubic  inches  will  weigh  within  a  minute 
fraction  of  77  grains.  This  high  specific 
gravity  forms  one  of  its  most  useful  proper- 
ties in  obtaining  gold  from  its  ores,  as  it  is 
easily  applied  by  displacement.  At  the  tem- 
perature of  60°  water  holds  in  solution  twice 
its  volume  of  chlorine.  At  the  freezing 
point  it  can  be  further  condensed,  in  com- 
bination with  water,  into  crystals — the  hy- 
drate of  chlorine — composed  of  one  atom  of 
chlorine  (28. 23  per  cent. )  added  to  ten  atoms 
of  water  (71.77  per  cent.)  There  are  other 
interesting  properties  associated  with  this 
compound  as  well  as  the  one  which  will  be 
next  noticed,  which  in  the  hands  of  a  skilled 
expert  could,  not  unfrequently,  be  economi- 
cally taken  advantage  of  in  a  cold  country, 
or  one  possessing  great  diurnal  as  well  as 
seasonal  alterations  of  temperature  like  the 
State  of  Nevada,  to  particularize  which,  how- 
ever, would  require  more  space  and  time  to 
describe  than  can  at  present  be  afforded. 

Chlorine  water,  or  aqueoiis  solution  of  chlor- 
ine, may  be  formed  by  saturating  water  at 
60°  with  chlorine  gas,  which  gas  at  this  tem- 
perature, becomes  absorbed  by  pure  water 
to  the  extent  of  double  its  volume.  The 
mixture  will  freeze  at  32°,  when  the  com- 
, pound  will  resolve  itself  into  crystals  of  hy- 
drate of  chlorine  and  ice,  the  latter  being 
free  from  chlorine.  The  crystals  so  formed, 
however,  gradually  decompose  into  aqueous 
hydro-chloric  (muriatic)  acid,  and  oxygen, 
particularly,  if  exposed  to  light.*  The  max- 
imum absorption  of  chlorine  by  water  takes 
place  at  a  temperature  of  about  48°,  from 
which,  up  to  the  boiling  point  (212°),  this 
absorption  property  gradually  diminishes 
as  the  temperature  increases,  so  that  when 
boiling  heat  is  reached  it  may  be  regarded 
as  nil.  In  a  saturated  solution  of  common 
salt  the  absorption  of  chlorine  is  slightly 
more  than  one-third  less  than  what  takes 
place  when  pure  water  is  employed  ;  a  sat- 
urated solution  of  common  salt,  therefore,  in 
place  of  absorbing  154  grains  of  chlorine  in 

*  It  was  in  reference  to  this  circumstance,  that  muriatic 
acid  is  formed  iu  aqueous  solutions  of  chlorine,  that  1  con- 
sidered the  so-called  Calvert  invention  inferior  to  the  use 
of  gaseous  chlorine,  that  has  been  purified  from  muriatic 
acid  by  passing  through  water  prior  to  use. 


every  100  cubic  inches  of  liquid,  will  only 
absorb  103  grains,  on  which  scale  are  based 
many  of  the  succeeding  calculations. 

The  temperature  of  lixiviation  assigned 
by  Bivot*  when  a  solution  of  common  salt 
is  employed  as  the  solvent  for  extracting 
chloride  of  silver  is  stated  to  be  131°,  at 
which  temperature  a  solution  of  common 
salt,  such  as  is  ordinarily  employed,  would 
be  capable  of  holding  in  solution,  even  at 
that  temperature  (131°),  a  volume  of  chlo 
rine  equal  to  that  of  the  space  occupied  by 
the  leaching  liquid. 

With  a  ton  of  prepared  ore  this  could  not 
amount  in  any  case  to  less  than  1,000  Sis.  of 
such  saturated  solution,  or  16  cubic  feet, 
which,  at  1,330  grains  of  chlorine  for  each 
cubic  foot  of  liquid,  would  amount  to 
21,280  grains  in  16  cubic  feet  (1,000  lbs). 
The  combining  properties  of  chlorine  is 
35.4,  that  of  gold,  199;  as,  however,  the  or- 
dinary chloride  of  gold  is  a  ternary  com- 
pound, the  former  figures  have  to  be  multi- 
plied by  three,  by  which  it  will  be  seen  that 
44. 33  troy  ounces  (21, 280  grains)  chlorine 
will  combine  with  and  render  soluble  83.66 
troy  ounces  of  gold,  which,  as  fine  gold,  may 
be  estimated  as  worth  ©20  per  ounce,  or 
a  sum  total  of  $1,773.20.  From  the  state- 
ment just  made,  it  is  quite  apparent  that  at 
a  temperature  of  131°,  a  solution  will  be  hot 
enough  to  scald  Dr.  Lanszweert's  fingers  or 
feet,  if  he  should  ever  attempt  their  immer- 
sion in  such  a  calorific  bath  ;  and  chlorine 
will  be  present  at  this  temperature  sufficient 
to  abstract  in  solution  more  than  §1,500 
worth  of  gold  per  ton  even  when  employing 
a  minimum  of  solution  to  cover  the  ore. 
Such  an  ore  would  not  be  placed  in  the  cate- 
gory of  poor  ores,  at  all  events  at  the  present 
day,  whatever  it  might  havebeen  considered 
iu  the  wild  insane  excitement  of  1859-60.  In 
conclusion,  it  may  be  observed  that  a  hot 
solution  does  not  necessarily  mean  "boiling 
hot." 

The  Solubility  of  Chloride  of  Silver  in 
Solutions  of  Common  Salt  will  be  consid- 
ered next  week. 

*  Which  will  hereafter  be  quoted  more  at  length. 


[Written  for  the  Mining  and  Scientific  Press.  ] 

Mining  in  Sierra  County. 

[Continued  from  page  393.] 
AN   EXTENSIVE  MINING   CLAIM. 

The  Downieville  Buttes,  thirteen  miles 
up  the  river  from  Downieville,  are  located 
and  are  now  being  worked  successfully. 
There  are  several  leads  here  that  will  rank 
as  first  class.  First  and  foremost,  is  the 
"Beis"  mine,  owned  by  the  Beis  Bros.,  pro- 
prietors of  the  Cosmopolitan  Hotel  of  this 
city,  and  superintended  by  F.  Beis.  Un- 
like ninety-nine  out  of  a  hundred,  this  mine 
has  paid  from  its  earliest  history — having 
never  made  a  "clean  up  "  without  declaring 
a  dividend.  This  mine  embraces  three 
ledges,  varying  in  width  from  six  to  twenty 
feet,  all  merging  into  one  main  trunk  near 
or  within  300  feet  of  the  head  or  upper  end 
of  the  Beis  claim.  At  the  junction  of  the 
three  veins,  is  an  immense  chimney  from 
twenty  to  forty  feet  in  width — all  pay  rock. 
Chimneys  also  exist  and  are  being  worked, 
in  either  of  the  branch  veins  below.  The 
mine  is  thoroughly  opened  by  a  series  of 
tunnels  showing  from  one  to  two  years'  sup- 
ply of  rock  ahead.  The  ore  is  let  down  the 
face  of  the  mountain  by  car  and  double 
track — the  loaded  car  hauling  up  the  empty 
one.  The  ore  averages  fourteen  dollars  per 
ton,  saves  easily,  using  no  process  except 
copper  plate.  There  are  two  mills  placed  a 
short  distance  below  the  lower  tunnel,  the 
upper  one  driving  twelve  and  the  lower  six- 
teen stamps.  Immediately  below  are  erect- 
ed and  in  operation,  twenty-one  arastras, 
griding  tailings;  these  are  contracted  out  to 
three  separate  companies,  the  whole  three 
employing  a  force  of  twelve  men,  who  build 
their  own  arastras  and  do  all  the  work  with 
nothing  furnished  except  (water)  power — 
paying  twenty-five  per  cent,  of  gross  receipts 
to  the  mill  company.  The  latter  receive  a 
clear  profit  of  $3,000  per  annum  from  the 
tailings  alone.  The  gross  receipts  of  the 
mill  company  for  1866,  was  $226,000. 
Whole  cost  of  miling  and  milling  does  not 
exceed  five  dollars  per  ton.  All  the  machin- 
ery, including  twenty-eight  stamps  and 
twenty-one  arastras,  is  driven  by  water  pow- 
er, using  less  than  150  inches.  The  com- 
pany give  constant  employ  to  an  average  of 
sixty  men,   paying  from  $50  to  $65,  per 


month,  with  board.  Mr.  Beis  is  emphatical- 
ly, a  shrewed  manager,  devoting  his  whole 
time  and  energies^o  his  business,  and  is  re- 
warded, as  his  balance  sheet  will  show,  with 
perfect  success. 

"Independence  Mine, "  or  "Independence 
Quartz  Co.,"  H.  F.  Wood,  President,  and 
Superintendent.  This  enormous  vein, 
ranging  from  4Q  to  60  feet  in  width,  is  a 
continuation  of  the  main  trunk  of  the  Beis 
mine.  The  pay  strata  varies  from  four  to 
twenty-two  feet  in  width,  averaging  $13  per 
ton.  The  company  employ  sixty  hands  ; 
have  a  fine  24-stamp  mill,  hoisting  and 
pump  machinery  for  working  lower  level, 
raising  to  the  tunnel  that  leads  to  the  mill. 
There  are  also  four  arastras  that  nett  to  the 
company  $1,200  per  annum.  The  gross 
proceeds  of  the  mine  from  July  1866  to  '67, 
were  $114,000,  and  will  increase  handsome- 
ly the  coming  year.  All  the  machinery  is 
driven  by  water  power  taken  from  a  flume, 
built  and  owned  jointly  by  the  two  adjoin- 
ing companies  at  a  cost  of  $50,000.  Mr. 
Wood  has  evidently  had  great  experience  in 
mining,  and  although  this  mine  was  heavily 
embarassed  when  the  reins  of  management 
were  assumed  by  him,  he  is  now  nearly  out 
of  debt,  and  will  very  shortly  be  beyond  the 
dictat  ion  and  control  of  creditors. 

The  "Chips"  ledge,  Higgins  &  Vander- 
walker,  proprietors,  is  a  beautiful  six  foot 
vein  of  dark  brown  gold-bearing  quartz, 
and  situated  about  two  miles  or  more  from 
the  Beis  mine,  on  the  opposite  side  of  the 
Yuba,  and  a  little  above  Sierra  City.  This 
mine  is  well  prospected  by  275  feet  of  tun- 
nel, tapping  the  ledge  200  feet  below  the 
surface.  From  this  point  they  have  tunneled 
north  125  feet  and  south  50  feet,  making 
175  feet  in  all  at  the  same  depth  on  the  line 
of  the  ledge.  They  have  found  quite  an 
extensive  chimney  of  good  average  $16  ore, 
and  occasionally  showing  some  very  rich 
specimens.  The  present  owners  have  re- 
cently come  into  possession  of  this  mine,  to- 
gether with  an  old  fashioned  4-stamp  water 
mill.  They  will  erect  another  eight  stamp 
mill  the  present  winter  or  spring  following. 
Also  drive  another  tunnel,  striking  the 
ledge  400  feet  down.  Mr.  V.  is  old  in  the 
business  of  amalgamating,  and  thinks  the 
question  of  "  success "  only  a  matter  of 
time. 

"Hawkeye,"  (Beard  &  Co. )  This  is  an 
astonishingly  rich  vein  situated  on  the  sum- 
mit of  Downieville  Buttes.  This  vein  is  very 
narrow  on  top,  but  has  increased  to  thirteen 
inches  at  the  depth  of  twenty-five  feet.  It 
was  discovered  during  the  past  summer,  and 
to  give  an  idea  of  its  richness,  the  company 
were  offered  a  quartz  mill  for  the  first 
twelve  sacks  of  rock  taken  out !  They  re- 
fused the  offer  and  have  built  a  5-stamp  mill 
themselves,  to  be  used  principally  for  crush- 
ing ore  from  the '  'Phcenix, "  anotherlead  part- 
ly owned  by  the  same  company,  and  situated 
about  400  yards  below  the  Hawkeye.  This 
latter  vein  is  from  eighteen  inches  to  two 
feet  in  width,  and  appears  to  be  a  fair  quality 
of  rock.  Their  mill  is  located  on  the  river 
at  the  foot  of  the  mountain,  distance  about 
one  and  a  half  miles  from  the  mine;  whole 
cost  ready  for  running  $4,500.  The  writer 
has  since  learned  that  this  company  has  sus- 
pended operations  for  the  winter. 

"Keystone"  (Scammon  &  Co.)  B.  J. 
Jones,  Superintendent,  situated  three  and  a 
half  miles  south  of  the  Buttes  on  the  op- 
posite side  of  the  river ;  ledge  from  two  to 
six  feet  in  width,  averaging  from  $15  to  $18 
per  ton.  This  company  have  a  hoisting 
engine  in  their  present  working  tunnel, 
placed  900  feet  from  the  entrance,  and  400 
feet  below  the  surface.  At  this  point  they 
have  a  shaft  dowu  200  feet  below  the  above 
mentioned  tunnel,  and  are  to  sink  100  feet 
further  to  connect  with  their  lower  tunnel, 
which  taps  the  ledge  700  feet  below  the  sur- 
face. The  mine  will  soon  be  well  opened 
and  in  a  condition  to  be  a  steady  paying 
property.  They  have  a  fine  12-stamp  mill 
driven  by  steam,  30-horse  power  engine. 
They  employ  28  hands  —  wages  $60  per 
month  and  board.  This  property  is  spoken 
of  in  the  highest  terms,  and  is  now  running 
in  "full  blast,"  taking  out  "big  pay." 

EUREKA   NORTH. 

Although  many  have  left  this  locality 
with  their  fortunes,  and  gone  back  to  their 
native  homes,  there  yet  remains  here  a  vast 
range  of  unwashed  gravel,  a  portion  of 
which  is  or  will  eventually  be  proven  to  be 
equal  in  richness  to  any  yet  worked.  The 
recent  rich  "strike"  at  Fir  Cap  Mountain, 


only  one  and  a  half  miles  from  town,  where 
they  have  taken  out  as  high  as  $800  to  the 
man  [per  day?]  is  evidence,  unquestionable 
that  but  afraction  of  the  precious  metal  has 
yet  been  found.  The  Fir  Cap  discovery  is 
evidently  a  new  channel,  ranging  through 
from  the  place  of  discovery  to  a  point  im- 
mediately east  of  Howland  Flat.  The  gold 
is  of  a  different  quality  from  any  yet  found 
in  this  vicinity,  is  worth  only  $16  per  oz.  ; 
while  that  of  Monte  Christo  and  Eureka 
ranges  from  $18  to  $18. 50.  Other  appear- 
ances and]  indications  also  go  to  show  to  the 
close  observer  that  an  unknown  channel 
bearing  a  new  quality  of  gold  is  but  just 
barely  tapped.  Miners  hereabouts  are  all 
busy  putting  their  claims  in  order  for  an- 
other season,  for  there  is  yet  a  great  amount 
of  money  to  be  taken  from  known  claims 
that  are  only  partially  worked. 

HOWLAND  PLAT. 

Mining  at  this  place  is  carried  on  quite 
extensively.  All  the  different  companies 
are  engaged  trying  to  scrape  the  bottom  out 
from  Table  Mountain.  The  poorest  of  them 
appear  to  obtain  enough  to  keep  up  expenses 
and  still  prosecute  their  search  for  richer 
placers,  and  some  of  them,  particularly  the 
Union  company,  are  doing  a  heavy  paying 
business.  This  mine  is  owned  by  E.  A. 
Stroh  &  Bro. ,  and  Moyle  &  Bro. ,  four  part- 
ners. They  have  a  drain  tunnel  over  thirty- 
five  hundred  feet  in  length,  and  hoist  all 
their  pay  dirt  up  an  incline  of  375  feet. 
Hoisting  works  are  driven  by  water  2»wer 
ingeniously  and  economically  applied,  using 
the  water  over  again  in  washing.  This 
they  own  themselves,  and  have  a  constant 
supply  sufficient  for  their  own  use.  By  in- 
vitation, the  writer  was  present  to  witness 
a  "clean  up"  from  four  days'  run.  Only 
about  fifty  feet  of  the  upper  end  of  the 
sluice  was  taken  up,  and  inside  of  two  hours' 
time  a  clean  batch  of  over  §3,000  was 
panned  out  and  ready  to  be  deposited  in  the 
safe,  no  quicksilver  being  used  except  in  the 
lower  part  of  the  sluices,  which  they  clean 
up  only  once  a  month.  The  gold  is  coarse 
and  easily  saved. 

The  "Sierra"  and  "Fashion"  companies, 
on  the  opposite  side  of  the  mountain,  are 
evidently  doing  a  fine  paying  business.  Mr. 
Foss  of  the  former  and  Mr.  Chase  of  the 
latter  are  chiefs-in-command.  Mr.  Tabor, 
of  the  "Monumental"  company,  is  striving 
diligently,  and  rumor  has  it  that  he  has  got 
a  "good  thing." 

The  "St.  Louis"  is  not  yet  worked  out, 
and  apparently  has  a  chance  to  exist  for  a 
long  term  of  years.  The  town  itself  has 
only  to  slide  over  the  bank  and  a  new  set 
of  claims  opened  as  good  as  any  yet  worked. 

GrBSONVTLLE. 

Drift  mining  is  being  carried  on  quite 
largely  in  this  district.  Some  rich  and  ex- 
tensive mines  are  being  worked  with  marked 
success.  The  writer  hopes  that  upon  his 
nextvisithe  will  be  enabled  tomakealonger 
stay,  and  acquaint  myself  with  more  partic- 
ulars. 

POET   WINE. 

Considerable  is  done  here,  evidently.  All 
are  making  a  good  living  and  investing  their 
surplus  funds  developing  their  claims. 

MOBRISTOWN. 

The  American  company,  Thomas  Smith 
&  Co.  owners,  are  doing  exceedingly  well, 
realizing  $18  to  the  man  during  the  water 
season,  which  lasts  generally  from  six  to 
eight  months.  Several  other  claims  are 
supposed  to  be  doing  nearly  as  well.  All 
are  busily  engaged  fitting  up  to  commence 
"playing"  their  pipes  now  very  soon.     B. 


Coal  in  abundance  has  been  discovered 
on  the  route  of  the  U.  P.  B.  R ,  west  of 
Dale  creek.  Beds  have  been  found  equal- 
ling in  extent  those  of  England,  and  capa- 
ble of  supplying  the  whole  country  even  if 
thickly  settled  to  the  Missouri  river.  Prof. 
Hayden,  the  U.  P.  B.  B.  Geologist,  has  ex- 
amined it  and  pronounced  it  fit  for  locomo- 
tive purposes.     So  says  the  Colorado  Times. 

Instantaneous  Lighting  or  Candles. — 
At  the  Boyal  Palace  at  Berlin,  40,000  wax 
candles  are  instantaneously  lighted  by  one 
match.  The  mode  of  proceeding  is  simple 
enough,  the  wicks  being  all  previously  con- 
nected by  a  thread  spun  out  of  gun  cotton, 
on  lighting  one  end  of  which  all  the  candles 
are  lighted  simultaneously,  and  thus  the 
whole  of  the  700  apartments  are  illuminated 
at  once.  In  Bussia  the  same  ingenious 
method  is  employed  for  lighting  up  the 
churches  on  grand  occasions. 

To  Bleach  Petroleum. — Petroleum  is 
bleached  by  shaking  it  successively  and  re- 
peatedly with  oil  of  vitriol,  and  then  with  a 
strong  solution  of  caustic  soda,  allowing  the 
oil  to  separate  each  time.  A  subsequent 
distillation  will  also  greatly  improve  it. 


Wht  pining  and  £cientifw  £  rcisis. 


403 


Pkrftatural. 


Necessity  of  Further  Methods  for 
Producing  Steel. 

The  growing  necessity  for  the  production 
of  steel  in  large  quantities,  ami  to  servo 
many  purposes  hitherto  fulfilled  only  by 
iron,  is  calling  loudly  for  a  converting  pro- 
cess which  does  not  entail  the  very  heavy 
costincidont  to  the  adoption  of  the  Besse- 
mer process.  Great  as  has  been  the  bene- 
fits derived  from  the  discovery  of  the  Bes- 
semer principle  of  conversion,  in  the  possi- 
bility which  has  thereby  been  created  for 
the  more  wide  application  of  steel  in  the  in- 
dustrial arts  ;  the  want  of  a  still  more  gen- 
eral application  of  this  most  valuable  condi- 
tion of  iron,  is  perhaps  more  sensibly  folt  at 
the  present  time  than  ever  before.  As  a 
consequence,  researches  in  this  direction, 
which  seem  to  be  almost  exclusively  con- 
fined to  our  English  cousins,  is  constantly 
being  applied  to  efforts  to  satisfy  this  great 
and  growing  want.  At  this  particular  time 
tho  attention  of  English  ironmasters  is  be- 
ing particularly  directed  to  the  process  re- 
centty  invented  by  Mr.  Heaton,  of  the  Lang- 
ley  Mills,  Nottingham,  for  purifying  pig 
iron,  and  converting  it  into  a  kind  of  steel, 
a  brief  description  of  which  is  given  in  The 
Ironmonger,  as  follows : 

The  mode  of  procedure  is  to  place  from 
seven  to  nine  pounds  of  nitrate  of  soda  in  a 
movable  bottom,  which,  with  a  perforated 
iron  plate  over  the  salt,  is  clamped  to  a  cyl- 
indrical converter  lined  with  fire  bricks, 
and  having  an  upright  funnel  to  carry  off 
the  products  of  combustion.  A  charge  of 
about  fourteen'hundred  weight  is  run  into 
this  converter  from  a  cupola.  Rapid  com- 
bustion takes  place  for  about  two  minutes 
and  a  half.  The  flame  then  becomes  bluish, 
and  finally  dark  colored,  after  which  a  series 
of  sharp  explosions  follows  in  rapid  suc- 
cession, and  brilliant  sparks  are  given  off, 
something  similar  to  the  scintillations  ob- 
servable in  the  Bessemer  process.  When 
the  action  has  subsided,  the  molten  metal  is 
run  into  ingots. 

It  is  said  that  a  substance  closely  resem- 
bling steel  has  been  made  by  this  process, 
but  the  experiments  do  not  seem  to  have 
been  yet  conducted  with  that  systematic  ac- 
curacy which  is  desirable  before  the  results 
can  be  relied  on  unhesitatingly.  The  trade 
will  await  with  interest  the  further  experi- 
ments in  progress,  and  also  the  publication 
of  analyses  showing  the  nature  of  the  pro- 
ducts obtained  by  this  chemical  process. 
Already  several  Staffordshire  firms  have  token 
up  the  matter,  and  are  said  to  be  satisfied  of 
the  value  of  the  discovery.  They  intend  to 
apply  it  specially  to  the  production  of  the 
cinder  iron  produced  extensively  there. 


Trinity  Church  Spire  of  Brooklyn,  N. 
Y.,  is  being  built  of  stone  to  the  very  sum- 
mit. The  topmost  stone  will  be  a  cap  com- 
pletely covering  the  spire,  but  surmounted 
with  a  cross  11  feet  high,  the  top  of  which 
■will  be  275  feet  above  the  pavement  of  the 
foot  walk — the  Bpire  for  18  feet  below  and 
including  the  cap  stone,  will  be  solid  ma- 
sonry, below  that  point  it  will  be  hollow  and 
intersected  withfloors  and  strongly  anchored 
with  iron  cross  bars  and  braces.  The  ma- 
son work  is  all  laid  in  hydraulic  cement, 
■which  will  render  the  structure  so  firm  and 
compact,  that  were  it  to  topple  over  it  would 
be  quite  as  likely  to  break  in  sections 
through  the  stone  as  through  the  mortar 
seams.  It  will  be  the  highest  spire  in  the 
country.  It  is  built  very  slender;  but  is 
said  to  be  very  strong. 


With  a  view  of  ascertaining  the  degree  of 
penetration,  when  the  rifling  is  carried  to  an 
extreme,  Mr.  Whitworth  made  a  rifled 
barrel  twenty|inehes  in  length,  givingtwenty 
turns  to  the  rifling,  or  one  in  every  inch,  so 
that  the  velocity  of  rotation  at  the  surface 
greatly  exceeded  that  of  progression.  In 
firing  it  drove  a  bullet  composed  of  lead 
and  tin  through  seven  inches  of  elm. 


A  bam  has  just  been  built  at  Marseilles, 
HL,  on  the  Illinois  river,  which  is  936  feet 
in  length.  It  contains  518,000  feet  of  plank- 
ing, and  21X  tons  oi  bolts  and  spikes. 


Tin-.  Esc;i,isii  Channel  Bridge. — Tho 
project  of  connecting  England  and  France 
by  a  tunnel  or  bridge,  seems  to  be  followed 
up  by  a  persistence  which  is  full  of  promise 
forsomcthingwhich  shall  eventually  become 
practical  Mr.  Bcrnlet,  the  engineer,  who 
seems  to  havo  set  all  his  heart  and  the  ener- 
gies of  his  life  on  the  enterprise,  is  nowget- 
ting  up  a  company  for  tho  purpose  of  mak- 
ing experiments  on  a  large  scale,  and  half 
llf  capital  required  has  already  been  srtb- 
scribed.  The  bridge  is  to  be  constructed 
in  metal,  and  supported  upon  piles  carried 
down  to  tho  bottom  of  the  Channel,  the 
enormous  weight  to  bo  alleviated  by  a  series 
of  gigantic  buoys.  The  wish  of  the  inven- 
tor is  now  to  construct  a  large  model  across 
some  river  or  other,  all  the  proportions  be- 
ing carefully  observed. 

Large  Mining:  Pump. — The  proprietors 
of  the  Walla  Walla  Foundry,  in  Oregon,  are 
building  a  pump  with  a  cylinder  five  feet 
long  by  10  inches  in  diameter.  It  will  raise 
72,000  gallons  of  water  per  hour,  which 
would  be  an  ample  supply  for  a  city  of  200,- 
000  inhabitants.  The  pump  is  for  a  gold 
mining  company  working  a  bar  on  the  Co- 
lumbia Kiver. 


A  stationary  high-pressure  steam  engine 
was  exhibited  in  Brooklyn  recently,  which 
is  said  to  be  the  largest  ever  built  in  this 
country.  The  frame  is  a  hollow  tower  of 
cast  iron  and  weighs  33,000  pounds.  On 
the  top  of  this  is  the  cylinder,  46  inches  in 
diameter,  and  weighing  10,000  pounds. 
This  cylinder  is  calculated  for  1,200  horse 
power  at  half  stroke,  or  2,000  at  full  stroke. 
When  the  engine  is  in  operation,  the  prifl- 
cipal  bearings  are  covvred  with  cold  water 
from  a  pipe  which  runs  through. 

An  ingenious  arrangement  for  the  arti- 
ficial raising  of  water  to  supply  power  for  a 
flour  mill  in  Virginia,  is  briefly  described  as 
follows:  "The  process  is  nothing  more  or 
less  than  to  introduce  steam — the  exhaust 
of  a  non-condensing  engine  is  sufficient — 
into  a  reservoir  connected  by  a  pipe  with  a 
supply  of  water  below,  and  then  by  a  jet  of 
water,  to  condense  the  steam,  creating  a 
vacuum,  which  is  instantly  filled  with  water 
to  be  discharged  into  a  flume  or  reservoir, 
from  which  it  is  carried  to  the  water  wheel. 


Sricntiftr  pterrttonjj. 


An  Iron  Bridge  on  the  Pacific  Rael- 
road. — It  has  been  decided  to  throw  an 
iron  bridge  across  a  deep  ravine  on  that 
part  of  the  Union  Pacifio  line  now  being 
built.  The  length  of  the  bridge  will  be 
650  feet,  in  three  spans,  and  it  will  be  car- 
ried about  150  feet  above  the  water.  It  was 
intended  at  first  to  fill  the  ravine,  but  it  was 
found  that  it  would  take  a  year's  time,  and 
the  cost  would  be  greater  than  to  build  a 
wooden  bridge. 


A  German  engineer  states  that  oxide  of 
chromium  is  the  best  substance  for  polish- 
ing steel.  The  article  can  easily  be  pre- 
pared by  heating  bi-chromate  of  potash  to 
redness.  It  is  also  used  for  painting  on 
porcelain.  One  equivalent  of  chromic  acid 
is  reduced  to  oxide  of  chromium,  and  on 
well  washing  the  residue  of  the  ignition, 
neutral  chromate  of  potash,  is  washed  away 
and  the  ignition  is  left  behind. 

A  new  mode  of  testing  armor  plates  for 
ships  has  been  introduced  and  triedat  Chat- 
ham Dockyard,  England,  in  which  the  de- 
tection of  interior  and  unseen  flaws  is  made 
by  means  of  a  magnetic  electric  current. 
The  results  are  described  as  satisfactory 
and  conclusive,  whether  in  plates  or  bars, 
the  smallest  defects  even  having  been  dis- 
covered. 


A  Nice  Mechanical  Work. — It  is  stated 
that  Mr.  S.  P.  Gold,  of  Cornwall,  Conn.,  an 
amateur  millwright,  has  built  and  put  in 
operation  a  water  wheel  thirty  one  feet  in 
diameter,  which  he  claims  runs  absolutely 
true,  and  can  be  kept  in  motion  by  the 
water  through  a  two  inch  pipe. 

It  is  said  that  the  number  of  patents  an- 
nually issued  by  the  United  States  is  three 
times  greater  than  that  of  Europe.  More 
than  200  patents  a  week  have  been  issued  at 
Washington  for  the  last  six  months. 

The  first  sleigh  bell  manufactured  in 
America  was  made  at  Chatham,  Conn.  That 
town  still  enjoys  a  monoply  of  this  species 
of  manufacturing,  having  seven  factories 
within  its  limits  that  are  devoted  to  it. 


The  hardness  of  silver,  so  often  experi- 
enced, in  carving  it,  is  not  so  much  owing  to 
the  presence  of  tin  or  lead  as  it  is  to  the 
high  temperature  at  which  the  silver  is  cast. 


Natural  Crystallized  Terpin. 

Crystallized  pitch,  or  as  it  is  technically 
called  "terpin,"  is  well  known  in  the  labo- 
ratory ;  but  its  occurrence  in  nature  was 
never  met  with  until  some  time  during  the 
Bummer  of  1866,  when  Mr.  Charles  Voy,  of 
this  city,  a  persevering  and  industrious  ama- 
teur collectorof  mineralogical and  fossilifer- 
ousspecimens,  and  other  matters  of  scientific 
interest,  discovered  its  existence  in  Sierra 
county  in  this  State.  While  Mr.  V.  was 
passing  through  that  county  his  attention 
was  called  to  theoccurrence  of  a  crystallized 
substance  that  was  adhering  to  the  fiber  of 
a  partially  decomposed  pine  log,  which  had 
recently  been  dug  up  from  beneath  three  or 
four  feet  of  loam.  The  crevices  and  cavities 
of  the  wood  were  plentifully  covered  with 
these  crystals,  varying  in  size  from  a  mere 
point  to  some  three-eighths  of  an  inch  in 
length.  They  were  of  brilliant  luster,  and 
save  in  their  form  of  crystallization,  resem- 
bled small  crystals  of  quartz.  Supposing 
them  to  be  crystallized  pitch  or  "  terpin,'' 
he  collected  some  of  the  wood  to  which  they 
adhered,  brought  it  to  this  city  and  sub- 
mitted them  to  Mr.  Wm.  M.  Gabb,  of  the 
Geological  Survey,  who  forwarded  them  for 
examination  to  Prof.  S.  W.  Johnson,  of  the 
Sheffield  Scientific  School,  at  New  Haven, 
Conn.  Mr.  Johnson  communicated  the  re- 
sult of  his  examinations  to  the  Journal  of 
Science  for  March,  1867,  from  which  we  con- 
dense as  follows : 

The  crystals  were  colorless  and  trans- 
parent; the  largest  individual  was  three- 
eighths  of  an  inch  long,  one-eighth  of  an 
inch  wide  and  one-sixteenth  of  an  inch  thick. 
They  were  of  brilliant  luster  and  well  ter- 
minated at  the  free  ends.  Prom  their  occur- 
ring in  buried  pine  wood  and  from  their 
general  appearance,  it  was  at  once  suspected 
they  might  be  identical  with  crystallized 
terpin.  Their  faint  resinous  taste  and  odor, 
not  to  be  distinguished  from  that  of  the  ar- 
tificial substance,  confirmed  this  view.  On 
application  of  heat,  the  substance  swelled 
and  afterwards  vaporized  completely,  with- 
out blackening  and  without  leaving  a  weigh- 
able  residue.  On  the  cold  parts  of  the  tube 
silky  crystals  of  anhydrous  terpin  condensed. 
This  deportment  is  characteristic  of  terpin, 

The  amount  of  substance  burned  was  but 
0. 0975  grm.  The  increase  in  weight  of  the 
potash  bulbs  and  tube  was  0.225  grm.  This 
liives  carbon  62. 93  per  cent.  The  calculated 
quantity  was  63.16  percent.  The  hydrogen 
determination  was  lost  by  the  fracture  of 
the  tube  employed  in  the  examination. 

The  substance  is  therefore  hydrated  ter- 
pin or  crystallized  turpentine  camphor 
Cra  H*>  O1  +  2aq.  Perhaps  we  should 
say  it  is  one  of  the  terpins,  since,  according 
to  Berthelot,  the  oils  of  turpentine,  on  hy- 
dration, yield  crystals  of  different  degrees 
of  solubility. 

The  formation  or  this  substance  in  the 
buried  tree  presents  no  difficulties,  since  we 
know  on  the  authority  of  Dumas,  Deville 
and  others,  that  oil  of  turpentine  in  eontaet 
with  water,  combines  with  the  latter  in  ab- 
sence of  acids  or  other  powerful  agents  of 
chemical  change. 

Prof.  Brewer,  who  is  familiar  with  the 
timber  of  California,  is  of  the  opinion  that 
the  wood  to  which  the  crystals  were  attached 
is  that  of  a  pitch  pine,  Pinus  ponderosa. 
This  appears  to  be  the  first  recorded  in- 
stance of  the  occurrence  of  crystallized  ter- 
pin, native. 

To  obtain  full  information  regarding  the 
crystallometrical  character  of  the  sudstanoe, 
a  portion  of  the  same  was  submitted  to  Mr. 
John  M.  Blake,  of  New  Haven,  who  also 
communicated  the  result  of  his  examination 
to  the  Journal  of  Science  of  same  date,  from 
which  we  collate  as  follows : 

A  comparison  of  these  crystals  with  ter" 
pin  of  artificial  preparation  leaves  no  doubt 
that  the  natural  substance  is  hydrated  tur- 
pentine camphor.  The  natural  and  artificial 
crystals  agree  closely  in  their  angles,  and 
have  the  same  cleavage.  The  position  and 
separation  of  the  optical  axes  is  alike  in 
both. 

Certain  observations  made  at  first,  sug- 
gested that  the  two  specimens  might  not  be 
absolutely  identical,  but  rather  isomeric  hy- 
drates, such  as  were  supposed  by  Berthelot 
to  result  from  isomeric  oils,  derived  from 
the  same  or  different  trees.  Thus,  hemi- 
hedrism  constantly  occurred  on  the  naturai 


crystals,  which  has  not  been  observed  on  the 
artificial.  Tho  proportional  development  of 
the  planes  was  strikingly  different.  The 
two  specimens  manifested  opposite  pyro- 
eleotric  characters,  in  so  far  that  \ii& free- 
growing  extremities  of  the  natural  crystals 
were  antiloguo  poles,  (developed  negative 
electricity  on  heating,)  while  those  of  the 
artificial  crystals,  first  examined,  were  the 
reverse,  or  analogue  poles. 

On  further  investigation,  these  points  of 
difference  disappeared.  By  recrystaHiziug 
from  alcohol  and  other  solvents,  much  vari- 
ation was  produced  in  the  planes.  On  re- 
crystallizing  from  alcohol,  natural  terpin 
lost  its  hemidhedral  character,  and  in  case 
of  crystals  grown  radiating  from  a  support, 
presented  the  analogous  pole  to  the  solution, 
like  the  artificial  substance  when  deposited 
from  the  same  solvent  Crystals  of  each, 
when  free-growing  in  alcoholic  solution, 
had  the  same  development  of  the  planes, 
and  with  each  there  was  the  same  percepti- 
ble difference  in  the  proportions  of  the 
planes  at  the  two  ends  of  a  crystal,  by 
which  the  poles  could  be  distinguished ;  but 
no  corresponding  difference  could  be  de- 
tected in  the  angles  of  these  terminal  planes. 

The  crystals  were  found  in  Sierra  county, 
and  not  in  Shasta,  as  reported  in  the  Jour- 
nal of  Science. 


Generation  op  Steamby  Heated  Metal. 
Carefully  conducted  experiments  made  by 
immersing  iron  raised  to  different  tempera- 
tures in  boiling  water,  show  that  more  steam 
is  generated,  in  a  given  time,  by  iron  of  a 
red  heat,  just  visible  in  daylight,  than  by 
the  'same  piece  of  iron  heated  to  a  white 
heat.  This  of  course  arises  from  the  greater 
quantity  of  steam-atmosphere  formed  around 
the  white  hot  iron.  It  has  also  been  fur- 
ther ascertained  that  the  steam  generated 
bears  a  strict  relation  to  the  weight  of  the 
metal — being  about  one  pound  of  water, 
evaporated  from  the  boiling  point,  to  every 
nine  pounds  of  red  hot  iron  immersed 
therein. 

The  most  singular  development  in  con- 
nection with  these  experiments,  is  the  fact 
that  cast  iron,  raised  to  the  same  temperature, 
generates  more  steam  than  wrought  iron, 
the  former  generating  one  pound  of  steam 
for  every  eight  pounds  of  iron  ;  while  it  re- 
quires 8%  pounds  of  wrought  iron  to  gener- 
ate one  pound  of  steam. 

The  Honey  Ants  op  Mexico. — A  most 
curious  species  of  ants  is  found  in  Southern 
Mexico,  known  as  the  "  honey  ant. "  Among 
these  curious  insects  a  portiou  of  the  com- 
munity secrete  honey  in  the  abdominal 
cavity,  until  they  swell  up  to  the  sba  pe  o 
small  grapes.  These  individuals  form  the 
storehouse  for  the  balance  of  the  community, 
and  during  the  winter  they  are  dispatched 
in  succession,  to  furnish  food  for  the  other 
members  of  the  colony.  They  also  bear  much 
relation  to  the  workers  among  the  honey 
bees,  and,  like  them,  do  not  possess  the 
power  of  fecundity.  It  is  a  puzzling  ques- 
tion among  the  inquirers  into  the  "origin 
of  species"  from  a  scientific  stand  point,  to 
comprehend  how  the  sterility  of  the  working 
ants  and  bees  was  ever  introduced  through 
the  medium  of  modified  descent — the  Dar- 
winian theory — or  how  it  is  kept  up  from 
generation  to  generation  among  those  indi- 
viduals who  have  no  posterity  to  inherit 
their  peculiarity  of  structure.  How,  by 
modified  descent,  is  the  honey-making  capac- 
ity of  the  "honey  ant"  transmitted,  when 
those  who  possess  it  are  year  after  year, 
systematically  destroyed?  .  These  facts  seem 
to  point,  with  almost  irresistible  logic,  to 
the  theory  of  "special  creation." 


Cheap  Substitute  eor  Aniline. — A  sub- 
stance having  all  the  properties  of  a  com- 
pound of  aniline.has  been  found  to  exist  in  the 
bodies  of  a  cephaloped  of  the  Mediterranean, 
known,  to  naturalists  under  the  name  of 
Aplysies  Depilans.  It  is  estimated  that  the 
cost  of  this  substance,  after  all  expenses  of 
fishing  and  extraction  had  been  included, 
would  be  only  about  $5  per  pound. 

The  first  employment  of  electricity  for 
firing  gunpowder  dates  as  far  back  as  1751, 
and  is  due  to  Franklin ;  and  in  1767  Priestly 
turned  his  attention  successfully  in  the 
same  direction. 


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New  Patents  and  Inventions. 


Under  this  heading  we  shall  mention,  from  week  to  week 
as  occasion  may  demand  New  and  Important  Inven- 
tions; also,  itie  List  ol  Patent  Claims  iceciul.v  issued  from 
the  It.  S.  Patent  Ofhce  to  inventors  on  the  Pacific  Coast, 
and  other  Patent  Issues  which  we  deem  of  local  in- 
terest to  readers  on  this  side  of  the  Continent.  Most 
Patents  on  this  coast  are  secured  ihrouch  the  MINING 
AND  SCIENTIFIC  PRESS  PATENT  AGENCY.  We  are 
prepared  to  obtain  from  Washington,  with  despatch, 
copies  of  anv  Patent  issued. 


PATENTS  BECENTLY  ISSUED. 
70,995. — LdTBOVEMENT     IN     FtTBNACES    FOE 

Roasting  Obes,  Heney  Golding,  Sie- 
ves City,  Nevada.  : 

I  claim,  1st,  The  working  of  ores  in  molds 
or  chambers,  substantially  as  described. 

2d,  The  arrangement  of  molds  contain- 
ing ores  to  be  roasted,  so  that  they  can  be 
gradually  brought  nearer  the  fire  or  re- 
moved from  it. 

3d,  Removing  the  molds  containing  ores 
from  the  fire,  while  undergoing  the  process, 
so  that  the  decomposition  may  be  conduct- 
"  ed  without  additional  heat,  by  the  placing 
of  a  freshly  filled  mold  containing  unroast- 
ed  ore  upon  the  top  of  a  mold  that  has 
been  removed  from  the  fire,  for  the  purpose 
of  utilizing  the  excess  of  heat. 

5th,  The  arrangement  of  furnace,  cooler 
and  erane  as  described. 

6th,  The  conducting  of  the  flue  through 
water,  or  its  equivalent,  for  the  purpose  of 
condensing  the  volatile  matter,  when  and  in 
connection  with  ores  roasted  in  molds. 

The  object  of  this  invention  is  to  provide 
a  furnece  for  roasting  ores  containing  the 
precious  metals,  and  consists  in  placing  the 
ore,  pulp  or  tailings  in  a  plastic  or  wet  state 
in  cylindrical  molds,  having  vertical  pipes 
or  plugs  through  them,  which  form  flues  for 
the  heat  and  flames  of  the  furnace  to  pass  up 
through,  which  roasts  and  dries  the  ore, 
rendering  it  fit  for  easy  amalgamation.  The 
base  of  the  molds  are  provided  with  plates, 
either  separate  or  attached  to  them,  and  are 
furnished  with  lugs  with  which  to  raise  or 
lower  the  molds,  changing  their  position 
from  top  to  bottom  of  the  furnace,  or  trans- 
ferring them  to  a  cooler  place  at  one  side 
of  the  furnace  by  means  of  a  crane.  The 
object  of  the  cooler  is  for  the  purpose  of 
utilizing  the  waste  heat,  and  when  the  lower 
mold  in  the  furnace  is  roasted,  it  is  removed 
by  means  of  the  crane  into  the  cooler,  and 
a  freshly -filled  mold  or  molds  are  placed  upon 
it,  so  that  it  may  become  partially  dry  be- 
fore being  placed  in  the  furnace.  A  pipe 
is  placed  on  the  top  of  the  furnace  for  con- 
ducting away  the  gases  and  volatile  matter 
from  the  ore,  which  passes  through  a  hori- 
zontal water  tank,  which  condenses  the 
volatile  parts  and  saves  the  quicksilver,  as 
in  case  of  working  tailings. 

71,141. — FoBNACE  FOB  SOLDERING. — Lewis 

Cutting,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

I  claim  a  soldering-furnaee,  having  heat- 
ers G  G,  provided  with  plates  H  H,  for 
utilizing  the  heat  of  the  surface,  substan- 
tially as  described,  and  in  combination  with 
the  heaters  provided  with  plates  H  H. 

I  claim  filling  the  center  of  the  heater 
with  gypsum,  fire-brick,  or  some  slow  con- 
ductor of  heat. 

I  also    claim,   in  combination   with  the 

heaters  G  G,  the  top  cover  of  the  furnace, 

formed  of  gypsum,  fire-brick,  or  other  slow 

conductor  of  heat,  substantially  as  described 

,  and  for  the  purposes  set  forth. 

.  71,167. — Hoese  Hay  Fobk. — Isaac  J.  Hat- 

tabough,  Santa  Clara  County,  Cal. 

I  claim  the  slotted  ring  hinge  B  d,  or  its 
equivalent,  and  the  claw-shaped  teeth  c  c  cc 
c  c  c,  in  combination  with  the  rake-heads  C 
C  and  levers  E  E,  all  arranged  and  operating 
substantially  as  above  set  forth. 
71,195. — Impeoved  Gate  Fastening. — Geo. 

McCoy,  Antioch,  Cal. 

I  claim  a  gate-fastening,  having  the  belt, 
a,  operated  by  the  lever,  B,  and  spring,  e, 
together  with  the  securing-loek,  g,  or  its 
equivalent,  constructed  and  operated  sub- 
stantially as  and  for  the  purpose  described. 

This  invention  consists  in  providing  an 
improved  gate-fastening,  which  shall  be  at 
once  secure,  simple  and  easily  operated. 
This  is  attained  by  constructing  a  case  of 
metal  or  other  substance,  through  which  a 
bolt  passes.  This  case  is  fastened  to  the 
gate,  so  that  the  end  of  the  bolt  enters  the 
post  and  holds  the  gate  securely  closed,  there 
being  a  spring  which  keeps  it  always  in 
place.  A  small  lock,  of  ordinary  construc- 
tion is  placed  inside  the  case,  so  that  when 
the  main  bolt  is  in  place,  the  bolt  of  the 
lock  cau  be  entered  into  a  slot  in  it  which 
keeps  it  from  moving.  A  convenient  handle 
is  attached  to  the  main  bolt,  by  which  to 
operate  it. 

71,221. — Impeovement in  Lamp-Exttngish- 

ebs.— Fred.  Rohrer,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

I  claim  a  lamp-extinguisher,  constructed 

and  arranged  substantially  as  described,  as 

a  new  article  of  manufacture.  i 


The  object  of  this  invention,  as  its  name 
imports,  is  to  provide  a  device  which  may 
be  aprtlied  to  any  kind  of  a  lamp,  but  chief- 
ly to  be  used  on  lamps  employed  in  burn- 
ing fluids  from  which  explosive  compounds 
may  be  generated,  and  from  which  danger 
may  be  apprehended  in  suddenly  turning- 
down  the  wick  or  blowing  out  the  light. 
This  device  consists  in  providing  a  means  by 
which  two  thin  plates  of  tin  or  other  metal 
are  so  arranged  as  to  be  thrown  up  by  the 
side  of  the  lamp-tube  by  means  of  a  lever 
so  as  to  close  over  the  wick  and  effect  an  in- 
stantaneous extinguishment  of  the  flame, 
without  turning  the  wick  down  or  blowing 
into  the  chimney.  When  the  lever  is  re- 
leased, these  plates  drop  back  to  their  form- 
er position,  without  disturbing  the  oil  or 
wick — the  lamp  being  left  in  condition  to  be 
lighted  again.  These  extinguishers  may  be 
made  to  suit  any  shape  of  wick  tube,  and 
are  applicable  to  any  lamp  now  in  use  at  a 
trifling  expense. 
71.228.  —  Oaebiage  Top    Peop.  —  Anson 

Searls,  Sau  Francisco,  Cal. 

I  claim,  1,  The  tubular  joint-bar  stand- 
ard B. 

2,  The  clamp  or  claw,  or  equivalent. 

3,  The  screw-bolt  C  that  passes  through 
the  joint-bar  standard  B,  and  a  part  of  the 
clamp,  holding  them  firmly  together  and  in 
position. 

4,  The  combination  of  the  joint-bar 
standard  B  with  the  clamp  A,  in  combina' 
tion  with  the  screw  C,  for  the  purposes  sub 
stantially  as  described. 

71,267. — Impeovement  in  Steam  Kotaey 
Valves. — Louis  Begon,  San  Francisco, 
Cal. 

I  claim  the  arrangement  of  the  openings 
b  b,  and  two  exhaust-passages,  B  B,  in  the 
conical  valve,  A,  in  combination  with  the 
posts,  F  F,  G  G,  and  exhaust  posts  H  and 
H,  in  the  case,  C,  substantially  as  described. 
The  object  of  this  invention  is  to  provide 
a  valve  for  steam-engines,  which  shall  be  so 
constructed  as  to  be  exactly  balanced,  and 
move  with  the  least  possible  friction.  It 
also  relates  to  cutting  off  the  steam  at  any 
desired  point,  so  that  it  may  be  expansively 
used  for  a  greater  or  less  portion  of  the 
stroke.  In  order  to  accomplish  this,  the  in- 
ventor constructs  a  valve,  formed  like  the 
frustrum  of  a  cone,  which  is  placed  in  a 
case  into  which  it  fits  steam-tight,  and  which 
has  flanges,  bywhichit  is  bolted  to  the'steam 
chest ;  the  case  in  which  the  valve  moves 
being  entirely  surrounded  by  steam.  The 
valve  and  case  have  openings  at  the  side,  so 
as  to  allow  the  steam  to  circulate  freely 
through  it ;  and  the  valve,  which  is  sup- 
ported at  each  end,  may  be  moved  by  an 
ordinary  eccentric,  or  by  a  cam,  by  which 
it  is  made  to  revolve  so  far  as  to  admit 
steam  to  the  passages  connecting  with  one 
end  of  the  cylinder  from  opposite  sides  of 
the  valve  at  the  same  time  ;  while  the  ports 
which  open  to  the  other  end  of  the  cylinder, 
also  on  the  opposite  of  the  valve,  are  closed, 
thereby  making  the  pressure  on  one  side  of 
the  valve  counteract  that  on  the  other.  The 
valve  has  an  arm  which  allows  the  end  of 
the  eccentric-rod  to  be  moved  to  a  greater 
less  distance  from  the  center  of  oscillation, 
thus  opening  the  parts  to  a  greater  or  less 
degree,  as  may  be  required.  "When  a  cam 
is  used  to  move  the  valve,  it  is  placed  on  the 
shaft  in  such  a  position  that  by  its  motion 
the  valve  will  be  completely  opened  at  once  ; 
and  by  a  second  cam,  it  will  be  closed  at  any 
point  at  which  it  is  desired  to  cut  off  steam 
from  the  cylinder,  these  quick  motions  be- 
ing rendered  possible  by  the  perfect  balance 
of  the  valve.  When  the  valve  is  in  position 
so  as  to  cover  all  the  ports  and  admit  no 
steam  to  the  cylinder,  the  pressure  exerted 
by  the  steam  from  its  interior  will  be  equal 
upon  every  side,  so  that  the  valve  will  not 
be  pressed  against  the  case  in  any  direction, 
any  more  than  if  it  were  a  plain  hollow  cone, 
with  a  pressure  exerted  from  the  interior. 
As  the  valve  moves  about  its  center,  so  as 
to  admit  steam  to  the  ports  connecting  with 
one  end  of  the  cylinder,  the  pressure  is 
removed  from  two  points  diagonally  oppo- 
site in  the  valve,  at  the  same  time,  while  the 
pressure  in  the  direction  of  the  receiving 
ports  and  the  exhaust-passage  remains  ;  but, 
being  at  the  opposite  points,  still  it  is  neu- 
tralized and  is  of  no  effect. 
71,52S. — Improvement  in  Chtjbns. — An- 
drew N.  Elzy,  Placerville,  Cal. 
I  claim  a  churn-dasher,  with  a  central 
revolving  shaft,  B,  carrying  oblique  arms 
E,  and  square  arms  G,  alternating  with  each 
other,  and  specially  arranged  upon  the 
shaft. 

To  accomplish  this  the  inventor  contrives 


a  cylindrical  barrel  to  hold  the  cream, 
through  the  center  of  which  a  shaft  passes, 
standing  upright,  and  turning  in  a  step  at 
the  bottom.  This  shaft  is  revolved  by  a 
crank,  and  may  have  gearing  to  give  it  any 
desirable  speed.  On  the  shaft,  and  radia- 
ting from  it,  are  arms  so  placed  that  they 
form  a  sort  of  screw,  the  tendency  of  which 
is  to  force  the  cream  to  the  bottom  of  the 
churn,  in  the  center,  where  it  passes  to  the 
sides  to  again  undergo  the  same  process. 
Two  posts  are  placed  at  opposite  sides  of 
the  churn  to  prevent  the  rotary  motion  which 
the  cream  would  otherwise  require. 


Caltfobnia  Blacking. — Several  ineffect- 
ual attempts  have  been  made  to  introduce 
the  manufacture  of  blacking  into  this  city, 
but  without  success  until  quite  recently. 
After  surmounting  many  difficulties,  chief 
among  which  were  the  cost  of  the  boxes, 
and  the  difficulty  of  making  an  article  that 
would  not  mold,  a  party  has  finally  met 
with  the  fullest  success,  and  the  produc- 
tion of  "Austin's  Brilliant  Paste  Blacking," 
may  now  be  considered  one  of  the  perma- 
nent industries  of  San  Francisco.  The  oil, 
bone  black,  acid,  boxes,  and  everything  con- 
nected with  the  manufacture,  is  of  Cali- 
fornia production.  The  factory  is  able  to 
supply  the  entire  demand  of  the  coast,  the 
total  importation  of  which  has  heretofore 
been  about  400  gross  per  month.  In  addi- 
tion to  the  home  market,  a  foreign  demand 
has  already  sprung  up,  as  the  proprietors 
have  received  an  order  for  twenty-three 
gross  from  Yokohama;  so  that  the  Japanese 
will  soon  be  made  to  shine  with  California 
"brilliant." 


New  Incobpobations. — Articles  of  incor- 
poration have  recently  been  filed  in  the 
County  Clerk's  office  in  this  city  as  follows: 

Gkeek  Russian  Sqlavonian  Oethodox 
Easteen  Chcech  and  Benevolent  Society. 
San  Francisco.  Dec.  26th.  Trustees:  Sem- 
lovich  T.  Franetta,  M.  Cheriaris,  N.  Davo- 
vich,  P.  Zenovich,  S.  Chielovich,  T.  Con- 
stants, G.  Tankovich,  S.  Maztinovich,  N. 
Maka-ie,  G.  Lazarovich,  P,  Aristolle,  P. 
Radovich,  and  Charles  Baum. 

Election  of  Officers. — Concoedia  As- 
sociation.—  San  Francisco.  Dee.  27tb. 
President,  Jules  Cerf ;  Vice  President,  H. 
Robitschsck;  Recording  Secretary,  D.  E. 
Speyer;  CorrespondingSecretary,  Theodore 
Libernaut;  Treasurer,  M.  Toklas;  Direct- 
ors ;  Levi  Strauss,  D.  S.  Bachman  and  Jos. 
Naphtaly;  Local  Directors:  Benj.  Price,' 
L.  Hildberghauser  and  H.  Oppenheimar. 


Pennsylvania  furnishes  73%  per  cent, 
of  all  the  coal  produced  in  the  United 
States. 


Market  Street  Homesteao  Association.— J.  S.  Luxv,  Sec- 
retary. Office,  305  Montgomery  street,  corner  of  Pine,  San 
Francisco.  2vl5 


Another  California  Enterprise.— A  Factory  has  been 
started  in  this  city  for  the  manufacturelof  AUSTIN'S  CELE- 
BRATED BRILLIANT  PASTE  BLACKING.  This  prepara- 
tion not  only  produces  a  most  brilliant  polish;  but,  unlike 
imported  Blacking,  it  is  pronounced  the  best  leather  pre- 
servative ever  introduced.  Tradesupplied  twenty  per  cent, 
less  than  any  imported  article.  Factory,  No.  1  Monlgomery 
Court,  near  the  comer  of  Broadway.  2tivl5-3m 


Jacob  Shew,  Pioneer  Photographer,  612  Clay  street,  north 
side,  fourdoors  above  Montgomery,  (late  315  Montgomery 
street,)  takes  all  kinds  of  Photographs  in  the  best  style  of 
the  Art.  Ho  would  invite  especial  atteHtion  to  the  new 
'  Cabinet  Photographs,"  which  lie  is  taking  to  perfection, 
luvlftf 


Secretaryship  for  Mining  Companies.— A  gentleman  of 
education,  ability  and  experience,  is  desirous  of  procuring 
a  position  as  Secretary,  or  Assistant  Secretary,  in  some 
good  Mining  Company.  Has  most  unexceptionable  refer- 
ences.   Address  "SECRETARY,"  at  this  office.        6vl5tf 


Save  Your  Teeth.— Do  not  have  them  extracted 
without  first  consulting  a  good  Dentist  The  loss  is  irrepar- 
able, and,  in  many  instances,  unnecessary.  DR..  BEERS, 
corner  of  Montgomery  and  Sutter  streets,  over  Tucker's 
Jewelry  Store,  makes  a  specialty  of  filling  the  fangs  of 
dead  Teeth,  and  building  up  broken  crowns  with  pore 
gold— thus  restoring  them  to  their  original  usefulness  and 
beauty. 

0SP-  Call  and  examine  the  work.  Finest  quality  of  arti- 
ficial work  also  manufactured.  I6vll-tf 


Co-Operative  Union  Stork — This  is  becoming  one  of  the 
most  useful  institutions  in  the  city,  and  the  Mechanic  and 
Laboring  Man  fully  appreciate  it  They  are  now  enabled 
to  buy  their  Groceries  and  Provisions  twenty  per  cent, 
cheaper  than  ever  before,  and  the  very  best  articles  in 
market  The  store  is  located  at  115  Sutter  street,  Lick 
House  Block.  22vl6tf 


AN  INSTEU0TIVE  BOOK! 

Prof.    LAYBES' 

ELEMENTS  OF  COMPOSITION, 

BELLES.I.ETTKES  A3TB  OEATOKY 

For  Scholars,  Teachers,  Lawyers  all  Pro- 
fessional Persons,  and  those  of  Common 
Education,  who  would  improve  the 
Eloquence    and  Effectiveness 
of  their  Composition  and 
Manners  of  Address. 

Price,  postage  |»iild,        ....        SRl.lO 


This  is  a  new  publication,  and  in  style  and  treatment 
of  this  important  subject,  is  original,  simple,  plain  and 
comprehensive.  The  aulhor,  Prof.  Layres  (a  inerlloriou-s 
Teacher  of  good  standing  in  California,  and  a  sound  thlnKor 
and  rcasoner,)  in  his  preface  says:  "The  method  pursued 
by  the  Author  iu  developing  iho  subject  of  Composition,  is 
both  the  synthetical  and  analytical.  The  former  is  neces- 
sary to  teach  the  llteory,  tho  latter  the  practice  of  the  art; 
and  as  these  are  both  indispensable  to  the  scholar,  so  are 
also  tho  two  methods,  as  tho  sequel  will  show." 

Tho  Work  has  lately  been  approved  and  authorized  by 
the  State  Board  of  Education  for  use  in  the  Public  Schools. 

To  further  illustrate  tho  varied  and  popular  endorsement 
the  book  has  so  rapidly  received,  we  quote  the  following 

Recommendations  : 

It  Is  simple,  conclso,  and  well  arranged.  It  seems  to  bo  a 
work  of  great  value.— John  Sinett. 

I  am  prepared  to  concur  in  the  recommendation  of  the 
Honorable  Superintendent  of  Public  Instruction.—/,  c 
Fellon. 

After  as  careful  and  thorough  perusal  of  the  same  as  it 
was  in  my  powor  to  give,  I  came  hi  the  conclusion  that,  for 
conciseness,  correctness,  and  precision  of  definition,  as  well 
as  for  completeness  and  simplicity  of  style,  it  was,  and 
would  be.  without  a  rival.  I  regard  your  work  as  tile  best 
of  its  kind.  I  know  of  but  few  men  in  any  profession  who 
would  not  be  benefited  by  Its  careful  study.—  It'/a.  11.  Hill. 

I  regard  it  as  one  of  tho  best  treatises  upon  these  import- 
ant branches— perhaps  the  only  one  obtainable  possessing 
equal  advantages— com  billing  comprehensiveness  witb  con- 
ciseness, and  of  such  simplicity  In  Its  arrangement  us  to  bo 
readiLv  understood  by  the  advanced  pupil.—  F.  W.  Butch. 

It  is  admirably  arranged  to  dovelop  the  correct  idea  of 
tile  analysis  and  synthesis  of  language,  and  the  amplifica- 
tion of  ideas  into  sentences  and  periods.  The  style  is  c.ear, 
terse  and  pleasing.  I  do  not  hesitate  to  recommend  It  as  a 
great  acouisltion  io  our  text  books.— James  jDcnmun. 

I  am  happy  to  express  my  conviction  of  the  value  ol  the 
whole  treaiise.  It  would  give  me  mucn  gratification  to  see 
so  Ihorough  and  excellent  a  treatise  emanate  from  young 
California. — Martin  JCelloya. 

I  recommend  it  to  all  those  who  wish  to  obtain  a  hook 
that  will  give  them  definite  Ideas  on  this  subject,  and  teach 
them  to  express  their  ihoughts  and  feelings  in  a  clear,  sim- 
ple, and  forcible  manner.- CarolineL.  Atwood. 

I  regard  the  hook  about  to  be  published  as  far  superior  to 
any  work  extant  upon  that  subject.  —  Win  S.  Hunt,  A.  .If. 

I  believe  the  work  will  be  a  valuable  and  much  needed 
addition  to  our  school  text-books  —Harmon  Perry. 

You  have  brought  the  results  ol  a  profound  analysis,  and 
made  thein  available,  in  a  practical  form.— I.  II.  Brayton. 

I  can  recommend  it  particularly  to  my  young  friends  of 
the  legal  profession,  as  a  source  from  wliicb  ibev  mav  he 
able  to  learn  much  of  value  asspecial  pleaders  and  as  advo- 
cales  at  Ihe  lorum.— Joint  Curry. 

The  subjects  upon  which  you  troat  havo  heretofore  been 
too  much  neglected  In  Ihe  education  of  young  men  in  Amer- 
ica. *  '  Exactly  calculated  to  interest  *  •  Ii  will  soon 
become  a  nocessity  in  every  lawyer's  library.— Charles  A. 
Tuttle. 

Its  clearness  and  comprehensiveness  make  it  easy.— G,  w 
Bowie, . 

A  gentleman  of  varied  learning  and  rlpeculturc,  who  has 
half  a  dozen  languages  at  his  tongue's  end.  Heseekslo 
teach  the  student  nol  only  how  lo  take  semenccs  apart,  but 
how  to  construct  them.  His  system  has  the  merit  of  origin- 
ality. Wo  know  of  no  work  in  which  can  be  obtained 
so  lucid  an  exposillon  of  the  elements  of  composition,  and 
such  valuable  assistance  in  learning  bow  to  put  his  ideas 
Into  language.  Prof.  Layres  has  done  the  cause  of  popular 
education  good  service.— 5.  F.  Bulletin. 

This  is  a  San  Francisco  book  by  a  San  Francisco  author. 
It  contains  166  pages,  and  is  altogether  creditable  to  San 
Francisco.  It  meets  a  public  want,  and  meets  it  In  a  form 
and  size  cheap  and  conyenlent,  and  in  reach  of  the  hum- 
blest —Alia  California. 

The  writer,  the  lawyer,  the  minister,  or  the  statesman, 
may  study  its  rules  and  detinillons  with  profit.  Nothing 
conduces  more  to  the  purity  of  a  national  literarv  tasto 
than  a  general  and  thorough  knowledge  of  the  rules  by 
which  the  construction  of  language  isgoverned.— A'.  F.  Times 

Prof-  Layres  plunges  at  once  "in  median  res."  He  seizes  a 
a  sentence  (which  is  the  unit  in  composition,  whether  writ- 
ten or  spoken,)  holds  it  up  before  you;  tears  It  to  pieces  be- 
fore youreyes— or  ralber,  we  should  say,  neairy  and  skill- 
fully  dissects  it— displays  one  by  one  its  several  parts; 
makes  you  thoroughly  acquainted  with  each,  in  its  entire- 
ty; and  then  shows  yon  how  to  put  them  together  again. 
Ascricsof  such  experiments,  increasing  in  complexity  sc 
gradually  that  you  do  not  feel  the  difficulty,  and  the  Ihlng 
isdone;  you  are  master  of  the  subject— Mining  andScieit' 
tijlc  Frees. 

Its  design  is  to  show  that  ideas'  can  be  so  arranged  as  to 
increase  their  power;  in  short,  to  teach  the  mechanism  of 
composition,  eloquence  and  oratory.  A  desideratum  long 
felt  issupplied.— &  F.  Examiner. 

This  is  anage  in  which  tho  occasions  are  rapidly  multl 
plying,  when  educated  men,  ami  women,  too,  are  calico, 
upon  to  express  their  views  in  writing,  either  lor  public  or 
private  Inspection  and  criticism.— stwlton  Independent. 

The  most  eminent  educators  in  California  give  it  their 
hearty  approval,  and  we  concur.—  Marysville  Appeal. 

Not  only  one  of  the  best  of  its  kind,  but,  what  Is  still 
better,  one  of  the  briefest  It  contains  166  pages.—  Virginia 
Enterprise. 

Price,  S1.10.  Sent  by  mall,  postage  paid,  without  extra 
charge.  Liberal  reductions  made  to  the  Trade,  Teachers 
and  Schools,  orderiug  by  wholesale.  Orders  received  by 
our  Traveling  Agents. 

Address  DEWEY  &  CO.,  Mining  and  Scientific  Press,  San 
Francisco. 


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Miaisc  a»d  Bcuima  Pkj-ss  and  other  Han 

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Comprising  the  H  ipanlo,  District  or  Count] 

of  Location:  Amount  anil  ilm*    ol    Assessment;    Date  of 
Meeting;  Dayol   l)t-ui.)Ui'iit  rialo;  and  Amount 
of  Payment  u-f  Dividends. 

KAMX,    t.OC  »TIO.H,    1VODNT,    AXD  DAT  DAT 

DATS  »r   ASfnSJUUR.  D  it  LI  ."W  UK  XT.      Or  BALK 

Arizona  Consolidated,  Dec  23.  Wc .Inn  SB— Fob  IT* 

■  eo  .    Nov  H.  K10 
Ancient  River  Channel  (fat  co  .  So\  22,  S3. Dee  27— Jan  is* 

Ariiu.lor  I  14  per  Share 1'nyublo  Nov  9 

Bei'-'li'-r.  Btortt)  CO.,  N>'v \nnuitl  Ueottng  Dm  li- 

Gbalk  Mountain  B,  Q„  Kevada  co,  Nov  SO,  $l..Jan  3— Jan  1"J 

I'lilpliiiii'iia.  Bonort,  Mexico,  Nov  27,  $5. . J  tin  3— Jan  ID* 

Cherokee  Fiui  Hint-  Gravel  Co  ,  Si.v  a,  $5  ...Dei 

Cbollar  fotoal    I y  co-,  Nov.,  dW,  $x> Payable  Oct  IS 

•  'r.iun  hOlllE.  Bes  dividend  $*JU I*a>ablv  May  IS 

Bxobequer,  Storey  co..  Hot..  Doe.  0,  fa Ian.  11— Jan.  28 

I.  AM.,  Her.,  dividend  $6.  Payable-  May  16 

Hold  Bill  y  M  A  H -dividend.  57  BO Payable  Doc  16 

Ooldi-ii  Rule,  Tuolumne  Oo.  illv  sue  V*  sh... Payable  Oct.  26* 

Hope  Urn  vol,  Nevada  CO.  Dec.  Ifl,  $1 Inn.  Ti—  Feb.  10» 

rUnscooi,  Del  Norta  CO.,  Nov  1,  lAc Dec  10— Jnn  6" 

Haiti  A  Noroross.  Virginia,  Ni-v.,  div  $125.. .Payable  Sept  IS 

I,  X.  L>,  No.  2,  Alpine  co.,  Oct  18.  91 Dec  16— .Jan  22* 

M  I,..  AJpIno  co  ,  Deo,  13.  tl  BU  r*n.  16--- Feb,  B» 

Imperial,  Virginia,  Nov.,  div.  $10 Payable  July  15 

Nev,   N  ,\  d,  $1 ...Dec  HI— Dec  2H 

JcOorMntatl  M  .  A    M.,  Nov  2,  i-\U\ Dec  9-DCC2S 

Jnsephlne  Qnlcksllrer,  San  Lui*  Obispo,  div,  $2 July  « 

Kcarsurj.'i\  lorn  co Meeting  Jan  6 

KantUCk,alT.,S7.a0  per  share Payable  Nov  9 

Umtfofl  y-  M.,  SUItlv-.u  co.,  Nnv2\70c Jnn  |—  Fib  4 

Lyon  M    A  M..  Bl  Dnrudo  Co..  Nov  27,  Wc Ian  I— Jan  17" 

Lady  Bell,  Del  Norte  co  .  Oct  24,  15c Nov  26-Dec  30* 

Mount  Tvuabo,  Lander  co.,  Nov  8,  $1.60 Dec  12—  Dec  31* 

Mount  Tenabo,  Lander  CO.,  Nov Meeting.  Jan   2* 

1  orcoran.  Storey  co,  Nev.  Nov26.$2..Jan6— Jan22» 
North  rUar,  Lander  Co..  Nov.,  Sept  19,  $2u....Nov  20— Jan  2* 

North  star,  Lander  CO.,  Nov.,  dividend Payable  Nov  23 

Oxford  Beta.  Exmerabla.  Nev..  Nov  18, 50c... Jan  23— Feb  12* 
Old  Colony,  Lander  Co.,  Nev.,  Dec.  19,  $2..Jun.  25— Feb.  20* 

PcnTnsula,  San  Antonio,  Hex-,  Dec.  3,  $10 Jnn  14— Jan  29 

Pntmclna  A  Dolores,  Mex.,  Nnv8.$2 Doc.  12— Doc  30 

BlDpou,  Alpine  co  ,  Dec.  17,  50o Jan.  22— Feb.  8* 

Sl.rra  Nev  .  Btorey  00.,  Nov.,  Dec.  11,  $4 Jan  16—  Feb.1 

Favot'C,  Vlru'lnla.  Nov,  dividend Payable  Dec  7 

BantUKO,  Sllv.r  Olty,  dividend Paynble  Dec  10 

s.ij.hin  Cona,  Tuolumne  co  ,  Dec  ll,  wtc Jnn  10— Jim  25* 

fihtwhone.  Lander  Co..  Nev  ,  Doc.  II,  $1 Jan.  20— Feb  10 

Sweet  Vengeance,  Vuba  co,  Nov  30,  75c Jnn  3— Juil  22* 

H.  F.  A  Castle  Dome.  Arlzonu.  Nov  10,  75c Jan  7— Jan  27* 

Hompre  Viva.  Nlualoa,  Dec  4.  25c Ian  in— Jan  27' 

f-eaioii,  Amador  co  ,  Nov.  21,  $150 Dec  2A— Jan  IS* 

Texas  Flat Meeting  Dec  30 

U.  S.  lirant.  Nevada  co.,  Dec.  10,  $5 Jan.  13— Feb.  8* 

Whitman,  Lyon  co  ,  Nev.,Oct31,  $1.60 Jan  1— Jan  22* 

Yellow  Jacket,  Storey  co.,  Nev,  Nov  15,  SI00..Dcc  16— Jnn  16 
Yellow  Jacket,  Uohi  Hill,  div.  $75  sh Payable  Julyiu 

*  Those  marked  with  an  asterisk  (•)  are  advertised  In  this 
ournat. 


Latest  Stock  Prices  Bid  and  Asked. 

S.  r.   STOCK  AND  EXCHANGE  BOARD. 

Friday  Evening,  Dec.  27,  1867. 

MISCELLANEOUS  STOCKS.  Bid.      Askii. 

United  States  7  3-lDths  Bonds,  June  Issue $  78  79 

LujihI  Tender  Notes 74%  75 

Cnliiornla  State  BoikIm,  7s,  1857 92J£  95 

Sau  Francisco  Bonds,  IDs,  1851 102  103 

San  Francisco  City  Bonds,  6s.  1855 80  95 

Sun  Francisco  City  and  Count v  Bonds,  6s,  1858.  7ft  80 

Sun  Fraucbco  Citv  and  Co,  Boh'l  B'dfl,  7s,  1806.  80  — 

Ran  Francisco  OllV  and  Co.  Bunds,  7s,  1862 84  85 

San  Francisco  Cltv  and  Co.  Bonds,  7s,  1861 80  85 

San  Francisco  City  and  Co   Bonds,  7«,  1365 80  85 

San  Francisco  Citv  and  Co.  Judg.  Bds.  7s,  186:*.  84  85 

San  Francisco  City  ami  Co.  Judg.  Bds,  7s,  1861.  84  85ȣ 

Hacrnmento  Citv  Bonds 25  27>i 

Sacramento  Count v  Bonds,  6« 68  70 

Marysvlllc  Bunds,  10s 75  85 

Stockton  citv  Bonds...  70  85 

Vuba  County  Bonds,  10a 75  95 

Santa  Clara  County  Bonds,  7s 76  8U 

Untie  Counly  Boiuls,  10s,  I860 70  70 

Han  Mateo  County  Bonds, 7s —  85 

Oalilornia  Steam  Navigation  Co 81  81 

Bprlna  Vallcv  Water  Co ? 62J.J  63 

statu  Telegraph  Co 3U  31 

GAS  COBFANIE3, 

Ran  Frnncisco  GnsCo 61  Jj  65 

Sucramcnto  Oas  Co —  — 

RAILROADS. 

Sacramento  Valley  Railroad —  — 

San  Fruncisco  and  San  Jose  Ruilroad 40  45 

Omnibus  Railroad 61  62 

Central  Railroad 45  43 

North  Beach  and  Mission  Railroad 63  55 

Front  Street,  Mission  and  Ocean  Railroad 11  12 

BANKING  INSTITUTIONS. 

California,  Loan  and  Savings  Society —  — 

Bank  of  Pacific  Accumulation  Loan  Society..  —  90 

The  Bank  or  California    152J£  156 

INSURANCE  COUr-AKIKS. 

Flromans'  Fund  Insurance  Co 90  93 

Pacific  Insurance  Co 119  130 

San  Francisco  Insurance  Co —  UK) 

Merchants'  Mutual  Marine  Insurance  Co 350  375 

California  Insurance  Co 1300  1400 

Union  Insurance  Co 95  100 

California  Home  Insurance  Co —         — 

Home  Mutual  Insurance  Co 9         10 

Occidental  Insurance  (Jo —         80 

National  Insurance  Co 70        70>£ 

MINING  STOOKS— WASHOE  DISTRICT. 

Alpha 600        — 

Baltimore  American —        — 

Belcher 130  135 

Bullion,  G.  H 24         25 

Crown  Point 690  710 

Con  fldence 26         — 

Cbollar-Potosi 135  VffX 

Dancy —        10 

Exchequer —        17 

Empire  Mill  and  Mining  Co 160  165 

Gould  &  Curry 350         — 

Hale*  Norcross 1100        — 

Imperial i52}£  165 

Lady  Bryan —        _ 

Ophir 60        65 

Overman 87        90 

Savage Ill  116 

Sierra  Nevada ■ 15         — 

Yellow  Jacket 716  720 

Oolden  Rule.  California _         12 

Gold  HilHQuartz 78        85 


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Do.  Rio 19V 

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Apples,  No,  I,  V  it. 


ppios.  no,  i,  y>  m 4 

ears,  Table.  "H  tb fi 


1 

Plums,  dried,  B  l 
Peaches,  dried,  $  B>.. 


Oranges,  n  dozen 

Lemons,  $  dozen go  ^     _ 

chickens,  apiece 75  @  1  00 

Turkeys,  ",■'  h —  @     25 

Soap,  Pale  andO.  0 7  @      12 

Soap,  Castile,  1*  tt) 19  ©     20 

San  Francisco  Prices  of  Oopper  Ores. 

San  FitA^cisco,  Dec.  27,  1867. 
We  give  the  following  as  an  approximate 
price  at  which  copper  ores  can  now  be  sold 
in  tliis  city.  There  is  no  sale  for  ores  which 
assay  less  than  12  per  cent.  The  late  re- 
duction in  price  is  on  account  of  the  ad- 
vance of  freight : 


Per  ton. 

Per  lo» 

12  per  cent 

...$10  00 

22  per  cent,  ore 

$43  56 

13       " 

...   18  62 

28       "           " 

46  45 

1-1 

"  .. 

...  2J  20 

24       ■■            It 

49  33 

IS       " 

«'   .. 

...  2H  35 

25       "            " 

52  22 

16       " 

««   .. 

...  16  2a 

26       "            « 

55  11 

17        " 

...  29  12 

27       "            " 

58  00 

IS        " 

28        "             " 

60  80 

19       " 

29        "             " 

20       " 

'«   ., 

...  87  7f 

30        ••             " 

66  66 

21        " 

ri 

. . . .  40  65 

31        "             " 

These  prices,  we  believe,  will  be  found 
substantially  correct,  and  can  be  realized  at 
this  date. 


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Flour,  Extra,  $  bbl $7  00  @$7  75 

Do.    Superfine 6  GO  @  7  00 

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The  following  information  is  gleaned  mostly  from  jour 
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mines  mentioned. 


Owing  to  the  late  storm  which  prevailed, 
so  far  as  heard  from,  over  the  entire  State, 
our  mails  have  failed  to  come  to  time.  Our 
readers  will,  therefore,  have  to  be  content 
with  a  slight  summary  this  week.  However, 
from  what  we  have,  we  should  judge  that 
wherever  the  weather  permits  mines  are 
doing  well,  especially  those  working  placers. 
There  can  certainly  be  no  want  of  water  af- 
ter such  a  "Noah's  deruge"  as  we  have 
been  having  during  the  past  week. 

CALIFORNIA. 

A-lpine    County. 

Mner,  Dec.  14th  :  The  Silver  Creek  Mill 
is  grinding  up  Tarshish  ore,  preparatory  to 
turning  out  a  batch  of  silver  bricks  next 
week. 

The  drift  south  from  the  shaft  of  the  Tar- 
shish, 75  ft.  below  the  tunnel,  is  encounter- 
ing large  quantities  of  first  and  second  class 
ore. 

This  week  we  have  nothing  of  special  note 
to  chronicle  in  regard  to  new  enterprises 
here,  though  there  are  one  or  two  in  process 
of  incubation  which  we  believe  will,  at  no 
distant  day,  revolutionize  the  present  mode 
of  mining  iu  Alpine. 

Amador  County 

Ledger,  Dec.  21st :  Last  week,  the  owners 
of  the  Kennedy  mine  cleaned  up  a  "  run"  of 
110  tons  of  rock,  worked  at  the  Tubbs'  mill, 
and  received  83,500  —  an  average  of  about 
$32  dollars  per  ton,  pure  gold,  while  the 
sulphurets,  which  are  known  to  be  rich,  are 
not  taken  into  account 
Calaveras    County. 

Chronicle,  Deo.  21st :  The  long-expected 
water  has  at  last  reached  Cat  Camp,  and 
miners  have  commenced  operations  in  earn- 
est. "We  are  informed  that  the  returns  re- 
ceived by  the  companies  which  commenced 
work  are  flattering  in  the  extreme — the 
claims  yielding  from  86  to  88  per  day  to  the 
hand.  There  is  no  abatement  in  the  excite- 
ment regarding  that  section  of  the  county, 
and  the  rush  in  that  direction  continues  as 
great  as  ever. 

San  Andreas  Register,  April  21st :  While 
the  hands  at  work  in  the  mine  of  Bovee  & 
Co.,  at  Angels,  were  away  from  the  shaft,  at 
dinner,  a  huge  cave  occurred  in  the  shaft, 
which  disclosed  an  entirely  new  vein  of  fab- 
ulous richness,  of  the  existence  of  which  the 
proprietors  and  workmen  had  until  then 
been  utterly  ignorant.  Threads  of  gold 
were  literally  spun  through  the  rock  ;  in 
fact,  it  appeared  like  quartz  pebbles  strung 
on  threads  of  gold. 

Fowler,  Sanborn  &  Co.,  recently  discov- 
ered a  lead  of  plumbago,  about  one-half 
mile  from  San  Andreas.  The  lead  is  from 
four  to  five  feet  in  thickness,  and  has  been 
traced  to  a  considerate  distance.  They  dis- 
solved a  quantity  in  water,  then  allowing  it 
to  settle,  poured  off  the  mud  and  water, 
leaving  the  plumbago  at  the  bottom,  which 
seems  to  possess  all  the  qualities  of  the  best 
black  lead.  We  have  a  "brick"  in  our  pos- 
session. 
ColusalCounty. 

Marysville  Appeal,  Dec.  19th  ;  All  the 
property  hnown  as  the  Mosello  Copper  and 
Smelting  and  Crushing  Works,  in  Colusa 
County,  is  advertised  at  sheriff's  sale  on  the 
28th  inst.  at  Colusa. 

"K"ern  County. 

Havilah  Courier,  Dec.  14th :  The  St.  John 
mine,  at  Sageland,  continues  to  yield  well, 
and  since  our  previous  mention  of  it  85,000 
has  been  obtained.  The  New  York  and 
Clear  Creek  Mining  Co.,  near  this  town,  are 
progressing  finely,  and  getting  out  rich  ore. 

Mendocino    County. 

Colusa  Sun,  Dee.  14th:  Silver  [mines 
have  been  discovered  on  Eel  river,  in  Men- 
docino County. 

Mono  County. 

The  Benton  correspondent  of  the  Esmer- 
alda Union,  says  :  Our  residents,  however, 
are  confident  of  the  correctness  of  the  new 
process  discovered  by  Dr.  Dozier,  and  the 
richness  of  our  mines.  The  furnace  is  com- 
pleted, and  is  now  being  dried  by  slow  fires. 
The  Dr.  intends  to  make  the  first  trial  of  a 
ton  of  Comanche  ore.  He  says  if  the  m;ite- 
rial  of  which  the  crucible  is  composed,  will 
stand  the  action  of  the  chemicals  used  in  re- 
ducing, there  is  no  doubt  of  the  success  of 
his  mode  of  operating. 

Kovacla    County. 

transcript,  Dec.  21st :  Bieh  diggings  have 
recently  been  struck  by  a  party  of  miners. 
about  three  miles  from  town*  on  the  old 
road  to  Jones'  Bar.  The  company  have 
been  at  work  some  weeks  sinking  a  shaft, 


and  a  few  days  since  they  struck  gravel  con- 
taining an  abundance  of  coarse  gold.  Quite 
a  number  of  claims  were  located  in  the  vi- 
cinity on  Thursday,  by  persons  who  have 
been  watching  the  developments  of  the  suc- 
cessful parties. 

Dec.  18th  :  Hubbard  and  others  have  re- 
cently commenced  work  upon  a  ledge  at 
Grizzly  Bidge,  the  rock  of  which  gives  evi- 
dence of  being  exceedingly  rich,  assaying 
about  81,800  to  the  ton. 

23d :  J.  L.  Sandford  has  left  in  the  Be- 
eorder's  office,  for  record,  a  deed  of  50 
claims  of  300-ft.  each,  on  Greenhorn  Creek. 
The  location  commences  at  Lewis  and  De 
Golia's  mill  dam,  running  thence  up  the 
stream  15,000  ft.,  to  the  Nevada  and  Bed 
Dog  crossing.  The  company  has  been  in- 
corporated under  the  name  of  the  Newark 
Mining  Co.— capital  stock  8100,000— the 
stockholders  being  mostly  San  Francisco 
men.  They  now  own  all  the  ground  from 
from  the  mouth  of  Greenhorn  to  the  Bed 
Dog  crossing,  together  with  4,000  ft.  in 
Mi  ssouri  Canon. 

The  North  Bloomfield  Co.  have  purchased 
the  right  of  the  Middle  Tuba  river,  hereto- 
fore owned  by  the  old  English  Co.,  and  the 
water  will  be  conducted  bv  ditch  to  Gran- 
iteville  and  Bloomfield.  On  the  Chalk  Bluff 
range  the  work  of  opening  the  channel,  by 
the  Chalk  Bluff  Gravel  Co.  is  a  great  one, 
and  the  Newark  Co.  has  undertaken  to  build 
a  flume  that  will  stand  the  severest  freshets, 
and  that  will  open  nearly  eight  miles  of 
some  of  the  richest  channel  mines  known  in 
the  county. 

The  Gold  Hill  quartz  mill,  at  Grass  Val- 
ley, has  been  doing  a  very  good  business  of 
late  in  crushing  quartz  boulders,  picked  up 
in  the  bed  of  Wolf  Creek  and  other  places. 
The  result  has  been  so  satisfactory,  that  the 
Town  Talk  Co.  are  now  erecting  a  mill  on 
their  claims  at  Howard  Hill,  for  crushing 
the  float  quartz  with  which  their  claims 
abound.  Some  years  ago,  the  owner  of  the 
Canada  Hill  mill,  near  Nevada,  employed  a 
man  with  a  team  to  pick  up  float  quartz  on 
Gold  Flat,  in  Little  Deer  Creek,  and  other 
places,  which  were  crushed  at  the  mill  and 
yielded  fair  returns,  and  at  times  a  consid- 
erable profit  was  realized.  The  quartz 
probably  yielded  as  well  as  the  average  of 
that  crushed  from  the  ledges,  and  the  cost 
of  picking  it  up  is  far  less  than  mining  it. 

Grass  Valley  Union,  Dec.  19th:  Abeauti- 
ful  specimen  of  quartz  and  gold  was  taken 
on  Tuesday  last  from  New  York  Hill  The 
value  of  the  gold  in  the  piece  is  about  850, 
while  as  a  specimen  the  value  is  much  more. 
Messrs.  Dibble  &  Byrne  have  corraled  the 
quartz  in  their  cabinet. 

Dec.  20th :  The  Scandinavian  Co.  have 
been,  for  several  weeks,  running  a  tunnel 
from  Deer  Creek  to  their  shaft,  calculating 
to  strike  the  ledge  and  shaft  at  the  same 
time.  On  Tuesday  last  the  workmen  struck 
the  ledge  before  they  reached  the  shaft,  and 
the  rock  taken  out  shows  rich  in  gold,  much 
better  than  that  lately  crushed  at  Palmer's 
mill,  Nev. ,  paid  over  825  per  ton. 

Dec.  21st :  During  the  last  week  all  of  the 
leading  mines  about  the  town  have  been 
doing  well  in  taking  out  rich  rock.  The 
New  York  Hill  mine  has  largely  overpaid 
its  expenses  with  rich  specimens  alone, 
leaving  other  splendid  rock  for  the  mill  which 
is  going  up.  The  Dromedary  has  its  back 
still  up  on  specimen  rock,  while  its  com- 
mon dump  pile  is  a  sight  good  for  sore  eyes. 
The  Empire,  on  Ophir  Hill,  holds  its  own 
and  is  turning  out  quartz  which  will  go  up 
to  a  handsome  figure.  The  Wisconsin  is 
crushing  87U  quartz.  The  Eureka  and  the 
North  Star  are  making  their  usual  rich  re- 
turns.. Taken  altogether,  the  mines  around 
Grass  Valley  for  the  past  week  have  ex- 
ceeded any  week's  yield  for  several  years. 

Grass  Valley  National,  Dec.  18th  :  A 
quantity  of  splendid  specimen  rock  was 
taken  out  last  night  at  the  Empire  mine, 
Ophir  Hill.  "We  have  heard  the  value  of  the 
specimens  placed  at  about  85,000. 

A  piece  of  quartz  was  picked  up  by  a  gen- 
tlenian  in  Wolf  Creek  yesterday,  for  which 
he  refused  8100  in  coin. 

Dec.  19th  :  A  piece  of  quartz  was  picked 
up  this  forenoon,  on  Pike  Flat,  containing, 
we  should  judge,  about  820  in  gold. 

Another  lot  of  specimens  of  the  richest 
kind  were  taken  from  the  New  York  Hill 
mine,  yesterday,  one  of  them  about  the  size 
of  a  man's  fist,  containing,  it  is  estimated, 
about  8150  in  gold. 

Dec.  23d  :  In  addition  to  those  noted  dur- 
ing the  week,  we  saw  on  Saturday  evening, 
at  Delano's  banking  house,  another  lot  of 
specimens  from  New  York  Hill  mine — and 
rich  indeed  were  these. 

A  number  of  our  specimen  hunters  are  on 
the  qui  vive  to-day,  the  raiu  storm  having 
cleared  off  a  large  quantity  of  surface  dirt, 
and  thus  afforded  them  a  good  opportunity 
of  pursuing  their  peculiar  profession. 

Dec.  17th :  The  miners  in  the  Empire 
Go's  mine,  Oijhir  Hill,  on  Saturday,  struck 


a  20-inch  ledge  in  the  south  drift  of  the 
lower  level.  The  rock  gives  evidence  of 
being  as  rich  as  any  heretofore  taken  from 
the  mine. 

Excelsioe. — Grass  Valley  National,  Dec. 
20th  :  Meadow  Lake  district  is  closed  up  for 
the  season.  The  snow  on  the  summit  was 
five  ft.  deep  last  Tuesday,  and  it  has  been 
falling  quite  heavily  since  that  time. 
Placer  County. 

Auburn  Slars  and  Stripes,  Dec.  19th : 
Thos.  Cain  and  two  others  have  located  a 
claim  on  a  quartz  ledge  near  the  Good  Fri- 
day mine.  Cain  has  his  pockets  filled  with 
specimens  of  the  rock  which  were  literally 
studded  with  gold.  A  few  tons  like  the 
samples  shown  us  would  be  enough  to  sat- 
isfy any  reasonable  man.  "These  specimens 
were  taken  from  the  ledge  at  a  point  five  ft. 
from  the  surface. 

The  editor  is  of  the  opinion  that  a  good 
20-stamp  mill  located  at  Ophir  in  that 
county,  would  find  constant  and  profitable 
employment. 

The  Fred  Mallett  claim  has  been  opened 
by  an  incline  shaft  to  the  depth  of  50  ft. 
At  a  depth  of  about  25  ft.  from  the  surface 
drifts  were  run  on  the  ledge,  in  following 
which  very  fine  rock  was  encountered.  Work 
was  then  resumed  on  the  incline  and  con- 
tinued until  the  present  level  was  reached, 
when  another  drift  was  run  on  the  ledge, 
and  at  a  distance  of  eight  ft.  from  the  shaft 
the  workmen  came  upon  rich  rock,  the  dis- 
covery of  which  has  created  great  excite- 
ment in  mining  circles. 

Herald,  Dec.  21st :  The  McGonagle,  Perry 
&  Co.  claim,  on  this  ledue,  is  now  com- 
pletely timbered,  and  is  being  worked  night 
and  day.  As  good  pay  has  been  struck  in 
the  new  shaft  as  was  found  in  the  old  one; 
and  that  yielded  the  oro  by  the  pound  to 
the  pan. 

Dutch  Flat  Enquirer,  Dec.  21st :  Six  min- 
ers of  Gold  Bun  have  purchased  the  ditch 
owned  by  E.  M.  Hall,  and  formerly  known 
as  the  Bartlett  and  Thomas  ditch.  The 
price  given  was  850,000. 

Mr.  Taef  is  now  engaged  in  running  a 
shaft  to  strike  what  is  known  as  the  big  tun- 
nel at  a  depth  of  80  feet. 

The  Dutch  Flat  is  one  of  the  oldest  claims 
in  the  district,  and  with  but  one  exception 
has  probably  yielded  more  gold  than  any 
other  one  claim  in  this  vicinity.  The  aver- 
age yield  of  this  claim  is  about  83,000,  mak- 
ing a  clean  up  every  15  days,  using  400  in. 
of  water,  and  working  seven  men.  They 
have  a  fall  for  their  water  of  about  200  feet 
from  the  head,  and  have  a  face  on  their 
claim  extending  probably  200  ft. 

Plumas     County. 

Quincy  National,  Dec.  14th  :  Prospecting 
in  Cherokee  District  is  as  lively  as  ever. 
New  ledges  are  being  found  almost  daily. 
The  works  of  H.  C.  Bidwell  &  Co.,  and  Jud- 
kins  it  Kellogg  are  in  full  tide  of  success. 

H.  C.  Bidwell  &  Henry  McCleUan  have 
recently  bought  the  Berge  mill  and  mine,  on 
Bush  Creek,  and  have  commenced  crushing 
quartz.  The  ledge  is  ten  feet  wide — with 
good  walls — and  that  the  quartz  is  paying. 

The  mines  at  Blackhawk  are  paying  hand- 
somely. The  lower  claim  of  Turner,  Bey- 
nolds  &  Co  cleaned  up  21  ozs.  last  week. 

Messrs.  McNulty  &  Co.  's  claim  was  filled 
up  and  sluice  boxes  washed  away  by  the  re- 
cent flood  on  Mill  Creek.  It  is  estimated 
that  it  will  require  two  or  three  months  to 
re-open  the  claim. 

The  Carriboo  correspondent  writes:  Chris. 
Lind  &  Co.  are  making  from  810  to  825  per 
day  to  the  man.  Tom  Orton's  claim  is  pay- 
ing an  ounce  per  day  to  the  man.  Joe  Hick- 
man's claim  continues  to  pay  rich. 

The  Grass  Valley  Natio?tal,  of  Dec.  17th, 
speaking  of  a  party  of  youns;  men  who  left 
that  place  to  prospect  in  Plumas  County, 
says:  "From  a  letter  recently  received,  we 
learn  that  they  succeeded  in  finding  suffi- 
cient encouragement  to  locate  claims  about 
25  miles  from  Quincy.  The  writer  says  their 
"claims  prospect  gloriously."  Quite  a  num- 
ber of  the  miners  in  that  section,  the  writer 
adds,  "  have  been  looking  at  our  diggings, 
and  the  adjoining  ground  of  late,  and  two 
companies  have  located  claims  in  our  vicin- 
ity." 

Tulare    County. 

Visalia  Sella,  Dec.  18th:  The  White  Biver 
mines  are  more  prosperous  at  this  time  than 
usual.  The  Philadelphia  Co.  are  sinking 
new  shafts  on  two  or  three  different  ledges, 
which  are  proving  to  be  large  as  well  as  rich. 
Messrs.  Brooks  &  Co.  are  also  doing  well  in 
the  way  of  working  over  their  old  tailings, 
while  at  the  same  time  they  are  developing 
their  mines  and  placing  them  in  such  condi- 
tion that  thijy  will  produce  a  large  amount 
of  paying  ore  during  the  coming  season. 

Yuba  County. 

Marysville  Appeal,  Dec.  21st :  Messrs. 
Kendall  Ai  Boyle,  successful  miners  at  Ban- 
gor, started  a  4  stamp  (capacity  S  stamps) 
steam  mill  yesterday  for  crushing  blue  ce- 


ment, hoisted  through  a  shaft  70  feet  in 
depth.  This  mill  was  manufactured  at  tho 
Marysville  Foundry,  and  is  said  to  be  the 
prettiest  cement  mill  machinery  ever  put  up 
in  the  State.  The  cement  taken  from  this 
mine  is  rich,  being  thickly  studded  with 
gold  visible  to  the  naked  eye. 

COLORADO. 

Times,  Dec.  30  :  Things  are  looking  up 
in  general,  and  in  Black  Hawk  in  particular. 
There  are  now  16  or  17  mills  running  as 
hard  as  they  can  in  Black  Hawk,  and  in 
consequence  trade  is  generally  improved 
there.  Almost  all  the  mills  around  Central 
City  that  have  water  at  hand  are  busy. 

We  saw  yesterday  4  or  5  nice  looking 
bars,  the  result  of  some  runs  recently  made 
of  ore  from  Mi-.  Fleming's  property  in  Ne- 
vada Gulch.  Mr.  Fleming  says  the  proper- 
ty is  looking  first  rate,  and  the  pay  dirt  is 
quite  plenty. 

Bobert  Teats  has  just  finished  a  run  of 
Smith  &  Parmelee  ore,  with  most  satisfac- 
tory results.  The  average  yield  was  about 
5  ounces  to  the  ton  ;  value  818,  coiu,  or  be- 
ween  880  and  890  a  ton. 

Denver  Neirs,  Dec.  5th :  Great  excite- 
ment prevails  in  Boulder  city  occasioned  by 
a  party  under  the  lead  of  a  man  named 
Hawk  Niekirk,  who  have  jumped  and  hold 
by  force  the  Hoosier  lode.  Some  40  armed 
men  keep  forcible  possession  of  the  lode, 
and  declare  that  they  will  hold  it  at  all 
odds.  In  the  ledge  a  crevice  of  7  feet  in 
width  is  developed,  (neither  wall  reached) 
the  poorest  part  yielding  8400  per  ton  in 
silver,  and  about  two  feet  yielding  at  a  rate 
which  would  give  Georgetowners  cold 
shivers.  Until  recently,  Gold  Hill  was 
looked  upon  as  gold-bearing  exclusively, 
but  now  it  is  discovered,  by  testing  lodes 
which  seemed  worthless  in  early  days,  that 
the  district  is  richer  by  far  in  silver.  From 
Gold  Hill  eastward  to  within  a  mile  of  the 
out-hills,  silver  indications  are  abundant. 
Some  rich  discoveries  have  recently  been 
made  within  three  miles  of  Boulder  city, 
one  yielding  8120  per  ton  by  assay  from  the 
blossom  rock,  with  a  mass  of  solid  ore  5 
feet  thick.  Some  valuable  discoveries  of 
silver  have  recently  been  .made  near  the 
mouth  of  Middle  Boulder. 

IDAHO. 

Lewiston  Journal,  Nov.  28th  :  The  Wash- 
ington correspondent  writes  as  follows  : 
Snow  on  the  summit  of  the  Florence  moun- 
tain is  15  in.  deep.  Matters  are  iu  a  flour- 
ishing condition  ;  about  125  more  men  will 
winter  in  this  camp  this  year  than  last 

The  William's  &  Maxwell  mill  will  com- 
mence operations  to-day.  The  cold  weather 
has  reduced  the  water  in  their  ditch,  so  that 
the  machinery  does  not  move  with  the  speed 
that  is  desirable  ;  about  125  tons  of  ore  lie 
at  this  mill,  ready  for  reduction,  and  some 
of  it  is  very  rich.  It  is  principally  from 
the  Hie  Jacet,  Windfield  Scott,  Andy  John- 
son and  Washington  leads. 

The  Hie  Jacet  Mill  Co.,  have  their  build- 
ing erected,  their  battery  set,  their  boiler 
put  together  and  riveted  and  the  work  of 
constructing  their  mill  for  progressed,  con- 
sidering the  time  in  which  they  have  had  to 
operate.  All  their  machinery  and  supplies 
for  the  winter  have  been  safely  laid  upon 
their  grounds.  The  engineer  says  that  the 
mill  will  be  in  full  operation  before  the 
1st  of  January,  1868. 

James  Crenan  leaves  here  to-morrow  for 
San  Francisco.  He  is  authorized  by  the 
Trustees  of  the  Miner's  Mill  (  o.,  to  make  a 
purchase  of  the  machinery  for  their  mill, 
and  ship  the  same  to  Lewiston.  The  money 
is  already  on  the  way  to  San  Francisco,  so 
that  we  have  a  full  prospect  of  the  third 
mill  in  camp  next  spring. 

The  new  discovery  of  placer  mines  east  of 
South  Salmon  will  attract  many  from  this 
camp  early  in  the  spring. 

About  25  men  are  wintering  on  South 
Salmon,  and  mining  on  the  bars.  The 
Dwight  brothers  are  among  the  number, 
and  are  reported  as  having  good  paying 
claims. 

World,  Nov.  30th  :  We  learn  from  Sil- 
ver City  that  the  Poorman  ledge,  which  had 
somewhat  failed  of  its  original  famous  rich- 
ness for  a  few  months  past,  has  again  de- 
veloped a  wealth  of  ore  equal  to,  if  not  sur- 
passing, the  first  taken  from  it.  Other 
ledges  in  Owyhee  are  reported  to  be  also 
greatly  prospering. 

MONTANA. 

Post,  Dec.  7th  :  Boom  &  Molitor  cast  a 
gold  brick  last  week  of  the  value  of  821,- 
154.41.  This,  together  with  the  nine  mon- 
ster silver  bricks,  iu  the  National  Bank  win- 
dow, made  a  large  display  of  material 
wealth. 

The  silver  bricks  on  exhibition  at  the  First 
National  Bank  make  a  poor  devil  wish  lie 
was  in  that  kind  of  brick-making  business. 
There  were  six  mammoth  fellows,  the  total 
valuation  of  which  was  something  over 
89,000. 


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CJoiaen  Gal  ifflrtBrowna    >«•■"• •'•• 

doloh  started  up  on  Tuesday.     The  rock  Uniotwille                    c          Ith.       II,.- 

hoing  crushed  is  silver  ow  from  the  Lonaine  Etna  correspondent  «mtoa       riieOoloonda 

load  of  l'rof.  Eaton.     It  fa  Intended  to  ex-  mine  wa                   v  White ■*  W  ebb,  about 

corda of  the  rock  to  toet  "    months   ago,    who  flnnllj    secured   Hi" 


porimenl  on  a  fen  , 


tl opacity  ..f  the  mill  f"r  - 

there  will  I"-  ample  sup- 
ply of  ore  furnished  t"  keep  the  mill  con- 
stantly employed,  as  the  eilv<  t  lead 

are  numerous,  rich,  of  good  width, 
reral  of  them  developed  to  a  con  iid 
erable  extent.  Prof.  I''  baa  also  some  ten 
from  the  Bracket!  and  Red 
Wins  lead*  readj  lor  arnabing  in  oaan  the 
silver  are  mods  other  appliance-  than  Uioae 
ii, .u  in  operation,  and  Mr.  Conner 
developing  gold  leads  in  aha  immediate  vio> 
iuiiv  of  the  null,  and  near  the  city, 

Libbie'a  tun  stamp  mill  situated  at  the 
bead  ,,  luloh,  near  llcndrio-,  w ill 

hturi  up  ,,n  Monday  next 

The  Selena  //  raid  report*  all  the  mills 
running  in  the  vicinity  oi  Helena  with  great 
Tho  Philadelphia  Euterpriae  Co. 
are  cleaning,  up  from  W.000  to  ib.OOO  per 
week.  The  Bt  Louis  a  Montana  I 
at  Pbillipaburg  is  proving  «  great  success. 
have  been  several  small  clean  n|«. 
on,,  brick  of  silver,  witli  a.  little  gold, 
woigliud  between  00  and  H"1  Bis,  and  was 
worth  some  8250. 

NEW  MEXICO. 
Tin,  Simla  IV  Qatette  soya  :  Thai  exten 
sive  preparations  are  being  made  for  work- 
ing thfl  MoreB  '  mines  nexl  s.  ;is„n.  A  com 
inmv  with  8100,000  capital  has  been  organ- 
i  the  construction  of  a  ditch  from  the 
Little  Hod  river  to  the  mines. 

NEVADA. 

i  :-• it,  i, in. 

The  Pine  drove  correspondent  of  the 
Virginia  Enterprise  al  Deo,  19th,  anyB!  Qui 

wit,-  never  looking  bettor  or  being 
more  thoroughly  worked.  They  contain 
thousands  of  ions  of  low  grade  ores,  which 
«ill  yield  from  810  to  820  per  ton  and  is 
easily  extracted,  but  will  not  at  the  present 
time  more  than  pay  for  mining  and  work- 
ing, This  ore ia  left  untouched  as  discov- 
ered in  developing  the  mines,  being  reserv- 
ed fur  future  use,  and  only  tin-  high  valued 
ores  are  extracted. 

Tbo  Wheeler  mine,  the  major  part  of 
wliieii  was  purchased  by  Baker  &  Paddook 
of   Sun    Pranoisoo,    is   being   thoroughly 

worked,    and  extensive  bodies  of  uro   have 

l n  disclosed,  and  l.oou  tuns  of  ore,  valued 

nt  from  820  to  8100  per  ton,  eau  he  iiinuo- 
diately  taken  out,  if  the  Co.  were  prepared 
to  work  it  Aboul  K)  tons  of  ore  taken  from 
this  mine  by  Goodrich  A  Clark,  contractors, 

n ntly,    worked  S7f>  per  tou,      Thomas 

Wheeler  had    some   of    the  sulphuret  roek, 

that  was  taken  out  prior  lo  the  sale,  worked 
nt  tho  Pioneer  mill,  which  yielded  about 
?2:i  per  ton,  in  free  gold,  and  the  tailings, 
which  wero  saved,  assayed  #01  per  ton,  iu 
free  gold,  The  dimentions  of  this  mass  of 
sulphuret  oro  have  not  yet  been  ascertained, 
although  a  cut  has  been  made  in  it  of  about 
20  feet  This  muss  or  vein  has  a  we, I  or 
foot  wall  of  clay,    which    is   from   20  to  30 

feet  thick    tl astern  or  hanging  wail  bus 

not.  as  yet  been  discovered. 

The  Poormau  Co.,  have  run  a  200-foot 
tunnel   without  any   satisfactory  results, 

other  than  the  making  of  tho  tunnel  and 
striking  a  10-foot  vein  of  rock  which  will 
work  about  £20  per  ton. 

Work  is  to  bo  oominoneod  on  the  Cad- 
mus Go's  claim  nome  time  next  weok.  This 
cluim  is  supposed  to  bo  tho  eastern  exten- 
sion of  tho  Wheeler. 

Bx-Lisutu  Coventor  Crosman  is  engaged 
in  takiug  roek  out  of  one  the  deposit  series 
of  ledges.  It  will  go  about  Silt)  per  ton  in 
free  gold. 

Tho  Wilson  and  Midas  claims  wero  novel- 
looking  better,  and  both  arc  takiug  out  a 
tine  class  of  ore. 

Toombs  .v  Abraham,  who  have  leased  a 
portion  of  tho  Wilson  mine,  are  taking  out 
the  richest  kind  of  rock,  which  ought  to 
yield  8150  per  ton.  They  bavo  struck  a 
large  veiu  of  quartz  which  ranges  from 
8  to  IT)  feet  in  width,  with  no  end  as  yot  to 
its  depth.  They  had  111  tons  of  this  rock 
worked  in  tho  arastra,  recently,  which  paid 
gl2(i  per  ton,  and  still  later  10  mora  tons 
which  went  8100  each. 

Tho  Ophir  Co.  huvo  let  a  contract  for 
running  a  tunnel  200  foot,  to  Langford  ,t 
Goodrich,  wdio  are  to  have  tho  privilege  of 
taking  oro  out  of  any  part  of  tho  claim  for 
a  period  of  U  mouths  after  tbo  completion 
of  tho  tunnel. 

Tho  Pioneer  mill  is  doing  good  work  and 
making  excellent  returns  from  rock  out  of 
the  Wheeler, 

Wilson's  no"  lU-stamp  mill  is  nearly 
completed,  and  will  bo  sot  to  pounding  out 
orq  in  a  week  or  so. 

It  is  probable  tin  i  She  Wheeler  Co.  will 
in  a  short  tiuio  ereu  i  mill  of  its  own. 


If     till  |)  of  the    cult 


feel  They  sul, Bet pu  ntly  .-.,,1,1  one  half  of 
their  interest  ti  an  i  small 

in y  and  on,-  half  internal    in  a 

mill.  The  other  half  Interest  the  Co,  me 
negotiating  for  at  the  sum  of  876,000,  In 
gold.  The  ore  averages  a  very  handsome 
yield,  and  the  oosl  ol   mining,  hauling  and 

milling  doos  not  ex< ,1  $10  per  ton,    The 

( i, ■!■•. >n,!. i  nun,-  is  oi i  the  great  wonders 

,,i  ih,.  age,  it  Is  id, i, ut  1 1  feel  In  width. 
lying  between   two  regular  slate  walls,  and 

dip    westward  at  an  angle  oi   fO   from 

a  perpendicular,  and  pays  from  the  very 

suif.iee       The    siipomiloiuleiil    assures    lue 

that  the  ore  caii  be  extracted  for  two  years 
to  come  without  going  undoi  ground,     Pair 

banks  ,v  Co.  have  a  conlruot  for  hauling 
10,000    Ions    of    ore    from    this  mine  to  the 

i  lo's  mill  at  Pain  lew. 

IC, ..--.-     Ill  \  »-.-. 

/oi'.nVc,  Deo.  10th;    since  tbo  purchase 

of    the    Santa    Klona    l,v  the  Tiuiiiohill  Co., 

things  have  assumed  a  lively  appearance  In 

the  district  of  Washington,  and  the  present 
and  future  activity    will    eouiponsiito  for  it 

long  negloot,     Work  on  the  Tannohill  Go's 

mine  in  Webster  euhon  progresses  rapid- 
ly,     The  smelling   furnaces  are  being  erect. 

ed.    They  hove  begun  to  sink  upon  the 

Santa  Klona  mine  from  the  tunnel,  and  are 
pushing  the  work  with  all  the  force  that 
can  ban  be  used  to  advantage,    There  are 

now  abOUt  BOO  tons  of  ore  ii],,  ,n  the  dump, 
Hie  whole  of  which  will  give  a  good  yield 
of  silver. 

The  Ctiea  and  Herkimer  ( 'o. ,  is  getting 
its  machinery  upon  the  ground  preparatory 
to  building  a  tine    In  slump    mill.      In  the 

meantime  the  mines  are  being  worked,  and 

will  produce  a  good  supply  of  ore  for  tho 
mill. 

Tho  company  which  purchased  the  origi- 
nal location  upon  the  great.  Northumber- 
land ledge  district,  is  quielly  doing  its 
work.  Some  busy  prospectors  ill  the  dis- 
trict discovered  l'eoeiitlv  several  small  veins 

holding  exceedingly  rich  me,  which  they 

are  extnioting  to  send  to  mill.  The  owners 
estimate  that  the  ore  will  produce  from 
8B00  to  $1,000  of  silver  per  ton. 

Our  attention  was  called  this  morning  to 
an  assay    by    lioalt  &  Stelcfeldl  of  Ihopiilp 

of  the  Diana  ore,  which  gave  90  per  cent, 
of  silver.  The  sample  assayed  was  thor- 
oughly roasted  at  the  Weftaeiiin  mill,  where 
there   is    being    reduced.      The  yield  of    the 

pulp  is  an  indication  of  superior  work,  for 
tho  oro  produced  by  the  Diana  mine  bus 
always  been  regarded  and  treated  as  very 
rebellious.  ••* 

Dee.  14th:  Our  attention  was  called  to 
day  to  some  (1,0011  IPs.  of  ore  from  \\ .  I'. 
Leon  &  Co's.  claim  on  the  great.  El  Dorado 
ledgfl  in  the  Silver  Bend  district.  This  lol 
is  the  first  installment  of  10  tons  which  arc 
to  be  brought,  to  Austin  for  reduction.  The 
ore  is  ill  large  masses  and  evidently  of  su- 
perior quality.  It  is  identical  ill  appearance 
with  the  best  ore  from  the  llighbridge  and 
Transylvania. 

t'.eliiiont  It'r/iiirlrr,  Deo.  14th  :  A  gentle- 
man just  from  Morey  district,  has  laid  upon 
our  talilo  sotno  very  liue  ore  taken  from  I  lie 
Magnoliaaud  American  Eaglo ledges.  That 
from  the  Magnolia  is  a  mass  of  compact 
black  sulphuret,  with  little  or  no  quart/.. 
It  was  taken  from  a  depth  of  about  i;i1  feet 
from  the  surface,  where  the  vein  is  three 
and  a  hull'  feet  thick  —two  and  a  half  feel 
of  which  is  solid  ore,  which,  as  taken  from 
the  i, line  yields  at,  the  Hot  ('reek  mill  about 
$200  a  tun.  Tho  ore  from  the  American 
Eagle  is  a  chloride,  having  a  greenish-yel- 
low color,  and  pays  at  the  same  mill  about 
$225  per  ton.  Tbo  greater  portion  of  it 
pulverizes  to  a  lino  powder  in  the  process 
of  extraction,  and  has  to  be  carefully  sack- 
ed.  There  lire  25  to  30  men  at  work  in  this 
distriot 

During  tho  past  week  there  has  boon  re- 
ceived, for  inciting  and  assay,  lit  the  assay 
offlco  of  Thomas  Cahill  &  Pro.,  -1,;120  o/.s. 
of  crude  bullion. 

Tho  El  Dorado  South  this  week  forward- 
ed 6,(SO0  lbs.  of  ore  to  Austin  for  reduction 
which  was  not  to  lie  excelled  in  richness, 
and  it  will  work  up  to  a  high  figure.  A 
few  days,  however,  have  elapsed  since  the 
shipment  was  made  and dovolopeniouls  huvo 
progressed  iu  tho  meantime.  The  body  of 
oro  in  the  incline  has  increased  so  wonder 
fully  in  richness  during  the  past,  few  days 
as  to  create  astonishment  in  flic  minds  of 
all  who  behold  it.  Compared  to  that  which 
is  at  present  taken  from  tho  mine,  the  lot 
sent  1 1  Austin  will  rank  only  as  medium, 
or  second  class.  The  incline  has  now  been 
driven  12  toot  below  the  point  at,  which  the 
good  oro  was  first;  struck.  It  is  following 
tho  foot  wall  and  is  about  5  foot  in  bight. 
Pour  foot  of  tho  voiu  immediately  adjoin- 


inp;  the  fool  wall  is  a  mass  of  mineral,  pro 

l>nl>l\    the  richest    hody  of   Uiyolit  ilei  oil  >  on, 

ever   disolosed    in    im>     mine    in  the  Stale, 

while  ih,,  remainder  above  will  probably 

null   upwards  ol    $100  per  ton,       Ih,'  llnclv 

ed  1,,  l,c  from 

,     ,     i:      w  i, hli    i ..    no I  known 
w  uli  certainty       I  hi  tot  ,l  length  ,,(  the  in 

Dlin  Is  II-  (eel  in  mi,  a  vertical  depth 
from  the  siir  face  to  (his  bod)  of  ore  of  about 
To  feet,     ii  [s  the  most  extraordinary  strike 

BVei    ,ti:i, I, ■    here    mid    enhance  .    Hie  \alue  of 
nil  inllllng  and    other    propel  h     III    I  i, 
tloll   of  eulihlly. 


,>n  Mining. Miii.-v.il- 
og\  .  Metallurgy,  Eto. 

Manual    i  vol, 


ANSI!  H'.s  Hold  Book 

I 


•  lit 


\\    r     i .,,,!,,  i,  ,i  ftocotiQoluuneo 


|  In  the  Stock  Circular.  In  another  per 
tion  of  this  paper,  will  1,(,  found  late  mining 
news  from  this  district,  | 

Enterp)  iss,  Doc  r,'ih  :     W,-  were 
,ls\  :.howii  two  assays  of  ore  from  a  mine 
culled  the  Nil  Desperadnm,  in  the  town  of 

Union,  I  Ii  itrlat,  Nye  county,  winch 

proves  tho  mine  to  l„>  a  valuable' one,     \ 

I , « ■ . ' i  r , , .  n  of  In    I   ,  l.e e  showed  l*V  assuv, 

8812  11  in  silver  and  8*9  98  in  gold  ;  total, 

$.H|12   12,     nil, I     a     piece    of    (he     poorest     ore 

\  id, led  856  uu  in  silver  and  $0  80  in  gold  ; 
total,  $62  85. 

The    repairs    to    the    Power's    mill  being 

complete,!,  it  is  now  In  full  operation  orush- 

in;'  ore  from  Hie  Howel's  mine. 

The    Centra]    mill,      in    this    city,      ""Id 

perpetual  motion"  which  has  for  some 
lime  boon  lying  idle,  has  again  resinned 

work. 

The   Crown    Point   hoisting    works    have 

been  stopped  for  about  21  hours  for  the 
purpose  of  mending  a  weak  place  in  one  of 
ihe  Boilers, 

Deo.  18th  :     The   snow   is  and   has  I n 

falling  and  the  winter  of  our  discontent,  has 
lairh   Bet  iu. 

UTAH. 

Tbo    Salt    Cake     I,  -,1,-lh-  says  Hull .  decern 

posed    quitl'l'.'    from    (he    Swcetwaler   mines 

yields  $824  88  per  ton, 

Cell.   Dodge    ami    (Ion.    Uuwtins  paid  the 

distriot  a  living  visit,  and  after  examining 

some  of  Hie  claims,  expressed  themselves 
highly  pleased  with  wind,  they  saw,  declar- 
ing it,  the  richest  and  most  extensive  mining 
distriet  they  had  ovor  Boon. 


DUlf  UKNOY.  —  Mlnoi 
s  Manual 

',„,  She', 

1  ltd 


A    I'luaiii'TioN    MOWS   THAU    Viini'iii. 

It  is  astonishing  how  the  predictions  of  ami 

non!  men,  but  little  more  than  a  quarter  of 
a  ceiihny  ago,  are  rapidly  approaching  veri 
lieatioll.  All  remember  the  Sanguine  pre 
diclions'of  Whitney, the  llrst  projocforof  the 
Pacific  Railroad.     While  Mr.  Whitney  was 

considered  a  visionary  theorist  by  most  peo- 
ple, there  were  some  whose  comprehensive 
minds  quite  fully  grasped  the  groat  fuels 
with  regard  to  the  future  of  our  eountry, 
whioh  wore  then  but  so  dimly  shadowed 
forth.  Among  this  latter  class  was  the  lain 
I-'onnininie  Cnnpcr,  who,  more  than  twenty 
years    ago,    and   before   (he    nunexiifion  of 

California  was  thought  of,  or  even  our  title 
to  Oregon  was  definitely  settled,  wrote  as 

follows:  "If  the  past  can  beany  pledge 
for  the  future  in  American  history,  there 
are  now  living  those  who  will  sec  steam  ex- 
tended across  the  Continent  from  the  Allan 
tic  to  the  I'acilic,  and  the  Slurs  and  Stripes 
flying  at  each  end."  It  was  a  bold  predic- 
tion for  the  distinguished  novelist;  lint  it 
will  bo  reali/.edin  iibiiuthulf  the  lime  which 
he  allotted  as  the  period  for  its  eonsummu- 
tiun. 


AN  llsl    1,1           II,      M  null.,,  line    el     I'],,.!,, 
I'll  s 

BAHSTOVi     s„i,,|„n,  1    .    Who   ii„,  ,„„. 

,.,, 1, 

Willi  N  I   I,  ,,.1,  1    ,.        !  ,,..  ,„K 

,1, 

111     \lvl, 

,,,    ,     ,,!,,. 

10  oa 

iii.aki:.  w.  p.-.n,i,,t  ti,,,,  „„,i  silver 

.   t  uo 
BLAKE,  «    r     M,„nn,  m .,.  ,  ,„,  mdJoui 

,,  ,1 ,,,,,,.  1.         , ,.  .    6  00 

lil.AKK,  W.  P    -Annotated    Onlalogue  of 

,  .11, ,  Sim  1  ,,        ...  ...      6 

iu  CKLANU  ii;,.   w,„  1      Qooloui  and 

Ml,,.-, .,!,.,  ,       '  ,..i       ,,.  ,  loth  i,,  m 

BOURNE  (Jolin)— Handbook  of  dm  Btoan 

I  ,,,' ,, ,1,  ,1      I  vol    1  'mi.,   .  1  ,,l,  3  ill) 

I'uM.l'uN      Ma, me    i,n,  ,„„l  Terms  of 

1  nil ,.,   ^  ,  ,.1  ,    .ei.i  ii.  

..1  «■  -i'  "      e  I    |,|,    -,,..  ,1,  Ml, I.    ,  I .    ,,.,      

,,,,!,    , ',>,,, |.ll. ill. ■!,  DX .    II  60 

ft     Vlilllllll'rt, 

IUU0 

DANA'S  Manual  ,,i    Mineralogy,     ftuvliod 

,',! '"'  ills',  ■      I    is"    '  I", I,      X-  ,l   II,.,,  „. 

I    ,   '.  ,  I  I  ,1 ...      Ill 

11  \  \  \'n  Manual  ol  Qoology.    Kamanuu  ll- 

lii-i,„ii,,io    s,,,  1,,, n  n ,,, '  ri,n„,i, ,  1 

DANA'S  TOXI  l"„,l-  ,,l  OoOlogy,    lllllMlillisl. 
I'm.'    '  1 'titlmli  lis,,.,   I ...    tit 

ELDEHUOnST'S  Blowphw,    Analvalaand 

Ihuoniiliinihs,  «i,,,,„i..,      t oitllluii,  ,,  ,,  .  .1 

Svu  ,l,,n,     n, i|,l,i„.  ISM ID 

KAlKliAllfN.      lieu:   iis  History,  prouoi 

II,-.  ,ii„l  C,  ,„'„>■,,'-  ,S    M,u,„l,i,'l,u„       ll\    Wn,    I. il, 
Isliii.,'    I'.l.l.    I,      I  ml  S„      X,  ,.   l.tiii.,,,         ...     6  00 

KKtrt-CllWANHKl;,  -AT„,,ii,,,,„i(;„i,n. 

IVOl.SvO  ,'l„lli 176 

iliuiHV  IRAK'S    riiiunliuiiia.    A  Tiviiliiu, ,,u 

III,'    |.,„lll,i   ,H  OOIU S ',  !.„,,, I,  II, ,1,1  1   M,', 

.,,, , .  11,,,,,  iii,' ,;,,,,„,,,  ,,1  'I'h  ii,„i,',„,iii  ,,,1,1  11,,,,,,, 
Kofi,    1  v,,l.  ('.'inn  .'lull, 1  6i) 

11  I'M  Pl.t:     Dictionary  of  Geology  and  Min- 

Ol-uloiiy,    Tlitr.t   I'iillll,,,,.  il.ilMi.l     I  i,,f  ■,,,,    ,l.,il,.    uill 

IIOSKOLD'S  Practical  Ttoatlteoo  Mining 

1,1111,1  ,111,1    IIiiIIiiiiv    Sm  v,'vuiu.  Bll|fllliairlUBi    Bw 

I  ,1,1     ,,,.    ,  lull,  .     ifl  yu 

Kl  ISTKl,.—  Ncviulii  unit  Cnlil'iu'llia  PrOOftlaM 

ol  Sllvoi  „u,|  ,i,,l,l  t:\,,.,, 1,, 1  is,,,  i„l  10,',  mul 

,- ilall)    fur  Hi"  Mi , ,11,11    I'lil.ll,    ,.,  l'» ,|„  mul 

N.'\',„tu    „!-,,,  il  ,l,-i  oiilli.ii  ,,l    II, „  o,„,'ii,l    M.'lnl 

inies  ,,1  Silver  (iron,  ay  OulitoKiwt«l,  Mining  rue 
aliutvr  llin -ion,, 1  i,v  1,,',  iitiiii'  ,,,11.111..  i\,,i 
Svu  ' llotll  6UI) 

l.AMUOUN.—  Hililiiiioatiil  Tivulisc  ,,n  ilu, 
Mt'iiiliiiiii.v  ,.1  e,,|,|„>i'     l    ,,, 1.   ijiii,,   liiui,  Qlolh, 

ni„-U'„l,,l  I  mi 

l.AMliOWN. —  Hiuliii tiiiv  TivuliM'  on  Ilu' 

MiUtllllll'UV  01  Sll,,,  1111. 1  1  ,  nil  I  V., I  Cm,  ll,,,|, 
,|,,ili      llfn, In,  1,  ,1  .     I  IHI 

mi  I'rili'.ld.'S  Manual  of  Practical  Assay- 

lni<      1  ...I   8vo  Ololh  '      III  Ml 


MAKINS.— A   Miuuiiil  of  Miliilliii'io 

l„-  i'i„,  i,,mh  ^ ilu,  iit.'lii.lin^  11,1, 


men, 

iiu  II 1     III, I    II    M,,kliil.    lv,.l. 

Ill, 1 u,',l  1,1    „|,i\„iil,  ,,l  Ml  ,,111,'i'iiv 


OVKHMAN  (Kiril.)— A  Trontlso  on  Mcinl- 

hiii  ,    ,    ,  1, m|, ,1.1111:    Mliilin;.  ,111,1  iliin  1  ,1   im,l    I'nr- 
M,  lulluoS,  „l  im.ii.uIi.,,       I  ,,,l     ,..   ololh. 


I,, oi    , 

lloiifiir 


PIGGOT, 

,1  C,,|,|, 


llllll. . 


The  Clu'inisliv  nil, I    Mi'liilliiiw 
11 V   A.   S11, ,M,I, si   I'luii,,!,   M.   11.     I   o,l. 


AND   DAKIJNQTON,   -Boo- 

ii,i,|  M„l,ill„i|0  ;  or,  l'1,,,'-  „,„l  M,'„,,, 
I    Mill,,  A4, ,i,i,l  Sui„lt„in      Uy 

1111,1  J, >lin  n,,,iiii   ..  ,1      I  ml  Sliuo, 


I'Jiiii 

PHILLIPS 

,.l,l,„IMIIilil 

i.uili,  I 

.1    \    Phillip 

I'lniii 

PKKCV    (.Inliii).  —  Mciiilliugv  ;  the  Ad  nf 

lAUiii'lliiil    M.ltiU  ri'1,,11   IU.,1,    ,,,,',.    „,,.!   ,,. I, ,|,lliiK 
tl,,„,    I,,    Mill,,,,       I'm  in,  ,.  1,1     Mi, iiiu,„'li, 1,'        lixii 

mul  si„i,i.    IvaLSvo.  elotli 1 

Pl.A'I'TNl'.l;    AND    MtlSPKA'I'T    nil  llio 
1   ,.  ,,i  in..  lUiiwnlpo,    «  in.,,-, „,,,,.    T 1  „,inii„i, 

l„vl»,,l     Sm,  ,S,,iIi      l.,„ ,,   I'd 

Practical  Uoooftho  Blowplnoi  holngraGrad 

„  ii,  ii  ci.iii.M.  ,,1  aimiI.v-Ih.    i.'n,,,  ,i,,iii    Row  York, 
lass    

Si'iiKKKKN'S  Useful  Motnla  iiiiiI  their  Al- 

|,,|  '.         1    Mil     ,'l,,lll 

SMITH'S   l!i,i«|ii|.i, - ■  Vaiio  iMi'iiiia.    Tim 

lil,,w|,i|„,.    Chnrtiolen  of  Mlmsiil,  Alrliuls-ti,  „in 
Amntyisl.    Mm,,  i'lniii.     I.,,|i,l„u,  lsiii 

HUE'S    Dii'lieiiinv    el     Arts,    Miunifni'tnn-H, 

mul  Mlnoi,    8,300  Cituio  lia'i,      l''i„„i  l,i..,t    1 Ion 

i>,llll, ,11.    3  Vol*.  8V0,  Ololh,    N,,iv  V,,i'k 1 

WHITNEY. — A  Qoologlcal  Burvoy  of  Coll 

i,,,„l,i     Km iM.et  ,,1  is, 'l, I  w,„l,  from  lsi.nl,,  ism,    Uv 
.1,1,  w  1,11,1,'v.    r,s.  v,,l  iiniiii 


Somi.iiiiniI     NEW    IN     l'llilTOIIUAOUV.        All 

illiislralivu  work  desoriplivo  of  Hie  country 
along SOWe  100  miles  of  the  line  of  the  eusf 
oru  division  of  Ilu,  1'aciiie  liailroad,  is  now 
in  jiress  in  Now  York.  The  illustrations 
consist  of  about  -illd  photographic  wows, 
duplicated  by  photographic  iiii|ui  ssions,  to 
tlio  number  of  the  edition  wliioh  will  be 
printed.  The  facility  with  w  Inch  such  im- 
pressions may  I"'  duplicated  'nils  fair  to 
eventually  superseded  engraving  too  very 
groat  oxtont. 

<!ah.  The  word  gas  originated  as  follows: 
About  liUO  years  ago  a  (leriiian  ohiiuisl, 
obsorved    in    some    medicinal    springs    in 

(lerniany   a| uliar   aeriforin    sulisluiiec 

carlioiiie  aeiil  gas  which  from  its  peculiar 
otheriid  ipinlities  he  (ermed  ://<i,:*l  (ghost), 
from  whence  we  obtain  oni-presont  Qnglish 
word  gas 


WHKIOI.KK  ,t  RANDALL'S  Quarts Opor. 

Sun  1'iiin 

I Il 

111    till,   ]uil'|, 

ii, His,',,  uililisl.    Any  btlior  books  doslrod  will  also 


I'l.'MI'l,,  il'.lll.   l-'lli,, 


Any  of  tho  abovo  Monks  will  be  futnllhsd  by 
iciiiiti  mail  or  axprots,  mi  rocolpt  of  tlio  prloo  with 


furnlshod  ut  tho  lowoat  San  BVaaclaco  retail 
prlcoa.  Ailili'i'iw, 

DEWEY  &  Co., 
Mining  and  Bolontlflo  Proaa  Offloo,  Sua  Pranoiaoo, 

UvlH  liiintl' 


Till'.  l'vliKNUKsSiNliiNii.      A  Madrid  | ni| IB! 

sms  Hint,  ucieiiiiiic  researches  have  sstab 

liiihed  the    fact  that.  I  lie    I'yr es    lime,  in 

tho  lost  twenty  years,  lost  llinly    tei'S  in 

i,l le.      Supposing  the  depression  to  , 

lonie,  our  worthy  ooiileiiipoi'ury   ouloulnh « 

that,  after  the  lapse  of  one  thousand  years, 
H,e  ehniii  thai  separates  Spain  from  Pronoe 

Will    realize  Hie     eeleiil'Uleil    WO|',|s,    "// »V  fl 

phts  ,/-•   Pyrmeta"  by  disappearing   alio, 
aether,  ill  which  case  the  Ebro  will  fall  into 

the  Bay  of  Bisoay  Instead  of  emptying  Itself 
into  ih"  Mediterranean, 

Tbjb composition  of  atmospheric  air  wits 

firstdiscovcred  liya  ( lorinan  chemist,  named 

\'au  lleliuonl,  about  ISO  years  ago. 


408 


Wte  pining  mft  Mmtliu 


pining  and  Mmtlfk  §ttti. 


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Notices  to  Correspondents. 

Assayeb.  — The  enormous  discrepancy 
claimed  to  exist  between  the  ordinary 
mode  of  assaying  and  the  results  stated  to 
be  attainable  by  more  accurate,  but,  we 
suppose,  novel  methods  to  be  introduced, 
we  presume,  in  company  with  renewed 
trial  promised  to  be  made  with  Bivot's 
furnace,  arises,  we  expect,  from  the  loss 
occasioned  by  the  small  amount  of  the 
precious  metal  invariably  evolved  along 
■with  the  fumes  of  lead  oxide  in  the  course 
of  cupellation,  or  that  sinks  into  the  cupel. 
By  experiments  performed  in  the  School 
of  Mines,  London,  two  important  facts  ap- 
peared to  be  confirmed :  first,  that  accord- 
ing to  the  decrease  of  the  silver  cupelled, 
the  loss  of  that  metal  very  slightly  de- 
creases, provided  the  ratio  of  lead  em- 
ployed be  constant ;  secondly,  an  increas- 
ing ratio  of  lead  produces  an  increasing 
loss  of  silver.  From  experiments  it  was 
found  that  'when  25  parts  of  silver  are  cu- 
pelled with  ten  times  their  weight  of  lead 
(250  parts),  the  loss  of  the  former  is  1.05 
per  cent.  When  10  parts  are  cupelled 
with  100,  the  loss  is  1. 10  per  cent ,  and 
with  1  part  to  10,  1. 20  per  cent.  With  re- 
gard to  the  second  conclusion,  it  was  as- 
certained that  when  the  proportions  of 
lead  and  silver  are  as  1  to  1,  the  percent- 
age loss  is  0. 55  per  cent ;  when  10  to  1, 
1.52 ;  when  20  to  1,  1.68 ;  and  35  to  1, 
1.88  per  cent 

J.  D.,  F.  B.  S.,  and  Others,  Pioneer  City, 
Idaho  Territory. — We  have  to  apologize 
to  these  correspondents  for  not  noticing 
their  communication  and  enclosure  re- 
ceived some  two  months  ago,  by  reason  of 
its  having  become  accidentally  mislaid. 
The  enclosure  consisted  of  a  small  sample 
of  sulphurets  from  the  Duncan  extension. 
Free  gold  is  perceptible  throughout  the 
sample,  which  latter  consists  chiefly  of  ga- 
lena (sulphide  of  lead),  andsulphideotiron 
(pyrites).  With  such  a  composition,  it  is 
not  at  all  surprising  that  only  $13.33  per 
ton  was  obtained  in  this  city  by  the  ordi- 
nary pan  process.  Such  an  ore  requires 
previous  manipulation  if  anything  like  a 
satisfactory  return  is  looked  for.  A  gen- 
tleman, who  has  been  accustomed  to  the 
treatment  of  such  ores,  has  taken  a  small 
portion  for  further  examination,  and  if 
anything  specially  interesting  results,  the 
fact  will  be  communicated  to  our  corre- 
spondents. Further  details  respecting  the 
condition  in  which  the  sulphurets  are 
found  is  desirable,  such  as,  are  they  much 
mixed  with  rock,  or  other  refuse  matter. 

T,  W.  A.,  Esmeralda. — If,  by  the  applica- 
tion of  chlorine  in  the  milling  and  arastra 
process,  is  meant  the  possibility  of  using 
this  gas  in  the  batteries  and  open  arastras, 
we  can  inform  our  correspondent  that  in 
this  form  the  chlorination  mode  is  quite 
inapplicable.  In  the  present  number  will 
be  found  a  paper  by  Prof.  Bowlandson, 
in  which  many  of  the  chief  properties  of 
chlorine  are  described,  and  will  be  more 
fully  explained  in  one  or  moro  to  follow, 
to  which  we  call  T.  W.  A.'s  attention. 


The  Best  Granite  for  building  purposes, 
is  found  in  Bussia.  A  deposit  of  granite 
has  lately  been  found  in  Minnesota,  said  to 
be  quite  equal  to  the  best  found  anywhere. 

Continental.  Life  Insurance  Company, 
302  Montgomery  street,  corner  of  Pine. 


The  Distinguished  Dead  of  1867. 

The  death  record  for  the  past  year  in- 
cludes a  considerable  number  of  notable 
names.  The  scientific  ranks  have  been 
thinned;  the  literary  world  has  lost  of  its 
members  some  who  have  been  celebrities  in 
prose  and  verse ;  and  men  who  occu- 
pied prominent  public  positions  have  fal- 
len.    Among  the 

sctentlpio  men 
who  are  gone,  it  is  fit  that  we  mention  first,  — 
as  the  foremost  and  most  brilliant  of 
those  luminaries  which,  though  they  may 
pass  beyond  our  field  of  vision,  still  leave 
an  inextinguishable  line  of  light  to  mark 
their  course, — 

Michael  Fabaday. — .Born  in  London  in 
1794,  he  died  in  August  last,  at  the  age  of 
73.  The  son  of  a  smith,  and  apprenticed 
in  his  youth  to  a  book-binder,  he  was  a 
"self  made  man."  A  lover  and  a  student 
of  science,  he  succeeded  at  the  age  of  20, 
in  edging  himself  into  a  scientific  atmos- 
phere, by  securing,  through  the  influence 
of  Sir  Humphrey  Davy,  a  position  as  assis- 
tant in  the  laboratory  of  the  Boyal  Institu- 
tion. The  irrepressible  sparkle  of  his 
genius  was  soon  detected  by  Sir  Humphrey, 
and  he  became  his  fast  friend.  Young  Far- 
aday was  elected  to  the  Boyal  Society  in 
1824.  He  published  several  volumes  upon 
chemistry,  optics,  electricity,  and  magnet- 
ism, and  in  1833  became  Professor  of  Chem- 
istry in  the  Boyal  Institution.  Honors  have 
been  conferred  upon  him  by  many  of  the 
literary  societies  of  Europe.  Since  1835  he 
he  has  been  in  receipt  of  a  governmentpen- 
sion,  and  during  the  last  ten  years  of  his  life 
occupied  a  residence  at  Hampton  Court, 
specially  allotted  to  his  use  by  the  Queen. 

Loud  Bosse — whose  name  is  well  known 
in  connection  with  the  monster  telescope, 
52  feet  in  length,  which  he  constructed — 
and  who,  though  not  a  creator  of  worlds, 
gave  "a  local  habitation  and  a  name"  to 
numbers  of  them  which  had  previously  ap- 
peared as  mere  patches  of  light,  without 
form  and  void, — died  on  the  31st  of  October 
last,  at  his  seat,  Birr  Castle,  King's  county, 
Leland.  He  succeeded  to  the  earldom  in 
1841 ;  received  the  honorary  degree  of  L. 
L.  D.  from  the  University  of  Cambridge  in 
1842 ;  was  elected  President  of  the  Boyal 
Society  in  1849,  and  a  member  of  the  Im- 
perial Academy  of  Science  at  St.  Peters- 
burg, in  1853. 

Theophtle  Jules  Pelouze,  the  friend 
and  associate  of  Gay  Lussac  and  Liebig, 
died  on  the  31st  of  May  last,  at  the  age  of 
60.  He  was  the  author  of  several  works 
upon  chemistry  as  applied  to  different  man- 
ufactures. At  the  age  of  23,  he  became 
Professor  of  Chemistry  at  Lille. 

Prof.  Alex.  D.  Bache,  Chief  of  the 
United  States  Coast  Survey,  died  on  Feb- 
ruary 19th,  at  the  age  of  60.  He  was  born 
in  Philadelphia.  In  1S25  ho  graduated 
with  the  highest  honors  at  West  Point,  and 
became  Lieutenant  of  Topographical  En- 
gineers. In  1827  he  was  elected  Professor 
of  Mathematics  in  the  University  of  Penn- 
sylvania, and  afterwards  President  of  Gi- 
rard  College.  In  1843  he  received  the  ap- 
pointment which  he  held  at  the  time  of  his 
death.  He  was  well  known  as  a  thorough 
scholar,  and  for  the  practical  applications, 
valuable  to  navigators,  which  he  made  of 
his  scientific  acquirements. 
inventors. 
Elias  Howe,  Jr.  ,  died  October  4th,  in 
Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,  aged  48.  He  was  notable 
as  the  author  of  one  of  those  inventions, 
which,  so  to  speak,  revolutionize  the  world 
in  the  course  of  a  single  generation.  Every 
body  knows  the  history  of  the  sewing  ma- 
chine. The  story  of  Mr.  Howe's  early 
struggles  and  final  splendid  success,  has 
been  repeatedly  told,  and  we  will  not  dwell 
upon  it  here. 

authors — prose. 
The  name  of  Miss  Catharine  M.  Sedg- 
wick may  bo  given  first  under  this  head. 


The  precedence  universally  accorded  to  the 
sex,  and  to  venerable  age,  both  demand  it. 
She  was  eighty  years  old  at  the  time  of 
her  death, — in  August  last, — and  had  been 
before  the  public  as^a  writer  for  nearly  half 
a  century.  She  was  born  in  Stockbridge, 
Mass.,  in  1787.  Her  charming  style  of 
story-telling  made  her  a  general  favorite, 
and  she  retained  her  position  to  the  last. 
In  1857,  at  the  age  of  seventy,  she  published 
a  novel  with  the  title  "Harried  or  Single  t" 
which  is  said  to  be  as  lively  and  graceful  as 
any  of  her  younger  productions.  Her 
books  will  live ; — and  she'  will  be  remem- 
bered with  kindly  feeling,  not  only  by  thou- 
sands of  delighted  readers,  but  also  by  scores 
of  personal  friends. 

Sir  Archibald  Alison,  the  historian,  died 
during  the  current  year,  at  the  age  of 
75  years.  He  was  born  at  Kenley  Vi- 
carage, in  Shropshire,  England.  His 
father  was  a  clergyman  of  the  Established 
Church.  Sir  Archibald  is  most  widely 
known  through  his  "History  of  Europe," — 
an  elaborate  work,  but  one  which  has 
been  criticized  with  considerable  severity. 

Victor  Cousin,  the  philosopher,  died  in 
Paris,  of  apoplexy,  January  14th,  aged  75. 
He  was  the  founder  of  the  Eclectic  School. 
Of  humble  origin,  he  gave  early  indication 
of  remarkable  talent;  and  in  1812,  having 
completed  the  course  of  study  in  the  Nor- 
mal School,  was  appointed  Assistant  Greek 
Professor  in  that  institution.  In  1815  he 
began  to  lecture  at  the  Sorbonne.  As  a 
teacher,  he  was  extraordinarily  popular ; 
and  as  a  lecturer  he  attracted  crowds.  He 
became  a  member  of  the  French  Academy 
in  1830. 

Prof.  Chas.  Anthon,  L.L.D., — died  in 
New  York  City,  the  place  of  his  birth,  in 
August  last,  ased  70  years.  He  grad- 
uated with  honor  at  Columbia  College  in 
1815,  studied  law,  and  was  admitted  to 
the  bar  in  1S19.  At  the  age  of  23,  he  was 
appointed  Assistant  Professor  of  the  lan- 
guages in  the  above  named  college,  and 
in  1835  was.  placed  at  the  head  of  the  Gram- 
mar School  connected  with  that  institution. 
He  was  a  wonderfully  industrious  worker; 
as  is  proved  by  the  fact  that  besides  the 
faithful  attention  to  his  duties  as  instructor, 
he  published  some  fifty  volumes,  as  text 
books  of  Greek  and  Latin  authors,  with  co- 
pious notes  and  commentaries,  many  of 
which  have  been  republished  in  Europe. 

J.  D.  B.  DeBow,  died  at  Elizabeth,  New 
Jersey,  on  February  27th,  aged  47.  His 
name  is  known  in  connection  with  DeSow's 
Review,  which  was  established  by  him  in 
New  Orleans  in  1845,  as  the  organ  of  the 
slave  interest.  In  1848  he  became  Profes- 
sor of  Political  EcoB«»»iy  and  Commercial 
Statistics  in  the  University  of  Louisiana. 
During  the  war,  he  held  some  important 
position  on  the  Secession  side  under  Jeff. 
Davis.  After  it,  he  determined  to  devote  his 
journal  to  the  Southern  interest,  under  a 
system  of  free  labor.  He  was  undoubtedly 
an  able  man. 

Chas.  Augustus  Davis,— alias  "Major 
Jack  Downing,"  the  newspaper  Na&by  of 
thirty  years  ago,  died  in  New  York,  January 
26,  aged  72  years. 

poets. 

Fttz-GbeeneHalleck,  died  on  Nov.  21st, 
at  his  birth-place,  Guilford,  Conn.,  aged 
73.  Unquestionably  a  genuine  poet,  he 
was  nevertheless,  in  his  early  youth,  com- 
pelled by  straightened  circumstances  to  be- 
come an  accountant  in  New  York.  Showing 
an  aptitude  for  business  unusual  in  one  of 
such  tastes,  he  was  highly  valued  by  his 
employer,  the  well-known  Jacob  Barker. 
He  became  cashier,  and  continued  in  asso- 
ciation with  the  house  until  he  was  secured 
by  John  Jacob  Astor  to  occupy  an  import- 
ant position  of  trust  in  connection  with  one 
of  the  many  speculative  enterprises  in  which 
that  millionaire  was  engaged.  Mr.  Astor, 
at.  his  death,  left  him  a  moderate  compe- 
tence, with  which  he  retired  to  his  native 
town,  where  he  spent  the  remaining  years 
of  his  life.  Entirely  unambitious,  and 
philosophically  indifferent  to  fame  or  wealth, 
he  wrote  only  for  recreation;  although  his 
genius  was  of  a  high  order,  aud  might  have 
enabled  him  to  take  rank  among  the  fore- 
most. 

Nathaniel  Parker  Willis,  died  in  New 
York  January  21st,  aged  sixty.  For  the 
greater  part  of  his  life  he  has  been  before 
the  American  public  as  poet,  sketch -writer, 
and  editor.  Some  of  his  poetical  effusions, 
written  in  the  hey-day  of  his  youth,  have 
sufficient  merit  to  entitle  him  to  rank  under 
this  head  ;  but  upon  the  whole,  the  position 
which  ho  occupied  was  that  of  the  highly 
cultivated  litterateur  of  faultless  taste,  rather 
than  that  of  poet.  For  a  number  of  years 
past  he  has  edited  the  Rome  Journal. 

Alexander  Smith,  died  near  Edinburgh, 
Scotland,  on  the  5th  of  January,  aged  37. 


His  early  poems  gave  promise  of  extraor- 
dinary genius.  For  a  time  his  name  was 
on  every  tongue,  and  his  poems  were  the 
theme  of  universal  discussion  in  the  liter- 
ary world.  His  exquisite  word-painting 
was  likened  in  richness  to  that  of  Keats. 
But  his  productions  of  a  later  date  did  not 
fulfil  the  promise  made ;  and  it  seemed  at 
last  to  be  acknowledged  that  he  lacked  the 
fertility  of  true  genius.  How  far  his  con- 
tinued ill  health  contributed  to  this,  it  is 
impossible  for  us  to  say. 

OTHER  MEN  OE   MARK. 

Gov.  John  A  Andeews,  of  Massachu- 
setts, died  suddenly,  Oct.  30th,  aged  50 
years.  He  was  a  man  of  no  ordinary  merit. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  in  1840,  at  the  age  of 
22,  he  practiced  his  profession  with  dis- 
tinction until  1858,  when  he  became  amem- 
ber  of  the  Massachusetts  Legislature.  Since 
that  time  he  has  been  five  times  Governor 
of  the  State  ;  and  ever  since  the  commence- 
ment of  the  late  war,  has  been  prominently 
before  the  public  of  the  whole  country. 
His  course  throughout  has  been  marked  by 
proofs  of  unusual  energy,  self-reliance  and 
integrity.  His  unexpected  death  in  the  midst 
of  his  usefulness  is  universally  deplored. 

Hon.  Joseph  A.  Wright,  of  Indiana.  U. 
S.  Minister  to  Prussia,  died  in  Berlin,  May 
11th.  He  has  been  a  public  man  since 
1843.  First,  member  of  Congress  from  In- 
diana, then  Governor  of  that  State, — which 
last  position  he  held  for  six  years, — he  was, 
in  1857,  appointed  by  President  Buchanan, 
Minister  to  Prussia.  Having  returned  home 
on  the  accession  of  Lincoln  to  the  Presi- 
dency, he  was  appointed  a  second  time  by 
President  Johnson  to  fill  the  same  place, 
and  remained  therein  until  his  death. 

Gen.  Thomas  Francis  Meagher,  the  "Irish 
patriot, "  fell  from  a  steamer  at  Fort  Ben- 
iun  on  July  1st,  and  was  drowned.  At  the 
time  of  his  death,  he  was  acting  Governor 
of  Montana,  though  nominally  Secretary  of 
that  Territory.  He  was  44  years  of  age. 
In  some  respects,  he  was  a  remarkable  man. 
As  an  orator,  he  is  spoken  of  as  unrivalled. 
His  enthusiasm  in  the  Irish  cause,  and  his 
frank  and  generous  nature,  endeared  him  to 
his  countrymen. 

Hon.  Arthur  P.  Hayne,  formerly  United 
States  Senator  from  South  Carolina,  and 
aid-de-camp  to  Gen.  Jackson  at  the  battle  of 
New  Orleans,  died  in  Charleston,  S.  C. ,  in 
January  last. 

Charles  F.  Browne,  known  to  all  mirth 
lovers  as  Arlemus  Ward,  died  of  consump- 
tion, in  London,  March  5th,  aged  33  years. 
He  was  born,  we  believe,  in  Cleveland,  Ohio, 
andwasaprinter  by  occupation.  Hishumor, 
which  was  irresistible,  was  of  a  peculiar 
character — entirely  sui  generis.  Although 
his.  writings  were  well  received  in  this,  his 
own  country,  and  on  the  whole  appreciated — 
as  a  lecturer  he  only  reached  the  zenith  of 
his  popularity  in  England.  There  he  cre- 
ated a  marked  sensation.  The  jolly  John 
Bulls  were  never  tired  of  laughing  at  his 
grave  jokes  ;  and  their  public  journals  were 
full  of  articles,  analyzing  and  explaining 
their  peculiar  and  subtle  keenness.  A  gen- 
erous and  genial  friend,  and  a  true  gentle- 
man, he  was  beloved  by  all  his  associates. 
As  he  gradually  sunk  underhis  disease,  and 
it  became  evident  that  he  must  die  in  a  for- 
eign land,  he  was  carefully  and  tenderly 
nursed  by  friends,  who,  though  but  lately 
strangers  to  him,  had  already  learned  to 
love  him  as  a  brother.  He  devoted,  by 
will,  the  bulk  of  his  fortune,  amounting,  we 
believe,  to  some  $20,000,  to  the  founding  of 
an  assylnm  for  aged  and  disabled  printers. 
"  ILxegil  momimenium  a're  perewnms/" 

Maximilian,  the  self-styled  "Emperor of 
Mexico" — that  scion  of  the  ancient  and  noble 
House  of  Austria,  who,  seduced  by  the  Meph- 
istopheles  who  sits  upon  the  throne  of 
France,  weakly  forsook  a  dukedom  for  an 
ignis  fatuus,  was,  in  August  last,  as  the 
whole  civilized  world  knows,  done  to  death 
by  the  outraged  people  over  whom  he  es- 
sayed to  reign.  With  the  pride  of  his  race, 
he  scorned  to  flee  the  country  while  there 
was  yet  time,  although  he  must  have  known 
that  his  cause  was  lost,  and  further  effort 
hopeless.  His  untoward  fate  will  not  be 
without  effect  upon  the  crowned  heads  of 
Europe.  His  body  has  only  recently  been 
surrendered  to  the  request — not  demand — 
of  the  Imperial  mourners  who  constituto 
his  sorrowing  family ;  and  is  now  on  its 
way  to  the  tomb  of  his  ancestors. 


Personal. — Mr.  B.  F.  Kenney,  late  Su- 
perintendent of  the  Ophir  mine,  is  now 
connected  with  the  Pacific  File  Factory,  in 
this  city,  As  he  is  said  to  bring  with,  him 
a  practical  acquaintance  with  all  the  minn- 
tiaj  of  this  business,  acquired  years  ago 
in  the  East,  he  will  no  doubt  add  much  to 
the  already  well  sustained  reputation  of 
the  establishment.     See  card  elsewhere. 


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A  California  Steam  Plow. 

We  last  weok  briefly  referred,  nrjdef  the 
bcml  of  "  New  Inventions,"  to  the  fact  that 
Mr.  1'.  H.  Blandish,  of  Murtiniz,  had  in- 
vented and  was  about  putting  to  a  )>ractical 
trial,  n  stenru  plow,  or  ralhor  a  strain  enrth- 
cntter,  which  is  intended  to  effect  the  pur- 
poee  of  the  plow,  by  cutting  up  and  finely 
pulverizing  the  earth,  without  turning  it 
over  in  a  furrow.  Tho  objects  sought  to  bo 
Rained  by  such  n  modification  in  the  struc- 
ture of  this  most  important  implement  are  :. 
First,  tho  placing  of  tho  fulcrum  upon 
which  tho  machine  depends  for  its  work, 
within  the  machine  itself,  rather  than  upon 
the  horse  or  steam  power,  by  which  it  is 
driven.  Various  devices  havo  heretofore 
been  attempted  to  combino  tho  motivo  power 
of  the  steam  plow  with  tho  machine  itself ; 
but  wo  have  yet  to  hear  of  one  which  has 
been  successful,  unless  such  shall  prove  to 
be  the  caso  with  tho  invention  of  Mr.  Btan- 
dish. 

The  English,  who  have,  thus  far,  accom- 
plished more  than  all  tho  world  beside  in 
steam  plowing,  have  abandoned  the  attempt 
of  combining  the  motive  power  with  the 
machine,  and  all  their  successful  plows  are 
driven,  or  rather  dragged,  by  eDgines  placed 
upon  one  or  two  sides  of  tho  field,  tho  plow 
boing  thus  dragged  back  and  forth  by  a  sta- 
tionary engine  Mr.  Standish  accomplishes 
his  work,  as  will  more  fully  appear  below, 
by  revolving  cutters  connected  with  the  mo- 
tive power  itself.  The  second  object  gained 
is  the  rapidity  with  which  the  work  can  be 
done,  and  the  small,  comparative  amount  of 
power  required  for  its  performance.  If  it 
works  as  expected,  it  will  do  double  the  work 
of  the  best  English  machines — or  about  35 
to  40  acres  per  day. 

To  afford  a  more  clear  idea  of  how  the 
work  is  done,  we  append  the  following  de- 
scription of  the  invention  which  has  ap- 
peared in  the  last  number  of  the  Contra 
Costa  Gazette : 

The  machine  consists  of  a  massive  frame 
of  six  by  twelve-inch  timber,  24  feet  long, 
by  12  feet  wide,  mounted  upon  two  carry- 
ing wheels  8  feet  in  diameter  and  34-inch 
face,  with  two  steering  wheels,  forward,  4 
feet  in  diameter  and  15-inch  face.  The  car- 
rying wheels  are  geared  to  a  pulley  shaft 
which  is  belted  to  the  engine  driving  pulley, 
and  one  or  both  wheels  may  be  thrown  in  or 
out  of  gear  at  pleasure  of  the  operator,  and 
the  machine  turned  in  its  own  length,  and 
the  locomotive  movement  may  be  perfectly 
graduated  to  the  speed  of  the  cutters  and 
character  of  the  ground.  The  cutting  ap- 
paratus consists  of  four  shafts  set  in  a  verti- 
cal frame  attached  at  the  rear  of  the  machine ; 
these  shafts  are  connected  by  crown  gearing 
to  a  horizontal  pulley  shaft  on  the  upper 
part  of  the  vertical  frame,  and  the  pulley 
belted  to  the  engine  driving  pulley. 

The  foot  of  each  of  the  four  vertical  shafts 
is  furnished  with  four  stout  radiating  arms 
of  three  feet  sweep,  in  the  ends  of  which 
arms  tho  cutting  arms  are  vertically  set. 
The  shafts  are  geared  to  revolve  in  opposite 
directions  so  as  to  divide  the  side  strain  of 
tho  cutting  force  ;  and  the  periphery  of  each 
set  of  arms  strikes  just  within  that  of  the 
other,  so  as  to  leave  no  ridges  upon  the 
ground  after  the  cutters.  The  adjustment 
of  the  machine  for  ordinary  frround  will  give 
the  cutters  one  hundred  and  fifty  revolu- 
tions a  minute,  each  knife  cutting  an  inch 
slice  every  revolution ;  and  as  the  earth,  af- 
ter being  cut,  is  subjected  to  trituration  by 
the  rotary  and  forward  movement  of  the 
knives,  it  must  be  left  well  pulverized  and 
prepared  for  seed,  while  the  locomotive 
power  required  for  the  machine  will  be  but 
little  more  than  that  necessary  to  overcome 
the  inertia  of  its  weight,  as  the  traction  draft 
of  the  cutters  will  be  very  light. 

Capt.  O.  C.  Coffin,  a  gentleman  of  energy, 
enterprise  and  means,  well  known  in  Con- 
tra Costa  and  the  neighboring  counties,  has 
taken  an  interest  in  this  invention,  and  will 
secure  for  it  a  thorough,  practical  trial.  An 
experimental  machine  is  about  completed 
and  will  be  subjected  to  a  thorough  test  in 
a  few  days.  It  is  designed  to  cut  a  breadth 
of  twelve  feet.  For  the  experimental  trial 
an  ordinary  thrashing  engine  and  boiler  will 
be  used  for  the  power — the  whole  apparatus 
weighing  over  seven  tons ;  but  with  an  en- 
gine especially  adapted  to  the  work,  the 
weight  will  be  greatly  reduced.  Application  j 
for  a  patent    for    this  invention   has  been  ' 


HANSBROWS    CHALLENGE 
Deep-Well,  Mining  and  Double-Cylinder  Patent  Pumps. 


These  Pomps  combine  all  tlie  advantages  of  tho  common 
Lift  anil  the  Doublo-Acting  Suction  and  Force  Pumps  nntl 
org  equally  tittcil  for  all— Household,  Farm,  Mill,  Manu- 
factory, Brewery,  Ship,  Railway,  Mining,  and  other  puxposeflj 
and  are  especially  recommended  on  account  of  their  light 
ncss,  compactness,  durability,  cheapness,  and  the  facility  with 
which  they  am  be  placed  in  any  position. 

They  aro  adapted  for  Hand,  Steam,  Horse,  Water,  or 
Wind  Power.  They  nro  more  durable  in  all  their  parts  than 
any  other  Pumps  of  the  Bamo  power. 

Kour-Iit.li    !»<;<■  !■-  V. VII    Pump. 


If 


Klx-lnch  Mining  Pump. 


Tho  Valves  arc  of  tho  simplest  construction,  and  can  be  readily  taken  out  by  loosening  two 
common  nuts.  They  are  not  liablo  to  get  out  of  order,  and  can  at  all  times  be  removed  without  the 
aid  of  a  skillful  mechanic. 

The  lower  valves  of  these  Pumps  work  upon  inclined  seats,  which  prevents  sand  or  other  matter 
that  tho  Pumps  may  take  up,  from  remaining  under  the  valves,  or  stopping  the  flow  of  water. 

These  Pumps  are  worked  with  less  friction,  and  consequently  require  less  power  than  any  other 
Double-Acting  Pumps  of  equal  capacity. 

All  sizes,  from  2-inch  to  8-inch  Cylinder,  manufactured  by  the  Pacific  Iron  Works,  GODDARD 
&  CO.,  and  for  sale  by  tho  Agents,  LOCKE  &  MONTAGUE, 

CT^Send  for  a  descriptivo  Circular.  112  and  114  Battery 'Street,  San  Francisco. 


made  through  the  Mining  &  Scientific 
Peess  Patent  Agency,  and  a  beautifully 
finished  model,  with  the  necessary  drawings 
and  papers,  were  forwarded  to  "Washington 
by  the  last  steamer.  Good  mechanics  and 
others,  having  a  knowledge  of  this  class  of 
machinery,  have  expressed  much  confidence 
in  its  practicability.  Should  it  succeed,  it 
will  prove  of  immense  value  to  this  State, 
as  well  as  to  the  country  at  large.  We  trust 
all  interested  will  realize  their  fullest  ex- 
pectations. 


DIED.— In  this  city,  December  12th,  of  difficult  nentition, 
Harry  URim.KY,<in'ya<mot'CKLiAan(l  C.  W.  M.  Smith, aged 
11  months  and  1  day. 


NORTH  AMERICA 

Life  Insurance  Company. 

Usual  Restrictions  on  Occupation  aDd  Travel 

ABOLISHED  ! 


I'olicics  of  this  Company  are  fruat  unlcua  by  the  State  of 

New  York,  which  is  true  of  no  otlicr  Company 

on  this  Const. 


The  most  Responsible  and  Liberal  Company    n  the  World ! 
J.   A.   EATON    &   CO., 

Mannercrs  Pacific  Krunch,  303  Montgomery  st. 

20vHnr9p  SAN  FRANCISCO. 


WILCOX'S 

Patent  Steam  Water  Lifter. 


McOOItfliE'S 

PURCHASING    AGENCY, 

014  M'onisroiiicry  St.,  Sinn  Francisco. 

Personal  orders,  small  or  large,  find  Cor  articles  of  every 
description,  promptly  and  carefully  attended  to. 
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Maim  factory, 

No.  53  Beale  St.,  bet.  Market  and  Mission, 


SAN   FRANCISCO. 

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A  Steam  r  it  nip  without  Engine,  Piston,  Plunger  or  Buck- 
ets, using  bollt  the  expansive  ;ukU:xIi;ul-i  power  01  steam, 
and  doing  more  work  with  Hie  same  amount  of  fuel,  than 
any  other  Pumji  driven  by  steam  power,  It  is  applicable 
to  cither  lightBor  heavy  work,  whether  for  mining,  Irriga- 
tion, or  oilier  |iiir[»psesi.  It  lias  been  used  ot  various  ca- 
nacilies,  from  Sue  to  10,00  gallons  per  hour,  and  can  ho 
made  of  any  size  required.  It  if  not  injure  I  by  sandy  or 
muddy  water.  In  bight  of  lift  it  is  limited  only  by  the 
strength  of  the  boiler  used.  mTnn„ 

For  further  information,  apply  to  M.  &  A.  WILCOX, 
Proprietors,  No.  10  Front  Street,  between  I  and  J  Sts., 
Sacramento,  Cal.  26vl5  2am3m 


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removal  of  subscribers  of  tho  Pkkss  from  their  locality, 
or  of  neglect  to  lake  the  paper  out  of  the  office  from  any 
cause—  when  the  subscriber  omits  that  duty  himself.  Itls 
notour  intention  to  send  this  journal  to  any  party  longer 
hnn  it  is  desired.  If  we  inadvertently  do  so,  subscribers 
and  others  will  please  inform  us. 


nillldcr*'     IiiMinuuf     Com  puny 

OFFICE     IN    THE    BUILDING    OF   THE 

CALIFORNIA  SAVINGS  HANK.  California 

street,  ODOdoor  from  Sansomc  street 

WFIKE  AND  MARINE  1NSCKANCE.  IQVltiSpQr 


TliL^/jf- 
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Perry  Davis*  Vegetable  Pain  Killer. 

Buddon  oold*,  Magha,eto.,  can  bo  mured  Immediately,  as 
hundreds  can  testify,  by  mixing  about  one  tcaspoonfui  of 
Perry  Davb'a  Vegetable  Pain  Killer  with  four  tablespoon. 

fubj  of  molo*ses,  mixed   well  together,  and  taken  an  your 

cougbjng  spell  comeaon;  tit  roe  teaepooriftila  of  the  mixture 
win  answer  for  a  daw.  Also  rub  a  mile,  of  tho  Pain  Killer 
on  the  I1.u1.1-,  and  inhale  tho scent  of  It  Into  the  LUDgS,  Af- 
ter you  havo  taken  the  inedicttte,  bathe  tho  throat  and 
around  the  collar-bone,  olio  across  tho  upper  part  of  the 
breast  and  down  the  tides,  if  they  have  been  mode  sore  by 
coughing,  ond  you  wl  1  soon  got  relief  if  you  do  not  negleet 
It  too  long.   The  sooner  the  medicine  is  applied,  the  mom 

speedy  the  relief.  In  all  cobob,  If  you  do  DOtgetrellat  in 
thirty  minutes,  take  it  again,  ami  balhe  freely  according  to 
directions. 

Prices,  25  cents,  60  cents,  and  $1  per  bottlo, 

earmold  hynll  Druggists,  Grocers  and  Medicine  Dealers 
everywhere.  doclm 

Legitimate   Photography 

OUR  SPECIALTY. 

THE  FIRST  PREMtl'M  AWARDED  AT 
tho  late  .state  Fair  for  the  best  plain  Pho- 
tographs, and  it  special  premium  lor  the  befit 
Cabinet  Portraits,  to  SILAS  SELLECK,  415 
Montgomery  street.  Prices  reduced  lo  con- 
form to  Association  rules.  Patent  secured. 
25vl5-6m 


Foundry  for  Sale. 

A  One-half  Interest  in  the 

UNION    IRON    "WORKS, 

SACRAMENTO, 

Owned  by  William  R.  Williams,  is  offered  for  salo  on  tho 
most  favorable  terms. 

-A.    Ooocl    Ii;t i-t»-;i  in 

May  bo  had,  as  tho  proprietor  1b  going  homo  to  Europe.  It 
Is  seldom  that  so  good  an  opportunity  is  ottered  for  a  sure 
and  permanent  investment.  The  business  of  the  establish- 
ment Is  exceedingly  flourishing,  as  can  ho  shown.  The 
Shop  Is  of  brick,  now  and  well  built.  The  lot  is  85  feet  front 
by  1G3  fectln  depth,  In  a  good  location  for  this  business,  on 
Front  street,  between  N  and  0  streets. 

Inquire  at  the  olHce  of  the  Foundry,  or  nddross 

WILLIAM   R.  WILLIAMS, 

26vl3tf9-16  Sacramento,  Gals 


Oakland  College  School. 

Tan  Patrons  of  this  Institution  have  the  choice  of  sev 
cral  distinct  Departments.  Tho  SENIOR  CLASSICAL  is 
designed  as  preparatory  to  tho  College  of  California. 

The  SENIOR  ENGLISH  affords  a  complete  course  of  in 
struction  In  tho  English  branches,  In  Theoretical  and  Prac- 
tical Business,  Science  and  Art 

The  JUNIOR  isespecially  qualified  to  meet  the  wants  of 
young  boys,  for  whom  separate  apartments  and  Teachers 
are  provided. 

Throughout  all  the  various  departments,  great  attention, 
is  given  to  the  study  of  the  Modern  Languages. 

For  further  Information,  or  Catalogues,  address, 

I.  II.  KKAi  ro,\.  Principal. 

Oakland,  California.  Ovl&iirStp. 


BOOT'S 

Patent  Force  Blast  Blower. 

Adapted  for    Smelting,  Foundry,  Mining 
and  Steamships. 

Requires  SO  per  ecnt  less  power  than  any  Blower  now  in 
use.  ForfurtherparticuIars.addrcssKEEP.BLAKE  &  CO., 
Stockton;  or  Wm.  T.  Garrett,  corner  Mission  and  Fremont 
streets,  San  Francisco.  5vl6lfI9p 


PACIFIC 

Rolling  Mill  and  Forge  Co., 

SAN    FEANCISCO,    GAL. 
Established  for  tho  Manufacture  of 

RAILROAD    AND   OTHER   IRON 

—  AMD  — 

Every  Variety  of  JSlxalTtiiier 

Embracing  ALL  SIZES  of 

Steamboat    Shafts,   Crank",    PI*ton    and    Con 

ueetliiff  Rods,  Car  and  J-.ocomot.Ivo  Axle* 

and  Frames. 

—  ALSO  — 

HAMMERED    tlROiV 

Of  every  description  and  size. 

03-  Orders  addressed  to  PACIFIC  ROLLING  MILL  and 
FORCE  CO.,  Post  Office,  San  Francisco,  Cab,  will  receive1 
nroinnl  aitcntion.  „  ....    „ 

03-  Tho  highest  price  paid  for  Scrap  Iron.        flvH.liii'Jp 


/^s  X>H.    FONDA'S  <$$& 

'NlP'San  Francisco  Eye  Infirmary.  <WP 

Permanently  established  for  the  treatment  of  all  diseases 
of  the  Eye.  Dr.  P.  was  for  seventeen  yenrs  principal  of 
tho  Lafayette.  <Tnd.)  Eye  Infirmary.  IV  W.  P-ohda.  M.  D., 
Surgeon  in  Charge.  Office,  *"«  Montgomery  street,  oppo- 
site Veil  ,  Fargo  A  Co's.  4vl5-ly!)p 


AGENTS  WANTED. 


ENERGETIC    MEN   OR  WOMEN    CAN  MAKE   MONEY 
in  canvassing  for  our  NEW  BOOKS  and  ENUKA\  INGfi. 
One  Agent  reports  thirty  three  orders  for  one  Book  in  three 
days.    Address,        PACIFIC  PUBLISHING  COMPAN\ 
4vl5qr9p        305  Montgomery  street,  Sau  Francisco,  OaL 


mxt  pitting  and  fsmttiffe 


Estivlblisslied.    in.   1849-Corner    First   and   Mission    streets,   ©an.   Francisco. 


HAVING  INCREASED  OUR  FACILITIES  IN  EVERY  DEPARTMENT.  WE  ARE  NOW 
prepared  at  the  shortest  notice  and  at  the  most  reasonable  rates,  to  furnish  all 
kinds  and  description  of  Machinery,  including  Steam  Engines,  Quartz  Mills,  Mining  Pumps 
of  all  kinds,  Hoisting  Gear,  Gas  Work,  Laundry  Machinery,  Architectural  and  Ornamental 
Castings,  Sugar  Mills,  Saw  and  Flour  Mills,  Water  Wheels  of  all  kinds.  Hydraulic,  Hay,  Rag; 
screw  and  Drop  Presses,  Coining  Machinery,  Pile  Drivers,  Bark  and  Malt  Mills,  and  all 
kinds  of  Castings. 

JGXGINES.  — Marine  Engines,  Oscillating  and  Beam;  Stern  and  Side  Wheel  Boats, 
Locomotives,  Stationary  Engines,  Horizontal,  Upright,  Oscillating  and  Beam,  from  six 
to  flfty  inches  diameter.  Also,  Scott  ,t  Eckart's  Adjustable  Cut-oil'  Regulator— best  in 
use;  W.  R.  Eckart's  Balance  Valve  for  Stationary  Engines;  Woodward's  Patent  Steam 
Pump  and  Fire  Engine. 

BUILERS.  Locomotive,  Flae,  Tubular.  Upright,  Cylinder  and  Cornish,  and  ever- 
variety  of  Boiler  Work.     All  sizes  of  tubes  and  pipes  for  pumps. 

FIT" 51  PS.— The  Excelsior  double-acting  Force  I'uraps  are  manufactured  by  us.  These 
very  superior  Pumps  are  warranted  the  best,  and  are  fast  replacing  all  other  Force  Pumps. 


AMALGAMATING  MACHINERY.-  Wheeler  &  Randall's  Improved  Tractory 
Curve  Pan,  Zenas  Wheeler's  improved  tint  bottom  pan,  Bcldin's  pan.  Veatch's  tubs, 
Prater's  concentrators,  Waklee's  pans,  Beers'  pan,  German  Barrels,  Arastra  Gearing,  Chile 
Mills.  Settlers  of  all  descriptions,  Retorts  of  all  sizes  and  shapes,  for  silver  and  Gold, 
Portable  Stamp  Mills,  Straight  Batteries,  for  wood  or  iron  frames.  Dry  Crushing  Bat- 
teries, or  machines  with  the  latest  improvements,  everv  variety  ot  Stamps,  Mortars.  Cams, 
Pans  and  Tubs.     BLAKE'S  PATENT  QUARTZ  CRUSHERS,  of  all  sizes. 

OIL  SORING  TOOLS  AND  MACHINERY— Of  the  latest'  and  most  ap- 
proved construction,  made  from  drawings  lately  made  bv  Prof.  Blalce  at  the  oil  wells  in 
Pennsylvania.  We  have  the  facilities  for  working  gold  and  silver  quartz  and  other  ores,  to 
test  their  value,  by  the  hundred  weight  or  ton. 

Russia  Iron  Screens,  of  all  degrees  of  fineness  and  of  all  qualities  of  iron.  All  work  done 
in  the  best  manner  at  the  lowest  cash  prices. 

H.   J.   UOOTH.  GEO.   W.   PRESCOTT.  IRV1KG    M,  SCOTT 

24vi2  H.  j.  booth  «fc  co. 


India  rubber  -will  dissolve  in  naphtha, 
and  if  thinly  spread  on  a  surface,  the  naph- 
tha will  evaporate  and  the  rubber  regain  its 
former  properties.  To  mate  india  rubber 
hard  mix  it  with  sulphur  and  some  lamp 
black,  red  or  white  lead,  according  to  the 
color  you  desire,  and  subject  it  to  a  tem- 
perature of  about  360°.  Goodyear's  patent 
covers  this  process,  however. 


A  new  trade  has  appeared  in  London,  be- 
ing a  body  of  men  who  deodorize  and  manip- 
ulate, partly,  decayed  fish,  so  as  to  render 
them  saleable  as  food.  The  London  Field 
describes  their  mode  of  carrying  on  business 
and  says  that  few  iniquities  connected  witli 
the  food  supply  are  more  disastrous. 


Machinists  and  Foundries. 

PALMER,  KNOX  &  CO., 

Golden    State   Iron    Works, 

Jfo»,  10,  ai,  23  and  25  First  Street, 

SAN  FRANCISCO. 

MANUFACTDItli  ALL  KINDS  OF 

MACHINERY, 

TEAM    EXGIXES   AX1»  QUARTZ    8111,1.3 

DUNBAR'S    IMPROVED 

©  el  t-A«3j  usttng  Piston  Packing, 

Requires  no  springs  or  screws;  Is  always  steam  tight; 

without  excessive  friction,  anil  never 

gets  slack  or  leaky. 

WHEELER  &  RANDALL'S 

A'EW    <}JIIXWF,K    AAD    AMALGAMATOR 

HEPBURN  &  PETERSON'S 

AMALGAMATOR  AND  SEPARATOR, 

.Knox's   Amalgrauiators, 

WITH   PALMER'S  PATENT  STEAM   CHEST, 

Superior  (or  working  cither  COLD  OR  SILVER  ORES,  and 
Utile  only  Amalgamator  that  has  stood  the  test  of  seven 
years'  continual  working. 
ijtiMiuluc    White  Iron  Stump  Shoes  and    IMes 

Having  been  engaged  for  the  past  ten  years  in  quam 
mining,  and  being  conversant  with  all  the  improvements, 
cither  in  Mining  or  .Milling,  we  arc  prepared  to  furnish,  ai 
the  shortest  notice,  the  most  perfect  machinery  for  re  due 
ing  ores,  or  saving  either  gold  or  silver.  13vll)qy-tf 


WILLAMETTE  IRON  WORKS, 

rOSTLlMI,    OREGON. 

Steum   Engines,    Boilers, 
SAW  AND  CRIST  MILLS, 

M1NINU    MACHINERY,     WROUULIT     IRON     SHUTTER 
WORK,  AND  KLACKSJUTHING   IN  GENERAL. 
Corner  North-Front  und  E  Ntreuls, 

18vl3-iv  One  block  north  of  Oouch's  Wliarf. 


UNION    IRON  WORKS, 
Sacramento. 

WILLIAMS,  ROOT  &  NEILSON, 

MANUFACTURERS  OF 

CROSS'  PATENT  BOILER  FEEDER, 

©team  engines,  boilers, 

Ami  all  kinds  of  Mining:  Machinery. 

Also,  Hay  and  Wine  Presses  made  and  repaired 
with  neatness,  durability  and  dispatch. 

Wmiimr'M  Patent  Self.  Adjusting  Steam  Piston 

PACKING,  for  new  and  old  Cylinders,  manufactured 

to  order. 

Front  Street*  between,  X  and  O  street*, 

l4vll  Sacramento  City 


globe 
Foundry  and  Machine  Shop, 


STOCKTON,    CA1. 


KEEP,   BLAKE   &  CO., 

MANUFACTURERS  OF 

Quartz,  Saw  and  Grist  Mill  Irons,  Stentn 
.Engines,  Horse  Powers, 

Mining  and  Irrigating  Pumps,  Car  Wheels,  Derrick  Irons, 
House  Fronts,  Iron  Fencing,  Balcony  Railings,  etc., 
at  San  Francisco  prices.    Orders  solicited 
13vl3-l}T  and  promptly  executed-. 


GEORGE  T.  PRACY, 

MACHINE     WORKS, 

Nos  109  and  111  liission  street,  between  Main  and  Spear, 

SAN  FRANCISCO. 

STEAM  ENGINE,  FLO  I' It  AND  SAW  MIT.JL 

And  Quartz  Machinery,  Printing  Presses, 

and 

MACHINERY    OF   EVERT  DESCRIPTION    MADE    AND 
REPAIRED. 
fl®-Speclal  attention  paid  to  Repairing.-©*    qy-3 


SAINT    FRANCISCO 

Foundry  and  Machine  Works. 

X.  K.  Cor.  Fremont  and  Mission  streets. 

Manufacturers  of 

Marine  and  Stationery  Engines 

Quartz  Machinery,  Saw,  Flour  and  Sugar  Mills,  Mining 

Pumps,  Hoisting  Gear,  Agricultural  Implements,  etc. 

— ALSO— 

Wine,    Cldei*,    Cotton     and    Tofcncco    Presses 

of  the  latest  Improved  Patterns 

STEAM  ENGINES  AND  BOILERS, 

Of  all  sizes,  constantly  on  hand;  Quartz  Mill  Shoes  sine1 
Dies  warranted  to  be  made  of  the  beat  white  iron, 
Donhui"*  Improved  Self-A'1'ufttlnt;  Plston- 
l'jtfkinir,  requires  nosprlngs  or  scre\vs;is  alwayssieam- 
tight;  without  excessive  friction,  and  never  gets  slack  or 
leaky. 

MACHTNEItTf,  OF  ALL  BESCBIPTIOKS 

Bought,  sold,  or  exchanged.    Bolt  Cuitlug  and  Castings  rt 

the  lowest  market  rates. 


6vll-ly 


DEVOE,  »I\S3loilE  <fe  CO 


I.  H.  SMALL, 
MACHINE        S  H  O  I»  , 

BUILDER  OP 

Steam    Engines,  Sawmills,  Mining    Machinery, 

Saw  Arbors,  Wood  Ciittlut;   Machinery,  " 

and  Wood  Plancri. 

Repairing  of  al!  kinds  done  with  promptness  and  dispatch 
Gears  ul  all  kinds  tut  at  short  notice,  corner  of 

Market  and  Bealo  at.  San  Francisco     6vlD-3m 


LEWIS  COFFET.  J.  S.    "ISlJON 

LEWIS   COFFEY   &   RISLON, 

Steam  Boiler  &c  Sheet  Iron  "Works. 

THE  only  exclusively  Boiler  Making  establishment.  j.i  l he 
Pacific  Coast  owned  and  conducted  by  Praclical  Boiler 
Makers.  All  orders-  for  New  Work  and  the  repairing  of  Old 
Work,  executed  asordcred,  and  warranted  as  to  quality. 

Old  Stand,  corner  of  Bush  and  Market  streets,  opposite 
Oriental  Hotel,  San  Francisco. 


CALIFORNIA    BRASS    FOUNDRY. 

No.  135  Flr*t  street,  opposite  Mliina, 

SAN  FRANCISCO. 

All  kinds  of  Brass,  Composition,  Zinc,  and  Babbitt  Metal 
Castings,  Brass  Ship  Work  oT  all  kinds.  Spikes,  Sheathing 
Nails.  Rudder  Braces,  Hinges,  ship  and  Steamboat  Bellsand 
Gongs  of  superior  tone.  All  kinds  of  Cocks  and  Valves,  Hy- 
draulic Pipes  nnd  Nozzles,  and  Hose  Couplings  and  Connec- 
tions of  all  sizes  and  patterns,  furnished  with  dispatch. 
US-  PRICES  MODERATE.  -ffiff 

V.  KINGWELL.  I9vl3-ly)  J.  H.  WEED. 


FULTON 

Foundry  and  Iron  Works. 

HINCKLEY  fc  CO., 

MANUFACTURERS   OF 

©team  engines, 

Qxiairtz,    Flour     and    Saw    mills, 

Moore's  Grinder  and  AihalRnnmtor,  ICroilic's 

Improved     Crunher,    Mfhlnic    I*amps, 

AmnlfcnmntorN,  and  all  kinds 

of  Machinery. 

N.  E.  corner  of  Tehama  and  Fremont  streets,  above  How 
ard  street,  San  Francisco.  3-qy 


NEFTUNE  IRON  WORKS, 

Corner   of    Mission    and    Fremont  Streets, 
SAN   FRANCISCO. 

MA1HXF,, 

Locomotive, 

And  all  kinds  of 
HIGH  PRESSURE 

Steam   Boilers 

MADE. 
All  Boilers  guaranteed  and 
tested  by  U.  S.   Boiler  In- 
spector before  sent  out  of 
the  Shop,  at  Shop  expense. 

AH  kinds  of  Sheet  Iron  nnd 

Water   Pipe,    Coal    Oil 

Stills,  Wrought  Iron 

Worms,  etc.,  etc. 

Manufactured  to  Order. 

Old  ISoIlerH Repaired 

».   C1MKKOX, 


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JOHN   LOCHHEAD'S 

Steam  Engine  Works, 

Beale  street,  near  Mission,  San  Francisco. 

STEAM    ENGINES    OF  EVERY   DESCRIPTION   BUILT 
to  order— Marine,  Stationary,  or  Locomotive. 

HOISTING  AND  PUMPING  ENGINES, 

PORTABLE  ENGINES,    OF  ALL  SIZES, 

DOi'KEY    PUMPS,  Etc.,  Etc.,  Etc. 

The  attention  of  the  pnrties  engaged  in  shipping  or  inland 
navigation  is  called  to  the 

Superior  "Workmanship 

of  Mr.  LOCHHEAD,  who  has  been  in  the  business  in  San 
Francisco  for  the  last  fourteen  vrars.  and  enjnvsthc  repu 
lat  ion  of  having  buill  ONE  HUNDRED  AND  "SEVENTEEN 
STEAM  ENGINES 

Screw  Propellors  of  all  kinds,  and  Steam  Boat  Machiner 
generally,  made  to  order,  and  warranted  to  give  perfect 
satis*"*" "ion  in  every  particular  25vl2-Sm 


J,  m-.wsham. 


J.  B1GW00D. 


SOUTH  BEACH  IRON  WORKS, 

Near  corner  of  King  and  Third  streets,  San  Francisco. 
MARINE     ENGINES, 

AND   ALL  KINDS  OF 

MACHINERY      FORGING. 

All  kinds  of  Ship-smithing  and  Mill  work  manufactured  to 
order.  Jobbing  ot  every  description  promptly  attended  to. 
All  work  done  (guaranteed.  13vH-l7 


Gas. — It  is  not  the  quantity  of  gas  which 
determines  its  value,  but  its  illuminating 
power.  Bosin  gas  has  about  double  the 
illuminating  power  of  ordinary  coal  gas. 
Albertine  coal  is  much  richer  than  Cannel 
that  is,  it  will  yield  gas  of  a  higher  illu- 
minating power  per  cubic  foot. 

A  huge  water  -wheel,  forty-five  feet  in  di- 
ameter, is  in  operation  at  the  Freiberg  sil- 
ver mines,  300  feet  below  the  surface. 


Electrotype  Outs,  Engravings,  Etc.— Our  Job  Printing 
Office  is  abundantly  supplied  with  elegant  engravings,  or 
n amen ts,  and  other  embellishments  to  suit  the  various 
branches  of  industry  in  this  State. 


Eates  of  Postage  on  Printed  Matter  to  Europe 
and  Asia. 

The  Post  Offico  Department  has  made  arrangements  by 
which  a  number  ol  European  an'  Asiatic  countries,  hith- 
erto beyond  the  reach  ot  our  mail  communication  except 
by  letter,  arc  brought  within  the  range  of  delivery  of  all, 
or  nearly  all,  United  States  mail  matter.  It  is  a  singular 
fact,  unknown  probably  to  most  persons  who  have  not 
occasion  to  learn  it  by  unpleasaut  experience,  that  there 
was  a  considerable  region  in  the  civilized  wcrld  where 
an  American  traveler  might  not  receive  a  newspaper  di- 
rectly from  home. 

Under  the  arrangement  now  completed,  prepayment  of 
postage  (sometimes  at  high  rates),  is  made  necessary  in 
all  cases.  The  lollowing  nflieinl  statement  gives  a  full  list 
of  the  countries — with  some  of  which  there  has  been  reg- 
ular communication — that,  are  now  included  in  the  delivery 
by  wny  of  Hamburg  and  Bremen: 

Rites  of  postage  on  newspapers  and  other  printed  matter 
(periodicals,  etc  )  sent  from  the  United  States  to  coun- 
tries in  Europe  and  Asia,  by  Bremen  or  Hamburg 
mail— prepayment  compulsory ; 

NEWSPAPERS— MARKED  AS  FOLLOWS: 

Bremen,  by  Brermn  mail — ml  cents  each. 

Himhurg,  by  Hamburg  mail— 2  cents  each.    ■ 

Prussia,  Austria  and  German  States,  by  Bremen  and 
Hamburg  mail— 3  cents  each. 

Lunenburg,  by  Bremen  mail — 3ccntsench. 

Lunenburg,  by  Hamburg  mail— 3  cents  each  and  1  cent 
per  1)&  ounce. 

Schlcswig-Holstein  and  Denmark,  hy  Bremen  or  Ham- 
burg mail— 3  cents  each  and  1  cent  per  \%  ounce. 

Sweden,  by  Bremen  or  Hamburg— 3  cents  each,  and  1,'jJ 
cent  per  \}i  ounce. 

Norway,  hy  Bremen  or  Hamburg— 3  cents  each,  and 
3>~  cents  per  Ijg  ounce. 

Holland,  hy  Bremen  or  Hamburg— 3  cents  each,  and  1 
cent  per  1}£  ounce. 

Russia,  by  Bremen  or  Hamburg — Scents  each,  and  1 
cent  per  X$£  ounce. 

Switzerland,  by  Bremen  or  Hamburg— 4  cenlB  each. 

Italy,  by  Bremen  or  Hamburg— 6  cents  each. 

Turkey,  by  Bremen  or  Hamburg— 3  cents  each,  and  5)£ 
cents  per  1*4  ounce. 

Greece,  by  Bremen  or  Hamburg— 3  cents  each,  and  && 
cents  per  1 J4'  ounce. 

Gibraltar,  Spain  and  Portugal,  hy  Bremen  or  Hamburg 
—3  ccdIs  each,  and  'i%  coots  per  1%  ounce. 

Austria,  India  and  China,  by  Uremen  or  Hamburg 
mail  via  Marseilles— 3  cents  each,  and  9  cents  per  1% 
ounce. 

Austria,  India  and  China,  by  Bremen  and  Hamburg 
mails,  via  Trieste— 8  cnits  each,  and  2  cents  per  >,j  ounce. 

PERlOniCALS,   ETC.. 

Bremen, by  Bremen  mail — Lcenl  per  ounce. 

Hamburg,  bv  Hamburg  mail- 1  cent  per  ounce. 

Prussia,  Austria  aud  Germau  Stales,  by  Bremen  or  Ham- 
burg— \%  cent  per  ounce. 

Lunenburg,  by  Bremen  mail— IJ/  cent  per  ounce. 

Lunenburg,  by  Hamburg  mail—  1%  cent  per  ounce,  and 
\%  cent  per  \%  ounce. 

Scbleswig  Hoistein  aud  Denmark,  by  Bremen  or  Ham- 
burg—1J£  cent  per  ounce  and  ]}£  cent  per  1^  ounce. 

Sweden,  by  Bremen  or  Hamburg—  \%  ceut  per  ounce, 
and  2  cents  per  \\£  ounce. 

Norway  j  by  Bremen  or  Hamburg— 1%  cent  per  ounce, 
and  J  cents  per  lii  ounce. 

Holland,  by  Bremen  or  Hamburg— 1%  cent  per  ounce, 
and  1)4  cent  pf-r  \}£  ounce. 

Russia,  by  Bremen  or  Hamburg — \%  cent  per  ounce, 
and  \%  cent  per  Mi  ounce. 

Switzerland,  by  Bremen  or  Hamburg— \%  cent  per 
ounce,  and  1  ci  nt  per  %  ounce. 

Italy, by  Bremeu  or  Hamburg— 1}£  cenl  per  ounce, aud 
2  cents  per  %  ounce. 

Turkey,  by  Bremen  or  Hamburg— Ijg  cent  per  ounce, 
and  5)<;  "cents  per  1}£  ounce. 

Greece,  by  Bremen  or  Hamburg— 1>£  cent  per  ounce, 
and  5%  cents  per  \%  ounce. 

Gibraltar,  Spain  aud  Portugal,  by  Bremen  or  Hamburg— 
lucent  per  ounce, and  2%  cents  ncr  \}£  ounce. 

Austria,  India  and  China,  by  Bremen  or  Hamburg  mail, 
by  way  rif  Jiarsellles— \}£  ceut  per  ounce,  ami  9  cents  per 
1%  ounce. 

Austria,  India  and  China,  by  Bremen  or  Hamburg  mail, 
by  way  of  Trieste — CK  cents  per  ouuee,  and  2  cents  per  % 
ounce. 

Tlnse  charges  are  in  each  case  in  full  to  destination, 
combining  rates  between  the  United  States  and  Bremen  or 
Hamburg,  and  the  rate  beyond  Bremen  and  Hamburg  to 
points  of  delivery. 


J.  WKICUHART.  U.    KllONB. 

CALIFORNIA 

TOOL    AND     FILE    FACTORY. 

Blacksmith  and  Jtlnchinc  SHop. 

No.  It  Fremont  street,  between  Market  and  mission,  S.  F. 

Job  Grinding  and  Polishing  dune  at  shortest  notice. 

OSTSpecinl  premium  awarded  at  ihc  last  Stale  Fair.  Sac- 
ramento. 4vlB-qy 


LINCOLN   IRON   WORKS," 

Wo.  51  Benle   st.».  Trjet.  Market  and  Mission. 

T>.  &  W.  FOUBNESS,  Prop'rs. 
steam:  engines, 

Flour  and  Sawmills,  and  MACHINERY  of  all  descriptions 

made  and  repaired  at  shortest  notice. 
HOT  Particular  attention  paid  to  repairing  Reynold's  Cut-off 
0vl5qr"| 


%U  pining  and  jMnrtific  %w$. 


411 


Tim  Spwnisfield  Military  Mi;sue\i. — 
The  museum  at  Springfield,  Mass.,  is  to  be 
mutle  a  military  storehouse  containing  arti- 
cles of  great  historical  value.  There  will 
be  an  almost  endless  variety  of  guns — Amer- 
ican ainl  foreign,  Federal  and  Confederate, 
mu/zliaiiil  breeoh-loading.  A  valuable  fea- 
ture will  be  specimens  of  the  scores  of 
breech  loaders  which  were  presented  to  the 
commission  for  examining  such  arms  which 
met  in  Springfield  some  time  ago ;  also  pho- 
tograplisof  every  part  of  each.  Of  course, 
war  relics  will  compriso  a  prominent  part  of 
tho  collection.  Blood-stained  guns  and 
swords  from  many  a  battle  field  will  be 
found  there,  with  a  largo  number  of  speci- 
mens of  Southern  guns,  swords  and  pikes 
which  are  so  roughly  finished  as  to  Jshow 
that  the  Confederates  were  too  hard  pressed 
to  stop  for  much  "style"  in  making  them, 
even  if  they  had  skilled  workmen  to  do  the 
work  in  bettor  shape.  The  museum  will  bo 
enlarged  as  relics  of  various  kinds  are  sent 
among  tho  old  guns  forwarded  to  the  ar- 
mory ;  and  it  cannot  fail  to  become  a  collec- 
tion of  much  interest  and  worth. 


Owens'  Riven  Valley. — This  valley,  from 
all  accounts,  is  steadily  growing  in  import- 
ance. Tho  climate  is  remarkably  healthy, 
ami  the  soil  yields  the  various  products  with 
astonishing  prolificacy.  Grapes  grow  finely, 
and  tobacco  flourishes.  During  the  past 
season  several  acres  of  sovghum  were  planted, 
yielding  finely  and  producing  syrup  of  a 
geodquality.  The  cereals  flourish  amazingly, 
especially  wheat.  There  are  already  two 
flouring  mills  in  the  valley,  and  a  splendid 
articleof  flouris  manufactured.  As  a  cattle 
raising  country  it  is  unsurpassed.  There 
are  several  sawmills  in  the  neighborhood, 
and  lumber  is  cheap.  A  school  has  been 
established  at  one  locality,  which  is  attended 
by  about  thirty  scholars.  There  are  good 
mines  in  the  neighboring  mountains. 

To  Cement  Brass  on  Glass. — Puscher 
uses  a  cement  particularly  adapted  for  fast- 
ening brass  on  glass  lamps,  which  consists 
in  resin  soap — made  by  boiling  three  parts 
of  resin  with  one  part  of  caustic  soda  and 
five  parts  of  water,  which  is  mixed  with 
one-half  its  weight  of  plasterof  paris.  This 
cement  has  great  adhesive  power  and  is  not 
permeable  by  petroleum ;  it  sets  firmly  in 
less  than  an  hour,  and  is  a  very  slow  con- 
ductor of  heat.  Zinc-white,  white-lead,  or 
precipitated  chalk  may  be  substituted  for 
plaster  of  paris,  but  the  material  will  be 
longer  in  hardening. 

It  is  expected  that  the  track  of  the  Pa- 
cific Railroad  coming  West  from  the  Mis- 
souri, will  be  laid  to  Evan's  Pass  (the  high- 
est point  to  be  passed  between  the  two 
oceans)  by  the  first  of  January — next  week. 
The  distance  of  that  point  from  Omaha,  the 
western  terminus,  is  555  miles. 


Oil  Wells. — Seven  thousand  nine  hund- 
red and  thirty  oil  weils  have  been  sunk  in 
the  United  States  since  the  year  1861,  and 
have  yielded  a  total  product  of  about  11,- 
640,679  barrels  of  crude  petroleum. 

The  clock  at  Hampton  Court  Palace,  Eng- 
land, which  was  set  up  in  1540,  is  said  to 
have  been  the  first  clock  made  in  England. 


B  E  A.  iv»e* 
HISTORY    AND    DIRECTORY 
-op- 
NEVADA    COUNTY, 

CAI.IFOKM1. 

Containing  a  complete  History  of  the  County,  with  Sketches 

of  tho  various  Towns  and  Mining  Camps,  the 

Names  and  Occupation  of  Residents; 

aloso.  full  Statistics  of  Mining 

and  all  other  Industrial 

Resources. 

COMPILED  BY  EDWIN  F.  BEAN. 

Price,  $5— For  sale  at  the  olucc  of  tho  Mining  and  Sci 
entitle  Press,  San  Francisco  13vl5tt 


To  Quartz  Miners. 

Two  (Inartz  Mill*  for  Sule  at  very  Low  Bates. 

PARTIES   WISHING    TO    PURCHASE    WILL    SAVE  SO 
percent  by  calling  at  HOWLAND'S  SAMPLE  MILLS, 
No.  -4  California  street,  San  Francisco.  24vl5-i<ui 


Copperas !    Copperas ! 

IK  nfWl    LBS-  IMPORTED   COPPERAS-SULPHATE 
t  O.UUU  of  Iron— lor  side  in  lots  to  suit,  by 

BENJ.  BRADiT.  10.1  California  street. 
13.15  3m  S.  W.  corner  Davis,  up  stairs. 


Mining  Secretary. 

THE  SUBSCRIBER,  HAVING  SERVED  FOR  THE  LAST 
tlvc  years  as  Secretary  of  various  mining  companies, 
feels  fully  competent  10  serve  In  that  capacity.  Any  par- 
ties wishing  to  secure  the  services  of  a  Secretary  can  be 
accommodated  on  reasonable  terms.  Information  given, 
and  all  necessary  papers  correctly  made  out. 

Having  had  a  long  experience  in  the  purchasing  of  goods 
atod  innelniH-ry  lor  miners,  parties  in  the  mines  will  nnd  it 
to  their  iid  van  luge,  v,'  here  purchasing  agents  are  employed, 
to  send  [heir  orders  to  the  undersigned. 

J.  M.  BUFFINUTON 
I:  17vl5tf  No.  5  Government  House,  San  Francisco. 


CHALLENGE  FOR  TWO  THOUSAND  DOLLARS, 


AND   THE 

GOLD    MEDAL. 


THE  EXCELSIOR    RUMP    COMPANY 

Hereby  challenge  Mr.  Thomas  Hansbbow  in  tho  above  amount,  to  a  Mechanical  Trial 
between  his  "Cuallongo  Pump"  and  tho  "Excelsior  Pump,"  tho  trial  to  take  place  in 
San  Francisco,  before  a 

COMMITTEE    OF    MECHANICS, 

Each  Tump  to  be  constructed  in  accordance  with  its  patent,  and  to  be  tested  from  their 
least  to  their  greatest  capacity,  together  with  the  power  required  by  each  Pump.  A 
meeting  for  settling  arrangements  for  the  trial  may  be  had  at  the  ollico  of  tho  Meninc 
and  Scientific  Press.     This  Challenge  open  for  sixty  days. 


Tlie     « Excelsior    ^Pumip" 

Was  not  entered  for  the  Gold  Medal,  at  the  recent  State  Pair,  as  it  was  verbally  agreed, 
by  Mr.  Hansbrow  and  Mr.  Hooker,  that  they  would  not  enter  their  Pumps  for  tho 
Medal,  as  no  means  were  provided  for  testing  machinery,  and  believing  that 

Polio;,-,  not  Merit   of   Machines, 

vfas  to  govern  the  award  of  prizes.     The  inference  is  clear — hence  the  above  Challenge. 
CUSHING    &    HOOKER,  Prop'rs. 

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_asd— 
MACHINE     WORKS 

Nos.   lU.j  to  'jrifi  First  Stkeet, 

Sun   Pi  ii  ii<  l.t  it. 

HOWLAND,  ANGELL  &  KING, 

I'icoi'Kiirroits, 

Manufacturers  of  Machinery  for 


QUAKTZ  M  I  M.S. 
SAW  Mills, 
POWDER  MI  I.I.n, 


FL.OVK  MII.IA, 
si  «; Alt  MILLS. 
PAPER     MILLS 


Steam  Engines  of  all  Kinds. 
Amalgamators  of  all  Kinds. 

MIKING  PPMP8,  HOISTING    WORKS, 

OIL  W£LL  TOOLS,       ROCK  BREAKERS. 

—.AMJ — 

Machinery  and  Castings  of  all  kinds,  either 
of  Iron  or  Bras3. 

Boilers  and  Sheet  Iron  "Work  in  all  its 
Branches. 

HhoeM  and  Die*  of  While  Iron,  mnnnfhctnred 
for  amd  Imported  by  tm  (.-xprennly  for  tliU  pnr* 
pome,  uittl  will  In»t  *-£•»  per  cent,  1  oncer  thun  any 
otlu-rmnde  on  thin  cuuvt. 

KiinkIu  Iron  Ncrreim,  ol'anydegree  ofAnencK*. 
We  are  the  only  munufiictiirfi-n  im  tbl-  em  ml  ol 
the*' Ulrica  Enuliif,"  the  mu.|  n  ni|):i<(,  almple 
In  convtruetlon.uuU  Uuruhle,  of"  uuy  Engine  In 
n»e. 

W.  M.  HOWLAND  E.  T.  KINO, 

H.  B.  ANGELL,  CYRUS  PALMER. 

ISvH-nr 


JAMES  MACKEN, 

COI»I*DEIt©M[ITH, 

No.  22«3  Fremont  at.,  bet.  Howard  <fe  FoInoei 

All  kinds  of  COPPER  WORK  done  to  order  in  the  Tiest 
manner.  Particular  attention  paid  to  Steamboat,  tSuirur 
Douse  and  Distillery  work. 

Repairing  promptly  nnd  neatly  attended  to. 

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International   Hotel, 

JACKSON      ©  T  R  E  0E  T  , 

BETWEEN  MONTGOMERY-  AND  KEARNY  STS„ 

SAN   FRANCISCO,  CAL. 

THIS  OLD  ESTABLISHED  HOUSE  IS  IN  PERFECT 
order  for  the  accommodation  ol  euestfl,  Person*  seek- 
ing comfort  and  economy  will  And  this  the  beet  Hotel  in 
the  city  to  stop  at.  The  Beds  are  new  and  in  good  order, 
and  the  Rooms  well  ventilated.  The  Table  will  always  be 
supplied  with  the  best  in  the  market. 

Prlcea  vary  in  jc  from  $1  GO  to  $2  per  day  for 
Board  and  Room. 

FINE  BATH  HOUSE  AND  BARBER  SHOP  ATTACHED 
TO  TnE  HOUSE. 

9Sf-  Teams  belonging  to  the  House  will  be  in  attendance 
at  all  theboataand  cara  to  convey  i<as.si.-iij.'ersto  the  Houae 
frkk  or  charge,  and  to  any  part  of  the  city  for  SO  cents 

alv!2  F.  E.  WEYGANT.  Proprietor. 


FRIEDLANDER'S 

NORTH  POINT 
GRAIN     WAREHOUSE©, 

Sansome  and  Chestnut  streets,  San  Francisco. 


These  magnificent  BRICK  WAREHOUSES-the  largest  In 
tliu  Stale— are  now  completed  and  ready  for  the  reception 
of  storage.  The  facilities  for  receiving  nnd  discharging  arc 
unsurpassed,  there  being  a  water  front  of  six  hundred  feet. 
Insurance  and  advances  effected  at  lowest  rates. 
For  storage,  apply  at  (he  Warehouses,  to 
THOMAS  H.  DOUGLAS, 

Storekeeper  and  Wharfinger, 

Or  to  I    FRIEDLANDEB, 
19vl5-4w  112  California  street. 


California  Steam  Navigation 

\L±M*3    COMPANY,     swgmn'T 

Steamer  CAPITAL CAPT.  E.  A.  POOLE 

CHKYSOPOLIS CAPT.  A.  FOSTER. 

"         TOSEMITE 

CORNELIA CAPT.  W.  BROMLEY 

JULIA CAPT.  E.  CONCKLIK. 

One  of  the  above  steamers  leave  BROADWAY  WHARF 
at  *  o'clock  P.  M.  EYERY  day  (Sundays  excepted),  lor 
Sacramento  and  Stockton,  connectins,''  with  llRhl-draft 
steamers  for  Marysvillc,  Colusa,  dilco,  and  Red  Bliiff. 

Office  of  the  Company,  northeast  corner  of  Front  and 
Jackson  streets. 

B.  M.  HAKTSHOK1VJ5, 
Uy12  President. 


Blanks,  Blank  Mining  Books, 

Constitution  and  By-Laws 

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Mining:   and  Prospecting 

Companies 

Elegantly  printed,  wltb  care  and  dispatch,  at  the  office  of  the 
Mining  and  Scientific  Press. 

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of  thcirnld  andj;ucwBlocation,  aHd  the  paper  twill  befsen 
accordingly: 


412 


Wht  pitting  m&  Mmtifk  p$& 


Business  Cards. 


TO  SOUCITOBS  OP  PATENTS. 

HASELTINE,- LAKE   &   CO., 

— OF  THE — 

"  International  Patent  Office," 

No.  8  Southampton  Buildings,   London, 
Transact  European  and  Colonialbusincssfor  Patent  Agents 
on  favorable  terms.  23vl5tf 


NATUASIKL  GRAY.  U.  SI.  GRAY. 

int.  gray  &  co., 

UNDER  TAKERS, 

641  Sacramento  St.,  cor.  Webb,  San  Francisco. 

as-Sole  Agents  for  Barstow's  Metallic  Burial  Cases  and 
aovlltf  Caskets. 


JONES  &  "Wooll, 
Looliiiis-Grlass  and  Piotxure 

DEALERS, 

643  Market  street,  near   Montgomery.     Factory,  Market 

street,  between  Seventh  and  Eighth  streets. 

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DR.  DANIEL  BREED, 

Solicitor  of  Patents  and   Consulting  Chemist, 

Office,  371  F  street,  opp.  Patent  Office,  Washington,  D.  C. 

Late  of  the  IT.  S.  Patent  Office;  formerly  of  the  German 

Laboratories  of  Licbig  and  Loawig;   Translator  of 

the  Chemistries  of  Loewig  and  Will.) 

Dr.  Brkbd  will  promptly  attenil  to  any  business,  and  give 

espccinl  attention  to  chemical,  rejected,  and  oUier  difficult 

andimportant  cases.    «ffl-Addrcss  Dr.  DANIEL  BREED, 

Washington,  D.  C  22vl5-6m* 


Shot  Chins  and  Rifles 

Selling    at    Five    Dollars    Each  ! 

b  THE  AMERICAN  ARMS  COMPANY, 
'are  closing  out  their  large  stock  of  Heavy 
and  Light  Single  Barrel  Guns,  suitable  lor  Geese,  Duck, 
Pigeon  or  Quail  Shooting.  Heavy  and  Llgh  t  Rifles  at  $5 
each.    Enclose  stamp  and  send  for  Catalogues. 

AMERICAN  ARMS  CO., 
9vl5-3m  639>£  Martet  street,  San  Francisco. 


Schmieden  &  Shotwell, 

Stock  and  Money  Brokers,  and  dealers  in  Government 
Bonds,  State,  City  and  County  Securities,  Gas,  Water  and 
Insurance  Stocks,  etc.,  southwest  corner  of  California  and 
Sansomc  streets,  opposite  Bank  of  California.        lvlfi-6m 


Tlic  -well  known  establishment  of 

LUCY    &    HYMES, 

MANUFACTURERS  OF 

Genuine  Pale  and  Chemical 
OLIVE    SOAPS, 

Has  been  removed  from  Bnale  street,  between  Mission  and 
Howard,  to  BRANNAN  STREET,  between  Eighth  and 
Ninth,  and  greatly  enlarged. 

The  capacity  ot  this  establishment  is  now  the  largest  on 
the  Pacific  Coast.  It  is  now  in  full  operation,  and  prepared 
o  supply  the  demand  of  the  trade. 

Office— 319  California   St.,  San   Francisco. 
Ivl5qr 


MEUSSDORFFER, 

Nos.    635    and    637    Commercial    Street, 

WILL  INTRODUCE 

On  Saturday,  February  O,  1867, 

An  Entirely  New  Style  of 

Cloth  Cashmere  Hat 

"TAOHT    HENBIETTA," 

Which  arc  the  most  dressy  Hat  ever  introduced  on  the 

Pacitic  Coast. 
fiSj~Cnll  and  see  them.  8vl4 


ajsi»h:-A-il.txjm: 

For  sale  in  any  quantity  to  suit,  by  the 

Pacific   Asphaltum   Company, 

No.  C38  Kearny  street,  corner  Sacramento,  Sun  Francisco. 

This  Asphaltum  is  the  purest  to  be  found  in  the  market, 
being  free  from  rock  and  clay,  or  other  impurities. 
Sidewalks  laid  and  Roofing  done  at  shortest 

notice. 
15vl5qr  KEUVAL  «fc  CO. 


Mineral  Land  Law  Blanks 

for    sai;e.   . 

"We  are  prepared  to  furnish  any  of  the  following 
blanks  used  in  securing  patents  for  lands  under  the 
National  Mineral  Land  Act  of  1866  : 

I.  Applicants'  Declaratory  Statement. 

II.  Diagram,  Description  of  Diagram  and  Bound- 

aries, and  Notice. 

III.  Register's  Order  for  Publication — with  No- 

tice. 

IV.  Deposition  that  Notice  has  been  Posted. 

V.  Application  for  Survey  Etc. 

Prices. — Single  blanks,  10  cents ;  75  cts  per  doz- 
en ;  $4  per  hundred — postage  paid. 

Pamphlet  containing  the  Law  and  the  Instruc- 
tions  of  the  General  Land   Commissioner,   post 
paid,  25  cts.    Address        DEWEY  &  CO., 
Mining  and  Scientific  Press,  San  Francisco. 


Trades  and  Manufactures. 


TU,   BAKTLING. 


HENRY   KIMBALL. 


BARTLING-  &   KIMBALL, 
BOOKBINDERS, 

Paper  Eulers  and  Blank  Book  Manufacturers. 

505  Clay  street,  (southwest  cor.  Sansomc), 
15vl2-3m  SAN  FKANCISCO, 


JOHN    D-AJNTESIj, 

(SUCCESSOR  TO  O.  GORl) 

MARBLE     WORKS, 

No.  421  Fine  st.  bet.  Montgomery  and  Kearny,  San  Francisco 

Mnntels,  Monument*,  Tombs,  Plumber**  Slabs 

Etc.,  On  hand  and  Manufactured  to  order. 
Igp>  Goods  shipped  to  oil  parts  of  tlie  State.     Orders  re 
spectfiiUj  solicited.  6vS-3m 


Palmer's  Patent 
ARTIFICIAL    LEG, 

SIan.ufucta.refl  in  Philadelphia,  Ptnn. 
JARVIS  JEWETT,  AftENT. 

218  Montgomery  Street,  San  Francisco.  10v8-lm 


EUREKA  WROUGHT  IRON  WORKS 

Corner  Howard  and  Fremont  sts., 
Manufacture  all  kinds  of 

Iron  Railings,   Stairs,  Doors  and   Shutters, 

AND  HOUSEWORK  IN  GENERAL. 
18vlfi-lm  WM.  McKIBBlN. 


J.  M.  STOCKMAN, 

Manufacturer  of 
PATTERNS    J\NT>     MODELS, 

{OverW.  T.  Garratt's  Brass  Foundry,) 
S.  K.  Corner  of  Mission  and  Fremont  sts>, 
6vl4tf  SAN  FRANCISCO. 


THE0D0KE  KALLENBERG, 

Machinist,  Maker  of  Models  for  Inventors, 

Scales,  Weights,  Dies,  Stamps,  Drawing  and  Philosophical 

Instruments,  etc. 

No.  1©  Stevenson  street,  near  First,  San  Francisco. 

as-Repairing  promptly  attended  to.  3vl5tf 


Established]  [Mat,  I860. 

"VOLXJJMCE     SIXTEEN 

—  OF   THE  — 

Mining  and  Scientific  Press, 

COMMENCING  JANUARY,  1868. 

DEWEY    «fc    CO.;  PxO>li slier e. 

Issued  every  Saturday,  at  our  Book  and  Job  Printing 
Office,  505  day  street,  corner  of  Sansomc,  San  Francisco. 

Terms  In  Advance  s— One  year,  $5;  Six  months,  S3; 
Single  copies,  15  cents;  Monthly  Scries,  $5  50  per  year,  or 
65  cents  per  number.  Back  Volumes  from  January,  1861,  $3 
per  volume;  bound,  S5  per  volume. 

The  Mining  and  Scientific  Press  Is  now  thoroughly  cs 
tablishcd.aml  enjoys  onc-of  the  largest  and  most  permanent 
subscription  lists 'ot  any  weekly  journal  on  this  coast.  The 
individual  character  and  reputation  of  its  constant  patrons 
throughout  the  entire  coast  is  one  of  the  best  recommenda- 
tions of  its  merits  and  value  as  a  medium  of  intelligent  pro 
cress  and  prosperity. 

BEWEX  <fe  CO.,  Proprietor*, 
Mining  and  Scientific  Press  Patent  Agency,  Newspaper, 
Book  and  Job  Printing  Oillce,  .><>5  Clay  street,  San  Fran- 


FTVBTTESDELL,  DEWEY  &  CO. 
BOOK  AND  JOB  PRINTERS, 

Mining  and  Scientific  Press  Office, 

3>TO.    605    CX.-A.-5T    STHEET, 

SAN    FRANCISCO. 

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EECEIPTS, 

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LABELS, 

AND 

PRINTING  OF  ALL  KINDS  FOR  BUSINESS  MEN 

BRIEFS, 

TRANSCRIPTS,  and 
LEGAL  BLANKS, 

Neatly,  Correctly  and  Promptly  Printed. 


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American  and  Foreign  Patents.— Letters  Patent 
tor  Inventorscanbe  secured  in  the  United  States  and  foreign 
countries  through  the  Mining  and  Scientific  Press  Patent 
Agency.  We  offer  applicants  reasonable  terms,  and  they 
can  rest  assured  of  a  strict  compliance  with  our  obligations, 
and  a  faithful  performance  of  all  contracts.  For  reference, 
we  will  furnish  the  names  of  numerous  parties  for  whom 
we  have  obtained  patenw  during  me  past  two  vcara. 


Metallurgy, 


BOAL.T  «&  STETEFELDT, 

Metallurgists  and  Mining  Engineers 

AUSTIN,  NJRVADA. 

Western  Branch    of  ADELBERG   &   RAYMOND,  No.  90 
Broadway,  New  York.  llvll 


G-   W.   MAYNARD.  J.  H.  TIEMANN, 

mining  Engineers  and  metallurgists} 

2iO  Penrl  street.  New  York, 

— AND— 

CENTRAL.    CITY,    COLORADO. 
19vl2-ly 


G-.  W.  STRONG, 

ASSAVEIl    AND    WORKER    OF    ORES, 

SAN  FRANOISCO  FOUNDRY, 

Fremont  street,  near  Mission,  San  Francisco.    , 

Uvlfiqr. 


Parties  desirous  of  Talcing 

A    COURSE   OF  INSTRUCTION 

IN 

CHEMICAL     ANALYSIS, 

THE  ASSAY  OF   ORES, 
And  tlxe  Use  of  ttie  Blow-pipe, 

OR  ANY  PART  OF  SUCH  COURSE, 

May  apply  at  this  Office.  % 

BST»  Pupils  will  have  the  advantage  of  a  Complete  Labor- 
atory. 19vlfi 


BRANCH 

OF  THE  NEWAEK,  N.  J., 
M ctallurgical     W  orks. 

BALBACH  &  BROTHER, 

No.  315  Howard    Street,  bet.  Fremont  si  ml. 
Beale,  San  Francisco* 

Assays  of  Gold,  Silver,  Copper  and  Lead  Ores. 

Gold  and  Silver  Ores  and  thoir  Sulphurets,  worked  in  any 
quantity,  from  a  few  pounds  to  nny  number  of  tons,  II  de- 
sired, by  the  Chlorine  Process.  Also,  Jewelers1  and  Bank- 
ers' Sweepings. 

Consignments  of  Gold  and  Silver  Ores  solicited. 

Refining  of  Bullion  at  usual  rates. 

B3)- Agents  for  Ed.  Balbach's  Improved  Process  for  Sep- 
arating Silver  and  Gold  fro^Lead.  25vl6-3m 


JOHN    TAYLOR    &    CO. 

IMPORTERS, 

AND  DEALERS    IN 

ASSATERS'  MATERIALS, 

Druggists'  &  Chemists'  Glassware, 

IPltotograpliie    Strode,  Etc. 

512  and  ',it  "Washington  Street, 

SAN  FRANCISCO. 

WE  nre  receiving  direct  from  MESSRS.  LADD  A  OERT 
LING  (London)  and  BEEKERA;  SONS  (Antwerp,  Bel 
gium)  their  superior 

ASSAY  AND  BTTttlON  BALANCES, 
And  from  France  and  Germany,  as  well  as  the  Eastern 
States.  FURNACES,  CRUCIBLES,  MUFFLES,  BLOW-PIPE 
CASES,  GOLD  SCALES,  CHEMICAL  GLASSWARE,  and 
every  article  required  for  ASSAY  OFFICES,  LABORATO 
RIES,  etc.  We  have  given  this  branch  of  our  business  par 
tlcular  attention,  to  select  such  articles  as  are  necessary 
in  the  development  of  the  mineral  wealth  of  (his  coast. 

A  Full  Assortment  of  DRUGGISTS'  GLASSWARE  and 
DRUGGISTS1  SUNDRIES,  ACIDS  and  CHEMICALS,  con 
stanlly  on  hand. 

San  Francisco  March    6,1865  UvlO-tf 


MANHATTAN 

Metallurgical   and    Chemical  Works, 

Nos.  553  and  j.ll  West  Twenty-eighth  St., 

NEW  YORK. 

Assays  of  Gold,  Silver,  Oopper  and  Lead  Ores, 


SPECIAL  ATTENTION  GIVEN  TO  THE  ANALYSIS  OF 
Ores,  Minerals,  Clays,  Waters,  and  General  Commercial 
Products  of  all  kinds. 

Tests  of  Gold,  Silver,  Copper  and  Lead  Ores,  by  Smelting, 
in  quantities  of  fifty  pounds  to  five,  ten  or  fifty  tons. 

Consignments  of  Ores  solicited. 

Kenning  of  Bullion  tit  usual  rates. 

Founders  and  Metal  Workers  furnished  with  alloys  of 
every  description. 

Parties  requiring  plans  and  specifications  for  the  erection 
of  Smelting  Works,  can  be  supplied,  and  the  actual  process 
wbile  working  shuwn. 

Plans  and  specifications  furnished  for  works,  and  pro- 
cesses for  tin?  manufacture  of  Sulphuric  Acid,  Soda  Ash, 
and  genera!  Chemical  Produce. 

Superintendent,  Mr.  WILLIAM  WEST,  formerly  of  Swan- 
sea, Wales. 

For  cumi  1:01111.' n is  ami  terms,  apply  at  tie  office  of 

SECOK,  SWAN  A;  CO.,  60  Broadway, 

!Svl5-6m  Postolllce  Box  1412. 


STOCK  CERTIFICATES, 

STOCK  TRANSFER  JOURNALS, 
STOCK  LEDGERS, 

ASSESSMENT  RECEIPTS, 

And  all  other  Blanks,  Blank  Books,  etc. ,  required  by  Min- 
ing and  other  Corporations,  kept  on  hand  or  printed  to 
order  on  short  notice,  at  moderate  prices,  at  the  office  of 
the  Milting  and  Scientific  Press. 


SuhsCRibkus  who  do  not  receive  the  Mining  and  Scientific 
Press  in  duo  time,  arc  requested  to  Inform  the  publishers. 


Professional  Cards. 


SHEKMAN  DAY, 
Mining?  Engineer, 

No.  114k  Montgomery  Block,  Sun  Francisco, 

Will  examine,  survey  and  report  upon  mines,  tnd  consult 
and  advise  concerning  investments  in  mining  property,  or 
the  machinery  management  and  expenditures  of  mines. 
22q* 


FSEDJQRICK  MA^'SELL. 

Mechanical  &  Arcliitectural  Draughtsman, 

No.  122  California  street,  corner  of  LeidsdoriT. 

Drawings  of  Models  made  for  parties  applying  for  pa 
ents  at  Washington  or  London.  mar23-tr. 


JAlME©  3M.   TAYLOR, 

Attorney  and  Counsellor  at  Law, 

Court  Block,  63G   Clay  Street, 

SAN   FRANCISCO. 
2vl5-lqy 


J.  W.  'WINTER, 
DENTIST. 


Office,  64TClay  street San  Francisco. 

First-class  gold  fillings  for  S3,  as  good  as  any  dentist  can 
produce  in  ihe  city.  Dr.  Winter  has  practiced  Dentistry 
twenty  years— fifteen  In  this  State.  For  a  full  upper  set  of 
gum  teeth,  on  vulcanite  base,  from  S^IU  to  $35.  Teeth  ex- 
tracted without  pain  by  local  application.  18vl4-tf 


RADICAL  CURE 

— OF— 

RUPTURE 


■£ 


Treatment  of  all  Deformities  of  the  Body,  by  DR.  A, 
FOLLEAU'S  process,  024  Washington  street,  up  stairs, 
Washington  Baths  Building,  between  Montgomery  and 
Kearny  streets. 

DR.  A.  FOLLEAU 

Has  his  studies  and  manufactories  in  the  same  building. 

Every  kind  of  Apparatus,  Trusses,  orthopedic  Instru- 
ments, Artificial  Limbs,  etc, are  manufactured  and  applied 
by  himself. 

BSfHe  Aim  no  connection  with  any  Agency.  2f  Vl4-llptf 


Ungraded  to  Order. — Persons  who  desire  to  illustrate 
their  individual  establishments  or  business,  should  give  us 
their  orders  for  Engraving  and  Printing,  and  we  will  guar- 
antee good  work  and  reasonable  prices. 

DEWEY  &  CO., 

Patent  Agents,  PuMishers  and  Job  Printers,  505  Clay  st. 


Pacific  Mail  Steamship  Co?s 

STEAMSHIPS    FOR 

NEW  YOKE,  JAPAN  AND  CHINA. 

^^fiefe  LEAVE  WHARF,  CORNER  OF  FIRST  AND 
5s&s@K»Brannan  streets,  at  11  o'clock  A.  M,  of  Die 
following  dates,  for  PANAMA,  connecting  via  Panama  Rail- 
road, with  one  of  the  Company's  splendid  steamers  from 
ASPINWALL    for  NEW  YORK. 

On  the  lOth,  18th  and  :SOth  of  each  month  that  has 
»0  days. 

On  the  lOth,  19th  and  30th  of  each  month  that  has 
31  days 

When  the  10th,  19th  and  30th  fall  on  Sundny,  they  will 
leave  on  Saturday  preceding;  when  the  18th  lallaon  Sun- 
day, they  will  leave  on  Monday  following. 

Steamer  leaving  San  Francisco  on  the  10th  touches  at 
Manztinillo.    All  touch  nt  Acapulco. 

Departures  of  18th  or  19th  connect  with  French  Trans- 
Atlantic  Co. 's  steamer  for  St.  Nazairc,  and  English  steamer 
for  South  America. 

Departure  of  10th  is  expected  to  connect  with  English 
steamer  for  Southampton  and  South  America,  and  Austra- 
lia, and  P.  R.  R.  Go's  steamer  for  Central  America. 
Through  tickets  can  be  obtained. 

The  following  Steamships  will  be  dispatched  on  dates  as 
given  below  : 

December  lOth-SACRAMENTO.  ...Capt.  Wm.  II.  Parker, 
Connecting  with  HENKV  CHAUNUEY,  Capt.  Gray. 

December  19th— CONSTITUTION Capt.  J.  M.  Cavarly 

Connecting  with  the  RISING  STAR,  Capt  Conner. 

December  30th— MONTANA Capt.  E.  S.  Farnsworth 

Connecting  with  ARIZONA,  Capt.  Maury. 

Cabin  passengers  berthed  through.  Baggage  checked 
through— ILK)  pounds  allowed  each  adult. 

An  experienced  Surgeon  on  board.  Medicine  and  attend- 
ance free. 

These  steamers  will  positively  sail  at  11  o'clock.  Passen- 
ger?, are  requested  to  have  their  baggage  on  board  before  10 
o'clock. 

Through  Tickets  for  Liverpool  by  the  Cunard,  Ininnnnnd 
National  Steamship  Lines,  can  he  obtained  at  the  office  of 
the  P.  M.  S.  S.  Co.,  San  Francisco,  where  may  also  be  ob- 
tained orders  for  passage  from  Liverpool  or  Southampton 
to  San  Francisco,  either  via  New  York  or  SL  Thomas— if 
desired  an  amount  of  £10  to  £20  will  be  advanced  with  the 
above  orders,  Holders  of  orders  will  be  required  to  iden- 
tify themselves  to  the  Agents  in  England. 

For  Merchandise  and  Freight  for  New  York  and  way 
pons,  apply  to  Messrs.  WELLS.  FABGO  A  CO. 

«®-  The  Steamship  CHINA,  Capt.  E.  W.  Smith,  will  be 
dispatched  January  13th,  at  noon,  from  wharf,  corner  of 
First  and  Brannan  streets,  for  YOKOHAMA  and  HONG- 
KONG, connecting  at  Yokohama  with  the  steamer  COSTA 
RICA  for  SHANGHAI. 

For  passage  and  all  other  Information,  apply  at  the  Pa- 
cific Mail  Steamship  Co's  office,  corner  of  Sacramento  and 
Leidesdortf  streets. 

OLIVE!;   I-LDICriiOi:,  Acenl, 


New  Mining  Advertisements. 

Ancient  River  Channel  .Blue  Gravel  Compu* 

ny. — Location  of  Works  :  Nevada  County,  California. 

Notice. — There  are  delinquent,  upon  the  following  de- 
scribed stock,  on  account  of  assessment  levied  on  the 
twenty-second  day  of  November,  1867,  the  several  amounts 
set  opposite  the  names  of  the  respective  shareholders,  as 
follows: 

Names.  No-  Certificate.    No.  shares.    Amount. 

Wcntworth.  J.  P.  H 83  18  M00 

Jones,  C.  W 56  62  124  00 

Casey,  E.  "W 63  55  110  00 

Hall.  H.  W 74  SIM  62  50 

Hall.  H.  W SO  35  70  00 

Card,  S 70  125  250  00 

Treat,  Gen — ....  76  183  376  00 

McCormick,  H no  certificate  750  1,500  (0 

Josselyn,  J.  H 89  175  360  CO 

And  in  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees,  made  on  the  twenty-second  day  of  November,  1S67, 
so  many  shares  of  each  parcel  of  said  stock  as  may  be  nec- 
essary, will  be  sold  at  public  auction,  by  J.  N.  Olncy, 
auctioneer,  418  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco,  on 
Monday,  the  thirteenth  day  of  January,  1S6S,  at  the  hour 
of  12  o'clock  M.  of  said  day,  to  pay  said  delinquent  assess 
ment  thereon,  together  with  costs  of  advertising  and  ex- 
penses of  sale. 

J.  M.  B0FFINGTON,  Secretary.     . 

Office,  No.  6  Government  House,  corner  Washington  ami 
Sansomo  streets,  San  Francisco.  dcc28 


<Thc  pining  and  ^cicntifw  <Bm$. 


4:16 


Aii/..1i:i«'...»..ii(in.-.i  Mining  tonpany,  Bare* 
ka  Dbtrlct,  ArUona  Territory. 

that  at  amcetlnffof  the  Board  of 

Trustees   or  said  Company,  held   on  the  twenly  third  day 

17,  an  OMCHUient  ol  ofty  cento  per  share 

wju  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company,  pays- 

■  ■ 
di  Ui.  i. tt> 
Any  «tock  ii|  m  whu-h 

Snuary  IsftJ.  shall  be 
.  ut,  and   «ui  be  -1  lor  sale 

ai  oubiic  auction,  and  uni<-»«  paymenl  »h«u  Be  made  ba- 
ilie  seventeenth  day  of 
i,  together 
and  oxi  unses  "i  sale.     B 
tin-  Board  "i  i  mi 

O.  W,  iunnkll,  Secretary. 
Ofllce.  Ho,  81  Olayatnel  San  Franc  Uco. 


I.  X.   I..  Gold  mid  sUvit  Mlnhiic  Cumpiiny'  Xo. 

2.  silver  Mountain  District,  Alpine  County.  Oallfoi  nla 

Nonet.— There  arc   dolUU)UanI   upon   the    following    da- 
*tock,  on  account  <>t   assessment    levied   on  the 

eighteenth  day    of  October,  1867,   tiie  several  amounts  ftct 
iho  uauics  ut  the  respective  aharuholdurs,  as  fol- 
lows: 

Nairn ta,                  No.  Certificate.    No.  Shares  Amount. 

Avery.  Clark 53                    4  4  00 

A'laun,  J  S II*                      6  GOO 

Arm, Id.  U  W 63                         fi  tt  00 

Ayr*,  km...... 109                      6  6  00 

Brown,  Geo  H ion                    8  8  00 

Win 137                       5  6  00 

'..tin Ut                       6  BOO 

Christie,  John  125                   3  3  00 

l»avld«..n.  Daniel I  la                     10  10  00 

K    an,  K  II bal     10                         4  4  0*1 

i ' 23                     10  10  00 

D 21                          4  4  IHJ 

BlKln,  W  A ill                       6  600 

Eiirrnr.l-,  John M                     10  10  00 

KdwimN.John ■  «|                       6  6  00 

■■.  K  II 103                         7  7  00 

Pl*uor,  li 61                   25  26  00 

Plnance.  Alex  ...,ioi                   s  5  on 

linilln,  W    H bal     05                         4  4  00 

(Minn.  W  B bal    M                       -I  4  00 

Xm.  W  B hat    07                       4  4  00 

,  J. dm bal    89                     J7  17  00 

Gray.Jobn bal    90                     9  9  00 

Oray,  John 01                     8  8  00 

Qray,  Iota 93                     2  I 

-ii.  Lewis 105                         5  6  00 

■  n,  Lewis Uhl                          fi  6  00 

mil.  vr n                  i*4  l  50 

mn,  v  it a                e  fioo 

mil,  vii :t                  3  soo 

llll',  V  R 74                       1«  1  60 

Hill,  V  It 75                       l«  1  50 

II III.  V  K 70                     10  10  00 

Mill.  Vlt   71                         1  1  00 

Barlen,  I'helns 09                       6  6  00 

Harris,  Geo  J 113                   6  6  oo 

Metres,  Jiwlatl not  Issued                       8  8  00 

Inch,  Kl.-liiird 7fl                         3  3  00 

Tn.-li.  Richard 77                   20  2u  00 

Inch.  Klehard 78                       20  20  00 

Inch,  Richard 79                   20  20  00 

Inch,  Richard 80                     20  20  00 

Inch,  Richard 81                10  10  oo 

hull,  Kit- hard 82                     10  10  00 

Inch,  Richard 83                     10  10  00 

Inch,  KiHiard 8*                   10  10  00 

Inch,  Richard 85                       5  6  00 

Inch.  Richard 86                      5  5  00 

Jne.h,  Richard 88                     6  6  00 

Jones,  Jam.s bal    13                       7  7  00 

Jones,  James ba'    14                   10  10  00 

Johnson,  John  A 91                     25  25  00 

Kelly,  Mary 95                         2  2  00 

Lcwi8,Plt 133                     10  10  00 

Lewis;  I' 119                     8  8  00 

Mosoticld.  O  N 62                     5  6  00 

Michelson,  Samuel 128                      8  8  00 

Horehcad,  Ceo 97                   10  10  00 

Maxwell,  a  s U4                io  io  oo 

Moore,  J  It 135                    5  6  00 

Maekcntnsh,  WB bal    15                       3  3  00 

Owt-nsTJ bal    54                       3  3  00 

OW«n*,TJ bal    55                      3  3  00 

Ogden.  Thomas.  120                     25  25  00 

Pearson,  .IN 90                    5  5  no 

Palaehe,  Ed... 110                       5  5  00 

l*rom"t.  J  R 120                     25  25  00 

Profllt.  J  R 121                     25  25  00 

Parsons,  N  B 122                  10  10  00 

Sonter,  K 5                  10  10  00 

Stvlnerton,  D  E Ill                       5  5  00 

Scott  Jos  W 115                       5  5  00 

Schneider,  E  w 131                 10  10  00 

Tanner,  O 127                     19  19  00 

West,  Win Iu2                         5  6  00 

Wheeler,  Rosco 113                        5  6  00 

Wenk  Ionian,  II 123                      5  5  00 

WiUou,  Alice 129                      5  5  00 

Whitney.  AS 130                         8  8  00 

Whitney.  AS 131                     8J£  8  50 

Whitney.  AS 132                     62  62  00 

Walburge,  le 136                   5  6  00 

And  in  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees,  made  on  the  eighteenth  day  of  October,  1867, 
so  many  shares  of  each  parcel  of  said  stock  as  may  be 
necessary,  will  be  sold  at  public  auction,  by  John  Middle  ton 
A  Son,  at;thctr  salesrooms,  401  Montgomery  street,  San  Fran- 
cisco, on  Wednesday,  the  twenty-second  day  of  January,  18G8, 
at  the  hour  of  12  o'clock  M-,  of  said  day,  to  Day  said  delin- 
quent assessment  thereon,  together  with  costs  of  advertis- 
ing and  expenses  of  sale. 

K.  THOMPSON,  Secretary. 

Office,  No.  623  Kearny  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal.    dec28 


Sealon  Ml n I nt;  Company,  No.  CO  Exchange 
Build  1 115,  Northwest  Corner  of  Washington  and  Mont- 
gomery streets,  San  Francisco. —Location  of  Works: 
Drytnwn  Mining  District,  Amador  County,  Stale  of  Cali- 
fornia. 

Notice.— There  arc  delinquent  upon  the  following  de- 
scribed stock,  oh  account  of  assessment  levied  on  the 
twenty-first  d;iy  of  November,  1867,  the  several  amounts  set 
opposite  the  names  of  the  respective  shareholders,  as  fol- 
lows: 

Names.  No.  Certificate.    No.  snares.    Amount. 

Wm  Ashburaor 51  1  150  00 

Peter  H  Burnett,  Trustee 44  10  150D  00 

K  J  Crane,  Trustee 45  10  1500  00 

K  J  Crane,  Trustee f>9  5  750  no 

£iS£ro,tfan M  10  150''  1W 

JWGashnUer 39  5  750  no 

How'd  Havens,  Trustee 49  5  750  00 

HowM  Havens,  Trustee 58  5  750  00 

Theo  Leltoy 34  10  1600  00 

A  B  McCreery  50  4  610  00 

Ed  W  Smith,  Acting  Cashier... 35  &  75)  00 

I>  M  WSeaton 52  I  150  00 

FheboJSeaton 54  1  150  OO 

PjHJbe  JScaton 55  i  15000 

Piebo  JSeaton 56  1  150  00 

Fhebe  J  beaton 67  1  150  00 

f  M  Jov.la M  6  750  00 

LoydTevis 29  5  750  00 

Llpyi  Tevls.     40        #-  5  7filJ  „„ 

Lloyd  Tevis,  Trustee 42  10  1500  00 

And  in  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees,  made  on  the  twenty-flrst  day  of  November,  1SC7, 
so  many  shares  of  each  parcel  of  said  stock  as  may  be  nec- 
essary, will  be  sold  at  public  auction,  at  the  office  of  the 
Coiupauy,  No.  60  Exchange  Building,  San  Francisco,  on  the 
eighteenth  day  of  January,  1868,  at  the  hour  of  1  o'clock 
P.  M.  of  said  day,  to  pay  said  delinquent  assessment 
thereon,  together  with  costs  of  advertising  and  expenses  of 
sale. 

JOEL  F.  LIGHTNER,  Secretary. 
Office,  No.  60  Exchange  Building,  N.W.  corner  Washing- 
ton ant!  Montgomery  streets,  San  Francisco.  Cal.       dec2S 

l>elay«  are  Dangero as.- Inventors  on  the  Paciflc 
Coast  should  bear  in  mind  that  by  patronizing  our  Patent 
Agency  they  can  sign  all  necessary  papers  for  securing  'pa- 
tents almost  immediately,  thereby  avoiding  the  three 
month's  delay  requisite  in  transaction  business  through 
Eastern  agencies. 


Mining   Notices— Continued, 


C'hlplonenu  Mluluic  Company— Hlmrlct  of  Cm*, 
■exlco. 

I  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  01 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  twenty •avveiith  day 
of  November,  1867,  an  assessment  of  live  dollars  (fBI  per 
eharawna  levied  upon  the  capital  stoek  of  aald  Company, 
payable  Immediately,  in  United  states  gold  mui  silver 
oiii.i.i  the  Secretary,  at  hlsoffice,  SIS  California  street, 
Ban  Francisco. 

vnv  -tncK  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid on  the  third  (3d]  day  of  January,  1868,  shall  be 
deemed  delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale  at 
public  auction,  sml  iniU--.  paytiwiit  enall  be  made  before, 
v.  in  be  sold  on  Monday,  the  twentieth  day  of  January,  1668, 
to  pay  th.-  dellnqueni  aaseastnent,  together  w  ah  cooui  ol  ad- 
v.-rti-tiik;  and  expenses  of  aale.  By  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees. 

john  f.  LOHSE. Secretary 

Office.  318 California  street,  np-slalrs,  San  Francisco.    no30 


Hanscnm  Copper  Mluluic  Company.    Locution; 

Low  Divide  tnstrict,  Del  Norte  Counly,  California* 
Notick.— There  are  delinquent,  upon  the  following  de- 
scribed stock,  on  account  of  assessment  levied  on  the 
first  day  of  November,  13G7,  the  several  amounts  set 
opposite  thu  names  of  the  respective  shareholders,  as  fol- 
lows: 

Names.  No.  Certificate.    No.  Shares.    Amount 

BMradorf.  John not  Issued  1  15 

Kersey.  J  i> 72  8«  l  25 

Kelley,  J  J not  Issued  1  15 

Thompson,  M  A 73  3#  60 

Whitney,  fleofi not  issued  200  30  00 

And  in  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  the  Hoard  of 
Trustees,  made  on  the  llrst  day  of  November,  1S07.  so 
many  shares  of  each  parcel  of  snld  stock  as  may  be  necessary 
will  be  sold  at  public  auction,  at  the  office  of  the  Secre- 
tary. OOO  Market  street,  on  Tuesday,  the  twenty-fourth  day 
of  December,  1867,  at  the  hour  of  12  o'clock,  M.  of  said  day, 
to  pay  said  delinquent  assessment  thereon,  together  with 
costs  of  advertising  and  expenses  ofsnlo. 

S.  S.  SWEET,  Secretary. 

OUlce.  609  Market  street,  San  Francisco.  decl7 

Postpomkment  —The  abovo  sale  1*  hereby  postponed  until 
Monday,  the  slxtUday  of  January,  1868,  at  the  same  hour 
and  place.    By  order  of  the  Board  of  Trustees. 

dec-28  S.  S.  SWEET,  Secretary. 


Hope  Gravel    Mining   Company.— ILocatl on    of 

Works  nnd  Properly:  Grass  Valley,  Nevada  County,  Cali- 
fornia. 

Notice  is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  sixteenth  day  of 
December,  1S67,  an  assessment  (No.  19)  of  one  dollar  per 
share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company, 
payable  immediately,  in  united  States  gold  coin,  to 
David  Wilder,  Secretary,  atNo.  5.J3  Kearny  street,  San  Fran- 
cisco, Cal. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shull  remain 
unpaid  on  the  twetitv  seenml  dav  of  January,  1868,  shall  be 
deemed  delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale 
at  nubile  auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  before, 
will  be  sold  on  Monday,  the  'tenth  day  of  February,  1868, 
to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of 
advertising  and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees. 

DAVID  WILDER,  Secretary. 
Office,  No.  533  Kearny  street,  corner  of  Sacramento,  San 
Francisco,  California.  dec2l 


I.  X.  Ij.  Gtold  and  Silver  Mining  Company.— Lo- 
cation of  Mine:  Silver  Mountain  District,  Alpine  Coun- 
ty, Cal. 

Notice  is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  twelfth  (12th)  day 
of  December,  1867,  an  assessment  of  one  dollar  and  fifty 
cents  (SI  50)  per  share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock 
of  said  Company,  payable  immediately,  in  United  States 
gold  and  silver  coin,  to  the  Secretary,  at  his  Uffice,  Pion- 
eer Hall,  Montgomery  street,  near  Jackson,  San  Francisco, 
or  to  John  U.  Slaven.  at  Silver  Mountain. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid on  the  eighteenth  US1I1)  day  of  January,  186S,  shall  be 
deemed  delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale 
at  public  auction,  nnd  unless  payment  shall  be  made  be- 
fore, will  be  sold  on  Thursday,  the  sixth  day  of  February, 
1863,  to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs 
of  advertising  and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees. 

J.  CROWNINSHIELD.  Secretary. 
Office.  Pioneer  Hall,  Montgomery  street,  up  stairs,  San 
Francisco.  dec21 


K>ady  Bell  Copper  Allnlns;  Company,  Low  Hi- 
vide  Mining  District,  Dei  Norte  County,  California. 
Notice.— There  are  delinquent,  upon  the  following  de- 
scribed stock,  on  account  of  assessment  levied  on  the  twenty- 
fourth  day  of  October,  1867,  the  several  amounts  set  opposite 
the  names  of  the  respective  shareholders  as  follows: 
Names.  No.  Certificate.    No.  Shares.    Amount. 

G-W  Fellows 4  6  75 

G  W  Fellows 227  5  75 

G  W  Fellows.. 407  50  $7  50 

FCcnrndes 377  60  7  50 

Gavin  Ralston 401  25  3  75 

D  V  Richards 235  600  90  00 

D  F  Richards 239  50  7  50 

D  F  Richards 240  50  7  50 

D  F  Richards -a.-2-U  1M  15  00 

B  Austin .T..35S  60  7  50 

Otis  Jackson 70  25  3  75 

And  in  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees,  made  on  the  twenty-fourth  day  of  October,  1867, 
so  many  shares  of  each  parcel  of  said  stock  as  may  be  nec- 
essary, will  be  sold  at  public  auction,  at  the  salesroom  of 
Maurice  Doro  &  Co.,  No.  327  Montgomery  street,  San  Fran- 
cisco, Cal.,  on  Monday,  the  sixteenth  dny  of  December, 
1867,  at  the  hour  of  12  o'clock,  M.,  of  said  day,  to  pay  said 
delinquent  assessment  thereon,  together  with  costs  of  ad- 
vertising and  expenses  of  sale. 

B.  P.  WILKINS,  Secretary. 
Office,  613  Market  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal.  no30 

Postponemknt.— The  above  sale  is  hereby  postponed  until 
Monday,  the  30th  day  of  December,  1S67,  nt  the  same  hour 
and  I'laco.    By  order  of  the  Board  of  Trustees. 

dcc21  B.  P.  WILKINS.  Secretary. 


Lyon  Mill  and  Mining*  Company,  K.elney  Dis- 
trict, El  Dorado  County,  California. 
Notice  is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  twenty-seventh  day 
of  November,  1867,  an  assessment  of  fifty  cents  (50c)  per 
share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company, 
payable  immediately,  in  United  States  gold  and  silver 
coin,  to  the  Secretary. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  unpaid 
on  the  first  day  of  January,  1868,  shall  be  deemed  delin- 
quent, and  will  be  duly  advertised  lor  sale  at  public . taction, 
and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  before,  will  bo  sold  on 
Saturday,  the  seventeenth  day  of  January,  1868,  to  pay 
the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of  adver- 
tising and  expenses  ot  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees. 

J.  M.  BUFFINGTON,  Secretary. 
Office,  No.  5  Government  House,  corner  Washington  and 
Sansume  streets,  San  1'rancisco,  California.  no30 


Mount    Tcnubo   Nllver  Mining    Company,— Lo. 

cation  of  Works:   Cortez  District,  Lajider  County,  State 

of  Nevada. 

Notick.— There  are  delinquent,  upon  the  following  de- 
scribed stock,  on   account  of  assessment   levied  on  the 
eighth  day   of  November,    1867,  the  several   amounts   set 
opposite  the  uaines  of  the  respective  share b old. - 
ows  : 

Name*.                 Ha  UertlDcato.    No.  Shares.  Ajnoo.nl 

Bowl,  ¥   A ■  I  100  ji.Vi  1.1 

Bowl,  1'A II                          47  71)60 

ISO                       63  79  50 

Hell.  Thomas it©  61  »j  750  t>> 

Cunningham   Lewis    &  no  i»  00 

Qunnlngham,  Lewis 6  110  160  00 

bam,  Lewis 7                   60  :    -  U 

Ounnlnifhnm,  Lewis  30  250  375  on 

Palklier,  Hell  &  Co 10                 75  112  do 

Guittuor,  K 12*  39  68  50 

Cordon,  John IS  5  1U  DO 

UaUaRnor,  James 50  100  160  mi 

(ilndorf,  Knink 123  12  IK  mi 

llenret,  George ■  64  tjfi  414  00 

Hearst,  George  In7  224  S36  00 

Her  bold,  Adam  88  0  9  00 

Mucpnerson,  aw -m  299  as  50 

Macnherson,  AW 127  365  IBS  W 

Peck,  David 49  180  270  00 

V;t  ml.' iv  root,  J  C 28  60  75  00 

Went/ell.  Justus 58  2  3  00 

Wllai  n,  E  96  61)  75  00 

And  in  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  the  Board 
ol  Trustees,  ruadu  on  the  eighth  day  of  November,  1867,80 
mnny  shares  of  each  parcel  of  said  stock  as  may  be 
necessary,  will  be  sold  at  public  auction,  by  Maurice  Doro 
&  Co.,  No.  327  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal., 
on  Tuesday,  the  thirty  first  day  of  December,  1867,  at  the 
hour  of  12  o'clock  M.  of  said  day,  to  pay  said  delinquent 
assessment  thereon,  together  with  costs  of  advertising  and 
expenses  of  sale. 

R.  N.  VAN  BRUNT,  Secretary. 

Office,  426  Montgomery  street.  Sun  Francisco.  dec!4 


Mount  Tenaliu    Silver    Mining?  Compitny.— Lo. 

cation  of  Works:  Cortez  District,   Lander   County,    Ne- 
vada, 

Notice  is  hereby  given,  that  the  postponed  Annual  Meeting 
of  the  shareholders  of  the  above  Darned  Company,  will  bo 
held  at  the  office  of  the  Company,  420  Montgomery  street, 
San  Francisco,  the  SECOND  DAY  OF  JANUARY,  1868,  at 
3o'clock,  f.  m.  for  the  election  of  Trustees  to  serve  the  en- 
suing year,  and  for  the  transaction  of  other  business. 

R.  N.  VAN  BRUNT,  Secretary. 
Office  426  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco. 


Nennrle  nnd  Corcoran  Silver  Mining;  Company, 

Storey  County,  State  of  Nevada. 

Notice  Ishcrebygivon,  that  atamecting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  tho  twenty-sixth  day 
ot  November,  1867,  an  assessment  of  two  dollars  per 
share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company, 
payable  immediately,  in  United  States  gold  and  silver 
com,  to  the  Secretary,  at  the  office  ol  the  Company. 

Anystock  upon  which  mild  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid on  the  twenty-sixth  day  of  December,  1867,  shall  be 
deemed  delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  lor  sale 
at  public  auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  be- 
fore, will  be  sold  011  Saturday,  the  eleventh  day  of  January. 
1863,  to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  mth  costs 
of  advertising  and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board 
o(  Trustees. 

T.  B.  WINGARD,  Secretary. 

Office,  408  California  street,  San  Francisco.  no30 

Postponement.— The  day  for  deeming  stoek  delinquent  on 
the  above  assessment  is  hereby  postponed  until  Monday, 
the  sixth  day  of  January,  1868,  and  the  sale  thereof  until 
Wednesday,  the  twenty-second  day  of  January,  1868.  By  rr- 
derof  the  Board  of  Trustees. 

dec  28  T.  B.  WINGARD,  Secrelary- 


Oxford  Beta  Tunnel  and  Mining  Compauy,  !■"•,- 

meralda  District  and  Counly,  State  of  Nevada. 

Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  eighteenth  day  of 
November,  1867,  an  assessment  (No.  25)  of  fifty  cents  per 
share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Compa- 
ny, payable  immediately  in  United  States  gold  and  silver 
coin,  to  tho  Secretary,  at  his  office,  or  to  the  .Superintendent 
at  the  mine. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid on  the  twenty-sixth  day  of  December,  1867.  shall  be 
deemed  delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale 
at  public  auction,  and  unless  paymenl  shit  11  lie  made  before, 
will  be  sold  on  Wednesday,  the  hTtecnih  day  of  January, 
1868.  to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of 
advertising  and  expenses  of  sale.    By  orderof  the  Board  of 

GEO.  H.  PECK,  Secretary. 
Office,  212  Clay  street,  San  Francisco.  no23 

Postponement.— The  daj'  for  deeming  stock  delinquenton 
the  above  assessment  is  hereby  postponed  until  the  tweuly- 
third  day  ot  January.  1868,  and  the  sa'e  thereof  until 
Wednesday,  the  twelfth  day  of  February,  186S.  By  order 
of  the  Board  of  Trustees. 

dec28  GEO.  IT.  PECK:,  Secretary. 


1600  00 

1600  00 

160  00 
640  00 


North  Star  Gold  and  Silver  Mlnlnjr.   Company, 

Reese  River  Mining  District,  Lander  County,  Nevada. 

Notice.— There  are  delinquent  upon  the  followingdescribed 
stock,  on  account  of  assessment  levied  on  the  nineteenth  day 
of  September,  1867,  tho  several  amounts  set  opposite  the 
names  of  tho  respective  shareholders,  as  follows: 

Names.  No.  Certificate,    No.  Shares.    Amount. 

Oliver  Ames 456,  458,  459,  460  120  $2400  10 

Cyrus  Lothrop 161  40  800  00 

Jerome  W  Tyler 462,  463,  464 

465,  466,  407,  463,  469  80 

Jos  C  Tyler 470,  471,  472,  473 

474,  475,  476,  477  80 

Danl  Blaisdell  478  8 

JohnS  Keyes 479,  480  32 

J  Z  Goodrich  ....481,  482,  J8^,  4S4 
485,  480,  J87,  -1S-S,  J-Slt,    490 

491,  49i,  631     '  178  3500  00 

Thos  Dalby 494,  495  20  400  00 

Wendell  Phillips. 407,  498,  J99,  500  SO  780  00 

Clark  C  Walworth 605,506 

J  H  Stephenson.  502,  503,  504,525 

M  SSeudder 507.  508 

Geo  Osgood 509.  5 Id,  511,  512 

61*.  614.  515.  516 

G  W  Warren 517,  518,  519,  520 

Geo  B  Neal Ml,  522 

W  T  Revnolds 523 

GeoH  Faulkner 629 

John  Kurtz 630 

Curtis  B  Raymond,  Trustee... 532 

Jacob  Burtx 533 

T  WTuttle 5« 

Geo  H  Vincent....- 535 

And  In  accordance  with  law.  and  an  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees,  made  on  the  nineteenth  day  of  September,  1867,  so 
many  shares  of  each  parcel  of  said  stock  as  may  bo  neces- 
sary, will  be  sold  at  public  auction,  at  the  office  of  the 
Company,  No.  423  Front  street,  San  Francisco,  Calllornla, 
on  Saturday,  the  seventh  day  of  December,  1867,  at  the 
hour  of  2  o'clock  P.  M.  of  said  day,  to  pay  said  delinquent 
assessment  thereon,  together  with  costs  of  advertising  and 

expenses  of  sale. 

GEORGE  H.  FAULKNER,  Secretary. 

Office,  423  Front  street.  San  Francisco,  Cal.  no23 

Postponement.— The  above  sale  Is  hereby  postponed  until 
Thursday,  the  second  day  of  January,  1868,  at  the  same 
hour  and  place.    By  order  of  the  Board  of  Trustees. 

dec7  GEO.  H.  FAU    KNER,  Secretary. 


16 

320  00 

38 

860  00 

16 

320  00 

40 

800  00 

40 

8011  u0 

111 

2d0  00 

1 

20  00 

1 

20  on 

1 

so  00 

30 

1 00 

/O 

MOO  (10 

10 

200  00 

10 

200  00 

FoHtpouemcnti  and  Alterations.— Secretaries  are 
requested  to  give  notice  of  postponements,  or  alterations 
which  they  may  desire  made  in  their  advertisements  at 
heir  earliest  convenience.  New  advertisements  should  be 
handed  in  as  early  as  possible, 


Olnky  Sl  Co.,  Auctioneers  and  Real  Estate  Agents,  attend 
promptly  to  all  business  entrusted  to  their  care  In  San 
Francisco  and  Oakland.  Mining  and  other  corporations 
v,  ill  find  Col.  Olney  well  posted  and  thorough  in  transacting 
sales  of  delinquent  stock.  Office,  on  Broadway,  Oakland, 
and  No.  318 Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco.  nolO 


Old  Colony  Silver  Mlnln*  Compuny.-Locutlon 

of  Works:  Austin,  Landt-r  *\,unty,  Nevada. 
Notlco  is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Oi    said  Company,   held  on  the  nineteenth  day  of 

December,  1867,  an  usopsment  of  two  doUaja  per  share 

1    upon    the    capital    stock  of   said    Company, 
payable  Imnudlntolv.  in  United  Sun.?  gold  and  Bllvercoin, 

to  the  Secretary,  at  hta  omoe,  Mo.  &Xl  Montgomery  street 
San  rranouoo, 

\rn     stm-K  tit'on  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paldOUtnetwenij    llttb  d;n  ■  ..1  Jami.iiv,l-('.s.-b.ill  beik-cni.'.l 

delinquent,  and  will  be  July  advertised  lor  sale  ai  public 

ad  unless  pay nt  shall  be  mado  before,  will  be 

■old   on  Thursday,  the  twentieth  day    ol  February,  1868. 
to  pas    the  dellnqueni  assessment,  together  with 
advertising  and.  expenses  of  sale.   By  order  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees. 

HENRY  n    HOWARD,  Secretary. 
Office.  523  Montgomery  sim-t,  Bin  Pranclaoo.         dec2l 


Itlppon    Gold   nnd    Silver    Mlnlnu    Company.— 

Location  of  Works:  Silver  Mountain   Mining    District. 

Alpine  County,  State  of  California. 

Notice  in  hereby  R-lven,  that  at  a  moetlnjt  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  eeventeenthlday  of 
Doccmbor.  1867,  an  assessment  orfiltyconts  persharewas 
levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company,  pavablo 
turlhwilh,  In  United  State,  uold  and  silver  coin,  to  tho 
Secretury.  No  &7  Stevenson  street,  between  First  and  Sec- 
Olid  streets,  San  Krnnel.-tro,  Cal. 

Any  stock  upon  whkh  snld  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid on  (he  twenty-second  day  of  January,  I8B8,  shall  be 

dL-i-mtd  delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised Tforailleat 
public  auction,  nnd  unless  payment  shall  be  made  before, 
will  be  sold  on  Saturday,  the  eighth  day  of  February. 
1808,  to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs 
ol  ml  vL-riislnii  and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees. 

P.  CARROLL.  Secretary. 
Office,  No.  87  Stevenson  street,  between  First  and  Second, 
Sun  Francisco.  decSI 


Sweet  Ve  11  tr «.•:>- iM-t-  Gold  nnd  Silver  Mlnlnp;  Com- 
pany. Brown's  Valley,  Yuba  Counly,  California. 
Notice  is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  or  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  Bald  Company,  held  on  tho  thirtieth  day  of  No- 
vembert  1867,  an  assessmml  ofsaventy-Qve  cents  per  share 

was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  ol  said  Company,  payable 
immediately,  In  United  States  gold  and  silver  coin,  10  tho 
Secretary,  at  tho  office  of  this  Company.  No.  "05  Sausoiue 
street,  San  Francisco 

Anystock  upon  wliichsniiUsscsMnciit shallrcmaln  unpaid 
on  the  third  (3d)  day  of  January.  186s,  shiill  be  deemop 
delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale  at  public 
auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  before,  will  be 
sold  on  Wednesday,  the  tweiitv-seeonddnv  of  January,  1868, 
to  nay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of  ad- 
vertising and  expenses  of  salo.    By  order  of  the  Board  of 

F.  S.  SPRING,  Secretary. 
Office,  No.  705  Sansome  street  dot 


San   FrnnclHCo  and   Catitle  Home  Mlnlnir  Com- 

pany.  Castle  Dome  Counly,  Arizona  Territory. 

Notlco  Is  hereby  given,  that  ata  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  twentieth  day 
of  November,  1867,  an  assessment  often  cents  (10c)  per 
share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company, 
payable  immediately,  in  United  States  gold  ami  silver 
coin,  to  the  Treasurer,  A.  I.  Cladding,  No.  320  Montgomery 
street,  San  Francisco.  California. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shaH  remain  un- 
paid on  the  seventh  day  of  January,  1808,  shall  be  deemed 
delinquent,  and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale  at  public 
auction,  nnd  unless  payment  shall  be  made  before,  will  bo 
sold  on  Monday,  the  twenty  •seventh  day  ot  Jiinuary.  1868.  to 
pay  tho  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  ol  ad- 
vertising aud  expenses  of  sale.  Bj  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees. 

A.  R    SMITH,  Secretary. 

Office,  Room  No.  40  Merchants'  Exchange,  California 
street,  San  Francisco.  devt 


Slempre  Viva  Silver  Mining  Company,  lMrttrlct 

of  Zara^oza,  Sinaloa,  Mexico. 

Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  fourth  day  of  Decem- 
ber, 1867,  an  assessment  of  twenty-five  cents  per  share  was 
levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  paid  Company,  payable 
immediately,  in  United  States  gold  and  silver  coin,  to  the 
Secretary,  3IS  California  street,  San  Francisco,  California. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain 
impaid  on  the  tenth  tlOth)  day  of  January,  1868,  shall  be 
deemed  delinquent,  and  will  he  duly  advertised  for  sate  at 
public  auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  before, 
willbc  sold  on  Monday,  ihe  twenty-seventh  day  of  January, 
1863,  to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  .ogether  with  costs 
of  advertising  and  expenses  of  sale.  ]iy  order  of  the  Board 
ol  Trustees. 

JOHN  F.  LOHSE,  Secretary. 

Office,  818  California  street.  San  Francisco,  Cal.        dec7 


Sophia  Conanlldated   Gold    and   Silver   Alining 

Company,  Tuolumne  County,  California. 

Notlco  is  hereby  glvon,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  held  on  the  eleventh  day  of 
December,  1867,  an  assessment  of  fifty  cents  per  share  was 
levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company,  paynblo 
immediately  in  United  States  gold  and  silver  coin,  to  tho 
Secretary,  at  No.  Oil  Washington  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

Any  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain   1111- 

Jaid  on  the  tenth  day  of  January,  1868,  shall  be  deemed 
elinquent,  nnd  will  be  duly  advertised  lor  sale  at  public 
auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  before,  will  bo 
sold  on  Saturday,  the  twenty-filth  day  of  January,  1863,  to 
pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of  ad- 
vertising and  expenses  of  sale.  By  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees 

DAVID  E.  JOSEPHI,  Secretary. 
Office,  611  Washington  street,  Sun  F'raucisco.  decU 


XT.   S.    Grant    Mlalns    Company.— Location     of 

Works  ami  Mine:   Excelsior  District,  Nevada  County, 
California. 

Notice  Is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  said  Company,  hold  on  the  tenth  day  of  De- 
cember, 1867,  an  assessment  of  five  dollars  per  share  ($10 
per  foot)  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  snld  Com- 
pany, payable  immediately,  In  United  States  gold  coin, 
to  T.  L.  Barker,  405  Front  street,  San  Francisco. 

Any  stock  1111011  which  said  assessment  shall  remain  un- 
paid on  the  thirteenth  duv  of  January,  1868,  shall  be  deemed 
delinquent,  and  will  bo  duly  advertised  for  sale  at  public 
auction,  and  unless  payment  shall  be  made  before,  will 
be  sold  on  Saturday,  the  eighth  day  of  February,  1868,  to 
pav  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of  ad- 
vertising and  expenses  of  sale.  Bv  order  of  tho  Board  of 
Trustees. 

T.  L.  BARKER,  Secretary- 
Office,  405  Front  street,  San  Francisco.  dec!4 


Whitman    Gold  and    Silver   Mining-   Company. 

Location  of  Works:  Indian  Springs  District,  Lyon  County, 

Nevada. 

Notice  is  hereby  given,  that  ata  meeting  of  tho  Board 
of  Trustees  of  snld  Company,  held  on  the  thirty-first  day  of 
October,  1867,  an  assessment  of  one  dollar  aud  fifty  cents  per 
share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  said  Company 
payable  immediately  In  United  states  gold  and  silver  coin, 
to  the  Secretary,  at  his  office,  (room  No.  10,  2d  lloor)  No.  40£ 
Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco. 

Anv  stock  upon  which  said  assessment  shall  remain 
unpa'ld  on  the  second  day  of  December,  1867,  shall  he 
deemed  delinquent,  and  will  be  Only  advertised  for  salo 
at  nubile  auction,  and  unless  paymenl  shall  be  made  be- 
fore, will  be  sold  on  Monday,  the  twenty-third  day  of 
December,  1867,  to  pav  the  delinquent  assessment,  together 
with  costs  of  advertising  and  expenses  of  sale.  By  orderof 
the  Board  of  Trustees. 

T.  W.  COLBURN.  Secretary. 

Office,  room  No.  10,  2d  floor,  No.  402  Montgomery  street, 
San  Francisco,  Cal.  no2 

Postponement.— The  dav  tor  deeming  stock  delinquent 
on  the  above  assessment  Is  hereby  postponed  until  Friday, 
the  thirty-first  dav  of  January,1868.  and  tho  sale  thereof  until 
Saturday,  the  twenty-ninth  day  of  February,  1858.  By 
order  of  tho  Board  ol  Trustees. 

acC23  T.  W  COLBURN,  Secretary. 


Wkt  fitting  mul  Mmtttk  §xm. 


Machinery. 


V-AJKISTEY'S 
PATENT   AMALGAMATOR 

These  Machines  Stand.  Unrivaled. 

For  rapidly  pulverizing  and  amalgamating  ores,  they 
Have  no  equal.  No  effort  has  been,  or  will  he,  spared  to 
have  them  constructed  in  the  most  perfect  manner,  and  of 
the  great  number  now  in  operation,  not  one  has  everre- 
quired  repairs.  The  constant  and  increasing  demand  for 
them  is  sufficient  evidence  of  their  merits. 

They  are  constructed  so  as  fo  apply  steam  directly  Into 
the  pulp,  or  with  steam  bottoms,  as  desired. 

This  Amalgamator  Operates  as  Follows : 
The  pan  being  filled,  the  motion  of  the  muller  forces  the 
pulp  to  the  center,  where  it  is  drawn  down  through  the  ap- 
erture and  between  the  grinding  surfaces.  Thence  it  is 
thrown  to  the  periphery  into  the  riuicksilver.  The  curved 
plates  again  draw  it  to  the  center,  where  it  passes  down, 
and  to  the  circumference  as  before.  Thus  it  is  constantly 
passing  In  a  regular  flow  between  the  grinding  surfaces  and 
uito  the  quicksilver,  until  ,the  ore  is  reduced  to  an  impalpa- 
ble powder,  and  the  metal  amalgamated. 

Setters  made  on  the  same  principle  excel  all  others.— 
They  bring  the  pulp  so  constantly  and  perfectly  in  contact 
with  quicksilver,  that  the  particles  are  rapidly  and  com 
pletely  absorbed- 
Mill  men  are  invited  to  examine  these  pans  and  setters  for 
themselves,  at  the  PACIFIC  FODKBEY, 

lvl  San  Francisco. 

Hunt's  Double-Action  Pump 


s  cheap,  durable ,  strong,  and  not  liable  to  get  out  of  order 
Built  and  unhand  at  No.  i28  Second  street,  and  1U8  Jessie 

E.  O.  HUNT,  PropV. 


street 

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Commission  Agent  for  the  purchase  and  sale  of 

Engines,  Boilers,  Castings, 

AND  ALL  KINDS  OF  MACUBERT, 
No.  537  Washington,  and  532  Merchant  st,  San  Francisco* 

HAS  FOK  SALE 
One  Eus-lne,  5-Horne  Power,  ...  $100 
One  KiiKlne  with  Boiler,  T-Iforse,  .  60© 
One  Ensrtne,  Link,  for  Hoisting*,  15-Horse,  SOO 
Two  EiiB-ines,  Bolters,  Port.,  lfl-Sone,  l.SOO 
Oue  JBntsiue,  4©-Hor*e,    -  .  1,200 

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Boilers    -and    Machinery, 

CASTINGS  OF  ALL  KINDS, 

AT    LESS   THAN    MARKET   RATES. 


agp-Parties  wishing  to  purchase  or  sell  Machinery,  of  any 
kind,  can  do  so  to  advantage  through  this  agency. 
I*ivl5q  r 


Steam  Pumps, 

FOE   CHAINING    MINES    OH   ELEVATING   WATER  TO 
ANY   HftJHT. 

PICKERING'S  G-OVERNOBS 

For  Sieam  Engines. 

O  i  iTirr dL 'as    In. j  e  ctors, 

For  Feeding  Boilers. 

STODDART'S   IRON    WORKS, 


FATTINSON'S 
HURDY-GURDY  WATER-WHEEL. 

The  inventor  of  this  Wheel  having,  after  much  delay, 
finally  obtained  the  patent  for  the  same,  is  prepared  to  sell 
rights  therefor  to  such  as  may  be  desirous  of  putting  them 
up,  or  continuing  those  already  in  use.  This  Is  well  known 
among  miners  as  the  '•' hurdy-gurdy  wheel,"  and  is  con- 
sidered the  most  economical  Water-Wheel  now  in  use. 

Notice  is  hereby  given,  that  the  subscriber  is  ihe  inventor 
and  holds  the  patent  right  for  the  construction  and  uso  of 
the  same;  and  that  no  person  lias  a  right  to  manufacture 
or  use  them  without  his  permit 

7vl5-qy  [THOMAS  PATTINSON 


Brodie's  Patented  Improvements 


MIS 


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FOR  THE  TREATMENT  OF 

Gold  and  Silver  Ores. 


"DRODIE'S  PATENTED  IMPROVED  QUARTZ  CRUSHER. 
Jj    The  attention  of  all  Interested  in  Mining  is  respect- 
fully called  to  this  Improved  Machine    for  Breaking    or 
Spallliig  Quartz,  or  other  Rock,  possessfnc,  as  it  does,  sim- 
plicity of  action  and  lightness  of  construction,  so  far  as  is 
compatible  with  strength  and  durability.    Inconsequence 
of  these  advantages,  the  advertisers  are  enabled  to  offer 
these  machines  to  the  public  at  the  following  low  terms: 
No.  1— Or  ill-inch  Crusher,  capable  of  reducing  from 
three  to  four  tons  of  quartz  per  hour,  no  piece  be- 
ing larger  than  a  walnut— price 3§<SOO 

No.  2— Or  15  inch  Crusher,  capable  of  similarly  putting 

through  Ave  to  six  tons  per  hour 850 

No.  3— Or  18-inch  Crusher,  will  in  a  similar  manner 

crush  from  seven  to  eight  tons  per  hour. ....  l»SOO 

EXPLANATION   OF  THE  ABOVE  ENGRAVING. 

The  frame  is  made  of  cast  iron,  bound  with  heavy 
wrought  iron  bands,  making  it  very  strong,  and  at  the  same 
time  light  and  portable.  The  crusher  is  hotted  to  a  wood 
frame  of  sufficient  hlghtto  clear  ihe  fly-wheel,  and  allow 
the  crushed  quartz  to  pass  off.  The  dotted  lines  show  the 
movable  and  stationary  .jaws.  Letter  A  represents  the 
eccentric  shaftby  which  the  power  is  applied  direct  to  the 
movable  jaw.  B  represents  the  movable  jaw,  and  C  the 
fixed  jaw.  D  represents  the  link  or  radius  bar.  E  repre- 
sents the  bolts  for  regulating  the  opening,  F,  which  can  be 
regulated  at  pleasure,  so  as  to  graduate  to  the  size  to  which 
It  is  intended  the  quartz  shall  be  crushed.  G  represents  the 
feed  opening,  by  which  the  size  of  the  machine  is  desig- 
nated. 

The  arrow  on  the  fly-wheel  shows  the  direction  to  drive 
the  eccentric,  which,  in  combination  with  the  link,  D,  gives 
the  movable  jaw,  B,  a  forward  and  downward  motion  at  the 
sp.mo  time,  and  which  makes  the  hardest  rock  yield  and 
separate  into  fragments  of  any  desired  size. 

The  above  Crushers  have  been  r-eeently  erected  and  are 
now  successfully  employed  at  Bear  Valley,  Mariposa  conn- 

K,  Rawhide  Ranch.  Tuolumne  county.  Excelsior  Mine, 
ike  District,  Nevada  county,  and  can  be  seen  in  opera- 
tion at  the  Fulton  Foundry,  First  street.  San  Francisco. 

The  following  testimonial  respecting  the  effectiveness  of 
this  Crusher,  has  been  received  from  the  Superintendent 
of  the  lyjawhide  Ranch"  Mine,  in  Tuolumne  Countv: 
Rawhide  Ranch,  Tuolumne  Co.,  Sept.  28,  1866. 
James  Brooik,  Esq.,  San  Francisco— My  Dear  Sir:  Itgives 
me  pleasure  to  inform  you  that  I  have  for  the  past  three 
months  had  one  of  your  largest  sized  Rock  Crushers  in 
use,  at  the  Rawhide  Ranch  Mining  Company's  Mill,  which 
hisentirely  met  my  expectations;  and  I  have  no  hesita- 
tion in  recommending  it  toallwhoareln  need  of  a  machine 
for  rapidly,  cheaply  and  properly  preparing  quartz  for  the 
stamps.    Yours  truly,  R.  P.  JOHNSON, 

Supt  Rawhide  Ranch  Quartz  Mill. 

BRODIE'S  PATENT  IMPROVED  GERMAN  AMALGA- 
MATING BARREL.— This  Barrel  obtained  a  premium  at 
the  Fair  of  the  Mechanics'  Institute  in  San  Francisco,  in 
lsfri.  Further  particulars  will  be  afforded  on  application 
to  the  subscribers. 

For  the  present  it  ts  not  intended  to  grant  licenses  for  the 
use  of  the  improved  German  Barrel,  for  a  longer  term  than 
twelve  months.  All  persors  desirous  of  compromising, 
without  having  recourse  to  legal  proceedings,  lor  past  in- 
fringements, or  desirous  of  receiving  Letters  of  License  I'or 
the  limited  period  named,  arc  requested  to  address  as  below. 

A  diagram,  with  explanations  of  this  machine,  will  be 
found  in  the  "Mining  and  Scientific  Press,"  of  September 
29th,  1866. 


BRODIE'S  PATENT  WIN'D-BLAST  SEPARATOR  FOR 
DRY  CRUSHING. -This  Dry  Crusher  has  been  found  the 
most  economical  and  effective  mode  of  crushing  ores  in 
Mexico.  California  and  Nevada.  Diagrams  and  explana- 
tions afforded  on  application  to  the  subscribers. 

A  drawing  and  full-description  of  this  machine  will  be 
found  In  the  Mining  and  Scientific  Press  of  Sept.  22d,  1866. 
JAMES  BRODIE.  Pulton  Foundry,  or 
CHARLES  RADCLIKF, 
Express  Building.  402  Montgomery  streot, 
12vl3tf  San  Francisco. 


IE.     O.     HUNT, 

§  Manufacturer  ofj 

"Windmill*,  Horse-Powers 

Pumps  Pumping 

Frames  and 

O  curing. 

Hunt's  AnjusTABLE  Wind  Mills 
to  have  all  the  sails  so  arranged  as 
turn  edgeways  to  the  wind  when 
the  mill  is  stopped.  The  sails  can 
be  set  af-any  angle  to  suit  the 
force  of  the  wind,  while  the  mill 
is  running,  hy  meansol'  the  brake 
lever  at  the  foot  of  the  mill,  by 
any  person. 

Host's  Self- Regulating  Will 
is  strong,  durable  and  cheap.  It 
is  provided  wiih.means  for  stop- 
ping, in  the  mo.yt  violent  winds. 
This  mill  is  well  known  through- 


§^s^  out  the  State. 


Tread  Horse-Powers,  Swap  Uorse-Powers,  Pumps  in  great 

variety.  Single  and  Double- Ac  ting.     Frames  and  Gearing 

for  running  pumps,  from  steam  or  other  power,  constantly 

on  hand  and  built  to  order.    Water  Tanks  built  to  order. 

No.  28  Second  St.,  and  MS  and  ill)  Jessie  St , 

2vl5qy  -        San  Francisco. 


DR.  BEERS'  PATENT 
WIRE   GAUZE  AMALGAMATOR. 


THE  ATTENTION  OF  QUARTZ,  HYDRAULIC  AND 
Placer  Miners,  is  called  to  this  new  invention  for  saving 
Fine  Gold  It  is  designed  to  furnish  the  mmerwith  a  cheap 
and  simple  apparatus  by  which  the  finest  fruut/old  can  be 
saved  without  loss,  requiring  little  attention,  no  machinery 
to  drive  it,  and  will  positively  collect  everv  particle  of 
amalgam,  or  of  waste  mercury  that  may  have  escaped  from 
mill  or  sluice,  and  as  these  particles  arc  always  charged 
with  more  or  less  gold,  this  item  alone,  in  many  instances, 
will  more  than  pav  the  cost  of  tins  Amalgamator  every 
month.  For  Circulars,  and  i'ui-vIkt  particulars,  address 
Da.  J.  B.  BEERS,  San  Francisco, 
llvl5-6m  Per  Wells,  Fargo  &  Co's Express. 


NELSON   &    DOBLE, 

AGENTS  FOE 

Thomas  Firth  &  Sons'  Cast  Steel,  Files, 

Etc.,  Shear,  Spring,  German,  Plow,  Blister  and  Toe  Calk 

Steel;  manufacturers  of 

Mill    Picks,    Sledges,   Hammers,  Picks, 

Stone    Cutters',    Blacksmiths'    and    Horse-Sheers'   Tools, 

319  and  321  Pine  Street, 

El  Between  Montgomery  and  Sansome,  San  Francisco 
lOvliorfl 


THE   CELEBKATED 

Self  Generating  Portable 
Gas   Lamp. 


This  extraordinary  Lamp  pro- 
duces its  own  gas  by  the  vapor- 
ization of  Petroleum,  Kaphiha, 
or  Benzine.  It  emits  neither 
smoke  nor  smeli,  and  burns  with 
a  pure  white  liame,  equal  in  in- 
tensity to  an  ordinary  gas  burn- 
er, and  at  an  expense  ot  from  one 
to  three  cents  per  hour  only,  ac- 
cording to  the  quantity  of  light 
required.  Itis  peculiarly  adap- 
ted lor  mining  purposes,  also  for 
stores,  lactones,  billiard  rooms, 
and.  In  fact,  for  all  purposes 
where  regular  gas  is  not  availa- 
ble and  tor  which  it  is  an  ad- 
mirable substitute.  As  an  out- 
door light  it  stands  unrivalled, 
burning  with  undiminished  bril- 
liancy in  a  strong  wind. 


Directions  for  Use, 

Jharge  the  reservoir  with  the  prepared  fluid,  or  with 
Benzine,  from  half  to  three-fourths  full;  allow  a  portion  to 
run  through  into  the  cup,  then  turn  off  the  tap  and  ignite 
the  fluid,  which  will  heat  the  burner  sufficiently  to  gener- 
ate the  gas,  which  will  be  seen  issuing  from  the  top:-  The 
tan  must  now  he  turned  on,  and  a  stead  v  light  will  be  main* 
taincd  till  the  whole  6t  the  contents  of  the  reservoir  is  con- 
sumed. 

A  small  needle,  bent  at  the  point  and  fixed  in  a  holder, 
may  be  occasionally  required  to  clear  the  minute  hole 
through  which  the  cas  issues,  and  the  regulating  screw  at 
the  bottom  turned  a  llitle  back:  but  care  must  be  taken,  not 
to  force  the  screw  loo  high,  and  it  should  verier  lie  ««#  to 
extinguish  the  light— hy  tummy  tJie  tap  off,  it  will  gradually 
go  out. 

When  necessary  to  renew  the  cotton  which  is  placed  in 
the  lower  pipe  to  prevent  the  too  rapid  flow  of  the  fluid,  the 
lamp  should  he  placed  in  a  vise  and  the  burner  screwed  off 
The  burnt  cotton  must  then  be  withdrawn,  and  a  fresh 
piece  of  siout  cotton  nig,  one  inch  wide  and  four  or  Ave 
inches  long,  should  be  doubled  over  a  piece  of  wire,  and 
inserted  into  the  pipe— Ihe  ends  cut  short  off,  the  burlier 
again  screwed  on  with  a  little  white  lead,  and  the  lamp  is 
ready  for  use. 

Manufactured  solely  hy  JOHN  J.  HUCKS,  original  propri- 
etor. Factory,  North  Beach,  San  Francisco:  and  for  sale 
by  his  agents  in  every  city  and  town  throughout  the  State. 
18vl-l-3m-8 


LEFFEL'8 

American  Double  Turbine 


THESE  WHEELS,  UNEQUALED  AND  UNRIVALED  IN 
the  United  Stotes  or  the  world,  have  been  fully  tested 
on  this  coast,  more  than  fortv  being  in  use  at  this  date  in 
California  and  Oregon,  driving  all  kinds  of  machinery,  Saw 
Mills,  Flour  Mills,  Quartz  Mills,  etc.,  etc.,  etc. 

California  Kefbrknces. — E.  Stocton,  Folsom;  O,  Sim- 
mons, Oakland,  (Mill  at  Clear  Lake):  Morgan  Covillc,  Lex- 
ington, Santa  Clara  County;  J.  Y.  McMillan,  Loxington 
Santa  Clara  County.    ogyRcnd  for  Circular,  to 

KNAPP  A  GRANT, 
Agents  for  California. 
Z6vl3-lyq  310  Washington  street,  San  Francisco. 


SUPERIOR  CUT-OFF  EKGINES. 

We  desire  to  call  the  attention  of  Engineers,  Manufac- 
turers, and  Millmen,  to  the  celebrated 

H»r*for<l    Engine, 

With  Wright's  Patent  Variable  Cut-off,  which  wc  are  now 
manufacturing  under  a  license  from  the  Woodruff*  Beach 
Iron  Work  Co.,  Hartford,  Ct.    To  parties  wishing  a  Flrst- 

Fuel-Saving  Engine, 

Simple  and  durable  In  construction,  this  Engine  Is  offered 
in  the  belief  that  it  is  superior  to  any  other  manufactured. 
It  Aijoys  the  very  highest  reputation  In  the  Atlantic  States, 
where  it  is  well  known;  over  31)0  of  them  having  been  built 
by  the  Woodruff  &  Beach  Company,  and  being  now  in  suc- 
cessful operation. 

GOllDARl)  «fe  CO., 
Pacific  Iron  Works. 


San  Francisco,  Aug.  29, 1867. 


9vl5tf 


BLAKE'S  QUARTZ  BREAKER! 

J?  R I  O  33  S     BEDTICED! 

MACHINES  OF  ALL  SIZES   FOK  SALE 
—  By  — 

"WM.   P.   BLAKE, 

Corner  First  and  mission  streets,  or  Box  3,077 

3vl3f  SAN   FRANCISCO. 


NOTICE   TO  MERCHANTS 


MANTTFAOTUBEBS. 


Moore's  Patent  Friction  Hoist. 

Now  in  successful  operation  in  the  principal  stores  in 
San  Francisco,  possesses  many  advantages  over  the  com- 
mon Hoist— viz:  Greater  strength;  less  danger  in  work- 
i"g,  as  coods  require  no  slinging  or  landing,  consequently 
make  fewer  breakages;  requires  one  man  less  to  operate 
it;  slops  with  ihe  load  at  any  point,  without  anylasten 
ing  or  attention  from  the  operator. 

The  undersigned  take  this  opportunity  to  notify  all  whom 
it  mav  concern  that  they  have  secured,  by  letters  patent, 
the  application  of  a  friction  pawl,  or  stop,  to  hoisting 
•machines,  and  that  they  will  prosecute  any  party  making 
or  using  any  machine  infringing  upon  the  same. 

VULCAN   IRON  WORKS  CO., 

By  Josiii'ir  Moore,  President 
21vl5tf  JOSEPH  MOOKE. 


MIecliaiilcal  JDra-wings. 

Persons  wishing  Mechanical  Drawings  can  obtain  the 
services  of  competent  draughtsmen,  by  applying  to  this 
otEcel 


Gas  Goal  in  the  United  States. — Not- 
withstanding the  great  abundance  and  ex- 
cellent quality  of  heat-generating  coals 
produced  in  the  "United  States,  we  have, 
ever  since  the  introduction  of  gas  into  our 
large  cities,  been  compelled  to  import  the 
greater  part  of  the  coal  from  which  that  gas 
is  manufactured.  There  is  now,  however, 
a  fair  prospect  that  this  drain  upon  our  re- 
sources or  foreign  tax  upon  our  artificial 
illurhination  will  soon  be  done  away  with, 
by  the  use  of  the  "Cameron  Coal"  of  Penn- 
sylvania, which  is  now  being  mined  and 
sent  to  market  in  large  quantities.  The  lo- 
cation of  this  coal  bed  is  in  Cameron  county, 
and  at  a  point  readily -accessible  by  a  great 
number  of  carrying  routes,  bo  that  it  oan  be 
transported  at  about  the  same  price  either 
to  the  tide  water  of  the  Atlantic  on  the  east, 
or  the  navigable  waters  of  the  Mississippi 
on  the  west.  After  numerous  thorough  and 
practical  experiments  on  a  large  scale  its 
value  as  a  superior  gas-producing  coal  is  now 
considered  as  quite  definitely  settled.  Quite 
a  number  of  large  companies  in  Philadel- 
phia, New  York,  etc.,  are  using  it.  It  is 
said  to  produce  a  coke  of  very  excellent 
quality.  The  discovery  and  introduction 
of  this  coal  is  considered  a  matter  of  no  in- 
considerable importance  in  the  history  of 
our  industrial  progress. 


All  About  Sending  Money  by  Mail. 

Rates  of  Commission. — The  following  are  the  rates 
charged  (in  currency)  for  transmitting  money  to  any  part 
of  the  United  States: 

On  Orders  not  exceeding  $2" 10  ccptSi 

Over  $20  and  not  exceeding  $50 ,,.'lb  ceuis. 

No  fractions  of  cents, to  be  introduced  in  an  Order. 
Uoited  States  Treasury  Notes,  or  National  Bunk  Notes 
ouly  received  or  paid. 
To  send  over  ■fSO,  additional  Orders  must  be  obtained. 
post  Offices  where  Money  Orders  may  be  obtained  will 
turnish  blanks  us  follows,  which  the  applicants  will  (ill  out: 
No Amount.,..  Date,  ....,  1S6    . 

MONEY  ORDER. 

Required  for  the  sum  of  $....     Payable  at , 

State  of Payable  to Hc-iditig 

at ..,  State  of .........     Sent  by  .*.,,,.;.. 

Residing  at    ,  Slate  of, 

Entered  in  Register: 

,  Postmaster. 

The  applicant  must,  in  all  cases,  write  his  own  given 
name  and  surname  in  full,  and  when  the  giveu  name  of 
the  payee  is  Known,  it  should  be  so  stated  ;  otherwise 
inilia's  may  bo  used.  The  given  mimes  of  married  women 
must  be  stated,  and  uot  those  of  their  husbands.  For  ex- 
ample: Mrs.  Mary  Brown  must  not  bo  described  as  Mrs. 
William  Brown. 

Names  of  parties  and  places,  and  the  sums,  to  be  writ- 
ten in  the  plainest  possible  manner. 

As  there  are  several  places  of  the  same  name  in  the 
United  States,  applicants  must  be  careful  to  indicate  which 
of  them  they  meiin;  and  the  Postmaster  will  satiefy  him- 
self, before  writing  out  the  order,  that  tho  place  indicated 
is  the  one  in  tended. 

List  of  Money-Order  Post  Offices  in  the  Pacific 
States  and  Territories,  May  20,  1867. 


CALIFORNIA. 

Office. 
Auburn 

County. 
Placer. 

Office. 
Napa  City,.,, 

County. 

Camptonville 

Colusa 

Colusa. 

,  ,  El  Dorado. 

Sacramento  .. 

San  Rafael 

San  Francisco 

San  Jose... .... 

Santa  Rosa. .. 

Shasta.. 

Suiiorn 

Folsnm  City. 

.  .Sacramento. 

Mann. 

.San  Franc'o. 

Georgetown. 
Gibsonvillc... 

Gilroy 

Grass  Valley. 
Healdsburg  . 

....El  Dorado. 

Sierra. 

.  ..Santa Clara. 
Nevada. 

..Santa  Clara. 

Sonoma. 

Shasta. 

...Tuolumne 
.San  Joaquin. 

Vacaville  .... 

Vallejo 

Visalia 

Watsonville  . 
Weaverville  .. 
Wilminglou.. 
Yreka 

\DA. 

LosAugeles.. 
Markleeville. 

..Los  Angeles. 
._ Yuba. 

Solano. 

Tulare. 

..Santa  Cruz. 

Martinez Contra  Cosia. 

Mokelutnno  Hill. .Calaveras. 

Monterey Monterey. 

NEV 

.Los  Augeles. 
....Siskiyou. 

Office. 
Virginia  City 

County. 

Office, 

County. 

3  ON. 

ORE 

Office. 

County, 

Office, 

County. 

Umatilla 

....  Umatilla. 

IDAHO  TERRITORY. 

Office. 

Boise  Cily... 
Idaho  City... 

County.     1     Office. 

.... . A,da..  Ruby  City 

Boise.  |  Lewiston 

MONTANA  TERRITORY. 

County. 

Owyhee. 

...Ney  Perce. 

Office. 

County.     1    pjjfea 
WASHINGTON  TERRITORY. 

County. 

Office.                          County.     1     Office. 

Oly  mpia Thurston.  Vancouver. . . , 

Steilacooui  City Pierce.  |  Walla- Walls. . 

County. 
Clark 

.Walla- Walla 

Changlngtlie  Address.— No  charge  ts  made  for  Chang 
ng  the  address  of  this  paper.    To  give  all  necessary  inform 

ation,  write  us  plainly  as  follows:  "Change  address  of  the 

Minim  <™d  Scientific  Freta  from   Mr at  ....  P.  O. 

County,  ....  State,  to  Mr at .... F.  O.  ... .  Connty , ...... 

State 186-%" 


@ftt  Pining  ami  ^nentific  gttw. 


415 


As  ADVEXTrKons  London  journalist  who 
started  for  Aliyssinia  in  advance  of  the  expe- 
dition, tried  to  nitrify  himself  with  tincture 
of  iodine.  Tims  transformed,  he  took  a 
Quiet  walk  in  the  Bnoshine  i"  a  garden,  ami 
was  rattier  surprised  to  find  himself  pboto- 
feaphicall;  tattooed  with  an  exact  retlex  of 
the  trees  and  tluwers  around  him. 


To  Afore  AuBKit  Mouth  Pieces,  Etc. — 
Smear  the  surface  of  the  broken  pieces  with 
boiled  linseed  oil,  and  hold  them  over  tho 
mild  heat  of  a  charcoal  fire,  pressing  the 
parts  well  together,  till  the  lute  becomes 
hard  and  solid.  A  knowledge  of  this  scent 
might  save  the  pocket  of  the  "knight  of  the 
meerschaum"  enough  to  keep  him  in  to- 
bacco a  month. 


It  is  curiously  asserted  by  old  settlors  in 
Kansas  and  elsewhere,  that  as  emigration 
takes  its  way  westward  so  also  do  grass  and 
trees,  in  advance  of  it.  Five  hundred  miles 
west  of  Atehinson,  the  country  is  barren  and 
arid.  But  it  is  said  that  the  soil  and  grass 
Gradually  creep  westward  over  the  barren 
land,  at  the  rate  of  two  miles  a  year.  The  for- 
est follows  a  long  way  behind,  but  just  as 
Surely.       

Pkop.  IiOOVIssaggestsavery  uncomforta- 
ble theory  in  regard  to  the  safety  of  the  earth 
itself.  He  thinks  it  not  impossible  that  suf- 
ficient steam  might  be  generated  in  the 
burning  center  of  tho  world  to  blow  the 
globe  to  pieces.  Yes,  but  how  would  the 
water  get  there  from  which  steam  could  be 
generated. 

"Topeka"  means  potatoes.  Eival  towns 
in  the  vicinity  of  that  western  burgh,  say 
it  means  "small  potatoes." 


SULPHUI1ETS ; 

What  they  are; 

How  Assayed; 

How  Concentrated; 

And  How  "Worked; 

With  a  Chapter  on  the 

BLOW-PIPE  ASSAY  OF  MINERALS. 

By  WM.  RAKSTOW,  M.  D. 

Published  by  A.  Roman  A  Co,,  San  Francisco. 
For  Bale  at   this  Office."  Price,  One  Dollar. 

With  tho  old  of  this  Book,  the  miner  can  assay  his  own 
orea,  requiring  but  few  materials,  etc.,  except  such  as  are 
generally  to  be  found  in  the  interior  towns,  21vl5tf 


WHITING  &  BERRY, 


DKALEH3   IN 


Teas, 


Wines, 


and 


Spirits, 


For  Medicinal  and  Family  Use. 
APOTHECARIES,    PHYSICIANS, 

Invalids  aud  Families,  supplied  in  quantities  to  suit,  at 

WHOLESALE  AND  RETAIL,  WITH 

Fine,   Medium  or  luw-prlced   qnalltlen. 

No.  COO  Sac ramenio  street,  two  doors  above  Montgomery, 

SAN   FRANCISCO. 
Hvl5 


SOMETHING  NEW  AND  GOOD! 

TRY    IT! 

PRESERVED     COFFEE, 

PREPARED  FROM 

THE  BEST  OLD  GOVERNMENT 
JAVA    COFFEE, 

Condensed  in  the  form  of  a  Paste,  by  a  process  patented 
September  3d.  1867.  One  ounce  equal  to  two  of  the  best 
Ground  Coffee,  and  suitable  for  any  gentleman's  table- 
Preserves  Us  strength  and  flavor  without  deterioration  In 
any  climate,  and  without  regard  to  length  of  time. 

If  you  want  Chlckory,  apply  it  yourself. 

Give  our  Coffee  a  trial,  and  if  it  is  not  flfiy  percent 
cheaper  and  better  than  any  other,  we  will  return  your 

FRANK  SILVER  <fe  CO., 

No.  10  Stevenson  street,  near  First, 
24vl6-3m.  San  Francisco. 


Pratt's  Abolition  Oil. 

FOR  ABOLISBTNG  PAIN -THE  BEST  REMEDY  IN 
existence  for  Rheumatism,  Neuralgia,  Paralysis.  Head- 
ache, Coot  line  he.  Sore  Throat,  Diptheria.  Weak,  Swolen  and 
Stiff  Joints.  Contracted  Cords  ami  Muscles,  Cramps,  Colic, 
Diarrhtcu,  Cholera,  Pains  in  the  Breast,  Lame  Back,  and 
all  aches  and  pains.  It  is  the  poor  man's  friend,  and  the 
best  family  physician.  Full  directions  accompany  each 
bottle.  Price  50  cents  and  $1  per  bottle.  For  sale  by  all 
dealers  in  medicines.  Sole  Proprietors,  A.  McBOYLE  & 
00  Druggists  and  Chemists,  53-t  Sacramento  street,  op- 
posite What  Cheer  House,  San  Francisco.  lOvll-ly 


HAYWARD  &  COLEMAN, 

IMPORT  i  INERS 

—  OF  — 

Illuminating,   Lubricating, 

—  AMD  — 

PAINT     OILS  ! 

ago  or 

KEROSENE.    LUU),    si'KHM,    BLBPHAKT,     POLAU, 

TANNED'.  WB  ATS  FOOT,  BOILED  ami  it.uv 

UNSEED,  CASTOR    AND  CHINA  NUT. 


SPIRITS  OF  TURPENTINE  &  ALCOHOL 


BE^AsampU  canol  our  Parnfttne  Oil  vrtt]  be  forward* 
n  application  to  us,  its  we  desire  a  fair  and  impartial  trial. 

Lamps  and  Lamp  Stock ! 

B&~  An  elegant  and  complete  assortment  on  hand. -460 
19vl3-3ni  414  Front  «treet,  San  Francisco. 


PARMEES'    AND    MECHANICS' 

BANK    OF    SAVINGS. 

'i'i'y  SangoDic  street,  near  California. 

Incorporated  under  the  Act  of  the  Legislature  of  California, 
approved  April  llth,  1302. 

CAPITAL    STOCK,     :     :      :     :     :     i     $130,000. 

DIRECTORS: 
N.  C  gtaBQtt,  George  M.  Condee,      Reuben  Morton, 

Gj  H  .  Wheeler,        Isaac  E.  Davis,  James  Laidley, 

Henry  Du-tou.        B.  II    Freeman.  Samuel  L.  Palmer, 

t;.  11.  WHEELER,  Cashier.    H.  C.  FASSEfT,  President. 

Deposits  received  In  gold., silver  or  currency,  payable  iu 
like  kind,  >it  stent.  Funds  maybe  sent  by  express,  or  iu 
registered  packages  by  mail.  Receipts  will  be  promptly 
f urn  shed. 

w u  will  receive  Hold  Dust  and  Bullion,  for  refining  or 
assay;  make  advances  on  the  same,  aud  return  proceeds 
promptly. 

Best  Bankers'  Drafts,  on  all  parts  of  the  world,  furnished 
at  lowest  rates,  by  addressing  us.  Write  names  plain. 
Checks  of  nil  banks  taken. 

Money  loaned  only  on  first-class  security,  safety  being 
oar  first  consideration. 
The  lll|;lie«t  Rate*  of  Interest  paid  on    Gold 

Deposit*. 
DEPOSITS  RECEIVED  IN  SUMS  OF  SI  AND  UPWARDS. 

We  will  keen  safely  all  bonds  deposited  with  us;  collect 
and  remit  the  interest  to  our  friends  in  the  country,  as  may 
be  directed.     For  uinher  particulars,  address 

FARMERS' AND  MECHANICS'  BANK, 

2vl5-Gmeow  San  Francisco. 


WE  ARE  NOW  OFFERING- 
OUR    IMMENSE    STOCK 

OF 

Fine  Custom  Made  Clothing 

ASD 

Gents'  Furnishing  Goods 

AT  PRICES  THAT  BEFT  COMPETITION. 
Our  Stock  or  Clothlne;  ConslHtt  of 

A.TJU  THE  LATEST  STYLES 

BOTH  OF  MATERIAL  AND  FINISH. 

A  Large  Assortment  of 
TriiokH,  Villi «e.».  Carpet  Bags,  Blankets*  Etc., 

AT  EXTREMELY  LOW  PRICES. 

J.  It.  adCEAT>  &  CO., 

8vl0  Cor.  of  Washingtou  and  Sansome  streets 


Pacific  Powder  Mills. 


SUPERIOR  BLASTING  AND  SPORTING  GUNPOWDER 

Black  Diamond,  in  ill)  canisters, 
do  do         in  MHi  canisters, 

do  do         in  Ja  kegs. 

Hunter's  Pride,  in  ID)  canisters, 
do  do        in  J;lb  canisters, 

do  do        in  J£  Kegs, 

do  do         in  3-5  kegs. 

Pacific  Mills  River  Shooting.  In  lib  canisters, 
do  do  do    in  i.tt  canisters, 

do  do  do    iu  !.j  kegs, 

do  do  do    in  i„  kegs, 

do  do  do    in  2Mb  kegs. 

P;iciflC  Mills  Rifle,  in  IB)  canisters. 
do  do       in  %\b  c misters. 

do  do       in  -.i  kegs, 

do  do       in  H  keys, 

do  do       in  251b  kegs. 

Blasting  and  Mining  Powder  $2  SO  per  keg. 
Safety  Fuse  and  Shot  for  sale  by 

HilH'ARW  «fc  COLEMAN,  Afcents, 
24vl5  3m  414  Front  street,  San  Francisco. 


To  Foundrymen  and  Blacksmiths. 

LUMP  LEHIGfl  AND  CUMBERLAND    COAL,  IN   ANY 
uuantitv,  sacked  and   shippe  1   to  any  pari  of  the  couu 
try.G.  JAS.  If    D  ixXE,  Coal  Dealer, 

413  and  tin  Pacific  street, 

bet.  Sansome  and  Montgomery, 
24vl5-3m  San  Francisco. 

Manzanita  Pipes ! 

WHOLESALE    AND    RETAIL.— SALESROOM,    NO.    55 
Third  sired,  near  Mission.  Fa  dory,  No  10  Stevenson 
street,  near  First.  Sun   Francisco;    These  Pipes  are  manu- 
factured from  the  best  Mountain  Manzanita,  as  sweet  as 
Mcer-e  liaum. 
24vT5-3m  JACKSON  &  SPAULDING. 


Favorable  to  Inventors.— Persons  holding  now  in 
ventions  of  machinery  and  important  improvements,  can 
have  the  same  illustrated  and  explained  in  the  Mining  and 
Scientific  Press,  tree  of  charge,  if  in  our  judgment  the 
■iiscoverylfl  one  of  real  merit,  and  of  sufficient  interest  to 
our  readers  to  warrant  publication. 


Machinery. 


BLAKE'S  PATENT 
QUARTZ    CRUSHER. 

CAITIOX! 
The  OWQtll  Of  the  Patent  for  thll  valuable  machine.  In 
order  tofaellltat*  the  protection  of  their  rights  against  nu- 
merous Infringers,  procured,  some  time  since,  a  rei»uo  oi 
the  Pali  in,  in  u  Lag  data  janoarj  9th,  1896, 
Till*  Patent  wtutr*  tin-  ix.hi.lvr   rlicht  to  em- 
ploy  IB    Ktone-Ur<-uktiiie  Machine*  V|»- 
rluht  Convergent  'law*. urinated 
by  u  K.')«1vIiil-  Miait. 

All  persons  who  arc  violating  Uu  Patent  by  the  unau. 

oorllc  i  making,  selling  or  using  machines  in  which  quartz 

other  material  Is  crushed  between   upright  convergent 

awa,  actuated  b*  a  revolving  shaft,  are  hereby  warned 
hoi  they  are  appropriating  the  property  of  others,  and 
they  will  be  bold  responsible  iu  law  and  In  damage*, 
evcral  Ini ringing  machines  are  made  and  offered  for 
In  this  city,  upon  which  Patents  have  Leon  obtained 
nnfflcturerg,  purchaser*  and  atom,  are  notified  thntsucl 
Patents  do  not  authorize  the  use  of  the  original  Invention, 
and  that  such  machines  cannot  be  used  without  Incurring 
liability  lor  dainagea.  BLAKE  A  TYLER, 

HvHtt  Agents  for  the  Pacific  Coast 


HUNGERFORD'S 
Improved    Concentrators. 

MR  HL'NGERFORD,  having  been  absent  in  the  Interior 
during  the  summer  months,  and  engaged  in  the  construe 
tionof  several  Quartz  Mills,  which  have  also  been  supplied 
with  his  CONCENTRATORS,  has  now  returned  to  this  city, 
aud  Is  prepared  to  answer  all  orders  for  bis  Concen- 
trators, which  are  built  either  at  the  Miners'  Foundry,  in 
this  city,  or  at  Goss  A  Lombard's,  in  Sacramento. 

Orders  addressed  to  him  at  this  city,  by  mail  or  express, 
will  be  promptly  attended  to. 

25vl5tf  MORGAN  HL'NGERFORD. 


IVotiee  to  Miners, 

Well-Borers    and  Water    Companies 

MPRAO  IS  NOW  PREPARED  TO  MANUFAi  Tri:r 
.  Hydraulic  and  Artesian  Well  Pipes  in  tin-  best  work 
manlike  manner,  and  at  the  lowest  market  rales.  Having 
made  large  additions  to  my  flock  of  machinery  for  that 
branch  of  business.  I  am  prepared  to  fill  nil  orders  with  dial 
patch,  arid  guarantee  e'ntlre  satisfaction..    I  also  manufac 


I  classes.    Also,  Ship  Plumbing  done. 
8vl3-ly       Stove  Store.  No.  125  Clay  street,  below  If u vis. 


anneal Iff  ,. 

African  Cuatoina *y 

Agate,  Artificial 3 

Altaic,   lfrawinii  «n   Pol- 
ished      83 

Agriculture,  Scientific...  10u 
Agricultural  Inventions,     si 

Air,  Density  ui  3» 

Air,  Conflmnc 3*7 

Air,  Moisture  in 131 

Alabaster,  a  Discovery..  SH 
Uaaba,Explcratlouslu..  aw 
35C 

Alaska.  Oold  in 305 

Alaska,  First  Mail  steam- 

error 201 

Alaska  .Mining  Summary,  B 
110. 

Alaska,  Scientific  Expcdl 

tion 25*  328 

Alaska  Surveying    Party 

heard  iron 1*5 

Alcohol  from  Jerusalem 

Artichokes 82 

Alkali  in  Soap,  To  Detect    9'j 

Alkali.- Sffl 

AUoy,  A  New 141,  aa 

Alloys,  Steel  with   Plati- 

iiiini :'5 

Aluminum        20 

Aluminum  Bronze 195 

Aluminum,  Paper  on....  371 

Aluminum  Rronzc 3ti7 

Alpine  County,  First  Bul- 

Hou  rxura ni 

Alpine  Co.  Mining  Sunv 

mai  V...G,  •.•-'.  as.  51.  7U,  &". 
102,  118,  134.  150,  16ii,  W2 
198.  214,  2S0.  262,  278,  304 
310,  312.  3f*S    371,  b!W  4Ut> 

Atu:uiur  Co    IKntng  >mu- 
mary..O,  54.  70,  118,  107,  214 
ZMi,    2f-J,     278,    ^01,    3HI,  320 
342.     353,    374,    390,  406. 

Amalgninfltlon,   Mercury 
and  Lead 3^0 

Amalgamator,  A  New —  164 

Amalgamator. 


A     FULL  ASSORTMENT  OF 

Holders'    Tools, 
Constantly  on  hand  and  for  sale  at  low  prices,  by 

OB  AS.  OTTO  &  CO., 
Successors  to  Mnnvedel  &  Otto.  312    Bush  St.,  a  few  doon 
aoove  Montgomery,  San  Francisco.  22vl53m 


A    FDLL  ASSORTMENT  OF 

MACIIIMC    SCRE\VS    AND  TAPS, 

Constantly  on  hand  and  for  sale  by 

OIIAS  OTTO  &  CO., 
22vl5-3m  312  Rush  street. 


A     FULL  ASSORTMENT  OF 

TWIST. DRILLS, 

At  low  prices,  being  sole  Agents  for  the  manufacturers, 
(the  Manhattan  Firearms  Company.) 

— AL-O— 

Steam  Gauges,    a.    general    assortment    of 

Hardware,  Cutlery,  and 

MECHANICS?'     TOOL©, 

By  CHAS.  OTTO  &  CO., 
22vl5-3m  312  Bush  street,  San  Francisco. 


Patent  India  Rubber  Faint  and  Cement 

Is  composed  of  India-rubber  and  other  gums,  dissolved  in 
pure  linseed  oil,  mixed  with  the  various  coloring  matters, 
and  ground  In  any  color.  We  paint  Wood,  Brick,  Metal. 
Cloth  etc.  It  Is  a  superior  Marine  Paint.  Will  not  rot, 
peel,  blister  or  crack  in  any  climate.  Fit  teen  hundred  Fish 
ing  Vessels  at  Gloucester,  Mass  ,  use  it  at  superior  to  other 
paints.  We  refer  to  Steamers  America,  Senator,  Paul  Pry, 
Julia,  etc.,  and  W.  K.  Van  Allen,  S.  C.  Bugbee  A  Son,  Tubbs 
&Co.,  C.  W.  Tnoinas,  Sidney  Johnson,  Dr.  Heu«ton.  Gen. 
Connor.  Stockton,  H.  L.  Davis,  Jas.  Lick,  J.  P.  Pierce, 
Esqs.,  and  others.  Filbert  Street  School  House,  two  coats 
on  redwood,  equal  to  three  coats  lead.  One  hundred 
pounds  paint  cqaa1  in  bulk  lo  two  hundred  pounds  lead. 
Cementing  and  painting  new  or  old  Tin  or  Metal  Roofs 
We  first  cement  around  fire  walls  and  skylights  all  holes 
and  cracks,  then  apply  a  good  coat  of  paint.  A  good,  clean, 
tljrht  roof  is  certain.  Price,  from  one  to  thtee  cents  per 
square  foot,  according  to  s'v/e  and  condition  of  roof. 

Xevv  Cloth  Roof-  put  on,  saturated  with  liquid  rub 
ber;  then  painted  nt  nine  cents  per  square  foot.  Wo  use 
none  but  the  best  materials  and  pure  linseed  oil.  No  lead 
turpentine;  neither  asphaltum  or  coal  tar. 

Also,  for  sale,  "Submarine  Rubber  Varnish,"  $5  per  gal 
Ion;  anj  color.  We  wilt  apply  to  Vessels'  Bottoms,  or  fur- 
nish at  S5  per  gallon.  23vl5tf 


It  is  a  Fact, 

That  BOWMAN'S  AMERICAN  WASHING  COMPOUND  is 
the  best  article  for  Washing  and  Cleaning  yet  discovered. 
Is  acknowledged  to  be  a  saving  both  in  money  and  labor. 
As  the  Compound  softens  the  dirt,  »lic  clothes  require  not 
more  than  one-halt' the  rubbing  necessary  in  washing  by 
the  old  method:  beside-;  nil  who  give  it  a  trial  acknowledge 
that  their  clothes  are  whiter  in  washing  with  this  Com 
pound  than  they  were  ever  known  lo  be  by  using  any 
other  preparation.  For  washing  woolen  goods  and  Ban 
nels,  it  cannot  be  equalled  Calicoes  thai  cannot  be  washed 
with  soap  without  lading  are  washed  m  the  water  u-ed  lor 
boiling  white  clothes.  This  Compound  has  been  used  in 
the  Eastern  States  for  the  past  three  years,  wiih  perlect 
success 

WARRANTED  NOT  Tl»  INJURE  THE  CLOTHES. 

fl5J-For  sale  by  all  Groei'r*. 
IJepotflt  PEC*  ft  TURNER'S, 

Mvl5-3in  Corner  of  Calitornia  and  Battery. 


UNDEX 


Rnu-li  Post«]  Ssi-vicc...  20 

Rutted,  A  Paper  Wnii-r  .  4 
Bullet    Director,  An  Im- 

.,  164 


VAT  rTArTT1   W  "l  .M<i 


OF  THE 


Press. 


Mining  Sum ma< 
O     M,  (so.  -M,  a 

MBuiti 
LIlLTlg  &  Scientific  HJ  Ll,w^  OrlgnoT 39J 

Inefc      Cm,, ir. tuitions 

1   -f  U,  m   hi 

C.t  Imtutii  in  tin-  A.w.1',  -. 

From  July,  1667,  to  Jan.  1868.  . ,  ?< 

■     Precipitate 

inr  silver 3k; 

Co,   Mm.  Sum- 

278.    29«,    810,    526 
312.  Sis.    i7r 
Can,   Batotr,  for   Hvdro- 

1  -Ms. as 

CanaU 514 

i  anal  Across  Kloriila  ....  U6 

Canal,  The  Darlen in 

cane  Presentation mj 

■'  me,  wild  Bogar  in  Ro- 


P*or. 

Acadeniv  of  Natural  Sci- 

t'liocs.   Ciilifornial.  W,  2'it 

■ 

vnee  ol 

Paris  Ol 

Academy,    Frolborfi  Min- 
im;, VlaU  to MM 

Acid,  Pur.'  &C0llc 35 

Aeid,  .Siilpliuric  iu  Living 

Molunea 371 

Aerial  Machine.  A  Model 


vu.la  . 
Candles,     Instantaneous. 

Mtrhtiuc  of 4*13 

Cannon   Made     lu    Grass 

Va'ley 25 

Cuiinon,  Napoltun's  New  270 

319,  3^5. 
Cannon.    Origin    of     the 

Word ijti 


French.. 


Wondorrul 


Amalgamator.  Beers'....  193  Chart,  Union  H 


Car,  a  New  sleeping An 

Car  Brake?,  Uailro.ul. ...  21u 

Car  Coupling  Disney's..   ;s6 

Car  CoupUllff,   Condon's,    tw 

Cars,  Splendid 2113 

Gar  \\  iK'uls,  Broken 315 

Carbonic  Acid,  fc-iluct  on 

the  Uuidhii  Body aw 

Carbon,    Boron,    Silicon, 

Nature  of 112 

Carbou.     A    Remarkable 

Specimen  of 147 

Carpet  from  Ilcmi) yj 

Carpci  Stretcher,  a  New.  ZiO 
Curpei  Taeks, Washers  for  H7 

t'arruii:e  Tniek,  widih   of    bit 

CMYriase  wheels,  Maim- 

lacture  of 211 

Ca-ii  iron  Improves  with 

Age 35 

Cisiinns,  Breaking 18 

Catalogue  orthe  ucchan- 

ics'  Institute  Library...  363 

Cathedral  of  Mexico 7t 

Cattle,  Crneitj  10 i3u 

Cottle,  The  slaughter  of.  339 

Cuvcndtsh  Tobacco 376 

Celestial  Phenomena la 

Cell  Formation,  Chemical 

Theory  or 239 

Cement  Mill,  CoxV.'J*.  2J5  3J2 
Cement,  To  Allacli  Brass 

to  Lamps 19 

Century  Plant  Open 166 

Cerolene  In  Cochineal..,  276 

Cerr.o Gordo,  Minis  of 296 

Charcoal,  Nature  ol 


McDou- 


.  201 


Tri- 


3fi 


Amalgamator, 

nail's 

American    Genius, 

umph  of 

American  Nav.  in  China, 
AuK-r.'Rclics  in  Greece.. 
American,  the  National.  3t-9  ( 

Ammonia 32S 

Anresthetic,  A  New 227  , 

Aiiiitomist 

Anti  Incruslatiun  SoluCn  323  ( 

Apple  Cutter,  A  New 212 

ArcusSenelis M  - 

Arches.  Three  Lareest...  1 
Arizona   Minim;  Summa- 

0.  S8,  7H,86,  10J.  Il'J.  134,  ISO  ( 

106,    183;    230.    247.    262,  294  1 

3m,  312,  Sr.8.  374.  390.  c... 

Armor  Plate.  The  Largest  V>\  Cn'v  Mudeliii^ 2.'i5 

Arrovv-lleads,  Indian —  t^jjcleiiniiia  Tubs  or  Jars         328 

Arsenic  Mine,  An 99  clock,  Electrical 212 

Art  Schools  ■Ji>'-1  cj.^e  01   the  Year 408 

Artificial  Stone.  Ransom's  19!  ClutchLJoInison's  Safety  265 


Clicmk-ul  t'oinliinatlons.  328 
|Chemical  Works,  Puciiic  344 

..Chignon  Di-tiued 344 

**>  Chili,  Gnus  fur 31 

f-[  Chill.  Mines  of 41) 

Chimney  Construction...  250 
Chlorine  lunula  lions,  An- 
tidote !or 2t3 

.'hlorinatiou  Works,  Mos- 
ul, r's 328 

Clilonnation  Works  lu  Si- 
erra CoU..ty lfo 

Chloroform 195 

Cholera. Tht 19 

Cholera,  Copper  lor 291 

Cbolhir-Pnto-i,   An    ld-p.    20 
Maklne  by  Maeh'y.  212 


Asbestu*.  Artificial  Teeth  115 

Asiatic  Jews 28'. 

AsphaltutB,  Pure '£<2 

Asteroid 

Asylum   for   Dpaf.  Dniub 

a'nd  Blind.  The  New.... 
Atlantic     Crossed   by    a 

Raft,  The 158 

Atmospheric  Action 3 

Australian  Mines,  Yield  of  136 


Bad  Faith.   Consequence 
of.. 


.  38i 


Just  I*xal>lislie<i. 

THE  PHILOSOPHY  OF  MARRIAGE,  BEING  FOUR  IM- 
porlaut  Lectures  on  FUNCTIONS  and  DISORDERS  of 
the  Nervous  System  and  Reproductive  Organs,  to  be  had  by 
addressing  and  iuelosin^  twenty-five  cents,   postage  Stamps, 
to  Secretary  PACIFIC    MUSEUM    OF   ANATOMY,    Mont- 
I  gomery  street,  San  Francisco.  5ivl3-ly 


Balloon  Voyage ^74 

Bank.  A  New  Savings....  25 
Banquet.  The  Chamber  of 

Commerce  321 

Barometer,  The  Aneroid.  2HI 
Barometer,  New  Use  for  155 
Barrel  Patent  Case,  The  _ 

German 

Battery,  Bunsen 

Batterv,  To  Augment  the 

Power  of 227 

Rnuxite 

Bcecher.  A  Paper  for, 

Bell  A  Steel    Signal 147 

Bells,  To  keep  Dogs  from 

Sheep 

Benzole,  Test  for  Pure. 
Berries  in  New  York..,,  ma 
Bcrrv  Patch.  A  Large  ...    21 

Bessemer  Steel  Ware 25 

Bes-emer  Workers  .......  274 

Bessemer  Process,  Objec 

lions  to 3S7 

Bldcman  E-itate,  Sale  of.      1 

Hinls,    Flichlnf      323 

Bird's,  Sonc,  Power  of...  99 
Bins.  Vocal   Machln'y  of     3 

Rlnckbr-rrv  Wine 87 

Blackcurrant  Leaves — 371 

Black  Rock  Mines 344 

Black  Rock  Mining  Sum- 
mary,  87,     103,  119,  135,  151 
183.  "199,   215,    231,    279,  263 
311.  3J3,  391. 

Blake.  Prof,  WL  E 360 

Blasting  with  Sodium...  16" 
Blister  Steel.  Analysis  of .  3^3 
Blow-Pipe.  Flame  of  (he 

Electric 

Boat,  A  Novel 318 

Bohemia,  A  Rich  Mine...    95 

Boiler,  improved  Tubular    1~ 

Boiler,  A  Whole  Welded  .    l! 

oilers.  The  Evaporative 

Power  of  Steel  and  Iron  24: 

oiler  Making,  Imp 34 

Boiler  for  the  new  Impe- 
rial Works IK 

Boiler.  Miller's  Patent...  273 
Boise  City,  Mining  near.  114 

Bniinets."Pnper 368 

Boots  and  Shoes,  To  Pre 

sc  rve  Pegged 

Boot  Machine,  Lumsdcn's  356 
Borax  Co.,   Lake  Cuunty    "' 

Borax,  Crvslalizcd 

Kosphorus  to  he   Bridged 
Brnin,  Examining  the.. - 

Brain  Development 

Brakes,  Railroad  Car — 

Brandy  from  Coal 

Brass  on  Glass,  To  Cement   51 
Bread  Making  Machine 
Breadstuff*,  Prices  of.. 

Brick,  A  Patent 

Brick.  Wetting 

Bridges.  Iron 

Bridire,  Tho  St-  Louis... 
Bridge,  Great  Railway 
British  Columbia  Mining 
Summary.. 54.    102.  134,  150 
211,  230.  27S.  342,  358. 
British  Columbia,  Silver 

Ore  from S6 

British  Columbia,  Quartz 
Mining  in 7 


Coal  Discovers 299 

Coal  iii  Pahraiuigat 123 

Coai  Mining  Co  ,  Peuplea'  169 

Coal  vs.  Wood 19 

Coffee,   Evolution  of  Gas 

from 275 

Coffee.  T<    Detect  Chicko- 

ory  In 275 

Coinage,  The  Earliest 72 

Cold    uu    the  Growth  of 

Trees 35 

C  gnac,  Testing 387 

.  211  College  of  Medicine  and 

Surgery 168 

Oof  ca>iu,   or   Trembling 

Plant 195 

Colorado  Mining  Summa- 
ry..6.  55,  70.  86,  10-',  118  IPO 
166.    IS2,    198,    215,    23u,  247 
262,    278,    294,    310,    326,  342 
35S,  374,  390,  406. 
Colorado  Min.  Exhibition  264 

Colorado,  Mining  in 241 

Colorado  River,  The.. i:i2,  193 
Colorado,  Survey  of  the.  153 
Colomdo  vs  California  at 
the  Paris  Exposition...  132 

College  Echo  The 393 

Colors  from  Protean  Com- 
pounds     51 

Color  Blindness 200 

Columbia  Iron   Foundry.  328 
Colusu  Co.  Mining  sum- 
mary  22,70,    86 

"oni  bust  ion,  Spontaneous  147 
Commerce,   Chamber  of. 

Banquet  of 321 

Compound  New  Siliciuin  35 
"Compressed    Air    Ham- 

mer,    Grimshaw's 401 

Compression  and  Expan- 
sion      83 

Commercial  and  Finan- 

lal  Summary 228 

Comstock  Lead,  Divid'ds 

:..  1866-7 5 

Comstock     Lode,     Topo- 
graphical Model  of 68 

Comstock  Lode 376 

Comstock  Lode,  Products 

in  1866-7 158 

Concentrator,  A  New 148 

Concentrator,  Moody's..  241 
Concentrators.  Hunter's.  260 
Condensing  Apparatus...  259 
Continent.  A  New  Polar.  373 
Contra  C>  sta  Co.  Mining 

Summary  326 

Conversation    by     Tele- 
graph      12 

Co-operative  Association  337 
Cooperation,  Extensive.  114 
Co-Operative  Labor.Prof- 

iitsof 53 

Copper  Falls  nine 99 

Copper  in  E^gs 35 

Copper  Ores,   Sen  Fran- 


..   120 


Cisco  Prices  of 149,  197 

Copper.  To  make  Tough.  371 
Copper  Tuvres  vs.  Iron..  319 

Copper,  White 47 

Copyrights 164 


...    Husks,     ... 
CoruHi  Pump.   Engine- 
Correspondents,    Notices 

1., ,  -*.  ..  uih    r * ■  1 . ' . -   ,.■!,■), 


(See  8th  Page  each 

No.) 
Cotton  Factory.  Oakland  360 

'""otton,  Mercurizing 227 

Counterfeit   A  New 31* 

pllng,  Hose,  Craig's.  321 

Cravat,  Pin 4 

Cromlech,  An  Island-....  275 
Crossing   the  Ocean  on  a 

.   Raft 25 

Crucibles,  Black  Lead...  350 
Crushing    Process,    New 

Mariposa 352 


416 


Mht  ptotog  m&  Mmtlfk 


Curiosities  of  the  Earth.. 

Customs,  African 

Cyanide  of  Potassium  ... 

*Daboll'sFog  Trumpet... 
Danes  for  Butte  County. 
Dangerous,     Pulu     Mat 


48 

Darwinian  Theory,  The..  1ST 

Davit  Hook,  New 324 

Day  or  Night,  To  Plntl  the 

Length  of 179 

Dead,  Preserving  the  —  243 
Dead,  The  Distinguished, 

for  1867 • 408 

Death   of  Two   Emineut 

Scientists .129 

Death  Valley,  Altitude  of  66b 
Del  Norte  County,  Devel- 
opments in 84 

Deodorization   of     Kero- 
sene and  Coal  Oil  346 

Diamagnetism...: 83 

Diamonds  in  Amador  ....  127 
Diamonds,    Shall  we    be 

Able  to  Make 306 

Diamonds  in   Massachu- 
setts   233 

Diamonds,  Origin  of 88 

Diamonds,  Where  Found.     8 
Directory.  Mining  Share- 
holders.—(See  5th  Page 
each  No;) 
Directory,  San  Francisco  368 
Discovery,     Deposit     of 

Bonos 

Disease,  A  New 

Dish-washer,  Tlio  Ainer.. 
Downleville  Messenger .. 
Dove-Tailing  Machine  — 
Drawbridge  Accidents...  183 

Drill,  A  Heavy 318 

Drill,  The  Rejected 
Drilling  Machine  for  Tun.  179 
Drilling  Machine,  Imp'd.  241 
Drv  Dock,  Iron  Work  for  32S 
Drying   by   Superheated 

Steam 19 

Dump  Cart,  New 372 

Dyes,  New 8; 

E 
Ear,  Limits  of  the  Human  30; 
Eur  til,  Curvature  of  the..    35 
Earth,  Improved  Mode  of 

Handling 

Earth,  The  Firm 

Edifices,  Transport  of — 
Editorial  Correspondence  185 
Education,  The  Future  of    82 

Eggs,  Mining  for 32S 

Eggs,  The  Philosophy  of.    8: 
EI  Dorado     Co.    Mining 
Snmmarv..22,  54,  70,  86  10: 
UK.  134.  193. 

Electricity 24J 

Electricity,     Animal,     A 

myth.. 339 

Electricity,  Animal 67 

Electricity,   Elleet  of.  on 

Wires 131 

Electrical  Currents 

Electricity.  New  Theory 
Electricity  in  Iron  Smell 

ing 

Electricity  in  Steam  Boil- 

EU)c tYon,"  'r\  M "  8."  8." Co .' .'  392 
Elementary  Combiuati'ns  3 
Elements  of  Composition, 

Lay  re's 312 

Elevated      Temperature, 
Effect   on  tho    Human 

Frame  108 

Emanations,  Unhealthy.  3*7 
Emery,  Massachusetts  ...  218 

Empire  Quartz  Mill 100 

Engine.  Powerful 67 

Engine,  New  Hydrostatic  212 
Engines,  Beam  and  Oscil- 
lating   19A 

Engines,  Cut-off 137 

Engines,  Kire,  of  Europe.  46 
Enirine,    First  Steam,  ' 

China -. 

"Engine,  Hicks'  Steam..  3U5 
Engines  ill  Philadelphia, 

Number  of 

Engineering  Progress 

Engraving  bv  Electricity 

Equine  Mortality 

Eruptions,   Volcanic,     in 

the  Atlantic  ocean 

Esmeralda,  Lctterfroni.. 
Esmeralda   Mining   Sum- 
mary. -7,  23,  3H.  K7,  !"■*.  H9 
135,    167.    183,    231,    32;,  34:j 
359,  374. 
Euphorbia,  Poisoning  by 
Eureka  Mine  and  Mill... 

Europe.  Status  of 244 

Exchange,  New  Commer- 
cial....;     49 

Exhibition,  The  Parls.4Sv 
82,    98,  114,   13H.  131.  l-"0,  210 
HAS,  274.  1'90,  306.  322,  337  351 
Expedition,  Important. 40  197 
Experiment,  A  Beautiful    35 
Experiment,  Interesting.  275 
Explosion,  Hoosac  Tun..  361 
Explosive  Com.,  A  New  . 
Explosion  Experiment... 
Explosion,  Coal  Mine.... 
Explosion,  Late  Boiler...    56 
Express  Company.  New..  385 
Eyes  of  a  Mine,  Picking 
out  the 75 


Fact.  Singular  Scientific.  35 
Fair,  Industrial,  for  1868.  161 
Fair,  Mechanics',  for  1868  337 
Fair.  The  Next  World's..  244 
Fair,  the  Next  Agric'l  .07  136 
Fair,  Fourteenth  Annual 

State. 145,  168,  178,  200,  216 

233,  249. 
Farrngut,  Admiral  Rank 

of..   ../. 158 

Female  Artists 101 

Ferules,  Cast  Iron 3S7 

Fire  Dump,  Removal 
from  Mines 

Fire  Damp,  New  Mode  of 
Detecting 17 

Fire  Extinguisher,  Le- 
vey's     25 

Fire  Engines  of  Europe..    46 

Firu  Files,  Light  of fi? 

Firing  Fuse,  Invention  for  20 


Galvanism  in  Organ  Play- 

ing 372 

Gas,  Hich  Illuminating  ..    35 

Gas  and  Water 191 

Gas  Engine,  An  Improv'd  115 

Gas  from  Coffee 275 

Gas  Governor,  Wood's —  177 

Gas  Illuminating 3 

Gas  Lighting,  Imp't.  In...    56 
Gaseous     Currents,     De- 
composition by 19 

Gate,  A  New 324 

Gate  Hook.  New 372 

Gate,  The  Largest 83 

Gaitling  Gun,  The 360 

Gelatine,  New  Compound  307 

Genesis  and  Geology 72 

Geology  of  Metals 51 

Geology,    Popular     Lec- 

tu  res  on 121 

Geological  Survey,  State.  150 

Geometrical  Query 82 

Geyser,  The  Great  Iceland  200 

Glacial  Action 338 

Glass  Cleaning 195 

Glass  Cutter,  A  Cheap...  147 

Glass,  To  Cut 19 

Glass,  Porcelain,  for  Pho- 
tographic Plates 347 

Gloss,  Printing  on 19 

Glass,    The    Spontaneous 

Changes  in 131 

Glass,  The  Superiority  of 

American ■•■  259 

Glue,  Flexible 131 

Glunone 392 

Glvcerlne 339 

Glycerine.  Freezing 19 

Gold  and  Grain 33 

Gold  and  Silver,  Where  It 

Goes 234 

Cold  Beater's  Skin 367 

Gold  Fish  in  Plenty 161 

Gold  In  Coal 139 

Gold  Medals,  Award  of...  296 
Gold  Mining  in  England.  174 

Gold  Quarry  Co 69 

Gold    Production   of  the 

World 49 

Gold,  Silver  and  Copper, 

Extraction  of 323 

Golden  City,  The 360 

Golden  Rule  Mining  Co..    62 

Golden  State  Pottery 121 

Golden  Thought,  A .    51 

Goopc  Lake 63 

Gorcliaiu,  Derivation  of..  392 

Grain,  A.IIybrld 259 

Grain  at  the  West 180 

Grain  Crop  of  California.  104 

Grain  Receipts 68 

Granite,  Structure  of.  .67  136 
Graphite.     A    California 

Mine  of 72 

Grape  Seed  for  Coffee....  222 
Crass  Valley,  Letter  from  55 
Gravitation,  Discovery  of  287 
Great  Republic.  Tho. .104  145 

Growth  of  the   West 174 

Growth,  Wot  and  Dry....  3S7 

.  259  Guns,  About 41 

Gunboat,  \  Novel 10 

nun  Cotton,  Compressed.      7 

Gun  Cotton  in  Mines 30 

Gun  Cotton, Granulated..  243 

Gnu  Lock,  A  New 244 

Gun,  The  Ga  tiling 360 

H 
Hammers,  Air  vs.  Steam.  209 
Hand  Organ,  Hayes  and 

Higgins 161  185 

Hardware   and   Agricul- 
tural Store 4 

Ha  rdwarc    Manufactory, 

The  Largest 19 

Harvester.  Dewey's 20 

Header,  Dalton's 20 

Heat 355 

Hoatfrom  Gunpowder  ..  307 
Heat  from  Percussion....  226 
Heat.    The   Earth's  Cen- 
tral   163  339 

25  Helping  one  Another 39 

Hemorrhage,  For 

Hermes,  Another 

Hermetic  Seal 

Hidden  Treasure  found..  23 
Hoisting    Apparatus    for 

Mines.  New 8* 

Homo  Trades  and  Manu- 
factures   24  132 

Hones,  Glass,  for  Razors.  259 

Honey  Bees 13 

Honey  Ants  of  Mexico  ...  403 
Hood.  Mount,  Htghtof.65  160 

Hops 3*6 

Horn,  Malleable 387 

Horses,  To  Mount  a 107 

*  Horse  Pott  er,  Starr's 33 

Horse  Steaks 362 

Horse,  New  Iron 236 

Horses,  To  Prevent  Sun- 
stroke       4 

•Hose  Coupling,  Craig's..  321 

Hose,  Hydraulic .....  356 

Houses,  Foundation  of...    83 
Humboldt  (Nev.)  Mining 
Summary.. 7,  23.  38,  87,  119 
135,    151,    167,    183,    215,  231 
247,    279,    295,    327,    359,  374 
391,  407. 
Hydraulic  Gold  Cleaner..  148 
Hydraulic    Mining,     Im- 
provement in 52 

Hydraulic  Presses 83 

Hydraulic Procciw,  New..  318 
Hydraulic  Propulsion —    95 
Hydrogen   Gas,    Employ- 
ment of 275 


Iron  Sand  of  N.  Zealand. .  175 

Iron  Structure  oft 339 

Iron,  Purifying  with  Gas.    99 

Iron,  To  Bronze 335 

Iron,  The  Fiber  of 35 

Iron,  To  Remove  Dust...  195 

Iron,  To  II  arden  Cast 211 

lion  Trade 91 

Iron  Furnaces,  Large —  386 

Israelite,  An 8 

J 

Jews',  The  Asiatic 283 

Journal, New  Commercial      8 
K. 

Kcarsarge  Letter 180  247 

Kentuck  Mining  Co.,  Rep. 438 
Kern  Co.  Mining  Summa- 
ry. .22,    38,    86,    134,  19B,  246 
2iu,  320,  358,  406. 
Kerosene  Lamps,  How  to 

Keep  (..lean 19 

Klamath  Co.  Mining  Sum- 
mary    294 

Knitting  Machine,  New..  303 
•Knitting  Machine,  Large 

Circular 161 

Ii 

Lahor,  Co-operative 2 

Lafayette  Mine 69 

Lake,  A  Boiling 322 

Lamp,  Danford 's 24 

Lamp,  A  Wonderful 212 

Land    on   the  San    Jose 

Railroad 281 

Last  Factory,  New 244 

Lawyer,  A  Mahoinmedan  30 
Lead  and  Silver,  Process 

for  Separating 243 

Lead,  Density  of 291 

Lead  Ores,  California —  233 

Lead,  Red 323 

Lead,  Our  Supply ;...  226 

Lead,  White,  from  Ores,.  211 
Legislauuejvieeting  of..  36D 
Letters,  To  Print  by  Sun- 
light       3 

Letters,  Unpaid 274 

Levant  Mine,  England...  94 
Life  Insurance,  Camornia  30S 

Life,  The  Elixir  of 126 

Lighthouse,  Mendocino.  26 
Light,  Interception  of —  387 
Lightning,  A    Protection 

from 371 

Limestone     for     Making 

Iron,  The  Best 291 

Lincoln  Iron  Work 69 

Lobster  Business,  Maine.    43 
Lock,  Combination,  Kra- 
mer's   lO* 

Locomotive,  Largest 392 

London,  Population  of...    34 

Long  Island,  Lands  of 355 

Longitude,  The  Question 

of 64 

Long  Room,  Tho 49 

Loom,  A  Simple  Hand  ...  219 
Los    Angeles  Co.  Mining 

Summary 33,  198,  230 

Lubricant,  A  New 371 

Lumber  Preserving 19 

Lunar  Discovery,  Recent   83 

BE 

Macaulay,  Thomas  B 104 

Machinery,  Amcr.  Mining 

in  Europe 340 

Machinery  Abroad,  Am . .  387 
Machinery,  Peculiarities.  387 
Machinery,  Proportions.  387 

Magic  Pictures 78 

Magnetism 307 

Magnesian  Light  in  Mines  24 
Magnetic    Needle,    Cause 

of  Variation 

Magnetic  Phantoms 

Magnetism      in     Making 

Iron 339 

Mahogany,  Imitation  of. 
Mail,  Sending  Money  by.  2,111 

Mail,  uverland 232 

Man  and  Brute 147 

Mars,  The  Color  of * 

Marble  in  Ori-gon 

Mariposa  County  Mining 

Summary.  .6,  38,  54,  lis  150 

•2M     Mil      540.     26I.    278.  294 


Mono  Co.  Mining  Sum- 
mary..102.  198,  230.  358  374 
Montana  Mining  Sum- 
mary...7,  23.  38,  55,  70,  36 
1(12,  US,-  131,  150,  167,  199 
231,  203,  273,  294,  326,  343 
374,  391. 

Mono  Co.,  From 366  375 

Montezuma  Mine,  Hum- 
boldt  206 

Morning  Star  Ledge  ....  297 

Mortuary 53 

Mortar,  Hardening  of 120 

Mosiiniios,  For  Extermi- 
nating   163 

Motive  Power,  Imp 115 

Mount  Hood.  Uightof...-    57 

Mountain  Silk 37b 

MUSttrooras  in  the  Ear...  371 

Municipal  Report 3 

Musical  Bell  on  Cows....    28 

Nails,  Cut 227 

s,  to  keep  from  Rust .    51 
Napa  Co.  Mining  Sum —  310 

Na-al  Medicine 168 

Native  Silver 171 

Nautical  Instruments  ....    52 
Navigation,  Science  in...  338 

Needle,  A  New 324 

Needle  Machine,  A 224 

Nevada  County 7* 

Nevada  Co.,  Mining  in  .242  270 
Nevada  Co.  Mining  Sum- 
mary.... 6,  22,  38,  54,  70,  86 
102,  118,  134,  160,  166,  182 
198.  214,  230,  245,  262,  278 
294,  310,  326,  342,  358,  374 
390,  4U6. 

Nevada  Foundry 73 

News,  London  Chemical.  289 
"   "7  Hampshire,  Mining 

_ 280 

Newspaper  File,   Mccar- 
ty's Improved  148 

Newspapers,  No.  in  U.  S..    49 
Nickel  and  Copper,  Uni- 
versality of  307 

Nitrate  ot  Silver 69 

Nitro-Benzol,  Deodorized  115 

Nitro-Glycertne 49 

Noise  on  Fever  Patients..  274 

No.  Carolina,  Gold  in 255 

North  Pole,  New  Expedi- 
tion to 163 

Nova  Scotia  Gold  Mines..  351 


Oak  Baric,  Heavy 

Oars,  New  Style  Of  Work- 


.....     51 

. .261  312 
185 


Fire  Proof,  ANew 
Fire  Pump.  Trial  of 

Fish  Biscuit 

Fishes,  Molting  of.. 

Flame,  A  Water 

Flame,  Beauties  of. .. 
Flames,  Sensitive  ... 

Flexible  Stone 

Flight  of  Birds 

Floating  Elevators 

Flour,  California,  in  tho 

East 154 

Fluctuations    in    Mining 

Shares 213 

Fluids,  Compression  of...  259 

Fluorine 

*  Fog  Trumpet,  Daboll't  _ 

Fog  Trumpet 40,  281,  321 

Forest  in  Iowa 

Foundry    uild     Machine 

Work c- 

Fountaln.  A  Powerful...    90 

Four  Eights.  The 303 

Frauds   Among     Oregon 

Wool  Oro word 

Freiberg  Alines 

Freiberg    Mining    Acade- 
my, Visit  to 191 

Friction  Soldi,  Moore's  ..  324 

Fruit,  To  Flavor 99 

Fruit,  To  Obtain  without 

Stones 89 

Fruit.  Trees  from  Hussla..     34 
Fruit,  Value  of  Oallioruia  200 

Fuel,  Facis  About 3 

Fulton  Foundry 69 

Furs 321 

Furnace  Chimney,  Great  275 
Furnace,     Improvement 

in  Blast 275 

Future,  Our 100 


278,  2'J4 
73 


214,    230, 

309,  342,  35S,  390. 

Market,  The  New 

Market  Rates,  San  Fran- 
cisco.—(See  5th  Pago  of 
each  No.  J 

Ma-jtodon  Skeleton  In  Ne- 
vada  

Mnyhugh,  Hon.J.  S 

Muximillian 

Meat,  How  to  Choose 

Mechanics,  Facts  tor 

Mechanism,  Minute 

Mechanical  Moveihe.nl,  A 


Tee  Machine,  A  Simple...    35 
Ice  Machine.  Another  ...  177 
Ice,  New  Mode  of  Produc- 
ing   213 

Ice  Quarries 23 

Ice.  Artificial 

Icebergs  in  Lake  Superior    94 
Idaho  Mining  Summary. 6    22 
55,   70,   86,   102,  118,  134,  150 
166,    183,    198,    215,    210,  247 
263,    278,    294,    310,    326,  343 
359,    374,  390,  406. 
Igneous   Rocks,      Forma- 
tion,   Distribution    and 
Age  of.  .97,  130,  162,  194,  210 
242,  274,  3i2. 
Igneous  Rocks,"  etc  ....  386 

Impact  of  Projectiles 67 

Indelible  Pencils 312 

Indian  Skill 222 

India  Rubber,  Its  Uses  ..  254 
Industrial  Progress...  148,  152 

168. 
Infernal    Machine    In  a 

Letter 67 

Ink  Stains,  To  Erase 147 

Insects,   Muscular  Force 

of 163,  211 

Insulator,  An  Imp 339 

Interest,  Bates  ol,  in  Lon- 
don and  San  Francisco.  120 
Inventors,  A  Stimulant  to  196 
Inventors,  An  open  Field,    15 

Inventor 8 

Inventor,  Death  of 162 

Inventions    of    Working- 
men 163 

Invention,  Power  of 227 

Inyo  Co.  Mining   Summa- 
22,    38,    64,    70,    102,  118,  131 
182,    193,    214,    230,    278,  358 

Iodine  a  Disinfectant 


Iro 


.  232 


Iron,  American 3,  357 

Iron  and  Stoi'i,  Manufac- 
ture tiy  Magnetism. 2il,  227 

Iron  Clad,  A  New. 127 

Iron,   King 309 

Inm  Manufacture,  Origin 

of  Cast ,..  163 

Iron    Manufactures,    The 

StrengLhof 291 

Iron  Melting,    Wrought.    19 
Iron    Interests,    Import- 
ance of  Our 261 

Iron,  Hard 61 

Iron,  Fibrous  Nature  of..  99 
Iron  men,  Interesting  to..  -61 
Iron,  Russia  Sheet 35 


Mechani.  al  Precision.... 
Mechanical    Progress    in 

England 

Mechanical  Science 

Mechanics,  Value  of 131 

Meerschaum,  Artificial 

Men  for  Posiiion 

Mendocino     Co.    Miniu, 

Summary 1$  374 

Mcnhadinoil 

•Merchants'  Exchange... 

Mercury    and    Amalgam, 

Distillation  by     Heated 

Steam 

Message  from  the  Stars.. 
Message,   The  Governor's  377 

Metal,  I'Utiing I61 

Metal  Market,  N.  Y....21,  356 
Metal  Market,  San   Fian- 
cisco.-iSee  6tn  Page  of 
each  No.j 

Metal,  New(?) 387 

Metals,  Manipulation  of. .  195 
Metallurgist,  How  to  Be- 
come a 296 

Metallurgical  Works,  Bal- 

uach&  Bro 385 

Meteor,  The  La;c  Oregon 

Meieoric - 

Meteoric  Shower. ..........    _ 

Meteoric  Theory,  New...  32a 

Meteorograph,  The 

Mexico  Mining  Summary 

65,  71,  103,  113 

Mica.  New  use  for 19 

Mill  for  reducing  Cement  367 
Mill  in  Hunter's  Valley..  297 

5111k.  Souring  of 147 

Milk,  To  keep  Sweet. .115  131 

Milk  Weed  Fiber 20 

Millstone  Manufacture.. .  101 
Mines,  Contract  System..  119 
Mines,  School  of,  in  Mich- 
igan  126 

Mine,  The  Richest 

Mines,  What  they  are  Do- 

ing 258 

Minerals  at  a  High  Tem- 
perature   

Minerals  in  So.  Alrica  ... 
Mineralogist,  A  Young... 
Mineralogy  of  the  Pacific 

Coast 

Mining  Claims  and  Water 

Rights 

Mining  College,  National  201 
Mining  in  N.  Hampshire    "'" 

Mining  in  Ohio 

Mluing  in  Maine 355 

Mining  and   Mining    Ma- 
chinery   305 

Mining  Machinery  for  Ni- 
caragua    377 

Mining  Machinery —In- 
formation Wanted 

Mining  Machine,  New.... 
Mining  in  Cornwall,  Con 

diiion  of 

Mining  Patents loO 

.Mining  Review 227 

Mining  Suit 73 

Mining  Bill.  New 392 

Mining  Region,  New 3ti0 

Mining    Titles    not  Com- 
pulsory      (•; 

Minister.  A  Rich 29; 

Minnesota,  First  Woolen 

Factorv  in 31 

Mint  at  Carson 22. 

Mississippi  in  tho  War 3 

Mollusk,  A  Wonderful ...  29. 


Observatory  at  Brooklyn.  259 
Observatory,     Shall     we 

Have  an 26t 

Ocean,  The  Bed  of  the. ...  147 

Occident, The 340 

Occttlsion    of     Hydrogen 

Gas  by  Meteoric  Iron...  177 
Oil,  New  Process  for  Dis- 
tilling Petroleum 210 

Oil,  A  Water-proof 339 

Oil,  Perlcct Lubricating..  339 

Oil  Cake  for  Stock 68 

"  il  Search  in  Humboldt 

County 50 

Oil  Well,  First  Flowing..  200 

Oil  Mill,  Another 392 

Unc  Idea  Alan,  A  66 

Ordnance,     Bronzo     and 

Steel 323 

Ornnance,  Trial  of  Amer- 
ican and  English 179 

re  Crushing 232 

re,  Metallic,  Process  for 
Convert.  Steel  into  Iron    99 

Ores,  Reduction  of 344 

Ores,  Reduction,  Change 

in.. 312 

Oregon,    First  Cast  Iron 

from 163 

Oregon  Iron  Works 69 

Oregon  Mining  Summary     7 

23,    39,    71,   37,    ll!3,   Hi),  135 

151,     167,     183,     199,   215,  231 

247,  266,  295,  311,  343,  3  .9  391 

Organ  for  the  Sandwich 

Islands 63 

Organic  Structure  and  In- 
organic Elements 321 

Ornato  Rudiano 163 

Over    Winding,    Machine 

to  Prevent. 270 

Oxidation     by   Means  of 

Charcoal 3,  227 

Oxygen,  Magnetism  of....  131 

Ozone,  Density  of 147 

J? 
Pacific  Chemical  Works. .     8 
Pacitic  Mines,  Rep.  of —  153 
Pacific    Railroads  —  Inte- 
rior Trade 8 

Paliranagat  Mining  Sum, 

maiy..23,55,  71,  87,  103,  135 

151,     167,     215,    203,    279,  311 

S43,  359,  374. 

Paliranagat,  Latest  from  .  121 

Paini,  India  Rubber  ...85,  361 


Powers,   Tho   Five     Me- 
chanical   291 

Preacher,  Boy 71 

Precipitating  Silver  with 

Cadmium 3j 

Present,  A  Valuable 305 

Preserving  Meat  &  Fruit.  355 

Press,  A  Tinner's 36 

Pressure  on  Fusion 337 

Printing  and    Stereoiyp- 

ing,  New  Process 30S 

Process,  Rivot's 376 

Process,  Mariposa 248 

Process,  The  Ryerson  —  296 
Process,  Freiberg  or  Bar- 
rel  312,  329,  33S,  354 

386,  402. 
Propellers  and  Side  Wh'ls     3 

Propeller,  Hydraulic 35 

Propelling  Power,  Old...  27 
Proposition,  A  Generous.  136 
Propulsion,  New  Method.      4 

Providence  Mine 84 

Pump,  Avery's 360 

"Pump,  Hooker's 3U5 

•Pinup,  Hooker's 

•Pump,  Hum's 

Pump,  A  Pneumatic 

"Pump  and  Water  Lifter. 

Wilcox's 3S5 

Pyrites,  Capilary,  defined  344 
Pyrotechnics  for  the  Sav- 
ages   355 

Quartz  Crusher,   Varuey 

JsRix 88 

Quadrlchlondo  of  Carbon  180 
Quartz  in  Shoes  and  Dies  255 

Quartz  Mill,  New 388 

Quartz  Mill,  New 276,  376 

Quicksilver  Furnace 360 

Quicksilver,  Great  Yield.  27 
Quicksilver,    To    Detect 

Adulterated  26 

Quicksilver     Mining     in 

Monterey  Co IS 

It, 

Radishes,  To  Kaise 

Hails,  Curious  racts 

Balls,  Pointing 

Railroad   Cars,  American 

in  England 

Railroad  Inventions 73 

Railroad  Inn 372 

Railroad  Management  in 

India 

Railroad,  New  Enterprise    94 

Railroads,*  Overland 232 

Railroad,  Oregon  Central  241 
Railroad,  Central  Paeilic.    61 

72,  89. 
Railway,  N.  Y.  Elevated..  347 
Railroad,  North  Pacific...  335 
Railway  Trains   A    New 

Mode  of  Propelling 

Ra.n,  Extraordinary  Fall. 

Rain  in  Siskiyou 143 

Rain  Statistics.... 

Rats 99,  115 

Rat,  The  Norway 362 

Razor  Strop  Man 121 

Reading  for  Sunday 

Reaper.  New  

Rcsse  River  Country  and 

its  Mines....  2,  18,  34,  50,  66 
Reese  River  Mining  Sum- 
mary  7,  its,  3^,  55,  71, 

lu3,  119,  135,  151,  107,  183 
199,  215,  231,  247,  203,  279 
295,  311,  327,  343,  359,  374 
391,  4o7. 
Regutus,  A  Ohem.Tcrm 
Relic,  An  Interesiing... 
Resins  To  Render  Solu- 


ble.. 


115 


381. 


.  307 


..169,  370 


377 

..IS I,  20S 


Paint,  When  to  Apply 

Painting,  A  Fine o 

Panama,  Steamer  for. 248  307 

Paper  Bags 40 

faper  from  Wood 123 

Paper  Pipes,  Cisterns  and 

Pails 19 

Pass  to  Frazer  River        .    62 
Patent  Department,  The.  297 

Puteius  Allowed 388 

Patent  Matters,  About.  .2,    18 

34,  50,  66. 
Patent  Office,  Business  of   14 

153,  162. 
Patents  Received.. 

Patent  Suit 

Pedestrianlsm 

Perpetual  Motion. 

Pest,  A  Terrible 100 

Petroleum  Burner,  Foot's  249 
Petroleum,  New  Burner, 

White's 152,  225 

Petroleum  as  a  Fuel 386 

Petroleum  Fuel. 30,  49,  280,  281 

Photochemistry 184 

Photography,  New  Idea..    99 

Photographs,  Moving 243 

Photography   Applied   to 

Engraving 276 

Pine  Apples,  Artificial....  122 

Pine,  California 336 

•Piston  Packing,  Dunbar's  369 
Pittsburg  and  Sunora  Co..    57 
Piacer  Co.,  Mining  in. .146  170 
Placer  Co.   Mining    Sum- 
mary....6,  22,  64,  70,  86,  118 
150,    166,     182,    l'JS,     230,  246 
262,    278,    294,   326,   342,  353 
390,  406. 

Planet,ANew 163 

Planter  and   Cultivator, 

Putnam's 113 

Plant  Painting 67 

Plants  but  Air 19 

fluster  of  Paris  Discovery 

of 3 

Plate  Glats  in  U.  S 203 

Platinum  in  N.  Zealand..  136 

I'latluum 387 

Platinum  from  Oregon...  3S7 

Plow,  A  New, 372 

Plows,   California    Gang, 

Baxter's 145 

Plumas  Co.  Mining  Sum- 
mary..6,  54,  86,  102,  150  166 
19fl.    246,    262,    278,    310,  326 
342,  358,  374,  390,  -106. 
Poisoning  by  Phosphorus  331 
Poisons,  Micro-Chemistry 

of 180 

Pope,  The  Only 280 

Population,  Increase  of. . .    07 
Population  of  the  U,  S....  G3 

Popular  Fallacies 63 

Pork,  Diseased 355 

Postage  on  Printed  Mat- 
ter to  Europe  and  Asia.    36 
Postage  Stain ps,  to  be  Dis- 
continued  395 

Postage  Stamps,  Annual 

Consumption  of 199 

Potash,  To  Make 31 

•P  itato  Digger,  Convcr's.    SI 
Poultry,  Now  Use  for 223 


Resuscitation,  ACase  of..  322 

River,  A  Magic "" 

Rivers,  Filling  up  of  East- 
ern    308 

Rivers,  Wearing  Away  of 

Rivot's  Process 

Road  Mending  In  Paris... 

RodmanGun,  The 

Roses,  oil  of 

Russia,  Gold  Production.  206 
Russian  Observatory,  The    07 

Russia  Schoois ]"' 

S 
Sacramento   Co.   Mining 

Summary. 262,  ' . 

Sacramento,  Elevation  of  353 

356. 
•Sad-Iron  Heater,    West- 
gate's 

Saicty  Cages loo 

Safe,  An  imp Ho 

Sails,  Apparatus  for Ill 

Sails,  For  Propulsion 132 

SalesofStock 21,    37 

Salt  in  Alameda  Co 29 

Salt  in  Boilers 51 

Salt  in  Tehachepl  Valley.    99 

Salt  Deposils,  Interior 145 

Salt  and  I'lilorlnc  for  Ore  367 
Saltpetre,  Discovery  of..  316 
San    Bernardino,      Flour 

Mill  for 

San   Bernardino  Co.  Min- 
ing Summary. 38,  51,  166  182 
2ju,  202. 
Sandwich  Islands,  The,.. 
Sandwich  Islands,  Line  of 

Steamers  to 

San  Francisco,  Ind'ryof. 
Santa   Clara  Co.   Mining 

Summary 

Sapphires  in  Montana —  379 
Savage  M.  Co.,  Report  . . . 
Savings  and  Loan  Society 

Report  01 

Saw  Teeth 

Sawing,  Heavy 127 

Sawmill,  New  Style 13: 

Seales,  Weighing Hi 

Scare  Crow,  Ne*» I: 

Schools,  Mecll.  Course  for 

Public 302 

School,    Scientific,    Wor- 
cester, Mass 23! 

Schools,  Public,  In  Russia  19! 
School*,  Supt.  of  Public.    61 

School  of  Mines 883 

Science,  Progress  ot'App. 

Scienttnc  Meeting 

Scientific  Fact,  Curious.. 
Screws,  To  Loosen  Rusty  259 

Sea  Wall,  The 73,  129 

Secrets  of  Health 91 

Seeds  for  Russia,  Cal 244 

Seminary,  Sac.  Female... 

Sensitive  Plant 

Sesquichtoriue  of  Iron  and 

Silver 323 

Sewing  Machines,  Motor 


SmallPox 39 

Smoke,  Consume  Your...  60 
Snow,  Eifccts  and  Causes.  67 
Soap  Bubbles,  Philosophy  307 
Soap  Bubble.  Colors  of...  305 
Soan,  Natural,  or  Potter's 

Clay 196 

Soap,  Waste  in  Factories.  175 
Societies,  Social  and  Lit- 
erary   392 

Soap,  How  Molded 58 

Society,  Loose  State  of,  in 

Ancient  Italy 114 

Soda  Water.  Pressure  Ap- 
paratus, Swcetland 36 

Solder  for  Sieel 95 

Solder,  Improved 163 

Sound,  Autographic 67 

Sound,  Feeling 371 

Sound,  How  Propagated..    61 

Sound  Made  Visible 291 

Sound,  Phenomena  of 3 

Sound,  Velocity  of 2y 

Sound  Wonder,  Another.  355 
Southern  Renovation....  106 

Sparc  Hour,  The 340 

Spectrum,  Science  of....  259 
Specialty  a  Means  of  Suc- 
cess   211 

Speed  of  Machinery 227 

Spinning  Machine,  Hand.  63 
Spiizeubeigcn,  Cold  in...  159 

Sponge  Business 379 

Spring,  A  Remarkable...  264 

Si  amp  Heads,  Gold  in 129 

Stakes  and  Posts,  To  Pre- 
serve     67 

Starch,  Improucment  in.    35 

State  Fair,  The 88 

Siar  Colors,  Changes  of..  147 
Star     Spangled     Banner 

Mine 69 

.■state  Capital,  The 216 

Steam  Cut-Off 257 

Steam,  Conveying  Thro' 

Long  Pipes 355 

Steam,  New  Application.  132 

'5 team  Piow,  New 356 

Si  earn  Superheater,  Car- 

vaiho's... 353 

Steam  vs.  Hand  Labor.  .3,  126 
Steam,   Working  Expan- 
sively  270,  S91 

Steam,  Invisibility  of 355 

Steam  Plow,  A  California  408 

Steel,  American 34,    41 

Steel  and  Iron,  Improve- 
ment in 99 

steel  and  Wrought  Iron..  195 

Steel  Boilers 61  371 

Steel  Cuttings,  Tempering  179 
Steel,  Expansion  and  Con- 
traction of 131 

Steel   Iron    from  Cinder 

Pigs 163 

Steel  in  the  U.  S 179 

Steel,  Manufacture  of....  179 

Steel  Kails £6 

Steel  in  Locomotive  Con- 
struction  163 

Steel,  Necessity  for  Fur- 
ther Methods  for  Pro- 
ducing  403 

Steam,     Generation     by 

Heated  Metals 403 

Steer,  Big 133 

Steering  Aoparatus,  Imp*  116 
Stench  Trati,  Brown's....  132 

Stereoscope 227 

Stiles'  MiU,  Nevada  Clly.    85 
Stock  Circular,  S.  F.—  <Soo 
5th  Page  each  No.) 
tockholders,  Rights  of..  340 
S.ocR    Prices  —  Bid    and 
Asked.  —  tSeo  6tb  Pago 
each  No.) 
Stock  Sales  of  the  Week..    21 
Stoddurt,  C.  W.,  Poems  of  16l 

Stones,  Artificial 61 

Stone,  Ransom's  Artltic'l  191 
Stone  10  Iron,  To  Cement  3o9 

Stout  Girls 21 

Strength,  Trial  of 335 

Mumps,  To  Remove 362 

Submarine  Mountains. ...  49 
Subterranean  Passage....  282 
Sugar  in  Articles  of  Diet.  163 

Sugar  in  Muscie &3 

Sulphuric  Acid  in  Living 

Molusea 371 

Sulpliuret  Process,  New.  120 
Sulphurets,       Combining 

Gold  and  Sulphur 200 

Sulphureted  Hydrogen,..  291 
Su'phur,  Delicate-  Test...  387 

Sun's  Power 90 

Sun's  Rays,  Power  of. 

"   n,  Light  and  Heat  of 

tier  Co.  Mining  So 


Vegetation,  Metallic 839 

Vehicle  for  Hauling  Dirt.  Ill 
Velocity  of  Signals  by  Tel- 


.  377 


egraph 

Venue,  Transit  of. 

Vessel,  A  Novel 

Vibration 

Vinegar,  To  make 

Volcano,  A  Miniature 

Vulture  Mine 

"W 

Warehouse,  New 65 

War  Vessel,  Largest 394 

Warming  hy  Steam 378 

Washoe  Mining  Summa- 
ry...?, 23,  38,  55,  71,  87,  103 
119,  135,  151,  167,  183,  199 
215,  231,  247,  263,  279,  ^95 
311,  327,  343,  359,  374,  391 
4U7. 
Washington        Territory 

Mining  Summary .23,  39  87 
Wages  of  Miners  ill  Eng- 
land....'     112 

Wagon  Making  Machine, 

Warren's 6S 

Watch,  An  Improved  ....  Ill 

Watch,  Self-Winding 1 

Water  as  a  Gas  Absorber  291 
Water  Bucket,  Paper  —  4 
Water,  Aciion  of  Sulph.  of 

Aluminum  on  Turbid..  291 
Water  for  Work.  Stamps  S 
Water  Power  vs.  Steam..  Si 
Water,  Pumping  Hot.....  399 
Water,  Purification  of,...  195 

Water,  Tube  Boilers 103 

Water,  Useful  Data 3?1 

Water    Wheel,   Floats  at 

an  Angle 99 

Water  Wheels,  Paulson's  10a 
Water  Wheel,  Largest...  41 
Water  Wheel,  Undershot  307 

Wave  Motions 243 

Wedding,  Golden 247 

Welding  Compound,  Lei- 
tar's 276 

Welding  Iron S3 

Well,  Suction,  in  France.    31 

Wheat  Crop,  Tile 8 

Wheels,  Cast  Iron  Car. . . .  339 
Wheels,  Carriage-,  Manuf.  211 

Wheels,  Power  of 88 

WhcclTircs HO 

Wines.  Amcr.  in  Paris...  05 
Wines,  Cal.,  at  the  East..  255 
Wines,  Cal.  Sparkling....  388 

Wine  Production 379 

Winter  Landscape 83 

Wire,  Steel 19 

Wire,  Copper 227 

Wise,  A  Word  to  the 281 

Woman  us  Watchmakers.  129 
Wood,  Cal.  at  the  East...  "" 

Wood,  Artificial 

Wood,  In  tin  mm  ability  of. 

Wood,  Paper 186 

Wood,     For    Preserving, 

Samuel's 22: 

Wood  Preserving  Co 385 

Wood,  New  Mode  of  Pre- 
paring  308 

Wood, Tough 

Woods,  G  L.,  Personal 
Wooden  Walls  of  Engla'd    82 
Workmen  Leaving  Eng- 
land for  the  U.  S 

Workshop  Sunoundlngs. 

Writing  Machine — 

Wrought  Iron,  Strength,  335 
Wyoming,  Territory  of. . .    62 

TT 

Yellow  Jacket  Mine,  Rep    68 
Yo  Semite  Valley.  Origin  2S9 
Yuba  Co.  Mining  Summa- 
ry..6.    64,    102,    150,  214,  230 
247,    202,    278,    310,    326,  3l2 
372,  390,  406. 
Z 
Zinc  Paint 


Hay  Fork,  Isaac  J.  Hatta- 

bough  404 

Ironing  Machine,  P.  J. 

Flanned  v 240 

Joints  of  Metallic  Casks, 

MuxWappich 110 

Lamp.  Extinguisher,    F. 

Renter .' 404 

Laying  Telegraph    Wire, 

D.  W.  Strong 308 


Leveling  Attachment, 
F.  Cook .iuu 

Miter  Box,  E.  C.  Cheek,    68 

Ore  Separator  and  Con- 
centrator, Paine  &.  Ste- 
vens . .   356 

Pencil  Sharpener,  Her- 
bert Burgess 4 

Petroleum  Distilling  Ap-  ' 
paralus,  Chas.  Stott....  195 

Pipe,  Tubaceo,  J.  S.  Haw- 


Plows,    Side-Hill, 

Flansburg 1 

Propelling  Vessels,  R.  R, 

Stevens ;..  I 

Prop-Joints,  A.  Scarle....  4 
Quicksilver  Ores,  Apnar- 
'    ■  Reducing,  J.  C. 


Patent  Claims 


.  132 


at us  to 

Coult .7. 324 

Keeling  Topsails,  Means 
lor,  F.   Hook .164,  196 

Reel,  Paper.  L.  W.  Wortli    20 

Rock  Drilling  Machine, 
W.  Pierce j00 

Rock  Drill,  J.  S.  Siock- 
ham 276 

Sails,  Furling,  C.  Peter- 
son  324 

Seeding  Machine,  Robert 
Baxter 400 

Scwlug  Needle,  Lloyd  & 
Tetlow 292 

Steam  Generator,  C.  O. 
Winegnr 185,  190 

Steam  Valve,  L.  Begon..  404 

Stirrups.  P.  Selby i32i 

Suspension  Bridge,  A.  S. 

Haltidie 68 

vnhon  Propeller,    John 
Marquis 3-10 

Teeth  for  Lifting  Lodged 
Grain,  W.  M.  Jackson..    20 

Tooth  Powder  Lozenge, 
C.  E.  Bbtke 292 

Watch  Escapement,  W. 
H  Liinib 372 

Watchmakers'  Combined 
Instrument,  C.  E.  Col- 
lins   116 

Water  Wheels,  Thus.  Pat- 
terson  ' 68 

ragofl  Brake,  C.  A.  Fm-go  292 

Wagon  Spring,  E.  P.  Mc- 
Carty 164 

Washino  Machine,  S.  It. 
Holmes 292 

Washing  Machine,  John 
Vail  292 

Wheel  Hub  Boxes,  E.  G. 
Woodsides 35G 

Window  Blind,  W.  P.  Hoff- 
man    212 

Wrench,  J.  R.  Mott 292 

Writing  Appnrntusfortho 
Blind,  J.  Synnott 400 


36 
Shasta  Co.  Mining  Sum 
mary..6,  22,  70,  150,  160,  18,2 
198,    Zl4,    ^30,    240.     202,  278 
29i,  310,  320,  390,  .416. 
Sheep  Shearing  by  Wind. 
Sheep.To  Keep  Dogs  from    47 

Ship  Building,  Iron 307 

Shipments,  California —  256 
Shoes,  Wooden,  Wanted, 
Shol  Gun,  New  Repeat'g.  328 
Sierra   Co.  Mining  Sum- 
mary  S2,  38,  54,  70,    86 

102,    118,     134,    J50,     166,  1S2 
198,   2U,    230,    246,    262,  278 
294,   310,   326,    342,    358,  374 
390,    416. 
Sierra  Co.,  Cement  Mln- 

insirf 375 

Sierra  Co.  Mining  m..398  402 

Sierra  Gordo  Mines 383 

Sierra  and    Nevada  Cos, 

Letter  from 39 

Signals.  Electric 270 

Siunal  Bell,  Steel 47 

Siik  Fiber,  New 20 

Silver  from  Chili 203 

Sliver  in  West  Virginia...  136 
Sinkhole  on  a   Michigan 

Railroad 94 

Siphon  for  Laboratory  ...  243 
Siskiyou  Co.  Mining  Sum- 
mary..0,  22,  70,  102,  IIS,  214 
210,  202,  320,  353,  390. 
Skins,  Trade  of  Russian 

America 207 

Skill  hi  Building  Opera- 
tives, Declino.of 251 


ary 342 

Survey,  Pacific  R.  R.  Uc- 

ologieal 

Jivey,  California  Geolug.  370 
385. 

Swing,  A  Useful 132 

S wing,  Pay.ons 239 

T 
Tamping  Machine,  Wal- 
ton's       20 

Tannery,  A  Public lfil 

Tax  on   Wood,  Case   De- 
cided   299 

Tax-Ridden  City *J.i 

Taylor,  Eli 256 

telescope,  Reflecting  .  ..    67 
Telegraphic  Communica- 
tions with  Mines 33 

Telegraph,  A  Universal..  51 
Telegraph,  Advantage  of  289 
Telegraph,  Russu-Am.  .49,  272 
femperature,  Effects  on 

the  Human  Frame 168 

Temperature,  Change  of.  16i 

renipleol  Sanota 83 

rerpiu.  Nat.  Crystallized.  403 

Textile,  A  New 244 

Thallium,     uxides     and 

Ozones 307 

ft)  under  Made  Visible 3,9 

Time  to  Live 170 

Tin  in  Missouri 74,  136 

Tin  Wire,  Strength  of. ...  51 
Tin  Castings,  Brouziug...    35 

Tin  Foil 35 

Tobacco 384 

Tools,  Machine 243 

Tools,  Art  of  Grinding  ...  227 
Tools,  Angle  of  Edges....  147 

T  fade,  Trie  k  Of. ; 259 

Transparency  ot  Red  Hot 

Metals 115 

Traveling  Stones 318 

Treaty  witn  the  Apaches  273 
Trees,  Large,  in  Australia  207 

Trees,  Trnusulantiug. 187 

Trinity  Co.  Mining  Sum- 
mary  70,  230 

Trinity  Church  Spire 403 

Tropical  Fruits  in  CaliPa.  143 

True  Planes 179 

Tules,  Burning 356 

Tulare   Co    Mining  Sum- 
mary... .3s,  86,  182,  Z47,  2  2 
278,  374,  390,  406. 
Tungsten,  Properties  of. .  184 
Tungsten    Steel    by   tho 

Bessemer  Process 179 

Tungsten  vs.   Black  Dia- 
monds for  Rock  Drills.  163 

Tunnel,  The  Hoosac 207 

Tuolumne     Co.     Mining 
Summary.. .33,  102,  188,  182 
342,  358. 
Turbine,  Llnd'sJonval...    49 
Type  Setting  Machine....    62 

"U 
Umber,  Valuable  Bed  of.  163 
Underground    Traveling 

In  London 31 

L'nintl.immable  Stuffs....    51 

University.  Slate 233,  312 

Unstamped    Letters 94 

Utah  Mining  Summarr..  2'i 
39,  S3,  71,  87.  103,  Il9.  135 
183,  215,  2S7,  311,  327,  343 
359. 

V 

Valve,  Worcester's  Globe    24 

Vanadium,  As  an  Alloy..     3 

Vamey   St   Rix's  Quartz 

Crusher.,.. 83 


Comprising  all  Patents  issued  to 
liOiMtora  in  the  Pacific  State* 
and  Territories. 

Amalgamator,  F.  G.  Hes- 
ae.... 292  400 

Am-tlgamntor,  H,  A.  Gas- 
ton  

Amalgamator  and  Con- 
centrator, Johnson  and 
Smith 

Amalgamating  Precious 
Metals,  J.  B,  Beers 185 

Amalgamators,  Imp't  In, 
Alfred  Horn 

Anchor,  Lloyd  &  Stewart  110 

Axlelreo  for  VYagom,,  G. 
P.  Kimball 308 

Ball  Alley.  J.  D.  Patrick  292 

Boat  Detaching  Appara- 
tus, Peterson  &  Gunner  324 

Bottle  Washer,  H.  B.  Da- 
vidson  372 

Bread  Machine,  J.  D'Ar- 
cy 372 

Butt  Hinge,  B.  F.  Barker.  212 

Car  Coupling G.  Hardy..  240 

Carpet  Cleaner,  Geo.  W. 
Young 265 

Carriage  Top  Prop,  An- 
son Searls  404 

Churns,  Chas  Colby 40u 

Churn  Dasher,  T.  N.  Far- 
nahan 132 

Churns,  A.  N.  Elzv  404 

Clothes  Washer,  F.  Ernst  185 
196. 

Coffee,  Preserving,  Silver 
&  Etkerenkolter 

Concentrator,  Ore,  Good- 
win &  West 

Cut-oft"  Valves,  Scott  & 
Eckart 196 

l>Uk  for  Steam  Boilors, 
Fusible,  W.  Burnett... 

Eggs,  Preserving,  Gaugh- 
ran  &  Sweeney.. ...164,  196 

Escapement     for     Tim 
pieces,  W.  C    Kollum._. 

Fan  blower,  W  P.  Miller  400 

Fermenting  Liquids  for 
Distillation,  etc.,  R.  Dc 
Heureuse 148 

Fumigator,  J.  R.  Hamil- 
ton  

Furnace,  Desulphurizing 
Wm.  Bruckner 20 

Furnace  for  Roast'g  Ores 
O'Hara  &  Thompson... 

Furnace,  Smelting,  A.  H. 
Richardson  

Furnace,  H.  Golding  — 

Knrnace,  Lewis  Cuiting.. 

Gang  Plow,  W.  B.  Ready  400 

Gang  Plow,  L.  B.  Lathrop      4 

Gang  Plow,  A.  T.  Co  veil,  164 
196. 

Gang  Piow.  R.  Baxter 

Gate,  Daniel  Flint 

Gold    Separator,     W. 

Gate  Fastener,  G.  McCoy  404 
Stiles.. 

Gold  Separator,  A.  W. 
Lockhart.  

Grain  Elevator  and  Feed- 
er, B.  F.  Sherman 

Harvesting  Machine,  D. 
J.   Marvin 

Hat  Ventilator,  C.  H. 
Coffin 303 

Hay  Elevator,  W.  L.  Over- 
heiser 116 


Incorporations 

Officer*  ofilinintf  Companies,  etc. 


Agricultural  and  Manu- 
facturing Association..  356 

Art  Association 304 

Bank  of  Loan,  Savings 

and  Discount 221 

*Behhor  M.  &.M.  Co 197 

Benevolent    Association, 

Laborers' Union. ... 101 

Benevolent    Association, 

Local  Police  Protective  356 
Caledonia  G.  Si  S.  M.  Co.  3iM 

California  S.  M.  Co 20 

Uarson  Hill  Union  S.  ft!. 

Co 165 

I'lnrkurv  Co 389 

OhollnrPotosi  M.  Co 20 

Coal  M   t'o.,  People's 132 

Cole  S  M.  (Jo &«14 

Confidence  S.  M.  Co 324 

Cons.  Gold  Hiil  M.  Co  ....  36 
"Concordia  Association..  404 

Co-operailve  Union 69,  loi 

•Cosala  S  M.Co iso 

Cumberland  M.  &M.  Co.    ,'2 

Dock  Co loi 

Dromedary  G.  M.  Co 132 

Dry  Dock  Co ny 

Dry  Dock,  S.  S.  F 308 

El  Refugio  Pcl  Co 197 

Empire  St  &T.  Co 1117 

•Empire  M.  Jt  M.  Co 389 

Exchequer  M.  Co 261) 

Exploring  and  Prospect- 
ing Co 149 

Express  Co.,  Union  Pa- 
citic...,1  389 

Pogus,  M.  &  M.  Co 132 

<ias  Co.,  Virginia  City....  3S9 

Giant  Powder  Co 132 

•Golden  Rule  M.  Co 81 

•Gold  Hill  G.  ,fc  S.  M.  Co..  62 
Gould  Jfc  Curry  G,  &  S.  M. 

Co S89 

Hidden  Treasure  Co....  88 
Homestead,  Associated..  308 
Homestead,  Hay  View  ...  324 
Homestead,  Bay  V.  Park.  116 
Homestead,  Central  P'k  .  30 
Homestead.  Ganleuvllle    341 

Homestead,  Golden 69,  304 

Homestead,  Peralia 244 

Homestead,  San  Bruno..  384 
Homestead,  Tutonia  P'k.  28S 


.  324 
_nsurance.  People's  Co. 

Japanese  Gas  Co 149 

Journeymen's   Co-opera- 
tive Association 116 

Kearsarge  ft!.  Co 132 

ICincald  1-lai  M.  Co 221 

Korte  Chow  Asvlum 197 

•Kady  Bell  Cop   M.  Co  ..  260 
Life  Insurance,  S.  F.  Mut  324 
Live  Stock  Assurance  Co   260 
Lumberers'    and    Steve- 
dores' Association 30,384 

■North  S:ar  G.A  S.  M.  Co  229 

•ulympic  Club 149 

■'Overman  S.  M;  Co 20 

Philadelphia  Slide  G.  & 

S.  M.  Co 101 

Publishing  Co..  Dispatch.  ?4t 
•Quail  Hill  M.  .t  M.  Co.  132  341 
Real  Esiate  Assu.,  Cal  ..  3.j6 
Redington  Quick-diver  Co  304 

Ruollng,  Fire  Proof 180 

San  Francisco  C.  M.  Co..    36 

"Savage  M.Co 37 

Scott's  River  G.  M.  Co.  . .    26 

Ship  Builders'  Asso 339 

Shoemakers'      Co-opera- 
tive Union 341 

Stage  Co.  Oregon  and  Cal  221 
Summer  G.  &  S.  W.  Co..  85 
Trust  Co.,  California.  .356  384 
U.S.  Grant  G.  AS.  M.Co  36 
United  Mechanics  Asso..  304 

Water  Co..   S.   F 62    B0 

Water  Front  Land  Co....  260 
Water  Co.,  Bav  View  ....    30 

Willows  Land  Asso 356 

Woolen  Mills,  Pacitic....  244 

*£Iection  of  Officers. 


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